. A biological investigation of the Athabaska-Mackenzie region. Zoology. 190P I ROUTES TRAVERSED—MACKENZIE. 105 are eaten extensively by the natives in spring, abounds ;ill along the Mackenzie, and here early in June its violet-purple flowers were beginning to appear. Below here the 'boucanes'—beds of lignite which have been on fire at least since the river was lirst descended in 1789—are passed. A short distance below, Fort Norman stands on the right bank a few hundred yards above where Bear River mingles its clear waters with the discolored flood of the Mackenzie. Fort Norman occupies a comm
. A biological investigation of the Athabaska-Mackenzie region. Zoology. 190P I ROUTES TRAVERSED—MACKENZIE. 105 are eaten extensively by the natives in spring, abounds ;ill along the Mackenzie, and here early in June its violet-purple flowers were beginning to appear. Below here the 'boucanes'—beds of lignite which have been on fire at least since the river was lirst descended in 1789—are passed. A short distance below, Fort Norman stands on the right bank a few hundred yards above where Bear River mingles its clear waters with the discolored flood of the Mackenzie. Fort Norman occupies a commanding position on the high hank. It has been built successively at several points, but the present site has been occupied for a number of years. Back of the post extend the inevitable muskegs with their shrubby growth of Chamcedaphne, Andromeda polifolia, the two species of Ledum, Vaccinium uligi-. l junction or Bear River with the Mackenzii nosum, etc., while a strip along the crest of the hank is comparatively dry and is wooded with poplars and willows. To the north, across Bear River, rise the rugged peaks of Bear hock (see fig. 7). Along its southern base, at the time of my visit in June. L904, a mass of ice at least half a mile in length and of unknown thickness was \ isible from the post. To the west across the broad Mackenzie the ranges of the Rocky Mountains, snow clad during most of the year, stretch away into the distance. Below the mouth of Bear River, whose clear blue water flows dis tinct for several miles before losing its individuality, the Mackenzie follows a general west-northwest course for about L25 miles to the Sans Sault Rapid. The face of Bear Rock is nearly devoid of tree-. and from the river presents an aspect similar to that of Roche Trempe-l'eau. Below here a low lime-tone cliff borders the river on the right for some miles. The hank- are generally low and shelving. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may ha
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