leading from the various stations in the vicinity. have been a desir- It could not able place permanent residence, on for account of its exposure to every wind that blew, and its lack of water supply. It probably occupied the crest of the hill a few yards to the south of the site

of old Fort Number One of the period of the Revolution, on which the house occupied at one time by the late William C. Muschenheim was built. In the garden of this residence, Dr Edward Hagaman Hall and the writeropened several small shellpockets, which were, however, without objects of interest. Others may probably exist in the vicinity. W. L. Calver found shellsand fragments of pottery near the site ofPublic School No. Twenty-four, on Kappock street, which is near an abundant spring of fresh water. Along the shore of the Hudson several shell-deposits mark the sites of fishing-camps on the lines of West 232d, 235th, and 245th streets. A site which indicates extensive utilization, and possible long residence, is that of the one-time farm dwelling of the Tippett

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112 INDIAN PATHS Westchester creek at the wide and shallow part of that waterway, now spanned by Westchester bridge, as this appears to have been the only practicable direction in which access could have been gained to the extensive district of Throgs neck. The old Throgs Neck road extending from the Westchester bridge is a natural line of travel, and passes directly to a site (102) on St Raymond's cemetery near the Eastern boulevard, where excavations for interments have from time to time disturbed shell-pits, indicating an Indian settlement.