44 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 118 



Approximately on the center line of Structure No. 1 and about 

 10 feet from the north wall was a pit with a rock standing in the 

 center and designated as Feature No. 20 on the plat. This pit was 

 22 inches deep and the circular opening was 30 inches in diameter. 

 It was filled witl^ loam mixed with ashes. 



Feature No. 29 and Feature No. 30 were pits about 2 feet in 

 diameter, located as shown on the plat. These pits contained humus 

 and broken stone which showed the effect of fire. Feature No. 29 

 is shown in plate 22, a, and Feature No. 30 is shown in plate 22, b. 



Lying across the south wall of Structure No. 1 was a rectangular 

 system of post molds 12 feet long and 14 feet wide. The posts of 

 this structure, designated as Feature No. 11 in figure 12, were 

 relatively small, not being much over 3 inches in diameter. The 

 molds extended down well into the hardpan, but there seemed to 

 be no evidence of trenching. This structure was oriented nearly 

 exactly along the cardinal directions, and was believed to have 

 represented the remains of an early dwelling house. The fact that 

 it was cut across by one trench of the wall of Structure No. 1, as 

 shown in plate 20, definitely suggested that this structure antedated 

 the building of Structure No. 1, the collapse of which began the 

 formation of the south end of this mound. It would appear from 

 this fact, and others presented later, that before Structure No. 1 was 

 erected and the mound was built the area was occupied by a village 

 of many houses. At the southwest corner of the post-mold pattern 

 of this dwelling house — if such it may be called — no post molds 

 were found, leaving an opening 18 inches at this corner. This 

 opening was probably the doorway. Inside, and at the northeast 

 corner of the structure, was a pile of stones designated as Feature 

 No. 13. Near the west wall of Structure No. 1 the remains of what 

 was once a large cedar post was found surrounded by a circular 

 arrangement of stones, as shown in plate 23, a. The location of 

 this feature, which was designated Feature No. 19, is shown in figure 

 12. When removed for study, as shown in plate 23, h, this log was 

 found to be 18 inches long and to have been so set that it extended 

 into the hardpan several inches. It is hoped that this specimen 

 will yield valuable information on the possible date of this struc- 

 ture when studied by the methods of dendrochronology. 



Mound Above Structure No. 2 



When the northern portion of the mound was excavated, among 

 the first outstanding features encountered were three rows of stones 

 set on edge to form a rectangle, designated as Feature No. 9 on the 

 plat of the site, figure 14. The northern line of these stones is 



