St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-04
TWO MORO TRIBUTARIES.
The GIazier Expedition Claims tie
Be Making Discoveries.


Be Making Dissolve ries.
To the Editor of the Globe
CAMP FROST, on shore of Glazier
lake, Aug. 81, 1S91.-The Glazier ex-
petition left Park Rapids early on the
morning of the 22d inst. Guides and
boats had been secured at that place
and supplies of all kinds. All the
camp equippage and personal baggage
were loaded on three wagons previous
to the hour of starting. Our trail led
over the she'll prairies on to something
we knew not what. We very soon
found out that we had entered on a
journey over road that pen would al
most fail to describe. The route lies
mostly through wooded country. dark
and somber with gloom, Space forbids
particular description of our travel.
We at last came to Hay creek, which
had to be fnrded. 1t was safely done,
put when Just over your correspondent
jumped from his wagon and begun an
exploration of the stream. Surveyor E.
NJ. Horton, Of Park Rapids. was for
tunately at hand and prevented a ser
iOus wettIng of the undersigned
During the progress of the party two
or the boys came upon large bear and
succeeded In getting in two shots, which
forced him TO leave trail of blood be-
hind. Our camping place was at Stony
Ridge for Saturday evening, near a
small lake. Sunday morning our jour
ney was resumed, when at about D. m
we sighted the blue waters of Itasca.
Boats were soon in readiness and about
dark we were encamped on Schoolcraft
island for the night. The pale moon
looked down peacefully as the light re
vealed preparations for supper and fou I
tents standing like white specter
against the green trees. at morn n
the oath view was taken by Mr.. Fro st,
and camp struck and removed TO our
present camping place. Our party has
traced the sO-called Nicollet's stream,
has visited the lakes Ell route to what is
called the Natural Bridge, and from
there has visited the lakes on the way
to what has lately been named De Soto
lake. The gentlemen of the party have
also visited all the feeders of Glaciers
lake and traced them to their sources.
During their investigations an addl-
tional tributary. and | might as well
say two, have been found. A beautiful
cascade has been found on the east side
of the lake, which has its source in a
small spring highly impregnated with
iron. Tue velocity OF the Nicollet
stream, as well as its width and depth
at various points, has been noticed bv
practical surveyors. The same has also
been done with the stream entering
ltasca from the lake of Glazier.
K. NJ. Horton, Esq, of Park Rapids,
clerk of courts of Hubbard county,
Minnesota, with Oliver Keay, deputy
surveyor of the same county, have had
charge of the measurements. | would
also like to say at this point that the
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our party find as facts will be given to
the world pure and unadulterated.
The members of the expedition each
feel they have some reputation of their
own to sustain, and their conclusions
will be founded on what appears TO
them to be the truth.
Our camp abounds with pike and
pickerel in the fish line and partridges,
grouse, spruce hens and ducks of ali
kinds keep up the reputation of our
boys as hunters. Mr. Harrison, of
Davenport, To-, has got in one shot at a
bear and is watching for him yet. Two
pickerel we're brought into camp on
Friday by Messrs. Frost and Giles,
which weighed together twenty-five
pounds. The largest, caught by the lat
ter gentleman, weighed about thirteen
pounds and was over three feet in
length. Mr.. Giles is seventy-five years
of age.
Itasca is fine body of water and so
is the lake of Glazier. No country need
be ashamed of having two such fine
bodies OF the living fountain of health.
They are here for all time, and empires
may come and go, war like pestilence
may sweep and devastate all lands, but
their fountains ever flow, sending its
tribute through the heart of the great
est nation on which the light of heaven
shines. JOHN c.. CRANE.
WADENA, Mimi, Sept. 3.-Capt.
Glaciers party halted here last evening
on their return journey from the source
of the Mississippi, and are about start
ing for Minneapolis with the intention
of stopping few hours at Little Falls
on their way down the river. Their in
vestigations at the headwaters of the
great river have been most thorough and
and will doubtless throw
much additional light upon the question
of its origin. All are in excellent spirits
and much pleased with the courteous
treatment they have received every
where in Northern Minnesota. Capt.
GLACIERS report, embodyIng the result
of the Investigations of the gentlemen
who accompanied him, may be antlci-
pated at an early date.
J. G. CRANE.