aboriginal name of, 375, 376 Hoosic falls, aboriginal name of, 376 Horikans, location of, 85 Housatonic river, neutral boundary line, Hudson, Henry, 7 5 conflict of, with In

dians at Stony of,

Point,

II ; conflict

with Indians at Shorackappock,

II, 77 ; discovers the Mahicanituk, 7 j intoxicates Indians at Castleton,

10 ; 12 j 8 $

traditions

respecting

his

visit,

Indians at the Narrows, visits Indians at Castleton, 9 visits

Hunter, Gov., attends conference at Al bany, 189 Hutchinson, Ann, killed by Weckquaes

112; daughter of, returned from captivity, 118

geeks,

Greene county, 95, 394

Putnam county, 80, 368 Rensselaer county, 85, 374 Rockland county, 91, 377 Staten Island, 91, 362 Saratoga county, 59, 398 Ulster county, 94, 388

Westchester county, 77, 365 Iroquois

confederacy, 35 ; territory of, 35 $ tradition respecting origin, 355

tribal divisions, 36, 96 ; totemic

em

blems, 49 ; tradition respecting or ganization of confederacy, 36 ; called the Five Nations, 36, 39 ; form of government, 39; organization of confederacy, 39 ; national council, 40 5 political supremacy, 52 ; wars with the Hurons, 53 ; defeated by Champlain, 535 territory invaded by the French, 54 ; make treaty with the Dutch, 54; treaties with the English, 53, 55, 1585 French de termine to destroy, 1715 chiefs made prisoners by treachery, 1725 Mahialliance with, 160, 1725

cans in

Montreal, 173 ; threaten Quebec, 1735 losses sustained in the war of 1689, 179; refuse to break their treaty with the Abenaquis, 1925 hold conference with New England capture