rocks, from skawan, white, and gunk, rock alluding to the white cliffs which face the mountains west of Tuthiltown, is not sustained by any known vocabulary of Indian dialects. The

word comes down to us in, two and Cbawangong, the

first in

the

principal forms, Sbawangunk Dutch records of the Esopus

In wars, and the second in some of the early English patents. the deed to Governor Dongan, in 1684, it is specified as a certain tract

of land, the language being, " all those lands, meadows

and woods called Nescotack, Chawangon," to Thomas Lloyd, Feb. 22, called latter

:

etc.

1686, is described as

The patent at the place

Says Mr. SCOTT of the by the Indians Cbawangong. " This tract of land was situated on the west side of

Shawangunk kil, and north of what is now known as McKinThe next locality, to the north, was named by stry's tannery. On the south was Scbanwemisch, or as the Indians Nescotonck. the Dutch pronounced it, Wisbauwemis, the beech woods, or In this manner he localizes the application place of beeches." of the name.

He continues

" This fixes with some Indian Shawangunk.

:

accuracy the bounds of the original

It was a section of fine low land, situated

mainly on the west side of Shawangunk kil, for about five miles, from near the mouth of the Mary kil, to the mouth of the

Dwars kil.

Two miles to the west, and near the foot of the

mountain, was a flat called Welgbquatenbeuk, the place of wil lows ; and about two miles east, on the Wallkill, another fine region of