CANADIAN LOCAL HISTORY.- BS^ 



Perches et Cave, Rapids de, on the south-westerly branch of the 

 Ottawa River, immediately above the Portage des Paresseux. [On 

 Arrowsmith's early map, a "Hole Portage" is marked: Perches et 

 Cave = Pohs and hole.] 



Percy Townsliif, in the County of Northumberland, lies to the 

 rear, and north of Oramahe. 



Plre, Pointe au, on the north shore of Lake Superior, east of 

 Pointe aux Tourtes, and opposite to Isle de Minatte. [Father-point. 

 Priest-point. Tourte = pie, tart.] 



Peter's, St. Bay, on Lake Ontario, in Marysburgh, lies a little to 

 the eastward and southward of Little Sandy Bay. 



Pilkington Island, in Lake Simcoe, parallel to Darling Island. 

 [From the name of an officer of the Engineers at Niagai-a in 1794.] 



Petite Isle aux d' Indes, called Turkey Island. 



Philipeaux Isle, in the south-west of Lake Superior, lies to the 

 southward of Isle Poyal, and between it and Kiaoan Point, on the 

 south shore. [Isle Philipeaux lies to the northward of Isle Royale in 

 Arrowsmith's early map.] 



Pic, Rivilre au, empties itself into Lake Superior on the north side^ 

 west of Beaver Creek : on this river dwell many Indians, called by 

 other nations, "the men of the land." [" Many Indian tribes bear 

 names wMch in their dialect signify men, indicating that the charac- 

 ter belongs par excellence to them. Sometimes the word was used by 

 itself, and sometimes an adjective was joined with it, as original men, 

 men surpassing all others." — ^Parkman. Lenni-lena-pe, and Illinois 

 are examples. The latter word is said to be thus derived : Eriniwek, 

 Liniwek, Aliniwek, Iliniwek, Illinois.] 



Pickering Township, in the east riding of the County of York ; is 

 situated between Whitby and Scarboroiigh, and fronts Lake Ontario. 

 The River Nen runs into Lake Ontario through this township- 

 [From the name of a market-town and parish in the north riding of 

 Yorkshire.] 



Pigeon Bay, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, lies between the 

 Highlands of Scarborough and River Shannon. [On Arrowsmith's 

 early map the only name given on the north shore of Lake Ontario 

 between Toronto and the Bay of Quinte is that of Pigeon Bay- 

 Perhaps Frenchman's Bay was intended. Is " Shannon " a slip for 

 "Trentr'] 



Pin, Porta^ge du, on the sovith-west. branch of the Ottawa River, 

 between Portage de la Tortue and Portage des Talons. 



