MEQUACHAKE INDIANS

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name of creek is rich creek i am very familiar with this entire area i own property of indian camp

 

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[KY Hiker]

The Indians named the creek rich creek? Is this near or off of Blaine Creek? That is a natural route West for Swift! Lucky you! Seems odd doesn't it, they usually have Indian names in their own language?
There is a similar story on the North side of Red River along Spaas Creek. There was found the remnants of a permanent Indian camp either above along the cliffs or along a branch of it now called Camp Branch, its the next fork up from Blackburn Branch where the picture was posted on here was taken of his grave site along a cliff wall.

Here is a topo map of that area.

 

[Curtis]

Someone said some of the tribes also moved from place to place and often named an area they visited. Since Swift named them as having been there maybe in the past the location would be very old(duh).Old campgrounds would have a lot of "refuse" piles...found one over by the boat landing on Caney...has thousands of fresh water oyster shells...covers about an acre.

 

[KY Hiker]

The Indian camp should be a close by clue to the mines spoken of in the Swift journal. I always imagined a hunting camp, but it just as easily could have been a seasonal camp ground for migrating Indians. Those fresh water muscle shells are not necessarily evidence of a camp ground, I have walked up on those before on sand bars that have gone through a drought the year before. If you come across one after a dry spell in the hot Summer they smell to high heaven!