ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK 8l 



FULTON COUNTY 



Ca'-na-da lake is a name inappropriately applied, and Canada 

 island is on Sauthier's map. The word usually refers to a village, 

 but sometimes to a creek. Several New York creeks flowing from 

 the direction of Canada had this name. 



Ca-ni-a-dut'-ta, Caijutha, Caniatudd and Cayadutha are variants 

 of the name of a tributary of Garoga creek. 



Ca-ya-dut-ta creek, stone standing out of the water, flows through 

 this county. 



Chuc-te-nun'-da is the name of a creek flowing south here, but 

 occurring elsewhere as a name. It will be treated under the head 

 of Montgomery county, where there are two streams so called. 



De-ag-jo-har-o-we was one name of East Canada creek. 



Des-kon'-ta, now West Stony creek, is on Sauthier's map as a 

 tributary to the west branch of the Hudson, and is now in the town 

 of Bleecker. 



Ga-ro'-ga lake is in Garoga. This village of Garoga is in Ephra- 

 tah, while the creek flows through several towns. It may be derived 

 from garo, on this side, adding the locative, or from garogon, to 

 make something of wood. The more probable origin is kaihogha, 

 a creek. 



Ken-ne-at-too, stone lying Hat in the ivater, as interpreted by A. 

 Cusick, is F.onda's creek in Mayfield. 



Ken-ny-et-to, sometimes applied to Vlaie creek, or Sacondaga 

 lake or vlaie, scarcely differs from the last. Simms wrote it Ken- 

 inyitto and defined it little zvater. 



Ko-la-ne'-ka is Morgan's name for Johnstown, and he merely 

 makes it Indian superintendent. A. Cusick defined it, where he 

 filled his bowl, either with food or drink, probably alluding to John- 

 son's hospitality. The name was in use in 1750. 



Moose creek, here and elsewhere, has the Indian name of that 

 animal. 



Oregon, a western name applied to a small village [see Chautau- 

 qua county]. 



Sa-con-da'-ga, called Sachendaga in 1750, is often defined much 

 water, or drowned lands, which is not literal, but conveys the in- 

 tended meaning. Spafford defined it swamp; A. Cusick, swampy or 



