Here we see one of the methods employed in the search for gold, where water is scarce. We see the workmen using the water over and over again in the rocker until it becomes too thick with earth for further use. The scene is one of action, as the valuable character of the ground enables many to work profitably in close quarters. An interesting and instructive subject.
Watch the official Rocking Gold in the Klondike 1901 trailer in HD below.
United States 04 May 1901
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An early gold mining film by the Edison Manufacturing Company filmed in 1901.
In the Yukon a method of searching for gold where water is scarce. The water is reused in a rocker until it becomes too thick with earth. Source: Library and ...
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01 January 1901
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03 December 1901
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14 December 1901
James J. Jeffries throwing the medicine ball. An absolutely perfect picture of the champion heavyweight of the world.
16 November 1901
This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.
14 December 1901
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