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1876. VICTORIA. REPORTS OF TS. MINING S'URVEYORS AND REGIsrrRARS. () - QUAR!fER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 1876. PRESENTED 'fO UO'!'ll HOUSES Q}' PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMANn. 6y :a IIt~llritl1 : .JOBN FERRl!.S, flO'-F.RN1I1J1:NT P:RJ~Tgll! ~1"!,J.:t'lOVRNIl. No fil) - AP,PROXIlIIATE COST OF REPORTS. £. 8. d. Preparation, about . • • 1210 0 Printing aud Lithogmphlng, (1,550 copies) 110 0 0 Total £122 10 0 INDEX. SlImmary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ended 30th September 1876. • Table showing the Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz raised during the Quarter in Borne of the Deepest Mines iuVictoria; with Depth of the deepest Shafts, Levels, Cross-cuts, &c. Estimated Yield of Gold and Quantity of' Gold Exported during the Quarter ended 30th September 1876, p. 5. Gold received at and issued from the Royal Mint during the quarter elided 30th September 1876, p. 5. " Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &c., crushed during the Quarter ended 30th September 1876, p.6. Summary of Yield of Gold from Washdirt and Cement washed an(1 crushed during the Quarter ended 30th September • . 1876, p. 16. Number and Distribution of Miners on the Goldfields of the CC\lony, 30th SClltember 1876, p. 19. BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ballarat Central Division Mr. D. Christy, Mining Registrar... • .. 7,13, 14,16,18,19,23 Ballarat Southern Division Mr. George Perry, Mining Hegistrar 7, 16,18, 19,2:1 Buninyong Division 11ft. Robert M. Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 7, 19, 23 Smythesdale Division Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ••. 7,18,19,24 Ores wick Division ... Mr. James Stevenson,Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... i, 14, 19, 24 Gordon Subdivision Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registral 8,19,24 Steiglitz Subdi vision Mr. O. W. Oollins, Mining Registrar ... 8,13,14,19,25 Blackwood'Division and Blue Mountain South Mr. John F. Hansen, Mining Registrar 8,14,16,18,19,25 Subdivision Balian Subdivision ... Mr. S. Co?pel', Mining Registrar 19,26 BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. Beechworth Division Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar 8,15,17,19,26 Yackandandah Di vision MI:. P. Wright, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 8, 15, 19,26 Indigo Division Mr. H. Arrowsl11ith, Mining Registrar ... 8, 17,20,26 Buckland Di vision ... Mr. J"ewis C. Kinehela, Mining Hegistrar 9, 15,20,27 . Alexandra Subdivision Mr. R. W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar 9, 13,20,27 Dry Creek Subdivision MI'. Robert Pemberton, Mining Registrar 20,27 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9, 20,27 Wood's Point Subdivision Mr. A ..R. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9, 15, 20, 28 Big River Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Sur.veyor and Registrar 9,20,28 Mitta·mitta Division Mr. W. H. Cochrane, "'lining Registrar 20,28 Jamieson Subdivision Mr. W. II. Edwards, l\lining Registrar 9,20,28 SAND HURST MINING DISTRICT. Sandhurst Division ... Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Registrar 10, Ill, 15,17,20,29 Kilmore Division Mr. James W. Osborn, Mining Registmr 20 Heathcote Division and Waranga South Sub- Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 10, 13,20,30 division Waranga North SUbdivision... l\·lr. Henry Hicks, Mining Registrar ... ...10,13,20,30 MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT, Maryborough Division ::\Ofr. P. Virtue, Jun., Mining Registrar 10, 14, 15, 17, 18,20,30 Majorca Subdivision Mr. John M. Murphy, Mining Registrar 11,21,31 ·Amherst Division .•• Mr. Joseph Smith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ll, 17,18,21,31 Avoca Subdivision ... Mr. D. O'Leltry, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 14,15,21,31 Mr. W. G. Oouchman, Miniug Surveyor and Registrar ... j 11,14, 17, Dunolly and Tarnagulla Division ! 18,21,32 Inglewood Division ... Mr. T. W. Palmer, Mining Hegistrar ,.. 21, 32 \Vedderburn Division Mr. J. Heach, Mining Registrar ...... 21,32 Hedbank Subdivision Mr. D. O'Leary, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 21,32 St. Arnaud South Subdivision Mr. 'V. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar II, 14,21,32 At. Arnaud North Subdivision Mr. 'V. G., COllchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 11, 14,21,32 CASTLE MAINE MINING DISTRICT, Castlemaine Division Mr. T. L. Bro~n, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11,14,15, 18,21,33 Fryer's Creek Division Mr. Mn.rk Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12, 17,21,33 Hepburn Division ... Mr. Thos.'Hale, Mining Hegistrar ... 12,15,17,18,21,34- Tn.radale and Kyneton Subdivision Mr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar 12,21,34 Tarrangower Division Mr. Robt.Nankivell,Mining Snrvcyor and Registrar 12,14, Ii, 21, 34 St. Andrew's Division Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12, 14,22,35 Blue Mountain North Subdivision Mr. Graham McPherson, :Mining Registrar 22, 35 ARARAT 1\HNING DISTRICT. Ararat Division Mr. Thos. Foyster, Mining Registrn.r ... ••• .•. 12,18,22,35 Pleasant Creek Division Mr. C. H. Bate, 1\Iining Surveyor and Registrar 12,14, 18,22,36 Barldy Division Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar 22,36 Raglan Division Mr. C. ,V. Minchin, Mining Registrar 17,22,36 GIPPSLAND MINING DISTR,ICT. , Omeo Subdivision ... Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar 13,22,35 Mitchell River Subdivision Mr. John Grim,~s Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 22,36 Boggy Creek Subdivision Mr. J. Smith, Mining Registrar ... ... .:. 22,37 r:rooked Hi verDi vision Mr . .In-meG Travi3~ lfifllng neg-ist.rar .~. 13, 22, 37 Jericho Division Mr. R. .J. Donl1.ldson, Mining Registrar 13, 22, 37 Donnelly's Creek Division Mr. O. P. WhHelaw, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 13, 22, 37 Stringer's Creek Division Mr. E. S. Glltteridge, Mining Registrar ... 13, Hi, 22, 37 Aberfeldy Subdivision l\'Ir. J. McCann, Mining Hegistrar ... 13, 15,22,38 Russell's Creek Division Mr. C. H. Williams, Mining· Registrar ... 22,38 Bendoc Subdivision Mr. John Nichol, Mining Registrar 22,38 Tarwin Subdivision Mr. G. R. Murphy, Mining Registrar 13, 22, 38 Traralgon Subdivision "II!r. C: Denis, Mining Registrar 22,3D Appendix A.-Description of New Vegetable Fossils with I,ithogranls ... ... ...'.... 39 Appendix B.-Table showing the number of miners other than gold employed during the quarter. '" ",0 A 2 SUM¥ARY. I GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 1876. TABLE SHOWING APPIWXIMATELY THE NUMBER OF MINERS EMPLOYED, THE MACHINERY IN USE AND IrS VALUE, ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELPS IN THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. { (Oompiledft:om tke Mining SurvCJlws and Registrars' Reports for tke Quarter ended 30tlt September 1876.) Alluvial Quartz Miners.. Miners. MACHINERY ElIrPLOYED IN ALLUVIAL MINING. MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN QUARTZ lIrINING. Number of Price of Gold Steam Engine. S!:~o~~~i~es ~ pcrounee. DISTRICT, DIVISION, employed in Wind Square distill"; "d Winding, llumping, b'ih~.t QUQ·rtz Total ing, l:»Umping, &c. ;g 5 ~mesof AND Number G ~ i ~ Crushing, &c. .s :: ];~ Auriferous Reefs of ______~-----I Ground actually RUBD1VI~[oN. Miners. ~ ~ ~] ~] ~0t;,.: proved .~ ~ 1'~ .~d ~~a; t.... ~~~~~~! to be k upon. AuriferoUJ!., --_,--___ r '" 1 . t: :=: ~ ~,..: ~~~ ui tm~~ 8. o ~ ~ S m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :E ~U1 ~.8 'a·S ~ a j :e j :g ;a:a- .{l s J .S S ;g ~"' "" 'g s'8J! I ;E From' To o o 1 ~ s: ~ &' ~ ~ ~ ~ 0~~ ~ ~.f~~ s: ____-:- _____ ,--1--1--1--1---1---1---! --------- ;£ s. d_ £ B.d BALL~RAT. £ Centra.l Division 526 161 1,457 10 2,154 54 60 2 33 24 1 52 429 17 121,200 39 24 4 2 0 4 3 0 Southern Division •• 5~7 350 100 997 2 2 '24261' 213 11 50 7 2 6 46 4 3 19,900 11 • 17 4 1 6 429 Buninyong Division •• 290 00 210 30 620 17 9 18 7 13 11 9 65 1 5 32.300 16 13 206 216 Smythesdale Division 137 810 120 1,657 52 64 17 9 39 2 10 3 30 1 1 26,000 18 12 4 0 0 426 Creswick Division _,'. 760 350 750 1,860 31 32 65 16 800 32 237 20 4 106,000 13 16 400 4 3 9 Gordon Subdivision ~. 12 27 223 262 13 73 3 13,135 3~ 19 318 0 400 Steiglitz Subdivision. ~ 36 , 72 160 268 100 9 30 14 15,218 50 75 4 O' 3 406 Blackwood Division and Blue 150 265 530 5 900 450 18 24 9 299 20 63,000 4& 31 317 6 400 Mounta.in South Subdivision Eallan Subdivision .. --:: 1 3 17 317 .6 11-1-1-1-11 400 3 To.o.1s 3,058 I 2,125 I 3,554 I 4& 8,782 156 4,920', 161 150 56 116-1-3-1~1 3,710 1----w--ll,217 2s ---~ 17--1- 397,1;13 - ~ 210 BEECHWORTH. , 25 7 I; 75 102 318 0 4 2 6 Beeohworlh Division 934 850 , 1 270 .4 8 5,200 3 52 20 2 115 53,260 Yaekaudandah Division 253 290 6 .~ 3,000 3 24 21 7 105 ~ 50 10,510' 80 310 0 4 0 0 Indigo Division • * 104 337 11 340 13 13 10 37 180 15 1 4 46 32 22,318 27 400 410 Buckland Division .• 87 945 2 22 2,000 42 44 2 J9 263 15 289 38,700 264 3 17 6 4 0 6 .Alexandra Subdivision 100 10 8~ 5. 74 4 6 40 2 4 9 120 1 94 17,500 14 3. 2 0 410 Dry Creek Subdivision 20 120 400 4 400 316 9 4. 1 0 Benalla Subdivision.. '- 3 Gaffney's: Creek Subdivision 60 4 85 149 170 12 12 5 11 172 1 19 315 0 317 6 Wood's PointSnbdivision .• 110 4 60 174 200 12 12 10 7 179 2 95 312 6 317 6 Big River Suhdivision 60 2 25 87 160 8 8 5 4" 14 315 0 3 17 6 Mitta-mitta Division •• , 55 80 300 435 35 12 12 4 4 34 300 311 6 Jamieson Subdivision •.