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which gave birth to the ilhistrious Sir Francis Drake. The name is supposed to be derived from the heraldic wivern. The arms of tiie family, which is another name for the fabled drngon of antiquity ; draco or drago being the Roman name. As late as the time of Sir Francis Drake, writers called him the Dragon. Of this family was Joseph Rodman Drake, the poet, and the late Charles Drake, M. D.«-

Opposite Mrs. Drake's is situated the property of the late Elisha Shute, whose ancestor Thomas Shute is named in the covenant of 1665. Richard Shute, the son of Thomas, was for many years recorder of this town. Elisha Shute was the father of the late Richard Shute, whose five sons are still living in the town.

The representatives of James Eustis another of the ten proprietors in 1664, are also numerous in East and Westchester.

On the west side of the town (at Hunt's Bridge, on the Bronx) is located the Eastchester Railroad depot.

About two miles and a half north of this place is situated Bronx Mill, the property of James P. Swain, Esq., formerly known as Underbill's Mill. The Bronx River here affords a fine water power to an extensive gj-ist mill and screw manufactory. The building is a large and handsome structure of stone, four storiajg high, and measures forty feet by eighty. The machinery is of the best kind, and the water is sufficient to carry the mill throughout the year, which enables it to grind at all seasons.