2. _Valley Towns._--Euforsee, Conastee, Little Telliquo, Cotocanahut, Nayowee, Tomatly, and Chewohe. 3. _Middle Towns._--Joree, Watoge, Nuckasee. 4. _Keowee Towns._--Keowee, Tricentee, Echoee, Torsee, Cowee, Torsalla, Coweeshee, and Elejoy. 5. _Out Towns._--Tucharechee, Kittowa, Conontoroy, Steecoy, Oustanale, and Tuckasegee. 6. _Lower Towns._--Tomassee, Oustestee, Cheowie, Estatoie, Tosawa, Keowee, and Oustanalle. About twenty years later, Bartram,[12] who traversed the country, gives the names of forty-three Cherokee towns and villages then existing and inhabited as follows: -----+---------------------+------------------------------------------ No. | Name. | Where situated. -----+---------------------+------------------------------------------ 1 | Echoe | } 2 | Nucasse | } On the Tanase east of 3 | Whatoga | } Jore Mountains. 4 | Cowe | } | | 5 | Ticoloosa | } 6 | Jore | } Inland, on the branches 7 | Conisca | } of the Tanase. 8 | Nowe | } | | 9 | Tomothle | } 10 | Noewe | } 11 | Tellico | } 12 | Clennuse | } On the Tanase over the Jore 13 | Occunolufte | } Mountains. 14 | Chewe | } 15 | Quanuse | } 16 | Tellowe | } | | 17 | Tellico | } 18 | Chatuga | } Inland towns on the branches of 19 | Hiwasse | } the Tanase and other waters over 20 | Chewase | } the Jore Mountains. 21 | Nuanba | } | | 22 | Tallase | } 23 | Chelowe | } 24 | Sette | } 25 | Chote, great | } 26 | Joco | } Overhill towns on the Tanase or 27 | Tahasse | } Cherokee River. 28 | Tamahle | } 29 | Tuskege | } 30 | -- -- Big Island | } 31 | Nilaque | } 32 | Niowe | } | | 33 | Sinica | } Lower towns east of the mountains on 34 | Keowe | } the Savanna or Keowe River. 35 | Kulsage | } | | 36 | Tugilo | } Lower towns east of the mountains 37 | Estotowe | } on Tugilo River. | | 38 | Qualatche | } Lower towns on Flint River. 39 | Chote | } | | 40 | Estotewe, great | } 41 | Allagae | } Towns on waters of other rivers. 42 | Jore | } 43 | Naeoche | } -----+---------------------+------------------------------------------
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