All the evidence gained from the excavations . at Cattle Point points to the conclusion that this was not a permanently occupied site. Apparently, it was always a place of temporary habitation, attracting its population because of its natural resources in food supplies. The economic activities were concentrated on the rich supply of fish which the nearby salmon banks offered. Throughout the culture sequence at Cattle Point the remains of fish in the form of vertebrae and cheek bones are an important part of the animal inventory. In addition, the area abounded in Columbian black-tailed deer, which were greatly utilized by occupants of the sites during all phases. The use of shellfish probably did not enter into the culture pattern at the beginning. Whether this was due to the lack of behavior patterns involving the use of shellfish as food, or to the lack of a beach structure which would support a shellfish population, cannot be determined at present with certainty.