258 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bdll. 176 



THE BUILDINGS 



Definite remains of buildings were noted only along the northern 

 side of the enclosure. These remains consisted of fired-clay chinking 

 showing the impressions of round logs, cabin sills with chinking 

 around them, floor joists, charred puncheon flooring, and post molds. 

 Four buildings are apparently represented by these remains. 



The most significant evidences of these structures were six cabin 

 sills surrounded by chinking, and nine floor joists which were oriented 

 north-south. They varied in length from 4 to 17 feet and in width 

 from 0.3 to 0.5 foot, and were set into the ground about 0.2 foot. 

 Cultivation had obviously destroyed portions of these sills and joists 

 although the majority of them were about 16 feet long. This area 

 was designated as Feature 3 during excavation (pi. 56, a) . 



The cabin sills were distinguished from the floor joists by being 

 surrounded by fired-clay chinking. They also enclosed three rectan- 

 gular areas (Features 62, 63, and 64). In each case, these log cabins 

 had similar measurements and were separated from each other by 

 about 2 feet. Charred flooring was found in all three cabins, though 

 the majority of it was found in the. western and central structures. 

 Iron nails found associated with the flooring suggest that it was 

 nailed to the floor joists. 



Feature 62 was located in the northwestern corner of the enclosure. 

 It measured 18.3 feet east and west and 18.0 feet north and south. 

 Between the charred sills were three joists which once supported the 

 floor of hewn cottonwood pmicheons. Portions of this cottonwood 

 flooring were found lying upon the joists. Some of it retained bark 

 on the under side although the majority of the floor was apparently 

 hewn on both sides. The flooring was poorly preserved since plow- 

 ing had disturbed much of it. It was consequently in various lengths 

 and about 0.4 foot wide and 0.1 foot thick. 



This cabin probably served as a kitchen since considerable quan- 

 tities of animal and bird bone were recovered here. Fragments of 

 glazed earthenwares, melted lead, and lead balls were found here. 

 Feature 20, an extensive trench filled with trash, was partially be- 

 tween this cabin and the palisade trench. It contained large quan- 

 tities of ash, burned bone, and other refuse and probably was a 

 kitchen refuse area. 



This cabin also contained a fireplace (F-24) which was associated 

 with four small post butts. These post butts were placed in a pat- 

 tern around the basin-shaped fireplace. The basin-shaped fireplace 

 was 3 feet in diameter and 0.5 foot deep. Large quantities of fired- 

 clay chinking were found around the fireplace. This suggests that 

 the original feature was a clay-chinked stick chimney. 



