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language of the Mohegan Indians, signifies white, also salt; and 

 gunk, a large rock or pile of rocks. Shawangunk, therefore, is said 

 to have been applied by them to a precipice of white rock of the 

 millstone kind, near the top of these mountains and facing the east." 

 His citations are not fortunate. There is a Shawangunk river or 

 creek. 



Sin-si-pink lake is near West Point. 



Sko-nan-o-ky, Ruttenber says, was " apparently derived froni 

 shunna, sour, and na, excellent, nuk, locality — probably referring 

 to the abundance of wild grapes found there." A derivation from 

 sokanon, rain, with locative would seem better. It would then be 

 rainy place. This is given as the name of an Indian village on the 

 northern spur of Schunemunk mountain and near its base. 



'Tuxedo is a doubtful name, appearing on early maps as Tuxseto. 

 While he thought it of uncertain origin Freeland called it Tucseto, 

 lake of clear lowing water, but there seems no reason for this. 



Wa-na-ka-wagh-kin, now lona island, was- mentioned in Van 

 Cortlandt's purchase of 1683. It may be derived from wunnegen, 

 it is good, and ahki, land. 



Wa-nok-sink, place of sassafras, is on the Wallkill, near the foot of 

 the Shawangunk mountains. The definition is good. 



Wa-ren-sagh-ken-nick was a tract on the Minisink in 1697. It 

 may be derived from woweaushin, winding about. 



Wa-was-ta-wa, the name of one of the grantors of the Wawa- 

 yanda purchase, was associated with Runbolt's Run. 



Wa-wa-yan-da first appeared in 1703, in a petition of Dr Staats. 

 A tract he had bought, called Wawayanda or Woerawin, was 

 ■' altogether a swamp." It covered all the drowned lands and in- 

 cluded more than one tract. Ruttenber defined Woerawin from 

 woreco, handsome, or woorecan, good; and Wawayanda from 

 wewau, ivatcrs, and wocan, harking or roaring, describing a high 

 fall or a rapid and roaring stream. Schoolcraft derived it from 

 aindauyain, my home, and thought thence might come our homes 

 or villages. This is unsatisfactory. A fair derivation might be 

 made from wewundachqui, on both sides, but the real meaning is 

 difficult to ascertain. On Long House creek was a supposed 

 council house. The patent covered part of Minisink, Warwick, 

 Goshen and Hamptonburg, and was issued in 1703. A fanciful 



