SIMPITAN EXPEDITION. 
(May 17-29, 1904). 
May 17, 1904 . 
Left Cabacaalan Island (sometimes called Isabella), in the Rio Grande 
of Mindanao on the steam launch Cheyenne to orosse Lake Liguasan. Soundings 
gi gi 7 feet, etc. Floating grass islands moving all over the lake. Lotus 
lilys covering large areas in plaoes. At last we found plenty of open water. 
Fish were jumping out. Stuck in the mud. Drop anchor. Pulling up anchor 
very difficult and liberates suffocating quantities of marsh gas. Entering 
a larger area space of open water we find 2 very tame Pelicans. The lake is 
now dotted and streaked with open water. Very hot, even under the awning. 
Several Moro signal fires burning on the shore. I have always observed num¬ 
erous fires whenever approaching hostile Moros, wven when traversing friendly 
country. We are floating, with no open channel ahead. Hot. It is now 
dusk. I have been aboard the launoh all day watching birds I could not get 
at. The General'slaunoh breaks down and ours tows them in to Cabacsalan. 
Slept on the Sabah . 
May 18, 1904 . 
Oeneral Wood's order is issued. I assigned personnel of mediae1 
department. Took small Moro vinta, 3 Moro paddlers and 1 Hospital Corps 
soldier. Went out on Lake Liguasan and Bhot some birds. The solar head 
coagulated the albumen in the muscles of two of the birds I shot and left 
exposed on the bottom of the barota, which turned the meat white as if coiked. 
The floe ting islands are composed mainly of two species of grass, and cogon 
preserved)bearing Seshy leaves and 4>ite flowers. Locally convolvulus, senna, 
sedge, and Pol ygonum are abundant. Senna is the only shrub. Returned to the 
Sabah^atC abaBOal oiTlBland, at 1 P. «. Intheaft.rnoonI.ated about the 
ITOTd in company with Captain Darrah, and Dr. Munson of the Navy. 
May 19, 1904. 
Slept well under mosquito bar aboard the Cheyenne on I*ke liguasan. 
Transferred to small Moro vinta with my luggsge, some rations, 4 oarBmen and 
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birds. 
(Learned today that from Buluan there is a good trail to the Maiala River 
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with Bishop Brentj and a 8 A natto All In this manner the above inform- 
*aS*tSSV“ *“• u“. U »o^i^ of an important ra.nlt. 
