Daijagon Canal, connecting Hagnaya Bay with Bogo Bay on the east coast of Cebu, bares for about 1 mile near the middle of its length, where a flat, rock ledge rises through the mud of the mangrove swamp. It traverses the level stretch of land which occupies this part of the island and is about 4 miles long from Sabil Point to Bogo Bay; both sides are bordered with mangrove swamps for 1/2 to 1 mile. This canal is passable by small boats at extreme high tides.

Sabil Point, the southern entrance to Hagnaya Bay, is low and not conspicuous; there are a few coconut trees and bushes growing on it. It is surrounded by a reef which extends about 1/2 mile northward and 1/4 mile westward.

From Sabil Point the coast trends south-southwestward with a curve eastward for 5 miles to Mangcao Point and thence southeastward for 2 miles to Bangtad Point, at the entrance to the Lambusan River. From Sabil Point nearly to Mangcao Point the coast is fringed by a narrow, steep-to, coral reef, partly bare at low water. Between Sabil Point and the village of San Remigio are a number of small, rocky islets, 6 to 10 feet (1.8 to 3 m.) high, lying on the shore reef 100 to 300 yards from the shore.

San Remigio is a small, unimportant village lying about 11⁄2 miles southward of Sabil Point. There is a large, white, stone church, which is prominent.

Anchorage for small craft, with barely swinging room to clear the reef, may be found in 15 fathoms (27.4 m.) by steering for the church on at 91° (E. mag.) bearing and anchoring when the outer two of the rocky islets on the reef northward are on the tangent to Sabil Point.

Mangcao Point is clear and steep-to and can be safely passed at a distance of 11⁄2 mile. The extremity of the point is formed of low cliffs, back of which the land rises gradually to the summit of the Guintorijan Hills, 270 feet (82 m.) high, over 2 miles east-northeastward. About 1 mile southeastward of Mangcao Point the fringing reef appears again and gradually widens until at Bangtad Point it extends about 3/4 mile southward.

At the mouth of the Lambusan River (chart 4465), between the long reef extending southward from Bangtad Point and the reef fringing the shore of the mainland, good anchorage for small vessels may be found in 6 fathoms (11 m.); muddy bottom. Good protection will be found from all winds except from the southwest. In the absence of any natural or artificial aids to navigation it is impossible to give any directions for approaching this anchorage.

From Bangtad Point the coast trends south-southwestward for 16 miles to Bagasaue Point at the entrance to Tuburan Bay. This coast is fringed by a steep-to reef nowhere exceeding 3/4 mile in width. Casimon Point, about 10 miles southward of Mangcao Point, is formed of dark rocks much underworn by the currents. It is surrounded by a reef for about 1/4 mile, the greater part of which bares at low water. On this reef is a small, wooded islet and a number of rocks.

Batauang River, the largest river in this vicinity, empties about 212 miles southward of Casimon Point. It is about 3 miles long, is fed by two large springs near its source, and is fresh for a short

distance below the springs. The mouth of the river is a small bay in the rocky shore which has a depth of 2 fathoms (3.6 m.), but is too small to be of any value to navigation. The large village of Taboilan lies on the shore about 1/2 mile southward of the mouth of the Batauang River.

Tuburan Bay (chart 4465) lies between Bagasaue and Languyon Points. Bagasaue Point is low and fringed by reefs for 11⁄2 mile; Languyon Point is also low and wooded, but clean and steep-to. In the center of the bay are a number of reefs, some bare at low water and others with very little water over them. White triangular range marks having a black vertical stripe through the center have been erected on the beach. The marks in range bearing 142° (SE. 2 S. mag.) will lead between the reefs to the anchorage.

Tuburan is a small town on the western side of the mouth of a small and unimportant river of the same name at the head of the bay. There is a large church and convent, which form good landmarks. The Tuburan River can be entered by small craft at high

water.

The best anchorage for large vessels will be found by bringing the bell tower on the southern end of the church to bear 142° (SE. 11⁄2 S. mag.) and steering for it, anchoring in 5 fathoms (9.1 m.), muddy bottom, when Languyon Point bears 229° (SW. 14 W. mag.). This course will carry a vessel about 1 mile northeastward of a 22fathom (4.6 m.) spot 3/4 mile northwestward of the church.

Small vessels may proceed farther in on the same bearing, anchoring according to draft. The usual anchorage for small vessels is with the church bell tower on the above bearing and Languyon Point 240° (SW. by W. 14 W. mag.), in 2 fathoms (3.6 m.), muddy bottom, between two small coral reefs which bare at low water. On the southern reef there is a prominent limestone bowlder, bare at half tide, which forms an excellent beacon.

From Languyon Point the coast trends southwestward for 11 miles to Asturias Point and thence southward for 311⁄2 miles to Balamban Bay. From Languyon Point to Macalbang Point, which is low, sandy, and steep-to a distance of 62 miles, the shore is fringed by a narrow, steep-to, coral reef. In the bight between Macalbang Point and Asturias Point the shore reef is somewhat wider than that between Languyon and Macalbang Points.

The town of Asturias lies on the northern side of the point of the same name. It contains a large, prominent church. The shore in front of the town is fringed by a reef about 3 mile wide. The landing is at the barrio of Langob. Two diamond-shaped beacons mark the channel between the reefs. Steer midway between the beacons, heading for the barrio of Langob on a 113° true (ESE. mag.) course.

Asturias Point is low and fringed by a reef which extends 1/4 mile northwestward. The bight between Asturias Point and Uag Point, 11⁄2 miles southward, is blocked by shoal water which extends 12 mile outside a line drawn between the points.

Balamban Point, about 2 miles southward of Uag Point, is low, heavily wooded with coconut trees, and terminates in a sandy spit, bare at low water, outside of which are several dangerous, rocky patches. From the outer two rocky patches, covered by 134 and 3

fathoms (3.2 to 5.5 m.), respectively, the seaward gable of Balamban church bears 100° (E. 34 S. mag.), distant / mile, and 92° (E. % S. mag.), about the same distance. The Baliuagan River discharges through Balamban Point.

Balamban Bay (chart 4465) lies between Balamban and Mambocayan Points. Although the indentation in the coast line is slight, the protection which this anchorage affords is increased in the northeast monsoon by the sandy spit and reefs extending from Balamban Point. On the southern side of the bay an extensive, dangerous, coral reef extends from Mambocayan Point in a northwesterly direction for a distance of 1 mile, on which are numerous shoal patches with depths of 14 to 3 fathoms (0.4 to 5.5 m.). From the edge of the 3-fathom (5.5 m.) curve around the northern edge of this reef Balamban church bears 77° (ENE. 34 E. mag.), distant 11⁄4 miles. Balamban is a small, unimportant town on the northern shore of the bay. It contains a large, prominent church and convent, with some long low barracks northward of them. A fixed red light, visible 7 miles, is exhibited from a white concrete pillar erected on the beach in front of the town.

Directions.-Vessels bound into Balamban should bring the light or the seaward gable of the church to bear 83° (E. 34 N. mag.) and steer for it, anchoring in 9 fathoms (16.4 m.) muddy bottom, about 3 mile from the beach, in front of the church. Steering for the church on the above bearing will give the dangers on either side a berth of only 1 mile; therefore caution must be observed.

From Mambocayan Point the coast trends southwestward for 11 miles to Tajao Point and thence south-southwestward for 141⁄2 miles to Barili Bay. Between Mambocayan and Tajao Points is very little coral, and the shores are generally clean and steep-to, no dangers being found more than 1/2 mile from shore.

Toledo, the only town on this coast, is small and unimportant. A good road about 30 miles long connects the west coast road with the city of Cebu at this place.

Tajao Point is low, clear, and steep-to. Tajao Reef is an extensive, detached, coral reef, bare at low water, lying about 3 miles southwestward of Tajao Point and 34 mile from shore. A shifting sand cay covers a small part of this reef. There is a channel, about 3% mile wide at the narrowest point, between Tajao Reef and the reefs fringing the shore, through which 6 fathoms (11 m.) may be carried. The outer edge of the reef is very steep-to.

Pinamungajan is a small town on the coast about 5 miles southward of Tajao Point, off which anchorage may be found in a break in the reef in 18 fathoms, (32.9 m.) muddy bottom, about 1/4 mile from shore, with a church, which stands on a slight rise and shows a white gable end to seaward, bearing 78° (ENE. % E. mag.). By anchoring nearer the southern side of the bight off a small indentation in the reef fairly good shelter will be found during the southwest monsoon.

Aloguinsan is a small town at the mouth of the river of the same name about 311⁄2 miles southwestward of Pinamungajan.

Gorda Point, 3 miles south-southwestward of Aloguinsan and 4 miles north-northeastward of Barili Bay, forms but a slight projection from the general shore line and derives its name more from its

prominence. It is clear and steep-to and rises directly from the sea to a flat crown 704 feet (214 m.) high.

Japitan Point, about 31⁄2 miles southwestward of Gorda Point, forms the northern entrance point to Barili Bay. It is a high, rocky point with vertical cliffs, covered on top with grass and light brushwood and fringed by a reef and shoal water for about 200 yards.

Barili Bay (chart 4465).-The head of the bay is filled with mangroves, through which is a canal, passable at high water by small boats, to the town of Barili. A coral reef, bare at low water, fringes the southern side of the bay, and the head of the bay outside of the mangroves is filled with an extensive mud flat which bare at low water for 200 to 500 yards. Barili Bay may be recognized from northward by a large, conspicuous, white landslide on its southern side.

The town of Barili, an important center for the well-cultivated district surrounding it, lies 1/2 mile back of the mangrove swamp at the head of the bay and is not visible.

Barili is connected with Carcar on the east coast by a good road, and from Carcar is a railway to the city of Cebu. This road extends along the coast southward from Barili.

The village of Guibuangan lies on the south shore of the bay. It contains a large, white dwelling house which forms a good landmark and a small stone mole accessible to small boats at high water.

Anchorage for small vessels, in 19 fathoms (34.7 m.) muddy bottom, may be found by bringing the white house to bear 144° (ŠE. 3⁄4 S. mag.) and steering for it, and anchoring when a small, prominent rock on the reef off Tayong Point bears 226° (WSW. 5% W. mag.). Tayong Point, the southern entrance point to Barili Bay, is a rocky, vertical cliff about 60 feet (18.3 m.) high, similar to Japitan Point. It rises, at a distance of 1 mile south-southeastward, to the height of 693 feet (211 m.). Tayong Point is surrounded by a reef and shoal water for about 300 yards. Near the outer edge of this reef, 120 yards from the shore, is a small, round rock 5 or 6 feet (1.5 or 1.8 m.) high, much underworn by the sea and very prominent. From Tayong Point the coast trends southwestward for about 312 miles to Tangil Point at the entrance to Dumanjug Bay. This coast is fringed by a narrow, steep-to, coral reef with very deep water a short distance outside of it.

Tangil Point, about 31⁄2 miles southwestward of Barili Point, is low, covered with mangroves, and surrounded by a narrow reef.

Dumanjug Point, 15% miles southwestward of Tangil Point, is high, fringed with mangroves, and surrounded by a reef about 100 yards wide. A depth of over 30 fathoms (55 m.) is found within 1⁄2 mile of Dumanjug Point.

Dumanjug Bay (chart 4465) lies between Tangil and Dumanjug Points. The head of the bay is shoal, obliging vessels to lie at a considerable distance from shore. The village of Tangil lies in the northeast corner of the bay and the town of Dumanjug on the south shore. Tangil contains a hemp press and a few warehouses; there are two old stone moles which may be approached by a small vessel to within 150 or 200 yards. A fixed red light, visible 7 miles, is exhibited from a white concrete pillar erected on the beach at Tangil.

Dumanjug, one of the largest and most important towns on the west coast of Cebu, contains a large, prominent church. Owing to the fact that it has no wharf and that the shore in front of the town is faced by a reef which bares at low water, most of its business is done through Tangil. Dumanjug is connected with Tangil northward and Moalboal southward by a good road. Between Dumanjug and Tangil the road is carried over the reefs on a stone causeway in which is a conspicuous iron bridge.

Anchorage may be found anywhere in Dumanjug Bay, according to draft. Mariners are cautioned to approach an anchorage slowly, as the depths decrease rapidly, and allow sufficient swinging room when anchoring. A good anchorage for a large vessel will be found in 20 fathoms (36 m.) with the bridge in the causeway bearing 110° (ESE. 14 E. mag.) and Dumanjug church 197° (S. by W. 3% W. mag.). The best landing for boats is on the beach at the mouth of the Dumanjug River, about 1/4 mile eastward of the church.

From Dumanjug Point the coast trends southward with a bend westward for 4 miles to Libao Hill and is fringed with a narrow, steep-to reef. Between Dumanjug Point and the village of Santa Cruz, 211⁄2 miles southward, there is a long ridge known as Camboan Hill, which has a flat top and smooth, regular outlines, making it a good landmark. With this exception the country in this vicinity is low and flat. The entire section is well cultivated, principally with

corn.

Libao Hill, 4 miles southward of Dumanjung Point, is a small, heavily wooded hill 475 feet (145 m.) high and forms a conspicuous landmark. It may be seen from a long distance, and vessels from the southward have mistaken it for Pescador Islet.

Copton Bay lies between Copton Peninsula and the mainland of Cebu. Almost the entire bay is blocked by mud flats and reefs bare at low water. There is a narrow, tortuous channel, outlined by reefs, through which 1/4 fathom (0.4 m.) can be carried at low water as far as the village of Alcantara, on the eastern shore of the bay. Off the entrance to this channel the bottom drops off abruptly to 25 fathoms (46 m.).

Copton Peninsula is a large, low, flat peninsula covered with coconut trees and brush, which forms the western side of Copton Bay, and is connected with the mainland at its southeast extremity by an isthmus about 1/2 mile wide, on the south side of which is the town of Moalboal. It is from 25 to 50 feet (7.6 to 15.2 m.) high and uncultivated. The western side facing Tañon Strait is generally formed by a yellow, steep-to, sandy beach.

Copton Point, the northern extremity of Copton Peninsula, is a rocky bluff about 15 feet (4.6 m.) high, much underworn by the sea. It is fringed by a narrow, steep-to reef, on which are four detached, peculiarly shaped rocks, 10 to 15 feet (3 to 4.6 m.) high, lying 20 to 50 yards from shore.

Tongo Point, the southern extremity of Copton Peninsula, is low, covered with coconut trees, and terminates in a rocky bluff about 20 feet (6.1 m.) high.

Badian Bay lies between Tongo Point northward and Badian Point southward. Its shore from just eastward of Tongo Point to