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Ta-ne-o-da'-eh, lake high up, is a new and fanciful name for Ava- 

 lanche lake, 2900 feet above tide, but it does not seem well defined, 



Ta-wis'-ta-a, defined as mountain cup, is Smith's name for Lake 

 Golden. The definition is erroneous, but if the name belongs to the 

 lake it suggests Tawistawis, or the snipe. 



Teckyadough Nigarige, the narrows south of Crown Point ac- 

 cording to Pownall. Sylvester applies the name to Crown Point, 

 defining it as two points. A better definition would be where the 

 shores are near together. 



Tei-o-ho-ho-gen, forks of the river. Ausable Forks. 



Thei-a-no-guen, zuhite head. This is King Hendrick's later name 

 applied to Mt Whiteface. He was thus called by the Canadian In- 

 dians from the remarkable whiteness of his scalp. The French form 

 of this name was Theyanoguen, etc., and the terminal letter is not 

 sounded, but at his condolence at Canajoharie it appears as Tiya- 

 noga, which is the English form. 



Ti-con-de-ro-ga has been written in many ways and with many 

 interpretations. One name for the place has been already men- 

 tioned. Morgan wrote it Je-hone-ta-lo'-ga, defining it noisy, a 

 more popular than sound definition. Colden said : " Tienderoga, 

 tho' to us the proper name of the Fort between Lake George and 

 Lake Ghamplain, signifies the place where two rivers meet, and 

 many places are called by that name in the Lidian language." In 

 1755 it was written Tianderrogoe, Tianarago, Tenonderoga, etc. 

 making it evident that this was the meaning then. Spafford said: 

 " The name derived to us from the Indians, Frenchified, and sig- 

 nified noisy; Ghe-on-der-o-ga, probably in allusion to the water." 

 Schoolcraft gave one of his characteristic interpretations, saying : 

 " Dionderoga, place of the inflowing waters: Ticonderoga, from 

 //', water ; on, hills ; dar, precipitous rocks, and aga, place." Tsinon- 

 drosie was another name. In 1744 the French called it Tiondion- 

 doguin and applied the name to Lake Ghamplain. Their own name 

 was Carillon, the falls suggesting a chime of bells. On the map of 

 the New Hampshire grants it is " R. Tyconderoge, or tale of the 

 lake." One might there " a tale unfold." 



Tsi-nagh-she, phicc of beavers. Upper works at the Iron dam. 



Wa-ho-par-te-nie, an Algonquin name for Mt Whiteface. It may 

 be from Waapenot, it goes upzvard, or woapen, ii is zi/hite — prob- 



