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konsa, a tooth, the full meaning being a perpendicular fall in which 

 the white waters shine like teeth. 



Ga-so-te'-na, high grass, is Scriba creek. 



He-ah-ha'-whe, apples in the crotch of a tree, is Morgan's name 

 for Grindstone creek. This seems La Petite Famine of Charlevoix. 



Ka-dis-ko'-na, lojig or great marsh. New Haven creek. 



Ka-hi'-agh-a-ge and Ke-yon-an-oua-gue are Pouchot's names, 

 for Salmon river, bein^ variants <if some already given and meaning 

 merely a river or creek. 



Kah-skungh-sa'-ka, many falls folloimng, is the present Onondaga 

 name of Oswego Falls, and may be compared with some already 

 given. A variant occurs in David Cusick's history : " By some in- 

 dr. cement a body of people was concealed in the mountain at the 

 falls named Kuskehsawkich, (now Oswego). When the people 

 were released from, the mountain they were visitd by Tarenyawagon, 

 i. e., the holder of the heavens." 



Ka-na-ta-gi-rcn was defined for me as the creek is already there. 

 It was applied to a small creek between Sandy creek in Jefiferson 

 county and Salmon river. 



Ka-so-ag, the name of a postoffice in Williamstown, may be from 

 Kesuk or Kayshaik, the sky, an Algonquin word. The only 

 Iroquois words si'ggesting this to me are kasah, a burden strap, 

 to which might be added the locative aug or aga ; and soak, a duck, 

 which is less prolrable. 



Kuh-na-ta'-ha, zvhcrc pine trees grozv, is the presert Indian name, 

 of Phoenix, there being a fine native grove of these on the river 

 bank. 



Mr J. V. H. Clark made an error in applying the names of 

 Ouiehook and Kagnewagrage to places on Oswego river. They 

 belong to Chittenango creek. 



Ly-com-ing is a name introduced from Pennsylvania, and is said 

 to mean sandy creek by Heckewelder, who derives it from leganiton. 

 The resemblance is not very clear and a derivation from lekau, 

 gravel, with locative, seems better. 



Mexico is an introduced name, from Mexitli, the Mexican god of 

 war. 



Ne-at-a-want'-ha is defined by A. Cusick as lake hiding from 

 river. This is a small lake a little west of Oswego Falls, 



