[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] At distances of one mile, a circular hollow tower is erected over the acqueduct, for the purpose of ventilation, these being composed of white marble, produce a very pretty effect. Every three miles is an « Mr. Carpenter is a grandson of Richard Davenport, who held the property m 780. b Disturnell*s Gazetteer of N. Y. 396 *' HISTORY OF THE apparatus for drawing off the water in case any internal repairs should be necessary," &c.* " The whole quantity of land which the water commissioners have been compelled to buy on the forty miles of the works, amount to nine hundred acres, and the average price has been nearly five hundred dollars per acre."b The great bend of the Croton, west of Pine's bridge, was de-nominated by the aborigines Keweghtegnack. Croton lake bor-dered by meadows and high hills presents a lovely and interest-ing scene to the eye of the beholder. The following lines sug-gested by a visit to the lake, are from the Hudson River Chroni-cle. TO CROTON LAKE. -■ How mildly beams the moon's pale light, As o'er thy breast we gaily glide; Her silvery lustre charms the night,. '. As swift we float along the tide. •.. Unruflled calm thy bosom lies, Save where the oars the stillness break; Nor do the breezes dare to rise, To mar thy beauty, Croton Lake. The purest joys that friendship yields. We here in rich profusion taste, •..