Name
The name of the river probably derives from the Cayuse, whose name had become used for a type of horse. There are differing accounts over how the stream acquired its name/
"Cayoosh" is the local form of Cayuse, and in the Lillooet and Chilcotin regions refers to a particular strain of Indian mountain pony
The traditional indigenous name of the stream is said to be Tsammuk and/or Tsho-ha-mous.
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