zier's claim to have
discovered the true source of the Mississippi to be in LAKE
GLAZIER."

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_From John F. Peterson, Register of Deeds, Minneapolis:_

"I have resided in Minnesota for the past eighteen years, and fully
believe that LAKE GLAZIER is the true source of the Mississippi."

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_From C. P. De Laithe, Superintendent of Schools, Aitkin County:_

"I recognize LAKE GLAZIER as the source of the Mississippi River.
Have resided in Aitkin for several years."

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_From J. H. Hallett, Brainerd:_

"I recognize the lake discovered by Captain Glazier as the real
source of the Mississippi. Have been an Indian trader for the past
fifteen years."

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_From Hon. N. Richardson, Little Falls,
Judge of Probate of Morrison County:_

"I have resided on the banks of the Mississippi for thirty-one
years. Met Captain Glazier at Little Falls with his exploring
party, that visited the headwaters of this river in the summer of
1881. From information derived from sources that I consider
reliable, I regard LAKE GLAZIER as the true source of the Great
River. Have been a member of the Minnesota Legislature for three
terms."

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_From O. L. Clyde, First Lieutenant, National Guard, Little Falls:_

"I have been a resident of Northern Minnesota for twenty years, and
always supposed that Lake Itasca was the source of the Mississippi.
I never heard any thing to the contrary until the year 1881, when
Captain Glazier explored the Upper Mississippi, and made his report
of the same. I now recognize LAKE GLAZIER as the true source of the
Great River."

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_From Moses La Fond, Little Falls:_

"LAKE GLAZIER is now considered the true source of the Mississippi.
I am one of the old pioneers of this State, having resided in the
northern section for over thirty-two years, and was a member of the
Legislature in 1874."

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_From R. Cronk, of the Government Survey, Sauk Rapids:_

"This is to certify that I was compass-man on the su