Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1893 — Source of the Mississippi. [ARTICLE]

Source of the Mississippi.

The Minnesota Historical Society has Just Issued a volume entitled "The Mis* slsslppl Hlver and Its Source." In this volume the ultlmato source of the river Is deolared to bo In a partially Inclosed basin containing many ponds, lying directly south of Lake Itasca, and distant from its head about three miles. For all practical and pomilar purposes, therefore, Lake Itasca muy continue to be known as the source of the Mississippi. The state of Minnesota hus set apart the region about Lake Itasca as a Btate park.