Description. -- The area under consideration -- about four thousand acres -- lies just south of the city of Yonkers. ' Its boundaries are the Yonkers city line on the north, the Bronx on the east, the late West Farms line, ^ Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek on the south, and the Hudson on the west. Its northernmost point, Mount St. Vincent, is about twelve miles from White Plains and fifteen miles from the city hall. New York. Its outlines extend along the Yonkers city line three miles, the Bronx one and five-tenths miles, the West Farms line one and five-tenths miles, the Harlem River and Spuyten

1 This name, derived from Dr. Adraien Van der Donck's title of Jonier, was not applied to any part of the present Yonkers until the erection of the township of that name, in 1788. Before that date for more tlian a

i century "tlie Yonkers" or "the Yonkers Plantation," was the name [ of a precinct which comprised the greater part of the township of ' King's Bridge, while the present Yonkers was called Phillipsburgh, being part of the manor of that name, erected in 1093,

2 Coincident with the north line of the Manor of Fordham, erected 1 November, 1671.

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KING'S BRIDGE.

Duyvil Creek one and five-tenths miles, and the Hudsou two and five-tenths miles.

Topographically, it consists of two main ridges and an intermediate one, liaving their axes parallel with the Palisades of New Jersey, and a direction northnortheast. 1. Spuyten Duyvil Kidge, from Yonkers city line to Spuyten Duyvil Creek, and between the Hudson on the west and Tippett's Brook ' on the east. Greatest elevation, two hundred and eighty-two feet, ' ou land of Frederick Goodridge, Iliverdale. 2. Valentine's Ridge, from Yonkers line to West Farms line, and between the Bronx ^ on the east and Tippett's Brook on the west.