1869. VICTORIA. 0 ' REPORTS" OF THE MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARSO QUARTER ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1869. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND. i!lu «uttodty : JOR~ FEliRE8, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNF., No. 5.';_ APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORTS. DETAILED PARTICULAJ!S. ' •UOtrsT• £ .. d • Cost or 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 TABLE 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 MI:!."'NG. Miners. Miners. Number Number of of Price of Gold Approximate distinct per ounce. DISTRICT, DIVISION, Value ~~~:r~f Qoortz of AuritCrous l~efs AND Mining Ground actually Plant. actun.lly proved SUBDIVISION. worked to be upon. Annferous.[------- £ £s.d. £s.d. D.ALLA.RAT. Central Division • • • • . • 5,550 630 550 6,730 104 3,853 45 39 3 81 6 28 329 10 400,603 7 24 4 2 0 4 2 6 Southern Division . • . 1,050 660 184 11 1,905 10 202 62 4 11 2 io · ·i '2 i2 4 9 ·~M 62 7 26,250 6 14 3 19 6 4 1 6 40 735 17 11 16 10 4 12 240 72 60,000 14 13 4 0 0 4 1 0 Buninyong Division • . • • . 1,100 280 350 1,730 4 2 6 SmythesdaJe .. .. .. .. 705 500 40 1,245 61 1,379 30 24 17 5 io 3 61 8 28,000 13 11 4 0 0 2,100 17 340 145 13 1,000 1 26 742 214 '3 100,500 9 15 4 0 0 4 0 6 Creswick .. .. •. •• 900 400 800 4 0 0 Gordon .. •• •• •• .• 27 428 483 1 8 6 1 13 349 43 7 13,443 3> 18 3 19 0 2~g 10 e ··ss 19 354 136 32,280 18 62 3 18 0 4 0 0 2.'0 .- 665 1,015 1 318 6 ' ~li~i~od. and Blu~ MoimtaiD 350 420 580 io 1,360 'i 675 iit 'i 15 251 io 233 ii 40,000 ~ 20 3 16 3 ~outh 9,932 3,118 S,497 -21---16-,.-168- 234 6,527 1-oo5 -93- -Is 1,676 ---3-9- __2_,_1_2_ -2-2- _1_3_ --1:-2-:-5-·l--2-,7-48--1--11- 1,097 --.-.- -8-il--7-0-1,-756--f---14--l--17-7-l Totals .. ---;s.- -. ------ -------i---1-------1------1-_..;_--1·--,--- --1------1----1·---1 BEECH WORTH. 1,123 1,034 185 11 2,353 23 252 15 16 4,490 3 s9 33 .. c.. 2 ' 5 s1 3 56 .. s .. &o,1so 47 85 3 19 6 4 1 3 Beechworth •• 3 18 0 3 19 0 Yackandn.ndah 629 480 370 1,479 1 4 3,~g~ 30 30 .. .. .. 5 70 2 70 .. 2 .. 12,000 ~~ 63 37 190 227 1 7 3 10 0 31! 0 Sandy Creek .. 4 0 0 Indigo •• •• 391 212 "so 663 'is '4o6 10 1~ :: :: '3 '4 '4o .. '4o :: 'i '4 39,~ so2~ 24 3 19 6 139 1,370 501 '5 2,015 3 46 2;i1s .. 6i; .. .. .. 15 262 i4 239 .. 36,933 284 3 18 0 3 19 0 Buckland , .. 3 16 '0 4 0 0 Jamieson North ?85 . 65 245 1,~ 1 6 330 1 180 450 5it 5~ .. :: :: ~ U io ~~~ 'i :5~ 'i; ~g:~ ~~ 3 5 0 3 19 6 Ga!l'ney's Creek 80 88 io w 3 19 6 Wood's Point .. 274 4 ~so 536 390 30 30 'i .. .. 11 165 9 283 3 '2 70,940 18 92 2 17 0 172 80 60 312 550 3 3 .. .. .. 4 46 2 43 .. .. .. 10,436 30 12 3 10 6 4 0 0 2,000 3 5 0 3 12 0 ~lftt't:ftta :: 230 2·!0 12 486 319 6 .I "miewn South 90 30 180 3iJO 340 ~' ~~ :: :: :: '4 'i;g 'i '61 :: :: .. 1~:~M I~ 1g 3 16 0 / Totals .. .. 3,950 3, 793 2,073 .~ 9,846 44 714 75 27 49 13,826 9 227 238 1 i- 5 ~ --8~ 41 -1,016 4. )7 --u- 277,096 ~ 627 - -------,--l---..:--1---=--1----'.1 SANDHURST. 318 3 3 18 3 S,!>ndhurst .. .. ' .. 2,706 633 3,227 6,665 33 006 . 224 16 91 :~ 314 wr 2,~ •2 '1,024 1 1~ 213 361,800 15~ 250 Kiltn.ore . • . • . • • • • 134 20 178 332 1 8 7 3 17 6 4 0 0 Heathcote and Waranga South .• 5,915 258 470 'i; 6,649 90 '6 103 17 263 .. 1~~ :: 14 2i ~i: ~ lit; 3 17 6 3 19 6 W a.ra.nga North . • • . • 289 40 235 564 40. 10 163 • . 97 .. 10 17 17,240 10~ 93 3 15 3 4 0 0 llil.ywood .. .. .. .. ' 100 450 550 / 30 .. .. '.. " .. " 7 88 " so .. .. " 10,700 23 40 3 16 6 3 18 6 ----· ---------------1--·!---1-- --+----t--·t--1-----t---,---r---t---t----1--- -----·-·1----1--- Totals .. .. 9,144 ~ 4,56o _6_ 14,661 __34__ ~ ~ ~ _27_ __1_5_6_ __.._ _ .. .. _3_14 ___1_ _1_43__ ,...._2_,658__ __2__ 1_,380 ___ 1__ 1_95 __ 25_1 ___4_16_,43 __ z_ __1_58_...;: ___6_1_7 _ 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 MARYBOROUGH. Maryborough .. .. .. • . 1,490 40o 480 . • 2,310 26 514 138 17 , 6 •• . • 36 24 •• 17 392 .. 133 .. 15 11 30,600 5 112 4 0 0 4 0 9 Arnherst · .. .. .. ,. 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 4 0 0 A voca .. .. .. .. .. 720 2,000 160 .. 2,880 9 197 47 3 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 18 0 3 18 6 Dunolly and Tarnagulla .. .. 915 850 1,075 5 2,845 5 75 86 . 20 10 .. .. 95 .. 12 .. .. 3~· s~ :: ~ :: 35 ·1 M:8~8 i~ 1}~ 3 18 7 4 0 1 Korong .. .. .. .. .. 1,700 150 !50 .. 2,000 .. .. 47 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 338 .. 127 .. 22 . 22 27,000 12 30 3 16 0 4 1 9 1 1 3 18 0 3 18 6 ~'~:=u~Wo~i/~~ud~~uth :; ~ "75 M~ :: ~g } ~ 'i7 -~ :: "4 " i9 -·· i4 '6 .. 1~ ~ :: 1~ :: i7 i9 2g:~ ~ ~ 2 2 0 4 1 0 -;;-;;;~1- 1- ---1----1·---- 1---!----:-::--::---1----li----1 Total.s ., .. ,. 6,466 "•uou 2,279 5 1_2,625 '59 1,153 509 102 58 164 2 344 2 97 30 2 23 1, 757 .. 686 .. 99 85 252,533 68 456 ---------1----1----1 CASTLE MAINE. castlemaine' • . 650 500 630 1,730 3 •'42 162 5 116· ' .. 24 92 16 28 462 .. 226 .. 25 38 52, 'l33 9 96 3 17' 0 3 17 6 Fryer's Creek .. .. 1,180 980 2!!6 2,446 8 121 153 6 i4 270 '75 '2 3 58 13 212 96 6 9 49,702 28! 30 3 17 0 3 17 9 701 377 2,156 9 156 78 12 50 165 23 3 34 'i 35 549 '2 247 "2 32 34 37,807 82 86 3 16 6 3 19 6 Hepburn .. .. 1,~ 19 3 19 .o ~'aradale.. .. .. 130 12 648 7 181 22 14 21 1 1 18 3 18 6 Maldrm .. .. .. 210 335 577 1,122 2 20 52 'i; 16 2 16 4~ 7~ :1: ~ :: 76 i2 ~~:~! ~. 74 3 17 6 3 19 3 St. Andrew'e • . • • 276 185 176 637 '3 20 5 8 86 57 .. 111 .. 6,210 14~ 62 3 17 6 4 0 6 Kyneton .. •• 10 .40 43' .. "7 6 4 3 50 .. 65 .. .. .. 8,590 7 12 3 18 3 3 19 0 120 20 .150 2~g "1 " 8 4 46 .. 16 .. .. .. 5,000 2~ 5 3 18 0 3 18 6 Blue 1\f ountain North ------· -----1----1--- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,_::_1 _.:.:_ .. -----1----1------------i------1-------- Totals .. 4,030 2,891 2,251 .. ' 9,172 30 528 476 46 69 612 123 13 130 142 1 134 2,177 3 1,038 2 145 93 269,243 153! 386 ------'--1--1---!---li------------------- r-;__-1·-- --------"--1--.;__-1__ _:__1----1 ARARAT. Al'arat .• .• .. 152 450 245 .. 847 4. 135 9 4 16 44 " .. .. 6 2 2 : 13 189 .. 92 .. ' 1 6 34,200 34 23 3 18 0 3 18 G Pleasant Creek .. 200 180 1,102 .. 1,482 6 55 2 3 .. 10 .. .. .. 15 74 " 19 573 .. 284 .. 40 6 77,000 24 33 3 16 0 3 17 9 Barkly .. .. 90 1 9 3 17 9 3 13 0 H.aglan .. .. :: ~g }gg ~ :: .m ~ 1~~ ~ ~ :: .. :: .. :: :: ~ :: 'i "is :: 'iz :: :: :: ~:~ g. 5 3 18 3 3 18 6 .. 1,322 1,200 3,914 22 406 76 16 144 .. 21 2 --33--l·--7-80--l--..- _38_8_ --.-.--4-1- 12 123,140 Totals .. '1:392 16 ~ 10s 78~ 70 - -- -I---1-'--1--l-c--l----l-----------___..:_1--=---i--- GIPPSLAND. Ome'o , .. 185 410 20 615 600 40 1 17 15 5,200 8 19 3 10 0 3 17 6 Mitchell River, • 360 250 35 665 100 30 2 27 21 "i 4,995 4 9. 3 16 0 3 17 6 Crooked River .. 264 170 174 608 650 36 46 11 149 '5 130 335 3 17 6 3 18 0 Jericho .. 274 46 78 400 274 20 20 5 65 3 80 i~:k~ ~~· 29 3 0 0 3 19 0 Dmmelly's Creek 101 15 15 131 5 76 61 1~,550 6 13 3 6 0 ' 3 16' 0 Stringer's Creek 33 230 263 10 236 '2 117 34,832 7 9 3 10 3 4 1 0 Russell's Creek 220 so 280 3,500 7 8 326 3150 South T"'rrn.ville Bendoc .