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I'lace-nomenclature. 



283. The sketch of the development of our knowledge of the 

 origin of place-nomenclature of New Brunswick, given on this page of 

 the monograph, I find to be incomplete, and it is more accurately as 

 follows. The earliest list of origins of place-names in New Brunswick, 

 known to me, is a considerable list by David Owen, preserved in MS. 

 among the Owen papers in possession of the Campobello Company. It 

 gives origins to a large number of Indian names about Passamaquoddy, 

 but, the author being dominated by the idea that all Indian names had 

 been adopted by the Indians from the French, the list is quite (valueless. 

 Thus he derives Passanmquoddy from Passe en Acadie, " a way to 

 Acadie,^' Graad Manan from French words meaning Great Mary, and so 

 on, in sundry imaginings wit»hout any fact basis. The next list known 

 to me is a very brief one, dated 1833, of Indian names on the upper St. 

 John given along with a list of those of Maine by Moses Greenleaf, the 

 Maine Geographer, and recently reprinted in his biography (Bangor, 

 1902). Then follows the important one of 1832 given by Cooney and 

 cited on this page of the Monograph. Of later date is a short list (of 

 some nine names) by Gesner in the New Brunswick Courier in Nov. 

 (after the 18th), 1837, which seems to be the first appearance of several 

 origins, — Oromocto, Nashwack, Pokiok, etc., which later became widely 

 current. Considerably later, about 1855, a number of Indian names 

 were collected by Dr. Eobb in connection v/ith his ju-oposed History of 

 New Brunswick, and the list is in his il!S. now in possession of lîev. Dr. 

 Kaymond. It is, however, merely a general collection representing no 

 critical study. Later came the various writings mentioned on this page 

 of the Monograph. Since the publication of the Monograph I have 

 continued my studies on the subject with results contained in synopsis 

 in the preceding dictionary. Some of the matters» of the most import/- 

 ance I have treated somewhat fully in articles in the Educational Re- 

 view (XV, 159 ; XV, 204; XVI, 11 and XVI, 189) while in the first and 

 fourth of these articles I have given Bibliographies bringing the subject 

 down to the latter date. Since then I have published additional notes 

 in various Bulletins of the Natural IiitV:ory Society of N. B. (Vol Y, 47, 

 67, 80, 87, 180, 193, 204, 215, 226, 311. 321, 324, 332, 426, 434, 466) 

 in collections of the N. B. Historical Society, II (scattered through 

 Historical Geoçrraphical Documents) and in later Monographs of this 

 series, especially in that of Origins of Settlements. A special phase of 

 sc.me interest is the naming of places for scientific purposes, as noted 

 in the Bulletins, IV, 322, V, 204", 426. Dr. Raymond has also published 

 some notes on New Brunswick names, in Haj's Canadian History Read- 

 ings, 49, and Mr. George Johnson has discussed some New Brunswidk 



