Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. OF MASTODON FOUND ON SULPHUR CREEK, NEAR DAWSON, YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA, IN 1906 In the possession of Mr. Joseph Nichlas, of the city of Dawson. About y2 natural size GIIMORE, </ « a: a ~ o O EXPLORATION IN ALASKA IN I907—GIEMORE 31 todon in the placer gravels of the Klondike region. Maddren1attributes this to an error. While it may have been an error in thisparticular instance, it is likely to be a very common one, for through-out this entire region all of the tusks, teeth, and big bones are usuallyreferred to by the people as th
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. OF MASTODON FOUND ON SULPHUR CREEK, NEAR DAWSON, YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA, IN 1906 In the possession of Mr. Joseph Nichlas, of the city of Dawson. About y2 natural size GIIMORE, </ « a: a ~ o O EXPLORATION IN ALASKA IN I907—GIEMORE 31 todon in the placer gravels of the Klondike region. Maddren1attributes this to an error. While it may have been an error in thisparticular instance, it is likely to be a very common one, for through-out this entire region all of the tusks, teeth, and big bones are usuallyreferred to by the people as those of the mastodon. So far as i:he writer knows, there have been no authentic casesrecorded of the occurrence of mastodon in Alaska. From the factthat its remains do occur in the Klondike region, there appears nological reason why it should not be found in Alaskan territory aswell. It is on that account that the brief review is appended here. Through the kindness of Mr. R. G. McConnell, of the CanadianGeological Survey, the writer is enabled to present a map (see plateix) of the Klondike district on which has been indicated the local-ities where mastodon and mammoth remains have been found. Withthree exceptions, the localiti
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