ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK I37 



those zvJw hold or embrace the great tree, referring to their recep- 

 tion by the Oneidas. 



Twa-kan-ha-hors or Twa-kan-hah was D. Cusick's name for the 

 Missisagas, who hved on the west side of Niagara river in recent 

 times, often camping in New York. 



' Wen-roh-ro-nons, mentioned above as a separated people. On 

 is used by the French for W in many names, but I have often left 

 it unchanged. 



ONEIDA COUNTY 



An-a-jot' was the name of Old Oneida, as written by the Mora- 

 vians, and was in the town of Vernon. Oneida Castle was on the 

 west line of the county. Most early towns were farther south and 

 west, being in Madison county. 



A-on-ta-gil'-lon, cirek at point of rocks, is French's name for a 

 stream flowing into Fish creek in Annsville, and may not be cor- 

 rectly applied, though it seems to be. In a list of Indian names in 

 the History of Queenshnry, Holden says: " Aontagilban. A creek 

 which empties into Fish creek, Saratoga county. Taken from map 

 no. 221, of the late Fish Creek Reservation in 1706. — Secretary of 

 State's office." Though the names are the same there was of 

 course no Fish Creek Reservation in Oneida county in 1706, but a 

 map was made of it in 1796, and it was sold in 1802. In Saratoga 

 county no such reservation appears. 



In the treaty of 1768 for running a boundary line, is the first 

 mention of " Canada Creek, where it falls into Wood Creek, which 

 last mentioned Water falls into the Oneida Lake." The name is 

 often used simply for creek, though varying from the proper word. 

 This Canada creek reaches Wood creek in the town of Rome, and 

 West Canada creek is part of the east line of the county. 



Ca-no-wa-rogh'-are, licad on a pole, was described as "a. new 

 village of the Oneidas " in 1762. It is now Oneida Castle, south of 

 Oneida. The name is variously written, this being a Mohawk form. 

 Johnson built a fort within the limits of the present village, on the 

 right bank of the creek and south of the Seneca turnpike. 



Che-ga-quat'-ka, kidneys, is Morgan's name for Whitestown creek 

 and village, and New Hartford, both villages having this Indian 

 name from the creek. 



