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called. The name is of two syllables, accented on the first. This well illustrates the tendency of the whites to transpose letters, here making an "lth v into a "tle": in imitation of the French, or, perhaps, the Mexican names. Bancroft learnedly discusses the similarity between the Washington and Mexican "tl," apparently not knowing that the Washington termination was not "tl," but "lth."
I will now give, in more detail, names of places, chiefs, and of some primitive articles of food, and utensils, etc.:
NAMES OF PLACES AND CHIEFS IN CLATSOP COUNTY.
- Tle-las-qua—Knappa
- Se-co-mec-tsiuc—Tongue Point.
- O-wa-pun-pun—Smith's Point.
- Kay-ke-ma-que-a—On John Day's River.
- Kil-how-a-nak-klc—A point on Young's River.
- Nee-tul—A point on Lewis and Clark River.
- Ne-ahk-al-toun-al-the—A point on west side of Young's Bay, near Sunnymead.
- Skip-p-er-nawin—A point at mouth of Skipanon Creek.
- Ko-na-pee—A village near Hotel Flavel, where the first white man in Oregon, Konapee, lived.
- Ne-alik-stow—A large Indian village near Hammond.
- Ne-ah-keluc -A large Indian village at Point Adam's, name signifying "Place of Okeluc," or, where the Okeluc is made; "Okeluc" being salmon pemmican.
- E-will-tsil-hulth—A high sand hill, or broken end of a sea ridge, facing the sea beach about west of the "Carnahan" place, meaning steep hill.
- E-wil-nes-culp—A flat-topped hill against the beach about west of the "West" place, meaning "Hill cut off."
- Ne-ah-ko-win—Village on the beach about west of the "Morrison" place, where the Ohanna Creek once discharged into the ocean.
- Ne-ah-coxie—Village at the mouth of Neacoxie Creek.
- Ne-co-tat—Village at Seaside.
- Ne-hay-ne-hum—Indian lodge up the Necanicum Creek.
- Ne-ahk-li-paltli—A place near Elk Creek where an edible plant, the Eckutlipatli. was found.
- Ne-kah-ni—A precipice overlooking the ocean, meaning the abode of Ekahni, the supreme god: called "Carnie Mountain" by the whites.
- Ne-tarts—Netarts.
- Nestucca.
