The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga A Ride Through the Mountains of Northern Luzon With an Appendix on the Independence of the Philippines By Cornélis De Witt Willcox, Lieutenant-Colonel U.S. Army, Professor United States Military Academy, Officier d'Académie. Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. Franklin Hudson Publishing Co., 1912. Copyright 1912 By Franklin Hudson Publishing Company. To J.G.H. TABLE OF CONTENTS. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE CHAPTER I Highlanders of Northern Luzon.--Meaning of the word _Igorrote_.--Trails.--The Mountain Province.--Nature of the country. CHAPTER II Annual inspection of the mountain tribes.--We set out from Baguío.--Pangasinán Province.--Agno River.--Reception by the people. CHAPTER III Padre Juan Villaverde.--His great trail.--The beginning of the mountain journey.--Nozo. CHAPTER IV Early start.--Pine forest.--Vegetation.--Rest at Amugan.--The _gansa_--Boné. CHAPTER V Aritao.--Bubud.--Dúpax.--Start for Campote. CHAPTER VI The Ilongots and their country.--Efforts of our Government to reach these people--The forest trail.--Our first contact with the wild man. CHAPTER VII School at Campote--Our white pony, and the offer made for his tail. CHAPTER VIII Appearance of the Ilongots.--Dress.--Issue of beads and cloth.--Warrior Dance.--School work.--Absence of old women from meeting. CHAPTER IX Return to civilization.--Reception at Bambang.--Aglipayanos and Protestants. CHAPTER X Magat River.--Enthusiastic reception at Bayombong.--Speeches and reports.--Solano.--Ifugao "college yell."--Bagábag. CHAPTER XI We enter the Mountain Province,--Payawan.--Kiangan, its position.--Anitos.--Speech of welcome by Ifugao chief.--Detachment of native Constabulary.--Visit of Ifugao chiefs to our quarters.--Dancing. CHAPTER XII Day opens badly.--Ifugao houses.--The people assemble.--Dancing.-- Speeches.--White paper streamers.--Head-hunter Dance.--Cañao. CHAPTER XIII Dress of the people.--Butchery of carabao.--Prisoner runs _amok_ and is killed. CHAPTER XIV Barton's account of a native funeral. CHAPTER XV Visit to the Silipan Ifugaos at Andangle.--The Ibilao River.--Athletic feat.--Rest-house and stable at Sabig. CHAPTER XVI Change in aspect of country.--Mount Amuyao and the native legend of the Flood.--Rice terraces.--Benawe.--Mr. Worcester's first visit to this region.--Sports.--Absence of weapons.--Native arts and crafts. CHAPTER XVII We ride to Bontok.--Bat-nets.--Character of the country.--Ambawan. --Difficulties of the trail.--Bird-scarers.--Talubin.--Bishop Carroll of Vigan.--We reach Bontok.--"The Star-spangled Banner."-- Appearance of the Bontok Igorot.--Incidents. CHAPTER XVIII