December 27, 1784
Posted by sydney on Dec 25th, 1784
Stagg, the keeper, who inhabits the house at the end of Wolmer Pond, tells me that he has seen no wild-fowl on that lake during the whole frost; & that the whole expanse is entirely frozen up to such a thickness that the ice would bear a waggon. 500 ducks are seen some times together on that pond.