St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-06
task that keeps him at his work unit
late hours every night.
THEY SUSTAIN GLAZrER.
The Commission Finds the Source
Is Through Elk Lake.

Is Through Elk Lake.
The gentlemen composing the recent
GlaZer expedition to the head waters of
the Mississippi have returned, and are
prepared to separate and proceed to
their respective homes. As was gener-
ally expected, the verdict is in favor of
Capt. Glaciers claim that the source of
the great river Is through Elk or GlaZier
lake, and not by Nlcollet river and
lakes, and they claim to have the most
solid authority for so doing. The full
report was made up yesterday and is as
follows:
PARK RAPIDS, Mimi. Sept. 2, 1891
TO whom 1t may concern: The under
signed were among the members of a
party who have visited the region
around Lake Itasca with Capt. Willard
Glazier for the purpose of investigating
it and ascertaining the facts concerning
the head waters OF the Mississippi river.
Glazier, were under no obligations to
him, directly or indirectly; and their
purpose was (and it was In accordance
with Capt. Glaciers wish to see for
themselves and TO report Impartially
upon the facts aScertained by personal
observation. This statement has been
formulated and is hereby presented
without Capt. Glaciers knowledge.
Two streams were found entering the
southwest arm of Lake ltasca-one to
the southwest known as Nicollet creek,
the other to the southeast flowing from
the Glazier lake.
Nicollet creek was traversed from its
mouth up through Nicollet's First and
Second lakes. The creek was still
further traced until its source was
found in number of springs, to the
southeast Of which is ridge varying in
height from twenty-five to forty feet.
The distance from Lake ltaSca to these
springs was chained and found to be
1907 feet, this being the remotest dis
lance in that direction of running water.
The ridge was assembled and crossed TO
Nicollet'S Third lake, so called, and the
region beyond traversed for several
miles.
The stream flowing from the Glazer
lake to Lake Itaska was chained, also
the Glaizer lake and its tributaries were
followed up and chained. There are
LOO feet from Lake Itasca, as follows:
On the east side, 80 feet from the
bank, spring flows in a cascade to the
lake.
Deer creek is 6,s64 feet long.
Excelsior creek is SITS feet long,
making the distance from its source,
through the Glaizer lake to Itasca, IA, 1O6
feet.
Horton creek is 1,1sS feet long, flow
ing from lake two acres III area.
Eagle creek is 1856 feet long, flow
ing from Lake Alice (924 feet long, and
Lake Alice has tributary l,51S feet
long.
The distance of the most remote run
ning waters from Lake ItaSca flowing
through the Glazier lake to ltasca (the
source of Excelsior creek), is 6,799 feet
more than the distance from Lake Itasca
or the most remote running water flow
ing into ltasca through Nicollet creek.
Inc GlaZler lake has all area of 255
acres. 1t is clearly defined body of
water, many times larger and more i'm
posing than any or all of the bodies of
water emptylng into Lake Itasca through
Nicollet creek, and observation and IN
vestigatlon lead US to the conclusion
that the basin drained by the feeders to
the Glazier lake, and emptying into
ItaSca at the southeast corner of the
southwest arm is larger than that
drained by the stream emptying into the
south side of the southwest arm, and
that running water can be- traced at a
much greater distance from the outlet
OF the GLACIER lake into Lake Itasaa
than from the other outlet referred to.
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