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nack-taa-da, signifying beyond the pine plains." In the edition of 

 1813 he made it "over the pines," and said, " The country between 

 these two places is a sandy plain, thickly covered with pine trees." 

 In 1667 it was mentioned as Schoneistade. Among Mohawk words 

 Bruyas gives skannatati, on the other side, deriving it from askati, 

 on one side. The name therefore does not necessarily include pines 

 or plains, but merely being on the other side of anything of a 

 notable character. In this particular case it seems to have been 

 popularly associated with local features. 



Scho-ha-rie creek is part of the western line of the county for 

 a short distance. 



Scho-no-we is usually defined great flat, but the adjective is not 

 expressed, as in many cases where comparative greatness is promi- 

 nent. It was the name of Schenectady when bought by Van Curler 

 in 1661. The- French called it Corlar after him, and the Indians 

 gave his name to the colonial governors. 



Te-quat-se-ra was translated wooden spoon by A. Cusick and was 

 Verf kill. Bruyas gives atogouat simply as spoon, and the same 

 word as atogouatsera in composition. 



Tou-ar-e-u-ne hills, already mentioned, are on the west line of 

 this county and north of the river. French says : " Those on both 

 sides of the river above the city were called Tou-ar-e-u-ne," a name 

 nsed in a briefer form by Hoffman elsewhere. Clark called them 

 Towereoune, and th^ next name is essentially the same. 



To-war- jo-en-ny is a name for Lewis creek. Tower joene appears 

 as the west boundary of Schenectady in 1729, and was Tower joine 

 in 1734. 



Vy-o-ge, at the river, was applied to the place near Schenectady 

 where Van Curler reached the Mohawk in 1634. His words are 

 " We slept for the night near the stream that runs into their land 

 and of the name of Vyoge." Bruyas gives ohioge, at the river. 

 Curler defined oyoghi as small river. 



Wach-kee-sho-ka, the fourth flat near Schenectady, was men- 

 tioned as Viele's land in 1683, and has also been written Wach- 

 keerhoha. 



Wat-ha-jax was a rapid at Castigione. 



Yan-ta-puch-a-berg was given by French as a name' of " mixed 

 Indian and Dutch, signifying 'John ear of corn hill.' " 



