"I have no doubt that Captain Glazier is fully entitled to the honor of first discovery of the true source of the Mississippi River."
From D. O. Irwin, Postmaster, Lake City:
"I am convinced that the actual source of the Mississippi had not been recognized before the published account of explorations by Captain Glazier; and I regard Lake Glazier as the true source of the Great River."
From H. L. Smith, Editor and Proprietor of the Graphic, Lake City:
"I am fully convinced that Lake Glazier is the real source of the Father of Waters. Have resided in Minnesota seventeen years."
From F. J. Collins, Mayor of Wabasha:
"I have no doubt that Captain Glazier is fully entitled to the credit of having discovered the true source of the Mississippi River. I have resided in Minnesota thirty-one years."