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On Canadiun names, the papers by Jîourinot and Jîcadc, nienlioncd 

 below, are important. 



Upon the investigation of New Brunswick phice-names tlicre is but 

 little to cite. The very first reference to their origins is found in Cooney's 

 History of 1832 (p. 24), in the following passage, which, therefore, 

 though it contains almost more error than truth, is classic in this subject : 

 ''It may here be observed, that nearly all the Elvers in this Province 

 are designated by Indian names, either significant of a personal right, or 

 expressive of some prominent locality. Thus the Etienne, the Barnaby^ 

 the Bartholomew, Eenous, and others, are called after the respective 

 Chiefs to whom they originally belonged ; while the Loosh-tork (now 

 Saint John) signifies Long River ; the Eestigouche, Broad Eiver ; the Mira- 

 michi, Happ}^ Eetreat ; the Nipisiquit, Noisy or Foaming Eiver ; the Too- 

 tooguse, Fairy Eiver; the Taboointac, the place where two reside; the 

 Magaugudavic, the Eiver of Hills, and the Eichibucto, the Eiver of fire." 



Cooney is followed blindly by Gesner and some others, and hence 

 many of his derivations have become widely accepted. There is some 

 discussion of New Brunswick names by the editor of Plessis' Diary, in Le 

 Foyer Canadian, vol. 3, 1865. Very valuable short lists of Indian names 

 in the province are given by Eand in his " Eeader ; '' by Jack in his 

 " Maliseet Legends," though this article is much misprinted, and by 

 Gatschet in his "All Around the Bay of Passamaquoddy." Compiled lists 

 are given by Hind in his Geological Eeport, and by Kainin the St. John 

 Sun, 1886. A paper on " Geographical Names in New Brunswick " was 

 read by Mr. E. Mullen before the Provincial Institute, at St. John, in 

 June, 1894, but not published. Aside from these and some scattered notes 

 in various books and newspapers, I know of nothing on the subject of 

 this monograph. It will be observed that all of the above lists are of Indian 

 names ; no attempt has been made to collect others, much less to discuss 

 the entire subject. 



The sources of information on New Brunswick place-names, other 

 than those mentioned, are as follows : 



On the Indian period, the works by Easle, Maura ult and Laurent 

 are of some value for New Brunswick ; ^ Vetromile I find misleading, and 

 based mostly on guess-work, so far as our Indians are concerned. For 

 first known uses of Indian words, the nia])S by Jumeau and De Meulles, 

 made by experts on the spot, are of the utmost value. That by Peachy 

 is useful, though there are some jjuzzles in connection with it, and the 

 date given it in this paper (1783) is tentative ; there is no doubt its topo- 

 graphy and nomenclature belong much earlier. I treat here the relative 



1 A missleading statement a.s to the value of the chapter.s on our Indians ia books 

 on New Brunswick occurs on p. 98 of Article No. 1 of this series. I there meant 

 worthless in the sen.se of altogether inadequate, and not in the sense of valueless. 

 Several books have information of use as far as it goes, but nothing like a worthy 

 treatment of the subject has yet appeared. 



