Harrington, in a personal communication to the author, says of the name Werpoes or Worpus: "There seems to be nothing in recorded Delaware to help us here, but the Natick word waapu, 'raised up,' with the diminutive -s added, would seem to indicate 'a slight elevation.' This would accord with the Kolch hill, the most conspicuous elevation of the neighborhood." 3. Doc. Hist.

State of N. Y., vol. ii, p. 1039. 4. Information by Mr M.

R. Harrington, who says: "Taking into account the interchangeability of the letters / and r, the Delaware roots of these names, both of which are used, might be lexau-taney-k, 'at the sandy town,' or lexau-tuk, 'sandy river.' " 5. Minetta or M^netta.

This brook was not sufficiently distinctive to deserve a title derived from the Manitto, the Great Spirit, nor could it have had any connection with menatey, an island. It is most probable that it is a corruption of the prosaic menantachk indicating the "wooded swamp" through which the upper part of the brook meandered. — M. R.

Harrington. INDIAN PATHS 6. Aspetong; Ashpetong.