1869. VICTORIA. OF THE MINING. SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS. ' ' QUARTER ENDING 31sT MARCH, 1869. PRESENTJm TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMA:r.."'D. till !autf)orftll : JOHN FERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTE~, MELBOURNE. No. 3L APPROXIMATE COST' OF REPORTS. DETAILED PA!1TICOLAIIS. Cost or Preparation, abogt •• 12£ J··10 d.() Printing, {I ,050 copies) 54 9 0 TOTAL £ 66 I 19 o suMMARY. GOLD MINING ·STATISTICS FOR THE QUAR"TER ENDING ·31st· MARCH, 1S69. TABLE SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE' _NUMBER OF MINEHS EMPLOYED, THE MACHINERY IN USE AND ITS VALUE, ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS IN TilE ,COLq~y OF VICTORIA. tke Quarter ending March, 1869. ' \ Quartz Alluvia.! MACHINJ<;RY EMPLOYED lN ALLUVIAL MINING. MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN QUAR'l'Z 1\IINING. ll:1iners. M~ers. - ---,-·-1---·---~------- ·- . - ---,- --~ ApproxiJnate -1----1 1------- ·--:---·:-···~-- .. -- Price;of Gold Total 'steam Engines per ounce. DISTRICT, DIY fSION, emploYed in Wind.. Number ing, Pumping, &c. AND of SUBDIVISION. 1\Iiners. J BEECHWORTH. 85 4 1 0 63 319 0 Beechworth .. :: 1.~t3 1,gilfi 1~ ~ i·~ ~ 25~ -~5 :? :: ~:t~ :: gg ~ :: :: -~ ~ ro ~ ~ :: ~ ::· ~:~~ 4~27 - 3 13 6 Yack&ndand~h .. 46 198 .. '244 .. 6 6 .. .. .. .• 1,100 2 24 4 0 0 Sandy Oreel< .. .. m 1so "77 634 'is '4o6 '49 1 io 38 ··42 15 .. .. ·2 '4 '5o '4\J .. 'i '4 38,ll27 z• 275 3 18 6 Indigo .. .. .. 129 1321 515 io 1,ss1 4 ss .. .. .. 2,1!s · 4 .. 68 .. .. .. 14 192 ii 233 · .. •5• . 36,398 60 29 4 0 0 Buckland .• .. 685 • 65 245 995 .. .. 13 .. .. 320 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 8 104 18 .1.' 2 16,595 .14' 13 318 6 J amieson North .. 95 oo 1so 5 310 .. .. 1 .. 450 .. so .. 1 68 io 146 ao,50o a 92 4 0 0 Gafi'ney':;. Creek 8 3 18 6 Wood's Point .. 3 3 3 12 0 Big River •• 2 15 3 18 6 lllitta-mitta .. ~~ _~HI 4 ~ ~~ I ~~ ~~ ~~ , ? ~~ - ;~ :m :~ ~ ~ ;t ~: :t ~: , ~: -~ ~: :~ . ~t ~r ~u~ l J a.mieson SDuth .. '3,824 3,770 2,036' 2i\ 9,656 44 --ns1---:78 --26-l·-.40-·l-13-,8-1-8 -;;- 158 243 1 .. 5 ~~---838']"'38i-.1-,-01-6-!---1--l--15- _11 . 289,243 167! 607 Tot!!Js .. ----- ·---- 1-l--'-1---1--1--1--1--1--1-- \ -------1------1---1 SANDHURST •• 3 17 9 3 18 3 3 11 6 ! 4 0 0 Sandhurst .. .. .. .. 2.~16 s~g il·m .. 6,~g 3~ 48~ 26~ :~ 75. -i~ :: :: :: :: 2:~ :: 1~ 2,0~~ •2 1,0~ :: 1~ 210 3sg;~ M~ 2~ 3 16 10 3 18 4 ~~g~t~ and.WM,.;illl' So;.th :: 7,106 229 210 'i; 7,611 .. .. 88 .. 2 '103 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 259 125 .. 14 2i 23,142 82 1~90 3 15 3 3 19 9 Waranlll' North .. .. .. 84 38 111 .. 293 .. .. ;;& .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 163 -:: 97 .. 12 17 10 4o 3 16 0 3 18 6 1 Ib;~~. R,-wood· ........ I~ .. 425 _ ..__ , ___325_'-:--·-·--r--"--i---i~------~-·-·-1--·-·-:--·-·-:--·-·-l--·-·_l_-·_·_,_._._, ___s_l---ao--1--·-·_,l--7-o_l---"-·l--·-·..:.. .. 23 Tota.la .. .. .. ;ii>!_ 865 4,027 6 15,012 33, 4~ 449 16 I~ 160 .. .. .. .. 298 .. _1_41__ __2_,6_46 __ 2 1,384 .. 197 _.:!_ __4_16_,1_02 __ __15_7;:_o_ __soo__ 1 1 1 1 1 / MARYBOROUGH. I 1 3 17 0 4 1 0 1 3 1 1 3 19 0 319 6 •• :: :: :: :: , 'iso ·2 2ilo ·2 3i 'i :: . :: ig !g 3 18 0· 3 18 6 r:,'?!:?~ough i:til~ Ell~ ~ -~:~8 i~ ~ i?~ ~ 1~ :~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~U~ ~ 3 17 6 4 0 0 Avoca .. :: .. .. .. ~~I 1,~~ M8 . ~;i~ ~ 1ll ~~ ill 1 .. .. i .. .. .. .. 2 24 .. · 20 .. .. .. 13,400 12 1 10 8 1 8 10 3 17 6 4 1 2 ·}i~~g~;~dT~a~a :: :: 1,700 1ii0 150 .. .2,000 .. .. 45 • 22 26 :: :: .. :: ~: :: :: ~g ~~ :: I~~ :: :~ .: ~j;~~g1 f1 ~~ 3 18 0 3 18 6 1 9 2 1 8 318 0 3 19 9 RedbankandSt.'ArnaudSoutih.. 100 I .. 15 .. 115 .. " ·· " " ·· ·• " " · " -~ .. .·•· 'i~ ., __:·9·_ __2_ 3_·.~_._z_ __._:~t'---l---~-2-l St. ArnaudNorth .. •• •. 38 42 182 •• 262 1 7 11 ~~ .. 4 .. 1 19 .. 14 's .. · 12 .. 102. 1,__:___,_ 1 1 "" Tota.la .. .. .. 6,135 3,132 2,017 • s 11,292 48 922 121 2 100 22 1 l--94---l--,-1-.6-65--l--.. .. • n 44 2a2,02s 66 4B5 :-m 1~ --rnr-z-!'350 -~~ 1 .. 570 18 1,138 5 '91 -8- 25 .. 100 12 ..--l--25-2-!--.-.- -l--25-l---4o----58-,8-90--l---9-+--9-3-! 3 17 0 castlem=~M~NE:. -= --= --=- -=~~- ]~l--3-0--l--4-9-6-1-- 3 17 6 3 17 9 Fryer's Creek .. .. .. .. 1,260 1,000 250 •• 2,510 10 183 160 6 270 ,.. 75 2 3 78 .. 13 . 212 . 96 'i 6 9 53,462 30 3 17 3 3 19 0 M 3 28~ 319 0 ifep~u~n .. .. :: .. .1·~t ~21' 38J :: 2,il1~ . 1~ m ~ i~ 'i; I~ :: 2f i :: I i~ .: 3g I 4~ .. 322051J9 I .. ~0: 39 ~:~M ~ ~· ~ i~ 8 3 19 3 213 050 607 .. 1,110 2 20 13 .. 16 .. .. 5 17,16 41 750 .. .. • i2 96,663 74 317 6 4 0 6 M~:n·:: .. :: .. .. "I I 9~ 3 19 0 St. An drew's " .. .. 322 242 163 .. 727 , . · ' .. , . ; · · 40 .. .. 4 .. 8 70 .. 37 .. .. .. 6,310 1$.1 60 3 11 6 Kyneton .. .. • • .. 100 29 28 .. 157 .. .. , ' .. 4~.. • • .. • . .. .. 4 62 .. 85 · .. .. .. 11,500 7 12 I 3 18 0 3.18 6 Blue Mountain 210 20 30 260 1 .. .. •. .. , .. •• '.. .. .. .. 4 48 .. 16 .. .. 5,000 5 3 18 0 Nortih •• .. I .. ~~ 1 2~ 4,480 2,685 2,055 515 45 81 630 - .. 120 -1-136_1_2-,1-oo-- -..:.s.:__ _ __13s_ ...:.;10.:_o_ __zs_o:_,1_32_ __1_;67.::.*_ __37_B_ . Totals .. .. .. 18- ~ 1 --ss- -12316 .lis _1~,06_;,;7~ _;j; __ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ARARAT. .. •• 1 --::--: -2-'-:----; 92 ~~- 3 --.-5~- ..- ~~~ -6-l~!~ --9-~ 144 .. 86 .. 2 ' 37,103 3~ 201 "' ! 3 17 6 3 18 6 2 7 3·19 0 M:t'ereek' :: .. .. l~ l~ 1,1gz .. 1,~~ 3 ~ 2~ f ~ ~ :: :: :: :~ I J! .. :~. I 573 .. 264 .. ss '4 7g;~!Jg i~ ~ 1 ~ i~ 9 I a 1s a 1 ~J!i. :: :: :: :: :: ~ 420 25 :; 720 ' 9 147 37 8 .. .. .. .. ., .. 8 :: 1 'is :: 'i2 ::. :: • I :: 8,940 6~ 4 318 61 TotnJs .. .. .. "'1,322 1,16o 1,sz1 __2_ 22 363. __1s_ _::_ -125 - ..-. 23'-..- 21 100 • 2 -2-9- 726 .. asz .. 4 J __I_z6..:.,048 __ ___oo.:__ __64-,--- I ~ 4ol 1 1 1 1 --;--'-------- , -)--- I ll10 0 3 17 6 oineo ..GIPPSLAND. .. .. •• .. 160 3li5 20 .• 525 .-. .. •• .. .. 600. I .. 40 .. .. .. .. 1 17 .. h5 . • .. ' .·. 5,200 .. 8 1B 3 15 6 3 17 6 ' Mitchell River.. .. .. .. 300 260 25 .. '585 .. .. 3 .. .. 100 30 .. .. .. .. 2 '1!1 .. .. 1 .. 4,995 4 9 3'17 Crooked River .. .. .. .. 241 181 169 .. • 691 .. .. .. .. I .. 600 I .. 35 42 .. .. .. 11 149 5 130 .. .. .. 32,635 !~If 335 · 3 0 8·1 ~ i~ 8 Jericho .. .. •• .. .. 264 43 88 .. 4iJO .. · .. -- , .. .. 274 .. 20 20, .. .. .. 5 65 3 :.::.: 17,847 •w 28 lj g1 Pt g Donnelly's Creek .. .. .. 103 10 30 .. 143 .. .. .. .. .. .. , .. I .. .. .. .. B 76 . ;. ~-~~-~~ I ::·:.: I .::_ ..:_· 19,550 61 • 13 1~ s , 3 10 o Stringer's Creek .. .. .. 33 .. 218 1 .. 251 .. .. , .. .. .. ., .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 238 ~ 34,382 9· 3 2 1 ! .. Ru"""ll'sCreek ...... 220 .. so,.. 280 .. .. 2 .. " 220~ .. 38 13 ....... 1 1 8 1 3,900 6 ·7 s Soutih TaoJ:raville .. " .. 8 .. •• 1 " 8 " " " " i " 1 " · ·· " " " " " · .. '26 " .. .. " io Bendoc.. .. •• .. .. 22 70 10 162 .• . :· .. .. .. 100. .. .. .. .• .• .. __2__ -1----- ___3_ ------'----:-+-___;,s,_75._o_ __ __ ~ 1 1 I 1 1 :w__ 1 _:__s_1 Tot!!Js , .. .. 1,341 92'4l 680 1 ~ 2,945 ] .. .. _ 5 [--::---::--~ 1,89< .. 1161 75 .. I~-· .. __,;_37 __ __604__ __1_4_ ~- __•• ___ 1 ___ ._. _ ~25..:'··_1709_ __1_200..:;__ ___42_7_ 1 1 1 1 1 T... 2,742 618 11,295 ·ss 6,048 499 2,157,828 'i ..........,. .·. ... .... ""'I ""'. " "·"' I .. I '·'" -'·~ I"' ··I "'"'I ' "'I.. "' "' • :Nvrn.--The Registrt>r for t.he Sandy Crllilk Subdivision ·having failed to forward hill repnrt, tihe last retlll'llfl have belln adopted. R. BROUGH 81\IYTH, Secretary for Mines. Mining Departmen~ Melbourne, 20th .April, 1869. No. 31 111 ' , ; 6 Summary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ending 31st March, 1869. Estimated Yield of Gold and Quantity of Gold Exported during the Quarter ending 31st March, 1869. Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &c. crus~ed during the Quarter ending 31st March, 1869. :BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. Page Ballarat Central Divisioll Mr. Harrie Wood, Mining Registrar .... 7, 19 Ballarat Southern Division ... Mr. J. F. Coleman, Mining Registrar 7, 19 Buninyong Division ... Mr. Robert M. Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7, 20 Smythesdale Division ... 'Mr. John.Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 20 Creswick Division ... Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 7, 16, 20 Gordon Subdivision ..... Mr. Thomas Co\van, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7, 21 Steiglitz Subdivision Mr. Richard English, Mining Registrar 7121 Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain South Mr, John F. Hansen, Mining Registrar 7, 16, 21 Subdivision :BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. Beechworth Division Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar 8, 22 Y ackandandah Subdivision Mr. Thos. G. Kennan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ••. 8, 22 Indigo Division Mr. R.'Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar s, 22 Buckland Division ... Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Registrar 8, 23 Jamieson North Subdivision ... Mr. Samuel K. Vickery, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9, 14, 23 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Mr. Hugh St. H. Blair, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9, 23 Wood's Point Subdivision Mr.