stood towards those opposite points of mentioned villages became afterwards

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HUDSON RIVER INDIANS.

the

sites

of the old fort and the

new fort, mentioned in the

second Esopus war."

While Mr. Scott's investigation has brought out many facts of interest, it is not clear that he is correct in locating the name, or in explaining its meaning.

If the name relates to a particular

tract of land, then in that tract must be found its explanation ; if in any

stream of water, as the south water, its explanation

must be sought there. The solution may be in one of the paths or trails which he describes as crossing the mountain and extending into the southern country, one of which was taken by the Long Island Indians who accompanied Kregier's expedi This route to their homes.

tion, in 1663, being the shortest

continued across the present county of Orange, where it formed one of the boundary lines of the lands of Christopher Denn, and is described in one of his deeds as the Chauwungonk

trail

path.

It

connected with the main trail which ran from Hackinsack to the Minnisink country, partially described in the Journal of Arent Schuyler in 1694. south trail it led to and took its

Whether called the north or name apparently from one par

ticular locality.

This

the word itself.

The first part or noun of the word, shawan or

locality

would seem

to be indicated in

chawan, would seem to be from jewan, swift current or strong stream ; onk or gonk, a place, literally the country of the strong stream, or the rapid water settlement, or if interpreted in con nection with some part of the Wallkill, as indicating a specific