swanton] EARLY BISTORT OF THE CREEK INDIAN'S 83 
An inland people known as Salchiches were represented at the 
council which Ibarra held in this country. They appear to have 
been Muskhogeans and seem to have had numerous relatives in the 
province of Guale. In one place mention is made of "a chief of the 
Salchiches in Tulufina." In another we are told that the Timucua 
chief of San Pedro laid the blame for the uprising of 1597 on the 
people of Tulufina and the Salchiches. An Indian prisoner stated 
that "the Indians of Cosahue (Cusabo) and the Salchiches, and those 
of Tulufina and of Santa Elena had said that they would kill them 
(the friars) and that each chief should kill his own friar." Else- 
where the chief of Chucalagaite and the chief of the Salchiches are 
mentioned, together with the statement that they were not Chris- 
tians. It is said that the heir of Tolomato joined with 'the other 
Salchiches*' to kill Fray de Corpa. In another place Tulufina and 
the Salchiches are both referred to as if they were provinces of Tama. 
The Tama were, as we have seen, an inland people who probably 
spoke Hitchiti. 1 
The southern group of tow T ns consisted of Aluque (Alaje) : Asao 
(Assaho) : ( 'ascangue (Oscangue, Lascangue) ; Falquiche (Falque) ; Fu- 
loplata (possibly a man's name); Hinafasque; Hocaesle; Talaxe 
(Talax, Talaje): Tufulo; Tuque (or Suque); Yfulo (Fulo, Yfielo, 
Ofulo). 
All of these names except Tuque are from Ibarra's letter. Cas- 
cangue presents a puzzling problem, for it is referred to several times 
as a Guale province, but identified by the Franciscan missionaries with 
the province of leafi, which was certainly Timucua. Until further 
light is thrown upon the matter I prefer to consider the two as dis- 
tinct, The name has a Muskhogean rather than a Timucua aspect. 
Tuque is given in an account of a visit which the Bishop of Cuba 
made to Florida in 1606 to confirm the Indians. 
In addition in the towns which can be classified in this manner, 
albeit a rough one, several towns and town chiefs are mentioned 
which are known to belong to the Guale province, but can not be 
located more accurately. They are the following: 
Ahongate, an Indian of Tupiqui. Ahongate '"count! " might lie an appropriate 
Crock personal name. 
Alpatopo. 
Aytochuco, Ytocuco. 
Ayula. 
Lonoche (or Donoche), an Indian of Ospo. Lonochc. "Little Lone," is still used 
as a <'r<'ok name. 
Olatachahane I perhaps a chief's name). 
Olatapotoque, Olata Potoque (given as a town, but perhaps a chief's name). It 
was near Aytochuco. 
Olataylitaba (or two towns, Olaiaand Litabi). 
1 See p. 12. 
