ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK 237 



Weig"li-quat-en-hoiik was place at the cud of the hills, according 

 to Tooker. 



Wich-qua-nis was a tract at'Esopus in 1663. 



WARREN COUNTY 



Ad-i-ron'-dacks, tree caters. This name has been given to a 

 village and to the mountains. It is a very old name of derision. 



An-di-a-ta-roc'-te, the place where the lake contracts, according" 

 to O'Callaghan, but not with the usual translation of the words of 

 Jogues. These were, referring to Lake George: '' Les Iroquois le 

 nomment Andiatarocte comme qui diroit, la oil le lac se ferme"; 

 commonly rendered there where the lake is shut in. The other 

 definition would do well for the southern end of Lake Champlain, 

 but was not thus applied. 



At-al-a-po'-sa, sliding place, has been applied to Tongue moun- 

 tain on Lake George. 



At-al'-a-po-se, sliding place, is the name for Rogers' Slide on 

 Lake George. According to Sabattis evil spirits there seize the 

 souls of bad Indians, slide down and drown them in the lake. The 

 name seems derived from occoeposu, he slips or slides backward. 



At-a-te'-a, a river or at the river, is Hoffman's name for the 

 upper part of the Hudson, which is a shortened form of the proper 

 word. French calls the east branch of the river At-a-te-ka, which 

 is a corrupt form. 



Bou-to-keese is Sabele's name for Little Falls at Luzerne. 



Can-a-da mountain is in the town of Chester. The name was 

 often used for places and streams toward Canada. 



Ca-ni-a-de-ros-se-ras was the great tract north of Schenectady. 

 As the first part oi this form means lake, it may throw some light 

 on the true meaning of Kayaderosseras, the usual form. 



Can-kus-kee is Northwest bay on Lake George on a map of 1776. 

 A better form appears below. 



Che-pon-tuc, a difUcult place to climb or get around, was a name 

 of Glens Falls according to Sabattis. 



Ga-in-hou-a-gwe, given as crooked river, is a name for Schroon 

 river, but lacks the adjective. 



Ga-na-ous-ke, where you get sprinkled, according to A. Cusick, 

 perhaps from sudden showers, is Northwest bay. Holden says: 



