Verde Island.  On this same side, opposite the town of Guiguan on the gulf side, lies Verde Island.  It is about eight leagues in circumference, and four leagues wide.  It contains about one hundred and fifty Indians.

Island of Canaguan.  On the western side, opposite the river of Tinahon, lies the island of Canaguan, which is about four leagues in circumference and one league wide.  It contains about one hundred men.

Island of Caguayan.  The island of Caguayan lies very close to the western side of the island of Ybabao, and is three leaguo in circumference and one league wide.  Its population numbers two hundred men.

Island of Batac.  The island of Batac, which is near this place, contains one hundred men.  All these islands which have been mentioned are under the charge of the encomenderos of Cubu, and under the jurisdiction of the city by the same name; so that, counting each island by itself, and that part of the island of Mindanao which has been explored, the jurisdiction of the city of Cubu extends over a circuit of six hundred and sixty-seven leagues.

Island of Mindanao.  Of all the islands discovered up to the present time, Mindanao is supposed to be the largest, although but few of its inhabitants are friendly—­almost none, in fact—­and those dwell along the coast.  The Spaniards have explored only about one hundred and fifty leagues of this island, namely, from the river of Catel to the principal river, which is called Mindanao.  From the city of Cubu one has to sail southeast to reach the nearest point of Mindanao, which is called Dapitan.  Dapitan has a port, and lies in the middle of the discovered section of the island.  Once this section was thickly populated, but now there are only a few inhabitants left.  It produces rice and gold, for there are gold-placers and mines all over the island; but the gold is found in so small a quantity that it can hardly be detected.  From Dapitan to the point of Cinnamon there are more than thirty rivers whose banks are settled.

Observations on the Island of Mindanao. But those who live along the shore are very few, and are called Lutaos—­a name applied to a tribe of people in this land, whose only means of sustenance is derived from fishing; and who take their wives, dogs, cats, and all their possessions in their boats.  The fish that they catch they trade with the people of the mountains.

Tree-dwellings of the mountaineers of Mindanao. The mountaineers of this island build their houses in certain trees, so large that in each one a house is built which can contain forty or fifty married men and their families; the tree serves as a fortress against the enemy.  As far as seen this region abounds in wax.  The land is very rough and mountainous, and the inhabitants dress in medinaque cloth.

Forty leagues from Dapitan, on the side facing Maluco, is Cavite Point, where there is abundance of cinnamon; this is the district which extends toward Maluco.