Guam

the largest island of the Ladrones Archipelago, was ceded by Spain to the United States under Article II. of the Peace Treaty concluded at Paris, December 10, 1898. It is distant from San Francisco 5,200 miles and from Manila 900 miles. The island is 100 miles in circumference, has many fine harbors, is thickly wooded, generally fertile, and has a population of about 9,000. 314