Story of Copper, The - Mining R5 of 5

The Story of Copper - Mining R5 of 5 Title: “In stronger ground Rill Stoping is possible...” Miner drilling ceiling above planks as slide or chute. 01:08:09 Title: “From the crest of the Rill looking down toward the chutes.” Miners working beneath cribbing covering upper part of stope. 01:08:23 Title: “A Shaft Station - handling cars of ore & waste.” Men pushing filled cars into elevator & removing empty ones. 01:08:48 Title: “Many mines are very wet & require costly pumping machinery. A pumping station over half a mile deep...” Man lubricating large pump w/ open turning parts. 01:09:19 Title: “This Central Compressor Plant supplies air for drills...” View of large turbine-like room. 01:09:45 Title: “The largest tonnage operation...” Pan around enormous open pit Bingham Canyon copper mine, Utah w/ circling railroad tracks & ore trains. 01:10:51 Title: “The rock is hard...drilled by piston air drills.” Man standing on beam operating drill in hillside; men place dynamite, small explosion. Steam shovel working filling ore cars. 01:11:37 Title: “The ore contains about 1% copper...” Wall of pit mine w/ steam shovel as locomotive pulls loaded railroad cars. Pan over pit mine from middle of one side showing cuts on opposite side. Train of filled cars circlilng out of canyon to smelter. 01:14:34 Title: “Health, sanitation, & social welfare...at most copper mines. Typical club houses & social activities.” Men walking to large multistory building on gravel road; others leaving. Aother similiar. Int. w/ men in suits talking , reading; woman playing baby grand piano as other women listen, woman in coat enters. Large hall w/ couples dancing fox trot (?). Men shooting pole. Men bowling on two lanes. 01:15:40 Men w/o pads playing amateur tackle football w/ spectators standing watching. Teams playing basketball. Swimming pool w/ boys & girls diving, splashing, laughing. 01:16:09 Title: “A company bakery.” Baker looking into oven filled w/ loaves of bread; pulls out pizzas. Others cooking in large industrial kitchen; waitresses. 01:16:37 Title: “Company cows...” Milking barn & power milkers 01:16:52 Title: “A well-equipped hospital.” Ambulance arriving & backing in. Large building w/ people entering. Int. of surgery, operating room, w/ doctors & nurses. Ward w/ patients & nurse. Doctor enters & checks broken leg. The End. Heavy Industry; Laborers; 1920s; Natural Resources; Company Town; Environmental Destruction; Leisure; Recreation; 1928;