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vast Tract of Land, which is the Antient Couchsachrage, one of 

 the Four Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Six Nations, is not yet 

 surveyed." 



Da-yoh-je-ga-go, place zvhere the storm clouds meet in battle 

 zmth the great serpents^ is one of Sylvester's names for Indian 

 Pass, and is probably extreme in interpretation. The word seems 

 a form of Tioga., a meeting of paths by land or water, and but little 

 changed from Tejothahogen, zvhere there are two roads forking, as 

 given by Bruyas. This is an appropriate name for a mountain 

 pass. The conflicts of the thunders and serpents are favorite Iro- 

 quois tales, but this name does not suggest them. 



Di-on-on-do-ro-ge closely resembles one of the names applied to 

 the mouth of Schoharie creek, as well as to Chinonderoga, and in 

 its original form probably referred to the meeting of waters at 

 Ticonderoga with an allusion to the hills. In 1691 the provincial 

 commander in chief was asked to " get the Indians to goe as far 

 as Dionondoroge, 4 miles on this side of the crown point which is 

 the beginning of Corlaer's Lake." 



Ga-nos'-gwah, giants clothed tvith stone, is given by Sylvester 

 as one name for Indian Pass. Ga-nos'-gwah or Ga-nyus'-gwah is 

 the wqW known Seneca word for stonish giant. The Mohawk name 

 for the Stone Giants was Ot-ne-yar-heh, and the pass was in their 

 territory. The Oneidas retained the same name, while the Onon- 

 dagas call them Oot-ne-yah-hah, which is the same. The word given 

 may mean to lie down, as if to rest, the way being hal^d. 



Ga-nu-da'-yu, handsome lake, is a Seneca name recently applied 

 to Lake Henderson. It was the titular chief name of the founder 

 of the new religion, being one of the original list. 



Ga-wis-da-ga'-o is Smith's name for the Ausable ponds, defined 

 by him as two goblets set side by side. There seems no good rea- 

 son for so unlikely a meaning, and the name is of recent applica- 

 tion. It is derived from the Mohawk gawisa, ice. 



Gwi-en-dau'-qua, hanging spear, is the shortened form of She- 

 gwi-en-daw-kwe, the fall of Opalescent river. Lossing gives the 

 latter. 



He-no-da-wa-da, pass of the thunders, is given by Sylvester as 

 a name for Indian Pass. This name is of recent formation, and is 



