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entire range was “Amerrique” ; the Indians have and use 110 other 
names . 1 
I will try and go there again soon and will then examine its 
length, on both sides ; also open two or more of the Indian 
mounds and write to you. 
The river emptying into the Caribean Sea just south of Point 
Mica (Monkey Point) and named Rio Rama on Levy’s Map of 
Nicaragua is called by the Indians Cariari or sometimes Mono 
(I spell the names by no rule nor previous information — only by 
the sound as the Indians pronounced). — Cariari is very near the 
name Cariai used by Colombo in his lettera rarissima. 
The Society then listened to the following communication. 
GENESIS OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF QLTACO, 
NEW BRUNSWICK. 
BY CHARLES LIVY WHITTLE. 
One of the largest deposits of manganese found in New Bruns 
wick is situated at the extreme point of Quaco Head, which 
forms the south side of the harbor of Quaco and extends inland as 
far as determined in a broad, curved band for a distance of over 
a mile. The association, position and occurrence of manganese 
ores excepting manganese-bearing veins with certain strata are 
1 In regard to the spelling of the name by the Spaniards, President Ad. Cardenas of 
Nicaragua writes me : “The name Amerrisque is a corruption of Amerrique, because 
there is good ground for your observation that names ending in ique and ic are very 
common in Central America.” Senator J. A. Rodriguez says: “I must inform you 
that the word in question, as pronounced by the Spanish inhabitants of the region is 
sounded Amerrisque (with an s between the i and q) and Amerrique (without the s ) in 
the mouth of the natives of the tribe.” And Messes. Rodriguez and Crawford wrote 
me on the 17th of March, 1891: “Amerrique is the pronunciation in Nicaragua and 
Amerrisque is the spelling in Nicaragua of the same word. This people generally pro- 
nounce s so very softly as to be almost inaudible. Another example is Mosca, the 
people generally pronounce it Moca” So there is no doubt that the name is Amerri- 
que, without an s ; the Indians of that tribe being the best judges in regard to the pro- 
nunciation of their own name. (Note by J. Marcou.) 
