The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
The Tkllasses Indians Originally Lived On Talladesa ofssk, But
 Moved to TAllsssse About t756.
 Other Indian Traditions.

to mix them. as they were writing
 for people, who not unlike many Of
 the present day never lock into books
 unlsss ft is for the pufpose of look
 ing for pictures and the marvellous
 yarns they contain. I will now give
 you the Indian account of the expsd- ifion-
 Tampa Bay; and the first winter en- camped on the Apelachicoia River.
 Och eesse. The place was known in my day as spanny wakka--that fs the Spanfsh Camyp or the Spanish lay
 here" Their object was gold. They
 were divided, their forces in several commands under svarious individuals marching in an northerly direction
 through portion of Georgia and Ala
 bama-
 The Indians ssy that none of De soto's men ever crossed east of the oconne River unless 1t was some of the head branches. A portion Of the |Spanfards made their way up lthe chattahoochee to oae-Cowka, or the Shoals of Columbus: there they called
 halt until they could correspond
 with the other bands that had gone to the east and north. Taiiapoosa was
 then known as the river of towns; Tuchahtachee. being the most ifnpor- tant town In the nation. except Gus seta. was the point for the different lcomrnands tto meet at.
 A portion of them had travelled the route through northern Georgia as 1 you describe and then a south west lerfy course through Aiabama reaching the Taliassees who then occupied q town in what is nov Taiiadega County1 Their principal town was then on ' creek which bears their name to. this day
 h this time the Spanish had be. leone obnoxious to the Indians, partf- Icuiafiy those that had been Qusrtefed about where Columbus now is. Thit party left the Chattahoochee for Tuck Abatcfsv and travelled pretty much the same route that now leads from Col. or trace passed through Tiskeeee and has been known as De soto's Trace ever sinca.
 Dm soTO TRACE
 FROM COLUMBUS I kneyF the country long ago and many, are now living who knew the road as Dss E'otofs Trace. The party |, that took this route missed their Wal land inatead of striking Tuckabatches l they hit the TafiRpoosa River iowel down. Where the Indians disputes | En9sT mHFeA ana EH0 M&Mt boV& p4@C9 l The place they fought af took iti name from the light. Thlea Walie
 Tor Rolling Bullet: if is some -tirneI lcalfed Cuwally and ct other Hothie' walla, but Thiea waila is. the propel
 nanss and if was at this place ns doubt that the greatly exaggerated
 MauyiIee light took plaeeyand l will
 give you many good reasons for be
 ''yh In the arsespiaes she andians nsve gave an account of any other igh
 with Tustanugga Hatike. or Whit Warrior as they called De Soto. An Iother reason is that the Taiiasseea Q a portion Of them ct that time oc Il oupied a portion of TallMdega an from Ta1ladeBa down to Thie& Waih l would about suit the distance that the' IIhad to travel. It was in Tatiadeg Il thak fhe TailAssaes lived Ayd $ mus I Ihavs hSen ae ehat peins where th lfnyitakfon from Tpscalecn1 was re I eelvsd by. Do Soto. have Senaske ll H0rnawhero long before this that ta
 lTuckAbatclay town of the TAllapoos lsvSls Fl Il Sd 1t 9aaesa AsenSrBnAuries be fore the TalIassees settled the tow they f3xk ii zsss. Ana HOW e&ya { you without the fear of being con tradictsd that the TAIiaasees neve
 settled on the Tallapcosa River unt
 17Es; they were naoved 90 that plac by James Mcoueen--McQueen seeslfn H