St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-14

not sign it because he did not partici-
! pate in the actual surveys themselves
( State Senator Cutting is mentioned as
another non-cOnformist, but he is not
at hand, at present. The GlaZier party
claims it is unit, and Rev. j. c. Crane
vigorously denies there is any schism.
lie was questioned yesterday and made
he following reply:
A modern explorer in the region of
the Mississippi headwaters Jacob V.
Brower) at one time denied the exist
ence of Nicollet'S third lake; it now
seems that he believes it is to be found
In the year 1889 he drew, or had drawn
for him, a map showing the route of
| the French explorer to this lake. The
map appeared in the GLOBE of Aug. 16
last. a glance at said map shows upon
It's face this imprint:
Map of the ultimate source of the Missis-
sippi river. Drawn by j. V. Brewer, 1sS0''
1t will be seen that the ultimate lake
that appears on this map is one called
by Brewer, fernando De Solo, The
following shows the varying opinions
| of j. V. Brewer on the source of the
| Mississippi:
J. V. BRowER IN AUG ~, V BRowER IN SEPT
1891. 1891.
''Since the greater 1.-THE source of the
ultimate Reservoir Is Mississippi does not
the extreme limit of lie in Elk lake nor in
the Mississippi basin the Nicolletlakes, nor
and the largest long-in any one of the
est and most import hundred lakes in
ant stream bov ltasea basin. 1t
ItaSca takes its rise derives It's source from
therein, (Hernando the entire lake system
de Soto) as per of the basin and from
enanil surface drain the nnumerable
age, | have reported streams flowing into
the same to the his Them
torical society as the "All the measure
ultimate source OF the ments and figures
mississippi. given you, are actual
Consequent infer and not estimated. /
ences may therefore have never claimed
be drawn by those that fernando was the
VINO still believe that source because 1t is
ltaSca lake is theInot. having no stream
source of the river itdischarging flom it.
Delng situated at the The greater ultimate
pit OF the lowest de source of the river be-
preston OF the linn gins at Nicolett lakes.
tied Itasca basin, but
know it TO be fact
that there is greaterl
ultimate reservoir
there at the summit
and 1t constitutes the
| ultimate source.
Spring Ridge creek, mentioned by
Mr.. Brewer as one of the important
| feeders of Nicollet creek, is unworthy a
| place on any map, and such puddles
and sideways for surface water would
not be accepted by amp man of sense
! who visits the locality. Gentlemen.
keep-truth on your side, for the day is
| not far distant when the people of this
| country will see these things for them
selves in their true light.
J MI. Brewer, in his interview with a
| Journal reporter, gives what he claims
| to be actual measurements and figures.
| When the fact becomes known that the
| surveyors engaged with him, in some
work done in the region of the head
water, were unable of their own knoWI-
| edge to fix their instruments within 20
/ deg Of the correct standard, their meas
! urements should be taken with some
| degree of allowance. Certain para
graphs which have appeared in the pa
| pers within day or two would make
! it appear, that the gentlemen who Wis
tied the headwaterS with Capt. GiaZier.
! were not unanimous in the opinion that
he was right in his claim. The real
facts In the case are, that every gentle
man who made a thorough investiga-
! ton willingly signed the report. and
not only did that, but each one of the
! seven gentlemen, over his own sigma
ture. stated elsewhere. his belief that
Lake GlaZler was the true source of the
Mississippi river. There is nothing be-
| yond ltasca but the lovely and beauti-
ful P0kegama or GlazIer lake that full
/ nils the requirements of geographers as
the source OF a river, and time will
! prove the truth of my assertion.
And all this is respectfully submit
TED III the interest of geographical
truth. by one who has thoroughly ex-
plored the region about and beyond tbe
headwaters."