Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north-north central portion of planting area (Field no. 2). Cover crop plantings made and to be planted are to determine whether cover can be grown for eventual parennial vegetation plantings. Field borders are prairie hay mulched (3 tons per acre) and anchored with tandem discs. The tallest vegetation row is rye planted on 09-29-1966 and fertilized with 400 pounds per acre of 10-20-10 fertilizer. It was top dressed on 03-26-1967 with 50 pounds of nitrogen per acre. Summer cover crops are to be planted in the north portion of this filed. OK-2768-7.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east along south portion of planting area (Field no. 4). This cheat grass (Bromus spp [= species pluralis]) was planted and fertilized in four rows in late September 1966. OK-2767-6.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Filed 6 of field trial on slimes pond. This field consists of unmulched woody species of plantings. Note the seeding growth at this date. Trees received no fertilizer. OK-2768-14.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Grass seedlings were mulched with prairie hay that was hand spread following planting at the rate of 3 tons per acre and anchored with a tandem disc from March 15 - 17, 1967. This shows an adequate mulch cover, but demonstrates by the amount of loose hay on the surface that the tandem disc did not properly anchor this mulch. OK-2767-4.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east showing the southeast section of area. In the foreground are rows of sod-planted grasses. From right to left are rows of switchgrass, broomsedge, bluestem, American beachgrass and then one row divided among three grasses--blowout grass, plumegrass and giant reed. In the background are tree plantings (Field no. 6) unmulched with a mulch border next to snow fences. OK-2768-16.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Field # 6 of a field trial on Slimes Pond. This field is an unmulched woody species of plantings. Note the seedling growth at this date. The trees received no fertilizer. OK-2768-14.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing the southeast portion of the planting area (Field # 6). These are tree plantings without mulch. Borders of the area are mulched and the north border mulch strip was overseeded on March 16, 1967 to a grass mixture. Tree species are cedar, buttonwood, sycamore, cottonwood, black locust, sand bar willow, tamarix and Russian olive. Snow fences were installed to prevent sand from drifting into the study area. OK-2768-12.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing the southeast portion of the planting area (Field # 6). Thi sshows the mulched border along the east side of the unmulched tree plantings--this border was not seeded. Observations will be made on seedling establishement from vegetation along the border of the dam immediately south of the site. OK-2767-1.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. The view is facing east from the southwest portion of the planting area (field # 4). Intermediate wheatgrass planted in late September, 1966. The left row was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and the right row with 200 pounds of the same at planting time. OK-2767-5.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east showing the southeast section of the area. In the foreground are rows of sod-planted grasses. From right to left are rows of switchgrass, broomsedge, bluestem, American beachgrass and then one row divided among 3 grasses: blowout grass, plume grass, and giant reed. In the background are tree plantings (field # 6) unmulched with a mulch border next to snow fence. OK-2768-16.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north (Field # 2). Five rows of rye planted in late September 1966 to determine the possibility of growing cover for use in establishing perennial vegetation. The first row from the north was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at seeding time (September 29, 1966) with 50 pounds of nitrogen [N] top dressed on March 16, 1967. The second row was fertilized at 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time with 50 pounds of nitrogen [N] top dressed on March 16, 1967. The third row was fertilized at 400 pounds per acre at planting time (September 29, 1966). The fourth row was fertilized at 200 pounds (September 29, 1966). The fifth row (foreground) was planted in late September 1966. No fertilizer used. OK-2768-8.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing east along the south portion of planting areas (field # 4). This cheatgrass (Bromus app.) was planted and fertilized in four rows in late September, 1966. OK-2767-6.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing the north-northeast portion of area (field # 3). Tree planted in north-south rows and prairie hay mulched (3 tons per acre). Light mulch in foreground resulted from sand drifting before snow fences were completed. The trees were planted in February and March of 1967. OK-2768-9.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Grass seedlings were mulched with prairie hay as manually spread following planting, at the rate of 3 tons per acre and anchored with a tandem disc plow on March 15 – 17, 1967. This shows an adequate mulch cover, but demonstrates by the amount of loose hay on the surface that the tandem disc did not properly anchor this mulch. OK-2767-4.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. The view is facing east from the southwest portion of the planting area (field # 4). The three rows of rye were planted in late September, 1966 reflect difference in fertilizer application. The left row was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time, the center row with 200 pounds of the same and no fertilizer on the right row. OK-2767-10.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. . View facing north showing southeast portion of planting area (Field no. 6). Those are tree plantings without mulch. Borders of the area are mulched and the north border mulch strip was overseeded on 03-16-1967 to a grass mixture. Tree species are cedar, buttonbush, sycamore, cottonwood, black locust, sand bar willow, tamarix, and Russian Olive. Snow fences were installed to prevent sand drifting into the study area. OK-2768-12.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. . View facing east from southwest portion of planting area (Field no. 4). The three rows of rye planted in late September 1966 reflect differences in fertilizer application. The far left row used 600 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time. The center row used 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer on the right row. OK-2767-10.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north (Field no. 2). Five rows of rye planted in late September 1966 to determine possibility of growing cover for use in establishing perennial vegetation. The first row from the north was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at seeding time (09-29-1966) with 50 pounds of nitrogen top dressed on 03-16-1967. The second row was fertilized at 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time with 50 pounds of nitrogen top dressed on 03-16-1967. The third row was fertilized at 400 pounds per acre at planting time on 09-26-1966. The fourth row was fertilized at 200 pounds on 09-26-1966. The fifth row (foreground) was planted in late September 1966 with no fertilizer. OK-2768-8.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma, showing an active slime pond. The fine ground silica is being discharged in a water solution from a ten-inch diameter pipe. These large pools, generally 100 to 160 acres in size, are diked and used for discharging the fine material left after commercial minerals are removed. OK-2767-14.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma, here showing the drift effects of wind erosion from slime ponds. Drifts of silicas. They blow sand from the abandoned slimes pond, themseleves about 160 acres in size lying immediately to the east of the Central Mill. Plant materials plantings were made along the south side of this area in the fall and spring of 1966 - 1967. OK-2769-4.

Photograph of Claude Newland, SCS Soil Scientist, examines the field of E. T. McCollum, 2 ½ miles north of Vinita. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This field produced 6 ½ bushels of oats per acre in 1950. The oats had been overseeded with sericea lespedeza. The sericea was fertilized with 650 lbs. per acre of rock phosphate which was drilled into the soil. In 1962 the sericea was plowed up, 2 ½ tons of lime and 100 lbs. of 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre was applied and Greenfield Bermuda was planted. That fall the Bermuda was overseeded with vetch, rye and fescue and 125 lbs. of 10-20-10 fertilizer was applied. No fertilizer has been applied since that time. Estimated forage yield was 4 tons per acre in 1966."

Photograph of Joe Colley on the tractor and Ray Jacobs on the trailer harvesting King Ranch grass seed with an ensilage cutter. OK-3065-1.

Photograph of a chat pile, the rock waste remains after lead and zinc have been extracted from hard rock, during the grinding and flotation system. Note the erosion of the pile. This material covers some 5,000 acres in Ottawa County. Wind and water move this finely ground rock to adjacent areas. OK-2769-11.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing northwest corner of planting area (Field no. 1). On March 17, 1967, 30 rows of grass and legume species were planted east-west. Note flagmarkers. Also in the background is a broadcast grass mixture plot. Prarie hay mulch at the rate of 3 tons per acre was hand spread over the whole area immediately after planting and anchored with a tandem disc. seedbed was compacted with the rubber-tired tractor after mulching. Snow fences are to protect study area from sand drifting. OK-2768-6.