ar as crystal, with pebbly bottom,
and its shores covered with a thick growth of pine. This lake is
formed in the shape of a heart, having but one marked promontory.
Its greatest length is about two miles and its width a mile and a
half.

"Captain Glazier found that this fine lake was fed by three
rivulets, which rose in swamps a few miles from the lake, and
thoroughly convinced that this body of water was the true source of
the Mississippi, he proclaimed it as such. Without waiting for
discussion, the members of the party decided unanimously to call it
Lake Glazier in his honor. Modestly expressing his thanks for this
mark of their appreciation, Captain Glazier said that, though he
firmly believed this lake to be the source of the river, he should
relax none of his vigilance on the trip through the unknown part of
the stream, but would carefully examine all water flowing into the
Mississippi, in order to be positive as to the main stream."

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On reaching Hastings, Captain Glazier and his fellow-voyagers were
hospitably entertained by some of the leading citizens and Mr. Paine
addressed the following letter to the Editor of the _Hastings Gazette_:

"Foster House,
"_Hastings, Minnesota_,
"September 5, 1881.

"_To the Editor of the Gazette:_

"For many years the source of the Mississippi was as much a mystery
as is at present that of the Nile. But when in 1832 Schoolcraft
made his official exploration of the headwaters of this great
water-course, and after a long and arduous journey up the stream
reached a lake which he named Itasca, and pronounced it the head of
the river, the matter was considered settled, and speculation was
no longer rife in regard to this point. Now, however, it has been
proved by Captain Willard Glazier beyond doubt that the lake which
has so long enjoyed the honor of being the source of our greatest
river had an honor it did not merit.

"Going thither with the object of visiting the head of the river,
Captain Glazier was led to suspect by the talk of his guides, one
of whom, Chenowagesic, had hunted and trapped for years in the
region around the source, that