"From information received, I am fully satisfied that Captain Glazier was the first person to publicly announce the true source of the Mississippi."
From John J. Ankeny, Postmaster, Minneapolis:
"From the best information I can obtain, I am persuaded that the source of the Mississippi had not been recognized prior to the published accounts of exploration by Captain Willard Glazier in 1881. I think, therefore, he is entitled to the credit of the discovery."
From P. P. Swenson, Sheriff, Hennepin County:
"After a residence of thirty-two years in the State of Minnesota, until recently I have always supposed that Lake Itasca was the source of the Mississippi River. I am now well informed of its true source being Lake Glazier, having personally traversed that section of the State."