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Feature No. 9. — This feature was a well-defined structure out- 

 lined by post molds — probably a small dwelling house. It was 

 roughly rectangular and 18 feet by 16 feet in size. Within this 

 structure, besides Features Nos. 6 and 7, were four small pits, some 

 of which may have been fire pits. Except for a portion of its north- 

 ern edge, which extended under the mound, and was precedent to 

 it, this structure was outside the mound area. Numerous post molds 

 appeared within the structure area. Most of these molds probably 

 had no connection with the structure itself. A long row of molds 

 running east and west extended through the structure pattern and 

 may have been an arbor, since no additional molds could be found 

 that would complete a larger structure. The row of molds extended 

 20 feet east and 15 feet west of this structure. Since this line runs 

 directly through the structure it would seem that arbor or windbreak 

 was precedent or constructed at a later date than the structure 

 through which it runs. This long line of molds is shown in plate 

 58, a, in the center of the south trench. Figure 45 shows a ground 

 plan of this structure. Plate 57 shows this post-mold pattern in 

 relation to the mound. A longitudinal section of these post molds 

 by trenching was made to discover whether if possible any horizontal 

 molds existed. None were found. 



Feature No. 10. — Southwest from stake 6.1 an earthen vessel was 

 found, placed in an upright position in the clay and gravel hardpan. 

 Surrounding it to a depth of 6 inches were ashes and bits of charcoal. 

 It was in a post-mold area, but no definite structure outline could 

 be determined. 



Feature No. 11. — An oblong ash pit near stake 7.2 was filled with 

 midden material. This pit, 3.2 feet long by 1.4 feet broad, was 10 

 inches deep and extended well down into the hardpan. Its preserva- 

 tion was perfect, being cut in very hard yellow-clay hardpan filled 

 with black midden soil. 



Feature No. 12. — This was a post-mold pattern shown in figure 46. 

 This structure pattern was 3.3 feet above the hardpan and located as 

 shown on the base chart of Mound No. 2, figure 44. The structure 

 was approximately 25 feet square and contained Features Nos. 13, 14, 

 and 15, and Burials Nos. 1, 2, and 4. This structure pattern was well 

 defined. The floor was definite and showed evidence of fire in a 

 number of places, but no indication of a burned structure was found. 

 The molds were from 4 inches to 6 inches in diameter, usually shal- 

 low. On the north end the floor extended outward from the line of 

 molds for a distance of 5 feet. Plate 59 shows this pattern as the 

 inner row of three. In the plot of figure 46 those molds, indicated 

 by a cross, appeared only when the floor was being cleaned. They 

 were charted at this level, but probably belonged to a structure be- 



