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Speaker of their language, it would be written Jah-dah-gwah, the 

 first two vowels long and the last short." This disposes of pro- 

 nunciation. 



In his expedition to the Ohio in 1749, De Celoron wrote it 

 Chatacoin and Chatakouin, and in Bonnecamps' journal of the 

 same expedition it is Tjadakoin. The lead plate brought to Gov- 

 ernor Clinton had Tchadakoin on it. Pouchot's map has Schata- 

 coin. R. for the outlet of the lake, and allowance for French pro- 

 nunciation must be made in all these forms. A place on Lake Erie 

 is quite as often indicated as Chautauqua lake. Thus, in an account 

 of Marin's operations in 1753, the French first arrived at Chadakoin 

 on Lake Erie and commenced a fort. "The river of Chadakoins" 

 was found too shallow for vessels, and they went 15 leagues west. 

 Then they determined to build " two forts at Chadakoin, one of 

 them by Lake Erie, the other at the end of the carrying place at 

 Lake Chadakoin," indicating that the name was of a general char- 

 acter. D. Cusick wrote it Geattahgweah. 



Co-ne-wan'-go creek and river, or Ga'-no-wun-go, m the rapids. 

 These are sometimes Conewango river and Chautauqua creek. 

 This was spelled Kanaaiagon on De Celoron's lead plate buried in 

 1749, but Chanougon in his journal. On Bonnecamps' map it is 

 Kananouangon. There was a village near its mouth bearing the 

 latter name. 



Con-non-dau-we-^e'-a, a creek south of Cattaraugus creek, is 

 mentioned in land purchases and is Canadaway. 



Di-on-ta-ro'-go was a name for Attoniat. 



Ga-a-nun-da'-ta, a mountain leveled, is Silver Creek. 



Gen-tai-e'-ton was an Erie village where Catharine Gandiak- 

 tena was born. She was a convert at Oneida, where she was 

 married. The town may have been here or in the south part of 

 Erie county. 



Gus-da'-go, under the rocks, is Morgan's name for Cassadaga 

 lake and creek. It is Cosdauga on Dwight's map. 



Gus-ha'-wa-ga, on the body, was Morgan's name for Erie, Pa. 



Jo-nas'-ky or Ka-sa-no-ti-a-yo-go, a carrying place *where the 

 French intended building a fort at one end. 



Ka-no-a-go'-a, a great door, is on Pouchot's map of 1758, but 



