From W. W. Hartley, Brainerd:
"Have been a resident of Brainerd for the past fifteen years. Editor and publisher of the Tribune from 1875 to 1881, and postmaster from 1879 to 1886. Met Captain Glazier and his party here in 1881, both en route to the source of the Mississippi River, and on their return voyage by canoes to its mouth. Have no recollection of ever having heard any other than Lake Itasca claimed to be the source of the Mississippi prior to the Captain's expedition. Lake Glazier has since been accepted and is believed to be its source."
From J. H. Koop, Postmaster, Brainerd:
"Have been a resident of this State for sixteen years. Met Captain Glazier at the time he made his expedition of discovery to the source of the Mississippi, and I recognize the lake bearing his name as its true source."
From N. H. Ingersoll, Editor, Brainerd Dispatch:
"I fully endorse the statement that Captain Glazier was the first to proclaim to the world the true source of the Mississippi."