The latter corrects the geography of his prede more " On the

cessor and gives the location of what he calls tribes 3 at

New York, he says

Commencing accurately. east side, on the main land, dwell the Manhattans, a bad race :

of savages, who have always been very obstinate and unfriendly towards our people.

On the west side are the Sanhickans, who

are the deadly enemies of the Manhattans, and a much better people. They dwell along the bay, and in the interior. The

course of the river is north-east and north-north-west according as the reaches extend.

Within the first reach, on the west bank

of the river, where the land is low, dwell the Tappans. The second reach of the river extends upwards to a narrow part

named by our people Haverstroo

;

then comes the Seylmaker'sreach, as they call it, and next a crooked reach, in the form of

Next is Hoge-reach ; and a crescent, called KockVreach. then comes Vossen-reach, which extends to Klinkersberg. This is succeeded by Fisher's-reach, where on the east side of the river, dwell a nation of savages named Pachami. This reach extends to another narrow pass, where on the west, is a

The first title given to Butter Hill. The bend in the river opposite Newburgh, forming a hook by the confluence

of the Matteawan creek. tribe was an union of families, but

as- here

used designated families.

THE INDIAN TRIBES

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point of land that juts out covered with sand, opposite a bend in the river, on which another nation of savages, the Waoranecks,