The place was so favorably situated in regard to shelter and water springs that it not only attracted to it the natives, but their successor, Lubbersen. It was prob- ably reached by a branch trail from Red Hook lane, that extended between Warren and Wyckoff streets. In the same proceedings an old woman, Maritie Bevors, then 84 years of age, re- membered going from Brookland "by the house of Lubbertse, and saw many little hills in the way from the house to the mill [B rower's mill] along the neck and enquired what the hills were and was answered by them with her that it was the Indian corn- land." It thus appears probable that the Werpos natives had other planting-grounds AND MONOGRAPHS 140 INDIAN PATHS along the neck toward Red hook, probably around Second and Third streets, west of Court street.

The main Indian path that extended through the Borough of Brooklyn com- menced at the shore of the East river at the foot of the present Fulton street, and fol- lowed the line of that thoroughfare and Flat- bush avenue as far as Flatlands village, and thence extended as the present King's highway, to Gravesend and New Utrecht.