ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK 5 1 



O-no-wa-no-ga-wen-se was mentioned in a land treaty as a tribu- 

 tary of the river from the west, and suggests preceding names. 



Ot'-se-Hc river flows through the southeast towns. 



O-we'-go creek and hills are in Harford. 



Ragh'-shongh creek was north of Onowanogawense, perhaps 

 referring to a child. 



Schi'-o, a name in a Moravian journal for Otselic river, has been 

 mentioned. 



Skaneateles lake and inlet, long lake. 



Te-wis'-ta-no-ont-sa'-ne-a-ha, place of the silversmith, is the name 

 of Homer. Owheesta is used by the Onondagas for any metal, 

 but they had a special liking for silver ornaments. ^ 



Texas Valley is a postofifice in Marathon, called after a southern 

 tribe first mentioned by La Salle in 1689. 



Ti-ough'-ni'-o-ga river was called Tiohujodha by the Moravians 

 in 1753. There are various forms of the name, and its meaning of 

 forks of the river, or meeting of waters, is as significant at Cortland 

 and elsewhere as at Binghamton. Ascending the river in 1753, 

 Zeisberger came to Chenango Forks and said : " The branch on 

 the left, turning to the northwest, is the largest and is called 

 Tiohujodha." Near Cortland he took the northeast branch, saying, 

 " we continued our course in the Tiohujodha." The other branch 

 was the Onogariske. On Dwight's map it is the Tionioga, which 

 may be followed in pronunciation. It may well be termed 

 a river of forks, and Zeisberger mentioned four of these, beginning 

 at the Susquehanna \^see Broome county] . At one time it was 

 called the Onondaga, as leading to that town, and Teyoghagoga 

 was an early form. 



DELAWARE COUNTY 



This county has a mixtur-e of Delaware and Iroquois names, the 

 former being most frequent. 



An-des, an introduced name for a town and mountains. Though 

 used for a great mountain range the name is said to be from the 

 Peruvian word anti, signifying copper or metal in general. 



Ad-a-quag-ti-na, Adagughtingag, Adiquitanga and Adagegtin- 

 gue are some of the various forms of the Delaware name of 

 Charlotte river and its branches in Davenport and Kortwright. 



