144 INDIAN PATHS other the end of the Indian footpath, and that it extends to the creek of the third meadow, which land was previously sold by chief or sachem Ka." 28 That there were two paths in the Gowanus district is evidenced in a grant of April 5, 1642, by Kieft to Cornells Cool, of land u Gouwanes reaching in width from called the wagon road running through said land and Jan Petersen's land lying along the river," which further stipulated that the paths running over this piece of land shall remain open. 29 It seems very likely that was occupied by the natives this district whose chieftain was Gouwanes, since his name has persisted as its title. The old Gowanus road wound crookedly around the margin of the marshes, and near Fourth avenue, at 35th street, it became the old Narrows lane, which extended on some undefined course to the vicinity of Fort Hamilton, which was the district known as Nayack. Near 86th street it probably ran into the King's highway, the westerly end of the ancient path known as Mechawanienck. It

thus formed the connection by which we may

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VI-- THE HOME-LANDS OF THE CANARSEE (Map VIII, C, D) RETURNING to the main path at Atlantic avenue near Fort Greene place, we follow its course southward. It ran as far east of Flatbush avenue as the intersection of Prospect and Vanderbilt avenues, and passed* east of the Plaza, across Eastern Parkway, reaching a lofty place on the site of Prospect reservoir. This place was probably selected as a lookout. Thence the trail turned across Institute Park into Prospect Park, through the famous Battle pass of the Revolution, west of the present avenue, emerging from the park at Malbone street, whence it followed the present avenue