Placer gold.
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During the Gold rush of '49, only the simplest kinds of tools were used. Generally these were made on location. This film shows the gold pan method, the rocker or cradle method, the long Tom method, and the sluice box method. Narration brings out the importance of placer mining on California's history and the use of certain terms used by the early miners.
Complete catalog record
Series: Pioneer life series
Dewey number: 622.34
Audience level: jh-sh Guide
Format/cost: 16-sl-sd-$30-$40
Distributors / rental: Audio-Film Libraries sd-sale apply; University of California sd-$1.50 rent $5; University of Illinois sd $1.50; Bell & Howell Company sd-$40 rent; Ohio Department of Education sd
Dewey number: 622.34
Audience level: jh-sh Guide
Format/cost: 16-sl-sd-$30-$40
Distributors / rental: Audio-Film Libraries sd-sale apply; University of California sd-$1.50 rent $5; University of Illinois sd $1.50; Bell & Howell Company sd-$40 rent; Ohio Department of Education sd
More in Pioneer Life Series
- New England Sea Community
- CANDLE MAKING 1940
- SPINNING WHEEL 1940
- PLACER GOLD 1941
- THE LOOM 1943
- Long Journey West: 1820 1960
- Northeast Farm Community. 1960
- Pioneer Spinning And Weaving 1960
- The Pioneer Blacksmith 1961
- The Pioneer Blacksmith 1962
- Pioneer Mill 1972
- Pioneer mill 1972
Sources
- Educational Film Guide 1946 — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description, catalog record
- Bell & Howell Filmosound Library Catalog of Educational Motion Pictures, 1942 — title, length, format, color, sound, genre, description
Record added 2026-07-02 14:42:46