Arctic Plants: Geographical Distribution. 



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Some Colville river Eskimos told us that there are a few spruce on the north side 

 of the mountains near the head of the ItkilHk river, a large tributary of the 

 Colville river on its eastern side. No other rivers on the north slope of Endicott 

 range have coniferous trees." 



Fig. 1. Picea mnadensis and Salix on creek slope, tributary to Coppermine river below Sandstone rapids. 

 Feb. 15th, 1915. (Photo by F. Johansen.) 



Fig. 2. Picea canadensis in creek bed, tributary to Coppermine river, below Sandstone rapids. February 

 15th, 1915. (Photo by F. Johansen.) 



