he headwaters of the Mississippi and extending to the Gulf of
Mexico, I had the satisfaction of locating the source of the Great
River which we have traversed, and feel a pride in having corrected
a geographical error of half a century's standing.

"'I will not now enter into a detailed account of my explorations
on the upper Mississippi, but shall take the earliest opportunity
of transmitting to your Secretary a complete narrative of the
voyage, which will be issued in book form as soon as the matter
can be prepared for publication.

"'Very respectfully yours,
"'Willard Glazier.'

"A special meeting of the Academy of Sciences was held--Dr. J. S.
Copes, President, in the chair--for the purpose of receiving from
Captain Glazier the handsome cedar canoe _Alice_, with which he had
navigated the Mississippi from Aitkin to the Gulf.

"By invitation, Captain Glazier gave an account of his explorations
on the Upper Mississippi, and especially of that section of country
beyond Lake Itasca, a body of water which has hitherto been
considered the fountain-head of the Great River.

"Dr. Copes, in the name of the Academy, thanked Captain Glazier for
his valuable gift, which would be highly prized, and then
congratulated him upon his contribution to American geographical
knowledge. In the course of his remarks, the learned doctor said
that De Soto penetrated the continent of North America in pursuit
of gold, and accidentally discovered the Mississippi. Marquette,
the zealous missionary, traversed the river from the mouth of the
Wisconsin to the mouth of the Arkansas. La Salle pursued his
explorations from the mouth of the Illinois to the Gulf, his sole
aim seeming to be the conquest of North America in the name of the
King of France. Hennepin explored but a small section of the
stream, extending from the mouth of the Wisconsin to Saint Anthony
Falls; while Willard Glazier had made the discovery of its primal
reservoir, and traversed its entire length from source to sea.

"The members of the Academy listened with great interest to Captain
Glazier's account of his explorations and discovery, and also to
the historical address of the President.

"Dr. J. R. Walker then offered the following resolutions: