[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] It is a scattered liamlet, containing a store, a post office, and a commodious hotel belonging to the Messrs. Charles and William Teed. The neigliborhood of West Somers is exceedingly beautiful, commanding a rich view of the Plains and Plum Brook val-ley. To the west of this place lies the valley of the Muscoota, through which meanders the Muscoota river. The margins of this lovely stream are adorned in many places with thick wood-land and bold hills, which constrain it into an endless variety of windings, at every turn, presenting new features. South of ft " Lake Mahopack is a beautiful sheet of water, lying in the town of Carmel, Putnam Co.; it is about one mile in diameter, in which are embosomed two or three small islands. The waters abound with various kinds of fish of fine flavor, which are taken in great quantities." Disturuell's Gazetteer of N. Y. Lake Ma» hopack is situated 150 feet above Croton falls — Editor. \> This church is at present connected with the Bedford Presbytery. 142 HISTORY OF THE Bedell's mill pond its waters form a succession of rapids, which enter the Croton a little below Woodsbridge, near the junction of Cross and Croton rivers. The running supply of the Mus-coota is said to be at a fair calculation 3,628,800 gallons per diem. Upon this stream are placed the grist and saw mill of W. S. Tompkins, the cloth dressing establishment of Reuben C. Var-nall, the grist, saw and fulling mill of Munson Perry, and the grist and saw mill of Isaac Bedle.