278 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BuULL. 185 
This feature, No. 18, was a cache pit. It was cored and measurements 
were taken. 
Top diameter: 36 inches 
Bottom diameter: 42 inches 
Depth: 36 inches 
The floor of the cache slanted downward toward the center. The 
walls belled out as they rose from the floor and then curved inward 
until they reached a point 14 inches from the top, where they flared 
outward to the mouth of the cache. 
Cultural material recovered from the cache consisted of 59 pot- 
sherds, 6 scrapers, 3 fragments of sandstone abraders, 5 broken scap- 
ula hoes, worked bison-scapula fragments, and numerous bone frag- 
ments. Charcoal specks were plentiful throughout the dirt fill in the 
cache. 
Excavation of test pit 10 resulted in uncovering a disturbed area 
containing cultural material but lacking any outline until a depth of 
26 inches below the surface was reached. At this depth a circular out- 
line became apparent. Soil within the circle was darker but no less 
hard than the surrounding earth. This feature, No. 14, proved to be 
a cache pit that had had its upper portion destroyed. The base of the 
cache was located 33 inches below the surface. It was the only por- 
tion of the structure remaining intact. The base was circular, slop- 
ing down slightly toward the center, and had a diameter of 4 feet 6 
inches. Two bison-scapula hoes were lying directly on the floor near 
the center. 
From the irregularly defined, disturbed area in test square 10 down 
to the base of the cache pit, a considerable amount of cultural de- 
tritus was recovered. The fill contained 21 potsherds, 2 bison-scapula 
hoes, 44 bone fragments, 6 stone scrapers, 8 utilized stone flakes, and 
26 unmodified flint chips. 
A cache pit, designated Feature 17, was located while scraping the 
soil in test square 12. A poorly defined area, containing cultural ma- 
terial, appeared at 10 inches below the surface. At a depth of 18 
inches, a definite circular outline of a cache pit was apparent. The fill 
was excavated, and measurements of the cache were taken. 
Top diameter: 36 inches 
Bottom diameter: 36 inches 
Depth: 24 inches 
The floor of the cache was flat, joining the walls at a rather sharp 
angle. The walls were almost vertical, with a very slight bulge. The 
cache contained 56 potsherds, 1 piece of clay, a bison skull, and num- 
erous bone fragments. It also contained 1 scapula hoe, 6 flint scrap- 
ers, a piece of quartzite, 9 stone flakes, and a piece of hematite. Ash, 
burned limestone, and charcoal were scattered throughout. 
