KAS. LEG. — TRANSLA'l'tOX. [^ I ] 9 



Translation. 



What Chekilli, the Head - chief of the Upper anl> Lower 



CKEEKiS 8AI1>, IN A TaI.K HELU AT SaVAXNAH, ANNO 1735, AND WHICH 

 WAS HANDED OVER BY THE INTERPRETER, WRITTEN IPON A BUK- 

 FAL08KIN, WAS, WORD FOR WORD, AS FOLLOWS: 



[Speec/i, which^ in the year 1735, ivas delivered at Savannah^ in Geor- 

 gia, by \ Chekilli, Emperor of the Upper and Lower Creeks; Afitiche^ 

 highest Chief of the Town of the Cowetas, EHche, King; Oiista, 

 Head-chief of the Ctissitaws, Tomechatv, War-king; IVaii, IVar- 

 captain of the Palachucolas, Poepiche, King; Tomehuichi^ Dog-king of 

 the Euchitaws ; Miltakatvye, Head War-chief of the Okonees, Tu- 

 wechiche, King; JVhoyauni, Head War-chief of the Chehaws and 

 of the Hokniulge Nation ; Stinielacoweche, King of the Osoches ; 

 Opithli^ King of the J^awocoios, E^venauki^ King ; Tahmokmi^ 

 War-captain of the Eufantees ; and thirty other Warriors. 



At a certain time the Earth opened in the West, where its 

 mouth is. The Earth opened and the Cussitaws came out of its 

 mouth, and settled near by. But the Earth became angry and 

 ate up their children ; therefore, they moved further West. A 

 part of them, however, turned back, and came again to the same 

 place where they had been, and settled there. The greater num- 

 ber remained behind, because they thought it best to do so. 

 Their children, nevertheless, were eaten by the Earth, so that, 

 full of dissatisfaction, they journeyed toward the sunrise. 



They came to a thick, muddy, slimy river — came there, camped 

 there, rested there, and stayed over night there. The next day 

 they continued their journey and came, in one day, to a red, 

 bloody river. They lived by this river, and ate of its fishes for 

 two years ; but there were low springs there ; and it did not 

 please them to remain. They went toward the end of this bloody 

 river, and heard a noise as of thunder. They approached to see 



