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15 Long ago the Indians were afflicted with some very awful diseases which do not now prevail. One of these different from the small pox, or yaws, yet occasioned dreadful sores in the flesh. When any one in a family was taken with that disorder, the diseased person was taken away and had a house or camp built at a distance from any other house and then lived alone. Then the priest was sent for to cleanse the house just as if some person had died in it. After this should any one touch the diseased person, he would he would be unclean as if he had touched a dead body -- citation: Corn Tastle.

A great while ago the Indians had a town surrounded by a high stone wall,and the houses of stone had flat roofs, covered with something like stone. Once their enemies came, broke down a part of the wall and did much injury. citation: Thomas Smith, (his great grand father told this)

Long ago the Indians travelled a great distance, and came to a great water.  On arriving at this water, or after crossing, he is not certain which, They divided, a part went to the North and a part to the South.  Those who went to the North settled in two towns called Ka no wo gi and Nu ta gi, These were called Ka tu gi  ka yu li, i.e. the old town, because they took this lead in their journey, and were considered as the grand fathers of all the Indians. The name of this tribe is A guv, ni ku (supposed to be the same as the Delawares.)  citation: Nettle, Thomas Smith.