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in the village which is fenced & they have hogs, cattle & horses. They plant the small margins near the mouths of a little creek. This village is generally named as belonging to Cheau,hau but they are mixed with Oose,oo,ches. 3. Chi,auhoo,che (Little Che,au,hau) is one mile & an half west from Hit,che,tee in the pine forest near Au,he,gee, a fine little creek called at its junction with the river Hit,che,tee, They begin to fence & have lately built a square. 4?. Hit,che,tee is on the left bank of Chat,to,ho,che, 4 miles below Che,au,hau. They have a narrow strip of good land, bordering on the river, and back of this it rises into high poor land which spreads off flat. In approaching the town on this side there is no rise, but a great descent to the town flat. On the right bank of the river the land is level & extends out for 2 miles - it is of thin quality - post oak - hickory & pine - all small - then, pine barren & ponds. the appearances about this town indicate much poverty & indolence. They have no fences. They have spread out into villages & have no character of being hones & industrious. They are attentive to the rights of their white neighbours, & no charge of horse stealing from the frontiers has been substantiated against them. The villages are: 1st. Hit,che,too,che (Little Hit,chetee) a small village of industrious people settled on both sides of Flint river below Kit,cho,foo,ne. The have good fences,