1875.
VICTORIA.
REPORTS
OF THE
MINING' SURVEYORS AND 'REGISTRARS.
, '
QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE 1875.
PHESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAN n.
till '3utbot:itl1: GEORGE SKINNER, ACTING GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE. No. 48. APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORTS. .£ s. d. Preparation, "bout •• 12 () 0 Printing and Uthogrophing (1550 copios) 11310 0 'rotal .. £12310 0
• - INDEX.
Summary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ended 30th June 1875. Table showing the Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz raised during the Quarter in some of the Deepest Mines in Victoria; with Depth of the deepest Shafts, Levels, Cross-cuts, &c. Estimated Yield of Gold and Quantity of Gold EJ(ported during the Quarter ended 30th June 1875, p. 5. Gold reeeived at and issued from the Royal Mint during tbe quarter ended 30th June 1875, p. 5. Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, 8/;c., crushed during the Quarter ended 30th Jane 1875, p. 6. Summary of Yield of Gold from Washdirt and Cement washed and crushed during the Quarter ended 30th June 1875, p.16. Number and Distribution of Miners on the Goldfields of the Colony, 30th June 1875, p.20.
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ballarat Central Division Mr. D. Christy. Mining Registrar 7, 15, 16,20,25 Ballarat Southern Division Mr. George Perry, Mining Registrar .•• 7,16,19,20,25 Buninyong Division Mr. Hobert M.Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7,20,26 Smythesdale Division Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar 7,19,20,26 Creswick Division , •• Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, 7,13,15,16,20,26 Gordon Subdivision Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registral... 7,20,26
Steiglitz Subdivision .•• ••• Mr. O. W. Collins, Mining Registrar ... < 8, 15, 20, 27 Blaekwood Division and Blue Mountain South Mr. John ]', Hansen, Mining Registrar ... 8, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 27 Subdivision Balian Subdivision ... Mr. S. Cooper, Mining Registrar 20,27
BEECHWORTR MINING DISTRICT. Beechworth Division Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Hegistrar 8,20,28
Yackandandah Division Mr. P. Wright, Mining Surveyor and Registrar < 8,20,28 Indigo Division Mr. R. Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 8,17,21,28 Buckland Division ... Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Hegistrar 8, 15, 21, 29 Alexandra Subdivision Mr. R. W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9,21,29 Dry Creek Subdivision MI'. Robert Pemberton, Milling Registrar 21,29 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. . 9, 21, 29 Wood's Point Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. . 9,21,30 Big River Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar ... 9,21,30 Mitta-mitta Division Mr. W. H. Cochrane, Mining Registrar 21,30 Jamieson Subdivision Mr. W. H. Edwards, Mining Registrar ... 9,21, <30
SAND HURST MINING DISTRICT. Sandhurst Division ... Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Hegistrar 10, 13, 15, 21, 30 Kilmore Division Mr. James W. Osborn, Mining Registrar ... 21 Heathcote Division and Waranga South Sub- Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 10, 13, 21, 32 division Waranga North Subdivision ... l'I-Ir. Henry Hicks, Mining Registrar 10, 13,21, 32
MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. Maryborough Division Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., Mining Registrar 10,14,17, 19,21,32 Majorca Subdivision Mr. John M. Murphy, Mining Hegistrar 22,33 Amherst Division .. . Mr. Joseph Smith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11,14,17,22,33 A voca Subdivision .. . Mr.·D. O'Leary, Mining Surveyor and Registrar '" 11, 14, 22, 33 Dunolly and Tarnagulla Divisions Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... 11, 19,22,33 Inglewood and Wedderburn Divisions Mr. G. W. Moore, Mining Registrar ... 22,34 Redbank Subdivision Mr. D. O'Leary, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 22,34 St. Arnaud South Subdivision Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 11,14,22,34 St. Arnaud North Subdivision Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar,l1, 14, 15,22,34
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. Castlemaine Division Mr. T. L.Brown, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, ll, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 34 Fryer's Creek Division Mr. Mark Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, 12,14,17,19,22,34 Hepburn Division ... Mr. Thos. Hale, Mining HegiStrar ...12, 14, 15,17, 19, 22, 35 Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision Mr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar .. , ... 12, 18, 22, 35 Tarrangower Division Mr. Bobt. Nankivell,Mining Surveyor and'Registrar ." 12,18,22,36 St. Andrew's Division Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... 12,23,36 Blue Mountain North Subdivision Mr. Graham McPherson, Mining Registrar 12,.23,36
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ara.rat Division Mr. Ferdinand M. Krause, Mining Surveyor and Regis- trar ...... 12, 19, 23, 36 Pleasant Creek Division Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 14, 19, 23, 36 . Barkly Division Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 23,37 Raglan Division Mr. C. W. Minchin, Mining Hegistrar ... 18,23,37
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. Omeo Subdivision ... Mr.W. Phipps, Mining Registrar ...... 13,23,31 Mitchell River Subdivision Mr. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 23,37 Boggy Creek Subdivision Mr. George Allen, Mining Hegistrar ...... •.. 23,37 Crooked River Division Mr. James Travis. Mininl!' Rellistrar ... l3, 23, 37 Jericho Division Mr. R. J. Donaldson, Milling Registrar ... 23,37 Donnelly'S Creek Di vision Mr. O. P. Whitelaw, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 13, 14, 23, 38 Stringer's Creek Division Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining-Registrar ... 13, 15, 23, 38 Russell's Creek Division Mr. C. H. Williams. Mining Registrar 13, 18, 19, 23, 38 Bendoe Subdivision... Mr. John Nichol, Mining Hegistrar ... 23,38 Tarwin Subdivision Mr. John H. Sandilands, Mining Registrar 13,23,39 Traralgon Subdivision. ... Mr. C. Denis, Mining Registrar 23,39 ApPENDIx.-Descnption of New Vegetable Fossils of Victoria, with Litbogram 41 A2
SUMMARY.
GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30th JUNE 1875.
TABLE SHOWING APPROXIMATELY TH~ NUMBER OF MINERS EMPLOYED, THE MACHL."iERY IN USE AND ITS VALUE, ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS IN THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. (Oompiled from the Mining SwrveJJM's and Registrars' Reports for the Quarter ended 30th June 1875.)
Allu\ial Quartz MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN QUARTZ MINING, Miners, 1tfinera. MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN ALLuYIAL MINING, Number Number of of Price of Gold distinct per ounce. .DISTRICT, DIVISION, APJl~~T!,:"te :r.Th~:r;f Quartz of Auriferous !teefs AND Mitrillg Ground actually Plant, actually proved SUBDIVISION, worked to be upon6 Auriferous, ---~-.. ----.
£ £ s, d, £ s,d. BALLARAT, 1 46 922 " 378· t .. 16 1 126.690 39 24 4 1 6 4 211 Central Division .. • • •• 1,300 240 1,023 2,563 66 3,043 69 3 21 24 32 29 1 406 4 2 :1 Southern Division •• ... •. 446 500 62 1,008 2 35 26 3 ii 60 'j 1 2 1 • § 2~8 " 32 'i '.. 2 '4 " 19,800 9 i~ 380 10 110 560 11 380 'io 'j 22 6 2 23 18 4 0 6 426 Buninyong Division .. ... •. 40 'i 4 0 0 4 3 0 Smythesdale Division •• H 912 830 15 1,151 54 1,200 60 2 19 15 39 'i 3 '5 1 2~ 9~~ :j Itt i9 :: .: 'i ,. J~,F08 t~ u 400 429 Cres-wick Di vision ., ., "* 955 450 470 1,875 30 575 23 80 16 800 318 0 400 Gordon Subdivision •• ... •• 191 is 230 10 187 " 73" :: 2 :,: 1 11,558 3. 19 1 - 12 308 ''';- " ,,14 21,095 50 75 4 0 0 406 Steiglitz Subdivision" , , ' , 110 'i30 205 445 'ioo 'i 400 Blackwood Division and Blue 160 261 600 's 1,030 450 ,i5 '5 24 535 '9 299 " ,. 20 " .' 63,000 4. 30 311 6 Mountain South Subdivision 317 0 317 6 llalla,n Subdivision.. " ., " " I~ ,, __4_.. " .. .. " .. •. " .. ".. '1 10 .. 8" ...... , 400 1 3 -1-,50-4- 1--2-1--60-1--8'-1-- 56- -4-1--1=-=32:::--1'-3,-1-71--1--1'0- -1-,1-23- -2-4- --,-,- -6-5- --1-2- -3-1--40-2-,54-3-1--1-5-20-1--2-07--1 Totals " .. 4,270 2,481 2,746 59 3,562 169 5,233 162 6 168 54 18 6 ------I----- _---____ --1---1--1--1----1----1------. '-:-1------...;:...·-1--- BEECRWORTH, , 319 0 4 3 0 Beechworlh Division .. 967 875 146 1.988 25 270 8 3 5,200 3 52 20 2 8 105 4 ,.65 5 51,760 98 6 85 2 54 '3 2 10,980 80 315 0 400 YackandandahDivision •• 267 313 87 569 1 6 1 3,000 3 23 20 4 0 0 4 1 0 Indigo Division • • •• 172 291 41 510 11 338 iii 38 190 .. 'j 4 46 32 1 '6 22,896 25 243 284 38,950 511 318 0 319 0 Buckland Division . . •• 106 .965 350 1,421 2 22 2,000. .. M 29 1 11 iii 'j; 10 40 .. 2 4 7 96 2 82 '4 16,170 74 3 S 0 420 Alexandra Subdivision ... 90 140 240 6 94 '5 316 0 410 :Ory Creek Subdivision " 26 133 159 400 " 300 "3 Benalla Subdivision... . • 18 3 is 0 3 iii 0 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision 95 300 318 6 Wood's Point Subdivision .• 14 3 15 0 311 6 Big River Subdivision •• 310 0 311 6 Mitta-mitta Division •• 318 3 Jamieson Subdivision •• ':.\6 314 0 Totals .. 944
SANDHURST, 318 6 SlIndhurst Division...... 1,200 810 3,910 45 6,025 15 250,... 85 6 14 161 209 3,710 1,210 3 200 Il22 470,000 22 319 318 6 1 25 16 1,800 27 121 315 0 317 6 ~g~~t~i]jfv?~on and Wa.ranga 21~ • ~ ~. :: ~b~ :: :: :: :: 40 'il' 50 18 293 125 '7 is 23,000 81 202 3 18 0 4 3 0 South Suhdivision 11,090 11 112 3 3 0 424 Waranga North Subdivision .. ~ ~ ~ .. ~...... / • 25 ___." .. .. " .. " .. 6 138 61 :I 6 1_4_1 __ Totals...... 1,531 ~ 4,383 ~ 6,944 __1_5_ 250 .. .. 150 10 22 I~" 50.. ,4 161 1 234 4,226 2 1,412 -3- --,-,- 210 246 -1- 505,890, __ ___16_0_'1 ---1----1------1-----,- 1 MARYBOROUGR, 42 178 54 10 6" 4 2 36 148 4 27 614 .. 209 2 .. 30 21 .. 150,352 5 162 4 0 o 420 Maryborough Division , , , , 1,825 400 815 3,100 1,468 40 4 0 o 4 1 0 ~rajorca. Subdivision.. • • •• 78 20 98 9 221 8 "84 22 6g 1 :: 'i '5 '72 :: '40 :: :: '5 i4 :: 315 Amherst Division .4 . • •• 360 114 558 9 160 10 ~ 1b', ~:: ~ &~sg ~~ 3~ 4 0 g '1 ~ 8 Avoca Subdivision •. H •• 241 532 106 '9 888 1 23 100 34.. 17 " 4 .... 5 88 " 73.. .. 4 4.. 6,119 18> 38 "2 318 o 4 1 6 and TarnagullB Divisions 330 310 205 905 2 32 315 o 4 2 0 od and Wedderburn Divi· 630 180 150 960 3 50 ~ i~ ~g :: :: :: :: :~ '6 :: i~ ~~ :: m :: :: ~ ~~ :: ~~~ i~ 1~~ 319 0 406 Subdi;iJg! St, Arnaud South 237 60 63.. 360 ...... 24' 2 1 9....., 2 .." 1 88 .. 42.. .. 4 4.. 8,484 11:1 28 St,ArnaudNo:rthSubdivision .. _~~~I~~" " .. .. __9_ .. ,, __5___ .. _._,,_...... 16 306 .. 1M " .. _1_7_~_,_,+ __32..:...,288 __ r, __I__ r __ 69__ 3190406 Total...... 3,184 1,646 1,153 14 7,191 66 1,956 60 .. 421 11 51 113.. 89 3 85 154 5 106 1,989, .. 871 2 " 128 116 .. 292,986 821; 585 ------1·---1------1------'---1----'-,------1--1·----1---=--1--- CASTLEMllNE, 103 318 0 319 0 '2 '2 36 .. '2 'i 37 311 6 317 9 ~;!~~t,.:~~rv'l~~n :::: g~~ ~ro ~S&:: kug ~ ~ .. 4:: 19: 1 is ~~ 6 ~~ fa m :: ~~ 2~ rg :: ~~:~~ 2~ 88 318 6 4.0 6 f:!a~~ f;d~etO';SubiliviSi';'; ~g i~ ~g:: 1'111 ; 1~ ..1:: 2~ 1~ :1~ 14g:~ 5~ ,~ .. :? :~ fi ~:g :: ~~ .: ,: :29': 5'2: :: ~~;~~ ~ 19 318 0 318 6 Tarrangower Division .. " 144 234 409" 187 ...... ,,20 24 2iJ .. .. 34 161 230..,. 1 .. 57,918 14;' 14 316 6 4 0 0 St. Andrew'. Division .. .. 178 54 162.. 394 .. .. ." 6 '3 .. '5 "3 '3 ...... 1 98 '2 66.. .. 3 .. .. 4,650 50 13 317 0 408 .Blue MouutainNorth Subdivision .~ 4 __41_...:..:.... 61" :, I~ 2 .. :: .. I~_" .. .. _"_. _"____ 3 __ ___3_6_+_ .._ 8 ...... 1,900 4 4 311 6 318 0 1 Totals.. " .. 2,565 1,929 2,198.. 6,692 13 291 5" 225 29 54 595 1~ 1GB 1 25 46 1 161 3,132 2 1,124 -3---4--W- 119 .. 281,835 16S! 398 ------___ ------.------1----1·------1-----1----1----1 ARARAT, Ararat Division .• 110311 33 .. 514 543 .. 111 3430 .. 12,.429 4 92 .. 30 .... 13 .. 14,630 54 26 316 9 318 0 PleaS!lut Creek Division " 622 195 958 25 1,800 10 160 1" 1 4" 25.."" 24 70 'i 38 1,375 .. 306 .. . . 48 10 .. 147,214 21 31 313 6 31911 Th1rkly Division .. 319 6 409 "25" la "I :: :: "8 :: :: 'j : 4 0 0 400 Raglan Division • 5 ~~ ira ~ ~ l~g"6" ~ Il l~" ~?:: 'i 'io :: '2 :: lO,~~ 1~;. Totals " " 1,188 ~ 1,016 -=-~ __ 2_3_~'~:1_31_19_6_ 68 _"_'-::'_"_~ 109- 1 --43--1,477-,-,-_~.. .. -50--I---i5-1·-..-I·--1-13-.38..,-9o-·I--834....:.-I--..,-77=-- GIPPSLAND, 312 0 317 6 OmeoSubdivision.. .." 83 310 14.. 407 .. .. " .. .. " .. 915 2 21 21 .. '... 1 17 2 23.. .. 'I' 1.. 6.315 10 20 3 Ii 0 M!,~t8;~!l;~er and .Boggy Creek 176 160 30" 366 ...... _...... " ...... 2 22 " 8...... 1,700 23 18 319 0 Crooked River Division .. .. 206 94 26" 326 .. .. " ., ...... 110.. 20 13 ...... 9 131 4 126 .... ,. 1 32,192 49,!6 360 3 8 0 319 0 Jericho Division " .... 65 70 12., 141 , .. .. .,.. .. 94.. 20 20 ...... 5 10 ,. 513'i.. ",. 13,300 2 30 310 0 311 \I Donnelly's Creek Division .." 60 3 64.. 121 'I 10...... 'i" 24 . 1 ...... 5 513 51 ".. .. 10,500 88> 11 3 S 0 318 6 Stringer's Creek Division.. " 110" 552 662" .. I .. 13 206 ':1 181 '11 '(; 51,96~ 15 310 0 400 Russell's Creek Dh1sion.. .. 100.. 12:: 112 .. :: :: :: "3 "12 "2 1 9 2 12" .. :: :: :: 1,225 35 15 300 316 0 'i :: 'i 'i :: ::.. 310 0 316 6 ~~~~?;;~~g~Y:i~~~~:: :: :: !._~li5, .. 42 ~:: 2~g "2 "25 "2:: "8 '1;,:: 4~:: I ,.~ 8 :: :::: ~ ~ ,: i~ 'i ::' 's :: 'i t~~ 2~ 1~ 317 0 311 0 'l'raralgonSubdivision ..." 32 " .. .. 32 .. .. 7:: .. " ...... " __"_I ___35_'_I, __I;;"~_'I ___1__ 1 3 15 0 318 6 --1-----1---1---1---,-'-' i~ I~!~ -"-1----1--1--.-1--1·-----1------,- Totals" .. .. 971 619 _ ~ _"_1_2_,4_75_1 __3_1 __3_5_: __2_'1 __'_' _I~I 8 ," 1,259 _3_ •. __73_i~I_'_' _1 __'_' _1 __' '_1-,-_40_ __56_7_. __12. __ 50_8 ___ 4_' __6___ 7 ___ I_I_2_1._l_31,224 __ I._l_88':::~_I __4_8_5_1 1 1 GRAND TOTALS " .. 16,356 1 11,210 14,120 i 153 41,879 324 8,831 251 1 11,054 I 224\ 195 15,429 23 I 5E3 196 148 5~ IG 112 15,423 12 6,404 42 13 603 520 6 2,036,811 1,091 3,456
R. SMYTH, Office of Mines, Melbourne, 16th JI!ly 1875. Secretary for Mines. No. 48. T A B'L E SHOWING THE YIELD OF GOLD FROlVI CERTAiN P.~RCELS OF ,QU.~RTZ RAISED DURING THE QUARTER IN SOME OF THE DEEPEST MINES IN VICTORIA, WITH THE DEPTH OF THE DEEPEST SHAFTS WHICH ARE NOW BEING SUNK, OR THE SINKING OF WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN STOPPED, ETC. (Compiled jrom Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars jor the Quarter ended 30th J.une 1875.)
DISTRICT, DIVISION, Depth at Depth of Deptll of Dip of the Reef Dip of the Strike of the which Average Width I Depth the the AND NAME OF COMPANY. Quantity Reef , of REMARKS. NAME OF REEF. the Qnartz Crushed. Ylel,l of Gold o£theReef. from Shoot NAME OF COMPANY. NAME OF UEEF. : deepest SUBDIVISION. was got. per Ton. the Horizon. of Quartz. (Bearing). Shaft. Cross-cut. ------I------I·I-----II----I-----!------~,~ BALLARAT. Feet. Tons. oz. (lwt. gr. Ft In. Feet. Feet. Feet. The mine Improves as the depth increases. Centrol Division Sover~ign •• Golden Point 710 3,400 o 4 0 41012 0 Vertical X. and S'. Sovereign Golden Point 800 790 790 l:IOpewcll 500 Driving south on tile course 01 the lode, 6 feet wide, and well defined. Southern Division Hopewell Tribute N.2'W. StnJfordshire .• 522 500 Slaffordshire 120 499 o 4 15 6 0* W.70' jSpeedwell Staffordshire •• 220 200 200 ,. A well defined lode. Have just finished sinking main shalt 80 feet deeper. BUllinyong Division Impelial •• HisCOC~8 200 rind 260 2,033 036 5 to 12 0 E. 45' to 56' N.5'W. Imperial Hiscock!s .0 40;; 400 320 Smytllesdnle Division •• South shaft. , " Inclusive of the yield from pyrites. Port Phillip •• Clunes \ 690 I 930 890 890 North.haft. * Inolusive of the yield from pylites. Creswick Division I Port Phillip •• Clunes 150 to 890 10,370 o 4 16 * 2t030 0 2 E. 2 W. 30' N. 1,020 South shaft. t New North C1uno. elunes 180to 1,005 7,635 o 12' 4* 4to 15 0 W.15° N.30' 'N. { New North Clunes Clunes •• 1,005 1,005 1,005 Winding shaft. t1,012 Pumping shaft. Gordon Subdivision .• •• •• Black-horse BigHill .. •• 830 826 826 The shaft of the Albion Company is 875 feet deep, but no workings are going !,n now Steig:litz Subdivision •• • • • • Albion .. Portu.guese •• •. 1 875 B65 865 (in or from thiS shaft. llInekwood DiviSion and Blue Mouutaln Sultan .. Iiloneer, Intermediate, ' 165 to 500 3,066 o 18 19 8 in. to 1ft. Sllitan .• Pioneer, Intermediate,! 603 500 500 South Subdivision :Mouuter's, (lnd Sult,m i MO~:Dter's, ~~d SUlt~~ I Utdlan Subdivision ...... i BEECHWORTH. llecchworth Division •• • . Homeward-bound Homeward-bound,Rocky 470 518 o 11 0 2 6 W. N. !fen,Jerson and Co. Excelsior, Wooragee • ~ 1 310 310 Point Yaekandandah DIvision Bigelow and Clingan Homeward-bound, Hills' 390 380 Still sinking. borough : ]\foore and Co, Robert Burns 3 0 Vertical N. 20' W. Indigo Division { 120 43 3 12 7 The lower levels arc not In at present [unsuccessfully. lIfagenla. Mn.,"'Outa •• 100 to 130 140 o 14 6 2 6 W.S7' N.20'W. ii:",gen~' :: :: l~~;,t":." .. I 320 220 220 worked. Have driven past supposed line f Brunson, Brunton, and Co. ~or!o~ HI 366 .A tunnel put iIi ta cut the Duckland Division ffi1ve beeu for over two years tuneel; not yet as far as supposed line of tlted Jacket •• •• ,B'U,ckland I 300 [reef. Alexandra Subdivision •• Ten Tree Wekome 250 138 1 0 18 1 6 S:W.75' ])ry Creek Subdivision ...... j.. • .. Benalla Subdivision •• .. •• i.. .. Gaffney's Creek Subdivision I Rose of Denmark .• Enreka •• 400 '350 o 14 14 10 0 W.90' N.W.70', N. W, Golden Belt •• • • Homeward-bound 400 150 o 2 16 10 0 S.W.7O'o S.W.76' N. W. W 000'. Point Subdivision Nos. i & 2 N. Amalgamated Morning Star 200 180 0, 5 4 2 0 E.I0· N. W. I Lady Franklin • . •• Lady Franklin 100 '40 o 16 16 1 6 S.W.8S' Vertical N. W. Leviathan 90 Big River Subdivision 'I. Thos. Noble aud part, •• Unknown .. 150 27 4 \) 9 Sin, to 1ft.Sin. N.E.85' S.E.2' N. W. Yitta ... mitta. Division .. Jamieson Subdivision •• •• , " (Hustler'sReefQ.;U.andD. Hustler's .. 950 900 725 I Pandora.. •• •. . Garden Gully 670 1,874 I 3 17 6toi0 0 SANDHURST. I '1.1 Grcat Hustler's.. . . Hustler's ._ 900 800 800 Carlisle,N orth Garden Gully Garden Gully 740 430 o 6 g Not proved i Cal'lisle, North Garden Gurden Gully 870 784 784 and Pnssby United Ii,I Gully,andPassbyUnited Hustler's Reef • • • • Hustler's 1, 6 in. to Ift. (For information respecting deep mining at Sandhurst, '00 page 31.) Sandhurst Division .• 665 & upwds. 279 I 7 13 \ II < Oreat Extended Hustler's Hustler's 860 740 800 l add~iollal United Pioneer •• . . Hustler's 572 912 o 14 0 2 to 3 0 i I Lansen's 180 claim •• 882 700 860 { Great Hustler's •• . . Hustler's 800 8g4 o 6 23 Hustler's Premicr •. 800 800 Lazarus No.1 .• •• 32 0 New-chum •• 700 1,846 o 10 9 I I: C;?llm~n & T'.'oohi's A. G. ]\1. 830 800 800 New-chum and Victoria " 1 to 12 0 ) New-chum •• 600 to 670 1,619 o 7 12 Ii ~'!Ctona Reel Q. M. •• 896 J KUmore Division •• •• '" 4- .. Heathcote Division aud Waranga South I :: { Alison and Central G. and A. Kllbunl 265 260 260 Subdivision •• •• j Alison and Central G. and A. Kilburn 260 120 2 I 16 o 6 S. N. Costertleld G. and A. •• Costerfield •• 620 520 420 W~ranga North Subdivision •. /
lIfARYBOROUGH. {Cambrian ... Cambriau 300 300 300 l\[ruyborough Division.. •• I oi 400 •• Cambrla.n Cambriall 300 234 1 0 10 1 6 Blucher'S 400 400 400 Tile depth the old shaft of the Great Extended is feet. The new shaft is down 'Ma.jorca Subdivision ... i, \ ~.reat ~tellded:: to 172 roet. Amherst Division Croydon Laura 150 350 o 4 2 10 to 20 0 w.ro· N.lJO j';l 'V. Croydon , .. Laura 220 200 200 A ,"ooa Subdivision I ...... 296 380 Still sinklag. ./ i {Goldsbrough •• Beallba, Goldsbrough •• .483 I 405 Sinking stopped at prcsent. DUllolli and Tarnagulla Divisions Queen's Birtbday Bealib"" Goldsbrough •• 410 405 •• Queen's Birthday Bealiba 345 to 405 977 094 4 0 S.40" ",Y. Queen's.. .• Queents •• .• 273 200 270 Sinking stappen at present. Sydenham .. Sydenbam.. •• 102 Sinklng temporarlly stopped, while timbering portion already sunk. Inglewood and Wedderburn Divisions •• Redbauk Subdivision •• st. Arnaud South Subdivision •• ...... 4,0 st. Arnaud North Subdivision •• ..{ Wllson';HilI Trib~te :: Chrysollte 430 900 o 18 21 6 0 w. N.30"W. Wilson's Hill Tribute , . 485 450 Sandhurst and St. Arnaud Chrysolite 500 958 o 13 17 6 0' W. N.SOQ1Y.. Sandhurst and St. Arnaud 520 500 500 Tribute Tribute
CASTLEMAINE. I Eureka Consols •• Eureka •. 360 371 1 18 6 2 6 1\'.77' N. N.S'W. Castlcmaino Division .. ".. Central .. W(lttleGully 300 738 o 14 13 6 o W.76' N. N. 2' E.' JW"ttle Gully United, Wattle Gully 470 450 450 fi Chewlon United .. Chewtol1 •• 160 28& 1 I 7 lto3 o W. SO' N.5'W.' FI'YCl'8 Creek Division ' Howe Brothers .. Cattle's •• 170 1,175 o 8 17 no o E.36' N.14'W. Uowe Brothers .. 1.;0 150 150 I Black Hawk .. Unttle'FI •• 170 1,873 o 9 19 6 o E.36' N.14'W. maek Hawk .. 170 170 170 Hepburn Division ... .. f CornIsh.. .. Cornish •• 80 to 480 5,488 o 3 20 12 o W.35' S.20" N.lS'W. \ Speelmen Hill •• Specimen Hill 383 and 463 3,276 o 8 7 5 o W.45' S.15' N.15° ,Yo 'l'oLl'ooale and Kyneton Subdivision •. Tommy Dodd Tommy Dodd 275 1,254 o 8 12 5 o EUglehaWk Union 720 700 700 Contract let to It further depth of 100 feet. North Eaglehawk United .. Eaglehawk •• 310 I Ih 19 4 o Vertical Vertical N.12' W. } course oCthe reef. 'l'arrangower DivIsion •• { 500 Eaglchawk Limited 558 515 550 StUI sinking on Eaglehawk Central .• Eaglehawk •. 570 62 1 12 14 2 o Vertical Vertical N.10"W. { Eaglchawk Central 580 t.70 Still sinking. St. Andrew's Division ... n~tllschiid, :: Kitty Ogden •• 120 120 120 llluo lI!ountain North Subdivision •• Rothachlld Kitty Ogden •• 120 337 o 6 II 6 W. S. Cora Lynll •• Alma •• 185 18;; 185 t South Cora Lynn Alma "" 80 80 ARARA.T. * The lode is wjthin n felspathie dyke. Ararat Division r Sir Goorge Bowen •• Campbell's •• 200 200 127 •• 81r George Bowen .. 'Campbell's •• 180 175 o 8 10 o 10* E.G!¥' N.20'W. (llbymney • ~ •• Rhymney 240 240 (Magdala 00 •• 1,6S0 800 800 : Nmvington .. ~~ ) :: 1,506 660 660 , l South Scotchman's ,. 1,262 1,252 1,252 Pleasant Creek Cross Cross and Flnt 757 6,318 1 5 fi 5 0 'Ionsant Creek Division ( Prince Patrick • • • • 1,178 Extended Cross ~'lat 870 643 2 2 1 4to 10 0 J i Urowu Cross United •• 1,045 900 900 (For additionnllnformatlon respectlag deep mining at Pleasant Creek, set page 12.) , Crown Cross United Flat 850 804 1 3 2 5 0 850 f Pleasant Creek cros~ neel No. I 950 850 ! ~. { n 2 760 730 730 ~ West Seotehman's •• 933 \,ukly Division t1l.g1au Divisiou
GIPPSLAND. Omeo Subdlvslon •• •• •• Mitchclll!.lver and Boggy Ck. Subdivisions There hos been no .tone crushed during the quarter from the Good Hope mine. (Good Hope .. Good Hope .. 700 500 700 Crooked River Division Siedellburg and Co. 10 N.\V.251}' N.W. D.E. I Hopeful 160 55 o 15 10 o W.8~' \ Siedell~urg lind Co. Hopeful 200 200 200 ,Jericho Division •• Donnelly's Creek Division ") Bismarck United" Bismarck 380 60 4 l.J 0 1 6 W. N. t United Star Tribute United Star •• •• , 200 59 I 10 18 I 0 W. N. ILong Tunnel .. COhen's 243 to 423 1 1,806 I 18 9 15 0 W.80' N. 30° 30'\ 19'W. of J.ong Tunnel •• Cohen's 534 523 523 belowadit N.} 285 Stt'ingcr's Creek Divisioll f "ralhalla •• Cohen'S 415 385 No work has been 'done at this level since the last report. I Walhalla .. Cohen's •• { ,Adlt level to J! 3,740 1 1 2 6 G W. 76' to 8S· N.32' 19'W. of N. New North Gippsland ... Cohen's 324 324 3~4 f \ : 285 i tllsseil's Creek Divisiou 113 I II 0 o [, .. Ii ~:leasall~ ?rCck :: Pileasant Creek lendoc Subdiv,isioll ... :: I :~o No.1 South .. 2 4 10 "* leadors. 't.'~rwin Subdivision i .. RO 80 .;; lca,jets. t; Bennison }'!at .. .. 70 10 100 T',~ralgon Sllbilivisioll .. I .. " ::
Office of Mines, A:{!?lbol1llll" 16th .luly 187,1. li. BROUGH SMYTH, Seeretary fol' Mine~. No. 48. ESTIMATED YIELD OF GOLD AND QUANTITY OF GOLD EXPORTED.
FROM information obtained from Gold Buyers and others by the Mining Surveyors and Mining Registrars the TOTAL QUANTITIES O}>' GOLD got respectively from ALLUVIUMS and QUARTZ REEFS are as follow:-
. Alluvial. Quartz. Total.
oz. dwl. oz. dwt. oz. dwt. Quarter ended 30th June 1875 ...... 105,509 12 152,132 I 257,641 13
THE QUANTITY OF GOLD, the produee of this Colony, EXPORTED, according to Returns furnished by order of the Honorable the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, is as follows :-
oz. dwt. Quarter ended 30th June 1875 ... 180,176 19
GOLD RECEIVED AT AND ISSUED FROM THE ROYAL MINT.
STATEMENT of the Gross Weight of GOLD reeeived at and issued from the Melbourne Branch of the ROYAL MINT during the Quarter ended 30th June 1875.
REOEIVED. ISSUED.
Gross Weight of Rough Gross Weight of Gold Gross Weight of Ootn, Gross Weight of Gold Gold. Bullion. Bullion.
oz. oz. oz, Oz. 9,8ll'n 83,627'10 106,835'40 756,949
Royal Mint, E. W. WARD, Melbourne, 5th .July 1875. Deputy Master.
STATEMENT of VICTORIAN GOLD received at the Melbourne Branch of the ROYAL MINT during the Quarter ended 30th June 1875.
Gross Weight of Rough Gold, Gross Weight of Gold Bullion.
oz. oz, 6,171'30 67,693'02
NOTE.-The Mint bas DO evidence beyond the statement oethe depOl!!tors that the above IJ! Victorian gold. Royal Mint, . E. W. WARD, Melbourne, 5th July 1875. Deputy Malter. QUARTZ, QUARTZ TAILINGS, PYRITES, ETC.
SUMMARY.
THE following information has been obtained relative to the QUANTITY OF QUARTZ, QUARTZ TAILINGS and MULLOCK Crushed, and PYRITES and BLANKETINGS operated on, during .the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom ;-
A vcrage Yield Total Yield of Gold from MINING DISTRICTS. Quantity Crushed. I of Gold per Ton. Quartz, &<:'0, Crushed.
Quartz. t~m.s cwt: ,qr. oz. dwt. gr. 02. dwt. gr. Ballarat ...... 66,482 12 0 0 S 20'62 29,448 11 12 Beechworth ...... 13,165 0 0 011 8'83 7,477 I 23 Sandhurst ...... 84,752 0 0 o 12 19'33 64,264 8 11 Maryborough ...... 6,919 0 0 o 12 9:30 4,285 10 3 Castlemaine ... '" ...... , ... 28,810 0 0 0 9 6'01 13,325 12 14 Ararat ...... 16,951 0 0 o 17 11'68 14,820 13 13 Gippsland ...... 7,127 0 0 1 5 2'44 8,944 19 2 . 1-' Totals ... ." ... 224,196 12 0 o 11 19'82 132,566 11 12 Quartz Tailings and Mullock, Ballarat, ...... ,...... \ ... 1,950 0 0 0 4 11'32 436 0 0 Beechworth ...... Sandhurst ...... 2,376 0 0 0 o 20'41 101 0 5 Maryborough ••• ...... 2,440 '0 0 0 3 6'02 396, 11 16 CastlemainEl ...... 1,578 0 0 0 2 0'78 Hio 7 0 Ararat ...... , ... 2,350 0 0 0 1 1'61 125 8 2 Gippsland ...... 10 0 0 0 5 7'20 2 13 0 Totals ...... 10,704 '0 0 0 2 6'80 1,221 19 23 Pyrites and Blanfl.etings operated on. Ballarat ...... 207 0 0 2 14 5'74 561 7 12 Beechworth ...... 31 0 '0 1 14 10'06 53 7 0 Sandhurst ...... , 1,304 10 0 2 5 15'02 2,975 18 22 Maryborough ...... 12 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 Castlemaine ...... , .. ... 113 0 0 2 13 1'06 299 14 0 Arara't ...... Gippsland ...... 13 6 0 1 9 6'86 19 9 12 , Totals ...... 1,680 16 0 2 6 15'99 3,921 16 22 . NOTE..-This Summary does not show the total quantities of quartz, &c., crushed or operated onl but only the. yield of certain crnshings, &c •• respecting which the Mining Surveyors and Registrars have been able to obtain informution. Owing to the circumstance that mnnyof the machine .. owners are unable to givc,or are pre<:luded from giving. information, it is impossihle to get complete returns from every district; and in considel'ing the relative importance of each district, as regards quart.?; mining, &c., the tables relating to machinery should be examined aud compared,
R. BROUGH SMYTH, Offiee of Mines, Secretary for Mines. Melbourne, 16th July 1875.
• _II MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS' RETURNSo
QUARTZ. THE following inforI:Q.ation has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars relative to the QUANTITY OF QUARTZ Crushed in the several Divisions ~nd Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom, ' " I 1 Division and Sllbdivlsion, Average Remarks relative to the Total Yield 01 i and Where Qua,rtz was obtained, Quartz Crnshed. Yield of Gold ' Gold. Depth at which the Name of Company. per TOIl, Quartz was obtained, &e. tOllS cwt. qr. oz. dwt, gr. oz, d~t, gr, I
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.
CENTRAL DIVISION, New Red, White,and Blue.. , Little Bendigo 779 0 0 o 8 19'81 148 19 21 Black Hill South (Spanake's) Humffrny street 118 0 0 4" 0 12'20 4750 0 Black Hill .. , .. , Black Hill , .. 1,306 0 0 o 18 0'74 1,177 8 5 Black Hill South ... Humffray street 617 0 0 o 12 18'57 887 12 18 Sovereign ... , .. Golden Point ' .. 8,400 0 0, o 4 0'28 681 13 8 Countess '., ... Dyte's parade 889 0 0 o 5 4'25 217 8 12 Parade ...... , .. Dyte's parnde 520 0 0 o 8 1'55 209 13 12 Hero Extended .. , Little Bendigo 826 0 0 o 12 5'84 505 18 0 New Dimmoek's Reef '" Little Bendigo 2,087 0 0 o 3 7'30' 344 16 0 Llanberris' ... .., Gum-tree Flat 5,190 0 0 o 1 13'57 406 8 12 Temperance .. , , •• Little Bendigo 1,400 0 0 o 9 8'63 640 12 0 Britannia ... , •• Spedmen Gully 773 0 0 o 8 8'70 129 19 5 Don ••• •.. Gum-tree Flat 112 0 0 o 4 0'02 142 -8 14 Two-ton .. , .. , Black Hill ' .. 160 0 0 () 2 18 22 0 0 Black Hill & Little Bendigo Black Hill Ranges 700 0 0 n I 12 52 10 0 Prince of Wales .. , ... Cobbler's ... 1,205 0 0 o 4 23'77 800 13 9 Duchess '" '" Ballarat East '" 126 0 0 o 3 8'17 19 14 15 Endeavor ,.. .., Specimen Gully 478 G 0 o 6 4'74 148 2 14 Manners' Lease ••. Canadian •.. 981 0 0 o 7 7'28 389 17 12 Mercer's battery (on hire), .. White Flat '" 120 0 0 060 86 0 0 Crushed by Endeavor Com- 274 0 0 o 7 20'28 107 9 12 pany (on hire) Black Hill South Extended Dyte's parade 71 0 0 o 8 7'35 II 14 18 Crushed by various batte 1,300 0 0 o 7 8-49 478 0 0 ries (on hire) West Parade ...... Ballarat East , •• 20 0 0 120 22 0 0 Crushed, (on hire) by the Little Bendigo . 108 0 0 o ,6" 2'29 88 0 0 New Red, White, and Blue battery Totals ... 24,060 0 0 0 5 20'41 7,088 5 14 ! 1------1---'------I SOUTIIER..'; DIVISION.
Speedwell 'rribute ... Staffordshire Reef 1,390 0 0 0 8 10'94 I 240: 8 1~ I' D~pth, 60 to 100 feet; width, 12 feet Hopewell Tribute ... Staffordshire Reef 499 0 0 i 0 4 15'08 - 115 9 12 , Depth, 120 feet; width ------" 6 feet Totals '" 1,889 0 0 0 8 18'87 - 355 13 6 BUNlNYOYG DIVISION. 1----;---1--,------One-and-All .. , ... Hiscock's Reef 900 0 0 o 1 6'11 56 9 0 200 feet; worked by Chinese party Imperial ..., ... Hiscock's Reef .. , 2,083 0 0 o 3 6'08 330 14 6 200 a.nd 260 feet Trigg's Homeward-bound ,.. Homeward-bound Reef 1,500 0 0 o 2 20'88 215 5 0 130 feet Scotchman'sbattery-Chen- Homeward-bound Reef ... 413 0 0 o 7 12'58 I 11.15 7 12 hall and Co, } 180 feet and surface Scotchman's battery-Other Homeward-bound Reef... 82 0 0 o 2 12 ' 10 5 0 parties Totals ... 4,928 0 0 0 8 2'81 768 0 18 S.MYTIIESDALE DXVli!ION, Derwent Jack's ... .•. Derwent Jack's Reef ,.. 471 0 0 0 6 1'99 'I' '148 4 23. 70 feet Eclipse , .. .., Lancashire Reef, New- 27 0 0 0 12 18'19 17 4 II 50 a.nd 107 feet town ' Totals... •.. 1~'8';-0 ~w:67 ~-;;-w CRESWIOK DIVISION'. '
Port Phillip ...... Clunes Reefs ... •.. 1 10,370 0 0 0 4 5'04 2,182 18 0 150 to 890 feet New North Clunes ... Clunes Reefs .. ; .. , '\ 7,635 0 0 i 0 12 1'41" 4,603 11 0 180 to 1,005 feet Soutb Clunes .. , ... Clunes Re'efs ... ,.. 3,334 0 0, 0 7 11'98 ! 1,250 2 0 246 to 320 feet South Clullcs Tribute .. , Clunes Reefs ... ". 135 0 0 0 8 4'26 i 21 9 0 246 feet Working Miners ... "George:s Beef, Creswick, 100 0 0 .0' ~ .. ~:~~ _[ -~,27 0 0 90 feet
Totals ... "', 21,574 0 0 1) ~ 1,1 '88 '8,085 0 0 qORDON' SUBDIVISlON. Parker's United ...... Gordon 272 0 0 o 18 8'43 181 II 12 100 to 210 feet Homeward-bound '" Gordon 266 12 0 o 1 12 20 0 0 100 feet Sundry lots· ... 5,409 0 0 I I 22'16 5,929 8 0
Totals .... 5,947 12 0 I~~ ~~ ------~------~-- • From return. reC<:lived in the Office of ]\fines, QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.
Remarks relative to the DivisIon and Subdlvllllon,' Average Total Yield of !lnd W1l.8 of Depth at which the Where Quartz obtained. QIUll'tz Crushed. Yield Gold Gold. Name of Company. per Ton. Quartz W1l.8 obtained, &c. ------STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION. tous ewt,qr. oz. dwt. gr, oz. dwt. gr. Native Youth ...... SteigliLz ...... 2S1 0 0 0 8 23'91 126 S 0 , Nimrod ...... Steiglitz ... '" 153 0 0 2 16 19'45 434 12 0 Nimrod South Tribute ... Steiglitz ...... 20 0 0 3 10 0 70 0 0 Minerva ...... Elaine ...... S02 0 0 I 13 23'35 1,362 7 ,0 Lindsay Tribute ...... Elaine ...... 226 0 0 0'1314'54 153 15 0 Morning Star Tribute ... Elaine ...... 61 0 0 1 1 23'21 67 0 0 Perseverance Tribute ... Elaine ...... 21 0 0 I 0 0 21 0 0 Grand United ...... Elaine ...... 22 0 0 1·217'45 25 0 0 Morning Star ...... Elaine ...... 200 0 0 o 14 0 140 0 0 Harp of Erin ...... Elaine ...... 44 0 0 0 5 0 11 0 0 Great Western ...... maine ...... 27 0 0 2 S 21'33 66 0 0 Juno ...... Elaine ...... 32 0 0 0 4 9 7 0 0 Baldy and Co...... Elaine ...... 31 0 0 0' 2 13'93 4 0 0 Golden Gate ...... Elaine ...... 27 0 0 I 0 0 27 0 0 Victoria .. , ; .... Elaine ,...... 15 0 0 2 2 16 32 0 0 Triumph ...... Blaine ... .., 43 0 0 o 13 O'5!) 2S 0 0 Native Youth ...... Elaine ...... 8 0 0 o 10 0 4 0 0 Ringrose and Co. ... Elaine ... 11 5 0 o 14 5'33 S 0 0 Davidson and Co. ... Mount Doran ...... 131 O' 0 1 5 22'90 170 0 0 Bastwood and Co. ... Mount Doran ...... 4.. 5 0 1 19 12'71 S 8 0 Darling and Co ...... Mount Doran, ...... 11 10' 0 2 7 19'52 27 10 0 BLACKWOOD DIVISION Totals ...... 2,171 0 01 I 5 17'52 2,793 0 0 AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH ------'------SUBDIVISION, Sultan ' .. , Barry's Reef ••. .., 3,066 0 0 o IS 19'30 2,S82 14 0 165 to 500 feet .. 0, Mounter Bros, '" ... Barry's Reef ...... 235 0 0 2 8 4'09 566 0 200 to 300 feet Sultana Tributers ... Barry's Reef ...... 28 0 0 o 16 22'29 23 14 0 180 feet Annie Laurie ...... Barry's Reef ." ... 60 0 0 0 I) 15'20 16 18 0 70 feet North Star ... .., Union Reef ... 61 0 0 o 16 20'85 51 9 0 35 feet Victoria ...... Yankee Reef ...... 201 0 0 0 5 16'48 57 3 0 100 feet Crown ...... Simmons' Reef ... 160 0 0 0 2 0'52 16 3 12 150 feet North Cornish ...... Simmons' Reef ... 115 0 0 0 2 8'35 13 10 0 275 feet 136 0 0 0 S 9 56 19 0 SO feet Albion '" ... '" Lucky Hit Reef '" Morning Star ...... Bald Hill Reef ... lS5 0 0 1 o 13'88 190 '7 0 70 to 90 feet Snndry lots· ...... 1,168 0 0 0 4 3'67. 242 10 121 Totals ...... ~~ ---;;-}5 4'98i4,ll7 ~
* From retnrns received In the Office of Mines.
BEECHWQRTH MINL.~G DISTRICT.
B.EECHWORTH DIVISION. Wallaby ...... Hurdle Flat .. . 6S7 0 0 o 8 0'13 275 0 0 50 to 90 feet Reehabite .. . ••• Hurdle Flat .. . SO 0 0 o 10 6 41 0 0 70 feet Kingston' ••• ... Hurdle Flat , .. 20 0 0 3 4 12 64 10 0 120 feet Homeward-bound ... Rocky Point ... 518 0 0 OlIO 284 IS 0 470 feet New-chum ... '" Rocky Point ... 20 0 0 066 6 ;; 0 50 feet Black Magpie ...... Basin Creek ... 400 2 15 0 11 0 0 70 feet Young Magpie ...... Basin Creek ... 100 20 0 0 90 feet 20 0 0 i ---- Totals ... 1,349 0 0 I o 10 10'01 702 13 0 YACKANDANDAH DIVISION, ------1---- Beechworth Prospecting Stringer Reef ... 149 0 0 1 9 22'39 223 0 0 Near surface. Association
INDIGO DIVISION. Magenta ...... Magenta Reef 140 0 0 o 14 6'S5 100 0 0 100 to 130 feet Roughead and 00. ... Banner's Reef IS 0 0 o 15 10'66 13 18 0 120 feet Moore and Co, ...... Robert Burns Reef 43 0 0 3 12 7'SI 155 10 0 120 feet Burton and Co, ... Robert Burns Reef 80 0 0 1 4 17'10 98 17 0 40 to 100 feet Buchan and Co...... :Eureka Reef ... 11 0 0 1 S 21'SI 15 18 0 20 to 80 feet Vadous companies ... Various reefs near Obil 85 0 0 o 11 11'85 48 17 0 Surface ~o 100 feet tern Vanous companies ... Various reC£s near Ru 48 0 0 o 19 0 45 12 0 Surface to 100 feet therglen ------1·------: Totals ... 425 0 0 I 2 12'53 -I 47S 12 0 BUCKLAND DIVISION. Buckland. Fowler and 00. ... Welcome Reef 17 0 0 3 2 8'47 53 0 0 Surface T. King and Co. ... •.. 5 0 0 1 4 9'60 6 2 0 Surface J. Monaghan... •.. Ireland Reef ... 8 0 0 1 O. 0 8 0 0 70 feet B, Hall and Co. ... •.. Robin Reef ... 92 0 0 0 15 10'17 70 19 0 80 feet I. A. Wallace...... Miners' Rights Beef 6·00 liS 6 S 0 110 feet McDonald and Jagoe ... . Unicorn Reef ... 51 0 0 I 10 9'41 77 10 0 120 feet P. Radcliffe and Co. .. . Lady Bowen Reef 13 0 0 1 18 lI'OS 25 0 0 50 feet Hill and Co. (Tribute) .. . Nelson Reef # 115 0 0 1 0 16'70 119 0 0 80 feet Paullassey and Co, ... . Harp of Erin Reef 99 0 0 0 8 13'58 42 S 0 60 feet Barnett, Wallaee, and Co ••. , West Britton Reef 19 0 0 12 10 0 237 10 0 Surface to 50 feet 9
QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crushed in eaeh Division and Subdivision during !the Quarter, &e.-continued.
I DivisIon and Subdivision, Remarks relative to the and Whore Quartz was obtained. I Quartz Crushed. YieldAverage of Gold I!I Total Yield of Depth at Which the Name of Comp ..~y. per Ton. Gold. Quartz was obtained, &e. ------. ------BUCKLAND DIVISION- tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. continued. Wandiliyony. J. Stephens ...... Victoria Reef ... '" 45 0 0 0 7 2'67 16 0 0 220 feet McLean, Mortimer, and Co. English and Welsh Reefs 712 0 0 0 8 5'26 292 12 0 120 feet Hood and Coutts ... Try Again Reef ... 505 0 0 o 18 22'53 478 4 0 100 to 140 feet Wardman and Co. ... Stonewall Reef '" 22 0 0 o 10 0 I II 0 0 108 feet I Evans and Co...... A vonia Reef ... '" 10 0 0 o 10 0 5 0 0 Surface CUngin, Fletcher, and Co.... i Hillsborough Reef '" 800 0 0 o 10 11'40 429 0 '0 Surface to 150 feet 0' James, Brown, and Green ... London Reef ... '" 820 0 0 I 17 2'46 1,521 4 100 to 130 feet Hearne and Co, '" ... Not named ... '" 7 0 0 o 10 0 I 3 10 0 Not stated D, Walker ...... New Moon Reef ... 15 0 0 o 17 16 13 5 0 25 feet Moore Bnd Co. ... Break-o'-Day Reef '" 18 0 0 o 14 10'67 13 0 0 160 feet Brennan and Hill ... Not named '" ... 10 0 0 0 7 7'20 3 13 0 40 feet McGill and Co. '" ... Ulster Reef '" 22 0 0 0 4 2'18 4 10 0 Not stated Pascoe and Co. ... Butler's Reef .•. '" 25 0 0 0 5 0 6 5 0 70 feet Faulkner and Co, ... Baker's Creek Reef ... 28 0 0 010 0 14 0 0 Not stated Robertson and Co. '" Poverty Reef ...... 24 0 0 I 18 9'50 46 I 12 100 feet Stewart and Co, ... , .. Nonsuch Reef ... 11 0 0 3 12 '0 I 39 12 0 Not stated Taylor and Co, ••• .,. Not named ...... 9 0 0 0 5 0 2 5 0 Surface Willia;ms and Co...... 10 0 0 210 0 25 0 0 Not stated Rickards, Halvey, and Co .... Gunnies' Lake Reef ... 200 0 0 I 0 0 200 0 0 50 feet H arrietville, Johnson and Davis ... :Fideldcaddledee Reef '" 28 0 0 1 11 7'71 43 17 0' 110 feet Mora.n and Co, ... Let's See Reef '" 21 0 0 o 19 1'14 20 0 0 Surface Davis and Miley ...... Rose of Australia Reef... 50 0 0 0 2 14'40 6 10 0 40 feet
Ovens River, ~c, Osborne and Co ...... Lanarkshire Reef ... 84 0 0 0 2 9'14 10 0 0 130 feet Osborne and Co. '" ... Magpie Reef ...... 34 0 0 0 4 0 6 16 0 140 feet Osborne and Hazelton ... Homeward-bound Reef ... 75 0 0 I 9 13'20 110 16 6 250 feet ------Totals ...... 4,010 0 0 o 19 18'95 3,967 17 18 ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION, ------Albert Tribute ... 1,2,& 3 North Lucky Reef 151 0 0 0 6 4'13 46 12 0 100 to 150 feet Alexandra Crushing and Mysterious Reef ... 692 0 0 0 6 8'43 219 15 0 200 feet Mining Tribute NHen and party ...... Weleome Reef '" 50 0 0 0 3 9'12 8 9 0 50 feet H allett and party ... Galatea Reef .•. ... 10 0 0 o 10 14'4 5 6 0 80,feet J ury and party ... Galatea Reef ... '" 4 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 60 feet W alk:er and party ... Prairie Reef ... '" 13 0 0 0 4 14'77 3 0 0 12 feet D avis and party ...... Prairie Reef ...... 7 0 0 0 4 13'71 1 12 0 20 feet M ilroy and party ... Fiery Reef ...... 16 0 0 2 II 16'5 41 7 0 30 feet o 'Sullivan and party ... Fiery Reef ...... 31 0 0 0 7 22'45 12 6 0 30 feet ] ~urns and party .. , Fiery Reef ... '" 12 10 0 o 15 16'32 9 16 0 20 feet M cColl and party ... Emu Reef '" '" 25 '10 0 I 8 5'65 36 0 0 100 feet W ayland and party ... Emu Reef ... '" 140 0 0 o 10 15'25 74 9 0 100 feet B ennett and party ... Emu Reef ...... 67 0 0 o 13 5'52 44 6 10 50 feet C oUins and party ... Emu'Reef , .. ... 41 0 0 o 12 4'68 25 0 0 40 feet S mall and party .. , ... Emu Reef ...... 23 0 0 1 10 16'69 35 6 0 50 feet Williams and party ... Emu Reef ... '" 8 0 0 1 II 18 12 14 0 50 feet Mariners ...... Emu Reef ... '" 50 0 0 0 8 12'96 21 7 0 40 feet T ea.-tree ...... Welcome Reef ' .. 133 0 0 1 o 18'04 138 0 '0 240 to 250 feet GAFFNEY'S CREEK SUB- Totals ...... 1,474 0 0, o 10 2'04 743 510 DIVISION. -----.------Great Eastern ...... Homeward-bound Reef... 300 0 0 0 I 8'03 20 0 8 About 150 feet Lauraville ...... Homeward-bound Reef, .. 200 0 0 0 o 23'55 9 16 6 About 100 feet G olden Belt ...... Homeward-bound Reef... 150 0 0 0 2 16 20 0 0 About 400 feet H unt's .. , ...... Homeward-bound Reef ... 400 0 0 0 1 0'10 20 1 17 Surface D empsey's ...... Dempsey's Reef '" 60 0 0 0 4 2 12 5 0 90 feet W aUaby ...... Eldorado Reef '" 120 0 0 0 7 2 42 10 0 90 feet R ose of Denmark ... Eureka Reef ... '" 350 0 0 o 14 14'06 255 5 0 400 feet D anabrog ...... Aladdin Reef .. , '" 400 0 0 0 o 10'98 9 3 0 Surface Totals ... 1,980 0 0 0 3 22'32 389 I 7 W OOD'S POINT SUBDIVISION. '" ------N o. I and 2 North Amalga- Morning Star Reef ... 180 0 0 0 5 4 4610 0 mated H ope ...... Morning Star Reef ... 80 0 0 0 4 2'85 16 9 12 W ood's Point ...... Morning Star Reef ... 138 0 0 0 7 3'83 49 8 0 L ady Franklin ...... Lady Franklin Reef ... 40 0 0 o 16 16'80. 33 8 0 p rinee of Wales ...... All Nations Reef ... 473 0 0 0 4 8'02 102 10 0 A 11 Nations ...... All Nations Reef ... 500 0 0 0 2 12'96 63 10 0 G reat Eastern ...... All Nations Reef '" 200 0 0 0 4 3'60 41 10, 0 Mountaineer, Black River... Oriental Reef ... 300 0 0 o 10 10'72 156 '14 0 '" ------Totals ...... 1,911 0 0 0 5 8'09 509 19. 12 BIG RIVElt SUBDIVISION. L uck's All ...... Eureka or Warner's Reef 400 0 0 0 5 9'6 108 0 0 250 feet T hos. Noble and party ... Unknown Reef ... 27 0 0 4 2 9'8 111 5 0 150 feet
Totals ... '" 427 0 0 010 6'46 219 5 0 J,ut:IESON SUBDIVISION, ------Gleeson's Lease ... .., ,Sailor Bill's Creek .. , 1,300 0 0 0 3 3'84 I 205 8 0 380 feet V enture ... , .. Mack's Creek ... 130 0 0 0 5 20'31 38 0 0 150 feet ------Totals , .. ... 1,430 0 0 --I--03 9'70 243 8 0 ·10
QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.
Division and Subdivision, Average RemarlisrelJJ.tlve to tbe ; I Total Yield of Depth at whlcb the and Where Quil.rtz was obtained. Quartz Crusbed. , Yield of Gold Gold. Name 01 Company. ; per Ton. Quartz was obtained, &0.
tons -:. qr. \ oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr.
SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. l
SANDIIlJllST DIVISION. : .. .. Garden Gully United ••• GardJn Gully Reef 3,446 0 0 1 14 12'65 5,949 0 0 Koch's Pioneer ••. ••• Long Gully ... 3,940 0 0 1 12 22'39 6,487 19 10 IJazarus New-chum ... New-6llUm Reef 2,045 0 0 0 10 2'50· 1,033 3 0 Hercules .•• ... Victona Reef 1,470 0,0 0 10 11'39 769 17 12 New-cbum and Victoria ••• New-chum Reef 4,761 0 0 0 8 11'35 2,017 0 0 Alliance ...... Golden sqilare 20 0 0 0 3 4'80 3 4 0 Wilson's Reef...... Marong' ... 1,047 O. 0 0 19 16'90 1,031 10 0 Shenandoah ...... Golden 'square 1,650 0 0 0 10 22'05 900 16 0 G, G. Consolidated' Glasgow Reef 2,748 0 0 0 10 8'64 1,423 9 11 Great Extended Hustler's... Hustler's Reef 8,263 0.0 0 8 1'35 3,328 10 0 Great Hustler's '... Hustler's Reef 1',078 . 0 0 0 6 6'68 338 8 1 Hustler'S Reef ... Hustler's Reef 910 0 0 0 11 18'11 534 16 12 Victoria Coosols...... Hustler's Reef 4,610 0 0 0 10 7'03 2,372 11 0 Victoria ...... Victoria Reef ... 2,552 0 0 . ° 5 :10'97 696 6 '0 1\fetropolitan...... Golden square 4,379 0 0 0 13 1'61 2,861 1 0 . Mixed lots .Johnson's Reef ••• ... Johnson's Reef • 3,269 0 0 0 10 1'51 1,644 15 0 , from various reefs :Beehive ...... Eaglehawk .. . 3,415 0 0 0 11 19'15 2,014 10 14 (See page 31) Louisa ...... Eaglehawk .. . 3,836 0 0 0 16 3'02 1,942 2 13 Catherine Reef United ... Eaglehawk .. . 2,504 0 0 0 10 9'79 1,303 1 13 Pioneer - ...... Eaglehawk .. . 3,746 0 0 0 11 20'54 2,220 12 0 W, Rae ...... Happy Valley 2,166 0 0 0 6 13'44 710 9 0 Marong Crushing. Works .:. MarOllg.·' .. , 338 O. 0 0 4 14'i7 78 .0 0 Fortuna Works ... Sandhurst , •• 6,052 0 0 0 19 6'48 5,831 1 0 Bendigo and Melbourne ... Kangaroo Flat 3,118 0 0 0 6 ·10'84 1,005 16 0 Great Britain-... ••. Golden square 3,516 0 0 0 3 9'02 593 (I. 0 South Fraser's .,' .. , Goldensquare 1,019 0 0 0 11 20'61 6q4 4 21 • Abe LincolTI' ' "":. .•• N:ew.C!iiini Gu.11y 3,510 0 O' 0 1:3 2'04 2,296'8 0' New Nelson .. , ... CILlifornia Gully 2,770 0 0 0 19 21'69 2,756 13 0 Shellback ,:. ,',.' , ... §hellba.ckRe~f ~,599 ?, 0 0.7 7'~0 585 Hi 18 Totals::. . •.. -8-3,-7-7'7-":"0-0-1--0-12-1-7·58-.:s;,~~ HEATHCOTE DIVISJON AND W AlUNGA ,S,OY-TH Sun- i I ., DIVISION. I , ' , Alison and Central ... Kilburri Reef, Costerfield ,120 0 0 2 ,1 16 250 0 0 260 feet .John Collins ••• ••• Redcastle ',.. ., ... 27 0 0 o 9 22'22 13 8 0 50 feet . Wilson and Co; ...... Horseshoe Bend ... 60 0 0 o 12 2l'6 38 1.4 0 Various depths'
I Tot'als ... 207 0 0 1 9 4'52 302' 2 0 W ARANGA NORTII SUB DIVISION. j ; •• .. Clarke and Co, ...... , Coy's Diggj:ngs 7 0 0 o 6 10'29 2 '5 0 60 feet Mason and Co,...... Coy's'Diggings 200 o 15 ,.0 '1 1'0 0 100 feet Appermann and Co. ... Coy's Diggi,ngs ' ~2 ,0 0 1 15 0 21 0' 0 50 feet Jensen and Co, ... Ooy's Diggings 10 0 0 1 021'60 10· 9 0 20 feet McNaugbten and Co, ... Coy's Diggings 600 2 0 '16' 12 4" 0 35 feet Bailey and Co. ..' Coy's Diggings 500 5 3 1·j,'40 25 18 0 Murray and Co ...',' ... Coy's Diggings 600 2 0 20 125 0 80 feet Martin and Co; .. ,,', .. ' .Coy's Diggings ,', 10 0 0 3 10 9'60 35 4 0 40 feet Clausen and Co, .... ,... ,Rushworth 10 0 0 3 14 0 37 0 0 40 feet Ayers and Co," ,'... .. t'tushworth ... - 27 0 0 1 1 16'89 29 '6 0 ;Sanches and Co, ...... ,Whroo 12 O' 0 o 15 16 980 80 feet Hodge and Co. , 1 ... WhrooA 500 2 12 14'40 13 3 0 llO feet Sanches and Co. ... ,Whroo 300 188 4 '5 0 80 feet Darroch and Co .• :: ... Whroo ••• 600 o II 7 3 7 18 100 feet :Balaclava. Tribute and Sub- WhrOo",,; .. ,421. , o 0 o 9 23'50 210 1 6 30 to 130 feet tribute Balaclava Tribute and Sub- Variclus 60 0 0 088 25 0 0 tribute (public crushing) A ugustine and Co. .., White Hills "" ••• 16 0 0 o 6 21 5 1() 0 80 feet Augustine and Co. .. . White .Hills .. " ., ••. 13 0 0 o 10 12 6 16 12 80 feet ... Welsll and Co...... White Hills '" ... I ~ '137 0 0 1 :3 19'09 163 0 0 230 feet, " '.' Totals ...... ,.', 768 0 0 o 16 8'27 12 12
'::M:ARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. I,e: I," . ,:' . . MARYBOROUGII DIVISION. . • ' ! • .. Cambrian ... •.. Mosquito ...... 234 0 0 I o 10'77 239 5 0 300 feet Penny' and Clausen (public Mosquito ...... 437 0 0 o 1:3 15'84 298 9 0 Various cI'Ushings) . " , , J. Jolinston and Sons(public ... , ... .., ·387 O' 0 0 Ii 1'19 1'15 2 6 V[l.riOU8 crushings) .. . .- Totals ...... 1,058 0 0 o 13 !l'38 712 16 6 .. - - ,11
QUANTITY of QUARTZ Cr:u:sheQ, hl each Division ltJ?-d Subdivision duriJ?g'l!th~ Quarter, &e.-continued.
Division and Subdivision, Average Total Yield of \' Remarks relative to the and Where QU"!tz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Depth at which the NameofCompR!'Y' per Ton. ~" Gold. Quartzwasobtalned,&c. -----'------I'----'~-~--~------I------17~------i'------'------tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr, oz. dwt. gr.
Croydon ... Laura Reef ... 350 0' 0 o 4 _ 2'88 '72 2 0 80 to lliO feet Busch and Co. n. Prince of. Wales Reef ... 318 0 0 o 10 IS'SI 171 9 6 60 to 110 feet Loule and Fenton ' ... Prince of Wales Reef ••• 113 0 0 o 8 !I'9S 47 11 0 130 feet Williams and Usher ... Specimen Reef li2 0 0 1 4 1'84 62 12 0 54 feet Leopold and Co. n. ... Windermere Reef 28 0 0 o 7 0'85 9 17 0 30'feet Dunleary and Co. ... Fermanagh Reef 32 0 0 o 18 1-5 28 18 0 lO'to 15 feet Miller and Co, ...... Jew's Reef ••• 300 1 16 10 5 9 6 60 feet Sparks and Co...... Welcome Reef 600 o 5 12 1 13 0 Surface to 5 feet Sundries .. . 74 0 0 o 2 23'23 10 19 15 Totals ...... ---976 6-; 10-;-;;;-G~ AvoCA. SUBDIVISION. Monte Christo...... l'donte Christo Reef ... --:~~I' 0 6 20-89 78 13 8 60 to 90 feet United No.2 Barnes Reef ••• Percydale ... 307 0 0 0 13 8'20 r 204 15 22 200 feet
To'tala ... 536 0 0, 0 10 13'84 283 9 6 DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DlVISlmis. ' Queen's Birthday ... Bealiba Reef, Golds 977 0 0 0 9 4'80 449 8 12 345 to 405 feet brough Poverty Reef Tribute ' •. Havelock Reef 34 0 0 o 4 6'35 I 7 5 0 25 feet Poverty Reef Central Tribute Poverty Reef .. . .. ,; 30 0 0 o 4 12' 6 15 0 80 feet Williams and Co., ... Corfu Reef ' .. . 13 0 0 1 0'0 , 13 0 0 40 feet Olsen and Clay (Tribute) ••• Greek's Hill Reef 12 0 0 o 16 16 10 0 0 80 feet CIouston and Co. .. . Great Western Reef ... 29 0 0 o 3 '0' 4 7 0 140 feet Thomson and Co, .. . Star Reef ... II 0 0 o 16 19'64 9' 5 0 20 feet Dives ... '," ' .. . Specimen Reef, Coy's 600 238 13 0 0 40 feet Diggings South Poverty Consols Tri Ironbark Reef 16 0 0 0 8 13'50 '6 1~ 0 40 feet bute Townsend ... Wilson's Hill Reef, Tar- 6 0 0 0 6 16 2 0 0 60 to 70 feet nagulla, , Gladstone Tribute ... Mnori Reef 9 0 0 0 8 0 3 12 0 20 feet Kern and Co. •.. ... Break-o'-Day Reef 12 0 0 0 7 0 4 4 0 90 feet- p, Whitehead (Tribute) ... Welcome Reef 60 0 0 0 2 12 7 10 0 20 feet p, Whitehead (Tribute) ... Welcome Reef 24 0 0 0 3 12 '4 4 0 Surface P. Whitehead (Tribute) ... Welcome Reef ______3 0 0' 2 2 0 'i ____ , 6 6 0_ 180 feet
i'otliIs .:. f,242 0 0 0 8 19'66 f 547 13 12 ST. ARNAUD SOUTH SUB- DIVISION", , Devon ... n. Devon Reef ••• 120 0 0 o 6 10 38 10 0 125 feet Neill and Co. •.. ... Star oithe East Reef •.• 40 0 0 o -6 12 13 0 0 Coles and Co...... Isis Reef ...... 81 0 0 o 13 5'92 , 53 ,13 0 Totals ... 241 0 0 0 8 17'43 105 3 0 ST, ARNAUD NORTH SUB------1------\ :; DIVISlON, , Wilson's Hill TribIite ... Wilson's HilL .. 900 0' 0 o 430 feet Sandhurst and St, Arnaud Wilson's Hill ... 958 0 0 o 500 feet Chrysolite Tribute Phamix ... '" Gree~oek R~f 123 ii 0 o St. Arnnud Public Crushing Wilson's Hill' ... •.. 800 0' 0 o 4,~0 feet' Prince of Wales ... Prince 'of 'Wales,, Reef ... 85 ii 0 o Totals ... 2,866 0 0 0 15 12'79 2,225 17 0 r
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.
CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. Eureka Consols ••• I '" Eureka Reef ...... 371 0 0 1 13 6'92 617 10 0 360 feet Eureka Consols ...... Eureka Reef ...... 396 0 0 0 8 0'55 158 17 0 240 to 360 feet Chewton United ... '" Chewton Heef ... 285 0 0 1 1 7'49 303 14 0 160 feet Central ... .., Wattle Gully,Reef ... 738 0 0 o 14 13'72 , :537 14 1 300 feet Duke of Devon ...... Devonshire Reef ... 153 0 0 o 17 6'12 I32 0 0 160 feet Devonshire ...... Devonshire Reef ... 186 0 0 0 3 22'71 36 14 0 200 to 300 feet Sebastopol Crushing ... ,Sebastopol R~ef ... 373 0 0 0 6 6'39 :U6 17 6 Various Callander and Co. ... Forest Creek ...... 330 0 0 0 7 20'61 129 13 10 Various MiChell and Co, ". ... Cranky Ned'/! ...... 335 0 0 0 9 12'44 159 8 15 Various Joynes and Co...... , Argus Flat ...... 38 6 0 2 17 5:68, .l08 15 0 140 feet May and Co, ...... Tamboora Reef ... 4 0 0 3 1 6 112 5 ,0 ,no feet Pa.lmer and Co. ... Fortuna Reef ' •• ... ' 6 0 0 6 0 0 36 0 0 Near surface Eglesileld and Carler ... Shellback Reef ... 55 0 0 o 13 9'82 ,36 1712 Williams and Co. ... Cliewton ... .., 101 0 0 o 14 8-89 ----- 1.12 11 10 Totals ...... 3,371 0 0 o 14 14'12 2,458 17 6
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lJ,UANTITY of' QUARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.
Division I Average Remarks relative to the and Subdlvi.lon, Total Yield of . and Where Qu~rtz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield 01 Gold Depth at. which the Name of Company . per Ton . Gold. Quartz was obtained, &c. ------. - FR.YER'S CREEK DIVISION. tons Owl. qT. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt, gr. Cumberland ...... Cattle's Reef ...... 384 0 0 0 6 1'12 1I6 2 0 150 to 180 feet Tarilta , •...... mingaroo Hill ." 175 0 0 o 13 14'81 119 3 0 80 to 90 feet· Rowe Brothers ...... Cattle's Iteef ...... 1,175 0 0 0 8 17'42 512 13 ' 0 100 to 170 feet BlackHawk ...... Cattle's Iteef ...... 1,873 0 0 0 9 19'64 919 10 . 0 1iO feet Small and Co...... Cattle's Reef ...... 300 0 0 0 6 16 100 .0 0 190 feet 0,0 Middlesex ... '" Bullock Reef ...... 95 0 0 0 9 1'26 43 180 to 230 feet Wilson and McDonald ... German Gully ... 41 0 0 I o 11-56 42 10 0 90 feet Anglo-Australian ... Heron's Reef ...... 54 0 0 0 2 0 5 8 0 130 ·feet Carah and Co: ...... Cobbler's Gully .. . 37 0 0 2 5 22'70 85 0 0 30 to 45 feet Kaiser and Co...... German Gully ... 1I 0 0 1 8 4'36 15 10 0 40 feet Garnet and Co. ... ." Hit-or-Miss ... 56 0 '0 o 13 9'43 37 10 0 75 feet Hope Tribute ." ... Cattle's Reef ...... 14 0 0 I 4 6'86 Ii 0 0 60 to 80 feet Ferron's Reef ...... Ferron's Reef...... 2,145 0 0 0 2 19'13 300 0 0 60 to 154 feet ----- Totals ...... 6,360 0 u '0 7 6'59 2,313 6 0 HEPBURN DIVISION. ------Cornish ...... Cornish Reef ... '" 5,488 0 0 0 3 20'10 1,053 o 22 80 to 480 feet Specimen Hill ...... Specimen Hill '" 3,276 0 0 0 8 9'47 1,375 0 0 .383 and 463 feet Argus United ...... Collier's Iteef , .. 484 0 0 0 2 10'13 58 12 6, 50 to 100 feet Tognines Louis ...... Alabama Reef ... 200 0 0 0 2 19'80 28 5 0 40 feet, Trewren's public mill ... Mauritius Reef ... 44 0 0 0 3 15'84 8 0 3 30 to 40 feet Barkla's pub li\l mill ... Spring Creek ... '" 40 0 0 0 4 5'85 8 9 18 10 to 40 feet King and Willard ... Willard's Reef ... 45 0 0 o 16 21'33. 38 0 0, 50 feet Lneini's .n ... Commissioner's Reef .., 82. 0 0 0 3 15'37 5 16'12 100 feet Prospectors ...... Hepburn Reefs ... I ~50 0 0 0 9 8 70 0 0 i Shallow ------Totals ...... 9,759 0 0 0 5 10'11 2,645 4 13 TARADALE AND KYNETON . SUBDIVISION. _------United Kingdom ...... 'Tamdale ...... 1,588 0 0 o 10 18 853 11 0 80 feet Extended United Kingdom Tamdale ... '" 1,254 0 0 0 7 6'16 455 0 0 160 feet () Fenton ... '" ... Taradale ...... 425 0 0 4 12 95 12 12 240 feet Tommy Dodd Extended ... Malmsbury ...... 1,254 0 0 0 3 12'38 220 9 0 275 feet Extended Napier '" Lauriston .. , ... 313 0 0 1 5 5'27 394 13 18 Totals ...... 4,834 0 0 0 8 8'51· 2,019 6 6 TARRANGOWER DIVISION. Caledonia ...... Eaglehawk, Beehive,Vic- 1,054 10 0 1 o 21'79 1,102 710 150 to 600 feet torin., Cooktrul.n's, and Manton's Reefs Linscott's Crushing ... Beehive, Cumberland, 683 0 0 0 14 18'77 504 16 12 80 to 500 feet Eaglehawk, and Lin- , scott's Reefs Phrenix ...... Eaglehawk, Kangaroo, 215 0 0 0 5 21'27 63 5 12 60 to 300 feet and Manton's Reefs Union ...... Eagleha,wk Reef ... 1,240 0 0 0 8 4'51 507 13 0 500 to 700 'feet Great Western ...... Beehive Reef ...... 182 IS' 15 Swface to 200 feet ~~_Ol~ 0'43 ---- Totals ...... 3,524 10 0 o 13 9'56 2,361 I 1 ST. ANDREW'S DIVISION. ~.~------Allandale ...... Diamond Creek ... 33 0 0 1 9 21'81 49 7 0 120 feet Allandale '" ... Diamond Creek ... 43 0 0 1 0 0 43 0 0 80 to 130 feet Union ...... Diamond Creek ... 292 0 0 1 3 12-08 343 3 0 350 feet Rickards and Co. ... Yow-yow ...... 1 10 0 3 6 0 4 19 0 20 feet Hirt ...... New Reef ...... 3 0 0 2 10 0 710 0 40 feet Hirt ...... New Reef ...... 3 10 0 3 7 3'42 11 15 0 60 feet Longley and Co ...... Oram's ...... 810 0 9 '12 22'58 82 0 0 269 feet Pigtail' ••...... Warrandyte ...... 141 0 0 3 3 16 448 17 0 30· feet Young Colonial ...... \Varrandyte ...... 47 0 0 o 10 1l'49 24 12 12 60 feet Hastings and Co, ... Warrandyte ...... 24 0 0 1 13 2 39 14 0 30 feet Longley and Co ...... Oram's ...... 28 0 0 13 0 0 364 0 0 . 240 feet :-. BLUE MOUNTAIN NORTH Totals ...... SUBBIVISION. ~~I~ 10'" !1,<18 17 " Rothschild (crushed at Rothschild claim ... 337 0 0 0 6'11 I 109 0 0 120 feet Amelia battery)
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ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.
A:aA.'RAT DIVISION. Sir George Bowen Campbell's Reef 175 0 0 1 0 8 10'561 73 17 () 180 feet Finlay and party Moore's Reef ... 61 10 010 4 7'71 I 13 5 18 150 feet Totals ' .. PLEAUNT CREEK DIVISION. ~~~1~_9__ ~~ Wimmera Stawell Iteefs 5,847 0 0 o 16 1'69 4,698 5 12 280 to 850 feet Pioneer and Galatea StaweU Reefs 3,567 0 0 o 16 13'45 2,953 II 13 460 to 870 feet Scotchman's Stawell Reefs 2,266 0 0 o 18 22'05 2,143 10 6 480 to 850 feet New St, George ... Stawell Reefs 2,207 0 0 o 17 S-39 1,914 10 12 300 to 850 feet Moonlight Stawell Reefs 2,454 0 0 1 3 17'98 2,914 1 0 410 to 850 feet Newington and Pleasant Stawell Iteefs 373 10 0 0 5 20'85 109 12 0 200 to 630 feet Creek Totals ... ----I--16,714 10 0 i 0 17 15'11 14,73310. 19 13
QUANTITY of QUAR'rZ Crushed in each Division aUlI Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.
Division !IUd Subdivision, Remarks relatlve to the' and . Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Depth at which the' Name of Compnny. Quam was obtained. ------'- tons cwt. qr. GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.
O~IEO SUIIDIVISION. Cummings and Co. ... Swift's Creek ...... 11 0 0 o 17 10'91 9 12 0 Surface to 40 feet· CROOKED RIVER DIVISION. Siedenburg and Co, ... Hopeful Reef ... 55 0 0 o 15 10'90 Ii 42 10 0 160 feet Chrisman and Co. ... Bright Star Reef ... 50 0 0 o 19 20'16 49 12 0 40 feet Wal6h and CO. H' ... Excelsior Reef ... 45 0 0 0 4 3'2 9 6 0 20 feet Kreymborg and Co. ... Black Prince Reef ... 3 0 0 o 14 10'66 2 3 8 20 feet Kreymborg'and Co. ... Comet Reef ... 5 0 0 o 16 19'2 4 4 0 25 feet Gladstone and Co. ... Little Dorrit Reef ... 8 0 0 0 3 0 I 4 0 60 feet ------, Totals ...... 166 0 0 o 13 3'08 108 19 8 DONNELLY'S CREEK DrVISION. ------. Bismarck United ... Upper level, north end of 190 0 0 0 9 16'42 92 0 0 Surface to 50 feet claim , Bismarck United ... Lower level, south end of 60 0 0 4 15 16 287 0 0 claim United Star Tribute ...... 59 0 0 1 \0 6'51 I 89 6 0 200 feet Florence ...... 162 0 0 0 2 22'37 23 15 0 240 feet
Totals ... .. , 471 0 0 1 o 2l'45 492 1 0 STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION. Long Tunnel ...... Cohen's Heef ...... 1,806 0 0 I 18 9'12 3,465 15 0 Between 243 and 423 feet below adit Walhalla ...... Cohen's Reef ...... 3,740 0 0 1 1 2'95 .3,950 0 0 Between adit and 285 below New North Gippsland ... ()ohen's Reef ...... 200 0 0 0 2 21'39 28 18 6 Adit level New North Gippsland Tri- Cohen's Reef ...... 522 0 0 o 10 20'21 282 19 18 200 feet below adit butc ------, Totals ...... 6,268 0 0 1 4 15'78 !17, 13 0 R USSELL'S CREEK DIVISION. P heasant Creek ...... Pheasant Creek ... 113 () 0 1 10 23'47 175 o 12 Tunnel in 648 feet; ------stone taken out from 200-foot level TARWIN SUBDIVISION. N'0. 1 South ...... Stockyard Creek ... 80 0 0 2 3 18 175 0 0 80 feet Ophir ...... Stockyard Creek ... 8 0 0 3 0 0 24 0 0 70 feet B ennison Flat ...... Stockyard Creek ... 10 0 0 I 0 0 10 0 0 70 feet Totals ...... 98 0 0 2 2 15'67 209 0 0 I QUARTZ TAILINGS, MULLQCK, ETC.
THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Hurveyors and Registrars relative to the \.1I'Hm,r,IT.V of QUARTZ TAILINGS and MULLOCK, &c., Crushed in the several Divisions and Subdivisions District the Quarter; and the GOLD obtained therefrom.
Division and Subdivision, Where Quartz Tailings "nd Quartz 'ra!1lngs Average 'rotal Yield of Remarks relative ta tIle nnd nlulloek, &e., were and Mullock, &0., Yleldof Gold. G Id Deptll atwhlcll the Name of Company. obtained. Crushed. ~~I'-i __0_. _.1I1ullOCk,&c.,were..:'~ tons cwt. qr. , oz. dwt. gr. I' oz. dwt. gr. I BALLA.RA.T MINING DISTRICT.
CRESWICK DIVISION. I Port Phillip Tributer. ... Clunes Reefs ...... 1,350 0 0 0 5 10'13 366 0 0 i-- BLACKWOOD DIVISION ~'!D BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH SUD DIVISION. Sultan ...... Barry's Reef ... ., . 600 0 0 0 2 8 70 0 0
SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. I I SANDHURST DIVISION. Hustler's Reef ...... Hustler's Reef ... ~80 0 0 0 o 21'21 12 7 12 HEATRCOTE DIVISION AND WARANOA SOUTR SUB- DIVISION. John Collins '.t. ... Redcastle ...... 231 0 0 0 0.17'66 8 10 0 Harrison and Co, ... Hedcastle ...... 890 0 0 0 1 0'64 45 14 0 - \ W,,!.RANOA NORTII SUBDIVI- Totals .:, ' .. 1,121 0 0 0 023'2 54 4 0 BION. Victoril1 machine ." Coy's Diggings ... 725 0 0 0 o 12'45 18 16 5 Balaclava Tribute ... ~hroo ...... 150 0 0 0 1 2'40 S 5 0 llalaelava Tribute ...... 100 0 0 0 I 11'40 7 1 12 Surface Totals ...... 975 0 0 o 0 16'95 34 8 17 14
. QUANTITY of QUARTZ TAILINGS aud MULLooK crushed ill each Division and -Subdivision, &c.-continued.
Division 4,nd Subdivision, 'Vhere Quarlz Tailings and Quartz Tailings Average Total Yield of Remarks relative to the and Mullock, &c., were and lIfu llock, &0., Yield of Gold Gold. Depth at which. the Name of Company. obtained. Cru.hed. per TOil. , JlInllock, &0., were obtained. ------. . ------tons cwt. 'Ir; oz. dm. gr, oz, dwt. gr,
MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.
MARYBOROUGR DIVISION. J. Johnston and Son. ••• Public crushing 600 1 6 16 800 ------..,..~I-"':'--"--I AMHERST DIVISION. T, Bartlemore ••• ••• Smnlliots. 730 0 0 o 2 0'32 73 10 0
AVOOA .SUBDIVISION. -----~I Monte Christo ... Monte Christo Reef 10 O· 0 0 2 22'8 1 9 12
ST. ARNAUD SOUTH SUB DIVISION. Douglas's machine ' .. Isis Reef 250 0 0 0 1 19'02 22 8 4 New Isis Tribute .. , Isis Reef; 40,0 0 0 0 2 23'16 I 59 6 0
Totals ... 650 0 0 0 2 i 81 14 '4 ST, .ARNAUD NORTH SUB- ~2'34 DIVISION, , ------!-----I Sandhurst and St. Arnaud Wilson's Hill ... .. , 54 0 0 0 10 12'44 i 28 8 0 Chrysolite Tribute Phamix.:, ...... Greenock Reef St, Arnaud Public Crushing Various reefs .. . "'1 440 0 0 1 0 :3 0 I 66 0 0
Totals .. . ::: 1 1,::: : : I : : 1:'62 I ::::: :
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT•.
CASTLElIIAINE DIVISION. " Callander ...... Chewton ...... 167 0 0 0 2 0 : 16 14 0 Powell and Co...... Golden Point ...... 494 0 o I 0 2 23'22 I 73 '6 0 Totals .•• ... 661 0 01 0 2 11'36 I 90 0 0 , 1-' - FRYER'S 'CREEK DiVISlQN.'.. Thomas and Co ...... Bald Hill ...... 400 0 0 0 2 ·0 -----40 0 0 HEPBURN DIVrSIQN. Barkly public mill ... Doctor's Gully ... 810 0 0 0 1 2'94 17 8 0 Freeman's public mill ... Wombat Hill ...... 207 0 0 0 1 6"02 12 19 0 ---~-- Totals ...... 517 0 0 0 1 4'11 30 7 0
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.
PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. . 1 1. Scotchman's '" ...... 2,802 0 0 0 1 ;51 120 12 2 Victoria...... 48 0 0 0 2 0 4 16 0 ' -". ------Totals ...... 2,350 0 0 0 1 1'61 125 8 2 ..
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.
DONNELLY'S CREEK DIVI- SION. F lorence ...... 10 0 0 0 5 7'20 2 18 0 15
PYRITES AND BLANKETINGS. ! THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars relative to the Quantity of PYRITES and BLANKETINGS operated on in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom.
Division and Subdivision, Pyrites Average RemarJm relative to the Where Pyrites and Blanketinga and Bmnketings Yield Total Yield of and were obtained. of Gold QQld. Depth a.t which the NllI1le of Company. operarod on. perTon. ;i Pyrites, &0., were obtained . tons owt. qr. oz. dwt. 8l'. I, dwt. gr.
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. " CENTRAL DIVISION. .. , Llanberris ...... I ...... 27 0 0 1 10 12 41 8 12 Dummett and Brown ...... 15 0 0 1 12 0 24 0 0 i . Totals ...... 42 0 0 1 11 0'S6 65 8 12 CHESWICK DIVISION. ------Port Phillip .' .. ... Clunes Reefs ...... 63 10 0' 4 0 9'07 255 4. 0 New North Clunes ... Clunes Reefs ...... 15 0 0 8 4 0 4S 0 0 South Chines ...... Clunes Reefs ...... 4,10 0 8 15 18'88 17 0 0 ------Total~ ...... S8 0 0 817 8'71, 320 4 0: STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION. ! Various ...... Elaine ...... 62 0 01 1 14 4'64 I 106 0 0 ------,--- BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND I I BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH SUBDIVISION. Sultan ...... Barry's Reef ... '" 20 0 0 8 10 0 70 0 0
BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT•
BuCKL.AND DIVIS'ION. I Myrtle .,. Myrtle Reef ••• ... 1 7 0 3 0 0 .21 0 0 Hood and Coutts ... Try Again Reef 24 0 gl 1 6 23 ... / ,----~~ Totals ...... 31 0 o I I 14 10'06 '53 7 0
SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT.
SANDliURST DIVISION. Treatment by- Uuited Pyrites G. E. ... Pinchgut Gully .... 3S0 0 0 8 4 18'58 1,2~6 15 0 Great Western Pyrites Specimen Hill ... 447 0 0 1 19 3'83 874 15 0 Works Sandhurst and Eaglehawk Jackass Flat , .. ... 21S ,0 0 2 2 4'79 459 19 12 fur P.G.E: I '"""'''''''''''nace Koch's Pioneer ... Long Gully ... .. , 140 0 0 1 7 6'69 190 19 0 } Sandhurst Pyrites Calcining New-chum Gully ... 64 0 0 3 2 3 198 16 0 Great Hustler's ••• ... Hustler's Reef ... 6 10 0 1 4 14'77 8 0 0 j Beehive ...... Eaglehawk ...... 6 0 0 I 19 1'67 1114 10 Revolving cylinder Johnson's Reef ...... Johnson's Reef o 2 7'Sl '5 0 0 Crushed "'1 43 0 0 ~ Totals ...... 1,304 10 0 2 5 15'02 2,975 IS 22
MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.
ST. ARNAUD NORTH SUBDI- ,. VISION. St. Arnaud Public Crushing ...... 12 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 460 feet \
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.
I I' CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. Eureka Consols ...... Eureka Reef ... 5 10 0 I 6 'S 0 35 4 0 Sundry lots ...... SO 0 0 2 4 21 179 10 0 ------'----1--+---1 Totals ... S5 10 0 2 10 5'83 214 14 0 HEPBURN DIVISION. Specimen Hill...... Specimen Hill ... --~"70-o-I-'-J~ Coruish...... ••• Cornish Reef '" ... . 25 0 0 i 3 0 0 75 0 0 Totals ...... I-""27lo-;I---;--t~1 S~ 0 0
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT•
STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION; Long Tunnel Cohen's Reef ...... [ 13' 6 19: 9 12 16
vVASHDIRT AND CE}lENT.
SUMMARY. THE following information has been obtained relative to the QUANTITY of W ASH DIRT Puddled and Sluiced and CEMENT .Crushed during the Quarter, and the GOl~D obtained therefrom.
Quantity Puddled Average YIeld of Gold ITot~i Yield of Gold from .Mining District•. and Crushed. per Ton. Washd!rt and Cement.
---.-~-.~~.~--~ ----~--~ Washdirt. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Ballarat ...... 27,980 0 0 0 2 4'22 3,043 17 18 Beechworth ...... 8,100 0 0 0 2 2'37 850 0 0 Sandhurst ...... Maryborough ...... 12,923 6 0 0 2 16'72 1,742 12 0 Castlemaine ...... , ...... 156,981 0 0 0 0 23'49 7,683 9 18 Ararat ...... 900 0 0 0 1 17'49 77 16 0 Gippsland ...... , ...... 128 0 0 0 II 20'63 75 18 0 Totals ...... 207,012 6 0 '0 1 7'24 13,473 13 12 ------Cement. ------Ballarat ...... 827 0 0 0 2 12'12 103 II 20 Beechworth ...... Sandhurst ...... Maryborough ...... 2,123 0 0 0 4 14'23 487 10 12 Castlemaine ...... 990 0 0 0 3 20'78 191 7 0 Ararat ...... 5,905 0 0 0 7 7'70 2,161 9 19 Gippsland ...... '" ...... ~ Totals ...... 9,845 0 0 ," 0 5 23'52 2,943 19 3 NorE.-This Summary does not show the totnl quantities of wftshdlrt puddled and sluiced and cement crushed, but only the yield of certain ctushings. &e" respecting whleb the Mining Surveyors and Registrars have been nblo to obtain tllf(}rmation~ Owing to the circumstance that mnny of the machine-owners are unable to give or are precluded from giving Informatioll, it is impossible to get complete returns from every district; and in con ... sidering the relatlY0 Importance ~ot each district, us regards ulluvial mining"&c,, LlH; tables relatiug to machinery Sb?Uld be exa.mined and compared. Office of Mines, R. BROUGH SMYTH, > Melbourne, 16th July 1875. Secretary for "Mines.
'VASHDIRT. THE following information has been obtainedJrom Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars relative to the QUANTITY of WASIIDIRT Puddled 01' Sluiced in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District dUl·jUg the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom.
DIvision and S ubdivlsion, Average Remarks relative to the and Whore Waahdlrt was obtained. Washdirt Puddled. Total Yield Yield of Gold of Gold. Depth ot which the Name of Co mpany. per Ton.._------Washdirt was obtained, &e , tons cwt. qr. oz. (lwt, gr. oz. dwt. gr.
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.
CGNTlUL DIvrsION. Golden Reef ." ... Ballarat West ... 2,124 0 0 0 1 14 168 3 0 Phcenix ...... Napoleons ...... 2,236 0 0 0 1 S'OI 149 2 10 Llewellyn and Co. ... Main road .. ' .. . 420 0 0 0 1 20'57 39 0 0 Totals ...... 4,780 0 0 0 1 11'78 356 ;; 10 SOUTHERN DIVISION. Turner and party ... Break-o'-Day .•• ... 1,716 0 01. 0 2 4'42 187 8 3 Depth, 15 to 50 feet --'------thickness, 1 to 3 fee CRESW!CK DIVISION. South Clunes ...... elunes ...... 3,734 0 0 0 7 12'09 1,401 0 0 246 feet New Lothair ... .. , Clunes ., . ... 1,050 0 0 o 16 12'39 867 2 0 250 feet
BLACKWOOD DIVlSION Totals .. , ... 4,784 0 0 0 9 11'57 2,268 2 O! AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH ----- SUIlDIVISION. Daley and five others ... Butcher's Flat ... 2,000 0 0 0 0 5'12 21 6 12 7 feet Gollop and two others ... Grierson's Point ... 900 0 0 0 o 10'87 20 7 17 Surface to 10 feet Carpender and three others, Milkman's Flat '" 700 0 0 0 o 17'35 25 6 0 145 feet Webster and five others ... Shicer'Gully ...... 3,400 0 0 0 0 2'77 19 13 o Surfl1Ce to 8 feet Ah Tack and eight others ... Yankee Creek ... I,JOO 0 0 0 o 12'44 28 10 0 7 feet Ah Tong a.nd six others ... Yankee Creek ... 1,200 0 0 0 o 12'30 30 15 0 6 feet Ah· How and five others Yankee Creek ... 400 0 0 0 o 15 12 10 0 1 feet Chong How and six others Tipperary Flat ... 1,800 0 0 0 0 5 18 15 0 Surface to 7 feet Ah Foon and seven others ... Kangaroo Gully ... 1,700 0 0 0 0 6'92 24 \0 0 Surface to 5 feet Ah Leim and six others IJower Lenlerderg , .. 2,000 0 0 0 0 3'42 14 5 0 Surface to 6 feet A:h Foug and seven others Hed Hill ... 1,500 0 0 0 0 5'18 16 4 0 8 feet '''1 -----.---- Tota.ls ... '" I 16700 0 0 0 0 6'67 I 232 2 5
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QUANTITY of WASHDIRT Puddled or Sluiced in the ,several Divi,sioDs and Subdivisions, &c.-continued.
Division nnd Subdivision, Average Total Yield Remarks relntlve to the and Whore Washdlrt was obtained. Wasbdir! Puddled.! Yield of Gold Depth at which the Nama of Company. per Ton. of Gold. Washdlrt was obtained, &c.
tons ow!. qr. , Oz. dwl. lir. oz. dwt. gr.
BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT.
INDIGO DIVISION. Sons of Freedom and Doma Chiltern Lead ... 8,100 0 0 0 2 2'24 850 0 0 280 feet
MARYBOROUGH M;INING DISTRICT.
M4.RYBOROUGR DIVIsiON. I Gladstone Alma 5,200 0 0 0 3 2'58 807 18 0 100 to 120 feet ------AMHERST DIVISION. --1-,-- Ho:ffriung-130 trucks per Mount Greenock South 1,603 6 0 0 4 4'51 335 15 0 160 feet diem for 74 .working days, at 6 trucks per ton Union-SOO trucks per diem Mount Greenock South 4,560 0 0 0 2 2'47 479 10 0 330 feet for 76 working days, at 5 trucks per ton Tara'S Hall-210 trucks per Taa:lle's Paddock 1,560 0 0 0 1 12'75 119 9 0 60 feet diem for 52 working days, ---- at 7 trucks per ton ---1-- Totals ... 7,723 6 0 0 210'09 934 14 0
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. T CUTLEMA..INE DIVISION. . i D efiance .. , .. , Guildiol'd Hill ... 4,550 0 0 0 1 19'09 408 9 6 180 feet, J ohansen ...... Adelaide Hill ... 2,925 0 0 0 o 15 91 8 3 24 feet A h .Tung ...... ~fanchesterFlat ' ... ' 2,405 0 0 0 017"49 ! 87 13 0 14 feet S mith ...... Manchester Flat ... 2,756 0 0 0 15 feet C allison ...... Wattle Flat ...... 2,879 0 0 0 •o '0"16'96 ""41 15 113 13 feet L ennett ... Wattle Flat ...... 3,064 0 0 0 o 11'63 ,74 /) 0 14 feet ... ---- '£otals ...... 18,579 0 0 0 0"19'56' 757 3 23 FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION: _.---- -_._._-- Mein's Freehold ... Guildford ...... 6,720 0 0 0 1 9'18 464 10 0 200 feet N eilson and Co ...... Golden Gully ...... 1,950 0 0 0 4'92 20 0 17 feet V osti and Co, ...... German Gully ... 2,600 °0 0 0 0 3'69 20 0 °0 16 feet T retheweyand Co. ... New Year's Flat ... 1,950 0 0 0 0 6'40 26 0 15 to 16 feet Lawsonand Co ...... New Year's l<'\at ... 2,600 0 0 0 0 3'69 20 °0 0 15 to 16 feet S tephens and Co. ... New Year's Flat ... 2,600 0 0 0 0 5'17 28 0 0 15 to 16 feet ,iIlilliams and Co. ... New Year's Flat ... 2,600 0 0 0 4'80 26 0 0 1.'; to 16 feet B rewer and Co. ... New Year's Flat ... 2,600 0 °0 0 0 2'58 14 0 0 15 to 16 feet P arsons and Co...... Horseshoe Bend ... 8,000 0 0 0 6 100 0 0 12 to 15 feet E Ilis and Co...... Horseshoe Bend ... 5,850 0 0 0 °0 3'77 46 0 0 12 to 15 feet R iddle and Co. ... New Year's Flat .... 2,000 0 0 0 0 4'80 , 20 0 0 17 feet .-. 18 15 12 to 15 feet M yers and, Co, ...... Deadman's Flat ... 1,500 0 o ! 0 0 6 0 S chade and Uo, ...... Deadman's Flat ... 2,000 0 0 0 0 4'80 20 0 0 12 to 15 feet Totals ...... 42,970 0 0 0 0 9'20 823 5 0 HEPBURN DIVISION. '\V'ebber and party ... Shepherd's Flat , ... 217 0 0 0 1 0'78 11 4 0 35 feet J ones and party .. , ... Shepherd's Flat ... 346 0 0 0 2 0'34 , 34 17 0 30 feet D ull: and party •• , ... Shepherd's Flat ... 278 0 0 0 3 2'41,1 43 2 0 30 feet F ederal Tunnel party ... I talian Hill ...... 1,115 0 0, 0 1 0'83 57 14 0 140 feet M udgee and party ... Italian Hill ...... 290 0 0 0 o 18'62 11 5 0 120 feet B row and party ...... I talian Hill ... ." 156 0 0 0 I 19'38 14 2 0 120 feet T wining and party ... Table Hill ...... 145 0 0 0 2 4'47 15 17 0 50 feet Re ynolds and party ... Table Hill ...... 197 0 0 0 1 17'16 17 2 0 45 feet Corinella party ... Deep Creek ...... 1,714 0 0 0 0 7'72 27 12 0 85 feet Matheson and party ... Ra.ceeourse road ... 250 0 0 0 2 21'22 36 1 0 30 feet C alaminiand party ... Elevated Plains ... 137 0 0 0 2 19'44 19 /) 0 75 feet 20,000 0 0 0 1 3'28 1,137 0 0 Shallow 3 50 Chinese .. ' ... Hepburn division ... Sailor Prince ...... Sebastopol ...... 545 0 0 011 3'74 304 0 0 Seh. A. Europeans ... Hepburn division ... 60,000 0 0 0 1 0 3,000, 0 0 To 35 feet Totals ...... 85,390 0 0 0 1 2'58 4,729 1 0
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Qt1ANTITY Of'WASHDIRT·p'uddled·or Sluiced in the several Divisions and Subdivisions, &c.--continued.
Division and Subdivision, Avern.ge ·Remarks relAtive'to the . , and Where Washdtrt was obtained. Washdirt Puddled. Yield of Gold 'T~~a~~:d Depth at which tbe Name o! Company, per Ton . IWashdlrt was obtained, &c.
... tollS cwt. qt. oz. dwt. gr, oz, dwt. gr. TARADA.LE AND KYNETON SUllDIVISIONS. '\ .' Glengonner ••• La.'Ul'iston ...... 2,800 0 0 o 3 7'36 462 18 22 Not known Ironstone Hill ... Malmsbury - •.• ... 4,745 0 0 o 3 12'83 838 II 9 260-foot level -~----I------~otals ...... 7,545 0 0 o 3 10'80 .1,301 10 7 ------1------TAlUtANGOwER DiVISION. "
Abram Grigg ••• Pegleg Gully ... 550 0 0 o 0 18 20 12 12 15 feet Robt. Grigg ... Forty-foot Hill 455 0 0 o 0 18 17 1 6 40 feet John Knight •.• Porcupine Flat 325 0 0 o 0 18 12 3 18 20 feet Wm.Bowe ... Blackey's Hill o 0 8'87, 18 12 0 25 feet Chapman's Gully ,1'~~b .g, .g o () 12 400
Totals ... ••• 2,497 ~ 0 0 0 13'93 72 9, 12
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.
,RAGLAN DIVISION. New Victoria ... Waterloo Flat ... 900 0 0, 0' 1 77 16. ,0 J45 feet '" I
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.
" I RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION. . Hungaria.n United ... East Bank, Tangil River 7.50 0, 016 0 60 0 0 Success ...... '" West Bank, Tangil River 58' 0 0 0 6 0 15 18 0 ~otals '" ... 128 0 0 o II 20'63 75 18 0
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CEMENT.
THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Minin1g Surveyors and Registrars relative to the QUANTITY of CElIIENT Crushed in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each
Mining District during the Quarter; and the GOLD obtained therefrom. I ~--~------, Division and Subdivision, AYcl'age Remarks relative to tho Cement Crushed. Yield of Gold Tot.. 1 Yield of Depth at whleh the and Where Cement WIlS obtained. I G.old. NlUDe of Company. per TOll. Cement was obtained.
i' t0I!S cwt.' qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. ' dwt. gr.
I BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT I,
" SOUTHERN DIVISION. , R. McClelland ...... Hard Hills ...... 60 0 0 0 4 0 _1~_0 J;lepth,80 feet; thick------ness, 1i feet SMYTIlESDALE DIVISION. , Howcroft and Co. ... Dreamer's Hill, Happy 80 0 0 1 0 8 80 110 0 Valley Leeke and Co...... Dreamer's Hill, Happy 28 0 0 0 8 2 11 6 8 Valley O'Sullivan and Co. Drc,'1,mer's Hill, Happy ;8 0 0 8 0 0 9 0 0 ... , Valley ------'-,. , Totals ...... 61 0 0 o 16 15'S7 50 16 8 BLACKWOOD DIVISION, , ------.- AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH " : , SUllDIVISI ON. .. .. I All Nations ...... Yankee Hill ... 706 0 0 0 1 3'72 40 15 12 ,. , I MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.
MARYllOROUGH DIVISION, , Seaham ...... Alma ...... 1 2,000 5) 0 0 4 15'38 464 2 0 100 to 112 feet
DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DIVISIONS. Nicholas and Co .... .,. No.1 Hill, Bealiba ... 23 0 0 0 4 0 4 12 0 40 feet Simmonds and Co:' ... No. f Hill, Bealiba ... 24 0 0 0 7 0 8 8 0 40 feet Simmonds and Co. , .. No.1 Hill, Bealiba ... 7 0 0 0 2 12 o 17 12 40 feet Newbertand Co, ..• ... Puzzle Flat, Bealiba ... 8 0 0 2 0 o i6 0 90 feet Lovell and Co...... Puzzle Flat, Bealib!t .., 19 0 °0 0 2 12 2 7 12 -90 feet Parkin and Co. ... Puzzle Flat, Bealiba ... 18 0 0 0 2 0' I 6 0 90 feet David and Geldard ... No.9 Hill, Bealiba ... 22 0 0 '0 3 12 8 17 0 50 feet Baxter and ,Co...... No.9 Hill, Bealiba, ... 7 0 0 0 3 12 1 4 12 50 feet Totals •.. ... 123 0 0 0 8 19'41 23 8 12
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.
CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. Handcock ••• ... White Hill
FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. Thomas and Co. ••• ••• Bald Hill 150 0 0 0 10 0 i5 0 0 Homeward-bound ... Table Hill ••• , 577 0 0 0 2 20'05 81 16 0 100 to 120 feet --'----'------'--'-- Totals ... 727' 0 0 ° 4' 7'54 i 156 16 0 HEPllmIN DIVISION, Vineyard's - ••. St. George's Reef 218 0 0 0 2 18'70 I 29 12 0 35 feet Cugley : •• ... St, George's Reef 25 0 0 0 115'36 J 2 1 0 30 feet Totals •• , 288 0 0 0 2 15'88 31 13 0
ARARAT MINING" DISTRICT. 1 ' ,
ARAIUr DIVISION. , ' , Cement; .• Londonderry ..• 94 18 18 J------J,~---c------PLEASANr}JREEK DIVISION. I Band of Hope Deep Lead 2,000 0 0 0 4 12'57 452 7 3 North and South Wales Deep Lead 3,000 0 0 0 9 '10'70 1,416 Ii 16 Hand-in~Hand Deep I"ead .. , DOO 0 0' 0 721'42 197 6, 6 Totals ...... j 5,50~-0 j-;;:-;-ms ;,oo~ ------~------~-- B 2 20
NUMBER AND DIS~RIBUTION OF MINERS ON l'HE GOLDFIELDS OF THE COLONY, FOR. 'l'HE QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE 1875. (From Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars.)
Name of Place. I No. Total. Name of Plnce. I No. Total. ----.-.,------_~. ___ '_- ---.~.- ---~------'-'-'~----I-- BALLA1lAT DISTRICT. Brought forward 5,988 Central Division: Creswick Division-continued. Ballarat West 4(10 lIiopoke 30 Ballarat I';ast .... 900 Humbug Hill 20 Ballarat North 80 Portuguese lj'Jat 30 Sebastopol 600 Back Creek 10 Cambrian Hill 100 Bullarook 30 The Springs 50 Gordon Subdivision: 1,875 Little Bendigo 350 Dead-horse Egerton ... 150 53 Gordon 66 Sago Hill ... 30 Moorabool 4 Southern Division: 2,563 220 Long Gully Steiglitz Subdivisiun : 8 Steiglitz ... 100 Staffordshire Reef 74 Morrison~s 120 20 Italian Gu 11 y DoUy's Creek 45 Splitters' Gully ... 6 Elaine 120 Kangaroo 14 Mount Doran 50 Moonlight 14 Little Forest 10 Bulldog 80 445" Rokewood Junetion 60 Blackwood Division and Blue' Mountain Mount Misery Creek 310 10 South Subdivision: Jackson's Gully Golden Point 120 Yankee Hill 15 .Hed Hill ... 60 Grassy Gully 37 Barry's Reef and Split-tree ... 390 Spring Creek 14 Yankee Reef and Creek 60 Sawpit Gully 24 Simmons' Reef and Back Creek 50 Whim Holes 30 Sebastopol and Lower Lerderdcrg 120 Hard Hills 32 Blakeville 40 :I:<'rencbman's 30 Snake Gully 14 Pinchgut ... 60 Goodman's Creek ... 20 " Break-o'-Day 90 BalIan Flat 40 Western Creek . Johnston's Reef 16 1,008 BlinilqlQn9 Di~ision: Garibaldi and vicinity 20 Durham and tributaries I 1::- Wright's Reef 40 Green Hills and Devonshire 30 . Bacchus Marsh and vicinity 40 Scotchman's and Hard Hills 100 Balian Subdivision: 1,030 Buninyoug and Buninyong Estate 50 Blakeville 4 4 Hiscock's Reef SO Winter's :B'lat, Cobbler's and Magpie Total for Ballarat District 9,562 Ranges .•. 90 Black Lead 40 60 Napoleon, Kitty's Ranges, and Gympie BEECHWORTH DISTRICT. Prospecting and isolated parties 50 Mount Helen Reef... 10 Beechworth Division: 660 Spring Creek 105 Snlythesdale Division: Silver Creek. 25 Smythesdale 180 Deep Creek 22 Scarsdale and Newtown 200 Hurdle Creek 54 Cape Clear . 25 Pennyweight Flat ... 52 Brown's 60 Two-mile Creek ... 60 Italian Gully 20 Three-mile Creek ••. 190 Derwent Jack's 25 Six~mile Creek i., 55 Piggoreet 90 Bowman's Forest, &c. 74 Bottle Hill 40 Myrtleford, &c. 80 Snake Valley and Hard Hills 70 W ooragee, &c. 130 Happy Valley an!! Lueky Woman's ... 150 Reid's Creek 38 Haddon 617. Wooished 190 Golden Lake 40 Sebastopol 133 Madden's Flat 10 Eldorado 400 Linton's ... 180 Stanley and neighborhood 380 Monkey Gully 15 1,988 Moonlight Creek 15 20' Yachandandah Division: Preston Hill Clear Creek 70 Creswick Division: 1,757 Bruarong 25 Creswick ... 20 Kirby's Flat 70 Clunes 900 Rowdy Flat 40 Springhill 450 Osborne's Flat 60 Broomfield Gully 25 Allan's Flat 12 Red Streak 225 Staghorn Flat 30 Union Hill 20 Twist's Creek 85 I..ongpoint 20 Muddy Creek 45 Diamond Gully 15 Hillsborough 50 Cobbler's Gully 15 Sandy Creek 90 Bald Hills 10 Township 70 Sulky Gully 15 Hayes' Point 22 Slaty Creek 40 669 Carried forward 5,988 Carried forward, 1-.. · 2,657
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-NUMBER aDd DISTRIBUTION of MINERS on the Goldfields, &c.-continued. i I Name olPlIlca. No. Total. N nme of 1'lace. No. Total. ------:------BrouglIt forward ••• 2,657 Brought forwi1rd ... 5,589 Indigo Division: Jamieson Subdivision: ! CMItern and New Ballarat Leads 180 Howqua RiYer and tributaries 5 Suffolk Lead ...... 10 Goulburn from Howqua to Jamieson 80 Indigo Lead ...... 228 Mack's Creek ...: ...... 50 Robert Burns ... • .. 2 GoulburnfromJamieso~ to Swampy Creek 70 Lancashire and Black dog Leads 8 Sailor Bill's Creek...... 110 AU England Lead .... •.. 8 Flume Creek ...... 25 Caledonian and Durham Leads 20 Baker's Creek ...... •.. 20 Clydesdale ... •.. 9 360 Hibernian...... 4 Various Quartz Reefs .. . 41 Total for Beechworth District ... - 5,949 510 Buckland Division: Harrietville ...... 80 Harrietville to Bright ..., .. . 420 SANDHlJRST DISTRICT, Bright to Boundary,including Running Creek .•...... ••• 156 Sandhurst Di1!ision : , Wandiligong ••• ••• ••• 301 Back Creek and Spring Gully .. . 150 365 Buckland to Upper ,Bridge ...... 170 Sheepsheadand Golden Gully .. . Upper to Lower Bridge...... 142 Golden Square and li:angaroo Flat .. . 495 LO\ver Bridge to Ovens Junction ••. 152 Crusoe Gully and neighborhood .. . 70 1,421 :N1urong and Bullock Creek .. . 130 Alexandra Subdivision: Victoria and New-chub,1 Heefs .. , 550 Alexandra and vicinity .. . 50 Long, Maiden, and Derwent Gullies ... 500 Godfrey's Creek...... 20 lronbark ...... , 480 Devil's Ri ver and tributaries 10 Bendigo Flat ...... 510 Johnson's Creek and tributaries 10 White Hills and EpsoIh...... 120 Head of U T Creek ... 8 liuntly ,., ,., ... . •. 240 Goulburn River... •.. 15 Sydney Flat and Whipstick ... 200 Doojalook ••. . •• 2 Specimen Hill and Sailor's Gully ... 320 260 Spring Creek ahd tributaries IO Devonshire and Dead-horse Gullies .. . 430 Higinbotham '.. .. . 4 Windmill Hill ani! California Gully .. . Merton and vicinity .. . 12 Eaglehawk Gully and Flat .. , .. , 315 Tea-tree Creek and vicinity 25 Snob's Hill and Pegleg Gully , •. 390 Scattered population ... 16 Haywood...... I ...... 70 Acheron River... ••• 50 Elysian Flat ... ' ...... 40 Maindample and Doon ... 8 Sebastian...... 50 240 Kalllluooka ... . 40 Vry Creek Subdivision: Scattered and prospecting ... 300 Brankeet Creek ... 6,025 Dry Creek Kilmure Division: Hell's Hole Reedy Creek 70 Sunday Creek , 8 Kangaroo Creek ...... ~ 159 -- 78 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision: Heathcote Division and Waranga South Goulburn River... .., 6 Subdivision: Gaffney's Creek...... 60 Gtaytown ... 30 Cannon's Creek ..• . .. 40 Redcastle ... 85 Raspberry Creek and branches 46 Heathcote ... 140 Lyrebird Creek .•. ... 3 Costerfteld .. . 135 Wallaby Reef ••• •.. 10 Tooborae...... 30 Moving population ... Kimbolton and Camp~spe ... 30 Moonlight Creek ... •.. Coli ban and Myrtle Creek ... 50 1- 176 Wild-duck ... 37, Wood's Point Subdivision: One-eyed Gully,., i:1l Wood's Point and Morning Star Waranga Notlll SUbdivisibn: 1- 607 Lower Goulburn ,.. . .• 20 Rllshworth ... ;:5 Right and left branches ... 40 Whroo... • .. 89 " Gooley's Creek...... 6 Coy's Diggings ... 31 Harper's and Pheasant Creeks 20 White Hills, &0. • .. 39, !; Perkins' Creek and Waverley 6 All Nations ...... 32 ~:,~ Black River ., 16 Total for Sandl~urst District ... _. 6,944' Moving popUlation II Maori Creek ... 4 Never-mind Spur ... 20 -- 225 MAUYBOROUGH DISTRICT. Big River Subdivision: Frenchman's Creek 6 M aryborough Division: Warner's Creek ' ... 12 Alma ... 400 Enoch's Point ... 6 Waterloo ... 50 RaUway Creek ... 8 Inkerman .. , 50 Jim Thomas' Creek 4 Moonlight Flat ... 50' Big Hiver North ,., 20 Adelaide Lead 1.10 Big River South .•. 4 Golden Point 100 Goulburn River .. . 4 Craigie ... 150 Fry's Creek .. . 4 Four-mile Flat ... 100 Jerusalem Creek ... 4 Carisbrook ... I 250 Moving population 7 Mosquito .. . 150 Blucher's .. . 200 Mitta-mitta Division: --- 79 Newtown .. . .~.. 150 !I Lightning Creek... • .. 40 Havelock '" 1.50 Granite Flat, Snowy Creek .. . 55 Chinaman's 800 Mitta-mitta River .. , .. . 1.5 Blackman's Lead: ... 50 , .Junction, Snowy Creek .. . J2 Maryborough· .. ~. t 300 -- 122 --I~~ Carried forward ... 5,589 Carried forward ...... 3,100>' 22
,_. " ... ~-,- ~ ~.------. - [ . . -- ...... ~ ------.. - -- I Name of Place. No. Tot.. l. , Name of Place. No. Toml. I~ .. -- ,.._. ~ --- - ... I Brought forward ":0. 3,100 i Br011ght fOl'w!l;rd , 6,869 ~ ... •• !, ~ . " , " I, .. I , Majorca; Subdivision: St. Arnaud North Subdivision-continued. , \ View Point Lead ... ' ... ' .... 5, Blink Bonnie .. , ...... 1 10· i Majorca Lead ...... : ...... 24 Duchess of ,Edinburgh ...... : 15' I , " , J~ngland's Hill Lead .. ,," . ... 30 Jerejaw, &c...... 10: '-l Rocky Flat Lead ' .. : ...... , ... , 29 " ., ~ .' . 328 Gibraltar Lead, ...... 10 : --- :- 98 Total for Maryborough District .. , .. , 7,197 , I Amherst Division: '.... --- , About Talbot ...... 45 Scandinavian Lead ...... 30 Motint Greenock .• i·' ~ ... ' ... 90 CASTLEMAINE DISTRICT, Nuggety and Long Gullies ...... 35 Kangaroo Flat and Gully ...... 16 C;:t~tlemdine Division: , Mia"mia and tributaries . 22 Eureka Reef ...... 70 ... .. Guildford 160.,> Daisy Hill and tributaries ... f20 ' ...... '" ... Campbell's Cree.k ... 143 Adelaide Lead South .,. .. . 80, " .Blacksmith's Gully 20 Sailor's Gully ...... 38 ...... Castlemaine 126 .. Emu and Cockatoo ...... 90 ...... , \ 19 Brown's Gully .. , ... 10 Caledonia Reef ... j" •• ... Barker's Creek ...... , 152 voca Subdivision: 1--:- 558 .. 60 l\1 yrtle Creek ... I .... - Amphitheatre .. , ... ". 66 . . Moonlight Flat ...... 100 Avoca'Lcad ... .. , ... 100 Chewton ...... 221 Green Hill Creek' .•• ... .,. 72 , Wattle G1:!lly ...... 77 Percydale ...... 180 Golden Point ...... 124 Homebush ...... 70 Diamond Gully ...... U8 Lamplough 65 " " 35 ...... Bolivia Reef ...... ' , f Monte Christo ...... 32 -- 1,443 Mountain Hut· ...... 25 Fryer's Creek Division: , , , No.1 Creek ... ." ... 45 Golden Gully to Fryerstown ... 230 : No.2 Creek ...... 80 , Spring Gully and Specimen Hill ... 165 Kimberley and Sardine ...... I 15 Church's Flat to Vaugban n. ... 250 Donkey Hill ...... 28 Buteher's and Kangaroo Hills ... 85 Middle Creek, &c ...... , ... 25 German and Mopoke Gullies ... 140 'Gullies east of Avoca ...... 20 Loddon: Vaughan to Pennyweight ... 100· :Barnes' Reef ...... \ . 20 Table Hill and Tarilta ... ..•.. ; llO Perseveranee Reef••. '" ... 12 Guildford Hills ...... 245 J' West of EngIand Reef ...... '6 Loddon: Vaugban to Holcombe ... 260 New Reef, Avoea Road ...... 27 Nuggety Gully and Irishtown .. . 135 D unolly and Tarnagulla Divisions: 1- 888 Green and Sailor's Gullies ... 55 Dunolly Pickpocket and Hard Hills ...... : 50 ...... 190 175' Burnt Creek ...... 65 Strathloddon and Hit-or-Miss ... ._- Goldsbrough ... .. , ... 75 2,000 Inkerman ...... 40 Hepburn Division: Dry Diggings Section ...... , 82 Moliagul .. ; ...... llO. ... . ~ . Yandoit Section ...... ,' 13::; . Bealiba ...... 130 .' Murphy's Flat ...... , 15 Boo'ts Gully Section ...... ~ 59, ;' Jones' Creek 100 Italiall Gully Section ...... 1 87 ! ...... Spring Creek Seetion 95' Tarnagulla. ... ." ... 100 ... .. ' Half-way ...... 20 Ductor's Gully Section ...... 92 .Llanelly Brandy-hot Section ...... 34 1 '" ...... ~O Deep Vreek Section 12.0. -- 90S ... "' ... \ Ing11m'ood and Wedderburn Divisions: Blind Creek Section ...... " 96 ( Jericho ...... , ••• 30 Stony Creek Section ...... 109 ... Wombat Creek Section ...... \ 144 J(1)rdan '" ...... 20 Daylestord Seetion ... , ... I 337, ) Berlin '" ...... 300 Kingower ...... 50 Connel's Gully Section ... , ... 81 . McIntYre's I' ---, I 1,471 ...... 30' ; , Synnott's ...... 30 Taradale and Kyncton Subdivision: ...... Taradale ...... 236 , Burke's Flat ... .. , .... 50 ~ 21 • Inglewood ...... 100 Redesdale ...... : Yankee Point ...... , ... 14, " Wedderburn ...... SO Malmsbury ,100', ," Garibaldi '" ...... 20 ... '" ... " Avoca Forest ...... 250 .Colihan ...... :22,' Bell,topper l --- 960 ...... , 3.8 edbanhand St. Arnaud South Subdivisions: Lauriston' ...... : 105·. 53 6 Stuartmill, &c. .... ' ...... 75 ---.. Tarrangower Jjivision: : , Redbank , 40 .. '" ...... Beehive Hill . 76r " Fowler'~ Lead ... .. , ... 40 ...... Eaglehawk and PegJeg Gully ... 310.' \ Hinds '" ...... 30 Moonambel, &c...... 70 Long Gully ...... 29 ; Darling Flat, ·&c...... 30 Poreupine Flat ...... 44 t' Fiddler's Flat ... .. , '9 Emerald Flat ." ...... 50 ... Sandy Creek , ...... 10 Mount Tarrangower ...... 21 ,Canterbury ...... 15 , Sandy Creek ...... 120 Nuggety , ~ 12 r -- 360 ...... t. ,;Arnaud North Subdivision: , MIa-mia ...... , 13 ::New Bendigo ...... 35 Green V a.il~Y ...... 16, :St. Arnaud ...... 140 Muckleford ...... 34 " 'Stuartmlll, &e. , 20 , Smith's Reef 1...... r , 20 Clydesdale -' :Silver Mines, &c. .. '" ...... , 86' .\Rostron's and Wattle Flat ...... 20 River Loddon .., ... 40' I lEmu, &e ...... 16 Wattle Gully ...... 16, ,! 'Carapooce ...... '0> 15 Parkin's Reef ...... 10 27, , mell Rock, &c...... , n' 787 ------Ca.rried forward 0 •• , 6,869 Carried forward ...... , ... .. ~ ... 6,237 .. .' " - -, ...... ~-"" .. 23
N UMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MINERS on the Goldfields, &c.-cdrtinued.
Name of Place. No. Total. Name of Place. No. TotaL
Ii Brought forward ... 6,237 Brought forward .n 773
St. Andrew's Division: Crooked River Division: Anderson's Creek ••• 113 GrAnt...... J. 12 Long Gully ... 4 Crooked Ri ver ... I 45 18 I ... Smith's Gully... • Jungle Creek .. . 17 Yow-yow...... 9 Twelve-mile Creek .. . 4 Wild-dog ... 15 Twenty-live-mile Creek 20 Diamond Creek ... 40 12 17 Thirty-mile Creek .. . Walsh and Armstrong's Wentworth .. . 40 Warburton ... 16 Upper Dargo ...... 32 Cumberland Creek ••• 6 Middle Dargo .. . I 20 Cherry Gully .. . 16 Lower Dargo .. . :1: 15 Cobbler's Gully .. . 6 20 18 Upper Mitchell ... RoddIe's Creek ... Good Hope .. . 12 Reef ton .. . li4 12 19 Good Luck Creek .. . Queenstown .. . Swamp Creek .. . 65 Kingstown .•• 23 326 One-tree Rill ... 7 McMahon's ••• 13 Jericho Division: 394 Dry Creek ...... 10 Blue Mountain North Subdivision: Defiance Creek .. . .. ~ 14 Trentham ...... 4 Eldorado '" .. . 2 Newbury...... 31 Lower Jordan ••• 37 Garlick's...... 26 Upper Jordan ...... 10 61 Red Jacket Creek .. . •• 1. 20 B B Creek .. . 24 Total for Castlemaine District ... 6,692 Thomson River ... 18 Aberfe\dy River ... 12 "i 147 Donnelly's Creek Divisioll.: ARARAT DISTRICT. Donnelly's Creek ... 65 Ararat Division ,. Aberfeldy ... 32 Ararat Proper... ••• 150 Freestone Creek .., 14 Armstrong's ••. .. . 105 Gladstone ... 7 Philip's Flat and Cathcart .. . 60 Fulton's, &c. •.. 9 Rhymney Reef and Shea's Flat 30 127 Opossum Gully and Port Curtis 105 Stringer's Creek Division: Moyston and Londonderry ... 64 Walhalla .•• ... •.. 446 5]4 Neilson's Creek...... 2 Pleasant Creek Division: 4 Silver Shilling...... 20 Pearson's Town...... Deep Lead,Forty-foot, and Welshman's Aberfeldyand Mt. Look Outi 158 Flat ••• ... .;. •.. 580 Thomson River... ..! 40 Great Western...... 50 Fulton's Creek... '" 2 Prospecting on Pleiades Ranges 10 Stawell...... 1,020 662 Seventy-foot ...... ••. 35 I Germania ...... ••• 25 Russell's Creek Division: Welcome ...... 10 Crossover Diggings 37 Darlington ...... 15 Tangil...... 42 Ironbark ... ••• ...... 45 Tangil (Western Branch) "'1 3 1,800 Tarwin...... 5 Barkly Division: Russell's Creek ... 5 Lamlsborough 125 Pheasant Creek ... 7 Barkly ... 70 Muff's Creek ... 4 Frenchman's 140 Wombat Creek .. , Ii Glenpatrick 43 Good Hope Creek .. . 2 378 Raglan Division: Charity Creek .. . 2 Beaufort and surrounding gullies 150 112 Sailor's Gully...... 38 Bendoc Subdivision: Charlton ... '" ••• 90 Bendoe...... 6 Waterloo...... 90 Bonang ... 38 368 Delegate River '" 20 Cobyingbar ... 8 Total for Ararat District 3,060 Bog and Queensborougb 24 96 Tarwin Subdivision: Foster ... 190 GIl'l'SLAIiD DISTRICT. Turton's Creek 10 Omeo Subdivision: 200 Livingstone Creek ...... 130 Traralgon Subdivision: Mitta.-mitta River, from Cobungra to Morewell ... •.. l .. ~ :3 Wombat Creek ...... 25 Naracan Creek...... 4 W ornbat Creek ...... 35 Traralgon Creek (Eastern Branch) ... 4 Gibbo River ...... ••• 37 Bennett's Creek...... 4 Swift's Creek ...... '" 155 Flinn's Creek .•. .. . 2 River Tambo ... •.. 25 Tyers' Creek '" ... 6 407 Merriman's Creek ... '" 2 MitchellRiver alld Boggy Creek SubdiviBi01l8: Moe ...... •.. :3 Nicholson and Tambo Rivers .. . 140 Latrobe...... •.. 4 Buchan...... 10 32 Boggy Creek ...... •.. 140 Merrijig Creek ...... ••• 32 Total for Gippsland Dis,triet ... 2,475 Sandy's Creek ...... 44 366 ! GRAND TOTAL ·11,879 Carried forward 773
R. BROUGH SMYTH, Office .of Mines, Secretary for Mines. Melbourne, 16th July 1876.
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MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS' REPORTSo
BALLARAT MINING DIST:RICT.
CENTRAL DIVISION. Mr. David Christy, fflining Registrar. The quarter ending 30th June shows some improvement in the yield of gold, both alluvial and quartz. It may, however, be remarked that the returns do not l':pl:esent the whole quantity of gold produced!n this divi8~on, parti.cularly in quartz, for t,here is good reason for behevIllg that the full amount of gold !ro~ ?ert~Ill qu~rtz m!nes IS 1I0t faithfully gh'Cll, owmg to fears entertamed by the owners, who are at present III litigatIOn With neigh- boring companies. . . . ' ".' . . It will be seen that there IS a gradual mcroase III the number of quartz millers, showmg a steady progress In that branch of mining. The City of B!\l\arat·C()mpany, in the success of which so much of the future of Ballarat is believed to depend, is still constantly' pumping, and it is satisfactory to be able to state that fair progress is being made, th!:! water gradually lowering. This company discharges 2,000 gallons pel' minute. I GOLD obt"ined from the principal alluvial claims for the Quarter ended 30th June 1875. I oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. St. George 469 19 4 Band and Albion Consols 2,0150 0 0 Bushby and party 76 10 15 Golden Reef 168 3 ° Eastern: Star 127 6 18 New Koh·i-noor ' 120 14 0 Llewellyn and Co. 39 0 ° Small co-operatiye parties 800 0 0 . Saints ...... 187 17 12 Horse-puddlers ... 1,000 0 0 East Koh-i-noor 120 14 0 FQssickers 1,000 0 0 Golden Gate 71 12 0 A company 925 0 0 Winter's Freehold 408 7 0 Red Jacket , .. 130 11 0 Total '" 8,358 4 2 Prince of Wales 513 6 15 Phrenix 149 2 10
DIVIDENDS. £ 8. d. Llewellyn and Co. 50 6 0 Hero Extended 600 0 0 Temperance , .. 910 0 0 Britannia 257 10 ° Band and Albion 650 ° 0 Endeavor 322 0 0 New Dimmock's Reef 288 ° ° 3,077 16 0
SOUTHERN DIVISION. Mr. George Perry, Mining Registrar.
. QUARTZ Mll!IING. Staffordshire Reef.-The Hopewell and Speedwell Tribute Companies have not been so successful this quarter; still they have no cause for complaint, for although the average yield pel' ton is low, it pays them well; something less than'2 dwLs. per ton clears all expenses and gives them wages. . The Hopewell Company, at 500.foot level, have driven their cross·cut 19@ feet. At 174 feet they went through a fine-looking auriferous lode, 6 feet wide, which is expected to prove, from the indications met with, highly remunera tive. They have let a contract for driving cross·cut 100 feet further, confidently expecting to strike one or more lodes within that distance.' Frenchman'a.-The Hope Company (Amalgamated) are erecting their crtlshin~ plant. consisting of a 15 horse power engine and a battery of 12 heads. They ex.pect to start crushing about the middle of August. Kangaroo Reef.-:-This reef, which was abandoned for some time, has q,gain been taken up, and is likely to pay well. ALLUVIAL MINING. Although the returus' of gold show a decrease since my last report, an improvement in mining matters was apparent during the end of the quarter.' I , Break-o' -Day.-Grant and party and Turner and party are at present in poor dirt, but the patehy nature of the ground encourages them to work on. McMullen's Bridge.-The Goldsbrough Company h.we completed the erection of their winding engine, 20 horse power.The pnmps are yet to put in the shaft, connections to make and :fix I for workin" same which will take II fortnight, when sinking will be resumed, . :'" Pitfield Plains,-The Welcome Company, I am informed, fire getting excellent gold, but for reasons which I cannot explain keep their returns private.' . 26
BUNINYONG DIVISION. Mr. Robert JJf. Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.
I ' Au,uVIAL :M:INING. No new discoveries during the quarter; that portion of thc alluvial drift on Bowen Hill which will pay by the ordinary methods of washing is now nearly exhausted, and t~e number of min~rs has considerably dec:eased. '.
QUARTZ MINING. More attention is being again directed to this branoh of mining; some excellent stone haa been obtained at the , Sootchman's Homeward-bound Reef, and one of the new companies is reported to have struck the gold-bearing shoot of stone, in the private property east of the Homeward-bound claim, at a depth of 150 feet. A battery of 10 heads of stampers is being erected on the claim of the Crown Company, Mount Helen, and there is good hope of another being soon erected at the Devonshire. The Imperial Company (Hiscock's) have finished sinking their shaft another 80 feet, making their deepest level 400 feet, which will aflord steady crushing for some years. The number of quartz miners has increased during the quarter.
SM-YTHESDALE DIVISION. llfr. Joltn Lynch, Mining S1lrveyor and Registrar. The gen,eral condition of the mines is satisfactory. The yield of gold given in the accompanying schedule shows,an increase of 1,700 ozs. over that of the previous quarter. ' The returns from Haddon are remarkably regular, and may be considered good, whilst at Lintons and Scarsdale a marked improvement qas taken place. The Morey Freehold, in the first-nal1led locality, and the Prince of Wales, in the last, have 'been the principal contributors, whilst the other claims have, with but slight fluctuations, maintained their usual character. The Golden Lake Company, one of the best and steadiest claims in th() district for several years back, is worked out. The Main Lead Consols Company, at Cape Clear. have passed through 'the rock in sinking, and may be soon expected to bottom. Nothing new has occurred in the Grand Trunk, and, indeed, it may be'said th~t, generally, that. part of the district, once so flourishing, is at present in a depressed state. There.is ~ot much domg at Happy Valley, and still less at Carngham, where mining operations are dying out fast. ' , , ',' , Moderate success has attended quartz~mining operations at Derwent Jack's; but outside this solitary effort 'of one company that branch of mining ,may be said to be in tota~ abeyance throughout, the division. Hill.sluicing, wherever an abundant water supply is obtained, is carried on with good results. Thus it may be seen that, whilst unable'to chronicle any very. noticeable turn of good fortune; the' district is, nevertheless, in a fair prosperous condition, as may be obviously infefTed from the aggregate return of gold' published herewith. There has been no water sold in the division for the quarter. , '
Jt\ ." oz: dwt. gr. yiol" tli 1,116 0 0 ~~~~~;~~:h' from th;:f;~'rr ~::.~:"~m~~W•.. ' 474 ,0 0
I. " CRESWICK DIVISION. , . , . Mr. James Stevenson, Minil1g Surveyor' and Registrar. I have the;honor to report that the yield of gold
- I .. The Egerton Company are still raising and crushing stone, which is taken out of the Rose shaft. Their new shaft mentioned in my last report has been sunk to a deptl:i of 460 feet, and it is still being sunk. To enable this to be done with efficiency, they have erected a winding engine of 45 horse-power. The Parker's Extended and North Parker's Companies have been amalgamated under the title of the Parker's United Company. At'their north workings they have. obtained 1110208. 17 dwt~. from 130 tons of stone during the quarter, and at the south workings 142 tOllS taken from the 210, 150, and 100 foot levels, where the lodes are small, varyiug from 8 in. to 1 foot in thickness, i.11-defined and;brokenup, yielded 69 ozs. 14 dwts. 12 grs. Operations at the north workings have been carried on hetween the levels of 160 and 200 feet, the stone being taken from a winze sunk to a depth of 180 feet along the hanging-wall, the underlay of·the reef b.eing oIlly 8 feet in that distance: 30 tons of stone taken from the lOO-foot level yielded, on the average, 5 dwts. of gold. During the quarter the company have operated upon' four· of their plates in the battery with some chemical combination, two of which have been in use for 5 years, and the other two for It years, the result of which was that they manage~.to obtain 95 ozs. of gold. '. HomElward.bound Company. Gordon, have been· engaged principally in surfa:ce ·operations. They have had two trial crushings, one of which yielded 16 ozs. and the other 4 ozs.,being on the aV,erage of 1~ dwt. per ton. The company"have reorgaJ:!ized under a new party.of sixtelln men, and prospecting is abo~t being commenced. , The,Chinese party, consisting of twelve men, are still washing the tailings from tlic Egerton mine, and state that they make £1 per man'per,week. Their yield of gold averages 3 ozs. per week .. Another party of' Chinese are engaged in washing the tailings of the abandoned claim of the Kangaroo :Bob Company at Gordon. . . i' A party of four men at the north. west angle of Morrow's pre.emptive right, and another of eight at Sullivan's Reef, township of Egerton, have been engaged in prospecting, but have obta~ned as yet no satisfactory result • . , ALLUVIAL MINING: f . This branch of industry is at present in a very depressed state, there being.onlyfour men at Egerton and three at Gordon, fossicking in the abando1J.ed alluvial gullies. The yield of gold obtained during the quarter under this head is 19 oZS.· 6 dwts,
STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION. Mr. O. W. Collins, ,}fining Registrar. There is, beside the companies named in the return of quartz crushed, a party at work on the Tam-o'-Shanter Reef, Steiglitz, raising good stone, but who have not yet had a crushing. , ' At Elaine the Minerva .Company /!ore sinking again. The stone left under foot in .the last level is just as good as that'in the level above. . . . The improvement ~ the alluvial returns is chiefly due to the fall of rain.
BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH' SUBDIVISION. I' Mr. John F •. Hansen, Mining Registrar. QUA.RTZ MINING. . The quantity of quartz crushed during the quarter has been less by nearly 1,500 \tous than that of the previous quarter, in consequence of which a corrE'sponding decrease in the total yield of gold has been the result. The falling off in the number of tons crushed was mainly attributable to the searcity of water duriJig the first half of the quarter, which put a total stop to the working of machinery driven by water-power. Since then, however, there has been an abundant supply of rain, and the batteries driven by water. power have been constantly at work. It is to be hoped, tllerefore, that the next quarter will show a large increase in the number of tons crushed; .and although it will in all probability have the effect of lowering the average yield per ton very consideraiJly, since a large quantity of inferior quartz will be operated on, stili ~jle. aggregate yield, it is ,l).J;lticip/!oted , will be much larger. The workings of the Sultan Company's mine are carried on with as great vigor 'as ever. The sinking of the main shaft another 100 feet has just b!len completed, making a total depth of. 600 feet. At the 400.foot level the western cross-cut to intersect :Bastion's and Poverty Reefs has been driven a distance of 510 feet. More than half of the quartz miners in this district are employed at present in this ·mine. A dividend of 17s. 6d. per share, or a total of £2,187 10s.,.has been declared during the last three months. The mining manager and other employes of this company have been devoting a good deal of attention to the extraction of gold from pYrites with which the several lodes in this mine are heavily charged. Several successful experiments have been made) which lead to tue supposition that the cost of· carrying on operations will-leave a large margin of profits. . So ,far as tlley have proceeded, the results are satisfactory, and the experimenterS feel sanguine of success. 'Preparations to operate on large quantities are now in course of progress; and if it can be demonstrated that the modus operandi which has. been adopted is one which can be applied with advantage in a pecuniary sense, a good boon·will follow. The Red, White, and Blue Oompany, at Wright's Reef,.having sunk a new shaft to a depth of 200 feet, and put in a cross-cut about 40 feet, struck some leaders, which lead to the belief·that the main body of reef is close at hand. A large flow of water has oBstructed operations but this, it is expected, will- now be overcome. The Undaunted Company, at Blakeville, has been idle for some time back, but is now in the hands of a party of tributers, who have resumed work lately. ' ALLUVIAL MINING. Four fine nuggets, weighing respectively 15 ozs. 8 dwts., 12 ozs., 11 OZS. lOdwts., and 8 ozs., have been ob tained lately-the first by a party of six in Shicer Gully, and the three others by a party of two on the banks of the river Lerderderg, between Red Hill and Golden Point. Water.-Average quantity of water sold: Seven sluice-heads,at 128. 6d. to 15s. per week per sluice-head.
BALLAN SUBDIVISION. . Mr. S. Cooper, Mining Registrar. • . There is still'no~ing to re~ort as to·mining in this subdiyision. .Ashton's ~ine ie~ains unworked,though it IS believed that a .crushing t~ere will be made when the weather IS finer. No allUVIal mmmg going on. 28
BE.ECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT..
BEECHWORTH DIVISION. J.lfr. Alexander Alderdice, J'lining 'Registrar. The winter rains have set in at last, and sluicing operations are, in consequence, being carried on vigorously. Sluicers are prognosticating a very wet season-and if the past month, June, be any criterion for the remainder of the winter months, they will be right, as nearly the whole month was wet. The amount of rainfall has exceeded that for any similar period during the past ten years. " At Eldorado there is very little gold being obtained, as most of the companies are sinking shafts. The Endeavor Comprmy have struck some good ground, and so have the Red Rover Company-but whether there is any great extent of it remains to be seen. The Ovens Gold and 'rin Company are progressing slowly with their new shaft, as the water and drift are very troublesome at present. The McEvoy Company expect to bottom in a week or two; and the Wellington Company have called for tenders for the re-erection of their machinery at tile site of their new Bhaf~. Quartz inining is progressing very favorably. The success of the First Beechworth Prospecting Company has induced another one to be formed, for the purpose of testing some of tile "abandoned" reefs in the vicinity of . Beechworth, and no doubt. they will meet with success, as a large number of reefs known to be payable have been 1cft by small parties of minel's, in consequence .of want of means to develop them. There is plenty .of reom in this divisien for a dozen quartz prospecting c.ompanies, and if ever the wealth that lies hidden in our hills and ranges is to be made available, the number .of prospecting companies must be increased. The time for the unassisted individual miner opening up reefs at great depths has passed. Capital. must lend its aid, otherwise the district will lose its prestige for mining enterprise. " The Homeward-bound Reef, Rocky Point, an "abandoned" reef, opened at now" 470 feet in depth, still continues to pay welL The crushing for three months was 518 tons, giving an average of 11 dwts. per ton; the last 180 tons sh.owing gold considerably above that amount. , At Hurdle Flat, the WaUaby Company have got an immense reef (24 feet wide), and the stone averages about 8 dwts. to the ton. The Kingston (formerly the Cead Milie Failtha) Reef, from the 120-foot level, gave a small crushing of 20 tons, which went about 3t ozs. per ton. " Mr. l'Y1cLe9d has resumed work at the Carnival Reef, Stanley, having erected an engine for the purpose of pumping the water. The shaft is down about 150 feet, and the reef, which is about 2 feet wide, looks very well. There have been good crushings fr.om the Black Magpie and Yeung Magpie Reefs, the former giving 2 ozs. 15 dwts. and the latter 1 .oz. per t.on. " At Stony Creek, Hanna and Co. have erected a mill in the vicinity of Dublin Reef, and have been crushing for about a fortnight. 'rhe stone being got out looks remarkahly well, and a number .of extra hands will be put on as so.on as sufficient r.oom has been made to werk the, reef systematically. The Juvenile C.ompany have decided t.o put up a mill at Stony Creek, as this reef is looking well. This company intend to crllsh for the public as well as for themselves, and a great want in the locality will be supplied when-their mill" is erected. Some of the alluvial claims at Stony Creek have washed up since the rain set in, and have obtained very satisfactory results. There is n.o doubt n.ow as" te the lead being a payable one, and that it will run int.o the Ovens 'River somewhere near where the creek joins the river.
YACKANDANDAH'DIVISION. Mr. Peter Wright, Mining Surveyor and Registrm·. There has been very little crushing done during the quarter. The Beechworth Prospecting Association had 149 tons crushed from the Stringer's claim, which yielded 223 ozs. The claim had been lying' idle for some time bef.ore the ass.ociation took it in hand. The stene W!l.S very easily got, .20 per cent. paying all expenses, thus leaving a very handseme dividend. Nothing has been crushed from the Hemeward-bound at Hillsborough, which is the leading mine in the division. There have been froru fifteen to twenty men eurployed all through the quarter, but almost exclusively at dead work. Mr. James Magill has had his Von Moltke tunnel extended 50 feet during the quarter, but witheut finding a reef, and without draining the reef above." " 'I'he Polar Star Prospecting Company have wound up and sold their plant. " Alluvial mining is steady, but whh.out anything noticeable to rep.ort. There are five heads of water being sold at various rates, averaging, say, 15s. per head per week.
INDIGO DIVISION. JJ!1'. R. ·Arl·owsmith, JI1ini1(g Surveyor and Registrar. Nothing new of importance has occurred during the quarter either in quartz or alluvial mining, and I do not see prospects of immediate improvement, notwithstanding the satisfactory yields from the Rebert Burns Reef; in fact, mining is in a very depl'essed c"ondition throughout the division. M.oore and Co. have only orushed 43 tOllS during thl! qnarter, from which they obtained 155t ozs. The depth reached is 130 feet, where the reef is about 3 feet wide, but n.o payable stone has been found bey.ond a depth of 70 feet. It is the best defined, and probably the most prefitable, reef ever opened in the divisiol"!. Another party, Burton and Co., are on good stone on the same line .of reef, which will probably be traced fer some distance, and lead to the development of other reefs intersecting, this and the neighboring ranges. " 'i'he two alluvial c1ltims, the Sons of Frced.om and D.omlt Company and the Durham and Caledonian Company, are both reported to be in go.od payable ground. The f.ormer claim is now in the London market. It is proposed to raise a large capital, and w.ork the mine in an extensive and thoroughly systematic manner, which cannot be done with .out the assistance of capital. The Chinese are not so numerous on the .old leads as formerly, a sure sign that the gold in the sluice tailings will shortly 'cease to afford remunerative employment.
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BUCKLAND DIVISION. Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Registrar. Alluvial mining in this division shows no symptoms of improvement, and the i1pursuit of it is confined almost exclusively to the Chinese population. By a comparison of the gold thus obtained with the numbers of miners so employed, it will be seen what a scanty pittance per man has been realized. Of course these returns have no bearing upon the question of the value ,of our deep leads, the development of which is looked upon by many practical men here, rather than upon quartz mining, as the true source of local mining prosperity. ii Meanwhile the two enterprises undertaken in Bright and Harrietville for working the leads ascertained to exist languish for want of the capital ~equisite to prosecute them' to a definite issue. The dulness characteristic of quartz mining upon the Buckland of late; has been interrupted by the wonderful richness of a leader found by Barnett and Co., Upper Buckland, which, for 19 tons, gave the best average (for the number of tons) I have had to record, viz., 1211 ozs. per ton. The vein still looks quite as good as when found, and a reef' of 18 inches in width, carrying gold of an ounce to the ton, runs close to it. I am informed that over 100 ozs. of the above gold was got from 1 ton of quartz. . The Wandiligong Reefs are still giving fine returns, and are reported as presenting every assurance that similar yields may be counted upon for some time to come. Five of these reefs have yielded 3,000 ozs. of gold for the quarter; and there is now at the mill either amalgam from the London Heef, or stone from the Myrtle Reef, to justify me in stating 'that from 2,000 to 2,500 ounces of gold additional have been raised there s~nce my previous report. It is entirely owing to the Wandiligong Reefs that the 'present average of quartz crushe4 for the quarter (4,000 tons) is by far the highest within my experience, viz., 19 dwts. 18'95 grains. A peculiarity attaches to these valuable reefs, which, while it emtbles individual owners to realize money quickly, does not afford that general prosperity to a district which might reasonably be expected from such a large quantity of gold being locally raised, namely, the number of men employed to get these 3,000 ozs of gold is under fifty. i Return of number of sluice-heads of water sold in the Buckland Mining Division for quarter ended 30th June 1875 :-Harrietville, 1, price 15s.; Buckland, 21, price 2s. 6d. to 15s.; Bright, &., 16, price 7s. 6d. to 15s. ; Total, 38; average, lOs., estimate. \ "
ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. Mr. Robert W. S. Greig, Mining Surv,eyor and Registrar. ALLUVIAL MINING. The Working Miners' Lead, Godfrey's Creek, is the only lead at present at wdrk in this subdivision, and from it there has been no gold won during the quarter, the operations being almost entirely confined to drainage. The Triumph Company have recently let their mine on tribute; there is, therefore, a probability that this mine will now be fairly tested. The Victory Company have latterly resumed work, and are putting in it prospecting drive in a different direction to that followed in which the explosion of fire-damp occurred. ' A successful attemft has been made to form a party to properly test the Acheron Lead. Their operations, however, are delayed unti proper appliances are obtained for drainage, which is now ii being negotiated for, and there is every likelihood of work proceeding on this lead during the ensuing quarter. There have been no new discoveries of auriferous drifts made during the quarter, and no water sold for mining purposes, QUARTZ MINING. The Acheron Reefs have now had a fair test applied, but the returns have ~ot met the expectations of the miners. The opinion now formed is that they will pay wages, but little more. There is, however, a large extent of country in the vicinity that has not been prospected; there is, therefore, every probability that fresh discoveries will be made when the weather is more favorable than it has been for the last six wee~s, during which time, with very slight intervals, it has been raining in the locality, owing to which some difficulty has arisen in getting quartz to the crushing mills. " Two of our crushing batteries have been removed from the district during the quarter. They have, however, been in part replaced by the completion of the water-wheel and crushing mill at tIle Acheron, the latter of which was brought from the Luck's All claim at the Big River. The crushings from the Mysterious Company' have materially enhanced this quarter's returns. There is now every probability that this mine will continue to be more satisfactorily worked than lias been the case hitherto. The Providence Company's mine and machinery at Yea having recently chang~d hands, there is now a prospect of work being resumed there. The removal of the crushing mill from Durham Gully to the Acheron has l~d to the entire abandonment of reef workings in that neighborhood for the present. ' I Prospecting has been continued in the Merton locality, but no new results have been obtained. The mining population· still continue decreasing, the destination in many inst~nces being for Queensland or New South Wales. . i
DRY CREEK SUBDIVISION, Mr. Robert Pemberton, lWining RegiIjt1'a1·. This subdivision, I am sorry to state, shows a considerable decrease in the quantity of gold obtained during the past quarter when compared with my last report, which in a great measure maybe attributed to the late heavy floods, thereby causing a suspension of mining operati~ns. The quartz lodes that vlere being prospected have fora considerable time been idle, and, so far, nothing has been developed as payable. The North Eastern Tin and Gold Mining Company, owing to the late heavy rains, have not been able to make headway, so that I am not in a position to furnish any more details than my last quarterly statement contained. f
GAFFNEY'S CREEK SUBDIVISION. Mr. A. B. Ain/!;worth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. Quartz mining in this subdivision is slightly improving. The returu' obtained by the Rose of Denmark 'l'ributers was sufficiently high to pay them £4 per man per week for sixteen weeks'~ and the prospeets of the mine continue equally good. This tribute party have now been nearly eighteen months at work, and have laid out over £2,000 on the mine; the promising state of their venture is therefore primarily due to their own energy and perseverance. The shot of gold from which their last crushing was obtained i3 about 12 feet wide, by the width of the reef, namely 10 feet; it is the sixth shot found in the mine, and had not bt'en discovered before. 30'
The Great Eastern yield has been less than usual, and tlie late'tHbuters did not make wages j 'a new party is; however, being organized. The Wallaby' mine has given a payable ,Yield; a' tunnel ~s now being driven, which will gi,vy about lOO feet pf backs, and, ,it i~, ,hoped,a goqd account ,of ,the reef ,at that depth, , The. Golden Belt have c~l!lple~~d, their I,tir:'blower, and have cruslied the stuff taken''ou£ of their tunnefin drinll'g into'the reefP"The result is no criterion whatever of'the lode;, and, when the \v;orking of 'this mine shall be properly direeted;' payable results; witj:t occailipn!l-l fll,xc,?pqon:;.llY riqp p~u'~hings, .I?af be r,elied on by the spiri~ed'ownel's. 'Fhe A 1 G: M. (Jo',s.tributers have had no cru~hing this quarter, but thelr stampers are now at work. The tributers at Dempsey's 'cIa,im· have been driven out (If their shaft by water, and are. driving a tunnel in~o their mullock reef, as are also, theh:' neighhors in the late Great' Britain G. 'M. Co's. ground. Hunt's tributers are 'crushing surface mullock, of' which they have m~y,~ons,and it is payable at phe yield ta~lUlated. The alluvial. miners haVE; averaged ab~ut22,~~,~d;'pe~week, whWh,l~ ~~ss t,~an ,usua~, ,~a.-te~ ,\S .aqu~dant, and I hear of none bemg sold. .' " . ," ',_, ' ~ . ~, ' , .
WOOD'S POINTStTBDIVISION: "f' , ' Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and -Registrar. " I ha~e ~'o i~provement 'in thepr6spects of this subdivisi~n to record. Our ~ining population is diminishing rapidly, and the ,exo<:\us ha,s belln'9hiefiy towat;ds the Aberfeldy ~eefs at Mount Look O'Q~, where I!l~ny of om: mi~ers have, found employment~ ,There \lre not. thirty picks at work in, the MorningStar claims, and o~\l\lr part~ of .the dist~ict, are equally depressed, A few hands have been addl1d during the, quarter to the Never Mind SpurR€!efs; \lond the Frank;lin qompany nropose ,to raise a, 9r~shing. (r0I\! their mine in anticipation 'of the tunnel no'Y b~ing driye~ reaching the.lode. ' , ' d 'At the All Nations Reefs, the alluviai miners, forced ~o er~et machinery in self protection, have had their fi,rst .cru.shing taken 0t;t of~4e ..Q;reat,J<:.q.st~rn cla~ql. wh,ich yielC!e,d, 41 ozs., a result, q0l'!sider~d pay',a~le, :~hey !lre contmUlng the tunnelm theIr own ground, morder to ,stnke the Pnnc~ of Wales lodes, not yet reached'm thelr clalm. Early in the quarter, the Lady Franklin' Company washed up, obtaining a little under 17 dwts. per ton for ,40 tons crushed, and their prospects are considered satisfactory. The Hope Company's shaft, full particulars' of which ·were given in last quarter's report, has not been continued: . A payable Yield has been obtained by the Mountaineer Company, Black River. The alluvial geld yield has fallen off greatly dnring the quarter, and I hear of no water having been sold; when sold, lOs. per sluic,e;head-has ,been the,rulingprige in summer.
'BIG 'lnvtIi 'SUI3DIViSION, ' Mr. A~ B .. Ai.nsworth,'MiningSurveyor and Registrar. . I have nothing favorable to report of this subdivisioJ?,. The' population continues to decrease, and ,the returns, have not impreved. '" "": : ,: i " " , ' "". ' ' , ,A good y,ieldhas ,been ob~ai~!l9:fron:t the Unkn.ow.ri R,e.e[by Thomas Noble and party; averaging ovel: 4'oz.s; to the ton, and their prospects centinue' promising. ,Only .one other quartz mining company has 1)een at work, to wit, the Luck's AI] Company, whose tributers have o~tail).ed ,108 oz~. f9r 400 tons crushel1, wit,h so;me ,scrap gold from cleanings't~rowu:;'i)l.", These tributers ~av:e }lOW threwn up, 'ttieir ,tribute, and, ,the' company have called feir :further tenders. ' , . " , ,. .:, '" . . The alluviai-miners'have,not done'sowellas.lait· quarter; their.average ea,rnings will be u'!lder '£1 per week per man, and I have no notable results to record. I hear of no water having been sold j when sold, tile pnce is 45. 6.4.
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. ' , MITTA-M1TTA DIVISION. ,'I
" • "' .-." -. -- i "'", 'JAMIESON·'SBBDIVISION. Mr. w: H. Edwards, 'Mining Registrar. , J The Gleeson's fJease Company. have had only one washing up during the past quarter; with, ve,ry; :po~r r,esults'; they are now, however, crushing better stone,. ", " , ," , ' .' The Sailor niH's Compruiy, havin'g finished .the .winze; are now, breaking out stone"and will commence crushing at'the Gleeson's Dease' machine at onpe. TliestOne is looking'well, showing, gold freely. , '" . ; , Daw's Specimen Reef.-The company have discontinued driving the tunnel, and are now 11J.ising stQncfro_m the old reef...... '" ..,. The Helvetia Company have struck what appears to be dyke reef with spurs rlmning through it. The prospects obtained are very satisfactory; thlly1h9;v,t} p.l{o.ut29 tqD:BrEla!Iy for ,crushing. The Alabama Company have struck tlie'reef at a distance of 594 feet from the commencement of tunnel. They are now opening out, and will have a trial' cnishiftg as soon as. possible, .'.. ." , The Y enture Company on~y ,crushed a small parcel,.o,wing to break in the reef. They are ,opening out on another maU:e, Which is looking better'; willwash',up nexhvcck. ", • Il,," " ," The ;Tust-in.Time.-The company, havi~g' coIripleteq 'tunnel, 'and winzei: are·now; breaking 'dijwn,st6~e f<,>r'it. trial cr1l:shing. . .,' ' D' ''''', " , .. f" "1' .. ", , .. ,.' ~ ., , ' SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT.
" 'l' .;." .' 'SANDHURST DIVISION. ,; ", :';;' ,.' :" ! "·:~:j1r. N..fi:,'~tiiph~nf; M.inii?g R,egistra;'" , .,:~> ,,' '.' 'Mining affairs ill this division are ,in a very healthy. condition. The totalyicld of gold for ,the' qllarte~j~.l!'l~~ th,rui usu:;.l, bu~ it ~s distribt;ted more satisfactorily. . . ;'. .', \ ' "'.' :, : " " .; ':.~ 'f,', "~,', or; 1'1' T~e claIms In the nClghborhi(od:Of Eaglehawk IPore p.artlCularly..hav!l, beeu turnIng o,ut{very. welL \,, ,.', The quantity and quality of the. quartz found in-some of the deep rirines will accqJlnt for the deep sirifipg ,tpat is now being carried on, and shows that mine-owners ha.ve STeat confidence in the future. ' 31
A considerable quantity of abandoned ground has been t~en up by parti~a of miners, and many of them have already found,payable stone. , The quantity of water sold for mining purposes during the past three m?nths is 1,490,000 gallons at 2d. per 1,000 gallons, and 801,000 gallons at 4d. per 1,000 gallons. ! " r Additional information respecting Bom~ of the quart~, &c., crushed during the past quarter included in the tables prefixed to these Reports:- ," ' "
Total Average Depth nt whl~h Name of Company. Where Quartz, &e" 'iJL: Yield of Yield the Quartz' Width oi Reef,&e. 'were obtained, Gol
Empire...... Derwent lIeel .. I,SOO 457 19 0 o 7 1'09 ~ t. Oriental Perseverance •• Flora Uce! .. .. 2,654 .949 ;; 0 o 7 3'68 150,250, and320feet 4 fect " Golden Crown •• • • Clll'shalton:Reef SOt 406 11 0 1 7 O'SI 40 and 70 fect , . About 2 feet North Whip •• .. Wnipl~ef.. .. 2,156 423 0 15 o 3 22'18 200 to 264 leet .. 80 Spurs between three walls, about 60 feet apart Bendigo and Melbourne •• Bird's :neef.. •• 1,114 375 19 0 o 6 17'99 200 feet.. .. 50 From 2 to 12 feet South Fraser's ." . • <'raser's Reef " 521 274 1 0 o 10 12'48 250 feet •. ... From 1 to 10 fect WiLson'. :Reei ., '." Wilson'. Reef, lIlll.rong 1,047 1,031 10 0 019,16'89 Ab~ve 220-footlevel ' 220 20 feet Uoyru Oak ., " ," Derwent :Reef .. 4li 75 I 0 1 13 S'63
PYRITES. ' , Great Extended Hustler's Hustler's Ueei .• 91 .. , 190 11 0' 2 I 21'10 ) Great Hustler's ,. .. Hustler's Uee! .. 9! 13 2 18 I 7 j:;'79 Hustler's Reef.. .. Hustler's Reet .. 17 38 15 0 2 5 14'12
Pandora .. .. GardenJ~ully Reef, .. 1~4 58,10 0 <1 13 14'.40 ./ • I j'" Horwood's Freehold •• Garden· Gully Ueef •• 14 48 17 0 3 9 18'86 Treatment. Burrowes' Freehold,;'. ,. Garden Gully Heel •• II~ 30 12 12 2 13 6'26 Cornish United •• •• G!\I'den Gully Ileef " 33 47 5 0 1 8 15'27 Gres.t Hope Tribute • • Jackson's Reef' ,. 10 400 0 400 Johnson's Ueef G. M. Johnson's Reef •• I 2 0 Bendigo and :Melbourne :: Blrd's Reel.. ,. ~! ~ 19 ~ 1 13 8 Shenandoah.. .. New-chum :Reel' .. 10 19 0 0 I 18 0 Vlctorl" Reef G. M. .., Victoria Reel 43 79 12 0 1 17 0'5& Princess Alice .. Snob'sHill,Eaglehawk 7! n 13 2 2 18 22'15 , I Yorl!. and Durham .. St. Jllungo Reef, Eagle- 14 64 10 0 4 12 ll'45 hawk Johuson'.:Reef G. M. .. ,) J o~~~~fS lwef, Eagle- . 43 500 o 2 1-81 Crushed
NOTE.-The above figures are not to be added to those in the tables prellxed to these Reports. They are ",relldy massed and Included In tbe tahles. 32
HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND W ARANGA ,SOUTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. J. T. Strong, lJlining Surveyor and Registrar. Mining continues in a depressed condition. The only matter worthy of note is that since the date of my last report the Royal Crown Quartz Mining Company have completed the erection of a 40 horse-power winding and pumping engine, to. work their mine on the Long Gully Reef, Long Gully. The engine commenced work on the 21st June 1875. • No water has been sold during the quarter,
WARANGA NORTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. Henry Hicks, .ll1ining Registrar. The activity shown in the working of the quartz mhies within the division, spoken of in my report of 31st March, still continues; there has been an increase ill the quantity of gold obtained, though in the Rushworth portion of the field, containing the largest number of miners, two lots only have been crushed. The only crushing machine on it is still idle, the manager reporting, "That in consequence of the new boiler not having yet arrived on the ground, no crushing has been done during the quarter." The Frenchman's Reef Company (Limited) are progressing well with .their engine-shaft, and the machinery will be shortly placed on the gro~lUd. The Mongolian Company are again at work,'prospecting their ground above the water· level for fresh veins, four men being employed. At the White Hills a shaft that had been abandoned for many years has been taken up by a party of four miners, who have succeeded in striking a reef 3 feet thick, at a depth of 160 feet; they are at prescnt carting 100 tons to Whroo, for crushing. The Balaclava Hill Tribute Company have also just succeeded in striking fresh stone of a highly remunerative character. Depression still prevails in the alluvial mines; a large number of the miners have sought more certain employ ment on the road contracts within the shire of Wamnga. At the White Hills a small rush is takiug place. On visiting the ground, during the past week, I found about twenty miners at work, but the average yield of gold was very small.
MARYBOROUGH :MINING DISTRICT.
MARYBOROUGH DIVISION. Mr. P. Virtue,jun., Mining Registrar.
QUARTZ MINING. Several of the principal mines still continue idle, which has proved a serious drawback to the average return of gold. The Nelson Company have done very little worl\: during the quarter, consequently no returns from them. The Maryborough Consuls mine, at Leviathan Reef, Chinaman's Flat, after having been idle two yeara, is now being worked by efficient stcammachinery; the water in the mine has now heen reduced to the cap-piece of .the drive at the 300-foot level. The new main shaft of the Great Extended Cpmpany is down 172 feet, but it will not be opened to drive for the reef till a depth of 500 feet has been attained; the pumping machinery is ready, and the ground is favorable. The Cambrian Company have lately purchased an additional engine and boiler for their mine; the batteries are rapidly approaching completion, and will be finished in about a'month hence. The Alexandra Compan'y have let their mine 011 tribute. No results have been obtained from the public crnshing machine at Chinaman's Flat.
ALLUVIAL MINING. There is nothing of importarice to r~port in this class of mining; but it will be seen that excellent returns have been obtained from the Duke and Timor, the New Magnum, and Count Bismarck claims. The following is a statement of the gold obtained from the principal alluvial mines in this division during the quarter:""': . 02. dwt. gr. Duke and Timor. Chinaman's Flat 2,107 3 0 Band of Hope, Chinaman's Flat 341 17 18 Eastern, Alma 95 0 0 Unicorn, Alma 161 1 12 Alma Con801s, Alma 255 12 6 Seaham, Alma 464 2·0 Gladstone, Alma 807 18 0 New Magnum, Alma 2,301 0 0 Count Bismarck, Alma 1,681 12 0 Queen, Alma .153 9 18 Total 8,368 16 6
Dividends ~s under have been paid during the ql.larter by the companies named : £ 8. d. John Bright ... 600 0 ·0 Gladstone 600 0 0 Eastern 30 0 0 New Magnum 4,500 0 0 Alma Consols ... 300 0 0 300 0 0 Queen ----- £6,330 0 0 ------33
MAJORCA SUBDIViSION. Mr. John AI. fflurplty, Miuing Registrw·.
During the past quarter very little change has taken place in t!lC minin!; prospects of. this s~bdivis~on. :rhe Grand Junction Company, Hooper's paddock, have. suspended ?peratlOns, for t~e purpose uf mcreaslllg: theIr capItal. The Mai'den Hill Company have also stopped. the trlbuters havlllg ceased workmg. There are now. eIght exe~ll~nt mining plants lying idle in this subdivision; but there is reason to believe that with the necessary capItal the majOrity of the mines here would be remunerative. Forbes' Freehold (private), near Cockatoo, has been let to two tribute partie.s, who are now b.usy: sinkiug.. The Kong Meng and Columbia Uompany, and the Reliance Company, on the Hanoverian Lead, are sull Idle, so IS the Greenock Park Company, Rocky Flat. There are three parties working on the Gibraltar Lead, near Maiden Hill, but they are very reticent as to their yields for the quarter.
AMHERST DIVISION. Mr. Joseph Smith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. In quartz mining the yield of gold has increased 1 dwt. per ton over the preCeding quarter; but the total quantity crushed has decreased. The battery at Brown's Gully made a trial crushing, which was not considered satisfactory, and is now idle pending the re-forlllation of the company, A recently found reef near Amherst has given the prospector £90 worth of gold for a fortnight's work. ' The alluvial mines were never in a more depressed state than at the present time, The Narrigal and Prince of Wales Companies have entirely ceased working, and the plants are offered for sale. All the miners who are in a position to move are leaving the locality. On the other hand, Nicholls' Freehold are now engaged in the erection of steam machinery on the south side of their claim, and have been the means of all the Crown lands on the south being applied for under mining lease. Returm showing the Income derivedfl'om Water during tke Quarter ended 30th June 1875. . £ 8. d. Four sluicing parties (at two sluice-heads each), at 408. per week for 13 weeks...... 104 0 0 Four puddling-machines (at one sluice-head each), at 208. per week for 13 weeks. 52 0 0
£156 0 0 The reservoir and races of Messrs. Stewart and Farnsworth stalld the same as in my fOrlller returns.
AVOCA SUBDIVISION. M1', D. O'Leary, Mining ,Surveyor and Registrar. No new alluvialgrounrl has been opened during the quarter, and the miners engaged in this class of mining are, for the most part, employed in working old ground. A new reef, called French's, situate between the Monte Christo and the head pf the dividing range, at the crossing of the Maryborough road, has recently been opened. There are nine claims beinglworked by twenty-seven men. The width of the reef on surface averages l8 inches, and the crushings therefrom have yielded about 8 dwts. per ton. "'V" ork was resumed on Donkey Hill on the 26th of June, but operations have been suspended on the London Reef, Amphitheatre, during the quarter •. Prospects from the reefs at Percydale are reported to be of an encouraging character, and I have no doubt of being yet able to report favorably of the reefs of the Pyrenees.
DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DIVISIONS. Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. lJunolZlI lJivision. There has been a little more animation in quartz mining during the quarter just ended than in the previous one, and there are indications of a still further revival, ' Bealiba Reef, Goldsbrough.-The Goldsbrough Company have heen sinking the shaft deeper; it is now 483: feet, and it is intended to sink to 500 feet. The barren block of stone through which the company have been so long sinking has cut out entirely, and there is a great change for the better in the appearance of the strata they are now' sinking through. The operations of this company are watched with great interest, as it iii the anxious wish of many that the problem of payable blocks of stone being found underneath the barren ones at comparatively great depths should be solved. Fourteen men are employed. Queen's Birthday Oompany.-This company have been driving south on the 405-foot level and stoping the backs from that level to the 34,5-foot level. They have crushed 9'77 tons of stone for a yield of 449 ozs. 8 dwts. l2 grs. Forty men are employed. Queen's Reef.-The Queen's Reef Unmpany have sunk their shaft to a depth of 273 feet, and are now cross cutting for the lode at 270 feet. The country driven through is improving in appearance, and quartz leaders highly charged with mundic and pyrites are met with. ' Sydenhan;t R;eef.-The Sydenham Company have sunk their ll~W shaft 102 feet, .and are now timbering it. preparatory to slIlklllg to a depth of 200 feet. A new leader, from whlCh some good speClmens have been obtained was found a little to the west of the company's lease (No. 1740) on the 30th of May. . , Break-o'-Day Reef.-Kern and 00. are breaking out stone, yielding 7 dwts. per ton at the 90·foot level. Welcome Reef.-Whitehead's tribute party are breaking out stone at a depth of 90 feet. In alluvial mining there has been but little doing amongst the individual miners. The Prince of Wales: Company, Dunolly, have had a ~eld .of 663 o~s. (including two nuggets of 25 ozs. each and two of 15 ozs. each) for the quarter. They are now puttlllg III reef dnves preparatory to blocking out on an extensive scale, when the yields are expected to be very much increased. TarnaguUa Division. Quartz and alluv}al mining both continue in a very depre~sed state in this division, the only indications of a. change f?r the better belllg at Llan~lly, where the old Hellas Reef has been again taken up, and a new shaft is being sunk on it, and one or two other claIms are at work. On the New-chum and Sandstone lines of reef all the claims are idle. On the Poverty Reef, the Poverty Company ha\"e two parties of tributers at work and there are a few small parties of n;iners at :vork on ~everal c:f t~e other lines of reef'} there is, however, nothing l:~f importance to note. The amalgamatIOn of cblms and deeper smkmg are the great deSIderata in this division. No. 48. C 34
INGLEWOOD AND WEDDERBURN DIVISIONS. Mr. Gem'ge Watton Moore, Mining Registrar• . ' . ·Quartz.-The~e has been little doing in quartz mining during the past quarter. No crushings have taken place, at Inglewood, alld ,but one small one at Wehla. The only sign of activity has bcen the application for several· n~\V lease~ on some of the once rich-yielding reefs in the neighborhood of Inglewood, which I am informed are likely tq be again worked. , Allu vial mining has also 'been very dull. The rush to Hard Hills has ceased, and most of the miners who ,were not previously residents of Berlin have left the district.
REDBANK SUBDIVISION. Mr. n. O'Leary, A'Iining Surveyor and Registrar. Mining has been very dull in this subdivision during the quarter •.
ST. ARNAUD SOUTH SUBDIVISION. JJfr. W. G. Couel/man, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. Mining in this subdivision has during the quarter· been in a,very st!1gnant condition, and·there is, nothing" worthy ·of note to record. " At .. :;;tuaptm.ill; t~e, Isis Company have two partie!! pf ,tribute;rsat,work; bnt no yields of any:eonsequence have been obtamed. . No water has been sold during the quarter. ' ""
ST. ARNAUD NORTH SUBDIVISION. Mr.. W. ·G. Couchman, .Lllining Surveyor-and Registrar. With the exception of the immediate locality of St. Arnaud, mining has been very dull in this subdivision. The W Hson's Hill Company are driving north and south on the lode, and sinking the main shaft deeper; present depth, '185 feet. Sandhurst and St. Arnaud Chrysolite Tribute Company are raising good stone from the 500-foot level, and sinking the shaft deeper; present depth, 520 feet. Bell Rock Company have been opening up the mine, and ha;ve stopped crushing opera.tions pending the erection of buddies. Phrenix Company, Stuart mill, have been driving. south on the lode at the 2BO-foot level, n.nd breaking out stone from that level upwards. The Silver Mines Company have t,hree parties at work on tribute, who are getting payable stone. Prince of Wales Company are opening out the mine, and getting good stone. 'West Wilson's Hill Company are sinking the shaft to a depth of 225 feet, and have stone uow in the bottom of it. Blink Bonny Company are breaking out, good stone, aud have purchased a crushing plant. Duchess of Edinburgh Company are breaking out good stone, and have 40 tons at grass. A new reef, 3 feet thick, was discovered last week near the east boundary of the Blink Bonny Company's lease; the stolle is estimated to crush 15 dwts. per ton. Another reef, estimated at -B dwts. per ton', has also been discovered at the head of Strathalbyn Gully. . A.small rush has taken place. to a:spot.near the " Old, Scrub rush,': in alln;:ial'workings ; 'the pro~pe.cts are ,from .' 5 to 6 dwts. per load, but the workings are 'not likely to' be extensive." ,"..' ',,' '. No water was sold during the quarter.. . ,< . i! .' I
CASTL,EMAJNE ,MINING DISTRICT.
CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. ,M1.'. 'Thomas L~ Brow,n"Mining Surveyor and Registrar:' ,,' . '. The quarter has shown a v~ry decided improvement in mining in ,this division, an illcreased populatio'n, yield of gold, and prospects. , . . i .' '" Alluviums.-T.he frequent rains have, washed th.e natural'watercourses, leaving 'auriferous .deposits, for: the ordinary miner.' On the deep leads"Table Hill, GuHdford, seveuty;seven men are profitably employed; the'Defiance' Company have declared their seventh dividend of ;lOs.; the several co-oper:l:tive companies 'also, working in,private property, are known to be doing. well, but decline to furnish returns; other companies are beiiig formed. . Quartz . Mining.-The Eureka Consols have a good find on' the 'w~stern' face ,of the reef at 3BO-foot l~vel; , 371 tons returnedBl 74 ozs. of gold, the same character-of stone continuing north and south' above and below the level. The Chew ton United prospects also are good; at 16j)-foot level the stone has improved; and mi~ed with !l;t]l}!9ck; 285 tons yielded 303 ozs. a,dwts.: ~'h'eCent'ral Wattle Gully continue on good stone; 738 tons yielding 1\37 ozs. 14 d}Vts. On this reef the Wattle Gully Company are driving a level at 450 feet in depth towards the Central Company; and .on the south the New Wheal Terrill and the Old Wattle Gully are busily driving for the auriferous lode. On several of the lately abandoned reefleases excellent prospects have been obtained,'as, the Argus Reef, Joynes, lO8i ozs. from 38 tons; the Tambaroora, May, 12i ozs. from 4 tons; the Fortuna, Palmer, 36 ozs. from 6 tons; and others of lesser llote. '
FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. Mr. lJlark Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrm'.
POPULA.TION. There is but little change in the. mininO' popnlation; a slight iucrease in the number Qf quartz miners is perceptible, caused, by some of the old alluvial claims' being worked out, and a good 'Dumb.er being prospecting near Carah's llew discovery at Cobbler's Gully. ' " '.' ~ PUDDLING. , The returns, as for years past, show that we aregradunlly cxhau~ting (;mr alluviaL resources; and there is apparently but a narruw field of labor for our present mining population unless llew quartz lodes'are discovered of a sufficiently auriferons character to render'their working remunerative.
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QUARTZ MINING. I In a general sense, this branch is in a very dull state, althpug4 some of our old companies are obtaining fair and :payable yields...... The new reef reported in my last quarterly report has fully realIzed the expec~atlOn, ill YIeld, of th~ d1Scovere~8 (Messrs. ·Car.ah and Co.); from 37 tons a yield of 85 OZS., or rather more than 2t OllS. per ton, was obtallled. It 1S almost needless to state that this discovery and yield is attracting much attention; many are working vigorously both north and south of Carah and Co., with every prospect of striking the same lode. :' . The 'l'arilta Gold Mining Company nre strenuousll \vorking ~heir mine; th.e y,ield~ have been very fall' .on t:tlC whole, although fluctuating; 'rhe shareholders are sangullle that ult1mately they will obtam some stone extraordlllarily rich. Rowe Brothers.-Thi8 claim is still maintaining its reputation for good yielde:and an apparently inexhaustible quantity of stone. . Wilson and M':cDonald's returns are about their usual average. I . I Kaiser and Co., adjoining the above, south,.obtained 151 ozs. from 11 tons, ,being 1 oz. 8 dwts. and more to the ton, at a depth of 40 feet, which augurs well for their ultimate sucCess." : ALLUVIAL. The Homeward-bound Company, at -Table and Shicer Hills, are obtaining fair returns from comparatively unworked ground, adjoining vast blocks of ground worked out. SLUICING. Sluieing operations have been vigorously earried on during the quarter, but the returns have not been of a very satisfactory nature. _
HEPBURN ,DIVISION. ...1fr. Thomas Hale, .L11ining Registrar. Specimen Hill Quartz Mining Company are driving north from 463-foot level ;'width of reef about 5 feet; they are working the stopes 150 feet upwards therefrom. The mine and plant daily increa,se in value, and the prospects of the company are very good. Cornish Quartz :NIining Company are working on fla.t shoots or spurs from main reef, and intend shortly to sink below the 483-foot level; dividends are regularly paid. i Williams and party, Warrior Reef, have erected a portable engine, 10 horse-power, 7 inch pumps and lifts; are applying for transfer of Coupin's lease; are at 35-foot level, but the water is heavy. Argus United have sunk No.1 tribute or battery shaft 150 feet, and pumps are fixed; thirty men and boys are now employed; the gold sold at 80s. 6d. per oz. I The seasonable rains have filled all the races, but the demand is so· great for sluicing or puddling that the owners of thousands of tons await their turns from the race owners. There al'e over 150 sluice-heads now at work, and the rates are from 58. t() 40s. per week, the one shift of eight hours each day, fori alluvial mining. The item (A) embraces Higgs and party, Thompson and party, Evans and party, Heber and party, Winteralld party, Lloyd and party, Marsbyand party, Thorp and party, Cugbyand party, Connel and party, Baker and party, McQueen and party, Cameron and party, Foletti and party, Leathus and party, Johnson and party, Kirkhmn l'erry and party, Dugall and party, Henry and party, Swan and party, Pairbrother and party, Hutton and party, Sharp and party, Begg and party, Hunt and party, Shimmins and party, Price and party, Caudle and party, Evans and party, Jno. Guiness and party, Watson and party, Clapham and party, J. Hunt and various other parties, who are but partially cleared up for reasons above stated, and the average given is low. The Long Tunnel is in 2,800 feet. have payable wash, 3 dwts. to the ton. The Prince Extended is in 3,800 feet. Righette's tunnel, Lanky Gnlly, 2,000 feet. The Federal tunnel is now worked by twelve men, and the wash on the south terraces is found to be payable. A new venture has been recently started to work the backs from Stony Creek basin, towards Daylesford, by means of a tunnel, utilizing the old shafts sunk on the line, for supply of air, &c.
TARADALE AND KYNETON SUBDIVISIONS. Mr. Thomas Orwin, .Alining Registrar. Minin~ has improved a little in this division during the quarter, and the prospects for the future are brighter. Although there is not any considerable increase of the quantity of gold obtained, nevertheless several claims show well for the next quarter. ALLUVIAL. The Lord :MaIms bury Company have obtained about the same quantity ofi gold as I reported in my last quarter's report. The Iron Stonehill Company have obtained 838 OZS., a little more than last quarter; the company have recently· added a large area of auriferous land to their claim, and their prospects are improving. The Glcngonner at Lauriston, has vastly improved during the quarter; over 100 ozs. of gold were obtained this quarter more than last. An alluvial claim, called the Beehive, has been taken up in Mr. Urquhart's paddock, on the west side of the River Coliban, near Taradale township, which bids fair to be a permanently good claim; a shaft has been sunk, and washdirt struck which yields 3t dwts. per load; the company are .now putting in a tunnel, and they inform me that there appears to be work for fifty men for many years to come, so wide is the gutter. . " The Long Tunnel claim is likely to yield good results. ~lhis claim is surrounded by old diggings, which were formerly very rich. , - QUA.RTZ. The United Extended claim has greatly improved during the quarter. The stone is not very rich, but the appliances of the company are so compiete that they can put through the mill a large quantity; thus the claim may very soon be a dividend-p*~ying claim; the reef is about 15 feet thick. ' The United Kingdom Company yield about as usual, paying good.dividends eveIY second week. The Fenton Company have struck the reef in the Nelson Tribute, 240 feet from the surface 4 feet 6 inches thick, showing payable gold. ' The McAlister Company are again raising and crushing stone, and I trust to be able to report encouraginO' results next quarter. 0 The Comet Company discovered the reef 5 feet thick, at 300 feet depth, showing gold; they are still sinking their shaft, which is now 305 feet deep. . . I mn gl~d to report that a tributing pa~ty has been fo~ed to wO~'k, and are. now working the Energetic line of reef at LaUrIston. They have struck an entirely new reef of great thIckness, WhICh has the appearance of provinO' to be a permanent lode. ! . b 36
TARRANGOWER DIVISION. Mr. Robert ~Nankivell, ltJining Surveyor and Registrar. The quantity of quartz crushed this quarter has exceeded the previolls quarter by 1,000 tons, but the yield of gold is less by 310 QZS.; the principal cause of thc falling off is owing to the fact of two of our principal mines working on poor ground to open up the mines for ventilation and for the advantage of future operations. The Union Company have just completed a cross-cut at the 700-foot level from the engine-shaft to the reef, a distance of 30 feet. The reef is 3 feet in thickness, and containing gold; a contract has been Jet for sinking the shaft below the 720-foot level a further depth of 100 feet; the first six weeks uf the quarter this mine was idle for the want of water, but is now in full work, with the dams overflowing. The prospects of the Eaglehawk Central Company · are very good; they have a payable reef opened up at the 570-foot level, for 100 feet in length, with 300 feet of solid ground above, the south end; t~e shaft and the north stopes are yielding good stone; the last crushing of 62 tons gave 101 ozs. of gold. There are 61 tons at the kilns ready for crushing next week, which are likely to give a bettel' "yield than the last. The Eaglehawk United Mine has considerably improved durin~ the quarter, and is still lookill~ well; 412 tons of quartz hare been sent to the crushing mills, which gare 649 O:1:S. of gold. The Eaglehawk Hmited Company have purchased a second boiler for their engine, and have called for tenders for fixing it; they are still sinking · on the reef, which shows, where last cut through at 550 feet· from surface, 29 feet in thickness, with little gold, but not payable. The whole line of Nuggety Reef is idle at present, as well as the Nelson, the German Reef, Brewer's and Cookman's Reefs. A tribute party in the old Wattle Gully Reef has recently come UPOIl a good-looking reef, with good golden stone, but there has been Ilone crushed as yet to test its value. There La3 been no imprOl-cment in alluvial mining during the quarter.
ST. ANDREW'S DIVISION. Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. Considerahle improvements in mining matters, especially in the Upper Yarra district, have to be reporteil. At Reefton three companies are tunnelling to the new reef discovered by Hessrs. Lee and Carroll, referred to in my last ,report, and expect tp cut the same in a few days. A shaft hlts been sunk to a considerable depth in the reef, the stone of which looks richer than that which ,vas crushed for trial at Alexandra and yielded 200zs. to the ton; the ,line of reef has been traced on the surface of the b'round for upwards of two miles. A battery worked by a powerful water-wheel is being erected on the bank of the Yarra by this company, and will be completed in about a fortnight. A prospecting claim has,also been registered for a newly discovered reef on the .Muddy Creek, near McMahon's, and applications have been made for two leases thereon. · Alluvia! mining has also improved. A river claim in the Yarra, at Warrandyte, now under protection, owing to the high water in the river, yielded 360zs. per man during the quarter. 'fhere is also a slight alluvial rush to a small gully running into the Black Calf, in conseqnence of the prospeetors hnving washed 2 dwts. to the tub. 'fhe hydraulic sluicing companies Bt Warburton and Starvation Oreek are also getting very satisfactory results. The judicious improvements lately made to the road to Reefton will, I feel confident, tend to a much greater and permanent developmept than ~his district has before experienced.
BLUE MOUNTAIN NORTH SUBDIVISION. !tlr. Graham lI£cPlterson, lJ1il1illg Registrar. There has been very little doing· in quartz mining during the quarter. With t.he exception of the Rothschild, none of the companies have been at work. In alluvial there have only been a few sluicing parties employed, and the llsual number of tub and cradle miners.
ARARAT MINING DlSTRICT.
ARARAT DIVISION. Mr. Ferdinand 111. Kmusif, .Mining Surveyor and Registrar. In consequence of a copious rainfall during the quarter the usual activity amongst sluicers has returned; there is, however, a steady falling-off ill the number of miners engaged on this field. The Cathcart Company, on Cathcart Le,ad, are erecting machinery, lllld expect to bottom their shaft within a month's time. A small party of men are prospecting the Port Fairy Gap Reef; another party is working on Moore's Reef. The Sir George Bowen Company, at lVloystOll, have diseontiuued work durillg the last five weeks, for want of funds.
PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. ifb-. fl. C. Bate, Jl£ining Surveyor. and Registrar. QUARTZ MINING. Very good returns still continue to be made by sl'veral of the companies. The Extended Oross Reef Oompany are gettillg very valuable stone, and from a great depth. 'fhe reef h"8 lately been struck both'n thc shaft and drive of the Nos. 2, 3,4, and 5 Scotchman's Company, a. find which will p1'Obably have the effect of making operations at the south-east end of the reef lines at Stawell more bris[;ly conducted than they have been for some time past. ALLJ;VIAL iYIINING. 'fhe Ophir Oompany still continue to give dividends, but there is still too much water in the shafts of those parti(?s ,~ho have taken up the ground adjoining the Ophit, lease for them to bottom. . 'fhe sites for twelve prospecting shafts have been marked out in the parish of Gampola, and should payable gold b!' found iu sillking any of them, the effect will be of great importance. 37
. BARKLY DIVISION. Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. The only incident which has occurred during the quarter worthy of notice is the rush to the Blue Mount.'1.in, Fl'enchman's Diggings. At present very little gold has rewarded the exertions of the prospectors, about 5 dwts. to the load being the greatest amount obtained from any washing. In other portions of the division mining matters remain as before. I
\ RAGLAN DIVISION. M1·. C. W. Mineldn, Mining Registrar. Mining in general throughout this division is at a very low ebb indeed at present, and r can only report a very limited yield of·gold for the past quarter. This state of things, in some measure, proceeds from the unremunerative and progressive nature of the works being carried on in some of the claims whieh previously were paying fair wages. At Beaufort, Manners and party have for the greater portion of the pastiquarter been engaged sinking new shafts. They are at present engaged and down with their fourth about 75 feet, on and through the reef. They lost, or were driven out of, the three former from the drin waters. They now expect soon to drive for the gutter, some 60 or 80 feet, in the vicinity of their old workings. The Golden Fleece Company anticipate shortly having to break up their party, as they are of opinion that they have nearly worked out their ground. At Waterloo, most of the principal claims are still either sinking shafts or engaged with main drives. The Golden Gate Company have a great deal of water and difficult ground to contend against in prosecuting their main drive. There is vcry little progress at present in other parts of the division.
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.
OMEO SUBDIVISION. lJlr. W. Pllipps, Mining Registrar. During the past quarter only one parcel of quartz has been crushed at the Swift's Creek mills, but the manager of the mill reports that he has full work for his mill for some time to come, and that there are more than 200 tons of quartz at grass at the different mines at Swift's Creek. There is no change in alluvial mining, except in one Chinese claim on Swift's Creek and two on the Living stone, which are altogether in new ground. As the quantity of un worked ground diminishes, the yield diminishes also.
MITCHELL RIVER SUBDIVISION. Mr. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. Nothing noteworthy has occurred in this subdivision during the past quarter. Quartz mining continues in a very depressed state. The mincrs engaged in the alluvial claims seem to be earning fair wages. The galena mines at Buchan remain unworked. . No water is sold in this subdivision for mining purposes.
BOG G Y UREEK SUB DIVI SI ON!. Mr. George Allen, Mining Registrar. Quartz Mining.-The Sons of Freedom Company have sunk their engine.shaft to the depth of 190 feet. All the other reefa are idle. ' Alluvial mining has been very dull during this quarter; plenty of likely looking ground, but no prospectors.
CROOKED UIVER DIVISION. Mr. James Travis, Mining Registrar. Quartz mining has been exceedingly dull during the quarter; the quantity of stone crushed has been small, and the average yield per ton less than usual. No stone has been put through the mill from the Good Hope mine, and the prospects ahead are by no means encouraging. The returns from the Bright Star and from the Hopeful were anything hut satisfactory, in both cases falling considerably short of what was anticipated; while those fl'om the Little Dorrit and from the Excelsior were miserably poor. Though this description of mining is-and has been-for some time declining, it is gratifying to report a corresponding change for the better in the alluvial workings. Some exceedingly good finds have been made during the quarter, notably on Swamp Creek, where, in one instance, a party of two men washed 109 ozs. 13 dwts. for four weeks' work. There is no water sold in this division for mining purposes •
. JERICHO DIVISION. Mr.· R. J. Donaldson, Mining Registrar. There has been very little alluvial mining carried on during the quarter for waht of water. In quartz mining, two companies only hlwe had men employed driving tunnels in their ground, and a few other men have been out prospeeting for new reefs. , No water sold in the division. 38
DON~ELLY'S CREEK,DIVISION. Mr~' 0: P., Whitelaw;Mini'f!,g 'Surveyor and Regist1'ar. , "The' mosf)iilportant fe?tur'idii quartz mining that has oecuned in' thfs division during 'the 'qu,arter.is the 'splendid'return of 287' Qzs. from 60 t'ons' of quartz 'obtained from'the Bismarck United Quartz Mining Company'a'mine 'at'the'380;fo'6t level, being an average'of ,1 OZ8, 15 dwts. to the ton. The'reef averages about '18 inches. '1'he associated minerals are galena, iron, and arsenical pyrites. There are sixteen men employed in the mine. '1'he other companies that have crushed during the quarter are the United Star Tribute and the Florence, the former averaging 1 oz. 10 dwts. 6 grs. and the latter 3 dwts. per ton. In the Gippsland Consols eight men are employed driving and stoping out quartz. They are now on some very good stone, and expect shortly to be crushing at their owu battery. The country is slate and diorite dykes; gold. bearing stone, laminated; associated minerals; galena, iron pyrites, and copper sulphides. ' , ,The Stratford'and Avon Company have it number of men employed cutting a water-race and, erecting a water- 'whed'and battery,; and'win commence crushing operations in two or three months' time, - ," , ,,, Alluyial workings 'dull:' No new discoveries, and miners' returns small'. ' No water was sold during the quarter• •: • J : •• ' , 'I
STRINGER'~ CREEK DIVISION. Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining Registrar.
Mining generally for the past quar~er hfLs been going on much the same as usual. ' The Walhalla Gold Mining Company (Registered) has continued steadily crushing and giving very satisfactory dividends efLch month; the mine throughout looks well and permanent. The Long Tunnel Company finished the erection of their new machinery and resumed working on the 10th of :;\lay last, since which time crushing has been regularly can-ied on. All parts of the wine look exceedingly well,. especially in the north part, where the lode is very solid and of a considerable width, and carrying rich stone. Owing: to the late stoppage, 011ly one dividend has been paid this past quarter. New North Gippsland Company.-This c~)lnpany has lately been reorganized, and have purchased the' Molesworth and Golden ]~leece claims, A ,new level has 'been put in through the Golden Fleece ground into the' Molesworth, for the purpose of facHitating work. The MW company now expect in a short time to be able to keep' their battery fully goiW;. , The tributcrs have only three months more to work, after which the company will retake. possession of the ground and work it themselves. The Walhalla Copper Mining Oompany' (Limited) have driven the lower tunnel a distance of 385 feet; at 3;, distance of 362 feet the westem wall of the .lode was struck; a belt of pale yellow ore, 2 feet in thickness, was then passed through, afterwards hard silicious Iimestolle until the dioritic rock was met with. Drives will now be put in . on .the course of the lode, and other prospecting carried on in the mine. , ' , Mining.,at Mount ,Look Out, Aberfeldy district, is improving gradually., Many of the progressive mines have good prospects, and prospecting is being carried on with encrgy. -Wilson and Barthold's mine is now in thorough -working order,and will, no'doubt, in futurc'continue cr.ushing ~dthout intermission unless stopped from want of water, which is not probable for some mOl1tbs to come. ' 'fhe Waterloo Company are erecting crushing mar::hinery, which will probably be completed during thencxt quarter. .
RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION. J.}fr. C. H. rVilliams, .51ining Registrar• • !. Mining in all its branches is still in a'very depressed state in this division. Russell's Creek.-No work doing, owirig to Lhe scarcity of water. Pheasant Creek.-The Pheasant Creek Cross Reef Company have had a crushing since my last report, which turned out satisfactory, but at present they have only two men at work, the leader being very small. I believe it is, the intention of the company to try and let the mine on tribute. Crossover,"7"The Albion Quartz Ylining Company is now being worked by tributers, who are taking out stone _ and expect to crush in about six weeks. , ' '1'he 'fangil.-The Free and l;:asy Amalgamated, late Hungarian United Company, have been working on the, gutter struck abollt'.500, feet in:, tlie:hill, as mentioned, in my last report, but have been obliged to leave it for the present, owing to its dipping about 12 feet below the tramway, and are now pushing on the main drive into the hill,_ having obtained some very good prospects. ' '£he washdirt tt'tken from the gutter consists of black quartz gravel, payable gold running through two feet of it. Total amount driven in this mine is 1,650 feet; washdil't operated on, 150 loads, which yielded 60 ozs. of gold, 01'-, 7 dwts. 8 grs. to the load or t ton. . No work going on in the river.'
BENDOC SUBDIVISION. Mr. John Nichol; ,Mining Registrar. , The principal events in quartz mines -of importance which have occurred during the quarter, and which are worthy of ,note, is .the progression of the Aurora Borealis Company's tunnel (which is now to the distance of 386 feet), and the erection of their machinery and shed over their battery, which consists of 12 stamp-heads of about 6 cwt~ each. All their machinery and appliances are of first-class quality, the company having spared no expense in obtaining it, uniler the supervi~ion of an energetic manager. During this quarter ended three leases have been applied for, viz., additional ground in conneetion with thIV Aurora Borealis Company's claims, the Busy Bee, and Aurora Australis. The Albert Extended Gold Mining Company are still engaged forming a company for the better prosecutioli of their works. The Victoria (late Luck and 'Leisure) Company were engaged with their claim about the half of the qnarter, but are at the present time idlc; and several other, claims have suspend.ed work, viz" the Venus, Union Jack, and others (cause, want of funds). ' The alluvial portion of claims present little or no -alteration since my last report; those working appear satisfied with their earnings.
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TAR WIN SUBDIVISION. Mr. John H. Sandilands, Mining Registrar.
ALLUVIAL MINING. Since my last report there has been but very little done in this branch of mining. The tribute party occupying No.3 and 4 block of the Prospectors' Company's ground, having worked out the rich patch that was mentioned in my last return, have during the quarter shifted their engine lower down Stockyard Creek, and are now beginning to get out some good washdiIi. This is the only alluvial claim, with the exception of No.2 tribute party, that can be said to be working alluvial ground h~re, as most of the miners are now sinking for stone;
QUARTZ MINING. No.1 Bouth.-The works on this claim are carried on at a depth of 80 feet; the quartz is obtained from small leaders slightly underlying to the west, varying from three to nine inches ill thickhess; the progress of the mine is very slow; owing to the quantity of water and want of machinery on the claim, all the lifting is done by whim process. There is now about 60 tons of stone at grass, which is estimated to yield about 4 ozs. to the ton; several ·splendid specimens (about 300 ozs.) selected are now on inspection at the bank of Victoria here. Golden Bar.-This claim adjoins No.1 South to the nOlih, and is down a depth of 100 feet from the surface; but, as the shaft is put down on a hill, their actual level will not be below that of the'adjoining claim. They have been for some months engaged on dead work (only six men employed), and in consequence have not crushed any stone ·during the quarter. ' Ophir Claim.-Work was resumed on this claim during the month of May,' and a small quantity of stone. as 'a trial crushing, was put through the battery from a new run of stone, the average of which was 3 o~s.; the party have now something like 50 tons of stone ready to be put through. '
TRARALGON SUBDIVISION. Mr. Charles Denis, 11fining Registrar. Comparatively little can be said with regard to mining at present. Gold ha~ lately been found on the eastern branch of the Traralgon Creek, about ten miles south from tbe township of Tl"<1r1llgon. The locality is described as very rough and broken, almost impenetrable, owing to the dense scrub; granite and slate also abound, together with small quartz boulders. Gold has also been found on the spur of the ranges (similar to the way in which it is fouDd in New Zealand) north of the La 'frobe River, between the Tyers River aDd the Tyers Oreek.
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APPENDIX.
NEW VEGETABLE FOSSILS OF VICTORIA g
DESCRIBED BY
BARON FERD. VON MUELLER, C.M.G., Ph.D., M.!D., F.R.S.
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Xylocaryon. Fruit large, globular, unilocular, one-seeded, wrinkled and foveolar.inipressed. Pericarp of very thick woody consistence, with five to six very prominent obtuse longitudina~ ridges protruding into the cavity. Seed large, lengthwise sinuously five or six-lobed by the intrusions of the pericarp, closely fitted to the cavity. Testa smooth. Derivation of the systematic name from ~IIAOIl, wood and "«PIIOJl, nut. The ordinal affinity of this new genus remains for the present unsettled.
Xylocaryon Lockii. In sedimentary strata at Nintingbool, probably of the lower pleiocene stage. J. Lynch, Esq. The whole material, on which the description and also Major Sheph~rd's drawing are founded, consists of two specimens of the fruit solely. As may be noted from the lith?graphic illustration, these fruits measure fully 2 inches across, and rather more in length. The average thickness of the pericarp is i inch; but where it passes into the cavity and penetrates the seed its wi~th attains to 1 inch. The seed, though closely pressed into the cavity, seems free, except at one extremity; but as no 'remnant of the fruit-stalk or its circatrix remains observable on the specimens hitherto gathered, the position' of the seed, whether erect or inverse, cannot as yet be determined. The seed in its 'widest diameter measures nearly Ii inches, and its height about the same. Its lobes are considerably or very much broader than the sinuosities and very blunt, but they become evanescent towards the upper and lower extremities; the pericarpal processes penetrate the seed to nearly one-half its width, or even more. The testa is externally smooth; it seems to have been crustaceous; but by prior infiltration it is int~rno.lly densely beset in our two specimens with a stratum of bisulphfde of iron. As in most fossil seeds, so also in this instance, the embryonic structure and the presence or absence of the albuminous body rema,in unascertainable. This gr,and fruit of probably a large tree of a long bygone age has' been dedicated to R. H. Lock, Esq., M.L.A., who, with enlightened views"was among the very first, to draw attention to the Nintingbool fossils, and to canse them to be secured for palreontographic elucidation. The specimens also on this occ~sion were submitted by the able Secretary of the Mines Department, R. Brough Smyth, Esq., F.L.S., F.G.S. . In the locality of discovery this new fossil was accompanied by many of the fruits, previously obtained from the Nintingbool-Iayers; thus by Spondylostrobus Smythii (which there, though very rarely, produces a trimerous cone), by Conchotheca rotundata, by a six-vdlved variety of Penteune brachyclinis, by P. trachyclinis (which latter in its though rare four-valved fru}t bears much resemblance to Phymatocaryon Mackayi), then by the last-mentioned genus, also by Platycoila Sullivani and Rhytidotheca Lynchii (in which latter, according to the position of the s,eeds for their wing-like expansion on one side, no space is left); but according to the present sending a far more copious mass of Celyphina MacCoyi and Plesiocapparis prisca associates with the Xylocar'~on; while forms both of' Celyphina and Plesiocapparis do occur, which give to eMh other, as also to the Xylocaryon, a mutual' external similarity, although the comparatively brittle shell and the ri~eless:cavity of the two former exhibit wide distinctions fI.·om the still thicker, tough and not fragile pericarp and the sinuous short subdivisions of the Xylocaryon-fruit. It is indeed not always easy to discriniinll.te between varieties of" Celyphina with larger and also turgid fruits in comparison with smaller forms of ~he fruit of Plesiocapparis. In the former, however, the cavity is always of much less width, the pericarp of greater thickness with a more or less manifest tendency to compression, which could not have ,arisen from mechanic or accidental pressure alone. The seeds of Celyphina are still unknown; but the Plesiocappa.ris-fruit has now been fQund to contain a pulpy mass; whether this pulp was analogous to that'of the Capers or is. No. 48. D 42 merely the result of decomposition of one or more large and perhaps soft seeds, whieh may have been the only ones coming normally to maturity, remains to be further investigated, and therewith also the validity of the temporary position of Plesiocapparis among Capparidere. For this purpose specirpens from a loeality, where they were subjected to less, protractE1d submersion in watery layers of soil, would likely give the 'safest results. Some of the fruits of Spondylostrobusf brought to light on the present occasion, are of enormous size; when the surface of these is smoothened by detritus, then it is only through dissection and the microscopic examination of the woody tissue, that the Spondylostrobus cone can be readily distinguished from small and equally water-worn forms of Plesiocapparis and even Celyphina. Attention to this is purposely directed here, because the miners, who may be anxious to add thus far to our palreontologic collections, may' possibly deem three' or more perfectly'distinct fossils, which by exterual abrasion have become disguised, as absolutely identical. By the aid of this new disinterment of fossil fruits the remarkable fact seems established, which to some extent was elicited .already by former sendings, that the range of. variability in reference to the size of these fruits, but not in regard to their structure, was much greater than is observed in cognate now living plants; and a clime would seem to be thereby indicated at the first pleiocene stage, or possibly at the last miocene times, singularly genial for admitting of an unusually exuberant development of the trees, at hpast so far as their fruits are concerned, during that now comparatively remote epoch.
EXPLANATION OF LITHOGRAM.
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