[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] and five other inhabitants prisoners; burnt five houses, plunder-ed and stript several other inhabitants, and returned; they were pursued by Capt. Pritchard, but could not be overtaken. ^ One of the most prominent objects in the immediate vicinity of Bedford village, is the round hill called Aspeiong, celebrated for its beautiful views of the surrounding country, its summit affords a favorite resort for parties during the summer season. <^ The road proceeding north from the village descends into the valley of the Beaver dam, (Cisqua,) watered by a beautiful stream of the same name, which rises in the adjoining town of Pound-ridge. In its progress to the Croton the Beaver dam is fed by the waters of broad and muddy brooks. By the process of gaug-ing in 1833, (at a fair minimum,) the Beaver dam and Broad brook yielded four million nine hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and eighty gallons per diem.'i The former stream appears to have been in a peculiar manner the haunt of the beaver; hence the origin of the name Beaver dam. This timid animal, (says Van der Donck,) " always con-structed its dwellings over running streams, having apertures in the lower stories which communicated with the water from which they could more easily retreat under water to places of safety which they have always prepared near their houses; these consist