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Moravian missionary, who wrote in 1758 of " The Ohio, as it is 

 called by the Sennecas. Alleghenny is the name of the same river 

 in the Delaware language. Both words signify the fine or fair 

 river." This would seem conclusive at a time when it was certainly 

 a comparatively new name to the Delawares. 



He also quoted La Metairie, the notary of La Salle's expedition, 

 who "calls the Ohio, the Olighinsipou, or .-llcghiii; evidently an 

 Algonkin name." At that time, however, the eastern Algonqrins 

 had no access to the river. If the name was in use it must have 

 been a western one. Dr Tri-mbull added that one of these two 

 suggested a possible derivation. " The Indian name of the Alle- 

 g'hanies has been said, — I do not remember on whose authority, — 

 to mean 'endless mountains.' 'Endless' can not be more exactly 

 expressed in any Algonkin language than by 'very long,' or 'longest,' 

 — in the Delaware Eluzvi-guncu. 'The very long or longest river' 

 would be Eluwi-guneusipu, or, if the words be compounded in 

 one, Ehiwi-guncsipu." If Dr Trumbull has not decided the ques- 

 tion, he has certainly given his readers much to choose from. The 

 testimony of Post has the best support. 



Another definition comes in which will be as welcome to poetic 

 minds as the mythic AUigewi. In the Transactions of the Buffalo 

 Historical Society for 1885, is a statement from some Canadian 

 Delawares, which differs from others : "The Alleghany mountains 

 were called by us Al-lick-e-wa-ny, he is leaving us and may never 

 return. Reference is made, I suppose, to departing hunters or 

 warriors, who were about to enter the passes of those rugged 

 mountains." 



Ca-i-a-di'-on, a Seneca village of 1767, may be Caneadea. 



Ca-na-se-ra'-ga creek and village, among the milkzveeds. 



Can-e-a-de'-a is written Ga-o-ya'-de-o by Morgan, where the 

 heavens rest on the earth. The name of this Indian village is now 

 given to a creek and postoffice [sec also Karaghyadirha]. Colonel 

 Proctor wrote this Canaseder when he was there in 1791. 



Can-is-te'-o river, board on the water. 



Car-a-ca-de-ra, about 7 miles from Nunda, called Carahaderra 

 by Proctor in 179 1. It seems the Karaghyadirha mentioned below. 



Chaut-au'-qua Valley postoffice in the town of Grove. 



Che-nun'-da creek, by the hill. 



