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; ; Sheyickbi: was a Delaware name for most of New Jersey. Hecke- 

 welder gave this as Schiechpi, Hat land bordering on the sea, or 

 marshes. 



Totama, for Passaic falls, according to Ruttenber, was to sink 

 or be forced down by the weight of water. 



Wachtung, mountain. A range of hills 12 miles west of the 

 Hudson, ' , ; 



Weehawken, rows of trees, with some reference to the Palisades. 



CANADA 



It seems well to note, a few Canadian names bordering on New 

 York or connected with its history, omitting some already men- 

 tioned. 



A-ga-rit-kwas was an Iroquois name for the Hurons. 



At-ti-gou-an-ton has been applied to Lake Huron, but is a national 

 name. ' 



Ca-na-ga-ri-ar-chi-o was the abandoned Huron country, north 

 of Lake Erie, called Cahiquage or Sweege in 1701. 



Ca-nes-se-da-ge was an Iroquois settlement near Montreal in 

 1699, called Canassadage, a castle of praying Indians in 1700. Stod- 

 dert wrote it Conasadagah in 1750. It is usually rendered side 

 hill, but is capable of other definitions. 



Caughnna-wa-ga, at the rapids, was another Mohawk village near 

 the last. The name^was carried from New York and was applied 

 to the Indians living there. 



De-se-ron-to, the lightning has struck, a place on the north shore 

 of the Bay of Quirite', called after a Mohawk chief, once a great 

 warrior. 



De-tyo-de-nonh-sak-donh, the curved building, is St Catharine. 



Ga-nan-o'-que in 1695 was mentioned as " Gannanokouy, six 

 leagues from Fort Frontenac." It has been interpreted wild po- 

 tatoes, and also rendered Kahnonnokwen, meadow rising out of the 

 water. i . 



Ga-na-ta-ches-ki-a-gon, a Cayuga village near Port Hope in 

 1671, but some place it near Bowmansville. 



Ga-ne-i-ous, a Cayuga town of 1673, retains its name. 



Ga-noun^kou-es-not, and Ka-nou-en-es-go were islands at Fron- 

 tenac in 1674. 



