NORTH AMERICA, 
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CHAP. VII. 
On my return to the trading houfe, from my 
journey to the great favanna, I found the trading 
company for Little St. Juan’s preparing for that 
poft. 
My mind yet elate with the various fcenes of ru- 
ral nature, which as a lively animated picture had 
been prefented to my view; the deeply engraven 
impreffion, a pleafmg flattering contemplation, gave 
ftrength and agility to my fteps, anxioufly to prefs 
forward to the delightful fields and groves of Apa- 
latche. 
The trading company for Talahafochte being 
now in readinefs to proceed for that quarter, under 
the direction of our chief trader, in the cool of the 
morning we fat off, each of us having a good horfe 
to ride, befides having in our caravan feveral pack 
horfes laden with ptovifions, camp equipage, and 
other neceffaries. A young man from St. Auguf- 
tine, in the fervice of the governor of Eafl Florida, 
accompanied us, commiffioned to purchafe of the 
Indians and traders, fome Siminole horfes. They 
are the moil beautiful and fprightly fpecies of that 
noble creature, perhaps any where to be feen; but 
are of a fmall breed, and as delicately formed as the 
American roe buck. A horfe in the Creek or Muf- 
cogulge tongue is echoclucco, that is the great 
deer (echo is a deer, and clucco is big). The Simi- 
pole horfes are faid to defcend originally from tjie 
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