A pistol?

This week Nicole cataloged a pistol, a whole opium pipe bowl, and the tiny medicine bottle made of clear glass with Chinese characters painted in gold on one side. She cataloged lots of other things as well, but those three items caught my eye as I walked through the mercantile where the cataloging is being done. Everything seems to be moving along smoothly. Renae comes in after school to wash and bag the artifacts, and Nicole is working during all of the hours the museum is open. There is just so much to be done that the visit from Priscilla Wegars will probably be put off until Spring. Yesterday, Mitzi came by to say that she would like to do one more small dig on a feature they uncovered just before her time ran out for digging in August. She believes that she can put together a small team of archaeologists to dig for three days later in September. That is really good news.

Harriet