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GEORGIA AND GEORGIANS 485
"6 Miles to Fort Early, . . .
"Fort Early is situated on the east side of Flint River, on a high
hill. The general course of the road from Hartford to Fort Early is
S. S. to the distance of 41 miles.
"From Fort Early to Fort Scott.
''From Fort Early the path runs through sand and pine to the Flint
which it intersects 4% miles below the F'ort, crossing a creek in the
second mile and a small thickety branch % mile further—Thence to the
crossing place. The Flint, at the ferry, is a hundred and eighty yards
wide. From the crossing place the path goes up the river % mile to a
place where the open pine woods is near the bank but separated from it
by a bayou with a deep rapid current and a width of 20 yards. This
had to be bridged.
"From Flint to Chehaw Town, . . .
"The Chehaw village was situated on Mucollee Creek eight miles
from where it enters Flint. It consisted of 15 to 20 cabins with a large
council house in the center which, on our arrival, was decorated with
the white flag.
"There are two bayous between the creek and high ground, one of
which is not fordable in freshets. 5% miles to another large creek on
which Canards village is situated 3*4 miles above the point where we
crossed it. The creek is 90 ft. wide. From this point the route lies
for 25 miles through the finest body of land I had seen since leaving
Monticello, Ga. Foul Creek is three miles from Canards Creek. On
the south side are the remains of an ancient and very large town, large
trees are growing on innumerable little mounds disposed with some
regularity and on which the houses were probably built 18 miles from
Foul Creek there is a small Indian Village situated among some hand
some branches and ponds with good land under cultivation.
"Four miles from this point the fertile country terminates, thence
G 1/^ miles to Echenoche Creek,—struck the creek 5 miles from its junc
tion with the Flint—its general course S. 30 E. Echenoche, at the
crossing place, is 87 ft. wide—water 22 ft. deep—in summer 5 or 6.
In 4^2 miles the road crosses another creek, a branch of Echenoche,
entering near its mouth.
"It is one-third the size of the main stream—fordable. Struck the
river 1% miles further, the road going down the last creek. From this
point the route continues down the river—generally in sight of it to
Fort Scott. The path intersects the road from Fort Hughes 9~y2 miles
from Fort Scott. Fort Scott is situated on the west bank of Flint 8
miles above the mouth of the Chattahoochee."
NOTE.—This data was obtained from the "War Department at Wash
ington, D. C. A photograph of the original copy of the "Itinerary"
can be obtained from this department.
MBS. JOHN STATHAM LOWBEY,
Dawson, Ga.
State Historian, D. A. R.