Davenport, Iowa,
September 25, 1881.
Dear Captain:—As you plough the "Father of Waters" in your frail bark, think of "Iowa the Beautiful."
Charles G. Plummer.
At Davenport, Iowa, Captain Glazier had the pleasure of again meeting Colonel P. A. J. Russell, city editor of the "Democrat." This gentleman had been the first to greet him on his arrival in that city during his journey across the continent in 1876, and it was with much cordiality that he now shook hands with the Captain and congratulated him upon the success of his latest expedition. But we will let him express his sentiments in his own language:
Davenport, on the Mississippi,
September 25, 1881.
To Captain Glazier:
Safety and success—thus far
Adown this mighty stream;
May Heaven guard your progress still
And grant fulfilment of your dream.
Very truly yours, P. A. J. Russell.