1935 Print Benguet Mine Gold Philippines Igorots Miner Consolidated FZ2 XGQB6 The bell had been imported

The bell had been imported from England in 1758

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1935 Print Benguet Mine Gold Philippines Igorots Miner Consolidated FZ2 XGQB6 The bell had been importedThis is an original 1935 halftone print of gold mining in the Benguet Mine of the Philippines. The caption writes, "When the Americans first started to mine gold, using dynamite for blasting, the natives believed that the noise would frighten the gold back into the mountain. The American operators, however, have been careful to humor native superstitions, with the result that the modern Igorot has supreme confidence in modern methods"CONDITION This