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Thursday y August 6, 1861. 



Field Mej:ting at Lynn. — This meeting was held at the 

 Gravesend Village, and had been appointed for Wednesday 

 of the week previous, but postponed on account of important 

 public events. The company having mostly arrived in the 

 morning train from Salem, and alighted at the Central Sta- 

 tion, proceeded to the rendezvous on foot through the tract 

 known as " Rocks Pasture," and under the direction of Mr. 

 W. W. Lummus. No especial haste was made in this walk ; 

 and some halts were made to visit High Rock, and the other 

 elevated spots, and pleasant locations, with which this terri- 

 tory is so well supplied. Arriving at the Gravesend School 

 House, a temporary stay was had, and then a division into 

 small parties for further explorations. One detachment, led 

 by Mr. H. S. Lufkin, made a tour among the meadows and 

 copses in the vicinity, in search of the varied botanical 

 riches there found, and these had much pleasure and en- 

 couraging success. 



A second division resorted to the shore of the Flax 

 Pond, near by ; and found much satisfaction in the examina- 

 tion of the surroundings of this fine old sheet of water. 

 Others took various jaunts among the neighboring hills and 

 woods in quest of geological and other objects of interest, of 

 which no small share are to be met with in this region. 



The afternoon meeting was organized in the school house 

 at about 3 P.M., when in the absence of both President and 

 Vice President, George !). Phippen of Salem, was called to 

 the chair. 



Records of the preceding meeting read. 



Donations were announced as follows : 

 To the Library — from Mrs. A. Nichols : Miss M. Ward ; 

 R. H. Wheatland ; Trustees of the New York State Library ; 



