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The iinportauce of the several streams l1..\via- into lake Itasca in 
length, depth, width and tlowage is as follows: 
( HAMltKU's DISCOVKHY. 
Fint Nicolh'fs liilaiit Mississippi river, also called by him the 
"Cradled Hercules." Date of discovery. ISoti. 
Seroiid- Mary creek. 
T/iird -Elk creek. Discovered by .Iidlus Chambers in 1S72, wlien he 
<leclared it to be the iNIississippi river. 
Fourth — lioutwell creek. 
AVJiJ/t— Island creek. 
St.vth— Creek at Floating Bog bay. 
t<('i-ei,th Small creek at extreme soiithwest point of Itasca lake. 
