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' 1866. VICTORIA. REPORTS OF TIIE ..) . MJ[NING SURVEYORS AND R JE G J[.§ T RA R So QUARTER ENDING 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1866. -. '·• PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF P A~LIAM.:ENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND. '' JOHN l'ERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE. No.l4. APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORTS. DErAILED PARTICULARS, AMOUNT, £ s. d. Cost of Preparation, abont 10 0 0 Printing, &o. 81 16 4 TOTAL £ 91 16 4 , . SUMMARY.-GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR T1t:E QUARTER ENDING 30TH-SEPTEMB~R, 1866. TABLE· showing approximately the NUMBER OF MINERS employed, the MACHINERY in use and its Value, on the several Gold Fields in the Colony of Victoria. • Compil~ed from the Mining Surveyors and Hegistrars' Reports for the Quarter ending 30th September, 1866. Machinery employed in Quartz Mining. Number Alluvla.lllliners. Quartz 1\Iiners. Machinery employed in Alluvial Mining, Approxi~ ---,--------:--1 of ~-~--- m:1te Square Price or Gold DlS'rRICT, DIVISION, Total Steam Engines Miles of I Value of Aurife· per oz. Number of employedWinding, AND, l)umptng, &c. all rous , . Ground - 8, .a1 mmg aCtually ~~~~~~~~~·: SUBDIVI:>ION. .Miners. I ~gregat~- Plant. worked • Fro No. Horse- No. :a To power. !:: upon. 1 m --£ I .£ s. d • .£ s. d. BALLARAT: 2,987 138 16 .. •• • • .. •• .. .. .. i\(; 3 26 479 2 216 •• •• .. .. 280,268 ~! 4 0·6 4 2 0 Contr•l Division •. 3,5lt 2115 4['}4 4,220 88 1,5!)6 682' 152 2,396 33 830 60 4 7 • • .. .. •• .. .. .. 6 2 7 135 •• 78 • • 5 •• 2 54,550 8 4 I 0 4 2 0 Southern Division .• 4 0 0 4 I 0 2,020 250 230 2,500 44 700 -50 32 • • .. • • • • .. .. .. .. • • .. 13 270 • • 88 .. .. .. .. 66,000 13f Buninyong .. .. 3 17 6' 4 0 0 2,030 600 40 2,670 75 1,520 32 16 • . .. .. .. •• •• .. • • •• .. 6 140 I .. 40 .. .. .. .. 1o,ooo u Smytllesdo.le •• 321 180' 12 ~ '.. .. .. •• .. .. .. 16 .. 29 6!0 .. '12832 .. 1 •• •• 108,000 8~ 3 IS 6 4 0 3 {)reswlck .. .. 800 650 . 600 2,0.50 21 128 I 8 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • .. .. .. I 25 .. .. .-. .. .. 2,&00 2t 3 18'6 4 1 6 Qordon .. .. 76 81 44 130 .. .. .. 44 .. .. .. 48 .. 3 28 • • 24 . 290 .. 176 -.. 3 .. .. 58,000 13 3 16 3 3 18 0 Ste!gUtz • • .. 60 120 170 a5o 5 1,308 l 3 16 6 3 17 0 B1ackwood .. .. s 17 0 3 17 0 Blue lllountain South 65 6,:;: I_;_ ;: I::- '·: :: :: 1;; 2·,::: ; :: 6:::::: 15,687 268 4~: ~~- ·~8 ·~ ~~~ ·~ ;~ ~:: ;~ :~ 6:~ Totals •• :: --10,::: 1~42711 ----1------1,:~ ' :; 1----- 1___:..:.__1--'-- --1----~--- -- BEECRWORTR: Beechworth · ); •• .. .. 587 119 .. 1,714 17 136 6 14 5 144 34 • • 55 3,100 .. .. .. I 3 34 · .. 17 .. •• .. 2 28,000 24 3 19 6 3 19 6 Stanley .. .. .. .. 274 20 .. 489 .. .. 18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • .. .. • • I 18 .. 8 .. .. .. .. 5,300 121 a 19 o 3 19 6 Yacka.ndandah •• .. .. 9~2 310 .. 1,832 .. .. .. •• .. •• 40 .. .. .. •• •• .. .. 2 32 3 S9 3 .. •• .. 8,700 9 3 19 0 3 19 6 Sandy creek .. .. .. 31 126 I .. 158 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , .. •• .. .. .. 750 2 3 11 6 3 12 0 Indigo .. .. .. .. 398 49~ 122 • • 1,016 19 308 • 62 37 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 58 .. 48 •• .. •• .. 36,500 2 3 19 3 3 19 6 Buckland .. .. .. .. ~35 1,599 259 .. ·2,093 I 8 1:.!1 •• .. •• .. 60 10 .. .. .. .. ... .. 7 S3 8 167 S .. .. .. 35,900 53 3 17 6 3 18 6 Crooked River .. •• .. 164 113 389 .. ljG6 .. • • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • .. •• 8 102 3 94 3 .. .. .. 40,9410 48~ 3 17 6 3 18 0 Mit<Jiloillt!ver .. .. .. 160 184 43 .. 387 I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 15 .. 9 .. .. • • .. 2,500 3 3 11 0 3 16 0 Jordan North, and part of Otneo ~8 8 1!~. 1,189_ .. 2,191 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 ~91 23 • 446 23 .. •• .. 118,300 37 3 0 0 3 19 0 3 0 0 3 19 0 75 678 OmeoJorda.nSoutb. Central .. .... .. ,,300 --~~ 45 .. 1,42359!> .. ..•• .. .. ..•• , .. 25 l*l~-~~..0 .. .. .. -14.. ..273 ..7 208 7 •• .. .. 87,0001,050 375 8 7 6 3 17 6 Snowy Creek .. •• .. 337 110 .. .. 4.47 .. .. .. 11 0 .. .. .. .. ~. .. 2,100 , 2£ 11 50 3 12 0 ~~--:·--11---- ------ - " Totals.. ••. .. 4,971 4,865 3,175 .. I:I,OU 44 565 81 51 30 144 175 I 59 '906 41 1,036 44. 2 367,000 235!1: SANDHUUS'l': ' ---!--·--l.-----_:_l----l--------·1-- - ·------ !- Kangaroo Flat .. .. .. 750 560 1,340 .. 2,650 .. .. ' 243 • 69 1,308. .. 709 •• 163,900 3 17 6 a 17 6 Eagleh<~.wk .. .. .. .. 3,!70 500 1,188 •• 4.858 31 390 191 .. ... .. • .. .. 265 ~8 509 .. 237 ,.. .. •• .. 1~0.000 ·3 17 6 3 17 6 Kllrnore .. .. .. .. 270 240 324 .. 834 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 126 .. 80 .. .. •• .. 0,000 3 15 0 3 16 6 Heathcote and Warafiga South .. 300 200 640 .. 1,140 I 8 61 2 .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 352 .. 107 .. 6 .. 6 42,650 3 1li_ 0 4 0 6 Waranga. North .. .. .. 77 91 512 .. 680 .. .. 55 .. 22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 96 .. 94 .. .. .. .. 20,500 3 15 6 4 0 9 ,Raywood ... .. .. .. 500 50 200 .. 750 .. .. 40 .. · .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 62 .. 66 .. , • • ll,350 3 17 6 3 1~- 6 --·-----1---1-----1------ -1--------- - -- --1--•- 1- fi,067 1,641 4,204 10,912 32 398• 590 2. 22. 6 .. .. .. .. .. 265 136 2,453 1,293 6 6 397,400 '192/r Totals •• ---- ---- - 1-- ---:-- 1-- MARYBOROUGH: Maryborough .. .. .. 2,400 l,!ioo 1~e .. 4,6.>0 19 299 120 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~10 170 .. 170 .. .. .. .. 51,600 4~ 3 18 6 4 I 6 Amherst .. .. •• .. 1,359 490 o• .. 1,936 12 19.5 43 12 .. •• 3 .. .. 31 .. .. .. 4 68 .. 40 .. .. .. .. 30,000 5 3 18 6 4 0 0 Avoca .. •• .. .. I 23'1 800. 22 .. 2,054 8 / 165 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 15 ., 12 .. .. .. .. 12,300 8 3 19 0 4 0 0 Dnnolly .. .. ,.. .. 1:s20 520 4!10 .. 2,820 8 98 85 26 .. .. .. •• .. .. .. I .. .. .. 20 322 .. 184 .. .. .. ... 48,000 i3:f!: 3 19 6 4 I 0 Korong .. .. .. 600 260 ~':;~ .. 1,415 1 20 72 I .. .. .. .. .. • ,. • • .. .. .. 24 300 .. 143 • • . 24 .. i 2tl 34,200 SO 3 17 6 3 18 0 Redbankan6 St. Aruaud South.. 260 10 ••v .. 460 .. .. -· 3 .. .., .. .. ..- .. .. .. .. .. 4 6-5 .. 26 .. .. .. I .. 2,000 9! 3 18 6 4 1 0 4 0 0 4 1 0 St.ArnaudNorth .. .. 165 206 115 .. 586 2 16 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. ' .. .. 6 106 6 70 .. 14 -·-·-~~~·15,000 6 Totals.. .. .. 7,836 __2:786 __:299 50 . --79'3 3 • • .. 69 1,046 6 645 .. 38 _·_· .1 =: =~,921_ -675!9a-J2- __:_:__ -~ JII .. I .. = _1 2_ CASTLE MAINE: a 15 9 3 17 3 3 15 6 3 19 0 1 1 1 3 17 0 4 0 3 ~~;:. :: :: ::I :!l! ::m 1~ :; !:~ 1! ffi ~~ H ~: ·~ :~ :: ~; :: 4 ~4 :: ~ :; ~ :: ~~ 1 m5 :: s 17 6 3 18 9 l< ·:: :: 3 17 9 3 19'0 :: :: .. i 1: I :: :; :: :: :: '2 \i 49 6 :: 3 15 0 3 19 0 ~~~1!~~~ew·~· ~t~ l,i~g ~~I :: 2,~~ :~ ~~ -~ "I .~ :: :: 3~ 6:; 3~~ 7~;~~~ 2~ 3 16 9 3 18 0 Kyneton .. • • .. 20 fi 18.; .. ~10 2 30 .. 3 .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 95 .. 58 .. 4 .'. .. 10,000 7 Blue Mountain Nvrth .. .. 45\l 40 60 , .. ofiO .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 74 16 .. .. .. .. 7,500 7;!; 3 17 0 3 17 0 1 .. 5,703 13,3;;:;----;;-- 6 .. 73 --.. 1,921 2 294,037 139! Totals .. 5,oo612,osH 112 l,i57 -733 77 45-lrn- -!-.-.~--5- 12:1-.-.-~!i2 l,li6 --o-lao--6-lB ARARAT: 530 ~~-:-.-..-~~~----I-:-.-.- .. 17 .. • ..... ~~-----i~-.-.-~-~ 164 i --.-.---..-·-.-.-.-~ 19,400 33!: Ararat .. ; l~ ~ : 1~ ~ ( Pleasant Creek 260 'l5G I 676 .. 1,086 5 •• 3 2 . 30 .. .. .. 46 I 81 .. 60 .. 14 31\0 .. 1~ .. 19 .. 3 63,200 12 3 18 6 3 18 6 Raglan ... 401 694 .. .. 1,095 15 47 13 I 3 .. .. '· I" .. tl~·:I .. _ / .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 '5~ 3 18 o 4 I 0 Barkly •• .. 1_,130 180 16 .. I • 1,326 I 24 .. 6 93 I .. .. 26 •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,360 !at .. 2,32! ~~886-.. -l---;:27!'2'6-w81--8-0_lG_9_I;;S______ -::_ 7218'1-..- .. i----;3 514 --;;;-..-19- .. --;-J~ 63! Totals .. 36,614 20,364 72,109 9,832 2,623 !70 5,770 i--;-1-s- 6 8.958 --;;- 211 6 GRAND 'l'o;!'ALS ..I ~;-;---;-;-- m· ~ ~-;;;-I-;;- ~~ 1-m . 5,SO;J-;;;;- -;;l-;:oo6,69~ m~ No·rE.-The ltes:_strars for Ute Raywood aud St. And!ew'.s ·west Divisions havlng failed to forward reports, their returns for the previous Quarter have been adopted. , R. BROUGH SMYTH, Mining Department, :Melbourne, 8th Octob~r, 1866. Secretary for Mines. No. 14"' MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTR.ARS' REPORTSo BALLAR AT <MINING DIST'RICT. CENTRAL DIVISION.• (Formerly Nos. I, 2, and 3.) Mr. Ha'l"l'i6 Wood, ltfining Regiatrar. THE TOTAL NUMllER OF MINERS IS AS FOLLOWS:- Total for the Europeans. Chinese. Division. B.ema.rks. ,. Allll.vial Miners ... ... 3,511 255 3,766 Quartz Miners ... ... 454 ... 454 Totals ... 3,965 4,220 = THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MINERS IS THUS DISTRIBUTED :- Golden Point Lead 936 Snecimen Gully 31 Reilan ... 84 Sfnclair's Hill 20 Inkermann Lead and Reef 571 Canadian and Prince Regent 48 Frenchman's Lead ' 760 New Chum and Sailor's Gully 26 W oolshed Lead 225 Clayton's Hill... ... 16 De~.d Horse Lead 182 Pennyweight and Red Hill 20 Essex Lead .. 93 Ashe's Lead ... 12 Swump Lead .. 30 Eureka ... ... .. 15 Col: bler's Lead 350 Black Hill and Black Hill Flat ... 115 Sebasto:pol ... 80 Little Be · o 200 MiJkma1d's Lead 8 Brown at 26 White Flat ... 56 Springs ... 67 Golden Point... ... ... 32 Dead Horse ... 48 Old. Post Office Hill, Poverty Point, and lnkermann Gully 31 Hed Streak 68 Gwn-Tree Flat 70 Total ... 4,220 THE MAOHINl!ll.Y Is AS FOLLOWS:- ALLUVIAL 1\:lmnm.