This Day we travell'd about 30 Miles, and lay all Night at a House
which was built for the Indian Trade, the Master thereof
we had parted with at the French Town, who gave us Leave
to make use of his Mansion. Such Houses are common in these Parts,
and especially where there is Indian Towns, and Plantations near at hand,
which this Place is well furnish'd withal.

These Santee-Indians are a well-humour'd and affable People;
and living near the English, are become very tractable.
They make themselves Cribs after a very curious Manner,
wherein they secure their Corn from Vermin; which are more frequent
in these warm Climates, than Countries more distant from the Sun.
These pretty Fabricks are commonly supported with eight Feet or Posts,
about seven Foot high from the Ground, well daub'd within and without
upon Laths, with Loom or Clay, which makes them tight, and fit to keep out
the smallest Insect, there being a small Door at the gable End,
which is made of the same Composition, and to be remov'd at Pleasure,
being no bigger, than that a slender Man may creep in at,
cementing the Door up with the same Earth, when they take Corn
out of the Crib, and are going from Home, always finding their Granaries
in the same Posture they left them; Theft to each other being
altogether unpractis'd, never receiving Spoils but from Foreigners.

Hereabouts the Ground is something higher than about Charles-Town,
there being found some Quarries of brown free Stone, which I have seen
made Use of for Building, and hath prov'd very durable and good.
The Earth here is mix'd with white Gravel, which is rare,
there being nothing like a Stone to be found, of the natural Produce,
near to Ashly-River.