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the Arctic Circle. It is a matter of great scientific interest to determine 

 how much of this northern fauna is the same in the new world as in 

 the old, and also to determine how much of the fauna further south. 



Fig. 68. — Fairbanks, Alaska, and adjacent country from top of a building 



Fig. 69. — Looking up the Cheva River eastward from Fairbanks, Alaska. Some 

 farms cleared and cultivated on the slopes of the distant hill. 



as for instance in the United States, has been derived from this 

 northern region. It is hoped that opportunity will arise to carry this 

 exploration much farther not only in Alaska, where as yet merely a 

 beginning has been made, but also in other northern regions as for 

 instance Labrador, Greenland and Siberia. 



