1869. VICTORIA. ,o REPORTS" OF THE MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARSo QUARTER ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1869. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF P ARLlAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND. is> «ut~odty: JOR~ FEliRE8, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MEL130URNF.. APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORTS. , DETAILED PARTICULAlIS. .A!d:OtrsT. ;£ .. d • Cost of Preparation. about •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 Printing, (1,050 copies) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 10 6 I TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. ;£ 81 0 6 SUMMARY. '. GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING ,30th JUNE, 1869. I T ABLE SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE NUMBER OF MINERS EMPLOYED" THE MACHINERY IN USE AND ITS VALUE, ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS IN THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. Oompiled from the Mining Surveyors and Registrars' Reports for tlu; Quarter ending 30tlt June, 1869. Alluvial Quartz MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN ALLUVIAL MINING, MACHINERY EMPLOYF..D IN QUARTZ MnrING. Miners. Miners. Number Number of of Price of Gold Steam Engines , ,~ Steam Engines DISTRICT, DIVISION, employed in Wind, , ,S , employed m, ' I _ ... ApprOximate distinct vcr ounoo. TotnJ Value ~~~:r~f Qoortz <ing~ Pump'ipg, &e. • '0. iB -; • Wmdin~umpmg, t:Dt,t:; • of Auriferous n.ef. AND Number W tVJ E- ~ m rd;a ~ m Crus g, &e. ' :E~"g ~ of Milling Ground lIIiners. ~ ~ wi ~ ..r!! ~~ - ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Plant. actun.11y SUBDIVISION. -,--,;- a worked uS r.n 4) . "Cl • p.. 0 0 iE A:; ~ ~ ~rd gP::oa; upon. ~ '. q) i 05 ti i~ ~_~ 00 ~ ~.8 ~ 'to i ~§ ~ ~ ~~~~ I1i r:; t=lo ~ A fB ,.0 <l,) Q) tU:E a & 8.iJ ~ Po k ~ 8.,Q ~'s.' .... t a ~ ~ .E ~ ,S ~ ~~ ~;l ;E :a 'ss ~ ~ ~ ,S S ~ .::1 §~~ ;E ;E From 'To "'l <3 I>l ('5 Z «I1li til:;; J:: ~ rofii til "" ~ &8 Z ~",,:::;~ J:: J:: - ___________ ----------,- I..:...:.~-I-~-I-~-I---- :£ £ s, d, :£ B, d, BALLARAT. 550 104 3,883 45 3 81 6 28 329 10 400,603 7 24 4 2 0 4 2 6 Central Division 5,550 630 6,730 4 1 6 Southern Division .. 1,050 660 184 1 11 1,905 10 202 62 ~ 11 2 iii 'i '2 i2 4 9 62 7 '7 26,250 6 14 319 6 40 735 17 11 16 10 4 12 '~M240 12 60,000 14 13 400 4 1 0 Buninyong Di vision •. 1,100 280 350 1,730 4 2 6 Smythesdale 705 500 40 1,245 61 1,379 30 24 17 5 io 3 61 8 28,000 13 11 4 0 0 000 2,l00 17 340 145 13 '2 1,000 1 '3 26 142 214 '3 100,500 9 15 400 4 0 6 Creswick 900 400 , 13,443 400 Gordon .. 21 28 428 '83 1 8 6 1 13 349 43 7 , 3. 18 3 19 0 Steiglitz .. .. .. .. .. 2.,0 200 15 1 10 "85 19 354 136 32,960 18 62 3 18 0 400 Blackwood, and Blue Mountain 350 420 mI iii 'i 675 iii '1 15 251 iii 233 ii 'i 40,000 ~ 20 316 3 318 6 ~outh Totals .. 701,756 14 177 BEECH WORTH. 1,123 1,034 185 11 2,338 23 252 15 16 4,49O! 3 59 33 <1.. 5 81 56 ,,50,180 47 85 319 6 413 Beechworth •• 1) 319 1) Yackanda.ndah 629 480 370 1,479 1 4 3,000 30 30 5 70 70 ,,12,000 9~ 63 318 37 190 221 1 100 77 " .. " ...... 385 2 .. 310 0 311 0 Sandy Creek ., 4 0 0 Indigo •• 391 212 "SO 663 'is '406 '49 10 42 .. .. 15 .. 3 4 40 ,,40 1 4 39,077 2~ 24 3 19 6 139 1,370 501 '5 2,015 3 46 2,176 3 66 15 202 14 239 .." 36,933 66 284 318 0 3 19 0 Buckland '" "9 3 16 '0 400 Jamieson North 185 . 65 245 1,~ 1 6 330 .. 1 8 104 " 78 " 4 5 16,595 14,l 29 80 88 100 iii 450 50 50 " 7 68 10 146 1 " .. 25,837 24 18 350 319 6 GalI'ney's Creek "I 319 6 Wood's Point .. 274 4 ~80 538 '2 390 30 30 1 11 165 9 233 3 5 2 70,940 18 92 2 17 0 Bij!River 172 80 60 312 550.. 3 3 4 46 2 48 .. 10,436' 30 12 310 6 400 '4 2,000 3 18' 18 ..".. " ' .. 2,613 3 5 3 5 0 312 0 Mltta-mitta , , 230 2'10 12 486 319 6 ,I "wieson South 90 30 100 300 1___ 1 ___ 1 ___ 1__ 34_0_1 15 4 __~ _,_1~ _~ ___ ", 12,100 16 15 316 0 / Totals 3,950 I 3,793 I 2,013 I 30 I 9,846 13,826 9 227 238 5 63 844 41 1,016 4 )7 11 277,096 ~ 627 ---"--'---, "---1---1--1--1--1------ ---- ------- SANDHURST, , 224 318 3 318 3 S:>"dhurst • ( 2,706 633 3,227 6,538 33 sOs 16 91 :~ 314 lOr 2,~ '1,024 163 213 361,800 15~ 250 Kiltn.ore .. •. •. •• 134 20 178 332 1 8 7 '2 . 68 8 4,000 27 94 3 11 6 400 Heathcote and Waranga South 5,915 258 470 'j; 6,649 90 '6 103 17 203 131 14 21 22,692 82 140 3 17 6 319 6 Wa,rang-a North . 289 40 235 564 40' 10 163 97 10 17 17,240 10. 93 3 15 3 400 Raywood , 100 450 538 30 7 88 60 10,700 23 40 316 6 318 6 Totals .. 617 MARYBOROUGH, Maryborough ., 1,490 400 48Q 2,310 26 514 138 17 '6 .. I ,. " " 35 24 " 17 392 '" 133 15 11 80,600 5 112 4 0 0 4 0 9 Amherst ' " 1,540 400 100 2,040 17 350 174 58 '12 160 2 230 2 36 2 7 120 46 10 6 46,216 6 45 3 19 0 400 Avoca,.. ,.. .. 720 2,000 160 3 18 0 318 6 915 850 1,075 '5 ~rJ g 1~~ ~~, ~ rg :: :: 95 :: i2 :: :: 3~' 5~ 3i; '7 M:8~g i~ 1}~ 3 18 7 4 0 1 Dunolly and Tarnagulla zra 4 1 9 Korong.. ,. .. •. ., 1,700 150 150 2,000 .. " 47.... .. '" .. .. .. .. " 19 338 127 22,22 27,000 12 30 3 16 0 RerllJank and St. Arnaud South • , 00 110 190 1 10'. , I 4 .. " " " ,,,'.. .... 3 36 20 "" 2,420 9;!c 30 318 0 318 6 1St, Arnaud North 21 "75 ___204 1 __ .1 __30_ 0 _1 1 7 17 .." 4" 19 " 14 6 .. 14 251 112 17 19 25,302 6. 52 220 410 Totals _:...-_1 ___1_.-:..:...-_1_-_-_-'5=9== _1_,_153__ 50_9 __1_02_ ,_58___ 16_4 _2-__344_ ==2= _9_7__ 20_ -2- 23 1,757 _66_6__ - _- _-= _9_9___ 85_ 252,538 68 456 I CABTLEMAINE. castlemaine, 650 500 630 1,700 3 "42 162 5 116, I' " 24 ,2 92 16 26 462 226.. 25 33 52, 'l33 9 98 3 If 0 S 17 6 Fryer's Creek 1,180 980 2&1 2,446 8 121 155 6 i4 270 ,75 3 58 13 212 " 96 '.. 6 9 49,702 2B! 30 317 0 317 9 101 377 2,156 9 156 18 12 50 165 23 3 34 'i 35 549 2 247 2 32 34 37,007 82 86 316 6 319 6 Hepburn 1,~ 3 32 22 .... 12,487 15 19 318 6 3 19 ,0 ~'arad"le, , 120 12 648 7 181 22 14 21 1 1 18 Maldon " 210 335 577 1,122 2 20 52 's 16 2 3i; 16 40 740 '.. 538 70 12 96,714 9. 74 317 6 319 3 St. Andrew's 276 185 176 637 '3 20 S 8 86 1 57 III 6,210 14~ 62 3 17 6 4 0 6 Kyneton .. " 10 .40 43' 93 "7 6 4 3 50 65 8,590 7 12 3 18 3 3 19 0 "I 4 40 1S ~OOO • 5 318 0 318 6 Blue J\f ountain North 120 20 ,150 290 8 ------------------ Totals 4,030 134 2,177 ---------1,038 145 93 269,243 168! 386 ARARAT, , 152 847 4 185 9 : 13 189 92 1 6 34,200 34 23 318 0 318 6 Ararat " '. 450 245 311 9 Pleasant Creek 200 180 I 1,102 1,~ 6 as 2 34 . 16 1044 .." I " I 156 I 742 I 2 19 573 284 40 6 77,000 24 33 3 16 0 Barkly " 700 120 20 3 36 28 1 90 ,', .. 24 ".," 3,000 15 9 3 17 9 3 IS 0 270 450 25 ·745 9 147 31 8 .. 8 1 18 12 8,940 5. 5 3 18 3 318 6 Haglan .. ---- --'- ---------- ---- 33 700 388 41 12 123,140 78~ 10 Tota1ll ---,--,---,--,---.---.---.---.--.--,---.--,--,1,322 I 1,200 I 1,392 I " I 3,914 22 1 406 1 76 1 16 16 144 --.--.--,21 IDS ---------- GIPPSLAND, 5,200 8 19 310 1) 3 17 6 Omeo " " 185 410 20 615 600 40 1 17 15 Mitchell River" 300 250 35 585 "3 100 30 2 27 21 'i 4,995 4 9. 3 16 0 317 6 Crooked River" 264 110 174 608 650 36 46 11 149 '5 130 32,720 49. 335 3 17 6 3 18 0 Jericho.. .. 274 48 78 400 274 20 20 5 65 3 80 18,847 25 29 3 0 0 319 0 Donnelly's Creek 101 15 15 131 5 76 61 1~,S50 6 13 3 6 0 3 16' 0 Stringer's Creek 33 230 263 10 236 '2 117 34,332 7 9 3103410 Russell'S Creek 220 00 280 3,500 7 S 3263150 South T.