ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK I95 



Wood creek and Saratoga. It may be a corruption of Canasta- 

 gione, but is another place, and the name is equivalent to the long 

 house, the national title of the Five Nations, as written, and may 

 fefer to their eastern boundary. Literally there may have been 

 one of these long cabins there. 



Ca-nis-ta-gua-ha, the Indian name of Half Moon, was translated 

 people of pounded corn, by A. Cusick. This is north of the Mohawk 

 on Sauthier's map, but variants of the name appear in several places. 



Ca-pi-a-qui is said by Sylvester to be the name of Saratoga lake 

 on some old French maps, which I have not seen, and of which I 

 liave some doubts. 



Chi-cp-pee, a large spring, is the name of Sabattis for Saratoga^, 

 Springs, Algonquin names occurring in this county. This word, 

 however, is defined as cedar tree by some, and place of birch hark 

 by others, with good authority for both. 



Chou-en-da-ho-wa or Shenondehowa, a great plain, is Clifton 

 Park. Shanandhot is another form. The name is equivalent to 

 Shenandoah, and is written in many ways. 



Co-nes-ta-gi-o-ne of 1672, or Connestigune, is Held covered zmth 

 corn, and hence is the name of Niskayuna. In 1682 land was sold 

 at Niskayuna, near Canastagione. 



Con-ne-o-ga-ha-ka-lon-on-i-ta-de is Dr Mitchill's name for the 

 Mohawk river, the first six syllables representing the national name. 

 It is noticed elsewhere. 



Ka-ya-we-se creek, a tributary of the Kayaderosseras. Spafiford 

 called it Kayaweeser. 



Ka-ya-de-ro-ga is Saratoga. The name is corrupted, but means 

 at the lake. 



Ka-ya-de-ros-se-ras creek flows into Saratoga lake. The name 

 has been applied to the creek and mountains, but is best known as 

 that of a long-contested land grant. One form of the name has been 

 translated lake country, and with much in its favor. 



Math-a-ke-na-ack, or the foreland of Half Moon, was sold in 

 1675. It suggests the next, but seems distinct. It is an Algonquin 

 name. 



Nach-te-nack was applied to the site of Waterford and the 

 mouth of the Mohawk. It may be derived from nootau. fire and 

 the locative. 



