York, and by him
forwarded to the Editor of the _New York Herald_, and published by that
paper, accompanied by a map of the region explored, showing the true
source of the Mississippi.

A report was also sent to the Royal Geographical Society, London,
England, and the following courteous reply received:

"Royal Geographical Society,

"_London_, January 12, 1885.

"Captain Willard Glazier, New York, U. S. A.

"_Dear Sir:_--We owe you an apology for delaying so long
communicating with you on the subject of your interesting letter
and its accompanying map; a delay caused by the long summer
vacation of our council, which commenced a little before the
arrival of your letter.

"I am happy to be able to send you a copy of the January number of
the Proceedings of our Society, containing your letter and map, and
trust you will find no error has crept in.

"Your discovery was considered a distinct addition to our knowledge
of the geography of the Mississippi basin, and well worthy of
publication by the Society, and I am directed to thank you for
having communicated this brief account of it to us.

"Your obedient servant,

"H. W. Bates,

"_Assistant Secretary and Editor_."

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George W. Melville, the famed Arctic Explorer, writes:

"_Philadelphia, Pennsylvania_

"February 5, 1885.

"Captain Willard Glazier:

"Dear Sir:--Your very interesting paper and map of the discovery
of the source of the Mississippi came to hand this morning. Having
but a single number of your paper I can form but an inadequate idea
of your labor and patience, except by a look at your map, which is
a very good one, and shows an immense amount of labor; in fact I am
astonished at the amount of work done in so short a space of time
as is shown on your track chart.

"I am gratified at being made the recipient of your favor; and with
sentiments of the highest esteem and regard for a worthy brother in
the world of science,

"I am, dear sir, very respectfully,