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cores and Achonecliy Indians to sell their wooden 

 bowls and ladles for raw skins, whicli they make 

 great advantage of, hating that any of these west- 

 ward Indians shonld have any commerce with the 

 English which would prove a hinderance to their 

 gains. Their stories deterred an old Indian and his 

 son from going any farther ; but Will told us noth- 

 ing they had said should frighten him, he believ- 

 ing them to be a couple of hog stealers ; and that 

 the English only sought restitution of their losses 

 by them, and that this was the only ground for 

 their report. Will had a slave, a Sissipahau In- 

 dian by nation, who killed us several turkies and 

 other game, on which we feasted. 



This river is near as large as Reatkin ; the 

 south side having curious tracts of good land, the 

 banks high, and stone quarries. The Tuskeruros 

 being come to us, we ventured over the river, 

 which we found to be a strong current, and the 

 water about breast high. However, we all got 

 safe to the north shore, which is but poor, white, 

 sandy land, and bears no timber but small, shrub- 

 by oaks. We went about ten miles and^ sat 

 down at the falls of a large creek, where lay 

 mighty rocks, the water making a strange 

 noise, as if a great many water mills were going at 

 once. I take this to be the falls of ITeus creek, 

 called by the Indians, Wee quo Wliom. We 

 lay here all night. My guide. Will, desiring to 

 see the book that I had about me, I lent it him ; 

 and as he soon found the picture of king David, 



