Riv. Bas. Sour. fa, 
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clusive. Cache pits, bison-scapula hoes, and corn kernels indicate 
that these people were at least partially horticultural. 'The general 
lack of other bones seems to suggest either that hunting was not too 
important, or that they butchered their kill away from the village. 
INTERMILL SITE (14JW202) 
DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE AND EXCAVATIONS 
This site lies on a terrace west of the junction of White Rock Creek 
and an intermittent stream called Johns Creek. ‘The main concentra- 
tion of cultural material was scattered about the surface at a bend on 
the south side of White Rock Creek, but it should be noted that the 
site extended approximately 400 yards south along the west bank of 
Johns Creek- Excavations were conducted in the area of the creek 
bend because the concentration of cultural detritus was greatest in this 
region and also because this section of the site was not under cultiva- 
tion at the time. The exact legal location of the creek bend is 
SW%SE% sec. 4, T.2S., R. 7 W. The elevation is 1,582.6 feet above 
mean sea level. This area will be entirely flooded when the reservoir 
is at normal pool level. 
The terrace soil is composed of dark alluvium overlaying a light 
yellowish hard-packed clay. Much of the soil is deposition resulting 
from the numerous floodings of the two creeks. Natives of the area 
state that the flooding of the terrace was not an unusual occurrence ; 
the most recent flood took place in 1951. Both creeks overflowed their 
banks three times in the summer of 1956, but the terrace was not 
flooded. 
Excavations were begun by digging test pits wherever there ap- 
peared to be an accumulation of material on the surface. Eleven 
5 by 5-foot pits were excavated by scraping the soil horizontally. Test 
squares Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 11 were excavated down to a depth of 
18 inches below the surface. Occasional specks of charcoal, potsherds, 
flint chips, and stone artifacts were located in the top soil layer or plow 
zone, which extended down to about 7 inches below the surface. Below 
this depth the soil was culturally sterile. In test square 2, four small 
unworked rocks, one fragment of badly decomposed bone, and one flint 
chip were located in the center of a light concentration of charcoal. 
This feature, No. 2, was located 6 inches below the surface. It appears 
to have been a temporary fireplace, but a pit outline was not visible. 
The feature was excavated, and then the entire test square was ex- 
tended down 24 inches. Test pits 5 and 7 were excavated down 24 
inches, but nothing of archeological significance was encountered be- 
low 10 inches. 
The next investigation was conducted in the northeast section of the 
terrace and was designated Excavation Unit 1. This east-west trench 
