. History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . John Esq. \ 220 HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK. miles in circumference. Being fed by Valatie Kill andnumerous springs, the waters are cool and clear, and arefrom five to forty feet in depth. It is a beautiful sheet,and attracts many visitors during the summer fine growths of timber on its shores, alternated bygentle, treeless slopes to the waters edge, or abrupt and cliff-like banks, and several handsome islands which it contains,lend additio
. History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . John Esq. \ 220 HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK. miles in circumference. Being fed by Valatie Kill andnumerous springs, the waters are cool and clear, and arefrom five to forty feet in depth. It is a beautiful sheet,and attracts many visitors during the summer fine growths of timber on its shores, alternated bygentle, treeless slopes to the waters edge, or abrupt and cliff-like banks, and several handsome islands which it contains,lend additional charms to the pleasure-seeker. On a con-spicuous promontory in the southern part of the lake a finehotel has been erected for the accommodation of visitors tothis locality. West from this is Round lake. This is alsoa fine body of water, but being of small size is not so muchesteemed as the former. These streams and the vales ofthe town promote good drainage. LAND TITLES AND GRANTS. One of the first owners of Kinderhook soil, as we are in-formed by the records, a chief of the Mohican tribe ofIndians, named Emikee, who was the posses
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