1875. VICTORIA. REPORTS OF THE MINING' SURVEYORS AND 'REGISTRARS. , ' QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE 1875. PHESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAN n. till '3utbot:itl1: GEORGE SKINNER, ACTING GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE. No. 48. APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORTS. .£ s. d. Preparation, "bout •• 12 () 0 Printing and Uthogrophing (1550 copios) 11310 0 'rotal .. £12310 0 • - INDEX. Summary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ended 30th June 1875. 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 EJ(ported during the Quarter ended 30th June 1875, p. 5. Gold reeeived at and issued from the Royal Mint during tbe quarter ended 30th June 1875, p. 5. Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, 8/;c., crushed during the Quarter ended 30th Jane 1875, p. 6. Summary of Yield of Gold from Washdirt and Cement washed and crushed during the Quarter ended 30th June 1875, p.16. Number and Distribution of Miners on the Goldfields of the Colony, 30th June 1875, p.20. BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ballarat Central Division Mr. D. Christy. Mining Registrar 7, 15, 16,20,25 Ballarat Southern Division Mr. George Perry, Mining Registrar .•• 7,16,19,20,25 Buninyong Division Mr. Hobert M.Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7,20,26 Smythesdale Division Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar 7,19,20,26 Creswick Division , •• Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, 7,13,15,16,20,26 Gordon Subdivision Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registral... 7,20,26 Steiglitz Subdivision .•• ••• Mr. O. W. Collins, Mining Registrar ... < 8, 15, 20, 27 Blaekwood Division and Blue Mountain South Mr. John ]', Hansen, Mining Registrar ... 8, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 27 Subdivision Balian Subdivision ... Mr. S. Cooper, Mining Registrar 20,27 BEECHWORTR MINING DISTRICT. Beechworth Division Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Hegistrar 8,20,28 Yackandandah Division Mr. P. Wright, Mining Surveyor and Registrar < 8,20,28 Indigo Division Mr. R. Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 8,17,21,28 Buckland Division ... Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Hegistrar 8, 15, 21, 29 Alexandra Subdivision Mr. R. W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 9,21,29 Dry Creek Subdivision MI'. Robert Pemberton, Milling Registrar 21,29 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. 9, 21, 29 Wood's Point Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .. 9,21,30 Big River Subdivision Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar ... 9,21,30 Mitta-mitta Division Mr. W. H. Cochrane, Mining Registrar 21,30 Jamieson Subdivision Mr. W. H. Edwards, Mining Registrar ... 9,21, <30 SAND HURST MINING DISTRICT. Sandhurst Division ... Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Hegistrar 10, 13, 15, 21, 30 Kilmore Division Mr. James W. Osborn, Mining Registrar ... 21 Heathcote Division and Waranga South Sub- Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 10, 13, 21, 32 division Waranga North Subdivision ... l'I-Ir. Henry Hicks, Mining Registrar 10, 13,21, 32 MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. Maryborough Division Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., Mining Registrar 10,14,17, 19,21,32 Majorca Subdivision Mr. John M. Murphy, Mining Hegistrar 22,33 Amherst Division .. Mr. Joseph Smith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11,14,17,22,33 A voca Subdivision .. Mr.·D. O'Leary, Mining Surveyor and Registrar '" 11, 14, 22, 33 Dunolly and Tarnagulla Divisions Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... 11, 19,22,33 Inglewood and Wedderburn Divisions Mr. G. W. Moore, Mining Registrar ... 22,34 Redbank Subdivision Mr. D. O'Leary, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 22,34 St. Arnaud South Subdivision Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 11,14,22,34 St. Arnaud North Subdivision Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar,l1, 14, 15,22,34 CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. Castlemaine Division Mr. T. L.Brown, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, ll, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 34 Fryer's Creek Division Mr. Mark Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, 12,14,17,19,22,34 Hepburn Division ... Mr. Thos. Hale, Mining HegiStrar ...12, 14, 15,17, 19, 22, 35 Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision Mr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar .. , ... 12, 18, 22, 35 Tarrangower Division Mr. Bobt. Nankivell,Mining Surveyor and'Registrar ." 12,18,22,36 St. Andrew's Division Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... 12,23,36 Blue Mountain North Subdivision Mr. Graham McPherson, Mining Registrar 12,.23,36 ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ara.rat Division Mr. Ferdinand M. Krause, Mining Surveyor and Regis- trar ......... 12, 19, 23, 36 Pleasant Creek Division Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 14, 19, 23, 36 . Barkly Division Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 23,37 Raglan Division Mr. C. W. Minchin, Mining Hegistrar ... 18,23,37 GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. Omeo Subdivision ... Mr.W. Phipps, Mining Registrar ...... 13,23,31 Mitchell River Subdivision Mr. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 23,37 Boggy Creek Subdivision Mr. George Allen, Mining Hegistrar ... ... •.. 23,37 Crooked River Division Mr. James Travis. Mininl!' Rellistrar ... l3, 23, 37 Jericho Division Mr. R. J. Donaldson, Milling Registrar ... 23,37 Donnelly'S Creek Di vision Mr. O. P. Whitelaw, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 13, 14, 23, 38 Stringer's Creek Division Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining-Registrar ... 13, 15, 23, 38 Russell's Creek Division Mr. C. H. Williams. Mining Registrar 13, 18, 19, 23, 38 Bendoe Subdivision... Mr. John Nichol, Mining Hegistrar ... 23,38 Tarwin Subdivision Mr. John H. Sandilands, Mining Registrar 13,23,39 Traralgon Subdivision. ... Mr. C. Denis, Mining Registrar 23,39 ApPENDIx.-Descnption of New Vegetable Fossils of Victoria, with Litbogram 41 A2 SUMMARY. GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30th JUNE 1875. TABLE SHOWING APPROXIMATELY TH~ NUMBER OF MINERS EMPLOYED, THE MACHL."iERY IN USE AND ITS VALUE, ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS IN THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. (Oompiled from the Mining SwrveJJM's and Registrars' Reports for the Quarter ended 30th June 1875.) Allu\ial Quartz MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN QUARTZ MINING, Miners, 1tfinera. MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN ALLuYIAL MINING, Number Number of of Price of Gold distinct per ounce. .DISTRICT, DIVISION, APJl~~T!,:"te :r.Th~:r;f Quartz of Auriferous !teefs AND Mitrillg Ground actually Plant, actually proved SUBDIVISION, worked to be upon6 Auriferous, ---~-.. ----. £ £ s, d, £ s,d. BALLARAT, 1 46 922 " 378· t .. 16 1 126.690 39 24 4 1 6 4 211 Central Division .. • • •• 1,300 240 1,023 2,563 66 3,043 69 3 21 24 32 29 1 406 4 2 :1 Southern Division •• ... •. 446 500 62 1,008 2 35 26 3 ii 60 'j 1 2 1 • § 2~8 " 32 'i '.. 2 '4 " 19,800 9 i~ 380 10 110 560 11 380 'io 'j 22 6 2 23 18 4 0 6 426 Buninyong Division .. ... •. 40 'i 4 0 0 4 3 0 Smythesdale Division •• H 912 830 15 1,151 54 1,200 60 2 19 15 39 'i 3 '5 1 2~ 9~~ :j Itt i9 :: .: 'i ,. J~,F08 t~ u 400 429 Cres-wick Di vision ., ., "* 955 450 470 1,875 30 575 23 80 16 800 318 0 400 Gordon Subdivision •• ... •• 191 is 230 10 187 " 73" :: 2 :,: 1 11,558 3. 19 1 - 12 308 ''';- " ,,14 21,095 50 75 4 0 0 406 Steiglitz Subdivision" , , ' , 110 'i30 205 445 'ioo 'i 400 Blackwood Division and Blue 160 261 600 's 1,030 450 ,i5 '5 24 535 '9 299 " ,. 20 " .' 63,000 4. 30 311 6 Mountain South Subdivision 317 0 317 6 llalla,n Subdivision.. " ., " " I~ ,, __4_.. " .. .. " .. •. " .. ".. '1 10 .. 8" .. .. .. ., 400 1 3 -1-,50-4- 1--2-1--60-1--8'-1-- 56- -4-1--1=-=32:::--1'-3,-1-71--1--1'0- -1-,1-23- -2-4- --,-,- -6-5- --1-2- -3-1--40-2-,54-3-1--1-5-20-1--2-07--1 Totals " .. 4,270 2,481 2,746 59 3,562 169 5,233 162 6 168 54 18 6 --------------------I----- _---____ --1---1--1--1----1----1--------------. '-:-1-------...;:...·-1--- BEECRWORTH, , 319 0 4 3 0 Beechworlh Division .. 967 875 146 1.988 25 270 8 3 5,200 3 52 20 2 8 105 4 ,.65 5 51,760 98 6 85 2 54 '3 2 10,980 80 315 0 400 YackandandahDivision •• 267 313 87 569 1 6 1 3,000 3 23 20 4 0 0 4 1 0 Indigo Division • • •• 172 291 41 510 11 338 iii 38 190 .. 'j 4 46 32 1 '6 22,896 25 243 284 38,950 511 318 0 319 0 Buckland Division . •• 106 .965 350 1,421 2 22 2,000. .. M 29 1 11 iii 'j; 10 40 .. 2 4 7 96 2 82 '4 16,170 74 3 S 0 420 Alexandra Subdivision ... 90 140 240 6 94 '5 316 0 410 :Ory Creek Subdivision " 26 133 159 400 " 300 "3 Benalla Subdivision... • 18 3 is 0 3 iii 0 Gaffney's Creek Subdivision 95 300 318 6 Wood's Point Subdivision .• 14 3 15 0 311 6 Big River Subdivision •• 310 0 311 6 Mitta-mitta Division •• 318 3 Jamieson Subdivision •• ':.\6 314 0 Totals .. 944 SANDHURST, 318 6 SlIndhurst Division.. .. .. 1,200 810 3,910 45 6,025 15 250,... 85 6 14 161 209 3,710 1,210 3 200 Il22 470,000 22 319 318 6 1 25 16 1,800 27 121 315 0 317 6 ~g~~t~i]jfv?~on and Wa.ranga 21~ • ~ ~. :: ~b~ :: :: :: :: 40 'il' 50 18 293 125 '7 is 23,000 81 202 3 18 0 4 3 0 South Suhdivision 11,090 11 112 3 3 0 424 Waranga North Subdivision .