1872.
VICTORIA.·
REPORTS
OF THE • MINING SURVEYORS AND R,EGISTRARS'.
QUARTER ENDING 31sT ·MARCH 1872.
PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PAl~LlAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND,
i$11 aut~orit!f: · JOIIN l!'ERJU·:s, GOVERNMENT PR.lNTim, liELUOUiiN.Ii;, ,. ~. ~. 1 •.• ' '< )• 1'"'"' •
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.A.PPROXIMA.TE COST OF REPORTS. £• s. d. 12 10 0 ~ t Preparation, about 5 0 0 J"lthogt·a]Jhing, &c. 72 0 .0 l:'rlntlnf ( 1250 coptos) Totul .. 'i £89 10 0
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~1' '. ! INDEX.
Summary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ended 31st March 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, Levels, Cross-cuts, &c. . Estimated Yield of Gold and Quantity of Gold Exported during the Quarter ended Slat March 1872. Summary of Yield of Gold froin Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &c., crushed during the Quarter ended Sist March 1872. ·Number and Distribution of Miners on·the Goldfields of the Colony, 31st March 1872. ' B.A.LLARAT MINING DISTRICT. rnge Ballarat Central Division Mr. Harrie Wood, Mining Registrar 7, 16, 17, Ill Ballarat Southern Division Mr. J. F. Coleman, Mining Registrar... 7, 17, 21 Buninyong Division Mr. Robert M. Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7, 16, 17, 21 Smythesdale Division Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 17, 22 Creswick Division ... ·Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7, 14, 16, 17' 22 Gordon Subdivision Mr. Thomas Cowan, Surveyor and Registrar 7, 17, 23 Steiglitz Subdivision Mr. 0. W. Collins, M strar ... 8, 17, 23 Blackwood Division and Blne Mountain South Mr; John F. Hansen, Min gistrar 8, 17, 23 Subdivision BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. Beechworth Division Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar 8, 17, 24
Yackandandah Division ••• I Mr. P. Wright, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 8, 17 Indigo Division .... Mr. R. Arrowsmith, Mini veyor and Registrar 8, 18, 24 Buckland Division ... Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, 'strar 9, 16, 18, 25 Alexandra Subdivision Mr. W. G. Moon, Minin 9, 18, 25 Dry Creek Subdivision ..... Mr. Robert Pemberton, ining Registrar 18, '26 Gatfney's Creek Subdivision ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 9, 18, 26 Wood's Point Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. . 9, 16, 18, 26 Big River Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. . 9, 18, 27 Mitta-mitta Division Mr. Andrew Trench, Mining Registrar 18 Jamieson Subdivision Mr. H. C. Geneste, Mining Registrar .•. 9, 18, 27
SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. Sandhurst Division .•. Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Registrar 10, 14, 16, 18, 28 Kilmore Division Mr. James W. Osborn, Mining Registrar ••• 10, 18, 28 Heathcote Division and W aranga South Sub-.. Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 10, 14, 16, 18, 29 division Waranga North Subdivision ••• Mr. Henry B. Pitman, Minit:lg Registrar ... 10, 14, 18, 29
MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. Maryborough 'Division ·Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., Mining Registrar 10, 14, 16, 18, 29 Amherst Division ... •.. Mr. Joseph Smith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 10, 14, 19, 30 Avoca Subdivision ... Mr. P. Simpson,.Mining Suryeyor and Registrar ... 10, 14, 19, 30 Dunolly and Tamagulla Divisions Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and.Registrar ... 11, 16, 19, 30 Korong Division Mr. Henry J. Hughes, Mining Registrar ...... ll, 18, 31 Red bank and St. Arnaud ·South Subdivisions Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ll, 14, 19, 31 St. Arnaud North Subdivision Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 14, 19, 31
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. Castlemaine Division Mr. Thos. L. Brown, Mi.ning Surveyor a~d Registrar ll, 19, 32 Fryer's Creek Division' Mr. Mark Amos, l:Hning Surveyor and Registrar 11, 15, 19, 32 Hepburn Division ••• Mr. Thos. Hale, Mining Registrar 11, 15, 19, 33 Taradale and Kyneton·fl_ubdivision Mr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar ...... 12, 15, 19, 33 Tarrangower Division ... Mr. Robt. NankiveU, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .•. 12, 15, 19, 34 St. Andrew's Division Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12, 15, 19, 34 Blue Mountain North Sub~vision Mr. Graham McPherson, Mining Registrar 20, 34
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ararat Division ... Mr. Charles Jas. Wm. Russell, Mining Surveyor and ' Registrar ' ... .;...... 12, 20, 85 Pleasant Creek Division Mr. W. Crellin, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 15, 20, 35 Barkly Division Mr. W. Crellin, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 20, 35 Raglan Division Mr. Augustus Poeppel, Mining Registrar IS, 15, 20, 85
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.
Omeo Subdivision ... Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar ... ••• ••• 20, 36 Mitchell River Subdivision Mr. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 20, 36 Boggy Creek Subdivision Mr. George Alien, Mining Registrar ...... ••• 13, 20 Crooked River Division Mr. James Travis, Mining Registrar •.• ... ••• 13, 20, 36 Jericho Division Mr. R. J. Donaldson, Mining Registrar • -... • .. 20, S6 Donnelly's Creek Division Mr. Arthur F. Walker, .Mining Surveyor and Regbtrar ... 13, 20, 37 Stringer's Creek Division Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining Registrar 13, 16, 20, 37 Russell's Creek Division Mr. C. Gadd, Mining Registrar ...... 20, 37 Bendoc Subdivision Mr. John Nichol, Mining Registrar ... _ 13, 20, 37 Tarwin Subdivision Mr. E. W. Turner, Mining Surveyor and Regbtrar 13, 20, 38 Traralgon Subdivision Mr. C. Denis, Mining Registrar 20 Lithograph.-S~ctions of the Port Phillip and Colontal Gold Mining Company'!> Mine, Clunes 22 A 2 su:
GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR
TABLE SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE NUMBER OF .l\:fiNERS EUPLC IN THE C Compiled from tke Minin,g Surveyo1'S and 1
Alluvial Qua.rtz lllACHINERY EMPLOYED IN ALLUVIAl Miners, lllinere.
Steam Engines DISTRICT, DIVISION Total , employed in Wind- Number : ing, Pumping, &e. !!!, ~ AND 00 1 IIUBDIVISION !>.&~rs, ------~-·l ~' ~ ~ ~,; 1 g · ~ 4) ~ ~~ ~~ m 11~ ~ ~~ (I) ! .... l%1 - ~r .... Q) -.... d .. .c ~ .§ ~ .s l:; to~ i1 i ~~ ~ j .u ~ ~ ~ 6 ~ ~~ Cil~ 1"'1 ~~ ~ ~ wen ------..,..----1------··--·:---·------
BALL!.RAT, Central Division ...... :: 1Jg 17 1i .. Southern Dl vision ...... 3,~ m s;~ ::m 9~ 3,r~? g~ 31 2 'i Buninyong Division • • • • . • 950 ·1£0 250 .. 1,360 30 - 840 25 '4 21 14 .. 18 .. Smy>hesdl\le Division .. .. . 1,555 300 40 .. 1,895 64 1,400 57 6 21 15 .. 00 .. Creswick Division • • . • • • £50 40o 900 . . 1,900 13 328 . 13 1 1o5 13 2 1•• o.oo I .. Gordon Subdivision . • • • • , 23 15 132 .. 170 ...... 1 1 .. .. Steiglitz Subdivision.. . . • . 220 130 450 .. BOO ...... , .. 2 .. .. 100 .. Blacll:wood Division and Blue 250 300! 460 .. 1,010 I .. .. I·: I ...... 500 .. Mountain South Subdivision ,~- --~-- i "'" -~-- -- •• 7,S08 • 2,395 . 2,932 .. 13,135 212 6,317 230 28 ·~ 85 14 1,670 1 Totals .. ------1------
BEECH WORTH, Beechworth Division •• 1,133 960 108 2,251 25 270 6 15 5,2~ 3 Yack:andandah Division .• 280 lll 146 537 1 5 2 Indigo Division • • • • 317 280 61 658 13 360 '39 io 250 lluckland Division . . • • 132 1,279 396 is 1,820 2 22 1,~ Alexandra Subdivision •• 300 40 210 630 5 96 'is i6 Dry Creek SubdiviBinn , • 70 90 160 340 BenallA Subdivision.. . .. G"ffney's ~'reek Subdivision "9s '\o "vo 25 '2o1 :: :: :: :: :: :: .. '22o :: 'V nod's Point Subdivision •• 247 20 135 .. 402 •• ...... •• .. 'i 300 .. Big River Subdivision .• 101 20 70 191 .. • • • • ...... i .. 280 llitta-mitta. Division* 230 240 12 '4 486 ...... •• ...... 2,000 '3 Jamieson Subdivision •• .. .-~ ~ ~- .. i 452 !_:_:__ .. _:_:_ ·- ...... 400 .. 7 Totals ...... ------,-3,lll 3,187 1,448 42 7,788 46 753 19 .. 63 35 49 10,710 8 SANDHURST. 1,876 C50 4,608 . 21 7,155 ' 31 500 .. .. HO 10 56 .. .. Sandhurst Division • • • ~ •• I Kilmure Divisi•'n • • ~. • . Beathcote Division and W a.ranga z~g ~~ l ,:~ io ~~ :: :: :: :: 62 4 io "74 • :: South Su b!livislon 1 W aranga .North Subdivision 140 60 1 ooo •• _i .. 1 .. _::_ 10 .. _:..: __.. __ ._. l-ci~l- .. 1 MA:::I:R~~G~,: .. 2,297 770 __ ...::__ ~ __31_ ~,_.. __ .• 212 ~- ~ ~ _ .._
Maryborou•h Division • • .. 2,045 400 837 .. 3,282 36 917 31 .. 153 2'1 6 5 .. Ambers> Division ...... 586 70 , 70 .. 726 18 321 22 .. 90 H 17 80 .. Avoea Subdivision ...... · 697 1,787 43 • 2,527 10 263 ! 8 .. 71 9 19 ,32 •• nunollya.nd'l'arnagullnDivisions 342 587 515 21 1,465 2 25 , •••• 82 23 8 .... 0 1 2 2 1 ~~b~~~::;~~ St. A·~ne.wfsouth • ·j:~ . i~g ~ :: 'Mg ~ re .. 2 :: u ~ j .. 9 :: Suhdivisi011S St. ArnaudNurth Subdivision .. 68 97 101 .. 266 i .. .. ·.. .. 10 i .. .. ' 6 .. 1--1---·-- 1-i- TotnJs ., ., .. 5,524 3,563 _ 1,810 _ _::_ 10,908 -~~ 1,572 i~- ·-·-·_ ~:~ ~ .;.:,• ...::_ CA.STLE~fAINE. I - Castlemaine Division • • ' 540 480 635 , , , 1,655 5 80 4 • . 134 6 S lOO •• 1 1 1 ~':r~:~n~'f,j~i~.~~si"~ :: ·.: '~~8 'g~ ~~i ! :: ~:~~~ I ~ i~ .. 3 2 ~~ ~ A& ~gg :: Taradale anu K,ynewnSubdivision 337 215 329 .. 881 5 101 .. .. 24 5 3 20 .. 4 [:.~~~r:~~! ~i~:~~~ :: :: ~~ rgg m :: ~~ i ~g :: :: 1 • ~ ·s :: 1~~ :: Blue .111ountain North Subdivision 94 8 39 • , 141 1 10 1 Totals ...... ""3,37il !,7:!3 2,663 .. 8,776 27 452 .. 7 ~~ -;;--~-~~- ~ ~ .. ------1-·--1--·------
AR.ARAT. I I I Ararat Division .. '..t .. 400 480 136 .. 1,016 I 1 18 .. .. 12 1 21 .. , Pleasant Creek Division • '1_[!395 155 712 :, • 1.262 5 86 .. .. 2 3 •3 40 .. llarkly Division ...... 45 .. .. 295 2 ! ~ .. • • 16 2 .. 40 .. ReglauDivision .. , .. .. ~~.~~_:_:_ 582 3 .. .. 39 10 __:_ .. 1 1 I....,:.: Totals ...... 1,315 , 980 • 800 .. 3,165 11 ! 174 .. .. 00 16 4 101 .. OmeoSub!!~~=~~· .. .. -:--= -: -.. ----=-~--.-. -~--.-.- -.. ---..- ...... 800 ~ Mitchell River and Boggy Creek 180 120 17 .. 317 .. 1 ...... 100 .. · Subdivisions · , Crooked River Division .. .. 231 120 124 .. i 475 .. I ...... 570 .. 'vision ...... 93 50 69 .. 212 ...... 150 .. ~'reek Division .. .. 90 11 58 .. 159 ...... ~· .. .. 30 .. 54 6 enuocS~~t~~~~'::' :: :: ~~ ::65 ~ :: mI :: I :: :: :: :: :: :: '2gg :: 33 i~~;;:~~:~~b'Ji~~o;; :: :: 1g :: I ~ :: ~ :: :: :: :: .. a :~ .: 1~ :· 1 - i------1-i-1----1- Totals ...... 1,328 791 1,047 .. 3,166 I .. .. · .. .. 14 4 · 2 1,949 •
GRAND ToT:Ls, .. .. r::;; -:;-~~ ~-~~~r~~~~-~ ~ ~~ ~ -~r~::;l-
Ofiice of-Mines, Melbourne~ 30th .Aprill872. ,No.23, :UARTER ENDED 31st MARCH 1872.
MACHINERY IN USE .AND ITS VALUE, ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS VICTORIA. 10rts for the Quarter enileil. 31st March 1872.
MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN QUARTZ MINING.
:Number Number 8 of of Prloa of Gold .. Approximate Square distinct per ounce~ !':~.:fiit"" Ill J Yalue Miles of Quartz ~ Winding, Pumping, ~ ~ ~·~ ~ t.!" · · w • of Auriferous Reefs l j"' Crushing, &o. .S"' 8 ~ :a :Si a! · ~ "l!' Minlug Ground actually - I • . U -lil ~ o,. . :;:; .s:m Plant. actually 'proved ~ • I • ra ~.,a i~ . ' ~~a~ ~ lj worked to !Je. upon. L :il · 2~ .. ~ ... ~.::; .. ! .a.am~ ::; :::>Ill Alll'iferous. ----,--- ,__ .8 ~9- .E~~ IV 1 ~t,ls' m bO:J, fa:! J1 I' .;a ~o~ '§.c~ !i ~~5" ~ ~·· ·,;~d ·~ ~ : ·E-g • ..,.__ To ~- _lll_a ___"" ___ I__ <~_EII:Q __ I·-,S-"_:S_I_rJi_"g._E_, _!_, ~~;il;i ~ __fll:_ll:il:§ --.,--1----1----1---~-"''_"" ____ , .,. £s.d. £s.d. 8 34 738· 410 ' 2 5 85 40 I· :: , :: i & 14 280 102 :i ~; :~ ,!:~~ j u i g g ! ~ io 'i 3 70 .23 29,000 15 11 4 0 0 4 0 3 5 1 33 1,018 'i 240 i7 '3 'i 112,000 12 15 400 400 9 181 11 2 9,435 3~ 19 3 18 0 4 •0 0 10 269 58 3 'i 19,300 43 68 3 19 0 4 0 0 21 409 261 ii 13 47,000 ~ 28 317 0 318 6 ~--1--'~1------1·----1----il--- 15 12 ' 3,056 1 1,211 20 11 44 9 2 ' 506,645 - 136 192 --:---,---1---1------1--_;_--1----1--.-
.2 7 99 4 12 • • 5 • • • • 52,850 47 92 3 18 6 4 1 0 7 87 2 63 • 2 •• 2 .. 13,315 12 80 a 11 o 4 0 0 "i 5 52 50 •• •• 1 '6 •. 28;498 1! 25 4. 0 0 4 0 6 19 269 _ ii; 282 . . • • 2 . • . . . 42,325 Go 381 316 6 318 6 '2 10 120 • • 84 • • • • 5 3 • • 26,495 28 57 3 16 6 4 1 0 1 8 : : s :: .. ::. .. .. 5,ooo 3 16 0 4 1 0 1g• .. 3 ::- 10 3 ·o o 3 iil 6 2 18 6 3 16 6 -i ~1~ ~~ ~~ :~ ;~ :~ :_::.: . :_·~. Ill!~ ~ il • 312 6 3 17 6 3 5 0 3 12 0 :: j :: ·5 "7s 'i 'h :: • ::· :: 1~:~ I f z~ 316 6 3 18 0 _::_L_5_ • __7_4_ ,:~~-~96~8~~~=·=42=='- ,,.->-o ;~--~--~--19-l--·~-~~-'-;;-·_~-~-.-2-89..:.,4_•5-_ ===~===~~~---78-=_9-=.=: 1 1 302 1 140 2,470 1,306 4 212 2411 413,000 '2:! 318 318 3 3 18 8 3 28 'i 31 1,950 27 126 3 15 0 318 0 17 244 135 iil 2i 20,920 81 100 3 16 0 4 1 i! .. .. _'~ --::-1::-:5-:-9-,:-·-:·-l-::-::-c68::- .. :. .• __::_1__::_ .. 17,000 1~ 101 3150 3160 ~1-.:-l-~~-:-, 2,901 2. 1,540 -1~-~~~- 2!19 _1_1 __4_52..;.,8_70_1--140_~::.__1 __7_11_1
36 4 22 492 171 27 22 105,837 5 143 319 0 4 0 10 8 100 50 8 8 30,028 6 45 3 18 0 3 19 6 i2 'i 3 44 22 2 2 3 18 0 4 0 0 41 681 265 35 16 u~ 1~ 3 19 6 4 0 3 io 15 280 120 - 12 4 16 50 310 0 4· 1 6 4 75 25 2 1 'i 7,733· 11! 26 3 17 6 4 0 0 14 307 •• 94 .... 1416 ' 24,878 i 7 65 3 18 0 4 0 3 :---:-:-107--l--2-,0-29--i--.-.-I-7::-5-:-0 1-.--:-.--:.- lOO 69 1 -:---- SSi--5.. 267,891 78 ' 0 525 --'---1- 1----1---!
36 610 256 2 54 41 61,$0 104 3 17 6 311 9 52 17 303 6 11 60,795 32 1 3 17 6 318 0 32 'i 31 519 ~~ 'i 51 60 31,500 38 3 16 6 3 19 0 14 325 154 •• 25 26,502 19 3 17 6 3 19 6 i6 41 BH 66 78 62,746 74 317 6 3 19 3 13 134 ~~-I .. 10,950 69 4 0 0 4 2 6 2 25 1---1---8 . :: i 2,500 4 3 17 0 3 18 0 lOO 1 154 2,790 1,179 3 3 182 185 256,383 166! 390 - 1-, -1--1~1-1--:-
12 . . 12 ,, 214 I .. 76 • ' I .. I 1 ! 28,613 ~ 23 3 17 6 318 6 3 12 6 4 1 3 ~~ 27 :~7 . :: 3i= ':: :: ~~ ~~ :~ a:!:~~ 11t ~ 3 18 0 3 18 0 318 6 318 6 ~ 1-.--:- -"-3-·~-'-1-=,~-:-:~- :: ~ :: ::. 1---i-- -~-~-11-·2-:-. -1--1-2:.:...::-~-0-. __82!_:_-1--- 735--1 ------i----1------__, ____ , ___ -----__:,___1·-__;;;__ ___1
1 17 .. 15 . . • • • • • • . • 4,600 9 19 3 10 0 3 17 6 2 22 . . 17 ...... • • . . 2,000 28 18 3 7 0 3 17 6 11 149 1 132 . . • • .. .. • 1 33,720 49. 343 312 0 3 18 0 ~ ~ 3 ~ ...... • • 18.672 30 3 0 0 3 14 6 25 3 8 0 3 16 0 1 1 3 12 0 3 16 6 .• .. Z ~~ '! ~ :~ :: :~ :: :: 3 r~ u 3 10 0 315 0 4 1 3 10 0 316 6 :: 'i t ag -~ ~ :: :: ~ :~ :: 980 ~ ~ 3 15 9 3 15 9 315 0 3 16 6 . . I+ --,~~--~--~.,-·7--,-...,~--~- --~-·- --·~- --::- -·-~- --·-~-l---i-1--1-44,61-605--1--1-5~--1--411-1 -I 1 5-63- ~ -7-19-.-l--1-3,-542--l--6-1..,-+-6-,71-7--; _1_5_ ~!~ -8-l--.:._-i-1-,00-6.i--l--3-,151--l I • . ba la&t return hllll been adopted. R. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretary for Mines, I TAB L~1 fE . \\: . . ' SHOWING- THE YIELD OF GOLD FROM CER'TAIN PARCELS OF QUARTZ RAISED Dl:JRING ~1 E QUA.RTER IN SO]\'IE OF THE DEEPEST :MINES IN. VIC'l'ORIA, WITH THE DEPTH OF THE .DEEPEST SHAFTS WHICH ARE NOW BEING SUNK, QR TH1 SINKING OF ~HIOH HAS RECENTLY BEEN ST.OPPEJ?, ETC . . I (Compiled from Returns made by ·the Mining Surveyors and· Regisr.ars for tlte Quarte1• ended ·31st itlarch 1872.) . ~·· ~ . . Depth of Depth of Depth Depth at Dip of the tile the the I Average Width , NAME OF REEF. of deepest REMARKS. which Quantity Yield of Gold Reef. NA\\IE Ol!' COMPANY. deepest DISTRIC'£, DIVISION, Crushed. of.the Reef s11art. Vevel. Cros.s-eut. NAME OF COMPANY. NAME OF REEF. the Quartz per Ton. UD was got. SUBDIVISION. ·-·-·~ ---1~------}'eet. Ft. In. Feet. Feet. _1 Feet. Tons. ozs. dwts. gn., Black Hill .. 100 100 100 0 6 E. 30' :N~ 10° E. mackHill BALL.A.RAT. 1,561 0 14 3 IIo~lcwcll Staffordshire '395 260 Black Hill .. ,. 100 8 7 0 Black Hill .. 50 200 0 5 E. 34' jN.4'E. ~~0 I Central Divlsion • • • • • . • . . Staffordshire .. 0 2 9 I . Hopewell 2,583 I .. Southern DiviE=ion • • • • • • • . 1 Hiscock's •• •• ! 130 to 2 \ Knngnl'oo •• Campbell's .. 570 670 l ,I 4 19 Cross 880 870 AR.A.IlAT. 200 ' :3 to 0 N.W. to 25" 47° E •. :ExteJH.lutl Crosslteef ~ Camp bOil's •• 23 t4" 4.; J }'tat reef, very irregular. North Star .. .. - ~~o300 I 4,468 I 19 $t 14 0 N."\V.4"to25°,47"I>:~ <:n:wn Cross •• Cross 800 790 Anu·at~Divisiou Cross and Flat 2,650 I 0 0 Soutb Scotcbman's •• - • Scotehman's •• 800 500 ·.·~~.. l'.l.easaut Creek Cross lleel;. CrosS and Flat - 500 0 19 1 Oriental...... 500 928 No. 9 North Scotchma.u's ..• Scotchman';r ... i": ~: "I '·'~: •• .~ w • ~ 0. • • Bark!:\• Division 1 Rngl!"' Division ( GIPPSLAND. I Tubal Cain Tubal Cain .. 160 160 .. 0 9 I 100 170 Omeo Subdivision .. ·. : • S~ns of l!~;eedoih . ; ::I N. 70' Gnod Hope Good Hope ,. 66o' 500 620 Mitchell River and Boggy C1•eek 8ubdlvi- I 13 IS 0 8 570 to 620 330 Eld-orm1o Eldorado .. 280 ~ 280 ' 280. sions ~ Good Hope .. Good Hope ,. Ooldcn Key Golden Key •• 112 , Crooked River Division • • . . ::I · L1:ing Tunnel Cohen's •• 331 '243 323 "At ~2lileet in deptb the reef continues well Jericho Division • • • . • • .. defined, and contains very good gold.u · Donnelly's Creek Division . . • • Long Tunnel '•• 1. Cohen's Stringer's Creek Division • • • • !40 140 140 Russell's Creek Dlvislon "' ·1·1. ; ;; 1. ,'\ : :: E ;;,. :: :: ,,, •: .: .: !I Rising ~un "' :: I:~;;; ·~ :: ;~1\ :.~ ··;.~.~ :~ '~: RC··~ ""~ Bendoc Su}Jdh·ision ..... r: African .. Tarwin Subdivision ...... ··1 .. , 1 .. l .. , .. 1·· I ...... Traralgou;__ Subdivision_:______L __ __:__.J, ___ ..J____j___.~~--'----~--i-c-~----,-L ____I__~_j_~----·-·- ~. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretary for Mines. Office of Mine~, Melbourne, 3Qth April 1872; No. 2s,· ESTIMATED YIEtD OF GOLD AND QUANTITY OF GOLD EXPORTED. FROM information obtained from Gold Buyers· and others by the Mining Surveyors and Mining Registrars, the ToTAL QuANTITIES OF GoLD got respectively from ALLUVIUMS and QuARTZ REEFS are as follow:- Alluvial. Quartz. Total. oz. dwt. oz. dwt. oz. dwt. Quarter ended 31st March 1872 ...... 171,851 lO 164,670 8 336,521 18 THE QuANTITY OF GoLD, the produce of this Colony, ExPORTED, according to Returns furnished by order of the Honorable the Commissione1· of Trade and Customs, ~is as follows :- oz. dwt. Quarter ended 3ls~ March 1872 ~98,131 10 SUl\LMARY. THE following information has been obtained relative to the QuANTITY OF QuARTz and QuARTZ TAILINGS, CEMENT, and MuLLOcn::·Crushed, and PY~ITES and BLANKKTINGS operated on, during the Quarter, and · the GoLD obtained therefrom :- MINING DISTRICTS. Quantity Crushed. Average Yield of Total Yield of Gold from , Gold per Ton. Quartz, &c., Crushed, ··-~·-·~-- --····· Quartz, tons cwt. qr, oz. d'vt. gr. oz. dwt, gr. ~ Ballarat ...... 70,493 0 0 0 6 5"25 21,919 2 7 Beechworth ...... 17,766 10 0 0 9 f>'83 8,210 15 8 Sandhurst ...... -... 51,721· 10 0 0 17 22"13 46,348 0 18 Maryborough ...... 6,066 10 0 0 13 15".77 4,142 10 17 Castlemaino ...... " . .. . 28,765 0 0 0 9 0"30 12,962 4 17 Ararat ...... 15,8f>O 14 0 1 0 9'91 16,177 19 7 ., Gippsland ...... 8,291 0 0 1 8 10'49 l ~,788 12 8 ------,------Total Quartz ...... -... 198,954 4 0 0 12 5'25 121,549 5 10 ------Quartz Tailings, Cement, and MtdlocR. ------Ba\larat ...... 120 0 0 0 5 8'10 32 0 12 Beechworth ...... Sandhurst ...... 21,686 0 0 0 2 16•86 2,908 0 16 Maryborough ...... 2,251 0 0 0 2 9'05 267 11 0 Castlemaine ...... 4,091 15 0 0 2 4'04 443 13 4 Ararat ...... 4~356 0 0 0 5 3'72 1,122 16 12 Gippsland ...... i ------Total Quartz Tailings, Cement, &c. ... ! 32,504 15 0 0 2 22'49 4,774 1 20 Pyrites and Blanketings operated on. Ballarat ...... ,.. _,...... 414 10 0 3 1 15"17 1,277 6 12 Beechworth ...... 96 5 0 1 5 23"75 125 l 12 Sandhurst ...... 39'6 0 0 2 15 12•72 1,099 10 0 Maryborough ••• ...... 108 10 0. l 2 20"76 124 0 21 C:tstlemaine ...... Ararat ...... Gippsland ...... 137 10 0 3 10 8'90 483 16 0 Total Pyrites and Blanketiugs ... 1,152 15 0 2 13 22'88 3,109 14 21 Non.-This Summary c!ocs not show the total quRntitiee of quart~. &c., crushed or operated on, but only the yield of certain crusnings, &c. respecting which the lllining Surveyors nnd Registrars hnve !wen nhle to obtain lnformntlon. Owing to the circumstance thnt rnnny of the mnchine owners are unable to give. or nre precluded from giving informaffon, it 1:< impo.s!ible to get complete returns from everv district • nnd iu considering tbe relative Importance of each district, as regards qu~rtz !Ilininl!, ~c., tJte tnble~ rel~tinJ to !llaC!lilleiJ ~bould be examlned"and comp;red. ;R. BROUGH SMYTH, Office of Mines, Secret;ary for Mine11. Melbourne, 30th Aprill872. l ~·· I'. ': ' ~, ~{. r ·•• ~~ r 7 ,. •• · MINING SURV.EYORS AND, REGISTRARS; :RETURNS . . :, . . .1 '. " ; ·I 1,\ .p ~..t1 I 1 ; . .,( ,, ,,., ~-·. ~.::. I•'" ' ~Q:U#tTZ. ~ 1,~·;1~: l.~~~ f.· 1 ·~· j ~~:1..~: 1\. ' ':,_ . .. I ~ 1: ( , : • · THE following . .information has been,obtained from Returns made by ,the Mining Surveyors and Registrars relative to the QUANTITY 'OF :.QUARTZ Crushed· in 'the several Divisions and Subdivisions ·of each Mining District during the Quarter,· aiid the"Gor::D obtained therefrom :- • 1 1 '' !- ., ~' t • • • • • t • • ..... Division and Subdivision, Avero.ge Total Yield of · :Ren1~rk's relative to the and Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Depth at whicb the Name of Company, per Ton. Gold. Quartz was.~btained, &e. ------·------·---·------~.- __• ____ I ______.,______ : ·' .~. ' ~. • .:.,\ ; t ~!, • ! ' , (• I r~- ,•. 'tons cwt. qr. oz. dWt. ~gr; oz~ .:dwt. gr. I·' 1 ~ , ! ' I : BALLARA.T MINING DISTRICt-f . . ,·,!:' CENTR.lL DIVISION. Temperance JI.1.1'itr , ... Li~tle Bendigo' - 1,625 0 0 0 5 ·12·92 450 0 0 550 to 650 feet Band of Hope ·• · ... L~ttle Beildigo 1,080 0 0 0 3 0-. 162 0 0 Tunnel ... ,.;·i·: ... Li~tle Belldij~o · ... 455 0 0 0 3 1~·39 · SO b 0 50 feet Evening Star ...... Lj~1~le B~ndigo ·" . 500 0 0 0 8 o · · • 200' 0 0 200 feet Black Hill ... Black Hill ... ;'. .1;561 0 0 o 14 a·7o '1,10~~ If 21 I'oo feet Two-ton .:~ ... -nta·ck Hijl , ·~.: ~ 4'oo o o · 0 2 0 '- (40 () 0 Britannia ...... Specimen Gully : '564 0 0 0 4 12·72' 127·-15 3 125 feet Endeavor ...... Specimen Gully 1,000 6 0 0 4 14'40 230 0 0 150 to 200 feet Llanberris .... •.. ; Qjum-ttee.;Flat .'. 2,~2~ 6 0 0 2 I 8;44 332 14 0 150 feet Llanberris, 'for others ; ... 597 ti 0 0 6 .0'40 179 12 0 Queen Victoria ...... Canadian Hill .. . 2,250 0 0 0 3 0 337 10 0 220 .feet Majestic ...... Black Hill .. . 800 0 0 0 4 0 160 ·O 0 200 feet Mount Clear ...... White-horse Ranges 92 0 0 0 8 0 36 16 0 120 feet Mount Clear, for Macnamara 140 0 0 0 8 21'94 62 8 0 130 feet Countess ...... Speci;;;en Guli¥ 'r f,o4o o' o 0 3 }l;i::o] 156 0 0 100 feet Jarvie and party , .. . Yorkshire Reef 2,482 0 0 0 2 18'23 342 10 0 120 feet Garden Gully ... - ... ···; -··· .... .50 .. 0 0 0 2 12 6 5 0 50 feet Red, White, and Blue, and 530 0 0 ll 6 9•96 170 0 0 others ----·-'------r . '· ''.Dot11l •• _. , .;.. 17,995 o. 0 0 4 15:_45, 4,1 ~~· 5 0 SOUTHERN DiviSION. Speedwell ·Staffordshire R,eef 825 d 0 0 I 13'24 64 o· o 90 and 150 foot lev'els, . . l -··-··io '.!' 6-foot lode Hopewell ... Staffordshire Reef ·• 250 d 0 o . 5 '8'35 66 17 0 50-ft. level, ·7"ft. lode Reform ... H!trd Hills ... ·.soo o o 0 3 0 .- .'·go iJ o Surface I --·---'-'_ .. ______-_._ ~-·-"- I totai. .. 0' 2 15'25 220 1'7 0 - ' BuNINYONG DIVISION, ·--.-. -.-.1-- ~-·------' ! • ~ . Tower of London ... Tower of London Reef, 987 0 0 o 2 13'17 125 15 18 175 feet nearl:r due N. of His f-1 0 T""',',', ·_;•. •• [ '. ,- !)"' r coek's Imperial ' \;'." Hi~cock's Reef'' :_! .. 2;586 0 ·o ·o· 2 •'9'93 31'2 2 6 130 and 260.feet One-and-all ...... Hiscock's Reef ... 1,500 0 0 0 2 2'44 .157 13 1 200 feet Alfred ' ::; ·,.,! Hiscock'ii-Reef · .,\,, i;ooo o o·, 0 4 17'-76 237'. 0 0 60 feet New Homeward-bound ... Homeward-bound Reef, 2,1,~8 0 0 0 6 1'33 661 1'1 12 i ~nearly''dUe S. of HiS- .J ..... ---.-...... _ ... cock's ' " [ . I .... -/'r-· . .- ·.. ·Total. .. 8,261 0 0 0 3 14·81 . 1,494 2 13 CRESWICK DivisioN.; ~ "' ! ·.:o"c Port Phillip 0 ;.;._· ... CJ.unes .Reefs 15,658 0 0 0 4 '4',0~ ,,3,26:l :l 0 30 to 690 feet New North Clunes ... 1 Clunes ·Reefs 12,656 0 0 0 12 1Jl',50 I' 7,~f.9--14 12 240 to 790 feet South Clunes -:... . . : .... C(unes tHeefs :: 3,931 0 0 0 4 5:6.1. __ 832. 3 0 172 to 390 feet Lothair ...... ·... ; · ' .. ,1 , .. • .. • 2,218 Q 0 0 8 15'08 956 I B 0 282 to 364 feet Shaw and party ... •.. 1 Springhill.Reef .. . u44 0 o o 11 1N2 . ...25 1:1 o 20 to 30 feet Hogins and party .... Springhill.Reef .. . . 10 .. 0 0 0 5 20:40 2 1'8 12 20 to 30 feet Parslow and party Armagh Reef ...... 38 0 0 0 7 18'94 14 16 0 10 feet Little and party '... J ~'rrnagh Reef.:·. • ' ... - ui o 0 0 3 -19'33 3 8 12 10 feet Dungey and party ... -Frenchman's Reef ... -. 1·1·· 0 0 0 6 2•18 3 7 0 Surface Meek and party ...... Frenchman's Ueef ... 16 0 0 0 2 3·75 I 14 12 40 feet Waterman and party ·. ... Sulky Gully Ueefs ... ' '. 82 0 ·o · 6. 12 ·: ·s:48 ! ··'56 13 o 20 to 60 feet · Bradshaw and party ... Stllky G-ully' Re'efs ... ~' 52 0 .o o .4 ·o·u .. •.10 8 6 20 feet ·· Stevenson and party ... Ci1bble~'s Gully Reef ... :::28 0 ·0 0 4 12'4'2 ,. ·6 6 12 30 feet Marks and party· ... George's'Reef · , .' .. ~;- 37 0 ·0 0\; 4 '2·91' ' ... '7 12 12 Surface 1 Rogers and party ... Church: Hill, Creswick ... 2 0 0 1 . ·8 . 9 . ''2 16 18 ------_._.__ . '------I Total.:.' 34,801 0 0 •o· 1 1a·13 13;132 i2 o _;_o___ :-- GORDON SUllDIVISION. ----·-··------Egerton .... , ...... Mount Egerton' ( ! ••. 2;747 0 0 0 4 23"57 684 6 o 400 to 600 feet Black-horse ...... Mount Egerton · i ... 452 0 0 0 2 23'15 '67 0 0 480 to 560 feet. Parker's Extended ... Gordon · · ... 50 0 0 0 0 14.'88 ·I 11 0 260 feet ., .... Summer Hill ...... Gordon .•. 200 0 0 0 4 4'80. -42' 0 0 80 feet • .,: ,;, ,,,1 Shamrock and Thi&tle ... Moorabool· ..... ··at· o o 0 17 !2 27 2 12 25 feet I '· ----,-.--,-- ---. -,.-,- ---~-- , ... 3,480 Q '6 0 4 17·37 821 19 12 -----····-~--·-· ·------·- ---... ---.!- .. - ...... _ .. ----- .. -···------... ·-· ---- .... --··· --~-- 8 QUANTITY of QuARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued. Division and Subdivision, · Average I. · Remarks relative to the and Where Quartz was obtained. Qunrtz. Crushed. Yield of Gold Total Yield of Depth at which the per Ton. Gold. . - ·Name of Oompnny. Quartz was obtulned, &c. tons cwt. qr. oz! dwt, gr. oz. dwt. gr. STEIGLITZ SuBDIVISioN. - .Aibion ••• ...... Portuguese Reef ... . 572 o· o 0 8 16'11 248 0 0 600 feet Britannia ...... Junction Reef ... as 0 0 0 15 JS•94 30 0 0 190 feet Native. Youth ...... A 1 Reef- ...... 70 0 0 3 8 13•71 240 0 ·o 160 feet Tam-o' -Shanter ...... l::lteiglitz ...... 6S 0 0 4 0 0 272 0 0 220 feet Holscher's claim ...... Stony Rises ...... 138 0 0 1 0 0 138 0 0 -- Total .•• ... 886 0 0 l 0 22•75 928 0 0 BLACKWOOD DIVISION .AND BLuE MouNTAIN SouTH SuBDIVISION. Cosmo ...... Snake Gully ... 403 0 0 0 5 5'84 105 13 0 130 feet Sultana ...... Barry's Heef ...... 206 0 0 0 10 16'72 IJO 3 12 90 to 100 feet Koh-i-noor ...... Simmons' Heef ... 140 0 0 0 4 21'26 34 4 0 60 feet Mounter and· Co. ... Harry's Reef· ••• ... 98 0 0 0 9 0•24 44 3 0 lOO feet Homeward-bound ... Barry's Reef· ...... 398 0 0 0 I :N9 21 19 6 Surface to 12 feet North Britain ...... \V right's Reef ... 157 0 0: 0 \3 16•97 107 12 0 Surfaee to 30 feet Red, White, and Blue ... Wright's Reef ... 162 0 0: 0 3 20 31 . 1 0 Surface to io feet Const~llation ...... Wright's Reef ... 104 ·O 0 0 2 15'92 13 17 0 Surface to IS feet Big Hill ...... Simmons' Reef ... 850 0 0 0 1 •2l'IS . so 0 0 60 feet Tunnel ...... Johnson's Reef ... lOO 0 0 0 l 9'60 7 0 0 150 feet Morning Star ...... Bald Hill ...... 80 0 0 0 16 1'20 64 4 0 100 feet Undaunted ...... Brown's Reef ... 225 0 0 I s s·8o 319 2 12 16 and 50 fee't .All Nations ...... Manheim Reef· .. . 329 0 0 0 8 7•95 137 1 0 40 to· 60 .feet .Annie .Laurie ...... · Barry's Reef ...... 143 0 0 0 9 9•90 67 6 0 40 feet ------TotaL .. 3,395 0 0 6 17'65 1,143 6 6 ... 01 BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. ' BEECHWORTH DIVISION. ' - Hope Reef ... Hurdle -Flat ...... 47 0 0 0 12 18'38 30 0 0 70 feet Ct:ad :\lille Failtha ... Hurdle Flat ...... 152 0 0 0 10 14'84 80 14 o· 65 feet . Rechabite ...... Hurdle Flat ...... 21 0 0 l 0 17'14 21 15 0 lOO feet ·Wallaby ...... Hurdle Flat ... 60 0 0 I 9 2•40 S7 6 0 100 feet 147 0 0 Surface to 20 f'lef; P. Bon and Co...... Six-mile Creek ' ... ~ 21 0 0 7 0 0 .Aicock and Co...... Six-mile Creek ... 25 0 0 0 16 0 20 0 0 30 feeti Reform ...... Myrtleford ...... 350 0 0 0 7 0 122 10 0 ISO feet Total ...... 676 0 0 0 15 1•59 5 0 Y..&.OK.AND.AND.ill: DIVISION .. . ------Bigelow and Co ...... Homeward-bound Reef, 340 0 0 0 7 0 . 119 0 0 220 feet; water-level, Hillsborough_ 160 feet Bigelow and Co...... Eureka Reef, Hillsbo- 360 0 0 0 3 0 54 0 0 Surface rough McDonagh and Co. ... Kelly's Reef, Hills'!;lo- 68 0 0 l 1 10•59 72 18 0 Surface rough ' ' Mayfiower ...... Sutton Reef, Sutton ... 230 o·o 0 4 4'90 4S 7 0 30 feet James McGill ... Von MoltkeReef, Sutton 25 0 0 2 12 19'20 66 0 0 90 feet; water-level,80 ... feet Scandinavian Reef ... 35 10 0 0 11 9•80 20 5 0 200 feet; water-level, 50 feet Beechworth Reef ... 11 10 0 0 3 11'48 2 0 0 Surface Twiss Creek Mill Walhalla Ueef ... 32 10 0 0 9 0·37 14 13 0 .30 feet United Reef ... 10 0 0 0 3 0 1 10 0 lOO feet ··-{ Polar l::ltar Reef ... 23 0 0 0 3 12•52 4 1 0 Surface W alhalla. Reef ... 14 0 0 0 8 8'57 5 17 0 30 feet Total. .. - ... 1,149 10 0 0 7 2'67 408 ·ll 0 lNJUGO DIVISION, ' United Consols ...... West's a.ndHiggen's Reefs 390 0 0 0 5 12•36 107 11 0 250 to 330 feet Moon and Co...... Reef not named .. . 9 0 0. 0 9 o·os 4 l 8 Surfiwe () Surface to 240 feet M agents...... Magen~a Reef ... 400 0 0 0 5 0 lOO 0 Tomkins and Co ...... Happy-go-Lucky and • 85 0 0 0 13 17•14 24 0 o: Surface to 100 feet Stockyard Heefs Excelsior ...... Happy-go-Lucky Reef ... 53 0 0 l 3 16'30 62 l5 0 60 to so feet O'Neil and Co...... Happy go-Lucky Reef ... 15 0 0 l 15 3·20 26 7 0 10 to 100 feet Twelve Apostles ...... Indigo Heef ...... 76 0 0 0 12 15•15 48 0 0 50 to 100 feet Hamilton and Co. ... Indigo Reef ...... 16 0 0 0 12 22'50 10 7 0 Lover an'd Co...... Indigo neef ...... 83 0 0 0 3 19'63 6 6 0 lOO to 130 feet Trial crushings ...... Various reefs ...... 17- 0 0 - l 6 8•47 22 8 0 Surface. to I oo feet Harris and Go. ... Red Hill Heef...... 56 0 0 l l 10'28 60 0 () 40 to 60 feet Several companies ... Various reefs ...... 144 0 0 0 9 4 66 0 0 Surface to 100 feet ------Total ...... 1,244 0 0 0 8 15'491 537 16 8 9 ·QuANTITY of QuARTZ "Crushed in each Division and Subdivision durivg the Quarter, &c.-continued. DivisiOn and Subdivision, Average Total Yield o! Remarks relntive to the and Where Quartz wns Obtained. Quartz Crushed .. Yield of Gold Depth nt whicb the Name of Company, per Ton. Gold. Quartz was obtained, &c. ------BUCKLAND DIVISION. tons cwt. qr, oz. d"(t. ' gr. oz. dwt. gr. Buck/and. McDonald an,d Jagoe ... Unicorn Reef ...... 34 0 0 I 4 16"94 42 0 0 35 feet Curry and Grant ... Darling Grant Reef ... 45 0 0 0 11 2"66 25 0 0 22 feet Douglas and Co ...... Eclipse Heef ...... - 37 0 0 I -0 0 37 0 0 15 feet Howman and Anderson ... J.ady Darling Reef ... 67 0 0 0 18 )1•46 61 18 0 60 fe.et Poole a·nd Co...... (No name) ...... 51 0 0 0 7 2"35 18 2 0 30 feet Red Jacket ...... Vidoria Reef ...... 80 0 0 0 10 0 40 0 0 70 feet Red Jacket ...... Red Jacket Reef ... 400 0 0 1 5 4'40 504 10 0 150 feet S. A. Wallace ...... Leinster Reef ...... 260 0 0 0 7 0 91 0 0 147 feet Running Creek. Happy Valley ...... Happy V alley Reef ... 1,388 0 0 0 13 15"27 946 7. 6 425 feet G. R. Greene ...... Canada Reef ...... 31 0 0 I 2 21•67 35 10 0 Surface H arrietville. 1,200 0 0 0 10 0 600 0 230 Law, Hanna, and Co. · ... United Miners' Reef ... .. 0 feet Gitchell and McLean ... .Tohnson's l{eef ... 70 0 0 . 0 10 0 - 35 0 0 120 feet Gitchell and McLean ... Johnson's Reef ... 40 0 0 0 4 21'60 9 16 0 120 feet Johnson and Morgan ... Southern Cross Reef ... 28 0 0 0 13 0 18 4 0 Surface _to 40 feet George Robins ...... (No name) ...... 11 0 0 0 10 6'55 5 13 0 Surface Ovens River. - Harp of Erin ...... Three-mile Reef .. . 180 0 .o 0 I 0 9 0 0 Not stated Osborne, Jones, and Co. ... Homeward-bound Reef ... 112 0 0 2 18 . 9"42 327 0 0 Surface to 30 feet W. Hazelton ...... Morgan's Creek Reef ... 8 0 0 0 4 0 I 12 0 Not stated Morae's Creek. S. A. Wallace ...... Peabody Heef . .. . 130 0 0 0 5 0 32 10 0 190 feet John Davis ...... Victoria Reef ... 20 0 0 3 4 0 64 0 0 2~0 feet Johnson Stephens ... Canton Reef ...... 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 lOO feet Oriental ...... Oriental Perseverance Reef 590 0 0 0 I 0"40 30 0 0 150 feet Growler's Creek. E. M. Gill ...... Home Reef ...... 150 0 0 0 3 0'48 22 13 0 Not stated S. A. W allace ...... Me11de's Reef ...... 120 0 0 0 6 1'95 36 9 18 170 feet Laugher, Robson, 11-nd Co .. .". Sundown Reef ... 39 0 0 0 16 19"69 32 16 0 78 feet A ttridge, Spashett, and Co. Constitution Reef ... 74 0 0 0 9 4"54 34 0 0 150 feet Gladders and Co...... 6 0 0 0 13 8 4 0 0 Surface New >\loon- ...... New Moon Reef .. . 180 0 0 0 3 21'73 35 3 o· 70 feet Wallaby ...... Wallaby Heef ...... 53 0 0 I 0 0 53 0 0 150 to 250 feet Rickarrls, Halvey, and Co .... Gnnnie's Lake Reef ... 30 0 0 0 . 7 16 ll 10 0 110 feet Alta and Nelson ...... Nelson Reef ...... 708 0 0 0 8 8•67 296 0 0 300 feet ------· ------Total ...... 6,162 0 0 011 6'27 3,469 14 0 ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. ------· ------Leviathan Tribute ... Alexandra ...... 14 0 0 2 14 5•14 37 19 0 130 feet Albert ...... Lucky Reef ...... 12 0 0 0 13 2 7 17 0 300 feet Little Prince ...... Alexandra ...... 12 0 0 0 9 11 5 13 12 50 feet F. L. Lewis and Co. ... Albion Reef ...... 146 0 u 0 4 14'86 33 14 10. 50 to 70 feet Bruce and Ralph ... Union Reef ...... 136 0 0 0 12 1"41 82 0 0 60 to 70 feet Brian Boru ...... United Kingdom Reef ... 13 0 0 3 6 12 43 4 12 200 feet Neuse and Co...... Last Chance Reef ... 134 0 0 0 12 0 80 8 0 100 feet ------GAFFNEY's CREEK Sun- Total ...... 467 0 0 0 12 10"91 290 16 10 DIVISION. ------City of Columbus ... Wallaby Reef ... 600 0 0 0 l 20"07 55 I 18 300 feet Great Eastern ...... Homeward-bound Reef. .. 300 0 0 0 3 22·~0 59 0 0 150 feet Lauraville ...... Home\.·ard-bonnd Heef ... ,600 0 0 0 I 2'72 33 8 2 130 feet Golden Belt ...... Hoineward-bound Reef... 300 0 0 0 2 13"44 38 R 0 1oo feet VICtoria ...... Homeward-bound Reef... 500 0 0 0 I 23·42 49 8 0 200 feet ------Total ...... 2,300 0 0 0 2 1·10 235 5 20 Wooo's PorNT SuBDIVISION". -· ------Morning Star Prospectors ... Morning Star Reef ... 50 0 0 0 5 19•20 14,. 10 0 300 feet ·Nos. l and 2 North ... Morning Star Heef ... 110 0 0 l 9 15"27 163 0 0 20•1 feet Hope ...... Morning Star Heef ... 1,458 0 0 0 6 11"45 472 4 0 350 feet All Nations ...... All Nations Heef ... 350 0 0 0 4 21"25 85 10 0 200 feet Young May Moon ... All Nations Reef ... 8 0 0 5 0 0 40 0 0 130 feet Franklin ...... Franklin Reef ... 80 0 0 0 11 17'70 46 19 0 360 feet Telegraph ...... Waverley Heef ... 160 0 0 0 2 14"70 20 18 0 100 feet Leviathan ...... Leviathan Reef ... 50 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 IOU feet ,Strap and Buckle ... Royal Standard Reefs ... 800 0 0 0 3 0 120 0 0 40 feet ------Total...... 3,06G 0 0 0 6 7•55 968 I 0 BIG RIVER SUBDIVISION. ------Retriever and Londonderry Railway Reef ... 1,280 0 0 0 2 23'14 189 14 0 220 feet Companies, jointly Luck's All ...... Warner's Heef ... 1,000 0 0 l 0 6'24 1,013 0 0 200 feet ------Total ...... 2,280 0 0 ·o 10 1.1·20 1,202 14 0 JAMIESON SUBDIVISION. ------Star of the West ... Mack's Creek.:. ... lOO 0 0 0 13 8"22 66 14 6 Surface to 200 feet Gleeson's Lease ...... Sailor Bill's Creek ... 311 0 0 I 12 16"90 508 11 0 380 feet Champion ...... lfJume Creek ...... ll 0 0 l 4 7-'63 13 7 12 Various depths ------Total.., ... 422 0 0 I 7 21"54 588 12 18 10 QuANTITY of QuARTZ Crushed in• each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-:-continued. Division n.nd .Subdivision, Average 1 Remn.rks relative to the ...... arid , 'Where Quartz wns obtained. , Qu~rtz Crushed. Yield of Gold Tot:'~!l~.ld of Depth at which the ~· . l;''\me,of Co~p1'~Y- per Toil_. . 1 Quar~z was obtained, &c. ------:.·-;-,..,-,_.-:- ..::-:- ..::: ...:------,, -.--.---.-.-----. ------;------.-.- --.~------.. --- tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr •...... I ·,I SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. ·: ..:I I • -· SANDHURST. DIVISION,. ·.. :t ...... Eagle ... '.-·· ... l:· ... Eaglehawk .. .. 3,780 0 0 0 .9 4'50 1,736 110 0 Pioneer ... . •. , Long Gully .. . .J 8,500 0 0 0 1.6 ll'50 1 7J0.03 16 0 G. G. Consolidated ... Golden GJ!lly .. . 3,744 :o 0 0 1.0 . 8'21 , 1,936. I 10 Victoria ... Happy Valley 3,207 0 0 0 12 11'64 2,001 19 12 Bird's Reef ... .. • Kangaroo :Flat 3,286 0 0 0 7 10'46 1,221 '14 12 1 W. Rae ...... Happy Valley 2,5.19 0 0 0 10 18•45 1,35_6 7 0 Lazarus ...... New-chum Gully 1,811 0 0 0 1.9 11"14 1,7.62 10 0 Mixed lots tr'Om various Albert ...... Albert Reef 1,215 :o 0 1 7 12"38 1,67.1 11 18 I reefs, representing less Fortuna Crushing Works... Victoria Reef ... 1,807 0 0 0 7 8'38 664 0 0 I . than two-thirds of tho Johnson's Reef ...... Johnson's Reef 1,350 0 0 0 14 .20'51 1,002 1'4 0 ('. quantity crushed during the quarter Beehive ];agleha~_k., ._ .. ,,. I 2,0)7 0 0 0 9."18'96 987 6 12 Hustler's Reef • · ... Hustler's Reef ·· ••• ! 2',280 0 0 7 5 1;i·41 16,5'98. 9 0 .(See page 28.) Frederick the Great S'ebastian . . •. ... . 2,305 0 0 ·1 6 7·92 3,03-4 ) 1 !I I Dendigo and Meibourne ... Itangaroo.FlaC 2,178 0 0 0 3 22'22 . 427 10 1~ I .. · : Metropolitan ...... Golden Square 4,446 ·o o. 0 7 20'51 1,746 2 0 Catherine Reef,...... Eaglehawk ... , 2,221 0 0 0 8 16'23 .963 1.0 0 Nil Desperandum . ... Raywood· .. , 1,200 0 0 0 4' 3'50; 248 15 0 I . Sundry lots •.. _,;,...... Various machines 1,941 0 0 0 9 13'76 ' ·929 .2 0 ) -. ~------.--. Total ...... 9,807 o o o· 1s . 1-:19 45.,~97 :1~ 15 Ryan and Co.· .. • Sunday Creek.: · . 80 0 0 1 9- 9~-. .80 0 o 50 feet • · · Cushin and· Co. •.. ... Sunday Creek · 50. ·o o 0 10 0 '25 '0 0 35·feet Tollitt and Co...... Sunday Creek 21 .0 0 0. 6.16 7 0 0 30 feet 1 Sharp and Co.. .. • ... Sunday Creek.. -. 1 10 0 2 10 0 3 15 0 Various leaders ·.; ~. I o, ------, I ; .. ----- Total: .. HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND 152 10. 0 0 15.' .4'32 115 15 0 _, ------·---1_._. w A.RA.NGA ·s·ouiii. siJB~- •· ~ .. ._...... DIVISION; Myrtle Creek · ~ ...... Myrtle Creek ... •.• 388 o. :o 0 5 12'37, 'J 107 0 0 White~s Florence .,_...... Gully ~ .... 12 o.. 0 1 0 o· 1;2 , 9. o 150 feet Union Jack ...... Racecourse -Reef 50 0 0 0 4 7'68 10 16 0 2aii.feet Hall and Marchesi ...... Various places ...... -68 0 0 0 16 0'70 54 10 0 Alison ...... Dabidge's.Reef '50 0 0 0 4 9'60 ll 0 0 100 feet Costerfield ...... Costerfield I ••• 378 0·0 0 10 4'31 192 : 8 0 320 ·to 420 feet V on der Luft's machine ... V:arious pl_3;ces 147 0 0 1 8 16'97 211 !0 0 Varioi:ts depths Collins' machille~.:' ... Redcastle · ... 134 0 0 I 'I 1·2o · i 4'i o 17 1.• _I}\• l ._; ------1------1~-7--- Totlil.:. !;227 0 0 0 12 1'38 "739 14 17 W A.RA.NGA. _ NoitTk' Sun------DIVISION. Holmes ... •.. ... Rushworth 224 0 0 0 7 .23'46 89 . 7 o Perseverance ...... Ru'shworth 158 0 0 0 5 3'79 40 15. 0 Victoria ...... ~oy's ~ 153 0 0 0 9 3'36 69 18 10 ------' Total ... ~ 535 0 0 0 7 11'45 200 i 0 10 .~ I , MARYBOROBGH 'MINING DISTRICT.. r M..I.RYBOROUGH DIV!SIO~. Mariner's Reef .. • Public' criishings .• 108 0 0 0 6 7•55 34 , 2 0 Various Johnstone and Sous ... Public' crushings 44-l 0 0 2 I 10'44 919 17 6 Various 1 Penny and Claussen : ... Public c~ush:ings • ' 7i8 9 0 0_ 14 14'65 568 · 7 o 20 to 200 feet ----1------Total ... 1·,330 6 0 1 2 21•40 1,522 6 6 AMHERST DIVISION. Deed Brothers ... Prince 1 Alfred Ree·f I ... ' ... 9 H1 o 9 9 ll'37 90 0 0 180 feet; water-level, -.. ,_ ! 12'5 feet :·... . , Forbacl1 .. . White-horse Reef \ ... 130 0 0 ·0: 2 10'15 ,~·-15 is o 270 feet · Croyden ...... Laura Reef ... 1 ... 125 0 .. 0 0 4 6:05 26 il'12 l6o to 200 ·reet · ·· · ·- Bus eh and Co...... ·Prince of Wales Reef ... 2 0 0 0 17 .1~ 1 15 0 90 feet Williams and Co. ... William·Tell Heef 13 0 0 2 2 ·;·as 27 10 0 40 feet Usher and Co...... Musical Reef .. .' .. 27 0 0 0 9 6 12 '9 18 6o feet'· Fenton and Co. •.. ... • North-Western Reef· ... 3 0 0 1 7. '4 . 4 1 12 30.feet Total: .. I ... :_ 309 10 0 0 11 12•28 '178 ·2 18 AvocA. SUBDIVISION. Barnes Brothers ...... Plumb Reef .. . , ... 25 0 0 1 I 4'80 26 10. o lOO feet Barnes Brothers ...... Plumb.Reef ...... 12 0 0 0 6 3 3 13 12 lOO feet Me Gallon and Co. ... West of England Reef ... '' 12 'O 0 0 10 20. 6 10 0 'Griffi ths and Co ...... West of ·England Reef'. .. 18 0 0 0'11 18'66 10 12 o 25 feet r ::·.. , Barnes Brothers ...... Poverty Reef ...... 9 0 0 0 2 13'33 .... : ..!. 3 • o 24 feet. ·Total . .'. 1 .••• 76 0' 0 0 12 17'84'. 48 .s 12 I ll QuANTITY. of QUARTZ Qrushed in each Divisio~ and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued. Dlvislo~ and Snbdivialon,. Average Remarks relative to the and · : WhQre Quartz was· obta.lned. Quartz Crushed, Yield of Gold Tota.l Yield of Depth at which the c. -~.. ' Gold. ·Name of CompAnf. ' . per Ton. Quartz was obtained, &e. DUNOLLY AND TA.ll.NA.Gl:JLLA• .. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. . . DlVIBI!)::fS., •'! : United Poverty ...... Poverty Reef ...... 445 0 ,0 1 6 23"19 .600 0 0 320 feet United Poverty ...... Other reefs 286 0 Q 0- 6.. 5'46. .• 89 1 3 Various Glamorganshire Reef 10 0 0 0 3 12 1 15 0 Not given ... .15 Bonsfield's ... Specimen Hill ... 37 0 0 0 8 6•48 6 0 Not given ·.{ New-chum Reef .. ;. .. 13 0 0 0 2 0 . -1 6 0 Not given Queen's Birthday ... Goldsborough ... 1,070 0 0 0 9 16'71 518 15 0 275 feet Pike's ·•';'· • :~d ,, ... Goldsborough ... ·300 0 ,0 0 4 0 60 0 0 Not given Wa.tkin's ...... • Sandstone Reef ... 400 0 0 0 6 0 120 0 .0 420 feet Total ...... 2,561' 0 0 0 10 23'55. 1,406 3 3 KORONG DIVISION; . ---- Duke of Edinburgh •••' Old Inglewood ... 72 0 0 0 4 0 14 8 0 175 feet Baragwanath ••• · ;.. .Poverty Reef ...... 180 0 0 0 2 21'33 26 0 0 165 feet United Working Miner's ... May Reef, Inglewood ... 40 0 0 ·O 1 0 2 0 0 30 feet Certainty ...... Max.well's Reef, Inglewood 12 0 0 0 1 12 . 0 18 0 230 feet I---- ._,_, ~ , .... ~ :_ ... 304 2 ~·43 6 0 .. ' ~ Total...... 0 0 20•36~! REDBA.NX AND ST. ---Aruuw ----:---- SoUTB SUBDIVISIONS~' .. ' Oionian Reef 507 0 14 3•13 '358 4 2 330 feet New Isis ...... 0 0 I .: :------'. ' - ·-~ ; ., . . in~. ST. A.RN..lUD NORTH SUB.- .. .. ·~ ' .. DmSION. "' Higgins and.Co ...... Rising Star .Reef ... 912 0 0 0 10 23'42 500'10 0 400 feet Whitely and Co. ... Ballarat Reef ••• ... 55 0 0 0 18 o·oo ·49 10 0 275 feet Biddington and Co. ... Blink Bonny ~ef ... 12 0 0 3 0 0 .36 0 0 230 feet .. -----.:-----·----- Total...... 979 0 .0 0 11 23'31. 586 0 0 - ... , ' .,' CASTLEMAINE MINING DIS.TR:i:CT. ~ ... CA.STLlii'W.l'Nl!l DIVISION. Wli.Iker ••• ••• ... Wattle Gully ... 375 0 0 0 8 18•61 164 10 20 20,0 feet. Eureka Consols ••• Bureka 900 0 0 0 3 0 135 0 o 30 to 180 feet Michell ••• ••• , C~anky Neds ••• 430 o ·o 0 6 22'40 1'49 I 12 60 feet Enterprise ...... Old Quartz Hill 122 0 0 o 15 2o·o6 · '96 12 0 80 feet Frost ••• ... ••• New Reef ... 76 o ·o 2 11 "9•47. ·195 6 o 62 feet Queen VJctoria ...... Myrtle Creek ... 50 0 0 3 2 5•76 i55 12 o 47 feet· Brydges and Co .• ~:: ••• Bullock Reef ... 71 0 0 0 13 2'36 46 10 0 Not given. .Anderson and Mussett ... Blarney Reef ... 107 .0 0 0 15 0 SO 5 0 Not given Nuggety . ,;; ... Nuggety Reef 784 0 0 0 7 20'61 308 l 12 · 56 to .200 feet Jones a.nd others·;.. .· . ... Nimrod Reef ... ; 304 0 0 0 4• '4'44 63 12 18 90 to 125 feet .Ajax and others .;·. . • . ••• Camp bell's Cre'ek 393 0 ·0 0 2 13'48 50 6 1·8 70 to 200 feet Callander and Co.::." ~ ... Various reefs .. . 507 0 0 0 4 5•42. 107 2 13 Various • Walker and others ••• , Various reefs ... . 344 0 0 0 6 13".82. 113 2 3 Not given Straede ... .,. ••• S~ba.stOp~l Reef 263 0 ·0 0 3 14'51' •"'47 8 0 40 to 65 feet Total ••• FBna's CBB!illl: DivisioN. Rowe Bros. .'.,.. ..., Cattle's Reef ... 1,456 0 0 0 .1:5 17''7,0' 1,1~5 14 0 20 feet of stone taken at depth of 150 feet Small and Co. ... Cattle's Reef ... 7oo o o o ;8 ~2. :~9J. 10 o 12 feet thick, 200 feet deep Cumberlan'd ' · ...... 'Cattle's and Small's sup- 300 0 0 0 7 0 ;, 105 0 0 200 feet . "posed reefs ;;. •.. Ferron's Reef ...... Ferron's·Reef ... 200 0 0 0 ·2 0 .:· 20 0 0 Various Frenchman's Reef· ... Frenchman's Reef, Mopoke 61 0 0 0 14 17'31 . 44 18 0 90 feet deep, 3 feet in thiekness Garnet a.nd Render ... Hit-or-Miss Reef 30 0 0 1 0 0 30 0 0 20 to 30 feet Dale and Co...... • Bullock Reef ..... 20 o o ·o t4 Q 14 l.l 0 so to 100 feet '1------~1------1------Total ••• 2,767 0 0 0 11 23'46 1,657 2 0 li:e.PBU:RN DIVISION • .Argus United· ... ••• Italian. Hill/North, a.nd 206 0 0 1 12. 0•93 330 o o 220 feet Collier's Reef Freehold .. • Mauritius Reef 976 o o o 7 o·43 342 9 ·12 Not given Cornish ••• .. • Corni~h :t;te~:( .. . 4,534 0 0 0 5 22'69 1,347 1!!. 3 275 and 380 feet Ba.rkla's ~Hll .. • Various reefs .. . 475 0 0 0 9 18'89 232 9 0 Shallow Ansonia. · ·...... Commissio~er's Reef ... 260 0 Q 0 6 . 4•35 · r ·80 7 3 Not given MeDonald and Co. ... Stony Creek ... ·45 o o· o 4 23·73 11 4 12 50 feet Ajax ...... Richardson's Reef 377 0 0 0 5 10•88 102 16 o 108 feet Leasehold · .. . .•• Dry Diggings ·... , 250 0 0 0 4 '()•OQ. ·so o o 170 feet Noble and party ...... Willard's Reef 173 o og o. 7 _o·ta Go 12 o 120 feet Fear-not ••• •• • Standbridge street 2,030 0 0· 7 1'43 716 'it 0 313 feet North Cornish ...... Cornis~ Reef ••• 1,059 0 . 0.13 . 7'09· ·. 704 o o Not given 1 12 QuANTrrrof QuARTZ Crushed in each Division aud ·S,nbdivision during the Quarter;&c.-continued. Division and 8!-!bdivlsiou, Average· I Romarks relative to the nnd Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz CrusliCd. yield of Gold Total Yield of Depth nt wlticb the Name of Company. per Ton. Gold. Quartz was obtained, &c. HEPBURN DlVISION--contd. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. · gr. Cosmopolitan ...... Tipperary J::oint 250 0 0 0 4 0 50 o o I 125 feet Jenkin's Mill , ...... Variousreefs.;. .. ~ ' 59 0 0 1 5 18"30 76 0 0 100 to 110 feet' Lucini, P. . .. • .. Commissioner's Reef ... : 743 o· o 0 3 7"46 123 0 o 25 feet New North Hepburn ... Mauritius Reef 150 0 0 0 2 11·68 18 13 0 9:; feet Band of Hope ...... Nuggety Reef 25 0 0 0 I 9·60 13 0 0 165feet Park ...... Dry Diggings 74 0 0 0 1 . 4'21 4 7 0 30 feet Haggett and Co ...... Yandoit ... 27 0 9· 4 6 16 117 0 0 145 feet Sundry Prospectors ... \Vombat·Reefs 1,600 0 0 0 6 16•09 533 12 18 Various depths Mathers and Co ...... Sailor's Creek 15 0 .0 I 2 16 17 o o 15 feet Total ... 13,328 0 0 0 7 9•69 4,934 0 0 TAWALE AND KYNETON 1----·------~---1 SuBDIVISION. Adventure ... Taradalc 150 0 0 0 16 19'20 126 0 0 Surface to 7 5 feet Fenton ...... Taradale 1,800 0 0 517 10 0 Surface to 130 feet Lay's Reef ...... Redesdale 50 0 0 ~· ~ }~ 155 0 0 Near surface Tommv Dodd ...... ':r.ialmsbury 43 0 0 0 ll 0 23 13 0 70 feet Burra Burra ...... Malf!)sbury 4 0 0 2 7 0 9 8 ·. 0 lOo .feet All Nations ...... Lauriston 6 0 0 0-15 0 4 10 0 170 feet Forrest ... •.. ... Spring Hill 7 0 0 0 3 0 I I 0 100 feet Energetic ...... Lauriston ·631 0 0 0 6 0 189 6 o· 120 feet Central Energetic ... Lauriston 571 0 0 0 5 0 142 15 0 130 feet Glengonner ...... Lauriston 793 0 0 0 15 12:34 .615 3 0 196 feet ------1------Total ... ' ... 4,o5~_o_ o 8 19·21 1,784 6 o TJ.RRANGOW.ER DIVISION. Caledonia ... Eaglehawk, Manton's, 286 0 0 1 o .4·44 : 288 13 o so·to 400 feet Excelsior and Parkins' , Heefs Linscott's ... Nuggety, Eaglehawk, 728 0 0 017 4'01 624 17 21 30 to 320 feet German Reef, Prince of Wales' and North of England Reefs Phrenix ... Eaglnhawk, Linscott's, 866 0 0 0 7 4'49 311 4 0 120 to 430 feet Nuggety, Manton's, & Dunn's Reef Eaglehawk Union ... Eaglehawk Heef' 689 0 0 0 l4 8"49 494 10 o. 460 feet Great Western ... •.. Beehive Reef ... '599 0 0 0 4 4"15 124 19 i.2 480 feet Total,.. 3,168 0 0 0 11 15·42 1,844 4 9 ST. ANDREW'S DIVISION. ------· I Colson and Co. . .. You-you ... 8 0 0 I I 0 8 8 0 60 feet Krietmayer and Co. ... Crown Prince 20 0 0 0 8'12 8 10 0 40 feet Simpson and Co ..•• ... Antimony Reef 8 0 0 I 2 0 8 16 0 80 feet .Hopkinson n,nd Co., ... Cornet Reef ... 6 o o 1 o· o 6 0 0 25 feet ·.A urlert and Co. •.. .•. Crown Prince ... 15 0 0 0 12 12 9 7 12 60 feet Topie and Co...... You-you ... 6 . 0 0 0 8 0 2 8 0 40 feet Colson and Co. •.. , Antimony Reef 6 0 0 0 11 22 3 11 12 70 feet Simpson and Co...... ' Antimony Reef 6 0 6 0 12 0 3 12 0 85 feet Hopkinson and Co. ... .Cornet Heef ... 5 0 0 0 15 9'60 3 17 0 30 feet Poverty ... • .. PoYerty Reef .. . 9 0 0 0 7 20'66 3 10 18 70 feet No. 5 North ...... Oram's Reef .. . 4 0 0 0 2 9 0 9 12 90 feet No. 3 South ...... Oram's Reef .. . 1 o o 10 t5 Js 10 15 18 60 feet No. 4 South· ...... Oram's Reef 7 10 0 9 7 14'4·0 70 7 0 too feet New Year ... Boomer's Reef . 2 0 0 2 15 6 5 10 12 Surface Katherine Reef .. . l'anton Hill ... ' ·1· 0 0 0 16 4 0 16 4 Surface Tommy Dodd ...... Pan ton Hill ... 2 I 0 0 0 I 0 9·60 I' 6 0 Surface Industrial ...... Fourth Hill ... 2 o o ·o 11 9 I 2 !8 40 feet Grant and Co...... Early Bird ... 6 0 0 I 15 I4 10 13 12 45 feet Standard.Bearer .. .. . Fourth Hill .. . •.. 2 0 0 0 ' 7 I9 o· 15 14 35 feet J>ride of the Morning ... North of Warranrlyfe ... 5 0 0 0 5 9•60 •1 7 0 60 feet Union ...... Nos. I and 2 Reef · ... 599 0 0 I 9 0'23 868 16 20 180 feet ; water-level ------150 feet Total ... 721 0 0 I 8 13'75 I,030 1 8 ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. - ARARA.T DIVISION. I North Star ...... Campbell's Reef" ... 200 0 0 1 4' 19•20 ,______248 0 0 Various to 300 feet ' , PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION, Scotchman's Reef ... Cross Reef, Scotchman's. 3,022 l4 0 1 .2 21".15 3,458 4 0 200 to 600 feet, most Perth shire, & Hampshire from .'iOO feet Moonlight ...... Cross Reef. Scotchman's, 2,443 0 0 1 8 8 3,460 18 I2 200 to 600 feet, most . and Moonlight from 500 feet Grant and Lamont ... Cross Heef and· Scotch· 2,986 0 0 1 ·o 6'46 3,026 4 5 200 to 600 fee~,. most man's Reef from 500 feet Victor~a ...... Scotchman's Reef, Perth- . 470 0 0 0 9 0 211' 10 0 lOO to-300 feet shire; and Hampshire · - - . - 13 QuANTITY of QuARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision ,during the Quarter, &c.-continued. Division and Subdivision, Total Yield of Remarks relative to tile and Where Quartz was obt.,lned. Quartz CruBhed. (l{)ld. Depth at which the Name of Company. Quartz was obtained, &c. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. PLE:ASL"'lT CUEK DIVISION-I continued. St. George ... ••• Cross Reef, Scotchman's, 2,060 0 0 0 16 14•42 1,709 18 0 lOO to 600 feet ' Perthshire & Hampshire Wimmera ...... Cross Reef, Scotchman's, 4,039 0 0 0 18 7'65 3,699 9 0 I oo to 600 feet Perthsh;ire & Hampshire Rose of Denmark .... , Own claim ... 99' 0 0 0 5 18'20 : 28 10 2 400 feet Newington ...... Own claim ...... 501 0 0 0 12 22'49 324 1 12 280 to 500 feet Germania ...... j West Ger~ania Reef , ... ! 20 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 50 feet- Total ...... 15,640 14 0 1 0 8•78 15,926 15 7 RAGLAN DIVISION. ---- N ettleton and Co. ... Best Bower Reef, Water- 10 0 0 0 6 9'60' 3 4 0 30 feet loo GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. BoGGY CuEx; SUDJ:!IVlSION. Sons of Freedom ... Sons of Freedom Reef ... 170 0 0 9 . 1'41 77 0 0 lOO feet -----J . CR,OOK;ED RIVER DIVISION: - Good Hope ...... Good Hppe Reef ... 330 0 0 1 13 18'10 556 19 0 : 570 to 620 feet Hopkins and Co ...... PalmerstQn Reef ... 25 0 0 1 18 14'40 48 5 0 Surface to 180 feet Gunson and Co. • •. ... Magenta Reef ...... 12 0 0 2 0 9•33 24 4 16 90 feet Hurley and Co. ... Jeweller's Shop Rce1 ... 55 0 0 0,1311•78 37 2 0 70 feet Beck and Baker ...... Glenora Reef ...... 17 0 0 1 3 9•17 19 17 12 70 feet Manmi.oth ...... Mammoth Reef ... 90 0 0 2 6 0 207 0 0 Surface to 60 feei ------·----- Total.;. ... 529' 0 0 I 13 18·65 893 8 2 DONNELLY'S CREEK; DIVI- ---- SION, ----- G~lden Key ...... Crinoline Reef .. . 140 0 0 1 6 6'86 184 0 0 ------ STRINGER'S CREEK: DIVISION. Long Tunnel ...... Cohen's Reef, Company's 3,431 0 0 2 1 23'27 7,199 19 0 Stoping from 243-foo t lease level Walhalla ...... Cohen's Reef, Company's 1,551 0 0 0 11 18'35 912 7 0 Above the adit level lease ' North Gippsland ... Cohen's Reef, Company's · 1,885 0 0' 0 18 2'83 1,707 13 0 From 170-foot level lease Happy~go-Lucky ... . Company's lease, Happy- 161 0 0 1 9 10'28 236 18 0 go-Lucky " Thomson •*•, .. ~. . Company's lease, Aber- 60 0 0 2 10 14•80 : 151 17 0 feldy Total ...... ,7,088 0 0 I 8 -19•33 10,208 14 0 BENDOC SUDDIVISION. ---- Bising Sun ...... Rising Sun Reef ... 120 0 0 1 11 23•60 191 18 0 From 120 to 133 foo t level, improving the ·deeper they get Park's ...... Come Love Reef ... 12 0 0 I 16 16 22 0 0 From 40 to 75 foot leve Hit-or-Miss ...... United Reef ...... 5, 0 0 3 0 0 15 "0 0 50 feet ~ . Total •'•• ... 137 0 0 1 13 9'98 228 18 0 'TARWIN SUDDIVISION, ' -----~-·-- African ...... OphirReef ...... 197 0 0 0 10 19•/fi 106 12 6 120 feet Ophir ...... Ophir Reef ...... 23 0 0- 1 8 11'48 27 0 0 Tunnel Golden Age, . ... ···-· Leaders ...... 7 0 0 9 0 0 63 0 0 50 feet Total ...... -----;;;o---o-1 0 17 7•74 196 12 6 14 QU:t\.RTZ TAILINGS, OEMENT;· ETC;· r'" :1 '·~-! .·. • ,- ' ,. j '•• ... ~.,,._ \ .~.:! H·"'-·~ TnE: following .in~ormatiqn ··has b~el.! ~obtain~d fro~ R~tu~m('!Ila.4e byth~ Mining .f?urveyors arid'' Registrars relati;~ ~0 the Ql_l_an,tit;y -?f \Ql!f.;~~z. T~r~~.NG;S an_\1 C1fMENT, &c., Crushed i~ :ale sevt!ra.l Dfvisiuns and SubdtvJs!OnS of each Mmmg D1stnct durmg the Quarter, and the GoLD obtauied ther~frQ!ll :~ ..... ' I ' J• • ,····;-•.'~.,,_._I.J.:!.~-~·~-.'c;':.· '., Division and Subdi'Yislon, ~ Where Qua~t·~· TaillnS:S a'nd' ,. Quhriz·~i:anibg{' ":.H;:.A,:,;erage ~-~·.:: ·~ ::~·r·" ~ l. · Remarks relative to the · and Cement, &c., were and Cement, &c., :··Yield of.Go\d-i Totn~~&~ld of Depth at which the N=e ol Company.. "' · obtained .. ; ... .Crnshed .. ,-. i•· ,.. ;p_er •.Ton.,,~-- •. --':':·. _,, Ceme!'.b &c., we'!; ~If~'- --.-.---l------~-.;-._+_)_t_o_ns--cwt. qr.l oz~" dwt. gr•. '. gr. • • • • > .•.: ;,,,.' .. . -, 1r ~ • .• .. .. -BALLARAT- MINING DISTRICT. . ',' - ·; I .. , ...... · ; ' CRESWICK DIVISION_'. ... ·, -~ ' Hard Hill ••. Hard Hill, Creswick ! .' .. : ·120 o !·-o · o· 5 s·ro '':::.~'i o· 12 ..~ ... I ... SANDHURST i l\.f'INJNG:-DISTRIG.l'.r SANDRl:'RST DIVISION. Gu~, Clough, andcYO.r··· , White Hills •••t. 3,H:~ 0: 0 Fehx ...... 'White Hiil~- 3,1'47 o' 0 ~- -~------.. North of England· Hiiiitly', --· 61'4 ·o: 0 Alabama ·Huntly - 1,461 o· 0 Ballarat and Bendigo lluntly: 1,300 0. 0 Width, 20QJo.:?.oo .ft.; . < depth; 120ft.; :water " I ''',' .,. ·i r -· .. level~ 1l.O,ft. .- ' ' .Annabella...... ll~~tly -..... 2,990 o, 0 0 4 23'36': 7~3 Jl 0 Width,-·200 t Perseverance Rush.worth ;' ... 405 0· 0 Q 2 1•48 .. -4'1 15. 0 Victoria ·coy's· a9o' 0! 'i:i' 0 I 18':j2 .. . 34.- 7 18 : Total ... 795 0 1· 21'96 "76 ··2, 18 ' '- :.r. I • • ~.:: -'· . ~ .MARy;Bo:RouGii MINING DISTRICT: I X) • ' i' . . ' I .J'4:UY;BOROUG~ J)IV~SI(lN, Jcihnstone'and-Sons ,. Penny, and Claussen .· _ ~ota.i..:· "·· '311 0, 0'!. 0 2·--3!24• · · 0 .. ;.., ..- ..... AMRERST DIVISION. r .. ·,·_; ,- . . .•. , ---- '~>~- _-. -----.- T. Bartlemore V:anous small parcels... tf95 .. o · ·o· o 2 6'86 68 o o Various depths 1---...;;_--!"'-----1----,--l:::.··•:")tr.o;.:;t:"h;.r ;.-:i ···7_}-.1: ~~-1 ' . A voc.A SUBD~nsioN. · . Boeanko's mill \;,'' "· ·soo o'o 0 1 12 ·' 45 ·'o. ·0 Mixed tailings 1---'c.;.._...;_-..,..-. ------·- -~-'~ ··- 'J:~ : RBD.BAJ!K A.~ ST .. ,4BNAlJD "··-~-- :------1--- .. - ... ._ ~-- SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS, Lancashire mill ••• ~~~~~ Quartz tailings ST. ABNAllD NonTB Sun DIVISION. I. Tucker a.nd t;:o. ... Gap Reef 123 o o I o 2 14'19 15 18 18 Mullock, sutf8.ce to 50 feet Biddington and Co. 'Arch Reef 50 o o I o a 12 8 15 0 Mullock, 140 feet . Douglas~ mill 182 0 0 0 4 12 40 i9 0 Quartz tailings Total. .• 355 o o 1 o 3 16·75 65 If! 18 15 QuANTITY of QuARTZ TAILIXGS and 0E111ENT Cru~hed in each Division and Subdivision, &c.-continued CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. , Qllll.rtz Tailings Division and Subdivision, Where Quartz Tailings and Average Toto.! Yield of Remarks relative to the and Cement, &c.t were and Cement, &c., Yield of Gold Gold. Depth at which the , Name o! Company. obtnlned. Crushed. per Ton. Ceme!lt, &c., were obtained •• --·--- tons ' cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. ' .. ... William Teil ... Guildford Hill ... ; 120 0. 0 0 4 0 24 0 0 9o feet ...... Table Hill1 '· ' ... , Table Hill ...... • . 3oo: 0 0 0 4 fl·20' 67 0 0 120 feet ., J enkins and Co. .. • ... ! Table Hill · ...... 130 0 0 0 '6 0 39 0 0 80 feet Jenkins and Co. (public) .... Vai:ious ...... 30 0 0 1 0 0 30 0 0 Various Tho!llaS and Co ...... Bald Hill ...... 200 0 0 0 6 0 60 0 0 Various Tota) .... o, 0 5 15•38 220 0 0 ,, .... 780 0 ,, . HEPBURN DIVISION. ' ------. ------'Old Cornish mill ·~-. ... Wombat Reefs ... 244' 0 0 0 ' 5 19·67 71' 6 0 Shallow· , ------.. '( ... ·. ,·I :·....: .. 'I TARADALE AND KYNETON ... SUBDIVISION ...... I·· ·o 15' .6 9 14 0 7 8'0 :··· .:; : 1:': ~ ------, .. ~· ., ... .. ·..;.·· ., • I 1 ~ .. ' •' TARRANGOWER DIVISION. .. , Prince of Wales ...... CemPnt and surface ... 1,600 0 0 0 0 12 40 0 0 Phrenix mills ...... Banks from surface ... 912 0 0. 0 1 ,14'94 74, 0 0 Linscott's mills ...... Ban}l:s fron:i surface ... 50 0 0 0 2 13'20 6: 7, 12 ------. .Total .... 2,562 o .. ;o 0 0 22'55 1_20 12 ...... ~· '" 7 ST. A:t:.l?!!BW's Drvrs19N. .. Third Hill ...... 'fliird Hill ...... 427 0 0 0 0 22'49 20 0 6 Industrial ...... Fourth Hill ...... 33 o., 0 0 0 19'09 I 6 6 Duke of Devonshire ... Fourth Hi!r"' ...... '45 0· 0 0 0 13·95 3 ll 4 :----- Total...... 505 0 0 0 0 23·65 24 l'i 16 . I ARARAT MINING. DISTRICT. PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. ~ ) :· . •, ~ C~brian (mullock) Ch'I].'!'.~Jl.HiJl ...... I 1,9~\) 0 Q, 0 0 ~~ 85 6 6 Surface Cambrian (cement) ... Little Hard Hill and Sil- 30 0 0 0 6 0 9 0 ·o 40 feet ver Shilling North and South Wales Welcome, Deep Lead, 706 0 0 . 0 5 .1~.:15 195 16 2~ 60 feet (cement) Silver Shilling, and .. .. Seventy Foot Germania (cement) ... Welcome ...... 1,200 0 0 Oil 0 - 660 0 0 60 feet Ah Chow and Co. (cement) Deep Lea,d ...... 300 0 0 0 10 0 150 0 0 60 feet ~ ; \ , Totat* ... 4,1~6 0 0 0 5 15' .1,100 3 4 RAGLAN DIVISION. Nettleton and Co. ···-- Main Lead ...... --::-:~, 0 2 16 22 13 8 • It is Impossible to llllcertain the quantity of quartz tailings put, through the mills, as the mll!Ulg~rs deellne to give the !nfonnatlon. · . ' ,l , .... ,(', .. j' -,--r ~ ... ,...... - ' ~ '-. ,),. . ; .. ~, r, ... -::- r ., •. ,, 16 PYRITES AND BLANKETINGS. THE following information has been obtained from Returns made· by the Mining Surveyors and. Registrara relative to the Quantity of PYRITES and Br.ANKETJNGS operated on in the se ver11l Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the Gor.n ol1taiiwd therefrom :- Division" and Subdivision, A'.vernge Where Pyrites and mnnketings· : and BPyl ri~estl To!a.l Yield of ! Remarks rcmtive to the and bt In d an~e ngs Yle!d of Gold Gold . i Depth at which the Name of Company. were o a e . i ~ 9llerated on. pe.r Ton. • Pyrites, &c., were obtained. j tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr, oz. dwt. gr, I BALLARAT MINING ])!STRICT. CENTRAL Drvi.iuoN. - Llanberris ...... Gum-tree Flat ... 48 10 ol 1 4 )4•35 .I 59 13 0 -----·---- BUNINYONG DIVISION. ------New Homeward-bound ' ... Homeward-bound Reef 19 0 0 1 0 14•52 19 11 12 Cll.l!SWIOK DIVISION. 127 Port Phillip ... Clunes Reefs ••• ... 0 0 4 10 20•97 577 1 0 ' New North Clunes ... Clones Reefs ...... 212 0 0 2 15 9•50 . 587 4 0 South Clunes ...... Clunes Reefs •• ; ... 8 0 0 4 4 15 33 17 0 Total ...... 347 0 0 3 9 1'31 1,198 2 0 - BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. < BucxLA.ND DIV1BION. ' Laugher and Co .••• ... Sundown Reef ... 6 0 0 1 1 16 6 10 0 S. A. Wallace ...... Pioneer Reef ...... 25 0 0 0 i 4:80 9 0 0 - Happy Valley ...... Happy Valley Reef ... 51 0 0 1 ll 16•23 80 15 12 - - ·- - Total ...... 82 0 0 1 3 11•56 96 5 12 Woon's PoiNT SuBDIVISION. Hope ...... Morning Star Re~f ... 14 5 0 2 0 10'10 28 16 0 ~ANDI-J..l!RS1' MI,NING DISlTRICT. SL'!DIIURST DIVISION. ' - Pioneer Crushing, &c., Works Long Gully ...... 321 0 0 3 6 5·38 1,062 18 0 Reverberatory furnace Johnson's Reef .. : ... California Gully ... 68 0 0 0 6 10"23 21 17 0 Crushing ------.------Total ...... 389 0 0 2 15 18•50 1,084 15 0 BEATHCOTE DIVISION, AND I ------W A.ll.A.NGA. SouTH SUB· ,. DIVISION. Myrtle Creek ... ···I Myrtle Creek ... ···I 1 0 0 2 2 3"42 -14 15 0 MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. - 1\:LI..RY.BOROUGH- DIVIS~ON. Johnstone and Sons ... Public crushings ... 6 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 Various - ----1~-- DtmOLLY AND T.AIINAGULLA DtvtSIONS. Cambri&n ...... Llanelly · , ...... 102 10 0 1 3 0•79 118 0 21 -- GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. STRI:NGBR's CnEEKDIVIIliO:N. ' - 120 0 0 3 14 9•6 446' 8 0 Long Tunnel ...... - Walhalla ...... 17 10 0 2 2 17'82 37 8 0 ... ---·- Total ... 137 10 o I 3 lO 8"90 483 16 0 - : 17 NU:NIBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERS ON THE GOLDFIELDS OF THE. COLONY, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31sT .M:ARCH 1872. (From Retu1·ns made by the Mining Su1'Veyora and Regiatra1's.) Name of Place. No. Total, 11 Namo of Place, No. Total. -- -·~-----·~ --- BALLARA.1' DISTRICT. Brought forward ...... 9,205 Central Division : Creswick Division-continued. Ballarat West ...... 1,300 Slaty Creek ••• I ...... 40 Ballarat East ...... 1,250 Mopoke ...... ·7o Ballarat North ...... 150 Humbug Hill ...... 30 Sebastopol ...... 1,200 Portuguese Flat ...... 50 Cambrian Hill ...... 210 Back Creek ...... 30 The Springs ...... 105 Rocky Lead ...... 30 Little Bendigo ...... 320 Pinchgut Gully ...... 50 Dead-horse ...... 260 -- 1,950 Sago Hill ...... ; 82 Gordon Subdivision : __ 4,877 Egerton ...... n9 Southern Division: i Moorabool ...... 12 Lon!! Gully ...... 8 Gordon ...... 37 Staffordshire Reef ...... 45 Lal-lal ...... 2 Italian Gully ...... ~ . 50 -- 170 SpUtters' Gully ...... 15 Steiglitz Sul,divisiun: Kangaroo ...... 20 Steiglitz ...... 480 Moonlight ...... 18 Morrison's and ·T~a-tree Creek ... 170 Bulldog ...... lOO Dolly's Creek ...... 70 Rokewood ,Junction ...... 50 Stony Rises ...... 60 Mount Misery ...... 300 MountDoron ...... 20 Jackson's Gully ...... 15 -- 800 Yankee Hill ...... 15 Blackwoorl Division and Blue Mountain Grassy Gully ...... 50 Suutl; Subdivision: Spring Creek ...... 12 Golden Point ...... ISO Sawpit Gully ...... :w Hed Hill ...... 80 Whim Holes ...... 30 Barry's Heef and Split-tree ...... 200 Hard Hills ...... 35 Yankee Reef and Creek ...... 50 Frenchman's Gully ...... 30 Si m mons' Reef and Back Creek ... 90 Pinchgut ...... 60 Sebastopol and Lower Lerderderg ... 180 Break·o'-Day ...... 100 Brown's Reef ...... 70 Western Creek I 100 Snake Gully 40 ...... ; .. . "' ... ___ 1,073 Goodman's Creek ...... 20 Buni11yong Division : I Ballan Flat ...... 40 IY atson 's Hill ...... 40 Johnson's Reef ...... 12 Durham and South Durham ... 250 Wcrribee ...... 6 Green Hills and Devonshire ... 60 Garihaldi and vicinity ...... 30 Scotchman's and Hard Hills ... lOO Wright's Reef ...... 18 Union Jaek and Glencoe ...... 220 --- 1,01 0 Winter's. Flat ...... 80 --· Hiscock's ...... 150 Tot.'11 for Ballarat District ...... 13,13 5 Magpie and Cobbler's ...... 90 --- One-eye and Spring Hill ...... 40 --- Black Lead and Wattle Gully ... 50 Durham Ranges, :Napoleon, Kitty's, and BRECIIWORTR DISTRICT, Gym pie, and prospectors ...... 280 Beechworth Division: -- 1,360 Spring Creek ...... 115 Smytltesdale Division: Sih·er Creek ...... 25 Smythesdale ...... 130 Deep Creek ...... 22 Scarsdale ...... 600 Hurdle Creek ...... 54 Brown's and Monkey Gully ... 70 Pennyweight Flat ...... 52 Italian Gully ...... 70 Two-mile Creek ...... 60 Derwent Jack's ...... 20 Three-mile Creek ...... 210 Piggoreet ...... 100 Six-mile Creek ...... 62 Bottle Hill ...... 80 Bm~man's Forest, &c...... 120 Snake Valley ...... 90 - Myrtlcfnrd, &c...... 80 Bulla Flat ...... 5 ; W ooragee, &c...... 170 Springdallah Creek ...... 30 Reid's Creek ...... 3R Happy Valley ...... 80 Wool shed ...... 190 Harldon ...... 280 Sc·hastopol ...... 143 Golden Lake ...... 140 Eldorado ...... 480 :Madden's Flat ...... 15 Stanley and neighborhood ...... 430 Linton's ...... 150 --- 2,251 Moonlight Flat ...... 15 Yackandondah Division: '______...: 1,895 Yackandandah Junction ...... 80 Cre~wick DiV!'sion ; Sutton ...... 30 Creswiek ...... 70 Kit·by's Flat ...... 45. Clnncs ...... 1,000 Rowdy Flat ...... 60 Springhill ...... 50 . Osborne's Fhtt ...... 45 Red ~treak ...... 300 A llan's Flat ...... 10 - Union Hill ...... 30 Stagl10rn Flat ...... 20 Longpoint ...... 80 Twist's Creek ...... 70 ·Diamond Gully ...... 30 Hilh•horough ...... 56 Cobbler's Gully ...... 40 San No. 23, B I I- I 18 . . . I NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MINERS ou the G'oldfields, &c.-c:ontinued. ------~~------~------N ume of Place. No. . Total. Nameofrlace. i ~~~:.J~ ,• L ., ~----~---~;~~~-~-.-.--,-, ~0-~ft--;7-~,--~.~:~~- Brought forward ···-·•:: ... ·:·:·.' · :,.... ,2,?88: :· .. , , • ·,, .Brought-forward ...... 1 Indigo Division: I I ;;tnieson. sui>div i~io~: -~ ., Chiltern and New Ballarat··Leads . ... .208 . ~-,. <.: ' .Howqua Hh;er an,d tril>:u.\ar~es .. , ... 55 Indigo Lead ... · .,- ••• 224 Goulburn from Howqua to Jamieson 112 Glencoe-Lead ...... -...... _ .., 7.0_ ...... ·-- Mack's Cre!lk. _·;''-'· _ 1 ··-·. _ -·:: ... 70 Durham J,ead ...... _ ... 2S · .GoulbnrnfromJam1esontoSwampyCreek ·so Magenta Reef ••• ... ·•· 7 Sailor Bill's·Creek... /' ... ·., ...... 102 West·and Higgins' Reef ...... 17 Flu~!le .Creek .. . ••.. , ...... 20 . 6 Lancashire and Black-dog ...... 8 : Baker's Creek ... 1 ••• .. . All England Lead...... " ... · .. · 1S Prospectors ... [ •:.;; · ,., •... ·7 Various Leads .... r , ...... •. M.. .. , , .. 452 Various Quartz Reefs . .•• ...... ~~ .. . I . ., 658 Total· for Beechworth District ... 7,7SS ' . I Buckland Divlsion·: ;1 I • J I Harrietville '· ... •.. 206 Harrie.tville to ·Bright .. ... ' 341 .. . I ,I ; SANDHURST DISTRICT. Bright to noundary ••. 91'' :...... I 1'tunning Creek ...... ~;.' . 131'". · Sandhur~t oJJivision : . I Morse's and Gro~ler's Creeks 220 ·Back ·Creek and Spring Gully, and Buckland oranches ... 197 Milkmaid's·Flat .. J ...... 304 • i ~ • • 1 Upper Bridge to Lower Bridge· ...... 32.5 •• ·... ' Sheepshead and Golden /Gully ... 508 Lower Bridge to llolfndary ... 303 Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat ... 57S Crusoe Gully and neighborhood ... ·.-132 Ale:rand•·a Subdi~ision : Maroilg aod Bullock Creek ... ', 150 Alexandra and vicinity ••• • ...... ::.tJOO, Victoria Reef and New-'chum. ... ·594 God'frey,'s Creek ...... ••• 50' Loog, Maid,e,n, and Detwent Gullies I·· 592 Devil's River and tributaries .•. •••. ,;40· Iron bark ...... I .•• ... 607· Bendigo Flat . .. . ,...... 210 J ohhson's Creek and tributaries ••• tt..-120n ,•• t .. Garibaldi G-ully and vicinity · ... 80 White Hills · .. • ...... 55 Head of u:T. Creek . , ...... : i'o': .... Epsom ·and Pottery Flat ... .;. , 64 Goulbnrn ·River ...... 70 Huntly ...... ; ...... 4S2 Ghin-ghin i · ...... 10 Sydney Flat and Whipstick · ... 326 I Spriog Creek and tributaries : .:. 60· l:lpecimen Hill, I~agleha'wk ...... 2S5 359· Merton· and vicinity ...... 40 Devonshire and Dead-horse Gullies ... Windmill Hill and California Gully ... 528 · Moving and Prospecting ' ...... , ~4o j }~aglehawk Gully and Flat ...... 337 --,-- 630 Dry Cr~ek Subifivision : ·- Sailor:~? Sn?b's, and Pe;gleg Gullies ... · 472 Brankeet Creek ... , ·. ,i5 ' Raywood .. ; ... I· ... 160· Dry Creek .. . ·.lOO Elysian Flat . ... 1· •.'. "·: :·.. 70 Hel]'s Hole Creek·•.. . .45 ':· Sebastian.). ·... , ...... SO. 160 Kamarookru i ...... ·42 " I .... ., •' .,, : Scatter'cd and prospect,ing .. • .. • · 160 Gaffnei/s Creek Subdivision: "l' 7,155 . I . ; i : Goulburn River ... · ... K ilmore 'Division : Ga~ney's Creek ...... Cannon's Creek ...... ~eedy ..Creek .•. I·· ,••:. .. ,.. ,.,.... .~t. Happy :Valley Station .s Raspberry ·Creek and branches · 1 Snnday Creek ... 1 , •... ,, 15 I.y~ebir~ Greek ';.. .. . Wallaby Creek ...... Hig)nbotham,Yea, an~ vicinity '1S Thorn~on ...... i •.. "20. Cornhill Reef, &c. .. • .. . ···: 1!6 Mo,ving population'' "·· · : •• 1 ~' ~ ~ • • • ·1 ~ '- I 201 Heathcote Dwtszon and /lVaranga South lVood•siPoint Subdivision: ~Subdivision: ,. . , .. · J,\' '' Graytowu ... 150 Wood's Point and Morning Stac~ ... ,.. 100 j ...... J,ower Goulburn · ...... -· 66 , .. Redc:tstle ' ... . : , ...... , . .150.. 180 Right.aud ·left branches ...... 50·; Heath cote 1 ••• ·,· ••• Costerfteld ... 1 ... 115 Gooley's Creek, &c...... ·ss . .. 35 Harper's and Pheasant Creek .. • • 6 . 'l'oob?mc .. . · ... 1 .. . Kimbolton and Campaspe .. . ·30' Perkins' Creek and Waverley ... . l j~ · · Coli bail.' and :M:yrtle Creek ... 120' Enierald Claims .. • ' ... ·· . · '" :· .. ·2, .. ~, .. I j • F ... :· 35' All Nations, &c...... 2S. Wi~d~~nck' Creek ... Ma~or ~ Town .. ·1 .. . '10 ·Toornk to Columbia, ...... \ · "•.•:·· a ,. 4 · . ; S25, BJ:iclc ·River ' .. . .. • . .. . 25 . I Moving population ... , , ...... • 19 . • , lVaranga No,.tt. .Subdivision: l\laori Creek...... • . .. , .. · ·!l 1 Ru'shworth · ···I 420 ,. Baid Hills' to Matlock ... . •. , ....20, . Whroo .•. "'[ ,12'0 Niric-Inile.:.- .H) .... ' '20. I . : ·:' Coy's ...... '40 Big River. Subdivision : 600 Frenchman's Creek ,_,c Ten-mile : .. · · ••• ·4 r S,696 14S: .~ 1 Total for San~hurst District ...... '} ,Warner's Creek .. . ; Enoch's Creek .. . I 3~'-' . ---~ Railw,ay Greek .•• .,6·: Jim Thonias? Creek ··~·~. I · I Big River: South ... .. • 'IS'... ;., I M.A.R"tBOROUGH'JDISTRI(JT.' :' 1- • Big l;{iver'North •• ; ••• 'Y2 ... M aryborough Division : 1. -, · ··· .. , Fryer!s Creek .. ; · ... ' ' ''8' I Waterl()o, · Inkermari, Alma, Adelaide ...... I . Jerusalem Creek and Goulburn '··4'0·· . Lead, Moonlight I .•• ... .560 Mqv'i~g population · ... 9 Golden' Point, Ca:t:isbrook, Majorca, ! ,Craigie, and Fourfmile Flat ... 950' ·Mitta-rl-ti;t~ Division : ' · 191 I' MosqUito, Blucher's, Mariner's, Bristol Thu~der-and-lightning Creek · .;.. ' '1'56 I :Uill, and other reefs ...... 837. : ~ Snp'iyy Cr.eek ...... ~280' ·Chinaman~s Flat, Newtown, Ha.velock;. ..·. ' . , . :M!tta~mitta River ...... 50' Lucknow, Marybprough ... · 935: 486· -----;1· 3,282 I l r ,,., , '.h Carried forward 7,336 .. Carried fJward ... ·, , .••. : ... i·. 8,2S2 I 'I 19 NUMBER and DisTRIBUTION of MINERS on the Goldfields, &c.-(Jontinited. Name of P1ace. No• Total. .... Brought forwar.d ... 3,282 CASTLEMAINE DISTRICT. .Amherst Division: Castlemaine Division: About Talbot ... . •. . Guildford .... ;.200 70 Camphell's Creek ... 350 Scandinavian Lead ... iO Rocky Flat ... . .• Castlemainc 260 lOO R>trker's CtGek Mount Greenock .. . 70 Myrtle Cre~k Nuggcty and Long Guilies .. . 20 Chewton ... Kangaroo Fl~tt and Gully ... I 20 Golden Point :i~150 . ·Mia-mia l Name oi Place. No. Total. Name of Place. , No. Total. Brought forward "8,635 Brought forward' 934 Blue" Mountain North Subdivision : Crooked River Divi;ion: Trentham 22 Gmnt 26 Columbia ..• 6 \Vongungarra 16 Newbury ... 41 Crooked mver 82 Garlick's ••• 48 \Vonangatta 6 Alma ... 24 J·ungle Creek 35 141 Bl:tck Snake 6 Tweh•e-mile ·creek .. 11 Total for Castlemaine District 8,7i6 . Twenty-five-mile Creek 22 Thirtv-mile Creek ... 20 Went;vorth River -65 Upper Dargo 80 ARAUAT DISTibcr. Middle Dargo 10 Ararat Division: Lower Dargo 45 Ararat., including the White Lead, Can Upper Mite hell 25 ton Lead, Commissioner's Hill, Old Good Hope • 26 " Kerns, Hopkins' and Black Lead, 475 Mitchcll's Heef, and Picnic 290 Jericho Division : Armstrong's, with Dutton's Gully, Long . Matlock to Alhambra 4 and Napoleon Gullies, and Hospital Lochfyne and Ferntree 24 Hill, Eaglehawk, and Fly Mnck 169 B B Creek and spurs 40 Philip's l<'lat, Nil Desperandum, and Jericho and Jordan 60 Slaughteryard Hill ...... , 30 Blue Jacket 3 Cathcart, ,withSpring Lead, Bowman's Red Jacket 14 Flat, and Black Hill Lead 69 J Carried forward 934 GRAND 55,624 R. BROUGH SMYTH, , Office of M~nea, . Secretary for Mines, Melbourne, 30th April 1.872. MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS' REPORTS. BALLARA'f MINING· DISTRICT. CENTRAL DIVISION. Mr. Harrie Wood, .Afining Registrar. . The quantity of water supplied to mining companies by the Ballarat Water Commission during the quarter endmg 31st March 1872 was 23,136.000 gallons, at 4d. per 1000 gallons. The total quantity of ,;old purchased by the banks at Ballarat during the quarter was 51,426 ozs. 3 dwt~. 4 grs. I h:we no change to" report respecting the mines in this division, e~cep,t that some few new ?ompames have commenced work on the Gravel Pits Flat, Ballarat East, and that the Black H1ll Compapy are now gettmg good quartz from their shaft on the Black Hill Flat. GoLD obtained from Alluvial Claims during the Quarter ended 31st l\Jarch 1872. \ Nnme o! Company. I Quantify. Name of Company. Qmmpty: oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Hand· in-Hand and Band of Hope ... 3,501 5 0 Try-Again ...... 65 0 0 Park ...... 1,514 0 0 National ...... 130 0 o· Koh-i-noor ...... 537 ll 0 New Enterprise ...... 260 0 0 City of Ballarat ...... ' .. . 204 16 0 Gravel Pits ...... 61 4 0 Ban DIVIDENDS . Name of Company. . Amount. Name of Company. Amount. £ s. d. £ s. d. Hand-in-Hand and Band of Hope ... 2,560 0 0 Sedan ...... ~ ...... 26 0 0 Band and Albion Consols ...... I9,6H 15 0 Black Hill ...... 1,860 0 0 Prince of Wales ...... 1,668 12 () Great Gulf ...... 1,000 0 0 Total ...... £26,759 7 0 lL SOUTHERN DIVISION. Mr. J. F. Coleman, 1lHning Registrar. During the past thirteen years I have not known anything like even an approach to the intense dullness that now prevails in this division ; very little gold being obtained in the present and a dreary prospect of any in the future. The Pitfield Plains, from which so much was expected, are, so far, a failure. Break-o'-Day seems worked out. Grassy Gully scarce affords a subsistence to the miners who still cling to it. The Whim Holes ~Lud Hard Hills are no better. Most of the known auriferous gullies are completely exhausted. Bullqog is the one bright spot in the division, and that even is but little above the common .. The quartz mines. have not a more cheerful aspect, so that, on the whole, I must, however reluctantly, pronounce the division in a state of at least temporary collapse. The "prospecting spirit" seems to have abandoned the miners, but this may be caused by want of means. ' BUNINYONG DIVISION. Mr. Rovert M. Harvey, Minin,r; Surveyor and Registrar. QUARTZ 1\hNING, The total yiel9, of gold from quartz during the quarter amounts to 1513 ozs. 14 dwts. 1 gr., being a slight increase on last quarter, while the general average per ton has decreased by 15:! grs. . The excellent returns from the New Homeward-bound htLVe induced a party to lease a block of ground from the proprietors of the Buninyong Estate, while other two companies adjoining are prospecting or preparing machinery. A trial crushing from the Gympie Heef. near Kitty's Rush, has yielded 3 dwts. per ton; there is a fine body of stone, and machinery is to he erected forthwith. The Devonshire Reef is again being prospected, and quartz mining gains in favor in this division, even though the great bulk of the atone crushed yields under 3 d wts. per ton. Ar.LUVIAL MINING. The yield of gold fr(;m alluviums cannot be so accurately obtained as from quartz, owing to the large number of small parties at work srattered oYer the district, and owing to some of the larger mine-holders refusing to give their returns. Approximately, 4368 ozs. of gold have heen obtained from this source during the quarter. 22 I The eou~se of the Defiance gutter, Buninyong, has not yet been traced beyond that dompany's ground, but the I~rge ovei'fim": of basalt from Mount 13uninyong is likely soon to be prospected, seveml larg'e companies ilaving been formed for this pmpose. . . · ·. Several claims on the Durh:tm are flooded out, and a number of miners ·thrown out ofjemploy, only ·temporarily, as the J?hn Bull Company are procuri~g more powerful machinery, and mining operations are about to be resumed at the Bunmyong Estate and Frauklyn rrilnes. • I · No water sold for mining purposes. . - N o change in shallow mining. . I1 SMY'I'HESDALE DIVISION. .iJf.r, Jolm Lyncll, ]}fining Surveyor and Registrar. I : The total yield for the quarter has been 16,120 ozs., and all from alluvial mines. The principal contributors have been the Golden Stream, Galatea, Golden Lake, Grand Trunk, Haddon, Reform, and! Argyle,. at Linton's. The return shows a slight falling off as compared with the last and previous quarters, bnt it .is satisfactory to kno,w t-hat this is attributable to te!l1;:wrary causes o"nly, and not to any marked declension in the! producing capabilities of the district. , , I 'J'he Main Trunk Lead from Scarsdah to the Graml Trm{k at Piggweet is as productive as ever, anrl.as. there is still a large area of unexplored country there, we may naturally hope that the.ex~sting prosperous c!)ndition. of affairs will be maintained for a long time to come. · , . . J To the south. of the Grand Trunk, as far as Cape Clear, there is hut little doing, excep~ by the Main Lead Consols Company, who are doing some work necessary to the opening 11P of this portion of the lead.: At Smythesdale mining prospects are looking brighter. The Eldorado Company hav~ struck some good ground, and' further proved the existence of a gold-bearing quartz reef within their claim. Mr. Te~ford, holding an adjoining claim, hns bottomed his shaft and has commenced driving:· This claim embraces the very rich. ground known as the ·Great Western or Old 48, 'famous· for its magn~ficent yields nine or. ten years ago. It' is believed, and with good reason too, that the whole of its treasures were not then extracted, but that enough wa~ left to justify the' present enterprise and reimburse its cost. · I ~ · . The Golden Gate, within the township, is sinking. 'rhe condition, hopes, and pro'spects of this company are somewhat similar to those of the two lust, the grormd being of similar charactei·, and the hdpes of rem.uncmtio1i beirig based upon the value of the ground, overlooked by former companies at a time when l~bor was dear ,ai1d the.art. of mining less understood tban now. A rich patch of, shallow ground was found near the German Reef, Smythesdale; sever:il nuggets of considerable size were found there. As might be exp~cted, such discov6ry attracted to tbe spot a number of miners, but it was found the patch was of yery limited extent; many we1·e disap~ointed, and the excitement soon pa~sed away.. · i · · Of affairs at Haddon there is ·but yery little new to be said. The Reform has been let on tribute. The Haddon continues to yield as well as ever. The Racecourse·has bottomed, and is making ready to driYe. 'fhe Trunk Lead, after driving some. time, finds itself too shallow, and, in the direction of the deep gromid towards Ca:rngha\n, some boring operations are in progress. Such may be s 'CRESWIC~ DIVISION. j JJ[1-. .Janies Stevenson, JJfining Surveym• and Registrar.! I have the l1onor to report that the yield of alluv\al gold continues a fair avera~e for the quarter; the gold obtained by sluicing -has, as a matter of course at this season, fallen off, bnt the deep mines show an improvement. The Austra.lasian have again comtnenced washing; the Cosmopolitan are also in washdirt,land will soon. be· able to test the deep ground near)y a milein advance of the Australasian. ·! · . ·, '·' : . · · The following are the returns froii'l: the deep mines :- j oz. dwt. gr. Australasian (hired lab?r) 941 10 0 if~~alh~~~~J~~~~~12 men)"" ...... · ii~ i~ g - Golden Point (16 men) 19iJ. 0 0 . Hit-or-Miss (12 men) · ...... :·· ...... , 57, 10 21 'fho rettl.rns fmm quartz continue ahout the same; but' it will b~ seen from the tables that the numlier of small parties get!.ing .payable gol;d from .the reefs i:1 t_he neighborh?od of Cres~ick is inCJ:easi~g, and ,P,roves .t~at the ~eefs m the loca-~1ty would pay w1th efficiellt macluncry.; :J.~ prese11t the 1u.artz 1s OI?IY taken aJfe~ feet below the s~r1ace. The Creswwk Qnartz Company hav<: commenced smkmg on Ge01·ge s Heef, and purpose ~o smk '300 feet; durmg the· quarter, also, the Clnnes w~"cer ·u0mmission have brought iri ,the water to'Clunes, which is used by the. N!'w North Clunes Company, and .I have to notice an improvement in the yield of that companY), which is, I cqnsider, partly attributable to a good supply of clean water. · . ' UNDERT,IE OF THE REEFS AT CLUNES. c Mr. R. H. Bland, of Olunes, to whom. the Mining Department on many former occasions has been much indebted· has furnished the followin" diagrams showino· the underlie of the reefs in the mi:ne of the Port Phillip Comp~ny at Cluues. They are cross ;eetions at the two ~hafts, and show the extent to >~hich the cr?ss-cuts have been driven. ' . >- 0 u a.. (.l z { -I ~ -I z :::~ 00 ~ :X: ::E ~ a.. ~ ~ .z -1 0 ~ t- ~ _, , ~ p ., ~ a:: 0 ~ 0 (.,;) 11 ~ u <:\} a.. _, ~ w < tl :r: r;,;:,\;) t- z 0_, 0 (,.) I : ~ [ s 1 I I I 'I I I I ·2.3 ' . ,. ., ' ' 1' . . l}fr, •. Tho.rnas: Co1p_an, lt(inin!l §.urv~uor ~nd ljeu.~st;;ar. ALLUVU.L !\!fiNING,·'' ., ,· . ·;' There is nothing to report .in this branch .of mjhipg'f~r "the' l~st quarter.··, ' ·. · '' ' ' · ! , , , , ·" 1 • ._ J' ~-'~' ._• ,,d_ t v.· • •• ~ ~. .> ' · " - · QUA'lVl'Z·'MINING.:: ., ' • ..... · .. , -, ·· ._ t The Egerton Company's mine is still raising stone which gives ver! satisfacto~y resul~s, but the yield is not so good as in former years. Th'e Bla:Jk;horse Company have been .engaged m. prospectmg, durmg .the past three months, but as yet have not met with much success. The mine is now let on tribl!te to the.d~pt.h.()f No. ~.le!el,_ or 560 feet from the surface, and the shaft isnow down 724 fe~t. fl'he South Learmonth Company are eng:ag~d m smkmg, and the shaft is now about IOO.feet deep.· Tile Shamrock and Thi~tle Company have had. two crushmgs of 14 and 17 to~s, yielding an average of• 17~ dwts. FO the'ton .. lflie qmn·tz was obtaip_ed.at a depth. .of. 25 feet. The M.oorabool CJ:!,amp1on Company's shaft is now 30 feet deep, hufl they have had no crushing as yet. The Jenny Lmd Company have re-commenced work:ion tribilte, •but the result Qf theit· :VQrk is,not ye~ known ..The Victoria C?mpany, Gordon's, have been compelled to direct· their attention to a prospecting drive at the 400-foot level, havmg, after a good deal of energetic work, met with poor results at the il60-foot level. The Summer Hill Company, since my last report, .has b~en wound-up, and the plant sold to a mining compauy at Daylesford. 'fhe yield during the quarter from th1s cla1m-V1z., 42 ounces from 200 tons-is anything but inferior, .~hough, irJ. conse,quence .. of the hard nature ?f the stone, they were unable to raise sufficient to make it payable. The ground will no doubt be again taken up, as 1t has been proved to contain a quartz reef highly auriferous. J i'} , • , ~ '~ .j ~~· ~\ ••,'·~',':{'.· •.. r''t ..,.,. It; I'?,~~'':' 's'rEiGLITZ SlJBDIVISION.' ... ) "·- .frir. 0. W. Collins; ';,'l1ining Registra1·. Although the returns of gold froll1 the'qiiai:t~; clJl.ii]l:.>,·4ave. ·been)~n·the whole small during the past quarter, still it will be seen that the individual, average is yery good; and now that operations are being conducted, and unde1• good management, fresh cpnfideiice'biE:'ts 'i·or;th'e future,' tne· deep groiirld 'in all cases proving· payable. From the. Britannia Company's· claim· 38 ·tons of -quartz, raised from the depth of 19!:1 feet, gaye a -return of 30 ozs. The vein averages eight inches in·thickness; and· is- strong'and well d~fined.. A new: a,nd rich run of gold has been·struck in the· southern portion· of the·ground. ·· . · · · -.. ' The A 1· Company's .claim still maintains-its ·high·:character. The vein averag!'!S 2 feet 6 inches in thickness, and at the depth of 160 ·feet· promises·· bettr.r returns than· any hitherto obtained. A crushing. of 70 tons from the bottom· level yielded 240 ozs. Between 70 and· 80'tons of stone are now raised for crushing~ · · · . The Luck's All Company, on the southern side of the above claim; have-.not .yet cut the vein dipping into their ground. Great difficulties have been met with in this sinking, owing to the peculiar:.nature of the. r!)ck and the great quantity of water. It •is, however,•confidently·anticipated"that a few:· more feet sinking will bring them on the' vein, as the dip is very flat now in the A 1 Company's claim. · .,. The Haverton Hill Company,- on the '!l'estern side, have.commenced operations.' The returns from the Albion Quartz Mining Company are, from the 600-foot depth, 572 tons of quartz, yielding 248 ozs. of gold.. They are. prospecting in· th!l ·bottom levels-(800 ·feet),,anQ. have ~t the 'sam~ .time entered into terms with the New Albion Company to work the northern por~ion of their ground from the last-named company's shaft. The stone taken by the New Albi_on Company from that part of the boundary, at a depth of .200 feet, averaged 2 ozs. per ton. · . _ The New Albion Company have completed their 400 feet sinking, and_ are· now:cross:cU:tting east to reach the veins passed through in theii· shaft and levels 'above. _ · .' .i ,_,,,,, .... , ,, ; , . · The Tam-o'-Shantcr Company have sunk their main ~haft to a· depth of 220 feet. T/J:!l,-vein .is; there strong and steady, about two feet in thickness, and very rich. The last crushing-, of 68 tons gave a return of 272 ozs. of gold. The company north of the above (kno~vn as the Marquis of L9me Company) have nearly completed their sinking of 160 feet. When thttt is done fresh .tenders for sinking an additional lOO feet will be called for, and at that depth they intend to cross-cut east and west for the Tam-o'-Shanter yein. · . · At Stony Rises a number of claims have been taken up, which .pr'omise to pay well. Morrison's is' rather dull, in :some measure owing to the want of water, the dams of the Lal Lal Water Association being, I am informed, now dry; but good results. (rom sluicing operations are expected when the rains set· in. , . · , , . ·., . . . It is. believed that ~he stone which is now being raised at W ~.lJ!ice's .Forest will prove very ric,h. ' ••• '. •• f ·-. :• .. ?'(' • ' • • BLACKWOOD DIVISION. AND BLll:Et:Mbtr:N'r.AIN."SbUTH''SUBD!VISiON: ••' , f•t 'I',• ·•:. ''":; , ,. ,: : l ">' '•"' •..t I l•' ·' ' '•' •t j .'!lf't·. {.ohn F. Hansen, fffining Registrar. QUARTZ 1\cfi~H!G •. , ...-" _,,,., /' Two new reefs have been discovered in the Blackwood Division during the quarter; one is situated on the River Lerderderg, about' seven miles ·north of -Ba'cchus .Marsh, and about twenty miles .south-east of Blackwood. Some encouraging prospects have been obtained from the casing of this reef, aJ;td ground for ten men has been applied for as a claim under the bye-laws. The other is distant about seven miles ,>/est.south-west of Blackwood, and about two miles west of Garibaldi, on land selected under the 42nd section of .the Land Act, and lately purchased and ·occupied, as I have been informed, by Mr. Ashton, the selector. · Two claims. adjoining Mr. Ashton's selection have been applied for on unoccupied Cro_wn lands, and some excellent gold-beanng quartz has been shown to me as having been procured from these claims. The Undaunted Company, Brown's Reef, are sinking their shaft deeper, and extending their drives north and south, on the line of reef, with as good prospects as ever. 'I' his mine bids fair to prove one of the most valuable in the division. T~e g.ood re~urns of tliis _company l;l~~e ~n1o~bted,ly ~~iu~Jilated the shareholder~ in the a_djoining claims to prospect thel!' mwes w1.th ren?wed v1gor, as the smkmg of shafts and .other w<:rks are earned on w1th greater energy; bnt as yet no further d1scoverws of any consequence have t).Lken plac,e:m. th!lne1ghborhood. ~wing to .the scarcity of watm·, most of the crushing mills a~ Simmons' Reef driven by water-power are at a st~ndshll, al).d the owners. ha••e been occupied in overha'uling their:machinery and doing progressive work in their mmes; ,consequently few mmers have been employed on wages, and thirty-one of them have left in quest of temporary employment elsew h.ere; the .married men leaving their fami)ies 'behind, pending a supply of water to enable mill-owners ~o commence crushmg, when they intend to return and resume work. . · · The last crushing of lOO tons by the All Nations Company, Manheim Reef, yielded 106 ozs. of gold which g~~;ve ~he sfiareho~ders, exClusive of all working expenses, ~ dividend of £50 1Ss: per s!:\~re for six weeks' work, Th~;J mme lS stllllooking well, and further good returns are confidently ex:pected, · 24 ' ·No crushing has taken place from the Lullan Company's mine during the quarter. They have erected a 14 horse-power steam-engine fot' winding and baling purposes itt the Pioneer shaft; and about twenty men are now engaged on the t75-foot leveL raising some promising-looking quartz and opening up this portion of the mine. 'fhe North Britain Company, \V" right's Reef; show a retum of over !i.l dwts. of gold per ton of quartz crushed, which left a substantial balance to the credit of'the shareholders. Tue Red, White. and Blue Company have sunk their main shaft a further depth of 60 feet. Not many hands are employed on this line of reef, but the work of development is steadily progressing. d ALLUVIAL MINING. · . ~he only item.of importance in this branch of mining has been the finding of a specimen weighing 42 ozs., and c?ntam~ng 36 ozs. 12 grs. of pure gold, croppiilg out on ground consisting of chertose rock, with an overla.v of from SIX to twelve inches of alluvial soiL and situa&ed on the sideling of a hill sloping towards Tipperary Flat, famous in former days for its large y1el•l of gold. 'fbe finder states that he was looking for firewood, when he sttw something like a sovere BEEOHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. BEECHWORTH DIVISION. Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mitdng Registrar. Sluieing operations during the past qu INDIGO J:?IVISION. Mr. R. Arrowsmith., ll1ining. Sur·veyor and Registrar. • · There has been a slight falling. off in quartz mining during the quarter; fewer men are employed, and the a.verae;e yields are smaller. This branch of mining- industry,· now at a very low ebb in the division, is not prosecuted with tha~ vigor and enterprise the resonrces of the district deserve. There are several pr.omising lines of qnartz reds, from which exceedi11dy f!:OOcl result" h<~ve been obtained from time to time, which, with a limited outlay of c:~pital to test them at greater depths,_would. in all prohahility, prove highly remunerative; neverthele~s the ground is alloiVed to remain year after year in the same primitive condition.· 'fwo or three companies have done mueh to prove the permanent character of the reefs; witll these exceptions the division may be said to be almost wholly neglected...... 25 The United Consols Company have been employed during the quarter on very indifferent stone, but their present prospects are of a more encoum.,ging character, The Magenta Company have crushed a considerable quantity of surface stone and mullock; they are in the meantime gradually deepening their shaft, with a view to open out at a lower level. Other quartz claims in the neighborhood of Chiltern do not call for any especial remarks. The Prospecting- Association, at Rutherglen, have reached a depth of 125 feet, and have driven 33 feet; a contract is offered. for sinking 75 feet more. Harris and Co., working in Burrow's ·paddock, have had a crushing of 56 tons, yielding- over an ounce to the ton. The residue of the claims in this locality are averaging fair returns. The Sons and Doma Consols Company, on Chiltern Lead, ar'e busily engaged driving levels in the reef, for the purpose of working the de~p ground known to exist north of the•present workings, which they now suppose to be the continuation of the old lead and its tributaries. · The wash hitherto \VOrked hy the company is assumed to be w)lat is generally termed a "reef-wash," on the margin of deep ground; it is of great extent and ve1·y expensive to work, owing to the bottom or bed-rock being co·mposed of a soft white pipeclay, and as ·yet only partially dmined. The main drives, although very heavily timbered. require cons[ aut repairs, and t.hereby ahsorh a hrge amount of hlbor of an unremunerative character. The eompany have since the close of last year been greatly incolll'enienced from want of a full supply of labor; consequently a comparatively small area of gmund has been blocked out during the qua.rter. Time and capital is all that is nPeded to develop the re:,;ources of this mine, The plant and machinery is first-class in every respect, and the company will ultimately maintain the superiority they have so long occupied in the district. The main drive of the Glencoe Junction, 1400 feet in length, is now completed. The prospects obtained therefrom, as well as from the cross drives, are very satisfactory, the average weekly returns for some time past having ranged from 60 to 80 ounces. It is anticipated the next week's yield will enable the company to discharge the whole of the mortgaged debt, after which they will be in a position to declare dividends. · There is nothing of any importance to report from the dry leads. The continued scarcity of water has been severely felt by the Chinese; they are, however, fully prepared for the winter rains. Return showing averag-e quantities of water sold per diem for mining purposes in the Indigo Division of the Beech worth District, during the quarter ended 3lst ;\'larch 1872 :-There is no water sold for mining purposes in the division. The deep :~lluvial claims supply enough for mining purposes, and on the dry leads .water is conserved in small dams or reservoirs, constructed for that purpose. BUCKLAND DIVISION. Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining· Registra:. The operations in alluvial mining' during the past quarter in the Bucklaud Division require no particular attention,. except as regards the B[·ight Boring Company, and the Phoenix Deep Lead Claim at Harrietville. · The men enga~.jed on the first-named ·works are supposed to have struck the bed-rock at 210 feet, but some doubt being entertained upon the sul~ect, a further depth of 26 feet was attained, after which the rods were finally drawn, no satisfactory prospects ha viug been got. · ·A new bore, about 200 feet west of the previous one, is now sunk 150 feet; and it is hoped the deep ground, estimated to. be from 250 to 300 feet, may be struck in the present bore. The Phoonix Company were most unfortunate in selecting the site for their present new shaft, as the lead seemi to have taken a sudden bend where the old workings were stopped ; conse'1uently, after driving some hundreds of feet in dea.d ground, they had to break through to the previous workings, and are for the present swamped out. However, the claim will be pumped dry within eighteen or twenty days. The returns herewith very clearly denote the present depression in local quartz mining pursuit~, and although some new and extensive qu::.rtz mining projects are being launched, I fear that little immediate benefits will accrue therefrom, and consequently cannot see a probability of the next quarter's statistics being materially affected thereby. Meanwhile the present depression has caused the removal of some of our best quartz miners and prospectors from this division. . A suspension tramway, lately erected in connection with the New Moon Reef, Growler's Creek, deserves attention, as it appears partieularly suit,Lble for reefs where very large bodies of stone are.not raised. However, the tramway in question (which is in lenf{th 800 feet) requires modification, in order to obviate the ruinous wear and. tear attendltllt upon the present system of running a wire rope over iron· pulleys, &c. I believe that even at present . 20 tons of stone per day can be sent down with ease. Sanguine hopes were entertained here that the new Oriental Company would sink upon the old reef, in order to test its value at a lower level Lhan had hitherto been attained. However, nothing towards that important point has yet been done, the operations of the company having been chiefly directed to taking out stone left by the previous owners as not being payable. The present proprietors have now arrived at the same conclusion; and it is intended to proceed with sinkin~ the shaft so often spoken of. Fifteen new reefs were dispovered during the quarter, and of this number, I believe, two or three will be heard ' of favorably in future reports. . · · The successful result of the continued sinking upon the Happy Valley new reef, Running Creek, is fraught, I consider, with most important consequences to our local quartz minmg. Following the usual rule, this reef became poor in the yield of gold when a depth of over 300 feet was attained. However, the works were persevered with, and now, at a depch of 4,1,0 feet, it is found that four reefs. separate and distinct on the surface, have all united in one fine reef, presenting a body of stone from 4 to 15 feet in thickness, at present opened for a length of over 200 feet without the southern end being reached; and, from a recent personal inspection, I entertain little doubt that the main reef having only now been struck, the workings of this company are likely to continue for a long and indefinite period. Number of sluice-heads of water sold in the Buckland Division of the Beechworth Mining District for quarter ended 31st March 1872 :-Sluice-heads, 15 ; price, 7s. 6d. to 18s.; average, 15a. , . ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. \ Mr. Robert W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. ALLUVIAL MINING. The prospects of alluvial in this suhdivision have assumed, to a small extent, the features of improvement which h,ls been anxiously looked forward to for some time past. New ground has been opened about a mite from the ·head of .Johnson's Creek, aR also in the Garibaldi Gully, the latter s,ituated adjacent to the gully in which the Puzzle Lead W•lS fonnd abont t1vo yea~s a(i'o. Good prospects are reported in both localities. but, owing to the scarcity of the -water Stlpply, the wa.shings have been of the most limited chara()ter, and the report of payable gold consequently delayed, although believed to exist. A shaft has also been bottomed 011 the south side of the U T Creek, adjoining 26 and east of Grant street, on ·sandstone, with a wash or' two feet c?ntaining gold. The depth is 85 feet, the alluvium pass.ed through being-:- , · · " ' ' Surface soil, containing.gravel and loam ... · :., ...... · ... 12 feet · Clay, red in color, containing near the lower portion· angular pieces of quartz ...... '· 71 , . Washdirt (without water) 2. . ~ 85 'feet wltt~h is altogether different to that met with i~ ~ny of the previous workings on the U T Creek, a~ caused a diversity of opinions as to the position of the matrix from which t.he gold has been derived.. The shaft was started by the. shire council for the purpose of a public well, but uo water having been obtained; it is prob>ible that, under'th'e present circumstance.s, they will abandon it to the miners, who are at present anxiously waiting their decision. 'rhe 'dish.prospect~.•~:ashed are good, although the dip of the rock at the bottom shows they have' not yet'reach.ed _the deepest.grcwnd; . . • 'l'he U T'Qompany, owing to the want of harmony among "the contractors for sinking the shaft, caused great delay in bottoming it, which eventually they did shnllow, iit a depth of 146 feet 6 inches. Since then the works have been prosecuted with more en\)rgy, and the shaft sunk to its present depth, viz., 169 feet. At 160 feet drives a~e opened out, and tenders called for -driving 4UO feet, whicli will thus ei1able them 'to prosecute their· prospecting operations, not only towards the bore in which the gold vvas obtained, distant 164 feet northerly from the shaft, but also in a southerly direction, which I believe is their presflnt intemion. · . . "' The Hit-or-1\iiss, ·me. Working Miners; and the Royal Standard Leads, are languishing for want of capi~l and,energy col!lbine~ to dev~lop tJ;te resources so >fell known to exist in the localities named. . -~ · . QuARTZ MrNING. No new discoveries in thisbrapch of ¥tining have been made during the quarter, _the attention of·miners being directed. to ·the old-claims in work and to some of those partially w01·ked and abandoned. · · The claims hitherto comm;mding the. inost attention having rel1ched the water-level, and their upper leveJs being-.worked out, operations have been directed more to drainage power, and reaching deeper levels, than obtaining quartz during the quaxter. · · ' , . 'rhe A.lbe1't Company (No. 2 ·North Lucky Reef) have now reached a depth of 400 feet; and when ·a further depth of 9 feet has been obtained, it is their intfn.!.t~;:,n to open· out at the 400-foot level, thus giving them about 100 feet of reef to stope out. ' · 'l'he Mysterious Company, after· the failure of their attempt at drainage by menus, lastly, of a donkey engine, have concluded the purchase of a plant of machinery, which, when erected and in operation, will enable a number of ' clltims to work, which are at present baffled by the quantity of water they have to-contend with. · . DRY·.: .CREEK , ·. i SU'BDIVISION.. . . · Mr: R. Pemberton, 1'1ining Registrar. · . Since my last repo~t was sent in there.has been nothing of note t; mention du'ring the past quarter.· The yield of gold has considerably fallen off, owing to the drought of·the past season, most of the claims at the upper parts of the ·creeks being stopped for \vant of water.. The quantity of water used here per day is about two sluice-heads, the price paid for the same being £3 lOs. per week. . ·. . . ' ,,. · GAFFNEY'~ CREEK SUBDIVISION. . frfr. A.' B. Ainsworth, llfining SuTveyor and ·Registra1·. ., . ,. - ·, · .The general poorness of yield in this subdivision renders steam crushing unaeceptable, and, as waterhas been extremely scarce during the past quarter, the quantity of stone reduced is, consequently, unusually small.· · '· ".... , · .The Rose of Denm;u-k Company have agnin resumed work ; the importation of miners from other dist.ricts did not result in al) the advantages expected, and doubtless the local supply will now be sufficient for their requirements. /l'he clai~ is well known, and the shots of gold therein; and, as much dead work has been done, the prospects o( the mine for the future may be considered favorable. 'l'he Phrenix Company continues in law and compulsory .idleness\ The Hunt's Claim has been reorganized by the late proprietors; the S WOOD'S l'OINT SUBDIVISION. , }Jb·. A. B. Ainsuwri!t, 1'1iniug Surieyo.r and Registrar. · 'l.'he amount of qqartz gold obtaiued.cluring. the quarter is less than that obtained during any previous quarter since quartz crushing commenced in this subdivision.' . ' . . ' . A small patch 'obtained· hi the Young May Mo<;>n, the sequence of which has not been traced, stands at the comparatively high yield of 5 ozs .. per ton, nud the other All Nations' crushings may be said to be payable. 'rhe U ope Mining 0ompany have an unusually low yield, though n. payable one, and the same may be Sltid of the Prospector"s ~Ioruing Star. The first-named corripany ht difficulties; when they shall have done so, I apprehend they will not foil in obtaining payable stone. The Frandin Company's mine is looking essentially well; in a few' weeks the lower level will he intq the reef; and as it has already drained the upper workings, the future of the claim appears well assured for some years to come. The low level will be some 650 feet below the surface, and once into the reef, constant crushing will take place. At a depth of 350 feet the reef appears to form on the planes of stratification, and consists of a solid quartzite some 12 feet wide .(and more "in places), with two splendid walls, the foot wall ripple-marked, the hanging wall breaking in steps occasionally ; very little mullock is set aside out of this width of rock, perhaps one-six'th is the utmost ; the yield, therefore, of nearly 12 dwta. is a very handsvme one. This mine may be said to be thec::;only one which methodical attempts have been continuously made to open up among the vertical reefs of this district, always excepting the All Nations, which, however, has for years past been in the hands of tributers: The sucpess which has rewarded the effor~s of the Franklin Company should be a strong inducement to verify by' practical working t.he truth or otherwise of... the supposition that, being in the upper silurians, our veins are likely to he discontinuous ani!. without depth. Twenty mines are abandoned in this district which afforded their early owners and prospectors more encouraging results than the Franklin did, which itself was twice abandoned. Should the vein prove, in the tunnel, of the same size and· formation as at a depth of 350 feet, it will be as tine a reef as could be wished in any part of Victoria, 'and, with the same yield as above given, a most payable one. 'rhis reef crops out again, and is, in fac~, traceable south-eastward for mo:e than a mile, when it ends in the Alliance Comp,!•ny's claim, whose workings are under water, but whose stone has averaged 2 ozs. to the ton. · In alluvial I have nothing new' to report ; the yields have, however, been very satisfactoFy during the quarter. Average quaptity of water sold during the quarter for mini~g purposes :-Per diem, 3 sluice-heads, at 10s. BIG IUVER SUBDIVISION. blr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. . With tpe exception of the Luck's All Reef, which continues to look well, there is nothing very promising in the appearance of this subdivision at the present. 'l'he Londonderry and Retriever Companies have, it is understood, surrendered their mines and workings to the proprietor of the crushing plant which they have hitherto used. Poorness of yield and increasing hardness of veinstutf have led to this surrender, the terms of which are not known to me. The Perseverance Company continue prospecting the same line of reef on the no1:th side of the Railway Creek; the results obtained have hitherto been favorable. Two men are also at :work at the Belle of Venicia Claim, which h!tS not hitherto been very fortunate in its operations. 'It is also a dyorite dyke, somewhat similar to the Railway Heef, and some £3000 has been expended on it. . , The alluvial miners have not been very successful during the past_quarter, and the yields are consequently low; of late, that is within the last few days, a movement towards the heads of the Big River has taken place, but whether with a view of prospecting these, or of trying once more the sources of the La Trobe, does not as yet appear, no news from the outgoing parties having been received. No water sold in this subdivision for mining purposes during the quarter. ' •.. JAMIESON SUBDIVISION. Mr. H. C. Geneste, Mining Registi-ar. Mining matters generally in this subdivision .are now in a very healthy state.· . From the alluviums the yield keeps its position steadily, the return having been almost identical during tbe past four quarters. The slight decrease on the yield of the quarter ending 31st December 1871 may probably be accounted for by the fact that more attention is now being devoted to the reefs, and some miners who were previously working alluvial claims are how employ'ed in quartz mining. . In quartz mining lll!itters are decidedly looking up, in spite of the fact that the yield from this source is considerably less.than'last·quarter, this decrease being solely owing to crushing operations on Gleeson's Lease having been suspended since the 2nd day of February last. '!'he Hungarian, Sailor Bill's Cre.ek.-During the past few days a new and highly auriferous reef, 5 feet in width, has been struck in this mine, and a tunnel is now being put in from the level of the creek to open it. The first crushing from this reef will probahly take place in the course of six weeks. , . The Just-in-Time, Sailor Bill's Creek.-'rhis mine, which was worked and_ adandoned some time ago, has again been taken up, and good gold has been struck in a small surface leader, a crushing from which will shortly take place. The Sailor Bill's Creek, Sailor Bill's Creek.-The.Iow tunnel to strike Gleeson's Reef in this mine, at a depth of about 460 feet, is being energetically proceeded with. The Star of the West, Mack's Creek.-This mine is now being opened at a greater depth, a shaft having been sunk to the 300-foot level, at which depth gold has been struclc in a reef 3 feet wide. Operations will now be confined to this level, and I hope to be able to record several crushings therefrom in my next report. The Albion, Swampy Creek.-This mine (formerly known as the Elizabeth) is now being well opened up by the new proprietors. A low tunnel has been driven, and the reef, about 3 feet wide and carrying good gold, has been struck a 400 feet from the surface. A small crushing of 30 tons is now being packed to the nearest crushing mill, the yield from which will appear in my next report. · · · ·. ' .· 'L'he Puzzle, Baker's Creek.-This mine is now looking better, several rich leaders having been struck in the dyorite dyke. . . ' 'L'he Belle of Venicia, Fryer's Creek.-The tribut~rs of this mine are now crushing, and a payable return is expected. Sir, _ Mining Registrar's Office, Jamieson, 13th Aprill872. I have the honor to report, for the information of tlie Honorable the Minister .of Mines, that a new lead of gold has. been discovered in my subdivision, in the immediate. neighborhood of Jamieson, which promises to be of considerable importance. Up to· the present time some twelve claims have'been taken up, and all those thn.t have bottomed have struck good gold. The average yie1d is from 1 to 2 .dvtt!!. t() the buc.ket, and as the ground is very easily worked, excellent returns per day have been made. The prospectors, Jones and party, after washing up last evening. had obtained between 3 and 4 ozs. for five days' work; and in No. 2 South, bottomed yesterday morninrr, '22 dwts. were obtained for the day from three tubs. . "' 'l'he sinking is from 10 to 20 feet, and the !Sold is found on a soft pipeclay bottom. In the course of a few days, after other clrums have been properly opened, I shall have the honor of reporting further on the matter · I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, H. C. GENESTE, Mining Registrar. 28 , SA'NDH URST MINING DISTRICT. SANDHURST DIVISION. Mr. N. G. Stepl1ens, frfirdng Registra1'. . ' ... Mining in this division is in a very prosperous condition. The quantity of gold purchased by the banks and the average yield of the· quartz is higher than in any previous quarter. 1 The retum relating to quartz (49,807 tons, averaging 18 dwts. 4 grs. per ton) represents less than two-thirds of . the quantity crushed,' but it is a fair sample of what has been produced during the last three months. I am unable to collect a complete return, on account of some refusing, and others neglecting to keep account of the quantity crushed at their machines. , Great additions have been made to our machinery, perhaps the most important of which are the erection of the Great Cornet Company's pumping and winding engine, on the Comet Reef; the Golden Fleece Company's cn1shing, &c., engine, on the Stafford Reef; and the Friihling Reef Company's engine, on the l!'ri.ihliug Reef at the Whipstick. These three machines are a considerable distance from any others, and will materially assist in the spee.dy development of the reefs in the localities in whiCh they are situated. Two additional reverberatory furnaces, wilh Wheel er's amal- gamating pans, have also 'been erected. · A considerable quantity of ore has been forwarded to England for treatment, from the ore-separating machine in New-churn Gully, but the result is not yet known. About 38,000 gallous of water, at 4d. per 1000 gallons, have been sold daily from the Spring Gully reservoir, the greater part of which has been used by the alluvial machin,es at Huntly. The Big Hill reservoir is found insufficient to supply more water than is reql).ired for domestic pmposes, consequently none has been sold for mining purposes duriug the qurcrter. Some machines have been at the expense of carting fresh water for the boilers, at a cost of 4s. per load, and a considerable quantity has been purchased from various sources, hut I cannot say how much. I have nothing new to repor~ in alluvial mining. The disagreement that occurred about two ID0;:ths si'nce betweeen one or two companies and their miners, respecting the number of working hours and the wages to be,paid for such work, resulted in a strike, but it has terminated by the employers yielding to the request of the miners. Total amount of rain during the quarter, 2'82 in. ' Information respecting some of the Quartz, &c., crushed during the past quarter:- Totnl Average Depth nt which Name of Company. Name of Reel. 'rons. Yiel oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. feet. Bustler's Reef .. Hustler'a .. 15!} 205 9 0 l 6 12'23 Between !JOO and 90 From 6 Inches to 2 feet 600 feet Great Extended Hustler's Hustler)s 2,686 23,159 0 12 10•61 2'>0 to 300 feet 120 Average !5 feet Tribute Great Extended Hustler's Hustler's 5,lfi0 2,403 12 0 0 9 7'59 400 90 .A.-vernge 20 f<;et Bonati and Co • .. New~chum 470 257 10 0 0 10 22'97 3GO 120 25 feet Old-chum New-chum 975 tH7 2 2 0 1~ 15'80 From 7 to 30 feet Young~ chum :!\ew~chum 1,666 8G9 19 0 0 10 IO'Ii4 AYern.ge 8 feet Shmumdonh Tribute Sew-chnm 1,370 1,~22 0 u I 8 1'40 70 Aver!lge 12 feet Garden Gully Tribute Garden Gully 1,1"0 1,059 IG u I 4 6•77 Raiubow Tribute Gtu:(Ien Gully l,IU8 6U9 17 12 0 11 11'28 230 to 300 feet 2DO From 1 to 5 feet Unity .. Garden Gully 931 G20 16 0 ·o 13 8'06 Sh and 35» feet .. 150 A verng:e 2 feet Yictory Garden Guily 5oO 7ij7 5 0 I 9 16'\Ji> 240 feet .. loo From 8 to l ~ il1cheil Carlisle CJurden Gully 157 0!9 0 0 3 !8 ~0·4S 320 feet .. )50 About 3 feet CornlF>h Unitf:!t't Garden Gnlly 600 972 13 0 I i'.! 10'12- aiOfeet .. !50 :From 4 to 6 feet Bril.muia Tribute l~ritnnllin !97 85 IS 0 0 8 17•29 3110 feet .. !50 .From 3 to 4 feet Alpine Pel'fect Cure 781 748 14 0 0 19 4'14 ~00 feet. North Albion Bird's 1,108 629 19 0 0 11 8'90 100 to !GO feet Over 40 !ect W!Jite's Freehold, No. 2 ... Bii'd's 391 181 17 0 0 g 7"24 190 feet. White's l<'rcehold, No. 1 • • Birdts 809 239 5 0 0 ;i 21'9.; 100 to 190 feet. · Binl's Heef •• Bird's 602 70 17 0 0 2 8'49 Yurious. Bendigo and Melbourne • ~ 1 Bird's 1,"?00 32.5 14 12 0 3 19•96 200 feet .. 50 Ii'rom R to 40 feet North JohnF;nn's Jolmson's 252 217 0 0 9 17 5'33 437 feet. :From l to 2 f•~et Johnson's Heer G.1>1. Johnson's 4GI 132 17 0 0 b 305 to 525 :From G to I 0 inches Argus 1<:11~de 73G 403 17 6 011 .:JGO and 170' 2 inches to 2 feet New Moon llloon 3,G35 577 6 0 0 3 I0•3Q 180 led J.jQ CoUmann and Tacchl's t:olmann•s .• 1,601 1,357 0 0 0 10 2:1'84 il46 anti 720 feet .. Stuftbr..l 1,~68 3,148 I 0 I ll 5<3'01 Goldt.n Fleece aou feet .. From 32 feet going north to 3 feet 'I at ~outh end Nort!J Peg-leg Prince of Wales 980 221 18.12 0 4 12'69 190 feet 6 to 8 feet or spurs Prince of Wales •• Prince 'Of Wnles 220 143 ll 0 0 13 1'2() 55 feet 160 About 14 incht>s Victoi=in Reef G. M. VictOrill 3,207 2,001 19 12 0 12 Jl·04 430 feet 90 w.unc .. Yh:toria G23 15.; l 0 0 0 4 23'80 Alliance Frenchman's GO 10 0 0 0 3 8 160 feet 70 Great Britain PrinCe Alfred 100 15 lO 0 0 3 2'40 200 feet .. 80 25 feet G. G. Consolidated Gla:-:gow 1,.338 1,045 9 0 o 13 u·n Wilson's Reef . Mn.1·ong 500 ·~07 17 0 0 8 ·7·;)3 200 to 2GO feet 220 9 feet Frederick the Great Sebastian 2,305 3,034 ll 11 l 6 7·92 300fect .. !50 Nil Despcrandum . Raywood 1,too· 248 15 0 0 4 ll'50 210 feet 110 i uo Catllerlne Reef U. C. Cathedne .. 2;221 963 10 0 () 8 16'23 !50 to 300 feet 130 ' 6 inches to 5 feet, small spurs Ulllo11 Jael<. Napoleon IS7 67 18 0 0 7 5"6t 200 feet .. 132 8 feet Pyrita. Great ExtQnded Bustler's Hustlcrts• 40 .os :; 0 1 12 15 JObtained by means Alpine Perfect Cure 3 4 2 0 1 . of rcverbel'n.tory Rainbow. Tribute Garden Gully 24 as . 1 0 1 ~ 1~<1 furnace.· Jobnson'o Reef G. M. Johnson's .. 68 ~1 17 . 0 0 6 10•23 Obtaineil by means of crushing. KILMORE DIVISION. Mr. Jame~ W. Osbm·n, Jl.'lining Registrar. . I have no 'improvement to report in the aspect of mining affairs in this division. The mining plants that were on the Reedy Creek have been sold and removed, and a parcel of quartz from Russell's Reef will have to be taken to f?unday Creek for crushing. No fresh ,finds have been made either in alluvial or quartz. 29 HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND WARANGA ROUTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. J. T. Strong, ltfining SurveJJor and Registrar. Nothing of importance has occurred in my division or subdivision during the qu>trter just expired. The ground taken up under the leasing regulations since my last report is comparatively untouched, and therefore the results are still unknown; but if the covenants are fulfilled, I shall be able, I have no doubt, in my next quartmly report to give a definite statement of the results. WARANGA. NORTH SUBDIVISION. il-lr. HenrJJ B. Pitman, 11'/ining Registrar. I have the honor to report that during the last three months very little has been done in opening up new ground, and all the old ground in work has given very poor returns. 'rhere has been a small alluvial rush in the town end of Old Ned's Gully, but the yield was, with a few exceptions, very poor. Another alluvial rush has taken place at the Cemetery Lead, Whroo, which has yielded as much as 1 oz. to the load, with about eighteen inches of wash; there are about fifty men on the ground, and 'most of them are getting a little gold. MAR:YBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. ' MARYBOROUGI-l DIVISION. Jr!r. P. Virtue, jun., llfining Reg.istrar. At-LUVIAL MINING, At the Alma and Chinaman's Flat all the deep mines, which are being fully worked, are still yielding excellent returns, and hold out splendid prospects to the shareholders. . The Duke and Timor Company, whose claim adjoins that of the Bam:l,of Hope Company, have had fresh difficulties to meet duriug the quarter, in conjlequence of the water in the claim proving more than a match for their machinery. M ore powerful machinery is required; but !L second plant is ready completed, and a second shaft is now being sunk on the claim. The John .Bright Company, whose claim also adjoins thal of the Band of Hope Company, have just opened out on washdirt, and, judging from the prosped obtained, this promises to be one of the richest mines in the division. The Gladstone Company will soon be in a position to pay dividends. At Havelock matters have not improved since my last report. Mr. Ogle, the legal manager of the Havelock Company, informs me that the gold on the claim i3 so sc!tttered, th.e lead or supposed lead having been proved to be alJOut two thousand feet wide, that the past operations of the company have severely tried the patience and exhausted the means of the shareholders. The claim is now let on tribute to a party of wot·king men, who have engaged to pay the company 12t per cent. on the gross yield of gold. I understand that these nien have already got into good ground. The Lord Clyde Uompany ;u·e nearly ready to begin work, and are sanguine of success. At Majorca all mining interests have greatly impr.:>ved during the quarter. Several new claims have been taken up on :Maiden Hill, near the.claim of the Enterprise Company, il). the hope of getting into ground easily workable withoul; engine power. The claim of the Kong .M.eng Company is now flooded out, and much heavier machinery is required to cope with the water, wJ;tich has now risen 30 feet in the shaft, and cannot possibly be kept down with 12-inch pumps and tanks baling at the same time. This heavy body' of water seems for several reasons to point to a subsidiary lead, or heavy gutter, adjoining the Hanoverian Lead, and trending in the direction of Sandy Creek Flat. The following is a statement of the gold obtained from the principal alluvial mines in this division during the quarter :- · - oz!l!. dwts. grs. ozs. dwts. gre. Band of Hope, Chinaman's Flat 3,043 14 0 Cosmopolitan, Majorca 277 10 0 Alma Consols, Alma ... 1,308 2 0 United Kingdom, Gibraltar 64 0 0 Queen, Alma 248 12 0 Phoonix, Carisbrook 221 10 0 Seaham, Alma 2,161 5 0 Dan. O'Connell, Carisbrook 36 0 0 Gladstone, Alma .. . 871 14 0 Reform, Majorca ... 164 0 0 John Bright, Chinaman's Flat 39 0 0 Republic, Majorca 128 0 0 Golden Gale, Alma ... ' 831 11 18 Eldorado, Majorca 170 0 0 Havelock, llavelock 29 17 12 Fox, Majorca .. . 69 0 0 Kong }Ieng, Majorca 20 0 0 N orthem Light, Majorca. .. . 43 0' 0 Enterprise, .Majorca 619 15 0 Reliance, Majorca 262 15 0 Total ... 11,126 1 6 l\1orning Star, Majorca 515 15 0 Dividends as under have been paid during the quarter by the companies named:- £ a. il. Band of Hope 6,150 0 0 Alma Consols 1,200 0 0 Seaham ...... 4,050 0 0 Golden Gate 1,551 0 0 £12,951 0 0 Qu..l.RTZ MINING. . .Most ·of the larger ·claims have been nearly unproductive during· the quarter, the owners having been engaged in. making extensive alterations on them, with a view to more successful future operations. This remark particularly. applies to the Claims of the North German Company, the Mariner's Reef Company, and the Bristol Hill Company. The United King4om Company have found three rich reefs in their alluvial claim at Majorca, at a depth of 100 feet from the surface, and below the alluvial workings. 'J'hese reefs are severally named the Sunburst, the Star, and the Eastern. A crushing of 28 tons of stone from the Sunburst gUcve a return of 79 ozs. 8 dwts. ; 30 tons from the Star gave 20 ozs. 7 dwts. ; and 42 tons from the Eastern ga•;e 28 ozs. 5 dwts. The highest yield during the quarter was from the Ironstone Reef, Craigie, A crushing of 82 tons gave 400 ozs. ll dwts. 18 grs. ao A1iHERST DIVISION. JJfr. Joseph Smitll, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. Quartz mining in the division is in a very depressed state, for, with the exception of Deed's ClaiiD', on Prince Alfred Reef, very little has; been done to .;Ievelope the quartz lodes. . . . The Forbach Company, in Amhers.t; h~ve collapsed, for the want of means to carry on the works, notwithstanding having a first-class crushing and winding plant on tpe ground. . . . . , .. . . Alluvial mining looks rather better in the northern part of the division. The Enterprise Claim, on Maiden Hill, and the Band of Hope Cla.im, on Cockatoo, are considered to be very prosperous, and push on their works in an active manner; each of them sell their sludge to Chinamen for about £300 a year. · The Union and Hoffnung Companies continue to be worked with payable results. On the other hand, the alluvial· ground on the south side of .Mount Greenock spreads over too large a space to be worked with a profit. Nichol's Freehold Company have ceased working from this cause, and their fiue plant, which cost .about £5000, ·is now being sold and removed, the manager· giving. as 'a,reason that· the. royalty of six per cent. o:q.. the gross yieldscbeing too high for the miiie to pay any dividends. · .,, - · .. , . · · _ · · · . The old alluvial workings in the division have now but few mii).ers el'(lploy~:Jd upon them; but I believe they WOUld give good returnS fOl' Sluicing partieS With a high preSSUre Of Water. . . , I . . - . . , The reservoir and races of Messrs. Stewart 3-nd Farnsworth will be the same as in iny former returns. The following is the revenue collected during l\Iarch quarter, viz. :- Five sluicing parties, two sluice-heads each, at 40s. per week .. : £130 Five puddling machines, one sluice~ head each, at 20s. pe1· week 1>••• 65 £195 l:: A VOCA SUBDIVISION. Mr. P •. Simj/son, ~tlining Surveyor_and Rf!gistrar·. A1LU.VIAL MINI::!G. The 1\felbourne and Avoca Company's workings on the Old. Avoca Leal are stillprogressing.favorably. The amount of gold obtained uuring. the quarter hy this company is'12.50'ozs. 4 dwts.,' most of. which has been obtained towards the .Associa~ion Col?pa~y's ground. They ~re now engag~d, alsq. in dri~.ing .fro I?. the end of their working~ out of No. 2 shaft (m the duect10n of the Avoca River )'towards :No.· 3 shaft, whiCh Is hemg· sunk to the necessary depth to meet the drive. On Messrs.- Smith's Lease, .Avoca Lead;•they are engaged from two shafts in driving and blocking out. · , · .· . ,.,_The Kimberley rush has considerably fallen off, owing principally, I think, to a. new rush which has .set in within the last two or three weeks to Middle Creek, about half a mile east of last year's rush (now ahnost deserted)'. There are about 500 miners·on the ground, the greater part Chinese. The sinking vai·ies generally from 40 to 60 feet. The best prospect I have lieard of is 7 dwts;·; tw~nty-eight loads have averaged 4! dwts;. · QuARTz MrNING. Very little is being done in this. Work is again suspended on the Fiddler's Creek' and Township Reefs. There has been no sale of water for.miirlng.purposes hi this di;ision duriDg the quarter. . ..... DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DIVISIONS. M1-. W. G. Couchman~ Mining SurveY.or ~nd. R;gistrar. ' n~~?wlly Division. : Both quartz and alluvial mining have b~en duller during the quart~r than usual.' · _ ...... Bealiba Reef.-Goldsborongh Company are still sinking the main shaft deeper; it is now down 344 feet. They are also sinking a winze from the 274-foot level south, 11nd from indications, both in the shaft and winze, expect to be on payable stone again soon. No stone· has been erushed from the mine dming the quarter ; mine· force, ·16 .men. Queen's Birthday Company have finished sinking the shaft for the present', and are now putting in a cr_gs_s"cutJo,cut the reef at the 332-foot level; they are breaking out payable stone. from the 272-foot level. N:umber of. ·men employed,. 40. Gol,dsborqugh Extended C~mpany ha ye ..sunk a main shaft 100 feet, an~ are now sinking, it ,a further depth of lOO feet; the sinking is at present through a number of likely looking quartz leaders., _ . Sydenham Reef.-Dahl and party have crushed 60 tons, whieh yielded 63 ozs., or an average of .l. .O!l· ljlwt. per ton.· .... ·. Union Reef.-:-Westcott and.Nlorgan_have c1'ushed 36 tons, which yielded 17 ozs. 5 dwts. . . . Perseverance Reef.-Pike and party keep steadily at work ; they report having crushed 300 tons for 6,0, ozs. Little Bulldog Reef.-A crushing of about 20 tons has averaged 4 dwts. per ton. · Advance Bea1iba Reef.-Baxter and Graham' have had a crushing of 60-tons from their. claim, which ~veraged over 1 oz. per ton; the stone is widening out and showing gold freely. They have purchased a crushing plant, which will shortly be at work. Boddy and Graham's Claim is looking well; they had about 12 ozs. of gold from a bucketful of stone, one piece weighing about 2 ozs. · Break-o'·})ay Heef• .:.....Kern and Stone have had a crushing, 'which averaged 8 dwts. per ton. Moonlight Reef.-Two crushings have been had fro1n W!j.tson's Claim, one of which·gave St dwts. and the other 5 dwts. per ton. Lovell's Claim has had a crushing of over 20 tons, which averaged 15 dwts; per ton. · On the King R'eef, Chapple and party are breaking out stone which is estimated to· yield IO dwts. per ton. Manning and party have taken up a claim on an abandoned reef on Tinpot Hill, which is looking well. A new reef, which has been named the Post Office Reef, has been discovered by Davis and party, who are breaking out stone in which gold can be seen. · Tarnagulla Divi8ion. ' m· this division qq.artz mining is looking much m or~? lively, many of the claims. qeing at work again, - Poverty Reef.-United Poverty 5Jompany have two parties of..tributers at work. On!J _of tht:)se Parties .has. discovered· a new body of stone, which is: ;very rich, running nearly at right angles with the main reef; a crushii:i!fof 80 loads from it has given a yield of 322 ozs. 13 dwts. The other party have also discovered some rich stone, but have not had a crushing yet; 445·loads have been crushed during the quarter, which yield.e4. t;;QQ .ozs. )'.rince of Wales Company are driving at the 70cfoot level, to interseet the west~rn leader, and are in about 33 feet; four men are employed. Clay's Lease is stopped for the present. . · , · ...... , .. Kangaroo Reef.-Kangaroo Company have started their machinery and ~unk the shaft 15 feet; pTesent depth, 104 feet; the sinking is hard and the water heavy. 'l'hey expect to cut the reef shortly... American Qo:rnpany.-The criginal proprietors are making arrangements for the erection of machinery and the working of the mine. 31 Watts' Reef.-The Excelsior Company are about to erect machinery. Perseverance Company have let their mine on tribute. · . · Corfu Reef.-The Corfu Company have completed the erection of their machinery, pumped the mine out, and started sinking the shaft deeper; the shnJt is now 270 feet deep. They have nine meh at t>ork. New-chum Reef.-The Cambrian Company has been reorganized, and is now pumping the mine out, preparatory to resuming mining operations. Prince of vV ales and Extended Companies are about amalgamating. . Sandstone Reef.-South Sandstone Company.-'fhe mine is let on tribute, and a tribute company foroed to work the ground; they are now driving for .the reef at th,e 305-foot level, the ground being very hard. W atkins' Prospecting Clairn.-S~one.-is hei!1g broken cnt from the 400-foot leyel, the reef beiug_abo':-t 6 feet thick, and showing gold very well. Orusllmg 1s earned on by day only, and twelve men are employed. VIctona Company have completed the drive at the 405-foot level, its total length being 172 feet. '.!'hey are now opening out north and south on the reef, which is 9 feet thick, and looking very well; the water is very heavy. Fourteen men are at work. Piincess Royal Compmy are' sinking a new shaft to the west, which is down 70 feet, the sinking being in hard sandstone. Prince Alfred and Prince Patrick Companies are about to amalgamate and erect pumping machinery. The Bellfield Company are about letting the mine on tribute. 'l'he Phoonix Company ha Ye let their mine on tribute. Olsen and Clay, at Ironbark, have four men emp!oyed, but the prospects are poor at present. · · , •The,re is nothing worthy of note to report on alluvial mining in either division. KORONG DIVISION. Yr. Henry J. Huglws, Mining Registrar. . . During the past q{mrter mining has be~n rather dull, but the holders of -claims,,especially quartz, are confident that affairs will soonrtake a 'turn for the better, and that upon either the Unity Company or Maxwell Reef United Company'striking rich stone a large amount of capital_ will flow into the district to assist in: developing reefs which have previously·proved very remunerative. · '· ·. · On 'the Maxwell· and Unity' lines ·of reef much dead work has been done during the quarter-that is, sinking main shafts, ~o enable the claims to be worked to a better advantage-and the Columbian Company;having everything now re<)-dy, may_soon-b'(:fe'xp~cte~-~o-bc·n.ctiv~ly-n.L':'"or.k._At B~I~~s_ _F~at, .Fones' Claim will S?On be having regular crus~ings, and at Jordan's t~~e B1?t~sh Sover~tgn Will, upon the o?tainmg water-Lo-"upp~y.tha. hotle_rs, resume work. · \Vith rega,J'd to alluvthl mmmg tb.,re IS very httle to be said,-except that •at Berlm many mmers have left, and the Deep Lead, Daly Lead,: and New Guinea Companies have suspended OJ?erations pending the formation of companies with sufficient ca.pital to thoroughly ~est the ground held by them respectively. REDBANK AND ST. ARNAUD SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS . .frir. P. Simpson, .Mining Surveyor and Registrar. QuARTZ MnnNG. The tributers cl the New Isis Company are working on the unde~lie at a depth of about 330 feet, The width of the reef is 4 feet 6 inches ; the stone looking well. ALLUVIAL MINING. . The Homeward-bound Company, White Patch~ J\..~oonambel, are driving ,at a depth of from 25 feet to 43 feet. They have 'driven about 200 feet on the lead from the mam shaft towards Mountain Creek. They have not yet treated any body of the washdirt obtained, but the prospect is good. . At Sandy Creek the old diggings are almost deserted. The new rush to the south continues about the same ail last quarter. · . There has been no sale of water for mining purposes during the quarter. ST. ARNAUD.NORTH SUBDIVISION. JJir. -f· Simpson, JI.Iining Surveyor and Registrar. The Chrysolite Company's ground is being worked by a Sandhurst tribui.e company, who have taken it for seven years, The arrangements with tli. CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. Mr. Tltomas l.' Br~w.n;' jJfinin'lJ Sitrveyor and .Registrar. In quartz mining the past quarter. has been spent in sink in~ sh~ftR; driving levels; prospecting, purchase and· erection of machinery, and prosecuting other preliminary operations necessary for the proper working of the mines. As on most of the old claims whl!;t is known as "dead work" has ,been carried on, the expenditure of cap-ital has been considerable, whilst the quaptity of quartz r-aised and consequent returns ,of gold .have been small. In alluvial minin~ nothing n:ew has occurred within this division·. A number of Chinese are leaving to mine in the Loddon River and adjacent private property at Baringhup, also in the Coliban River, near Myrtle Creek; the · very bare subsistence obtainable· from qur old workings offering so litt.le inducement that there is not even one company now working; the ordinary miner and'puddlers bein~ the only alluvial workers. New Re~fo.-Of the best yields a reef situate at Campbell's Creel' (believed to be a continuation of Victoria Reef.), held by Frost and Co., from 76 tons, 195 ozs. 6 dwts. was obtained; the reef 4 feet thick, and improving in depth, !J,OW 62 feet. . · . · . ." -The Queen Victoria Company, M.yrtle'breek, from their first crushing, obtained 155 ozs., 12 d:-vts. from 50 tons. From a new reef in· Sailor's Gully. Harvey obtained 2,.2 ozs. 10 dwts. from 9 tons; and in severat other localities -~ very good pr~spects are being obtaine~, bu~. ·no crushings hav.e yet taken place. ~ _.~ . .. . . , ::--:~·.~ Mac1nnery.-Some small and meffiment plants are be1ng replaced by more powerful machmery, combmmg all '"'the latest improveJ!lents .. On ,the 'CheV\(t9ri Reef, a new e~gine and ptant is being erected, whieh win enable ~he several parties on that reef to· work !,Q.elqw .wat.er.leveL On Warren's Reef, Barker's Creek, a. very complete plant, including a 12-hea,!i battery, is nearly.cotnpleted. . . ..c·.' ' On the"Devonshire.and Sebascopol.Reefs, where water !la's much• impeded work; first-class machin~Jj is be.ing delivered; whilst upon the. lines. Of reef, new poppet-heads, whims, whips, &c., indicate the sites of new main shafts. Deeper .Sinking.~The Ajax C_ornpany's ~ngine-sh\J.ft has been sunk lO:J feet below the 300-foot level, and as soon as the pumps can be lowe~ed.a cross-cut will pe driven at 400 feet-·i.e.,_frruu Jlro.w.n_of.,!}iJl.. On other portions of this extensive mine four·other_slm:ftg-m·o~hcirig-oip•k....-=North-or"tlfe"11;jaxshafts are being sunk: ·the Clinker's Hill Co!f~piny,.dowli"I9'5~feet; thePicanniny Company, lOO feet; Summer Hilt Company, 60 feet; and on the south of the Ajax the sinking of shafts is progressing thence along the Cumberland, Poverty, and Nuggety Reefs, to 'the Frenchman's, in the Fryer's ~ivision. · 1'he Eureka C.obsols are down to :320 feet-in very hard country, the worldng heiug very expensive. The Old Wattle Gully • are down 263 ·feet, and purpose sinking to 400 feet, and 'the•1 cross-eutting for the numerous very rich leaders which have been worked to surface to the north, and which underlie west and strike south. · · The Wheal Terrell have nearly completed erection of poppet-heads, and other additional appliances, the more economically and efliciently to work their mine. They purpose sinking to 400 feet. • · The United VVattle Gully are sinking their new 400-fpot engine-shaft; at 105 and 126 feet they struck quartz leaders earrying_gold. and the country looks ~ery promising. Messrs. Walker and Co. are working both their leases with satisfact()ry remlts. . . On the Sebastopol Reef,' Lewis' Amalgamated Company are very husy sinking engine-shafts, erecting machinery, &c., on tlie south"'end of their lease, toward which all the gold-bearing lodes strilte. 1'heir working will drain this reef, and enable the G0lden Crown, Straede and Co., the North Sebastopol, and other companies, to work below tlie water-level. ... · ' . At Barker's Creek, on Warren;s and Craukey Ned's Reefs, shafts are being sunk on each side of the Railway Reserve. On Sp,ecimen Gully )'!.pef, \V alters and Co. have d1·iven a cross-cut'from their tunnel through a wide reef impr,egnated with indication's ·'of gold. The Specimen Gully Tribute have suceeeded in draining their mine, and reaching the lode where much gold was obtained some years· ago. The Specimen Gully Extended, the Imperial, the Hermit, the Lady Barldy, the Cappers, 'and many other companies throughout the division, are engaged in sinking shafts, or driving tunnels or levels, very few breaking out quartz. · FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. Jir. Jfark Amos, JJiining Surveyor.and Registrar. ·'' PoPULATION. During the past quarter but little change has been perceivable in the mining population. A few more miners may be considered as engaged in quartz operations, and a·~~?ual diminutio_n of riu~ber in alluvial ,workings. ALLUVIA!:· .MnaNG. ' , AHuvial mining in general may be described us nearly exhausted in the older gullies and hills, except in the volcanic hills, or. where sluicing opemtions have been carried on, or ground is SQ situated as to he available for that processSluicing operations, although successfully carried on. at the beginning of the quarter from the water supplied from the Loddon Water Company, have had to he suspended from want of water . . In this branch of mining a mo8t important change has been evinced, as at the first distribution of water, ground that was considered to pay well was unremunerative, and in many cases abandoned; whilst latterly (when water was available) satisfactory returns were obtained, and an Pager demand for sluice-heads of water made. , I think that the comparatively poor returns at first/:ibtained arose partly from the want of know ledge in sluieing of the men engaO'ed, and partly from the expensive operations necessary to test ground by the cutting of tail-ditches; in this I am mor;.fully convinced from the frequent deepening of tail-races. QuARTZ MINING _CoMFANIES. Of these I can report that a considerable amount of activity is displayed, nearly all well-known companies working or prospecting earnestly. Rowe Brothers.-This mine continues to. hold the·'preniier position. and improves in returns, . I am informed tlutt it is proposed to fm·m a company in England to work the mine ; and it is confidently expected that the excellent re: urns from this claim, and many adjacent, will prove an impetus to mining in this locality. The Frenchman's Company have obtained excellent returns, and have every prospe(ct of better paying stone at greater depth. . · ]11iddleton's Reef, Vaughun.-A company has been fermerl for working this mine, and are progressing 'favorably. A shaft is being sunk near 'the old wor1dngs, to strike the reef at a depth of lOO feet. From the last' crushing, at - water-level, 3l ozs. to the ton was obtained. 1'he results of this company are very anxiouRly looked forward to, situated l_lB it is in a hitherto rich alluvial locality, but the reefs almost undeveloped. . .. , . . Loddon .Sluicing and Water Supply Company charges for slu'ice-heads of w~ter £1 and £5 per head. From three to five heads have been available since Christmas, 33 HEPBURN DIVISION. Jfr. Thomas Hale, 11-"Iining Registrar. lly reference to the ta'bles, it. will be seen that, although the averag:e on quartz crushed has. been 7i; dwts. nearly, one parcel from Yandoit yielded 4 ozs. 6 ~w;s. ller ton ; t~e Argus U mted, s~uth of W omb~t £!111, over 1t ozs., various small parcels; 50 tons crushed at Jenkms m1ll, over 14 ozs.; and Mather s and Co., Sailor a Creek, 15 tons yielded 17 ozs., or over 1 oz. per ton. · . The North Cornish Quartz Mining Company have struck the mai:t;~lode in the bhnd shaft,,bel?w .the 300-f::>ot level. Gold is seen in the stone; they are prospecting to the west, ~o as to.cut the flat lode foun? m ~mkmg the bhnd shaft; the average for the quarter has been 13 dwts. 7·09 grs.; the reef IS from 6 to 9 feet; d1p, 1m2_; they ha;ve gone through_ several small veins, and intend sinking the main shaft to a depth of 400 feet. Three tnbute parties pay 50 per cent. on the gold obtained. . ' . . • . . No. 1 North Cornish Quartz Mining Company.-ThP- contractors contmue s1nkmg m the face of dtfliculhes, caused by an excess of water. The present depth of shaft is 225 feet ; the bottom being slate and sandstone mixed up with quartz leaders. " The A.jax Company, Ricbardson's Reef, have sunk an engine-shaft to a depth of lOO feet, and are about to erect machinery ; the pyrites show good results. The Cornish Extended Quai·tz Mining Company, Wombat Hill South, have sunk a shaft to a depth of 160 feet, and are engaged in erecting an engine of 20 horse-pmver, with ~inding and pumping gear; they will commence baling in a fortnight. . The New ]\~ar-not Quartz :\-lining Company are at a depth of 313 feet i. the thickness of the reef varies from 3 to 20 feet; water is not so heavyca1 formerly; the pyrite~,are not saved for treatment. The Cosmopolitan Quartz Mining. Company, Tipperary Point, have purchased ..an engine of 14 horse-power, 8 stamp-heads; the reef is from 3 feet 6 to 4 feet in thickness, and has been proven payable; 250 tons are to gras~; the shaft is down 125 feet, and they have a tunnel320 feet in. The Dayle ALLUVIAL. There is little or no interest taken in alluvial mining. The Victoria, late Astley, are driving for the gutter worked by the old .Astley, south and west of the present workings, and are in 1670 feet. . ' 'rhe W~llaby Company have better prospects, having cut a sandstone bar, Sl9i~ing operations are languid for want of suffiCient water. · Water.-Ninety-six sluice-heads are at work at Price's, varying from 20s. to 40s. per week for one shift of 8 hours, or from £3 to £6 per week for the shift of 24 hours. TA.RA.DA.LE AND KYNETON SUBDIVISION. llfr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar. QUARTZ. There has been less gold obtained in this subdivision during the past quarter than usual, partly caused by the temporary suspension of a few claims to erect engines, &c., to facilitate their future operations, and partly because numoers of claims (formerly taken up and held by speculators) cannot be floated. ' · The claims that work most satisfactorily here are those worked by the miners who are owners of the claims commonly denominated working miners. · ' The Taradale United have just erected a 35 horse-po\ver engine for winding and pumping, and will in a few days' time resume work in their deepest level. The Fenton stone, in the adjoining claim, is poor; but with a large body of stone and complete crushina appliances, &c., they obtain fair results. "' The Adventure is likely to be a paying claim; the last crushing exceeded their anticipations in yield. .A useful lesson may be learned from the recent experience of this company. They crushed at the Devonshire milll50 tons, but burnt only 35 tons. That portion burned yielded 25 per cent. more gold than that not burned although the B!oDe WaS apparently equally rich ; and besides 15 cwt. of tailmgs from the unburned quartz when overated on by Mr. Kitchenman, yielded 8 ozs. 7 dwts. of gold. T·hey are sinking their shaft de.eper. ' The Devonshire Company are perseveringly driving for the reef, although oppressed with a superabundance of water and foul air. · · The Bra~denberg will have a trial crushing of stone in a few days, The reef at the lowest level is opening out larger and lookmg better. . The a~joiping ci::im, called the Tommy Dodd Company, are raising good-looking-stone. They have accepted a tender for smkmg theu shaft 50 feet deeper. . The McLellan (North Waterworks) Company have begun to sink their shaft and are down nearly 20 feet The shaft is 8 feet by 4 feet. · ' • The Energetic Company have lately struck good stone at the 200-foot level in the western reef. Th~ ~lengonner Company's clai~ is looking .bett~r than eve; it ~id. ~~e prospects of this claim are, indeed very promiSing. Yesterday I s~w obtamed from th1s cla1m a quant1ty of magmficent quartz specimens, with a deal of gold Ill the~. T~ey ~ere .obtamed from a large saddle .that was struck in the claim the day before at the 196-foot level. Then ma,m dnve 1s complete for the present, and as they have a large claim, say over 400 feet of new ?nprospected g~ou~d before them running southward, and are about to erect another battery of heads of stamps . m future a larger y10ld may be expected. ' No. 28. c • 34 ALLUVIAL. The Great Success Company, at Tamdale, ha~c put in their western drive 331 feet through good payable wash dirt. One machine yielded 33 ozs. from '720 trucks of dirt. The eastern drive is also extended to over 300 feet. The lac~. of water i_n this ?1\lim seems ~? indicate deeper ground beyond . . . ,,, ·:' 'I he Australian Umted, .formerly the. Central. Company,.have again cleared out their mine in.the eastern drive • •~The wate.r was ·SO, str(;mg. that they were ·:obliged to. cut: through the· reef. to the wash dirt. In the western drive a splendid wash has been struck I 0 feet deeper than any before-met with. . . '· ; ~ . TARRANGOWER DIVISION. i Mr. Robert ·Nankivell, 1lfining. Surv.eyor and Registrar.· - 'Statistics' for the quaiter'shows a decrease 'ih the yield 'from our .quartz mines of over 1000 ozs., and an increase from. alluvial mining of 780 ozs. In the latter case the gold has been obtained by Chinese on the Loddon River, ~ear .Nfr. Bryant's pdOJ-emptive right; in 'the p::lrish of Bal'inghup, where about lOO men are now employed in flluicing. A~l the Crown lanqs have -been taken up .for some distance, and portions of private property have been purchased from the o,wners for mining purpo~es. . ' "In so'me of our quartz mines a perceptable improvement has taken place within the last two or three weeks • . ~he United Eaglehawk Company last week crushed 29 tons from the bottom of their mine (420 teet), which yielded · 87 ozs. of gold ; and the stone'Jiow being broken, and that in the course of crushing, appears to be eq\}ally as goo·d. , The prospects of the Eaglehawk Union Company's mine are still favorable. 'J'he Troubadour Company.-A party of :, tri])uteni'ih this mine·· have recently struck· payable gold, and have erected a small steam-engine for the purpose of winding; the term of their tribute being short, they intend to make tlie best of it. . . .. The. tributers in the Speculation Company's mine are still getting .payable stone. About four feet of the reef is b'eing taken out and'crttshed, and tjle average yi~ld is over I! ozs. per ton. . . At 'l'hornhill's :Reef; Green Valley', soine of the Iicw machinery brought froiu England by Mr. Wm. Salter has been started-i.e., the winding gear. The crushing plant is now being erected, and will soon be ready. The quartz u,!l,OW being.. raised from the mine shows a fair sprinkling of gold, and with the impro>ed machinery it is considered that the mine will pay well. . . . · . · . . . - ' . . .The Great Western' Company are still driving 'their bottom cross-cut·w!,!st at the 530-foot level, to strike the ·reef. .They are. in over IOO'feet~ and expect to 'meet with the reef in another 20 feet. Nearly the whole c·f the .' .qu~r~er has been occupied in: open~~g dead. ground; ~aldug .prejmratious f~r future wo:r;kin~. The Nelson Extended : (V1v:1an and Co.) have completed .the ,erecho~ of the1r machmery for pumpmg. The mme JS baled .out, and men are ·employed in brea,king quartz for crushing: 'rhe old Nelwn ComFany, on Wilson's Reef, whose niine .Paid good , ST. ANDREW'S DIVISION• .. ftfr.' Alfred' Armstrong, ~Wining Surveyor and Registrar. ·' The inining iii· this· district continues' in a· very depressed state. · ' · · · ·. . The only new feature 1 have to report in alluvial mining is tha~ boring operations are now in progress at ·:. Steele's Creek.- The· manager states'tbat the indications' are most 'favorable, . and is sanguine tliat ·a payable gutter will-shortly be struck. . . · The small returns from qua,rtz are owing to the circumstance ·that several of the largest yielding claims have been temporarily suspended during the quarter. A shaft for coal mining has beep commenced at Kilcunda • . No water has been sold for mining purposes during the past quarter· in the division. ·' '-B'LD'E' MOUNTAIN!NORTH SUBDIVISION.· Mr. Graham ~IcPherson;' Mining Registrar. 1' ; ... There has been no gold obtained from quartz in this subdivision during the quarter, although the Oora Linn . ·Company ·have a -large .quantity·. of stone raised, which.will.ultimately be crushed·when machinery fol'.the purpose is on the claim 35 ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. ARARAT DIVISIO~. Mr. Charles Jas. Wm. Russell, ~Mining Surveyor and Regist1·ar. I have the hOnor to report th~t alluvial mining in this division has experieuce_d a great. falling off during the last quarter, there not having _been any_ disc?very of any value, a~d the old workmgs havmg become nearly -exhausted. There are no congregated allnvtal mmers at the present t1me; all who are at work are ~pread a?out fossicking. The part,r lately wor~ing a deep. lead in_ i\'Iargaret's Gnll1, Cath_cart, hn:ve had to abandon their operattons, in consequence of their-shaft havmg broken m; and the prospect of the mme, owmg to the ah~m~ance of water, has deterred them from incurring the expense of sinking a new shaft. The alluvial works by deep smkmg on the Catheart Hill are very unsatisfactory, and will.probably be soon abandoned. . More attention has latterly been o-ivcn to quartz mining, but the results have not been satisfactory. AtMoyston, on the Campbell's Reef, the Kangaro; Co1upany are working on tribute, short-handed, with po PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. ll(r. rV. Crellin, Jlfining Surveyor and Registrar. QUARTZ NhNINO. Along oudine of reefs the Cross Reef has exhibited the usual nctivity ; the Scotchman's has lleen dull; the Perthshire and Hnmpshire moderately full-handed. As regards the Scotchman's, Perthshire, and Hampshire, a healthier sign is ob_servable. The water difficulty is compelling the small claims to unite, and the result will be economy and efficiency of working. Several claims on the Hampshire hnve united into the A.lbion Company; the United Perthshire, Bay lis', and Brophy's, are now arranging for an am:dgamation. The_South Cross Beef Clnims and the Scotchman's wil!, after n time, no doubt, sec the advantnge of joining together to work the deep ground. Of the two companies which may he regarded ns prospecting for the permanent extension of our main line, the Soutl:!, Scotchman's hnve not yet achieved the success they deserYe; the Newington hnve been moderately successful, nnd hav.e good prospectg, . To enable them to work the new flat reef, No. 8 Scotchman's have commenced baling, hnving rigged gearing from their engine to D'Arcy and E:nmertou's shaft-horses and whim had been found insufficient. If successful, the whole of the Scotchman's line may pe expected to resume its old activity. The llanoverinn and Rosshire Reefs bnve not ansv.;ered expectatioitS. ALLUVIAL MINING. More gold has been got this qu,arter than for any equal period in many years past. The Welcome Lend has been proved one mile. There are twenty-two claims getting gold, avernging 14 dwts. Depth, 615 feet; width, 15 feat; washdirt, 6 inches cement, 6 inches lied-rock. Fossil shells have been found in the -cement above the gold. The ·rush is assuming the form of a township. There are two stores, a bakery, a shoemaker's shop (a novelty on so young a rush), five public-houses, and about lOO dwellings. About 150 men are at work, and 200 shepherding. A few prospecting parties are dotted over the surrounding neighborhood. Welcome gold is worth over £4 per oz. Tregea, on the old Standard Company's ground, Deep Lead, is getting payable gold. BARKLY DIVISION. Mr. W. Crellin, Mining _Surveyor and Registrar. Nothing worthy of report has occurred in this division during the quarter. , RAGLAN DIVISION. Mr. Augustus Poeppel, .Mining Registrar. During this quarter six: parties have commenced prospecting for reefs ia this distnct. Graves and party have commenced a tunnel at the south-west side of Camp llill, and nre now into the hilll38 feet. There are Eeveral ov.tcrops of quartz on the Camp Hill, and by the means of the tunnel all these will be intersected at a low level. As _yet, be.yond a few thin leaders, no quartz has been met with. Nettleton and party have commenced op In alluvial mining there is nothing. of consequence to note beyond the fact that the Young Duke Company is nearly worked out, and Messra. 'foe and Compa,ny having commenced operations on their-lease at Waterloo Flat, They are now.engaged moving the machinery on the ground. From Sailor's Gully aud Unity Gully the returns are sa.tisf~ctory. In Chapman's Gully the claims are not being worked, in consequence of there being uo water available for puddling. M_essrs. Nettleton and ()~mpauy have ~tarte~ a small cruahiug p!ant at ~he ,\f~iu Lead, with which they are now crushmg cement and old tmhngs, and obtmn satisfactory returns. .tfo new dtsoovenes have been made durin"' the quarter. · "' GiPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. OMEO · SUBDIVISION. llfr. W. Phipps, .i.'Wining Registrar. A number of new quartz claims have been taken up at Swift's Creek, and two quartz leases applied for; but until a mill is put up to crush for the public, quartz mining can make but slow progress. In alluvial mining there is no change. MI:fCHELL RIVER SUBDIVISION. Jl/1·. John G~imes Peers, Jlfining Surveyor and Registrar, . Nothing of any importance has occurred in this suhdivision since the date of my last report. Quartz mining is still in the same depressed state as previously reported. There is no foreign capital forth coming, and· the reefs, in consequence, remain unvrorlz:d. • 'fhose engaged in alluvial mining are, I imagine, earning 'fair wq,ges, as they all appear satisfied. The galeila lodes, on the Buehan River, are attracting a little attention. Two companies have been formed with a view of prospecting the country. I am informed by one of the principal shareholders in the Murrundal Silver and Leag Company that they are now engaged opening up their. mine (a lease of 154 acres), with a view to the erection of smelting furnaces on such sites as the greatest display of ore may warrant. · CROOKED RIVER DIVISION. llfr. James Travis, ll:lining Registrar. I have the houor to report that a slight improvement has taken place in mining operations generally in this division during the current qunrter; rather more stone than usual has been crushed, giving a better average return. The crushings from the Good Hope mine have been very good, though scarcely up to wnat was anticipated. All the stone east of the present le'l'el has been stoped out, but, owing to the hardness of the ground, very little quartz has blOen raised from the west side. The sinking has 'been carried on simultaneously with the stoping, consequently the winze is now down 38 feet from the lowest level, or something like 660 feet from the surface. Owing to an alteration in the dip of the reef, the >ein has been cut in the winze, having a good show of gold in t4e stone. No quartz has been crushed from this mine during the past three weeks. The yield from the Pa!mf:rston mine was not nearly so good as that from the two former crushings; they are, however, raising excellent stone at the present time. 'rhe M:agenta and Glenora' Reefs have both been re·occupied, and crnshings from each· obtained during the quarter, the average yield being very good indeed. . · No stone has been crushed since my last report from the Rubble mine, but about 40 tons is now ready for the mill, and will be oper!tted upon as soon as a parcel from the Uncle Tom (now going through) is finished. On the Upper Dargo the discovery of payable stone in the old Mammoth Reef has caused some excitement. This mine was'ltirst taken up and registered in the beginning of 1866; very little work was done upon it, however, and after about twelve months it was abandoned, and remained unoccupied until the end of last year, when it was applied for under the leasing regulations. On the surface the reef is nearly 30 feet in width, but at a depth of 160 feet is probably not more than 2 feet wide.· A crushing of 90 tons, taken from a depth of 60 feet, gave an average yield of 2 ozs. 6 dwts. to the ton. Judging from present appearances, this is the most importa,nt discovery yet 'made in the division. Already several leases have been applied for in its immediate neighborhood. Iu nllu.vial mining I have nothing to report beyond a slight increase in the number so employed. So far as I can judge, the miners generally seem satisfied with their earnings. · No water is sold in this division for mining purposes •. JERICHO DIVISION. Mr. R. J. Donaldson, Jlfining Registrar. In this division quartz crushing has been almost at a standstill for want of water since the date of mylast report. The Harbinger Compnny, during the time, ha•e thoroughly opened up their mine, and expect to have all their batteries in full play with the first rain. · · The reef is known to be of great extent and thickness, and, judging from the results of pnst crushings, promises to yield handsome returns for the future. Recent discoveries made in the same neighborhood indicate, beyond doubt, that other extensive reefs lie under ground, only requiring an outlay of a few hundred pounds to prove their vah1e,, and insure the good luck of their owners. . The :\fount Look-Out and Aberfeldy districts are destined ere long to become important centres of our mining populntion, thouah none of the companies are likely to be crushing before the month of July next. The ·Tho;;;son Company, on the Thomson Rive:r, and .the Aberfeldy Company, on the Aberfeldy River, are _pushing forward their works with great energy, and expect to hear the music of their stampers in two months from this date. · · . In alluvial mining their is nothing new to record, operations being entire}y confined to the old creeks and spurs. · , 37. DONNELL Y'S CREEK DIVISION. ~ Mr. Arthur F. Walker, Mining Surveyor and Registt·ar. There is little new to report in this division. At Donnelly's Creek the only quartz crushed has been 140 tons from the Crinoline Reef (n STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION • .A-Ir. E. S. Gutteridge, Jlining Registrar. During the past quarter mining operations have been carried on with satisfactory results. The permanent character of the reefs in this division is b_ecoming more apparent every day. The Long Tunnel, Walhalla, and North Gippsland Companies have tested Cohen's Reef, at various depths, to 323 feet, the lode continuing well-defined, and carrying very good gold. At Mount Look-Out the want of capital is very much felt, and is a serious drawback: to the development of the many promising quartz claims lately opened there. A new reef has been discovered· in the vicinity of the Satin Bird Reef, in Hudson's Claim. On this line, a reef of from 4 to 5 feet in thickness, showing good gold throughout, has been cut. At the Thomson River Copper Mine the tributers have been engaged raising ore and smelting throughout the quarter. Their venture will, it is anticipated, prove highly remunerative. RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION. Mr. Charles Gadd, JJ:lining Registrm·. o There has been no quartz crushed during the quarter; but the United Co-operative Company have finished the erection of their engine and battery, and expect to commence crushing in ;tbout four weeks. Lamond and party have during the quarter found a splendid run of alluvial gold under the cement at Tangil; as much as 5 and 10 dwts. to the dish has been obtained in the washdirt or gravel immediately under the cement. BENDOC SUBDIVISION. Mr. John Nichol, ftfining Registrar. During' the past quarter quartz mining in this division has been steadily progressing, and several of the reefs are in a prosperous state and in full operation, some of which have had trial crushings, from different levels, which have proved Satisfactory; so that befo~e long some good crushings are anticipated,.and I have every reason to suppose that the next quarter's return will show a decided increase both of stone and gold. The alluvial portion of these diggings is very much the same as reported in my previous quarter, with little alteration; only that we have two prospecting parties out-one at Goungrah, near the sea·coast range, and the other under the range in the vicinity of the Carr River, a country known to be auriferous, but to what extent is uncertain, although payable gold for weekly earnings by parties have been obtained ; but this country is very isolated and apart from where prospectors can get conveniently furnished with the necessary supplies required, which prevents many from going. The· Rising Sun Quartz Mininf.i Company (registered).-This company have been energetically employed, and have made great improvements on their mine, engine~gear, &c., and are now sinking for a lower level, which they intend doing to the depth of 200 feet. They have raised this quarter about 310 tons of stone from their 120-foot to 133-foot levels, which they have sent to mill for crushing ; but their plant being so small at present, the progress of crushing is very limited, not being able to crush more than 15 tons on an average per week-the wheel being a breast one, with a scarce supply of water. But they are now making preparations, and are erecting a machine-house close to 'their claims, for a steam plant, which they have purchased, which will facilitate their crushings, being in a position of raising from 45 to 50 tons of stone per week. Their reef being -now over 2 feet thick, they have had two small crushings, which yielded satisfactorily, shown in table. This company have also applied for an extension of lease grou!).d, at the north end of their claims. The No. 3 and 4 South Rising Sun are forming a company for the prosecution of their works, and expect shortly it will be complete. The company is being formed in Sydney (N.S.W.). I may mention also, I have registered a prospecting quartz claim, north-west of the Rising Sun Comptmy claims, styled "The Return.'' Gold apparent in the stgne, but at present untried. . · The Park's Quartz Mining Company (registcred).-This company have been vigorously at work under an able . manager, and have succeeded in getting their main shaft completely dry, which had over lOO feet of water in. They have put in their level at 175 feet, and cut the reef in about 62 feet: gold very visible in the stone. They have now about lOO feet of stone to stope up, never having- until now procured stone to .crush at a deeper level than 75 feet. They have three shifts of men working, and three shifts of horses for their whim, which is constantly at work winding up the stone, and occasionally water; but since the water has been got under it is not much obstruction to their works. 'fhis reef now is about 2 feet wide. The Homeward-bound Company.-'fhis company have commenced baling operations at their main shaft, but at present have been unable to bale sufficient to commence work, although three shifts of horses .have been constantly engaged at the whim. The manager informs me, if the horses are unable to contend with the water, an arrano-ement has been made for an engine for that purpose. "' The Morning Star and Phoonix Company.-At~ present this company have not commenced operations, but are expected shortly to do so. · The Hit~or-Miss.-This compauy are still at work, but the vein is so narrow it scarcely at present remunerates them for their perseverance. They hai'El had one small crushing (;;howu in table for this quarter). The Union, Rose of the Valley, and several other reefs, are abandoned; some not considered payable, others the parties have not the means to work. 38 TARW1N SUBDIVISION. . ·>·Mr~ E. W:" Turner,· ~"4fiiiing Surveyor and Registmr. ·· - Mining operations, though .confined to.a small area, -have been carried on briskly during the past three months and the average yield is encouraging. The difficulty is to' trace the gold beyond the contractcd'area in which it ha~ hitherto been obtained. During the past· twelve months the are:;~. of ground worked upon has scarcely increased at all,' though the yield of gold has been steadily increasing since the opening of the field. Water has been very· scarce 'luring, the quarter, and many claims have been obliged• to suspend, or partly suspend, operations on this account. ·rhe reason for this is the want of storage accommodation, the rain previously having been so incessant and .abundant as to dispel all idea of such economy. . ' QUARTZ MINING • . Quart.z ct·ushing has but just com~enced here, and very little has been done for want of water. The crushings are as follow, viz.:-African Company, 197 to11s, 106 ozs. 12 dwts. 6 grs.; Golden Age Company (trial crushing), 7 tons, 63 ozs. ; Ophir Company (trial crushing), 2;3 tons, 27 ozs. · . A considerable _amount of energy is commencing to be displayed in quartz mining, the splendid results of the , trial crushings from the above claims inducing miners to take up land in all directions. 'fhe greater proportion of these daims will, no doubt, be abandoned, having been taken up on spec by persons of insufficient capital to test the ground; others;however,,are b!?ing tested in a systematic manner, and with a probability of succ\)ss. ALLUVIAL 1\:!rNING. The prospecting claim still continues to yield magnificently:-gold is turned out in pounds' weight rather than ounces. One shareholder, a few days since, bought a twenty-fourth share from another for £500, which is the best index I can give of the value of the claim. A twelfth share.in the Union Claim was also sold for £150. Several other claims are doing very well. ~ . . , 'l'he Pearl Company have, completed their race, the object of which is to bring water to .the top of New Zealand Hill for sluicilig purposes. It is over seven miles in length, and intercepts the water of Bennison's Creek at a point about two miles N.W. 'of New Zealand Hill. The cost of the work was £350; and as itis.the intention of.the · promoters to sell water for gold-mining purposes, it is looked upon as a great public benefit. As I pointed out in my first report, New ZeaJ.and and Cement Hills present great facilities for sluiCing, and now water has been brought in, it is to be hoped some good results will accrue. Rennard and party, on New Zealand Hill, have been doing very well, though working under the disadvantage of trucking their stuff a distance of a quarter of a mile. By means of ground slnicing the results will be very much augmented, whilst the working expens~s are lessened. · • By Authority: JoHN FER!l.ES, Government. Print-er, MelboJ1rne.