range called Sckunemunk, or, as in the early deeds, Skonnemoghky, on the northern spur of which, and near its base was the castle or village of the clan to whom it refers, and where they con settlements had been

tinued to reside until after considerable

The name is also spelled Skonanoky^ and from derived Shunna, sour, and na excellent, nuk^ apparently local probably referring to the abundance of wild grapes made around them.

is

On the east side of the mountain, in the town of near the centre of the Wilson patent, was an and Cornwall, Indian burial grond, so .designated in a survey by General James found there.

Clinton.

In its vicinity on the north is a hill which was called

Winegtekonk, west, in

the

now known as Woodcock mountain.

Further

town of Goshen, what is called Run-bolt's-run, its name and source, the name and place of resi

preserves in dence of Rombout, one of the chiefs who signed the deed for the

Wawayanda tract, whose wigwam stood beside the spring from which the stream

flows.

A modern tradition associates the

name of Wawastawa, another of the grantors of the tract, with the stream, through his daughter, to whom a Frenchman named The maiden rejected his suit and fled toBoltez made love.

HUDSON RIPER INDIANS.

wards her

father's cabin.

Just then her father's shrill whistle

was heard, and she paused in her flight and exclaimed, " Run, " an exclamation which, when the story came out, Bolt, Run !