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and is washed by the waters of the bay and the lake. [Amelia, from 

 the name of a daughter of George III.] 



Amherstburgh, the militaiy post and garrison now building at the 

 mouth of Detroit river, in the township of Maiden. 



Amherst Island, in the County of Ontario, formerly called Issle 

 Tonti, contains about 16,000 acres : it lies opposite to Ernest Town 

 and part of Fredericksburgh, in Lake Ontario, towards the entrance 

 of the Bay of Quint(5. [Amherst, from the General of that name, to 

 whom Vaudreuil capitulated in 1760.] 



Amikoues, River of the, runs into Lake Huron from the north 

 shore, east of the Mississaga river. [Amikoues is Otchipway for 

 " beaver-lodge."] 



Ancast&r Township lies to the sovithward of Dundas Street, and is 

 bounded on the east by Barton and Glanford. [From Ancaster in 

 Lincolnshire, the ancient Roman station, Crococalana. It gave the 

 title of duke to the head of the Bertie family (the Earl of Lindsey's) 

 up to 1806.] 



Angousoka River, now called the Shannon, empties itself into the 

 Bay of Quinte. 



Annequionchecom Lake : one of the lakes on the communication 

 between Rice Lake and Lake Simcoe. [Annequi denotes " succes- 

 sion." The native names of other lakes in this chain are given in 

 Capt. Owen's chart, published by the Admiralty in 1838. Canenan- 

 dacokank. Balsam Lake ; Nummeysaukyagun, Sturgeon Lake. Two 

 lakes marked Shehaughtickwyong, one the " West," the other the 

 " East" Lake. {Shebaughtick gives the notion of stiffness.) Caugh- 

 wawkuonykauk, Tripe Lake. The river by which the lakes in the 

 township of Reach empty into Sturgeon Lake is marked Yawbash- 

 kaskauk. (The modern much- vulgarized " Bobcaygeon " appears on 

 Owen's chart as "Babakaijuen ;" doubtless a better approximation to 

 the Otchipway word. ^a6a denotes "repetition." Kakabikedjiwan^= 

 " There is a strong rapid over rocks.")] 



Anris St. Island, in Lake Superior, lies to the southward of Isle 

 Hocquart. 



Apostles, the Twelve, lie off the southern cape which makes "West 

 Bay, in Lake Superior. 



Appanee River, running through the front of the township of 

 Camden, divides Fredericksburgh from Richmond, and empties itself 

 into the Bay of Quinte at the Mohawk settlement. [Appannee^::r. 

 Flour. This name has now assumed the form of Napanee^ 



