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of small burned stones surrounded by charcoal, ashes, potsherds, 

 and animal bones, as shown in plate 15, b. Feature No. 3 was a 

 circular depression 29 inches in diameter and 15 inches deep filled 

 with dark earth and ashes. It was located inside the lines of post 

 molds near the northeast corner. 



Mound No. 2 



Mound No. 2 was a circular mound 40 feet in diameter and 2 feet 

 in height. It was located in an old cornfield about 40 feet above 

 the level of Powell Kiver. It was composed of red and yellow clay 

 mixed with charcoal and had been much disturbed by the plow. 

 In some places the original humus line was definite but in other 

 portions hardly a trace of it remained. Before the excavation, 

 several large limestone slabs on the surface of the mound had been 

 plowed out during cultivation. Near the center of the mound three 

 stone cists were found, made of large limestone slabs set on edge at 

 the side of the graves. Two of these cists were empty, but the 

 third contained the partial remains of oi^e burial which had been 

 disturbed. Associated with the disturbed burial were a few pieces 

 of burned wood over the lower jaw which appeared to have been 

 burned in situ. A stone had been placed over the burned area and 

 several small stones on the side. The other bones of this skeleton 

 were partially burned. The absence of post molds would seem to 

 indicate that the purpose of the mound was clearly to cover the 

 burials. 



Mound No. 3 



Mound No. 3 lay in a plowed field about 50 feet above the level 

 of Powell River and some 1,400 feet south of Mound No. 1. It was 

 a circular mound, 40 feet in diameter, made of mixed reel and yellow 

 clay and containing some charcoal. The humus line showed the 

 original level of the soil. As the mound was removed the post- 

 mold pattern shown in figure 10 was revealed. This double-wall 

 rectangular structure shown in plate 16, a, was made of posts set 

 in trenches. These trenches were cut in the original earth floor 

 and the base of the posts set in position. The surface soil was then 

 packed in the trench, thus firmly embedding the posts in the ground. 

 The outline of the trenches could easily be seen, as shown in plate 

 16, a, on the east, south, and west sides of the structure. The trenches 

 filled with humus were much softer than the surrounding soil and 

 a portion of the trench in the south wall was excavated by workmen 

 before they noticed the existence of post molds. In this structure the 

 trenches did not extend to contact each other at the corners but 

 stopped short several feet. These corners were filled out by smaller 



