The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-09-30

of these localities. Narantsauk, now Nor
ridgewock, on middle Penobscot river, has
the same meaning.
Passamaquoddy Bay, according to its
photography now current, means the bay
where pollock are numerous or plentiful.
The English spelling of the name is not
quite correct, for the Indians pronounce
it Peskedemakadi pekudebegek. Peske-
dem is the pollock fish or skipper,
''jumper;;'' called SO from its habit of
skipping above the surface of the water
and falling into it again ;-kadi, -akadi
is sutfix, marking plenty or abundance
of the object in question. (Cf the name
Acadia, derived from this ending.) There
are several places on the shores of this
bay especially favorable for the catch of
this food fish, like East Quoddy Head,
etc., as mentioned previously in this arti
Gle. Quoddy, the abbreviated name now
given to hotel in Eastport should be
spelt: kadi or Akadi, for there is no IT,
sound in this Indian term, and it would
be better to write the name of the bay, if
scientific accuracy is required, ''Peskedt-
makadi bay.
Pembroke Lake, a long water sheet,
stretching from northwest to southeast,
is in Indian Imnakwan Agum, or ''the
lake where sweet tree-sap is obtained.
Makwan or ''sweet, stands for the liquid
sugar running from the sugar maple in
season. Agum means Lake.
Pleasant Point, Indian village on the
western shore of st. Croix river, is called
Siba-ik, Sibayik; ''at the water passage,
on the thoroughfare for ships or canoes,
which refers to the sites Just south Of the
point
Oak Bay, a large inlet of St Croix
river, east of the city of Calais, is named
Wellwayik-'' at the head of the bay"
Princeton, a village on the Kennebasis
river; south shore IAN atfiuent of the st.
Croix river from the west,) is called
Mdakmiguk, ION the rising soil;'' from
mda, 'high rising, and kmigu, an alb
breviation of ktakmigu, land, soil, terri
tory
Red Beach, on west shore of lower st.
Croix river, Calais township, above Rob
binston, is named Mekwamkes' k, Eat the
small red beach, from mekw (a,) ''red:"
amk, ''beach;" es, diminutive ending,
''small, little,'' and k, uk, locative case
sutfix, Eat, on.'
Schoodic or Skudik, lat the clearngs, -
is a topographic term given to the
Schoodic or Grand lake, ON headwater of
st. CroiX river; also to the st. CroiX river
itself, and to the town of Calais, built on
its lower course. That these clearings
We're effected by burning down the timber,
appears from the term itself; for skwut,
skut means fire, and the name really
means sat the fire. Another Skudih
lake lies in the southeastern corner of
Piscataquis county, Maine.
st. Croix River, in Indian Skudik sip,
1.-THE river of clearings;'' from the clear
ings on its shores or on the Skudh lake.
where the river takes its origin. For a
long distance it forms the frontier between
Maine Washington county and New
Brunswick. The French name, "Holy
Cross" came from a cross erected by
early French explorers.
ST. George and st. George River, empty
ing into the northeast end Passamaquoddy
bay, are just as well known by their
Indian name, Megigadewik, many cells
having; from megi, many: gat or kat, ell;
wi. adjectival ending: k, locative case
suffix.
st. John River, running near the west
ern border of New Brunswick and its
large tributary, the Aroostook, are both
called in Penobscot and in Passamaquod-
dy, Ulastuk. good river meaning river
of easy navigation, without cascades,
falls. OF rapids; from ula, wuli, good: tux,
tidal river and waters driven in waves.