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Quisibis. — From the ]\Ialiseet Squee-see-hùk' . On a plan of 1794 as Squwibish. 



Pr- loc. Quiz-a-bis. 

 Quispamsis. — R. R. Sta. A name made up by the R. R. officials from the 



Mahseet Quispem, lake, sis, diminutive ; suggested by the little lake near 



by (p. 20:)). 

 Quoddy. — Common contraction for Passamaquoddy. 



Ranger Settlement. — For the corps of Royal West India Rangers, who were 

 settled here in 1819. 



Rapide de Femme. — French = woman's rapid. Said by Gesner (IL, p. 73) to be 

 so called from having been scaled {i. c. ascended) by a woman. The local 

 tradition is that an Acadian tried to pole his dugout up this rapid, with his 

 wife and a heavy load, but failed, and his wife took the pole and succeeded. 

 On Foulis, 1826, as Rapid de Femme, and the same has White Rapids and 

 Black Rapids ; a plan of 1827 has Rapids des Femmes. 



Reardon's Island.— (Carleton, below Bulls Creek). In Maliseet Men-lioc-qua' - 

 dik = place for (qua-dik) wigwam poles. 



Red Head. — (Charlotte). Probably descriptive ; on Admiralty chart, 1824 ; 

 Wright, 1772, has Grampus Head, and the Harbour, Grampus Cove. 



Red Head.— (St. John). Descriptive, It was probably this point which was called 

 C. rouge ^= red cape, by Champlain in his 1612 map, lollowed by De Laet 

 and others, and Coronelli, 1689 ; our form probably given independently. 



Mr. Raymond says that a document in his possession shows it was used 

 in 1757. In Maliseet Squa-so^-dek = landing-place (or possibly lookout). 



Renous River. — Named, no doubt, for an Indian Chief, Renou, who lived upon 

 it, hence Renou's (p. 1S9); Cooney gives this, and the Indians themselves 

 agree; M. Gaudet suggests that this family name was originally French, 

 Renaud, which is probable. It occurs in a letter, dated 1802, as Renews ; a 

 plan of 1805 has Renews, and a plan of 1828 the present form. 



In Micmac, /S'et'-?>o-o-sù = little brook; not clear why so called. On De 

 Meulles, 1686, as R. chibouchicJi, and its north branch as R. Elchiquek. Mr. 

 Flinne gives el-de-gek for its south branch, which may be the same word. 

 Loc. pro. Ren-ooze', though often in other parts of N.B , Ren-oo&e' (as in 

 modse). 



Reserve Brook.— Doubtless because it runs through the Indian reserve here. 



Restigouche. — From the Micmac Lusl-a-gooch'' , meaning unknown. Has been 

 variously translated as tive-fingered river, river branching like the hand, 

 big river, broad river, river of the long war, the latter referring to the tradi- 

 tional war between the Micmacs and Mohawks. Since it and the Miramichi 

 have the same Micmac name, it doubtless describes a peculiarity in common 

 which may be their possession of very large branches. The resemblance of 

 the word to Wool-as-ta-gook, maybe important (see p- 192, where the com- 

 parison should be between Lust-a-goocl/ and Wool-ahs-ta-gook). One of the 

 most intelligent Micmacs told me it means nice country. In the Jesuit Rela- 

 tion of 1642 as ReMgooch ; Denys, 1672, Ristigouche. Often the e is replaced 

 by i, and the local pronunciation has it Ristigouch. Sage's superb work is 

 entitled " The Ristigouche." 



By the French, also, Riviere de Saint Joseph (Le Clercq, 1691). Upon all 

 of thn French maps, its source is carried too far to the north, forced up by 

 the position of the Nictor (which see). 



