ZAMBALES. tham-biltis, Philippines, a province of Luzon. in the southwestern part of northern Luzon; hounded on the west by the ()Una Sea; on the north by the province of Pansrasinin: on the cast by the provinces of Pasigasinin, Tarlac. and Pampanga; and on the south by Bataan and Subig Bay; length, 80 miles; width, 28 miles in the southern part, 25 miles in the nortern part, and 12 miles in the central part; area, about 1,650 square miles. The Zambales Mountain range near the eastern boundary parallels the coast, and has several points of high elevation, High Peak being 6,683 feet in height, Mount Pinalobo. 5,524 feet and Mount Guadradro 5.443 feet; there are also two groups of peaks but a few miles inland from the coast. There are numerous short rivers, and several thermal springs in the province. The chief industry of the province is agricul ture; rice and wheat of superior quality are the special products; susFar, cotton, tobacco and coffee are also extensively cultivated. Next to
agriculture in importance is the raising of cat tle, horses, carabaos and bogs. The =chair ical industries are very limited and primitive; copper and coal are mined; and there are indi cations of iron. The forest products are valu able, and amber is collected in considerable quantities on the coast. There are but few roads, and these are mostly impassable in the rainy season; a road and telegraph line par allel the coast for the greater part of the dis tance. Civil government was established in Au gust 1901, and the provincial governor reported the province in a peaceful and prosperous con ditkon in January 1902. The chief town and is lba, a seaport (Pop. 4,482). Until 190. the province extended north to Lingayen Gulf. but a re-division of territory then gave the territory north from Dasol Bay to the prov ince of Pangasinin. Pop. 101,381.