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Globe , August 10th, and later. In 1893 a party of naturalists from 
the American Museum of Natural History, New York, led by Mr. 
John Rowley, spent six weeks at Trowsers Lake studying and collect- 
ing the mammals of the region. Their results were published by J. A. 
Allen in the Bulletin of the Museum, Yol. VI, 1»94 (99-106, 359- 
364), and these papers embody not only a valuable contribution to the 
natural history of that region, but one of the most important contribu- 
tions that have yet been made to the mammalogy of New Brunswick. 
There are scattered references to other results of this trip in one or 
two special papers on mammals ; but I am informed that aside from 
these no account of this expedition has been published. In July, 
1900, I spent three weeks upon these lakes in company with Mr. 
G. IJ. Hay ; and for a part of the time we were accompanied by Mr. 
M. I. Furbish, of Attleboro Falls, Mass., and his guide. Such results as 
we were able to obtain are presented in part herewith, and others are 
to follow.* I believe this exhausts the list of recorded explorations 
and publications relating to these lakes. 
Place Nomenclature. — There is no name in use for this group of 
lakes as a whole, and hence I have ventured to apply to them the 
ancient Maliseet name of the Tobique River, that is, Negoot. T The 
names Troivsers , Long , Portage and Serpentine, appear to have been 
first placed on maps by Garden in 1836-38, though doubtless some of 
them at least were in use before his time. All are descriptive and 
self-explanatory, Trowsers , of course, being shaped like the garment of 
that name. Adder was used by Garden, but I do not know its origin. 
Blind appears first on Mclnnes and is descriptive of its lack of inlet 
or outlet. The names of the smaller lakes, Gray's , Merithew' s, Costi- 
gans , Ogilvie’s, are in use by guides and seem to be for local guides 
and trappers ;l they now appear on a map for the first time. Indian 
and Trout are sufficiently descriptive Certain names are of Indian 
origin : Milnagek , with the g hard, (lake of many islands) ; Milpagos 
* We went in over the Trowsers Lake portage road, passed through the chain, exploring 
from the heads of the larger lakes, and desctnded the Serpentine. A popular account of 
the trip is being published by Mr. Hay in the Educational Revuw. 
t Familiarized from Nay-goot or more properly Nay goo-oot (from a distance called 
Nay-goo-oot-cook ). Its meaning is unknown, but I suspect it is connected with Nik-taak, 
Forks, in reference to the repeated forking of the Right Hand Branch. 
t For a list of these names and for other information, I am indebted to Mr. Geo. E- 
Armstrong, head guide, Perth Centre. 
