1872.
VICTORIA.'
REPORTS
OF THE • MINING SURVEYORS AND R,EGISTRARS).
QUARTER ENDING 31sT 'MARCH 1872.
PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PAl~LlAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.
ill! aut~oriti! ' JOlIN l!'ERll}·;S, GOVERNMENT rRlNTlm, lIELUQUIiN.!i;. ,.~. ~," ',. , '< • -.-~ ,
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.A.PPROXIMATE COST OF REPORTS. £, s. d. 12 10 0 ~ t Preparation, About 5 0 0 l"lthogl'''llhing, &C, 72 0 ,0 I:'rlntlnr ( 1250 copt ••) £89 10 0 Totul .. 'j
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~1' '.! INDEX.
Summary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ended 31st March 1872. Table showing the Yicld of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz raised during the Quarter in some of the Deepest Mines in Victoria; with Depth of the deepest Shafts, Levels, Cross-cuts, &c. , Estimated Yield of Gold and Quantity of Gold Exported during the Quarter ended 31at March 1872. Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &'0., crushed during the Quarter ended 31st March 1872. 'Number and Distribution of Miners on'the Goldfields of the Colony, 31st March 1872. , BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. rage Ballarat Central Division Mr. Harrie Wood, Mining Registrar 7, 16, 17, III Ballarat Southern Division Mr. J. F. Coleman, Mining Registrar... 7, 17, 21 Buninyong Division Mr. Robert M. Harvey, Mining Surveyor Bnd Registrar 7, 16, 17, 21 Smythesdale Division Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 17, 22 Creswick Division ... . Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7, 14, 16, 17, 22 Gordon Subdivision Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7, 17, 23 Steiglitz Subdivision Mr. O. W. Collins, Mining Registrar ... 8, 17, 23 Blackwood Division and Bine Mountain South Mr; John F. Hansen, Mining Registrar 8,17,23 Subdivision BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. Beechworth Division Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar 8, 17, 24
Yackandandah Division ••• I Mr. P. Wright, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 8, 17 Indigo Division .... Mr. R. Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 8, 18, 24 Buckland Division ... Mr. Lewis C. KincheJa, Mining Hegistrar 9, 16, 18, 25 Alexandra Subdivision Mr. W. G. Moon, Mining Registrar ... 9, 18, 25 Dry Creek Subdivision ..... Mr. Robert Pemberton, Mining Registrar 18, '26 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 9, 18, 26 Wood's Point Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. . 9, 16, 18, 26 Big River Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. . 9, 18, 27 Mitta-mitta Division Mr. Andrew Trench, Mining Registrar 18 Jamieson Subdivision Mr. H. C. Geneste, Mining Registrar ... 9, 18, 27
SAND HURST MINING DISTRICT. Sandhurst Division .•. Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Registrar 10, 14, 16, 18, 28 Kilmore Division Mr. James W. Osborn, Mining Registrar '" 10, 18, 28 Heathcote Division and Waranga South Sub-., Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 10, 14, 16, 18, 29 division Waranga North Subdivision ••• Mr. Henry B. Pitman, Minitlg Registrar ... 10, 14, 18, 29
MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. Maryborough 'Division ·Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., Mining Registrar 10, 14, 16, 18, 29 Amherst Division ...... Mr. Joseph Smith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 10, 14, 19, 30 Avoca Subdivision ... Mr. P. Simpson,.Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 10, 14, 19, 30 Dunolly and Tamagulla Divisions Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and.Registrar ... 11, 16, 19, 30 Korong Division Mr. Henry J. Hughes, Mining Registrar ...... 11, 18, 31 Redbank and St. Arnaud 'South Subdivisions Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ll, 14, 19, 31 St. Arnaud North Subdivision Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 14, 19, 31
CASTLE MAINE MINING DISTRICT. Castle maine Division Mr. Thos. L. Brown, Mi'ning Surveyor a~d Registrar ll, 19, 32 Fryer's Creek Division' Mr. Mark Amos, l1ining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 15, 19, 32 Hepburn Division ••• Mr. Thos. Hale, Mining Registrar 11, 15, 19, 33 Taradale and Kyneton·f!.ubdivision Mr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar ...... 12, 15, 19, 33 Tarrangower Division ... Mr. Robt. NankiveU, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12, 15, 19, 34 St. Andrew's Division Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12, 15, 19, 34 Blue Mountain North Sub~vision Mr. Graham McPherson, Mining Registrar 20,34
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ararat Division ..., Mr. Charles JaB. Wm.Russell, Mining Surveyor and Registrar '... .:...... 12, 20, S5 Pleasant Creek Division Mr. W. Crellin,Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 15, 20, 35 Barkly Division Mr. W. Crellin, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 20,35 Raglan Division Mr. Augustus Poeppel, Mining Registrar IS, 15, 20, 85
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.
Omeo Subdivision ... Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar... ••• ... 20,36 Mitchell River Subdivision Mr. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 20, 36 Boggy Creek Subdivision Mr. George Allen, Mining Registrar ...... •.. 13, 20 Crooked River Division Mr. James Travis, Mining Registrar ...... '" 13, 20, 36 Jericho Division Mr. R. J. Donaldson, Mining Registrar "... • .. 20, S6 Donnelly's Creek Division Mr. Arthur F. Walker, Mining Surveyor and Regbtrar ... 13, 20, 87 Stringer's Creek Division Mr. E. S. Guttcridge, Mining Registrar 13, 16, 20, 87 Russell'g Creek Division Mr. C. Gadd, Mining Uegistrar ... •.. 20,37 Bendoc Subdivision Mr. John Nichol, Mining Registrar... _ 13, 20, 37 Tarwin Subdivision Mr. E. W. Turner, Mining Surveyor and Regbtrar 13, 20, 38 Traralgon SubdiVision Mr. C. Denis, Mining Registrar 20 Lithograph.-S~ctioDs of the Port Phillip and Colontal Gold Mining Company'!, Mine, Clunes 22 A 2 eu:
GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR
TABLE SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE NUMBER OF .l\:fINERS EUPLC IN THE C Oompiled from tke Minin.rJ Surve1/o/'s and 1
Alluvial Qua.rtz lI1ACHINERY EMPLOYED IN ALLUVIAl Miners. lIliner••
Steam DISTRICT, DIVISION employed d· Total ing, Pum AND Number ~~rs. ------,-~ IIUBDIVISION
BALL!.RAT. CentrttJ Division " .. .. 4,8'/7 96 3,562 Southern Dl vision" .. • . 3,~ m 6;~ :: 1,073 9 187 Buninyong Division •• •• . • %0 '1£0 250 " 1,360 30 - 840 Smythesd"le Division .. ". 1,555 300 40 •. 1,895 64 1.400 Creswick Division • • .• •• 550 400 900 .. 1,950 13 328· Gordon Subdivision .• •• • • 23 15 132 .. 170 Steigtltz Subdivision.. •. •. 220 130 450 .. SOD Blackwood Division and Blue 250 300 ! 460 .. 1,010 Mountain SQuth Subdivision :~- --1----1'---,-.,.,..,- 7,S08 • 2,395. 2,932 .. 13,135 212 Totals •• ------1------
BEECH WORTH. Beechworth Division •• 1.183 960 108 2,251 25 270 6 15 5.2~ 3 Yack:andandah Division .• 280 III 146 557 1 5 2 Indigo Division •• •• 317 280 61 658 13 360 '39 io 250 Buckland Division . . •• 132 1,279 396 is 1,820 2 22 1,~ Alexandra Subdivision •• 380 40 210 630 5 96 'is i6 Dry Creek SubdiviBinn •• 70 90 160 340 Beoalm Subdivision.. . •. GAffney's GTe.k Subdivision "96 '\0 "70 25 '201 :: :: :: :: :: :: .. '220:: 'Vllod's Point Subdivision •• 247 20 135" 402 ...... •• .. 'i 300 .. Big River Subdivision •• llitta-mitta. Division* ~5 2~g Ig'4 iij~ :: .. ,. .. .. :: Ii:: 2,~g '3 Jamieson Subdivision .. .. _~ ~~_ .. i. 452.. I--i~ _._. _ 400 , ...... 3,m 3.187 1,448 42 7,788 46 755 19.. 63 35 49 10,710 8 Totals .. ------i- SAND HURST, . I ' IlandburBt Division...... 1,876 C50 4,808 21 7,155 31 500.... 140 10 56 .. .. KUmore Divisi"n ...... 46 2U 50.. 116 .. .' ...... Heatboote Division and Warnnga 235 40. MO 10 825 .. .. I" " 62 4 10 74; .. South Su b(livision W"",nga .North Subdivision .. 140 60 400 I "i 500 .. " .. .. 10 .. .. • , .. Total... .. " 2,297 770 15,59iI31'~ 31 500.... 212 14 55 ~ - ..- MARYDOROUGH.. ------I .------Maryborou.h Division .. .. 2,045 400 837.. 3,282 36 917.31.. 153 2. 6 5 .. Amherst Division...... 586 70, 70 •• 726 18 321 22.. 90 14 17 80 .. Avoca subdivision .. .. " . 697 1,787 43 • 2,527 10 263 1 8.. 71 9 19 .32 .. nunoIly and 'l'arnagulln Divisions 342 587 515 21 1,465 2 25 I'" .. 82 23 8 .. .. Knrollg Division ...... ' 1,440 500 200 .• 2,140 2 30.... 17 1~ 8 .. .. Redbank and St. Arnaud South 316' 112 44.. 502 1 16 2.. I 14 2 1 9 .. SuhdivisiOlIS
St. Arnaud North Subdivision.. 68 97 101 266 10 1 6 Totllls...... 5,524 3,563 -jjiiJ ~~ I~i~ 1:~72 1~,~i443:-i- ~~ l:-rn ~
CA.STLE~rA.INE. Castlemaine Division • • ' MIl 4SO 635,. • 1.655 5 SO 134 6 S 100 120 6 15 300 ~';rp~:~n~1)i~i~'~~sio~ :: '.: 1'~~8 l.g~ ~~r!: : ~:~~~ I ~ i~ 51 8 50 252 Taradale anu KynetcnSubdivision 337 215 329.. 881 5 101 24 5 3 20 Tarmngnwer D;vision • . . • 263 255 379 . . 897 ,2 20 •• I .4~ 19 St. Andrew's Division .. .. 146 130 155.. 431 1 10 '6 .. 100 Blue lI10untain North Subdivision 1__ 9.:.4_1_--;;-;_;-;;;;;;-_8_11-~ _··_i __I41__ , ___I_ .___ I0_ _·_· ,~._._. __ ~. __"_: __"_ .. I 1 Totals...... 3,370 .,,"~ 2.663.. 8,776 27 452 7 2 379 1 31 76 791 ,-. --1--.------
ARARAT. :11 \ m .:: I,! ':: l'3 ::1 250 t~45 .. .. i:g~~295 2!' ~~36 .I~':.. " 161~ 2.. 40~~ .. .. 270 300 12.. 582 3 34.." 39 10 1 .. " 1---.1---·:----\---1 --1---1·--11-- 1-- Totals .. _1,3_1_5 , __980_ ~ _ .• _ ~I~!~ -"- -'-' 00 16 .-=- _1_0_1 1_ GIPPSLAND. Omeo Subdivision" .. •• 112 425 80.. 617 .. I...... 300 .. Mitchell River and Boggy Creek 180 120 17.. 317 .. I...... •• .. .. 100 .. . Subdivisions • , Crooked River Division ., Jericho Division .. H Donnelly's (."Teek Division •. :: 2~~ l~g 1~ :: i ~r~ .:.:: I' ..... :: :: :: ::, '.. : :.': ~i~:: Stringer's Creek DiVision •• :: ,.Il 1 . .... "6 .: .: 200:: Russell's Creek Division •• ~~ ~:: ~ Henline Subdivision.. •• :: 1~ "65 fo:: m .. i .. 1 :::: :: .. .." 80 .. Tal'win Subdivision .. •• .. 295 "142 .. 337 .. " .. 8,4218 Tra.ralgon Subdivision _ •• .. 1~20.. 8 28...... I.... 1. _I ,1--1---1- Total. .. .. --=:~ ~ 1,047 _ .._~I __·_· -'i--·-·-· ': __'_'_1 __'_' 14 I 4 . 2 1.949 • GRAND TOTA.LS"". •• .. 124.755 14,399/16.378 94 55.6241 396 9,768 -I 319 SO I~I~ ';-1 15•421 1-
Ofiice of· Mines, MelbourD~~ 30th .April 1872. ,No. 23. :UARTER ENDED 31st MARCH 1872.
MACHINERY IN USE AND ITS VALUE, ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS VICTORIA. )Orts for the Quarter enileil.31st March 1872.
MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN QUARTZ MINING,
Number Number of of Price of Gold .. 8!:~':fiit" III J Approximate Square distinct per ounce~ Winding, Pumping, «I • Value Mile. of Quartz ~ ~ ~ ~.~ ~ I)B '. of Auriferous Reefs l j'" Crushing, fic, ,S '" <1 ~ :a:5! al . ~ " :r Miniug actually - I • _ U -1\1 ~ 0... . :;:; .!3:m Plaut. . proved ~ • I • ra ~., a i~ .' ~ ~ a~ ~ lj to be. upon. Alll'iferous. __--, __ _ 1-: :il "~l!'~'" ~,::; ,,; i "2i'm~ ::;);i>l I>~ ... i ~'i' -~~ "''' ~ I. ~·E.'S':' .~ ... ~:J ; It _;_~_I·_,!__ +-j-!-+l_:§_~~-I,-J-i-f-· II ~~~~ ~ ,~ 1:_~.:..1"'--1' ____I ____ I ____ I-_From ____ T_o_ , £ £s,d. £.,d. 8 34 738' 410 . 1 11 '.. 221,970 38 24 4 1 0 4 2 6 2 5 85 40 14 280 102 :i I':: ,~ :~ :: ~~:~~ 1: u t g gil ~ g io 'i 3 10 .23 29.000 15 11 4 0 0 4 0 3 5 1 33 1,018 'i 240 '3 'i 112.000 12 15 400400 9 181 11 2 9,435 3~ 19 3 18 0 4 '0 0 10 269 58 3 'j 19.300 43 68 3 19 0 4 0 0 21 409 267 ii 13 41.000 ~ 28 3 17 0 3 18 6 ~--I-----I----I'-'------c:-I----I----I----I 15 12, 129 3,056 1 1,211 20 11 44 9 2- M. "". - 136 192 ___' ___1----1--- ______. __I_-v-vv.-~v-I-----I----1
1 99 4 72 .. 5 .. .. 52,850 41 92 3 18 6 4 1 0 1 87 2 63 -11 •• z .. 13,315 12 80 311 0 400 5 4.0 0 4 0 6 19 2~ _ is J\l :: :: ~ :6: .:: ~~~ 6~! :Jf 316 6 31S 6 10 120 .. 84.. .. 5 3 .. 26,495 28 57 316 6 4 1 0 1 8 .. 8...... 5,000 3. ' 316 0 410 '1 3 '0 () 3 iii 6 8 ~1~ ii ~~ :~ :~ :i' :: :j ~~:§~3 ~1 it 2 18 6 316 6 5 52 •. 42...... 10,764 38 13 '312 6 311 6 3 5 0 312 0 :: 's '18 'j '71 .. ..- .. "," 2,603,' f 2~ 316 6 318 0 _:_: __5_ ._--::-:--_14__ __9_68_ _' _42__ 11_ 1,105~ 1,--'-1'-I-l-';-I-'-;-I'-::-'~- 2:::~ _!,_~~-~_-..;.-_-_ 1__ 18_ 9__ r 1 1 1
! II 302 140 2,470 1,306 4 Zl2 248 '22 318 SI8 3 318 .3 3 28 '2 31 27 126 315 0 318 0 17 244 135 iil Iii 81 166 316 0 4 1 i!
8 159 68 •• I' .. 17,000 1~ 101 31503160
302 1!~ 2,901 2. 1,540 4 222 452,870 14O~ ---I--'i---;-II----1--- 1 i 36 4 22 492 171 27 22 105,837 5 143 319 0 4 010 S 100 50 8 8 30,028 6 45 318 0 319 6 iii 'i 3 44 22 2 2 318 0 400 41 681 265 35 16 U~ 1~ 319 6 4 0 3 iii 15 330 120 . 12 4 16 50 310 0 4· 1 6 4 15 Z8 2 1 'j 7,733· 11! 26 311 6 400 14 301 94 .... 14 16 _ 24,878 i 1 65 3 18 0 4 0 .3 -58-'-5-.1---"'-101--1--2-,0-29--1--.. -11-7=5-'-0 1--.--:-,--:.- 100 69 ·-1---- 267,891 78' 0 525 ---1---,- ----1--- --1---1- --.I----I---!
.. .. 36 610 .. 256 2 34 41 61,$0 llt' 104 317 6 S11 9 6 11 317 6 318 0 'j '3 51 31 82 83 316 6 319 0 ~~ 'i ~f ~~~ :: ~~ 60 6jOj',119i5 Z8! II 32 \ 54 25 S 17 6 319 6 i6 :: U ~~ :: b4 _I :: 66 1S 21~2 n 311 6 319 3 .. .. 13 134.. 16 .. i 10, 69 4 0 0 4 2 6 .... 2 25 .. S ' .. i 2, 4 3 17 0 318 0 ---I--I-:--:c:c------1-----1----'--;..,---- ~ 1 1~!_2_.1_90 I __'_' __ I_.1_ 79__ _3_ _--3- 182 185 256,383 166! 390 __ 1 i -I~! 317 6 318 6 3 12 6 4 1 3 3 18 0 318 0 ~! .. < ~ I ~t~ I ~~ ~~! -~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ;~ ;~!~ i 1 318 6 318 6 1 88 1--.--:- -3-9- -1-=,O-:u-i--4ii8 --'--:- I~ 10 -2:- ·--IZ...:3.-1SS--;--B2!....::...-I---- ' I 73 -----i----I------1------1--....:...... -1-....:...... :...-·1---1
1 17 •. 15...... 4,600 9 19 3 10 0 317 II 2 22 .. 17...... 2,000 Z3 18 3 7 0 317 6 11 149 1 132 , ...... 1 33,720 49. 343 312 0 318 0 ~ ~ 3 ~.. :: •..•. •.•• .,.. 18,672 Z3 3Ci .3 0 0 314 6 'i" 9.775 6 16 .3 8 0 316 0 312 0 316 6 .. .. lZ ~~ 2 1~ .~ :: '2 .. :: ~:~ ~~ U 310 0 316 0 310 0 316 6 ::'i t ag .~ ~:: :: ~ :~:: 4'~~3 ~ 1~ 315 9 315 9 1 S15 0 316 6 .. ,+ -..,.~~-+-~..,.·1--i--~:-~- --~-'- --'~- --::- -'-~- --'-~-1--i-'--I-44,61-605--'I--1-5~--'--- 471- 1 1 1 5-63-1~ -7-19-.-1-- - ,-542-- --61.....,-.'-6-.71-7- -; -1-5-~j~ -s-I--';""'--I--,OO-6.t-+-S-,15l-- 13 1 I· - be mGt return hlIII been adopted. R. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretary for Mines, ! TAB L~lfE , \\: . . . SHOWING- THE YIELD OF GOLD FROM CER'rAIN PARCELS OF QUARTZ RAISED DVRING ~lE QUA,RTER IN SO]\'IE OF THE DEEPEST MINES IN . VIC'l'ORIA, WITH THE DEPTH OF THE 'DEEPEST SHAFTS WHIOH ARE NOW BEING SUNK, QR THi SINKING OF ~HICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN ST'OPPEl?, ETC . . I (Compiled from Returns made by 'the Mining Surveyors and' Regisr.ars for tlte Quarte1' ended ,31st jJ:[arch 1872.) . ~"I , . Depth of Depth of Depth \ Deptb at Dip of the tile the the Average Width , NA:I!E OF REEF. of deepest REMARKS. which Quantity Yield of Gold Reef. Na';IE 0],' COMPANY. deepest DISTRIC'f, DIVISION, CrUShed. of.tIle Reef Sbaft. Vevel. Cross-eut. OF COMPANY. NAME OF REEF. the Quartz per Ton. UD NAME was got. SUBDIVISION. ,-,-,~ ---I~------}'eet. Ft. in. Feet. Feet• .I Feet. Tons. ozs. dwts. gn., E.30' :N~ 10° E. nlackHill Black Hill ,. 100 100 100 3 o 6 BALLaRaT. .. 100 1,561 o 14 IIo~)G\Ycll Staffordshire '395 260 Black Hill .. 8 7 o 0 BlackHiil .. 50 200 o 5 E.34" !N.'4 E. ~~o I Central DivIsion •• •• •. .. ' Stafford8hire .. 2 9 I , Hopewell 2,580 o I .. Southern Divi8ion • • •• .. . •• ! Hiscock's •• .. ! 130 to 2<]0 lmperial. • 2 W.50' IN.i;~E. ;>;ortll Clunes 954 790 H .. . t~2~: Buuinyong Division •• 12,0;;6 o 12 13 o i W.20· norse .. 724 Smytbesdn,le I?ivision •• ... • . Clune. ., :: I 240 t~ 690 4 23 67 o New No;ih Clun~~ 2,147 o W,' , !i. and 8. Alhion •• o. 866 855 Creswick Divi~ion •• • .. .. • Lenrmontb's .. 'I 400 to 600 o 8 16 Egerton.. •• •• 600 572 1 :;uitan .• 400 412 400 Gordon 8ubdivL-,lon •• •• + * Portuguese •• o 16 I , .. Albion •• .. 100 80 I Stciglitz 8ubdivisiOl~ ~. ., '., •• Blackwood Division and Blue :Il.oulltaln !\1oming Star .. I' South Subdivision HOl1leward-bound Homeward.. bound 400 400 , BEEcrrivORTH. 1 9 2 N.W. 100 'Ii, o 7 0 Wallaby.. .. 21l(J 3:g 1~: ijnited C~nsols :: West's' 830 290 290 Beechworth J)lvlslon Bigelow and Co .•• :: I Hon;;ward-b~~nd 390 o 5 12 I" W. llapDY Valley .. New 440 at this depth fonr reefs have united' 13 15 4 Yackandandnh Division United Consols ~. .• ' 'Vest's .• 250 to425, 330 \, 1,388 o thickness of stone from to 15 feet. ' Indigo Division ... ,Happy Valley .. Happy Valley Albert .. Lucky ,400 Buckla.nd DivisIon •. 300 12 o 13 2 Lucky These a.re "blind 1) shaf~ sunk from albert .. N.E. 70~ Homeward"bound 250 360 360 Alexandra. SubdIvision .. o 1. 25 35 to 40 0 tunnels. .. 250 ' 500 12 to 14 0 S.W.8~o Franklin .• 300 J Dry Creek Subdivision Homeward. bOllnd 80 o 'll 17 (iaffney's Creek Snbdivlsion Victoriu. •• Franklin .• 360 I Jlranktin 200 1,000 106 'Vood's Poiut Subdivision Warner's .. Goid struck in this shaft. Reef 3 feet In •• ! Luck's~o.ll 20 0 E. 300 Big Riv~r Subdivision .... I all I 12 16 ~ width. BUfs :: 380 lI!!eta-mitta Division .• Gleeson's San~l: ~Jamieson Subdivision .• 1
N.30' f. 20' E. Cnllmann and TacCh! •• WetheraJ 752 720 16 22 4 0 BaNDHURST. 640 to 720 i,601 o 34'W. Great Extended Hustler's Hustler's 610 600 600 Wetlteral o 9 7 20 0 r· Collman and '1:ncohl ' • 400 to 600 5,160 15 0 Great Extended Hustler's .. Hustler's 2,686 8 12 10 Hustler's .. \,259 to 500 Sandhurst Division .• {I Greut Extended Hustler's .. I .. .. Trihute /' CosterQcld Costerfieid .. 420 420 420 .. .. I. .. 10 4 .. , 320 to 420. 378 o Kilmore DiYi;3ion o. ~ ., ... Costerfield . , Heathcote Division and Wal'anga South C~ster:t1eid I .. Subdivision I .. I .. 'Warang .. North Subdivision.. .. ! j ! :\f11Yiner's ~farincrJs .• 680 650 MaRYBOROUGli. A. .W~ 70' F0rbach White-horse .• ~70 270 270 2 10 270 150 o MtJybOl'OUgh Division.. .• .. White-horse:" Uuitcll p~verty :: Poverty 530 535 Amherst Division •. •• •. Forbad, " I 6 23 320 445 AYoca Subdivision.. .• •• .. Poverty' ISO United Poverty .• 4 6 W.45' !N,W. Oxonian 330 330 Dunolly ~aud Tam.gulla Divisions •• 507 014 3 l{orong Division . . • • •• Oxonian 0 IUsing Stir Rising Star .. 406 400 400 New IsiS 5 t06 0 W.90· ~. ,25 ,V. Uedbank and St. Arnaud South Subdivi- 912 siOllS Rising Star .. i St, Arnaud North Subdivision •• ., I Rising star I 405 CAS'fLEMADlE, I 375 lOS 18 E.84' ,I4'W. Wattle Gully 200 8 12 The ievel is driven from a "bllnd" shaft, w.lker 200 700 o 8.15° • is' E. Korth Cornish • ~ Cornish 345 360 CMtlemaino Division .• • . .. \ Small and Co. Cattle's 4,534 o 5 22 .. Fryers Creek Division •• Cornish I; 12 .lEO Cornish .• 250 196to 380 \', 793 o fEf~gleh~;~k Unio·~ Eaglehawk " 470 460 Hepburn Division •• .. '. :: 1 5~0 530 Glengo1Ulel' o 14 8 t GI'(l-4t 'Ve~te·rll .4 Beehive MO 'l'aradale and Kyneton Subdivi.slon 460 689 'xickenson and Co .. Oram's 230 230 Eaglehawk. ynioll •. \' Englebawk .. i 9 I 'l'arrangower Division •• .• 180 599 (Jora. Linu Aima 103 :: Nos•• ~and2:: Bt, andrew's DIYision .. ., Union Dlue Mountain North SubdiV'isioll
\ Kllngfll'OO •• Campbell's •• 570 670 I ,I 4 19 880 S70 200 ' :ExtelH.lud Cross }teef Cross ARaIlAT. ~ Campbell's .. :3 to 14' 0 N.W. 4.: to 25;) 47° E •. J }'lat reef, very irregular. North Star .. .. - ~~030\) i 4,468 1 19 23 $t 14 0 N.'V.4&to25°,47"I':~ tn;wn Cross •. Cross SOO 190 Anu'at~Divisiou Cross nnd Flat 2,650 100 South Scotcbman's ., _ • Scotehman's .• 800 500 p.I.easaut Creek Cross !{eel; . Cross and Flat' 500 19 1 ·.·~I'I' Oriental...... 500 928 o No.9 North Scotchma.u's.,. Scotchman';r ... i": ~: ", '.'~:.. .~ w •• .0 •• Barkh' Division Rngl!", DIvision (
GIPPSLAND. Tubal Cain Tubal Cain .. 160 160 .. \)91 100 170 Omeo Subdlvislon ., .. :. Gnod Hope Good Hope " 660' 500 620 Mitchell River and Boggy Cl'eek 8ubdlv!- S~n8 of l!~;eedoih .; o 8 N.70' 570 to 620 330 I 13 18 EldDl'mlo Eldorado .. 280 ~ 280 , 2ijO, sions ~ Good Hope .• Good Hope " Oolden Key Golden Key •• 112 , Crooked River Divisioll •• . . • L1)Ilg' Tunnel Cohen's •• 331 '243 323 "At ~2lileet in deptll the reef continneswell Jericho Division ., •. ., .. defined, and contains very good gOld." . Donnelly's Creck Diyision ' . • . Long Tunnel ' •• I. Cohen'S Stringer's Creek Division ., •• 140 140 140 Russell's Creek Dlvlslon Rising ~un j Bendoc Su1.Jdh·ision ..... African .. Tarwin Subdivisiou .. Traralgon Subdivision
~. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretary for Mines. Office of Mine~, Melbourne, 3Qth April 1872;
No. 28,' ESTIMATED YIELD OF GOLD AND QUANTITY OF GOLD EXPORTED.
FROM information obtained from Gold Buyers, and others by the Mining Surveyors and Mining Registrars, the TOTAL QUANTITlES OF GOLD got respectively from ALLUVIUMS and QUARTZ REEFS are as follow:-
AlluvIal. Quartz. Total.
oz. awl. oz. dwt. oz. dwt. Quarter ended 31st March IS72 ...... 171,S51 10 164,670 S 336,521 IS
THE QUANTITY OF GOLD, the produce of this Colony, EXPORTED, according to Returns furnished by order of the Honorable the Commissionel' of Trade and Customs, ~is as follows :-
oz. dwt. Quarter ended 31s~ March IS72 ~9S,131 10
SUMMARY.
THE following information has been obtained relative to the QUANTITY OF QUARTZ and QUARTZ TAILINGS, CEMENT, and MULLOcK'Crushed, and PY~ITES and BLANKKTINGS operated on, during the Quarter, and , the GOLD obtained therefrom :-
MINING DISTRICTS. Quantity Crushed. Average Yield of Tot"l Yield of Gold from , Gold per Ton. Quartz, &c., Crushed.
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Quartz. tons ewt. qr. oz. d,vt. gr. oz. dwt. gr, ~ Ballarat ...... 70,493 0 0 0 6 5'25 21,919 2 7 Beechworth ...... 17,166 10 0 0 9 f)'S3 S,21O 15 S Sandhurst ...... -.. , 51,721, 10 0 0 17 22'13 46,348 0 IS Maryborough ...... , 6.066 10 0 0 13 15',77 4,142 10 17 Castlemaino '" ...... n • " . ... 28,765 0 0 0 9 0'30 12,962 4 17 Ararat ...... 15,Sf)0 14 0 1 0 9'91 16,177 19 7 Gippsland ...... " .. . 8,291 0 0 I 8 /0'49 I ~,788 12 8 ------,------Total Quartz ... -... 198,954 4 0 0 12 0'25 121,549 5 10 '" ------Quartz Tailings, Cement, and MtdlocR. ------Ballarat ...... ," ...... 120 0 0 0 Ii 8'10 32 0 12 Beechworth ... '" ...... Sandhurst ...... , ...... 21,686 0 0 0 2 16'86 2,908 0 16 Maryborough ...... " ...... 2,251 0 0 0 2 9'05 267 11 0 Castlemaine ...... 4,091 15 0 0 2 4'04 443 13 4 Ararat ... , ...... 4~356 0 0 5 3'72 1,122 16 12 Gippsland ...... ° ...... i ------Total Quartz Tailings, Cement, &c. ... ! 32,504 15 0 0 2 22'49 4,774 1 20 Pyrites and Blanketings operated on. Ballarat ...... '" .,.. "" ...... 414 10 0 3 1 15'17 1,277 6 12 Beechworth ...... 'I •• , ...... 96 5 0 1 0 23'75 125 I 12 Sandhurst ...... '" 39'6 0 2 15 12'72 1,099 10 0 Maryborough ...... 108 10° 0, I 2 20'76 124 0 21 C:tstlemaine '" ...... '" ...... Ararat ...... Gippsland ...... 137 10 0 3 10 8'90 483 16 0 Total Pyrites and Blanketiugs ... 1,152 15 0 2 13 22'88 3,109 14 21
NOTE.-Thls Summary noes not show the total qURntities of quart~, &c., crushed or operated ell, but only the yield of certalu erusnings, &c, respecting which the lI1ining Surveyors find Registrars hoye IJeen ahle to obtain Informntlon. Owing to tile circumstance that mnny of the muchin •• owners fire unable to give. or ure precluded from giving infol'maff(ln, it 1:" impossible to get complete returns from everY district· nnd ill conSidering tbe relative Importance of each district, as regards qu~rtz Illinillll, ~c" tlte inble~ rel~tinJ to !llaclllllel1 ~bould be examIned'and comp;red, ;R. BROUGH SMYTH, Office of Mines, Secret;ary for Minel!' Melbourne, 30th April 1872. 1 ~ .. I, . ,: ' ~. ~{. r ',' ~I r i ,. 'I • MINING SURV'EYORS AND, REGISTRARS: : RETURNS . . :. .. .1 " " ; ., 1,1 .p
~ .. ' ~.::' I.'" , ~Q:U#tTZ. ~ 1/~';1~ : l.~~~ f." .~. j ~~:t..~: 1'. . ':. '. I ~ I r (,: • . THE following,jnformation has been,obtained from Returns made by,the MiniDg Surveyors and RegIstrars relative to the QUANTITY 'OF :·QUARTZ Crushed, in 'the several Divisions and Subdivisions 'of each Mining District during the Quai-fer,' and the"G6t;b obtained therefrom:- • 1 1 "1. ., ~, t· '. .' t • • ..... Division and Subdivision, Avero.ge Total Yield of . Renl~rk's relatlve to tho and Where Quartz was obtained, Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Depth at whicb the Name of Company, per Ton, Gold, Quartz was.~btained, &e, ------'------'---'------~.- --' -.--'--, ----_.,------:.f.1. ' ~. '.:a,\ ; t ~!, .! \ (. I t~, ,'. "tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. ~gr; oz~ ,'dwt, gr.
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: BALLARA'T MINING DISTRICt-f. "-'j:' CENTRli DIVISION, Temperance )1,',1'iU,... Li~tle Bendigo' - 1,625 0 0 o 5 '12'92 450 0 0 550 to 650 feet Band of Hope ... .., L~ttle Bendigo 1,080 0 0 o 3 0,' 162 0 0 Tunnel ... l.;,i.: ... Li~tle BeDdij~o' ... 455 0 0 o 3 1~'39 ,80 b 0 50 feet Evening Star... ." Lj~,~le B~ndigo ." · 500 0 0 o 8 0 . " 200' 0 .0 200 feet Black Hill .. ' Black HIll .. ,', .f;56 I 0 0 o 14 3'70 '1,10~~ If 21 1'00 feet Two-ton .:~ ••. ·nia·ck Hijl , .~.; ~ 4'00 0 o· o 2 0' _ (40 0 0 Britannia ... ,.. Specimen Gully : '564 0 0 o 4 12'72' 127'-15 3 125 feet Endeavor .. , ... Specimen Gully 1,000 0 0 o 4 14'40 230 0 0 150 to 20.0 feet Llanberris .... •.. ; qum-ttee.;Flat!, 2,~2~ 0 0 o 2, 8;44 332 14 0 15.0 feet Llanberris, 'for others i ... 597 Ii 0 o Ii '0'40 179 12 0 Queen Victoria ...... Canadian Hill ". 2,250 0 0 o 3 0 337 10 0 220 ·feet Majestic .. , .. , Black Hill .. , 800 0 0 o 4 0 160 '0 0 20.0 feet Mount Clear... .., White-horse Ranges 92 0 0 o 8 0 36 16 0 12.0 feet Mount Clear, for Macnamara 140 0 0 .0 8 21'94 62 8 0 130 feet Countess '" .. . Speci;;;enGuli¥ 'r f,040 0' b o 3 ,l
CRESWICK DivisIoN,; ~ ;'>, ! '.;0"(
Port Phillip ,,;,;,,' ... qunes .Reefs 15,658 0 o 0 4, 4',O~ ,.3,26:l :l o 30 to 690 feet New North Clunes ... , Clunes 'Reefs 12,656 0 o 0 12 ljl',50 I' 7,97.9 .. 14 12 240 to 790 feet South Clunes -:..... : .... Clunes tHeefs :: 3,931 0 o 0 4 5:6.1. __ 832. 3 0 172 to 390 feet Lothair... .., .... ;.' .. ,1, .. , .. , 2,218 Q o 0 8 15'08 956 1's 0 282 to 364 feet Shaw and party... •.. I Springhill-Reef .. , u44 0 o 0 111N2. ".251:1 0 2.0 to 30 feet Hogins and party .. ,. Springhill.Reef ... . 10 .. .0 o 0 5 20:40 2 1'8 12 20 to 30 feet Parslow and party Armagh Reef... .., 38 0 o 0 7 18'94 14 16 0 10 feet Little and party '.. , j ~'rrnagh Reef .:', • , ... • 18 0 o 0 3·19'33 3 8 12 10 feet Dungey and party .. , -Frenchman's Reef .. , -' 1'1"0 o 0 6 2'18 3 7 0 Surface Meek and party .. , .. , Frenchman's Ueef ••. 16 .0 o 0 2 3'75 1 14 12 40 feet Waterman and party" ... Sulky Gully Ueefs ... , ',82 0 '0 '6.12·;·8:48! "'50 13 0 20 to 60 feet· Bradshaw and party .. , SLllky G-ully'Re'efs ... ~'52 0 ·0 0.4 'Ooll .. ··10 8 6 20 feet " Stevenson and party ... C,)bble~'s Gully Reef .. , ::: 28 0 ·0 0 4 12'4'2 "'6 6 12 30 feet Marks and party· .. , George's'Reef' , .'.. ~c 37 .0 ,0 0\; 4 ·il·9\' , ". '7 12 12 Surface \ Rogers and party ... Church: Hill, Creswick ... 2 0 o 1'.8' 9 . "2 16 18 ------'-'--''------ITotal,:.' 34,801 0 0 "0' 7 13'13 13,132 12 0 _:_0___ :_. GORDON SUllDIVISION, ------,,------Egerton ''''' ... .. , Monnt Egerton' ( ! ••. 2;747 0 0 .0 4 23'57 684 6 0 400 to 600 feet Black-horse .. , .. ' Mount Egerton· j .. , 452 0 0 o 2 23'15 '67 0 0 480 to 560 feet, Parker's Extended .. , Gordon . . ... 50 0 0 o 0 14"88 ,1 11 0 260 feet" ,... Summer Hill .. , , .• Gordon ,., 2.00 0 0 o 4 4'80' ,42' 0 0 8.0 feet •. ,: ,;. ",' Shamrock and Thi&tle ." Moorabool' .... , · '3t· 0 0 o 17 12 27 2 12 25 feet I t. --,-, -. --,-- ---. -,,-,- ---'-- I... 3,480 Q '0 0 417'37 8211912 -----..... ~--._. ,___ ... ___ ._ .. _ ... -.-1- .. - ...... ,- ... __ ._ .. _ .... ___. ___ ._. __ . _._ ..... __ ' .... _~._ 8
QUANTITY of QUA.RTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.
Division and Subdivision, ' A. veraile I, . Remarks relative to the and Where Quartz was obtained. QlInrtz. Orushed. Yield of Gold Total Yield 01 Depth at wllich the per Ton. Gold., - ·Name 01 Oompnny. Quartz was Obtained, &c. tons cwt. qr. oz! dwl. gr. oz. dwt. gr. STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION. - Albion ••• ...... Portuguese Reef ... ,572 0' 0 0 8 16'11 248 0 0 600 feet Britannia ...... Junction Reef ... 38 0 0 0 15 18'94 30 0 0 190 feet Native, You th ...... A I Reef- ...... 70 0 0 3 8 13'7\ 240 0 '0 160 feet 4 Tam-o' -Shanter ...... Hteiglitz ... '" 68 0 0 0 0 272 0 0 220 feet Holscher's claim ...... Stony Rises ...... l3S 0 0 1 0 0 138 0 0 -- Total .•• ... 886 0 0 I o 22'75 92S 0 0 BLACKWOOD DIVISION .AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH SUBDIVISION. Cosmo ...... Snake Gully ... 403 0 0 0 5 5-84 105 13 0 130 feet Sultana ...... Barry's Heef ...... 206 0 0 010 16'72 110 3 12 90 to 100 feet Koh-i-noor '" ... Simmons' Heef ... 140 0 0 0 4 21'26 34 4 0 60 feet Monnter and' Co. ... Barry's Reef, ••• ... 98 0 0 0 9 0'24 44 3 0 100 feet Homeward-bound .n Barry's Reef, ...... 398 0 0 0 I 2'49 21 19 6 Surface to 12 feet North Britain ...... Wright's Reef ... 157 0 0: o \3 16'97 107 12 0 Surfaee to 30 feet Red, White, and Blue ... W righ t's Reef ... 162 0 o : 0 3 20 31 ' 1 0 Surface to 20 feet C"nst~llation ...... Wright's Reef ... 104 '0 0 0 2 15'92 13 17 0 Surfaee to 18 feet Big Hill ...... Simmons' Reef ... 850 0 0 0 1 '21'18 ,80 0 0 60 feet Tunnel ...... Johnson's Reef ... 100 0 0 0 I 9'60 7 0 0 150 feet Morning Star ...... Bald Hill ...... 80 0 0 o 16 1'20 64 4 0 100 feet Undaunted ...... Brown's Reef ... 225 0 0 1 8 8'80 319 2 12 16 and 50 fee't All Nations ...... Manheim Reef' ... 329 0 0 0 8 7'95 137 I 0 40 to' 60 .feet Annie ,Laurie ...... 'Barry's Reef ...... 143 0 0 0 9 9'90 67 6 0 40 feet ------TotaL .. 3,395 0 0 6 17'65 1,143 6 6 ... 01
BEECHWORTHMINING DISTRICT.
, , BEECHWORTH DIVISION. - Hope Reef ... Hurdle ,Flat ... 47 0 0 o 12 18'38 30 0 0 70 feet '" 65 feet, Ct:ad :\lille Failtha .. , Hurdle Flat ...... 152 0 0 o 10 14'84 80 14 0' Rechabite ...... Hurdle Flat ...... 21 0 0 I o 17'14 21 15 0 100 feet 'Wallaby ...... Hurdle Flat ... 60 0 0 I 9 2'40 87 6 0 100 feet 147 0 0 Surface to 20 f'lef; ~ 21 0 0 7 0 0 p, Bon and Co. '" ... Six-mile Creek ' ... Alcock and Co...... Six-mile Creek ... 25 0 0 0 16 0 20 0 0 30 feeti Reform ... '" ... Myrtleford , ...... 350 0 0 0 7 0 122 10 0 180 feet Total ...... 676 0 0 0 15 1'59 5 0 Y'&'CKAND.AND.ilI: DIVISION., . ------Bigelow and Co ...... Homeward-bound Reef, 340 0 0 0 7 0 . 119 0 0 220 feet; water-level, Hillsborough, 160 feet Bigelow and Co...... Eureka Reef, HiIlsbo- 360 0 0 0 3 0 54 0 0 Surface rough McDonagh and Co. ... Kelly's Reef, Hillspo- 68 0 0 I 1 10'59 72 18 0 Surface rough , . Mayflower ...... Sutton Reef, Sutton ... 230 0'0 0 4 4'90 48 7 0 30 feet James McGill ... Von MoltkeReef, Sutton 25 0 0 2 12 19'20 66 0 0 90 feet; water-Ievel,80 ... feet Scandinavian Reef 35 10 0 o 11 9'80 20 5 0 200 feet; water-level, '" 50 feet Beechworth Reef ... 11 10 0 0 3 11'48 2 0 0 Surface Twiss Creek Mill Walhalla Ueef ... 32 10 0 0 9 0'37 14 13 0 ,30 feet .. -{ United Reef ... 10 0 0 0 3 0 1 10 0 100 feet Polar Htar Reef ... 23 0 0 0 3 12'52 4 1 0 Surface Walhalla Reef ... 14- 0 0 0 8 8'57 5 17 0 30 feet Total. .. - ... 1,149 10 0 0 7 2'67 408 'II 0 INl)IGO DIVISION'. , United Consols ... .., West's and Higgen's Reefs 390 0 0 0 5 12'36 107 II 0 250 to 330 feet Moon and Co...... Reef not named ... 9 0 O. 0 9 0'08 4 I 8 Surfiwe () Surface to 240 feet Magenta ...... Magen~a Reef ... 400 0 0 0 5 0 100 0 Tomkins and Co...... Happy-go-Lucky and. 35 0 0 o 13 17'14 24- 0 0: Surface to 100 feet Stockyard Heefs Excelsior ...... Happy-go-Lucky Reef ... 53 0 0 I 3 16'SO 62 IS 0 60 to 80 feet Happy go-Lucky Reef ... 15 0 0 1 15 3'20 26 7 0 70 to 100 feet O'Neil and Co. '" ... Twelve Apostles ...... Indigo Heef ...... 76 0 0 o 12 15-15 48 0 0 50 to 100 feet Hamilton and Co. ... Indigo Reef ...... 16 0 0 o 12 22'50 10 7 0 Lover an'd Co. , .. ... Indigo Heef ." ... 83 0 0 0 3 19'63 6 6 0 100 to 130 feet Trial crushings ••• ... Various reefs .•• ... 17- 0 0 - I 6 8'47 22 8 0 Surface, to I 00 feet Harris and Co. ... Red Hill Reef...... 56 0 0 I I 10'28 60 0 () 40 to 60 feet Several companies ... Various reefs ...... 144 0 0 0 9 4 66 0 0 Surface to 100 feet ------Total ...... 1,244 0 0 0 8 15'491 537 16 8 9
. QUANTITY of QUARTZ "Crushed in each Division and Subdivision duril)g the Quarter, &c.-continued.
Division and Subdivision, Average Total Yield 01 Remarks relntive to the and Where Quartz wns obtained. Quartz Crushed .. Yield of Gold Depth nt whicb the Name of Company, per Ton. Gold. Quartz was obtained, &c. ------BUCKLAND DIVISION. tons cwt. qr. oz. d"(t .. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Buckland. McDonald an.d Jagoe ... Unicorn Reef ...... 34 0 0 I 4 16'94 42 0 0 35 feet Curry and Grant ... Darling Grant Reef ... 45 0 0 o II 2'66 25 0 0 22 feet Douglas and Co. , .. ... Eclipse Heef ...... - 37 0 0 I - 0 0 37 0 0 15 feet Howman and Anderson ... I.ady Darling Reef ... 67 0 0 0 18 \1'46 61 18 0 60 fe'et Poole a'nd Co...... (No name) ...... 51 0 0 0 7 2'35 18 2 0 30 feet Red Jacket ...... Vidoria Reef ...... 80 0 0 0 10 0 40 0 0 70 feet Red Jacket ...... Red Jacket Reef ... 400 0 0 1 5 4'40 504 10 0 150 feet S. A. Wallace ...... Leinster Reef ...... 260 0 0 0 7 0 91 0 0 147 feet Running Creek. Happy Valley ...... Happy Valley Reef ... 1,388 0 0 0 13 15'27 946 7. 6 425 feet G. R. Greene ...... Canada Reef ... '" 31 0 0 I 2 21'67 35 10 0 Surface H arrietville. Law, Hanna, and Co .. ... United Miners' Reef ... 1,200 0 0 o 10 0 600 0 0 230 feet Gitchell and McLean ... .Tohnson's I{eef ... '. 70 0 0 .0 10 o - 35 0 0 120 feet Gitchell and McLean ... Johnson's Reef ... 40 0 0 0 4 21'60 9 16 0 120 feet Johnson and Morgan ... Southern Cross Reef ... 28 0 0 o 13 0 18 4 0 Surface.to 40 feet George Robins ...... (No name) .., .. . II 0 0 o 10 6'55 5 13 0 Surface
Ovens River. 0 Harp of Erin ...... Three-mile Reef .. . 180 0 ·0 0 I 0 9 0 0 Not stated OsbDrne, Jones, and Co. ... Homeward-bound Reef ... 112 0 0 2 18 . 9'42 327 0 0 Surface to 30 feet W. Hazelton ...... Morgan's Creek Reef '" 8 0 0 0 4 0 I 12 0 Not stated Morse's Creek. S. A. Wallace ...... Peabody Heef . .. . 130 0 0 0 5 0 32 10 0 190 feet John Davis ...... Victoria Reef ... 20 0 0 3 4 0 64 0 0 2~() feet Johnson Stephens ... Canton Reef ...... 20 0 0 o 10 0 10 0 0 100 feet I 0'40 30 Oriental ... '" Oriental Perseverance Reef 590 0 0 0 0 0 150 feet Growler's Creek. E. M. Gill ...... Home Reef '" ... 150 0 0 0 3 0'48 22 13 0 Not stated S. A. Wallace ...... Meflde's Heef ...... 120 0 0 0 6 1'95 36 9 18 170 feet Laugher, Robson, l!-nd Co ..... Sundown Reef ... 39 0 0 o 16 19'69 32 16 0 78 feet Attridge, Spashett, and Co, Constitution Reef ... 74 0 0 0 9 4'54 34 0 0 150 feet GIadders and Co...... 6 0 0 o 13 8 4 0 0 Surface New ;\Ioon- 35 ... '" New Moon Reef ... ISO 0 0 0 3 21'73 3 O· 70 feet Wallaby ...... Wallahy Heef ...... 53 0 0 I 0 0 53 0 0 150 to 250 feet Rickaros, Halvey, and Co .... Gllnnie's Lake Reef ... 30 0 0 o . 7 16 II 10 0 110 feet Alta and Nelson ...... Nelson Reef .. , ... 708 0 0 0 8 8'67 296 0 0 300 feet ------. ------Total ...... 6,162 0 0 Oil 6'27 3,469 14 0 ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. ------_. ------, Leviathan Tribute '" Alexandra ... .. 14 0 0 2 14 5'14 37 19 0 130 feet Albert ... .. , ... Lucky Reef ... '" 12 0 0 0 13 2 7 17 0 300 feet Little Prince ...... Alexandra ...... 12 0 0 0 9 II 5 13 12 50 feet F. L. Lewis and Co. ... Albion Reef '" ... 146 0 U 0 4 14'86 33 1410· 50 to 70 feet Bruce and Ralph ... Union Reef ...... 136 0 0 0 12 1'41 82 0 0 60 to 70 feet Brian Boru ... '" United Kingdom Reef ... 13 0 0 3 6 12 43 4 12 200 feet Neuse and Co...... Last Chance Reef ... 134 0 0 0 12 0 80 8 0 100 feet ------467 12 10'91 290 16 \0 GAFFNEY'S CREEK Sun- Total ... '" 0 0 o DIVISION. ------City of Columbus ... Wallaby Reef ... 600 0 0 0 I 20'07 55 I 18 300 feet Great Eastern ...... Homeward-bound Reef. .. 300 0 0 0 3 22'~0 59 0 0 150 feet Lauraville ...... Home"'ard-bOllnd Beef... ,600 0 0 0 I 2'72 33 8 2 130 feet Golden Belt ...... Hoineward-bound Reef... 300 0 0 0 2 13'44 38 R 0 100 feet VIctoria ...... Homeward-bound Reef... 500 0 0 0 I 23'42 49 8 0 200 feet ------Total ...... 2,300 0 0 0 2 1'10 235 5 20 WOOD'S POINT SUBDIVISION". _. Morning Star Prospectors ... Morning Star Reef ... 50 0 0 0 5 19'20 14,. 10 0 300 feet ·Nos. I and 2 North ... Morning Star Beef '" 110 0 0 1 9 15'27 163 0 0 20,) feet Hope ...... Morning Star Beef ... 1,458 0 0 0 6 11'45 472 4 0 350 feet All Nations ...... All Nations Heef ... 350 0 0 0 4 21'25 85 \0 0 200 feet Young May Moon ... All Nations Reef ... 8 0 0 5 0 0 40 0 0 130 feet Franklin ...... Franklin Reef .. , 80 0 0 0 II 17'70 46 19 0 360 feet Telegraph ...... Waverley Heef ... 160 0 0 0 2 14'70 20 18 0 100 feet Leviathan ...... Leviathan Reef '" 50 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 IOU feet ,Strap and Buckle ... Royal Standard Reefs ... 800 0 0 0 3 0 120 0 0 40 feet ------Total...... 3,06C, 0 0 0 6 7'55 968 I 0 BIG RIVER SUBDIVISION. ------Retriever and Londonderry Railway Reef .. , 1,280 0 0 0 2 23'14 189 14 0 220 feet Companies, jointly Luck's All ...... Warner's Heef ... 1,000 0 0 I 0 6'24 1,013 0 0 200 feet ------Total ... '" 2,280 0 0 '0 10 1.1'20 1,202 14 0 JAMIESON SUBDIVISION. - Star of the West ... Mack's Creek .:. ... 100 0 0 o 13 1\'22 66 14 6 Surface to 200 feet Gleeson's Lease .. , ... Sailor Bill's Creek ... 311 0 0 I 12 16'90 508 II 0 380 feet Champion ...... IfJume Creek ...... \l 0 0 I 4 7:63 13 7 12 Various depths ------Total. .. .. , 422 0 0 I 7 21'54 588 12 18 10
QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crushed in' each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-:-continued.
DIvision and .Subdivision, Average I Remarks relative to the . .' '... arid • ; Where Quartz wns obtained. , Qu~rtz Crushed. Yield of Gold T°t:'~:l~.ld of Depth at which the ~, . J;',\me,of CO~Pl'~y. per Toil. .[Quar~z was obtained, &c. ------:.. ..,.-"..-:-. _::-:'..:= ...:------" -.--.---.-.-----. ------;------.-.- --.~-. ------.. ---
tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr •. ..;. .. I " I SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. .... ,: 1 I .,. SAND HURST . DIVISION •. ·.. :t ...... Eagle." ,...... l" ... Eaglehawk .. .. 3,780 0 0 o .9 4'50 1,736 110 0 PiQneer ... . •. I LQng Gully .. . ..,,1 8,500 0 0 o 1,6 1l'50 1 7)0.03 16 0 G. G. CQnsQlidated ... GQlden GJ!lly .. . 3,744 :0 0 o 1.0 . 8'21, 1,936. I 10 VictQria ... Happy Valley 3,207 0 0 o 12 11'64 2,001 19 12 Bird's Reef ...... KangarQQ :Flat 3,286 0 0 o 7 10'46 1,221:14 12 1 W. Rae ...... Happy Valley 2,5.19 0 0. o 10 18·45 1,35,6 7 0 Lazarus ...... New-chum Gully 1,811 0 0 o 1,9 1l'14 1,7,62 10 0 Mixed lots fr'om various Albert ...... Albert Reef 1,215 :0 0 1 7 12'38 1,67.1 11 18 I reefs, representing less FQrtuna Crushing WQrks... VictQria Reef ... 1,807 0 0 o 7 8'38 664 0 0 I . than two·thirds of tho JQhnsQn's Reef...... JQhnsQn's Reef 1,350 0 0 o 14.20'51 1,002 1'4 0 ('. quantity crushed during the quarter Beehive E:agleha~.k...... , 2,0)7 0 0 o 9,'18'96 987 6 12 Hust.\er's Reef '" ... Hustler's Reef' '. ••• ! 2-,280 0 0 7 5 1~'41 16,5'98' 9 0 I -(See page 28.) Frederick the Great S'ebastian . . •. ... . 2,305 0 0 '1 6 7'92 3,03'4:1 1 II I .. ' : Bendigo. and Meibourne ... IrangarQQ'FlaC 2,178 0 0 o 3 22'22' 427 10 1~ MetrQPQlitan...... GQlden Square 4,446 '0 O. o 7 20'51 1,746 2 0 Catherine Reef" ...... Eaglehawk ... , 2,221 0 0 o 8 16'23 .963 1.0 0 Nil Desperandum. ... RaywQQd'''; 1,200 0 0 o 4' 3'50; 248 15 0 I. Sundry lots, ...,!...... VariQus machines 1,941 00 o 9 13'76, -929 ,2 0 ) ,- 1------·--· TQtal ... ." .. 9,807 0 0 O· 18 . 1-:19 45.,~97 :1~ 15
Ryan and Co..' ... Sunday Creek': . .80 0 0 1 9' 9~. ' .80. 0 o 50 feet • " Cushin and' Co.. •.. ... Sunday Creek' 50.'0 0 o 10.0 '25 . 0 o 35'feet TQllitt and Co...... Sunday Creek 21 .0 0 0, 6.16 7 0 o 30 feet Sharp and Co...... Sunday Creek.. .. 1 10 0 2 10 0 3 '15 o VariQus leaders
".'~. I " ------, I ; .. ----- TQtal : .. HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND 152 10. 0 0 15" .4'32 115 15 0 W ARANGA 'S'ouTR' SiJB~- -. ., ------'---1-'-' ~ .. \...... DIVISION. Myrtle Creek . ~ ..' ... Myrtle Creek ... ,.,388 o. :0' o 5 12'37, . J 107 0 0
FlQrence .. _"" ...... White~s Gully ~ w O •• 12 0 .. 0 1 0 O· 1;2 : 9. 0 150 feet UniQn Jack ...... RacecQurse .Reef 50 o 0 o 4 7'68 10 16 0 23(j.feet Hall and Marchesi .,.... VariQus places ...... ·68 o 0 o 16 0'70 54 10 0 AlisQn ...... Babidge's.Reef ,50 o 0 o 4 9'60 II 0 0 100 feet Costerfield ...... CQsterfield I ••• 378 0·0 o 10. 4'31 192 : 8 0 320 'tQ 420 feet VQn der Luft's machine ... y:ariQus pl.3:ces 147 o 0 1 8 16'97 211! 0 0 VariQiIs depths CQllins' mach:tD:e~.:' ... Redcastle . ... 134 0. 0 I '1 1'20 . i 4'j 0 17 '.' _I}I' l ... : ------1------1~-7 ..-- TQtlil.:. !;227 0 0 o 12 1'38 '-739 14 17 W ARANGA. NORTk' SUD------DIVISION. HQlmes... •.. ... RushwQrth 224 0 0 o 7.23'46 89 . 7 0 Perseverance ...... Ru'shwQrth 158 0 0 o 5 3'79 40 15 - 0 VictQria ...... ~oy's ~ 153 0 0 o 9 3'36 69 ,18 10 ------Total ... ~ 535 0 0 0 7 11'45 200 i 0 10
.~ I. MARYBOROBGH 'MINING DISTRICT.. r
MARYBOROUGH DIVlSIO~.
Mariner's Reef .. • Public' crushings . 108 0 0 o 6 7'55 34 i 2 0 VariQus JQhnstQne and SOilS ... Public' crushings 444 0 0 2 I 10'44 919 17 6 VariQus Penny and Claussen :'" Public c~ush:ings . "7i8 9 0 0.14 14'65 568 . 7 0 20 to 200 feet ----1------TQtal ... 1',330 6 0 1 2 21'40 1,522 6 6 .AMHERST DIVISION.
Deed BrQthers ... Prince I Alfred Ree'f I ... ; ,,, 9 HI 0 9 9 !l'37 90 0 0 180 feet; water-level, -.' •. ! 12'5 feet :..... , FQrbacll ... White·hQrse Reef i ... 130 0 0 ,0.' 2 10'15 , ~·-15 i5 0 270 feet . CrQyden ...... Laura Reef... : ... 125 0" 0 o 4 6:05 26 11'12 1-60 to 200 'feet' .- . >- Busch and Co...... Prince Qf Wales Reef ... 2 0 0 o 17 .l~ 1 15 0 90 feet Williams and Co.. ... William-Tell Heef 13 0 0 2 2 '7'38 27 10 0. 40 feet Usher and Co...... Musical Reef .... .' 27 0 0 o 9 6 12 '9 18 60 feet" FentQn and Co.. •.. ... ' NQrth-Western Rcef' ... 300 1 7.'4 . 4 1 12 30.feet
TQtal: .. 1 ... :.309 10 0 0 II 12'28 '178 ,2 18 AVOCA SUBDIVISIQN. Barnes BrQthers ...... Plumb Reef ... ,,,. 25 0 0 1 I 4'80 26 10. 0 100 feet Barnes BrQthers ...... Plumb,Reef...... 12 0 0. 063 3 13 12 100 feet McGallQn and Co.. ... West QfEngland Reef ... . '12 '0 0 o 10 20' 6 10 0 'Griffi ths and Co...... West of ·England Reef'. .. 18 0 0 0.-11 18'66 10 12 0 25 feet" 1:'.. , Barnes BrQthers ...... PQverty Reef...... 900 o 2 13'33 .... : ..1. 3.0 24 feet. , TQtal.:. 1 .••• 76 0,0 0 12 17'84', 48 .8 12 I 11
QUANTITY, of QUARTZ Qrushed in each Divisio~ and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.
Dlvislo~ lind Subdivision,. Average Remarks relative to tho and ' ; WhQre Quartz was' obta.ined, Quartz Crusbed, Yield of Gold Tota.l Yield of Deptb at whlcb the 'Name of CompAny, , c. _~.. , Gold, . per Ton, Quartz was obtained, &e, DUNOLLY .AND TAll.NAGlJLLA.· "tons cwt, qr, oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. , , DIVIBI?liS., ,,! : United Poverty ...... Poverty Reef ...... 445 0 ,0 1 6 23'19 ,600 0 0 320 feet United Poverty ...... Other reefs 286 0 Q O. 6, ,5'46' ,.89 1 3 Various Glamorganshire Reef ... 10 0 0 0 3 12 1 15 0 Not given Bonsfield's ... ,.{ Specimen Hill ... 37 0 0 0 8 6'48 '15 6 0 Not given New-chum Reef .. ;. .. 13 0 0 0 2 0 ' -1 6 0 Not given Queen's Birthday ... Goldsborough ... 1,070 0 0 0 9 16'71 518 15 0 275 feet Pike's ••';" • :~d >" ... Goldsborough ... '300 0 ,0 0 4 0 60 0 0 Not given 420 feet Watkin's '" ... ' Sandstone Reef ... 400 0 0 0 6 0 120 0 ,0 Total ...... 2,561. 0 0 o 10 23'55' 1,406 3 3 KORONG DIVISION: ' ---- Duke of Edinburgh ... ' Old Inglewood .. , 72 0 0 0 4 0 14 8 0 175 feet Baragwanath •••. ;.. ,Poverty Reef .. , ... 180 0 0 0 2 21'33 26 0 0 165 feet United Working Miner's ... May Reef, Inglewood ... 40 0 0 '0 1 0 2 0 0 30 feet Certainty ... Maxwell's Reef, Inglewood 12 0 0 0 1 12 ' 0 18 0 230 feet '" 1---- ~ , ", .... ~:. ," 304 ~·43 6 0 .. -" '." ~ Total...... 0 0 2 20'36~! REDBANX AND ST, AruuUD ----1---- SOUTH SUBDIVISIONB~' , , . Oxonian Reef 507 14 3'13 'S58 4 2 330 feet New Isis ...... '" 0 0 o I ,: !------" - - .-~ ; i ... ~. ST. ARNAUD NORTH SUB,- .' " , ," .~ , .. .. , DIVISION. Higgins IInd,Co. '" ... Rising Star ,Reef ... 912 0 0 o 10 23'42 500'10 0 400 feet Whitely and Co. ... Ballarat Reef ••• ... 55 0 0 o 18 0'00 ,49 10 0 275 feet Biddington and Co. ... Blink Bonny ~ef ... 12 0 0 3 0 0 ,36 0 0 230 feet " -----,:-----,----- Total ...... 979 0 ,0 o 11 23'31, 586 0 0 - " ., . ." OASTLEMAINE MINING DIS.TRiOi'. ~'"
CASTLlII'W.l'NB DIVISION. WliJ.ker...... , Wattle Gully ... 375 0 0 o 8 18'61 164 10 20 20,0 feet, Eureka Consols .,. Burek&. 900 00 030 135 0 0 30 to 180 feet Michell ... •••• C~anky Neds ... 430 0 '0 o 6 22'40 1'49 I 12 60 feet Enterprise ...... Old Quartz Hill 122 0 0 o 15 20'06' '9612 0 80 feet Frost ••• ...... New Reef ... 76 0 '0 2 11 "9'47' '195 6 0 62 feet Queen VJctoria ...... Myrtle Creek .. . 50 0 0 3 2 5'76 i55 12 0 47 feet' Brydges lind Co .• ~:: ... Bullock Reef .. . 71 0 0 o 13 2'36 46 10 0 Not given, Anderson and MUBsett ••• Blarney Reef ... 107 ,0 0 o 15 0 80 5 0 Not given Nuggety , .;; ... Nuggety Reef 784 0 0 o 7 20'61 308 1 12 . 56 to .200 feet Jones and others ';" " .... Nimrod Reef ... ; 304 0 0 o {. '4'44 63 12 18 90 to 125 feet Ajax and others .;'. .• . ••• Campbell's Cre'ek 393 0 '0 o 2 13'48 50 6 1'8 70 to 200 feet Callander and Co.::." ~ ... Various reefs ... 507 0 0 o 4 5'42, 107 2 13 Various • Walker and others ••• \ Various reefs... _ 344 0 0 o 6 13',82, 113 2 3 Not given Stra.ede n. .,. ... S~bastOp~l Reef 263 0 '0 o :3 14'51' ''''47 8 0 40 to 65 feet Total ... FBYIIIll.'s CRBIi1I1: DIVISION. Rowe Bros. :,... "', Cattle's Reef ... 1,456 0 0 0.1:5 17"7,0' 1,1~5 14 0 20 feet of stone taken at depth of 150 feet Small and Co. ... Cattle's Reef ... 700 0 0 0;8 ~2, :~9J. 10 0 12 feet thick, 200 feet deep Cumberlan'd ;, ...... 'Cattle's and Small's BUp- 300 0 0 0 7 0;' 105 0 0 200 feet , "posed reefs ::. .. . Ferron's Reef ...... Ferron's 'Reef .. . 200 0 0 0 '2 0 ,:' 20 0 0 Various Frenchman's Reef· .. , Frenchman's Reef, Mopoke 61 0 0 0 14 17'31' 44 18 0 90 feet deep, 3 feet in thickness Garnet and Hender ... Hit-or-Miss Reef 30 0 0 1 0 0 30 0 0 20 to 30 feet Dale and Co...... Bullock Reef ..... 20 0 0 '0 14 Q 14 l.l 0 80 to 100 feet -I------~I------I------Total ... 2,767 0 0 0 11 23'46 1,657 2 0 H:e.PBURN DIVISION. Argus United' ...... Italian, Hill/North, and 206 0 0 1 12, 0'93 330 0 0 220 feet Collier's Reef Freehold ... Mauritius Reef 976 0 0 0 7 0'43 342 9,12 Not given Cornish ...... Corni~h J;te~:( ... 4,534 0 0 0 5 22'69 1,347 Ill' 3 275 and 880 feet Ba.rkla's ~Hll '" V awus reefs ... 475 0 0 0 9 18'89 232 9 0 Shallow Ansonia ' .... '" Commissio~er's Reef ... 260 0 Q 0 6' 4'35 , j' '80 7 3 Not given McDonald and Co, ... Stony Creek ... '45 0 0' 0 4 23'73 11 4 12 50 feet Ajax... .., ... Richardson's Reef 377 0 0 0 5 16'88 102 16 0 108 feet Leasehold' ...... Dry Diggings .... , 250 0 0 0 4 '()'OQ, '50 0 0 170 feet Noble and party ...... Willard's Reef 173 0 0g O. 7 _0'13 GO 12 0 120 feet Fear-not ...... Standbridge street 2,030 0 I 0' 7 1'43 716 '11 0 313 feet North Cornish ...... Cornis~ Reef ... 1,059 0 ,0,13' 7'09' ,', 704 0 0 Not given 12
QUANTrrY"of QUARTZ Crushed in each Division and' S,nbdivision during the Quartel',&c.-continued.
Division and 8!lbdivlsion, Average' I Romarks relative to the and Where Quartz was ohtalned. Quartz CrusllCd. Y iald of Gold Total Yield of Depth at wlticb tbe Name of Company. per Ton. Gold. Quartz was obtained, &c.
HEPBURN DlVISION--CQntd, tons owt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. . gr. Cosmopolitan ...... Tipperary J::oint ... 250 0 0 0 4 0 50 0 0 i 125 feet Jenkin's Mill \ ...... Various reefs .;. .. ~ , 59 0 0 1 5 18'30 76 0 0 100 to 110 feet' Lucini, P...... Commissioner's Heef ... : 743 O· 0 0 3 7'46 123 0 0 25 feet New North Hepburn ... Mauritius Reef ... J50 0 0 0 2 11'68 18 13 0 9;; feet Band of Hope '.', ... Nuggety Heef ... 25 0 0 0 I 9'60 13 0 0 165 feet Park ...... Dry Diggings ... 74 0 0 0 1 . 4'21 4 7 0 30 feet Haggett and Co ...... Yandoit ...... 27 0 9 4 6 16 117 0 0 145 feet Sundry Prospectors ... IVombat'Reefs ... 1,600 0 0 0 6 16'09 533 12 18 Various depths Mathers and Co. '" ... Sailor's Creek ... 15 0 .0 I 216 17 0 0 15 feet Total ...... 13,328 0 0 0 7 9'69 4,934 0 0 TAWALE AND KYNETON SUBDIVISION. Adventure ... Taradaic '" ... 150 0 0 o 16 19'20 126 0 0 Surface to 75 feet Fenton ...... 'faradale ...... 1,800 0 0 O. 5 18 517 10 0 Surface to 130 feet Lay's Reef ...... ,Redesdale ...... 50 0 0 3 2' 0 155 0 0 Near surface Tommv Dodd ...... Malmsbury ...... 43 0 0 o I I 0 23 13 0 70 feet '. 0 Burra Burra ... '" Malf!1sbury ...... 4 0 0 2 7 0 9 8 JOo.feet All Nations ...... Lauriston ...... 6 0 0 0-15 0 4 10 0 170 feet Forrest ...... Spring Hill ...... 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 I 0 100 feet Energetic ...... Lauriston ...... ·631 0 0 0 6 0 189 6 O· 120 feet Cen tral Energetic ... Lauriston ...... 571 0 0 0 5 0 142 15 0 130 feet Glengonuer ...... Lauriston ...... 793 0 0 o 15 12'34 .615 3 0 196 feet , Total ...... 4,055, 0 0 0 8 19'21 1,784 6 0 TJ.RRANGOWER DIVISION. - Caledonia ...... Eaglehawk, Manton's, 286 0 0 1 0 .4'44 : 288 13 0 so'to 400 feet Excelsior and Parkins' , Beefs Linscott's ...... Nuggety, Eaglehawk, 728 0 0 017 4'01 624 17 21 30 to 320 feet German Reef, Prince - of Wales' and North of England Beefs Phrenix ...... Eaglnhawk, Linscott's, 866 0 0 0 7 4'49 311 4 0 120 to 430 feet Nuggety, Manton's, & , Dunn's Reef Eaglehawk Union ... Eaglehawk Hee( '" 689 0 0 0 14 8'49 494 10 O. 460 feet Great Western ...... Beehive Reef .. , ... '599 0 0 0 4 4'15 124 19 12 480 feet , ------Total ...... 3,168 0 0 0 11 15'42 1,844 4 9
ST. ANDREW'S DIVISION. ! Colson and Co. ... You-you ... -.1 . 8 0 0 I I 0 8 8 0 60 feet Krietmayer and Co. ... Crown Prince ... 20 0 0 0 8 12 8 10 0 40 feet Simpson and Co ...... Antimony Beef ... 8 0 0 1 2 0 8 16 0 80 feet ,Hopkinson ll;nd Co', ... Cornet Reef ...... 6 0 0 1 O' 0 6 0 0 25 feet . A urlert and Co. •.. .,. Crown Prince ...... 15 0 0 0 12 12 9 7 12 60 feet Topie and Co, ...... You-you .. , ... 6 , 0 0 0 8 0 2 8 0 40 feet Colson and Co. ... I Antimony Reef ... 6 0 0 o 11 22 3 11 12 70 feet Simpson and Co...... ' Antimony Recf ." 6 0 6 o 12 0 3 12 0 85 feet Hopkinson and Co. ... .Cornet Heef ...... 5 0 0 o 15 9'60 3 17 0 30 feet Poverty ...... Poyerty Reef ...... 9 0 0 0 7 20'66 3 10 18 70 feet No.5 North ...... Oram's Reef ...... 4 0 0 0 2 9 0 9 12 90 feet No.3 South ...... Oram's Reef ...... 1 0 0 10 15 18 10 15 18 60 feet No.4 South· ...... Oram's Reef ... 7 10 0 9 7 14'4·0 70 7 0 JOO feet New Year ... Boomer's Reef ... 2 0 0 2 15 6 5 10 12 Surface Katherine Reef ...... Panton Hill ...... ' -I, 0 0 o 16 4 016 4 Surface Tommy Dodd ...... Panton Hill ...... 2 10 0 o 10 9'60 1 6 0 Surface Industrial ...... Fourth Hill ...... 2 0 0 '0 II 9 I 2 18 40 feet Grant and Co...... Early Bird ...... 6 0 0 1 15 14 10 13 12 45 feet Standard'Bearer .. ... Fourth Hill ... , .. 2 0 0 o . 7 19 O' 15 14 35 feet l'ride of the Morning ... North of Warranrlyfe ... 5 0 0 0 5 9'60 'I 7 0 60 feet Union ...... Nos. 1 and 2 Reef ' ... 599 0 0 1 9 0'23 868 16 20 180 feet; water-level ------150 feet Total ...... 721 0 0 I 8 13'75 1,030 1 8 .
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. - ARARA.T DIVISION. I NorthStar ...... Campbell's Reef" .. . 200 0 0 1 4' 19'20 248 0 0 Various to 300 feet ,------. . PLEA.SANT CREEK DIVISION. Scotchman's Reef ... Cross Reef, Scotchman's. 3,022 14 0 I ,2 21',15 3,458 4 0 200 to 600 feet, most Perth shire, & Hampshire from ,'iOO feet Moonlight ...... Cross Reef. Scotchman'S, 2,443 0 0 I 8 8 3,460 18 12 200 to 600 feet, mos t and Moonlight from 500 feet Grant and Lamont ... Cross Heef and' Scotch· 2,986 0 0 I '0 6'46 3,026 4 5 200 to 600 fee~i most man's Reef from 500 feet Victor~3...... Scotchman's Reef, Perth· ' 470 0 0 0 9 0 211' 10 0 100 to'SOO feet shire; and Hampshire - . - . - 13
QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision ,during the Quarter, s.c.-continued.
Division and Subdivision, Total Yield of Remark. relative to tile and Where Quartz was obu,lned, Quartz Cl'uJilhed. (l{)ld, Depth at wllich the Name of Company, Quartz was obtained, &0,
tons owt, qr, oz, dwt, gl', PLEABL"'lT CUEK DIVISION-I continued, St. George ,., •• , Cross Reef, Scotchman's, 2,060 0 0 o 16 14'42 1,709 JS 0 100 to 600 feet , Perthshire & Hampshire 0 0 o IS Wimmera '" '" Cross Reef, Scotchman's, 4,039 7'65 3,699 9 0 100 to 600 feet Perthsh;ire & Hampshire Rose of Denmark .... , Own claim ... 99 ' 0 0 0 5 18'20 : 28 10 2 400 feet Newington , .. ... Own claim ...... 501 0 0 o 12 22'49 324 1 12 280 to 500 feet Germania ...... i West Ger~ania Reef , ... ! 20 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 50 feet- Total ...... 15,640 14 0 1 0 8'78 15,926 15 7 RA.GLA.N DIVISION, ---- Nettleton and Co. ... Best Bower Reef, Water- 10 0 0 0 6 9'60' 3 4 0 30 feet 100
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.
BOGGY CUEK; SUllI!IVlSION. Sons of Freedom ... Sons of Freedom Reef ... 170 0 0 9 ' 1'41 77 0 0 100 feet -----J . CR.OOK;ED RIVER DIVISION: -
Good Hope ...... Good Hppe Reef '" 330 0 0 1 13 18'10 556 19 0 : 570 to 620 feet Hopkins and Co .... '" Palmerst()n Reef ... 25 0 0 1 18 14'40 48 5 0 Surface to 180 feet Gunson and Co, ... .,. Magenta Reef, •• ... 12 0 0 2 0 9'33 24 4 16 90 feet Hurley and Co, ... Jeweller's Shop Reel ... 55 0 0 O,131l'78 37 2 0 70 feet Beck and Baker ...... Glenora Reef ...... 17 0 0 1 3 9'17 19 17 12 70 feet Manmi.oth ...... Mammoth Reef ... 90 0 0 2 6 0 207 0 0 Surface to 60 feei ------'----- Total.;. ... 529 ' 0 0 1 13 18'65 893 8 2 DONNELLY'S CREEK; DIVI- ---- SION. ----- G~lden Key ...... Crinoline Reef ... 140 0 0 1 6 6'86 184 0 0 ------
STRINGER'S CREEK; DIVISION. Long Tunnel ...... Cohen's Reef, Company's 3,431 0 0 2 1 23'27 7,199 19 0 Stoping from 243-foo t lease level Walhalla , .. ... Cohen's Reef, Company's 1,551 0 0 o 11 IS'35 912 7 0 Above the adit level lease , , North Gippsland ... Cohen's Reef, Company's' 1,885 0 0 o 18 2'83 1,707 13 0 From 170-foot level lease Happy~go-Lucky ... . Company's lease, Happy- 161 0 0 1 9 10'28 236 18 0 go-Lucky "
Thomson • **, .. ~ . . Company's lease, Aber- 60 0 0 2 10 14'80 : 151 17 0 feldy Total ...... ,7,088 0 0 1 8,19'33 10,208 14 0 BENDOC SUllDIVISION, ---- Rising Sun ...... Rising Sun Reef ... 120 0 0 1 11 23'60 191 18 0 From 120 to 133 foo t level, improving the ' deeper they get Park's ...... Come Love Reef ... 12 0 0 1 16 16 22 0 0 From 40 to 75 foot leve Hit-or-Miss ...... United Reef, ...... 5, 0 0 3 0 0 15 "0 0 50 feet ~ . , Total .'". ... 137 0 0 1 13 9'98 228 18 0 'TARWIN SUllDI'VISION. -----~-.-- African ...... Ophir Reef ... '" 197 0 0 o 10 19',6 106 12 6 120 feet Ophir ...... Ophir Reef ...... 23 0 0- 1 8 11'48 27 0 0 Tunnel Golden Age, ' ...... ,. Leaders ...... 7 0 0 9 0 0 63 0 0 50 feet Total ...... ---;;70-01 o 17 7'74 196 12 6 14
QU:t\.RTZTAILINGS, OEMENT;- ETC;' ,'" :1 ,.~_ ! ._, .'- '" 1 '" .. ,~." .. \ ,~.I! H,"'.,~ THE: fonowiiig'in~ormatiqri"has b~ell; ~olitajn~dfro~ R~tu~ll!t'!IlR4e byth~ Mining ,f?urveyors arld"Registrars relati:~ ~o the Ql.l.an,tit;y .?f \Ql!f.;~~z. T~r~~.NG;s ansI ClfMENT, &c., Crushed i~ :ale SeVfell-aI Dtvisiuns and SubdivIsIOns of each Mlllmg District durmg the Quarter, and the GOLD obtallied theJ:~frQlll:~ .... , , I 'J' . ,' ... : .. :~"''-'-I.J.;!.~_~.~_.'c;':.. , -, Division and Subdi-vislon, ~ Where Qua~t'~' Taillngs find' " Quartz'~railibg{' ":.HJ:X';erage ~'~'-\'~ ::~'r'" ~ I.. Remarks relative to the 'and Cement, &c., were and Cement, &c" " . Yield of.Go\d-; Totn~~&~ld of Depth at which the NlJJlle 01 Company" "', obtained .. ; •. ' ,Crnshed .. ,_ . I"~ ,.. ,l>.er"Ton·r'~·' •. '-'c:' " _., Ceme!,.b &c., we"!; ~lf~,. --,-.---------~-,j-,,-1-.)-t-o-ns--cwt. qr.1 oz~" dwt. gr.,', gr. • •• • > .'.: ;'.""
.' , _, 1r ~ • " d'. ,BALLARAT· MINING DISTRICT. ' '.' - 'J I ," ." ", . " .. ' CRESWWK DIVISION,', ,.. ., .~ , Hard lIill ••. lIard Hill, Creswick !: .. , '120 0 !"o '0'5 8'10 'J:::.~'i 0' 12 ..1" ,I, ..
SANDHURST j ]\UNJNG:'DISTRIG,l'.r
SANDRl:'RST DIVISION. Gu~, Clough, andcyo,;,'- ,White Hills ···t. 3,H:~ 0: 0 Fehx... •.. 'White Hiil~' 3,1'47 0' 0 ~ ..~.------.. North of England' Hiiiitly', -_. 61'4 '0: 0
Alabama 'Huntly , 1,461 0' 0 Ballarat and Bendigo Huntly: 1,300 0, 0 Width, 20QJo.:?.oo .ft. ; , < depth; 120 ft.; water " ! .",' , 'i r , ',' " ...... Ievel~ II,O,ft. Annabella. ... H~~tly ...... 2,990 0, 0 0 4 23'36': 7~3 J\ 0 Width,'l!OO t
,'. '~'MARy;BOROUGH MINING DISTRICT: I xl " i' " , I
,l'4:UY;BOROUG~ J?IV~SIilN. Johnstone'and-Sons " PennY,aiid Claussen" _
~ota.i..;' "" o •• j..,:-..... AMlIERST DIVISION. r, ',',; " , , . ," ---- ;I>~, .-,------,- T. Bartlemore Y.arious small parcels ... ,r95 .. 0' '0' 0 2 6'S6 68 0 0 Various depths 1---...::---!-'-----I----,--I;.··,:1Vo;.:;t:"h;.;;.-:i i'"7.}'-"1: f~·J , , A VOCA SUBD~VISioN. ' . Boaanko's mill \;," 1:. Avoca. Lead" ••• 'soo 0'0 o 1 12 " 45 ''0''0 Mixed tailings
RBDIU.1!K ST.,,4BNAlJD A.~ ... -~"' :----_.)._.,,-... - ~-- SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS. Lancashire mill '" ~I~~~ Quartz tailings ST. ABNAlJD NORTH SUB DIVISION, j, Tucker and 90. ... Gap Reef 123 0 0 I 0 2 l4'19 15 IS 18 Mullock, sutf8.ce to 50 feet Biddington and Co. 'Arch Reef 50 0 0 I 0 3 12 S 15 0 Mullock, 140 feet , Douglas~ mill IS2 0 0 0 4 12 40 i9 0 Quartz tailings TotaL .• 355 0 0 I 0 3 16'75 65 If! 18 15
QUANTITY of QUARTZ 'I'AILIXGS and CElI1ENT Cru~hed in each Division and Subdivision, &c.-continued
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.
' QlJ1l.rtz Tailings Division and Subdivision, Where Qnartz Tailings and Average Tomi Yield of Remarks relative to the and Cement, &c. t were and Cement, &c., Yield of Gold Oold. Depth at which the , Name 01 Company. obtaIned. Crushed. per Ton. Cernellt, &c., were obtained •• , --'--- , tons owt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. OZ, dwl. gr. FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. " ,,' William Teil , .. ... Guildford Hill .•• ; ... 120 O. 0 0 4 0 24 0 0 90 feet , ; . Table Hill! •. ... , Table Hill ...... ' . 300: 0 0 0 4 n'20' 67 0 0 120 feet , . J enkiue and Co, ...... : Table Hill . .,. 130 0 0 0 '6 0 39 0 0 SO feet .. ... Jenkins and Co. (public) •••. Various ... '" 30 0 0 1 0 0 30 0 0 Various TholllRS and Co, ...... Bald Hill ." ... 200 0 0 0 6 0 60 0 0 Various
Tota) .... , .. " 7S0 0, 0 0 5 15'38 220 0 0 HEPBURN DIVISION. " ------. ------" , .~" . 'Old Cornish mill ... Wombat Reefs ... 244' 0 0 o . 5 19'67 71' 6 0 Shallow' , ------'( .. ,·1 ; ....: ., TARADALE AND KYNETON '" '. . .. . I" SUBDIVISION ... ( ... .' ... .., ... '0 15 i .6 9 14 0 7 S:O .:; : I:': ~ ------,,, ~. ", ,. • I 1 ~ .. , " ',.;.'. ., TARllA.NGOWER DIVISION, " Prince of Wales ...... Cempnt and surface ... 1,600 0 0 0 o 12 40 0 0 ." Phrenix mills ...... Banks from surface ... 912 0 O. 0 1 ,14'94 74, 0 0 Linscott's mills ...... Ban}!:s from surface ... 50 0 0 0 2 13'20 6: 7, 12 ------. ,- .., .Total ...... ~ . ... 2,562 0 .. ;0 0 o 22'55 1.20 7 12
ST. A:t!..I?!lEW'S DIVISI9N, ,. Third Hill ...... 'fliil'd Hill ...... 427 0 0 0 o 22'49 20 0 6 Industrial '" ... Fourth Hill ...... 33 0., 0 0 0 19'09 I 6 6 Duke of Devonshire ... Fourth Hil!"' ...... '4:5 0, 0 0 0 13'95 3 11 4 :----- Total...... 505 0 0 0 o 23'65 24 17 16 . I
ARARAT MINING, DISTRICT.
) :. ~ PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. ~ .', C~brian (mullock) Ch'l].'!'.~}:l.HiJl...... , I 1,9~g 0 \I, 0 o ~1 85 6 6 Surface Cambrian (cement) ... Little Hard Hill and SH- 30 0 0 0 6 0 9' 0 -6 40 feet ver Shilling North and South Wales Welcome, Deep Lead, 706 0 0 , 0 .5 .1~.'15 195 16 2~ 60 feet (cement) Silver Shilling, and .. ." Seventy Foot Germania (cement) ... Welcome ...... 1,200 0 0 011 0 - 660 0 0 60 feet Ah Chow and Co. (cement) Deep Lea,d ...... 300 0 0 010 0 150 0 0 60 feet ~; \ , Tota!.'" ... 4,1~6 0 0 0 5 15" .1,100 3 4 RAGLAN DIVISION. Nettleton and Co. ... " Main Lead ...... --::-:~I 0 2 16 22 13 8
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PYRITES AND BLANKETINGS.
THE following information has been obtuined from Returns made' by the Mining Surveyors and. Registrar!; relative to the Quantity of PYRITES and BI,ANKETINGS operuted on in the se veJ'!ll Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOI,D olltaiIwd therefrom;-
DivIsion" and SubdIvision, Where Pyrites and Blanketing.' ' Pyrites A',vernge Remark. reilltive to the and Yield of Gold Tola.l Yield of were obtained. and Blanketing. Gold. Depth at which the Name of Company. 911erated on. pe.r Ton. Pyrites, &c., were obtained.
ton. cwt. '11'. oz. dwt. gr, oz. dwt. gr, I
BALLARAT MINING J)ISTRICT.
CENTRAL DIVI';UON.
1 . Llanberris ...... Gum-tree Flat ... 48 10 01 1 4 )4'35. 59 13 0 -----,---- BUNINYONG DIVISION. ------New Homeward-bound , ... Homeward-bound Reef ._-----19 0 0 1 o 14'52 19 11 12 Cll.1!SWIOK DIVISION. Port Phillip ...... Clune!! Reefs ...... 127 0 0 " 10 20'97 577 I 0 , New North Clunes ... Clunes Reefs ...... 212 0 0 2 15 9'50 . 587 4 0 South CluDes ...... Cluues Reefs •• : ... 8 0 0 4 4 15 33 17 0 Total ... 347 0 0 3 9 1'31 '" 1,198 2 0-
BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT.
, < BUCKLAND DIV1BION. Laugher and Co, ••• ... Sundown Reef ... 6 0 0 1 1 16 6 10 0 S. A. Wallace Pioneer Reef .. , ... 25 0 0 0 i 4'80 9 0 0 ...... - - Happy Valley ...... Happy Valley Reef ... 51 0 0 1 11 16'23 - 80 15 12 Total ...... 82 0 0 1 3 11'56 96 5 12 WOOD'S POINT SUBDIVISION. Hope ...... Morning Star Re~f ... 14 5 0 Ii o 10'10 28 16 0
SANDHURS1' MI,NING DIiilTRICT . .. ' , SL'!DIIURST DIVISION, - Pioneer Crushing, &0" Works Long Gully ...... 321 0 0 3 6 5'38 1,062 18 0 Reverberatory furnace Johnson's Reef ...... California Gully ... 68 0 0 0 6 10'23 21 11 0 Crushing ------.------Total ...... 389 0 0 2 15 18'50 1,084 15 0 HEATHCOTE DIVISION, AND I ---- W A.ll.A.NGA. SoUTH SUB- ,. DIVISION. Myrtle Creek ...... 1 Myrtle Creek ... ···1 '1 0 0 2 2 3'42 -l4 15 0
MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. -
J',WY,BOROUGH' DIVIS~ON. Johnstone and Sons ... Public crushings ... 6 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 Various - ----I~-- DtlNOLLY AND T.AIINAGULLA. DlVtSIONS.
f ••• 1 Cambrian ...... Llanelly' H. 102 10 0 3 0'79 118 o 21 .'
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.
STRINGER'S CREEKDIVIIlI01l'. , - 120 0 0 3 14 9'6 446' 8 0 Long Tunnel ... n • ...... - Walhalla ' H...... 17 10 0 2 2 17'82 37 8 0 .. ---"- Total ." 137 10 310 8'90 483 16 0 01 ; 17
NU:NIBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERS ON THE GOLDFIELDS OF THE· OOLONY, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31sT MARCH 1872. (From Retu1'ns made by the Mining SU1'Veyors and Registrars.)
Name of Place. No. Total. II Nam. of Plac•• NQ. Total.
-- -.~'-'.-.~ --- BALLARA.T DISTRICT. Brought forward ...... 9.205 Central Division: Creswick Division-continued. Ballarat West ...... 1,800 Slaty Creek ... \ ... '" 40 Ballarat East ...... 1,250 Mopoke ...... '70 Ballarat North '" ...... 150 Humbug Hill ...... '" 30 Sebastopol ...... 1,200 Portuguese Flat ...... 50 Cambrian Hill ...... 210 Back Creek ...... 80 The Springs ...... 105 Rocky Lead ...... 30 Little Bendigo ...... 320 Pinehgut Gully .., ...... 50 Dead-horse ...... 260 -- 1,950 Sago Hill ...... i __82 Gordon Subdivision: 4,S77 Egerton ...... IlS i Southern Division: Moorabool ... '" ... 12 Lon!! Gully ...... S Gordon ...... 37 Staffordshire Reef ...... 45 Lal-lal ...... 2 Italian Gully '" ... .. ~ . 50 -- 170 Splitters' Gully ...... 15 Steiglitz Sul,divisivn: Kangaroo ...... 20 Steiglitz ...... 4S0 Moonlight ...... IS Morrison's and ·T~a-tree Creek ... 170 Bulldog ...... 100 Dolly's Creek ...... 70 Rokewood .Junction ... '" 50 Stony Rises ...... '" 60 Mount Misery ...... 300 Mount Doron ...... 20 Jackson's Gully ...... IS -- SOO Yankee Hill ...... 15 Blackwoorl Division and Blue Mountain Grassy Gully ...... 50 Suut!; Subdivision: Spring Creek ...... - 12 Golden Point ...... ISO Sawpit Gully ...... :10 ned Hill ...... SO Whim Holes ... '" ... 30 Barry's Heef and Split-tree ...... 200 Hard Hills ...... 35 Yankee Reef and Creek ...... 50 Frenchman's Gully 30 '" ... Simmons' Reef and Back Creek ... 90 Pinchgut ...... 60 Sebastopol and Lower Lerderderg ... 180 Break-o'-Day 100 Brown's Reef 70 ...... j ...... Western Creek ...... i ___100 Snake Gully ... ". .. . 40 1,073 Goodman's Creek ...... 20 Bunillyong Division: I Balian Flat ...... 40 'Watson's Hill ...... 40 Johnson's Reef ...... 12 Durham and South Durham ... 250 Werribee ...... 6 Green Hills and Devonshire ... 60 Garihaldi and vicinity ... ." 30 Scotchman's and Hard Hills '" 100 Wright's Reef ...... IS Union Jaek and Glencoe '" ... 220 --- 1,01 o Winter's. Flat ...... SO -_ . Hiscock's ...... 150 Tot.'ll for Ballarat District ...... 13,13 5 Magpie and Cobbler's ...... 90 --- One-eye and Spring Hill ...... 40 --- Black Lead and Wattle Gully ... 50 Durham Ranges, :Napoleon, Kitty's, and BRECIIWORTR DISTRICT. Gympie, and prospectors ...... 2S0 Beechworth Division: -- 1,360 Spring Creek ...... 115 Smylltesdale Division: Sih'er Creek ...... 25 Smythesdale ...... 130 Deep Creek ...... 22 ScarsdaJe ... .. , ...... 600 Hurdle Creek ...... 54 Brown's and Monkey Gully ... 70 Pennyweight Flat ...... 52 Italian Gully... •.. ... 70 Two-mile Creek ... .. , .. . 60 Derwent Jack's ...... 20 Three-mile Creek ...... '" 210 Piggoreet ...... 100 Six-mile Creek ...... 62 Bottle Hill ...... SO BOl~man's Forest, &c...... 120 Snake Valley 90 Myrtlcfnrd, &c. 80 '" ...... - ; ." ...... Bulla Flat '" ... 5 W ooragee, &c...... 170 Springdallah Creek ...... 30 Reid's Creek ...... 3R Happy Valley '" ...... SO Woolshed ...... 190 Hnrldon ... '" ...... 280 Sc·hastopol ...... 143 Golden Lake ...... 140 Eldorado ...... 4S0 :Madden's Flat ...... 15 Stanley and neighborhood ...... 430 Linton's ... '" ." .. . 150 --- 2,251 Moonlight Flat ...... 15 Yackandol1dah Division: ,~ I,S95 Yackandandah Juuction ...... SO Cre~wick Dim'sion ; Sutton ...... 30 4S· Creswiek ... '" ...... 70 Kirby's Flat ...... Clnllcs ... .. , ...... 1,000 Rowdy Flat ...... 60 Springhill ...... 50 . Osborne's FIlLt ...... 45 Red ~treak '" ...... 300 A llan's Flat ...... 10 - Union Hill ...... 30 StagllOrn Flat ...... 20 Longpoint ...... 80 Twist's Creek ...... ,." 70 ·Diamond Gully ...... 30 Hil\;,boTOUgh ...... 56 Cobbler's Gully ...... 40 San No. 23. B I /. I 18 . ' , I NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MINERS on the G'oldfields, &c.-c:ontinued. ______----~I------~------ N !lIne of Pluce. No. . Total. Nameofrlace. i I~~:.J~ " L', ~----~---~;~~~.~-.-.-,-, ~0-~iT--;7-~,--~.~:~~. Brought forward """:: .... :.:.," : .... , ,2,788: ,'., , ' ' '" ,Brought.forward ...... •. Indigo Division: I 1 ;;mieson' Sui)div'i~io~: '~', Chiltern and New Ballarat ',Leads . .•• .208 ,~, " <.:' ,Howqua Hh;er an,d tril>Jl.\al'~es. ' , ••• 55 Indigo Lead •• ,' ,,' ••• 224 Goulburn from Howqua to Jamieson 112 Glencoe-Lead._ .. " ...." ...... , ..... ,...... _ ,., 7.0 ...... _. Mack's Crellk.. _ ';".', . 1 ..... _ _.:: ... 70 Durham I,cad ...... '" 28· .GoulbnrnfromJamlesontoSwampyCreek '80 Magenta Reef ••• ... .,. 7 Sailor Bill'g,Creek... I' '''''0 ...... 102 West'and Higgins' Reef...... 17 Flu~!le .Creck" , ••. " ...... ,,'" 20 , 6 Lancashire and B1ack.dog ... , .• ," 8 : Baker's Creek ... I '" ... All England Lead ...... " .... "·18 Prospectors... I ':.;" "';'. ,7 Various Leads,... r...... "', M.. ,",,' 452 Various Quartz Reefs...... ~7 "0 1 . 658 Total'for Beechworth District ... 7,788 " , . I Buckland Division'; ;1 I • J 1 Harrietville ...... 206 Harrie.tville to ·Bright.. •.. '341 .. , I 91,·" .. ,· .. ,1 ; SANDHURST DISTRICT. Bright to noundary .oo ". 1 1lunning Creek...... ~;.' '13'·".- - Sandhul'~t 'iJivision :'I Morse's and Gro~ler's Creeks 220 -Back 'Creek and Spring Gully, and Buckland oranches ... 197 Milkmaid'a, Flat .. 1...... 304 • i ~ , • Upper Bridge to Lower Bridge' .... " 32.5 ...... I, Sheep shead and Golden IGully ... 508 Lower Bridge to llOlfndary '" 303 Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat... 578 Crusoe Gully and neighborhood ... -'132 A1e:rand"a Subdi~ision : Maroilg aod Bullock Creek ...', 150 Alexandra and vicinity ... • .... 0,::.,100, Victoria Reef and New·'chum. .oo '594 Long, Maid,e.n, and Detwent Gullies I·· 592 God'frey,'s Creek to. ... ••• 50· Devil's River and t.ributaries .,' ...' ,;40, Ironbark .•. ... I...... 607· Bendigo Flat . 270 J ohhson's Creek and trihutaries ••• ft..-120 n , •• t" .oo,'...... White Hills' ...... oo 55 Garibaldi G-ully and vicinity . ... 80 Head of U:T. Creek ., ...... ",,: j'O': .". Epsom -and Pottery Flat '" .;.' 64 Huntly .. , oo.:... oo. 482 Goulburn ·River .oo '" oo. 70 Ghin.ghin;· ...... 10 Sydney Flat and Whipstick' ... 326 I Spriog Creek and tributaries ;.:. 60' ~pecimen Hill, I~agleha'wk '" ... 285 Merton· and vicinity ...... 40 Devonshire and Dead-horse Gullies... 359' Windmill Hill and California Gully ... 528 . Moving and Prospecting' ...... '~4o j }~aglehawk Gully and Flat 337 --.- 630 .oo 'oo Dry CT~ek Sub1livision : 8ailor:~! Su?b's, and Peig1eg Gullies... . 472 Brankeet Creek ... , ·.i5 Raywood .. ; ... i'''' 160' Dry Creek .. . '·100 Elysia~ Flat, ... !. .... ",,' :'.. 70 Heirs Hole Creek ' .. . . ,45,:' Sebastian.'!. .... , 'OO ... 80. 160 Kamarooka' i...... , ,_ .42 " I .... " .' .. <, : Scatter'cd and prospect,ing ...... ' 160 Gaffnei/s Creek Subdivision: "l' , I 7,155 Goulburn River ...... ; i : K ilmore 'Division: Ga~ney'B Creek...... ~eedy ..Creek ... I.. ,";, '. ,.... ,.... ,~t, Cannon's Creek...... ,8 Raspberry,Creek and branches' Happy:Valley Station I Snnday Creek ... I , '... ,,15 I,y~ebir~ Greek ';..... ,18 Wallaby Creek...... Higinbotham, Yea, an~ vicinity Cornhill Reef, &c. '" .. . Thorn~on '" .oo i ...... : "20. Mo,vingpopulation" ".' . : •• lUi \ ~t ~ ~ • • • .1 ~ 201 Heathcote DW1SlOn and IlVaranga South " I ~ Subdivision:.. . " .. , J,\' , . lVood'siPoint Subdivision: 150 100 Graytown ... i '.... " Wood's Point and MorningStaL~ ... "., .150. I,ower Gonlburn ...... , ... ' -'66", Redc:tstle' ... ' " ,,,, ... ' ,. Right ,and 'left branches... .•. 50,; Heathcote I '" ',' ... 180 Costerfteld ... I '" 115 Gooley's Creek, &c...... '58... 35 Harper's and Pheasant Creek .oo , 6 . 'l'oob?r:lc ...... I .. . Kimbolton and Campaspe .. . ·30 ' Perkins' Creek and Waverley... 'l j~' . Colibitil:and Myrtle Creek .oo 120, Eniera:ld Claims ... ' ... .' . . .. ,,:. ·.2, " ~. .. I Wi~d~~l1ck' Creek OO' F ...;, 35, All Nations, &c..oo ''', ... 28, i . Ma~or ~ Town "'1 ... .. 10 -Toornk to Columbia, "'", \', "".;.' ;] f.4 ' ' ; 825, Bla:clc 'Ri vel' ' ...... ' 25 . 1 Moving population ... " ," '... 19.., lVaranga No,.t!. .Subdivision : 1\I !lOri Creek.. 'oo ... • "', " - "Ill Ru'shworth ' .•• 1 420 ,. BaidHills'to Matlock ... "', ," .20,. Whroo... ,oor ,12'0 Nine-roile.:. - "HI 'n. ' '20. i . : ': , Coy's ...... '40 Big River. Subdivision: 600 Frenchman's Creek ,.,C Ten-mile :oo .. •.. '4 r /48 : ,~!Total for San~hurst District ... ' '" 8,696 '} ,Warner's Creek ... ; Enoch's Creek .. . I Railw.ay Greek .. . 3~!' , , --i Jim Thomas? Creek .'~.~. "6': \ ' I Big River: South... •.. '18 ',";'. I M.A.R'tBOROUGH·iDISTRICT.. :: ,. , Big l;{iver'North •• ; .oo ''1'2 ". M aryborough Division: I. _, . '-, '" Fry-eris Creek .. ;...... " , "8' I Waterli:lo,' Inkermari, Alma, Adelaide. .. I ,Jerusalem Creek a.nd Goulburn ','4'0" . Lead, Moonlight i ...... 560 Mqv'i~g population' ... 9 Golden' Point, Ca:t:isbrook, Majorca, ! ,Craigie, and Fourfmile Flat ... 950, 'Mitta-"ti;t~ Division:' , 191 I' MosqUito, Blucher's, Mariner's, Bristol Thu~der·and.lightning Creek ' .... ' -1'56 I :ail!, and other reefs OO' .. , 837 .. : ~ Snp'iyy Cr.eek ... ••. ~280' 'Chinaman~s Flat, Newtown, Ha.velock;. ,', , . , . M!tta~mitta Ri vel' ... 'oo 50' Lucknow, Marybprough 'OO • 935 : 486, ----_;1" 3,282 i I r '"",, , .h Carried forward 7,336 " Carried ,Jward oo' " , ' ... I ... I ",8,282 'I 19 NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MINERS on the Goldfields, &c.-(1ontinited. Name of Place. No• Total. .... Brought forwar.d ... 3,282 CASTLEnIAINE DISTRICT. Castlemaine Division: Amherst Division: . Guildfcml About Talbot ... '" 70 Scandinavian Lead ... Camp hell's Creek ," iO Castlemainc Rocky Flat ... . .• 100 n,trker's CtQ~k Mount Greenock .,' 70 Myrtle Cre~k Nuggcty apd Long Guilies ... 20 Kangaroo Flltt and Gully ... Chewton '" 20 Golden Point 'Mia-mia l NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MINERS on the Goldfields, l!,.fi hA ~/;~"ed. Name oi Place. I No. Xotal. Name of Place. , No. Brought forward ... -8,635 I Brought forward / .. 934 Blue' iW ountain North Subdivision: : Crooked River Divi;ion: Trentham 22 I Gfilnt '" .. , . 26 Columbia ... 6 \Yongungarra .. 16 Newbury .. . 41 Crooked mver ." 82 Garlick's .. . 48 \Yonangatta .. . 6 Alma ... 24 J'ungJe Creek .. . 35 I-----c-- 141 Bl:tck Snake .. . 6 Tweh'c-mile ·Creek .. .!. 11 Total for Castlemaine District ... 8,7i6 . Twenty-fivo-mile Creek .;- 22 Thirtv-mile Creek ... ·f· 20 Went;vorth River ... . 65 Upper Dargo ... 80 ARAUAT DIsTltrcT. Middle Dargo ... 10 Ararat Division: Lowcr Dargo 45 Ararat,. including the White Lead, Can Upper Mitchell 25 ton Lead, Commissioner's Hill, Old Good Hope • 26 , Korns, Hopkins' and Black Lead, 475 Mitchell's Beef, and Picnic ... 290 Jericho Division: Armstrong's, with Dutton's Gully, Long . Matlock to Alhambra :.. 4 and Napoleon Gullies, and Hospital Lochfyne and Ferntree 24 Hill, Eaglehawk, and Fly Mnck ... 169 B B Creek and spurs :.. 40 Philip's J;'lat, Nil DcsperanduID, and Jericho and Jordan ;. 60 Slaughteryard Hill ...... ' 30 Blue Jacket .•• 3 Cathcart, ,withSpring Lead, Bowman's Red Jacket ... 14 Flat, and Black Hill Lead ... 69 ]<]ldorado ... •.. 5 Rhymney, Shea's Flat. McNab's, Goud Div Creek ... 48 I<'riday Gully, and Preston Reefs ... 75 Moving population 10 Opossum Gully, Soldier's Flat, Wattle Blackwall 4 Gully. an,l Port Curtis... . .•. 205 212 MoystoD, with Campbell's neef, Allu ·Donnelly's Creek Division: vial J;'lat, Camp, Jonathan's, Shep Store Point and Oonn·,'Uy's!Creek ... 51 I herd'~ Gully, and Gray's Hut Lead Aberfeidy River ... 24 and Londonderry ...... 178 South Crinoline... ,.. 7 1,016 Edwards' Hill _... 17 Pleasant Creel, Division: Lee's Creek .. , I''''... 10 Silver Shilling ... ao Tullamore and North Crinoline 22 Four Posts and Deep Lead ... 100 Ben Cruachan ... / ... 4 Great Western ...' 20 Gladstone ... I ... 9 Stawell ... 660 Upper Gladstone ...... 15 Seventy-foot , .. 50 159 Germania ... 20 Stringer'S Creek Division: Welcome ,.. ". 3;;0 Waihalla...... 356 Darlington ... 12 H!tppy-go-Lucky ...... 14 Hanoverian and Ironba;rk 20 Satin Bird Heef... .., ... 17 ---' 1,262 i Cooper's Creek ... /...... 4. BarMy Division: Thomson River...... 35 Lan,lsborough 162 Monnt Look-out ...... 140 Barldy ... 74 Fulton's Creek and Aberfeldy River ... 18 Frenchman's 20 Longfellow's and HUdson's Reefs ... 22 Glenpatrick 39 ! I 606 295 Russell's Creek Division: I Raglan Divisi9n: Lower Tangil ... I...... 75 Beaufort and Chapman's Gully 110 Upper Tangil and RUBseWB Creek ... 75 Jock's Gully and Geelong Flat 100 Crossover and Tarwin River ... SO "'fain Lead and tributaries to ditto ... 102, La Trobe River,Pheasant and Hawthorn Sailor'~ Gully and Unity Gully 40 ' Creeks ...... I .~. ... 40 Snlky Gully and Char:1ton .. , 100 270 Waterloo and its tribu'tal'ies ISO Bendoc Subdivision: I 582 Bendoc... '" ! ... 31 I,ower Bendoe '" t ... 10 Total for Ararat District • 3,155 Bog ...... i .... 50 Bonang... '" 30 Back Creek '" 6 Delegate River ... 14 Spring Creek ..• 4 GIPPSLAND DISTRICT. 145 Omeo Subdivision: Tarwin Subdivision: Livingstone Creek 155 Stockyard Creek ... 200 Upper Mittli-mitta, from Cobungaro. Cement Hill '" 11 to Wombat Creek 90 "Vhipstick Gully '" 22 Wombat Creek '" 27 New Zealand Hill ... 51 Gibbo River '" 40 Golden Creek 3 Swift's Creek ... - 255 Moving Miners 50 50 337 River Tambo ... 617 Traralgon SubdiL'ision: I MitcheliRiverand Boggy Creek Subdivisions: Narracan and other creeks ... 8 Nicholson and Tambo Ri"efs ... 167 Tvers...... : ... 12 Clifton Creek ...... ,. 6 Head of Morewell '" ! '" 8 I~ Boggy Creek ...... SO I 28 Merrijig Creek ... .•. . .. 10 Sandy's Creek ...... 60 Total for Gippsldnd District ... 3,166 ',- 317 Carried forward 934 55,624 R. BROUGH SMYTH, , Office of M~nea, . Secretary for MmclI, Melbourne, 30th April 1.872. MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS' REPORTS. BALLARAT MINING, DISTRICT. CENTRAL DIVISION. Mr. Harrie Wood, .Mining Registrar. . The quantity of water supplied to mining companies by the Ballarat Water Commission during the quarter endmg 31st March 1872 was 23,136.000 gallons, at 4d. per 1000 gallons. The total quantity of ,;old purchased by the banks at Ballarat during the quarter was 51,426 ozs. 3 dwt~. 4 grE. I h:we no change to" report respecting the mines in this division, e~cep,t that some few new ?ompames have commenced work on the Gravel Pits Flat, Ballarat East, and that the Black HIll Compap,Y. are now gettmg good quartz from their shaft Oll the Black Hill Flat. GOLD obtained from Alluvial Claims during the Quarter ended 31st lIJarch 1872. \ Name oj Company. I Quantify. Name of Company. Qmmpty: ! oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Hand· in-Hand and Band of Hope ... 1 3,501 5 0 Try-Again ...... , ... 65 0 Park ...... 1,514 0 National ...... 130 0'° Koh-i-noor ... .. , ... , ... 537 II °0 New Enterprise ...... 260 ° 0 City of Ballarat ...... 204 16 0 Gravel Pits ...... 61 °4 0 Ban,i and Albion Con sols ...... 12;450 14 No Surrender ...... , 110 0 0 56 6 12 St. George and Band of Hope United ... 1,671 16 18° Royal Oak ...... '" 1 15 Working Miners Extended ...... 397 12 18 Cosmopolitan '" ...... 178 0 0 Unit€d Albion and Prince of Wales ... 322 0 0 Caledonian ... ' ~ ...... '" 40 Prince of Wales and tributers ...... 2,956 6 0 Great Gulf '" ...... 82S 0 0 Banshaw ...... 944 3 0 Winter's Freehold ...... 1,207 0 0 l'hoonix ...... 613 0 Sedan ...... '" 260 0 0 IJeviathan ...... 1,743 3 °0 Go-Ahead ...... 573 3 18 Rose Hill ...... 550 0 0 Co-operati ve Companies ...... 4,000 0 0 Card igan Con sols ...... 250 8 12 Golden Gate '" ...... 130 Eastern Star ...... 143 0 Total ... 35,78S 11 21 ... ° ° '" DIVIDENDS • Name of Company. . Amount. Name of Company. Amount. - £ s. d. £ s. d. Hand-in-Hand and Band of Hope ... 2,560 0 0 Sedan ...... ~ ...... 26 0 Band and Albion Con sols ...... {9,SH 15 0 Black Hill ... '" ... '" 1,860 °0 0 Prince of Wales ...... 1,668 12 () Great Gulf ...... 1,000 a 0 Total .. , '" £26,759 7 0 SOUTHERN DIVISION. Mr. J. F. Coleman, 1lHning Registrar. During the past thirteen years I have not known anything like even an approach to the intense dullness that now prevails in this division; very little gold being obtained in the present and a dreary prospect of any in the future. The Pitfield Plains, from which so much was expected, are, so far, a failure. Break.o'-Day seems worked out. Grassy Gully scarce affords a subsistence to the miners who still cling to it. The Whim Holes !Lud Hard Hills are no better. ]\.fost of the known auriferous gullies are completely exhausted. Bullqog is the one bright spot in the division, and that eveu is but little above the common .. The quartz mines. have not a more cheerful aspect. 80 that, on the whole, I must, however reluctantly, pronounce the division in a state of at least temporary collapse. The H prospecting spirit" seems to have abandoned the miners, but this may be caused by want of means. ' BUNINYONG DIVISION. Mr. Robert M. Harvey, Minin.'l Surveyor and Registrar. QUARTZ MINING. The total yiel!i of gold from quartz during the quarter amounts to 15130zs. 14 dwts. 1 gr., being a slight increase 011 last quarter, while the general average per ton has decreased by 15i grs. . The excellent returns from the New Homeward-bound htLve induced a party to lease a block of ground from the proprietors of the 13uninyong Estate, while other two compauies adjoining are prospecting or preparing machinery. A trial crushing from the Gympie Heef. lIear Kitty's Rush, has yielded 3 dwts. per ton; there is a fine body of stone, and machinery is to he erected forthwith. The Deyonshire Reef is again being prospected, and quartz mining gains in favor in this division, even though the great bulk of the atone crushed yields under 3 d wts. per ton. Ar,LuvIAL MINING. The yield of gold fr(;m alluviums cannot be so accurately obtained as from quartz, owing to the large number of small parties at work srattered oyer the district, and owing to some of the larger mine-holders refusing to give their returns. Approximately, 4368 ozs. of gold have heen obtained from this source during the quarter. 22 I The cou~se of the Defiance gutter, Buninyong, has not yet been traced beyond that dompany's ground, but the I~rge ovei'fim,,: of hasalt from Mount 13unillyong is likely soon to be prospected, severnl larg'e companies ilaving been tormed for thIs pUl'pose. ,,' " Several claims on tbe Durhn,m are flooded out, and a number of miners 'thrown out oflemploy, only "temporarily, as the J?hn Bull Company are procuri~g more powerful machinery, and mining operations are about to be resumed at the Buoll1yong Estate and Franklyn nUnes. • I . No water sold for mining purposes. 'I- N 0 change in shallow miniug. . I SMY'I'HESDALE DIVISION. .lIr, Jolm Lyncll, lYfining Surveyor and Registrar. I : The total yield for the quarter has been 16,120 OZS., and all from alluvial mines. The principal contributors have been the Golden Stream, Galatea, Golden Lake, Grand Trunk, Haddon, Reform, alldlAl'gyle,.at Linton's. The return shows a slight falling off as compared with the last and previous quarters, bnt it .is satisfactory to kno.w that this is attributable to teU1;:lOrary causes o'nly, and not to :.ny marked declension in the! producing capabilities of the district. , ,I 'rile Main Trunk Lead from Scarsdah to the Gralllt Trur:k at PiggOreet is as productive as ever, amI. as, there is still a large area of unexplored country thel'e, we may naturally hope that the,ex~sting prosperous c9lldition, of affairs will be maintained for a long time to come. ' , ' . I To the south, of the Grand Trunk, as far as Cape Clear, there is hut little doing, excep~ by the Main Lead ConBols Company, who are doing some work necessary to the opehing lIP of this portion of the lead.: At Smythesdale mining prospects are looking brighter. The Eldorado Company hav~ struck some good ground, and'further proved the existence of a gold. bearing quartz reef within their claim. Mr. Te~ford, holding an adjoining claim, hns bottomed his shaft and has commenced driving:' This claim embraces the very rich, ground known as the . Great Wesbern or Old 48, 'famous' for its lI1agn~ficent yields nine or, ten years ago. It'is believed, and with good reason too, that the whole of its treasures were not then extracted, but that enough wa~ left to justify the' present enterprise and reimhurse its cost. ' I ~ , . The Golden Gate, within the towllship, is sinking. 'rhe condition, hopes, and pro'spects of this company are somewhat similar to those of the two lust, the grormd being of similar charactei', and the h6pes of rem,uncmtioli being based upon the value of the ground, overlooked by former companies at a time when l~bor was dear ,aild the,art. of mining loss understood tllan HOW. A rich patch of, shallow gronud was found near the German Reef, Smythesdale ; several nuggets of considerable size were found there. As might be exp~cted, such discov6ryattracted to the spot a number of miners, but it was found the patch was of '1e1'Y limited extent; lllany wel'e disap~ointed, and the excitement soon pa~sed away.. . i ' ' Of affairs at Haddon there is ,but yery little new to be said. The Reform has been let on tribute. The Haddon continues to yield as well as ever. The Racecourse"has bottomed, and is making ready to driye. 'rhe Trunk Lead, after driving some' time, finds itself too shallow, and, in the direction of the deep groUlid towards Carngha\n, some boring operations are in progress. Such may be s,lid to constitute the present state ormin~ng at Haddon.. ' , . At Carngham the usual steady course of business prevails. In addition to the old claims so long 'and regularly' doing well" there will be the Berlin and Marquis of Lome claims soon adding tileir r~spective shares; both have bottomed; the former wilI.. be worked on co-operation, the latter on tlihute. The New Br~tannia Quartz, Reef will be tested during the coarse of the next quarter, everything heing ready for crusbing, and as far as a fair trial of the reef is ,concerned, the depth froni' which the stone is taken will be sufficient for that., + notice with satisfaction a considerable increase in the yielci of gold from I,inton's during the·quarter. This is mainly attrihutab~,e to the'improved staLe of the Argyle Claim, whieh, since let'on tribute, has given largely increased returns'• .r find nothing that calls for specia.l mention in the affa,ir~ of the other cbims in this locality., . 1 - -, .... ._. At Happy Valley 'it is said that the British' Company' have again struck some rich ireef ground; but with this exceptioll ther;) is nothing in the condition of mining there different to the accustomed toutine: prevalent there for some years hack, and described refeatedly in former reports. Quartz mining, as usual, is neglecte~,.aud sluicing operations nre held in abeyance unti winter, '1' The yields from tho principal mines arc :- , i oz. dwt. Golden Stream *,908 0 Galatea .. ' +,563 14 GollIen Lake 1,659 18 Grand Trunk 976 0 Reform 828 19 'CRESWIC~ DIVISION. i JJfl'. .Janies Stevenson, JJfilling Surveym' and Registrar.1 I have the llonor to report that the yield of alluv\al gold continues a fair avera~e for the quarter; the gold obtained by sluicing ,has, as a matter of course at this season, fallen off, bnt the deep mines show an improvement. The Austra.lasian have again comlJlenced washing; the Cosmopolitan are also in washdirt,land will soon, be, able to test the deep ground near)y :1 miloin advance of the Australasian. ,! ' ,', c,,: ,.' The following are the returns froIIl; the deep mines ;- I Oz. dwt. gr. Australasian (hired lab?r) 941 10 0 if~~alh~~~~J~~~I~12 meIl)'" ...". ,ii~ i~ g- Golden Point (16 men) 19[ 0 0 . Hit.or-Miss (12 men)' ". ." :.. ... "',57' 10 21 'rho retllrns fmm quartz continue ahont the same; but'it will b~ seen from the tables that the numlier of small parties get!,ing ,pn.:rable gol;d from .thc reefs i:l t.1Ie neighhol'h?od of Cres~ick is inCl:easi~g, and .PFoves .t~at the ~eefs III the 10Cll.~lty wonld pay WIth efficlellt maclllIlCl'Y.; :J,~ presellt the 1u,artz IS OI!ly t1tken alfe~ feet below the s~r1ace. The CreswlCk Qnurtz Company hav;;: commenced slllkmg on George s Heef, and purpose ~o smk '300 feet; durmg the' quarter, also, the Clnnes W~"Ger 'U0mmission have brought in ,the water to'Clunes, which is used by tbe, N!'w North Clnnes Company, and ,I have to notice au improvement in the yield of that company), which is, I cqnsider, partly attributable to a good supply of clean water, . , • UNDERT,IE OF THE REEFS AT CLUNES. c Mr. R. IT, Bland, of Olunes, to whom, the Mining Department on many former occasions has been much indebted, has furnished the followin" diagrams showino' the underlie of the reefs in the mipe of the Port Phillip Comp~ni at CluMs, They are cross ;eetions at the two ~hafts, and show the extent to \~hich the Cr?8S-cuts have been driven. . . >- 0 U a.. (.l Z { ...I ~ ...I Z ~ 00 ::: :x: ~ ::E ~ a.. ~ ~ .Z -1 0 ~ t- ~ ~ .... p ., ~" a:: 0 ~ 0 c.,:) II ~ U <:\} a- .... ~ W < t\ :r: r;,;:,\;) t- z 0.... 0 (.) I : ~ [51 I I ,I I I I I '2.3 " ,. .," 1" . l}fr, •. Tho.rnas: C01fan, 11:(inin!l§,urv~J!or ~nd 1jeu,~st";.ar. ALLuvu.L IIifINING,·[' " " . -, . There is n9thing t9 rep9rt.in this branch .of mjhipg'f~r 'the'l~st quarter.' • , ",' ,! ' " ! '. • • '" \ • '- J' ~_'1' ",' ,,,L tV,' '.. ~ ~. .. ' , .. _ ' QUA'lVl'Z.(MINING'; " 1 , ...... ', -"- .. l The Egerton Company's mine is still raising St9ne which gives vel'! satisfact9~y resul~s, but the yield is n9t so g99d as in f9rmer years. Th'e Bla:lk:horse Company havo been .engaged Ill· pr9spectmg, durmg .the past three m9nths, but as yet have n9t met with much success. The mine is now let .oil trib\!te t9 the.d~pt.h.9f N9. ~.le!el, . .or 560 feet from the surface, and the shaft isn9w down 724 fe~t. !l'he South Learmonth 09mpany are en&ag~d III smkmg, and the shaft is n9W ab9ut 100.feet deep.· The Shamrock and Thi~tle09mpany have had.tw9 crushmgs .of 14 and 17 t9~s, yielding an average .of, 17~ dwts. F9 the'ton.· [fhe qmn·tz wasobtaip_ed,at a depth,.of. 25 feet. The M. .o9rab991 C\:lampl9n C9mpany's shaft is now SO feet deep, hun they have had n9 crushing as yet, The Jenny Lmd Oompany have re-commenced w9rk;i.on tribhte, 'but the result Qf theit· ,:"qrkis,lYot ye~ kn9wn. ,The Victoria C?mpany, G9rdon's, have been compelled t9 direct,their attention t9 a prospecting drive at the 400-fo9t level, havmg, after a g99d deal of energetic work, met with poor results at the il60-f.oot leveL The Summer Hill Company, since my last report, .has b~en wound-up, and the plant sold to a mining compauyat Daylesford. 'fhe yield during the quarter from thIS clalm-Vlz., 42 .ounces fr9m 200 t9lls-is anything but inferi()r, ,~hough, if!. conse.quence:of the hard nature ?f the st9ne, they were unable to raise sufficient t9 make it payable. The ground will n.o doubt be again taken up, as 1t has been pr9ved to C9ntain a quartz reef highly aurifer9us. J i'} ,', ~ , ~.i ~l' ~\ ••••• ~.,'{' .••. ,r"t \ ... \ t; I' .. ,~~ .'C' 'STEiGLITZSlJBDIVISrON,' ... ) .... ffIr. O. w. Collins; ~'I1inil1g Registra1', Alth9ugh the returns of gold frOlll the' qiil\>l:t~; cIJdi]ll>, ,g.ave. ·been.,Qn'the wU9le small during the past qnarter, still it will be seen that the individual, average is 'IIery good; and now that .operations are being conducted, and unde1' g09d management, fresh cpnfideIice'biE;'ts'{'or;th'o" future,' tlie' deep grourld 'in all cases pr9ving' payable. From the. Britannia Company's' claim' 38' tons of ·quartz, raised from the depth .of 191:1 feet, gaye a ·return .of 30 .oilS. The vein averages eight inches in'thickness; and· is- strong'and well d~fined" A new: a,nd rich run of gold has been'struck in the's9uthern portion· of the·gr9und.·', " .... ' The A l' C9mpany's .claim still maintains-its 'high':character, The vein averag!,!s 2 feet 6 inches in thickness, and at the depth of 160 'feet' promises" bettr.r returns than· any hithert9 .obtained, A crushing . .of 70 tons fr9m the bott9m'level yielded 240 9ZS. Between 70 and, 80'tons .of st9ne are now raised f9r crushing~ , - '. The Luck's All Company, on the s9uthern side .of the above claim; have-,not .yet cut the vein dipping int9 their gr9und. Great difficulties have been met with in this sinking, .owing to the peculiar:,nature .of the. r9ck and the great quantity .of water. It 'is, h9wever,'c9nfidently'anticipated"that a few:· more feet sinking will bring them .on the'vein, as the dip is very flat n9W in the A I C9mpany's claim. ,,', The Haverton Hill C9mpany,·on the'!l"estern side, have· commenced 9perati9ns. ' The returns fr9m the Albion Quartz Mining C9mpanyare, fr9m the 600-f99t depth, 572 t9ns of quartz, yielding 248 9is, .of g9ld., They are, pr9specting in- th!l·bott9m levels-(800 ·feet)"anq, have ~t the'sam~ .time entered int9 terms with the New Albi9n Company t9 w9rk the n9rthern p9r~i9n .of their ground fr9m the last-named C9mpany's shaft. Thestoue taken by the·New Albi,9n C9mpanyfr9m that part .of the b9undary,at a depth of .2()0 feet, averaged 2 .oZS. per t9n, ' . _ The New Albi9n C9mpany have c.ompleted their 400 feet sinking, and, are' llow:cross:cutting east t9 reach the veins passed through in theh' shaft and levels ·above. . '.' ,; '.'" ': ,," , ., i. ' . The Tam-9'-Shantcr C9mpany have sunk their main ~haft to a' depth .of .220 feet. Tp,!,:,vein .is;there str9ng and steady, ab9ut tW9 feet in thickness, and very rich. The last crushing-,of 68 tons gave a return of 272 9ZS . .of g9ld. The c9mpany n9rth .of the ab.ove (kn9~vll as the Marquis .of L9me Company) have nearly completed their sinking .of 160 feet. When thttt is d9ne fresh ,tenders f9r sinking an additional 100 feet will be called f9r, and at that depth they intend to cross-cut east and west f9r the Tam-9'-Shanter vein, '. . At Stony Rises a number of claims have been taken up, which .pr'9mise t9 pay well. Morrison's is'rather dull, in :some measure .owing t9 the want .of water, the dams .of the Lal Lal Water Associati9n being, I am informed, n9W dry; but g09d results. (rom sluicing .operati9ns are expected when the rains set· in, / . . '< . ",'. • It is. believed that ~he st9ne which is n9W being raised at W ~,lJ!ice's .F9rest will pr9ve very riC,h. • "'" " f ._.:,"?'(' . , .' .'!'f1'. -!ohn F. Hansen, fffining Registrar. QUARTZ }\c.fI~I~G., ' ...-" -''''. /, TW9 new reefs have been discovered in the Blackwo9d Division during the quarter; one is situated .on the River Lerderderg, ab9ut' seven miles . north of. -B~tcchus .Marsh, and about twenty miles .south-east of Blackw90d. S9me enc9uraging pr.ospects have been .obtained from the casing of this reef, aJ;ld ground f9r ten men has been applied f9r as a claim under the bye-laws, The other is distant about seven miles ,vest·Bouth-west .of Blackwood, and about tW9 miles west .of Garibaldi, on land selected under the 42nd secti9n of .the Land Act, and lately purchased and 'occupied, as I have been informed, by Mr. Asht9n, the selector. ' TW9 claims. adjoining Mr, Ashton's selection have been applied for .on un9ccupied Cr9,Wll lands, and S9me excellent g9ld-beanng quartz has been shown to me as having been procured from these claims. The Undaunted Company, Brown's Reef, are sinking their shaft deeper, and extending their drives n.orth and south, .on the line .of reef, with as g99d prospects as ever, 'I'his mine bids fair to pr9ve .one .of the most valuable in the divisi9n. T~e g,.o.od re~urns .of tliis company l;mv 9~bted,ly s~iu~!llated the shareholders in the adj9ining claims to prospect theu mllles wl,th ren?wed vig9r, as the'si .of shafts and ,other w<:rks are carried .on with greater energy; bnt as yet n9 further dISCOVerIes .of any c9nsequence have t).Lken plac.e:lI1. th!lnelghborh99d. ~wing t9 .the scarcity .of watCl', m9st .of the crushing mills a~ Simmons' Reef driven by water-p9wer are at a st~ndshll, aI).d the .owners, ha,'e been .occupied in 9verha'uling their:machinery and doiug pr9gressive work in their mmes; ,consequently few mmers have been employed on wages, and thirty-one .of them have left in quest .of temp9rary emp19yment elscw h,ere; the .married men leaving their families 'behind, pending a supply .of water to enable mill-9wners ~9 C9mmence crushmg, when they intend t9 return and resume work. . . > The last crushing of 100 t9ns by the All Nati9ns Company, Manheim Reef, yielded 106 ozs. of g9ld which gl\:ve ~he s~areh.o~ders, exClusive .of all working expenses, ~ dividend .of £50 18s: per s4~re f9r six weeks' work, Thl;l mllle 1S shlll99king well, and further g99d returns are c9nfidently expected, . 24 , . No crushing has taken place from the Lullan Company's mine during the quarter. They have erected a 14 horse-power steam-engine fOI! winding and baling purposes itt the Pioneer shaft; and about twenty men are now engaged on the Li5·foot leveL raising some promising.looking quartz and opening up this portion of the mine. 'fhe North Britaiu Company, \V'right's Reef; show a retul'll of over 13 dwts. of gold per ton of quartz crushed, which left a substantial balance to the credit onhe shareholders. TlJe Red, White. and Blue Company have sunk their main shaft a further depth of 60 feet. Not many hands Rre employed on this line of reef, but the work of development is steadily progressing. d ALLUVIAL MINING. . . ~he only item. of importance in this branch of mining has been the finding ora specimen weighing 42 0:;:8., and c?ntam~ng 36 ozs. 12 grs. of pure gold, croppiilg out on ground consisting of chertose rock, with an overla,Y of from SIX to twelve inches of alluvial soiL and situaLed on the sideling of a hill sloping towards Tipperary Flat, famous in former days for its large Ylel.1 of gold. 'fbe finder states that he was looking for firewood, when he S,tW something like a sovere,gn on the ground, which proved to be the above specimen. Portion of the ground has since been sluiced with a return bordering on nil. " Average quautiLy of water sold :-Eight sluice~heads j price per sluice-head, 12s. 6d. to 15s. BEEOHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. BEECH WORTH DIVISION. Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mitdng Registrar. Sluicing operations during the past qU11rter have been very dull, on account of the scarcity of water; some race-owners having ouly water sufficient 'for working three da.ys in the week, and others no water at all. 'fhe latter are mo~tly empl9yed in cleaning and repab'ing their races, or building reservoirs for the storage of water, in anticipation of 'the wet weather setting in el1rly. Taking it on the whole. the past seaSOLL has been above the average' in regard to tbe supply of water, and sluicers, as a body, are well satisfied as. to the returns. Several of the larger sluicing claims in this division have turned out very well; and although little or no new ground has been worked, or remains to be worked, in or near Stanley and Beechworth, with a plentiful supply of water, the old ground can be made to yield handsome returns. , Considerable attention has bepn given to qllal'tz mining, partly on aceount of one or two reefs having turned out well, and partly on account of a gelleral feeling ill the public mind that the future prospeIityof the goldfields must depend mainly on quartz mining. In consequence of this feeling, two prospecting associations have been started, one in Beechworth and the other in Stanley, with a view to test the quartz reefs in the vicinity of these towns.' 'l'he BeechwQrth a.wciation have sent out prospect'ors for the purpose of finding new payahle reefs, of which 'there 3rl' supposed to be many in the ranges surrounding the town. 'fhe i:ltanley association intend trying- reefs formerly worked, and given up on account of the expenses (necessary in past year~) incurred in carting and crushing quartz; !tlld the prospectors are going to finish a tunnel, which was commenced years ago, into the Dumpy Reef, in , the Dingle· Range, at the back of St.anley. If they succeed in striking the old reef and fillding pa'yable stone, it will give a great impetus to reefing.in that locality, as in general the reefs there have only proved payable for a short distance below the surface. A crushing of 21 tons from Bon's Re,!f, at the Six-mile Creek, gave 7 ozs. to the ton; and the stonQ since raised looks qnite as good as that CI·ushed. The two Frenchmen who owned this reef sold out for £1000, having come to water, and not liking tv incnr the expense for pumping machinery, which the preSel}t owners are erecting. Mnter and Co., who OWl! No.1 South, have struck the reef, and the stone is said to be rich-say about 2 ozs. to the ton. 'i'he owners of No. I Nortb have not yet found the reef, though the'y are down to the water-level. Some very , good stone has been discovered in an old reef abo]lt half-mile higher up the Six-mile than BOll'S Reef, -but whether there is quantity enough to pav remains to be seen. . , The Wallahy ~eef, at Hurdle J;'lat, had a cnlshing of 48 tons, which,yielded 85 ozs. This reef is widening as it goes down, hut the stone is not equal in quali£y to that found higher up. The Cead Mille l1'ailtha and Rechabite Reefs are still paying well, and the Kcrry EaL!'leCompany are putting a straight shaft down on to the reef. The Deep Lead Company's woning at Eldorado bave had good returns for the quarter. The Kneebone Com pany's machinery has been sold off, and the ground for the present is abandoned, 'fhe WarriOl- Company's shaft has been sunk to the :first fioor, and the prospects are so encouraging that opening drives are being put in. The following are the returns of gold and tin from the Eldorado ciailfts, viz.:- Gold. Tin. OZ8. 'dwt. gr. Tons cwt. United Ovens Gold and Tin Company 1,185 17 12 32 12 McEvoy's Oompany 994 12 21 18 0 'Wellington Company 1,920 5 0 36 10 ------'" "' Total 4,100 15 9 87 2 INDIGO PIVISION. Mr. R. Arrowsmith" Mining. Sur'vel/or and Registrar. ' . There has been a slight falling, off in quartz mining during the quarter; fewer men are employed, and the a.verile;e ,Yields are smaller. This branch of mining' industry,' now at avery low ebb in the division, is not prosecuted with tha~ vigor and en terprise the resonrces of the district deserve. There are several pr.omising lines of qnartz reds, from which exceedilldy f(oocl result" h,~ve been obtained from time to time, which, with a limited outlay of c:\pital to test them at greater depths,.wonld. ill all probahility, prove highly remunerative; neverthele~s the ground is allowed to remain year after year in the same primitive condition.' 'fwo or three companies have done much to prove the permanent character of the reefs; witll these exceptions the division may be said to be almost wholly neglected. '... . . 25 The United Consols Company have been employed during the quarter on very indifferent stone, but their present prospects are of a more ellcoum,.ging character, The Magenta Company have crushed a considerable quantity of surface stone and mullock; they are in the meantime gradually deepening their shaft, wilh a view to open out at a lower level. Other quartz claims in the neighborhood of Chiltern do not call for any especial remarks. The Prospecting Association, at Rutherglen, have reached a depth of 125 feet, and have driven 33 feet; a conlractis offered. for sinking 75 feet more. Harris and Co., workillg in Burrow's' paddock, have had a crushing of 56 tons, yielding over an onnce to the ton. The residue of the claims ill this locality are averaging fair returns. The Sons alld Doma Consols Company, 011 Chiltern Lead, ate busily engaged driving levels in the reef, for the purpose of working the de~p ground known to exist north of the-present workings, which they now suppose to be the continua tion of the old lead and its tributaries. . The wash hitherto \vorked hy the company is assumed to be w)lat is generally termed a "reef-wash," on the margin of deep ground; it is of great extent and vel'Y expensive to work, owing to the bottom or bed-rock being cO'mposed of a soft white pipeclay, and as 'yet only partially dmined. The main drives, although very heavily timbered. require constant repairs, and t.hereby ahsorh a large amount of htbor of an unremunerative character. The eompany have since the close of last year been greatly incolll'ellienced from want of a full supply of labor; consequently a comparatively small area of gl'Ound has been blocked out during the qUa,rter. Time and capital is all that is npeded to develop the re,OUl'ces of this mine, The plant and machinery is first-class in every respect, and tbe company will ultimately maintain the superiority they have so long occupied in the district. The main drive of the Glencoe Junction, 1400 feet in length, is now completed. The prospeets obtained therefrom, as well as from the cross drives, are very satisfactory, the average weekly returns for some time past having ranged from 60 to 80 ounces. It is anticipated the next week's yield will enable the company to discharge the whole of the mortgaged debt, after which they will be in a position to declare dividends. . Thcre is nothing of any importance to report from the dry leads. The continued scarcity of water has been severely felt by the Chinese; they ure, however, fully prepared for the winter rains. Return showing averagc quantities of water sold per diem for mining purposes in the Indigo Division of the Beechworth District, during the quarter ended 3lst ;\'farch 1872 :-There is no water sold for mining purposes in the division. The deep <~lluvial claims supply enough for mining purposes, and on the dry leads ,water is conserved in small dams or reservoirs, constructed for that purpose. BUCKLAND DIVISION. Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining·Registra-:. The operations i.n alluvial mining' during the past quarter ill the Buckland Division require no particular attention,. except as regards the B['ight Boring Company. and the Phreuix: Deep Lead Claim at Harrietville. - The mell engaged on the first-named 'works are supposed to have struck the bed-rock at 210 feet, but some doubt being entertained npon the sul~ect, a further depth of 26 fcet was attained, after which the rods were finally drawn, no satisfactory prospects having been got. . • A new bore, about 200 feet west of the previous one, is now sunk 150 feet; and it is hoped the deep ground, estimated to_be from 250 to 300 feet, may be struck in the present hore. The Phoonix Company were most unfortunate in selecting the site for their present new shaft, as the le\td seemi to have taken a sudden hend where the old workings were stopped; conse{IUently, after driving some hundreds of feet ill dea.d ground, they had to break through to the previous workings, and are for the present swamped out. However, the claim will be pumped dry within eighteen or twenty days. The returns herewith very clearly denote the present depression in local quartz mining pursuit~, and although some new and extensive qu::.rtz mining projects are being launched, I fear that little immediate benefits will accrue therefrom, and consequently cannot see a probability of the next quarter's statistics being materially affected thereby. Meanwhile the present depression has caused the removal of some of our best quartz miners and prospectors from this division. . A. suspension tramway, lately erected in connection with the New Moon Reef, Growler's Creek, deserves attention, as it appears partieularly Buit'Lble for reefs where very large bodies of stone are.not raised. However, the tramway in question (which is in len/.{th 800 feet) requires modification, in order to obviate the ruinous wear and. tear attenditilt upon the present system of running a wire rope over iron' pulleys, &c. I believe that even at present . 20 tons of stOlle pel' day can be sent down with ease. Sanguine hopes were entertained here that the new Oriental Company would sink upon the old reef, in order to test its value at a lower level Lhan had hitherto been attained. However, nothing towards that important point has yet been done, the operations of the company having been chiefly directed to taking out stone left by the previous owners as not being payable. The present proprietors have now arrived at the same conclusion; and it is intended to proceed with sinkin~ the shnft so often spoken of. Fifteen lIew reefs were dispovered during the quarter, and of this number, I believe, two or three will be heard' of favorably in future reports. " . The successful result of the continued sinking upon the Happy Valley new reef, Running Creek, is fraught, I consider, with most important consequences to our local quartz minlllg. Following the usual rule, this reef became poor in the yield of gold when a depth of over 300 feet was attained. However, the works were persevered with, and now, at a depth of 4,to feet, it is found that four reefs. separate and distinct on the surface, have aU united in one fine reef, presenting a body of stone from 4 to 15 feet in thickness, at present opened for alength of over 200 feet without the southern end being reached; and, from a recent personal inspection, I entertain little doubt that the main reef having only now been struck, the workings of this company are likely to continue for a long and indefinite period. Number of sluice-heads of water sold in the Buckland Division of the Beechworth Mining District for quarter ended 31st March 1872 :-Sluice-heads, 15 ; price, 78. 6d. to 18s.; average, 15a. , . ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. \ Mr. Robert W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. ALLUVIAL MINING. The prospects of alluvial in this suhdivision have assumed, to a small extent, the features of improvement which h,ls been anxiously looked forward to for some time past. New ground has been opened about 11 mHe from the 'head of ,Johnson's Creek, aR also in the Garibaldi Gully, the latter s,ituated adjacent to the gully in which the Puzzle Lead W'lS fOllnd abont t,VO yea~8 a~o. Good prospects are reported in both localities. but, owing to the scarcity of the -water stlpp1y, the wil.shing's have been of the most limited charaQter, and the report of payable gold consequcntly delayed, although believed to exist. A shaft has also been bottomed 011 the south side of the U T Creek, adjoining 26 and east of Grant street, on 'sandstone, with a wash or' two feet c?ntaining gold. The depth is 85 feet,the alluvium pass.ed through being-:- , . .", , Surface soil, containing.gravel and loam ... . :., ...... 12 feet, Clay, red in color, containing near the lower portion' angnlar pieces of quartz, ...... :. 71 " . Washdirt (without water) 2· . ~ 85 'feet wltt~h is altogether different to that met with i~ ~ny of the previous workings on the U T Creek,a~ caused a diversity of opinions as to the position of the matrix from which t,he gold has been derived.. The shaft was started by the. shire council for the purpose of a public well, bnt 110 water baying been ohtained; it is proh,ible that, under'th'e present circumstance.s, they will abandon it to the miners, who are at present anxiously waiting their decision. 'rhe ·dish.prospect~,\\:a8hed are good, although the dip of the rock at the bottom shows they have' not yet'reach'ed .the deepest.grcwnd; . . ' 'l'he U T'Qompany, owing to the want of harmony among 'the contractors for sinking the shaft, caused great delay in bottoming it, which eventually they did shnIlow, lit a depth of 146 feet 6 inches. Since theu the works have been prosecuted with more eU\lrgy, and the shaft sunk to its present depth, viz., 169 feet. At 160 feet drives a~e opened out, and tenders called for .driving 4UO feet, which' will thus eiJable them 'to prosecute their'prospecting operations, not only towards the bore in which the gold was obtained, distant 164 feet northerly from the shaft, but also in a southerly direction, which I believe is their presllllt intent-ion.' . . ", The Hit-or-niiss, -th'e. Working Miners; and the Itoya! Standard Leads, are languishing for want of capi~l and,energy cOI!1bine~ to dev~lop tJ;te resources so '\fell known to exist in the localities named. .'~ . · QUARTZ MINING. No new discoveries in thisbrapch of ¥lining have been made during the quarter, .the attention of· miners being directed. to ·the old· claims in work and to some of those partially wOl'ked and abandoned. . · The claims hitherto comm'1llding the. most auention having re[1ched the water.level, and their upper leveJs being.. worked out, operations have been directed more to drainage power, and reaching deeper levels, than obtaining quartz during the quai·ter. " , , . 'rhe AJbel't Company (No.2· North Lucky Reef) have nolY reached a depth of 400 feet; and when·a further depth of 9 feet h[18 been obtained, it is their intt'J..!.t~vn to open' out at the 400,foot level, thus giving them about 100 feet of reef to stope out. ,. 'l'he Mysterious Company, after· the failure of their attempt at drainage by menus, lastly, of a donkey engine, have concluded the purchase of a plant of machinery, which, when erected and in operatioll, will ell able a number of ' claims to work, which are at present baffled by the qualltity of water they have to·contend with. . . DRY'.: .,',CREEK i SU'BDIVISION.·.', Mr: R. Pemberton, l'1ining Registrar. . . Since my last repo~t was sent in there'has been nothing of note t; mention du'ring the past quarter. . The yield of gold has considerably fallen off, owing to the drought of'the past seaSOIl, most of the claims at the upper parts of the . creeks blling stopped for {vant of water._ The quantity of water used here per day is about two slui'ce-heads, the price paid for the same being £3 lOs. per week.. '" " I ;,' • GAFFNEY'~ CREEK SUBDIVISION. . frIr. A: B. Ainsworth, 1I1ining SUl'veyol' and -Registra1'. .,. " -',' .The general poorness of yield in this subdivision renders steam crnshing unacceptable, and, as water has been extremely Bcarce during the past quarter, the quantity of stOlle reduced is, consequently, unusually small,' . i. " .... , • ,The Rose of Denm,u-k Company have agnin resumed work j the importation of miners from other dist.ricts did not result in al) the advantages expected, and doubtless the local supply will now be sufficient for their requirements. /l'he clai¥l is well known, and the shots of gold therein j and, as much dead work has he en done, the prospects of. the mine for the future may be considered favorahle. 'rhe Phrenix Company continues in law and compulsory.idleness\ The Hunt's Claim has been reorganized by the late proprietors; the Sltndhurst and Ballarat methods of a large .numeriqal subdi vision of the propert;y has been successfully resorted to, and the scrip has met with a kindly reception. A " blind" shaft ·is now in the course of being corrimencecl, the chamher for which is nearly completed, and it is to be hop",d the stone will prove of sufficient value to justify the. working of the mine. 'rhe Victoria Company,adjoining, has been for some time past driving in the dyke or reef from a level put ill from the creek; the dyke stone is the usual dyorite; about 40feet wide at this point, wit,1I irregular quartz veins carrying gold. A vein of quartz and pyrites, in which the latter is the more abundant in places, has been passed through, hut the'south wall has not yet been reached. The Great Eastern COlIipal1Y's trilmters have obtained good payable stone, but the Lauraville tributers have not as ye,t satisfied expeqtatians. IIheA Company have dri,en theIr lower level into the reef, and in two or three weeks ,,,ill. be able to take out stone; they are now ongaged coverillg in their tramw:,y, so as to make the whole gully' '- ayailable for mullock, mid n,lso.in preparing (;heir water·wheel engi;lle, late the Castle Company's, ,for crnshing, with a vie\,\, of.a,vailing.themselves of last week's rains.for thnt purpose. .' " ;. '. Doubtless next quarter will sho\v a much niore favorahle balance-sheet in favor of the millers in this su~divis!o.n .. shouldthe l:aillS sctin as early as expeeted. , .. ' ..' .- III all'lvial thedea,rth of water has.been such 'as.to interfere even with the woddngs on the' main creeks;-and,'in consequenc9" the yielqs have fallen oft' ·to an un¥sJIal;e,x:tent. . ': , No water for mining purposes sold during .the quarter. WOOD'S l'OINT SUBDIVISION. , flb'. A. B. AinsuJOrilt, 1'linirlg SurVeyo.r and Registrar. . 'l'he amount of qqartz gold obtained, during. the quarter is less than that obtained during any previous quarter since quartz crushing commenced in this subdivision.'" . , ' , A small pa.tch 'obtained' iii the Young May Mo<;>n, the sequence of which has not been traced, stands at the comparatively high yield of 5 ozs .. per ton, nnd the other All Nations' crushings may be said to be payahle. 'rhe U ope Mining 00lDpany have an unusually low yield, though a pa.yable one, and the same may be said of the Prospector's ~Iorlling Star. The first-named corripany h",ve not yet struck the reef now being SUlik for below their maillle,:el; they have, however, met with a change of rock, rmd are 'probably within three or four feet of the new reef. Its value will remain to· be ascertained; it was known, however, to be payable in the Age of Progress Oompany's working's •. · 'The crushing of.the Telegraph Company, Waverley, is also payable, though'very low;and 'so is that of the Strap and Buckle. The Leviathan Company have not yet extricated themselves from their le!lalandfinaneial 27 difficulties; when they shall have done so, I apprehend they will not foJl in obtaining payable stone. The FranKlin Company's mine is looking essentially well; ill a few' weeks the lower level will he intq the reef; and as it has already drained the upper workings, the future of the claim appears weU assured for some years to come. The low level will be some 650 feet below the surface, and once into the reef, constant crushing will take place. At a depth of 350 feet the reef appears to form on the planes of stratification, and consists of a solid quartzite some 12 feet wide ,(and more "in places), with two splendid walls, the foot wall ripple-marked, the hanging wall breaking in steps occasionally; very little mullock is set aside out of this width of rock, perhaps one-six'th is thc utmost; the yield, therefore, of nearly 12 dwta. is a very handsvme one. This mine may be said to be thec::only one which methodical attempts have been continuously made to open up among the vertical reefs of this district, always excepting the All Nations, which, however, has for years past been in the hands of tributers: The sucpess which has rewarded the effor~s of the Franklin Oompany should be a strong inducement to verify by' practical working t.he truth or otherwise or"the supposition that, being in the upper silurians, our veins are likely to he discontinuous ani!. without depth. Twenty mines are abandoned in this district which afforded their early owners and prospectors more encouraging results than the Franklin did, which itself was twice abandoned. Should the vein prove, in the tunnel, of the same size and' formation as at a depth of 350 feet, it will be as tine a reef as eould be wished in any part of Victoria, 'and, with the same yield as above given, a most payable one. 'fhis reef crops out again, and is, in fac~, traceable south-eastward for more than a mile, when it ends in the Alliance Comp,!.ny's claim, whose workings arc under water, but whose stone has averaged 2 OllS. to the tou. . In alluvial I have nothing new' to report; the yields have, however, been very satisfactol'Y during the quarter. Average quaptity of water sold during the quarter for mini~g purposes :-Per diem, 3 sluice-heads, at lOs. BIG IUVER SUBDIVISION. bIro A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. , With tpe exception of the Luck's All Reef, which continues to look well, there is nothing very promising in the appearance of this subdivision at the present. 'l'he Londonderry and Retriever Companies have, it is understood, surrendered their mines and workings to the proprietor of the crushing plant which they have hitherto used. Poorness of yield and increasing hardness of veinstuif have led to this surrender, the terms of which are not known to me. The Perseverance Company continue prospecting the same line of reef on the nOl:th side of the Railway Creek; the results obtained have hitherto been favorable. Two men are also at work at the Belle of Venicia Claim, which hIts not hitherto been very fortunate in its operations, 'It is also a dyorite dyke, somewhat similar to the Railway Heef, and some £3000 has been expended on it. . , The alluvial miners have not been very successful during the past_quarter, and the yields are consequently low; of late, that is within the last few days, a movement towards the heads of the Big River has taken place, but whether with a view of prospecting these, or of trying once more the sources of the La Trobe, does not as yet appear, no news from the outgoing parties having been received. No water sold in this subdivision for mining purposes during the quarter. J '" JAMIESON SUBDIVISION. Mr. H. C. Geneste, Mining Regish-ar. Mining matters generally in this subdivision .are now in a very healthy state. ' , From the alluviunis the yield keeps its position steadily, the return having been almost identical during tbe past four quarters. The slight decrease on the yield of the quarter ending 31st December 1871 may probably be accounted for by the fact that more attention is now being devoted to the reefs, and some miners who were previously working alluvial claims are how employ'ed in quartz mining. , In quartz mining lU!itters are decidedly looking up, in spite of the fact that the yield from this source is considerably less,thau'last'quarter, this decrease being solely owing to crushing operations on Gleeson's Lease having been suspended since the 2nd day of February last. '1'he Hungarian, Sailor Bill's Creek.-During the past few days a now and highly auriferous reef, 5 feet in width, has been struck in this mine, and a tunnel is now being put in from the level of the creek to open it. The first crushing from this reef will probahly take 'place in the course of six weeks, , . The Just-in-Time, Sailor Bill's Creek.-'fhis mine, which was worked and_ adandoned some time ago, has again been taken up, and good gold has been struck in a small surface leader, a crushing from which will shortly take place. The Sailor Bill's Creek, Sailor Bill's Creek,-The,low tunnel to strike Gleeson's Reef in this mine, at a depth of about 460 feet, is being energetically proceeded with. The Star of the West, Mack's Creek.-This mine is now being opened at a greater depth, a shaft having been sunk to the 300-foot level, at which depth gold has been strucle in a reef 3 feet wide. Operations will now be confined to this level, and I hope to be able to record several crushings therefrom in my next report. The Albion, Swampy Creek,-This mine (formerly known as the Elizabeth) is now being well opened up by the new proprietors. A low tunnel has been driven, and the reef, about 3 feet wide and carrying good gold, has been struck. a 400 feet from the surface. A small crushing of 30 tons is now being packed to the nearest crushing mill, the yield from which will appear in my next report. ., _.,. .' 'I.'he Puzzle, Baker's Creek.-This mine is now looking better, several rich leaders having been struck in the dyorite dyke. .. ' '['he Belle of Venicia, Fryer's Creek.-The tribut~rs of this mine are now crushing, and a payable return is expected. Sir, _ Mining Registrar's Office, Jamieson, 13th April 1872. I have the honor to report, for the information of the Honorable the Minister ·of Mines, that a new lead of gold has, been discovered in my subdivision, in the immediate, neighborhood of Jamieson, which promises to be of considerable importance. Up to' the present time some twelve claims have'been taken up, and all those thn.t have bottomed have struck good gold. The average yield is from 1 to 2.d'l'{t!!. t() the buc,ket, and as the ground is very easily worked, excellent returns per day have been made. The prospectors, Jones and party, after washing up last evening, had obtained between 3 and 4 ozs. for five days' work; and in No. 2 South, bottomed yesterday mornincr, '22 dwts. were obtained for the day from three tubs. , '" The sinking is from 10 to 20 feet, and the !Sold is found on a soft pipeclay bottom. In the conrse of a few days, after other claIms have been properly opened, I shall have the honor of reporting further on the matter . I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, H. C. GENESTE, Mining Registrar. 28 'SA'NDH URST MININ G DISTRICT. SAND HURST DIVISION. Mr. N. G. Step/lens, frlirling Registra1'. , , " Mining in this division is in a very prosperous condition. The quantity of gold purchased by the banks and the average yield of the'quartz is higher than in any previous qnarter. ! The retul'll relatiug to quartz (49,807 tons, averaging 18 dwts, 4 grs. per ton) represents less than two-thirds of , the quantity crushed; but it is a fair sample of what has been produced during' the last three months_ I am unable to collect a complete return, on account of some refusing, and others neglecting to keep account of the quantity crushed at their machines. , Great additions have been made to our machinery, perhaps the most importaut of which are the erection of the Great Cornet Company's pumping and winding engine, on the Comet Reef; tbeGolden Fleece Company's crtlshing, &c., engine, on the Stafford Reef; l1.lld the Fl'uhling Reef Company's engine, 011 the Friihling Reef at the Whipstick. These three machines are a considerable distance from any others, and will materially assist in the spee,dy development of the reefs in the localities in WhICh they are situated. Two additionall'everberatory furnaces, wilh W heeler's amal- gamating pans, have also ,been erected. ' A considerable quantity of ore has been forwarded to England for treatment, from the ore-separating machine in New-churn Gully, hut the result is not yet known. About 38,000 gallons of water, at 4d. pel' 1000 gallons, have been sold daily from the Spring Gully reservoir, the greater part of which has been used by the alluvial machill,cs at Huntly. The Big Hill reservoir is found insufficient to supply more water than is reql).ired for domestic pmposes, consequently 110ne has been sold for mining purposes during the qUfLrter. Some machines have been at the expense of carting fresh water for the boilers, at a cost of 48. per load, and a considerable quantity has been purchased from various sources, hut I cannot say how much. I have nothing new to repor~ in alluvial mining. The disagreement that occurred about two m0!:ths srnce betwe(>cn one or two companies and their miners, respecting the number of working hours and the wages to be'paid for suoh work, resulted in a strike, but it has terminated by the employers yielding to the request of the miners. Total amount of rain during the quarter, 2'82 in. ' Information respecting some of the Quartz, &c., crushed during the past quarter:- Total Average Depth nt which Name of Company. Name of Reel. 'rons. Yiel oz, dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. leet. Bustier's Reef .. Hustler's .. 151} 205 9 0 I 6 12'23 Between !JOO and 90 From 6 Inches to 2 feet 600leet Gr."t Extended Hustler's Hustler)s 2,686 23,159 0 12 10'61 200 to 300 feet 120 Average 15 rect Tribute Grent Extended Hustler's Hustler's 5,IGO 2,403 12 0 0 9 7'59 400 90 A.-vernge 20 i<;et Bonuti and Co • .. New~chulll 470 257 10 0 o 10 22'97 300 120 25 feet Old-chum New-chum 975 tH7 2 2 o J~ 15'80 From 7 to 30 feet Young~chum :!\ew~chum 1,666 8G9 19 0 o 10 IO'Ii4 AYern.ge 8 feet Shenandoah Tribute Sew-chum 1,370 1,~22 0 0 1 8 1'40 70 Averllge l't leet Garden Gully Tribute Garden Gully 1,1"0 1,059 IG 1I 1 4 0'77 Rainbow Tribute Gtl1: KILMORE DIVISION. Mr. Jame~ W. OSD01'n, If.'lining Registrar. , I have no 'improvement to report in the aspect of mining affairs in this division. The mining plants that were on the Reedy Creek have been sold and removed, and a parcel of quartz from Russell's Reef will have to be taken to f?unday Creek for crushing. No fresh ,finds have been made either in alluvial or quartz. 29 HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND WARANGA ROUTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. J. T. Strong, ltfining Surveyor and Registrar. Nothing of importance has occurred in my division or subdivision during the qu>trter just expired. The ground taken up under the leasing regulations since my last report is comparatively untouched, and therefore the results are still unknown; but if the covenants are fulfilled, I shall be able, I have no doubt, in my next quartetly report to give a definite statement of the results. WARANGA. NORTH SUBDIVISION. jUr. Henry B. Pitman, 1l'lining Registrar. I have the honor to report that during the last three months very little has been done in opening up new ground. and all the old ground in work has given very poor returns. 'rhere has been a small alluvial rush in the town end of Old Ned's Gully, but the yield was, with a few exceptions, very poor. Another alluvial rush has taken place at the Cemetery Lead, Whroo, which has yielded as much as 1 oz. to the load, with about eighteen inches of wash; there are about fifty men on the ground, and 'most of them are getting a little gold. MARXBOROUGH, MINING DISTRICT. MARYBOROUGI-l DIVISION. jrlr. P. Virtue, jun., lIfining Reg.istrar. A:!'LUVIAL MINING, At the Alma aud Chinaman's Flat all the deep mines, which are being fully worked, are still yielding excellent returus, and hold out splendid prospects to the shareholders. . The Duke and Timor Company, whose claim adjoins that of the BaU!:liof Hope Company, have had fresh difficulties to meet durillg the quarter, in conjlequence of the water in the claim proving more than a match for their machinery. M ore powerful machinery is required; but!L second plant is ready completed, and a second shaft is now being sunk on the claim. The John Bright Company, whose claim also adjoins thalof the Band of Hope Company, have just opened out on washdirt, aud, judging from the prosped obtained, this promises to be one of the richest mines in the division. The Gladstone Company will soon be ill a position to pay dividends. At Havelock matters have not improved since my last report. Mr. Ogle, the legal manager of the Havelock Company, informs me that the gold on the claim i3 so scattered, th.e lead or supposed lead having been proved to be about two thousand feet wide, that the past operations of the company have severely tried the patience and exhausted the means of the shareholders. The claim is now let on tribute to a party of wOI'king men, who have engaged to pay the company 12t per cent. on the gross yield of gold. I understand that these men have already got into good ground. The Lord Clyde Company iLl'e nearly ready to begin work, and are sanguine of suecess. At Majorca all mining interests have greatly impr.)ved during the quarter. Several new claims have been taken up on :Maiden Hill, near the.claim of the Enterprise Company, il). the hope of getting into ground easily workable without engine power. The claim of the Kong ~leng Company is now flooded out, and much heavier machinery is required to cope with the water, wl;tich has now risen 30 feet in the shaft, and cannot possibly be kept down with 12-inch pumps and tanks baling at the same time. This heavy body' of water seems for several reasons to point to a subsidiary lead, or heavy gutter, adjoining thc Hanoverian Lead, and trending in the direction of Sandy Creek Flat. The following is a statement of the gold obtained from the principal alluvial mines in this division during the quarter :-' - OZ!i!. awLs. gre. oz.. dwts. gr•• Band of Hope, Chinaman's Flat 3,043 14 0 Cosmopolitan, Majorca 277 10 0 Alma Consols, Alma ... 1,308 2 0 United Kingdom, Gibraltar 64 0 0 Queen, Alma 248 12 0 Phoonix, Carisbrook 221 10 0 Seaham, Alma 2,161 5 0 Dan. O'Oonnell, Carisbrook 36 0 0 Gladstone, Alma ... 871 14 0 Reform, Majorca ... 164 0 0 John Bright, Chinaman's Flat 39 0 0 Republic, Majorca 128 0 0 Golden Gale, Alma ".' 831 11 18 Eldorado, Majorca 170 0 0 Havelock, Havelock 29 17 12 Fox, Majorca .. . 69 0 0 Kong .Meng, Majorca 20 0 0 N orthem Light, Majorca .. . 43 0,0 Enterprise, .Majorca 619 15 0 Reliance, Majorca 262 15 0 Total ... 11,126 1 6 Morning Star, Majorca 515 15 0 Dividends as under have been paid during the quarter by the companies named:- £ 8. it. Band of Hope 6,150 0 0 Alma Consola 1,200 0 0 Sraham ... .. I 4,050 0 0 Golden Gate 1,551 0 0 £12,951 0 0 QU..l.RTZ MINING. . .Most 'of the larger' claims have been nearly unproductive during' the quarter, the ownerS having been engaged in. making extensive alterations on them, with a view to more successful future operations. This remark particularly. applies to the Claims of the North German Company, the Mariner's Reef Company. and the Bristol Hill Company. The United King40m Company have found three rich reefs in their alluvial claim at Majorca, at a depth of 100 feet from the surface, and below the alluvial workings. 'rhese reefs are severally named the Sunburst, the Star, and the Eastern. A crushing of 28 tons of stone from the Sunhurst g!lcve a return of 79 ozs. 8 dwts,; 30 tons from the Star gave 20 ozs. 7 dwts.; and 42 tons from the Eastern ga';e 28 ozs. 5 dwts. The highest yield during the quarter was from the Ironstone Reef, Craigie. A crushing of 82 tons gave 400 ozs. 11 dwts. 18 grs. 30 AMHERST DIVISION. lJlr. Joseph Sm itll , Mining Surveyor and Registrar. Quartz mining in the division is in a very depressed state, for, with the exccption of Deed's Claim', on Prince Alfred Reef, very little has;been done to .;Ievelope the quartz lodes. '. . The Forbach Company, iu Amhers,t; h~ve collapsed, for the want of means to carryon the works, notwithstanding having a first-class crushing and winding plant on tpe ground. , ' . " ",' Alluvial mining looks rather better in the northern part of the division. The Enterprise Claim, on Maiden Hill, and the Band of Hope CIa,im, on Cockatoo, are considered to be very prosperous, and push on their works in an active manner; each of them sell their sludge to Chinamen for about £300 a year.· The Union and Hoffnung Companies continuc to bc worked with payable results. On the other hand, the alluvial, ground on the south side of Mount Greenock spreads over too large a space to be worked with a profit. Nichol's Freehold Company have ceased working from this cause, and their fiue plant, which cost .about £5000,' is now bcing sold and removed, the manager' giving, as 'a,reason that' the. royalty of six per cent. Olf,' the gross yieldscbeing too high for the miiie to pay any dividends. "'. - . ", . - , " " . The old alluvial workings in the division have now but few miI).ers er:(lploy\;)d upon them; but I believe they would give good returns for sluicing parties with a nigh pressure of water.' '. J ' " , •• The reservoir and races of M essrB, Stewart 3.nd Farnsworth will be the same as in 'my former returns. The following is the revenue collected during March quarter, viz. :- Five sluicing parties, two sluice-heads each, at 408. per week .. : £130 Five puddling machines, one sluice~head each, at 20s. pel' week 1>••• 65 £195 1: : AVOCA SUBDIVISION. Mr. P., Simpson, ~tlining Surveyor_and Rl!gistrar'. A1LUYIAL MINING. The l\felbourne and Avoca Oompany's workings on the Old' Avoca Leal are stiUprogressing.favorably. The amount of gold obtained Guring, the quarter hy this company is'12.50'ozs. 4 dwls.,' most of' which has been obtained towards the .Associa~ion COl?pa~Y'8 ground. They ~re now engag~d ,alsq, in dri~.ing .froI? the end of their working~ out of No.2 shaft (m the duectlOn of the Avoca RIver)'towardsli 0: 3 shaft, WhICh IS hemg' sunk to the necessary depth to meet the drive. On Messrs; Smith's Lease, Avoca Lead;-they are engaged from two shafts in driving and blocking out. . " " , "', The Kimberley rush has considerably fallen off, owing principally, I think, to a new rush which has ,set in within the last two or three weeks to Middle Creek, about half a mile east of last year's rush (nowahnost deserted)". There are about 500 minerS'on the ground, the greater part Chinese. The sinking vai'ies generally from 40 to 60 feet. The best prospect I have !ieard of is 7 dwts;'; tw~nty.eight loads have averaged 4! dwts;, . QUARTZ MINING. Very little is being done in this. Work is again suspended on the Fiddler's Creek'and Township Reefs. There has been no sale of water for'moong'purposes hi this di;ision duriDg the quarter. ' .... DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DIVISIONS. M, .. W. G. Couchman~ Mining Surveyor ~nd, R;gistrar. , D~~?wll1J Division,: Both quartz and alluvial mining have b~en duller during the quart~r than usual: . _ .'. .. , Bealiba Reef,-Goldsborough Company are still sinking the main shaft deeper; it is now down 344 feet. They are also sinking a winze from the 274-foot level south, 11nd from indications, both in the shaft and winze, expect to be on payable stone again soon. No stone· has been crushed from the mine during the quarter imine, force, ·16 ,men. Queen's Birthday Oompany have finished sinking the shaft for the present', and are now putting in a crjls.s"cutJo, cut the reef at the 332-foot level; they are breaking out payable stone, from the 272-foot level. N:umber of. ,men employed,AO, Go1.dsborqugh Extended C~mpany haye ,.sunk a main shaft 100 feet, an~ are now sinking, it ,a further depth of 100 feet; the sinking is at present through a number of likely looking qnartz leaders., _, Sydenham Reef.-Dahl and party have crushed 60 tons, which yielded 63 ozs., or an average of .1.P!l. l)lwt, per ton.' ," ,', Union Reef.-:-Westcott and, Morgan,have cl'ushed 36 tons, which yielded 17 ozs. {j dwts., " Perseverance Reef.-Pike and party keep steadily at work; they report having crushed 300 tons for 6.o.0Z8. Little Bulldog Reef.-A crushing of about 20 tons has averaged 4 dwts. per ton. ' Advance Bea1iba Reef.-Baxterand Graham have had a crushing of GO'tons from their. claim, which ~veraged over 1 oz. per ton; the stone is widening out and showing gold freely. They have purchased a crushing plant, which will shortly be at work, Boddy and Graham's Claim is looking well; they had about 12 ozs. of gold from a bucketful of stone, oue piece weighing about 2 ozs. ' Break-o',pay Heef• .:.....Kern and Stone have had a crushing, 'which averaged 8 dwts. per ton. Moonlight Reef.-Two crushings have beeu had frOlli W!J.tson's Claim, one of which.gave 8t dwts. and the other 5 dwts. per ton. Lovell's Claim has had a crushing of over 20 tons, which averaged 15 dwts; per ton. ' Oii the King Reef, Chapple and party are breaking out stone which is estimated to' yield 10 dwts. per ton. Manning and party have taken up a claim on an abandoued reef on Tinpot Hill, which is looking well. A new reef, which has been named tho Post Office Reef, has been discovered by Davis and party. who are breaking out stone in which gold can be Been. ' TarnaguUa Divi8ion. , In'this division qq.artz mining is looking much morl' lively, many of the claims· qeing at work again, - Poverty Reef.-United Poverty (Jompany have two parties of..tributers at work. Onll,Of tht:)se Parties ,has, discovered'a new body of stone, which i8:iVery rich, running nearly at right angles with the main reef; a crushii:i!fOf 80 loads from it has giveu a yield of 322 OZB. 13 dwts, The other party have also discovered some rich stone, but have not had a crnshingyet; 445'loads have been crushed during the quarter, which yield,e4, E?QQ ,OZS. ,f.rince of W.ales Company are driving at the 70cfoot level, to intersect the west~rn leader, and are in about 33 feet; four men are employed. Clay's Lease is stopped for the present. , ' , ' ,', . '.'" Kangaroo Reef.-Kangaroo Oompany have started their maehiuery and ~unk the shaft 15 feet; pTesent depth, 104 feet; the sinking is hard and the water heavy. '1'hey expect to cut the reef shortly. "American GOfllpany.-The criginal proprietors are making arrangements for the erection of machinery and the working of the mine. 3l Watts'Reef.-The Excelsior Oompany are about to erect machinery. Perseverance Company have let their mine on tribute. . , ' Oorfu Reef.-The Corfu Company have completed the erection of their machinery, pumped the mine out, and started sinking the shuft deeper; the shnJt is now 270 feet deep. They have nine meil at "ork. New·chum Reef.-The Oambrian Company has been reorganized, and is now pumping the mine out, preparatory to resuming mining operations. Prince of vVales and Extended Companies are about amalgamating. . Sandstone Reef.-South Sandstone Company.-'rhe mine is let on tribute, and a tribute company forLled to work the ground; they are now driving for ,the reef at th,e 305-foot level, the ground being very hard. Watkins' Prospeeting Olailll.-S~one.'is hei!lg broken cnt from the 400-foot leyel, the reef being,abo,:-t 6 feet thick, and showing gold very well. Crusllmg IS earned on by day only, and twelve men are employed. VIctOria Company have completed the drive at the 405-foot level, its total length being 172 feet. '.I'heyare now opening out north and south on the reef, which is 9 feet thick, and looking very well; the water is very heavy. Fourteen men are at work. PIincess Royal Compmy are' sinking a new shaft to the west, which is down 70 feet, the sinking being in hard sandstone, Prince Alfred and Prince Patrick Companies are about to amalgamate and erect pumping machinery. The Bellfield Company are about letting the mine on tribute. The Phoonix Oompany ha"e let their mine on tribute. Olsen and Clay, at IrOl1bark, have four men emp!oyed, but the prospects are poor at present. ' ' • 'The,re is nothing worthy of note to report on alluvial mining in either division. KORONG DIVISION. Yr. Henry J. Hughes, Mining Registrar. .' During the past qllarter mining has be~n rather dull, but the holders of 'claims, 'especially quartz, are confident that affairs will soonnake a 'turn for the better, and that upon either the Unity Oompany or Maxwell Reef United Company'striking rich stone a large amount of capital. will flow into the district to assist in: developing reefs which have previouslY'proved very remunerative. ' " " . On 'the Maxwell' and Unity' lines 'of reef much dead work has been done during the quarter-that is, sinking main shafts, ~o enable the claims to be worked to a better advantage-and the Columbian Company;having everything now relfdy, may_soon-b(;fe·xp~cte~-~o-bc'n.ctiv~lY_!l.L,:,"or.k._At B~I~~s_!~at, ,Fones' Claim will s?on be having regular crus~ings, and at J ordall's t~~ll BI?t~sh Sover~lgll Will, upon the O?tu,llllng water-Lo-"upp~y,th8. hOlle,rs, resume work. . ,Vith rega,rd to alluvlhl mllllllg thcere IS very little to be S3Id,except that 'at Berhn many millers have left, and the Deep Lead, Daly Lead,:and New Guinea Companies have suspended ol,lerations pending the formation of companies with sufficient ca.,pital to thoroughly ~est the ground held by them respectIvely. REDBANK AND ST. ARNAUD SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS . .frIr. P. Simpson, .Mining Surveyor and Registrar. QUARTZ MIlHNG. The tributers cl the New Isis Company are working on the unde~lie at a depth of about 330 feet. The width of the reef is 4 feet 6 inches; the stone looking well. ALLUVIAL MINING. . The Homeward-bound Oompany, White Pat(Jh~ J\..~oonambel, are driving ,at a depth of from 25 feet to 43 feet. They have 'driven about 200 feet on the lead from the mam shaft towards Mountain Oreek. They have not yet treated any body of the washdirt obtained, but the prospect is good. , At Sandy Creek the old diggings are almost deserted. The new rush to the south continues about the same ail last quarter. ' , There has been no sale of water for mining purposes during the quarter. ST. ARNAUD.NORTH SUBDIVISION . .frIr. -f. Simpson, lIIining Surveyor and Registrar. The Ohrysolite Company's ground is being worked by a Sandhurst tribui,e company, who have taken it for seven years, The arrangements with tli. CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. Mr. Thomas l: Br~w,n;' jJfinin'll Sitrveyor and ,Registrar. In quartz mining the past quarter, has been spent in sinkin~ sh~ftR; driving levels; prospecting, purchase and' erection of machinery, and prosecuting other preliminary operations necessary for the proper working of the mines. As on most of the old claims whl!;t is known as "dead work" has ,been carried on, the expenditure of cap-ital has been considerable, w hUst the quaptity of quartz r.aised and consequent returns,of gold ,have been small. In alluvial minin~ nothing new has occurred within this division'. A number of Chinese are leaving to mine in the Loddon River and adjacent private property at Barillghup, also in the ColibanRiver, near Myrtle Creek; the , very bare subsistence obtainable' from qur old workings offering so little inducement that there is not even one company now working; the ordinary miner and'puddlers bein~ the only alluvial workers, New Re~fo.-Of the best yields a reef situate at Campbell's Cree" (believed to be a continuation of Victoria Reef.), held by Frost and Co., from 76 tons, ]95 ozs. 6 dwts. was obtained; the reef 4 feet thick, and improving in depth,!J,ow 62 feet. . ' " , " ,The Queen Victoria Company, MYrtle' Creek, fl'omtheir first crushing, obtained 155 ozs., 12 d:-vts. from 50 tons. From a new reef in, Sailor's Gully. Harvey obtained 2,.2 ozs. 10 dwts. from 9 tons; and in severat other localities .~ very good pr~spects are being obtaine~, bu~. 'no crushings hav.e yet taken place. ~:~ . .. . . , ".:~o,~ Maclnnery.-Some small and meffiCIent plants are being replaced by more powerful machmery, combmmg all '"'the latest improveJllents. ,On Ahe 'CheV\(t9D Reef, a new e~gille and ptant is being erected, which win enable ~he several parties on that reef to' work ;,Q.elqw ,wat.er.leveL On Warren's Reef, Barker's Creek, a, very complete plant, including a 12-hea,!i hattery, is nearly,cotnpleted, '. ..c' " , On the'Devonshire·and Sebasi;opol'Reefs, where water MS mnch, impeded work; first-class machin~rY is be,ing delivered; whilst upon the. lines. Of reef, new poppet-heads, whims, whips, &c., indicate the sites of new main shafts. Deeper .sinkil1g.~The Ajax C.ompany's ~ngine.sh\lft has been sunk 10:) feet below the 300-foot level, and as soon as the pumps can be lowe~ed,a cross· cut will pc driven at 400 feet-·i.e.,_frru[l Jlro.w.n_of",!}ill., On other portions of this extensive mine four·other_slm:ftg-,w FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. JIl'. Jfark Amos, lJIining Surveyor,and Registrar. 0" POPULATION. During the past quarter but little change has been perceivable in the mining population. A few more miners may be considered as engaged in qnartz operations, and a'~lf?ual diminutie,n of riul}1ber in alluvial ,workings. ALLUVIA!:' MniiNG. , , AHuvial mining in general may be described us nearly exhausted in the older gullies and hills, except in the volcanic hills, or,where sluicing opemtions have been carried on, or ground is sQ situated as to be available for that precessSluicing operations, although successfully carried 011. at the hegiuning of the quarter from the water supplied from the Loddon Water Company, have had to be suspended from want of watcr. , In this branch of mining a m08t important change has been eviriced, as at the first distributien of water, ground that was considered te pay well was unremunerative, and ill many cases abandoned; whilst latterly (when water was available) satisfactory returns were obtained, and an pager demand for sluice-heads of water made. , I think that the comparatively poor returns at first;,:ibtained arose partly from the want of know ledge in sluicing .of the men engll.O'ed, and partly from thc expensive operations necessary to test ground by the cutting of tail-ditches; in this I am mor;,fully convinced from the frequent deepening of tail-races. QUARTZ MINING .COMFANIES. Of these I can report that a considerable amount of activity is displayed, nearly all well-known companies working or prospecting earnestly. Rowe Brothers.-This mine continues to. hold the"preniier position. and improves in returns. ' I am informed tl1l'Lt it is proposed to fm'm a company in England to work the mine; and it is confidently expected that the excellent rei urns from this claim, alld many adjacent, will prove an impetus to milling in this locality. The Frenchman's Company have obtained excellent returns, and have every prospe HEPBURN DIVISION. Jfr. Thomas Hale, 11'"Bning Registrar. Dy reference to the ta'bles, it' will be seen that, although the averag:e on quartz crushed has. been 7';; dwts. nearly, one parcel from Yandoit yielded 40zs. 6 ~w;s. ller ton; t~e Argus Ulilted, s~uth of W omb~t E!lll, over It OllS., various small parcels; 50 tons crushed at JenkinS mIll, over I., ozs. ; and Mather s and Co., Ballou Creek, 15 tons yielded 17 ozs., or over 1 oz. per tou. . . The North Cornish Quartz Mining Company have struck the maiJ;l.lode in the bhnd shaft,.bel?w.the 3oo.f::>ot level. Gold is seen in the stone; they are prospecting to the west, ~o as tO,cut the flat lode foun? m ~mkmg the bhnd shaft; the average for the quarter has been 13 dwts. 7'09 grs.; the reef IS from 6 to 9 feet; dIP, 1m 2) they ha;ve gone through_ several small veins, and intend sinking the main shaft to a depth of 400 feet. Three tnbute parties pay 50 per ccnt. on the gold obtained. .' .. • ,. No.1 North Cornish Quartz Mining Company.-Thp, contractors contmue slnkmg III the face of dlflicultIes, caused by an excess of water. The present depth of shaft is 225 feet; the bottom being slate and sandstone mixed up with quartz leaders. " The A.jax Company, Richardson's Reef, have sunk an engine-shaft to a depth of 100 feet, and are about to erect machinery; the pyrites show good results. The Cornish Extended Quai·tz Mining Company, Wombat Hill South, have SUlik a shaft to a depth of 160 feet, and are engaged in erecting an engine of 20 horse·pmver, with ~inding and pumping gear; they will commence balillg in a fortnight. . The New Fear-not Quartz l\-Iining Company are at a depth of 313 feet i. the thickness of the reef varies from 3 to 20 feet i water is lIot so heavy,a,1 formerly; the pyrite~,are not saved for treatment, The Cosmopolitan Quartz Mining. Company, Tipperary Point, have purchased -an engine of 14 horse-power, 8 stamp-heads; the reef is from 3 feet 6 to 4 feet iu thickness, and has been proven payable; 250 tons are to gras~; the shaft is down 125 feet, and they have a tunnel 320 feet in. The DayleEford Pyrites Company have a 6 hoise-power engine and furnace 30 feet long; they have also two arastras; they expect to eommence roasting and treating quartz and pyrites'immediately. '1'11e Band of Hope Quartz Compauy are suspending operations until their machinery is erected; 15 tons crushed averaged 8 dwts., and 10 tons a,eraged 13 dwts. per ton. '. . , The North Fear-not are down 290 feet, struck quartz at 285 feet, showing gold and quantities' of mundic; their prospects are favorable; they intend opening out at a little over 300 feet for the New Fear-not lode. . The Palmerston Quartz Company are sinking a shaft through hard sandstone and slate country alternatively, and intend opening out at the 100-foot level for Pitcher's Reef, and expect to strike it at 15 feet east of the shaft. The Wonderful Quartz Company are again re·formed, and are refitting the engine and plant. It is intended to work the lower level of 270 feet, to thoroughly prospect the claim for the shot of gold lost by a sandstone bar interrupting the reef. The Victoria QuaJ.:tz Company, Stony Creek, are swamped out, and are going to erect machinery; they are down 65 feet. Specimen J.Iill Quartz Mining Company intend sinking to a depth of 418 feet before opening out; they have shifted the winding engine to the new shaft. . '. The Vineyards, Quartz Company, St.. George's Reef, will open out at 145 feet·; 850 gallons of water are removed ' per hour; slate country, with quartz leaders, and mundic plentiful. ALLUVIAL. There is little or no interest taken in alluvial mining. The Victoria, late Astley, are driving for the gutter worked by the old Astley, south and west of the present workings, and are in 1670 feet. - ' 'fhe W~lIaby Company have better prospects, having cut a sandstone bar. SI\1i~ing operations are languid for want of suffiCIent water. . Water.-Ninety-six sluice-heads are at work at Price's, varying from 208. to 40s. per week for one shift of 8 hours, or from £3 to £6 per week for the shift of 24 hours. TARA DALE AND KYNETON SUBDIVISION. lIfr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar. QUARTZ. There has been less gold obtained in this subdivision during the past quarter than usual, partly caused by the temporary suspension of a few claims to erect engines, &c., to facilitate their future operations, and partly because numoers of claims (fonnerly taken up and held by speculators) cannot be floated. " The claims that work most satisfactorily here are those worked by the miners who are owners of the claims commonly denominated working miners. . , The Taradale United have just erected a 35 horse-po\ver engine for winding and pumping, and will in a few days' time resume work in their deepest level. The Fenton stone, in the adjoining claim, is poor; but with a large body of stone and complete crushina appliances, &c., they obtain fair results. '" The A.dventure is likely to be it paying claim; the last erushing exceeded their anticipations in yield, A useful lesson may be learned from the recent experience of this company. They crushed at the Devonshire mill 150 tons, but burnt only 35 tons. That portion burned yielded 25 per cent. more gold than that not burned although the B!one was apparently equally rich; and besides 15 cwt. of taulllgs from the unburned quartz when overated on by Mr. Kitchenman, yielded 8 ozs. 7 dwts. of gold. T-hey are sinking their shaft de'eper. ' The Devonshire Company are perseveringly driving for the reef, although oppressed with a superabundance of water and foul air. . . The Bra~denberg will have a trial crushing of stone in a few days. The reef at the lowest level is opening out larger and looklllg better. . The a~joiping cll:im, called the Tommy Dodd Company, are raising good-looking-stone. They have aceepted a tender for smkmg theu shaft 50 feet deeper. . The McLellan (North Waterworks) Company have begun to sink their shaft and are down nearly 20 feet The shnft is 8 feet by 4 feet. .,. The Energetic Company have lately struck good stone at the 2OO.foot level in the western reef. Th~ ~lengonner Company's clai~ is looking .bett~r than eve; it ~id. ~~e prospects of this claim are, indeed very promISIng. Yesterday I 8~W obtamed from thIS claIm a quantlty of magmfieent quartz specimens, with a deal of gold IU the~. T~ey ~ere .obtamed from a large saddle .that was struck in the claim the day before at the 196-foot level. Then ma,m dove IS complete for the present, and as they have a large claim, say over 400 feet of new ?nprospected g~ou~d before them running southward, and are about to erect another battery of heads of stamps - III future a larger YlCld may be expected. ' No. 28, C • 34 ALLUVIAL. The Great Success Company, at Taradale, ha~e put in their western drive 331 feet through good payable wash dirt. One machine yiclded 33 ozs. from '720 trucks of dirt. The eastern drive is also extended to over 300 feet. The lac~, of water ip this ?J\lim seems ~? iudicate deeper ground beyond. , • ;', ': I 'Ihe AustralIan Umted, .formerly the, Central, Com pany"have again cleared out their mine in ,the eastern drive. ,~The wate,r was ,so l str(;mg, that they were ':obliged to, cut: through the, reef, to the washdirt. In the western drive a splendid wash has been struck 10 feet deeper than any before-met with. , ' TARRANGOWER DIVISION. i Mr. Robert ,Nankivell, llfining, Surv.eyor and Registrar.' - : Statistics' for the quarter'shows a deerease'itt the yield 'from our 'quartz mines of over 1000 ozs., and an increase from, alluvial mining of 780 ozs. In the latter case the gold has been obtained by Ohinese 011 the Loddon River, ~ear Mr. Bryant's pre-emptive right; in 'the p::lrish of Bal'inghup, where about 100 men are now employed in /lluicing. A~l the Crown lanqs have ,been taken up Jor some distance, and portions of private property have been purchased from the o,wners for mining purpo~es. , I "In s6me of our quartz mines a pcrceptable improvement has taken place within the last two or three weeks • . ~he United Eaglehawk Company last week crushed 29 tons from the bottom of their mine (420 teet), which yielded , 87 GZB. of gold; and the stone'now being broken, and that in the course of crushing, appears to bc eq\1ally as goo'd • .. The prospects of the Eaglehawk Union Company's mine are still favorable. 'fhe Troubadour Company.-A party of :, triputeni'ih this mine" have recently struck· payable gold, and bave erected a small steam. engine fOl' the purpose of winding; the term of their tribute being short, they intend to make tlie best of it. , .. ,The. tributers in the Speculation Oompany's minc are still getting .payable stone. About four feet of the reef is b'eing taken out and'crushed, and tjle average yi~ld is over It ozs. per ton. " At 'l'hornhill's :Reef; Green Valley', soine of the liew machinery brought from England by Mr. Wm. Salter has been started-i.e" thewfnding gear. The crushing plant is now being erected, and will soon be ready. The quartz u,!l,OW being.. raised from the mine shows a fair sprinkling of gold, and with the impro,ed machinery it is considered that the mine will pay well. " . " ' .. ' - 1 ., ,The Great Western' Company are still driving 'their bottom cross-cut'wilst at the 530-foot level, to strike the 'reef. ,They are. in over lOO'feet~ and expect to 'meet with the reef in another 20 feet. Nearly the whole (·f the ",qu~r~er has been occupied in: open~~g dead, ground; ~aldug .pl'ejmratiollS f~1' fut.ure wo:kin~. The Nelson Extended : (V1V:1an and Co.) have completed ,tJie ,erecho~ of the1r machmery for pumplllg, The mille 1S baled ,out, and men are 'employed in brea,king quartz for crushing: 'rhe old Nelwn ComFany, on Wilson's Reef, whose niine . paid good , ST. ANDREW'S DIVISION• .. ftfr.' Alfred' Armstrong, ~Yining Surveyor and Registrar. ., The mining iii, this'district eontinues' in a:very depressed state. " " ' .. . The only new feature 1 have to report ill alluvial mining is tha~ boring operations are now in progress at ,:, Steele's Creek., The'manager states'tbat the indications: are most·favorable,. and is sanguine tHat'a payable gutter wilhhortIy be struck. , . . The small returns from quartz are owing to the circumstance "that several of the Jargest yielding claims have been temporarily suspended during the quarter. A shaft for coal mining has beep commenced at Kilcunda. ,No water has been sold for mining purposes during the past quarter'in the division. ,r '.B'LU'E' MOUNTAIN! NORTH, SUBDIVISION.' Mr. Graham ~IcPhersoni Mining Registrar. I, il. There has been no gold obtained from quartz in this subdivision during the quarter, although the Oora Linn ,·Company ,have a -large .quantitY',of stone raised, which.will.ultimately be crushed'when machinery for,the purpose is on the claim 35 ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. ARARAT DrVISIO~. Mr. Charles Jas. Wm. Russell, ~tlining Surveyor and Regisl1·ar. I have the hOnor to report th~t alluvial mining in this division has experience,d a great, falling off dnring the last quarter, there not having _been any. disc?very of any value, a~d the old workings havmg become nearly -exhausted. There are no congregated alluvIal miners at the present tlme; all who are at work are ~pread a?out fossicking. The part,r lately wOl'~ing a deep. lead in_ iVIargaret's Gnll!, Oath.cart, hn:ve had to abandon theIr operatIOns, in consequence of theIr-shaft havlllg broken In; and the prospect of the mme, owmg to the ah~ln~ance of water, has deterred them from incurring the expense of sinking a new share. The allnvia! works by deep smkmg on the Cathcart Hill are very unsatisfactory, and will_probably be SOOIl abandoned. , More attention has latterly been Niven to quartz mining, but the results have not been satisfactory. At Moyston, on the Campbell's Reef, the Kangaro; OOIllpany are working on tribute, short-handed, with pO by a party under mmers' rights, but abandoned untried. At the Rhymney, the VIctorIa Company, for want of caPltal to put efficient machinery on the ground, arc making very little progress with their work; notwithstanding their returns have been very good, the stone they have raised haYing yielded more thun 1 oz. of gold to the ton of stone, with less than 100 feet sinking. The mining-at i\{oor's Ueef has made bl~t little progre'ss, -although a great extent of ground, -upwards of 600 feet in length, 1lt1.s been taken up under miners' rightR. AU the claims arc idle with the exception of the prospecting claim. which is being worked with good returns, and 4 and 15 South, which has lately had a crushing .of 30 tons, which yielded 13 ozs. of gold. PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. lIfr. rV. Crellin, Jllining Surveyor and Registrar. QUARTZ lVhNINO. Along oudine of reefs the Cross Reef has exhibited the usual activity; the Scotchman's has lleen dull; the Perth shire and Hampshire moderately full-handed. As regards the Scotchman's, Perthshire, and Hampshire, a healthier sign is ob_servable. The water difficulty is compelling the small claims to unite, and the result will be economy and efficiency of working. Several claims on the Hampshire have united iuto the A.lbion Company; the United Perthshire, Baylis', and Brophy's, are now arranging for an am:dgamation. The.South Cross Beef Claims and the Scotchman's wiH, after a time, no douM, sec the advantage of joining together to work the deep ground. Of the two compallies which may he regarded as prospecting for the permanent extension of our main line, the Soutl:! Scotchman's have not yet achieved the success they deseryc ; the Newington have been moderately successful, and hav.e good prospectg. . To enable them to work the new flat reef, No.8 Scotchman's have commenced baling, having rigged gearing from their engine to D'Arcyand E:nmertoll's shaft-horses and whim had been found insufficient. If successful, the whole of the Scotchman's line maype expected to resume its old activity. The Hanoverian and Rosshire Reefs have not aus\'.;ered expectatioIls. ALLUVIAL MINING. More gold has been got this qu.arter than for any equal period in many years past. The Welcome Lead has been proved Olle mile. There are twenty-two claims getting gold, averaging 14 dwts. Depth, 615 feet; width, 15 feet; washdid, 6 inches cement, 6 inches lied-rock. Fossil shells have been found in the -cemcnt above the gold. The -rush is assuming the form of a township. There are two stores, a bakery, a shoemaker's shop (a novelty on so young a rush), five public. houses, and about 100 dwellings. About 150 men are at work, and 200 shepherding, A few prospecting parties are dotted over the surrounding neighborhood. Welcome gold is worth over £4 per oz. Tregea, on the old Sbndard Company's ground, Deep Lead, is getting payable gold. BARKLY DIVISION. Mr. W. Crellin, Mining _Surveyor and Registrar. Nothing worthy of report has occurred in this division during the quarter. , RAGLAN DIVISION. Mr. Augustus Poeppel, .Mining Registrar. During this quarter six parties have commenced prospecting for reefs ia this distrIct. Graves and party have oommenced a tunnel at the south-west side of Camp TIill, and are now into the hill 138 feet. There are Eeveral o1J,tcrops of quartz on the Camp Hill, and by the means of the tunnel all these will be intersected at a low level. As 'yet, b8yond a few thin leaders, no quartz has been met with. Nettleton and party havc commenced 0p In alluvial mining there is nothing, of consequence to note beyond the fact that the Young Duke Company is nearly worked out. and Messr,. 'foe and Compil.ny having commenced operations on their-lease at Waterloo Flat. They are now,engaged moving the machinery on the ground. From Sailor's Gully and Unity Gully the returns are sa.tisf~etory, In Chapman's Gully the claims are not being worked, in consequence of there being 110 water available for puddling. M,essrs. Nettleton and ()~mpauy have ~tarte~ a small cl'Uahing plant at ~he ,'f~iu Lead, with which they are now crushmg cement and old tmhngs, and obtmll satisfactory returns. .tfo new dlsoovertes have been made durinO' the quarter. ' '" GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. OMEO' SUBDIVISION. lIfr. W. Phipps, .l'Wini'llg Registrar. A number of new quartz claims have been taken up at Swift's Creek, and two quartz leases applied for; but until a mill is put up to crush for the public, quartz mining can make but slow progress. In alluvial mining there is no change. MI:rCHELL RIVER SUBDIVISION. 111". John G~imes Peers, 1I1ining Surveyor and Registrar. ' Nothing of any importance has occurred in this suhdivision since the date of my last report. Quartz mining is still in the same depressed state as previously reported. There is no foreign capital forth coming, and, the reefs, in consequence, remain UllworJz:d. • 'fhose engaged in alluvial mining are, I imagine, earning 'fair wq,ges, as they allappcar satisfied. The galeila lodes, on the Buchan River, are attracting a little attention. Two companies have been formed with a view of prospecting the country. I am informed by one of the principal shareholders in the Murrundal Silver and Leag Compa.ny that they are now engaged opening up their, mille (a lease of 154 acres), with a view to the erection of smelting furnaces on such sites as the greatest display of ore may warrant. ' CROOKED RIVER DIVISION. 1I1r. James Travis, lI:lining Registrar. I have the honor to report that a slight improvement has taken plaee in mining operations generally in this division during the current qunrter; rather more stone than usual has been crushed, giving a better average return. The crushings from the Good Hope mine have been very good, though scarcely up to wnat was anticipated. All the stone east of the present le"el has been stoped out, but, owing to the hardness of the ground, very little quartz has blOen raised from the west side. The sinking has 'been carried on simultaneously with the stoping, consequently the winze is now down 38 feet from the lowest Jevel, or something like 660 feet from the surface. Owing to an alteration in the dip of the reef, the ,ein has been cut in the winze, having a good show of gold in t4e stone. No quartz has been crushed from this mine during the past three weeks. The yield from the Palmerston mine was not nearly so good as that from the two former crushings; they are, however, raising excellent stone at the present time. 'rhe Magenta and Glellom'Reefs have both been re·occupied, and crnshings from ea.ch' obtained during the quarter, the average yield being very good indeed. , , No stone has been crushed since my last report from the Rubble mine, but about 40 tons is now ready for the mill, and will be operltted UpOll as soon as a parcel from the Uncle Tom (now going through) is finished. On the Upper Dargo the discovery of payable stone in the old Mammoth Reef has caused some excitement. This mine was.ml'st taken up and registered in the beginning of 1866; very little work was done upon it, however, and after about twelve monthsit was abandoned, and remained unoccupied until the end of last year, when it was applied for under the leasing regulations. On the surface the reef is nearly 30 feet in width, but at a depth of 160 feet is prohably not more than 2 feet wide., A crushing of 90 tons, taken from a depth of 60 feet, gave an average yield of 2ozs. 6 dwts. to the ton, Judging from present appearances, this is the most import'1nt discovery yet'made in the division. Already several leases have been applied for in its immediate neighborhood. III nllu.vial mining I have nothing to report beyond a slight increase in the number so employed. So far as I can judge, the miners generally seem satisfied with their earnings. , No water is sold in this division for mining pUI'poses. , JERICHO DIVISION. Mr. R. J. Donaldson, 1I1ining Registrar. In this division quartz crushing has been almost at a standstill for want of water since the date of mylast report. The Harbinger Company, during the time, ha,e thoroughly opened up their mine, and expect to have all their batteries in full play with the first rain. " The reef is known to be of great extent and thickness, and, judging from the results of pnst crushings, promises to yield haudsome returns for the future. Recent discoveries made in the same neighborhood indicate, beyond doubt, that other extensive reefs lie under ground, only requiring an outlay of a few hundred pounds to prove their vahle" and insure the good luck of their owners. , The :lfoUllt Look-Out and Aberfeldy districts are destined ere long to become important; centres of our mining populntion, thauah none of the companies are likely to be crushing before the month of July next. The 'Tho;;;son Company, on the Thomson Rive:r, aud .the Aberfeldy Company, on the Aberfeldy River, are _pushing forward their works with great energy, and expeet to hear the music of their stampers in two months from this date. . , , In alluvial mining their is nothing new to record, operations being entirely confined to the old creeks and spurs. " 37. DONNELL Y'S CREEK DIVISION. ~ Mr. Arthur F. Walker, Mining Surveyor and Registt·ar. There is little new to report in this division. At Donnelly's Creek the only quartz crushed has been 140 tons from the Crinoline Reef (n STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION. ~Jr. E. S. Gutteridge, Jiining Registrar. During the past quarter mining operations have been carried on with satisfactory results. The permanent character of the reefs in this division is b,ccoming more apparent every day. The Long Tunnel, Walhalla, and North Gippsland Companies have tested Cohen's Reef, at various depths, to 323 feet, the lode continuing well·defined, and carrying very good gold. At Mount Look·Out the want of capital is very much felt, and is a serious drawback: to the development of the many promising quartz claims lately opened there. A new reef has been discovered' in the vicinity of the Satin Bird Reef, in Hudson's Claim. On this line, a reef of from 4 to 5 feet in thickness, showing good gold throughout, has been cut. At the Thomson River Copper Mine the tributers have becn engaged raising ore and smelting throughout the quarter. Their venture will, it is anticipated, prove highly remunerative. RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION. Mr. Charles Gadd, 1J:Jining RegistrQ1'. 0 There has been no quartz crushed during the quarter; but the United Co-operative Company have finished the erection of their engine and battery, and expect to commence crushing in itbout four weeks. Lamond and party have during the quarter found a splendid run of alluvial gold under the cement at Tangil; as much as 5 and 10 dwts. to the dish has been obtained in the washdirt or gravel immediately under the cement. BENDOC SUBDIVISION. Mr. John Nichol, ftfining Registrar. During'the past quarter quartz mining in this division has been steadily progressing, and several of the reefs are in a prosperous state and in full operation, some of which have had trial crushings, from different levels, which have proved Satisfactory; so that befo~e long some good crushings are anticipated,.and I have every reason to suppose that the next quarter's return will ahowa decided increase both of stone and gold. The alluvial portion of these diggings is very much the same as reported in my previous quarter, with little alteration j only that we have two prospecting parties out-one at Goungrah, near the sea·coast range, and the other under the range in the vicinity of the Carr River, a country known to be auriferous, but to what extent is uncertain, although payable gold for weekly earnings by parties have been obtained; but this country is very isolated and apart from where prospectors can get conveniently furnished with the necessary supplies required, which prevents many from going. The· Rising Sun Quartz Minin/.i Company (registered).-This company have been energetically employed, and have made great improvements on their mine, engine~gear, &c., lind are now sinking for a lower level, which they intend doing to the depth of 200 feet. They have raised this quarter about 310 tons of stone from their 120·foot to ISS·foot levels, which they have sent to mill for crushing; but their plant being so small at present, the progress of crushing is very limited. not being able to crush more than 15 tons on an average per week-the wheel being a breast one, with a scarce supply of water. But they are now making preparations, and are erecting a machine.house close to ·their claims, for a steam plant, which they have purchased, which will facilitate their crushings, being in a position of raising from 45 to 50 tons of stone per week. Their reef being ·now over 2 feet thick, they have had two small crushings, which yielded satisfactorily, shown in table. This company have also applied for an extension of lease grouI).d, at the north end of their claims. The No, 3 and 4 South Rising Sun are forming a company for the prosecution of their works, and expect shortly it will be complete. The company is being formed in Sydney (N.S.W.). I may mention also, I have registered a prospecting quartz claim, north. west of the Rising Sun Complmy claims, styled "The Return." Gold apparent in the stgne, but at present untried. . . The Park's Quartz Milling Company (registcred).-This company have been vigorously at work under an able . manager, and have succeeded in getting lheir main shaft completely dry, which had over 100 feet of water in. They have put in their level at 175 feet, and cnt tbe reef in about 62 feet: gold very visible in the stone. They have now about 100 feet of stone to stope up, never haviug' until now procured stone to .crush at a deeper level than 75 feet. They have three shifts of men working, and three shifts of horses for their whim, which is constantly at work winding up the stone, and occasionally water; but since the water has been got under it is not much obstruction to their works. This reef now is about 2 feet wide. The Homeward-bound Company.-!fhis company have commenced baling operations at their main shaft, but at present have been unable to bale sufficient to commence work, although three shifts of horses . have been constantly engaged at the whim. The manager informs me, if the horses are unable to contend with the water, an arran"ement has been made for an engine for that purpose. '" The Morning Star and Phoonix Company.-At~ present this company have not commenced operations, but are expected shortly to do so. . The Hit~or-Miss.-This company are still at work, but the vein is so narrow it scarcely at present remunerates them for their perseverance. They hal'E) had one small crushing (,hown in table for this quarter), The Union, Rose of the Valley, and several other reefs, are abandoned; some not considered payable, others the parties have not the means to work. 38 TARW1N SUBDIVISION. . '>'Mr'~ E. W( Turner,· ~"4fiiiing SUl'veyorand Regifltmr.'· - Mining operations, though .confined to·a small area, -have been carried on briskly during the past three months and the average yield is encouraging. The difficulty is to' trace the Id beyond the contractcd'area in which it ha~ hitherto been obtained. During the past'twelve months the are:). und worked upon has scarcely increased at all, ' though the yield of gold has been steadily increasing since the opening of the field. Water bas been very'scarce 'luring,the quarter, and many claims have been obliged' to suspend, or partly suspend, operations oli this account. 'rhe reason for this is the want of storage accommodation, the rain previously having been so incessant and ,abundant as to dispel all idea of such economy. . ' QUARTZ MINING • . Quart,z cl'ushing has but just com~enced here, and very little has been done for want of water. The crushings are as follow, viz.:-African Company, 197 tOllS, 106 ozs. 12 dwts. 6 grs.; Golden Age Company (trial crushing), 7 tons, 63 OZS.; Ophir Company (trial crushing), 2;3 tons, 27 ozs.· , A considerable ,amouut of energy is commencing to be displayed in quartz mining, the splendid results of the ' trial crushings from the above claims lnducing miners to take up land in all directions. 'rhe greater proportion of these daims will, no doubt, be abandoned, having been taken up on spee by persons of insufficient capital to test the ground; others;however"are b",ing tested in a systematic manner, and with a probability of SUCC\lss. ALLUVIAL MINING. The prospecting claim still continues to yield magnificently;-gold is turned mit in pounds' weight rather than ounces. One shareholder, a few days since, bought a twenty-fourth share from another for £500, which is the best index I can give of the value of the claim. A twelfth share,in the Union Claim was also sold for £150. Several other claims are doing very well. ~ , . . 1'he Pearl Company have, completed their race, the object of which is to bring water to ,the top of New Zealand Hill for sluicing purposes. It is over seven miles in length, and intercepts the water of Bennison's Creek at a point about two miles N.W. 'of New Zealand Hill. The cost of the work was £350; and as itis.the intention of 'the ' promoters to sell water for gold-mining purposes, it is looked upon as a great public benefit. As I pointed out in my first report, New Zeaffind and Cement Hills present great facilities for sluiCing, and now water has been brought in, it is to be hoped some good results will accrue, Rennard and party, on New Zealand Hill, have been doing very well, though working under the disadvantage of trucking their stuff a distance of a quarter of a mile. By means of ground sluicing the results will be very much augmented, whilst the working expens~s are lessened. . • ---~.------By Authority: JOHN FERJl.ES, Government.Print,er, Melbollrne.