ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK lOI 



LEWIS COUNTY 



Da-ween'-net, an otter, is Morgan's name for Otter creek. The 

 Oneida word for otter is towene. 



Ga-ne'-ga-to'-do, corn pounder, is his name for Deer river. In 

 the Onondaga dialect the wooden pestle is ote-ha-tok'-wah. 



Ka-hu-ah'-go, great river, is Morgan's name for Black river, and 

 has been mentioned. Strictly it is the river, as surpassing others. 



Mohawk Hill has an introduced name, elsewhere defined. 



Moose river has the Indian name of that animal. It is derived 

 from moosu, he trims or cuts snwoth, from its habit of stripping the 

 lower branches and bark from trees while feeding. 



Ne-ha-se'-ne, crossing on a stick of timber, is Morgan's name for 

 Beaver river. 



Oi-e-ka-ront-ne, trout river, has been given as another Indian 

 name for Deer river. The Oneidas call the trout dodiahto, and 

 the Onondaga name is nah-wan-hon-tah. A St Regis name seems 

 used. 



O-je' -quack, nut river, is Margan's name for Indian river. The 

 Onondaga word for nut is oo-sook'-wah. 



Os-ce-o'-la is the name of a town and village called after a 

 noted Seminole chief. It has been translated black drink. 



O-swe-gatch'-ie is rendered O'-swa-gatch by Morgan, who says 

 the meaning is lost. It has been defined black river- 



Te-ka'-hun-di-an'-do, clearing an opening, is Morgan's name for 

 Moose river. 



LIVINGSTON COUNTY 



When first known the Senecas lived mostly in Ontario county, 

 but after the overthrow of the Hurons and Eries some returned to 

 former homes in the Genesee valley, and gradually occupied all the 

 western part of New York. Though their villages were often 

 removed to new sites their names sometimes went with them. Many 

 of these will be found in the various journals of Sullivan's campaign, 

 but some of these were copied by soldiers from those kept by others. 



Ad-jus-te, Ad-jut-so, Ad-yut-ro are given in these journals as 

 forms of one name of Conesus in 1779, applied to both the town 

 and lake. Other forms are Ajulsa^ Agusta, Adjutoa and Adjuton. 

 Big Tree, a noted Seneca chief, lived at this place and favored the 

 Americans. 



