Corchaug meant “Ancient Ones.” They farmed the fertile land for thousands of years before the English immigrants put their feet on the soil, and they were experts at cultivating. Their knowledge of how to use the land had meant survival for the Hortons’ first winter. The Corchaug men hunted with Barnabas, and the women had taken Mary under their wing and taught her to use flint and stones to scrape the hide, making warm deerskin tunics, breeches, and boots. The native women were amazed at Mary’s spinning wheel and were eager to learn to make the smooth fiber that flowed from the wheel. They understood few of each other’s words, but friendship grew as they worked together. Despite heavy rains, the foundations of their town began to form as Barnabas labored with the other men. Joseph and Benjamin worked beside him as paths were widened and lots cleared. A dock was built and the first road ran from the landing site on the bay, northward across the plain to the North Sea.
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