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References and
Notes |
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found the publication in
a house I bought in Norway just after returning from five years in the
Philippines. The house had formerly (some 15 years earlier), belonged to
a retired Norwegian diplomat, Mr. Hans Fay (picture), one of the pioneers of
Norwegian foreign service. Mr. Faye started as an attache in Paris in
1905 (the same year Norway's union with Sweden was dissolved), and later
served in Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, India, United States
and Mexico. In his memoirs (På Post i Fem Verdensdeler), he
mentions arriving in Manila in January 1919 en route to Calcutta
from Valparaiso. However, it seems he sailed on to Saigon shortly after,
and it is doubtful that he visited Northern Luzon. |
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| Deforestation...
It is surprising to note that the
mountains appear largely deforested - it raises the question whether the area's steep
mountain-sides ever had a good forest cover. See Camp Four
and Naguilian Road. |
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the more colorful pieces are the description of
Baguio Market, the "so-called wild
tribes" of Cordilleras and of Bontoc. |
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| Occasional frosts...
Senor Sanchez refer to a climate in the Cordilleras as having
occasional frosts. This is most likely an
exaggeration as snow and ice are unknown at present times. |
| .Athens...
Unrelated to Northern Luzon, but
also interesting to note, is that the back cover of the publication lists
Athens, the cradle of western civilization, among Thomas Cook's oriental offices. |
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