1884.
VICTORIA.
GOLD-FIELDS OF VIC1~0RIA.
REPORTS OF THE ~'liNING IlEGISTRAl1S
FOH TilE
QUARTER ENDED 30Tn JUNE, 1884.
PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUHES OF PARLIAi\!ENT l3Y HIS EXCELLENCY'S CQ}Ii\1AND.
li11 !autf)ontl!: JOHN FEURES, GOVERNMENT PRINTEU, liELBOTJRNE, Ko. 53. Al'I'ROXI:\lATE COST OF REPORTS. .£ •• d. Prep~tratlon-Not glv('n. I'riutln~ (1,700 copies) lOB 10 0 INDEX
Fllf:e Area of auriferous land worked upon .. . 29 Alluvial miners, number of .•• ...... 29 Average yields from quartz from certain deep levels 31 , from certain parcels of quartz crushed 35 , , from quartz tailings and mullock 42 , , from pyrites .. • .. . 43 , , from washdirt and cement 44 Addresses ofMiniog Registrars 4 ., Inspectors of Mines 6 , Mining Surveyors ... 6 Blanketings and pyrites, yields from certain parcels of 4a Buddies (quartz mining), number of ... •.. 29 Boring machines (alluvial), number of 29 , , (for blasting), number of 29 Cement and washdirt, yields from certain parcels of 44 Chinese miners, number of ...... 29 Crushing machines (other than steam), number o.f 29 Depths of deepest shafts, levels, cross-cuts, &c. 31 Divisions and subdivisions of mining districts 4 Distribution of miners ... 48 European miners, number of ... 29 Estimated yield of gold for the quarter 27 Exported gold, statement of ...... • 33 Gold, estimated quantity raised during quarter ... 27 , exported, statement of ...... 33 ,. price per ounce in the several mining districts 29 greatest depth at which obtained 31 , gross weight of all rough gold and bullion received at Mint 33 , , of all coin and bullion issued from Mint 33 , of Victorian rough gold received at Mint 33 ., , ., of Victorian gold bullion received at Mint 33 Hydraulic hoses, number employed in alluvial mining 29 Horse-power of steam engines employed in alluvial mining 29 , , employed in quartz mining 29 Inspectors of Mines, list of 5 Miners, total number of ... 29 , number in each division and subdivision 48 , distribution of, on the gold-fields 48 ,. quartz, number of ... 29 , alluvial, number of ... 29 , European, number of 29 ,. Chinese, number of 29 Mining plant, total value of 29 , Hurveyors, list of 6 , Regilltrars, list of 4 , Inspectors, list of ... ••. 6 Machines moved by water·power, number of ...... 29 Mu!lock and quartz tailings, yields from certain parcels of 4~ Maps, reports, &c., published by Mines Department ••• 54 Pyrites and blanketings, yields from certain parcels of 43 Puddling machines (horse), number of ... 29 Pumps, number of ...... 29 Quartz, yields from certain parcels of .. . 34 , reefs, number proved to be auriferous ...... 29 , tailings and mullock, yields from certain parcels of 42 , miners, number of ... ••. •.• ... 29 Quicksilver and compound cradles, number of ... 29 Ueefs proved to be auriferous, number of 29 , widtb of, in some deep mines ... 31 Reports and maps, &c., published by Mines Department ... 54 , of the Mining Registrars . .. .. • . .. 7 Steam engines (alluvial mining), number of 29 , , (quartz mining), number of 2!1 Steam puddling maehines, number of ...... 29 Sluices, toms, and sluiee-hoxes, number of 211 Stamp-heads for cement crushing, number of 29 , for quartz cru~hing, number of 2\1 Summary ...... 5 Value of mining plant on the gold-fields ...... 29 Wa.shdirt and cement, average yields from certain parcels of H Whims (alluvial mining), number of ...... 29 ,. (quartz mining), number of ...... 29 Whips and pulleys (alluvial mining), number of 29 , , (quartz mining), number of 29 Water-wheels, number of ... 29 Yield of gold, total for quarter 27 from certain parcels of quartz 35 ,. , of pyrites aml blanketings 43 " ,. , of cement and washdirt H ,, , of quartz tailings and mullock 42 A2 LIST 0]' ~liNING REGISTRARS.
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.
Division or Snbdivls!on. llfinlng Registrar. Address. Page. I. Central D. Christv Ballarat 7,27,29,30,31,32,~5,43,48 2. Southern ... George l'erry Staffordshire Reef 7, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35,45,48 3. Buninyong Robert M. Harvey Buninyong 7, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35,48 4. Smythesdale John Lynch Smythesdale 8, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 45, 47,48 5. Creswick ... Jamcs titevenson Cre'swick 8, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 47,48 :6. Clnnes C. A. C. Crcswell Clnnes ... 8,27,29,30,31,32,35,43,45,48 7. Gordon ... Thomas Cowan ... llallarat 9, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 3U, 48 8. Steiglitz ...... D. :Murphy :lferet1ith 10, 2i, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, 42, 43, ·18 9. Blaekwood and Blue Mountain South John .!<'. Hanscn ... Blackwood 5, 10, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, 43,48 10. Ballan John .If. Hansen ... Black wood 11, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32,48
BEECHWORTH :ftfiNING DISTRICT. 11. Bcechworth Alexander Alderdice Beech worth .5, 11, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, 45, 48 12. Yackandandah North J. C. Forster Bethanga 11, 27, 29, 30, 31,32 13. Yackandandah South J. Smart Yackandandah ... 12, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, 42,48 14. Indigo H. Arrowsmith ... Chiltern 12, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 42, 45, ·18 15. Wandi!igong T. C. Kaighin ... W andiligong 12,27,29,30,31,32,37,42,43,49 16. Buckland ... B. K. Smart Bright ... 12, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 42, 45,49 17. Alexandra .A.. B. Ainsworth Alcxandra 13,27,29,30,31, 32,37,49 18. Bcnalla ... W. Stalker l3cnalla ... 13, 27, 29, 30, 31,32 19. Dry Creek J. Pemherton Dry Creek 13, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37,49 20. Gaffney's Creek A. B. Ainsworth Alexamlra 13, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 3i, 49 21. Wood's Point .A. B. Ainsworth Alexant1ra 13, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37,49 22. Big Hi ver A. B. Ainsworth Alexandm 13, 27, 29, 30, 31,32 23. Mitta Mitta North C. C. Sparrow ... Grauya ... 13, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 43,49 24. Mitta Mitta South Mary Thompson .!\Iitta .:IIitta 14, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 38, 49 25. Bethanga, J. C . .l<'orster Bcthanga 14,27,29,30,31,32,38,43,49 26. Jamieson .•• Thomas Still Jamieson 14, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32,49 27. Dark River A. II. J\Ieurant ... Dark Hiver 5, 14, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 38,49
SANDHUHST :NIINING DISTRICT. 28. Sandhurst N. G. Stephens ... Sandhurst 5, 15, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 38, 44,49 29. Eaglehawk J?. R. Ellis :Eaglehawk 15, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 38, 44,49 30. Kilmore ... G. Davis Heet1y Creek 16, 21, 29, 3o, :n, 32, :>9, 49 31. Heathcotc and Waranga South F. W. Greene Ilmthcote 17, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 39, 42,49 32. W ara:aga North ... Henry Hicks Hush worth 5, 17, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 39,50 l\fAHYBOROUGII MINING DISTRICT.
33. ~fary borough P. Virtue 1\Iaryborough ... 18, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 39, 42, 46 47,50 34. Majorca ... P. Virtue Maryborough 18,27,29,30,31,32,4G,50 35. Amherst .. . C. Smith Talbot ... 19, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 39, 46, 47,50 36. Avoca .. . D. O'Leary Maryborough 19, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 46,50 37. Dunolly and Tarnagulla W. G. Couchman Duuolly 19, :!7, 29, 30, 31,:12, 39, 46,50 38. Inglewood N. J. Maude logle wood 19,27,29,30,31,32,39,50 39. Wedderburn J. Heach We(Merbnrn 19,27,29,30,31,32,50 40. Red bank ..• D. O'Leary ::llaryborough 19, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32,50 41. St. Arnaud South ... \V. G. Couchman Dunolly 20,27,29,30,31,32 42. St. Arnaud North ... W. G. Couchman Dunolly 20, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 42,50 CASTLRMAINE MINING DISTRICT. 43. Castlemaine T. L. Brown Castlcmaine 20, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 42, 44,50 44. l!'ryer's Creek Mark .Amos Fryerstown 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 44, 46, 47,50 45. Daylesford (Hepburn) Thos. Hale Dnylesford ... 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 44, 51 46. Taradale and Kyneton S. Dorruan Taradale ... 22, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 46, 51 47. Tarrangower Hobt. Nankivell ... l\falt1on ... 22,28,29,30,31,32,40,42,46,51 48. St. Andrew's .Alfred Armstrong Eltham ... 22,28,29,30,31,32,41,42,46,51 49. Blue :Mountain North Graham l\icPherson Trcntham 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 41,51 ARARAT "NIINING DISTIUCT. 50. Ararat Thos. Foystcr Ararat .. . 23, 28, 29,:30, 31, 32, 51 51. l'leasant Creek H. C.llate Stawell .. . 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 41, 43, 47,51 52. Barkly H. C. Bate ::;tawell .•. 23,28,29,30,31,32,51 53, Haglan ... C. W. Minchin lleaufort 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 51 GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. 64. Omeo J. Odell Omco ••• 24,28,29,30,31,32,41,51 55. Gibbo J. H . .F~lliott Zulu Creek 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 51 56. Mitchell River John Grimcs Peers Bairnsdale 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,51 57. Boggy Creek J. Fletcher lloggy Creek 25, 28, 29, 30, .31, 32, 51 58. Crooked River Ed. IIarrison Grant .. . 25, 28, 29, 30, 31' 32, 51 59. Dargo J. B. Kelly Dargo .. . 25,28,29,30,31,32,41,52 60. Jericho R. J. Donalilson .. . Jericho ... 25,28,29,30,31,32,41,52 61. Donnelly's Creek ... 0. l'. Whitclaw .. . Bright ... 5,25,28,29,30,31,32,41,52 62. Stringer's Creek W. M. Smith Walhalla 26, 28, 29, .30, 31, :>2, 41,52 63. Russell's Creek C. II. \Villiams Tanjil .. . 26, 28, 29, 30,3 I, 32, 52 64. Bendoc .John 1\ ichol Bcndoc .. . 26, 28, 29, 30, :ll, 32, 52 65. Tarwin ... Patrick bilk :Foster .. . 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 52 5
SU~I~IARY.
For the quarter endc LIST OF MINING SURVEYORS. :Name, Address. District. Thos. Cowan Ballarat Ballarat. R. M.Harvey Buninyong Buninyong. John Lynch Smythesdale Smythesdale. H. Davidson Beech worth Beech worth. R. Arrowsmith Chiltern ... Chiltern. A. B. Ainsworth ... Alexandra Alexandra. A. W.Craven Tallangatta Tallangatta. A. F. Walker Sandhurst Sandhurst. J. F. O'Dwyer Eagle hawk Eaglehawk. D. W. Spreull Rushworth Waranga North. D. O'Leary Maryborough Maryborough. W. G. Couchman Dunolly ... Dunolly. T. L. Brown Castlemaine Castlemaine. M. Amos Fryerstown Fryerstown. H. Archdall Taradale Taradale. R. Nankivell Maldon Mal don. A. Armstrong Eltham ... Eltham. H. C. Bate Stawell ... Stawell. J. Grimes Peers Bairnsdale Bairnsdale. 0. P. Whitelnw Bright Walhalla. P. Simpson Palermo-street, Soul.h Yarra Heathcote and Waranga South. LIST OF INSPECTORS OF MINES. :Sa. me. Addreu. District. H. B. Nicholas Castlemaine Cn.stlemaine. W. H. Grainger Sanclhurst Sandhurst. C. Stewart Ballarat Ballarat. H. C. Bate Stawell ... Stawell. ,V. G. Couehman Dunolly ... Dunolly. A. B. Ainsworth .. Alexnndra Alexandra. A. Armstrong Eltham ... Eltham. H. Arrowsmith Chiltern ... Chiltern. H. Davidson Beech worth Beech worth. 0. P. Whitelaw Bright Walhalla. D. W. Spreull Rush worth Ruiihworth. R. Fenuelly Kilmore ••• Kilmore. J. G. Peers B:~irnsdale Bairnsdale. A. W. Craven Tallangatta Tallangatta. E. H. :M eekisou 77 Raglan-1treet, Ballarat (Travelling Inspector of Minea and Machinery.) 7 MINING REGISTRARS' REPORTS. BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. CENTRAL DIVISION. (Mr. David Cltristy, Mining Registrar.) Quartz .Jfining.-In reviewing the progress of mining operations Juring the last quarter, it is gratifying to report an increase of 1,420oz. Odwt. 20gr. in the aggregate yield of gold, as compared with that of the previous quarter, consequent, no doubt, upon the excellent returns from the Band of Hope and Albion Consols, North Band and Barton and North Woah Hawp Canton Companies. There is an imlica tion from the workings of these companies that the lodes at deeper levels, if vigorously prosecuted in a northerly and southerly direction, woultl open up a good fleltl for the outlay of capital with energy and judgment, which I am of opinion woulJ be amply rewarded. In the eastern portion of my division, which embraces the Indicator line of reef, the following companies, viz.: Black Hill, Britannia, Speedwell, Last Chance Extended, Last Chance Tribnte, W oah Hawp Canton and others are obtaining good returns, as will be seen by reference to the statistical tables herewith (see pages 35 and 43). The following are the dividends declared for the quarter, viz:- £ 8, d. Temperance Company 214 10 0 Williams' Freehold 480 0 0 Britannia Company ... 914 7 10 North Band and Barton Company 1,23:~ 7 0 Sulieman Pasha Company 600 0 0 8,442 4 10 Alluvial Mining.-The prospects of the Mount Rowan Company, Ballarat North, have improved very much during the quarter, the returns showing 385oz. I9tlwt. 2lgr. of gold, which augnrs well for the future prospects of the mine. SOUTHERN DIVISION. (Mt·. George Perry, Minitlg Registrar.) Q~tartz Mining.-The returns for the quarter show a slight decrease both in the quantity of quartz crushed and in the total yield of goltl therefrom, which is principally owing to the lodes in several of the claims having become smaller than usual. The Little Hopewell Tribute Company, at Staffordshire Ueef, have been mostly employed prospecting. The Speedwell Tribute Company have struck a lode 7 feet wide, which at present is very poor. The William's Fancy Tribute Company, at Kangaroo, have not done so well this quarter, in consequence of their best shoot of gold hn,ving dipped under foot. The Grandview Company are mining good stone, but at present the lode is very small. The Kangaroo and the Lady Lowther Companies ha.ve crushed very little stouP, having been principally employed prospecting. Berriman and party have done well. They recently crntihed 63 tons of stone, obtained from the surface, which yielded 29oz. lOdwts. of gold, the result of three weeks' work for two men. The Pilot Company, at Paddy's Gully, have completed the erection of their winding plant, and are baling. They have an engine and battery of 12 heads on the claim, which they intend shortly to erect. Alluvial ~Wining.-At Pitfie\d Plains, the New Golden Empire Company (Behro and party) have been employed repairing and slabbing an old shaft, which was sunk about sixteen years ago to the depth of 240 feet. They are about to erect powerful machinery, when sinking will be continued to a further depth of 30 feet before opening out. This venture is spoken of very highly, and, should it prove a success, will undoubtedly open up a large tract of auriferous country and give employment to a number of miners. BUNINYONG DIVISION. (Mr. R. M. Harvey, Mining Registrar.) Quartz Mining.-There is a vast improvement in the yield of gold from quartz mines in the Buninyong division for this quarter (the increase amomating to 2,870oz.), and there is every prospect of the present yield being maintained or improved upon. The lodes found in the Buninyong Estate mine improve both in quantity and quality as a greater depth is attained, the stone at the bottom level ( 470 feet) yielding lioz. to the tou. The reef, with the spurs which come in both from east and west, averages 3 feet in width. The manager of the South Imperiul Company (one mile north of the Buninyong Estate) reports having struck stone similar to the Estate lodes, showing gold. The Energetic Company have struck rich 8 stone about 1,000 feet west from the Estate lodes. The prospects of the Old Imperial Company are, the manager reports, improving. l'rospectiug works arc being extensively carried on, and generally the division looks prosperous. Alluvial ..:tlining.-Nothing new to report. Lignite.-The Lal Lal Company continue active operations, and report finding improYed beds. It would be most satisfactory to have a Lore put through the strata at this mine to the bed-rock. lVater.-The water from the Government reservoir has been extensively used during the quarter. I estimate the quantity at 10,000,000 gallons. The sum paid has been £18 6s. SMYTHESDALE DIVISION. (Mr. John Lynch, Mining Regist1·ar.) The gold returns indicate a sel'ious falling off during the quarter. The old allm•ial claims have not maintained their usual productiveness, and but very little new ground has been struck. Hardly anything has been done in the way of prospecting, and altogether matters look less hopeful than at the end of last quarter. The progrc8S of the Golden Belt Extended has been gradual and Batisfactory, uut the New Golden Belt has been repeatedly checked by inbursts of water. In quartz mining, Law and party have found rich stone in their new shaft-an event which should cause more activity along the line. The New Britannia Company, Carngham, are driving on the GOO-foot level for the lode. Kim 1\Iack and party, Searsdale, from a eru:,;hiug of 500 tons, obtained l45oz. 10dwt. A new winding engine has been erected on the claim of Battells and party, Lancashire Reef. Except as mentioned, there is nothing of any consequence doing in quartz mining. A fair share of work has been done by sluicing companies, and with the usual good results. CRESWICK SUBDIVISION. (.~fr. James Stevenson, Mining Registrar.) I have the honour to report that there is an increase in the yield of alluvial gold for the quarter of over 4,000oz. The Davies Jnuctiou "Freehold Company has been added to the list of gold-producing companies. The Dykes and Ristori Companies have been workcu out. The sinking of the Berry Consols shaft has been abandoned ; they have commenced another shaft, and are making fair progress with the sinking of same. The Hepburn Estate and Earl of Beaconsfield Companies have purchased machinery, and intend erecting samo withour delay. The following are the yields, diviuends, &o., from the principal alluvial mines:- NA.>!E OF COMPANY, YIELD. RoYALTY. DIVID'ENDS. oz. dwr. gr. £ 8. d. £ Ristori Company, Spring Hill *1,61 9 11 2 720 11 l 6,900 Madame Berry Company, Spring Hill *(),133 4 0 1,902 8 0 12;600 Lone Hand Company, Spring Hill 9,033 4 0 2,824 17 3 8,700 Loughlin Company, Spring Hill ... 2,606 8 0 806 () G 2,400 Ristori \V est Company, Spring Hill 2,841 12 0 8"'",o 6 6 2,000 Lord Harry Company, Spring Hill 26 (j 0 8 2 0 Davies Junction Company, Spring Hill 171 19 12 13 15 6 New Australasian Company, Red Streak 3,146 3 0 500 North Australasian Company, Red Streak ... 4 13 0 Approximate from small claims ... 500 0 0 ------26,083 014 £7,151 6 10 ... £33,100 ------* Cement not included. CLUNES SUBDIVISION. (Jfr. C. A. C. Cresswell, llfining Regist1'ar.) I have tho honour to report that during the past quarter mining affitirs in this sub,livision have been very dull, and that., with the exception of the New North Clunes Company, none of the companies are paying dividends. The I'ort Phillip Compauy are still prospecting in their lower workings. The New North Clunes is looking very well, the stone they are raising being of good payable quality, averaging, with pyrites, 13dwt. 20.10gr. per ton. They have a considerable quantity of this stone available for working from their 1,205-foot level, and as the stone is still dipping under foot, they hnve got n good prospect of getting it again at a deeper level. The mine in general is looking very prosperous. The South Clunes Company are sinking their shaft for a deeper level, their lowest level at present being not more than 780 feet. The Now Lothair Company are just struggling on with the hope of finding a more payable quality of wash than they have at present. The Bnte and Downe8 Company have raised but little wash during the quarter. In my last report I stated that they were preparing to put in a lower drive, from which to work the wash7 which had dipped away at their 1hen lowe;;t level. This has been completed, ami they have put a rise from it into the wash, ami connected n drive in it with their previous lowest workings. They have now commenced to raise the washdirt again, aml I am informed that the faces have an improved appearance ; they are, however, still in the dark as to the trend of the lead. The following is a detailed report of the workings at each of the mines during the quarter :- 9 Quartz ftfines.-The Port Phillip Compuny.-At the 1,190-foot level the drive north on the western lode has been extended 18!1 feet. The vciu is smnll and disordered. A rii'e has beea pm up to commnniente with the 990-foot level, and ha~ now renched 58 feet. At !190-foot level a winzc is sunk to meet the rise from 1,190-foot level; present depth on the underlie of the lode i;, 120 feet, or 90 vertically. The lotio i" from 6 to 8 feet wiuo, a,; far :c,.; provet.l, bnt very V:t1hhle in yield, as high a:; 1 Gdwt. 1 Ggr. per ton lvnillg· hcen olltaincd from OJlO cru,.;hiug, whilst the uext yielded only ldwt. iOgr. pur t•m; the !'tone is now looking well, gold being freqnently ~cen in it. The New North Clunccl Comp:my.-Tlwy ha-_·e driYon on the course of the shoot of ;;tone, referred to in last report, for n distanec of :!1 u feet, ; rho lode is 2t feet wide, ami of good quality. They are now IJrcparing to sink the central shaft ll\0 feet llcepcr. The South Clunos Company.-Tho pumping eugino shaft ic now 847! feet deep. or G7~ feet l•olow the lowest level. Sinking is being carrietl on eontinuonsly from 5 o'elock p.m. to 7 11.m. The highest yield ohtainetl from 78o-foot level is idwt. 18gr. per ton. The lode in each face during the quarter has boon small, hnt they han' now reached a point south, where better stone is daily expected. Alluvial Jrines.-Tlw Now Lothair Company have driven about 200 feet in wa~h without any change for the hetl<~J-. They arc still p!'ospeeting. The Bute antl Downes Company .-The lower part of the lea Totnl 45,250,000 2,907,000 Price paid for water, 1~d. per 1,000 gallons for stamp and sluicing purpo~os, aml ls. per l ,000 gallons for boiler purposes. GORDON SUBDIVISION. (Mr. 'Thomas Go wan, jlfining Registmr.) Tbo Black Horse Unite, I Compauy, Egerton.-\ STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION. (Mr. D. Murphy, Mining Registrar.) Mining has never been so dull in this division as it has been for tho last six months. Alluvial Jl1ining.-There has scarcely been anything done in this hrnnch of mining, although water has been plentiful throughout the season. Q1tartz 1liining.-Most of the companies who were engaged in this branch have abandoned their claims, there not being at the present time more than a dozen parties working on registered or leased land throughout the division. Most of the digging done consisted in prospecting for new reefs, and, con sequently, only small quantities of quartz have been crushed by the different parties as trial crushings. BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH SUBDIVISION. (211r. John F. Jlansen, ~"+fining Registrar.) The report that a rich patch of alluvial gold had been dropped upon at Green Hills by B. Guglicl mina, n. Swiss, who occupies about 10 acres under the Gold Mining Lease _Regulations, caused a good deal of excitement during the latter part of the quarter. The locality is the same previously reported upon by me as being prospected for deep alluviums. From observations made when visiting the ground recently, I have the hononr to furnish you with the following particulars :-The character of the land is of volcanic n.nd schistose formation, the surface being of rich chocoln.te soil, and heavily timbered. The Green Hill Creek (one of the main branches of the Korjamunip Creek) intersects the bloek, and in the bed of this creek the lessee carries on mining operations by means of ground sluieing. The course of the creek ttt this point is due north and south, and a tail-race of considerable length ha:> been cut several feet deep in the schistose rocks. A dam has also been erected at the head of the claim, and a race to divert the wn.ter when not used has been cut. The volcanic formation is in close proximity to the eastern bank of the creek, where several shafts have been sunk ; one, 90 feet in depth, is about 70 feet deeper than the bed of the creek, and the strong influx of water haa hitherto prevented the hottoming with the appliances to hand. The shallow alluviums in the bed of the ereek have been worked a good many years, and Mr. Gnglielmina's brother, some six or seven years ago, worked the very spot where the gold is being found at present; but this gold is not from alluviums, but from a quartz reef that traverses the area. The reef here is from 3 to 4 feet in width, very brittle, much disturbed, and consists of quartz veins from 1 to 8 inches thiek, intersected by sandstone and slate, not well defined, but easily traced in the bottom and sides of the tail-rnce. Fonr di,;tinct cros,; comses, each about half a chain apart, arc met with, and the gold in the reef has been traced for a length of about 300 feet. A prospeet from the richest part, at a depth of between 3 to 4 feet (the top having been already removed), wao; broken out and washed in my presence, with a result of about 1 to l~oz. loose gold and gold in specimens. A pieee of the quartz from whieh this result was got, showing a little fine gold, I luwe forwarded to your Dermrtment. The extraction of gold from quartz by menus of ground slnicing seems to be mther a novel proceeding. I presume, however, that this is only a temporary arrange ment, for the purpose of raising sufficient capital to erect a battery, as the quartz (excepting the richest, which is pounded in a mortar, and by which means more than 30oz. of gold have already been got) is carefully stacked for crushing purposes. The splitters and sawmill hands iu this locality, including Blakeville, have, for some years past, continually supportc(l several miners iu prospecting the deep alluviums, being confident that a main trunk lead, taking its rise somewhere in the ranges, would be discovered ultimately. Their opinion must be strengthened by the discovery of a rich gold-bearing reef in close proximity to the volcanic formation, n.nl no doubt ~;ufficient capital will now be forthcoming to thoroughly test the grount1. The prospects of the Simmons Reef Amalgamated Company, which, !tt the end of last year (when crushiug operations had to Le discontinued for the want of a sufficient supply of water), were of a very promi~ing nature, have met with some reverses of late, the average yield of gold por ton of quartz crnHhcd having fallen from 5dwt. 4gr., at the end of last year, to 2tlwt. 1Ugr. per ton during the quarter just ended. At the flrst-nmned period, the company, after purcha~ing the late Koh-i-noor Company's battery and claim, an BALLAN SUBDIVISION. (Mr. John F. Ilansen, .Llfining Registrar.) Mining is at a complete standstill in this subdivision. BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. BEECHWORTH DIVISION. (Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar.) For midwinter qnart01·, the past one has been the driest ever experienced in the Ovens district, and slnicers cannot get enough water to keep them employed for more than half-time. In ordinary seasons there is always plenty of water to carry on operations to the fullest extent, but this past season has been an exception to the rule. Old miners assert that the seasons have changed greatly iu regard to water supply, and that formerly there was always too much water in winter time. Now creeks, ~prings and water holes are dried up, many of them not carrying so much water as they did in the middle of summer. A flood in this division would give the greatest pleasure to the sluicers. The Try Again Company, Eldorado, have bottomed their shaft at 218 feet, and have obtained a splendid prospect of gold and tin, whicb will pay well. Many persons think that a revival in mining will take place at Eldorado in consequence. There certainly is plenty of ground to take up and work, with every prospect of its paying well. Two parties have already taken up claims adjoining the Try Again Company's ground. The Rocky Mountain Company washed down about half the ground they had run off, and obtained 6.52oz. from it. The want of water has been a great drawback to this company's operations in the past, but it is anticipated that they will now be able to get along with better results, as they lwve purchased a good supply from Pcndergast and Co. More attention is being given to quartz mining, and a great many small crnshings have been made, some with very payable results. A quartz mill is being erected at Stanley, which no donbt will give an impetus to quartz miniug in that locality, and the head of Six-mile Creek, where many reefs are known to exist, but which cannot Le worked profitably until a mill has been erected handy to thorn. A party of miners are again prospecting the deep ground at 'Vooragee, hut they have not yet obtained the colour of gold. Their slmft was bottomed at 160 feet, on hard granite dipping to the south, alHl ihey are driving to find tbe lowest part of the gutter, if any exists. Most old miners think that they are too far easterly to strike the sn pposed lead in W ooragce, and that they should have sunk nearer tho Magpie Swamp. The Murmungee Sluicing Company are pushing on with their tunnel through the forest range, but it is very slow work, as the rock has become very hard. It is anticipated that they will strike one or more reef3 in the tunnel, as there are several in the locality. The tunnel is 600 feet below the top of the range. Alcock and Co. obtained a fine crushing from the Shakspeare Reef, Stanley, 30 tons givincr 84oz. of gold. This reef has lain idle for a long time, although it was known to be payable. In conse~ quence of this crushing, several old reefs have been taken up in the neighbomhood, and, us soon as the mill is erected, no doubt many more will be tested. Y ACKANDANDAI-I NORTH SUBDIVISION. (11,b·. J. C. Forster, Mining Registrar.) There is nothing to report concerning mining in this subdivision. 12 Y ACKANDANDAH SOUTH SUBDIVISION. ( JJJr. Jose ph Smart, 11nning Registrar.) The returns from alluvial mining still remain very small, the dry weather having only been broken up a week or t\\co, which is too short a period to make the rainfall felt in the yield. In quartz mining I have to report that the batteries at Twist's Creek and Back Creek have been idle since my last report for the want of water. INDIGO DIVISION. (Mr. R. Arrowsmitll, .llining Registrar.) The quantity of stone crushe W ANDILIGONG SUBDIVISION. (.:tlr. T. C. Kaighin, 1Hining Registrar.) The quarter ended ,June 30th has given a very small yield of gold in this division. The decrease, as compared with previous quarters, is in some degree tine to the exceedingly dry weather that prevailed during the greater part of the qna,rter, causing a suspension of operations altogether in several alluvial mines, and stopping such of the crushing mills as arc worked by water-power. A number of quartz· crushing mills have been id.le during the whole of the quarter. The Birthday, Growler's Creek right branch, the Break-o'-Day, Growler's Creek loft branch, the IIi\lsborough, Growler's Creek, and the Never too-late, Upper "Morris's Creek, have operated upon no stone; while the Oriental mill put through only one small parcel, and the Hailway Company have heon employed but a small portion of the time. It is under stood that the formation of a company to take over the Oriental mine and plant is about completed, and immediate operations on the various lines of reef in the lease are contemplated on an extensive scale. Towards the end of June the mining proiipccts of the tlivisiou appeared to improve fairly, considering the appearances of several new finds awl the pro;:pccts obtained from some old claims recently re-occupied. In reference to the deep alluvial ground, I can only report that the 'Vandiligong Estate Company are on good gold, but they have only ju~t resnmed operations after the su~pcnsion caused by the scarcity of water experienced in the autumn. BUCKLAND DIVISION. (Mr. B. Kneller Smart, .Mining Registrar.) Less gold has been won than ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. (llfr. A. B. Ainswortlt, Mining Registrar.) There is ::t good yield this quarter from the W clcmno tribute, Ti-troc, the tributcrs having got in their last level some three months hack; ami further good yields may safely be anticipated. I trust, also, to report good yields from the Providence Comp::wy, Yea, during the next half-year, the erection of their machinery being all but complcte,l. The retmns from the reef:~ ucnr Alexamlra nre not ptLyable, nwl mining is mueh depressed. A good deal of machinery b being removed from the di,;trict. The alluvial returns are, a,; usual, small for thi~ subuivision. No metal but gold is being mined for. BENALLA SUBDIVISION. (Jfr. William Stallter, lrlining Registrm·.) The Broken River Company, having ceased operations early in April lust, mining in this subdivision is at a standstill. DRY CREEK SUBDIVISION. (Mr. Jonathan Pemberton, ;}fining Registrar.) No ehangc to report eitlwr in quartz or alluvial mining in my rmLdi vision thi~ quarter. GAFFNEY'S CREEK SUBDIVISION. (l~:b·. A. B. Ainswort!t, Jlfining Registra1·.) The Al trihuters will not Wlt::!h up till the end of September, when a yield of G,OOO or 7,000oz. is expected. They have now about 600oz. of mualgnm in hand. The reef continues to look well. Several claims will st1trt working again shortly in this whdivision, where mining is healthy, and not a man idle. No metal save gold is being mined for iu the subdivi~ion. WOOD'S POINT SCBDIVISION. (lJfr. A. B. Ainswort!t, Mining Registrar.) I have nothing new to report of this sulHlivi,ion save that the All Nations Company is once more at work prospecting am\ driving with six men. The yiehb given for the only two quartz claims crushing are barely payable, and there nre no signs of improvement. The allnvial has yielded np to the aYerago. No metal save gold is heiug mined for in the subdivision. BIG RIVER SUBDIVISION. (llfr. A. B. Ainswortlt, llliwing Registrar.) Thoro has been no qmtrtz mine at work MITTA :.Y1ITTA NORTH SUBDIVISION. (Jtfr. C. C. Sparrow, .Mining Registrar.) Nothing new to report this quarter, mining affnirs being abont the same as at date of last report. No new crushing plant has boon erected, consequently small mine owners arc unable to get their quartz treated. The Hidden Treasure party have about 20 tons of qnartz at grass, obtained at a depth of 100 to 14.0 feet. Stone looking very well. The last ortt~hing from this claim went 32oz. to the ton. The Border City Company have 1tlso about :H tons of qnartz, got at a depth of 80 feet. This also looks well. The deepest shaft i::~ 120 fout, but it i~ not at preBent beiug sunk nny deeper. Granya Company are ~till working nn the J\Iaritmm lode, the quartz obtaitted being crushed 11-t mill to extract free gold, and the pyrite~ treated at their work~ hem. The result;;, I mu informed, are Yery Batisfaetory. Their new 10-head battery i~ now near completion. MITTA MITTA SOUTH SUBDIVISION. (Mrs • .Mary Thompson, Mining Registrar.) .Alluvial Mining.-Beyond cutting races, very little work has been done during the past quarter in this subdivision, the machinery for the large claims not yet being erected. Moncrieff and Co. had a partial wash-up, which gave Yery good returns, and a few individuals have made good wages at ground sluicing. The Pioneer Sluicing Company have nearly finished cutting their races. The Pride of the Mitta and the Long Point Sluicing Companies have jnst started with theirs. The Mammoth Company, now being floated, have surveyed for their race from the Lightning Creek to Granite Flat, where they intend to carry on extensive operations by the new system of hydraulic sluicing as practised in California. Quartz .Mining.-Spargo and party had a crushing from the Empress Reef at Granite :Flat, hut the returns were not up to expectation. A few prospectors are out, but nothing has been done at the Junction. BETHANGA SUBDIVISION. (~fr. J. C. Forster, Mining Registrar.) I have the honour to report that two large companies, viz., Messrs. Harris and Hollow, and Wallace and Co., have done no work this quarter. About 200 tons of ore have been raised at the Hamburg Lease (known as Kitchingman's Lease), 100 tons of which have been partly treated by t.he chlorination process, by the Murray Vnlley Pyrites Com pany, nud found not payable, causing great loss to the company. The same company have treated about three tons from the South Hamburg, which yielded about 6oz. of gold. }fessrs. Redelin and Wilson have started to work the chlorination process at Messrs. Harris and Hollows' works, Lower Bethanga, on some tailings from Mr. 'Trewalla's mill, Flag Staff Hill, aml are satisfied they can succeed in extracting all the gold from tailings which will not otherwise pay in conse quence of the expense of carting. The only crushing at the Flag Staff Hill was about 38 tons, which gave a yield of 23oz., or an average of 12dwt. 2gr. of gold per ton. JAMIESON SUBDIVISION. (Mr. Thomas Still, Mining Registrar.) I have the honour to report that very little mining operations have been carried out during the quarter in either alluvial or quartz, chiefly in consequence of the scarcity of water for the bank-slnicing claims, and the quartz not being considered gold-bearing enough to warrant the expense of crushing. The Sailor Bill CompRny arc taking out stone from the upper level, the reef being about 4 feet thick, but is of a very inferior description, and not considered to be of a more than wages-paying class. The directors have now decided to drive the main tunnel a further distance of 50 feet, and also to drive another 50 feet along the course of the eastern reef, where the stone was of a more remunerati\'e character. The tributers in the Venture Company's claim are taking ont quartz, which is of a fair gold-bearing quality. This stone is being taken from the upper portion of the workings, the shareholders having decided to work the lower level by day wages. The Gleeson's Lease Company is not being worked at present, pending the sale of one-third interest in the mine to further develop it in the deep ground. The machinery for working the United Company (Howqua Hills) is now being rapidly completed; already nearly £9,000 have been expended in opening the ground, cutting races, and erecting mining plant. It iil expected that the company will he ready to crush during the next quarter. DARK RIVER SUBDIVISION. (liir. A. If. Meurant, Mining Registrar.) This district may he looked upon as a progressive one. Although the first crushings from the caps of the reefs have not satisJ1cd the ideas of o,·er-sanguine promoters of companies, the field gives daily evidence of prosperity, and "new finds" are of constant occurrence. Now tlmt good machinery is being erected at various points, the stone from the caps is gradunlly being tried, and more ground is being opened up in consequence. Among the "new finds" may be mentioned Thomas's Lease on the Federal line; prospect in the dish np to 4oz. per ton. We now have eight plants~ the Mascctte, Young Australian, Pioneer, Mascotte Extended, and Dark River; anil at, Green's Creek aml Larscn's, the Morning Star, Mitta Mitta, nnd Mountain Maid. The only public crushings which have occnrrcd arc at the Young AnHtralian battery, about 100 tons from the N ormamly Company. Ten tous are now being packed thereto by the Dawn of Day, and 20 tons are to follow from the Hillsborongh Cumpauy out of ahont lOO tons atgra~s. The Hobert Burns will crush as soon as the Pioneer battery is ready, in Hbout a fortnight, and, from present appearances, a good result is expected. The l'ioneer C?mpany, :Which ~ll follow, has exc~,llent stone, half-an-ounce having been obtained to the dish from a reef 18 mches w1dc and m good "country. Loon's Lease (the "Spread Eagle") has been sold to Mr. Ernest Giles, and offers a good opportunity of testinO' the line of reef which passes through it, and which shows good gold. Altogethc1· the prospects of the district are very favorable; and, if expectations are not over-stated, aml stcatly work (pro~pecting and otherwise) is proceeded with, it will no doubt prove to be a permanent and payable field. 15 SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. SANDHURST DIVISION. (Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Registrar.) The quarter which has juRt closed has witnessed a continuance of the general prosperity which has for some time attended the mining indnHtry in this division. Work has been carried on without abatement of vigour and with good average results. The New Chum line still occupies the leatling position, and surpasses all the others in activity and profit. At the south end of the line the Eureka Company have just opened up what promises to be a pay able prospect at 1,200 feet, and the New Chum Railway are getting improved yields from the same reef at considerably over 1,000 feet. Next north, the Shenandoah and North Shenandoah Companies are conjointly sinking what will be the pioneer shaft of this portion of the line -they are now down nearly 280 feet. The Shamrock am! the Young Churn Companies are both sinking, ami the Craven, Garibaldi, 11nd Ellesmere Companies are working on ~tone of a more or lesK pnyable appearance between 600 and !!50 feet. The New Chum ConRo1idated slmft is down 1, l3f) feet. The New Chum United Company are still getting handsome rclurns. The northern dee"fl claims n,re working with renewed courage since the publication of the returns from Lansell'R 180 mine. The Lazarus are down 1,557 feet, and the Old Chum Company 1,340 feet. The New Chum awl Victoria have cnt a small reef 11t 1,5GO feet, and from the same stone, at !,500 feet, have had a crushing averaging about 1oz. per ton. North 01<1 Chum are just opening out at. 1,650 feet to cross-cut for the 180-foot reef. The Victoria Quartz .i\lining Company have recently resumed work. On the Garden Gully line the Londonderry Company have just opened up a smn,ll reef above 1,200 feet, and the fir~:~t crushing gave a satisfactory result. The claims between this and the Garden Gully United Compttny nre doing little work. The Victory mu! P11ndora shaft is down 1,856 feet, the second decpe;;t in the tlist.rict. Ou the Hustler's lino matters arc quiet. The Hustler's Reserve No. 2 arc working payable stone at •.100 feet., and h11ve just succeeded in getting on the dividend list. The Groat Extmuled Hustler's Tribute arc cross-cutting at 1,452 feet. At Golden Gully matters remain rather quiet. None of the mines in that qunrtor eau show any substn,ntial success. At Axedale, the Acott Company, having found the old reef unpayable, sank the shaft, and are now just, on the point of opening up on another reef at 276 feet. The Alexander Company, 111 Lockwooll, appear to have a payable prospect at 2GO feet. There ici nothing worth mentioning in alluvial mining. 51,000,000 galls. of water have been sold for mining- pnrposes during the quarter. EAGLEHA WK SUBDIVISION. (lrlr. F. R. Ellis, Mining Registrar.) The present has been oven more successful than the past quarter, the dividends being £89,253 l4s· and the calls £47,·128 IOs., which is an increa.se on last qun,rtor's return of dividends over calls of £10,624 4s. The principal contributors to this grand total are the Bruhn's Tribute Company, at Sebastian, its yield being 2,55Goz. 4dwt. for the quarter, 1md the Lady Barkly Company 2,448oz. Hdwt. There is at the present time a good prospect of the continmwco of this success. The Duke of Wellington Company have btoly struck gold, but at present the prospects are not very encouraging, the last crushing of 50 tons yielding only lloz. 5dwt. of gold. The quartz was obtained from the 180-foot and 2:20-foot levels. The Pearl Company are still prospecting at the 550-foot n,nd 630-foot levels. The Groat Extended Victoria Compn,ny, which is still sinking (their present depth being 518 feet), hn,,·e erected a very efficient winding pbnt, at a cost of over £3,000, and !trc now in full work. The plant is of a very powerful ehn,raetcr, anJ. exactly ,;imiln,r to the splendid machinery of the St. M:un"o • ' 0 ( ,ompau:v. The Dixon's Tribute Company, whose shaft is now ,123 feet deep, have opened out, 11ntl put in a cross-cut. 7() feet. The New Victoria Catherine Company, ~incc last report, h11ve snnk a further depth of 20 feet, makin" a total of ii L5 feet from the surface. They n.ro now cross-cutting at various levels. " The Duke of Edinburgh Company haYc an appli:w(•e in use for the prevention of over-win.ling of cage~. The apparatus is simple in eonstnwtion, n1Hl lms bcPn very favornhly commented on by experts. Their ~lmft is now down :395 feet, an•l tiH'Y arc now sinking. The Vietorhtn St. 1Iungo are now (!own a~n J~,ct, awl still ~inking. The New St. Mnngo are n,gain on the dividend-paying list, they having crushed 1,5ii3 tons for 1,010oz. 1edwt. dming the last quarter. The qnartz was obt11inod f1·om the 57i!-foot and Gi!O-foot levels. The Extended South Devonshire, at a depth of 612 feet, have driven a cross-cut a len<'th of 154 feet from the shaft. In this crosB-cut, at 1[)1 feet from the shaft, a black leader with ~purs was cut, showing gold. The South Dcvon::;hire are still sinking. Their present depth is 525 feet. The Duchess of Edinburgh are now cross-cutting at the 710-foot level. A large amount of work has been done in the li.JO-foot level, whore the reef b 33 feet in width, lmt, not being of a payable nature the company have since gone on sinking. ' IG 'l'he United Devonshire Company's crosH-cut, at a depth of GGG feet, is now in 85 feet. The western leader has been passed through, hut no gold has been seen. They expect to get the reef in ahont a 1Yeek. The cross-cut, at 435 feet, has passed through a small spur, and should reach the leader, upon which they arc sinking the winze, from the 375-foot level. The Extended St. :Mnngo Company's crnshing for the last quarter yielded 557oz. 17dwt. from 5C8 tons. The stone was obtained from the 470-foot level. The Phccnix Company have sunk their main shaft to a depth of 715 feet. They are now getting into better ground, having got through a large sandstone bar. The quartz was obtained from the G50-foot and 510-foot levels. The Unicoro Company are drivinf{ the level at the 745 feet, alBo stoping on the north boundary on the Devonshire Reef, showing payable gold. The South St. ::M:nngo have snnk a new winze, and expect to reach some of the rich spurs passed through in the shaft. The Lady Barkly Company have, during the last quarter, clone a great amount of prospecting work. At the 6130-foot level the stone seems to be of a very payable nnture. The average yield from 4,123 tons is 12dwt. 1·73gr., as 1vill be seen by the annexed statement. (t3ee prrge 38.) The St. 1\:Iungo Company show a marked improvement on last qnarter'o return. In the Sadowa Company's claim, nt the 620-foot level, the slopes on the east side of the south and on the east side of the north levels are showing fair gold. The Eastwood's have struck a large body of stone at the C20-foot level, showing gold. The Ellcnborough Company are again on the dividend-paying li;.;t. In the 800-foot level there is a large body of stone, showing heavy gold. The stone in the winze is also showing good gold. The Belmont ami Sax by Company have been duing fairly well lately. The main shaft has been sunk to a depth of 890 feet. It is intended to open out a cross-cut at this depth. The La Belle are taking out stone at the UO-foot am! 7!:JO-foot lewls, hnt with indifferent results. The Snob's Hill Company have met with some stone showiug gold in the 98;)-foot level. Water increasing. The Williums United Company are driving a cross-cut at the 800-foot level, in which they have cut a spur four inches thick, showing galena, am! also gold. The Princess Alicc Company.-This company iH at present cross-cutting. A leader was cut at the No. 14 cross-cut, from which several Rpnrs nmole, in which golcl is freely seen. The South Catherine Company arc sinldng their main shaft, which is now over 1,200 feet from the surface. The Catherine Reef United Company are at present sinking their shaft; present depth 1,008 feet, being one of the deepest Hhafts in this subdivision. Ground very hard. There i~ a great quantity of water in the 1,140-foot winze, which evidently indicates that stone is near. The "Gnitcd Johnson's Company arc at pre;;ent re-timbering their old ~haft, having completed 150 feet. 'I'he J ohnoon's Reef Gold Miues Company are not at pre.~ent meeting with any groat success. They are doing a great amount of cross-cutting and pro,;pcctiYc work. The Hose of Denmark Company are passing through ground, principally quartz mixed with slate and sandstone, carrying a little gold. The North Rose of Denmark Company continue sinking their shaft, which is now 430 feet. The Princess Dagnmr Company are cross-cutting at the C80-foot level, but at present with little success. The Great Northern Company, at a depth of G80 feet, have pnt up a rise of 46 feet, in which the reef is improving, and showing more golrl. The Golden Pylre Company are sinking their shaft. The depth is 64c0 feet. At C30 feet from the surface, :t small leatler WttS cut in the shaft three inches thick, but not ~bowing gold. The Specimen Hill 1Jnited Company are crnshing from the south level, the stone showing good gold. The New Argus Company ftre sinking their main shaft, having a great deal of water to contend with. The shaft is 548 feet deep. The South New Moon Company are busily'prospecting. In the 315-foot and 375-foot cross-cut;; the indications for gold are favorable. The Nil Company are doing very well lately. The reef at the 38G-foot level still continues westward, where there is a strong body of stone, in which goool gold is seen. The Amalgamated South Frederick the Great Company arc driving a level at 133 feet, where there is a quantity of stone, going south. The Frcderick the Great Tribute Company.-Dnring the past quarter this company have boon engaged breaking stone at the 327 -foot level, taking the c:cslern side of the reef, which is showing gold. The intermediate level below the 380 has been extended 130 feet. The reef is solid and well defined, am! shows good gold. The reef iu the stope over thi~ level is making stronger. The western level at 380 feet has been extended 1V7 feet. The Brnlm's Tri!mte.-The reef at the 300-foot level of this mine is l!:J feet wide, am! showing splendid gold. This level has been extended 35 feet during the qnarier. The 250-foot cross-cut has been extended 20 feet, and holed through to the wet winze from the 200-foot level. Tho amount of water consumed for mining purposes in this subdivision was about 15,000,000 gallons. KIL:MORE DIVISION. (illr. Gem·ge Davis, Niuing Registmr.) Owing to the small vield of goh! obtained during Hw quarter, the mining intcre~t i~ in a very depresset! stale. The prilwlpal claim~ are engngcd in ~inking_winzcs, and in .eross-cuttin:.r, emleavonrin.g to find payable gold. At the deepest lcYcb yet attained ({120 feet) the stone IS poor, and has not matermlly 17 increased in size; otherwise, with the present average, it would enable the work being carried on without the necessity of calls being made. The battery being erected at the Strath Creek is near completion. The Sovereign Company l1ave their shaft down a depth of 300 feet, aud are now driving to strike the rich rich lode lately worked by the Langridge Company up to their boundary. HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND WARANGA SOUTH SUBDIVISION. (Mr. F. W. Greene, Niuing Registmr.) As anticipated iu the last report, the yield of gold in this district has increasetl, although not so largely ns expected, owing, l believe, iu a great measure to want of energy on the part of proprietors and managers, and also to an insnffieicnt supply of capital. Of course there are exceptions, but, generally speaking, the mining community here arc cs~enlially slow. Two fresh applications for leases have be<:.m IWH1e as undcr:- Alexander Reed applied for ten acres at South Costerfield. Two men are to he employed for the first six months, and snbsequoncly six men. John Hedlcy applied for twenty acres at Ileathcoto fo1· the Resnrrection Gold lViining Company. Four men are to be employed for the first Bix months, am! subsequently ten meu. Robinson's Gold Mining Company, referred to in the last report, has been formed and floated with good prospects, I am informed, hut they have not yet'commenced crushing operations. The Old Costerfield Antimony and GolU Mining Company i~ in the same condition as previomly reported. Generally, at Costerfield, there is an improvement. As to the Bombay Company I have no means of reporting, the manager having neglected to furnish any rotum. It is said, however, that the results are of a satisfactory nature. In Ileathcote proper, Mr. Thomas Hedlcy reports that in the Argyle claim, Argyle Reef, 43 tons have been crushed for 32oz. of gold, being an average of 15dwt. to the ton; depth, 210 feet; water-level, 50 feet. In the Resurrection claim, Hard Hills, 5G tons of stone have heeu crnshed fer 20oz. lGdwt. The He:Lthcote Slnicing Company have suspended operations temporarily, bHt intend shortly to re-commence with improved applinneos. At Gray Town (the Spring Creek gol•l-fiehls), Mr. \V. T. Od<:ly rc·ports the total nnml,or of minor~ at work is 32; 12 mining in quartz, awi 20 in nlluvinl. Thoro iH no machinery in the ueighhomlHln WARANGA NOUTH SUBDIVISION. ( jl{r. Hem:IJ Hick~, 1tlining Registrar.) Q MAHYBOROUGH MINING DISTHICT. MARYBOROUGH DIVISION. (1lfr. P. Virtue, j)fining Registrar.) Quartz Mining.-Four prospecting and two eo operative prospecting claims were registered dnl'ing the quarter. A trial crushing of ten tons of stone, taken from the Louis claim; situate at Flagstaff Reef, gave an average of lOd wt. per ton; ami a similar crnshing of five tons, from the" King of Hanover and his White Horse'' claim, situated at White Horse Reef, Mosquito, gave an average of 26dwt. per ton. The depth of sinking at the former claim is 20 feet, aml at the latter 40 feet. Work at the I.eviathan Reef mine is Leing vigorously carried on. All quartz below the 80-foot level has proved unremunerative, and extensive prospecting below that level has, so far, failed to discover payable stone, so that all present mining operations arc confined to working the fiat leaders on that level. The cross-cut in the 'Varrior shaft has been put in 30 feet. Blocks of stone, about 20 feet wide, have been cut through. At the Goldstono mine, Craigie, work is progressing, but the ground is very hard aud expensive. The shaft has been deepened. No gold has yet been obtained. The best stone obtained during the quarter was from Willwn's mine, Havelock. From a crushing of 40 tons, 47oz. l3dwt. was obtainod, or an average of loz. 3tlwt. 19gr. per ton. Alluvial .Jfining.-The Duke Company have e:x:teuded their main drive considerably. The Eastern reef is still in hard and expensive ground. A Llri ve from this reef, trending in a northerly direction, has been put in, and payable prospects have been obtained. The returns from this mine are about the same as those obtained last quarter. The Duke Consols Company have been driving at the north end of their mine, and they expect soon to be in a position to block. The wash at the south end is opening up well, and is yielding payable results. The tributers have not yet got into payable wash. The roturns obtained from this mine are much better than those of last quarter. The Carisbrook Unitecl Company are still engaged in reef-driving. There is no change to report in the leading wash dirt drives, which arc being vigorously proceeded with. Three loads of sand from the Duke Company which were troatecl at the Cambrian battery gave the handsome yield of 106oz. 4dwt. of gold. The following is a statement of the gold obtained during the quarter from the principal alluvial mines in this division :- oz. dwt. gr. Duke Company, Timor 2,870 11 0 Duke Consols Company, Timor 60;) !) 12 Carishrook United Company, C1trisbrook 552 16 0 John Bright Company, Lower Alma 115 7 12 Keep-it-Dark Company, Timor ----41 5 0 Total 4,185 !) 0 DIVIDENDS. £ s. d. Duke Company, Timor 1,250 0 0 .John Bright Company, Lower Alma ------389 4 0 Total 1,639----- 4 0 1\IA,JORCA S.UI3D1VISIOX. (Jfr. P. Virtue, lllinin!J Registrar.) N othiug of importance ha~ occmTell in this snbllivi~ion dm·ing the quarter. Prospecting and other work is being still carded on nt the progressiYe miues, hut no gold has yet been obtained from any of them. The yield of gold from the New Kong Mong Company has been eonoitlt:rahly more this quarter than last, anu the mine is, just at present, showing signs of improvement. A load of sand from this mine, which was treated at the Cambrhn battery, gave 15oz. of gold. The following is a stalement of the gold obtaimd tluring the qnnrler from the principal alluvial mines in this subdivision :- oz. tlwt. gr. Now Kong Meng, .Majoren 77G 11 0 Now Kong Meng, No. 1 Trilmtc 52 9 5 New Kong Meng, No. 2 Tribute 97 19 0 New Kong Mcng, :Ko. 3 Tr:buto 8 ~ 0 Total 935 7 5 No dividend has been deQ]ared by any company in this subdivision AMIIEHST DIVISION. (Mr. Clarence Smith, JJJining Registrm·.) Mining operations have hcen rather dull during lhe (pJarter. The only large claim paying at present is. the U niou Quartz :Mining Company nJ Amher. A VOCA Sl!BDIVISIOX. (ilh. D. 0' Leary, Jlfining Registrar.) The \Vorkiug Miners Comp:wy, at Homelmsh, haye been as usual furnishing fayorahle returns, OY<'r 100 men being rcgnlarly employed. The Associanon Company, Fryingpnn Leau, haYe just bottomeu their shaft at a (lepth of \l7 feet, and will commence to open ont witlwnt delay. Prospects look l1etter in the Golden Stream Company, nml some euterprising miners hnYe been seeming the ground extending southerly, including the raceeonrsc in that locality. There is uothing of particular moment to note in quartz mining. Slate Quan·ying.-Another mineral lease, of a lnrge area, has been applied for in the Pyrenees by the company rcferrml to in my previous report, thns ~Showing further confidence in this new industry of slate quarrying. DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DIVISION. (Jlr. TV. G. Coachman, ]rfinin,q Registrar.) Quartz "~finin,q.-There has been a great (lepression in mining matters in this part of the country of late, no new finds hnving been made to attrnct attention. The Qnoen'c BiTthdn.y Company have let por tions of their mine on tribute, anJ arc pro~peetiug at t1JC deeper le\'Cls. The Sydenhmn Company have been rai:;ing quartz frmn 400-foot. level, aud arc (lriviug cross-cut wc~t at that level to intersect other reef~ known to exit;t in their grouml. Th•:; Yorkshire Compauy have been engage INGLEWOOD DIVISION. (Mr ..Z'{. J. fl/aude, Mining Registmr.) The yields of gohl obtained from qnartz cmshings arc much less than those olJtained during tlw quarter ending 31st March htst. Active operation~, principally in ~inking ami clriving, lmYc been carried on hy the various gold-mining companies, ami the quartz mised for crushing pnrposcs has not, as vet, been operated upon by many of them. • l'yrites have not been Jealt with, owing to the want of proper appliances, which, however, it is expected will :'loon be obtained. Very little nlluvial mining operation" hnvo been carrie WEDDEHBUHN DIVISION. {ilfr . .John Jl,:rrch, J1!ininy Rr~:ristrar.) /Jl.lltvial ~!}finin,q.-" 7 ilh the exception of n. small rnsh, which took place to some slmllow ground near Wlllmms' G~d!Y• a few days since, not,~ling worthy of mention has occurreu during the quarter. - Qnartz Mmmg.-Two 01· three part1es have marked out claims on an abandoned reef in Bow .Flat One of these partic? obta}~e~l, at a dep~h of HIO feet,. what they consider a good prospect, anu they inte~(i to take out n ernslnng. I Ius reef-winch was very rreh near the snrfaco-has been abandoned about twenty years. REDBANK SUBDIVISION. ( illr. D. 0' Lem·y, Jfining Regist1•ar.) Thoro is not.hing particular to note in Dither quartz or alluvialmiuing in thiB suh(livision. 20 ST. ARNAUD SOUTH SUBDIVISION. (llfr. TV. G. Conchman, Jlfininy Registrar.) In this subdivision I have nothing to report in either quartz or alluvial mining. ST. ARNAUD NORTH SUBDIVISION. (Jlr. W. G. Couchman, Alining Registrar.) Quartz Mining.-During the past quarter the New Bendigo Company sank their main shaft to a depth of 514 feet, and are now engaged driving a cross-cut at 500-foot level. They crushed 1,200 tons of quartz, taken from between 300-foot and 400-foot levels, which gave a yield of 561oz. of gold. The prospects of the mine are very promising at the lower levels. No. 1 So nth New Bendigo are sinking an air shaft to ventilate the mine. A trial crushing of 30 tons of stone taken ont at 200 feet from the surface gave a yield of lOoz. Odwt. lOgr. of gold, which is payable. They have a reef at 200 and 300 foot levels, from 4 to 7 feet thick, :md the prospects of the mine are good. The Lord Nelson Company have been engaged raising stone from three distinct lodes between 680- fool and 780-foot levels. From 832 tons crushed 766oz. l8dwt. of gold was obtained. The Wilson's Hill Company have suspended operations, not having met with anything payable at the 600-foot level. This mine and plant are aJvertised for sale. The .Jere Jaw Company have also suspended operations for the present. A new reef has been discovered about 11 miles east of St. Arna11cl in new country, and the prospects obtained are very encouraging. The reef is from 1 foot to 2 feet thi(,k, and widening as they go down. The prospecting party have raised about 20 tons of stone, which they estimate will yield 2oz. per ton. A claim 11ex:t south of the prospectors' is in dispute, and the matter will be referred to the warden for settlement. The other mines in this district of any note nrc doing prospecting work. In alluvial mining there is nothing fre:ih to report. CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. (Mr. 1'. L. Brown, ..Mining Registrar.) In alluvial mining there are fifteen parties ground-sluicing, who realize about average wages, while the Chinese anJ other alluvial miners make but a precarious living. Of the deep lead companies, the Gntnd Trunk find their levels too shallow te work their proved large extent of auriferous drift ( 4 to 6 feet: thick). They are, therefore, obliged to deepen their shaft, and open main levels under the wash, which has the !tppcarance of a gutter, of which over 3,000 feet is within this company's lease. The Loddon Estate and other companies have also proved, by boring and shafts, a wide extent of auriferous drift, but lhe nndcrground flow of water has hitherto baffled their exertions. In quartz Tnining very material improvements have been effected. The Forest Creek ·wattle Gully Company have completed their very superior crushing plant, its first product being l76oz., making 566oz. for the quarter. This company, having now efficient machinery, and an immense quantity of golden quartz already opened, regular returns may be anticipated. The Central Wattle Gully Company continue to extend their 250 and 350 foot levels south through the Old Wheal Terrell, toward the Crown claim, where a good extent of backs will be available. This once rich claim wa~ formerly worked only by windlass and whim to 180 feet in depth. The new Wattle Gully Company have renewed and repaired their machinery, and invited tenders for sinking their engine shaft. The Franeis Ormond Company are cutting down and re-timbering their engine shaft (10 feet by 4 feet) into three partitions, preparatory to opening out underneath the old workings, from which such rich returns have been obtained. The Garfield Company completed the erection of additional boiler and battery, the result being the crushing of 2,M.5 tons of quartz for a return of 80loz. 4dwt. gold. They have large bodies of quartz to operate upon, and their prospeets are enhanced by a new find in the north face of their central reef, from which a trial erushing of 66 tons yielded 74oz. Sdwt. of gold. They arc sinking a new engine shaft. The Town Reef Company are sinking a new engine shaft (10 by 4 feet), and contractors are proceeding with the erection of a powerful plant. The Ajax United Company are now down .587 feet in engine shaft, the country being intermittent bands of slate and sandstone, with leaders of qnartz. They also continue extending their several levels and winzes, meeting with numerous bodies of promising-looking quartz, impregnated with pyrites, one leader showing very niee gold. The Champion Reef Company have sunk their engine shaft, and opened out at 140 feet, finding bodies of stone showing gold. 'Trial crushings ·will be made before erecting a crushing plunt. The Nuggety Company's shaft is 461 feet deep, whence they have cross-cut and driven at the 3.50- foot and 400-foot levels, without as yet fimlin_g payable gold. From the Little Nuggety Company, at 280 feet (leep, 2U tons of quartz returned 136oz. 7dwt. of gold. 21 On the Sebastopol Reef, Fischor and Co. have found a s11rfaco leader yielding splendid specimens; and from \Varren's Reef, O'Connor and Co. crnshod 9 tons, yielding 13oz. 16dwt. Quartz prospecting claims have been taken up on several of the forfeited leases. The quantity of water sold during the quarter was 143,390,000 gallons at id., and 4,300,000 gallons at 3d. and 4d., per 1,000 gallons. FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. (Mr. Mark Amos, Mining Registrar.) Population.-Several of the old residents have recently left the district for Melbourne and other localities, owing to the unproductive character nt the present, time of some of our quartz mines, and the apparently hopeless prospectof securing suitable employment for their families. Old miners, well advanced in years, who have devoted from twenty-five to thirty years of the hest part of their lives, have considered it necessary to seek less congenial cmploymen tin the city, and commence a nflw career, under circumstances not very fM'orable or encouraging in many instances. During the past ~ix months, a considerable decrease in the number of miners has been noted, and, unless some new and important discoveries are made in the course of the next six months, there will be a further diminution, which will materially affect the general gold return~ of this portion of the Castlemaine district. New Era Company.-Some two months 8ince, this company eonsidcrcd it expedient to suspend mining operations, and discharge all the workmeu, 80 in number, repre~cnting that the mine had ceased to he payable. The action taken by the directors caused a consideraLie amount of surprise aud consternation amongst the miners and different tradesmen interested. However, after a few days. it was propo:"ed to work the nl.ine on the tribute system; but the terms submitted were not acceptable to the workmen, ami it was feat·ed the works would be stopped for an indefinite perio DAYLESFORD (HEPBURN) DIVISION. (1lfr. Thomas Hale, Mining Registrar.) The Rising (Star Quartz Mining Company, Blind Creek (Frenchman'::; Reef), have sunk their main shaft. to the depth of 530 feet, or 80 feet below the lower level, from which they obtain their payable quartz, the average for the last three months being over 8tlwt. per ton. They intend soon to open out, so as to again cut the same lode at the new level. 'fhe Cornish Quartz Mining Company, Cornish Reef, have now :mnk their main shaft to the depth of 775 feet, which is 30 feet below the lowest level from which payable gold during the last three months has been obtained, the average having been over 8dwt. per ton. They are still sinking deeper, and the water is getting easier on account of the commencement of the pumping operations at the Cornish Extended Company (formerly the Argus Company). The North Cornish Quartz Mining Company, WemlJat Hill, have nearly completctl the erection of their new plant. The engine is a 16-inch one, the boiler being 26 feet loug nud 6ft. Gin. diameter. Over it is erected a substantial building, the outer covering being of pine, and the roof of corrugated iron. They have also erected a very sub::;tn.ntial brick chimney stack, and will now commenee to sink their main shaft deeper to strike the Cornish Reef. 22 The South Star Quartz Mining Company, southwards of the Rising Star Company, have sunk their main shaft to the depth of 530 feet. They intend now to open out and to cut the chamber, so as to strike the reef, which is being so profitably worked by the Hising Star Quartz Mining Company. The New Era GolJ Mining Company at Franklinfod have opened out their shaft at 82 feet, ant! put in three prospecting drives. They are now trying to reach the gntter, n good prospect having been obtained in the bore. The Hepbmn Rocky Lead Gold 1\fining Company have opened out their shaft at 330 feet, and have put in several prospecting drives to the east, and succeeded in striking wash 4 feet in thickness, which has proved payable. The Hepburn Gold Mining Company, Smeaton, have got 2,47loz. 1dwt. of gold. I have been unable to ascertain the quantity of wash, but I estimate the yield at 2dwt. per ton. The royalty paid has been £746, the dividends being £4,9fi0. The Town Clerk, who is, I believe, clerk of the Daylcsford Water Works, gives me the following particulars:- The Wombat Creek water-rnce contains 10 sluice-heads of water, ar;d it is nearly all used at present in sluicing out the bed of the Hepburn Gold-fields Reservoir, by Paganetti and party. ·when water is sold by them, I understand the charge is £2 to £3 per week for day water, and £1 10s. to £2 for night water. The Kangaroo Creek race contains about 15 ~ TARADALE AND KYNETON SUBDIVISION. (1111-. Steplum Dorman, Mining Registrar.) I have to report an increase in the yield of gold of 1,75Doz., obtained chiefly from the Queen's Birthday, Egyptian, and Ar,~ona Companies' claims. One hundred and fifty additional minerd are employed in the (livision as compared with last quarter, and by the reports more could be taken on. ::\fining in this division has not been in so prosperous a state ns at present for many years past. There is a large extent of country yet to be opened np, the run of quartz being trncPd north towartls Taradale, south by Lauriston towanls Kyneton, and south-west towar TARRANGOWER DIVISION. ( iJ.Jr. Robert Nanliivell, llfining Registrar.) Quartz .Minin,q.-'l'his quarter sho;ys a decrease in the yield of gold of 219oz. 4clwt. 2gr. as compared with last quarter. This is owing to the falling off in the Great Western Cymru Company's returns. This company have been delayed abont one month in the erection of permission tables for treating the sand from the mills; they are now preparing to sink their main shaft; a further depth of 120 feet, to drain the mine, so as to enable them to work the run of gold gone down from the present bottom level. The prospects in the New Beehive Company's mine are still good. The shoot of gold referred to in my last quarter's report is still extending north and south. During the quarter, 720 tons ha>e been crushed, which yielded 525oz. 18dwt. of gold. A dividend (the lst) of 6d. per share on 30,000 shares has been paid. The South German Reef Company have sunk their shaft a further depth of 70 feet. In cross-cutting to the west a reef has been struck showing good prospect.s, bnt there has hccn no crmhing yet to test its quality; abont 50 tons of stone h:we been rabed reatly for the mills. Tllreo companies on Lislc'8 H.cef, Mount Tarran gower, are still paying dividends. The Exhibition No. 1 have crnsbed for the qnarter 700 tons for a yield of 1,948oz. 18dwt. of gold. 'fhe South Exhibition Company have crnshell 8G1 tons for a yield of 1,216oz. 4dwt. 2gr. Lock's Company have completed the ereetiou of a ten-head battery of stampers, and started crushing, but have not yet had a washing off. In the bo1tom of tho mine, they hnYe come on a body of granite, which has cut the lode clean off. About 50 feet has been sunk in it, but no sign is there of getting throngh. Messrs. Bamford and Co. have been engaged for some time making some improvements in their battery, and building :t honse over it, in conseq11cnce of which opertttions in the mine have been suspended for some time; hut they arc now ready to resume >York !lllain. Alluvial Mining.-Prospccting on the Lod ST. ANDREW'S DIVISION. (llfr. Alfred Armstrong, Jfining Registrar.) Alluvial mining in this district has not improved during the last quarter. The vVarburton Company have suspended, owing to the need of extensive repairs to their water-race. The London Company, at Hoddle's Creek, have sunk their shaft to the dep1h of their gntter, ant! are now driving to reach the same. 23 At Gembrook the Deep l,eaJ Company have driven 800 feet under the basalt, following washlllrt averaging 6 feet in depth by 60 feet in width, earrying a little gold, but not sufficient to pay, although the indications are most favorable. The only river elaim at Anderson's Creek has been suspended for the present, . . . . . Quartz "~fining.-The Reefton elann~ are still bewg worked very qmetly by tnbuters, who havo 11pent the greater portion of the quarter in prospecting, and, therefore, their returns are very small. The Muddy Creek Company's reef gave no yield from about 60 tons of quartz, hut the ground has been sinee pegged out, and will be worked by another party. At Panton Hill the Bacehante Company's prospects are improving. The Phronix Company will now be carried on with greater spirit by a new company recently formed. The Diamond Creek Gold Mining Company are progressing ''ell with the deepening of their shaft, having erecteJ additional machinery for working two air drills; hut their efforts are retarded from the large quantity of water to be coped with, involving weighty eolumns and pumping gear, to enable progress to be made. The antimony \Yorks at Ringwood are still suspendeJ. The kaolin works in that locality are giving splendid results. BLUE MOUNTAIN NORTH SUBDIVISION. (Jfr. Gralwm JfcPherson, Jrlining Registrar.) With the exception of the Triumph Company, which is reported to be now crushing better stone, there are no quartz cla.ims at work in the subdivision at present. This mine is now being worked by tribnters. Sluicers and fossickers are working as usual, and appear to ue obtaining the usual amount of gold. ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. ARARAT DIVISION. (M1·. Tltomas Foyster, JWning Registrar.) During the past quarter but little change hn taken place in the mining prospects of this division. At the Grand J anction Company's claim, JJlack J~ead, the yield of gold has steadily increased until the working expenses have nearly been appro:t-:lwd. The Heather Bell Company, Cathcart, have completed erection of plant, and are about to start puddling. In quartz mining, the only noticeable feature has been the discovery of payable stone, by the l\fessrs, Smart, at both Bridle's Hill ana Moyston. PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. (Jf1·, If. C. Bate, Jiining Registrar.) The re~ults of the work •.lone in a few of the mines during the p:>st quarter have proved slightly more favorable than for a con~iJcrable time previouci, and in the Rutland Company's ground a payable reef has been ui;;covcretl. The Government Pro~pectiug party lms at ln~t becu successful in fintling oome payable alluvial ground near Great \Yestern, between the \'Y e:ltcrn Hill and the Shakespeare Hill Leads. Abont 3,000,000 gallons of water were sold for miuiug purposes during the quartm·. BAHKLY DIVISION. (Jll,·. 11. C. Bate, Mining Registrw·.) There has been no new fiml tlming the pa:-;t quat'ter, and the gold yic!Js seem to he gradually climinishi ng. RAGLAN DIVISION. (irJr. C. W. lffincltin, 1lfining Registrar.) . The gold~hcaring mines throughout thi3 Jiv.i:;ion eontinne t~, progress f_or the most part satisfttctorily, the yteld averagt.ng nearly the san~e as tl~e lwececlmg qu::ntc_r. lhe total ywld for the quarter just ended wa~ 4,~04oz., hmug a deerease. ?f only t8n. ()!I tlw l_ll'CCodmg qual'ter. The w· orking Miners Company, wluch m my last report I autw1pated wouhl be turnmg ont sl•me go!tl dnring last quarter have not yet got on the gutter, hut are engaged prosceutiug drive:;. The machinery has been erected,' and is in full work. There is very little " fo~sicking" or prospecting carried on at present in this division. 24 GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. OMEO SUBDIVISION. (Mr. J. Odell, Mining Registrar.) Mining generally has been very dull, in consequence of the continuous dry weather. The following reports have been made:- Surprise Reef.-Shaft down 80 feet, at which level they are driving for the reef. No quartz obtained during the quarter. Mountain Maid.-Doepest shaft down 90 feet; deepest level, GO feet. About 65 tons quartz obtained during the quarter. All the machinery for this company is on the ground, and in process of erection. The company expect to start crushing about the beginning of September, by which time they will have about 150 tons ready to crush. Federal Australian.-Two shafts arc down 70 feet; deepest level, 70 feet. About 20 tons quartz obtaineu during quarter. Machinery has been erected in connexion with this mine at a cost of about £1,200. The company are now driving a tunnel on the Omeo line of reef. Polar Star.-This company is now crushing, and the results will appear in my next report. At Swift's Creek crushing is at a complete standstill, for want of water. Some new finds have been made, which :tre spoken well of, but the value cannot be aHccrtained until the dry season has broken up. At Brandy Creek mining is to a great extent at a standstill, and about lOO men have left during the snowy season. GIBBO SUBDIVISION. (Mr. J. H. Elliott, Nining Registrar.) I have the honour to report that during the last quarter there has not been any increase in m1mng in this division, but this, I believe, has been on account of the want of machinery, which is at present being erected by two or three companies. At the Wildboar Reef the battery is jn,;t erected, and the company intend to commence crushing at once. There is about 100 tons of quartz at grass, which it is e5timated will yield from 3 to 4 oz. to the ton. The reef from lOin. to 18in. in width. At the Albion (Sailor Bill's) the men arc busily engaged digging out for the foundation and pre paring the bed logs for the machinery, which is shortly expected to arrive. At the Native Youth claim work is still suspendeu pending granting of lease, which is a great pity, as this is considered the hest quartz reef in the division; and I doubt not, from my own personal observa tions, that a great deal of gold will be got. ont of this miue. The owners (a small party of 4 men) have got the mine in splendid working order. They have two tunnels in 300 feet each, which tap the reef at a depth of 220 feet from the snrface; a!Ho shafts ~unk down to the level of the tunnel (220 feet). At the ,Jus t-in-Time tunnelling is being pushed on vigorou,;ly, and a battery is to be erected at once. At other claims the miners are busy ::linking or tmmclling. In alluvial mining there is nothing of especial importance to report upon. Taking it altogether, I consider the reefs in this division will, as soon as machinery is erected, almost all prove payable. No other mineral but gold mined for in this division during the quarter. MITCHELL RIVER SUBDIVISION. (lrlr. John Grimes Pee1·s, J1ining Registrar.) I have little chaugc to report. The population is about stationary, and the miners generally seem ~atislicd with their prospects. The Ernestinc Company.-! am informed that this company have been busily engaged during the qnarter in raising quartz and having it crushc(l at their battery. I have not been able to ascertain the result. Ten men arc employed in workiug the mine. The Hans Company.-This company nre lmsily engaged in erecting a crushing plant. Their operations have been considerably retarded, owing to the bad state of the roads and through tca,mstcrs failing to carry out their engagements...... 1 would recommend this locality to the attention of partws des1rous of prospectmg for aunferous quartz reef:;. , . . . . . The Great Success Company, Dcptford.-fhrs company are st1ll carrymg on operatwns, and seem quite sanguine of result. The manager informs me that £3,450 has .be~n expended in opening up the mine, alltl that the opemtious arc being carried o,n on the ~nost appwn:d pnuc1ples. . . . . The Hidden Trcasnrc Company.-~ fbc erectron of a 10-hend battery and Iron water-wheel, bmldmg dams ami wiug dams, &c., has occupied thi~ company during the quarter. They have about 400 tons of quartz at gm~~~, fr01~1 which they exxcct a hand.sorne. !iehl. '' . • • . . .· . Our Entcrpnse Comp::my.-lhe tunncl1n tlns company~ mmc rs still berng dnvcn. It is now in 90 feet. They expect to cut the reef at about 200 feet. 25 BOGGY CREEK SlJBDIVISIOX. (1lfr. John Fletclter, 1ltining Registra1·.) There have Lcen exceedingly rich finds in alluvial during the quarter muling 30th June, and miners seem satisfied with their earnings. Additional miners are coming daily to this locality. CROOKED RIVER DIVISION. ( llr. Edward Harrison, lllining Regist1·ar.) No crnsbing has been done in this suLdivisinn Juring the quarter, in consequence of the aLseneo of :rain. The Good Hope Company alone have over lUO tons remly to Le operatoi! on, und the Happy Home Company are also getting out stone. A new Llock of stone has been stmck in the Good Hope mine, and aLont twenty feet driven on it; it shows fair gold, ani! will yield, it is estimated, aLout loz. per ton. In alluvial the returns are poor, as the nnmbe1· of miuers is decreasing. The Alpine Deep Leads Gold :Mining Company have been driving a tunnel during the quarter, hut have not yet discovered anything to speak of in it. In a rise pnt up for the purpose of ascertaining the height at which the wasbtlirt is, they oLtained fair prospects. There is no mining in this sul!diYi:;ion for metals or minerals other than gold. DARGO SUBDIVISION. (1lfr. J. B. Kelly, 11/ining Regist1·m·.) Qnartz .Il[in,ing.-Thits Lraueh of mining has been unusually depressed during the quarter, owing in a measure to scarcity of water preventing crushing. At the Exhibition battery, the passe;; and hoppers being blocked with quartz, operations arc temporarily suspended pending a fall of rain suflicient to enable the Lattery to start work. The Parnell Company are calling for tenders for driving a low level, which will give over lOO feet of backs. The Little Wonder Company have a trial lot of about 30 tons at the Parnell Lattery waiting to Le put through. A party of practical miners haYe taken np the old Bud gee Reef, under the name of the Nonpareil, and are putting the tailings through a llrcllnn basin, with, I understand, payable results. They intend extending operations to other reefs in this locality, beiug well satisfied with their prospects so far. Allm:ial.-In this branch of mining there is nothing fresh to report, aml no mineral or metal other than gold ii; mined for in this subtli vi~ion. JERICHO DIVISIO~. (Mr. R. J. Donaldson, Nining Registra1'.) A little improvement in quartz mining has helm noticeable in my division tlm·ing the quarter just ended, some new lea~es having Leen applied for awl several claims taken up under miner:l' rights. The Toombon Company are steadily deYeloping theit· mine, employing 40 men, with Ycry satisfactory results. They are driving on n well- DONNELL Y'S CREEK DIVISION. (1Jfr. 0. P. TV!Iiteluw, llfining Registrar.) There arc two interesting items to record thi:l quarter, viz., the improved proRpects of the Toombon and the new Hit-or-::\Iiss Gold :Mining Companies. The fm·mer company have crushed 903 tons of quartz, yielding l,l99oz. The latter company have been plac:ing their Lattery in order, prepamtory to cmshin". They lmve a large body of stone, in which occasional. rich patches arc seen. 0 The Bismarck Company continue stoping, but lmYe not crushed during the quarter. They are risinrr from their lowest tunnel, where gold wus lately obtained. 0 Pro~pecting is being curried on by sevcml companies in the Toombon locality, one of which viz., l!'ullarton'~, is obtaining a little gold. ' 1'\ o other mineral Lut gold is mined for in this division. No. 53. c 26 STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION. (Mr. W: ..~[ursell Smith, 1l.fining Registrar.) Again I am able to report satisfactory results from quartz mining. All the companies whose works nre sufficiently adYttnCe(l to enable them to crush continue to do so with profit; while two other companies are erecting crushing machinery, and the remainder are either sinking or driving for the reef, in each case with vigour and confidence. The Long Tunnel Company have resumecl the sinking of their No. 2 (late \Valhalla) shaft, 'vhieh they intend to put down to 800 feet. The Long Tunnel Extended Compuny have just completed the sinking of their shaft to 800 feet, and arc now eugagerl opening out for the reef at that level. The Great Northern Company have again struck gold-bearing stone in their adit level. These finds, though hitherto not of any great richness, nevertheless are of importance, as proving the auriferous character of Cohen's line of reef for about four miles. The North Long Tunnel Company have sunk their shaft to 200 feet. They are now sinking a well, on completion of which they will open out for the reef. The tunnel of the North Cohen's Company is tlrawing near to the line of reef. On the whole, in view of these and other progressive works, I anticipate that seveml important discoveries will be lllade during the coming quarter. \'Vhile writing, I hear that the Long Tunnel Extended Company have struck a gold-bearing reef in their No. 7 North face. The ~tone is reported to be one foot thick, with every appearance of widening. There is nothing fresh to report respecting alluvial mining, which continues dull. RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION. (Mr. Charles Henry Williams, .Mining Registrar.) Since my last report, the Tangil Deep Leads Gold Mining Company have bottomed their shaft at a depth of 83 feet, sinking through 67 feet basalt,'l3 feet pug, 2 feet pudding stone, and the remainder wash; the shaft had a dip of 3 feet, in its length, to the west; the shaft afterwards was sunk GO feet in the reef or bed-rock. An opening set was placed at the upper or prospecting level, at 106 feet, and a similar opening set is fixed at 137 feet. A chamber, 8 feet wide, 7 feet high, and 12 feet long, was constructed at the upper level, a!ld a main drive (3 feet caps in the clear, 6 feet 6 inch legs) has been driven west 50 feet. The wash has dipped 15 feet since starting main drive, and is now at the point of the laths, and is looking favorahle; prospects from 1gr. to 3gr. in dish trials. :M:oondarra Gold Mining Company.-No work done at this mine since my last report. The manager is now negotiating with a party to work the mine on the tribute system. Lo11g Tunnel Gold ~fining Company, 'l'angil, have had two crushings, which have not turned out satisfactorily. Southern Cross Gold Mining Company have, for the present, suspended work. 'l'angil Gold Mining Company is also at a standstill. Mnrray's Lead Gold Mining Company have suspended work. Basaltic Tunnel Gold Mining Company arc about sinking another shaft. Little or no work is being done in the gullies, for want of water. BENDOC SUBDIVISION. ( Jh. Joltn Niclwl, ],fining Registrar.) Mining in this subdivision for the quarter endctl has resulted much in the same way as stated iu many of my previous reports, and nothing of much importance has taken place; some of the miner,; making only a living, others finding a patch or two which has paid them well, the ground being very uncertain. Messrs. Power and party obtainetl some very good coarse gold at the head of the \'V ombat Creek, and Dowling and party ha Ye made good wages at Back Creek. In reference to the prospecting vote, the first party formcLl was unmccessful, but a new party has been organized, headed by Augustus Dovran, and are prospecting the coast-fall from Bu!Jale to Combine bar, but with what success I have not yet heard. I may mention that the winter months in this severe climate are much against pr.Jspecting in a rough country. The Sluieing Companies in the Bendoc River during the first part of this qm~rtcr were compara tively doing nothing, operating on very poor ground, but since that time they prospected some new ground, which they inform me is turning out satisfactorily. A Prospecting Quartz claim has been registered this quarter. The vein or qtmrtz leader was discovered upon the selection lately taken up by Henry Richardsou of Bendoc. Some of the stone was tried, and found to contain gold, but up to the present no work has been done. No other mineral but gold is being searched for in this subdivision. TAR\\'1N SUBDIVISION, (iffr. Pat1·ich Sil!t, ~Yining Registrar.) Nothing worthy of note has occurred in gold mining at Foster during the past quarter. The Tin :Mine Company at Franklin River are preparing to go on with their mine, and have every hope of good results from the prospects obtained. 27 YIELD OF GOLD FOR THE QUARTER. -~·---~---- STATEMENT No. 1. SHOWI~G the YIELD OF GOLD from ALLUVIU~rs and QuAnTz REEFS in the several Divisions aml Subdivisions of ea eh ~fining Dirltrict during the Quarter cwled 30th ,J uuc, 1881., a~ estimated l>y the Mining Hegistrars, Dh;trict, nnd Division er Subdivision. Alluvial. ' Quo.rtz. Totals. ~.-~.--~ !·- DALLATIAT. oz. d'wt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Central ...... 1,285 19 21 \ 11,609 5 l6 12,895 5 13 i Southern ...... 1,070 10 9 I 356 14 12 1)1~7 -! 2I I Duninyong ...... 200 0 0 4,43-1 6 8 4,63~· 6 8 Smythesdale ...... 3,670 0 0 ; 224 I9 16 3,894 19 It; I Cres>vick ...... 26,896 I5 14 I ... 2G,8!J6 15 14 I Clunes ...... 623 17 I3 3,.'i60 li 0 I ·1,184 8 13 Gordon ...... 14 5 17 2,71 i 8 20 2,731 14 13 Steiglitz ...... 200 0 0 500 0 0 700 0 0 Blackwood and Dine Mountain South ...... 360 0 0 645 0 0 1,005 0 0 Dallan ...... 6 0 0 I ... 6 0 0 1-· Totals ...... 34,327 9 2 _I 2clo,0±8 6 o 1 ss,375 15 2 DEECIIWOTITII. I Deechworth ...... 3,2-J.S 1 6 l 979 18 0 4,~27 19 6 Yackamlandah North ...... Yackandandah South ...... 328 4 9 1,074 4 0 1,402 8 9 Indigo ...... 1,690 9 0 675 3 0 2,365 12 0 Buckland ...... 900 0 0 1,100 0 0 2,000 0 () Wandiligong ...... 125 0 0 660 1i 2 785 17 2 Alexandra ...... 54 0 0 ·!26 7 0 480 7 0 Dry Creek ...... 131 5 9 2:35 19 0 3G7 ± 9 Denalla ...... 8 4 0 .. . 8 4 0 Gaffney's Creek ...... 56 0 0 275 18 0 331 18 0 "rood's Point ...... 156 0 0 109 8 0 I 265 8 0 I Dig Hiver ...... 135 0 0 ... 1:35 0 0 1\fitta :Mitt:1 North ...... 2±3 2 0 24:3 2 0 J\Htta ::\!itta South ...... 450 0 0 4 18 6 45± 18 6 Bethauga ...... 27 IO 0 _,9- 10 0 Jamieson ...... 340 0 0 ... 3.Jc0 0 0 Dark River ...... H 0 0 160 0 0 234 0 0 Totals ...... 7,696 4 0 5,973 4 8 13,669 8 8 SANDHCRST. Sandhurst ...... 700 0 0 22,000 0 0 22,700 0 0 Eaglebawk ...... 800 0 0 26,977 6 4 27,777 6 4 Kilmore ...... 40 0 0 238 0 0 :2;8 0 () Heathcote and \Varanga South ...... 120 0 0 350 0 0 470 0 0 \Vamngtt North ...... 1!5 1.3 0 1,647 19 17 1,793 12 17 Totals ...... 1,805 13 0 51,213 5 21 53,018 18 21 liiAHYBOROUGH. Maryborough ...... 5,972 3 0 985 15 0 6,957 18 0 :Majorca ...... 1,085 0 0 ... 1,085 0 0 Amherst ...... 1,1:36 8 0 9'"' 16 6 2,059 4 6 Avoca ...... 2,500 0 0 35 0 0 2,535 0 0 Dunolly and Tarnagulla ...... 944 15 13 681 8 4 1,626 3 17 Inglewood ...... 339 7 0 1,858 14 0 2,198 1 0 \Vedderbum ...... 171 19 0 ... 171 19 0 Bedbank ...... 400 0 0 ... 400 0 0 St. Arnauc1 South ...... 63 2 0 .. . 63 2 0 I St. Arnaml Xorth ...... I 46 16 22 I 1,716 18 11 1,763 1.5 9 Totals ...... 12,659 ll I 1 i 6,200 11 21 18,8GO 3 8 28 . YIELD OF GoLD ti·om ALLUVIUMS and QuARTZ REEFS, &c.-continued. I i D.istrlct, nnd Dhdsion or Suhdivi£ion.. Alluvial. I Quartz. Totals. CA.STLElfA.INE. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. QZ, dwt. gr. Castlemaine ...... 1,376 10 0 2,062 15 9 3,439 5 9 Fryer's Creek ...... 1,000 18 0 627 0 0 1,627 18 0 Hepburn ...... 4,150 14 6 3,490 1 9 7,640 15 15 I Taradale and Kyncton ••• ...... 1,284 18 o~ 3,688 2 0 4,9~3 0 0 I Tarrangowcr ...... 1,668 18 6 5,167 17 12 6,836 15 18 I St. A.ndrew's ...... 800 0 0 402 5 1 1,202 5 1 Blue Mountain North 33 9 6 ! 46 19 6 ...... I 80 8 12 1- Totals ...... 10,315 7 18 15,485 0 13 25,800 8 7 A.RARA.T. A.mrat ...... 489 8 12 46 13 15 536 2 3 Pleasant Creek ...... 700 0 0 3,054 19 o1 3,754 19 0 l3arkly ...... 64 0 0 ... 64 0 0 Raglan ...... 4,404 2 15 ... I 4,404 2 15 ------· Totals ...... 1 5,657 ll 3 3,101 12 15 8,759 3 18 ------GIPPSLAND. Omeo ...... 500 0 0 105 0 0 605 0 0 Gibuo ...... 260 0 0 ... 260 6 0 ?.lltchell R1ver... -oO..,. 0 0 2a0. 0 0 Boggy Creek ... 170 0 0 170 0 0 Crooked River 74 17 0 74 17 0 Dargo 154 10 0 33 4 8 187 H 8 Jericho 462 0 0 839 17 0 1,301 17 0 Donnelly's Creek 210 0 0 1,199 0 0 1,409 0 0 Stringer's Creek 80 0 0 6,987 5 0 7,067 5 0 Russell's Creek 123 0 0 35 0 0 158 0 0 Bendoe 235 12 0 235 12 0 Tarwin 15 0 0 15 0 0 Totals 2,534 19 0 9,199 6 8 11,734 5 8 GRAND ToTAr.s ... i 115,221 7 14 190,218 3 0 STATEMENT No. 2. SHOWING the EsTDTATED YIEV.) o.P GoLD for the Quarter eulled 30th June (or Midwinter Quarter} in each of the last Teu Years. oz. dwt. gr. oz.. uwt. gr. 1875 25i,641 13 12 1880 198,528 7 22 1SiG 249,281 14 12 1881 206,789 18 14 1877 201,068 19 22 1882 213,394 17 5 1878 187,594 15 3 1883 203,897 i 23 1819 189,336 14 4 1884 190,218 3 0 li STATEME:N'T :N'o. 3. 29-30 SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE NUMBER OF MINERS EMPLOYED, THE MACHINERY IN USE AND ITS VALUE, ON THE SEVERAL GOLD-FIELDS IN THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. (Compiledfrom the Mining Surveyors and Registrars' Reparts.for the Quarter ended 30th June, 1884.) Alluvial Qua.rtz ' Miners. Miners. MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN ALLUVIAL MINING. MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN QUARTZ MINING, Number Number DISTRICT, AND DIVISION of of distinct OR aplV'iif.l!'"te A~tl:~r Quartz Price of Gold ~w, of Auriferous .Reefs per ounce. SUBDIVISION. Mining Ground actually :ai Plant. actually proved ~,., worked to be t; :-::r:>:~ upvn . .e !f.s Au:riferous. ---,.----- ~ ·~i From To ,..::...:_ -----1------1--·-- BALLARAT. £ £ •• £ •• d. Central ...... 60 130 1,174 80 1,444 3 330 4 14 13 7 - 10 - - 77 1,984 - 512 3 25 12 - 120,680 39 24 4 2 4 3 0 Southern .. .. • • .. 36~ 60 75 500 - - - 7 2 4 4 - - - -- 6 HO 48 - 2 2 10,800 17 22 4 0 4 211 Buninyong ...... 35 20 341 10 4()6 4 75 4 8 5 2 8 - 2 - - - 21 350 - 112 10 3 - 30,000 I6o 15 4 3 4 4 0 Bmythesdale • • •• .. • • 4110 460 80 10 I,OOO 21 435 20 30 21 2 12 - - - 10 8 107 63 - 2 1 18,700 18 I2 4 0 4 2 9 1 1 1 3 1 10 1 1 4 0 4 3 0 g:,~ck.. :: :: :: :: '~5 ~~g 4n - 'g:ji ~~ '~ ~ ~ i ~ = = = - ~ 2~ I,ofi = 2I~ 22 - 4 5 4 ~~~ ~ ~ 2 0 61 100 2 6 1 2 i ~z ~ : 0 9 t'Bt!ac~kg!~o:i ..,;j Bl:u:e lllo::unt~~ ~-~ 1~ ~ = *~41o - = = = = - : ~ - ~ = ~ = g;~~ 7~~ 2~5 318 Q 4 1 0 AV = = - - - South ~ 300 - 16 J5 -- 11 195 8 161 16 - - 30,000 4~ 33 3 18 0 4 0 0 1 3 318 0 3 18 0 Ballan .. To;~Is :: :: :: 969 2~13 I~ 6,3~ -:s 3~ ~ ---65_1_46_1_1_5_ ----47-7 ---l---28-l--~-5-l·-=-l--20-l-.-ll-.,-1~-2--l--4-,~-9-1-·l----8- 1,281 ~ ------7s-:---~-·+--4- --,-~n="""-l-.,-1::8'1:- ~:--+--354:-:---l ------1·--1---. ---1---"·v-,v•vJ----1----1 BEECH WORTH. Beoohworth . . . • .. 557 498 118 1,113 Yackandandah North .. 15 3 5 5,200 20 14 7 115 75 4 I_ 21,34Q 130 3I80 420 Yackandandah South .. 121 76 110 Indigo .. •. .. •• 245 115 79 307 2 12 - - - 1,500 3 14 6 - - 5 70 50 1 - 1 2 - S,508 130 3109 416 439 8 249 11 6 6 9 39 7 - - I 7 88 - 68 2 - - 29,718 28 400 426 Buckland .• •• •• 71 614 146 835 1 12 - --- 3,700 8 26 23 - - - 9 106 9 117 1 - - - 23,605 Wandiligong • • • • .. 35 27 70 212 3!80 400 Alexa.ndra •• •• •• 77 6 70 I5 132 2 40 - --- 280 - 4 1 - - 6 122 5 117 -- - - 18,900 176 3 16 0 4 1 0 Dry Creek •• •• •• 4() 33 10 1 168 - 1 6 7 105 - 6 6 - - 9 150 1 60 - 3 4 - 5,725 74 3 I7 6 4 0 6 84 - - - - - 195 2 1 1 - - 2 20 - 15 - 1 - - - 2,970 2 3 17 6 I 4 0 0 Benalla ...... • - 2 22 2 1 - I ------I,OOO Gaffney's Creek • .. • • 30 2 73 400'400 Wood's Point ...... 105 - - - 120 8 8 - 4 68 12 172 1 2 - -- 17,930 24 19 3160 3186 119 2 40 101 - - - - - 110 - 9 9 - - 11 172 9 207 2 1 - 27,&17 I8 3 10 0 3 17 6 1 79 2 10 95 90 91 - - -- 90 8 8 - - - 2 30 1 30 - - - 3,215 33 I4 3 16 6 3 IS 6 "fr1tt! ~i'lta xoi-th :: :: 30 3 16 6 4 I 0 Mitta Mitta South .. .. 10 t~ 1 10 -- - 000 1 --2 2 -- - i ~~ - .!: _! ~:l ~ 2<> Bethanga .. •• .. 8 = I5 390 3150 Jamieson •• •• ... 100 30 3 14 0 4 0 0 DarkRiver •• •• •• 195 30 3140 3150 i~ I :: - = ~ = - I :: = :: :: ~ = - f ~~ ~ :: :: :: ~trl ~ 47 3100 3120 1 1 1 1 Totals .. 1,130 4,096 I~ 360 I3 11 17 "18111.640 11 105 78--=-· - 3 ---;;s-- -1-,2-86:---1---ll--:-.!:7:--l~. I 4 --11-l·--8-i--_--l-_-_-_2-22~-·7-0~8-~-:~---_-_3=65i===:~~~l,_027=-:_~_-_ 1------1---1----1---1-- :----!---.--. SANDHURST, 1 Sandhurst • • .. • • .. 150 1, 700 1,910 3 45 - - - - 60 - 3 - - 30 161 4,150 3 - 26 130 78 280.000 18 250 3 18 3 3 18 3 Eaglehawk ...... 100 1,881 2,031 ------00 2,231 52 81 26 I90,206 s 22 3 I7 0 3 I9 0 Kilmore ...... 8 130 140 ------11 110 - - 4 4 2 10,000 '111 ll7 3 16 0 3 18 6 s.o.uth :: _ - _ - 81 206 4 0 0 4 1 6 ~';;"';..~~:'k"o~~hWar~~,. 2~ ~~ f~~ = ~~ = = -5 = = = _ _ 1~ j~g = 64 2 3s = ~;I~ 16 130 3 16 9 4 3 0 Totals .. .. I~ -wJ 4,168 Wl~ 3 46 ----5-·l-!-- 60 - 3 -_------30- --I--2S-9--I--6-,-89:-3-·I--_-Il,56ll-al- 84 l-~-:::--!106 509,23I 725 1------__, __ ------, ___ ,__ ------·1----1-----1- 1-1--1-----1---150 MARYBOROUGH. !laryborough ...... 640 275 250 - 1,165 28 892 2I 106 30 11 6 2 30 97 l 12 348 - 105 2 18 27 - 96,283 5~ 172 4 0 0 4 2 0 Majorca...... 215 15 - - zao n 20s u 10 s s a 1 8 - 1 - - - -- I0,500 2~ 2 4 0 0 4 1 1 Amherst...... 284 80 h5 - 429 5 60 4 64 5 5 65 - 66 - 8 260 - 68 4 I6 3 19,544 7 30 3 1S 0 4 2 0 Avoca . ~ • • • • •• .. 375 125 20 - 520 7 325 5 95 4 36 17 1 4 - 1 123 - 83 - 4 4 - 24,723 180 42 4 0 0 4 0 0 Dnno!ly and Tarnagulla •• • • 265 174 559 - 206 2 70 2 39 - - 3 - - 4 - 739 - 261 14 10 5 64,071 18 196 Inglewood ...... 4 0 0 4 2 3 "1~!280 250 370 - 900 - 13 - --- 15 - 315 - 70 - 6 8 - I2,600 20 75 3 IS 0 4 0 0 Wedderbum . + • • •• .. 27 6 - 154 -- 12 1 3 35 - 16 - 1 1,515 37 11 3 19 0 3 I9 0 Redhank .. •• .. 6 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 St. Arnaud South .. •• I :: - - - I :: :: I - 3 16 0 4 0 0 St. Arnaud North .. .. :: ~ 3J :: :~ ~: 2 - - - = ~ 1: 2 1: : - ~:~; 1~~ ~ 316 0 4 1 0 Totals .. .. 2,325 1,069 1,677 -_---••-rn-1-1--7 1,555 43 355 50 161--I-2-I·I---I- 97 4 72 97 ~~~--1--l-2-.203---l--- 750 1'41-::-- 59 --:;s'-8 -.,-2c85,~_:7_:09_+-1--37:-t-+--:639::::--l ,_- ---·------:·--- -i- - --- CASTLEMUNE, Ca.stlemaine • • .. • • • 283 215 326 824 2 42 4 22 90 2 471 2 215 10 2 15 22 1 48,7110 9! 103 3 17 6 4 0 0 Jh:yer's Creek • • • • .. • 570 360 250 I,l80 2 36 32 I5 200 Hepburn .. .• .. 17 546 - 1110 4 1 9 15 I 61,741 28'1 37 3 17 6 3 18 0 332 248 360 940 8 228 6 4 24 65 28 24 432 1 180 - - 13 18 46,092 82 90 3 17 0 4 1 0 Taradale and Kyneton .. 170 60 265 495 5 160 5 7 2 5 105 ' - 5 78 44 - - 3 2 13.000 34 22 3 17 6 4 0 6 Tarrangower . . • • • . 48 116 524 £88 4 54 2 12 17 12 a 19 o 4 1 6 -_ I' -= 38 789 - 260 - 28 9 7 65,854 4• 76 St. Audrew's . . • . . . 11>2 84 73 309 3 60 2 7 9 lOO 10 4 I2 17S 4 62 - 2 6 - - 11,713 1511 79 a IS 6 4 1 6 Blue Mountain North •. 21 30 51 - 3 18 0 3 18 6 , __z__ ___4_o_ ---::-- 10 - ---::--l---,.-l-~--i·-::-l·---a:..,oo_o_ ___4_-l-_-4_ Totals .. 1 1 1 .. ~ I,o83 ~s- . - 4,487 24 530 19 __84 -27- 49 ~ 1s'- 63 10 2 113 _ 1 1125 2,534 _:.._ _92_1~ _I_4 ____s_ 74 66 s __2_5o_,l_5_o_, __1_7_8 __ ___4_11_ ARARAT. 1 1 1 1 1 Ara.rat .. .. Pleasant Creek 3 17 0 4 2 0 Ba.rkly . • . • a I3 o 3 18 9 Raglan .. •• 4 0 0 4 1 0 :: m i~ ~:: ~ ~·~J 1! !~~ ~~ 11 I 1 ~ :: = ~1J4 =-~~ 1 ~= I~-~-:~--:--I--I.,...22=62=0-·I-----~-3~--=-----;____ ==_2_1----~--:--~-~--1-:_!:_~_:_I--~-=--i--~-t_, 4 1 0 4 1 9 Totals .. "1~1~ 639 -·- 2,2!21~1'~ -u 21 113- -7- 80 24 "" 1,282 319 -- - 41 29 31 168,365 ~ 83 GIPPSLA.ND. ·1- 1------·1 .. ---j---1-- -- Omeo ...... 112 50 357 1,041 2 15 15 35 1 32 - - - 5,850 15 44 3 8 0 . 3 19 6 Gibbo .. .. . • 37 10 30 11 47 - - 1 12 1 9 -- - 2,000 8 16 31>0 3100 Mitchell River .. 40 10 110 - 100 ------3 28 1 IS - - 1,1100 6 I2 3 10 0 3 16 6 :Boggy Creek .. .. 130 20 -- 170 1 60 I ------8 - - - - - 20 20 10 a 17 o 3 17 s Crooked River . . 61 2 10 - 73 -- - - 36 2 12 12 - - - 4 66 3 56 - -- 2 6,902 322 Da.rgo •• •• ~! 400 400 Jericho .. .. 3 IS 6 4 0 0 Donnelly's Creek .. ~ J ~~ • = 2~ ::: - = = = I~~ 25 2~ = = = t 1~ ~ ~ 1 - - I~:~ 30 ~~ 3 15 0 3 17 6 3 10 0 4 0 0 5 1 5 a100 400 ~~~:iif~ c~~~i:k ~~ 1n _lg s~!. :: Hi _ - = :: ~ ~ _so __ -a :: ~ :: ~ ~~ t iH :: = - = !U~ 21~ ii 3 10 0 3 18 0 Bendoo ...... 46 26 - - 72 - - 3 - - 45 2 2 - - - - 1 5 - - 432 26 13 3 16 o a I6 6 Tarwin .• .. .. 10 20 - 30 1 6 - - - - 2 - - 2 3 26 1 I5 I 1 - 1,400 3~ 7 3 15 6 3 15 6 Totals .. .. 816 335 ~--=- ~ --2-l~ --1 --3- -- -~- 1;359 14 1-56 -61--14--2- --46--l·--92-8_,_19- _46_4_ -2- -= 1 2 93,376 202:1 525 1 1 GRA.ND TOTALS .. 10,617 5.524 12,804 w 29.ii7.5 ---;;;,;-l 6,547 I55 -5110- 153 100 14,214 36 376 168 ss 322 14 -8-77--l--1-9,,,-717--l--8-2-l-6-,4()-8 -53:=--·~ ·--:-9-~~336::--l-.,..455=--: 159 1,939,879 1,313if 3,7&1 1 I " Exclnsi•e of the wen employed by the Lru LaJ. Iron Co. f There are also about 15 miners working for tin in thls Subdi1'ision. 53. No. D STATEl!II:El!I"T l!l"o. 4. ."n-32 8HOWlNG THE YIELD OF GOLD PROM CERTAIN PAACI!l.S OF QUARTZ RAISED DURING THE MINING DIV!SlONS, WJTH THE DEPTH OF THE DEIIP!lll'l' 81U.PTS WHICH ARE NOW BEING .., ~-- "' .."' ~··· "'- ~ .. '>" -· .. "-DJrlWl """J~ :::O'QIII-o·... .;~:: " '"' Slmlll ." . "lr~~: Vktio I 1~ t.Gl$ i,OO:t i~ l>*l~ u '·"'.... 15 1~ ' '""1,110 .....'·"' '"''""" 1""' ...... '~ .,l :l t:: '-"" ""''-"' '-"",,.. 1,~'·"" 1-::'"" -..,_ J..Ol$ '·'"' '·"" .,.;· ;;, "' 100 0 i " w. No. 53. 33 STATEMENT No. 5. SHOWING the Q.uANTITY AND VALUE OF GOLD, the produce of this Colony, ExPORTED, according to Returns furmshed by order of the Honorable the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, as follows:- oz. dwt. £ Quarter ended 30th June, 1884 ••• 89,114 8 357,982 NOTE.-In addition to the above, gold specie from all souroos was exported to the value of £~3.5,464. (Signed) A. W. MUSGROVE, (Signed) G. D. LANGRIDGE, Secretary for Trade and Customs. Commissioner of Trade aud Customs. STATEMENT No. 6. SIIOWING the QuANTITY AND VALUE oF GoLD, not the produce of this Colony, ExPORTED, according to I~eturns furnished by order of the Honorable the Commissioner of Trade aud Custom~, as follows:- Where Produced. oz. dwt. gr. £ Quarter ended 30th June, 1884 Nil Nil (Signecl) A. W. l\IUSGROVE, Secretary for Trade and CustomR. GOLD RECEIVED AT AND ISSUED FROM THE ROYAL }liNT. STATEMENT No. 7. SnOWING the GRoss WEIGIIT OF GoLD received at and issued from the :Melbourne Branch of the RoYAL MINT during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1884. Received. ! Gross Weight of Rough Gross Weight of Gold Gross Weight of Coin. Gross Weight of Gold Guld, Bullion. Bullion. -···· oz. oz. oz. oz. 42,560'11 182,580"82 140,872•10 86,053'994 V. DELVES BROUGHTON, Royal Mint, Deputy :Master of tlto Hoyal Mint, and Chief Officer Melbourne, 4th July, 1884. of the Melbourne Branch. STATEMENT No. 8. SHOWING the QuANTITY OF VICTORIAN GoLD received at the Melbourne Branch of the RoYAL MINT during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1884. Gross Weight of Rough Golu. Gross Weight of Golll Bullion. oz. oz. 21,795•24 164,156•87 Nou.-The Mint has no evidence beyond the statements of the depositors that the nbove is Victorian gold, V. DEI,VES BROUGHTON, Uoyal Mint, Deputy Master of the Hoyal Mint, anil Chief Officer Melbourne, 4th July, 1884. of the Melbourne llranch. No. 53, 34 QUARTZ, QUARTZ TAILINGS, PYRITES, ETC. STATEJIENT No. 9. SHOWING the AVERAGE YIELD OI!' GOLD from certain parcels of QuARTZ, QuARTZ TAILINGS and MULLOCK crushed, and PnnTES and BLANKETINGS operated on, during the Quarter, an4 the GOLD obtained there from*:- Total Yield of Gold Average Yield of MINING DISTUICTS. Quantity Crushed. from Qunrtz, &e., Gold per Ton. Crushed. Quartz. tons cwt. qr, oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Ballarat ...... H• ... 69,710 16 0 23,113 17 11 0 6 15'15 Beech worth ...... 9, l69 19 0 5,158 11 6 0 11 6'02 Sandhurst ...... 82,l34 0 0 45,588 15 14 0 11 2'42 1\Iaryborough ...... 12,004 ri 0 5,079 1 4 0 8 11'09 Castlemaine ...... 28,062 0 0 14,848 3 19 0 10 13'97 Aramt ...... 10,634 0 0 2,798 8 17 0 5 6'31 Gippsland ...... Nil Nil ... ------Totals ...... 211,715 0 0 96,586 17 23 0 9 2'98 ------Quartz 1'ai/iugs and Mullock. Ballarat ...... 51 0 0 15 0 0 0 5 21'17 D eechworth ...... 808 0 0 101 14 2 0 2 12•42 Sandhurst ...... 60 0 0 9 15 0 0 3 6 Maryborough ...... 504 0 0 37 12 0 0 1 11'81 C!IStlemaine ...... 1,666 0 0 134 6 6 0 l 14'69 Ararat ...... 4,060 0 0 256 10 6 0 l 6•32 Gippsland ...... Nil Nil ... Totals ...... 7,149 0 0 554 17 14 0 1 13'25 ------Pyrites and Blanketings operated on, Ballarat ...... 386 13 0 651 13 15 1 13 17 Beech worth ...... 99 16 0 170 3 0 1 14 2•36 Sandhurst ...... 1,234 0 0 2,930 19 12 2 7 12'08 Ma.ryborough ...... Nil Nil .. . Castlernaine ...... 124 0 0 291 11 12 2 7 0•68 Ararat ...... Nil Nil ... Gippsland ...... Nil Nil ... ------Totals ...... 1,844 9 0 4,044 7 15 2 3 20'51 ~OTF..-St 11 tements Nos. 9,10,11 and 12 do not show the tot11l quantities of quartz,&c., crushed or opernted on, but only the yield of certain cruslliugs, &c., respecting whlch the ·Mining Registrars hu.ve been able to obtain information. Owing to tlH! circumstance that many of the machine .. owners arc unable to give, or arc precluded from giving, iuformution, it is impossible to get complete returns from every district; and in considerir;g the relative importance ol each district, as regards quartz mining, &c., the tables relating to machinery (Stntcmcnt No. 3) should be examined and compared. • 3·) :MINING SURVEYORS' AND REGISTRARS' RETUHNS. QUARTZ. STATEMENT No. 10. SnoWING the A n:RAGE YIELD OF GoLD from certain parcels of QuARTZ crushed in the several Division~ and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOLD outainetl therefrom.'" Dhision or Subdivision, Average Uemarlts relative to the Total Yield of and -~ Where Quartz was obtained. ~ Quartz Crushed. oo:d. Yield ol Gold Depth at which the ------Name of Compn.uy. per Ton. Qnnrtz was obtained, &c. ! I tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. tlwt. gr. BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. CENTRAL DIVISION. BanO feet Bl;tck Hill Black Hill 1,451 () 0 570 17 I 0 7 20'84 500 feet and upwards \Villiams' Freehold Hedan 2.295 0 0 454 0 0 0 :j 22•95 4-20 to 480 feet Britannia Tribute Specimen Gully 1;:100 0 0 4~2 10 0 0 G 1:! ~JOO feet Band of Hope Quartz Hcdan .j_•)•) 0 0 B-! Ill () ' 0 4 o·n 320 feet Llanberris Gnm-trec Flat ::: I 0 0 l:lO 8 6 0 2 lH9 300 fL·ct Hanthorn and Co. 0 0 Iq., 5 o o 7 In·:H ISO feet ?.fount Ckar ••• ~" I \Voah Hawp Cfmton Sailor's Gt~lly ... 2,·1;)0 0 0 565 5 20 I 0 4 ]4•75 24/i f;,et Sulieman Pasha .. , 0 ]0 l!·J 440 to 4 60 feet Bakery Hill ... 1,!00 0 0 5i5 8 18 !' l'arade ... BaHarat East ... -iO 0 0 11 18 6 I () 5 22·9.1 200 to 400 feet United Black Hill Ballarat East ... 380 () 0 50 13 d 0 2 1.5'98 350 to 400 feet Speedwell Tribute Poverty Point 1,000 0 0 2H 0 () 0 4 19'68 254 feet J,ast Chance Tribute Specimen Gully \ll3 0 () 3GZ L'l 12 0 7 ~2·67 2GO to 280 feet North Bctrton and Band Hctlan 2,700 0 0 1,250 4 12 () 9 6•:!() 700 to SuO feet Serjeunt's Freehold Re clan 2,500 0 0 :!G4 12 0 (J 2 22 410 to soo feet North Woah Hawp Sailor's Gully ... li!i 0 0 ~H7 Hl 0 1 lli a·r:; 200 to 2 20 fed New Dimock's GO 0 0 ];5 0 0 0 5 0 80 feet Public crushings Ballarat East antl West .. 6,229 0 0 2,933 I 13 () \l J()•QJ Totals ... 30,627 () () IH,480 I 13 0 7 ))•9:! SOUTHERN DIVISION. -- Little Ilopcwell Tribute Staffordshire Reef !55 0 0 49 16 12 0 G 10'29 50 feet, 3 feet wide Speedwell Tribute Staffordshire Reef :)B4 0 0 3) 3 () 0 1 ]4·!):3 ·10 fcl't, 7 feet wirle \Villiam's l<'ancy Tribute Kangaroo 86.5 0 0 175 19 () I) 4 J•6:l 2!5 feet, I!J feet wide Gmndview Kangaroo 53 0 () 16 12 () 0 G c,·:l!l iO feet Lady Lowthcr Kangaroo 55 () () 12 17 () () 4 14' 1·1 .J.O 9~ Kangaroo Kangaroo (i9 0 () ~J l(i 0 0 8 1•39 30 feet Lucky ... Kangaroo 51 (} 0 13 1 () 0 5 2•82 I oo feet Berriman and party Kangaroo G:l 0 0 29 !0 0 0 9 8·76 Surface (Cmshed, on hire, at the Little IIopewdl Com pany's battery.) Totals ... 1,096 0 0 35G H 12 0 4 4•95 --····· BUNINYONG DIVISION, '~- l Jmperi:cl Hiscock's Reef I,fJ27 0 0 205 8 0 () 3 1'5S 50 to 200 feat Imperial Tributers Hiscock's Reef 6::5 0 0 2G5 0 18 0 R ]]•5.J- 50 to 2ll0 feet North Imperial (public IIiscock and locality .. 186 0 0 51 I 0 0 5 ll•7i i Various crushing) South Imperial ... IIiscock's fiG! 0 0 204 9 20 (J ·1 6•13 1;o feet Dolcoath Hiscock's :l:!G () 0 Gli 9 6 0 4 o·:Jt< 3UO feat Dolcoath (public crushings) Hiscock's 4-63 0 0 j()G 0 0 0 s I 1'19 Vm·ious Dcsoza ... Hiscock's 6/.5 0 0 GliO et () 0 19 13'47 375 to 2110 fl·Gt Buninyong Estate Hiocock's 1,985 0 0 2,664 7 0 I 6 2o·21 :l70 to 470 feet Hubicon Devonshire Hod :!G 0 0 :l IG l:l 0 2 !!:J•(j] 45 fed Trcnfiold and Co. Jliscock's North 65 (} 0 28 0 0 0 8 14'77 70 fc(;t - Totals ... 7,239 0 () 4,433 IG 8 0 12 5'99 SMYTHESDALE DTVISION, New Britannia l !!OG 0 0 32 10 12 0 3 a·78 l:lO feat Kim :Hack .)00 0 0 14.5 10 0 0 5 J 9'68 2·t0 feet Transit ... 11 105 0 0 35 ll 4 0 (j 18·5:) ;o feet IAtW and party :28 0 0 11 l:l 0 0 8 3'43 -10 feet 839 0 0 224 19 16 0 5 s·7I CLU:->Es Sunmnswx. I'nrt Phillip 6,302 0 0 !,291 8 12 ll 4 2·:)6 Surface to 1,1 ~( it,<"L New ::Sorth Clum's 1.50·1 6 0 955 8 0 1_1 12 16'85 1.000 to l ,205 Jcot t'onth Clunes 4;685 0 0 892 15 0 0 3 19'46 2ll0 to 780 feet Perseverance 200 0 0 .30 0 0 ,_0 :3 0 150 feet Totals .. 12,691 (j () :l,IG9 11 1~ 0 ·1. :!:l·Si ~ Sec Ne.. to at foot oi Statement No. (j • .F 2 36 AVERAGE Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz Crushed during the Quarter, &c.-continued. Division or Subdivision, ' I I A veragc I Re mark s relative to th~ Quartz Crushed. Total Yield ol Yield cl Gold Depth at which the ------a-nd------·-·-WhereQ-uartz-wasobtalnedName of Company. : Gold. per Ton. Quartz was obtained, &c, - ··-----:- GORDON SUBDIVISION. ·i--:::-::;::;1-:~~ oz. dwt. gr. I ! Black Horse United Egerton ... ' 4,807 0 0 521 16 12 0 2 4'11 ' 400 to 800 feet Egerton Limited Egerton ... 8,757 0 0 '1,980 4 12 0 4 12•54 300 to 900 feet Parker's United ... .. •. Gordon ... lOO 0 0 2:3 3 8 0 4 15•2 400 feet and upwards Great Northern Parker's Korweingu boom .. 7 0 0 5 6 12 0 15 5'14 50 feet Co-operative parties Korweinguboora .. 29 0 0 69 0 0 2 7 14·07 50 feet ------' Totals ... 13,700 0 0 2,599 10 20 0 3 19'08 STEIGLITZ SuBDIVISION. -- Elliott and party Elaine .. 18 0 0 26 0 0 1 8 21'33 Stephens and party Steiglitz .. 4 0 0 12 13 0 3 3 6 Copperwaite and party Elaine .. 6 lO 0 51 10 0 7 18 11•07 '1'. Callder ..• Elaine .. 10 0 0 4 16 0 0 9 14'4 Bell and party ... Elaine .. 3 0 0 4 10 0 1 10 0 J. Cody...... Elaine .. 2 0 0 3 10 0 1 15 0 Bannister and party Elaine .. 3 0 0 13 0 () 4 6 16 Stott and party ... Elaine .. 14 0 0 34 10 0 2 9 6'85 British Queen Elaine .. 46 0 0 18 14 0 0 8 3'13 T. Smith Elaine .. 3 0 0 1 13 0 011 0 Sitleton and party Elaine .. 4 0 0 12 0 0 3 0 0 P. Hurley ... Elaine .. 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 Nelthorp and party Elaine .. 2 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 Trethowan ... Elaine .. 5 0 0 12 10 () 2 10 0 ---- 122 10 0 ' 213 6 0 1 14 19•78 BLAOKWOOD DIVISION A!'!D Totals ... .. BLuE MouNTAIN SouTH ------' ---- SUBDIVISION. Simmons' Reef Amalgamated Simmons' Reef .. 1,410 0 0 173 3 0 0 2 10'94 200 to 400 feet Countess Union Reef .. 98 0 0 61 7 0 0 12 12'49 275 feet Egerton ... Barry's Reef ... .. 416 0 0 58 8 18 0 2 19•43 130 to 200 feet Mounter's Tributers Barry's Reef ... .. 10 0 0 211 0 0 5 2'4 lo feet Willman and party Barry's Reef ... .. 60 0 0 6 17 20 0 2 7'13 20 feet Nuggetty ... Union Reef ... .. 12 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 70 feet New North Britain Wright's Reef .. 570 0 0 178 0 0 () 6 5'89 165 feet Victoria Yankee Heef ... .. 220 0 0 154 5 12 0 14 0•6 26-J. feet ------Totals ... .. 2,796 0 0 635 17 2 0 4 13•16 BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. BEECHWORT!I DIVISION, Reform ...... 1\fyrtleford ...... 778 0 0 438 0 0 i 0 ll 6'23 550 feet Wallaby ...... Hurdle Flat ...... 268 0 0 93 16 ol 0 7 0 Hart and Co...... Buffalo ...... 64 0 0 105 12 ol 1 13 0 80 feet Green and Co...... Buffalo ...... 17 0 0 14 0 0 0 16 11'29 50 feet Ottrey and Co...... Stony Creek ...... 82 0 0 69 0 oi 0 16 19·9 120 feet P. Cousins and Co. ... Stony Creek ...... 125 0 0 29 10 0 0 4 17·28 40 feet C. Grant, jun...... Stony Creek ...... 2 0 0 1 15 0 0 17 12 Surface Downs and Co...... Stony Creek ...... 3 0 0 4 4 0 1 8 0 Surface G. Biddington ...... Blue Bell ...... 12 0 0 6 9 0 0 10 18 Surface J. Woods and Co ...... Stony Creek ...... 22 0 0 5 10 0 0 5 0 Surface Cousins and Co ...... Stony Creek ...... 33 0 0 10 0 0 0 6 1•45 35 feet Blackwell and Co. ... Stony Creek ...... 21 0 0 9 9 0 0 7 0 Surface Grant and Co...... Stony Creek ...... 11 0 0 15 8 0 I 8 0 40 feet German ...... Bowman's Forest ... 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 14 0 Surface Warren and Co ...... Madman's Gully ... 75 0 0 22 10 0 0 6 0 20 feet Thomson and Co ...... Murmungee ...... 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 Surface Crouch and Co. ... One-mile ...... 5 0 0 3 18 0 0 15 14•4 40 feet Tatham and Co ...... Six-mile ...... 35 0 0 20 10 0 0 11 17•14 Clark and Co...... Six-mile ...... 8 0 0 4 2 0 0 lO 6 Surface Whitehead and Co. ... Stanley ...... 10 0 0 2 5 0 0 4 12 Surface George and Co...... Bowman's Forest ... 3 0 0 2 14 0 0 18 0 Surface Alcock and Co. ... Shakspeare Heef ... 30 0 0 84 0 0 2 16 0 loo feet McGeehan and Co. ... Stanley ...... 30 0 0 16 4 0 0 10 19'2 Surface Wiseman and Co. ... Stanley ...... 13 0 0 4 9 0 0 6 20•3 Surface Stevens and Co .••• ... Stanley ...... 7 0 0 9 11 0 1 7 6•85 Surface ------Totals ...... 1,665 0 0 979 18 0 0 11 18•49 YACKANDANDAU SOUTH ------SUBDIVISION. Magnire and Co ...... Sandy Creek ...... 26 0 0 168 0 0 6 9 5•53 lOO feet Benzie and Co...... Sandy Creek ...... 21 0 0 33 15 0 1 12 3'42 30 feet IL Briddon ...... Sandy Creek ...... 19 0 0 11 15 0 0 12 8•84 50 feet Blair and Co...... Sandy Creek ...... 5 0 0 24 0 0 4 16 0 100 feet McGrath ...... Sandy Creek ...... 8 0 0 30 15 0 3 16 21 40 feet Scotchrnan's Reef ... Sandy Creek ...... 2 0 0 2 5 0 1 2 12 20 feet Bucknell Heef ...... Lockhart's Creek ... 50 0 0 19 10 0 0 7 19'2 40 feet Blair Beef ...... J,ockhart's Creek ... I 0 0 I 13 0 1 13 0 Surface Gathergood and party Lockhart's Creek ... 13 0 0 39 0 0 3 0 0 70 feet ... 0 0 8 40 feet H. Briddon ...... Lockhart's Creek ... 24 0 0 10 0 8 Conness and Gibson ... Lockhart's Creek ... 237 0 0 505 0 0 2 2 14'78 Surface to 80 feet Prosser and Brown ... Lockhart's Creek ... 23 0 0 28 4 0 I 4 12•52 50 feet Birthday ...... Hillsborough ...... 15 0 0 6 4 0 0 8 6•4 50 feet Try .Again Reef ...... Hillsborough ...... 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 16 0 20 feet Bon Accord Reef...... Hillsborough ...... 176 0 0 89 17 0 0 10 5'04 150 feet 200 0 oi 90 0 0 0 9 0 60 feet IXL ...... Sandy Creek ...... ------Totals ...... ---j·--8~5 0 0 1,063 18 0 l 5 18•9 37 AvERAGE Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz Crushed during the Quarter, &c.-eontin~ted. Division or SubdiYision, Yield of nnd Where Quartz was ohtahwd. Quartz Crushed. Total Name of Company. Gold. INDIGO DIVISION. tons cwt. qr~ oz. dwt. gr. Pass-by Tribute ... Pass-by Reef ... 56 0 0 174 8 0 2 6"85 200 feet Railway Railway Reef ... 9 0 0 20 5 0 5 0 100 feet Williams and Co .... Devonshire Heef 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 80 feet Grace and Co. PassoYer Reef... 18 0 0 129 5 0 7 3 14'66 180 feet Magenta "'"'"'"'"" Heef... 40 0 0 26 0 0 0 13 0 150 feet Rose Bar 145 0 0 196 0 0 1 7 0"82 130 feet Alfred ... Golden Bar lOO 0 0 38 0 0 0 7 14'4 150 feet Rutherglen Uutherglen reefs 51 0 0 68 5 0 I 6 18•35 lOO to 150 feet ------· Totals ... 430 0 0 663 3 0 1 IO 20"26 vVANDILIGOXG SunDIVISION. ------At Try-again Mill: Try-again Try-agnin Reef,Growler's 217 0 0 221 0 0 0 8"88 At Oriental Mill: Creek Tributers Oriental Reef ... 10 0 0 30 0 0 3 0 0 At Railway Mill: Several small lots Growler's Creek 66 0 0 20 7 0 0 6 4 At Cornish Co.'s Mill : Cornish United Q. M. Growler's Creek 164 0 0 32 0 0 0 3 21"65 At Gill's Mill : Attridge and Spargo Shaw's Reef 106 0 0 30 0 0 0 5 15•84 Phelps and Rowe Golden Bar 40 0 0 12 0 0 0 6 0 Three other lots Various localities 68 0 0 15 0 0 0 4 9'88 At Stephens' Mill : Four mixed Jots Various localiLies 42 0 0 27 0 0 0 ]2 20·57 Attridge and Spargo Shaw's Reef ... 70 0 0 24 0 0 0 6 20"57 'Nilliam Smith ... Lord of Hills Range 34 0 0 62 0 0 l 16 11•29 William Chalwell C pp er ::\Iorse's Creek 10 9 0 54 16 0 5 4 21'12 G. ~mith and Co. Lord of Hills 19 IO 0 21 16 0 1 2 8"61 Ilcwitson and Crabb 111 or se's Ck., 20 0 0 29 0 0 l 9 0 W oolloomooloo I------Totals ...... 866 19 0 578 19 0 0 13 8·:js BUCKLAND DIVISION. ------N'il Desperandum ... Harrietville ...... 20 0 0 25 0 0 1 5 0 Not given outhern Cross Harrietville I8 0 0 I5 0 0 0 16 I6 s ·-· ...... I Not gi"o B romley and Co ...... Harrietville ...... 15 0 0 26 0 0 1 14 16 Not given p hrenix ..• ...... H arrietville ...... 18 0 0 75 0 0 4 3 8 Not given K angaroo ...... HarrietYille ...... 26 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 14•77 Not given J ackass Tribute ...... Harrietville ...... 18 0 0 S4 0 0 3 0 0 :Not given M atilda .•...... Harrietville ...... 20 0 0 19 0 0 0 19 0 Not given D aul. McCarthy .•. ... Bright ...... 11 0 0 28 0 0 2 10 21•82 70 feet J olm Butler (trial lot) ... Bright ...... 12 0 () I 12 0 0 2 16 90 feet R . Clements ...... Buckland ...... 4 0 0 9 16 0 2 9 0 90 feet L ittle Wonder ...... Buckland ...... 13 0 0 13 0 0 1 0 0 80 feet E,ureka Tribute ...... Buckland ...... 15 0 0 15 0 0 1 0 0 90 feet Wombat Reef ...... Buckland ...... 4 0 0 16 0 0 4 0 0 30 feet Lucky Jack ...... Free burgh ...... 102 0 0 56 10 0 0 11 1•88 250 feet Lucky Jack ...... Free burgh ...... G6 0 0 33 10 0 0 10 3"63 250 feet Shouldn't Wonder ... Free burgh ...... 36 0 0 148 10 0 4 2 12 lOO feet Shouldn't Wonder ... Free burgh ...... 46 0 0 10:1 10 0 2 i 14'61 lOO feet ------Totals ...... 444 0 0 651 8 o I 1 9 8·21 ALEXAXDRA SUBDIVISION. ------Marchioness of N ormanby Lucky Reef ...... 16 0 0 6 6 0 I 0 7 21 40 feet Mount Pleasant G. M. ... Eglington Reef ... 54 0 0 50 15 0 0 18 19•11 130 feet Providence G. M ...... ProYidence Reef ... 10 0 0 11 6 Oi 1 2 14•4 lOO feet Welcome G. M...... Welcome Heef ... 380 0 0 358 0 0 i 0 18 20"21 400 feet Totals ...... -460 -;Q 4:t67_o_[~ 12·s9 DRY CREEl( S l!BDIVI SION. ---~------j---- Unee Tribute ...... Table Laml, Dry Creek 2,600 0 0 235 19 0 0 1 19'56 50 feet --·------·------GAFFNEY'S CREEK Svn- DIVISION. Wallaby G. M. ... Wallaby Reef ...... 600 0 0 252 9 0 0 8 9"96 100 feet Rose of Denmark ... Try-again Reef ... 300 0 0 23 9 0 0 1 I3•52 150 feet ------·----- Totals ...... 900 0 0 275 18 0 0 6 3"15 \Voon's PorxT SUBDIVISION, ------.----·---- Hope Mining ...... ~iorning Star ...... 300 0 () 92 11 0 0 6 4"08 150 feet Morning Star Prospecting .Age of Progress Reef ... 250 0 0 16 17 0 0 1 8•35 300 feet Claim ------!-----i----- 550 0 0 109 8 0 0 3 23"48 Totals ...... I ------MITTA :\hTTA KORTH Sun- DIHSIOX. Granya ...... Cotton Tree 11nd noinity 129 0 0 46 10 0 0 7 5'02 70 feet Stcwart and Co ...... Cottou Tree :1nd vieinity 8 0 0 22 7 0 2 15 21 Various depths Ibrper ...... Cotton Tree an AvEIUGJ<: Yield of Gold from eertain pareels of Quartz Crnshetl during the Quarter, &e.-continued. ~----- Division or Average relative to the )\"here Qnnrtz was obtn.ined. Quartz Crushed. Total Yield of Yield of O:old at which tbe Gold. Kame o! C:ompn.ny. -- per Ton. Quartz was obtained, &e. 1\IrTT.\ ~IITTA SouTII Sul- tons: cwt. qr. oz. clwt~ gr. oz. dwt. gr. DIYlSIO,, Empress ...... Snowy Creelt ...... 40 0 0 4 18 6 0 2 10'95 2fl feet BETHA,GA SunmviSION, Trcwallfl ...... Flagstaff Hill ...... 38 0 0 23 0 0 0 12 2•52 D.um lliVER SunmvrsroN. Nornmnbv ...... lOO 0 0 26 10 0 0 5 7'2 Surface and tunnel La Mascottc ... ,...... lUO 0 0 :l3 10 0 0 6 16'8 Surface and 40 feet d()ep Totflls ...... 200 0 0 60 0 0 0 6 0 SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. SA:SDIIUUST DIVISION. Xcw Chum Unite(! N cw Chum Hcef 2,950 0 0 3,320 12 0 1 2 J2·:l 875 to 1,025 feet North Shenandoah New Chum Reef 158 0 0 163 17 0 1 () 17'77 877 to 977 feet Lansell's 180 claim Victoria Reef ... 2,420 0 0 l,S34 17 () 0 15 3•93 1,660 to I ,760 feet Shenamloah New Chum Heef 257 0 0 137 ll 0 0 10 16•9 87 7 to 977 feet Young Chum New Chum Hed 651 0 0 308 5 0 0 9 11'28 !llO feet F.lle~trH'rC ::\' cw Chum Heef 1,471 0 0 526 5 0 0 7 3'71 475 and 930 feet Garibaldi New Chum Heef 396 0 0 139 18 t) 0 7 ]·57 500, 660, and 87 5 feet New Chum New Chum Heef 3,482 0 0 1,578 7 0 0 9 ]•57 1,026 feet New Chum New Chum Heef 815 0 0 325 I 12 0 23'45 930 feet [feet Old Chum Hccf Xew Chuml~ecf 965 0 0 284 5 0 0 5 21•38 Between 1,000and 1,100 LanRell's ~:!2 claim New Chum Heef 129 t) 0 35 10 0 () 5 12•09 900 to 1,000 feet Shamrock New Chum Reef 37.1 0 0 120 6 0 6 10'89 870 feet Garden Gully United Garden Gully Hecf 4,0iJS () 0 4,368 1 0 1 1 7•63 Great Southern Garden Gully Heef 88 0 0 61 10 0 0 13 23•45 350 feet Kentish claim Garden Gully Heef 8:ll t) 0 587 16 0 0 14 7'65 860 feet Unity Garden Gully Hcef 1,-110 0 (I 603 1 0 0 8 13'29 1,30() Cornish United Garden Gully Reef 380 0 0 120 3 0 0 6 7•76 900 feet Park Hustler·s Heef ~~~ 0 0 85 17 0 0 17 ]6•82 400 feet Royal Hustler's Hustler's Reef 265 0 0 55 19 0 0 4 5•34 835 feet Hustler's Hoyal Reserve, Hustler's Heef 611 0 0 388 15 0 0 12 17'4 410 feet No. 2 Ilcrcules and Vietorin Hecf ... 4,097 0 0 1,335 15 0 0 6 12•49 600 to 780 feet Victori11 Hed G. Victoria Reef ... 2,387 0 0 5-15 8 0 0 4 13·67 4:!0 and 480 feet New Chum and Victoria Victoria&NcwChum l,278 0 0 336 15 18 0 5 (j•.J.9 Surface to 1,;)00 feet Nnpoleon United Xapoleon Reef 346 0 0 135 0 0 0 7 ]!)•28 640 feet New Union .Jack ... Union .Jack Reef 74 0 0 23 13 0 0 6 9•4 330 feet Unitell Whip and Jersey Whip Reef 165 0 0 80 11 5 0 9 18'35 Surface to 200 feet Totals 30,184 0 0 17,503 0 17 0 11 14'34 F.AGI.EIIA \\'K SUBDIVISION. South St. Mungo St. :>Inn go and Devon- 2,955 0 0 4,094 ll 0 7 li'l Between 533 and 610 shire Ucef feet Bclmont and Saxby United St. 'Mungo and Devon- :1,419 () () 2,3:13 18 0 0 13 15•1)6 728 to 809 feet shire Hecf Catherine H<:cf UnHe(l St. ~Tunga and Devon- 455 0 0 95 4 18 0 4 4'±7 l ,008 feet shire Hccf Ellcnborough St. 1\lungo and Devon- 2,-149 0 0 782 10 0 0 6 9'36 720 and 800 feet shire Hccf Extended St. l\Iungo St. i\fungo and Devon- 586 0 0 557 17 0 0 19 0'94 470 feet shire Reef Lady Barkly St. Mungo an cl Devon- 4,12:3 t) 0 2,488 14 0 0 12 1•73 600 to 7 20 feet shire Heef La Belle St. Mungo anc1 Devon- 777 0 0 2/G 2 0 0 7 2'5G 74U to 790 feet shire Heef New St. :viungo St. Mnngo and Devon- 1,553 0 () 1,010 1G 0 0 13 0'41 s: 5 to 650 feet shire Heef Pho:mix St. i\1 ungo and Devon- 1,597 0 0 4:3·.1 16 () 0 5 10'68 570 to 650 feet shire Hcd Princess Alexandra St. 1Inngo and Devon- 411 0 0 1:13 17 0 0 6 0 64 590 feet shire Heef Sadowtt St. ~Iung-o nnd Devon- 4,130 0 0 12 0 0 10 19'47 620 and 690 feet shire Heef St. Mungo St. :Vlungo and Devon- 4,989 0 0 14 12 0 5 7'16 400 to 67 5 feet shire l{ecf I~xtcwled South Devonshire St. Mungo and Devon- 1,0:J7 0 0 12 0 0 5 9•41 5 20 to 612 feet shire Heef Bruhn's Tribute Frcdcrick t-he Great Hcef 4,909 0 0 4 0 0 10 9'94 150 to 300 feet .Frederick the Great Frcderick the Great Reef 7,945 0 0 1 () 0 8 9·3 l50 to 380 feet Snob's Uill Snob'H 11 ill 47 0 0 28 lJ 0 0 12 3'57 400 feet 1-\'illimns United Snob's Bill 524 0 0 169 17 3 0 6 ]]·59 300 to 800 feet Gre~t Northem ...... Johnson's Hcef 6:14 0 () 310 13 0 0 9 19•19 4:.!0, 510, and 680 feet Princess nagmar ... J ohnson's Hcef 298 0 0 ]:38 13 0 0 9 7·:12 530 to 640 feet Rose of Denmark ,Johnson's Hcef 0 0 sua 0 10 0 !) 1'68 210 to 360 feet ;rolmson's Hcef Gold ?1Hnes J ohnson 's Hecf 0 0 H4 10 6 0 3 15·69 Sur face to i 80 feet Specimen Uill Specimen Hill Hecf 0 0 5P5 8 0 0 11 3··1il ·150 to 520 feet Virui:da ~;pecimcn Hill J~cd 281 0 () 11:1 l!\ 0 0 8 2•:3 615 feet N ,n:ih ( 'larcnee }[oon n<'d :n 0 () 51 6 21 1 1:3 3 160 feet New }foon ~foon Heef 634 0 0 52() 1 12 0 16 9•i4 :-lurface to 300 feet Nil Ravwood 1,460 0 0 776 0 0 () 10 Hi'l2 Duke of \Yellington Dead Horse Hcef 131 0 0 3J !l 18 0 5 2·7 180 to 220 feet Total,; ... 5(),(jJ8 0 0 :25,87515 4 0 10 5·37 39 AVERAGE Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz Cru:;hed during the Quarter, &c.-continued. ··········~·~- Division or Subdivision, Total Yield of Average Remarks relative to the nnd Where Quartz W8B obtained. Quartz Crusllcd, Yield of Gold Depth ut which the Name o1 Company. Gold. per Ton. Quartz wn• obtained, &c. ------~------KILl\IORE DIVISION. tons cwt. qr, oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr, L angridge ...... Reedy Creek ...... 212 0 0 183 0 0 0 17 6'33 200 feet crown ...... Heedy Creek .•• ... 11 0 0 55 0 0 5 0 0 300 feet ----- H EATIICOTE DIVISION AND Totals ...... 223 0 0 238 0 0 1 1 8'28 'VARANGA So urn S'GB· ------· DIVISION. A rgyle ...... Argylc Hecf ...... 4:> 0 0 32 0 0 0 14 21'21 210 feet R esurrection ...... Hard Hills ...... 56 0 0 20 16 0 0 7 10'28 V arious companies ... Gray Town ...... 20 0 0 60 0 0 3 0 0 Average 140 feet V !1-rious companies ... Rcdcastle and Stafford- 91 0 0 129 4 0 1 8 9'49 shire l!'l::tt J umping ::Yioses ...... Rcdesdale, &c. ... 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 V ictory ...... Tooborac ...... 80 0 0 80 0 0 1 0 0 75 feet ------Totals ...... 294 0 0 324 0 0 1 2 0'98 'VARANGA NORTH Sun------DIVISION. M anning and Sinnett ... Rush worth ...... 99 0 0 561 0 0 5 13 8 66 feet A yers nnd Co...... Rush worth ...... 72 0 0 5:3 3 3 0 14 18•37 90 feet p hrenix ...... Rush worth ...... 190 0 0 279 7 0 1 9 9•73 90 feet T rules Clauscn ...... Rushworth ...... 21 0 0 34 lO 0 I 12 20•57 130 feet T homson and Ilarrison ... Hush worth ...... ~~ 0 0 14() 5 0 4 I6 6•97 100 feet B randt .•...... Rush worth ...... 39 0 0 30 2 18 0 15 10•92 s pence Bros...... Hush worth ...... 7 0 0 I9 1 0 2 14 I0•28 40 feet D unlop's ...... Rush worth ...... 10 0 0 I 10 0 0 3 0 lOO feet 'VIV a! bran and Co. ... Rushworth ...... :lO 0 0 8 10 0 0 8 12 ]\1:enzie's Trib. ... Whroo ...... 158 0 0 209 0 0 I 6 10'93 200 feet wm. Cameron and Co. ... Whroo ...... 5 0 0 6 10 0 1 6 0 H odge Bros...... Whroo ...... 12 0 0 13 0 0 1 I 16 M arsh and C:o...... Whroo ...... 14 0 0 11 5 0 0 16 1'71 T.aylor and Murrny ... Coy's Diggings ... 19 0 0 98 14 6 5 3 2l'i9 200 feet 11:yer and Co...... Coy's Diggings ... 4 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 20 feet A pperman and Co. ... Coy's Diggings ... 24 0 0 55 15 0 2 6 11 s'undry lots ...... 40 0 0 9 12 6 0 4 19'35 c/rocker and Co ...... Rush worth ...... I:~ e 0 5 3 8 0 7 22'77 c larkc Bros...... Coy's Diggings ... 12 0 0 19 16 0 1 13 0 150 feet 0 hrt ::tnd Co...... Coy's Diggings ... 12 0 0 33 13 () 2 16 2 130 feet s'tewart and Co ...... Coy's Diggings ... 5 0 0 8 ll 0 l 14 4•8 I ,aing and Co...... Coy's Diggings ... 4 0 0 11 5 0 2 16 6 90 feet. ~fomn aud Co...... Coy's Diggings ... 4 0 0 9 6 0 2 6 12 130 feet ------Totals ••• ... 815 0 0 1,647 19 17 2 0 10"59 MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. MARYBOROUGH DIVII!ION. I Leviathan Heef ...... Chinaman's Flat "' 4,150 0 0 449 0 12 0 2 3'93 89 to 200 feet Perseverance ...... Chinaman's Flat ... 67 u 0 9 0 0 0 2 16'47 50 feet Cam brian Battery ... Various places ... 87 10 0 44 4 0 0 10 2'46 Stapleton and party ... Mnid of Athens Reef ... 55 15 0 51 4 0 0 18 8'82 Campaneas and party ... Cleopatra Heef ... 19 0 0 14 10 0 0 15 6·31 Bremer and party ... Cleopatra Reef ... 36 0 u 24 9 0 0 13 14 Willson and party ... Havelock ...... 40 0 0 47 13 0 1 3 19•8 Cock and party ...... Havelock ...... 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 13•71 Brinckmann and party ... White Horse Reef ... 8 0 0 8 10 0 1 I 6 ------Totals ...... 4,470 5 0 651 10 12 0 2 21'95 ------AMHER8T DIVISION, Union Q. M...... Church Hill, Amherst ... 420 0 0 871 3 0 2 1 11•6 Between 400 and 500 feet W. Cosstiek (mill) ... Bet Bet and Amherst ... 124 0 0 20 0 6 0 3 5·47 Near the surface T. Bartlemore (mill) ... Talbot ...... 27 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 7•11 Near the surface Amherst United ... White Horse Reef ... 26 0 0 24 10 0 0 18 20'31 200 feet ------Totals ...... 597 0 0 922 16 6 1 10 21'96 DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA ------DIVISIONS. Queen's Birthday ... Bealiba Reef ...... 450 () 0 116 16 18 0 5 4'62 500 to 600 feet Yorkshire ...... Wat.ts' Heef ... 1,211 () 0 242 I () 0 3 23"94 340 to 500 feet Sydenham ...... Sydenham Reef ... !58 0 0 173 18 10 1 2 0·36 400 feet Inkerman ...... Inkerman ...... 400 0 0 121 10 0 0 6 1·8 85 to 166 feet Public Crushing : Sydenham ...... Various reefs ...... 40 0 0 27 2 0 0 13 13'2 Various depths ------Totals ...... 2,259 0 0 681 8 4 0 6 0•78 lXGLEWOOD DIVISlO!'I. Maxwell's ...... Maxwell's Heef, Inglewood I,437 0 0 1,007 14 12 0 14 0'61 37 5 to 405 feet Fones'Q. M...... Burke's }'!at ... 840 0 0 351 11 0 0 8 s·ss 870 feet P. Anglem and party ... Drendnought Reef,Ingle- 34 0 0 26 14 0 0 15 16'94 wood Odin G. M...... lnglewood ...... 17 0 0 8 0 0 0 9 9'88 130 to 200 feet Toghill and party ... Simmon's Reef, Inglewood 10 0 0 5 13 0 Oil 7•2 80 feet ------Totals ...... 2,338 0 0 1,399 12 12 0 11 23'35 ~ 40 AVERAGE Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz Crushed during the Quarter, &c.-continued. the Division or Sul)division 1 Average Remarks relative to Totnl Yield of Yield of Gold ~ Depth at which the and Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Gold. :Name of Company. I per Ton. Quartz was obtaiued, &e. tons cwt. qr, oz. dwt. gr, oz. dwt. gr. ST. AnNAUD NORTH SuBDIVISION, I~ord Nelson ...... vVestern Reef and others 832 0 o . 765 18 0 0 18 9•86 680 to 7 80 feet New Bendigo ...... Bristo 1 Reef ...... 1,200 0 561 0 0 0 9 8'4 300 to 400 feet Queen Mary ...... Queen )fary ... 10 0 ~ I 4 10 0 0 9 0 East Neuk ...... East Neuk Reef ... 40 0 0 31 ll IS 0 15 19'05 160 feet Public crushings ...... Various reds •• , ... 258 0 0 60 14 0 0 4 16'93 Various depths Totals ...... 2,340 0 0 1,423 13 18 'I 0 12 4'03 CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. ! I CASTLEliiAINE DIVISIO.:'l'. Garfield ...... Sailor's Gully ... 2,789 0 0 726 16 0 o 5 5·091140 feet Garficld ...... Sailor's Gully ... 66 0 0 74 8 0 1 2 13·09 New find, 140 feet Forest Creek ...... Wattle Gully ... 1,519 0 0 565 19 12 0 7 10·84 550 to 650 feet Central ...... Wattle Gully ...... I 1,573 0 0 134 17 3 o I I 7·15 250 to 350 feet Louisa James ...... Sailor's Gully ... 503 0 0 75 8 18 o 2 23'99 140 feet Logan and Co. •.. ... Argus Reef ... 197 0 0 102 13 18 0 10 10·2 In tunnel Little Nuggety •.• ... Nuggety Ueef... 224 0 0 136 7 6 o 12 4'2 . 280 feet Se bas topo I crushing .. • Lady Gully ... 78 0 0 45 6 18 0 11 15 I Near surface Valincourt ...... Burns Ueef ... 18 0 0 12 3 0 0 13 12 In tunnel Totals ...... I 6,967 o 0 1,874 0 3 o 5 9·11 FRYER'S CHEEK DIVISION. I Rowe Brothers ... Cattle's Ueef ...... 949 0 0 ll8 16 0 0 2 12•08 • 150 to 340 feet Jas. Uoberts and party ... Frenchman's Heef ... 174 0 0 13 13 0 0 1 13•65 14 feet New Era G. M. ... •.. Ferron's Heef ... .. • 3,201 0 0 341 4 0 0 2 3•16 200 to 380 feet Brydges and party ... Bullock Ueef . .. •.. 27 0 0 7 12 0 0 5 15'11 75 feet Golden Eagle Q. M. . .. Cattle's Reef .. . •.. 59 0 0 7 5 0 0 2 10'98 300 feet Hunt and Temby .. . Eureka ...... 20 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 50 feet McDonald and Oo. .. . German Gully .. . 43 0 0 40 16 0 0 18 23'44 30 t Caledonia Mills ••• ... Beehive, Baglehawk, 1 1,344 0 0 854 8 0 o 12 17·14 160 to 600 feet J... isle's, Parkin's, and 1 Mahon Reefs Great Western Cymru ... Beehive Reef ... 1,430 0 0 462 16 6 0 6 11·34 200 to 550 feet J,ittle Wonder ...... Smith's Reef ... 109 0 0 7 6 2 0 I 8'16 Surface Pcntarchy ...... Hallelujah and Otago 210 0 0 I 16 10 0 0 1 13·71 20 feet Heefs 1 Alliance .. . Lisle's Ueef 1,531 0 0 3.030 1 8 1 19 13·98 180 feet Governor Loch ...... Irish Billy's l~eef 130 0 0 .160 0 0 1 4 14'76 440 feet Totals ••• 5,479 0 0 5,014 13 4 0 18 7'32 41 AVERAGE Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz Crushed during the Quarter, &c.-continued. Division or :Subdivision, ! •rota! Yield of Remnrks relative to the nnd Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Golrt. ncpth. ut whlcl1 the Narnc of Company. Quartz wus obtainetl, &c. ons cw. qr. oz. d wt. gr. oz. d w.t gr. ST . .ANDREW's DIVISION. Central ...... Reefton ...... 25 0 0 20 10 0 0 16 9•6 70 feet Diamond Creek ...... Diamond Creek ... 262 0 0 70 13 0 0 5 9'43 lOO feet Bacchante ...... i Pan ton Hill ...... 193 0 0 278 8 12 1 8 20'4 300 feet Logan and party ...... : vYarranuyte ...... 9 0 0 15 19 IS 1 15 12'66 35 feet Ganlner and party ... 'y arrandyte ...... 65 0 0 5 8 3 0 I 15'92 Surface Totals ...... 554 0 0 390 19 9 014 2'74 HLUE MouNTAIN NoRTH SUBDIVISION, Triumph .Amelia Reef ... 310 0 0 46 19 0 3 0·71 I From 275 to 305 feet ...... 61 ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. Wimmera ...... Stawell Reefs ...... 1,618 0 0 710 2 23 0 8 18'67 Pioneer and Galatea ... Stawell Reefs ...... 395 0 0 68 3 9 0 3 10•83 New St. George ...... Stawell Hecfs ...... 833 0 0 378 18 2 0 9 2•33 from 200 to Moonlight ...... Stawell Reefs ...... 2,2:~2 0 0 637 14 0 0 5 17'14 1,540 Wonga and Birmingham ... St&well Heefs ...... 1,534 0 0 257 15 7 0 3 8•65 Scotchman's ...... Stawell Reefs .•. ... 4,022 0 0 745 15 0 0 3 17 Totals ...... 10,634 0 0 2,798 8 17 0 5 6'31 GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. OMEO SunnrnsiON. Sundry parcels .•. Dry Gully ------155 0 0 105 3 0 ------0 13 13"63 1 DARGO SUDDIVI.SION. Parnell ... Parnell Reef ... 190 0 0 33 4 8 o 3 ll'92 200 feet JERICHO DIVISION. Toomhon G. M., No Lia· Company's :Yiine 503 o o 736 5 6 9 6·59 100 to 300 feet bility New Lily G. M., .Abcrfeldy Company's Mine ::: I__ 460 ~~--7-_6_1_2,_o___ o __ 3_7_·9_3_ 250 feet Totals ...... 963 0 0 812 17 6 0 16 21•17 -- ·- DoNNELLY's CREEK DIVISION, Toombon G. M...... Stopes, &c...... 903 0 0 i 1,199 0 o, 1 6 13'34 92 feet level I STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION. Long Tunnel Cohcn's ...... 4,359 0 0 5,594 10 0 I 5 16'04 250 to 823 feet Long Tunnel Extended Cohcn's ...... 1,656 0 0 1,392 15 0 0 16 19'69 400 to 700 feet ---·-- Total s ...... 6,015 0 0 6,987 5 0 1 3 5'58 RuSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION. Long Tunnel G. M. Tanjil ...... 117 0 0 35 0 0 0 5 23'59 42 QUARTZ TAILINGS, MULLOCK, ETC. STATEMENT No. 11. SHOWING the AvERAGE YrELD OF GoLD from certain parcels of QuARTZ TAILINGS, MuLLOCK, &c., Crushed in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GoLD obtained therefrom. * Division and Subdivision, Where Quartz Tailings, Quartz Tailings, Total Yield of Average Remarks relative to the and Mullock, &c., were Yield of Gold Depth at which the Name of Company. obtained. M~~~~~~:.c., Gold. per Ton. 1\Iullock, &c., were obtained, ----·--·--·------·1------tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. 8TEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION. Trethowan and party Elaine 12 0 0 11 0 0 0 18 8 Lindsay and party Elaine 39 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1"23 Totals 51 o o I 15 o o o 5 21·11 BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. YACKANDANDAH SOUTH SUBDIVISION, Lady Mary ...... Hillsborough ...... 55 0 0 10 6 0 0 3 17•89 ------INDIGO DIVISION. Various companies ... Various sources ... 360 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 16 Mostly surface ------BucKLAND DIVISION. John Butler and Co. ... Bright ...... 43 0 0 4 6 0 0 2 0 ------W .\NDILIGONG SUBDIVISION. Nankervis and Sangster ... Various localities ... 350 0 0 i5 2 2 0 4 7 SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. HEATH COTE DIVISION AND I WARANGA SouTH SuB- i DIVISION. Various companies . .. ' Redcastle and Stafford- 60 0 0 9 15 0 0 3 6 I shire Flat MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. MARYBOROUGH DIVISION, I' Cambrian Battery ... Mosquito ...... I 304 0 0 7 12 0 0 0 12 ------ST. AnNAUD NoRTH Sun- DIVISION. I i Watson and Co ...... St. Arnaud ...... 200 0 0 30 0 0 0 3 0 I CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. CASTLE}IAINE DIVISION. Ajax and others ...... Campbell's Creek .. . 606 0 0 40 9 0 0 1 8"04 Davis and Co...... Jj'orest Creek ...... i42 0 0 46 7 6 0 1 5'99 ------Totals ...... 1,348 0 0 86 16 6 0 1 6•91 ------TARRANGOWER DIVISION. Linscott's Mills ...... Lisle's Reef ...... 69 0 0 14 5 8 0 4 3'24 160 to 180 feet Caledonia Mills ...... Parkin's Reef ...... 25 0 0 3 15 0 0 3 0 400 to 600 feet Phcenix Mills ...... Lisle's Beef ...... 104 0 0 I 18 4 0 0 3 12 160 to 180 feet ---~------Totals ...... 198 0 0 36 4 8 0 3 15'79 ST. ANDREW'S DIVISION. __6_6_-:-:-1 Central ...... Reefton ...... 8 10 0 0 2 13•81 70 feet Gardner and party Warrandyte ...... 54 0 0~ 2 15 16 0 1 0·74 Surface "' ------120 0 11 5 16 0 1 21'13 Totals ...... 01 • See Note at foot of Statement No. 9. 43 AvERAGE Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz Tailings, .Mullock, &c., Crushed-continued. Division and Subdivision, Where Quartz Tailings, Quartz Tailings. Average n.enmrks relative to the Total Yield of Yield of Goltl und :liullock, &c., were }lullock; &c., Gold. IMull~~~t~,at which the Name of Comprmy. obtaine(l, Crushed. jlcrTon. , &c., were obtained. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. ~;r. ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. New St. George ...... Stawell Reefs ...... 2,940 0 0 161 2 12 0 1 2•3 Moonlight ...... Stawell Reefs ...... 799 0 0 59 6 0 0 1 ll•62 North and South Wales ... Cosmopolitan Reef, &c. 321 0 0 36 1 18 0 2 5•96 Totals ...... 4,060 0 0 256 10 6 0 1 6'32 PYRITES AND BLANKETINGS. STATEM.ENT No. 12. SHOWING the AVERAGE YIELD OJ;' GoLD from certain parcels 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. Avemge .• Remarks relat!V tons cwt. qr. I oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. i BALLARAT MI~I.NG DISTRICT. CENTRAL DIVISION. Band.of Hope and Albion Redan ...... 31 0 0 34 15 12 1 2 10•45 Consols Black Hill ...... Black Hill ...... 25 0 0 26 l7 3 I 1 11'64 Britannia ...... Specimen Gully ... 1 10 0 2 9 0 1 12 16 Llanberris ...... Gum :Flat ...... 25 0 0 46 18 12 I 17 12•96 Speedwell ...... Poverty Point ... 10 0 0 18 4 0 1 16 9'6 Totals ...... 92 10 0 129 4 3 1 7 22•47 CLUNES SunmvisiO::<. Port Phillip ...... Clunes ...... ·18 0 0 235 2 0 4 1i 23 New Korth Chmes ... Clunes ...... 18 15 0 85 12 12 411 8 South Clunes ...... Clunes ...... 23 18 0 70 5 0 2 18 18·R7 Totals ...... 90 13 0 390 19 12 4 6 6'24 8TEIGLITZ Su!lDIVISION. Enterprise ...... Elaine ...... 202 0 0 124 0 0 0 12 6·65 Tl1c wiwlc of the pyrites give>n herein was not got Br.AcKwoon DrvisiON i-- at ElM ne, bn t was sent to be treated at the cum· A~D BLUE "\IouN'I'.UN SouTn pany's works, SunmvrsmN. Marquand and Boy ... Harry's Reef ...... l 10 0 7 10 0 5 0 0 BEECHWORTH MINI~G DISTRICT. vV ANDILIGONG Sun• DIVISION. At Nankervis and Sang- ster's Works- Vale and Mance ... Never too Late ... 6 16 0 6 16 0 1 0 0 1--- MITTA MITT A Xo:rtTn Sun- DIVISIO:{. Granya ...... Cotton Tree, Granya ... 90 0 0 157 7 0 1 l4 23'2 -- Ih:Tll.\NGA SUBDIVISION. Murray Valley Pyrites ... Hainbury ...... 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 . * See Note at foot or Statement No. 9. 44 A VElU.GE Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Pyrites and Blanketings operated on, &c.-continued. Division and Subdivision, Wl.tcrc Pyrites aml Blanketlngs l'nites / Average Remarks relative to tl>e and and Blauketings Total Yield of Yield of Gold Depth at which the Name of Company. were obtained. operated on. Gold. ------per Ton. Pyrites, &c., were obtained. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr, oz. dwt. gr. SANDHURST MINING DISTlUCT. SANDHURST DIVISION, United Pyrites ... Pinchgut Gully ... 420 0 0 11,050 12 0 2 10 0'68 Great Western Pyrites ... Great Western Gully ... 95 0 0 207 11 0 2 3 16'67 Liddell and Co...... Little Derwent Gully ... 193 10 0 571 5 12 2 19 1'11 Totals ... ••• i 708 10 0 1,829 8 12 2 11 15•41 • EAGLEHAWK SUBDIVISION. Sandhurst and Eaglehawk Jackass Flat ...... 344 0 0 629 5 0 1 16 14'02 P.G.E. Belmont and Saxby ... St. MungoandDevonshire 35 0 0 88 10 0 2 10 13•71 Ellenborough ...... St. Mungo and Devonshire 13 0 0 20 19 0 1 12 5•53 Extended St. Mungo ... St. Mungo and Devonshire. 8 0 0 11 16 0 1 9 12 Lady l3arkly ...... St. M ungo and Devonshire 42 0 0 151 4 0 3 12 0 La Belle ...... St. }fun go and Devonshire 6 0 0 7 9 0 1 4 20 New St. Mungo ...... St. Mungo and Devonshire 7 10 0 26 4 0 3 9 20'8 Sadow:t ...... St. M~,;ngo and Devonshire 34 0 0 78 15 0 2 6 7•76 St. Mungo ...... St.Mungoand Devonshire 36 0 0 87 9 0 2 8 14 Totals ...... 525 10 0 1,101 11 0 2 1 22•17 CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. I CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. Geo. Yeats ...... CastlemainePyritesWorks I 63 0 0 101 19 0 i 1 12 8•76 FRYER'S CREilK. I Rowe Brothers ...... Cattle's Reef ... ~·. ' 7 0 0 9 5 0 1 6 10•28 150 to 340 feet. -- IIEPDURN DIVISION, I Rising Star ...... Frenchman's Reef ... 34 0 0 123 4 12 3 12 11•64 380 to 450 feet Cornish ...... Cornish Hecf ...... 20 0 0 57 3 0 2 17 3'6 745 feet Total ...... 54 0 0 180 7 12 3 6 19•33 WASHDIRT AND CEMENT. STATEMENT lfo. 13. SHOWING the A YE RAGE YIELD OF GoLD from certain parcels of W ASHDIRT Puddled and Sluiced and CEMENT Crushed during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom. Quantity Total Yield of j Avernge Qunnttty Total Yield of ] Average llnnlng Districts. Pu ~------· -~------~------~- Washdirt. tons cwt. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Cement. tons cwt. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Ba!larat"' ... 35,801 0 2,744 12 6 0 1 12'79 Ballara.t :j: ... 1,293 0 868 13 6 0 13 10•47 Beechworth t ... 52,086 0 2,813 9 0 0 1 1'92 Beech worth ...... Sandhurst ...... Sandhurst ...... Maryborough ... 43,i77 0 7,301 14 5 0 3 8•06 Maryborough § ... 289 0 125 19 0 0 8 17'19 Castlemaine ... 86,588 0 0 0 1 11•75 Castlemaine 11 ... 150 0 45 0 0 0 6 0 Ararat ...... _: 6,44~:: 0 .. . Ararat, ... 720 0 129 18 1 0 3 14'6 Gippsland Gippsland ...... ·~ Totals ... 218,25:! 0 ]19,307 15 ll 0 1 18'46 Totals ... 2,452 0 • 1,169 10 7 0 9 12•94 I 11 NOTE.-Stateruent Kos. 13, !4, and 15 do not show the total quantities of W>~Slldirt putldletl and sluiced and cement crushed in the several localities, but only th~ yields from certain washings aml erushings respecting whtch the lYJining Registrars; have been able to obtain reliable infomlation. The returnd n.1·e very imperfect as regard5 the washdirt, O'\Ying to the imposs1iJility of obtaining particulars oi the quantity of earth treated by hydraulic sluiciug, &c., and owing to the ctrcum.stance that many of the mnelline owners are unable to give, or are precluded from giving, information. * Certain parcels treated in the Smythesdale, Southern, and Clunes divisions only.--t Certain parcels treated In the Deecbworth, Indigo, and Bucklnnd divisions on!y.-t Certain parcels treated In Sruythesuale and Cresw!ck divisions only.-§ Certain parcels treated In llfaryborough and Amherst divisions only.-ii Certain parcels treated in Fryer's Creek division only .-'If Certain parcels trellted in Pleasant Creel< dlvioton only. 45 WASHDIRT. STATEMENT lio. 14. SHOWING the AVERAGE YIELD OF GOLD from certain parcels of WASHDJRT Puddled or Sluiced in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom.* I Division or Su\Jdivislon, Total Yield ' Average 1 Remarks relative to the o.nd Where w ... hdirt was obtained. WashdirtPudt\led. of Gold. Yield ol Gold 1 • DeJ?th at whiell the Name ol Company. per Ton. i Washdirt was obto.lned, &c. ------I ------'------1 tons cwt. qr, oz. dwt. g1". oz. dwt. gr. I BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. SOUTliERN DIVISION, Turner and party ... Break·o'-Day ...... 1,420 0 0 154 5 17 0 2 4'15 20 to 52 feet; 2 feet ------thick SMYTHESDALE DIVISION. Reform ...... IIaddon ...... 3,625 0 0 454 15 0 0 2 12•21 60 feet Trunk Lead ...... Haddon ...... 14,480 0 0 725 15 0 0 1 o·u6 260 feet Racecourse ...... Haddon ...... 9,100 0 0 785 19 0 0 1 17"46 160 feet ---- Totals ...... 27,205 0 0 1,966 9 0 0 I 10·69 ---- CLUNES DIVISION. Port Phillip ...... Clunes ...... 320 0 0 40 2 0 0 2 12'15 lOO feet. This washdirt was crushed instead of being puddled South Clunea ...... Clunes ...... 3,3til 0 0 318 ll 18 0 1 21'49 About 200 feet. This washdirt was crushed, not puddlcd New Lothair ...... Clunes ...... 2,085 0 0 232 0 0 0 2 5'41 At 324 feet from sur- face. This washdirt was crushed, not puddled Bute and Downes Amalga- Clunes ...... 460 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 17'll About 300 feet from mated surface Comet Co-operative (China- Clunes ...... 950 0 0 16 15 19 0 0 8•48 About 150 feet from men) surface Totals ...... 7,176 0 0 623 17 13 0 I 17"73 • I BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. BEECHWORTII DIVISION. Ah Sam and Co...... Bowman's Forest 2,100 0 0 315 0 0 0 3 0 120 feet INDIGO DIVISION. Chiltern Valley Gold Mines Chiltern and other Leads 31,776 0 0 ' 1,454 9 0 o o 21·97 280 feet Various companies ... Glamorganshire, Stock 3,3!.10 0 0 236 0 0 o 1 10·12 Surface to 200 feet yard, &c. ------!------/ Totals ... 35,096 0 0 1,690 9 0 0 0 23'll ------~--- Bl::CKLAND DIVISION. Ah Gee and Co...... IIarrietville ••• 2,380 0 0 70 0 l4•ll Ah Wye and Co...... Harrietville ... 600 u 0 40 g 1 8 Ah Sue and Co. •.. .. . Buckland 1,160 0 0 60 g ~I 1 o·s2 l Ah }'at and Co...... Buckland 850 0 0 70 0 0 • 0 I 15·52 Ah Moon and Co. .. . Buekland 700 0 0 lOO 0 0 0 2 20•57 Hon Chin and Co. .. . Buckland 1,650 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 !!0•36 Ah llee and Co...... lfreeburgh 900 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 22•4 lShallo\v workings Ah Chee and Co. .. . Freeburgh 1,200 0 0 64 0 0 0 1 1'6 Hon Chin and Co. . .. Free burgh 600 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 12 Ah Chew and Co. . .. Freeburgh suo () () 26 0 0 0 0 15·6 Ah W ong and Co. . .. 1'reeburgh 900 0 0 45 0 0 0 I 0 Quon Tack and Co. . .. Freeburgh 650 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 16•24 j Small parties and cradle men Freeburgh 2,500 0 0 I84 0 0 0 I II·32 Totals ... 14,890 0 0 808 0 0 0 l 2•05 • See Note at loot ol Sta.tement N"o. 13. 46 AvERAGE Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Washdirt Puddled or Sluiced, &c.-continued. Division or Subdivision, Average Total Yield Remarks relative to the and Where Washdlrt was obtained. WasMirt Puddled. of Gold. Yield of Gold Depth at which the -----·------Name of Company. ------1------per Ton. Washdlrt was obtained, &e. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. I MARTBOROUGH DIVISION, Duke ...... Timor ...... 19,137 0 0 2,870 11 0 0 3 0 300 feet Duke Consols ...... Timor ...... 1,000 0 0 605 9 12 0 12 2'62 204 feet Carisbrook United ... Carisbrook ...... 3,500 0 0 552 16 0 0 3 3•81 200 feet John Bright ...... Lower Alma...... 300 0 0 115 17 12 0 7 17'4 168 feet Keep-it-Dark ...... Chinaman's Flat ... 390 0 0 41 5 0 0 2 2•76 160 feet Totals ...... 24,327 0 0 4,185 19 0 0 3 10'59 MAJOltCA SUBDlVISION. ------·---- New Kong Meng ... Majorca ...... 3,900 0 0 i76 11 0 0 3 23•57 170 and 200 feet New Kong Meng, No. 1 Majorca ...... 275 0 0 52 9 5 0 3 19'56 160 feet Tribute party New Kong Meng, No. 2 Majorca...... 275 0 0 97 19 0 0 7 2·9G 160 feet Tribute party New Kong Meng, No. 3 Majorca ...... 50 0 0 8 8 0 0 3 8'64 150 feet Tribute party ---- Totals ...... 4,1'i00 0 0 935 7 5 0 4 3·77 ------AMHEilST DIVISION, ------I South Greenock ...... 'Mt. Greenock Lead ... 2,850 0 0 618 13 18 0 4 8•2 135 feet Union ...... Mt. Greenock Lead ... 1,900 0 0 63 15 9 0 0 16•11 160 feet Totals ...... 4,i50 0 0 682 9 3 0 2 20•96 AVOCA DIVISION. Working 1\Iiners United ... Company's ground,IIome- 6,200 0 0 865 0 0 0 2 18•96 bush ----- Dt:NOLLr AND TA.RNA.GULLA DIVISION. Burnt Creek Burnt Crc~k ... 4,000 0 632 18 21 0 3 3'95 128 feet ...... 01 CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. FRTER'S CREEK DIVISION. Ellis and party ... Church's Flat ... 2,600 0 0 39 0 0 0 0 7'2 112 to 15 feet Tonkin and party ... Church's :Flat ... 104 0 0 10 8 0 0 2 0 14 feet Vosti and party ...... German Gully ... 650 0 0 16 5 0 0 0 12 16 feet Hansen nnd party ... Mopokc Gully ... 400 0 0 10 () 0 0 0 12 10 to 12 feet Thomas and party ... Bald Hill ...... 400 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 90 feet Williams and party ... I New Year's Flat ... 3,900 0 0 39 0 0 0 0 4'8 14 to 16 feet Robcrts and party ... Butcher's Hill ... 300 0 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 90 feet Andersen and party ... i Spring Gully ...... 400 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 9•6 12 to 14 feet J ensen and party ... · Specimen Hill ... 600 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 4'8 Various Webb and party ...... Spring Gully ...... 500 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 6·72 18 to 20 feet Mein's Freehold G. M. ... Guildford ...... 1,100 0 0 80 0 0 0 1 10•9 220 feet ------Totals ...... 10,954 0 0 235 13 0 0 0 10'33 HEPBURN DIVISION, Smeaton G. M. ... Smeaton ...... 2,280 0 0 370 13 0 0 3 6'03 270 feet Long Tunnel G. M. ... Italian Hill ...... 629 0 () 47 16 0 0 1 12'47 100 to 150 feet Yandoit Grand Junction ... Yandoit ...... 3,200 0 0 560 0 0 0 3 12 120 feet Yandoit Freehold ... Yandoit ...... 80 0 0 9 9 0 0 2 8•7 120 feet Sailor Prince Extended ... Deep Creek ...... 525 0 0 28 5 6 0 1 1'84 320 feet Ilepburn Home Paddock ... Smeaton ...... 24,710 0 0 12,471 1 0 0 2 0 225 feet Sutton and party ... Table Hill ...... 540 0 0 13 10 0 0 0 12 1 to 15 feet 248 Chinese ...... All over the division ... 12,000 0 0 300 0 0 0 0 12 Shallow European prospectors ... All the division ... 14,000 0 0 350 0 0 0 0 12 1 to 50 feet ----,---- Totals ...... 57,964 0 0 4,150 14 6 0 1 10•37 T ARADALE AND KTNETON --~- SUBDIVISION. ' Ellis's Freehold ...... Taradale South ... 5,700 0 0· 794 0 0 0 2 18•86 250 feet Royal Standard ...... Malmsbury ...... 650 0 o I 116 3 10 0 3 13'79 lOO feet Aroona ...... Drummond ... .. 1,330 0 0* 332 10 0 0 5 0 290 feet . ---- Total( ...... 7,680 0 0 1,242 13 10 0 3 5"66 TARRANGOWER DIVISION. Abram, Grigg, and Co. ... Porcupine Flat ... 390 0 0 9 15 0 0 0 12 10 to 20 feet John Knight and Co. ... Porcupine Flat ... 400 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 12 20 to 30 feet Totals ...... 790 0 0 19 15 0 0 0 12 ST . .ANDR.Ew's DIVISIO~. 140 Europeans ...... All the division ... 8,000 0 0 700 0 0 0 1 18 Surface 84 Chinese ...... All the division ... 1,200 0 0 lOO 0 0 0 1 16 Surface Totals ...... 9,200 0 0 800 0 o 1 ~ 1i·74 • Estimated. 47 CEMENT. STATEMEifT Ifo. 15. SHOWING the AvERAGE YIELD of GoLD from certain parcels of CElllENT Crushed in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom.• Division or Subdivision, Average Remarks relative to the Cement Crushed I Total Yield of Yield of Geld Depth at wblcl! the and I Where Cement was obtained. • Gold. Name of Company, i------1------per Ton. Cement was obtained. I tons cwt. qr.[ oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr, BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. SMYTHESDALE DIVISION. I : : Mark and Son .. . •.. Hard Hills, Carngham ... 1 405 0 0 51 3 6 i 0 2 12'64 20 feet E. Woods ...... Dreamer's Hill ... · 25 0 0 3 15 0 0 3 0 ao to 50 feet ----·--- Totals ... 430 0 0 54 18 6 0 2 13'3 CRESWICK DIVISION. I Madame Berry ••. .. . Spring Hill ...... I 40 0 0 43 15 0 1 1 21 Histori ...... Spring Hill ... i 823 0 0 770 0 01 0 18 17•08 ---- Totals ... ••• ! 863 0 0 813 15 0 0 18 20•6 MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. MA:RYllOROUGH DIVISION, r Duke ...... Timor ...... 3 0 0 106 4 0 135 8 0 Sand ----- AMUERST DIVISION. T. Bartlemore ...... Tal bot ...... 286 0 0 19 15 0 0 1 9'15 1 Near the surface I I CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT• FinER's CREEK DIVISION.! Thomas and party ... Bald Hill ... 1 150 0 0 1 45 0 0 0 6 0 90 feet I ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. h.EAM" Cm• Dmow•. North and South Wales ... Deep Lead, &c. ... 720 0 0 129 18 1 0 3 14•6 1 * See Note at loot ol Statement No. 13. 48 STATEMENT No. 16. SHOWING THE NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERS ON THE GOLD-FIELDS OF '!'HE COLONY FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1884. (From Returns made by the ]}fining Registrars.) Name of Place, No. Total. Name of Place. No. Total. , ___ l---- BALLARAT DISTRICT, Brought forward ...... 5,01 2 Central Division : Clunes Subdivision: Ballarat West, including Seba.stopol 378 Clunes ...... 495 and Mount Rowan Smeaton ...... 9 Ballarat East, including Canadian, 1,046 504 Sailor's Gully, Black Hill, and Little Gordon Subdivision: -- Bendigo Egerton ...... 276 Sago Hill ...... 20 Gordon ...... 50 -- 1,444 Korweinguboora ...... 12 Southern Division: Steiglitz Subdivision: -- 338 Long Gully ...... 6 Steiglitz ...... 20 Staffordshire Reef ...... 35 Elaine and :\lount Doran ...... 40 Italian Gully ...... 4 Morrison's and Dolly's Creek ... 30 Kangaroo ...... 52 W oodburn Creek ...... 10 Moonlight ...... 4 -- lOO Bulldog ...... 40 Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain Rokewood Junction ...... 40 So uti! Subdivision: Mount Misery ...... lOO Golden Point ...... 40 Yankee Hill ...... 5 Hed Hill ...... 30 Grassy Gully ...... 25 Barry's Reef and Split Tree ... 70 Spring Creek ...... 8 Yankee Heef, Creek, and Union Reef ... 55 Sawpit Gully ...... 6 Simmons' Reef ...... 40 Jackson's Gully ...... 5 Sebastopol and Lower Lerderderg ... 40 Whim Holes ...... 10 Blakeville ...... 10 Hard Hills ...... 30 Snake Gully ...... 15 Frenchman's ...... 10 Goodman's Creek and Bullenga.rook ... 10 Pinchgut ...... 13 Ballan Flat ...... 20 Break-o'-Day ...... 71 Garibaldi, Green Hills, and vicinity ... 25 Western Creek and Pitfield Plains ... 36 Wright's Reef ...... 30 -- 500 Bacchus Marsh and vicinity ... 15 Buninyong Division: Malter's Hill ...... 10 Durham and tributaries ...... 20 i -- 410 Green Hills and Devonshire ... 16 I Ballan Subdivision: Hard Hills ...... 18 Upper Werribee River and vicinity ... I 4 Hiscock's line of reef ...... 260 i 1- 4 Winter's Flat and Cobbler's ... 20 --- Napoleon, Kitty's Ranges, and Gym pie 14 I Total for Ballarat District ...... 6,368 Grenville ...... 4 I --- Magpie Ranges ...... 20 --- P. J. Hanges ...... 4 BEECHWORTH DISTRICT, Black Lead ...... 8 Beechwot·th Division: Long Gully and Poor Man's ...... 12 Spring Creek ...... 105 Union Jack ...... 2 Silver Creek ...... 25 Prospecting and isolated parties ... 8 Deep Creek ...... 20 -- 406 Hurdle Creek ...... 25 Smyt!tesdale Division: Pennyweight l<'lat ...... 50 Smythesdale ...... 50 Two-mile Creek ...... 40 Searsdale and Newtown ...... so Three-mile Creek ...... I HO Cape Clear ...... 25 Six-mile Creek ...... 30 Brown's ...... 20 Stony Creek ...... 35 Italian Gully ...... 10 Myrtleford, &c...... lOO Derwent Jack's ...... 60 ·w ooragee, &c...... 50 Piggoreet ...... 10 Reid's Creek ...... 28 Bottle Hill ...... 40 Woolshed ...... 85 Snake Valley and Hard Hills ... 70 Sebastopol ...... 60 Happy Valley and Lucky Woman's ... 85 Eldorado ...... 60 Haddon ...... 400 Stanley and neighbourhood ...... 260 Golden Lake ...... 5 Bowman's Forest ...... 60 Madden's Flat ...... 10 Yackandandah South Subdivision: -- 1,17 3 Linton's ...... 110 Clear Creek ...... 40 Monkey Gully ...... 15 I Moonlight Bruarong ...... 4 ...... 5 Kirby's Flat ...... 10 Preston Hill ...... 5 12 1,000 Rowdy Flat ...... -- Os borne's Flat ...... 15 Creswick Subdivision : Allan's Flat ...... s Creswick ...... 15 Staghorn Flat ...... 13 Spring hill ...... 1,220 Twist's Creek ...... 27 Hed Streak ...... 270 Muddy Creek ...... 16 Union Hill ...... 6 Hills borough ...... 25 Longpo:int ...... 10 Sanrly Creek ...... 90 Diamond Gully ...... 6 Township 30 6 ...... Cobbler's Gully ...... Hayes' Point ...... 14 Bald Hills ...... 25 Fell Timber Creek ...... 3 Sulky Gully ...... 2 30 Slaty Creek ...... 25 Indigo Division: -- 7 Mopoke ...... 10 Chiltern and New Ballarat Leads ... 196 Humbug Hill ...... 12 Suffolk Lead ...... 6 Portuguese Flat ...... 15 Indigo Lead ...... 78 Back Creek ...... 10 Lancashire Lead ...... 6 Bullarook ...... 30 Lanarkshire Lead ••• ...... 6 1,662 Caledonian Lead ...... 16 ------Carried forward ...... 5,012 Carried forward ...... 1,48 0 I 49 NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MINERS ou the Gold-fields, &c.-continued. Total. Name of Place. No. Total. Name of r1ace. Nu. Brought forward 1,480 Brought forward ... :1,435 Indigo Division-con tinned. M itta Ill ill a N or·th Suhdivi,ion: Clydesdale Lead 2 Granya and vicinity ~I 0 Robert Burns Lead 4 90 Durham Lead 7 Mitta Mitta South Subdivision: Rutherglen Reefs ... 21 Granite Flat ;)() 58 Chiltern Beefs Mitta Mitta Hiver ..• ~I) Kincardinshire Lead 5 Junction 18 Newcastle Lead 2 Lightning Creek 12 All England Lead ... 4 Snowy Creek 9 Stockyard Lead 12 Mount Cmlgewa 10 McHughes' Gully Lead 2 Logbridge Creek 2 Glamorganshire Lead 14 -I 101 439 Bethanga Subdivision: I Buck/and Division: llethanga and vicinity 8 Buckland ... 276 8 Harrietville 124 Jamieson Subdivision: Harrietville to Bright 363 Howqua llills 40 Bright to Boundary, including Run llowqua l{inr to .Jamicson River :!0 ning Creek 72 Mack's Creek 20 835 Sailor Bill's Creek ... 50 Wandiligong Subdivision: J amicson to Loyal a 120 Morse's and Growler's Creeks 132 250 Dark River Subdivision: 132 Dark Hivcr Alexandra Subdivision: Brown's Creek Alexandra and vicinity 20 Lawson's Creek Gobur and vicinity 12 Little !Jark Hiver Devil's Hi ver and tributaries 18 :\Icl~ay's Cret·k ... i J ohnson's Creek and tributaries ~ Green':; Creek ' :'c; : UT Creek 2 ]() .--1 Goulburn Hiver I 1---- G Doogalook Total for lleechworth District ... ! 4,09fi Spring Creek and Durham Gully G Hi gin botham :! Ti-trec Creek and vicinity ... 24 I Acheron l~iver nnd Field Maindamplc and Doon 8 i SANDHURST lhSTHICT. Yea and Yea Hiver 20 I Sandhurst Division: Merton and vicinity 7 Back Creek and Spring Gully HI 15 King Parrot Creek Sheepshearl and Golden Gully I ~·J Arcona and Ilevfield ·1 Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat 170 Moving popnln£ion ... ]() Crusoe Gully and neighbourhood 40 168 ::\larong ant! Dullock Creek -o Dry Cree" Subdivision : Victoria rtlHl N ew-ehum Reefs 4'iiJ Brankeet Creek Long, Mai NuMBER and DrsTRIBUTION of MINERS on the Gold-fields, &c.-conti1lued. ,. ! T I Name of Place. ,,o. I ota • Name oll'lace. No. Total. ------11------~ ~------1-----1----- Brought forward...... I 4)l61 Drought forward ...... 3,342 Waranga North Subdivision: lnglewood Divi8ion : Rush worth llO lnglewood .. . S95 Whroo 79 Berlin Diggings .. . lOO Coy's Diggings 60 Kingower .. . 145 249 Mclntyrc's .. . 20 Synnott's ... 40 Total for Sandhurst District 4,910 Bnrkc's Flat ... 85 Opossum Flat ..• 20 Wchla ...... 45 Jordan ... •.. 30 l(angadaraar Creek 20 MARYDOliOUGH DlSTIUCT. 900 Maryborouglt Division: Wedderburn Dh•ision: Alma 3(1 69 Waterloo 10 \V cdderlmrn .•• ...... Inkermau 20 A voc!t Eorest and Pine IHdge .. . Hi Woolshcd and Yorkshire ]'!at ... 13 Moonlight Flat 20 Adelaide Lead 35 Kilburnie ...... 10 Golden Point Gariualdi ...... 8 20 :vraryuorough Gully and neighbourhood 32 Craigie 25 Wychetclla Gully ...... 6 Four-mile Flat 20 154 Carisbrook 90 Mosquito 30 Redbank Subdivi;ion: Blucher's Heef 2D l\foonambel, &c. 85 Newtown 40 J<:mcralt! .Flat 20 Havelock 4D Reduank, &c. 20 Chinaman's l<'lat 500 125 Blackman's Lead 25 Maryborough St. Arnawl South Subdivision: 240 Stuartmill, &c...... 12 1,165 Majwca Subdivision: Hincs ...... •• .. . 11 Darling Flat ...... ••• 21! Majorca 150 Sandy Creek ...... •.. 9 England's Hill Lead 10 Gibraltar Lead Cantcrbnrv ...... 13 15 G nllies between Stuartmill and Hines Scandinavian Lead 10 8 75 McCallum's Creek :~o Rocky .Flat 15 'I St. Arnaud North Subdivision: l3cndigo ... •.. 147 230 ,I New Amherst Di•;ision: St. Arnaud .. . 184 Silver Mines, &c. .. . 8 Tal bot 15 &c. •.. 12 Seandinavian Lead 10 J<:rnu, Mount Greenock Lead lOO Carapoocc .. . 5 Bdl Hock, &c. .. . 8 Nuggety and Long Gullies ••• 30 1\:angnroo Gully and Flat ... Blink Bonnic, &e ... . 16 30 Malice ...... 36 Mia Mia Flat and tributaries 40 Daisy Hill and tributaries Queen l\fary, &c. .. . 15 90 Dalycnong .. . 7 Adelaide Lead South 20 Blacksmith's Gully Jere .Jaw ...... 22 20 Bay Horse Heef ... 15 Emu and Cockatoo 50 1: Brown's Gully 475 Rocky Flat Lilicur I ~~ Total for J\faryborough District ... 5,07 - 429 .dvoca Subdivision: CA!TLE~!All Carried forward Carried forward 51 NuMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MINERS on the Gold-fields, &c.-continued. : I Name of Place. So. Total. Name of l'lace. No. Total. ······---~·- - ··-- --·····- ---·--- Brought forward ...... 2,004 AuARAT DISTRICT, Davlesford ( Flepbum) Division: A.rarat Division: I Dry Diggings Section ...... 35 I Amrat Proper ...... 250 Yantloit Section ...... 90 Armstrong's ...... liO Boots Gully Section ...... 0"_, I l'hilip's Flat l11Hl Cathcart ...... :~5 l talian Gully Section ...... 14 Shca's Flat ...... 10 , Spring Creek Section ...... 51 Opossum Gully and Port Curtis ... 35 Doctor's Gully Section ...... 21 I 1\loyston and Londonderry ...... 30 Brandy-hot Section ...... 28 I --- 420 Deep Creek Section ...... 15 : Blind Creek Section ...... 91 Pleasant Creek Division: Stony Creek Section ...... as Silver Shilling ...... 12 Wombat Creek Section 5~) llccp Lcad,l<'orty-foot, & W elshmnn's Flat 250 ...... i Day!esford Section ...... 272 Great Western ...... 150 Connell's Gully Section ...... 20 Stawell ...... 540 Western Mines ...... 95 I Seventy-foot ...... 15 Southern Mines ...... 24 Germania ...... 6 1- 940 Welcome ...... 2 Darli ngton ...... 4 Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision: I lronbark ...... 8 : Cosmopolitan 14 I ...... Tara.dale ...... 92 I --- 1,001 Bell topper ...... 69 Barkly Division: l~edesdale ...... 12 Mahnsbury Lall No. 53. H 52 NmiBER an Brought forward 777 Brought forward 1,666 Dargo Subdivision : Russell's Creek Division : Middle Dargo 26 Lower Dargo 8 Cross-over Creek 8 Wentworth River ••• 14 Tanjil 42 Russell's Creek 18 Exhibition Reef 10 Hawthorn Creek Mitcheli River 17 9 Wombat Creek 3 Swamp Creek 2 Buckley's Flat Parnell Reef 8 2 Western Branch, Tanjil River 6 Dane's Creek 3 Camp Creek Teacup Creek 4 4 N ormanby Reef 2 Sandy Creek 2 Jindivic 6 Budgee Reefs 5 Narracan Creek 99 3 Jericho Division: Tar win 6 12 Clarke's Gully 1 Dry Creek Trafalgar ... Lower Jordan 42 3 Lady Manners Sutton Creek 4 Upper Jordan 7 Stony Creek ••• ••• Red Jacket Creek ••• 8 2 BB Creek 15 Traralgon ... 6 Ross Gully 1 Toorak Line 4 German Gully Toombon Claim 40 2 Neerim 2 New Lily Claim 9 Bear's Creek Thomson Hiver 8 3 Aberfeldy River 25 133 Star and Thomson .•• 12 Bendoc Subdivision: Prospecting and fossicking ... 20 202 Ben doe 12 Donnelly's Creek Division: Lower Bendoc 4 Donnelly's Creek 75 Delegate River 10 Aberfeldy 67 Bog and Queensborough 26 Fulton's Creek 2 Back Creek 12 Blackwall Reef 5 Prospecting 8 149 72 Stringer's Creek Division: Walhalla (Cohen's Reef) 370 Tarwin Subdivision: Aberfeldy River 10 Foster Thomson River 20 25 Deep Creek 2 Stringer's Creek 8 Turton's Creek Black Diamond 4 6 Tin Creek, Franklin 4 Ranges ... 10 30 Fulton's Creek 2 j--- Tubal Cain 8 Total for Gippsland District <1-39 1,901 Carried forward 1,666 GRAND TOTAL 29,075 Office of Mines, C. W. LANGTREE, Melbourne, 16th July, 1884. Acting Secretary for Mines. 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Scale 16 chains Gold-fields each ., 0 7 6 to 1 inch . .. .. • .. • each ,. 0 2 6 Geological Sketch Map of Cape Otway District Pamphlet on the "Treatment of Ores in Upper (with section) ...... , 0 5 0 Hungary." (Ulrich) ...... ••• u 0 1 0 Geological Map of the Creswick Gold-field ... , 0 5 0 Notes on the Nuggety Reef, Maldon. (Ulrich) , 0 0 6 Reports of Progress on the Geolo¥.ical Survey Geological Map of the Learmonth District .. • , 0 5 0 of Victoria, with maps and illustrations. Geological Sketch Map (revised) of Cape Pat- Nos. II., IV., and V. each , 0 3 6 terson Coal-fields ... ••• each , 0 3 6 Ditto, ditto, ditto. No. III. ... , 0 5 0 Geological Maps of Beechworth and Mitchell Ditto, ditto, ditto. No. VI. ... , 0 2 6 River (with section) Gold-fields .•• each ,. 0 3 0 Prodromus of the Palreontology of Victoria, Plan of Ballarat, Sebastopol,. and Buninyong or Figures and Descriptions of Victorian Goldfield (with section), showing mining Organic Remnins (McCoy). Decades II., areas to be drained by a proposed adit ... , 0 5 0 III., IV., V., VI., and VII. ... each , 0 2 6 Report of the Bonrd appointed to report on the Quarter-sheets published by the late Geological methods of treating pyrites and pyritous Survey Department ...... each , 0 3 0 vein-stuffs, as practised on the Gold-fields of Geological Map of Russell's Creek Gold-field ••• , 0 2 6 Victoria, &c., &c., with plans and sections... , 0 4 0 Acts, Orders in Council, Notices, Mining Board Plan of the underground survey of the Hustler's By-laws relating to the Gold-fields, 1874 ... , line of Reef, Sandhurst ...... , 0 3 0 1 0 Observations on New Vegetable Fossils of Plan of the underground survey of the Garden the Auriferous Drifts of Victoria (.Mueller). Gully line of Reef, Sandhurst (7 sheets) ... ,. 0 7 0 Decndes I. and II. eaeh ., 0 2 6 Plan of the underground workings of the prin- Synopsis of a Report on Mining in California cipal mines at Stawell (6 sheets) ...... , 0 6 0 and Nevada, U.S.A. (Thureau) ... ••• , 0 2 6 C. W. LANGTREE, Acting Secretary for Mines and Water Supply. Br Authority: JoKlf Fau•e, Government Printer, :&hlboume. '!