| (a) | North, | Ke wá din-ung. |
| (b) | South, | O shá wan-ung. |
| (c) | East, | Wá bun-ung. |
| (d) | West, | Ká be un-ung. |
a. Kewadin is a compound derived from Ke-wa, to return, or come home, and nodin, the wind. b. Oshauw is, from a root not apparent, but which produces also ozau, yellow, &c. [c.] Waban is from ab, or wab, light. d. Kabeun, is the name of a mythological person, who is spoken of, in their fictions, as the father of the winds. The inflection ung, or oong, in each term, denotes course, place, or locality.
LETTERS ON THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE WESTERN COUNTRY,
ADDRESSED TO THE LATE WILLIAM L. STONE, EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
I.
Wheeling (Va.), August 19th, 1843.