Note 9 — Illustrations
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In hydrography the name placeres is given to the layer of sand in stagnant water or alluvion which usually has particles of gold. The Placeres are in die western part of the Carolinas. See San Agustin’s Conquistas, p. 67, and Montero y Vidal’s El archipiélago filipino (Madrid, 1886), pp. 443–499.—Coco.