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Oswego Creek, Little, in tlie County of Lincoln, runs into tlie River 

 Welland, below the Great Oswego Creek, near the north-west part of 

 the township of Wainfleet. 



Ottaiva, or Grand River: q. v. [When " Grand River" was applied 

 to the Ottawa, the meaning was Grande Rivihre des Algonquins. The 

 upper Algonquins were known as " Outawais," Gheveux relevies, a 

 tribe described as being "plus marchands que guerriers." Other 

 forms of " Ontawais " were Outawak and Ondatawawat. On the 

 old maps the Ottawa is the Utawas-river.] 



Otter s Head, a remarkable high rock, on the north shore of Lake 

 Superior, west of the River Rouge. [The name continues.] 



Oubesaoutegongs Point, in Sophiasburgh, Bay of Quinte, is opposite 

 to the peninsula in Thurlow. [Perhaps " Narrow grassy place."] 



Ouentaronh Lake, sometimes called Sinion, or Shiniong, afterwards 

 aux Claies, now Lake Simcoe. [Known also as Toronto Lake. Taronk 

 probably represents this word, from which, as in Niagara and other 

 native terms, syllables both at the beginning and the end have 

 dropped off. Sinion, Shiniong, Ahshaneyong is said to denote "Silver." 

 Claies^ Hurdles, or rude frame-work, employed perhaps in the captuie 

 of fish.] 



Ouse (foi'merly the Grand River), rises in the country belonging to 

 the Chippewa and Missassaga Indians, and running southerly through 

 the west riding of the County of York, crosses the Dundas Street, and, 

 passing betv/een the Counties of Lincoln and Norfolk, disembogues 

 itself into Lake Erie, about half way between the North Foreland and 

 Fort Erie. The bar, at the mouth of this river, has from seven to 

 nine feet water; it is about a cable and a half's length from the mouth 

 of the river to the middle of the bar. It is navigable many miles up 

 for small vessels, and a considerable distance for boats. About forty 

 miles up this river is the Mohawk village. The Senecas, Ouondagos, 

 Cayaugas, Augagas, Delawares, and Missassagas, have also villages 

 in different parts of this river ; exclusive of which, there is a numer- 

 ous straggling settlement of Indians, from the vicinity of the Mohawk 

 village, to within a few miles of the mouth of the river. [A. Jones 

 gives as the name of the Ouse, Oes-shin-ne-gun-ing=" It washes the 

 timber down and carries away the grass, weeds, etc."] 



Oxford Township, in the County of Grenville, lies in the rear, and 

 to the northward of the townships of Edwardsburgh and Augusta, 

 and is watered by the Rideau. [Spelt Radeau.] 



