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that had originally stood in these sections had probably been removed 

 for use as fuel after the abandonment of the post. At some other 

 points, timber remams still in place were associated with post pits that 

 had been refilled with earth, and it is probable that these instances 

 illustrate repair of the stockade, and replacement of original posts, 

 decaj^ed or damaged. 



Vertical cross sections of the original stockade trench were made 

 at points near the southwest and southeast angles of the post, and 

 in these sections it was observed that the depth of the trench below 

 the original (now-disturbed) surface probably nowhere exceeded 2 

 feet. It seems probable, therefore, that the height of the original 

 stockade above the ground was no more than 8 to 10 feet at most, thus 

 requiring logs 10 to 12 feet overall. 



Two openings in the stockade lines of the post were encountered 

 upon excavation, both openings having permitted access to the in- 

 terior, and both, probably, ordinarily used as gates, though excava- 

 tions provided no significant architectural detail from which the 

 nature of the gate could be determined. The opening along the east 

 stockade line near the northeast angle of the post, appears to have been 

 the more important of the two, and not far removed from it was the 

 site of the dwelling (House-site A). At this opening, somewhat 

 larger timbers had stood on either side of the opening, and the area 

 iiad apparently been screened from the interior by a short line of 

 smaller posts at right angle. If, as might be supposed, this was the 

 site of the main gate of the post, this angle of the post would have 

 been a logical location for a blockhouse, but no evidence was found 

 of any such architectural elaboration here. 



The second opening in the stockade lines, near the northwest angle, 

 was of different design, being formed by long parallel sections of 

 stockade, also lacking significant architectural detail. The difference 

 in plan of this entry from that of the other opening suggests that its 

 use differed from that of the other, but the actual use is obscure. Near 

 this angle, large quantities of nails and spikes were found, with some 

 scrap metal, which suggests that a shop of some kind had once stood 

 iiearby, the structural remains of which had been lost. 



At the southwest angle of the stockade, sections of trench, inter- 

 secting with the exterior lines and identical with them in containing 

 post butts and timber fragments, and disturbed earth, enclosed a small 

 area of the interior (pi. 20, h). This 4-sided figure, approximately 

 ] 2 by 14 feet, suggests a blockhouse or tower. The sides of this small 

 enclosure consisted of vertical timbers rather than horizontal logs, 

 however, and such construction differs from that of blockhouses at 

 many trading establishments. Furthermore, the four sides of this 

 enclosed area formed a continuous closed line of posts, lacking any 

 visible interruption, or obvious entry, leading to either the interior 



