Access from the path, which ran in Central Park north of 88th street, was doubtless by a branch leaving the main trail near 95th street and crossing Fifth

avenue somewhere near 96th street. A study of the topography of the locality is presented in Map IV. The name of this native station is recorded in. the deed for the sale of Rechewanis in 1669, though it has been misapplied to Harlem creek. Mr Harrington suggests

INDIAN NOTES

UPPER MANHATTAN

UPPER MANHATTAN

72 INDIAN PATHS junction with the circular drive near 104th street, where it struck across the park over to the head of the gully known as McGown's pass, which 'ed down into the valley west of the eminence on which the Fort of 1812 was perched. This part of the path can stillbe readily traced, though it leads into the Mere, which now covers the lowland over which it used to pass. The Indian trail in New Haerlem diverged from the main path at 110th street, at a point midway between Fifth and Lenox avenues. Curving to the northeast, it

reached a point at the southwest corner of 111th street and Fifth avenue, whence it ran on a direct line over the broad and level meadow-land known as Muscoota, to a little creek on the Conykeekst tract, on which the tiny hamlet of New Haerlem was later formed at 125th street, just west of First avenue. Its line was adopted as one,, of the village streets, and as such was long known as "the Indian trail" (see Map IV). Riker records the discovery, in 1855, at a point between 120th and 121st streets, on the same neck of land, of numerous