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Excerpt from Sketch of the Geology and Paleontology of the Valley of Mackenzie River
The specimens upon which this paper is based, were mainly Obtained at some seven or eight localities along Mackenzie river and its tributaries, between Clear 'vater river (lat. 56 deg. 30 min. North, and long. 111 deg. West), and the Arctic Ocean. They were collected by the late Major robert ken nicott, who visited this northern country under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, and by Messrs. R. 'v. Mofarlane and B. R. Ross, of the Hudson's Bay Fur Company. TO the zeal of these gentlemen, and the liberality Of the Smithsonian Institution, I am indebted for the privilege of examining this interesting collection. I am also under obligations to Mr. Kennioott, and the other gentlemen mentioned, for interesting information respecting the general geological and topographi cal features Of this remote country, that could not have been derived from an examination of the specimens without the aid of their notes and observations.
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