The margins of this lovely stream are adorned in many places with thick woodland and bold hills, which constrain it into an endless variety of windings, at every turn, presenting new features. South of

ft " Lake Mahopack is a beautiful sheet of water, lying in the town of Carmel, Putnam Co. ; it is about one mile in diameter, in which are embosomed two or three small islands. The waters abound with various kinds of fish of fine flavor, which are taken in great quantities." Disturuell's Gazetteer of N. Y. Lake Ma» hopack is situated 150 feet above Croton falls -- Editor.

\> This church is at present connected with the Bedford Presbytery.

142 HISTORY OF THE

Bedell's mill pond its waters form a succession of rapids, which enter the Croton a little below Woodsbridge, near the junction of Cross and Croton rivers. The running supply of the Muscoota is said to be at a fair calculation 3,628,800 gallons per diem.

Upon this stream are placed the grist and saw mill of W. S. Tompkins, the cloth dressing establishment of Reuben C. Varnall, the grist, saw and fulling mill of Munson Perry, and the grist and saw mill of Isaac Bedle.

On the Mill Brook, a branch of the Muscoota, are situated the paper mills of William Wallace and Abraham H. Miller.

Angle Fly Brook, a celebrated trout stream, which rises on the lands of Mr. Tompkins, is a tributary of the Muscoota river.

On the east side of Primrose street are situated the residences of Samuel Teed, William Marshall and Ray Tompkins, Esqs. The latter individual is the second son of the Hon. Daniel D. Tompkins. In his possession is an excellent portrait of the Governor by Waldo and Jewett.