. Report on an exploration in the Yukon district, , and adjacent northern portion of British Columbia, 1887 [microform]. Geology; Geology; Botany; Trees; Botany; Trees; Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Géologie; Géologie; Botanique; Arbres; Botanique; Arbres; Indiens; Indiens. I) tt"K â â Bi. Head of Stikine. Tanzilln. Silt and clay terraces 68 b YOKON DISTRICT AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. Taniilla v!>!Iey, here seen to the north-eastwai-d, but liigh, rounded mountains, with broad, bare summits, continue ic liorder the south-east side of the Stikine valley. About mi
. Report on an exploration in the Yukon district, , and adjacent northern portion of British Columbia, 1887 [microform]. Geology; Geology; Botany; Trees; Botany; Trees; Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Géologie; Géologie; Botanique; Arbres; Botanique; Arbres; Indiens; Indiens. I) tt"K â â Bi. Head of Stikine. Tanzilln. Silt and clay terraces 68 b YOKON DISTRICT AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. Taniilla v!>!Iey, here seen to the north-eastwai-d, but liigh, rounded mountains, with broad, bare summits, continue ic liorder the south-east side of the Stikine valley. About midway Iielweon Wilson's and Caribou Camp, the Stil<ine, oi- Too-dessa of tho Tabl-tan Indians, coming from the southward, enters the main valley, cutting through the bordering mountains in a narrow caiion, which the Indians report impassable. Their route to the upper waters of the river crosses the mountains to the west of this caiion. They state that after again reaching the Stikine^ above the caiion, they can ascend it in canoes without difficulty for a long distance. No rock exposures were seen along this par^ of the ti-ail, and only occasional groups of boulders. The soil appears to be excellent, but the altitude is probably too great for the successful cultivation of any but the most hardy crops. The vegetation and appearance of the country afford evidence that the climate is still a rather dry one. The trail reaches the edge of the valley of the Tanzilla, or Third North Fork, about a mile south-westward fi'om Caribou Camp. This is cut out to a depth of 450 feet below the level of the plateau, and is about a mile in width from rim to rim. Tlio sides show ovi- /lonco of extensive landslips, both old and i-ecent. The river is a com- paratively small though swift and muddy stream, with an estimated width of 180 feet and depth of about thi-ee feet. No rockis are exposed in the valley, the entire depth of which appear^! to be exca%"ated in bedded clays and
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