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suspending bedding, clothing, and horse tack off the ground. As there is no way to accurately <br />date the features, other than by possible association with the cartridge casings that were found <br />on the site, it is difficult to definitively assign an age, or even cultural affiliation. In addition, <br />two cartridges from the late nineteenth century, evidence of modern activity on the site, were <br />found in the form of a 1950s vintage casing and an aluminum target arrow. It is likely, <br />however, that these features are affiliated with the early ammunition specimens. <br />Feature 1 consists of two standing aspen poles leaning against the east side of a live, <br />standing aspen support tree. The fact that there is no evidence of additional poles, that they <br />are of different lengths, and that their bases are at different distances from the support tree, <br />suggests that these were not part of a wickiup frame. The poles range in length from 5.9 to <br />6.7m, and from 11 to 13cm in mid-pole diameter. The upper end of the longest pole is <br />forked, with one branch of the fork resting on either side of the support tree trunk. <br />Feature 2, located 12m to the northeast of Feature 1, consists of two standing aspen <br />poles leaning against the south side of a live, standing aspen support tree. Their bases are at <br />different distances from the support tree—one of the poles standing nearly vertical—suggesting <br />that these were not part of a wickiup frame. The poles range in length from 6.5 to 8.0m, and <br />from 7 to 9.5cm in mid-pole diameter. The upper end of the longest pole extends to the <br />height of the upper branches of the support tree. <br />Feature 3, located 10m to the northeast of Feature 2, consists of one standing and four <br />collapsed aspen poles. The standing pole is leaning against the west side of a live, standing <br />aspen support tree. Four additional aspen poles, and two dead -fall trees, rest on the ground <br />surface to the east of the standing pole and two other standing aspen trees. It appears likely <br />that these poles were originally incorporated as leaner -poles into the structure of Feature 3, <br />however it is difficult to ascertain the nature or original position of the feature, as the <br />collapsed poles are oriented on the ground in various directions. Therefore, the possibility <br />exists that Feature 3 represents the remnants of a now collapsed wickiup. The poles range in <br />length from 5.3 to 7.0m, and from 6.5 to 12cm in mid-pole diameter. <br />Feature 4, located 7m to the northwest of Feature 3, consists of two fallen tree limbs <br />horizontally crossed by an additional wooden beam. The three limbs have been fastened <br />together with hemp rope. The feature appears to have been constructed while the tree was <br />still standing, and has since fallen over. It appears to be more modern, as indicated by the <br />condition of the rope. <br />Artifacts recovered from the site include three cartridge cases. These were identified <br />and described by Phil Born, and the following summarizes his analyses. <br />FS#1 is a modern cartridge case. It is one of the highly popular 30-06 cases. This <br />case bears the headstamp of "Super -X, 30-06 SPRG." The first 30-6 appeared in 1906 as a <br />new U.S. Government military rifle cartridge (Plate 2). It quickly became popular on the <br />25 <br />