MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS. · 208 98 93 25 1 11 2 7 270 6 340 22 104 4 35 10 37 5,200 3.000 185 2,000 40 400 170 230 180 3 3 52 20 24 21 15 46 46 2 4 • 4 12 12 14 14 8 8 5

1875-6.

VICTORIA.

REPORTS

OF THE

MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS.

QUARTER ENDED 31sT DECEMBER 1875.

PRESENTED ·'1'0 BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.

lJy lilutbOtity: GEORGE SKINNER, ACTING GOVERNMENT PRINTER, ~lI·:I.I!OURNf.. ,

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l)reparn,tion, ahout Printing (1550 copies)

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APPROXIlIIA'l'E COST OF REPORTS.

Total

• ~,I" ""\ . " .. ": r ~,:\ . -:: ~r \, ;"i

~'-

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,£ '0 d. 1210 0 97 0 0

£109 10 0

-

INDEX.

Summary.-Gold Mining Statistics for the Quarter ended 31st December 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 Yielil of Gold and Quantity of Gold Exported during the Quarter ended 31st December 1875, p. 5. Gold received at and issued from the Royal )fint during the quarter ended 31st December 1875, p. 5. Summary of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &c., crushed during the Quarter ended 31st December 1875,

~~ .. Summary of Yield of Gold from Washdirt and Cement washed and crushed during the Quarter ended 31st December

1875,p.17 .. Number and Distribution of Miners on the Goldfields of the Colony, 31st December 1875, p.21.

Ballarat Central Division Ballarat Southern Division Bnninyong Division Smythesdale Division Creswick Division ... Gordon Subdivision

BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. .Mr. D. Christy, Mining Registrar Mr. George Perry, Mining Registrar ...

... 7,14, 15, 17, 19,21,25

Mr. Iiobert M. Harvey, )fining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ...

Steiglitz Subdivision . Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain South

Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mini eyor and Iiegistrar ...

7, 17,21,25 7,21,26

7, HI, 21, 26 7,15,21,26

7,21,27 Mr. O. W. Collins, ar .•• 8,15,21,28

8, 15, 17, 19,21,28 Subdivision

Ballan Subdivision .••

Beechworth Division Yackandandah Division Indigo Division Buckland Division ..• Alexandra Subdivision Dry Creek Subdivision Gaffney's Creek Subdivision ... Wood's Point Subdivision Big River Subdivision Mitta·mitta Division Jamieson Subdivision

Sandhurst Division ... Kilmore Division Heatheote Division and Waranga

division Waranga North SUhdivision ...

Maryborough Division . Majorca Subdivision Amherst Division ... Avoca Subdivision ... Dunolly and Tarnagulla Division Inglewood Division ... Wedderburn Divisions Redbank Subdivision St. Arnaud South Subdivision St. Arnaud North Subdivision

Castlemaine Division Fryer's Creek Division Hepburn Division... • .. Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision Tarrangower Division St. Andrew's Division Blue MOl).ntain North Subdivision

Ararat Division Pleasant Creek Division Barkly Division Raglan Division

j

Omeo Subdivision Mitchell River Subdivision Boggy Creek Subdivision Crooked River Division Jericho Division Donnelly's Creek Division Stringer's Creek Division Russell's Creek Division Bendoe Subdivision Tarwin Subdivision 1'raral~on Subdivisiop.

.. ~ ...

Mr. John F. Hansen, egistrar

Mr. S. Cooper, Mining Registrar

BEECHWORTR MINING DISTRICT. Mr. Alexander Alderdice. Mining Registrar Mr. P. W . ht, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. A. ers, Mining Registrar Mr. Le . Kinchela, Mining Hegistrar Mr. R. W. S. Greig, J\.Uning Surveyor and Registrar Mr. Iiobert Pemberton, Mining Registrar

8,21,28

9, 14, 15, 21, 29 8,21,29 8,22,29

9, 15, 22,29 9, 14, 17,22, 30

22,30 9, 15,22,30

10,22,30 10, 22, 30

22,31

Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... Mr. W. H. Cochrane, Mining Registrar Mr. W. H. Edwards, Mining Registrar ...

SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Registrar Mr. James W. Osborn, Mining Registrar

South Sub- Mr; J. T. ~trong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar

Mr. Henry Hicks, Mining Iiegistrar

MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.

10,22,31

10, 14, 16, 18,22,31 22

... 10, 14,22, 32

10, 14,20, 22, 32

Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., Mining Registrar II, 14, 16, 18, 22,32 ,.. Mr. John M. Mnrphy, Mining Registrar... 23,33

Mr. Joseph Smith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11,18,20,23,33 Mr. D. O'Leary. Mining Surveyor and Registrar 11,23,33 Mr. W. G. Couchman,Mining Surveyor & Registrar, 11, 14, 18, 20, 23,33 Mr. G. W. Moore, Mining Registrar .•• 12,23,34 Mr. J. Reach, Mining Registrar 23,34 Mr. D. O'Leary, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 23, 34 Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 14, 23,34' Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Iiegistrar, 12, 14, 16,23,34

CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT. Mr. T.L.Brown, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12,15, 16, 18, 2a, 34 Mr. Mark Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... 12, 18, 23, 35 Mr. Thos. Hale, Mining Registrar 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 35 Mr. ThOIllJl.S Orwin, Mining Iiegistrar ... 12, 19,23, 35 Mr. Robt. N ankivell, Mining Surveyor and Registrar, 13, 15, 19, 23, 36 Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar... 13,24, 36 Mr. Graham McPherson, Mining Registrar 24,36

ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. Mr. Thos. Foyster, Mining Registrar '" Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. C. W. Minchin, Mining Registrar

GIPPSLAND .MINING DISTRICT. I

Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar Mr .• John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. George Allen, Mining Iiegistrar ... Mr. James Travis, Mining Registrar ... Mr. Ii. J. Donaldson, Mining Registrar Mr. O. P. Whitelaw, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining Registrar Mr. C. H. Williams, Mining Registrar Mr. John Nichol, Mining Iiegistrar Mr. G. R. Murphy, Mining Registrar ... Mr. C. Denis, Mining Registrar

A 2

13, 20, 24, 36 13, 20, 24, 37

24,37 24,37

13,24,37 24,37

24 13,24, 37

24,38 13,24,38

13, 16, 24, 38 13,19,24,38

13,24,38 lIl, 24, 39

24,39

1°

"

\

8-0~V.l..-.lV.J:~ 'y.

GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31st DECEMBER 1875.

TABLE SHOWING APPROXIMATELY THE NUMBER OF MINERS EMPLOYED, THE MACHINERY IN USE AND -ITS VALUE, ON THE SEVERAL GOLDFIELDS IN THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

DISTRICT. DIVISION.

Alluvia.! M:iners.

Quartz Miners.

d

(Oompiledfrom the Mining Surveyors and Registrars' Reports for the Quarter ended 31st December 1875.)

MAOHINERY EMPLOYED IN ALLUVIAL MINING. MAOHINERY EMPLOYED IN QUARTZ MINING.

S employed in t = rd 00 A Winding, Pumping, :B ~ ;a.s bD"" ~ Total

Steam Engi~es employed in Wind~ ing. Pumning, &c.

N~ber ~ t.tJ m

~

" I Steam' Engines bCl

g gj 8 E ~ , Crush~ng, &c. .s 8. E ~ .S~~ rn" ~ r& 'g ~ ~ _s ..g t~:u .;3"'0 ~ •

IDbil :E~

Approximate Value

of lIining Plant.

Number of

Square Miles of

Number of

distinct Quartz Reefs

actually proved to be

Price of Gold per ounce.

AND

SUBDIVISION.

I m §

Miners. ~:§ ~ <l.)~ rd. rd.

0: I ti"!~ ~~ ~ ~gj I ,; Po< ::;

@ ~ ~ ~~;; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ s ~~ ~ t) s ~ ~.? ;g ui ~ ~ § ~~ ~ ~ i~ .9$"j ~ t) ,~ ~gf~ ~ m

I ~ o

om ",,,, ;;;iii

Auriferous Ground actually worked upon. Au:riferous.I----,----~

" m ~ ,.0 <l.) ~ EtE ~ ~~ S 00

'" :a ''',,' =.~

.~'"

~ ~ j ] ~ ~t) ~ ~,-g t) ~ ~ ________ -'--_I--I--I--I...::......-----Z-~ ill;;; ~~~ ~

<l.)<l.) d ~ :u .§8. ~= SO ,.0 ~(!) ..==r.n A~. ~ ;a·a·S ""I s ~:§ ~ ~ ~ 's@ ~S't) ~ ~~ e·~a ~~~ -g .s~~~ ;a ~ ~ _~ _,,_ CiO ill1l ~ z -<~ o.t;,s ill O'ii] ~ ~il<;;;~ __ ~_ i ~~

BALLARAT. Central Division Southern Division .. Buninyong Division .• Smythesdale Division Creswick Division •• Gordon Subdivision •• Steiglitz Subdivision.. .. Blackwood Division and Blue

Mountain South Subdivision Ballan Subdivision

Tota.!s

BEEOHWORTH. Beechworth Division Yackandandah Division Indigo Division •• Buckland Division .. Alexandra Subdivision Dry Creek Subdivision Benalla Subdivision.. . . Gaffney's Creek Subdivision Wood's Point Subdivision Big River Subdivision Mi tta-mi tta Division Jamieson Subdivision .....

Totals

SANDHURST. Sandhurst Division •• Kilmore Division . • •• • • Heathcote Division and Waranga

South Subdivision Waranga North Subdivision

Totals

MARYBOROUGH. Marybor~ugh Division Majorca Subdivision .. Amherst Division .• Avoca Subdivision . . . . . • Dunolly and Tarnagulla Divisions Inglewood and 'Vedderburn Divi~

sions ' Redbank and St. Arnaud South

Subdivisions St. AInaudNorth Subdivision

Totals

OASTLEMAINE. Castlemain'e Division

- Fryer's Creek Division Hepburn Division .. •. •. Taradale and KynetonSubdivision Tarrangower Division St. Andrew's Division • . •. Blue Mountain North-Subdivision

Totals

ARARAT. Ararat Division ., Pleasant Creek Division Barkly Division Raglan Division

Totals

GIPPSLAND. Omeo Subdivision.. •• .. Mitcbell River and Boggy Creek

Subdivisions Crooked River Division Jericho Division .. •• Dounelly's Creek Division .• Stringer's Creek Division Russell's Creek Division Bendoc Subdivision •• Tarwin Subdivision ., Traralgon Subdivision

Totals

GRAND TOTALS

896 512 370 801 900

2 70

160

200 1,252 400 98 80 160 1 36

850 60 350 700 30 222

~~~ ~~~ I 5

2.348 1.010

646 1.711 1,950

2M 365

1.030

.61 2

18 56 32

3.025 35

350 1,250

599

62

11 65 30

22 26 18 19 75

22 3 8

11 16

11 1 1 5

33 60 13 40

800

100 450

24 7

12

18

10 20

£

47 1.002 411 6 14 124,750 5 W E 4 ~~ 9 ~ 65 4 .~ 2 35 15 1 27.000

28 941 217 20 4 104.500 12 274 73 3 12,785 10 233 38 14 15.718 24 535 299 20 63,000

'1 W ~

39 9

16 17-! 13 3. 50 4~

24 16 13 12 16 19 75 30

4

~I 2,275 1 3,2911~1 V,31~1_16:._L~I~I_5_I~L_~~_J...:8J~I_~_I~I~J-5-1 36-) 31~ 3.330 10 1.172 .... 28 ~ 64 14--1- 399,653 153~ 208

1.004 260 220

93 95

100

54 130 72 48

850 302 217 985 15 40

6 6 3

45

152 85 50 1 10

372 150

72 72 23

2006 647 497

1.450 260 140

140 o

208 98 93

25 1

11 2 7

270 6

340 22

104

4

35 10 37

5,200 3.000

185 2,000

40 400

170 230 180

3 3

52 20 24 21 15 46 46 2 4 • 4

12 12 14 14 8 8 5 5'

8 6 3

19 8

5 10

5

105 85 36

263 104

62 125 52

5 2

15 2

13 7

75 54 28

292 88

188 205 42

° 64

3 51,760 • 47 102 10.990 12 80 20,295 8 26 39.350 60 511 18,000 35 74

300.6* -- . 10 3

30,790 24 19 50.411 18 95 10.683 33 14

400 16 -15.000 9 26

. 100

2,176

10

2.479

330

1,196 1 18

220

5.869 742 46 13

--,--,--1 247.979 278! 950

450 47 _

_. __ , __ , __ ,_, ___ , __ , ___ , __ ,_, 451 23 I 42 111.8551- 6 I 1821130 I -'1 - 1_5 I 68 I 879 :=:~==:=' ___ I_-' __ '--46 1.036 14 1 16

1.090 20

176

212

950 20 40

52

/

3,980 15

384

102

45 6.065 55

600

366

15 250 85

40

24

6

4'

14

·8 30

14

50

161 211 2

19

3.790 1,210 3 200 212 473.000 22 320 18 14 500 27 127

321 129 18 26,020 81 204

131 59 10.288 11 120

1.4981 1.0621 4.48iT4517.0s61-1-5-1~1--=-1--=-1l49"· 10 22 1 30 64 --'_161 I - I 239 I 4,260 --1:;412 3 == 2W 239 -- 509.808 141 , 771

1,825 400 ·875 3.100 42 1.468 40 178 34 10 6 4 36 148. 4 27 614 209 30 27 150,352 5 162 121 . 20 3 144 9 221 8 7 8 12 9 5 9,690 2~ 1 403 116 94 613 7 140 9 27 9 26 45 40 28 12 4 60 36 6 14 13,895 5 30 268 592 86 955 1 25 100 34 17 4 5 88 73 4 4 6,179 18. 39 315 260 265 840 2 32 61 14 6 8 29 560 200 26 21 49.800 16 185 783 192 65 1.040 4 74 28 2 10 30 13 195 162 42 20 16.650 17 72

220 110 50 380 24 6 78 42 ' 4 7,884 11:! 28

90 40 285 415 - 9 16 306 104 17 24 ' 36.092 7 69

4,025 1,730 1,723 --~ --6-5-1";960 59 -- 434" 69 53 -----uI -- ---ru -·3""- 83 _190 = 100 1.901 826 ,4 == 129 114 ___ 290,542 82i/ 586 I

450 905 516 250

, 94 262 37

320 755 385 145 285

50 2

513 220 515 146 398 170

1.283 1,880 1,416

541 777 482 39

30 88,

139 f

98 56 28 8

20 9 2

6 2

11

15 55

120 306 140

6 22 20 1 12

11 38 50

2 24 3 4

2 23

32 10 18

39 715 287 3 27 32 72.360 9! 103 19 461 IE 4 9 15 71,124 28;f 37 29 487 212 1 57 57 34,090 82 88 15 470 140 35,642 22 19 35 767 230 37 12 61.095 4! 74

<! 42 36 4 4 3,968 15" 74 3 36 8 1.900 4 4

2,514 I 1.9421 1,962 1""=-T6:4181-1-1-1~'-- 221 24 71 I' 614 1 ~O 128 8 27 -601-1-1 144 2.978 --2- 1,059 -- --. 4- '""134 ~ 280,179 165i/ 399

----- ------ --- ------

105 623 225 231

370 252 253 109

40 930 1 20

7 15

1.825 10 160 1 - 1 4 - 25 485 1 '10 - - 12 2 - 5

12 4 24

29 70 10-

4 92 30 1 3 14,655 34 26 38 1.375 ~6 48 10 147,~~~ • i~ 3~

.0 1 10 8 10.700 . 6! 5 5151 51

43

1

1

1 1111314130

.~ _, __ 7_ ~ _6_ --=-- __ 10 ___ 9_ ........ 2 ___ 1_0 , __

.....21841~1~1~1~1_2-3-1~1-81-1 1_3<!_1~1_-6-1~1-=-1 131_-1 28JI09-1 1 1 43 1,477 =_344 === 50 15 173.434 83! 77

69 154

142 56 41

120 101

19

300 160

76 55 1

54

13 41

29 15 98

570 12 35

102

382 355

10

20

875 21 I 21 17 23 6,315 11 22 22 8 1.700 _ 23 18

200 20 . 13 9 137 126 32,222 49~ 350 40 20 ~O 5 70 58 13,300 26 30 24 1 3 58 3 62 12,525 6. 18

11 186 1 151 56,76e 8 15 12 2 1 • . 9 2. 12 1.225 35 15 40 8 2 28 2 32 3.736 26 15 4 . 10 3 37 1 30 4,200 3 4 12 64

32

247 126 140

·690 113 108 166 32

9 _ 451~ 1

~1~1_~I-=-I~I __ 3_1 __ 3_0_1 __ l'I~I--6-1-5-1-!2....1 1,2~4 3 72 64 _ ._ou- 1 37. 5.64 . ......:~~ 3 _==__ 132,034 189~ 488 I 3,479

15.906 I 11.118 I 14,560 1 133 41.717 332 8,834 252 1.049 I' 209 I 224 I 15.38? 1 31 590 1 215 1 148 1 567 16 769 15,389 73 6.351 52 , 602 519 2.033,629 1,094

From 1 To

£ s. d. 1 £ s. d.

416 406 400 400 400 318 0 400 317 6

3 17

318 6 310 0 4 0 0 3 17 6 380 3 16 0

3 12 0 300 312 0 310 0 314 0

3 18 3 3 15 0 3 17 9

315 9'

400 410 3 17 0 400 316 0 380

317 6

3 15

3 17 6 317 6 3 17 6 318 0 319 0 3 17 6 317 6

3 16 3 313 6 3 19 6 400

3-12 3 5

310 0 315 0 3 8 0 310 0 310 0 312 6 316 0 3 16 0

4 2 10 423 420 420 430 400 406 400

p7 6

4 2 6 400 4 1 6 318 6 420 410

3 16 6 3 16 0 3 17 0 311 6 318 3

3 18 3 3 17 6 426

4 2 3

420 4 1 0 420 420 416 416

o 0

3 18 9 318 0 406 318 6 410 4 1 0 318 0

4 4 4 4

6 6 6 o

317 6 318 6

319 0 316 0 319 0 400 3176 316 6 3 18 0 318 6

Office of Mines, Melbourne, ll;lth January 1876,

~q. ?II

R. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretarr f()J:ldi:p.e·s.

rI' X 13-£ It SHOWING THE YIELD OF GOLD ImOM OERTAIN PARCELS OF QUARTZ RAISED DURING THE QUARTER IN SOME OF THE

DEEPEST SHAFTS WHICH ARE NOW BEING SUNK, OR THE SINKING OF WHICH HAS MINES IN VICTORIA, WITH THE DEPTH OF THE

BEEN STOPPED, ETC. (Compiled from Returns made by tne'Mining Surveyors and Registrars for the Quarter ended 31st 1875.)

SUBDIVISION.

BALLARAT.

Central Division Southel'll Division BUllinyong Division Smythcsdale Division

. Creawiek Division

Gordon SubdIvision Stelglltz Subdivision ••

Temperance

Hopewell Tribute Imperial

Port PhIllip

New North ClUMS

Blackwood Division IIDd Blue MountaIn I Sultan South Subdivision

Balian Subdivision •• •• .. Ashlon's Freehold

BEECHWORTH.

Beechworth Division •• Yackandandah Division

Indigo Division

Buckland Division

Alexandra Subdivision Dry Creek Subdivision Benalla SubdivisIon , ' Gaffney's Creck Subdivision Wood's Point Subdivision Big River Subdivision •• Mitta·mltta Division •• Jamieson Subdivision ••

SANDHURST.

Sandhnrst Division

Kilmore Division Heathcote Division and WarlIDga

Subdivision

Waranga North Subdivision

MARYBOROUGH.

Mar;rboroiigh Division ••

Dnnollyand Tarnagulla Divisions

St. Arnaud North Su Mlvision ••

CASTLEMAINE.

Castlemalne Division ••

Fryer's Creek Division

Hepbul'll Division

Taradale and K:yneton Subdivision

Tarrangower Division ••

ARARAT.

Ararat DIviSion

Pieasant Creek DIvision

Rark1y Division Raglan Division

GIPPSLAND.

Orne<> Subdlvslon •• .. \ Mitchell River andBoggyCk. SubdivisiollS

Refonn •• Bigelow and Clingan

and Co •••

James Green and Co.

Milroy and party ..

Rose of Denmark Prince of WaleiTrlbuters Luck's All CO.'8 Tributers

Queen's Birthday

Fones' Tribute

Sandhurst an!! St. Chrysolite Tribute

Wilson's Hill Tribute E, Whitely Pbcenix •.

Central Eaglehawk

Pleasant Creek CraBS

Crooked River Division :. I Good Hope

Stringer's Creek Division

Division

, Tarwin SubdivisIon

Traralgon SubdivisIon

Office of Mines, Melbourne, 17th January 1 No. 71.

Band of Hope

Staffordshire lliscock's

Clunes

Clunes

Sultan and othors

Ashton's

London Fiery

Eureka All Nations Warnes'

Bcal!ba Lilliputian

Central

. Wilson's Hill

Wilson's lIill Ballarat 'Greenock

Eureka Wattle Gully

Englehawk

Cross and Flat

Bismarek

COhen's

Cohen'8~

Old Happy-go-Lucky, •

No.1 South Golden Bar

Bennison

240 to 1,006

230 10 500

100

260 400

140 to 180

100

250 260 260

180 260

345

/'

150

405 465

500

430 to 530 300 260

360 360

160 ,180

650

Tons.

1,400

670 2,091

7,328

3,567

40

201 17

150 120 90

147 3,057

599 6,704

371 2,04S

lSI! 250

102

1,932

600

1,027

445 16

223

454 736

1,350 1,083

343

30

578 to 900 I 10,207

500

soo

80 80

100

76

130

4,736

4,227

200

300· 16

17

oz. dwt. gr.

14 20

o 12 2 o 3 '4

o ~ 18

23

o 1~ 10

o 0

o 6 22 o 12 5

2 11 S o 16 21 7 13 8 4 12 18

7 15 16

o 7 21 o 4 8 o 6 16

7 Ii 21 1 10 12 o 15 8 o 14 1 o 18 18 o 10 14

078 ,2 0 0

2 22

o 9 0

o 6

o 18 8

o 11 21 104 o 10 0

o 5' o 17

o 12 o 9

o 4 2 o 9 4 o 5 0 o 3 IS 1 7 9

I! 16 4

o 13

I) 12' 20

~ 0 7

15 12

11 17 9

o 2

4 0 0 o 17 16

o

Ft. in.

2

7 0 7 t020 0

21030 0

41015 0

o

6 3 2

1to9 0 30 0 6 0

30 0 1 2

2 to 20 0

I 0 o 9

10 0

4 0

4 0

4 0

<5 0

,3 0

2to12 0 20 q 100 0 1 9 9 0 6 0 6 0 5 6 3 6 2 6

o

o 11

o a

smalllead.r

1'1'.24'

W.70' 1'1'.64'

E',4'W.2'

W.15'

E:200

·s,w.ao' S.W.80' S.E.88'

E.25()

W.70·

S.400

W.

,1'1'.

W.

W.

W.75' W.7!!" E.3S' W.45'

W.78'

Vertica.l .. '

W.70'

w. w.ao'

W. 76'to a3°

W. W',

W.

Varies.

N.

N,30'

s.

45' 80'

88°

N.43'

R.

generally

1\, S,

s.

Vertical

Vertical

N.W.30'

the

S, 87' W.

N.2'W. N.5'W.

N.8'E.

N.5'E.

N.ll'W.

N.

N. N.

S.

N.35'W. N.52'W. N.45'W.

s.

N.ll'I7'W.

W.

N. 37'20' W.

:l<.37'20'W.

N.44'17'W.

-N.8'W. N. 2~o I~.

N. 12" W.

N.12"W.

N.W:&S.E.

N.

N. SO' 30' I 19' W. of N.

N.32' I 19,' W. of N.

w. W.

W.

\ '

NAlLE OF COMPANY.

Hero Extended •• Hopewell Imperial

Port Phillip

N cw North CluneB

BhlCk lIorse 'Albion .. Sultan ..

.. ,.

! Hed Jacket .. .. Harrijon, Beveridge & Co.

Hope

Croydon

! Goldsborough •• Queen's Birthday Fones' Tribute ••

Band of Hope

Staffordshire •• Hiscock's

Clune.

Clunes

Magenta

Red Jacket ~'orlol'll lIope

Morning star

Cambrlan Blucher

Ltlura

BCIlUba Beallba Lilliputian

Sandhurst and St. Arnaud I Wilson's Hill Chrysolite Tribute •

Wilson's Hill Tribute Wilson's Hill

Eureka Conso Is .•

Good Hope

Walhalla

! Long Tunnel" •. New North Gippsland

No. I South Golden Bar

{

lVfCChanic1s African Ophir ..

Eurcka

Euglehuwk Euglehawk Eaglchawk

Rhymncy

.. '

Good Hope

Cohen's. , Cohen's Cohen'S

,"

',1 Ii

I' 'I I

t "a

Feet.

808 522 406

310 410

320

596

240 t 345

300 400

220

I}IO 410 530

607

544

4341

800 * 615 * 610

700

406

612 324

130 130

Fect.

800

500 400

990

1,005

220

437 372

412

240 345

300 400

200

296 405 520

500'

580

360

150 300 170 460 "

700 570 600

500

385

523 324

120

Feet.

650

500 400

990

310

220

596

300 400

200

496 405 520

500

530

REMARKS.

The cross-cut is In 50 feet, ground hard sandstone.

• Pumping shaft • * Winding shaft. * South shaft.

Reef strnck In tunnel 000 feet In length. Reef struck In tunnel 885 feet In length.

For additionalln1oTmll.t!on respecting deep mining at Sandhurst lee page 31.

* The Doctor's Recf'has been worked at 345 feet in the underlie. The vertical depth about 260 or 270 teet. The water level Is 250 feet.'

t The shaft is being Bunk 60 feet for new level.

Sinking stopped at present. Sinking stopped at preSllnt.

Sinking slOpped at present.

Sinking stopped at prosent.

360 I Sinking.

* Will now open at 640 feet.

700 'I * Thls shaft is perpendicular from surface. • • ., Shaft sunk on course of the reef. 600 * • Cross-cut driven W. through the reef, which is 22 feet thick.

700

385

'l'his company intend sinking to 300 feet, 'when the reef 'Will be driven for.

The stone was obtained from the old worklIlg In the Good Hope reef, inunedlately under the 500,foot level.

Shaft now being 'sunk for fifth level.

Shaft now being sunk for sixth level,

• Very nuggety.

R. BROUGH SMYTH, Secl'etary for Mines.

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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 respeetively from ALLUVIUMS and QUARTZ REEFS are as follow:-

Allul'lal. Quartz. Total,

oz. dwt, gr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Quarter ended 31st December J 875 '" n' 110,569 18 23 176,563 3 16 287,133 2 16

THE QUANTITY OF GOLD, the produce of this Colony, EXPORTED, according to Returns furnished by order

of the Hon~iable the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, is as follows :-

oz, dwt.

Quarter ended 31st December 1875 203,089 2

GOLD RECEIVED AT AND ISSUED FROM THE ROYAL MINT.

STATEMENT of the Gross Weight of GOLD received at and issued from the Melbourne Branch of the ROYAL

MINT during the Quarter ended 31st December 1875.

RECEIVED.

Gross Weight of 11.ough Gold.

oz.

23,880'58

Royal· Mint, Melbourne, 6th January 1876.

Gross Weight of Gold Bullion.

oz,

122,678'67

ISSL'ED.

Oross Weight of Colu. Gross Weight of Gold

oz.

149,719'12

Hulllan.

oz.

1,058'595

E. W. WARD, Deputy lfastcr.

STATEMENT of VICTORIAN GOLD received at the Melbourne Branch of the ROYAL MINT during the

Quarter ended 31st December 1875.

~

Gro •• Weight of Rough Gold.

oz. 1l,286'50

Gross Weight of Gold Bull!on.

oz. 107,344'98

NOTE.-The l\llnt has no evidence beyond the statement ofthe depositors that the above Is Victorian gold.

Royal Mint, Melbourne, 6th January 1876.

E. W. WARD, Dt>puty Master.

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SUMMARY.

THE following information has been obtained relative to the QUANTITY OF QUARTZ, QUAJtTZ TAILINGS

and MULLOCK Crushed, and PYRITES and BLANKETINGS operated on, during the Quarter, and the

GOLD obtained therefrom :-, ,

Ballarat Beechworth' Sandhurst Maryborough ... Castle maine Ararat Gippsland

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MINING D'[STRICTS,

Quartz,

Totals

Quartz T.ailings and Mullock: Ballarat Beechworth Sandhurst .. .

_______ '- ~Maryborough .. . ....----- Castlemaine ...

Ararat Gippsland •...

Totals'

Pyrites and Blanke~ings operated on. Ballarat Beechworth Sandhurst Maryborough .. , Castlemaine Ararat Gippsland

Totais

...

Quantity Crushed. ' Average Yleld:of () Total Yield of Gold from Gold per Ton. Quartz, &c" Crushed.

t~!,8

SO,246 20;243 S3,024

9,424 31,207 2J,S,!9 13,517

my~.~qr.:~ ': ...... o_z.:!~11d1!t, •... ~r7n..,·~~ -:.' -:-:'W~ .. 5 0 0 7 6'39 29;154 o 0 0 '10 17'84' - -10,S74' o 0 0 14 16'12 60,906 o 0 0 JO 5'72 4,S24

10 0 0 ' 7 17'65 12,070 o 0 0 J6 20'63 20,947

- S- 0 l' 3 0'22 15,551

dwt, gr.

1 0 I ' 21

19 2 6 20 o 4 7 4 2 11

--------------- ---------262,511 3 0 0 11 lS'19 154,327 IS 14

------------ ------------;.; - . -'-.'" I

25 0 0 , 0 iO ,19'20 "j

l 1 0 0 146 0 0 0 2 lS'OS 20 2 0

2,090 0 0 0 3 2'80 325 14 12 2,109 0 0 0 5 19'96 614 19 0 1,815 0 0 0 0 23'35 88 5 19

... ... '·r: "Y.' "',' '

1,050 7 --, ----, ------ ---,-"---- ----------,--

257 10 0 3 4 14'61 831 16 18 74 4 0 'C 15 4'92 130 12 5 . 1,439 0 0 " 2' ,13 10'75 3,860 14 4

255 0 0 0 '17 . 16'33 225 8 12 152 0 0 2 12 10'86 398 12 IS

\ ' ;',i18'! 15 0 2 "19 .', 8'54 352 S 12 ------------- -------- -------------

2,296 9 0 2 10 12'23 5,799 12 21 ~ ~ .

J :;!:_.;' ~ J,., t

NOTE.-This Summary does not show the total quantities of quartz, &c., crushed or operated 'on, but only the yield of certain crushings, &c., respecting which the Mining Surveyors and Registrars have bcen able to obtain information. Owing to the circumstance that many of the machine .. owners are unable to give, or are precluded from giving, information, it is impossible to get complete returns from every district; and in considering the relative importance of each district, as regards quartz mining, &c., the tubles relating to maChinery should be examined and compared.

Office of Mines, Melbourne, 18th .r anuary 1876.

"R: BROUGH SMYTH; Secretary for Mines.

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MINING SURVEYORS AND REGIST~ARW RETURNSo 1',

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,,' ,"" QUART~: ,.. ,>'. ';.' . THE following information has been obtained from' Returns made oy the Mining Surveyors and,Registrars

relative to the QUANTITY OF QUARTZ Crushed in the several Div\si~l!~ and Subdivi~ion~. of ~ach Mining District during the <?uarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom,·. '

Division and SUbdivision, Bnd

Name of Compll.llY. . Where Quartz was obtained, Quartz Crushed,

Average I ·i' Yield of Gold Total Yield of

pe,r Ton. ' ' ,Gold:

.\ Remarks relative to the

Depth at whicbJhe: Quartz was obtahled, &c,~

---------------------1----tons cwt, 9r. oz. 'ilwt. gr •

.. BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.

CENTRAL DlVISION. Don ••• ... ... Britannia ... • .. Endeavor ... .. . Hopewell crushing plant ... . Ma.nners' Lease ... , ... Prince of Wales Freehold .. . Canadian battery - ... . Hero Extended ,.. • .. Temperance ... • •• Black Hill ••• : ... Red White and Blue ••• Llan berris ••• ... SovAreign ... • .. Countess ..... ••• New Dimmock's .•• • .. Parade ... • .. United Black Hill ... Welcome ... • .. Grand Duke... ... Black Hill & Little Bendigo Duchess ... ." Two-ton ... ... Mercer's battery (Oil hire) ... Red White and Blue (on hire) Black Hill South Extended Endeavor (on hire) for

various parties Llanberris (on hire)

{ ,.. Gum-tree Flat SpeeimenGully Specimen Gully White-horse Ranges Canadian Hill Victoria 'street White-horse Ranges Little Bendigo Li ttle Bendigo Black,Hill' . Little Bendigo Gum-tree 'Flat G61dehPoint ' ••• Specimen Hit! Little Bendigo Ballarat East .•• Ballarat East Dead·horse .••

, ViCtoria-street· Black Hill'. Black, HiIl.Flat BlHck Hill '" White Flat ... Little Bendigo Ballara(East''' "

.Ra,ng'€s .

1,167 0.0 666 0 0 620 0 0

,1,376 0 0 563 0.0 207 0 0

1,021 O. 0 .. 980 9 0 1,400 0 0

763 ,0 0 930 0 O'

j 6,554 0 0 . 4,000 0 0 . 583 0 0 2,538 .0, 0

533 0 0 ,1,764 0, 0

200 '0 0 20 0 0

114 '0 0 697 0, 0, 200 0 0 251 0 0

9 10 0 ! 407 '0 0

300 0 0

872 0 0

o 4. 5'59 247 O. 0 200 feet o 3.5'95 108' 3 6 130 feet o 2 14'70' 8.1 0 0 200 feet o 7 0, 481 12 0 Surface to 50 feet o .5 2'77 ,144 0 0 1O:to 120feet o 5 1'68 52 9 12 200 to 300 feet o 6 . 4'32 315 10 I Surface"to .50 filet o 5 22'll1 290 11· '0 Surface .. , i'

o 14 20'43 1,039 12 6 400, 5QO; 700;& 850 ft. o 10 3'99 ,,38t 16 .. 21 Surface to 400.feet, o 3 13'50, 165 13 6 Surface to i 90 {'eet-0 .. 1 14'31'523 2 .. 12 90 to 300 feet .:" o . 8 O'9S . 608 i 4, 9 780 feet • i ,,;, "11i',

o 8 18'48' .,25.5 13 0 Surface to 300 feeL, o 3 2'09 391' 15. 6 260 feet ',,', o 15 9'23 4.10 0 0 150 to 300 feet / .. o 7 2'65 627'3 .. 6 300 feet : . ; ,\' . o 3 8'77 31 II II 209,feet, ' o 9 0 ., 9 '0 0 :WO feet 0'1 15'36 9 7 0 ,AQ feeh. ". 0·6. 0'88 ,210 7 14 200 feet.. ,'" o 4 .0,: ~ ·~o 0 0 i Surface to 60 feet o 5 12 69 0 12 .. o 8 0 3 16 0 Surface to 200 feet o· 9 i '93 184 15 18 200 feet o 8 \1'38 127 2 6

060

Spanake

i

... Mostly frllm White-horse \.

... Black Hjll 'Fll!,t .... 30 0 0 o 16 0 " 24 9 0 20,0 feet

SOUTHERN DIVISION.

Speedwell Tribute Hopewell Tribu.te

BUNiNYONG DlVISION.

Imperial ... i One-and-All .. .

One-and-All ... One-and-All ... Homeward-bound, Crown ... • ••

~ -,"

Totals .... 28,765 10 0 19 2 '1 ~, : ''.' ,,~ ••

... Stafforilshire Reef •.. Staffordshire Reef

... I' -'--1-, 1-1-; -0-0- :--(-) -'-4--'0-:-' .:-"2~ --~-24-' -1 2-14- 185 ft. deep; i ~ fi. ~i rie

I" !. .... :

i. TottLls ....

" !.

... Hiscoek's Reef

.. , Hiscock's Ueef

... Fairweather's 'Reef ...

... Trials from various reefs

... Homewa.rd-bound Reef .. .

... Mount H,elenReef .. .

Totals ...

I

• 670 0' 0 0 '12 2'14 404 19 23 200 ft. deep, 7 ft, wide

.1,787 0 '0

2,091 0 0 1,490 0 0

200 0'0 62 10 0

JOo 0 ° 537 0 0

O' 7 1'12

o 3 4:59 o ~ 14'71

0"4 22'44 o 5 22'37 '0 6 0";'1 () ·1 ·7'33

629 12' 13

333 13 0 1~,4 13 0

49 7 0 18 10 18 IW 0 0

.35 I 9 ------ ----,-"'-,----1

",100' to :120 :f'~pt'~":'" 80' 'feet'; water-level,

140 feet 4.5 feet Surface to 25 ,feet

100.£eet ..

SMYTHESDALE DIVISION. 4,480 10 0 0 2 22'.83 661 4 18

1'---._--------

Eelipse .,. Linton ...

CHESWICK DIVISION.

Port Phillip .... Port Phillip tributers New North Clunes South Clunes" ••• South Cllllles tributers Working Miners:

GORDON SUBDIVISION.

Parker's United .. . Parker's United .. . Argyle ... .. . Sundry lots· .. .

Lancashire: Reef, Newtown ... Argyle"near Linton ...

... Clunes' ... n.

... Clunes n. . ... '" Clunes '..... • .. , '" Clunes' '.,. • .. ... biunes, .... ... ... {}eorge:s Reef, Cr~swick

523 0 0 0 5 17'25 44 0,0 2 0 ~)8

149 11 0 ,8,8 4 0

567 O' 0 o 8 9'27 237 15 0 I ------ --,'-.---:,-1--_ :--

10,778 ° 0 655 0 0

7,328 0 0 6,480 0 0

939 0 0 1,281 0 0

o '5 6'21, 2,832 13 ° o 12 ·1'57 '395 3 0 o 8,10'24 :J,087 13 0 o ' 6 22'54 2,248 'j' 0 o 2 18'44 129 19 12 o 4 20'3\) 31Q 7 18

Snrface to ,890 'feet" Surface to 890 feet 240 to, 1,005 feet 246 to :i20 fee't, . 100 to 222·feet"·· - .. 150 feet' t:.: .,

Totals .... , -----·----I----'~---i-~-~----I " ,

... Gordon < ,

... Gordon '

... Moorab'ool "

" Totals ...

27,456 0 0 0 6 1341 19,004 3 6 -------I~-:-~:--'o~----I

890 0 0 230 0 0

20 0' 0 5,358 0 0

o 11 4'99 o 4 S'35 o 19 6· o IS 0'20

498 15 0 50 0 0 19 5 0

4,824 9 II

• .. ! 6,498 0 0 0 16 14'33 5,392 9 11

,. From lessees returns received In the Office of JlIlnes.

.. "

70 feet' ..

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QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crushed in each Div~sion ane! Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.

Division and SubdivisIon, arid

Name of Company,

STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION. Nimrod, .. ... North Steiglitz ... Native Youth. , ... AUiion Tribute ••. StevenS and Co. . .. Native Youth Minerva Vicksburg' Elaine' ... Walker and Co.' Ristori Great Western MorningStar Wee Speck Golden Gate Baldy and Co. Mortimer' Alpine Party lhylan ... rock ...

I B D arling ...

vi Da dson

... ...

." ... , .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... '" ... ... ...

...

...

...

... ... '" . ,. '" ... ... ... ... ... . .. ... ... ... ... '" '" ...

BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH

SUBDIVISION. Sultan .•• Mounter Bros. Victoria North Star Big Hill Imperial Crown ••• • •• Red White and Blue Morning Star

, BALLAN SUBDIVISION. I

Where Quartz was obta.ined.

Steiglitz ... Steiglitz ... Steiglitz Steiglitz ... Steiglitz . .. Elaine ... Elaine . .. Elaine ... Elaine " ... Elaine . .. Elaine ... . Elaine .. . e

Elaine ... Elaine ... . Elaine' .. . Elaine n.

Mount Doran .. : Mount Doran ... Mount Doran ••• Mount Doran ... Mount Doran ••• Mount Doran ...

Totals .••

Barry's Reef ... " Barry's Reef .. , Yankee Reef .. , Union Reef ... Simmons' Reef Simmons' Reef Simmons' Reef Wright's neef Bald Hill Reef

Totals ...

.. . .. . .. . ...

. .. . .. . ..

... ... . .. . .. . .. . .. ' .. ... .. . .. . ... . .. '" . ..

Ashton's freehold ... Ashton'S Reef, near

I, !' , Remarks relative to the Average Total Yield of Quartz Crushed, Yield of Gold Gold. Depth at Which the

• I per Ton. Quartz was'obtained, &c. , -------------, I

tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr, oz. dwt. gr, 80 0 0 2 1 9'9 165 13 0

315 0 0 o 10 3'80 160 0 0 250 0 0 0 2 0'96 25 10 0 14' 0 0 I 5' 17'14 18 0 0 13 0 0' 0 17 16'lil n,10. 0 9 0 0 o ,5 13'33 2 10 0, ..

996 0 0 0 18 18'81 935 8 21 . 120 0 0 0 2 5'65 13 8 6, 14 0 0, o 17 18'21 12 8 15 10 0 0 0 10 16'S 5 7 0 10 0 0 1 1 2'4 10 II 0 52 0 0 I 10 20'77 80 5 0,

IS5 0 0 OIl 5'S3 104 0 0 26 0' 0 o 16 22'15 22 0 0 49 0 0 0 13 '2Hl(\ 34 0 0 8 0 0 0 7 12 3 0 0

21 0 0 o 19 1'14 20 0 0, 6 0 0 o 10 16 3 4 0

17 10 0 0' 8 15'08 I 7, II 0 24 0 0 0 5 23 7 3 0 5 15 .0 4 19 3'13 , 28 1.0" O. ' ,

1 21 0 .. 0 I 0 19 o 19 115 0 0

2,316 5 .. ,0 1 0 15 9'90 1,784 19,.18 1---·--1----1----

3,567 218 300

85 1,200 1,900

540 366 160

o 18 10'40 3,287 12 0 230t{) 500 feet 2 4,18'86; '488 3 0 200 to 300 feet, o 5 8'72" 80, 9 0 SO.feet o 18 7'06. 77 15 .. 0 100 feet o 1 1'09 62 14,16 150 feet o 07'08' 28 0 .. 12 60 feet o 2 22'27; 79 1 0 150 feet ..

0,50'90, 4060 20 to 80 feet o 8 17'57 I 159 16 0 1200 feet

I------------I~~------. 10 4 : :

o

..

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BEECHWORTH ,M:INING DIS'I'RICT.

BElIlCB:WORTB: DIVISION. Wallaby Hurdle Flat ... 774 0 0 013.14'39 , 526 6 0 50' feet New-ehum Hurdle Flat ... 4 0 0 OlIO 2 4 0 SO feet Hope Hurdle Flat 7 0 0 6 3'43' i 2 3, 0 130 feet Sunday Reef Hurdle Flat 47 0 2 0 7'65 94 15 0 120 feet Hugh Moore's Myrtle Creek .•. ',28 0 o 18 5'S 25 10 10 Surface Short and Co. '" Blue Bell Reef 8 0 2 14 6 21 14 0 70 ,feet Nil Desperandum Barwidgee. 740 0 0 6 23'02 .. 257 10 0 180 feet Reform .•• Myrtleford' 570 0 0 6 22'06 197 4 0 260 feet James Girdwood's I Myrtleford 12 2 03'33 24 1 0 Surface E. Chambers Myrtlefor(l ,3 o 12 16 1 18 0 Surface Dublin ... Stony Creek 1,000 0 5 1l'04 273 0 0 60 to 130 feet Beechworth ... Stony Creek 10 2 o 10 20 o '0 Surface Perseverance Stony Creek , .. 7 o 15 0 5,0 20,fect

, Juvenile Stony Creek, ... SO I 4 10'42 14 ,18 90 feet

Totals .•. 4

YACKAliDANDAH DIVISION Hillsborough , .. . .. Bigelow and Clingan ... Homeward-bound Reef 390 0, 0 0 12 U'08 243 0, 0 Surface to 400 'feet' J. C, Bigelow ... ... '. Birthday Reef .., 180 0,0 () 12 5'33 IlO 0 0 I 50· feet No.1 Prospecting ... Stringer Reef '" 223 0 0 I o 21'52 233 0 0 170 feet

Twist's Creek. Wray~d Co. ... '" Hit-or-Miss Reef ... 10 10 0 o 15 5'71 8 0 0 Bolam ind Co. ... '" H~me:ward-bound Reef 16 10 0 012 17'45 1010 0 Lynch and Co. ... ... Scandinavian Reef ... 29 10 ' \) o 1.5 4'47 22 8 0 , .

Totals .. , ... 849 10 o 1 0 14 ,18'22 626 18 0 INDIGO-DIVISION. ,

J, Burton ... ... Robby Burns Reef .. . 60 0 0 2 1 12 124 10 0 70 to 120 feet W. Cummins ... '" Robby Burns Reef ... 14 0 0 0 9 6'S6 (\ 10, 0 70·to 120 feet Sievenght '" '" Robby Burns Reef ... 7 10 .. 0 0 9 8 ' 3 10, 0 70 to 120 feet T, Fleet and Co, ... ... Robby Burns Reef .., i4 0 0 o 13 18'86 9 13 0 70 to 120 feet J. Able and Co, ... Robby Burns Reef ... 14 10 {l o 16 3'31 II 14, 0 70 to 120 feet A. Tomkins and Co. ... Happy:go-Lucky Reef , .. SI 0 0 0 6 18'37 27 8 0 I 25 to' 120, feet Magenta ... Magenta Reef . .. 218 0 0 ' 6 15 21'03 173 ,I 0 . 80 to 160 feet Buchanan and Co. ... Eureka Reef ... ... 46 0 0 o 18 6'26 42 0 0 70 to 100 feet Williams and Co. ... Mount Pleasant Reef . .., : ,7 10 0 o 18 16 7 0 0 14 feet Moore and Finlay ... Robby Burns Reef ... 89 0 0 3 4 19'95 288 10 0 170 feet Archer and Co, ... ." Mount Hope Reef ... 16 0 0 0 6 1'50 4 17 0 25 feet Bassett and Co, ... Not stated ' .. . .. 210 0 l' "4 0 3 0 0 Not stated Edwards and Co .... ... Rutherglen .. , .., 24 0 0 7 13 8'79 184 0'19 HiO feet Thos. Place ... ... Indigo ... . .. __ 6~1~~1 ___ 17 1~~1 Not stated'

'. Totals ... .654 0 0 I 7 14'891 903 3 19 ,

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QUANTITY of QUARTZ .Crushed in each 'Division and SUb.division during the Quarter, &c.-continued.

Division a.nd Subdivision, and

Name of Company.

BUCKLAND DIVISION. R. Anderson R. Howman and Co. S. Paullassey McDonald and J agoe Brogan and Co. J. Thorp and Co .... O. Anderson and Co. B. Hall and Co, P. Radcliffe and Co. .T. Monaghan and Co. Fowler and Co. M. Keane and Co.

Sloan, McMahon, an d Co .... Stea.vens and Co, .... '" Meulman, Stepheus" and Co. Sangster and Co .... ... J. Stephens ... ... Orchard and Brennan ... Magrath and Co .... ... Fletcher, Clingin, and Co .... Meade's Tribute ..• .. , Hood and Coutts, .• ... Hood and Coutts ••.. ... Gregory and Co, , .. ... Hunter, Hughes, and Co .... Dunphy, Smith, and Co, ... Fraser, Stephens, and Co ... , James, Green, and Brown ... Gladders and Co .... ..... Attridge !l.nd Co .... ... Small lots . ,. ... Walker, McLeod, and Co ....

I.aw, Hanna, and Co. ... Robins and Co, ... Bell, Page, and Co. ... AssoCiated Claims Company

Walden, Newton, and Co. ' .. Osborne, McFarla.ne, and Co. Finnie and Co. ... Phelps and Co. '" ... Gill and Co. ... ... Hope Company (3 tributes)

ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION,

Alexandra Crnshing and Mining Tribute

Caleb Linney and party ... Caleb Linney and party ... Fred. Johnstone ... ... Milliard and party ... Austin and party ... Milroy and party ... Wayland and party ... Prince and party ... Bennett and party ... Small and party ... ... Williams a~d party ... Harris and party; ... ... Hallett and party ... Anderson and party ... Scott and party ... ... Lewis and Wilson .. , Tea-tree ... ... Providence ... ...

GAFFNEY'S Cl!.EEK SUll-DIVISION.

Rose of Denmark ... A .•. ... ., .. Great Eastern ... ... Laumville ... ... Hunt's ... ... . .. Victoria ... ... Wallaby ... . .. New Bristol ... ...

I

Where Quart,z was obtained.

Buckland. Beehive Reef '" Opossum Reef , Homeward-bound Reef ••• Unicorn Reef ... Uip-and-Tear Reef 13eehive Reef .... I.ady Darling Reef Hobin Reef Lady Bowen Reef Ireland Reef ... Welcome Reef Lady Bowen Reef

ever- 00- a e ee N Wandiligong. tit R f

Mystery Reef Adventure Reef

... '" White Star Reef Home Reef ... Curfew Reef Hillsborough Reef Prince Arthur Reef Try Again Reef Try Again Reef Halifax Reef .. ' Redruth Reef.. .

• South Myrtle Reef ' Albion Reef '" I.ondon Reef ... ... ...

... '" , .. . ..

. New Moon Reef

H arrietville. Unitcd Miners' Reef Johnston's Reef Unity Reef ...

... ... ...

." ... ... ... ... " . ... ,.,

'" ... ... .. , ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Rose and Shamrock Reef

Ovens River. Homeward-bound Reef ... Magpie Reef ... '" ... . .. ... Sultana Reef ... , .. Stackey Gully Reef ...

Running Creek. ! Happy Valley and Christ-

mas Reef •

Totals , .. ... Mysterious Reef ... Galatea Reef ... ... Luckie Reef ... ... Lily Reef ... ... Lily Reef . .. .. , Kangaroo Reef ... Fiery Reef ." ... Emu Reef ... ... Emu Reef . .. ... Emu Reef ... ... Emu Reef ... ... Emu Reef ... ... .Emu Reef ... ... Emu Reef ... . .. Emu Reef ... .. . Kangaroo Reef ... Kangaroo Reef ... Welcome Reef . .. Providence Reef .. .

Totals· ... ... Eureka Reef ... . .. Homeward-bound Reef ... Homeward-bound Reef ... Homeward-bound Reef ... Homeward-bound Reef... Homeward-bound Reef ... Wallaby Reef .. , ... Bl'istol Reef . .. ...

Totals ... ... ,

Qullttz Cruslled.

tons owt. qr.

28 0 0: 7 0 0:

10 0 0 37 0 0 15 O· '0 22 0 0 80 0 0 21 0 0 32 0 0 22 0 0 29 0 0 25 0 0

550 0 0 22 0 0 38 0"0 10 0 0 20 0 0 52 0 0 10 0 0

900 0 0 550 0 0 287 0 0

67 0 0 28 0 0

152 0 0 178 0 0 325 0 0 207 0 0

22 0 0 8 0 0

13 0 0 15 0 0

70 0 0 57 0 0 60 o ·0

340 0 .. 0

200 0 0 319 0 0

14 0 0 '.40 0"0

68 0 0 ...

362 0 0

------5,312 0 0

------424 0,0

4 10 ·0 7 0·0

13 0 0 34 0 0 10 0 0 17 0 0

123 0 0 89 0·0 90 0 0 58 10 0 34 O· 0 14 0·0 610 0 5 0, 0 6 0 0 4 0 0

378 0 0 20 0 0

1,337 l~:. 0 ------..

450 o· 0 200 0 .. 0 250' 0,0 350 0 0

2,000 0 0 30 0 0

140 O· 0 45 0 .. 0

._----_. 3,465 0

0/

Average Total Yield of Remarks rela.tive to the Y;eld of Gold Gold. Depth at which the

per Ton. Quartz was 0 bta.ined, &c. ------ ---------------

oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr.

o 12' 20'57 18 0 0 Surface o 17 3'42 6 0 0 Surface 1 8 0 14 0 0 Surface 2 0 0 74 0 0 57 feet o 14 16 11 0 0 Surface o 15 10'90 17 0 0 Surface o 18 0 72 0 0 30 feet 1 10 11'42 32 0 0 40 feet 1 0 0 32 0 0 20 feet o 17 6'54 19 0 0 35 feet 2 2 18'20 62 0 0 35 feet o 13 14'40 17 0 0 20 feet

0 5 20'50 161 0 0 40 to 100 f eet o 15 0 16 10 0 Surface 2 6 7'57 88 0 0 45 feet 1 0 0 10 0 0 Surface 4 6 0 86 0 0 20 to 40 feet o 14 5'53 37 0 0 Surface 6 4 19'20 2 8 0 40 feet o 13 12'80 609 0 0 Surface to 150 feet o 16 5'23 446 0 0 Surface to 70 feet 0 9 1'58 130 2 0 140 to 170 feet 1 o 11'82 68 13 0 70 to 150 feet OIl 0 1'5 8 0 0 2 16'73 20 10 0 12 feet o 6 15'1{) I IHI 0 0 180 feet o 7 21'04 128 0 0 110 to 130 feet 4 12 18'08 960 0 0 180 feet 1 1021'81 : 34 0 0 28 feet l' 5 0 10 0 0 90 feet o 13 20'30 9 0 0 117 0 27 15 0 Not sta.ted

o 13 13'.7l 47 10 0 350 feet 1 18 5'89 109 0 0 Surface to 20 feet o 14 0 42 0 0 40 feet 0 I 15'52 28 0 0 Not stated

o 14 3 141 5 0 260 feet I 15 20'68 572 0 0 150 feet o 10 0 7 0 0 Not stated O' 5 0 10 0 0 Surface to 40 feet 1 8 12'70 97 0 0 130 feet

0 8 9'54 152 0 0 Surface to 150 feet

0'16 22'45 4,498 1 0 ---------

0 8 9'93 72 7 12 -

1·2 5'33 5 0 0 11 -14 3'43 81 19 0 o II 18'46 7 13 0 2 o 14'11 69 0 0 9 18 0 96 10 0 7 15 16'94 132 7 0 0 o lI'n 70 13 0 o 16 13'75 73 15 0 0 9 20'26 44 6 0 o 15 7'18 44 15 0 1 2 22'58 39 ° 0 0 6 6'85 4 8 0 0 7 3'69 2 6 12 o 17 4'80 4 6 0 1 16 16 11 0 0 7 14 19'50 3Q 19 6 0 8 17'52 165 0 0 1 2 0 22 0 0 .. O'i414'71 977 5' 6 --------

0 6 0'80 185 Hi 0 About 250 feet 0 7 0'08 70 o 16 About 150 feet 0 2 9"50 29 19 0 About 200 feet 0 1 0'27 17 14 0 About 150 feet , 0 1 19'75 182 6 0 Surface mullock 0 2 21'20 4 6 12 About 250 feet 0 9 4'63 64 7 0 About 100 feet 0 4 23'20 11 3,12 About 50 feet

0 2 23'42 515 11 16 I

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QUAN,TIT-Y of, QUARTZ' Crushed·in'each Division and Subdivision 'during the'Qu'arter; &c.-continued.

, Division and Subdivision, " . , '01'.:' and.a ' 'WhereQua.rtzwasoh'tained. Quartz Crushed, , Name'of Company. ... ' .,

,: RemarKs relatlve to 'the Depth:at which the

,Quartz wo.s'obtahied, &c.

WOOD'S POINT SUBDIVISION ..

Prospectors' ~.... "', l}forning. ,Stl,U" ••. No. I and 2 North",: • ",', Morning~Star:; . Lady Jj'ranklin,: ,.:. " Franklin' Reef' Prince of Wales,,:::· .• ~ AU Nations Reef, Emerald ,,' ~: .. ;, l)jmerald Reef" , Mountaineer ,,! ~:.:, \lfientat Re~f ...

,. ,

Totrus.: ... ' ;",. .J ,:';

BIG RIVER SUBDIVISION.' ,. :. :1 , ..... .. - 'j (1 j I!.!< ',' r

Luck's All S. M •.•• ';,. Warner's' Reef' Londonderry ,. ", 'RliilwaY: Ii~ef:,

Totals ...

JAMIESON' StJBDFVIBlON. :1'\,. \' , .~ 'jrr"" -.

Gleeson's Leas~ ::'" . . Specimen Re(\f:,rNkute. ..

S~ilor Bms c"r~ek Sailor BiU;'s Creek Mack's Creek' ... : Vent:ure., ,,,' .

Alabama' , Fiume Creek .. . ,

'T6t,;ils ': •. h,) ... '.

" , '. (ct;, -';.,,'./. ,J

" , ., : '-'- "j,' ,d H~ .. I J' ~ , G

, i;J SANDHURST .,. 'r ',. '.-\l. MINING '\;l.t-

About 150 AooiIt 20if Ab6u(ioo Apollt .,~ ." . ·,d .. :' About lqO feet .... "',.' Al?ou~ 89 ,fee,r". o' .:.

About 26 feet '" About '280' .feet:

, j ,,~,;

'f ,~~'" ~ .. ..., • t "

""' ~; G. f_. ," !; 38,~·i#eJ)., JJ.!:: - ,>C' l.

~~~ ~::~ .:»" ,,,.,,~: '.<:-'

200-. feet . "

'. -~; 'l ).. I!~, ll~' :: i

,:.(, ~ , ;. • 1 ''\' ~.~~ :' :I~':.:'t:~!' .. ;~~; .. SA.NDUURST DIv;rSION.

Abe Lincoln ," , Beehive ~ .:.' ~ Bendigo and Melbo'llrne Catherine Reef.United Ellesmere ..' ' ,. Fortuna Works •..

,,-. t' __ J

:&"{w .. c.;h]iQt gUllY'. "l; lj:~glepa:wK,' ;;~.' I'; . ••... ~angaroo ;flat .••. ~~glehawk.:.; , ''', .. , New-chum Gully

New-chum Gully I Garden;G:ully·Reef. ... G1asgow;Rllef, . , .. , Hustler's Reef'

Garden Gully, "U nit;ad ' .. . G, G. GO,nsolidated ... I .. . Great Extended Hustler's .. : Great Hustler's ... . .. Great Britain .. . Hercules

Hustler~s: 'Reef Golden square Victona Heef _ tinstler;s ;H.,eef' :

.. ~ Hustler's Red Johnson's Reef ....... Koeh's Pioneer . ,;. Lazarus New-chum

Johnson's .Ree~ { ~ng Gully ~::. : ',": N,~w-ch.u. m,', Gillly'

I,ouisa ... .. Devonshire'Reef' ,: ''', Metropolitan , Marong CrnshiIlg' Works ...

Goldep square Ma.ro~g." ... Nelson Reef , ••

-~.\1g leha ,yk'. ... New Nelson Pioneer South Fraser's Shellback Victoria Consols ... Victoria Reef Wilson's R€ef Wallan Reef

Golden square' ShellbaCK Reef'

.... V,ictoria.l'l,eefo; .. Victoria Reef ...

... !>iarOlig, _'.'"

.,. )~hip~tiek~., •• :;- : n:, c~ i .1

lliUHCOTE DIVISION ·'A.ND· [';. 'J\ltals ... 'VARANGA SOUTU SUE- " 1 ¥ ,,,

DIVISION.'

Costerfield

~;I'~ : ~,'~'D' ::1 n I • r\" ~ f .l Costerfield~:

....

If •••

,(.,'

'Q;070 3,564 1,988

:2,722 1,280 5,871 ,3,600

',3,371 '6,989

, ~:680 3,186

, .,.915 '''772

1,:3~013 ;'7,771 . 3,019 "'5634

4:701 " 94 2,880 3,200 i,533 1,443'

, 4,799 2,596

. '1,046 .. 137

10"0 '0"0 :0 '0 0'0 0"0 o 0 ,0.0 0 .. 0 O. 0 '0 O. '0 0 :0 0 O' 0

,0 0 '0 0 ,0"0 '0" 0 .0 0 ,0' '0 o 0 o 0 o 0 o 0 0.0 o 0 0" 0 0.,0

. ~_·rn·. '. ···1~. ' j-'!.; :J "'.

: [ I .. " 1 "8 23'95 7,3511' 0 0'15 6'24" 2 719 '7'12 0"4 15'16' . '460, '8' 0 .....,', c: ,'.' o IfHQ;5.)3: : l,t~9 i 14 ~~'['" ~".'::".1'!, o 12 '-4'31'- . "779 :1'0 . 0 . ~- . .i 3 '23'82' . 7,043: 0 0 .1 'ro' 23199 ' "5;57.9; 19 0 o 10 . 4:30,,'(}),7f5,14. 8

,- -~,~. ,- . 0,15 II'90 . 5;4i5;2 18

0.13:.(6'90.. 451 15 H' " '., o ,3 17'38 593 6 0 'O~. 2~:3r).35:19 0 o 8 13:44 "33.0 8,12 o .. 5 7'01 797· '6 ' 0 0'16,21'11' '6,558 13 0 1 ': 8 22:5Z 4,368,12 0 0' lil""5'45' '3,162 13 15 o .lJ ,,10:78,.; 2,691, 3 0 0"6 }4'04' ·,;!:30 i I9.c-0

o 8 22'87. 1.432 10 0

• _. ~vJ •. .L' :~. ~J~~,.. ,.~ '.

.' 'Mix'~d iots from::.. . vario'\ls; reefs (see .. "page1ql) " .

• r :";'~' "-'

t .-. ,.;

o 10 12'43 1,514 '12 0 I 0'12 19'63 982 10 12 , . o 8 n'n 610 12 ·S·'·' 0" 6 4.24: ,1;182 3 0 I. ' .. ' . , . o 8 22'60 1,160 13 14',. ,', /~ , ,;,' 0"9.10'86,, , .. 494 ,7. 14 "', ,_ ',. ," o ,7 17'10 " .. 52 16. 15 '. ".1',;:r ':"

, .' c~ . -----,-,-._---~

" t, j jJ. '.

''''i!-

·,,..;i',l . i.' "~~

,132 0,0 0 .. 7 8'36' .A8 10.0

-;,'._ ;';1. :r,:~ ·~~i;..'·"

., '.," "", ~ ~; J! 1,. '.

Hall and Marchesi George 'Wilson Alison '" John CoIlins

y: ario,us, places Horse-shoe bend Costei1ield" . Redc~stle ,

, 99 0" 0 [I" 1 21 :33 .. 108 7. 0 ... , 85 0 0 1.4 19:76';,105 10 0 ... '\ ,250 0 0 2 .. 1) 0,>;,' ',500 0,0

.. ~ -::-630

84 0

0

,:.:°0

, 1 .. 5 22:10, _' _49_: _5_0_

180 fe,et .. J :'11, ;; ,,:1 Vario,us,depths~""Il1_ 90 feet fr,', f;;"J .', ~r 260 feet" .. , ";"~ , Various~depth8" ".:' ..

: TotalB~:. W.ARANGA NORTH SUB-

DIVISION, , \

Milleay and Co. ... Rushwoi'th' Walbran and Co.... RushwortH Holland and Randolph R.n/shwQrt~'-- •••. Semmens and Keogh ./ .;; Rushworth .~. Marsland ... --::: . Rij'sliworth- ...... Mansley .and Vieke~y , .,. Rushwor.th Lambden "';.. . ,.. Rllshworth en Hicks aAd dl~l!sen,"_, ' .. " Rushworth :,. ... T. ClaUllen •. , • ... ,; ,.. Rushworth ( ... Porter and ,Co, Rusln'vor}h, Molloy, Kelly: and' Co. f... Rushworth-Molloy, Kelly, and Co. Rushwortli . Ayers and Smith Rushworth ... Balaclava Tribute '\Vhroo Sundries Whroo· . ... ,;

~ ·28 0" 0 11 0" 0

. 2 0 0 :, 14 0" 0

'---12- 0 0

10 0" 0 ",': 2 0" 0

, ", ,16 0 O· 4 '0 '0

13. () .. 0 '10 0 0 14' 0 0 12 0 0 42 0 0 ·5 0 _ 0 I

II, ::6 20"98; ~_1_:1_2_, _0_

i 4-2ht. III 6'54"

11 7.1f. 1" 7 12" o 423 o 1.2 12';,: o II> 18.

. 2.2 :.3 ' o '6'! 0

.. 0 i2 14'77 I 1 13 '12, 4 2 20-57 o 18 ,12 .. o 8 5'\4 0,,6 O.

.-" '3~ 18' S

17 :t. 0 22 15 0 19' s'b

2 '19 12 ):,;'6 5 0 '. ,'I . 3 12 ,.:33 14, 0

"I 4, 0 ·'8 .4. 0 .1615 0 58 0, 0 n 2 0 ,17 5 0

1 10 0

'l·'.,

From 16 to 150 feet. Al!' abo"e th(l'I~a:ierleveL The DoctOr's

''Reef''White - Hills "(Weish' and' .Co.) excepted: .

11

QUANTITY of QUARTz,prush(lc:Iin eachJDivision and Subdivision during th~"Qu.art!'lr, &c.-cf!ntinued.

Division and Snb~lvlslon, '" !

Average '!' I d f and where 9uanz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of G<:lld ; Total Y 01 0

Name of Company. per Ton.' Gold.

'" .. lVARANGA NORTH S~ tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr.

))lVISloN-co"nti~ued. "

Darroch and Co. '" .. , lVhroo ... ... 20 0 0 ] 2 18 22 15 0 lined and Co. ,., ... mroo ... . .. 25 0 0 0 7 13'92 9 9 12 Dalcam ... ... ... Whroo ... ... 3 0 0 0 8 4 I 4 12 Darrach and Co .... Whroo

. ]8 0'0 I 5 4, 22 13 0 ... ... ... Balstrup and Co. '" mite Hills 7l 0 0 I 4 17'92 87 17 0 ... ... ... Welsh and Co. 'White Hills 50 0"0 0 19 21'lli 49 14 0 ... . ... ... Augustine and Co. ... mite Hills . .. .. . 27 0 0 o 12 18'67 17 5 0 Power and Co, ... . ... White Hills ... - ... '4 0 "0 o i2 16'50 2 10 18 Welsh and Co. ... ••• 1 White Hills ... ... , 26 0 0 3 3 II'07 82 10 0 Welsh and Co. ... . .. White Hills ... ... '2 0 0 0 '7 12 '0 15 0 Welsh and Co. ... ' .... White Hills ... .... 16 0,0 4 14 7'50 75 9 0 lV e1sh and Co. .... '. White Hills .. . 8 0 0 o i3 12 " I> 8 '0 ..... . .. Augustine and Co; ... White Hills ... ... 1 24 0 0 0 9 5'50. ,II I i2 Grumbridge and.Qo: ... Coy's Diggings ; ... 5 0 0 1 3 12 5 17 12 Maher and Co.' ... ... Coy's Diggings ... 10 0 0 1 3 0, 11 10 0

'4 16 ..

McNaughton and Co, ... . Coy's Diggings ... 6 0 0 1 7 8 0 Bailey and Co, ... .. , Coy's Diggings. ...

" 10 0 ., 0 2 'i 0 20 10 0

Mason and Co.' .. , ... Coy's Diggings ... 9 0 .. 0 I Ii 16 13 7 0 Allen and Co. '" ... Coy's Diggings '" 5 o 0 I 5 19'20 6 9 0 ,

0:':0 6 13'71 Wilson and Co. ... Coy's Diggings ... 7 I 9 6 0 Apperman and Co. ... Coy's Diggings ... 3 0 0 3 1 16

9 5 0 I Martin and Co. ... ... Coy's Diggings .. . 3 0 0 8 17 8 26 12 0 Bryant and Co. ... ... Coy's Diggings .. . 2 0 0 ! 0 ~ O. ',0 I~., 0 , Scanlon and Co ... ~.' .... Coy's Diggings . .. 7 0 0 1 4 3'42 ,8 9 0

-" Totals ••• ... 5~6 0 0 1 7 19'61 759 8 4 .. . .. -

·'!-MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. ~-~ ...... ,*,,-.~"~ .. . ,-."~~ ~ ..- .. ~~-.. . . ..

MARYBOROUGH DIVISION.

Cambrian n

Mosquit\?;., 650 0 '0 o 14 17'95 '479 6 6 '" ... ... ... Alexandra '" ... Mosqnito , . .. ,.~ ! 326 0 '0 o 12 10'30 202 12 0 Penny and Clausen (public :512 0 0 0 9 .19'.82 251 11' 0 ... . .. ...

crushings) . , Johnston and Sons (public ... . .. ... 150 0 0 o 12 2'72 90 17 0

crushings) . ... , ,

Maryborough COIl~ols ... Chinam!j.n's Flat ... 218 0 0 0 1 18'26 19 3 21 ----

01 Totals ... ... 1,856 0 011 5'81 1,043 1~ 3 AMHERST .1)IVlSION. ----

Croydon '" ... Laura. Reef ... ... 260 0 0 0 5 4'30 67 6 16 LouIe and Co, ... Prince of Wales Reef ... 287 0 0 0 6 2'76 87 15 0 Busch and Co. ... .... Prince of Wales Reef .. . 131 0 0 0 6 18 44 4 6 Prince of Wales ... ... Prince of Wales Reef ." 174 0 '0 0 5 2'34 44 7 0 Dunleary and Co. ... Fermanagh Reef ... 85 ,0

gl 0 6 .1:55, 25 15 12

Williams and, Usher Specimen Reef , '19 0 o 10 6'31, 9 11) 0 '.', I •••

Cleary and .Co, ' ... ... Emu Reef ... ... 11 '0 0'1'4 10'9]' -.. ··7 19' 0 Polglase and Co .... Welcome Reef 36 0' 0 8 6:66 14 18 0 ... ... ~ . 0; Lockyer and Co .... ... Hospii4l Reef... ... 24 0 0 I 0 7 15'50 I 9 3 12 Snndries Various· __ 48 ?_O 1~_'_6_: '27 0 0 ,. , .. '. ... ..,

. ' Totals .: .. ... 1,075 0 0 0 6 7'01 . 338 322

AVOCA SUBDIvlSION. --------------, . . Perseverance, Percydale ... From tunnel into one of 572 0 .. 0 0 420'68 139 1 0

the Pyrenees . ' Monte Christo ', .. ' ... Monte Christo Reef 5II o· 0 0 7 3'59 182 ,13 12 Glenpatrick, new reef ... Snmmit of the Pyrenees 4 0 0 2 5 6 9 1 0 From othcr reefs crushed Small p.arc~18 from reefs 101 0 0 0 3 U'64 17 12 0

by the Monte Cristo adjacent . , ' . .-----

DUNOLLY AND TAll.NAGULLA Totals ... ... ~,188 0 0 0 5 20'76 348 7 12 DIVISIONS. -------------

Queen's Birthday ... BeaUbaReef,Goldsborough 1,932 0 0 0 ·9 0'22 870 6 10 Frayne and Co, '" Arrandale Reef' .... 12 0 0 I ,5 6 15 8 0 Matthews and Co. ... Arrandale ,Reef ... 13 0 0 o 13 0.' 8 9 0 J. Deason ... Paterson's Reef ... {) 0 0 0 6 0, 1 16 0 Watt and Scorer ••• '" Havelock Reef ... 94 0 0 1 7 18'39 ,130 10 0 Dyer and Co. '" ... Poverty Reef ... ... ·20 0·0 0 ·3 12 ,8 10 0 Olsen ... '" ... Ironbark Reef ... 17 0 0 0 4 16'94 4 0 0 Barber and Co,< ... Ironbark Reef . .. 30 0 0 0 4 2'20 6 2 18 Thomson and Spargo ... Star Reef' ... ... 59 0 0 0 ,5 0'40 14 16 0 Williams and Evans ... Corfu Reef' ... 89 0 0 0.13 5'93 58 19 0 Williams Bros, ... . .. Greek's Hill Reef ... 28 0 0 0 S 17'14 ]2 4 0 Clouston and Co. ... Camp Reef ... ... 17 0 0 o 12 ll'29 10 12 0 Ruddock and Co .... ... Maori Chief Reef . .. 9 0 0 0 2 16 1 4 0 Distin and Co. ... Great Western Reef . .. 36 o· 0 0 4 12 8 2 0 Henderson and C~: '" 'Ironbark Heef ... 6 o 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 Straker and Co .... ... Greek's Hill Reef ... 8 0 0 0 6 0 2 8 0 Gribble and Henderson ... Wilson'!, Hill Reef ... 36 0 0 0 5 0 '9 0 0

---------------Totals '" .. 2,412 0 , ' ... 0 0 9 ]4'50 1,158 6 4

' . Remarks relative to the Depth at whici, the

Quartz was obtained, &0. . . .. ~ . , " ..

'.\"\<. .. " ~,

" ,',\ , .

. 1; .

' . ... lL

... •.• * ... --

From 16 to 150 feet , All above the water level: ,Reef,

The Doctor' White Hill

B S

(Welsh, and: :'Co, ) exccpted. ' .,

.' '

d , ,I ! \.'- ., 300 feet" '''.' J.....I~, , .. " ~ 185 feet Various" , ,,',. _ i:

Various ' ,

100 to 150 feet 120 feet 110 feet 13U feet

. 5Q to 60 feet .. 50 feet· , . ,

45 feet'. 50 feet.

.. 54 feet ,. . ,

"

160 feet

100 feet 20 feet Near surface

405 feet'and upwards 60 feet 60 feet'

50 feet Surface 100 feet 130 feet 40 feet 60 feet 40 to 50 feet Surface 80 feet 30 feet 120 feet 30 feet 40 feet

.

12,

QUANTITY of. QUARTZ Crushed in each 'Di~ision and, Subdivision. during the ,Qu,arter, ",c.-continued.

: :

Where Quartz was obtained," Average

Crushed. ' Yield of Gold per Ton.

Toto.l Yield of Gold.

Remarks relative to the Depth at which the

. Quartz was obtained, &c. ----._--.,.....--'----- ------,"---.-~!-----.- ---------------

INGLEWOOD AND WEDDERllURN DIVISIONS.

Fones' Tribute .•.

REDllANK AND Sr. llRNAUD SOUTH SUllDIVISION.

Adams and Davies New Isis Tribnte Lowrie and Co. ...

ST. ARNAUD NORTH Sup- '. DIVISION.

Sandhurst and St. Arnaud Chrysolite 'l'ribute

Wilson's Hill Tribute , Allardyce and' Co. Higgins and Co .••. Higgins and Co;· .:. : B. Whiteley Taylor and Co. • •• Fellows and Colt ... Hurren and Co. • .. Smithers and Co .. .. Brennan and Co .. ..

... "

London and St. Arnaud Tributes

Phrenix... . •• :

Burke's Flat

Good Samaritan Reef New Isis Reef Deyou Reef ...'"

Totals ...

Wilson's Hill ...

Wilson's Hill '" Prince of Wales Reef t .. Duchess of Edinburgh Reef !{ising Star Reef Ballarat Reef ... New Reef Silver Mines ... !{ising Star Reef Victoria Reef ..• Silver Mines .. . Silver Mines .. .

"

I

,tons cwt. qr.

600 0 0

22 0'0 ·286 0"0

46 0'0

354 0 0 ------1,027 0 0

"

445 0,,0 102 00

14 0·0 12 0 0 , 16 .0·,0

8 o 0 5 0 .. 0

20 {}. 0 11 eO 0 4 o· 0

47 O. 0 .' '" ..

I

!

oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gl':

o ~ 6'40 1 218 0 0 , 465 feet

o 17 3'27 0 7 20'27 0 '5' 18'78

0 8 3'70 ' ------. 0 18, 8'71 '

0 II 21'89 1 o 1l'76 o 17- 12 0 2 8 I 0 4'50 0 8 18 o 16 0 014 0 I O. 0 7 0 0 1 o 16'08

18 17 0 Surface to 40 feet 112 3"15

6 0

144 6 15

942 19 0

265 1. 0 '104 10, 0 125 0 1 '8. '0

16 .3: 0 3 10 0

.4 O· 0 14 0, 0 11 .0 0 28 0 0 48 II 12 . ,

500 feet " ,

430.to 530 feet 60 to 80 feet 45 feet Surface 300 feet 45 feet 102,feet. 60 to 80, feet 127 feet, 126.feet From spurs

'111 II 0 260 feet Harvey and Smith ,

Greenock Reef Greenock R€ef

223 ,0 0 55 ,0···0

o 10 010 o 3,21'38 '10 14 . 0 Surface to 50 feet

------I~---- ------1 1,9390· .. 0 0 16 5'55 1,573 12 12

CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.

CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. Central Claim ... .. • Wattle G.\llly. Chewton United... ... Chewton' Reef ' Eureka Consols ' .. ~ •.• Eureka Reef '" Devonshire ... .., DevonshiIe Reef Argus Flat ." '" Argus Reef '" Sebastopol Crushing ... 'I Various ... Lewes and others ... Nimrod Reef "', Myers and others .... Various ... Caldwell ... . ... Town Reef .. : Bennetts ... Sailor's Reef ,:.' Callander .•• ... Forest Creek .. : -Hill ." . ... ... Chewton Heef.. .. The Ajax Tribute ... Bolivia Reef ...

FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION: Rowe Brothers ... ... Anglo-Australian ... Ferron's Reef ... ... Redhouse and White ... Duke Cornwall .... .. ... Garnet and Co. . .. Wilson and MeDonald ... Thyra Quartz Mining '" Fryers Quartz Mining .. . BlackHawk ... .. . Small and Co.... . .. Burdett Coutts '" ....

HEPBURN D'IVISION.

Totals ...

Cattle's Reef ... r Cattle's Re~f ... . Ferron ~s Reef... ' Ferron's Reef .. '. ' Cattle's Reef .... Hit-or-Miss German Gully Specimeh Hill Cattle's Reef .. . Cattle's Heef ... " Cattle's Heef .. . Cattle's Reef .. .

Totals'· .. .

Specimen Hill ... ... Specimen Hill Specimen Hill Tributers '" Specimen Hill . North Cornish... ... Cornisb Reef .. .. North Star ... ... Spring Creek .. . Cloganland party ... "Spring Creek ' •.. ' Bn.ker and party .. ~ ... Mauritius Reef Stoten and party ... · ... Kidd's Gully i .. , :l!'reeman l;'earnot' ... Daylesford .... King and Willard, ... Willard's' Reef Cornish ... , ... Cornish Reef ... ': Argus ...... Cornish Reef ... Helvetia Tribute... ... Spring Creek .. . Pro~pectors' ... . ... Hepburn .. .

TARADALE AND KYNErON Totals ... SUBDIVISION.

United Kingdom... ... Taradale Comet ..,,,. Taradale United Extended ... 'l'aradale Tommy Dodd '" • ... Malmsbury Fenton ... ... ... Taradale McAllister ... ... Tarada Ie

Totals .,.

, ....

... . '

736 0 0 825 0' 0 454 0 0

. '960 0 0 1,021 0 0

221 0 0

: ~~ig g 78- 0 0 32 0 0

272 0 0

o 7 17'11, o "7 10'38, o 6 5'07.

,0 4 19'941 () 3 S'78 o 15 0'43 o 3 2'78 o 6 0'08 0'12 14'46 2 6 21 o 6 19'06

283 16 21 300 feet" 306 12 0 160.feet 141 0 0 280-to 360 feet' 231 17 12 I 200 to 300 feet 171 16 21 Various' 165 19 0 Varions

71 19 15 Various

'" '52 0 ,.... 917;Q .0

o 17 21'69

186 8 0 Various 49 3 () 40 feet 75 0 0 20 feet 92 8 0 Various 46 11 0 150 feet

I-~---·-':' .. '--·" o "4 12'89 208 0 18 6Q 'to 3()0 feet'

6;651 0 0 0 6 2'25 12,030 12 15

1,350 O· 0 ,0 7 12'80 508 10 0 160-feet 261 : 0 . 0 0 7 22'71 103 14 0 rOO,to 150'feet'

2,504 O· 0 0' 2 22'27 366 12· 0 100to,180 teet 189 0 0 0 1 16'12 15 16 0 20 fee't 600 0' 0 0 1 18'60 53 '5 0 100 feet

51 O' 0 0' 5 7'52 13 11 0 70 to 90 feet

25 0 0 0 10 0 12 10 () 100 feet '32 0 0 I 15 0 56 0 0 160 to 80 feet

1,083 0 0 0 5 9'28' 291 14 Ii '160 to 180 'feef 1,821 0 0 0 212'521 22912 01170feet

... 200 0 0 0 5 14-'40 56 0 0 100 feet

... so 0 0 I 0 5 0 ' 20 0 0 I 230 felit

... ~~ ~~11'727 .4 0

... 1,774 0 0 0 9 4'61, 815 10 0 463 feet 976 0 0 0 7 8'84 359 11 12 383 feet ~ 135 0 0 0 6 15'30 44 16 2 20 to 250 feet. 127 0 0 0 6 1S'51 43 0 0 50 feet

7 0, 0 . o· 6 10'28 2 5 0 30 feet 8 0 0 0,7 12'87 :3 0 7 20 feet .' .. 6 O. 0 0 4 18 'I 8 12 35 feet·' .

220 0 .. () 014 0 15~ 0 0 70 'to 100 feet " .. "'.

"

20 0 .. 0 0 8 3'80 8 3 4 45 feet , 3,592 O. 0 0 4 ,2'23 ·735 2 6 Surface to 460 feet '1,291 0, 0 0 1 12'05 96 19 7 Shallow

35 O. 0 0 318611 6 45 feet 180 0, 0 I 0 10 10'66 ~4 0 0 Shallow

8,371 o 0 5 15'57 2,364 7 8 ___ . ---!-~,-~ ___ ,i-__ - __ _

1,783 200 100 750 660 320

000 0.. 0 0 0'.0 0 0, 0 0 o 0 eO

8 12 4 0 5 0 :4 14'40 3 18'11 8 0 00, ()

1------

757 15 12 40 0 0 25 0 0

172 10 0 . 123 18 0 128 0 0

3,813 0 0 0 6 13 1,247 . 3 12

80 feet . VariOllS depths 160 feet , Various depths 240 feet 30 and 70 feet

13

QUANTITY of QUAltTZ Crushed in each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter, &c.-continued.

Division and Subdivision) and

Name 01 Company, Where Quarto. was obtained,

I Average \ r I Remarks relative to tbe

per Ton, 0 , \ Quartz was obtained, Quartz crUShed'1 Yield of Gold Totab Yl~eld of : Depth at which the

-T-AR-R-A-N-G-O-W-E-R-D-I'V-I-S-IO-N-.-1---.------.. ---I ton·-s-c-w-t,---'qr-. oz, dwt~1 oz. dwt, gr, ---

Caledonian Mills ,.. 797 0 O. 1 . 8 13'82 I 939 10 0: From surface to 600 ft, Great Western ... 268 0 0' 81323'34' 991 4161 From surface to 300 ft. Linscott's Mills ... 651 0 0 0 17 lI'll 568 8 12 From surface to 600ft. Phoonix 258 0 0 0 12 9'58 159 19 0 I From 100 to 300 feet Eaglehawk Union 1,790 0 0 0 8 20'88 .793 18 o! From 400 to 550 feet

ST, _~'mREW'S DIVISION, Pigtail ... Marble Halls Allandale Pioneer Pickett and Co, Butler and Co. Smith and Co, Hirt and Co, Andert and Co, Surman and Co, ... Longley and Co •.•• Roselli and Co, '"

, Totals ...

• Warrandyte ... • Warrandyte .. ,

Diamond Creek Diamond Creek

eei .. ,

ueenstown Queenstown Queenstown Queenstown Dram's Reef Boomer's Re!d

Totals ...

3,764 ·0 0 0 18 8'34 3,453 0 4 i

166 0 50 0 n 10 30 0

9 0 7 0 6 0 4 0

45 0 2 10

17 10 4 0

412 10

------- ------' 0 4 16 9'25 0 2 4 14'40 0 1 o 16'74 0 1 15 8'33 0 ·1 0 0 I 0 10

0 0

800 0 0' 80 feet 111 10 0 120 feet 73 '19 21 80 feet 53 0 10 100 feet

9 0 0 120 feet 3 10 0 120 feet o ·19 0 65 feet 2 10 0

0 0 0: 0 0 0

0

0 3 4 o 12 6 I 3 22'26 2 10 9'60. 7 9 8'231

'O,ll 18

53 16 18 120 feet 6 6 0 100 feet

) 30 13 12 300 feet 2 7 0 70 feet

1,247 12 13

ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. L

ARARAT DIVISION, o ! From surface to 24 ft. Roehell & Smith, Stafford Reef, Moyston, .. (j 0 0 3 14 0 18 10

PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION.

Wimmera ... ... Pioneer and Gaiatea .,. ~eotehman's ... . .. New St. George .. , .. , Moonl1gl1t ... ' .. Newington ... ...

OMEO SUBDIVISION.

Christmas Iteef ... Cumming's Reef .. , Sheep Station Reef

C:aOOKED ItIVER DIVISION,

Willmott and Thomas Kreymborg and Walsh Siedenberg and Co, Good Hope

DONNELLY'S CREEK DIVISION,'

Bismarck United United Star Tribute

STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION,

Long Tuunel ' .. , .. Walhalla ... '"

New North Gippsland ... New North Gippsland ... Wilson and Barthold's ...

RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION,

Albion ... ... . .. BENDOO SUBDIVISION. '

The Aurora Borealis ... TA.BWlN SUBDIVISION.

African ••• ... . .. ;Benison Flat ... . .. Golden Bar ... ... No.1 South ... ...

Stawell Reefs .. . 6,421 0 0 0 17 3'16 5,500 221 Stawell Reefs .,. 4,539 0 0 o i6 7'59 3,703 0 0 Stawell Reefs .., 3,960 0 0 o 17 J3'45 3,476 19 7 Stawell Reefs .. , 4,479 0 0 o 17 11'23 3,912 0 0 Stawell Reefs .., 4,224 0 0 o 18 13'08 3,916 15 0 Stawell Reefs ... 1,221 0 0 0 6 21'11 . 420 0 0

Totals ... ... 24,844 0 0 o 16 20'35 120,928 17 4

GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.

Swift's Creek .. , 93 0 0 0 7 22'96 37 0 0 Swift's Creek ... 26 0 0 1 8 1l'07 37 o , 0 Swift's Creek ,., 37 0 0 o Il 18'81 21 16 0

----Totals .. , 156 0 0 o 12 6'77 95 16 0

-------, ----Bismarek Reef 10 0 0 o 16 10'10 8 4 5 Bright Star Reef 26 0 0 0 5 0'92 6Il 0 Hopeful Reef ... 12 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 Good Hope Reef 76 0 0 5 12 20'84 428 18 0

----Totals , .. 124 0 () 3 13 ll'84 455 13 5

---------400 0 0 1 8 7 566 0 0

39 0 0 1 4 2'46 47 0 0 --1---Totals ... ... 439 0 0 1 7 22'25 613 0 0 ------

Coheu's Reef, Walhalla ... 4,736 0 0 1 15 12'97 8,416 0 6

Cohen's Reef, Walhalla .•• 4,227 0 0 o 17 9'88 3,679 19 13 .. Cohen's Reef, 'Valhalla ... 583 0 0 0 6 20'59 199 18 6 Mullock ... . .. 300 0 0 0 1 8'00 20 0 0 Lily Reef, Mt, Lookout ~,309 0 0 0 6 21'97 798 8 0

----------Totals ... ... 12,155 ~ 0 () 1 I 13'88 13,114 6 1

Crossover ... ... 200 0 0 0 2 0 20 0 0

Aurora Borealis Claim ... 100 0 010 5 0 25 0 0 --------

Foster ." ... 10 8 0 o 18 20'78 7 4 5 Foster ... . .. 17 0 0 0 7 1'41 6 0 0

Foster ,., .. , 16 0 0 o 17 16'50 14 3 0 Foster .. . ... 30000400 1,200 0 0

-;;-S-ol~~ ----1,227 7 5

280 to 850 feet 460 to 870 feet 480 to 850 feet 300 to 850 feet 410 to 850 feet 200 to 850 feet .

Surface to 60 feet Surface to 35 feet Surface to 14 feet

Surface to 40 feet 35 feet

• 160 feet i 500 feet

Between 243 and 52 feet below adit '

Between adit and 38 feet below

Between surface an adit level

100 feet below surfac

200 feet

Quartz and mullock

74 feet Water level 105 feet,

depth 100 feet 80 feet 80 feet

l

3

5

d

e

14

'QUARTZ TAILINGS, MULLOCK, ETC. '. '

" ". ,"" ,,"," ';, "

has been obtained from RetUIJls made by the Mining Hurveyors and'Registrars of QUAR;rZ :rAILIN,GS aud M'GLLOCK, &c., Crushed ill the several Divisiuus and '" 0 District during the,Quarter, and t4~ GOLI~ ()btaineq.there~~QiD.,: .. ,,: >;.'

.' :~i~';I()n nnd ;sli'bdl'Viiion, " where Qu.hl~r Tailings and Quartz 'railings Average Total Yield of Remarks relative to the ,', ' " .' and'· :,' "'" ' "H MUllock;'&c., were and lIftillock, &0., Yield of Gold Gold...' Depth at whicb tlie ; .~.:, Same'of comp_"_n_Y_~'_-,-_+ __ '_' _:-O~b~tai_n~e_d' ____ I:-:-_c-=ru:."~,_he_d_,, _-I-_p_e_r_T._"_n, ______ ,_'_ .. _ Mullock,,~c';'Yere .o~tained.

CENTRAL DIVISI6N. .,.<" ,

Red White and Blue

" '

" .

BEECHWOB~H DIVISION.

Wallaby Excelsior

Milliard and party Providence Mining . , ; ':. k~;j'3 oj II!

,I

,tons,',~wt. 'qr., o~, d:wJ;. gr,] , Oz, dwt.gr.

; .... > t· ,.~)' -:.- ) '. c J BALLARAT MINING; DISTRICT. '.f !, .

i'_ 01 o 19'~O I' Bendigo 25 0 0 I

"

: '

BEECH WORTH MINING DISTRICT,

Hurdle Flat Wooragee

Totals .. ,

Reef,- ' •. '" Providence Reef

(H).... ~ ~..... l' I

::1" ,:::totals .. ,Ii .', ~

60 33

93

23 30

0 0 0 0

0 0

0 0 0: 0

I 0 0

I ~ " I: I ! , c

SANDHURS~ DIVISION,

Hustler's Reef' '; .. '

, ~.PH~"·

HEATHOOTE ,\DIVIinON, AND 1VARANGA SOUTH SUB-DIVISION.

John Collins

W ARANGA 'NORTn:SUBDIVI-lllON:

;,;.. \ . Balaclava Trib¥.t,!:~ , . ' ...

. ~ : SAl'!DHURST M~:tfING DISTRICT .

H ustler'sReef ,:,1,026- o· 0

121 0 0 580 0 0

I .• 0 'I ~ 2'97

-1 18 15'66 tO 0 12'26 ;

57 13 0 233 17 0 14 16 12,

, Totals(,.

., 13'13, .j

--;--1 01 0 0 3 306 ~ '12 ... "

'", 1 1 ., , () ~ .. Redcastie' " 'i3 0 0 0 0 15'12 2 6 0

d, ,; ~ ;

.1Vliroo 290 I' 4'39 [; 11 2 "0 ". 0 '0 0 • I

('. ,

; 'J';", ~~YBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. I

" , !;:'1.

;;'"

, 'l:~:'" ' ..

.'

MAnYBOBUGII DIVISION',

J ohn~ton jl.n!1 So~s, 'J'

Public ..c,l:)lshj:I1,~s; .," •

:,':',"-

, i- -~-

, Cement '''' Mfillock ' " •.. :,

:1'1: ,53 0 0 0 6 1'3J !~ ~ 0

4 Vari.~us __ ~~ o:~ ~~ _,_'I_~I Vanous

";"i 'Totals ... 73 0 0 0 4 21'04 17 16 ' 0

DUNOLLY' AND' T.A:RNA'GuLLA " , ,', ' 'I' ~--'--'-'--~'-'--.-.~ 't"L'l,lc",.'!"

DIVISiONS, " d'" "

I .\n;.' . "", , "'f' )!. ( , • - ......

j:Deaaon ..... , ',:.' . Va!:iouB.reefs ",', IJ

• t".; t ~ '" !" '-. I ... 'f:,y . ~ . .-~

l' _ ~~2j9 0 (i" cf"1' 0 f'£~~; ,I 12-110 '''0 Refuse~ ·;rid ~~ 8iirf~'e ',: ~'., ~ stone

REDllANK.AND ST. ARN-A:£JD SOUTH 'SmiDImIO~S.. :

, Douglas and Co .... Ne~J!\¥I,:t:ibu~·!'h':;,p i U",

ST.AR:NAUD NORTII.SUB-U;j.-)~ :. \ I .;

,~/j I~ ~~J:l.1I~~~;rq+!t·~'t:~ .. ~ G '

A~i'nski"arid'ot!\ersrJ ! ... Phamix Co. .t·;~.:t c:, I ',1, .. ,

~'SD1 C2. I,D t

Oxonioi} 'Reef .. :' . Ne:w Isis Reef *'

i..~,. I I.

)I'otals .. , 8:'O~+' I~" '1 t

V \' I,ll Various reefs ... G'reenock;,ReeilI \I

.,OQ"i U (I t· ~

, .. ---Totals .. ~, -- -,-.""

t ~~I~(.I ____ '_I ___ ~ _____ ~\ ______ ~~I

;1,,'

"-260' '0 0 ,200 0 0

--"'-"-_: -"-' -'---''-';;:':'';::':-I':'''';;'':''''::':-;-:-=--

460 0 0 i

0, (y- ·,.-H(~~nJ.-; ~:1.f .• ;{\~:'

-. -')---1,-:-:-:- ------tr:

o o

.... U$t!.'I;'ll:!l.

>_ frl. 7rodfrS~ Surface to 430 feet. 260 feet 't-GfI !IDflI(J.f)

r!\tUQ8 1 .ov.:

•

15

QUANTITY of QUARTZ TAILINGS and MULLOCK crushed in each Division and Subdivision, &c.-continued.

Division and Snbdlvi.ion, Where Quartz Ta.ilings and Quartz Tailings ! Average Total Yield of RemarkiJ relative to the 'and •. MuUock, &c., were and Mollock, &c., I Yield of Gold Gold. Depth at wllich the

~~me of Company, "obtained. Crushed. , ' , per Ton. ' , Mullock, &c., were obtainc d,

-----., tons cwt. qr. I oz. dwt, gr. oz . dwt. gr.

CASTLEMAINE, MINING DISTRICT.

CAsiLEMAINE DIVISION. I olio I lB'" 1 10 0 011 Dickman ... " . Sebastopol Reef '~' i 112 0

Lamb ... ... . .. ,Forest Creek ... . .. 286 0 O. 0 2 12." ,I, 35' 15 0 '~ . ---' -' -' -i---- .. ' ,

... i ' o. 0 2 ..... 7:~~;1:.);.:~~·~5' 0 :~.:'; t.l :'. i i /IJotals ••• 398 0 ' ~ ~. -; ~ :

HEPBURN DIVISION . . ', ~"H t nr:·.~~ " , ,

Freeman and Co. ... DayJesford. ... 600 0 0 0 o 12'70, '15 17 121 Surface Noble and party ... Kidd's Gully: , . ' i 7 0 0 0 2 '16'9'4;:1· ,2 . 6'0 Surface .. , ,~(~ . ... . .. ,

Fusco and party ... ,

:SP,~iIlg C~ee!!; ;.:,', .217 () '0' 0 O'2V1·t.::l0':0 '0 i 20 feet ','

: 'j: -, .... (

North Cornish .. , ... : DaylesfiJrd l. .. ~ • ... "47 0; 0' 0 o 13'93 ! ,''''1 7 7! 20 feet ~ - .. ~ " - -~ .'

" To~~!~, ... . : .. ,;r. 0, 0 0 ~ .16;~~, . 29 10 19 TARlUNOOWER DIVISION; : .. .. ----

Ph«mix-Mllls -'-~-;-;:- .. -;- 'German Gully- 536 ' 0'0 0 0-n'64- - 13 0 0 -~-~ ...

.-.,' '" ".' , , ; " ..

PYRITES AND BLANKETINGS. THE Coll~wing inCormation has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars

relative to the Quantity of PYRITES and BLANKETINGS operated on in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter,. and the GoLD obtained therefrom.

Division and Subdivisio~, and

Name of Company.

CENTRAL DIVISION. ummit and Co .... lanberris

D L L

... lanberris (on hire)

CRRSWIOK DIVisION, ort Phillip '" P

N ew North CluncB South Clunes ...

... ... ...

... ... ...

STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISI,ON, y's Battery ... ... Ka

B LAOKWOOD DIVISION A?o."D BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH SUlJDIVISION.

Sultan ... ... .. .

BEECnWOB.TH DIVISION. Reform ... ... Nil Desperandum ...

BUCKLAND DIVISION, Hope ... ... ... Gill's Mill ... ...

GAFFNEY'S CREEK SUll-DIVISION.

Rose of Denmark ... Vietoria. ... ... A. ... ... ... Royal '" ... ...

. \~ -: ; Pyrltes AV{n'age Total Yield of I Remarks relative to the .Where PyrU",s and BlAnketings

were obtained. and BJanketings Yield of Gold , I Depth at which the operated 011. per Ton. Go d. i Pyrites, &0., were obtained.

, to,:,~ ewt. qr, oz. I1wt. gr. oz. dwt, gr. I ' .. :

-BALLARAT'MINING DISTRICT.

Poverty Point .- .. ,. . ,4· 0 0 , I 10 0 6 0 0 Gum-tree Flat . .. 25 0 0 2 13 15'12 67 o 18 ... ... . ... , 10 0 0 I 0 0 10 0 0

":-." .. , I TotaJ.~ ... " 39 0 0 2 2 14 ?~ o 18

".

citines Reefs ... ... 67 10 0\426'40 277.13 0 elunes Reefs ... ... 60 10 o 3 8 19'43 208 3 0

I Clunes Reefs ... ... 410 . .. ..f! 4 1;1 8 21 0 0

- Totals ... ... 132 10 0 3 16 11'95 506 16 0

Elaine I ... . .. 60 0 0 210 o· 150 0 0 '"

- - I-

.•• "' .. 'i;,

B.!lXry's ¥eef ... . .. 26 0 ,01 3 1(U!t46 92 0 0

BEECHWORrrH -MiNING DISTRICT . .... .::.. ,

i \

Myrtleford ... ... 14 iJ 0 2 16 14'57 39.,12 12 Myrtleford· ... " . 9 12 0 1 5 0 12 0 0

VTotals ... . .. 23 12 0 --;-;~1~12 12

<Happy Valley Reef , .. \ 13 0 0 1 4 5'53 15 15 0

Not stated •.. . .. 13 0 0 1 15 9'23 28 0 0 ----Totals ... ... 26 0 0 1 9 19'38 38 15 0

------Eureka Reef .... . 16 0 0 1 9 10'69 16 7 3 Homeward-bound Reef 5 0 0 1 18 7'40 911 13 Homeward-bound Reef 310 0 3 II 17'14 12 11 0 Wa.llaby Reef ... ... o 2 2 14 0 8 ! 1 15 1 I

Totals ... . .. , --2~-2-~ 16'2S!-:W-;I7\

QUANTITY of PYRITES and BLANKETINGS operated Oil in each Division and 'Subdivision, &e.~continued .

Division and Sul>division, "andC'

Name o{Company. Where Pyrites nnd Blanketing. . and ~ra~~e\!ng.

were obtained. operated on.

tons cwt. qr.

SANDHURST MINING'DISTRICT.

SANDHmtST DIVISION. I . Sandhurst Pyrites .... New-chum Gully

I·

90 0 O. 2 6 .. 14'S4 Spargo Brothers... ... I Specimen Hill, Long Gully United Pyrites G. E. 'PinchgutGully~ I) ...

Sandhurst and Eaglehawk ·Jackass Flat

, 453 0 0 2 1 20'07 506 0 O. 3 7,,16'74 243 0 0 3 0 2'22

. "- . 11emarks relative to the , Depth at :which the

Pyrites, &c., were obtained.

Ji ,I "~'. ",, . ..

:: , 209 15 16

947 12 0 1,712 15 0

730 2 12 P.G.E. ,.'

Koch's Pioneer ." Beehive Great Hustler's ."

, -1

MARYBOROUGH DIVISION.

Johnston and SODS (public crushings)

ST. ARNAUD' NORTH, BUB-o mVISIOis<

St. Arnaud Public'Crushing Butcher and Co, .. , Wilson's Hill Tribute Sandburst and St, Arnaud

Chrysolite' ,Tribute

CASTLEMAINE ,DIVISION,

ates and Co. eddon and Co, ureka Consols

y S E

... ...

...

HEPBURN DIVISION,

Cornish ... Specimen Hill

STRINGER'S

Long Tunnel Walhalla

.. ,

... ...

Long Gully .. .. Eaglehawk, .. . Hustler's Reef

97 0 0' o 16' 2'47 78 2'0 3 0 '0' 3 IS'16 " II 16 :OJ

47 0 '0' 3 12 13'7S' .170 11 .~ f'; I' J :

" _ 'J 1:',

I

Totals .. : 1;439 0 '0 2 13 '15'79 3,860 14 ~'·I ,

MARYBOROUGH MINING' DISTRICT. ,

( o 12 0

,

Wil8on's.Hill .•. Rising Star Reef Wilson's Hill ... Wilson's Hill ...

30 0 0' 1 10' 8' i '45 10 () 300, to 430 feet: 20 0 0 I 4 0 1 24 0 0 360 feet

Totals .:.

•.• . 30 0 0 I 104

13'20 I 30 16 12 430 feet .., I 174 0 0 0 7'441124 10 0 500 feet

... :~~-;;I~ 16'86 l~i6 12

CASTLE MAINE MINING DISTRICT.

, .,

Castlemainc ... Chewton ... Eureka Reef ...

Totals ...

Sold at 50s. Sold at £4 15s,

Totals , .•

. ..

...

...

. ..

! , ,

92 0 0 2 9 16'56 34 o . 0 2 1 13.59

6 0 0 4 4 16

1-'

132 0'0 2 9'45'03

!3 say, 3 p, 0 7 say 5 0 0

20 0 0 3 14 0

, 228 II 12

70 13 6 25 8" 0 i

3241218 1

39 O. 0 35 0 0

14 0 0


Cohen's Reef '" Cohen's Reef ...

Totals ...

.4418 .. 0 311 2'46 ',15912-12 ... i' 7317 .. 0 2 125'13 19216 .. 0

lIS 15 0 2 19 8'54 352 S 12

..

... ,

(,,,

,

I

WASHDIRT AND CEMENT.

SUMMARY. THE following information has been obtained relative to the QUANTITY of W ASHDIRT Puddled and

Sluiced and CEMENT Crushed during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtain'ed therefrom.

I Quantity Puddled Average Yield of Gold Total Yield of Gold from

Mining DIstricts. and Crushed. per Ton. Washdlrtand Cement.

Washdirt. I tons cwt. qr. 01. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr.

Ballarat ... ... . .. . .. . .. ... I

35,240 0 0 0 0 13'23 971 10 9 Beechworth ... ... ... ... '" . .. 760 0 0 0 2 4'96 83 17 8 Sandhurst ... ... '" ... . .. ... 6,810 0 0 0 2 12'63 860 3 0 Maryborough ••• ... ... ... . .. .. . 14,530 0 0 0 3 II'08 2,514 19 12 Castlemainc ... ... .. . ... . .. . .. 152,658 0 0 0 0 18'45 5,867 11 4,

Ararat ... ... '" ... . .. ... ... I

.. . ... Gippsland ... ... '" ... • n ... 143 0 0 0 3 11'57 24 18 0

Totals ... ... ... 210,141 0 0 0 0 23'58 10,322 19 9

Cement. I

Ballarat ... . .. '" ... , ... ... 1,482 0 0 0 1 20'70 138 0 2 Beechworth ... ... '" ... ... . .. . .. .. . ... Sa.ndhurst ... ... ... ... , .. . .. . 20 0 0 0 4 15'60 4 13 0 Maryborough '" ... '" ... ... '" 910 0 0 0 2 14'62 118 14 9 Castlemaine ... ... ... '" .n ... 300 0 0, 0 I 16'07 25 0 21 Ararat n. . .. ... ... . .. . .. 6,577 0 0 0 6 11'51 2,130 15 22 Gippsland ... ... ... ... ... ... .. . ... ...

Totals ... ... ... 9,289 0 0 0 5 4'91 2,417 4 6

NOTE.-Thl. Summary does not Show the total quantities of washdlrt puddled and Sluiced and cement crushed, but only the yield of certain cruBhings, &c., respe<:tlng which the MlninJ< Surveyors and Registrars have been able to obtain information. Owing to the circumstance that ",any of the machine-owners are unoble to give or are precluded from gIving information, it is impossible to get complete returns from every district; and in con· sldering the relative Importance of each district, as regardslIlluvlaJ mining, &c" the tables relllting to machinery shonld be examined and compared.

Office of Mines, Melbourne, 18th January 1876.

WASHDIRT.

R. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretary for Mines.

TBlc following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars relative to the QUANTITY of W.A.SHDIRT Puddled or Sluiced in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the. GoLD obtained therefrom.

Division and SubdiviSion, I Average : T tal YIeld I Remarks relative to the nnd Where Washdlrt was obtained, . Washdlrt Puddled, Yield 01 Gold I 0 I' Depth .t which the

___ N_aID_e_Of_c_o_mp_"_Dy_. __ <I ___________ I' 1 __ pe_r_T_on_,_,~~ ~~~

tons cwl. qT. oz. dwt. gr. I oz. awt. gr.

BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT .

CENTlUL DIVISION.

... 1 Ballarat West 1 12'771 The New Koh·i-noor ... 4,700 0 0 0 360 0 0 280 feet

SOUTlIERN DIVISION.

Turner and 'party ... Welcome ... . ..

BLACKWOOD DIVISION

AND BLUE MOUNTAIN Soun! SUBDIVISION.

Webster and five others Da.ley and six others ... Gallop and three others ... Carpenter and three others Ah Tack and six others ... Ah Tong and five others .. . Ah How and three others .. . Ah Foo ani! four others ... Ah Foon and six others Ah Toon and seven others ... Ah Tun and five others , ..

ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION.

T riumph Alluvial , ..

Break-o'-Day ...

Pitfield Plains

Totals ...

Shicer Gully .. , Butcher's Flat Palmer's Hill ... Butcher's Flat Yankee Creek Yankee Creek Yankee Creek Red Hill ... Kangaroo Flat Kangaroo Flat Lower Lerderderg

Totals .. ,

... 1,950 0 0 0 2 3'44 209 0 0 16 to 40 ft.; washdir t, 2 ft. 6 in. thickness

... 300 0 0 0 6 21'01 103 2 16 t. 100 ft.; washdirt, 4 f

... 2,250 0 0 0 2 18'liS 312 2 6 -- :---

... 12,100 0 0 0 0 1'29 32 12 0 Surface to 9 feet .,. 2,000 0 0 0 0 8'52 35 10 0 30 feet

... , 1,870 0 0 0 0 8'36 32 11 15 4 feet'

... 600 0 O· 0 o 21'94 27 8 12 25 feet;

... 1 120 0 0 0 o 10'07 23 10 0 S feet 1;950 0 0': 0 0 7'04 28 12 '0 5 feet

520 0 0 0 0 11'54 12 10 0 7 feet 880 0 0 0 0 5'86 10 15 0 7 feet

2,400 0 0 0 0 4'52 22 12 0 5 feet 2,450 0 0 0 0 10'73 54 15 0 7 feet

, .. \ 2,400 _~I~ 3'72.'1 __ 1_8_1_2_0_,5 feet

... 28,290, 0 0 I 0 0 5'08 299 8 3

BEECHWORTH ME~ING DISTRICT.

Godfrey's Creek . .. 760 0 0 0 2 4'96 88 17 ,S 130 feet

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18

QUANTITY of W ASRDIRT Puddled,or Sluiced in the several Divisions and Subdivisions, &c.-continued.

Average Division and Subdivision, and

Name of Company. i Where Washdirt was obtained, W!18hdirt Puddled. Yield of Gold

pel' Ton.

Remarks relative to the Depth at which tho

Washdirt was obtained, &te ..

tons cwt. qr, oz. dwt. gr. -' - ~.'. .

SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT., " ' '/" ',' \ .,'"

mST:D. 1!~lU"'. .,

, , ,. I, .. -.. -" ~. ,- . --.

Ballarat and Bendigo ... Huntly ... ... 1,260 0 0 0 2 20'60 180 2 0 120 ft,; waler level, 116 ft • I;ane's Tr~bute; NO.)2 ... Huritly '" .' 2,050 0 0 0 3 5'28 330 ,1 ,0 110ft.; water level, 93 ft . Sundry lots , .. '" Huntly ... ... 3,500 0 0 0 2 0 350 0 0

Cement is crushed with the . ' ' : -. Totals 12'62 0 washdlrt . .... ... 6,8to 0 0 0 2 860 3

MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. , "

lL.uBoROUGH DIVISION. Scaham .' , Gladstone

" !

Alma Alma

'''1'' l'lb~~~ 0 11

::0 5,~~091. 29~ 1: 0 90 to tiO feet ... S,500 0 0 0 4 3'45' 725 4 12 85 to '100 feet

Totals ... ' ~6.00' ~-;;-I~ to'301,018 75i2' ~ - . ~

AMHERST DIVISION. Union~350 trucks per diem

for 68 '\f~rking days, at 5 tr)lcks pe~ ton

Ho.ffnung-l00 trucks per d!em " for 69 working d,ays, a~ 6 t:t:ucks per ton.

Tara's HaH-:-220 trucks per . diem for. 77 working days, at 7 truck~ Peer. ton

DUNOLLY AND TAa..'iAGULLA , DIVISIONS.

Mount Greenock South

Mount Greenock South

Taaffe's Paddock

Totals

P!i,nc~ o(Wa,les Tributers... Pottery Hill, Dunolly

4,760 0 0 0 3 0'46 718 12 0 320 feet

1,150 0 0 0 7 12'02 431' 6 O· 160 feet'

2,420 '0 0 0 2 8'27 283' 13 12 ·60 feet

8,330' 0 0 0 3 to'61 1,433 11 12

o 0 0 0


'CASTLEMAINE DIVISION. Defiance ... ... Guildford ... Johnson ... ... Forest Creek ...

•. 1.. ., ,. ~ ;

'FRYER'S GREEK DIVISION. Mein's Freehold .. :' Stevens and Co. • .. Serjeant and Co .... -, -.' ... Lawson and,Co. . .. Trethewey and Co. . .. Peterson and Co. ... Riddle and Co:... , .. Brewer and Co. .. .. l)arsons and Co, ... ... Ellis and Co. ... ' .. Thomas and Co. ... ... V osti and' Co;-' ." ,... . .. Williams and Co. .. . Neilson and Co. .•• ; .. . Shade and Co. ..,

HEPBURN DIVISION.

• _Totals, ...

Guildford ... New Year's Flat New'Year's Flat New Year's Flat ,New Year's Flat German Gully New Year's Flat New Year's Flat Horseshoe Bend Church's Flat Bald Hill· .... German Gully New Year's Flat

,!lolden Gully ... Deadman's Fhit

Totals ...

:Millar, Jones, Duff, Webber, Shepherd's Flat Higgs, and parties '

Henderson, Thompson, Boots Gully McPherson, Allison, Lau- I l'itti. and parties

Foletti and.Leathers .. , ! Cameron's Gully Folet'ti and party ... Stony Creek ... Federal Tunnel ... ,Italian Hill ... Rolevis' Tunnel... ... Lanky Gully ... Maldoon and party ... 'Ridge Hoad .. . Twining and party ... Table Hill .. . Corinella and party ••. Eganstown ... Mathison and patty... New Racecourse Calaneini and party .•. Elevated Plains Cugley and party, .... Whitfield GUlly Cameron and party ... ,Sailors' Creek Thorp and Mawby & party 'I 'Velshman's Gully Heber and party... ... Brandy Hot .. . Eatrop and party ... : Spring Creek .. . Good and party.:. ::. Sailors' Creek'" Antonini and party ... Elevated Plains Pincini and party ... Cobbler'S Gully

" • ~ *

350 Chinese ... .., All Hepburn division ... Enropc:ms '" ... All H~pb,urn division , .. 15 partIes usmg Hunt's water Dry diggmgs, &c.

Totals ...

I 2,900 0 0 0 1 21'75 2,400. 0 0 0 0 8

276 8 0 180 feet 40 0 0 Surface

5,300 0 0 316 8 0, " '----~~--·----I,----------'I-----'-----,

5,785 0 0 0 1 0 289 . 17 0 845 0 0 0 0 14'76 26 '0 0 260 0 0 '0 0 18'46 "to 0 0

2,600 0 0 0 0 6 32 10 0 "2,600 0 0 0 0 6 32 10 0 1,170 0 0 0, 0 6'97 17 0' 0 2,600 0 0 0 0 2'7.6 15' 0 0 2,000 0 0 0 0 3'12 13 0 0 3,500 0 0 0.0 7'13, 52 0 0 4,000 0 0 0 0 5'52 46 0 0

700 0 0 0 I 0 35 0 0 '3,000 0 0 0 0 6 I 37 10 0 2,600 0 0 I' 0 0 6 32 10 0 3,000 0 0 0 0 6 I 37 to 0 4,000 0 0 0 0 4 336 16,

',--------38,660 0 0 0 0 8'81' 709 13 16

---'-'---,-:...1·--·--.... - ------

200 feet 12 to 16 feet 14 to 18 feet 14 to 18 feet 14 to 18 feet 12 to 16 feet 15 to 18 feet 15 to 17 fect 13 to 15 'feet 13 to 15 feet 80 to 90 feet 16 feet 17, -10-20 'feet 18 feet 17 feet'

6,025 0 0 0 () 9'58

2,385 0 0 0 0 11'82

120 6 0 12 to 40 feet

58 14 0 4 to 50 feet

4,300 7,800 3,500 5,200

250 i70

7,000 280 450

15,000 370

6,050 670

1,200 -2,300

1,700 6JO

10,000 10,000

, 12,000

97,260

() () 0 o 0 0 000 000 000 o 0 0 000 0'0 0 o 0 0 o 0 0 000 000 000 000 o 0 '0 () 00 o 0 '0 o 0 0 000

() 8'59 77 0 0 o 2'66 43 ,7 0 o 6'60 48 3' 0 o 4'86 52 13 0 017'47 "9'26 I 21'74' "-16 4 () o 5'73, 83 10 0 o 1'80 'i5 I 0 1 2'08 24 9 '0 o 0'86 26 18 ' 0 o ,11'679 ,0 . 0 0" 3'82' ., 48 -3 0 o 5'80 8 2 0 o 13'74 34 7 0 0" 6'52 '31 5 0 o J3'27 47 0 0 o 18'26 23 4 0 2 6'58 1,137 0 0 J 16'46 843 0 0

i feet '6 feet 175 'feet 80 'feet 5 t feet" .... "\ t

50,feet (; to io feet' 30 feet' 15 feet 32 feet

i;8 feet' , 1'7 'feet' "

9 feet to feet 8 feet" 70 feet 40 feet, Shailow

'19

QUANTITY of"W ASHDIRT 'Puddled or Sluiced in the 'several Divisions and . Subdivisions, &c.--continued.

nlvJsion and SapdlVision,' . .and

Name of Company. Where Washdlrt was obtained. Washdirt Puddled. Yield of Gold 0 a Depth at which the

per Ton. of Gold. W""hdirt W!l.S obtained, &e.

1 ·1 Average Ttl Yield I Remarks relative to tlle

---------1------.,.----- I --'--, tons cwt. qr. -::;;;t~' ~wt. gr,j

I TARADALll: AND KYNETON I SlJBDIVISIONS. , . Ironstone Hill ... . .. N\lar Malmsbury . .. 4,073 0 o I 0 3 17'70 761 4 0 280 feet Glengower ... ... Lauriston ... . .. 3,600 0 0 0 3 0 540 0 0 160 feet

t

Totals ... ... 7,673 0 0 0 3 9'40 i 1,301 4 0

TA.RRANGOWER DIVISION.

William Bowe ... ... Blackie's Hill ... . .. 1,250 0 0 0 0 9'69 25 5 0 26 feet Abram Grigg '" ... Pegleg Gully ... . .. 1,200 0 0 0 o 12 30 Q 0 12 to 14 feet Robt. Grigg ... ... Porcupine Flat ... 390 0 0 0 o 16 13 0 0 50 feet John Knight ... . .. Porcupine Flat ... 325 0 0 0 o 12 8 2 12 25 feet John Trenowth ... ... Long Gully ... .. . 400 0 0 0 0 7'20 6 0 0 Surface Jolly ... ... . .. Sandy Creek ... '" 200 0 0 0 o 18 7 10 0 50 feet

-----Totals ... ...

I 3,765 0 0 0 o ll'45 89 17 12


RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION.

Success' ••• ... . .. TangiI '" .., 80 0 0 0 2 6 9 0 0 Perseverance ... ... Tangil ... . .. 27 0 0 0 5 0 6 15 0 Free-and-Easy ... ... Tangil ... '" 80 0 0 0 I 12 2 5 0 Republic ... . .. TangiI ... '" 6 0 0 I 3 0 6 18 0

Totals ... ... 143 ·0 .0 .0, ·3 II'57 24 18 0

"

'''f.

CEMENT. "

THE following iJ?formation )las been obtained from Returns made by the ~ining Surveyors and Registrars relative to the QUANTITY of CE!IEJ'fT . Crushed in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District dqring the Quarter,.and the QOLD obtained ~l;1erefrom.

DIvision and .Subdivision, • • d. Average . . and , Where Cement was obtained. I Cement Crushea. Yield of Gold

___ N_=..:.,_e_o_t C_o_m_p_a_Dy_ • ....;.. __ i _' _;...;.. ___ .

I ' per Ton.

--:;:~I oz. dwt. gr.

BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.

CENTRAL DIVISION. I 01 Mercer'S Battery (on hire) Ballarat East ... ... 107 0 0 3 12

Hopewell Battery (on hire) ... . .. ... ISO 0 0 0 I 12 "-

Totals ." ... 2s7 0 OJ 0 .2 5'S9

S)ITTHESDALE DIVISION. Howcroft and party ... Dreamer's Hill, Happy 31 0 0 0 5 11

Valley Sulivan and party ... Dreamer's Hill, Happy 4' 0 0 rT 0

Valley McKeown and party ... Dreamer's Hill ... 5 0 0 .2 .2 0 McKeown and party ... Dreamer's Hill ... 5 0 0 o 10 0 Drury an~ party ... ... Dreamer's Hill ... 10 0 0 0 8 0 Woods and party ... Dreamer's Hill ... 50 0 0, 0 3 0

Totals ... ... 105 0 0 0 7 ]'88 BLACKWOOD DIVISION

AND BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTH J SUBDIVISION. All Nations ... ... Yaukee Hill .. , '" 1,090 0 0 I 6'22

i

B 2

.Total YIeld of Gold,

Remarks relative to the Depth at which the .

Cement was obtained. -----------

oz. dwt. gr.

18 14 12 13 10 0 I

----32 4 12

8 9 5

4 4 0

10 10 0 2 10 0 4 0 0 7 10 0

37 3 5 ----

68 12 9

20

QUANTITY of CEMENT Crushed in the several Divisions and Subdivisions, &o.-continued.

Division and Subdivision, and

,Name 01 Company.

VVARANGA NORTH SUB-DIVISION,

Dalcom ... ... ... Frank ... ... .. .

AMHERST DIVISION. J. Bartlemore ... ... DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA

DIVlSIONS. Bamford and Hees ... John Job ... ... Simmonds and Co. ... Newbert and Co .... ... Wilson and Reid ... ...

.

HEPBURN DIVISION. Noble and party ... ...

ARARAT DIVISION. Cement ... ... ... Catheart ... ...

PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. Band of Hope ... . .. North and Soutli VV ales ... Hand-in-Hand ... ...

Where Cement was obtained. Cement Crushed. ' Yi!X~Old per Ton.

tons ewt. qr. oz. dwt. gr.

SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT .

Wllroo ... . ..r 13 0 0 0 2 20'31 Whroo '" • .. I 7 0 0 0 8 0

Totals ... · .. 1

20 0 0 0 4 15'60 i

Total Yield Qf Gold.

oz, dwt. gr.

\

1 17 0 2 16 0

4 13 0

MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.

i

Various places ... 755 '0 0 0 2 4'76 i 83 0 0

!

Middleton Hill, Bealiba 12 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 No.1 Hill, Bealiba . .. 36 0 0 0 4 16'66 8 9 0 No.2 Hill, Bealiba ... 42 0 0 0 4 20'57 10 4 0 No. 2' Hill, Bealiba '" 31 0 0 0 4 17 03 1 6 0 No.1 Hill, Bealiba ... 34 0 0 0 3 23'55 6 15 9

Totals ... ... 155 0.0 0 4 14'61 35 14 9


I

1 "'071 Kidd's Gully ... ... 300 0 0 0 25 o 21

ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.

Remarks relative to the Depth "t which tlla

Cement was obtained.

30 feet Surface and 30 feet 30 feet 28 feet 40 feet

30 f'let

I 9 17170 f~llt Londonderry ... ... 787 0 0 0 4 9'81

i 173

Catheart ... .. . 63 0 0 0 6 15'23 20 18 0 i

54 feet

Totals ... ... 850' 0 0 0 4 13'77 194 7 17

Deep Lead ... ... 2,677 0 0 0 4 0 535 8 0 75 to Il2 feet. Deep Lead ... ... 2,550 0 0 0 9 10'82 1,205 0 5 75 to 112 feet Deep Lead ... ... 500 0 0 0 7 20'16 196 0 0 ·75 to 112 feet

--------------Totals ... ... 5,727 0 0 0 6 18'29 1,936 8 5

•

21

NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERS ON THE GOLDFIELDS OF THE COLONY,

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31sT DECEMBER 1875.

(From Return8 made by the .lrfining Surveyors and Registrars.)

N arne 01 Place. No. Total. Name of Place. I, No. Total.

--1----- 1----BALLARAT DISTRICT. Brought for~ard ... . .. .. . 6,715

Central Division: Creswick Division-"Continued. Ballarat West ... ... .. . 333 Slaty Creek ... . .. ." 40 Ballarat East ... ... . .. 850 ! Mopoke ... ... .. . ... 30 Ballarat North 9

, Humbug Hill 20 ... ... ... ... . .. ...

Sebastopol 440 ,

Portuguese Flat ... 30 ... ... . .. ... ... .. . Cambrian Hill '" ... ... 45 Back Creek .. . ... ... 10 The Springs '" .. ... 40 Bullarook ... ... ... 30 Little Bendigo ... ... ... 455 Gordon Subdivision: -- 1,950 Dead-horse ... ... . .. 80 Egerton 180 Sago Hill ... 15 ... .. , ... . .. .. ... ... Gordon 65 2,348 ... ... ... . ..

80uthern Division: -- Moorabool 9 ... ... ... Long Gully '" ... ... 8 Sleiglitz Subdivision: -- 254 Staffordshire Reef. ... ... 74 Italian Gully 20 Steiglitz .•• ... .. . . .. 70 ... ... ... Morrison's 120 Splitters' Gully 6 ... ... ...

'" ... ... Dolly's Creek 30 Kangaroo 74 ... ... ... ... ... ... Elaine 75 Moonlight 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Mount Doran' 60 Bulldog ... 70 ... ... ...

'" ... -.... Little Forest 10 Rokewood Junction 50 ... ... ... ... ... -- 365 Mount Misery Creek ... ... 310 Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain Jackson's Gully '" ... ... 10 South Subdivision: Yankee Hill ... ... ... 15 Golden Point ... . .. ... no Grassy Gully .. , ... ... 35 Bed Hill ... .. . ... 60 Spring Creek '" ... ... 14 Barry's Beef and Split-tree ... ... 400 Sawpit Gully ... ... ... 14 , Yankee Reef and Creek . .. .. , 60 Whim Holes ... ... .. . 25 Simmons' Reef and Back Creek ... 50 HardHiUs ... ... ... 30 Sebastopol and Lower Lerderderg H • 120 ]j'renchman's ... ... ... 45 Blakeville . .. . .. ... 30 Pinchgut ... '" ... ... 40 Snake Gully ... . .. '" 14 Break·o'-Day ... ... ... 80 Goodman's Creek ... '" H • 20 Western Creek ... ... ... so

I Balian Flat ... ... . .. 40

Buniltyong Division: -- 1,010 Garibaldi and vicinity ... ... 30 Wright's Reef .. , ... .. , 40 Durham and tributaries '" ... 100 Bacchus Marsh and vicinity 40 Green Hills and Devonshire 40 .. , ... Maher's Hill 16 Scotchman's and Hard Hills 80 ... ." ... ...

1,030 Buninyong, including Union .Jack, Ballan Subdivision: -- i

Glencoe. and Bowen Hill ... ... 50 Near Blakeville ... ... ... 4 4 Hiscock's Reef '" ... ... 80 ------Winter's Flat, Cobbler's, Long Gully, Total for Ballarat District ... ... 9,318

and Magpie Ranges ... ... 90 ---Black Lead and Gum-tree 80 ---

'" Napoleon, Kitty's Ranges, and Gympie 60 BEEcHwoRTH DISTllICT. Prospecting and isolated parties ... 50 Beechworth Division: Mount Helen Reef ... ... ... 16 Spring Creek 105 -- 646 ... ... . ..

Smythesdale Division: Sil ver Creek ... ... ... 25 Smythesdale '" ... ... 170 Deep Creek ... ... .., 22 Scarsdale and Newtown ... . .. 200 Hurdle Creek ... .. . ... 54 Cape Clear ... ... ... 40 Pennyweight Flat ... ... .. . 52 Brown's ... '" ... '" 100 Two-mile Creek ... . .. 60 Italian Gully ... ... ... 6 , Three-mUe Creek .. , ... . .. 190 Derwent Jack's .. , ... ... 20 Six-mile Creek ... ... .. . 50 Piggoreet '" ... ... 90 Stony Creek ... '" , .. 100 Bottle Hill ... .. , ... 55 Myrtleford, &c. ... '" .. . llO Snake Valley and Hard Hills ... 60 Wooragee, &c. ... .. , .. . 110 :~S~nv~~~ey and .~ucky ':.~man's ::: 140 Reid's Creek ... ... ... 38

580 Woolshed ... ... ... 190 Golden Lake ... ... ... 10 Sebastopol - ... .., .. . 120 Madden's Flat ... ... ... 18 Eldorado ... . .. .. . 400 Linton's . " ... .. , 170 Stanley and neighborhood ... ... 380 Monkey Gully ,~ .. ... ... 15 Yackandandah Division: -- 2,1J06 Moonlight Creek ... ... . .. 12

Clear Creek 68 Preston Hill 25 ... ... .. . ... ... ... Bruarong 22 -- 1,711 ... ... ... Creswick Division: Kirby's Flat ... ... ... 65

Creswick ... ... ... . .. 20 Rowdy Flat ... . .. .., 40 Clunes ... ... ... .. . 900 Osborne's Flat ... .., .., 60 Springhill ... ... ... 580 Allan's Flat . .. . .. .. . .. 12 Broomfield Gully ... ... ... 30 Staghorn Flat ... ... .. . 40 Red Streak ... ... ... 165 Twist's Creek ... . .. . .. 80 Union Hill ... ... . .. 20 Muddy Creek . .. .., . .. 40 Longpoint ... ... . .. 20 Hillsborough ... .. ... . .. 45 Diamond Gully ... ... ... 15 Sandy Creek ... .. . . .. 85 Cobbler's Gully ... ... .. . 15 Township .. , ... .. . 70 Bald Rills ... ... .. , 10 Hayes' Point ... ... .. . 20 Sulky Gully ... '" ... 15 - 647 --- ---Carried forward, ' .... . .. ... 5.715 Carried forward ... ... . .. 2,653

22

NUMBER and DIsTRmuTION of MINERS on the Goldfields, &c.-continued.

Name of Place. No. --~~~~·~':~'~+-~~~~i.ll ' ;

Brought forward' .u, ,.' ...

Indigo Division: Chiltern and New Ballarat Leads ... I Suffolk Lead ... ..... .:. Indigo Lead ... • •• Robert Burns ... ., ... ...

. "Lancashire Lead .•• .;,,"'" I' • :;.~.: Caledonian and Durham Leads ....' Clydesdale ... ... • .. Hibernian... ... ." .•. Various Quartz Reefs , ...

190 '12 . 18Q.

6 7

27 10 5

6.0

2,653

497 BucR.land Division:

Harrietville ... ... ... ! r-

138. 413 Harrietville to Bright·... . .. -

Brigh t to Boundary,including Running Creek ... ... .•• • ••

. ,

. WandiJigong ... ... • .. 152. 302 112 164 16\)·

Buckland to Upper Bridge ... . : .. ' Upper to Lower Bridge .•• .. . Lower"Bridge to Ovens Junction .. .

Ale:l:'andra Subdivision: Alexandra and vicinity ... Godfrey's Creek . ••• ... Devil'sRiver and tributaries Johnson's Creek and tributaries' Head of U T Creek .. . Goulburn River... .. . Doojalook ... .. . Spring Creek and tributaries Higinbotham ... • •• Merton and vicinity ... Tea-tree Crcek and vieinity Scattered population .,. Acheron River .•• Maindampie and Doon Yea. ...

Dry Creek Subdivision: Brankeet Creek ... "Dry Creek .•. Hell's Hole ... Kangaroo Creek .. ,

(}a.f!ne!i'iI Creek Subdivision: GoulburnRiver .•• ... Gaffney's Creek... • .. Cannon's Creek ... ...

"Raspberry Creek arid branches LYl'€bird Creek... .. . Wallaby Reef ... .. . Moving popUlation .. . Moonlight Creek... • ••

Wood's Point Subdivision: 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 ...

4.0 ... -40 "'';' , .' fo'

15 , . -4'

... "15

... 2

... " '15 . : .. \.' 3" ... I· '·6' ... 25' ••• 24 ... 40' •• ;. . 6'

. ... 15'·

...... , ""

6. 36 32 45

3 6 7.

'5 "' --

... ~

'32-2.0 48 ·S. io 6· .

32' • 16' ,

1,45.0

"'26.0

14.0

14.0

Brought forward :: ..

Jarnieson Subdivision: Howqua River and tributaries" . • .. Goulburn from Howqua to 'jamieson Mack's.Creek ... ... • .... Go:mpurJ?-fromJ amieson to Swampy Creek i SaIlor BIll's Creek !f"." " ".r .. 1., Flume Creek ::: ::: ::: Baker's Creek... . ..

5 4.0 60 .. 7.0

10.0 ·30 25

5,539

--- 38.0

Total for Beechworth District ... 5,869

.1,.

.SANDHUKST DISTRICT. ."

Sandlturst Division: ". Back Creek and Spring Gully... 15.0." . Sheepshead 'and Golden Gully .. ~ ,·-375·· Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat ... '495' Crusoe Gully and neighborhood ... ' fo "

Mal'ong and Bullock Creek n., .1,40 Victoria and New-chum Reefs , .,. ,,5fi,Q· ",',' Long, Maiden, and Derwent Gullies ... ' ; 52.0, Ironbark ... ... n. ... '. 48.0, Bendigo Flat.. ... ..'" ...: ~I.i? • White Hills and Epsom ... ... ~~Ol Huntly... .... ... ... ~Q" Sydney Flat and Whipstick ••• 2~Q l::\pecim.en Hin.and Sailors' Gully... .. itlo" Devonshire and Deadchorsc Gullies, .... ,. 2i}O, , c

/1

"YindmHl Hill and California Gully.... 430 I Eagle~awk Gully and ~lat ... ....' 315. ; Snob;s;J;lill and Pegleg Gully .... , 1 3~Q, :

, Rayw~od ... ... '''" ''''1 '7.0.. , I Elysian Flat ... ... ...' '40"

I' Sebastian... ... ... ...: ':5( i

Kamarooka ... ... ... --4.0' Scattered and prospecting ... ... 3QQ·.,

i Xi/more Division: 1-"':;':": 6,065 i Reedy Creek ... ... ...' . 30'

Sunday/Creek·... ... ... 20' Strath'Creek ... .... •• ' :6, Scattered, prospecting, &c. ... , . .... 1~

H eathaote "Iiivision and W a~diziia South . '" ' Subdivision: ,.;.

55

Graytown ••• ... ';.. 30 Redcastle ... ... ... I 70 Heathcote .... ,... ., ..... 130' ... , Costerfield ... ... ... 19.5" Tooborac ... ... ... ...' 25'

I' Kimbolton and Campaspe ... ·30 '

Coliban and Myrtle Creek ... i <tQ i Wild-dqck ... ... ...:: 3.0" 1

II One-eyed Gully... ... ...5.0'

11\!waranga NorthlSubdivision: 'i-:--:-= 6.0.0 Rushworth" ........ .1, 96 i • Whroo·... ... ... :.:' HIS'1

. Coy's Diggings... ... ... 2i:r i·· , White Hills; &c.... ... ... 29 " Wa~~ga ••. .... ... .u, 14':! ;

-' -'-" '-' , 366 II

, II Moving population Maori Creek ••• Never-~ind Spur ...

Big River Subdivision:

1.0 ' 6' ,

2.0· , -- 20811

rotal for Sandhurst :District.

M~RYllOROUGH DISTRICT. i

, "'-1--; ••• ' ,i 7,086 .. '\"---

'\ !

Frenchman's Creek Warner's Creek .. . Enoch's Point .. . Railway Creek .. . Jim Thomas' Creek Big River North ... Big River South •.. " Fry's .Creel!: '" Wilson's Creek ... Moving popUlation Goulburn River ...

Mitta-mitta: Division: Lightning Creek... .. . Granite Flat, Snowy Creek .. . Mitta-iuitta River ... .. . Junction, Snowy Creek .. .

. Carried forward

••• I

.... ;

.. , '!

6 12

6 4

:. "~f 22 !, 24: " 11 2 ~

.2, i ;.---, 98

35 .. 35',

15 8 i

-_. 93

... \ 5,539

Muryborough Division: Alma, ... Waterloo... • .. Inkerman... '" .. . Moonlight Flat .. . Adelaide Lead Golden Point Craigie .. , Four-mile Flat Caris brook ' Mosquitq .. , Blucher'S ... Newtown .. . Havelock .. . Chinaman's Blaekman'sLead ••• Maryborough '

Carried forward ..

.. ;' I ... 3,100 ,. ~""' . ..,

23

, NUMBER and DISTRIBUTION of MINERS on the Goldfields, &c.-continued.

Name of Place.

Brought forward ...

Majorca Subdivision: Majorca , .. View Point Lead .,. England's Hill Lead Rocky Flat Lead '" Gibraltar Lead .. McCallum's Old Lead Scandinavian, ... . German Gully .. .

Amherst Division: About Talbot ... • .. Scandinavian Lead ••• Mount Greenoek •••. .. ... Mount Glasgow ... " ... . Nuggety and Long Gullies .. . Kangaroo Flat and Gully ••• Mia-mia and tributaries ••• Daisy liill and tribu taries ... Adelaide Lead South ... Blacksmith's Gully ... Emu and Cockatoo Brown's Gully

Avoca Subdivision: Amphitheatre ••• Avoca Lead" ... Green'liill Creek ' •• Percydale .. . Homebush' ... .. . Lamplough ... .. . Barnes' No.2 n. • .. Monte Christo... . .. Mountain Hut ... . .. No.1 Creek' ..... • .... No.2 Creek ... u ••• '

Kimberley.and Sardine ••• Donkey liill ... . .. Middle Creek, &c. ... ... Gullies east of Avoca ". Perseverance Reef... ... West of England Reef ... New Reef, Avoca Road ••• Glenpatrick Reef ... ...

Dunolly and Tarnagulla Divisions: Dunolly... ••• • .. Burnt Creek ... . •• Goldsbrough . ... ... Inkerman... .•• • •• Moliagul... ... .. . Bealiba... ... .. . Murphy's Flat ..... .. . Jones' Creek ••• • •• Tarnagulla '" ... .. •. Half-way.;. ••• ... '" Llanelly ..•. .... .... '"

Inglewood and Wedderburn Divisions: Jericho and Jordan. .... . '" Whitehead's and Thomson's G.ully ... Berlin and Hard Hills. • .. Kingower.. .•. '"'' McIntyre's '" .. . Craigie Lead ... .. . Synnott's... ... . .. Burke's Flat ... ... Boe's Flat , .. Inglewood .. .

."j

Wedderburn .. . Garibaldi... .. . Potter's Hill ... Avoca Forest '.. ::: ::: Woolshed and Yorkshire Flat ... Chinese... ... ... ..,

Redbank and St. Arnaud South Subdivisions· Stuart mill, &c.... ... ..: Redbank ... • .. . Fowler's Lead ... " Hinds .. . Moonambel, ·&c. • •• Darling Flat, &c. .., Emerald Flat ... ... Sandy Creek ... ..:" Canterbury ... • .. }<'ossickers • . ... • ..

St; Arnaud North SubdiviSion'; New Bendigo .. . St. Arnaud .. . Stuart mill, &c. . .. ..

Carried forward

No. Toto.l. Name of Place. No. Total.

-------------------

23 6

40 48 II

9 4 3

-45 30 90

8 46 28 38

125 95 36 66

6 -:--

. 50 100

72 180

70 152

6 32 25 45 80 15 28 25 20 20

6 5 8

190 60 80 40 90

110 20

100 80 20 50

,..--

84 40

300 50 40 18 20 14 27 80 62 42

5 140 76 42

65 50 30 30 75 20 80 15 15 80

-25

200

3,100

144

613

955

840

1,040

I ~

380

30 . __ i. ... 7,072 Ii

Brought forward ...

St. Arnaud NQrth Subdivasion-continued. Silver Mines, &c. ... ... • .. Rostron's and Wattle Flat ... .. . Emu, &c.... ... ... .. . Carapooee ... ... ...' Bell Rock, &c. ... ... .. . Blink Bonnie ... ...' .. . Duchess of }~dinbUIgh .... • .. Jerejaw, &e. ... ... • ••

30 15 15 10 10 35 15 10

.20

7,072

Victoria Reef, &c. ... ... • •• ' -- 415

"1--Total for Maryborough District

CASTLEMAINE DISTRICT.'

Castlemaine Division: Eureka Beef ... Guildford ... Campbell's Creek ... Sailor'~ Gully ... Castlemaine ... Caledonia Reef .. . " ... .: Barker's Creek .. . ·Myrtle Creek .. . Moonlight Flat .. . Chewton ... ' .. . Wattle Gully ... Golden Point .. . Diamo'nd Guily .. . Bolivia Heef .. .

.J

58 152 130 44

106 9

122 ,~p: 70

229 74 99,

109 31

Fryer's Creek Division; Gol~en Gully to Fryerstown ... 200 Sprmg Gully and Specimen Hill ... 150 Church's Flat to Vaughan ... ... 250 Butcher's and Kangaroo Hills ••• 85 German and Mopoke 'Gullies '" .... . 140 Loddon: Va)lghan to Perlllyweight... 100 Table Hill and Tarilta ... ... 110 Guildford Hills... ... ... 245 Loddon: Vaughan to Holcombe '" 230 Nuggety Gully and Irishtown ... 135: Green and Sailors' Gullies '" ••. 45 Pickpocket and liard Hills ... ... '40 Strathloddon and Hit-or-Miss. ... 15?

Hepburn Division: . Dry Diggings Section' ... ... 82 Yandoit Section... ... ... 130 Boots Gully Section ... '" 56' Italian Gully Section ... ... ..92' Spring Creek Section ... ... 91) Doctor's Gully Section ... ''', 76 Brandy-hot Section ... ••. 32 Deep Creek Section ... ... 12'2 Blind Creek SectIon ... ... 107 Stony Creek Section ... ... 98 Wombat Creek Section ... ... 121" Daylesford Section. ... ... 328" Connel's Gully Section ... ... 77

Taradale and I(yneton Subdivision: Taradale ... • .. Redesdale ... Yankee Point ..• Malmsbury ... Coliban... . •. Belltopper .. . Lauriston .. .

Tarrangower Division: Beehive Hill ... • .. Eaglehawk and Pegleg Gully Long Gully... ... Porcupine Fht... . .. Fiddler's Flat ... ... Mount Tarrangower ••. Sandy Creek .. , ... Nnggety ... ... '" Mia-mia Green Valley l-Iuekleford Clydesdale River Loddon Parkin's Heef German Reef .. . Chapman's' Gully .. .

190 51 20

121 1

22 36

101 1--.-,

7i 261

82 38

:3 18

110 2'4 • '6 'II

••• 25' '. ... i 39'"

35 26 25 3

7,487

1,283

1,880

],416

541

-- 777

Carried forward .1,897

24

NUMBER and DISTRIBUTIOY of MIYERS on the Goldfields, &c.-continued.

Name of Pln.ce. No. Total. :Name of Place. No.

----------~·~·--------------------------I-------,I-----------------------------------I-----

Brought forward ...

St. Andrew's Division: Anderson's Creek .. . Long Gully .. . Smith's Gully .•• Yow-yow: ... • .. Wild-dog ... Phipps' Gully ... Diamond Creek ... Walsh and Armstrong's Warburton ... Cherry Gully ... Cobbler's Gully .•• Watery Gully .•.

1 Heefton... . •. Pioneer... ... Queenstown ... IGngatown .. . One-tree Hill .. . McMlihon's Emerald Starvation Creek ...

Blue Mountain North Subdivi&ion : Trentham ... . •• Newbury... ... • .. Garlick's ... ... ...

. Total for Castlema.ine District ...

An .. uu.T DISTRICT.

Ararat Division: Ararat Proper ••. • •. Armstrong's . ... ... Philip's Flat and Cathcart ... Rhymney Reef and Shea's Flat Opossum Gully and Port Curtis Moyston and Londonderry ...

Pleasant Creek Division: Silver Shilling... ... ... Deep Lead,Forty-foot, and Welshman's

Flat... .., ... . .. Great Western... ... ... Stawell... ... ... . .. Seventy-foot ... ... .. . Germania .. , ... .. . Welcome ... ... ... • .. Darlington ... ... ... lronbark ... .•. ... • ••

BarMy Division: Lamlsborough Barkly ... Frenchman's Glenpatrick

Raglan Division: Beanfort and surrounding gullies Sailor's Gully... . •• Charlton ... .. . Waterloo... ... .. .

Total for Ararat District

. GI1'PSLAND DISTRICT.

Omeo Subdivision: Uvingstone Creek ... ... Mitta-mitta River, from Cobungra to

,Wombat Creek ... ... ... Wombat Creek... ... • .. Gibbo Hiver ••. ••• • .. Swift's Creek '" ••• . •• Hiver Tambo ... ... ...

87 4

20 9

14 75 12 23 16 9.

]6 7

84 9

24 18 7

]3 26 10

3 13 23

482

,- 39

--6,418

1-

160 , 86 66 60 90 65

20

595 45

1,028 36 20 14· 18 60

516

--- 1,825

1!J5 60

250 50

118 81 60 96

140

32 40 27

135 8

-

355 1---

3,180

382

Carried forward "'1 ... 382

Brought forward ...

MitchellRiver and Boggy Creek Subdivisions: Nicholson and Tambo Rivers ... Boggy Creek '" . ... • .. Merrijig Creek .•• ... .. . Sandy's Creek ... ... .. .

Crooked River Division: Grant... ... ... • •• Crooked River... ... ... Jungle Creek ... ... • .. Twelve-mile Creek... ... . .. Twenty-five-mile Creek... .. . Thirty-mile Creek ... ... .. . Wentworth ... ... . .. . Upper Dargo ... ... .. . Middle Dargo ... ... .. . Lower Dargo ... n. .. .

Upper Mitchell... ... .. . Good Hope ... ... • .. Good Luck Creek '" ••. ... Swamp Creek and neighboring Creeks W onnangatta ... ' .. , ....

Jericho Division: Dry Creek ... Defiance Creek .. . Lower Jordan .. . Upper Jordan .. . Hed Jacket Creek .. . B B Creek ... Thomson Hiver •.. Aberfeldy ~iver .. . Loch Fyne .. . Prospecting '"

Donnelly's Creek Division: Donnelly's Creek Aberfeldy, Fulton's, &c. Freestone Creek ... Gladstone ...

Stringer'S Creek Division: Waihalla .•• ... n. .. .

Neilson's Creek.... ••. .. . Pearson's Town (Happy-go-Lucky) .. . Aberfeldy and Mount Look Out .. . Thomson Hiver... ... • .. }<'ulton's Creek... ." ... Prospecting on Pleiades Hanges .. ,

Russell's Creek Division: Crossover Diggings Tangil... ... Tangil (Western Branch) ... Tarwin... . .. HUBsell's Creek .. . Pheasant Creek .. . Hawthorn .. . Wombat Creek .. . Good Hope Creek .. . Great Expectation .. .

Bendoc Subdivision: Bendoc... . .. Bonang... . .. Delegate Hiver ... Bog and Queensborough Prospecting ...

TaTwin Subdivision: :Foster ... Turton's Creek

TraT'algon Subdivision: Morewell .. . Nal'acan Creek .. . 'fraraJgon Creek .. . Flinn's Creek .. . Tyers' Creek .. . Merriman's Creek .. . Moe .•. • .. Latrobe ... EagJehawk Creek ...

, ...

Total for Gippsland District ...

GRAND TOTAL

160 131 42 32

13 28 18

5 8 6

37 19 20 12 25 7

12 30

7

4 10 30

2 22 20 20 10

6 2

80 45 11

4

451 4 1

i57 64

5 8

. 37 42

3 5 6 3

.6 9 1 1

6 38 34 24 6

-156

10

4 4 3 4 2 3 2 6 4

Total.

382

355

247

126

140

690

113

108

166

32

2,359

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Office of Mines, Melbourne, 18th January 1876.

R. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretary for Minell.

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MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS' REPORTSo

BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.

CENTRAL DIVISION. Mr. David Christy, Mining Registrar.

This quarter's return shows a falling off both in alluvial and quartz; but in the latter the falling off in the yield of gold is due to temporary causes, such as the reorganization of tribute parties, progressive works, &c. These impediments have taken place among the best and most productive of the mines, and, but for these causes, the ret~ of gold would be much in excess of the previous quarter's. In the Black Hill Company, the United mack Hill Company, Spanake's Company, and the Hero Company, the differenee in the two quarters amounts to about 2,102 ozs., and the difference is due to the circumstances above named. Quartz mining in Ballarat was never in a more prosperous and hopeful position, the proof of which is the constant addition of machinery, besides the continued development of new payable lodes. A new payable lode has recently been opened at Dead-horse by the Welcome Company, which promises to be a great success.

The White-horse Ranges, a low ridge running nearly north and south, and dividing the Sebastopol plateau from the old rich alluvial workings of Ballarat East, gives occupation to about 150 quartz miners in parties of from 2 to 5 men. These parties work small veins of a few inches thick, and all their work is carried on from the surface to about 50 feet deep, th~ miners earning generally fair wages. 'The deepest shaft ever sunk on this range (excepting the Sovereign Company's, which is at the ,extremc northern end) reached a depth of about 250 feet, but no cross-cute were put in from it; and therefore this very promising and very large area of ground remains undeveloped to this hour. '

The influx of water from a few abandoned claims at Cobblers and Sebastopol-to wit, the Great Gulf, the Bonsbaw, &c.-and the consequent discontinuance of pumping in those, claims, has caused the stoppage of others, notably the Prince of Wales Company, who, being unable to contend with the accumulation of water, had to succumb, and the overflow bids fair to overwhelm the Band and Albion Consols. This accounts for the falling off in alluvial gold as well as the falling 'off in the number of alluvial miners, who from this cause are thrown out of employment.

The return from seven banks of gold purchased during the qua~er is 30,387 ozs. 8 dwts. 16 grs. The q1?Antity of water Bold during the quarter was 12,207,00.0 g~nons, at 4d. per 1,000 £20398.

GOLD obtained from the principal Alluvial Claims for the Quarter ending 31st December 1875.

Hand-in-Band .. . St. George .. . New Koh-i-noor Nil Desperandum

oz. d wt. gl'.

1,492 15 0 915 7 15 360 0 0 242 7 0

Koh-i-noor A nugget .,. Winter's Freehold Eastern Star

oz, dwt, gr. 9 9 {)

41 8 0 1,539 3 19

95 0 0 National '... • .. Band and Albion Consols Red Jacket, No.4 shaft Bushby and party Llewellyn and party Golden Reef ...

70 0 0 1,690 0 0

From horse-puddlers and small 1,600 0 0

Temperance Endeavor New Dimmock's Britannia Parade

121 12 17 30 5.16 27 0 0 13 0 0

, co-operative parties '

Total ...

DIVIDENDS.

Total

SOUTHERN DIVISION. Mr: George Perry, Mining Registrar.

QUARTZ MINING,

... 8,247 9 0

£ $. d. 2,800 0 0

379 10 0 288 0 0 217 10 0 100 0 0

3,785 0 0

Staffordshire Reef.-The Hopewell Tribute Company have sunk their shaft to a depth of 206 feet and opened out at 200 feet, at which level they struck a lode 7 feet thick; from 540 tons of stone taken therefrom the handsome yield of 397 ozs. 6 dwts. was obtained. The lucky tributers have divided as high as £48 per man for the fortnight, and from present appearances a long continuance of good dividends is expected.

The Hopewell Company have had a trial crushing of 100 tons, which turned out very poor. They are now putting in a drive at 230 feet to cut the lode which the tributers are working.

The Speedwell Tribute Company are doing fairly. It is stated that richer stone is still being left under foot, but the terms of their agree~ent precludes them from working'it.

The Molly Darling Company are driving. The New Kangaroo Company expect to start crushing in February next •

. Frenchman's.-The ~ope ~omp!!-ny have not yet fairly got to work: They have been sinking and driying, and have Just struck the lode ill theIr dnve at the depth of 68 feet, showmg good gold, Several fresh claIms have recently been surveyed and registered.

ALLUVIAL MINING.

. The rush at Kangaroo Flat continues still to give profitable employment to a small number of .miners, some of whom are doing exceedingly well, especially the Lucky Company, a co-operative party of 4 men, who have divided £200 per man for the past quarter. Various opinions are given as to the nature of the find; some persons aver it to be. a patch, others:" le~d. ~hould t~e latter .opinion prove cor~ct there will. be plenty of room for a large number of mmers .• Prospectmg 18 belllg earned on vIgorously, but, oWlUg to the hard nature of the ground, progress is necessanly slow.

McMullen's Bridge.-The Goldsbrough Company are driving for the gutter.

BUNINYONG DIVISION.

Mr. Robert M. Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.

'A~LUVIAL MINING.

Considerable activity has prevailed in this branch of mining dnring the latter portion of the quarter, especially in the re-working of old leads or their tributaries. These workings have proved especially remunerative at the Green Hills and Union Jack; and three new claims have been, taken up at ;tpe,4ead of ·the Napoleons, where steam machinery has in two instances been erected, and washing :·wiIl shortly commence. The workings on the Main Durham gutter are now confined to the Perseverance Company's No.2 mine. There is ;t falling off both in number of alluvial miners and the yield of gold duringthe':qu~rter. lii .... ,',.'

QUARTZ l\1INING~ . This liranch of gold mining quite holds its own and is likely to improve: ' A· quartz reef; supposed to be on

the Fairweathers line, and about one mile south from same, has been, opened dnring the quarter"and a·trial crushing of 8. tons yielded; 1 oz. 3 dwts .. per ton. The party are now sinking 'deeper, and willmort]y prove the', reefi . ·The neighborhood known as the GumtreeFlat has yielded 'muc~'alluvial gold." '. "" .'.., .'.

. The quantity of water sold during the quarter has. been! 10,000,000 gallons; . rent .receivod, £4 lOs. 6d •. Wa te.r from Goverlll;nent· reservoir, in 'Buninyong, under control of Borough Council. :...., '

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S'MYTHESDALE;: ·DIVISION.'

. . ." ,.. . fffr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. . " .... :,¥,;. r~'~-'" ... r.~~·.f:. "~\' I "~'"' t,," l" h '; " 'j ~ "-" .: ,";:,':' ·";.'ll,>:-;'1 J::".;,~~:J ':' '-' "'1-',,:1

..... ('l;'he !tggregate 'g(M~return fqr the 'quarter' shows a'marKed' declension fl,'om 'tliat of' the pre~<ius 'quarter; being 1,911 ozs. less.' '" ,I, ~ ." .:' ",,) , • ; 't\l.~!" . Ii ,'" it:' ',' , ,1.\. ;: ~:~ ~ ~.~ !:'( .... 1.· (,I' '}II! I'~.

. .' Thia falling off i.B partly owing ,to the fact of .a number of small mining cJaims throughout the division'h~vihg' been worked out, but in a great measUre to the exhaustion 'of the 'alluvial 'mines in and' around Carnghiiln, where mining operation~ seem t9 be approaching e;s:tinction: ',', ::'~"~:.' .; ~.', ..... : : t • "'. ..

One new acquisition has, .however, been added to' our/resou.rees; .the ·!\-fain· Lead· ConsoIs' Company,' near Cape Clear, ha,ying bottomed.an~ o~tained what is: said .to be anexcelleht prospect. Should this"grOUJid- turn out as'is expected it will open up' a large field for employment in that locality, there being some miles' of tinworked·leads to be operated upon. , . , .. .. . '. ~., .' .. , .. ' ,

In all other pads of the di"ision . mining' ma~te.t:s far~' Iirogressing in the saine' steady' routine' manner so often described in previous reports. .',' '. ,'f , . ,', '.,l .~. ' " ... , l' I J', "'J .:,' I ",r " .

The l?n~-eontiAu.eg. rainy season has been highly (!1V?r~9Ie,to ,~he prosecution of. NIl' s!\l.icing" l7n~ that limited branch of. mlllmg has been remarkably successful. . . I ' .

Q,uartz mining here is slowly attJ;acting attention; but upori the whole !t is still in a backward .s.tate.

The,following is the yield from somfil of 'tIl''; p~iJicipal mi:des':-' .:

Reform, ,Haddon Racecourse, Haddon Trunk Lead, Haddon" "ii'" , ... ,Eldorado, Smythesdale Eclipse, Newtown ...

No water has been sold dnring the past quarter.

. '\ CRESWICK . DIVISION.

oz. dwt .. ,',

2,411 11 , 1,408 16 .'

'. ', .. -l;IT3 19' ".' t,/i, •

.:1~ 359. 3' .. ,149 11 ' . ",1'

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Mr. James Stevenso~; Mini~~ -Surveyor and Registrar.

I have the honor,to report that the yields both from alluvial and quartz, although not so large as last quarter, are exceedingly good. . " , . , .

In quartz there is a falling off both in the quantity crushed and the average yield. I am happy, however, to report that, towards the termination of the quarter, "tlie . Clunes Quartz Company struck a reef at their lowest level (990 feet), showing heavy gold in the casing and solid quartz!

. In alluvial mining the yields at the Springhill mines continue excellent; Hawkins' Company have worked out, but the Kingston Park Company, Cuminings' Company, '~nd' Richardson'S Junction Company have commenced washing. :

1'he following are the yields and divid(jnds from the ppncipall!lines :-;-.. • ~ ,. ~ I,. 1

.YIELDS.

New Lothair Company; Clunes Australasian Company, Redstreak .. Baron :Rothschild Company, Springhill Bunyan's Freehold Company, Springhill :" Richardson's Western Company, Springhill,,,·

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llobinson's Freehold Company, Springhill .. . Cummings' Freehold Company; Springhill ' .... I

Kingston Park Company, Springhill ' .. . :Richardson's Junction Com pringhill

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First Chance Company, Spri Western Lewers Company, Springhill ... Carter's Freehold Company, Springhill '. ~. Southern Freehold Company, Springhill '" I" '" Dan :Ryan's Northern Freehold Company; Spritghill ... ' Northern Freehold Company, Springhill •.. ! .. .

A~proximate yield of other mines .:.

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1_ '" • .,;.?Z",·' ,dwt~ .• g~ •. " '.' ~:. .: ... ; 427.3 ,0 ... ,

.. •. d'.. .._. · •• ·272.· "2 0.:.'. :,,:: ~ ••• ' j ' •• 1 '3,634 0 '2

....... 2,061, 8, .. OJ!'; U".: . • • ' t .. ~,'~ 2,018 . 0' 22'" .'

1,320 10 6 .... 975' 15' 6'

539, 7, 0 .. , .. ,'397, '7 '0.

375, 8., Or 259 19 10 145 2 9 '122' 12 6' 104 ; ';'0 f4" 27'0: 6'"

2,000 . 0 ' 0'

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dlun~s Quartz Comp~~y ... New North CIunes Company Baron Rothschild Company Richardson's Western Company , Bunyan's Freehold Company Robinson's Fr'eehold Gompany Cummings' Freehold Company Dan Ryan's Company ... Hawkins' Freehold Company

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200 0 o First Chanqe Comp~i:ty ... 6,168 0 0 Western Lewers Company

11,858 0 0 Kingston Park Company 4,977 14 0 Richardson's Junction Company 4,177 14 0 Southern Freehold C?mp.any 3,362 16 0 Gaxter's Freehold Company 1,092 18 6

942 3 0 400 '0 0

GORDON SUBDIVISION.

Total

Mr. TllOmas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.

EGERTON. QUARTZ MINING.

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£ ',so d. 142 "0' . 0 110 6 6 226 5 6 163 17 0

21 9, 6 Ii 18 6

... £33,855 2 6

The New Black-horse Company .-This compa~y have not yet discovered payable quartz in their mine, but carry on their operations by means of calls. From the energy and perseverance they display under considerable difficulties they are certainly deserving of success. In the 400-foot level, to which operations are confined, a lode was cut about 800 feet east of the main (lhaft, underlying to the west. A distance of 30 feet has been driven across this lode without any sign of the.eastern wall. The quartz does not show gold, but from the nature of the lodes in the district, there is a probability of the foot-wall side proving payable. The lode tHrows out a good stream of water. No quartz has been crushed during the quarter. The average number of men employed at the mine is 15,

The Egerton Compapy,-This company are raising and crushing stone obtained from the Rose shaft and the new shaft. The last-mentioned shaft has been sunk to a depth of 650 feet, and a level was opened out at a depth of 620 feet. The number of men employed at the mine is 130.

The Routh Learmonth and Egerton Amalgamated Company.-This company are erecting a horizontal engine of 42-horse power, at a cost of £1,200; and hope to be in a position to commence mining operations in about a month. ~'our men are employed at present.

Sullivan's Hill Company.-This company did not do any work during the quarter. Tailin,qs.-A Chinese paJ:ty of 16 men are engaged in washing the tailings from the Egerton Company's

battery. They state that they have obtained 6 oZs. a week, or a total of 78 OZ8, during the quarter, Two other Chinese parties-one consisting of 6 men, the other of 4 men-have been engaged during the quarter washing the tailings from the New Black-horse Company's battery. No direct information was obtainable in regard to their earnings, but as nearly as can be ascertained they are making about 1 'oz. each per week, or a total of 26 ozs. for the quarter.

, Prospecting Ope'1'ations.-Five men are engaged prospecti,ng the ground to the south of the claim of the South Learmonth and Egerton Amalgamated Company. They have not yet discovered any payable lode.

ALLUVIAL MINING.

There was'no alluvial mining in this portion of the subdivision during the quarter.

MOORABOOL. QUARTZ MINING.

The Argyle Company.-This company are working at the north-west corner of Morrow's pre-emptive right, and have been engaged during the quarter prospecting their ground to a depth of 70 feet. A drive was put in and a. lode struck 60 feet north from the shaft, about 3 feet in thickness, from which a trial crushing of 20 tons was taken. The stone yielded 19!ozs., or nearly 1 oz. to the ton, but as the stone was obtained at the (northern) boundary 'of the Qlaim the company had to cease operations. They have commenced to sink their shaft deeper, in order to test the lode at a greater depth. The number of men employed is 5.

The North Argyle Company.-This company's ground is situated to the north of the Argyle Company's claim. A shaft has been sunk to a depth of 100 feet, at which point water was struck. They are now engaged erecting a whim to enable them to sink the shaft to a greater depth. The number of men employed is 4. .

ALLUVIAL MINING.

There was no alluvial minh;lg ip this portion oOhe subdivision during the quarter.

GORDON. QUARTZ MINIIi'G.

Parker's UnitedCompany.-This company have been engaged in raising stone from their underlay shaft, in lease block 1023, which is now sunk to a depth of 2715 feet. The lode underlies to the east, and varies in width from 3 to 8 feet. The total quantity of stone raised from this shaft is 890 tons, which yielded 498,oZ8. 15 dwts., or at the rate of 11 dwts. 4'99 grs. to the ton. From the company's whim shaft 230 tons of stone have been raised, which' yielded 5Q,ozs. The workings from this (the whim) shaft axe connected with the workings from the engine shaft. Prospecting has been vigorously carried on at the 400-foot level, but no discovery of an encouraging nature has.yet. been made. The face of this level is now distant from the shaft 1,200 feet. The number of hands employed is 51. ....

Homeward-bound Company.-This company have not crushed any stone during the quarter. Thev have 4 men employed prospecting, a reef in private property, but as yet they have not found any payable stone. •

Fisher's :Reef.-On this ground 4 men have been prospecting during the quarter, but as yet they have not discovered any stone of a payable nature. '

TaiUn!J8.-A Chinese company that had been engaged washing the tailings at the claim of the old Kangaroo Bob's claim ceased operations at the end of the quarter. It is stated that they obtained only 8-ozs. during the time they were at work during the quarter.

ALLUVIAL MINING.

Tw.o alluvial miners hll:ve been working at the head of Parker's Gully, and have obtained 3 ozs. 12 dwts. 1 gr.

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBDIVISION.

..There are several leads in the.subdivision that were successfully worked for a time some years ago, which I think might now lie fUrtller explored with advantage. One of these is in Parker's Gully, Gordon. Good.gold ·was.: found at the head of the gully, but at 20 chains down the workings ceased to pay, A company tried to bottom: a ahaft about a mile fu~her down, but failed to get thr01!gh the rock, b~ng upable .to cope with the .water.. If larger means and better apphances were brought to bear, profitable results mlght be obtamed. . .

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The same remarks apply to .All Nations Gully, Egerton. Good gold was got in the shallow ground at the head of the gully, and when that failed, a company sunk a shaft 20.0 feet, but ceased operations without properly testing the ground. Although the shallow ground at the head of :this lead failed, it does not follow that there was not payabJe gold further down and at greater depths. .

In Cobbler's Gully, also at Egerton, good gold was found in the shallow ground. A company sunk 130 feet, bot~omed, and found coarse gold, but were beaten off by the influx of water, which they had not the means to contend agalnst.

All these three gullies contain gold, and it seems a pity that they should not be examined to find out whether it is in payable quantities.

IRON.

Th~ Lal La! Iron Company, Lal Lal.-During the quarter this company completed the erection of a 22-horse. power englIJe and a blast furnace, with all necessary appliances for the reduction of iron ore. When worked· to its full capacity the furnace is calculated to reduce 30 tons of ore ,weekly. Up to date 110 tons of iron have been pro. duced, 30 tons of which have been sold at satisfactory prices. The remainder (80 tons) is stacked at the company's works. The quality of the iron has not yet been thoroughly ascertained, but no fault has been found with it by those who have used it.

STEIGLITZ SUBDIVISION .

. Mr. O. W. Collins, J/ining Registrar.

Mining matters have been very dull th~oughout this district for some time past. . At Steiglitz the tailings of the Albion. Company are being operated on by roasting and buddie, but no result

has as yet been obtained. " ' The Minerva still continues the leading mine at Elaine. A nugget weighing 21 OZg. forms part of the alluvial gold obtained at Mount·Doran. Some ground has been taken up at Bamganie Creek, near the Leigh, but nothing can be said of it at present. No water was sold during the quarter. .

BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND BLUE l\1:0UNTAIN SOUTH SU,BDIVISION.

11£1'. John F. Hansen, Mining Registrar.

. QUARTZ MINING.

The North Sultan Company's mine has attracted consi~erable public attention lately, in consequence of the unexpected cutting of a well-defined gold-bearinl{ reef, 4 feet. east of the shaft, when putting in a chamber at the SOO-foot level. The reef is from 4 to 10 inches in width, and fine gold is perceptible. It is supposed to be the Sultan lode, and the same reef that was met with at the 350-foot I(lVel in a cross· cut 31 feet east of the shaft, and from appearance it is assumed that the underlie' of the reef has taken a change 'between the above-mentioned levels from the eaSG to the west, the course it at present indicates.

The Sultan Company's mine is still carried on in the same vigorous and spirited manner. The yield of gold continues to be regular, and a sum of £5,000ha8 been declared in dividends during the quarter, being at the rate of £2 per share; the amount divided gives a surplus of £1,875 in excess of that of the previous quarter. About 300 f€let of maIden ground in all the levels of this company's mine are still untried towards the boundary of the North Sultan Company's lower block; and, judging from the disc<}very which has blJen made in the mine of the hitter company, it is not unreasonable to assume that the intermed~ate ground of the Sultan Company's mine abutting .on the southern boundary of the North Sultan Company's mine will turn out as remunerative as the part hitherto worked has proved to be.

The North :Britain Company have finished sinking their:new shaft to the tunnel level, at a depth of nearly 200 feet •. 1'he reef hitherto worked by this company is supposed ,to be a distinct lode from that known as Wright's Reef, and cross-cuts to intersect the latter are now be,ing proceeded with. ,

The principal.operations of the 'Red 'White and Blue Company have been confined chiefly to the back stoping of the reef to the east of the main shaft from the 200-foot . level. An underlie shaft from the 100-foot or tunnel level has been Bunk to a depth of 85 feet on the foot-wall of' the Western Reef; 'it was to have been sunk 100 feet, but a heavy inftux of water has led the company to put in a hoss-cut from the tunnel at the 200-foot level, to intersect the lode and rise up the extra 15 feet. There are only three shareholders in this mine, and local men, one of whom holds two shares. The expenses of the mine up to the ,present time have been considerable, but there is every probability of the owners being recouped their expenditure should the Western Reef turn out as they anticipate.

ALLUVIAL ~fINING •.

. No new ground has been opened up, and there is nothing of importance to report; The cru~hing of cement· by the·All Nations Company, which has now been carried on (or the last nine months, has proved to be remunerative, although the expenses of steam-crushing and carting the cement have been rather heavy. l'here are large quantities of auriferous cement in several other localities in this district; which, if operated upon, would most likely pay equally well, if not better;than that crushed by the above company.

Water.-Average quantity of water sold: Twelve sluice.heads, at lOs. per week per .sluice-head.

BALLAN SUBDIVISION.

lWr. S. Cooper, ll1ining Registrar. I

Less work has been done ill this subdivision during this quarter than last, but this is probably owing to the extraordinary wet weather, which has continued for months past. 'I'he only wOlk done has been at Ashton's private mine, at which 40 tons were crushed, at the usual average of i 1 oz; to the ton.

There have been a few applications again this quarter for alluvial claims, but, a.s in last quarter, none have been surveyed or registered.

On the whole mining is extremely dull. No water was Bold during the quarter.

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BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT.

BEECHWORTH DIVISION.

Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Nining Registrar.

The rains during the past quarter have heen most 'beneficial to the miners in this division, and sluicing operations have been carried on with great vigor. Since the opening of this goldfield no summer quarter has had such a heavy and continuqus rainfall.

Eldorado mines are still only in a progressive state, with the exception of the Red Rover and Endeavour companies, the returns from both being satisfactory to the shareholders.

The Uvens Gold and Tin Company's shaft is being put slowly down, as the water and drifts are heavy and difficult to contend with. The Wellington Company have finished the erection of their machinery at the new site, and the sinking of the shaft is being proceeded with. The McEvoy Company are putting in their main drives, and the dirt passed through is highly auriferous. On the whole the prospects of Eldorado are improving.

The alluvial lead at Stony Creek continues to give satisfactory returns, and is being followed down to the Ovens River, through Quin's paddock. A new company have applied for a lease of 30 acres in this locality, and if they are successful in finding payable gold it may be the means of opening up another lead in the Valley of the Ovens, many old miners being of opinion that the main Ovens Valley Lead will be found payable near the junction of Stony Creek with it.

Quartz mining is receiving more attention, and' the returns from the various reefs show that this branch of mining is paying well in 'this division. During the quarter the Juvenile Company, Stony Creek, have erected the Old Racecourse Company's crushing mill for the purpose of public crushing in conjunction with their own, and doubtless this will have the effect of causing many old reefs at Stony Creek to be re.opened and worked. They have not crushed much stone yet, but what, has been operated on is highly payable. From the Juvenile Reef, 80 tons gave Ii oz. per ton, and the greater portion of it was rejected stone from their first crushing. The last crushing from the Dublin Reef was not so good as was anticipated, giving only about! oz. per ton; but I hear that payable stone has been come upon in a prospecting drive that has been put into the reef. Thc other reefs at Stony Creek are looking well.

At Myrtleford, the Reform Company and the Nil Desperandum Company continue, to pay well. The latter have suspended operations pending the erection of crushing machinery on the Barwidgee Creek. Another party has tried the old Blue Bell Reef, at Palmerston, and a small crushing gave 20zs. 14 dwts. per ton. This reef may yet prove a rich prize to any persevering company of miners who have means to drive on to the main gold-bearing reef.

The Wallaby Company, at Hurdle Flat, have purchased the Kingston crushing mill, and the Rechabite pumping wheel, and are erecting the latter at the mouth of their tunnel for the purpose of draining the reef, which is now making a considerable quantity of water. The reef is now about 25 feet wide and gives a good return, viz., about 15 dwts. per ton.

YACKANDANDAH DIVISION.

Mr. Peter Wright, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.

There is nothing special to report on alluvial mining. Bigelow and Clingan are busy repairing the damage done to their Homeward-bound claim by the collapse 9f

tp.e surface workings. ' Two new reefs have been opened at Hillsborough, both of which promise well. The stone from the Stringer Reef has given 21 dwts. Four heads of 'water were sold, at 158. per head.

INDIGO DIVISION.

Mr. Alexander Rodgers, Nining Registrar.

During the last quarter there has heen a slight falling off in the gross yield of gold in this division; the yield being for the previous quarter 3,276 OZ8. 8 dwts., as against 3,109 ozs. 8 dwts. for the quarter ending 31st December last. There is a very noticeable increase in thc returns from the quartz mines, and a corresponding decrease in the alluvial yields. The principal deficiency in the latter is owing to the great falling off in the returns from the Chiltern Sons of Freedom Company during the last quarter; the yield being 947 ozs. 17 dwts., as against 1,750 ozs. for the previous quarter. With the exception of pumping, operations in this company's mine are suspended for the present. Efforts

, are now being made to raise additional capital to open up the mine thoroughly, as it is still thought that rich and payable ground will be found further up the lead.

There is a decided improvement in' quartz mining; several additional claims on various old reefs having been recently taken up with prOllllse of remunerative results.

BUCKLAND DIVISION.

Nr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Registrar.

But little alteration is to be noted in the aspect of mining in this division since my previous report. The reefs at Wandiligong are yielding handsome dividends, and there are no reasons to suppose that the

ensuing mining report will not indicate a continued state of prosperity to that locality. Much prospecting is being carried on, and local labor is likewise so fully engaged that some few hands from other districts were advertised for to meet the employers' requirements.

Much interest is evinced in the result of the present boring operations near Bright, as tending to prove definitely the value of the deep ground known to exist there.

The following quantity of water w,as sold during the quarter :-Harrietville, nil; lJuckland,.21 heads, 2s.6d. to 15s.; Bright and Ovens River, &0., 14 heads, 7s. 6d. to 20B.

ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. Mr. Robert W. S. Greig, Mining Surveyor and Registrar .

• ; , ' ALLUVIAL ,MINING.

The Working Miners' Lead,-During the quarter the Triumph Company have carried their drives to their boundary, and have for the past fortnight been engaged completing their arrangements for blocking back, The Albion Company (Addis and party) have completed the erection of their machinery and puddling machines. As they have only lately resumed mining operations" no returns have been obta,ined, No other claim is at work on this lead.

No new discoveries have been made during the quarter.1 "." ,

• QUARTZ 'MINING."" .. ' ,

.. ,Ll' Th{\'!l18.cl}inery, on the Pe,rs~yel',an,ce l'f;lef at Maind!\IJlpl~ l;1as. not yet beeu erectep., owing, it i~ said, to' the non· ,ooIJlpletion oJ, the formation of the pr<;>posed co~pany., . " " "!' " ,', , ... ', , "'"

Owing to the peculiarly wet spring the Providenoe C01I\pany at Gobur have been del1J.yedjn $e transitpH\l,~ir Jl).achinery fro?TI t~e,r,~yvay station. ,They !lre no:w, however,irapidly proceQd~IJgw~th its ere9tion,an(\;exp!,:c~:to have' it completed within the ensuing month. , '" '\ \ " '" . , I" , "',' ;', \' ,A.sma,U ba,ttery of ,:s~x" ,h\l!l..d of sta'(llpS ,has been, erectlld during the ,quarter" and"crushiug~,have again been ~Elii1~med tl;1ereat f1'9m t/li?, Ply line of reef. " " ' " , ' , " I,," , ,:' A new block of stonc has been discovered on the 1:,ucky line, qf reef, formerly known as ,tqe, Fireworks Company's claim, A crushing of 7, tons has been obtained i; from it, giving an average 'yield of 11 0218. 14 dwts. 3'4;3 grs.; and' the ,present lessee is sanguine of, t4e stone (Jontinuing to a d~pth., The block !s of small'extent, and is sitllated ,within a few feet of that prevjously worked. ' ; J I, , " "

,'r,,'; ,The Fiery re~f continues. to improve as, it goes down,ithe stone under, foot appearing of a richer, character than that already crushed., The vein is w(llld,efined, though narrow, but shows slight indicatio!,!s,of llcI!;ippreasiJ:lg thiokness as it goes down.

, " Very little prospecting haJLl:!e~n done owing to the inclemency of the se!!-son . . " ... :No water has been sold for mining purposes ••

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'pRY CREEK SUBDIVISION. :c'

',Mr. Rqber,t Pemberton,i1~fining Registhlr. . , ! '

, I,hav;e ~he'ho~or to, state ,that nothing worthy of note :ha6 occurred in mining in my divisiop. during 'the pa!'lt quarter. I am sorry to have to mention that the North-Eastern Gold and Tin Mining Company; Kangaroo Creek; hav,e.suspended operations, aJ;ter having spent twelve month,s la~or without, any indications to encourage ,them to contil!-ue furtper prospecting.

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. , , GA'FFNErS CIi-EEK SUBDIVISION{ If. "'~.:. ~ , - ; ;';~ .. , , ";", ,,~fr~,A[;B. 'A,inswo~tlt; .,flfi'ning.· -Surveyor and Registrar~ , . ': ;', :" "," ~ "~,

"The average wage made by the alluvial mirier duri'ng the past quarter was 30s. per week, quite as higli as usual. '

As regards quartz, I have to report the discovery of ' Ii: new reef by Frederick Dickson, situated about three miles below Drummond's Point, on Gaffney'S Creek. ,The reef is about 10 inches wide, but widening apparently at lower depths, and the prospects are very' fair;' 'Itnas a slatt:Hback with sandstone foot-wall, and appears at present a v!)rtical vein. " '

The Hunt's tributers continue 'to ol:itain 'excellehtyields from'the accumulated" mullock of many years. The stuff is crushed by water, and may cost about 2s, per ton; th~ trucking,and filling may be worth 6d.; allowing 6d. for wear and tear of tools and unavoidable loss of time, this stuff will" cost' 3s. cfU'shed per to'!i'; .'tne' 'yield lieing 1 dwt. 19'75,"a handSome 'D:ilirgin 'i~Jleft;consid~riniPh'e great 'qua'ntitj"put 'tlir.'ough 'the 'mit! ; and' th~\triJ:i'\lters haye" divided as high as £8 lOs. a week perman. ", ' " ''';,' '" 'J,.

In the Rose of Denmark mine a'rise is bein'g put up' into the b~st' known"shootof gold, and'it' is 'expec~ed that next quarter's yield will make up for a comparatively small yield th~s' returli:' ~', ' :"::' ", 1 , • L, '~ ,~,"" , ,", -

A first crushing from the New Bristol Oompany has given a payable retm'n, though not what had been expeeted. The Wallaby tributers are also somewhat disappointed with the yield of their reductions.

No water was sold during the past quarter.

"' WOOD'S',PQINT·SUBDIVISION."" , "" " ": - '., .", , ,Mr, A. B. Ai1!swprth .. ~linin!{ -Surveyor and Registrar.. '. '" , , -

'-, " Mining' matters 'continue very dull in 'this ,subdivision, The Hope Mining Oompany are driving' :i"level at,,:1 ,depth pf, 96 feet below their main adit, or 508 feet lielow tne surface, and expect to make a: reef, known as the Bore reef,'in about 60 feet; or say in two months hence. Should the reef confirm the prospects obtained from a bore Pllt dow)1 ~our years ago, the ba~k8 being considerable, the <;laim will have 'again ~i couple' of yeats" prosperity;""The' triliiiters of: the Morning Star Prospectors',G. M. 00, have'good"prospeets; and, but "for' their present crushing riot being W:ashed up in time, would already have recorded a tangible success for: their pr?tra:cted·prospe~thlg. '1 ", '

The La?y Franklin has had a payable yield of a high average' of over" It "02lS: per' ton, ali~" iij"looki~g well. 'lihe.Never'.Mind tributers,calling themselves the St. 0syth (9.. M. C.; haye'not yet met ,w:ith any 'success.: , ' ,

The alluvial miners have averaged 30s. per mall per week,' and in 'two cases very good wages "hav'e' OiiEiJi' secured throughout the winter.

No water was sold during the winter.

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BIG RIVER SUBDIVISION. Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, 'j}finingSurveyor. and Registrar.

I have nothing new to report of this, subdi,vision.' ,The averlj.ge earnings of alluvial miners have, been nearly 228, 6d. per iiianper we'ek. ,'l'h." Luck'~ A.ll ?', M. Co:~ :pb~~rs ~ave ha,d, b;? s~l~ crushings, for a total yield of 68 0218. They have a good prospect III the old, workll1gs, and are now ag,ill1 ralsmg stone. The J~ondonderry Q\>,mp'l'ny"s:tribuit:rS' are also raising quartz~ " 'I' '", . ":,,, ., '. ,. :._,

The Unknown Oompany (Noble and party) are again ,on very good gold, hut will not be ready, to crush before March, Ij-s t~\ly' require to c!1,ref1111y sort their stuff; the,C08~ of pack~ng heing ,collsideraQir' , , .: r, ';'~', , , ,For the rest everything ii; in that dull state characteristic of th,e past five,or,six: yea:rs. '" "J ... ." ,J, """J':,,, , '" ,;~, Qu1tntit:r(o~ ,w!J,ter ,s?ld during t~eq,:arter:-:-.T~f~e ~luieehe!l:ds ll,re ,b,'ehig sold, a,t,present. ' 'For the<1irst6s, pel' SlUlceliead, for the other two 28. 6d, per slUlcehead IS paJd, j, ':' ','" ",". ,'... ,' .. , i, ;.' ".

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MITTA MITTA DIVISION. Mr. ,w. H. Co~hrane, Mining Registrm·.

The yield of gold is rather less than usual this quarter. The population has been reduced, a few of our J?iners having left for other fields. No water was sold, during the quarter.

JAMIESON SUBDIVISION. JtIr. W.,H. Edwards, Mining Registrar.

The Alabama Company, after three years' constant work"have at last succeeded ill striking the reef, and from a trial crushing of 29 tons realised 284 ozs. 3 dwts., giving a dividend of 6d. each on 32,000 scrip. The reef is well defined, and improving in depth. ' , '

Gleeson's Lease Company.-,.The company have had a very poor return for the past quarter, but I hope to report a much better yield in my next.

The Specimen Reef Tribute Company have had their first crushing, and received It very good return, and from t,he appearance of the reef there is every prospect of its ~o.ntilluance. ,

'The Mack's Creek Company have commenced drIVIng north; at bottom of shaft the stone 18 about ten inches thick full depth;and they ,intend after driving 30 feet to break down stone for a trial crushing,

The Perseverance Company are still driving the low level tunnel, and from the quantity of water expect to strike the reef about 50 feet," ,

The Ventnre Company are still prospecting, and intend sinking 100 feet below the low tunnel to test the ground ~t a greater depth. '! ' j • .,

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SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT.

SAND HURST DIVISION.

Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Registrar. The result of mining operations during the past ,quar~er is most satisfactory-an amount of 81,874 tons of

quartz averagiI;lg over 14t dwts. per ton speaks for itself., Towards this amount a great many claims have contributed, which shows the general prosperity of the district.

Referring to deep sinking (which is carried ,on ,vigorously) and its re,sults, I need only refer to the accompanying tabulated statements.

, The richest quartz has been obtained in the' Unity Co.'s ground, on the Garden Gully reef, at from 710 to 730 feet,50 tons of it yielding 20 ozs. per ton. One mile and a-half south of this, on the same line (all the intervening claims being rich), th,e Londonderry Co. have struck the reef at 382 feet, and obtained an average of 3 ozs. 7i dwts. from 371 tons, ,

Ground that has for some time been unworked has heen taken up by small parties of wOI·king miners, on the Fruhling Reef, Whipstick, and the Lightning Reef, Eaglebawk, and On each ieef several adjoining claims have proved payable, , ", ,,', , "

Several new machines are in course of erection, whieh'indicates, and is, the result of successful mining. :' '., '~Two'or three:companies are endeavouring to erect effectual but less expensive machinery for sa\'ing pyrites, and also for treating raw quartz.so as to reduce the cost of crushing.

" , A revi\'al in alluvial mining at Huntly has commenced. :Where waterjs available miners find sluicing payable. , ,

;' The quantity of water during the past three months is 5,337,500 gallons at 2d. per 1,000 galions, ana' 600,000 gaIlons at 4d. per 1,000 gallons.

Additional information respecting some of the quartz, &c., crushed during th~ past quarter:-

Name of Company,

Unity ••

Garden Gully United

B'urrowes~ Freehold Londonderry

Where Quartz, &c" were obtained:

, . Garden Gully !teef

, Garden Gully Reel .. G~rdcu Gully Reef •• Garden Gully Reef

•. !"'~. ; •••• '!' I • ".

Horwood's Freehold .' Garden Gully rule! United Freehold.. Garden Gully lteef .. Victory, • Garden Gully lleef Albion United •• ., Bird'. !teef "

~.g "", «'" =" ,0'[3

tons, 147

3,600

1,394 360

3;159 132

2,043 93

Bendigo and Melbourne " Bird's Reef, , Adventure and Advance,. \,ictor!a Reel .. , 1,~!~ Energetic .. Victoria rule! Hercules , , \'Ictorta ,Reef Victoria !teef ,. \'Ictoria Red Belfs'l'rlbute " , HIbernia rule!

LazaruB No, 1 " Lazarus •• North Slienandouh North Old-chum

,. New-chum rule! " New-cbum lteef •. New-chum Reef " New-chum Reef

49 915

:'1' 2,371 .. il88

I 3,057 " 279

1,722 1,443

Shenandoah •• , .'New.ehum:Reef 1,824 Central'New-cllUlll "New'chnm rulef 374 C, C. Freehold'Tribute 'New-chum !teef 307 Central Catherine Catherine Reef 599 Catherine Reef U, C, Catherine Reef 2,722 Great Extended Hustler. Hustler's ,Reel ' I 6,704

rulef

Total Yield of

Gold. "

oz: dwt.gr. 1,094 7 0

5,57919 0

1',506 18 0 1,181 0 0

2,504 7 0 106 13 12

1,084 19 0 49 3 0

267 9 0 251 17 15 8219 0

135 19 0 1,036 11 0

670 15 18

4,667 0 I)

Sl 10 0 1,492 8 0 1,249 7 0

1,262 3 0 124 13 0 101 5 0 459 8 0

1,420 14 21 4,715' 9 IS

Average Yield

per Ton.

' d' oz, dwt,gr, 1 8 21'38

1 1023'99

I 1 14'87 II 7 !l'6'

o 15 20'52 o 16 3'90 o 10 1('90 o 10 13'67 o 5 2'61 o II 6'47 1 13 20'57 o ~ 23'31 o 8 17'84 I 2 19'58

1 10 12'79 o '5 20'21 o 17 8 o 11 7'58

o 13'20'14 o 6 15'97 o 0' l4'30 o 15 8'13 o 10 10'53 o 14 ·1'62

Depth at which the Quartz

was obtained.

no and 730 feet ..

360 to 400 feet ' .. a82 feet ••

410 feet and above 3~O leet •• ," 560 and 670 feet -.. 2001eet " .. 200 aud 300 leet , , Surface and 300 feet

550 feet .. 400 to 820 feet a50 feet "

650 to 700 feet Surfaoo " Above 390 feet level 200 anll 540 feet

,390 feet ' •• ,

521 and 581 feet Snrfuce to 800 feet 400 to 870 feet, ",":i

feet. HiO

Width of Reef, &e,

Eastern rulef rich, ,I ft. thick; \\restern, POOT, 9 ft. thick; !iOloads averaged 20 ozs. per ton, and 90 loads.abollt 6 dwts. per ton

Average 2 feet; shaft 600 feet sinking fast to catch Il'an<tor~ stone

j;'rom 1 to 2 ft, ; sbaft 382 ft, sunk In S months and reef struck, First crushing of 193 loads vielded 1,01)0 ounces of gold I" • I

Shaft 4S8 feet Average 3 feet

, , I'Yom 2 to 20 feet 50 , From 2 to 6 feet ~O 1 From 2 to 12 feet

160 Spurs

74 I From 1 to 10 feet

40 i Spurs, varying from I to 10 feet in , width

ISO , 30 feet 180. : Spurs

70 I About 61eet • • t From 6 to IS in, Quartz bas been

! struck fit 882 ft" but not tested 70 , About S feet

160, '6 feet 130 M~stly obtaillelj'from small spurs 90' Average 30 f".t",

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.&.....i Total Average Depth at which Where Quartz, &c" ;na) Name of Company. "..:I Yield of Yield the Quartz Width of Reef, &c. were obtaiued, "", c::l Gold, per Ton, i was obtained. O'Z ---.. -~-

tous. oz, dwt,gr, oz,dwt, gr, Great Hustler's .. Hustler's Ueef 371 347 18 17 Q 18 18'15 450,850, and 900 feet ,About 14 incbes Great Extended Hustler's Hustler's Reef 285, 237 0 0 o 16,l5'Il; 800 and 330 feet .. 200 Average 6 inches

'i'ributa No, I ! Extended Hustler's Free- Hustler's Reef 512 19017 5 0 7 10'00 185, 230,and 356 feet From I to S feet

hold North Hustler's .• Hustler's neef 151 79 10 7 010'12'76 Central WindmllI llill .. Windmill Hill Reef •• 209 86 2 6 0 8 5'77 .. Between surface and aoo Spurs

250 feet United Windmill Hill . . Windmill Hill Reel •• 187 323 2 0 'I 14 13'34 280 feet .• 150 2 feet Ellenborough "[ St. Mungo aud Devon- 2,405 1,202 13 8 010 0'03 100 feet .. 190 4 feet

Snob's Hill shire Reefs

" St. ",fungo and Devon- 13. 67 812 9 23'73 100 feet 190 4 loot , shire Reefs ;

7 ,2'3'43 St, Mnngo Hili Tribute •• St, ::tlungo and Devon-I 211 84 ,3 0 0 100 feet 190 18 inches shire lteefs I

Golden Age Johnson's noof 362 190 6 4 o 10 12'34 380 feet " "I IGO Spurs . Johnson's Reef G. M, Johnson's Itee! 4,761 1,205 3 0 0 5 1'50 350 to GOO leet .. From 6 Inchcs to 4 feet; payable

q nartz at 600 Small engine J olm"on's Reef Extended Johnson's neef 299 200 19 0 o 13: 10'59 380 fect ,. From 2 to 4 feet.

Tribute erected United Johnson's Johnson's Reef 201 216 3 4 I 1 12'19 300 to 400 feet 150 I Principally frrym small spurs Hansell Monday Tribute, , Carsbalton ]{ee! 114 109 4 0 019 S'78 Surface to 300 reet .. About 2 feet Golden Crown .. Carshalton I\eef 148 108 19 4 01417'37 Between 6~ & 100 ft, . , From 18 inches to 2 feet Mount Blaneh Tribute Cllrshalton Reef 254 18915 3 o 14,22'59 Surface to 300 feet .. ,Abont 2 leet ' Duchess of Edinburgh Little Devonshire l~ef 1,307 533 12 0 0 7,20'74 250 to 300 leet 120 Spurs varying from 5 to 15 feet Princess Alexandra I>evon.hire Ileef 2,031 , 1,661 13 12 G 16 S'11 30Gfeet .. luG Principally spnrs Endeavour .. Elizabeth Reef 366 : 242 ,8 6 o 13 5'~1 40 feet Spurs Empire •• Derwent Reef 1,832 434 () 0 0 4 17'71 Great Brit.1n Prince Allred Ileef .. 3,186 593 6 0 0 3 17'38 225leet .. 80 Spurs North Whip WhIp Iteel •• 2,680 1,\82 7 0 0 8 19',6 364 feet .. SO hO feet Oriental Perseverance Flora Itee! " 1,180 156 19 0 0 2: 15'84 260 and 330 feet .. 2 feet South Fr ... er's Fraser's Reef 756 849 4 0 1 2 11'17 300 feet •• Flat spurs Hustler's Premier Tribute Stanley and Maiden 195 175 18 4 018 1 50 to 210 feet 150 Stanley spurs 50 to 70 ft., Malden

Hoofs about 2 it, thick. nref in winze at 883 ft. from I to 4 ft, tbick, yielding under 5 dwts, per ton,

Koch's Pionoor •. .. GfU'den Gully and Per- 771 250 13 12 0 6'12'06 210 and 430 feet 47 Spurs from G to 18 inches; reef at severance Reefs I 430 from 6 to 8 feet

White's Freehold Tribute Bird's Heef a. 372 8315 0 0 412'06 70 to 90 feet 50 From 2 to 8 feet New Moon .. l\loon neet' .. 771 442 6 0 o IIi ING 100 to 300 feet 150 J!'tom 3 in, to 6 feet, average 2 feet Wilson's Itee! .. 1\furOllg 1,046 404 714 0 9 10'86 Above 330 feet levcl 220 Various

PYIUTES, Great Extende(1 Hustler's,. Hustler's Reef 42 462 13 0 11 0 7'42 ) Oreat Hustler's •. .. Hustler's 'Reef 30 70 6 0 2 o 20'S

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i Lazarus No.1 .. .. New-chum Reef 50 145 0 0 ·218 0

1 Shenandoah New-chum Reef 35 114 I 0 3 " 4'11 North Shenandoah .. Newwchum Reef, 33 82 16 o 2 10 4'36

r

N oTth Old -chum .. New-cuum Reef 18 Sold lor £8 lOs, pei tOIl .. ..I Treatment-Reverber80tory furnace' Garden Gully United Garden Gully Iteel " 53 153 16 0 218 0'90 Burrowes' Freehold .. Garden Gully Reef ., 22 52 4 0 2 1 10'90 Horwood's Freehold Garden Gully Reel .. 32 71 2 0 2 4 10'50 Adventure and Advance " VictorIa neef 3 4 19 10 1 13 3'33 Great Britain Prince Alfred Reel " 98 96 18 0 o 19 18'61 j New Moon Moon IleeC 6 10 0 0 1 13 8

NOTE,-The above figures are not to be to those in the tables prefixed these reports. They are already massed and inclnded In the tables,

HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND WARANGA SOUTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining ~urveyor and Registrar.,

, The only noticeable feature in mining in my division lduring the last quarter is the taking up of the ground containing the reef known as Butler's. The lessees are, prosecuting their operations with considerable vigor, erecting a powerful steam engine and appurtenances; and Lhope to be able in my next report to give a favorable account of their working. I regret to have to report the total suspension of the Royal Crown Company's works in Long Gully, the prospects of which were supposed to be so 'encouraging. The' cause of suspension I am not in a. position to state, whether it is monetary difficulties or mismanagement.

In other respects mining presents no special features. No water was sold during the quarter.

WARANGA NORTH SUBDIVISION. Mr. Henry Hicks, Mining Registrar.

The alluvial mines throughout the subdivision continue in much the same state they were in at the date of my last report, The rush at Sellar's Flat, Whroo, eontinues. About one hundred and fifty (150) miners are now employed; no rich yields have been obtained, but many of the claims have been worked with good result, and are familiarly known as good wages claims. At Waranga fourteen (14) miners are at work; an occasional nugget is found, but the run of gold cannot be traced far.

The quartz mines are still yielding good returns, as will be perceived by reference to the schedule relating thereto.

The Frenchman's Reef Company are on good stone, but are sinking 60 feet for a new level. The appearance of the quartz, mines justifies the belief that the ensuing quarter will be one of increaeed

prosperity. No water was sold during the quarter.

MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. 1

M,ARYBOROUGH DIVISION. Mr. P. Virtue,jun., Mining Registrar.

Quartz mining is now making pro~ress in this divisio'n as will be se"en by comparing the present return with that of last quarter, which shows a large mcrease in the yie~d of gold from that branch of mini;ng. The division is

'now well supplied with public crushing machines, as, in addition to those formerly available, the Maryborough Consola Company, at Chinaman's Flat, are now prepared to crush for the public. The Bristol Hill Company have lately sold their plant and claim, on Bristol Hill, to Messrs. AnderS6n Brothers, of. Smeaton, who. are. now,making suitable arrangements to resume work on·the mine,

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The following is a statement of the gold obtainM from the principal alluvial mines in this di;isio~ during the quarter :-

oz. dwt. gr.

Band of Hope, Chinaman's 249 5 0 Duke and Timor, Timor 1,460 9 0 Eastern, Alma 146 0 0 Unicorn, Alma 17 10 0 Alma Consols, Alma 234 12 0 Count Bismarck, Alma 2,484 16 0 Seaham, Alma 293 11 0 Gladstone, Alma 725 4 12 New Magnum, Alma 1,818 0 0 Queen, Aln:m 75 2 0

Total 7,504 9 12

Dividends as under have been paid during the quarter by the companies named :

New Magnum £

3,300 300 60

$. d. o 0 o 0 Gladstone

Eastern o 0

£3,660 0 0

MAJORCA'SUBDIVISION.

Mr. John M. Murphy, Jtfining Registrar.

I haye the honor to report that there has been a slight improvement in the quantity of gold obtain~d in this subdivision during the past quarter. The Duke of Edinburgh Company, Walker's Paddock (private) have obtained considerahly more gold than heretofore, and have added a winding engine to their plant. It is thought that the company are now on a very good run of gold. I regret to say that the principat claims here remain still unworked owing to want of capital. There was a slight rush to McCallum's Old Lead, Garden Flat, but it resulted in the finding of a very small quantity of gold from the old workings; there are a few persons still fossicking there. The Gladstone Company, McUallum's Creek, are' still erecting their machinery, which they hope to have completed in a short time. The Prince Alfred Company (quartz) Deed's Reef, German Gully, have sunk their shaft to a depth of three hundred feet and are now driving for the reef. .

No water was soJd during the quarter.

AMHERST DIVISION.

Mr. Joseph Smith., Mining Surveyor and Registrar.

In alluvial mining there is an increase of 790 07:8. of gold in excess of the previous quarter, with a corresponding increase in the number of miners employed.

In quartz mining the yield has very much decreased on all the worked lodes. The excellent plant in Brown's Gully, near Lexton, has ceased working, and is now advertised for sale. The Prince of Wales Company bave completed a battery of eight stamps on their claim, but the first and only

crushing did not come up to their expectations. The following quantity of water has becn sold during the quarter :-Three sluicing parties (at two sluice-heads

each), at 408. per week for twelve weeks, £72; three puddling machines (at one sluice-head each), at 20s. per week for twelve weeks, .£36. Total, £108.

The reservoir and races of Messrs. Stewart and Farnsworth staud the same as in my former returns.

AVOCA SUBDIVISION.

Mr. D. O'Leary, Mining l~,'urve!!or mid Registl'ar. In alluvia! mining general dulness has prevailed during the quarter. Only at the Homebush have any signs of

animation appeared, where a fresh lease is applied for, in order to trace northerly the course of the lost lead in this goldfield.

QUARTZ MINING.

A new reef has been discovered on the summit of one of the Pyrenees, at the junction of the heads of Glenpatrick, Mountain Hut, and No.1 Creek Diggings-prospector, Charles Coane. It ayerages in thickness at surface 6 inches, and at a depth of 50 feet it averages 12 inches in thickness, with well defined walls, and having favorable indications of increasing thickness as the depth increases. A first crushing realized, per ton, 2 ozs. 5 dwt. 6 grs. The stone out of the reefs cut by the tunnel of the Perseverance Company at Percydale is also promising to realize favorable results.

No water was sold during the quarter.

DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DIVISIONS.

Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.

f)unol~o/ Division. There is little improvement to llote in either quartz or alluvial mining. Bealiba Reef.-Goldsborough Comp~ny have driven the cross-cut at the 496-foot level through the reer, at a

part in it where a break or fault has occurred, and have risen up on it about 9 feet, where a block of stone about 5 feet in width was cut. The mine is now let on tribute to a dept.h of 386 feet. Queen's Birthday Company have been breaking out stone from the 405-foot level upwards, and are now driving that level and No.3 level further south.

At the Sydenham Reef the Sydenham Company afe sinking the shaft deeper, present depth 115 feet. No. 71. c

84.

'-.' " :, 'Vayman's Reef, which yielded· excellent returns (in" some instances upwards. of-50 ozs .. per;ton) 'some years ago? has been again taken up. A cross-cut .bas been put in from an old shaft at a depth of no feet and a reef of a. \'ubbly character, 17 feet wide, showing gold in fair quantities, cut; and the prospects are considered very favorable.

In alluvial mining there is nothing of note to record. '.

.. Tarnagulla Division. Quartz and alluvial mining both continue in a very stagnant condition. Most of the noted lines of reef are

idie or nearly so. A nugget weighing 32 ozs. 7 ditts. has been found in some old working at Specimen point, Jones's Creek. .

INGLEWOOD. DivISION . . Mr. George Watton 1Jloore, Mining Registrar.

I have the honor to state that mining matters have been very dull in this division during the past quarter and that there is nothiug of any importance to report. ; ,

WEDDERBURN DIVISION .. 1-l11'. John Reaclt, Mining Registrar.'

This is generally a very dull time for mining, owing principally to the numbers engaged in harvest work, and partly to' the holidays. At the only oue reef claim at work, viz., Potter's Hill, situate about I! miles from the township in the Mallee Scrub, no crushing has been done, but the stime is looking payable. In consequence of the distance miners are scattered, and there is great difficllity in arriving~at the exact quantity of gold obtained.


,- REDB.ANK S D.BDIVISION. :Mr. D. O'Leary, Mining ~ul'veyor and Registrar.

e" .. · In this subdivision mining has been in tt very ·depre~sed state,·andthere is nothing to report on. No water·was sold during the quarter. , .,.!. ..' " . , ...

l , ST. ARNAUD SOUTH SUnDIVISION~":' '. " . 'I ." " J.

Mr. W. G. Couchman, Minii.lg Surveyor and Registrar. . , .. , 'l'here is nothing worthy of note to record duriug the. quarter, botli classes of -mining' still continuing in a very

depressed condition. . .

ST. ARNA'CD :NORTH SUBDIVISION. . I .

Mr. W. G. Couchman, 111ini~g Surveyor and Registrm'. There'has been a perceptible improvement in mining operations in this subdivision during.the quarter. . The Wilson's Hill Tribute Company have completed .the erection of their. large ,pumping-and. winding plant;

and have aiao erected very' substantial. poppet.legs and bqce, and a .,tramway for .. tru~king qJlartz to the batteries. They-have driven the cross-cut at the 530.foot' level and cut the reef at 26 feet"from ·the rshaft. The reef ,is 6 feet wide and looks promising. 'fheyare now sinking a winze :to connect the 430 and 530-foot levels,-and aiao stoping from the backs at the 430-foot level. r .

- 'L'he Sandhurst arid, ·St. Amaud Chrysolite Tribute ,Co.mpany have sunk the shafj;, ·to a depth of ~07 feet, and fixed new pump workings, and intend driving for the Western Reef at a depth of 600 feet, Machinery has been erected on the lease of the West Wilson's Hill Company f(lr treating the pyrites from . .this mine. ,London and St~ Arnaud Company (silver mines) are intending to devote more attention to working the gold-bearing stone, and leave the silver ore alone for the present; and are making aIterat,ions to the batteries so as to be able to reduce and treat the auriferons stone. Blink Bonny Company have resumed operationR and are breaking out payable stone at 294-foot level, the reef being 2~ feet wide. Rising Star Company have six men working on tr~bute from the surface to 200 feet in depth. New Bendigo Company and Bell Hock Company have suspended operations for the present, but the latter company expect to resume work shortly. .

In alluvial mining there is nothing of importance to record.

CASTLEMAINE . MINI-NG 'DISTRICT', ,.

CASTL~MAINE DIVISION.

ill,'. Thomas L. Brown, Mining Surveyor and Registrar •

. ,. The past quarter has been very dull ill mining matters, and har,:esting has caused a further diminution in our mining population; nothing new has occurred in alluvial nlining, and from quartz crushed the returns are smaller than usual. - .

The Eureka Consols have worked out their good ru'll of stone to the 360-footlevel, where it was wider and richer than above. The company are now sinking their engine shaft 100 feet, !lnd will open out at 460 feet with every prospect of success.- South of the shift they are dri'ving at 360 feet, to cnt continuations of rich, funs of gold worked neal' the surface in the early days. Theil' upper levels are being worked on tribute.

The old. Ajax min~ has been purchased by a part~ of 20 working miners, _whoha ve already discovered gold-bearing quartz In four distmct faces. " .

''I'he 'Vattle Gully Company continue driving in qu~rtz' at their 45Q-foot level, but a.s yet have not· discovered payable gold. "

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The Town or Commercial Reef is again occupied, eight claims and two leases being worked on a newly discovered lode, 5 to 6 feet thick, laying to the west of all previous worKings; the prospects so far are encouraging.

Many of our old lines of reef are at present unworked, as the Sebastopol, Caledonia, Volunteer. Specimen Gully, Dead Oat, Fortuna, and others.

The Post Office Reef is reoccupied, the Argus Company having removed and nearly re-erected their machinery upon it; all the adjoining ground has been taken up., ,', .'

On the Chew ton Reef the holders of adjoining private property have sunk upon gold-bearing quartz.

FRYER'S CREEK DIVISION.

Mr .. Mark Amos, JJIining Surveyor and Registrar.

POPULATION.

There has been a slight decrease in the number of quartz miners, owing toone co~pany having knocked off a lot of men; but this is presumed to be only temporary, as ere long it is expected the full or usual complement will be employed. In alluvial mining there is no important change.

PUDDLING AND SLUICING.

From statistical returns it would' appear that alluvial miiIes are not quite exhausted, although at the present time there is no immediate probability of any new discoveries being made in this part of the Castlemaioe distriet; The sluieing system finds favor with a great number of mineis, and is energetically carried out, and, so far as I can judge, with very fair and remunerative returns. A cheaper and more abundant supply of water would prove highly benefioial, and materially increase the returns.

QUARTZ MINING.

There is no lack of energy in the endeavor to develop quartz mines, but taking a review of the past twelve months, the results in a pecuniary sense have not been so satisfactory as we had reason to expect; many of the companies in the vicinity of Fryerstown have been very persevering, and have expended a great deal of capital and labor in prospecting. In several instances large bodies of quartz have been discovered, presenting all the characteristics of being auriferous, and on the main line; but experience so far has proved them to be not very remunerative; neverthe-

/ less the working miner is still disposed to unite with the capitalist in risking h~s time and labor in the endeavor to test the lodes at greater depths. On one main line of reef (Cattle's) sufficient encouragement still exists to stimulate mining industry, and, with a hopeful view of the future, we have no particular reason to despair of ultimate success. During the past twelve months a system of tributillg hus been initiated and is gaining ground among the miners, although as yet it is not sufficie-ntly extended, or the terms proposed by the mineowners are not sufficiently liberal; but anyhow it must eventually prove advantageous, when the. terms are placed on an equitaille basis. The desire of shifting to other goldfields will then be not so prevalent, and some of our older and more experienced miners will remain content with their present prospects.

HEPBURN DIVISION.

~l1r. Thomas Hale, 1J.fining Registrm·. There has been an increase in gold obtained over last quarter. In consequence of the nne rains the water

races are still running; 115 sluiceheads at from 5s, to 408.; but are worked three shifts of eight hours, and owners co-operate with alluvial miners in workine; them in 8h[Lllow claims.

'I'he Pyrites Company have purchased 2,000 tOllS of quartz tailings frOlll I,auriston to operate upon here. M achinery.-,One engine from South Argus and one from Eureka are being re-erected at the North Star. A

new engine is being erected at InesDn's Reef, and some are reilloved from tJ:ie dhision ; there are now 29 engines iu the division in quartz workings, value £28,870_

The Cornish Quartz Company have ceased sinking at 560 feet, and will open out immediately at 540 feet. The North Cornish and Argus tributers are working the upper leyels. , The Specimen Company are sinking a lleW shaft on the northern boundary. 'rhe ~ompany are working the

468-foot level, and tributers the upper levels, which are far from heing exhausted. Spelling Bee Company, Specimen Hill North, are down with their shaft 250 feet to sink to 400, and then open out to strike Specimen Hill Company's lodes.

, Great hopes are entertained of a mining revival, which a railway from Woodend would materially conduce to effect.

Numerous co-operative parties are at work all over the division, which is but barcly prospected.

TARADALE AND KYNETON SUBDIVISIONS.

Mr. Tltomas Orwin, JJ1ining Registrm·. Notwithstanding the almost universal complaint of the dullness of mining I am glad to be able to report that

there is no falling off in the yi(lld of gold in this division; this quarter is an improvement on the last, and this vear is an improvement on ,the preceding year. There has been an inerease of gold obtained in 1875 as against 11374, of nearly 2,000 OZS., WIth about the same number of men employed. '

Strenuous efforts are being made to resuscitate mining on the Lauriston goldfield. The Glengonner claim is let on tribute, with cheering remIts. The Sandhurst miners' tunnel is still worked with energy 'from the 'river Coliban, and several quartz claims are aga!ll opened up OIl. the Kangaroo Reef.

The Fenton Reef is let on tribute; the men have discovered and are now working out stone of a payable kind.

The United Kingdom Company are, as usual, paying dividends. The Extended United Company m'e also looking better; in fact all the quartz claims that are at work here

promise a considerable improvement for the year 1876. Grea,t attention is just now being pai~ to the deep alluvial guttel' alluded to in my previous reports, situate

between Taradale and lVIalmsbury, and runnmg east or north-eastward towards Redesdale. The Lord Malmsbury, the Ironstone Hill, the Central, and other companies, have proved the existenee of the "'utter in their different claims. And at present there is a good prosp~ct of ::, large amount,of capital beill" invested a~dprofitably expended on this almosh untried portion of the division. '"

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TARRANGOWEjl DIVISION. Mr. Robert Nankivell, Mining Surveyor and Regisl1'a1·.

Our quartz mines show an improvement this quart~r, there being an increase in the yield of gold of 628 ozs. 13.dwts. 18 grB. on the last quarter; but the prospects in mo~t of the deepest mines at present are not very good.

The Alliance Company, on NuggetY,Reef, at the 60o.-foot level, have driven through a very hard reef,over 20 feet in thickness, which does not show the color of gold; they are now sinking the sbaft on the course of the reef, to test it at a greater depth. _

The Eaglehawk Union Company's shaft is now 800 fee~ deep; it is intended to sink a few feet farther for a well, und then cross-cut for the reef, which is supposed to' be 40 feet east from, the shaft. A wiuze is being sunk from the 700-foot level, on the course of the reef, which, at the hottom of the winze is 4 feet in thickness, well defined, with a little gold in the stone, but not payable at present. , . ,

The Eaglehawk Limited Company, at the 600·foot level have driven a cross-cut west to test the reef; it is 22 feet in thickness, but no gold visible; they have now ,started to drive north on the east face, where the bcst indications are seen.

The Beehive Company have stopped their westem cr9ss-cut at 140 feet from the shaft, at the 430·foot level; they are now driving northward on a small reef which was struck at 60 feet west from the shaft. At 130 feet north from the cross-cut gold was struck; 20 tons of stone from here have been sent to the mills, which yielded 1 oz. of gold per ton.

The Darling shaft, on the Victoria Reef, has been sunl<: a further depth of 80 feet, and a cross-cut put throuO'h the reef which is 33 feet in width, but no gold visib,le. "

The Great -Western Cumpany have been working this;qllarter on some small quartz leaders on the west of the main reef. Fl'op! 268 tons of quartz crushed a yield of 991~ ozs. 4 dwts. 16 grs. has b.cen obtained; the last crushing of ]9 tons, from surface to 45 feet, gave 25 ozs. per ton. "

No water was sold duljng the quarter.

ST. ANDREW'S DIVISION. },fr. Alfred Armstrong, J:rIining Surveyor and Registrar.

ALLUVIAL MINING.

No change has taken place in alluvial minin.g since my last report beyond the fact of a small rush to a gully in private property belongillg'to Dr. Phipps, situate1near the township of Nillumbik. The average yield is stated to be about 1 oz. per man per week. .

The river claims have all remained un worked and umyorkable, owing to the high level of the Yarra. Q'CAR;rZ. -

The returns from the quartz reefs at Warrandytc, alt~ough more than last quarter, are less than they should have been, in consequence of the only crushing machine'in that neighborhood-which is driven by water-powerbeing unable to work constantly through the flooded state of the l'iyer.

The Old Crown Prince Reef, at Queenstown, is now being re-worked, and a fine body of stone bas been struck which promises good returns.

At Reefton the miners bave at length commenced to crush, but I have not received any returns from them. I regret to have to report that the Union Compiwy, Diamond Creek, have abandoned their enterprise, and are

about to remove the machinery from tbe mine, notwithstanqing that payable stone existed there which only required a deeper shaft and extra piping for pumping to get at. I am'iinformed the reef never looked better than now ..

From the good yields at Warrandyte, and the perma!lcnc character of the reefs at Queenstown, I consider this extensive district is capable of sustaining>a very much large~ mining popnlation. Industry combined with judgment, and the command of a small capital is all that is required. The expensive appendages of boards of. directors, legal managers, &c., as a rule cannot he maintained by the thin reefs prevailillg in the Upper Silurian.

I have still to report the most successful returus from the atl timony reef at Rinflwood. The proprietors of the lease known as Boardman's are erecting a powerful engine for pumping and winding; and, after paying dividends amounting to more than the original capital, have a larre slfrplus fund.

BLUE MOUKTAIN N9RTH SUBDIVISION. lifr. Graham ilfcPltersgn, ~Mining Registrar.

There has been little or no mining in either quartz or alluvial during the last quarter, but claims. which have been abandoned are again taken possession of.

- A party of miners from Barry's Reef have taken up a cement claim at Doctor's Hill, and have purchased an engine and crushing plant. They state that the prospects' which have been obtained are most encouraging, as good wages could he made with even 2 d wts. per ton. '

There has he en no work done on the two leased claims, the Cervantes and Cora Lynn. No water was sold during the quarter.

ARARAT :NIIN1NG DISTRICT.

ARARAT DIVISION. ",II'r. Thomas FOy8le~, Mining Regislmr.

At the Rhymney Reef Company's claim morc econoinically applied energy has ·been witnessed than in any other part of the division. The shaft has been p~t down fronl 240 feet to 270 feet, and a new plunger and tank with 72 feet of additional pipe has been completed. On attaining'a depth of 3DO feet raising stone will be again proceeded with, should the present capital prove sutficiellt. . .

'rhe Cathcart Company, after sending 63 tons of cemented wash dirt to be crushed, and which yielded 20 oz. 18 dwts., averaging nearly 7 dwts. pel' ton, have ceased work under fimtnoial difficulties.

Some lcaders of rich quartz have been rliscovered by ]\fessrs. Rochell and Smith, and named the Staffurd Reef, near the Three CrOWD Hill, at il'ioyston, producing over :3~ ozs. to the tou.

A promising run of gold in new alluvial ground has been traced away from the Old Cathcart Hill, but the prospecting party and others only washed a few payable loads before ,the holidays commenced. .

- No water was sold during the quarter. '. .

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PLEASANT CREEK DIVISION. Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.

Drivincr in the reef to prove it, and to prooure stone for a trial orushing, is being carried on in the mine of the Magdala Company. . .

In the other mines there is no change of interest to report. There is a large increase in the total yield of gold for the quarter, although some of the quartz has not proved

so rich as heretofore. '1'he 2, 3, 4, and 5 Scotchman's Company have joined the workings from their old and new shafts by a winze

154 feet in length, and the Extended Cross Reef Company have completed a long drive and winze, connecting their workings with those of the Crown Cross Company, thus securing much better ventill!-tion.

No water was sold during the quarter for mining purposes.

BARKLY DIVISION. Mr. H. C. Bate, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.

Very little mining has been done during the quarter elCcept at Frenchman's (Blue Mountain) where there are about 250 alluvial miners, of whom the majority are Chinese. .J-fany of them are getting gold, but only in small quantities, the average yield being from 3 to 5 dwts. to the-load.

The attempt to reorganize the Kara Rara Company resulted in failure, so there is at present little hope of the ground being properly worked, although it is known that gold exists in good payable quantities within the boundaries of the lease.

NO'water was sold during the quarter for mining purposes.

RAGLAN DIVISION. Mr. C. W. Minchin, Mining Registrar.

At Beaufort 2.-1anners and party continue steadily at work, and are blocking out and making good wages, averaging for the quarter, per mall, something over £3 156. per week. The new co-operative company, mentioned in my last report as working in the Beaufort Market Reserve, have not yet obtained payable gold. Like most others they have had some unforeseen difficulties to contend against. On account of excess of water they have been obliged to draw their pumps, put down a new shaft 119 feet, elCclusive of well, on the reef, and arc driving now baok to their old shaft into the deep ground. From their main drive they have put a jump-up of some 5 or 6 feet into wash-dirt, which shows good indications of gold. They have still a good deal of water running in.

At Sailor's Gully for some time several claims in a gully known as Rum Gully and also in Cleary's Gully were paying their owners remunerative wages. A good many of them are now worked out, and I think at present there is only one claim getting gold there. , .

At Waterloo the claims continue still to be 'only in a progressi ve state. At Charlton the New Charlton Gold :Mining Company has stopped working, rather unsatisfactorily. There is

some rumor of its being worked under tribute. Mining generally is not brisk.


OMEO SUBDIVISION.

Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar. Mining matters remain unchanged. No new ground has been opcned this quarter. Population nearly stationary.

MITCHELL RIVER SUBDIVISION. Mr. John Grimes Peers, lJfining Sur<vey~r and Registrar.

Nothing worthy of note has occurred since date of my last report. Quartz mining is in the same depressed state as previously reported. The alluvial miners, as a rule, seem to be earning fair wages. None of the mineral leases in this subdivision are being worked. No water was sold in this subdivision for mining purposes.

CROOKED RIVER DIVISION; lJfr. James Travis, Jl1ining Registrar.

With the _exception of the remarkable yield obtained from the Good Hope Reef, I have nothing of interest to report concerning mining operations ill this division. A portion of the stone crushed from the above-named mine was the richest ever found in this part of the district, the last crushed (2S tons) givinrr the magnificent average of 9 ozs. to the ton, and that from a depth exceeding 500 feet. It is to be regretted that the company are indisposed to continue their SOO-foot level, as there is now little doubt that the rich stone will last to that depth.

The Palmerston Company are still proceeding with their tunnel, and expect to cut the reef in about 70 feet further. This will give them nearly 300 feet of backs to stope out.

Al! work on the Hopeful has been suspended. I have nothing new to report in connection with alluvial mining.

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JERICHO DIVISION.'

Mr. R. J. Donaldson, Mining, Reg(stiar.· . . In mining affairs there' is no change to report for the last quarter. . _ There 3;re .from 1~0 to 130 miners in th~s div~sion still making' a fair' livelihood by persevering steady labor,

whol1y,employed-lU.workmg,old-ground~ ,Durmg .thls' summer. a number of the reefs taken up arid- abandoned ten year~ ago will be tried again, as some of them gave returns at that time that would be considered 'a fair prospeCt jf . obtaJ.ned from:a:reef:opened jn the present day. " ' . 'IlL"", 'No.: water',was' sold in this division; I, ·1

DONNELI.JY'~ CREEK DIVISION.

Mr. O. P. Whitelaw, Mining Surveyor and Registmr.

Gippsland Consols Quartz.Mining Company.-;-:Eight men were employedrduring the quarter, driving, stopinoand raising stone. This company are now crushing a small parcel of stone to test the value of the reef th:j are now on. ,', ':'c BismarckiBnited Quartz Mining Company.-Sixteen men were employed raising and crushing. Three parcels

have been crushed during the quarter, viz. :-First, 130 tons from the 300,foot level, yielding 392 ozs. of gold· second anddhird from near the.surface, 270 tons, yielding.174 ozs •. Total yield. for quarter, 566,oz8.,. - , ' wbJ".;United,;Star ITribute.,-A;,crushing :of 39 ,tonsLof· stone yielded 47 oz. 11.'lihe stone was taken- from .below the

creek level. Six men employed. . Stratford ~nd Avon Quartz Mining Company . .,......Numher of men employed, 25, erecting battery, building

incline tramway, and raising stone. The battery is composed of 10 heads of stamps, each 7 cwt., driven by a waterwheel 28 feet diameter, 5 feet breast. The water is supplied through a race 2,000 yards in length, heading out of Donnelly's Creek. The incline tramway is 428 yards in length. The reef averages 2~ feet in thickness. .

Alluvial mining is quiet. A few parties are doing well in the creek beds. Several parties are out prospecting ip. the neighborhood, but nothing special to report at present. '.


~.";c: .,". '!'", ' .... 1, S'P~r'NGER'S CREEK DIVISION.

.',. J ' .. J. '; I Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining Registrar.,

No particular change with regard to mining has taken'pince in this division for the past quarter. Crushing has ,b"en.,carried-, onr'Yithout' interruption .by the -two principal companies, viz" .the Long Tunn"hand Walhalla, and the monthly returns. from each .are ,very satisfactory;', both mines are looking as ,well as ever. . ",

The Long Tunnel Ex.tended have been engaged excavating a chamber 9iO feet from'the mouth of the tunnel for the purpose of erecting a pumping and winding engine, aild sinking their main shaft. . , ., ; ' .. ,The Waterloo Company have finished the erection ,of., th~ir 10.head battery and ehect to commence crushing in about two weeks. '

The Walhalla Copper Mining Oompany B:re steadily developing the resources of their mine; they have excavated a spacions plat for storing and spalling the ore, about 300 tons of which are now lying on the plat. The lower tunnel, which is driven in an easterly direction from the. steep bank of the Thomson River, at a depth of about 300 feet below the out-crop of the lode, and 40 feet above the level of the river,:intersected the lode at a distance of 374 feet, the ore was poor here, but as it was opened up by driving to the south it improved very much in quality; at the termination of this south drive, which extends 120 feet, a fine well defined' and I should say rich lode is to be seen in the face, the width of which has not yet been ascertained. A rise from this drive to connect it with the middle workings at 100 feet higher level, is approaching completion; when this is through the lower workings will be effectually ventilated, and I am informed that the extent of the lode both to the north and south will be tested by extending the drives ,with all possible despatch.

RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION.

'.ir/r. C. H. Williams, Alining Rfgistrar.

1.1ining in all He branches remains in a very depressed state in 'this division'. Russell's Creek.-Ground sluicers for the last two months have had satisfactory returns. Pheasant Cl'eek.-Reef abandoned. 'fhe Creek has been sluiced with satisfactory results. W ombat.-Bates and Randall having ,brought water a distance of one niile from the eastern branch of Tangil

have been enabled to ground sluice a large extent of new ground. "Stripping averages 4 feet," in some of which gold is distributed from top to bottom, coarse water-worn gold, as much as 1 oz~ to the dish, has been obtained in the ~~~ -

Crossover.-Everything is very quiet, and crushing is unsatisfactory. ' " , , , Tangil.-Traralgon Company are sinking a shaft on Cement :j3:ills H to prove the nature of the deep ground." Perseverence Company (late Pioneer) are steadily progressing,_ the dir.t ·taken out having averaged 5 dwta.

to the load. The water is very heavy, and they now purpose putting in a- tunnel on the underlie to work it by horse-power. ' -

No water was sold in this division.

BENDOC SUBDIVISION ..

AI1 .. Jolm Nichol, Mining Registrar.

- 'iVIining in ·this subdivision' for the 'quarter ended has been much the same as' sbated 'i~ my-two previous 'quarteriy reports. The'only fresh events are that a few parties are out prospecting, and the completi~n of the Aurora Borealis battery and plant, which h~s had a trial crns~ing of some 100 tOllS of quartz and mullock r:lIxe~ from out of their tunnel drive. The manager mformedme the most part that was crushed was mull~ck, which Ylelded about 5 dwts. per ton. .

All the other quartz claims are idle 01' protected by certificate. . . The aUuvia~ miners ro:e still engaged with their claims, the yield 'from which'they appear satisfied WIth.

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T.ARWIN SUBDIVISION.

lJ[l'. G. Read Murphy, lJfining Registrar.

I have to report progress in quartz mines, but owing to the great rains our best alluvial mines have been flooded. The No.1 South mine has been very fortunate, in one week getting in nuggets alone nearly 400 ozs., tbeir averagelield per ton is about 4 (four) oz. The three main leaders are making to a point in the mine where it is expecte will be found a good reef. '

The Prussians, the Benizon Oompany, and the Golden Bar, have not been very successful. The Oo.operative Alluvial Company are doing very well, they have opened out their lead, which is about

20 feet in thickness, and obtained 65 OZ8. of gold; they idend to increase then' working staff. The Prospectors have been flooded out and have broken their machinery, but have pumped the shaft dry and

went below on the 29th December. No water was sold during the quarter.

TRAR.ALGON SUBDIVISIO~.

Mr. Charles Denis, Mining Registrar.

Since my last report gold has been found in two or three different places, but owing to the unusual severity of the weather the parties who found the gold have been nnable to prospect the localities where the gold was discovered. It is believed that gold in payable quantities can be found at Eaglehawk, a distance of from six to seven miles N.E. from Traralgon, at a depth of from 12 to 15 feet; the wash has been found to be very heavy, consisting of huge blocks of water-worn qual'tz, as if there had been a blow from some reef in the immedia.te neighborhood, and coming fl'om the direction of the Walbalm reefs.


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