The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-05

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0LAxLERs LATEST ACHIEYEMENE
A Iatt,e Mere Truth About the Sources or
| the Mississippi.
| The Press and Knickerbockv Of Albany gives
place TO these remarks:
Hurrsh for Capt Gissler and the true Of the
Mississippi Even tho scofnf sus and the ncrcdulous
Anaay Nmqs cannot Withstand the amdnvits OF the
geographers Of the uasicr expedition.
Most Of tho respectable newspapers Of the
country have preferred to leave unnoticcd the
latest achievements OF Glazier and the friends
who are eager to share his reputation. know
| ing well that notoriety however unsavory. is
| the breath OF their nostrils. and oil they are
seeking. Tho performance o.. the Press and
| Knfcka,bocker forms q notable exception to
this sensible policy
This Albany newspaper devotes SO much
language to hysterical lGudation OF Glazier
that It apparently has no space to tell what he
and his guests really accomplished on their
jaunt TO Lake 1tasca last summer We will
perform that service. There are mon who
never heard Of Glazler. and IL may help Thorn
to classify and catalogue him II The Bun. In
this 2lace. briefly enumerates the browning
achievements Of himself and his admirers in
| August last:
| 1. They confirmed his right 10 give the name
Lake Glazier" to Elk Lake. which he claims
to have discovered In 1SS1-a lake which was
mapped with its tributary brooks by Nicollet
in 1885 lit being thon IN estuary Of Lake
Itasca). which was surveyed and named by tho
United States Government In 1875. which was
visited by julius Chambers in 1872 and A. h.
Siegfried In 1870. and described by both Of
those gentlemen in the newspaper press.
2. They honored the memory and discoveries
OF Nicollet by deprving the large stream
nearly two miles long. emptying into the
| southwest angle OF ltasca. OF the name he
gave 1t. The Infant Mississippi" and apply
| ing this name to the brook 100 feet long that
connects Lake Itasca with Elk Lake.
B. They contributed to the truth Of history
| by declaring. in the powerful language Of Gla-
zier himself. that both Schoolcraft and Nicol-
let affirmed Lake 1tasca to BIO tho source Of the
| Mississippi. They failed. however. to explain
how 1t happens that the Sources Of the Mis-
sissippi" are marked on Nicollet's original
| map, now in the Government archives at
washington. fully two miles south Of Itasc9:
FEEDER q ltassa ABOVE rsierrea to ene
remarkable above the others. inasmuch as its
obsdenee e Tie sais
h OF river ere these that
truly the infant S Mssissppi s"' ''' creek
: They improyed upon the work q the sur
sa n q the
tie state doysraanent, By wipinE out tbs no.
dsvisins. In which tho family 81 dlsaie r S and
q s spsns sSs
thirty-dve square miles as the ltasca state
Park ITS surveyors and ana workmen have been
Interest l al ss any
A1Y,In N,nHt Nn o<,ok
have e1p%Gprsd and mspRsd this inteTestlne
soeev .as St sns
y ana III fsrR
have affixed their own nomenclature to such
features Of the region as aFs deemed worthy
eeie6rated by the dlazier expeditions Of 1881
Ss htxs psSSSsa t. ss III .Sa4ss
repute: They have. for instance entirely sup;
pressed 9n theiF m I.R,n the important head
TheS haye Sice es infant
Mississippi e 1897 feet, though the actual
Lake Itasca e the Mississippi Springs at tho
70 dss eesn Sets
q diminuton 81 COURSE Implies the ABILITY 5e e
the dlazier party has been equal to the occs-
They have declared Il that the basin drained
iant Mississippil emptyiipe into the south side
oi the southwest arm" Of Itasea. The brill
al E ls into tie
h e %oS was sna eaSt sa1 CLARKE
a tie tins q 3;Y: B5SNsrs ' survey scSsy ise s
sppl Is perenniai Wills tn. little riSuiets CHOW low
ing into Elk Lak e do not receive drop Of water
summer. save in exoeptIopellyy wet pesiods
Ike the pas, s sea BTowsr; the Com:
Lake are OF any, great importance. and all Of
s s@ s TssS & bqSsoFs tbss azsr onpSa
e SsS :5
the Mississippi. They arc tho smaller and
mt Of
sSEsphlcsI world as fraud ,, wiz IS 81 able to
Of ses
to read an extract from one Of several agthori-
ers
pHblished. but will see The light in due, time.
Ths sseE2f xs p y Wife L %ss
evolving its recent discoveries
Whilo enjoyed the very pleasant companionship of
the Gazer party all tho observations which brief
time allowed make confirmed the accuracy Of j.
v. Browsr's work In that region.
Mr.. Brewer made the Official survey OF the
Itasca district for the State OF Minnesota, do
nounced GLACIER as an impostor and q falsifler
and invited him to bring suit for libel, that he
might make, good his charges.
On Aug; 3 last. Coy. Merrlman Of Minnssota
Park that, in view Of the fact that certain
person had renewed his claim TO have discov;
sred new source rM.s q fne M Wis and
Of our State n support Of such discoverX."'it
was desirable to haS0 some definite
the photographic and other features OF the
ftasce basin. gained from o thorough physical
regarding the ultimate source Of tho Missis-
sinpi nay be estabIishc der and published for the
fore asked for report from Commissioners
Brewer; That report has been published. It
Is sGs ~ ns q tie hsaao
graphic chart OF the ultimate. source OF tho