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favorite camp and village sites at Mariner's Harbor, Watchogue, 

 and Tottenville. " Eghquaons " is said to be the Dutch form of 

 the word. 



Matanucke and Matawucks are also cited as early names for 

 the island, meaning " land of periwinkles." 



De Vries is quoted as calling it " Monocknong " and the In- 

 dians " Monatons," or " islanders." Schoolcraft is quoted as 

 interpreting the former word to mean " ironwood place " instead 

 of " island place," which interpretation the author regards as 

 erroneous. 



The final paragraph will, perhaps, appear somewhat inconclu- 

 sive to those who are familiar with the locality mentioned, viz. : 

 "Wat-chogue has sometimes been written Watch Oak, and is a 

 notable hill on this island. If an Indian name, as is probable, it 

 would be from wadchu, a hill, adding the locative. Tooker 

 defines Watchogue elsewhere as hilly land, which suits this place." 



Incidental references to Staten Island may also be found on 

 pp. 99 and 243. 



A. H. 



Acquisition by New York City of the Larger Two Water 

 Systems of Staten Island^ 



This is a reprint, in octavo pamphlet form, of a paper pre- 

 sented at the twenty-ninth annual convention of the American 

 Water Works Association. It includes brief references to the 

 topography and geology of Staten Island and a. detailed account 

 of the estimates made in arriving at a basis of the valuation of 

 the plants of the Staten Island Water Supply Co. and the Crystal 

 Water Co., when the city decided to acquire them. The illus- 

 trations include pictures of the several pumping stations at West 

 New Brighton, Brighton Heights, Bull's Head, New Springville, 

 Grant City, and in the Clove Valley; views of the reservoirs on 

 Fort Hill and near Four Corners ; and the water tower on Grymes 



* Louis L. Tribus. Proc. Amer. Water Works Assoc. 1909 : 557-579. 

 /. 7-70 + map. 



