The path itself, so familiar in its every turn to his quick vision, was destined thereby to become the broad King's Highway on which his silent footfall was forever replaced by the traffic of leathern heels and iron wheels, and over whose widened surface, where once the meeting Reckgawawanc and Siwanoy crowded each other in friendly passage, the rushing tide of rubber-tired cars shall swing past one another in endless procession.

INDIAN NOTES BOLTON - INDIAN PATHS IN THE GREAT METROPOLIS "■^ LOWER MANHATTAN IN A30RIGINAL TIMES. T II. MANHATTAN, ITS PATHS AND SETTLEMENTS (Maps II, III, IV, V) HE important influence of the Island of Manhattan on the interrelations of the tribal communities of the entire region is evidenced by the paths which converged on it.

These were undoubtedly developed by experience. The processes of trade, by which the products of the ocean were exchanged for those of the mountains, were probably the most potent influence in deciding the use of a given line of travel. Such barter would have extended over the whole year, since food and clothing were continuous necessities.