Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-31
[From the Troy Times.l
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Mr. LUMDARD- Dear Sir Some weeks
since, in an interview which | had with GER
tain gentleman at Towauda, it was agreed
that efforts should be made to learn the Indi-
an name of Sugar Greek, with a view of chang
ing, if posSlbl, the name of some village or
township through which it runs, to the origl-
nal Of the stream In pursuance OF this un'
derstlnding | consulted the Hon. Thomas
Maxwell who is more thoroughly acquainted
with the history of the celebrated Six Nations
that is any man now living. In reply to my
iuquiry he kindly furnished me the infornatio
contained in the accompanying letter. Please
publish as d matter OF peculiar local interest.
Yours,
F. SMITH.
F SMITH, Esq - Dear Sir In compliance
with your request [ have examined my coiec,
tiunS of ancient documents, for the Indian
name of Sugar Greek, and send you The result
Of my research.
| have Journal written by Conrad Wcser,
an Iud,an Interpreter, in 1886, Of Il journey
through this country. In that year (lI36)
Gov. Gooch OF Virginia, requested of the
Government in Philadelphia, that it should
make known to the SO called Six Nations 10y
regular embassy, that he was DESTROYS of es-
tabiShing peace between the allied Six Ma
tiOns, living to the North, and the so called
Cherikees and Catanbas, to the South.
was required to perform this duty, and
received regular instructions from James Lo-
gan, E-q at that time President. 1871, on
the 9th February, left home at Tulpohoken
for Onoutago, which is the place where the
allied SIX Nations hold their councils" These
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port, or Journal He seems to have been ac
comparied by Stofel Stump white man and
an Ouondaga Indian named OrriS gera, who
had been 81 k some time at TulpOhOken The
lands at Tui pohoken, comprises part OF BerkS
and Lebanon counties, and were settled IN
1928 by Germans from Scoharie in New
York, who penetrated the forests to the head
waters of the SusquehalCa where they built
canoes and hoated down the river to the mouth
of the Svatara, Oh the head waters of which
and the Tulpohoken, they settled, on lands be-
longing to the Indians. The lands were pur-
chased by Shomas Penn from the Indians in
1882. Conrad WeiSer had beed acquainted
with the Mohawk and Ouondaga Indians and
spoke their languages previous TO bis removal
to Pennsy ylvauia while resident at Schoarie.-
Hence he was imployed by the Pennsylvania
Government in their Indian affairs.
He was German, and writes the Indian
names of places as he pronounced them. This
was obtained by the ear, as they had no writ
ten language. This popularity is seen throgh
out his journal. The name Sioga" he
writes Dahoga-Towanda is written Diawan-
daa Seneca, Sc mixers and Cayuga is writ
ten Gauiker Onondaga, Onontager, where
the letter t" occurs in word he pronounces
and writes it as if it were :" d." Our old
acquaintance Michael Pfautz, always pro
uounced and wrote the name of Samuel Tut
hill Dudhill" have in my possession an
assignment made by hin to Captain Tuthilio of
certain debts on ledger kept by him written
as follows ;" sine dis widin Lagar to Sam
Dudhil for de bani6d of my cradldorS In de
Stade of Nieuw Yorck"
Ga reaching Shamokn, near Sunbury,
Weiser was joined by Shikelline, a Caynga,
residing there, who was the father OF the Gel,
ebrated chief Logan, who was named by Pres.
ident Logan. They passed up the west branch
of the ousquehanna to WilamSport, thence
up the Lycoming to Towanda and Sugar Creek
thence to Towauda and up to Tloga, thence to
Oaeso and Bingham on, on the Chenango
River (called by the Indians Utseningo. and
written by Weiser Otseninskey,) on their way
TO Onondaga On the 9th April, 1877. he
encountered " the DawaDdaa Greek, meaning
The fretful, or tedious Towanda Greek is
meant, and on the 28th he say, " we left the
Dawantaa to the right hand and reached a
water called Cocobu The 6erce) Subsequent
Iy be writes it, O,colu" | suppose the
true indian pronunciation to be Os-cu lava
On his return from Onondaga be passed down
the North Branch to Shemoken. Hestopped