Moo.sEY] LOCAL LEGENDS OF NORTH CAROLINA 405 



the direction of Highlands, in Macon count}-, and alight upon this 

 mountain. The Indians believe it to have been an ulun.suti (see num- 

 ber 50), which its owner had kept in a hiding place upon the summit, 

 from which, after his death, it issued nightly to search for him. 



Black kock: A very high bald peak toward the head of Scott's 

 creek, northeast of Webster, on the line of Jackson and Haywood 

 counties. Either this peak or the adjacent Jones knob, of equal 

 height, is known to the Cherokee as Un'wada-tsu'gilasuii', "Where the 

 storehouse was taken off," from a large flat rock, supported by four 

 other rocks, so as to resemble a storehouse {unwacM'h) raised on poles, 

 which was formerly in prominent view upon the siuumit until thrown 

 down hy lightning some tifty j^ears ago. 



Buffalo creek, West: A tributary of Cheowa river, in Graham 

 county. The Chei'okee name is Yunsil'i, "' Buti'alo place," from a tra- 

 dition that a bufl^alo formerly lived under the water at its mouth (see 

 Tsuta'tsinasiiii'yi). 



Cheowa Maximum: A bald mountain at the head of Cheowa river, 

 on the line between Graham and Macon counties. This and the 

 adjoining peak. Swim bald, are • together called Sehwate'}'!, '"Hornet 

 place," from a monster hornet, which, according to tradition, formerly 

 had its nest there, and could be seen flying about the tree tops or sun- 

 ning itself on the bald spots, and which was so fierce that it drove 

 away every one who came near the mountain. It finally disappeared. 



Dakwa'i: '"Dakwa' place." in French Broad river, about 6 miles 

 above Warm Springs, in Madison county, and 30 miles below Ashe- 

 ville. A dilkwa' or monster fish is said to have lived in the stream 

 at that point. 



Da''nawa-(a) SA'TsfxYi: "War crossing," a ford in Cheowa river 

 about 3 miles below Robbinsville, in Graham county. A hostile war 

 party from the North, probably Shawano or Iroquois, after having 

 killed a man on Cheowa. was pursued and crossed the river at this 

 place. 



Datle'tasta'i: "Where thej' fell down," on Tuckasegce river, at 

 the bend above Webster, in Jackson county, where was formerly the 

 old town of Gansa'gi (Conasauga). Two large uktenas, tw ined about 

 each other as though in combat, were once seen to lift themselves from 

 a deep hole in the river there and fall back into the water. 



Datsi'yi: "Datsi place," just above Eagle creek, on Little Tennes- 

 see river, between Graham and Swain counties. So called from a 

 traditional water monster of that name, said to have lived in a deep 

 hole in the stream. 



DEGAL'otjS'yi: " Where thev are piled up," a sei-ies of cairns on both 

 sides of the trail down the south side of Cheowa river, in Graham 

 county. They extend along the trail for several miles, from below 

 Santeetla creek nearh' to Slick Kock creek, on the Tennessee line (the 



