1877: VICTORI·A. RJEPO·RT§ . OF THE MINING SURVJEYORS AND REGXSTRAllSo QUARTER EN'DED 31sT MARCH 1877. l'll.ESE'N'l'ED ';CO BO'l'H HOUSES UP PAl~LIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND. tiy aut~oritp j JOHN FERRES, GOVEllNl\IENT PRINTER, 1\lELBOURNE, '" •;•· • • '' } :' I ,No, 10 APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORTS. Preparotlon, about 8. d. Printing (1,55Q copies) •• 12 10 0 1)110 0 £11)4 0 0 . ' INDEX. I • Summary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ended 31st March 1877. Table showing the Yield of Gold from certain parcels of Quartz raised during the Quarter in some of' the Deepest Mines in Victoria ; with Depth of the deepest Shafts, Levels, Cross-cuts, &c. Estimated Yield of Gold and Quantity of Gold Exported during the Quarter ended 31st March 1877, p. 5. Gold received at and issued from the Royal Mint during the quarter ended 31st March ]877, p. 5. Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &c., crushed during the Quarter ended 31st March 1877, p. 6. Summary of Yield of Gold from Washdirt and Cement washed and crushed during the Quarter ended 31st March 1877, p. 15. Number a11d Distribution of Miners on the Goldfields of the Colony, 31st March 1877, p. 19. BAL,LARAT MINING biSTRIOT. Ballarat Central Division Mr. D. Christy, Mining R 7, 13, 14, 15, 19, 23 Ballarat Southern Division Mr. George Perry, Mining ar · .• .' 7, 15, 18, 19, 23 Buninyong Division· Mr. Robert ~LHarvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... 7, 19, 24 $mythesdale Division .... Mr. John I.ynch; Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 7, 13, 19, 24 Creswick Division ... Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .•. 7, 14, 19, 24 Gordon Subdivision ~fr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and R"gistrar ll, 19, 25 Steiglitz Subdivision Mr. 0. W. Collins, :Vrining Registrar .•. 8, 13, 14, 19, 25 Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain South Mr. John F. Hansen, Mining Registrar 8, 14, 15, 18, 19, 25 Subdivision 0Ballan Subdivi~i.on ••• Mr. S. Cooper, Mining ~egistrar 19, 26 BEECHWORT.H MINING DISTRICT. Beechworth Division Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar s, 14, 15, 19, 26 Yackandandah Division Mr. P. Wright, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar 8, 14, 15, 19, 26 Indigo Division .•. Mr. R.' Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 8, 20, 26 Buckh.tnd Division ... Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Registrar 8, 14, 20, 27 Alexandra Subdivision Mr. R. W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9, 13, 20, 27 Dry Creek Subdivision Mr. J. Pemberton, Mining Registrar· .•. ... 20,27 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9, 20, 27 Wood's Point Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9, 14, 20, 27 Big River Subdivision lfr. A. B. Ainsworth, }fining Surveyor and Hegistrar :• 20, 28 Mitta Mitta Division Mr. W. H. Cochrane, Mining Registrar 9, 20, 28 Jamieson Subdivision Mr. W. H. Edwards, Mining Registrar 9, 20, 28 SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. Sandhurst Division .•. Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Registrar 9, 13, 14, 20, 28 Kilmore Division Mr. James W. Osborn, Mining Registrar 20,29 Heatheote Division and Wttrariga South Sub: Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar •.• 10, 14, 20, 29 division Waranga North Subdivision ••• Mr. Henry Hicks, Mining Registrttr 10, 20, 30· MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. Maryborough Division Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., Mining-Registrar 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30 Majorca Subdivision Mr. John M. Murphy, Mining Registrar ... 10, 13, 21, 30 Amherst Division ... Mr. Joseph Smith, Mining Surveyor·and Registrar 10, 13, 16, 21,31 Avoca Subdivision ... Mr. D. O'Leary, Mining Surveyor and Registrar · 21, 31 Dunolly and Tarnagulla Division M . M' . S d Re . t J 11, 13, 16, r. W . G . Couc h man, mmg urveyor an g1s rar ... I 21, 31 Inglewood Division ... Mr. W. H. Cofl'ey, Mining Registri!X •.. ... 11, 16, 21, 31 W edderburn Division Mr. J. Reach, Mining Registrar •.• 21,31 Redbank Subdivision Mr. D. O'Leary, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 21, 31 St. Arnaud South Subdivision Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyoi· and Registrar 11, 13, 14, 21, 32 St. Arnaud North Subdivision Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ••. ll, 21, 32 CASTLEl\UINE MINING DISTRICT. Castlemaine· Division Mr. T. L. Brown, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ll, 13, 14, l!l, 32 Fryer's Creek Division Mr. Mark Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ll, 13, 16, 18, 21, 32 Hepburn Division .•• Mr. Thos. Hale, Mining Registrar ... •.. ll, 16, 21, 33 Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision Mr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar ... 12, 21, 33 Tarrangower Division Mr. Robt. Nankivell, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 13, 17, 21, 33 St. Andrew's Division Mr. Alfred Arm strong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12, 17, 22, 33 Blue Mountain North Subdivision Mr. Grttham McPherson, :Mining Registrar 22, 34 ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ararat Division Mr. Thos. Foyster, Mining Registrar... ••• 22,34 Pleasant Creek Division Mr. H .C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12, 18, 22, 34. Barkly Division Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 22, 34 Raglan Division Mr. C. W. Minchin, Mining Registrar . 17, 22, 34 GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. Omoo Subdivision ... Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar ... ... ... 22,35 Mitchell River Subdivision 1\Ir. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 22,35 Boggy Creek Subdivision •,•• Mr. J. Smith, Mining Registrar 22, 35 ()rooked River Division Mr. James Travis. Minimr Re!l'ist~ar ... ... 12, 22, 35 Jericho Division Mr. R. J. Donaldson,' Mining Registrar •.. 22, 35 Donnelly's Creek Division Mr. 0. P. Whitelaw. Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 22, 35 Stringer's' Creek Division Mr. W. M: Smith, Mining Registrar ... 12, 14, 22, 36 Aberfeldy Subdivision Mr. J. McCann, Mining l~egistrar 22,36 Russell's Creek Division Mr. C. H. Williams,Mining Registrar... 22, 36 Bendoc Subdivision Mr.• John Nichol, Mining Registrar ... 22, 36 Tarwin Subdivision Mr. G. R. M:urphy, Mining Registrar 12, 22, 36 Trars.lgon Subdivision Mr. C. Denis, Mining Registrar l!l!, ~(j A 2 \ -- • SUMMARY. GOLD MINING STATIS!!'ICS FOR THE QUARTER END~D 31st ·MARCH 1877. TABLE SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE NUMBER' OF· MINERS EMPLOYED, THE MACHINERY IN USE AND ITS VALU:E, 0~ THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS " IN THE COLQNY OF VICTORIA. (Oompi,ledfrom the Mining Su!l'vefjors and Registrars' 'Reports for the Quarter ended 31st ;Marcl• 1877.), I Qua.rtz ,. Alluvial MACHINERY' EMPLOYED IN ALLUVIAL MINING. Miners.· Miners, ~··· Number Number of of Price of Gold per ounce. DISTRICT, DIVISION, APPf~f:ate ~:~~~r~f ~~~~;: of .Auriferous l nccfs AND ~,; i·n Mining Ground a.ctually :::: Plant. actually proved SUBDIVISION. \ ~ ':;';o~.d A,;rf~us. ----,--- ! :~~ From To iS: . I....-:_~~ ----1---1---1----- £ ;~;s.d. £s,d. BALLARAT. 4 1 0 4 0 Central Division , • .. • • 510 170 1,500 l2 2,192 39 2,349 49 2 5 18 - 24 20 · 1 1 55 1,243 - 408 4 - .13 4' · - 109,440 39 24 i 4 4 1 6 4 2 9 Southern Division • • • , . • 547 300 110 1. 958 2 35 1 - 10 2 12 40 1 6 1 6 1 8 144 - 46 - 3 -· 20,000 11 18 4 1 0 4•2 0 Bunin,Yong Division .. , • .. 264 80 : 280 26 650 17 340 10 1 18 7 '13 11 - - 9' 200 - 65 1 - 6 - 32,000 16,; 13 4 0 0 4 2 6 Smythesdale Division • • • • -~~~ 825 65 1,f>il4 49 1,100 59 1 13 8 34 - '- 2 10 1 5 67 37 1 l · - 26,000 18 · 12 4 0 0 4 3 0 Creswick Division .. .. .. ~ 310 900 1;860 25 477 28 - 65 16 5 800 - - 35 1,116 1 259 22 5 22 1 106,000 13 16 3 18 0 4· 0 0 Gordon Subdivision .. .. .. 2 1 336 23 362. - = = _ - - 4& - -- - 15 369 1~~ -. 3 - - 16,487 3£ 19 4 0 0 4 0 6 and.' :m.ie gg 15 153 - -. "925 1 20u 1 63H,s1s000 5o 3 17 6 4 0 0 ~,:~1)~~~d'b~~l~~~- 1 264 530 6 ~ !io 13 -- ~~ 9 zw f~ Mountain South Subdivision , --- -- - - - - ~ • . 411 3 17 Q 3 17 6 Bo.!la.n Subdivision .. .. • .. • -- , 4 - 4 - - -- - - - - - 1- 1 10 8 - 1 - 400 1 3 .. 2,857· 2,025 1"3:878 ~ 8,828 132 1--;,;ro:- 14714 ""'"ill[~ 17- 1,~86 -1-57l3-l4 16 13 _1_6_2-l·-3-,9-19--l--1·0- -1-,229-.- --2;9- --_--66 ·-3-6 - -1-l---387-,945-·l--15-s..t-· -_-l---2-11--l Totals •.• 1--'- -.-- 1- i-'-- 1- 1---1---1--1---1----11------ .. --------· --1--.....:..--r---=-.:...1·---1 UElmHWORTH. 4 2 • 4 7 115 5 75 '1 53,260 47 102 3 18 0 ·o Beechworth Division •• 867 775 134 1,776 25 270 3 5,200 3 52 20 10,050 12 80 3 15 0 4 0 0 2 10 3,000 3 24 21 5 81 54 1 Yaekandandah Division .. • 245 274 80 599 4 32 20,658 8 25 4 0 0 4 1 0 381 11 340 11 - .. 14 '10 37 180 15 46 3 Q lndigo•Divis:ion ~· •• 17 251 53 18 2ti3 13 272 36,300 61 289 18 4 0 0 802 373 1,245 2 .- 22 2,000 38 40 74 3 2 0 4 2 0 Buckla.nd Division • . • • 70 I 4 11 140 1 106 14,920 35 Alemndra Subdivision •• 60 15 130 5 210 2 30 2 - 4 30 400 • 6~ 1 3 15 6 4 0 0 ])ry Creek Subdivision •• 21 so 8 109 400 10 3 -- llenalla Subdivision.. .. 1 3 19 3 14 6 318 0 G~ffney's Creek Subdivision 95 3 16 0 3 18 0 Wood'sPointSubdivision .• :: _ J3 t ~ - ~~~ = = - = ~sg = g g =- 1& 1~ ¥ m ~ 1 1 ~~~ i~ 14 3 15 0 3 16· 6 Uig River Subdivision .