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^The Maliseets (Milicetes) who speak practically the same lan- 

 guage as the Passamaquoddies are called Etchemins by the Micmacs. 



^ Undoubtedly the Norridgewoks mentioned notes. Kenebec is 

 probably a slight alteration oi Kinebek " deep river." 



^^ In connection with this undoubtedly biassed statement, cf. Hale, 

 /. <:., p. 83, ff. on the Iroquois character. There is no reason to be- 

 lieve that the members of this much-maligned race were any more 

 barbarous in the treatment of their captives than their hereditary 

 Algonkin foes. 



^' See note 3 and Gatschet, /. c. 



'■^ Quenasqiiamcook " at the gravel beach of the pointed end " (cf. 

 Gatschet, /. r. , p. 22). 



^'* Delaware, quenischquney, literally ''long tailed" (Brinton, Lenape 

 Eng. Dictionary, p. 121). Oy\i\N^. peshew ; Micmac utkogwech. 



^^ Wulastitk '-the good river " = Aroostook, e. g., the St. John 

 river. Wulastukuk is a locality ''at or near the St. John river. ' ' The 

 Micmacs call St. John Alenawges " the place where dead seals are 

 collected. ' ' 



^^ Called Skiitik in Passamaquoddy (according to Mitchell) from squt 

 " fire;" ' ' at the fire, ' ' owing to the custom of spearing salmon by torch- 

 light. It is much more likely that the name is an allusion to the 

 burnt lands or clearings on the banks of the river or on Schoodic 

 lake. Tradition asserts that large forest fires took place here about 

 1675- 



