sentences:  Menatonon also corroborated rumors Lane had heard about a sea just beyond the head of the Roanoke River, apparently confirming English hopes of finding access to the Pacific Ocean.The chief's son Skiko described a place to the west called "Chaunis Temoatan" rich in a valuable metal, which Lane thought could be copper or perhaps even gold.Based on this information, Lane envisioned a detailed plan in which his forces would divide into two groupsone travelling north up the Chowan River, the other along the Atlantic coastto resettle at Chesapeake Bay.