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Ho,ith,lepoie Tus,tun,nugge thluc,co, an Indian who resided in it many years, says that "little St-John's may be ascended far into the swamp, & that it is not practicable to go far up the St Mary's, as it looses itself in the swamp; that there is one ridge on the west side of St Johns and three on the East. The growth, pine, live & white oak, the soil good, the lakes abound in fish and alligators. On the ridges and in the swamps there were a great many bear, deer and tigers. - He lived on the ridge west of St John's & was, with his family, very healthy. Being unwilling to take part in the war between the United States & Great Britain, he moved there to be out of the way of it,-was well pleased with his situation and should have continued to reside there but for the beasts of prey which destroyed the cattle & horses. He could walk round the swamp in five days." The land between Chatto,ho,che & Alabama, bordering on the southern boundary of the United States, is better than that on the east side of the Flint River. The Ko,ene,cuh rises between these two rivers and makes the bay Escambia at Pensacola. Between Ko,e,ne,cuh & Chat,to,ho,che, the land is broken or waving. The ridge dividing their waters has high flats of light land well set with willow unclear hickory & iron ore in places , and all the streams have reed or cane on their margins. This country has the appearance of a healthy one, and a range fine for cattle, hogs & horses. The pine flats have the wire grass & in some places the sawpalmetto.