A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations . hat coast. At foot ofvolcano is hamlet of Daraga, which succeededformer town of Cagsaua, destroyed duringterrific outburst of 1814. Cone was surveyedfrom sea level to crater in 1682. Accordingto Jjigor, who ascended it in 18o7, height is2,374 meters (7,713 ft.). Fires are visible atnight. Sides are covered with grass 6 , well up, then shorter, then moss, thenbare. Summit is rent with fissures emittingsulphurous gases and steam Anton
A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations . hat coast. At foot ofvolcano is hamlet of Daraga, which succeededformer town of Cagsaua, destroyed duringterrific outburst of 1814. Cone was surveyedfrom sea level to crater in 1682. Accordingto Jjigor, who ascended it in 18o7, height is2,374 meters (7,713 ft.). Fires are visible atnight. Sides are covered with grass 6 , well up, then shorter, then moss, thenbare. Summit is rent with fissures emittingsulphurous gases and steam Antonio Siguenza visited volcano in 18^,and society of which he was member votedhim medal, it is assumed in honor of makingascent, but that is not mentioned. Severalmonks tried it in to relieve natives oftheir superstitions about mountain. Onenever returned, and other, though stopped byIntervening abysses and givinguptask, mademany converts by narrating his experiencesto natives. He died same year from effectsof this effort. Atlas de Filipinas gives 2,-522meters (8,407 ft.). United States hvdro-graphic charts state height at 8,274 S Doc^$C 57 1 GAZETTEER OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 281 Oacraray, Battin, and Rapu-rapu, with such exceptions, modifications, and supple-mentary provisions as are hereinafter contained. (Act April 26, 1901, ITnited ) PROVINCIAL OFFICERS. [Salaries and expenses in United States money.] Provincial governor $2,000 Provincial secretary 1, 500 Provincial treasurer 2, 500 Provincial supervisor 2, 000 Provincial fiscal 1, 500 All provincial officers are allowed necessary and actual traveling expenses notexceeding $ per day while absent from the capital of the province on official busi-ness, to be allowed by the provincial board and paid on resolution of the board for-warded to the insular treasurer and by him approved. In view of the collection ofthe land tax a new or additional bond may be required by the commission from theprovincial tre
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