locality from the gorge of the Malabug. On May 21st he again descended to 
to 
the river, and followed it/3350 feet elevation, where it forked, one branch 
going north, the other northwest. He followed the larger one to an elevation 
of 3810 feet, and. found it impossible to go further on account cf the roughness 
of the country « Lieutenant Wood decided to ascenii Mt. Bliss, which be found to 
be very difficult. Here he camped, returning to Catagan May 22nd, 1906. 
On May 23rd, Mr. Hutchinson and Private West started to find a way of 
getting to the summit of Or and Malindang by following the lower course of the 
Bliss River (so we named the river which West and Mott had discovered). A 
£>ubciTio guide 1*1 him nor . least from catagan, thro* the 3uba.no settlements Kimat 
and Kapatagan across several rivers (which are located on the new mao), No 
trail leading any farther north, they followed through the forest, going mostly 
b, 25 west. This course they kept for nearly three hours when the rim of the 
gorge was reached, elevation 3200 feet, and, a thousand feet below, they beheld 
Bliss River, impossible to reach, as the slopes were almost perpendicular, 
the party camped hero, and, on the next day, tried in vain to find a way to go down 
to the river; so they followed the gorge for some distance south and then V? 
compass route, returned to. 1 1 they hiruck the Maculan trail* •where they camped* 
returning the next day* by way of Kimat* to Catagan* arriving May 25* 1906* 
■" !i : l^th* '-apt a in Jervey and Lieutenant Earle* with Privates Bent It* 
Cragm ana r-gbert* returned to Mis amis* and here Captain Jervey engaged a guide 
i0r ^ mene ^* a hc/wn northeast of Misamis* to inquire about a trail leading from 
that town to the foothills of Grand Malindang* but on arrival at Jimenez* 
Captain Jervey and Leifctenant Earle received telegraphic instructions, from 
Department Headquarters, to return to Zamboanga* Before leaving Misamis* Lieut* 
Eirie and Private Bently laid off a base line on the beach, and took readings 
by transit for triangul&tion on the peak of Grand Malindang. 
Captain Jervey and party then returned by vinta to Camp Overton, leaving 
