·, 1872.
VICTORIA.
O~' THI£
MINING .SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS.
QUARTER EN.DED 30TH. SEPTEMBER 1872.
I'ItESENTED TO BOTH . HOUSES. OF PAHLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S 'COM:'IIANn .
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APPROXUIA'!'E COST 0.' REPORTS. Preparatit1ll, about £. e. d. Prlnting (1150 copies) .. 13 0 0 .. 84 15 0 Total £07 15 0 '-
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Sunllnary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ended 30th Scpt.~'inber 1872. • Table showing the Yield 'of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz raised during the Quarter in some of the Deepest Mines in Victoria; with Depth of the deepest Shafts, IJevels, Cross-cuts, &c. Estimated Yield of Gold and Quantity of Gold Exported during the Quarter ended 30th September 1872. Gold received at and issued from tlJe Royal Mint to 30th September 1872. Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &c., crushed during the Quarter ended 30th September 1872. Summary of Yield of Gold from Washdirt and Cement washed and crushed during the Quarter ended' 30th ceptember 1872, p.17. Number and Distribution of Miners on the Goldfields of the Colony, 30th SeptemberlSi2,p. 22.
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. Page Ballarat Central Division Mr. Harrie Wood. lI!ining Registrar 7,15,17,22.27 Ballarat Southern Division Mr. J. F. Coleman, Mining Regi&trar ... 7,22,27 Buninyong Division Mr. Robert M. Harvey,l~ining Surveyor and Registrar 7,22,27 Smythesdale Division Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7,15,22,28 Creswick Division ... Mr. James Stevenson, :Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7, 15,20,22, 2S Gordon Subdivision Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7,17,22.28 Steiglitz Subdivision Mr. O. W. Collins, Mining Registrar ••• S, 22, 29 Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain South Mr. John F. Hansen, Mining Registrar 8, IS, 22, 29 Subdi vision BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. Beechworth Division .... Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar 8,15,22,30 Yackandandah Division Mr. P. Wright, ?Yf~ning Surveyor and Registrar S, 22, 30 Indigo Division Mr. R. Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 8, IS, 23, 30 Buckland Division ... Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Hegistrar 9,23,31 Alexandra Subdivision Mr. R:W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9,18,23,31 Dry Creek Subdivision Mr. nobert Pemberton, Mining Registrar 23,31 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. . 9,23,32 Wood's Point Subdivision :Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Minil'g Surveyor and Hegistrar .. . 10,23,32 Big River Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar ••• 10,23; 32 Mitta-mitta Division Mr. Andrew Trench, Mining Registrar 23 Jamieson Subdivision Mr. H. C. Geneste, Mining Registrar ••• 10,23,32
SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. Sandhurst Division ••. Mr. N.· G. Stephens, Mining Registrar 10, 16, 20, 23, 33 Kilmore Division Mr. James W.·Osborn, Mining Registrar 10,23,34 Heatheote Division and Waranga South Sub· 'Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining Surveyor andHegistrar 10, 14,23,34 division Waranga North Subdivision ... Mr. C. J. W. Russel!, Mining Surveyor end ~gistrar ... 10,14,20,23,34 , MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.
Maryb~rough Division Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., 'Mining Registrar ... "11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 23, 34 Amherst Division .. . Mr. Joseph Smith, :frfining Surveyor and Registrar 11,18,20,24,35. Avoca Subdivision .. . Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11,14,18,24,35 Dunolly and Tarnagulla Divisions Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... 11,24,36 Korong Division Mr. Henry J. Hughes, Mining Registrar 11,20,24,37 Redbank and St. Arnaud' South Subdivisions Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 14, 16, 18, 24, 37 81. Arnaud North Subdivision Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11,14,18,24,37
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. CastIemaine Division Mr. Thos. L. Brown, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12,15,19,24,37 Fryer's Creek Division Mr. Mark Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12,19,21,24,38 Hepburn Division ... Mr. Thos. Hale, Mining Registrar 12, 19,24,39 Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision Mr. Thomas Orwin, :Mining Registrar 12,19,24,40 Tarrangower Division Mr. Robt. Nankivell, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12,15,19,21,24,40 St. Andrew's Division Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 13,) 5,24,41 Blne Mountain North Subdivision Mr. Graham McPherson, Mining Registrar I 19,25,41
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ararat Division Mr. Ferdinand M. Krause, Mining Surveyor and Regis- trar 13,15,21,25,41 Pleasant Creek Division Mr. W. Crellin, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 13,21,26,42 Barkly Division Mr. W. Crellin, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 2:>,42 Raglan Division Mr. Augnstus Foeppel, Mining Registrar 25,42
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. Omeo Subdivision ... Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar 13,25,43 Mitchell River Subdivision Mr. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 25,43 Boggy Creek Subdivision Mr. George Allen, Mining Registrar ... 25,43 Crooked River Division Mr. Janles Travis, Mining Registrar ... 13,25,4::1 .Tericho Division Mr .• It. .T. Donalilson, Mining Registrar 25,43 Donnelly's Creek Division Mr. Arthur F. "valker, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .•• 13,25,44 Stringer's Creek Division Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining Registrar . •... 13, 16.25,44 Rnssel1'~ Creek Division Mr. C. Gadd. Mining Registrar 14,2(\ 25, 44 Bendoe Subdivision Mr .•fohn Ni(·hol. Mining- R.pgigtrar ... 14,25,44 Tarwin SubiliYision Mr. 1;:. W. Turn~r, Tljining Surveyor alid Registrar 14, 2~.45 Traralgon Subdivisi:ln Mr. C. Denis, MiQing Hegistrar '" ". ' 25,4~ A 2 '. .. . , .
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...... SUMMARY. " • t~ GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 1872.
TAB~ SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE NUMBER' OF MINERS EMPLOYED, 'THE MACHINERY IN USE AND ITS, VALUE,. ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS . ' IN THE COLON~ OFVICTORU.' . . ! ' (OQmpiled from. the, Mi1~ing S.urv~yors and Regi~·tr.ars' Reports for tke Quarter' ended 30th .Sept8mr8r 1872.) -,-!------:----:------,------.Alllivinl Quartz lfACHINERY E){PLOYED IN ALLUVIAL MINING.- MACHINERY EJllPLOYED' IN QUA.RTZ lIINING. lIiinerS. ltiners. '. .1 - Number Number " Steam Engines i .1l' Ste~ Engi?,.' :: I s !I of of Price of Gold DISTRICT, DIVISION To''') employed in Wind,· :<; 1D ... d . Approximate Square distinct per ounce. W·~·dE'J)lQ¥,eUlI I' Value Miles of Quartz AND Numbel'1 ing, Pumping, &0: • ~ III '0 ] ~ 1~~5ti~;,mlc:ngi ~:;, ~'Z " ~t~ of Aurife.roW! Reefs of '" t.o ~ h lj $ -0"0 ~tt ~ :a ~ 1 t ~ I ~z"g 1rIinlllg' Ground actua.lly ,1'll.i'BDIVISION 'Miners •. ,~. ;§ ~ ~ &i! . ~~ - ~ 1-----:---,,--1 u
CASTLE~rilNE. 580 480 574 l.634 3 63 3..' 131 5 .. 104 181'.. 96 9 .. 40 7lB .. 292 .. 33 36 .. 69,640- 106 317 6 3 IS 0 Caatlemainc Division •• I.. 298~ 3 18 9 Fryerls Creek Division • • • • 10lG 1095 500,.. 2,605 7 109.." 100 6 15 306'.. 65 2 3 52 17' 303 124 1 8 14 .. 60,69, • 35 3 18 6 3 17 0 3'l9 6 Hepburn Divisfnn • Or •• •• i 29' .. 59 61 311 6 317 9 Taradalc and KyrietOlI Subdivision 'g~ 'g~~ ~g:: _2'~5 g 19~ :: :: rs ~?, 1~8:: 4~ '.~ ~~:~ i~ ~~r :~ ~~ .~ I :,:. ~~:~;~ ~ ~~ 403 Tn.rrangower Division . • . ~ 318 0 St, Andrew's Division •• .• l~~ ffi m:: ~~~ :i i8":: 3;.:: :: .. 19:: sfl'2' ~~ .. .. n ~~g :: ~g :: ~~~: ro:~~? 1~ ,. ' I~ 400 406 DIne Mr)untain North Subdivision 1 311 0 317 6 115 _ 7 .. ", '122 1 12...... 1--- ". I---=':"-~----'-" ...... 1...:.:..._. __2__ ,-__2_4_.. 8 1_ ~ _-'-=- __··_I-'--·_·-i __- :..,2-00- 1--.,..--I,---4-·-1 -a,-oi'4 2,844 -;-2-,8-78-'-:::- 8,13Il 22 330 3.. . 327 40 00 639.. 169 -5- J:34 97 1 i~ 2,563 3 1,190 4 149 163 " 264,339 16&.1:., .395 Totals .. ______. i.~:-:-- 1_ _ ___ ---i---' ----I-'---':---~-I---=:..·-I----I A.RARAT. . 236 "S10 74" 920 4 3$ 1 8 6 26 12 4'14 11, 157 .. 73 .• 4 1- •• 21,742 34 26 Ararat Division •. 115 37 Pleasant Creek Division • ~ 270 180 830.. 1,280' 4 78...:: 1".. .20 i: .. :: 25 '36 :: 27' 825 ,,328 .. 48 10 1 87,595 27 Barkly Division .' 4. 190 225 .. .. 415 ...... 5 1.. 40.... •.•• '.,.. 2 36 ": 24 1,410 16 9 .s'" I ::, ...... II Raglan Division .• _~,~ 10.. 480 5 __7_6_:_._. +~._._ I_· .,--..--i-_ ..-I.-- 1___ 1- .. ,,, .. .. _I---=':"- 5,COO O! ---.:::....,"":O__ II "----+- __. Totals .. , , B86 1,225 9r4 3,095 --1-3- 189 1.. 51, 17 16 86.. 12,,, 29 ,_63_: __'_'_1 __4_°_,_, __1,_81_8_ ----.:~:_~ ". 52 __1_1_ __l_ ___ll_5:.,,7_47 __ __f_8_3!.:..' _1-,----....77-- 1 I I 1 GIl'PSLAND. -=105 315 --2-5 505 --~.I----I-.. " ~•.•. ' -:"I'~ ~- 17 - 2 : 23 ,C--'...... 5,165 3 10 0 311 6 Omeo Subdivision •. •• •• -.... '''-:-' l\litchell H.iver and Boggy Creek 253 140 .8:: 401 :::: _ ~~g .~ .~O ,. ..- .:::: ~ 20 .. 17 .... I" .. 2.000 i~ 315 6 317 6 Subdivisions CrO{)ked Rive}" Division • • •• 170 100 89.. .359 ...... •• ..." ". 135500" 28 29 •• .. .. 11 H9 7, 132 .... 1 •• 1. 33,2~i7 49.\ 346 3 15 0 319 0 110 68 90.. 268 ...... I ...... 13 I 13 ...... 5 !i5 3 80 ...... 18,672 25- 30 315' 0 3 16 o· Jericho Division* .. 310 0 ' 316 0 ivision •. 12 8, 62.. 142 ...... j '-.. 28 .. 4 53 51 .. '1' I" .. 9,775 6 16 "'1" ...... 315 0 I 3 11 0 ivision •• ,,1.. 608" 665 ...... •••. 'i95 '1'0 '. '9' .. /" .. 17 412 1 155 ...... 69,n35 1~ 25 3 0 0 31'1 6 ivision 195 ::~ 35 230 "8" • 13 2 17 ~~l" 2 .. 2,275 ,- 11 Eendnc Subdivision.. .• 26 65" 146 ...... •• ".. -~! ':':: 12 12 .... / .... ii 40: 2 31 o·i 5,839' - .3 10 0,' 316 6 Ta.rwin Subdivision •• •• 212.. 55:: 267 :: :: :: :: ' •il .5 .i 6 .. :: ::.. 1 8.. 4 ::. 1: " :: • 1,387 2~ I! 3 16 0 3 16 0 1 315 0 311 6 Traralgon Bubdivision __21_U _._.____ 2 -.-:.... _r~:-:-:-22::-: __,;-' _,_"':'_'~I""':'~' ...... _.._I----~,I-- ..-!I...:.:...... 1_..::_,_·i_II_-_~'_-:-·_:_-:;"-;;;--,.- __ ...... 807"1-----1--=--_1- 6 Totals .. 146_I . i95 89 82 _"_" 1 46 -781 17 _1 ___' 150 465 1 ,. i~~ __ ..:.·l-,O-3-91-·-·-I-_3-,-,~0-,-51--"_i:--=':""-_-= "~'~~I~ !~i-=ri'--'-' 1~I_l_I-_14..:8,-41-5.-' GRAND TOTALS .. I 22,6~4 '14,910 16,662 i 1ll. 54,347 330 9,796, 317 '25 . 1)325 . 257, 1248 i 18,3811- 12. 611_1253 2<15 420.22 779 14,855, 63 6,552 2~: 16 636 568 5 2,066,885 1,0181 I 3,201
'. • :Ihe lIIittu.-mitta and Jericho ".pun. uu R .. BROUGH SMYTH, Office of Mines, Melb'ourne, 16th October 1872. Secretary for Mines. 1 NO.,SI. \ ' \ ' 1 I , SHOWING TliE YIELD OF G9LD FROM CERTAIN PARCELS OF QUA~;;R~;;;;;- DURING THE QUARTER IN SOME ~F THE DEEPEST MINES IN VICTORIA, WITH THE DEPTH OF THE DEEPE8'f 8HAFT~ WHICH ARE NOW BEING SUNK, OR THE SINKING OF WHroII HAS RECENTLY BEEN STOPPED, ETC. (Compiled from Retu,.ns made by the ~Wining Surveyors and Registrars for the Quarter ended 30th! September 1872.) ------n-rs-TI--U-C-T-,-D-I-y-IS-I-O-N-,------=------, ------,---'----..:.------, Depth at I'~ 'I~ ! Deptb of Depth of AND NAME OF COMPANY. " wbicil Quailtity Average Width I' Dip of the Strike of the ! Deptn the the REMARKS. NAME OF REEF. the Quartz Crushed. Yield 01 Gold of tbe lled. 'Reef. lleef. N A:llE OF COYPANY. : l;A~lE OF REEF. of deepest deepest SUBDIVISION. • was got. per '.rou. Shatto Level. Cross-cut. 1------1------1-----1---- ______1------1------1--,------1 ------:---'------~'ect. Tons .. Ft. In. Feet. BALLARAT. oz. dwt. gr. Fect. Feet. CcntrnI Division ... Endeavor '.. 150, to 200 820 I) 3 17 12 0 W. N.15' E. Sovereign 600 570 Southenl Division ~ ,.. n Bunlnyong Division . " Imperial.. •• Hiscock's 130 to 260 2,360 o 1 to 20 0 W.56 270 260 Smyth•• dale lJiv~si~n .. New Brltanni", .• 131'itanllia 284 636 o l '(l PhiiliP :: 690 Clunes 36 10 690 17,767 S 2to 20 K 3' 1 N.li"E. Port 730 690 '{ Port Phlllip •• 1*0 w. 2'- New North CJunes 1,012 790 1,00, Cre,91Vick Division ". I Clulles Consols ... 762 *Incla.ding pyrites. i New North Clunes Clune. 220 to 790 12,562 [.g 2 to 30 W .. 15' N.5'E. t 886 862 Reef 60 feet wide at aoo-foot level. Gordon Subdivision t .. Learmonth'g 300 to 3;;0, 2,2;0 . o 60 0 W. 26' 30' to Egerton 606 600 600 f W. 14' SO' [ Illaek Horse 794 I Stei~litz Subdivision... ", .. "'Saddle-formed reet Black,vood Division and Blue Mountain Morning St.. r lIIornlng Star 100 3.,1 I 10 18 4 0 N. Sultan .. :: jSU1~~ 400 39~ 395 South Subdivision 1 i BEECIIWORTH. I IieechW01-th Division Ileeh.bite •• lloehablte 120 29 o 11, 7 1 0 W.15' N. Homeward~bound •• 'Homeward-bound .. 4CO , 400 YackRndandah DivisIon Homeward·bound HOll1eward~bound 250 900 o 7 0 Bigclow,and Clinghnm •• ·Homcwal'd-bound •• 265 21>0 230 ~ aoo~ 3 to 10 0 vi. 86 to 87' Magenta Qlllutz Crushing Magenta Hoof •• 220 220 ", Magenta •••. llage'nta •• 150 to 300 o Ii, 8 I 240 I~digo 12ivision and >Iining t United Consolo .. W cst's and H~ggins' •• 22010300 240 o 6 16 2 to 3 0 E+~Ho N.IS'W. United Conso1s Quartz ;Wcst's and Higgins' •• 3~0 290 290 Cn1shing and lfinlng I United Happy, VaUey • • IT appy Y nlley 104 to 505 1,410 I) '6 III 2 0 W.20' Orieutal .. •• IOl'!entaJ .. • • 300 11i0 Buckland Division •• ; U !) Hewitt and Co. •• •. Britatlni~ •• 120 2 IS I) 0 S.W.75' N. 47" W. 410 400 400 Alexandra Subdivision :: ':: :: :: :: Dry Creek ::'ubdivision ~lbcrt ILue~~ RenaUa Subdivision ~. Tile entry Is by tunhel put In from bed Gaffney's Cl'eek. SubdivisIon RO$C of Denmark ! ••. Eureka 300 125 • 1 15 '0 3 0 S.W.88' N. 45' W. Victol'U;· :: :: ~Huni'~orjtheHome\Va~dJ 400 400 of I bound creek; the depth' below ridge of spur at boundary is given. Uniled Morning Star ~3 I) a 22 1 3 N.R. :;0' :N.W. Hope • • : Morning Star •• 349 S411 349 , Wood's Point Silbdivislon 3·50 No.,shaf[, level dl'i"V;cn from a tunnel. , Big River Subdivlslon •• - Luck',-AU Luek's·AII .• 250 400 o 17 12 • 2 6 N.W.40' ~ N.W. Luek'a-All .. . Warner's or Luck'a-All 250 250 lIIitta-mitta Division •• .. 1 •• Ja.mieson Subdi.viston •• Gleeson's Lease •• Sailor Bill'... 380 815 I 0 22 14' I) E. N.25'W. ::! :: ' :: ::
SANDHURST. "Dip of shoot of stone N. 25'. Great Hustler's •• Hustler'!, '125 17 2 8 0 X.E.· N.34'W. Cl"'lUmann and Tacchi u ~Wetheral } .. 799 720 730 o tmp of shoot of stone north and south 'Sandhurst Division { Old-chum •• 2,741 1 0 I 3 to 4. 0 ,KE.t N.26'W. Great Hu.stler's ...... ! HustIer't4 ... 610 600t. 600 Ne'v;·cbum •• 500 (Crown Reef). i tA winze Is sunk fr;om this level. KHmore Division •• • • u 1 6 E.60· N.20"W. Costcrfield • • • Costerfield .. 420 420 At the end of the: 420-foot level a win. Heathcote Division and Wartlnga Soulh Costerfleld Coslerlleld ", 320 to 420 371 o 4 18 Ili. been sunk to a depth of 80 feet on Subdivision ' the underlie of the reef, making the depth of tho workings 500 feet. Wo.ranga North Subdivision Perseverance NU!lg~ty .. •• 'lO:ft. to 600 573 1 7 IS .'. , ..
Jl[AUYBOROU(m. Mariner's ... ,Mariner's 680 650 The Mariner's Reef Company are still en Me.ryborongh Division •• gaged in cutting 'down their shaft. Th , present depth of 'the cutting i. 360 fect; Jt 550 feet :hey iilt':,"d to open out. r Deed Brothers Prince Alfred lr.o . 23 10 1 16 1 0 N. 3S" 30' W. 270 270 270 Amher~t Division N. 11" 17' W. 1Forliach •• • • ; White... horse ~. i Croyd?n Laura ... SurfACe to 160 l,l75 '0 7 11 16t030 I) Avocll. SubdivIsion .. ; ... r United Poverty •• :: Pov~rty :: 540 530 A reef struck 7 feot thiek. DUf.1011Y, and Tarnagulla Divisions {Goldsborough •• • •• :\.BeaHba *. 365 275 Korong Division •• •• •• Unity •• j March Reef •• 434 376 428 Uedbank and St. Arnaud South Subdivl- Ncwlsis Oxoni.an '360 649 o 9 3 5 o W.45' N.W. New Isis .. ... ~ Oxonian •• 3GO 180 180 .. I Ballarat •• 37~ 3~5 3J5 5ions ; { Chrysolite Hill •• Dallai'at •• 335 237 o 16 6 1 6 N:W. Chrysolite Hill .• St. Arnaud North.Subdivision •• lVilson's HBi 'Vilson's Hill 340 872 I 5 17 2 ,6 About N. 30' W"I Wilson's Hill .. .. I Wilson's Hill 300 300 300 Ill.lrig 8tar ltlsing Star •• 350 471 o \I 10 J; to 6 o N.25'W. , Rising Star •• ; Illsing Star •• 406 400 400 I,I CASTI.EMAINE •. i •• "Bollvia .. .. aOI 300 390 Cu~tIemaine ~. New Caledonia. •• Victoria •• •• 90 124 " 1 12 S 4 6 W.60" N. 5° 1G' W~ Division •• to 1,205 :: •• i Wattle Gully •• I. 282 !~~~ed'Wattle 2.';; Cross-cutting for Ferron's eastern lode-. 'lllddiesex Bullock'... .. 130 go I 8 10 1 6 E.70· S. Fr\~r·s.. •. •• : Cattle's .. .. 3M 265 Small and Co. Cattle'. .. .. 20Q 960 6 0 S o :E. 30' N.l4.°W. I 'ci'r;everance ••. Cattle'. .. •• I 235 185 I~" Cross-cutting for Cattle's Reef. o II 260 240 220, Cross-eutting for eastern lode of Ferron" Rowe and Co. Cattle's and Ferron's •• 1UO 1,513 o 14 16 15 o E.36' N.WW. Duke of Cornwall Cn..ttle's and Ferron's •• ti and westenl lode of C~tt!e'B. S Cornish .. ._ 'Cornish 200 to 380 5,016 o 7 1\ o S.lS" N.IB'W. I Specimen Hili "pecimel] Hill 387 '383 383 Hcptiuln Division I "to I~ Cornish •• aiO 370 370 D;y; no well in this shaft; pum;ing from { ~ew .Fear-not Corn~su. 3~U 1,543 o 4. 13 o S.30· N.20'W. Argus N"o.l Tdbute I '\' adjoining 8haft, 4.3{) fect deep. Not yet opened out. _ Glcngonner Energetic 197 2,444 o 10 5 6 0 Energetic • ~ I Energetic 380 Great Western •• .... I Beehive 550 550 500 , Reef struck in the cross-:-cut a few.inches: in thickness ~ after driving along the course of reef north for 20 feet the reef opened Eaglehawk Union F.aglchnwk ." 400 to 500 '766 3 2 4 3 to G n W.7ff' N.12'40'W. I out to t8 inches in thicknes.s~ and is stu Tarrangowcr Division •• Maldon Unite(! •. Eag-Jchawk • ~ 31S 1 6 20 4 0 lV, 73' 30' N, 4' W. , 44G, widening, willl go!.d plainly visible in Great ",VestCl'D .• Beehive lleof 646 7 0 2 to 6 0 W.W' N. 19' W. f 470 to .550 o .1 { Ibe quartz. , I Eaglehawk Preference •• ,Eaglebawk •• 436 436 436 ' Reef struck in the cross·eut. whie1} is being continued through the reef and is in I about 6 fect. No gold to bo seen at 290 200 l~O St. Andrew:s Di.vision •• 354 1 19 13 Oram's •• •• IOram's present. 170 150 Dlue Mountain Korth Snbdivision' Cora Linn Alma 100 190 I ARARA-T •. i 540 540 ~This is a cross reef. 5 Vtctori.'l .• Rhymney .~ 240 219 18 4- *1 n N.SS' N,60'E. ! liangaroo •• .. ,Campbell's • ~ 230 Ararat DivisioIi •• o 248 180 Shalt now sinking. (, Schmidt and Co ... ' •. • Port Fairy Gap 30 16 o 11 0 I) 10 I E.SO' N. 23°W~ 'I Eaglehawk Tribute •. 'I Ellglchawk •• 180 , t# Pleasant Creek North Cross, Cross Flat .. 680 640 640 Extended Cross ~. ~. 'I Cross ... .. I 890 560 870 S I'leasant Creek North Cross Cross and Flat 400 to 640 5,180 I 14 13 3to 10 01, N.W:2S" N. M'·E. •• I 810 800 800 Pleasant Creek Division I Crown Cross.. • Cross Flat .. { Crown CroiSS ...... Cross •• 800 17 2 8 16 Magdala ... .:' Cross Flat ... Shaft still being sunk deeper.* :: I , l Newington &; Pleasant Creek New-chum •• I,~~~ 660 660 Darkly Division.. , .. .. I. Haglnn Division
GIPPElLAND. , Omeo Snbr1iTlsion • • ... • • . 1IlitcheU Hiver and Boggy Creek Subdiv!-' •• :: I i' S~ns of 'ireedon:: • 150 sions ' . ' (lood Hope- •• 700 500 • 70() NoW. and S.E. ! Good'Hope Crooked Uiver Division Good Hope .. Good Hope .. 650 to 700 4U3 o 12 14 'W.70" I Hopeful Bopeful •• 200 200 • 200 About 35 tOllS have been raised from lowe~t eross~cut in the ,Hopeful. It is expected to average 3 ozs. to the ton• •Jericho Division •• .. .. -The depth below the ndit level. Ben Crnacbnn 100 i. DonncUy's Creek Division :: . O:Oice of Min~s, Melbourne 16th O"toh",· 1872. .. NOT1i>.-The manager has since teported that the Magd.l", Company's shaft has been 5UJlk to a depth of 1050 feet. R. BROUGH SlHTTH, No. ill. Secretary. for -Mines. ESTI:MATED YIELD OF GOLD AND QUANTITY OF GOLn EXPORTED. FROM information obtained from Gold Buyers and oth~rs by the Mining Surveyors and Mining Registrars the TOTAL QUANTITIES OF GOLD got respectively from ALLUVIUMS and QUARTZ REEFS are as follow:- Alluvial. Quartz. Total. oz. . dwt. oz. dwt. oz. dwt. Quarter ended 30th September 1872 ... 159,154 8 164,672 18 323,827 6 THE QUANTITY OF GOLD, the produj!e of this Colony, EXPORTED, according to Returns furnished by order of the Honorable the Commission~r of Trade and Customs, is as follows:- ' oz. dwt. Quarter ended 30th September 1872 .... 220,907 10 • . GOLD RECEIVED AT AND ISSUED FROM THE ROYAL MINT. STATEMENT of the Gross Weight of GOLD received at I!-nd issued from the Melboul'lle Branch of the ROYAL MINT during the Quarter ended 30th September. 1872.. . RECEIVED. ISSUED. .~ ~ .. Gross Weight of Rough Gross Weight of Gold Gross Weight of Coin. Gross Weight of Gold Gold. BullloD. Dullion. oz. oz. oz. oz. 20,570:61 65,244'43 133,552'41 483'23 . Royal Mint, E. W. WARD. Melbourne, 4th October 1872. STA.T~MENT of VICTORIAN GOLD received at the Melbour~e Branch of the ROYAL MINT during the Quarter ended 30th September 1872. ' Gross Weight of Rough Gold. Gross Weight of Gold Bulllon. oz. oz. 17,787'23 45,135'22 MOTE.-The 1\1int has no e"Vidence beyond the statement of the depositors that the soon Is Vlolorlan gold: . RoyallHnt, E.W. WARD. Melbourne, 4th October 1872. QUARTZ, QUARTZ TAILINGS, PYRITES, ETC. ~UMMARY. THE f9110wing information has been obtained ~elativ~ to the QUANTITY OF QUAR~Z and QUARTZ TAILINGS and MULLOCK Crushed, ana PYRITES and BLANKETINGS operated on, dUrlng the Quarter, and the GOI,D obtained therefrom :- ' MINING DISTRICTS. Quantity CrUBhed. Average Yield of ITotal Yield of Gold from 't' Gold per Ton. Quartz, &0., Crush.a. . Quartz. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. O:Z~ ... dwt. gr. Ballarat .. , ...... 81,500 10 0 5 2'19 20,747 19 1 Beechworth ...... 21,713 10 ° .' 0 9 18'32 10,599 18 , 3 Sandhurst ...... 78,568 0 ° 14 6'20 ..56,013 19 3 Maryborough ••• ...... , ...... 11.735 10 °0 °0 10 22'81 6,,*25 a 16 Castlemaine ...... 36,307 0 0 0 9 la'38 H,728 l!}-- 12 Ararat ...... , ...... 20,302 0 0 16 18'61 17,028 18 6 Gippsland ...... " ...... 7,1~1 10 °O. 1 8 21'34 10,257 16 16 ------,------Total Qua~tz ...... 257,228 0 0 0 10 19'01 13~,802 19 9 Quartz Tailings and Mullocll. - Ballarat ... '" ...... Beechworth ...... Sandhurst ...... '" ... 660 0 0 2 7'27 76 0 Maryborough ...... '" 1,508 0 °0 0 2 13'25 192 8 15° Castlemaine ...... 2,331 0 0 O· 1 8'49 157 16 10 Ararat ... '" .. , ...... 1,600 ,0 0 i 0 14'40 4:a Gippsland ...... ' .. . ° ...... ° ° , ------. Total Quartz Tailings, &c" 6,099 0· 1 13'32 '" ° ° 474 5 I P!lrites and Blanlletings operaterl on. Ballarat ...... 335 10 0 3 4 ll'19 1,081 8 12. Beechworth- '...... 40 ' 0 0 1 11 15'30 63 5 12 Sandhurst '" ...... 781 0 '0 2 1 11'06 1,619 1 0 Maryborough ...... I 26 0 0 2 8 9'23 62 18 0 C!lstlernaiqe ...... Ararat ...... Gippsland ...... 81 . 2 9 18'66 201 12 0 ° ° ------Total Pyrites and Blanketings ... 1,263 ,10 0 2 7 22'42 3,028 5 0 " NOTE.-Thls Summary does not show'the total quantities of quartz, &c" crushed or operated on, but only the yield of certain crushlngs. &c.. respecting which the 1\Iining Sun'eyora and Registrnrs have been able to obtain inforn)Qtion. O""ing to the cirClIlllstuncc.'tbat many of the mucbine .. owners are un8.bl~ to give, or are precluded'from giving. information, it is inlpossib!c to get complete returns frolII c'\'ery district; und in considering the rela.tive importance of eacb districtj oS regards quartz.mining, &c., tllC tables relating to machinery should be examined and compn.l'ed. R. BROUGH SMYTH; Office of Mines, . Secret;ary for Mines. Melbourne, 16th October 1872. MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS' RE·rURNS. QUARTZ. THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors 'and Registraii~ relative' tO I tlie QUANTITY Ol!' QUART;t Crushed in the severnl" Divisions an(l: Subd}visions of" each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GoLD obtained thei'cft'om, . Division and Subdivision,' Average 1 I, j 'Remarks relative to tho . and Where Quarlz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Total Ylel tons cwt, qr. oz, dwt. gr, BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. CENT:RI\L DIVISION. Temperance .. , ... Little Bendigo 1,500 o 0 030 225 0 0 550 to 650 feet Red Streak .. , ... Poverty Point 1,370 o '0 o 4 0 274 0 0 250 feet " Black Hill ... ••• Bll1ck Hill ... 1,:110 6 0 o 13 21'57 910 7 12 100 feet Red, White, and Blue ... Little Bendigo 550 o 0 o 4 6'51 117 9 6 70 feet • Tunnel ••• ••• Litt~e Bendigo 1,170 Ii 0 o 1 4 68 P 0 100 feet Evening Star ••. .. ' Htt.le Bendigo 360 o 0 o 10 6'66 11)5 0 0 150 feet Jarvie and party ... Yorkshire Reef 2,104 o 0 o 1'\1'01 153 10 0 100 teet Britannia ' ... I .... ' Specimen Gully 685 o '0 o 3 16'20 i25 17 15 130 feet " Endeavor •.• .... Specimen Gu!!y 820 o 0 o :3 17:54 152 19 12 150 to 200 feet Timms and Co, .. . Dead-hor.se. ... 300 o 0 o 5' 0 • '75 0 '0 Queen Victoria .. . -... Canadian ... 5,949 6 "0 () 2 22'5,2 8'74 1 0 160 to 250 feet J.. lanberris ... ." Gum-tree Flat 4,913 o 0 o '1 23'66 487' 17 "0 200;'3!-l0,'and 400 feet· Pioneer... '" .. , White-horse Ranges 533 o 0 o I 3'01 .. 30. ,0 0 Majestic ...... Black Hill 600 0,0 038 100 0 0 Two-ton '" ... Black Hill, ... 600 o 0 o 1 12,,,_ ...{5 . .0 0 Norman and Co, ... 112 o 0 o ;; 2'14 28 10 '0 The Don , .. ... Gum-tree Flat 330 o 0 o 4 .0, ".66. 00 200 feet , Welcome' ...... Dead-horse ... 300 o b 040 60 0 '0 70 feet Black Hill, South ... Blar;k Hill Flat 433 o 0 o 16 19'63 364 2 6 ------·-1---'----- Tota:ls .:. 23,939 0 0 0 3 .15'08 . 4,342 19 3 SOUTHERN DIVISION, ------.------ Speedwell ." '" Staffordshire Reef ••• ! 270 0 0 o 2 0'35 27 4 0 90-ft. level, 2! ft.-lode Hopewell ...... Staffordshire .Reef 829 ~ 0 o 3 1I'52 144 5 0 140-ft, leyel,14-ft. lode --~------I'------....-- .... - Totals ... 1,099 0 0 0 3 2'88 171 9~ 0 BUNINYONG DIVISION. ._----, .... _------I Tower Hill ...... Tower Hill Reef ... 730 0 0 0 4 4'24 152 \) 0 140 to 210 feet One-lmd-All ...... Hiscock's Reef' ... 800 0 0 0 1 12'60 ,61 0 0 100 feet ' .. ' Imperial ". i ••• Hiscock's Reef ... 2,360 0 0 0 2 17':)1 320 2 17 130 to 260 feet ,;; " Alfred ... Hiscock's ·Reef ... 500 0 0 0'.2 0'961' 51 '0 0 50 to HlO feet New Homeward-bound ... Homeward-bound Reef... 650 0 0 0 2 17'57 ,88 16 0 300 feet 1 , . Totals... ";'I5M~ 0 2 16'13 --6-7-3-7-!-7- S:MYTHESDALE DIVISION• I ; ,--'I-··~-· New Britannia •.• B'it."Ull.R'~f,C.mgh.mi--'~6 .~ .? ~ ,." 1101 0 0; 284f",1 CRESWlCK DIVISION. Port Phillip .. , ... elunes Reefs ... 17,767 o 0 o 4 ·'3'01 3,664 IS 0 36 to 690 feet New North Clunes ... Clunes Reefs '" 12,562 o 0 o 8 20'05 5,549 11 0 220 to 790 feet South Clunes ...... Clunes Reefs ... 4,367 o 0 o '4 2'76 , . 898 II 0 172 to 390 feet Lothair... . .• ... Clunes Reefs ... '2,494 o 0 () 8 4'17 1,019 '6 '0 364 to 4 65 feet Bradshaw and party .. , Sulky Gully ... 7 O· 0 o 2 17'14 • 0 19 0 10 feet Somerville and pltrty ... Sulky Gully ... J8 o 0 o 2 8'66 2 '2 12 '15 to 30 feet Hanley and party .. , Sulky Gully ... 2J o 0 o 6 l7'71 7 '1 12 15 to 30 feet Watermlln and party ... Sulky 'Gully .... 1 ; ·49 o O' o 7 18'12 19 O' 0 60 feet Stevenson and party ... Colibler's Gully 12 0 0 o 2 19 1 13 12 20 to 30 feet Son see and party ... Springbill Heef 13 0 0 o 4 14'16 3 '0,0 Surface Shaw and party ... Springhill Reef 51 o 0 o 14 18'58 37 13 12 30 to 40 feet .... , . Dungey and party '.. Frenchman's Reef 20 o 0 o 8 O' ',8 () 0 Surfilce to 12 'feet ,. Meek and party ... •.. 'Frenchman's Reef ··10 o 0 o 4 18 2 '7 12 Surface to 10 feet Reefers' Hope ••• ... Armagh 'Reef : .. 650 o 0 o 2 14'42 84 10 16 30 to 50 feet Criterion '" ... Clunes Reefs ... '1,402 o () o 4 7'99 303 15 0 ,Totals ... 39,443 0 0 0 5 21'19 11,602 9 4 l' .1 .. ----...... - ----. -----,------GORDON SUBDIVISION. Egerton ...... ]\!ount·Ege·rton 2,250 0 0 o .5 21'89 .665· '3 ,0 30(,> to 350 feet Ne'" Parker's Heef .. 1 Gordon 1,080 0 0 040 216 0 0 260ieet Moorabool Champion '" MooraboolJ' I , 51 0 0 o 8 17'88 ,22 6 0 45 feet Jenny Lind .... .1.... Moorabool u. 69 0 .0 0 .. I 17'73 6 0 0 i5 feet Totals ... 909 9 0 I' Division lind Sl1bdltlsloD, A"ernge Remark!! relaUl'e to the lind ~ Where Quartz was obtained: , Qtlartz Crushed, Yield 01 Gold Total Yield of Depth at which the Name of Company. , per Ton. Gold. Quartz was obtained, &e. ------1 tons ewt, gr. Oz. dwt, gr, oz. dwt. gr, STF:IGLITZ SUBDIVISION• • ,Albion ..• , '...... Portuguese Reef 550' 0 0 I I 17'02' 597, 0 0 :New AlbIon .. .. Portuguese Ueef 152 0' 0 o 19 0'30 144 10 0 Nicolson' and Co .. .. ••• Opossum Reef 16 0' ,0 I 10 0 24 0 0 Tees '" .. . ••• Victoria Reef ... 31 0 0 o 10 4'64 15 16 0 Souter Johnny .. . .., Eureka Reef ... 18 0 0 o 17 18'66 16 0 0 Britannia .. , Junction Reef 40 0 0 I 10 0 60 0' 0 Brown and Co. ... Vicksburg Heef 4; 0 0 1 8 12'25 ,.67 0 0 Gill and Co. •.. ... Vicksburg Reef -, 28 0 0 1 13 13-71 47 0 0 Champion .. , ... Boyal George Reef 25 0 0 090 11 5 0 Hooley and Co, .. , ... Vicksburg Heef 29 0 0 1 17 5-79 M' 0 0 Lindsay and Co, '0' ... Royal George Reef 123 0 0 '2. 5 12'68 280 0 0 Walker and Co, ... ..• Vicksburg Reef 10 0 0 o 16 16'80 870 Sitlington and' Co. ... Royal George Reef 73 0 0 I 1 9'86 78 3 0 Jerrome and Co. ... New reef, unnamed 8 0'0 300 24 O. 0 Ringrose and Co, ... Vicksburg neef 9 0 () o 17 18'66 800 Eason and Co. ... ••• Stony Rises .. , 36 0 0 o 15 13'33 28 0 0 ------1----,----11------Totals ... 1,195 0 0 I 4 II'66 1,463 I 0 ·BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH /1 SUBDIVISION. Morning Star ••• ... Bald Hill ... •.. 351 0 0 I 10 18-52 540 I Q 100 feet Undaunted .•• ... B1akeville ...' .••• 120 0 0 1 16 2'45 216 12 6 16 'to 50 feet Homeward-bound ... Barry's Heef ,.. , .. 800 1 5 9'75 10 3 6 20 feet Sultana .. , ...... Barry's Reef ...... 78 0 0 o 4 10-30 17 5 12 no feet Prince ...... NearGisborneslateqUlirry 5 0 o. o ,4 9'60 1,20 40 feet I..erderderg' ... '" Simmons' Reef ... 79 0 0 o 1 12'77 6 I ,I Surface Annie Laurie...... Barry's Heef ... .., 197 0 0 '0 5 8'16 52 12 0 60 feet Annie Laurie tributers ... Barry's Heef ... •.. 92100 n 3 7'91 15 8 0 40 feet' Big Hill .. ' ... Simmons' Reef ... 2,800 0 6 o I 4'06 163 14 0 40 and 120 feet Kent '...... Simmons' Reef ... 450 0 0 o 2 21'33 65 0 0 140 feet Sultan ...... Barry's Reef ... • .. 368 o· 0 o II 13'69 212 18 0 165 feet Crown ...... Simmons' Reef ... 1:300 0 0 o 0 23'26 63 0 0 Surface ~ .. Great Tunnel...... JohnsoB's Reef , .. 850 0 0 o 2 19'96 120 7 0 ------:-1------'- Tot~IB ... 6,698 10 0 0 4 10'35 1,484 4 1 BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRI(::'f. BEEcHW:O;RTa; DIVISION, Wooragee ...... Wooragee lhnges 30 0 0 o II 0 16 10 o Surface Reform ...... : Myrtleforu ... 354 0 0 o 7 12- 132 15 o 90 feet Kingston ~eef ••• ... Hurdle Ji'lat ••• 188 0 0 o 10 11'10 98 7 o 70 feet , Wallaby...... Hurdle Flat 134 0 0 o 15 6'62 102 7 o 90 feet Wombat ...... Hurdle b'lat ... 20 0 0 o 7 12 7 10 o Surface Rechabite ...... Hurdle Flat .. , 29 0 0 o II 7'44 16 8 o \20 feet Re'chabite No. 'J S, ••. Hurdle Flat ... 32 0 0 060 9 12 o 60 feet Sundry parcels...... Burdie Flat .' .. 30 0 0 o II 12 17 5 o 'fot.... t!s ... 81 i 0 0 0 9 19'41 400 14 0 -'-----,------YACKANDANDAfI DIVISION. Homeward-bound Reef, 900 0 0 0 7 0 315 0 0 250 feet , 'Hillsborough Homeward-,bound Eureka Reef, Hillsbo 2iO 0 0 0 3 0 40 10 0 30 feet Bruatong Mill, 1 roug1,l Bon,Accord Reef, Hills- 250 0 0 0 5 0 62 10 0 70 feet borough , Markham Mill, Back Creek Birthday Reef, Hillsbo 160 0, 0 0 5 0 40 0 0 120 feet rough Bowden & CO.'8 Mill, Twist's Jones'Heef, TWist'sCreck 35 0 0 0 6 0 10 10 0 Sufface Creek ' Hom'eward"bound Reef, 15 0 0 0 5 8 . 4 0 0 32 feet Wood and Bolam's mill, •. Twist's Creek Twist's Creek { Polar Star Reef ••• 33 0 0 0 9 10'54 15 11 12 30 - feet Totals ...... 1,663 0 0 0 5 20-87 488 1 12 -~---.- --'-~ blUGO DiVISION. ------Magenta...... Magenta Reef ... 300 0 0 0 5 8 80 0 0 150 to 300 feet Tomkins and Co ... . y-go-Lucky neef .. , 42 0 0 2 7 3-42 99 0 0 140 feet O'Neal... • .. ppy-go-Lucky Heef... 26 0 0 0 17 16'61 230 0 6U feet Twel va Apostles ••• digo Heef...... HS 0 0 0 13 15'60 77 2 0 100 to 150 feet Trial crushing'll ...... Various reefs ,.. ." . 157 0 0' 0 18 21'40 148 6 0 Surface to 100 feet United Consols .. . •.. Various reefs,., ... 240 0 0 0 6 16, 80 0 0 220 to 300 feet Harris and Co. •.. ... Burrows' Paddock... 90 0 0 0 18 21'33 85 0 0 60 feet -r:rial crushings ... • .. Variousreefs... .., ! __7~_0_~~~~ Surfaee to'. 00 feet Totals...... 1 1,044 0 0 0 13 7'26 694 8 0 4 " Division and Stllidlvl.lon, A'\'~rnge I 'I' . Remarks rela.tlve to the and Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield 01 Gold otal Yield of .Depth at which tho No.Ine of Compafiy. per Ton. Gold. Quartz was obtained, &c. ------·~----~---I-----·------I------·------I------~ BUCKLAND rhVISioN. Harrietville. tons' ewt. qr, oz. dwt. gr, oz. dwt. gr. Hanna, Law, and Co. ••. United Miners' Reef ... 1,600 0 0 o 5 O' 400 0 0 200 and 300 £e'et Beyeridge and Co. ... Forlorn Hope Reef .. . 77 0 0 1 17 15'89 145 0 0 150 feet Osborne and Co ...... Champion No.1 North .. . 20 0 0 2 10 0 • 50 0 0 50 feet Osborne and Co ...... Champion Heef ••• 47 0 0 5 15 7'65 271 0 0 208 feet Robins and Co, ... Try-again Reef .. . 21 0 0 2 2 20'57 45 0 0 54 feet Bibby and Hansen ... Perry's Reef ...... 41 0 0 o 12 4'68 25 . 0 0 90 feet Ovens River. Osborne and Co. ... ' Homeward-bound Reef... 1,200 0 0 0' 5 16'90 342 5 o 150 feet Arnott aod Co. ... Lanarkshire Heef .. . 32 0 0 050 8 0 o 120 feet McDonald and Co. . •. 'Golden Bower Reef .. . 30 0 0 o 6 16 10 0 o 100 feet Brown and Co...... Three-mile Heef .. . 100 0 0 070 35 ,0 o 160 feet Norman, Hughes, and Co .. .. Stackey Gully Reef .. . 55 0 0 3 12 17'45 200 0 o Surfaee to 50 feet Townshend and Co. .. . Little Lisbon Reef .. . 24 0 0 o 6 16 8 0 o 47 feet Growler's and Morse's' .Creeks.. Brennan and Knight ... Gander's Heef 10 0 0 050 2 10 0 Notstated Hood and Coutts .•• Try-again Heef 75 0 0 o 18 19'84 70 12· 0 Surface to 20 feet Wallaby ...... Wallaby Reef ... 8:! 0 0 o 2 12 10 5 0 100 feet Kincade and Co ...... Avon Heef, 1st 50 0 0 o 4 9'60 11 0 0 Surface to 50 feet Kincade and Co ...... A von Reef, 1st 27 0 0 1 14 19'55 47 0 0 Surfaee to 50 feet Hearne and Meulman ... Great Britain Reef 500 1 ,0 0 5 0 0 Surfaee Gregory and Co. ... 12 0 0 o 10 0 6 0 0 Not stated Taylor and Co. ... Pendant and Last Reef... 38 0 0 O' S 10'10 16 0.0 Surface Butler and Spashett ••• Cpnstitutional Reef ••. 150 0 0 o 4 9'60 33 0 0 Orip.ntal Perseverance '... ·Australasia Heef ... 240 0 0 o 4 18 57 0 0 200 feet Peabody, ...... Peabody Reef '" 350 0 0 o 4 15'42 81 5 0 81.1 feet Cornish United ••• Elgin and May-be 'Reefs 1,100 0 0 o 5 10'90 300 0 0 40 to 200 feet ClingiIi. and Fleteher ... 'Old Man neef' ... 23,0 0 3 18 6'26 90 0 0 Surface R. Rowe ...... Berkshire Reef ... 12 0 0 o 16 16 10 ·0 0 Lord of the Hills .•• Meade's Reef ...... 150 0 0 o 6 16 50 0 0 100 feet Buckland, J. A. Wallace ... ' ... Miner's Right Reef 56 0 0 1 2 2'14 61 17 0 200 feet Red Jacket .. . •.. Red Jacket Heef 350 0,0 o 17 14'40 308 0 0 320 feet Howman and Co. ... Darling Grant Reef • 34 0 0 o 6 12'35 11 1'12 60 feet :M:urdoch aud Co. ... Eureka Reef ... 25 0 0 100 25 0 0 80 feet Boyle and Co...... Star of Hope Reef 54 0' 0 040 10 16 0 40 feet W. Owen and Co, ... Hit-or-Miss Reef 10.0 0 020 1 0 0 Surface , Running Cr.eek. Murphy and Wilson ... Art Union Reef 23 0 0 o 1 5'21 i' I 8 0' 85 feet United Happy Valley ... Happy Valley Heef 1,410, 0 0 o 6 19'80 48.1 4 0 104 to 50S feet 1-----·------1----- Totals ... 7,533 0 0 0 8 13:76 3,229 3 12 ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. AIJjert ...... Lucky Reef ...... 329 0 0 0 13 1'1'19 221 10 12 350 to 400 feet Galatea ...... Galatea Reef ... •.. 14 0 0 2 13 13'71 . 37 10 0 50 to 80 feet F. ·L. Lewis and Co. ... Albiou Reef...... 90 0 0 0 3 4'24 14 5 22 40 to 50 feet Bruce and Ralph ... Union Reef...... 114 0 0 2 14 23'29 93 9· 0 40 to 70 feet Mo.rlo and Co, ...... Union Reef...... 165 0 0 0 5' 19'63 48 0 0 100 feet Roundtree and Co. ... Durham Reef ...... 12 0 0 6 16 16 82 0 0 lIO to 115 feet Hewitt and Co. . .. ••. Britannia Heef ... 4 10 0 13 18.10'66 62 13 0 130 feet Brian Boru ...... United Kingdom Reef ... 27 0 0 0 11 21'77 16 1 12 10 to 200 feet Prospecting party '... Brilliant Reef... •.. 40 0 0 . 0 5 0 I'o 0 0 30 feet Prospecting .co...... New Zealand Reef ." 14 0 0 I 10 0 21 0 0 Surface to 30 feet .W. Neuse and Co. ... Last, Chance Reef .. . 44 0 0 0 9 22'36 21 17 0 120 feet Prospecting Co...... lhdependent Reef .. . 5 0 0 4 1- 4' 80 20 6 0 20 feet Jones and Co.' ... .., True Briton Heef .. . 6 0 0 I 11 8 9 8 0 Surface to 50 feet 'Cralsus Amalgamated ... Lily Reef ...... 37 10 0 2 13 20'16 lOu 19 0 100 10 200 feet Fred, Johnstone ...... Lily Heef... •.. 10 0 0 I 6 '4:80 13 2 0 Surface Harris and Sons ...... Lily Reef ... •.. 30 0 0 0 8 8 12 10 0 20 to 60 feet All Nations ...... Hayfield ...... 8 0.0 0 13 18 5 10 0 220 feet Northern .. . . •• Hayfield ... ." 30 0 0 0 14 0 I 21 0 0 220 feet 1----1 Totals ... GAFFNEY'S CREEK SUB DIVISION. AI...... Castle Reef ... '250 0 0 o 3 18'43 47 2 0 About 70 feet , Lauraville ...... Homeward-bound Reef... • ,350 0 0 o 1 12'41 26 11 ' 0 About 160 feet Great Eastern...... Homeward-bound Reef... 50 0 0 026 5 12 12 About 150 feet Gaffney's Creek United ... Homeward-bound Heef... 300 0 0 O· 5 4'80 78 0 0 About 50 ft. to surface Victoria ... .., Homeward-bound Heef.. . 500 0 0 o 4 3'26 10,3 8 0 About 250 feet' City of Columbus ... Wallaby Reef. .. . 300 0 0 o 8 ·19'60 132 5' 0 About 200' feet Hose of Denmark ... Eureka Heef ... •.. 300 0 0 1 2 15'20 339 10 0 About 300 feet ------Totals ... 2,050 0 0 0 7· 3'49 732 8 12 10 , . •QUANTITYOf QUARTZ Crushed in el1~h Division a,nd Subdivision during the Quarter, &e.-continued. Division and Subdivision, Average ·1 ' i : Remarks'rchitive to the' and . WMre Ruartz was obtained. QnaTtz Crushed, Yield of Gold Total Yield of ; Depth at which the Name of Company. .. per Ton. Gol~. Quartz was obtained, &e. ------i'------WOOD'S POINT SUBDiVISION, tons ewt. qT, oz. dwt, gr, oz. dm. gr. Hope ...... Morning Star Reef 1,032 0' 0 o 3 18'27 194 i 18 About 300 feet No, 1 and 2 North ... Morning'Star Reef 300 Q 0 o 1 11'20 22 0 o· Surface' , ... , United •••...... Morning Star lUef 53 0'0 o 6 22. 18' I; 14 About 350.feet Telegraph ...... Waverley Reef ,500 O' ,0 o 4 4'89 105 . 2' 0 About I 06 feet. '. Franklin ...... Franklill Reef 800 0 0 o 6 19'86. 273' ~:o Abou.t275 feet All Nations J ' ... All Nations Reef 400 0 Q o 5 4'80 104' 0 0 AbOut 350' feet. Prince of Wales,...... All Nations Reef 76 0, P 2 15 0 209' 0"0 About' 100 feet Mount Cenese ...... ••• New Heef .•• 14 0 0 2 12 20'57 37 6" 0 About 50 feet. Leviathan ... Leviathan Reef 236 0 () o 2 15'S6 '31 8 '0 About 150 feet Strap and Buckle i ,.. Royal Stn,ndard Reefs .. . 1,400 0 0 o 3 11'14 242 10 0 About 75·feet. Oriental -...... Orienta:l Reef ... ,... . 340' 0 0 o 2 2'89 i 36 I 0 ,About 150 feet I~~------\------i ; ,r. Totals .:. I 0 0 0." '22:58 '1,2'hli' 8. BIG RIVER SUBDIVISION. Luck's AU ... Waruer's Reef ... : 1,000 0 0 o 16 6'72; 814 0 '0 ·~wo to 250 feet i' Londonden:y , ... Railway .Reef .. , 500 0 Q o 4 9'16:' 109 11 ::0, 1 i5 to 200 feet Totals ... 1,500 0 o 12 7'54 923 Jl 0 JA~nESON SUBDIVISION. 1 1------'------Gleeson's ...'... Sailor Bill's Creek 815 0 o 1 0 22-99 854 I 0 380 feet Specimen ...... Sailor Bill's Creek 12 10 o 48 16 21''1'2 610 11 0 Surface to 32 feet Hungarian ...... Sailor Bill's Creek 20 0 o 1 3 4'80 23' 4 0 Surface Albion (late Augusta). ... .swampy,Creek 8' 0 o 0 13 22'12 5 11 9 350 feet V cnture (la:te, Star of the' Mack's' Creek ..• 200 0 ,0 2 15 10'92 554 11 ..0 30 fe!,t West) I---'-''--'---,-li--'------ Totals ... I 18 19'31 2,047 18.) ,I I SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. - ," , SA.NDHURST DIVISION.'" , Koch's Pioneer Crushing .... 11,258 o 0 10 12'06 11,541 0,0 Wilson's Reef ... ••• 1,215 o 0 o II 8'47 689 14 . O' Nil Desperandum ... 1,846 o ·0 o 5 5:23' '4-81 13 .0 Great Britain ...... 2,808 o 0 1 10 1,'69 4,315 10 ,0 G, G, Consolidated ••. 5,415 o 0 o II 6'88 3,055 19 12 Victoria Reef ...... 3,485, o 0 o 12 13'86 2,191 14 0 Albert ...... •.. 1,323 o O. 0'18 22"66' 1,253 3 12 Bendigo and Melbourne ... 3,322 o 0 o 6 i 'ar 1,007 15 0 Fortuna Crushing Works ... 2,166 o 0 o 14 19'62 1,604 15 0 Metropolitan'.;;' ... 4,920 o 0 o 6 13'37 " 1,61."3 1.0 , , 1 ~ I 1 W. Rae .:. ... . I 2,480 o 0 o 12 5'46' i,516> 4 ,7 Johnson's Reef...... 2,136 o 0 o ,6 23'55,' 745 12 10 Louisa ... -;.. ••• '3,498 o 0 o II, 5'53 1,9'64 .5. O· Beehive ... •.. 2,600 o 0 o 9 14'65 1,249 7 13 Catherine ReefU, C. '" 3,850 o 0 O. 7 14'86 1,466 15 0 Mixed lots from various o '9 '0'07" 1,440 10 0 Ea.gle... '.. . .. reefs, . , 3,200 o 0 GreatExtendedHustler'sReef 5,650 o 0 1 9.11'15 8,32316 0 Victoria Consols·;:.-' ' .. ," 2,6'80 o 0 o 14 22'93.' ~,004' 1.. 0 ._ ••1,.-, "_., •• --- _ •• ., Hustler's Reef ... •.. 2,100 o 0 1 5 2'05 2,634 0 0 Golden Fleece ... 4,012 o 0 o 9 ,13'10' , 1,91418 0 Garden Gully United ... • 825 o 0 o 16 5'49 ,669 9 0 13 19'22 402 6 0 South Fraser's... •.. 583 o 0 o (r, .':' Denmark ...... 993 o 0 () 16 5'15 806 6 0 Peglf'g ,...... ,350 0-0 o 1 5'34 21- ,8 0 Grand Trunk Tribute .. . '205 o 0 o 3 20'32 39 8 15 Marong Crushing: ... '. •.. .' ,304 o 0 o 5 13'71 84 13 18 Great Hustler's ...... ·262 o 0 o 10' 1'37 131 15"0 146 o 0 1 14' 5'9i 250 0'0 Comet ~ '." 'Wallace Reef ... 125 o 0 o 4' 7'20 '26 17 12 Birrl's Reef 1,540 o 0, o 7 19'68 602 3' 0 Ellesmere i ~ •• 1,848 o 0 i o 14 4'20 ~,309 15 12 . 'i' Totals ... 77,145 0, 0 .0 14 8'4:3,55,357 16 15 KILMORE DIVISION,. , ' Jury and Co...... Strath Creek ... --I;--;O'~O"" J -45 0 '0 50reet Ryan al!d 9o.~ .', .... ' ... Sunday Creek ::: 162 0 0 0 19 O· '~H O· 0 i Tunnel Tobin and Co. ,'" , ... SJInday Cree]!: ••. 120 0 0 O,~' 0 '.~? 0.' 0 ; , HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND .Tota:is .•• 297 0 0 0 10 12'12 156 0 0 . W ARA.NGA. Souni SUB------~-,---'-~. ~-.-.- DIVISION. . Ha:ll and Marchesi ... Various pl~ces 134 0 0 o 1'6' 8'23' '109 10 . 0 Various depthS George Archbold ... Various .places, 134 0 0 1 1 1:61 141 3 0 Various depths McIvor ,...... London Reef•••• 30,0 0 o '021'S' 1 7 6 Various depths Costerfie\d G. and A. , ... Costerfield ... -37l O. 0 o 4 18'82 88 15 0 320 to 420 feet Von de:r.Luft's...... Various places 102 0 0 1 0 8'23 103 15 0 Yarious depths ~~---!----~-- . 771 ,0 0 0 Jl 12'73 44'4 10 6 WARANGA NO]l'I'H\ SUBDI- . T.otnls ... td 'VISION. Balaclava Hill' ..: Balaclava Hill 2,968' o 2 '2'54 .3i2 iO'14 Surface to 65 feet Darrock, ...... Various ••• 177 g gI o ,7 8'68 65' 3"" 1 Perseverance ...... Nuggety Reef 573 o 0 1 7 U3'38 795 922 10 to 600 'feet 10 to 217'feet Jolin Holmes...... N uggety Reef 6~3 o 0 i o 11 17'41 31<2 16 22 Tot~l .~ • ... 4,371o?1-;;-;- 2'87 1,556 ~ . .. T))~fe QTe 14 other quartz crushing mllchlllcs frDm which returllS have not; been received. 11 \ QUANTITY of QJ1ARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued. ,I • ,.' - Dlvlslo~ an!~UbdlViSion, Average Remarks relative to the Wllere Q~artz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Total Yield of ' Depth at which the Nama of'Company. ' ,I per'Ton .. Gold. Quartz waS obtained, &e. tons cwt.. qr. oz. dwt. gT• oz. dwt. gr. MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. I MARYBOROUGH DIVISION. Penny and Claussen, ••• Public crnshings 920 0 0 I 0 Il 18'78 542 0 0 Various Leviathan Tribute ••• Public crushings 298 0 0, 0 9 5-33 137 '8 6 Various Johnston and Sons ... ,Public crnshings 227 0 0 i 0 16 7'85 185 6 6 Various I----:-~-i------~-- Totals ... o o 11 23'24 864 14 12 AMHERST DIVIinON. --:------" ------'-- Deed Brothers .. . 23 0 0 10 1 16'69 231 19 0 160 feet Croyden .. . 1,175 0 0' o 7 11'71 439 18 12 Surface to 160 feet Fenton and Co. . .. 5~ 0 0' o 15 S'SS 41'10'0 70 feet Busch and Co. ... 600 040 140 70 feet Dunstan and Co ..• , 10 0 0' o 5 21 2 18 18 50 feet Lockwood and Co. 15 00 OliO 3 15 0 35 feet Finche's 'frlbute , •• .29 10 0' o 5 3'45 7 11 I8 90 feet T. Bartlemore 59 0,0' o 7 23'IS 23 10 0 Various depths Totals .. , 1,371 10 0 0 10 23'30 752 7 0 , ' A VOCA SUBDIVISION. Evertson and Co. <> ••• Vaie's Hill •• _ 15 0, 0 o 5,0 3 15 0 Perseverance Reef 20 0 0' 100 20 0 0 ,40 feet ", " Date and Co. ••• { Perseverance Reef ... .80 0 0 o 10 21 43 10 0 46 feet Clapperton's, Mill ... .various 'reefs at Donkey 58 0 0 o 6 11'17 1815 0 18to 46 feet Hill Totals ••. 173 0' 0 0 9 22'61 86 0 0 DUNOLLY.AND TARNAGULJ,A Sandstone Reef 1,706 0 0 0 10 ·20'90 . 927, 6 0 DIVISION~' " ,f Specimen Itill ... 33 0 0 0 :3 19'63 G 6 0 EVl1ns' Reef , "', 28 O· 0 0 5 18 8 I 0 Bonsfield's , .. New-chum Reef 13 0 0 0 1 H~"92 1 0 0 Helas' Reef 40 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 '0 Montebello Reef 16 0 '0' 0 1 1;50 ,_ 0 17 0 Watt's Reef' ... 22 0 0' 0 19 17'45 21 14 0 l Hard Hill 18 0' 0 0 6 21'33:' 6 4 0 p,Qverty Reef '... 430 0 0 0 7 16'72 165 9 16 Great Western Reef ••• 83 0 0 0 10 19'37 44 17 0 or Witiiams Reef 20 0' 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 Poverty ... London Reef ••. 3' 0 0 16 0 0 48 0 0 Rise and Shine Reef ... ,14 0 0' 0 1 10'28 1 0 0 Christmas Reef 900:030' 170 '1 Stony Heef , .. . 1'9 0, 0 0 4 17'68 4 10 0 Queen's Birthday ... Golqsborough .. . 1,406 0 (')' 0 4, 3'74 292 3 12 Goldsborough .. , ... Gol,dsborough .. : 100 0 0 0 5 9 26 17 12 Pike's ... Perseverance Reef 400 0 0 0 2"18 .55 '0 0 { Canton Reef '" 70 0 0 0 13 3'42 46 0 0 Advance BeaJiba iU5 0 0 1 9 2'92 298 10 G " Red Streak Reef ·25 0 0 0 9 0 II 5 0 Bealiba ... Post Office Reef . 69 0, 0 0 6 10'78 22 5 0 Break-o'-Day Reef 58 0 0' 0 10 0 ,29 0 0 1\ Eclipse Reef '" ,44 0' '0' 0 10 3'27. 22·6 0 ------______1 ___- Totals .•• o 8 1I '57 2,048 18 16 KORONG DIVISION. 1------Brown and Co. _•. Wehla ...... 96 0 0 1 0 15. 99 .0 0 Wallace and Co. : .. ... Wehla ...• '" 91 0 0 o 5 1'32 23 0 0 British Sovereign ..• Wchla "', ... 150 0 0 o 2 19:20 21 0 0 Cambrian Cambrian Reef, Inglewood 54 0 0 o 16 5'33 43 16 0 { CambrillJl Beef, Inglewood 36 0 0 o 13 8 '24 0 0 Baragwanath ... .., Poverty Reef, Inglewood 84 0 0 084 34 6 0 Havilah Tribute ... .f Maxwell Co., Inglewood 26 0 0 O· 1 15'69 230 .. 1>!axwell Co., Inglewood 12 0 0 060 3 12 0 I Specimen Hill ...... Korong ...... 25 0 0, o 7 6'72 920 Honeymoon .. ' ... Honeymoon Reef, Ingle- ' 23 0 0, o 6 2'08 700 wood -----1------1 REDBANK .AND ST, ARNAUD Totals 597 0 0 0 8 22 '63 266 19 0 SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS, New Isis ...... Oxonia.n Reef '649 0 0, 0' 9 3'23 296 8 6 360 feet Richards and Co,...... Lancashire Reef 22 0 0 i 0 1 2'18 1 4 0 ST. ARNAUD NORTH SUB- Totals ... 671 0 0 0 8 20'90 '297 12 6 DIVISION. Wilson's Hill ...... Wilson's Hill Reef .. , 872 0 0 1 5 17'20 1,121 5 0 340 feet Rising Star ... Rising Star Reef ... 471 0 0 o 11 10'24 269 2 0 350 feet Chrysolitp. Hill .. . • f Ballarat & Western Reefs 593 0 ,0 o ·8 lS'OI , 259 9 () 270 feet ,I BalIara.t Reef ... .. , 237 0 0 o 16 6'18 192 13 0 335 feet Whitely and Co ... . ,._ Ballarat Reef ... .., 29 0 0 o 12 0 Ii ,8 0 100 feet Tucker and Co. •.. Gap Reef...... 52 0 0 o 7 14'88 19 16 '6 140 feet Whiting and Co .... '.. '!'ommy Dodd Reef ' .. 23 0 0 o 17 13'57 20 4 0 140 feet New Bendigo ...... Bristol Reef ... 98 0 0 o 5 14'69 27 10 0 200 feet Craig and Benson " ... Fishhook Heef 42 0 0 o 14 1'14 29 10 ,0 40 to 50 feet Malcolm and Co ...... Gr~enoek ,Reef 230 0 0 o 13 5'22, 152 0 0 Surface to 180 feet Totals ... ------"-----1---'2,647 0 0 ~<15 22'42 ,2,108 17 -6 (J.UANtiTy O/Q;UAR'l'Z Ctushed in each Division 'and Subdivision during the Quarter, &e.-c(Jnt'nued~ Division and Subdivision, : I Averago Total "tleld of i Remarks rolatlve to ti,e nnd ,Where Quart~ was obtained. ! Quartz Crushed. : Yield of Gold Gold. Depth at whltll the Name of Company. ___, __ .j " per Ton. ~~~:e~ tons twt. qr. oz, dwt. gr, Oz. 'lwt. gr. I • CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. CASTLE}!AINE DIVISION. , New Caledonia ...... Victoria Reef ...... 1,205 0 0 1 12 8'38 1,949 1 0 90 to 124 feet Walker and Co...... Wattle Gully .•• ... 267 0 0 . O· 12 JO-'20 165 17 12 220 feet Marlin .. : ...... Deadman's Reef, ... 5 0 0 I I 14'40 5 8 0 70 feet Terrell and Co, H. ... Wattle Gully ...... 250 0 0 0 8 14'40 107 10 0 200 to 250 feet Walker and Co...... Manchester ...... 311 0 0 0 3 9'76 52 19 12 Surface to 60 feet Straede and Co, ...... Sebastopol Reef ... 622 0 0 0 7 5'19 224 8 15 80 to 120 feet Eureka Consols ...... Eureka Reef ... '" '883 0 0 0 2 14'56 115 2 0 50.to 90 feet Warren's Reef '" Warren's Reef ... 920 0 0 0 ~ 21'20 224 13 0 85 feet Ajax ' ...... Bolivia Reef ... 1,074 0 0 0 4 O'~O 216 12 0 280 to 30~ feet Bowan and Co...... Nimrod Reef ...... 72 0 0 0,10 5'15 36 15 11 80 feet Lewis and another ... Nimrod Heef ...... 115 0 0 0 5 15'68 32 10 4 85 feet Babcock and others ... Various reefs .. , ... 398 0 0 0 7 22'01 157 II 0 Various Callander and Lamb ... Various reefs:...... 437 0 0 0 4 ,18'83 104 II 0 Various MUlIsett,and Co ...... Break-o'-D:ty ...... 61 q 0 1 . 4 2'16 73 9 12 80 feet ¢ ----- , Totals ...... 6,620 0 0 o 10 11'34 ,3,466 8 18 FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION ------,------, Small and Co. ... Cattle's Reef ...... 960 0 0 0 6 0 288 0 0 200 feet Eagle ...... ,- . Tan's Reef, German Gully 78 0 0 o 15 IS'84 60 15 0 120 feet :Jj'crron's Reef ...... Ferron's Reef, ' .. , 1,300 0 0 0 5 0 325 0 0 130 feet' Middleton and Co. ... Middleton's Reef, But- 5 0 0 6 () 0 SO 0 0 25 feet cher's Hill Anglo ...... C:tttle's andFerron'sReef 600 0 0 0 6 0 180 0 0 200 and' 240 feet Duke of Cornwall ... Cattle's ]{eef ...... 190 0 0 0 4 0 38 0 0 260 feet 95 0 0 I 8 10'10 135 0 130 feet Middlesex ... Bullock Reef ...... , 0 Emu Reef ...... Emu Reef ...... 100 0" 0 0 8 0 40 0 0 60 feet Thyra ...... Specimen Hill ... 400,0 0 0 2 0 40 0 ,0 30 feet Ro we Bros...... Cattle's Reef ...... 1',513 0 0 o 14 16'96 . 1,112 11 17 . I 60' feet Garnet and Co...... Hit-or-Miss ...... 10 0 0 o 15 -.0 8 O· 0 25 feet M acdonald and Wilson ... German Gully ... 30 0 0 2 2 16 64 0 0 . 25 feet ----'------Tot:ils .. : 5,281 O. 0 0 8 18'99 2,821 6 17 HEPBURN DIVISION. ------5,016 0 0 0 0-61 1,762 I 200 to 380 feet Cornish ... '" ... Cornish Reef ...... 7 8 0 0 0 6,10 ' 827 11 12 260 and 300 feet North Fear-not '" ... Cornish Reef ...... 1,021 N ew Fear-not ... Cornish Reef ...... 1,543 0 0 ,0 4 13'35 351 10 12 391 feet Gl:tdstone ... ."... Bryce's Flat ... 30 0 0 o 10 0 15 0 0 80 feet Old Cornish (public) ... Various re,efs ...... 165 0 0 0 6 0 49 10 0 Shallow Argus United ...... Collier'S Reef ...... 444 0 0 0 3 20'54 85.12 0 370 feet Freehold United ...... Mauritius Heef ... 898 0 0 0 3 8'01 149 14 3 95 feet North Cornish ...... Cornish Reef ...... 670 0 0 0 4 13'21 152 9 0 270 feet Specimen.Hill ...... Specimen Hill ... 11 0 0 0 '7 11:1'27 4 4. 0 310 feet Crown ...... St. George's Reef ... 2,073' 0 0 0 2,14'36 269 6 8 '90 feet No, 2 Fear-not ...... Cornisll Heef ...... 60 0 0 0 2 6'40 6 16 0 240 feet No. I Fear-not ...... Cornish Heef ...... 590 0 0 0 7 6'41 ' 214 7 18 200 feet Lueini (pubiic) ...... Commissioner's Reef ... 60 0 0 0 '7 12 22 10 0 70 feet Dunstan ...... Mauritius Reef ... ·300 0 0 0 6 4'72 92 19 0 166 feet Barkla (pnblic) ...... Various reefs ...... 834 0 '0 0 5 18'25 96 4, 0 JO to 80 feet Jenkins (public) ...... Yarious reefs ...... 420 0 0 011 11'89 241 8 () 30 to 115 feet Poulson and Co...... Dry Diggings ... ,.' . 365 0 0 0 4'13'11) 83 0 0 ,30 to 150 feet Wilson ...... Blind Creek ...... 120 0 0 0 2 12 15 O· 0 100 feet Monte 9hristo ...... New Adams' Reef ... 5 () '0 o 15 0 ,3 15 0 30 feet , ------.. Totals ...... 14,125 0 0 0 5 13'99 3,942 18 13 TARADALE AND KYNETON I ------~--- SUDDIVISION. , 94 Arlventure, Taradale ... Back Creek ' .. .. . 162 0 0 OIl 14'51 0 0 SO feet Branden burg ... ' .. Malmsbul'y ...... 115 0 0 0 I) 1'04 29 0 0 I 75 feet Fenton and Nelson United Taradale ...... 550 0 0 0 3 U'78 96 o .0 130 feet North Star ...... Lauriston ...... 570 0 0 o 11 22'33 340 0.0 150 feet North Energetic ... Lauriston ...... 500 0 0 0 8 0 200 0 0 United Kingdom . Tll.radale ...... 900 0 0 0 5 3:89 232 6 0 160 feet Tylden ...... Tyldell ...... 3 0 .0 i 010 0 1 10 0 Near ,snrface Glengonner ...... Lauriston ...... 2,444 0 0 010 5'49 1,250 0, 0 197-ft, level Tommy Dodd ...... Malmsbury ...... 481 0 0 o 16 10'17 395 0 0 70.ft. level -----. ------Totals ...... 5,725 0 0 0 9 5:16 2,637 16 0 TARRANGOWER DIVISION. ------Caledonia mills ...... Eaglehawk, 'Victoria, 1,283 0 0 I 8 1l'05 1,825 15 0 300 to 500 feet . Linscott's, Parkins' J and Bee~ hlye Reefs , Phrenix mills ...... Alick's, Swiper's, Bee- 22 0 0 0 7 6'54 8 0 0 120 feet hive, Eagtelmwk. l:1arkins'; nnd Manton's lleefs Linscott's mills ...... Eaglehawk, Nuggety, .1,097 0'0 1 13 18'10 1,851 8 12 300 to 500 feet Linscott's, mul Beehive Ucefs Great Western ...... Beehive Reef ...... ,646 0 0 0 7 0'93 227 7 6 470 to 550 feet E3.glehawk Union ... li;aglehawk Reef .. , 504 0 0 o 14 14'19 367 14 0 460 feet j, Union, Green Valley ... Thornhill's and John 60 0 0 0 5 8 16 0 0 300 to 500 feet Bull's Reef North 'Green Valley ... Christie's Reef ... 11 0 0 0 7 0 3 17 0 95 feet - Totals ...... 8,623 0 0 I 1 3 17'70 4,300 1 Us' 13 QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crush~d in each Division and ~ubdivision-during the Quarter, & c.-continued. Division and Subdivision, i Average Total Yield of Remarks relative to the /lnd Where Quartz wa. obtained, Quartz Crushed,' , Yield of Gold I Gold I Depth at whleh the Name of Co!"pllny. per TOil, Quartz was obtained, &e, I i ------, ' Sr. ANDREW'!, DIVISION. tons ewt, qr, oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt, gr, , Union Diamond Creek 354 0 0 'I 19 13'08 699 19 0 170 feet Riekards and Co. You-you 34 0 0 2 0 5'64 68 8 0 40 feet Hopkinson and Co, .... Comet Reef ' •.. 5 (l 0 I 12 9'60 8 2 0 60 feet Mueller and Andert Crown Prince Reef 20 0 0 1 9 0 29 0 0 70 feet Kreitmayer and Co. Crown Prince Reef 15 0 0 J I 0 15 15 0 120 feet Hir~ and Co, You-you 1 0 0 J 6 0 1 6 0 Simpson and Co .... Antimony Reef ••• I 12 • 0 () 0·16 12 9 18 0 70 feet • 5 10 10 45 feet Duke of Devonshire Warrandyte ... '" 0 0 2 2 0 0 Marble Hall W arrandyte ... 12' 0 0 I 0 0 I 12 0 0 120 feet Foster and Co. Try Again Reef 2 0 0 o 13 0 I 1 6 0 40 feet Toppi·and Co. You-you 2 (l 0 I 2 0 2 4 0 Surface Poverty Kingstown i 0 0 () 8 17'14 1 3 1 0 40 feet No, 4 South Oranl's Reef 9 0 0 1 • 3 2'66 10 8 0 Surface Perseverance ,One Tr~e Hill 455 0 0 0 8 6'89 188 10 18 I iO feet ------Totals .•• '.' ' 933 0 0 I 2 17'53 1,060 7 18 ARARAT MINING DISTRICT." AluIU1' DIVISION. Fletcher and Co. ... No.4and5 South, Moore's 130 0 0 0 10 0 65 0 0, Reef Schmidt and Co ...... , Port Fairy Gap,Reef '" IG 0 0 o 11 0 8 16 0 30 feet IS, (I Cobden ...... Gl'cttt Western Reef ' .. 0 0 1 0 0 18 0 Grampian '" ... Opossum Gully .. , 14 0 0 0 2 0 I 8 0 Grampian Opossum Gully 16 0 0 10 12 8 8 0 '. ~ ~ ...... o . Hodges and Co. '" ... Hodges Reef '" ... 9 0 0 0 4 0 1 16' 0 Victoria ...... RhYllmey Ucef ... ' 219 0 i o 18 '4'18 199 10 5 240 feet o ------Totals ...... 41 i 0 0 o 13 16'70 285 II 5 PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. , ------Grant, Lamont, and, Co. ... Cross nnd Scotchman's 5,\35 0 0 0 15 8'iO 3,944, I) 13 200 to 800 feet Reefs, Stawell Wimmcra ...... Cross and other Heefs, 4,646 0 0 o 19 3'96 4,452 I 5 Stawell Scotchman's ...... Various Reefs, Pleasant 3,694 19 0 1 3 23'31 4,428 12 15 Creek Moonlight .. , ... Flat and Cross Reefs :1,051 0 0 (I 14 10'72 2,203 Ii 0 New St. George '" ... V nrious Reefs, Pleasant 2,004 0 0 0 II 11',12 1,1.49 18 il Creek Newington nnd Pleasant Cross -and New-chum 1,179 0 0 0 8 15'43 509 10 0 Creek Rcefs Victoria ...... Reefs, Pleasant Crcek ... : Gi I - 0 0 3 Ill'Oi 11 17 16 ... i Germania ...... Germania Reef ... 108 0 0 0 8 0 43 4 0 , Totals ...... 19,885 0 oj 0 16 20'16 16,743 7 I i ~ I GIPPSLAND MINl:NG DISTRICT. OMEO SUBDIVISION. Swift'S Cree/" I Eureka Reef ...... 56 0 (I I o 12'85 57 10 0 Surface to 50 feet Blu.Ck·Prince Extended J Renovater Reef ... 28 0 0 0 5 4'28 7 5 0 Surface to 60 feet I Snow Storm ... 25 10 0 0 5 22'11 7 11 0 Surface to 30 feet Nil Desperandum ... Nil Deilperandllm Reef... 35 0 0 0 12 13'71 22 0 0 Surface to 40 feet Morning Star ...... Morning Star Reef '" 12 0 0 0 10 20 6 to 0 Surface to 35 feet United Miners ...... United Miners ••• i t2 0 0 0 3 2 I 17 0 Surface to 40 feet CROOKED RIVER DIVISION, Totals ... .. , 168 10 0 o 12 4'41 102 13 0-1 Good Hope ...... Good Hope Reef , .. 463 0 o 12 14'85 292 2 12 650 to 700 feet Steers and Co ...... Crinoline Reef ... 100 0 gf (I 1 5'52 G 3 0 Surface to 60 feet Chittoek and Co .... '" Bengal Reef .. , 20 0 o . 0 6 19'20 6 16 0 40 feet Garry Castle '" .. , qarry Castle ...... 50 0 o i o 15 19'08 39 9 18 Surface to 40 feet Totals ...... 630 0 0 1 o 10 22'52 844 II 6 DONNELLY'S CREEi{ Drn- , SION. GippsL'wd CODsois ... Edwards Reef ...... 100 0 0 2 19'20 14 0,0 550 feet below adit Golden Key ...... Crinoline Reef .•. ,60 0 ~I 0 3 8 10 0 0 300 feet below adit " Totals ... 160 0, 0 0 3 0 2:l 0 0 STIUNGER'S CREEl{ DIVISION. ------Long Tunnel ...... Company's lease, Coben's 2,809 0 0 2 6 16'44 6,556 19 0 ,52, 243, and 323 fee t Reef . below the adit level Walhalla...... Company's lease, Cohen's 1,876 0 0 1 6 9'69 2,476 14 0 Above the adit leve Reef and 80 feet below, North Gippsland ... Company's lease, Cohen'S 1,144 0 0 0 to 19'48 618 9 0 90 to 170 feet Reef Hsppy-go-Lucky .. , ... Happy-go-Lucky ... 102 0 0 .0 6 7'76 32 5 0 50 feet above water ----- level and 50 fee t Totals ... '" 5,93~1""li2 15-57 9,6S4 7 0 below ----- 14 QUANTITY of QUAltTZ C~ushed ili eudl Divisio'n and S~bJidsioll during the Quarter; &c.-contiliued. l}lvision and Subdivision, Remarks reln,tiyc. to the 'rotul Yield of and 'Yhery Quartz was obtaiued. Quartz Crushed, Yield of Golll Golt!. IJeptliat ~VI!lch the Name of Compa.ny. per tfou. Quartz was QUARTZ TAILINGS, MULLOCK,,:ETC. THE following i~formntiou has beeu 1 obtaiued from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors 'and Registrars. relative to the Quantity of QUARTZ TAILINGS and MULLOCK, &e., Ci'usheu in the several DivisiDus aud Subdivisions ·of each Miniug District during the Quarter, 'and the GOLD obtained therefrom. Division and 8uMh... I,;on, Where Quartz Tailings Dnd QUartz 'railing~ I ,Average ~'otal Yield f \ Remarks relatiy" to the and Mullock, &c., were and M'ullock, &0" Yield of Gold old 0 Deptb at whIch the N arne of Com pan)'. obtained, Crushc". 1)6r Ton. G.: Mulloek, &0., wore obtained. ------1----·-----1------tons o.:vt. qr. I oz. dwt, gr. oz. dwt. gr. 1 I SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND WAHANGA SOUTH Slin- DIVISION. , Neil's ... RedHill 460 0 0 0.2 0 46 0 o. Mulloek WABANGA NORTH SUB DIYISW¥. Perseverance , 200 0 0 ·0 3 0 so 0 0 MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. . \ ,<; .. ". ... MARYBOROUGII ·DIVISION. .. I Penny and Clauss,en ... Public crushings ... 700 '0 0 0 1 9'6 49 0 0 Tailings J ohIlBton and Sons ... Public crushings ... '53 .0 0 0 6 IS'67 :- 19 6 Mullock ., : I, ------~, , Totals ." ... 753 0 0 0 1 18'68 66 19 6 Avoc.\. SUlIDIVISION. .. ------Bosanko's mill ... Avoca Lead ...... -100 o· 0 0 1 0 [, 0 0 Mixed tailings RodweU'and Co ...... Donkey Hill ...... 34 0 0 0 I 14'1l 2 14 0 Mullock , . ----- , Tot~ls ...... 134 0 0 ~ 3'58 •__ 7_~1 , REDBD"K AND ST. A:RNAUD. ------SoUTH SUBDIVISIONS. . , , .. ,Lancashire, mill ...... 300 0 0 0 2. 18'S3 41: 15 9 Quartz tailin~s ' ' .. , , , . " ST. ARNAUD NORTH Sun- , . i DIVISION; ! ! .t~i1il'!gs. ,. Douglas' mill...... ' Stuart mill ...... 180 0 0 0 4 0 36 0 '. 0 Quartz Quartz tilllings '" MalcoIIn and Co ...... Greenock Reef '" 141 p 0 0 5 16'17 40 0 0 \ ----- .Totals '" 321 0 0 0 4 17'64 76 0 0 ... .. <. - , I 15 QUANTITY of QUAwrz 'rAILINGS and l\1Ul.L00K Crushed in each Division and Subdivision, &c.-continued. DIvision an~ Subdivision, WMro Quurtz 1'lliLIngs und Qnilrt~ Tailings Average l{.emnrks l'clatiyc to the and ][ullock, &c •• were Rnli ,\1ullock, &':c" Yield O'f Gold Depth at Which the Nume of Company. obtained. Cl"usllCd, lJcr '.l'oll. MuHock, &(0" were olltllincd. tOllS cwt. qr. oz. tlwt. gr. Qg, dwt. gr. CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. CA.8TLE~IAINE DIVISION. Devonshire ...... Devonshire l'l.ecf ... 500 0 0 O· 1 7'10 32 8, 0 . I ... ewis' Amalgamated '" Sebastopol l'l.eef ... 774 0 0 0 1 12'58 59 0 0 Chewton United ...... Chewton Reef. ... 420 0 0 0 1 10'28 30 0 0 , ------Totals ...... 1,694 0 01 0 1 10'39 121 8 0 TARRANGOWER DIVISION, Caledonian mills ...... , .., 486 0 010 J 3'40 27 15 0 Tailings, &c. S'f. ANDREW'S DIVISION. Oram's Reef ." Kingstown ...... 102 0 0 0 1 6'29 - 6 8 18 Scotchman's Reef ... Warrandyte ... ., . 46 0 0 0 o 10'78 I o 16 Comet Reef ...... You-you· .. . .., 3' 0 0 0 8 0 1 4 0 ------Totals .. ' .. , 151 0 0 0 1 3'56 8 13 10 .Q ARARAT ]\fINING DISTRICT. - ARARAT ,DIVISION. , Victoria...... , ... 1,600 0 0 0 o 14'40 48 0 0 Quartz tailings PYRITES 'AND BLANKETINGS. 'rHE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrarl:l relative to the Quantity of PYRITES and 'BLANKETINGS operated on in the several Divisions and Subdivisions ~f each Mining District during the, Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom. Division and Subdivision, -. I Pyrites ,Average I. Total Yield of Remarks relative to the , and '" here Pyrites find Blanketlngs and B1anketings Yleld of Gold Gold. Depth at whicb the Name of Oompuuy, were obtlLllled. I opemted on. per Ton. i Pyrites; &e,. were obtained. ------,----I------I-----,~--I------·------I tons owt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. I oz. dwt. gr. BALLARAT MINING DISTRIC'r. CE'NTRAL DIVISION. Llanberris Gum-tree Flat ••• I.I 37 0 1 6 9'40 48 16 12 '" ... 01 ------1 SMYTJIE8DALE DIVISION. I Britannia: Reef '" ...... 10 0 01 2 5 0 22 10 0 . CRESWICK DIVISION. Port Phillip ...... Clunes reefs , .. ... 70 {i 0 7 19 .13'07 560 16 0 New North Clunes .. , Ciunes reefs ... , .. 210 0 0 1 19 17'16 4t'6 16 0 South Clunes ...... Clunes reefs .. . ' .. 8 4 0 3 19 6'44 32 10 o· Totals ...... 288 10 0 ai;;o-:;Sl,l,OIO ~ BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. BEECIl'IVOll.TH DIVISION.' United Happy Valley ... Happy Valley Reef ... 40 0 0 1 l\ 15'30 63 5 12 16 -' QUANTITY of PYRITES and BLANKETING8 operated Oll i.u eaeli Division and Subdivi!?;ioD, &c.-':"'-~01~tinued: \ :Qivision and Subdivision, l'Yl'ites A ,-erOSe :Remarks relatiyc to the 'V'here r.n'ites and nlullkdill~s I Total Yield of and ~ tlllcllUuuketings ' Yield of Oold lJcpth at which the were obtained. Gol<1. ~8mc of Company. operated OIl. pcr Ton. Fyritcs, &c., 'were ubtained. , tOllS ewt. qT. \ Oz. Uwt. oz. uwt. g'l'. , g~. SANDHURST MINING DIS'l;lUCT. , , SANDHURS1' DIVISION. . - Sandhurst and Eaglehawk Various reefs ...... 95 0 0 0 15 .,'57 72 J5 0 l'yrites Gold Extraction 1. Treat",d hy of United Pyrites Gold Extrac- Various reefs ... ~ ISO () () I 15 0 227 10 0 Ul~ans ... reverlJemlory fur-, tion r nace and arastra Spargo' aUtI Co...... Vadoua reefs ... ., . Si 0 0 2 3 0 187 1 0 Great Hustler's . , ... Various re",fs ...... 50 0 0 2 0 11'52' 101 4 0 Johnson's I~eef '" .. , Various reefs ,., ... 105 0 0 0 4 11'88 2:J 12 O. Hecrushed Pioneer ... .. , Various l'cefti ... .. , 311 () 0 3 4 6'09 999 :3 0 Heverheralory furnace ancI vVheeler's pans I .. ·Beehive ...... ,., ...... :j,O 0 2 12 0 I 16 :'1 "'''.''"g Imnd. ' 'l'ottds ...... 781 9 0 2 I lI'06 11,619 I MARYBOIWUGH MINING DISTRICT.' . I M.ARynOROUGlI DIVISIO". - Johnston and Sons ...... Public crushings ... )2 0 0 1 9 0 2 IS 0 , HEDDA"K AND 81', ARNAUD . I SOIJTII 8UJ3DIVISlONS. ! New Isis ...... Oxonian Reef...... 24 0 0 2 10 0 I 60 0 0 350 feet • , ; J GIl'PSLAND 1HNING DISTRICT. , 8 l'RINGim'S CREEK DIYISION. L ong 'Tunnel ... ." CO.'8 lease, Cohen's'Reef 66 () 0 2'fj 13'45 170 3 ,0 Valhalla ...... Co.'s lease, Cohen's l'teef 15 n () 2 I 22'40 31 9 0 " , " 'I'otais ...... SI 0 0 2 9 IS'66 20) 12 0 ., , , 17 Vi ASIIDIRT ',AND CEMENT, SUMMARY. THE following i.nformation has been obtained relative to the QUANTITY of ~ASHDlRT Puduled nnd Sluiced and CEMENT Crushed during the Quarter, and the GOLD .obtained therefrom. Average Ylel!l of G lVasltdirt. tons ' cwt, qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Ballarat 294,730 0 0 o 1 11' 70 21,922 o 7 Beechworth 21,271 0 0 o 2 15 2,792 1 9 Sandhurst ...... '" '" ...... Maryborough ...... 56,521 0 0 0 2 23'73 8,446 IS 2 0 0 0 0 19'5i 3,773 - 7 0 Castlemaine '" ...... 91,111 Ararat ...... Gippsland ...... 320 0 0 0 18 6'75, 292 10 0 Total Washdirt ...... 463,953 0' 0 0 I 14'51 37,226 16 18 • Cement. 6 5'53 72 11 18 Ballarat ... '" ...... 233 0 0 0 Beechi'orth ... '" ...... :::- ...... Sandhurst ...... 17,784 0 0 0 3 13'73 3,176 6 9 Maryborough ••• ...... 1,632 0 0 0 9 19'90 802 1 6 Castlemaine ...... , .. . 3,060 0 ,0 0 1 22'20 294 11 0 Ararat ...... , ...... '2,205 0 0 0 8 1'56 889 3 21 Gippsland ... n. .. , ... n • ...... , ... Total Cement ...... 24,914 0 0 0 4 4'85 5,234 14 6 i NOTl,,-Thls Summary WASHDIRT. THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Regist.rars relative to the QUANTITY'ofWASHDffiT Puddled or,Sluiced in the,several Diyisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Qual'tCiI', and 'the GOLP ,01:ituined therefrom. Dlvision'l1m! Subdivision I I ,Avernge" Remarks relative to'tIle - 'lila Where Wnsl1111rt was obtalnca. Washdlrt Puddled, Yield of Gold I Total Yield Depth.t which tlle _N_am_e_Of_c_o_m_pa_n_y'_I _____• ______1 _ pertoll, ,__ O_f_G._O_ld_. __w_a_6b_dir_t_w_"'_O_bt~ • tons cwt. qr, - OZ, ,lwt. gr. I oz. d wt. gr: BALLAl~AT MINING DISTRICT. .. €ENTRA.L DIVISION., Park ...... Ballarnt West ... 10,480 0 0 0 I 18'19 921 4 0 Hand-in-Hand and Band of Ballarat West ... 19,860 -0 0 0 2 8 2,317 2 0 Hope United Koh-i.-noor ...... Ballarat West ... 8,680 0 0 0, 1 21-51 823 0 0 Band and Albion 0008018 ... Ballarat West ... 124,800 0 0 0 1 22'14 11,997 19 0 Extended Working Miners Sebastopol ; ...... 6,480 0 0 0 1 13'33 504 0 0 Prince of Wales ... .. , Sebastopol ...... 11,550 0 0 0 I 23'61 1,740 17 18 Great Gulf ...... Cambrian Hill ... 3,850 0 0 0 2 12'66 486,12 0 Eastern Star ...... DaJlarat East...... 2,70U 0 0 0 1 3'73 156 0 0 . Golden Gate ...... Dallarat East ...... 3.600 0 0 0 o 18'66 140 0 0 Caledonian ...... Ballarat East ...... 5,115 0 0 0 1 \0'95 372 10 0 Gravel Pits ...... Ballarat East...... 1,687 0 0 0 4 11'92 379 6 0 No Snrrender ...... Balla rat ;Eas t ...... I 422 0 0 0 o 23'31 20 10 0 Go-a-Head ...... Ballarat East ... i., • 2,100 0 0 0 3 2'54 326 3 0 Cardigan Con sols ... Sago Hill ...... 15,600 0 0 0 o .12 390 0 0 Leviathan ...... Cambrian Hill . ... 60,000 0 0 0 0 8'70 1,081 13 0 ----- 'l'otals ...... 282.924 0 0 0 I 12'75 21,662 16 18 GORDON SUBmVISION, ------Greeds and CO. H. ... Gordon ' .. ..' 140 0 0 0 1 13'71 II 0 0 From sllrface to 4 feet No. 81. B \ . 18 QUANTITY of WASIIDIRT Pudtlletl or Slniced in the several Divisions and subilivisions, &c.-conthwed: Division find Suhdivision, Average 1 ncmarks relative to tile Tot~l Yield ana \"{here \rnshdirt was outained. Yield of 001<1 Depth at which the i Washdirt puddlca. of Gold. Ntnne of Company. per'l'ou. \Yashtlirt \VU~ obtuined, &ri. --.------.------'- BLACKWOOD DIVISION tOllS cwt. qr. oz. dwL gr. I oz, dwt, gr. A.ND,ELm: MOUNTAIN SOUTH SUllDIVISION. . Gallop and anotber ... Tunnel Point ...... 810 0 0 0 0 9'24 15 12 0 Surface to 10 feet Appleton and th rec others ... Gohlen Point ...... 3,500 0 0 0 0 3'5'1 25 12 0 Surface to 20 feot Campbell and, t,,,o others '" Yankee nange 430 0 0 0 '0 22'60 20 ;; 0 lSu rfacc to 10 feet Loislews and seven others ••• Horse-shoe Bend ... 1,800 0 0 0 0 6'9:3 26 0 0 i 'Surface 'to 10 feet Byres and t'vo'others ... !Sebastopol Hill 250 0 0 0 () 11',52 6 0 0 Surface to 6 feet 'Ah Monl,; and fi,'c others ... Golden Point ... 700 0 0 0 0 8'40 12 5 0 lSurface to 11 feet 'rhos. }):1ley and foul' others But.cher's Flat - ... 3,000 0 0 0 0 2'40 15 0 0 Surface to 15 feet G, Sweet and another ... Y,Ln Ieee Crqek ... 100 0 0 0 3 2'40 15 10 0 At 10 feet Grimes, aJld three others ... Hed Hill ...... 120 0 0 0 2 5'10 18 5 13 At 50 feet All Pack and fiye others Goldim point ' .. ... 320 0 0 0 1 3'75 lS l()1 0 At 9 feet A h Pong and s(n'en others::: 'Tipperary Hill ... 300 0 0 0 I 15'36 24 12 0 At 10 fect AIr Fong' and six others ... Horse-ehoe Bend ... 90 0 0 0 3 17-33 16 15 0 At 5 feet 0 10 Ah Pie ,wd seven others ... Hed Hill '" ... 120 0 0 0 3 2 IS 10 At feet Ah Pang and ,two others , () 12 0 0 At 10 feet' I ". ~. ned Hill ... .. 120 0 0 2 0 Saunders Imil Pizet ... Pyrette Plains ... 6 0 0 1 i 20 8 7 () At 120 feet Tota'ls .5 ...... 11,666 0 0 0 o 10'21 248 3 13 BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. , INDIGO DrvlsION. . ' '.1 " Sons and Doma Consols ... Chiltern Lead ... 7,850 0 0 0 2' 0'90 800 0 0 2S0 feet Glencoe Junction ... Glencoe and All Englancl 10,480 0 0 0 2 11'16 1,500 0 0 280 fecI. Leads Caledonian ...... Caledonian and Durhltm 1,240 0 0 0 2 20'70 108 0 0 160 feet Leads --- , 0 0 T01,Lls '" ... 19,570 0 0 0 2 II'06 2,40& A)..EXANDRA SunDInSlON. l\-rcI~aughlin and thl'eeothers Garibaldi Gully ... 116 0 0 0 6 17'11 38 18 17 'V. Jenkins and five others Garibaldi Gully ... 65 0 0 0 6 13'92 21 7 17 0 4 12'14 12 12 Junction ... ' .. Garibaldi Gully ... 167 0 0 37 f' Lee Young am1 five others Garibaldi Gully .. , 202 0 () 0 '2 23 29 17 14 .1. Coc!,s and three others ... thrib:tld,i Gil lly .. , 100 0 0 0 7 4'97 36 0 17 Taylor and two others ... G.rdbaldi Gully ... ' GO 0 (J 0 3 1'21 9 :3 1 Hichd. Selll1fs I1n,1 six others Garibaldi Gnlly ... 132 0 0 () 4 6'44 28 3 10 Byan ;~nd 8m"ell others ... GnribalrJi Gu1Jy ... 271 0 0 0 3 4'73 43 6 II S, Olsen and three others ... Garibaldi Gully ... 7S 0 0 0 a 8 13 () 0 D, 130ul1er and fot!1'.othel's .. Garibaldi Gully .. , 56 0 0 0 7 8'21 20 II 4 / R. Simpson .lDd three others Garibaldi Gully ... 6-1. 0 0 0 4 8'28 1 ;3 18 2 " Garibaldi Gully H 0 0 0 2 2'i! 7 16 9 J. COlluors and fhe others ,.. " ... ,,) )~killS (t1ld Co, (/ ...... Gnrihalui Gully ... 124 0 0 0 5 8',9 33 II Finn l1Uel.eo, ...... Ga1-fhaltii Gully ... 60 0 ,0 '0 5 21'38 17 13 II i Golden Age ...... Gm'ibaldi Gully ... 132 () 0 0 5 I'')'} 33 6 li Totals ...... 1,iOI 0 0 0 4 12'37 384 1 9 MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. , 'JI,LtRynOROUGII DrVISIOX, Seaham ...... Alma ...... 8,000 0- 0 0 :3 8'24 1,337 8 0 Gladstone ...... AlnHL ...... 6,500 0 0 0 4 ]0'56 1,443 0 0 John Bright ...... Chinaman's mat ... 6,000 0 0 0 7 13'16 2,272 0 0 " Totnls ...... 20,500 0 0 0 4 22'30 5,b.52 8 0 A,\[lIERST DIVISION. " I-Ioffmmg .. , ... Mount Greenock South ... 1,750 0 0 0 5 , 3'15 449 0 0 100 feet Union ...... ~lount GrccnockSonlh.:. 1l,400 0 0 0 1 !.l'SI 803 0 0, 200 feet Talhot triunlc (S'Ldowa) ... Hoeky lclat ...... 3,000 0 0 0 2 1'28 30S 0 0 145 feet Greenock Park ...... Hocky F1u.t ...... 2,475 0 0 0 ,3 0'14 372 0 0 145 feet Band or Hope ...... Cocku.tco .. , ... 7,167 0 0 0 I 5i9 O· 0 70. feet Totals ...... 25,792 0 0 0 1 22'~3 2,511 0 0 AYOCA SUBDrVJSION. Golden Lake ...... Homebuslt Lead .. . 225 0 0 0 I lS'66 20 0 0 A bout 130 feet Melbonrne omI Ayoea ... A yoca I>earl ...... 9,522 0 0 0 I 14'96 773 0 0 120 feet Trcvithick and Co.' ... A VOCt, ;Lead ...... liG 0 0 0 5 11'04 -1.8 0 0 104 feet REDllANK ANi) ST, An:::-1AUD Totals ...... 9,923 0 0 0 1 16'68 8~ I 0 SOUTll SUlliHV1SION, i-- Homeward BOllud ... White Patch, ]\:~oonaIJl bel 2S8 0 0 0 2 15'13 37' 17 14 Washdirt ST. ARNAUD NORTHSUll- mYr~ION, , 18 0 0 0 2 4 II 12 Cement and wash dirt, Not stated ... " ... Peavor's Flat .•. .. 5 " about, 20 feet , " , ,... 19 QUANTl!I"Y of WASUDIRT Puddled or Sluieeu if) the several Divisions find Subdivisions,' &c.-continued. Division ond Subdividon, Remn.rks Telnt~ye to tho and Where WuslHllrt was obtuined. Wn>lldirt Depth at whkh the Name of Company. 'Vn~hdirt was obtained, &c. ------1------.'------.---I------I------i------ CASTLEMAINE MINING PISTRICT. CASTLElILAINE DIVIS[()N. Grant... '...... Wattle Flat ... . 2,100 0 o o 0 8'42 36 17 0 17 feet !:Imidt... '" ... Argus Flat .. . ,2,660 0 o o 0 S'13 45 2 0 I3 feet Hydra ...... Scott's Gully .. . I,GOO 0 o ,0 0 6'34 21 3 0 9 feet face Linnett ... : ...... Manchester Flat 3.000 0 o o 0 6'38 39 IS 0 12 feet Lewis ...... Kampf's Gully 1;480 0 o o 0 5'95 IS 7 0 10 fcet Hansen...... • .. Adelaide Flat ... 2,800 0 o o 0 7'97 46 1012 , 10 feet AhQue...... Adelaide Flat .. ~ 1,5GO 0 o o 0 5'67 IS 9 0 I 9 feet lepsen ...... • .. Argns Flat ... 2,600 0 o 0 5'73 31 I 0 12 feet .Ah Wun '" ... Montgomcry Flat 1,700 0 o 0 7'59 26 l8 0 10 feet 1rIoran ...... '" Golden Point ... 2,600 0 gl o 0 445 24 3 0 6 feet face ------Totals ... 22,100 00 o 0 6'()9 30B 8 12 FRYER'S CnEEK DIVISION. ------_.'------R Parsons and Co. .. . Spring Gully .. . 1,100 . 0 0 0 I 0 55 0 0 20 feet Treloar and Co. .•. • .. . Spring Gully .. . 300 0 0 0 0 12'80 8 0 0 14 feet Seebeck and Co...... Spring Gully .. . 520 0 0 0 0 ]5'69 17 0 0 10 feet T. Stevens and Co. . .. Spring Gully ... 800 0 0 0 0 21'33 35 II 0 23 feet Pearce and Co. ••• ... Spring Gully .. .. 300 0 0 0 2 16 40 0 0 28 feet Tonkin and Co...... Spring Gully .. . 900 0 0 0 I 0 45 0 0 16 feet Brewer and Co. ... . •• Church's :Flat .. 400 0 0 0 I 12 30 0 0 16 feet Strachan and ·Co. •.. Deadman's Flat ,60 0 0 0 11 6 33 15 0 ,12 feet Mackay and Co...... Deadman's }'Iat 200 0 9 0 0 12 5 0 0 10 feet }'ankhurst ahd Co. •.. Table Hill ... . 400 0 0 0 3 0 60 0 0 100 feet Steveris' and Co...... Table Hill .. . '400 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 0 no feet ~. Wright and Co. .. .. W}ndlass Flat.. . ~ 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 15 feet Spencer ... - ••. .. . Kangaroo .. . 100 0 0 0 8 0 40 0 0 Various Keiser and Co. ••. .. . German Gully GOO 0 0 0 I 0 30 0 0 16 feet S. Anderson ••• .. . German Gully 500 0 O. 0 0 12 12 10 0 16 feet Langdon and Go. .. . German Gully 1,500 0 0 00 12 37 10 0 14 feet Peterson and Co. ... •.. German Gully 900 0 0 0 0 18 33 15 0 12 feet Vasti and Co...... German Gully 800 0 0 0 I 0 40 0 0 17 feet Weedon and Co...... Gel'man Gully 800 0 0 0 0 12 20 0 0 17 feet }{cnnedy and Co. ••. Snllivan's Hill 1,000 0 0 0 1 0 50 0 0 10 feet Raynor and Co...... Deadman'S Flat 1,400 0 0 0 0 18 52 10 0 12 feet Ellis and Co. .•. •.. Horseshoe Belld 4,000 0 0 0 1 0 200 0 0 20 feet }'al'sons and Co...... Horseshoe Bend 4,000 0 0 0 0 18 l.'iO 0 0 18 feet Peterson and Co...... Choke-'em I'Jut 1,200 0 0 0 0 12 30 0 0 12 feet Riddle l1nd Co...... Choke·'em Flrtt 3,000 0 0 0 0 6' 37 10 0 16 feet Williams and Co. .. . Ne\\' Year's Flat 1,000 0, 0 0 I 0 50 0 0 25 feet Sergeant and Co: .. . Kcw Year's Flat 800 0 0 0 0 12 20 0 0 20 feet Ho()pcr and Co...... New Year's Flat 2,000 0 0 0 0 6 25 0 0 10 to 18 feet I~awson and Co...... New Year's Flat ·2,500 0 0 0 0 6'09 31 15 0 16 feet Hamilton and Co. •.. New Year's Flat 1,500 0 0 0 0 8 25 0 0 25 feet Killeen and!Co. ... New Year's Flat 1,800 0 0 0 0 6 22 I U 0 16 to 20 feet 'frethew,tJ' and Co. . .. New Year's Flat I,SOO 0 0 0 0 12 45 0 O. 15 feet Brewer and Co. ••. '" New Year's }'lat . 1,201) 0 0 0 0 I\! 30 0 0 25 feet feter Meyer .,. . .. Deaflmiw's mat 1,500 0 0 i 0 I 0 75 0 0 15 feet McCullum ...... Turk'~ Hill ••. 460 0 0 0 0 12 11 10 0 20 feet Obermann and Co. . •. I,ong Gnlly ... I ,400 0 0 0 0 12 35 0 0 18 feet Ah Toy and Co .. :. •.. New Year:s ]'Iat ... ~~_0_1~~1~~ 20 feet Totals ••• 41,960 0 O! 0 0 li'08 1,493 16 0 HEPBURN DIVISION. Great Tnunel •.• Italian Hill 1,149 ci 0 0 2 7'97 134 0 0 TARADALE AND KYNETON SunDIVISION, Australian United Central Between Taradale and 7,090 0 0 0 4 0 , 1,418 2 12 300 feet from surface Mine Malmsbury , 1------• TAll~A.."GOWER DIVISION. A. GrigA' and Co. ... Pegleg Gully,.. ... 1,520 0 0 0 0 17'55 I 55 12 0 10 feet Ahram Bowe...... PegJeg Gully...... 1,300 0 0 0 0 6 16 5 0 6 feet Stevens and Co; ••• ... Pegleg Gully...... 180 0 0 0 () IS i 6 15 0 8 feet .Ts, Itent ...... Forty-foot Hill ... 1,2500 0 0 0 6 15 12 -12 Surface . Lack and Co. • ... Porcupine l!'lat ... 1,300 0 0 0 0 . 6 16 5 0 Surface and headings Coleman and Co...... Porcnpine l!'lat .. ' .1,480 0 0 0 0 6 18 10 0 Surface and headings Gordon ...... Porcupine Flat ... 700 0 0 o. 0 6 8 15 0 Surface and headings H. Smith ...... Porcupine Flat ... 900 0 0 o. 0 6'26 11 15 0 Surfaee and headings Robt:Grigg ...... Porcupine Flat ... 1,400 0 0 0 0 6 17 10 0 Surface and headings Knight and Co. ... •.. PorenpineFlat ... 1,15000 0 0 6 14 712 Surface and headings Shearer·...... Eaglehawk...... 350 0 0 0 0 6 4 7 12 Shearer ...... Long Gully... .,. 750 0 0 0 0 6 9 7 12 Bl'adford ... .,. Gro\vlcr's Gully... 1,200. 0 0 0 0 6 15 0 0 ~:::::' ot~:" ::: ~~1r~~~.X w.]':: '~:::: I : : :: I i:::: BLUE MOUNTAIN NORTII Totals ... 18,380 0 0 0 0 8'68 332 12 0 SUBDIVISION. Six SID all parties... ' ... In several claims 432 0 0 040 86 8 0 4 to 30 feet n2 20 QUANTITY of WASRDIRT Puddled 'or Sluiced in the several Divisions and Subdivisions, &c.-co~tinued. ! Div!sion and Subdi;is!on, Average RemarkS relallve to the and I Whe," Washdirt was obtained, Wn.sMirt Puddled. Yle](1 of Gold, Total Yield Depth at which the N arne of Company. per Ton. of Gold. Wasbdlrt was obt.ined, &0. ------li------'--,-----I~,------~-----!-----,--,I------.----- ton. ewt. qr. Oz. owt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. , RUSSELL'S CRIIlEK DIVISIO:l". Great Extended .•• :':- . Great Extended, Tangil 200 0 0 I 1 0 2\0 0 0 60 to 120 feet Non-monopolist ... '" Cement Hill, Tangil .. , 45 0 0 I 0 0 45 0 0 SO feet James FranCis ...... Cement Hill, Tangil ... 75 0 0 ,0 10 0 37 \0 0 30 to 50 feet . , ! ' \ Totals '" ... 320 0 0 o 18 6'75 ¥92 t'o 0 , CEMENT. THF) foliowing' information' has been obtained froID l~eturns made by the Mining Surveyo~B and Uegistral's relative to the QUANTJTY of CE:\lENT Cmshed in the severul Divisions and. Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom. :pivh;ion and Su'bdivisioll, I Avernge I . , Remarks relative to the, 'nnd, ' Where Cement '>vas obtained. Cement Cl'Ushed, Yield of Gold Total Y,eld.of Depth ut which the Nnmo of Company, per'Ton. Gold. , Cement was obtained. tons cwt. qr. I oz. dwt. gr. I oz, dwt. gr. BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. \ CRllSWIC~ DIVISION. - Ha.rd Hills ... " ... Hard Hills ...... -228 0 0 0 6 6'8.4 71 J 3 0 . Rogers and P!!rty ... Hard mlls ...... 5 0 0 0 3 18 o 18 18 -- Totals ...... 233 0 0 0 6 5'53 72 ! I 18 - , - SANDBURST MINI~G DISTRICT. SANDHURs'r DIVISION. . Guy; Clough, and Co. ... White Hills '" ... 2,772 0 0 0 I 2'06 150 10 21 Depth, surface to 50 ft. 1,129 :Felix ...... White Hills ... ' .. 0 0 0 0 5'98 14 I 18 .. Telegraph ...... Huntly ...... 2,224 0 ·0 0 ·5 6'12 584 8 0 Depth, 116 feet Balln.ra.t and Bendigo ... Huntly ...... 1,300 0 0 0 3 20'99 251 Ii 0 Depth 120 ft,; wa,ter- levol, 110 ft. Caledonia ...... Huntly ...... 1,574 0 0 0 !j 0'25 394 7 0 Depth, 104 feet Ala.bama '" ... Huntly ... 1,740 0 0 0, 8 19'28 765 18 0 Depth, 100 to 120 ft. ;' width, 100 to 400 ft. ; water-level, 93 ft. Bigshot Deep Lead ... Huntly ...... 3,837 0 0 0 2 5'97 431 9 12 Depth, 160 ft. ; width, 1,100 ft. Huntly...... Huntly ...... 505 0 0' 0 2 9'36' 60 7 0 Depth, 115 ft.; width, llot proved; water- level, 90 ft. North of England ... Hlllltly ...... 796 0 0 0 5 16',,8 226 10 ,0 Sundry lots ... .. HUl,ltly ... '" 1,752 0 0 0 '3 2'31 271 5 0 W ARANGA NOriTll Totals ... , .. 17,629 0 0 0 3 13'78 3,150 14 3 . .~ # SUDDIVISION. John Holmes ...... Old alluvial lead '.. :l 155 0 0 0 3 7'31 25 12 6 " MARYBOROUGH MINING .DISTRICT. , :MARYDOROUGU DIVISION," Senham ... Alma ... 612 0 0 1 1 0 642 12 0 11 0 feet, cement ' ;rohnston and Sons ... Public crushhigs .... 41 0 0 0 11 5'56 ' 23 o 12 Cement Totals ... 653 0 0 1 0 9'28 665 12 12 AMHERST DIVISION, ... Smith and 'Mills ...... Blucher's Reef ... 7 0 0 o 16 3'42 !j 13 0 20 feet Neilson and Co ...... Cockatoo ... 46 0 0 o 10 23'86 25 5 18 40 feet T. Bal'tlemore ...... Public cru8hi~g:~ ... 690 0 0 0 2 3'82 ,74 10 0 Beckett aud Patterson ... Nuggety Reef...... 200 0 0 0 I 12 15 0 0 Surface to 30 feet . .- Totals, .. ) 2 13'30 120 8 18 KORONG DIVISION. ... 943 0 0 0 Southey and Co ...... Bl:tekmnll's Lead, Ingle- 13 ,0 0 0 U 3'69 4 0 0 wood, Dicky Bird ...... Commissioners Flat, In-. 23 0 0 '0 10 10'43 12 0 g\ewood ,. '0 Totals .. , '" 36 0 0 0 8 21'33 16 0 21 QUANTITY of CEMENT Crushed in the several Di:visions and Subdivisions, &c.-contilmcd. Division nIld Subdivision, Average Remarks relative to the Total Yield of Depth at which the n.nd Where Cement was obt.1Ined. Cement Crushed. Yield of Gold Gold. ,Name of Company. POl' Ton • Cement W1lll obtained. . ----.:.... --to-n-,-c-w-t.-qr-. 'oz. dw;-;'-7dwt. gr. 1-----'----'-- CASTLEMAINE MI.:sING DISTRICT. FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. Jenkins (pnbiic) ...... Shicer Hill ...... 6 0 0 0 6 0 I 16 0 I Miscellaneous Jenkins (self) ...... Shicer Hill ...... 100 0 0 0' 6 0 ' 30 0 0 i 80 feet Table Hill '" ... Table Hill ...... 800 0 0 0 2 12 100 0 0 100 feet Thomas and Co .••• ... Bald Hill ...... 300 0 0 0 6 0 90 0 0 100 feet Totals ...... 1,206 0 0 0 3 16'27 -----.221 16 0 TARRANGOWER DIVISION. ----~ Prinee of Wales ...... Eagiehll.wk ... ., . 1,680 0 0 0 o 13'71 48 0 o • Surface to 6 feet. Linseott's mills n' ... Ban,ks, CemCI1~, &c. ... 174 0 0 o 2 20'27 ------_.-- 24 15 0 I .. Totals...... 1,854 0 0 o 0 18'83 f2 '15-0- , ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. . ARARAT DIVISION. Falk and Co. ... Surface Hill, Ararat ... 30 0 0 () 3 12 5 5 0 20 to 25 feet Falk and Co...... ' Surface Hill, Ararat .. . 15 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 0 20 to 25 ,feet Eneal and Co. ... .~. Bridle Hill, Ararat .. . 130 0 0 0 4 0 26 .0 0 30 to 35 feet Cement Co...... Londonderry ...... 1\0 0 0 0 6 0 33 0 0 70 feet , _. ,Tot(l.ls ...... 285 0 0 0 4 16 66 10 0 PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION, North and South Wales ... Deep Lead, Seventy-foot, 1,455 0 0 o )0 3'49 738 1 21 Welcome , New St. George ... '" Hard mil ...... 4flO 0 0 0 I 7'32 26 2 0 Germania Reef, ... Welcome ...... 65 0 0 o 18 0" 58'10 0 .. T~tn.)s ' .. n. 1,920 0 0 0 8 13'67 822 13 21 " 22 , I •. . ~ NUlVIBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERS ON THE GOLDFIELDS .OF THE COLONY, FOR-THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEP1'ElVIBER 187~. ' (From Returns made by the M~niniJ Surveyors and Registrar,s.) N 4me of Place. No. TotaL , Name of Place. No. Total. ,~-- BALLARAT DISTRICT,', Brought forward .•• .... : • 8,655 Central Division: Creswick Division-continued. Ballarat West ... 1,300 , Slaty Creek' ... 40 Ballarat East 1,150 Mopoke "', ..• 40 Bf1,Jlamt North 125 Humbug Hill ... 30 "' Sebastopol 1,100 Portuguese Flat ... 30 Cambrian Hill .... 25(' Back Creek .. . 30 The Springs 80 Bullarook .. . 50 Little Bendigo 300 Dead-horse '200 GordonSubdivisi01l : Sago Hill... • /' 98 Egertou 97, .. Moorabool 16 Sou thero Division: Gordon ••. 50 J.ong Gully ••• 8 Lal-lal ... 3 Staffordshire Reef 45 1- 166 Italian Gully .. . 50 Steigli,tz Subdivision: Splitters' Gully ... . 15 Steiglitz ...... : 450 Kangaroo .. . 20 Morrison's and ,Tea-tree Creek. 160 Moonlight ... 18 Dolly'S Creek .... ' ... 30' Bnlldog •• " .. ". 100 Stopy Rises ... •.. .120'. ' ..•. ~ i Rokewood Junction 50 Mount Do ron .. : ' ." ...... '40 ':'.';'" Mount Misery ... 300 '--;- 800 Jackson's Gully ... 15 . Blacllwood Division and Blue Mountain Yankee Hill ... 15 Sout!, Subdivision: Grassy Gully ... 50 Golden Point ... ••• '180 .' r." ": Spring Creek ... • 12 Red Hill ... :...... ,80 . r· Sawpit Gully .•• 20 Barry's Reef and Split-tree· .. . 210 Whim Holes •.• 30 Yankee Reef and Creek ..." 50 Hard Hills '" 35 Simmons' Reef and BaCk.Creek 100 Frenchman's Gully 30 Sebastopol and Lower Lerderderg ... 180 Pinchgut... •.. 60 Blakeville ...... 100 .Break-o'~Day .. . 100 Snake Gully ... .., 20 Western Creek .. . 100 Goodman's Creek ...... 20 1,073 Balian Flat ... •.. 40 Bunin.1fong Division: Johnson's Reef...... 16 Watson's Hill ...... •. 20 Garibaldi'and vicinity ... 20 Durham and South Durham ... 237 Wright's Reef ... 14 Green Hills and Devonshire ... 50 Bacchus Marsh and vicinity 40 Scotchman's and Hard Hills ... 110 1,070 Buninyong ...... 152 :--- Hiscock's...... ••. 110 Total for Ballarat Dtstrict I 12,641 Winter's Flat, Magpie, and Cobbler's ... 150 One-eye and Spring Hill...... 20 Black Lead ...... 100 BEECHWORTII DISTRICT. Durham Ranges, Napoleon, Kitty's, and Beechworth Division: Gympie... •.• ... 100 Spring Creek ... ' 115 Prospecting and isolated parties ... 30 Silver Creek ... .,25 1- 1,079 Deep Creek .. . 22 Smythesdale Divi.• ion : Hurdle Creek ... , ... 54 Smythesdale ... .., 150 Pennyweight Flat ... 52 Scarsdale...... 600 Two-mile Creek .•• ,60 Brown's and Monkey Gully 70 Three-mile Creek ... 210 Italian Gully ...... 60 Six-mile Creek ... 55 Derwent Jack's •.• .. . 40 Bowman's Forest, &c. 110 Piggoreet ... •.. . 100 Myrtleford, &c. ... 80 Bottle Hill .. . 60 Wooragee, &c. •.. 150 Snake Valley .•• .. . 90 Reid's Creek ... 38 Springdallah Creek ... 30 Woolshed , 190 Happy Valley... . ••• 80 Sebastopol • ... 143 Haddon ...... 300 Eldorado ... 480 Golden Lake ... •.. 140 Stanley and neighborhood ••• 410 Madden's Flat... . •• 10 2,194 Linton's ... ••• Hio Yackandandah Division: Moonlight Flat .•• ... 10 Clear Creek .Junction 70 1----; 1,900 Bruarong ... 34 , Cre8wi~k Di~i8iQn : Kirby's Flat, ••• 72 Creswick ... 50 Rowdy Flat ...... ' 45 Clunes. 1,000 Osborne's Flat ...... 60 Springhill 50 '. Allan's Fhtt ••• 12 : Broomfield Gully ... 40 Staghorn Flat' ,24 Red Streak 400 Twist's Creek 90 Union Hill 20 'Muddy Creek 56 Longpoint 40 Hillsborough 65 Diamond Gully 30 , Sandy Cl;eek 101 Cobbler's Gully 30 Township 73 Bald Hills 20 Hayes' Point 24 Sulky Gully 50 --- 726 Carried forward ~.: 8,655 Carried forward 2,920 23 NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MIN~RS on the Goldfields, &c.-continued. • Name ofPlnce. No. Total. Name of Place. No. Total. ------~------~--l-----Ii------~------~------I----- Brought forward ... 2,920- Brought forward '" 6,892 Indigo Divis;{J1I : Jamieson Subdivision: Chiltern and New Ballarat Leads 107 Howgu.a Hil-er and tributaries. •.. 40 Indigo Lead ...... 218 Goulburn from Howqua,to Janncson 100 Glencoe Lead ...... 98 Mack's Creek ...... 54 Durham Lead ... . •. 18 GonlburnfromJamiesonto Swampy Creek 70 Magenta Reef ... ••. 8 J Sailor Dill's Creek...... 150 Suffolk Lead ... . •. 15 Flume Creek ...... 22 Lancashire and Black-dog Leads 'l5 Daker~s Creek... .., ... '23 All England Lead ...... 14 Prospectors ...... 16 Happy-go-I.. ucky Reef .. . 16 475 Various Leads...... 73 Various Quartz Reefs ... 30 Total for Beechworth District... 7,367 612 Buckland Division: , SANDllURS'J: DISTRICT. Harrietville ...... 230 'Sandlturst Di1Jision : Harrietville to Bright .. . 323 Back Creek and Spring Gully, and Bright to Boundary ... 91 Milkmaid's lflat ...... 180 Running Creek...... o~ •• 100 Sheepshead and Golden 'Gully ••• 490 Morse's and Growler's Creeks 228 Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat .. . 565 Buckln.nd to Upper Bridge ... Crusoe Gully and neighborhood .. . 120 Upper Bridge to Lower Bridge Marong and Bullock Creek .. . 150 Lower Bridge to Ovens Junction Victoria Hecf and New-chum ... 600 :::11 1,732 Long, Maiden, and Derwent Gullies 5!i2 Alezandra Subdivision: Ironbark ...... 612 Alexandra and vicinity ... 60 / Bendigo Flat ...'...... 260 Godfrey's Creek ...... 30 White Hills ...... 50 Devil's River and tributaries 30 Epsom and Pottery Flat...... '60 Johnson's Creek and tributaries 30 Huntly...... •. .. . 472 G:aribaldJ Gully and vicinity 60 Sydney Flat and Whipstick .. . 300 Head of U T Creek ... 10 Specimcn Hill and Sailor's Gully .. . 372 Goulburn River ... .., 10 Devonshire and Dead-horse Gullies .. . 350. Ghiu-gbin ...... 8 Windmill Hill and California Gully .. . 524 Spring Creek and tributaries 50 Eaglehawk Gully and Flat'... - .•• 320 25 Merton and vicinity ... Snob's Hill and Pegleg Gully .. . 356 Scattered Prospectors .•. 30 Raywood...... '...... 160 343 Dry Creek Subdivision: Elysian,Flat ...... 70 40' Sebastian...... ' 80 Brankeet Creek .•• Kamarooka ... .., ... 42 Dry Creek ... 70 Scattered and prospecting .,. •.. 150 Hell's Hole Creek ... 30 865 140 Kilmore Division: 9. Gaffney's Creek Subdivision: Reedy Creek 70 Goulburn Ri vel' ...... 10 Happy Valley 3 Gaffney's Creek ...... '40 Sunday Creek 18 Cannon's Creek...... 35 Yea, and vicinity ... 25' Raspberry Creek and branches 36 Thornton ... 20 Lyr~bird Creek... ••. 8 Strrt.th Creek 4 Wallaby Reef ...... 14 Comet Creek '46 ,Cornhm Reef ... .., 1 Kilmore Diggings ... 4 Moviugpopulation ... 8 ,Prospectors 10' Moonlight Creek ... '" 2 Heathcote Division and 200 154 lVaranga ,South Wood's Point Subdivision: Subdivision: Wood's Point and Morning Star 80 Graytown ... 120 Lower Goul-burn ... -60 Redcastle ..• 2(j0 Heathcote .. . 180 Right and left branches ... 46 Costerfiel d .. . Gooley's Creek, &c. . .. 40 94 Tooborae...... 80 Harper's and Pheasant Creeks 16 Kimbolton 'lnd Campaspe ... Perkins' Creek and Waverley 16 30 .Coliban and Myrtle Creek ... 120 Emerald Claims ..• .. . 2 Wild·duck Creek ... All Nations, &c...... 20 40 Toorak to Columbia .•. 2 Major's TO\,:u ... 10 Black River _.. .. . 50 JV aranga Nortf. S"bdivision : - 824 Moving popUlation , .. . 17 Hush worth, Old N ed's,Mongolian, N ug Maori Creek. •.. .. . 4 gety, Growler's, Chinaman's, Gunn's Bald Hills to Matlock .•. 4 Swamp, Nine-mile Creek, & Dunlop's 330 . 357 vYhroo, Darrook's, Albert, and fiala- Big River Subdivision: clava Reef ... ' ... •.. 1'10 Frenchman's Creek ••• 8 Coy's, Cherry-tree, and Byron Reef ... 80 Ten-mile ...... '" 2 520 Wo.rner's Creek...... 52 Enoch's Creek ...... -8 Total for Sandhurst District .,. 8,409 Railway Creek ••. .. . 26 Jim Thomas' Creek .•. 6 Big River South...... 6 -:r-.iARynOROUCHI DISTRICT, Big River North ••• .. . , 12 jJJal:1/boroug" Division: Fryer's Creek ...... 10 Waterloo, Inkerman, Alma, Adelaide Jernsalem Cl'eek and Goulburn 10 Lead, 1I1oonlight Flat...... 560 Moving popUlation ... 8 Golden Point, Caris brook, Majorca, ,1-- 148 Craigie, and Four-mile }'hit ... 950 Mitta-mitta Division: Mosqnito, Blacher's, Mariner's, Bristol Thunder-and-lightning Creek 156 Hill, and other reefs - ...... 837 Sno,yy Creek .:. .. . '280 Chinaman's Flat, Kcwtown, H!.velock, Mitta-mitta River ...... 50 I .. ~ck~ow~ Maryborough ..... 935 3,282 Carried forward 6,892. Carried forward 3,282 , \ 24 'NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MINERS on the Goldfields, &c.-continued., '. Name of Place. No. Total. Name of PIlle.e • No. Total. - . 1- , Brought forward 3,282 ...... CASTLlJ;MAINE DISTRICT. Amllerst Division: About 'l'albot ...... 50 Castlemaine Division: . Scandinavian Lead ...... 50 Guildford ...... 200 " 340 Rocky lflat ...... 110 Campbell's Creek ...... i Castlemaine ...... 260 Mount Greenock 96 164 Nuggety and Long'Gullies ::: ... 30 Barker's Creek ...... Kangaroo ]j'lat and Gully ... Myrtle Creek ...... - .. . 50 ... 30 Chewton 466 Mia-mia Flat and tributaries Hi ...... Golden Point' .. . 154 Daisy Hill and tribntaries ...... 120 , ...... Adelaide Lead South ...... 40 -- 1,634 Blacksmith's Gully F,ryer's Creek Division: ...... 15 460 Emu and Cockatoo ...... 100 Golden Gully aud Fryerstown ... McCallum's Creek and German Gully 40 Spring Gully and Specimen Hill ... 215 Church's Flat to Vaughan .,. ... 390 Brown's Gully·...... 4 40 iOO Butcher's and Kangaroo Hills ... Avoca Subdivision: -- German and Mopoke Gullies .. ,,' 15U Amphitheatre ...... 60 Loddon: Vaughan to Pennyweight ... toO Old Avoca Lead ...... ' ... . 380 'fable Hill and 'farilta ...... 85 Green Hill Creek .. ,," ...... 35 Guildford Hills ...... 310 Percydale ...... 558 Loddon: Vaughan to Holcombe ... 315 lIomebush ...... 64 ~uggety Gully and tributaries ... 145 Lamplough ...... IS Green and Sailor's Gullies ... 100 - Middle Creek ...... 303 Pickpocket and Bard Hills '" ... 30 Mountain,Hut ...... 33 Strathloddon and Hit-or-Miss ... 265 No. 1 Creek and Sugarloaf ••. ... 309 2,605 No, 2 Creek ...... 13 Hepburn Division: Kimberley and Sardine Gully ... 700' Dry Diggings Section ...... 115 Donkey Hill ...... 26 Pickpocket and Yandoit Section '" lMO Vale's Hill and Fryingpan Gully ... 19 Ilard Bill and Boots' Gully Section ... 130 Mosquito...... 18 Italian Gully Section ... . , ... ' 158 1-. 2,536' Spring Creek Section ...... , 1311 Dllnolly and Ta!'~aglllla Divisions: Doctor's Gully Section ... 210 Dunolly .. , ...... 2S0 ,Brandy-hot Section ...... 60 Burnt Creek, ...... 120 Deep Creek Seetion ...... 141 Goldsborough ...... 90 Blind Creek Sectlon ...... 79 Inkerman ...... 8U Stony Creek Section ...... 156 150 MoJiagul ... '" ...... 225 Wombat Creek Section ...... Bealiba ...... 190 Daylesford Section ...... 400 Murphy's Flat ...... -... 15 COI,mel's Gully~Section ...... 103 Jones' Creek ...... 150 --- 2,082 'farnagulla ...... 230 '. Half-way ... ,50 Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision: ...... Taradale ...... 220 Llanelly ...... 165 Taradale South .. 180 -- 1,595 ...... Piper's Creek ...... '" 8 Korong Division: . Kangaroo ... 40 Jericho ... - 30 ...... , Malmsbnry ...... 62 Jor.dan's ... ' ...... 25 Coliban North ...... 42 Berlin ...... 1,200 'Belltopper '" 45 Kingower 100 ,...... '" Redesdale ...... 53', , McIntyre's ...... 40 Banold ...... 35 Sinnott's ...... 30 Lauriston ...I ...... 130 Burke's ]j'lat ...... 60 Mud lark 25 New Inglewood ...... , ... 330 ...... Thompson's Gully ...... 40 -- 840 Korong...... 120 , Tarrangower Divisio~ I Old Inglewood ... '" ... 25 Beehive Hill ...... 90 -- 2,000 Eaglehawk ...... 2DO Redbank and St. Arnaud Sout" Subdivisions: Long Gully ... , ...... 65 Stuartmlll ...... 50 Porcupine and Fiddler's Flat ... 60 Rcdbank ...... 42 - Mount Tarrangower ... 70 Gullies between Stuartmill and Red- Sandy Creek ...... '" 132 bank ...... ~ ... # ... 35 Nnggety ...... '" 35 Fowler's Lead ...... 262 Green Valley ...... 40 l\{ooll:1mbel, Forest Hut, and Mackin· Muckleford ...... 42 non's Gap ...... 5U Clydesdale ...... 40 91 Hinds ...... l'~ 168 Luddon ...... Sandy Creek ...... 40 ---'- 95/$ Canterbury' ...... 20 St. And"ew's Division: - Darling Flat 3 Anderson's Creek ... . 90 " ...... 1- 660 Long Gully ... .. , ... 24 St. J1rna~d North Subdivision: Fern-tree ...... 9 0 69 Smith's Gully ., ~ . 12 .New Bendigo ... , ...... St. Arnaud ... , ...... 116 Yow~yow ...... 20. Peavor's Flat ...... ;. 14 Wild-dog ...... '16 Stuartmill ...... 20 Diamond Creek ...... 31 Silver Mines ...... 12 Sailor's Gully ...... 7 Rostron's ...... 15 Knobs ...... 4 Emu ...... 6 Back Creek ...... 20 Carapooce ...... 16 Cherry·tree and Watery Gullies ... 24 Bald Hills ...... i Blaek Calf, ...... 18 Bell Rock, &c...... , 15 IIoddle's 'Creek' ...... 70 Blink Bonnie ...... !)I , McMahon's Crp.p.k ...... 9 Hopeful and other.Reefs ...... 6 Steel's Creek ...... 14 Fishhook and Jercjaw ...... 8 Starvation Creek ...... 'i 8' Queenstown 30 Bolarigum , ...... '" 321 Kingstown ...... 25 ------Total for Maryborough District ... ~ 1,094 .Carried forward ...... 8,116 • ,t ,-'li.. 1-.. · . N'U::ItmtR and DISTRIBUTION of :\fINERS on the Goldfields, &c.-continued. i Name of Place. No. Totul. Name of Place. No. Total. ------i------'------Brought fomard ••. 8,116 Brought forward ... 906 St. Andrew's Division -continued. Crooked River Division: One-tree Hill .,. .. . 17 Grant...... 25 Emerald Diggings ...... 10 W ongungarra .. . 14 Research Gully...... ]0 Crooked River ... \1;6 Walsh's Creek·...... 16 'Vonangatta ... 4 l\:angerong ... '" 9 Jungle Creek .. , 24 498 Blaok Snake .. . 5 Blue Mountain Nort!! Subdivision " Twelve-mile Creek .. . 10 Trentham ...... 40 Twenty-five-mile Creek 8 Columbia...... 6 Thirty-mile Creek .. ; 12 Newbury...... •.. 54 Wentll"orth River ... 54 Garlick's .. , ...... 19 Upper Dargo ... 55 Alma...... 3 122 Middle Dargo .,. 10 .Lower Dargo .. . \ .... 40 8,736 Upper Mitchell .. . 30 Total for Castlcmaine District ... Good Hope .. . 22 359 J ericllo Division, ARARAT DISTllICT. Dry Creek ... 27 Ararat Division: Lochfyne and Ferntree 25 Ararat, including the White Lead, Can St. Andrew's ... 4' ton Lead, Commissioner's Hill. Old' , Mount Look Out '" 34 Korns, Hopkius: and Black Lead, Jordan ..• •.. 62 332 Mitchell's Reef, and Picnic •.. Hed Jacket .. . 71 Armstrong's, with Dutton's Gully, Long B B Creek .. . 45 and Napoleon Gullies, and Hospital 268 Hill, Eaglehawk, and Fly Muck ... 153 Donnelly's Creek Division: Philip's Flat, Nil Despernndum, Store Point and Donnelly's Creek 46 Slaughteryard Hill, and Cathcart, A berfeldy River ...... 26 with Spring Lead, Bowman's Flat;, South Crinoline .. . 12 and Black Hill J"ead ...... 146 Edwards' Hill'...... 14 Rhynmey, Shea's Flat, McN:th's, Good' Lee's Creek '" '" 5 Friday Gully, and Preston Reefs ... 61 Tullamore and NOl'thCrinoline 20 Opossum Gully, Soldier's Flat, Wattle 4 163 Ben Cruacban ...; .. . Gully, and Port Curtis...... Gladstone ...... 13 Moyston, with Campbell's Reef, Allu 'Freestone Creek ...... 2 vial Flat, Camp, Jonathan's, Shep , 142 herd's Gully, and Gray's Hut Lead Slrin!ler's Creek Division: and Londonderry .•. ... 65 920 Walhalla ...... •.. 412 Pleasant Creek Division' Happy-go-Lucky...... 15 Silver Shilling...... '" 20 Satin Bird lwef ...... 10 Deep Lead,lforty-foot, and Welshman's Cooper's Creek ...... 5 'Flat...... ••• 120 Thomson River...... 40 Great Western ••• ...... 20 lIIountLook Out...... 140 Stawell... ••• '" ... 800 Fulton's Creek ... ' .. . 8 Seventy-foot ...... 60 Longfellow's and Hudson's Reefs 23 ·Germania...... •. 15 Aberfeldy River:.. ... 12 Welcome ...... , 200 665 Darlington ...... 15 Russell'8 Creek Division: Hanoverian and Ironbark... •.. 30 Lower Tangil .. , ...... 56 1,280 Upper Tangil and Russell's Creek ... 50 Barkly Division: Crossover and Tarwin River .. , 70 Landsborough 170 La Trobe River,Pheasant and Hawthorn Barkly '" 175 Creeks...... Frenchman's 15 54 280 Glenpatric~ 55 Bendoc Subdivision: Raglan Division: 415 I Bendoe ... 36 Beaufort ...... 100 Lower Belldoc 10 Jock's Gully and Geelong Flat 56 Bog and Qucensborough 48 NIain Lead and tributaries to ditto ... 110 Bonang. '" 35 Sailor's Gully and Unity Gully 30 Back Creek .. . 5 Sulky Gully and Charlton .•• 84 Delegate River .. . 12 Waterloo and tributaries ... 100 I~ 146 480 Tarwin Subdivision:. Stockyard Creek '" 151 Total for Ararat District 3,095 Cement Hill ... i3 • Whipstick Gully .. . 8 GIPPSLAND DISTRICT. New Zealand Hill .. . 32 Omco Subdivision: , Caffre 11m .. . 19 Livingstone Creek ... '" 150 Franklin ,River .. . 6 Mitta-mitta Rher, from Cobungra to Opbir Claims .. . 33 Wombat Creek ...... , 75 Milkman's lIiIl ... 5 'Wombat Creek...... 50 --- 267 . Gibbo River ...... •.. 45 Traralgon Subdil'ision: Swift's Creek '" ... •.. 160 Good Hope 4 River Tambo ...... 25 . Tyers' Creek 6 505 .Horseshoe 2 Mitchel/River and Boggy Creek Subdivisions, Englehawk . Nicholson and Tambo Rivers ... 190 6 Jacob's Creek 4 Boggy Creek '" ...... 140 Merrijig Creek:...... 22 -- 22 Sandy's Creek ...... 49 401 Total for Gippslnnd District ...... 3,005 Carried forward 906 GR.AND TOTAL 54,347 R. BROUGH SMYTH, . . Office of Mines, Secretary for Mines. Melhonrne, 16th October Ifj72. \ ' " , .; ;," .; , ~,' .' ',' " I ' ., - MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS' REPORTSo' BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. CENTRAL DIVISION. Mr. Harrie Wood, Mining Registrar. The quantity of water supplied by the Ballarat and Ballarat East Water Commission to milling companies, Jor quarter ending 30th September 1872, was 20,636,000 gallons, at 4d. per 1000 gallons. The total quantity of gold purchased by the banks during the quarter is 46,478 ozs. 1 dwt. 17 grs. Several of the co-operative companies holding claims along the line of quartz reefs at Dead-horse have had to suspend operations for want of capital to prosecute their works; notwithstanding that the reefs, though not rich, are be1i:eved to be sufficiently auriferous to afford remunerative employment to a large number of miners when thoroughly opened up., , B!J.ttl,'ay l),nd party, who have been prospeding for a, continu,ation of the quartz reefs which 'are being worked at Little Bendigo, have recently struck a 'lode, 6 feet thick, in their 50-foot le.vel, which is likely to prove " payable." Battray and party's claim is situated at Pennyweight Hill. • . Some very rich stone has been recently obtained from ~ome of the quartz leaders on the White·horse Ranges. GOLD obtained from Alluvial C~aims for the Quarter ending 30th September 1872. " Name of Company. Quantity. I Name of Company. Quantity. i .~ oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt, gr. Park ...... 921 4 0 Eastern Star ...... , . 156 0 0 Hand-in"Hand and Band of Hope United' 2,317 2 0 Golden Gate '" '" ... 140 '0 0 Koh-i"noor ... '" ... 823 0 0 Caledonian ... '" ...... 372' 10 0 Band and Albion' Consols ...... 11,997 19.0 Gravel Pits ...... 379 6 0 St. George and Band of Hope United ... . 1,498 12 6 Hoyal Oak No.1 ...... 58 17 6 Extended Working Miners I ...... 504 0 0 No Surrender '" ...... 20 10 0 United Albion and Prince of Wales ... _ 722 7 0 Go Ahead ...... 326 3 0' Prince of Wales ...... 1,740 17 18 Cardigan Consols ...... 390 0 0 -Boberts and Co...... 200 0 0 National ...... 52 10 12 Bonshaw ...... 519 7 0 Bloye and party ...... 25 0 0 t Great Gulf' •.. ... '" ... 486 12 0 Co-operative COJ;llpanies '" ... 4,000 o· ,0 Leviathan ... ., ...... 1,087 13 0 Winter's]'reehold ...... 1,736 10 0 - Rose Hill ...... 160 11 3 Totnl ...... 30,636 11 21 , , ~ .. I .. Amounts paid in DIVIDENDS during the Quarter ending 30th September 1872 :- .£ s. d. Band and Albion Consols 14,592 10 0 Black Hill '" 620 0 0 Cardigan Consols 175 0 0 Queen Victoria ... '187 10 0 Total £15,575 0 0 SOUTHERNI DIVISION.'. Mr. J. F. Coleman, Mining Registrar. The discovery of a 7l-0Z. nugget by the tributers in the Elder's Estate Company (private property), Rokewood, is, stimulating the lucky finders to fresh efforts. " , , The Hopewell Company, at Staffordshire Beef, has been and is yielding ~xcellent returns. . .". ., The Speedwell Company is now in the hands of a tribute party for a term of twelve months. . The Pitfield Plains are, BO far, a failure. I , , A, prospecting party has set to work on the ranges, inidway between Staffordshire Reef and the Whim Hores~ Quartz reefs are the object. ' BUNINYONG DIVISION. Mr. Robert M. Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. With the exception of a rush to soine shallow ground at the Hard Hills, known as Chancery Hill, which has yielded some rich returns, there is nothing new to report this quarter. " A considerable number of miners have left the division for Stony Rises (Elaine) and ,the neighboring colonies .. The gutte.r worked by the Defiance Company still trends towards Mount Buninyong, and continues to yield well. 'The general yield of gold (56750zs. 1 dwt. 2 grs.) is up to the average, giving.£l 128. per man per week. 'There is no water sold for mining purposes in this division. , The following is a return of alluvial gold from the chief ~ipes in this division, with as near an approximate of ot4er,aJlu,yial gold as can be ascertained:- " • oz. dwt. gr. oz. dWt. gr. Independent; Buninyong 259 ,14, 1Q Great Wonder, SquthDurham 100 0 0 Victoria, Buninyong ...... 383, 0 0 Sedan, Kitty's ...... 200 0 0 Defiance, B!lriinyong (approximate) 900 0 0 Estimated alluvial gold from all other Perseverance, Durham : .~. • . .. 1,032 14 23 souroes (approximate) ... 1,600 0 0 ,Duke of Cornwall, Durham 36640 __ Black.horse, Durham ... 60 0 0 . Total 5,001 13 9 Davies and Co., Durham 100 0 0 -- " SMYTHESDALE DIVISIO~. 1111'. Joh'l: Lynch, "Mining Sllr~e,1Jor and Regi.strar .. , The yield of gold for the quarte~ ending 30th September last was ,16,577 ozs., an amount whieh furnishes additional evidence of the prosperity and continuous reguln.rity of the mines of this district. 'I.'he sh~\llow rush near the German Reef, referred to in previous reports, continues still to pay remarkably well. It is no uncommon thing'to hear of weekly dividends of from £20 to £30 a man. Of course it could be hardly expected that such lucky finds would be anything like general, or that they would extend to a large number of claims; nor is such the case. 1'he rich claims, like most things of valile, are comparatively scarce; but, apart from the few very rich ones, there are a good many 'of a bil' average paying nature, and, upon' the whole, thtl rush has been a successful one, lind has effected some marked improvements in the 'circumstances of a good many poor miners in this locality. Another timely discovery of. considerable importance to this township and its vicinity has Qeen made in the Eldorado claim, W1Lrren's Lead. :l'his claim eomprises a large extent of the .old workings,.and, as it now appeai·s, a considerable expanse of new'ground, which, from the sample npemtecl upon, promises to be both rich and permanent. Of mining affairs at Scarsdale tllere is but little to be recorded, beyond the fact that the Golden Stream No.2 , , shaft has been worked out, and that the company has sunk another shaft in a different part of the claim, and' obtained excellent prospects. 'I.'he other mines along the main lead,through Scarsdale and' Piggoreet continue as good as . ever. Towards the southern 'cxtremity of the division, byC:tpe Olear, 'there is but very little doing as yet. The Main Lead Oonsols may.be in a po~ition soon to give this extensive· quarter of the district a proper trial. The British claim, at Happy Valley, has been giving, from a reef wash, some splendid returns of late. The Waverley maintains its usual condition, but, as to the others in this part of the district, they are rather in a languishing state. 'fhe 4.rgyle, • at Linton's, though, perhaps, not so productive as.it has been, is still considered to be a very valuable and remunerative claim.' There are some progressive claims going on in tl:iis neighborhood, such as Morey Freehold and Anderson's Freehold, from which good things are expected in due time. • I have nothing of spechl importance to state respecting mining affairs at Carngham.Th'e usual steady routine,. of business prevails there 8till, and, from the pro,cecds of the rhino:>s there, as disclosed by the returns obtained from the gold. buyers, we learn that there is no falling off whatever. At Haddon, the three old claims, viz., Haddon, Reform; Gladstone, hold on their usual course; the former is an excellent claim, giving regular monthly djvidends; the latter is a steady, moderately. remunerative one; and 'the other, the Reform, has,not yet reached that.suceessful statc of progress and development which, by general consent, it is destined' to attain .. Here, also, are a Humber of progressive mines, some of which, such as the Trunk Lead and the Racecourse, have works of considerable magnitude going on. Hill-sluicing has 'been carried on in a few places, but with no marked degree of success. ", Quartz mining has received a little attention during the qu..'l.rtcr; a few reefs have been taken up; yet still that branch of mining is loo~ed upon with considerable doubt here, and, consequently, occupies a subQr~inate position. , ' CRESWICK,DIVISION. Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Survey01' and Registmr. I have the honor to report that the returns for the quarter show a considcrable decrel1se in the average yield of the quartz crushed;, a greater quantity, ho\vever, of stone has been crushed. 'I.'he Lothair Oompany have erected a new battery of twenty heads of stamps, whJch will commence crushing cOlltinuously for that company. The yield of alluvial gold has increased; so that the total yield of gold for'the quarter exceeds the former one. The' increase is principally to be attributed to the better returns from the deep mines at 'Red' Streak. At' Broomfield Gully, Carter and party is the only one which has yet got gold; but there are several progressive mines, some of which must soon test the ground. GORDON SUBDIVISION. Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. ALLUVIAL MINING. In this branch of mining there is nothing to report. With the exception of Greed and 00. (which consists of a men) and 9 single miners,.alluvial mining is at a standstill.' • QUARTZ MINING. Egerton, Company.-This company's mine ha~' been workC!i during the quarter under tribute. The contract with tne tributers has expired. Although the yields from the mine were highly satisfactory, 2250 tons yielding 665 ozs. 3 dwts., the lessees have allowed the tributel's a fortnight's grace, owing to some little delay occasioned at the commencement of the contract. The stone crushed was obtained from a ,reef 20 feet in width, and at a depth of from 300 to 350'feet from the surface. Only 10 feet, however, from the western side of the reef was crushed, the company considering the remaining 10 feet not sufficiently auriferous to pay for working. The lessees were engaged during the quarter in prospecting at the southern end of thcir lease. l'hey have sUBk the shaft mentioned in my last report (which was then a' depth of 170 feet)'to a depth of '300 feet; at that depth two drives were constructed, one to the east, and another to, the west. "rhe eastern drive' waS driven 150 feet,in the COUl'Be of which severat small leaders' were met with, but no defined lode. The western drive was driven a distance of 50 feet, when a quartz,lode was met with, which has proved to be 15 feet wide,. with a welI-defined wall' on the west, underlying westerly at'an angle of 9° 27.'. No stone has been crushed ti'om this lode. 'fhe company consider the prospects highly, satisfactory, as gold is visible in the stone. . " , Black-horse Company.-This company h,as crushed no stone during the quarter, they having been engaged ill prospecting the mine. The shaft has been sunk a depth of 70 feet, making it a total depth of 794 feet from the surface. 'fhe country sunk through consists of hard blue quartzose sandstone. No.2 level has been driven a distance of 230 feet to the north, following a good foot-wall, occasionally meeting 'with small veins of quartz, varying from' 4 to S inches in thickness, and heavily charged with m,undic, but containing no gold. , . , The .contractors have been nsing a new explosive compound called "Dynamit Patroncn," which is a most , wonderful material when acting upon any very hard substance. It consists of cartridges of 1, 2, and a inches in length, and in appearance resembles hardened putty. '['he advantages derived from its use'are that it is st,ronger than powder, ,and its contact with water does not injure it, provided the percussion cap is kept dry. ' , " The manner of employing it is as follows :-A hole is drilled about 18, inches in depth, and a three-inch cartridge is tamped to the bottom of the hole with a tamping-rod; having done this, a small hole is ,made in an inch cartridge, a length of ,fuse is then obtained, and a cap about three-quarters ,of an 'inch long is fixed on the fuse'. ,The cap is placed in,the cavity of the inch ca~tridge. Some hot pitch is now used to fasten the cap, cartridge, and fuse together, cal'e being taken to pre'vent the cap and powder from getting wet; it is then gently dropped into the hole unt,il l it touches' the ,-one previously tamped. Sometimes a handful of tamping-earth is placed 011 the'top of the cartridge, ·the' remaining space in the drill-hole' being fillerl with water;' more generally the hole is entirely filled with. water. The fuse is theillit, and the e~plosio~ which follows is very loud. ' , , I 29 it would seem; from the app~:l.rance of the surface of the stone, that the shot 'had not taken much effect, but, on the surface being broken, it is found that the rock at the bottom of the drill is ground to powder" and it is some- times bruised for a distance of two feet beyond the drill-hole. ' . Dynamit cannot he used without there is a good supply of air, as the fumes are what is known as "head-split ting." In the Black~horse Company's shaft the millers can descond between five and ten minutes afterwards, without experiencing any bad eft'eets from the noxious g{l8es. This company consider that, by usin5 dynamit, in addition to the amount of labor saved in consequence of its powerful execution, 'its use saves 50 per cent, over the use of common blasting powder. The sinking of the ahaft (3i. x 9k) 70 feet through hard rock cost only £14, . . South Learmonth Company.-This company have been engaged during the last quarter in prospeeting their ground at a depth of 165 feet. 'rho lode found by this company, and mentioned in my last report as being 5 feet in width, pinched out, after driving a few feet, almost to nothing. The company, considering they had not struck the' main lode, constructed drives to the east and west of their shaft, ea.ch IOU feet. The west drive passed through a fine slate country; at 75 feet,a well-defined quartz lode, 2 feet 6 inches in width, w!ts met with, containing a good dea.l of mundic. The company intend driving south on the course of this lode to test it. In the eastern drive several small leaders were met with, but no defined lode.' , New Parker's Reef Company.-Energetic work has bern oarried on during the quarter, but with diseouraging prospects. The last crushing of' 174 tons yielded only 12 ozs. 3 dwts. 'l'he company anticipate better returns for the future, as they a.re a. short distance from it lode which is known to have yielded much larger returns. This company has shown great perseverance and energy in prospecting their ground without any very satisfaetory results having been obtained.' It is to ·be hoped that their perseverance will be rewarded by the discovery of a pa.yable lode. Moora.bool Champion Company-This·company have been raising stone from a lode (which varies in width· from 6 to 18 inches) at a depth of 45 feet from the surface. They have crushed 51 tons, averaging 8 dwts. 17'88 grs. to the ton. They have ceased operations, pending the erection of machinery, Shamrock and Thistle Company and Mechanics' Institute Company have not done any work during the quarter. Their claims are held under protection registration. \l' .' Jenny Lind Company.-'l'his company have becu engaged during the quarter in raising stone from the 75-foot level. They have crushed 69 tons of stOlle, which was not so remunerative as was anticipated, it yielding only 60zs. of gold. . STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION • .Mr. O. W. Collin,~, .llining Regiitrar.· It is satisfactory to reeord that in the north-western portion ot this division, embracing Stony Rises, Mount Doran, and the country four miles north, and that towards Dolly'S Creek, two miles east, mining matters are assuming a very flourishing appearance. From the tabulated returns it will be st'en that in all cases the crushings have given a good average yield. Many parties are prospecting in the locality with good results, and scarcely a week passes but some claim strikes payablc gold. Several new claims will crush in the course of the month. . There are four distinct lines of gold-bearing reefs, running parallel, already diseovered, besides one lately found between Stony Rises and Dolly's Creek. The G'hampion Company's claim is situated four miles north of and in a direct line with the Royal George Reef. Walker and party's claim is two miles north of and in a direct line with the ~ Vicksburg lleef; and the claim of 'Jerrome and party is about one and a half miles east, towards Dolly's Creek; showing that a large cxtent of country, proved payable at ea,ch end, remains to be developed. On Steiglitz, the recovery, by the Albion Company, of the lodes beyond and north and south of the break, and th~ splendid stone obtained from them, has inspired freEh confide!lce in mining matters; lind it is expected that the returns dUling the next quarter will more than double those of the present quarter. , The New Albion Company, from 152. tons of quartz, obtained 1,.1.4 ozs. 10 dwts. of gold.. This was from the western lode; but now the. Albion Companf have proved that the east lode, beyond the break, is running through, their ground, far better results are anticipated. . The Dividend Company, Tam-o'-811anter Heef, having completed the erection of their crushing, winding, and pumping machinery, mining operations are now being carried on with vigor. The Nat~ve Youth Company have fOllnd the vein again iu their ground beyond the break 40 feet Dorth. The reef is 2 feet thick, and looks very well. This reef has been referred to as the only one on this field keeping the eccentric course of east altd west. , From the Britannia Company's claim a crushing of 40 tons gave a return of 60 ozs. This was'obtained close to the break in their ground. The vein is 12 to 14 inches thick, and gold visible throughout. The Souter Johnny Company are getting very rich stone at presel1t. The 'last crushing of 18 tons, which yielded 16 ozs., was only a trial. On sinking deeper they find the vein better developed and richer. From the Opossum Reef, Nicholson and Co. obtained from 16 tons of quartz 24 ozs. of gold. 'l'his reef has been Ul1\vorked for some years, but this result shows that good stone may yet ,be obtained from it. FrOID the 'rees Company's claim a crushing of 31 tons of quartz yielded 15 ozs. 16 dwts. This return, though comparatively small, .would pay well iLmachinel'Y 'Were erected on the ground" as the reef is from 2 feet 6 inches to 3 feet thick throughout, and the country easily worked. The returns from the alluvial claims· are considerably less this quarter than last, partly owing to the Buperior , attraction of the quartz reefs about Stony Rises, BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. Jo~n F. Hansen, Mining Registrar. QUARTZ MINING. Gold(J'n Po int.-The ;\-loming Star Company have had a continuation of good luck, with fair prospects of its continuing. They have crushed 351 tons of qU,artz, which yielded 540 ozs. of guld, being at the rate of an ounce and a half per ton .. This yield has given six sharehulders a not dividend of £300 each for the quarter, Prospecting is being carried on north and south of this company's gronnd, with every appearance of ultimate success. The All Nations' Comp"llY have completed thc erect,ioll of their now ma~hinel'y, htely purchased from the Trojan Company, Yankee Reef. 'l'hey are at present raising stone and crushing; about 250 tons have already gone through the battery, it being • the intention of the company to crush other 50 tons before cleaning up. 'rhe cost of the new. plant and its erection has been considerable, but it is confidently expectet'i that the prcsen~ crushing will enable the company to recoup itself to the full extent of all outlay expended ill connection both with the machinery and the working of the mine for the quarter. ' . . Simmons' .Re~f.-The race to convey water from the Upper Lel'derderg to the Imperial Oompany's machine has been completed. It is about six and three quarters miles long, and 670 feet had to be tunnelled. The CorniRh Company's new shaft has been sunk about 80 feet belo\\' the tunnelleyel, and it is intel1red to sink 20 feet more before opening out. There has been a plentiful supply of water to keep all ma.chinery depending upon it as a. motive power in motion. " 30 In conse,q\icllce, however, of'some of the cI,\ims being ncccssit BEECHWORTH MINTNG DISTRICT. BEECH WORTH DIVISION. , ' ~ 'jJfr .. Ale:liander' Alderdice, Mining Registrar.' i ,:. " . '. ' .' 1 • >., •. , There has been a plentiful supply of water .during the past quarter" an,d the sluiqes generally are doing \vell in consequence, though none of the large claims about BeechwOl'th and I:ltanley have yet washed up, and probably will not do so.until the end of the yeal'. ,,' , It is likely'that another deep tail-race will be commenced on Spring Creek. A company has, been ,fonned, and a piece .of ground ,applied for 011 lease by them; the ground adjoins the Rocky Mountain Comp YACKANDANDAH DIVISION. Mr. Peter T/Vrigltt, jl1ining 'Surveyor and Registrar. ." I have nothhig remarkable to relate of my division fOl' the past <[uarter. The alluvial miners, who constitute the majority bere, h,ive had a very fal'orable season, and by the end bf it will have dealt with a considerable extent of ground. The results will be moderate, however, as we are now working tlJil leavings of former years. • , The quartz miners are not doing well, principally from the want of proper appliances, 'fhe few claims that are .paying h~LVe not better stone than m1my that are not paying well; uut lmppening to be owned by'men with a little ,capital, they have been worked to uetter advai~t[l.ge thanithe;generalrun of our claim~. INDIGO DIVISION. 1If1'. R. Ar1'oUJsmitlt,Mining Surveyor and Ilegistrar. , There hus been no improvement in quartz mining during the quarter; no llew reefs have been discovered. The :few men employed continue to earn fair wages, hut appearances do not justify the belief th[l.t this branch of mining is likely, for some time to come, to ,Qe prosccuted with that zeal requisite to develop ,the resources of an almost~ up-tried district. The sale of the engirie and plttllt of the United Oonsols Oompany will be a severe loss to ,pr ors and others, the Magenta CompullY'S machine heing now the only one in the neighhorhood of Chiltern. Co the limited number of quartz miners ill the locality, it is not probable that another machinc will be erected, al the prospects of the Consols Company's claim, when work was suspended, are said to have been very good. 'rhe cause of 1;he abandonment of the ground seems to have bcol1 a disagreemcQt amongst Lhe proprietors, tog~ther with the difficul~y experienced in following the reef, owing to the influx of water in the lower levels rendering the 'employment of pumping m~chinery ab§olutel~ necessary. ' ' 31 Alluvial mining shows no improvement. The claim of the Sons and Doma Consols Company is now at work: under new arrangements. T~e (Hencoe Junction Company, at Rutherglen. have been very successful during the, quarter, but it will be necessary to shortly sink a Hew shaft and remove the machinery; they have, however, a reserve fund in hand for this purpose, iLlld with the knowledge they now possess of the' C':lUrclC of the lead, it is probable they will soon be taking out good,ground, , . , . ,The Chines'e population on ,the old leads remains nearly stationary; they appear to be satisfied with the yields they obtain by washing the debris of the old workings.' , ,No water is sold; the deep workings supply. sufficient for washing out the gold, and on the dry leads water is conserved for that purpose in small dams or reservoirs. ' , . . BUCKLAND DIVISION . .LMr~ Lewis C. Kincltela, Mining .Ilegistrar. In transmitting the present quarterly returns for the Buckland Mining Division, I have the honor to report that there appears but small, reason to suppose any improvement npon the depression which may be therein noticed is likely speedily to take place, partly in cO/lsequence of the unvarying fact 'of our reefs becoming poorer as they increase in depth; partly owing ,to. our most energetie prospectors being attracted to New South Wales and Koetong; but chiefly from the circumstance of the important discovery of the existence Of an apparently very rich deep lead near Bright having hitherto been unproductive of any effort,whatever towards forming a company to work it. At present few men are out of employment in this division, but this may be attributed more to the steady decrease in the mining popUlation rather than extended enterprise; neither am I aware of any impOI;tant works being projected in connection with miniug, excepti'ng those nndertaken by a company represented by Mr. J. A. Wallace, who are at present,giving large employment upon.the Buckland, alid who likewise have again started some previously valuable' reefs upon Morse's and Gro\vler's Creeks, with, I believe, fair prospects, of success. . Much disappointment has arisen, both locally and hi Melbo'!ll'ne, cOllSeqrient upon the yield from the Cornish United Miners' Reef, at G'rowler's Creek', not being' at all' commensurate to the anticipations indulged iIi by the share holders, and this has reacted most unfavorably npoll other local enter'prises. However, inquiry would show that this is unjust; as competent jndges here explicitly stated to the directors that an exaggerated value had been' placed upon the shares upon their being issued. However, there are fair rea'sons fo~ believing that this 'c'ompany, if'properly, managed, can pay moderate dividends for a long perioll. ' , . , . Alluvial mining is almost totally in the hands of the Chinese, very :many of whom are making a bare subsistence. Number of sluice-heads of water rented during quartet ending' 30tJ:i September 1872 :-Twenty heads, at frQIll DS. to 20s. per week; nsual price is lOs, per ,veek. ,. " ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. Mr. Robert W. ·S. Greig,Mi~{ng ReR,istrar. ALLUVIAL- MINING. The want of success attending the prospectiug operations on tlie U T Flat has created a feeling of disappoint meut amongst the mining eommunity here. 1'he Prospecting Company, after driving northerly from their jump-up a. distance of about 300 feet in wnshdirt (a portion of which was;washed in the early part of the quarter, giving an average of about 1 dwt. per ton), abandoned the workings, and disposed of their machinery. The bottom was found t() be nearly level; the greaLest difference ascertained did not exceed four feet, No prospecting was done in a southerly direction, 'and it still remaius an open question whether deeper ground ana richer wash may not yet exist in the valley of the U T Creek. Owing, however, to the entire capital of the company-viz., £4000-having been,expended; they were una.ble. to prosecute the search in a southerly direction, althoug~ urged to do so by the mining manager." . -TAe Working "~finers' Lead, Godlre!J's Creek,-The unworlred portion of the ground held nnder lease, by the Gohur Company having been purchaseu by John Sloan and party, together with the company's machinery, gives reason to hope that this lead will again receive the attention it so well deserves. The new proprietors have shifted and re-erected their machinery, and will be in a position to commence sinking their shaf~ in the course of a few days. Should they he successful iIi striking payable gold quickly, there is no dO,u,bt that other companies will again start on this lead. .. . . Tlte Hit-Qr-}[iS8 Lead"Merton.-Two claims only are at work ;;m this lead, from which I have been unable to obtain any reCurns, but it is known that they l1re'lllllking good wages. ' The Royal Standard Lead bs been idle during the quarter. i.\Jr. Peterkin, the purchaser of the Apsley Com pany's machinery, has shifted the same. 011 to the lease (purchased by him) known as Carroll and Sullivan's, and operations are likely to be recommenced on this lead also ill a few days. 'l'he Garibaldi Lead.-Owin,1I to the narrowness of the gutter, and the small extent of ground allowed per man under the hye-laws, together with the small average obtained by the miners in that vicinity, a numper of the claims have passed into the hands of Chinamen. :I,'his has also prevented the lead being traced into the deeper ground. No new discoveries have been made in alluvial mining during th~ quarter. I • QUARTZ MINING, , The Mysterious Company have been engaged during the quarter sinking their main shaft, which has now attained a depth of 200 feet. At ,about 140 feet a body. of stone was cut, ,showing gOod gold; an,d again, at about 220 feet, another body of stone was cut. In both iustances the veins of quartz are mixed with sandstone, and are not such well·defined reefs as that left in their old workings, which are, south. west of the present shaft. The eontract for sinking the shaft will be completed in two or three weeks, when it said to be their intention to open out on the veins of quartz cut. The Albert Company, after taking out four small crushings, determined on ceasing work, and tenders are now being called for to let the mine on tribute. 'rIVO new reefs have been diseovered during the quarter, situated in the Puzzle Ranges; one-viz., the New Zealand Reef-has given an average of It ozs. per tOll, and the other, the Independent Reef, exceeds 4 ozs. per ton. ' The diorite dykes in the division, as they become developed, are having more attention directed to them, The results obtained by Bruce and Ralph, Roundtree and Co., the CrQlSUS Amalgamated Company, and others, render it probable that a number of other claims will be tested on these dykes. . , No TIater has been sold in this subdivision quring the quarter. DRY CREEK SUBDIVISION. Mq'. R: Pembeq·ton, jl1ining RIJllu;t'rar. During the past quarter nothing wOI,thy of remark has occurred; in fact mining in my subdivision is greatly on the decline for the presene. There is only Olle party prospecting for a new lead, which has been traccd a eonsiderable distance up a spur situated on Dry Creek. They are. now,pntting in a tunnel u'om the spur, and expect to strike the washdirt every week. - 32 GAFFNEY'S CREEK SUBDIVISION . .Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, ~lJ1ining Surveym' and ,Registrar. . During the early part of the past quarter mining was very much depressed in this subdivision; notwithstanding the low yield for the quarter, however, there are signs of improvement' at the present time. If the A Company, the 'Lauraville. and Great Eastern, have 'failed to remunerate their owners, the Gaffney's Creek tdbuters have, on the other hand, obtained highly satisfactory results, as also the Wallaby or City of Columbus Company. '1'le Rose of Denmark Company have obtained yields varying from 1 oz. 15 dwts. to 15 dwts. per ton, with every prospect of continued satisfactory yields. The new company formed to work the Aladdin ana Try Again have at length started .vigorously to work, and will have, I trust, some crushings by the end of next quarter. . The Victoria nlso shows signs of contilllled improvEHuent, and its enterpriSing proprietors will, I trust, yet reap good fruits from their outby. . ,', . The Golden Belt. Company continue driving their deep level, now nearly 700 feet in, and have ceased working the upper ground at a disadvantage. '. , The Hunt's Compauy' have cut out a large chamber and began sinki~g a blind shaft, but financial difficulties are stopping rapid progress just at present. - ' , 'I'wo miners have'prospected the Old Welcome claim anew, and obtained a satisfitctory trial crushing o~ a feV{ tOllS. Payable patches have been worked during the quarter in the creeks, but average results are poor. There are no puddling'operations carried on in this suhdivision.~ " No water sold during the past quarter; price when so1([, about 7s. 6d: per sluice-head. WOOD'S POINT SUBDIVISION. M1'. A. B. A'im>t()ortlt, 11ining Surveyor and Registrw·. There is an increase in the total yield of gold for this subdivision, as is commonly the case for this SeaSOll of the year. when water-power comes into use; in other respects, however, I have nothing at all cheering to report. Two parties of tributers have been at work in the Hope mine, but can only be said to have made bare wages. The company have noV{ determined to sink Ii shaft from the top of the Morning Star hill on to their blind shaft; a ,depth of some 420 feet, more or less, and the contract has been let for £2 5s. a foot. The ground to 'be passed through consists of about 50 feet of slate, 200 feet of ' soft granite, amI the rest bard blue di9rite. The shaft will be for winding ropes, pump-rods, and ladder, and suitable machinery is to be erected on tbe surface. , Attempts have been feebly made during the past quarter to amalgamate a number 6f the no,y partially worked " Morning Star claims, and org-anize a large company for tile purpose of systematically working the reefs, which formerly yielded fortunes to their proprietors., They have 80 far been unsuccessful. ' , Paya,ble results have been obtained by the working shareholders in the Waverley Reef, known a.s the Telegraph Company; the Franklin, on the other hand, shows a less favorable result than had been anticipated. At the Black ~Uver,so called, the crushings have left but narrow margins for dividends. At the All Nations alone do the reefs offer~encouragement. ' ' , 'rhe Prince of Wales Companj's tributers have followed up their crushing of last quarter by a further crushing of 76 tons, yielding 209 ozs., or at the rate of 20zs. 15 dwts. per ton, which was the highest 'yield obtained in the subdivision during the past quarter. ' • , A new reef, .\mown as the Mont Cenese Company's Reef, was discovered last month by J. Giovannini and Michael Coghlan; . it s~rikes N. vV. so far as prospected; varies from about 2 inches to 15 inches in thickness; and has'been followed down for about 50 feet. Fourteen tons of this lode produced 37 ozs. of gold of good quality-22f carats; and the prospectors are now driving a' tunnel to cut the lode at about 80 feet • . The exodus has been towards Sailor Bill', Creek, Jan;lieson, !lnd the Northern goldfields of Australia, about thirty miners hlloving left the subdivision. . '. In alluvial I hav~ nothing particular to report; in the aggregat~ the wage returns of the alluvial miner has not, I think, diminished. . There are,no puddling operaHons carricd on in this subdivision. No water sold during the past quarter; price, wnen sold, about lOs. per sluice·head. \ , BIG RIVE~ SUBDIVISION. J:[r. A. B. Ainsworth, .Mining Surveyor and Regislrm'. . In this subdivision the Luck's-AILand Londonderry Reefs alone are affording payable crushing stuff. . The Luck'a-All yield is considel'abiy in excess of that of last quarter, and the average per ton' ha.s increased from 12 dwts. 19·60'gr8. to 16 dwts. 6'72 grs. '1'he prospeots of the t.ributers continue'excellent. ' The enterprising proprietor of the Londonderry mine has not yet lost anything in his venture, though doubtless more payable results will shortly be obtained. .. ' '1'he old Stade's Reef has been again prospected during the quarter, and abandoned. : ' The Belle of Venicia Compauy, Fryer's Creck, have had a small yield, the exact particulars of which have not yet reached me. The result, however, was not favorable, 'A little prospecting is being done in reefs in this subdivision, but nothing has as yet proved of satisfactory character. . About twenty miners have left the subdivision for the North Australian goldfitllds, and mining matters con- tinue very quiet. '. . , In alluvial I 4a ve nothing particular to record. '1'here are no puddling operations carried on this subdivision. JAMIESON SUBDIVISION . ., Mr. H. C. Geneste, .itJining Registmr. In quartz mining I have to report considerable progress during the past qnarter, the yield having been the largest yet reported from this subdivision. Many progressive companies are now actively employed driving tunnels to strike the various' reefs, and I hope to be able to record in my next report the crushings from a number of these new mines, ,Specimen.-The first cmshing from this mine, particulars of which appear in my tabulated s(,atemcllt, gave the large return of nearly 49 02:8. to the ton, Two shafts have been sunk on the reef to a depth of ,about 50 fcet;alld the reef has 'Yidened out from only a few inches on the surfaoc to 3 feet at the present depth. Very rich stone is being raised, and II tunnel is also being driven to strike the reef at about 100 feet. ' Some 30 tOllS of stone are now in: the paddock, arid a second crushing will take place probably about the ~lld of November., ' Gleeson's Lease.-This company keeps up its high char:wter, two crushings having been had during tlie quarter, one of 250 'tons yielding 256 OZ8. 4 dwts., and the second, of 565 tOllS, yielding 597 ozs. 17 dwts. Another crushing of about 600 tons is now going through the mill, the washing up from which will take place in a few w~eks. 'fhe feef is now 14 feet wide in the main level, and averages 12 feet in the stopes overhead. It is being worked in five faces, and 20 tODS of.st~no; is being turned out pcr day. The deep'tunnel is in about 250 feet, and it is expected the reef will be struck 111 It m about five months. 33 Venture (late Star of the West).-The yield per ton from this mine has exce!'lded former returns, and as the reef where nuw being wurked is 4 feet wide and shows very coarse gold, a large return fur the enSuing quarter is expected. This company are nuw crushing, and will wash up in a few weeks. Hungarian.-Vuring the past quarter 11 new reef has been struck in this mine; it is 4 feet wide, and shows good gold. In addition to this, a very rich leader, some 3 inches wide, has been opened neal' the level of the creek. Both the reef and leader are being driven 0.11, and are improving as they are tmced,further into the hijl. Crushing operations are now go.ing 0.11,. Albion (late Augusta),-The yield reported from this mine is but small, as qushing had to be stopped. o.wing to sume defect in the machinery, 'fhe mill is now again at wurk, and so.me'120 tons of stone are to. be put through before the washing up takes place, ,The reef averages from 2 feet to. 3 feet in width, and go.od gold can be seen in the stone. , ' Sailor Bill's.-This company are still pushing furward their tunnel '0 strike Gleeson's Reef, but as the ruck to be passed through is very hard, it wiU-probably, take a lung time to. strike the reef: The prospects o.f this co.mpany' are very favorable, as the rcef iu Gleeson's lease workings (approaching the Sailor ,:Bill's boundary) is improving in appearance as the wurkings are cai'ried forward. It is expected the former company will reach their bo.undary about Ohristmas, , N o.rth Specimen.-This company's tunnel, to. strih the Specimen Reef, is in about 80 feet,and it is expected the reef will be reached in a few weeks. During the last few' feet of driving grey granite has been struck, which is the first ro.ck uf this nature fo.und in this pur~io.n of my subdivision. " South Specimen,-This oumpany are also driving fo.r the same reef, and the tunnel is in about one-third of the distance to be traversed. Several quartz veins have been cut, but gold has' not yet been seen in the tunnel, altho.ugh it has been found in the cumpany's ground higher up the 'hill. ' , Although eonside1"tble attention is being devoted to quartz mining on the part of the residents, and a number of progressive co.mpanies, Io.cally suppurted, have been formed, and are in active wo.rk, it is a matter fur congratulation that the mining mania has not set in with the impro.ving prospects of the district, so thu,t nune but legiti.n:late enterprises are likely to. receive much support, thus ensuring the healLhy development of the mines. , From alluviums the yield has been very small, as many of the miners previously engaged in this class o.f mining are now wurking in the reefs. • SANDHURST MINJNG DIST'RICT. SANDHURST DIVISION. Mr. N. G. Stephens, JJlining Registrar. the quartz, &c., included in the tables prefixed to these reports:- Total Depth at which Name of Company. AV(H'al!e , the Quartz Name of Rccf. Tons. Yield of per Width ofIteef, &0. Gold. Ton. wus obtained. oz,dwt,gr, Oz,dwt. gr* Gr€at Extended Hnstler's, , 5,050 S)323!6 0 1 9 11'15 400 to 600 feet A vertlg-e 20 feet Great Extended Hostler's 3,152 7,632 8 0 2 8 10'29 260 to 300 fect Average: about'4 feet Tribute, No, I Great Hustler'•• , fIu.t.ler's 125 107 0 0 o 17 2'88 780 feet About 8 feet Hustler's Reef lIf, and D." . Hustler's 4:r :;.1) 15 0 I 5 22'32 600 reet 18 inches Shenandoah~ New-chum, Ncw .. chum 601 895 0 0 1 9 19'00 100 feet FroIU I to 4 feet ami Bellevue Tribute North Olu-ehum" New-chum 790 498 16 • 0 12 15'00 400 feet AbOut 9 fect, A !leW body of stonc. Shaft, 460 feet deep Ilon.!i and Co, .. •• Ne~~cblJm 548 443 12 0 0 IG 4'56 400 feet 120 10 feet Yonng*cbum .. New-chum 1,880 488 17 0 I 0 (; 4'81 300 to 400 ,feet 150 From 7 to S feet New-cllllm nnd BeUevue New*clmm 3,IQ2 4,386 9 0, I 7 lI'm '160 to 180 feet 120 Averago about 12 feet R.'1.ilwf\y Reservc Old-chum New-chum 2,741 2,748 8 0 I, 0 1'29 560 feet 120 From 3 to 4 feet Ellesmere New·chum 248 "G2 I 12 o " 0'10 340 to 400 feet From 5 to 30 feet Cornish United Garden Gully 1,1;6 B9G 16 0 o 15 12'87 70 : From 2 to 8 feet. Muin Shaft, 28'1 feet; son til shaft, S20 feet Carllslc Gal'den Gully 6SS 1,782 14 15 211 19'76 :150 feet .. 140 2 feet 6 inches P&ndora Garden Gully 209 419 J9 0 2 0 4'47 310 feet 130 Hcet Unity Gardcn Gully ISS 283 0 0 1 10 22'29 250 to 350 feet 150 From 1 to 5 feet North G"ruen Gully Garden Gully 340 1,337 0 0 a 18 15':;2 320 feet •. From 6 incbes to 4 feet Garden Gully Un1ted Garden Gully 825 flo9.9 0 o lfi 5'40 370 feet Norta Albion Bira's J.,V()7 as!> 4, 0 o 6 l5'77 1pO to 150 feet 50 From S to 36 feet ~endigo andllfclbourne Bird's 1,369 5~7 2 0 o 7 10'81 150 and 300 feet 50 ,l<'rom" to 8 feet above 150·foot level, and from 2 to S feet at aUO-foot level Bird's ll.cef 203 18 19 0 o 1 20'60 150 feet 50 From 8 to 26 fcet White's Freehold, No. I 1,191 27b 8 0 o 4 14'00 Tribute Albion .. 748 225 17 0 o l'OO Johnson's Reef G. ~r. 1,176 ~OO 0 fl {} 5 2"45 422 and 525 feet Chiefly spurs, Shalt,600 reet :Kortll Jolmson's 699 985 16 0 I 4'94 487 feet From 18 Inches to 4 feet, The reef between 437 find 487 foot levels has been shifted about 35 feet west by a Slide, but is as rich as ever Gol .NOTE,-'ll"lle above flgures s.re !lot to be added,to those In ,the ,tables preflxed to these Reports. They are already maslloo and includetlln the tables, ,No. 81. C During the past quarter mining operations have been carried 011 energetically, and with considerable success. " , ~hii return~ are' very satisfactory, alld pros'pects,'art.llencouraging:, : . '. :,',' '" 1he share mn,rket has been much depressed,. owmg to the numerOUR calls; but a gi'eat number of new ventures have been abandoned, ,and 8hnres in the older 'mines are improving in value. - , In alluvial mining there is nothing worthy of uotice to report. ' , , . Tl1ere, has been no water sold for miiling purposes.' , , , " The raiUfall'during the past quarter has been inches. l' , " I, , I KILMORE DIVISION. - ,. . J.'Wr. Jat~es W. Osbm'n, ~Minin.'l Regist?:a?'. , Alluvial mining is still being carried on at Reedy Creek by a few Chines!) and Europeans j a sluicing party are also making wages at the Kilmore diggings. 'rhe holders of some of' the river-bank claims on the Goulburn, at ThorJ?,ton, are amalgamating 'and applying for leases, in order to procure machinery and work more economically. Nothing payable 'has been found at a late alluvial rush to the Flat Lead Creek ncar Yea. ' , "' . In the beginning of August a party of prospectors discov.ered payable gold in a creek about three miles up 'the Sunday Creekfrom·the waterwlieels, and nallled it Comet Creek;' the sinking was from three to eight feet, and wme of the paddocks picid excellent wages., About fifty men are now ,\'t work, but the area is'small. Prospectors arc out, however, higher up, towards Mount Disappointment, and rumors say they have found pJentyof color, but not payable ; probably 'about 250 ozs, inalJ have becn ebtained. Much dissatisfa'ction existed at there being liO provision for creek· claims in the Sandhurst milling bye-laws, and a petition was sent to the board, which has received a favorable reply.., "~' .' . , Quartz miners are agaIn at work on the N ortn-Eastern Company's . leased ground, Reedy Creek, at the Tonstal Hil!, and 'on the Strath, The quartz workings at,the IGlmore diggings have been applied for on lease, and a company formed to again work tjlis' once flourishing property., 'l'he Sunday Creelt mines ai'e in a fairway of making good returns; Ryan, and Co., Tobin and Co.; Tollitt ahd Co., Mc;\1urray and Co., and the Dwyers'. claims, are till sending payable stuff to grass: In one or tVl'Q of these cla.ims tbere is every prospect of a {,til' yield of antimony when opened out. Although .other claims are at work in this division, they calnor no special comment. No puddling or cement crushing operations are can-jed on in ~his division to my knowledge. There has been no sale of water in_ this di,vision during the past quarter for mining purposes. I HEATHCOTE DIVISION""AND' WARANGA ROUTH SUBDI;VISION. :Air. J.T. Strong,.:A:{i~ing Surveyo1' and Registrar. Continual dullness characterizes the mini~g interest in my, division. I 'have>nothing of any importance to report. .' • :.'~ , ~ • I " j WARANGA NORTH SUBDIVISION. ;' " .l.tlr. -Charles J. W. Russell, J.lfining Survdyor and Registrar. I have the honor to forw~rd the following report of the present conditio~ of the North Waranga Subdivisiqn of the Sandhurst goldfields., ' " ' .. ' Tne alluvial mining is~ nearly at rest; there ar;3 no works of any importance going on at present, and the number of private ,vorkers is very small. 'The gullies are all deserted, with the exception of a lone miner fossicking'at great intervals of space with very little success •. _ .' .' The quartz mining'is more' prosperous; -and reefs are in many'places being worked' successfully, with good returns of gold" at Rushworth, vVnroo, ahd (Joy's.: At Rushworth there are three steam:crushing engines, at Whroo 'three, and at Coy) two, all actively employed. 'l'he coun~ry is of schistose formation, very much interspersed-with veins and reefs of quartz; ;.vhich.will at a f~ture time becpme very important. 1 < • '\ :'~, I .; , . ' '1 :MARYBOROUGH MlNING DISTRICT. ". ,1,·1 ; . , ; ~ I ! ':: -MA,RYB,oROUGH DIVISION. ,0 }I11'-. P. Viriue, ;'1In:, l1:lining Registrar. • ALI,UVIAL MINING. On the whole, considcl:able progress has been made in alluvial mining during the quarter; indeed mining of this class was never more prosperous here than at pn)sent. A large amount of new and'powerful steam ~achinery has been. erected in the division,' especially at the Alma and Chinaman's Flat, and several of the newly undertaken deep mines ~t those places are being'successfully developed: and are proving very rich. The district is steadilyadva.ncing iu importance, and I have 1)0 doubt but that; ere long, it will attain t'o high rank as one of the principal mining centres of the colony: ' At the Alrn.a, the Golden Gate Company have been prospecting. du,ring the quarter, which has made their, returns smaller than usual .. The Alma and 'rimor JUll~tion Company have attained to a depth of 240 feet with their' shaft-; ,the water is light and' the sinking easy. The company are about to purchase a second .engine, which, when erected, will'complete their plant. . ., ' 'l'ne possession of some ,extra' capital by theminc-owners of Majorca would act as a powerful means of infusing idditionallifeand,vigoT int'1 their mining operations. Mining,affairs in tllat portion of the~ivision ,are. ~ow somew~at flat and stagnant ; the ,decp.l!!ads' at the north anu south ends of 'the tewn are notably rICh and mVltmg, and must inevitably, sooner or later, attract ai:nple capital for their.efficient and prosperous development. . T)le following is a statement· of the golU obtained from the principal alluvial mines ill this division during the quarter :-'-, , .. - Oz. (lw't.. gr. o~:· dwt. gr. Band of. Hope, Chinaman's ~lat 3,282 7 .6 Morning Star, Majorca 659 ·13 0 John Bright, Chinaman's Flat 2,272 0 0 Cosmopolitan, Majorca 336 17, 0 All Nations, Chinaman's Flat \ 46 0 0 United Kingdom, n:Iajoren. 43 0 0 AImil donsols, Alma ... 1,3~2 0, 0 Reform, Majorca .. , 104 10 0 Queen, Alma 1,541.17 12 Fox's, McCullum's -.. , ' 72 0 0 Seaham, Almlt' 2,030 0 0 Republic; Gibraltar .55 ,0 0 Gladstone, Alma,,, 1,443 0 0 Phoonix, Carisbrook 498 ~ 0 Golden Gate" Alma .446 0 0 '>Havelock, H ItvE;llock " . 94 a 0 Total 14,414 12 18 Enterprise, MajorCa 9~ 0 0 a5 Dividends as und<;rhavk been paid dming the quarter by the companies named:- ,£ s. d. Band of Hope 5,550 0 0 Alma Consols 1,200 0 0 Queen . 900 0 0 Seaham , .. 3,600 0 0 Gladstone 1,800 0 0 John Bright 4,500 0 0 Golden Gate ,198 \) 0 Total' £17,748 0 0 QUARTZ MINING, , Although the majority of the qUl1rtz cll1ims in this division have given no retur~s during the quarter, they have not been idle; on the contrary, there hus been nnnsua~ activity in this branch of l}lining; but the efforts. made have been mainly directed towards the making of necessary ttlterations and improvements in ·the plant belongmg to e1.Lch of the principal mines. The l\'Iariner's Reef Company are still engaged in the arduous and expensive work of, cuttmg, down their engine-shn.ft, and of increasirig its dimensions from ,4t x 2! feet t9 11 x ~t feet, ~Iear within timber. They expect to reach the 5S0-foot level in a few days, when they mll open out. 'rhe J?nstol HIll Company have now g?t their fine plant in order, and will soon have a crushing ready. The Leviathan 'fribute Compnny have sunk the malll shaft to a depth of 300 feet, which is 100 feet deeper than before. They now iutend to drive cross-cuts to test tho reef at that depLh. " , 'Several prospectinD' claims have been registered during the quarter; and' severnl new undertakings, with the view of brinrriug adequat~ capital and labor to bear upon some of ' the finest reefs in this division, have been success fully initiated. The trial crushings from the prosPllcting claims have, on the whole, yielded satisfactory returns. ,A crushing of6 tons from the Welshman's claim, Kloger Reef, Havelock, gave an average of 1 oz. 6 dwts. per ton; a crushing of 3. tons 12 cwt. from My Own claim, J\'fy Own Reef, Golden Point, gave a return of 5 ozs. ; two crushings of 5 tons and 7 tons from the Last Chance claim, Mosquito, gave respectively a return of 25 ozs. and 16 ozs. 16 dwts. 18 grs, ; a crushing of 5 tons 6 cwt. from the Belltopper chtirn, White Hills, gave a return of Hi ozs. 19 dwts. 12 grs.; a crushing of 3 tons from the Waterl AMHERST DIVISION. Mr. Joseph Smith, lJIining Surveyor and Regisf1·al'. There are now a less number of miuers in this division than at any time sinee it has become a goldfield; but the quantity of gold produced has not decreased wheli compared with'the returns of several previous quarters. Quartz mining is now more active, viz. Laura Reef has produced a greater amount of stone with a larger average yield than formerly. The mine has an immense amount of stone, being more like a quarry than a quartz lode for quantity. < , Prince Alfred Reef has slightly increased its average yield p!,r ton during the quarter, the amount being 10 ozs. 1 dwt. 16 grs. per ton; and, strange as it may appear, other parties do not mino on the adjoining ground, Nuggety Reef (Blucher's) will have the water pumped/from the mine, when the extraction of the st!?ne will be commenced, . Emu Reef is in a fair way to successful operations being done. Steam lTh1.chinery:is about to be plaQed on t}li3 mine to clear it of water.. ' , Alluvial mining appears to be about the average of success or disn.ppointments. The Union, Hoffuung, and Band of Hope have yielded above the average amount of gold; but, on the otber hand, the Enterprise, Mohnt Greenock, Park, aud Talbot Tribute have a less yield than formerly. A surface rush has taken place at German Gully during the quarter, owing to a nugget of 136 OZS., one of 45 ozs" and several smaller ones, being found at about 4 fe'et below the surf!\oce; but the ground appeared to yield a nugget or nO,thing. 'The 'number of miners is now reduced to about.'20, and the locality is resuming its usual quietness. The ground dug upon is inside the watershed o~ the proposed MtljOl'Ca water supply scheme. , Return showing the income derived from water,' viz :- l~our sluicing parties, at two sluice-heads eaeh, at 4Os .. per week for each party .. , £104 Five puddling machines, at one sluice-head each, at 205. per week for each party." 65 Total £169 The I'eservoir and races belonging to Messrs. Stewart and F~rnsworth stand the same !IS in my former returns., AVOCA SUBDIVISION. Mr, P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and R,egistrar. The Melbourne and Avoca Company, Avoca J"ead, are progressing somewhat slowly on acconnt of the large body of water t.o be contended with. Their; now shaft, in place of the No.3, near the river, is down about 92 feet. They have about 45 feet to sink to meet the westerll drive, which hns been extended to below this shaft. The difficulties in sinking are great, but appear to be in a f>1ir way of being overcome. When this Shltft is down a "'reat ehange will doubtless be noticeable in the workin/!: of the mine. ' '" , The Ba~d and Lak,e C~mpan!, Home~ush Lead, are ~nergetically prosecuti:,g the work of, erecting winding and pumpmg machinery. rh1s wlll be lllcluded III next quarter stable. '1'hoy have Just begun to smk t,heir main .haft. ~ reg;ct t~ state that work is again suspended on the Golden, Lake Company's.leases. J\.fachillcry for winding and babng 18 bemg ereeted, and nearly completed, on the Enterpnse Company's chum (Smith's lease), Avoca Lpad. The amount of gold obtained from the western end of this lease during the quarter is 196 ozs. No account has been kept of the quantities of washdirt puddled, '1'he Albion Company's machinery' is now ll(,arly all removed. , .The rush alluded ~o l!lst quarter, ~bout two miles beyond Raggedy GnUy, has becn abandoned, Ahont' a fortmght ago a nugget welghl.ng altogether about 17 ozs. was found hy a miner in a rori elay mrf",ce at Seol chm:m's Gully, Avoca J~ad. The weIght of pure gold was about 10 07.5. 6, dwts.; thr- l'Cmn,illdel' jJrillcinally quartz. TIVQ lluggets; weighing together 13 ozs. (all pure gold)1 have since been found about this part of til:; lead. 36 QUARTZ MINIlHli . . Machinery (includIng a hattei'y of twelve stamps) is being erected on the London Reef, Amphitheatre. When the machincry is erccted, which it very soon will be, they will commence to sink the shaff and crush the stone already on the surface at the same time. 'l'he great drawback to ·working this reef hitherto' has been the distance to cart the qllart,z. Several lenses have· lately been applicd for on a line of reefs intersected by the l'iddler's Creek TJead, and which will \Yell, I think,-deserve the ... ttention of capitalists. Barncs' Plinut Reef, No.2 Creek-one of the best in this division, as the tables in: ·'past quarters will show-has bgen applied for on lease by the original holders, it being contemplated to form a company for the more efficient working ·of this mine. vVork hns been resumed on the Fiddler's Creek Reef by the P~rcydaJe Gold and Silver I.Jead Mining Company. They are sinking an underlie shaft to a.depth of 200 feet,. and are dowll about 140 feet. 'l'he reef is from 4 to 5 feet wide at the gi'catest depth, and thp, vein of galena or allied mineral about 4 inches. At the Perseverance !teef, PercydaJe, some good stone, as the table will show, has been obtained. . .' There has been no sale of water for mining purposes during the quartcr in this subdivision. DUNOLLY AND TARNkGULLA DIVISIONS. Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining 8urpeyor and Registrar. I beg to report on mining operations in the divisions for the quarte!: as follows; viz. : ])unoll.1J ])ivision • .Mining 'm\l,tters, both in quartz and alluvilt!, h,ave, during the quarter, .been duller than usual, but there are 'indications of a revival in qnartz.mining. , Bealiba Reef.-The Goldsborough Company have been sinking thc shaft deeper; it is now 386 feet deep, the ground being hard and the water'heavy. 'l'11cy have also'been putting in across-cut at thc 380-foot level to cut a , western block of stone. Queen's Birthday Uompany have sunk their shaft to a depth of 363 feet, and have opeued out the 335-foot level, which is now driven 20l feet. They are also putting in a cross-cut for the western reef at the No. ~ level. 'Goldsborough Extended Company have SUlfk their main shaft to ,a depth·of 200 feet, and are intending to cross-cnt for the reef, . ~ Queen's Reef.-The Queen's Reef Company h1l'l'e purchased pUmp!Dg and winding machinery, and intend to erect the same without delay. Arcadian Reef.-The Arcadian Company have been incorporl!ted to work this reef, and intend to commence ope!ations without delay.. . Bismarck Reef.-Several parties of Chinese are at work on this line of reef, and a crushing of 45 tons from one of the claims has given a return of 3It ozs.·, , , . Advance Bealiba Reef.--;Baxtcr and Goodman have crushed 205 tons, which yidded OZ8. Maunder and party, No.5 South, two lots of stone fOl' 7t and 9 dwts. r~spectively. Boddy and party, 6 dwts. the ton. Red S~reak Reef.-Nichols and party have crushed 25 tons, which yielded 9 dwts. per ton. Post Office Reef.-Chapple and part,y crushed a lot of stone, which returned 5 dwts. per ton; and Davis and par.ty crushed 19 tons, which yielded 9 dwts. per ton. . Eclipse Reef.-Chapple and party.haye crushed 36 tons, which yielded 9~ dwts. per ton, and 8 tons, which, YIelded 13 d wts. per tOll., . Break-o-'Day Jleef.-Kern and Stone lJaye crushed 58 tons for ~ oz. pel' ton, , Evening Star Reef.-Sutton and party have crushed a few tons for 8 dwts. per ton. , . McDonnell and party have opened a,llelY reef ncar Bealiba, a crushing from which gave t oz. per ton. In alluvial mining the most notewol'thy occurrence during the quarter has been the finding of a nugget weighing 538 OZS., and one of 45 ozs., by a miner named Davy, in very slHtlJow ground at the head of a gully called the Shoots, ,between Dunolly and Jouc,,' Creek, and about foul' miles from the former pbce. 'Lhe ground in the locality presents favorahle indications for quartz-mining, many of the hills having quartz reefs outcroppirfg ou them, and being comparaLively untried. On the Old Lead two nuggets of.5 ozs. each and one of 10 OZ8. have been got; and a party of Chinese working on the Cement Hill, at Old Dunolly, obt.ained over £200 worth of gold in one week. Tarna.'Julla. ])ivisio11;. ( . Poverty Reef.-The Poverty Company are raising and crushing stone from ,the Havelock and Poverty Reefs, with payable results, aDd have commenced driving on the Poverty Reef at the 465-foot level, the reef heing 12 feet thick. Kangaroo Reef.-Kang'l1roo Company are breaking out qU:1rtz from the 55-foot level; reef from 16 to 18 feet thick, and prospects showing from 6 to 7 dwts. per load. The main shaft is sunk 150 feet. At the 140-foot level the reef is feet thick, and showing good prospects; water heavy; grouud hard. . J ron bark Itecf. -Prospecting operat.ions are being carried OD, hut as yet without payable results. . Great Western Reef.-Hastings and Co. have 'had a crushing of 33 tons, which yielded 1 oz. per ton; and the I prospects still continue good., , . . ' , / Corfu R.eef.-The Corfu Company's shaft is down 310 feet, the water being heavy, and they have lately struck payable ·stone. ' . . Halfway Reef.-Mr. Watkins has purchased the claims on this reef, and is erecting machinery upou it. New-chum Ileef.-Cambrian Company.-The shaft is dowJ1 392 feet. They have strnck a block of stone carrying good gold at the :380-foot level. Prinee of Wules Company al'e repairing tbe shaft, which hus burst in at the lBO-foot level. 'rhe sbaft is down 350 feet, and is intended to be Bunk deeper.. The Extended Company have amlll- gamated ,yUh the Prince of Wales Company. . . Sandstone :Hecf.-The South' Sandstone Company arc sin\cing the shaft deeper; it is now down 388 feet, :md is to be sunk to 400 foet. Golden Hope Company's shaft down 430 feet; ground hard, and water heavy. The prospects at the 400-foot level are very good, and ~he reef thick; some crushings from it ha\'o .yielded 19 dwts. per ton. Victoria. Company.-Shaft down 420 feet, l1nd a cross-cut is being put ill at tho 405-foot level; reef from lJ, to 15.feet ill thick-' ness. At the 360-foot len~l the reef is opened out 4:32 feet in length, and nt the 405-foot level 280 feet in length, It is int,ended to sink the slui.ft deeper. Princess'l'toYIlI Company have their shaft down 262 feet, and intend to siuk to 318 feet. Prince Alfred and Prince Patrick Companies have amalgamated for the purpose of procuring machinery and siilking a new shaft. . .' ., Poverty Reef.-Prince of Wales Company have cleared out p.nd slabbed the shaft to a depth of 325 feet, and. intend.opening out at that depth. J.Jondon and Lancashire Company have struck a gpod block of stone. Wa.tt's ReeL-Ruddock and McLean have crushed 22 tons for 1 oz. per ton; reef from 3 to 5 feet thick; depth 53 feet. . London Reef.-Clollsten ana party have crushed 48 ozs. from 3 tons, or 16 ozs. per ton, from a thin leMer. In alluvial mining things are in a very 'stagnant state. • ' KORONG DIVISION. ill1'. Henry J. Hugltes, ,ilJining liegist1'af'. Qu ARl':': JV[nmw. For the past three months quartz mining has been a rather unremunerative employm~nt ill this diVIsion. and work has been temporarily suspeuded in some of the principal mines, to enahle the directors of the companies to collect arrears of calls and pay olf liabilities hefol'c incurring further e:s:pens'l. The Maxwell United and New Oolumbian Companil;ls are, for the reasons before mentioned; now allowing their ground to lie idle; but the last-nawed company will likely resume work within a 1110nth, and the Maxwell United about the commencement of the New Year. The Unity'Oompany, March l~eef, Inglewood, whose shaft is down 434 feet, expect daily to cut the reef at the 428.foot lcyel, and, should payable stone be tpere met with, a great impetus will be given to mining in this division, as many claimholders are waiting anxiously to see if gold is obtainable at that the greatest depth yet sunk in tho division. Burke's Flat and Korong are likely to again furnish monthly yields of gold, very fair stone having been raised at both places from permanent reefs, some of which is now being crushed. ALLUVIAL MINING. No change, with the exception of a few trifling rushes, has taken place in this branch of mining. REDBANK AND ST. ARNAUD SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS. 1~Ir. P. Simpson, 1l1ining, Surveyor and Registrar. The stone at the New Isis Oompany's claim has nut been quite so good, but is looking well again. The Darling Flat Reef is again taken up. Where it is being worked its width is about 2 feet 6 inches, and gold plainly visible therein. No stolle has yet been crushed, but a trial crushing will shortly be made. ALLUVIAL. The Homeward-bound Company, White Patch, Moonambel, have, I regret to state, suspended work without, I fear, any prospect of renewaL . Fowler's Lead, at head of Sandy Creek, continues to support a good number of miners. There has been no sale of water for mining purposes during the quarter in these subdi~isions. ST. AU,NAUD NORTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. P. Simpson, 1I.fining Surveyor and Registrar. Quartz milling is steadily progressing in the neighborhood of St. Arnaud; The exccllent yields obtained, of Ete from several of' the claims must soon, I think, draw to this locality the attention it deserves. The IUsing Star Company are driving and stoping in the new ground lately obtained by them. 'fhe Never.can·Tell Oompany-in the claim south of the above-have not yet been successful in cutting the reef. The Chrysolite Hill Company arc stoping out from the 270 and 335 foot levels. They intend sinking their shaft on the Ballarat Reef to a depth of 400 feet, the .present depth being 375 feet. The present company have driven 72 feet south and 174 feet north of their shaft in the '~ourse of the reef. As will be Bcen by the tables, excellent yields are being obtained by the tributers of the Wilson's Hill Company. Work is suspend~d at present on the NC\v Bendigo Oompany's claim, but, I t.hink, will shortly be resumed. The reef in the bottom level is 3 feet wide. The Bell Rock Oompany are engaged sinking II new shaft to a depth of 500 feet. They are down about 80 feet •. The Blinkbonnie Company have sunk about 90 feet towards the cap of the Arch Reef; sinking hard. The Victoria Company, Victoria Cross Reef, are still engaged in sinking. It is proposed to form a company for the working of the leases on the Gap Reef. Messrs. Malcolm and Sutherland are engaged in steadily opening out. their mine on the Greenock Reef, from the surface and from the 180-foot level. . A company to work the silver mines has been floated in the London market. There has be.en no sale of water for mining purposes during the quarter in this subdivision. CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. --'- CASTLEMALl'iE DIVISION. 1111-. Thomas L. Brotun, Mining Surveyor and Registrm·. ALLUVIAL MINING. , The old alluvial workings are gradually becoming deserted; old fossickers and Chinese ob~ain a precarious living' working' old pillars or the sjdes of narrow runs; on every visit I find claims and whole gullies deserted, many obtaining temporary work on the railway, harvesting, shearing, &c. . . The Defiance Company, Uuildford Plain, havillg. with efficient machinery, capital, and perseverance, defied the difficulties of deep oinking, ouch water, and long prospecting levels, have struck the gutter, and are very well satis fied with their prospect of 5 dwts. to the load; the gutter still dipping. and thickness of washdirt increasing. They are now busily opening out, erecting necessary puddling machines and other appliances, and an~icipate a speedy return for their venture. QUARTZ MINING. The New Caledonia Company's returns for the quarter have been 1949 ozs. from 1205 tons-1 oz. 12t dwts. to the ton; the reef continuing ill its course, becoming more compact and better defined, showing gold well in the solid quartz. In addition to their own workings, they have let three portions of their mine on tribute. No.1 Tribute Oompany are down' 136 fee~, of which 40 feet have been in quitrtz ; they are raising stone for crushing. No.2 Tribute are down 40 feet; and No.3 just commenced work .. , ..... I 38 The company, having proved. their mine, have dctor~ined to erect two engines for pumping, wiuding, n.nd crushing, with 20-head battcry, and all latest improvements in machincl'y ; .:;t darn is nearly constructed; a main shaft is commenced 120 feet west of prcsent workings, the present contract beiug for 200 feet, 9 x 3 inches clear. Upon this line of reef, both north and south of the Caledonia Company, shafts are being sunk, and mining operations canied on with energy. " " ; , The Ajax. Company, Bolivia Reef"have opened a gold-bearing IOO,e at the 300-foot level; they are about erecting an engine and gear for winding, and likely again, to become one of the largest' gold-yielding mines in the district. '_," , . The Phrenix Company, after several disappointments, have struck a leader, in which heavy coars~ gold~ is freely distribllted; it is believed to be the northerly continuation of the Nuggety Reef,', . , , The Eure~a Consols have been perseveriug in the old workings, from 50 to 90 feet in depth; put, as the quartz averaged only ,2t dwts., they took out a prospect from the bottom of 280-foot level, 20 tons yielding 12 o:;;s.; they have determined to sink their shaft deeper,and further'prove their mine 'in depth. ' In Wattle Gully t.he United Company are now down 282 feet; they purpose sinKing to and opening out at 3.00 feet, at which depth th~y e::r.;pect all the leaders they have cut in sinking their shaft wil~,have made into the main lode; 'which underlies west toward the shaft. Messrs, \ValkeI: and Co':s claims :Ire bot.h.'jiclding about 1~ dwts. to the ton. The Wheal l'errill'and Old Wattle Gully Companies, after uselessly expendilig much time and capital on the old workings above 200 feet, have decided to sink deeper.. ' On the Nimrod Reef tp.e Crowl~' Company find· it necessary to increase their capital and erect proper steam machinery for draining the ree~, whiCh, above water-level, has averaged nearly 1 oz. to the ton. NEW REEFS. Tw:o new reefs have been opened, at Chewton; the first, nmI)ed the" Break-of-Day/, is situate easterly of any 'previous discoveries in the Forest Creek watershed; from it 61 tOllS crushed yielded 1St OZ8.; two claim holders are crushing, and several others are sinkinir on the line. 'fh9 second llew reef is on the runge nea~ Sailor's Gully, east of the Dead-cat Reef. 'fhe prospector, Vale, after siuking 15 feet and driving 32; cut a leader, from which a prospect dish gave over an ounce of nuggety gold an4 numerous specimens; N 0 crushi~ !Ias yet taken, plaee. ' I ' , n:rAcHINERY." , . The four extensive plants being erected last qilarter, viz" the Warren's Reef, Devonshire, Lewis's Amalgamated, and Chew~on United, have been completed, and working, very satisf"ctol'ily so far as the machinery is concemed, but it will·yet take some weeks before the main shafts and levels are sufficiently advanced for supplying quartz. from the IQdes; in each case'the sinking is being pushed forward'with three shifts of men. ' In,addition, to the above-(lst,) The North Ajax Company have" erected a 16 horse-power engine, with friction winding gear, 7-inch lift-pumps, nonsing, &c., complete, upon the north. continuation of the Bolivia Reef; their engine-shaft is down to water-level-135 feet-=-above which 1 oz, of gold to the ton was obtained. (2nd.) On the White-horse Reef, a 12 horse"power engine, 8-inch pumps and winding gear, has been erected; their shaft is down 100 fcet, and it is intended to drain this reef, which, in 1861, above water-level, yielded 3264 02:8. from 2264 tons of quartz. (3rd.) On the North Dead-cat Reef, an 8i horse-powerengine, with 6-inch pump and friction winding-gear, has been erected. (And 4th.) On the Englishman's Reef, ~vhich, in 1859, was worked to water-level and yielded from 5 to 37 ozs. to the ton, a 14 horse-power locomotive engine, for ,pumping and' winding, has been erected; the .shaft, is 163 feet deep, the .reef apparently thrown out of its course ea~terly, toward which the present owners are now driving. There are now 24 steam-engines 'driving machinery for araining 17 reefs, the depths varying from 80 to 300 feet. FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. lYlr. ~7J1ark Amos" .i1finingSurveyor and Registrm:. , ' ,ALLuVIAL' lifININd.. , . . '.; , ,~lluvial mining has ~een unus?ally dnll this quarter, owing, p,rincip3;lly' to t~!'), s~ver,ty ,of the ~eath~r, which has seI:lously,ajfectell puddhng,operatlOqs... ,.... ,'" . "" ,i,,:': i .' ,,' ' " , , ' .. , . ,; • I A new rush' of a very inSignificant cliaractEil' occurred near the head of Nuggety Uully, but is now almost abandoned, the prospectors alone obtaining gold. payable.. .,' ,: . , I Notwithstanding the frequent small rushes in this locality with resnlts as' above, many are confident that, ere . long, aurife:rous reefs will be discovered. . ' :' QUARTZ MINING LEASES. , There is an evident desire 011 the part of many leasehoIders to monopolise ground without performance of the labor covenants or employment of capital as required; a short time since m,1ny located here thougl}t that a fine fiel'd for mining labor would be opened and machine~y soon erected; such, however, is not ~he case, and the very wholesome che~k put upon this by forfeiture is regarded,satisfactorily. ," .: QUARTZ MINING CmrPANIE8. The Mjddletol1 Company, by yield from stone crushed, occupy the premier position, and I am glad eo be able to state that they are now ohtainillg 'equally ricli"stone; This'company have erected a water-wheel, 20 feet in diameter and 2 feet wide'at point 'If delivery from the'buckets. The latter are 56 in number, set, 12t inches apart, and 15t inches at outer angle. The buckets are of I-inch shelving' boards, holding about 7 gallons. 1'0 this water-wheel is attached pumping gear to drain their mine, which must be of vital importance. to the company, notwithstanding the splendid yields heretofore obtained; but from the faet that although It comparatively sma.ll depth is yet attained, the cost of expensive machinery will be obviated. The water-wheel cost £35, and the pumps and gearing £70. '1'he .\ situation of these appliances is about three-quarters of a mile south-east from Vaughan, upon the Loddon slope of Butcher's Hill, some 20 feet from water-level and 2 feet above ' liighest known flood; it is, therefore"obvious that such appliance will drain the ground above, and all quartz existing can be readily worked. It seems that a better system could not' have been devised. I consider this subject ofvith.l importance to many interested in mining, and therefore beg to dilate upon it :- . ' 1. The advantages, as exemplified, are simply an. attainnient of power by watet',(whieh is gen~rally super abundant at low levels), 'and by the st9rage and utilization of water at higher levels it follows that grea~ benefits must accrue.. " """',',, ' 2. At the time of my visit not more than hl1lf l). sluice:head (10 inches) of wa:ter"wasbeing used or dEilivereu; this was ample to'work the pumps freely and sm90thly. " , . . . ' . 3. The eost·oC'·this water is £2 per week, which is little mor~' than ade!iiiate to the feed of two horses daily, which work the whcel :was 'doing; this is reckoning the ,horses as working twelVe hours per day. : 4. The greatest of all· considerations ill this 1)ower is the saving 6f firewood, now so important an item 'in reducing qunrtz or even allm;'um. " ' . , 5. The actual cost to erect a whim and 'pumps similar to those erecte:'! would be at least £120, to suffice for the work npw being done .by the w:.t~r-wheel, &c. " , 6. It is not alone the great admntages accruing to the company from this locaillovelty that any',basis cnn he, founded, but a deduction can be drawn from the utilization of water as a motive-power generally. , 7. I consider the water-wheel was doinl!, the work,of one hOI'~e (only 10 inches of witter rtlllniug at a 'slow rate), five revolutions per minute; this. was draining the ground to a d~pth of 30 feet., , ' . 39 8. The party are supplied by water from' a small wat01'·rMe contouring from .Middleton's Creek, with a very slight fall; indeed the race itself was cut by N ohm al1d Co., generally by the waterflow from the source, consequently the weight of wateristslight. This can be increased immensely by widening and trimming the race to a uniform fall, when (if such is done) I am of .opinion that a sluice·head of watcr would drain the mine to a depth of 100 or 11;0 feet and drive a battery of 6 heads without intermission, unless the mine makes more water. I regard this as a great epoch in our local mining history, not alone from its novelty, simplicity, 91' utility" but practicability generally where water can be stored to command ground of l),n auriferous nature. This will undoubtedly lead others to the erection of smaller wheels upon the course of the River Loddon ; and not only upon the river itself but upon the aqueduct of the River Loddon Company ample scope exists, and the elevation necessary to utilize water in lieu of horses by puddling operations; and:I fancy ere long plenty will follow the excellent example set by Middleton's Company. I may here remark that this water-wheel should soon command the attention it deserves; for, with a confident expectation that ere long the,Coliban scheme will be compJeted, many of our reefs or aurif~rous quartz lod~s now dormant can be profitably worked; and, in addition to this, an impetus will be given to mining that must ultimately lead to fresh discoveries; and further, that ere long we shall have great improvements upon this water-power appliance •. The Eagle Company have a small lease in German Gully, ,upon Tan-'s Reef, which was ppened some seventeen years back, and excellent returns obtained: . The present company, working at a depth of 110 to 120 feet, and crush ing all before them, stone averaging about 21 inches, have obtained the excellent yield of 1 oz. per ton, which seems to be sufficient inducemeut for erection of a crushing plant ill this Ipcality; a want much required, 'as the gully is noted for it~ auriferous character of gold-bearing stone. . McDonald and Wilson, German Gully, at a depth of 25 fcet, have averaged over 2 ozs. per ton; this lease is situate about 4 chains west of the Eagle or Tarr's line, and about 50 chains south; generally supposed to be, a con- tinuation of the old Chapel HilJ.,Reef. .", The Fryer's Company have at~ained a depth of 364 feet, and are working at the 265, 180, and 140 foot levels, with, some excellent prospects.. The Black Hawk Company have now foul' men employed sinking at a depth of 154 feet; leaders, gold bearing, have been cut through, and the proprietors are sanguine of success at a grcater depth. The Perseverance Compauy are working at a d.epth of 235 feet·at their engine-shaft. From their paddock shaft a large reef has been cut; and splendid prospects obtained; this is at a depth of 185 feet, and is expected by the company to yield an ounce per ton. , " The Middlesex Com'pany have obtained ;during the past quarter some of the finest specimens ever found ill Victoria, and thc excellent yield, of 135 ozs. from 95 tons. The. lease is situate upon Bullock's Reef, about 8 chains west of Specimen Hill. Their workings are at a depth of 130 feet. :Rowe Brothers' claim still maintains its average yield, being nearl]J oz. per ton, with an immense quantity of crushing stuff. The severity of the weather and wretched state of the' roads prevented the company from crushing during a great portion of the quarter. . '. , SluiCing has been almost at a standstill, a difference of opinion as to the charges for water' existing between the sluieers and the principal' water company; this is to be regretted, as water running to waste, and gold to be obtained, neither is useful to either party; this does not affect sluicing operations in the'bed and along the banks of the Loddon and other places. , " , Water Buppl;lI.-Charges'for sluice-heads, River Loddon Water Supply Company, 14 heads supplied, 24 hours per day; one head, £3 lOs.; two heads, £6 lOs.; th"ee heads, £9. 2. James Nolan and Co., Vaughan and Glenluce, 2 heads supplied, 24 hours per day; one head, £3. 3. Edwd. Moyle, Vaughan, 1 head supplied, 10 hours per day ; one head for 10 hours, 8s. HEPBURN" DIVISION. Jf1·. Thomas H.ale, Mining Registrar. . The Cornish Quartz Company continue in full work; over 5000 tons has been crushed from various parts of the mine; over 7 dwts. per ton 'has been obtained; ninety men are now employed on the works. ' The North Cornish Quartz Company have let contract for chambers at the different levels; !lome promising stone has been struck:; a great quantity of water has come in from the cross·cut in the lower level, and it is supposed that the Main Cornish lode is at hand; the reef is 6 feet in width. , Jep.kinS' Miil Public Crushing Company shows a result of over 11 dwts. per ton; this includes the crushings from North Star Company, Gazelly and Co., Willard and King, Nelson, Noble and party, and others from various reefs in th'c immediate vicinity, at depths ranging from 30 to 115 feet. 13arkla's Mill has crushed for a number of small parties, principally prospectors, from White Hills, Doctor's Reef, Milkman's Reef, and the adjacent country. , . " The companies on the Feal"-not Reef are all at work and getting gold; there is every prospect of the reef being continuous, through the heart of the town. of Daylesford, the lode being continued northwardly; a company is formed for a continuation j'n this direction, :md there is every hope of its being a profitable speculation. Specimen Hill Quartz Mining Company.-'l'his enterprising- company ably sustain their long established reputation for perseverance, without whieh, in this district or division, no permanent benefit can result; they have sunk to a depth 'of 387 feet, and opened out at 383 feet for the purpose of working a lode cut at 350 feet in the shaft, showing over 7 dwts. to the ton. , . " Keep-it·Dark Reefs.-Pending the erection of machinery, although numerous claims have been taken up, little work has beeu done, except in Walker's claim; over 200 tons of quartz is to grass, some of which bear magnificent specimens; machinery and crushing plant have been purchased. ' . No.1 South Keep-it·Dal"k Company have commenced sinking a shaft on the line of reef; Pitt and .party, on the north, have also quartz raised showing gold freely; but as the cartage to the nearest mill (16s. per ton) is considered excessive, it must remajn stacked for a tillie. . 'fhe Monte Christo Quartz Mining Company, New Adams' Reef.-Iveson and party have sunk a shaft to the depth of 50 feet in soft country; machinery has been purchased, and will be at once removed and erected on the claim; 15 dwts. was obtained in a prospect from a depth of 30 feet. ' . Dunstan and party, Mauritius Reef, are getting 6 dwtB. per ton from a depth of 160 feet; they have purchased from the Vineyards,Company an engine and eight heads of stampers, which will enable them to crush at far less cost and to considerable! advantage. Great Tunnel Gold Mining Company, Italian Hill, are in 4000 feet on the gutter worked by the Royal Standard Company some years ago; the wash is.about 150 feet in width and 2t feet thick. ' Sa.ilor Prince Extended Gold Mining Company are making progress, the country being softer than that previously met with; although just at the present hard ground is in the face of the works; is not expected to last long; they are in 827 feet. . , Sailor Prince Gold Mining Company (formerly Ballarat Tunnel).-Contractors are driving towards the north- western boundary; have completed an 800 feet contract, but more driving has ·to be done before blocking can be commenced; they are full of hope, and expect dividends soon.' '. . . , Water,-The races supply ninety sluice· heads, at prices varying from 30s. to 60s. per sluice-head per week for the shift of 8 houl's, or from 90s. to 180s. per sluice-head full time, when a sufficient supply is obtainable. 40 TARADALE' .AND KYNETON SUBDIV.ISION. M1 .. Thomas Orzvin, Jlfining Registrar. The quantity of gold obtained, in tiIis di~ision this quarter is greater than has been obtained' for the last four quarters, and, as far as I am able to judge, muuy of the companies in the division are bonufide,and are prepared to. expend a reasonable amount of capital in proving the mines here.. . An impetus has been given to mining during the quarter, to the southern portion of the division especially,.by the satisfactory yields of the Gle~gollner claim, and also by the recent discovery of a very large and auriferous reef near Malmsbury, it being from 10 to 12 feet wide; the chim is en,lled the Tommy Dodd, . The GlengoniIer Oompany, from the nature of the stone and their complete appliiinces, are capable of raising an enormous quantity of quartz, more than they can crush at their own battery and Mr. Binnie's also. They, have struck Borne very rich 'stone dUl'illg .the quarter at the south en(l of the cbim; arrangements have been made for sinking a new central shaft; new trucks ftlld oages have been purchased; and everytLiug seems in good working order; a I dividend of 2s. Od. 011 3')00 shares was declared last' week. A new company is ill process of formation to work ,the eastern portion of the claim, or the old General Wyndham line of reef. The Energetio Company are about opening out !It the depth of :380 feet. , 1'he North Energetic olaim looks well; the reef is from ato 5 feet thick. The South Glengonner Company are working fLt nO-foot level, 'with the reef 15 inches thick, walls weil defined, and highly impregnated with wlmt appears to be mundic and arsenical pyrites. At t,he 50-foot level the reef is from 2 feet 6 inches to 6 feet wide, and looks promising; there is about 200 tons of st(\ne on the surface ready for crushing. 'rhe N o!'th Star claim" at the 200-foot level, have the reef widening aud showing more gold. The Nitpier Compariy, Lauriston, have started to work again; the shareholders fu,lly expect the claim,will shortly regain its former popularity. . ' . The Adventure Company, LauristOlJ, arc about to sLart the Kangaroo claim again, and to sink their shaft 200 feet deeper. . 'rhe Tommy Dodd Company's claim is looking well, and would yield surprising results if they had convenient and efficient crushillg power; at present the stone is crushed at a small battery on' the Brandenburg claim; but as arrangements are now being made with ]'I'lr, Binnic to crush at ,his battery, during the summer months, or until the company can erect a machine'of their own, It much larger qnantity of stone will be crushed next quarter. The Uuited Kingdom Extended Company at 'raradale have snnk their shaft to a depth of 273 feet; but as their operations arc obstructed by a large quantity of water, they have deciiled Oil the erection of an engine, iu order to sink deeper; they int.l'md to open out at 'toO-foot level. The :Fen'ton has temporarily suspended operations, The United Kingdom claim is still boing vigorously. worked, with paying results. They have only pushed. about half of the time this la~t quarter. 'rhe Nelson tributers are determined to give this claim a good trial once more.' . ~ \ The Metcalfe Extended Oompany, east of the Coliban, are persevering, and driving for the old Prince Albert Reef at 160-foot lm'el. ' 1'he Adventure ,claim at Taradale is suspended during the erection of an engine; the prospect of this claim is very cheering, and if the claim be properly managed, it will greatly advance the mining interests in this locality, by causing other claims on the same line of reef to be taken up. AI.I.U VI!L. The successful yields of the United Australian (or the Central gold mine) tends to brighten the hopes of the adjoining elaimholders. Messrs. Kitto and Co. are sinking a shaft on the Lord Malmsbury ground, De~t their Central claim. The Great Success Company is about to be reorganized under a peculiarly novel but financially safe scheme, which, I believe, wm be imitated and endorsed by otbers. The Lady Canterbury claim (on the Jim Crow road) continues to work with prospects so encouraging that the company are about to erect an engine for winding and pumping., ' The Corner claim, near Belltopper, is yielding very fair results; the company have put down their shaft to a depth of 80 feet, and have driven 220 feet; are now on good washdirt. I salV a splendid sample of. gold from this claim,. consisting of numerous heavy'p,ieces. TARRANGOWER DIVISION. jl:[r. Robel't NanliiveU, Mining Surveyor anil Registrar. QUARTZ MINING, . The accompanying statistics show a great improvement in quartz'mining during the past quarter, the gold obtained being 4569 ozs. n dwts. 18 grs., against 2828 ozs. for the previous quarter. . . QUARTZ MINES. 0 'The Union Company's mine, Eaglehawk Reef, still continues to give good yields. The south portion of the mine, held by the Troubadou'l" (tributing company), have crushed during the quarter 766 tons, which yielded 2381 ozs. 12 dwts. of gold, and the stone now being brokeu in the bottom of the mine (500 feet) look's as,good as auy taken Qut; it is still extending southwards towards the boundary of the Central Eaglebawk Company's mine, and shares in the said companies are in demand at a high figure. . The ground sout.h of the Central Company's mine, formerly held by private parties, have been amalgamated, and they have formed themselves into a company of 18,000 shares, ne,t!'ly the whole of which have been taken up by local men. - The Maldon United Company's mine, north of the 'Union Company's ground, has also been paying dividends this quarter; 318 tons has been crushed for a yield of 4,27 ozs. 5 dwts,; the reef is improving as it is being opened up northward.'. .' 'l'he,Eaglehawk Preference Company have struck the reef in their cross-cu~, 68 feet west of the shaft; they are now in about 6 feet, hut have not yet got the west face; the stone Jooks promising, but no gold is seen. . The Great W-estern Company have struck th~ reef in their bottom cross-cut, 130 feet west of the shaft; when first struck it was not 6 inches thi~k; in ~riving north 20 f~et it has opened, out. to 1.8 inch.es, and contains gold. On the Nuggety Reef the SpeculatIOn Company, OWlllg to the quantity of ram dunug the quarter, have been occupied nearly the wholc time in baling., " I' , At Green Valley; A'luekleford, the Thornhill's Company are bre..'tking quartz from the 500 and 300 foot levels in readiness for crushing with their improved patent crushing stampcr; 'a trial start was made, which gave general sa.tisfaction; the companY'are now only waitiug the completion of, the works to make a final start. .. Alluvial mining on the Loddon.-The Chinese have again started to work; two pftl'tics have bottomed, and are getting gold, and seem satisfied with their returns; but, there being no interpreter, I could not ascertain the yield. Some 'of the road· contracts having been completed; the men employed on them have retul'lled to fossicking in the old diggings. ' ' - 41 ST. ANDREW'S DIVISIO:N. Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. t have very little dhange to report since furnisqing my la~t retnrns. Alluvial operations have been very much retarded, owing to the wet during the quarter, which swamped all the gullies and prevented all the puddling machines from being worked. . A new lead, recently discovered in Parson's Gu,lly, situated about haifa mile north of Warrandyte, has glv~n employment to about 40 of the neighboring miners; those who have. had t4e good fortune to strike the gutter are smd to be earning from two to three pounds per week per man, in from 16 to 18 feet sinking. I anticipate some extensive sluicing operations at Warburton (Upper Yarra,), from the fact of the ground on the west side of Yankee ,Tim's Creek having been prospected hy some capitalists, who have duly considered the great facilities existing at that point for hydr:1.Ulic sluicing, both as rel\ards the abundant supply of water and the fine fall for the requisite tail-race from the same. '1'he few miners working in that locality are doing well. In quartz mining the returns from the Union Company, Diamond Creek, will show that reefs in the Upper Silurian may be most profitably worked with good mana~ement. Dividends are declared by this company fortnightly. The Perseverance Company, One-tree Hill, Caledonia, would have also had some very good yields to report had a greater period elapsed since removing their machine up to the time of closing this return. I The Yarra Tunnelling Company, Warrandyte, have suspended work for some time past, owing to the river overflowing their shaft. The minor and less established claims are progressing slowly. _ It is a souree of ,regret and local dissatisfaction that the old and weU·defined reef, known as " Oram's Reef, ' Kingstown," which has given such excellent yields for yearR past, should remain untested below the water-Iel'el, a depth of only 200 feet from the surface. This reef has been traced :1nd worked for a distance of 3000 feet along its course, and. notwithstanding this fact, remains at a comparatiqe standstill, waiting for the requisite enterprisc and the small outlay required to di'ain the ground and set the works in Iljotion. I have not received any inform:ttion of there being any further dcvelopment of the reefs at Knngerong or Berwick, nor the proposed tramway from Bass to 1he coalfield ,at Kilcunda; the completion of,the latter work would, in my opinion, lead to seveml e:&:perimental expedients, such as boring and trial-shaft sinking, which might result in valuable discoveries of thicker seams of coal at lower levels than that cropping out at Kilcunda. BLUE MOUNTAIN NORTH SUBDIVISION . .Afr. Graltam McPherson, Minin,q Registrar. Quartz mining has been at a standstill for the last quarter, but I have great hopes of a revival during the present summer. .' The reefs, which, with the assistance of capital and proper management, would give good dividends, have lately been in bad hands, but are now attracting the notice of Doriafide miners, In alluvial vCI'y little is being done, except by parties sluicing and workill~ in shallow ground. Some old and abandoned ground, however, in the township of 'frentham has be.en t:1ken up within the bst few d:1Ys, and is giving handsome returns to the miners. " ' . As there is very little unselected land in this subcli vision which is not included in the State forest, miner are unable and unwilling to speculate in looking for gold except on old workings, as it is difficnlt to aseertain the exact boundaries of the State forest. ' Most of the mining which has been done in this district was in what is now supposed to be the State forest, and there is no other ground which is at all likely to prove auriferous. ' ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. ARARAT DIVISION, Mr. Ferdinand /rl. J(rause, .Mining Surveyor and Registrar. ALLUVIAL' MINING. There has been some evident activity amongst alluvial miners during the past quarter, in reopening old ground that had beenall'owed to lie abandoned for a number of years; and the hasty manner in which thc leads were bloeked out during the excitement of the early days of this goldfield now proves a benefieia'] feature to that class of llIiners still largely represented here-the individual digger. The shallower ground commanded by existing water privileges is, however, gradually becoming worked out, and if the washing of auriferous earth by the sluicing process is to be kept up as an indUstry, it will shortly be found necessary to construct reservoirs and raees at sueh elevations as will render them available in the reduction (If the higher situated leads. Cathcart Flat has once again received the attention of miners, and n eompany has recently been orgnnized to 'work the deep ground north of Chirnside and Logan's pre-emptive section, Much uncertainty is yet felt regarding the downward course of Gibson's and Philips' Flat leads, whieh the operations of this company promiEe to remove. In the latter part of August a few patehes of new f(round were discover~d at Pyke's aHd Milkmaid's Gullies, Armstrongs. The richness of the ground, although of limited extent, alld the nu)!gcty character of the gold, attracted a number of prospectors to the locality, whieh resulted in the discovery, a few days ago, of a workable lead at Snake Hill, three miles north-west of Ararat. There are' at present some 150 miners on the spot, but I have as yet; been unable to learn ally.. particularii as to the value of the discovery. QUA~TZ MINING. The Victoria Company, fthymney Reef, continue to work the 240.foot level, whence excellent quartz, yielding from 16 dwts. to 1 oz. per ton, is bein!j raised. The Kangaroo Company, Campbell's Reef, are driving westward at. 230 feet, in search of the parallel reef which, there are reasons to suppose, will run through the company's leasehold. The" country," a crystalline metamorphic slate, is intensely hard, and the driving has now oecupied upwards of three months. . ' The Eaglehawk Company are still sinkin~ their shaft through dense quartzose slate; they are now d.own 25Z f~et, .and expect to strike the reef at 270 feet, 'l'he Cobd~n Company, at Eaglehawk, after sinking to 100 feet and plercmg the reef for a depth of 6 feet, suspended work, owmg to the poverty of the stone, a small parcel of which only yielded 1 dwL per ton. . No, 81, D 42 , , At Mitchell's Reef the prospectors are ~dle, while on No.2 North a new shaft is bcing sunk, the present depth of which ill 48 feet. At MO~l'e's Reef, No. 4 and 5 South are getting good stone, the last parcel of 80 tons having given 1:3 dwts, as the average yield per ton., ' , Bonrke's Reef is being wrought at 90 feet, hut the title to the prospecting claim heing under litigation; no stone is permitted to leave the ground. \'V orIes Oil the Amalia Heef h:we been suspended, and the 'quartz raised to, the surface has not yet been operated upon. The prospectors of Hodges' Reef have crushed 9 tons of surface stone, which gave 4 dwts. per ton; the mine is now at a standstill. , 'The Grampian Oompany, Opossum qully, struck the reef at 65 feet; followed the easterly dip downward to 90 feet, and still continue sinking. 'rlVo small trial crushings of sLone broken at shallow levels resulted in yields of 2 dwts. ,and vt dwts. per ton rCf?pectively. PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. ' lIfr. W; Crellin, lIfining Sttrveyor and Regislrm·. ' I QUARTZ ,MINING. , 'There has been more activity in mining in this division during the last quarter. '1'he Waterloo Company.have re-organized; and are now erecting machinery on their claim on the Big Hill. , The Orown Cross Reef Oompany have struck 11 reef, supposed to be the Scotchman'S, in their. 800-foot level, and .have raised therefrom a felv tons of very 'rich stone. They arc now crecting machinery. The Mariner's and Sloane's Company are a:lsq erecting machinery., ' ( ... :.' , , Thc claims on. the W onga-wonga and Victoria line of reefs are attracting notice, and several new companies havc started·to work., ' " i , The :Magdala Oompany are still sinking'; their shaft is now down 1018 feet., From the appearance of the country, the Cross Flat Reef is daily expected to be struck. The Ne\vington and Pleasant Creel~ Oompany's main shaft is stillheing sunk, and is now 801 feet in depth. 'l.':he Darlington Oompany, on the lflying Doe Reef, have struck some very fine stone. ' ' AUUVIAL MrNING, At the Deep Lead the Hand-in.Hand Company have removed and.l'e,erected their machinery, with considerable improvements. Some new companies have been formecI to work neighboring ground. More prospecting has been going on in the neighborhood of the Old '\"Velcome, Forty-foot, and German Patch, ,with fair success. . '1'he returns of gold show a large illcrease on'the last report; this in p~rt is attributable to the crushing of the cement accumulated during the wet weather. .~. \ BARKLY DIV~SIQN. 'Mr.,W: Crellin, .Ll1ini"}g Surveyo'r and Registrar. ., I regret I cannot give a favorable report of this division. 'Everything is in a state of s~tion as regards' mining matters. ' , T~e only excitement is a rush of Ohinese to the o,ld workings at Barkly, making, as you will observ:e, agreat increase of miners (Ohinese) at that place since my last. . " " _",' i At Landsborough no new ground has been opened;"llOl' anything fresh discovered. A prospecting party has been organized for the purpose of sinking a shaft on the Wet Lead, in the hope of finding the lost run. Nothing new in the other parts of this division. RAGLAN DIVISION., llfr. Augustus Poeppel, Mining, Registrar. '£ho :Beaufort Company (late Young Duke Gold, Mining Oompany) have completed the erection of the!!' machinery at the junction Qf the Ararat Flat with the Main [,cad, :,ll1d have bottomed their shaft. A payable prospect was obtained off the bottom, and main driving has now been caITied on with varied success for five weeks; beyond this I have not heep able to get any informatioll from the party. Manners and Co, (a party of six men) have taken up a claim neal' the Old Hed Streak T"ead, and are now maip.' driving, So far as they have gone, the ground ,has returned, on the average, a little over 9 dwts. to the set of timber,' which is about:3 dwts. to the ton. This return the men about £21Os. per week whilst main,driving, , which is ,generally unprofitable'work. , , . ' ',. , O.ummings and party (seven men) have taken up a el:tim near the Uaribaldi Lead. They sank a shaft llO feet,' and obtained, a Ii,ttle over l,oz, oft' the bottom of the shaft; hut, through the slabs not being properly secured ill·the shaft, they had to .abandon the shaft, which was falling ill very fast. 'l'hey thEm shifted about :30-feet from' the old shaft, and bottomed at 112 feet, with a hetter prospect than tlli1.t rrot from the lost shaft. 'l'he party have been during last week securing shaft and sinking, well, ready to open out this week. 'T!lis, clairp will, no doubt, prove a very valuable one. , - '1'he party of Chinese spoken of in my last report as' having discovered what was supposed to be a eontinuation of the Main Lead are still reported to be doing very well. :MeLcod and party have bottomed a shaft on the north west side of the Chinamen's claim, and, obtained an excellent prospect. Front the nature of the drift, I incline to the opinion tlli'1.t ,McLeod are on the same run of ground as the Ohinese; and, in this case, a §>maH lead will he true'ed westerly into' shaliow workings, and tho continuation 'of the Main Lead. remain stillllndiscovcred. The-ensuing quarter'will determine, the value of this discovery, as there are several shafts being now sunk on the supposed lead .. Toe and party, at Waterloo, after persevering for some ttl;l1e, found that they could not keep down the water; they stopped work in consequence, and put up a second engine of 26 horse"power, which started pumping last. week; and, no doubt, by the cnd of this :week the Dlen will go below and proceed with main dnving towards the Golden Stream ]Jead:' ' Ohapman's Gully is now almost deserted, only two parties heing at wO,rk therein. , ' .. 'A small fl1sh':took' place in the beginning of last month in Telegraph'GilIly ;'''but the 'payable ground seeinsto be confined within the, prospecting claim, as is generally the cas,e here in small tributary gullies. ,-~' _'" " -"' . " In' Jock's, Sailor's, 'and Unity Gullies the miners have been doing rather better during the quarter, owing, to _, having a good supply of w~tter. : " .. , ", ., .. , The returns from Charlton and Waterloo are not encouraging; und numbcl'spave'left fol' ,the rail';ay works, ~nd others to splittimb~r a.t Mount Cole fOf the railway. 43 The Richmond Reef. Company have decided to give their 60-foot level a trial, and ,have opened out, driving south. They are now raising quartz which looks very promising; out the gold being very fine, I think considerable difficultJ, will be experienced to save it with the machinery the qompany have. '1'he company have purchased' the crushing plant of Messrs, Nettleton alld Co" of Main Lead, which they are now erecting near the Richmond Reef,ou the site of the late Sheet Anchor Company's machinery. Crushing ,will commence about the middle of October. The Camp Hill Quartz Tuunelling Company are now 430 feet into the hill, and have not yet met with a body of stone, and the general indications are anything but favorable at present. The Charlton Quartz Prospecting Company have sunk their ahaft to a depth of 180 feet, and are now driving for the reer'in very hard blue country. GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. OM EO SUBDIVISION. Mr. W. Phipps, Mining' Registrar. Since my last report, tw6's'mall quartz-crushiilJl: macliines, moved by water-power, onc carrying three head of stamps arid the other five head, have been erected by,the'miners at Swift's Creek, to test their various reefs. As thtly are well situated, they are likely:to, make good returllsifrom reefs that ~ould not pay before from the cost of carriage to the only steam quartz mill in the district and the high figure charged for crushing. 'rhis mill is at present closed, waiting removal to ,the Eureka spur, in case the large lease applied for there is granted. ' In alluvial mining some of the creek 'claims on the Livingstone are making very good ,returns, particularly the New Adventure claim opposite the township, formerly belonging to H. Griffiths and party, but now owned by a Chinese company. The Chinese have also struck some rich ground on Swift's Creek Swamp. There are no prospecting parties from 'Omco out yet on this side of the Upper lVIurray, but the discoveries made at OU,rnie, just across the river, are certain to dr~\I' some prospectors in that direction during the summer. \ MITCHELL ;InVER SUBDIVISION. -" ,. JJlr. John Grimes Peers, l11ining Surve!l0r mid Registmr. Nothil1g worthy of note.has occurred in this subdivision since the date hc'my iast report. Quartz\mining is at a standstill, owing to a want of capital.· " The alluvial miners seem satisfied with their earnings. • I , The galena 19des at Bichan are attracting atte~tion. .,.',...... ¥ ' I .": ; " ,t I .' ,'~ .. ' , ~ ~~ BOGGY CREEK SUB'DIVISION. 'h. Mr. George Allen, M{ning Registrar. ' {{\ . The Sons of Freedom Quart~ Mining Company have eight .men engaged sinking a whim shaft, 150 re'Jt deep, at SOs. per foot. The Galway Quartz Mining Company have had two men engaged in repairing their shaft, and in putting in a cross-drive at. 150·foot level; and have sent one of their directors to Melbourne to try and reconstruct the company, for the purpose of getting machinery. No other reefs at work in this sub~ivisiQn. ' CROOKED RIVER: DIVISION. , .. . . Mr. James Travis, Mining Registrar. ' I regret that I have'R:0 }mpro.vement t9 report in minin(S matters perc for. tlie quarter. Very littl~ stone has been crushed, the .largest po~tlOn bemg from the Good Hope mme. The expectlitlOns founded upon the dIscovery of a new line of reef withiu the 'companY's ground have not as yet been fulfilled; nevertheless, the stone taken from that part of the mine has proved payable, giving a much better average return than that from the old workings, so far, at least, as the operations of the quarter ,ar~ concerned" ., The crushings from the Crinoline have been miserably poor, falling a long way short of working expense~. Through a disagreement between the shareholders in,.the Hopeful, the work on this mine has been very much retarded, not more than 35 tons having. been raised during the quarter. 'rhe stone is, however, very good, quite equal in app~arance to that crushed last., A quarter share in ~his, changed hands, a few days ago, for £150. The shareholders do not expect to have another crushing before November, when about 70 tons will be put through. Work has heen resumed on the Vulcan with very good prospects., , The Garry Castle (Upper Wentworth) have had a first crushing of 50 tons, giving a return of nearly 40 ozs. of gold. This promises to be one of the best paying mines yet opened in the division. The Pioneer mill has b;en crushing st'o.~e from the company's mine for some time, but no returns are yet to hand. The Brother Jonatharihas been taken up again ttnd registered under a new'name (the" KOSButh "). The Time-will-'rell has changed hands, and w JERICHO DIVISION. ,:Jf,(. R. J. Donaldson, Mining Registrar. . In nlluvial mining the prospects of this 'division are l~ot encouraging at the present time, and no great improve ment III the' future can be looked for. The creeks and gullIes hav~ been nearly all worked out where they have been proved payable, and the others have beQl!"\vetl tried and found wantiug, On the Thomson, River, near its junction with the Jordan, there are still a few creek ci:iirns, yielding fair returns, where they are systematicfl.lly worked; but, judging from the loose nature of the ground, and the light scaly gold found, often near the surface, it is highly improbable that any well-defined run or l~ad existS,in that'neighborhood. 44 in quait:i:' mining, howevel', this district wiil, no doubt, ere long give empioyment to as many meIi as the areeks and gullies did in the alluvial mining of six: or seven years ago. A number of the reefs lately discovered have been tried and proven to be gold-bearing, at depths varying from 30 to 100 feet; but the process of development is very slow, owing, ,in some measure, to the want of capital, and' partly to the difficult nature of the country in which such operationa are carried on. - " The Thomson Company have made' a start with tcm stampers for the present; but as they themselves can eaSIly keep that number constantly at work, they will not he able to do much in the way of trial crushiug for other claims in the same locality. The Aberfel(iy C,Jmpauy will start their powerful crushing battery in two ;'voaks; and as the machinery is driven by water-power, and the mino well opened up, good and ilnmediate returns are almost certain to be the result. Some of the other claims near !I-lount Look Out are looking well as they are being opened up, but in actual results there is nothing new to report. The average yield from the Hnrbinger Company's claim, Dry Creek, !or the last qunrter, has been a little over 12 dwts. per ton, but much larger yields are expected, as the stone is ~mproving at the lower levels. All the claims on the Loch Fyne liue are let on tribute, keeping a large number of men III constant an.d profitable employment. The St. Andrew's Company are about to let their mille and mill to tributers. The European mining popUlation of the district are not increasing, but are gradually making way for the Chinese. ' DONNELLY'S CREEK DIVISIo'N.· Mr. Arthur F. Walker, Mining SU7'veyo~ and Regist?'ar. The returns from the quartz crushed during tbe past quarter bave been very poor. The Bismark, from which mine a really good yield is expected, have not yet had a crushing, but will probably commence in less than a month. The Gippsland Consols Company are extending ther tunnel at the 550-foot level; the present length of tunnel is 549 feet. The quartz crmhed from this level bas not come np to the expectations formed, 14 ozs. of gold only being obtained from 100 tons.' . ' The Bismark Company are driving and stoping out quartz in t,heir lowe_st level preparatory to crushing. Tbe Hampton Court Company (south of the Bismark) and the Hit-or-Miss (north of the Bismark) arc both driving to intersect the reef running through the Bismark CompaJ1Y's ground, and expect shortly to cut it. - In alluvial nothing fresh hns been found at Donnelly's Creek, but the old ground continues to give a good return, and some of the spur claims are paying very well. Summer workings in the creek will be shortly resumed. At Freestone Creek both the number of miners and yield of gold has decreased; this may be attributed to the fact that the gold. producing claims are ~till confined to the same limited portions that have been occupied for the last three years, and that all efforts to increase the area of the workings have failed. In the old claims small patches of nuggety gold still continue to be found, and during the quarter the returns include ,one nugget weighing 200zs, 10 dwts, from McKenna's claim, and -()ne weighing 7 ozs. 9 dwts., found by Jorgensen and Thomson at Upper Gladstone. ' ~ , , In the month of Jnly several specimens of rough gold mixed with quartz (one of 22 dwts.) were found n~ar Blinkbonnie Gully, apparently from some quartz leader or reef at no great distance. A prospecting party was formed to test the ground, but no discovery of importance was made. 'l'he work, however, is still in progress. . The prospecting area, on which a shaft was sunk to the depth of 85 feet without bottoming, and which was abandoned nbout nine months ago, has been again taken up, with the intention of 'sinking a new shaft to decide the question as to whether a deep lead exists at that SPO&. . , The contract for the second shaft, to a depth of 100' feet, on the Ben Cruachan Company's ground, has been completed without striking the reef. Alioth'er contract'for driving is about to be entered into. ' No water has been sold in this subdivision during the quarter. STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION. Mr. E: S. GUtteridge, Mining Registrar. I have the honor to report that during the past quarter the results of mining operations in this division have been satisfactory, although the total-yield of gold is somewhat less than that of the preceding quarter. At Walhalla the Long Tunnel Company has increased the capabilities of its crushing plant by the erection of an additional battery of £ve head of ,stamps and one of Hope's patent stone-breakers. 'I.'he Walhalla Company also purpose erecting a new crushing plant. The Longfellow ,Company expect to strike the reef in the 326-foot cross-cut in a.few days. The North Gippsland Company are engaged driving for Cohen's Reef at a depth of 252 feet. At Mount Look Out, Messrs. Williamson have erected a battery of ten heads, which is now crushing for the Thomson Company. The Aberfeldy Company's machine is nearly completed. . IIi alluvial mining there is'not much stir; the few parties engaged are reported to be getting fair retnrns. There has been a considerable exodus ofminers to the new goldtieldsat Port' Darwin and Queensland, never theless the mining population hasincreas~d: Rp'SSELL'S CREEK DIVISION. 'Mr. Charles Gadd, 11'Iin,ing Registrar• . The Phi>asant Creek prospectors have sold their claim, plant, &c., t.o a company, who have started'a tunnel to ,cut the reef 200 feet below the present workings; it is estimated the tunnel will be upwards of 600 feet long. Good gold is still being obtained from the wash under the cement. The Great Extended Oompany, having erected .n. puddling machine, expect to keep employed about twenty men; the returns for each man are estimated at £4 per week. Sevural additional claims have been registered during the quarter, which are now being prospected by shafts and tunnels. \ 13ENDOC SUBDIVISION. lIfr. Jolm Nichol, lIfining Registmr. QUARTZ MINING. There is little alteration to report since my previous quarter's report with respect to mining operations, but a decided decrease in the yield of gold, there not heing much stone crUShed, and partly owing to the alluvium portion Dot making much more than half-time, through the Hooded state of the rivers nnd creeks. The principal mines in work are the Risillg SUll, Rose of the Valley, Morning Star, Come Love, and Lucky Hit; and the following are organizing companies for the working of their claims :-1'he Victoria (late Nos.S and 4, Rising Sun), the Streaky (late Monarch), and the Hit-or-Mise (lnte United), I The Rising Sun Company have had one s,mall crushing this quarter, 30 tons yielding 20 ozs. 45 • I The Parks Quartz Company have had also' Ii crushing from their north shaft, which appears to be on a poor level, 80 tons averaging only 5 dwts. per ton. - The Lucky Hit.-This company are erecting their machine-house and making preparations for their engine, . whil;lh appears to be close at hand, but the border duty seems to be a detriment. . .The Morning Star and Phrenix Company have commenced operations by driving a tunnel to cut the reef in their main shaft, at a depth of 220 feet, which they think they can complete in about 600 feet. The length of tunnel at present is about 150 feet. TARWIN SUBDIVISION. Mr. E. W. Turner, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. Mining during the quart~r has been carried on steadily. Several parties, having formed themselves into companies, will proceed to work on a better and more systematic manner than heretofore. Four gold mining leases have been applied for; one by some Melbourne speculators; the others' by local men who have high opinions of the auriferous nature of the country. Should these leases be granted,- it will be the means of properly prospecting and working the ground, which has hitherto been but roughly prospected. ,The area of the ground worked for the quarter has slightly increased towards the S.E. and S.S. W. The Lankey's wet frontage claims, situated south of the Prospectors', have just bottomed, and have obtained some splendid prospects. The Buln-buln Company, south of the Lankey's claims, have ordered 100 tons of machinery, the ground being too wet for manual labor. ,. The population has been decreasing very much this ,quarter; mostly from New Zealand and Cement Hills, and Whipstick Gully. The reason, in these cases, may be attributed to the want of sufficient water for sluicing operations. QUARTZ MINING. Quartz mining has increased,this quarter. The Ophir Company have had some good yields, but I am unable to obtain from the manager the returns, on account of pending litigation. The Waradgery Company, north of the Ophir, have suspended temporarily, for the purpose of erecting machinery to enable them to work the claim to better advantage. Several quartz claims have been taken up north and west of the above-named claims, but as yet have given no returns, being but pcwly started. The African Company have not had their usual returns; they are sinking a new shaft to strike the main reef. The Golden Bar Company have struck some good leaders, but have had no crushings yet. , Several claims have been taken up at Milkman's Hill,' situated about a quarter of a mile away from the nearest payable goldworkings, and S.S.W. of Foster, on the strength of a report from J. Cosmo Newbery, Esq., analyst, who found an average of 19 dwts. 4 grs. of gold to the ton in a specimen sent to him to analyze. By information I have from one of the shareholders, there is a reef 3 feet thick; it is also supposed to contain copper; should this prove payable, there will be a great tract of country open for selection. The following is the yield from the quartz reefs :-African Company, 26 tons; 6 dwts. 5 grs. per ton; 8 ozs. 1 d wt. 10 grs. ALLUVIAL MINING. Alluvial mining during the quarter has progressed favorably. The Great Uncertainty (Prospectors') claim is still as rich as ever, as the munificent returns below show. The Scotchman's, Adventure, Big Log, Mechanic's, Golden Age No.1 South, Pioneer, and Young Republic claims are still producing good yields, although the average of gold per ton cannot be obto.ined, One or two claims on New Zealand Hill are doing very well; but the majority of miners there are doing but little. _ - No news of any importance has been received from the prospecting party on the Franklin River. - The Pearl Race, which is seven miles long, and runs from Bennison's Creek to New Zealand Hill, is but just finished, as there was more Huming to be done than was at first anticipated. It is probable that this race will be extended to the Deep Creek, as there is little water in the Bennison's Creek. Several steam-engines have been ordered, which I expect will be erected during the next quarter. With respect to the amount of gold obtained, the miners, as a rule, keep no'account of the yield of their claims, conse.quently the difficulty of my obtaining, to a nicety, the amount. On the other hand, the bank and storekeepers do not buy all the gold. Several parcels have been sent to the Victorian Mint for coinage by private parties. I dare say there are from 500 to 1000 ozs. disposed of in this way. No water has been sold in this subdivision. - The following return ofthe Great Uncertainty claim is very encouraging :-No. of tons of washdirt puddled, 1440; yi!lld of gold, 1542 ozs. 16 dwts. 9 grs. TRARALGON SUBDIVISION. il-fr. Charles Denis, Mining Registrar. The past season having been so stor!DY' wet a~d col~, mining has been all but suspended until lately. Within the last few weeks therE: has been a sJIlallmflux of mmers mto the ranges on the north of the La Trobe River. From what I can learn, they all soem sa~~sfied with the~r. returns, and consider they are making fair wages. As the summer advances there may, lD all probabIlity, be an addition to the number of miners already there. By Authority: JOIfN FEBRES, Government Printer, Melboq.rnl} No. ai. ~