. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY. 463 craft in 1832, and was located by him as the source ofthe Mississippi. It is a beautiful body of water, withan extreme length of about five miles, and an averagebreadth of a mile and a half. It has three arms ofnearly equal size, and the island, named after the dis-coverer of the lake, is situated near the point wherethey come together. This island proved to be aboutthree acres in extent, and is so covered with under-brush that our gallant little party had much difficulty
. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY. 463 craft in 1832, and was located by him as the source ofthe Mississippi. It is a beautiful body of water, withan extreme length of about five miles, and an averagebreadth of a mile and a half. It has three arms ofnearly equal size, and the island, named after the dis-coverer of the lake, is situated near the point wherethey come together. This island proved to be aboutthree acres in extent, and is so covered with under-brush that our gallant little party had much difficultyin clearing a sufficient space for their camp. Only oneor two trees of any size were found, and on the largestof these, a pine, Mr. Paine carved their names and thedate of their arrival. By this time Captain Glazier had become more thanever convinced, through conversations with Chenowa-gesic, that he was right in his preconceived opinionthat Itasca was not the source of the Mississippi. Hewas also satisfied that Chenowagesic was pre-emi-nently fitted to aid him in discovering the fountai
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