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Island, it is made to empty below Jemseg, though it heads properly near the 



St. Croix ; also on some confounded with the Oromocto. 



On some early plans Meductic River is given to a small stream above 



the village, but doubtless this is not aboriginal, but a usage of the surveyors. 



There was also a rude fort here. 

 Meductic Falls.— Suggested, of couise, by the village above; not aboriginal. 



On D. Campbell, 1785, in the present form, but the Peachy and other maps 



have Oatli of Meductic, I do not understand this word Gath. 

 In Maliseet, Eg-va-wa-liech' -uk. 

 Meduxnakeag. — From the Maliseet Med-ux-nee'-Mh or Me-duk-se-nee' -hil: = rough 



(or rocky) at its mouth. In Gyles, If'SO, as Medockscenecasis, and on some 



later maps as Madokenquick. D. Campbell, 17S5, has Meduckdnikeck. Com- 



paie Salmon River, Carleton. 

 Meladawadon. — See Mahalawodon. 

 Memramcook River.— From the Micmac Amlamkook = variegated (Rand). A 



Micmac told me it means "all spotted, yellow," but did not know why so 



called. On De IMeulles, l(iS6, as Mimramcou, and often in later documents. 



A document of 17<S(3 has the present spelling. 

 Menzies Lake.— No doubt for Major Thomas Menzies, loyalist, to whom a large 



grant at Musquash was issued in 1785, the first made by the Province of 



New Brunswick. 

 Menzie Settlement. — See above. 

 Middle Island.— Descriptive of its position between Gilberts and Oromocto 



Island;^. On ^lorris, 1775. 

 Middle River.— Descriptive. On plan of 1S(I7 as Middle Brook. In Micmac, 



Woak-sis. 

 Midgic— (Westmorland). Doubtless Micmac. Locally explained as for the 



abimdance of midgets, which tormented the earlier settlers ; of course a 



fiction (p. 18(j). 



On plan of 1808 as Point Midgic. Compare below (also p. li)2). It is 



a point of highland into a marsh. 

 Midgic— (Charlotte). In Passamaquoddy, Mid-jigoo = bad ? On a document 



of 1796 (Kilby, p. 114) as Point Meagique, and an old plan has Metchic. 



Wright, 1 772, has St. Croix Point. Compare above. 

 Milkish Creek.— From the Maliseet A-miV-kesk =: preserving or curing place, i.e., 



for fish or meat. On plan of 1 786 in present form. 

 Mill Creek.— A very common name, descriptive ; often no doubt pre-loyalist 

 Millidgeville.— Said to be in compliment to Thomas E. Millidge, who built ships 



tliere 

 Millstream.— (Kings). Earlier Studholm's Mill Stream (see Studholm). 

 Millslream— ((.iloucester). Earlier Little Nepisiguit and Nipisiguit Millstream. 



In Micmac, Nee-heech. Appears to be the R. du Saumon = Salmon River of 



Denys' 1672 map. 

 MilltowD.— Descriptive. In early times Stillwater. Between it and St. Stephen 



is " the Union," descriptive. 

 Millville.— (Gloucester). S. 1874 (p. 208). Descriptive. 

 Millville.— (York). An N. B. and N. S. land company settlement (p. 207). 

 Milnagec Lake.— From the Maliseet Mil-ne-gek' = many islands or broken, i.e., 



big islands or bays. It is the same as Milnoket in Maine (Hubbard). 

 Milpagos Lake —From the Maliseet Mil-pa-ges¥ = probably, with many bays 



or arms (probably mil, many, pa-gesk or po-kesk, narrows = many narrow 



places). 



