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which was burned at Ehiiira in 1779. It was mentioned in 1778 

 as Kannakalo, a town on the Tioga branch. 



Con-on-gue, according to French a Delaware name for the Che- 

 mung, signifying big horn or Jwrii in the lifater, in that language, 

 but Gallatin says that konnongah is horn in Seneca. I do not recall 

 such a word. 



Eh-la-ne'-unt, a place above Tioga Point, where French Mar- 

 garet's son-in-law lived in 1758. She was one of the Montour 

 family. 



Ga-ha'-to, log in the ivater, is given by Morgan as a Seneca name 

 for Chemung river. 



Gan-ho'-tak creek was mentioned by Cammerhoff in 1750. Gen- 

 eral Clark thought this Newtown creek, which is too far west. 

 Wynkoop creek seems better. It may be derived from the last 

 name. 



Ka-his-sack'-e was a place mentioned in the same journal, and 

 so called from the number of very tall trees. It was between Gan- 

 hotak creek and Cayuta lake, and may be compounded of garhison, 

 to make a forest, and hetke, high. 



Ko'-bus town was called after one of its noted Indian warriors, 

 and was on the north side of Chemung river, opposite Hendey's 

 creek and in the sorthwest correr of the town of Elmira. It seems 

 a contraction of the name of Jacheabus, a noted chief who lived 

 there. 



Ru-non-ve'-a, plaee of the king, according to A. Cusick, perhaps 

 because the British arms were there displayed.' It was a village 

 at Big Flats, burned in 1779. 



She-ag'-gen or Theaggen, on the Susquehanna east of Elmira, 

 is on Pouchot's map and is probably Tioga. 



Skwe'-do-wa, great plain, is Morgan's name for Elmira. . This 

 is a frequent name, but of varying form. 



Tu'-te-lo was an Indian village on the Chemung, near Waverly. 

 The inhabitants were southern Indians, sometimes called Toderigh- 

 roonas. 



Wil'-le-wa'-na or Wilewana is a Delaware word, meaning horn, 

 and the name of a village on the Chemung in 1768, when it was 

 mentioned by Zeisberger. The people there tried to make his 

 party return. In the Sullivan campaign a town but not the river 



