BULLETIN 



ESSEX IIsrSTITTJTE. 



Vol. 4. Salem, Mass., Februaky, 1872. No. 2. 



One Dollar a Year in Advance. 10 Cents a Single Copy. 



Eegular Meeting, Monday, February 5th, 1872. 



The President in the chair. Records of preceding 

 meeting read. 



CONTl^UATrON OF MR. GREGORY'S REMARKS OX CALIFORNIA. 



J. J. H. Gregory of Marblehead continued his remarks 

 on his journey to California. He commenced with his 

 visit among the Mormons at Salt Lake City, and described 

 them as a temperate, industrious, thriving and religious 

 community. Their leader appeared to be a man of rare 

 sense and judgment. He briefly commented on the 

 nature of the country lying between the Mormon com- 

 munity and San Francisco, and gave a very interesting 

 account of his visit to the latter city and of what he saw 

 therein. The Sabbath, by a large portion of the business 

 people, was observed as other days. No paper money is 

 used. Gold and silver only are circulated, and nothing 

 less than ten cents is known. 



He referred to the Chinese as a neat and orderly class 

 of people, and more susceptible to moral and religious 



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