36 Bringier on the Region of the Mississippi, Sc. 
aman was salt. ‘These two words I was particular in setting 
; and I found them, after 
i Jearned 1 the. raion he langtiage, to correspond precisely 
to the same thing amongst them. The other words, which 
: = rather careless about, abe some similar sounds; but 
one knows how difficult it is to seize the ectaae 
dias ‘of a one ney not understand. " 
\Naytaw, |Sellaw, Ten Piesk 
ite. oe Besley, C He ee Cahatogh, — 
ee Sun, | a Fag 
' the common names fas I find in my jour- 
nal, and if co corn differs thus much, it is not improbal 
they did not know that grain, before they left the source 
from which they both took their origin. Cahato, in Cher- 
okee, means. bread, and cato means the or — 
means pein es Phin Ms sot ns 0 
’Bivkassion 0 on tha ORS of Michnoacan. 
Whilst I am adverting to the province of Michiwacan, (al- 
though it is far out of my Present ssftiate,) 3 will add some- 
on that topic. - 
| Tete provi of Michiwacan, or from Pobuee to Sala- 
mea, anc yarticularly about Acambaro, to the west 
ere Fasquarc nro, ther is ensue’ 7. thick veins of vit- 
r va, running in irections. In some places they 
occur in large bodies, all shivered confusedly. This x4 
resembles perfectly, the lass of the English porter bottles; 
itis very compact; the Spaniards call it pedernal. I have 
seen it no where else, except some few small Fetes: used 
for arrow points, found in the numerous Indian mounds 
be cover the: oo ke of these western countries. 
e bie: a great resemblance t oe she old Mexican sila 
pe fourteen inches square, and 
covered with Ate ‘and turf on top, “whickgt when moulder- 
