The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 23, July 1919 - April, 1920 Page: 51
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Texas in 1820
eight hundred persons. They till the soil and live in houses of
wood.
Orcoquisac
The Orcoquisac are located at the mouth of the Trinity river.
They number about three hundred Indians. They resemble the
Yuganis; although they do not streak their faces. Their occupa-
tions are limited to hunting and farming. They go down to the
seashore from whence they secure the fragments of ships and
other things cast up by the sea. They know how to manage a
canoe, and they are excellent swimmers. They carry their furs
to Carcashi and Oppelousas to exchange with foreigners who live
in those settlements, which are under the jurisdiction of the
United States, and which are not far from the coast. Their cus-
toms are very good, although idolatrous. They performed many
services for the troops who were stationed at Atascocito, also called
Orcoquisac, until the year 1812, when the frontier was abandoned.
Nacazil
The Nacazil live on the Neches river near the lagoons where
it empties into the sea. They number about two hundred. Their
customs are simple. They are fond of hunting and of farming.
They frequent the sea coast and visit Atascocito when troops are
stationed there. They are skilled in the management of canoes,
and they go in them to OppelousAs and Carcashi with their
products. They drink all kinds of liquors, of which they are very
fond.
Cocos
The Cocos, who number about four hundred, seldom leave the
coast between Bahia de Matagorda and the mouth of the Brazos
river where they live without any fixed habitation. They live
on fish and wild game; and, because of the little traffic they have
with foreigners, they are without necessities and ornaments. How-
ever, they trade with the neighboring tribes. Their customs are
not very different from those of the other Indians. By nature,
they are tractable. They look like the Yuganis.
Sn. Pedro
The Sn. Pedro Indians live on the Trinity river above the
abandoned village of this name, to the northeast, about twenty
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 23, July 1919 - April, 1920, periodical, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101075/m1/57/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.