. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . ions of gravel, occur at manypoints, forming terraces of varying width, bordering the newervalleys. Viewed from a distance the Klondike district has ahilly, even mountainous aspect, but in reality consists of aseries of long branching ridges, the summits of which have beencurved irregularly into hill and hollow by unequal of the ridges originate at or near the Dome, the topo-graphic centre of the district, and the highest eminence in Dome is situated nineteen miles southeast of Dawson,about midway between Indian river an
. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . ions of gravel, occur at manypoints, forming terraces of varying width, bordering the newervalleys. Viewed from a distance the Klondike district has ahilly, even mountainous aspect, but in reality consists of aseries of long branching ridges, the summits of which have beencurved irregularly into hill and hollow by unequal of the ridges originate at or near the Dome, the topo-graphic centre of the district, and the highest eminence in Dome is situated nineteen miles southeast of Dawson,about midway between Indian river and the Klondike. It hasa height of about 4,250 feet above the sea, 3,050 feet above theYukon at Dawson ami al)out 500 feet al)0vc the ridges at thebase. (McCoiiiicn.) That portion of the Yukon to the west of I)a\vs((u and ex-tending south to tlie Xutzotin mountains and east to FortSelkirk on the Yukon river, may be described as a part of theViikftn plateau, with roinidcil Inlls and irregular Ildgcs butwitlioiit any well definoil nuMiiilain a,o uQ s C o >o oP5 od PHYSICAI. FEATURES Zii ALmff the course i\{ the Lewes river are the Dawson ranee,south of Fort Sdkiik, the Semenof hills at the confluence ofthe Teslin and Lewes, mid tlic ^Fillers range along the south-west of Lake Laherge. The ciiuuliv l)(ird(^riiig the northeastern slope of llie Coastraniie, iiielinliiii;- ilie \\iiid\- Aiin nniiiui: <li-trict. iii;iv Wechnracterizod geiiciidiv as consisting of a system of widevalleys, often inteiliM-kiug in a peculiar manner, separated bymountain groups, and ridges rising from 4,000 to 5,000 feetabove the valley flats. Most of the valleys are bottomed atintervals with long, narrow, deep lakes, due to the blr)ckingof the channcd at various points with glacial drift. The up-lands are usually fairly regular in outline, but in ])laces areexceedingly rugged, and are often deeply incised by thenumerous small streams which flow down their sides.(McConnell.) Dr. Dawson, in his
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