" To these stones they paid all outward signs of worship and devotion, not as to God, but as they are hieroglyphics of the permanency and immutabiHty of the Diety; because these, both for figure and substance, arc, of all sublunary bodies, the least subject to decay or change."* This stone lies in an obscure nook on the eastern shore of the Hudson, at the foot of a steep bank whose sides are shaded wth masses of wild cedar and laurel, the beautiful lake like ap-

Indiaa Uocfc, MegWieckassiQ, or Amackassiu.

pearance of the river giving additional interest and magical illusion to the scene. At ebb tide the huge boulder must have reminded them of a monstrous Neebanawbaig, (or water spirit,) afloat on the Ava\-es. To the superstitious Indian its peculiar position must have been a subject of deep interest. The name of tliis stone is sometimes applied to a brook that flows in the vicinity. The term Si[^^kes, v/hich also occurs in some of the deeds, doubtless belongs to the Indian rock, situated still higher up, west of the post road on the land of J. O. Dyckman. The two rocks or stones and rivulet here referred to, still form a portion of the northern boundary of Yonkers, running east to Bronx's river. In this town are also tvvo //;J/a/i burying grounds. The principal one lies two miles north

a Trans. Aiucrc. .Vntirj, Soc. vol. ii. 3r,6. b ISovL'ily'a Ilist. Virfeiuu.

578 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

of the \illage, on Blackwell's hill. "Within the recollection of many persons still living, the graves Avere distinctly indicated by rude mounds of earth; but, alas ! the plough has long since removed these memorials of the ancient dead, and perhaps the mouldering rehcs themselves.