The excavation has been progressing rather uneventfully as of late. Our steadfast screener, Sam Schultz, has spent the last three days drawing blanks from his hours at the screen. A corroded bullet, an expanse of old cloth, a plethora of nails, and some old chicken and pig bones have been the only screen finds of note lately.
However, spectators have been steadily pouring in to come see the excavation site and learn about Butte's Chinese history. An archaeologist from Wolverhampton, England who is currently working on an Elizabethan era excavation back home stopped by to check out the dig and was very impressed. An old Butte miner also dropped in, and said that when he was a kid he would come to our exact same site and pick up old whiskey bottles to sell up the street.
All of the patrons have expressed a common sentiment that they wish the excavation would be able to continue until the site has been completely surveyed, and that they do not wish to see commercial development on such a historical property. Ideally, they would get their wish, but what the future holds for this patch of land remains a mystery as of now.

Max