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On the left bank of the river at the falls the land is level & is approaching them, one is surprised to find them where there is no alteration in the trees of unevenness of land. This level continues back one mile to the poor pine barren & is fine for corn or cotton - the timber, red oak, hickory & pine. The banks of the river on this side below the falls, is 50 feet high & continues so, down below the town house. The flat of good land continues still lower - to Hat,che thluc,co (big creek). Ascending the river on this bank above the falls, the following stages are noted in miles. miles. 2 1/2 the flat land terminates: thence 3 1/2 to chis,se hul,cuh runing to the left; thence 4. to Chuse thlucco 20 feet wide - a rocky bottom - 5. to Ke,tale 30 feet wide; a bold shoal rocky creek abounding in moss. Four miles up this creek, there is a village of ten families at Hat,che Uxa,u? (head of a creek) The land is broken - hickory, pine & chestnut. Cane on the borders of the creek & reed on the branches - Some settlements of Cowetuh people are made on these creeks - all who have settled out from the town, have fenced their fields & begin to be attentive to their stock. The town has a temporary fence of 3 poles - the first on forks - the other two on stakes - good against cattle only. The town fields are fenced in like manner. A few of the neighboring fields detached from the town have