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Ots-ga-ra-gee, hemp hill, is the Indian name for Cobleskill, and 

 may be compared with one already given. The name has also been 

 applied to Howes cave. The present Onondaga word for hemp is 

 osekah, but Zeisberger has it ochschiara, and this fairly agrees with 

 the name. 



O-wa-ere-sou-ere is a conical hill near the south line of Carlisle, 

 and is one of the highest points in the county. 



Oxt-don-tee was a hill east of Schoharie creek, and may be com- 

 pared with Karighondontee. 



Sa-ga-wan-nah is a mountain in this county. It might be derived 

 from asaga, to have a cough, and gowanne, great, from the hard 

 breathing caused in climbing it ; or it might come from atsagannen, 

 to speak a different language, as being on a border land. 



Scho-ha'-rie, driftivood, is written Sko-har'-le by Morgan. There 

 are many early forms. Spafford derived it from its present form, 

 which, " according to Brandt, is an Indian word signifying drift or 

 flood wood ; the creek of that name running at the foot of a steep 

 precipice for many miles, from which it collects great quantities of 

 wood." Simms wrote [Hist. Mag. Ser. 3, 1:129]: "Schoharie — 

 driftwood in the river. This is, it is true, the signification of the 

 word ; but a better idea of its whole meaning, as the name was local, 

 would be ' the drftivood,' as to produce driftwood a stream of water 

 is implied." Then he says that about the year 1703 there was a 

 great accumulation of this just above the present village of Middle- 

 burg. There was heavy timber along the banks, and tributary 

 streams made an obstruction when trees fell. A raft was formed, 

 which was long used by the settlers and Indians for a foot bridge. 

 The word river is not included in the name. Hough has it a natural 

 bridge of driftivood. 



To-was-scho'-her is given by French as the original name of 

 Schoharie creek, and this certainly implies a bridge of driftwood. 



To-wok-nou-ra, one that is near, is Spring hill, west of Middle- 

 burg. 



Ut-sy-ant-hi-a lake, beautiful spring, cold and pure; all this is 

 implied in this name, though not fully expressed. French says : 

 "This lake is 1800 feet above tide. It is' often mentioned in old 

 documents, and was an angle in the bounds of Albany co. in colo- 

 nial times. It is the source of the w. branch of the Delaware," and 

 ig also called Summit lake. 



