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STEUBEN COUNTY 



Ca-na-ca-de-a creek at Hornellsville is Canacadoa on some maps. 



In 1775 some Cayugas came to Philadelphia from Canasadego, 

 a village on the Cayuga branch or Chemung river. General Clark 

 thought this might be an offshoot from the Seneca castle of Kana- 

 desaga. Though the name suggests this it is one occurring else- 

 where, and these Indians were Cayugas. As it stands the name 

 is that of a chief from whom the place rnay have been called. As 

 Canassatego it thus occurred among the Onondagas and Senecas, 

 and probably others, being interpreted upsetting a house once set 

 in order. Cornplanter's town resembled this in name, being Jenne- 

 sadego, hurnt houses. In 1699 was mentioned Canessedage or 

 " Canosodage, a Castle of the French praying Indians," near Mon- 

 treal. Ganasadaga, side hill, is Morgan's name for Lake St Fran- 

 cis, and Kanesadakeh, on the hillside, is Hale's name for an early 

 Iroquois town. Thus the name is probably correct as it stands, the 

 meaning depending on slight variations in sound, not well pre- 

 served in writing, yet of importance. 



Ca-na-se-ra'-ga creek rises in this county. 



Ca-nis-te'-o, hoard on zvater, is the name of a town, lake and 

 river. 



Ca-taw'-ba is a southern name introduced here. There was a 

 long war between the Iroquois and Catawbas. 



Che-mung' river, big horn. Conongue, horn in the zvater, is 

 nearly the same. The name properly belongs to one place on the 

 river. 



Con-hoc'-ton river, trees in the zvater. Cohocton is now the name 

 of a town. Maxwell gives this meaning but says it was the con- 

 clusion of a longer name, meaning stream rising in black alder 

 swamp, zvith trees hanging over it. 



Do-na'-ta-gwen-da, opening in an opening. Bath. This is a good 

 description of one valley opening into another. It has also been 

 written Ta-nigh-na-quan-da. 



Gach-toch-wa-wunk, a Delaware town near the confluence of the 

 Conhocton and Tioga rivers in 1767. There are many Delaware 

 names of that period on these rivers, and the German use of letters 

 must be remembered. 



