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VICTORIA.

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MINING -SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS.

QUARTER EN.DED 30TH. SEPTEMBER 1872.

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APPRO.XUIA'j'E COST 01<' REPOR'rS. Preparatlnn, about £. .. d • Printing (1150 copies) 13 0 0 .. 84 15 0 Total ·-£07 15 0

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Sunnnary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ended 30th Scpt.~'inber 1872. • Table showing the Yield ·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, IJevels, Cross-cuts, &c. Estimated Yield of Gold and Quantity of Gold Exported during the Quarter ended 30th September 1872. Gold received at and issued from tlJe Royal Mint to 30th September 18i2. Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &c., crushed during the Quarter ended 30th September 1872. Summary of Yield of Gold from Wash dirt and Cement washed and crushed during the Quarter ended· 30th l::eptember 1872, p. 17. Number and Distribution of Miners on the Goldfields of the Colony, 30th September1Si2, p. 22.

BALLA.RAT MINING DISTRICT. Page Ballarat Central Division Mr. Harrie Wood, llfining Registrar 7, 15, 17,22, 27 Ballarat Southern Division Mr. J. F. Coleman, Mining Regi&trar ... 7,22, 27 Buninyong Division Mr. Robert M. Harvey, l~ining Surveyor and Registrar 7,22,27 Smythesdale Division Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7' 15, 22,28 Creswick Division ... Mr. James Stevenson, :Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7' 15, 20, 22, 28 Gordon Subdivision Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7, 17, 22. 28 Steiglitz Subdivision Mr. 0. W. Collins, Mining Registrar ... s, 22,29 Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain South Mr. John F. Hansen, Mining Registrar s, 18, 22,29 Subdivision BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. Beechworth Division .... Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar 8, 15, 22,30 Yackandandah Division Mr. P. Wright, ?Yf~ning Surveyor and Registrar s, 22,30 Indigo Division Mr. R. Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 8, 18, 23,30 Buckland Division ... Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Hegistrar 9, 23,31 .Alexandra Subdivision Mr. R:W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9, 18, 23, 31 Dry Creek Subdivision :Mr. Jtobert Pemberton, Mining Registrar 23,31 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Mr. A. B. Ainswortb, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. . 9, 23,32 Wood's Point Subdivision :Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Minir>g Surveyor and Registrar .. . 10,23,32 Big River Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar .. . 10, 23; 32 Mitta-mitta Division Mr. Andrew Trench, Mining Registrar 23 Jamieson Subdivision Mr. H. C. Geneste, Mining Registrar ••• 10, 23,32

SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. Sandhurst Division ... Mr. N.· G. Stephens, Mining Registrar 10, 16, 20, 23, 33 Kilmore Division Mr. James W.·Osborn, Mining Registrar 10, 23,34 Heatheote Division and W aranga South Sub· 'Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining Surveyor and.Registrar 10,14,23,34 division Wara.nga. North Subdivision ... Mr. C. J. W. Russell, Mining Surveyor end ~gistrar ... 10, 14, 20, 23,34

MARYBOROUGH MINING' DISTRICT.

Maryb~rough Division Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., ·Mining Registrar ... .-11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 23, 34 Amherst Division ... Mr. Joseph Smith, :Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 1S, 20, 24, 35- Avoca Subdivision ..• Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 14, 18, 24,35 Dunolly and Tarnagulla Divisions Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... ll, 24,36 Korong Division Mr. Henry J. Hughes, Mining Registrar 11, 20, 24,37 Redbank and Si . .Arnaud· South Subdivisions Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 141 16, 18, 24, 37 St. Arnaud North Subdivision Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 14, 18, 24,37

CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. Castlemaine Division Mr. Thos. L. Brown, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12, 15, 19, 24,37 Fryer's Creek Division Mr. Mark Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 19, 21, 24,38 Hepburn Division ... Mr. Thos. Hale, Mining Hegistrar 12, 19, 24, 39 Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision Mr. Thomas Orwin, :Mining Registrar 12, 19, 24,40 Tarrangower Division Mr. Robt. Nankivell, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 15, 19, 21, 24,40 St. Andrew's Division Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... 13,) 5, 24, 41 Blue Mountain North Subdivision Mr. Graham McPherson, Mining Registrar 1 19, 25,41

ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ararat Division Mr. Ferdinand M. Krause, Mining Surveyor and Regis- trar 13, 15,21,25,41 Pleasant Creek Division Mr. W. Crellin, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 13, 21,26,42 Barkly Division Mr. W. Crellin, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 2!'>, 42 Raglan Division Mr. Augnstus P.oeppel, Mining Registrar 25,42

GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. Omeo Subdivision ... Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar 13, 25,43 Mitchell River Subdivision Mr. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 25,43 Boggy Creek Subdivision Mr. George Alien, Mining Registrar ... 25,43 Crooked River Division Mr. Jan1es Travis, Mining Registrar ... 13, 25, 4:;! .Jericho Division Mr .• R .T. Donalilson, Mining Registrar 25,43 Donnelly's Creek Division Mr. Arthur F. Vvalker, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 13,1?5,44 Stringer's Creek Division Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining Registrar · •... 13, 16. 25, 44 Russell'~ Creek Division Mr. C. Gadd, Mining Registrar 14, 2(\ 25, 44 Bendoc Subdivision Mr. ,fohn Nir•hol, Mining- R.Pgistrar ... 14, 25,44 Tarwin Subilhision Mr.:!':. W. Turn~r. i\Tining Surveyor aud Registrar 14, 2~.45 Traralgon Subdivisbn Mr. C. Dcnis, MiQing Hegistrar .. , ,,. · 25,4~ A 2 ·. .. . ' .

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.. SUMMARY. ' GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 1872.

TAB~ SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE NUMBER, OF MINERS EMPLOYED, .THE MACHINERY IN USE AND ITS, VALUE,. ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS . , IN THE COLON~ OF VICTORIA.' . . I . ( Oqmpiled from. the. Mil~ing S.urv~yors and Regi~·tr.ars' Reports for the Quarter' ended 30th .Septemrer 1872.)

-~-~------:----:------____,.------.AliUvinl Quartz lfACHINERY E)IPLOYED IN .ALLUVIAL MINING.· MACHINERY E.&lPLOYED• IN QUA.RTZ liiNING. :MinerS, }liners. ·. .I - Number Number ·' Steam Engines .1\' Ste~ Engi)l•• ll I S ~~ of of Price of Gold i 10 DISTRICT, DIVISION Tot!ll employed in Wind- • :<; ... Approximate Square distinct per ounce. w·~·f'J) ¥_CU1D I . " . Value Miles of Quartz AND Number Iing, Pumping, &c: • ~ Ill -o ] ~ lC~sti~;,mlc:ng; ~ :;, ~·z -· ~t~ of Aurife.rou.s Reefs of .. t.o ~ h li m -o"d ~tt ~ :a~ 1 t ~ I ~z-o }fining Ground actua.lly , 1'\l.i'BDIVISION · Miners •. .~ • ;§ ~ ~ &i ! • ~~ - ~ 1-----:----,:---1 u o 1 -;v rn o > • Plant. actually pro-ved worked to be ~ ~ lr .::! ; ·u ~~ ;g ~ g ~ ~ 1 t-o ~ ~ ~~ S ! i~ l ~ ~ S~ I upon~1· Auriferous. ---..,---- cP a · ~ ~a c.~ ~ · ~ ~ . ~ Eo!.& ~ 1!:: .s § [email protected]!. ~ ,.: ~ rfS~ 1 .t;: ~ ~ an~g ~ 'ai :IJ 1l. ~ .c ~~ ·s::a - i!i.S S m ~.;, " li .!. ~o P.;l "' '1 I ;a:orn r;:.!L.:. ::a ;;<'a.,., e From To J ~ i ~ ! !~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ 1· r ~ ~ M n J z .;;, ~ ~]i u~ J 1 ~~~; -~ £ £,s. d. £ •. d. ~~~~~m~l;nAR~T. :: :: · ·~1 ·•~ 'M ~ tm ---; '1M ~z -; ~ ~ ~ ~-:;- ·;, ·; ~ ~ ~~-- -g-+--Sf-5--+-:-:- 4~ -.f --:-:- --~- 211,350 39 24 4 1 6 4 1 6 4 4 1 0 4 1 9 3 1 23,940 6 14 Buninyong Division . • .. • • 744 130 205 ' .. 1,079 30 820 26 · 4 21 13 .. 22 .. 18 , I 18 340 102 'i I .. 48,000 15 13 4 0 0 4 1 0 SmythesdAle Division .. .. 1.500• 300 100 .. 1,900 64 1.462 63 8 2Q 12 66 •• .. :: '5 io 'i 3 70 .. 23 'i :: .. 29,GGO 15 11 4 0 0 4 1 0 'i 115,000 12 15 4 0 6 4 0 6 8:'d"::~~Ji;J1~i~~n :: .::. :: 65g 40g i~ :: 1,~ .:4 -~s .:3 -~ 1og :~ :~ 1,ooo :: ::. .. :: :~ 1 ·~ 1,~~~ 'i 2~ is .. ~~ 9,270 3! 19 3 18 0 4 0 0 Steiglitz Subdivision ...... 70 90 640 .. · 800 ...... 3 .. .. 'ioo .. . . :: .. .. , :: 9 259 :: 54 • ·, " 8 19,115 00 72 3 19 9 4• 2 3 Blackwood Division and Blue 220 298 · 550 2 1,070 ...... 500 .. 15 1 ...... 18 359 .. 241 :] ii 15 44,000 H 30 311 0 3 18 6 liiountain South Subdivision · 1 1 1 Totals .. .. 7,079 2,30s 3,zs2 ~ 12,641 z1o 6,z7z 234 "25 247 8717- 1,s9o•_1_ ;3 2 -5-!""'=- 10 13s 3,196 1 -l-,!ll-2--1-~---1-l-.---5-5-.--9--_~l~-:-~----4~;9=,s=7=5--.:~~~-l-45~~~~ ~~~~1-9-8~~~: --'- 1- 1-- -I- - .. - ---.- -,-c---1~------, 1 BEECH WORTH. ~ 4 1 6 Beech Worth Divisio"n • ~ 318 6 :: 1,M~ ~~~ 1~ :: 2.~~, ~ 27g :1:1 :: 6 11.50. 33-~ ~:)igg ~ ~~ ~~ :: . :: 2 ~ ~~ .: ~~. '2 :: r&~s ~~ 3 15 0 4 0 0 Yackandandah Division ,.. ~ r .. :: g 4 1 0 Indigo Division , • • • ~ .. 221 331 ~ .. 612 12 s~g .. '39 250 'i 1s si .. .. T ~ ~ i.i ~ 'i .. 1 '6 .. 27,998 ·n 20 ' 4 0 6 Buckla.nd Division .. .. 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 2 316 '6 318 3 130 ..: 56 .. 3 :: 'i4 4 '3 ' ' 'i 10 120 .. 76 .., :: 5 '3 :: 3 16 0 -r 1 6 Alexaudra Subdivision •• :: n~ ' ~3 'n~ ~ 8/:! .. :: .-; :: ::' n:~gg ;~ ~~ 4 0 0 Dry Creek Subdivision .. .. so ·80 .. .. 140 ...... 350 1 .. .. ~ ...... : { ...... 355 4 3 1 0 Benalla. Subdivision . • H :: "64 "12 'iM :: :: :: :: :: :: :: i12 'i :: :: :: zil:42s 3 '9 0 .s is s Ga.ffney\; (.."reek Subdi-vi.~on "s~ '8 '22o! :: ''is is :: :: :: ·7 \ '88 io :! !2 -~~ . 310 0 Wood's Point Subdivision •• .. 214 15 120 8 357 .. .. ., ...... ,1 270 .. 20 20 .. ., .. 8 115 10 255 2 I .. 4 .. .. 62,92'J 18 94 3 16 6 Big Rivor Subdivision •• H 10 94 148 .. 280 9 9 5 52 .. 42 -4~ 10,749 33 14 3 10 0 3 17 6 230 240 • 12 4 486 2,000 3 . 18 18 ...... 2,603 3. 5 3 5 0 3 12 0 1\Htta-mitta Division* •• 3 16 9 3 18 3 Jamieson Subdivision •• ... I-.;;-~~ 29o ,_:_:_ 475 .. '. ·.. _.:~-_.._ ~ _.:__ __7_B __2____ ;_ _.__ ._ _._._ ___I_s:...2_oo_ __...:8!;:... ____24__ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tota.ls .. '2,624 3:340 1,381 22 7,367 43 702 14 59 29 47 13,980 10 161 162 4. 74 973 40 1,096 1 16 9 .. 275,555 25Q 795 ------+- ~--

SANDHURST. 318 3 18 0 3·18 0 1,706 I 638 4,409 22 6,865 20 298 .. •• 107 6 28. •·• .. 21 .. 6 175 1 1S9 3,420 1,131 .. '217 254 1 433,GOO 22 Sn.ndhurst Division • • • • • • 126 3 J1 0 3 18 6 .K.ilmore DiVision • • . . • , 4 0 0 B.eatbcote Division and Waranga ~]2 ~g ;;J; io ~ :: :: :: :: .56 ·4 10 "74 :: :: :: :: :: :: 1~ 2~~ :~ 1~ :: io 2i. :: 2~;8~8 . ~ 170 3 16 6 South Sub(livision 50 280 160 30 52Q ...... 23. .. 8 .. ... • ...... • .. 8 160 .. 79 ...... '17,600 11 102 3 10 ' 0. 4 1 6 W.!'mnga. North SubdivisiOn· .. 1 2,200 988 5,159 6z 8]09' --2-0- ~ ~ 186' 10 46-:-- ' H l-.-.-l---21-l--.-.- --6--1-75- 1 -2-~-1- -3-,9-74- ---2~·7· l-l,-3·9-5·-l----!-l---..- -2-27--2-75- -~- 480,170 141 716 Totals ... ., .. 1----- 1---- 1--..:..1---11------1---:-'-~------1-----1•----1----1 MARYDOROUGH. 161 28 7 3 .. 2 2 12 46 4 22 492 .. 171 . • ' .. ' 27 22 .. 141,477 5 151 4, 1 9 :Maryboroud1 Division • • • • . 2,045 400 3,282 43 1,332 37 4 1 0 .A.mberst DiVision . • .• • • • 550 70 700 15 300 20 2 9 252 6 -~ ~~. ~~ ~ :: log :: ~ El ·1 I ~ ~ lg . :: i~~ 1~. · t~ 4 2 0 Avoca Subdivision . . • • •• 868 1,617 2.586 ' rs :: .. :: 4 0 3 Dunoll.f and Tarnagulla. Divisions 300 530 25 1,595 . 2 ·25 . 1 2 1 "1o :: "s :: i:i . :: g r : : 4 1 6 Korong Division · ·.. • • . . 1,300 500 2,000 2 30 ~g ~ ~ ~ ~R~ :: i8g ::\ :: gg. ~~ ~;g~g i~ ~ 3 19 0 ltedbank and St. Arnaud South 428 184 600 l 16 14' 2. 1 14 ...... 3 75 .. 28 .., 2 11 1 7,733 11! 26 Subdivisions Bt. Arnaud North Subdl vision .. 60 88 li3 .. 321 I ...... 12 .. .. 7 ...... 2 .. .. 13 257 .. 80 12 16 .. 22,973 7 65 4 0 0 -- 1------.,..-•·--J--1-1-- --_,_ --.,-1·---1--1---1--!---l------:-1----·-!----1-----1 Totals .. .. s,64l s,3s9 z,os9 25 H,o94 12 1,95.5 65 . .. 437 69 61 163 .. 116 2 n -'ill ·5- 1o4 · 1,944 .. 724 131 __I_oo ______1___ 7"~•-"62..:..,9_s4__ ___1s::.~_ ___s3.:.·5_·...., 1 1 - l----:- ---.------1----1·--1--1------· . 1--'-- 1 1 1 1

CASTLE~filNE. 3 IS 0 CaStlema.inc Division •• 3 9 1 3 17 6 1 3 18 6 3 18 9 Fcyer s Creek Division • • • • l.g~~ l.m ~ ~ :: u~ ~ 1~~ .. :: -i~5 ~ i5 ~~~ .. ~g 1· ·2 ~ ,§ .. ~~ . ~~~ :: m .i ~ r~ :: ~b:~· 2~~ ~ Repburn Divisfnn •. , • • , • 2 1 4 59 61 3 17 0 3'19 6 8 3 17 6 3 17 9 Ta.radalc and Kyrietml Subdivision 300 220 320 :: • ·~5 g , 1g~ :: :: 29. ~? · ~8 :: ~ . -~ .. ~~ :~ r~ ~~r ;~ ~~ .~ :.:. ~~:~;~ ~ ~~ rs 19 4 3 18 0 4 0 3 Tn.rrangower DivisioD. . • . ~ 3 1 4 0 6 St. Andrew's Division • • . • l~~ ffi m :: ~~~ :i i8 .. :: s;. :: :: .. :: i'l ·2 · ~~ .. .. n ~~g :: ~g :: ~~ ~: TI::~~? 1t4 .. · I~ 4 0 0 J3lue }lr)untain North Subdivision 115 .7 .. .. · 122 1 12 ...... __._· _, __·_· .. : ___z __ , ___2_4_,_ ... _. ___ ,_ _.. _._.,_ __.._ -'-_._._ ___1:_,2_oo_, __.,.:4~:._+--'=4-._l4 317 0 3 17 6 ------·--' 1-~-- ~----~__,_..:___ ------1- 1 ·- ···-··. --··········· 1 1 ~-· Total$ .. _3,_ol_4 _2._844_ :2,818 ____s_,_131l ___ 2_2 ___ 330____ 3 _ .._. _32_7_ ~- . oo ~-~l_:_:_ 169 5 ~ 97 1 158 2,563 s 1,190 i-2--ll--4- ~ _16_3_ ..:_·_·..!, ____26_4:..,3.:..39_ __1=6&.<::_._· __._s9_s __ 1 1 1 1 1 A.RARA.T. Arara.t Divisioil •. 236 ''610 74 .. 920 4 3.0 1 8 6 115 26 12 4 ·H 11 · 157 .. 73 .. 4 l .. 21 742 34 26 ~ 270 180 830 .. 1,280 . 78 ... :: 1 .. .. ·20 i: .. :: 25 ·36 :: 27• 825 .. 328 .. 48 10 1 87:595 27 37 Pleasant Creek Division • 4 9 Barkly Division ·' •• 190 225 .. .. 415 ...... s 1 .. 40 .. .. •·•• ' ·, ...... 2 36 I .. 24 1 ...... 1,410 16 8 1 1 ll Raglan Division .• __100 , __280 10_ .. 480 __s_·l---:76_,._·...,·+~·-· ___:::_i_:o__ r_._J_,.-·-·_,:_·_·_1·-- 1---1-c:-·!-·-·_,1--·-,---1--"-- .. .. -...:.:;... --.-I~ s,coo 0! Totals .. . , 886 1,225 914 .. 3,095 13 189 1 .. 51 I 11 16 86 .. 12 .. 29 63 .. I 40 ' 1,818 . . I 425 52 11 1 115,747 f 83;: 77

Gil'PSLAND. 'jgl lli :: !M .' ..- :: :: c-+: :: 3 10 0 3 17 6 Omco Subdivision .. • • •• ~ rJ :: :: --:-: ~~-::-- :: -~ '~ l. ' M~:-T-;; ::_:_:_1_:_:-J---g.:..·~-oeg--t--2...:~=-+-c--.:..11~--1 l\litchell U.iver and Boggy Creek 3 15 6 317 6 Subdivisions CrO{lked River Division • • • • 170 100 89 .. . 359 ...... • • 350 28 29 ...... 11 H9 7 • 132 .. .. I .. 1. 33,2S7 49.\ 346 3 15 0 3 19 0 110 s8 9o .. zs8 ...... · .. ,. 1so :: 13 1 1s ...... s !is 3 so ...... 1s,s72 25- 3o 3 15. 0 3 16 0. Jericho Division* . . • ~ •• 310 0 ' 3 16 0 Donnelly's Creek Division • . • • ~? 8 . s2 .. 142 ...... 1 :: : '·i~2!s ...... 4 ss 1gl .. .i I .. .. 9•• ~~s., 6 1s 3 17 0 Stringer's Creek Division • • • • 7 608 665 1 4 1 5 69 25 s 1s o 1 Russell's Creek Division • , 1- ...... 8 ...... 'io 1 ·. ·9 .. /.. .. ~ i~ 2 17 ~~l .. 2 .. .. 2.275 I~ 3 0 0 3 1'1 6 · :: : ...... 12 12 ·::/ :: :: 3 40 1 2 31 :: 2 'i :: , 5,839 2s .3 10 0 ,' 3 16 6 Eendnc Subdivisioll • • • • ~ 55 ~ i~g :: :: :: :: , : i~ 3 16 0 Ta.rwin Subdivision • • • • .~ 11 3 16 0 Traralgon Bubdivision 2g :: ~ :: 2~~ :: :: :: :: '.. :~ :~ I :: .. 6I_:~ :: 1-..:.:- 'i 1 .. 8 _I ::' .. 4 i :: I ·.~ :: :: 1,3~6 i f 3 15 0 3 11 6 1 1 1 1 Totals .. -1.-220- _-_-_-746~-J~..:.--I_,o=s=g ~_-._.-::_· ;~-=_-=.s-:_.~o-=_s-::_· :~-=_-=_...,.._-_=: ---l-_--- i9 -s- .. _1_ j~·-l,-~i54.... 1'-_l~l·-s9-i 82 _ .._ .. ~-1-l-4..·--~---· :!---:::::7B7:--·:!l7,~f__IL1, __._. _ ~==s=-·-l--1-~,~~1~~:·===14=8.:=41=5·~· I--I-,-50-:---I·"7'-4's'C"5- 1 11 I 1 1 1 1 5 GRAND TOTALS ··I~~~-14.91o 16,662 [ m • 54,347 330 9,796 317 25 1,325 257 1248 i 18,38~ \, 12. 611·.~ 253 2>15 420 .22 779 14,855_ ss \' 6,552 ~ : 16 I 636 568 2,066,885 1,0181 31201

/ • :I he JIIitta-mitta and J ericlio .,, ,. ' R .. BROUGH SMYTH, Office of Mines, Melb'ourne, 16th October 1872. Secretary for Mines. 1 I' No •. SI. \ ' l I DISTIUCT, DIVISION, Depth at I .~ Depth of Depth o! which Quaittity Average Width I , Dip of the Strike of the the AND , Depth the REMARKS. NAME OF COMPANY. NAME OF REEF. the Quartz Crushed. Yield o! ()old of the llecf. ' Reef. lleef. N A.:lrE OF COYP ANY. of deepest deepest SUBDIVISION. was got. per •.rou. I Shaft- Level. Cross-cut. 1------1------1-----1------1------'------1--,------1 ------,----'------Tons .. Ft. in. Feet. BALLARAT. oz. dwt. gr. Feet. Feet. Enden.vor 150 to 200 820 12 0 w. N.l5' E. Sovereign Ccntrnl Division ... ( 0 ll 17 600 570 Southen1 Division~ ,. • '·· Bunlnyong Division .... Imperial.. .. BisCock's 130 to 260 2,360 0 1 to 20 0 W.5G" 270 260 Smythesdale lliv~si~n •• New Brltsnnia •• l31'itannia 284 636 0 \ s < (! Port Phiiap :: 690 ,{ Port Phlll!p •• Clunes 36 to 690 17,767 2to 20 K 3' l N. it' E. 730 690 (*0 w. 2'- New North CJunes 1,012 790 1,00$ Cre.S1Vick Division ". I Clunes Consols ... 762 *Incla.ding pyrites. i New North Clunes Cluncs 220 to 790 12,562 [.g 2 to 30 w .. Js' ::S. 5'E. t 886 862 Reef 60 feet w1de at 600-foot level. Gordon Subdivision t •• Learmonth's aoo to s;;o. 2,250 < 0 60 0 W- 26' 30' to f Egerton 606 600 600 I W. 14" SO' ( Il!ack Horse 794 I Stei~litz Subdivision • • • • • , •• Black'\vood Division and Blue Mountain Morning Sto.r 1\Iornlug Star 100 I 10 18 4 0 N. Sultan •• :: jSul~~ 400 395 395 *Saddle·formed reet South Subdivision I i BEECIIWORTH. l Iieechwm-th Division Ileehablte •• Jlcchabito 120 29 0 11 . 7 I 0 W.l5' N. Homeward~ bound • • 'Homeward-bound .. 400 ' 400 Yackandandah Division Homeward· bound Homeward~bound 250 900 0 7 0 Higclow,and Clinghnm •• ·Homcwill'd-bound •• 265 21>0 230 llage'nta .• 150 to 300 ~ aoo~ 0 0, 8 3 to 10 0 vt. 86 to 87' Magenta Qlllutz Crushing IMagenta Ueef •• 2tn 220 220 • ·~ Mngenta •••• n.nd >lining I~digo .Qivision 0 ( United Consols .. West's nud H~ggins' •• 220 to 300 240 0 6 16 2 to 3 0 E+~H N.IS'W. United Consols Quartz ;west's and Higgins• •• 3~0 290 290 Cntshing and lfinlng 1 l3uckland Division •• United HappY, Valley .. rr appy Valley 104 to 505 !,410 o ·a Ill 2 0 W.20' Oriental .. • • Ior~ ental • • .. 300 liiO ; u !) Alexandra Subdivision Hewitt and Co. -. .. . Britanni~ .. 120 2 IS 0 0 s.w. 75' N. 47" W. 410 400 400 Dry Creek ::.ubdivision ~lbcrt :: ';: :: ~Lue~~ :: :: Rena.Ua Subdivision •• Tlte entry Is by tunhel put In from bed Gaffney's Creek. Subdivision RO$C of Denmark ;•.. Eureka 300 125. 1 Is ·o a o s.w. 88' N. 45' w_ Victorm.". :: :: ~Huni'~or theHomewa~dJ 400 400 of I bound 1 creek; the depth' below ridge of spnr at' boundary is giveri. United Morning Stnr ~3 o a 22 1 3 lLE. M' :N.W. Hope • • :Morning Star .. ~ 349 349 349 , Wood's Point Silbd!vlslon 3·50 No.,shaf[, level dri"V:en from a tunnel. ' Big River Subdivision •• - Luck's-Ail Luck's, All _. 250 400 0 17 12 '2 6 N.W. 40' ~ N.W. Luck's-AII •• 'Warner's or Luck' s-Ail 250 250 l\Iitta-mitta Division •• .. 1 .. Ja.mieson Subdi.vision •• Gleeson's Lease •• Sailor Bill's .. 380 815 I 0 22 14· 0 E. ::S. 25'W. :: I ::, :: ::

SANDHURST. 9 *Dip o! shoot of stone N. 25". Great Hustler's •. Hustler'!' '125 0 17 2 8 0 N.E. N.3t'W. Ct.""~llmann and Tncchi u ~Wetheral ; .. 799 720 730 tDlp o! shoot of stone north and south 'sandhurst Division { Old-chum •• 2,741 1 0 I 3 tot 0 N.Kt N.26'W. Great Hustler's • ~ ~. ! Hustler't4 •• 610 600j: 600 Ne,v;-cbum •• 500 1 (Crown Reef). tA wlnze is sunk fr;om this level • K!Jmore Division • • • • .. i I 6 E. 60" N. 20'W. Costcrfield .. • Costerfield .. 420 420 At the end of the: 420-foot level a wlnt Heathcote Division and Warnnga South Costerfleld Costerlleld ... 320 to 420 371 0 4 18 Ita's been sunk to a depth of 80 feet ou Subdivision · the underlie of the reef, making the depth of tho workings 500 feet. Wo.rangB North Subdivision Perseverance Nugg~ty •• • . · w:n. to 6oo 573 1 7 IS , ..

l\[AUYBOROU(JH. Mariner's • • . Mariner's 680 650 The Mariner's Reef Company are still en Mt1I7borong1I Division •• gaged in cutting'down their shaft. Th present depth of 'the cutting is 360 feet; 1 0 ' ;>t 550 feet :_hey iitt':,"d to open out. ( Deed Brothers Prince Alfred 1GO < 23 10 1 16 N. 38" 30' W. l • . ; White-horse •• 270 270 270 .Amher~t Division N. , , w. Forhaclt .. i Croyd?n Laura ... Su:r!aee to IGO 1,175 '0 7 11 16to30 0 11 17 Avocll. Subdivision .. ; .. ( Uniled Poverty .. :: PoV~rty :: 540 530 A reef struck 7 feot thick. Dui_IOllY, and Tarnagulla Divisions { Goldsborough •• ••. :\.Bea1iba •• 365 275 KOrong Division • • • • • • Unity .. I March Reef •• 434 376 428 Redbank and St. Arnaud South Subd!vl- Ncwisis Oxonian '360 649 0 9 3 5 0 w. 45' N.W. New Isis •• ... ~ Oxonian •• 3GO 180 180 •• I Baliarat .. 375 3~5 3J5 5ions , { Chrysolite H!!l •• Dalhti'at .. 335 237 0 16 6 1 6 N:w. Chrysolite Hill _. St. Amaud North..Subdivision •• 'Wilson's HBi \Vtlson's Hill 340 872 I 5 17 2 .6 About N. 30' W.'l Wilson's Hiil •• • • I Wilson's Hill 300 300 300 Ilisirig Star ltlsing Star •• 350 471 0 11 IO ,<; to 6 0 N.25'W. , Rising Star .. ; Illsing Star .. 406 400 400 LI CASTI.EMAINE •. i •• •,Bollvia •• .. 301 300 300 Cu~tlemaine Division •• ~. New Caledonia. •• Victoria • • •• 90 to 124 1,205 <' 1 12 8 4 6 W.GO' N .. 5° lG' W~ ( :: .. i Wattle Gully •• 1 282 ~~~cd'Wattle 265 2<-5 Cross-cutting for Ferron's eastern lode. 'lllddlcscx Bniloek's •• .. 130 9;) I 8 10 1 6 E. 70" s. Fr\-~r·s .• •. .. : Cn.ttle's •• • •. 3M Small and Co. Cattle's .. •• 20Q 960 0 6 0 s 0 :E. 36° N.l4.0 W. 11 l 'ci·r;everance •• , Cattle's .. .. i 23b 185 1~3 Cross-cutting for Cattle's Reef. 260 240 220 < Cross-eutting for eastern lode of Ferron· Rowe aud Co. Cattle's and Fcrron's •• lfiO 1,513 0 14 16 15 0 E. 36' N.WW. Duke of Cornwall Cattle's and Ferron's •• ti and wcstcnl lode of c~tt!e's. 387 '383 383 S Cornish •• •• 'Cornish 200 to 380 5,016 0 7 0 0 S.lS"~ N.I8'W. I Specimen Hlll !'\pecime!J Hill Hcptiri1n Division i 5 to I~ 370 370 370 D;y; no well In this shaft ; pum;lng from { ~ew .Fear-not Corn~sU. () 4 13 0 s. 30' N.20'W. Argus N"o. 1 T:dbutc Cornish ... I 3~U 1,543 .' adjoining 8haft, 4.3{) feet deep • 1 Glcngonner Energetic 2,444 0 10 5 6 0 Energetic • ~ Energetic aso 1 Not yet opened out. _ 197 .)50 Great Western •• .. I Beehive 550 MO , Reef struck in the cross":"cut a few.inches: in thickness~ after driving along the course 1 of reef north for 20 feet the reef opened Eaglehawk Union F.aglchn.wk ... 400 to 500 '766 3 2 4 3 to G n W.7ff' N. I2'40 W. I Tarrangowcr Division •• 1\fuldon Unitetl •. Eag-Jchawk •• 318 l 6 20 4 0 73' 30' N.4' \V. out to ts inches in thickness~ nnd is stu ' 446, w. widening, witlt go!.d plainly visible ln Great '\Vestcrn •• Beehive l!ecf 470 to ,550 646 0 7 0 2 to 6 0 w.w• N- w· w. f .I { tbe quartz. , I Eaglelumk Preference • • ,Eaglebawlt • • 436 436 436 ' Reef struck in the cross-cut, whlcl1 is being cOntinued through the reef and is in I about 6 feet. No gold to bo seen at 290 200 1~0 present. St. A.ndrew:s Division •• 170 S54 1 19 13 Oram's .• •• 1 Oram's Dine :Mountain North Subdivision • Cora Linn Aim a 150 loO 190 I ARAJlA.T •. i 540 540 ~This is a cross reef. 5 VictOri.'l .• Rhymri'ey ·~ 240 219 0 IS 4 •1 n N.85' N,60'E. ! Kangaroo •• .. , Camp bell's • ~ 230 Ararat DivisioTi •• 'I Tribute .. 'I 248 180 ISO Shalt now sinking. ( , Sciimidt and Co ••• ' • • ·Port Fairy Gap 30 16 0 11 () 0 !0 1 E. SO' N. 23°W~ Eng1chawk Eaglchawk .. , l# Pleasant Creek North Cross, Cross Flat .. 680 640 ll40 •• I 890 560 870 0 j, N.W.,25" N. M"'E. Extended Cross ~. ~. 'I Cross • • Pleasant Creek Division S l'lcasant Creek North Cross Cross and Flat 400 to 640 5,180 I 14 13 3to 10 Crown Cross .. • Cross Flat .. •• I 810 800 800 ( Crown Croi:is ,...... Cross •• 800 17 2 8 16 I Magdala .. • • : , Cross Flat •• Shrut still belng sunk deeper.* :: I I,~~~ 660 660 • l Ncwington & Pleasant Creek New-chum • • .. I , Barkly Division.. , .. Haglan Division

GIPP!:lLAND. Omeo SnbrH-risi.on • .. .. • • • . ' lllltcheU !liver and Boggy Creek Subdiv!-· •• ::I i• S~ns of 'Ji'rcedoU: • 150 sions ' · ' ) Goou·Hope (lood Hope- •• 700 500 . 700 , W.70' N.W. and S,E, Crooked Uivcr Division Good Hope .. Good Hope •• 65() to 700 4U3 () 12 14 I Hopeful Bope!ul •• 200 200 • 200 About 35 tons have been raised from lowe~t cross~cut in the ,Hopeful. lt is expected to average 3 ozs. to the ton• •Jericho Division •• .. .. lOO •Tbe depth is below the ndit level. Donncl!y's Creek Division :: , (i;ppsland.Consol; • : :. . Ed~;;rds' :: •• 5M• 100 0 2 1& Ben Crnachnn 1 Cohen's ~· 379 323 823 Depth from adit level. W •o i .. ong Tunnel •• N. 32., SO' Cohen's •• 252 252 170 Depth from adit level. ( Long Tunnel • • • • Cohen's - , • .. I{ 2!i } :,809 2 6 16 ~ orth O~ppsland Depth from adit level. fl w.s• :LongfeUow's • 4 333 ll26 326 Stringer's Creek Division 1 - I 323 tLongfellow's •• t Xorth Gippsland • • • • i Cohcn's •• .. 90toi70ft. 1,144 () !() 19 W.70'

Russell's Creel~ Division PJteasant Crcclt Pros:rreeting 1 l'hcasant Creek 40 0 10 0 come .Love •• Ben doe Subdivision ~ ~ :: s ..... lGO ]Otl 30 0 13 B Be'ndoc Parkl! 175 175 Ri5~llg !:5un •.• • ·1 Risi~g Sun H I Tar win Subdivision • ,. Afncan .. , • • .. Opllll' •• •• !30 26 0 6 5 1 to 1 .o WAff' ~.N.w. Traralguu Silllclivision ... •• t ... • ... •• ... -.. O:!Jice of Min~s, Melbourne 16th o,.tohtol' 1872. "' No:ri>.-The manager has since teported that the Magdolu. Company's shaft has been sunk to a depth of 1050 feet. R. BROUGH SlHTTH, No. in. Secretary. for -Mines, ESTtM:ATED YIELD OF GOLD AND QUANTITY OF GOLD EXPORTED.

Fnoll: information obtained from Gold Buyers and oth~rs by the Mining Surveyors and Mining Registrars the ToTAL QuANTITIES OF GoLD got respectively from ALLUVIUMS and QuARTZ REEFS are as follow:-

Allnv!al. Quartz. Total,

oz. · dwt. oz. dwt. oz. dwt. Quarter ended 30th September 1872 ... 159,154 8 164,672 18 323,827 6

THE QuANTITY oF GoLD, the produj!e of this Colony, ExPORTED, according to Returns furnished by order of the Honorable the Commission~r of Trade and Customs, is as follows:- '

oz. dwt. Quarter ended 30th September 1872 ·... 220,907 10

• . GOLD RECEIVED AT AND ISSUED FROM THE ROYAL MINT.

STATEMENT of the Gross Weight of GOLD received at 1!-nd issued from the Melboume Branch of the RoYAL

MINT during the Quarter ended 30th September. 1872.. .

RECEIVED. ISSUED.

.~ ~·· Gross Weight of Rough Gross Weight of Gold Gross Weight of Coin. Gross Weight of Gold Gold. Bull! on. Bullion.

oz. oz. oz. oz. 20,570:61 65,244'43 133,552"41 483'23

. Royal Mint, E. W. WARD. Melbourne, 4th October 1872.

STA.T~MENT of VICTORIA,N GoLD received at the Melbour~e Branch of the RoYAL MINT during the Quarter ended 30th September 1872. '

Gross Weight of Rough Gold. Gross Weight of Gold Bullion.

oz. oz. 17,787•23 45,135"22

NOTE.-The 111lnt he.s no eYideuce beyond the statement of the depositors that the abon Is VIctorian gold: · RoyalltJint, E. W. WARD. Melbourne, 4th October 1872. QUARTZ, QUARTZ TAILINGS, PYRITES, ETC.

~UMMARY. THE f9llowing information has been obtained ~elativ~ to the QuANTITY OF QuAR~z and QuARTZ TAILINGS and MuLLOCK Crushed, and PYRITES and BLANKETINGS operated on, dur1ng the Quarter, and the GOI.D obtained therefrom :- '

MINING DISTRICTS. Quantity Crushed, Average Yield of ITotal Yield of Gold from • i. Gold per Ton. Quartz, &c., Crusheu. - Quartz, tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. o:z~ ... dwt. gr. Ballarat ...... 81,500 10 0 0 5 2'19 20,747 19 1 Beech worth ...... 21,713 10 0 •' 0 9 18'32 10,599 18 ' 3 Sandhurst ...... 78,568 0 0 0 14 6'20 ._56,013 19 3 Maryborough ••• ...... I 1,735 10 0 0 10 22'81 6,

R. BROUGH SMYTH; Office of Mines, . Secret;ary for Mines. Melbourne, 16th October 1872. MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS' RE.Ti:fRNS.

------'--'-----' QUARTZ. I THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors ·and Registrai'~ relative· to/ tlie QuANTITY Ol!' QUART;t Crushed in the severnl" Divisions an(l: Subd_ivisions of" ench Mining District during the Quarter, and the GoLD obtained thei·eft·om ..

Division and Subdivision,· Average Remarks relative to the · and Where Quartz wns obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Deptll at wlllcll the No.me of Company. per Ton. Quartz Will! obtained, &e.

tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr.

BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. GENT:RI\L DIVISION. Temperance ...... Little Bendigo 1,500 0 0 0 3 0 225 0 0 550 to 650 feet Red Streak ...... Poverty Point 1,370 o ·o 0 4 0 274 0 0 250 feet .. Black Hill .. . ••• Black Hill ... I,310 6 0 0 13 21'57 910 7 12 100 feet Red, White, and Blue ... Little Bendigo 550 0 0 0 4 6•51 ll7 9 6 70 feet , Tunnel ••• ••• Litt~e Bendigo 1,170 I! 0 0 I 4 68 p 0 100 feet Evening Star ••. ... Htt.le Bendigo 360 0 \) 0 10 6•66 185 0 0 150 feet Jarvie and party ... Yorkshire Reef 2,104 0 0 0 1· JI•OI 153 10 0 100 teet 0 3 16·20 I5 130 feet ·· Britannia ' ... ~ .... · Specimen Gully 685 o ·o ii5 17 Endeavor •.• .... Specimen Gu!Jy 820 0 0 o a 17:54 152 19 12 150 to 200 feet Tirnrns and Co. •.. Dead-hor.se, .:. 300 0 0 0 5. 0 • '75 o ·o Queen Victoria ... -... Canadian ... 5,949 o "o (} 2 22·5,2 8.74 1 o 160 to 250 feet J.,lanberris ...... Gum-tree Flat 4,913 0 0 0 '1 23'66 487' 17 "0 2oo;·3!-Jo,·and 400 feet· Pioneer... •.. ... White-horse Ranges 533 0 0 0 I 3'01 .. 30. ,o 0 Majestic •.. ... Black Hill .. , 600 0.0 0 3 8 lOO 0 0 Two-ton .•• ... Black Hill , ... 600 0 0 o 1 uL_ . ..{5. 0 0 Norman and Co .. .. 112 0 0 0 5 2'14 28 10 ·o The Don ...... Gum-tree Flat 330 0 0 0 4 .o, ...66. 0 0 200 feet , Welcome' ...... Dead-horse ... 300 0 b 0 4 0 60 o ·o 70 feet Black Hill, South ... Blar;k Hill Flat 433 0 0 0 16 19'63 364 2 6 ------·-!---·----- Tota:Js .:. ... 23,939 ~ i 0 3 .15'08 ' 4,342 19_3_ SOUTHERN DIVISION.

Speedwell ... ••• Staffordshire Reef ••• ! 270 0 o o 2 o·36 27 4 0 90-ft. level, 2! ft.-lode Hopewell ...... Staffordshire.Reef 829 ~ o o 3 ll ·52 144 5 o 140-ft.leYel, 14-ft. lode ______,_ __;__. __ ---- Totals ... 1,099 0 0 0 3 2'88 171 9~ 0 BUNINYONG DIVISION. ·------' I TowerHill ...... Tower Hill Reef ... 730 0 0 0 4 4'24 152 9 0 140 to 210 feet One-1md-All .. . .. • Hiscock's Reef' .. • 800 o 0 0 1 12'60 . 61 0 0 100 feet · ... Imperial .. . '··· Hiscock's Reef ... 2,360 o 0 o 2 I 7·:n 320 2 17 130 to 260 feet Alfred ...... Hiscock's ·Reef ... 500 0 0 o· .2 0'961' 51 'o .o 50 to HlO feet New Homeward-bound ... Homeward-bound Reef... 650 o o 0 2 17'57 ,88 16 0 300 feet · · Totals... ..'.~5;~ o 2 16•13 _6_7_3_7_!_7 ' I ; .--. .. S:MYTHE.SDALE DIVISION• ~-~-. New Britannia •.• Bdt.mll•R•~f,Camgh•mj__'~' ·~ .?. ~ , .., 101 o o ; 284 ""'

GRESWICK DIVISION, 1 Port Phillip ...... Clunes Reefs ... 17,767 0 0 () 4 .•3'01 3,664 IS 0 36 to 690 feet New North Clunes ... Cluncs Reefs ... 12,562 0 0 0 8 20'05 5,549 11 0 220 to 79\J feet South Clunes ... ••. Clunes Reefs ... 4,367 0 0 0 4 2'76 .. 898 11 0 172 to 390 feet Lothair ... . .• ... Clunes Reefs ... ·2,494 0 0 () 8 4•17 1,019 ·6 ·o 364 to 4 65 feet Bradshaw and party ... Sulky Gully ... 7 0· 0 0 2 17•14 • 0 19 0 10 feet Somerville and party ... Sulky Gully ... 18 0 0 0 2 8•66 2 '2 12 ·15 to 30 feet Hanley and party •. . Sulky Gully ... 21 0 0 0 6 17'71 7 '1 12 15 to 30 feet W atenmm and party ... Sulky 'Gully .... ' ; '49 o o· 0 7 18'12 19 o· o 60 feet Stevenson and party ... Colibler's Gullv 12 0 0 0 2 19 1 13 12 20 to 30 feet Sonsee and party ... Springbill Heef 13 0 0 0 4 14•)'6 3 '0 '0 Surface Shaw and party ... Springhill Reef 51 0 0 0 14 18'58 37 13 12 30 to 40 feet ..... · Dungey and party . .. Frenchman's Reef 20 0 0 0 8 0· ·.8 o o Surface to 12 'feet'· Meek and party ...... ·Frenchman's Reef ··10 0 0 0 4 18 2 •7 12 Surfaee to 10 feet Reefers' Hope ...... Armagh ·Reef;.. 650 0 0 0 2 14'42 84 10 16 30 to 50 feet Criterion ...... Clunes Reefs ... ·1,402 0 () 0 4 7•99 303 15 0 .Totals ... 39,443 0 0 0 5 2J·I9 11,602 9 4 l' ,/ .. ------·--- -,---- GonDON SuBDIVISION. Egerton ...... 1\!ount'Egiirion 2,250 0 0 0 . 5 21'89 .665· · 3 . 0 30Q to 350 feet New• Parker's Heef .. ! Gordon .... 1,080 0 0 0 4 0 216 o o 260feet 1 1 Moorabool Champion ... Moorabool ' ' • 51 0 0 0 8 17•88 .22 6 0 45 feet Jenny Lind ... · ., .... Moorabool ... 69 0 .0 0 .. 1 17'73 6 o 0 75 feet ~---__;_--1·--·------Totals ... 909 9 0 ,.

Dlvls!on and Snbdltlslon, A11ernge RcmnrkB relatl'l'e to the and ~ Where Quartz was obtained: · Qt1nrtz Crushed. Yield ol Gold Total Yield of Depth at which the Name of Company. per .Ton. Gold. Quartz was obtained, &c. ------' ------1 tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. STF:IGLITz SuBDIVISION. , • Albion ..• , ' ••• .. • Portuguese Reef 550' 0 0 I I 11·02 · 597' 0 0 :New Albton •.. . Portuguese Ueef I52 o· o o 19 o·3o I44 10 0 Nicolson'and Co .. .. •• • Opossum Reef I6 0 ..0 I 10 0 24 0 0 Tees .•. .. . ••• Victoria Reef .. . 31 0 0 0 10 4'64 15 16 0 Souter Jobnny ...... Eureka Reef .. . 18 0 0 0 17 18'66 16 0 0 Britannia .. • Junction Reef 40 0 0 I 10 0 60 o· o Brown and Co. ••. Vicksburg Heef 4i 0 0 1 8 12'25 .. 67 0 0 Gill and Co. •.. ... Vicksburg Reef - · 28 0 0 1 13 13"71 47 0 0 Champion ...... Hoyal George Reef 25 0 0 0 9 0 11 5 0 Hooley and Co...... Vicksburg Heef 29 0 0 1 17 5•79 M· o o Lindsay and Co ..•• ... Royal George Reef 123 0 0 2. 5 12•68 2so o o Walker and Co. .. , ... Vicksburg Reef 10 0 0 o I6 t6·so 8 7 0 Sitlington and· Co. ... Royal George Heef i3 o o I I 9·86 78 3 0 Jerrome and Co. ... New reef, unnamed s o ·o 3 0 0 24 0. 0 Ringrose and Co. ... Vicksburg Ueef 9 0 () 0 I7 18'66 8 0 0 Eason and Co. .. • ••• Stony Rises ... 36 0 0 0 15 13'33 28 0 0 ------1·---·----11---·--- -BLACKWOOD DIVISION Totals ... I,I95 0 0 I 4 ll'66 I,463 I 0 AND BLUE MouNTAIN SOUTH 1 / SUBDIVISION. Morning Star ••• ... Bald Hill ... •.. 35I 0 0 I 10 I8·52 540 I Q lOO feet Undaunted .•• ... Blakeville ... , .••• I20 0 0 1 16 2'45 216 12 6 16 'to 50 feet Homeward-bound ... Barry's Heef ...... 8 0 0 1 5 9•75 10 3 6 20 feet Sultana...... Barry's Reef ...... 78 0 0 o 4 J0·3o 17 5 12 no feet Prince ...... NearGisborneslateqmirry 5 0 0. 0 . 4 9'60 1,2 0 40 feet I..erderderg...... Simmons' Reef ... 79 0 0 0 1 12•77 6 I .1 Surface Annie Lauric ...... Barry's Heef .•• ••. 197 0 0 ·o 5 s·J6 52 12 0 60 feet Annie Laurie tributers ... Barry's Heef ...... 92 lO 0 (] 3 7'9I 15 8 0 40 feet· Big Hill .. . ••. Simruons' Reef ... 2,800 0 6 0 I 4·06 163 14 0 40 and 120 feet Kent ...... Simmons' Reef ••. 450 0 0 0 2 21'33 65 0 0 140 feet Sultan ••• ...... Barry's Reef ...... 368 0. 0 0 11 13'69 212 18 0 165 feet Crown ... • .. Simmons' Reef .. . 11300 0 0 0 0 23'26 63 0 0 Surface ~ t Great Tunnel ...... Johnson's Reef ... 850 0 0 0 2 19•96 120 7 0 ------:-1------'- Tot~ls ... 6,698 10 0 0 4 10'35 1,484 4 1

BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRI(::'r.

BEECHW:O;RTI~i DIVISION. Wooragee ... , ... Wooragee Ihnges 30 0 0 0 11 0 16 10 0 Surface Reform .. • , .. : Myrtleford ... 354 0 0 0 7 12' 132 15 0 90 feet Kingston ~eef ...... Hurdle Ji'lat ••• 188 0 0 0 10 11'10 98 7 0 70 feet , Wallaby ...... Hurdle Flat 134 0 0 0 15 6'62 102 7 o 90 feet Wombat ...... Hurdle l!'lat ... 20 0 0 0 7 I2 7 10 0 Surface Recbabite ...... Hurdle Flat .. . 29 0 0 0 ll 7'44 16 8 0 \20 feet Re.chabite No. ·1 S. ••. Hurdle Flat .. . 32 0 0 0 6 0 9 12 0 60 feet Sundry parcels ...... Hurdie Flat •· .. 30 0 0 0 11 12 17 5 0

'fotrtls ... 81 i 0 0 0 9 19'41 400 14 0 -·-----:------YACKANDANDAfi DIVISION. Homeward-bound Reef, 900 0 o o 7 o 315 o o 250 feet ' ·Hillsborough llomeward-.bound Eureka Reef, Hillsbo­ 2i0 0 0 o 3 0 40 10 o 30 feet Bruarong Mill,1 rougl.l Bon.Accord Reef, Hills- 250 o o 0 5 0 62 10 0 70 feet borough , Markhnm Mill, Back Creek Birthday Reef, Hillsbo­ 160 0 . o 0 5 0 40 0 0 120 feet rough Bowden & Co.'s Mill, Twist's Jones'Heef, TWist's Creek 35 0 0 0 6 o 10 10 0 Sui-face Creek ' Hom'eward"bound Reef, 15 o o o 5 8 · 4 o o 32 feet Wood and Bolnm's mill, •. Twist's Creek Tw.ist's Creek { Polar Star Reef ••• - 33 0 o o 9 10'54 15 11 12 30 feet Totals ...... 1,663 0 0 0 5 20"87 488 1 12 ' -~------·-~ INIUGO DiVISION. ------Magenta...... Magenta Reef ... 300 0 0 0 5 8 80 0 0 150 to 300 feet Tomkins and Co .. .. y-go-Lucky Reef .. , 42 0 0 2 7 3·42 99 Q 0 140 feet O'Neal ... • .. ppy-go·Lucky Hcef... 26 0 0 o 17 16•61 23 o o 60 feet Twelve Apostles ••• digo Heef ...... liS 0 0 0 13 15'60 77 2 0 lOO to 150feet Trial crushings ...... Various reefs...... 157 0 0 · o 18 21·40 148 6 0 Surface to I 00 feet United Consols ...... Various reefs...... 240 0 0 0 6 16. SO 0 0 220 to 300 feet Harris and Co...... Burrows' Paddock ... 90 0 0 0 18 21·33 85 0 0 60 feet -r:ria.l crushings .. . • .. Various reefs...... ! __7~-o-~~~~ Surface to ·1 oo feet Total11 ...... I 1,044 o o o 13 7'26 694 s o

·' · Division and Sttlidlvl•lon, Av~rnge 1,. 1 Remarks relative to the and Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield ol Gold ···ota Yield ot .Depth at which tho Name of Compafiy. per Ton. Gold, Quartz was obtained, &c. ------~----~--1----·------l------i------l------~ Buc:KLAND IhVIsio:N. Harrietville. tons · cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Hanna, La.w, and Co. ••. United Miners' Reef ... 1,600 0 0 0 5 0. 400 0 0 200 and 300 fe'et Beyeridge and Co. ... Forlorn Hope Reef ... 77 0 0 1 17 15'89 145 o o 150feet Os borne and Co ...... Champion No. I North .•. 20 0 0 2 10 0 ·50 o o 50 feet Os borne and Co ...... Champion Heef .. . 47 0 0 5 15 7'65 271 o o 208 feet Robins and Co. . .. Try-again Reef .. . 21 0 0 2 2 20•57 45 o o M feet Bibby and Hansen ... Perry's Reef ...... 41 0 0 0 12 4'68 25 · 0 o 90 feet

Ovens River. Osborne and Co. ... ' Homeward-bound Reef.•• 1,200 0 0 o' 5 J6·9o 342 5 0 150feet Arnott aod Co. ... Lanarkshire Heef .. . 32 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 0 120 feet McDona1d and Co. . •. ·Golden Bower Heef .. . 30 0 0 0 6 16 10 0 o 100 feet Brown and Co...... Three-mile Heef .. . 100 0 0 0 7 0 35 .0 o 160 feet Norman, Hughes, and Co .. .. Stackey Gully Heef .. . 55 0 0 3 12 17'45 200 0 0 Surfaee to 50 feet Townshend and Co. •.. Little Lisbon Heef .. . 24 0 0 0 6 16 8 0 0 47 feet

Growler's and Morse's' .Creeks.. Brennan and Knight .. . Gander's Reef 10 0 0 0 5 0 2 10 0 Notstated Hood and Coutts ... Try-again Heef 75 0 0 0 18 19'84 70 12 · 0 Surface to 20 feet Wallaby ... •.. Wall a by Reef ... 8:! 0 0 0 2 12 10 5 o 100 feet Kincade and Co ... . ••• Avon Hcef, 1st 50 0 0 0 4 9•60 11 0 0 Surface to 50 feet Kincade and Co ...... • Avon Reef, 1st 27 0 0 1 14 19'55 47 0 0 Surfaee to 50 feet Hearne and Meulman ... Great Britain Reef 5 0 0 1 ,0 0 5 o 0 Surfaee Gregory and Co. •.. 12 0 0 0 10 0 6 0 0 Not stated Tay! or and Co. ... Pendant and Last Reef... 38 0 0 0. s 10•10 16 o .o Surface Butler and Spashett ... Constitutional Reef ••. 150 0 0 0 4 9'60 33 0 0 OriP.ntal Perseverance ' .•. .Australasia Heef ••. 240 0 0 0 4 18 57 o o 200 feet Peabody , ... •. . Peabody Reef ... 350 0 0 0 4 15'42 81 5 o 8v feet Cornish United ... Elgin and May-be ·Reefs 1,100 0 0 0 5 10•90 300 o o 40 to 200 feet Clingili. and Fleteher ... ·Old Man Ueef · •.. 23 '0 0 3 18 6'26 90 0 0 Surface R. Ro'we ...... Berkshire Reef ... 12 0 0 0 16 16 10 .o 0 Lord of the Hills . .. Meade's Reef . • . . .. 150 0 0 0 6 16 50 o o 100 feet

Buckland, J. A. Wallacc ... • .. • Miner's Right Reef 56 0 0 1 2 2'14 61 17 o 200 feet Red Jacket ...... Red Jacket Heef 350 0' 0 0 17 14"40 308 0 0 320 feet Howman and Co. ... Darling Grant Reef ~ 34 0 0 0 6 12•35 11 1·12 so feet ].{urdoch aud Co. ... Eureka Reef ... 25 0 0 1 0 0 25 0 0 80 feet Boyle and Co. •.. .• • Star of Hope Reef 54 0 '0 0 4 0 10 16 o 40 feet W. Owen and Co. ... Hit-or-Miss Reef 10. 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 o Surface

, Running Cr,eek. Murphy and Wilson ... Art Union Reef 23 0 0 o 1 5'21 i' l 8 0 · 35 feet United Happy Valley ... Happy V alley Heef 1,410. 0 0 0 6 19'80 48) 4 0 104 to 50S feet 1------·------1----- Totals ... 7,533 0 0 0 8 13:76 3,229 3 12 1------ALEXANDnA SuBDIVISION.

Aloert ...... •.. Lucky Reef .. • .. • 329 0 0 0 13 1•1•19 221 10 12 350 to 400 feet Galatea ...... Galatea Heef ... •.. 14 0 0 2 13 13'71 . 37 10 0 50 to SO feet F. ·L. Lewis and Co. ... Albion Reef ...... 90 0 0 0 3 4'24 14 5 22 40 to 50 feet Bruce and Ralph ... Union Reef ...... 114 0 0 2 14 23"29 93 9· 0 40 to 70 feet Mo.rlo and Co...... Union Reef ...... 165 o o o s· 19·63 48 0 0 100 feet Roundtree and Co. ... Durham Reef...... 12 0 0 6 ]6.16 82 0 0 110 to 115 feet Hewitt and Co. .. . ••. Britannia Heef ... 4 10 0 13 18.10"66 62 13 0 130 feet Brian Born ...... United Kingdom Reef ... 27 0 0 0 11 21'77 16 1 12 I 0 to 200 feet Prospecting party • ... Brilliant Reef... •.. 40 0 0 .o 5 0 fo o o 30 feet Prospecting .Co ...... New Zealand Reef ... 14 o o 1 Jo o 21 0 0 Surface to 30 feet .W. Neuse and Co. ... Last. Chance Reef ... 4-1. 0 0 0 9 22'36 21 17 0 120 feet Prospel'ting Co...... lhdependent Reef .. . 5 o o 4 l· 4·8o 20 6 0 20 feet Jones and Co.· ...... True Briton H.eef .. . 6 0 0 1 11 8 9 8 0 Surface to 50 feet ·crresus Amalgamated ... Lily Heef ...... 37 10 0 2 13 20"16 lOu 19 o 100 to 200 feet Fred. Johnstone .•• ... Lily Heef ... •.. 10 0 0 l 6 . 4:80 13 2 0 Surface Harris and Sons ...... Lily Reef ... •.. 30 0 0 0 8 8 12 10 0 20 to 60 feet All Nations ...... Hayfield .... • .. . s. 0 .0 0 13 18 5 10 0 220 feet Northern ...... Hayfield ...... 3o o o o 14 o I 21 0 0 220 feet Totals .. . G.AFFNll:Y's CREEK Sun­ DIVISION. A 1 ••• ...... Castle H.ecf ... '250 0 0 0 3 18•43 47 2 0 About 70 feet , La.nraville ...... Homeward-bound Reef... • . 350 0 0 0 1 12•41 26 11 ' 0 About 160 feet Great Eastern ••• ... Homeward-bound Reef... 50 0 0 0 2 6 5 12 12 About 150 feet Gaffney's Creek United ... Homeward-bound Reef... 300 0 0 o· 5 4·so 78 0 0 About 50 ft. to surface Victoria ...... Homeward-bound Reef... 500 0 0 0 4 3"26 10.3 8 0 About 250 feet • City ofColumbus ... Wallaby Reef. •.. 300 0 0 0 8 -19'60 132 5 0 About 200' feet Hose of Denmark .. . Eureka H.eef ...... 300 0 0 1 2 15'20 339 10 0 About 300 feet ~~------Totals ... 2,050 0 0 0 7· 3'49 732 8 12 10 . . .QUANTITY of QuARTZ Crushed in en~h Division a_nd Subdivision Juring the Quarter, &e.-continued.

Division and Subdivision, Average ·I · ' i Remarks'rel!itive to the· and . WMrc Ruartz was obtained. Qnartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Total Yield of ; Depth at which the Name of Company. .. per Ton. Go!~. Quartz was obtained, &c. ------··------WooD's PoiNT SuBDiVISION. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dm. gr. Hope . .. .. • .. • Morning Star Reef 1,032 0 0 0 3 18•27 194 i 1S About 300 feet No. 1 and 2 North ... Morning'Star Reef 300 Q 0 0 1 11·20 22 0 0· Surface · ·" ·• United ••• · ... ••• Morning Star lUef sa o ·o 0 6 22. J8· 6 14 About 350.feet Telegraph ...... Waverley Reef .5oo o· .o o 4 4'89 105 . 2 · o About 1oo 'feet. · · Franklin ...... Franklir1 Reef 800 0 0 o 6 19'86_ 273 · ~ :o About 275 feet All Nations • · ... All Nations Reef 400 0 Q o 5 4·8o 104· o o .AbOut 350. feet. Prince of Wales...... All Nations Reef 76 o, p 2 15 o 209· o"'o About. lOO feet Mount Cenese ... · · · ••• New Heef .•• 14 0 0 2 12 20·57 37 6 .. o About so feet . Leviathan •.. Leviathan Reef 236 0 0 o 2 15·86 ·31 s ·o About 150 feet Strap and Buckle , ••. Royal Stn.ndard Reefs .•• 1,400 0 0 o 3 11·14 242 10 o About 75.feet. Oriental · ...... Orienta:l Reef ... ·· ... 340' 0 0 o 2 2·89 ! 36 1 o ,About 150 feet

~~~------1------i 1 ; . r. Totals.:. I 0 0 0. ·• .22:5S ·1,2'h1i 8. BIG RIVER SUBDIVISION. Luck's All .. • W aruer's Reef ... : 1,000 0 0 o 16 6·72 ; 814 o o ·~wo to 250 feet i . Londonden:y ... Railway _Reef ••• 500 0 Q o 4 9·t6 r , 109 u ::0. 1 i5 to 200 feet ' Totals ... 1,500 0 0 12 7"54 923 Jl 0 JA~riESON SUBDIVISION. l 1------'------Gleeson's .. . ' ... Sailor Bill's Creek 815 0 0 I o 22-99 854 I o 380 feet Specimen .. . ••• Sailor Bill's Creek 12 10 o 48 16 21·'f2 610 ll o Surface to 32 feet Hungarian ...... Sailor Bill's Creek 20 0 o 1 3 4 ·so 23· 4 o Surface Albion (late Augusta) . . ... Swampy•Creek 8· o o o 13 22·12 5 11 9 350 feet Venture (la:te. Star of the· Mack's' Creek ..• 200 0 .o 2 15 10·92 554 11 ..o 30 fe!'t West) 1---'-''---·---:-li---·------Totals ... 1,055 10, 1 18 19'31 2,047 18.) ,,

I SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. - ·' .. SANDHUBST DIVISION."' ' Koch's Pioneer Crushing .. .' u,258 0 0 1 0 12•06 11,541 0 . 0 Wilson's Reef ... ••• 1,215 0 0 o 11 s·47 689 14 . o' Nil Desperandum .. . 1,846 0 ·0 0 5 5:23' '481 13 . 0 Great Britain · .·.. .. . 2,808 0 0 1 10 1'7·69 4,315 10 . 0 G. G. Consolidated ••. 5,415 0 0 0 ll 6'88 3,055 19 12 Victoria Reef ...... 3,485' 0 0 0 12 13'86 2,191 14 0 Albert ...... 1,323 0 0. o 'Is 22··66. 1,253 3 12 Bendigo and Melbourne .. . 3,322 0 0 o 6 i ·sr 1,oo7 15 o Fortuna Crushing Works ... 2,166 0 0 0 14 19'62 1,604 15 0 Metropolitan · .;; · ... 4,920 0 0 0 6 13•37 ., 1,61.'3 1 . 0 1 ' ' l ~ 1 W.Rae .;, ·••• I 2,480 0 0 0 12 5•46' i,5l6· 4 . 7 Johnson's Reef ...... 2,136 0 0 0 . 6 23·55.. 745 12 10 Louisa ... - ;.. ••• ·3,498 0 0 o 11- 5·53 1,9'64 .5 . o· Beehive ... •.. 2,600 0 0 0 9 14'65 1,249 7 13 Catherine ReefU. C. •.. 3,850 0 0 0. 7 14'86 1,466 15 0 Mixed lots from various 3,200 o '9 ·o·o7" 1,440 10 o Eagle ...... reefs , . • 0 0 GreatExtendedHustler'sReef 5,650 0 0 1 9.11"15 8,32316 0 --· _,._, ·-·- . ·--- -·· Victoria Consols·;:.· · ' .. :· 2,6.80 0 0 0 14 22"93,' ~,004' 1- . 0 ., Hustler's Reef ...... 2,100 0 0 I 5 2·05 2,634 0 0 Golden Fleece .. . 4,012 0 0 0 9 .13·to' ' 1,914 18 0 Garden Gully United .. . • 825 0 0 0 16 5•49 .669 9 0 583 0 0 0 13 19'22 402 6 0 South Fraser's ... •.. ( (, . ·:. Denmark ...... 993 0 0 0 16 5'75 806 6 0 Peglf'g ,...... 350

Tot~l ·~· ... 4,37lo?l-;;-;- 2'87 1,556 ~

· " T))~re are 14 other quartz crl!sh!ng macbiucs trom which returiiS have not; been received. 11

\ Qu.ANTITY of QuARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued. . ' . '. . --· - Divlslo~ an!~ubdlvis!on, Average i, Remarks relative to the Where Q~artz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Total Yield of , Depth at which the Name o!'Cothpany. ' I per' Ton. ,Gold. Quartz was obtained, &c. I tons cwt.- qr. oz. dwt. gT. oz. dwt. gr. MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.

I MARYBOROUGH DIVISION. Penny and Claussen . ••• Public crushings 920 0 J 0 II 18'78 542 0 0 Various Leviathan Tribute ••• Public crushings 298 0 0 ' 0 9 5•33 137 '8 6 Various Johnston and Sons ••• _Public crushings 227 0 0 i 0 16 7•85 185 6 6 Various

Totals ... _1.,.,4-~-5--~"-- _0_1_1 _2_3·_24___ s_G4 __ 1f_12_ AMHEMT DminoN. Deed Brothers •.• •• • Prince Alfred Reef . •. i 23 0 0 10 1 16'69 231 19 0 160 feet Croyden .•. ... Laura Reef ...... 1,175 0 0' 0 7 11•71 439 18 12 Surface to 160 feet Fenton and Co...... Prince of Wales Reef .. . 5~ 0 0' o 15 s·88 41·1o'o 70 feet Busch and Co...... Prince of Wales Reef ... 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 70 feet Dunstan and Co ...... Prince of Wales Reef ... 10 o o· 0 5 21 2 18 18 50 feet Lockwood and Co. ... Brighton Reef ... 15 0 0 0 5 0 3 15 0 35feet Finehe's 'fribute ••• ... Finche's Reef...... 29 10 o· o 5 3·45 7 11 IS 90 feet T. Bartlemore .. • Public crushings .. . 59 o. o· 0 7 23'18 23 10 0 Vaiious depths :------'------Totals ... 1,371 10 0 0 10 23'30 752 7 0 A VOCA SUBDIVISION. '. Evertson and Co . ., ••. Vaie's Hill ... 15 0- 0 0 5t0 3 15 0 Perseverance Reef 20 o o· 1 0 0 20 0 0 .40 feet ' ' ' -- Date and Co. ... { Perseverance Reef ... .80 0 0 0 10 21 43 10 o 46 feet C!apperton's.Mill ... .Various 'reefs at Donkey 58 0 0 0 6 11'17 18 15 o 18to46feet Hill Totals ... 173 o' o o 9 22·61 86 0 0 DuNOLLY AND TARNAGULJ.A Sandstone Reef 1,706 0 0 0 10 '20'90 . 927' 6 0 DIVISION~.', .I Specimen It\11 ... 33 0 0 0 3 19·63 G 6 0 Evll-ns' Reef , ..._ is o· o o 5 1s s 1 o 13 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bons:field's ... New-chum Reef 1!~',92 Helas' Reef 40 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 '0 Montebello Reef 16 0 '0' 0 1 1;50 ,. 0 17 0 Watt's Ree(' ... 22 o o· o 19 17·45 21 14 o l Hard Hill 18 0' 0 0 6 21'33: . 6 4 0 P,overty Reef '... 430 0 0 0 7 16•72 165 9 16 Great Western Reef ••• 83 0 0 0 10 19'3 7 44 17. 0 or Wiliiams Reef 20 o· o o 7 o 7 o o Poverty ..• London Reef ... 3' 0 0 16 0 0 48 0 0 Rise and Shine Reef ... . 14 o o· o 1 10·28 1 o o Christmas Reef 9oo'o3o· 110 '1 Stony Heef _ .•. 1'9 0- 0 0 4 17•68 4 10 0 Queen's Birthday ... Gol(jsborough ... 1,406 0 6' 0 4 . 3•74 292 3 12 Goldsborough ...... Gol,dsborough .. : 100 0 0 0 5 9 26 17 12 Pike's ... Perseverance Reef 400 o o o 2··1s . 55 'o o { Canton Reef ... 70 0 0 0 13 3'42 46 0 0 Advanee Bealiba io5 o o 1 9 2·92 298 10 o ·' Red Streak Reef ,25 0 0 0 9 0 11 5 0 Bealiba .•. Post Offiee Reef . 69 0. 0 0 6 10•78 22 5 0 1Break-o'-Day Reef ss o o· o 10 o . 29 o o \ Eclipse Reef ... ______-44 o · ·o· o 10 3'27 !• ___ 22 -6 _ o Totals ... ,,4,83.1 0 0 0 8 ll•57 2,048 18 16 KORONG DIVISION. 1-----1------Brown and C6. ... Wehla ...... 96 0 0 1 0 15. 99 .0 0 Wallace and Co. : .. •.. Wehla ... • ... 91 0 0 0 5 1•32 23 0 0 British Sovereign ... Wchla ..., ... 150 0 0 0 2 19;20 21 0 0 Cambrian Cambrian Reef, Inglewood 54 0 0 0 16 5•33 43 16 0 { CambriM Heef, Inglewood 36 0 0 0 13 8 '24 0 0 Baragwanath ...... Poverty Reef, Ihglewood 84 0 0 0 s 4 34 6 0 Havilah Tribute ••• .f Maxwell Co., lnglewood 26 0 0 o· 1 15·69 2 3 0 , 11-!axwell Co., lnglewood 12 0 0 0 6 0 3 12 o I Specimen Hill ... •.. Korong .. ; ... 25 0 o. 0 7 6'72 9 2 0 Honeymoon ••• ... Honeymoon Reef, Ingle· ' 23 0 0- 0 6 2'08 7 0 0 wood ------j------,------1 REDBANK AND ST. ARNAUD Totals 59 i 0 0 0 8 22 '63 266 19 0 SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS. New lsis ...... Oxonia.n Reef , 649 o o , o· 9 3'23 296 s 6 360 feet Richards and Co...... • Lancashire Reef 22 o o I o 1 2·18 1 4 o

ST. ARNAUD NoRTH Sun- Totals ... 6il 0 0 0 8 20'90 . 297 12 6 DIVISION. Wilson's Hill ...... Wilson's Hill Reef ... 872 0 0 1 5 17'20 1,121 5 0 340 feet Rising Star ... Rising Star Reef ••. 471 0 0 0 ll 10'24 269 2 0 350 feet ChrysolitP. Hill .. . • f Ballarat & Western Reefs 593 0 -0 0 '8 1S•01 ' 259 9 () 270 feet .I Ballara.t Reef ...... 237 0 0 0 16 6•18 192 13 0 335 feet Whitely and Co ... . .•. Ballarat Reef ...... 29 0 0 0 12 0 17 .8 0 100 feet Tucker and Co. •.. Gap Reef ... •.. 52 0 0 0 i 14'88 19 16 '6 140 feet Whiting and Co ...... 'l'ommy Dodd Reef ... 23 0 0 0 17 13•57 2fl 4 0 140 feet New Bendigo ...... Bristol Reef ... 98 0 0 0 5 14"69 27 10 0 200 feet Craig and Beilson · ' . .. Fish hook Heef 42 0 0 0 14 1•14 29 10 . 0 40 to 50 feet Malcolm and Co ...... Gr~enock .Reef 230 0 0 0 13 5·22 ' 152 0 0 Surface to 180 feet

Totals ... ------,'------~---·-2,647 0 0 ~.15 22'42 _2,108 17 6 dttANtiTY ofQu.An'l'Z Ctushed in each Division ·and Subdivision during the Quarter, &e.-c(Jntlnued~

D!vls!on and Subdivision, : I Average Total "tleld of i Remarks rolatlve to ti1e and -Where Quart~ was obtained. ! Quartz Crushed. : Yield of Gold Gold, Depth o.t wh!cll the Name of Company. ---.___ . per Ton. ~~~:·~ tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz.

CASTLE}!AINE DIVISION. ' New Caledonia ...... Victoria Reef ...... 1,205 0 0 1 12 8'3S 1,949 l 0 90 to 124 feet Walker and Co...... Wattle Gully .•• ... 267 0 0 . o. 12 J0-'20 165 17 12 220 feet Martin .. : ...... Deadman's Reef · ... 5 0 0 I l 14'40 5 8 0 1o feet Terrell and Co...... Wattle Gully ...... 250 0 0 0 s 14•40 107 10 0 200 to 2 50 feet Walker and Co...... Manchester ...... 311 0 0 0 3 9'76 52 19 12 Surface to 60 feet Straede and Co...... Sebastopol Reef ... 622 0 0 0 7 5'19 224 s 15 so to 120 feet Eureka Consols ...... Eureka Reef ...... 'S83 0 0 0 2 14'56 115 2 0 50 .to 90 feet Warren's Reef ... Warren's Reef ... 920 0 0 0 ~ 21'20 224 13 0 85 feet Ajax ...... Bolivia Reef ... 1,074 0 0 0 4 o·~o 216 12 0 280 to 30~ feet Rowan and Co...... Nimrod Reef ...... 72 0 0 0,10 5•15 36 15 11 80 feet Lewis and another ... Nimrod Heef ...... 115 0 0 0 5 15'68 32 10 4 S5 feet Babcock and others ... Various reefs ...... 398 0 0 0 7 22'01 157 ll 0 Various Callarider and Lamb ... Various reefs:...... 437 0 0 0 4 .I8·s3 104 ll 0 Various Mllilsettand Co ...... Break-o'-D:ty ...... 61 q 0 1 . 4 2•16 73 9 12 80 feet ----- ' "' Totals ...... 6,620 0 0 0 10 11•34 ,3,466 8 18 FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION ------.------Small and Co. ... Cattle's Reef ...... 960 0 0 0 6 0 2S8 0 0 200 feet . Eagle ...... - . Tarr's Reef, German Gully 78 0 0 0 15 13'84 60 15 0 120 feet ]'crron's Reef ...... Ferron's Reef. .. . ' 1,300 0 0 0 5 0 325 0 0 130 feet· Middleton and Co. ... Middleton's Reef, But- 5 0 0 6 () 0 so 0 0 25 feet cher's Hill Anglo ...... Cattle's andFerron'sReef 600 0 0 0 6 0 180 0 0 200 and· 240 feet Duke of Cornwall ... Cattle's Heef ...... 190 0 0 0 4 0 38 0 0 260 feet Middlesex ... Bullock Reef ...... 95 0 0 I 8 10'10 135 0 0 130 feet Emu Reef ...... Emu Reef ...... lOO o·· o 0 s 0 ' 40 0 0 60 feet Thy'ra ...... Specimen Hill ... 400. 0 0 0 2 () 40 0 .0 30 feet Ro we Bros...... Cattle's Reef ...... !',513 0 0 0 14 16•96 . 1,112 11 17. 160'feet Garnet and Co...... Hit-or-Miss ...... 10 0 0 0 H>- .o 8 o. 0 25 feet M acdonald and Wilson ... German Gully ... 30 0 0 2 2 16 64 0 0 · 25 feet ----·------Tot:ils .. ; 5,281 o. 0 0 s 18•99 2,821 6 17 IfEPBURN DIVISION. ------Cornish ...... Cornish Reef ...... 5,016 0 0 0 7 0'61 1,762 l 8 200 to 380 feet North Fear-not ...... Cornish Reef ...... 1,021 0 0 0 6.10 . 827 11 12 260 and 300 feet N ew Fear-not ...... Cornish Reef ...... 1,543 0 0 tO 4 13'35 351 10 12 391 feet Gladstone ...... Bryce's Flat ... 30 0 0 0 10 0 15 0 0 SO feet Old Cornish (public) ... Various re,efs ...... 165 0 0 0 6 0 49 10 0 Shallow Argus United ...... Collier's Reef ...... 444 0 0 0 3 20•54 S5 .12 0 370 feet Freehold United ...... Mauritius Heef ... 898 0 0 0 3 8'01 149 14 3 95 feet North Cornish ...... Cornish Reef ...... 670 0 0 0 4 13•21 152 9 0 270 feet Specimen. Hill ...... Speeimen Hill ... 11 0 0 0 ·7 ll:r27 4 4. 0 310 feet Crown ...... St. George's Reef ... 2,073· 0 0 0 2.14•36 269 6 8 ·90 feet No. 2 Fear-not ...... Cornisll Heef ...... 60 0 0 0 2 6•40 6 16 0 240 feet No. I Fear-not ...... Cornish Heef ...... 590 0 0 0 7 6•41' 214 7 18 200 feet Lueini (public) ...... Commissioner's Reef ... 60 0 0 0 '7 12 22 10 0 70 feet Dunstan ...... Mauritius Reef ... •300 0 0 0 6 4•72 92 19 0 160 feet Barkla (public) ...... Various reefs ...... 834 0 ·o 0 5 18•25 96 4. 0 10 to so feet Jenkins (public) ...... V ariods reefs .'.. ... 420 0 0 Oil II•S9 241 8 () 30 to 115 feet Poulson and Co...... Dry Diggings ••• .... 365 0 0 0 4·13'11) 83 0 0 . 30 to !50 feet Wilson ...... Blind Creek ...... 120 0 0 0 2 12 15 0- 0 lOO feet Monte 9hristo ...... New Adams' Reef ... 5 0 ·o 0 15 0 '3 15 0 30 feet ------' .. Totals ...... 14,125 0 0 0 5 13'99 3,942 18 13 T.aR..\DALE AND KYNETON I SUDDIVISION. ------~--- Arlventure, Taradale ... Back Creek ... ' ... 162 0 0 0 11 14'51 94 0 0 SO feet Branden burg ...... Malmsbury ...... 115 0 0 0 5 1'04 29 0 0 1 75 feet Fenton and Nelson United Taradale ...... 550 0 0 0 3 ll'78 96 0 .0 130 feet North Star ...... Ln.uriston ...... 570 0 0 0 11 22·33 340 0,0 150 feet North Energetic ... Lauriston ...... 500 0 0 0 8 0 200 0 0 United Kingdom . Taradale ...... 900 0 0 0 5 3:89 232 6 0 160 feet Tylden ...... Tylden ...... 3 0 .o i 0 10 0 1 10 0 Near ,surface Glengonner ...... Lauriston ...... 2,444 0 0 0 10 5'49 1,250 0. 0 197-ft. level Tomrny Dodd ...... Maims bury ...... 481 0 0 0 16 10•17 395 0 0 70·ft. level -----. ------Totals ...... 5,725 0 0 0 9 5:16 2,637 16 0 TARRANGOWER DIVISION. ------Caledonia mills ...... Eagle hawk, 'Victoria, 1,2S3 0 0 I 8 ll·os 1,825 15 0 300 to 500 feet · Linscott:s, Parkins', and Bee~ hive Reefs ' Phrenix mills ...... Alick's, Swiper's, Bee- 22 0 0 0 7 6•54 8 0 0 120 feet hive, Eagtelmwk, l)arkins'; and llranton's l!eefs Linscott's Iilillii ...... Eaglehawk, Nuggety, . 1,097 o·o l 13 18'10 1,851 8 12 300 to 500 feet Linscott's, mul Beehive 1\cefs Great Western ...... Beehive Reef ...... ' 646 0 0 0 7 O•!JS 227 7 6 470 to 550 feet E3.glehawk Union ... Ji;aglehawk Reef ... 504 0 0 0 14 14'19 367 14 0 460 feet " Union, Green Valley ... Thornhill's and John 60 0 0 0 5 8 16 0 0 300 to 500 feet Bull's Reef North.Green Valley ... Christie's Reef ... 11 0 0 0 7 0 3 17 0 95 feet - Totals ...... 8,623 0 0 I l 3 17'70 4,300 l l!S. 13

QuANTITY of QuARTZ Crush~d in each Division and ~ubdivision-during the Quarter, &c.-continued.

Remarks relative to the Division and Subdivision, ' i Average I Total Yield of I lllld Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. 1 Yield of Gold Gold Depth at wbleh the Name of Co!"pnny. per Ton. Quartz was obtained, &e. I i ------' ' oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr.. Sr. ANDREW'!! DIVISION. tons ewt. qr. Union Diamond Creek 354 0 0 'I 19 13•08 699 19 0 170 feet Rickards and Co. You-you 34 0 0 2 0 5'64 68 8 0 40 feet Hopkinson and Co. .... Comet Reef · •.. 5 (l 0 I I2 9'60 8 2 0 60 feet Mueller and Andert Crown Prince Reef 20 0 0 1 9 0 29 0 0 70 feet Kreitmayer and Co. Crown Prince Reef 15 0 0 J I 0 15 15 0 120 feet Hir~ and Co. You-you 1 0 0 J 6 0 1 6 0 Simpson and Co .... Antimony Reef ••• I 12. 0 () O·I6 12 9 18 0 70 feet Duke of Devonshire Warrandyte ...... • 5 0 0 2 2 0 10 10 0 45 feet Marble Hall W arrandyte ... 12. 0 0 I 0 0 I 12 0 0 120 feet Foster and Co. Try Again Reef 2 0 0 0 13 0 I 1 6 0 40 feet Toppi·and Co. You-you 2 (l 0 I 2 0 2 4 0 Surface Poverty Kingstown 7 0 0 () 8 17•14 i 3 1 0 40 feet No. 4 South Oran1's Reef 9 0 0 1 • 3 2'66 10 8 0 Surface Perseverance .One Tr~e Hill 455 0 0 0 8 6'89 188 10 18 1;o feet ------Totals .•• ... ' 933 0 0 1 2 17'53 1,060 7 18

'· ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.

AluJUl' DIVISION. Fletcher and Co. ... No.4and5 South,Moore's 130 0 0 0 10 0 65 0 0. Reef Schmidt and Co ...... Port Fairy Gap.Reef ... 16 0 0 0 ll 0 8 16 0 30 feet Cobdcn ...... Grcttt \V estern Reef ... IS· 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0 Grampian ...... Opossum Gully ... 14 0 0 0 2 0 I 8 0 Grampian Opossum Gully 16 0 0 0 10 12 8 8 0 '. ~ ~ ...... Hodges and Co...... Hodges Reef ...... 9 0 0 0 4 0 l 16' 0 . Victoria ...... Rhynmey Ucef ... . 219 0 0 18 '4•18 199 10 5 240 feet 0 i ------417 PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. Totals ..• ... 0 0 0 13 16•70 285 11 5 ' ------Grant, Lamont, and. Co. ... Cross nnd Scotch man's 5,135 0 0 0 15 8·i0 3,944, 6 13 200 to 800 feet Reefs, Stawell Wimmcra ...... Cross and other Heefs, 4,646 0 0 0 19 3'96 4,452 I 5 Stawell Scotchman's ...... Various Reefs, Pleasant 3,694 19 0 1 3 23'31 4,428 12 15 Creek Moonlight ...... Flat and Cross Reefs :1,051 0 0 0 14 )0•72 2,203 17 0 New St. George ...... Various Reefs, Pleasant 2,004 0 0 0 11 1h!2 1,1,49 IS il Creek Newington and Pleasant Cross -and New-chum 1,1 i9 0 0 0 8 15'43 509 10 0 Creek Reefs Victoria ...... Reefs, Pleasant Creek ... : 67 I . 0 0 3 13'07 11 17 16 Germania ...... Germania Reef ... 108 0 0 i 0 8 0 43 4 0 ' Totals ...... 19,885 0 oj 0 16 20'16 16,743 7 I i ~ I

GIPPSLAND .MIN:I:NG DISTRICT.

0MEO SUBDIVISION. Swift's Creel<. I Eureka Reef ...... 56 0 (I I 0 12'85 57 10 0 Surface to 50 feet Bln.ck·Prince Extended J Renovator Reef ... 28 0 0 0 5 4•28 7 5 0 Surface to 60 feet l Snow Storm ... 25 10 0 0 5 22•11 7 ll 0 Surface to 30 feet Nil Desperandum ... Nil Deilperandum Reef... 35 0 0 0 12 13·7 I 22 0 0 Surface to 40 feet Morning Star ...... Morning Star Reef ... 12 0 0 0 10 20 6 IO 0 Surface to 35 feet United Miners ...... United Miners ••• i 12 0 0 0 3 2 I 17 0 Surface to 40 feet Totals ... CROOKED RIVER DIVISION. ... 168 10 0 0 12 4'41 102 13 o-1 Good Hope ...... Good Hope Reef ... 463 0 0 I2 14•85 292 2 12 650 to 700 feet Steers and Co ...... Crinoline Reef ... lOO 0 gf 0 l 5•52 G 3 0 Surface to 60 feet Chittoek and Co ...... Bengal Reef ... 20 0 0 . 0 6 19'20 6 16 0 40 feet Garry Castle ...... qarry Castle ...... 50 0 0 i 0 15 19'08 39 9 18 Surface to 40 feet oi DoNNELLY's CnEEI{ Din- Totals ...... 630 0 0 10 22•52 844 ll 6 SION. ' GippsL·wd Consols ... Edwards Reef ...... 100 0 0 2 19•20 14 o.o 550 feet below adit Golden Key ...... Crinoline Reef .... .60 0 ~I 0 3 8 10 0 0 .. 300 feet below adit Totals ... 160 0, 0 0 3 0 2:l 0 0 STlUNGER'S CREEK DIYIBION. ------Long Tunnel ...... Company's lease, Coben's 2,809 0 0 2 6 16'44 6,556 19 0 .52, 243, and 323 feet Reef . below the adit level Walballa...... Company's lease, Cohen's 1,876 0 0 1 6 9•69 2,476 14 0 Above the adit leve Reef and 80 feet below• North Gippsland ... Company's lease, Cohen's 1,144 0 0 0 lO 19'48 618 9 0 90 to 170 feet Reef Hsppy-go-Lucky ...... Happy-go-Luck.Y ... 102 0 0 .0 6 7•76 32 5 0 50 feet above water ----- level and 50 fee t Totals ...... 5,93~[11'2 15·57 9,6S4 7 0 below ----- 14

QuANTITY. of QU.AltTZ C~ushed il1 eudl Divisio'n and S~bJidsion during the Quarter; &ri.-contiliued.

l>ivision and Subdivision, Remarks reintiYc. to the i •rotnl· Yield of and Quartz Crushed (Jolt!. lleptli at which the Name of Company. per ,ron. QUartz was &c. --·--;------J------1----·------'<:b~aine

Totals ...... i6 0 0 0 14 6"31 . 54. 4 0 BENDOC SUBDIVISION. J-.--~--. [--., Rising Sun ••• ... Rising Sun Reef • •• i_ • 30 0 0 0 13 s .. -.. 20 0 o. 160 feet • Parks ••• . .. • ••• 1 Come Love Reef •.. 80 0 0 0 5 0 20:: 0 0 100 feet north end. i------1------Totals ... llO 0 0 0 i '6·54 40 0 0 TARWIN SUBDIVISION. ------African ...... Ophir. line of reef 26 0 0 0 6 5 8 I 10 About 130 feet

QUARTZ TAILINGS, MULLOCK,_:ETC.

THE following i~formntiou has beeu 1 obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors ·and Registrars• relative to the Quantity of QuARTZ TAILINGS and MuLLOCK, &e., Ci·ushcJ in the several Divisions aud Subdivisions .of each Mining District during the Quarter, ·and the GoLD obtaill(id therefrom.

llivlslon and Subdhrlsion, Where Quartz Tailings ond Quartz 'railings Average I . ~'otal Yield 0 1 \ Remarks relat!yc to the and Mullock, &c., were and M·ullock, &c., Yield of Gold old Deptb at wh1ch the Name of Corn pan)"• obtained. Crushcu.. !ler Ton. G • i Mulloek, &c., were obtained. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt, gr. oz. dwt. gr.l

I SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT.

HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND WARANGA SouTII SL"B- DIVISION. Neil's ... RedHill 460 0 0 0 .2 0 46 o o. Mulloek

WABANGA NoRTII SuB­ nryisio¥· Perseverance. ... Nuggetty,Reef' 200 0 0 ·0 3 0 30 0 0

MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. 'h•; .. \

MA.RYBOROUGII ·DIVISION. - I Penny and Clauss_en ... Public crushings ... iOO •0 0 0 1 9"6 49 0 o I Tailings J OhiiBton and Sons ... Public crushings ... '53 ,0 0 0 6 18'67 19 6 Mullock :1, t ·• ~ ' Totals ...... 753 0 0 0 l 18'68 66 19 6 ' Avoc.~. SUliDIVISION. . . ------Bosanko's mill ... AvocaLead ...... -lOO 0· 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 Mixed tailings Rodwell'and Co ...... Donkey Hill...... 34 0 0 0 1 14'11 2 14 0 Mullock ' ' Tot~ls ...... 134 0 0 ~ 3•58 •__ 7_~1 - REDB..U."K AND ST. A:RNAUD. ------8oUTII SUBDIVISIONS. . ' ' .. ,Lancashire. mill ...... 300 0 0 0 2. 18'83 41:15 9 Quartz tailiil~s .. . ' . . ' ' ST. AnNAUD NonTII Sun- i DIVISION; . - ! Douglas' mill...... · Stuartmill ...... ! 180 0 0 0 4 0 36 0 .. 0 Quartz .t~ilil'!gs. ,..,, Malcolm and Co ...... Greenock Reef ... 141 .0 0 0 5 16'17 40 0 0 Quartz tailings \ ------· ----- .Totals ...... 321 0 0 0 4 17'64 76 0 0 . 'I 15

QuANTITY of Quawrz 'rAILINGS and Mur.LOOK Crushed in each Division and Subdivision, &c.-continued.

Division an~ Subdivision, Wllero Qunrtz 1'a!Lings und Qnart~ Tailings A vcragc l{.emnrks rc1atiYe to the and ][ullock, &c., were anll ,\1ullock, &c., Yield of Gold Depth nt which the Nu me of Company. obtained. CIUSllCd. lJCr '.l'on. MuHock, &t.:., were olltnincd.

tous cwt. qr. oz. Uwt. gr. QZ. dwt. gr.

CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.

0ABTLE~!AlNE DIVISION. Devonshire ...... Devonshire l'l.ecf ... 500 0 0 o· l 7•10 32 8, 0 . J... ewis' Amalgamated ... Sebastopol l'l.eef ... 774 0 0 0 1 12•58 59 0 0 Chewton United ...... Chewton Reef. ... 420 0 0 0 1 10•28 30 0 0 ' ------Totals ...... 1,694 0 01 0 1 10'39 121 8 0 TARR.ANGOWER DIVISION. Caledonian mills ...... 486 0 o I o J 3'40 27 15 0 Tailings, &c.

S•r. ANDREW'S DIVISION. Oram's Reef ... Kings town ...... 102 0 0 0 1 6'29 - 6 8 18 Scotchman's Reef ... Warrandyte ...... 46 . 0 0 0 0 10•78 I 0 16 Comet Reef ...... You-you- ...... 3 0 0 0 8 0 1 4 0 ------Totals ...... 151 0 0 0 l 3'56 8 13 10 .Q

AHARAT 1\UNING DISTRICT. - ABARAT ,DIVISION. ' Victoria...... 1,600 0 0 0 0 14•40 48 0 0 Quartz tailings

PYRITES ·AND BLANKETINGS.

THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrar~:~ relative to the Quantity of PYRITES and 'BLA.NKETINGS operated on in the several Divisions and Subdivisions ~f each Mining District during the. Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom.

1 Division and Sub

BALLARAT MINING DISTRIC'f.

CE'NTRAL DIVISION. Llanberris 37 0 1 6 9'40 48 16 12 ...... Gum-tree Flat ••• I.I ol ------: SMYTJIESDALE DIVISION. I Britannia: Reef ...... 10 0 01 2 5 0 22 10 0

CRESWICK DIVISION. - Port Phillip ...... Clunes reefs ...... 70 (i 0 7 19 .13•07 560 16 0 New North Clunes ... Ciunes reefs ...... 210 0 0 1 19 17•16 4!'6 16 0 South Clunes ...... Clunes reefs ...... 8 4 0 3 19 6'44 32 10 o· Totals ...... 288 lO 0 ai;;(;:;s,.I,oiO ~

BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT.

BEECIIWOll.TH DIVISION.' United Happy Valley ... Happy Valley Reef ... 40 0 0 I !I 15•30 63 5 12 16 _,

QuANTITY of PYRITES and BLANKETINGB operated on i.u eacli Division and Subdivi~?;ion 1 &c,_:_~m~tinued: I

:Qivision and Subdivision, l'yrites A ,-er•gc :Remarks relaHYe to the '\V'hcrc r.n·ites n.nd nlunkdiu~s I Total Yield of nnd ~ nncl J:Uunketings · Yield of Oold JJcpth at which the were obtained. Gold. ~amC of Coinpany, operated on. per Ton. Fyritcs1 &c., ·were ubtnincd.

tOllS cwt. oz.

SANDHURST MINING DIS'l;lUCT.

' SANDHURST DlYISION. ' . - Sandhurst and Eaglehawk Yarious reefs ...... 95 0 0 0 15 .1'57 ';2 J5 0 l'yrites Gold Extraction 1. Treat<:d hy of United Pyrites Gold Extrac- Various reefs ... - 1$0 () 0 I 15 0 227 10 0 m~ans ... rever!Jemtory fur-. tion r nace and arastra Spargo' aml Co...... Various reefs ...... Si 0 () 2 3 0 187 I 0 Great Hustler's Various reefs ... 50 0 0 2 0 11•52· 101 4 0 . ' ...... Jolinson's I~eef ...... Various reefs .•. ... 105 0 0 0 4 n·ss 2:J 12 o. Hecrushed Pioneer ...... Various rcefti ...... 311 0 0 3 4 6•09 999 :3 0 Heverheralory furnace ancl \Yheeler's pans .Beehive ...... a,o 0 2 12 0 I .. 16 ' :. "'""''"' lmndo , 'l'ot:ds ...... 781 9 0 2 I ll'06 11,619 I 1

MARYBOlWUGH MINING DISTRICT.'

. I M..l.RYEOROUGU Drvrswz;-. - Johnston and Sons ••• ... Public crushings ... J2 0 0 1 9 0 2 IS 0

' REDBAz;-K AND Sr. ARlUUD . I S01nrr SunDlVrswxs. ! New Isis ...... Oxonian Reef ...... 24 0 0 2 10 0 I 60 0 0 350 feet • ' ; J

Gll'PSLAND 1HNING DISTRICT.

' sl'RINGim's CREEK DIVISION. L ong Tunnel ...... Co.'s lease, Cohcn's.Reef 66 0 0 2'f1 13•45 170 3 ·0 Valhalla ...... Co.'s lease, Cohcu's l'teef 15 n 0 2 l 22'40 31 9 0 ' ·' ' 'l'otals ...... SI 0 0 2 9 1S'66 201 12 0 ' '

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V{ ASH DIRT·, AND CEMENT I

SUMMARY. THE following i_nformation has been obtained relative to the QuANTITY of ~ASHDIRT Puduled nnd Sluiced and CEMENT Crushed during the Quarter, and the GoLD .obtained therefrom.

Average Ylcl!l of G

lVasltdirt. tons · cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Ballarat 294,730 0 0 0 1 11• 70 21,922 0 7 Beech worth 21,271 0 0 0 2 15 2,792 1 9 Sandhurst ...... ' ...... Maryborough ...... 56,521 0 0 0 2 23'73 8,446 IS 2 Castlemaine ...... 91,111 0 0 0 0 19•87 3,771l - 7 0 Ararat ...... Gippsland ...... :i2o 0 0 0 18 6•75, 292 10 0 Total Washdirt ...... 463,953 o· 0 0 I 14'51 37,226 16 18 ·Cement. Ballarat ...... 233 0 0 0 6 5•53 72 11 18 Beechi·orth ...... :::- ...... Sandhurst ...... 17,784 0 0 0 3 13•73 3,176 6 9 Maryborough ...... 1,632 0 0 0 9 19'90 802 1 6 Castlemaine ...... 3,060 0 .0 0 1 22'20 294 11 0 Ararat ...... '2,205 0 0 0 8 1'56 889 3 21 Gippsland ...... Total Cement ...... 24,914 0 0 0 4 4•85 5,234 14 6 i

Nono.-Thls Summnry

WASHDIRT. THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars relative to the QuANTITY'ofWASHDffiT Puddled or.Sluiced in the.several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quart{ir, and 'the GoLp .ol:itained there from.

Dlv!slon·nml Subdivision I I , Avernge •, Remarks relative to· the · rma Where Wo.slullrt was obta!nea. Washd!rt Puddleu. Yield of Gold I Total Yield Depth ot which tlJe -N-•m_e_of_c_o_m_pa_n_y._l-----·------1 . per ton. ,--o_r_a__ o_ld_. __w_a_ab-dir_t_w_,.._o_bt~

• tons cwt, qr. - oz.

BALLAl~AT MINING DISTRICT. .. €JENTR..I.L DIVISION., Park ...... Ballarnt West ... 10,480 0 0 0 I 18"19 921 4 0 Hand-in-Hand and Band of Ballarat West ... 19,860 ·0 0 0 2 8 2,317 2 0 Hope United Koh-i.-noor ...... Ballarat West ... 8,680 0 0 o, 1 21•51 823 0 0 Band and Albion Consols ... Ballarat West ... 124,800 0 0 0 1 22"14 11,997 19 0 Extended Working Miners Sebastopol ...... 6,480 0 0 0 1 13'33 504 0 0 Prince of Wales ...... Sebastopol ...... 17,550 0 0 0 I 23·61 1,740 17 18 Great Gulf ...... Cambrian Hill ... 3,850 0 0 0 2 12'66 486.12 0 Eastern Star ...... Dallarat East ...... 2,700 0 0 0 1 3•73 156 0 0 Golden Gate ...... Dallarat East ...... 3,600 0 0 0 0 18"66 140 0 0 ' Caledonian ...... Ballarat East ...... 5,115 0 0 0 1 10·95 372 10 0 Gravel Pits ...... Ballarat East ...... 1,687 0 0 0 4 11•92 379 6 0 No Surrender ...... Balla rat ;East ...... I 422 0 0 0 0 23"31 20 10 0 Go-a-Head ...... Ballarat East ... ; ... 2,!00 0 0 0 3 2"54 326 3 0 Cardigan Consols ... Sago Hill ...... 15,600 0 0 0 0 .12 390 0 0 Leviathan ...... Cambriau IIill · ... 60,000 0 0 0 0 8'70 1,087 13 0 ----- 'l'otals ...... 282,924 0 0 0 I 12·75 21,662 16 18 GonDON SunmVISION. ------Greeds and Co...... Gordon ...... 140 0 0 0 1 13'71 11 0 0 From surface to 4 feet

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QuANTITY of WASIIDIRT Pudtlletl or Slniced in the several Divisions and Subilivisions, &c.-conthwed:

Division nnd Subdivision, Average l ncmarks relative to tile Tot~! Yield and \"{here \rnshdirt was oUtaincd. Yield of Ool

BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. .. , .. lNDIGO DIVISION . . ' ' Sons and 'Doma Consols ... Chiltern Lead ... 7,850 0 0 0 2' 0•90 800 0 0 280 feet Glencoe Junction ... Glencoe and All Euglam1 10,480 0 0 0 2 ll'I6 1,500 0 0 280 feet Leads Caledonian ...... Caledonian and Durh~tm I,240 0 0 0 2 20'70 108 0 0 I60 feet Leads ' Tot1Lls ...... I9,570 0 0 0 2 ll'06 2,40& 0 0 AJ.} 33 6 17 Totals ...... 1,701 0 0 0 4 12"37 384 1 9

1\'IARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.

.J',LtRYilOROUGII DIVISIOX. ' Seaham ...... Alma ...... 8,000 0- 0 0 3 8'24 I,337 8 0 Gladstone ...... Alnm ...... 6,500 0 0 0 4 10'56 1,44.'3 0 0 John Bright ...... Chinaman's Flat ... 6,000 0 0 0 7 ]3•76 2,272 0 0 ,. Totals ...... 20,500 0 0 0 4 22·30 5,0.1'2 8 0 A,\!l!ERST DIVISION. ., Ho:ffmmg ...... Mount Greenock South ... 1,750 0 0 0 5 . 3•]5 449 0 0 lOO feet Un'on ...... ~lount Greenock South.:. 1!,400 0 0 0 1 9'81 803 0 0. 200 feet Talhot triLntc (Searl ...... 9,522 0 0 0 I 14•96 773 0 0 120 feet Trcvithick and Co.· ... A vocto ;Lead ...... 1iG 0 0 0 5 11'04 48 0 0 104 feet

REDHANK .ANi> ST. An::-rAun Totals ...... 9,923 0 0 0 1 16'68 8~1 I 0 SouTil SumHvJSION. Homeward Bouud ... White Patch, l\:~oonam bel 288 0 0 0 2 15'13 37· 17 14 Washdirt ·- ST. ARNADD NonTHSun- lJIY!~ION. 2 4 ll 12 Cement and washdirt, Not stated ... '• ... Peavor's Flat .•• '" 18 0 0 0 5 .. ... about. 20 feet ' ,,,. 19

QUANTJ:I•.y of WASUDIRT Puddled or Sluieeu ifJ the several Divisions und Subdivisions,' &c.-continued.

Division ond Subdivtoion, Remn.rks relnt~ve to tho and Where Was!Hllrt was obtained. Wn>lldirt Depth o.t whkh the Name of Company. "\Vn~hdirt was obtained, &c.

CASTLEMAINE MINING PISTRICT.

CASTLEM.AINE DIVISU)N. Grant ... '...... Wattle Flat ... , 2,100 0 0 0 0 8"42 36 17 0 17 feet !:lmidt ...... Argus Flat ... . 2,660 0 0 0 0 8"13 45 2 o I3 feet Hydra ... •.. Scott's Gully ... 1,600 0 0 .o 0 6•34 21 3 0 9 feet face Linnett ... : ...... Manchester Flat 3.000 0 0 0 0 6"38 39 18 0 12 feet Lewis ...... Kampf's Gully 1;480 0 0 0 0 5'95 18 7 0 10 feet Hansen ...... Adelaide Flat ... 2,800 0 0 0 0 7•97 46 10 12 , 10 feet AhQue ...... Adelaide Flat .. ~ 1,560 0 0 0 0 5•67 18 9 0 I 9 feet lcpsen ...... • .. Argus Flat ... 2,600 0 0 0 5•73 31 I 0 12 feet .Ah Wun ...... Montgomcry Flat 1,700 0 0 0 7'59 26 18 0 10 feet 1rioran ...... Golden Point ... 2,600 0 gl 0 0 445 24 3 0 6 feet face ------Totals ... 22,100 0 0 0 0 6"()9 SOB 8 12 FRYER's CnEEK DrviSION. ------·'---- H. Parsons and Co. .. . Spring Gully ... 1,100 . 0 0 0 l 0 55 0 0 20 feet Treloar and Co. .. . • ... Spring Gully ... 300 0 0 0 0 12•80 8 0 0 14 feet Seebeck and Co. ... • •• Spring Gull'y .•. 520 0 0 0 0 15•69 17 0 0 10 feet T. Stevens and Co. ... Spring Gully ... 800 0 0 0 0 21'33 35 ll 0 23 feet Pearce and Co...... Spring Gully •• : 300 0 0 0 2 16 40 0 0 28 feet Tonkin and Co...... Spring Gully ... 900 0 0 0 I 0 45 0 0 16 feet Brewer and Co. . .. . •• Church's :Flat .. 400 0 0 0 l 12 30 0 0 16 feet Strachan and ·eo. •.. Deadman's Flat ,60 0 0 0 11 6 33 15 0 , 12 feet Mackay and Co...... Deadman's }'!at 200 0 9 0 0 12 5 0 0 lO feet J>ankhurst ahd Co, .. . Table Hill · ... 400 0 0 0 3 0 60 0 0 lOO feet Steveris' and Co...... Table Hill ... •400 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 0 no feet ~. Wright and Co. •... Wjndlass Flat... ~ 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 15 feet Spencer... . ••. .. . Kangaroo ... lOO 0 0 0 8 0 40 0 0 Various Keiser and Co. ••. .. . German Gully GOO 0 0 0 I 0 30 0 0 16 feet S. Anderson ••• .. . German Gully 500 0 0 . 0 0 12 12 10 0 16 feet Langdon and Go. •.. German Gully 1,500 0 0 0 0 12 37 10 0 14 feet Peters on and Co...... German Gully 900 0 0 0 0 18 33 15 0 12 feet Vasti and Co. ... . •. German Gully 800 0 0 0 I 0 40 0 0 17 feet W eedon and Co...... Gm·man Gully 800 0 0 0 0 12 20 0 0 17 feet }{ennedy ttnd Co. ••. Snllivan's Hill I ,000 0 0 0 I 0 50 0 0 10 feet Raynor and Co. .. . •.. Deadman's Flat 1,400 0 0 0 0 18 52 10 0 12 feet Ellis and Co. .•. •.. Horseshoe Bend 4,000 0 0 0 1 0 200 0 0 20 feet J>arsons and Co. ... 00. Horseshoe Bend 4,000 0 0 0 0 18 !!iO 0 0 18 feet Peterson and Co. oo• ... Chokc-'em l'lat l ,200 0 0 0 0 12 30 0 0 12 feet Riddle :tnd Co. .. . oo. C!Jokc-'em Flrtt 3,000 0 0 0 0 6' 37 l 0 0 16 feet Williams and Co. ... Ne'v Year's Flat 1,000 0 ' 0 0 l 0 50 0 0 25 feet Sergeant and Co: •oo Kcw Year's Flat 800 0 0 0 0 12 20 0 0 20 feet Hofipcr and Co...... New Year's Flat 2,000 0 0 0 0 6 25 0 0 10 to IS feet I.awson and Co...... New Year's Flat ·2,500 0 0 0 0 6'09 31 15 0 16 feet Hamilton and Co. •.. New Year's Flat 1,500 0 0 0 0 8 25 0 0 25 feet Killeen and!Co'. 00. New Year's Flat 1,800 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 I U 0 IG to 20 feet 'frethew:ty and Co. •oo New Year's Flat 1 ,800 0 0 0 0 12 45 0 0. 15 feet Brewer and Co. ••. . .. New Year's }'!at . 1,200 0 0 0 0 12 30 0 0 25 feet feter Meyer oo• ... Dearlmim's l'!at 1,500 0 0 i 0 l 0 75 0 0 15 feet :McCullum ...... Turk'~ Hill ••. 460 0 0 0 0 12 11 10 0 20 feet Obermann and Co. . •. J,ong Gnllr .. . l ,400 0 0 0 0 12 35 0 0 18 feet Ah Toy and Co .. ;. •.. New Year:s ]'!at 20 feet ... ~~-0-~~~~~~ Totals ... 41,960 0 0 ! 0 0 li"08 1,493 16 0 HEPllURN DIVISION, Great Tunnel ... Italian Hill 1,149 ci 0 0 2 7•97 134 0 0

TARADALE AND KYNETON SunDIVISION. Australian United Central Between Taradale and 7,090 0 0 o 4 0 , 1,418 2 12 300 feet from surface Mine. Maims bury 1------• TAll~..L"

~::::":' "'~:" ::: ~~rr~~~.x w.,.:: ,~:: : : 1 : : :: 1 :: :: : BLUE MouNTAIN NoRTII Totals ... 18,380 0 0 0 0 8'68 332 12 0 SunmvisioN. Six small parties... • oo• In several claims 432 0 0 0 4 0 86 S o 4 to 30 feet

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QuANTITY of WASRDIRT Puddled 'or Sluiced in the several Divisions and Subdivisions, &c.-co~tinued.

! Division and Subdi;islon, Average Total Yield RemnrkS relatlve to the and Whe::c Washdirt was obtained. Wash

1

I tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. ' I RussELL's CREEK DIVISIO:I". Great Extended .•• :':-. Great Extended, Ta.ngil 200 0 0 I 1 0 210 0 0 60 to 120 feet Non-monopolist ...... Cement Hill, Tangil ... 45 0 0 I 0 0 45 0 0 SO feet J arnes FranCis ...... Cement Hill, Tangil ... 75 0 0 . 0 10 0 37 10 0 30 to 50 feet . ' . ------i. Totals ...... 320 0 0 0 18 6•75 ¥92 to 0 '

CEMENT. THF; foliowing ·information· has been obtained from l~eturns made by the Mining Surveyo~s and Uegistrars relative to the QuANTJTY of CE:\lENT Crushed in the several Divisions and. Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Q\larter, and the GoLD obtained thcrefrom.

J)ivh;ion and Su,bdivisiou, I Avcrnge I · . Remarks relative to the· · nnd. ' Where Cement \vas obtained. Cement Crushed. Yield of Gold Total Y1eld.of Depth ut which the Nnmo of Company. per· Ton. Gold. . Cement was obtained.

tons cwt. qr. I oz. dwt. gr. I oz. dwt. gr. BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.

I CRESWIC~ DIVISION. - Hard Hills ... " ... Hard Hills ...... ·228 0 0 0 6 6'8,4 71 J 3 0 . Rogers and p(\rty ... Hard Hills ...... 5 0 0 0 3 18 0 18 18 Totals ...... 233 0 0 0 6 5'53 72 !I 18 -

' - SANDHURST MINI~G DISTRICT.

SANDHURS'r DIVISION. . Guy; Clough, and Go. ... White Hills ...... 2,772 0 0 0 I 2'06 150 10 21 Depth, surface to 50ft. }'elix ...... White Hills ...... 1,129 0 0 0 0 5'98 14 I 18 .. Telegraph ...... Huntly ...... 2,224 0 .Q 0 .fj 6'12 584 8 0 Depth, 116 feet Ba.lln.ra.t and Bendigo ... Huntly ...... 1,300 0 0 0 3 20•99 251 li 0 Depth 120 ft. ; wa,ter- level, 110 ft. Caledonia...... Huntly ...... 1,574 0 0 0 !j 0'25 394 7 0 Depth, 104 feet .Alabama ...... Huntly ... 1,740 0 0 0. 8 19'28 765 18 0 Depth, I 00 to 120 ft. ;· width, I 00 to 400ft.; water-level, 93 ft. Bagshot Deep Lead ... Huntly ...... 3,837 0 0 0 2 5'97 431 9 12 Depth, 160ft.; width, 1,100 ft. Huntly...... Huntly ...... 505 0 o· 0 2 60 7 0 Depth, 115 ft. ; width, not proved; water- level, 90 ft. North of England ... Hlllltly ...... 796 0 0 0 5 J6·ii8 226 10 .0 Sundry lots ... .. Hu1,1tly ...... 1,752 0 0 0 '3 2'31 271 5 0 ··- W ARANGA NoaTll . Totals ...... 17,629 0 0 0 3 13'78 3,150 14 3 # SunmviSION. John Holrnes ...... Old alluvial lead ·.. :l 155 0 0 0 3 7'31 25 12 6 " MARYBOROUGH MINING .DISTRICT. .

:MARYDOROUGU DIVISION." Seaham ... Alma ... 612 0 0 I 1 0 642 12 0 110 feet, cement · ;Tohnston and Sons ... Public crushhigs .... 41 0 0 0 11 5•56 • 23 0 12 Cement Totals ... 653 0 0 1 0 9•28 665 12 12 .AMHERST DIVISION. ... Smith and 'Mills ...... Blucher's Reef ... 7 0 0 0 16 3•42 !j 13 0 20 feet Neilson and Co ...... Cockatoo ... 46 0 0 0 10 23'86 25 5 18 40 feet T. Bartlemore ...... Public crushi~g.'~ ... 690 0 0 0 2 3•82 . 74 10 0 Beekett aud Patterson ... Nuggety Reef...... :200 0 0 0 I 12 15 0 0 Surface to 30 feet ' Totals ... ) 943 0 0 0 2 13'30 120 8 18 KoRONG DIVISION. ... Southey and Co ...... Bbekmrm's Lead, Ingle- 13 ,0 0 0 u 3'69 4 0 0 wood . Dicky Bird ...... Commissioners Flat, In-. 23 0 0 ·o 10 10'43 12 0 glewood '· Totals ...... 36 0 o.l o 8 21'33 16 0 ·o 21

QuANTITY of CEMENT Crushed in the several Di;isions and Subdivisions, &c.-conti'nued.

Division nnd Subdivision, Average Total Yield of Remarks relative to tbe n.nd Wbero Cement was obt.1!ned. Cement Crushed. Yield of Gold Gold. Deptb at wbicb tbe . Name of Company. per Ton. Cement wns obtained• ______:.__ --to_n_s-c-w-t.-qr-. 'oz. dw;-;.-7dwt. gr.~-----'----·--

CASTLEM:AINE MI.:SING DISTRICT.

FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. Jimkins (pubiic) .•• ... Shicer Hill ...... 6 0 0 0 6 0 I 16 0 I Miscellaneous Jenkins (self) ...... Shicer Hill ...... lOO 0 0 0. 6 0 '30 0 0 i 80 feet Table Hill ...... Table Hill ...... 800 0 0 0 2 12 lOO 0 0 lOO feet Thomas and Co .••• ... Bald Hill ...... 300 0 0 0 6 0 90 0 0 100 feet Totals ...... 1,206 0 0 0 3 16•27 -----·221 16 0 TARRANGOWER DIVISION. ----~ Prince of Wales ...... Eaglehawk ...... 1,680 0 0 0 0 13•71 48 0 o • Surface to 6 feet. Linscott'a mills ...... Ban_ks, Cemcn~, &c. ... 174 () 0 0 2 20•27 24 15 0 I ------·--f2 ,15_0_ .. Totals...... 1,854 0 0 0 0 18'83 ' ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. . ARARAT DIVISION. Falk and Co...... Surface Hill, Aramt ... 30 0 0 () 3 12 5 5 0 20 to 25 feet Falk and Co...... Surface Hill, Ararat .. . 15 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 0 20 to 25 .feet Kneal and Co. ... .~. Bridle Hill, Ararat ... 130 0 0 0 4 0 26 .o 0 30 to 35 feet Cement Co...... Londonderry ...... 110 0 0 0 6 0 33 0 0 70 feet ' -· ,Tot11ls ...... 285 0 0 0 4 16 66 10 0 PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. North and South Wales ... Deep Lead, Seventy-foot, 1,455 0 0 0 10 3'49 738 1 21 Welcome ' New St. George ...... Hard ffill ...... 4fl0 0 0 0 I 7•32 26 2 0 Germania Reef .... Welcome ...... 65 0 0 0 18 o-. 58•10 0 .. T~tn.)s ...... 1,9:!0 0 0 0 8 13'67 822 13 21

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' I ' . . ~ NUI\IIBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERS ON THE GOLDFIELDS .OF THE COLONY, FOR-THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEP1'EMBER 187~. .

(From Returns made by tke .M.~niniJ Surveyors and Registrar_s.)

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BALLARAT DISTRICT.' Brought forward .•• .... :. 8,655 ' Central Division : Creswick Division-continued. Ballarat West ... 1,300 · Slaty Creek' ... 40 Ballarat East 1,150 Mopoke ... , ..• 40 Bf1.Jlamt North 125 Humbug Hill ... 30 "' Sebastopol l,lOO Portuguese Flat ... 30 Cambrian Hill · ... 25(' Back Creek .. . 30 The Springs 80 Bullarook .. . 50 Little Bendigo 300 Dead-horse "200 G01·don Subdivision: Sago Hill... • / 98 Egertou 97. .. Moorabool 16 Southern Division : Gordon ... 50 J.ong Gully ••• 8 Lal-lal ... 3 Staffordshire Reef 45 1- 166 Italian Gully .. . 50 Steigli,tz Subdivision : Splitters' Gully ... . 15 Steiglitz ...... : 4.50 Kangaroo .. . 20 Morrison's and .Tea-tree Creek. 160 Moonlight ... 18 Dolly's Creek •.'. · ... 30· Bulldog •• ., ...• lOO Stopy Rises •.. •.. .!20 ·. '··'· ~ i Rokewood Junction 50 Mount Doron .. : ' ·· · ...... '40 . :.-:;.·· Mount Misery ... 300 1-,- 800 Jackson's Gully ... 15 · Blacllwood Division and Blue Mountain Yankee Hill ... 15 Sout!t Subdivision : Grassy Gully ... 50 Golden Point ... ••• '180 ,. r.,, •,." Spring Creek ... • 12 Red Hill .. . :...... ,so. r· Sawpit Gully .•• 20 Barry's Reef and Split-tree· .. . 210 Whim Holes •.• 30 Yankee Reef and Creek ..." 50 Hard Hills ... 35 Simmons' Reef and Baek.Creek lOO Frenchman's Gully 30 Sebastopol and Lower Lerderderg ... 180 Pinchgut ... •.. 60 Blakeville ...... lOO .Break-o'~Day .. . lOO Snake Gully .. . .. • 20 Western Creek .. . 100 Goodman's Creek . .. .. • 20 1,073 Ball an Flat .. • •.. 40 Bunin.vong Division: Johnson's Reef ••• .. . 16 Watson's Hill ...... •. 20 Garibaldi·and vicinity .. . 20 Durham and South Durham .. . 237 Wright's Reef ... 14 Green Hills and Devonshire .. . 50 Bacchus Marsh and vicinity 40 Scotehman's and Hard Hills .. . 110 1,070 Buninyong ...... •.. 152 :---

Hiscock's...... ••. 110 Total for Ballarat Dtstrict 1 12,641 Winter's Flat, Magpie, and Cobbler's ... 150 One-eye and Spring Hill ... •.. 20 Black Lead ...... lOO BEECHWORTII DISTRICT, Durham Ranges, Napoleon, Kitty's, and Beechworth Division : Gympie ... •.• .. . lOO Spring Creek ... • 115 Prospecting and isolated parties .. . 30 Silver Creek .. . .,25 1- 1,079 Deep Creek .. . 22 Smythesdale Divi.

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NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION of M!N~RS on the Goldfields, &c.-continued.

• Nnme ofP!nce. No. Total, Nnme of Place. No. Totnl.

------~------~--1-----li------~------~------1----- Brought forward ... 2,920· Brought forward ••. 6,892 Indigo DivisiQn : Jamieson Subdivision: Chiltern and New Ballarat Leads 107 Howgu_a Hh·er and tributaries . •.. 40 Indigo Lead ... .. • 218 Goulburn from Howqua.to Janneson 100 Glencoe Lead ...... 98 Mack's Creek . .. .. • ... 54 Durham Lead .. . . •. 18 GoulburnfromJamiesonto Swampy Creek 70 Magenta Reef .. • ••. 8 ' Sailor Dill's Creek...... 150 Suffolk Lead .. • . •. 15 Flume Creek ...... 22 Lancashire and Black-dog Leads '15 llaker~s Creek ...... ·23 All England Lead ...... 14 Prospectors ...... 16 Happy-go-I.. ncky Reef ... 16 475 Various Leads ...... 73 Various Quartz Reefs ... 30 Total for Beech worth District... 7,367 612

Buckland Division: · SANnnuns·r DISTRICT. Harrietville ...... 230 'Sandhurst Di1!ision: Harrietville to Bright ... 323 Back Creek and Spring Gully, and Bright to Boundary ... 91 Milkmaid's lflat ...... 180 Running Creek ...... lOO o~·· Sheepshead and Golden 'Gully ••• 490 Morse's and Growler's Creeks 228 Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat .. . 565 Buckln.nd to Upper Bridge ... Crusoe Gully and neighborhood .. . 120 Upper Bridge to Lower Bridge :Marong and Bullock Creek .. . 150 Lower Bridge to Ovens Junction Victoria Hecf and New-chum ... 600 :::1! 1,732 Long, Maiden, and Derwent Gullies 5!i2 .Alezandra Subdivision : Ironbark ...... 612 Alexandra and vicinity ... 60 / Bendigo Flat .. . - ...... 260 Godfrey's Creek ...... 30 White Hills ...... 50 Devil's River and tributaries 30 Epsom and Pottery Flat ... .. • '60 Johnson's Creek and tributaries 30 Huntly ...... •. .. . 472 G:aribald.i Gully and vicinity 60 Sydney Flat and Whipstick .. . 300 Head of U T Creek ... 10 Specimen Hill and Sailor's Gully .. . 372 Goulburn River ...... 10 Devonshire and Dead-horse Gullies .. . 350. Ghin-gbin ...... 8 Windmill Hill and California Gully .. . 524 50 Spring Creek and tributaries Eaglehawk Gully und Flat'... · .•• 320 25 Merton and vicinity ... Snob's Hill and Pegleg Gully ... 356 Scattered Prospectors .•. 30 Raywood ...... · ... ••• 160 343 Dry Creek Subdivision : Elysian.Flat ...... 70 40' Sebastian...... •. so Brankeet Creek .•• Kamarooka ...... 42 Dry Creek ... 70 Scattered and prospecting ••. •.. 150 Hell's Hole Creek ... 30 1},865 140 Kilmore Division: Gaffney's Creek Subdivision: Reedy Creek 70 Goulburn River .. . .. • 10 Happy Valley 3 Gaffney's Creek •.. .. . '40 Sunday Creek 18 Cannon's Creek ...... 35 Yea, and vicinity ... 25' Raspberry Creek and branches 36 Thornton ... 20 Lyrebird Creek ... ••. 8 Strath Creek 4 W aliaby Reef .. • .. • 14 Comet Creek ·46 .Cornhm Reef ...... 1 J{i!more Diggings ... 4 :Moving population ... 8 .Prospectors fo' Moonlight Creek ...... 2 Heatltcote Division and 200 154 lVaranga . South Wood's Point Subdivision: Subdivision : Wood's Point and Morning Star 80 Graytown ... 120 Redcastle ..• 2()0 Lower Goulburn ... '60 Heathcote .. . Right and left branches ... 46 180 Costerfiel d .. . 94 Gooley's Creek, &c. . .. 40 Tooborac ...... Harper's and Pheasant Creeks 16 30 Perkins' Creek and Waverley Kimbolton l.}nd Campaspe ... 30 16 .Coliban and Myrtle Creek ... Emerald Claims . . • .. • 2 120 All Nations, &c...... _20 Wild-duck Creek ... 40 Toorak to Columbia .•. 2 Major's TO\':u ... 10 Black River ...... 50 W aranga Nortf• Snbdivision : - 824 Moving population , .. . 17 Hush worth, Old N ed's,Mongolian, N ug­ Maori Creek • •. . .. . 4 gety, Growler's, Chinaman's, Gunn's :Bald Hills to Matlock .•. 4 Swamp, Nine-mile Creek, & Dunlop's 330 - 357 vVhroo, Darrook's, Albert, and Bala- Big River Subdivision : clava Reef ... · ... •.. 1'10 Frenchman's Creek ••• 8 Coy's, Cherry-tree, and Byron Reef ... 80 Ten-mile...... 2 520 WO.rner's Creek ...... 52 Enoch's Creek ...... ·S Total for Sandhurst District .•. 8,409 Railway Creek ••. .. . 26 Jim Thomas' Creek .•. 6 Big River South ...... 6 -.'1\fARYDOROUCHJ: DISTRICT, Big River North ••• .. . ' 12 lJJ a1:1tborough Division : Fryer's Creek ...... 10 Waterloo, Inkerman, Alma, Adelaide Jerusalem Ct·eek and Goulburn 10 Lead, l\1oonlight Flat ...... 560 Moving population ... 8 Golden Point, Carisbrook, Majorca, .1-- 148 Craigie, and Four-mile }'hit ... 950 Mitta-mitta Division : Mosquito, Blneher's, Mariner's, Bristol Thunder-and-lightning Creek 156 Hill, and other reefs ...... 837 Sno,yy Creek .;. .. • '280 Chinaman's Flat, Kcwtown, Httvelock, Mitta-mitta River ...... 50 r.. ~ck~ow~ Maryborough .. •.. 935 3,282 Carried forward 6,892. Carried forward 3,282 ,I

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·NuMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MINERs on the Goldflelds, &c.-continued. ' •. Name of Place. No. Total. Name of Plac.e • No. Total. - . 1- Brought forward 3,282 ...... CASTL:IJ;MAINE' DISTRICT. Aml;erst Division: About 'l'albot ...... 50 Castlemaine Division : · Scandinavian Lead Guildford ...... 200 ...... 50 .. 340 Rocky '!flat ...... 110 Campbell's Creek ...... i Castlemaine ...... 260 Mount Greenock 96 164 Nuggety and Long.Gullies ::: ... 30 Barker's Creek ...... Kangnroo ]j'lat and Gully ... Myrtle Creek ...... - .. . 50 ... 30 Chewton 466 Mia-mia Flat and tributaries ... J!j ...... Daisy Hill and tribntnries ...... 120 Golden Point· ...... 154 Adelaide Lead South ...... 40 ' -- 1,634 Blacksmith's Gully ...... 15 F,ryer's Creek Division: Emu and Cockatoo Golden Gully aud Fryerstown ... 460 ...... lOO Spring Gully and Specimen Hill ... 215 McCallum's Creek and German Gully 40 390 Brown's Gully· ...... 4 Church's Flat to Vaughan .,. ... Butcher's and Kangaroo Hills ... 40 Avoca Subdivision: -- iOO German and Mopoke Gullies ...... l5U Amphitheatre ...... 60 Loddon: Vaughan to Pennyweight ... 100 Old Avoca Lead ...... 380 'fable Hill and 'farilta ...... 85 Green Hill Creek .... , ...... 35 Guildford Hills ...... 310 Percydale ...... 558 Loddon: Vaughan to Holcombe ... 315 Home bush ...... 64 ~uggety Gully and tributaries ... 145 Lam plough ...... IS Green and Sailor's Gullies ... 100 - Middle Creek ...... 303 Pickpocket and Bard Hills ••• ... 30 Mountain,Hut .•• ...... 33 Strathloddon and Hit-or-Miss ... 265 No. I Creek and Sugarloaf ••. ... 309 2,605 No. 2 Creek ...... 13 Hepburn Division: Kimberley and Sardine Gully ... 700· Dry Diggings Section ...... 115 Donkey Hill ...... 26 Pickpocket and Yandoit Section ... lMO Vale's Hill and l!'ryingpan Gully ... 19 Ilard Bill and Boots' Gully Section •.. 130 Mosquito...... IS Italian Gully Section ... . , ... · 158 1-. 2,536' Spring Creek Section ...... 13ll Dunolly and Tm·~agulla Divisions: Doctor's Gully Section ... ' 210 Dunolly .. , ...... 280 .Brandy-hot Section ...... 60 Burnt Creek, ...... 120 Deep Creek Seetion ...... 141 Goldsborough ...... 90 Blind Creek Section ...... 79 Inkerman ...... 8U Stony Creek Section ...... 156 Moliagul ...... 225 Wombat Creek Section ...... 150 Bealiba ...... 190 Daylesford Section ...... 400 Murphy's Flat ...... -... 15 Cot,mel's Gully~Section ...... 103 Jones' Creek ...... 150 --- 2,082 'farnagulla ...... 230 · · Half-way ... Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision: ...... 50 Taradale ...... 220 Llanelly ...... 165 Taradale South ...... 180 -- 1,595 Piper's Creek ...... 8 Korong Division: . Kangaroo ... 40 Jericho ... - 30 ...... Malmshnry ...... 62 Jor.dan's ...... 25 ' Coliban North ...... 42 Berlin ...... 1,200 'Belltopper 45 Kingower lOO ...... Redesdale . '...... 53', . Mclntyre's ...... 40 &rfold ...... 35 Sinnott's ...... 30 Lauriston ...I ...... 130 Burke's ]j'lil.t ...... 60 Mud lark ...... 25 New Inglewood ...... ' ... 330 Thompson's Gully ...... 40 -- 840 Korong ...... 120 · Tarrangower Divisio~: Old Inglewoo(} ...... 25 Beehive Hill ...... 90 -- 2,000 Eaglehawk ...... 2DO Redbank and St. Arnaud Soutl! Subdivisions: Long Gully ... , ...... 65 Stunrtmlll ...... 50 Porcupine and Fiddler's Flat ... 60 Red bank ...... 42 Mount Tarrangower ... 70 Gullies between Stuartmill and Red- - Sandy Creek ...... 132 bank ...... ~ •• # ... 35 Nnggety ...... 35 Fowler's Lead ...... 262 Green Valley ...... 40 :Moon:tmbcl, Forest Hut, and Mackin• :Muckleford ...... 42 non's Gap ...... 5U Clydesdale ...... 40 91 Hinds ...... ~ 168 Loddon ...... Sandy Creek ...... 40 ...____c. 951$ Canterbury· ...... 20 St. And1·ew's Division: - Darling Flat ·...... 3 Andcrson's Creek ...... 90 1- 660 Long Gully ...... 24 St. J1rna~d North Subdivision : Fern-tree ...... 9 0 .New Bendigo ...... 69 Smith's Gully .. ~ ...... 12 St. Arnaud ... ,' ...... 116 Yow~yow ...... 20. Peavor's l!'lat ...... ;. 14 Wild-dog ...... '16 Stuartmill ...... 20 Diamond Creek ...... 31 Silver Mines ...... 12 Sailor's Gully ...... 7 Rostron's ...... 15 Knobs ...... 4 Emu ...... 6 Back Creek ...... 20 Carapooce ...... 16 Cherry·tree and Wntery Gullies ... 24 Bald Hills ...... i Black Calf· ...... 18 Bell Rock, &c...... ·., 15 Hoddle's 'Creek' ...... 70 Blink Bonnie ...... 9' · McMahon's CrP-Ilk ...... 9 Hopeful and other.Reefs ...... 6 Steel's Creek ...... 14 Fishhook and Jercjaw ...... 8 Starvation Creek ...... 7 Bolarigum ...... 8' Queenstown ...... 30 ' 321 Kingstown ...... 25 ------Total for Maryborough District ... ~-... ~ 1,094 .Carried forward ...... 8,116 i,t '"""' . N'u::~tmtn and DISTRIBUTION of :\fiNERS on the Goldfields, &c.-continued. 1 ______N_a_m_e_of_P_r_ac_e_. ______I~ __T_o_tu~-r-._II------N-am __ e_~_r_r_ac_"_· ______N_o_. __T_o_ta_L_

Brought forward ••. 8,116 Brought forward ... 906 St. Andrew's Division -continued. Crooked River Division : One-tree Hill .. • . .• 17 Grant ...... 25 Emerald Diggings .. • .. • 10 W ongungarra .. . 14 Research Gully .•• •.• ]0 Crooked River ... 46 Walsh's Creek · ...... 16 'Vonangatta .. . 4 1\:angerong ... •.. 9 Jungle Creek .. . 24 498 Black Snake .. . 5 Blue Mountain North Subdivision:· Twelve-mile Creek .. . 10 Trentham ..• •.. 40 Twenty-five-mile Creek 8 Columbia...... • .••• 6 Thirty-mile Creek .. ; 12 Newbury ...... 54 W ent1vorth River ... 54 Garliek's .•• •.. . .• 19 Upper Dargo ... 55 Alum ••. .•• . •. 3 122 Middle Dargo .,. 10 .Lower Dargo ... \ .... 40 8,736 Upper Mitchell .•• 30 Total for Castlemaine District ... Good Hope ... 22 359 J ericllo Division : ARA.RAT DISTlliCT. Dry Creek ... 27 Ararat Division : Lochfyne and Ferntree 25 Ararat, including the White Lead, Can­ St. Andrew's .. . 4• ton Lead, Commissioner's Hill, Old' . Mount Look Out .. . 34 Korns, Hopkins: and Black Lead, Jordan ...... 62 332 Mitchell's Reef, and Picnic ... Hed Jacket .. . 71 .Armstrong's, with Dutton's Gully, Long BB Creek .. . 45 and Napoleon Gullies, and Hospital 268 Hill, Eaglehawk, and Fly Muck ... 153 Donnelly's Creek Division: Philip's Flat, Nil Desperandum, Store Point and Donnelly's Creek 46 Slaughteryard Hill, and Catbcart, .Aberfcldy River ...... 26 with Spring Lead, Bowman's Flat;. 12 146 South Crinoline ... and Black Hill J"ead ...... Etlw:mls' Hill· ...... 14 Rhynmey, 8hea's Flat, McN:tb's, Good· 5 61 Lee's Creek ...... Friday Gully, and Preston Reefs ... Tullamore and North Crinoline 20 Opossum Gully, Soldier's Flat, Wattle Ben Cruachan .. . ; ••• 4 Gully, and Port Curtis ...... 163 Glatlstone ...... 13 Moyston, with Campbell's Reef, Allu­ · Freestone Creek .. • •.. 2 vial Flat, Camp, Jonathan's, Shep­ herd's Gully, and Gray's Hut Lead ' 142 and Londonderry . •. •.. 65 Strin!Jer's Creek Division: 920 Walhalla ... ••. ... 412 Pleasant Creek Division: Happy-go-Lucky ...... 15 Silver Shilling ... .. • ••• 20 Satin :Bird lieef .. • •.. 10 Deep Lead,lforty-foot, and Welshman's Cooper's Creek •.. •.. 5 •Flat ...... ••• 120 Thomson River ...... 40 Great Western ...... •.. 20 l\Iount Look Out ... •.. 140 Stawell ...... 800 Fulton's Creek .. • • ... 8 Seventy-foot .. • ...... 60 Longfellow's and Hudson's Reefs 23 'Germania ...... •.. . 15 Aberfeldy River ;.. ... 12 Welcome .. ,' ...... 200 665 Darlington •.. .. • •.. 15 R us sell's Creek Division : Hanoverian and Ironbark ... •.. 30 Lower Tangil ...... •.. 56 1,280 Upper Tangil and Russell's Creek ... 50 Barkly Division: 170 Crossover and Tamin River ... 70 Landsborough La Trobe River, Pheasant and Hawthorn Barkly ... 175 Creeks...... ••• 54 Frenchman's 15 280 Glenpatric~ 55 Bendoc Subdivision: Raglan Division : 415 I Bendoc ... 36 Beaufort ...... lOO Lower Bendoc 10 Jock's Gully and Geelong Flat 56 :Bog and Qucensborough 48 .Main Lead and tributaries to ditto ... 110 Bonang. .. . 35 Sailor's Gully and Unity Gully 30 Back Creek .. . 5 Sulky Gully and Clmrlton .•• 84 Delegate River .. . 12 Waterloo and tributaries ... lOO I~ 146 480 Tarwin Subdivision:. Stockyard Creek ... 151 Total for .Ararat District 3,095 Cement Hill ... 13 • Whipstick Gully ••. 8 GIPPSLAND DISTRICT. New Zealand Hill ... 32 Omco Subdivision : , Caffre I{il! .•. 19 Livingstone Creek ...... 150 Franklin ,River ... 6 :Mitta-mitta Rjver, from Cobungra to Opbir Claims ... 33 Wombat Creek ...... •.. 75 Milkman's Hill ... 5 ·wombat Creek ...... 50 -- 267 -Gibbo River ...... 45 Traralgon Subdieision: Swift's Creek .. • . .. ••. 160 Good Hope 4 River Tambo ...... 25 . Tyers' Creek 6 505 .Horseshoe 2 MiteltellRiver and Boggy Creek Subdivisions: Englehawk . Nicholson and 1'ambo Rivers ••• 190 6 Jacob's Creek 4 Boggy Creek .. • .. . .. • 140 Merrijig Creek: ...... •.. 22 -- 22 Sandy's Creek ...... • 4!1 401 Total for Gippslnnd District ...... 3,005

Carried forward 906 GRAND TOTAL 54,347

R. BROUGH SMYTH, . ·Office of Mines, Secretary for Mines. Melhonrne, 16th October lfl72. \ .

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• 1 MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS' REPORTSo

BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.

CENTRAL DIVISION. Mr. Harrie Wood, Mining Registrar. The quantity of water supplied by the Ballarat and Ballarat East Water Commission to milling companies, Jor quarter ending 30th September 1872, was 20,636,000 gallons, at 4d. per 1000 gallons. The total quantity of gold purchased by the banks during the quarter is 46,478 ozs. 1 dwt. 17 grs. Several of the co-operative companies holding claims along the line of quartz reefs at Dead-horse have had to suspend operations for want of capital to prosecute their works; notwithstanding that the reefs, though not rich, are beli:eved to be sufficiently auriferous to afford remunerative employment to a large number of miners when thoroughly opened up. . . B!).ttJ;ay :).nd party, who have been prospecting for a. continu,ation of the quartz reefs which ·are being worked at Little Bendigo, have recently struck a ·lode, 6 feet thick, in their 50-foot le.vel, which is likely to prove ''payable." Battray and party's claim is situated at Pennyweight Hill. • · Some very rich stone has been recently obtained from ~ome of the quartz leaders on the White-horse Ranges. GoLD obta.ined from Alluvial C~aims for the Quarter.. ending 30th September 1872 •

Name of Company. Quantify. I Name of Company. Quantity. i

·~ oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Park ...... 921 4 0 Eastern Star ...... 156 0 0 Hand-in"Hand and Band of Hope United· 2,317 2 0 Golden Gate ...... 140 . 0 0 Koh·i"noor ...... 823 0 0 Caledonian ...... 372' 10 0 Band and Albion' Consols ...... 11,997 19, 0 Gravel Pits ...... 379 6 0 St. George and Band of Hope United ... . 1,498 12 6 Hoyal Oak No. I ...... 58 17 6 Extended Working Miners , ...... 504 0 0 No Surrender ...... 20 10 0 United Albion and Prince of Wales ... - 722 7 0 Go Ahead ...... 326 3 o· Prince of Wales ...... 1,740 17 18 Cardigan Consols ...... 390 0 0 ·Boberts and Co...... 200 0 0 National ...... 52 10 12 Bonshaw ...... 519 7 0 Bloye and party ...... 25 0 0 Great Gulf· ...... 486 12 0 Co-operative CoJ;Upanies ... t ... 4,000 O• ·0 Leviathan ...... 1,087 13 0 Winter's ]'reehold ...... 1,736 10 0 - Rose Hill ...... 160 11 3 Total ...... 30,636 11 21 '. ~ .. I .. Amounts paid in DIVIDENDS during the Quarter ending 30th September 1872 :- £ s. d. Band and Albion Consols 14,592 10 0 Black Hill ... 620 0 0 Cardigan Consols 175 0 0 Queen Victoria... '187 10 0

Total £15,575 0 0

I ·, SOUTHERN DIVISION. Mr. J. F. Coleman, Mining Registrar. The discovery of a 71-oz. nugget by the tributers in the Elder's Estate Company {private property}, Rokewood, is. stimulating the lucky finders to fresh efforts. · · · · The Hopewell Company, at Staffordshire Beef, has been and is yielding ~xcellent returns. · · · · · · · The Speedwell Company is now in the hands of a. tribute party for a term of twelve months. . The Pitfield Plains are, so far, a failure. 1 . . A. prospecting party has set to work on the ranges, inidway between Staffordshire Reef and the Wliim Holes~ Quartz reefs are the object. ·

BUNINYONG DIVISION. Mr. Robert M. Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. With the exception of a rush to some shallow ground at the Hard Hills, known as Chancery Hill, which has yielded some rich returns, there is nothing new to report this quarter. · · A considerable number of miners have left the division for Stony Rises (Elaine) a.nd.the neighboring colonies: The gutte.r worked by the Defiance Company still trends towards Mount Buninyong, and continues to yield well. 'The general yield of gold (5675 ozs. 1 dwt. 2 grs.) is up to the average, giving .£1 12s. per man per week. 'There is no water sold for mining purposes in this division. · The following is a return of alluvial gold fl'om the chief ~ipes in this division, with as near an approximate of otl).er·aJlu,yial gold as can be ascertained:- . , • oz. dwt. gr. oz. dWt. gr. Independent; Buninyong 259 .14 . 1() Great Wonder, Squth Durham 100 0 0 Victoria, Buninyong ...... 383. 0 0 Sedan, Kitty's ...... 200 0 0 Defiance, B!lriinyong (approximate) 900 0 0 Estimated alluvial gold from all other Perseverance, Durham : .~. • ... 1,032 14 23 sources (approximate)... 1,600 0 0 .Duke of Cornwall, Durham 36640 -- Black-horse, Durham ... 60 0 0 . Total 5,001 13 9 Davies and Co., Durham lOO 0 0 -- ,• SMYTHESDALE DIVISIO~. t11r. Joh'l: Lynclt, ..L11ining Sur~e.1J01' and Regi.strar . . , The yield of gold for the quarte~ ending 30th September last was .16,577 ozs., an amount which furnishes additional evidence of the prosperity and continuous reguln.rity of the mines of this district. 'l.'he sh~>llow rush near the German Reef, referred to in previous reports, continues still to pay remarkably well. It is no uncommon thing'to hear of weekly dividends of from £20 to £30 a man. Of course it could be hardly expected that such lucky finds would be anything like general, or that they would extend to a large number of claim's; nor is such the case. 'l'he rich claims, like most things of vali1e, are comparatively scarce; but, apart from the few very rich ones, there are a good many ·of a bir average paying nature, and, upon· the whole, thtl rush has been a successful one, and has effected some marked improvements in the ·circumstances of a good many poor miners in this locality. Another timely discovery of. considerable importance to this township and its vicinity has l.]een made in the Eldorado claim, W1trren's Lead. !!'his claim comprises a large extent of the .old workings,-and, as it now :tppeai·s, a considerable expanse of new· ground, which, from the sample npemtecl upon, promises to be both rich and permanent. Of mining affairs at Scarsda!e tl1ere is but little to be recorded, beyond the fact that the Golden Stream No. 2 .. shaft has been worked out, and that the company has sunk another shaft in a different part of the claim, and' obtained excellent prospects. 'l.'he other mines along the main lead ·through Scarsdale and' Piggoreet continue as good as · ever. Towards the southern ·extremity of the division, by C:tpe Clear, 'there is but very little doing as yet. The Main Lead Consols may .be in a po~ition soon to give this extensive-quarter of the district a proper trial. The British claim, at Happy Valley, has been giving, from a reef wash, some splendid returns of late. The Waverley maintains its usual condition, but, as to the others in this part of the district, they are rather in a languishing state. 'fhe 4.rgyle, • :tt Linton's, though, perhaps, not so productive as.it has been, is still considered to be a very valuable and remunerative claim.' There are some progressive claims going on in tl:iis neighborhood, such as Morey Freehold and Anderson's Freehold, from which good things are expected in due time. , I have nothing of speci:\1 importance to state Tespccting mining affairs at Carngham. Th'e usual steady routine,. of business prevails there 8till, and, from the pro.ceeds of the rhino:>s there, as disclosed by the returns obtained from the gold-buyers, we learn that there is no falling off whatever. At Haddon, the three old claims, viz., Haddon, Reform; Gladstone, hold on their usual course; the former is an excellent claim, giving regular monthly djvidends; the latter is a steady, moderately.remunerative one ; and 'the other, the Reform, has.not yet reached that,successful state of progress and development which, by general consent, it is destined' to attain .. Here, also, are a number of progressive mines, some of which, such as the Trunk Lead and the Racecourse, have works of considerable magnitude going on. Hill-sluicing has ·been carried on in a few places, but with no marked degree of success. · · . Quartz mining has received a little attention during the qu..1.rter; a few reefs have been taken up; yet still that branch of mining is loo~ed upon with considerable doubt here, and, consequently, occupies a subqr~inate position.

' ' CRESWICK ·DIVISION. Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Surveym· and Registmr. I have the honor to report that the returns for the quarter show a considerable decre11se in the average yield of the quartz crushed;. a greater quantity, ho\vever, of stone has been crushed. '!.'he Lothair Company have erected a new battery of twenty heads of stamps, wh_ich will commence crushing continuously for that company. The yield of alluvial gold has increased ; so that the total yield of gold for·the quarter exceeds the former one. The· increase is principally to be attributed to the better returns from the deep mines at ·Red, Streak. At· Broomfield Gully, Carter and party is the only one which has yet got gold; but there are several progressive mines, some of which must soon test the ground.

CORDON SUBDIVISION. Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, ALLUVIAL MINING. In this branch of mining there is nothing to report. With the exception of Greed and Oo. (which consists of 3 men) and 9 single miners,.alluvial mining is at a standstill. ' ' QUARTZ MINING. Egerton. Company.-This company's mine ha~. been workC!l during the quarter under tribute. The contract with tne tributers has expired. Although the yields from the mine were highly satisfactory, 2250 tons yielding 665 ozs. 3 dwts., the lessees have allowed the tributers a fortnight's grace, owing to some little delay occasioned at the commencement of the contract. The stone crushed wa.s obtained from a.reef 20 feet in width, and at a depth of from 300 to 350'feet from the surface. Only 10 feet, however, from the western side of the reef was crushed, the company considering the remaining 10 feet not sufficiently auriferous to pay for working. The lessees were engaged during the quarter in prospecting at the southern end of their lease. 1'hey have sunk the shaft mentioned in my last report (which was then<>· depth of 170 fect)'to a depth of ·300 feet; at that depth two drives were constructed, one to the cast, and another to. the west. · •rhe eastern drive· was driven 150 feet, in the colll'se of which severat small leaders' were met with, but no defined lode. The western drive was driven a distance of 50 feet, when a quartz. lode was met with, which has proved to be 15 feet wide,. with a weli-defined wall· on the west, underlying westerly at·an angle of 9° 27.'. No stone has been crushed ti·om this lode. 'rhe company consider the prospects highlY, satisfactory, as gold is visible in the stone. . " . Black-horse Company.-This company h.as crushed no stone during the quarter, they having been engaged in prospecting the mine. The shaft has been sunk a depth of 70 feet, making it a total depth of 794 feet from the surface, 'fhe country sunk through consists of hard bltte quartzose sandstone. No. 2 level has been driven a distance of 230 feet to the north, following a good foot-wall, occasionally rrieeting·with small veins of quartz, varying from· 4 to S inches in thickness, and heavily charged with m.undic, but containing no gold. , . . The .contractors have been nsing a new explosive compound called "Dynamit Patroncn," which is a most . wonderful material when acting upon any very hard substance. It consists of cartridges of 1, 2, and a inches in length, and in appearance resembles hardened putty. '!'he n.dvantages derived from its use· are that it is st.ronger than powder, ,and its contact with w:tter d

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it would seem; from the app~o.rance of the surface of the stone, that the shot 'had not taken much effect, but, on the surface being broken, it is found that the rock at the bottom of the drill is ground to powder,, and it is some- times bruised for a distance of two feet beyond the drill-hole. · · Dynamit cannot he used without there is a good supply of air, as the fumes are what is known as ''head-split­ ting." In the Black~horse Company's shaft the miuers can descend between five and ten minutes afterwards, without experiencing any bad efl:'ects from the noxious g{l8es. This company consider that, by usin5 dynamit, in addition to the amount of labor saved in consequence of its powerful execution, ·its use saves 50 per cent. over the use of common blasting powder. The sinking of the shaft (3!. x 9k) 70 feet through hard rock cost only £14. · · South Learmonth Company.-This company have beeu engaged during the last quarter in prospecting their ground at a depth of 165 feet. 'rhe lode found by this company, and mentioned in my last report as being 5 feet in width, pinched out, after driving a few feet, almost to nothing. The company, considering they had not struck the· main lode, constructed drives to the east and west of their shaft, ea.ch IOU feet. The west drive passed through a fine slate country; at 75 feet,a well-defined quartz lode, 2 feet 6 inches in width, W_!l.S met with, containing a good dea.l of mundic. The company intend driving south on the course of this lode to test it. In the eastern drive several small leaders were met with, but no defined lode. · · New Parker's Reef Company.-Energetic work has bern carried on during the quarter, but with diseouraging prospects. The last crushing of 174 tons yielded only 12 ozs. 3 dwts. 'l'he company anticipate better returns for the future, as they nrc a, short distance from a lode which is known to have yielded much larger returns. This company has shown great perseverance and energy in prospecting their ground without any very satisfactory results having been obtained.· It is to ·he hoped that their perseverance will be rewarded by the discovery of a payable lode. :M:oornbool Champion Company -This-company have been raising stone from a lode (which varies in width. from 6 to 18 inches) at a depth of 45 feet from the surface. They have crushed 51 tons, averaging 8 dwts. 17'88 grs. to the ton. They have ceased operations, pending the erection of machinery. Shamrock and Thistle Company and Mechanics' Institute Company have not done any work during the quarter. Their claims are held under protection registration. 11 · , • Jenny Lind Company.-'l'his company have beeu engaged during the quarter in raising stone from the 75-foot level. They have crushed 69 tons of stone, which was not so remunerative as was anticipated, it yielding only 6 ozs. of gold, ·

STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION • .ltfr. 0. W. Collin.~, .ltining Regiitrar. · It is satisfactory to record that in the north-western portion or' this division, embracing Stony Rises, Mount Doran, and the country four mi!es north, and that towards Dolly's Creek, two miles east, mining matters are assuming a very flourishing appearance. From the tabulated returns it will be st'en that in all cases the crushings have given a good average yield. Many parties are prospecting in the locality with good results, and scarcely a week passes but some claim strikes payable gold. Several new claims will crush in the course of the month. · There are four distinct lines of gold-bearing reefs, running parallel, already discovered, besides one lately found between Stony Rises and Dolly's Creek. The G'hampion Company's claim is situated four miles north of aud in a direct line with the Royal George Reef. Walker and party's claim is two miles north of and in a direct liue with the ~ Vicksburg lleef; and the claim of 'Jerrome and party is about one and a half miles east, towards Dolly's Creek; showing that a large extent of country, proved payable at ea,ch end, remains to be developed. On Steiglitz, the recovery, by the Albion Company, of the lodes beyond and north and south of the break, and th~ splendid stone obtained from them, has inspired freEh confide11ce in mining matters; and it is expected that the returns dming the next quarter will more than double those of the present quarter. . The New Albion Company, from 152 . tons of quartz, obtained 1<.1.4 ozs. 10 dwts. of gold. . This was from the western lode; but now the. Albion Company' have proved that the east lode, beyond the break, is running through . their ground, far better results are anticipated. . The Dividend Company, Tam-o'-8l1anter Heef, having completed the erection of their crushing, winding, and pumping machinery, mining operations are now being carried on with vigor. The Nat~ve Youth Company have found the vein again in their ground beyond the break 40 feet north. The reef is 2 feet thick, and looks very well. This reef has been referred to as the only one on this field keeping the eccentric course of east aud west. · From the Britannia Company's claim a crushing of 40 tons gave a return of 60 ozs. This was·obtained close to the break in their ground. The vein is 12 to 14 inehes thick, and gold visible throughout. The Souter Johnuy Company are getting very rich stone at preseut. The 'last crushing of 18 tons, which yielded 16 ozs., was only a triaL On sinking deeper they find the vein better developed and richer. From the Opossum Reef, Nicholson and Co. obtained from 16 tons of quartz 24 ozs. of gold. 'l'hls reef has been umvorked for some years, but this result shows that good stone may yet.be obtained from it. From the 'rees Company's claim a crushing of 31 tons of quartz yielded 15 ozs. 16 dwts. This return, though comparatively small, ,would pay well if. machinery were erected on the ground,· as the reef is from 2 feet 6 inches to 3 feet thick throughout, and the country en.sily worked. The returns from the alluvial claims· are considerably less this quarter than last, partly owing to the superior ' attraction of the quartz reefs about Stony Rises.

BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. Jo~n F. Hansen, Mining Registrar.

QUARTZ MINING. Golden Point.-The 'Morning Star Company have had a continuation of good luck, with fair prospects of its continuing. They have crushed 351 tons of qu,artz, which yielded 540 ozs. of gold, being at the rate of an ounce and a half per ton .. This yield has given six shareholders a not dividend of £300 each for the quarter. Prospecting is being carried on north and south of this company's ground, with every appearance of ultimate success. The All Nations· Comp.,ny have completed the erect.ion of thdr now ma~hinery, lutely purchased from the Trojan Company, Yankee Reef. 'l'hey are at present raising stone and crushing; about 250 tons have already gone through the battery, it being • the intention of the company to crush other 50 tons before cleaning up. '.rhe cost of the new. plant and its erection has been considerable, but it is confidently expectet'i that the prcsen~ crushing will enable the company to recoup itself to the full extent of all outlay expended iu connection both with the machinery and the working of the mine for the quarter. ' . · Simmons' .Re~f.-The race to convey water from the Upper Le1'derderg to the Imperial Company's machine has been completed. It is about six and three quarters milesloug, and 670 feet had to be tunnelled. The CorniRh Company's new shaft has been sunk about 80 feet belo11' the tunnel level, and it is inteured to sink 20 feet more before opening out. There has been a plentiful supply of water to keep all ma.chinery depending upon it as a. motive power in motion. -'

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BEECHWORTH MINTNG DISTRICT.

BEECHWORTH DIVISION. . ' ~ 'jJ[r .. Ale:xfander, AldeTdice, Mining Registrar.' i ,:. ·' . • • ' • • 1 ••., •. ' There has been a plentiful supply of water .during the past quarter,_ an_d the sluiqes generally are doing \veil in consequence, though none of the large claims about Beech worth and l:ltanley have yet washed up, and probably will not do so. until the end of the yea1'. , , ' , It is likely·that another deep tail-race will be commenced on Spring Creek. A company has. been _formed, and a piece _of ground .applied for on lease by them; the ground adjoins the Rocky Mountain Comp

YACKANDANDAH DIVISION. Mr. Peter T/Vrigltt, jlfining 'Surveyor and Registrar. · · I have nothhig remarkable to relate of my division foi· the past quarter. The alluvial miners, who constitute the majority here, htive had a very fa\'Orable season, and by the end of it will have dealt with a considerable extent of ground. The results will be moderate, however, as we are now working tlliJ leavings of former years. • , The quartz miners are not doing well, principally from the want of proper appliances. 'fhe few claims that are _paying h~we not better stone than m

INDIGO DIVISION. ll:lr. R. Arrowsmitlt, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. . There lli1.s been no improvement in quartz mining during the quarter; no new reefs have been discovered. The :few men employed continue to earn fair wages, hut appearances do not justify the belief that this branch of mining is likely, for some time to come, to .Qe prosecuted with that zeal requisite to develop .the resources of an almost~ uiJ.tried district. The sale of the engirie and phtnt of the Unitecl Consols Company will be a severe loss to -pr ors and others, the Magenta Company's machine being now the only one in the neighhorhood of Chiltern. Co the limited number of quartz miners iu the locality, it is not probable that another machine will be erected, al the prospects of the Consols Company's claim, when work was suspended, are said to have been very good. 'l'he cause of t;he abandonment of the ground seems to have bcer1 a disagreemeqt amongst lhe proprietors, tog~ther with the difficul~y experienced in following the reef, owing to the influx of water in the lower levels rendering the ·employment of pumping m~chinery abs.olutel~ necessary. • · 31

Alluvial mining shows no improvement. The claim of the Sons and Doma Consols Company is now at work: under new arrangements. T~e (Hencoe Junction Company, at Rutherglen. have been very successful during the· quarter, but it will be necessary to shortly sink a new shaft and remove the machinery; they have, however, a reserve fund in hand for this purpose, imd with the knowledge they now possess of the' c<:JUrcle of the lead, it is probable they will soon be taking out good.ground. , , . . , The Chines·e population on .the old leads remains nearly stationary ; they appear to be satisfied with the yields they obtain by washing the debris of the old workings. · . .No water is sold; the deep workings supply. sufficient for washing out the gold, and on the dry leads water is conserved for that purpose in small dams or reservoirs. . · · ·

BUCKLAND DIVISION. itfr~ Lewis C. Kincltela, Mining _Registrar. In transmitting the present quarterly returns for the Bucldand Mining Division, I have the honor to report that there appears but small. reason to suppose any improvement upon the depression which may be therein noticed is likely speedily to take place, partly in consequence of the unvarying fact ·of our reefs becoming poorer as they increase in depth ; partly owing ,to. our most energetic prospectors being attracted to New South Wales and Koetong ; but chiefly from the circumstance of the important discovery of the existence Of an apparently very rich deep lead near Bright having hitherto been unproductive of any elfort,whatever towards forming a company to work it. At present few men are out of employment in this division, but this may be attributed more to the steady decrease in the mining population rather than extended enterprise ; neither am I aware of any imp01;tant works being projected in connection with mining, excepti'ng those undertaken by a company represented by Mr. J. A. Wallace, who are at present-giving large employment upon.the Buckland, and who likewise have again started some previously valuable' reefs upon Morse's and Gro\vler's Creeks, with, I believe, fair prospects. of success. , Much disappointment has arisen, both locally and hi Melbo':une, collSeqtient upori the yield from the Cornish United Miner's' Reef, at G'rowler's Creek·, not being' at all' commensurate to the anticipa:tionsindulged id by the share· holders, and this has reacted most unfavorably upo11 other local enter'prises. However, inquiry would show that this is unjust; as competent judges here explicitly stated to the directors that an exaggerated value had been' placed upon the shares upon their being issued. However, there are fair rea·sons fo~ believing that this ·c·ompany, if'properly, managed, can pay moderate dividends for a long period. · · · ' · Alluvial mining is almost totally in the hands of the Chinese, very ¥!any of whom are making a bare subsistence. Number of sluice-heads of water rented during quarter ending' 30tl:i September 1872 :-Twenty heads, at fr()Ill lis. to 20s. per week ; usual price is 10s. per \veek. · · · ·

ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. Mr. Robert W. ·s. Greig, Mi~{ng Reg_istrar. ALLUVIAL· MINING. The want of success attending the prospecting operations on the U T Flat has created a feeling of disappoint­ ment amongst the mining community here. 'l'he Prospecting Company, after driving northerly from their jump-up a. distance of about 300 feet in washdirt (a portion of which was;washed in the early part of the quarter, giving an average of about 1 dwt. per ton), abandoned the workings, and disposed of their machinery. The bottom was found t() be nearly level; the greaLest difference ascertained did not exceed four feet. No prospecting was done in a southerly direction, ·and it still remains an open question whether deeper ground ana richer wash may not yet exist in the valley of the UT Creek. Owing, however, to the entire capital of the company-viz., £4000-having been. expended; they were unable. to prosecute the search in a southerly direction, althoug~ urged to do so by the mining manager. ·· · -TI!e Working -~liners' Lead, Godf're!J's Creek.-The unworlred portion of the ground held under lease, by the Gohur Company having been purchaseu by John Sloan and party, together with the company's machinery, gives reason to hope that this lead will again receive the attention it so well deserves. The new proprietors have shifted and re-erected their machinery, and will be in a position to commence sinking their shaft in the course of a few days. Should they he successful in striking payable gold quickly, there is no do,u,bt that other companies will again start on this lead. · · ' · Tlte Hit-or-}fiss Lead,,Merton.-Two claims only are at work Qn this lead, from which I have been unable to obtain any returns, but it is known that they llre'mllking good wages. · Tlte Royal Standard Lead bs been idle during the quarter. i.\Jr. Peterkirl, the purchaser of the Apsley Com­ pany's machinery, has shifted the same. on to the lease (purchased by him) known as Carroll and Sullivan's, and operations are likely to be recommenced on this lead also in a few days. 'l'he Garibaldi Lead.-Owin.!I to the narrowness of the gutter, and the small extent of ground allowed per man under the hye-laws, together with the small average obtained by the miners in that vicinity, a num)Jer of the claims have passed into the hands of Chinamen. :l'his has also prevented the lead being traced into the deeper ground. No new discoveries have been made in alluvial mining during th~ quarter. ' · QuARTz MINING. , The Mysterious Company have been engaged during the quarter sinking their main shaft, which has now attained a depth of 200 feet. At .about 140 feet a body_ of stone was cut, ,showing good gold; an,d again, at about 220 feet, another body of stone was cut. In both instances the veins of quartz are mixed with sandstone, and are not such well-defined reefs as that left in their old workings, which are, south-west of the present shaft. The contract for sinking the shaft will be completed in two or three weeks, when it said to be their intention to open out on the veins of quartz cut. The Albert Company, after taking out four small crushings, determined on ceasing work, and tenders are now being called for to let the mine on tribute. 'l'wo new reefs have been discovered during the quarter, situated in the Puzzle Ranges; one-viz., the New Zealand Reef-has given ari average of It ozs. per ton, and the other, the Independent Reef, exceeds 4 ozs. per ton. ' The diorite dykes in the division, as they become developed, are having more attention directed to them. The results obtained by Bruce and Ralph, Rourtdtree and Co., the Cra~sus Amalgamated Company, and others, render it probable that a number of other claims will be tested on these dykes. . · No water has been sold in this subdivision quring the quarter.

DRY CREEK SUBDIVISION. M1'. R: Pembe1·ton, 1lfining R1111u;trar. During the past quarter nothing wm·thy of remark has occurred; in fact mining in my subdivision is greatly on the decline for the present. There is only one party prospecting for a new lead, which has been traced a considerable distance up a spur situated on Dry Creek. They are. now·putting in a tuunel :U·om the spur, and expect to strike the washdirt every week. . 32

GAFFNEY'S CREEK SUBDIVISION . .!Jfr. A. B. Ainswortlt, ~lJJining Surveym· and ,Registrar. _ During the early part of the past quarter mining was very much depressed in this subdivision; notwithstanding the low yield for the quarter, however, there are signs of improvement· at the present time. If the A Company, the 'Lauraville, and Great Eastern, have ·failed to remunerate their owners, the Gafl:iley's Creek tdbuters have, on the other hand, obtained highly satisfactory results, as also the Wallaby or City of Columbus Company. 'l'he Rose of Denmark Company have obtained yields varying from 1 oz. 15 dwts. to 15 dwts. per ton, with every prospect of continued satisfactory yields. 'l'he new company formed to work the Aladdin ana Try Again have at length started .vigorously to work, and will have, I trust, some crushings by the end of next quarter. . The Victoria nlso shows signs of contin11ed improvl'nuent, and its enterpriSing proprietors will, I trust, yet reap good fruits from their outby. . . ' . · The Golden Belt. Company continue driving their deep level, now nearly 700 feet in, and have ceased working the upper ground at a disadvantage. ' · . The Hunt's Company have cut out a large chamber and began sinki~g a blind shaft, but financial difficulties are stopping rapid progress just at present. ' · . 'l'wo miners have' prospected the Old Welcome claim anew, and obtained a satisf:tctory trial crushing o~ a few tons. Payable patches have been worked during the quarter in the creeks, but average results are poor. There are no puddling ·operations carried on in this subdivision.~ · · No water sold during the past quarter; price when sol([, about 7s. 6d: per sluice-head.

WOOD'S POINT SUBDIVISION. M1·. A. B. A'imnoortlt, .Mining Surveyor and Registrw·. There is an increase in the total yield of gold for this subdivision, as is commonly the case for this season of the year, when water-power comes into use; in other respects, however, I have nothing at all cheering t'o report. Two parties of tributers have been at work in the Hope mine, but can only be said to have made bare wages. The company have now determined to sink a shaft from the top of the Morning Star hill on to their blind shaft; a ,depth of some 420 feet, more or less, and the contract has been let for £2 5s. a foot. The ground to ·be passed through consists of about 50 feet of slate, 200 feet of ·soft granite, ami the rest bard blue di.orite. The shaft will be for winding ropes, pump-rods, and ladder, and suitable machinery is to be erected on the surface. , Attempts have been feebly made during the past quarter to amalgamate a number 6f the no'y partially worked , · Morning Star claims, and org-anize a large c9mpany for the purpose of systematically working the reefs, which formerly yielded fortunes to their proprietors., They have so far been unsuccessful. . · Paya,ble results have been obtained by the working shareholders in the W averley Reef, known a.s the Telegraph Company ; the Franklin, on the other hand, shows a less favorahle result than had been anticipated. At the Black ~Uver, so called, the crushings have left but narrow margins for dividends. At the All Nations alone do the reefs offer~ encouragement. · ' . 'rhe Prince of Wales Companj's tributers have followed up their crushing of last quarter by a further crushing of 76 tons, yielding 209 ozs., or at the rate of 2 ozs. 15 dwts. per ton, which was the highest ·yield obtained in the subdivision during the past quarter. · • ·A new reef, .)mown as the Mont Cenese Company's Reef, was discovered last month by J. Giovannini and Michael Coghlan; ·it s~rikes N. \>V. so far as prospected; varies from about 2 inches to 15 inches in thickness; and has·been followed down for about 50 feet. Fourteen tons of this lode produced 37 ozs. of gold of good quality-22f carats ; and the prospectors are now driving a· tunnel to cut the lode at about 80 feet. ·The exodus has been towards Sailor Bill' a Creek, Jan;lieson, a.nd the Northern goldfields of Australia, about thirty miners h11oving left the subdivision. · · . In alluvial I hav~ nothing particular to report; in the aggregat~ the wage returns of the alluvial miner has not, I think, diminished. . There are.uo puddling operations carried on in this subdivision. No water sold during the past quarter; price, wnen sold, about lOs. per sluice·head. \. BIG RIVE~ SUBDIVISION. J:lr. A. B. Ainswortlt, JJfining Surveyor and Regislrm·. . In this subdivision the Luck's-All.and Londonderry Reefs alone are affording payable crushing stuff. . 'l'he Luck's-All yield is considembly in excess of that of last quarter, and the average per ton· has increased from 12 dwts. 19•60'grs. to 16 dwts. 6'72 grs. '!'he prospects of the t.ributers continue' excellent. · The enterprising proprietor of the Londonderry mine has not yet lost anything in his venture, though doubtless more payable results will shortly be obtained. . . · '!'he old Stade's Reef has been again prospected during the quarter, and abandoned. : , The Belle of Venicia Company, Fryer's Creek, have had a small yield, the exact particulars of which have not yet reached me. The result, however, was not favorable. ·A little prospecting is being done in reefs in this subdivision, but nothing has as yet proved of satisfactory character. · About twenty miners have left the subdivision for the North Australian goldfitJlds, and mining matters con- tinue very quiet. · ' · . In alluvial I 4a ve nothing particular to record. '!'here are no puddling operations carried on this subdivision.

JAMIESON SUBDIVISION. _, Mr. H. C. Geneste, .itlining Registmr. In quartz mining I have to report considerable progress during the past qnarter, the yield having been the largest yet reported from this subdivision. Many progressive companies are now actively employed driving tunnels to strike the various· reefs, and I hope to be able to record in my next report the crushings from a number of these new mines. , Specimen.-The first cmshing from this mine, particulars of which appear in my tabulated st-atement, gave the large return of nearly 49 ozs. to the ton. Two shafts have been sunk on the reef to a depth of .about 50 fcet,'and the reef has -ridened out from only a few inches on the surfaoe to 3 feet at the present depth. Very rich stone is being raised, and a tunnel is also being driven to strike the reef at about lOO feet. • Some 30 tons of stone are now in: the paddock, arid a second crushing will take place probably about the ~ud of November.. · Gleeson's Lease.-This company keeps up its high charaeter, two crushings having been ha.d during tlie quarter, one of 250 'tons yielding 256 ozs. 4 dwts., and the second, of 565 tons, yielding 597 ozs. 17 dwts. Another crushing of about 600 tons is now going through the mill, the washing up from which will take place in a few w~eks. 'fhe reef is now 14 feet wide in the main level, and averages 12 feet in the stopes overhead. It is being worked in five faces, and 20 tons of.st~no; is being turned out per day, The deep· tunnel is in about 250 feet, and it is expected the reef will be struck m 1t m about five months. 33

Venture (late Star of the West).-The yield per ton from this mine has exce!'lded former returns, and as the reef where now being worked is 4 feet wide and shows very coarse gold, a large return for the ensuing quarter is expected. This company are now crushing, and will wash up in a few weeks. Hungarian.-Vuring the past quarter a new reef has been struck in this mine; it is 4 feet wide, and shows good gold. In addition to this, a very rich leader, some 3 inches wide, has been opened near the level of the creek. Both the reef and leader are being driven on, and are improving as they are tmced.further into the hi]l. Crushing operations are now going on,. Albion (late Augusta).-The yield reported from this mine is but small, as qushing had to be stopped. owing to some defect in the machinery. 'rhe mill is now again at work, and some· 120 tons of stone are to be put through before the washing up takes place. 'The reef averages from 2 feet to 3 feet in width, and good gold can be seen in the stone. , , Sailor Bill's.-This company are still pushing forward their tunnel 'o strike Gleeson's Reef, but as the rock to be passed through is very hard, it will' probably, take a long time to strike the reef: The prospects of this company' are very favorable, as the reef iu Gleeson's lease workings (approaching the Sailor ,:Bill's boundary) is improving in appearance as the workings are cai·ried forward. It is expected the former company will reach their boundary about Christmas. · North Specimen.-This company's tunnel, to strih the Specimen Reef, is in about 80 feet, and it is expected the reef will be reached in a few weeks. During the last few' feet of driwng grey granite has been struck, which is the first rock of this nature found in this por~ion of my subdivision. ' ' South Specimen.-This company are also driving for the same reef, and the tunnel is in about one-third of the distance to be traversed. Several quartz veins have been cut, but gold has· not yet been seen in the tunnel, although it has been found in the company's ground higher up the 'hill. . ' Although eonsidei':tble attention is being devoted to quartz mining on the part of the residents, and a number of progressive companies, locally supported, have been formed, and are in active work, it is a matter for congratulation that the mining mania has not set iu with the improving prospects of the district, so thu,t none but legitinlate enterprises are likely to receive much support, thus ensuring the healLhy development of the mines. . From alluviums the yield has been very small, as many of the miners previously engaged in this class of mining are now working in the reefs. •

SANDHURST MINJNG DIST'RICT.

SANDHURST DIVISION. Mr. N. G. Stephens, JJJining Registrar. the quartz, &c., included in the tables prefixed to these reports:-

Total Av(n'al!e Depth at which Name of Company. Yield of ' the Quartz Width oflteef, &c. Name of Reef. Tons. per Gold. TOll. was obtained.

oz.dwt,gr. oz,dwt. gr* Gr€at Extended Hnstler's .. 5,fi50 S)l23 16 0 I 9 11•15 400 to 600 feet Averag-e 20 feet Great Extended Hastier's 3,152 7,632 8 0 2 8 10'29 260 to 300 feet Average about '4 feet Tribute, No. l Great Hustler's •. flust.ler's 125 107 0 0 0 17 2'88 780 feet About 8 feet Hustler's Reef JII, and D ... ·nustler's 4:J' ;j.l) 15 0 I 5 22'32 600 feet 18 inches Shenandoah~ New-chum, Ncw .. chum 601 895 0 0 l 9 !9'60 lOO feet Froru I to 4 feet ami Be.llevue Tribute North Olu-ehum .. New-chum 790 498 16 • 0 12 15'00 400 feet About 9 feet. A new body of stone. Shaft, 460 feet deep llonoti nnd Co, .. .. Ne~~cbum 548 443 12 6 OIG 4•56 400 feet 120 10 feet Yonng·cbum .. New-chum 1,880 488 17 o I 0 4'81 300 to 400 .feet 150 From 7 to 8 feet New-cl111m nnd Bellevue New·clmm 3,192 4,386 9 0' I •7 1!•61 ·100 to ISO feet 120 Averagc about 12 feet Ra.ilwf\y Reserve Old-chum :New-chum 2,741 2,748 8 0 l.O 1'29 560 feet •• 120 From 3 to 4 feet Ellesmere New·chum 248 "62 I 12 0 5 0·10 340 to 400 feet From 5 to 30 feet Cornish United Gnr

They are already rnasl!ed and ineludetlln the tables. ,No. 81. c During the past quarter mining operations have been carried on energetically, and with considerable success. , , , ~hii return~ are' very satisfactory, a;td pros'pects.'art.J encouraging:, : ' · . .' .· .. ·,, I he share mn.rket has been much depressed,. owmg to1 the numerouR calls ; but a gi·eat number of new ventures have been abandoned, .and shnres in the older mines are improving in value. · . In alluvial mining there is nothing worthy of notice to report. · . · . T]lere, has been no water sold for mii1ing purposes. · · '' The raillfall 'during the past quarter has been inches. l' '' .. ' , I f, KILMORE DIVISION. . ,. · J.lfr. Jm~es W. Osbm·n, ~Minin.cJ Regist?:a?·. . Alluvial mining is still being carried on at Reedy Creek by a few Chincs1J and Europeans ; a sluicing party are also making wages at the Kilmore diggings. 'J'he holders of some of· the river-bank claims on the Goulburn, at ThorJ?,ton, are amalgamating ·and applying for leases, in order to procure machinery and work more economically. Nothing payable ·has been found at a late alluvial rush to the Flat Lead Creek near Yea. · · " . . In the beginning of August a party of prospectors discovered payable gold in a creek about three miles up 'the Sunday Creekfrom.the wn.tenvlieels, and named it Comet Creek;· the sinking was from three to eight feet, and some of the paddocks picid excellent wages .. About fifty men are now

HEATH COTE DIVISION""AND. W A.RA.NGA. ROUTH SUBDI;VISION. :Air. J. T. Strong;J:{i~ing Surveyo1· and Registrar. Continual dullness characterizes the mini~g interest in my. division. I ·have· nothing of any importance to report. • • ' : • ' ~ " ~ • I ' • I

WA.RANGA NORTH SUBDIVISION. , · ,• .J.'tlr•. Charles J. W. Russell, ;Wining Survdyor and Registrar. I have the honor to forw~rd the following report of the present conditio~ of the North Waranga Subdivisiqn of the Sandhurst goldfields. . · · · · · · · Tlie alluvial mining is~ nearly at rest ; there ar;3 no works of any importance going on at present, and the number of private \VOrkers is very small. 'The gullies are all deserted, with the exception of a lone miner fossicking·at great intervals of space with very little success. . . . · . · The quartz mining· is more· prosperous; ·and reefs are in many·places being worked' successfully, with good returns of gold,, at Rush worth, vVnroo, and Coy's.: At Rushworth there are three steam:crushing engines, at Whroo 'three, and at Coy) two, all actively employed. '!'he coun~ry is of schistose formation, very much interspersed. with veins and reefs of quartz; ;.vhich.will at a f~ture time becpme very important. l <. '\ ; ·~ . I . ; ' ..

·1 :MARYBOROUGH MlNING DISTRICT . ••. '1,-l ; . '

j ~ I ! ·:: -MA.RYB,OROUGH DIVISION. . o Jib·. P. Viriue, jun.', i1:lining Registrar. • ALI,UVIAL MINING. On the whole, consideJlable progress has been made in alluvial mining during the quarter; indeed mining of this class was never more prosperous here than at p1·esent. A large amount of new and' powerful steam ~achinery has been. erected in the division,' especially at the Alma and Chinaman's Flat, and several of tlie newly undertaken deep mines ~t those places are being' successfully developed; and are proving very rich. The district is steadily adva.ncing iu importance, and I have qo doubt but that; ere long, it will attain t'o high rank as one of the principal mining centres of the colony: ' At the Alrn.a, the Golden Gate Company have been prospecting. d~ring the quarter, which has made their. returns smaller than usual .. The Alma and 'l'imoi: Jun~tion Company have attained to a depth of 240 feet with their· shaft·;. the water is light and· the sinking easy. The company are about to purchase a second .engine, which, when erected, will·complete their plant. . · . ' 'l'he possession of some .extra' capital by the mine-owners of Majorca would act as a powerful means of infusing additional life and,vigoT int£1 their mining operations. Mining.affairs in tl1at portion of the~ivision .are. ~ow somew~at flat and stagnant; the ,deep.l!!ads· at the north anu south ends of ·the tewn are notably rtch and mv1tmg, and must inevitably, sooner or later, attract ai:nple capital for their_efficient and prosperous development. · T)le following is a statement-of the golu obtained from the principal alluvial mines in this division dupng the quarter :-'-c ' .. - oz. tlw·t., gr. o~: · dwt. gr. Band of. Hope, Chinaman's ~lat 3,282 7 .6 .Morning Star, Majorca 659 ·13 0 John Bright, Chinaman's Flat 2,272 0 0 Cosmopolitan, Majorca 336 17. 0 All Nations, Chinaman's Flat , 46 0 0 United Kingdom, :i\:Iajorca 43 0 0 Aim;> Consols, Alma ... 1,3~2 0, 0 Reform, Majorca... 104 10 0 Queen, Alma 1,541.17 12 Fox's, McCullum's ·... · 72 0 0 Seaham, Ahna' 2,030 0 0 Republic; Gibraltar ·55 ·0 0 Gladstone, Alma ... 1,443 0 0 Phoonix, Carisbrook 498 ~ 0 Golden Gate,. Alma . 446 0 0 ··Havelock, H avE?lock ·· · 94 a o Total 14,414 12 18 Enterprise, Majorea 9~ 0 0 :!5

Dividends as und<;rhavk been paid dming the quarter by the companies named:- ,£ s. d. Band of Hope 5,550 0 0 Alma Consols 1,200 0 0 Queen · 900 0 0 Seaham ... 3,600 0 0 Gladstone 1,800 0 0 John Bright 4,500 0 0 Golden Gate '198 0 0 Total· £17,748 0 0

QUARTZ MINING. ' Although the majority of the qun.rtz cln.ims in this division have given no retur~s during the quarter, they have not been idle; on the contrary, there has been nnusua.~ activity in this branch of l}lining; but the efforts. made have been mainly directed towards the making of necessary ttlterations and improvements in ·the plant belongmg to m.Lch of the principal mines. The l\·Iariner's Reef Company are still engaged in the arduous and expensive work of. cuttmg. down their engine-shnJt, and of increashig its dimensions from .4t x 2! feet t9 11 x ~t feet, ~!ear within timber. They expect to reach the 550-foot level in a few days, when they w1ll open out. 'rhe J?nstol H1ll Compn.ny have now g?t their fine plant in order, and will soon ho.ve a crushing ready. The Leviathan 'fribute Compo.ny have sunk the mam shaft to a depth of 300 feet, which is 100 feet deeper than before. They now intend to drive cross-cuts to test tho reef at that depLh. · . . 'Several prospectin" claims have been registered during the quarter ; and 'several new undertakings, with the view of brinrriug adequat~ capital and labor to bear upon some of'the finest reefs in this division, have been success­ fully initiated. The trial crushings from the prosp9cting claims have, on the whole, yielded satisfactory returns • . A crushing of 6 tons from the Welshman's claim, Kloger Reef, Havelock, gave an o.verage of 1 oz. 6 dwts. per ton; a crushing of 3. tons 12 cwt. from My Own claim, 1\'fy Own Reef, Golden Point, gave a return of 5 ozs.; two crushings of 5 tons and 7 tons from the Last Chance claim, Mosquito, gave respectively a return of 25 ozs. and 16 ozs. 16 dwts. 18 grs. ; a crushing of 5 tons 6 cwt. from the Bell topper chtim, White Hills, gave a return of 16 ozs. 19 dwts. 12 grs.; a crushing of 3 tons from the Waterl

AMHERST DIVISION. Mr. Joseph Smith, lJiining Surveyor and Regisf1·ar. There are now a less number of miners in this division than at any time since it has become a goldfield ; but the quantity of gold produced has not decreased whe1i compared with 'the returns of several previous quarters. Quartz mining is now more active, viz. Laura Reef has produced a greater amount of stone with a larger average yield than formerly. The mine has an immense amount of stone, being more like a quarry thn.n a qun.rtzlode for quantity. . . Prince Alfred Reef has slightly increased its average yield p!'r ton during the quarter, the amount being 10 ozs. 1 dwt. 16 grs. per ton; and, strange as it may appear, other parties do not mino on the adjoining ground. Nuggety Reef (Blucher's) will have the water pumped/from the mine, when the extraction of the St!?ne will be commenced. . Emu Reef is in a fair way to successful operations being done. Steam nu1.chinery:is about to be plaQed on t}l13 mine to clear it of water.. · • Alluvial mining appears to be about the average of success or disappointments. The Union, Hoffuung, and Band of Hope have yielded above the average amount of gold; but, on the other hand, the Enterprise, Mohnt Greenock, Pn.rk, and Talbot Tribute have a less yield than formerly. A surfnce rush has taken place at German Gully during the quarter, owing to a nugget of 136 ozs., one of 45 ozs., and several smaller ones, being found at n.bout 4 fe·et below the surf!\-co; but the gronnd appeared to yield a nugget or no,thing. ·The 'number of miners is now reduced to about.'20, n.nd the locality is resuming its usual quietness. The ground dug upon is inside the watershed o~ the proposed Mt1jorcn. water supply scheme. , Return showing the income derived from water,' viz:- l~our sluicing parties, at two sluice-heads each, at 40s.. per week for each pn.rty ... £104 Five puddling machines, at one sluice-head each, at 20s. per week for each party.,. 65

Total £169

The l'eservoir and races belonging to Messrs. Stewart and F~rnsworth stand the same ns in my former returns •.

A VOCA SUBDIVISION.

Mr. P. Simpson1 Mining Surveyor and R,egistrar. The Melbourne n.nd Avoca Company, Avoca J"cad, are progressing somewhat slowly on account of the large body of water t.o be contended with. 'l'heir; now shaft, in place of the No. 3, near the river, is down about 92 feet. They have about 45 feet to sink to meet the western drive, which hns been extended to below this shaft. 'l'he difficulties in sinking are great, but appear to be in a fa.ir way of being overcome. When this shltft is down a rrreat change will doubtless be noticeable in the working of the mine. ' "' . The Bm;d and Lak.e C~mpan;r. Home~ush Lead, are ~nergetic.'1.lly prosecuti;tg the work of. erecting winding and pumpmg machinery. rhlS WlJl be m eluded lll next quarterS table, 'l'hey have JUSt begun tO smk t,heir main Ehaft. ~ reg;et t~ state that work is agn.in suspended on the Golden. Lake Company's. leases. J\.fachincry for winding and bnbng 18 bemg erected, and nearly completed, on the Enterpnse Company's chum (Smith's lease), Avoca LPad. The amount of gold obtained from the western end of this lease during the quarter is 196 ozs. No account has been kept of the quantities of wnshdirt puddled. 'l'he Albion Company's machinery' is now nparly n.ll removed . . . The rush alluded ~o l!lst quarter, ~bout two miles beyond Rn.ggedy GuUy, has been abandoned. Ahont· a fortmght ago a nugget we1gh1.ng altogether about 17 ozs. wns found hy a miner in a rorl clay mrf,.ce at Scol chm:m's Gully, Avoca J..ea.d. The we1ght of pure gold was about 10 ozs. 6. dwts.; thr- remn.iudel· JJriucinally quartz. T1vo uuggets1 weighing together 13 ozs. (all pure gold)1 hnvc since been found about this pnrt of t)l:; lead. 36

QUARTZ :MtNI!Hli . · Machinery (includ1ng a hattei·y of twelve stamps) is being erected on the tondon Reef, Amphitheatre. When the machinery is erected, which it very soon will be, they will commence to sink the shaft" and crush the stone already on the surface at the same time. 'l'he great drawback to ·working this reef hitherto has been the distance to cart the quart.z. Several lenses have· lately been applied for on a line of reefs intersected by the I

DUNOLLY AND TARNkGULLA DIVISIONS. Mr. W. G. Coucltman, Mining Surpeyor and Registrar.

I beg to report on mining operations in the divisions for the quartei; as follows; viz. :­ JJunoll,y JJivision . .Mining 'm\l.tters, both in quartz and alluvi:t!, h.ave, during the quarter, .been duller than usual, but there are ·indications of a revival in quartz· mining. . Bealiba Reef.-The Goldsborough Company have been sinking the shaft deeper ; it is now 386 feet deep, the ground being hard and the water· heavy. 'l'l1ey have also'been putting in a cross-cut at the 380-foot level to cut a · western block of stone. Queen's Birthday Uompany have sunk their shaft to a depth of 363 feet, and have opened out the 335-foot level, which is now driven 20l feet. '!'hey are also putting in a cross-cut for the western reef at the No.~ level. ·Goldsborough Extended Company have SU!fk their main shaft to .a depth·of 200 feet, and are intending to cross-cut for the reef, . ~ Queen's Reef.-The Queen's Reef Company hirl'e purchased pump!ng and winding machinery, and intend to erect the same without delay. Arcadian Reef.-The Arcadian Company have been incorporl!ted to work this reef, and intend to commence ope:ations without delay. . · Bismarck Reef.-Several parties of Chinese are at work on this line of reef, and a crushing of 45 tons from one of the claims has given a return of 31-f ozs. ., , . · Advance :Bealiba Reef.~Baxter and Goodman have crushed 205 tons, which yidded ozs. Mannd.er and party, No. 5 South, two lots of stone fo1· 7t and 9 dwts. r~spectively. Boddy and party, 6 dwts. the ton. Red S~reak Reef.-Nichols and party have crushed 25 tons, which yielded 9 dwts. per ton. Post Office Reef.-Chapple and part,y crushed a lot of stone, which returned 5 dwts. per ton; and Davis and par.ty crushed 19 tons, which yielded 9 dwts. per ton. . Eclipse Reef.-Chapplc and party_have crushed 36 tons, which yielded 9~ dwts. per ton, and 8 tons, which. y1elded 13 d wts. per ton. , · Break-o-'Day Jleef.-Kern and Stone lmvc crushed 58 tons for ~ oz. per ton, . Evening Star Reef.-Sutton and party have crushed a few tons for 8 dwts. per ton. ' . McDonnell and party have opened a.neiY reef near Bealiba, a crushing from which gave t oz. per ton. In alluvial mining the most noteworthy occurrence during the quarter has been the finding of a nugget weighing 538 ozs., and one of 45 ozs., by a miner named Davy, in very slmllow ground at the head of a gully called the Shoots, ,between Dunolly and Joucs' Creek, and about fou1· miles from the former pbce. 'Lhe ground in the locality presents favorahle indications for quartz·mining, many of the hills having quartz reefs outcroppir!'g ou them, and being comparatively untried. On the Old Lead two nuggets of.5 ozs. each and one of 10 ozs. have been got; and a party of Chinese working on the Cement Hill, at Old Dunolly, obt-ained over £200 worth of gold in one week. Tarna.qulla. JJivision. ( . Poverty Reef.-The Poverty Company are raising and crushing stone from .the Havelock and Poverty Reefs, with payable results, aod have commenced driving on the Poverty Reef at the 465-foot level, the reef being 12 feet thick. Kangaroo Reef.-Kang-n.roo Company are breaking out qunrtz from the 55-foot level; reef from 16 to 18 feet thick, and prospects showing from 6 to 7 dwts. per load. The main shaft is sunk 150 feet. At the 140-foot level the reef is feet thick, and showing good prospects; water heavy; ground hard. · J ronbark l{ecf. -Prospecting opernt.ions are being carried on, hut as yet without payable results. . Great Western Reef.-Hastings and Co. have ·had a crushing of 33 tons, which yielded 1 oz. per ton; and the I prospects still continue good. . , · ' · ' / Corfu Reef.-The Corfu Company's shaft is down 310 feet, the water being heavy, and they have lately struck payable ·stone. ' · . Halfway Rcef.-Mr. Watkins has purchased the claims on this reef, and is erecting machinery upon it. New-chum Ileef.-Cambrian Company.-The shaft is dowJ1 392 feet. They have struck a block of stone carrying good gold at the :380-foot level. Prince of Wales Company a1·c repairing tbe shaft, which has burst in at the 180-foot level. 'rhe shaft is down 350 feet, and is intended to be sunk deeper.. The Extended Company have amnl- gumated 'vith the Prince of Wales Company. . · Sandstone :Hccf.-The South" Sandstone Company are sin)cing the shaft deeper; it is now down 388 feet, :md is to be sunk to 400 feet. Golden Hope Company's shaft down 430 feet; ground hard, and water he'avy. The prospects at the 400-foot level are very good, and the reef thick; some crushings from it ha,·e .yielded 19 dwts. per ton. Victoria. Company.-Shaft down 420 feet, and a cross-cut is being put in nt the 405-foot level; reef from '.t to 15.fcet in thick-' ness. At the 360-foot len~l the reef is opened out 4:32 feet in length, and nt the 405-foot level 280 feet in length. It is int.ended to sink the slui.ft deeper. Princess 'L'toynl Company have their shaft down 262 feet, and intend to siuk to 318 feet. Prince Alfred and Prince Patrick Companies have amalgamated for the purpose of procuring machinery and sii1king a new shaft. · . . . , Poverty R.eef.-Prince of Wales Company have cleared out p.nd stabbed the shaft to a depth of 325 feet, and. intend·opening out at that depth. J..~ondon and Lancashire Company have struck a gpod block of stone. Watt's Reef.-Ruddock and M cLean have crushed 22 tons for 1 oz. per ton; reef from 3 to 5 feet thick; depth 53 feet. · London Reef.-Clousten ana party have crushed 48 ozs. from 3 tons, or 16 ozs. per ton, from a thin leu.der. In alluvial mining things are in a very·stagnant state. • · 1\:0RONG DIVISION'. l'Jfr. llmry J. Hug1tes, .illining Registmr. Qu AR1'Z Mnmw. For the past three months quartz mining has been a rather unremunerative employm~nt in this div!sion, and work has been temporarily suspended in some of the principal mines, to enahle the directors of the companies to collect arrears of calls and pay off liabilities he fore incurring further e:s:pens'l. The Maxwcll United and New Columbian Compani"s are, for the reasons before mentioned; now allowing their ground to lie idle; but the last-nawed company will likely resume work within a uionth, and the Maxwell United about the commencement of the New Year. The Unity· Company, March l~eef, Inglewood, whose shaft is down 434 feet, expect daily to cut the reef at the 428-foot level, and, should payable stone be tpere met with, a great impetus will be given to mining in this division, as many claimholders are waiting anxiously to see if gold is obtainable at that the greatest depth yet sunk in the division. Burke's Flat and Korong are likely to again furnish monthly yields of gold, very fair stone having been raised at both places from permanent reefs, some of which is now being crushed, ALLUVIAL MINING. No change, with the exception of a few trifling rushes, has taken place in this branch of mining.

REDBANK AND ST. ARNAUD SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS. 1"Ir. P. Simpson, 1lfining. Surveyor and Registrar. The stone at the New Isis Company's claim has not been quite so good, but is looking well again. The Darling Flat Reef is again taken up. Where it is being worked its width is about 2 feet 6 inches, and gold plainly visible therein. No stone has yet been crushed, but a trial crushing will shortly be made.

, ALLUVIAL, The Homew11rd-bound Company, White Patch, M:oonambel, have, I regret to state, suspended work without, I fe11r, any prospect of renewal. · Fowler's Lead, at head of Sandy Creek, continues to support a good number of miners. There has been no sale of water for mining purposes during the quarter in these subdi~isions.

ST. AU.NAUD NORTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. P. Simpson, 11:(ining Surveyor and Registrar. Quartz mining is steadily progressing in the neighborhood of St. Arnaud; The excellent yields obtained, of 13.te from several of' the claims must soon, I think, draw to this locality the attention it deserves. The Itising Star Company are driving and si;oping in the new ground lately obtained by them. 'fhe Never-can-Tell Company-in the claim south of the above-have not yet been successful in cutting the reef. The Chrysolite Hill Company arc stoping out from the 270 and 335 foot levels. They intend sinking their shaft on the Ballarat Reef to a depth of 400 feet, the .present depth being 375 feet. 'Ihe present company have driven 72 feet south and 174 feet north of their shaft in the ·~ourse of the reef. As will be seen by the tables, excellent yields are being obtained by the tributers of the Wilson's Hill Company. Work is suspend~d at present on the Nmv Bendigo Company's claim, but, I think, will shortly be resumed. The reef in the bottom level is 3 feet wide. The Bell Rock Company are engaged sinking a new shaft to a depth of 500 feet. They are down about 80 feet. · The Blinkbonnie Company have sunk about 90 feet towards the cap of the Arch Reef; sinking hard. The Victoria Company, Victoria Cross Reef, are still engaged in sinking. It is proposed to form a company for the working of the leases on the Gap Reef. Messrs. Maleolm and Sutherland are engaged in steadily opening out. their mine on the Greenock Reef, from the surface and from the 180-foot level. · A company to work the silver mines has been floated in the London market. There has be_en no sale of water for mining purposes during the quarter in this subdivision.

CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. --·- CASTLEMALl'iE DIVISION. 1111-. Thomas L. Brotun, Mining Surveyor and Registrm·.

ALLUVIAL MINING, ' The old alluvial workings are gradually becoming deserted; old fossickers and Chinese ob~ain a precarious living working old pillars or the sides of narrow runs; on every visit I find claims and whole gullies deserted, many obtaining temporary work on the railway, harvesting, shearing, &c. · · The Defiance Company, Guildford Plain, having, with efficient machinery, capital, and perseverance, defied the difficulties of deep oinking, ouch water, and long prospecting levels, have struck the gutter, and are very well satis­ fied with their prospect of 5 dwts. to the load ; the gutter still dipping, and thickness of washdirt increasing. They are now busily opening out, erecting necessary puddling machines and other appliances, and anticipate a speedy return for their venture. QuARTZ MINING. The New Caledonia Company's returns for the quarter have been 1949 ozs. from 1205 tons-1 oz. 12! dwts. to the ton; the reef continuing iu its course, becoming more compact and better defined, showing gold well in the solid quartz. In udditiori to their own workings, they have let three portions of their mine on tribute. No. l Tribute Company are down' 136 feet, of which 40 feet have been in quH.rtz ; they are raising stone for crushing. No. 2 Tribute are down 40 feet; and No. 3 just commenced work .. • '1\. I

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The company, having proved. their mine, have dctor~ined to erect two engines for pumping, winding, n.nd crushing, with 20-head battery, and all latest improvements in machinci·y ; . :;t darn is nearly constructed; a main shaft is commenced 120 feet west of present workings, the present contract being for 200 feet, 9 x 3 inches clear. Upon this line of reef, both north and south of the Caledonia Company, shafts are being sunk, and mining operations canied on with energy. ' ' · , ; . The Ajax. Company, Bolivia Reef,.have opened a gold-bearing lod.e at the 300-foot level; they are about erecting an engine and gear for winding, and likely again. to become one of the largest· gold-yielding mines in the district. · . • ·· · . The Phrenix Company, after several disappointments, have struck a leader, in which heavy coars~ gold~ is freely distribjlted ; it is believed to be the northerly continuation of the Nnggety Reef.·. . . . The Eure~a Consols have been persevering in the old workings, from 50 to 90 feet in depth ; put, as the quartz averaged only .2t dwts., they took out a prospect from the bottom of 280-foot level, 20 tons yielding 12 ozs.; they have determined to sink their shaft deeper, and further.prove their mine 'in depth. · In Wattle Gully t,he United Company are now down 282 feet; they purpose sinliing to and opening out at 300 feet, at which depth th~y e::r.;pect all the leaders they have cut in sinking their shaft wil~·have made into the main lode; 'which underlies west toward the shaft. Messrs. \Valkm: and Co/s claims are both.' yielding about 1~ dwts. to the ton. The Wheal 1'errill 'and Old Wattle Gully Companies, after uselessly expendi1ig much time and capital on the old workings above 200 feet, have decided to sink deeper. . · On the Nimrod Reef tP,e Crow1~· Company find· it necessary to increase their capital and erect proper steam machinery for draining the ree~, whiCh, above water-level, has averaged nearly 1 oz. to the ton.

NEW REEFS. Tw:o new reefs have been opened. at Chewton; the first, nall)ed the " Break-of-Day/' is situate easterly of any 'previous discoveries in the Forest Creek watershed; from it 61 tons crushed yielded 73t ozs.; two claimholders are crushing, and several others are sinkin,~r on the line. 'fh9 second new reef is on the rnnge nea~ Sailor's Gully, east of the Dead-cat Reef. 'fhe prospector, Vale, after sinking 15 feet and driving 32; cut a leader, from which a prospect dish gave over an ounce of nuggety gold an4 numerous specimens; No crushi~ !J.as yet taken, place. · I ' , n:fACHINERY. .' • . The four extensive plants being erected last quarter, viz., the Warren's Reef, Devonshire, Lewis's Amalgamated, nnd Chew~on United, have been completed, and working, very satisf

FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. JY!r. ~Mark .Amos,· .i1£ining Surveyor and Registrm:. . . . ALLUVIAL' lifiNINd. , . . . . . ; . . ~lluvial mining has ~een unus?ally dull this quarter, owing· p,rincip3;llY. to t~!'l. s~verity ,of the ~eath~f• which has sei:Iously,affectell. puddhng,operatwqs... ,· ....., ...... ,; , . : ' : i . · .. · · .. . .. · .. · .: . ' A new rush' of a very iruiignificant cliaractEir occurred near the head of Nuggety Uully, but is now almost abandoned, the prospectors alone obtaining gold. payable. . . . ' .: . , I Notwithstanding the frequent small rushes in this locality with results as' above, many are confident that, ere · long, aurife:rous reefs will be discovered. · · : . QuARTZ MINING LEASES. 1 There is an evident desire on the part of many leasehorders to monopolise ground without performance of the labor covenants or employment of capital as required ; a sliort time since m<1ny located here thougl}t t_hat a fine fiel'd for mining labor would be opened and machine~y soon ereeted ; such, however, is not ~he case, and the very wholesome che~k put upon this by forfeiture is regarded,satisfactorily...... : QuARTZ MINING CmrPANIES. The M.iddleton Company, by yield from stone crushed, occupy the premier position, and I am glad to be able to state that they are now obtaining 'equally ricli"stone; This· company have erected a water-wheel, 20 feet in diameter and 2 feet wide·at point Qf delivery from the·buckcts. The latter are 56 in number, set, 12t inches apart, and 15! inches at outer angle. The buckets are of 1-inch shelving· boards, holding about 7 gallons. 1'o this water-wheel is attached pumping gear to drain their mine, which must be of vital importance. to the company, notwithstanding the splendid yields heretofore obtained; bnt from the fact that although a comparatively small depth is yet attained, the cost of expensive machinery will be obviated. The water-wheel cost £35, and the pumps and gearing £70. 'l'he .\ situation of these appliances is about three-quarters of a mile south-east from Vaughan, upon the Loddon slope of Butcher's Hill, some 20 feet from water-level and 2 feet above·liighest known flood; it is, therefore,,obvious that such appliance will drain the ground above, and all quartz existing can be readily worked. It seems that a better system could not• have been devised. I consider this subject of vith.l importance to many interested in mining, and therefore beg to dilate upon it :- , · 1. The advantages, as exemplified, are simply an. attainment of power by water,(which is gen~rally super­ abundant at low levels), 'and by the st9rage and utilization of water at higher levels it follows that grea~ benefits must accrue. . · . ·.'· · ' ·. , .. · 2. At the time of my visit not more than hl),lf lJ. sluice:head (10 inches) of wa:ter''was being used or delivereu; this was ample to' work the pumps freely and sm9othly. _ · . · · . ' · 3. The eost'of''this water is £2 per week, which is little mor~· than ade[iiate to the feed of two horses daily, which work the wheel :was ·doing; this is reckoning the .horses as working twelVe hours per day. : 4. The greatest of all· considerations in this ])Ower is the saving of firewood, now so important an item 'in reducing quartz or even allmi.um. ·. · · . 5. The actual cost to erect a whim and 'pumps similar to those erecte:l would be at least £120, to suffice for the work npw being clone .by the w:.t~r-wheel, &c. ,. . 6. It is not alone the great admntages accruing to the company from this local novelty that any',basis can he. founded, but a deduction can be drawn from the utilization of water as a motive-power generally. . 7. I consider the water-wheel was doing the work. of one hor~c (only 10 inches of wilter nmniug at a 'slow rate), five revolutions per minute; this. was draining the ground to a d~pth of 30 feet. • . · · 39

8. The party are supplied by water from• a small water-r!l.Ce contouring from -M:iddleton's Creek, with a very slight fall ; indeed the race itself was cut by N ohm aud Co., generally by the watcrflow from the source, consequently the weight of water is1slight. This can be increased immensely by widening and trimming the race to a uniform fall, when (if such is done) I am of .opinion that a sluice-head of water would drain the mine to a depth of lOO or HiO feet and drive a battery of 6 heads without intermission, unless the mine makes more water. I regard this as a great epoch in our local mining history, not alone from its novelty, simplicity, pr utility,, but practicability generally where water can be stored to command ground of l);n auriferous nature. This will undoubtedly lead others to the erection of smaller wheels upon the course of the River Loddon ; and not only upon the river itself but upon the aqueduct of the River Loddon Company ample scope exists, and the elevation necessary to utilize water in lieu of horses by puddling operations; and :I fancy ere long plenty will follow the excellent example set by Middletou's Company. I may here remark that this water-wheel should soon command the attention it deserves; for, with a confident expectation that ere long the,Coliban scheme will be comp)eted, many of our reefs or aurif~rous quartz lod~s now dormant can be profitably worked ; and, in addition to this, an impetus will be given to mining that must ultimately lead to fresh discoveries; and further, that ere long we shall have great improvements upon this water-power appliance. · The Eagle Company have a small lease in German Gully, ,upon Tan-'s Reef, which was ppened some seventeen years back, and excellent returns obtained: · The present company, working at a depth of 110 to 120 feet, and crush­ ing all before them, stone averaging about 21 inches, have obtained the excellent yield of l oz. per ton, which seems to be sufficient inducement for erection of a crushing plant in this lpcality; a want much required, 'as the gully is noted for it~ auriferous character of gold-bearing stone. · McDonald and Wilson, German Gully, at a depth of 25 feet, have averaged over 2 ozs. per ton; this lease is situate about 4 chains west of the Eagle or Tarr's line, and about 50 chains south; generally supposed to be. a con- tinuation of the old Chapel Hill., Reef. •·. . The Fryer's Company have at~ained a depth of 364 feet, and are working at the 265, 180, and 140 foot levels, with. some excellent prospects. . The Black Hawk Company have now four men employed sinking at a depth of 154 feet; leaders, gold bearing, have been cut through, and the proprietors are sanguine of success at a greater depth. The Perseverance Company are working at a depth of 235 feet-at their engine-shaft. From their paddock shaft a large reef has been cut,· and splendid prospects obtained ; this is at a depth of 185 feet, and is expected by the company to yield an ounce per ton. . .. The Middlesex Com'pany have obtained ,during the past quarter some of the fiuest specimens ever found in Victoria, and the excellent yield, of 135 ozs. from 95 tons. The. lease is situate upon Bullock's Reef, about 8 chains west of Specimen Hill. Their workings are at a depth of 130 feet. :R.owe Brothers' claim still maintains its average yield, being nearl:zj oz. per ton, with an immense quantity of crushing stuff. The severity of the weather and wretched state of the· roads prevented the company from crushing during a great portion of the quarter. . . , . Sluicing has been almost at a standstill, a difference of opinion as to the charges for water· existing between the sluieers and the principal'water company; this is to be regretted, as water running to waste, and gold to be obtained, neither is useful to either party; this does not affect sluicing operations in the.bed and along the banks of the Loddon and other places. . . . . Water Buppl;y.-Charges'for sluice-heads . River Loddon Water Supply Company, 14 heads supplied, 24 hours per day; one head, £3 !Os.; two heads, £6 10s.; th1·ee heads, £9. 2 • .Tames Nolan and Co., Vaughan and Glenluce, 2 heads supplied, 24 hours per day; one head, £3. 3. Edwd. Moyle, Vaughan, 1 head supplied, 10 hours per day ; one head for 10 hours, Ss.

I' HEPBURN DIVISION. Jf1·. Thomas H,ale, Mining Registrar. . The Cornish Quartz Company continue in full work; over 5000 tons has been crushed from various parts of the mine; over 7 dwts. per ton ·has been obtained; ninety men are now employed on the works. ' The North Cornish Quartz Company have let contract for chambers at the different levels; some promising stone has been struck:; a great quantity of water has come in from the cross-cut in the lower level, and it is supposed that the Main Cornish lode is at hand; the reef is 6 feet in width. · Jep.kinil' Miil Public Crushing Company shows a result of over 11 dwts. per ton; this includes the crushings from North Star Company, Gazelly and Co., Willard and King, Nelson, Noble and party, and others from various reefs in th·e immediate vicinity, at depths ranging from 30 to 115 feet. J3arkla's Mill has crushed for a number of small parties, principally prospectors, from White Hills, Doctor's Reef, Milkman's Reef, and the adjacent country. . · ·. The companies on the Feal'-not Reef are all at work and getting gold ; there is every prospect of the reef being continuous. through the heart of the town. of Daylesford, the lode being continued northwardly ; a company is formed for a continuation i'n this direction, :md there is every hope of its being a profitable speculation. Specimen Hill Quartz Mining Company.-'l'his enterprising- company ably sustain their long established reputation for perseverance, without which, in this district or division, no permanent benefit can result; they have sunk to a depth ·of 387 feet, and opened out at 383 feet for the purpose of working a lode cut at 350 feet in the shaft, showing over 7 dwts. to the ton. . · ,, Keep-it-Dark Reefs.-Pending the erection of machinery, although numerous claims have been taken up, little work has beeu done, except in Walker's claim; over 200 tons of quartz is to grass, some of which bear magnificent specimens; machinery and crushing plant have been purchased. · · No. 1 South Keep-it-Dal'k Company have commenced sinking a shaft on the line of reef; Pitt and .party, on the north, have also quartz raised showing gold freely; but as the cartage to the nearest mill (16s. per ton) is considered excessive, it must remain stacked for a time. . .'rhe Monte Christo Quartz Mining Company, New Adams' Reef.-Iveson and party have sunk a shaft to the depth of 50 feet in soft country ; machinery has been purchased, and will be at once removed and erected on the claim; 15 dwts. was obtained in a prospect from a depth of 30 feet. · . Dunstan and party, Mauritius Reef, are getting 6 dwts. per ton from a depth of 160 feet; they have purchased from the Vineyards.Company an engine and eight heads of stampers, which will enable them to crush at far less cost and to considerable1advantage. Great Tunnel Gold Mining Company, Italian Hill, are in 4000 feet on the gutter worked by the Royal Standard Company some years ago; the wash is.about 150 feet in width and 2t feet thick. · Sa.ilor Prince Extended Gold Mining Company are making progress, the country being softer than that previously met with ; although just at the present hard ground is in the face of the works; is not expected to last long ; they are in 827 feet. . , Sailor Prince Gold Mining Company (formerly Ballarat Tunnel).-Contractors are driving towards the north- western boundary; have completed an 800 feet contract, but more driving has ·to be done before blocking can be commenced ; they are full of hope, and expect dividends soon. . · . . · · W ater,-The races supply ninety sluice-heads, at prices varying from 30s. to 60s. per sluice-head per week for the shift of 8 hours, or from 90s. to I 80s. per sluice-head full time, when a sufficient supply is obtainable. 40

TARADALE· .AND KYNETON SUBDIV.ISION. M1-. Tltomas Orivin, JWining Registrar. The quantity of gold obtained• in t'his di~ision this quarter is greater than has been obtained' for the last four quarters, and, as far as I am able to judge, many of the companies in the division are bonufide,-and are prepared to. expend a reasonable amount of capital in proving the mines here.. . .A.n impetus has been given to mining during the quarter, to the southern portion of the division especially,.by· the satisfactory yields of the Gle~gonner claim, and also by the recent discovery of a very large and auriferous reef near Malmsbury, it being from 10 to 12 feet wide; the chim is called the Tommy Dodd. · The Glengoniier Company, from the nature of the stone and their complete appliances, are capable of raising an enormous quantity of quartz, more than they can crush at their own battery and Mr. llinnie's also. They-have struck some very rich 'stone durillg .the quarter at the south en(l of the cbim ; arrangements have been made for sinking a new central shaft; new trucks n.ud cages have been purchased; and everyttiug seems in good working order; a 3'JOO 1 dividend of 2s. 6d. on shares was declared last, week. A new company is in process of formation to work .the eastern portion of the claim, or the old General Wyndham line of reef. The Energetic Company arc about opening out nt the depth of :380 fe 0t. , 'l'he North Energetic claim looks well; the reef is from 3 to 5 feet thick. The South Glengonner Company are working nt 110-foot level, 'with the reef 15 inches thick, walls wen defined, and highly impregnated with wlmt appears to be mundic and arsenical pyrites. At t.he 60-foot level the reef is from 2 feet 6 inches to 6 feet wide, and looks promising; there is about 200 tons of stone on the surface ready for crushing. 'rhe North Star claim,. at the 200-foot level, have the reef widening aud showing more gold. The Nitpier Company, Lauriston, have started to work again; the shareholders fu,lly expect the claim·will shortly regain its former populnrity. · , . The Adventure Company, Laurist01i, arc about to slart the Kangaroo claim again, and to sink their shaft 200 feet deeper. . 'l'he Tommy Dodd Company's claim is looking well, and would yield surprising results if they had convenient and efficient crushing power; at present the stone is crushed at a small battery on· the Brandenburg claim ; but as arrangements are now being made with J'vlr, Binnic to crush at .his battery, during the summer months, or until the company can erect a machine·of their own, a much larger quantity of stone will be crushed next quarter. The Uuited Kingdom Extended Company at 'raradale have sunk their shnft to a depth of 273 feet; but as their operations arc obstructed by a large quantity of water, they have deciiled on the erection of an engine, in order to sink deeper ; they intsmd to open out at 400-foot level. The :Fenton has temporarily suspended operations. The United Kingdom claim is still hoing vigorously. worked, with paying results. They have only ,crushed. about half of the time this la~t quarter. 'rhe Nelson tributers are determined to give this claim a good trial once more. . . ~ \ The Metcalfe Extended Company, east of the Coliban, are persevering, and driving for the old Prince Albert Reef at 160-foot le\·el. · ~'he Adventure ,claim at Taradale is suspended during the erection of an engine; the prospect of this claim is very cheering, and if the claim be properly managed, it will greatly advance the mining interests in this locality, by causing other claims on the same line of reef to be taken up • .A.r.r.u vu.L. The successful yields of the United Australian (or the Central gold mine) tends to brighten the hopes of the adjoining elaimholders. Messrs. Kitto and Co. are sinking a shaft on the Lord Malmsbury ground, ne~t their Central claim. The Great Success Company is about to be reorganized under a peculiarly novel but financially safe scheme, which, I believe, wm be imitated and endorsed by others. The Lady Canterbury claim (on the Jim Crow road) continues to work with prospects so encouraging that the company are about to erect an engine for winding and pumping. , , The Corner claim, near Belltopper, is yielding very fair results; the company have put down their shaft to a depth of 80 feet, and have driven 220 feet ; are now on good washdirt. I saw a splendid sample of. gold from this claim,_ consisting of numerous heavy·p,ieces.

TARRANGOWER DIVISION. Jl:fr. Robe1·t Nanlcivell, Mining Surveyor anil Registrar.

QUARTZ MINING•. The accompanying statistics show a great improvement in quartz· mining during the past quarter, the gold obtained being 4569 ozs. ll dwts. 18 grs., against 2828 ozs. for the previous quarter. .

. QUARTZ MINES. 0 "The Union Company's mine, Eaglehawk Reef, still continues to give good yields. The south portion of the mine, held by the Troubadou? (tributing company), have crushed during the quarter 766 tons, which yielded 2381 ozs. 12 dwts. of gold, and the stone now being broken in the bottom of the mine (500 feet) look's as, good as any taken out; it is still extending southwards towards the boundary of the Central Eaglebawk Company's mine, and shares in the said companies are in demand at a high figure. · The ground south of the Central Company's mine, formerly held by private parties, have been amalgamated, and they have formed themselves into a company of 18,000 shares, ne

ST. ANDREW'S DIVISIO:N. Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. l have veey little dhange to report since furnisqing my la~t returns. Alluvial operations have beeri very much retarded, owing to the wet during the quarter, which swamped all the gullies and prevented all the puddling machines from being worked. . A new lead, recently discovered in Parson's Gu,lly, situated about half a mile north of Warrandyte, has g1v~n employment to about 40 of the neigh boring miners; those who have.had tl;le good fortune to strike the gutter are smd to be earning from two to three pounds per week per man, in from 16 to 18 feet sinking. I anticipate some extensive sluicing operations at Warburton (Upper Yarra.), from the fact of the ground on the west side of Yankee .Tim's Creek having been prospected hy some capitalists, who have duly considered the great facilities existing at that point for hydr:wlic sluicing, both as re11ards the abundant supply of water and the fine fall for the requisite tail-race from the same. 'l'he few miners working in that locality are doing well. In quartz mining the returns from the Union Company, Diamond Creek, will show that reefs in the Upper Silurian may be most profitably worked with good mana~ement. Dividends are declared by this company fortnightly. The Perseverance Company, One-tree Hill, Caledonia, would have also had some very good yields to report had a greater period elapsed since removing their machine up to the time of closing this return. ' The Yarra Tunnelling Company, Warrandyte, have suspended work for some time past, owing to the river overflowing their shaft. The minor and less established claims are progressing slowly. _ It is a source of .regret and local dissatisfaction that the old and well-defined reef, known as "Oram's Reef, ' Kingstown," which has given such excellent yields for yearR past, should remain untested below the water-le,·el, a depth of only 200 feet from the surface. This reef has been traced n.nd worked for a distance of 3000 feet along its course, and, notwithstanding this fact, remains at a comparatiqe standstill, waiting for the requisite enterprise and the small outlay required to d;·ain the ground and set the works in IljOtion. I have not received any inform:ttion of there being any further development of the reefs at Knngerong or Berwick, nor the proposed tramway from Bass to 1he coalfield.at Kilcunda; the completion of,the latter work would, in my opinion, lead to seveml e:&:perimental expedients, such as boring and trial-shaft sinking, which might result in valuable discoveries of thicker seams of coal at lower levels than that cropping out at Kilcunda.

BLUE MOUNTAIN NORTH SUBDIVISION . .Air. Graltam McPkerson, Minin,q Registrar. Quartz mining has been at a standstill for the last quarter, but I have great hopes of a revival during the present summer. . . The reefs, which, with the assistance of capital and proper management, would give good dividends, have lately been in bad hands, but are now attracting the notice of Doriafide miners. In alluvial veJ'Y little is being done, except by parties slnicing and workiu~ in shallow ground. Some old and abandoned ground, however, in the township of 'frentham has he.en taken up within the bst few days, and is giving handsome returns to the miners. . . · . As there is very little unselected land in this subcli vision which is not included in the State forest, miner are unable and unwilling to speculate in looking for gold except on old workings, as it is difficult to ascertain the exact boundaries of the State forest. · Most of the mining which has been done in this district was in what is now supposed to be the State forest, and there is no other ground which is at all likely to prove auriferous. '

ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.

ARARAT DIVISION. Mr. Ferdinand /rl. J(rause, .Mining Surveyor and Registrar. ALLUVIAL' MINING. There has been some evident activity amongst alluvial miners during the past quarter, in reopening old ground that had been all'owed to lie abandoned for a number of years; and the hasty manner in which the leads were blocked out during the excitement of the early days of this goldfield now proves a benefiein1 feature to that class of miners still largely represented here-the individual digger. The shallower ground commanded by existing water privileges is, however, gradually becoming worked out, and if the washing of auriferous earth by the sluicing process is to be kept up as an industry, it will shortly be found necessary to construct reservoirs and raees at sueh elevations as will render them avaibble in the reduction of the higher situated leads. Cathcart Flat has once again received the attention of miners, and a. company has recently been orga.nized to •work the deep ground north of Chirnside and Logan's pre-emptive section. Much uncertainty is yet felt regarding the downward course of Gibson's and Philips' Flat lends, whieh the operations of this company promiEe to remove. In the latter part of August a few patches of new f(rOund were discover~d at Pyke's and Milkmaid's Gullies, Armstrongs. The richness of the ground, although of limited extent, alld the nu)!gcty character of the gold, attracted a number of prospectors to the locality, whieh resulted in the discovery, a few days ago, of a workable lead at Snake Hill, three miles north-west of Ararat. There are' at present some 150 miners on the spot, but I have as yet; been unable to learn auy.. particularii as to the value of the discovery.

QuA~Tz MINING. The Victoria Company, fthymney Reef, continue to work the 240-foot level, whence excellent quartz, yielding from 16 dwts. to 1 oz. per ton, is bein!j raised. The Kangaroo Company, Campbell's Reef, are driving westward at. 230 feet, in search of the parallel reef which, there are reasons to suppose, will run through the company's leasehold. The "country," a crystalline metamorphic slate, is intensely hard, and the driving has now occupied upwards of three months. . ' The Eaglehawk Company are still sin kin~ their shaft through dense qua.rtzose slate; they are now down 25Z f~et, .and expect to strike the reef at 270 feet. 'l'he Cobd~n Company, at Eaglehawk, after sinking to 100 feet and p1ercmg the reef for a depth of 6 feet, suspended work, owmg to the poverty of the stone, a small parcel of which only yielded 1 dwt. per ton. · No, 81. D 42 . ' At Mitchell's Reef the prospectors are ~dle, while on No. 2 North a new shaft is being sunk, the present depth of which is 48 feet. At Mo~re's Reef, No. 4 and 5 South are getting good stone, the last parcel of 80 tons having given 1:3 dwts. as the average yield per ton. , · . Bonrke's Reef is being wrought at 90 feet, hut the title to the prospecting claim being under litigation; no stone is permitted to leave the ground. \'V orlcs on the Amalia Heef h::we been suspended, and the ·quartz raised to. the surface has not yet been operated upon. The prospectors of IIodges' Reef have crushed 9 tons of surface stone, which gave 4 dwts. per ton ; the mine is now at a standstilL . ·The Grampian Company, Opossum Qully, struck the reef at 65 feet; followed the easterly dip downward to 90 feet, and still continue sinking. 'J:wo small trial crushings of stone broken at shallow levels resulted in yields of 2 dwts •. and vt dwts. per ton re!>pectively.

PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. · llfr. W: Crellin, llfining Sttrveyor and Registrm·. ·

I QUARTZ ,MINING. · ·There has been more activity in mining in this division during the lrtst quarter. 'l'he Waterloo Company _have re-organized; and are now erecting machinery on their claim on the Big Hill. . The Crown Cross Reef Company have struck 11 reef, supposed to be the Scotch man's, in their. 800-foot level, and •have ra.ised therefrom a felv tons of very 'rich stone. They arc now erecting machinery. The Mariner's and Sloane's Company are alsq erecting machinery.. · ( ... :.· . . The claims on, the W onga-wonga and Victoria line of reefs are attracting notice, and several new companies have started-to work.. · .. i . The i\Iagdala Company are still sinking·; their shaft is now down 1018 feet.' From the appearance of the country, the Cross Flat Reef is daily expected to be struck. The Ne\vington and Pleasant Creel~ Company's main shaft is stillheing sunk, and is now 801 feet in depth. 'l.':he Darli:pgton Company, on the ]flying Doe Reef, have struck some very fine stone. · · .AuuviAL MrNING. At the Deep Lead the Hand-in-Hand Company have removed and.re,erected their machinery, with considerable improvements. Some new companies have been formecl to work neigh boring ground. More prospecting has been going on in the neighborhood of the Old \'Velcome, Forty-foot, and German Patch, ·with fair success. · 'l'he returns of gold show a large ipcrease on' the last report; this in p~rt is attributable to the crushing of the cement accumulated during the wet weather.

. ~. \ BARKLY DIV~SIQN. 'Mr. W. Crellin, .Lllining Surveyo'r and Registrar. ,, . . . •' ~ I regret I cannot give a favorable report of this division. ·Everything is in a state of s~tion as regards· mining matters. . . T~e only excitement is a rush of Chinese to the o,ld workings at Barkly, making, as you will observ:e, agreat increase of miners (Chinese) at that place since my last. . . · , .... . ; At Landsborough no new ground has been opened;'·nor anything fresh discovered. A prospecting party has been organized for the purpose of sinking a shaft on the Wet Lead, in the hope of finding the lost run. Nothing new in the other parts of this division.

RAGLAN DIVISION.. llfr. Augustus Poeppel, Mining, Registrar. 'J:ho :Beaufort Company (late Young Duke Gold. l\Iining Company) have completed the erection of thejr machinery at the junction qf the .Ararat ll')at with the Main J,cad, :,tnd have bottomed their shaft. A payable prospect was obtained off the bottom, and main driving has now been cmTied on with varied success for five weeks; beyond this I have not hee:n able to get any information from the party. Manners and Co. (a party of six men) have taken up a claim near the Old Hed Streak T.;ead, and are now main· driving. So far as they have gone, the ground .has returned, on the average, a little over 9 dwts. to the set of timber,' which is about :3 dwts. to the ton. This return the men about £210s. per week whilst main. driving, , which is ,generally unprofitable'work. . . . · '· . . Qummings and party (seven men) have taken up a cbim near the Uaribaldi Lead. They sank a shaft llO feet; and obtained, n. li.ttle over l,oz. oft' the bottom of the shaft; hut, through the slabs not being properly secured in-the shaft, they had to .abandon the shaft, which was falling in very fast. 'l'hey tbim shifted about :30-feet from· the old shaft, and bottomed at 112 feet, with a better prospect than tlli1.t rrot from the lost shaft. 'l'he party have been during last week securing shaft and sinking· well, ready to open out this week. •T!1is, clairp will, no doubt, prove a very valuable one. . · 'l'he party of Chinese spoken of in my last report as· having discovered what was supposed to be a continuation of the Main Lead are still reported to be doing very welL l\'IcLcod and party have bottomed a shaft on the north­ west side of the Chinamen's claim, and· obtained an excellent prospect. Front the nature of the drift, I incline to the opinion tlli1.t .MeLeod are on the same run of ground as the Chinese ; and, in this case, a §>maH lead will he trac'ed westerly into· shaliow workings, and tho continuation 'of the Main Lead. remain still undiscovered. The·ensuing quarter·will determine. the value of this discovery, as there are several shafts being now sunk on the supposed lead; Toe and party, at Waterloo, after persevering for some tiJ;ne, found that they could not keep down the water; they stopped work in consequence, and put up a second engine of 26 horse .. power, which started pumping last. week ; and, no doubt, by the end of this :week the men will go below and proceed with main dnving towards the Golden Stream JJead: · ' Chapman's Gully is now almost deserted, only two parties being at wo.rk therein. . . .. 'A small fush·:took. place in the beginning of last month in Telegraph'GiliJy ;'"but the ·payable ground seems to

· ' '"' be confined within the· prospecting claim, as is generally the cas,e here in small tributary gullies. , -~· _. 0 .. ' In· Jock's, Sailor's, ·and Unity Gullies the miners have been doing rather better during the quarter, owing. to •. having a good supply of w~tter. : ·•·· . ··, .... · The returns from Charlton and Waterloo are not encouraging; and numbers pave· left for ·the rail,;ay works, ~nd others to split timb~r a.t Mount Cole for the railway. 43

The Richmond Reef• Company have decided to give their 60-foot level a trial, and .have opened out, driving south. They are now raising quartz which looks very promising; out the gold being very fine, I think considerable difficultl\. will be experienced to save it with the machinery the qompany have. '!'he company have purchased· the crushing plant of Messrs. Nettleton and Co., of Main Lead, which they are now erecting near the Richmond Reef, on the site of the late Sheet Anchor Company's machinery. Crushing .will commence about the middle of October. The Camp Hill Quartz Tunnelling Company are now 430 feet into the hill, and have not yet met with a body of stone, and the general indications are anything but favorable at present. The Charlton Quartz Prospecting Company have sunk their shaft to a depth of 180 feet, and are now driving for the reef' in very hard blue country.

GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.

OMEO SUBDIVISION. Mr. W. Phipps, Mining· Registrar. Since my last report, tw6's'mall quartz-crushii1g machines, moved by water-power, one carrying three head of stamps arid the other fi vc head, have been erected by·the· miners at Swift's Creek, to test their various reefs. As thtly are well situated, they are likely:to. make good returusifrom reefs that ~ould not pay before from the cost of carriage to the only steam quartz mill in the district and the high figure charged for crushing. 'rhis mill is at present closed, waiting removal to .the Eureka spur, in case the large lease applied for there is granted. · In alluvial mining some of the creek Claims on the Livingstone are making very good .returns, particularly the New Adventure claim opposite the township, formerly belonging to H. Griffiths and party, but now owned by a Chinese company. The Chinese have also struck some rich ground on Swift's Creek Swamp. There are no prospecting parties from ·Omeo out yet on this side of the Upper lVIurray, but the discoveries made at Ou_rnie, just across the river, are certain to dr~w some prospectors in that direction during the summer. \

MITCHELL ',I:UVER SUBDIVISION. "" .. JJir. John Grimes Peers, 111ining Surve!Jor mid Registmr. Nothillg worthy of note.has occurred in this subdivision since the date hfmy iast report.

Quartz1mining is at a standstill, owing to a want of capital. · .. The alluvial miners seem satisfied with their earnings. • l ' The galena lgdes at Bt):chan are attracting atte~tion.

" •r 1 •' ·...... ¥ ' I •": ; .·~ .. '' ~ ~~ BOGGY CREEK SUB·DIVISION. ·h. Mr. George Allen, M{ning Registrar. · '" . The Sons of Freedom Quart~ Mining Company have eight .men engaged sinking a whim shaft, 150 :fe'Jt deep, at SOs. per foot. The Galway Quartz Mining Company have had two men engaged in repairing their shaft, and in putting in a cross-drive at.150-foot level; and have sent one of their directors to Melbourne to try and reconstruct the company, for the purpose of getting machinery. No other reefs at work in this sub~ivision. .

CROOKED RIVER: DIVISION. ·.. . . Mr. James Travis, Mining Registrar.' I regret that I have'R:o _impro.vement t() report in mjnin(S matters pere for. tlie quarter. Very littl~ stone has been crushed, the .largest po~twn bemg from the Good Hope mme. The expectat10ns founded upon the discovery of a new line of reef within the ·companj'li ground have not as yet been fulfilled ; nevertheless, the stone taken from that part of the mine has proved payable, giving a much better average return than that from the old workings, so far, at least, as the operations of the quarter .ar~ concerned. . . . The crushings from the Crinoline have been miserably poor, falling a long way short of working expense~. Through a disagreement between the shareholders in ,_the Hopeful, the work on this mine has been very much retarded, not more than 35 tons having. been raised during the quarter. 'rhe stone is, however, very good, quite equal in app~arance to that crushed last.· A quarter share in ~his. changed hands, a few days ago, for £150. The shareholders do not expect to have another crushing before November, when about 70 tons will be put through. Work has been resumed on the Vu lean with very good prospects.. . The Garry Castle (Upper Wentworth) have had a first crushing of 50 tons, giving a return of nearly 40 ozs. of gold. This promises to be one of the best paying mines yet opened in the division, 'l'he Pioneer mill has b;en crushing st'o.~e from the company's i:nine for some time, but no returns are yet to hand. The Brother Jonatharihas beeri taken up again ttnd registered under a new·name (the" Kossuth "). The Time-will-'rell has changed hands, and W

JERICHO DIVISION. _:Jf'(. R. J. Donaldson, Mining Registrar. . In nlluvial mining the prospects of this ·division are 1~ot encouraging at the present time, and no great improve­ ment m the· future can be looked for. The creeks and gullies hav~ been nearly all worked out where they have been proved payable, and the others have bemdvetl tried and found wanting. On the Thomson, River, near its junction with the Jordan, there are still a few creek chiirns, yielding fair returns, where they are systematicfl.lly worked; but, judging from the loose nature of the ground, and the light scaly gold found, often near the surface, it is highly improbable that any well-defined run or l~ad exists, in that·neighborhood. 44

in quait:i:' tninlng, howevel', this district wiil, no doubt, ere long give empioyment to as many meii as the <:reeks and gullies did in the alluvial mining of six: or seven years ago. A number of the reefs lately discovered have been tried and proven to be gold-bearing, at depths varying from 30 to 100 feet; but the process of development is very slow, owing, ·in some measure, to the want of capital, and' partly to the difficult nature of the country in which such operationa are carried on. · , . The Thomsou Company have made· a start with tcm stampers for the present; but as they themselves eau eas1ly keep that number constantly at work, they will not he able to do much in the way of trial crushing for other claims in the same locality. The Aberfe](iy C,)mpauy will start their powerful crushing battery in two \veeks; and as the machinery is driven by water-power, and the mino well opened up, good and ilnmediate returns are almost certain to be the result. Some of the other claims near !1-lount Look Out are looking well as they are being opened up, but in actual results there is nothing new to report. The average yield from the Hnrbinger Company's claim, Dry Creek, !or the last quarter, has been a little over 12 dwts. per ton, but much larger yields are expected, as the stone is ~m proving at the lower levels. All the claims on the Loch Fyne line are let on tribute, keeping a large number of men m constant an.d profitable employment. The St. Andrew's Company are about to let their mine and mill to tributers. The European mining population of the district are not increasing, but are gradually making way for the Chinese. ·

DONNELLY'S CREEK DIVISio'N. · Mr. Artltur F. Walker, Mining Su1·veyo~ and Regist?·ar. The returns from the quartz crushed during tbe past quarter have been very poor. The Bismark, from which mine a really good yield is expected, have not yet had a crushing, but will probably commence in less than a month. The Gippsland Consols Company are extending ther tunnel at the 550-foot level; the present length of tunnel is 549 feet. The quartz crmhed from this level bas not come up to the expectations formed, 14 ozs. of gold only being obtained from 100 tons. ' · · The Bismark Company are driving nnd stoping out qunrtz in t.heir lowe_st level preparatory to crushing. The Hampton Court Company (south of the Bismark) and the Hit-or-Miss (north of the Bismark) are both driving to intersect the reef running through the Bismark CompaJly's ground, and expect shortly to cut it. · In alluvial nothing fresh hns been found at Donnelly's Creek, but the old ground continues to give a good return, and some of the spur claims are paying very well. Summer workings in the creek will be shortly resumed. At Freestone Creek both the number of miners and yield of gold has decrensed ; this may be attributed to the fact that the gold-producing claims are ~till confined to the same limited portions thnt have been occupied for the last three years, and that all efforts to increase the area of the workings have failed. In the old claims small patches of nuggety gold still continue to be found, and during the quarter the returns include ·One nugget weighing 20 ozs. 10 dwts. from McKenna's claim, and -()ne weighing 7 ozs. 9 dwts., found by Jorgensen and Thomson at Upper Gladstone. · ~ · · In the month of July several specimens of rough gold mixed with quartz (one of 22 dwts.) were found near Blinkbonnie Gully, apparently from some quartz leader or reef at no great distance. A prospecting party was formed to test the ground, but no discovery of importance was made. 'l'he work, however, is still in progress. . The prospecting area, on which a shaft was sunk to the depth of 85 feet without bottoming, and which was abandoned nbout nine months ago, has been again taken up, with the intention of 'sinking a new shaft to decide the question as to whether a deep lead exists at that spo&. . . The contract for the second shaft, to a depth of 100· feet, on the Ben Cruachan Company's ground, has been completed without striking the reef. Aiioth'er contract'for driving is about to be entered into. ' No water has been sold in this subdivision during the quarter.

STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION. Mr. E: S. GUtteridge, Mining Registrar. I have the honor to report that during the past quarter the results of mining operations in this division have been satisfactory, nlthough the total-yield of gold is somewhat less than that of the preceding quarter. At Walhalla the Long Tunnel Company has increased the capabilities of its crushing plant by the erection of an additional battery of £ve head of .stamps and one of Hope's patent stone-breakers. '!.'he Walhalla Company also purpose erecting a new crushing plant. The Longfellow ·Company expect to strike the reef in the 326-foot cross-cut in a.few days. The North Gippsland Company are engaged driving for Cohen's Reef at a depth of 252 feet. At Mount Look Out, Messrs. Williamson have erected a battery of ten heads, which is now crushing for the Thomson Company. The Aberfeldy Company's machine is nearly completed. . Iri alluvial mining there is'not much stir; the few parties engaged are reported to be getting fair returns. There hns been a considerable exodus ofminers to the new goldfields at Port· Darwin and Queensland, never­ theless the mining population hasincreas~d:

RVSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION. ·1Jfr. Charles Gadd, 11'Iin_ing Registrar. · The Phi>asant Creek prospectors have sold their claim, plant, &c., to a company, who have started' a tunnel to .cut the reef 200 feet below the present workings; it is estimated the tunnel will be upwards of 600 feet long. Good gold is still being obtained from the wash under the cement. The Great Extended Company, having erected .a puddling machine, expect to keep employed about twenty men ; the returns for each man are estimated at £4 per week. Several additional claims have been registered during the quarter, which are now being prospected by shafts and tunnels.

\ 13ENDOC SUBDIVISION. 11/r. Jolm Niclwl, Jlfining Registmr. QuARTZ MINING. There is little alteration to report since my previous quarter's report with respect to mining operations, but a decided decrease in the yield of gold, there not hcing much stone crusfied, and partly owing to the alluvium portion not making much more than half-time, through the Hooded state of the rivers and creeks. The principal mines in work are the Rising Sun, Rose of the Valley, Morning Star, Come Love,- and Lucky Hit ; and the following are organizing companies for the working of their claims :-The Victoria (late Nos. 3 and 4, Rising Sun), the Streaky (late Monarch), and the Hit-or-1\lise (lnte United). ' The Rising Sun Company have had one s,mall crushing this quarter, 30 tons yielding 20 ozs. 45 • , The Parks Quartz Company have had also· a crushing from their north shaft, which appears to be on a poor level, 80 tons averaging only 5 dwts. per ton. · The Lucky Hit.-This company are erecting their machine-house and making preparations for their engine, . whi~::h appears to be close at hand, but the border duty seems to be a detriment. · .The Morning Star and Phrenix Company have commenced operations by driving a tunnel to cut the reef in their main shaft, at a depth of 220 feet, which they think they can complete in about 600 feet. The length of tunnel at present is about 150 feet.

TARWIN SUBDIVISION. Mr. E. W. Turner, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. Mining during the quart~r has been carried on steadily. Several parties, having formed themselves into companies, will proceed to work on a better and more systematic manner than heretofore. Four gold mining leases have been applied for; one by some Melbourne speculators; the others· by local men who have high opinions of the auriferous nature of the country. Should these leases be granted,. it will be the means of properly prospecting and working the ground, which has hitherto been but roughly prospected . . The area of the ground worked for the quarter has slightly increased towards the S.E. and S.S. W. The Lankey's wet frontage claims, situated south of the Prospectors', have just bottomed, and have obtained some splendid prospects. The Buln-buln Company, south of the Lankey's claims, have ordered lOO tons of machinery, the ground being too wet for manual labor. ,. The population has been decreasing very much this ,quarter; mostly from New Zealand and Cement Hills, and Whipstick Gully. The reason, in these cases, may be attributed to the want of sufficient water for sluicing operations.

QuARTZ MINING. Quartz mining has increased.this quarter. The Ophir Company have had some good yields, but I am unable to obtain from the manager the returns, on account of pending litigation. The Waradgery Company, north of the Ophir, have suspended temporarily, for the purpose of erecting machinery to enable them to work the claim to better advantage. Several quartz claims have been taken up north and west of the above-named claims, but as yet have given no returns, being but pewly started. The African Company have not had their usual returns; they are sinking a new shaft to strike the main reef. The Golden Bar Company have struck some good leaders, but have had no crushings yet. . Several claims have been taken up at Milkman's Hill,· situated about a quarter of a mile away from the nearest payable goldworkings, and S.S.W. of Foster, on the strength of a report from J. Cosmo Newbery, Esq., analyst, who found an average of 19 dwts. 4 grs. of gold to the ton in a specimen sent to him to analyze. By information I have from one of the shareholders, there is a reef 3 feet thick; it is also supposed to contain copper; should this prove payable, there will be a great tract of country open for selection. The following is the yield from the quartz reefs :-African Company, 26 tons ; 6 dwts. 5 grs. per ton ; 8 ozs. 1 d wt. 10 grs. ALLUVIAL MINING. Alluvial mining during the quarter has progressed favorably. The Great Uncertainty (Prospectors') claim is still as rich as ever, as the munificent returns below show. The Scotchman's, Adventure, Big Log, Mechanic's, Golden Age No. 1 South, Pioneer, and Young Republic claims are still producing good yields, although the average of gold per ton cannot be obto.ined, One or two claims on New Zealand Hill are doing very well; but the majority of miners there are doing but little. . · No news of any importance has been received from the prospecting party on the Franklin River. · The Pearl Race, which is seven miles long, and runs from Bennison's Creek to New Zealand Hill, is but just finished, as there was more fluming to be done than was at first anticipated. It is probable that this race will be extended to the Deep Creek, as there is little water in the Bennison's Creek. Several steam-engines have been ordered, which I expect will be erected during the next quarter. With respect to the amount of gold obtained, the miners, as a rule, keep no'account of the yield of their claims, conse_quently the difficulty of my obtaining, to a nicety, the amount. On the other hand, the bank and storekeepers do not buy all the gold. Several parcels have been sent to the Victorian Mint for coinage by private parties. I dare say there are from 500 to 1000 ozs. disposed of in this way. No water has been sold in this subdivision. · The following return of the Great Uncertainty claim is very encouraging :-No. of tons of washdirt puddled, 1440; yi!Jld of gold, 1542 ozs. 16 dwts. 9 grs.

TRARALGON SUBDIVISION. ll-Ir. Charles Denis, Mining Registrar. The past season having been so stor_my, wet a~d col~, mining has been all but suspended until lately. Within the last few weeks ther<: has been a SJDallmflux of mmers mto the ranges on the north of the La Trobe River. From what I can learn, they all seem sa~~sfied with the~r. returns, and consider they are making fair wages. As the summer advances there may, m all probab1lity, be an addition to the number of miners already there.

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