Oroquieta

That afternoon we anchored off Oroquieta, but the surf was so heavy that it was felt unsafe to send one of the small boats ashore, especially as no one knew the location of the landing.

A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Florence Kimball Russel

All that morning on the way to Oroquieta the shore end of the cable was paid out of the tank and coiled in the hold ready for instant use when we should reach our destination.

A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Florence Kimball Russel

Oroquieta was a lonely looking place, built entirely of nipa, with the exception of the inevitable white church and _convento_, so we were not sorry when the

A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Florence Kimball Russel

Oroquieta, which was to have been our next cable landing, stopping every five knots for soundings and observations.

A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Florence Kimball Russel

Strangely enough, no boats of any kind came out to the ship, not even a native _banca_, so that our intercourse with Oroquieta was purely telescopic.

A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Florence Kimball Russel

His one regret was that there were no sharks in the Oroquieta

The Great White Tribe in Filipinia 1914

Oroquieta, who avoided every fight without, however, leaving the arena.

The Great White Tribe in Filipinia 1914

Although the cook and the _muchachos_ ate the greater part of the refreshments, and a heart or two was broken incidentally, the Oroquieta ball passed into history as being the most brilliant function of its kind that ever had been witnessed at the post.

The Great White Tribe in Filipinia 1914

I pause before attempting a description of the Oroquieta ball, and, like the poets, pray to some kind muse to guide my pen.

The Great White Tribe in Filipinia 1914

Bridges that carabaos had fallen through were crossed successfully, and we arrived at Oroquieta during the band concert.

The Great White Tribe in Filipinia 1914