Indian- had sent their families
awa\ from the town, while at the same time they may have summoned
warrior- from the neighboring Creek town- in order to be prepared
for any emergency. However, as before, they received the white
men with the greatest kindness, and the Spaniard- continued for
twelve day- through the territories of the same tribe until thej arrived
at the principal town (Kusa?), where. by the imitation of the chief,
they huilt a small fort and awaited the coming of Pardo, who was
expected to follow with a larger force from Santa Elena, as he did in
the summer of 1567, being met on hi- arrival with every -how ,>i
hospitality from the Creek chief s. This second fort was said to he one
hundred and fortj leagues distant from that in the Sara country, which
latterwas called one hundred and twenty Leagues fr Santa Ciena. 3
In the summer of 1567, according to previous agreement, Captain
Pardo left the fort at Santa Elena with a -mall detachment of troops,
and after a week's travel, sleeping each night at a different Indian
town, arrived at "Canos, which the Indian- call ( 'anosi. and by another
name, Cofetacque" (the Cofitachiqui of the De Soto chronicle),
which is described as situated in a favorable location for a large city.
fifty leagues from Santa Elena, to which tl asiest road was by a
river (the Savannah) which flowed by the town, or by another which
they had passed ten Leagues farther back. Proceeding, they passed
Jagaya, Gueza, and Arauchi, and arrived at Otariyatiqui, or Otari,
in which we- have perhaps the Cherokee d'tdri or d'tdli, "mountain".
It may have