n object of some interest to the reader who had thus far followed
the soldier, author, and explorer in his eventful and successful
career. He therefore obtained permission to make a few extracts from the
large number before him, and these Greetings of the Voyage are now
presented to the public as a fitting conclusion to the story of the
Captain's journey from source to sea.

The first in order is naturally that of Barrett Channing Paine, his
constant companion during the entire voyage. Standing by the
discoverer's side at the fountain-head of the Great River, he wrote:

Lake Glazier, Minnesota,
_July 22, 1881_.

My Dear Captain:--From this beautiful lake where the mighty
Mississippi rises, my best wishes follow you down the course of the
"Father of Waters" till it mingles its flood with the sea.

Very truly yours,

Barrett Channing Paine.

We next quote a petition of Captain Glazier's companions to the
Geographical Societies of the country, although it is not found in the
album. It was published in the Missouri "_Republican_" and various other
newspapers, but being dated Schoolcraft Island, the first stopping place
after leaving the source of the river, it seems quite naturally to
follow the greeting of Mr. Paine:

Schoolcraft Island,
Lake Itasca, _July 22, 1881_.

To Geographical and Historical Societies:--We the undersigned,
companions of Captain Willard Glazier, in his voyage of exploration
to the headwaters of the Mississippi, are fully convinced that the
lake located by him is beyond question the source of the "Father of
Waters."

The privilege of bestowing a name upon the new discovery having
been delegated to us, we hereby name it LAKE GLAZIER in honor of
the leader of the expedition, whose energy, perseverance and pluck
carried us through many difficulties and brought us at last to the
shores of this beautiful lake--the True Source of the Great River.

We respectfully petition all Geographical Societies to give it that
recognition which has heretofore been accorded to Lake Itasca, and
to which it is justly entitled as the primal reservoir of the
grandest river on