Printed page-directed evidence for William W. Johnson’s August 1862 Beaver Islands name entry, reprinted in Michigan Historical Collections volume 12.
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A cream-colored printed book page contains a concluding letter at the top, followed by a centered heading and an alphabetized list of names with translations and geographic explanations. The visible page is numbered 375, and the final entry continues beyond the lower edge.
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YOUNG MEN'S SOCIETY 375 INDIAN NAMES IN AND ABOUT THE COUNTY OF MACKINAC FURNISHED BY WILLIAM W. JOHNSON, OF MACKINAW, AUGUST, 1862 A. A-mic-wug-ain-dod*—(the Beaver Islands). Translation: Where the beavers live, their home. A group of islands lying in the vicinity of each other, northwest of Grand Traverse Bay, in Lake Michigan.* As-in—(Gitchey, Big Stone). Translation: Great big stone, a large granite boulder, near the shore; it being the only one of the kind near there. It is situated about 17 miles southwest from Mackinac, on the south shore of the straits of Mackinac. A-she-gune-con-ing*—(Black Bass River). Translation: River where they are little crows. A stream in the county of Mackinac on the north shore of Lake Michigan, between the river Mille Coquins and Point Patterson. A-speak-e-ing—(Point au Barques). Translation: Place of the high peak or bluff. A point of land in the unorganized county of Delta, attached to Mackinac; it is the point east of Big Bay de Noquet [de Noc]. A-way-co-gw-in—(Ford River). Translation: Termination of the rapids or current. A stream in Delta county, attached to Mackinac county. It empties into Little Bay de Noquet [de Noc], west of Escanaba river. B. Bo-to-co-be-shing—(Ottawa); Be-to-bey-gouge—(Chippewa). Translation: A small body of water along side of another; a small lake lying parallel with *See appendix
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The catalogue identifies this as page 375 from Michigan Historical Collections, volume 12, published in 1887 and held in a second edition. It records the page as printed evidence for William W. Johnson’s August 1862 name entry and credits the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society and an Internet Archive scan.
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The text of the entry beginning “Bo-to-co-be-shing” continues beyond the bottom of the image. Some small punctuation and type details may be difficult to distinguish.
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Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society; Internet Archive scan.. “Michigan Historical Collections, volume 12, 1887; held second edition”. 1887. Internet Archive (per item; see each sidecar). Beaver Island Archive, https://beaverislandarchive.org/media/extract/michigan-historical-collections-vol12-p375-leaf390/. copy retrieved 2026-08-02.
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