▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁villages , ▁to ▁augment ▁their ▁limited ▁supplies . ▁ ▁The ▁col ony ▁apparently ▁obtained ▁enough ▁corn ▁( al ong ▁with ▁ven ison , ▁fish , ▁and ▁o yst ers ) ▁to ▁sust ain ▁them ▁through ▁the ▁winter . ▁ ▁However , ▁little ▁information ▁surv ives ▁about ▁what ▁trans p ired ▁at ▁the ▁col ony ▁between ▁September ▁ 1 5 8 5 ▁and ▁March ▁ 1 5 8 6 , ▁making ▁a ▁full ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁winter ▁impossible . ▁The ▁colon ists ▁most ▁likely ▁exha usted ▁their ▁English ▁prov isions ▁and ▁American ▁corn ▁by ▁October , ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁monot ony ▁of ▁their ▁remaining ▁food ▁sources ▁no ▁doubt ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁men ' s ▁low ▁mor ale . ▁ ▁Am adas ▁spent ▁the ▁winter ▁expl oring ▁Ch ese pe ake ▁Bay , ▁trav elling ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Cape ▁Henry ▁and ▁the ▁James ▁River . ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁his ▁party ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Ch ese pe ake ▁villages ▁of ▁Ch ese pi oc ▁and ▁Sk ic ó ak . ▁ ▁The ▁Sec ot ans ▁had ▁described ▁Sk ic ó ak ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁possibly ▁leading ▁the ▁English ▁to ▁expect ▁something ▁like ▁the ▁wealth y ▁In ca ▁and ▁Az te c ▁kingdom s ▁encountered ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish . ▁ ▁Am adas ▁instead ▁found ▁a ▁more ▁mod est ▁settlement , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁area ' s ▁climate ▁and ▁soil ▁quality . ▁ ▁Har ri ot ▁and ▁G ans ▁expl ored ▁the ▁Virginia ▁territory