[ganong] place-nomenclature OF NEW BRUNSWICK 253 



Modern Name. De Meulles, I'J<SO. 



Falls Brook. R. tatagoumaak. 



Clearwater Brook. R. tabouimters. 



Burnt Hill Br. Pichiamek. 



Slate Island Br. Pimiamnach. 



MoKiel Br. teaganech. 



Main stream above. Outchitouchkik. 



Foreston Branch. piplogobchtik. 



There is a Miramichi Pond in "Wrentham, Mass., said to be Indian; its re- 

 semblance to our word is probably accidental or due to the operation of familiari- 

 zation, (p. 184). 



Miscou. — Origin uncertain. Not in use by the Micmacs as a native word. 

 Occurs first in Champlain in its present form ; by Denys and others applied 

 both to Miscou and Shippegan. It may come from an Algonquin word, 

 miscoue = blood or red colour (La Hontan), describing the low red cliffs about 

 it. In this case it was perhaps obtained by Champlain from Montagnais 

 or other guides from the St. Lawrence, but this is very uncertain. 



In jNlicmac uncertain ; may be See-bah-gim-jeechl: Point Miscou is 

 perhaps Ooniskuvrnkcok (Rand). 



By the French called St. Louis, and the Mission, St. Charles (Relation 

 of 1635). 

 Miscou, Point- — Named by Cartier, July 3rd, 1534, Cap d'Espérance = cape of 

 hope, because, as he rounded it and saw the great bay opening before him, 

 he hoped he had found the passage to the west for which he sought. There 

 is some reason to believe that Cape Despair on Gaspé is this name corrupted 

 and removed. 

 Miscou Gully. — In Micmac Sebiskadakuncheech = a straightened joint (Rand). 

 Mispec Point.— From the ^Nlicmac Mespaak = overflowed (Rand, Laurent). In 

 Maliseet Mus-tsa-bay-ha (Jack). On De Meulles, 1686, as Michepasque, and 

 thereafter constantly. Morris, 1749, Misshapec, but too far to the eastward. 

 Wright, 1772, has Mispec. The name has moved about in the maps from 

 Red Head to Cape Spencer, and some have it twice. Probably Misspecky 

 Point in Maine is the same. 

 Missaguash.— Doubtless Micmac. In the LaValière Journal, 1750-51, as Meza- 

 gon'èsch and frequently in French documents as Mesagoueche, etc ; may be 

 connected with Musquash ; Morris, 1750, has Musaguash. By the French 

 called Ste. Marguerite ; thus in Bellin (Descr.), 1755. Moll, 1713, has 

 Chignecto River, perhaps for this. 



An elaborate map of this river by Franquet, 1751-53, gives many names, 



now extinct. 



Mistake, The.— Said to have been originally McCoy's Mistake, because some early 



settlers mistook it for the main river in ascending the St. John. On plan of 



1786 as Mistake Cove, and the grassy point is Mistake Point on Campbell, 1788. 



In Maliseet Vt-sa^-luk (Chamberlain) Sko-ee-bo-dek (Raymond). The 



Point is Point-au-Herbes = grassy point, on Monckton, 1758, and probably 



to this la pointe d'herbe of De INIeulles, 1686, applies, though on the wrong side 



of the river. 



Mistouche, also Tracey's Brook.— From the Micmac Mis-took or Mis-ta-gook/, 



applied on some maps, but wrongly to the Patapedia. 

 Mitchell, Lake.— Named by the surveyors in 1884 in honour of Hon. James 

 Mitchell, then surveyor-general. 



