[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] cine men of forgotten tribes have oracularly spoken from its vicinity to the assembled councils of the braves. Residents of the town remember when it was much nearer the surface than now, although still resting on the smaller limestone rocks. The action of the elements, however, and the natural wash of rains have carried away the soil until it seems elevated in the air. A short distance from it exists a chalybeate spring, whose waters were con-sidered at one time to be of medicinal value. It is easy to conceive, standing in the vicinity of this boul-der and looking southward and eastedy, through the Titicus Valley, the Indian tribes approaching to consult the oracle as to impending war among the red men or to resist the approach of the indefatigable white settler. The Indian history of the town is not at all remark-able or voluminous. This territory was under the control of the Mohegans firstly, and more directly of the Kitchawonks, who claimed all the lands border-ing the Kitchewan or Croton River. It does not appear thai, the territory comprising the town was considered of great value aside from a hunting-ground by its orig-inal owners, and that it was valuable in this respect is attested by the quantity of spear and arrow-heads that have been and are still unearthed, especially on the hilly lands of the northern and eastern portions of the town. There are evidences also of minor Indian villages that at one time existed in the southeast and northwestern parts.