Essawatene--"North by the top of a certain hill called Essawatene," so described in deed to Hermanus Dow, in 1677--means "A hill beyond," or on the other side of the speaker. It is from _Awassi_ (Len.), "Beyond," and _-achtenne,_ "Hill," or mountain. _Oosadenighĕ_ (Abn.), "Above, beyond, the mountain," or "Over the mountain." We have the same derivative in _Housaten-ûk,_ now Housatonic. Quaspeck, Quaspeek, Quaspeach, "Quaspeach or Pond Patent"--"A tract of land called in the Indian language Quaspeach, being bounded by the brook Kill-the-Beast, running out of a great pond." (Cal. N. Y. Land Papers, 53, 56, 70, 82.) The land included in the patent was described as "A hassocky meadow on the west side of the lake." (See Mattasink.) The full meaning of the name is uncertain. The substantival _-peék,_ or _-peach,_ means "Lake, pond or body of still water." [FN] As the word stands its adjectival does not mean anything. The local interpretation "Black," is entirely without merit. The pond is now known as Rockland Lake. It lies west of the Verdrietig Hoek range, which intervenes between it and the Hudson. It is sheltered on its northeast shore by the range. The ridge intervening between it and the Hudson rises 640 feet. It is a beautiful lake of clear water reposing on a sandy bottom, 160 feet above the level of the Hudson. * * * * * [FN] The equivalent Mass. word is _paug,_ "Where water is," or "Place of water." (Trumbull.) Quassa-paug or Quas-paug, is the largest lake in Woodbury, Ct. Dr. Trumbull failed to detect the derivative of _Quas,_ but suggested, Kiche, "Great." Probably a satisfactory interpretation will be found in _Kussûk,_ "High." (See Quassaick.) Menisak-cungue, so written in Indian deed to De Hart in 1666, and also in deed from De Hart to Johannes Minnie in 1695, is written _Amisconge_ on Pownal's map, as the name of a stream in the town of Haverstraw. As De Hart was the first purchaser of lands at Haverstraw, the name could not have been from that of a later owner, as locally supposed. Pownal's orthography suggests that the original was _Ommissak-kontu,_ Mass., "Where Alewives or small fishes are abundant." The locative was at the mouth of the stream at Grassy Point. [FN] Minnie's Falls, a creek so known, no doubt, took that name from Johannes Minnie. On some maps it is called Florus' Falls, from Florus Crom, an early settler. An unlocated place on the stream was called "The Devil's Horse Race." * * * * * [FN] _Kontu,_ an abundance verb, is sometimes written _contee,_ easily corrupted to _cungue._ Dutch _Congé_ means "Discharge," the tail-race of a mill, or a strong, swift current. Minnie's Congé, the tail-race of Minnie's mill.