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Ahtna Place Names Lists 0. Extraterritorial and Regional

1 Dghelaay, Dghelaay Tah the Range, the 'mountains', or ( archaically) Wrangell Mts., in the 'plural objects that are mountains suspended' [1] Tarkhonov 1797; Moffit 1904 "telo country" 1.1 Dghelaay Ce'e, Deghilaay Mount McKinley, 'big mountain' Ce'e, Ggalaay Ce'e 62.5, -149.7 [1] Wrangell 1839 "Tenada" from Western Alaska Athabascan 3 'Atna' Nene' 'Ω river land' 61.9517, -145.7966 [1] 4 'Atna' (L, C), K'etna' (U) Copper River 'Ω river' 61.827, -145.0794 [1] Analysis of 'At-, K'et- is uncertain. Wrangell 1839 map "Atna"; Dall 1875 "Atna"; deLaguna 1970:1, Geohagen 1903; also used in ethnonym 'Atnahwt'aene 'Ahtna people' 4.1 ['Atna' Bene'] Glacial A> Lake Ahtna 'Ω river lake' [0] 5 Ts'itu' Copper River 'major river'; 'straight water' 61.273, -144.8426 [1] deLaguna 1970:1 6 Xentna' lower copper river below 'bend river' Tonsina 61.3389, -144.7698 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:2 7 I'na' Daa'a, C'ena' Daa'a lower Copper River area 'the stream downriver' [1] Possible source for Kanata Ck, (see entry 61) formerly for the north fork of the Teikel River, Rohn 1899 8 Bes Nezdlaayi bluff on E bank of CR 'river bank that extends in a line (rope-like)' 62.282, -145.2417 [2-FJ] Refers to east bank of Copper River curving around Mt. Drum. 9 Hwtsaay Nene' Upper Gulkana R & Upper 'small timber land' Susitna R plateau 62.8785, -146.5058 [1] deLaguna 1970:37 10 Datggadi Nene' K'et westerly Ahtna uplands 'upper country' [1] 11 Tatl'ah Nene' upper Copper River above 'headwaters land' Slana 62.7054, -143.8512 [1] Also refers to Slana River area. 12 Henggey Tah Central 'in the uplands' 63.3377, -146.2556 [1] 12.1 Gaan' Tene trail along S slope of Alaska 'horse trail, trade goods trail' Range 63.0248, -147.1611 [1] gaan' a Russian loan word 13 Dzeł Cene UT> Nutzotin Mountains & 'base of the mountains' upper uplands area 62.2944, -142.7825 [1] Allen 1887:137; Nutzotin from UT ethnonym Niits'ą' Hwt'iin 'people form upstream'

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14 Ba'aaxe, Ba'aadi Nene' 'outside (the Alaska Range)'; K'et 'on outside lands' 63.5354, -143.4145 [1] 15 Ba'aaxe Tuu' Koy>Tanana River 'outside water' 63.3959, -142.9205 [1] 15.1 Niculaghaay Tanana village, "Fort Yukon" '?along big island' (JMc) [2-JMc] 15.2 Tuu Tl'aat LT> Toklat village site 'head of the water' [2-JT] Wrangell 1839 (in Dena'ina) 15.3 Kantiis Na' LT> Kantishna River '? river' [2-JT] 15.4 Łenmaec Fairbanks 'loan' [2-MP] 16 C'ezes Daztaande Dawson, Moosehide 'where skin is suspended' [2-FJ] 17 Nikah Tuu', Nukah Tuu' Yukon River 'Ω water' [2-FJ] Allen 1887:68 "Niga To" 18 Danse, Danse' Cook Inlet area 'in the forward direction' 61.5437, -149.7357 [1] 19 Natu' Pacific Ocean 'saltwater' 60.2046, -145.9804 [1] Refers to any body of saltwater 19.1 Natu' Baaghe coast of Pacific, ocean shore 'ocean shore' [1] 20 ’Usghu Daa’a Tah out in the Pacific Ocean 'out in front and downstream' [2-FS] 21 Yakutaat Yakutat 'loan' 60.0681, -142.4232 [2-JMc] from Eyak Diiya'guda't 22 Dzełkaat Bering River 'from Eyak Jiłqaht' 60.2908, -144.159 [2-JMc] 22.1 [Daxtaeł] Ey> Duktoth River 'elevated flat' 60.2006, -142.5818 [0] derived here from rhe Eyak name, which in turn is possibly from Ahtna or other Athbascan name 1. Copper River, mouth to Chitina

23.1 'Iyaak T'aa Eyak village 'Eyak place' 60.5242, -145.5963 [2-JMc,AB] 'Iyaak is from Alutiiq Igyaaqlit "outlet of lake". 24 'Iyaak Bene' Ey> Eyak Lake 'Eyak lake' 60.5503, -145.6727 [2-JMc,AB] 25 Nudzak Al> Nuchek 'from Alutiiq Nuuciq' 60.3316, -146.6582 [2-JMc] 26 Bey'nelaayi Mummy Island 'objects lean toward it' 60.4645, -146.0121 [3-JMc,JB] 27 Tatitl'aa Valdez Arm 'back water' 60.9894, -146.7869 [1] 38 Ahtna Place Names Lists

27.1 Bayliisde Valdez 'place he/she cust. puts objects by him' 61.1347, -146.3563 [2-MP] a re-shaped loan word, very interesting! 28 Tatitl'aa Na' Lowe River 'back water river' 61.0562, -146.0336 [2-JMc] 29 Tatitl'aa Tates Thompson Pass 'back water pass' 61.1337, -145.7451 [2-BM] trail on Allen 1887 map; Rohn 1899 30 Tacae'e Copper River Delta, Cordova 'water mouth' 60.3928, -144.954 [1] 31 Tsetggax Alaganik village '?above the rock' 60.4428, -145.2139 [3-JMc] from Eyak p.n. list; Wrangell 1839 perhaps "summer home of the Ugalentz (Eyak) 32 Tacae'e Nuu' Long Island 'water mouth island' 60.4698, -144.9572 [3-JMc] 33 Tacae'e Nani'aayi railroad bridge at Copper River 'object that extends across Delta the delta' 60.5148, -144.904 [3-JMc] 33.1 "Anee" "west channel of CR" '' 60.4947, -145.0292 [0] Allen 1887:20 cites Serrebrennikov; probably directional -nii upstream 34 "Tauganye" n.k. on lower CR '' [0] Wrangell map 34.1 'Utggu Daa' upper end of CR delta 'above the downstream' 60.5871, -144.8633 [3-JMc] elicited with Jim McKinley from Eyak place names list 35 Tay'laxden at mouth of Sheep Creek 'where fish spawn' 60.5182, -144.7942 [3-JMc] 36 Tay'laxi Na' 39 Mile Creek or Clear Creek 'spawning stream' 60.5353, -144.795 [3-JMc] 37 Sbaay Ggalaaye' A> Goat Mountain 'mountain goat mountain' 60.617, -144.6608 [3-JMc] Orth:Named in 1910 by survey crew working on the Copper River and Northwestern RR. 37.1 Sbaay Ggalaaye' Luu' McPherson 'mountain goat mountain glacier' 60.5516, -144.5877 [3-JMc] 38 Hwdaandi Łuu 'downriver glacier' 60.6923, -144.9249 [3-JMc] 39 Nuu Ghaay island near childs glacier 'along island' 60.6179, -144.8482 [3-JMc] deLaguna 1970:1 40 Łuu Ghatgge area between Childs and Miles 'between the ' Glaciers 60.7025, -144.6875 [1] 41 Łuu Ghatgge Bene' Miles Lake 'between the glaciers lake' 60.6688, -144.6752 [1] 42 Hwniindi Łuu Miles Glacier 'upriver glacier' 60.642, -144.3704 [2-JMc] 43 Ni'aani Mount O'Neil, Mt. Williams 'that which protrudes' 60.7198, -144.8296 [3-JMc] 39 Ahtna Place Names Lists

43.1 Ni'aani Luu' Allen Glacier 'that which protrudes glacier' 60.7978, -144.7845 [3-JMc] 44 Ni'aani T'aa camp at base of Mount O'Neel 'beneath that which protrudes' 60.6913, -144.7423 [3-JMc] 45 Tsaani Tu'ułtaanden Mile 52 on railroad 'where grizzly bear trail goes past' 60.7119, -144.7032 [3-JMc] 46 Ts'akae Nanalyaesden rapids at upper Miles Lake 'where the women are carried across' 60.7216, -144.5763 [2-JMc] 47 Nataghił'aaden Baird Canyon 'current flows down place' 60.7477, -144.5379 [3-JMc] 47.1 Hwc'abeni lake southeast of The 'lake that is opposite' Peninsula 61.0082, -144.6822 [3-JMc] 47.2 Xax T'ox Tayene' river bar N of Bremner River 'goose nest straight stretch' 60.9956, -144.7033 [3-JMc] 48 Saghani Ggaay Detl'uule' mt N of Wernicke River mouth 'where raven forgot his rope' Nanelna'den 60.8521, -144.4877 [2-JMc] 48.1 Saghani Ggaay Detl'uule' Wernicke River 'where raven forgot his rope Nanelna' Na' stream' 60.8403, -144.3821 [2-JMc] 48.2 Saghani Ggaay Detl'uule' Wernicke Glacier 'where raven forgot his rope Nanelna' Luu' glacier' 60.7823, -144.1392 [3-JMc] 49 Dadaa'i Na' Bremner River 'downriver river' 61.0178, -144.5567 [2-JMc] Allen 1887:44, map; Geohagen 1903, deLaguna 1970:1 50 n.k. village on Porcupine Creek off '' Little Bremner River 61.0467, -144.4302 [0] deLaguna 1970:1 51 "Golconda" XX A> Golconda Creek into N '' Fork Bremner River 60.9901, -143.5308 [0] Orth:Local name published by F. H. Moffit (1920, pl. 5), USGS. 52 T'aghes Nuu Na' A> Tasnuna River 'cottonwood island river' 61.0471, -145.1472 [2-JMc] Allen 1887:44, map; Baker 1928 52.1 T'aghes Nuu island below Tasnuna River 'cottonwood island' 60.9969, -144.7928 [2] Allen 1887:44 52.2 T'aghes Nuu Na' Tates Marshall Pass 'cottonwood island river pass' 61.1008, -145.4606 [2-BM] Allen 1887:map, trail to Valdez Arm 52.3 T'aghes Nuu Na' Luu' Woodward Glacier or Tasnuna 'cottonwood island river Glacier glacier' 61.047, -145.465 [2-BM] Orth:Named in 1963 by A. S. Post, Univ. of Washington, "for the Tasnuna River." 53 Uti'sneldziits'i The Peninsula 'the one we danced out to' 61.0307, -144.7451 [2-JMc, FS] deLaguna 1970:1, "Mi. 114 on rr"; Kari & Tuttle 2005; "The Peninsula" is on Abercrombie 1898 map 40 Ahtna Place Names Lists

54 Uti'sneldziits'i Bene' lake east of The Peninsula 'the one we danced out to lake' 61.0392, -144.7354 [3-JMc] 56 Tsaani Zelghaenden second stream N of The 'where a grizzly was killed' Peninsula @mi. 64 61.098, -144.7603 [3-JMc] 57 Sbaay Ts'ezdaenden point on east bank above '?where mountain goat Cleave Creek, mi 64 warms up' 61.153, -144.8961 [3-JMc] 58 "Konsina" Cleave Creek '' 61.1214, -144.9686 [0] Allen 1887:46, perhaps mislocated, no other recorded Ahtna name 58.1 "Nikneh" n.k., near Billy Mitchell, peak '' 15 mi. above Cottonwood is. 61.199, -145.2713 [0] Allen 1887:46 58.2 Hwdikalke'tden slide on CR below Teikel 'where area has slid out' 61.1869, -144.923 [3-JMc] 58.3 [Tsaa K'ae] opposite Teikel R mouth 'cache place' 61.2196, -144.8293 [0] Geohagen 1903 59 Łts'aay Na' lower A> Tiekel River and '? windy river (via Baker A>Tsina R, formerly Chena R 1928)' (South Fork of Tiekel) 61.2585, -145.2539 [2] Allen 1887:46 and map; Geohagen 1903, Abercrombie 1898, "Tsaina"; deLaguna 1970:1; Baker 1928: "The old native name is Ltsina, moaning wind whirls round, so called because of many little whirlwinds...;" plausibly from łts'ii 'windy' with irregular vowel 59.1 Łts'aay Na' Luu' A> Tsina Glacier 'Ω river glacier' 61.2716, -145.8919 [2-BM] Tsina reshaped from name Łts'aay Na'; Orth: Ahtena Indian name ... (tsa i-na)" spelled "Tsaina" by F. C. Schrader, USGS, 1898 and as "China" by Capt. W. R. Abercrombie, USA, the same year. 60 Natsii'łggosden Mount Tiekel 'where snow avalanches' 61.2954, -145.3273 [2-JMc] the source of the name Tiekel remains unknown; Allen 1887:46: "called by the natives Zeikhell"; Allen map "Teikhell" 60.1 Natsii'łggos Na' Stuart Creek 'where snow avalanches creek' 61.2724, -145.3506 [3-JMc] 60.3 Ninesk'ae camp in upper Teikel 'camping place' 61.3817, -145.2364 [3-AB] 61 Dadaa'i Na' upper Tiekel River, North Fork 'downriver river' Teikel; formerly A> formerly Kanata Creek 61.3707, -145.2728 [2-JMc] Rohn 1900, Mendenhall & Schrader 1903, Abercrombie have "Kanata Ck", perhaps from C'ena' Daa'a, term for lower Copper River, see entry 7 62 Hwdaandi Tsaa I'laexden island opposite Creek ' downriver where there is a cache' 61.2974, -144.8143 [3-JMc]

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63 Snatniili, Snakniil Spirit Mountain '"the one that makes noise"XX' 61.3265, -144.6239 [1] deLaguna 1970:1, Allen 1887:46 "Kawkus, the oldest of the coast natives, informed us that formerly much fire and smoke were emitted from the mountain, and that now terrific rumblings were at times heard , all the workings of a Mighty Spirit." 63.1 Snakniil Na' Dewey Creek '"the one that makes noise" creek' 61.2151, -144.7875 [2-AB] 64 Ighenetina' A> Uranatina River 'bend water~ creek' 61.3932, -144.718 [1] Orth: Indian name reported in 1898 by Abercrombie 65 Ighenetina' Ggiłeni north fork of Uranatina River 'the one that flows into bend water~ creek' 61.3754, -144.6469 [2-BM] 65.1 Ighenetina' Ggalaaye' mt up Uranatina River 'bend water~ creek mountain' 61.4116, -144.8736 [2-BM] 66 C'enk'one' Bene' XX "Blue Lake" (Lake between 'dentalium lake' Haley Creek and Uranatina River) 61.3931, -144.5858 [3-BM] deLaguna 1970:1 Indian camp near MI. 119 reported in this area 67 Kin'tsae'łi Na' stream south of Canyon Creek 'creek of the one with places chopped' 61.3746, -144.5222 [3-JMc] 68 Kin'tsae'łi mt at the head of Kin'tsae'łi Na' 'the one with places chopped' 61.3312, -144.4958 [3-JMc] 69 Deyighił'aaden Wood Canyon 'where it flows inside' 61.4213, -144.4711 [1] 71 Hwniindi Tsaa I'laexden on E bank 2nd ck below 'upriver place where there is Canyon Creek a cache' 61.3931, -144.5297 [3-JMc] 71.1 Ts'akae Nanalyaesden on west bank below Canyon 'where the women are Creek carried across' 61.406, -144.5118 [3-JMc] 72 Hggicaax Na' Canyon Creek 'large area creek' 61.3982, -144.4595 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:1 (gives no name), trail goes to Summit Lake 72.1 Hggicaax Ggalaaye' mt up Canyon Creek 'large area mountain' 61.3648, -144.3174 [3-JMc] 72.2 Tay'laxden ck below Haley Creek 'where fish spawn' 61.4142, -144.4962 [2-JMc] 73.1 K'a's Bena' Haley Creek 'cold by it creek' 61.4483, -144.6118 [2] 74 K'a's Becae'e mouth of Haley Creek 'cold by it mouth' 61.4163, -144.4775 [2-AB] 76 Nic'a'skaesden site on east bank below Tenas 'where we launch boats' Creek 61.4223, -144.438 [3-JMc] Pratt 1998

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77 Tak'a's Naghił'aaden Tenas Creek 'where spring water flows down' 61.431, -144.4363 [2-JMc, AB] A variant name is I'na' Ggaay "small creek". 77.1 I'na' Ggaay XX variant of Tenas Ck or another 'small creek' creek near [2] 77.2 Tats'abaelghi'aaden site on east bank at mile 119 'where spruce sticks into the water' 61.4399, -144.4484 [2-JMc] 3 mi below tsenłt'e'; deLaguna 1970:1; Reckord 1983:95 77.3 Tats'abaelghi'aa Na' ck on east bank at mile 119 'spruce sticks into water stream' 61.4425, -144.4289 [3-JMc] 3 mi below tsenłt'e' 77.3 Kolghaeden site near 77.1 'grease place' 61.4592, -144.4476 [2-BM] 77.4 Tl'ogh C'ecae'e below Eskalida Creek 'grass mouth' 61.4495, -144.458 [3-JMc] 78 Tsenłt'e' Na' A> Eskilida Creek '? stream' 61.4582, -144.4891 [1] JMc: possibly refers to dried berries; Orth on Eskalida: named for the Eskilida family which formerly had a settlement at the mouth of the stream. 79 Tsenłt'e' Cae'e site at mouth of Eskilida Creek '? mouth' 61.4547, -144.4552 [2-JMc] Reckord 1983:96; Pratt 1998 79.1 Tsenłt'e' Ggalaaye' ridge and trail up Eskalida '? mountain' Creek 61.4665, -144.6361 [3-JMc] 80 Taghael Na' A> Taral Creek 'barrier in water creek' 61.4599, -144.4146 [1] AB: Name is reduced from tay'dalghael, takalghael. Orth:According to T. G. Gerdine, USGS, in 1901, the local name for this stream was "Taralna," "Taral River." 81 Taghaelden, Taghael A> Taral 'barrier in water place' or 'where sth.is bundled in water' 61.4708, -144.4509 [1] deLaguna 1970:2, Allen 1887:49; Abercrombie 1898; Reckord 1983:97-99 82 Taghael Tese' mt N of Taral Creek 'barrier in water hill' 61.4659, -144.4038 [2-BM] 83 Ts'es K'et on west bank at mile 127 'on the rock' 61.4801, -144.4531 [2-JMc] 84 'Usdi Na' O'Brien Creek 'farthest ahead creek' 61.46, -144.5336 [2-AB,JMc] deLaguna 1970:2; Glenn & Abercrombie 1899; possible boundary marking place name 85 'Usdi Cae'e site at mouth of O'Brien Creek 'farthest ahead mouth' 61.4819, -144.4555 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:2; Reckord 1983:100 86 Hwt'aat Na' Fox Creek 'enclosed creek' 61.487, -144.5276 [1]

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87 Hwt'aa Cae'e, Hwt'aa site at mouth of Fox Creek 'enclosed mouth' Caegge 61.481, -144.484 [1] Tarkhonov "Takekat" in 1797, the first recorded Ahtna place name; deLaguna 1970:42; Shinkwin 1979; Reckord 1983:100 88 Tuu Ggaay Na' XX at Fox Creek XX 'small water creek' 61.4892, -144.4736 [2-BM] 88.1 'Usdi Na' Ggalaaye' mt N of O'Brien Creek, 5332' 'farthest ahead creek mountain' 61.4952, -144.6094 [2] 88.2 Cen Kał mt between Liberty and '? broad fabric flat' O'Brien Creeks 61.5235, -144.748 [3-AB] 88.3 Cen Kał Na' creek between upper Liberty ' ? broad fabric flat stream' and O'brien Creek 61.5019, -144.6811 [3-AB] 89 Uk'ets'iidiłk'aasi Cii point one mile above Taral 'point upon which we build a fire' 61.4916, -144.4296 [3-AB] 90 Uk'ets'iidiłk'aasi Bene' small lake near point 'the one upon which we build a fire lake' 61.4889, -144.4269 [2] 2.

90.1 Tsedi Cae'e mouth of Chitina River 'copper mouth' 61.5126, -144.3961 [1] 91.1 Tsedi Na' A> Chitina River 'copper river' 61.5133, -144.2926 [1] Wrangell 1839 "Tschetchitno"; Allen 1887 "Chyttyna R"; Dall 1875 "Chechitno R"; Abercrombie 1898; deLaguna 1970:4; Orth:Indian name meaning "copper river" reported by Dall (1870, p. 272) 93 Saghani T'ox Na' first creek on S bank 'raven nest creek' 61.4991, -144.3512 [3-AB] 94 Saghani T'ox mt. at first ck on S bank 'raven nest' 61.4941, -144.3293 [2-AB] 95 Hwyii Dełtaani Bene' lake 1063 NE of Strelna Lake 'pond inside lake' 61.535, -144.2147 [2-AB] 95.1 Dghaltsaani XX n.k., mt. Chitina area '? one that is glimpsed' [3-AB] 96 Nuu Ggaay point on N bank, 2 mi below 'small island' Strelna Lake outlet 61.5066, -144.2457 [3-AB] 97 Staghael Bene' A> Strelna Lake '? off bundled lake' 61.5042, -144.1502 [1] Orth:Mining camp named for the stream, reported by USGS in 1910. 98 Staghael Na' A>Strelna Lake outlet, Strelna ' ? off bundled stream' Creek 61.5041, -144.076 [1] deLaguna 1970:4; Reckord 1983:105; Pratt 1998; cf. four Lower names with ghael: Staghael, Naghael, Taghael, Keghael. Perhaps referring to packs of bundled fish

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98.1 Staghael Na' Cae'e Strelna Creek mouth '? off bundled creek mouth' 61.4865, -144.07 [1] Orth:Ahtena Indian name adopted about 1899 by prospectors. 99 Łaets Na' A>Nerelna Creek 'soil, dust creek' 61.4253, -144.2128 [2-JB,AB] Orth:Ahtena Indian name from a prospectors' unpublished map made in 1900. Nerelna mislocated, see Tebay R. 100 Cenk'e clearing at head of Nerelna 'on the flat' Creek 61.4254, -144.3171 [3-AB] 101 Gguus Kulaen Na' A>Kuskalina River 'celery exists river' 61.4919, -143.9886 [1] Orth:Ahtena Indian name obtained in 1899 by Oscar Rohn. 101.1 Gguus Kulaen Cae'e mouth of Kuskalina River 'mouth of celery exists river' 61.475, -144.1624 [1] 102 Ts'isos Na' Billy Lake creek '? stream' 61.4581, -143.9161 [3-AB] possible interpretation 'straight black bear' 103 Ts'isos Tese' Lost Butte '? hill' 61.4473, -143.947 [3-AB,FB] 104 Ts'isos Bene' A>Billy Lake '? lake' 61.4526, -143.8882 [3-FB] Orth on Billy Lake: Local name published on a 1909 blueprint map of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway, Chitina Branch Line. 106 Łaets Na' A> Slatga Creek 'soil creek' 61.5851, -143.6846 [2-AB] Orth:Indian name reported in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine, USGS. 107 Gguus Kulaen Luu' A> Kuskalina Glacier 'celery exists glacier' 61.6254, -143.6835 [1] Orth:Indian name given in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine, USGS. 107.1 Gguus Kulaen Tl'aa upper Kuskalina River 'celery exists headwaters' 61.5807, -143.7785 [1] 107.2 Gguus Kulaen Tates A>Kuskulana Pass 'celery exists pass' 61.5528, -143.6409 [1] Orth:Indian name reported in 1907 by D. C. Witherspoon, USGS, (Moffit and Maddren, 1909, pl. 1). 108 Gguus Kulaen Ggalaaye' 'celery exists mountain' 61.6005, -143.4399 [1] 109 Naghael Na' A>Tebay River '?down bundled stream' 61.3416, -144.0035 [2-JB] deLaguna 1970:4; Reckord 1983:106; Pratt 1998 re site at Bridge Creek; this name is source for Nerelna; Orth re Tebay:Indian name reported in 1885 by Lt. Allen (1887, p. 57), USA, to mean "a variety of sheep" 109.1 U'eł Sc'eldii Ta' Ak'ae Eskalita's camp at mouth of 'home of father of shoots it Tebay R with arrow' 61.3919, -143.9883 [3-JMc] 109.2 Naghael Cae'e mouth of Tebay River 'mouth of down bundled' 61.3932, -143.9928 [2] Pratt 1998 110 Xanigetgheldae'ł Ta' A>Hanigeta River 'father of eats in fear' 61.2805, -144.051 [3-AB] Not a place name but a personal name that is the origin of the word Hanigeta; deLaguna 1970:1; Orth:Named in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine, USGS, for Hanagita, "Ahtena Indian Chief." 110.1 Ulaaghe C'ilaani Na' possibly Hanigeta River or 'it limits are abundant stream' Fork 61.2565, -143.9245 [3-AB] cf 128.2 West Fork of Nizina R; via AB only 45 Ahtna Place Names Lists

111 Unałi'nayołi mt N of Summit Lake 'one that dogs run up' 61.3313, -144.1784 [3-AB,JMc] 112 Unałi'nayołi Bene' Summit Lake 'one that dogs run up lake' 61.3153, -144.1956 [3-AB,JMc] 112.1 Unałi'nayołi Na' Bridge Creek 'one that dogs run up creek' 61.2997, -144.1324 [3-AB,JMc] 113 Saen K'ena' A>Sangaina Creek 'summertime place creek' 61.1891, -143.9362 [1] Orth:Local name reported in 1911 by D. C. Witherspoon, USGS. 113.1 Saen K'ena' Cae'e mouth of Sangaina Creek 'summertime place creek mouth' [2] 114 Xay Luugge' Bene' A>Tebay Lakes 'silver salmon lake' 61.2104, -144.2382 [1] Orth on Tebay:Local name published in 1912 by USGS. 114.1 Xay Luugge' Bene' K'eseh A>Tebay Lakes 'silver salmon lake outlet' [1] Pratt 1998 114.2 Netsits'ene' mt off Skull Creek 'our skull' 61.2282, -143.4525 [2-AB] 114.3 Netsits'ene' Na' A>Skull Creek 'our skull creek' 61.2648, -143.5697 [2-AB] 115 Dzen Bene' A>Muskrat Lake 'muskrat lake' 61.4114, -143.8464 [3-JB] Orth:Local name obtained by USGS and published on maps since 1954. 116 Tsetggaasi Na', A>Chokoshna River 'rough rock river', or 'jagged Tsedghaazi, Tsitk'aasi Na' head river' 61.4687, -143.7686 [2-AB] Orth:Indian name, first recorded on a manuscript map made by prospectors in; reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine, USGS 116.1 Tsetggaasi Ggalaaye', mt at head of Chokoshna River 'rough rock mountain' Tsetggasi 61.5495, -143.4908 [2-AB] 117 Keghiil Na' A>Gilahina River '"steps against place" river' 61.4445, -143.6959 [2-AB,JB] Andy Brown: name refers to steps; Pratt 1998; Orth:Indian name taken from a prospector's map drawn in 1900; reported the same year by T. G. Gerdine (in Brooks and others, 19083), USGS. 118 Keghiil Tese' A>Gilahina Butte '"steps against place" hill' 61.4449, -143.8039 [3-AB] 118.1 Keghiil Bene' A> Chokosna Lake '"steps against place" lake' [3-AB] Orth:Local name reported in 1908 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1914, pl. 1), USGS. 119 Cen Besi Na' ck into Gilahina River 'wooden tobaggan creek' 61.4494, -143.6307 [3-AB] 120 Cen Besi Zdlaayi mt between Gilahina and 'wooden tobaggans that are Chokoshna in position' 61.4997, -143.6671 [3-JB,FB] 120.1 Cen Besi Zdlaayi Bene' Moose Lake 'wooden tobaggans that are in position lake' 61.4337, -143.6287 [3-AB]

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121 Tsic Beni'aayi mt W of Chokoshna River 'the one with caribou fence against it' 61.5444, -143.6602 [3-AB] 121.1 Łuu Na' A> Klu River 'glacier river' 61.176, -143.3486 [3-AB] Pratt 1998; Orth: Name reported in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine, USGS. This may be the Ahtena Indian word (Khlu) meaning "glacier." 121.2 Łuuł'aan A> Klutlan Glacier 'glacier is there' 61.4501, -141.1825 [3-AB] Orth:Native name reported in 1891 by C. W. Hayes, USGS. 123 Ggalaay Ce'i Crystalline Ridge 'big mountain' 61.4071, -143.4362 [2-AB,JB] 123.1 Netsits'ene' Bene' A> Skull Lake 'our skull lake' 61.3676, -143.6664 [3-FB,AB] Orth:Local name obtained by USGS and published on maps since 1954. 123.2 Netsits'ene' Na' A> Skull Creek 'our skull creek' [3-FB,AB] Orth:Local name obtained by USGS and published on maps since 1954. 124 C'elaxi Na' A> 'spawning creek' 61.3568, -143.4356 [1] deLaguna 1970:4; Reckord 1983:107; Orth:Oscar Rohn (1900, p. 406) spelled the Indian name "Lachina" in 1899. Baker 1928. 124.2 C'elaxi Cae'e moth of Lakina River 'spawning place mouth' [1] Pratt 1998 125 C'elaxden site at Long Lake 'spawning place' 61.3775, -143.3143 [1] deLaguna 1970:4, Reckord 1983:107; Pratt 1998 126 C'elaxi Bene' Long Lake 'spawning lake' 61.3847, -143.2862 [1] deLaguna 1970:4 126.1 C'elaxi Tl'aa upper Lakina River 'spawning headwaters' 61.4743, -143.296 [2-FB] 126.2 C'elaxi Luu' A> Lakina Glacier 'spawning glacier' 61.5727, -143.3396 [2-FB] 127 Ta'sgge'sde on S bank below Nizina mouth 'where we wring in water' 61.3503, -143.2872 [3-FB] 128 Nizii Cae'e mouth of '?~ mouth' 61.3561, -143.2332 [1] deLaguna 1970:5; 1887 Allen map & Rohn 1899:410 and map "Nikolai house" 128.1 Nizii Na' A> Nizina River '?~ river' 61.3734, -143.1472 [1] deLaguna 1970:5, Allen 1887:53-55; Hayes 1891; name is ambiguous, perhaps related to nizen, 'he intends' 128.2 Una' C'ilaani Na' West Fork Nizina River 'stream of many (game)' 61.4478, -142.5992 [3-AB] mapped by inference; Andy Brown "at the head of the Niziina across from Chitistone" 129 Tsedi Tu' A> Chititu River 'copper water' 61.3655, -142.6752 [1] Allen 1887:55, Geohagen 1903 130 Tsedi Ts'ese' Na' A> Chitistone Creek 'copper stone creek' 61.4606, -142.4752 [1] Allen 1887:55

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130.1 Tsedi Ts'ese' Cae'e mouth of Chitistone River, 'copper stone mouth' Nicolai's copper camp [2-AB] Reckord 1983:108; Pratt 1998 131 Tsedi Ts'ese' The Finn; A> Chitistone 'copper stone' Mountain 61.6011, -142.318 [2-JJJ,AB] Orth:Named for the river; reported in 1959 by USGS. 132 Tsedi Ts'ese' Tates A> Chitistone Pass 'copper stone pass' 61.609, -142.0491 [2-JJJ,AB] Orth:Named for the river; name published by Capps (1916, pl. 1), USGS. 132.1 Nadzax Na' Tates A> Skolai Pass '? river pass' 61.647, -141.9159 [2-JJJ] see entry 1263, pass to White River; Hayes 1891: Skolai from Native pronounciation of name of Nikolai 133 Nizii Na' Łuu A> Nizina Glacier '?~ river glacier' 61.6209, -142.4678 [1] Orth:Indian name applied in 1899 by Rohn (1900, p. 407), USGS. 134 Nizii Ggalaaye' Chimney Mountain, A> Nizina '?~ mountain' Mountain 61.726, -142.5097 [2-AB] Orth: named for nearby river and glacier. 135 Hwts'a'i Cae'e mouth of Chakina River 'brushy mouth' 61.3286, -143.1387 [2-JB,AB] 135.1 Hwts'a'i Na' A> Chakina River 'brushy creek' 61.2388, -143.1549 [2-JB,AB] Orth:Indian name obtained in 1900 from a manuscript map drawn by prospectors. 135.2 Hwts'a'i Ggalaaye' A> Goodlata Peak 'brushy mountain' 61.0534, -143.1359 [2-FB] Orth re Goodlata Peak: Local name reported in 1908 by D. C. Witherspoon; from personal name for Chief Goodlataw 136 Łtaan Na' A>Tana River 'bagged object is in position river' 61.0852, -142.7619 [1] deLaguna 1970:5: Orth:Indian name reported in 1907 by D. C. Witherspoon, USGS, (Moffit and Maddren, 1909, pl. 1). 136.1 Łtaan Cae'e mouth of Tana River 'bagged object is in position mouth' 61.2107, -142.8374 [1] 136.2 Nikolai Ak'ae site at end of Tana R canyon 'Nikolai's place' 61.17, -142.88 [2-JMc,AB] deLaguna 1970:5 136.3 Łtaan Na' Luu' A> Tana Glacier 'bagged object is in position mouth' [1] Orth:Native name from a manuscript map made by prospectors in 1900. 137 Tsedi Tl'aa upper Chitina River 'copper headwaters' 61.0982, -142.1761 [1] 137.1 Tsedi Na' Ngge' Chitina River drainage 'copper river uplands' 61.0491, -141.7285 [1] 137.2 Tsedi Na' Luu' A> Chitina Glacier 'copper river uplands' [1] Orth: named by the IBC survey crew in 1912-13 and published in 1916, on Sheet 35.

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138 Kayaxi Na' A> Kiagna River 'village creek' 61.0618, -142.4463 [2-AB] Orth:Indian name reported in 1915 by F. H. Moffit, USGS (in Brooks and others, 1916, pl. 5). 138.1 Kayaxi Cae'e mouth of Kiagna River 'village mouth' 61.1063, -142.5153 [2-AB] Pratt 1998 139 Kaasa Tl'aa, Ggasa Tl'aa at head of Tana or Kiagna 'Ω headwaters' River, Granite Creek 60.7278, -142.3658 [3-AB,FB] deLaguna 1970:4; Moffit 1918 140 Ggasa Tl'aa Łuu' possibly Bagley 'Ω headwaters glacier' 60.561, -142.337 [3-FB] deLaguna 1970:2,4; Moffit 1918; Pratt 1998 141 Ni'aayi MacColl Ridge 'linear object that extends' 61.1896, -142.6179 [2-AB] 142 Ni'aayi Na' Canyon Creek 'linear object that extends creek' 61.1524, -142.2122 [2-AB] 143 UT: Gųų 'Ana' Mt. Bona 'bear den' or 'monster den' or 'beyond bear' 61.385, -141.7513 [3-JJJ] An Upper Tanana name. 144 Tsedi Na' Łuu' A> Chitina Glacier 'copper river glacier' 61.0189, -141.1589 [2] Orth:named by the IBC survey crew in 1912-13 and published in 1916 on Sheet 35. 145 Tsedi Ggalaaye' Mt. Steele, Mt. Luciana 'copper mountain' 61.0628, -140.8234 [2] 3. Copper River above Chitina to Klutina R

146.1 'Atna', Tsedi Na' A> Chitina village 'Ω river'; 'copper river' 61.516, -144.4428 [1] Both the names have been used for Chitina town; Reckord 1983:101- 102 147 Tak'a's Na' stream S of Chitina 'spring water creek' 61.4996, -144.445 [2] 148 Tsabaey Na' A> Chitina Creek 'fish creek' 61.4962, -144.4535 [1] 148.1 Tsabaey Bene' Town Lake, "Trout Lake" 'fish lake' 61.5129, -144.4375 [1] 149 Netsits'ene' Na' Lost Lake Creek 'someone's skull creek' 61.5237, -144.4268 [2-EB] 150 Netsits'ene' Bene' Lost Lake 'someone's skull lake' 61.5285, -144.4337 [2-EB] 150.2 Bes Cene hill on W bank at mouth of 'base of the riverbank' Chitina R 61.508, -144.4398 [2-EB] same as name for site above Tonsina R 150.3 Bes Cene Bene' Susie Lake 'base of the riverbank' 61.5028, -144.4519 [2-EB] 150.4 "Tah-klez-kah" [?Tatl'e's XXSusie Lake '' Cae'e] 61.5079, -144.447 [3-ES] Elsie Stickwan in West 1973; Reckord 1983:101 49 Ahtna Place Names Lists

151 Tsengha site at 131.5 mile, Escaldita's '? by the odor' village 61.5087, -144.447 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:4; Reckord 1983:113 152 Netsel I'sghiłdi'den fishing point near west end of 'where someone shot bridge across Copper R someone in the rectum with an arrow' 61.525, -144.4146 [2-JMc] 153 Ughak'aay Sngedzeni "Chitina Mt" 'someone is standing on the ridge' 61.5237, -144.5207 [2-JB] 154 Ughak'aay Sngedzeni First Lake, Onemile Lake 'someone is standing on the Bene' ridge lake' 61.5393, -144.4504 [2-JB] 155 Tsin'aen Bene' Second Lake, Twomile L 'thanks lake' 61.5562, -144.4462 [2-EB] Said to be a modern name. 156 K'a'si Na' A> Kotsina River 'cold river' 61.5473, -144.2878 [1] deLaguna 1970:45, Geohagen 1903; Abercrombie 1898 "Katselena R"; Baker 1928 "Old native: 'cold water'." 157 K'a'si Cae'e mouth of Kotsina River 'cold mouth' 61.5406, -144.4089 [1] Reckord 1983:113 158 K'a'si Bese' hill N of mouth of Kotsina River 'cold bank' 61.5494, -144.3985 [1] 159 Tayen Nast'aan Na' Lorraine Creek 'object on straight stretch stream' 61.6133, -144.1812 [3-AB] 160 Tayen Nast'aan Iron Mountain 'object on straight stretch' 61.6246, -144.0543 [3-AB] 161 Takaa'a Dełtaani lake 1834 'pond that is on tundra' 61.6356, -144.281 [2] 162 Nekedezdleni Na', Elliot Creek 'the one that flows around- Nikasdleni Na' stream' 61.6671, -144.1887 [2] 162.1 Nikasdleni Ggalaaye' mt. up Elliot Creek 'the one that flows around mountain' 61.6483, -144.1647 [2] 163 Dzuuggi Laedze' Alice Peak 'the princess' soil' 61.6668, -144.1095 [2-JB] 163.1 Dzuuggi Laedze' Na' ck into Elliot Creek 'the princess' soil-stream' 61.6588, -144.1208 [2-JB] 164 Snest'aekden Willow Creek into Kotsina '? bare place XX' 61.7066, -144.3225 [2-FB] FB near C.10 165 T'aan' Ggenaay Bene' lake at head of "Willow Creek" 'moving leaves lake' 61.741, -144.3453 [2] 166 Tsa' Bene' lake in Kotsina area 'beaver lake' 61.703, -144.3829 [2-JB]

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167 K'etighitaanden camp on Kotsina near trail fork 'where the trail drops into to Horse Creek cavity' 61.6427, -144.3603 [2-AB] 168 Łeggedlenden confluence of Long Glacier 'where streams join' Creek and Kotsina 61.7226, -144.2536 [2-WH] 169 Unahwnat'esi mt "Long" 'one that has cut place on it' 61.7609, -144.2042 [2] 169.1 Unahwnat'esi Na' ck off mt "Long" 'one that has cut place on it stream' 61.739, -144.2461 [2] 170 Unatadił'aayi Na' Clear Creek 'water flows up to it stream' 61.7522, -144.0888 [2] 171 Unatadił'aayi mt E of Long Glacier 'water flows up to it' 61.7636, -144.0419 [2] 172 Unatadił'aayi Luu' Long Glacier 'water flows up to it glacier' 61.7993, -144.0533 [2] 172.1 Debae Na' A> Sheep Creek 'sheep creek' 61.705, -144.1065 [2] Orth: Local name reported in 1921 by F. H. Moffit, USGS, 173 Nelbaayi mt "Lime" 'grey one' 61.6533, -143.799 [2-JB] 173.1 Nelbaayi Na' Porcupine Creek 'grey one creek' 61.6134, -143.7582 [2-JB] 174 Denyiidi Na' Rock Creek 'canyon creek' 61.6787, -143.9412 [2-AB] 175 Denyiidi Ggalaaye' Dixie Pass 'canyon mountain' 61.6245, -143.8759 [2-AB] 176 Łubaedzi Na' A> Kluvesna River 'tan glacier creek' 61.7145, -144.0481 [2-JB] Orth:Indian name published in 1900 on a prospector's manuscript map. 177 Łubaedzi Luu' A> Kluvesna Glacier 'tan glacier glacier' 61.8325, -143.8365 [2] Orth:Prospectors' name reported in 1900 as "Kluwesna Glacier" by T. G. Gerdine, USGS; it may have been derived from the Ahtena Indian word "khly" meaning "glacier." 178 Łubaedzi Ggalaaye' mt at head of Kluvesna River 'tan glacier mountain' 61.8496, -143.7872 [2-JB] 179 K'a'si Luu', K'a'si Tl'aa A> Kotsina Glacier 'cold glacier,' cold Luu' headwaters glacier' 61.7827, -143.6611 [1] 179.1 K'a'si Dghelaaye' A> Kotsina Mountains 'cold mountain' 61.7469, -143.7283 [1] 180 K'a'si Tl'aadi Mt. Blackburn 'the one at cold headwaters' 61.7332, -143.4365 [1] 181 Yehwgheli Na' stream into Second Lake 'good place creek' 61.6224, -144.6847 [3-AB]

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181.1 [no name] A>Atna Peaks, two, 6 mi. E of '' and 24 mi. NW of Mccarthy, Wrangell Mts. [0] Orth:So Named in 1965 by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska, because the "peaks are at the edge of the Copper River drainage and the old Indian name for that river was Atna." 182 Ben'natl'e'si Third Lake 'lake that is blue' 61.5643, -144.4459 [2] 183 Tsaani 'Aeł Bese' bluff N of Kotsina mouth 'bear trap bank' 61.5522, -144.3482 [2] 184 Nahwt'en Cae'e site at Fivemile Creek 'situations recur mouth' 61.5882, -144.4312 [1] deLaguna 1970:45, Reckord 1983:114 185 Nahwt'en Na' Fivemile Creek 'situations recur creek' 61.5607, -144.5152 [1] 186 Nahwt'en Ggalaaye' mt at head of Fivemile Creek 'situations recur mountain' 61.531, -144.57 [1] 187 Tatsogh Na' stream on E bank N of Kotsina 'yellow water creek' 61.5584, -144.3859 [2] 188 Ketsitne'aay rock opposite Fivemile mouth 'head that is against a place' 61.5758, -144.3512 [2] 189 Ketsitne'aay Na' stream opposite Fivemile 'head that is against a place Creek creek' 61.5822, -144.3875 [2] 190 Ts'elaeni bench land opposite Fivemile 'one that exists' Creek 61.6131, -144.3054 [2-FB,AB] 190.1 Ts'elaeni Bene' lake at bench land opposite 'one that exists lake' Fivemile Creek 61.6069, -144.3014 [2] 191 Tsi'datsaedi Na' stream S. of Kuslina Creek 'pounded rock - stream' 61.608, -144.4136 [3-AB] below Horse Ck 192 Tay'sdlaexden site at Kuslina Creek 'spawning water place' 61.6157, -144.4491 [1] deLaguna 1970: 45; Reckord 1983:115 192.1 Tay'sdlaex Bene' lake at site at Kuslina Creek 'spawning water lake' 61.6391, -144.3373 [1] 193 Tay'sdlaex Na', Una' A>Kuslina Creek, locally 'spawning water creek' Tay'laxi Na' "Horse Creek" 61.6411, -144.4203 [1] deLaguna 1970:45; Orth:Ahtena Indian name obtained in 1900 by F. C. Schrader, USGS. 194 Niłdzitighitaanden trail to Hubbard and Elliot 'where trails divide' 61.6465, -144.3927 [2-FB] 194.1 Cedidzaasi Na' Rabbit Creek 'brushy tail creek' 61.6537, -144.3874 [3-AB] cf. 244, same name 195 Unitidighitaan den pass & summit of trail to 'where the trail goes into it Hubbard and Elliot (land)' 61.648, -144.3346 [3-AB]

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196 Skostle Na' Horse Creek, "Rabbit Creek" 'little ? creek' 61.6517, -144.4499 [1] source for Kuslina Creek 196.1 Skostle Cae'e mouth of Horse Creek, "Rabbit 'little ? mouth' Creek" [1] 197 Saghani Na' stream above Horse Creek 'raven creek' 61.6557, -144.4952 [2] 198 Tats'esghi'aaden rock on E bank N of Saghani 'where a rock is in the water' Na', "Wintercourt" 61.6425, -144.5222 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:7; Reckord 1983:117 198.1 Tats'esghi'aa Na' ck in between rock on E bank 'where a rock is in the water N of Saghani Na' stream' 61.6631, -144.5105 [2-JMc] 199 Tselt'ogh Na' Liberty Creek 'fractured rock' or 'rectum creek' 61.5965, -144.5669 [1] 199.1 Tselt'ogh Cae'e mouth of Liberty Creek 'fractured rock mouth' 61.637, -144.5454 [1] Reckord 1983:116 200 Tselt'ogh, Tselt'ogh mt at head of Liberty Creek 'fractured rock (mountain)' Ggalaaye' 61.5457, -144.6908 [1] 202 Nic'anilenden site on W bank opposite 'where current flows out from Liberty Creek shore' 61.6456, -144.5444 [1] deLaguna 1970:45 203 Nic'anilen Na' stream opposite Liberty Creek 'current flows out from shore creek' 61.6644, -144.55 [1] 204 Naldzaesi Na' 2nd str on E above Horse Ck 'shiny one stream' 61.6763, -144.5865 [3-AB] 205 Naldzaesi ridge opposite Lower Tonsina 'shiny one' 61.6695, -144.5764 [3-AB] 205.1 [Tl'aasi Na'] 2nd str on E above Horse '? from the rear stream' Creek 61.6522, -144.5162 [3-AB to del] deLaguna 1970:70 206 Tsinłtuu' Na' "Rice Creek", stream on E '"volcanic ash water" creek' bank above Liberty Creek 61.6591, -144.5903 [3-AB] translation by Andy Brown 207 Natasaex on Copper River below Lower 'water divides' Tonsina 61.6436, -144.6137 [2-JMc] 208 Natasaex Na' second stream N of Liberty 'water divides stream' Creek 61.6326, -144.6132 [2-JMc] 209 Tuu Ggaay Na' stream N of Liberty Creek, 14 'small water creek' mi. "Horshoe Curl" 61.6394, -144.6389 [2-EB]

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210 Sdates site on point below Lower 'peninsula pass' Tonsina,"Rice Creek", 61.6458, -144.5967 [2-AB] deLaguna 1970:7; Reckord 1983:116 211 Ts'es K'et on W bank above Tonsina R 'on the rock' 61.6602, -144.6316 [1] 212 Ts'es Nggat bluff on W bank below Bes 'upland of rock' Cene 61.6576, -144.6539 [2] 213 Nay'k'ay'taanden, on W bank below Bes Cene 'where willow extends' Nak'ay'staanden 61.6714, -144.6643 [2-JMc] site 214 Netsits'ene' Tu' spring on S side of Bes Cene 'our skull water' 61.6944, -144.7168 [2-EB] 215 Tez'aedzi Na' stream below Bes Cene 'stepping river' 61.6891, -144.7147 [3-AB map] 216 Bes Cene Liebestag Village, Liverstag 'base of the riverbank' 61.7047, -144.731 [1] deLaguna 1970:8, Allen 1887:60; Reckord 1983:129 216.1 Bes Cene Ts'endełenden spring at Bes Cene 'where currents flow from base of bank' 61.7047, -144.7367 [2-AB] 217 Tsesnen' Na' A> Cheshnina River, '? land stream' "Leibestag River" (Allen map) 61.7255, -144.6314 [1] deLaguna 1970:8, Geohagen; 1903; Allen 1887 map:"Leibigstag River"; Orth:Indian name obtained in 1898 by Capt. W. R. Abercrombie, USA, who spelled it "Cheshnena" and "Cheshni River." 218 Tsesnen' Cae'e site at mouth of Cheshnina R '? land mouth' 61.6995, -144.6981 [1] deLaguna 1970:8; Reckord 1983:130 219 Taggos Bene', Xaggos lake S of Cheshnina R 'swan lake' Bene' 61.7012, -144.6054 [2-AB] 220 K'ey Tsaayta lake region S of Cheshnina R 'among the small birch' 61.7424, -144.4806 [2] 221 Tsa' Bene' third lake on fork of Cheshnina 'beaver lake' R 61.719, -144.4298 [2] 222 Tsiis Daa'a Na' ck into Cheshnina R 'ochre ledge creek' 61.7683, -144.3474 [2] 223 Tsiis Daa'a ridge W of Long Glacier 'ochre ledge' 61.8039, -144.1601 [2] 224 Unatseziiłzkaeni ridge 3065 N of Cheshnina R 'one that scree falls down' 61.7764, -144.4564 [2-AB] 225 Tsesnen' Luu' A> Cheshnina Glacier '? ' 61.8811, -144.1189 [1] Orth:Name published by USGS (Moffit, 1914, pl. 1). 226 [Ngadze] on W bank opposite '?from the upland' Cheshnina mouth 61.6979, -144.7234 [0] deLguna 1970:8; doubtful p.n.

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226.1 Cetl'e's Cae'e site at ck N of Bese Cene 'sweet gale mouth' 61.7124, -144.7634 [2-AB,JMc] deLaguna 1970:8; Reckord 1983:129; possibly Abercrombie 1898 map "Indian huts" 226.2 Cetl'e's Na' ck from W 'sweet gale creek' 61.7102, -144.7791 [2-AB-JMc] 226.3 K'ay' Dnest'aande 3, 4 mi. above Lower Tonsina 'where there is willow grove' [2-MP] deLaguna 1970:9 via Mentasta Pete 227 Ts'itazdlen Na' A> Chetaslina River 'straight current flows river' 61.7303, -144.7217 [1] deLaguna 1970:8; Orth:Ahtena Indian name ...obtained in 1898 by Capt. W. R. Abercrombie, USA, who spelled it "Chestalena"; Baker 1928: "So named because a great deal of drift wood comes down during spring and summer." 227.1 Ts'itazdlen Cae'e mouth of Chetaslina River 'straight current mouth' 61.7078, -144.733 [1] 228 Tatl'ahwt'aene Kaltenden ck from N 3 mi up Chetaslina R 'where the upper Copper River people's trail ascends' 61.7962, -144.7068 [2-AB] Kari 1986:214 in narrative by Andy Brown 229 Tsezuułi Na' East Fork of Chetaslina 'pipe rock river' 61.7838, -144.618 [2-AB] 230 Tsezuułi mt at head of Eask Fork of 'pipe-like rock' Chetaslina 61.89, -144.232 [2-AB] 230.1 Tsezuułi Luu' East Fork Chetaslina glacier 'pipe rock glacier' 61.8934, -144.2643 [2-AB] 231 Dzeł Ghaan' Na' ck into East Fork from Dzeł 'half mountain creek' Ghaan' 61.8677, -144.2606 [2-AB] 232 Dzeł Ghaan' ridge between East Fork and 'half mountain' Cheshnina 61.8334, -144.2518 [2-AB] 233 Ts'itazdlen Na' Łuu A> Chetaslina Glacier 'straight current stream glacier' 61.9822, -144.2614 [1] Orth:Name reported by USGS (Moffit, 1914, pl. 1). 233.1 Tsi'duudi Na' ck above Chetaslina on N 'narrow rock creek' 61.9543, -144.3672 [3-FS] via FS, Dunn 1909:Chetudina, seems to be for Chichokna Gl 233.2 Tsi'duudi mt at ck above Chetaslina, 'narrow rock', 'narrow head' possibly Mt Zanetti 61.9641, -144.3791 [3-FS] via FS, Dunn 1909 map Chetudina glacier 233.3 Tsi'duudi Na' Luu' glacier off SW corner of Mt 'narrow rock creek glacier' Zanetti [3-FS] 234 Tsitsox Na' A> Chichokna River 'yellow head river' 61.9338, -144.4796 [2-AB] Orth:Indian name obtained in 1902 by T. G. Gerdine, USGS, and written "Cheechocna." 234.1 Tsitsox mt above Chichokna River 'yellow head' 61.9873, -144.4179 [2-AB]

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235 Tsitsox Na' Łuu' A> Chichokna Glacier 'yellow head river glacier' 62.0129, -144.2872 [2-AB] cf Dunn 1909, "Chitudina Glacier"; Orth: Local name recorded in 1902 by USGS (in Mendenhall, 1905, pl. 4); named for the river. 236 K'ełt'aeni Mt. Wrangell, Wrangell 'on+cause+act+the one' Mountains 62.005, -144.0195 [1] deLaguna 1970:9; the name is ambiguous, given here are common morpheme translations 236.1 Uk'ełedi Mt. Wrangell Volcano 'the one with smoke on it' 61.9904, -144.0746 [1] Wrangell 1839 map "Vulkan" (volcano); deLaguna 1970:9 237 Sdaghaayden point on E bank, N of 'along the point' Chestaslina 61.7359, -144.7754 [1] deLaguna 1970:9; Reckord 1983:131 238 Tez'aedzi Na' ck into Copper from W, 'stepping river' Opposite Chetaslina. 61.7398, -144.8397 [2-AB] 239 Tez'aedzi Bene' lake on Tez'aedzi Na' 'stepping lake' 61.7263, -144.8703 [2-AB] 241 Bestleghe bluff on W bank 'by the little bank' 61.7339, -144.8054 [3-AB] 242 Ts'iyit'aen' Tayene' stretch of river above C'anuu 'directly visible straight Cii stretch' 61.7554, -144.8574 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:13 243 Ts'iyit'aen' Na' ck from E 'directly visible creek' 61.7672, -144.8212 [2-JMc] 244 Cedidzaasi Na' Dadina Lake outlet 'bushy tail creek' 61.7742, -144.8336 [2-AB] deLaguna 1970:13 245 Cedidzaasi Bene' A> Dadina Lake 'bushy tail lake' 61.8411, -144.7897 [2-AB] Orth:Local name published in 1950 by USGS. 245.1 C'anuu Cii point on W bank XX 'point opposite island' 61.7648, -144.9075 [2] 246 Gguux Hwts'iniyaaden point on W bank above 'where a monster emerged' Cedidzaasi Na' 61.7695, -144.9151 [1] deLaguna 1970:13; Reckord 1983:132 247 Tsedi Kulaenden "Copper Village" 'where copper exists' 61.7874, -144.957 [1] possibly "Kupfer Fort" (Copper Fort) on 1839 Wrangell map; deLaguna 1970:13, Reckord 1983:132 248 Tsedi Kulaen Na' ck from E below Dadina R 'copper exists creek' 61.8069, -144.917 [1] 249 T'aghes Cii point on W bank below Dadina 'cottonwood point' R 61.7879, -144.9785 [2-JMc] Reckord 1983:132 249.1 Hwt'aa Kughi'aaden, bar on W bank below Dadina R 'where a place extends below Hwt'ax Kughi'aaden area' 61.8059, -145.0355 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:14, Reckord 1983:132

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250 Hwdaadi Na' A>Dadina River 'downriver river' 61.8659, -144.968 [1] deLaguna 1970:13; Orth:Indian name published in 1898 by Capt. W. R. Abercrombie, USA, at Tatena. The present spelling comes from USGS (Mendenhall, 1905. p. 21). 250.1 Hwdaadi Cae'e mouth of Dadina River 'downriver mouth' 61.8166, -145.0688 [1] 250.1 Hwdaadi Na' Ngge' Dadina River uplands 'downriver river uplands' [2-JT] deLaguna 1970:13; Orth:Indian name published in 1898 by Capt. W. R. Abercrombie, USA, at Tatena. The present spelling comes from USGS (Mendenhall, 1905. p. 21). 251 Hwdaadi Tl'aa upper Dadina River 'downriver headwaters' 61.9492, -144.6193 [1] 252 Hwdaadi Łuu' A>Dadina Glacier 'downriver glacier' 62.0431, -144.328 [1] Orth:Local name reported by USGS in 1902 (in Mendenhall, 1905, pl. 4) 253 Hwniidi Na' A>Nadina River 'upriver river' 61.8788, -145.0577 [1] deLaguna 1970:14; Reckord 1983:133; Abercrombie 1898: "Knetena". Orth:T. G. Gerdine and W. C. Mendenhall, USGS, introduced the present spelling in 1902 254 Hwniidi Cae'e mouth of Nadina River 'upriver mouth' 61.8517, -145.1393 [1] 254.2 Hwniidi Tl'aa Upper Nadina River 'upriver headwaters' 61.9433, -144.9259 [1] deLaguna 1970:14 254.3 Ts'es Detbaey Na' ck in upper Nadina 'stone that is grey creek' 61.9797, -144.7348 [3-FS] FS there in 1923 254.4 Ts'es Detbaey upper Nadina ridge off Snider 'stone that is grey' Pk 62.0271, -144.7244 [3-FS] 254.5 Ts'es Nilaeni mt to N on upper Nadina R 'the one that is rocky' 62.0656, -144.7561 [2-JMc] 255 Hwniidi Łuu' A>Nadina Glacier 'upriver glacier' 62.044, -144.7386 [1] Orth: Local name reported by USGS (in Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903, p. 63); named for the river. 256 K'ełt'aeni Natnet'aani 'one attatched to k'ełt'aeni' 62.0676, -144.6271 [2-JMc] 257 Hwdaandi K'ełt'aeni 'downriver K'ełt'aeni' 62.1143, -144.6395 [1] 258 Tl'ats'esz'aani Na' ck from W above Dadina 'creek of its headwaters has a rock' 61.8146, -145.1216 [2-JMc] 258.1 Ts'es Z'aani hill to W 'boulder that is in postion' 61.8187, -145.127 [2-JMc] 258.2 Utl'aa Ts'es Z'aani Cae'e mouth of ck above Dadina 'mouth of its headwaters has a rock' 61.8231, -145.098 [2-JMc] 259 Naak'e site & bar 2 mi below Nadina 'on the bar' 61.8377, -145.1125 [1] JMc: home of Chief Basili 57 Ahtna Place Names Lists

259.1 Una' Koley Cae'e ck above Hwniidi XX, cf. del 'mouth of its stream is gone' 61.8642, -145.1497 [2-JMc,TJ] deLaguna 1970:15, XX 261 La' Koli Na', Una' Koley ck from E XX 'no trees creek', or 'its stream Na' is gone creek' 61.8651, -145.1401 [2-JMc] 261.1 Lakolden Ta' Ak'ae site opposite Nadina R mouth 'father of handy person's home' 61.8533, -145.1461 [2-JMc] Reckord:133, deLaguna 1970:14 262 Hwdidighitełde XXck on E side of Copper R 'where current pours down' XX below mouth of Nadina 61.8892, -145.1604 [3-FS] deLaguna 1970:14 via Arthur Jackson 263 Nic'akuni'aaden site on W bank 1 mi above 'where area extends out from Nadina shore' 61.8971, -145.2193 [1] deLaguna 1970:14, Reckord 1983:134, Allen 1887 map "Conaquanta's village" 263.1 Nic'akuni'aa Na' ck from E 1 mi above Nadina 'where area extends out from shore creek' 61.9101, -145.1964 [2-JMc] 264 Bes T'aax on E bank opp. Nic'akini'aaden 'beneath bank' [2-MP] deLaguna 1970:14 via Tenas charley 264.1 Xay Hwnax site on E above 'winter house' Nic'akuni'aaden 61.8998, -145.212 [2-JMc] Reckord 1983:135 265 Nige' Kulaen Nuu T'ax islands near E bank 'behind silverberries exist island' 61.9021, -145.2314 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:15 266 Nige' Kulaenden site on E bank 'where silverberries exist' 61.9077, -145.2332 [1] deLaguna 1970:15 267 Nige' Kulaen Na' ck from E 'silverberries exist creek' 61.9245, -145.2325 [2-JMc] 268 Nige' Kulaen Bese' bluff on E bank 'silverberries exist bank' 61.9104, -145.2369 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:15 268.1 Nige' Kulaen Cae'e mouth on E bank 'silverberries exist mouth' 61.9057, -145.2315 [2-JMc] 269 Ts'ekul'uu'i Cae'e mouth of ck from W below 'one that washes out mouth' Wood Camp 61.9355, -145.2712 [2-SL] 269.1 Ts'ekul'uu'i Na' ck from W below Wood Camp 'one that washes out stream' 61.9347, -145.2815 [2-SL] 270 T'aghes Tah Wood Camp 'among the cottonwoods' 61.9398, -145.2773 [1] deLaguna 1970:16, Reckord 1983:135; Abercrombie 1898 "Indian village of Chief Stephan" 271 Naniłts'elyaak Bese' bank opposite Wood Camp 'we did something to each other- riverbank' 61.9495, -145.2626 [2-JMc]

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272 Hwdaandi Tl'atibese' bluff on W bank, S of Klutina 'downstream rear water ~ mouth bank' 61.9478, -145.2926 [1] 273 Tay'laxi Na', Una' Tay'laxi ck from E 1/2 mi below Klutina 'fish run creek' Na' R, Chief Andrew's place 61.9554, -145.2732 [1] Reckord 1983:136, deLaguna 1970: 16 4. Tonsina River

274.1 Kentsii Na' A> Tonsina River 'spruce bark canoe river' 61.5778, -145.3411 [1] Tarkhonov 1797, Allen 1887:58, Abercrombie 1898; Geohagen 1903; Reckord 1983:121; deLaguna 1970:7; Baker 1928. JMc:From kentsaadi type of boat 275 Kentsii Cae'e Tonsina River mouth, Lower 'spruce-bark-canoe mouth' Tonsina 61.6468, -144.6341 [1] deLaguna 1970:7; Reckord 1983:121 276 Kentsii Dzele' range of mountains between 'spruce-bark-canoe mountain' Tonsina R and Chitina 61.6022, -144.7088 [1] 277 Dzen 'Ilts'etden ck into Tonsina R at mouth 'where muskrat fell down' from S 61.6542, -144.7507 [2-AB] 278 Natatene Hundell Creek 'trail across water' 61.6373, -144.8174 [2] 279 Dzes Yedze' Na' ck into Tonsina R from "Scarp" 'Ω ridge creek' 61.6635, -144.8964 [2-AB] 280 Dzes Yedze' mt 4619 "Scarp" 'Ω ridge' 61.6359, -144.8734 [2-AB] 281 Taali Cae'e, Tali Cae'e slough below mouth of Willow 'Ω mouth' Creek mouth 61.7027, -144.9233 [2-AB] 281.1 Taali Na' creek below Willow Creek 'Ω creek' 61.7137, -144.9274 [2-AB] 282 (Hwtsuughe) Bentle Na' Willow Creek, lower Willow '(lowland) little lake creek' Creek 61.7572, -145.0787 [2-AB] deLaguna 1970:10 283 Dzen Bene', Dzen Kulaen Kenny Lake 'muskrat lake' Bene' 61.7319, -144.9443 [1] deLaguna 1970:10 284 Dzen Kulaende Kenny Lake area 'where muskrat exist' 61.7438, -144.9354 [1] Reckord 1983:121 285 Didaa Na' Rock Creek '? staying inside creek' 61.7576, -145.1583 [3-SL] 286 Nentsiis Bene' Willow Lake 'our nose lake' 61.7806, -145.1652 [1] deLaguna 1970:10 286.1 Nentsiis Willow Mtn 'our nose' 61.7714, -145.2042 [1] deLaguna 1970:10

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287 T'ateni Na' ck into Willow Creek from 'one trail is beneath creek' Stuck Mt 61.8093, -145.2628 [1] 288 T'ateni Stuck Mt 'one trail is beneath' 61.7863, -145.2985 [1] deLaguna 1970:10; Reckord 1983:123 288.1 T'ateni Bene' lake at Willow Mt, Stuck Mt 'one trail is beneath lake' 61.7809, -145.2753 [1] 288.2 Hwgguxu Bentle Na' Willow Creek 'upper little lake creek' 61.8269, -145.2535 [2-JMc] 289 K'ay' Ses hill 2980 "Parallel" 'willow ridge' 61.8103, -145.4267 [2] 289.1 K'ay' Ses Na' "Moose Creek" hill 2980 'willow ridge creek' "Parallel" 61.8227, -145.3675 [2] 290 Hwninighinaesi bluff above Willow Creek 'long one that is embedded' mouth 61.714, -145.0337 [2-JMc] 291 Łaets Na' A> Dust Creek 'dust, soil creek' 61.6706, -145.0401 [2-AB] Orth:Local name published in 1950 by USGS. 291.1 Łaets Caek'e mouth of Dust Creek 'dust, soil mouth' 61.7035, -145.0523 [2-AB] 291.2 Łaets Bene' lake on upper Dust Creek 'dust, soil lake' 61.5634, -144.7801 [2-AB] 292 Cen Tleghe bluff opposite Dust Creek, 'by the little flat' near Emma Bell's, ?"the Flat" 61.7049, -145.0633 [3-AB] Reckord 1983:122 293 Tl'atna' upper fork Dust Creek toward 'rear creek' Obrien Creek 61.56, -144.8474 [2-BM] deLaguna 1970:10 293.1 Tl'atna' Bene' lake on upper fork Dust Creek 'rear creek lake' toward Obrien Creek 61.5224, -144.8437 [2-BM] 294 Takaa'a Dełtaani Pippin Lake 'lake that is on the tundra' 61.7098, -145.1666 [1] deLaguna 1970:10 295 Lts'uusi hill on Pippin Lake 'one that is pointed' 61.7074, -145.1938 [1] deLaguna 1970:10 296 K'ay Gese' Na' ck near 79 mi. A>Squirrel 'willow sprout creek' Creek 61.6949, -145.2303 [1] deLaguna 1970:10; Orth on Squirrel Ck:Local name reported in 1930 by USGS. 297 K'ay' Gese' ridge 4863 at Tonsina, Tonsina 'willow sprout' 61.6584, -145.3428 [1] deLaguna 1970:10; Reckord 1983:123 298 Tsidatk'aani ridge 3603 W of Pippin Lake 'slanted head' 61.7402, -145.2794 [2] 299 Tes Ce'e hill N of Squirrel Creek 'big hill' 61.7127, -145.3586 [2-JMc]

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300 Bentay'dełi Na' ck into Squirrel Creek 'things go among lakes stream' 61.7294, -145.3564 [2-JMc] 301 Bentay'dełi Bene' Mt DuRelle Lake 'things go among lakes lake' 61.7428, -145.3752 [2-JMc] 302 Bentay'dełi Mt. DuRelle 'things go among lakes' 61.7401, -145.418 [2-JMc] 303 Caey Teni Na' ck into upper Squirrel Creek 'Ω trail creek' 61.6907, -145.4414 [2-JMc] 304 Caey Teni mt at head of Squirrel Creek 'Ω trail' 61.6743, -145.4936 [2-JMc] 305 Tseles Ghanteni Na' Bernard Creek 'trail for ground-squirrel creek' 61.6329, -145.136 [1] deLaguna 1970:11; source for name Squirrel Creek 306 Tseles Ghanteni mt at head of Bernard Creek 'trail for ground-squirrel' 61.5722, -145.1422 [1] 307 Nic'ilaex Na' Little Tonsina River 'fish run terminates river' 61.5588, -145.2522 [2-JMc] 308 Nic'ilaex Bene', lake off Little Tonsina R 'rish run terminates lake' Hwni'dilaex Bene' 61.4593, -145.1099 [2-JMc] 309 Tsi'tneltsiigi "Chrome Mt" E of Little 'head that is yellow' Tonsina R 61.5363, -145.1656 [2-JMc] 310 K'a' Tinighel Bene' lake E of road 'arrow (or gun) fell in water lake' 61.5217, -145.2254 [2-JMc] 310.1 Nay'delghaelden, camp on creek before little 'where log bridge is placed Nay'delghel den tonsina r, doyle's camp across' 61.6513, -145.1288 [2-JMc] 310.2 Nay'delghael Na', creek before Little Tonsina 'log bridge is placed across Nay'delghel Na' creek' 61.6443, -145.1156 [2-JMc] 311 K'a' Na', K'a' Na'den ck into Little Tonsina R from 'arrow creek (place)' Kimball Pass 61.4815, -145.1063 [2-JMc] 311.1 K'a' Na' Tates Kimball Pass 'arrow creek pass' 61.5089, -145.0483 [2-JMc] 312 K'a' K'aedi mt 5644 at Kimball Pass, 'hunting blind', 'arrow place' "Douglas Camp" 61.5102, -145.0653 [2-JMc] 313 Kin'deldiye at lower end of Kimball Pass 'short distance to place' 61.5212, -145.0525 [3-JMc] 313.1 Tay'laxi Na' upper fork of Bernard Ck 'fish run stream' 61.5551, -145.0636 [2-JMc] 314 Dakultsiin Ce'e ck into Tonsina R from N 'big one that is blocked' 61.5485, -145.475 [3-JMc]

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315 Dakultsiin Ggaay ck into Tonsina R from N 'little one that is blocked' 61.5433, -145.5156 [3-JMc] 316 Tsa' Bene' lake near Tonsina R off 'beaver lake' Grayling ck 61.5244, -145.6059 [3-JMc] deLaguna 1970:11 317 Kentsii Bene' A> Tonsina Lake 'spruce bark canoe lake' 61.5024, -145.5215 [1] Reckord 1983:124; Orth: Indian name, derived from the stream name, reported in 1900 by F. C. Schrader. 317.1 Kentsii Baaghe Tonsina Lake shore 'spruce bark canoe shore' 61.5191, -145.5044 [1] 318 Keghael Na' Greyling Creek '?bundled at place stream' 61.5296, -145.5644 [3-JMc] deLaguna 1970:11 318.1 Keghael Cae'e' mouth of Greyling Creek '?bundled at place mouth' 61.5132, -145.51 [3-JMc] Reckord 1983:125 318.2 Keghael Bene' Greyling Lake '?bundled at place lake' 61.3905, -145.7409 [2] 318.3 K'etgguutden spearing place at Tonsina 'place for spearing upon' Lake outlet 61.5211, -145.4934 [3-FS] 318.4 Tsetneł Na' ck into Tonsina Lake 'rock wedge creek' 61.4748, -145.5651 [3-JMc] 319 Batiditaani on N side of Greyling Creek 'the one trail goes to' 61.5344, -145.5379 [3-JMc] 320 Dala Kayax Na' ck into Greyling ck from N 'Ω (Dala's) village creek' 61.5327, -145.629 [3-JMc] a personal name 321 Dala Kayax site between lakes at head of 'Dala's village' Dala Kayax Na' and Manker Creek 61.5403, -145.6595 [2-JMc, AB] a personal name; Remington 1958; deLaguna 1970:11; Reckord 1983:125 322 Basnats'esdelyaesi mt 6198 W of Greyling Creek 'rocks that are put on the fire by it' 61.4398, -145.7603 [3-JMc] 323 Basnats'esdelyaesi Na' ck into upper Grayling ck 'rocks that are put on the fire by it creek' 61.411, -145.7762 [3-JMc] 324 Kentsii Luu' A> Tonsina Glacier 'spruce bark canoe glacier' 61.3226, -145.7135 [1] Orth:Name published in 1933 by USGS. 324.1 Kentsii Tl'aa upper Tonsina River 'spruce bark canoe headwaters' 61.3357, -145.5483 [1] 325 Sgulak K'eghibaende Hurtle Creek 'where bald eagle dove down under water' 61.4232, -145.4868 [3-JMc] deLaguna 1970:11 326 Natina' Quartz Creek '?across water~ river' 61.5187, -145.4537 [3-JMc] deLaguna 1970:11

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327.1 Tl'atina' A> Klutina River 'rear water ~ river' 61.894, -145.504 [1] deLaguna 1970:17, Allen 1887:60, Abercrombie 1898; Bourke 1899; Geohagen 1903 328 Tl'aticae'e Klutina River mouth, 'rear water ~ mouth' A>Copper Center 61.9535, -145.2883 [1] deLaguna 1970:17; Reckord 1983:149; "Copper Center" an Ahtna translation of several names; Orth:A trading post was located here about 1896. 328.1 "Sisle Cae'e" XX n.k. stream "in the creek:" '? little mouth' [0] deLaguna 1970:19 329 Ts'ekul'uu'i Cae'e ck from N 1 mi up Klutina 'one that washes out mouth' 61.9558, -145.3276 [2-JMc] 329.1 Ts'ekul'uu'i Na' ck from N 1 mi up Klutina 'one that washes out creek' [2-JMc] 330 Scołta' Ak'ae flat on N bank 1 mi up Klutina 'father of ? (personal name) home' 61.9548, -145.3099 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:19, Reckord 1983:141 331 Gguux Hwts'iniyaaden ?on N bank of Klutina 'where a monster emerged' 61.9535, -145.3699 [3-JMc] 11A ff23 min. 332 Ts'inahwnet'aaden 3 mi up Klutina 'place that protrudes out' 61.9518, -145.348 [3-JMc] 333 Dek'etl'aani Cae'e mouth of ck from S, 3 mi up 'cut bank mouth' Klutina 61.9486, -145.3571 [3-JMc] 333.1 Dek'etl'aani Na' ck from S, 3 mi up Klutina 'cut bank creek' 61.9427, -145.3561 [3-JMc] 334 Ba'ane Ts'ilaaggen spring on N, 6 mi up Klutina 'spring of someone killed him Tak'adze' outside (of CR)' 61.9443, -145.3716 [2-JMc] Ahtna who was killed in Ellamar, a rare commemorative place name 335 Hwtsiindi Bes Ce'e bank on N bank 'lowland big bank.' 61.9356, -145.4084 [3-JMc] JMc on S bank at 6 mi on Klutina Lake Rd 336 Ketudeł'aaden at 7 mi on road 'where water flows to a place' 61.9241, -145.4686 [3-JMc] 337 Tak'a's Kaghił'aade spring on Klutina River 'where spring water flows up' 61.9071, -145.4859 [3-JMc] 337.1 Tl'atiditaande trail to klutina river 'where trail goes to head (of stream)' 61.9025, -145.4786 [3-JMc] 338 Hwnitinitaanden trail crossing Klutina River 'where trail enters area' 61.8995, -145.4771 [3-JMc] 339 Sdaak'e Natinitaande trail below Anaay Zelghaende 'where trail crosses on the point' 61.8743, -145.5259 [3-JMc]

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340 Anaay Zelghaenden ck and trail from N 'where a caribou was killed' 61.876, -145.5432 [2-JMc,FS] 341 Hwtggande Bes Ce'e bank on N bank at mi 13 on 'upland big bank' road 61.856, -145.5487 [3-JMc] 341.2 Hwtggande Bes Ce'e Tuu spring at upland big bank 'water that flows past upland 'Udgheł'aayi big bank' [3-JMc] 342 Skesne Kuztsesden cliff on river at mi 16, on S 'where the Alutiiq made a bank mark' 61.8361, -145.535 [2] deLaguna 1970:17, Reckord 1983:141 343 Tsa' Bene' Gha beaver dam in river at mi 18 'by beaver lake' 61.8308, -145.5409 [3-JMc] 344 Hwnax Nakey'tnelghelden site of Klutina Lake miners' 'where house logs go around' houses 61.815, -145.5579 [3-JMc] deLaguna 1970:18 345 Bes T'aa Tu'uztaanden "Bear Track Slide" 'where trail passes beneath the bank' 61.8067, -145.5726 [3-JMc] 346 Dek'etl'aani Neketał'aa bend on Klutina River 'current flows around cut- bank' 61.7983, -145.5557 [3-JMc] reheard with JMc 347 Deyii Taliiłden The Gorge 'where current is flowing inside' 61.7922, -145.605 [2] Reckord 1983:142 348 Deyii Taliił Na' ck from N into The Gorge 'current is flowing inside creek' 61.7931, -145.6484 [3-JMc] 349 C'abeni gha eddy on river above The Gorge 'by the lake off (the river)' 61.782, -145.6069 [2-JMc] 349.1 C'abeni small lake N of gorge 'the lake off (the river)' [3-JMc] 349.2 C'abeni Na' stream from small lake 'the lake off (the river) stream' [3-JMc] 350 Ggesge Na' Manker Creek 'cooking spit creek' 61.732, -145.637 [2] deLaguna 1970:17, Reckord 1983:143 350.1 Ggesge Cae'e mouth of Manker Creek 'cooking spit mouth' 61.7633, -145.6476 [3-JMc] 350.2 Tsa' Bene' lake off Manker Creek 38? 'beaver lake' 61.7625, -145.624 [3-JMc] 351 Naen' Nilaeni Simpson Mt 'one that has a face' 61.6893, -145.6318 [3-JMc] 352 Una' Nkaał C'ilaeni Na' ck into Manker Creek from 'its creek has salmonberries Caey Teni creek' 61.6663, -145.5635 [3-JMc]

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353 Dghelaay Deh mt W of Manker Creek 'mountain Ω' 61.624, -145.6701 [3-JMc] 354 Tl'ogh Kaa'a ?on upper Manker Creek 'grass surface' 61.635, -145.5987 [3-JMc] 355 Ucae'e Nhwdezk'aani ck into Manker Creek from W 'its mouth has been burned' 61.5586, -145.7652 [3-JMc] 356 Nsiili Dghelaaye' ?mt at head of Manker Creek 'summer caribou mountain' 61.594, -145.5463 [3-JMc] 357 Tl'atibene' A> Klutina Lake 'rear water lake' 61.7223, -145.9497 [1] Abercrombie 1898; Bourke 1899; deLaguna 1970:17, Reckord 1983:144; Orth:Name derived from the river ... in 1898. 357.1 Tl'atina' Ngge' Klutina Lake uplands 'rear water river uplands' 61.5862, -145.9851 [3-JMc] 358 K'eseh Klutina Lake outlet 'outlet' 61.7507, -145.7168 [3-JMc] 359 Sałtigi Na' Mahlo River, "Salmon Creek" '?sun protrusion river' 61.7178, -145.7041 [3-JMc] deLaguna 1970:17, JMc may refer to snare barricade 360 Nen' Daz'aan Na' east fork of Mahlo River 'land is elevated creek' 61.6605, -145.6616 [2-JMc] 360.1 Nen' Daz'aan mt, hill on E Fork Mahlo R 'land is elevated' 61.6523, -145.6921 [3-JMc] 361 Sałtigi mt 4000 on Mahlo R '?sun protrusion' 61.6649, -145.7766 [3-JMc] 362 C'et'ox Na' ck from Bence Mt 'nest creek' 61.6136, -145.8267 [3-JMc] 363 C'et'ox Bence Mountain 'nest' 61.5905, -145.8726 [3-JMc] 364 Nadiniłdiyeden narrows on lower Klutina Lake 'where it is a short distance across' 61.7327, -145.8093 [2] 365 Ts'abaeli Nic'ani'aa on lake at Lucy Brenwick's 'a spruce sticks out from shore' 61.7381, -145.9756 [3-JMc] 366 Tahwghi'aayi Na' ck from Marshall Mt 'one that stands in water creek' 61.705, -145.8809 [3-JMc] 367 Tahwghi'aayi Marshall Mountain 'one that stands in water' 61.6827, -145.8951 [2] 368 Niłt'anta'il'aaden on E shore of Klutina lake 'where water sloshes back and forth' 61.6567, -145.9612 [3-JMc] 369 Łuu T'aa Ts'iniłeni upper Klutina River 'one that flows from beneath glacier' 61.5484, -145.9569 [3-JMc] 370 Ce's Di'aedzi Na' ck into upper Klutina River '?spear stepping river' 61.522, -145.9244 [3-JMc]

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370.1 Ce's Di'aedzi Cae'e mouth of ck into upper Klutina 'mouth of ?spear stepping River river' 61.5246, -145.9648 [3-JMc] 371 Ce's Di'aedzi mt S of Bence Mt '?spear stepping' 61.5205, -145.8447 [3-JMc] 372 Tsiyidełtaani Bene' two lakes S of Ce's Di'aedzi 'pond that is in rock lake' Na' XX 61.5161, -145.9676 [3-JMc] fish run here 373 Łic'udghidlenden forks on upper Klutina R 'where streams join' 61.483, -146.0201 [3-JMc] 374 Hwninighinaesi Na' east fork of upper Klutina R 'long one that is embedded creek' 61.4224, -145.9616 [3-JMc] 375 Hwninighinaesi Luu' glacier between Mts Schrader 'long one that is embedded and Ambercrombie glacier' 61.3428, -145.9444 [3-JMc] 376 Hwninighinaesi Mt Schrader, Mt Ambercrombie 'long one that is embedded' 61.4089, -145.893 [3-JMc] deLaguna 1970:11 377 Łuu T'aa at of Klutina Glacier 'beneath glacier' 61.3991, -146.1265 [3-JMc] 378 Tl'atiluu' A>Klutina Glacier 'rear water~ glacier' 61.3826, -146.1506 [1] Reckord 1983:145-146; Abercrombie 1898; Orth: local name reported in 1900 by F. C. Schrader, USGS; named for the river. 379 Nałuudelc'et'i summit between Klutina & 'glacier that extends across' Valdez Glaciers 61.3596, -146.2176 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:118, Reckord 1983:58 380 Besnilaeni, Snilaeni mt 5889 Mayer Peak 'bank exists' or 'something exists' 61.5455, -146.0406 [2-JMc] 381 Łuk'ae Tu' Na' Hallet River 'fish soup creek' 61.5654, -146.1345 [3-JMc] 381.1 Łuk'ae Tu' Cae'e mouth of Hallet River 'fish soup mouth' [2-JMc] 382 Tay'laxden ck into Hallet River from S 'spawning place' 61.5473, -146.0892 [3-JMc] 383 Tsaey Na' ck from Terrace Mt 'tea creek' 61.6014, -146.0891 [3-JMc] 384 Bestle Na' Curtis Gulch 'little-bank creek' 61.6508, -146.0548 [3-JMc] 385 Bestle mt up Curtis Gulch 'little bank' 61.6396, -146.1678 [3-JMc] 386 Tsenigge'si Na' ck from Dyke Mt 'twisted rock creek' 61.7422, -146.0391 [3-JMc] 387 Tsenigge'si ?Wests Peak, Powell Peak 'twisted rock' 61.7201, -146.0485 [3-JMc]

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388 Ts'edael Bene' K'eseh, A> St Anne Creek '? lake outlet XX' Ts'edael Na' 61.8271, -146.0539 [2-JMc,FS] FS, refers to no trees, deLaguna 1970:17, Reckord 1983:141; Orth:Local name published in 1932 by USGS. 389 Ts'edael Bene' A> St Anne Lake '? lake' 61.8738, -146.0485 [2] "St. Anne" seems to be reshaped, Orth: Local name published in 1932 by USGS.: 390 Unentah Łi'laesi Na' ck into St Anne Creek from E 'one dogs are driven on hillside creek' 61.7991, -145.9396 [3-JMc] 391 Unentah Łi'laesi ridge N of Cranberry Peak 'one dogs are driven on hillside' 61.8153, -145.9417 [3-JMc,FS] 392 Nuuni Ce' ridge 3647 "Anne" 'porcupine tail' 61.8908, -145.9386 [3-JMc] 393 Nuuni Ce' Bene' lake on "Anne" 'porcupine tail lake' 61.879, -145.9404 [3-JMc] 394 Lts'uusi point on SE side of Cranberry 'one that is pointed' Pk 61.7575, -145.9529 [3-JMc] 394.1 Lts'uusi T'aa site below point on SE side of 'beneath one that is pointed' Cranberry Pk 61.7466, -145.8696 [3-JMc] Reckord 1983:145 395 T'aay Ts'ene' Cranberry Peak 'sternum' 61.7669, -145.9391 [3-JMc] 395.1 T'aay Ts'ene' Na' ck into St. Ann Ck from 'sternum creek' Cranberry Pk [3-JMc] 396 Tsihwdik'aan Na' A> Chultikana Creek 'where it burned-to-the-shore creek' 61.7535, -145.8162 [3-JMc] Orth:Indian name published on 1932 USGS map. 397 C'eyitsen' Dowling Peak 'brisket meat' 61.7721, -145.7831 [3-JMc] 397.1 C'eyitsen' Na' ck from Dowling Peak into 'brisket meat creek' Chultikana 61.7771, -145.8161 [3-JMc,FS] 398 Unaxołghelkasi Sunny Peak 'brush barricade has been chopped to it' 61.7799, -145.7025 [3-JMc] 399 Dghelaay Ce'e Mt. Carter 'big mountain' 61.7997, -145.7376 [3-JMc] 6. Copper River, Klutina River to Tazlina River

400.1 Hwniindi Tl'atibese' bluff on W bank, N of Klutina 'upstream rear water ~ bank' mouth 61.9561, -145.2919 [2]

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400.2 Tatsen Na' XX?others A> Yetna Creek 'smelly water creek' 61.9699, -145.3315 [1] deLaguna 1970:19; Orth re Yetna: Local name published in 1950 by USGS; No source name for Yetna has been found 401 Tl'atina' Nitaggiłende mouth of Klutina at CR 'where rear water stream flows in' 61.9545, -145.2855 [2-AB] deLaguna 1970:19 403 I'cengha flat N of Copper Center XX Mi. 'by the flat' 110? 61.9867, -145.331 [2] deLaguna 1970:20 404 Kolghosi Na' A> Klawasi Creek '?noisy creek,' 'boiling creek' 62.0007, -145.2511 [1] Allen 1887:62,map; Abercrombie 1898; deLaguna 1970:19 404.1 Kolghosi Cae'e mouth of Klawasi Creek 'mouth of noisy creek' [1] 404.2 Tes K'et bluff in CC by airport 'on the hill' 61.9592, -145.3103 [2] 405 Tsuughe Tezdleni Na' ck into Klawasi Creek 'lowland swift current creek' 61.9837, -145.1409 [2-FS] 406 Tgguxu Tezdleni Na' ck into Klawasi Creek 'upper swift current creek' 61.9359, -145.027 [2-FS] 407 Hwdaandi Ses Cogh mt 3009 "Klawasi" 'downriver big ridge' 62.0797, -145.006 [1] 407.1 Kolghosi Tl'aa upper Klawasi Ck 'noisy headwaters' 62.0889, -144.931 [1] 407.2 Kolghosi Na' Ngge' Klawsi Creek uplands 'noisy creek uplands' [1] 408 Nay'dliisdini'aade site on Copper R near Silver 'where songs extend across' Spring 62.0086, -145.3247 [1] deLaguna 1970:20, Reckord 1983:150 408.1 Nay'dliisdini'aa Na' ck from E at site 'songs extend across creek' 62.0167, -145.2825 [1] 409 Natu' Kaghił'aaden ck from E 'where salt water flows upward' 62.0273, -145.2906 [2] 410 Xudaa’ats’en Tezdlen bluff opposite and 'downstream swift-current Bese' belowTazlina mouth bank' 62.0392, -145.3705 [2-FS] 410.1 Hwc'ele' Ta' Ik'e Ngedzeni hill at DNR bldg 'father of rags is standing upon it' 62.0382, -145.4278 [3-FS] personal name of Doc Billum, highly unusual in place name 7. Tazlina River

411.1 Tezdlen Na' A> Tazlina River 'swift current river' 62.0713, -145.8939 [1] Wrangell 1839, Allen 1887:20,map; Abercrombie 1898; deLaguna 1970:20; Orth:Ahtena Indian name meaning "swift river," reported in 1848 by Rufus Serebrenikov as "Tlieshitna."

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411.2 Tezdlen Na' Bese' Tazlina Terrace 'swift current river bank' 62.0475, -145.3954 [1] 412 Tezdlen Cae'e mouth of Tazlina R 'swift current mouth' 62.0382, -145.3905 [1] deLaguna 1970:20 413 Nadetkay bluff S of Tazlina mouth 'long object that fell down' 62.0391, -145.4093 [2-FS] 414 Saas Daexi bluff NW of bridge 'falling sand' 62.0612, -145.4445 [2-FS] 415 Ciisi K'ena' Moose Creek 'dipnet hole creek' 62.1034, -145.5365 [1] 415.1 Ciisi K'e Cae'e mouth of Moose Creek 'dipnet hole mouth' 62.0771, -145.4803 [1] 416 Ben Ggaay Na' 1st ck into Moose Ck from N 'little lake creek' 62.1335, -145.5019 [2-FS] 417 Ben Ggaay lake near Dry Creek 'little lake' 62.1409, -145.4959 [2-FS] 418 Nałtsiis Łtaex Na' 2nd ck into Moose Creek from 'dead wolverine lies creek' N 62.122, -145.531 [2-FS] 419 'Elggade' Na' creek into Moose Creek 'spruce needle creek' 62.1323, -145.5542 [2-FS] 420 'Elggade' Cene' flat N of I-Bar-F 'spruce needle flat' 62.1295, -145.6371 [2-FS] 421 Tcen Tsaa Bene' lake 1570 'log cache lake' 62.1489, -145.5971 [2-FS] 422 Cen Ce'e Diniłeni ck into Moose Creek from Cen 'one that flows into big flat' Ce'e 62.1747, -145.6183 [2-FS] 423 Cen Ce'e flat between upper Moose 'big flat' Creek and Dry Creek 62.2051, -145.5896 [2-FS] 424 Nel'ii Na' ck into Moose Creek from N 'black bear creek' 62.1836, -145.6412 [2-FS] 425 Tcen Yii on Dry Creek trail past Nel'ii 'log cache' Na' 62.2135, -145.7733 [2-FS] 426 Tcen Yii Na' ck on Dry Creek trail past Nel'ii 'log cache stream' Na' 62.1824, -145.6909 [2-FS] 427 Tatlo' Bene' lake E of S Twin Lake 'algae lake' 62.2037, -145.8892 [2-FS] 428 Tatlo' gha along Nen' Yese'lake E of S 'by algae' Twin Lake 62.2106, -145.8868 [2-FS] 428.1 Bestl'es Bene' A> Mud Lake 'mud lake' 62.1304, -145.9295 [2-FS] Orth: Local name reported in 1951 by USGS.

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428.2 Bestl'es Bene' Na' Mud Lake outlet 'mud lake stream' 62.1379, -145.9142 [2-FS] 429 Hwdaandi Ndaa' Bene' south Twin Lake 'downriver downriver lake' 62.2079, -145.9272 [2-FS] 430 Hwniindi Ndaa' Bene' north Twin Lake 'upriver downriver lake' 62.2397, -145.9526 [2-FS] 430.1 Hwniindi Ndaa' Bene' Na' north Twin Lake outlet stream 'upriver downriver lake creek' 62.2252, -145.9287 [2-FS] 430.2 Ben Deldziidi Round Lake 'round lake' 62.2015, -145.9508 [2-FS] Orth: Local descriptive name; reported in 1951 by USGS. 431 Ts'enes Na' Eightmile ck into Tazlina R '?frozen overflow creek' from S 62.0454, -145.5945 [2-FS] not translated as such by FS, others but matches PA term 432 Hwt'aa Ben Hudson Lake 'beneath (mt) lake' 61.9024, -145.676 [1] deLaguna 1970:21; Bourke 1899 "west lake 10 mi long" 432.1 Hwt'aa Ben Na' Hudson Lake outlet creek 'beneath (mt) lake stream' [2-FS] 432.3 Ts'iisi Bene' lake between Kaina L and 'rough lake' Hudson L, possibly near Nickel CkXX [3-JMc,FS] JMc incident, chief died here; Reckord 1983:153 433 Ts'es Tsula' Nilaeni hill "Hudson" 'rock that has a tongue' 61.869, -145.6672 [2-FS] 434 Deniigi Kaen' hill W of Hudson Lake 'moose lodge' 61.8812, -145.7313 [2-JMc] 435 Kedelggaet Na' ck into Tazlina from S, below 'overflows and freezes to Nickel Creek place creek' 62.0623, -145.6211 [2-FS] 435.1 Kedelggaet Bene' lake S of Tazlina from S, 'overflow and freezes to a Below Nickel Creek place lake' 62.052, -145.6238 [2-FS] 436 Segeli Na' Nickel Creek 'grayling creek' 62.0708, -145.7794 [2-FS] 436.1 Segeli Cae'e mouth of Nickel Creek 'grayling mouth' 62.0776, -145.6854 [2-FS] 436.2 Ts'ihwnet'aaden bank on N side of Tazlina 'place that protrudes out' 62.0893, -145.793 [2-FS] 436.3 Nuuni L'aan Na' ck on N below Tulsona Cr 'porcupine has den creek' 62.0854, -145.7879 [2-FS] 437 Ben Dełts'aeggi Na' Durham Creek 'narrow lake creek' 62.0439, -145.9407 [2-FS] 438 Ben Dełts'aeggi Durham Lake 'narrow lake' 62.0088, -146.0292 [2-FS] 439 I'delts'a'den ck from N 3 mi below Tolsona 'where bark has been gnawed' 62.0823, -145.9439 [2-FS] 70 Ahtna Place Names Lists

439.1 I'delts'a' Bene' Plumb Bob Lake 'bark has been gnawed lake' 62.103, -145.9445 [2-FS] 440 Taltsogh Cae'e mouth of Tolsona Creek 'yellow water mouth' 62.0647, -145.999 [1] 441 Taltsogh Na' A> Tolsona Creek 'yellow water creek' 62.1968, -146.0762 [1] Orth: Indian name reported by USGS (Brooks and others, 1915, p. 124). 442 Natu' Kaghił'aaden lake near mouth of Tolsona, to 'where saltwater flows up' W 62.068, -146.009 [2-FS] 443 Uk'ec'elt'oxi Bene' A> Tolsona Lake 'one that has nest on it lake' 62.1165, -146.0471 [2] Orth: Indian name reported by USGS (Brooks and others, 1915, p. 124). 443.1 Uk'ec'elt'oxi Na' ck into Tolsona Lake 'one that has nest on it creek' 62.1105, -146.0608 [2] 444 Sitelyaa Bene' Moose Lake 'plural are scared lake' 62.1304, -146.0702 [1] 444.1 Sitelyaa Na' Moose Lake outlet 'plural are scared stream' 62.1548, -146.1098 [1] 445 Ndez'aay Na' outlet of Island Lake 'jagged creek' 62.1657, -146.0102 [2-FS] 446 Ndez'aay Bene' Island Lake 'jagged lake' 62.2024, -146.0228 [2-FS] 447 Ts'abael C'otl' Bene' T Lake 'smashed spruce lake' 62.1777, -146.1158 [2-FS] 448 Hwdaandi Taltsogh Bene' lake E of Lake Louise 'downstream yellow water lake' 62.3164, -146.4054 [2-FS] 448.1 Hwniindi Taltsogh Bene' lake E of Lake Louise 'upstream yellow water lake' 62.3294, -146.428 [2-FS] 449 Hwts'inat'aani Na' Little Woods Creek 'stream of object stands out from area' 62.1102, -146.1082 [2] 449.1 Hwts'inat'aani Bene' Mae West Lake 'lake of object stands out from area' 62.0913, -146.078 [2-FS] 449.2 Hwts'inat'aani hill near Mae West Lake XX 'object stands out from area' [2-FS] 449.2 Ben Dełts'aeggi Soup Lake 'narrow lake' 62.1007, -146.1163 [2-FS] 450 Tes Dghelaaye' ridge 3118 and to north 'hill mountain' 62.1341, -146.238 [1] 450.1 Tes Dghelaaye' Bene' lake N of ridge 3118 and to 'hill mountain lake' north 62.1156, -146.1659 [1]

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450.2 Bes Nilaeni S end of Tes Dghilaaye' 'bank that exists' 62.1041, -146.1751 [3-FS] junction of trails 450.3 Bes Nilaeni Na' Alasta Creek 'bank that exists creek' 62.0934, -146.2044 [3-FS] 450.4 Bes Nilaeni Bene' Lost Cabin Lake 'bank that exists lake' 62.0722, -146.1869 [3-FS] 451 Dahwts'adyeh Bene' A> Sucker Lake 'sucker lake' 62.0242, -146.3434 [2-FS] Orth: Local name reported by USGS in 1949. 452 Dahwts'adyeh Bene' A> Little Sucker Lake 'little sucker lake' Ggaay 62.0264, -146.2773 [2-FS] 453 Ben'sdełtsii lake 2079 'someone made a lake' 62.0027, -146.1838 [2-FS] 454 C'elghaeni Bene' lake 2153 'greasey lake' 61.9863, -146.1557 [2] 454.1 Tezdlen Na’ Uyidadiniłen ck & site into Tazlina R below 'where it flows into swift de outlet current river' 62.0066, -146.2585 [3-FS] 455 K'estsiik'e outlet to Tazlina Lake 'outlet' 62.0094, -146.2387 [1] Reckord 1983:154 455.1 Tez'aani Na' ck NE into Tazlina lake outlet 'fishtrap creek' 62.0292, -146.2163 [2-FS] 455.2 Tez'aani Bene' lake S of Lost Cabin Lake 'fishtrap lake' 62.0749, -146.1473 [2-FS] 455.3 Nabendeltaan de on Tazlina L opposite mouth of 'where lake extends across' K'aay Na' 61.997, -146.3898 [2-FS] 456 Bendiilna' A> Mendeltna Creek 'lake flows ~ creek' 62.0005, -146.4551 [1] deLaguna 1970:37; Reckord 1983:154; Orth:Indian name reported by USGS (in Moffit, 1915, pl. 6). 456.1 Bendiilcae'e mouth Mendeltna Creek 'lake flows ~ mouth' 61.9677, -146.4193 [1] 456.2 Bendiilden site at mouth of Mendeltna 'lake flows ~ place' Creek 61.9848, -146.4623 [1] deLaguna 1970:21; Reckord 1983:155 457 Bendiilbene' A> Tazlina Lake 'lake flows ~ lake' 61.8901, -146.4979 [1] Tarkhonov 1797, Wrangell 1839 "Mantilbuna"; deLaguna 1970:21 458 K'aay Cae'e site at mouth of Kaina Creek '? sharp ridge mouth' 61.9826, -146.3159 [1] Reckord 1983:156; possibly also from dek'aay 'late red salmon' 459 K'aay Na' A> Kaina Creek 'sharp ridge creek' 61.9568, -146.2153 [1] Orth:Local name published on a 1917 USGS map. 460 Ben Dezeni A> Kaina Lake 'lake that is dark' 61.8374, -146.2022 [2-FS,JMc] Orth:Local name published on a 1932 USGS map.

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461 Tahwghi'aayi Na' A> Tokaina Creek 'one that stands in water creek' 61.8939, -146.3687 [1] Orth:Name shown on a manuscript map by USGS dated 1917. 462 Tahwghi'aayi mt N of Tokaina Creek 'one that stands in twater' 61.9171, -146.3681 [1] 463 Tahwghi'aayi Bene' High Lake 'one that stands in water lake' 61.856, -146.2955 [1] 464 Hwniindi Nuuni Ce' peak on Tahwghi'aayi 'upriver porcupine tail' 61.9122, -146.3222 [2-FS,JMc] 464.1 Nuuni Ce' Na' ck into Tazlina Lake 'porcupine tail creek' 61.9503, -146.3182 [2-FS] 465 Hwdaandi Nuuni Ce' peak on Tahwghi'aayi 'downriver porcupine tail' 61.8972, -146.265 [2-FS] 466 Łaets Nilaeni mt 4602 on E shore of Tazlina 'one that is dusty, silty' Lake 61.8569, -146.3791 [2-FS] 466.1 K'aats' Dghilaaye' Mt Cashman 'jagged peak mountain' 61.3648, -146.4594 [2-FS] sheep hunting area, trail to coast, deLaguna 1970, West 1974 467 Bendiil Luu' A> Tazlina Glacier 'lake flows ~ glacier' 61.6931, -146.4885 [2-JMc] deLaguna 1970:22 467.1 Bendiil Luu'gha sheep camp at Tazlina Glacier 'at lake flows ~ glacier' 61.7476, -146.4606 [2-FS] Reckord 1983:157; West 1974 467.2 Bendiil Dghilaaye' mt above Tazlina Glacier 'lake flows ~ mountain' 61.3782, -146.7425 [2-FS] 468 Tl'ahwdinaesi Na' A> Klanelneechena Creek 'rear one that is tall creek' 61.716, -146.6471 [2-FS] Orth:Indian name reported by USGS in 1960. 469 Tl'ahwdinaesi mt 6185 E of Tazlina Glacier 'rear one that is tall' 61.6756, -146.6176 [2-FS] 470 Teltsaadi Na' Ck N of Klaneneechena Creek '?one that moves quickly streamXX' 61.7903, -146.5508 [2] 471 Tałtiisi Na' ck into Tazlina Lake e of 'water that freezes creek' glacier 61.7891, -146.3753 [2-FS] 471.1 Tałtiisi Dghelaaye' mt. E of upper Tazlina L 'water that freezes mountain' 61.7416, -146.2991 [2-FS] 472 Xez Ghae Na' A> Nelchina River 'pus grease river' 62.0015, -146.5667 [1] 472.1 Xez Ghae Cae'e mouth of Nelchina River 'pus grease mouth' 61.9496, -146.4498 [1] Reckord 1983:159 473 Betay'sdelniigi Bene' Snowshoe Lake, Cabin Lake 'we put our hand in water against it lake' 62.0395, -146.6869 [2-FS] 474 Betay'sdelniigi Na' Cache Creek 'we put our hand in water against it-creek' 62.0165, -146.7031 [2-FS] 73 Ahtna Place Names Lists

475 Tits'ikaeni Slide Mountain 'the one (boat) which sank' 62.0285, -146.8436 [1] 475.1 Tits'ikaeni Na' upper Cache Creek 'the one (boat) which sank creek' 62.0389, -146.7836 [1] 475.2 Tits'ikaeni Bene' Fossil Lake on Slide Mountain 'the one (boat) which sank lake' 62.024, -146.7961 [2-FS] 476 Neltsiigi Na', Neltsii Na' A> Little Nelchina River 'one that is yellow creek' 62.0296, -146.9807 [1] Tarkhonov 1797, Moffit 1904; Orth:mining settlement established about 1913; reported by Theodore Chapin (in Brooks, 1915, p. 122), USGS. 477 [Tac'elax Na'] Bubb Creek 'fish run in water creek' 62.0622, -147.4544 [0] deLaguna 1970:41; Named in 1898 by Capt. E. F. Glenn, USA, who reported its native name as "Taiklano." cf Glenn Taikano 477.1 “Takaino” tributary of Bubb Creek '' 62.0672, -147.4458 [0] Glenn 1898, 2 distinct names: "Taiklano," "Taikano" 477.2 Delduudi Na' Idaho Creek 'red squirrel creek' 62.1171, -147.2443 [3-JS] 478 Tsiyese' Horn Mts 'head ridge' 62.0247, -147.3797 [3-JS] 479 Tsiyese' Na' Flat Creek or Chitna Creek 'head ridge creek' 62.0553, -147.4395 [3-JS] 480 Una' Ucenaeł'sdildełi Na' A> Old Man Creek 'its creek the one we move upriver upon creek' 62.0264, -147.0631 [3-Jty] 480.1 Kentsii Na' ck into Little Nelchina R 'spruce boat creek' between Old man and Crooked Cr 62.0821, -147.1191 [2-JTy] 481 Bakaey Ts'elaes Na' Crooked Creek 'we bring canoes creek' 62.0439, -147.2435 [2-JTy] 482 Neltsiigi mt at head of Little Nelchina R 'one that is yellow' 62.0903, -147.5392 [1] 483 Kusdlii Na' Bottley Creek 'cold area creek' 61.9389, -146.7284 [2-FS] 484 Ben K'eteni Twin Lakes 'lake on the trail' 61.937, -146.828 [2-FS] 484.1 Ben K'eteni Na' Twin Lakes outlet 'lake on the trail creek' 61.9485, -146.7962 [2-FS] 485 C'enaen' 'Aaxden, hill at Tahneta Pass 'where a face is in position' C'enaen' N'aatden 61.8976, -147.3464 [2-JTy] 485.1 C'enaen' 'Aax Bene' A> Tahneta Lake 'carved face lake' 61.8995, -147.3041 [2-JTy] source of Tahneta uncertain

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486 Nekets'alyaexden A> Tahneta Pass 'where we turn around' 61.8954, -147.3016 [2-WC] Orth:Tanaina Indian name reported by Mendenhall (1900, p. 316), USGS. 487 Xez Ghae Luu' A>Nelchina Glacier 'pus grease glacier' 61.6841, -146.9832 [1] deLaguna 1970:22; Orth:Local name reported in 1914 by USGS (Brooks and others, 1915, pl. 6) 488 Xez Ghae Fermi Peak, Mt Haley 'pus grease' 61.5136, -146.9048 [1] deLaguna 1970:22 491 Xelt'aats'i Bene' Fish Lake 'water lily lake' 62.0527, -146.5628 [1] 491.1 Xelt'aats'i Na' Fish Lake outlet 'water lily creek' 62.0515, -146.5555 [1] 492 Bentsibene', Bendzibene' A> Nikolai Lake 'head lake lake,' or 'lake ? lake' 62.0712, -146.6005 [2-FS] Orth:Local name reported as "Nikolai Lake" by USGS in 1949. 493 Taghaaghi Bene' A> Tawawe Lake 'next to the water lake' 62.1035, -146.6313 [1] Orth: Local name reported by USGS in 1949. 494 Bendaes Bene' A> Old Man Lake 'shallows lake lake' 62.149, -146.6567 [1] Reckord 1983:158; Orth on Old Man L:Local name reported by USGS (Moffit, 1915, pl. 6). 495 Bendesggaay Na' ck on W shore of Old Man 'little shallows lake creek' Lake 62.1396, -146.668 [1] 496 Bendesggaay lake W of Old Man Lake 'little shallows lake' 62.1329, -146.6765 [1] 497 Niłnaciisi Na' ck into Bendesggaay 'double dipnet stream' 62.1281, -146.6754 [3-MS] 498 Niłnaciisi Bene' lake S of Bendesggaay 'double dipnet lake' 62.1222, -146.6766 [3-MS] 499 Bendaes Na' ck into NW end of Old Man 'shallows-lake creek' Lake 62.1805, -146.7746 [1] 500 Ts'edzaay Na' ck into Bendaes Na' from Slide ' "the one we scratch" creek' Mt 62.0927, -146.7929 [2-FS] translation by Frank Stickwan 501 Ts'edzaay mt 3365 N of Slide Mt '"the one we scratch"' 62.0773, -146.784 [2-FS] 501.1 Ts'edzaay Bene' lake S of mt 3365 N of Slide Mt '"the one we scratch" lake' 62.0651, -146.7837 [2-FS] 502 Betahwdicene lake E of Bendaes Na' 'water against place flat' 62.1545, -146.708 [2-FS] 503 Tan'sc'ul'aen Na', ck into N end of Old Man Lake 'we see the bottom creek' or Te'sc'uł'aan Na' 'we keep sth. in water creek' 62.1673, -146.6565 [2-FS] 504 C'edaaydi Na' ck into Tan'sc'ul'aen Na' 'lid creek' 62.1938, -146.6675 [3-MS]

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505 C'edaaydi Bene' lake N of Old Man Lake 'lid lake' 62.1759, -146.6699 [3-MS] 506 Tnełduudi Na' ?ck near Old Man Lake 'chattering creek' 62.1442, -146.69 [3-MS] 8. Matanuska River, headwaters to Knik Arm

510 Hwyiis Tes Knob Hill 'mirage hill' 61.8322, -147.327 [1] Tarkhanov 1797 510.1 Hwyiis Tes Bene’ Knob Lake 'mirage hill lake' 61.834, -147.3411 [2] 510.2 Naghilenden East Fork Matanuska R 'where water falls down' 61.834, -147.2684 [3-FS] 510.3 Tsendil’aats Kulaende Trail Creek 'where game migrate downland' 61.8467, -147.3465 [2-FS] 510.4 Tsendil'aats Bene' Trail Lake 'where game migrate downland-lake' 61.8509, -147.3232 [2-FS] 511 Unatadeł’aade hill near Sheep Mt 'where the water flows around' 61.8078, -147.3531 [3-FS] 512 Siz'aani Na' Camp Creek 'heart creek' 61.8355, -147.4042 [1] 513 Siz'aani Gunsight Mountain 'heart' 61.8477, -147.4639 [1] 514 Dzeł Ghaan' mt 6449 "Chug" 'half mountain' 61.7781, -147.2472 [2] 515 Dzeł Ghaan' Na' South Fork of Matanuska River 'half mountain river' 61.7546, -147.3672 [2] 515.1 Dzeł Ghaan' Luu' Powell Glacier 'half mountain glacier' 61.6613, -147.2318 [2] 516 Beznae Sheep Mountain 'type of stone' 61.8347, -147.5413 [2-JTy] 517 Beznae Na' Gypsum Creek 'type of stone creek' 61.811, -147.5335 [2-JTy,BN] 518 Natsede'aayi Glacier Point, Lions Head 'rock that stands out' 61.7831, -147.6689 [1] deLaguna 1970:40 519 Natsede'aayi Na' Rock Glacier Creek 'rock that stands out creek' 61.7813, -147.6203 [1] 520 Ts'itonhna' Matanuska River 'trail comes out river' 61.7851, -147.794 [1] deLaguna 1970: 40, Tarkhanov 1797, name Ahtnaized from Dena'ina Ch'atanhtnu. 521 Ts'itonhna' Luu' Matanuska Glacier 'trail comes out river glacier' 61.6663, -147.5805 [1] JS notes that Chitina Pass was known as Dreese Pass

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522 Ts'itonhna' Dghelaaye' 'trail comes out river mountain' 61.4411, -147.6976 [2] 523 Nataghilen Na' Caribou Creek 'water flows downward river' 61.9363, -147.6706 [1] last stream with salmon 523.1 Tsitna' D> Chitna Creek 'head creek' 61.971, -147.8215 [2-JS] Orth:Taniana Indian name reported in 1898 by Capt. Glenn (1899, map), USA, as "Shitna." 523.2 Tsitna' Tates, Nataghilen D> Chitna Pass, "Drease 'head creek pass,' or 'water Na' Tates Pass" flows downward river pass' 61.9763, -147.9244 [2-JS] Orth: Local name reported in 1952 by USGS. 524 Hnilges Na' Fortress Creek '"steep" stream' 61.8701, -147.6983 [2-JS] white stuff flows out of a granite rock 525 Hnilges Fortress Ridge '"steep"' 61.8421, -147.6928 [2-JS] not known by SP 526 Xelt'aats'i Na' Squaw Creek 'water lily creek' 61.888, -147.504 [2-JTy] 527 Xelt'aats'i Bene' Squaw Lake, Startup Lakes? 'water lily lake' 61.89, -147.4046 [2-FS] 528 Tsidghaazi Na' Alfred Creek 'rough-rock creek' 61.9511, -147.5375 [2-JS] 529 Tsidghaazi Syncline Mts 'rough-rock' 61.9214, -147.4725 [2-JS] 531 Nalk'uugi mt at head of Caribou Creek 'one that is jagged' 62.0233, -147.7571 [3-JS] 532 Nalk'uugi Na' D> Billy Creek 'one that is jagged creek' 61.9994, -147.7067 [3-JS] Orth on Bill C:Named in 1898 by Capt. E. F. Glenn, USA, for his Indian guide "Billy." 533 'Ałciis Na' Glacier Creek '?bag creek' 61.7274, -147.7919 [3-JS] possibly reshaped from 'ałcesi 'bag' 533.1 'Ałciis Dghilaaye' Mt. Sergeant Robinson '?bag creek mountain' 61.5764, -147.85 [3-JS] 534 Hwdghel Caek'e mouth of Hicks Creek 'long object falls mouth' 61.7923, -147.9393 [2] 535 Hwdghel Na' Hicks Creek 'long object falls creek' 61.851, -147.8754 [1] 536 Hwdghel Bene' Hicks Lake 'long object falls lake' 61.902, -147.7659 [3-JS] 537 Hdghel Bene' U'eł rock that looks like man near 'the one who returned at long Inakudzeden (Ahtna) Hicks Lake object falls lake' 61.8971, -147.7693 [3-SP] Shem Pete has legend about rock that looks like a person, Kari & Fall 2003 538 Hwdghelsle Strelshla Mountain 'little long object falls' 61.8301, -147.9794 [3-JS] Orth:Tanaina Indian name meaning "humped," reported in 1933 by USGS.

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539 Hwdghelsletna' Packsaddle Gulch 'little long object falls creek' 61.8112, -147.9837 [3-JS] 540 Tałtaan Bene' A> Tatonden Lake 'enclosed water lake' 61.7756, -147.9865 [2-JS] Orth:Tanaina Indian name meaning "curved" or "bent", reported in 1933 by USGS. 541 Tałtaanden camp at Tatonden Lake 'enclosed water place' 61.784, -147.9801 [2-JS, Jty] deLaguna 1970:41 542 Tałtaan Tayene' stretch of river below 'enclosed water straight Tatonden Lake stretch' 61.7753, -148.0625 [3-JS] 543 Tałtaan Na' Lake Creek 'enclosed water creek' 61.7703, -147.9127 [3-JS] 544 Ts'en Dabaas Na', Gravel Creek 'bone Ω creek,' 'from Ω Ts'endabaas Na' creek' 61.7174, -147.9224 [2-JS] 545 Ts'en Dabaas Dghilaaye' mt up Gravel Creek 'bone Ω mountain' 61.5758, -147.9954 [2-JS] 546 K'ay' Delghots' Na' Purintan Creek 'willow gap creek' 61.8226, -148.1219 [1] 546.1 "Chitkootna" D> Chikootna Creek '' 61.8205, -148.145 [0] Orth:Tanaina Indian name reported in 1932 by G. A. Waring and L. O. Newsome, USGS. 546.2 [?Tuk'ebeq'tnu] D> Tukmakna Creek '? splashing water stream' 61.8207, -148.1091 [0] Orth:Reported in 1932 by USGS field party. 546.3 "Kutzkatna" D> Kutzkatna Creek '' 61.8231, -148.0848 [0] Orth:Tanaina Indian name meaning "canyon river" reported in 1932 by a USGS field party. 547 Tsaghedzigi Bene' Long Lake 'rock debris lake' 61.8067, -148.2259 [2-JS] 548 K'ay' Delghots' Tayene' stretch of river S of Long Lake 'willow gap straight stretch' 61.7841, -148.143 [2-JS] 549 Tsaghedzigi Anthracite Ridge 'rock debris' 61.8432, -148.0881 [3-JS] 550 Tsaghedzigi Tah general area from Long Lake 'among rocks debris' to Hicks Creek 61.7893, -148.3226 [3-JS] 551 Kaniidi mt near Long Lake 'next one upriver' 61.8487, -147.9825 [3-JS] 552 Tanidzehi mt near Long Lake 'one in the middle' 61.8529, -148.0463 [2-JS] 553 Staghatggadi mt near Long Lake 'one away in between' 61.8532, -148.2116 [3-JS] 554 Staghatggadi Tayene' stretch of river near Long Lake 'one away in between straight-stretch' 61.7884, -148.1952 [2-JS]

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555 Tandze Laedze' Na' Riley Creek 'island silt creek' 61.7687, -148.3168 [2-JS] 556 Tandze Laedze' Windy Point on Matanuska R 'island silt' below Riley Creek 61.7806, -148.3306 [2-JS] 557 Nay'dini'aa Na' D> Chickaloon River and 'log (bridge) extends across village river' 61.8446, -148.4025 [1] Kari & Fall 2003: 301; Orth re Chickaloon:Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 by Mendenhall (1900, p. 332), USGS. 557.1 Nay'dini'aa Cae'e mouth of Chickaloon River 'log (bridge) extends across mouth' 61.7855, -148.4508 [2-JS] 558 Łtaege' Na' Boulder Creek '?carcass river' 61.8337, -148.332 [2-JS] 560 Ts' es Nay'detkay Na' Black Shale Creek 'rocks fall across creek' 61.8646, -148.2554 [2-KW,JS] 561 Ts'es Nay'detkay Puddingstone Hill 'rocks fall across' 61.8653, -148.3394 [2-JS] 562 Ts'etsiis Na' East Fork of Boulder Creek 'from ochre stream' 61.891, -148.0495 [3-KW] 563 Nac'eldesde, D: Chun eł mt 6180 "Suicide", locally 'place to shoot arrows Duk'eldesht "Table Mountain" across,' or 'where arrows with excrement are shot downward' 61.949, -148.2197 [2-JSh] Kari & Fall 2003:302 564 Nac'eldes Na' 14 mile creek 'shoot arrow across stream' 61.9065, -148.3093 [2-JS] 565 Stak'aey C'ilaen Na' Moss Creek 'white mineral is there creek' 61.9946, -148.3339 [3-JS] 566 Stak'aey C'ilaeni mt at Moss Creek 'white mineral is there' 62.0336, -148.4383 [2-JS] 567 Ucaek'e Hwdezk'aani Na' Pass Creek 'creek of where it burned at its mouth' 62.0891, -148.1597 [2-JS] 568 Dzeł Ggezi pass from Chickaloon River to 'mountain gap' Talkeetna River 62.1782, -148.3366 [2-JS] 569 Dzeł Ggezi Bene' A> Pass Lake 'mountain gap lake' 62.1837, -148.3512 [2-JS] 569.1 Nay'dini'aa Na' Luu' Chickaloon Glacier 'log (bridge) extends across river glacier' 62.1043, -148.4347 [2-JS] 570 D: Hnu' Sk'ił'ih Dghelaya' Castle Mountain 'where we work mountain' 61.8324, -148.5458 [3-JS] 571 Hnu Sk'ił'ihtnu California Creek 'where we work stream' 61.8051, -148.4743 [3-JS]

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572 Deniigi I'niggoxe' ?at Castle Mountain 'moose nose bridge' 61.8446, -148.5212 [2-JS] 573 D: K'eyah Betnu possibly Coal Creek '? creek of skin shavings Nughik'et' hang downward' 61.7822, -148.4309 [3-SP,JS] 574 Bestl'ets' Na' Carbon Creek 'black rock creek' 61.7737, -148.4637 [1] 575 Bestl'ets' King Mountain 'black rock' 61.7482, -148.5129 [1] 576 Bestl'ets' Deyii Linquist Creek 'black rock canyon' 61.747, -148.5626 [1] 577 T'aay Tayene' stretch of river between 'chest straight stretch' Carpenter Creek and King R 61.7341, -148.7044 [2-JS] 578 T'aay Caek'e mouth of Carpenter Creek 'chest mouth' 61.7523, -148.6206 [2] 579 T'aa'itna' Carpenter Creek 'enclosed creek, chest creek' 61.7039, -148.566 [2-JS] 580 T'aa'itna' Dghelaaye' mt up Carpenter Creek 'enclosed creek mountain' 61.6074, -148.592 [2-JS] 581 Staeł Caek'e mouth of King River 'wide mouth' 61.733, -148.7502 [1] 582 Staeł Na' King River 'wide river' 61.7932, -148.6186 [1] 583 Staeł Bene' Fish Lake 'wide lake' 61.7841, -148.5615 [1] 584 Staeł Dghilaaye' mt up King River 'wide mountain' 61.9335, -148.5828 [1] 585 Tsiis T'el'iixden ck opposite King River mouth 'where ochre is gathered' 61.7142, -148.7489 [1] deLaguna 1970:40 586 Tsiis T'el'iix Deyii canyon at ck 'ochre is gathered canyon' 61.6852, -148.7094 [1] 587 Neltsii Ggaay Na' ck off Pinnacle Mountain 'little one that is made like a face creek' 61.7373, -148.6375 [2-JS] 588 Neltsii Ggaay Pinnacle Mountain 'little one that is made like a face' 61.707, -148.67 [2-JS] 589 Neltsii Ce'e Na' ck off mountain, elev. 4415', 'big one that is made like a Crag face creek' 61.6699, -148.8816 [2-JS] 590 Neltsii Ce'e "Sutton Mountain", elev. 4415', 'big one that is made like a "crag" face' 61.6735, -148.8347 [2-JS] 591 Hdighilen Na' Granite Creek 'flows down creek' 61.802, -148.8393 [2]

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591.1 Staeł Na' Tayene' King River Staight Stretch 'wide river straight stretch' 61.7423, -148.7128 [2-JS] 592 Hdighilen Dghilaaye' 'flows down mountain' 61.7965, -148.8839 [2] 592.1 [D: Hech' Taytin] ridge between Little Granite 'long object that extends Creek and Granite Creek toward place' 61.7797, -148.7869 [0] Mendehall 1898 notes 592.2 Naak' Dghiłtaazi bar on MR at Sutton 'bar that revolves' 61.6985, -148.9385 [3-Jty] 593 Ts'es Tac'ilaex Na' A>Eska Creek 'fish run among rocks creek' 61.7534, -148.9217 [1] Orth: Local name reported in 1905 by G. C. Martin (in Brooks and others, 1906, fig. 5), USGS. 594 Ts'es Tac'ilaexden Eska Creek site 'where fish run among rocks' 61.7222, -148.9033 [1] 595 Ts'es Tac'ilaex Dghilaaye' Eska Mt 'fish run among rocks mountain' 61.7864, -148.941 [1] 596 Tsida K'ae Na' Moose Creek, formerly 'old lady's place creek' Tsadaka Creek 61.7435, -149.0254 [1] 596.1 Tside K'ae Deyii D> Tsadaka Canyon 'old lady's place canyon' 61.6863, -149.064 [1] Orth: "Tanaina Indian name meaning ""moose,"" reported in 1898 by Capt. Glenn (Glenn and Abercrombie, 1899, p. 52), USA." 597 Tsida K'ae Dghilaaye' Arkose Peak and Ridge 'old lady's place mountain' 61.7597, -149.1002 [2] 598 Tsida K'aesle Wishbone Hill 'little old lady's place' 61.7363, -148.9884 [3-KW] 599 Tsida K'aesle Bene' Wishbone Lake 'little old lady's place lake' 61.7282, -149.017 [2-KW] 600 Cisidlen Na', Cisizdlen Na' Wolverine Creek 'point current creek' 61.6525, -149.0178 [2-JS] 601 Cisidlen Bene' Wolverine Lake 'point current lake' 61.6649, -148.9649 [2-JS] 602 Cizdlenden point below Wolverine Creek 'where current flows to point' 61.6657, -149.0491 [2-JS] 604 Nił'etse'it'aaden site by old Matanuska R bridge 'where rocks are together' 61.6127, -149.0743 [1] 605 Saeł Ciik'e on N side of river 1-2 mi below 'box point' bridge 61.5775, -149.0693 [3-Jty] 606 Kentsiis T'aax site on east bank of 'beneath moccasins' Matanuska River near Palmer 61.616, -149.1257 [3-Jty] 607 C'ek'aali Cene' long bluff on north side of 'whetstone flat' Matanuska River between Palmer and Moose Creek 61.6582, -149.0931 [3-Jty] 81 Ahtna Place Names Lists

608 Kansghuytna' Rabbit Slough 'farthest in front creek' 61.5339, -149.2281 [3-Jty] 609 Geliis Hwnidighi'aade on river 2 mi below bridge 'where a cross stands' 61.5829, -149.0347 [2-JS] 610 C'anast'aani Bodenburg Butte 'one that stands apart' 61.5479, -149.0531 [2-JS] 611 C'anast'aani Ce'e hill 541' "Swan" 'big one that stands apart' 61.5654, -148.9614 [2-JS] 612 Xazggezi mt at Swan Lake '?one that is bare (unvegetated) upward' 61.5857, -148.9143 [3-JS] 613 Katneznaat'i site in Bodenburg area 'one that is shining' 61.5436, -149.03 [3-JS] 614 Tnel'aay Pioneer Peak 'one that is standing still', or 'one that is leaning with head in position' 61.4775, -149.0392 [1] 615 Tnel'aay Cene' Palmer area 'one that is standing still flat' 61.5816, -149.101 [1] 616 Nuu Tah Matanuska Village 'among the islands' 61.5027, -149.2352 [1] 1839 Wrangell map 617 Tahwnighiłciits site and bluff at junction of 'fabric extends into the water' Parks and Glenn Highways. 61.5579, -149.2206 [1] 618 Nic'adatl'ets'i site at Weinie Lake 'black extends from shore' 61.5441, -149.3954 [1] 619 Xaghaani Bald Mountain Ridge 'the hump' 61.7241, -149.4981 [2-JTy] 620 Tsełtestna' Little '?box ? river' 61.6599, -149.3972 [2-JTy] 620.1 Tsełtestna' Dghelaaye' Montana Peak '? box ? river mountain' 61.8857, -149.0418 [2-JTy] 621 Łaets'i Caek'e site at mouth of Cottonwood 'soil mouth' Creek 61.5013, -149.5903 [1] 622 Bentah Wasilla area 'among the lakes' 61.5961, -149.3392 [1] 623 C'enacenen' Knik-Wasilla area 'sth. Ω land' 61.5819, -149.4316 [1] 624 C'enacetna' Knik village, Fish Creek 'sth. Ω river' 61.4586, -149.7236 [1] 625 Scitna' D> Knik River 'brushy river' [1] Moffit 1904 "Skeetno" 626 Diłtiis Bene' Lake George 'freezes inside lake' 61.2876, -148.5411 [2-JS]

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627 Diłtiis Na' Lake Fork of Knik River 'freezes inside stream' 61.3599, -148.5771 [2-JS] 628 Zdlaaygha D>Eklutna village 'by plural objects' 61.4565, -149.377 [1] 629 Dghayitna' Ship Creek 'needlefish creek' 61.2356, -149.8025 [2-JTy] 630 Tubaaghe Nen' D>Tyonek area 'beach land' [1] 631 Ncoxna' Kenai, Kenai River 'river mouth river' [1] 631.2 Sasutna' D> Susitna village 'sand river' [1] 632 Tubaaghe 'Ane' Lower Cook Inlet 'beyond the beach' [1] 632.1 Tsetneltsiicde n.k., mountain on West Cook 'where rock is ochre colored' Inlet [3-BN] BN states was place of origin of Taltsiine 'water clan' 9. Copper River, Tazlina River to Gulkana R mouth

634 Daniits’en Tezdlen Bese' bluff above Tazlina mouth 'upstream swift current bank' 62.056, -145.404 [2-FS] 634.1 [Bazdlende]XX on W bank 1 mi. N of Tazlina R 'current flows to it' [3-MAB] deLaguna 1970:20, via Molly Ann Billum 634.2 Natu' Na', Natu' Kaghił'aa ck from E from mineral spring 'salt creek', 'salt water flows Na' up creek' 62.0448, -145.2947 [2-FS] 634.3 Natu' Bene' or Natu' Mineral Spring (lake) 'salt lake', 'salt water flows up Kaghił'aa Bene' lake' 62.0581, -145.2221 [2-FS] 635 Hwdaandi Luuni Na' ck from E below Sday'idinaesi 'downriver glacial creek' 62.1098, -145.3382 [1] 636 Sday'dinaesi gha site point on W bank 'by long point' 62.0989, -145.4028 [1] 636.1 Sday'dinaesi Cii point on W bank 'tip of long point' [1] 637 Hwniindi Łuuni Na' ck from E above Sday'dinaesi 'upriver glacial creek' 62.1518, -145.3477 [1] 637.1 Ben'sdełtsiini ?Chele Lake, XX lake above 'lake that we made' Xanggu Tezdleni Na' 62.1929, -144.8706 [2-FS] 637.2 Łngadaxi bluff below Dry Creek mouth 'one that is sliding' 62.1143, -145.4058 [2-FE] 638 Latsibese' Cae'e Dry Creek Village 'hand head bank mouth' 62.1298, -145.4196 [1] deLaguna 1970:23

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639 Latsibese' Na' Dry Creek 'hand head bank creek' 62.1388, -145.4559 [1] deLaguna 1970:23 640 Latsibese' bluff at Dry Creek mouth 'hand head bank' 62.1349, -145.4423 [1] 641 Ben Ggaay gha area W of Dry Creek 'by little lake' 62.1666, -145.5125 [2-FS] N1 642 Łitu'ughitaande camp on Dry Creek trail to 'where trails intersect' Charley Lake 62.1723, -145.5205 [2-FS] N2 643 Cen Ce'e Baaghe camp on Cen Ce'e 'edge of big flat' 62.3144, -145.616 [2-FS] N3 644 Łibendel'a' lakes at 4 mi on trail to 'lakes flow together' Charley Lake 62.1837, -145.5445 [2-FS] N4 645 Łiggaay Bene' lake near Dry Creek 'puppy lake' 62.1483, -145.4992 [2-FS] 646 Tl'ogh Dilaeni S2 on S Dry Creek trail 'grass exists' 62.2551, -145.5479 [2-FS] S2 647 T'aghes Tadezdlaayi S3 on S Dry Creek trail 'cottonwoods are at water' 62.2717, -145.529 [2-FS] S3 648 Sc'aen C'anizetde 6 mi. on S Dry Creek trail 'where a child drowned' 62.2697, -145.6118 [1] S4, FE: incident here in 1936 649 Ketne'aay hill on S Dry Creek trail 'object against a place' 62.2701, -145.6985 [2-FS] S5 650 Nen' Yese' Ggaay low ridge between Sourdough 'little land ridge' and Tazlina R 62.1754, -145.8426 [1] 651 Tatsen Na' ck to Tatsengha 'smelly water creek' 62.1449, -145.4463 [1] 652 Tatsen Nuutah site below Gulkana mouth 'smelly water islands' 62.1435, -145.4121 [1] 652.1 Tatsengha site 1 mi above Dry Creek 'by smelly-water' mouth 62.1406, -145.4233 [1] deLaguna 1970:23 653 Tes K'et bank on Copper R 'on the hill' 62.1637, -145.4149 [1] 654 T'ahwdighi'aaden fish site below Gulkana mouth 'where area extends beneath a place' 62.1815, -145.3971 [2-FE] 654.1 T'ahwdighi'aa Na' creek at fish site 'where area extends beneath creek' 62.1865, -145.3575 [2-FE] 654.2 Ben Ggaay pond at mi. 120 'little lake' 62.1616, -145.443 [2-AT]

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655 Naak'et 2 mi. below mouth of Gulkana 'on the bar' R 62.1946, -145.4002 [1] 655.1 Naak'et Tene trail at mi. 122 'on the bar trail' 62.196, -145.4414 [1] 656 C'ena' Ggaay ck N of C'ena' Ce'e, mi 124 'little creek' 62.1986, -145.4422 [2-FE] 657 C'ena' Ce'e ck from W, N of Dry Creek, mi 'big creek' 122 62.214, -145.407 [2-FE] 658 Ses Cogh Na' ck from "Shrub" 'big ridge creek' 62.1722, -145.1351 [1] 659 Hwniindi Ses Cogh mt 2943 "Shrub" 'upriver big ridge' 62.1493, -145.0199 [1] 659.1 Ketne'aay hill toward Mt. Drum from Ses 'object against a place' Cogh [2-FE] 660.1 Dzaan Yighilende bend on Copper below 'where it flows into murky Gulkana mouth water' 62.2198, -145.3975 [1] deLaguna 1970:24 660.2 Dzaan Yighilen Bese' bank E of Copper below 'where it flows into murky Gulkana mouth water bank' 62.2336, -145.3749 [1] 10. Gulkana River

661.1 C'uul C'ena', C'el C'ena' A> Gulkana River 'tearing river' 62.3334, -145.3823 [1] deLaguna 1970:24, , not recognized; Orth:Name reported by O. Rohn 1899 as "Kulkana"; Baker 1928: "Sawtooth river which tears up banks and channels of river bed" 661.2 C'uul C'ena', C'el C'ena' Gulkana village 'tearing river' [1] Orth:This village was established about 1903 as a telegraph station and named "Kulkana" by the U.S. Army Signal Corps after the nearby river. 661.3 "Tonkina" Gulkana River on Allen 1887 '' map [1] Allen 1887:63 & map "Tonkina" never determined; does not match with existing names 662 C'uul C'ecae'e mouth of Gulkana R 'tearing mouth' 62.2218, -145.4003 [1] Also called Hwcae'e 'the river mouth' 662.1 Dadaa'a Ngge' W side of lower Gulkana R 'downstream uplands' above mouth 62.2528, -145.4168 [1] 663 Hwcae'e Bese' bluff at river mouth 'river mouth bank' 62.2239, -145.423 [1] 664 Cae'e Sdaa point below Bear Creek 'river mouth point' 62.2442, -145.4143 [1]

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665 Hwdaandi Ts'ekul'uu'den ck from W 1 mi up river 'downriver where it washes out' 62.2283, -145.4312 [2-FE] 666 Hwniindi Ts'ekul'uu'den ck from W 3 mi up from mouth 'upriver where it washes out' 62.2332, -145.4303 [2-FE] 667 Cuuy Ak'ae site below Bear Creek 'least weasle's (personal name) home' 62.2538, -145.4041 [1] The home of the famous midgit copper smith. 668 Day'dighaesi Na' Bear Creek 'packing something down creek' 62.2608, -145.4099 [1] deLaguna 1970:23 668.1 Day'dighaesi Cae'e mouth of Dry Creek 'mouth of pack things down' 62.2559, -145.3977 [1] 668.2 Day'dighaesi Bese' bluff above Bear Creek 'packing sth. down bank' 62.2678, -145.4097 [1] 669 Tatggats'e' Tene Bear Creek Trail 'to the upper water trail' 62.2801, -145.5493 [1] 669.1 'Utggat Tah upper area of Crosswind- 'in the upper place' Ewan Lakes [2-FE] 670 Nanahwtsiił'it'aaden 3 mi on Bear Creek trail 'where weir goes across' 62.2689, -145.4191 [1] 670.1 Kolghae den XX -?- on Bear Creek Trail 'grease place' 62.2722, -145.4282 [2-FE] 671 Tighitaande 5 mi on Bear Creek trail 'on the trail' 62.2878, -145.453 [1] 672 Tighitaan Cene' flat at Tighitaande 'on the trail flat' 62.2839, -145.4527 [1] 673 Sezel K'aye' Cene' on Bear Creek trail near 'steambath willow flat' pipeline 62.3049, -145.5117 [1] Also said Sel K'aye' Cene'. 673.1 Sezel K'aye' Bene' on Bear Creek trail near 'steambath willow lake' pipeline 62.3141, -145.5142 [1] Also said Sel K'aye' Cene'. 674 I'naen' 'Aaxden marked tree on Bear Ck Trail 'where there is a face' [2-FE] 675 Tik'ay'dini'aat Cene' flat at pipeline on Bear Creek 'willow placed in water flat' trail 62.3017, -145.4836 [1] 676 Sc'alyaa Cene' on Bear Creek trail 'peeled-bark flat' 62.3258, -145.542 [1] 677 T'aghes Ngezk'aande 11 mi on Bear Creek trail 'burned cottonwood place' 62.3324, -145.5809 [1] 678 Nibendeltaande lake at 11.5 mi on Bear Creek 'end of the lake place' trail 62.3478, -145.6215 [1]

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679 K'ey Taghezdlende 12 mi on Bear Creek trail 'where current flows through birch' 62.3715, -145.6456 [1] 679.1 K'ey Taghezdlen Bene' lake at 12 mi on Bear Creek 'where current flows through trail birch lake' 62.3804, -145.6301 [1] 680 Kac'adyets' Cene' flat S of Ben Deldziidi 'broken brush flat' 62.3875, -145.6902 [1] 680.1 Kac'adyets' Bene' flat S of Ben Deldziidi 'broken brush lake' 62.3949, -145.6925 [1] 681 Niłk'eti'itaande past Kac'adyets' Cene' 'where trails meet' 62.3851, -145.7384 [1] 682 C'odle' Bene' lake S of Kac'adyets' Cene' 'crushed lake' 62.3774, -145.736 [1] 682.1 C'odle' gha at lake S of Kac'adyets' Cene' 'by crushed' 62.3831, -145.6924 [1] 683 Saen Tene trail from Bear Creek north to 'summer trail' Alaska Range 62.2813, -145.4332 [1] 683.1 Saen Tene Ngge' uplands off trail from Bear 'summer trail uplands' Creek north to Alaska Range 62.2874, -145.4262 [1] 684 Sdacii 2nd point below Gulkana R 'peninsula point' bridge 62.2581, -145.4018 [1] 684.1 Bes T'aa at W bank above Gulkana R 'beneath the bluff' bridge 62.2729, -145.4012 [2-FE] 684.2 Kon' Dak'ae camp above Sdacii, E. bank 'firepit' 62.2667, -145.3786 [2-FE] 685 Tatsen Na' ck from W at Markle Ewan's 'smelly-water creek' 62.274, -145.4042 [2-FE] 686 Tatsen Bene' pond on Tatsen Na' 'smelly water lake' 62.2727, -145.3812 [2-FE] 687 Nabesdesdlende bank W from Markle Ewan's 'where current goes around bank' 62.2759, -145.3775 [2-FE] 688 Niłti'itaande junction of highways 'trail junction' 62.2878, -145.3549 [2-FE] 688.1 Tes Delghots' Na' ck from E at 129 mi 'gap hill creek' 62.2997, -145.3595 [1] 689 Tes Delghots'de hill at highway junction 'gap hill' 62.2994, -145.3482 [1] 690 Tes Delghots' Bene' lake at highway junction 'gap hill lake' 62.2961, -145.3476 [1] 691 C'ena' Ce'e ckfromEatmi132 'bigcreek' 62.3259, -145.3539 [1] 87 Ahtna Place Names Lists

692 C'ena' Ggaay ck from E 'little creek' 62.3193, -145.3589 [1] 693 T'aghes Ni'daghelkayde hill at mi 133 at tower 'where a cottonwood is blazed' 62.3356, -145.3449 [1] 694 Dzen Na' ck near 134 mi 'muskrat creek' 62.3216, -145.3749 [2-FE] 694.1 Dzen Bene' lake near 134 mi 'muskrat lake' 62.3275, -145.3944 [2-FE] 695 I't'ox Na' Ggaay Coleman Ck at 136.5 mi 'little nest creek' 62.3734, -145.3655 [2-FE,BN] 696 Tadaa'a Sc'elkayde steep bank and ck at mi 140 'where someone chopped the bank' 62.3839, -145.3705 [1] 696.1 I't'ox Na' Ce'e Poplar Grove Ck at 138 mi 'big nest creek' 62.382, -145.3245 [2-FE,BN] 696.2 I't'ox Na' Ce'e Bene' lake on Poplar Grove ck at 'big nest lake' 138 mi 62.3853, -145.3121 [2-FE,BN] 696.3 I't'ox Na' Ce'e Cae'e site at mouth of Poplar Grove 'big nest creek mouth' ck at 138 mi 62.3799, -145.3671 [2-FE,BN] 696.4 'Unuughe Neketiztaande bend at mi. 139 'where trail goes back to upstream' 62.394, -145.3609 [2-FE,BN] 696.5 Uk'e Nuc'ezc'et'I Bene' lake to e. mi. 140 'on it sth is stretched lake' 62.4399, -145.4118 [2-FE,BN] name refers to telegraph cable 697 Scent'aa Na' Ggaay ck from E at 142.5 1/2.5 mi 'little beneath tree creek' 62.4001, -145.3559 [2-FE,BN] 697.1 Scent'aa Na' Ce'e ck from E at 143 1/2.5 mi 'big beneath tree creek' 62.4064, -145.3612 [2-FE,BN] 698 Scent'aa Bene' pond on Scent'aa Na' 'beneath tree lake' 62.4086, -145.3476 [2-FE,BN] 698.1 Sdaggot'i gha site on GR below mi 141 'by knee point' 62.393, -145.382 [3-BN] 698.2 Sdaggot'I, Sdaggot'i Cii point on W side of GR 'knee point, knee point tip' 62.391, -145.3959 [3-BN] 699 Ts'es Cogh Z'aan Na' ck from Boulder Lake 'big boulder is there creek' 62.4837, -145.612 [1] 699.1 Ts'es Cogh Z'aan Cae'e mouth ck from Boulder Lake 'big boulder is there creek' 62.5037, -145.5237 [1] 699.2 Ts'es Cogh Z'aan Cene' flat E of Boulder Lake 'big boulder is there flat' 62.5018, -145.6039 [2-FE,BN] 700 Ts'es Cogh Z'aan Bene' A> Boulder Lake 'big boulder is there lake' 62.493, -145.6555 [2-FE,BN] Orth:Local name reported in 1950 by USGS

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700.1 Tadaa'a Dełtaani lake W of mouth of Sourdough 'pond on the river bluff' Creek 62.531, -145.5758 [2-FE,BN] 700.2 Tadaa'a Dełtaani Na' outlet of lake W of mouth of 'pond on the river bluff creek' Sourdough Creek 62.5411, -145.5744 [2-FE,BN] 700.3 Xelt'aats'I Bene' lake at mi. 146 'water lily lake' 62.423, -145.3944 [2-FE,BN] 700.4 Sourdough Katggat Ben ponds off rd S of Sourdough 'ponds that are above Dezdlaayi Sourdough' 62.539, -145.5151 [2-FE,BN] 700.5 Uk'ey'ghi'aade moose fence site to S at 'place where sth. is upon it' Sourdough 62.5193, -145.5027 [2-FE,BN] refers to moose fence 701 Taltsogh Na' Sourdough Creek and 'yellow-water creek' Haggard Creek 62.5636, -145.4643 [1] 701.1 Taltsogh Na' Cae'e mouth of Sourdough Creek 'yellow-water creek mouth' and Haggard Creek 62.5233, -145.5263 [1] 702 Ts'abaeli Yidełtaani lake N of Sourdough 'the one that is in spruce' 62.5619, -145.499 [2-FE,BN] 703 Hwtsiił K'ae Tene trail to weir site at mi.149 'trail to weir place' 62.5673, -145.5176 [2-FE,BN] See #715 703.1 Ben Deldziidi 2 Lake s of Hogan Hill 'lake that is round' 62.6015, -145.4647 [2-FE,BN] 703.2 Kaggos Bene' lake 4 mi. E of Sourdough 'swan lake' 62.5338, -145.3988 [2-FE,BN] 705 Uk'e'snat'aaxi Bene' lake E of Hogan Hill 'the one on which we made a mistake lake' 62.6472, -145.3399 [1] 705.1 Uk'e'snat'aaxi Na' ck into Sourdough Creek from 'the one on which we made a E mistake creek' 62.6352, -145.398 [1] 706 Kełen Na' outlet of Hogan Hill l system in 'broad snowshoe webbing GR creek' 62.623, -145.5525 [2-FE,BN] 706.1 K'ey Tsaay Bene' Hogan Hill lake 'small birch lake' 62.6403, -145.4929 [1] deLaguna 1970:34; Reckord 1983:163-166 706.2 K'ey Tsaay Na' Hogan Hill Lake outlet 'small birch creek' 62.6408, -145.516 [1] 707 K'ey Tsaaygha Hogan Hill site 'by the small birch' 62.6476, -145.4715 [1] 707.1 Ubaaghe Nahwngeztlae'i lake below Hogan Hill lake 'its shore is eroding' 62.6432, -145.5369 [1] 707.2 Tak'ats' Kaghił'aade spring N of Hogan Hill mi 158 'spring water flows up' 62.6664, -145.4821 [2-FE,BN] 89 Ahtna Place Names Lists

708 Kaggos T'ox Na' ck into Hogan Hill lake from N 'swan nest creek' 62.6784, -145.4824 [2-FE,BN] 709 Kaggos T'ox Bene' lake N of Hogan Hill lake 'swan nest lake' 62.696, -145.4882 [2-FE,BN] 709.1 Xelt'aats'i Bene' lake N of Hogan Hill 'water lily lake' 62.6887, -145.4601 [2-FE,BN] 709.2 Taltsogh Tl'aa Bene' lake head of Haggard Creek 'yellow water headwaters lake' 62.6392, -145.6163 [2-FE] 710 Ts'abaeli Ggaay Nilaeni ck into GR below Fish Lake 'stream of the one with little Na' outlet spruce' 62.5684, -145.8228 [2-FE] 711 Ts'abaeli Ggaay Nilaeni hill E of Fish Lake outlet 'the one with little spruce' 62.5689, -145.8456 [2-FE] 712 Ts'abaeli Ggaay Nilaeni lake E of Fish Lake outlet 'lake of the one with little Bene' spruce' 62.5618, -145.7822 [2-FE] 713 C'ulc'ena' Ngge' Gulkana River uplands 'tearing river uplands' 62.5481, -145.7082 [1] 714 'Usts'eni Na' West Fork of Gulkana River 'forward side creek' 62.599, -145.7899 [1] 714.1 Natinitaande trail crosses West Fork 'where trail crosses' 62.5831, -145.6662 [1] 715 Hwtsiił K'ae, Hwtsiił gha on river 2 mi above West Fork 'fish weir place' 62.598, -145.6142 [1] 715.1 Nats'esdinilaade on Gulkana R above West 'where rocks extend across' Fork 62.5871, -145.6261 [2-FE,BN] 716 Hwdighilen Na' ck N of outlet to Hogan Hill 'flows down creek' lake 62.657, -145.583 [2-FE,BN] 717 Taltsogh Na' ck into river from W 'yellow water creek' 62.6386, -145.7708 [2-FE,BN] 717.1 Taltsogh Cae'e mouth of Taltsogh Na' 'yellow water mouth' 62.6297, -145.707 [2-FE,BN] Tom Neeley's place 717.2 Tom Neely Bene' lake S of Taltsogh Cae'e 'Tom Neely's lake' 62.6199, -145.7519 [2-FE,BN] 717.3 Cots' Bene' lake e. Taltsogh mouth 'down feathers lake' 62.6358, -145.674 [2-FE,BN] deLaguna 1970:35 718 Tangast'aani ?hill N of Taltsogh Na' 'object that stands in water' 62.7369, -145.8122 [2-FE,BN] 719 Tangast'aani Bene' lake 2507 'object that stands in water lake' 62.7171, -145.8371 [2-FE,BN] 720 Dzen Bene' lake on Taltsogh Na' 'muskrat lake' 62.6429, -145.8697 [2-FE,BN] 90 Ahtna Place Names Lists

721 Cots' Bene' lake on Taltsogh Na' 'down feathers lake' 62.6693, -145.879 [2-FE,BN] deLaguna 1970:35 722 Bi'ni'aay Ggaay hill 2768 above Taltsogh Na' 'small caribou fence' 62.6833, -145.8139 [2-Jty] 722.1 Bi'ni'aay Ggaay Na' ck from hill 2768 above 'small caribou fence creek' Taltsogh Na' 62.6908, -145.8297 [2-Jty] 723 Tadghił'aayi Bene' two lakes head of Twelvemile 'one that flows into water lake' Creek 62.7776, -145.8687 [2-FE,BN] 724 Tadghił'aayi mt 3662, N seen from mi 142 'one that flows into water' 62.7697, -145.813 [2-FE,BN] 725 Celadghilen Na' ck from "West Fork" 'fish tail current creek' 62.7454, -145.9699 [2-FE,BN] 726 Celadghilen mt 4281 "West Fork" 'fish tail current' 62.7719, -145.9601 [1] 726.1 Celadghilen Bene' lake e of mt 4281 "West Fork" 'fish tail current lake' 62.7642, -145.868 [2-FE,BN] 727 Tiztaani Na' ck into river from W 'the one at start of trail creek' 62.6996, -145.7003 [2-FE,BN] 728 Tiztaani hill S of Hwnen K'ey T'eł'iixi 'the one at start of trail' 62.7051, -145.7315 [2-FE,BN] 729 Hwnen K'ey T'e'liixi mt 3377 W of river 'hillside where birch is gathered' 62.7259, -145.7093 [1] 729.1 Hwnen K'ey T'e'liixi Na' ck from mt 3377' W of 'hillside where birch is Gulkana River gathered creek' [2-FE] 730 Naghilenden rapids on Gulkana R 'waterfall place' 62.7056, -145.6091 [1] 730.1 Naghilen Na' Canyon Creek 'waterfall creek' 62.6765, -145.5671 [1] 730.2 Naghilen Bene' Canyon Lake 'waterfall lake' 62.6991, -145.574 [1] 731 Uk'ey'ghi'aade w. point of Naghilen Yese' 'place where sth. is upon it' 62.6692, -145.6861 [2-FE,BN] a moose fence site 732 Naghilen Yese' hill group 2854 on E bank 'waterfall ridge' 62.6778, -145.6163 [1] 733 Nitinitaan Na' Twelvemile Creek 'trail ends creek' 62.8084, -145.8096 [2-FE,BN] 734 Nitinitaani ridge N of Twelvemile Creek 'one at end of the trail' 62.845, -145.799 [2-FE,BN] 734.1 Sdeł'aay ridge NW of Nitinitaani 'one with jagged current' 62.8771, -145.9519 [2-FE,BN]

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734.2 Sdeł'aay Na' ck flowing to S 'one with jagged current stream' 62.8591, -145.924 [2-FE,BN] 734.3 Sdeł'aay Bene', lakes at ridge nw of Nitinitaani 'lake of one with jagged Ben'sdeł'aay current' 62.8635, -145.9656 [2-FE,BN] 735 Tak'ats' Na' Paxson Lake outlet 'spring water creek' 62.8512, -145.6469 [2-FE,BN] 736 Ben Yitighitaan on Paxson Lake outlet 'trail goes into lake' 62.8556, -145.6153 [2-FE,BN] 737 Hwdagguus Na' ck into Gillespie Creek 'celery mouth creek' 62.8176, -145.5011 [1] 738 Hwdagguus Bene' Miers Lake 'celery mouth lake' 62.8238, -145.4905 [1] 739 Hwdagguus Tese' hill 3458 S of Paxson Lake 'celery mouth hill' 62.8279, -145.5669 [2-FE,BN] 739.1 Taltsogh Tl'aa Haggard Creek area 'yellow water headwaters' 62.6553, -145.4263 [1] 740 Tak'ats' Bene' Paxson Lake, formerly A> 'spring water lake' "Gulkana Lake" 62.8741, -145.547 [1] deLaguna 1970:34, Powell 1902; Reckord 1983:166 741 Uk'ec'e'eni ridge 3363 Meires 'one with a den on it' 62.8397, -145.4545 [2-JTy] 741.1 Uk'ec'e'eni Na' S ck into Paxon L 'one with a den on it creek' 62.8801, -145.5046 [2-JTy] 741.2 Kanggat Tene K'eze trail at mi 175 'one flowing beside upland Dinił'aayi trail' 62.8611, -145.4739 [2-BN] 742 Tsa' Tuu K'e, Tsaan' Tu' ck into Paxson Lake at mi 178 'on beaver water,' 'excrement Na' water' 62.9009, -145.5115 [2-JTy,AS] 743 K'ay' Hwdi'aaden ?on Paxson Lake 'where willow extends to a place' 62.9134, -145.5209 [2-JTy] 744 Ts'abaeli Ggaay point on E shore 'where small spruce stands- Taghi'aaden in-water' 62.9361, -145.5121 [2-AS] 745 Sezel Ggaaygha Huffman Creek, site on E 'by the small steambath' shore 62.9398, -145.515 [2-AS] 746 Tsaani 'Aeł Na' Onemile Creek 'bear trap creek' 62.9872, -145.497 [2-AS] 746.1 Nadiniłdiyeden narrows on Paxson L 'where it is narrow' 62.9171, -145.5316 [1] 747 Bes T'aax Paxson site at Paxson Lodge 'beneath the bank' 63.0245, -145.4968 [1]

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748 Xay Luugge' Bene' Lake, slough upper end of 'coho salmon lake' Paxson L 63.0005, -145.5077 [3-Jty] 748.1 Xay Luugge' Na' Mud Lake creek 'coho salmon stream' 62.9996, -145.5069 [3-Jty] 748.2 Uci'sdełi ridge along W shore of 'one we climb to the point' Paxson Lake 62.8774, -145.6024 [3-AS] 749 Hwniindi Gułgae Paxson Mountain 'upstream Ω' 63.0199, -145.6 [1] 749.1 Gułgae Bene' Mud Lake ' Ω lake' 63.0372, -145.5207 [2] łgae refer to smooth scraping of skin; speakers do not assign a meaning to this name 749.2 Gułgae Na' ck into GR to N 'Ω stream' 63.027, -145.5246 [2] 749.3 Gułgae Daa'a Ts'en Hungry Hollow Creek ' one flowing on downstream Nidighiłeni side of Ω' 62.9592, -145.8131 [3-BN] 749.4 Hwdaandi Gułgae Flattop Mountain 'downstream Ω' 62.9441, -145.7049 [1] 750 Tsabaey Na' A> Fish Creek 'fish creek' 63.095, -145.4631 [2-BN] 750.1 Tsabaey Caegge mouth of Fish Creek 'fish mouth' 63.1064, -145.4962 [2-BN] 751 Hwdaandi Tsabaey Bene' Lower Fish Lake 'downstream fish lake' 63.0851, -145.4169 [2-BN] 751.1 Hwniindi Tsabaey Bene' Upper Fish Lake 'upstream fish creek' 63.0637, -145.3925 [2-BN] 752 Sasnuu Na' Summit Lake outlet stream 'sand-island creek' 63.0725, -145.5198 [1] 753 Sasnuu Bene' Summit Lake 'sand-island lake' 63.1113, -145.5467 [1] deLaguna 1970:34 753.1 Sasnuu island on Summit Lake 'sand-island' 63.1211, -145.5261 [1] 753.2 Sasnuu Tl'aat upper end of Summit L 'sand-island headwaters' 63.1859, -145.5104 [1] 754 Sasnuu Tese' ridge W of Summit Lake 'sand island hill' 63.158, -145.5846 [1] 755 Bentsina', Bendzii Na' Middle Fork of Gulkana R 'head lake creek', 'lake ? creek' 62.8972, -145.8675 [1] 755.1 Tcent'aey Na' ck into Middle F below Dickey 'one that has wood creek' L 62.8989, -145.9647 [2-FS]

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755.2 Tcent'aey Cene' flat W of Middle F below 'one that has wood flat' Dickey L 62.9018, -145.9296 [2-FS] 755.3 Tcent'aey Bene' lake W of Middle F below 'one that has wood lake' Dickey L 62.8937, -146.0455 [2-FS] 755.4 Ubaaghe Daxaełts'ez'aan two lakes S of Upper Tangle 'its shore we come up with Bene' Lakes pack lake' 62.9603, -146.0466 [3-FS] 756 Ben Deznae Swede Lake '?lake he moves nomadically' 62.9933, -145.8789 [2-BN] 756.1 Ben Deznae Na' Swede Creek '?lake he moves nomadically stream' 62.943, -145.9014 [2-BN] 757 Bentsibene', Bendzii Dickey Lake 'head lake lake', or 'lake Bene' hearing lake' 62.9332, -146.1059 [1] 757.1 Yaasaał ridge nw of Dickey Lake 'lead caribou' 62.9547, -146.0989 [3-JMc,BN] mentioned in JMc Caribou clan story 757.2 Yaasaał T'aax site at ridge nw of Dickey Lake 'beneath lead caribou' 62.9447, -146.0944 [3-JMc,BN] JM clan 758 'Usts'eni Cae'e mouth of West Fork 'forward-side mouth' 62.5747, -145.6261 [1] 758.1 'Usts'eni Na' Ngge' West Fork uplands 'forward side river uplands' 62.6252, -146.0379 [1] 759 Nekedezghot'i Bene' oxbow lake N of West Fork 'one that is bent around lake' 62.5765, -145.6095 [2-FE] 760 Xelt'aats'i Bene' lake N of Fish Lake ck 'water lily lake' 62.6059, -145.8411 [2-FS] 761 Hwghił'aa Na' Fish Lake outlet 'current flows in area stream' 62.5804, -145.8942 [1] 762 Saghani I'dzelghaes Na' ck from W into Hwghił'aa Na' 'raven kills sth. for himself creek' 62.5876, -145.9176 [2-FE] 762.1 Saghani I'dzelghaes Bene' lake from W into Hwghił'aa Na' 'raven kills sth. for himself lake' 62.5689, -145.9265 [2-FE] 762.2 Nekedeł'aayi horseshoe lake above 'one that current flow around' Hwghil'aa Na' 62.5948, -145.8917 [2-FE] Harding Ewan's place 763 Hwghił'aa Bene' Fish Lake 'current flows in area lake' 62.5514, -145.8542 [1] deLaguna 1970:34; Reckord 1983:168 764 Sday'dighaesi Bene' lake NW of Fish Lake 'packing sth. point lake' 62.5655, -145.8947 [2-FE] 764.1 Sday'dighaesi point on Fish Lake 'packing sth. point' 62.569, -145.8866 [2-FE]

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765 Naggets'i Kaen'de hill W of Fish Lake 'fox lodge place' 62.5401, -145.9308 [2-FS] 765.1 Naggets'i Kaen' Bene' lake W of Fish Lake 'fox lodge lake' 62.5479, -145.9253 [2-FS] 766 Didzoghi Na' ck into Fish Lake from E 'riffling creek' 62.5482, -145.8941 [2-FE] 766.1 Didzoghi Bene' lake off Fish Lake from E 'riffling lake' 62.5217, -145.9232 [2-FE] 766.2 Naxdeggot Na' ck into Fish L from W 'they stab it creek' 62.5399, -145.9642 [2-FE] 766.3 Hwt'aa Dinilaayi NE spur off Nen' Yese' 'ridges that extend beneath' 62.5574, -145.9618 [2-FE] 766.4 Hwniindi Hwt'aa Dinilaayi lake at spur NE of N.Y. 'upsteam ridges that extend Bene' beneath lake' 62.5627, -145.9708 [2-FE] 766.5 Hwdaandi Hwt'aa lake at spur NE of N.Y. 'downstream ridges that Dinilaayi Bene' extend beneath lake' 62.5558, -145.948 [2-FSinyon] 766.6 Nitnilaayi spur off Nen' Yese' 'ridges that extend to a place' 62.5846, -146.036 [2-FSinyon] 767 Łi'ke Na' A> Dog Creek 'dogs creek' 62.4747, -145.846 [1] Orth:Local name reported in 1951 by USGS. 768 C'obeni Na' Middle Lake outlet 'one that is off lake creek' 62.5044, -145.7963 [1] 769 C'obeni K'ez'aani hill N of Middle Lake 'one that is on the one that is off lake' 62.4845, -145.7035 [1] 769.1 Dzaan Dilaeni Lake N of C'obeni 'one that is murky' 62.5235, -145.7679 [2-FE] 769.2 Sda'dighaezi Bene' Lake N of C'obeni 'burl point lake' 62.5267, -145.744 [2-FE] 770 U'sditiisi Bene' lake NE of Middle Lake 'we bring it (canoe) to it lake' 62.5116, -145.7196 [2-FE] 770.1 Ben Hwdestsaedi, lake W of Sditiisi 'lake that has low water' Ben'destsaedi 62.5081, -145.7309 [2-FE] 771 C'obeni, C'abeni Middle Lake 'one that is off lake' 62.4857, -145.736 [1] deLaguna 1970:35 772 Tatgga Na', Tatggey Na' Ewan Lake outlet 'between waters creek' 62.4636, -145.7254 [1] 772.1 Tatggat site at Ewan L outlet 'between the waters' 62.4602, -145.7221 [1] 772.2 Tatgga Z'aani hill W of Ewan Lake outlet 'the one at between the waters' 62.4555, -145.7798 [1]

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772.3 Tatgga Z'aani Bene' lake W of hill W of Ewan Lake 'the one at between the outlet waters lake' 62.4738, -145.7889 [1] 773 Łiidzi Bene', Łaedzi Bene' A> Ewan Lake 'silt lake,' 'soil lake' 62.4281, -145.7852 [1] deLaguna 1970:36; Orth on Ewan L:Local name recorded in 1910 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1912, pl. 1), USGS. 774 Kensende C'edaeze' on W shore of Ewan Lake 'farther ahead shallows' 62.4332, -145.835 [2-FE] 775 Kenggande C'edaeze' on W shore of Ewan Lake 'farther upland shallows' 62.4289, -145.8457 [2-FE] 776 Tgge' Nasał'aade bay S of C'edaeze' 'place up above sun' 62.4236, -145.8627 [2-FE] 776.1 Ben Deldziidi lake to W of Ewan L 'round lake' 62.4314, -145.8833 [2-FE] 777 Łet'aes island on Ewan Lake '?larch' 62.4139, -145.7891 [2-FE] possible archaism for larch as used in Middle Tanana 777.1 Sdaa Ce'e point E of Łet'aes 'big point' 62.4186, -145.7619 [2-FE] 778 Kuyxi Na' ck into S end of Ewan Lake 'whistler creek' 62.4088, -145.8534 [2-FE] 778.1 Kuyxi Na' Ngge' uplands of ck into S end of 'whistler creek uplands' Ewan Lake 62.4087, -145.8829 [2-FE] 779 Tatggey Na' ck into S end of Ewan Lake 'upper-water creek' 62.4031, -145.8103 [2-FE] 779.2 Tatggey Bene' lake on ck into S end of Ewan 'upper water lake' Lake 62.3969, -145.8185 [2-FE] 780 K'ey Nuu Na' ck into SE end of Ewan Lake 'birch island creek' 62.3981, -145.7864 [2-FS] 781 K'ey Nuu Bene' lake SE of Ewan lake 'birch island lake' 62.3881, -145.7623 [2-FS] 782 Niłts'e' Ndeł'a'i lake on Bear Creek trail 'one that flows back and forth' 62.3946, -145.7241 [2-FS] 783 Ben Deldziidi lake off Bear Creek trail 'lake that is round' 62.3933, -145.6678 [2-FS] 783.1 Ts'abaeli Yii Dełtaani ? Near Dog L XX 'pond that is in spruce' 62.4536, -145.8293 [2-FS] 784 Nek'eył'aay Bene' A> Birch Lake 'the one that has birch lake' 62.4153, -145.6067 [2-FS] Orth:Named in 1898 by Lt. P. G. Lowe, USA. 785 Łi'ke Bene' A> Dog Lake 'dogs' lake' 62.4613, -145.9316 [1] deLaguna 1970:36; Orth:Local name reported in 1951 by USGS. 785.1 Ucidighił'a'i isthmus on Dog Lake 'one that flows to point' 62.4767, -145.9364 [2-FS] 785.2 Ucidighił'a'i Bene' lake off Dog Lake 'one that flows to point lake' 62.4825, -145.9416 [2-FS] 96 Ahtna Place Names Lists

786 Ts'eghilende place where Dog Cr meets 'where current flows down' lake 62.5162, -145.8368 [1] 787 Ben Ges lake S of Dog Lake '"deep" lake' 62.439, -145.9591 [1] 788 Nahwtl'iidze' Bene' Deep Lake 'blue lake' 62.4816, -146.02 [1] 788.1 Nahwtl'iidze' Tese' hill S of Deep Lake 'blue hill' 62.4623, -146.0486 [1] 789 Hwdaandi Uk'ec'e'ołi lake N of Deep Lake 'downstream one that sth. (game) are swimming upon' 62.5213, -145.9843 [2-FS] 790 Hwniindi Uk'ec'e'ołi lake N of Deep Lake 'upstream one that sth. (game) are swimming upon' 62.5112, -146.0073 [2-FS] 791 C'abeni lake N of Charley Lake 'lake that is off, opposite' 62.4169, -145.9788 [1] 792 Una' Hwdatguugi Na' ck into Charley Lake outlet 'its creek is enclosed creek' from NW 62.4159, -146.0407 [1] 792.1 Una' Hwdatguugi Na' uplands to NW 'its creek is enclosed creek Ngge' uplands' 62.4509, -146.1218 [2-FE] 793 Kaghalk'edi Bene' A> "Charley Lake" or '?one that slopes up lake', or Crosswind Lake 'elevation comes up lake' 62.3685, -146.035 [1] deLaguna 1970:36, Sometimes also called K'estsiik'e Bene' 'outlet lake.' Powell 1902 "Charley Lake" 794 K'estsiik'eden site at Charley Lake outlet 'outlet place' 62.408, -146.0057 [1] deLaguna 1970:36 795 T'ox Dadez'aande at Charley Lake airfield 'where a nest stands-up- above' 62.4018, -146.0222 [2-FE] 795.1 T'ox Dadez'aan Bene' lake at Charley Lake airfield 'where a nest stands up above' 62.4054, -146.0264 [2-FE] 796 K'ay' Nilaeni hill on NW shore of lake 'one that has willow' 62.3928, -146.0674 [2-FE] 797 Ts'eltiixde on W shore of Charley Lake 'where we rest' 62.3801, -146.0663 [2-FE] 798 Sdates hill on trail to Kaghalk'edi 'portage' 62.3777, -146.0969 [2-FE] 799 Kaghalk'edi hill on W shore N of point '?one that slopes up' 62.3452, -146.1348 [2-FE] 800 Kaghalk'edi Na' short ck from First Hill Lake to '?one that slopes up creek' Charley Lake 62.3587, -146.0732 [1]

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801 Tacene shore N of point 'base of water' 62.3354, -146.0573 [2-FE] 802 Sdaa Ce'e Dghiłnaesi point on W shore 'big point that is long' 62.3079, -146.0059 [2-FE] 803 Nadiniłdiyeden narrows on Charley Lake 'where it is a short distance across' 62.3075, -145.9978 [1] deLaguna 1970:36 804 Kutaghił'aaden ck from W, S of Sdaa Ce'e 'where bay extends in' 62.3017, -146.0728 [1] 804.1 Kutaghił'aa Bene' lake to W 'where bay extends in lake' 62.3009, -146.151 [1] deLaguna 1970:36 805 C'ezaeni Na' ck from Second Hill Lake 'Ω creek' 62.3108, -146.1357 [1] 806 Hwdaandi (Hwggandi) Second Hill Lake 'downriver (upland) Ω lake' C'ezaeni Bene' 62.3516, -146.2074 [1] 807 Hwniindi (Hwtsiindi) First Hill Lake 'upriver (lowland) Ω lake' C'ezaeni Bene' 62.3698, -146.1264 [1] 808 C'ezaeni hill 2643 W of Second Hill Lake 'Ω' 62.3418, -146.2887 [1] 809 Nen' Yese' long ridge between Charley 'land ridge' Lake and Lake Louise 62.312, -146.2994 [1] A shore of Lake Ahtna 810 Kanilen Na' ck from Game Trail Lake 'current flows through creek' 62.2839, -146.0665 [1] 810.1 Kanilen Bene' lake on ck from Game Trail L 'current flows through lake' 62.2711, -146.0593 [1] 811 Nkaał Bene' A> Game Trail Lake 'salmonberry lake' 62.2534, -146.0943 [1] deLaguna 1970:36; Orth:Local name reported in 1951 by USGS. 811.1 Nkaałde site at Game Trail Lake 'salmonberryplace' 62.2633, -146.1217 [1] 811.2 Nkaał Na' outlet of Game Trail L 'salmonberry stream' 62.2618, -146.1192 [1] 812 Ughatgge Naydeltaani lake W of Game Trail L 'one (pond) that is in between' 62.262, -146.1287 [2-FS] 813 I'dzak'ehi A> Salmonberry Lake 'animal tracks' 62.2778, -146.1486 [1] Orth:Local name reported in 1951 by USGS. Note names for Salmonberry and Game Trail Lakes are reversed on the maps 813.1 I'dzak'ehi Na' outlet of Salmonberry Lake 'animal tracks stream' 62.2703, -146.133 [1] 813.2 Ben Deldziidi pond NE of Game Trail L 'lake that is round' 62.2776, -146.0803 [2-FS] 814 Ben Dełts'ae'i Na' ck into S end of lake 'narrow lake creek' 62.253, -146.0493 [2-FS]

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815 Ben Dełts'ae'i lake E of Game Trail L 'narrow lake' 62.2488, -146.0292 [2-FS] 816 Sdaa Ce'e point on E shore of Charley 'big point' Lake 62.3732, -145.9997 [2-FS] 817 Sdaa Ce'e Bene' lake on E point 'big point lake' 62.3705, -145.9845 [2-FS] 818 Hwdaandi Didzoghi Na' ck SE of outlet 'downstream riffles creek' 62.3928, -145.9835 [2-FS] 818.1 Hwniindi Didzoghi Na' 2nd ck 2 mi SE of outlet 'upstream riffles creek' 62.3841, -145.984 [2-FE] 818.2 Didzoghi Bene' lake SE of outlet 'riffles lake' 62.3904, -145.9749 [2-FE] 819 Ts'es Deltsiicde rock on E shore .5 mi from 'yellow rock place' outlet 62.4018, -145.9977 [2-FE] 820 Ben Tsii Nez'aani, Ben hill E of Charley Lake, W of 'one that at lowland lake,' or Ts'enez'aani Rock Lake 'one that extends to the lake' 62.3547, -145.9491 [2-FS] 820.1 Ben Tsii Nez'aani Bene' lake at hill E of Charley Lake 'lake of one that is at lowland lake' 62.3626, -145.9362 [2-FS] 821 Ts'es Uyii Taz'aani A> Rock Lake 'the one with a rock island in it' 62.342, -145.9018 [2-FS] Orth:Local name reported in 1951 by USGS. 821.1 Hwniindi Ben Ce'e lake SW of Billy Łetsgi 'upstream big lake' 62.3057, -145.9277 [2-FS] 821.2 Ubaaghe Nahwngezbełi lake NE of N Twin Lake 'place of sth. dangling down on its shore' 62.2697, -145.9128 [2-FS] 821.3 Basili Bene' lake NE of Ubaaghe 'Bacile (George's) lake' Nahwngezbełi 62.2887, -145.8776 [2-FS] 822 Ben Deldziidi A> Round Lake 'lake that is round' 62.3656, -145.9117 [1] Orth:Local name reported in 1950 by USGS. 822.1 Ben Deldziidi Na' Round Lake outlet 'lake that is round stream' 62.3614, -145.9072 [1] 823 Nek'eył'aay Bene' Horseshoe Lake, "Threemile L" 'birch goes around lake' 62.3825, -145.917 [2-FS] 823.1 Nek'eył'aay Na' Horseshoe Lake outlet 'birch goes around creek' 62.3887, -145.9013 [2-FS] 824 Xax Gguuze' Bene' Grass Lake 'mare's tail (plant) lake' 62.3467, -145.8786 [2-FE] 825 Billy Łetsgi Bene' lake S of Rock Lake '(personal name) lake' 62.3211, -145.8996 [2-FS]

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826 'Uzdledi Na' ck into West Fork from 'Uzdledi 'one-that-melts creek' 62.7651, -146.0744 [1] 826.1 'Uzdledi Cae'e mouth of ck into West Fork 'one-that-melts mouth' from 'Uzdledi 62.6395, -146.0229 [1] 827 'Uzdledi hill 3064 N of West Fork 'one that melts' 62.699, -146.1022 [1] 828 K'ay' Ses Na' ck from S from K'ay' Ses 'willow ridge creek' 62.6294, -146.143 [1] 829 K'ay' Ses 2 hills 2975 S of West Fork 'willow ridge' 62.6146, -146.1945 [1] 830 K'ay' Ses Bene' lake on K'ay' Ses Na' 'willow ridge lake' 62.5858, -146.1878 [2-FS] 831 Bi'ni'aay Na' ck into West Fork from N from 'caribou fence creek' Bi'ni'aay 62.7079, -146.2497 [2-FS] 832 Nisehwdghic'eli Na' ck to N from 4575 '?one that is torn in front ? stream' 62.8615, -146.102 [1] 833 Nisehwdghic'eli mt 4575 '?one that is torn in front ?' 62.8421, -146.0968 [1] 834 Ben Dghilaa Tese' hill S of Ben Dghilaa 'lakes are there hill' 62.7356, -146.7253 [2-FE] 834.1 Ben Dghilaa lake N of Tl'atna' 'lakes are there' 62.7326, -146.7347 [2-FE] 835 Tl'atna' ck into West Fork from NW 'rear creek' 62.7351, -146.5656 [1] 835.1 Tl'an'nginilaayi hill 5449 "Keg" 'ridges that extend at headwaters' 62.7904, -146.2795 [2-JTy] 835.2 Tl'an'nginilaayi Bene' lake at 5449 "Keg" 'ridges that extend at headwaters lake' 62.7905, -146.2989 [2-JTy] 835.3 Tl'an'nginilaayi Na' outlet ck at "Keg" 'ridges that extend at headwaters creek' 62.8148, -146.3338 [2-JTy] 836 Bi'ni'aay Ce'e mt 4003 SW of Nisehwdghic'eli 'big caribou fence' 62.6982, -146.2764 [2-JTy] 838 I'dilaxi Na' Keg Creek '(fish) swim to it creek' 62.7452, -146.4344 [1] 839 I'dilaxi Bene' lake on Keg Creek '(fish) swim to it lake' 62.833, -146.3191 [1] 840 Bay'diyaasi Na' Moose Creek 'sth. (game) walks to it creek' 62.7647, -146.5387 [2-JTy] 841 Bay'diyaasi mt 3764 E of Moose Creek 'sth. (game) walks to it' 62.7786, -146.4755 [2-JTy]

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841.1 Bay'diyaasi Bene' lake at mt 3764 E of Moose 'sth. (game) walks to it lake' Creek 62.8033, -146.4902 [2-JTy] 842 Kaggos T'ox Bene' lake S of Tl'atna' 'swan nest lake' 62.7032, -146.6406 [2-JTy] 843 Kaggos T'ox Na' creek from lake S of Tl'atna' 'swan nest creek' 62.7251, -146.6526 [2-JTy] 844 Tl'atna' Bene' lake at head of Tl'atna' 'rear creek lake' 62.7474, -146.7244 [1] 845 Uk'ese Natinitaan Na' ck from Monsoon Lake 'trail crosses its outlet creek' 62.7783, -146.6494 [2-JTy] 846 Uk'ese Natinitaan Bene' Monsoon Lake 'trail crosses its outlet lake' 62.828, -146.6161 [2-JTy] 847 Tadghił'aay ridge 3470 W of Kaggos T'ox 'one that flows to water' Bene' 62.706, -146.6913 [2-FE] 847.1 Xelt'aats'i Bene' lake near 847 'water lily lake' 62.7286, -146.719 [2-FE] 848 Natsulalt'aey Na' ck into West Fork from S 'one that has a tongue creek' 62.6373, -146.3677 [2-FE] 849 Natsulalt'aey Bene' lake W of Natsulalt'aey 'one that has a tongue lake' 62.5755, -146.517 [2-FE] 850 Natsulalt'aey hill 3129 "Bragg" 'one that has a tongue' 62.58, -146.4823 [1] 851 Da'sc'elaes Na' ck from S into West Fork 'we put things inside creek' 62.6501, -146.4846 [1] 851.1 Kadiniłts'ae' upsteam of Nen' Yese' 'narrow up to area' 62.5961, -146.4284 [2-JTy] 852 Da'sc'elaes Bene' lake S of "Bragg" 'we put things inside lake' 62.5734, -146.4269 [2-JTy] 852.1 Uyii Tandzaey Zdlaayi lake head of "Boat Creek 'in it are islands lake' Bene' 62.5097, -146.4763 [2-JTy] 852.2 Uyii Tandzaey Zdlaayi Na' stream from lake 'in it are islands stream' 62.5194, -146.4912 [2-JTy] 853 Nac'atkasi Bene' lake S of Nac'atkasi 'marten lake' 62.5499, -146.5415 [2-JTy] 853.1 Nac'atkasi Na' stream at hill W of Natsulat'aey 'marten stream' 62.5524, -146.5711 [2-JTy] 854 Nac'atkasi hill W of Natsulat'aey 'marten' 62.5673, -146.5743 [1] lit. one that prances 855 Nek'e'uzdlende, Naak'e lake on West Fork 'where current flows past bar' 'Uzdlenden 62.6547, -146.5125 [1]

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856 Naak'e 'Uzdlen Na' ck from W into lake, "Boat 'current flows past bar creek' Creek" 62.6529, -146.5395 [1] 857 Niyggeh hill near Naak'e 'Uzdlenden 'below ~' 62.6036, -146.5596 [2-JTy] 858 Niygge Na' stream near Naak'e 'below ~ stream' 'Uzdlenden 62.6349, -146.5674 [2-JTy] 859 Niygge Bene' lake near Naak'e 'Uzdlenden 'below ~ Lake' 62.6241, -146.5569 [2-JTy] 860 Betahwdicene Na' ck into Naak'e 'Uzdlen Na' 'flats of water to it creek' 62.6274, -146.6484 [2-JTy] 861 Betahwdicene lake NW of Sałtigi 'flats of water to it' 62.6026, -146.6652 [2-JTy] 862 Sałtigi Bene' lake S (not NE) of Sałtigi '?sun bump lake' 62.5418, -146.6644 [1] 862.1 Sałtigi Na' outlet of lake S (not NE) of '?sun bump stream' Sałtigi 62.5386, -146.7104 [1] 863 Sałtigi hill 3537 "Tyone" '?sun bump' 62.5639, -146.7294 [1] Irving 1957; Reckord 1983:180 865 Uk'e 'Udełeni lake on Hwdatguugi 'one that current flows upon' 62.4349, -146.0632 [2-FE] 866 Xał Tiix den on trail to Nac'atkasi 'where there is a sled' 62.441, -146.0933 [2-FE] 867 Xał Tiix Bene' lake on trail 'sled is there lake' 62.442, -146.09 [2-FE] 868 Hwniidzi Ghilende ck into upper Hwdatguugi 'current flows from upstream' 62.462, -146.1904 [2-FE] 869 Hwniindi Uk'ec'e'ołI Y Lake 'upstream upon it things are swimming' 62.4938, -146.2209 [2-FE] 870 Hwdaandi Hwk'ec'e'ołI south Y Lake 'downstream upon it things are swimming' 62.4803, -146.1974 [2-FE] 871 Xanduughi Ciisi K'ae lake NW of Y Lake 'last dipnet hole lake' Bene' 62.5069, -146.2818 [2-FE] 872 Nekets'alyaexden hill W of Y Lake 'where we turn around' 62.4803, -146.2547 [2-FE] 873 Nekets'alyaex Bene' lake W of Y Lake 'where we turn around lake' 62.4909, -146.2459 [2-FE] 874 Sdeł'aayi lake S of above 'one with jagged current' 62.4813, -146.2279 [2-FE] 875 Kanilen Bene' lake on trail 'current flows to place lake' 62.5315, -146.2882 [2-FE]

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876 Kanilen Na' ck into Da'sc'elaes 'current flows to place stream' 62.5364, -146.3003 [2-FE] 877 Ben Deldziidi lake near Nac'atkasi 'lake that is round' 62.5426, -146.4419 [2-FE] 878 Hwnax Ggaay Bene' lake at Jim Tyone's place 'little house lake' 62.5462, -146.3845 [2-FE] 879 Hwnax Ggaay at Jim Tyone's place 'small house lake' 62.5442, -146.3821 [2-FE] 2 mi past Niidzighilen 879.1 Saas K'e Diniłeni near Hwnax Ggaay 'current that flows on sand' 62.5439, -146.4004 [2-FE] 11. Delta River

899 Dzeł Ghatgge Isabel Pass, Isabel Pass trail 'between the mountains' 63.1932, -145.5942 [1] 900 Nitiilbene' South Tangle Lake '? current flows to place ~ lake' 62.9826, -146.0779 [1] Origin of Udzisyu clan, deLaguna 1970:34; Reckord 1983:167-168 901 Nitiil Dghilaaye' mt E of South & Upper Tangle '?current flows to place ~ Lake mountain' 63.007, -145.9558 [2-FS] 902 Ciisi Daten' Bene' Round Tangle Lake 'dipnet handle lake' 63.0606, -145.9831 [2-FS] 902.1 Ciisi Daten' Na' outlet of Round Tangle L 'dipnet handle creek' 63.0638, -145.9729 [2-FS] 902.2 Tatsoghtiiłden n.k. -?- Tangle Lake areaXX 'yellow water extends place' 63.0523, -146.0653 [3] source now uncertain 903 Hwniindi K'ay' Giis Upper Tangle Lake 'upstream young willow Dat'aan Bene' clump is in position lake' 63.004, -146.0505 [2-FS] 903.1 Hwdaandi K'ay' Giis Middle Tangle Lake 'downstream young willow Dat'aan Bene' clump is in position lake' 63.0287, -146.0602 [2-FS] 903.2 K'ay' Giis Dat'aan Na' outlet of MIddle Tangle Lake 'young willow clump is in position creek' 63.0446, -146.0333 [2-FS,BN] 904 Ten 'Aaxden Sugarloaf 'where there is ice' 63.1441, -145.9182 [2-FS,BN] 904.1 Ten 'Aax Bene' Lower & Long Tangle Lakes 'where there is ice lake' 63.1377, -145.9549 [2-FS,BN] 905 Dzeł Ghaan' mt W Lower Tangle Lake 'half mountain' 63.1341, -146.0184 [2-FS,BN] 905.1 Dzeł Ghaan' Na' Wildhorse Creek 'half mountain creek' 63.1981, -145.9761 [2-FS,BN] 907 T'ahwdghił'aa Na', Landmark Gap Creek 'enclosed current creek' T'ahwdghił'aa Ts'idiniłeni 63.0847, -146.0763 [2-FS,BN] 103 Ahtna Place Names Lists

907.1 T'ahwdghił'aa Bene' Landmark Gap Lake 'enclosed current lake' 63.1216, -146.0889 [2-FS,BN] 907.2 Naknelyaayi Ghatgge Na' Rock Creek 'extends-across between creek' 63.0822, -146.2017 [2-FS,BN] 908 Niłyiits'i Bene' Glacier Gap Lake '"skinny" lake' 63.115, -146.2615 [2-FS,BN] 909 Niłyiits'i Na' Glacier Gap Lake outlet '"skinny" creek' 63.0974, -146.2386 [2-FS,BN] 912 Tałt'aezi Na' Fielding River & Phelan Creek 'black water creek' 63.2256, -145.6719 [1] 912.1 Tałt'aezi Caek'e mouth of Phelan Creek 'black water mouth' 63.3308, -145.7387 [1] 913 Tałt'aezi Bene' Fielding Lake 'black water lake' 63.1708, -145.6846 [1] deLaguna 1970:35 913.1 Tatsitsiini mt at Gunn Lake, ?Wolverine 'one that resembles head Mountain into water' 63.0225, -145.3795 [3-AS] 914 Niłc'aghadlen Na' Gunn Creek 'flows in opposite directions creek' 63.1519, -145.4782 [2-FS,BN] not McCallum Ck; name refers to drainage shifts to N or to S 914.1 Niłc'aghadlen Bene' Gunn Lake 'flows in opposite directions lake' 63.1265, -145.324 [2-FS,BN] 914.2 C'ulc'ena' Luu' A> Gulkana Glacier 'cutting stream glacier' 63.2587, -145.4323 [1] Orth:Local name shown on 1910 fieldsheet by C. E. Giffin, USGS. 914.3 Tsiis Dghilaaye' Cony Mountain 'ochre mountain' 63.2943, -145.4411 [3-AS] 914.4 Tsiis Na' Macallum Creek 'ochre creek' 63.2587, -145.5681 [2-AS] 915 Dzeł Ghatggey Na', Saas Delta River 'between mts river' or 'sand Na', Hwtes Na' river' 63.3835, -145.7563 [1] 916 Tsiis Kulaen Na', Ketsiigi Upper Miller Creek 'ochre exists creek,' 'ochre Na' place creek' 63.373, -145.6789 [2-AS] 917 Tsiis Kulaen Luu' Canwell Glacier 'ochre exists glacier' 63.3218, -145.4888 [2-FS,BN] 918 Ketsitne'aay Triangle Peak 'head that is against a place' 63.4054, -145.5249 [1] cf. Skull pk 919 Una' Ketsitne'aay Na' Lower Miller Creek 'its creek head that is agains a-place creek' 63.3947, -145.7259 [1] 919.1 Sabiile' Dghelaaye' A> Rainbow Ridge 'rainbow mountain' 63.3068, -145.6556 [2-BN] Ben Neeley states that Ahtna name is aborignal

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919.2 Deniigi Ts'edle' Tayene' between mouth of Phelan 'moose brush straight stretch' Creek to Black Rapigs Glacier 63.3585, -145.7353 [1] 920 Dału'itsaa'den, Łuu Black Rapids Glacier 'where glacier blocked-off- Łeda'itsaa'den area' 63.4714, -145.9965 [1] 920.1 Tseles Nuu' mt opposite Trims Camp 'ground squirrel island' 63.4082, -145.799 [2-BN] 920.2 Tseles Nuu' Na' ck opposite Trims Camp 'ground squirrel island creek' 63.4186, -145.8151 [2-BN] 921 Xasatl'aadi 'sun on its headwaters side' 63.6196, -146.7186 [1] 922 Kuułtaan Na' Bear Creek 'area extends in creek' 63.611, -145.8529 [3-AS] location assigned based upon Adam Sanford anecdote, a wind- protected stream valley, Kari 1986:173 922.1 Ba K'a' Kol Ta' Ak'ae site on W bank 10 mi. below 'place of father of without a Black Rapids gun' 63.699, -145.9555 [3-FS] 923 Łuu Tahwdzaeye' Donnelly Dome 'heart among glaciers' 63.7825, -145.793 [1] 923.1 Dzeł Ghatgge 'Ane' lower Delta River area, Middle 'beyond between the Tanana R area mountains' [1] 924 MT: Tatsaan' Tox Donnelly Hill 'raven nest' 63.678, -145.8619 [3-BB] via Bessie Baranbus, not known by BN 925 Nizaay Na' Jarvis Creek 'gravel creek' 63.8715, -145.6917 [3-AS] 925.1 Nizaay Caegge mouth of Jarvis Creek 'gravel mouth' 64.0241, -145.7451 [3-AS] 925.2 Dzełghatggey Na' mouth of Delta River 'between mountains river Caegge, MT: Hwtes mouth', 'pass mouth' Caegge 64.154, -145.8609 [1] 926 Saas Caek'e, Tsaas Caek'e MT>Salcha village '? mouth' [2-AS] meanings for this are moot 926.1 Giize Na' Goodpaster River 'camprobber river' [2-GH] 12. Copper River, Gulkana to Gakona R and up Gakona R

928 Nitil'aa general area from Gulkana R 'water flows to point' mouth to Gakona R mouth 62.2551, -145.3306 [2-FE] 930 Xoos Ghadl Zdlaade trail from Gulkana to Mentasta 'where there are horse wagons' 62.3229, -145.237 [2-FE]

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931 K'ats'i Nuu' sites on river E of Gulkana 'cold water island' 62.2708, -145.3458 [2-FE] 931.1 Łuk'ae Gha Hdelts'iixden camp on Copper R above 'where they stay for salmon' Gulkana mouth 62.2756, -145.343 [1] 932.1 Nikulaa Ghaay region between mouth of 'along he puts things in place' Gulkana and mouth of Gakona R, all the way to mts. 62.3485, -145.3024 [2-FE] 933 Ggax Kubese' bank below Gakona River 'rabbit bank' mouth 62.3091, -145.2936 [1] 934 Ggax Kuna' Gakona River; Gakona village 'rabbit river' 62.8131, -145.0658 [1] deLaguna 1970:24, Allen 1887:121, map; Bourke 1899; Orth: A trading post and post office were established in 1905. The name was derived from the Gakona River. 934.1 Ggax Kucae'e mouth of Gakona River 'rabbit area mouth' 62.299, -145.3087 [1] 935 I'denaa' Bese' bank 5 mi up Gakona River 'salt lick bank' 62.3548, -145.2434 [2-BG] 936 Ben Ce'e Na' ck into Gakona R from E 'big lake creek' 62.4282, -145.2273 [2-BG] 937 Ben Ce'e lake E of Gakona R 'big lake' 62.4284, -145.1794 [2-BG] 937.1 Ben Ce'e Bese' bank E of Gakona R 'big lake bank' 62.4233, -145.2327 [2-BG] 938 Ben Deldziidi lake E of Gakona R 'lake that is round' 62.4348, -145.1276 [2-BG] 939 'Utggahts'e' lake on Fox Lake trail 'lake extends to place from Nibendeltaanden upper area' 62.4725, -145.1628 [3-AS] 940 K'ey Zaeł lake NE of Ben Deldziidi 'birch box' 62.4873, -145.1519 [2-BG] 940.1 K'ey Zaeł Tah area at lake 'among birch boxes' 62.4774, -145.1627 [2-BG] 941 Tsa'gha Kaghalyaa lake E of K'ey Zaeł 'beaver were brought up' 62.4895, -145.1384 [1] 942 Nałtsiis Bene' ?lake E of Gakona R 'wolverine lake' 62.5106, -145.1357 [2-BG] 943.1 Xos Bene' n.k. lake ? 'thorn lake', or possibly 'horse lake' 62.5083, -145.1568 [3-AS] 943.2 Kaggos Bene' n.k.lake 'swan lake' 62.5069, -145.1935 [3-AS] 944 Naynel'iix Bene' large lake W of Gakona R 'he watches it lake' 62.5062, -145.2117 [2-BG,FE] A personal name

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945 Nidzighilen Na', Nedzii ck into Gakona from Fox Lake ''current divides river,' '?our Ghilen Na' hearing current river' 62.5289, -145.137 [2-BG] Powell 1902 map "X vill." 946 Nidzighilen Bene' "Fox Lake" '?our hearing current lake' 62.5428, -145.0828 [3-AS] deLaguna 1970:33 947 Tl'ogh Taeł lake N of Fox Lake 'grass mat' 62.5533, -145.0863 [3-AS] 948 Dzae'i Bene' lake NW of Tl'ogh Taeł 'spruce gum lake' 62.5569, -145.1268 [3-AS] 949 Sitelyaa Bene' lake NE of Dzae'i Bene' 'plural got scared lake' 62.5938, -145.0952 [1] deLaguna 1970:33 950 Taltsogh Na' ck from E N of Sitelyaa 'yellow water creek' 62.5631, -145.1843 [1] 951 Natsulalt'aey hill 2747 "Shrub" 'one that has tongue' 62.6754, -145.0472 [3-AS] 951.1 Natsulalt'aey Na' ck from hill 2747 "Shrub" 'one that has tongue creek' 62.7009, -145.0845 [3-AS] 952 T'aghes Ggaay Bene' lake E of Natsulalt'aey 'little cottonwood lake' 62.6832, -144.9755 [3-AS] 953 Ts'abaeli Ggaay Bene' lake E of Natsulalt'aey 'little spruce lake' 62.6827, -144.959 [3-AS] 953.1 Uk'ese Ts'ełtaeni Na' Gillespie Creek, S of Myers 'someone is lying dead at outlet creek' 62.7904, -145.4609 [2-FE] 953.2 Uk'ese Ts'ełtaeni Bene' lake on Gillespie Creek 'someone is lying dead at outlet lake' 62.789, -145.4844 [2-FE] 954 'Uze' Kulaeni Na' Spring Creek 'one that has a name creek' 62.6738, -145.333 [1] 955 Gguux Kaghiyaa Na' ck from E above Spring Creek 'monster came up creek' 62.6524, -145.2165 [2-BG] 956 Gguux Kaghiyaa Bene' lake S of Gguux Kaghiyaa Na' 'monster came up lake' 62.65, -145.1796 [2-BG] 957 Hwk'ebendighił'aa lake E of Gakona R, N of 'current flows upon lake' Natsulalt'aey 62.7499, -145.0705 [2-BG] 958 K'ay' Ses Na' Excelsior Creek 'willow ridge creek' 62.8868, -145.0824 [1] 959 K'ay' Ses ridge 3606 W of Excelsior 'willow ridge' Creek 62.8863, -145.1396 [1] 960 Hwdenaagge Na' Otter Creek 'mineral lick stream' 62.8374, -145.1708 [2-FE] 961 Łay'dzaey Round Top Mountain 'limb heart' 62.8041, -145.3164 [1] Powell 1902 "Round Top"

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962 Łay'dzaey Na' ck off Round Top Mountain 'limb heart creek' 62.7472, -145.3152 [1] 963 Dateni mt 4810 E of Wolverine Mt 'entering trail' 63.0596, -145.2051 [2-FS,BN] 964 Ggax Kutl'aa upper Gakona R 'rabbit area headwaters' 62.9828, -145.3064 [1] 964.1 Ggax Kuluu' A> Gakona Glacier 'rabbit area glacier' 63.2234, -145.1968 [1] Powell 1902; Orth:Name reported in 1900 by Gerdine ( in Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903, pl. 3), USGS. 964.2 Ggax Kutl'aa Dghilaaye' A> Mount Gakona 'rabbit place headwaters mountain' 63.326, -145.1725 [1] Orth: Name published on relatively recent maps 964.4 Ggax Kuna' Ngge' Gakona River uplands 'rabbit place river uplands' 62.6077, -145.7148 [1] 13. Copper River, Gakona R to Chistochina R and up Chistochina R

965.1 Cedidzaasi Tah on Copper River at Buster 'among brushy tails' Gene's 62.3103, -145.2235 [2-BG] Powell 1902 "Gakona Charlie's" 966 Tazanuu' Tah, Tazaan Old Gakona, below 5 mi hill 'among islands in clear area' Nuu Tah 62.2987, -145.2708 [1] deLaguna 1970: 24 967 Ts'itaeł Cae'e site at mouth of Sanford R 'flows straight mouth', 'straight wide mouth' 62.3422, -145.1705 [1] deLaguna 1970: 25 967.1 Ts'itaeł Na' Ngge' Sanford River uplands 'flows straight river uplands' 62.3009, -144.7798 [1] 968 Ts'itaeł Na' Sanford River 'flows straight river', 'straight wide place river' 62.2842, -144.9014 [1] deLaguna 1970: 25, Allen 1887 map "Sanford R"; Reckord 1983:185 968.1 Sngadaxi On CR near mouth of Sanford 'one that is sliding' R 62.3559, -145.1322 [2-AS] 968.2 Ben Tah lakes N of Sanford R 'among the lakes' 62.3613, -145.0903 [2-AS] 969 Bata'sdełi, Basta'sdełI, bank N on Sanford R mouth 'one we go up to' BastadełI 62.3469, -145.0953 [2-AS] 969.1 Bata'sdełi Na' ck from bank N on Sanford R 'one we go up to creek' mouth 62.3393, -145.1048 [2-AS] 969.2 Bata'sdełi Bene' lake N of Sanford R 'one we go up to lake' 62.3503, -145.0374 [2-AS] 970 Una' Hwnelk'ezi Na' ck from S into Sanford R 'its creek is brown creek' 62.2331, -144.6599 [3-AS] 108 Ahtna Place Names Lists

971 Natii Na' ck from S into Sanford R '?another ~ creek' 62.2349, -144.9137 [3-AS] 971.1 Natii Caegge mouth of ck from S into '?another ~ mouth' Sanford R 62.2593, -144.9762 [3-AS] 971.2 Natii Na' Ngge' uplands of ck from S into '? another ~ creek uplands' Sanford R 62.2231, -144.9014 [3-AS] 972 Natii Na' Luu' glacier off Mt Drum '?another ~ creek glacier' 62.1853, -144.7383 [3-AS] 973 Tsaani 'Aeł Na' ckfromSoffMtDrum 'beartrapcreek' 62.2766, -144.7722 [2-AS] 974 T'ox Na', Dit'ox Na' ck from N off Mt Sanford 'nest creek' 62.261, -144.5767 [3-AS] 974.1 Dit'ox Tl'aa upper ck from N off Mt Sanford 'nest headwaters' 62.1804, -144.437 [3-AS] 974.2 Dit'ox Na' Luu' glacier on this creek 'nest creek glacier' 62.2056, -144.2638 [3-AS] 974.3 Dit'ox Caegge mouth of nest creek 'nest mouth' 62.1776, -144.4877 [3-AS] 975 Kaghaa Na' ck from N below Nathlie Mt 'up expanse stream' 62.2089, -144.4552 [3-AS] 975.1 Kaghaa mt W of Nathlie 'up expanse' 62.2005, -144.4325 [3-AS] 975.2 Kaghaa Caegge mouth of ck from N below 'up expanse mouth' Natlie Mt 62.1956, -144.4976 [3-AS] 976 Ts'itaeł A> Nathlie Mountain 'straight wide area' 62.1456, -144.3934 [1] Nathlie perhaps from the name Nataełde, Batzulnetas village; Orth:Name reported in 1898 as "Mount Natalie" by Capt. W. F. Abercrombie (1899, p. 312) 976.1 Ts'itaeł Tl'aa upper Sanford R 'straight wide headwaters' 62.1536, -144.4776 [1] 977 Ts'itaeł Luu' Sanford Glacier 'straight wide glacier' 62.1462, -144.3037 [1] 978 Hwniindi K'ełt'aeni 'upriver K'ełt'aeni' 62.2134, -144.1256 [1] Orth: Allen 1887 named this for his great grandfather, Reuben Sanford 978.1 Ukats'endełi saddle S of Mt Sanford 'we turn back from it' 62.4958, -144.3024 [3-AS,BG,FE] 979 K'ay' Ngenaayi, Tl'ogh ?lake between Mt Sanford and 'willow that moves', or 'grass Nghenaay Mt Drum that moves' 62.2623, -144.4184 [3-AS] deLaguna 1970: 25 980 Saghani Ggaay Dyiseni point on N bank of Copper 'one that raven made bank' Bese' River, near 10 mi. 62.3579, -145.156 [2-BG]

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981 Sdaggot'i point on N bank of Copper R, 'knee point' Above Saghani Ggaay Dyiseni Bese' at 10 mi 62.3662, -145.1341 [2-FE] 981.1 Sdaggot'i Na' ck from point on N bank of 'knee point stream' Copper R, above Saghani Ggaay Dyiseni Bese' at 10 mi 62.3696, -145.1398 [2-FE] 981.2 Gon Ke' Bene' XX lake E of Gakona R, 6 mi 'horse foot (shoe) lake' above Sanford R, east side [2-BG] 982 Ciisi K'aet fish camp above Sanford R 'dipnet hole' mouth 62.3486, -145.1428 [2-AS] 983 Tahwt'aey Na' ck into Copper R above 'otter creek' Sanford R 62.3936, -144.8991 [2-AS] 983.1 Tahwt'aey Caegge mouth of ck into Copper R 'otter mouth' above Sanford R 62.4061, -144.9413 [2-AS] 983.2 Sdaghene point with house site on N bank 'bend point' 62.4327, -144.9306 [3-AS] AS only 984 Datggedze' Titeztaan upland trail to N starting at mi 'trail starts from above' 14 62.4109, -145.0954 [2-AS] 985 Nibendeltaande lake 2 mi on trail 'end of lake place' 62.4371, -145.0641 [2-AS] 985.1 Ben Ggaay lake on trail 'little lake' 62.4064, -145.0887 [2-AS] 985.2 Cen Ce'e flat on trail 'big lake' 62.4319, -145.0956 [2-AS] 986 Ben K'ese Nay'delghel lake S of Tulsona Creek 'log placed across lake outlet' 62.4248, -145.0187 [2-AS] 987 Tes Katl'a hills S of Tulsona Creek 'hill up-rear' 62.4429, -145.0057 [2-AS] 987.1 Tes Katl'a Bene' lakes at hills 'hill up-rear lake' 62.4321, -144.9944 [2-AS] 988 Taltsogh Na' Tulsona Creek 'yellow water creek' 62.4698, -145.0514 [1] Powell 1902; Orth: Indian name called "Talsona" by the U. S. Army Signal Corps and published as "Tulsona" by Mendenhall (in Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903, p. 14), USGS; deLaguna 1970:33 988.1 Taltsogh Caegge mouth of Tulsona Creek 'yellow water mouth' 62.3994, -145.0719 [1] deLaguna 1970: 25 988.2 Taltsogh Tayene' on CR at mouth of Tulsona 'yellow water straight stretch' Creek 62.3944, -145.028 [1]

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989 Taltsogh Bese' bluff on E side of Tulsona 'yellow water bank' Creek 62.4048, -145.004 [1] 990 Kełen Na' Little Tulsona Creek 'broad snowshoe webbing creek' 62.4562, -144.9408 [2-AS] 991 K'ey Tnez'aa Bene' lake at head of Little Tulsona 'birch grove lake' Creek 62.519, -144.9718 [2-AS] 992 Sdzedi Caegge mouth of "Caribou Creek", ' ? event ~ mouth' opposite Indian R 62.4486, -144.8434 [2-AS] deLaguna 1970: 26 993 Sdzedi Na', Sdedi Na', "Caribou Creek", opposite '? '~event creek, '? creek, 'we Sdiidi Na', Ts'ensdzedi Na' Indian R turn creek' 62.4434, -144.8103 [2-AS] Reckord 1983:185 993.1 Una' Tuu Koley Na' ck 1/2 mi above Sdzedi 'its creek has no water-creek' 62.4443, -144.6857 [3-AS] AS: access to Saas Dzeł along this creek 994 Ts'uuni island on Copper R near 19-20 'one that is pointed' mi 62.4322, -144.9 [3-AS,BJ] village site on island, opp. Mi. 21, JMc: can see trees there 995 Sdacengha above Ts'uuni at 21.5 mi 'by the flat point' 62.4611, -144.8507 [3-AS] 995.1 Sdacen Na' ck above Ts'uuni at 21.5 mi 'flat point stream' 62.4646, -144.8681 [3-AS,BJ] 996 Sdacen Tayene' straight stretch on Copper 'flat point straight stretch' 62.4527, -144.8352 [2-BJ] 997 Bes K'atggey Na' ck into Copper above "Caribou 'the one between banks Creek" creek' 62.4846, -144.7716 [2-AS] 997.1 Bes K'atggey Bene' A> Billy Lake 'the one between banks lake' 62.4874, -144.7249 [2-AS] named for Banzaneta Billy 997.2 Bes K'atggey bank at Billy Lake 'one between banks' 62.4882, -144.7507 [2-AS] 997.3 Hwniidi Ben gha A> Yokneda Lakes 'at upstream lake' 62.4806, -144.7096 [2-FE] Orth:Indian name reported in 1949 by USGS. 998 Ban'didaasi Tayene', on Copper near mi 29 'sth. (caribou) crossing Mandidaaz Tayenk'e, straight stretch' Mancdidaaz Tayenk'et 62.525, -144.7811 [1] 998.1 C'edaaxi gha hill at 24 mi. 'staying for sth.' 62.4886, -144.829 [2-AS] 998.2 Ban'didaasi Na' on Copper near mi 29 'sth. (caribou) crossing stream' 62.5218, -144.7411 [2-AS] 999 Ts'i'ilggaedi Na' ck into Copper from N at mi 29. 'overflow ice comes out creek' 62.5519, -144.7725 [2-BJ]

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1000 Ketne'aay Na' ck from Ketne'aay Bene' 'one against a place creek' 62.5541, -144.6239 [2-BJ] 1000.1 Ketne'aay Caegge ck from Ketne'aay Bene' 'one against a place mouth' 62.5609, -144.6322 [1] deLaguna 1970:26 1001 Ketne'aay Bene' lake W of hill 2531' "Chist" 'one against a place lake' 62.5522, -144.5932 [1] 1002 Ketne'aay hill 2531 "Chist" 'one against a place' 62.533, -144.5632 [1] deLaguna 1970:26 1003 Cen C'eghaes Na' ck between Sinona Ck and 'burl creek' Chistochina R 62.5853, -144.6315 [2-BJ] deLaguna 1970:26 1004 Snuu Na' A>Sinona Creek 'brushy creek' 62.6167, -144.8058 [1] Allen 1887:65, map; deLaguna 1970: 26 1004.1 Snuu Caegge mouth of Sinona Creek 'brushy mouth' 62.5755, -144.6359 [1] 1004.2 Snuu Na' Ngge' Sinona Creek uplands 'brushy creek uplands' 62.7373, -144.8692 [1] 1005 Snuu Bene' A> Sinona Lake 'brushy lake' 62.959, -144.8818 [1] Orth: Local name reported in 1952 by USGS 1005.1 Snuu Tl'aa upper Sinona Creek 'brushy headwaters' 62.7646, -144.905 [1] 1006 Ts'itu' K'et fish camp on CR near 'on the main river' Chistochina 62.582, -144.6054 [1] 1007 Tsiis Tl'edze' Caegge mouth of Chistochina R; 'blue ochre mouth' Chistochina village. 62.5907, -144.611 [1] deLaguna 1970: 27 1007.1 Nanii Ghaay Cut Off store site XX on E 'along the upstream' bank 62.6042, -144.6112 [2-AS] 1008 Tsiis Tl'edze' Na' A> Chistochina River 'blue ochre river' 62.6337, -144.6579 [1] Wrangell 1839 "Tscheschlukina"; deLaguna 1970: 27,33, Allen 1887:65, map 1008.1 Katl'abese' hill 3-4 mi. up Chist R 'up-rear bank' 62.612, -144.6859 [2-AS] AS:1st camp here 1008.2 Katl'abese' Na' ck at hill 3-4 mi. up 'up-rear bank stream' Chistochina River 62.6212, -144.6749 [2-AS] AS:1st camp here 1009 Nuuni Ce' hill 2600' E of Chistochina R 'porcupine tail' 62.7282, -144.6403 [2-AS] 1009.1 Nuuni Ce' Na' ck from hill 2600 E of 'porcupine tail creek' Chistochina R 62.7449, -144.6366 [2-AS] 1010 'Uzdledi Na' ck into Chistochina R from 'one that melts creek' 'Uzdledi 62.6937, -144.7465 [2-AS] 112 Ahtna Place Names Lists

1011 'Uzdledi hill 3340 W of Chistochina R 'one that melts' 62.7668, -144.7313 [1] 1011.1 'Uzdledi T'aax S of hill 3340 W of Chistochina 'beneath one that melts' R 62.7533, -144.7264 [2-AS] 1012 Konłghuusi Na' ck into Chistochina R below '? noisy creek', 'boiling creek' East Fork 62.7756, -144.6082 [2-AS] 1013 Konłghuusi hill 2864 S of East Fork '? one that is noisy,' 'one that is boiling' 62.8041, -144.6123 [2-AS] 1014 Nataghiłen Na' East Fork of Chistochina R 'current flows down creek' 62.8541, -144.6002 [1] deLaguna 1970: 28, 33; Reckord 1983:186 1014.1 Tez'aani K'ae site near mouth of East Fork 'fishtrap place' 62.7812, -144.6555 [2-AS] 1015 Ts'iyedze' Na' ck into East Fork from 'straight ridge creek' Ts'iyedze' 62.8716, -144.6585 [2-AS] 1015.1 Deyiits'e Na' A> Canyon Creek 'from the canyon stream' 63.0477, -144.5492 [2-AS] Orth:Name published on relatively recent maps [1966] 1016 Ts'iyedze' ridge 4130 N on East Fork 'straight ridge' 62.8974, -144.6713 [2-AS] 1016.1 Łedadlende conflunce of Middle Fork 'the current joins' 62.9033, -144.7843 [2-AS] 1017 Bentgga Bene', Tatgga Mankomen Lake 'upper lake lake' Bene' 63.0037, -144.5482 [1] Powell 1902 "Mancomen L"; Orth:This place was the name of a U.S. Army Signal Corps telegraph station, established in 1903. 1018 Tighiłeni Na' Eagle Creek 'current flows into water creek' 63.018, -144.442 [2-FJ] 1018.1 Nataghiłen Na' Tates pass above Mankomen Lake 'current flows down creek to upper Slana R pass' [2-FJ] 1019 Una' Stez'aedl Na' ck into N shore of Mankomen 'its creek debris washed out Lake creek' 63.0085, -144.5091 [2-FJ] 1020 K'elggezi Na' ck N of 'Uzdledi 'forked one on it creek' 62.8154, -144.7718 [2-AS] 1020.1 K'elggezi Bene' clake on creek N of 'Uzdledi 'forked one on it lake' 62.818, -144.8099 [2-AS] 1021 Ketsiigi Na' Middle Fork of Chistochina R 'ochre against it creek' 62.9603, -144.7253 [2-AS] 1021.1 Kaltsogh Na' ck from E of glacier into 'yellow area creek' Chistochina R 63.1476, -144.6433 [2-AS]

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1021.2 T'aghes Nuu Na' on West Fork below Tsiis Na' 'cottonwood island stream' 63.1558, -145.0206 [2-AS] 1021.3 T'aghes Nuu on West Fork 'cottonwood island' 63.1439, -144.9875 [2-AS] 1021.4 T'aghes Nuu Na' Luu' glacier on West Fork 'cottonwood island river glacier' 63.2014, -144.9843 [2-AS] 1021.5 [no Ahtna name] Slate Creek 'ochre creek' 63.0784, -144.8015 [2-FJ] Bourke 1899 1022 Tsiis Na' Ngge' Chisna River uplands 'ochre uplands' 63.1196, -144.8095 [1] 1022.1 Tsiis Na' Tates A> Chisna Pass 'ochre river pass' 63.1633, -144.7973 [1] Orth:Name published on relatively recent maps 1022.2 Tsiis Na' A>Chisna River 'ochre stream' [1] Bourke 1899; Powell 1902; deLaguna 1970:33; Orth:Indian name meaning "red river" reported in 1900 by T.G. Gerdine 1022.3 [Tsiis Dghilaaye' Na'] XX A> Red Mountain Creek 'ochre mountain creek' [2] Orth:Name reported in 1902 by W. C. Mendenhall, ISGS. 1022.4 Łeke'udghidlen de Powell Gulch off Chisna River 'where the current joins' 63.1301, -144.811 [2-AS] 1022.5 Tsiis Tl'edze' Tl'aat Upper Chistochina River 'blue ochre headwaters' 63.169, -144.8889 [1] 1022.6 Tsiis Tl'edze' Luu' A> Chistochina Glacier 'blue ochre glacier' 63.1923, -144.7561 [1] Orth:Local name reported in 1900 by T.G. Gerdine (in Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903, pl. 9) USGS. 1022.7 Tsiis Tl'edze' Tse' mt at Upper Chistochina River 'blue ochre rock' 63.1782, -144.8076 [2-AS] 1022.8 Tsiis Dghilaaye' Mt. Kimball 'ochre mountain' 63.2382, -144.6415 [1] deLaguna 1970:33 1023 Nay'dlaxi Alaska Range from Isabel 'one that fish swim around' Pass to Slana R 63.2645, -144.9613 [1] 1023.1 Nay'dlaxi Luu' Alaska Range glaciers Slana 'one that fish swim around R toward Gakona glacier' 63.2539, -144.7974 [1] 1023.2 Tsiis Tl'edze' Na' Ngge' Chistochina River area and 'blue ochre river uplands' uplands 63.0129, -144.8243 [1] 14. Copper River, Chistochina to Slana River

1025 Kediłeni Na' creek S of Boulder Creek 'flows against a place creek' 62.591, -144.573 [2-AS] king salmon there 1025.1 Kediłeni Bene' lake S of Boulder Creek 'flows against a place lake' 62.5614, -144.5556 [2-AS] 1025.2 Tsedghaazi Na' A> Boulder Creek 'rough rock creek' 62.5755, -144.4915 [1] Orth:Name reported in 1898 by Capt. W. R. Abercrombie, USA. 114 Ahtna Place Names Lists

1025.3 Tsedghaazi Caegge mouth of Boulder Creek 'rough rock mouth' [1] deLaguna 1970: 27 1025.4 Niłc'axuni'aaden Frank Charley's camp opp. 'points that extend opposite Boulder Creek mouth one another' 62.6063, -144.5672 [1] 1025.4 Tes K'et hill on N bank of CR 'on the hill' 62.6173, -144.5818 [2-AS] 1026 Bes Ggaay bank on N side Boulder Creek, 'small bank' 3 mi up creek 62.5906, -144.5266 [2-AS] 1027 Tandzaey Ce'e hill on N side Boulder Creek, 'big island' 6 mi up creek 62.5911, -144.505 [2-AS] 1027.1 Tandzaey Ce'e Na' ck on N side Boulder Creek 'big island creek' 62.587, -144.4932 [2-AS] 1028 Bes Ce'e bank on N side Boulder Creek, 'big bank' 15 mi up creek 62.5541, -144.4123 [2-AS] 1029 Nuunn Ce' point N of upper Boulder Creek 'porcupine tail' 62.5581, -144.2807 [2-AS] 1029.1 Saas Dzeł mt on upper Tsedghaazi on S 'sand mountain' 62.4565, -144.5663 [2-AS] 1029.2 Tsedghaazi Tl'aa Boulder Creek headwaters 'rough rock headwaters' 62.3909, -144.235 [1] 1029.3 Tsedghaazi Na' Ngge' Boulder Creek uplands 'rough rock creek uplands' 62.5301, -144.4007 [1] 1030 Tsedghaazi Na' Luu' A> Boulder Creek Glacier 'rough rock creek glacier' 62.3649, -144.1646 [1] 1031 Tsedghaazi Dzele' Capital Mountain 'rough rock mountain' 62.4248, -144.1109 [1] 1032 Tsedghaazi Ggaay Na' ck into Copper N of Boulder 'small rough rock creek' Creek 62.612, -144.5167 [2-FJ] 1033 Naex K'aedi, Nehk'aedi point on Capital Mt 'lookout place' 62.5207, -143.9194 [2-FJ] 1034 Debae Tsaen' bluffs on N slope of Capital Mt 'sheep scent' 62.5237, -144.1703 [2-KJ] 1035 Tsabaey Na' ck from N into Copper River 'trout creek' 62.6514, -144.5419 [2-KJ] deLaguna 1970: 27 1036 Tsabaey Bene' lake 2159 'trout lake' 62.6738, -144.5287 [2-KJ] 1037 Hwt'aa Bene' ? lake on S side of river, 'beneath (mts) lake' opposite mouth of Indian River 62.6239, -144.4271 [2-BJ] 1038 Basestez'aay ridge 3198 "Indian" 'ridge extends toward it' 62.721, -144.5159 [2-BJ]

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1038.1 Basestez'aay Na' ck into East Fork Chistochina 'ridge extends toward it- R stream' 62.7214, -144.4712 [2-BJ] 1039 Di'idaedl Na', Dic'idaeli Na' Indian River 'many (fish) go in river' 62.6959, -144.4631 [1] Powell 1902 :"Tetelna"; deLaguna 1970: 27 1039.1 Di'idaedl Caegge mouth of Indian River 'many (fish) go in mouth' 62.6423, -144.4345 [1] 1039.2 Ts'ensdzedi Na' opposite mouth of Indian R 'we turn back creek' 62.6411, -144.4206 [2-FJ,AS] 1040 Tsa' Tu', Tsa' Tu' Na' East Fork of Indian River 'beaver water (stream)' 62.8252, -144.3071 [2-BJ] 1041 Tsedghaan' Na', ck into Copper R from S 'moldy rock creek', 'moldy Ts'oodghaan' Na' spruce creek' 62.629, -144.2831 [2-FJ,JJJ] deLaguna 1970: 28 1042 Cen Ce'e flat E of lower Indian R 'big flat' 62.7009, -144.412 [2-FJ] 1043 Naggedzi Kaen' Na' ck from N above Indian R 'fox lodge creek' 62.6847, -144.3611 [2-KJ] 1044 Naggedzi Kaen' hill above Indian R 'fox lodge' 62.7403, -144.3647 [2-KJ] 1045 Tsitaeł K'etggey Na' Flat Creek, 18 mile ck 'between flat heads creek' 62.6958, -144.2856 [2-KJ] 1046 Tsitaeł K'etggey, Tsitaeł two hills up Flat Creek 'the one between flat heads' Ghatggey 62.7301, -144.1918 [2-KJ] 1046.1 Tsitaeł Na', Ts'aetiił Na' ? ck with king salmon above 'flat-head creek' previous 62.6863, -144.1331 [2-KJ] Gene Henry born there 1046.2 Lts'uusi hill on S bank 'one that is pointed' 62.6614, -144.1887 [2-KJ] Charley Sanford hunting area 1046.3 Lts'uusi Na' ck behind hill 'one that is pointed creek' 62.6517, -144.152 [2-KJ] 1047 Łuk'ece'e Na' ck from S below Drop Creek 'king salmon creek' 62.6658, -144.1004 [1] 1047.1 Ts'oo Dzaay Na' Drop Creek 'brushy (parasitic) spruce creek' 62.6464, -143.9593 [2-FJ] deLaguna 1970: 26; UT or Nabesna term for "brushy spruce" 1047.2 [Nen' Ce'e] XX "big bend", tributary on E, '?big land' now dry 62.674, -144.0524 [0] deLaguna 1970:29 quotes Adam Sanford "dried up 50 years ago" 1048 Kanteni Na' ck W of upper Drop Creek, 'trail ascends creek' "Lonesome Creek" 62.5921, -143.9552 [2-KJ] 1048.1 Kanteni Na' Ngge' uplands of "Lonesome Creek" 'trail ascends creek uplands' 62.5618, -143.985 [2-KJ]

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1049 Ts'oo Dzaay Luu' Drop Creek Glacier 'brushy spruce glacier' 62.3041, -144.0331 [2-KJ] 1050 Unaydeltaan middle Cobb Lake 'the one (lake) that is next to it' 62.7026, -144.1192 [2-KJ] 1051 Men Ce'e east Cobb Lake 'big lake' 62.704, -144.0756 [2-KJ] 1051.1 Men Ce'e Na' outlet of east Cobb Lake 'big lake stream' 62.697, -144.0919 [2-KJ] 1052 Nuu T'aax Dezdlaade on Copper below Baa |aets 'where objects are below islands' 62.6943, -143.9674 [2-KJ] 1054 C'alts'iis Na' A> Ahtell Creek 'rough (not slippery) stream' 62.735, -143.9929 [1] deLaguna 1970:28, 29; Powell 1902; Orth:Indian name reported in 1903 by Mendenhall and Schrader, USGS. Ahtell is perhaps a distinct name. 1055 C'alts'iis Caegge mouth of Ahtell Creek 'rough mouth' [1] 1056 C'alts'iis Bese' bank near mouth of Ahtell 'rough bank' Creek 62.7269, -144.0109 [1] bank N of Nabesna Road. 1056.1 Baa Łaets bank on N side of Copper 1 mi 'grey soil' above Slana. 62.7131, -144.0233 [1] 1056.2 Baa Łaets Cii point on bank on N side of 'grey soil point' Copper 1 mi above Slana. 62.6954, -144.0494 [2-KJ] 1056.3 Baa Łaets Na' ck sof bank onNsideof 'grey soil creek' Copper 1 mi above Slana. 62.7113, -144.0469 [2-KJ] 1057 C'alts'iis Tl'aa upper Ahtell Creek 'rough (not slippery) headwaters' 62.8333, -144.0435 [1] 1057.1 C'alts'iis Na' Ngge' Ahtell Creek uplands 'rough creek uplands' [1] 1058 Tanen'dalyaa high mts between Chistochina 'land that stands above water' R and Slana R 62.8888, -144.1877 [1] 15. Slana River

1059.1 Stl'aa Na' A> Slana River 'rear river' 62.7745, -143.7675 [1] Allen 1887:65, map; deLaguna 1970:29 1060 Stl'aa Caegge Slana mouth; A>Slana 'rear mouth' 62.7009, -143.9605 [1] deLaguna 1970:29: Reckord 1983:189-191; Orth:Indian village name derived from name of river on which it is located; published in 1936 by USGS.

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1060.1 Ts'itu' K'et site near mouth of Slana R 'on the main river' 62.6996, -143.9514 [2-KJ] 1060.2 Stl'aa Na' Tl'aa headwaters of Slana River 'rear mouth headwaters' 62.9282, -143.8807 [1] 1061 Dzii Koli hill S of Nabesna Rd at junction 'deaf one' 62.7053, -143.9807 [2-KJ] a personal name, Kari 1986:188 1062 Tes Tah hill N of Baa Łaets 'among the hills' 62.7254, -143.9418 [2-KJ] 1063 Tak'ats Na' Rufus Creek 'spring-water creek' 62.6889, -143.8923 [2-KJ] 1063.1 Ts'es T'aaxa Na' ck into Rufus Creek on S 'bullhead (fish) creek' 62.6739, -143.8592 [2-KJ] 1063.2 Tak'ats Tates pass to Rufus Creek from 'spring water pass' Suslota 62.7002, -143.8191 [2-KJ] 1064 Tak'ats Tl'aa mt at head of Rufus Creek 'spring-water headwaters' 62.63, -143.7391 [2-KJ] 1065 Nakultsiin Na' A> Natat Creek 'bridge-built-across creek' 62.6787, -143.7656 [2-KJ] re Natat: Powell 1902; named for Nataełde, Tanada Ck site; Orth:Indian name reported in 1903 by F. C. Schrader, USGS. 1065.1 Nakultsiin Caegge mouth of Natat Creek 'bridge built across mouth' 62.7189, -143.8636 [2-KJ] 1065.2 Nakultsiin Menn' small lake on Natat Creek on 'bridge built across lake' Suslota Trail 62.6823, -143.7665 [2-KJ] 1066 Nahwnidaexi Na' ck into Natat Creek from W 'objects that fell across area end of Nahwnidaexi stream' 62.636, -143.58 [2-KJ] 1067 Nahwnidaexi ridge 6240 between Suslota 'objects that fell across area' Creek and Natat Creek 62.6501, -143.5178 [1] 1068 Nuunn Ce' Na' A> Porcupine Creek 'porcupine tail creek' 62.789, -143.9617 [2-KJ] Orth:local name reported by USGS in 1936. 1068.1 Nuunn Ce' Caegge mouth of Porcupine Creek 'porcupine tail mouth' 62.7206, -143.8781 [2-KJ] 1068.2 Nuunn Ce' Menn' Kennedy Lake ? 'porcupine tail lake' 62.7581, -143.9668 [2-KJ] 1068.3 Nuunn Ce' ridge W of Porcupine Creek 'porcupine tail' 62.7664, -143.9956 [2-KJ] 1069 Men Tl'ets lake on Eagle Trail 'blue lake' 62.8216, -143.9409 [1] 1069.1 Men Ggaay lake in Indian Pass 'small lake' 62.8341, -143.9069 [2-KJ] 1070 Tahwnighi'aade hill S of Carlson Lake 'where leaner object extends to the water' 62.7542, -143.8573 [2-KJ]

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1071 Dzeł T'ax Indian Pass 'mountain pocket' 62.8331, -143.8991 [1] 1071.1 Dzeł T'ax Men Ggaay small Indian Pass lake 'mountain pocket little lake' 62.8398, -143.8705 [2-KJ] 1072 Dzeł T'ax Dzełe' mt on N side on Indian Pass 'mountain pocket mountain' 62.8621, -143.9142 [2-KJ] 1073 Sasluuggu' Na' A>Suslota Creek ' Ω fish creek' 62.7267, -143.782 [1] 1074 Bes Ce'e "New Suslota", ridge on S side 'big bank' on Suslota Creek 62.7188, -143.7333 [1] 1074.1 Bes Ce'e Bene' lake S of Suslota 'big bank lake' 62.7054, -143.726 [2-KJ] 1075 Tes K'et Old Sosluta site at S end 'on the hill' Suslota Lake 62.6964, -143.5972 [2-KJ] Reckord 1983:192-197 1076 Sasluuggu' A> Suslota village site ' Ω fish' 62.6962, -143.6135 [1] Rohn 1900: "Suslota"; deLaguna 1970:29; Reckord 1983:191; named for this stock of fish 1077 Sasluuggu' Mene' A> Suslota Lake ' Ω fish lake' 62.7094, -143.5869 [1] Bourke 1899; Orth:Indian name reported in 1885 by Lt. Allen (1887, p. 69), USA. 1078 Sasluuggu' Tl'aa upper Suslota Creek ' Ω fish headwaters' 62.6891, -143.496 [1] 1079 Sasluuggu' Dzele' Noyes Mountain ' Ω fish mountain' 62.6506, -143.1755 [1] 1080 Nasnuudi'aan Na' Carlson Creek 'brushy island extends creek' 62.7663, -143.818 [2-KJ] 1080.1 Nasnuudi'aan Menn' Carlson Lake 'brushy island extends lake' 62.7629, -143.8619 [2-KJ] 1080.2 Tl'ogh Na' into Slana R above Suslota 'grass creek' Creek 62.7137, -143.7973 [2-KJ] 1080.3 Tl'ogh Menn' lake E of Bes Ce'e Menn' 'grass lake' 62.6884, -143.6943 [2-KJ] 1080.4 Tes Ggaay hill N of Bes Ce'e 'little hill' 62.7353, -143.7465 [2-KJ] 1081 Tuu Ts'eni mt on S side of Indian Pass 'one on the water side' 62.7477, -143.7675 [1] 1081.1 Xoos Ghadl Menn' on trail N of Bes Ce'e 'horse sled lake' 62.7498, -143.7727 [2-KJ] 1081.2 Xoos Ghadl Na' ck on trail 'horse sled creek' 62.752, -143.7322 [2-KJ] 1082 Tsek'ohwtsedl Na', A>Suslositna Creek 'rock Ω creek' Tsik'ahtsedl Na' 62.7802, -143.6453 [2-KJ] Orth: Indian name reported in 1903 by F. C. Schrader, USGS. 119 Ahtna Place Names Lists

1083 Tsek'ahtsedl Menn' lake at head of Suslositna 'rock Ω lake' Creek 62.757, -143.4943 [2-KJ] 1083.1 Tsek'ahtsedl Dzełe' mt at head of Suslositna Creek 'rock Ω mountain' 62.7405, -143.48 [2-KJ] 1084 Tsek'ahtsedl Tates A> Suslota Pass 'rock Ω pass' 62.774, -143.4442 [2-KJ] Orth: named in 1899 by Schrader (1909a:375) 1084.1 [Debae Dzele'] XX A>Tebay Mountain 'sheep mountain' [3-KJ] Orth:Named in 1885 by Lt. Allen (1887, p. 7), USA. 1085 Tseles K'anteni Na' ck from mt E of Suslota L 'ground squirrel trail on it creek' 62.7292, -143.5671 [2-KJ] 1086 Tseles K'anteni mt 5309 E of Suslota Lake 'ground squirrel trail on it' 62.7232, -143.5181 [2-KJ] 1087 Tak'ez'aann 2 hills NE of Tuu Ts'eni 'one in the valley' 62.8321, -143.7197 [2-KJ] 1088 Tl'ogh Tngełnaay on trail to Suslota near mi 70 'one that moves the grass' 62.7865, -143.7582 [2-KJ] 1089 Nacox T'ax Tates pass between Tuu Ts'eni and 'slough pocket pass' Tak'ez'aann, bend on Slana near mi 70 62.8341, -143.7403 [3-KJ] 1089.1 Nacox T'ax Na' slough on W side Slana near 'slough pocket stream' mi 70 62.8145, -143.7345 [2-KJ] 1089.2 Nacox T'ax Na' Ngge' uplands of slough on W side 'uplands of slough pocket Slana near mi 70 stream' 62.8304, -143.7545 [2-KJ] 1090 Tsitaeł mt N of Suslositna Creek 'wide head' 62.7731, -143.7115 [2-KJ] 1090.1 Tsitaeł Na' ck into Suslositna Creek 'wide head creek' 62.7575, -143.6624 [2-KJ] 1091 Basditl'uuy' Na' ck into Slana from E, Below 'someone ties snares by it Bear Valley ck creek' 62.8051, -143.6028 [2-KJ] 1091.1 Basditl'uuy' mountain off creek into Slana 'someone ties snares by it' from E, Below Bear Valley ck [2-KJ] 1092 Xolgiis Na' Bear Valley Creek '?pliable creek' 62.8391, -143.5657 [1] Reckord 1983:197-198 1092.1 Xolgiis Caegge mouth of Bear Valley Creek '?pliable mouth' 62.8471, -143.6832 [1] 1092.2 Saa Menn' "Moon lake" on upper Bear 'sun lake' Valley Creek 62.8353, -143.509 [2-KJ]

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1092.3 Xolgiis Menn' lake on upper Bear Valley '?pliable lake' Creek 62.8311, -143.472 [2-KJ] 1093 Udet'ax Kats'alteni mt 3314 N of Bear Valley 'we have an ascending trail Creek through it' 62.8504, -143.6385 [2-KJ] 1094 Xolgiis Dzełe' mt on N side Bear Valley '?pliable mountain' 62.839, -143.4113 [2-KJ] 1095 Tacdlaxa slough on Slana at Mabel 'spawning water' Creek 62.8442, -143.6808 [1] 1096 Tacdlaxa Na' Mabel Creek 'spawning water creek' 62.8923, -143.6615 [1] 1097 Tacdlaxa Dzełe' mt at head of Mabel Creek 'spawning water mountain' 62.8747, -143.625 [2-KJ] 1098 K'e'uzdlen Menn' lake at Mentasta Lodge 'current flows past lake' 62.8851, -143.6827 [2-KJ] 1099 Tes T'aa 4 mi from new road on old road 'beneath hill' 62.8485, -143.767 [2-KJ] 1100 Tes T'aa Meni "Fifteenmile Lake" 'beneath hill lake' 62.8607, -143.7471 [2-KJ] 1101 Tes T'aa Na' ?ck into Slana 'beneath hill creek' 62.8638, -143.7348 [2-KJ] 1102 K'oxoceni, K'ekotceni ?on trail near Tes T'aa 'area on flats' 62.8786, -143.7525 [2-KJ] 1103 K'axoceni Menn' lake on old road 'area on flats lake' 62.8499, -143.6942 [2-KJ] 1104 Mendaes Na' Mentasta Lake outlet 'shallows lake creek' 62.9077, -143.7544 [1] deLaguna 1970:29; Orth:Taken from Indian name reported in 1885 by Lt. Allen (1887, p. 71), USA, for stream's head, Mentasta Lake 1104.1 Mendaes Caegge mouth of Mentasta Creek 'shallows lake mouth' 62.8444, -143.6902 [1] 1104.2 Natatene crossing 3 mi up Mentasta 'trail crosses water' Crek 62.8583, -143.7078 [2-KJ] 1105 Taggos Menn' ?lake on old road 'swan lake' 62.8721, -143.7488 [2-KJ] 1105.1 Taggos Menn' Tes hill at lake on old road 'swan lake hill' 62.8674, -143.7726 [2-KJ] 1106 Tatgga Menn' ? lake XX 'upper water lake' 62.8515, -143.7326 [2-KJ] 1107 Tes Xos K'ae on S side Mentasta Mt 'hill of thorn place' 62.8928, -143.7064 [2-KJ] 1108 Tacidi'aay timberline NE side of Lake 'point comes to water' 62.9238, -143.7265 [2-KJ]

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1108.1 Tacidi'aay Na' ck into Mentasta Lake NE end 'point comes to water stream' 62.9323, -143.7358 [2-KJ] 1109 Mendaes Dzele' A> Mentasta Mountain 'shallows lake mountain' 62.916, -143.7221 [1] Orth:Indian name used in 1902 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Mendenhall, 1905, pl. 11), USGS; derived from Mentasta Pass at the NW end of the range. 1110 Tseles Dak'ae bench on W side on Mentasta 'ground squirrel hole' Mt 62.915, -143.7421 [2-KJ] 1110.1 Gguus Dak'ae bench on E side on Mentasta 'celery hole' Mt 62.902, -143.7113 [2-KJ] 1110.2 Tanighi'aa pt off Mentasta Mt toward 'linear object extends into lodge water' 62.8987, -143.6877 [2-KJ] 1111 Mendaes Menn' A> Mentasta Lake 'shallows lake lake' 62.9214, -143.7661 [1] Allen 1887; Bourke1899 1112 Mendaesde A> Mentasta village 'shallows lake place' 62.9302, -143.7967 [1] deLaguna 1970:29; Reckord 1983:198-1200; Orth:Indian settlement located in more than one place... P.G. Lowe reported in 1898 and Indian's house which he called John's house. 1112.1 Mendaesde Tates A> Mentasta Pass 'shallows lake pass' [1] Orth: reported in 1885 by Lt. Allen (1887, Tanana River map), USA. 1113 Tatigi island on W side end of 'water bump' Mentasta Lake 62.9213, -143.7776 [2-KJ] 1114 Tandzaey Ce'e island on S end of Mentasta 'big island' Lake 62.9139, -143.7968 [2-KJ] 1115 Tandzaey Ggaay island on S end of Mentasta 'small island' Lake 62.9164, -143.7856 [2-KJ] 1116 Tsiis K'e QQ n.k.near Mentasta Lake XX 'on ochre' 62.9229, -143.8062 [2-KJ] 1117 Tak'ae Tl'aa area N of Mentasta Mt 'head of the valley' 62.9343, -143.707 [2-KJ] 1118 'Es Na' Station Creek 'dipnet creek' 62.9601, -143.679 [1] 1118.1 'Es Na' Ts'eni Nez'aann hills above Station Creek 'one that is on dipnet creek side' 63.0176, -143.6949 [2-KJ] 1119 Natsicni'aaden mt W of Station Creek 'where caribou fence goes across' 62.9447, -143.6841 [2-KJ] 1120 Men Ggaay lake on S side of Mentasta 'little lake' Road 62.9382, -143.7267 [2-KJ]

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1121 Tes Ggaay hill on Mentasta Rd 'little hill' 62.9241, -143.6487 [2-KJ] 1122 Ggax Tsok'ax Na' Sherman Noyes Creek 'rabbit stomach fat creek' 62.9678, -143.7854 [2-KJ] 1123 Ggax Tsok'ax mt 6450' Mt. Shernan Noyes 'rabbit stomach fat' 62.9934, -143.762 [2-KJ] 1124 Biił K'ena', Biił K'eh Na' ck at Mentasta village 'caribou snare place creek' 62.9569, -143.8041 [2-KJ] 1125 Biił K'e Dzełe' mt 6447' "Siko" 'caribou snare place mountain' 62.9911, -143.7975 [2-KJ] 1126 Tsabaey Na' Fish Creek 'fish creek' 62.9401, -143.8552 [1] 1126.1 Tsabaey Caegge Fish Creek mouth 'fish mouth' 62.9188, -143.8232 [1] Reckord 1983:198 1126.2 Tsabaey Bene' small pond up Fish Creek 'fish lake' 62.9353, -143.8484 [1] 1127 Una' Bese' Na' ck into Slana from W, Above 'its creek riverbank creek' Indian Pass 62.8893, -143.8925 [2-KJ] 1128 Mendaes Tl'aa upper Slana River above 'shallows lake headwaters' Mentasta 62.9708, -143.9833 [2-KJ] 1128.1 Stl'aa Na' Ngge' Slana River drainage 'rear river uplands' 62.9846, -144.0216 [2-KJ] 1129 Daniists'en Tak'ez'aann w. of two hills before Bone 'upstream side one on the Creek valley' 62.9534, -143.835 [2-KJ] 1129.1 Dadaasts'en Tek'ez'aann e. of two hills before Bone 'downstream side one on the Creek valley' 62.9628, -143.9148 [2-KJ] 1129.2 Tek'ez'aann Ghatgge ('En) pass between two hills before 'between ones on the valley Bone Creek (over)' 62.9592, -143.8941 [2-KJ] 1129.3 Tek'ez'aann T'ax Menn' lake in pass between two hills 'between ones on the valley before Bone Creek lake' 62.9448, -143.8655 [2-KJ] 1129.4 Tak'ats Menn' small lake on Fish Creek 'cold water lake' 62.9442, -143.8582 [2-KJ] 1130 C'eggaan' Ts'enn' Na' A> Bone Creek 'arm bone creek' 62.9711, -143.8931 [1] Orth: Local name reported in 1960 by USGS. 1131 Tl'ogh Dinaez Na' ck into Bone Creek from W 'long grass creek' 63.0226, -143.9023 [2-KJ] 1131.1 Tl'ogh Dinaez Tl'aat headwaters of ck into Bone 'long grass headwaters' Creek from W [2-KJ]

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1132 Tl'ogh Dinaez Dzełe' mt at head of Tl'ogh Dinaez Na' 'long grass mountain' 63.0529, -144.0066 [2-KJ] 1133 T'aes K'ane' Menn' A> Burnt Lake 'burned charcoal lake' 63.0424, -143.7643 [1] Orth:Local name reported by USGS in 1964. 1134 C'eggaan' Ts'enn' Dzełe' mt N of Burnt Lake 'arm bone mountain' 63.0642, -143.8027 [2-KJ] 1134.1 C'eggaan' Ts'enn' Tl'aat A> Sikonsina Pass 'arm bone headwaters' 63.0523, -143.7357 [2-KJ] Powell 1902 "Siconsina"; Sikonsina reshaped from C'eggaan' Ts'enn' Na'; Orth:Indian name, applied by prospectors and reported by F. C. Schrader (in Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903, pl. 20), USGS. 1135 Ndlen Na' Lost Creek 'steep creek' 62.9843, -143.9647 [2-KJ] 1136 Ndlen Dzełe' mt at head of Lost Creek 'steep mountain' 63.0176, -144.0724 [2-KJ] 1137 Lts'uusi Na' ck from S above Lost Creek 'one that is pointed creek' 62.9508, -144.0407 [2-KJ] 1138 Lts'uusi mt 5356 S of Slana R 'one that is pointed' 62.9338, -144.0295 [2-KJ] 1139 Łuk'ae Tu' Na', Łuk'ae Granite Creek 'salmon soup creek', or Kulaen Na' 'salmon exist creek' 62.9797, -144.0864 [2-KJ] 1140 Cec'elts'etl Na' A> Jack Creek 'curved tail creek' 63.0208, -144.1453 [2-KJ] 1140.1 Cec'elts'etl Dzełe' mt up Jack Creek 'curved tail mountain' 63.0628, -144.2192 [2-KJ] 1141 Saas K'eti'itaanden bar on Slana R 3 mi. above 'where trail goes on sand' Jack Creek 63.0053, -144.1765 [2-KJ] Also said Tsisaas K'eti'itaande. 1141.1 Ts'ezdaa mt 5330 on S side of Slana 'someone is sitting' above Jack Creek 62.9721, -144.1585 [2-KJ,FJ] 1141.2 Ts'ezdaa Na' ck into Slana R from mt 5330 'someone is sitting creek' on S side of Slana above Jack Creek 62.985, -144.1424 [2-KJ] 1142 Stl'aa Na' Łuugha Slana Glacier 'rear river by glacier' 63.1079, -144.4002 [1] 16. Tok River

1143.1 Tsokolbaay mt 5721, "Tasta" 'Ω grey area' 62.8878, -143.6058 [2-KJ] 1144 Tsokolbaay Menn' lake N of "Tasta" 'Ω grey area lake' 62.9188, -143.5941 [2-KJ] 1144.1 Tsokolbaay Na' ck into Little Tok R 'Ω grey area creek' 62.9294, -143.4678 [2-FJ]

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1145 Tsae Baa mt 6638 at Mentasta junction 'grey stone' 62.966, -143.6208 [1] 1146 Tsae Baa Na' Bartell Creek 'grey stone creek' 62.9652, -143.573 [2-KJ] 1147 Natsede'aann mt 4960 W of Snowshoe Creek 'rock extends across' 62.9517, -143.5485 [2-FJ] 1148 Natsede'aann Na' Snowshoe Creek 'rock extends across creek' 62.9549, -143.5216 [2-FJ] 1149 Ts'abael Nilaenn Na' 3 mi past Tsae Baa Na', forks 'one that has spruce creek' to rt of Snowshoe Creek 62.9546, -143.4745 [2-KJ] 1150 Tsiniggedzi Na' ck from Tseniggedzi 'twisted head creek' 62.9453, -143.4323 [2-FJ] 1151 Tsiniggedzi mt 4640 W of Mineral Lake 'twisted head' 62.9495, -143.4181 [2-FJ] 1151.1 Tsiniggedzi T'aax beneath mt 4640 W of Mineral 'beneath twisted head' Lake 62.9352, -143.422 [2-FJ] 1152 Tatsaan' T'ox mt near Mineral Lake XXck 'raven nest' 62.8744, -143.3813 [2-FJ] 1153 Men Tac'iltenden Mineral Lake site 'game trail among lakes' 62.9435, -143.3563 [1] 1153.1 Men Tac'ilten Na' Mineral Lake 'game trail among lakes lake' 62.9405, -143.3687 [2-FJ] 1154 Tsa' Kaen' hill off Soxnes 'beaver lodge' 62.9362, -143.2808 [2-KJ] on trail to Tetlin past Mineral Lake 1154.1 Tsa' Kaen' Na' ck into Little Tok River 'beaver lodge stream' 62.9274, -143.2767 [2-KJ] 1155 T'aghes Yits'ediniłen Little Tok River 'flows out from cottonwood' 62.943, -143.3208 [1] 1156 Soxnes mt 5341 E of Little Tok River 'Ω' 62.9311, -143.1621 [1] 1156.1 Soxnes Na' ck into upper Little Tok River 'Ω stream' 62.9054, -143.1251 [2-FJ] 1156.2 Tsa' Tu' Na' Tuck Creek 'beaver water stream' 62.871, -143.041 [2-FJ] 1156.3 Niitsiił Ce'e Na' Buck Creek 'big winter house creek' 62.798, -143.2372 [3-OJ] 1156.4 UT: Xaltth'įįh Ddhal' XX mt. S of Soxnes 'Ω mountain XX' 62.8345, -143.1669 [3-OJ] 1157 UT: Xaltth'įįh Niign' ck from mt. S of Soxnes 'Ω stream' 62.8497, -143.1236 [3-OJ] 1157.1 Sos Na' upper fork of Little Tok R 'black bear stream' 62.8023, -143.4143 [3-OJ]

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1157.2 Sos Menn' lake in Suslota Pass 'black bear lake' 62.7901, -143.4351 [3-OJ] 1157.3 T'aghes Yits'ediniłen Tl'aa upper Little Tok River 'headwaters of flows from cottonwood' 62.7542, -143.2889 [1] 1157.4 C'edzaghe Na' A> Trail Creek 'ear creek' 62.964, -143.2434 [2-FJ] Orth: Local given because the route from Mentasta Pass to Tetling village follows this stream. 1157.5 C'edzaghe Tl'aat upper Trail Creek 'ear headwaters' 62.9988, -143.143 [2-FJ] 1158 C'edzaghe' mt 5640 N of Trail Creek 'ear' 62.9876, -143.2481 [2-FJ] 1159 Tsits'enn' Zdlaa Na' Moose Creek on trail to Tetlin 'skulls are there creek' 62.8974, -142.9675 [2-FJ] 1160 C'ede' Daz'aan Na' Log Cabin Inn creek 'horn is above creek' 63.0198, -143.3094 [2-FJ] 1161 C'ede' Daz'aan mt 5975' up Log Cabin Inn ck 'horn is above' 63.0079, -143.2074 [2-FJ] 1162 Tsae K'aats mt 5330 E of Little Tok R 'rock cliff' 63.0469, -143.2421 [2-FJ] 1163 Tsae K'aats Na' Ck into Little Tok from Tsae 'rock cliff creek' K'aats 63.0464, -143.3135 [2-FJ] 1164 Ncuus Ggaay Na' ck from W into Little Tok R 'little rosehip creek' 63.036, -143.4376 [2-FJ] 1165 Ncuus mt 4000 SE of mouth of Little 'rosehip' Tok R 63.0295, -143.5303 [2-FJ] 1166 Ncuus Ce'e Na' ck E of Nts'ezi 'big rosehip creek' 63.065, -143.5015 [2-FJ] 1167 Ts'etiy Na' ?A> Tok River '?strong river' 63.0764, -143.4624 [1] "Tok" remains uncertain: Bourke 1899 "Tokna"; Powell 1902 "Tokoio"; Orth: Indian name reported in 1885 as "Tokai River" by Lt. Allen (1887, p. 78), USA. "Tok River" was reported in 1901 by Brooks (1900a, p. 451), USGS. 1167.1 Ts'etiy Na' Ngge' Tok River uplands '?strong river uplands' 63.0934, -143.5151 [1] 1168 Nts'ezi mt 6507 S of Tok R 'conical' 63.0647, -143.638 [2-FJ] 1168.1 Nts'ezi Na' ck into Tok R 'conical stream' 63.0831, -143.5933 [2-FJ] 1169 Tandzaeygha on Tok R at Eagle Trail 'by the island' crossing 63.2106, -143.0104 [2-FJ] 1170 Łii Dzełe' mt 6680 N of Tok R 'dog mountain' 63.162, -143.5053 [2-FJ]

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1170.1 T'aes K'ane Na' Timber Creek 'burned charcoal creek' 63.0784, -143.6914 [2-FJ] 1171 Una' Tuu Kol Na' A> Dry Tok Creek 'its creek has no water creek' 63.1278, -143.8154 [2-FJ] Orth:Local name reported by USGS in 1936. So named because "it is so often dry during midsummer." 1171.1 Una' Tuu Kol Tates Gillet Pass 'its creek has no water pass' 63.0733, -144.2502 [2-FJ] 1172 K'enaak 9 mi up Dry Tok Creek 'on salt lick' 63.1097, -143.9322 [2-FJ] 1172.1 Cen K'enaak flat on upper Tok R 'flat on salt lick' 63.2425, -143.9127 [2-FJ] 1172.2 Cen K'enaak Na' Ck to Tushtena Pass 'flat on salt lick stream' 63.2593, -143.929 [2-FJ] 1173 Ts'ebael La'gha on upper Dry Tok Creek 'at end of the spruce' 63.0727, -144.1506 [2-FJ] 1174 Una' Ts'es Diłcaaxi Na' A> Natohona Creek 'its creek valuable rock creek' 63.1691, -143.6584 [2-FJ] Natahona perhaps a distinct name, not found; Orth: Indian name reported by USGS in 1936. 1175 Una' Ts'esaas'itggey Na' UT> Shindata Creek 'its creek has white sand creek' 63.2256, -143.6376 [2-FJ] Shindata perhaps a distinct name, not found; Orth: Indian name reported by USGS in 1936. 1176 Niłkecda'ołi Na' Stibnite Creek 'sth. (fowl) swim back and forth stream' 63.2591, -143.7788 [2-FJ] 1177 Niłkecda'ołi mt 6902 at head of Stibnite 'sth. (fowl) swim back and Creek forth' 63.2786, -143.77 [2-FJ] 1177.1 Niłkecda'ołI Tates pass to Robertson R 'sth. (fowl) swim back and forth pass' 63.2748, -143.8297 [2-FJ] 1178 K'ey' C'et Na' ck into Tok R from mt "White" 'willow lashing creek' 63.2179, -143.8986 [2-FJ] 1178.1 K'ey' C'et Dzełe' mt "White" S of upper Tok R 'willow lashing mountain' 63.1703, -143.9393 [2-FJ] 1179 Ts'etiy Luu' Tok Glacier '?strong glacier' 63.1364, -144.2087 [2-FJ] 1180 C'edzaghe Na' ck into Tok R from S, N of 'ear creek' Tsae K'aats. 63.0995, -143.1879 [2-FJ] 1181 T'aghes Daztaan Na' ck into Tok R from N, above 'cottonwood is above creek' Clearwater Creek 63.144, -143.2836 [2-FJ] 1182 Łet'aes Ggaay Na' ?ck near Clearwater Creek '?small larch creek' 63.1741, -143.2748 [2-KJ]

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1183 Łet'aes Na', Łet'aes Ce'e Clearwater Creek '?larch creek', 'big larch creek' Na' 63.1952, -143.2619 [2-KJ] 1184 Łet'aes mt 6306 at head of Clearwater '?larch' Creek 63.2059, -143.3717 [2-KJ] The Middle Tanana term for larch is like this 1185 Taghaay Cii E point of Mt Neuberger 'point along the water' 63.2217, -143.0774 [2-KJ] 1185.1 Taghaay Dzełe' ridge off Mt Neuberger 'along the water mountain' 63.2197, -143.1901 [2-KJ] 1186 Nse' Nahwnez'aaden; Tc: ridge 3336 SE end Mt 'linear object that extends out Ndedh Naxwnee'ah Neuberger in front' 63.2262, -143.2794 [2-FJ,AI] an overt boundary marking place name between Ahtna, Tanacross and Upper Tanana 1186.1 Ts'etiy Caegge mouth of Tok River; town of '?strong mouth' Tok [1] 1187 Nadaey Ghu' Mt Neuberger 'marmot tooth' 63.2702, -143.4358 [1] 1188 Natatene Tanacross 'trail crosses water' 63.3823, -143.3472 [1] 1189 Disaade, Hwdisaade Mansfield village '?not so distant place' 63.4512, -143.3717 [1] 1189.1 Soggas Na', Saggas Na' Ketchumstock '?sun gap' [2-FJ] 1190 Nach'idael Na' Yerrick Creek 'sth. (game) goes back creek' 63.3542, -143.632 [2-FJ] 1190.1 Nach'idael Na' Łates Yerrick Creek Pass 'sth. (game) goes back creek pass' 63.3106, -143.6012 [2-FJ] 1190.1 Gguux Yese' Cathedral Bluffs 'monster ridge' 63.3942, -143.7312 [2-FJ] 1190.2 Tc: Ttheł Shyeth ridge W of W Fork of 'awl ridge' Robertson 63.3858, -144.6234 [3-DC] 1191 Nitsiił Na' Robertson River 'house creek' 63.4569, -144.1164 [1] Refers to traditional semi-subterranean winter house 1192 Nitsiił Tl'aa upper Robertson River 'house headwaters' 63.3591, -144.0302 [1] 1192.1 Debae Na'iltende Rumble Creek 'where sheep trail crosses' 63.2707, -144.1624 [2-FJ] 1193 Łates Tene Dzełe' 'pass trail mountain' 63.2566, -144.5526 [2-FJ] 1193.1 Łates Tene A>Tushtena Pass 'pass trail' 63.2811, -143.9421 [2-FJ] Orth:Indian name reported by USGS in 1936.

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1194.1 Ts'itu' Tl'aa upper Copper River 'main-river headwaters' 62.3785, -143.7721 [1] 1194.2 Ts'itu' Tl'aa Ngge' upper Copper River above 'main-river headwaters Copper Lake uplands' [1] 1195 Uk'et Niłk'ehwdetsedzi on it is mixed dry wood 'mixed dry wood upon it' 62.6984, -143.9355 [2-KJ,AS] 1195.1 Nataeł Caegge mouth of Tanada Creek 'roasted salmon mouth' [1] Wrangell 1839 "Nutatlkat" via Dena'ina 1195.2 C'ecaegge lower Batzulnetas village 'river mouth' 62.6189, -143.7878 [1] 1196 C'ecenn'gha spring camp near Batzulnetas 'by the stumps' 62.6151, -143.778 [2-KJ] 1197 Nataeł Na' A>Tanada Creek 'roasted salmon creek' 62.6025, -143.7332 [1] Reckord 1983:207; based on name for Tanada Lake; Orth:Indian name reported in 1899 by W. J. Peters, USGS. 1198 Nataełde A>Batzulnetas village 'roasted salmon place' 62.6148, -143.7729 [1] Batzulentas via Allen 1887; deLaguna 1970:32; Reckord 1983:203- 206 1199 Tes K'et hill near Nataełde 'on the hill' 62.6124, -143.7516 [2-KJ] 1200 Ts'abaeli K'edigha hill S of Nataełde 'by the one with spruce on it' 62.5461, -143.5358 [2-KJ] 1201 T'aghes Nicdeghelkeyden near Tl'a'aas Dghilaay' 'where cottenwood is blazed' 62.6295, -143.7048 [2-KJ] 1202 Tl'a'aas Dghilaay' hill N of Batzulnetas 'intercourse mountain' 62.6225, -143.7344 [2-KJ] 1203 Ts'oo Dzaay Na' Caribou Creek, "Lonesome 'brushy spruce creek' Creek" 62.6137, -143.6656 [2-KJ] 1203.1 Ts'oo Dzaay Dzele' Caribou Creek mountain 'brushy spruce mountain' 62.626, -143.4291 [2-KJ] 1204 Dzah Nii Na' outlet of Copper Lake 'rarely said creek' 62.4132, -143.678 [1] 1204.1 Bes Ce'e, Bes Ce'egha bank on trail to Copper Lake '(by) big bank' 62.4331, -143.6466 [2-KJ] 1205 Dzah Niidi site on Copper Lake 'rarely-said place' 62.4146, -143.6477 [1] Rohn 1900: "Zachnada" 1206 Dzah Nii Menn' Copper Lake, "Billy Lake" 'rarely said lake' 62.4259, -143.5631 [1] deLaguna 1970:32; Reckord 1983:206 1206.1 Dzah Nii Menn' Ts'en hill on N side of Copper Lake 'one on side of rarely said Nez'aann lake' 62.4339, -143.47 [2-KJ]

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1207 Dzah Nii Dzel' mt 5015 S of Copper Lake, 'rarely said mountain' Tanada Peak 62.3487, -143.5593 [2-KJ] 1208 Ts'eten Na' ck into Copper R E of Sez'aani 'trail comes out creek' 62.3673, -143.6818 [2-KJ] 1208.1 Tsabaey Na' ck opp. Sez'aann 'fish creek' 62.3533, -143.6458 [3-GH] 1208.2 Denyih Zuul' canyon opposite Sez'aann 'cylindrical canyon' 62.3363, -143.6519 [3-GH] 1209 Sez'aani, Sez'aann mt 6580' N of Copper Glacier 'heart' 62.3159, -143.7439 [1] deLaguna 1970:32 1210 Ts'eteni mountain and trail at head of 'one trail comes out from' Ts'eten Na' 62.27, -143.6823 [2-KJ] 1211 Ts'itu' Luu' Copper Glacier 'main river glacier' 62.1809, -143.8011 [2-KJ] 1212 Tseziił Tatinitaan low ridge on Tanada Creek 'trail that goes through scree' 62.5573, -143.602 [2-KJ] 1213 Taggos Menn' lake N of Tanada Creek 'swan lake' 62.5358, -143.4866 [2-KJ] 1213.1 Men Ggaay lake S of Ten Z'aann 'small lake' 62.5645, -143.6631 [2-KJ] 1213.2 Tes Nisdaltenden pass on Tanada L trail, W of 'hill where our trail ends' C'amen 62.4562, -143.3922 [2-KJ] 1214 Ten Z'aann lake on Tanada Creek 'ice is in position' 62.578, -143.6803 [2-KJ] 1215 K'e'uzdlende on Tanada Creek 'where current flows past' 62.5112, -143.453 [2-KJ] 1216 C'amen "Little Tanada Lake", lake N of 'opposite lake' Tanada Lake outlet 62.4568, -143.3802 [2-KJ] 1217 K'eseh outlet of Tanada Lake 'outlet' 62.4634, -143.373 [2-KJ] 1218 Tanaadi Menn' A> Tanada Lake 'moving water lake' 62.4273, -143.3769 [1] deLaguna 1970:32; Reckord 1983:207-212; Rohn 1900: "Tanada"; Orth:Indian name reported in 1899 by W. J. Peters, USGS. 1219 Nandeldiyi point on W shore of Tanada 'short distance across' Lake 62.4152, -143.3885 [2-KJ] 1219.1 Xayde Sdelts’iixde XX winter camp on Tanada 'where we stay in winter' Lake 62.4507, -143.3816 [2-KJ] 1220 Men Diłeni "Camp Creek" ck into Tanada 'one that flows into lake' Lake on SE shore 62.4044, -143.3455 [2-KJ]

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1220.1 Men Diłeni Caegge mouth of ck in Tanada Lake 'one that flows into lake on SE shore mouth' 62.4009, -143.373 [2-KJ] 1220.2 Men Diłeni Dzełe' mt on Tanada Lake on SE 'one that flows into lake shore mountain' 62.3761, -143.315 [2-KJ] 1221 Łedidleni Goat Creek 'currents flow together' 62.3695, -143.3682 [2-KJ] 1221.1 UT: Ch'inaag Niig ck into Tanada Lake, S end 'mineral lick stream' 62.3979, -143.3911 [2-JJJ] 1222 Labaes Na' ck into Goat Creek from mt 'stone knife creek' 6273 62.3626, -143.41 [2-KJ] 1223 Labaes Dzel' mt 6273 N of Tanada Peak 'stone knife mountain' 62.3457, -143.414 [2-KJ] 1223.1 Katsaedl mt on Tanada Lake XX 'shiny one' 62.3831, -143.4426 [3-KJ] 1223.2 Katsaedl Na' ck on Tanada Lake ? 'shiny one creek' 62.3924, -143.4676 [2-KJ] 1223.3 Cen Ce'e "Flat Cabin" XX 'big flat' 62.47, -143.3853 [2-KJ] 1224 Tanaadi Dzel' A> Tanada Peak, mt E of 'moving water mountain' Tanada Lake, 6988 62.301, -143.5029 [1] Orth:named in 1902 by D. C. Witherspoon, USGS, for nearby Tanada Lake. 1225 Ts'iłten' Kats'etses Na' Pass Creek 'we pry with a bow creek' 62.3157, -143.2894 [2-KJ,FJ] Reckord 1983:221 1226 Ts'akae Ggan ck from Tanada Peak into 'where we lower skinny lady Nats'iłbaałden Goat Creek (with a rope)' 62.313, -143.4012 [2-KJ] Kari 1986:186 1227 K'a' K'ae Na' ck into Goat Creek N of Men 'arrow hole creek' Ggaay 62.2739, -143.4489 [2-KJ] 1228 Men Ggaay lake at head of Goat Creek 'little lake' 62.2583, -143.3755 [2-KJ] 1229 Men Ggaay Łedelyaade, summit of Goat Creek and 'where little lakes are joined',' Men Niłgha'aa Delyaade Jacksina 'where lakes are next to each other' 62.2404, -143.3714 [2-KJ] 1230 Tsitaeł mts 5530', 6542' E of Tanada 'wide head' Lake 62.4494, -143.237 [2-KJ] 1230.1 Tsitaeł Na' creek from mts E of Tanada L 'wide head creek' 62.4418, -143.3399 [2-KJ] 18. Nabesna River, Chisana River, White River

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1231 Tsezel Na' UT> Cheslina River 'steambath river' [2-FJ] Orth: Indian name reported in 1935 by USGS 1231.1 UT: Tsüüh Ts'eegn Mann' Pickeral Lake 'skinny Indian potatoe lake' [2-JJJ] Reckord 1983:233 1232 Tadiniłts'aegge Menn' A> Jack Lake 'narrow water lake' 62.5141, -143.2745 [2-KJ] Rohn 1900: "Totrachara" 1232.1 Tadiniłts'aegge 'Ediniłeni Little Jack Creek 'one that flows into narrow water' 62.5624, -143.3317 [2-KJ] 1233 Uts'en Kac'ilaegga Menn', Twin Lakes 'from it fish swim up lake' UT: Uts'an Hach'iłeeh Mann' 62.5283, -143.2632 [2-JJJ] deLaguna 1970:32; Reckord 1983:215 1234 UT: Shahłuugg Ndiig Trail Creek 'one that joins head of ? fish 'Etl'anetaan creek' 62.5766, -143.263 [2-JJJ] 1235 Desuun' Na', UT: Jack Creek '?good area creek' Dehsoon' Ndiig 62.47, -143.1161 [1] Reckord 1983:215 1235.1 UT: Dehsõõ' Cheeg Nabesna Bar, mouth of Jack 'good area mouth' Creek 62.391, -142.8686 [1] Reckord 1983:217 1236 UT: Tthee Baa Ndiig Lost Creek 'grey stone creek' 62.5488, -143.1519 [2-JJJ] Reckord 1983:216 1237 Tsabaey Ggaay Kulaen Chalk Creek 'small fish exist creek', 'fish Na', UT: Łuug Hoołiin are there stream' Ndiig 62.5309, -143.1519 [2-KJ] 1238 Debae Naagge at Big Grayling Lake 'sheep lick' 62.5366, -143.0909 [2-KJ] 1239 Natsiidi Chox Boyden Hills 'big lowland one' 62.4253, -142.9091 [2-KJ] 1239 UT: Łuug Hõõłįį Mann' Big Grayling Lake 'fish exist lake' 62.5325, -143.0785 [2-JJJ] Reckord 1983:216 1239.1 Natsiidi Gaay lower Devils Mountain 'little lowland one' [2-JJJ] 1240 UT: Daxuhtąą' Cheeg Stampede village site 'flat topped mountain mouth' [2-JJJ] Reckord 1983:224-225 1240 Det'aan Na', UT: Dit'aan Platinum Creek 'falcon creek' Ndiig 62.5558, -143.0412 [2-KJ] 1240.1 Det'aan Caegge site below mouth of Platinum 'falcon mouth' Creek [2-JJJ] Reckord 1983:218-219 1241 C'enaagga Na' Soda Creek 'salt lick creek' 62.5301, -142.9471 [2-KJ] 132 Ahtna Place Names Lists

1241.1 UT: Haagüh ck into Jack Ck 'fork (gap) upward' 62.4636, -143.162 [2-JJJ] 1241.2 UT: Haachįį' Nidiiłąy Boyden Ck 'current flows to a point' 62.4854, -143.0599 [2-JJJ] 1241.3 Tsaebaa A> White Mountain; Nabesna 'grey stone' Mine 62.3817, -143.0375 [2-KJ] Reckord 1983:219 1241.4 UT: Dįįshyii Niig UT> Canyon Creek 'canyon creek' 62.3541, -143.1117 [2-JJJ] Orth:Local name reported in 1914 by S. R. Capps (in Brooks and others, 1915, p. 209), USGS. 1243 Nabaes Na' A> Nabesna River 'type of ? stone river' 62.4133, -142.7739 [1] Allen 1887:68; Rohn 1899:407 1245 Tsighaan' Na', UT: Cooper Creek 'brain creek' Tthixąą' Ndiig 62.4146, -142.6272 [1] 1245.1 Tsighaan' Caegge Cooper Creek site 'brain mouth' [1] Reckord 1983:226-232 1245.2 Tsighaan' Menn', UT: Blue Lake XX 'brain lake' Tthixaan' Ndiig 62.3047, -142.5278 [2-JJJ] 1246 Tsae T'aax Na' Wait Creek 'beneath rock creek' 62.3084, -143.1551 [2-KJ] Reckord 1983:221 1246.1 UT: Tthiixąą' Niig Xay Tąy Cooper Creek pass southerly 'brain creek winter trail' [2-JJJ] 1246.2 UT: Tthiixąą' Niig Shiin Cooper Creek pass via Blue 'brain creek summer trail' Tąy Lake [2-JJJ] Reckord 1983:232 1247 Tsec'ełggodi Menn'; Grizzly Lake 'he is chipping rocks lake'; UT:Dembee Jiidi Männ' 'rotten sheep lake' 62.22, -143.3623 [2-KJ] 1248 Tsec'ełggodi Na', upper Jacksina Creek above 'he is chipping rocks stream' UT:Tthich’ehgodi Niig Grizzly Lake 62.176, -143.3619 [2-KJ] Reckord 1983:221 1249 Tsec'ełggodi Luu' Jacksina Glacier 'he is chipping rocks glacier' 62.1032, -143.4343 [2-KJ] 1249.1 Tsec'ełggodi Tl'aa, Jacksina River headwaters 'he is chipping rocks Nitsic'ełggodi Tl'aa headwaters' 62.135, -143.3735 [2-KJ] 1249.2 Tsec'ełggodi Dzel' Mt Jarvis 'he is chipping rocks mountain' 62.0217, -143.6147 [2-KJ] 1250 UT: Dimbee Jiidi Niig A> Jacksina Creek 'rotten sheep creek' [2-JJJ] Orth:Prospectors' name, a combined personal name with an indian ending (-na) meaning stream, or river, reported in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, USGS. Schrader gave the Indian name of the stream as "Di-bot-i-chit-in-da."

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1250.1 UT:Dimbee Jiidi Ddhäl' mt on N side of Upper 'rotten sheep mountain' Jacksina [2-JJJ] 1251 Gguun' Tsaan' Na' Monte Cristo Creek 'bear shit creek' 62.1922, -143.0724 [2-JJJ] 1252 Tl'eeł Ddhäl' mt. up Nikonda Ck 'flint stone mountain' [2-JJJ] 1252.1 Tl'eeł Niig UT> Nikonda Ck 'flint stone creek' [2-JJJ] Name derived from Nihxįų, see1252.2. Orth: Name applied in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, USGS, as a contraction of an Indian name, Not- chit-in-da. 1252.2 UT: Nihxįų Orange Hill '"white powdery substance"' [2-JJJ] Reckord 1983:223; source of name for Nikonda Creek; JJJ gave this interesting form for a chalky white mineral that had some special uses 1252.3 UT: Nihxįų Niig Orange Hill Creek '"white powdery substance" creek' [2-JJJ] 1253 Nabaes Tl'aat upper Nabesna River area '? stone headwaters' 62.2723, -142.9004 [1] 1253.1 Nabaes Na' Łuu' A> '? stone river glacier' 62.0931, -142.8779 [1] Orth:named in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, USGS, for the Nabesna River. 1254 UT: Tthił Nuu President's Chair 'ground squirrel island' [2-JJJ] 1255 K'estsiik'e Northway 'lake outlet' 62.9624, -141.9321 [1] 1255.1 Nałk'edze Last Tetlin 'fish weir' 63.0335, -142.6103 [1] 1256 S'aa Na' (Upper) Tetlin River 'my wife creek', 'object extends creek' 62.7609, -142.7626 [1] 1257 S'aa Tl'aa head of Tetlin River, pass 'my wife headwaters' 62.6367, -143.0092 [1] 1258 Tezdlende UT> Tetlin 'swift current place' 63.1359, -142.5196 [1] Allen 1887:77 1259 Tsetsaan' Na' A> Chisana River 'copper river' 62.2723, -141.8531 [1] Orth:Indian name sometimes written "Ches-tna" meaning "red river;" reported in 1885 by Lt. Allen (1887, Map of Explorations); USA. 1259.1 UT: Nach'itąy Cheeg UT> Notch Creek site 'game trail across-mouth' [2-JJJ] Orth: Local name reported in 1959 by USGS. 1259.2 UT: Tsayh Cheegn mouth of Cross Creek 'ochre creek mouth' [2-JJJ] 1260 Tsetsaan' Na' Tates A> Chisana Pass 'copper river pass' [1] Orth: Local name obtained by USGS and published on maps since 1954.

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1261 Tsetsaan' Na' Luu' A> Chisana Glacier 'copper river glacier' [1] Orth:named in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, USGS, because "it forms the Chisana River." 1262 Tsae K'edze' Scottie Creek village 'rock fish weir' 62.6445, -141.0888 [1] 1263 Nadzax Na' White River '?murky river' 61.7262, -141.3185 [1] Allen 1887:68 "Natsina" 19. Nenana River, Nenana to headwaters

1298 Ninena', Ninae Na' LT>Nenana River, lower 'moving nomadically river' Nenana River 63.7723, -148.9136 [1] 1299 Taghatiili Nenana village 'long object floating in water' [1] 1300 Ts'entadaas Na' Healy Creek 'water raises stream' 63.8791, -148.5988 [2-JT] 1301 Ts'entadaas Ggaay Na' Moody Creek 'little water raises stream' 63.769, -148.6345 [2-JT] 1302 Ts'entadaas Dghilaaye' Dora Peak 'water raises mountain' 63.8228, -148.7081 [2-JT] 1303 Tsenesdghaas Caek'e mouth of Riley Creek 'rough rock mouth' 63.7273, -148.8841 [2-JT] 1304 Tsenesdghaas Na' Riley Creek 'rough rock creek' 63.6665, -148.908 [2-JT] 1305 Tsenesdghaas ridge north of Riley Creek and 'rough rock' Fang Mountain 63.6101, -148.9655 [2-JT] 1306 Tsenesdghaas Na' Tene low pass N of Carlo toward 'rough rock creek trail' Riley Creek via Triple Lakes 63.6508, -148.8518 [2-JT] 1307 Tsenesdghaas Na' Tese' hill E of Riley Creek S of mouth 'rough rock creek hill' 63.6791, -148.8952 [2-JT] 1308 Tl'ahwdicaaxi Caek'e mouth of Yanert Fork 'mouth of valuable headwaters' 63.682, -148.7736 [2-JT] 1309 Tl'ahwdicaaxi Na' Yanert Fork 'valuable headwaters creek' 63.6669, -148.6463 [1] 1310 Gguus Kulaen Na' Revine Creek 'celery exists creek' 63.5807, -148.6175 [2-JT] 1311 Nts'ezi Na' Moose Creek 'conical stream' 63.653, -148.6173 [2-JT] 1314 Nts'ezi Pyramid Mountain 'conical' 63.6393, -148.5147 [2-JT] 1315 Nts'ezi Na' Tates pass from Moose Creek to 'conical stream pass' lower Wells Creek 63.5235, -148.3092 [2-JT] 135 Ahtna Place Names Lists

1316 Łina'udghidlende Louise Creek 'where streams join again' 63.5735, -148.161 [2-JT] 1317 Tl'ahwdicaaxi Luu' Yanert Glacier 'valuable headwaters glacier' 63.6039, -147.629 [2-JT] 1318 Tl'ahwdicaaxi Dghilaaye' mountain group at head of 'valuable headwaters Yanert Fork mountain' 63.6369, -147.2298 [2-JT] 1319 Deniigi Bene' A> Deneki Lakes S of 'moose lake' McKinley Village, east of highway 63.6097, -148.7832 [2-JT] Orth:Indian name reported by USGS in 1950. 1320 Stl'uuli Caek'e mouth of Carlo Creek 'tied up, braided mouth' 63.5636, -148.8321 [2-JT] 1321 Stl'uuli Caek'e Bes bluff at mouth of Carlo Creek 'tied up mouth riverbank' 63.5698, -148.8267 [2-JT] 1322 Stl'uuli Na' Carlo Creek 'tied up, braided creek' 63.5667, -148.7615 [1] 1323 Stl'uuli ridge between Carlo and 'one that is braided' Revine Creeks 63.5809, -148.7267 [2-JT] 1324 Stl'uuli Ngge' passes at head of Carlo 'braided one uplands' Creeks 63.507, -148.6055 [2-JT] 1325 Nanikaeni mts on both sides of Nenana 'those (rocks) which fell River, `cleft' and 5701' across' 63.5269, -148.8604 [2-JT] 1326 Nanikaeni Na' Slime Creek 'those (rocks) which fell across creek' 63.4977, -148.7832 [2-JT] 1327 Nanikaeni Dyii canyon on Nenana R at Slime 'those (rocks) which fell Creek across - canyon' 63.514, -148.8114 [2-JT] 1328 Yidateni Dyii canyon at Windy 'jaw trail canyon' 63.4631, -148.8225 [1] 1329 Yidateni Dyii Dghilaaye' Panorama Mountain 'mountain of jaw trail canyon' 63.4806, -148.7802 [2-JT] 1330 Yidateni Caek'e mouth of Jack River 'jaw trail mouth' 63.4278, -148.8753 [1] 1331 Yidateni Caek'e Tes hill at mouth of Jack River 'jaw trail mouth hill' 63.4156, -148.919 [2-JT] 1332 Yidateni Reindeer Hill, especially west 'jaw trail,' 'one frozen inside' Reindeer Hill; Cantwell 63.4056, -148.8193 [1] can be interpreted as 'one frozen inside' but is re-analyzed from 'jaw trail' in Lower Tanana: Beyada Tena 1333 Yidateni Na' Jack River; Cantwell village 'jaw trail creek' 63.3669, -148.8561 [1] deLaguna 1970:40

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1333.1 Yidateni Na' Ngge' Jack River; drainage 'jaw trail creek uplands' [2-JT] 1334 Kantistaan Na' Windy Creek 'trails ascend creek' 63.4284, -148.9594 [2-JT] deLaguna 1970:40 1335 Kantistaan Dghilaaye' mt up Windy Creek 'trails ascend mountain' 63.4522, -149.1378 [2-JT] 1336 Hwni'dilaex Caek'e mouth of Cantwell Creek, 'end of fish run mouth' Cantwell townsite near airfield 63.3913, -148.9255 [2-JT,HP] 1337 Hwnic'ilaex Na' lower Cantwell Creek 'end of fish run stream' 63.3434, -149.1215 [2-JT] 1338 Hwni'dilaex Bene' Summit Lake 'end of fish run lake' 63.3062, -149.1581 [2-JT] 1339 Hwni'dilaexde, Summit, top of Broad Pass 'end of fish run' Hwnic'ilaexde 63.3152, -149.103 [2-JT] 1339.1 D: Denyih T'u Broad Pass 'enclosed canyon' [2-SP] via Shem Pete, not used by JT 1340 Tsulatna', D: Ts'ilatnu middle Fork of Chulitna 'tongue river', or 'forearm river' 63.2753, -149.1742 [2-JT,SP] JT's name does not correpsond with that of SP 1340.1 Yidateni Tl'aa Caribou Pass 'jaw trail headwaters' 63.2259, -148.7819 [2-JT] 1341 Yidateni Tl'aa Bene' Caribou Pass lake 'jaw trail headwaters lake' 63.2396, -148.7905 [2-JT] 1342 Ghenaay Bene' lake at head of Middle fork of 'caribou lake' Chulitna 63.2549, -148.816 [2-JT] 1344 Yidateni Deghilaaye' mountains on either side of 'jaw trail mountain' upper Jack River 63.3085, -148.8919 [2-JT] 1345 Tseles Bene' Na' Soule Creek 'ground squirrel lake creek' 63.2256, -148.5906 [2-JT] 1346 Tseles Bene' lake at head of Soule Creek 'ground squirrel lake' 63.2213, -148.4918 [2-JT] 1347 Hwdezk'aan Na', Schist Creek 'burned area creek' C'ezk'aan Na' 63.4565, -148.7282 [2-JT] 1347.1 Tsabaey Na' "Fish Creek" at Cantwell 'fish creek' 63.3754, -148.8336 [2-JT] 1348 Hwdaandi Yaadi T'ox Na', upper "Fish Creek", ck from 'downstream golden eagle Yaadi T'ox Na' Reindeer Hill nest creek' 63.4012, -148.7614 [2-JT] 1349 Yaadi T'ox, Hwdaandi middle Reindeer Hill '(downstream ) golden eagle Yaadi T'ox nest' 63.4138, -148.7262 [2-JT]

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1350 Sde' T'aeni Bene' "Tenmile L" small lake off 'grayling lake' upper Fish Creek 63.3944, -148.668 [1] 1351 Hwniindi Yaadi T'ox east Reindeer Hill 4554 'upstream golden eagle nest' 63.4301, -148.6794 [2-JT] 1352 Hwniindi Yaadi T'ox stream from east Reindeer Hill 'the one that flows beneath Hwt'aghiłeni upstream golden eagle nest' 63.3939, -148.7037 [2-JT] 1353 Hwniindi Yaadi T'ox lake N of 10 mile 'lake of the one that flows Hwt'aghiłeni Ben beneath upstream golden eagle nest' 63.3982, -148.6678 [2-JT] 1353.1 Dzen Bene' lake "36" 'muskrat lake' 63.3978, -148.6194 [2-JT] 1354 T'ats'inilen Na', A> Bruskasna Creek 'flows out from enclosure T'ats'inileni Na' creek' 63.4458, -148.6115 [2-JT] Orth:Tanana Indian name reported in 1914 by F. H. Moffit, USGS. ; Bruskasna is misplaced version of name for Brushkana River 1355 T'ats'inileni Dghilaaye' mt S of Bruskasna Creek 'mountain of flows out from enclosure mountain' 63.4431, -148.4933 [2-JT] 1356 Hwditsicghi'aaden Edmonds Creek 'where caribou fence extends out to place' 63.394, -148.5243 [2-JT,HP] 1357 Hwditsicghi'aa Dghilaaye' mt at 14 mile 'where caribou fence extends out to place mountain' 63.3277, -148.5539 [2-JT] 1358 Hwditsicghi'aaden creek from N opposite side of 'where caribou fence extends Edmonds Creek from N out to place' 63.4017, -148.5308 [2-JT,HP] 1359 Bes Ggeze Na' Wells Creek 'bare bank creek' 63.3839, -148.3767 [2-JT] 1360 Bes Ggeze Pyramid Peak 'bare bank' 63.4467, -148.3486 [2-JT] 1361 Bes Ggeze Bene' lake NE of Pyramid Peak XX 'bare bank lake' pass to Moose ck 63.4516, -148.2285 [2-JT] 1362 Bes Ggeze Na' Ngge' upper fork of Wells Creek 'bare bank creek uplands' 63.4575, -148.205 [2-JT] 1363 Saas Nelbaay Na' upper Wells Creek 'grey sand creek' 63.4495, -148.1052 [2-JT] 1364 Dasdenta Nezdlaayi mt 4357 N of Wells Creek 'ridges that stand apart' 63.4256, -148.1044 [2-JT] 1365 Saas Nelbaay Na' Ngge' upper Wells Creek area 'grey sand creek uplands' 63.5001, -147.9472 [2-JT] 1366 Saas Nelbaay ridge at head of Wells Creek 'grey sand' 63.4631, -147.9536 [2-JT]

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1367 Dasdenta Nezdlaayi Na' South Fork Thief Creek 'ridges that stand apart creek' 63.4344, -148.0435 [2-JT] delete? 1368 Tanidzehi middle portion of mt, W end of 'the one in the middle' Nenana Mt 63.5068, -148.1012 [2-JT] 1369 Tanidzehi Deyii Na' creek from NW into Wells 'the one in the middle gorge Creek stream' 63.4894, -148.1658 [2-JT] 1370 Dghateni Na' creek from NW into Louise 'stumbling trail creek' Creek, W trail to Yanert Fork 63.5499, -148.2037 [2-JT] 1371 Xangguxu Dghateni E trail to Yanert Fork 'upland stumbling trail' 63.5208, -148.0252 [2-JT] 1372 Dghateni Dghilaay LT> Nenana Mountain 'stumbling trail mountain' 63.543, -147.8361 [2-JT] 1373 C'eyaas Na' Seattle Creek 'cub bear creek' 63.3147, -148.2603 [2-JT] 1374 C'eyaas Dghilaaye' mt 5464 'Seattle' 'cub bear mountain' 63.3438, -148.431 [2-JT] 1375 Tabats'iigi Na' Stickwan Creek 'shore intestine stream' 63.3154, -148.1626 [2-JT] 1376 Tabats'iigi Bene' A> Stickwan Lake 'shore intestine lake' 63.2665, -148.1415 [2-JT] Orth re Stickwan: Local name obtained in 1951 by USGS. 1377 Tabats'iigi ridge surrounding Stickwan 'shore intestine' Lake 63.2781, -148.118 [2-JT] 1378 Bes Ce'e Caek'e mouth of Brushkana River 'big riverbank mouth' 63.3269, -148.1513 [1] 1379 Bes Ce'e Na' A>Brushkana River 'big riverbank creek' 63.277, -148.0861 [1] Orth:Tanana Indian name reported in 1913 by F. H. Moffit, USGS. 1380 Una' Tayentaani Na' third creek from E into 'its creek straight stretch Brushkana R extends creek' 63.2407, -148.0997 [2-JT] 1381 Tayentiixi XXhill off Brushkana River 'straight stretch that extends' 63.2344, -148.0131 [2-JT] Xxcheck loc. 1381.1 Tayentiixi Na' XX ck at hill off Brushkana 'straight stretch extends River creek' 63.2522, -148.0152 [2-JT] 1382 Una' Gabiin Z'aani Na' fourth ck from E into 'its creek stove is there - Brushkana R creek' 63.1863, -148.1515 [2-JT] 1382.1 Sde' T'aeni Bene' lake off Brushkana River 'grayling lake' 63.2208, -148.05 [2-JT] 1383 C'edenaa', I'denaa' lake at upper fork of 'mineral lick' Brushkana R near upper Deadman Creek 63.137, -148.2017 [2-JT] 139 Ahtna Place Names Lists

1384 I'denaa' Na', Udenaa' Na' ck at upper fork of Brushkana 'mineral lick creek' R 63.1538, -148.2044 [2-JT] 1385 Bes Ce'e Bene' small lake at head of 'big bank lake' Brushkana R 63.1976, -148.2663 [2-JT] 1386 Bes Ce'e ridge at head of Brushkana R, 'big riverbank' 5170 ? 63.1839, -148.514 [2-JT] 1387 K'es Caek'e mouth of ck through Monahan '"crooked" mouth' Flat 63.3142, -148.0294 [2-JT] meaning via JT 1388 K'es Na' ck through Monahan Flat, '"crooked" creek' "Monahan Creek" 63.3002, -147.8149 [1] 1389 Ghaltsaane Ciisi K'ae fishing site on K'es Na' near 'the Tanana people's dipnet mouth of Cetseni T'ox Na' place' 63.3046, -147.9223 [2-JT] name explicitly recognizes prior use of site by Lower Tanana people from downriver 1390 Cetseni T'ox Na' ck into K'es Na' from Cetseni 'goshawk nest creek' T'ox 63.271, -147.9208 [2-JT] 1391 Cetseni T'ox Caegge mouth of ck into K'es Na' from 'goshawk nest mouth' Cetseni T'ox 63.3035, -147.9353 [2-JT] 1392 Cetseni T'ox hill W of Canyon Creek 'goshawk nest' 63.2594, -147.9454 [2-JT,BN] 1393 Hwyenk'e ridge on upland side of 'on the spine' Monahan Creek 63.3192, -147.8463 [2-JT] 1394 T'aghes 'Aax just below mouth of ck 'cottonwood stand is there' Hwyenk'e Dinilłeni 63.3055, -147.8724 [3-JT] 1395 Hwyenk'e Diniłeni Na' creek into Monahan Creek 'the one flowing on the backbone' 63.3132, -147.8402 [2-JT] 1396 Cetakolyaes Cene' Monahan Flat 'things (meat) are brought down flat' 63.314, -147.7681 [2-JT] 1397 Cetakolyaes Na' Canyon Creek 'things (meat) are brought down creek' 63.2571, -147.7834 [2-JT] 1398 K'es Na' Ngge' upper Monahan Creek area, '"crooked" creek uplands' uplands 63.2348, -147.7158 [2-JT] 1400 Saas Nez Na' A>Klunistana Creek 'long sand creek' 63.3593, -148.1335 [2-JT] Orth: Indian name reported in 1910 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1915, p;l. 1), USGS. Klunistaana based on name for upper Nenana River 140 Ahtna Place Names Lists

1401 Saas Nez mt 4959 "Thief" 'long sand' 63.4043, -148.0239 [2-JT] 1402 Saas Nez Bene' lakes W of 4959' "Thief" 'long sand lake' 63.3912, -148.1077 [2-JT] 1403 Łuyinanest'aani Na' upper Nenana River (above 'one that extends into Brushkana River) glacier - creek' 63.3421, -148.0914 [1] 1404 C'ena' Ce'e creek into upper Nenana from 'big creek' E 63.4172, -147.7871 [2-JT] 1405 C'ena' Ce'e Dghilaaye' mountain on C'ena' Ce'e 'big creek mountain' 63.4245, -147.6616 [2-JT] 1406 Ts'es Ce'e rock point just above Siksik 'big rock' Lake 63.4539, -147.8635 [3-JT] 1407 Ts'es Ce'e Bene' lake at rock point above Siksik 'big rock lake' Lake 63.4596, -147.8529 [2-JT] 1408 Tseles Bene' A> Siksik Lake 'ground squirrel lake' 63.4388, -147.8875 [2-JT] Orth: "Named in 1964 by the Alaska Geographic Names Board, after the "ground squirrel whose Eskimo name is Siksik." Note: Siksik is ground squirrel in Inupiaq. deljec is call of ground squirrel in Ahtna. Most likely derived from Ahtna verb deljec. 1409 Ben Ggeh small lake on E side upper 'lake Ω' Nenana 63.4471, -147.7669 [2-JT] 1410 Łuyinanest'aani Luu' Nenana Glacier 'one that extends into glacier glacier' 63.5257, -147.658 [2-JT] 1411 Łuyinanest'aani ridge S of Nenana Glacier 'one that extends into glacier' 63.5156, -147.6505 [1] Reckord 1983:1781 1411.1 Saen Tene trail from along base of range, 'summer trail' upper Nenana River to Valdez Creek 63.2341, -147.7678 [1] 20. Susitna River, headwaters to Talkeetna

1413 Sasutna'; Ts'itu' D> Susitna River 'sand river'; 'major river' 63.0196, -147.3736 [1] 1839 Wrangell map "Sushitno" 1414 Kuyxi Dghilaay mt between West Fork Glacier 'marmot mountain' and Nenana River 63.4525, -147.6665 [2-JT] 1415 Kuyxi Dghilaay Cene base of mt between West Fork 'marmot mountain base' Glacier and Nenana R 63.3857, -147.7015 [2-JT] 1416 Kuyxi Dghilaay Na' stream from west into glacier 'marmot mountain creek' moraine 63.4597, -147.6232 [2-JT] 141 Ahtna Place Names Lists

1417 Tabenł'aa Na' West Fork of Susitna River 'lake current flows creek' 63.2702, -147.4924 [2-JT] 1418 Tabenł'aa Luu' West Fork Sustina Glacier 'lake current flows glacier' 63.4873, -147.4521 [2-JT] 1419 Tabenł'aa Bene' lake into West Fork 'lake current flows lake' 63.3101, -147.6647 [2-JT] 1420 Tabenł'aa Tayene' bar on West Fork 'lake current flows straight- stretch' 63.3644, -147.5752 [2-JT] 1421 Tes Ggaay pingo and camp site on 'little hill' Tabenlł'aa Na' 63.2944, -147.5002 [2-JT] 1422 Kaghilen Na' stream into Susitna N of West 'flows up and out creek' Fork 63.3442, -147.4021 [2-JT] 1423 Kaghilen Dghilaaye' mountain on West Fork 'flows up and out mountain' 63.4519, -147.4311 [2-JT] 1424 Kaghilen Łuugha glacier on Kaghilen Na' 'flows up and out by glacier' 63.4276, -147.3251 [2-JT] 1425 Tl'azii Na' Middle Fork of Susitna River 'headwaters ?~ stream' 63.3568, -147.2752 [2-JT] 1425.1 Tl'azii Na' Tl'aa headwaters of Middle Fork of 'headwaters ?~ river Susitna River headwaters' 63.4083, -147.223 [2-JT] 1426 Tl'azii Luu' A>Susitna Glacier 'headwaters ?~ glacier' 63.4652, -147.0994 [2-JT] 1427 Tl'azii Mount Skarland, Mount Geist 'headwaters ?~' 63.5223, -146.5448 [2-JT] 1429 Nikulaa Na' stream into Susitna R from E 'he puts things there creek' 63.4078, -147.1591 [2-JT] 1430 Nikulaa Ngge' uplands of stream into Susitna 'he puts things there uplands' R 63.4419, -147.0558 [2-JT] 1431 Nikulaa Bene' lake at head of Nikulaa Na' 'he puts things there lake' 63.4285, -147.0623 [2-JT] 1432 Tset'aghilen Na' East Fork of Susitna River 'flows beneath rock river' 63.3655, -147.0917 [2-JT] 1433 Tset'aghilen Luu' East Fork Glacier 'flows beneath rock glacier' 63.4111, -146.8122 [2-JT] 1434 Ts'ebenł'aa Na' stream into East Fork 'lake current flows out creek' 63.3499, -147.0242 [2-JT] 1435 Ts'ebenł'aa lake S of East Fork 'lake current flows out' 63.3428, -147.0036 [2-JT] 1436 Tsiis Tl'iic'i Na' stream into upper East Fork '(type of) ochre creek' 63.3685, -146.8067 [2-JT]

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1437 Tsiis Tl'iic'i "Secondchief Mountain", at '(type of) ochre' head of East Fork of Susitna, N10 63.3798, -146.7178 [2-JT] 1438 Ts'es Nay'detkayi Caek'e lake N of Boulder Creek mouth 'rock that has fallen across Bene' mouth lake' 63.3341, -147.2394 [2-JT] 1439 Ts'es Nay'detkayi Caek'e Boulder Creek mouth 'rock that has fallen across mouth' 63.3292, -147.2522 [2-JT] 1440 Ts'es Nay'detkayi Na' Boulder Creek 'rock that has fallen across creek' 63.3065, -147.1782 [2-JT] 1441 Ts'es Nay'detkayi mt 5393 N of Boulder Creek 'rock that has fallen across' 63.3192, -146.9964 [2-JT] 1442 Benł'aa lake at base of mt 5393 'lake with current' 63.3252, -147.0659 [2-JT] 1443 Ben Datgge Na' creek into Susitna below West 'upper lake creek' Fork 63.2151, -147.5503 [2-JT] 1444 Hwniindi Ben Datgge lake N of Ben Datgge Bene' 'upriver upper lake lake' Bene' 63.2381, -147.5504 [2-JT] Secondchief's hunting camp located at confluence of two streams from the two lakes on the upper portion of this creek (Tansy 1982). 1445 Ben Datgge Bene' lake on Ben Datgge Na' 'upper lake lake' 63.2272, -147.5648 [2-JT] 1446 Nay'nadełi Na' creek from S into Ben Datgge 'sth. (ducks) fly back creek' Na' 63.1994, -147.6089 [2-JT] 1447 Nay'nadełi ridge 4726 E of Butte Lake 'sth. (ducks) fly back' 63.1546, -147.7564 [1] deLaguna 1970:40; war site 1448 C'edaay Tese' hill W of C'edenaa' Bene' 'sitting for sth. (game) hill' 63.1741, -147.5865 [2-JT] 1448.1 C'edaay Tese' Bene' lake at hill W of C'edenaa' 'sitting for sth. (game) hill Bene' lake' 63.1756, -147.5527 [2-JT] 1448.2 C'edaay Tese' Na' ck at hill W of C'edenaa' Bene' 'sitting for sth. (game) hill creek' 63.1667, -147.5464 [2-JT] 1449 C'edenaa' Bene' lake S of Ben Datgge Na' 'salt lick lake' 63.1855, -147.5305 [2-JT] 1450 Tes Ggaay hill on W side of Susitna at 'little hill' Gagne's 63.1783, -147.5406 [2-JT] 1451 C'enaa Dzele' Rusty Hill 'sign mountain' 63.2231, -147.4046 [2-JT]

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1452 C'ilaan Na' Valdez Creek, Valdez Creek 'sth. (game) is abundant village creek' 63.1919, -147.4294 [1] deLaguna 1970:40; Reckord 1983:171-177 1453 Tes Ggaay Tanezdlaade hills on Susitna W of Rusty Hill 'where little hills are by water' 63.213, -147.4492 [2-JT] 1454 C'ena' Ggaay ck into mouth of Valdez Creek 'little creek' from N 63.1721, -147.5057 [2-JT] 1455 Tes Tuu Yiknighilaade bank N of mouth of Valdez 'where hills extends into Creek water' 63.1717, -147.4975 [2-JT] 1456 Bes Nen bank at village site homesite, 'river bank slope' N of Fourth of July Creek 63.1671, -147.4903 [2-JT] 1456.1 Bes Nen Na' ck in draw to east at village 'river bank slope creek' site homesite, N of Fourth of July Creek 63.1687, -147.4768 [2-JT] 1457 Tes Ce'e hill at Denali airfield 'big hill' 63.1847, -147.4732 [2-JT] 1457.1 Tes Ce'e Na' Willow Creek 'big hill creek' 63.1807, -147.47 [2-JT] 1457.2 C'ilaan Caek'e mouth of Valdez Creek 'sth. (game) is abundant mouth' 63.1635, -147.5035 [1] 1458 Bedlaex Na' Roosevelt Creek 'lake trout run creek' 63.1935, -147.2306 [2-JT] be- shortened from baet 'lake trout' 1459 Hwtsiindi Bedlaexi Bene' Tenas Lake 'lower lake trout run lake' 63.1859, -147.1861 [2-JT] 1460 Bedlaexi Bene' Roosevelt Lake 'lake trout run lake' 63.1831, -147.1649 [1] 1461 Ben Hwdił'aaden lake at "Burned Grease Camp" 'where current flows to lake' 63.1197, -147.5333 [2-JT] 1462 Sakułt'aey Na' Windy Creek '?one that has sun creek' 63.1103, -147.4891 [2-JT] 1463 Sakułt'aeyi mt N of Windy Creek '?one that has sun' 63.1563, -147.4109 [2-JT] 1463.1 Sakułt'aeyi Tl'aa Bene' lake at head of Windy Creek 'one that has sun headwaters lake' 63.1228, -147.1707 [2-JT] 1464 Ben'sdełtsiini Na' outlet of Snodgrass Lake 'lake that we made creek' 63.0767, -147.5394 [1] 1465 Ben'sdełtsiini Snodgrass Lake 'lake that we made' 63.0813, -147.5514 [1] Reckord 1983:178 1465.1 Bens'dełtsiini Yidiłeni ck into Snodgrass L 'one that flows into lake that we made' 63.0864, -147.5691 [2-JT] 144 Ahtna Place Names Lists

1466 Ku'uzdlen Caek'e mouth of Butte Creek 'current flows past mouth' 63.0536, -147.5417 [2-JT] 1467 Ku'uzdlen Na' lower Butte Creek, below 'current flows past creek' confluence of Butte Lake outlet 63.0706, -147.6678 [1] 1468 Hwtneldel Na' Wickersham Creek 'red area creek' 63.1198, -147.6837 [2-JT] 1469 Hwtneldel, Hwtneldeli mt at head of Wickersham 'red area' Creek 63.1014, -147.7365 [2-JT] JT: visible as peak from Valdez Creek 1470 Hwtneldeli Cene area at base of mountain 'red area base' above Wickersham Creek 63.0776, -147.7036 [2-JT] 1471 Kantl'uus Dghilaaye' mt S of lower Butte Creek 'snare is tied mountain' 63.0278, -147.6361 [2-JT] 1472 Nahwdelc'et' Bene' two lakes S of bend in Butte 'stretched out lakes' Creek 63.0227, -147.8734 [2-JT] 1473 Hwniidi Caek'e confluence of Butte Lake 'upriver mouth' outlet with Ku'uzdlen Na' 63.0366, -147.8401 [2-JT] 1474 Hwniidi Na' upper Butte Creek 'upriver creek' 63.0985, -147.9206 [1] 1475 Una' Dahwtnelguugi Na' Gold Creek 'its creek is steep enclosed area creek' 63.101, -147.8475 [2-JT] 1476 C'ena' Ce'e creek into Butte Creek below 'big creek' Naggets'i Kaen' Na' 63.1243, -147.9849 [2-JT] 1476.1 C'ena' Ce'e Dghilaaye' mt 5305 'Long' 'big creek mountain' 63.1784, -147.9907 [2-JT] 1477 Naggets'i Kaen' Na' creek from mt W of Butte Lake 'fox den creek' 63.166, -147.9199 [2-JT] 1478 Naggets'i Kaen' mountain W of Butte Lake 'fox den' 63.1909, -147.9194 [2-JT] 1479 Tsezen Na' ck into Butte Creek from 'black rock creek' Tsezen 63.1658, -147.8676 [2-JT] 1480 Tsezen mt 5187 A> "Nadiwen" 'black rock' 63.1461, -147.833 [2-JT] triangulation point "Nadiwen" probably assigned in early 1950s based upon name for Butte Lake 1481 Hwniidi Ben Butte Lake 'upstream lake' 63.1859, -147.8604 [1] Wrangell 1839 "Knituben"; USGS triangulation point "Nadiwen" on mountain is based upon the Ahtna name 1482 Tsabaey Tu' Bene' lake at Susitna Lodge 'fish water lake' 63.0951, -147.4704 [2-JT]

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1483 Tsabaey Tu' Na' Lake Creek 'fish water creek' 63.0687, -147.4747 [2-JT] 1484 Ciisi K'ae Na' ck into Lake Creek from W 'dipnet hole creek' 63.0432, -147.5028 [2-JT] 1485 Ciisi K'ae lake W of Lake Creek 'dipnet hole' 63.0509, -147.4906 [2-JT] 1485.1 Ciisi K'ae Yidiłeni stream into lake 35 W of Lake 'one that flows into dipnetting Creek place' 63.0485, -147.4694 [2-JT] 1486 K'a' K'ae mt "Gate" 'hunting blind' 63.0785, -147.4205 [2-JT] 1486.1 K'a' K'ae Bene' Swampbuggy Lake 'hunting blind lake' 63.0542, -147.4221 [2-JT] 1487 Kuyxi C'ilaen Na' ck S of Butte Creek 'marmots exist creek' 63.0118, -147.5583 [2-JT] 1488 Nuuk'e "Goose Island" below mouth 'on the island' of Kuyxi C'ilaen Na' 63.031, -147.5037 [2-JT] 1489 Xanc'eltl'aesde sites on lake that formerly was 'where sth. (caribou) migrate on Lake Creek through' 63.037, -147.4242 [1] Reckord 1983:177; famous & major sites in this area 1489.1 Xanc'eltl'aes Na' outlet of lake (dry now) 'sth. (caribou) migrate through-stream' 63.0259, -147.4106 [1] 1490 Xanc'eltl'aes Bene' "Fish Lake" 1 mi. W of 'sth. (caribou) migrate Swampbuggy L through lake' 63.0407, -147.4267 [1] 1491 Tl'ogh Dilaeni lake below Xanc'eltl'aesde, 'grass exists' near river 63.0321, -147.4243 [2-JT] 1492 Ts'anit'ehi Na' Nowater Creek 'the one that is bad creek' 63.0552, -147.3732 [2-JT] 1493 Ts'anit'ehi mt up Nowater Creek 'the one that is bad' 63.0782, -147.3779 [2-JT] 1494 Nadidliis Bene' lake W of Raft Creek 'flows irregularly lake' 63.0249, -147.3329 [2-JT] 1495 Nadidliis Dghilaaye' mt 5927' 'flows irregularly mountain' 63.069, -147.2966 [2-JT] 1496 Nadidliis Tayene' plain near Raft Creek 'flows irregularly straight- stretch' 63.0092, -147.3159 [2-JT] 1497 Nadidliis Na' stream into Raft Creek from W 'flows irregularly creek' 63.0398, -147.3412 [2-JT] 1498 C'alts'iis Na' Raft Creek 'rough stream' 63.0359, -147.2756 [2-JT]

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1499 Nay'tsen'staan Tese' hills at mouth of Raft Creek 'chunk of meat is there hill' 63.0004, -147.2369 [2-JT] 1500 Nay'tsen'staan Na' ck into Raft Creek, possibly 'chunk of meat is there creek' Waterfall Creek 63.0047, -147.2002 [2-JT] 1501 Nay'tsen'staan Bene' Hatchet Lake 'chunk of meat is there lake' 63.0115, -147.2489 [2-JT] 1502 Ngge' Nazdleni Na' slough on Susitna S of Butte 'the one that flows in uplands Creek creek' 63.0208, -147.5208 [2-JT] 1503 Ngge' Nazdleni Nuu' islands with lakes on Susitna 'the one that flows in uplands S of Butte Creek island' 63.0463, -147.5289 [2-JT] 1504 Dzaan Dilaeni lake on island 'one that is murky' 63.0062, -147.426 [2-JT] 1505 K'ay' Laaghe Na' ck into slough from W 'end of the willows creek' 62.9778, -147.5036 [2-JT] 1506 K'ay' Laaghe mt at head of K'ay' Laaghe Na' 'end of the willows' 62.9408, -147.563 [2-JT] 1507 Cet'akutaeli Cene' ck and flat N of Ses Ghaay 'broad area at base flat' Bene' 62.966, -147.3818 [3-JT] 1508 Nuuni Ce' Na' ck into Susitna from hill 2979 'porcupine tail creek' 62.9157, -147.1098 [2-JT] 1509 Nuuni Ce' hill 2979 along Susitna above 'porcupine tail' Clearwater mouth 62.9283, -147.0978 [2-JT] 1510 Snuu Na' lower Clearwater Creek 'brushy creek' 62.9435, -147.0109 [1] Name refers to lower Clearwater Creek 1510.1 Snuu Caek'e mouth of Clearwater Creek 'brushy mouth' 62.8969, -147.1298 [2-JT] 1511 Hwdedaes Na' Osar Creek '?shallows area creek' 63.051, -146.8028 [2-JT] 1512 Hwdedaes Bene' long lake on Osar Creek '?shallows area lake' 63.076, -146.7007 [2-JT] 1513 Hwnitaeł Na' Little Clearwater Creek 'wide place creek' 63.0763, -146.8432 [2-JT] 1514 Hwnitaeł ridge at head of Little 'wide place' Clearwater 63.1145, -146.8744 [2-JT] 1515 Kaghaa Cii mt 5790 W of Clearwater 'point of upward expanse' Creek 63.0884, -147.1064 [2-JT] 1515.1 Tse Dzaasi mt above Pass Creek 'tangled (bushy) rocks' 63.1855, -147.015 [3-BN]

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1515.2 Tse Dzaasi Na' Pass Creek 'tangled rocks creek' 63.1713, -147.0295 [3-BN] 1515.3 Tse Dzaasi Na' Tates Pass Creek Pass to upper 'tangled rocks creek pass' Valdez Ck 63.1732, -147.0541 [3-BN] 1516 Una' Tsaas C'ilaen Na' upper Clearwater Creek 'its creek has Indian potatoes creek' 63.1176, -146.9637 [1] 1517 Ses Ghaay Na' Coal Creek 'ridge expanse creek' 62.9192, -147.4034 [2-JT] 1518 Ses Ghaay Bene' Coal Lake 'ridge expanse lake' 62.9394, -147.4186 [2-JT] 1519 Ses Ghaay ridge at head of Coal Creek 'ridge expanse' 62.8621, -147.6169 [2-JT] 1520 C'iidze' Caek'e mouth of McLaren River 'Ω mouth' 62.8356, -147.1266 [1] 1521 C'iidze' Na' Ngge' McLaren River uplands 'Ω stream uplands' 62.9355, -146.6562 [1] 1521.1 C'iidze' Na' McLaren River 'Ω stream' 62.8662, -146.983 [1] Moffit 1904 "Ka-cha-nah" 1522 Snast'aani Na' ck into McLaren R from N 'one that protrudes downstream creek' 62.9096, -146.8049 [2-JT] 1523 Snast'aani mountain "Round" N of 'one that protrudes McLaren downstream' 62.9752, -146.8124 [2-JT] 1524 Bakaey Tl'aagha Na' creek into McLaren from S 'by the bottom of the canoe creek' 62.8955, -146.7116 [1] 1525 Bakaey Tl'aagha mountain "Horn" 'by the bottom of the canoe' 62.8753, -146.7176 [1] 1526 Nek'ay'ł'aayi XX hill on trail to Natazghot' 'the one with willows from Salłtigi extending' 62.8924, -146.5475 [2-JT] 1527 Natazghot' Caek'e mouth of outlet of stream on 'curved water mouth' McClaren 62.9459, -146.5262 [2-JT] 1528 Natazghot' Na' outlet stream of lake 'curved water creek' 62.947, -146.4491 [2-JT] 1528.1 Cots' Bene' lake on Natazghot' 'feathers creek' 62.9381, -146.3489 [2-JT] 1529 Natazghot' Bene' lake E of McLaren 'curved water lake' 62.9329, -146.2836 [2-JT] 1529.1 Ben Daltaande lakes off upper McLaren 'lake is there place' 63.1032, -146.5348 [2-FE]

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1529.2 Natatene fording place on McLaren R 'trail across water' [3-FE] 1530 Hwtsuugh Naknelyaayi mt 4716 S of 'lowland ridges that extends across' 63.077, -146.2723 [2-JTy] 1531 Henggu Naknelyaayi mt above 4716' 'upland ridges that extends across' 63.0808, -146.3836 [2-JTy] 1532 C'aałi Caek'e mouth of Boulder Creek 'snowshoe footstrap mouth' 63.1351, -146.5134 [2-JT] 1533 C'aałi Na' Boulder Creek 'snowshoe footstrap creek' 63.1898, -146.3917 [2-JT] 1534 C'aałi Amphitheater Mountains 'snowshoe footstrap' 63.09, -146.4696 [1] 1535 C'aałi Bene' Sevenmile Lake 'snowshoe footstrap lake' 63.184, -146.2734 [1] 1536 Na'sdiltsaan Na' West Fork of McLaren River 'we see again creek' 63.2333, -146.7512 [1] 1537 Hwt'aa Ben n.k. ?McLaren area lake 'enclosed lake' 62.927, -146.5361 [0] source now uncertain; not recognized by JT, BN 1538 C'iidze' Luu' McLaren Glacier 'Ω glacier' 63.3401, -146.5332 [1] 1539 C'iidze' Dghilaaye' mt at head of McLaren River 'Ω mountain' 63.4501, -146.4568 [1] 1540 Xał Teni Na' ck into Susitna S of McLaren R 'sled trail creek' 62.8029, -147.0666 [2-JT] 1541 Xał Teni ridge W of Tay'dighi'aa QQ 'sled trail' lake to W? 62.7667, -147.007 [2-JT] 1542 Nilben Caek'e site at mouth of Tyone River 'water surges mouth' 62.7048, -147.2153 [1] Reckord 1983:179 1543 Nilben Na' A> Tyone River 'water surges river' 62.564, -146.8186 [1] Moffit 1904 "Tyon Cr"; Orth:Local name reported in 1906 by Sidney Paige and Adolph Knopf (in Brooks 1907, p. 118), USGS. The name is an "Alaska jargon word for 'chief'." 1544 K'ey Tsaay Na' stream into Tyone River 'small birch creek' 62.7075, -147.0823 [2-JTy] 1545 K'ey Tsaaygha gap on W end of Tay'dighi'aa 'by the small birch' 62.7215, -147.127 [2-JTy] Reckord 1983:180 1546 Xay Hwnax cabin site on Tyone River 'winter house' 62.6601, -146.9473 [2-JTy] 1547 Tay'dighi'aa Na' stream into Tyone River 'linear object in water creek' 62.7097, -146.9536 [2-JTy] 1548 Tay'dighi'aa Bene' lake S of Tay'dighi'aa 'linear object in water lake' 62.7296, -146.82 [2-JTy]

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1549 Tay'dighi'aa mt "Laren" between McLaren 'linear object in water' and Tyone rivers 62.7855, -146.902 [2-JTy] 1550 Tsegeli Na' A>Tyone Creek 'grayling creek' 62.6351, -147.1437 [2-JTy] Orth: Indian name reported by F. H. Moffit (in Brooks and others, 1915, fig. 3), USGS. 1551 Taghatgga Na' ck into Tyone Creek from E 'between waters creek' 62.5446, -147.089 [2-JTy] 1552 Taghatgga Bene' lake on Taghatgga Na' XX 'between waters lake' 62.4239, -146.956 [2-JTy] 1553 'Usdii Na' creek from 'Usdii into Tyone 'the one ahead - creek' Creek 62.4746, -147.2602 [2-JTy] 1554 'Usdii, 'Usdicde, D: Lone Butte 'the one far ahead,' 'humble Yusdikda one far ahead' 62.5048, -147.3054 [1] an overt boundary marking name of Dena'ina origin 1555 Snuu Caek'e site at mouth of Sanona Creek 'brushy mouth' 62.5567, -147.1436 [2-JTy] 1556 Snuu Na' A> Sanona Creek 'brushy creek' 62.4424, -147.2649 [2-JTy] Orth: Local name reported by F. H. Moffitt (in Brooks and others, 1915, fig. 3), USGS. 1557 Snuuni, Snuuni Tes Big Bones Ridge 'brushy one (hill)' 62.3859, -147.3903 [2-JTy] 1558 Una' Kałcaaxi Na' A>Yacko Creek 'its creek large area creek' 62.3056, -147.3842 [2-JTy] Orth re Yacko: Indian name reported by F. H. Moffit (in Brooks and others, 1915, fig. 3), USGS. 1559 Kenilende Secondchief's camp below 'current flows against a place' Nkaał Na' at bend 62.6474, -146.8789 [2-JTy] 1560 Kenilen Na' ck at Secondchief's camp 'current flows against a place' below Nkaał Na' at bend 62.6601, -146.8442 [2-JTy] 1561 Nkaał Caek'e outlet stream of Nkaał Bene' 'salmonberry mouth' 62.6247, -146.8742 [2-JTy] 1561.1 Nkaał Na' outlet of lake 1562 'salmonberry stream' 62.6173, -146.855 [2-JTy] 1562 Nkaał Bene' lake E of Tyone River 'salmonberry lake' 62.6174, -146.8158 [2-JTy] 1563 Hwniindi Tanaaxi Bene' upper of 2 lakes NW of Sałtigi 'upstream water that moves lake' 62.6101, -146.7121 [2-JTy] 1563.1 Hwdaandi Tanaaxi Bene' downsteam of 2 lakes NW of 'downstream water that Sałtigi moves lake' 62.6015, -146.7417 [2-JTy] 1563.2 Tanaaxi Na' stream from lakes NW of 'water that moves creek' Sałtigi 62.5871, -146.7877 [2-JTy]

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1565 Tandzaey Dghilaaye' Na' ck into lower Tyone Lake 'island mountain creek' 62.5361, -146.81 [2-JTy] 1566 Tandzaey Dghilaaye' two mts near outlet of Tyone 'island mountain' lake = N123 124 62.5995, -147.0529 [2-JTy] 1567 Tandzaey Dghilaaye' lake at two mts near outlet of 'island mountain lake' Bene' Tyone Lake 62.6194, -146.9756 [2-JTy] 1567.1 Tandzaey Dghilaaye' outlet of lake at two mountains 'island mountain lake stream' Bene' Na' 62.6047, -146.932 [3-JTy] 1568 Cots' Bene' first lake on Tyone River below 'down feathers lake' outlet 62.5229, -146.7784 [2-JTy] 1569 Hwtsuughe Ben Ce'e A> Tyone Lake 'lowland big lake' 62.5172, -146.7093 [1] 1570 Hwdaandi Sdaa Cii point 2 mi W of Tyone L outlet 'downriver tip of point' 62.523, -146.7651 [2-JTy] 1570.1 [Łu Ben] n.k. name on Wrangell map '?ice lake' [0] Wrangell 1839; deLaguna 1970:39; plausible name that is not known by anyone 1571 Ben K'atgge A> Tyone Village 'between the lakes' 62.5208, -146.7219 [1] deLaguna 1970:38; Moffit 1904 "chief's house"; Reckord 1983:181 1572 Sdaa Cii point 2 mi E of Tyone Lake 'tip of the point' outlet 62.5114, -146.68 [2-JTy] deLaguna 1970:38 1573 Nac'iltenden narrows S of Tyone Village 'where game trail goes across' 62.4961, -146.6692 [2-JTy] 1574 (Xwtggandi) Ben Ce'e A> Susitna Lake '(upland) big lake' 62.4066, -146.6814 [1] 1575 Tsa' Kaen' Deyii stream into N end of Susitna 'beaver lodge canyon' Lake 62.4774, -146.6244 [2-JTy] 1578 Tsa' Kaen' lake N of Susitna Lake, or bay 'beaver lodge' S on Tyone 62.4836, -146.5994 [2-JTy] 1579 Hwtsuughi Bene', E side of Susitna Lake 'lowland lake', 'lowland big Hwtsuughi Ben Ce'e lake' 62.4438, -146.648 [2-JTy] 1579.1 Hwtsuughi Sdaa Cii point on E side of middle 'lowland tip of point' Tyone L 62.5253, -146.7639 [2-JTy] 1580 Nidaeggi large island on Susitna Lake 'objects that fell to a place' 62.4036, -146.6402 [2-JTy]

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1581 Xwtggandi Ben Ce'e Sdaa point on NE end of Susitna 'upland big lake point' Lake 62.4402, -146.6328 [2-JTy] 1582 Tanidzehi Nidaeggi Cii middle point on large island on 'middle objects that fell to a Susitna Lake place point' 62.3994, -146.658 [2-JTy] 1583 Saen Tene trail on W shore of both lakes 'summer trail' 62.3675, -146.6775 [2-JTy] 1584 Hwniindi Nidaeggi Cii upper point on large island on 'upstream objects that fell to Susitna Lake a place point' 62.4197, -146.6716 [2-JTy] 1585 Hwdaandi Nidaeggi Cii lower point on large island on 'downstream objects that fell Susitna Lake to a place point' 62.3833, -146.6276 [2-JTy] 1586 Xensdii mt 3350 W of Susitna Lake 'the next one ahead' 62.4707, -146.9416 [1] Moffit 1904 "Kunstee country" 1587 Xensdii Bene' Lily Lake XX 'the next one ahead lake' 62.4587, -146.9309 [2-JTy] 1588 Hwzaa Nilaeni point S of C'edzii Hwt'aeni 'one that has a clearing' 62.4669, -146.7779 [2-JTy] 1589 Hwzaa Nilaeni Na' ck from point NE of Xensdii 'creek of one that has hearing' 62.4491, -146.7676 [2-JTy] 1590 C'edzii Hwt'aeni point NE of Xensdii 'one that has hearing' 62.4851, -146.7724 [2-JTy] 1591 Nekey'dghinic'et'den isthmus between Lake Louise 'where a line stretches in ring' and Susitna L 62.3576, -146.6315 [1] deLaguna 1970:39 1592 Nekey'dghinic'et' Bene' lake on isthmus between Lake 'where a line stretches in a Louise and Susitna L ring lake' 62.3776, -146.6094 [1] 1593 Łike' Bene' A> Dog Lake 'dogs lake' 62.377, -146.5211 [2-JTy] Orth: Local name reported in 1951 by USGS. 1594 Sasnuu Bene' Lake Louise, locally Susitna 'sand island lake' Lake 62.3275, -146.5597 [1] cf. 753, the same name is used for Summit Lake 1595 Ben Deldziidi Bell Lake 'lake that is round' 62.4549, -146.4864 [2-JTy] 1596 Skosi' Na' ck into Little Lake Louise 'stream of we gather birch sap creek' 62.2918, -146.658 [2-JTy] 1597 Skosi'den site on outlet of Skosi' Bene' 'where we gather birch sap' 62.2875, -146.6666 [1] 1598 Skosi' Bene' lake S of Little Lake Louise, 'lake of we gather birch sap with island creek' 62.2839, -146.6717 [1]

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1599 Tes K'atgge Bene' Little Lake Louise 'between the hills lake' 62.3104, -146.6522 [2-JTy] 1600 Sde' T'aeni Bene' A> Grayling Lake 'grayling lake' 62.3064, -146.8706 [2-JTy] Orth: Local name reported in 1952 by USGS 1601 Tes K'atgge Na' ck from Little Lake Louise 'between the hills creek' 62.2954, -146.6187 [2-JTy] 1601.1 Tes K'atgge among hlls on W shore 'between the hills' 62.3298, -146.6561 [2-JTy] deLaguna 1970:39 1602 Sasnuu island at head of Lake Louise 'sand island' 62.3092, -146.4795 [2-JTy] 1603 Banazdleni Na' ck into Susitna at bend 'one that current flows around creek' 62.6774, -147.3443 [1] 1604 Banazdleni mt 4503 "Oshetna", "Big Bend" 'one that current flows around' 62.7225, -147.351 [1] 1605 K'aasi Na' A> Oshetna River 'cliff river' or 'quiver river' 62.5227, -147.4576 [1] Moffit 1904, "Kah-shit-na"; Orth:Indian name reported by F. H. Moffit (in Brooks and others, 1915, fig. 3), USGS. 1606 K'aasi Cae'e mouth of Oshetna River 'cliff mouth' or quiver mouth' 62.6403, -147.3839 [1] 1607 Tałdzaan Na', D: Black River 'murky water creek' Tułchuntnu 62.4507, -147.6325 [2-JS] 1608 Tałdzaan Bene' Black Lake 'murky water lake' 62.4034, -147.8888 [2-JT,JS] 1609 Nts'ezi Twin Hills 'conical' 62.3867, -147.6479 [2-JT] 1610 Nts'ezi Bene' Crater Lake 'conical lake' 62.3652, -147.7862 [2-JT] 1611 K'aasi Sletna' D> Little Oshetna River 'little quiver river'; 'little cliff river' 62.3333, -147.6253 [2-JT] Orth:Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 by Mendenhall (1900, p. 332), USGS. 1611.1 D: Q'usa Dghelaya mountain at head of Oshetna 'quiver mountain' 62.0915, -147.9517 [3-SP] 1612 Gguus Kulaen Na' A> Goose Creek 'celery exists creek' 62.6104, -147.4712 [2-JT] Orth: Local name reported in 1951 by USGS. 1613 K'ay' C'ede' Na' Busch Creek 'willow lashing creek' 62.4941, -147.7216 [2-JT] 1614 Tsiyese' Na' ck into Clarence Lake 'head ridge creek' 62.6237, -147.8636 [2-JT] 1615 Tsiyese' mt 5603 "Goose" 'head ridge' 62.5785, -147.7384 [2-JT] 1616 Nac'elcuut Dghilaaye' mt on N side of Susitna 'food is stored again "brown" mountain' 62.7967, -147.7444 [2-JT] 153 Ahtna Place Names Lists

1617 Nac'elcuut Na' Jay Creek 'food is stored again creek' 62.8255, -147.8 [2-JT] 1618 Nac'elcuut Nelyaade ridge 4309' W of Jay Creek 'food is stored again - where ridges extend' 62.8578, -147.899 [2-JT] 1619 Cets'i Na' A> Kosina Creek 'spearing creek' 62.645, -148.02 [2-JT] Orth: Indian name reported by Ellsworth and Davenport (1915b, pl. 5), USGS. 1620 Tes Na' A> Tsisi Creek 'hill creek' 62.6929, -148.0196 [2-JT] Orth:Indian name reported in 1951 by USGS 1621 Cets'i Sletna' Gilbert Creek 'little spearing creek' 62.677, -147.9475 [2-JT] 1622 Cets'i Sle Bene' Clarence Lake 'little spearing lake' 62.6745, -147.8486 [2-JT] 1623 Łts'ibaay Na' Watana Creek 'whirlwind creek' 62.7584, -148.0359 [2-JT] Orth:Indian name reported by Ellsworth and Davenport (1915b, pl. 5), USGS. 1624 Łts'ibaay Bene' A> Watana Lake, "Pitman 'whirlwind lake' Lake" 62.7315, -148.0517 [2-JT] Orth:Local name recorded in 1952 by USGS. 1625 Łts'ibaay A>Mount Watana 'whirlwind' 62.7237, -148.1292 [2-JT] name Watana may be from another feature, Debetse' 'sheep head' to the north 1626 Ts'anit'ehi Na' ck into Susitna from N 'one that is bad creek' 62.8172, -148.0211 [2-JT] 1627 Ts'anit'ehi mt 5046 N of Susitna 'one that is bad' 62.8552, -147.9738 [2-JT] 1628 Sdaa Yizdlaayi hill 2600 on N bank 'peninisulas that are in position' 62.8091, -148.0092 [2-JT] 1629 Nuu Zdlaade islands in Susitna N148 'where islands are' 62.803, -148.0967 [2-JT] 1630 Debetse' Na' A> Watana River 'sheep head river' 62.859, -148.2131 [2-JT] Orth:Local name recorded in 1952 by USGS. 1631 Batiditaani Delusion Creek 'one that trail goes to' 62.9021, -148.2295 [2-JT] 1632 Cetakolyaes Na' lower Deadman Creek 'where things (meat) are brought down creek' 62.96, -148.1332 [2-JT] 1633 Hwniindi Kacaagh Bene' Deadman Lake 'upriver large area lake' 63.008, -148.2512 [2-JT] 1634 Nacez'aani, C'enacez'aani mt 4120' E of Watana River 'heart' 62.9084, -148.0439 [2-JT] 1635 C'enacez'aani Na' ck into Watana River 'heart creek' 62.8882, -148.1164 [2-JT]

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1636 Tastsaet Na', Txastsaet ck from E into Watana R 'water drops creek' Na' 62.9172, -147.9457 [2-JT] 1637 Tastsaet Caek'e mouth of ck from E into 'water drops mouth' Watana R 62.9218, -148.0769 [2-JT] 1638 Debetse' A> mt 5608 "Watana" 'sheep head' 62.9645, -147.8594 [2-JT] Origin of the term "Watana" apparently; Orth:Local name recorded in 1952 by USGS. 1639 Kacaagh Na' upper Deadman Creek 'large area creek' 63.0373, -148.1887 [2-JT] 1640 Kacaagh 'Ediniłeni "Slat Creek", into Deadman 'one that flows into large area' Lake 63.0808, -148.1412 [2-JT] 1641 Una' Ts'et'axi Na' ck into Deadman Creek W of ' its creek is difficult creek' Deadman Lake, 4 63.0284, -148.3112 [2-JT] 1642 Hwdaandi Kacaagh Bene' Big Lake 'downriver large area lake' 62.9891, -148.2044 [2-JT] Wrangell 1839 "Kochobena" 1643 Kacaaghxu Deadman Mt-Deadman Lake 'area of large area' area 63.0425, -148.2002 [1] 1644 Kacaagh Deadman Mountain 'large area' 63.0635, -148.2271 [1] 1645 C'enaa Dzele' mt 4825 Gold E of Deadman 'sign mountain' Mt. 63.0467, -148.0728 [2-JT] 1646 C'enaa Dzele' Na' ck from mt 4825 "Gold" E of 'sign mountain stream' Deadman Mt. 63.0628, -148.1173 [2-JT] 1648 Ben Ts'aegge Na' ck from Pass Lake 'narrow lake creek' 63.0774, -148.108 [2-JT] 1649 Ben Ts'aegge "Pass Lake" NE of Deadman 'narrow lake' Lake 63.0908, -148.0562 [2-JT] 1649.1 Ben Ts'aegge Tates pass to "Pass Lake" NE of 'narrow lake pass' Deadman Lake 63.0802, -148.0707 [2-JT] 1650 Nts'ezi Na' A>Tsusena Creek 'conical creek' 63.0563, -148.6058 [2-JT] Orth:Indian name reported in 1951 by USGS. 1651 Nts'ezi A>Tsusena Butte 'conical' 62.9245, -148.5386 [2-JT] Orth:Indian name published in 1917 on a USGS 1652 Nts'ezi Bene' A> Tsusena Butte Lake 'conical lake' 62.9326, -148.5151 [2-JT] Orth: Indian name reported in 1951 by USGS. 1653 Sc'edae' Na' Fog Creek 'Ω creek' 62.7651, -148.623 [3-JS]

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1654 Sc'edae' Bene' Fog Lakes 'Ω lake' 62.7831, -148.4876 [3-JS] 1655 Deniigi De' Bene' "Moosehorn Lake", Lake into 'moose horn lake' Susitna 2830 62.7984, -148.5701 [3-JS] 1656 Titi'niłtaan Na' Prairie Creek 'game trail goes into water creek' 62.6136, -149.0612 [1] deLaguna 1970:41 1657 Titi'niłtaan Bene' D>Stephan Lake 'game trail goes into water lake' 62.7035, -148.8874 [1] Wrangell 1839" Tatikniltubena"; lake on Moffit 1904 1658 Titi'niłtaande site at Stephan Lake 'where game trail goes into water' 62.6862, -148.9371 [1] 1659 I'delcuut Na' D> Talkeetna River; Talkeetna 'food is stored river' atown 62.5261, -149.2596 [1] Orth:Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 to mean "river of plenty" by G. H. Eldridge and Robert Muldrow, USGS; Moffit 1904. 1660 Nataghił'aaden Devils Canyon 'where the water falls down' 62.8161, -149.2811 [1] Wrangell 1839 "Fall"; Moffit 1904 "canyon falls" 1661 Ts'anil Dzele' ridge on Chunilna Creek 'flows ~ out mountain' 62.5662, -149.5779 [2-JS] 1662 Ts'anilna' D> Chunilna Creek, "Clear 'flows ~ out creek' Creek" 62.5744, -149.7081 [3-JS,JT] 1662.1 Ts'anil Caegge site mouth of Chunilna Cr 'flows ~ out mouth' [3-JS]

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