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R         Washington County (Mo.).

392                  Motion picture, ca. 1936‑1940.

                                    One videocassette.

 

 

 

This is a film by Harry F. Blount of Potosi, concerning the barite industry in Washington County, Missouri.  Included are views of manual and mechanized mining methods, the refining proc­ess, and the standard of living of the miners and their families.  The film has been duplicated on ˝" videotape (VHS).

 

Introduction and Acknowledgement

 

Hand Mining Methods:

Opening pit and sinking shaft

Bringing ore up shaft by windlass

Rocking ore

Hauling ore by wagon and truck

Cleaning ore by hand

Abandoned mining tracts

Parade and demonstration in Potosi

 

Economic and Social Levels:

Miners’ cabins and families

Distribution of free flour

 

Mechanized Mining:

Power shovel and dump truck

Washing ore at mill

Waste ponds

Abandoned mine

 

Manufacturing Process:

Barite mill

Loading railroad cars

Screening ore

Sludge processing and collecting tanks

Bagging the finished product ‑- “Baroid” brand

 

Attempts Toward Readjustment:

Buildings

Views of grave of Moses Austin

 

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