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in 1794. They cultivate, with their neighbours below the Che,auhau below, their land in the point. 6. Che,au,hau, called by the traders Chehaws, is just below and adjoining Oose,oo,che on a flat of good land. Below the town the river winds round E. then W. making a neck or point of 1,000 acres canebrake, very fertile, but low & subject to be overflowed. The land back of this is level for nearly three miles, red, post, & white oak, hickory, then pine forest. These people have villages on the waters of Flint river; there they have fine stocks of cattle, horse & hogs - and they raise corn, rice & potatoes, in great plenty. The following are the villages of this town: 1st. Au,muc,cul,le (pour upon me) is on a creek of that name which joins on the right side of Flint River, 45 miles below Timothy Barnard's. It is 60 feet wide, & the main branch of Kitch,o,foo,ne which it joins three miles from the river. The village is 9 miles wide up the creek, - the land is poor, and flat, with Limestone springs in the neighborhood. The swamp is cypress in hammocks, with some water oak & hickory. The pine land is poor, with ponds & wire grass. They have 60 gun men in the village. It is in some places well fenced. They have cattle, hogs & horses, and a fine range for them - and raise corn, rice & potatoes, in great plenty. 2d. O,tel,le,who,yau,nau (Hurricane Town) is 6 miles below Kitch,o,foone on the right bank of Flint river, pine barren on both sides. They have 20 families in