They led long pack caravans of horses carrying "loads of guns, gunpowder, knives, jewelry, blankets, and hatchets, among other goods", and travel southwest to Indigenous villages along the journey to the Waxhaws region, in the vicinity of present-day Mecklenburg County. They exchanged European goods for furs and deerskins.
These groups led extensive caravans of horses carrying "carries of arms, ammunition, cutlery, ornaments, textiles, and axes, among other commodities", and traveled southwest to Indigenous communities along the journey to the Waxhaws region, in the vicinity of present-day Mecklenburg County. They exchanged European goods for furs and animal hides.