mining surveyors and registrars.1875. victoria. reports of the mining surveyors and registrars....
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1875.
VICTORIA.
REPORTS
OF THE
MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS.
QUARTER ENDED 31sT MARCH 1875.
PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY IDS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.
lSI.! aut~Otitl.!:
GEORGE SKINNER, ACTING GOTERNllIENT PRINTER, '1~;I.BOlJRNlc.
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INDEX
Summary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the QUftrter ended 31st March 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 Exported during the Quarter ended 31st March 18i5, p. 5. Gold received at and issued from the Royal Mint during the quarter ended 31st March 1875, p. 5. Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &c., crushed during the Quarter ended 31st March 18;5, p. 6. Summary of Yield of Gold from Washdirt and Cement washed and crushed during the Quarter ended 31st March 1875,
p.16. Number and Distribution of Miners on the Goldfields of thc Colony, 31st March 18i5, p.20.
Ballarat Central Division Ballarat Southern Division Buninyong Division Smythesdale Division Creswick Division ... Gordon Subdivision Steiglitz Subdivision
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.
Mr. D. Christy, Mining Registrar 7,1:3,15, 16, 20, 25 Mr. George Perry, Mining Registrar i, 16, 19, 20, 25 Mr. Robert M. Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 7, 20, 25 Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar i, 19,20, 26 Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, 7, 13, 15, 16,20, 2U Mr, Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registrln •.. 7,20,26
Blackwood Division and Blue. Mountain South Subdivision
Mf. O. W. Collins, Minil)g Registrar... 7, 15,20,27 bIr, John F.lIansen, Mining Hegistrar .•. 8, 13, 15, 17, 19,20,27
Balian Subdivision ... Mr. S. Cooper, ~1:ining Registrar 20,27
BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT.
Beeehworth Division Yackandandah Division Indigo Division Buckland Division ... Alexandra Snbdi vision Dry Creek Subdivision Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Wood's Point Subdivision' Big River Subdivision Mitta-mitta Division Jamieson Subdivision
Sandhurst Division ... Kilmore Divisiqn
;Vir. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar Mr. P. Wright, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. R. Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. I,ewis C. Kinchela, l\nning Registrar Mr. R. W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. Robert Pemberton, Milling Registmr
8, 13, 15, 20, 28 8,20,28
8,17,21,28 8, 13, 15,21,28 9, 13, 17,21,29
Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ••. Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Uegistrar ... Mr. W. H. Cochrane, Mining Registrar
21,29 9, 21, 29 9,21,29 9,21,30
21,30 9,21,31 Mr. W. H. Edw.ards, Mining Registmr ...
SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT.
Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Registrar Mr. James W. Osborn, 1.Iining Registrar
Heathcote Division and Watanga division
South Sub- Mr .• J. T. Strong, Mining Sur,veyor and Registrar
9, 14,15, 17,21,31 21
9,14,21,32
Waranga North Subdivision ... Mr. Henry Hicks, Mining it~gistrar 10,14,21,32
MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRI9T.
Maryborough Division Majorca Subdivision Amherst Division ... Avoca Subdivision ... Dunolly and Tarnagulla Divisions Inglewood and 'Vedderburn Divisions Redbank Subdivision St. Arnaud North Subdivision
Castlemaine Division Fryer's Creek Division Hepburn Division ... Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision Tarrangower Division St. Andrew's Division Blue Mountain North Subdivision
Ararat Division
Pleasant Creek Division Barkly Division Raglan Division
Omeo Subdivision ... Mitchell Ri1Cer Subdivision Boggy Creek Subdivision Crooked Ri verDi vision Jericho Division Donnelly's Creek Division Stringer's Creek Di vision Russell's Creek Division Bendoc Subdivision Tilrwin Subdivision 'l'mralgon Subdivision
Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., Mining Registrar ..• 10,17,21,32 Mr. John M. Murphy, Mining Registrar 22, 33 Mr. Joseph Smith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 10,14, 17,22,33 Mr. T. McHugh, Mining Registrar ••. 10,22,34 Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, 10, 14, 19,22,34 Mr. G. W. Moore, Mining Hegistrar ... J 1,22,34 Mr. T. McHugh, Mining Registrar. . 11, 14, 22 lIfr. ,Yo G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, 1 J, 14, 15, 22,35
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. Mr.'£hos.L. Brown, MiningSurveyor and Registrar, 11,14, 15, 17,22,35 Mr. Mark Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrar II, 14,18,22,35 }lr. Thos. Hale, Mining Hegistrar ... 11,14,15,18, 19,22,36 Mr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar •.. 12, 18,22,36 Mr. Robt. Nankivell,Mining Snrveyor and Registrar , .. 12,18,22,36 Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, 12. 14, 18, 23, 37 Mr. Graham McPherson, Mining Hegistrar 12, 23, 3~
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.
:Mr. Ferdinand M. Krause, lIriningSurveyor andRegis-trar
Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. H. .C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. C. W. Minchin, Mining Registrar
GIVPSLAND MINING DISTRiCT.
12, 19, 23,37 12,14,19,23,37
23,37 18,23,38
Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar •.. •.. • .. Mr. John Grimr;s Peers, Mining Surveyor and Hegistrar Mr. George Allen, Mining Registrar ...
12, 23, 38 23,38
12,23, 38 . 12,23,38
23,38 12,23,39
13, 15, 23, 39 18, 19,23,39
23,39 l3, 23, 39
23,40
1\1[1". ,Tr .. rncs T:r2t,vi,;~ 1.fining Registrar *H
Mr. R J. Donaldson, Mining strar Mr. Hugh St. H. Blair, Minin rveyor. and Registrar .. , Mr. E. S. Gntteridgc, Minin/! Registrar Mr. C. H. William8. Mining Uegistrur Mr. John Nichol, Mining Registrar Mr. John If. Salldilands, lHining Registrar Mr. C. Denis, Mining Registrar
A 2
SUMMARY.
GOLD. MINING STATISTICS FOR, THE QUARTER' ENDED 31st MARCH 1876.
TABLE SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE NUMBER OF MINERS EMPLOYED, THE MACHINERY IN USE AND ITS VALUE, ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS IN THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.
DISTRIOT, DIVISION,
AND
SUBDIVISION.
Alluvin.! Miners.
Quartz lIfiners.
(Oompiled from tlte Mining Surveyors and Registrars' Reports for tlte Quarter ended 31st Marclt 1875.)
MAOHINERY EMPLOYED IN ALLUVIAL MINING. MAOffiNERY EMPLOYED IN QUARTZ MINING.
Number of
Approximate Square Value Miles of of aU Aurilerous
MiDing Ground Plant. actually
Number of
distinct Qua.rtz Beefs
actually proved tob.
Price of Gold per ounce.
worked upon. Auriferou .. I ___ ~---
BALLARAT. ;£
Central Division .. • • .. Southern Division . ~ H ••
1,~ 220 997" 2,560 69 3,124 81 3 19 22 " 38.. 24 .. 1 .. 1 4~ 1,~ :: 4~5 4 :: It '2 .: If~:b~ 3~ ~ 466 l 1~ ~~ ~:~~ ~ d~ ~g'~ n 1~ 1~ ~,~ 1~ :~ ': 6.~ ~ 200 .. 65 'i .. 2 'i .. 33,000 16 H Buninyong Division.: •• ..
Smythesdale Division .. .. Creswiok Division ... .• ... Gordon Subdivision ~. • • •• l,~~ 450 ~~~ i2 1,~~ .":' 603 ,:s,~ 80 ~~ :~ 800:: :: :: :: ~ 1 i~ d; :~ It~ ~~ :: '~ ,. 'i l~t~J ~go. i~
'i~~' '~~ ~~g '3 1,~ :: :: :: :: :: :: :: t~g:: 'is '3 :: :: :: ~~ ~ i2 .~~ :: :: M ,: :~ ~kg~g ~ ~ Steiglitz Subdivision.. •• .• Blackwood Division and Blue
Mounta.in South Subdivision Ballan Subdivision" .. .. 4 .. .. 1-":':"'" __ 4_.. .. " .. " .. .. I~" .. .. I~ " .. __ 1 __ 1 ___ 1_0_ .. __ 8_.. .. " .. 1-":':"'" ____ 40_0_
1 __ 1 __
1---3-
4,532 2,437 2,658. 55 9,682 172 5,390 183 ,7 166 60 18 1,503 2 64 6 6 7.; 4 133 __ 3,_232 __ 11--13- 1,130 23 .. 57 10 3 412,301 ~_ ~ Total. •• 1---:- - -1- 1- --------,-----1---.-
BEEOHWORTH, Beechworth Division •• Yackondandab Division ,.
.. 967 875 146.. 1,988 23 270 .. 4 8 3 5,200 3 52 20 .. .. 2 6 89 4 59 ,,5 .. 49,960 47 98 " 210 316 90.. 616 . 1 6.. 3,000 2 22 20 .... 6 85 2 34' i .. 2 . 2.. 9,710 12 80
Indigo Division • • • • Buckland Division •• • •
:: t~ lll:~ 3~g:: 535 1~ ~ 11:: '39 iii ~~ 190.. 15.. .. .. 1 4 46 .. l2 .. .. 1 6 .. 22,89~ ~. J~
:: '>72003
\~ 15g:: I'm .. 6 .. 94 ::4:: ::8 :~ :: 2':~g :: .~i 31 :: :: :~ ':~ ~~ ~~ .~ :: :: ,~ :~ :: f~:!lg ~~ .:: Alexandra Subdivision .. Dry Creek Subdivision , . Benalla. Subdivision.. . . Gaffney'll Creek Subdivision Wood's PoiDtSubdivision •• :: 134 "1~ '~~~:~ '~~ :: :: :: :: :: :: :~ '~~g:: 'i~ H :: :: :: ~g ~tg i~ ~~ '~ :~ :~ :i :: ~8:J~ 18 ~~
.. Al 6 20., 87 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 160:: 8 8 .. :::: 5 52 .. 42.. .. .. .. .. 10,¥~ 33 14 Big River Subdivision ~. Mitta~mitta Division '. J atnieson Subdivision •• .. l~g ~g '210" ~~ :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ,:.. :: :: :: .. .. '4 '47 '2 '64, :: :: :: :: :: 15,000 1; 26
.. 1--;;:089 2,905 1,184 '9 ~ --45-- 730 115 .. -;}12'3 43'lli:88O '~ 157 li4 - .. -+':- '~ -6-7-~ ~ ~~ ,4 ·2 16 13 .. 248,372 _ 277* 935 Totals .. 1---------------------1- 1-- --1----1---
SANDHURST, Sandhurat Division ", • ~ •• RUmore Division ~ • . • • •
1,560 610 3,960 60 6,170 19 300".. 95 6 16.. 9 .. 6 161 1 206 3,750 ,,1,210 3 .. 207 242 1 469,700 22 319
2~ '~ 3i~:: ~~ :: :: :: / 40'4'S "30:: '50 :: :: :: :: I} 2~~ ,: 1~ :: :: 7 is :: 1~:~g ~I ~~~ Heathcote Division and Waranga South Subdivision
Waranga. North Subdivision 122 43 140" 305 .. " .. .. 21 .... "..... .. .... 8 148 .. 77.. .. •. 13,000 11 110
1,933 --m 4,464 50 ~ 19 300 - I~ 10 24 -W 59 6-1-61-1'-1-1--23-2-.. 4,111 2 1,428 13 214~'l 604,480 ,HI , __ 7_58 __ 1 Totals "
-- 1- -!- ,-- - 1---:--1----1-------1----------1---1-----1-'---,. MARYBOROUGH,
Maryborough Division .. .. 1,825 400 875" 3,100 42 1,488 39 .. 178 94 10 6.. 4 2 36 148 4 . 27 614 .. 209 2 .. 30 27 .. 150,202 5 161 r"iorca Siil'diyision.. .. .. 100 20 "78" 120 9 221 8.." 4 5 22 10.. 8 1 3 " 'i '4 '64 :: '40:: .. '5 ii:: 9,7~0 2~ 3ij
t~tf~~~1i~~aD;;isiOD:; ~ igg 109:~ iig .. : .~:: 10:: I! 10 ~:: IY.. ~ ::.. 5 88 .. 73.. ::S'" 4 4 .. ~8:~~ l!~ 1~1 InJ\.~:,oOd and WedderbumDivi· 750 200 ~~.. 1,150 2 20 ::1:: 22 i~ ~~ :: :: :: :: ~~ '6 :: r~ ~g: :: m :: :: g~ ~i :: 18,000 17 72
~~~~sf~:' St, Arnaud South 150 140 40.. 330 .. .. .. .. 26 2 1 6............ 7 88 .. 36.. .. 4 4.. 7,000 Hi 26
St. Arnaud North Subdivision.. 65 43 198 I~ 311 .. .. ".. 9.... 7.. .. 2 .. .. 16 306 .. 110 ,,17 26 .. 31,738 7 69
TotalJ'l.. " .. 3,799 1,740 '"'l,75ii'" 11 7,300 64 1,391 58 422 69 52 --m 1--;;9 3 1"85 134 ·5 lIO 2,078 .. ~12 .. ""14() laO.. 298,049, _~8.=2i=-_I---583-'--1 --------------1-- --1---·----1--·1---1---- --1- -------·I--~--,·
OASTLEMAINE, Oastlemaine Division .. .. ,504 320 535.. 1,360 2 38 4 .. , 103 1 96 6 11' .. 45 803 .. 325 29 35 , ' Fryer's Oreek Division .. .. 990 770 236.. 1,996 5 8ll.... 56 6 is 306.. 38 '2 '2:iS 18 451 .. 146 '2 . i 9 15 .. Hepburn Division.. .' .. 484 402 680 ,. 1,566 1 26 1.. 32. 2 45 133.. 55 3 .. 10 'i 31 513 .. 211 1 3 57 57 ..
~:~~:!~!~~~fvi:~:Sub~viSi~~ m ~~ m:: ~ .. 5 ,~39:: ::2g ~ 'i zl:: ~ :: 23 :: :: ~~ ¥~i :: il~ :: :: 29 iii :: St. Andrew's Division .. .. 178 34 140 372 8 2 2 7 98 ·2 6S.. .. 2 1 .. J31ue Mountain North Subdivision 14 4 38" 56 .. .. .... 2".... , . :'.." 3 \ 36 .. 8 ........
Tot"I... .. .. 2,507 1,934 12,228.. 6,669 13 291 5 ""23i) 29 I-i- 564 8 I -iil 7 I-is- 46 11 ~ 3,099 2 . 1,146 13 4 126 I~ .. 1·- 1- 1- 1- 1- 1---- ---1----------
ARARAT. I Ararat Division .. .. .. 129 390 "45, 555 4 35 1 11 3 4 30.. 12 .. 4 29 4 .. 30.. " 2 3 Pleasant Oreek Division .. ..' 620 200 968 2i; - 1,813 10 160 "1... \1 4.. 25 ,. .. .. 25 70 . i 37 .. 306 .. .. 48 10 Rarkly Division .. .. .. 218 103 .. .. 291 1 10.... 6 3.. 3.. 1 .... .. 1,0. .,,' I· 'I' I, ·1'0 .. "8 .. .. '1' '2' Raglan Division '. .. .. 233 110 26" 36S 7· 123 6.. 10 9 2 10 ..
---- ---1---1- 1- 1--1-':--'--1--- 1- 1-Totals.. .. ., 1,191 803 1,038 25 3,057 • 22 328 7 1 26 19 -6- ---;;S.. 13.. 29 109 1. 42 I 1,452 .. 344 51 15
1- 1- --1---, 1--GIPPSLAND,
75,828 70,124 36,030 36,120 57,647 4,560 1,900
282,149
14,260 145,fs; lQ,700
170,984
34 27 16 6*
103 36 88 19 74 72 4
396
26 37 9 5
77
20 18 it~At!t~t:nd'BOgg;·Cre~k l~g i~~ ~:: ~ :: :: :: :: :: :: :: .~15.~ .~1 :~ :: ":: I ~ g ,: 2~:: :: 'i .::: ~;n~ ~r
~~~~f~Jr{~~~i~:::on:: :: 1! ~ i~:: in ::1 ::10:::: :: :i :: ~2:~: ~ ~~ :: :: /:: \': Ifg ,: 1~ 'i :: :: :: .~ ig:fo~ ~~~ ~ Stringer's Oreek Division.. .. 114 466'" 580 . .. :: 1.. :: "':: 1~ 194 '2 176 'i 's :: :: :: 61,079 ~~ tb ~~~~'i;~~~~i~~~~i~n:::: ~ .. ~ "41':: l~g :: :: ::':: ::2 :~ :: ::40" "! '~ .. 8.. i ~~ '2 ~.. " 'i :::: H~~ 2t i~ TarwinSubdivision.. .. .. 170.. 30" 200 2 26 2.. 7 6.. 9:: 1.. :: :: 'i 2 20 .. 17'i :: 3 " .. 4,178 i! 4 Traraigon Subdivision .... 37 .. .. .. 37 " .. .. .... .. 7.......... 1 .. . . ., .. ...... 60 < 1
-- . --... -- --._-1.;.-..... 1--.,-- --I---I-,.-I--:-,-'---c::,.---I--:-::--I- --.-I--·i---I--I----I----I--..,.-Totals.. .. .. l,OU I~_~ 2,434 3 35 2
1-":,:",,, 9 \9 .. i 1.289 2 1 72 64 1-":':"'" _8_
1_2_
11 __ 41_: __ 57_2_ ~ __ 5_13_1._3_ 6 __ 5_1~ _1_
1-_134.....:...3-65--1--1-5,,:7.:_+--
4&10_-
GRAND TOTALS " 17,092 11,242 14,005 150 4~,489 338 965 270 8 1,064 219 204 15,457 17 595 194 151 554 18 778 15,406 74 6,4&10 38 12 609 349 I 5 2,050,700 1,060 3,439
From To
416 4.0 6 406 4 0 0 4 0 0 318 0 410 3 17 6
3 17 0
313 6 315 0 319 0 317 6 380 3 16 0
3 i5 0 300 3 15 0 310 0 3 14 0
3 18 6 3 15 0 3 IS 0
3 16 6
406 400 3 15 0 3 16 0 318 0 315 0
3 19 0
310 0
317 0 317 6 3 17 6 318 0 3 16 6 3 18 0 317 6
316 3 313 6 319 6 4 0 0
312 0 350
3 10 0 310 0 370 3 10 0 300 310 0 3 16 8 3 16 0
4 3 0 4 1 9 4 2 6 420 429 4 0 0 4 0 3 4 0 0
3 11 6
426 400 4 I 0 318 6 420 4 1 0
3 ii' 6 316 6 3 17 6 311 0 318 6
318 6 317 6 4 0 0
4 2 4
420 400 4 2 0 420 4 1 6 420
4 0 3
400
3 18 6 3 18 9 3 19 6 318 6 400 4 0.0 3 18 0
3 18 0 319 11 4 0 6 400
318 6 3 IS 6
3 19 0 317 0 3 19 0 400 3 16 0 316 6 3 16 8 318 6
Office of Mines, Melbourne, 24th April 1875.
B,. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretary for Mines.
No. 18. \ .
====--===~=::;-;n.r:;:;;;-.;;;:;::::::-:::--==-=~-=::-::-:::--:::==-:-:~~-:-:::--::"'~~:':'7.~~~~-===~~~~=='!:-'~'~' ~. -SHOWING THE YIELD OF GOLD FROM CERTAIN PARCELS OF QUARTZ RAISED DURING THE QUARTER IN SOME OF THE DEEPEST MINES IN VICTORIA, WITH THE DEPTH OF THE
DEEPEST SHAFTS WHICH ARE NOW BEING SUNK, OR THE SINKING OF WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN STOPPED, ETC. (Compiledjrom Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars for the Quarter ended 31st March 1875.)
DISTRICT, DmSION,
AND
SUBDIVISION. NAME OF COMPANY. NAlIill OF REEF.
i Depth at which'
the Quartz was got.
Quantity Crushed.
Average I Width Yieid of Gold 01 the Reef.
per Ton.
Dip of the: Reef I froID '
the Horizon.
Dip of the Shoot
of Quar~.
strike of the Reel
(Bearing). NA~IE OF COll!PANY.
------------------------!----------------I,--------------I-------I------- ___ . ______ 1--------1---------1-------1--------- 1-----------------BALLARAT.
Central Division
Southern Division Bunluyong·Dlvlsion ..
Smythesdale Division ..
Creswlck Division
{ Temperlll1ce •• Don •• ••
•• Hopewell Tribute .. Imperial ..
. { Port Phlllip •• New N ortb Clune.
Gordon Subdivlllion.. •• .. Stelglit. Subdivision • • •• • •
Band of Hope Blue Jacket .. Staffordshire Hiscock's ••
Clunes Clunes
..I
Feet.
400 to 800 200 120 320
150 to 890 180t01,006
Blackwood Division and Blne Monntaln Sultan •• South Subdivision
Pioneer, Intermediate, Mounters, Ulld Sultan,
100 to 600
Ballan Subdivision ••
BEECHWORTH.
Beeehworth Division ••
Ta.ckandandah Division
Homeward-bound •• Homeward-bound,Roeky Point
470
Indigo Division
Buckland DIvision •• Alexandra Subdivision Dry Creel< Subdivision Benalla Subdivision •• Gaffney's Creek SubdiVision
Wood's Point Subdivision
:Big River Snbdlvlsion •• Mltta-mitta Division Jamieson Subdivision ..
SANDHUBST.
Sa.ndhurst Division
.. '
{Moore ... ' Magenta
.. Alexandra . .. DempBey;~ (Youn~huSband)
{Hope .... Wood's Point .• ..
.. Luck'sAIl .. ..
1 Pandora ••
L .. zarus No.1
LazaruS.. .. .. 'North Old-chum.. .. Great Extended Hustler's
Kllmore Division .. .. .. Reathcote DivisIon and Warsnga South
Subdivision .
.. .. Alison and Central
Waranga N ortb Subdivision ..
MARYBOROUGH.
Maryborough Division .. Majorca. Subdivision •• Amherst Division .. Avoea Subdivision ••
Dunollyand TarnagullaDivislons
Inglewood and Wedderburn Divisions .. :Redbank & St. Arnaud Soutb Subdivisions
lit. Arnaud North Snbdivlslon " {
CASTLEMAINE.
C8stlemaine Division ..
Fryer'. Creek Division
Repburn Division
Taradale and Kynelon Subdivision
Tarrangower Division .. ..
lit. Andrew's Division .. .. Blne Monntt\ln North Snbdlvision
ARARAT.
{ { {
Queen'. Birthday ..
Fones', Burke~s FJa.t •• .. Wilson'. Hill Tribnte •• Sandhurst and St. Arnaud
Chrysolite Tribute Bell Beck ..
Rowe Brothers •• BlackHawk Cornish ..
Specimen Hill'.. • • Tommy Dodd •• .. Central Eaglehawk •• North EaglellD.wk United •• .. Rothschild
Robert Burns Magenta ...
:Alysterlous ••
D(im~;ey's :: Morning stur Morning Star Warner~s ...
Garden Gully
New-chum ••
New~chnm .. New-chum •• Hustler's
Laura
Beallba
Fone's
Wilson's Hill Wilson's Rill
Bell Rock
Wattle Gully
Cattle's Ct\ttle'R Cornish
Specimen Hill Tommy Dodd Eaglehawk •• Linscott's ••
Ararat DIvision .. •• Sir George Bowen • •• Campbell' ...
~ieass.nt Creek Division
:BM'ltlY Division Raglan Division
GIPPSLAND.
{Pleasant Creek Cross Extended CroBS .. Crown Cross United
Omeo Subdivslon .. •• .... MItchell Riv.r andBoggyCk. Subdivisions " Crooked River Division ... .. Good Hope Jericho Division .. .. .. Donn.I1y'~ Creek Division ••
. Stringer's Creek Division
Russell's Creek Division Benaoc Subdlvlslon •• Tarwln Subdivision •• Traralgon Subdivision
Long Tunnel
W"lballa
No.1 South
Cros. Cross
.. ,Flat
Good Hope ::
Cohen's Cohen's
Office of Mmes, Melbourne, 24th Apnl 1875. No. 18.
." I
120 to 130 140
190
85 200 300 300
.. 670
.. 600 to 700
600 to 700 620·to 736
•• 500, 600, and 680
265
150
';, 345 to 405
465
400 to 450 500
413
.. 800
.. 170
.. 175 •• Surface to
4S0 .. 383 and 463 .. 275 .. 570 .. 500
125
200
n2 870 830
600
.. 248 to 423
{ IAdit level to I. }
285 : .. . •• 1
.. I 80 I i
Tons,
1,300 ~OO 379
1,977
10,418 7,486
2,960
600
91 ISO
136
68 100
65 Ins
125'
1,661
456 3,116 5,770
600
902
1,600
812 1,018
IS6
611
1,050 1,399 5,622
2,317 292 30 30
160
539
4,936 447 690
47
4,2i7 3,711
75
I
I
oz. dwt. gr.
a 10 10 o 4 7 o 8 13 o 2 8
045 o 15 0
1 1 13
o 12 o
4 7 21 I 6 16
o 10 10
060 060 o 5 13
,0 6 18
o 18 23
o 11 13
o 16 23 o 11 11 o 11 1
8 4 4
o S 14
o 4, 13
o 7 3
o 19 10 o 16 II
o 4 12
o 9 2.
o 7 21 o 5 15 o 3 22
073 050
14 15 19 2 13 4
o IS 9
o Ii 20
I 6 II 2 2 19 1 10 20
049
I' 8 15
1 1 0
2 ° 0
Ft, ill.,
I 7
I to 60
2to 30 0 (to 15 0
o 8
3 3
4 2 6 2
2" o
6 6' ot O'
;, 6
{ 2 fe. at 600, I 32 fl. at 700 J 2 to 32 0 ,!-to 8 0
25 to 30 0
I 0
3 to 14 0
4 0
4 0
6 0 6 0
6
110 6
12
I! 8 2 4
o o o o o o 6 o
6
o 10
5 0 4 0 5 0
o 10
15 0*
6 , 6'
T I
W.20' lV.700
l~. 45' to S6'
2 W. 2 E. 30' W.15'
W.
Vertical W.81'
S.W.65'
N.E.80' N.W.30' N.W.28' S.E.88"
W.70·
S.40'
W. w.
w.n"
W.45'
Vertical Yerlical
E.69'
W.10'
W.80'
W. 76n to 83'
N.8'
N. varies
N.30'
8. S' S.21"
N.W.30'
N.E.SO' N.W.30' N.W. ~8' S.E.88'
/ ..
N. !
S.20'
S.15'
S. 8' 25' YerticnJ
N.W.30'
N. 30' 30'
N.32'
N. N.2'W. N.5·W.
N.8°E. N.5' E.
N.ll'W.
N.
N.20'W. N.24'W.
N.45'W.
N.35'W. N.W.~2' N.W.52° .N.45'W.
N.
N.ll' 17' W.
W.
N.30'W. N.30·W.
N. 2' 27' E.',
N.H'W. N.IO'W. N.lS'W.
N.15'W.
N.lO'W. N.H' W.
N.20'W.
n-'ack uiil south fieeb.oid Hopewell •• •• Imperial .. ••
{r~rt Phirup ::
} New North Clune.
Clunes Consols .. Black Horse .. Albion.. .. Sullnn •• ••
Henderson and Co.
Bigelow &lId Clingan
::Ilagentu
.. Dempsey's The Hope
jNeW,Chum and VIctoria .. Lazarus .~ •• Hustler's R.ef.. .. Victoria. Reef ... .. ..
I Hercules •• •• Pandora .. ,. ~~
\ Wilson's Reef.. ..
... .. .Alison and Central
Croydon
{
United poverty:: Cambrian .. Goldsborough ••
.. ." .. .. {
Sand burst and St. Arnaud CI:rysolite
Wilson's mil Tribute ..
{
Wattle Gnlly United Wattle Gully Tribute W /\Iker and Co. ••
I Black Hawk
Eaglehawk Limited Eaglehawk Central
{Sir George Bowen Rhymney ••
Newington .. .. South Scotchman's ... rMagdala •• ..
Prince Patrick •• .. .} < Crown Cross United ";
l' Pleasant Creek Cross Reef.
N.W.
19'W. 01 N.
19'W.ofN.
\ '
Extended Cross Reef •• We5:t Scotchman's •• CroWn CroS/l No: 2 ••
. . ~ .. Good Hope ..
... {
Xorth Gippsland Walballa •• Long Tunnel ••
NAME OF REEF. Depth
of Shaft.
Depth 01 Depth of the the
deepest deepest REMARKS.
Level. Cross-cut.
------1---- --'----I------------------~
Leaders •• Staffordi!h!re •• Hiscock's ••
.. ' Feet.
Clunes
CIun ••
Clunes ••
920 "I '{ 1,005 u; 1,012
1,020 .. ' 996
BigHill ,. Portuguese ... ::: Sultan, :Mounters, Inter
mediate, Pioneer
E:r.celslor, Wooragee ..
Homeward-bound, HIlJil.. borough
.J Magenta
Dempsey's • ~ Morning Star :)
New-ehum ••
HusUer's Victoria
Gar<ie"n Gully' :: Wilson's Reef, Marong
Kilbnrn
Laura
Poverty New-chum •• Bealiba
Wilson's Hill
Wilson's Hill
Wattte Gully W Rttle Gully Wattle Gully
Cattle'.
Eaglehawk .. Eaglehawk ••
Campbell'. •• Rhymney
•• 1
.. rNo:i
.. t u 2
Good Hope ..
CohtmJa COhen's Cohen's
800 875 640
310
385
320
85 596
830 801 904 760 790 710 730
2611
220
572 450 444
506 o· 45~
470 347 332
174
645 580
200 240 .
1,568 1,475 1,262
'),100 1,045
950 760 892 855 781
700
324 415 534
Feet.
210 250 320
890 1,005
962 826 865 500
380
220
85 412
750 800 665 760 650 670 720
265
200
538 440 296
600
4[;0
450 340 300
170
615 572
200 240
800 660
1,252
900 850 730 870
770
500
324 285 523
Feet.
210 1)00 320
890 1,005
962 826 865 500
310
220
85 5\16
825 800 725 760 050 670 720
265
200
538 440 380
500
450
450 340 300
170
615
800 660
1,252
900 850 730 870
770
70
324 285 523
* A well defined lode. I At present sinking to .. depth of 400 feet. t The great width of 60 feet has been attalned and 40 feet of stou~ crnBhed.
'Prepering to sink another 100 feet. Winding shaft. Pumping shaft. Winding sbaft.
,. Not more than about 18 Inches In width of stone is crushed, the residue being left for future crushing ••
The deepest and only shaft now being sunk in the bed of Gaffney's Creek. Cross· cut now being started. .. Granite dyke. t Granite dyke ,. Granite dyke veins •
Sinking stopped at present. Sinking stopped ~t present;· Sinking deeper.
SI.nkIng.
A little gold visible In the rei:!, b t not payable.
Still sinking. Still sinking. Sinking stopped and driving earrled OD. Stt!! sinking.
(For additlonallnfOrmAtion about deep mining at Pleasant Creek, 1/16 page Ii)
Still sln1dng.
No reef found at this level. Will commence Immediately driving a level at 385 feet. ,. Below water-level.
., Small leaders.
R. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretary for Mines.
ESTIMATED YIELD OF GOLD AND QUANTITY OF GOLD EXPORTED.
FROM information obtained from Gold Buyers and others by the Mining Surveyors and Mining Registrars
the TOTAL QUANTITIES OF GOLD got respectively from ALLUVIUMS and QUARTZ REEFS are as follow:-
i
! Quartz, Total. Alluvial.
1------------------------ -----------uz. dwt. oz. dwt. oz. dwt.
Quarter ended 31st March 1875 98,476 2 139,879 15 238,355 17
TaE QUANTITY' OF GOLD, the produce of this Colony, EXPORTED, according to Returns furnished by order
of the Honorable th~ Commissioner of Trade and Customs, is as follows :-
oz. dwt.
Quarter ended 31st March 1875 160,086 3
GOLD RECEIVED AT AND ISSUED FROM THE ROYAL MINT.
STATEMENT of the Gross Weight of GOLD recei ved at and issued from the Melbourne Branch of the ROYAL
MINT during the Quarter ended 31st March 1875.
RECEIVED.
Gross Weight of Rough Gold.
oz. 9,535'40
Royal Mint, Melbourne, 6th Apri11875.
Gross Weight of Gold BulllQn.
oZ.
112,60l'41 -
ISSUED.
Gro.s Weight of Coin. Uro.s Weight of Gold
oz. 117,620'24
Bullion.
oz.
694'423
E. W. WARD, Deputy Master.
STATEMENT of VICTORIAN Go:P) received at the Melbourne Branch of the ROYAL MINT during the
Quarter ended 31st March 1875.
Gross Weight of Rough O<>ld.
oz. 4,731'37
Gross Weight of Gold Bullion.
oz. S8,801-74
NOTE.-The Mint ha. no evidenre beyond the slatement of the depOSitors that the above Is Vlctori!ll1 gold.
Royal Mint, Melbourne, 6th Apri11875.
E. W. WARD, Deputy ItJaeter.
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QUARTZ, QUARTZ TAILINGS;, PYRITES,. ETC. :,
;'.;'
SUMMARY.
THE following informatiOll has been obtained relative to tpe _QUA~TITY OF QUAR:J.'Z, QUARTZ TAILINGS,
amI MULLOCK Crushed, and PYRITES and BLANKlnINGS operated on, during the Quarter, and the
,GOLD obtained ther,lilfro~ ;-,. . ,
, . 1 Total MINING DISTRICi'S. Quantity Crushed: Average Yield of of Goldfrom
Gold per Ton. Ct'ushed.
Quartz. ,
d":t.: gr. oz!,~ tons owt. qt. dwt. gr. Ballarat __ ,_ ..... . .. ... . .. - ,
.... 59,589 10 0 0 10 19'32 32,192 17 17 Beechworth ... ... ... ... ... . .. 12,637 10 0 Oll 1:45 6,988 16 19 Sandhurst ... ... . .. .. . . .. ... 77,004 0 0 0 13 18'98 53,097 4 11 Maryborough ... ... . .. ... ... .. . 9,882 0 0 0 9 23'60 4,932 15 5 Castlemaine ... ... , ... ... '" ... 25,796 0 0 0 8 6'68 10,677 9 0 Ararat -- .. --_. - -- ~- '13,681 0 0' 0 18 (l'03 12,570 9 4 ... ... ... . .. ... .. . Gippsland ... ... . .. ... ... .. . 9,091 0 0 1 3 4'82 10,545 19 0
Totals ... ... . .. 207,681 0 0 o 12 14'78 131,005 11 8
Quartz Tailings and Mullock: . ; .
Ballarat ... ... ... , .. ... .. . 1,169 0 0 0 4 4'67 245 3 12 Beechworth ... ... ... ... ... . .. 294 0 0 0 5 8-77 78 17 10 Sandhurst '" ... . .. ... ... .. . 813 0 0 0 o 21'14 3Il 16 4 Maryborough ... ... ... ... ... .. . 2,552 0 0 0 3 16'60 471 1 12 Castlemaine ... . .. '" ... ... .. . 1,644 0 0 0 3 4'46 261 17 14 Ararat ), ... ... . .. ... ... 240 0 0 0, 1 1:>;90 18 19 0 ai'ppsland :.' , ... ... ... ... ... . .. .. . ... . ..
Totals ... ... . .. 6,7~2 0 0 0 3 7'51 1,1l1 15 4
Ballarat Pyrites and Blanketings operated on. ... . .. ' .. ... .., ... 312 5 0 2 14 5'05 846 7 6
Boochworth ... , ... . .. '" '" ... 36 0 0 I 7 \'33 48 14 0 Sandhurst ... ... ... ... ... '" 1,040 0 0 2 15 23'17 2,910 4 1 Maryborough ... ... ... . .. ... ... 124 0 0 o 16 6'19 100 16 0 C3.stlemaine ... ... . .. . .. . .. ... 57 15 0 3 4 4'99 185 8 U Ararat ... ... ... ... .. .
::: I, .. , ... ...
Gippsland ... ... ... .., , ,,'
39 14 0 2 7 14'42 94 9 18 .,
Totals ... ~ ... . .. 1,609 14 0 2 12 0'22 4;185 19 1 ..
NOTE.-Tllis Summary docs not show tIle total quantiticJ'< of qual'h. &c., crusl1ect or opernLed on, but only tl1e yic1(f of certain c111Ehings, &e., respecting which the ~filling· Surveyors and Hegistrars hay.:; uccn able to obtain information. Owing to tl1e cirCl.l1nstancc tllat nlany of the machine .. owners are unable to givc,or are precluded from giving t information, it is impossible to get, complete returns from C\'ery district; and in conSidering t-Ile.relativ~ importance of each dtstrtct, as regards quartz mining, &c., the tables relating to machinery should be examined and compnretl.
" ,
Office of Mines, Me!oourlle; 24th-April 1875:
R BROUGH S'M:YTH, ,. Secretary for Mines.
,MINING SURVE,YORS AND REGISTRARS" RETURNSo ---~,~------
,"
QUARTZ. THE following inforIpation has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surv'eydrs"apd' Regi~'trarB
relative tp the QUANTITY OF QUARTZ Crushed in the several Divisions and Subdiv:isions· of each Mining District during the Quart.er, and the GOVD obtained therefrom.··., ::,
~--~-------------Division and 8ubdivisioll,
and Nn.me of Company.
CENTRAL DIVISION. Temperance . ... Hero Extended ". Red, White, and Blue New Dimmock's Heef .. , Black Hill & Little BendiiYo Black Hill ... " ... Two·ton Parade ... ... ... Black Hill South Extended
I A\¥crage
Wllere Quartz was obtalnell. Quart. Crushed. Ylcld of OoM per, Ton.
Remarks relatlve to the Depth at which the
. Qllartz ;was obto.ined,. &0. I----~----l--------,--,------
tOllS cwt. q,r. oz. d",\'t. gr. gr,
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.
Little Bendigo 'Little Beridigo Littli:dJendigo' Little Bendigo Little Bendigo Black Hill BLaekHill B"llarat East ... Ball arat East .••
. Ballarat :East .. .
J,300 o· 0 '894 0 0 607 0 a
2,290 0 0 90 0 0
1,6G8 0 0 100 a 0 718 0 0 157 0 0
'I'
o 10 677'10 ,·0 0, ,,' 350 15 6 o 3 3'69 95 14 8 o 310'23' 392 6 0 o 11 2'67 50 0 0 o 11 13'90 965 14 8 0: 3 '0 15 0 0 o Ji 20:9~. 246 14 8 o 8 13'41 67 3 18 o 1:1 9'04,. 31 Hl15
400 to 800 feet 450 to 700 feet Surface to 150 feet 200 to 250 feet 70 feet· .. Surface to 400 feet 60 feet
Parade Extended Duchess Britannia Endeavor
.... Ballarat East .. . ,Nuggety Gully:
76 0 0 747 0 0 700, 0 0 370 0 '0 900 00
o <;"23'76" '261 I 9 o 4 6:65 "149 14 2
150 to 275 feet 260 feet . 272 feet" " 185 feet'" " 130 feet
Don Llanberris Sovflreign .. .. Manners' Lease .. . Black Hill South Timms and party Spanake's .FreehoM Countess .•. ... Crushed on hire for parties
(not included in the above)
SOUTHERN DIVISION. Speedwell Tribute ' . Hopewell Tribute
BUNINYONG DIVISION. One-and·AlI One-and-All Imperial Homeward Bound Morton 'md party , Crown '" ... ... ...
SMYTHESDAI,I~ DIVISION, Derwent Jack's Limited ... Eccles, Woods, and Co. ...
CRESWIOK DIVISION. ort Phillip ... ... ~ew North Clnnes ...
Working Miners ...
GORDON SUBDIVISION. arker's Extended P
N N
orth Parker's ... ew Black-horse
SUndry lots· ...
... ... ... ... STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION.
Nimrod ... ... I ... ...
ative Youth Tribute A N T N P
ransit of Venus "ew Albion Tribute erseverance Tribute
Great Western ... <lorning Star . • •• 1
L T M M B A D
indsay Tribute ', .• ry-Again ... orning Star Tribute inerva ... rown and Co. ... lpine ... arling aud Co. ...
. ..
. ..
...
... ... ... ... .. , ... . .. ...
...
...
... ...
Nuggety Gully Gum-tree Flat
. Gum-tree IFiat Golden Point ... Canadian Ballarat East .. . Dead·horse ' .. . Humffrey street Ballarat East .•• ya~ious places
Totals , ..
StaiIordshire Reef Staffordshire Reef
Totals , ..
5,124 0 0 2,000 0 0
9!)2 0 0 6S0 0 0 70 0 0 54 0 0
130 0 0 1,200 0 0
... I 20,867 0 0
1,016 0 d 379 0 0 I
1.,l195 0 0
o 3'111'49 'G8' 4 4 o 4" ;'72.194 9 9 o r lO'O,{ 363 8 '0 o 3 14'48 ,3.60, 7 0 o 4 IS'o9 , , 2!l5, '15 21 o 6 11'06 '21~.13' 9 o 4 0 'n'oo 9 17' I,S'67 '534 0 0 o 7' ;)'18 '46 7 6 o 7 0 I: 0 0
5~759,15 3
150 feet 200 feet 90 to 300 feet' ' 500 to 640 feet ,,, 10to 120 feet' 260 feet." 60 feet 200 feet 300 feet Various depths.
'257~ 16 15 . 40 to 100 feet 162 12 15 120 feet
o (; 0'68 420 9 6 1-----1----------,----
200 to 270 feet Surface to 50 feei 260 to 320 feet 120 feet
Hiscoek's Reef Eareweather's Reef His(!ock's Iteef
.Homewar.d.bound Reef. Homew::trd bOlllHl Heef - ... Mount Helen Beef ...
, Totals .:. ...
Derwent Jack's ... Dreamer's Hill, Happy
Valley , Totals ... ...
Clunes Reefs ... ... CI unes Reefs ... ... St, George's Reef, ~Vick,
Crea-
'fotals ... ' ... Gordon ... '" Gordon ... .. . Egerton ... . .. ... ... ...
Totals ... ... Electric Reef , .. ... Native Youth Reef .. . Steiglitz ... .. . Steiglit,z ... .. . Steiglitz ... ... Ela.ine ... ... maine . .. ... Elaine ... .. . Elaine ... ... Elaine ... ... Elaine ... ... Elaille
, . .. .. . Mount Doran ... .. . Mount Doran ... ... Mouut Domn .•• .. .
Totals ... ... . I
480 Q 0 42 0 0
1,977 0' 0 ],500 0 0
140 0 0 50 0 0
4,189 0 0
544 10 0 4 0 0
5'18 10 0
10,418 0 0 7,486 0 0 1,000 0 0
------1 18,904 0 0
260 0 0 67 0 0
111 0 0 6,093 0 0
6,531 0 0
60 0 0 206 0 0
32 0 0 5 0 0
50 0 0 15 0 0 19 0 0 S3 0 0 ,59 0 0 11 0 0 81 0 0
816 0 0 23 0 0 25 0 0 13 0 '0
1,498 0 0
o 2, 9 57 0 0 O' 4 6'859 0 0 o 2 '8'55" '232' 19" 0 o 4 0 300 0 0 o 5 i 0'28 38 0 0 0 4 ]9'20 I. 1:J () 0
0 ? ' 2'36 t:, 6f~ .19 0
0 4 20 '131 12 17 i
0 5' () . .
1 0 0
0 4 22 132 12 17
o 4 4'06 2,171 16 0 o 14:11'22, 5,415 5 0 0"1 :'9'60 : 70 '0,.0
-"---'--'--0 8· 2'42: 7,657 I, ,0
0 5 20'67 76 4 0 0 7 0'35 . 23 10 0 0 3 6'49 18 '3 0 1 13 13'02 : 10,218 15 0
1 11 15'69 10,?36 12 0
2 4' 8 133 .0 0 0 917 100 0 ,0 o 18 3 , 29 0 0 5 4 0 26 0 0 o 13 4'80 3,3 0 0 0 9 1!0'80 7,.8 0 011 13'89 11 0 0 0 7 17'06 32 0 0 ,0 :2' 17'08 8 0 C o 5 6'54' 2 18 0 o 16"I'lS- 65 0 0 2 ·2· 4'35 -1,72'1 0 ·0 0.17, 9'39 20 0 0
: 0, 10 •. : ~'90 \3 0 0 2 6 3'69 30 O· '0 --------
I 9 18'97 2,231 6 0
" From returns received In the Offlce of lIfince,
100 feet 90 feet
70 feet 30 'feet
150 to 890 feet 180 to 1,005 feet Il() feet
" 150 to 210 feet' 160 to 190 feet 826 feet
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QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crushed in each Division and Snbdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.
Division and Snbdlvision,
I I I Average I Remarks relative to the
and Where Q<lartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed, Yield of Gold Total Yield ot Depth at which the Name of Company, per Ton. Gold, Quartz was oblamed, &0.
BLACKWOOD DIVISION tons cwt.qr. oz, dwt, gr, OZ, dwt. gr, , AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH
SUBDIVISION. Sultan ... ,., ... Barry's Reef •.•• .. , 2,950 0 0 I I 13'58 3,180 19' 0 100 to 500 feet, Sultana '" ... Barry's Reef ... ... 16 0 0 0 3 20'62 3 I 18 150 feet Sultana Tributers '" Barry's Reef '" ... 53 0 0 0 7 0'45' IS 12 0 80 feet Mounter· Bros; '" ... Barry's Reef ... ... 203 0 0 :3 9 20'53 709 o 16 236 to 300 feet Mounter Bros. Tributers ... Barry's Reef ... ... II 0 0 0 S 7'55 4 II II 150 feet North Britain ... ... Wright's Heef . .. 602 0 0 0 4 23'92 150 8 ° Surface to 50 feet Ida ... ... ... Wright's Reef ... 50 ° 0 0 7 0 17 10 0 Surface to 20 feet
Cornish United ... ... Wright's Heef ... 142 0 ° 0 8 23'49 63 15 () 50 to 80 feet Morning Star ... . .. Bald Hill Reef ... 215 0 0 I II 14'48 339 14 18 80 to 100 feet Victoria ... ... Yankee Heef ... ... 220 0 0 0 3 0'76 33 7 0 120 feet North Cornish ... ... Simmons' Reef ... 615 0' 0 0 4 2'11 125 14 0 267 feet North Star: ... ... Union Reef ... 4S 0 0 I 3 21'1:,0 57 7 0 Surface to 35 feet Albion ••• ... ... Hit-or-Miss Reef ... 532 0 o. o II 8'57 302 2 0 70 to 120 feet
Totals ... ... I 5,657 0 0 o 17 16'77 5,006 2 15
BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT.
BEECHWORTH DIVISION. ! Homeward-bound. ... Rocky Point ... .. . 600 0 0 o II 8 340 0 0 470 feet Wallaby ... ... Hurdle Flat '" ... 275 0 0 o 13 5'41 181 17 0 Surface to 50 feet Frenchman's ... ... Hurdle Flat . .. 11 0 0 o 10 0 510 0 Sunday Reef ... ... Three-mile Creek '" 13 0 0 2 0 0 26 0 0 130 feet Kingston ... ... Hurdle Flat ... .., 71 0 0 I 2 0 78 2 0 90 feet Rechabite ... . .. Hurdle Flat ... ... 42 0 0 4 18 13'71 207 0 0 IV ater-Ievel Perfect Cure ... ... Stanley ... .. . no 0 0 0 8 8-72 46 0 (I 35 fcet Black Magpie ... ... Hasiu Creek . .. '" I~O 0 0 o II 8 85 0 0 150 feet McCarty and Co. '" Basin Creek '" ... 20 0 0 o 10 0 10 0 0 30 feet J!'innie and Co, ... ... Stanley ... ... 10 ° 0 o 15 0 7 10 0 Surface Butters and Co, ... ... Stanley ... . .. 20 0 0 Oll 0 11 0 0 40 feet Agamemnon ... ... Barwidgee .. . ... 2\)2 0 '0 I 2 S'43 225 15 0 70 to 100 feet Nil Desperandnm ... Myrtleford ... ... 610 0 0 0 9 3'14 278 10 0 170 feet Reform ... ... Myrtleford ... ... 781 0 0 0 7 11'46
\
292 0 0 200 feet Ross and Co, ... . .. Myrtleford ... ... 4 0 0 o 13 0 2 12 0 Surface Muller and Co, .. , Stony Creek ... ... 23 0 0 I 0 0 23 0 0 30 feet McDonald and Co, .. , :Myrtleford ... '" ! 3 0 0 o 12 16 I 18 0 Surface Sundry small crushings ... ... ... . .. 16 0 0 0 6 12 5 4 0
Totals ... ... 2,961 0 0 0 12 S'15 1,826 18 0 YACKANDANDAli DIVISION,
-Homeward-bound .. , Rip-and-Tear Reef ... 67 10 0 014 19'55 50 0 0 200-foot level Lynch alld Co. ... ... Scandillavian IIeef .., 20 0 0 o 17 2'4 17 2 0 30 feet
Totals .. , ... 87 10 0 0 15 8'09 67 2 0 . INDIGO DIVISION.
Magenta ... ... Magenta Reef ." 150 0 0 1 6 16 200 0 0 130 to 140 feet Roughead and Co, , .. Banner's Reef ... 18 0 0 o 15 lO'66 13 18 0 60 feet Moore and Co, ... ... Robert Burns Reef ... 91 0 0 4 7 21'89 400 0 0 120 to 130 feet Tomkins and Co. ... Happy-go-Lucky Reef ... 39 0 0 I 9 2'46 56 15 0 110 to 120 feet Various companies (trial Various Reefs ... 37 0 0 I 8 8'43 52 9 0 Sul'iace to 100 feet
erushings) -----Totals ... ... 335 0 0 2 3 408 723 2 0
BUCKLAND DIVISION, Wandiligong, --_._-_._-------
:McLean; Mortimer, and Co, J;=nglish and Welsh Reefs 320 0 0 0 9 18 156 0 0 110 feet IIood and Coutts ... Try .. AgainReef ... 286 0 0 o 10 18'46 154 0 0 120 feet ;Stephens and McLeod ... Goldshorongh Reef . .. 5 0 0 o}O 0 2 10 0 SO 'feet ,Tones. Hall, and Co, ... Alhion Reef . .. ... 102 0 0 o 13 4'47 67 5 0 123 feet Stephens, May, and Co, ... Myrtle Reef . ... 222 0 0 2 9 2'38 545 0 0 140 feet rltScoe and Co. ... ... Butler's Reef ... ... liS 0 0 0 3 21'45 22 0 I) iO feet Williams:and Co. ... " Heape's Reef ... ... II 0 0 I 15 10'90 19 10 0 50 feet Wiggand Co. .. ' ... Bristol Reef ... 10 0 0 o 10 0 5 0 0 30 feet .J. Rochow ... ... Gladstone Heef ... 10 0 0 0 4 0 ;1 0 0 Not stated R. Rowe ... ... tV oolloomooloo IIeef ... 14 0 0 I 2 0 15 8 0 Not stated Clingin, Fletcher, and Co, Hillsborough Heef ... 900 0 0 o 12 19'20 576 0 0 30 to 170 feet J Stephens ... ,., Victoria Reef ... 45 0 0 I 10 16 69 0 0 200 fE'et Peters and Co, ... William Tell Reef ... 10 0 0 o 12 0 6 0 0 Not stated Dickenson and Co, ... Sundown Reef . .. 34 0 0 0 8 5'65 14 0 0 .Not stated Wardman and Park ... Stonewall Reef . .. 28 ° 0 o 16 1'71 22 10 0 Not stated
lIarrietville, ~c. ;Sloan, Osborne, and Wallace Never-too-late Reef ... 133 0 0 I 3 II 156 0 0 120 feet ,Robins and Co. ... ... Johnson's Reef . .. 98 0 0 0 3 IS'61 18 10 0 218 feet . Davis and Co. ... ... Hose of .Australia Heef ... 10 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 20 feet : Stephens and Osborne ... Lanark Reef ... . .. 151 0 0 0 4 IS'44 36 0 ° 150 feet 'Osborne and Co .... ... Magpie Reef ... . .. 126 0 0 0 3 15'62 23 0 0 180 feet -Osborne and Hazelton .. ' Homewa.rd-bonnd Reef, .. 664 0 0 0 5 0 ]66 ° 0 250 feet
Buckland. 19'50 I . JlIgoe and McDonald ... Unicorn Reef ... . .. 64 0 0 I 7 89 0 0 120 feet
Running Creek. o 18 1"38 I 220 6 0 1104 to 280 feet Happy Valley ... .. , Cllristmru! l~eef, &c. .. , 244 0 0
Step and Co, '" ... New London Reef ... 30 0 0 ~~i~~_ Not stated , ------Totals ...
, 3,630 0 0 0 1.3 5 90 i 2,404 .3 0 I
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QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision Juring the Quarter, &c.-continued.
Division and Subdivision, Average and Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold
Name of Company. per Ton.
------------------- ------------------ "---- --------ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr.
Alexandra Crushing and Mysterious Reef ... ~23 0 0 0 6 20'92 Mining Tribute
Hewitt and party ... Montezuma Reef ... 6 0 0 1 1 14 D. McColl and party .. , Emu Reef ... .. . 21 0 0 1 14 11'43 Bennett and party .. , Prairie Reef .. , , .. 6 0 0 0 8 22'67 Linney and party ... Surprise Reef ... 8 0 0 3 17 12
-------- --------Totals .. , ... 464 0 0 0 9 13'34
GAFFNEY'S CREEK SUB- -------- --------DIVISION.
A. ... ... .. . Castle Reef ... ... 40 0 0 1 12 18 Great Eastern ... ... Homeward-bound Reef... 200 0 0 0 2 2'46 Lauraville ... ... Homeward-bound Reef... 500 0 0 0 1 2'48 Dempsey's ... ... Dempsey's Reef ... 150 0 0 0 4 21'09 Wallaby ... ... Wallaby Reef ... ... 150 0 0 0 2 6 Rose of Denmark ... Eureka Reef ... ... 1,000 0 0 0 3 16'58
--------- --------Totals ... ... 2,040 0 0 0 3 8'50
WOOD'S POINT SUBDIVISION. ,------- --------Hope ... ... ... Morning Star Reef .. , 110 0 0 0 6 8'60 Woods Point ' .. ... Morning Star Reef '" 114 0 0 0 5 14'74 No, 1 and 2 North . " Morning Star Reef ... 60 0 0 0 1 18'40 All Nations ... '" All Nations Reef ... 180 0 0 0 5 17'33 Prince of Wales ... ... All Nations Reef . .. 750 0 0 0 4 22'08
I -------- ---------
Totals ... ... 1,214 0 0 0 5 1'88 ----------- --------
BIG RIVER SUBDIVISION.
Luck's-All Warner's Reef 315 0 0 0 6 16 ... ... . .. --------- --------
JAMIESON SUBDIVISION. Venture ... . .. Mack's Creek ... 600 0 0 0 15 15'67 Gleeson's ... ... Sailor Bill's Creek .., 956, 0 0 0 9 13'65 Queen of the Alps ... Swampy Creek ... 25 0 0 1 12 19'20 Marrow's claim ... ... Wildfellow's Spur .. . 10 0 0 2 5 0
--------- ---------Totals ... ... 1,591 0 0 o 12 10'83
SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT.
SANDHURST DIVISION.
azarus Newchum L H N W
ercules ... ew-chum and Victoria ilson's Reef ...
Shenandoah ... arden Gully United
Golden Fleece ... . G. Consolidated och's Pioneer ...
.. ,
... ...
... '" ... ... ... ...
reat Extended Hustler's ...
G
G K G G H V V M J B C P M F A B G S W A
reat Hustler's ... ... ustler's Reef ... ... ictoria Consols ... ... ictoria Reef ... ... etropolitan ... ...
ohnson's Reef ... . .. eehive ... ... atherine Reef United ... ioneer ... ... arong Crushing Works ... ortuna Works ... ... lbert ... . .. ... endigo and Melbourne ...
'reat Britain ... ... outh Frazer's ... ... ybrandt's ... ...
be Lincoln ... . .. ATHCOTE DIVISION AND
WARANGA SOUTH SUB-DIVISION.
urton, Wilson. and Co. ... ohn Collins ... . ..
New-churn Gully ... Victoria Reef ... Victoria Reef ... ... Marong ... .. . Golden Square ... Garden Gully Reef ... Stafford Reef ... .. . Golden Gully ... '" Long Gully ... .. . Hustler's Reef .. , Hustler's Reef .., Hustler's Reef . .. Victoria Heef ... . .. Victoria Heef . .. Golden Square .. . California Gully . .. Eaglehawk ... .. . Eaglehawk ... . .. Eaglehawk ... .. . Marong ... ... Newchum Gully ... Diamond Hill .. . Kangaroo Flat ... Golden Square . .. Golden Square . .. Crusoe Gully ... .. . Newchum Gully ...
Totals ... .. ,
Horseshoe Bend . .. Redcastle ... .. .
B J A lison and Central ... I Kilburn Reef, Costerfield
I Totals ...
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I I I ,
2,072 0 0 o 12 l'OR 3,086 0 0 0 5 13'86 4,935 0 0 010 9'85
61l 0 0 o 12 10'95 912 0 0 0 6 9'94
3,642 0 0 2 0 0'67 449 0 0 0 7 10'28
2,041 0 0 0 9 10'89 4,245 0 0 1 o 17'94 6,586 0 0 o Il 3'79 1,680 0 0 o 14 12'99 1,071 0 0 o 12 4'29 4,311 0 0 o 12 9'38 2,437 0 0 0 7 2'34 4,244 0 0 0 9 12'13 3,648 0 0 1 0 3'36 3,743 0 0 o 15 0'05 2,836 0 0 o 15 0'74 4,156 0 0 o 15 8'02
302 0 0 0 5 8'26 3,955 0 0 o 14 15'59 4,143 0 0 o 11 17-69 2,199 0 0 0 7 15'18 3,534 0 0 0 5 0'57
777 0 0 0 6 10'59 131 0 0 0 3 18'68
4,843 0 0 o 16 14'31 ----------- ---------
76,589 0 0 o 13 17:05 ---------- ---------
9 0 0 o 16 0 47 0 0 o 17 14'81 25 0 0 3 4 4'80
-------- --------81 0 0 1 1\ 19'56
Total Yield of Remarks relative to the Gold. Depth at which the
Qua.rtz was obta.ined, &c.
------- ----------oz. dwt. gr.
145 6 18 190 feet
Surface to 30 feet , 6 9 12 36 4 0 80 feet
2 13 16 Surface to 20 feet 31 0 0 Surface to 20 feet
--------221 13 22
------65 10 0 200 feet 1l o 12 180 feet 27 II 15 150 feet 36 Il 20 85 feet 16 17 12 100 feet
184 11 0 350 feet ---------
342 2 II ---------
34 19 10 200-foot level 32 0 0 300 feet
5 6 0 300 feet 51 10 0 150 feet
184 10 0 200 feet --------
308 5 10 -----
105 0 0 About 300 feet ---------
469 12 0 150 feet 457 8 0 380 feet
41 0 0 100 feet 22 10 0 Surface
---------990 10 0
1,247 18 0 860 13 0
2,568 16 0 380 Il 0 292 10 0
7,289 2 0 166 15 12 964 15 9
4,403 13 4 3,674 8 8 1,221 9 18
652 3 15 2,670 18 0 Mixed lots
864 17 0 from various reefs 2,017 1 0 (See page 31) 3,673 12 0 2,807 14 3 2,131 8 3 3,186 10 0
80 14 0 2,897 0 0 2,431 7 8
839 4 18 887 15 0 250 5 3 24 15 0
4,018 15 0 --------52,504 12 5 -------
7 4 0 90 feet 41 8 0 Various depths 80 5 0 265 feet
-------12B 17 0
10
, ,q~~TiTY 0: QdARTZ Crushed: in' each Div'ision and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c;-continued.
D;~i8i;.~';;;d 'EiiibdiVision~ , t. i I,and, ( l ~b~~e 'Q~ariz ~~~ ~biained. '\I'r'. I
Quartz Crusbed, Average
Yield of Gold pel' 'ron.
Total Yield of I Remarksrelativ,e to the Depth at which the
Name of Company. i - .,-j ... , , "~ ."
WARANGA NORTH SUB-, :; ; r. DIVISION.
Molloy and 'Co. ".;;'" ••. Rushworth ... Carson and Co .•• :. ... Rushworth .. ,. Sutherland imd Co. ,... Rushworth' ... Hollins and Co.'"" i ::. ·Rushworth ' .•.
" ...
Clausen and Co. .•• I ••• "Rush worth "... . '. . .. Semmens and Co. ... 'Rushwo.rth ;"; .. Hannah and Co. ... ... 'Whroo'· ........ George and Co. ... ••. ' 'Whroo . . •• Keyes and Co. , .... , ... ,Whroo I ....
Stack and Co.... ... Whroo , •• Dalcom and Co.' ••• • .... Whroo ' .... Darroch and Co. ... ! ... ! Whroo' " .. ,
Gold. Quartz was obtained, &c. ...." ........... , ..
, tons cwt. qr, Oz, dwt. gr. OZ, 'dwt, gr ..
7 0 0 2 0 ]3'70, " 1.4 4 0 2 0 0 0 16 12 1 13 0 2 0 0 0 9 12 ,I. 0 .. 19 0 6 0 0 7 \I 4" 44 15 0 6 0 0 0 13 16 4 2 0
'18 0 0, I 3,9· 21 0 18 2 0 0 0 18 6 1 16 12 7 0 0 2 17 13'71 20 3 0
12 0 0 0 13 14 8 3 0 18 0 0 06,9'33 5 15 0 3 0,0 0 2 8, 0 7 0 7 0 0 I 5 3:42 8, :6 0
'..:',;;-,
All above' water-level 186 feet 9 feet
1 Hodge and Co.... ' '" .Whroo' . ... ... I', Sanches and Co. ,;, .! ... 'Whroo; , - ..• ...-
>And varying' from
I ",,' ~~ '" ",,' 10 '0 0 0 10 Ul'20 5' 5' 12 22 (), () 1 0 .. 7 'S3 .... 22 7 0
Hannah and Co. ... ,Whroo.-,... ,. . .. Evans and Co. •.. : .. , Whroo: r' ...
4 0 0 0 IS 12 3 14 0 '. l' 0.0 0 5 12 5 12 0
Balaclava Tribute ':Whroo: ' ... "-Weich and Co.' ,., I ::: White Hills ...
••• I .. · 59·0 0 0 14 8'27 42 6 IS' 20 0 0 0 7 IS 7 15 0 ' ...
) T.~ .'
Augustine and Co,' , .• white Hill~ ,.. " Poppel and Co. • •• '. ... :Wh'ite Hills' .. .
45 0 0 0 S 19'73 19 17. 0 ... " i 2 0 0 0 0: IS" ; 0 I 12
Meyer and Co. ,..... ,Wp,ite Hills .. . Ransen a,nd Co.:... . .,' Coy's Diggings
'.,: •• ' I • .4 0 0 0 16 4'50 3 4 IS I" " 5 0'0 2 3 19-20 10 19 0
Scanlan and Co. ... ,.. .Goy:!! .J?iggings , Feypel and Co. . •.. Coy's D.iggings
4 0 0 3 S'18 13 15 0 '~ 6 'Cr 0 2 18 18 17 12 12
Robertshaw and Co. Coy's Diggings Martin and Co. ... Coy's Diggings Bryant and Co, .. ':) ... Coy's Diggings Opperman and Co: " :., •. ,Coy'(PiggiIigs ~.. .. :. Grumbridge and Co. ,.. Coy's Diggings
13' 0 '0 0 7 9'23 4 16 0 10 0 0 9 12 12 96 5 0 10 0 0 2 6 12 23 5 0 10 0 0 2 12 16'80 . 26 7 0
7; 0 0 1 0 20'57 7 6 0 Bailey and Co, ... . ••. Coy's Uiggings Hansen and Co, ... , .. : Coy's Diggirws._ Dippen and Co; ... ... Coy.'s Digg;iiigs"
t~t:irs .. :. ~~34 0 0
3 0 0 2 1 16 6 5 0 6 0 0 2 4 0 12 1 0 :<:,3 0'0 1 5 8' 3 16 0
_' _________ '_,, ____ ~' __ , __ -I·~7~r~;--·----1 ('4S?, 15 "6 1 7 . ,,,,
:."J . ! '_
I Ii' .V i ""'j'
, MARYBOROUGH MINING' DISTRICT: '
MARYBQROUGH DIVISION •
Cambrian .. . Nelson .. . Johnston and Son Penny and Claussen
. ,' .•• Mosqu-ito -.. ..~
..' Mosquito ...
... Public crushings
.. , Public crushings
'"... - -" 5 it 0 0 66 0 0
1,07!! 0 0 572 0 0
I 0 18'15 1 4 10'55 o 9 21'46 o 6 4'36
538 11 0 About 300 feet 80 13 0 250 feet
530 6 16 V irfio'us ,176 16 0 Various",.
Totals ... AMHERST DIVISIOX.
Croydon .•• ,.. Laura Reef... ... Williams and Usher ... ,Specimen' Reef. . .. Luly and Co, .. , Bnsch and Dllnstone Neihoff and Co, Clements and Co. Robertson and Co.
••• Prince of Wales Reef ... ... ; Prince of Wales Reef ... ... Prince of-Wales'Reef ...
Windermere Reef ...
New Years .. . Udny Reef! .. .
... . Christmas Reef .. . Sundries .. .
Totals ... AvocA. SmiDIVISION.
Monte Christo Tributers I ... - . Monte Christo Heef Monte Christo ... ... Monte Christo Heef United No.2 Barnes ... Barnes Reef ...
DUNOLLY AND TARNAGUI,LA. DIVISIONS, ' ,
Queen's Birthday I .... Distin and Co.... • .. Henderson and Co, .. . Poverty Reef Triburers .. . Poverty Reef Central Tribute' Ruddock and Co. .. . Matthew Townsend .. . Thomas Scorer ~ . .. . Williams and Co. ... William Thomas... . ..
Totals ...
Bealiba Reef ... Specimen' Reef' Jim crow ReeC Havelock Reef Poverty ReeL. Maori Reef ... Wilson's Hill Reef Scorer's Re,ef ... Billygoat Reef Ironbark Reef
'J.'otals ...
; .~.
------------- ------2,227 0 0 0 11 21'44 1,324 6 16
600 0 42 0
159 () 375 0
16 0 31 0 10 0 47 0 26 0
o 0 3 14'44 o 1 15 lO'n o 0 o 0 o 0 o 1 o 0
~ I g
H 4:22 I) 8'84 6 U'25 o 17'03 4 12 8 4'60 3 15'23
-----.---1,306 0 0 0 7 10'86
150 0 0 10 0 0
299 0 0
o 11 18'48 o 2 22'80 o 12 1'68
,459 0 0 0 11 3'09
lOS 1 0 74 8 18 65 0 0
, 175 13 ~
5 3 12 32 2 0 250
19 5 0 4 14 12
486 13 0
70 to' 150 feet 52 feet 120 feet 115 feet Surface to 20 feet Surface to:.50. feet Surface to 30 feet 40 to '70 feet ; :
I'
" .'
.. S8, '5 13 Surface to 60 feet 1 9 12 Surta'ce stone
'180 9 0 273 ,feet
270 4 1 " ' ------- ----'---- ------
'1)02 0 0 Hi 0 0 :31 0 0 50 0 0
'42 0 0 34 0 0 14 0 0 12 0 0 25 0 0 700
o oj: 13'36 o 4'12' o 7 15'4S o 8 22'08 o 9 14'29 1 1 18'35 o 5 8'57 o 4 18 o 3 '14'40 0' 5 10'29
205 10 0 4 5 12
11 17 0 22 6 0 20 3 0 37 0 0
3 15 0 :2.17 0 4 10 0 I 18 0
1,136 0 0 0 5 '12'71: 314 1 12 I
345 to 405 feet 60 feet 40 feet 20 ,feet, ' 100 feet: .,; 80 feet' 60 feet
. Surface 40 feet 40 feet'
n
QUANTIT.Y of QUARTZ 'Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during,the Quarter, ~e;:""'continued.
DivisIon and Sllbdlvls\on, and
Name of Company. Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crnshed.
Average 1 Y Yield of Gofd Total lold of per Ton. , Gold.
Remarks relative to the Depth at which the
Quartz waS obtained, &0.
--'-------1-------------1-------1-----'----1--------tons ewt, qr, oz, dwt. gr, i oz. dwt. gr. _
INGLEWOOD AND W EDDERBURN DIVISIONS,
i March Reef United _ .. , Inglewood ... 70 0 0 I 0 2 0 7 0 0 i 375 feet ... ~~I~, 3'B~,S37 o~ 465feet Fones ... ... ••• Burke's Flat ...
...' 1,570 0 0' 0 6. 22'31, 544 0 0 " ... 1----
Totals ... REunANK AND ST, ARNAUD
SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS,
New Isis New Isis Eureka.
. 'Oxonian ReeL .• : '" Star 'of :the 'East
.. , Eureka Reef ...
,
::: I-860 0 0
! 120 0,0 20 0 0
o 4 6'36 o 4 11 ' 1 3 19'20
183 8 0' 134-foot level 26 15 0 77 feet 23 16 0 80 feet
ST, ARNAUD NORTH SUBDIVISION,
Totals ... ... 1-, -1-,0""'0-0-"-0'-'-0- -;-; 16'29
1
'--;;-;-;--
1
------', 'l. _I'
I
Wilson's Hill Tribute ••• Wilson's HilL;. Sandhurst and St,' Arnaud .Wilson's Hill ...
Chrysolite Tribute Bell Rock ... Prince of Wales ...
... Bell Rock Reef ... ".' Duchess of Edinburgh
Reef Duchess of Edinburgh: '., Duches,s, of Edinburgh
Randle and party
Gilbert and party
Reef Co's Tribute London and St, Arnaud
Silver Mines lease CO,'s Tribute London and St. Arnaud
Silver Mines lease
i ,'.
~12 0 0 1-,018 0, 0
186 0 0 38 0 0
10~ 0 0
800
18 0 (}
Totals ••• I~,~ '''1~4 0 0
.. "
o J 9 10'93, '789 18 0 400' to 450 feet 0'1611,,,6 83810 0 500 feet , ,
o 4 12'64 o 11 16'42
o ,~12
1 11 21
o 11 0
42 2 0 413 feet 22 4 0 70 feet
44 4 0 Surface to 70 feet
12 15 0 90 feet
9 18 0 15 feet
o i6 2'71 1,759 11 0
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.
CASTLElIIAINE DIViSION,
Central Wattle Gully Eureka Consols ... New Caledonia Caledonia Tribute Volunteer '" O,Q,X, ... ... Sebastopol ... Chewton United ... William Tell ... Devonshire .. . Duke of Devon' .. . Lamb and Co. .. . Argus Flat •••
... Wattle Gully .. . , .. Eureka Reef, .. . ... Caledonia Reef .. , Caledonia Reef ... Volunteer Reef ... Volunteer Reef ... Sebastopol Reef ... Chewton Beef ... Chewton Reef ... Devonshire ReE'f ... Devonshire Reef ..' Various .. . ... Argus Reef ' .. .
611 0 0 247 0 0
:: 546 '0 0 201 0 0
64 0 0 96 0 0
124 0 0 264 0 0
; 368 0 0 595 0 0
18 0 0 - 532 0 0 340 0 .. 0
o 9 23'23 o 6 21'57 o 3 14'92 o 7 10'80 o 12 17'25 o 11 5'88 060 o 8 1'90 I' o 3 }'92 o 5 16'25" o 16 16 o 7 12'01 o 8 13'55
304 10 9 300 feet 85 4 0 240 to 360 feet 98 17 12 190 feet 74 17 12 160 feet 40 14 0 185 feet .53 19 13 135 feet 37 4 0 Va:dous
106 13 0 130 feet 56 13 '12 126 feet
168 IB 0 250 to 300 feet 15 0 0 160 feet
199 10 6 'Various 145 12 0 I
Totals .. , 4,006 0 0 0 6 22'27 1,387 13 '16 FRYER'S CREEK DiVISION,
Tarilta .. _ ... .., James Rowe and Co, .. . Blrlck Hawk ... I .. . Small and Co, ... , .. . Anglo-Australian .. . Ridgway and Co. .., Middlesex .. , ... Thyra '.. , .. Ferron's Reef... . .. Garnet and Hender .. , Cattle's Reef ... ...
"
Kangaroo Hill Cattle's Reef ... Cattle's Reef , •• Cattle's Reef ... Heron'S Reef ... Ciark's Reef _ ..
Specimen Hill Ferron's Reef. .. Hit-or"Miss Cattle's Reef ...
118 0 0 1,050 0'·0 1,399 0, 0
400 0,0 700
,100 0 0 90 00 340. 0
1,660 0 0 49 0 0
205 0 0
o 18 3'66 o 7 21'14 o 5 15'42 o 7 12 070 o 3 4'80 o 12 5'33 o 4 2'82 o 3 11'27 o 11 5'38 o 2 3'51
107 2 0 80 to 100 feet 413 15 0 120 to 170 feet 394 14 0 175 feet 150 0 0 110 to 180 feet
2 9 0 385 feet 16 0 0 100 feet 55 0 0 230 feet 7 0 0 45 feet
288 0 0 190 feet 27 10 0 25 to 75 feet 22 0 0 180 feet
Totals ... 5,112 0 0 0 5 19'29 1,483 10 0 lliPBURN DlVISION.
Eureka '" ...'... Milkman's Reef ... 850 0 0 o 11 1'41 'frewren's mills ... ...' Mauritius Reef ,.. 51 0 0 Barkla.'s mills... ... Pitcher's & Doctor's Reefs 336 0 0
o 3 4'23 o 9 0'07
North Cornish ... Cornish Reef .. , ... 277 0 0 o 2 19'92 King'sand50therparties(J.) Variousreefs... ... 295 0 0 Band of Hope ,.. ... Nuggety Reef ... 45 0 0 Noble .. : ... ' ... NuggetyReef ... 153 0 0 Nelson '" ... .•. Nuggety Reef ... 48 0 0 Lucini ... ... ... Boots Gully ,.. 10 0 0 Argus United... ... Collins' Reef '" ... 195 (, 0
o 5 23'43 o 2 16 o 10 7'57 o 4 21 o 9 5'40 o 3 5'22
Cornish ••• ... Cornish Reef '" ... 5,522 0 0 Specimen Hill... .. •. Specimen Hill ... 2,317 0 '() Morrison's ... Chance Reef ... ..' 28 0 0
o 3 22'53 o 7 3-89 o 5 18'86
Hepburn and Dixon ... Glengower... ... 17 0 0
Biok'. .,' "f,·g';::'I' ::: ,::: I, .• :: : : j o 1 14'12 o 3 16'64
o 5 1l'47
470 0 0 130 feet 8 2 0 12 to 40 feet
151 5 0 35 to 70 feet 39 4 0 150 feet 88 3 0 10 to 150 feet
6 0 0 Shallow 78 18 6 75 feet 11 14 0 4 12 6 Shallow
31 7 II 85 feet 1,087 9 14 Surface to 480 feet
829 14 23 383 and 463 feet 8 2 0 20 feet 1 7 0 30, feet
77 Iii 0 50 to 100 feet
2,893 ~4 121
12
\.lUANTITY of' QUARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.
DiYision and Subdivision, A.verage Total Yield of and Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Name of' Company. per Ton. Gold.
--------- i --I tone cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr.
T ARADALE AND KYNETON SUBDIVISION.
United Kingdom .•• ... Taradale ... . .. 2,006 0 0 o 10 0 1,0'03 0 0 Retrieve .•• ... Taradale ... ... 10 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 Tommy Dodd '" 'Extended Napier
... I Malmsbury ... ... 292 0 0 0 5 0 I 73 0 0
... Fenton ... ... ... New Year's ... ...
TARRANGOWER DIVISION.
Linscott's mills ' .. ..,
Great Western ... ... Eaglehawk Union ' .. Caledonia .. , ...
Phoonix ... , ..
ST, .'\,l'.'DREW's'DIVISION.
Johnson and Co, ." Rickards ... Longley and Co .... ... Quarman and Co, ... Allandale' ... ... South Union ... ...
BLUE MOUNTAIN NORTH SUBBIVISION.
Rothschild ...
ARARAT DIVISION,
ir George Bowen S F G M
inlay an,t parlY rey and party cLean and party
'"
... '" ... , ..
PLEAS..! NT CREEK DIVISION,
immera ... ... ioneer and Galatea ... cotchman's' ... '" ew St. George ... ... oonlight ... ...
W l' :5 N M N ewington and Pleasant
Creek
OMEO SUBDIVISION,
Rollen and Co. ... ...
BOGGY CREEK SUBDIVISION.
Sons of Freedom ... ...
CROOKED RIVER DIVISION,
Good Hope ... ... )
DONNELLY'S CREE1t DrVI-SION.
United Morning Star ...
! I
Lauriston ... ... 685 0 0 o 10 0 342 10 0 Taradale ... . .. 411 0 0 0 5 0 I 104 5 0 Taradale ... ", 10 0 0 0 5 0 2 10 0
-----Totals .•• .. , 3,420 0 0 0 9 0'88 1,545 5 0
Nuggety, Beehive, Eagle- 354 0 0 o 19 5'49 340 7 0 hawk, Lisle's, and Lin-scott's Reefs
Beehive Reef ' .. .. . 127 0 0 o 16 10'30 104 6 12 Eaglehawk Reef , .. 1,320 0 0 o 19 17'32 1,301 12 12 Eaglehawk, Beehive, 567 0 0 1 19 10'89 1,118 10 8
Wattle Gully, and Man-ton's Reefs
I 22'59 i Eaglehawk .., ... 34 0 0 1 37 6 0 -------,----i----
Totals .. , , .. 2,402 0 0 1 4 3'94, 2,902 2 8 ----------
New Reef, Yow-yow ... 610 0 o 18 3'69 5 18 0 Yow-yow ... .. .. , I 10 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 Oram's Reef .., ... 9 0 0 18 2 5'33 163 0 0 Oram's Reef . .. 1 10 0 3 o 20 4 11 6 Diamond Creek ... 109 0 0 1 13 3'25 180 11 18 Diamond Creek .. . 3 10 0 0 5 0 o 17 12
Totals .. , . :' j
131 0 O· 2 14 15'48 357 18 12 ----
... . .. '''1 160 0 0 o 13 9'75 107 5 0
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.
i
I I
Campbell's Reef .. ' I 539 0 0 0 5 20'04 157 5 0 Moore's Reef .. , ! 56 0 0 0 4 17'50 13 4 20 . ... Port Fairy Gap Reef '" 13 0 0 o 17 12 II 7 12 Mitchell's Reef North •.. 8 0 0
1
0 5 6 2 2 0 ----
Totals '" .. ·1 616 0 0 0 5 23'35 183 19 8 . ----1
} S"well R,," ... { i 4,183' 0 0 o 18 11'98 3,869 all 2,798 0 0 I 2 0'91 3,083 2 19 2,844 0 0 o 17 6'19 2,454 11<1 1,578 0 01 o 14 18'79 1,166 8 0 1,284 0 O· 1 7 4'59 1,745 14 0
378 0 01 0 3 14'35 68 0 0
.. ' i--;;:065 0 ~1--;-1-;-;a07 ----
Totals ... 12,386 9 20
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.
i I Swift's Creek .•• ,., I 11 0 0 o 17 0 9 7 0
i I !
Sons of Freedom Com· 768 0 0 0 5 21 226 0 0 pany's Lease
Good Hope Reef . .. 47 0 0 0 4 S'68 10 5 0
e
Company's Lease . .. 55 0.0 2 6 1963 I 128 Ui 0
Remarks relative to the Depth at which the
Quartz was 0 btallled, .lte. -
120 feet 30 feet 275 feet 250 feet 200 feet Surface
150 to 560 feet
520 feet 50 to 600 feet,
120 to 250 feet
40 feet 25 feet 220 feet 160 feet
125 feet
280 to 850 feet 460 to 870 feet 480 to 850 feet 300 to 850 feet 410 to 850 feet 200 to 630 feet
Snrface to 34 feet
80 to 140 feet
500 feet
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QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.
Division and Subdivision, I Remarks relative to the Average Total Yield of and Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Gold. Depth at which the
Name of ()ompallJ'. per Ton. Quartz was obtained. -_._------ -------
ton. ewt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr:
STBlliGER'S CREEK DIVISION.
Long Tunnel ... . .. Cohen's Heef ... ... 4,217 0 0 1 8 IS'65 6,041 7 0 Between 243 and 42 feet below water
3
level North Gippsland Tributers Cohen's Reef ... ... 142 0 0 0 8 IS'S5 61 S 0 Surface workings Never Mind ... ... Fulton's Creek ... 65 0 0 0 5 9'23 17 10 0 SO feet from surface Wa.lha.lla ... ... Cohen's Reef ... ••• I 3,711 0 0 1 I 0'62 3,901 7 0 Between adit level an d
285 feet below water
Totals .•• 8,135 0 0 1 4 15'31 10,021 12 0 level ...
TABWIN SUBDIVISION •
No.1 South ... ... 1 Foster ... ... 75 0 0 2 0 0 150 0 0 80 feet
QUARTZ TAILINGS, MULLOCK, ETC.
THE following informatioll has been obtained frolll Returlls made by the Mining Hurveyol's and Registrars relative to the Quantity of QUARTZ TAILINGS and MULLOOK, &c., Crushed in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom.
Division and Subdivision, Where Quartz Tailings aud Quartz 'falllnga Average Total YIeld of Remarks relative to the and Mullock, &c .. ~ were and Mullock, &c., Yield of Gold Gold. Depth at which the
:>ame of.Compauy. obtained. Crushed. per Ton. Mullock, &c., were obtained.
tons c'Wt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr.
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.
i CENTllAL DIVISION. I
I I
Temperance ... ... Little Bendigo ... 14 0 0 o 17 3'43 12 0 0 i-'
CRESWICK DIVISION. !
, Port Phillip Tributers .. , Clunes ... ... I 955 0 0 0 4 1'09 193 3 12
BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND i BLUE MOUNAJN SOUTH
SUBDIVISION.
Sultan ... ... ... Barry's Reef ... ... 200 0 0' 0 4 0 40 0 0
I
BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT.
BEECaWOllTII DIVISION.
Reform ... ... . .. Myrtleford ... .. . 14 0 0 0 2 12 1 15 0 No Name ... ... Stanley ... .. . 150 0 0 0 3 0 22 10 0
Totals ... ... 164 0 0 0 2 22'97 24 5 0 --------
BUCKLAND DIVISION, I
London Reef ... ... ... .. . .., 10 0 0 1 16 0 is 0 01 ------.------I ALEXA.NDIU SUBDIVISION. I
Alexandra Crushing and Mysterions Reef ... 40 0 0 0 3 16'65 7 7 18 Mining Tribute
Fletcher and party ... No. 1, 2, and 3 North 80 0 0 0 7 7'40 29 4 16 Lucky Reef -------------
Totals ... ... 120 0 0 0 6 2'48 36 ]2 10
UANTITyof QUARTZ'TAILINGS ~lld MULl:oCK crushed ill elwh Divisioll'and" Subdivision, &c.-continued.
'Divlaionand,Subdlvision" Wher<l Quartz Tailings and Quartz Tailings Average Total Yield 'of ,. ~e",arli;~ rel"tlve,to,the , ;,", and,., : ""'l\!ullock, &c"were . ' andJlfpll<tck,&c., ",Yieldof,Gold, (,,,,,ld. Depth at which the
.. ,'Name,ofCompany. I ob,tained., Crnshed. per 'Ton. l\fullo"",, &£,' wer~,obtainod. --------'---.. ~--,-, -' -' ----=~---I----,---I------~-,-,-, ---
'tollsrcwt.' 'II'. oz. dwt, gr. OZ, dwt. gr •
. ,,'.; .~ /, ,.: , ,,,,' ~ ,
: SXNDHURST MINING DISTRICT.
S,urnHURST DIVlBION. I Koch's PioD'e'er ; •. ; ... Long Gully ... '658 0"0 0 0 19'92 27 6' '4
• , ~. !. ~',' • ...
.. .. . -----------HEATHCOTE DIVISION ,urn' ,
W ARANOASOUTH SUBDiVi·-- - -~- .. -" J
" .! ' - " f , 'j
SIGN. f
''';"'., : ~3 1 I) 0 ! " ': '105
, I ,"';',
John Collins ... ... Redcastle ... . .. 0 0 0 0 22'86 :S 0 0 .. " . - --,- .. " , ,
W AllANOA NORTH SUBDIVI-SION.
Morning Star ... .../ Coy's Diggings . .. SO 0 0 0 1 9'60 3 10 0 I
MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. '.' . , : !
AMHERST DIVISION.
T.Bartlemore' ' ' Sundry places 784 0 ... ... . .. 0 0 I 19'47 7I 0 0
" tl ;. "
, . " ;- ,
J
DUNOLLY AND UGULLA ;
DIVISIONS.
Henry Davies , ... Different places at Bealiba 17 0 0 0 2 12 2 2 12
,REDBANK AND ST. ARNAUD ,
SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS. [, I·
Quartz tailings operated on '" ... . .. 621 0 0 0 6 5'60 193 11 0 by Chilian mills
, . ; ,', '- : '
ST. ARNAUD NORTH SUB-DIVISION [
St. Arnaud Public Cr~ing Companies tailings from 67S 0 0 0 2 0'17 67 15 0 , various reefs
, .. ~. .'.',1 ~ :, :
St. Arnaud Public Cru!;hlng, Companies tailings from ,455 0 0 .0 6 oy; 136 13 0 various reefs ' • , ..
"
, ! ,
Totals ." '" 1,130 0 0 0 3 14'82 204 8 0
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. ." ,
CASTLEMAINE DIVISiON. , " ,
Mackay and Co .... ! , .... Golden Hope ... ... 214 0 0 0 2 23'44 31 17 0 Meyer and Co. ... , ... :Forest·Creek ..• ... 347 0 0 0 2 6'78 39 12 0 Callender ... ,. . ,!,OV(£tty Hill ... 280 0 0 0 I 18 24 10 0 , '
Totals ••. ... 841 0 0 0 2 6'76 95 19 0
FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION. , :,:. ".{ "' .. "". i: . , r , .. , . . 11 ' :..~, ,
Thomas and ,Co. '" ... Bald Hill . ~ ~" . . .. "
ISO 0 0 0 10 0 75 o 1f),0 80 feet,,,, Homeward-bound ... Table Hill ... ... 330 0 0 0 4 4'58 69 3 0 1I0 feet
Totals ... ... 480 0 0 0 615 144 3 0
HEPBURN DIVISION. '. '" '" " .. '. '\ ,. n 1".-, "
Freeman's mills ... Wombat·Hill ,,;- .... :- ., 200 0 0 0 1 0'42 10 3 12 To 60 feet Eade and party ... '"
Hepburn' { . ... U ... !1) 40 0 0 0 2 ,'30' 4 5 12 15 feet .. - -Totals ... !
240 0 0 0 I 4'90 14 9 0 ... ST. ANDREW'S DIVISIO,N. L
'H " -"I j " .:I .. I .. », "
. -~--' 'ni;'-m;''':' . Union ... ... 83 0 0 0 1 18'38 7 6 14 ... ! \ ". , I
'·'.ARARAT MINING DISTRICT: , . ,,'
\! " [
PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. " " " .. ..
Scotchman's ... ... ... . .. . .. 240 0 0 0 1- 13;90 18 19 0
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PYRITES AND BLANKETINGS. THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by tile Mining Surveyors and Registrars
relative to the Quantity of PYRITES and BLA.NKETINGS operated on in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom.
Division and Subdivision, !
Average and Wllere P;;ites and Blanketing. I. nud ~k':e~ingS Yield of Gold
Name of Comllany. ''If ere obtained. • _ ,A ~per~!~d <;'1]: .. per Ton.
. , ! H i tons em . qr·1 oz. dwt. Ii;.
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.
CENT:riAL DrvIBION. I , i
01 LlanberTis ... . .. Gum-tre~ Flat ... [ 22 0 I l3 6'82 Dllmmett, 'Vingrave, and Co. Various ~laces ... 20 0 0 1 17 12
Totals ... 42 0 0 I 15 7 CRESWICK PIVISION. !
Port Phillip ..... ... Climes R~efs ... . '" .59 15
gi 4 5 20'58
New North Clune!> ... Clunes R~efs ... ... 96 10 3 4 19'39 South Clmies' ... '" g~~:: i . .... 1 ... 6 0 5 13.8 New LothaJt ... ... . " .. . 7 0 o I 2 1 13'71
- ~.- .. . . ... , Toials ... . .. 169 5 0 3 12 23'96 STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION.
Brown and Co. ... ... Mount'Doran ... ... ' 5 0 0 1 0 0 Lindsay ... ... ... Elaine .. . ... 5 0 0 I 12 0 Morning Star ... . .. Elaine ... '" 6 0 0 o 16 16 Morning Star Tribute ... Elaine ... .' ... .5 0 0 5 0 0 Mineron' ... ... Elaine ... ... 5 0 0 4 8 0
BLAOKWOOD DrvISION"AND Totals ... ... 26 0 0 2 10. 0 BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH .-
SUBDIVISION. Sultan ... ... Barry's'Reef .. ; ... 60 0 0 I 6 16 North Cornish ... .. . Simmons' Reef '''1 15 0 0 0 12 16
. ... . . Totttis ... ... 75 0 !> I 3 20'80
:
BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT.
BEEOIlWOliTH DIVISION. i
7'20 i Blanketings ... '" Reform mill ... ... 20 0 0 1 13 i
BUOKLAND DIVISION. ! Happy Valley ... ... Three reefs ......... _ ........ r- __ 16 ... 0.,0. ,0. 1.9 6
SANDHUR,ST Ml:NIN,G DISTRICT.
SANDIiuRST DIVISION. :,',,, "." '.,' Sandhurs~.Pyrite~ 9!\lc~ning. Ne;v-chum Gully J. T. Spargo ... ... Great Western Gully' .. , United Pyrites G. E. ..:1 :Pmchgut Gully" . , . .'.: Sandhurst and Eaglehawk "Jackass Flat ...
P. G.,E. Koeh's 'Pioneer Great Hustler's Beehive
';;, i'Limg Gully, ~ .. ; Hustler's Reef l<~a:glehawk'
Totals' .. :
" C'" .
• 73 0 ; .297 . 0
303' O' 213 0
129 0 19 0 Ii" 0
1,040 0
0 :3 7 15'13 0 2 13 11'63 o I 3 16 22:41
o 1 2 2 16'11
,0 1 ll: 0,65. 0 1 17 8'21 0 2 5 0
0 2 15 23'17
MARY:SOROUGH 1\fINiNG DISTRICT. ,
I ST. ARNAUD NORTH SUBDI-I VISION. , I
Sandhurst and St. Arnaud ,Wilson's Hill ... ... "'124 o· 0 I 0 16 :6'(9 Chrysolite Tribute ..
I .,.
"
i"
.- " ,(
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTR~qT .
TotAl Yield of Gold.
oz. dwt. gr.
,36 12 6 37 10 0
74 2 6
256 10 0 .312 14 0
34 0 0 1411 0
617 15 0 . '-
5 0 0 8 0 0 5 0 0
25 0 0 22 0 0
.65 0 0
80 0 0 9 10 0
89 10 0
33 Ii 0
15 8 0
246 17
, 16 0 I ..,
CASTLElIIAINE DIVIStoN. . ·1. , .'
'''1~5 ~5 .. 0 ~.,!7(~~" .,,'W: 8_0 Eureka ,Consols ..... "
:HEPB'trR:iilD~trsION. Spec!~'l.l!"HiJl' .' . Cornlsh:i~' ..•.. .L
North Coi'nish-
Eureka Reef ...
~pecimel1 Hill 'y Cornish"Reef ....
Cornish HeeL ..
Totais
S'TRIXGER'S CREEK DIVISION. Long Tunnel Cohen's Reef .. ,
. .. / 20 ,0 0 4 0 0 80; 0 0
..: .! 20,0 .. 0 .3 --0:"(0-'<>-:,-,,"60 i O. 0 , 2 '0 0' 2 10 0 I 5, 0 0
... 1'····' ~2 ,0"0 3 9"1'1'4; 14')10 0
DISTRICT.
·.39 I~ .. 0 2 7
Remo.rks relative to the Depth o.t which the
Pyrites, &e., were ubtalned.
90 to 800 feet Various depths
, ..
, •• 1 T.
Reverberatory fur-nace and arastra
grind-
.. '. ,
-" " .. ~ ......
'.11 I ••
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WASHDIRT AND CE~IENT.
SUMMARY. ,
THE following information has been obtained relative to the QUANTITY of W ASHDlRT Puddled lind Sluiced and OEMENT Orushed during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom.
Mining Districts. Quantity Puddled Average Yield of Gold T.~!,,1 Yield of G<lld from . ari(l Crushed. per Ton. Washdirt and Cement.
Washdirt, - tons cwt. qr. oz. (1m, gr. oz, (lwt. gr. Ballarat .. , ... ... ... ... .. . 45,369 0 0 0 I 13'66 3,559 4 10 Beechworth '" ... ... . .. .., .. , 9,163 0 0 0 2 5'75 1,026 2 11 Sandhurst ... ... ... ... . .. "- .. 6,500 0 0 0 2 6'84 742 14 0 Maryborough ... ... '" ". ... , .. 14,105 4 0 0 8 12'J 1 2,471 13 0 Castlemaine ... ... ... ... ... . .. 125,258 0 0 0 0 18'78 3,596 12 23 Ararat ... ... ... ... . .. '" 1,961 0 0 0 1 22'39 , 189 11 0 Gippsland '" ... ... ... . .. .. . 160 0 0 0 5 0 40 0 0
Totals ... ... ... 202,516 4 0 0 1 3'56 11,625 17 20
Cement. Ballarat ... ... . .. ... ... . .. 470 0 0 0 3 21'09 91 3 0 Beechworth ... ... ... •• ~ * . .. ... . .. ... Sandhurst ... ... ... ... ... .. . .. , .. . , .. Maryborough :., ... . .. ... ... ... 47 0 0 0 3 9'70 8 0 0 Castlemaine ... ... ... ... .. . ., . 34 0 0 0 3 7'05 5 12 0 Ararat ... ... ... ... . .. ... 5,240 9 0 0 6 18'09 1,769 12 6 Gippsland ... ... ... , ... .. . '" 3 0 0 9 4 16 27 14 0
-Totals ... ' .. . .. 5,79·1 9 0 0 6 13'56 I 1,902 1 6
NOTE. -This Summary does not show the total quantities of wa.hdirt puddled and sluiced and cement cru8hed, bul only the yield of certain crushtngs, &0., respectin~ which the Mining Surveyor! and Registrars have heen able to obtain iuforrnation~ Owing to the eircumstance that many 01 the machine .. owners are. unable to give or are precluded from giving information, it is impossible to get complete returns trom every district; and in con .. sld.ring the relative importance of each district, "" regards alluvial mining, &0., the tables rolating to machinery·should be examined and compared,
Office of Mines, Melbourne, 24th April 1875.
WASHDIRT.
R. BROUGH SMY"TH, Secretary for Mines.
THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars relative to the QUANTITY of WASH DIRT Puddled or Sluiced in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom.
Division and SubdlvlslQu, Average I Remarks relative to the aud Where Washdlrt WaS obtained, • Washdlrt Pud(Ued. Yield of G<lld I Total Yield Depth at which the
Nama of Company. per TOD. of Gold, W"shdlrt was obtained, &c.
tons owt, qr. oz. dwt. gr. I oz. ,jwt, gr.
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.
Cm,TRolL DIVISION. , Busby and Co. ... ... PL.nk road ... . .. 1,040 0 0 0 2 0 104 0 0 Eastern Star ... '" Ballarat East . .. 1,920 0 0 0 o 20'82 83 5 18 Golden Gate ... . .. Ballarat East ... 2,143 0 0 0 1 3'77 123 19 6 Phrenix ... ... Napoleon's ... ... 1,120 0 0 0 3 21 217 0 0
Totals ... ... 6,223 0 0 0 1 16'75 528 I) 0
SOUTBRRlII DIVISION.
Turner and party ... Break-o' -Day ... ... 990 0 0 0 3 10'07 169 5 7 Depth 15 to 30 feet; thickness 6 in. to 2 feet
Grant and party ... ,Break-o'-Day ... . .. 349 0 0 0 5 14'65 97 18 0 Depth 40 feet; thick-
------ ----- ness 2l feet
Totals ... ... 1,339 0 0 0 3 23'77 267 8 7
CRESWlOR DIVISION.
South Clunes ... '" Clunes ... . .. 10,997 0 0 0 3 8'78 1,850 17 0 246 to 317 feet New-Lothair ... ... Clunes ... ... 12,000 0 0 0 1 4'50 712 II 0 280 feet
Totals ... ... 22,997 0 0 0 2 5'50 2,563 8 0
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QUANTITY of WASHDIRT Puddled or Sluiced in the ~evel'lIl Division" and Subdivisions, &c.-continued.
Division and Subdivision, I WasMirtPuddled.
Average Total Yield Remarks relative to the and Wbere Washdirt was obtained, Yield of Gold of Gold. Depth at whioh the
Name of Company. IJcr'l'on. W ... hdlrt was obtained, &0.
-------------------tons cwt. qr, oz. dwt. gr. oz, dwt. gr.
BLAOKWOOD DIVISION AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH
SUBDIVISION. . Gollop and two others ,., Grierson's Point ... 960 0 ,,9 0 0 6'40 12 16 3 ; Surface to 6 feet Carpender and three others Milkman's Flat ... 300 0 .. 9 0 I S'72 20 9 0 At 45 feet Daley and six others ... Butcher's Flat ... 3,000 0 0 0 0 3'75 23 9 0 Surface to 8 feet Ah Tack and six others Yankee Creek ... 1,600 0 0 0 0 7'S6 26 4 0 At 9 teet Ah Tong and four others ... Yankee Creek .,. 1,350 0 0 0 o 10'13 ,,28 10 '0 At9 feet Ah How and three others ... Yankee Creek .. , 850 u 0 0 0 7'06 12 10 0 Surface to 7 feet Ah Ten and three others ... Tipperary Flat ... 1,050 0 0 0 0 6'86 15 0' 0 Surface to 6 feet Ah Cboung aud four others Horseshoe Bend ... 700 0 0 0 0 8'57 12 10 0 Surface to 5 feet Ah Foon and five others Kangaroo Flat ... 2,000 0 0 0 0 5'28 22 O' '0 Surface to '5 feet Ah Kay and four others .... Kangaroo Flat '" 1,200 0 0 0 0 '6'60 16 10 0 Surface to 4,feet Ah Wing and six others ' ... Lower ~erderderg '" 1,800 0 0 0 0 2'80 10 10 '0 Surface to 6 feet .. ------
6'li0 i Totals ... ... 14,810 0 0 0 0 200 8 3 i
BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT . J ,
I .. I , INDIGO DIVISION.
Sons of Freedom' and Doma Chiltern'Lead " : ... 8,763 0"0 0 '2 6 986 0 0 280 feet
I , : , " 1 " , i :
ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. .. - ..
New Gobur Tribute ... Working Miners' Lead ... \400 .0 .. 0 10 .2 "0'15 40 llll
SAND HURST MINING DISTRICT.
, SANDlIURST DIVISION. I
6'17 1 Ballarat ~nd Bendigo ... Huntly ' .. ... 2,600 0 '0 o ,2 293 S12 140.feet .. Bagshot Deep Lead ... Huntly' , , .. .., 350 0 0 0 2 19'07 49 Ii 12 160,feet Sundry lots. ... ... H~ntly ... .. , 3,1i50 o .. 0 0 2 '6'08 400 0 0 . ,
Totals .. , ... 6,500 0 0 o ,2 6'841
742 14 0 .. , ,
,
, . . MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.
-~-~---
MAaYBOROUGlI DIVISION. I :
John Bright ... ... Chinaman' ... .. . 6,SOO 0 0 0 3 0'67 953 17 . 0 150 feet
------_._--- ----AImERST DIVISION.
. ,
Hoffnung-11O trucks per Mount Greenock South 1,136 13 0 o II 14'85 660 7 0 160 feet. diem for 62 working days, at 6 trucks per ton
Union-SOO trucks per diem Mount Greenock South 4,200 0 0 0 S 0 630 0 0 330 feet for 70 working days, at 5
; trucks per ton Taaffe's Paddock Tara's Hall-240 trucks per .. , 2,468 II 0 0 I 20'22 227 9 0 60 feet
diem for 72 working <Iays, at 7 trucks per,ton '
i °1~21'34 ~~ .. , Totals ... ... 7,805 4 !
CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.
CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. . Weebeck and Co. ... Wattle Flat '" ... 2,660 0 0 0 0 5'18 28 14 0 14 feet Hansen ... ... '" Adelaide Flat .. , 2,800 0 0 0 0 8'75 iii o 21 15 feet Ah Quong Adelaide Flat
, • 2,109 '0 .0 0 0 8'42 36 17 0 15 feet ... .. , . ..
Ah Sue ... ... '" Manchester Flat ... 1,600 0 0 ~ 0 S'S5 27 17 6 13 feet J:Mann ... '" Golden Point , .. 1,480 0 0 0 4'20 12 19 0' II to 13 feet ... Christiansen ... '" Campbell's Creek ,
'" 2,060 ,0 0 0 0 6'23 26 iI4 S 12 feet Winkleman ... ... Blanket Flat ... . .. ~"MI 'O~lc 0
0 5'95 38: ,8 ·13 12 feet .. J7 .~I ,Totals , ... ,) {) ... 1 ,\5)800 ,0 .. 0 0 ,0 6'76 222 IJ,. 0 ... L; " J I I
·NO-IS. i I
IS ,1
(lU,\ NTITY of,W ASHDIRT Puddled 01' ~luiced in the severnl Divisions and Subdivisions, &c,.,-continued •
Division and ~Subdivision, and
Name of Company.
. Total Yield I RemarksreiaUve to the of Gold ' 'Depth at wInch the
. W'a~hdirt was obtained, &e. --'---------_. ---' --- ------, --------------
FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION.
Riddle and C~. ': .. ' " Williams and Co' .. Stephens and'Co:", .. Lawson and Co ..... Brew~r and Co,' "",'
New Year's Fla,t New Year's Flat
'... New Year's'Flat ... ,New Year's :Flat
New Year's Flat Rainer :wq Co, ..... . Myers and Co. .. . Schodea,nli :y.o..~;., Thom,a,s an,d, C~,.:;.;. Trethewy'atig. Go', ," Brewer an'd 'Co: .... ' Mein's Freehold •••
HEPBURN DIVISION.
Sailor 'Prince Galatea Thirteen co-operative par
ties, Boleri included (n) Fifteen co-operq,ti v,e parties,
including Corinella. paddock (0)
400 Chinese
TARADALE AND KYNETON . " '''SUBDIVISIONS.
Ironstone Hill
TARRANGOWER DIVISION.
Abram Grigg Robert Grigg ," • , , • Tohn Stephenson "Vm. Bowe Jolly and Co. J obnRoberts John Bradford
Bowtell and Co, Griffin and C~" ..... ;" Dixon and Co:'" ' .. , .
'De~drnan's :Inat ,])~~dmaIi'~ Flat 'Deadman's Flat :BitJd Hill ..... New Year's Flat N~w Year's Flat Guildford. Hill
Totals ",'
Sebastopol' Hill, Fern, HilL Hepburn J?ivision
~iI'~ious
Hepburn Creeks
Totals .:.
Near Malmsbury ," :, i, ..
,Pegleg Gully .. , Forcupine Flat l'eg\eg Gully ... Peg leg Gully .. .
, Sandy Creek .. . Welshman's Reef
. German Gully
Totals : ..
Hoddle's Creek H0ll-dle's.C~eek Hilddle's Creek
'Totals ...
tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwL gr,
2;000 0 .. 0 0 0 4'80 20 0 0 2,600 0 0 0 0 4'71 26 0 0 2,600 0 0 0 0 4'11 -. 26 0 0 2,600 0 0 0 0 4'71 26,- 0 0
700 0 0 0 0 13'11 20· '0 0 2,000 0 0 0 0 5'04 2<', 0 0 J,500 0 0 0 6 0 18 1'5- 0 2'40'0900 0 0 0 0 -:4'SO' ~ 2(1· 0, 0
o 0 0 1 0 20, 0 0 2,600 0 0 ·0 0 .. a'69 20' 0 0 ;:800 o· 0 0 '0:10;8Q1 J8 '0 0 6,qoO: 0 Ii 0 1 10'24 428 0 0
'--'-~--- ----_. '-' ------
1'3,000 0 0 1,490 0 0 8,794 0 0
14,635 0 0 I .~
o .1 20'32 o 0 22'42 o 0 16'46
276 19 23 69 12 0
301 13 0
343 18 0
50,000 0 0 o 0 8'64 I 900 .0 0
'''1_77'~~ ~'H'6~ ~~~ ~ ."
.:JOO 0 0 ,:,25 0 0
290 0 0 525 0 0 ,90 0 0 135 0 0 650 0 0
o 12 o 0 14-77 o "0 12 o 0 15-95 o 0 20'93 o 0 7'29 o '0 4
2,225 0 0 0 0 14'31 --:7-,-·--'-.--'1----
22 10 0 10. 0 0 5 '0 0
17 9 0 :J 18 J2 2 1 () 5 8 12
66 7 0 I
20 10 0 :l4 0 0
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT:
RAGLAN DIVISION,.
Got - him -by- the - wool; co~ Bearifor.t':' h ' ... operative
Toman "and "party (6), co- Waterloo"-' .. ~ opcratiT€
New Charlton Charlton
.. ':261 O. 0 0 5 0'.14
.: ' ;GIPPSLAND MiNING DISTRi:CT~'
RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION. ;
Co-operative ... . .. Tangil Cement Hills ... 160 0 0 0 5 0
" " , ..
65 6 13
54 4 11,
70 0 0
189 Jl 0
40 0 0
15 to 16 feet ',16 to 18 feet 16 to 18 feet
'16 to 18 feet 1 i feet 14 feet 18 feet' ,
·16 feet, 20 to 30 feet 17:to'18 feet 17 to 18 feet 200 feet
300 feet 120 feet 6 to 100 feet I ,',
6 to 70 :l;eet
Surface : ',~,' I'),
260 feet
JO to 15 feet 40 feet' , 20 feet 20 to 24 feet 12 feet Surface tiurface
j.
~ '. '
, , ~' { "
;,._*,".:', i
in feet ' h~ ...
50 feet ..
140 feet
, ,
98 feet
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CEMENT.
THE following information has been obtained from Heturns made by the Mining S:urveyors and· Registrars relative to the QUA~TITY of' CEMENT Crushed in the several Div.i.~ions and Subdivisions of each Mi.ning District during the Quarter, and the GOT_D obtained therefrom.
Division and Subdivision, ., l' • A vemge TotoJ yield of- \ Remarks relative to the and Where Cement was obtained. Cement Crushed. Yield of Gold GOld. Deptb at wbicb the
Name of Compa.ny. .per ron. _ Ce~~n...! w~B .. ~.!?tained. ------------1---·--·-----, -------- -----...:1--....:.....--.:..----
SOUTHERN DIVISION.
McClelland ... . ..
SMYTHESDALE DIVISION.
Howcroft and party ... Leeke and party ... Woods and party ... Gillies and party ••• ...
"
Haywood and party ...
BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH
SUBDIVISION.
Great Tunnel .,. . ..
DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DIVISIONS.
Nichols and Co .••• Simmonds and Co. John Job ... Glamorganshire ...
HEPBURN DIVISION,
Vineyard's ... Pandam ...
ARARAT DIVISION,
Cement •••
...
... . .. . ..
. .. . ..
PLEASANT CREEK DIVISIOJ\.
New St. George .•• Band of :Hope North and South Wales Hand-in-~and
RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION.
Old Extended ... . ..
t?ns ewt: qr. oz. dwt., gr. oz. dwt. gr!
BALLAHAT MINING DISTRICT .
Hard Hills' . .. ... 1 174 0 0 0 2 12 21 15 Q
----- _._._._- ------'-'-!"
Dreamer's Hill, Happy 20 0 0 'I 0 0 20 0 0 Valley
Dreamer's Hill, Happy 6 0 0 0 8 0 2 8 0 Valley , . :.
Dreamer's Hill, Happy 12 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 Valley .,
Dreamer's Hill, Happy 4 0 0 '3 0 0 12 0 0 , Valley
Dreamer's Hill, Happy 4 0 0 , 3 0 0 12 0 0 Valley -------------._---
" Totals •.. ... , 46 0 0 ' 1 1 1l'48 49 8 0
., ------------ ----" ,-, .
.;,
Golden PoiIit .•. . .. 250 0 0 0 1 14'40 20 0 0 I,,'
..
MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. ...
I
I No.1 Hiil, Bealiba . .. 12 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 No.1 Hill, Bealiba . .. Il 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 4 0 No.1 Hill; Bealiba . .. 4 0 0, 0 4 0
I Q 16 0
Different hills . .. 20 0 0 .0 2 0 2 0 0 I ----.-- --,,--- -,----, -,-
0 Totals ••• ... 47 0 0 0 3 9:70 : 8 0
CASTLEMAINE MINING PISTRICT. ;
, . . ,
St. George's Reef . .. 13 0 0 '0 2 9'23 Golden Gate . .. ... 21 0 0 0 3 20'57
------- -',-----Totals ••• . , ... 34 0 0' '0 3 7'05
, r.
i
ARAHAT MINING DIS,TRICT.
1 11 '0 4 1 0
----5 12 0
Depth 30 feet; thick-ness I! feet
Crushed by Howcroft
Crushed by Howcroft • .~ .. i I
Crushed by Eccles Woods
Crushed by Eccles WOOds
Crushed by Eccles Woods
,;
50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 50 to 60 feet
10 fe~t, 20 feet
' ,
London.derry Lead 400 0 0 0 5 6 105 0 0 70 feet
Church Hill Deep Lead Deep I"ead Deep Lead
Totals , ••
----------------I
99 0 0 0 3 6'78 16 5 0 1,874 0 0 ~ 0 6 8'99 597 6 6
••• I 2,367 9 0 ,0 7 5'68 856 12 12
"'I~~~~ 18'64 ~~~ . .. I 4,840 9 0 I 0 6 21'07 1,664 12 6
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTHlCT;
Tangil Hills ... . .. 3 0 0 9 4 16 27 14 0 I
'" ! ,f
. '".
\
80 feet from tunnel mouth
20
NltM'BER'AND DISTRIBU'rION OF MINERS ON THE GOLDFIELDS OF THE COLONY, ·.l ",' , .
FOR THE QUAR'l'ER ENDED 31ST MARCH 1875. ! .!
, (; From. Returns made by tlte .lrlining Surveyors and Registrars.) I
- -Nameo~PJaee. ;, No. Total.
--------------i---I---.. --
BALL.AlUT DISTRICT.
Central Division: I
Ballarat West , .•. , ,Bal)arat .Ea~t ...
Bri,llarat NOrth .;; (" ' ... Sebastopol' , ... Cambrian Hill ... The Springs ' ... Lit\le B.el1digo, ... Dead-horse ,', ... I) ' ...
Sago Hill..... .. I ..
8ou.th·e~n Division '~' ,.) I (} '~, I,ong Gully' ....,,, ... Staffordshire Reef Italian Gully. I ••• "
Splitters' Gully 1 .. . Kangaroo ... Ii Moonlight ,. .. . Bulldog .•. .. . Rokewood Junction, Mount Misery Creek Jackson's Gully ... Yankee Hill ..• Grassy Gully ... Spring Creek ... Saw pit Gully ... Whim Holes .. . Hard'Hills .. . Frenchman's .. . Pinchgut... '" Break-o'-Day ... Western Creek ...
Buninyong Divis'ion: '
, ...
I···
g~:~~'tI~L~?s~t~rJbD!tr~~~hiie'" '::: Scotchman's and I{ard Hills ' ... Buninyong and Buninyong Estate ,;" Hiscock's Reef ... . ... ". Winter's Flat, Cobbler's arid'1\~igpic
Ranges... ... ...., .. . Black Lead ... ... .. . Napoleon, Kitty's Ranges, and Gympie Prospecting and isolated parties .... Mount 'Helen Reef... ... . • .. :
Sl1Iythesdale Division; Smythesdale ... ... .. . Scarsdale and Newtown ... . .. . Cape Clear ... ... .. . Brown's... ... ••. • .. Italian Gully .•• ... ... Derwent Jack's ... ... '"
.. Piggoreet ... ... ' .. Bottle Hill ... ... ... Snalte Valley and Hard Hills ...
..... Hli\ppy,Valley and Lucky Woman's ... Haddon... ••• ... . .. Golden Lake ... ... . •. Madden's Flat .••. ... • •.
500 900 '40 480
l,
150 60
350 :50 I "
30 I 2,560
8 I 69
.25 "10 ,,8 "16 80 ,60
320
, I.
10 15 37
,14 '24 30 32 30 60 gO 80 .-
150 "30 '80 '80 80
'ioo 40, 70
. 60 1'6,
180 200
'.,:~ ,
18 25 gO 50 60
170 600 120
10
:l
1,018
706
Name of Place.
Brought forward '"
Creswick Division-eontinued. Mopoke ... Humbug Hill ••. Portuguese Flat ... Back Creek ... Bullarook ...
Go,.don Subdivision: .Egerton ... . Gordon' .. ..
StiJiglitz Subdivision: , Steig Ii tz ...
. Morrison's Dolly's Creek Elaine .... Mount Doran Little :Forcst
No.
30 .. 20:
30 10 30
.·f ,1,
... • 157, "59
100 '1'20:
30 '125 .
50 20
Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain South Subdivision,
Golden Point ... '" 'Red Hill .... .. Barry's Reef and Split-tree ... Yankee Reef and Creek ...
140 .70
370
, Simmons' Reef and Back Creek .... Sebastopol and Lower Lerderderg ...
60 40
120 Blakeville ... .. . Snake Gully ... .. . Goodman's Creek ... .. . Balian Flat '" ••• Johnston's Reef... . .. Garibaldi and vicinity .. . Wright's Reef ... .. . Bacchus.Marsh and vicinity
Baltan Su.bdivision: Blake ville
Total for Ballarat District
BEEOHWORTH DISTRIOT.
Beechworth Division; Spring Creek ... ... Silver Creek ... • .. Deep Creek ... .. . Hurdle Creek ... . .. . Pennyweight Flat ... • .. Two-mile Creek... .. . Three-mile Creek ... .. . Six-mile Creek... .. . Bowman's Forest, &e. . .. Myrtleford, &c.... .. . Wooragee, &e.... .. .
. Reid's Greek ... .. . .. Woolshed ... • .. Sebastopol ... • .. Eldorado ... .. . Stanley and neighborhood' .. .
40. 14 20 40 16
',20., 40
... ,,40 "1-
105 ..25
22 : 5'4' 52 60
190 55 74 80
130 38
190 • .. ·,133
400, 380
Total.
6,112
J,815
216
445
'.'1,030
4
9,682
I,gSS
Linton's ... c •
Monkey Gully Moonlight Creek .•. Preston Hill
Creswiclt Division, :.. :,
180 J5 10 12
1- 1,828
• Yackandandah Division; Clear Creek ... Bruarong ...
... 1---::-:-:-I :~~, :
Cres wick... , ... Clunes... ; ... Springhill . ." Broomfield Gully ~ Red· Streak .... Union Hill Longpoint Diamond Gully Cobhler's 9ully Bald Hills Sulky Gully Slaty Creek
; ...
I' 'j."~. ~
Carried' forward
••• I
••• i
20 900 380
20 300 20 20 15 15 10 15 40
" !t!-~ ... 6,1
Kirbv's Flat ... Rowdy Flat ... Osborne's Flat .. . Allan's Flat .. . Staghorn Flat ... Twist's Creek ... Muddy Creek ••. Hillsborough ... Sanoy Creek Township Hayes' Point
70 40' 60 10 24 90 45 55 90 70 24,
-- 676
2,664
21
NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION Of,MINERS 011 th~ : Goldfields .. &c.;-continued.
Name of Place.
... Br~ught forward ...
Indigo Division: Chiltern and New Ballarat Leads Suffolk Lead .. Indigo Lead Glencoe Lead. Durham Lead Lancashire 1,ead New Hibernian All.England Lead Caledonian. Clydesdale Wahgunyah Hibernian ..• Lanarkshire .. ... Various Quartz Reefs
Buckland Divisio;;; Harrietville ... . .... Harrietville to.Bright.. , Bright to Boundary, including Running i
Creek "'". ... .. .•. .. . .. Wandiligong •••. Buckland to Upper Bridge ... . Upper to Lower Bridge ... .. Lower Bridge, to Ovells,Junction
Alezandra Subdivisian: Alexandra and vicinity Godfrey's Creek ... Devil's River and tributaries Johnson's Creek and tributaries Head.of U T. Creek: Goulburn River Doojalook Spring Creek.and tributaries Higinbotham Mer,ton and vicinity Tea-tree Creek and vicinity Scattered prospectors Acheron River Mainda.mple and Doon
Dry Creek Subdi~'i~ion : Brankeet Creek Dry Creek Hell's Hole " Kangeroo Creek
Gaffney's Creek Subdivision: Goulburn River Gaffney's Creek Cannon's Creek Raspberry Creek and branches. Lyrebird Creek Wallaby Reef MoHng population Moonlight and Snakes' Creeks'
~v ood' s Point S u b'diuision : Wood's Point.and Morning Star Lower Goulburn ... Right and left,branches ...... \
Gooley's Creek . Harper's and Pheasant Creeks Perkins' Creek and Waverley All Nations Black River .. Moving popJiI~tion . MaorI Creek Kever-mind Spur ......
Big River S'ubdivisioll : Frenchman's Creek Warner's Creek Enoch's Point Railway Creek Jim Thomas' Creek Big River North ... Goulburo River Fry'sCreek"', ... Jerusalem and Wilson's Creeks Moving population "
... Carried forward
... , ,
162 4
214 4
34 10 4 2
14 12
8 3
16 48
83 448
156 288 165 216 175
40 20 15 15
8 30
4 15
5 12 25 31 60 10
6 107
42 '6
10 60 ;,0 4,5
6 8 8 4
76 20 52
6 12
6 35 14 12 3
12
6 12 6 8 4
29 4 6 4 8
535
1,531
290
161
17l
248
87
5,687
of Place.
. ' Bronght forward ••. Mitta-mitta Division: .
Ligntning Creek Granite Flat, Snowy Creek ... Mitta-mitta River .... Junction, Snowy Creek
Jamieso~ Subdivi~ion: Howqua Ri:v~~.a.nd trikutaries . . .. Goulburn from llowqua to Jamieson Mack's Creek ... Goulburn frilm' Jamieson to Swampy Creek Sailor Bill's Creek ... , .. Flume Creek'" Baker's Creek'
Total for Beechworth District...
SANDHURST DISTRIOT. Sandhurst'DiIJi§ion: .
Bac~ Greek and Spring Gully . Sheepshead a'nd Golden' Gully .. Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat Crulioe Gully and neighborhood Marong and Bulloek Creek Victoria and New-chum Reefs Long, Maiden, a.nd Derwent Gullies ... Ironbark ..... Bendigo Flat .. White Hills and Epsom Huntly Sydney Flat and W,hipstick Hpecimen Hill- and Sailor's Gully Devonshire and Dead-horse Gullies Windmill Hill·and California Gully ••. Eaglehawk:Gully 'and Flat ... Snob's Hill and Pegleg Gully Raywood '" ,.
.~ Elysian Flat Sebastian ... Karnarooka Scattered and prospecting
K ilnwre Division: Reedy Creek Sunda.y Creek'
Heathcote Division and Waranya South. Subdivision:
Graytown Redcastle Heathcote Costerfield 'l'ooborac ... Kimbolton and Carnpaspe Goliban and Myrtle Creek Wild-duck One-eyed Gully
Waranga Nortlt Subdivision: Rnshworth Whroo Coy's Diggings White Hills, &c.
Total for Sal1dhurst District
MARY BOROUGH DISTRICT.
lYl aryborough Division: Alma Waterloo ... Inkerman .... Moonlight Flat Adelaide Lead Golden Point .. Craigie ... '" :Four-mile Flat Carisbrook Mosquito .. . Blncl)crls .. . Newt9'!Vn ., .. .. Havelock .,. " Chinaman's . Blackman's 1;ead flIaryborollgn:
Carried forward
No.
40 60 30 20
5 80 50 70
100 25 20
150 370 490 80
120 550· 500 480 515 120 280 200 320 260 430 315 3!}[)
.\l 46 50 40
400
70 8
30 90
150 110 30 30 50 3i 80
---:
157 68 40, 40
40J 50 i
50 : 50 .
'150 100 150 100 250 150
Total.
5,687
1150
350
~.187
6,17!)
78:
601
305
7,160
22
NmIBlm and DISTRIBUTION of MINEUS on the Goldfields, &c • ....:...:continued.
forward ! f». ;
Majored S~bdiVision: ,,"," Maj:orca M~in 'Lead Majorca Lead, ' ..
, England's ,Hill Lead Hocky Flat Lead ... Gibraltar I.ead i ;,
Amherst 'n~'vision : About Talbot ' .. Scandinavian Lea!l Mount·Greenock ... Nuggety and Long Gullies Kangaroo Flat and Gully
"Mia"mia,and tributaries Daisy Hill and tributaries Adelaide Lead South Blacksmith's Gully Emti and Cockatoo Brown's Gully
Avoca Subdivision: Amphitheatre Avoba'Lead Green'Hill Creek Percydale Homebush' Laniplough' Monte Christo Mountain Hut No. 'l.preek No.2 Creek Ki1I\berleyand Sardine Donkey Hill , Middle Creek, &c, ... Gullies east of A VOM
Dunol(1f flnd 1'arnagulla Di1Jisioll.~: Dunolly ,
,Burnt Creek GOldst;>orou'gh Ink~rman.;" }Ioliagul .:, Bealiba' ... Murphy's Flat .Tones\Creek Tarnagulla' Half-way,;. LlaneUy ...
. ~.
Inglewood and iVedderbuTn Divisions; Jericho .J. Jordan Berlin, ... Kingower . McIntyre's' Synnott's ... Burke's Flat Inglewood; Wedderburn Garjbaldi .:. Avoca Forf;lst
No.
30 "24 "s
-48 10.
50 ,38 83 40 18
,,20 106 90 14 90 25
•.• ," ?6 ... I ,14U
';34, l.70
60 90; 39, 25, 40:
, 6U
IS 15, 60, 18,
190 65 70, 40
IHl 130 '15,
100 " 1l0, 20, 40
30 lW
400 50 30 40 60
100 lOG 20
300
, Redbank and St: Arnaud Sou Ih Subdivisions: Stuiutmill'and Wattle Flat .. , Redbank .:. Fowler~s Lead Hinds'.' ... Moonambel, &c. Darling, Flat Emerald Flat
St. ArllauiNorth Subdivision: New Belldigo St. Arnaud 8tuartmill ... ... Silv,er'Mines and neighborhood Rostron's and ,Vattle Flat ... Emu, &c .... Carapo'oce, :BeIi Rock, &c. ". I " Carried forward
80 45 .25 30 80 10 60
i __
40 130'
i5 30 19 16 15 15
Total.
3,100
120
574
" 825
890
1,150
330
6,989
NC!-me of PI nee. Total.
Brought forward, ... .;.:.;.~-' , ... 6,989
St. Arnriud ,North, Subdivision-continued. Blink 'Bonnie Duches's of Edinburgh Jerejaw, &c. ...
Total for ~Iaryborough District
CA8TLElILUNE DISTRIC'r.
Castlemaine Division; Eureka Reef Guildford
< Campbell's Creek Sailor's Gully Castlemaine Caledonia Reef Barker's Creek Myrtle Creek Moonlight Flat Chewton Wattle Gully Golde'n Point Diamond Gully I..ady Gully
Fryer's Creek Division: Golden Gully to Fryerstown Spring Gully and Specimen Hill Church's Flat to Vaughan Butcher's and Kangaroo Hills German and lVIopoke Gullies Loddon: Vaughan to Pennyweight .,_ Table Hill and Tarilta Guildford Hills Loddon: Vaughan to Holcombe Nuggety Glllly and Irishtown .,',' Green and Sailor's Gullies .. . Pickpocket and Hard Hills .. . Strathloddon aud .Hit-or-Miss
Hepburn Division; Dry Diggings Section Yandoit Section Boots Gully Section Italian Gully Seetion Spring Creek- Section Doctor's Gully Section Brandy-hot Section Deep Creek Section Blind Creek Section Stony, Creek Section Wombltt Creek Section ])aY;le~forrl, Section Cannel's Gully SectiOil
l'amdale and ICyneto1! Subdivision: Taradltle ... ]{ cc1esc1aJe Yankee Point Maimsbnry Coliban Belltopper Lauriston 'Scltttered ...
Tarra'l1gowel' Division: Beehive Hill Eaglehawk and Pegleg Gully Long'Gully Porcupine Flat Fiddler's Flat Mount Tarrangower Sandy Creek
'Nuggety ... Mia-mia Green Yalley Muckleford Smith's Reef CJydesdale River Loddon Sandon Wattle Gully Parkin's Reef
Cu;rl'ied forward
1'(1 ,,~
, _10 ,"J5. ' , ,,6'
55 124 1'40' 40
,120 : . :31' 1'54:' 50
101 200
54 130 ,120,
41
311
7,300
',"' 1)~60
2361) i50 ' 250
85 140 100 EO' 245 260 135 55 50
180
74. 143
6'S 95
103 105
34 122 98 ;
115 150 369
90
1,996
-- 1,566
~80 20 10 90 25 39 27 15
76, 310
29 50 ' ,3 21
120 35 13 16 34
1 46 40
2 13 19
506
813
6,241
NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION- of MINERS on the Goldfields, &c.-continued.
Name of Place. Name of l>lace. No. i Total. ___ 1 __ -
Brought forward 6,241 Brought forward 794
St. Andrew's Division: Crooked Biver Division: Anderson's Creek •.• 102 Long Gully II Grant 13
Starvation Creek {} W ongungarra 3
Smith's Gully 20 Crooked Hiver 60
Yow-yow ... 7 Jungle Creek 15
Wild-dog 8 Twelve-mHe Creek, .• S
Diamond Creek 28 Twenty-five-mile Creek 22
Walsh and Armstrong's 12 Thirty-mile Creek ... IIi
Warburton ... 26 Wentworth 45
Cumberlaml Creek ... {} Upper Dargo 30
Cherry Gully 7 Middle Dargo 15
Cobbler's Gully 6 Lower Dargo 10
Roddie's Creek 34 Upper Mitchell 28
Reef ton 67 Good Hope 9
Queenstown 17 Good Luck Creek 20
Kingstown 11 Swamp Creek 60
One-tree Hill 4 351 ,
372 Jericho Division: Blue illountain J.Va,.t!! Subdivisiolt : Dry Creek 10
Trentham 3 Defiance Creek 14 Newbury.,. 33 Eldorado ... 2 Garlick's .. , 20 Lower Jordan 37
56 Upper Jordan ... 10 Red Jacket Creek ... 20
Total for Castlemaine District 6,669 i B B Creek 24 ---- 1 Thomson HiveI' 18
, --- 135
A&AIlAl' DI5TIlIOT, D01melly's C,'eek Division:
Ararat Division: Donnelly's Creek 65 Aberfeldy and Fulton's 32
Ararat Proper 150 Freestone Creek 18 Armstrong's 105 Gladstone 9 Philip's Flat and Cathcart ... 80 124 Rhymney Heef and Shea's Flat 30 Stringer's Creek Division: Opossum Gully and Port Curtiij 105 Walhalla ... 415 Moyston and Londonderry 85 Neilson's Creek 4
Pleasant Creek Division: I~ 555 1'eo.rsou Town 4
Silver Shilling Happy-go-Lucky 4
Deep Lead,lfol'ty-foot, and Welshman's Aberleldy 102
Flat 595 Thormon River 40
Great Western 50 Fulton's Creek 5
Stawell 1,025 Prospecting 6
Seventy-foot 40 , --- 580
Germania 30 Russell's Cre'cl, Division: Welcome ... 10 Crossover Diggings 30
Darlington 18 Tangil 42
lronbark .. , -~I
Tallgil (Western Branch) 3
BarMy D ivisian : 1,813 Tarwin 20
Russell's Creek 5 Lamlsborough 120 1 Pheasant Creek 7 Barkly lOll M uft's Creek 4 Frenchman's 60 Wombat Creek 5 Glenpatriek 41 Good Hope Creek ... 2
Raglan Division: 321 Charity Creek .2
Beaufort ahd surrounding gullies 150 120
Sailor's Gully 38 B endoc Subdivision: Charlton ... 90 Bendoe 6
Waterloo ... 90 Bonang 41 368 Delegate River 20
Cobyingbar 12 Total for Ararat Distriet 3,057 Bog •• - ! 14
93 Tarwin Subdivifion:
GIPPSLAND DISTRICT. J;'oster 190 Turton's Creek 10
Omeo Subdivision: 200 Lh:ingstone Creek 115 Traralyon Subdivision: Mitta-mitta River, from Cobungra to Morewell 4
Wombat Creek 15 Naracan .•. 5
Wombat Creek 45 Traralgon Creek 2
Gibbo River 23 Bennett's Creek 3 Swift's Creek 180 Flinn's Creek 4
River Turnbo 30 Tyers Creek 3
MitchellRiverandBoygy Creek Subdivisions: 408 Merriman's Creek ... 6 Moe 5
Nicholson and Tambo Riven ..• 130 Latrobe i_51 Buchan 6
Boggy Creek 160 3i
Merrijig Creek 45 Total for Gippsland District i---
Sandy's Creek 45 ',\~' 2,434
386
Ca.rried forward 794 GR.AND TOTAL 42,489
R. BROUGH SMYTH, Office of Mines. Secretary for Mines.
Melbourne, 24th April l875.
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MINING SURVEYORS A,ND REGISTRARS' REPORTSa
BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT,
CENTRAL DIVISION. Mr. D. Christy, Mining Registrar.
GOLD obtained from the principal alluvial claims for the Quarter ending 31st March 1875.
Busby and party Eastern Star Golden Gate , .. Band and Albion New Red Jacket Phrenix Golden Reef Saints... ... Prince of Wales
New Koh-i-noor ... Band aud Albion '" Parade ... Britannia Temperance New Dimmock's Reef Endeavor Duchess
oz, dwt, gr. 104 0 0 83 0 0
123 19 6 1,500 0 0
250 ° ° 217 0 ° 65 10 0 49 11 18
570 0 0
St. George Star of the East ... New Koh-i-noor Small co-operative parties Horse-puddlers ... Fossickers
Total
DIVIDENDS.
Total ...
£ 8.
500 0 520 0 200 0 282 0
1,080 ° 288 0 150 0 105 °
oz. dwt. gr. 263 10 12
34 6 0 400 0 ° 800 0 0
1,000 0 0 1,000 ° 0
6,460 17 12
d. 0
° ° 0 0
° ° 0 ------
3,125 ° 0 ------
Number of gallons of water supplied to various mines for mining purposes for the quarter ending 31st March 1875-8,197,000. ,
Rate of charge for water for mining purposes-fourpence per 1,000 gallons. Total amount of gold purchased by seven banks during the quarter-:&7,643 ozs. 2 dwts. 12 grs.
SOUTHERN DIVISION. 11fr. George Perry, ffIining Registrar.
QUARTZ MINING.
Quartz mining is looking brighter that it has for some ti,me. Staffordshire Reef.-The Speedwell Tribute, as usual, continues to yield well. 'rhe Hopewell Tribute Company have struck some excellerit stone at their 120-foot level, which promises well
for some time to come. , The Hopewell Company have sunk their shaft to a depth of 5:&2 feet, and are driving for the reef at 500 feet.
The future prospects of this mine are very favorable. Frenchman's.-The Hope Company (A.malgamated) have been sinking and driving in a splendid lode 7 feet
thick. A trial crushing of 21 tons, taken indiscriminattHy,.yielded dwts. per ton. This is considered so satisfactory that they intend to erect a clllshing plant forthwith. Another claim of 21 men's ground has been taken up by the same company on the south.
ALLUVIAL MINING.
The great scarcity of water during the past quarter has materially affected this branch of mining. Break-o'-Day.-Tile returns from Grant and party and Turner and party arc below their usual average, in
consequence of the long continued drought. McMullen's Bridge.-The Goldsbrough Company have sunk their shaft to the depth of 76 feet. They have
purchased a complete winding and pumping plant, which they intend to erect before going much deeper, as doubts are entertained of being able to bottom without the aid '{f machinery, in consequence of the very wet nature of the ground.
Pitfield Plains.-The old Maiden City claim has recently been taken up by Rutherford and party (Welcome Company), who were determined upon trying to "trace the old lead, which was supposed to have run out. They were rewarded by coming upon washdirt which I am informed gave them as high as £50'per man per week. Should the lead be found to continue, a large field for enterprise will,be opened up in that direction.
BUNINYONG DIVISION. Mr. Robert M. Harvey, Mining ~urveyor.and Registrar.
ALLUVIAl, MINING.
" No fresh discovery has been made during the quarter in this division, and want of water has cansed the stoppage of some small co-operative co~panies. With the exception of in the Perseverance Company, there are no miners at work on the Main Durham Lead, and till a powerful pumping plant has been erected on the 'upper portion of said main gutter, little can. be done; were the water drained oft; some rich ground would be rendered workable, and E!mploytllent afforded to several hundred miners. There is a considerable decrease in the number of alluvial miners and in thneturns of alluvial gold,
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QUAltTZ MINING.
This branch of mining is steadily improving, and is likely to do so. At Mount Heren a battery is to be erected, and the battery belonging to the Buninyong Estate has been rented, and will now crush for hire, the rate fixed being 6s. 6d. per ton.
The:uverage per ton isbette! t,his, q1fa;rter, b,eing constdel'ab!y over 3 dwt~., and I ~nticipate a~ i~provement in the, ti)tal YIelds next quarter. , ,1, '. . : ' " ,
The Imperial Company are sinking their main shaft, intending to deepen it to about 400 feet, while the One·and-All Company, on the same reef (Hiscock's), are driving north into new country.
'SMYTHESDAI;E DIVISION . • '- ..... j\.,j, ~ '. , J., " ... ~"" .. t ....
lIfr. John Lynch, llfining Surveyor and Registrar. The yield of gold for the last quarter is the smallest pr~duced, in this division for an equal period for severai
years back. I do not, however, apprehend that"tneCfalling off: iildiEates, any thing worse than a temporary depressioll, or that mining industry will not regain, at. lea,st, ,a large share of,i,ts.past attractiveness.
Of all th!l s)lbdivisions of this district' Hitddori':is at present 'conspicuously the most prolific as a gold producer. The returns anhexed; from the Reform and Rlwecourse, are eminel'ltlY's'ltisfactory, and when to tliese is added the Trunk Lead, now favorably progressing, the state of mining affairs in this locality will be in a prosperous condition.
, AtSmythesdale the Eldorado continues to pay well, but apart 'from this there is nothingremark,ably,good to be report!)d. '!.rhe Prince of Wales, at .Scaisdltle; have: discovered 'a reef-wash, which promises to' bea v!ll.!laNe .one. The other claims there are maintaining their. usual character. The Golden Lake have not yet ceased giving dividends, but i(is to be"regretted that this is drawing to a dose, and I may, probably, in my next report have to chr~nicl!l,their final 'extinction. Nothing particularly, decisive, ,has, lieen revealed yet. in the Gramj. ,Trunk, Piggoree~,. as, ~o' the character,of the wash, which is sometimes thought-to" lie an outlet of the main ,gutter, .!lJ.ld at other times a trD~!ltary or a deep deposit of alluvial drift. The Main Lead Consols, are ,not yet through the rock, but very c1os,!l.\ th~r~.t!l.. At Happy,Valley the Grand Junction and Waverley are doing welLin ,the de!lP leads; others rather poorly. . I" ,
Those parties that are engaged crushing cement are getting fair.!}: paid, as may be seen by lhe·a~}lexe.d)re!grns. Lintons.-This part of the district keeps on at a steady rate; without being remarkably rich, it is yet pretty
safe, and less subject to fluctuations than other places." ,', h' . Carngham has of late shown more marked signs of decadenc,e than any othe~ locality;. I The. ¥',I?own alluvial
ground is getting:.pretty well worked ,out, and !IS there is. ,no frear. ground opening l!-p"orb,eiug prqspected for, the aspect of the pTace' is not'reassuring for the future. I believe, however, that the alluvial groun~ here is .far from being exhausted, and: as to quartz reefs, it is generally a,dmitted. that the, Britannia group"and other rf;lefs in its vicinity are of a paying character, and would well recoup th(;1, cost of their development. ,". '
Hill-sluicing has been at a complete stangstill during the quarter for want <?f:"yater; :lnd qu~rt", mining, with the exception of one iilsfance, that referred to in the return, is as feebly prosecuted as ever. ';"
The foll6wing is 'the yield from some of the principal mines in the division ;-.
Reform ~,
Racecourse , .. L ',Golden:LjlKe" ''',
oz. dwt, gr.
2,479 8 ° ',I 1,262 15 0 " :999 ,p. o·
, ,
Tmnk Lead Eldorado
...... ! ·,':··CRESWICK" DIVISION.;'
,( -'.1
llfr. James Ste'vensan, Mining Sztrveyol' and Registral'.
OZ, dwt. gr. 683 18 0 619 15 0
. r W",
""S: I !
I have the,honor to report that the yield, of gol!! for the quarter still continues very satisfactory. The average yield from the quartz crushed is about a grain':to .the toH more than in' 'the former quarter; no work has been done at the reef discovered at Slaty Creek, owing t() ,some difficulties in respect ,to the title to the ground.
The claim of Lewers' Freehold Company has' been worked out, and to this must be attributed the deficiency in the yield of alluvial gold; some of the other claims at'Springhill are doing very well, amongst whieh is Richardson's Western Freehold Company, which ouly commenced get~ing gold during the p,resent, quarter;. there. are IIOW three well defined and distinct veins of gold in this loe~li~~., .' ... ,:' ' , '". "' , ;
The yield of the principal alluvial mines is ,as, follows, viz, :-f .. " ,,'" i' ."1' '" "
oz, dwt. gr. , South Clunes'Company, Clunes ,1,884 17 . O· New LotJ?air Oompany, Olunes 727 2 0 Australa,sia;n 'Company, Creswick ' , 1,20:3 "cO": 0 ' Key Company, Ci'esw~ck,.. . , .. '. ',: ',523 ,0' 0. Hawkins"·Freehold Co" Springhill ,1,530 :0· 0 Robinson's Freehold Co., Springhill ],099 17 0 Richardson's Western Freehold Co., ).'1 ,
Springhill; .. ", .... , , .. ",,: l,139,;,~.? " ·Richardson's,J unction Freehold Co"." i
Springhill 219 14 12
.1 ;'
Lewers' J<'reehold Co., Springhill..,. Western Lewers' Freehold ," Co.,
Springhill '.,., " . Lewers'.. Central Freehold" 90.,'
Springhill' .. . Wrigley and party ... ...
,Other ~.nu vial mines (approximately)
,: 'I. '.I ,
GORDON -SUBDIVISION. \' I {rl "
\..,1' , lIir. Thoma~ Cowan, 'l11.i~~ing Sur~~yo1:~nd,Regist~ar. ..
oz •. dwt. ! ,gr:' '. 712 4 0
159 13 . 0
138, 8:18 '82;17.\.0, ,,'
~,807 17 5
12,lh8ji' 20
t ~,~' ,"
'l j .'
, ," .. . . 'AL1r,uvi .. t ']',:IrNuiG; '. ' ,'r " ,'. ..,
There has been no mining '~nder'this"h~ad' in 'my divlsionthis quarter.: t have' been \inform~dby the 'b~,nk manager at Gordon and the storekeepers at Egerton,t,h!ti( they ¥ave not purchased any alluvial gold during the last three months.
" " '" ,~UARTh MINING; .'" ,',
The New Black-horse Company>..Kge~t9~(~This· company have }leElll during the quarter actively engaged in prospecting at the 826 and' 400 foot levels. \ III the lower' level a serres of leaders of about 40 feet in width were passed through, and several tests were made to discover the value'of the stone. These tests proved that about 10 feet in width near,the western wall would yield about,3t dwts. to .the tall; but this yield is not, sufficient t,O pay,.in con· sequence of the large expense incurred in pumping, &c. At the 400·foot level a drive without any res~lts has, been carried east from the shaft for a distan,co of about, 613 feet, ,for the purpose of' cutting the Rose lode, whiclqs how being so profitably worked by the Egerton Cgmpany. A considerable amount of prospecting has also been done in other parts of the mine, but with equally unsatisfactory results. This company is entitled to the greatest praise for their patience and indomitable perseverance in contending for such a length of time against so many difli !ties; ,'.
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Egerton Company, n.-The stone raised and crushed by this company has been obtained from the Jl,ose shaft. A new shaft, 170 depth, and,a short dis~nc~ north from the Ro~e. s}1aft, has been sunk by them during the quarter. No mining. operations have been carrled on·by the South Learmonth and Egerton Amalgamated
Company. . d Th' - _., .. ,., .' • d' th rt h b Parker's Extended Company, Gor on.- IS company s millIng operatIOns urlllg e qua er ave. ~en unproductive, although a large amount of work has been done d1:1rin~. t~at t~me. Only 260 tons were crushed, wrHch yielded 76 ozs. <:\; dwts. ; the stone was taken from a lode 18 mones III width, and at a depth of from 150 to 210 feet from the surface. The quartz lodes at the 300 and 400 foot,levels were vigorously prospected, but they are found to contain no gold. The average number of men employe~is 30. . .
North Parker's Company, Gordon, have raised, and crushed 67 tons, yieldi~g 23 ozs. 10 dwts. Th~ stone was obtained from a lode 2! feet in width, which is excee~ingly patcJ.!y, and 160 feet to 190 feet in depth. ThIS .compa~y )lave also done alarge amount of prospecting in 'other parts of the mine, but this prospecting has proved unsatis-factory. The average number of men employed is 1,:\;., ,
, Homeward.bound Company, Gordon,have complete4 the erection, of their engine and battery. They hl:1ve also cleared out three shafts, ,and are ,now engaged in raising s.tontl.~om them. ,They intend ,to commence crushIng operations almost immedia,tely. The average nnmber o,f men at work is 15." . ' ." .. '.
The Chinese Company, mentioned in my report of last quarter, are still engaged III washlllg 'Vlth three lar~e cradles the tailings 'from the Egerton mine, and they state that their yield averages 3 ozs. of gold per week. 'fhls company hav,e taken up a claim at Go!d~:ms, for the purpose of ,washing the t~i1ing~ of the abandoned claim of the Kangaroo Bob Company. '
STEIGLITZ~UB~IVISION. lJfr. O. W. Collins" J1ining Registrar.
Dnring the past quarter the general condition of th~s divisio!l has not improved. On Steiglitz the few mines at work have given tolerable retur:qs. ' At Elaine the Minerva claim stands prominent, both on acconnt of the quantity and quality of the stone raised,
and also for the comparative ease with which it is obtah;ted. , The alluvial yield is very small, owing to the great scarcity of'water. The Lal.Lal Waterworks Company have
suspended operations for a long time past, and at this time of year the want of that supply is much felt both in mining and for domestic use.
BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH SUBDIVISION . . ~~:£r. John F. Hansen, lI:£{ning Registrar.
QUARTZ MINING.
I have to record another illustratiou of the expenditure of a large amount of capital without sufficiently prospecting and developing the area for which the outlay was made. In this instance it is the ground which was held in 1869-70, under the Gold Mining Leasing Regulations, by the Union Quartz Mining Company, on the Union Reef. This company, having erected first· class pumping and crushing machinery, and sinking a main and several shallow shafts, collapsed, lj-nd the machinery was eventually sold and removed from ,the' ground. Some months ago, a few young men formed a co.operative party to prospect the ground, and after cleanin~ out one of the Union Oompany's old shafts, almost immediately came upon a shoot of gold; they rose and crushed 48 tons of quartz, which, yielded 57 ozs. of gold, or an average of over one ounce per ton. The water proving rather troublesome, and having no pumping machinery, they started a tunnel, which they are now driving to intersect the'reef at a lower level. They also came across payable gold-bearing quartz on the surface, some distance from the shaft, and, from present appearances, the mine is very likely to become a remunerative one.
The Morning Star Company, referred to in my la~t report as having encouraging prospects, have since been doing exceedingly well. The mine is worked. by six men, who obtained 339 ozs. of gold, and from this it may be assumed that at least a clear £1,000 have been divided between the four fortunate shareholders of this mine.
The total as well as,the average yield of the Sultan Company's mine has also improved, and £1,562 lOs. have been declared iu dividends. On .account of very recent breakage of machinery having occurred. and partly from the scarcity of water for crushing purposes, a stoppage of the working 'of this mine has taken place lately, and nearly all the miners employed by this company have been temporarily discharged. '
Mounter Brothers' mine also continues to yield well; the average yield has been about 3t ozs. to tho ton, and although this is a great falling off from that of the previous quarter, it, nevertheless, leaves the owners very large profits. " . ' , '
There has been a large increase in the total average yield, namely, from 9 dwts. 10'86 grs, for the last against 17 dwts. 16'77 grs. for the present quarter. This result, however, i!l mainly attributable to the total standstill of all batteries crushing with water-power, which, when ahvork, reduco large quantities of quartz and mullock combined, of which the average yield is very small. The season having been very dry, no water could be procured for this purpose.
ALLUVIAL MINING,"
A rush on a small scale has set in at the head of Davis Gully, situated on the northeru ~lope of the Big Hill, between Simmons' Reef and Bany'a Reef. The sinking is easy, and between 40 and 50 feet deep. The prospectors obtained 14 dwts. of gold from the bottom of their shaft. Five or six claims are at present on gold. The washdirt averages from 9 inches to a foot, and the highest average yields are about 1 dwt. to the four buckets of washdirt. It is the nearest approach to a fresh lead of gold that has been opened here for many years past, but it is not likely to be of any extent.
BALLAN SUBDIVISION. Mr. 'So Cooper, Mining Registrar.
, Mining in this subdivision has been at a ~om'plete standstill during this quarter. There is' 'only: one r~ef known ,to be auriferous, namely, Ashton's, which is on his freehold land, near Blakeville; but even this reef has been unw,0rked during the past quarter. There is no alluvial mining whatever in this subdivision at present.
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BEECHWORTHMINING' DISTRICT.
BEECHWORTH DIVISION. , , Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining' Registmr.
, The weather during the, past quarter has been exc~edingly dry, and in consequence there·~as not been so much alluvial gqld obtained.as is usual in this quarter of the year. ; Several of the sluicing claims in the neighborhood of Beechworth and ~tanley h!i:ve not yet washed down, on account of the scarcity of water.
The quarter has l:ieen· very dull as regards alluvial mining, but wore attention has been paid to quartz. At ~tony Creek, the discq,ver,ers of the Dublin Reef have parted with their interest to Messrs. Halma and others, and the new company are busy,"erec'ttng a crushing mill in the vicinity of the claim. A tunnel is being put in at a low level, in order to strike the reef about water-level. 'The other reefs in the locality are looking well, but no crushing has been ~one, in consequence of the absence of a mill. By the time the Dublin mill is erected a large' body of quartz will be i'eady for it. " ' : ,The reefs in the ,neighborhood of 1\1 yrtleford continue to give' good returns, especially the Agamemnon, the last crushing yielding over 1 oz. 2 dwts. per ton. Muller's Reef, at Palmerston, gave 1 oz. per ton for a small crushing, and it still looks well where the stone came from. .'} ,
There has been It remarkably fine yield from the Rechabit;;'·Reef at Hurdle Flat, viz., 30 tons 10 cwt., giving 200 ozs. of gold, or over 6t ozs. per ton. From time to time lhis reef has turned out some very rich stone, lmt latterly it had been very poor, and, in consequence, the proprietors let it on tribute; the result above is the first obtained by the tributers, and the reef remaining looks to be as good as that crushed,
The alluvial mineTs'at Stony 'Creek are at a st!l-lldstill for wapt of water: A large qualltityof washdirt has been raised and stacked, waiting for rain. The'miners are .w,ell satisfied :with' tIie prospects: . . , At Eldorado the OYens Go)d and Tin Company are putting down their shafts and progressing favorably with
them.' : The' McEvoy COIlJpany have l'e-erected their machinery lower d~nvu the creeK,' and are also sinking. a new shaft. In consequeI\ce of these works being carried on, littl~ gold has been obtained at Eldorado during the quarter. , -"', . (
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YACKANDANDAH DIVISION. Mr. Peter.'f/Jrrigltt, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. ,
Water is scarce, as usual, at this season, and many alluvial miners are more or leS8 hindex:ed, ~iri their work in cotlseq uence, some being idle altogether-idle, that is as regards' gold-getting; for most of them #,~~employed in one way or another in the locality, laborers being much in demimdfor'fencing and such like work. ", .
, The principarquartz 'mine in the division has not put out· storie, during the quarter. : For 'some time past it has not been ,profitably worked,' and the owners (Bigelow and Co.) were sparing; in their out]~y'j ·liut prospects are now brighter~ and a lot of dead work is being done. The surface machinery has also received a: complete,overhaul. '
Mr. James Magill is still driving. for his.Von lVloltke 1\eef; having driven beyond the, estimated position of the reef. without finding it. He has started a cross-cut about 30 feet back, following a fault; there is no indication of a reef, but the rock IS ,very much like the walls of the reef where worked. ' t .: ' , .:
Bigelow and Co: have found very good stone in the forfeited Stringer Lease Block. About 50 tons of promising
stOlle aTh~~eg~:~~ ~~~~.O!il:;~:~~'~s~~~~hed yet. '" )'" .. ' ;.;; : " . I , .
INDIGO DIVISION. llfr. R. Arrowsmith, Mining Surve.yor and 'Registral'. , "
. Q~artz,mining continues very, dull, not more than 46 miners being empl<;>yed, who have,rilised.335 tons of stone during the quarter. yielding 723 ounces of gold, a considerable improvement on previolls retUJ:ns, .owing chiefly to the exeellent, yield obtained by Moore' and Co" on the Robert Burns Reef, 91 tons yielding 400 ozs. of gold. This reef has only been sunk 011 t.o a depth of abou,t 130 feet, where it shows more an appearance of permanency than most reefs opened up in the neighborhood. . . '
It is to be hoped that this reef will be the of _ causiIi g the introduction of capital, and 'of stimulating a mOl'el systematic scarch in the ranges at the 'head of tlie various alluvial leads, known to abound in small veins, leading to the inference that rich weJ/-defined reefs' occur at lower depths.' , . .
There is "ery little to report on alluvial mining. The claim of the Sons of Freedom Company i,8 improving. The Durham and Caledonian Company are opening up their main drives in what they consider, very good payable ground. . ' " ' . ,
Very little is being done on the old leads, owing to the want of water. The Chinese stick to the ground, and considerable preparation is everywhere being made for the winter, and a plentiful supply to enable them to re-wash the debris of the old workings.
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BUCKLAND DIVISION. , "
J'Ir: /.ewis C. Kinc1tela, ~~lining Ilegistmr. " I
The quarterly returns tl'unsmittetl herewith are probably the most unfavorable exposition of mining enterprise which has hitherto been submitted tv you from this division.
The works of the HarrietvilJe Deep I,ead Company have been stopped for some months past, pending arrange. ments to work the claim on tribute; and although drives Imve been driven in various directions, the operations in this mine may be regarded as valueless towards testing the le:cd in the Ovens valley, in consequence of the deep grouud having never be,,!n bottomed. ',. . .. , .
. The Ovens Valley Mining CompallY, near Bright, pei,ng' crippled for want of adequate : funds, have restncted their operations to driving tunnels for removal of surface dmiui!ge, alid making arrangements to erect a 8uit~ble plant at the site of the proposed shaft. ' ,'" ",' ; " . ; " .;, ... ·u.
In shallow alluvial milling little of interest has farther than a tendency displayed by the Chinese to take up the un prospected track of alluvial ground, the Woolshed for some miles towards Harrietville.
At Hal'rietville milling is more depressed than at any period within my knowledge; neither are there any of amendment; consequelltly the mining population bas materially decreased in number.
At Running Creek, which for many years afforded employment to over oue hundred men, mining has nearly ceased; however, there are reasons to believe that upon wil1dill~ up the old Happy Valley Company a new company will be formed to resume work upon the reefs known to exist in the claims, !lnd to search further for the large reef so suddenly lost at the 500.foot level.
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The reefs at Wandiligong (late Morse's and Growler's Creeks) still keep up a fair return of gold; hut, in the almost total absenoe of any new discoveries either here or ill any other part of this division, it is to be feared that the prosperity now enjoyed by that locality may be materially affected.
A few reefs upon the Buckland will produce a fair share of gold during the winter, aud it is not unlikely that a new mill or two may be erected shortly there, in the vicinity of previously discovered reefs, but unworked, in consequence of the expense of cartage. '
A steady decrease in our Chinese population may be noted for the past year. About 15 Europeans have left for the Palmer, Noumea, and Singapore.
During the quarter eighteen sluice-heads of water have been sold, at 25. 6d. to 15s. each, making an average of lOs. per head. . .,: . :
ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. Mr. ,Robert W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor' and Registrar.
ALLUVIAL MINING.
The prospects of our mines have not been of an Jlncouraging character during the quarter, the New Gobur Company's plant of machinery having been disposed of and the mine closed. The other companies on this lead won no gold during the quarter. A considerable quantity of dead work has been done in the Victory Company's mine; but, owing to the unfortunate accidents that have occurred in this mine, the tributers were compelled to stop, and the company have since confined their work to draining the mine. '
The Triumph Company have also been engaged in drainage works only during the quarter. The river, creek, and bank workings, although employing a number of miners in the division, are not giving
the usual average returns. Several attempts have been made during the quarter to find payable deposits near the Acheron workings, but these as yet have proved abortive.
QUARTZ MINING.
The Acheron field has been the only one that has attracted any attention during the quarter; a number of claims have been takell up and gold minillg leases applied for; but, owing to the expenses of carting the quartz to Alexandra and crushing, that field is poorly represented in the return herewith. I have no doubt, however, that the ensuing quarter will show more important yields, as the crushing mill formerly at DID'ham Gully has been removed and re-erected near the new field, and commences crushing this week. Another machine is also in course of ercction there, but is not expected to be ready for a few weeks; there will therefore be ample crushing power to ascertain the value of the mines there, and give them a fair test.
A new vein of quartz has also been struck in the Surprise Reef, Robinson Crusoe Gully, which has given the handsome average of 30zs. 17 dwts. 12 grs., this proving that, however much the depression existing here may be, there is reason to hope that an.improvement may be looked for, as such discoveries in abandoned ground prove that our fields here have as 'yet' not been tested unless in a most superficial manner.
DRY CREEK SUBDIVISION. Mr. Robert Pemberton, ilfining Regist1·ar.
I have ,the honor to report that nothing of any consequence in mining has occurred in my division since my last returns were furnished. There are at present two parties prospecting for quartz, but nothing has as yet been developed as payable, although gold-bea.ring leaders bave been found; still I believe the persons prospecting lire sanguine of eventually coming upon a gold-beal'ing lode wide enough and sufficiently impregnated with the precious metal to prove remunerative. The North-Eastern Tin and Gold Mining Company, I am happy to say, have, after four months' labor in carrying up a ,tail-race, reached the solid face, so that from this out sluicing will be vigorously prosecuted, and I hope to De able to state in my next quarterly report that my division is in possession of a payable gold and tin mine.
GAFFNEY'S CREEK SUBDIVISION. Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, , Mining Surveyor and Registrar.
During the past quarter the prospects of the quartz miners in this subdivision have somewhat improved. The chief feature of encoul'agem(lnt ,has been the continued suceess of the prospecting proceeding in the
Golden Belt Gold Mining Company's low adit, ,wherein stone showing very coarse gold has been frequently met with in the drive northward on the reef. The prospects of that claim, upon, which an air-blower is now being .erected, with a vie:w of stoping upwards, and the owners of wliich have now upwards of 320 feet of backs on a vein 9 feet thick easily worked, must be considered very,good, and I trust to have payable yields to record from this mine next quarter:
The A. G. M. Co's. tribu~ers were fortunate at an early stage of their tribute to strike one of those patches of good stone so peculiarly the produce of the Class of reefs to which that company's ground belongs. Since then no washing up has taken place in this mine.
The Danabrog G. M. 00. completed their machinery early in the year, and put through some tons of stuff. which served to tcst the machinery, if not the reef they are working. The results of these crushings were purely nominal. The company is now putting up a rise as a preliminary to stoping out from the old workings, and doubtless will give its addition to our winter,yield of gold.
The Rose of Denmark tributers have not yet had payable ground, their yield being about 4 ·dwts., whereas 6t to 7 dwts. are required to give payable results; their prospects are improving. Dempseys are sinking their shaft and stoping downwards on thc reef, which is 4! feet thick, and experience no difficulty in keeping their ground dry. The Victoria, Hunt's, and Gaffney'S Creek are idle. '
The alluvial miners have·averaged for the past quarter about 33s, per week. I hear of no water being sold.
WOOD'S POINT SUBDIVISION.' ."; . ,llfr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and 'Registrar.
Tbis subdivision presents at present no encouraging features in mining business. The Hope Mining Company have stopped for the present the sinking of their shafe, after reaching a depth of 184t feet from their adit, or 596 feet 6 inches from the surface. The diagram attached shows the· reefs and vein~ ·PiJ.8sed through; on the lowest of which it is now iutended"tq J.:ut, i~ ~ level, with a. vi~w of ~st~ng if~,val1ie !n other'p~T.ts.of it~ course. The rock passed through has been'very hard aDd t9ugh~lt Isgranltold, 'chIefly of quartz,:,!elspar, 'm!ca, and hornblende. The
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approxi~a~e.,cost <if sinking, exc.1usive 'of capital irl\;,ested'i~'inachinel'Y, is about £22 pe~'foot. T~e ~eefs ,put are al,l supposed to be auriferous, though not showing gold; whicli, however, has been obtained from 'crushings and "bote washings in thl' ,three upper veins. The small erushings oh~ained by this company during the past quarter are the taU ends of certain tl'ibute r,esul.ts, which were not found sufficiently remunerative to' induce the tributers' 'to continue work. Jointly with the proposed deep level to be st'arted on thc heavy vein at the. bottom of the shaft, the manager intends to"bIO,ck,.Ollt on ~ome'spurs of. the vein knmyn as, the New Reef, which promise to pay well within certain bands or strips of the matrix.' '". " ,'I,
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DEEP SHAFT SUNK IN THE HOPE MINE, WOOD'S POINT, Showiifg 'Quiirt'z v'eins cut.
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'.\'he Wood's Point Gold Mining ,Company's ground has yielded two small crushings to its tributers; and the rest of the MOl-nin' 8ta; Hiii'nilk't'to nothin' ': "," ~",.,.", ",. ,," " ." , .. "', ,. . '. ." ,0 ,',; ,rite A;~\fahce'(~i'ner~)jay\ecq1Pple~,~ th\l~,~))4JC~ry an:~ ways, and wm,sta~t ciU:~ing within a: fortnigllt. , . '1;heprR8p~cM.,of:tp"e .. I;~~y 1Tr~!lt\h1j'; .c0l')tp?u1.g0j{d: about 30 tOllS .are no':l' belll~ crushed',?Y th.e t-I~s Great Celi~tralfGold.~~lI.11n.g dCo,mp,'tY?Y' . .at 3; .~o,st, ,wlth,tr,a}\Blti ,o~ 278. ed., per ton. The YIeld v:jll m<:,re tha~. m,e~t th:s ~e~:'Y c arge or canage an reducmg " ' , '... " ,. " " " "~' .. ,: 'rh~ aliuv}ll.I', inine~s)av,l8btai~ed avei~gb!!lkiH~~.~ufipg the past quarter, ~d e~cepFonal or accidental: finds
conkl11ue ,t,o show th,!t the nyer al;1d ,c~ek banj,s a,rEl,far froJtl exhausted. No, water sold durmg ·the, quarter. ..... , . 1. • ..; '- I .,1 '1 \' " ' . : ! ~ I , ,.... ,
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. .i.tlr. A. B. Amswortk; :iJI'znzng 'Surveyor and Reg~st?:a1" . ,~, .. ' . .1.:, ,,:
The mining 'poimlation o(,this subdivisio!1ha~,quring,~he past"quarte~gecr:~~~~\l )JY ove~, t~~r;tynilb~rs, ,~ho have ,emigrated' to the New Acherqn,goldfields:and,.t.oJ.Q1:le,en;;Jand •. ' , ' ~" .. ) , " :, '" ",' " '. . . There lias ,been but one cl'usning of .quartz.golQ.,.t,h~t of. ~1:w Luck's All tributers; fob,e, y'lclfl oqtain~~ Reing the poorest yet recorded for the same period of time. '"" ; [,' I:", ,',
.' ., The: Unknown. Reef is still being worked:with good ,prospects by Thos. Noble and parti; whO't;ipcct ,shortly to crush 20 to 30 tons of matrix. .
The I,ondonderl'Y, Retriever, Venetia Belle, are idle. The falling off in the prospects of the alluvial diggers is proportionate to that of the quartz miners; and,
altogether, this subdivision is in a very~depressea state. ' .' Water has been sold to a very limited exteut" say ~ sluiee-heads, at 45. 6d. per head.
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" .. ' M1~. W. FI."CQckrane, lIIining 'Registrar. ..~ l.
, .. ' . The production of gold this quarter is ha~dlY up to the ~verage._ The long c~ntinu~d dry~e~th~r h~~ been against us. The population is steady, and think themselves as well off as their neighbors.
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JAMIESON SUBDIY-ISION.
Jlr. W. H. Edwards, jJ![ining, Regist1'a1'~
The decrease in the yield of quartz gold fOI: the past quarter is due ,to the \\Y,anj; of water for crushing purposes, the Gleeson's Lease Company, Sailor Bil.l's Cre~k, having had ,to suspend work in consequenoe; in the meantime the crushing plant will be thoroughly ove.haule.:!. , , , ', '" .
The J ust-in-Time Compauy have driven their low-level tunnel 450 feet, and are now putting a rise up t6 meet tne WInze. "As s'oon as t!iey break through they will commence ·crushing. " ' ,
The Mack's CI'eek (Jompany are still driving their tunnel, being now,in 750 feet, but have not as yet met with any lodes of a payable nature_.. ;. i, " , , .'
The Marrow Brothers Have had a trial crushing of 10 tons frpm ,their ,ne,\,\" claim, yielding 2~ Ozs. 10 dw4., and !!-re now engaged in openil1g .out. i ' .' • • , ' , •
"1'he Alabama Company are now in about 580 feet; and expeCt to strike the reef in about 30 feet. The Venture Comp,any, Mack's Creek, is still looking well, the mine and plant being in order, and continuing
to give good returns,' Crushing will have to·be discontinued for 'a.' time in consequence of, the scarcity, of water.
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SANDHURST MINING DIS·TRICT.
SANDHURSTDIVISION; "., "
Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Registrar.
Additional information respecting some of the quartz, &c., crushed during the past quarter included in the tabJespreJixed to these. Reports :-
Name of Company.
Garden.Gully United Unity Freehold .: Horwood'tf'Freehold Burrowes' Freeholu Pandora ," Cornl.h Unlted .. Extended Hustler'. Free-
hold' "r " Latham and Watsonts Tri~
bule Great Extended Hustler's
Tribute , Hustler's Reef Q. ]1. andD. Great, Extended HU!:itler's' '.lre;'f '. , ' (treat Hustler's •• Hansel Monday, •• Golden Cl'own Lazarus .: I I'
I.,nz!"us No, 1, ..
Rhenandoah Nortll Old-chum Hercules ' :;srcw~clmm anil Victoria ~. Victoria Reef G. ]1. North Johnson's .. Johnson's Reef O. 2IL
Albion United .. Bendigo and Melbourne Sa,xby No.1 •• York aud Durham Ellenbol'ough
Suob's Hill
Kneeboue and Jeffrey' g Tri-bute
Centrnl Catherine Catherine Reef U. C. I)ascoe'g
'Vhere Quartz, &0., were obtained.
Garden GIlBy.Reef ", Ganlen Gully Reef ,', Garden:Gully: Heef •.. Garden Gully Reef, .. , Gilrden Giiily Rcef ,. ! Harden' Gully Reef ••
,Hu,tler's lteef
Hnstler's Reef
Hustler's Reef
Hustler's HllS~ler's
Hu~tler:s nee! Carsh.ltoll"1~ecf Carsbulton Itecf New-chum- Reef NeI':'~chum Re~f
Ncw .. cimUl Ueef New-cI1utn·Hcef Victoria' !teef" "' . YJ c1:o1'1a tIt~e~f ' Vidol:iu Ueef Johnson'tl Reef tTohuson's lteef
nirti's Hoof .. Bird's Reef •• Rt. )lungo Reef St. :Mungo Reef St. Mungo find Devon ..
shire Hoefs St. M nugo and Devon ..
shire !teefs St. )tuugo and Cathe ...
rine Reefs ' Catherlrle !teef Catherine Reef SpeCimen Hill Reef ••
Tons~ 3642 , g8~
1,936 1.338
725 1,29'
40,7
793
816
27S ,5,770
1,118 151 101 406
1,661
912 3,176 2,9g0 l,(;Q!1 ~,437
619 4,961
560 925 312
2,207 2)074
139
312
330 2,836
130
A Iding.1 South New )IOOll Stafford Reef Great Elopc
"I' SpeCimen Hm Reef. . 147 .. ,,[001l Heef .. .. 209 .. Stafford Reef •. li.i)
:: I ~i~~~~~:SR~:~f : ~ ;I~ G. G. Consolidated Oriental Perseverance ])nchcss or Edinburgh Argus •• Grent II rit.ln ¥.prql ;Whiv.'l .'
\Vilson'" Reef' I.
i. . P.r!Hl:ES. Great HlBtler's ••
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G'r'cat l-~xtendcd Hustler's' 'Ct?rl~i~h United •.. Garden Guliy United New~l()on
Johnson's Reef G. lI1. York and Durllam North Old-chum,. Duchess of Edinburgh
Flora Ueof •. 492, Little Devonshire Reef 2,0:13 Argus Reef 490 Prince Alfred Reef •• &,079
, Whip lleef;. . I 570
'Wil;ii'n's.Reef '. : .... \. '~12'21; .
l-i:llstlel~'S Heef Hustler'. Heef 104 Gardell Gully.neef .•. i IS G,,:dell Gully'Recl ,: I 90 Moon 'I(eef " .. , 3! Johnson's Reef •. 9 St. Mungo neef "I 14 New-cbum Reef • ~ 50 Little Devonshire Reef I 7
Depth at wbich " • .. .the Quartz -&E'i Width of Reef, &c. was obtained. .,... c: ::--..,.-,-_--,,- __ .. __ ~~, __ ~ 9~ ~ ____________ _
7,;~g 5 ,g 1;765 Hi .0 1,902 12 9
, 68/,'12,12 933; 9 0 170 14. ~
958 4 0
480 12 8
466 5 12 3,198 16 0
1,087 III 0 68 12 0
109 6 6 38616 0
.. 961 2 0
29210 0 1,823 S 0
8:10 3 0 7,44 ].; 0 864 17 0 263 6 0
4,310 18 0
229 I 0 298 0 0 231 0 0
2,60712 0 817 a I
92 0 0
Oz. dwt, gr. I' 2 0 0'67 400 feet. 2 717'45' '350 to 3S0feet " 018 ,5'78 ,300 to 370 feet. I 8 10'55 , 300 to 350 feet, o IS' 23'25 ,670'leet ' o 14 10'25 I 310 alId 423 feet o 7 7'46, 230,3.06, and 400 feet
I '.4 3'99I',oo(~et ,,' , .. 0,11 18;71
I 13 13'07' o l! '."68
01911'oa O. 9 2'06 1 1 15'50 o 16 23'15, o 11 13'74
660 and 715 feet .. 500,600, and,6S0 feet
450 to 750 feet, , 100to 250 feet '
40 feet 600 to 700 feet 000 to 700 ,fe~t
o '6 9'94, '. 390:fedt; ... a,II JI'57 6,0 to 736 feet Ii ' '5 13'71 4RO tit' 550 'feet Q' 9', 7:~1 . OQo_t" 010 leet I) 7 2'34, 4HO'tIld 7jjl) feet o 8 12'171 20010 527 feet o 17 ~!'()9 "0') to 665 fcet
o 8 4'32 190 feot .. o 6 10'63 . 140 to 260 feet o 14 Iq'~8 i 400 and 440 feet 1 315'12, 240 to 500 feet .. o 7 21'11 ,. Surfaedo 450 feet
o l:l 5'09 Surface ..
434 19 18 1 7 21'21
141 12, 0 i 0 8 )3'96
370 and 410 feet
4~5 feet • :. , . ' Surface to 6S0 feet 50 to 300 feet '
2,131 8 a, 0 15 0'74 45 12 0,' 0 7 O'31l
43 12 23 0 5 22'52 40 to 130 feet 78 13 0, 0 7 12'63 200 feet
2:12 19 0 '11' G 14'94 420 feet 3GO 16 0 '0' 9 s'gi '3361.et 239 16 0, 0 1".10'10 40 f~ct ", ..
,.234'. 8. 0 I 0 9 12;6~ , 1';0, ZoO,find 320 feet 1,44613 6, 014' '2'231 300nnd 330 feet
19910'l! 0 8 0'45 3flO anti 420 feet "I' 1,331' 12 0 O' "5' 5'8~' 225 feet .. " 3~\l15 2 0, 4 21·~2".f>~!,~e~,,,,_" .'. '
'380 11'0 Of 12 )0'90 .i.
140 feet' .. :
feet.
' .. 100 70
70 33p
180 ISO
70
74 , 169
50 60
120 190 150
150
, 160 ISO 100
1110
1i0 150
120 170 80 80
1
220
46 2 12 2"1 ~i2'36' 331 II 0 8 8 18'23 2815 () 1 11 22'66
720 0' 0 /' 's" 0 0
'J"" 1 •.• ,',
7 If 0 2 S 7'38 ,,1319 0,.1 I1 0
62 0 0 4 8 )3'71 75 0 0 1 10 0 11401'120
',Froin.15 inches to 24 ,Inches
Between 5 and 6 feet From I to 4 feet At 230 levelS fcet; at 356 arid '406
I foot !I Inches. ' ," From 11 inches t02 feet tl incl\e3 '
About 10 inehes From '25 to 30 feet
From 4 to 10 feet IS inelle. to 2 feet From 2 feet t9 32 feet' 2 feet at 500 lever; ~~ feet at '700
le\~cl ,I"
About· 3 feet ]1'rOIn 4. to 8 feet
'From 6 'to 12 feet"
X~c:t~t ll~of:et~et " ; ~, j'rom 1 to 4 fcet " From 6 inches to 6 feet. Irrogul .. r
$pur:s From 8 to 10 leet From 2 to 20 feet Spurs averaging 10 inches I to 6 feet About 4 feet
3 feet
Spurs varying from 2 to 10 inches
.l!'rom 2 to 12 Inches SmCtll spurs Flat spurs every 10 feet, averaging
10 inches, Flat spnTs, about 2. feet Spurs varying from 6 to 10 inches 6 inches to 2 feet Average 10 feet, Spurs }:-"rom fi to 'i feet 'l.
Spurs about 30 fect .From 2 inches to 2: feet SPill'S Spurs between three backs, about
60 feet'upart From Ii ,to 10 feet
NOTE.-Tne above ngures are not to be added to those ill the tables prefixed to these Reports. They are already massed and included in the tables,
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There is a slight falling off in the yield of gold this quarter, but it must be taken into consideration that it is the shortest quarter in the year, as so many holidays occur'in it.
The average yield from the quartz is very good, 76,000 tons yielding over 13~ dwts, per ton, and 1,000 tons of pyrites 2 ozs. 15 dwts. per ton. By th!l preceding tabular statement it will be seen that a considerable portion of the rich' quartz is taken from the deepest mines.
On the Hustler's Reef the United Pioneer Company have recently cut good stone at a depth of 570 feet, and the Great Extended ,Hustler's Company in sinking have c0l!le on a new formation at 800 feet.
Some of the progressive claims have ceased working; but it is noticeable that a number of steam-engines are in' course of erection in various parts of the district. , ,
" A .new reef (called the, Easter Reef) has just been discovered at the Whipstick, on the north side of Truck Gully, from which the prospector is obtaining 1 t oz. per ton. The next claim south of it has also struck gold.
About the beginning of. February water was very scarce, and some of the crushing machines had to stop work ,for a time. - '
. The quantity of water sold for mining purposes is 5,832,000 gallons at 4d. per 1,000 gallons, and 2,401,000 gallons at 2d. per 1,000 gallons. .
HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND W ARANGA SOUTH SUBDIVISION.
Mr. J. T. Strong,'Mining Surveyor and Registrar.
I regret that I have nothing to report of mining prospects in my division but continued and increasing depression. Thc only cheerful feature I have to notice is,that Messrs. Parker Brothers, situated on the Long Gully Reef, Heathcote, are erecting adequate machinery for working their ground effectively. •
WARANGA NORTH SUBDIVISION.
Mr. Henry Hicks, Mining Registrar.
The yield of gold obtained from the qua~tz mines witHin this division during this quarter 'shows a considerable decrease on the previous quarter's return. The cause of the falling off is easily explained, and is no proof of any depreciation in the value of the ylaiins ;, on'the contrary, the yield per ton of the quartz crushed is much above the average, an.d 'signs of increased activity are perceivable throughout the field, particularly so at Coy's Diggings. ,On visitin~ that locality:, during the pa.st week, I fO,und the pres~nt appearance of the mines suffiCiently good to justify the belIef that the YIeld of gold dUTIng, the ens,ulllg quarter ,wIll be very good. In reference to the falling off in the yield, the manager of Holmes's N uggety Gully machine, Rushworth, reports, ;C In consequence of an accident to the boiler, I have done no work during the quarter." The result of the stoppage of this machine, the only one on Rushworth, has been that the miners have heen unwilling to risk carting pOOl' stone to the nearest machine.at work, a distance in most cases of seven miles, and are waiting'the completion of repairs. The manager of the ,Balaclava Tribute Company reports, " Prospecting during most of: the "quarter "; crushing mill only occasionally at work. "At the Champion Reef, White Hills, a claim that contributed 'largely during the past year, a large quantity of sto'ne awaits crushing. '
The mines at present at work in this division are all'a,bove water-level; there is, howev~~,:a probability of som~ of the deep claims being shortly in work; already a company is being formed for working ,the Frenchman's Reef Rushworth, a claim that, above water-level, yielded rich stone. , . ' '
In the alluvial mines great depression has prevailed during the quarter, chiefly caused by the want of water' the puddling 'machines are all idle, and in many localities the miners have great difficulty in procuring even enough for dom~stic purposes; -
MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.
MARYBOROUGH DIVISION.
Mr; P. Virtue,Jun., Mining R~gi:strar. ALLUVIAL MINING. ::
The claim of the John Bright Company has been worked out, and' steps are now being taken to wind up the company. The claim of the Band of Hope Company, including machinery,.hl!-s been let on tribute, on an agreement which binds the tributers to pay the company 13 per cent. of the gross yield of gold obtained from the mine. The claim of the Queen Company, without machinery, has been let on tribute to four parties of tributers, on the followillg conditions :-No. 1 party pay 16 per cent.; No.2, 12 per cent.; No.3, 10 per cent.; and No.4, 10 per cent. The Duke and Timor Uompany struck the Chinaman's Flat deep lead during the ,quarter; and in six weeks obtained 1,045 ozs. 6 dwts. of gold; the water in the mine is very'heavy. All the gold returtied this quarter by the Count Bismarck Oompany is being obtained from the ground situate at the north end of ,the shaft:of their mine, while the ground at the south end is being opened (jut; but in about! six weeks more both parts of the mine will be fully worked, althou~h the water is very heavy. The Junction Company are engaged in maill driving. The faces of the claim of the New Magnum Company are looking very well.
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The following is a statement of the gold obtained from the princfpal alluvial mines in this division during the quarter :-
Duke and Timor, Chinaman's Flat John Bright, Chinaman's Flat Band of Hope, Chinaman's Flat Eastern, Alma Unicorn, Alma Alma Consols, Alm(\ Beaham, Alma Gladstone, Alma ... New Magnum, Alma Count Bismarck, Alma Queen, Alma-
No, 1 Tribute No.2 rrribute No.3 Tribute No.4 Tribute
oz. dwt. gr. 1,560 4 0
91');3 17 {} 178 5 12
90 0 0 111 13 6 129 10 0 432 13 0 778 15 0
1,623 {} 0 1,252 1 18
133 12 0 51 8 0 53 19 0
149 16 12
Total .... 7,498 15 0
Dividends as under have been paid during the quarter by the companies named :-£ 8. d.
,T ohn Bright Gladstone .. .
600 0 0 300 0 0
Ea.stern .. . 60 0 0 New}lagnum 600 0 0
-----£1,560 0 0 ------
QUARTZ MINING.
The London Chartered Bank have sold their claim on Blucher's Reef to the Great Extended Company, and the owners of' adjoining claims have also sold their claims to the above company, who now possess nearly the whole of Blucher's Reef. The company are possessed of ample means, and have already begun in good earnest to work their mine. The main shaft is down to 150 feet, and has been so laid as will enable the company to strike the reef at a depth of 1,000 or 1,200 feet from the surface. The e~timated co~t of proving the reef to a depth of 500 feet is £6,000; but as tbe company intend to place a thoroughly efficient crushing plant, and also a plant for treating pyrites, on ~he claim, the estimated total cost of proviug the mine, and providing for it suitable machinery, is £20,000. 'fhe workmg of this mine will confer a great benefit upon the district, and it is to be hoped that the courage and enterprise of the company will meet witb entire success.
The yields of gold from the Cambrian and Nelson claims have been very good, as they average more than an ounce per ton. It is intended to erect at once a crushing plant on the claim of the Cambrian Company, who during the quarter paid dividends amounting to £720.
The All N al,ions Company have established a crushing battery at Chinaman's Flat, which will doubtless prove a great public convenience. The claims of the 11ariner's Reef Company and the Bristol Hill Company still continue idle.
MAJORCA SUBDIVISION.
jJ:lr. John J:l. Murphy, M,.ining Registrar.
1 have the honor to report that during the past quarter there b,as been very little doing in mining in this subdivision; in fact, mining matters could hardly be at a lower ebh, for, with the exception of the Perseverance Company, Martell's paddock, Cockatoo, which have been paying good dividends during the past month, and a fair prospect obtained by the Duke of Edinburgh Company, Walker's paddock, McCallum's Creek, there is nothing of a cheering nature to report from this locality.
The New Greenock Park Tribute Company, Rocky Flat, have entirely suspended operations for the present. The Gladstone Company, Itocky Flat, are still idle, pending the purchase of machinery. The Grand Junction Company, Hooper's paddock, McCallum's Creek, have successfully completed the erection of their machinery, and will commence active operations in the course of a few days. The Kong Meng- and Columbia 'l'ribute C?mpany and the Reliance Company on ~he Hanoverian Lead are both lying idle. The tributers on Deed's Reef have relinquished mining operations completely.
AMHERST DIVISION.
Mr. Joseph Smitll, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.
I have the honor to report a great improvement in the yield of Mount Greenock Lead, viz., the Hoffnung, Company, which only employ 21 men, have produced 6600206. of nuggety gold during the quarter.
. The Union Company, on the same lead, have also improved returns. The new company of Nichol's Freehold, on the same line, have almost completed the shaft. The small parties of alluvial miners through the division have been nearly idle during a great part of the·
quarter for the want of water. In quartz miuing the quantity crushed has been slightly in excess of previous quarters, but the average yield
is somewhat less than formerly. The new hattery of 12 stamps in Brown's Gully, near Lexton, is expected to be in a position to commence
crushing in the second week of April. Returna showing the Inoome 'derived/rom Water during the Quarter ending 31st March 1875.
Five sluicing parties (at two sluice-heads each), at 4Os. per week fo~ 12 weeks Four puddling-machines (one sluice-head each), at 208. per week for 12 weeks
£ . 8. d. ... 120 0 0
48 0 0
£168 0 0
The reservoir and races of Messrs. Stewart and Farnsworth stand the same as in my former returns.
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AVOCA SUBDIVISION.
Mr •. Thos. McHugh, Mining Registrar. Quartz mining has never looked more hopefully, and it would seem as if the division is at length on the. eve'
of having its undoubted resources developed. Three tribute claims, each 100 yards on the course of the western lode, in the Monte Ohristo ComjJany?s property, have, since the crIlshings referred to in my rep<;>rt, got prospects considerably richer than thos') obtained from the stone already crushed. Hitherto, it was feared, and not ,withouV some slight show of experience, th'lt auriferous stone in the division would get poorer in proportion to depth. This theory has now been amply refuted in the case of the Monte Cl1riSto mine, and in the mines at Percydale. In'the former the lode has widened from 9 inches at 26 feet to from 3 to 5 feet at its present depth of over 100 feet; while the stone is estimated to yield It oz. per ton. There are four distinet lodes in the company's property, but the others have not been tested at any sufficient depth. A distinguishing feature in reefs east of the Avoca River, as contrasted with those in the Pyrenees-ouly about eight miles distant-is the fine quality of the gold, on which the banks advance without assay £2 28. per ounce, while the stone is sin!/:ularly free from galena, lead, or other of the base metals. A belt of reefs on the Monte Christo line has been traced from the W!Lrrior Company's property, Doctor's Creek, near Lexton, to Vale's Reef-a distance of seventeen miles; and not fewer than eight distinct lodes have been discovered within the last nine months hetween the }lonte Ohristo Lease' and the head of the dividing range eastward, a distance of about four miles. One of these, taken up within the last few days bya new party, yielded 4 dwts. per load, and the others from a dwt. up to .that figure, frolD stone taken from the surface t,o a depth of a few feet only., It is the opinion of practical miners that these reefs, if tested at a given depth, would prove as valuable as the Monte Christo property. 'lhl'o leases have been surveyed in the past week, one north and one south of this mine.
'rhe Perseverance Company's mine at Percyjiale is at present getting stone from the north level which, it is estimated, will yield an ounce p~r ton. 'rhe reef is from four to seven feet in 'yidth; and, owing to the fa<;:ilities for working it by means of the iunnel, should it only go half what, has been calculated on, it· will pay the shareholders handsomely. The eompany are negotiating for the purchase and erection of a powerful battery. One hundred and fifty tons of stoue are at grass.
, The No.2 United Barnes' Company are sinking 100 feet deeper, which will make the total depth of the mine 374 feet. The crushings, as.will be seen by my report, are highly satisfactory. I have seen specimens taken from the mine, in the last week, of extraordinary richness. ,
The water has been baled from the old Fiddler's Creek Reef, and a strong party of men will commence working the mine next week.
A 'few parcels of stone at Donkey Hill and elsewhere in the locality have been raised, but cannot be crushed in the absence of machinery. '
."The Union Quartz Mining and Orllsh'ing Company, London Reef, near Amphitheatre, commenced working the mi'~e las.t week. ,The reef i~ from two to six feet in thickness; A battery of six stamp'heads, already on, the ground, li~s bJeQ.' put in repair. " . ' , , ,·.r " , ',' ".-.. An auriferous qlJ.iLrtz lode has been discovered recently, .off th~ line 'of those ~lready prospected, at a place
cii.lled,Barber's Gully, near to the Lumph,mgh and IJe~ton road, and a prospecting claim has been registered the~eon ... " :,' ', .. N 0 ne:.r a.lluvial ground has been open'ed in :the division for the last three months, and p'cr~ons who .£o11o'\f' this:,
class.of mining are, for, the most part, working in. old ground. O,,'iugto the exceptionally dry season, a large DUIJ:ibet 'of. horse, puddling machines have suspended operations. '. ' ,." '
DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DIVISIONS •.
ilf,'. :W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.
Dunolly Division. Mining matters still continue in a very stagnant state. , Bealiba Reef.-Queen's B,irthday Company are ~till driving .the 405.foot level south, and are breaking out stone
from that level to the 345·foot level; 902 tons crushed yielded 205 OZ8. 10 dwts. Goldsbrough Company are sinking the shaft deeper, and are now down 444 feet.
Queen's Rcef.-The Qneen's Reef Company are driving a cross-cnt for the reef at a depth of 270 feet. . Sydenham and Qu~k,er'~ ~eef~.-:;-;:rheSydenha~, Co~pany ha:v~ comJtleneed operations, and ar!l si~Jring a
main shaft (7 ft. x 3 ft. 6 In.),.whlCh 18 down. SO, feet. , Theymtend to SIllIe tO,a depth of 200 feet before.opeT\mg out. '. "Work haa been resumed :ori the Welcome Reef and Break·o'· Day Reef. . " . . .
In alluvial mining severpl small rushes have occurred; one to the lower end of Nuggety Gully; where soni~ .. very large nuggets. were ?btained some y?ars ago. The prospector ,got a nugget weighing It. oZ: ~ff the,bottom of. his shaft, but nothmg of llnportallce has SlDce been found. At Jones s Oroek, three uuggets, weIghmg <1,8 ozs.,2 dwts., 28 ·ozs., and 34 ozs. 10 dwts., respectively, have been found in old workings at Specimen Gully. The Prince of Wales, Comp~ny"Po~tery, Hi~l"have erected a,prida.liug machine, and put through a quantity of washdirt for a yield, (including,. several nuggets varying from 14 to S ozs.) of 256: ozs. ,1, dwts, 9 grs., . ..' ' .. " ",
. . Tarnagull~ Division. In this diviRion mining is also in a very depressed condition. Poverty neef Company have two parties of tributers at work-one on the Poverty Reef, and the other on the
Havelock Reef. Maori Reef.-Ruddock and Co., have', ~ru,shed ,34 tons of stone, for a yield of 37 ozs. Several small crushings. but none of any iID;portance,' have been' had from other reefs. At Llanelly 11.,11 the companies on the New-chum and Sandstone neefs ~Fe l~le. , ,,', ' .
In alluvial mining there has been a little' more gold got than usual, but the' finds' have been confined to the old workings, no new ground of any note having been opened.
INGLEWOOD AND WEDDERBURN'DIVISIONS.
Mr: George TVatton .lJi'oore, ,Mining Registrar.
I have, the honor to report that ,mining matters in the Inglewood and Weddel'burn divisions. have been extrelnelv'dull during the past quarter; and the yield of gold very small. " ,
I; Quartz.-The March ReefC.ompany, II!gle:'{ood, have he~n compelled to suspend operations; and Fone's, at Burke's Flat, is the' only eompany whIch,has had satIsfactory crushwgs. . ' , . " . " '. ' .
In aUu'vial there has been but little doing, and the small rush at Hard HIlls, BerlIn, has not lllcreased either in area or population. , , . I .' •
Mr. Watson has been sinking a shaft, and making preparations upon II large an~ exp.ensn.:e scale for workll1~ the Daly Lead at Inglewood, and it·is to be hoped that before the end of next quarter hIS claun mIl commence to give a
:.returu for his large outlay.
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ST. ARNAUD NORTH SUBDIVISION.
Mr .. W. G. Coucli11!-a7l, lJ1ining Surveyor and Registrar.
A little improvement has taken place ib mining matters during the quarter •. The Wilson's Hill Tribute Company are driving north and south on the lode' at the 450-foot level; 110 tons
crushed separately from this.!evelyielded 115'ozs·., and the. lode seems to improve as it is driven on. Th~ company are erecting pumping ,aud winding machinery at their new shaft. 'rhe Sandhurst and St. Arnaud ChrysolIte Tribute
, Company have struck what is cons~dered a continuation of thc Wilson's Hill lode ~ the OOO-foot level. Stone .crushed separately from this lode has averaged 1 oz. to t~e ton. Th? company are erectmg a 25 horse:power pumpmg and winding engine, as hitherto pumping and winding and crus)llng have all been done by one engme. The Bell ROCK Company have completed the erection, of their ~O.head, battery, ~nd crushed 186. tons of .stone for::-n average of 4! dwts, which is not so good as was expected, as tnals before crushmg led to the behef that lt would Yleld 15 dwts. per ton. ' An assay of the tailings ha.s given a yield of 3t ozs. per ton,. and as t?ese are hea.vily charged witI; pyrites and galena, the company have d~tcrmme~ to erect buddIes ?cfore resumlllg cr,ushmg: The Ylelds fro!ll the Prmce of Wales and Duchess of Edinburgh ,ColD-panles, Duchess of Edmburgh Reef, are lmproVlng as the stone IS worked deeper.
In alluvial mining there is nothing noteworthy to report.,
·CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.
CASTLEMAINE DIVISION.
M,·. Thomas L. Brown, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.
There is a considerable decrease in the number of' quartz miners, some of the larger Companies having suspended operations; the demand for labor is very limited, and miners returned from harvesting have to resort to fossicking in the old workings for a living.
One new company, the Berth .. , have completed the erection of machinery and commenced to crush. The Englishmltll's and Warren's Company's machinery have been sold and removed from the district. Walker's Central Company continue driving at 300-foot level ltlld sinHng shaft (now 330 feet through the
lode), and have purchased and commeneed erecting the late Wheal Terrill machinery. The Wattle Gully Tribnte have sunk to 347 feet, and cross-cut at 340 feet, 16 feet west, striking the lode and
much water. 'rhe Ohewton United have put in cross· cut at 160-foot level to the reef, and are on payable stone. The Eureka Consols were' obtaining their gold at 3GO-foot level on the eastern (foot) wall, but a flookan thence
to the hanging or western wall has carried the gold there. 'l'his company have three gold-bearing lodes, one east and one west, contiguous to the main lode. ' ,
, The late Crown Nimrod is being worked as a co· operative company. . Negotiations are pending to w.ork the mines and machinery of the Ajax, Devonshir~, Energetic, Old Wattle
Gully, Specimen Gully, and 'others, on the co· operative principle.
}<'RYER'S CREEK DIVISION •
. Mr. }.lfark Amos, J11ining Surveyor and Registra,·.
POPULATION.
There has been but little alteration in the mining population, although a slight change in the number of quartz miners, owing to the suspension of operations by a few cowpanies, those previously employed tbereby being now engaged in alluvial mining. '
QUARTZ MINING
In general may be regarded as dull during the quarter, although Bome of the mines continue t.o pay handsomely, whilst others from necessity have been compelled to suspend operations, from want of proper machinery or insufficiency of funds.
PUDDLING.
, The returns from tp.is bi:anch of alluvial mining show very little change, and any marked improvement cannot be expected, unless we have new' groul1d discovered.
QUARTZ PROSPECTING.
In a prospecting claIm-of Js. Carah and Co., at Cobbler's Gully, a new reef or lode has been struck, which . appears to be highly auriferous. At a depLh of 14 feet the lode is 1 foot thick, gold showing sufficiently to lead to the· expectation of a yield of from 2 to 3 ozs. to the ton; there has been 110 crushing yet. The ground has been taken up both north and south, and experienced quartz miners believe this will prove to be an important discovery. The shaft is now down 23 feet only. ' .
The Black Hawk Company.-A new crushing plant has been erected upon the lease of this company, comprisi~g a battery of 15 stamps, driven, by a non-condensing engine of 25 horse-power, with a 3 feet stroke, the total cost £2,000. 'rhe company are now in a: posHion to crush their own quartz, and as ,they have a large body rUl1ning through their ground to the ,depth already tested, and proven to be payable, t.heir profits will be considerably augmented; and with the battery, &c., now erected, the company have every facility to test the mine at deeper· levels, with every prospect of even better yields thal1 hitherto obtained.'
The Daphne, neal' Specimen Hill.-The machinery and plant of this company is now being removed, which is: much to be regretted, as the ,compflny have been persevering for a long period without obtaining anything satisfactory.
The Southern Oross, Spring Gully.--The machinery and plant of this company have been removed from the district, the mining operations being 1).nprofitable for years, although at times considerable energy was displayed in the working of the mine.
1'he ~'l'ari1ta Gold Mining Company, Kangaroo Hill, have up to the present time been yery successful; a £10 dividend having been paid during the past three months; prospects at present time equally good.
The Fryers Company have suspended operations, pending re-organization, or other arrangements for the more eoonomical working of the mine.
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HEPBURN DIVISION.
}fr. Thomas Hale, Mining Registra1·.
QUARTZ.
Specimen Hill Company are driving north and south on 450-foot l<;vel; the'mine looks well; pyrites abundant and of rich quality. The prospects of the company are good; application for an extension of the lease on N.W. has been made. The average for the quarter was 7 dwts. 3'S9 grs. '
Cornish Quartz Minin.g Company.-The lower levels look well; having wrought from upper and lower levels, the average has not been qUIte up to the Jast quarter's yield; the expenses have, howe.er, been lessened; 100 men only being, now employed, whereas 125 found employment during the previous quarter. Quartz is obtained easier, and dividends continue to be paid as heretofore.
Argus Company are sinking a new shaft westerly,; the reef is now 4 feet. , North Cornish Company have dismissed tribute parties, and resume operations on account of the company,
with hopeful prospects. Jeffries quartz mill, at Mauritius Reef, was destroyed by fire, supposed to be the work of an incendiary. The item A (pnge ll) includes King ,and vVillard's party, Bongerghilenas' party, Clapham's party, Cornish
and Crown party, and Liberty Reefparty, from Daylesford, Hepburn, and Dry Diggings; average 6 grains nearly., 'Vater has been scarce, barely 50 heads ohtainable, at 15s. to 20s.
ALLUVIAL.
Sailor Prince Gold Mining Company, Sebastopol, are in the tunnel 4,600 feet from mouth, now 300 feet from grass; the wash is 3 feet high and 20 to 30 feet 'iride. During the quarter they drove 400 feet, erected 400 sets in cross drive, and 50 sets in main drive; also, ill consequence of a settlement in old workings, repairs to 50 sets of timbering became necessary. , Prince Extended Company are in 3,500 feet, and daily expect to break into wash, tIle reef being softer, and water increasing.
In alluvial washdirt table (page 18), the item B includes Hunt and party, Folette and party, Federal Tunnel party, Rolin and party, Cugley and party, Fox and party, McKinnon and party, Respini and party, Yuille and party, Meskill and party, Reynolds and party, 'rarsning and party, and 1'>'1 cQueen and part,y, from all parts of the division.
, The item C includes Hunt, Johnston, \fatson, Stevenson, Priee, Shimmin, Fairbrother, Simons, Perry, Clapham, Davis, Campbell, Jones, Duff, Mathieson, Corinella 1:'addock, and their respective co-operative parties.
The Chinese work in all the old gullies and creeks, where Ii ttle labor is necess&ry.
TARADALE AND KYNETON SUBDIVISIONS.
Mr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar.
There has been no new discovery or new claims started in this division during the quarter. The United Kingdom claim still yields handsome returns. For the past three months thoy have obtained 1,003
ozs. of gold; last week they paid a dividend of £50 per sixteenth share; the gold is chiefly obtained at a shallow depth.
The Extended Napier is looking better. The company fully expect a continnation of payable stone for Bome time to come; their prospects are more enconraging than usual, as all the shoots of gold improve as they go down.
Another effort is being made to ,float the Adventure on the Back Creek, west of the township of' Taradale; it was formerly known as the Sailor's Reef, then the Adventure; it is now to be called the Cornet. The shaft is 330 feet deep, aud there is a good winding and crushing plant on the claim.
From appearance, there is no probability of the Energetic claim at Lauriston commencing' again. The Lord ;llalmsbury Company expect, soon to be able La fully employ their four puddling machines; they
have a large qnantity of water ,to contend ,against, but have little difficulty in keeping it down, as their pnmps and machinery work well. ,
The Ironstone Hill Company, in sinking their shuft 77 feet in soft reef, have Rtruck two quartz leaders. The company are in search of the United Kingdom Reef. 'In prospecting for it they have sunk a shaft 82 feet, and opened out at that level, and driven 60 feet, frequently orossing small leaders. 'l'he indications are favorable to their diseoveringthis rich reef, which no doubt passes through their ground.
TARRANGOWER DIVISION.
JrJr. Robert Nankivell, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.
Tbe yield of gold has fallen off considel'llbly during the quarter, owing partly to the stoppage of the Union Company's mine ,for the last month, for the wallt of water. The manager, however, in the mean time has been busily engaged in cleaning the machinery, clearing out the dam, &c., and is now waiting for a rainfall, there tieing no other source of supply for water. One other cause of the great faIling off in this quarter's returns is the poverty of onr mines generally.
For the want of funds, in some of our most prosperous mines in time past, operations have been suspended; the reefs have been cut off by dykes, and the eompanies, having no reserve fund OJ' calling power on the shareholders, are unable at, present to prosecute a search for the lost lodes. These remarks apply especially to the Nelson, German Reef, Vittoria, and South Eaglehawk Companies. Others of our mining comp,mies, viz., the Eagleha'irk Limited, the Wellington, tho Alliance, the Speculation, tile New Enterprise, and Beehive Companies, have been for some time past struggling hard, and expending large sums of money in sinking and driving, to find the lost rich lodes. The Eagleha'irk Limited 00mpany are now sinking their shaft below the 615-foot level; the reef here is from 10 to 12 feet thick; occasionally good golden stone is found, but not hitherto in paying quantities; the prospects, however, are very promising'. . The Eaglehawk Union, the Central, the North Eaglehawk United, and the Linscott's Tribute Companies, are the only payinO' mines at present. The Central Company, during the quarter, have crushed 145 tons of stone from the .570-foot level, "'which yielded 797 ozs. 18 dwts of gold; the prospects in this mine are still good, and regular crnshings in futnre are expected. In the Linscott's Tribuie and the North Eaglehawk United Companies' mines the prospects ,are also very promising. The Cookman's Heef Company have sent 60 tons of qual·tz to the crushing mill; the stone looks well, bm the result is not yet known. ,
In alluvial mining there is nothing new to report. The Chinese, with the exception of about 40 that are 'working in the Loddon River, are employed in was1ling slndge and tailings in the creeks and gullies. The European -diggers are chiefly employed in fossicking in the old diggings.,
ST. ANDREW'S DIVISION. jJ:[r. Alfred Armstro11fl, .lJ:fining Surveyor and Registrar.
NotwithstandinO" the small returns of yields of gold from quartz, the prospects of the district have iillJ:roved during the latter end ~f the quarter. Oram's Reef, ,which 'mB. all but abandoned, has given th? handsome Yleld of 163 ozs. from 9 tons of stone. The Union Company s mme, Dlamond Creek, after nearly collapsmg" has also st!uck good stone, which has not yet been crushed; and the reef at Anderson's Creek known as Stlggant s, from WhICh I could obtain no returns is said to have yielded 400ozs. from about 100 tons of stone. The reefs at Warburton and Reef ton, Upper Yar;a, are all progressing towards development, and a crushing machine is being erected at the latter place. I trust I shall have a better report to make next quarter.
Alluvial claims at Anderson's Creek arc also yielding good wages; but the dry lead at BoddIe's Creek has only proved payabic in the leased area" and the alluvial workings at Queenstown are chiefly confined to the Chinese, who are quite reticent as to theil' earnings. . • .
The prevailing dullness of the mining interest througllOut the colony has extended to thIS distrICt, and there have been no applications for lenses or claims during the quarter. '
BLUE MOUNTAIN NORTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. Gralwm McPherson, Mining Registrar.
The South Cora Lynn Company have suspended operations, pending the arrival of machinery. '1'he Cora Lynn Company are still idle. The Roth~child Company are in full work, and raising payable stone. The mining manager expects to
recommence in another week. The last trial crushing of 160 tons of stone gave a return of 107 ozs. 5 dwts. There is very little doing in alluvial mining at present.
ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.
ARARAT DIVISION.
Mr. Ferdinand M. Krause, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.
ALLUVIAL MINING.
Owing to the continuance of the drought, the water supply for gold-washing purposes is now quito exhausted, and sluicin~ and puddling operations are almoRt wholly suspended. There has been, in consequence, a considerable falling off in the yield of gold during the quarter.
The Maryborough Company, on Commissioner's Hill, have not yet recovered from their financial difficulties, and no work has been done since ,the close of last year. The newly-formed leasehold company at Cathcart have begun sinking a shaft, and entered upon negotiations for the purchase of steam machinery. Another new venture is that of the Por,t Curtis Slui~ing Company, started with the objec~ of sluicing the drift-:appin~ on Po~t Curtis Hill. The wat~r supply IS to be obtamed from the Opossum 'Gully reserVOir, and an aqueduct, mcludmg a timber flume 1,310 feet III length, is in course of construction. The Cement Company at Londonderry, engaged in working the 70.foot lead, have been obliged to discontinue action during the last week or two, from want of water for crushing. •
QUARTZ ~IINING.
With the exception of the Sir George Bowen Company, at Campbell's, and a single co-operative party on Moore's Reef, the result of whose efforts is given in the tables, this class of mining has but few representatives at present. The Rhymney Company, after a long stoppage, are about to resume work under a new management.
PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION.
JIr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.,
QUARTZ 'MINING.
The only events of importance which have occurred during the quarter, and which are worthy of note, are the erection of new steam winding and pumping' machinery hy the .Carolina Company, and the favorable yields obtained by the Extended Cross Reef and the Crown Cross Heef United Companies. The Pleasant Creek Cross Reef Company also still maintains its high character by the rich yield of gold obtained from it.
ALLUVIAL MINING.
Very good ground has been discovered in the mine of the Ophir Company, at the Deep Lead, and a rush of miners took place immediately to the west of the mine. NOlie of the parties have as yet been able to bottom the ground, however, on account of water, but good returns have been obtained from the 'Ophir Company's min·e.
The Band of Hope and other companies have been much retarded in their operations for want of a sufficient supply of water, the season having been very dry.
- BARKLY DIVISION.
Mr. H. C. Bate, iJlinirig Sur've,1/or and Registrar.
Very little mining work has been done in this division during the quarter, and the number of miners, as will be seen by the schedule of population, is considerahly diminished, many having turned their attention to other branches of industry .
. Operatioll8 at the Wimmera Company's mine have been abandoned, and so also have they, for the present, in thc mme of the Kill'll Kara Company, but an attempt is, 1 believe, to be made to again start work in the latter.
No new prospecting claims have been regislercj, nor has any new ground Leen opened.
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RAGLAN DIVISION. ," ... Mr. C. W. Mincltin, Mining Registrar.
The Golden'Fleeqe Gold 'Mining Company, on the Garibaldi Lead, Bcaufort, having been principally occupied during the last quarter with main driving, have not had as good returns as usual, but purpose shortly to 'commence blocking out again, when they anticipate fair yields .1S previously. . , ~1:anncrs ,anA, party (of ~h:), on the Red Streak Lead, have been engaged chiefly blocking, and have now nearly
worken ·out the 'ground in the vicinity of their present shaft. They have had very good returns for the quarter, averaging £3 12s. 6d.· per man' per week. ,
At Wa,torioo, Toman a:.nd party, consisting of six men, have averaged a little over £3 per week per mall for the quarter.: . mlley expect, however, that their claim will ere very long be nearly worked out. ' .
'l'he Wellington Gold Mining Company is reported lately to have had some good yieids to the 1I\achine., The other mines in that locality are not doing much at present. .
At Charlton the New Charlton Gold Mining Company is progressing steadily, and paying working expenses at all events. In other respects mining is rather quiet i!1 that part of the district.
GIPPSLAND MINING IHS·TRICT.
. ,. OMEO 'SUBDIVISION.
Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar.
The Eureka Qua,rtz :Mining and Crushing Company have given over driving their deep tunnel, which, from the hardness of the ground, could only be completed at an enormous expense, and have abandoned their lease, but some of the shareholders who still have faith ill the reef have taken up six meu's ground. and started a shorter tunnel. The other quartz miners at Swift's Creek have been doing but little, and only one parcel of quartz has been crushed, particulars of which are given. , There is no change in alluvial mining, and until new ground is struck there call be but little hope of improve-ment, and the miners themselves have not the funds to prospect to lilly extent.
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MITCHELL RIVER' SUBDIVISION.
", l :,',',), ·J,Mr.. Jolm Grim'e~ Pee,'s;' ,Mining '8m'vel/or and Registl'a7',
:Nothing .oLa!lY i1I!Portanceh\'ls occurred in tJ)is subdivisio~ since the, d~te of my la~t· r~port: The allu vi:!.'l m,iners continue to earn fair wages. " , Quartz mining, as previously reported, is.at a standstill. Very little ,work is being done at the Galenamines, Buchan. No water is sold in this subdivision for mining purposes.
BOGGY CREEK SUBDIVISION.
111r. George Allen, j"fining Registrar.
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The Sons of Freedom Company are enga,gea sinking a new ellgilleshaft. '.rho C,.ss,.ndra Company have,,25 tons of quartz raised for crushing, and they are endeavoring to get a
machine on the ground. . There is nothing to report in the alluvial.
CROOKED RIY'ER DIVISION.
Mr. James Travis, 'Jllining Registrar •
. Owin~'to the l\<Iornington h}pls n:9t.l!ei~g y~~ c9mpleted, rio stone has'befm ci'ushi;d during thequartE\r ex(!ept a small parcel from the 900U lIope minc. th!!:retqrn, fr6.m: which was' very poor,"arid 'Hie. average being much' pelow what was anticipated. They'are still,dl'iving,with the intention of cutqng the i\fitbhelhvol'kings.' .
The returns from' alluvial minillg have been much better tha,n usual, on account of the successful rush at Swamp Creek.. Some ver), rich ground was discovered there, and several parties have done exceedingly well. The workings are. shallow, rarely going more than three feet)n depth, and, as a matter of course, the claims are soon worked out. At one time the population on the creek amounted to over one hundred. There are still about sixty at work, all of whom are making wages.
JERIC;HO DIVISION.
Mr. R. J. Donaldson, 11fining Registrar.
In this division there is nothing whatever doing in quartz .mining, and the alluvial ,niillers are nearly all idle for want of water. ' ,
The creeks are usually dry at this season of the year, so at present things are at a standstill. There has been no water sold during the quarter. ,
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DONNELL Y'S CREEK DIVISION.
Mr. Hugh St. II. Blair, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. I have the hopor to report that nothing of importance has occurred during the quarter. ' At Freestone Creek, many of the mines have temporarily given up work, until the result of the Deep Lead
Company's test of the ground is known. As soon as the pump is up aud the water got under, which is expected in two or three weeks, it is hoped ,the result will be encouraging, which will give a fresh impetns to mining here.
STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION.
Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining Registrar.
The Walhalla and Long Tunnel Companies have been crushing steadily during the past quarter, with their usual very satisfactory results, giving good dividends each month. The latter company has now stopped breaking out and crushing stone for the present, and are engaged erecting a more powerful winding engine, and thoroughly repairing their battery and other machinery; it is expected that crushing will bc resumed in about five weeks.
North Gippsland Company have driven Ii level at 324 feet below adit, 35 feet ,north and 10 feet south of crOBs-cut. No lode has yet been met with. At the north end of the level a rise was put up nearly through the block, but onry met with a thin vein of stone,showing that the reef had wedged out. This company has now made arrangemeI\ts to purchase the two adjoining claims south, viz., the Golden Fleece a,nd Molesworth; the whole will be amalgamated, and works carried on on a more extensive seale. .
The Walhalla Copper Mining Company ha,ve now driven their lower tunnel 260 feet. The driving has been very hard, the main portion being through quartzite and slate.
'£he lease of the Reality Company having become forfeitcd, the ground has been taken up by a new company, and now named the" Never Fear." .1'hey have struck a good lode six feet wide. It is very hard and solid, and shows gold freely throughout. They intend having'a trial erushing shortly.
Wilson and Bartholds, at the Aberfeldy River. have crushed but little stone during the past quarte!', through being short of water. They have just completed a crushing of 169 tons, but have not yet washed up, so the returns ~~~~~ ,
The Waterloo Company, late Gippslander, Aberfeldy, have purchased a battery, and eommenced the removal of same.
RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION.
lJfr. C. H. Williams, lI1ining Registrar.
Mining in all its branches has been in a very depressed state during the quarter. The returns being very poor from the Cross Reef Company, Pheasant Creek, for the previous quarter, only a
few men have been at work in the mine, who are following the course of the leader, which shows good gold, but is very small; the manager appears to think they will yet obtain a payable reef.
Crossover Diggings.-The Albion Quartz Mining Company have agaiu resumed work, with every prospect of success. Alluvial mining has dwindled to mere fossicking. It is intendcd to re-work the old creeks when the wet weather sets in by ground sluicing.
Lower Tangil.-The Pioneer Company have ceased work. A very good sample of gold was obtained in this mine, but not payable, and the company have not sufficient funds to fully prospect the ground. I am informed they intend winding the company up.
The Hungarian United Company, late Jumping Sailor, Cement Hill, have struck a fine gutter about liOO feet in the hill, about 3 feet of wash, good coarse gold running through it. Another claim has been taken up adjoining the above. After sinking a depth of 110 feet, they were compelled to abandon the shaft, owing to immense flint boulders, which they could not get through, powder taking no effect; they are now putting in a tunnel.
No work doing in the river or creeks.
BENDOC SUBDIVISION.
Mr. John Nichol, 1Jfining Registrar.
Mining in this subdivision has been dull for the quarter ended; not many of the quartz claims at work; those engaged being the Aurora Borealis, Albert, and Victoria (late Luck and Leisure).
The Aurora Borealis Company are making great preparations preparatory to crushing, and are carrying on their works energetically; their tunnel they have driven to the length of 220 feet, and, their shaft is down about 190 feet. They have removed the Phcenix plant from Bendoo; the exeavatious are complcte for its reception, and they are now engaged erecting the plant. Thcy have also other machinery on its way from NIelbourne. The race for the supply of water for the battery and other purposes (the distance of about It miles) is also complete, so that in the oourse of a few months I would suppose they will be crushing stoue,
The Albert.-This company's claim, which has been in litigation for some time, has been mutually settled, and the company, I believe, intend placing a good number of shares in the market, to enable them to prosecute their works on a larger scale. I am informed by the manager they have agaiu found the main or golden reef-which was lost, oaused by a jump or break in it-and which is looking reliable.
The Victoria (late Luck and Leisnrel.-This company are engaged driving and prospecting this reef, whieh has been so long idle, but with what success I have not been able to ascertain.
The alluvial portion of mining is much the same as stated in my previous quarter's returns, nothing new having been found. '
TARWIN SUBDIVISION.
Mr. John H. Sandilands, Mining Registrar.
The only notable occurrence in alluvial mining here for the past quarter has been the extraordinary find of the tribute party occupying No, 3 and 4 block of the Prospectors Company's ground, who during the four weeks ending the 20th March cleaned up 1,612 ozs. 11 dwts. of gold, viz. :-For weeks ending 27th February, 4,.<1.6 ozs. 19 dwts.; 6th March, 438 dZ8. 12 dwts.; 13th March, 401 ozs, 13 dwts.; 20th March, 32,50zs. 7 dwts. All the gold was obtained from a very small area of ground; iu two instances patches of 127 ozs. and 111 ozs. were washed from what they call prospects, or buckets full of dirt. They puddled during the time three machines of washdirt a week, and the yields therefrom varied from 32 to 164 ozs. The ground was closely contiguous to the old works of the
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prospector's party that had been 'put in three years ago; and in one case several good patches (in all over 100 ozs.) were obtained from under old timber put on by that party (the ol'igin:1.l prospectors) where the bottom h:1.d not been' properly taken up at that time and a htyer of dirt from two to foll!' inches thick had been left. The explanation of this is that the former party were working ill sludge and watm', having nothing but windlass power wherewith to drain the mine. The yields have fallen off considerably the last week, but are still good, although the men say there is no doubt the best of this run has been taken out .. 'l'here are but few other alluvial mines here getting any gold at all.
QUARTZ MINING.
I have very little to report in this brauch of mining. The Golden Bar and the No.1 South claims ar(both getting some very good quartz. These two arc the only quartz claims that are working in this subdivision.
THARAI,GON SUBDIVISION.
111fT. Charles Denis, lI:lining Registrar. Since my last report prospecting is being carried on with more vigor. I have heard lately of several new finds
of gold from different localities of thi$ divisioll, but as yet they have not been verified. The number of miners has also increased. Tin has been found lately 011 the east side of the Tral'algon Creek, within two miles of the township of rrraralgon.
By Authority: G .:OIlGE SKINNER, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne. '