REPORTS
Chronological
Index ~ Annotated Extracts from Historical and Archaeological Reports of the Fortress of
Louisbourg, 1959 - Present
Note:
[...] represent Krause
Annotations
J. Russell Harper,
A report of preliminary
archaeological investigations carried out in the summer of 1959 under contract
with the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Unpublished
Report AE 01 (Historic Sites Division, 1959) - Extracts
[72]
AREA
"B"
Town Block bounded by Rue Royale,
Rue St. Louis, Le Quay and Rue
Toulouse
[74]
AREA 1
"PALACE" OF THE ORDONNATEUR
OR INTENDANT ...
[75]
[Please
click on an image to enlarge it]
Figure 35:
"Palace" of the Ordonnateur or Intendant
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[82]
AREA B-1A
WESTERLY EXTENSION TO THE "PALACE"
BUILT TO CONTAIN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AND POSSIBLY THE GOAL
[92]
...
Test B-1A-4:
Excavation was made to locate the south-westerly corner of the westerly extension of
the Palace" ...
Exterior
stone masonry walls with the corner of the building were
located ...
Exterior:
An
unlined pit [Lot
H Latrine - Archaeology:
B-1A-4 ~ Archaeology: 2L10F, 2L10G] measuring
about 12' x 15' (Fig. 44D) and up to 5' deep is located to the west of the
corner of the building. It appears to
have been a kind of refuse pit for garbage from the building ...
A line of stones at a depth of 1 1/2' extends southerly from the south westerly corner of the building
... This marks the easterly edge of the refuse pit. They seem to mark the
location of a wooden fence [Lot H/I Fence - Archaeology: Possible Prévost
portion
of
the Lot H/I Fence - Archaeology: Prévost portion of 2L28-29-30Q22/ Archaeology:
2L28-29-30Q22], probably of a palisade type, which seems to be intended for the westerly edge of the
"Palace" property (as seen in Samuel Clough's sketchbook) ...
[94]
Figure
44d -
Area 1A - Test 4 [South West Corner of the Prévost Addition]
"Probable Wooden Fence or Palisade"
|
|
[To
the east: Prévost stone wall
with the northern remains of the possible Prévost portion of the Lot
H/I Fence - Archaeology: Prévost portion of 2L28-29-30Q22/ Archaeology:
2L28-29-30Q22
AND
To the west: Lot I Destouches Residence and Lot H Latrine
- Archaeology: B-1A-4 ~
Archaeology: 2L10F, 2L10G] |
[103]
AREA
B-1B
ORIGINAL "PALACE" AREA - RESTORED WALLS
[107]
AREA
B - 1D
NORTH-WEST RESTORED ROOM OF THE "PALLACE"[sic]
Test
B-1D-1
Surface
indications showed some structure built into the floor in the south-west corner
of the room. This was excavated and found to be a stone-lined pit [Lot G/H
Latrines - Archaeology: B-1B-1-5 ~ Lot G/H Latrines - Archaeology: 2L4E] measuring 4'3" x 9' x 2'3" deep (Fig. 49 A-C). In the north-west
corner of the pit an opening in the northerly wall 1'11" wide had a brick
vaulted arched roof leading out of the pit. This opening led to a soft passage,
evidently open during the French period ...
[117]
AREA B -
1C
COURTYARD TO THE REAR OF THE
MAIN "PALACE" BUILDING
...
Test
B-1C-2:
Excavation
was made to the west of the centre of the southerly wing of the
"Palace" where a loosely laid stone walk [Lot G Pavé - Archaeology B-1C-2 ~
Archaeology: 2L12T-2L12U - (Portion of
Lot
G Pavé -
Archaeology
B-1C-2 ~ Archaeology: 2L8B,C,E,F,H,I; 2L12G,N,T,U; 2L13G,N,U; 2L14G,N,U)]
was uncovered. This would seem to have extended out
into the courtyard to a width of 7' from the building wall, and to have been
edged on its westerly margin with carefully placed stones as a sort of retaining
wall ...
Well:
The De Mezy house plan [ND
7 and ND 7A] shows a well [Lot H Latrine/Cistern - Archaeology: 2L12V] in the courtyard. Most Louisbourg
wells are indicated by two concentric circles but this is more elaborately
designated with a square structure marked. A depression was excavated at the
point indicated a few years ago and a stone pit measuring 4' x 7' was excavated
to a depth of 6'. The stonework is in a crumbling condition. No artifacts were
found. The pit seems to be remains of the well [Lot H Well - Archaeology:
B-1C-1 ~ Archaeology: 2L13V] indicated, and a well is shown in
the Clough sketch at this point (Fig. 54E) ...[Note: Inexplicably, Harper
illustrated this well on Figure 35 in a position closer to the central well [Lot
H Well
- Archaeology: B-1C-1 ~ Archaeology: 2L13V] than to the DeMezy cistern [Lot H
Latrine/Cistern - Archaeology: 2L12V].
Consequently, his excavation has been sited as being at the central well
location.]
[121]
AREA B-1D
REAR OF "PALACE" BLDG
A 2' wide stone masonry wall base [Lot
F Fence
- Archaeology:
B-1D-1
~ Archaeology: 2L7A-E] is readily traceable along the westerly margin of Rue St. Louis extending south
from the south-east corner of the "Palace".
Test
B-1D-1
[B-1D-1]
Excavation showed the stone wall ... Wall remains only survive for about 6"
above the original ground level ... In the
southerly part of of the test excavation there is the remains of a pit loosely
filled with stones, brick and other debris. This is evidently a well [Lot F Well -
Archaeology: B-1D-1 ~
Archaeology: 2L7B,C] shown on certain of the French plans. Excavation of the
well was commenced but water almost to the surface made it impractical with the
time available.
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