., 18 72. VICTORIA. 0~' Till£ MINING -SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS. QUARTER EN.DED 30TH. SEPTEMBER 1872. l'ItESENTED TO l30TH. HOUSES. OF PAHLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S ·COM:'IIAND . iD!1 l!lulbotil!!: JOHN lo'J.:RREil, GOYERN3FENT r~lNTE.R~ ME!.BOUI:NI<:, .No, SI. , ' ... '' I \ v· or r !~ ~ l \. l • ' . ~ ' ., , . I' APPRO.XUIA'j'E COST 01<' REPOR'rS. Preparatlnn, about £. .. d • Printing (1150 copies) 13 0 0 .. 84 15 0 Total ·-£07 15 0 .•, INDEX. Sunnnary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ended 30th Scpt.~'inber 1872. • 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, IJevels, Cross-cuts, &c. Estimated Yield of Gold and Quantity of Gold Exported during the Quarter ended 30th September 1872. Gold received at and issued from tlJe Royal Mint to 30th September 18i2. Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &c., crushed during the Quarter ended 30th September 1872. Summary of Yield of Gold from Wash dirt and Cement washed and crushed during the Quarter ended· 30th l::eptember 1872, p. 17. Number and Distribution of Miners on the Goldfields of the Colony, 30th September1Si2, p. 22. BALLA.RAT MINING DISTRICT. Page Ballarat Central Division Mr. Harrie Wood, llfining Registrar 7, 15, 17,22, 27 Ballarat Southern Division Mr. J. F. Coleman, Mining Regi&trar ... 7,22, 27 Buninyong Division Mr. Robert M. Harvey, l~ining Surveyor and Registrar 7,22,27 Smythesdale Division Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7' 15, 22,28 Creswick Division ... Mr. James Stevenson, :Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7' 15, 20, 22, 28 Gordon Subdivision Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7, 17, 22. 28 Steiglitz Subdivision Mr. 0. W. Collins, Mining Registrar ... s, 22,29 Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain South Mr. John F. Hansen, Mining Registrar s, 18, 22,29 Subdivision BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. Beechworth Division .... Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar 8, 15, 22,30 Yackandandah Division Mr. P. Wright, ?Yf~ning Surveyor and Registrar s, 22,30 Indigo Division Mr. R. Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 8, 18, 23,30 Buckland Division ... Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Hegistrar 9, 23,31 .Alexandra Subdivision Mr. R:W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9, 18, 23, 31 Dry Creek Subdivision :Mr. Jtobert Pemberton, Mining Registrar 23,31 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Mr. A. B. Ainswortb, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. 9, 23,32 Wood's Point Subdivision :Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Minir>g Surveyor and Registrar .. 10,23,32 Big River Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar .. 10, 23; 32 Mitta-mitta Division Mr. Andrew Trench, Mining Registrar 23 Jamieson Subdivision Mr. H. C. Geneste, Mining Registrar ••• 10, 23,32 SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. Sandhurst Division ... Mr. N.· G. Stephens, Mining Registrar 10, 16, 20, 23, 33 Kilmore Division Mr. James W.·Osborn, Mining Registrar 10, 23,34 Heatheote Division and W aranga South Sub· 'Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining Surveyor and.Registrar 10,14,23,34 division Wara.nga. North Subdivision ... Mr. C. J. W. Russell, Mining Surveyor end ~gistrar ... 10, 14, 20, 23,34 MARYBOROUGH MINING' DISTRICT. Maryb~rough Division Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., ·Mining Registrar ... .-11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 23, 34 Amherst Division ... Mr. Joseph Smith, :Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 1S, 20, 24, 35- Avoca Subdivision ..• Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 14, 18, 24,35 Dunolly and Tarnagulla Divisions Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... ll, 24,36 Korong Division Mr. Henry J. Hughes, Mining Registrar 11, 20, 24,37 Redbank and Si . .Arnaud· South Subdivisions Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 141 16, 18, 24, 37 St. Arnaud North Subdivision Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11, 14, 18, 24,37 CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. Castlemaine Division Mr. Thos. L. Brown, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12, 15, 19, 24,37 Fryer's Creek Division Mr. Mark Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 19, 21, 24,38 Hepburn Division ... Mr. Thos. Hale, Mining Hegistrar 12, 19, 24, 39 Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision Mr. Thomas Orwin, :Mining Registrar 12, 19, 24,40 Tarrangower Division Mr. Robt. Nankivell, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 15, 19, 21, 24,40 St. Andrew's Division Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... 13,) 5, 24, 41 Blue Mountain North Subdivision Mr. Graham McPherson, Mining Registrar 1 19, 25,41 ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ararat Division Mr. Ferdinand M. Krause, Mining Surveyor and Regis- trar 13, 15,21,25,41 Pleasant Creek Division Mr. W. Crellin, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 13, 21,26,42 Barkly Division Mr. W. Crellin, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 2!'>, 42 Raglan Division Mr. Augnstus P.oeppel, Mining Registrar 25,42 GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. Omeo Subdivision ... Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar 13, 25,43 Mitchell River Subdivision Mr. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 25,43 Boggy Creek Subdivision Mr. George Alien, Mining Registrar ... 25,43 Crooked River Division Mr. Jan1es Travis, Mining Registrar ... 13, 25, 4:;! .Jericho Division Mr .• R .T. Donalilson, Mining Registrar 25,43 Donnelly's Creek Division Mr. Arthur F. Vvalker, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 13,1?5,44 Stringer's Creek Division Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining Registrar · •... 13, 16. 25, 44 Russell'~ Creek Division Mr. C. Gadd, Mining Registrar 14, 2(\ 25, 44 Bendoc Subdivision Mr. ,fohn Nir•hol, Mining- R.Pgistrar ... 14, 25,44 Tarwin Subilhision Mr.:!':. W. Turn~r. i\Tining Surveyor aud Registrar 14, 2~.45 Traralgon Subdivisbn Mr. C. Dcnis, MiQing Hegistrar .. , ,,. · 25,4~ A 2 ·. .. ' . -· .. SUMMARY. ' GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 1872. TAB~ SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE NUMBER, OF MINERS EMPLOYED, .THE MACHINERY IN USE AND ITS, VALUE,. ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS . , IN THE COLON~ OF VICTORIA.' . I . ( Oqmpiled from. the. Mil~ing S.urv~yors and Regi~·tr.ars' Reports for the Quarter' ended 30th .Septemrer 1872.) -~-~------:----:--------____,.------ .AliUvinl Quartz lfACHINERY E)IPLOYED IN .ALLUVIAL MINING.· MACHINERY E.&lPLOYED• IN QUA.RTZ liiNING. :MinerS, }liners. ·. .I - Number Number ·' Steam Engines .1\' Ste~ Engi)l•• ll I S ~~ of of Price of Gold i 10 DISTRICT, DIVISION Tot!ll employed in Wind- • :<; ... Approximate Square distinct per ounce. w·~·f'J) ¥_CU1D I . " . Value Miles of Quartz AND Number Iing, Pumping, &c: • ~ Ill -o ] ~ lC~sti~;,mlc:ng; ~ :;, ~·z -· ~t~ of Aurife.rou.s Reefs of .. t.o ~ h li m -o"d ~tt ~ :a~ 1 t ~ I ~z-o }fining Ground actua.lly , 1'\l.i'BDIVISION · Miners •. .~ • ;§ ~ ~ &i ! • ~~ - ~ 1-----:----,:---1 u o 1 -;v rn o > • Plant. actually pro-ved worked to be ~ ~ lr .::! ; ·u ~~ ;g ~ g ~ ~ 1 t-o ~ ~ ~~ S ! i~ l ~ ~ S~ I upon~1· Auriferous. ---..,---- cP a · ~ ~a c.~ ~ · ~ ~ . ~ Eo!.& ~ 1!:: .s § [email protected]!. ~ ,.: ~ rfS~ 1 .t;: ~ ~ an~g ~ 'ai :IJ 1l. ~ .c ~~ ·s::a - i!i.S S m ~.;, " li .!. ~o P.;l "' '1 I ;a:orn r;:.!L.:. ::a ;;<'a.,., e From To J ~ i ~ ! !~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ 1· r ~ ~ M n J z .;;, ~ ~]i u~ J 1 ~~~; -~ £ £,s. d. £ •. d. ~~~~~m~l;nAR~T. :: :: · ·~1 ·•~ 'M ~ tm ---; '1M ~z -; ~ ~ ~ ~-:;- ·;, ·; ~ ~ ~~-- -g-+--Sf-5--+-:-:- 4~ -.f --:-:- --~- 211,350 39 24 4 1 6 4 1 6 4 4 1 0 4 1 9 3 1 23,940 6 14 Buninyong Division . • .. • • 744 130 205 ' .. 1,079 30 820 26 · 4 21 13 .. 22 .. 18 , I 18 340 102 'i I .. 48,000 15 13 4 0 0 4 1 0 SmythesdAle Division .. .. 1.500• 300 100 .. 1,900 64 1.462 63 8 2Q 12 66 •• .. :: '5 io 'i 3 70 .. 23 'i :: .. 29,GGO 15 11 4 0 0 4 1 0 'i 115,000 12 15 4 0 6 4 0 6 8:'d"::~~Ji;J1~i~~n :: .::. :: 65g 40g i~ :: 1,~ .:4 -~s .:3 -~ 1og :~ :~ 1,ooo :: ::. .. :: :~ 1 ·~ 1,~~~ 'i 2~ is .. ~~ 9,270 3! 19 3 18 0 4 0 0 Steiglitz Subdivision .. .. .. 70 90 640 .. · 800 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 'ioo .. :: .. .. , :: 9 259 :: 54 • ·, " 8 19,115 00 72 3 19 9 4• 2 3 Blackwood Division and Blue 220 298 · 550 2 1,070 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 .. 15 1 .. .. .. 18 359 .. 241 :] ii 15 44,000 H 30 311 0 3 18 6 liiountain South Subdivision · 1 1 1 Totals .. .. 7,079 2,30s 3,zs2 ~ 12,641 z1o 6,z7z 234 "25 247 8717- 1,s9o•_1_ ;3 2 -5-!""'=- 10 13s 3,196 1 -l-,!ll-2--1-~---1-l-.---5-5-.--9--_~l~-:-~----4~;9=,s=7=5--.:~~~-l-45~~~~ ~~~~1-9-8~~~: --'- 1- 1-- -I- - .. - ---.- -,-c---1~-- ----, 1 BEECH WORTH. ~ 4 1 6 Beech Worth Divisio"n • ~ 318 6 :: 1,M~ ~~~ 1~ :: 2.~~, ~ 27g :1:1 :: 6 11.50. 33-~ ~:)igg ~ ~~ ~~ :: . :: 2 ~ ~~ .: ~~. '2 :: r&~s ~~ 3 15 0 4 0 0 Yackandandah Division ,.. ~ r .. :: g 4 1 0 Indigo Division , • • • ~ .. 221 331 ~ .. 612 12 s~g .. '39 250 'i 1s si .. .. T ~ ~ i.i ~ 'i .. 1 '6 .. 27,998 ·n 20 ' 4 0 6 Buckla.nd Division .. .. 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 2 316 '6 318 3 130 ..: 56 .. 3 :: 'i4 4 '3 ' ' 'i 10 120 .. 76 .., :: 5 '3 :: 3 16 0 -r 1 6 Alexaudra Subdivision •• :: n~ ' ~3 'n~ ~ 8/:! .. :: .-; :: ::' n:~gg ;~ ~~ 4 0 0 Dry Creek Subdivision .. .. so ·80 .. .. 140 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 350 1 .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. : { .. .. .. .. 355 4 3 1 0 Benalla. Subdivision . • H :: "64 "12 'iM :: :: :: :: :: :: :: i12 'i :: :: :: zil:42s 3 '9 0 .s is s Ga.ffney\; (.."reek Subdi-vi.~on "s~ '8 '22o! :: ''is is :: :: :: ·7 \ '88 io :! !2 -~~ . 310 0 Wood's Point Subdivision •• .. 214 15 120 8 357 .. .. ., .. .. .. ,1 270 .. 20 20 .. ., .. 8 115 10 255 2 I .. 4 .. .. 62,92'J 18 94 3 16 6 Big Rivor Subdivision •• H 10 94 148 .