Charles Scheel and myself began work this A.M. Plowzone removed and
potsherds etc., F. S. 400, were not too numerous in the plowzone. Also
in the plowzone were fragments of glass, bottles, chinaware and
crockery. At one time there was a house located some one hundred feet
from this square, and this possibly accounts for this disturbance. Also
in the plowzone at the south center of the square were found fragments
of a skull and fragments of a pottery vessel (this bone fragment listed
as Burial 40 and pottery fragments as F. S. 401, DD 4.4). The first
horizontal profile at DD 4.5 produced a general overall color, medium
dark brown.
At this point being mostly out of the present plowzone level there was
not the clear cut undisturbed Indian deposit. There was a considerable
amount of charcoal bits and a few pieces of burned clay showing in the
horizontal profile.
DD 4.5 to 5.0, potsherds, stone and bone, F. S. 402, for this level.
Burial 40 was evident in this level and was determined to be head to
north from other bone fragments found. Recent disturbance was again
noted in this level, the presence of a shotgun shell base, pieces of
glass, chinaware and nails. The nails were in excellent condition.
An unidentified soft red sandstone object shaped somewhat like a
boatstone, F. S. 403, DD 4.9, was found. An area to six feet north of
the SE stake running to one foot east of the SW stake appeared to be
undisturbed.
DD 5.0 to 5.5, NE corner at check for DD 5.5 appeared to be undisturbed
soil and nearing the color of the subsoil. Part of this level on west
side toward the south end of the square appeared to be recently
disturbed but not as deep as DD 5.5. Several charred poles appeared as
noted on horizontal profile at DD 5.5.
DD 5.5 to 6.0. The soil began to change to the color of the subsoil at
DD 6.0 in the NW corner. Further work revealed a fired clay floor, and
outline of same worked out as shown on horizontal profile (took
photographs).
The fired clay floor did not cover the entire outline of the house
pattern and where the fired floor was missing, there was evidence of its
having been there, this evidence was on the west part of the house.
Explanation of this evidence is due to the soil color—where a piece of
the fired floor was removed there was a pink or red color indicating
intense heat. The same color was found outside the area of the fired
floor as was noted under the piece of floor lifted. There was a definite
outline of the west edge of the fired floor and at the same level the
soil changed to subsoil west of the line indicating the floor area.
There were no postmolds to be seen. The soil color, as before mentioned,
is an orange to yellow or very light tan color and since this was built
atop the subsoil the postmolds should have been visible.
Evidently the debris had been removed if the house had burned, but there
was a small amount of charred poles sizes from .1 to .2 foot in diameter
at the northwest end of the pattern. The pattern at the west and north
sides was in a square arrangement. There was a depression in the fired
floor and associated with it was a pottery vessel, F. S. 406, and it was
complete except for the top part. Also in the depression was charcoal
but no ashes. The color of the depression indicated it was or had been
used as a fireplace, Feature 22. The west and northwest end of the
square indicated the house was square or rectangular in shape.