"Having given considerable attention to the merits of the claim presented by Captain Willard Glazier to have definitely located the source of the Mississippi, I am of the opinion that the lake to the south of Itasca should be recognized as the primal reservoir or true fountain-head of that river, and that Captain Glazier is entitled to the credit of having been the first to discover this fact and call public attention to it."
From G. H. Laughlin, A. M., Ph. D., President of Hiram College, Ohio:
"Captain Glazier has rendered an invaluable service to the science of geography. I am glad that the school geographies are being corrected so as to indicate Lake Glazier as the source of the Father of Waters."
From the firm of W. & A. K. Johnston, of Edinburgh, Scotland, Geographers and Engravers to the Queen:
"You have the satisfaction of having done a great work in settling the vexed question of the source of your mighty river. For this, all interested in geography are indebted to you."
From Charles Lubrecht, Map Publisher, New York:
"I shall show Lake Glazier as the source of the Mississippi River in all future editions of my Maps."