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gates may have been secured in an open position by two posts found in- 

 side the enclosure a short distance from each side of the entrance. 



Substantial structures included a range of three buildings, pre- 

 sumably log cabins. The fired-clay chinking at the site showed that 

 round peeled logs had been used in the construction, and the quantity 

 of the chinking suggested extensive use of that material. The outlines 

 of the three log cabins were suggested by six north-south sills that 

 were surrounded by fired-clay chinking. Those six timbers outlined 

 three rectangular areas approximately 16 feet north and south, and 18 

 feet east and west. Floor joists were found between these sills, and 

 hewn-plank flooring covered the joists. Further structural evidence 

 was absent, but a few details may be inferred from some of the 

 artifacts. 



Some of the buildings had windows, as several fragments of thin 

 window glass were found. Numerous nails were found in the fill 

 associated with the structures, some of which were driven into the 

 charred flooring. A door bolt catch and a portion of a lock were 

 possibly fitted on the doors of a kitchen, residence, or storeliouse. 



Feature 62, the westernmost log-cabin area, was probably the 

 kitchen. It contained many fragmented animal bones, broken dishes, 

 plates and cups, and bits of melted lead. A chinked stick chimney 

 may be represented by a fireplace with four associated posts. A 

 trench filled with ash, burned earth and other refuse was located 

 directly north of this cabin. It was a kitchen refuse depository. 



Three buildings, often close together in fur-trade posts, were the 

 kitchen, a storehouse, and the residence of the trader or bourgeois. 

 The kitchen is tentatively identified as Feature 62. The central log 

 cabin, Feature 63, is tentatively identified as a residence. The east- 

 ern log cabin. Feature 64, was probably a storehouse. The fourth 

 structure in this series, Feature 65, appears to have been a shed for tlie 

 storage of equipment and perhaps furs. There is mention of Kipp's 

 having wintered at the site, but contemporary sources mention no 

 further personnel by name. 



Maximilian stated that the site was abandoned in 1829, but there 

 is no record known of the post's destruction by fire, as shown by the 

 excavations. The site may have been burned after its abandonment 

 by the occupants to prevent competitors or local Indians from using 

 its facilities. It could also have been burned by the Indians 

 themselves. 



WHITE OBJECT MATERIALS 



The various white object materials found within the palisade, and 

 principally within the log-cabin area and the various pits, give clues 

 to life at this post. 



