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southeast and piled high on shore ; on the 5th it moved south ; and 

 it was all gone by the 6th. The 7th was the first pleasant day 

 of the season, although it snowed some ; it had been cold, with an 

 east wind for a week. 



In 1901, on April 1, there was some old ice and new ice had 

 formed on the pools the previous night. On the 4th overflow water 

 was frozen, and there was ice on the pools on the 9th. Even on 

 the 19th and 20th there w^as ice on the pools. 



In 1913, the ground was frozen on April 23, and on May 2 the 

 ground and pools were frozen. 



Ice on Lost Lake: — Considerable attention was paid to ice con- 

 ditions on the small lake and the results are here given, in the 

 thought that comparisons between the two lakes may prove in- 

 structive. 



Ice was observed on Lost Lake in each month from October to 

 April, both inclusive. In October, 1904, a little ice was noted on 

 the 23d and 28th. 



In November, 1899, a narrow fringe was seen about the edge 

 of the lake. In 1900, ice froze about 4 to 7 feet out from shore 

 just above the Bardsley cottage on the 14th, and on the 16th the 

 lake was frozen over but not strong enough to bear one up. In 

 front of the Bardsley cottage it was ^ to 2^ inches thick, but was 

 thinner elsewhere. On the night of the 17th the ice went off, but 

 the lake was nearly frozen over again by the 27th. In November, 

 1904, there was a narrow fringe of ice around the lake, most of 

 which had disappeared by the 13th. On the 28th the lake was more 

 than half frozen over with ice strong enough to permit one to walk 

 out a short distance. On November 14, 1906, the lake was frozen 

 nearly over. 



In December, 1899, Lost Lake was frozen over on December 6, 

 but the ice left the lake on the 11th after 24 hours of rain. It 

 froze again on the 15th. In 1900, it was frozen entirely over on 

 the 10th when the ice was 1 inch thick and would bear up some dis- 

 tance out. Near shore the ice was choppy in places. On the 11th 

 it was strong enough for skating. On the 12th it was 2 13 16 

 inches thick 30 feet from shore, and did not crack when walked 

 across. The next day it was 3 inches thick, and loud noises were 

 caused by the expansion in the forenoon. On the 17th the ice was 

 about 51 inches thick and beautifully stratified. On the 19th thin 

 ice had frozen on top of the other, from flooded water. On the 

 23d the wind tore up the ice at the south end. There were many 

 large bubbles under the ice nearly everywhere, evidently blown 

 under by the wind. The ice was dry on top and apparently solid. 



