MINING, SURVEYORS· AND:' REGISTRARS. · 2012. 9. 25. · 1870. [seco.nd session,] victoria. r·epqrts ol",the mining, surveyors· and:' registrars. quarter ending 30th ·june 1870

1870. [SECO.ND SESSION,]

VICTORIA.

R·EPQRTS

Ol",THE

MINING, SURVEYORS· AND:' REGISTRARS.

QUARTER ENDING 30TH ·JUNE 1870.

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMA~D •

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INDEX.

Summary.-Gold Mining Statistics tor the Quarter ending 30th June 1870. Estimated Yield of Gold and Quantity 'of Gold Exported during the Quarter ending 30th June 1870. Summary.of Yield of Gold from Quartz, Quartz Tailings, &c" crushed during the Quarter ending 30th June 1870. Number and Distribution of Miners on the Goldfields of the Colony, 30th June 1870,

Ballarat Central Division Ballarat Southern Division Buninyong Division Smythesdale Division Creswick Division ... Gordon Subdivision Steiglitz Subdivision

BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. Mr, Harrie Wood, Mining Registrar ... Mr, J. F. Coleman, Mining Registrar Mr. Robert M. Harvey, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. John Lynch, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. James Stevenson, Mining Surveyor and ·Registrar ... Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar

Page

7, 17, J9, 24 7, 19, 24 7, 19, 24

7, 15, 19, 25 7, 17, 19, 26

7,19,26

Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain South Subdivision

Mr. J. S. Cooper, Mining Registrar ... Mr. John F. Hansen, Mining Registrar

7, 19, 26

8, 17, 19, 27

Beechworth Division Yackandandah Division Indigo Division

'Buckland Division ... Alexandra Subdivision Maindample Subdivision Mansfield Subdivision Benalla Subdivision Gaffuey's Creek Subdivision ... Wood's Point Subdivision Big River Subdivision Mitta-mitta Division Jamieson Subdivision

Sandhurst Division ... Kilmore Division Heathcote Division and Waranga

division Warauga North Subdivision ••.

Maryborough Division Amherst Division .•. Avoca Subdivision ... Dunolly and Tarnagulla Divisions Korong Division

BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT. Mr. Alexander Alderdice, Mining Registrar Mr. Thos. G. Kennan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... Mr. R. Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Registrar Mr. R. A. F. Murray, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. W. Frewen, Mining Registrar Mr. J. H. Kelson, Mining Registrar ... Mr. John Liston, Mining Registrar 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. Andrew Trencb, Mining Registrar Mr. H. C. Geneste, Mining Registrar ...

8, 19, 27 8, 20, 28

8, 15, 20, 28 8, 18, 20, 28 9, 15, 20, 28

20 29 30

9,20, ,30 10, 20, 30 10, 20, 30

20 10, 20, 31

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

South Sub- Mr. J. T. Strong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar

10, 15, 18, 20, 31 10, 20, 32

... 10, 15, 21, 32

Mr. Henry Boyns Nicholas,Mining Surveyor and Registrar 10, 15,21,32 . MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT.

Mr. P. Virtue, Jun., Mining Registrar 11, 16, 18, 21, 33 Mr. Joseph Smith, Mining Surveyor anjl Registrar 11, 16, 21, 33 Mr. Hugh St. H. Blair, Mining Surveyor a.nd n.egistrar ... 11, 16, 21, 34 Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... II, 16, 21, 34

Redbank and St. Arnaud South Subdivisions Mr. Henry J. Hughes, Mining Registrar 11, 16, 21, 34 Mr. Hugh St. H. Blair, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 1 I, 16, 18, 21, 35 Mr. P. Simpson, Mining Surveyor and Registrar 12, 16, 18, 21, 35 St. Arpaud North Subdivision

CASTLEMAINE MI;NING DISTRICT. Castlemafne Division Fryer's Creek Division Hepburn Division ....

Mr. Thos. L. Brown, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. Mark Amos, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. Thos. Hale, Mining Registrar

12, 21, 3:; 12, 16, 22, 35

12, 16, 18, 22, 36 Taradale and Kyneton Subdivision Tarrangowcr Division St. Andrew's East and St. Andrew's Central

Subdivisions St. Andrew's West and South Subdivision Blue Mountain North Subdivision

Mr. Thomas Orwin, Mining Registrar Mr. Robt. Nankivell, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. Alfred Armstrong, Mining Surveyor and Registrar

Mr. C. Johnstone, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. Graham McPherson, Mining Registrar ...

ARARAT MINING DISTRICT. Ararat Division

Pleasant Creek Division Barkly Division Raglan Division

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 Bendoc Subdivision

Mr. Charles jas. Wm. Russell, Mining Surveyor and Registrar

Mr. S. 1(. Vickery, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. S. K., Vickery, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. Augustus Poeppel, Mining l!egistrar

GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. Mr. W. Phipps, Mining Registrar Mr. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surveyor and Registrar Mr. H. Sutton, Mining Registrar Mr. James Travis, Mining Registrar ... Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... Mr. Arthur F. Walker, Mining Surveyor and Registrar ... Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, Mining Registrar Mr. C. Good, Mining Registrar Mr. John Nichol, Mining Registrar

Paper on the Durham Lead, from Sebastopol to'Mount Mercer

12, 22, 37 13, 16, 22, 38 IS, J 6,_ 22, 38

22, 38 22, 39

IS, 22, 39 13, 17, 22, 39 13, 17, 22, 40

22,40

22,40 23,40 14, 23

14, 23, 40 14, 23, 41 14, 23, 41

14, 18. 23, 41 14, 17, :13, 42

14, 23, 42

SDMMARY.

GOLD MINING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 30th JUNE 1870.

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

DISTRICT, DIVISION;

AND

SUBDIVISION.

BALLARAT. Central Division .• Southern Division .. Euninyong Division "',. ·Smythe.dale " ., Creswick Gordon .•

~tl~~oOd and BI;"~ )f~~ta;;'

Alluvial Miners.

3,810

1,240 950

495 720 260 250 4110 13

l.g:ij I 14

280 340 . ~g

561 200 300 40

850 308 520 520

4.872 1,861 1,620 1.530 2,200

335 1,000 1,290

99 10 30 55 13 1 1

3.636 202 853

1,235 305

8 10

tke .'Wl,"''''''''''"_. and Registrars' Reports for tke Quarter ending 30tk June _1870.

MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN ALLUVIAL MINL"G.

154

'28 57 17 I

36 62 16 13

115

36 4 9'

13 13

2 11 2

'z "43

1,000

"85 500

'io 13 Sl

16

'i iii 'i

2

31 11 15 4

30 16 19 24

MACHINERY 'EMPLOYED IN 'QUARTZ l\1INING.

659 160' 300 00

1,150 421 374 432

," 'i

io

359 84

110 53

234 Ill>

136 284

is

14 6 7

'3 7 2

14

'i

£ 276,250 28,000 50,000 28,430

111,500 16,763 28,430 52,000

7 6

14 13 12 -3. 18

4

24 14 13 11 15 18 62 21

ilouth

Totals ..

------1--1--- ---1---'1--1------- '----------1-- ---:-I--:-:-+·--c--I-:-::::--I----I--,I--- -- -------1--1·----1----11---1 " 8,035 2,768 ~,305 " 14,708 209 6,249 257 44 242 75 17 1,630.. 70 2 8 10 9 150 3,586 11 1,305 13 46 9 591,403 77~ 178

----·-1--.:.-1-- 1--- ,~------ - - - --1---1--1---1----1--1--1---------1--1---:.---1---=--1----1

BEECH WORTH. Beechworth ,. Yacka.ndandah Indigo ** Buckland

BenaHa" "" Gaffney's Creek '\Vood's Point .• Big River .~ Jlfitta.-lIutt .. * - ". Jamieson

Totals "

1.241 500 213 165 305 160

1,010 850 147

1,281 20

100

160 ,370

53 458 150 50

", 2,411 1,530

413 1,904 1.035

310

25 1

16 2 6

I·' 270

4 406 .22 104

15 1

10

i6

5,500 3,100

250 , 2,314

50 150

3

5

59 37 15 48

20

28 37

'2 2

3

'i

1 6 6

18 6 2

99 90 64

259 72 24

64' 85 58

284 58

• 20

3

14

5 2 1

'3 6

:3

53,980 16,000 39,900 45,632 23,730 6,850

47 90

1~1 ~ 60 338 17 30 9 16

'12'°52° 48 'i3s 30. '500 45 45 '7 io i~ 'i 'j '5' 'I' 25;347 24 18

6 200 'i 380 30 30 'i 8 10 255 2 62,609 18 93

m iii "3

~ 2~ ~g '4 2 ~ 8 8 4 2 43 9,976 30 12

_~ _~ _~20::,:0_1-~-1---.:-::.::..-1---+-_:_:_-1-.-:..:.-1-~ I---I~--~I-- 'MO ,~ ,~8 1,3 .. ,,, ,,, __ '4_' _1--'6-8-,,1--'1-" _I~ _" ___ "' __ ,_. ___ '_' ____ I---,-1-5-:~-03-I--~~-I.-_l~--1 4,031 3,532 1,871 34 9,468 50 806 23 75 36 48 14,634 U m -iii) -1- --.. -16 68 905 24 1,074 1 18 16 11300.787 239 710

------,-1-_-'---1----1---'-1.----- ... _-------1- 1------------1---'--·1----1·---1

SA..'<lJHURST, ~~?~~~~t. ." .. " .. ~'1'g 6~~ 4,On ,,, 7'ig~ 37 530 22~ 1: 9~ 12 20 338 12~ 2'm '2 ~ 19~ 21: 38~:gg~ ~~ i~~ 'Heathcote and War .. """" South .. 861 130 335 8 1,334 .." 70 4 20 79..,..".. .. , " 18 264 ~97"" 11 22 22,069 80 160 W'l'lIngaNorth .. 406 ,80 27SI~ 758 " ~,J __ I---.I--·-4-0+--II~ ~ _"_I:: _~ __ "_.-":,,,_" ___ 1_0_~_,I,----I----'.:---,-.::-~I-~1-0-1--16-11~1- ___ 17 __ ,9_60_1--10~·--1---9-9-1

Totals " 3,895 ---s6O 4.714-, S ~77 --3-7 - 530 ." 342 2!1 117 91' 20 .8 338 1 157 2,654 2 1;409 4 216 261 428,529 133~ 629 1-1- ---- -- 1-1--11---1---,-1---1---1---.:.--1----=-,1----1

MARYllOROUGH, lIIaryborollgh ,. Amherst Avoca - .. .. " Dunolly and Tarnagulla "

~~a:~'~nd St·, ArM-ud South:: !It, Arna.ud North

Totals

CASTLEMAIJI."E,

i'r!,;'{,:~~k :: :: f,~~~~ and KYneto~

T,~.,.r Ara~ntf!rroowwc,.r "

Totals ...

ARARAT.

Totals

GIPPSLAND,

Totals

GRAND TOTALS

1,670 4110 580 2,650 23 609 18 140 17 4 35 24 21 !I92 171 16 12 81,795 125 1.474 190 86 1,750 24 450 21 130 30 12 'i20 230

7 2,1, '12'" 10

2 _ 220~, 42 8 5 55,351 6

~gg 2,ggg ~38 20 un" g l~t 7 ~~ Ig 3~ ,,:~ 82" 18·".,. 40 • 661 2~~ 35 io 1'3" Hl~~'~~i~ i~ "_ 2 .. .. .. ,,' 5 50 30 3 1 1~ 59 __ 6_2 _~_._ __30~ ______ + ___ 1 ____ 1---8 1--11---1--3 6.. 3 . _"_ ,_". ___ 16_1--S2..:..tl-'I-~- 98 14 13 7

5 45 12

175 39 25 60

361

1,44~00 510

000

5150

QO 2,;!8,oOO ~ 32

°0 605

'4' 6 " 30" 6 18

1

." - 22 418 138· 20 'I" 15

5,886 3,832 2,359 20 12,099 61 1,333 <17 463 76 53 174 357 2 83 54 2 116 2,171 756. 96 41 14 222,334 19~ ____________ ------1---1---1---1--.-1----1---1--1- -- - .. ---- --I---I---+--I'---I·--I---'---I---I---I---I.:...-.-:.....:.....-I---~-I---~I

600 450 530 1,580 <I 50 3 i~ 5 lIO 24 100 16 31 522 240 30 1,225 970 270 2,!l65 8 121 6 i4 230 15 '2 S 58 14 244 96 '2 6

~~g ~~. ~~ 1,~ ~ ig~ "2 ~ M :"'5" 1~ sg t r§ 2 sg i~g 2 2~ 2 38 " 228 235 504 967 2 20 ' 16 62 2 35 16 42 980 320 68

40 10 71

79

zg 14~ l~g m " 1~1'-~-i7-' _1---1---30

4 3 ~ ra '2 S; 'i 1-

3-,6-73-'--2-,436-.1-2--.409-' ----8,-5-18-,-. -2-5- 1--4--:7'--2-1---5-1---1 u 75 '~-!-:- ~~ I-~ 1~ 1~ -~ -1-34--

1--2,-342--

i---::--'I-;-; 1,0:1;-:-9+-;;-+---:2;:---111-;-143-;;:-+-;:2~;;"-I---i---I---- ________ --- ---1-- ---1--11- ---- ----- ---11--'---1--

1-

'i

5'7,010 52,832 31.732 22,475 92,286

6,750 490

263,575

9 28i 82 22 9~

14,i 4

99 30 66 31 14 63 4

387

1ft !~ ~~ t:m i i "3 d'~~: ~ 23 ~ ~l l' 2f}H ~ 3~ '9' 'i ~;~ ~t 1 1-~~-v.I----I----- ____ -_---I-__ -.I--I----I----I-I-0~-I---I----I----r--I--I--~I---~I--~I-----I-----I---I.---I---I----I--.. --I--___ 1-__ 1~-3-,1-00 __ 1---~~-1--____ 1

946 1.185 902 3,033 14 212 3 69 14 ·12 135 23 26 98 33 916 428 1 ,. 33 9 127,010 79i 71 .. ______________ ---11--1---1--- __ -1-__ 1--1----1-- -- --------1-----1----.-1- ----. --1-- --J'--"':---I---':"':--J-,---I

60,267 399 9.657 335 44 1,660 282 322 18,986 11 1,042 283 264 682 21 701 13,283 22

~~ t3~ '''65" rs¥ tl~ 20 20 .~ ~l i~ 'i i:~~ g ~i 255 206 186 649 . 700 ' 56 iii 11 149 ' Ii 124 'i 33.510 49~ 338 '209 60 60 329 ' 274 20 20 5 65 3 80 18,341 25 . 29 121 10 29 160 5 76 61 19,550 6 13

l~g r~ ~~ "3 "55 "95 40 1§ Sl~ "2" '1~ '2'S "I" !I?;~~5 ~ 1~ 30 94 71" 195 " " " " " " " .. "9 " " ." 2 28 32 1 6,050 23 11 1 __ 1 ____ -- ------___ 1--- ---_1 __ 1 ___ 1 __ 1 --1- ------- ---1-------- ... - ___ 1--·1---1---1--'----1----11-----1

1.159 "865 ,,~_,,_~--3-~ __ ,,-.~ _'_' ___ "'_ 1.669 96'~i_':: __ 4_0_,-.:. .. ___ 43 __ I. __ 7_09 __ I~-11-,_-~I---.I---I----I---I_,,_14_I,:...08_9_1--l-2:...~::-+--44_6--1 6,487 21 555 - 532 20 2,144,727 1,021,

28,227 15,478 16,500 62 2,782

• The lIiitta.-mitta. and Ma,ind:n.mplereports received, the last returns have been adopted,

Price of Gold per OWlC6.

£.,d, £.,<1.

416 4 0 6 4 0 0 400 319 0 318 0 318 0 318 0

319 6 380 319 6

~U .~ 315 0

3 '5 0 2'l1 0 310 0 3 5 0 316 6

318 S 315· 0 S 16 0 315 0

4 S 0 4 1 6 4 2 6 409 406 4 0 0 400 S19 6

" 1 3 319 0 406 318 0 4 1 0 316 6

3 iii 6 400 4 0 0 312 0 3 IS 0

318 's 317 6 416 400

410'413 3196410 S 16 6 4 1-0 S196406 3100420 S 11 6 "" 1 0 3150 400

3 17 3 S18 0 317 0 318 6 S16 9 S17 6 S17 0

317 6 S.15- 6 S18 0 318 0

310 0 316 9 317 0 S 0 0 360 310 6 300 310 0

311 6 318 6 319 6 319 9 319 3 4 0 6 311 6

319 0 S 19 6 319 0 319 0

317 S 17 318 319 S 16 4 1 S15 S16

6 o 6 6 o _ o o 6

ESTIMATED YIELD ,OF GOLD AND QUANTITY OF GOLD EXPORTED. ,

FRo~r information obtained from Gold Buyers and others by the Mining Surveyors and Mining Registrars,

th'e TOTAL QUANTITIES OF GOLD got respectively from ALLUVIUMS and QUARTZ REEFS are as follow:-"

Alluvial. Quartz. Total.

oz. dwt. oz. dwt. oz. dwt. Quarterending 30th June 1870 .. , ... 173,208 15 135,664 0 308,872 15

THE QUANTITY O~' GOLD, the produce of this Oolony, EXPORTED, according'to Returns furnished by order

of. the Honorable the Oommissioner of Trade and Oustoms, is as follows:-

oz. dwt. Quarter ending 30th June ,1870 309,415 10

SUMMARY,

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

OEMENT, and'MuLLOCK Orushed, and PYRITES and BLANKETINGS operated on, !luring, the Quarter, and

the GOLD obtained therefrom :- '

MINING DISTlUCTS, Quantity Crushed, Average Yield of Total Yield of Gold from Gold per Ton. Quartz, &c., Crushed.

Quartz. tons cwt. qr, oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. Ballarat .. , ... ... . .. ... .. . 70,697 15 0 0 6 0'29 21,252 12 10 Beechworth ... ... ... , .. ... . .. 25,493 15 0 0 10 18'73 13,741 14 17 Sandhurst ... ... ... ... , .. , .. 57,846 0 0 0 10 12'17 30,389 15 5 Maryborough .,. ... '" ... ... ' ... 17,201 0 0 0 8 10'66 7,262 11 19 Castle maine ... ... , .. ... ." .. . 27,832 ,4 0 0 9 23'37 13,879 15 6 Ararat ... ... ... ... ... . .. 17,241 0 0 0 10 13'93 9,121 1 0 Gippsland ... .. ' ... ... ... .. . 6,974 0 0 I 9 1'10 10,128 8 10 ,

Tota.l Quartz ... ... . .. 223,285 14 0 0 9 11'38 1?5,175 18 19 ------- ------

Quartz Tailings, Cement, and Mullock. Ballarat ... ... ... ' .. ... . .. 36 0 0 1 I 10'91 38 12 9 Beechworth ... ... ... ... .. . . .. 404 0 0' 0 4 6'06 85 18 6 Sandhurst ... ... ... ... . .. . .. 26,f74 0 0 0 3 1'51 3,tl55 12 15 Maryborough ... ." ... ... ... ... 3,530 0 0 0 2 11'61 438 ,7 19 Castlemaine ... . ... .., ... '" . .. 4,955 ,0 0 0 3 9'88 845 5 18 Ararat ... . .. ... ., . ... . .. 2,555 7 0 0 1 15'84 212 • 2 0 Gippsland ... ... ... .. , '" ... 255 0 0 0 7 2'37 90 10 6

Total Quartz Tailings, Cement, &c. ... 36,909 7 0 0 3 0'39 5,566 9 1 -------

Ballarat Pyrites and Blanketings operated on. , ... , .. ... ... , .. ... 347 14 0 3 1 2'26 1,062 2 12

Beechworth ... ... ... ... . .. ... 18 0 0 " 2 11 2'66 46 0 0 Sandhurst ... ... ... .. . ... .. . 288 10 0 1 13 12'14 483 6 12 Maryborough ••. ... ... '" . .. ... 172 0 0 1 19 4'01 336 16 18 Castlemaine ... ... ... ... . .. .., 15 0 0 1 2 3'20 16 12 0 Ararat ... ... ... ... ... ..... ' . .. ... Gippsland ... . .. ... ... ... . .. 27 11 2 2 16 5'04 7; 10 0

--------------~ Total Pyrites and J;Jlanketings .. , 868 15 2 2 6 13'37 2,022 7 18

NOTB.-Thls Su~a.ry does not sbow the total quantities of quartz, &c" crushed or operated on, but. only the yic1<l of certain crushlngs, &c" respecting which the Mimng Surveyors and Registrars have been able to obtuin Informu tion. OWing to the circumstance that maDV of the machine. owners are unnbJe to give, or are precluded from giving iz:formuUon, it is impossible to get complete returns from every oishjct; and in considering the relative Importance of each district, a.; regards quartz mming; &c., the tables relating to machinery should be examined and compared,

Office of Mines, Melbourne, 22nd July 1870 ..

R. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretary for Mines.

MINING SURVEYORS AND, REGISTRARS' RETURNS.

QUARTZ. THE following information has been obtained from Heturns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars

relative to the QUANTITY Ol!' QUARTZ Crushed in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom .

nlvision and SubdivIsion, and

Name of Company. Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed.

tons cwt. qr,

Average Yield of Gold

per Ton.

OZ, dwt. gr.

rotal Yield of I Gold.

OZ, dwt, gr.,

Remarb relative to the Depth at which the

Quartz was obtained, &c.

BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT. \ CENTRAL DIVIIHON,

Victoria (Monte Christo)... Little Bendigo Old Post-office Hill .. , Old Post-office Hill Redstreak .. , ... Gum-tree Flat Don ... Britannia :Endeavour Temperance Queen Victoria ... Black Hill St. Andrew Llanberris

-SOUTHERN DIVISION,

,.. Gum-tree Flat ... Specimen Gully .•• Specimen Gully ... Little Bendigo ... Canadian Hill ... ,.. Black Hill .. , ... White-horse Ranges ... Gum-tree Flat

Total ...

Speedwell ... • •• Staffordshire Reef Hercules .. ' ... Moonlight ... Moonlight (late Homeward- Moonlight ...

bound) Kangaroo Keevill

BUNINYONG DIVISION.

... Kangaroo .. ,

.. , Frenchman's Gully

Total .• ,

Imperial ,.. .., Hiscock's ••. ... Alfred '" .•. Hiscock's ... .., Homeward-bound ... Homeward - hound Reef

One-and-All (due south of Hiscock'8)

... Hiscock's'"

Total ... SMYTHESDALE DIVISION.

1,000 0 0 2,000 0' 0 1,100 0 0

173 0 0 483 0 0

1,115 0 0 3,000 0 0 3,168 0 0 3,892 0 0 1,100 0 0 2,441 0 0

o 2 4'80 i o 0 23'68 o 5 3'01 1 12 7'76 o 9 18'64 o 3 9'12 o 4 9'87 o 3 20'02 o 1 19'97 o I 11'67 o 2 14'86

110 0 0 120 feet 98 14 0 200 feet

281 18 0 220 to 280 feet 279 12 0 160 feet 236 2 6 130 to 140 feet 188 9 0 200 feet 661 13 18 550 te 650 feet 607 7 0 180 feet 356 12 0 Surface

81 15 0 120 feet 319 14 0 175 feet

1------',--. ------19,472 0 0

1,560 0 0 750 0 0 282 0 0

o 3 7'42 i 3,221 17 0

o 3 20'4~ 1300w-.;-o 2 9'60 90 O. 0 o 2 9'36. 33 14 0

4o-tootlevel, 5-foot lode 30 to,~O feet, 7 -ft, lode 18-foot level, 5-foot lode

600 0 0 0 3 0 90 0 0 I 37 feet, 5-foot lode __ 5_0 __ 0_0 ___ 0-.:...8 __ 0 __

1 __ 2_0 __ 0 __ 0 Ilo-footlevel,5-footlode

3,242 0 0 0 3 7'09 534 4 0

1,930 0 0 1,500 '0 0 1,000 0 0

o 3 13'89 o 2 10'63 o 6' 0

345 7 0 200 to 260 feet 183 4 12 120 feet 300 0 0 150 ft"six weeks' work

- i 1------1 4,430 0 0 0 3 17'77 828 11 ·12

BaIlarat. and Carngham Britannia Reef, Carng- 2,000 0 0 0 5 23'65 598 II 0 Shaft is 328 feet deep Consols ham -------1·------ ------

CRESWICK DIVISION, Port Phillip .. ' .,. Clunes Reefs .. , South Clunes ... ... Clunes Reefs .. ,

, Victoria... ... ... Clunes Reefs ... New North Clunes .. , Clunes Reefs .. , Yankee... ... '" Clunes Reefs .. , Hard Hill ... ... George's Reef, .. Waterman and Party... Sulky Gully Reefs Edwards and Party ... Sulky Gully Reefs Bradshaw and Party... Sulky Gully Reefs Livingstone and Party... Cobbler's Gully Reef ...

Total .. , GORDON SUBDIVISION,

Kangaroo Bob ,.. ." Hicks' Reef Egerton ... ... Big Hill Reef ... Victoria '" ... Parker's Reef Princess of Wales ... New Beef

STEIGLI'lZ SUBDIVISION. Galatea... ... ... Salamander .. , Albion .. , ... East Albion ... • .. Pivot... ... ... Blackwood .. , .. ,

. Italian .. , .. , ... Moonlight ... • •• Daylight .. , ...

TotaL ..

Steiglitz Steiglitz Steiglitz Steiglitz Steiglitz Steiglitz Steiglitz Steiglitz Steiglitz

Total ...

13,924 0 0 2,254 0 0 2,829 0 0 8,792 0 0

143 '0 0 500 0 0

72 0 0 13 9 0 68 0 0 40 11 0

o 3 16'42 o 10 11'45 o 5 21'64 o 14 20'21 o 5 4'12 o 3 13'i4 o 12 8'86 0'10 12'04 I o 9 11'64 , o 5 10'20 '

2,565 0 0 1,180 16 0

834 16 8 6,524 15 0

37 0 0 89 6 6 44 10 14

7 I 6 32 '5 0 11 0 0

372 to 443 feet 172 to 244 feet 300 to 800 feet 240 to 590 feet 352 feet 20 feet 20 to 60 feet Surface to 10 leet 20 feet 60 feet

------------1------1 28,636 0 0 o 7 21'85 11,32610 10

1-------:--·------460

3,174 1,300

100

o 0 o 0 o 0 o 0

5,034 0 0

250 0 0 130 0 0

1,743 0 0 10 0 0 22 0 0 40 0 0 32 0 0 21 0 o· 11 0 0

o 18 \l'll o 9 22'21 o 5 6'64 010

424 13 0 200 and 270 feet : 1,575 3 0 370 feet

343 0 0 from 250 to 370 feet 5 0 0 300 feet

o 9 7'87 2,347 16 0

o 1 17'08 100 o 5 ·21'82 190 o 9 2'18 o 5 6 o 4 16'50 1 0 22'85 o 6 8'72

21 8 0 130 0 0

. 515 0 0 14 10 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 7 10 0

22 0 0 3 10 0

2,259 0 00 _ 6 12'04 734 8 0 .... "'-.

~. "' -' ---'

8

QUANTITY of QUARTZ Crushed in each Divisi9ll and Subdivisio:n during the Quarter, &c;-continued .

• Division and Subdivision, and

Name of pomllllllJ'. Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz 9rushed.

Average Yield of Gold

per Ton. Total Yield of

Gold.

Remo,rks relative to the Depth at which tbe

Quartz was obtained, &e.

BLACKWOOD DIVISION ·A:!."D BLUE MOUNTAIN SOUTB

SUBDIVISION.

Star of the West... ... Star of the West Reef .. . Trewhella ..• ... Trewhella's Reef' .. . Cornish... ... ... Simmons' Reef .•. Morning St{l,r... ... Bald.Hill .... .. . Snake Gully... ... Snake Gully Reef .. . Sultan '.. ••• Barry's Reef ... .. . Williams Brothers ... Simmons' Reef ... Clunes and Blackwood ... Yankee Reef .. , .. . North Britain .• , ... Wright's Reef .. . Crown, .•• . I .,. ... i:'3immons' Reef ... "True Blue ... . •. Barry's Reef ,'" ". True Blue tributors ... Barry's Reef ... . .. Cosmo ... .., ... Snake Gully... ... ,

ton8 ewt. qr.

1,085 .0 0 236 0 0 280 0 0 237. 0 0 au 0 0 888 15 0 600 0 0 296 0 0

90 0 0 600 0 0 714 0 0 174 0 0 100 0 0

oz. dwt: gr.

o 4 3'99 o ··7 12'31 1 0 15'43 o 4 23'70 o 3 19'63 o 12 2'53 o 0 12 o 2 16'52 o 10 9'20 o 1 13 o 5 3'17 o 2 14 o 8 22'56

oz. dwt. gr.

226 0 12 88 13 0

289 0 0 59 2 0 61 17 0

537 19 0 15 0 0 39 15 18 46 14 12 46 5 0

183 4 6 22 9 12 44 14 0

90 feet 160 feet 190 feet 100 feet 80 to 130 feet 290 feet Surfaee Surface 20 feet 60 feet 100 to 180 feet 160 feet

Tot{tl... '''I~~~~ 1,660 14]2

" BEECHWORTH MINING DIS,;!,RIC'l'.

BEECBWORTB DIVISION.

Dwyer and Co, McOmish and Co, Hurdle Flat Reef " Little Magpie :" .. Norton and Co, Cead-mille-Failtha Reef Perry and Co. ..,

... Myrtleford ...

... Myrtl~ford.. . .. ••• Stanley ... ... Basin Creek .. . ... Stanley .. .

Hurdle Flat .. . .. , Te.etotal R~ef...

Y.A.CKANDANDAH DIVISION,' . TotaL,

.. ' Duke of Edinburgh Polar Star ... Home~ard!bound" Yaekandandah •.• Milkman's .. . Lord Nelson .. . Scandinaviail .. . Homeward-bound· Birthday ... Pride and Stringer's

INDIGO DIVISION.

.United Consols

Magenta

Rutherglen,

BUCKLAND DIVISION.

... Twist's Creek ••• Twist's Creek ... Twist's Creek' '" Twist's Creek ... Twist's Creek ... Twist's Creek ... T-iiist's Creek ... Hillsborough: .. ... Baek Creek .. , ... Back Creek

{' Higgins' Reef .. .

Various reefs .. .

1 Buehan's Reef Magenta Reef...

1.,' Various reefs ... Hope Reef' ',:.

Price's Reef P,ice's Reef .. , Various reefs ...

I

Total ...

H arrietuille. La.w, Hanna, and Co, ... . United Miners Reef ...

Chrysolite Reef .. , Chrysolite .. .. . Chrysolite ••. .. . Harkin, SuUivan, arid Co ... . Johnson, Morgan, & Gitchell Harkin and Co .. :.. .. .

Chrysolite Reef ... Swindle Heef ... ' .. . M~ney King Reef .. . Monarch of Glen Reef , ..

Osborne and Co. ... ... Welcome Reef ... Osborne and Co ..•• Vi~toria!ieef.., ...

Johnson Stevens .. . Roberts' Creek.

... Sydney Reef ... Kinkade and Co, .. . ... EOlpire Reef •• ,

Harp of Erin ... ... Brown, Farrington, and Co: Arnett and Co. ... . ...

Ovens River. Harp of Erin Reef Southern Cross Reef ... Old Lisb9n"Reef

United Happy Valley '. :[lunh·i"ngGreek,

... Happy V(11ley Jteef

16 0 0 30 0 0 52 0 0

120 0 0 25 0 0 63 0 0 23 0 0

060 o 12 0 ,] 11 3'69 o 16 16 050 o 13 15'61 440

329 0 0 r I 6'12

63 0 0 42 10 0 26 0 0

o 4 6'09 o 4 2'82 ] 5 0

4 16 0 40 feet 18 0 '0 30 feet 81 0 0 60 feet

100 0 0 30 feet 6 5 0 Surface

43 0 0 75 feet 96 12 0 Surfaee

349 13 0

13 8 0 Not ascertained 8 15 0 20 to 30 feet

32 10 0 80 to 100 feet 6 10 0 20 to 100 feet

"5 6 0 Surface 500 1 10 0

48 0 0 85 0 0

2,400 0 0

1 6 0, 3 10 16 o 9 20 I 2 19'76 080

.23 12 0 Surface to 20 feet il7 o· 0 200 feet

320 0 0 590 0 0

o 15 b o 47-89

,960' 0 0 200 feet 240 0 0 80 feet' 127 14 0 80 to 100 feet

------ ------------3,581 0 0 o 8 11'03 ],514 15 0

417 10 0 0 17 18'56 20 O' 0 0 15 6 94 0 0 0 17 19"40 55· 0 0 0 11 15'27 25 0 O' 0 14 0

155 0 0 O' 9 21'36 36 0 0 1 2 5'33

371 0 12 15 5 0 83 14 0 32 0 0 17 10,0 16 13 0 40 0 0

280· feet Surface 50 feet 100 to 180 feet 130 feet 50 feet 60 feet Surface 12 0 0 0 15 0

48 0 0 0 12 22 900

31 0 0 SUITaee to 10 feet

862 10 0 0 15 16'27 676 2 12 1----·-- ------------

1,800 0 0 38 0 0 23 0 0

400 0 0 aoo 0 0

20 0 0 14 O· 0 36 0 0

84 0 0 12 0 0

61 0 0 60 0 0 10 0 0

2,152' 0 0

o 6 16 200 1 2 l4'60 o 2 14'40 o 8 16 1 10 O· 2 5 10'28 o 19 0

o 10 0 3 1420

o 14 0'71' o '2 13'2 080

600 0 76 0 26 0 52 0

130 0 30' 0 31 16 34 4

o 240 feet o 20 feet o 20 feet o 60 feet o 18 feet o 40 feet o Not stated o Not stated

·"42 0 0 40 feet 44: 18 0 Surface

47' 0 0 200 feet 7 13 '0 Surface 4 ,0 0 200 feet

1 1 23'33 3,009 16 0 283 'feet

, "

9

QUANTITY of QUAR1'Z Crushed in each Divisioll amI Subdivision during the Quarter, &e.-continued.

Division and Subdivision, and

Name of Company.

BUCKLAND DIVISION-continued.

Lord of Hills ... ... Home Reef ... ... Lynch and Meulman '" Brennan and Martin ... Rowe and Co. ... ... Stirling and Pascoe ... Attridge and Co. ... Wallauy , .. ... Bruce and Co. ." ...

Peabody ... ,.,

Perseverance , .. .. , Rawlings, Luffer, and Co, ... p, Robertson ' .. ... John Burnett '" .. , Johnson Stevens ... ... Johnson Stevens ... ". C, Frazer .. , .. ,

Murdock and Co. ... Alta ... , .. .., J, Williams and Co, ... Lund and Shaw, .. ... Gerratty and Co. ... Lcarmonth and Co, ... Dunphy and Co .... ... Greene and Co, .. , ... Martin and Co, , .. .. , Martin and Co, ... Wa.llace and Co .... ... Molyneaux and Co, ,,,

Red Jacket ... .. ,

Sielfieldt and Co, ... C. Houghton and Co. ...

ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION.

Lucky Prospecting ... Albert '" .. , ... Alfred .. ' .. , Frenchman's Party .. , I,illy Prospecting .. , Nos, 5 and 6 North ... Nos, 5 and 6 South .. , Galatea '" , .. Homcward-bound .. , Ajax .. , ... , .. Trial crushing ' .. .. , Welcome .. , .. , Mysterious .. , .. , Lady of the Lake ... Montezuma ... ... Morning Star ... .. , Growler's .. , ... Last Chance '" ... Brillia.nt' Prospecting .. ,

GAFFNEY'S CREEK Sun-DIVISION.

Al .. , ... Victoria •.. . .. Gaffney's Creek ... .. , Hunt's ... ... Lauraville ' .. ... Ro~e of Denmark ... City of Columbus .. ,

No.2.

I

Where Quurtz was obtained. Quartz Crushed.

I

tons owt. qr.

Growler's Creek.

Old Warwick Reef ... 218 0 0 Home Reef . .. ... 542 0 0 Alpine Reef ... 80· 0 0 Hising Star Reef ... 52 0 0 Rowe's Ree.f ... .. . 10 0 0 Old Reef ... ,., 8 0 0 Constitutional Reef ... 100 0 0 Wallaby Ueef ... ... 561 0 0 New Moon Heef ... 45 0 0

,

MQrse's Creek.

Old Prince of Wales Reef 246 0 0 Oriental Heef ... 996 0 0 Cobbler's Heef

, 65 0 0 .. '

Robertson's Reef ... 15 0 0 Butler's Old Reef , .. 12 0 0 Canton Reef , .. , .. 150 0 0 Canton Reef ... 37 0 0 Kinkade's Old Reef ... 86 0 0

Buckland.

Perfect Cure Reef ... 30 0 0 Alta and Nelson Reef .. , 16 0 0 United Reef , .. 3 0 0 King of Denmark Reef '" 62 0 0 E!dorado Reef , .. 3 0 0 Miners' Right Reef .., 59 0 0 Elgin Reef ... .., 35 0 0 Aunt Sally Reef ... 25 0 0 Chance Reef ... ... 136 0 0 Star of Hope Reef ... 5 0 0 No Nothing Reef ... .10 0 0 Star of Hope Reef ... 49 0 0 Port Phillip Reef . .. 7 0 0 Oceola Reef ... 22 0 0 Red Jacket Reef ... 30 0 0

Upper Morse's Creek,

Gorilla Reef . .. 45 0 0 Bluenose Reef .., 9~ 0 0

--Total .. , ' .. 8,870' 0 0

Lucky Reef .. , . .. 24 0 0 Lucky Reef .. , , .. 121 0 0 Lucky Reef ... ... 72 0 0 Lucky Heef .. , ... 13 0 0 Lilly Reef .. ' .. , 12 0 0 Lilly Reef .., ' .. 6 0 0 Lilly Heef .. , .. , 5 0 0 Galatea Rcef , .. ... 16 0 0 Homeward-bound Reef ... 99 0 0 Homeward-bound Reef... 6 0 0 Home J{eef .., .. , 3' 0 0 Mysterious Reef ... 48 0 0 Mysterious Heef ... .19 0 0 Lady of the Lake Reef ... 3 0 0 M()ntezuma Reef . .. 24 0 0 MorningStar Reef . .. 19 0 0 Growler's Reef ... 20 0 0 Last-chance Heef .., 18 0 0 Brilliant Heef ... 8 5 0

'l'otal ... .,. 536 5 0

Castle Reef .. ' . .. 686 0 0 Homeward-bound Reef... 1,000 0 0 Homeward-bound Reef ... 500 0 0 Homeward·bound Reef, .. 350 0 0 Homeward·bound Reef ... 200 0 0 Eureka ]{eef '" ... 500 0 0 Wallaby Reef ... ... 700 0 0

Total .. , .. , 3,936 0 0

B

Averago Yield of Gold

per Ton.

oz. dwt. gr.

0 5 15'41 0 3 0 0 6 6 ) 19 553 o 10 0 o 15 0 o 10 0 1 4 8'08 2 10 5'33

o 14 5'46 0 3 8'61 1 4 14'77 0 5 8 o 13 8 0 3 4'8 o 13 0 0 2 5'02

1 1 8 o 13 7'5 1 10 16 011 6'19 o 13 0 1 11 13'42 o 15 0'68 0 9 0 0 8 10 o 17 12 o 1l 0 o 10 19'59 2 10 10'28 2 17 17'45 o 11 17'60

2 14 5'33 1 10 15'31

0 14 1\'78 ---

o 15 18 114 1'19 0 4 17'36 0 2 0 3 6 0 0 7 4 0 5 19'20 1 II 13'50 1 10 ll'92 0 9 0 0 3 16 0 3 0 0 8 0 0 5 0 0 18 22 0 16 13'89 2 5 0 7 6 20'33 2 2 18'90

I I

I Total Yield 01 I Gold.

oz. dwt. gr.

I 61 10 0 i

I 81 6 0

I 25 0 0 102 0 0

5 0 0 6 o· 0

50 0 0 682 13 0 lI3 0 0

175 0 0 167 5 12 80 0 0

4 0 0 A 0 0

24 0 0 24 1 0

9 10 0

32 0 0 10 13 0 4 12 0

34 18 0 I 19 0

93 2 0 26 6 0

11 5 0 57 4 16 4 7 12 5 10 0

26 10 0 17 13 0 63 10 0 17 12 0

122 0 0 144 0 o·

6,426 14 16 ----

18 18 0 206 0 0

17 0 2 1 6 0

39 12 0 2 3 0 1 9 0

25. 5 0 150 19 5

2 14 0 o II 0 7 4 0 7 12 0 0 15 0

22 14 0 15 15 0 45 0, 0

132 3 6 17 13 0

1 6 15'71 : 714 13 13

0 14 14'90 501 10 0, 0 I 11'52 74 0 0 0 3 10'22 85 13 0 0 2 1'17 35 17 0 0 o 16'80 7 0 0 0 4 21'12 122 0 0 0 4 0 140 0 0

0 4 21'86 966 0 0

Remarks relative to tho Depth at which the

Quartz was obtained, &e.

110 feet 250 feet 25 feet Not stated Not stated Not stated 50 feet 120 feet Horizontal reef

130 feet 100 feet 50 feet Not stated Not stated 65 to 70 feet 75 feet 40 to 60 feet

40 feet 300 fcet 20 feet 20 feet 12 feet 80 feet 50 feet 12 feet 20 feet 12 feet 10 feet 12 feet 20 feet 30 feet 130 feet

Surface to 100 feet Surface to 270 feet 100 to 180 feet Surface to 50 feet 50 to 100 feet 50 to 100 feet 50 to 100 feet 3i feet 80 to 200 feet 200 feet Surface Su'rface to 80 feet 70 to 150 feet Surface to 50 feet Surface to 50 feet 16 feet 20 to 40 feet 30 to 40 feet 70 feet

10

QU.L'ITITY'of(:lUARTZ Crushed in each Division and ~ubdivision during' the Quarter, &c''7-'continuea.

Division and Subdivision) .. and I. Wllere Qu~rtz w~.s obtu.illca.

Average Yield of Gold : per 'ron;

Total Yield f I Remarks relaUve to the Go 0 Depth at wInch the

(Na.me of Oo!upany. I ' - t Id. I Quartz waS obtaInedJ &c.

',----------.----------_·----·1--·--- --------.------WOOD'8])oiNT·SUllDlVl~I~N. Prospe!,)tors' Morning Star: •. Nos, 1 and 2 North Morning

Star

Morning Star'Reefs Morning Star Reefs

tOllS cwt. qr.

220 0 0 390 0 0

oz. dwt. gr.

o 9 6'54 o 8 8'61

oz. dwL gr.

102 J 0 163 0 0

Hope... '" Age of Progress ... United ...

I " MqJ;'ningStarReefs 573 0 0 017,14'32. ,'504' 3 0 • .• Morning Star Reefs... 548 0 0 0 4" 2'10' ll~. 0. 0

Express , ... :. .:. '~ .. No.1 South Waveriey ... Shamrock ' ......... . All Nations ....... .

.Morning Star Reefs... .250 0 0 0 1 0'96 13 0 0 ''waverley Reef' ••. ·520 O. 0 0 2 18'87 72 9' 0 "Wa,verley Reef" ..• .200 0 0 0 1 0'24 \0 20 Shamrock Reef ... 700 0 0 0 4 15'50 162 12 0 All.Nations Reef ... .582 0 0 2 .. 1. 23:83 1,222, O. 0

Boyal Standard .. . Strap-and-buckle .' .

Boyal Standard Reef... 300 0 0 0 3 3'20 47 0 0 ", Royal Standard Reef 1 ,i.' . :,25 o. Q 0 6 19'20 • ,8, ~O 0

Total ...

BIG BIVER SUllDIVISION,

Luck's-all ... Londonderry, .. Hope-on-hopc-ever

Warner's Reef ... Railway R~et .. , Seek-and-find ,Reef

t r .~

',. Total ... · 'J

j ';1

JAMIESON' Sri'BDIVlSioN;:

------1------ ---' -4,308 0 0 0 11 5'28 2,416 16 0 ----------_._., ----

i50 0 0 293 0 6

,128 0 0

o 4 9'60 o 5 4'50 o 10,15

.33 0 0 76 .. 0 0 1\8, 0 0 ------ --,,---------

57,1 0 0 0 6 4'79. 177. 0 0 I~---------I-------------

Star of West... ... Mack's Cicek, •• 2,500' 0 0 040 500 0 0 Various depths I' • ~

"

SA~DHURST MINING DISTRICT. . ·1

SANDIIUltST :qIVlSlON, . .... ; , , .... ' .. Catherine Reef U.O. ... ,Catherine Reef ,., 8,574 0 0 0 7 14'24 3,255 7

g* 1 Pioneer Works .. ... Long Gully ..• ! ,., 6,576 0 0 o 16 13'52, .5,446 3 Metropolit~n .... ..... GO,Iden Square . .. 5;381 0' 0 0 8 7:88 2,240 16

1.

li:agle ... . .. Reef, Eaglehawk ... 4,6S6 O· 0 o 13.11';3 3,160 10 0 l Fabli'; '''''''''''g. Wm,Rae ... Happy Valley ... . 3,614 O' 0 o 11 20'05. 2,138.13 12 Hustler's Reef ... ... Hustler's Reef ... 3,243 0 0 1 ' 1 0';3 3,410 2 0 Beehive .. , ... ... ,Eaglehawk . , .,.~ .. . 2,534 0 0 0 9 19'87 ,1,245 4 6 Johnson's Reef .. ' ~ ... . Johnson's·Reef ... 2,490 0 0 0 6 '17'32 836 17 18 Bird's Reef ... ' .. Alliance ... ". Victoria ... '" Hercules ... '" Frederick the Great .. , Sundry lots ... '.,

,

KILMORE DIVISION,

Ryan and Co. ... ... Landgridge .. , ... Providence . . .. , ... Flat Lead .' .... 'ronstal .. , ... .., Tonstal ..... ... .. .

. . .. .

HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND W.UlA.:NGA SOUTH SUll-DIVISION.

Greenshicld's machine. ... Hall and 'Marchesi .. , Alison .. , ... Costerfield , .. . .. Von dcr Luft's machine .. , Tipper and William~ .. .. , Collins' machine., .. ... Blake's Machine , . ...

~' ,

WAU..!-NGA NORTH SUll-DIVISION,

Balnclava Hill ... Perseverance ... Jaw and Darroch I

11 Jollr! Holmes and others IVhceler and others

Cracknell and otliers Walbran and others B utherland .. , Victoria 4."

... ..,

.. ,

. ~.

... , ..

,Bird's Beef, ..' 2,430 0 0 Golden Square . .. 1,400 0 0 Happy Valley ' .. 1,212 o 0 Happy Valley ... 1,173 O'l) Sebastian " . ... 3,624 0 .0,

,-:Various' machines ... 3,663 0 o I ... . " 0-1 .'. . !fotal. ... ... 50;600 0 -_.

I

Sunday Creck; ... ... 114 0 0 .Heedy Creek,; ... ... 137 0 0 Yea·Reefs ' .... .. . 200 0 0 Fill.t Lead. 1 ... .. , '76 0 0 Reedy C,reek." .. ... 100 0 0 Reedy Creek , .. ... 40 0'0

Tot.al ... ... 667 0 0 ---------

., . Doncaster Reef '" 250 0 0 'Miscellaneous crushings '275 0 0 Babbage's Reef ... i20 0 0 ':Antimony Reef ... 359 0 0 Miscellaneou~ 'crushings 86' 0 '0 Racecourse Reef ... 1100 0 0 Rea~astle (miscellaneous) 299 0 0 ;Blake's priv:aj;() property, 70 0 0

n.::rg'yle~"_ .. .. ...1.;,. 2,~~"9 i ' " Totai .. : 0' o·

I Balaclava, Reef ... ' 3,127 0 0 South Nuggety Reef ... 200 0 0 Var,ion8 reefs. ' ... '106 0 0

'Nuggety Hill Reef 525 0 0 ... Cockatoo neef . ... ';'7 0 0 Frenchman's Reef 65 0 0 ··1

Dun.lop and others Reef 125 0 0 Try Again Reef ... 15 0 0 Coy's Diggings Reef

, 300 0 0 .. ,

Totar". .. ... 4,520 0 0 ..... ..

0 9 17'50 . .,1,182 2 12

I 0 2 19'60 197 3' 12 o 12.15'45 766 4 12

'0 '9 '0' '" 527 17 0 I 0 4: 19'23 870 l;; .~ , , ~ , ... 0 9 0'84 ·1,654 J o 10 15'48 26,931 17 5

'. Various 0 6 16 38 0, 0

0 13 0 89. I 0 About 185 feet 0 5 0 50 0 0 Near. surface 0 4 0 15 4 0 Near surface I 10 0 159 0 0 Various .,

0 5 0 ·10 0 0 Various ,

0 6 2'62 203 15 0

I 0 0 250' 0 0 Various depths 2 19 4'19' 813 13 0 Various depths O . 7 10'85. 44: 14 6 100 feet 0 7 3'87 128 11 0 320 feet o 12 10'32 53 9 0 Various depths 0 2 2'24 i 62 16 0 Surface o 13 3'29 . 196 '8' 0 0 5 12 ;"19 5 0

; I-

----0 15" 5'72 1,568 16 6

0 4 2'95 644 13 6 250 feet' I 0 0 200 .0 0 150 to 400 feet 0 13 6'67 70 7 12 Various depths

'0 8 '2'28 : 212 10 0 70 to 100 feet 3 0 8'42 172 0 0 50 to 90 feet 2, 0 5'53 I 130 15 0 70 to 140 feet OIl 0 68 15 0 50 to 75 feet o 13 8 10 0 0 60 feet OIl 18'08 176 6 o i Various depths·

0 7 JO'S7 J,685 6 18

~ This jJ)clnrles two 10a(1. from Castlema!"o, yieldIng 7 rlwt •• , nnd'four tons from New Zealand (Inllve lots), yielding 2 ozs, 16 dwlS,

11

QUANTITY Of·QUARTZ,Crushed iq each Divisioll and S~bdivi8ion, during the,Quarter,&c.--continued.

DIvision and Subdivision, Wbere Qunrtz .,.;". obtained. I Qunrtz Crusbod.

Average Total Yield of Remarks relative to the and Yield of Gold ·Gold, Depth at which the

Name of Company. per Toli, Quartz was obtained, &c,

I tons ewt, qr • oz. dwt. gr: oz. dwt. gr.

• ..

.' MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRIQ'f; .,

M..I.:R.YBOROUGH DIVISION. ;

Penny and Clanssen Johnstone and Sons

••. Public crushings ... '" Public crushings ...

Bristol Hill '" ... Bristol Hill ... . .. Mariner's Reef .. . Mariner's Reef .. .

••• Publie crushings ... ... Telegraph and Frederick

Reefs Mariner's Reef .... ~. ... Battery Reef ...: .. . Mariner's Reef .. . ... Soldier's Reef... .. . Mariner's Reef •••• ... ~:rariner's Heef .. . North'German .. . ... LancashireandYorkshire· North German .. . Leviathan ... • ..

'Total'...

AMHERST DIVISION. ,' . .J

William's Reef Cosstick and Co".,. Cosstick and Co ..•. . ··...Laura Reel '.:. Busch and Co. .. . Fenton and Co. .. . Miller and Co, ••• Faulkner and Co. Deed Brothers ...

Ebor ... Victoria Himalaya

AVOCA SUBDIVISION.

... Prince of Wales Reef .. .

... Prince 'of Wales Reef .. .

... Prince of Wales Heef .. . . .. Adelaide .Lead Heef ... .Prince Alfred Reef

.•• Finche's Reef ...

... White Star Heef n. Big Reef .. .

Total .. .

Dawe and 80.'8' Crushing f Machine '" ... )

Poverty Reef... . .. Donkey Hill Reefs .. . West of England Reef .. . Luck's-all Reef ...

Total ... DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA

DIVISIONS. :

Bonsfield's machine . ... Glamorganshire Reef .. . {

. Sandstone Reef .. .

Queen's Birthday ,

Bet-bet .;.

Poverty Reef ... South foverty Consols Goldsborough .. . Arvon Reef .. .

KORONG DIVISION.

Not named .. . Honeymoon .. . Jersey .,. Galway... . .. , Evening Star ... Energetic ... Milne and Co. ... Gladstone ... Deadlock ... Galway... • •• Phantom ••.

German Reef '" .. . Bealiba Reef ... • .. Tucker Heef ... United KingdomHeef ... Calder's Reef ... , '" Sydenham Heef ._. Union Reef, ... . .. Hutchison's ... Jones' Creek Reef .. Wil1dmill Reef ... Sundry .small lots ...

.. 1 ... Poverty Reef ... . .. '" Ironbark ... ... ,.. Goldsborough.:. .., ... Arvon Heef ... . ..

Total ...

... Korong .. .

.•• Inglewood .. .

... Inglewood .. .

... Inglewood .. .

... Burke's Flat ...

... Hero,Reef Flat

... White-horae-Flat

... Gladstone Flat

... Deadlock Flat

.•• Lilliputian Flat .... Phantom Reef Flat

Total ••• REDBANX AND ST. ARNAUD

SOUTH SUlJDIVISIONS. Isis .,. ... Pleasant Creek and Darling

Flat

Oxonian Reef .,. Darling Flat Reef

Total.,.

790 0 0 .801 0 0 129 0 0 243 0 0 435 0 0

270 0 0 216 0 0 480 0 0 600 0 0 530 0',0

o 11 20'96 o 18 0'77 o 11 14'23 o 4 5'65 o 5 18'93

t) 2 6'93'. o 5 12'27 o 3 3'52. 030 o 4 0."

. "

469 0 0 722 4. 0

74 15 12 51 9 6

,125 8 14

I t{) 200 feet Various 242 feet Various 90 feet

30 18 0 190 feet 59 [0 12 50 feet 75 10 12 i 1 to 30 feet 90 0 0 i 195 feet

106 0 0 200 feet

4,494 o 0 8 0'77 1,804 16 S --------- ---'---1

420 Q 0 , 29 0 0

25 0 0 400

'4 0 0 400

13 10 0

. 30 0 0 24 0 0 36 0 0

589 10 0

800 129 0 0 143 0 0 274 0 0

554 0 0

o 3 4'30 o 7 9'93 o 9 21'12 I 10 0 o 15 0' o 18 0 9 6 1(l

o 6 12 o 1 12 o S 0

66 15 10 i5 12 7 6 0 3 0

, 3 '12 "126 • 0

6 20 feet o 160 feet o 30 feet o 10 feet o 10 feet o 60 feet o 105 feet; vein from 2

9 15 0 1 16 0

14 $ 0

inches to 1 foot thick 130 feet 50 feet 70 feet

o S 15'15 • ,254 ~ 6 ----- ----,--

o 3 12 • o 7 521 o 14 8'55 o 4 14'62

o 7 17'20

180 46 Ii . 0

102 13 0 63 :3 0 ,

I

213 15 0 _____ · __ 1 ______ 1------1 __

! 2,50S 0 0

IS 0 .. 0 5 0 0

244 0 0 70 0.0

.. 39·0 0 ,8 0 0 17 0 0 60 0 0

,91 (),O 23 0 0

'42 0 0 48 0 0

3,101 0 0 1,375 0 U

1,592 0 0 176 0 0

o 12 10'23 o 4 10'66 060 o 16 0'62 o 9 5'14 o 5 21'53 1 12.12 2 2 S'll o II 10'80 o 3 I'S4 o II 1'0-1 o 4 "9'71 o 5 ·4'07' o 3 12 • ; 050 o Ii 7'84' o 8 '6'95

1,558 ,5 0 4' 6 0 1 10 0

195 10 S 32 5 0 II 10 0 13 0 0 35 19 IS 34 7 0 14 6 0 '12 14 0 950

12 S 3 54:!'13 0 343 15 0 424 0 0

72 19 0

9,417 0 0 0 7 1'12 3,318 1 5

60 0 0 'SO 0 0 59 0 0 30 0 0 ,S4 0 0 600

16 0 0 35 0 0 24 0 0 6 () 0

10 0 0

o 5 0'90 o II 6'60 o 10 22"77 o 0 10'40 o 6 17'28 o 8 0··" o 14 1'50 o 14 .6'86 o 10 20 o 3 16' o 2 0

1'5 2 6 45 2 0 ·32 6 0

0' 13 0 28 4 12

2 S 0 II 5 O. 25 0 O' 13 0 0

I' 2 0 '1 0 0

---"---1"------ ---. --410 0 0

'420 0 0 12 0 0

o 8 13'03

o 13 10'97 I 16 14

175 2 18

2S2 12 0 2l" 19 0

482 0 0 0 14 2'3S: 304 II 0

60 feet

100 feet 59 feet

12

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

Division and SllbdivIsion, Average Total Yield of Remarks re1ative to the and Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold Depth at which the

Name of Company. per TOil. Gold. Quartz was obtained, &c.

---,---------- -------------------

ST. AnNAUD NORTH'SUB- tons cwt. qr. oz. dwt. gr. oz. dwt. gr. DIVISION.

Higgins and Co .... ... Chrysolite Hill' ... 125 0 0 2 2 6'34 264 3 0 320 feet Allardyce and Co. ... Chrysolite Hill (Chap- 47 0 0 1 8 4'08 66 4 0 290 feet

Wilson's Hill man's)

... . .. Wilson's Hill ••. . .. 376 0 0 0 9 23'49 187 12 0 150 feet Perry and Co. ... ... Hopeful Reef ... . .. 47 0 0 0 9 22'98 23 8 0 200 feet Poole and Co, ... ... Trinidad Reef ... ... 57 0 0 0 10 20'04 30 17 14 130 feet, water-Ieve

- 200 feet St, Arnaud ... . .. Denny's Lease ... 70 0 0 0 10 6'86 36 0 0 173 feet, water-Ieve

200 feet St. Arnaud ... .I'" Denny's Lease ... 66 0 0 0' 1 8'55 4 9 12 Rowe aUlI Co, ... ... Sec. H. Walker's ... 70 () 0 0 8 0'74 28 2 4 127 feet, water-Ieve

140 feet Greenock ... ... Greenock Reef ... 397 0 0 1 6 18'02 531 0 0 176 feet, water-Ieve

170 feet Butcher and Co, ... ... Public crushing ... 49 10 0 0 8 2'42 20 1 0

------- ------ ------Total ... ... 1,304 10 0 o 18 6'55 1,191 17 6

,

CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.

,

CASTLEMAINE DIVISION, \

Walker and Co, ... ... Wattle Gully.:. .. . 224 0 0 1 3 3'32 259 3 0 180 feet Terrill ... ... Wattle Gully ... .. . 390 0 0 0 5 5'53 102 0 0 200 feet Other claims ... ... Wattle Gully ... .. . 1,239 0 0 0 5 13'87 345 11 0 120 to 190 feet Knox and Co, ... ... Various reefs ... 693 0 0 0 5 0 173 5 0 Various , Walker anel Co. ... ... Manchester Reef .. . 236 0 0 0 5 21'25 69 9 0 180 feet 'Jones and others , .. ... Nimrod Reef ... ... 315 0 0 0 4 15'03 72 17 6 30 to 120 feet Davie and Co, ... ... Argus Reef ... .. . 798 0 0 0 5 0 199 10 0 85 feet Martin ... ... Deadman's Reef .. . III 0 0 0 13 12'32 75 0 0 35 to 60 feet Collier and Co. ... ... Greaterox Reef . .. 90 0 0 I 13 6'93 149 16 0 65 feet Ajax ' .. ... ... Bolivia Heef ... .. . 1,327 0 0 0 2 14'09 173 18 4 200 to 280 feet Triblltors ... ... Eureka Beef .. . ... 185 0 0 0 5 7'65 49 4 0 300 feet Straede and Lewis .. , Sebastopol Reef ... 923 0 0 0 4 5'38 194 19 0 150 feet 1.10unt Alexander ... Harcourt Reef ... 480 0 0 0 7 0 168 0 0 45 to 65 feet Norris and Co, Barker'a Creek' 335 0 0 0 4 1'32 67 18 12 " ... .. , .. .

------- ------ ------ I

Total ... ... 7,346 0,0 0 5 17'25 2,100 10 22

FitTER'S CREEK DIVISION. ----------------, Heath and Co, ... ... Cemetery Reef .. . 140 0 0 0 4 17 32 19 4 40 to 80 feet Howe Brothers .... ... Cattle's Beef ... ... 913 0 0 0 15 0'52 685 15 0 70 to 170 feet Rowe and Co. (Road claim) Cattle's Reef ... ... 444 0 0 o 15 22:05 353 8 0 150 feet S. Sorensen ... . .. Specimen Hill ... 45 0 0 1 0 0 45 0 0 25 to 30 feet Frank.and Sorensen ... Specimen Hill ... 16 0 0 0 4 1'50 3 5 0 90 feet Cattle and Co. ... ... Cattle's Heef ... ' .. . !!80 0 0 0 6 0 84 0 0 30 to 40 feet

------Total ... ... J,83B 0 0 0 13 2'52 1,204 7 4

HEPBURN DIVISION. ----------------

Freehold ... ... Mauritius Reef .. . 3,066 0 0 0 7 7'81 1,123 0 4 95 feet Barkly (public) ... ... Various reefs ... ... 609 0 0 0 7 16'76 234 8 12 90 feet Morriso~ and Co, ... Christmas Reef ... 103 0 0 0 I 21'66 9 16 0 40 feet Sardines ... ... Sardines Beef .. . 83 0 0 1 1 20'53 90 14 0 95 feet Sardines (public) ... Goldsmith's Reef ... 40 0 0 3 4 4'80 128 8 0 40 feet Sardin~s (public) ... Smith's Gully ... 18 0 O' 1 o 20 '18 15 0 60 feet Lncini and Co. ... ... Commissioner's Heef .. . 847 0 0 .0 6 3'34 260 0,0 80 feet Specimen Hill ... ... Specimen HilI ... .. . 1,265 0 0 0 3 22'47 248 19 12 349 feet Specimen Hill ... ... Specimen Hill... .. . 143 0 0 0 2 5'16 15 17 2 150 feet Specimen Hill ... ... Specimen Hill. .. .. . 23 0 0 0 3 3'13 3 12 0 75 feet Old Cornish (public) ... Various reefs ... ... 53 0 0 0 8 13'19 22 13 ,3 40 feet No, I South ... ... Mauritius Reef ... 741 0 0 0 16 l'iO 595 8 17 100 feet' Great Leasehold , .. ... Dry Diggings ... I 748 0 0 0 I 22'94 73 3 1 200 feet Cornish .. , ... .. , Wombat Hill· ... .. . 750 0 .0 1 7 18:08 1,040 15 0 250 and 280 feet J ones and Pollard ... Wombat Hill ... ... 84 0 .0 1 2 5'42- 93 7, 0 50 feet Various parties ... I ... Various reefs ... ... 242 0 ,0 0 6 14'67 80 0, 0 Shallow

------- -----------Total. ..

'''I~~ o 9 3'92 4,038 17. 3

TARADALE AND KYNETON ---------

SUBDIVISION,

Central Energetic ... Orr's Paddock ... 833 o ,0 1 6 9'08 1,098 13 0 140 feet Norlh Star ... ... Orr's Paddock ... 540 0 0 I 7 22'93 754 16 0 150 feet Pioneer: ... ... ... Taradale ... .. . 61 0 0 0 6 18'88 20 14 0 10 feet Taradale ... ... Taradale .. . ... 180 0 0 2 4 13'33 401 0 0 54 feet Brandenberg ... ... 11almsbnry ... .. . 30 0 0 0 12 20 19 5 0 20 feet Railwav lIilI ... Taradale ... .. . 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 80 feet Police Paddock ... ... Taradale ... , .. 2 o ,0 o 12 6 1 4 12 12 feet Beehive ... ... Taradale .. . ... 7 0 0 1 4 0 8 8 0 25 feet

------------------Total ... ... 1,661 o .0 1 7 18'10 2,305 4 12

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

Division o.nd Subdivision, Where QUlI.rtz was obtained, I Quart: Orushed,

I Average Total Yield of Remarks relative to tbe. and YielJ of Gold Gold, Depth at which tbe

Name of Company, I per Ton. Quartz was obtained, &c. ----

TARRANGOWER DIVISION. tons cwt. gr. oz, dwt, gr. OZ~ dwt. gr.

Caledonian Mills ..• ... Swiper's, Wilson's, Nug- 805 0 0 0 13 10'94 541 12 ° 30 to 320 feet gety, Linscott's, Man-ton's, and Eaglehawk reefs

North British Mills ... Manton's, Wilson's, Par- 304 0 0 0 9 20'36 149 14 0 50 to 330 feet kins" and Nnggety Reefs

Phrenix Mills .. , ... Lisle's,One-tree,Wilson's, 626 0 0 0 6 13'76 205 15 0 25 to 330 feet . Victoria, Brewer's, Ex-celsior, and Manton's Heefs

Great Western ... ... Beehive Reef ... , .. 1,681 0 0 0 :3 3'71 265 2 18 400 feet,

Nelson ... .., Wilson's Reef ... ... 840 0 0 0 6 21'55 289 17 18 350 feet

Union (Muckleford) ... Thornhill's and N orthum- 270 0 0 ° 2 23 39 18 18 30 to 300 feet berland Reefs

Linscott's Mills ... '" Eaglehawk, Linscott's, 1,053 0 0 o 13 20'84 730 3 10 10 to 360 feet Nuggety, Ladies'.Char-coal, and Beehive Reefs

Bell's Reef ... ... Bell's Reef ... .. . 78 0 0 0 4 17 18 7 (\ 60 feet

Omega '" '" ... Omega Reef(Muckleford) 44 0 0 0 6 12 14 6 0 130 feet ------

Total ... ... 5,701 0 0 0 7 21'85 2,254 16 22

Phrenix Mills· '" ... Nuggety, Lisle's, Wil- 1,821 0 0 0 4 4'06 379 12 0 25 to 330 feet sou's,and Beehive Reefs --------------

ST. ANDREW's EAST AND

CENTRAL SUBDIVISIONS.

No. I South ... ... Oram's Reef ... ... 12 0 0 5 8 0 64 16 0 170 feet No. 3 Sou~h ... ' .. Oram's 'Heef ... ... 13 0 0 5 16 0 75 8 0 145 feet No." South ... ... Oram's Reef ... ... 9 2 0 11 1 18'19 100 18 0 190 feet No, 5 South ... ... Oram's Reef .. . '" 4 2 0 0 5 10'24 1 2 6 65 feet No.6 South ... ... Oram's Reef . .. ... ,8 0 0 1 11 16'12 12 13 9 135 feet No, 4 North ... ... Oram's Reef ... ... 44 0 0 o 15 2'27\ 33 4 3 90 feet Boomer's Reef ... ... Long Gully ... . .. 6 0 '0 o 2 16 0 16 0 70 feet Pioneer Reef ... ... Diamond Creek ... 20 0 0 1 19 4'80 39 4 0 130 feet Doctor's ,Reef ... ... Caledonia '" .. . 6 0 '0 o 12 2 3 12 12 70 feet Perkins and Co .... ... One-tree Hill " . . .. 1 0 0 6 6 3 6 6 3 120 feet :!\ uggety Reef ... ... Caledonia ... . .. 3 0 0 0 910 1 8 6 45 feet y arr~ TnnneJIing ... Warrandyte ... " ... 60 0 0 2 6 16'80 140 2 0 70 feet Union , .. ... Warrandyte ... ..' 42 0 0 1 15 17-14 75 0 0 70 feet Cleopatra ... '" 'Varrandyte ... 10 0 0 o 10 2'40 5 I 0 130 feet Engel and Co, ... ... Loyal Liberal Reef .., 37 0 0 o 16 8'43 30 5 0 90 feet Union ... ... ... Diamond Creek .. . 375 0 0 2 13 16'32 1,006 10 0 95 feet

Total ... ... 650 .. 0 2 9 2'46 1,596 6 15

~, ..~---~.~~~---~---~

ARARAT ~rINING DISTRICT.

ARARAT DIVISION.

North Star ... ,., Campbell's Reef , .. 398 0 0 0 6 22'43 138 0 0 396 feet Southern Cross ... ... Campbell's Reef ... 212 0 0 0 4 21'05 51 14 0 Kangaroo ... ... Campbell's Reef .. . 729 0 0 0 5 15'64 : ' 206 0 0 570 feet

----------Total : .. ... 1,339 0 0 0 5 21'84 395 14 0

PLEAS.L'!T CREEK DIVISION, ----------------New St. George ... ... Various reefs ... ... 2,371 0 0 010 3'44 1,202 10 0 60 to 650 feet Victoria ... ... Scotchman's and N, Cross 1,245 0 0 o 12 11'95 778 0 0 60 to 650 feet

Reefs '" Pioneer and Galatea -.. Various reefs ... ... 4,028 0 0 01321'19 2,796 0 0 Various depths Moonlight ... , .. Various reefs ... ' .. 2,462 0 0 011 17'72 1,445 0 0 Various ilepths Bonnie Dundee ... . .. Bonnie Dundee Reef ... 400 0 0 0 5 0 100 0 0 150 feet Wimmera ... ... Various reefs ' .. . .. 1,318 0 0 0 7 19'19' 514 0 a Various depths . Scotchman'S '" ... Various reefs '" ... 3,477 0 ,0 o 10 0'21 1,740 0 0 Various depths Newington and Pleasant Newington and Pleasant 343 10 0 0 II 14'85 96 10 0 350 feet

Creek Creek Co.'s mine ------------------

Total ... ... 15,644 10 0 o II 2;07 8,672 0 0 BARKLY DIVISION.

Empire machine ... '" Various reefs ... ... 257 10 0 0 " ::1'45 53 7 0 Near surface.

• The ah<1Ve return Is for til. quarter elld!llll ;1I~t j¥a.rcb 1870. Not ohtnlned in time !o~ last rel'0r~,

14

QUANTITY OfQUAl~TZ Crushed in·each Division and Subdivision during the Quarter;&c.-continued. , ' .

Division and Subdivision, 1, Average Total Yield of Remarks relntive to the a.nd Where Quartz was obtained. Quartz Crushed. Yield of Gold ·Gold. Depth at which tho

Name. of Company. ; per Ton. QUllrtz was obtained, &0.

I tons ewt. qr, oz, dwt. gr. oz, dwt, gr,

GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.' i

..

BOGGY CREEK SUBDIVISION. I

Heef, I ,.

Sons of Freedom ,., SOllS of Freedom 84 ~ 0 0 8 19 ,36 ·18 12 50 feet . ... B?ggy?r:ek .

L : ' , .. I'i' ••

CROOKED RIVER DIVISION. .. . Evening Star ... ... Evening Star Heef , .. 260 0 0 0 3 Hi-l5 ' 47 15 0 160 feet Union Jack '.' ... Union .Jack Heef ... 15 0 0 '3 6 8 49 15 0 Surface to 30 feet Good Hope I Good Hope Heef , 195 0 0 I 18 23'38 3BO 0 0 564 feet ... ... ... Anchor of Hope .... ... Ne\v Bendigo Heef ... 115 0 0 o 10 10'43 60 0 0 60 to 80 feet Moreland and Thomas ... Je::.eller's. Shop Reef , .. 35 6 0 o 10 6'85 18 0 0 Surface to 40 feet ,

, " ------'.rotal '" .. , 620 0 0 o 17 22'06 555 10 0 . .to'" ..

JERICHO DIVISION;

Lochfyne Prospectors' ,

Lochfymi R~e.f o 10 ... ... 80. 0 0 0 40 0 0 Falcon ••• .. , ... Loehfyne Reef ... 36 0 O' 2 0 0 72 0 0 Manoa

, New Chum Reef 200 (j 0 0 I 0'12 io 1 0 ... ... . ..

Harbinger ... ... Harbinger Heef . .. 36 0 0 3 3 3'33 113 13 0 Eldorado '" ... Eldorado Heef ... 65 0 0 1,0 2 0 6 10 0 .

. , To'tal ... ... 417 0 0, 01\ 14'79 l 242 4 0 ,

DONNELLY'S CREEK DlVI- -------- .. SION,

Omega Company's ground Upper Tunnel ,., 60 0 0 0 0 3'80 0 9 12 (formerlY,South Crinoline)

New Tunnel ,',

Prince Alfred '" ... ... ... 50 0 0 0 2 ,0 i 5 0 0 I

Total ... ... llO 0 ot 0 o 23'89 I 5 9 12 , I

STRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION. I , ,

Walhalla ... . .. Cohen'S Reef ... ... 1,842 0 0 o 17 16'49 1,629 0 0 Long Tunnel '" Cohen's Reef ... ... 1,687 0 0 3 14 4'91 6,259 3 12 Happy-go-Lucky' ... l\appy-go~I,ucky Reef ... 240 0 0 2 18 3' 697 10 0 At 30 feet, 40 feet, and

Shamrock ... ... Shamrock' Heef ... i 1,196 0 0 400 feet

0 3 21'25 232 7 0 Surface ----

Total ... ... ! 4,965 0 0 1 15 12'49 8,818 o 12 ---------

RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION.

Happy-go-Lucky . ... Crossover, ... , .. 445 0 0 011 15 ll58 12 0 Surface'to 107 feet New Year Amalgamated ... Hussell's Creek ... 60 0 0 0 9 8 28, 0 o I Surface to 35, feet Pheasant Creek ... . .. Pheasant Creek '" 37 0 0 1 6 ll'67 49 0 o Surface to 75 feet

i , Total ... . .. 542 0 0 o 12 335.'12 .. 0

BENDOC SUBDIVISION. ,

Morning Star ... ... Morning Star Reef '" 28 0 0 0 4 10 6 3 16 Surface Come-love .. , ... Come-love Reef ... 107 0 0 o 10 0 53 10 0 From 40 to 60 feet No, 3 and 4 South Rising No, 3 and 4 South RishJg 16 0 0 0 4 0 3 4 0 Surface to 30 feet

Sun Sun Heef ,. ' 0 Good Hope ... ... Good Hope Reef .. . 30 0 0 4 5 6 6 6 Surface to 35 feet

Luck -and .. Leisure ... Luck-and-Leisure Reef 50 0 0 1 4 0 ·60 0 0 70 to 80 feet Hose of the Valley ... Rose of the Valley Reef 5 0 0 .1 2 0 5 10 0 Surface to 25 feet

.., . Total ... ... 236 0 0 011 9'95 134 13 22

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QUARTZ TAILINGS, CEMENT, ETC.

THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and Registrars rela.tive to the Quantity of QUARTZ TAILINGS and CEMENT, &c., Crushed in the several Divisions and Subdivisions of each Mining District during, the Quarter, and the GOLD obtained therefrom:-


Name of Company.

SMYTHEBDALE DIVISION.

Prince Alfred, Carngham .•.

INDIGO DIVISION.

Magenta Company ... ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION.

Alexandra ... ... Lily Prospecting ... Morning Star ... ... Alliance ... ... Albert ... ... . ..

SANDHURST DIVISION.

Guy. Clough, and Co. ... Felix ... ... . .. Caledonia ... . .. Cambridge ... . .. North of England ... Huntly Deep Lead ... Huntly Deep Lead Extended

Alabama ... . .. Telegraph ... . .....

Ballarat and Bendigo ... True Briton ... ... Morning Light ... ... Caledonia ~ ..... . .. Sundry lots ... ... Beehive ... . ..

HEATHCOTE DIVISION AND W ARANGA SOUTH SUB-

DIVISION,

Harrison and Co. ... Costerneld ... ... Von der Luft's machine ... Collins'machine ... .. ,

W ARANGA NORTH SUB-DIVISION.

W. C. Walbran ... ...

I

Where Quartz Tailings and Cement, &c., were

obtained.

Quartz Tallings and Cement, &c.,

Crushed,

Average Yield of, Gold

per Ton,

tons ewt. qr, oz. dwt. gr.

BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.

600 tons, (reduced to 36 36 0 0 1 1 10'91 tons) sand and pyrites, mixed

BEECHWORTH MINING DISTRICT.

'. J Indigo Reef ... ... 100 0 0 2 9'60 i

1 ,

' Machine tailings . .. 7 0 0 o 10 11'14 Mullock, intermixed with 4 0 0 2. 0 0

quartz Ditto .., ... 35 0 0 0 8 0 Mysterious Flat . .. 77 0 0 0 2 0 Taken from a dyke or 181 0 0 0 4 11'53

cross-course intersect-ing the reefs, and con-taining strings and

Total Yield of Gold.

oz. dwt. gr,

38 12 9

12 0 0

3 13 6 8 0 0

14 0 0 7 14 0

40 11 0

leaders 0 f quartz --1----Total •.• ... 304 0 0 0 4 20'70 73 18 ,6

SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT.

White Hills ... . .. 3,222 0 0 0 1 4'34 190 4 18 White Hills . .. ... 2,273 0 0 0 1 15'45 186 16 9 Epsom ... . .. 947 0 0 0 8 17'03 412 8 0 Huntly ... ... 370 0 0 0 2 14'91 48 10 0

Huntly ... ... 72,6 0 0 0 2 13'10 92 8 12

Huntly ... . .. 2,733 0 0 Q I 22'48 264 13 0

Huntly ... ... 2,160 0 0 0 4 5'74 457 17 0

Huntly ... . .. 850 O. 0 0 4 3'27 175 16 0

Huntly ... .. . 2,356 0 0 0 1 21'42 222 19 0

Huntly ... . .. 1,100 0 0 0 3 21'38 214 0 0

Huntly ... . .. 900 0 0 0 4 6'90 192 19 0 Huntly ... . .. 2,403 0 0 0 4 0 480 12 0

Huntly . .. . .. 980 0 0 0 2 22'65 144 5 0 Huntly ... . .. 2,050 0 0 0 4 0 410 0 0 Eaglehawk ... . .. 50 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 0

Total ... ... 23,120 0 0 1 0 3 '0'59 3,495 18 15

Redcastle (tailings) . .. 900 0 0 0 1 20'93 84 5 0 Costerfield (tailings) ... 1,078 0 0 0 4 20'97 262 14 0 Cement Hill (cement) ... 14 0 0 0 7 20'57, 5 10 0 Redcastle (mullock and 50 0 0 0 1 14'4 4 0 0

tailings)

Total. •• ... 2,042 0 0 0 3 11'78 356 9 0

Rushworth .. , .. . 12 0 0 0 5 10 3 5 0

Remarks relative to the Depth at which the

Cement, &c" were obtained.

Surface to 40 feet From 4 to 14 feet

Depth,110 feet; water level, 101 feet

Depth, 127 feet; width oflead, 127 feet

h Depth, 130 feet; widt oflead, 150 feet

Depth, ItO feet;, width of lead, 300 feet

Depth, 100 to 120 feet; width oflead, 400 ft.

h Depth, 124 feet; widt of lead, 600 feet

Depth, 130 feet; width of lead, 100 to 300 ft.

Depth, 136 feet; width about 300 feet

Quartz tailinga

8 feet

QUANTITY of QUAR'fZ TAILINGS arid CEMENT Crushed in e~tch Division and Subdivision, &C.-continued.

Division and Subdivision, nnd

.Nam~ of Company.

Jli[ARVBOROUGII DIVISION.

North'German ... Penny and Claussen ... Johnstone and Sons ...

A:MlrERST DIVISION.

Bartlemore's machine (vari-ous small parcels)

AVOCA SUBDIVISION.

130sanquet and Co.'s crush- { ing·mill

DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DIVISIONS,

Bousfield's machine, Bet-{ bet

KOROXG DIVISION,

Not named ... . .. Glasgow Hill ... ...

REDBANK AND ST. ARNAUD SOOTH SUBDIVISIONS.

Lancashire ... ...

ST, ARNAUD NORTH Sun-DIVISION.

McMahon and Co. ... Moore and Co. ... .. , Moore and Co. ... ...

}J'RYER'S CREEK Dn'1SION.

Sir H. Barkly Sir H. Barkly (public) H. Bishop (public) William ,Tell Table Hill ... Jenkins and Co. ...

...

... Jenkins and Co. (public) ... Thomas and Co. • .. ... The Australian United '"

HEPBURN DIVISION.

Morrison and Co. ... TARRANGOWER DIVISION.

Prince of Wales ... ... Caledonian Mills ... ... Phrenix Mills ... .. ,

Sr, ANDREW'S EAST AND CENTRAL SUBDIviSIONS.

Mullock ... ... ...

'Vhere Quartz 'l'ailings and QUl1rtz Tnilings Averuge Total Yield of Remarks relative to the CemcntJ &0., were and e~ment, &c., Yield of Gold Depth at whiclJ the

obtuilled, Crushed. per iron. Gold, Cement) &c., were obtained.

tons ewt. qt. 0". dwt. gr. oz. dwt, gr,

MARYBOROUGH MINiNG DISTRICT.

i

Tailings ... . .. :3S,) 0 0 0 3 0 57 0 0 Public crushings Tailings ... .. . 500 0 0 0 1 4'S 30 0 0 Public crushings Cement ... .. . 5 0 0 OIl 3'8 2 15 19 Public crushings

Total. .. ... 885 0 0 0 2 0'69 89 15 19

Back Creek and neigh- 576 0 0 0 2 16

1

76 16 0 Various depths . borhood

Avoca Lead ... 40 0 0

--I 0 3 0 6 0 0 Cement

Bosanquet and CO.'8 claim 780 0 0 0 2 0 78 0 0 Cement

Total ... .,. 820 . 0 0 0 2 1'17 84 0 0 -------

Hard Hills ... ... 10 0 0 0 6 14'40 3 6 0 Burnt CreeK .. , ' .. 54 0 0 0 5 4'44 14 0 0

-------Total ... ... 64 0 0 0 5 9'75 17 6 0

f

Old Inglewood Lead . .. 58 0 0 0 5 20'79

I 17 0 6

Korong ... ••• i 500 0 0 0 2 0 50 0 0 -------.------.------

Total ... . .. __ 55S ~~1~~!~_6_

. .. .. . . .. .40000103016000 !-------.----------. .

i • i Bristol Reef . .. .. ,. ~~ ! 120 0 0 0 3 0 I IS 0 0 Mullock. Surface to I

I

20 feet Bristol Reef .. , ~ .. ' 100 0 0 0 3 0 15 0 0 Mullock Silver Mines ., . ... 7 0 0 1 10 0 10 10 0

Total. •• ... 227 0 0 ~19'9SI~~ I

CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT.

Pennyweight .. , Pennyweight .. , Guildford Hill Guildford Hill Table Hill ... Table Hill ... Kangaroo Hill Bald Hill ... Cattle's Reef ...

Total. ..

Christmas Reef

.

Cement ... Banks ... Banks .. ,

Total ••.

Oram's Heef ...

"'1' • . .. ... ... ... ...

...

... .. .

...

...

...

390 0 0 310 0 0 450 0 0 100 0 0

1600 0 0 , 90 0 0

100 0 0 300 0 0 100 0 0

·3,440 0 0

13 0 0

1,200 0 0 150 0 0 146 0 0

1,496 0 0

6 0 0

050 o 10 0 060 o 7 9'36 o I 12 0 5 0 0 9 0 0 5 0 o 10 0

0 4 6'S3

o 10 11'07

0 o 22'40 0 5 0 0 I 1'31 i

0 1 S'47 !

0 I 3

,

97 10 0 100 feet 155 0 0 ,Various 135 0 0 Various '36 J 9 0 SO to 90 feet 120 0 0 100 feet 22 10 0 90 to 100 feet 4S 0 0 Various 75 0 0 SO to 100 feet SO 0 0 Ordinary quartz

ings only 736 19 0

6 16 0 26 feet

56 0 0 Surface 37 10 0 Surface

.7 14 0 Surface

101 4 0

0 6 IS

ta.il-

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QUANTITY of QUARTZ TAILINGS and CEMENT Crushed in each Division and Subdivision, &c.-contimted.


Name of Company.

PLEAS.un: CRBEK DIVISION.

Tregea crushing-mill ... Cambrian crnshlpg-mill ... Cambrian crushing-mill ... Newington and Pleasant

Creek crushing Co,

. -

BUKLY DIVISION,

Empire crushing-machine

RUSBELL's CREEK DIVISION.

Tangil Golden Cement , .. Ser.ond Tangil Cement ...

Where Quart. Ta!!!ngs and Cement, &c" were

obtained.

Quartz TaUing. and Cement, &c .•

Crushed.

Avera.ge Yield of Gold

per Ton.

tons owt. qr. oz. dwt gr.

ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.

Deep Lead ... .. . 1,248 0 0 0 o 18'71 Forty-foot, Hill and Silver ,210 0 0 Q 6 0

Shilling Church Hill, Stawell., .. , 180 0 0 0 1 12 Newington and Pleasant 512 \0 0 0 2 0'89

Creek mine -------

Total", , .. 2,150 10 0 0 I 15'58

Empire Co.'s ground , .. 404 17 0 0 I 17'20

GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT.

I

Cement Hill, Tangil .. 245 0 0 0 7 4'50 Cement Hill, Tangil , .. 10 0 0 0 4 22'20

Total ... ... 255 0 0 0 7 2'37 .

Total Yield of Gold.

oz. dwt. gr.

48 13 0 63 0 0

13 10 0 52 4 0

177 7 0 -----

34 15 0

88 1 0 2 9 6

90 \0 6

PYRITES AND BLANKETINGS.

I

!

Remarks relaUve to the Depth at which the

Cement, &0., were obt.H.lned.

Various depths Various depths

Various depths Various depths

Near surface

75 feet 95 feet

THE following information has been obtained from Returns made by the Mining Surveyors and RegistEars 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:-

Don


Name of (Jompany,

CENTRAL DIVISION. ... .. ,

Llanberrie ... ... ... Opera.ted on by the Llan-

berm Company for va-rioue parties ... ....

Black Hill ... ... CRKSWICK DIVISION.

Port Phillip ... ... New North Clunes ... BLACKWOOD DIVISION AND

BLI,;E MOUNTAIN SOUTH SUlIDlVISION.

Star of the West ... Shaw and party ... ' ..

No.2.

Whem Pylites nnd B1anketlngs were obtained.

Pyrites and B1anketings

operated On.

tons owt. qr,

BAL~ARAT MINING ,DISTRICT.

Gum-tree Fla.t .. . 2 10 0 6 5 14'40 Gum-tree li'lat ... 57 0 0 I 12 13'89

{ 7 0 0 10 12 0

} 8 0 0 1 10 0 ... ... 5 0 0 8 8 14'40 ) 5 0 0 3 19 14'40

I 0 0 2 6 0 Black Hill ... ... 17 4 0 I 7 0'83

Total ... • .. i 102 14 0 2 14 !l3'64

Clunes Reefs .:. ' .. ! 142 0 0 2 19 0'50 Clunes Reefs· ... 66 0 '0 4 16 16'90

Total ... ... I~~_O 3 10 23'48

.. , .., . ... 28 0 0 0 18 13'71 BRrry's Reef ... ... 9 0 0 I 14 16

-. Total ... ' .. I 37 0 0 I 2 11'68

c

'I'otal Yield of Gold.

15 14 0 9:1 .1 i 0 74 4 0 12 0 0 42 3 0 19 18 0 2 6 0

23 5 0

282 7 0

419 I 0 319 2 12

738 3 12

26 0 0 15 12 0

{I 12 0

Remark. relative to the Depth at which the

Pylit .. , &0., were obwlned.

160 feet to 180 feet

I

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QUANTlmy of'PnnTEs 'and BLANKETmGS operated OIl in each' Bivision and Subdivision; &c,""-cbntinued.

: , Division and1Subdivision, " ·Average "'fiere PyTlte. and Blanketing. Pyrite. TotRi Yield of Remarks relntive to the

j.'. ~£.·.t ':nnd ; and Blanketing. 'Yield of Gold Depth ~t which the Nanie'of Company, were obtained. opernted on. per Ton.

: Gold. Pyrites; & •• ; were obtained:

oz. dwt. gr. I , ! ~. I tons '.wt. qr. oz. dwt. gr .

. . ").'" . ... ., ...... i,: .. '1": '.. r" ..

BEECHWORTH MINING 'DISTRICT.

)';' :\ ,.:. Bm:{ltL,AJlD .PIVISION. '>oi i! '~~l

Home Reef ; '13 0 0 2 13 20'30 35 I) 0 Wallaby Reef ... 5 0 0 2 4 0 , 11 0 0

--------Total" '18 0 0 2 11' 2'66 46 0 0

SAND HURST MINING DISTRICT.

I SANDHURST-DIVlSION., ,

Pioneer Works (H. Rock) .• : Long Gully •.. 288 10 0 13 12']4. 488 6 12 Various lots from various reefs, including 3 tons II em. from Wood's Point, which

J"' >, .• 1'..j

.. -- - yielded ]4.Ozs.-3'dwts • • p ... - •

", "r .. ,:' ~ I ~I _,

MARYBOROUGH MINING DISTRICT. ,

.. " . - " --- - - - ...

MARYBOROUGH DIVISION.

Mariner's Reef ,., ... Various reefs .•• ... 7 0 0 I 14 6'85 12 0 0 Public crushings Johnstone and Sons ... Various reefs ... ... 9 0 0 I 15 11'38 15 17 6 Public crushings

, ... . --- .. --------------. _ .. -"'--- .. '_ .. ____ 00-

REDBANK AND ST, ARNAUD Total, '" ... 16 ,0 0 1 14 19'87 27 17 6

SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS. --------------Isis ... ... . .. Oxonian Reef ... . .. 149 0 0 2 0 12'73 301 19 12

~-. 1."" • . . " .. ·-~r·". !, -'-. -----.. ,

~ ~ . t . .. - .. , -ST. ARNAUD NORTH SUB-

DIVIBIOlf.

Gr(ljln~Ck ! ... ~ ... Greenock Reef ' " ... ! 7 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 :"'1'1.'

.. . " , , , , ,.'

CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT .

I ,. ... lIm>B~ 'DIVI8ION.

" .~ :

" .. 1----Specimen Hill ... ... Specimen Hill ..• .. , 15 0 0 1 2 8'20 16 12 0 349 feet


"

. 27 11 2 2 16 5'04 STRINGER'S CUIliK DIVISION.

~ '. t'

Walhalla Cohen'S Reef ... 77 10 0

\ "

,,"oJ \ ,. .,'

I

•

, , , ,

-19

\ .0" !. , '. NUl\'IBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERS ON l1HE GOLDFIELDS OF THE COLONY,

I FOR ,{'HE Ql1~R'{'ER ENDING 30TH~ JUNE 1870~ • -1 ". t

I '. r ,I' ,'._.

(From Retur'M 'ffI/Zd.e by the Mining Surveyors and Regietrars.)

: '. I , Name of Place; • ';" ,1' No:: Total.

~---,,---~-"~'~~---::: 1----:. _ .. _-BALLJ..RAT DrsTBICT.

CentraCDivisiQn : Ballarat West Bailarat East' Baila,r~t N,orth

.. Seb~!lt.Qpol . Cambrian Hill Sp~ings .~. LitP~ Ben9igo l)e*djlOrsel Bal,la:':!l-t S~lUth

I !

Southern :Division:

, ...

Lo~g'IGuny ... Staffordshire Reef Italian GuiIy ". Splitters' Gully ... Kangaroo .. .

,,~'. Mo!)nlight, .. . Bulldog. • .. RoJi:ewood tJ unction Mount Misery Creek Jac)tson's 9:ully .. . Yankee Hill .. . Grassy Gully .. . Spring Crliek ... Saw-pit Gu}.ly .•• Whim Holes ... . Hatd Hills, .. . l!'renchmatt's Gully Pin,chgut·I •· ... ' Break-o'-day .. . Western Creek .. . Raglan- ..... '.. . ••

Buninyong'Division: Napoleon... .. •. Watson's Hill .. Dutham and tributaries Green Hills ... Sc6tchman's ••. Union Jack and Glencoe Winter's Flat ... Hiscock's .~. ... Magpie and Cobbler's Mt. Heller' .•. New-chum: One-eye and Spring Hill Hard Hills ... Black Lead .. ' Grenville Ranges .1"

I : Smythesdale Division:

Smythesdn:le ••• Sc.arsdale .•. .., Brown's ... ... Italian~s ~.. d.

Derwent Jack's , .... Piggoniet I '" ;

Bottle Hill ... Snake Valley .. . Linton... .. . Spriqgdallah Creek Happy"Valley .•• Haddon... . ..

c"e$wick-Division : Creswick , .. Cluneii' ... Springhill Red Streak Union Hill Lilngpoint Diamond Gully .Cobbler's Gully

Carried forward

... ; ...

, f

i "

'." 800 '" , 775. 48

1,200

,. I

555. 10.0' 148 , 449, I

8,411. I ....... "~i

~30' i '4'5' i 8'0 i

... ~ "50~ I ,,..: 55'

50 ... ' .. 90

'io .:: 1 390~ "

15 \ 30

·60 ; 20 50·

.....

50 ' .. i' "55 I,'

50

... . '

120',' 450.'

90 • II

4,872

--- 1,861

200 50

350 60

100 .... > 200

.:. I '20 • •. ; 160

. J'; •• : " 120 ... '; '20 ... 30' ... 80 .,,1 100 ... II 80 ... 50' ~

~ ," ~\l. I 670 ,

!}O, !P, 10

130 l .•• :,~~

... I 120. -100 ._

.... ". ~9' ~!! I

~90 ;

Hio' ... '1,100

60 360

30 100 30 40

1,620

1,530

9,888

1 ,l rNA. 'I' I Name of Place. v . Total. ___ ;,..-c~"~: ____ . _______ I'_

.', Brought forward .•. I.j !._

Creswick Division-continued. Baid' HillS' .. ..: Sulky. Gu\ly .. . Sla'ty Creek .. . Mo'poke .. . Humbug Hill ... Portugues~ Fla.t .... ' Back Creek'" ... Rock;y; Lead ... Pinchgut Gully ...

Gordon! S ubdiuision : Mo.unt Egerton ... . .. Clairr;ts North of Big Hill Reef' Mo'orabool' ... ... Goi:-doa ;..... ... .. .. AlI Nations Gully..... ... Cantwell's Creek .. , ... . I

; :! I·· Steiglilz l$!1bdivision:

Stc,iglitz '::', . Morril!on's. . DollJlls Cre~~. MO)lQt Doran Stony Rises Datri,will ......

Blackwood Division and Blue Mountain SOllth Subdivision:

Golden Point ... ... . .. Hed Hill ........ . Barry's Reef and Split-tree .•• . .. Yankee Reef and Creek ... . ..

.1. Simmons' Reef... ... ... Sebastopol and Main Creek below

SeDastopol . ... ... .. . Garibaldi ... ... .. . Sna.ke Gully ... .., ' .. Ballil.ll' Flat ' ... ; ... , .. Johnson's Reef... ... . .. We'rribee .. , ... ... .. . Newman's·Reef... ... .. . Goodimi.n's Creek ... ... . .. .Wright's Reef .•. ... ... I

Total for Ballarat District

. '. "

Beechworth Dillision : Spring Creek ... Silver Creek ... Deep CreeJi: . ". Hurdle Creek .. . Pennyweight Flat .. . Two-mile Creek ... Three-mile Creek ... Six-mile Creek .. , Bowman's Forest .. . Myrtleford, &c. .. . W ooiagell, &c. .. . Reid's'Creek ... Wooished Sebastopol Eldorado .. . Stanley .. .

Carried forward

20 25 50 70 30 50 35 30 70 :

73 123

10 1I6

11 2

I ,

ijOO 200 100 • 150 30 20

, 240 , 160

280 , 100

150

190 40 30 20 20 22

8 20 10

9,883

2,200

335

1,000

1,290 1--

14,708

115 82 22 50 46' , 60

220 55

180 110 200

38 200 143 540 450

--- 2,411

.. , ... I 2"Ul ,----~.~.~----------~----~--~~----~------~.~~------~------~--~----

20

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

I I Name or I'lllco. No. Total. Name of PIne •• No. Total.

------, Drought forward ... '" ... 2,411 Drought forward ... . .. ... 7,919

Yachandatldal. Division: i

Wood's Point Subdivision: German Flat ... ... 40 W nod's Point and Morning Star ... 140 :illurldy Creek ... ... ... 50 Lower Goulburn ... .. . . .. 82 Murphy's ~FJat '" ... ... 40 Right and left branches . .. ... 56 Hayes' Point ... ... .. . 9 Gooley's Creek and Dald Hills ... 70 Kirby's Flat ... '" . .. 26 Harper's and Pheasant Creek ... 10 Dell's Flat ... ... . .. 15 Perkins' Creek and Waverley . .. 20 McCarthy's Flat '" ... ... 25 Emerald Claims ... ... . .. 6 Whiskey Flat , "5. ... .. . 40 All Nations ... ... . .. 14 Township Hills ... . .. ... 60 Maori Creek ... ... . .. 4 Pyke's Flat ... ... ... 50 Bald Hills to Matlock ... .. . 2 Rowdy Flat· .r 50 Toorak to Columbia 8 ... ... . .. ... . .. Osborne's Flat ... ... ... 60 Black Hi,'er ~ .. . .. . .. 24 Allan's Flat ... ... .. . 20 Moving and prospecting .miners . .. 22 Staghorn Flat· ... ... ... 65 --- 458 Kinchington's Creek ... ... 60 Big River Subdivision: Twist's Creek ... ... ... 270 Frenchman's Creek ... . .. 20 Clear Greek ... ... ... 160 Ten-mile ... ... ... . .. 6 Hillsborough and Sutton ... ... 280 Warner's ... ... ... '" 17 Sandy Creek ... ... ... 190 Enoch's Creek ... ... .. . 10 Lockhart's Creek ... ... '" 20 Railway Creek ... ... '" so -- ~1,530 Jim Thomas Creek ... ., . 22

Indigo Division: Big River South ... ... '" 40 Chiltern and New BaI'larat Leads ... 176 Big River North '" ... 40 Indigo Lead ... ... . .. 85 Fryer's Creek ... ... .. . 10 Calclloniftn Lead ... . .. ... 10 Darlingford to Jerusalem Creek . .. 38 Suffolk Lead ... ... ... 6 Moving and prospecting miners . .. 22 Glencoe Lead ... ... .. . 5 --- 255 Durham Lead ... ... ... 12 Mitta·mitla Division: Wahgunyah Lead ... ... ... 12 Thunder-and-lightning Creek' . .. 156 Robert Burns Lead ... ... 14 Snowy Creek ... ... . .. 280 Blackdng Lead ... . .. '" 20 Mitta-mitta River ... ... ... 50 Mona Lead ... . .. ... 20 --- 486 Higgins' Heef ... ... . .. 20 Jamieson Subdivision: Magenta Ue.ef ... ... . .. 8 Howqua RiYer and tributaries '" 38 Banner's Heef ... ... u • 3 Goulburr. from Howqua to Jamieson 42 Campbell's Reef ... ... ... 2 Mack's Creek ... ... .. . 72 Miller's Reef ... . .. . .. 3 Goulburn from Jamieson to Swampy Creek 83 Parish's Reef '" ... ... 2 Sailor Bill's Creek ... ... . .. 72 Price and Go. ... ... '" 3 Swampy Creek ... ... . .. 20 Lennox and Co. ... . .. '"

I #2 Flume Creek ... .., ... 14 Hope Reef '. ... ... ... 7 tJ Prospectors ... . .. .. . 9 , Reef unnamed ... ... . .. 2 --- 350 Moss and Co. '" ... ... 1 ----- 413 Total for Beechworth District ... .9,468

Btlcltland Division: ---Harrietville ... . .. ... 230 Harrietville to Bright , , .... ... 273 ---Bright to Boundary '" ... 119 Running Creek ... ... ., . 102' Growll'r's Creek ... ... ... 108 SANDHURST DISTRICT • Morse's Creek ... ... ... 183

Sandhurst Di,!ision: Buckland to Upper Bridge '" ... 251 Axe Creek and Milkmaid's Flat 28 U prer to Lower Bridge 379 ... ... ... Back Creek and Spring Gully 154 Lower Bridge to Ovens Junction. 259 '" ... Sheepshead and Golden Gully 450 ,- 1,904 ...

Alexandra Subdivision: . Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat ... 598 Alexandra and surrounding locality ... 95 Crusoe Gully and neighborhood 131 Godfrey's Creek;.. ... . •• 350 :Marong and Bullock Cl'eek~ ... 320 Devil's HiveI' and tributaries 50 Vietorin Reef and New-chum ... 563 ...

Lon~ Gully, 'Maiden Gully, and Derwent 554 Johnson'. Creek and tributaries ... 120 Growler's Gully 17v Ironbark ... ... ... . .. 482 ... . .. . ..

Bendigo Flat 371 U T Greek ... 20 ... ... ... '" . ..

White Hills 61 Goulhurn River ... 80 ... ... ... ... . .. Epsom and Pottery Flat 170 Ghin·ghin '" 10 ... ... ... ... Huntly 624 Spring Creek and tributaries 60 ... . .. ... ... ... Sydney Flat and Whipstick 320 Prospectors throughout the locality .. ·• 50 ...

Hit· or-miss Lead, near Merton 30 ~pccimen Hill, Eaglehawk ... ... 240 ... _ Devonshire and Deadhorse Gullies 364 --- 1,035 ...

Maindample Subdivision: Windmill Hill and California Gully ••• 510 Dry Creek and locality ... ... 200 Eaglehawk Gully and Flat ... ... 322 Maindample ... '" '" 25 Railor's and Pegleg Gullies .. ; .. , 380 Hayfield ... .. . .. . 25 Raywood ... ... ... .. . 150 O'Brien's Creek ... . .. ... 60 Elysian Flat ... ... .. . 170

-- 310 Sebastian ... ... ... ... 50 Gaffney'R Creek Subdivision: Kamarooka ... ... .. . 40

Goulburn River ... ... ... SO Scattered and prospecting ... . .. 150 Gaffney's Creek ... ... ... 80 --- 7,202 Cannon's Creek ... ... '" 48 Kilmore Division: Moonlight Creek ... ... . ..... 4 Reedy Creek (Upper) n • ... 96 Raspberry Creek and branches ... 83 Strath Creek ... ... ... 9 Lyrl.'bird Creek ... '" . .. 6 Sunday Creek ... ... ... 16 Wallahy C;reek ... ... . .. 30 Yea ... .. , ... n • 20 Cornhill Heef ... ... . .. 20 Higinbotham ... ... .. . 22 Prospectors throughout the SUbdivision _I_5

1

Acheron Uiver ... ... ... 20 316 --- 183 , ---- ---

Carried forward I 7,919 Carried forward ", ... 7,385 ... ... ... '" I

.

21

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

Name of Place. No. Total. Name of Place.

I~ Total.

._._._ ... i-

Brought forward ... ... '" I 7,385 Brought forward ... '" 1,000

Heathcote Division and Waranga South i Dunolly and Tarnagulla Divisions-contind.

Subdivision: Moliagul ... ... ... ... 174 Spring Creek (Mormbool) 121

I Bealiba 125 ... '" ... ... ... ...

Redcastle ... ... .. , 15 !

Tunstall's . .. . .. ... 20 Heathcote ... ... ... 161

I Murphy's Flat ... . .. ... 15

Costerfield (Upper and Lower) ... 100 Jones' Creek ... ... .. , 175 'l'ooborac ... ... ... . .. 35 Tarnagulla , ... ... . .. 250 Kimbolton and Carnpaspe ... ... 60 Half-way .•. . ... ... . .. 45 CAlliban and Myrtle Creek ... ... 102 LlanelJy ... ... .. . .. . 240 Wild-duck Creek ... ... . .. 24 -- 1,614 :Major's Lille ... ... ... 50 .- 1,334 Korong Division:

Jericho ... . .. ... . .. 50 Waranga Nortll Subdivision: Jordan's , .. ... ... ... 20

Old Lead and tributaries, Rushworth 35 Berlin ... ... ... .. . 2,000 Chinaman's Flat ... ... ... 53 Uncle Tom .. . ... ... 30 N uggety Reefs ... ... ... 67 Kingower ... ... ~ . .. 30 Mongolian and Cumberland Reefs ... 34 McIntyre's ... .. . ... 20 Frenchman's and Dunlop Reefs ... 48 Sinnott's ... ... ... ... 30 Coy's Diggings ... ... ... 42' Burke's Flat . .. . .. ... 50 Main Gully and tributaries, Whroo ... 28 I Illglewood ... . .. .. . 130 Balaclava ... """ .. " ... 47 I Thompson's Gully ... .. . ... 10 Albert, ,Johnson's, and other reefs ... 33 I

. Korong ... . .. ... .. . 90 Union Lead and tributaries ••• ... 24 Old Inglewood ... .. . ... 20 White Hills ... ... .. . 17 1- 2,480 Mallee Reefs ... ... ... 10 Fontainebleau and Siberia ... ... 17 Redbank and St. Arnaud South Subdivisions: North Spring Creek ... ... 13 Stuartmill .. - ... ... 130 Nine-mile Creek '" ...

~ Redbank ... ... . .. ... 60

I Good Friday Creek ... ... Donkey Hill ... ... .. . 10

758 Forest Hut ... ... ... 10 I - Moonambel ... ... . .. 40

Total f,or Sandhurst District ... ... 9;477 , Middle Creek ... . .. ... 10 I Sandy Creek ... ... ... 430 Prospectors and others ... ... 10

--- 700

MARYBOROUGH DISTRICT. St. Arnaud North Subdivisi(nt:

M aryborough Division: New Bendigo ... . .. ... 51 St. Arnaud ... . .. . .. 5

Alma, Adelaide Lead, Moonlight Flat, Silver Mines ... ... .. . 8 &c. ... ... ... ... 850 Armenian Gully 12

Craigie, McCullum's Creek, Four-mile ... ... .. .

Gap Gully ... ... .. . 7 Flat, &c. ... ... . .. 850 Fishhook Reef 5

Mosquito, Blucher's, Mariner's, and ... ... ...

other reefs 450 Emu Diggings ... ... . .. I ... ... ... Hopeful Reef 3 Chinaman's 600 ... . .. ... ... ... Jerejaw 2 Havelock, Lucknow, Maryborough 400 ... ... ... .. . ... Frciberg Leases 10 . .. ... ...

1- 2,650 Greenock Reef .

60 ... ... . .. Amherst Division: Carapooce ... ... .. . 6

Rostron's Diggings , 8

About Talbot '" ... ... ... ... 136 Crysolite Hill 32 Scandinavian Lead ... ... ... ... ... 140 Wilson's Hill 12 Rocky Flat ... ... '" ... ... ... 240 Bell, King's, and Sawpit Gully 14 Mount Greenock ... ... ... ... ISO Stuart Hill 2 Nuggety Gully ... ... .. . ... ... ... 74 Bristol and Shewing's Reefs 33 Kangaroo Flat and Gully ... ... ... 80 lTorty-foot ... 8 Mia-mia Flat and tributaries ... ... ... 120 Queen Mary !lully 2 Daisy Hill and tributaries ... ... ... ... 200 East Neuk ... .. , ... 2 Adelaide T.£ad South ... ... 190 Dogberry ... 4 Blacksmith's Gully ... ... .., ... ... 60 Erivan Hills 5 Emu and Cockatoo '" ... ... ... ... 200 Blink Bonny, Black Rock, and Gari-McCallum's Creek ... ... ... 100 baldi Reefs 18 Eglinton Plains ... ... .. .

'" ... ... 10 -- 305 Mount Glasgow '" ... ... 20 ---I- 1,750 Total for l\.:laryborough Distriet , .. ... 12,099

Avoca Subdivisi(J1t: i--

Fiddler's Creek ... . .. ... 1,300 Amphitheatre ... ... ... 40 Avoea ... ... ... .. . 240 ---Green Hill Creek

, 8 ... . .. . ..

Homebush ... ... ... 100 Larnplough ... ... .. . 30 Mountain Hut ... ... . .. 20 CASTLEMAINE DISTRlCT • No. I Creek ... ... . .. 150 No.2 Creek ... ... ... 700 Castlemdine Division: Prospectors ... . .. ... 12

--- 2,600 Gnildford ... ." ... 175 , Campbell's Creek ... ... . .. 320

Dunollyand Tarnagulla Divisio1l8: Castlemaine ... ... .... 280 Dunolly ... ... ... .. . 200 Barker's Creek . .. ... .. . 135 Burnt Creek ... . .. ... 100 Myrtle Creek ... ... .. . 40 Bet-bet ... '" ... . .. .10 Cbewtou . .. ... '" 450 Goldgborough ... ... ... SO Golden Point' ... ... .. . 180 Gipsey and Inkerman ... '" 140 -- 1,580

--- I--Carried forward ... ... ... .,000 Curried forward '" ... '" 1,580

22

NUlIIDER and DIS'fRlimTION 'of MINERS on the .Goldfields, &c • .,...,..continued. I

Name of Place. No. Total. . Name of Place. '. I '" -.'1 .. No • Total.

-----II.I~'----~;_, ---------1- '--

, B~ought forward '" Fryer's Creek Divis'ion: .

Golden' Gully and Fryerstown ... 35u Spring Gul,ly and Specimen Hill ... 190 Church's Flat to Vaughan ... .•. 410 Butcher's and Kangaroo Hills '" '70 German ahli Mopoke Gullies ••. ) 120 I

Loddon: V;aughan to Pennyweight ••. '·90' Table Hill and TarUta .... • .•. I {5 r Guildford iIilIs ... .. ... ... 255 Loddon': Vaughan to Holcombe ••• 290 Nuggety Gully and Irishtown ... 105 Guildford ~o Pickpocket ... ...' 30 Green'and Sailor's Gullies ... ... . 170 Pickpocket' and Hard Hills... ... 95 Str~thloddon and Hit-or-Miss ... ' 175

". Hepburn Division: .

Dry Diggirlgs Section Pickpocket, &c., Section ... Forty~foot Section Boots! Gully Section ltalilln Gully Section Spring·Creek' Section Doctor's Gully Section Brandv-hot Section Deep Creek Section Blind Creek Section Stony'Creek Section Womoat Creek Section Daylesford,Section

of I

Taradale dM Kynewn Subdivision: Tarndale and· neighborhood ... Tari!-dJl.le South .... ... Yan.kee Point ..• . .. Kangaroo " ... . .. Malmsbury, ... • .. Coliban North ••• ... ',' Piper's Cre'ek ... ' "', Belltopper I ... ...

Redesdale ' ... . .. Barfold... ... . .. Lauriston... ... .. . Mudlark • .1. ... ... " Wattle Flat ••• .. . Glenlyon .:. . ... ... .. .

I

__ n,

85 150 9'0 86

" ' 17).'. . 115 '

2Q7 " 70

412 50· I

115 ; 137 , 3Q6 '

-'-'-'_.',

'"T'·,)

••• ' 230 ! 80" ',,'

... ' '60. 15 50

110 10 '40

. •. '. :80 40

... aOO

... • '20' I 10

.. •.. ;. '20 -._. Tarrangower Division; ., J.

Beehive Hill· ... '" ... 89 EaglehawklGully ... .•• ... 138 Long Gully ... ... .::··i ·'93 .. Pegleg Gully - ... ..• ...' 95 Growler's Gully... ..... ..• 23 Porcupine '; ... ... " ... 50 I MoUnt Tarrangower ... . ... 93' Fiddler'S Flat..... ... ... I 16' Sandy Creek .•. .•. ... 101 Nuggety .:. ... ........ 53 Green Valley .•. ... ... 36 Frenchman's ... ... ... '1'1'! Muckleford. _.. -. ... .... 83 I

Ne~stead, Strangways, and Clydesdale· '86 St. Andrei»'s East and Central SuOdivision~':

Anderson's Creek ... ... ... 127 I,oyal Liberal Reef ... ... 10 , . Old Caledonia ... ... ...' 9' Yow-vow.:. ... .•. ... 24 Big Pat S~amp,... .•• ... 43 Steel's Creek ... ... ... 6 lronbark .!. .., .•. ... 9 Yow-yow Gully... ... ... 9 Wild-dog 1 ... ... ... 20 Diamond Creek... ... ... 40 Panton Hill '" Research and Roeky Pioneer Reef .. . Whiskey Gully' ... . Hoddle's Creek ... McMahon's Creek .. . Warburton .. . Donovan's 'Creek .. ," .

...... J~4 8' S

11' ·90 '30', .

,: 12 20 .

St. Andrew's South and. West Subdiviltions: .. Bullangarook ... ... ... 7

Carried forward . ...

1,580 :

2,465

1,994

• Brought forward ...... .. ~ .. ~.' 8,376

Blue MountainiNorth- Subdivision:, Trentham: ... • .. Columbia... ... • .. Newbury.:.. ... • .. .. Garlick's L ... .. . Alma"';' ..... .; ..

,I, r 1-..,.) 142

Total for Castle maine District ::. ,

ARARAT DISTRICT. Ararat Division:

Ararat, including the White Lead, Can~ ton. Lead, Commissioner's Hill, Old Korns, Wet Lead, Hopkins, Black Lead, Mitchell Heef, and Picnic ...

Armstrong's, Dutton~s Gully, Long Gully, Napoleon Gully, and Hospital Hill... ... ... ...

Philip's Flat, Nil Desperandum, and Slaughte).'Yard Hill ... ... '

Cathcart, with Spring Lend, Bowman's Flat, and Black Hill Lead ... :

Rhymney, Shea's Flat, MeN ab's Swamp; and' 'Good Friday Gully, Preston , Reefs ......... ,

Opossum Gully, Soldier's Flat, Wattle

... . 8,518 ----

.. I

290 ..

140.

Gully, arid Port Curtis .... . ... , 290 ,

223

Moyston, with· Campbell's Reef, Alluvial Flat', Camp, Jonathan's Gully, Shepherd's Gully; and Gray's Hut Lead'r ... ... ...

i Pleasant Creek Division: 1,070

865

967

498

7

8,376

Commercial Street Deep Lend Great Western Four Posts. Quartz Reefs Flying'Doe Germania· Ironbark .•.

60 90 5.9 30.

725 . ... 15' ,

... ,~~, Bonnie J?uhdee ...

BarMy .bi~isio~:

.::: .. ~R,' ·~;.1,020

Malonts Lj;nd Landsborough Barkly ... Walter's Frenchman's Malakoff .;. Glenpatriek Emu_ ... Dividing Range Cambrian .:. Stringybark

Raglan Division: Beaufort, &c:' .. . Jock's Lead .. . Main Lead' .. . Tributaries to ditto Raglan:and King Charles Poverty Point .. . Sailor's Gully .. . Sulky and Charlton

'0, ~c: .. .

-f

• ... I

50' , 75 45

!,2ii 25' 2'0' 25,: 15. --40 30 -

- 25

37 38

. •. 19,0' .115.

... ' 10 10 25 .65,

370

Ba, ~ G~ll! ... ""

Total for Ararat'District , . ,

,1~O,_ f'-' 3,! , •

'. ,. ,. :,573 . ,. 1---'---:'"',. I 3,033

: ----·'GIPPSLAND DISTRIOT.

Omeo Subdivi.~ion : Livingstone Creek _ ... ... Upper Mitta-mitta, from Cobungara to

Wombat Creek ... ... '. .. . Wombat Creek .. , ... .. . Gibbo River ... ... • •. Swift's Creek ... ... .. .. River Tambo ... ... . •.

Carried forward

" j---

150

30 89"

_ 39 165',' 30

503

503

23

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

Name of Place. No, Tolal,

----.. , " Brought forward 503 ... ... ...

Mitchell River and Boggy Creek Subdivisions: Boggy Creek .... ••• ... 200 Merrijig and Sandy's Creek ... 60 Nicholson River '" ... ... ' 46 Tambo River '" • n ... 15 Store Creek '" ' ... ... 52 Haunted Stream 4 '" ... ...

! Shady Creek ... ... ... 3 Deptford ... ... 57 .. ' ' .. - ..

:,~ 487 , , 1

' 'If', -. Croo!l.ed River Division: ' -1 "

Grant" 56 .. .... ... ... . .. Wongangarra-River n. ... 5 Wonangatta. River ... ... 16 Crooked River ! •• "

.. 72 Good-luck' Creek ... ... ... 15 Jungle Creek ... . , . . " 15 Bla,ck Snaj!.:e. ... ... ... , 3 Twelve:mile" ... ... ... 12 1

Twenty-five-mile ... ... . .. 12 Thirty-mile ... ... ... 24 Wentworth River ... ... ... 87 Upper Dargo ... ... ... 125 Middle Dirgo '" ... ... 20 Lower Dargo ... n. ... 120 Upper Mitchell ... ... ... 42 Good Hope ... ... ... 25

" 649 ---"

JeTic~orDivision : Matlock to Alhambra ... ... 4 Lochfyne ... ... ' .... .... 34: ' B B Creek and spurs ... ... 60 Jericho and Jordan ... .... 128 Blue Jacket '" ... ... 4 Red Jacket ... ... ... 42

~·I .. , Carried forward ... ... .. . . - . . .-

Office of Mines, M lbourne, 22nd July 1870.

.. \

. \

"

II Name of Place, No, :'T~tt>l.

.. ~'

Brought forward ... ... . .. 1,58 9

Jericho Division-continued. Aberfeldy and Thomson ... ... 80 Eldorado '.. ... ... . .. S Movirlg and prospecting miners ... 22

Donnelly's Creek Division: --- 82 9

DOl).neUy's Creek n. ... ... 40 Aberfeldy Creek and Fulton's Creek ... 8 South Crinoline .,. ... .. • 8 Edwards' Hill 6 ... '" " ..

' ¥reestone Creek ... . .. . .. 88 Victoria Golden Key, &c: ... . .. 15

Stringer's ,Creek Division: -- 16 o Walhalla ~ .. ... ... .., 288 Eureka Reef . .. . .. ... 16 Happy-go-Lucky ... . .. . .. 38 Longfellow's Reef .:. .. . .., 32 Shamrock Reef ... . .. ... 21 Thomspn ~i vcr and Aberfeldy Alluvial 37

--- 48 2 Russell's Creek,'Division:

Russell's Creek and Upper Tangil .. . 100 Low,er Tangil ... .., '" 60 Hawthorn and Pheasant Creeks ." 30 'Crossover and Tarwin ... ... 40 Stockyard Creek . .. .. . ... 20 Wombat Creek ... ... . .. 9

25 9 Bendoc Subdivision:

Bendoc ,

39 ... ... '" ... Lower Bendoc ... . .. ... 6 Queenbury . .. ... .. . 25 Bog ... .. . ... . .. 85 Bonang, ... . .. . .. . .. 40

, --- 19 5 , Total for Gippsland District ... . .. ~,96 4

GRAND TOTAL ... .. . 60,267 ..

R. BROUGH SMYTH, Secretal'1 for Mines.

, , ~

MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS' REPORTS.

:BALLARAT MINING DISTRICT.

CENTR.AL DIVISION. Mr. Harrie Wood, Mining Registrar.

It will be seen that there is no material falling off in the yield of gold for the past quarter. In the Ballarat East portion of this division there is a renewed activity, which is displayed principa~ly by smaU

co.operative companies, some of which are tolerably successful. Also in the Ballarat West portion of the division, in the neighborhood of Webster 'street, It new effort is being made by several co-operative companies, with satisfactory results so far, and a fair prospect of success. The ground being work.ed by these last-mentioned companies is either the Old Iukerman Lead, or tributaries of that lead. . . It will be perceived that the process of extracting gold from pyrites is much improved, and the return of gold therefrom is likely to form an important item in the future. ..

ST.'.TEMENTOf Gold obtained by the principal Mining Companies of the Central Division, Ballarat District, for the Quarter ending 30th June 1870. '

Name of Company. Quantity. Name of Company. Quantity.

~~----------~I---.,-----1---------------I'----·-

Suburban ... '... ... . .. United Hand-in-Band and Band of Hope Association ....... .. Entcnded.Working Miners ... .. . United Albion and Prince of Wales ... Winter's Freehold· ... ... . .. Hodney ... ... ... .. . Great Gulf... ... .., .. . Leviathan... '" ... . .. Park ... ... .., .. , noyalOak ... ... ... .. . Band of Hope and Albion Consols .. .

Name of Company.

"

Park ... ... ... ...

! ,

.Royal Oak ... ... ... .. , I

Band of Hope and Albion Consols ... Great Northern Junction ... ... ,

oz. dwt. gr.

15' ° ° 382 3 22

5 8 12 970 0 °

93 5 0

279 ° ° 20 0 0' 1,017 6 0 3,711 0 0 7,840 18 0

750 0 0 6,840 Il 0

Prince of Wales ... ..• ... All Saints ..• ... ... . •. Great Northern Junction ••. ... Bonshaw... ... . ... . .. Durham... ... ... ... Cardigan· Consols... '" ... St. George and Band of Hope United .•• Try-Again ... ... . .. Co-operative Companies ... . ..

Total

DIVIDENDS.

! Amount. Name of Company.

£ s. d. 12,800 0 0 Bonshaw ... .... ' ... .. .

630 0 ° 6,112 10 0 1,000 0 0 Total ... . ..

SOUTHERN DIVISION. Mr .• J: F. Co'leman, Mining Registrar.

oz. dwt. gr.

2,079 o· 0 260 ° 0

2,552. 15 0 5,428 2 0

751 19. 0 228 6 22

2,367 14 ° 193 2 0

2,500 0 ° 38,285 6 8

Amount.

'.£ 8. d. 10,920 0 0

£31,462 10 0

The development of the Pitfield· Plains mines has been considerably retarded by the difficulty experienced in sinking thl'ongh the exceptionally hard basaltic rock. The British Bauner Company has repeatedly called for and accepted "tenders for sinking," at a high figure, but the contract has been as repeatedly surrendered as unprofitable. A new contract has recently been concluded, and it is to be hoped the issue will be more satisfactory than in former eases.

A considerable falling off in the yield from the Break.o'-Day and Maiden City Companies accounts for the deficiency in the result from alluviums this quarter.

At Splitter's Gully and Bulldog some remunerative patchcs of ground have been struck, and are now being worked. .

A gold.bearing reef has been discovered some 400 yards east of Staffordshire .Reef, from which a trial crushing is now being taken.

. A good deal of prospecting is now going ,on throughout the division, the result of which I hope to report at some future time.

BUNINYONG DIVISION. Mr. Robert M. Harvey, .Mining S1Lrveyor and Registrar.

QUARTZ MINING, On Hiscock's line of reef, the One-and-AU Company have had very poor crushings; the body of stone is about

120 feet wide, and the gold appears to be spread through it, making the whole very poor and not payable; in all probability better stone will be found where the reef is narrower. The other companies on this reef obtain payable quartz. The Homeward-bound Company, on what is called the . Homeward-bound Reef, and which is nearly due south of Hiscock's Reef, being apparently a continuation of the same; have suspended operations for the last six weeks, though the returns seem to have been excellent. A new company has already been organized to continne operations with the same machinery and from the same shaft,. The Monte Christo Company, adjoining the Homewardbound Company northwards, are reported to have struck the lode with an excellent body of stone and gold visible.

A good plant is being erected at the .i\-Iount Helen Heef, north of Bnninyong towlJship, and there is every prospect of this line of reef being now properly testen. '

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AM,UVIAL MINING.

The yields from the Bnninyong township claims are proving this 10cll1ity to be a rich one; aU the old companies are in full operation, and fill have now declared dividends, while a new company, the Victoria, have erected excellent mal.'hinery at the old Pactolus shaft; they are now busy cleaning out the old drives, and expect very shortly to strike solid ground, which there can be little doubt, with their improved mining appliances, will amply repay their enterprise. At the shallow end of the Union Jack, about where the quartz reef crosses, a small party are doing well, and attention is being directed to the testing of this quartz reef, The yields on the Durham continue good; no new claims have touched the gutter, owing to the great flow of water which has necessitated the Perseverance Company to procure an additional powerful pumping set of 17 in. rfhis they have placed on the old Chryseis shaft, and expect thus to overcome the water., _

The shallow and old workings obtain about average yields, and there is every prospect' of new shallow workings being opened about the neighborhood of the Grenville workings.

The following is a statement' obtained from some of the principal mines of gold won during the quarter, and a near approximate of other gold :-

Alluvial. Independent (Buninyong) ... Innes Freehold (Buninyong) Crown I)casehold (Buninyong) Garibaldi (Durham) ,', Duke of Cornwall (Durham) Enfield (Durham) ... " , ,,,,,, Monte C\lristo, Hopeful, Wolson's Hill, and other workings, approximate ,,'

Imperial Oompany (Hiscock's) Alfred Company (Hiscock's) Homewal"ji-bound Oompany., ,

Total

Qua'l'tz ..

One-and-All Oompany, and Tower Hill Company, approximate

Total

SMYTHESDALE DIVISION.

Mr. John Lynch, Mining SU'I'veyor and Regiatra'l'.

oz. dwt. gr.

297 it 7 380 12 8 249 12 11 423 6 0 245 12 0 20L 18 0 700 0 0

2,498 12 2

oz. dwt. gr.

345 7 0 183 4 12 300 0 0 120 0 0

948 11 12

It will be seen ftomthe annexed returns thatthere has been a slight falling off in the aggregate yield of gold, 3S compared with previous quarter. The decrease is not so much as might be expected, considering that some of our principal contributing mines have heen obliged to suspend operations and have been actually idle for weeks back. In my last report I mentioned that the Grand Trunk claim at Piggoreet was swamped, It was not then thought the water would so much increase as to inundate the mines higher up the lead. But, owing to a continually increasing influx, it has so increased, and has flooded the Golden Hom and Golden Lake mines,. ane! threatens to do further damage, nnless arrested by combined action 011 the part of the several companies affected and likely to be affected thereby. The Golden Hom and Golden £'ake Oompanies have, in addition to the excellent pumping appliances at their respective claims, erected powerful pumping machinery on the abandoned shaft of the late Alpha Oompany at Piggoreet, and, although advantageously situated and all working well, the water is so slowly lessening that, without further aid, it will take several weeks constant effort to restore some of the mines to a fitting condition for' the resumption of work. It is much to be regretted that this disaster has taken place, for never were the mines in a more flourishing condition than at the time of its occunence; and those claims to which the flood has not extended have been so unusually good as to compensate in a great measure for tho losses occasioned by the temporary cessation of the others. Southward of Piggoreet, and as far as Cape Olear, beyond the Grand Trunk workings, litLle or nothjng has been done during the quarter. At Happy Valley and Linton nothiug new or worthy of particular mention has occurred.

The Haddon division is undergoing slow development, The Gladstone (lease) keeps paying, as usual, mode1'lite wages. The Tweed has mn.de fair progress during the quarter, and may be expected soon to rank in the Jist of paying claims, The Reform, which for more than twelve months has been looked to !fS the most likely to first reveal the capabilities of this portion of the district, has disclosed nor,hing yet, but drives have been constructed into the deep ground, which has been just reached, and a few weeks more will probably make known the value of the claim, ,md throngh it fis: io some extent the gold-producing character of the locality, .

The allnvial mines at Oal'ngham call for)1o spedal mention. Moderate but certain returns have been ,and tire likely to be for a long time yet the ruling characteristics of this settled goldfield.

In quartz mining but little bas been done, considering the very inviting aspect of some of our known quartz reefs. However, something has been done which may lead in time to the prosecution of this branch of miniuO' with greater energy than has hitherto _been bestowed upon it, Four new claims have been taken up during the qua~ter at Gassie's Reef, Haddon. Some good specimens are said to have been found, but, with the exception of Veal' and Party, who have pretty well tried the lode and'found it encouraging, nothing can be predicted of the ultimate value of these new ventures.

Brown's and Scarsdale Quartz Company have completed their machinery, and let the claim on tribute. The Ballarat and Oarngham Oonsols Company have crushed "but little during the quarter. The average per ton has been good. The Prince Alfred Tailings Crushing Oompany have been at work only for six weeks of the quarter, during which time they have concentrated 600 tons of tailings, which have been reduced to 36 tons of saud and pyrites mixed, yielding 38 ozs., 12 dwts. 9 grs, of gold. .

"The following are the yields from the principal claims :-

No.2.

Golden Stream, Scarsilale Galatea ... Golden Lake Golden Horn Bute (Oo-operative) Rothsay (Co-operative) .:. Wheal Kitty (Oo-operative) .. , Reform (Co.operative), Haddon

D

tyr., dwt. gr.

3,317 0 0 2,268 10 0 1,651 0 0

424 0 0 746 0 0 643 12 0 291 16 0 941 7 0

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The Golden Horn was at work only for a shOrt time at the commencement of the quarter, and the Golden Lake has bee~ idle for the latter three wfleks of the .same' period. , Owing to the depression preyailingin other .districts a good many miners ·have:returned to this district, whereby the :t;Iumlierof those cla,ssed as ~uropean miners hav~ been wcrensed; but I am.sQrry ~o notice a considera13le reduction in the number of Chinese miners, not·more, perhaps, than one-half the us,u'al I\umbcr,. being a,t p~e8ent following mining ,pursuits, in eonseguence .,chiefly of the .sp.allow. gullies an~ flats upon ,whic~ they have ,been, for years operating being ,worked out, and no more such description of grQund bemg available. , ! " •

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' .. , /1 . CRESWICK DIVISION.

~ , . Mr.James8tevenson, Mining Surveyor·and ,flegistrar: . . I have the honor to report that the yield of albivial 'gold has decre~sed' during'the quarter, principally owing 'to

causes which, are temporary, viz:, 'a stoppage in the claim of the' Australasian 'Company, through a flooding of the mine; one in the' Grand 'l'runk Company, owing to a diflerence as to price of contracts between ·the board of directors and the :mcn at work in the mine, and through .. the sale of the Ballarat and Clunes Ijline, and a consequent partial stoppage 9f the works. . .. ,,' "I .. 'f" ~ , . .

Sluicing h!J,s commenced early this season, but has as yet no effect qn the field of gold~ . . , The quantity of quartz gold has increased, owing to the larger quantity ofStone crush~d by the Port Phillip and

New North Clunes COl;npanies; the average yield is alinost the same as last quarter. ' '.' I have been unable to obtain the yield of gold from the manager'of'the Graild:TruIik ,Company and the

Australasian Company; the yields of the other mines are as follows.:- . , J ., I: ." .' Hit-or-Miss Company ... .Royal Standard Company ... Golden Point Company ... Ballarat and Clunes Company

GORDON SUBDIVISION. Mr. Tlwmas Cowan, 'Mining Surveyor and Registrar.

ALLUVIAL MINING.

0.: dwt. : gr. 282 9 6 264 14 21 165 17 0 52 ~4 18

Ther!! i~ ;t'very:ti!ight improvement iIi this branch of mining, the most noticeable being an attempt to discover th(l All NatlOns Gully lead in the deep ground to the east of the shallo,w working. ,fJ. co-operative party has been formed for this purpose, and they are now engaged .ip, sinking a shaft. The depth already reached is 80 feet, principally through basalt. It is expected that the shaft will be bottomed at about 200 feet.

The Cosmopolitan Company are also engaged in prospecting the alluvial ground to the south-west of the Big Rill Reef, hut as yet without any very sati~factol'y-resul.t. ". ,;.... . ." -, •

The workings at Cantwell's Creek 'are still-held'in reserve: ,1,,_ .• .'.1 •

Y , ..... ,,". .. "'QulR~Z:'V[:i:N~N~ ... ,. ,',. Witl;! the exceptiol;l of fop.r Qr fi~e c!aims, lI!o,st of. the companies .are holding their claims in reser.ve for various

reasons.. :, ", ' ,. , '.' The Black-horse Company's shaft has. been deepened to 725 feet, but it was found impossible to cope with the

water without lifts. The shaft n()t. byin<r large enough for these, it was determined. to cut, ,the shaft down from the surface, The company have .b,ecI). engagy'a upqn this the greater portion of the quarter, and,until it is 9ompl~ted the. mine will not 1:>e much further prospected. . . '. .,': .'

Tho White-horse C9mpany h.ave,.lately struck a lode in ihe 552-foot level at a distance of .340 feet from the shaft in a s9uth-easte,rly direction. The stone struck is s~pposed tp be a: continuation of the ;Bill Hill Reef, but, owing to the very receIft date of the discovery, nothing defini~e has be~n ascertained. '. '

Nothing· new has transpired at the Wellesley Company's work,ings.; A few days ago they stopped work, and have not yet resumed·operations., ." ." " " ,

The expectations which were rai~ed respecting the Victoria Company at the d,?se of last quartcr were not realized ; but a short timesinc,e the mam~gement was changed, and s,ince then the prospe~ts have vcry much improved. The stone now be.iIlg crushed is of.excellent quality: " , ,

. A,small, reef,about 4 feet wide, n~tvery ,well defined; ha~ ,been ,opened out On the ·Bungal and Egerton preemptive right, abo\lt 200 feet f~om the southern boundary; the ston!, obtained appears to be very excellent in quality, and if large quantities of it can be obtained will pay magnificently;, 50 tOllS have been mised, and are now, being carted to the Black-horse battery, for the ·purpose of being crushed. Th,c shareholders expect the yield will be over one ounce per ton. , . , " ,...' " '

One or two.claims have .been taken up, to the south of the Ul).e of the reef, under the bye-laws.

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.', . it' ,. r STEIGLJ.TZ SUBBIVISION. Mr. J~h~ SissonCoo;~r, i/J1ining' Regi~t~ar.

The prospects ,of this field. during tile p~st,quarter may be '~6nsidered very satisfactory as compared with the previous one. Nearly 'all the. available ground'is now being taken ,up and worked by either tribute or co-operative companies " ... , , ' '... ' ,f.' , '" .. .

Th~ Galatea.Quart,.; :Mining'~CompanYi fron;" three:crushings,a~o~i.iting to about 250 tons, obtained 21 ozs. 8 dwts. of gold. This return was considered very small; but since the ground has been well opened out; and the first difficulties met with by the tributors. overcome, they are .very. sanguine of' better returns hereafter. as the vein on the north side is better defined and shows gold· on all the faces. J ' •

. The New Albion Quartz' Mining Company hav.e commenced a' crushing of 61 tons, and., judging:fl'om tbe appearance' of the stone and tlie results from the last'crushing, ~hey'aIiticipate a return 0000 ozs. 'l:he vein is still strong, steady, and averages 12 inches in thickness. ..' .

The New Alliance Tribute Party have completed' al),.thyir,necessary preliminary· arrangements, and have made a good start. The party-20 in number-having been pr<lVlously engage'd. in tliat mine, 'are fully acquainted with the workings, and are confident of success. ' ."

'1'h" Tribute Party occupying the so'uthern portion of the SalamanMr Company's lease, from 30 tons of quartz and 100 tons of mullock, realized 130 OZ8. of gold. 1'his amount, after all expenses are paid, gives ~he tributors £1 per day per man. Their tribute contract has not yet expired, and the quartz looks equally rich,

.From these satisfactory ,returns two other parties of tributors have taken up ground on the same lease, but a little n01'&h of the first·named party. They are sinking two new shafts, and expect to yatch in its dip the Boxing

, Reef western lode. " ' , . . The Albion Quartz Mining Company have during the quarter crushed 1,.743. to~s of qu'artz, which yielded

J'il5 ozs. of gold. This stone was taken from the 653-foot level. '

The Steiglitz Quartz M;ni;ng Company, fro~ the l~de ~J.l0m,,,as ~he mi~d.l~or .l1ew ~o~(il"have ~sed a~d crushed 311 tons of quartz, which yielded 287 ozs. of .gold. Tf\e vem <,averages 18 mches m thICkness, and from Its present appearance gives promise of better return~. "<', '. < «, ." <'L: " . < , :', ';) '< '., .' . The East Albion Company's' claim (held bya small c,o,operahve party) olitalI-\ed from ~ crushmg of 19 t?ns 1# ozs. of gold. The vein, although thin at their .present depth (50 feet), gives good inducement for further smkmg and development. ' " .: , ' , < <. . < <

The Pivot Company, from a crushing of. 22 tons. obtained 10 ozs~«'of gold .. ,Ope,rations are for the present; suspended, owing to the great influx and accumulation of water and want of means to " beat" it.

On the north-west boundary of the Steiglitz Company's" claim, and on a rllef known as the Blackw~od, a p:;rty of tribut9rs raised from the old workings, a~d collected on the surfaCe, itbout 40,tons of quartz. The crushmg realized

lO~'ozsFrom the It3Jian. Reef ab~ut 2 to~s of q~a~tz ~nd 3~ t?'llS 9f',\ll~llock cnislied g~v~.7~ ins. of gold. ' From the MoonlIght Reef 21 tons of quartz crushed ywlded 22,ozs. From the Daylight Reef 11 tons yielded only 3~ ozs. . The Clifton Heef has been re-occupied' and worked under the style of the "United Quartz Mining Company."

They are at present engaged in erecting wmding and pumping machinery. . . , The reef on a portion of ground formerly applied 'for·'utrder lease'by the St. John del Rey Quartz MIlllng

Company, at Rallark,is now being worked by 11 party of ,lO,unqer, mincrs~' rights.,' I :vi~ited the claim on the Hith May last; it is situated about midw:;ty,qetwe!ln Sfeigli~~ an? EgertOl;J, l)pd ,qon~equeptly J:!l~y be said to be new ground. The main shaft had ~eell sunk 100 feet, a.rid some drives made with good prospects. . ' , '"

A large qUi1ritity of alluvial grolmd'has been.taken up"qn Sutpel:land'sOreek"adjoining the townshJp, .Fro:n. one claim' on 'Yhich is erected'a puddling. JIlachine; the first t#al gave a return of £2 per week per man. ThJS wlll open a new feature in mining' at Steiglitz. .' " , • " , , .

I have nothing, n~w to repOl-t regarding the mining at Morrison's and Dolly's Creek. The new ground opened up 'at Morrison's, refci'red to in my previou'S report, is still being worked successfully.

BLACKWboD DIVISION AND BLUE. MOU:N,TAIN SOUTH 'SUBDIV:ISION: Mr. John F. Hansen, Mining Registra;. '

QU4RTZ MINING. ' The large amount of capital invested in machinery 'during the last twelve months has not had the immediate

result of giving the returns anticipated by many: ' This,. in the majority of instances, may be attributed to the fact that, besides. the erection of maehinery, very.,1itt.le has been done to develop the mines, owing principally to the calls of mining companies not having been met; qonsequently many of tlje mines recently so prominently before the public are no'IV idle. and 30me of them hu.ving coUaps,ed altogether, efforts are !lOW being IJ?ade (and in some instances with success) to. let the mines on ,tribute. .'l'he Clunes . and Blackwood Company is a case in point; ~he last crushing of about 100 tOllS of ,quartz lfr,om the mine of this cO!llpany, ,which 'is now wOJ;ked', on the tribute systllm, yieldillg an average of nearly five dwts. to the ton, gavethe tributors a dividend of something like £;3 per week each.

On Barry's Reef the working of the St. George O,ompany, late,.the Faugh-a-Rallagh, which, is chiefly in the hands of Mr. Stobie, has been let on contract, and the contractors are sanl:;rune.of its paying. A portion of the'rrue Blue mine is also worked upon this principle. The Sultan Company has:,llqt been able to carry qn crushing during the whole of the quarter, owing to the reef having been diverted a distance of 27 feet out of its regular course. I herewith to enclose a tnlCing of qross section of the mine hEild by this company.* < '. ' .

After a continuous a.nd copious fall of rain in the middle of Mayall the mills on Simmons'· Reef driven by water power commenced crushing, and the Cornish Company keeps up i.ts usual averagc of over one ounce of gold to the ton. The Achilles, the Imperial, and the Roh-i.noor Companies have stopped operations; there is a likelihood of the later company's claim falling into the hands of local shal'ehoJders;,:a!\d, if s(l, it is confidently expected that the mine will be found payable. . ,

• <, ALLUVIAL l\lINI'!W. .,

Since 1863 w~ter has never been sO'plentiful as it 'is this season; and 'grouna"sluiCing is being carried on with more ~nergy th.anin past years: !l'he miners 'are hopeful of· good reFurns, although I have not heard of apy of them having done much as yet. f ' , ,< , , ;",: '

The Bank of New South Wales closed their agency here which 'IVa!? opened aoout twelve months ago, and. since it opened the TJrice of gold rose from'ls. 6d. to 2s." 6d. per oUllce, according to sample. Nearly the whole of the gold raised in the district, with the exception of small parcels'obtained at thc'UpperWerribee, Lower Lerderderg, and Goodman's CJ'()ek, is purcha~e(l by th~ banks here'; arid, from a calculation which I ha'Ce made upon preUy reliable data, I find that the average 'earnings of our alluvial'millers per week' (exclrisiveofahy parcels of gold which might he held overby some of the few, more fortunate) may be apportioned as follo\;'s, viz. :-Europeans £1, and Chinese lOs.

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,BEECHWORTH ,MIN1NG, 'DISTRIC'I\

BEECHWORTR'DIVISION. Mr. Alexander :Ald~~di~e, Minini/llegistrar.

The rainy reason commenced hete much earlier that usual~·; 'and from the middle of April to end of June upwards of 30 inches of rain have been registered as fallen in the neighborhood of Reeehworth. In consequence of this the floods have been heavy and numerous; and considerable damage has b<'len done< to th9se claims situate near to or in

'the beds of creeks. On the other hand, sluicers and bank'claimholders.have never l)een in a better position as regards the supply of water, and it is very probable that their returns for the season will be considerably above the average of the last few years. The heavy rains havealso.cut up' the roads, so, that vllry little quartz has been brought to the crushing mills. No fresh discoveries have taken place during the past quarter.·;' l.' ' ,

The Kneebone Company have opened out on the second floor in their new shaft, and th~ dirt put through the sluices has been fully equal to that obtained from the old shaft. As ~oon as the main drives are completed the returns of gold from'this claim will be as large as formerly. ; . '" .' j, (' • : ." ., <

The returns from McEvoy'S claim are not so good this quarter, in consequ~p.ce of. stoppages caused by the floods, but now that the 'dam has been secure work will be continuedwith'lregu,larity, '

'rhe Wellington Company ha,ve determined to abandon the upper portion of.t,l;teirclaim, and steps are bein~ taken to shift the machinery, &c., to the site of the new shaft on the lower end of their ground, where the boring i udicated the deep ground to exist.

.. Tile tracing is In tile Ornee of Mine ••

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. Tlie Ovens Gold and Tin Co~pany are making good progress with their opening drives; the prospects obtained are very encouraging, and the small quantity of dirt washed has given fair returns. . The miners who took up ground on .the Clear Creek, Eldorado, for the purpose of " streaming" for tin, have set III to work since water became plentiful, but it is not known whether the ground will pay, as a sufficiently large quantity ~as not been operated on to decide. Should it prove payable, there will, doubtless, be several other creeks tried, as it IS well known that all the tributaries of Reedy Creek contain black sand in abundance.

Most of the creek claims on the Woolshed and Sebastopol have been flooded out, and as the rain continues to fall incessantly the owners do not feel justified in opening up again until the weather shows signs of improvement.

Quartz mining is exceedillgly dull. O'Dwyer and Co. have erected a mill at Hurdle Flat for the purpose of crushing, which will enable the reefs in that neighborhood to be more economically worked. A trial crushing from Perry's Teetotal Reef gave a splendid return of over 4 ozs, to the ton; but the reef is very narrow, and the stone difficult to get out. Thc last crnshing from the" Cead Mille Failtha" is not equal to the former ones; but the reef looks well, and promises to be the best that has been discovered in the .locality. .

YACKANDANDAH DIVISION. Mr. Thomas G. Kennan, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.

Incessant rain during nearly the whole of the last quarter haa completely flooded out all creek claims, they having been levelled, and thereby heavy expenses entailed on claimholders. In fact so great is the damage done, that in many cases it will not pay to re-open the claims. On the other hand, the great quantity of water has been a large source of profit to the hill men; enabling them to work with renewed energy, the only drawback to them being the washing away of the heads of the races .

• Quartz mining in parts of the district has been very dull, a number of claims being protected, owing to want of funds on the part of the owners.

A slight rush, if 'it may be so called, has occurred on some ground close to the township, called Sheepstation Gully. Several parties are doing pretty well in the vicinity. One peculiarity is the fact that, although about 12 to 14 feet deep, "there is not a particle of gravel through the ground. .

INDIGO DIVISION. lJir. R. Arrowsmith, Mining Surveyor and' Registrar.

The quartz mills l!-re almost at a standstill, owing to the nearly impassable state of the roads, from the continued wet weather, preventing the cartage Of stone from the reefs. The average returns show· a decided improvement, and under more favorable circumstances the total yield would have been much larger.

With the exception of the Sons and Doma Consols (late Extended Sons of Freedom Company), alluvial mining may be considered almost at a standstill. The machinery and plant of the Surprise Company, the only claim recently at work in the Ruthergleri portion of the division, has been sold by auction.

The claim of the Sons and Doma Consols has produced 1,700 ozs. during the quarter, and the same company have procureii excellent prospects from tiIe main drives running from the new shaft sunk in the locality of.the bores sholVn in map attached to report for December 1867, fully confirming the value and importance of the discoveries then made. The prospects vary from i of a dwt. to It dwts. of coarse gold with 'tin ore, indicating the direction of the drifts from the valley of the' Black Dog and Deep Creeks, no tin having ever been found on the Chiltern Lead, or its tributaries.' ,

'BUCKLAND DIVISION. iUr. Lewis C. Kinchela, Mining Registrar.

The continuous and heavy floods, for many weeks in succession, have completely stopped the working of the few river and creek claims which had been previously yielding gold, and I do not suppose any of the workings referred to will again be opened until spring. I may add that considerable loss has been entailed on the miners by the' floods sweeping away flumes, wheels, pumps, and boxes. .

Nothing of moment has transpired here in connection with quartz mining since my previous report. Tedious and expensive tunnels are still being driven in some of the chief quartz claims, viz., the Red Jacket, Alta and Nelson, Wallaby, .Harp of Erin; &c., &c., but meanwhile only a few men are now. engaged on these reefs, upon which over 100 miners used formerly to obtain employment; consequently, from the difficulty in getting work for wages, some of the men have taken up old reefs, and are now raising small parcels of stone for trial crnshings, and if the result is not satisfactory, I fear that-:-pending fresh discoveries-mining will be very quiet in this ?ivision for some months to come. Mining has been resumed, and, I believe, with satisfactory results, by the Australasia, Peabody, and Lord of the Hills, all of which had been for It long period either wholly or in a great measure unworked •

. A project has been mooted here for opening a dray road between Harrietville and Livingstone Creek, Omeo, a distance of fifty miles, through a country known to be aurifcrous, hut very little prospected, entirely from the. difficulty of access, and consequent impediments to the transit of stores, tools, &c., &c., to the various creeks and reefs known to be gold bearing. As the expense is not very great, being estimated at £4,000, it is very probable the projected work may be ca.rried out. ,

ALEXANDRA SUBDIVISION. Mr. R. A. F. Murray, Mining SUrt,eyor and Registrar.

ALLUVIAL MINING. The past quarter has been characterised by a steadily progressive movement as regards the deVelopment of the

deeper auriferous resources of the district, which is now recovering from the reaction consequent on the over specula,-tion of 1869. .

Confidence is established OIl a firmer basis, and more accurate knowledge has been acquired as to the difficulties to be encountered, and the most efficient modes of dealing with them. . '

The gross value of machinery for alluvial mining is more than double what. it was at the commencemen,t?f the quarter, and. the new plants have been erected with every attention to efficiency.

At Alexandra a payable lead has· been proved by Fogarty and party in the Luckie Gully. Their shaft passed through the following strata, viz,

Surface soil and sandy clay Stiff red clay Washdirt

30 feet. 76 ,,'

2 "

108 feet.

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The ground is wet and somewhat treacherous. The first trial of fourteen loads gave about 7! ounces. The washdirt is reported to improve in thickness and regularity of distribution ·as the lead is followed downwar~. Several shafts are now going down, and should these meet with good prospects the U ,T, F~at will be. thoroughly t:led. .

On the Goulburn river the severe 'floods have greatly rctarded llllnlDg operations; though III the early pOl'tIon of the quarter excellent yields were obtained from the. river bed:

'fhe heads of the U T Creek and the tributaries of the Devil's River, have afforded employment to a moderate number of miners. ' , . .

. The aspect of the Johnson's Creek worJdllgs iS,most encouraging. The following notes (supplied by Mr. E. W. Pennington) illustrate the workings at the last shaft sunk by the Golden Lake Company at the embouchu,re of Robinson Crusoe Gully into the 'flats of Johnson's Creek :- .

" The total depth is US feet, viz. :-. Surface soil

Hard red gravel Tough red clay Tough black clay Yellow and white clay... ". ... . .. Resembling lignite with large logs of wood occurring therein So~t yellow clay Cement ".", Wash on bottom composed of small fragments of quaJ:tz, quartz sand, and large

boulders of sandstqne and quartz (the latter but slightly waterworn): bottom composed of pipe clay and soft decomposed slate

6 feet. 37 " 35 " 20 " 8 " 4 " 3 " 1 "

4 "

118 feet.

~~he lead is 90 feet wide, and the average yield is 16 pennyweights to the load. Quantity ,of water per twenty-four hours, 40,000 gallons. It is remarked that the stratum of Olack clay does not occur off the course of the lead.

"'fhe gold is rough, some being waterworn and some ragged; pieces of t oz. and 1 oz. are frequent ;' the largest yet found being about 16 ozs. j

., Many specimens of gold in quartz and ironstone are met with in the washdirt •. "The assay gives 23'1! and 23·1~." With the exception of puddling machines, the Apsley Gold .Mining Company have completed the erection of

their machinery. The shaft is down 75 feet, and ready for further sinking. The Portia Gold Mining Company have been idle during the last three months; but this, and other companies 'on the Johnson's Creek flats, are likely to resume operations shortly.

. At Gobur, Godfrey'S Creek, the Working Miners and Never.can-tell Companies have been obtaining steady yields; the former averaging about 100 OZS. per week.

The Never-can.tell Company have, at a total cost of £5,000, erected two engines for pumping, winding, and puddling, with four puddling ·machines.

The Sons of Freedom have remained idle during the quarter, but negotiations are pending for their amalgama. tion with the Cosmopolitan and Ballarat Star Companies, with a view to the joint working of the claims. A considerable area of auriferous land remains un worked in the neighborhood. . At Durham Gully a small number of men are still working, and fresh runs of auriferous ground are .reported to

have been discovered tending.from the old workings towards the deep ground on the Sprin~ Creek. This creek, as also the MJddle and Home Creeks, presents indications no way infenor to other workings in tho

division, and when the winter is over renewed prospecting may be expected. The Puzzle Creek lead has not proved as good as was anticipated, though a small number continue working on

it. Many, however, have returned to the old workings of Growler's Gully, where good yields have been obtained from ground hitherto neglected. .

Payable gold has lately been struck by Denis Ryan and party, in their prospecting area, on a large main flat ono mile south-west of Merton. The length of the flat is about four miles, and the average width a quarter of a mile. The depth of sinking is 45 feet, through soil and white clay, with about 3 feet of cement and wash. Two shafts have bottomed on payable gold, and thc reported prospect was 1 oz. to the load.

The Challenger Reef, whence good stone has formedy been obtained, is near the head of the gully, and other reefs are being prospected in the neighborhood.

. QUARTZ lVIUlING.

Of the six crushing mills in the division four have been working, but of these two have only commenced within the last week, and consequently the returns therefrom are unavailable, The operations of the past quarter have been principally confined to prospecting, and several fresh discoveries have been the result, though only in one or two instances have crushings been obtained. At Alexandra the Morning Star Reef has again been taken up, and the crushings have averaged nearly ~ oz. per ton.

The Galatea Reef has been yielding good stone; and in the Homeward-bottnd claim the tributors have recently struck a vein from 10 inches to 18 inches thi!-)k, in which gold is visible. ,. ,

The Luckie Prospecting claim, in which a rich " shoot" of stone has been worked out, is at present idle, pending arrangements for letting the claim on tribute. •

The Albert Gold Mining Company are' laying the foundation for their machinery, and making preparations to explore the mine to a greater depth. .

At Godfrey's Creek only one crushing-from the Brilliant Reef-is reported; at tons yielding 17 ozs. 13 dwts. At Molesworth crushings have only lately recommenced, owing to the scarcity of water in the first portion of

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A reef opened near the head of Califol'llian Gully, a tributary of Growler's Gully, gave the fine prospect of 132 ozs. to 18 tons of stone, taken from between the surface and 30 feet. Another reef, parallel to this, gave 45 ozs. to 20 tons. In the Albion Reef, Durham Gully, good stone has been struck at a depth of 60 feet. A reef situated a quarter of a I!lile east of the Spring ,creek, previously p.rospected and abandoned, has been again taken up by Messrs. Coster and Rlenber, who have obtamed excellent speCImens, and httve washed as much as t oz. to a dish from the easing. ,

Should the companies now prospecting their mines at considerable depths meet with good results renew.ed energy will be infused into the quartz mining community, and prosperity established in this branch o~ a firmer basis. The present inactivity is due to the uncertainty attendant on prospecting the lodes to .great depths.

MANSJ;"IELD SUBDIVISION.

Mr. J. H. Kelson, Mining Registrar. There is no mining in my subdivision at present.

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BENALLA SUBDIVISION. I,.: ..

Mr . .:(Ohlt Li~to~, Mining Registrar."

Mining has been quite a~ a standstill in my 'subdivision during the past quarter.

GAFFlSEY'S CREEK SUBDIVISION:

Mr. A. B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor. and Registrar. ., tl.

I have t~ report this, subdivision as showing a very considerable falling off in both quartz and ~ll~~i~i for this, season of the' year. ,T]le amount of quartz gold, including one crushing' of which the part,icular~ have not yet reached me; but wh!ch is under 100 OZS" obtained during the quarter, was under 1,100 ozs. as against 2,582 'ozs.JO dwts. obtained during the same season last year. This is attributable to a general falling off in the yields, and we clm only hope for a material change 'when th'e' new chims now openi'ng up ,hall begin to crush; I refe), especiallY.Ao, the ,Cornhill and the Bristol Companies, who are both expected to start in the course of this nionth j .the, fiist:with very promising prospects, the latter, ~ all. probability, with pay~ble stone. . .'. . - , ,~ ;,. ,"J - ':,.

. Machmery has been erected durmg the quarter m Gaffney's Creek by the surpnse Company; ,for·.the purpose of working the. pYI'ites and tailings., 'fhe whole of the amalgam resulting from the tre,atment of the pyrites was lost, ,but that resulting from the treatment of 7 tons of tailings was saved from, the fI.ood ,and yielded 4ozs. 9 ,dwts. Judging by the amount of amalgam, the pyrites wOuld"itis.8upposed, have yield'ei:L70zs, per tOIl", A.beginning having been made, more will, no doubt, be done when the season shall be more favorable.

In allu,vial t4ere is also a very material falling off, which is likely to be of a permanent character, but which is ~ part due to the extraordinary freshets' which have s\vept everything before them, and made the country well nigh Impassable... ,-.

WOOD'S POINT SUBDIVISION.

Mr. A~ B. Ainsworth, Mining Surveyor and, Registrar.,

I have to report a mat~rial iiicrease in the yield of both quartz and alluvial for the quarter ending 30th June, which increase, however, iSlIot'proportionateto the season, so far as quartz gold is concerned. The lock-out at ,the Hope' mine, for the·purpose of bringing. about a reduction in miners' wages" is chiefly accountable for the disproportion referred tp, as, the company h!1s in consequence only one crushing (earlyiu A.pril), to its credit. On the 27th instant, the mine again was wrought; the terms on which the directors and miners agreed were £2 lOs. for 8 hours.work, in lieu of ,£3 for ~H hours' .actual, but 10 hours' nomiIml work. '. Either of the later wages, considering the purchase value of the money iIi various localities, is below the wages paid for first.class men-snch are employed-by the ,Hope Company-at Ballarat, Sandllllrst, f;ltringer's Creek, &c.; and to this is probably to be, for the most part, :~ttributed the determined and successful resist,ance of the men to the contemplated reduction. . ..

The consequences of this dispute to the township of Wood's Point have beell! very serious, and ,the present depression exceeds anything ,I have known here; some £2,000 withheld fromcircnlation in an exclusively and. small minhlg community such as ours; affects the tradespeople aud shopkeepers to a very serious extent and is fruitful of evil consequences, especially at the present' s~son of· the year .. 'fhis matter and the now all-sweeping' floods are the 'main incidents in Qui' mining records for the past·quar~er. .' . J.' , • '.

Our floo~s here exceed, anything that ·has' come , uudel' my' observation during a' seven years' residence in'these parts; aud taking into consideration the great increase in the waterways of our rivers and creeks incident"on the creek and bank workings for so long a period; nothing of the same extent has been witnessed, it may be safely asserted, since the district was settled.' ,.: .,' '" .' ,!. ,

Our creek workings are swamped throughout the district;· expensive and valuable tail· races filled up.and, in not a few instances, .sluice-boxes with their week's yield buried under many tons of sludge and drift. Several small landslips have also taken place, ,damaging tramways, &c., and, soaked as the earth's crust is with water, severe frosts;such as we may expect-should the rain stop, of ,which -there is at present no sign-will no doubt cause more serious 'slips than those which have occun-ed, to take place both in our mines and on the steeps-fronting ourcreeil's. A beneficial effect will be to compel more of our alluvial miners to take J;efuge in spur workings, .and I am warranted by the experience of the last twelve months in asserting, as I have previously done, the great valne of the banks of the Goulburn as compared with its many times worked b~d.. '['he yield of alluvial has exceeded that qf the past quarter, and the heaviest returns'have been obtained in bruIk claims. , '

, A specific 'feature in this quartel;'s history is the renewed prosperity of' the 'All Nations. mine, where the tribiitors have obtained over 2 ozs. to the ton for 1,222 .tons crushed during the ,quarter. There is e,very sign .of an equally satisfactory yield in the forthcoming crushing. . ' . '

. The crushing recorded for the United Company was obtained from a prospecting drive ill th~ 'ground of the Alps Company, held by them under tribute. 'Tne old 'claims under tribute have yielded fairly, and among'the new claims the Franklin continues to give returns satisfactory to the shareholders; the great drawback to thi~ claim is its distance from the erushing batteries and the amount of water-caused by the excessive wet-in the mine; the Shamrock Company have obtained payable yields during the. past quarter from thc spurs of their reef, and '.1' am of opinion that further into t.he hill these reefs will prove to be val~able.' . '. ~

The Leviathan and Black River reefs generally are all ,but at a,stand·still, and matters look very dull in that quarter; a small return from the Royd'! Standard and another from tlie Strap and Buckle, these are the only yields obtained, and amount to less than 60 'ounces:' ,. ' . " ,".': .... ,

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BIG RIVER SUBDIVISION. r,

Mr. A. B. Ainswqrih, Mining Surveyor and Registra~. ' , '1 ·have to record a falling off in alluvial, due in part to the floods which have driven the miners out. of the river

nearly five weeks since, and in part to 'the want of inclination to prospect new ground: " , , . '. " In' quartz, on the other hand, there is a material improvement in yield in the Lucks-all'Reef and the

Londonderry, and more 'energy is app~re:iit in'working ,these. '[he Lucks-all have 'slnicK a new leader about 40·feet to the west of the ~ld creek, and are now crushing with every probability of obtaining a payahle result. .

The Retriever Company have let their mine on tribute, and nre now preparing for a 'crushing; an old mine on the same'spur, forinerly the ". Unknown," is also in course of being prospected, while the Maid of Erin Company have all but completed their trial battery of 4 stamps and expect to crush shortly. The Seek and ];'jnd Company intend,. I understand, to confine themselves to prospecting fol' a few months, the w4ter being very\heavy in the mine.

I have no new discoveries to record, in fact there has been but'very little prospecting going on in t,his subdivision, where eyerything is very dull.

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JAMIESON SUBDIVISION. Mr. H. C. Geneste, jJfining Registrar.

As will be seen by my statistical report, ollly one mine in this division has crushed during the quarter; several oth'ers will. however, commence crushing operations in the course of a few days, ,and the returns from these will appear in my next report. .-

In alluvial mining little, in the aggregate, has been done, although several individuals have obtamed very go,?d returns, In one case 4 ozs, of gold was obtained in four d:iys from ground in the neighborhood of Jamieson, and III

another case £2 per day per man has been made for some little time by one party, and the claim still keeps as good. The heavy floods which have been experienced lately have greatly retarded ,alluvial mining, many claims having been suspended on this account. . ' , The Mount Buller diggings appear to be receiving more attention again, as a number of men have gone there

during the last few days. I have, however, nothing new to report about this portion of the division as yet.

SANDHURST MINING DISTRICT. -'--

SAND HURST DIVISION. Mr. N. G. Stephens, Mining Registrar.

Information respecting BOIDe of the quartz and pyrites crushed during the past quarter:-

Name of Company, Name of Reef.

Rourke, Henderson, alld Co.: Bello Vue .. Ulillw.y .." ., Bello Vue "

Delle Vue

Golden Fleece .. Bell and Watsoll North Garden Gully Unity" Victory.. ..

Carlisle "

rass-by .. HoynlOak

.. BelleYue ..

Garden Gully Garden GuHy Garden Gully Garden Gully Gardell Gully

Gardell Gully

• ' Gardell Gully . . Perseverance:

II. Koch ,. .. Great Extended Hnstler's

l)erscverance lIustler's •• "I' ..

nccf Hustler's reef .. RO.l'niOak South St, :Mungo St. Mungo York find Durham Lady Bnrkly ..

.. Hustler's.. .. •• Derwent .. ... St. JlItlngo, E, H. .. n St. Mungo t B. H. .. .. St, lIIungo, E. H. , ,

St. Jllungo, E, H. , •

Tons.

60 321

750

583 550 902 61.

2,845

967

277 602

107 3,332

543 51

392 1,73~

444 204

Specimen Hill, E. H. 817 Specimen Hill, E. H. Specimen.

New Illoon .. Graham and Hamilton ••

MOOll, Eaglchawk ,. lIIOOll, Eagiellawk A.llglo, Eaglehawk •• Golden Age ..

:l\IurchisoJl Prince of 'Vales .. Princess Alice ~. Golden Pyke .. Catherine Ueef "

Johnson's Reef •• North JohnsOlJ'S

Elliott and Co, Collmnnu and Tacch! Ellesmere ..

New-chum (Tribute) Iudefatigable ..

Bismarek

Albion ..

Bird's Reef

Stnr; Eag'lchawk I ..

,. l)rincc of lVnles,E.H. Snob'. Hill, E. H. "

•• Comet, Eaglchnwk .. Catbcrine,Eaglehawk

Johnson's •• .• JOhnson's ••

.. Johnson's .. Wc!heral ..

•• Ncw .. ehum

.. New-chum ..

.. Great Easlern, Specimen Ifill, L, Gully

... Great Eastern, Specimell Hili, L. Gully

• • Bird's, Specimen Hill, Long Gully, '

.. njrd's, Specimen Hill, Long Gully

0poSSllm (Tribute) ~. Opossum, SpecImen Hill, Long Gully

Stewnrt'sFreehold(Tribnte) Opossum; Specimen

Grent Britain

Alliance .. }o'raser's.. .. Victoria Rcof •• HerculeS .. Wm.Rae _. Frederick the Great

PnuTES.

Prince of Wales •. Argus ,. Hustler's Reef .. Johnson's Reef ..

HIll, Long Gully . . Grcat Britain, Golden

Square ~. }IcJ;}wa~}s, Golden Sq~ .. Hlpemia, Golden Sq. •• Victoria • • H

.. Victoria.. ..

.• Victoria .. ••

.. S~btlStlnn.. ..

.. Prillce of Wales ..

. , Specimen Hill, E. H.

.. Hustlcr's.. .. • . Johnsouta... .•

2,043 360 210 110 502 121 705

3,834

1,765 807

950 385 130

283 291

533

195

394

1,013

574

3,189

1,400 577

1,212 1,173

627 3,624

26 2 5

79

Total Yield of

Gold,

Average per Ton. Width of Reef, &c. Depth at which . iH!~: i, the Quartz

was obtained. : i~~I----------------

feet oz. elwt.gr. oz.dwt. gr. 966 4 () 16 2 1'''0 356 14 0 I 2 5'38

200 feet .. 160 feet ,.

.. 63 12 inehes

,705 17 0 0 IS, 19'74 160 to 200 feet

1,210)(J 0 779 11 0

1,052 1 3 470 11 0

1,754 17 0

2 I 12'88 I 8 8'33 1 3 ,'S5 o 15 7'R5 o 12 8'07

236 feet .. 240 feet " 240 feet., 225 feet ,. ISO feet ..

120 140 140 140

4 to III feet. Tbe stone is ricber as Iheyalnkdeeper. 'l'heNewChum reef runs through this claim

New Chum, 20 feet; Belle Yue, 2 inches to 2 feet. Both reefll run throngh this elaim

20 feet 5 feet 12 feet 12 feet 5 to 40 feet. lIInin shaft i. now 220

1,146 2 0 I 3 16'90 235 feet ..

201 0 0 1 I 0'25 236 feet .. 1,262 6 0 2 I 22'4S 2501cet ..

.. 170 or 180 120 100 '

feet, nnd is being sunk. deeper Average 10 feet

20 feet 10 feet, The Windmill Bill reef

runs tbrough thls claim 76' 4 0 0 14 5'83 '170 feet ,.

3,74!; 6 0 I 2 11'53 Between400&500ft,

:UO I 0 109 15 0 144 9 0 970 10 0 272 14 12 314 11 0

2,570 4 0 184 15 fi 126 0 0 21 10 0

142 7 0 91 2 8

146 18 12 1,131 6 0

488 15 6 994 6 (j

285 0 0 325 2 0 26 3 6

241 15 0 41 2 12

o It 10'07 2 3 0'94 o 7 S'S7 0.11 4'80 o 12 6'83 I 10 20'11

, o 19 8'57

o 5 13'96 o 10 6'35 o 12 o'oa o 321'81 o 5 16'11 o 15 1'45 o 4 4'03 ° 521'63

o 5 12'92 I 4 15'40

o 6 0'00 o 16 21'31. o 4 0'60

o 17 2113 ° 2 19'83

600 feet " 110 feet .. 300 feet .. 250 to 300 feet 170 feet .. 300 feet ..

" ..

From 300 to 420 feet 320 leet '.. ..

240 feet.. .. 180 feet.. .. ~OO fect .. .. 2;; to 50 feet .. 100 feet prIncipally 260 feet.. .. 160 feet .. Surface to 290 feet

210 to 422 feet .. 400 and 430ft. levels

430 feet .. 430 feet .. 312 and 340-fo01

levels 273 feet ., 130 10 150 feet ..

294 7 12 0 11 1'10 40 to 90 feet

94 12 18 0 9 16'95 300 reet ..

70 8 0 I) a 13'76 130 feet ••

340 9 0 () 6 17'31 70 to 130 feet

594 IS 12 I 0 17'28 130\feot ..

1,093 18 0 0 6 20'65 220 feet ..

o 2 19'77 200 feet ..

Spurs, 6 inches to 2 teet 90 Average 20 feet

70 118 2 feet 150 Spurs 120 Spurs, about 6 teet 190 From 6 to II inches

1 to 3 feet. Stone has lessened in size and becom~ poorer. The water seems to recede

170 From 2 incbes to 3 feet · . ]'ound in centre of reef about 3 reet

thick. Gross weigbt 25 lb.. Estimated weight of gold, l5 Ibe. Troy

MO 70 feet · . Irregular spurs

:fg i iOf~:~t 160 Spurs. 7 feet wide ISO Spurs, abont 14 incbes ISO 1 foot 150 Spurs unconnected wiU, tbe main

reef · . 6 inches to 3 feet .. 2 to 4feet. Opening out at430 lIlet,

where the stone looks richer than at the 400 feet

· . 30 feet Wide. Spurs 60 2 to 12 Inches 48 40 te 50 feet

90 12 to 18 reet 11>0 25 fee!

JlIass ofirregular spurs n bout 20 feet wide

16 feet

Spnrs

16 to 40 feet

56 40 feet

80 20 feet

197 13 12 .588 5 17 766 4 12 527 17 0 265 II 12 870 I 0

I 0 9'88 70 to 100 fuet •• flUr(IiCC

4 105 feet Mas. of spurs 17 feet o 12 15'45 330 to 430 feet

o 9 0'00 400 feet .. ' o 8 11'00.. .. o 4. 19'23 100 and 150 feet ..

55 14 0 2 2 20'30 I I 0 0 10 12'00

12 0 0 '2 8 0'00 14 2 0 0 3 13'67

90 80

150

,10 feet 30 feet 6 to 20 feet

ObtaIned by re-erushlng

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The result of quurtz mining in this division during the past quarter is most 8atisfact~ry:, in consequence of so many old claims turning out payable. . . Scarcely a day has passed without the discovery of good stone in some claim, and the share market has been lU a continual state of excitement, which ,it is feared will occasion too much speculation. .

At Eaglehawk there is a considerable improvement. The South Catherine Company are exhibiting a magnificent lot of specimens; and the Golden Pyke Company, on the Comet Reef, have, during the past week, obtained 58 ozs. of loose gold from two nail cans of rubble. Some of the pieces weigh as mnch as 2t ozs.

The Argus Company found a very rich specimen in their claim about two or three weeks since; the gross weight of it was about 25 Ibs., and it was estimated to contain 15 Ihs. weight of gold. .

As an instance of perseverance rewarded I may mention that in the Old Chum Company's mine, on New Chum Reef, Sandhurst, a short time since, they came 011 a body of stoue at a depth of 450 feet, about 15 feet in thickness from which they crushed 300 or more tons, M'eraging 1 oz. to the ton. The claim had been worked fur about fourtee~ years previously, without ever having yielded auypayable quartz.

Several machines have been, and others are in course of erection, but still a considerable addition to our machinery is required. More quartz is being raised than can be crushed, and a great manv claims now require pumping and winding engines, on account of the depth ,of the workings. T4e pumping engine iately erected by the Sandhurst and J\ielbourne Company, on the Bird's Reef, has given quite an impetus to mining on that line.

The supply of firewood for the engines in and about Sandhurst is causing considerable anxiety. The stock on hand is very much reduced. The consumption has been so great that they now have,t() go a great distance for it, and every day they have to travcl farther, on account of so much land having been taken up of late in the vicinity of the' mines. 'fhe Hustler's Reef Company have been burning coke with their wood •. 'fhe proprietor of another machine that burns about 100 tons weekly has purchased all the coke the Gas Company have. The price of firewood has already increased 9d. per ton, and it is likely to become dearer. It is expected that before long there will be a great demand for. coal. -

. The Hustler's Reef Company are having the pyrites separated from their tailings. by means of troughs, each about 12 feet in length, with an incline of t inch to the foot. A stream of water running through carries away the light sand. The tailings are gradually dropped in with a shovel at the head of the trough, where the water enters. The pyrites separated ill this way were. perfectly clean. The manager of this company and Mr. Carr; of the Extended Hustler's Reef Company, speak very highly of Faull's "patent lubricator," which they believe effects a saving in fuel.

Within the last few months a considerable number of miners have arrived from other districts, and the greater part of them have found employment. '.

In alluvial mining there is no change to report. 'fhe Bag-shot Company have erected their machinery and have pretty good prospects. it at Huntly are doing pretty well.

'fhe Caledonia Compan ottery Flat is yielding v~ry good stuff, averaging about 8 dwts. per ton. About a month since a nugget was found at the Whipstick, weighing, with the quartz attached to .it, 38 ozs.

It was estimated to be worth 25 ozs. of pure gold. The past three months has been the wettest season ever known in Sandhurst· .

KILMORE DIVISION. 1l1r: James W. Osborn; Mining Registrar.

All mining hus bcen quite inactive during the past quarter. No new finds havc taken place. Some of the old reefs that held out good prospects have proved unremunerative, and most have been abandoned. The flooded state of , the creeks and rivers have put a stop for the time to the working of creek and river claims.

HEATHCOT.E DIVISION AND WARANGA ROUTH SUBDIVISION. ,11r. J. T .. St1'0'l1!J, Mini;"g Surveyor and Regis{rar.

I have nothing of importance to report in mining for the last ([uarter. The Spring Creek portion of my district, at the date of my last report, was snffering from a scarcity of water, it is now the reverse; the late heavy and continuous rains have flooded a great many of the t~lluvial claims, and considerably impeded the operations of the miners. . . .

A small rush took place a month ago, to what is named the Cemetery Lead, which is about a mile north-rast from the township, bnt it did not appear to me to be of sufficient importance to demand a special report. The sinking is about 35 feet, through loamy surface and gravel on to a pipe-clay bottom; the yields have varied from about 1 dwe. to the load to 7. There are from 300 to 400 men OIl the ground, but most of them are shepherding. I don't think the ground will prove to be rich or the rush permanent.

The best feature I have to report is the opening up of some new ground about ten miles east of Heathcote. Three prospecting quartz claims have been taken up within the last few weeks, on what are supposed to be three distinct lines, hut it is premature at present to report on their value. Thirteen tons of quartz have been crushed, which yielded 9 ozs. 1 dwt. ]8 grs. ; the greatest depth yet sunk is 24 feet, but several shafts are being sunk to test the ground at greater depths. About twenty claims are taken up. and about fifty miners at work. I am informed that it is the imention of some of the prospectors to erect crushing machinery as soon as the roads are passable.

You will. observe that Heathcote proper exhibits an improvement as regai'ds the retu,n of gold compared with last quarter. One return especially, that of Hall and Marchesis, averaging nearly 30zs. to the ton. .

I have also to report that Mr. Hughes is still continuing his smelting operations at Lower Costerfield, and has produced 20 tOllS of regulus from 60 tOllS of-antimony tailings; and he informs me that, having made improvements in his furnaces, he hopes to be able to produce 20 tons a month in future. .

WARANGA NORTH SUBDIVISION. iI-Jr. Henr.1J Boyns Nicholas, iliining Surveyor and RegistraT.

Quartz mining popUlation has varied but little in number from that returned by me last quarter. On Rushworth, the Nuggety, Cockatoo, and Frenchman's Reefs have contributed the largest yields. At South

NuggetyReef, in the Persevern;nce Compa~y's mine, at 400 feet in d.cpth, the qua:tz continues to .be remarkably rich. No erushings have been made Slllce April, III consequence of alteratIOns and repaIrs to the machmery, but I have no doubt that the gold from this company will show markedly upon my report for the ensuing quarter. .

The quartz from Wicker and Co.'s claim, at about lIO feet deep, averaged lot ozs. per ton. This has led to several other claims being taken up 011 Cockatoo Reef. Cracknell and Co's average, from the Frenchman's Reef, was nearly 4 ozs. per ton. .

. At Whroo the Balaclava Company's returns show a falling off in the yield, but a very large increase in the quantity crushed: This increase may be expected to continue, as at my last inspection of the mine the breadth of the worldngs at the depth of 250 feet was upwards of 40 feet.

Additional discoveries in alluvial mining are being made in the country southwards from the Nine-mile Creek, about Mary Taylor's and the Good Friday Creek, but, tho heavy rains of the past two months have much retarded the progress of the miners at hoth places. '

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MARYBOROUGH MINING. DISTRICT.

MARYBOROUGH DIVISION. Mr. P. Virtue,jun., Mining Re{,istrar.

Ar,LuvIAL MINING.

At the Alma, Chinaman's Flat, and Havelock, mining operations, in connection with several of the larger alluvial mines situate in those localities, have been pushed forward during the quarter with great rapidity. The proprietors of those mines are meeting with every encouragement and facility in the carrying out of their costly and extensive undertakings. But as a rule they have, ill the first instance, taken the trouble fully to assure themselves of the correct value of their claims, by boring and sinking, with s1ttisfactory results, on the deep leads by which they are traversed. Many of these claims will, in all probability, soon yield magnificent returns, and put an entirely new face upon mining prospects in this division. '1'he owners of them are confident of ultimate success, and they are at present doing permanent good to the district, by I::iving steady and remunerative employment to a large number of men.

The Gladstone Company, Alma, are now in the market for a suitable mining plant to enable them to begin work at once. The Seaham Company, Alma, obtained 30 ozs. 6dwts. as the result of their first fortnight's work. The Band of Hope Company, Chinaman's, haye been enga£(ed nearly the whole of the quarter in opening out their mine. For the last fortnight's work they obtained 101 ozs. 8 dwts. The prospects of this mine are now splendid, and everything belonging to it is in first-class order. The Magnum Bonum Company, Chinaman's, still obtain handsome returns.

At Havelock the Lord Clyde Company have, acter long labor, jnst completed the proving of their ground. They propose to purchase and erect steam machinery at the earliest convenience. The Havelock Company have commenced operations on their claim, and have called for tenders for the erection of their mining plant. They hope to be in full working order in the course of a few months from this .date. The small alluvial claims, in shallow sinking, on the Havelock Lead, have hitherto proved exceedingly rich, and the gold is of fine quality. I have no doubt whatever that the large claims in deep sinking on the same lead will also prove to be of the same character.

A great proportion of the alluvial claims at Majorca have remained idle during the quarter; but I am informed on good authority that several of these will be started to work again immediately .. 'rhe Minorca Company are prospecting for a new lead. A third engine is being erected on the claim of the Robin Hood Company, which has been let on tribute. The Enterprise Company, Battery Hill, are about to erect a heavier plant. The Dan O'Connell Company, Harrison's Hill, have sunk }l, new shaft, no feet deep, and have obtained gold. The Phomix Company, Harrison's Hill, have survived the severe and protracted litigation in which they were involved: have resumed work, sunk a new shaft, and obtained splendid prospects. 'fhis mine is on private property, and is undoubtedly one of the richest in the division. The late constant and heavy rains have flooded out several of the smaller and larger alluvial claims.

The following is a statement of the gold obtained from the principal alluvial mines in this division during the ~~~ .

Magnum Bonum Extended, Chinaman's Flat Band of Hope Extended, Chinaman's Flat . Alma Consols, Alma Golden Gate, Timor Creek, Alma Seaham Extended, Alma Prince of Wales, Four-mile Flat Britannia, Four-mile Flat Morning Star, Majorca ... Perseverance, Four-mile Flat Sundry (11) whim claims.

Total .L

. QUARTZ MINING.

. .'. oz.

1,761 101

1,173 ' 281

30 254 145 139 105 468

4,460

dwt. gr.

17 0 8 0 2 0

16 0 6 0 0 o·

10 0 0 0 0 0

10 0

9 0

The Bristol Hill Company are well ple..1.sed with their trial crushing of t29 t01lll,·which gave 74 ozs. 15 dwts. 12 grs. Two reefs on their claim are still untried. The North German Company have let their mine on tribute, and have only done a few weeks work during the quarter. One claim, situate at Mosquito, on Monk's line of reef, was registered last month. From a tr.iaJ crushing of 31; tons, 10 ozs. 3 dwts. were obtained; depth of sinking, 40 feet. '.1'he Holstein Company, Craigie, have just finished the sinking of their new shaft.

'rhe following are among the highest returns obtained during the quarter; -24 tons from the Lost and Fonnd Reef gave 28 ozs. 10 dwts., 13 tons from Deed's Reef gave 115 OZ8., and 160 tons from the Ironstone Reef gave 269 ozs. 10 dwts.

AMHERST DIVISION. ~r. Joseplt Smith, lfIining Surveyor and Registrar.

'1'he returns for this quarter show a decrease in the number of miners employed, owing to Borne being now engaged in the cultivation of the soil on blocks of land whicli they have taken up under the recent Land Acts. .

The yield of alluvial gold has increased, which is mainly due to the increased prosperity of the deep mines. The Sadowa Company are returning good results from r.fount Greenock Lead in No.4 shaft, in which they have

heen working during the whole quarter, and several good dividends have been paid. The Union Company have also done well since the mine has been let on tribute. The returns have enabled them

to declare several dividends. Nichol's Freehold Company have also done well, but: the yields have been absorbed by the great expenses

of the mine. ' The Hoffnung Company are now in a prosperous state, owing to being relieved from the water by the Union

Company on tht' north and by·tho Nichol's Freehold Company on the south, which has so effectually drained the mine that the high levels are perfectly dry. The deep level will be attempted in the course of a few weeks.

The Rose Company's claim is now let on tribute,. and the shareholders are very sanguine as to the future of the m~. . ,

The Potosi Company has not yet struck the gutter. .The expenses of the mine up to the present date is equal to £9,000.. .

The Glall.stone Company have completed and started two steam engines on their mine. The drives are expected to reach the gutter in a short tim~. . . " The Brunswick 90mpany are ~n good ground, but they cannot mal.e mllc~ progress without a winding engine. fhe one used for pumpmg and puddlmg has to be thrown out of gear when anythmg has to he brought from belolLI enclose a plan and section near to the shaft showing the position of an old' shaft at the point C o~ the plan, where the

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river when ill flood on the lOth of June broke into the mine, which took them a fortnight to pump out: The ma,in drives we~'e not injured by the: floo~, b;tt the ;w;ashdirt drives ~ere sadly knocked about. ]S"O yields have since been obtamed. • . .1, .... ,. ~', .... .. i~,· ." "'. ~.A'·· .'.,,' ..... . ,

, Quartz' mining in the division is ina very unsatisfactory state, for-with the exception of Deed's claim on Princ~ Al!\ed Ree!--:-~he yields are not ~~fficiently high to )llake them payable, but on the other hand the cruMhing machlllery III the divISIon may be faulty .. '._f.~ ...• ,'.' • ;"J" ,_ ..... '

'l'he Waterloo Company on Bh~che.r:;s.lte!'lf::.h.avejv.,~t cqmmen!)ed tg crush stone, but the boxes have not yet been cleaned out. The crushing plant is not yet housed in, and the machinery is much injured by its exposure to the weather. ' .. I .

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~' " ',. . . (; AVOCA SUBDIVISION .

. Mr. Hugh St. H. Blair, Mi~ing Surv~yor and Regi8;~~r. :,:!~ :, . I have the honor. to report that mining. operations, in. this subdivision, were, during the firstp~rtion of tne

quarter, greatly retarded owing to the gn'at scarcity of ,vater for puddling purposes. During the pas1;:,month (June) rains have been heavy andcontinv.ous; and an abundant supply of water has been stored; and I-have no"doubt the returns of ~lluvial gold for the next quarter will be greatly increased. " .' J' 'J'

In quartz mining l' 'have to report that'three prospecting claim's have been registered, and preparations are now being made to 'work some o'f the 'proved payable reefs in a systematic and proper manner,'·' ,

The crushing power Of 'the·district· has been increased, Dawe and Co. having 'added another battery of four stamp.hea~s. ~o their crushing plant. ' ,. ,

DUNOLLY AND TARNAGULLA DIVISIONS.

Mr. W. G. Couchman, Mining Surveyor and Registrar. ' , The mines in thi~ di~ttict ~V;i.ng'\he 'last 'qu~rtl;l~ have been steadily improving, and' the most of t40se 'now at

work are giving payaqle r~turns.: ": .. f' ,.:", .,' '.' ' ' , !,~;, . "'1

, .. , . .':, .,.." DUNqliLY•

. The' Goldsborough CompaIlY I;tave bee!l,raising stone from a. depth of 214 feet fr.om the surfac", and are 'now opening out at the ~74.foot level ;' they are ,also sinking the main shaft iJo feet deeper; !he prospects 'of the mine are good. The Queen:s Birthday Companyc'have. been.. lately engaged repail'illg machinery~';' About six weeks since they struck some yery payable stone; the averllge, yield, from 250 tons crushed "as 16 dwts.;of gold per ton; theyur.e now opening out at the 290,foot level, and~vill have a ~tope, 90 feet deep. to w~rk back.;, The Mpnitor Company",Slaty Heef, have nearly completed the erection of a powerful steam crushing pl!1lIt, which. will be ready for operatigp,s j,n about a month; .they.have ll; numl;lerof, m~n employed raisillg quartz fl'om the .mine, which promises a g~od yield. The Arvon Reef Company started their llew iJrnshingmachinery a short time since, and are now busy with it reducing stone; they are raising quartz from the 200.foot level, which appears to be worth about 15 dwts. of gold per ton. Yates u.nd Barnett, who !Wld a lease of some ground on Specimen' J:l,eef, have some,men employed ,breaking out quartz; they have about 60 tons on the surface, which shows a prospect of'a,very payable return. Walker's l~eef Company • have erected pumping. and winding machinery, and have commenced mining operations by' putting, in,a level at 140 feet from the surface, B .. lIarat and Moliagul Company are driving along t~e lode· at th~ 239.foot.leve~; a crushing of nineteen loads of q-qart~, taken from the reef, yielded an average of 1 oz. of gold p~r.ton., " " .

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United ,Poverty :Company have been working atthe'285-foot level, tind the: quartz of-late' has considerably improved; during.:the last quarter one crushing, takenJrom part of the reef, yielaed'an average!Jf 13 dwts. per ton; the general prospects of. the mine are improving. Rise and Hhine Company have :a ,;ilry good'reCf'at 128 feet from the surface from 1 fto 2'feet thick, dipping north; a crashing of 34 tOllS of quartz taken' fl:Oni it yielded 19 ozs, 15 dwts, 21.grs. of gold. P)l.Oilni~. Cqmpany, Specimen Hill.~hav~ drained their shaft, and have a very good reef in their winze shaft at the 245-foot level,) stone from which is judged'to be worth oz, of gold per ton. Cambrian Company, New., chum Heef, are raising quartz from.:HO-foot to 400-foot level; the country is extrcmely 1mI'd and expensive to work; the reef is about 4 feet thick, and stone pretty .good'; Prince'of Wales Company have been sinking their main shaft, which is now 340 feet deep; at that. depth they strucIi.the reef, in which gold was visible. South Sandstone Cempany have been raising quartz from the 350~foot level, where the- reef· is from 4 feet' to 16 feet thick; they have about 450 loads on the surface ready fer the mill, and their prospects are improving: . Mr. 'Watkins has 800 loads of quartz on the surface, which was.taken from a reef 20 feet· thick from the 370·foot level ;:he has been constantly crushing during the last three months, The Victoria Company' during the quarter 'have crushed 1,48p loads· of quartz for 1,264 ezs. 9 dwts. 4 grs: of gold;. they have now a 'stope open 90 feet deepl the lode varying in thickness from ;3 feet to 8 feet, and the quartz appears "to. be improving as they go deeper .. Thida at present the most remunerative mine in the district. ' , . .

A few small rushes to the old alluvial ground have occurred during" the quarter in different parts of the district, but in this branch of mining I have nothing of importance to ))om,-municate,

KORONG DIVISION. ' _ ." . . ' .. '

. Mr. Hen1'!J J. Hughes,,- Mining Registrar.· .. A:J,LuviAL MINISG.' . . '

'. T~e population at Beil~n hhs;decre~s~d y~:y 90bsi<fehlblj during th\) quru;~er; and, althoug~ gold is being found by a few II}. very larg~ quantltles, many:umers will ~~o~tly ha,:e to leave,unlessnew ground be opened up. . '

The gold obtmned,from that portlon of the dlVlslOn' durmg th~ past thr~e mo.nth~ may be, stated ,as 8,000 ozs. , At Dodd's Hill the Picneer Company have struck 3; lead sh?wmg ,ivashdlrt wJlleh IS expected tOJl~ld about an ounce to the ton.

QUARTZ MINING. . ',.',. The Unity Company' have been engaged draining their mine prior to again prosP'lcting it; the water they have

had to centend with' has' been very, trou blesome, owing to a large 6xtetIt of country being include4 in the area unavoidably drained by them,., ", ," ,

The Merning Star Company are engaged sinking their eIilline shaft. ' 'l'he National Company, Kingower, are still prospecting their l,Iline, and have obtained good sampl7s, although

the crushings did not average what was expected:' .... ., . The British Sovereign Company, Wehla, who. have been engaged sinking a shaft, in order to teat the reef at a

lower level, struck a well-defined lode showing gold at a depth of 310 feet from the surface, and have, thus upset the theory that the Welha reefs are m~rely surface. blocks. " ,., > .' . .' • , • " •

• Most of the other reefs have remained unworkcd, but atte~tion wil\ certamly be, paId ,to them as soon as the Unity or Morning Star Company strike gold. 'T" • '

]jlive new reefs have been discovered, two·of which have already yielded payable stone.' ,

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REDBANK 'AND ST. ARNAUD:,SOUTH SUBDIVISIONS. , ]-fr~ .fIug/t St. H. Blair, Mining SUT1Jeyor, and; Registrar.

The chief 'feature of the quarter has heEm the discove~y of aiiu;j~l gold at S~ndy Creek (referred to in ~y special report,of 29th April), There :Jre still about four h\lndred miners on the ground; gold has been found in several of the tributary gullies. No lead has as yet been traced into the main flttt, "

The general condition of the miners is at present far from prosperous; but,! believe the prospecting now going on in the' neighporhood will, Ultimately lead to good, as tile country is intersected with quartz reefs, and the general appearance is such as would lead to the belief of the existence of a payable go~dfield.

Quartz mining operations in this subdivision still remains ~Ji a ,very depressed condition.

ST:' ARNAUD NORTH SUimIVISION. J.lr. J>. Simpson, ':JJ1ining Sur~ey.or' and Registrar.'

Mining matters have been much depress,ed duri~lg the last quarter, and this depression has exerted an influence over some of the best working claims in the division, including some of those on the Chrysolite and Wilson's Hills. 136 tons of quartz crushed for the Freiberg Company yielded about 41) ozs. 9 dwts. of ,an alloy of gold and silver worth 50s. per oz. 7 tons of quartz at the silver mines yielded 10 ozs. 10 dwts. of an alloy worth 28s. per oz.

, It is proposed to let. portions of the sHyer mines,on tr~1,J,uteon a sliding scale, as pract,ised, I believe with success in some instances, at Sandhurst. There are, one or two parties ',at work. The miners will receive £1 per week subsistence money, and I think cash outlay for mining purposes paid by company until gold is got, of which they obtain a certain-a liberal proportion. The subsistence money is not deducted-this is the inducement' capital holds out to labor, which it is ,supposed will be reciprocated, inasmuch .as the miner, risks his labor'at the same time that t,he speculator does his capital. At Mes~rs. Learmonth's Shewring's Reef? the reef was cut about a month ago in the old shaft at 220 feet. In the new shaft It has been cut at 200 feet.-It will be,seen t/lat no quartz has' been crushed; they intend, however, commencing shortly. The water having been,!eached, it is expected this will enable adjoining leases to resume work at a lower leveL ' , ,

A~ the GreenocK Reef f4e company' are" still engaged in' erecting machinery. The aggregate horse-power of steam ~rigines (three in number) will be 100. The pumping and winding machinery is covered in, and the battery, a fine one of 20 stamps, will be covered in: shortly. When complete, the machinery will include Brown and Stanfield's patent contentrators arid Wheeler's pans.:· At 205 feet in main shaft driving east the reef was cut at 70 feet and 90 fce,t, the former a leader only: The reef is .about fi feet ill width; . They are also obtaining good surfacing. Seven tons of pyrites were treated by Brown and Stanfield's concenti'ators and Wheeler's pans at the Isis Company's claim.

In alluvial mining there is nothing to record beyond the discovery of one ortw6,leads of limited extent in the neighborhood of Armenian Gully.

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CASTLEMAINE 'MINING DISTRICT.,

CASTLE MAINE DIVISION. Mr. Thomas L. Brown, Mining Surveyo.; ~nd 'Registrar.

The returns for the past quarter show a slight improvement in quantity-of -,quartz' crushed but not in average yield, which is influenced by the small returns from the Ajax mine. ,

The population have be~n stationary, and no additions have been made to our mechanical appliances, but the major portion are again i1); use. " " " ,

The incessant rains have flooded most of the alluvial workings. No lltlW discoveries in:q'uarti have been tOade except iIi the Old Wattle Gully Reef, where Walker and Co. are

driving across the reefs, 100 feet on each side of the main body. The return of 259 ozs. from '224 tons was obtained from a leader 60 feet west of th~ reef, and their former good yields were obtained 73 feet east, giving at the present time a widLh ,of 133 feet of auriferous deposit with 'every indication of' extensions each way. As a; rule the)eaders of quartz and slate are richer ill gold than the main bodies, which I think accounts for the failure of some of the companies ~ho have confined their operations to the main reef •

• .' ':~".: :/1' !) ~ FRYER'S' CREEK":,DIViISION;, . ;,'1,;' -., d'"j'" _, ~'I;, Mr. 1Jlark' Arizo's:: Miidhg:rSurveyor' an'd:lltgis'&ar::' ::1',

ALLUVIAL MINING, • In alluvial mining, the past quarter furnishes indifferent materials for noting progress. The puddling returns

are evidently falling off, and the old gronnd is becoming gradually exhausted of its auriferous treasure. In ordinary alluvial mining, the Green Gully Itush at Holcombe can only be particularized. A few weeks

sinoe a,215-oz: nugget was unearthed, from 27foet sinking; sev'Cfal small nuggets have. been found, in this locality during the past quarter, but the district in genel'al indicates a gradual diminution in yield'of alluvial gold.

," "QUARTZ PROSPECTING. . Some·parties are eng:tged prospecting in the neighborhood of the·Greeu"Gully Rush; and it is confidently

predicted that ere long a new and payable feature in gold minillg will be brought under notice of the public in this particular locality. ' :. : , ,,' l '

The Bonshaw Company.-This company have suspended operations in consequen6e of having been unable to provide proper appliances for disposing of the excess of wate!'-i~, sink;ijig their.shaft; they'have already sunk to a depth of 132 feet, and expended £600, but are now awaiting' the' erection Of· machinery' prior to recommencing operations. ..,. ,'" "". ,'.

The Cumberland Compally.-There are eight men engaged in connection with thi~ company. The main shaft ;has been sunk to a depth of 105 feet. A' contract 'has recently. been entered into to 'drive 50 feet in a westerly direction at th,e SO-foot level, so as to intersect the main body of quartz which'is supposed to continue from Small and 00. through their ground. . ..' .

, 'l'ho Bln.ck Hawk Company.-Tn sinking their main shaft; the proprietors of this supposed Yaluable ground on the main line of reef have struck the water level, and, in cOllsmluence of the superabundance of-water, have suspended operations, e~cept in preparations on s~rface for machinery, buildings, &c. III th~ course of a short time it is expected, that sui~ble machinery will be erected to ov~rcome the difliculty mentioned, "" .' ". ,

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Small and Co.-Messrs. Small and Co. have not been crushing or raising stone during the past quarter, but they have an unlimited supply of auriferous quartz to operate upon so soon as they hav.a finished their crushing appliances. They are now engaged sinking pump-shaft and erecting machinery. A 25 horse-power engine, with 12 revolving, stamps, are in course of 'erection ; a commodious and extensive engine-house has already been erected. The whole plant when complete is estimate to' cost £3,500. ,"

The Fryers Quartz Mining Company.-The company are still engaged sinking their main shaft; they have reached a depth of 272 feet at the 180 and the 250 feet levels. Provision has been made for cross-cutting; and, at a depth of 300 feet, It is intended to open out on the eastern and western' sides, l'he manager is of opinion the maiu lode will be intersected 'at a short distance from one of the levels mentioned. The present contract is for sinking shaft to 310 feet, thus allowing a well from lower level.

The Australian United Gold Mining Company.-This company, under the management of R.,L. M. Kitto, Esq., has me~ with a misfortune during the past quarter, to such extent that no crushing returns can be reported. A part of the crushing machinery broke, causing a serious loss, and necessitating the dismissal of a large number of employes. A new battery is now being erected, comprising 20 revolving stamp-heads. The main shaft is being sunk to a depth of 300 feet. .

The Anglo-Australian Company.-This company have commenced operatio,ns. They are preparing everything necessary to erect machinery, which is shortly expected from England. The miners are employed quarrying and sinking.

, R?we alld Company (road claim).-rrhis claim is paying handsomely; £80 per man per month '(five shareholders) IS not ill excess of the actual yield. ,The ground occupied and now being worked is between Rowe Brothers' ordinary claiJ.ll and Small and Co.'s, and comprises the main road, held under a grant from the district road board.

_ The operations of this company have been eminently successful during the period of working. , !{owe Brothers' Claim (Cattle's Reef).-The returns from this chlim (which for years has paid handsomely)

eanno~ but establish a 'great degree of confidence in the value of this line of reef, It is not necessary to allude to the expenditure incurred on the line of reef hitherto, nor the brilliant returns obtained previously. '1'0 those who' hold upon the course of the reef or lodes, it should suffice to read the returns from this claim-Cattle and Co., Small and Co., Mills and Co.-from time to time given, and the expenditure of Small and Co" the Fryers, the Black Hawk, the Bonshaw, and the Cumberland-Company, all upon or near the same line. I am informed by Messrs. Rowe that the deeper they work their mine the richer the stone; and their returns verify the statement.

TAILINGS. The yield from tailings, after crushing, is often a matter of speculation. Within the past quarter the

Australian United Company have operated upon tailings with results astonishing-lt oz. to the ton from tailings of ordinary crushing. The ex~raction of this may' no~ pay; nevertheless, it may be of s~rvice to the mining commu.n~ty to know of such returns. rhe ~ode of operatIOn Is-1st, quartz well burnt at the kilns, thence through the C!llhaIl' amalgamating mills, and from thence through an arastra. Thirty tons per month have thus been operattld upon.

o In reporting for this quarter, and epitomising operations, I must state tha~ the unusual severity of the weather has greatly retarded progress of works. ' - .

HEPBURN DIVISION . ... Hr. Thomas Hale, Mining Registrar.

ALLUVIAL MINING. The Wallaby Company, Comoora, work their claim with 36 men, but have not yet found the deep run of gold

anticipated. They have erected a second engine to drive 10 heads of stampers. The wnsh is now from 4 to 5 feet high, the whole of which will be put in the battery ,,"hen complete, the wash having hitherto heen treated by steam puddling and box sluicing. 8,649 trucks, equal to 2,883 tons, yielded 216 ozs. 8 dwt~. 12 grs_ of gold, and the result must be hetter, as at present many of the men are,engaged in work not properly speaking bona fide mining.

The Astley Company have leased from Mr, Fraser, Newton, the Perseverance Company's Claim, and have been engaged during the past three months in removing the whole of their valuable plant, including 12-inch P!lmps, and have added ten additional stamp-heads. Work will be resumed from the new shaft. '

Righetti'S tunnel is 700 feet in, under the Elevated Plains, at 140 or 150 feet from grass. They crush by waterpower all the wash; eight men work the claim, the result 32 oz. 19 d~ts. 9 grs.

. The Sailor Prince, formerly Ballarat Tunnel Company, persevere, but are not yet on a payable gutter. Pedrini and Party at Franklinford are in 940 feet. Ejght men obtained, from first washing up, 10 ozs. 3 dwts.

of gold. The tunnel being 30 feet below the wash, a rise has been put in, and the prospects are most encouraging. Shepherd's Flat Tunnel Company are in 280 feet. 'rhe wash ii; poor, but a better run is expected as they advance

with the work. " The Gladstone Company, Stony Creek, are sinking an air shaft, the air being foul. Although the prospects are

found payable no gutter has been defined. . The Great Tunnelling Company are in 1,515 feet. The contract being let to extend the tunnel to 1,600, the

contractors say that the reef is getting easier, and every indication of a rich lead appears; a rise will be put in, the levels being uncertain.

QUARTZ MINING. ' Quartz claims generally in this division are proving satisfactory, and are h()ld tepaciously, The Freehold has yielded the following results during the quarter ;-

April

" " " " May

" "

2 9

16 23 30

"

7 14 21 28

Ju;;e 4 10 25 "

oz. 130_ 110 84

139 168 94 74 47 73 66

..41 , 92

~7t." eo' 1 5 17

10 0 11 3 10 3 o 0

2 5J 5 0 6 0

12 0 13 0

8 0 No. 1 south of the Freehold yielded the following:-

On April 2 ... ... 74 tons " 16 72t " " 23 69 " " 30 109 "

May 7 108 " " 14 138 " " 21 123 " " 31 ... lIt"

June 13 , _, 36" i. ).<: ~ J i :.. ,

The water-level being at 105 feet, the claim is profitably worked. The reef averages 11 feet in width, and the crushing is effected at the various public mills.

oz, dwt, gr. ... , 107 13 17

134 14 0 70 0 0

127 10 \) 79 10 0 48 11 0 17 19 12

4 7 12 :',} ;;'.' 5 :3 0 • t ~ ", • ':! ~.: , .

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These and other results have caused claims to be taken up hereabouts in all directions, and althaugh the Crown Company have not yet struck qual'tz, their shaft h!wing a position to the west of the line of reef, still the Vine~ard Quartz Company, lying considerably southwal'd and eastward and not far fr01l1 the Foundry, Brewery, and Hospital, have struck a good reef at 75 feet, and its continuity through the town is stated to be bcyond a matter of doubt. .

Luci,ni and Company, Commissioner's H.eef Company, work the ridge north of their shaft; are in 240 f~et the~e-' from, the reef dipping towards it, rising northerly Il.bout,22 degrees from the horizon. Several excellent claIms 'elust here.

Rogers and Party, from a crushing of 24 tons, obtained 25 ozs. 1 dwt. Sardines Quartz Company work the claim at 95 feet, but although

17 tons on 26th May gave 23 ozs. 7 dwts,. 30 " 4th June " 30 " 16 " 36 " 18th June " 36 " II "

Still the manager believes that better results would be obtained if deeper grouud was opened up. 1'he reef is 2 feet 6 inches thick, and the water-level, being 23 feet, pumping is constant.

Goldsmith's Reef.-One parcel of 19 tons gave 370zs. 8 dwts.; and Ii tons yielded 91 ozs., or over 5 ozs. to the ton. 1'ributors are working at 40 feet, dry, where the reef is 12 feet, the gold however being obtained generally from the eastern part of the reef.

Smith's Gully, Simmons' Reef, is being wrought by three men at 60 feet. 18 oz. 15 dwts. was the result of a (}rushing of 18 j,ons of quartz, and this average is obtll.inable in very many claims in this division; but as the erushings are effected at public mills, details are not always obtainable. '

Cornish Quartz Company , Wombat Hill, are down 280 feet. The reef dipping south, work is carried on northwards, it is here 4 feet thick; 20 tons yielded 125 Otis., and 60 tons 188 0208. 10 dwts. Sc\eral parties wor~ this daim on tribute.

Beehive Reef, dry diggings.-Men are baling at 60 feet, nnd raising quartz from that level; but this; as in many other cases, must remain stacked until they have a battery of their own.

TARADALE AND KYNETON ,SUBBIVISION.,

Mr. Tltomas Orwin, lJ'Hning Registrar.

During this quarter there has been a very great improvement in quartz mining in this'division. Capitalists have been inspired with confidence in the auriferous character of the reefs here, and are energeticillly prospecting for; and discovering, payable reefs. The most of the ,claims reeently taken up are in private pJ;operty, yet doubtless-they will be traced into Crown lands, and thus open out a permanently rich goldfield. Even now,' at this early sta;;(e of the movement, an excitement prevails at Lauriston, Kyneton, Malmsbnry, and Taradale, 'such as has not oeen experienced on the goldfields south of Sandhurst., ' ;

Although the retnrns for this quarter do not show tliat the gold obtained is 'much'in' excess of last quarter, 'nevertheless there has been a progressive improvement during tli!l quarter, and large'heaps'of,'rich quartz have bEjen accumulating on many of the claims, which, with increased; accommodation for crushin'g, will' considerably swell the returns next quarter. .' , " '

The claims at Lauriston and l\:I:ilmsbury have for a long period been depending alone on Mr. Binnie's crushing machine, which has lately been quite inadequate to the requirements. He has erected an engine of increased p'Ol"Gl' and more stampers. His efforts are being supplemented by others to meet the demand. " " '

Operations on the Kangaroo Reef have almost been suspended for want of crushing power. , , The United Mint Gold Mining Company have struck good stone this week at 75-foot level; they have',the rcef"

:3 feet wide. ,They are in treaty for an engine and stampers, Baird and Marshall's cont.inue to raise stone from 'th'e adjoining claim that will yield about 2 ozs, per ton.

The Kyneton Company-consisting of but seven shareholders-have carried out their works in a highly creditable manner, and will soon be richly remunerated by good returns. They have erected an engine and stampers, with a shoot or passes 50 feet long, capable of holding one week's crushing of stone. .They have about 200 tons'of I-oz. stuff on the surface ready for crushing.

The Energetic and the Central Energetic are nlso erecting a crushing plant. The South Energetic shaft is down' about 60 feet. ' . The North Star have stone from 4 to 6 feet wide at the 150-foot level, and nearly 20 feet wide ,at, the'.l22-foot

level. The stone is yielding well. , ' " ' . : The North Energetic are down with their shaft 101 feet deep,; ~hey are through the reef, but ,ip.tend ,to;sink

60 feet deeper before opening out. ' , , The All Nation! Company have gold-bearing stone at 100 f~efdeep." In a drive 20 feet to, the '~~stWard:_the

reef is 15 inches wide., " . The Prince of Wales Company, on Russell's old claim, are sinking a shaft to strike the reef;' being on 'low

ground, and in close proximity to the River Coli ban, the surface'water is impeding their progress.' ',' ':, The Gold Mines Company are down 80 feet, and are driv~llg .for the reef, with good indications. In atldition

to the claims named, a large <luantity of stone may be expected from 'the Eureka, Frosty Morning" alld Sunday Morning Reefs. , ' ,

Mr. Govett has struck a good reef near Malmsbury, east of the Energetic line of reef. ,The reef is 2 feet wide, and gold appcars. , : , ' ,

The Brandenberg Claim,. held by Messrs. Daniells and Dietirici,,in Milvain's paddock, Malmsbury, is looking well. They have a large quantIty of stone on the top. They have'erect,ed an engine and a 6-head reTolving battery and will commence crushing in a few days. They have stone 8 feet wide that will apparently yield 3 ozs. or mor~ per ton.

Numerous applications have been made to adjoining landowners for leases of claims on this line of reef. The quartz reefs in the immediate vicinity of 'faradale also are looking well, and yielding satisfactory results. The Taradale Company have crushed during the last month 180 tons of stone, and obtained 401 ozs. They have

nearly 100 tons of stone on the su~aee, got at 54-foot level, with the reef 5 feet wide; seemingly will yield 2~ OZ8.

per ton. 'l'hey have an engine, and are connecting with'it three good batteries, with four stamp-heads each at a cost of a.bout £1,000. 'l;he1. are,also making an extensive dam to store water for summer. '

Fenton's Claim, north of the abo\e'claim, are working at a 54-foot level, with quartz 5 fect wide. 'l'hey have been crushing this last ten days at the Achilles, but will clean up in time for my present report. They have over 100 tons of stone on the top ,that will go about 2 ozs. per ton.

'l'he Nelson 'Company, are sinking for the same reef.,' , Further north!s tht: .p~o~e~r',Claiiri,.wit~ f1,gre~t width of 9.uartz that yielded last ~1'U8hing 10 dwt8.'p~r;ton. North of that IS ~!a.r:tms,.,.wh08e shaft 18,80 feet deep, With the reef about 2 feet 6 inches wide. , Here the

stone is n~t quito ,so,richas,it'.i~'f~rthe;, sout~. , . This is the lille of reef alluded to in my last quarterly ~epo~tas being :, ; 9,n -the ~alll road, south of the township. " , ,."',, "'!'.,,. , .

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" 'MessrS.:PearSon and Co., holders of·the Achilles Claim (formerly Hughes' Old Reef), are 'sinking'a new shaft about 150 'feet south-east of 'the 'main' shaft, and have struck the reef 15 feet from the surface, 12 indies wide, and making wider as they go deeper. " I" • '

The T1I:radaie and ·.Ballarat . Company's shaft is 151 feet deep. They have opened their main level at 143 feet, and are 'driving to the west in hard sandstone and slate. . In driving, they meet with numerous' small quartz leaders. They nave' 'erected it 14 horse-power engine for winding and ·pumping. .,

Two miners, prospecting for quartz reefs in a gully situate about a mile and a half east of the townshtp, after four day's work, struck a reef 5 feet wide; gold Clearly discernible throughout the stone. . " . ,r. ,,,,,-_,,

In addition to the Achilles crushing machine, a party is erecting an,engine and small' battery .to·crush for the public; but even this power, when available, will be utterly insufficient to meet the present demand, inasmuch as there is at the present time in Taradale over 1,000 tons of quartz ready to be crushed; and from the reef lately discovered, and the ease with·which the stone can be obtained, it is not at all improbable that for some time there will be from 1;000 to 1,500 tons raised weekly, whilst'the capability of the machines already named is only equal to about half :that quantity. . ,. '

ALLUVIAL. ' .

, ... The r~ce'n't trial washings at· the Central Claim; under the' management of· MeiisFs. Kitto and' Co., have been highly satisfactory, and have developed another discovery of vast importance to this district, demonstrating a fact that till now was speculatiye, viz., that an extensive rich deep lead trencjs through the district. 'l'his will open out-a new ,and large goldfield in the direction of Redcsd,ile: ", '". . , .. ..

This discovery is opportune now, as the shallow mining is almos.t exhausted here. In fact, there has been lately an entire cessation,of that branch of alluvial mining denominated puddling and sluicing, more especially during the last l?ollth, in consequence of. the hea~y rain-fall swelling the creeks and rivers, and· thus flooding the claims and washing'away the .races, dams, sluice-boxes, toms, &c. . . ': ....

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TARRANG9'Y:g;~ DIVISION.

Mr. Robert Nankivell, Mining Surveyor and Registrar.

This quarter shows a falling'off iniquantity' of quartz crushed of 1,500'toris; and in the yield of gold of 834 ozs. ; the total average per ton also shows,2 dwts. 4 grs. less as compared with .the returns for the previous quarter.

In some of our principal mines (i.e.) 'the Alliance, Wellington, Linscott's, Eaglehawk, Beehive, Derby, Cymru, GennaI). Reef, ,Pioneer"aIld Bre~v~r'~ Reel Companies, owillg to ,poverty und the want· of a ,cheaper pro,cess of crushing, operatio~s iq t~e ~eep' gro'!n.d have b~en su~pended for some time past,ci:.mse,quently some of our quartz miners haV;e gone,toothllr.d-lgg\ngs.,', -"- .. "." "",:'. " ,.... .. , . .'. Two tributing parties, under the· Mount Tarrangower Tunnelling Company, are ralsmg some good stone from the One~tree,Reef, near the ~rigonometrical station ou the Mount,one lot of 11 tons ,yielded .20 ozs. of gold;and another lot of 10 tons yielded 39 ozs. ' , . - " " "

,I. Tpe yield from the.Nelson,Extended Company averages about 10z. per ton. ' ." ' , . '~heNor~h Block .Tributors, in the Up-ion, Company's ground 011 ;Eaglehawk Reef, at a depth of 430 feet, .are

raising stone' ranging ,from loz. to 3 ozs. per ton; but the expensive nature of the. rock, the. cost of crushmg (t.e.) 16s. per ton, and per centage to the company, absorbs neafly the whole produce, leaving barely enough to pay the worki]lg meI).:~. wages.. ' .. '.' .,', . . ., " . . .' ,j' . ;'" ' '. •

" The Great We~tern COl?pany's Mine, has also fallen off considerably this quarter. 'rhe quantIty crushed IS 1,681 tons, averaging 3 dwts. 3gr~, P!lr ton, as again.s~, 2,482 tons, averaging 6 dwts. 18 grs. for the pr~vious. quart~r. I consider this to be the b~st conducted mine in my division.; 3 dwts. per ton, at a qepth of 400feet,. c()vers. the whole of the working and crus1!iJig expenses,. while the m~nes of twice the average yielq,.a)id thesal!le kind of rock, do not p,ay ,e~penses. ,'.,'

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ST.' ANDR1!::W'S EAST 'AND 'ST. ANDREW'S CENTRAL SUBDIVISIONS: , , '", . . . • . - . ',' I ..

Mr. Aljred'Armstfong, Mining Surv'c!j0r a~dRegistr,ar. . ,j ,.\ • ::,

- .. I have very1ittle-'change to 'report in mining matters for the past quarter. ,. All the alluvial workings, being' situated in narrow gullies and in the bed of,the River Yarra, have been

completely suspended owing to the recent floods. ' . . . . . . T~e e:,?~llent aver~ge rield from quartz is still maintained, and must prove very encoura~ing to those einbarked m thIS descnptlonof.enterpnse:-· ."', .. ,.....; . -' ,. . .. . .

The Union Company; Diamond Creek, ,have entered into a contract for a new shaft, with a view riC.testing their reef 'at ·iL· depth belo,,, water-~evel. . 'The ·reef now averages 2.feet 'in thickness; and looks more promising as the workings descend. ' .. '~':' .' ~,.... " '. " " .. !. ;, .. ' . . ..... ..

.. :. The Loyal Liberal Company; north of Warrandyte, have resumed work in the hands of a new company. The Cleopatra 'Company, Sailor's Reef, Warrandyte; crushed.10 tons of quartz, which yielded about 10 dwts. to the ton, and are now about to sink ,a deep shaft with the hope of ren-ching a thicker and more payable body of stone. '. ,.,' Jl

,.The ·works of the Evelyn 'l'un'nel Gold Mining Company may 'now be said to be finished. "The erection of the dam for tpe purpose of diverting the riyer has been commenced. Upon the completion of the same, the 'company will commence sluicing operations, and hope' to give 'employment to a considerable nuin:ber, of hands. , . '! :

. . Considering the unfavorable' weather, and the fact that many intE'mded mining projects are only in embryo, this district may be·considered: to have slightly improved since my'last report. ' .

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.M~ . .t;le~e~( Jol~nstone, Mining Surv~yor an1.Rcgistrar. ,-.. ,.

"'Opeditioiis have been commenced on the ground leased to Mr. Jordan at Bullengarook, for'slate'quaITying purposes. An opening has been made into the hill, and a face obtained; the debris bcing deposited on staging 'over a small branch of the Saltwater. River. tiJ form an easy gradient for the line of tramwn-y which Mr: Jordan proposes to construct 'from the quarry 'to the Melhourne mid M'urray River Railway, a distance of a90ut four, and il half J4,~) miles. Seven (7) men are at prcsent employed, with an efficient pl:tnt. and the works are being prosecuted with energy.

The 'Western POTt Coalfields are again attracting the attention of miners, two (2) bloc~s of six hundred al!-g, forty (640) acres .each having been applied for under the leasing regulations. ' . - ,. J, ..

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BLUE MOUNTAIN NORTH ,:::;UBDIVISION.

,'Mr. Graham McPlterson, Mining Registrar.

No'quartz, quartz tailings; or cflment hav\l'been crush~,d.,:{ , ,': ,.,,"" ':', , ','c' ,

Most probably, from the effect' of recent rash speculation, to use no stronger term, public confidence has been shaken and capitalists are shy of investing in the quartz mines in this district; the consequence is a suspension of operations in a good many promising reefs. I:lPl of opinion, however, that the stoppage is only temporary, and, in a few months more, quartz mining will be resumed. ' ,

The company which was prospecting our deep alluvial ground has been compelled to relinquish ,the attempt, for the winter, on account of the enormous quantity of water with which they had to contend. The shareholders are, ho.wever, resolved to persevere :when the wet season is over. '1'he new shaft has been sunk to a depth of 45 feet, at no inconsiderable expense-the last 18 feet through solid rock. .

Machinery has been erected on the Kitty Ogden claim apd the shareholders are' about to deepen the shaft previous to opening out; the Rothschild will likewise resume work shortly. 'rhose two claims give remarkably good prospects, and indicate the existence of a rich quartz lode. No quartz has been crushed at the Amelia battery this quarter, the machinery having been'out of ~epair. '

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ARARAT MINING DISTRICT.

ARARAT DIVISION.

Mr. Charles Jas. Wm. Russell, lWining Surveyor and Registrar.

The alluvial mining is still very depressed; the old workings are mostly e.xhaui,lted, and ~ery few disco~eries of new ground, and those of small importance, have occurred. The Wet Lead AllUVIal has been entirely stopped, the proprietor having sqfi'ered considerable loss by his enterprise. The Galatea Company, with twenty-three men and a 10 horsepower steam-engine, are working the upper porLion of the Old Black Lead, and have been more fortunate, as they have realized a very tolerable return for their labour. A compauy of sixteen Chinese have been working an old ground claim on the Old Korns Lead, and have, notwithstanding a large influx of water, made good returns. An01her party of Chinese working all old ground c!aim, in consequence of the poverty of the stuff, and the redundance of water, have been obliged to stop. A small but very good alluvial rush has existed at Armstrong's, lasting throughout the quarter and giving employment to about 100 men; but it is now exhausted., The ::tlluvialleases at Cathcart have not yet produced auy gold, although one lease, the Sarnia, has raised many tons of wash-dirt of good promise waiting the erection of machinery. An alluvial old ground at Moyston has been wor~ing and proved remunerll.tive ; 'other alluvial working is in'single clai.ms and much ,distributed. ' "" '

The quartz mining has become disastrously unsuccessful; the reefs in the vicinity' of Ararat, east of the ranges, have all failed to make any progress. The Mitchell's Reef has been for several months entirely at a stand. Quartz mining at Armstrong's has also been idle, the failure of the Eaglehawk having occasioned great and total loss upon the original proprietors. The .Eaglehawk ground and plant has been taken up by a new company, who during the last three weeks have been working on tribute by thirty-six men; the results are not, yet known. The Victoria Company, at Rhymney Reef, have completed the erection of a steam crushing plant of eight rotating 'stampers, and from 120 tons of stone have obtained 134 oU. of gold. The adjoining claim at Moyston has been quite idle. The

. Quartz Company's claims at Moyston have been 'unremunerative during the quarter. The Kangaroo have raised a much smaller amount of stone than usual. { The North Star have s:uspended work ,for ab09.t. seven weeks, in conse~ quence of' the ,uuprofitable character of the work, but have .resumed work about three weeks upon tribute; progress not yet reported. In consequence of the stoppage of th~ North S~ar, the Southern Cross were overpowered by water, and were obliged to stand; they have resumed work agam. -

PLEASANT CREEK.DIVISION.

Mr. ,Samuel K. Vickery, Mining Surveyor. and Registrar.'

Very little progress has beep made in the development of -our quartz mines during tho quarter, and perhaps at no former period since the opening 9f this goJdfield has such extreme depression prevailed. ' ,

, Out of eighty-five quartz mines in which labor is at present being employed in this division, there are but sixteen from which dividends are obtained; there are no alluvial mines beyond those capable of being quickly worked out by small parties. The land throughout the division is of a singularlyunproductivo quality, offering no inducements ,to settlement, and yet we have a population of over 5,500, more than twocthirds of which may be said to be directly dependent on the proceeds of our mines.

During the quarter the winding-up of recently formed companies, 'and the reduction of labor in some of the older miDes, have thrown a number of men out of employment, thus augmenting the evils already resulting from our having a population incommensurate with the .known resources of th,e district, and the withdrawal of outside support.

The principal events of the"quarter have b~en the discovery of what is supposed to be a continuation of the original Scotchman's Reef, the striking of the flat reef in the Oriental Company's ground, the breaking into quartz of an improved appearance in the claims of the Newington, Bonnie-Dundee, ,Mariner's and Sloane'S, and Scallan Companies, and the opening of reefs in Henderson and Company's, and the, Wild-Cat or Junction claims.

Somewhat more than ordinary attention has been given to alluvial mining during the quarter, probably owing to ~Q!lle of .those hithe~to em~loyed in quartz mines being obliged to adopt tha~ pursuit, and though no extensive or strlkmgly important dIscoveries have been made, the results have been suffiCIently, satisfactory to induce increased activity i~ t~at branch of mining. . , ', "

,Wlthm the borough boundary, small rushes have occurred below the :Wild .. Cat Hill; near the United Band of Hope Compan:(s claim; and at .the Clifton Rock) and imme~iately outside the boundary, at points between the Reefs ~nd ~he Bonme J)undee, and. be~ween .the Levmthan m!1'chine and .Concimgel.la Creek. ·The workings at the Iast~e.ntlOn~d place follow tp.e hne of contact of the graDIt!'l ll;nd SChlS.t formatlOns, and trend towards and, possibly UDlt~ WIth the ,old alluVIa.1 le!ld at the Great Western dlggmgs, whlCh,.also occurs in immediate proximity to the grarute outcrop.' ,

The quantity of alluvial gold obtained during the quarter has been about 925 OZ8.

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BARKLY DIVISION. Mr. Samuel K. Vickery, Mining S~trveyor and Reg-istrW1'.

There is. nothing of importance to report' either as regards quartz or alluvial mining. The quantity of gold obtained has been very trifling, and the.populat~on has undergone a considerable decrease.

RAGLAN DIVISION. 11£1'. Augustus Poeppel, Mining Registrar.

I am not able to furnish a favorable report'on the condition of mining matters in this district during last quarter. In Sailor's Gully three parties are working elaims under the bye-laws, with good average success.

. The Young Duke Comp~ny, south of the reservoir, have, during the quarter, overhauled their machinery, and conseljuently their returns are rather below the average for the qimrter,

The Uuited Uharlton Gold Mining Company at Charlton, have struck a wide wash, which has proved up to the present unremunerative, but they are undauntedly pushing a-head with their works of prospecting their ground.

The old workings still keep a goodly numbe!' of Chinese employed, and two nuggets of the value of £72 and £49 were purchased from Chinese working in the old ground during thc past month. '

A prospecting association has been formed during the last quarter, and a shaft is being sunk on Yam Holes Hill for testing that hill for a quartz reef. "


OMEO SUBDIVISION. Mr. W. Phipps, 1I1ining Registrar.

Frequent rains, followed by. heavy floods, have greatly impeded mining operations throughout the district during the past quarter. .

The ordinary alluvial claims on the banks of the Livingstoue, opened by the Chinese during the dry weather, are mostly suspended 'from excess of water, and the claimholders have gone back to reopen their former claims on Swift's Creek, but the level of the creek bed has been so lowered and altered by the flood!! that new' and deeper tailraces are required, which, as the creek claims are very close together, has led to some litigation in the last Warden's Court.

All the creek workers on the Livingstone, and to a great extent elsewhere, have been flooded out; their claims filled up with drif~, their tools, pumps, and wheels in most cases buried before they could be removed; their boxes and flumes carried away, and all the lower. r:1Ces either filled up or totally obliterated. All hands are now busy repairing damages. The two parties of prospectors in Bloomfield Gully have completed new races and begun a ~resh trial to-day, and one creek claim after another is being gradually reopened.

Alt~ough the floods have caused great destruction of mining and other property, the loss is in part counterbalanced by the sweeping away of hundreds of tons of tailings that hindered the proper working of many river and creek claims throughout the district.

MITCHELL RIVER SUBDivISION. Mr. John Grimes Peers, Mining Surv·eyor. and Registrar.

There have bcen no new discoveries eithcr ill quartz or alluvial during the past quarter, and, owing to the recent floods, mining in this subdivision is not in a very flourishing condition.

In consequence of the qestruction of Messrs. Oliver and CO.'8 dam and water-race by the late Hoods, a small portable steam-engine, of eight (8) horse-power, has been purchased and is now in course of erection; it will, it is expected, be ready for work in about a month from now. . .

The Standard of Freedom Company have completed their tramway, and have about 200 tons of quartz raised, which is expected to yield about Olle ounce to the tOll. 'fhe manager infonns me that the company intend applying for their claim under the Gold Mining Leases Hegulations. '

The Duke of Edinbro' Company are still engaged in sinking·the shaft referred to in my last quarter's report. The Tubal Cain mine and also tlie Elizabeth mine are let on tribute to Messrs. Oliver and Co. for twelve months.

'rhe tributorH are busily engaged in raising stone which is expected to yield about 3 ozs. to the ton. The Why-not Company have suspended operations; cause-want of funds. . The mines in this subdivision are not so high in general estimation as their merits and prospects would justify;.

and I am of opinion that if more capital were expended in working the reefs which abound in this subdivision the investors ~vould be well remunerated, and the distl'lct generally would be benefitted. '

CROOKED RIVER DIVISION. Mr. James Travis, lIIinin.q Registrar.

QUAltTZ.

I have the honor to report that considerable improvement has taken place in this description of mining during the prescnt quarter, and I look forward to a much greater change for tbe better before the end of the next.

The Good Hope Company have got fairly to work, and during this month (June) have raised and crushed 195 ' tons of stone. From the bottom of the winze, 64 feet below No.3 level, drives have been put in 40 feet east and 76 feet west, along the line of reef; although the stone crushed from these drives has given a very good average, yet none has been taken from the same line that the richest quartz was obtained from in No.3 level. It has, however, been reached in the west drive, and the stone lookS very rich indeed. After the mine is a little better opened out the 'manager expects to keep the mill going constantly, crushing from 80 to 100 tOIlS pel' week.

, The Anchor of Rope Company (New Bendigo Reef) have got their mill erected, so .far itS the crushing battery is concerned; when they have all their machinery for saving and extracting gold from the pyrites completed it will be the best finished mill in this division. As yet only 115 tons of stone have been crushed from the mine, since it has been in the hands of the present company, averaging about 10 dwts. to the ton, not including the gold in the pyrites. The reef is a large one. When thoroughly opened out, with the facilities possessed for rn.ising and crushing the stone, ]0 dwts. to the ton·should leave a good margin for profit over and above working expenses. Just now there are 33 men employed in the mine. Once in good working order, it is expected that 18 men will be able to keep the mill going night and day, crushing ,100 tons per week.· . .

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The Eagle Vale Company have had eo much' difficulty to contend against, with respect to the floods in the Wonangatta River, that their mill is not yet completed. The mine looks very well, and I hope, in my next report, to be able to furnish a return of gold from it:' . ' . .

The new reef discovered at the beginning of the year-near the township--.:named the " Jeweller's Shop," is looking very well also. The first crushing of 35 tons gave a return of 10 dwts. to the tOll. There are about 50 tons now ready for the mill which, I think, will average something,like an·ounce to the. ton. Two more claims, Nos. 1 and 2 West, have been taken up on the.same line of reef;:in No>Lthe stone appears.to be quite as good as that in the prospecting claim. " '. '.., ., 1 ,. , " • ,

Between 50 and 60 tons of stone, have .been raised at the Rubble Reef, but,.' owing to the ground being so wet and spongy, it is 'impossible to get,it packed.to.the mill" ..." '. ,.' .

The Bengal Oompany's mine, is at:a·stand.still; no work has'been done on it, during the quarter. The Jeff Davis Oompany are .. stjllprospecting their mine. ' The manager is sanguine of u~timately finding'a

payable reef.,. . .... On the Upper Dargo the Evening Star Company have crushed 260 tons from their reef, -the average return

from which was small; hut 15 tons of, stone from the union Jack Reef, crushed at the Evening Star mill, gave a splendid return of 3 ozs. 6 dwts. to the ton. This reef is situated at the head,of the Thirty-mile, and it is thought that some good discoveries will be made in that locality next summer.' , .

The Golden Fleece Oompany have not yet completed ',their rpill, put e,xpect to have everything ready to start' crushing in about five weeks. '

ALLUVIAL. '

, The heavy floods have prejudicially affeeted tliis description of mining in every part of the division. The only item worthy of note is the discoverY,.of ~ome 'tolerably rich ground Pll Johriny.eak~ ,Creek, Dargo High Plane. The gold is of a .co;trse description, some 6(thc' pieces weighing from 9' to 14 dwts. ,. . . With regaro to the proSpect~' of, the' division gerieraIly,; bo'th, in 'respect to . quartz and alluvial xqining, I feel

justified in stating that, in my opiriioIl, it .. 'off(;li·s a better promise.of future prosperity than it haa done any time previously since it has been under:fir sup~,~Vi~i9.n·· .,' ... ;, : ... , 'i ,::" ' . ',' , .

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JERICHO, DIVISION.

Mr. A. B. Ainsworth; Mining Surveyor and Regish-ar.

I have to report a slight improvement in'quarlzin this district, in which a new reef, called the Harbinger, has been discovered, yielding, on trial crushing of 36 tons, over 3 ozs, t,o the ton. N ewe of the crushing only reached me yesterday; I have not been able, therefore,toyisit the 'mille, ~whicl\.' I am informed has the appearance at present of a saddle reef. It is situated on the Dry Creek, One of our old claims, formerly known as the "Brass Wire," now the " Falcan," has afforded a small crushing with, the handsome yield of 2 ozs. per ton. In, the Eldorado claim what is asserted to be anew vein has been s'truck; arid it crushing will' shortly be taken therefrom.' I believe it to be the production of the veins hi,therto worJrednortherly. ,,' , .

The alluvial in 'this division: is' fallil1g off in yield, and the heavy floods experienced this year w~ll drive. our miners out of the creek beds and materially affect the yields for the ensuing quarter.' . ..

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DONNELLY'S CREEK DIVISION .

. Mr. Artlmr F, Walker, Mining Surve.lJor and Registl·ar.

Very little progress has been made in the Donnelly's Creek division during the past quarter. The few crushings that have taken place have given very poor returns, and the, fi,ooded stat~ of the creeks has rendered many of the alluvial workings impracticable. '.' , , ' , , ,

The Victoria Oompany, Donnelly's.Ot:eek, are getting .better stone, but have not yet crushed. The Omegl} Company. are .driying the lower level towa~ds tb,e Victoria Oompany's b.oundary, and, from the prospects obtained in tliiil'mine, expect to come' on good"iitone. ." " , . . . ' ' ""',

The Golden Key have eight men employed. The reef, about li~. ~p.ches, ip, wid,t~, appears to ~mprove fn.depth. The ground is still very hard. .. .. .

Nearly half the alluvial gold obtained this quarter has be'en from Freestone Oreek, amongst which has been a nugget of 410z8., found by Thompson and Party in Dlink-Bonny Gully, and a 20·oz. nugget, by Thornton and Party at the Upper Gladstone. Many of the claims at Freestone Creek are being worked pveragain, and in most cases with better success than formerly.

S·TRINGER'S CREEK DIVISION.

Mr. E. S. Gutteridge, J.lfining Registrar.

The erection of 'the machi~ery of the various companies alluded to in my last report has been delayed in consequence of the unusually wet season, heavy floods having occurred, resulting In a cunsiderable amount of damage being sustained by mining companies and private individuals.' .' .

. Golden Eagle Oompany have eJ!:tended their tunnel to a distance of 420 feet, and are in expectation of striking the reef at 620 feet.

The South Longfellow's Oompany have 'extended their tunnel to a distance of 200 feet, expecting to strike the reef at 340 feet. . '

Longfellow's Oompany h~ve been ere~ting pumping and 'winding machinery, which will be completed in about three weeks. ,

. South Cohen's Company have erected a 22 horse-power horizontal engine for pumping and winding. The sinking of the shaft has nut been proceeded with beyond the depth of 20 feet, the water proving too strong to be overcome by hand labor; this shaft, which is situated 60 feet to the west of t)le line of reef on the surface, is beinD' sunk with a view to cut Oohen's Reef at a depth of 220 feet. At a depth of ten feet from surface a vein of stone h~ been cut underlaying west, and carrying a very good percnntage of gold. Pumping will be commenced next week.

Empress Company.-'l'he erection of 2O.head battery rapidly approaching completion. The levels have been extended 240 feet. '

Eureka Oompany have Men cutting a track to facilitate the carriage of crushinO' machinery, the erection of which will be commenced next week. <>

Young ~appy Company.-Tri?ut?rs engaged raising stone for crushing. North Walhalla Oompany.-Smklng of the deep shaft has been stopped owing to the great strength of water'

at present engaged extending the upper level south, towards the Long Tunnel Company's claim. '

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Emperor Company are engaged sinking shaft in tunnel and raising stone for crushing. Perseverance Company.-Prospecting. , Molesworth Company.-Mining operations are being pushed forward in the upper workings; the stone is a.bout

2 feet ~hick (a?tual reef), gold visible freel! underneath. The reef is a mixture of sandstone and quartz, of considerable WIdth, estImated to pay well for crushIng. The upper and lower levels have been connected by a winze carrying a strong and gold-hearing reef, ahout 14 feet in thickness the whole distance. This company have the Tnbal Cain Company's crushing plant, which is now being shifted to the mine, and is anticipatcd will 'be in full work in three months. Ten men employed in the mine, independent of those engaged hy the contractor in removincr the plant.

Long Tunnel Company.-The' main shaft has been sunk to a depth of 73 feet below the 17I-foot level, or 244 feet from the adit level; sinking will be continued to the depth of 253, and another level opened-at 243, feet. The main south drive has been extended to a distance, 254 feet 10 inches, reaching th<) Walhalla Company. Stoping up to 52-foot level, and working as usual. The battery will commence crushing during the month.

Walhalla Company work~ng as usual.

RUSSELL'S CREEK DIVISION.

Mr. Clwrles Gadd, lYlining Registrar.

I have the honor to report that during the past quarter mining operations, particularly the alluvial, have been greatly retarded t,hrough there being a succession of floods in all the rivers and creeks. Gold in payahle quantities has, heen discovered at Stockyard Creek, Corner Inlet, South Gippsland, but owing to the extreme wet season and the ground being very little above the level of the sea, it is almost impossible to work it without appliances, which it is not thought prudent to obtain until the extent of auriferous ground has been ascertained. I have registered during the quarter some six or eight alluvial claims, and one prospecting quartz claim; ,but the distQ.nce from this office to Stockyard Creek is some 125 miles, and all registrations have to be effected through the post, \"hich makes it' very difficult for the mining registrar to ascertain th~ precise nature of the workings, &c. "

There is only one cement claim at work on, the Tangil, ,the Tangil Golden Cement Gold i\liuing Company, and ,this, I hear, is about to be let on'tribute; all the other claims are either suspended or abandoned.

BENDOC SUBDIVISION.

Mr. John Nichol, Mining Registrar.

Mining operations, 'both in quartz and alluvial, have been exceedingly dull this quarter, owing to the incessant rains which have ~uch retarded the progress of all the works, the floods having destroyed nearly the whole of the alluvial claims-sweeping everything before it, boxes, water-wheels, having been fOllnd miles below their claims-so that they have been- completely abandoned, and the miners have directed their attention to the heads of the streams, which appear to be niore remunerative. The quartz miners have also suffered mll.ch from the surface water which prevented them raising stone, and the boggy nature of the ground making it nearly impossible to send stone to mill. But at Bonang I am enabled to report the discovery of two other reefs this quarter, the Rose of the Valley and Argyre, which look very promising to become"good reefs. The Rose of the Valley have had a trial crnshing of about Ii tons, which yielded 1 oz. 2 dwts. per ton. Also, about twelve miles distant.frOIll Bonang, en route to Snowy River, they have discovered very good indications of a copper lode, but at present are only to the depth of 20 feet; but it appears to improve the deeper they get. Lead and silver ore on the Snowy River h!IS also been found, but I have not been able to procure reliable information as to what extent. ,

The Good Hope, Union, and No.3 and 4 South Rising Sun.-The'proprietors of these reefs have all suspended operations for the present.

The llUck and Leisurc Company are engaged raising stone; they have crushed 50 tons, shown in table. The Rising SUll Company have erected a whim and are raising stone from their vertical shaft, which has been

let on contract for the raising of 400 tons. The south side is also let on tribute. The Monarch Reef.-This Company are engaged carting their stone to the mill, which looks very encouraging;

they have about 40 tons to grass. , The Argyre Reef is to the depth of ~o feet, the stone looking well, but at present untried.

Bendoc.

The Morning Star Reef.-This Company's claim still in dispute, , The Homeward-bound Company have commenced operations in erecting a whim for the working of their mine;

they have ahout 45 to 50 feet of water in their main shaft. The United Tunnel Claim.-This Company have driven their tunnel to the length of 475 feet; they have come

, upon a large body of quartz, supposed to be a mundic reef, which is east of the reef their tunnel is intended for, so tliat they wiU have to drive through it hefore they reach the one required, . .

'l'he Come-love Company are also erecting a whim for baling purposes, and for the raising of their stone; the only stone raised this q1!-arter has been tribute stone from two of their old shafts at the north end from the surface to the depth of 65 feet. Their-vertical shaft is about 135 feet, which they intend carrying to the depth of 200 feet.

The alluvial miners are directing their attention near the heads of the Bog and Queenbury streams, where there has been some very payable ground struck, but to what extent is uncertain, as it appears more patchy than the general description of ground in this district.

Qwing to t he depth of soil and d~y the approxlm8T-C. position and strlKe of the quartz reefs 18 all tbM call be k'hnWIl. None of tllC:m hH.ve been worked, though faVHraote imUcations arc 110t wnnting.

As fo.t' as can be asceTt~iJ)ed the Bilul'ian strata have n. meridional strike and dip ea.st at. about so\;' .

Fltf/'dir!~ Hill.

The Hl,u'~h ". Imsin enclm,eti by t.he ridge (If tIt€' hill l~: plainlj' the illite ot' a.n extinct crau!l', E;..cept (In tile WC$tern portion (where dcnudu.tiifn 1111~ ()xpdl'ed the Silllriuu), the ridge- consisb of volcanic ash, sCHl'ire. &e. of late.r da.te than t.lie lava fiow of thf' deep lead, to which thi.~ point of el'UpLl(lU (loe::' not appeal' t\) have greatl,\' ,

~ (:f'ntrilnlted,

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Note 1.

Gold workhlgli discovered by Geological Survey party in Jf167, The small 1ead of lower ~c\\'er Ple)otcJIC dl'ift W:J.!l1 traced under tlw ba~alt~ hut diil not prove pl1j'nl)le so far. ',"

Gold workings discovered b.,) tkoll·ttit'al Survoy party ill lKfi7, ill lowe!' K("wel' 1)leiHc~elle drift, evld(~ntly a fe-deposit of tlH! Older Plciocene. whith latter, though tturift-rou~, was not pu)ably so.

The non~remullerat1ve character of the Ohler Pleiocene ol'ift is attributable to ,its b(!ing spread \rver so wiele an areaJ and nuely confiu('u to a narrow channel OT

lend,

Note 3.

'l'h .. MouIlt Mercer [nYI! fiow here a.ppedl'l'td huve met that of t,ile Durham Leud. It is probable th.at a smail tributut) lCtu\ nlflY exist beneath the strip of Iaytl.

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J:NEJELJJ

GEOLOGIOAL -MAP OF

,PORTION OF THE'

DURHAM LEAD. If

GEOLOGICALLY SURVEYED AND DRAWN BY

A le-xaudra, lOth June 1870.

REGINALD A, t:, MURRAY,

Mining SUt~fey?r.

INDEX ".r{) SIGNS.

Clay, SalMi.

Gravel.

Basalt. rolcanie a8h.

Drift deposits traceable uruler

Ille lJasalt.

Sandy beds. Q,uarlJ: drift.

Cement.

Shales. , Slaw.

Surulstctna.

Outcrop of Q.u&1z r/!ifs,

..Post PJeiocene.

Volcanic.

.Lower Newer Pleiocenc.

Older I:'I.ioeeno,

Lower S!luriftn,

S~ rlUlf/&S capped If'lilII Olb Ylewcenb deptMti:.r of .rzluUilUf

sandc~, (luarlz" pe!J/;k unit, a:rul fern'!!uw,,;, CC"fjfullW'aU,

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FoJ' i!lfQl'lUutiPJl l'cspct"tillM' llH t~ the .. southt .&~f' neolog'i(itll ! :;;hf' !'i,E"

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PAPER ON THE DURHAl'\{ LEAD FROM 'SEBASTOPOL TO MOUNT MERCER.

To the geologist there are few more interesting subjects of study, as regards the tertiary geological history of this colony, than that presented by an examination of the course of the Durham Lead and the adjacent. country.

Unprofitable to the miner as have hitherto been the undertakings on the lower portion of the lead (south of the Duke of Cornwall Claim), they have not proved it unpayable, and it is still hopefully regarded as a source of future wealth.

To both geologist and miner the questions of its course beyond the southernmost ascertained point (at the Leigh Grand Junction Claim), the strata cut through, and the auriferous character of the drift, are fraught with no common interest.

The following description of the physical and geological aspects of the district traversed by the Durham IJead, obtained from two years' investigations, may prove interesting and perhaps of value.

The portion of the Durham Lead under consideration extends from about three miles south-west of Buninyong, southwards along the Yarrowee Valley 'to the Mount Mercer Plains; bounded on both sides by barren silur~an ranges, extending unbroken to Mount Doran on the east, and Smythesdale on the west. The valley itself consists of a series of fertile basaltic flats and undulations, for the most part under cultivation. Hardie's Hill, an extinct volcano, rises on the western side, and at this point the Yarrowee 'River deviates slightly eastward from the course of the lead, rejoining it again below; thence to about one and a half miles below the Leigh Grand Junction Claim the valley is narrow and the basaltic stream sometimes less than ten chains in width, The present river bed usually traverses the line of contact between the silurian and the basalt, occasionally crossing and winding through the latter.

About one and a half miles below the Leigh Grand Junction Claim, where the lava of the Mount Mercer Plains mBets and overlies that of the lead, the Yarrowee takes an independent course, and until it reaches the marine miocene strata its channel forms a deep ravine, cutting through basalt and older pliocene deep into silurian rocks.

The lead passes beneath the basaltic rlains to the west of the Yarrowee, and though its trend is unmistakably towards the southern plains, its exact positlon can only be ascertained by boring or sinking. The following section illustrates the relative positions of the geological formations ;-

DepoMts 0/ clay. sand, earth, and drift, due to ;nfl"'-s nill ill actWn.

/Jep<Jsita 0/ clay, sand, and gravel. due to arJend", subaequent I<> /he volcanic.

Lava baJalt. scoria, volcanic aih and breccia! rejera/>le to tire recent eruptit.J>M Of Hardie'. Hill ami Mount Mercer.

Alternate lava jtows, and intermediate ",dimenlary deposil$; whim existence has I!<en dR.termiMti 7Jg mining I>p""atWtM 01! the Durliam Lead.

Quartz gravel, ce_;eo •• f<>rmini/ capping., ana i1llervening bd_ basalt and silurian. II is more "" Ill$.! aurife1'{JU$.

~.

SlateJ.

Shal",.

Clay_.

Post Pliocene.

Lower Newer Pliocene.

Older Pliocene,

Mesozolo or Secondary.

Lower SlIurlan.

Newer Pliocene, ,>. i

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The lower silurian strata, forming the bed-rock of the entire district, consists of sandstones, slates, shales, and claystones of various colors, texture, hardneSi, and fissility.

The cleavage rarely coincides with the stratification, the strike of which is about meridional, and the dip invariably at a high angl~-not less t~an 60~. . ' . . .,

Whatever meSOZOIC or other formatIOns may have eXisted between the sIlurIan and older phocene epochs, within the Yarrowee drainage area, from its source down to Shetford, are now obliterated, unless some vestiges are concealed beneath the basalt.

The older pliocene deposits consist of rounded quartz gravel, silicious sandstone containing rounded and angular quartz fragments, ferrnginous sandy beds, and conglomerates. ThcSQ o~cllr cafping tlH~ moderately elevated,

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silurian ranges, anlintervening occasionally between the silurian and the basalt. On the ranges to the east of the Yarrowee. occur thin beds ·of silicious rock containing rounded and angular quartz fragments, associated with ferruginous con.gl.omerates and gravel deposiCs. The patches near the South Grenville Claim consist of thin cappings of gravel contammg large waterworn quartz boulders with occasional bands of ,cement. , The same despription applies to the beds underlying th.e basalt. . _ .

A small patch exposed on a spur south-west of Hardie's Hill is about 30 feet in thickness, but thins out on all sides, and· presents the appearance of the re,nlIlant of a once-extensive deposit removed by denudation.

. Deferring the consideration of the causes which operated in the deposit of the older pliocene drifts, the next formation is the lower newer pliocene, to which epoch the auriferous gravel of the Durham Lead is referab~e. This gravel consists of a deposit of water-worn pebbles, boulders, and sand derived from the denudation of the silurian rocks and. the older' plioeene, conglomerates. As no fragments of basalt ar~ foun(i. associated with -the dt:ift, if is probably a!1teqedent t? ,any,of thll local lava-!lows. It occasionally occurs as a,.Rurfac!'! deposit, traceable ,under. the basalt,. an Instance of which was observed about a mile south of Hardie's Hill, near gold workings opened by the geol~glCal survey party. , ' , ' , " ' , , . 1 ,.,." . ,"

. ~hateyei' f?rces m~y have' ~roded, the a11cient sub-basaltic vaJleys, an~ rent f1'o1)1 the ,older str~ta ~l:e.fragtr!ents composmg this drrft, powerful fluviatile or other sub-aerial action appears to have been the latest agent in the deposit' of the drift as it now occurs, '. . '". .. " ,

The numerous: tribut~ry streams; fOrnrlng th~ br~ncldeads' to ,the s~'uth of " t; s~em to, have u~ited in one main channel, trending southwards,and depositing iIiits bed the' auri,ferous etra"; now forming the Durham Lead:

'I.'his drift is unquestionably ({ the BarnO . age as, and, in all appea~ance, a continuation of, the lowcst subbasaltic drift of the Golden Point Gutter, which, formerly olassed as older pliocene, is now unmistakably proved to be more recent, * by the faet that the forces which deposited it have evidently cut through, and left it far below the level of, the true older pliocene:. Thi,s)s .illustrated .by a. section (publish"d br,tJ.1e Geological S.UI:yey) ruI).n,ing from Mount Mercer to another voicalllc pomt,on the Opp'osite SIde of the ,Yarrowee RIver. . .. .. ' .

Another instance lIlay be Ci,te.d at 'Buninyoug, through which town passes a lead, tribut'ary 'to the Durham, and,: like it, filled in with basalt •. Near the town, to the west of the lead. is a moderately. elevated silurian hill, capped with a heavy deposit of older pliocene quartz drift, which rests 'on the,silurian at an ~lev,ation far above that of the lava. The' obvious infere11ce is, that the bed of . the lead was eroded, and the drift therein. deposited ,by forces, acting subsequently to the deposi~ 'of the older pliocene capping the range. ,., -,.' , . ,. ,

. Nex\jn s,!!-ccession to the lower ~ewel' pliogel}e are the.lava-flow.s,.witiJ, their intermeqiate sedim~'\Itary ,!i~posits, whICh have p'artially filled in.~he old "!liley, without materially: altering ,the, general course of. the,drahl!,-ge.t, ""

. These appear to have been closely followed by the, eruptions Jrom ,f\'ardie's Hill.and, ~10unt,Mercer. , The influence of the first was local, as no extensive lava-flow is referable thereto. The volcanic ash and

breccia are not traceable beyond a radius of it mile from the hill, and overlie the upper layer of the lead-basalt, which has evidently flowed from a more northe.rlyeruptive point.· . The', Mount }:Iercei"Jlow, retarded, by the high silurian ground from northerly progress, spread over the low-lying portions;crossed and overspread the lead-flow eastward of Mount Mercer, and formed the exteusive basaltic plains nowexisting·.< 'At itsmost,northerly,contact with the lead-_ hasalt, it seems to have formed a',temporary barrier to the drainage, . which eventu:tlly eroded a new channel, forming the ravine through 'l'\'hich the Yarrowee now flows. The ceaseless action of denuding forces modified the contour of the country, eroded new gullies, and left in them, and on the' surface ,of the hiad-basalt, the post-pliocene and alluvial deposits of gravel, sand, and clay. Such is the geological history of the district as deduced from the e'!idence of obseryed facts and indications. It affords an excellent illustration of the combined effects, of. the denuding ,and volcanic agencies of tertiary times, which have played so important a part in theipast history of this country.

. Whether the Durham IJead is or is not the main outlet of the Golden Point Gutter is a subject already muoh discussed, and the labors of the miner alone can completely solve the problem. The following are the principal theories advanced. First-That the Durham Lead is the main and only outlet, and that the deep ground ,discovered west of Sebastopol is tributary thereto. Second-That the Durham is only the continuation of the lead passing through Buninyong; that the Golden Point Lead, turning like the letter U" takes for. some ,distance a northerly course, and effects an escape towards I,ake Burrumbeet. 'I.\hird~That t~e an\lien,~ .!iv~.r;,bif,qrcated, sending its main stream northward, and the other southward; the latter forming as it were a 'by-wash.,' " ,

A.ccurate measurements of shafts, combined with surface and underground levelling, would do mnch to elucidate the mystery, but the m~re p'hysical and geological evidence ;.:veigh in fa,,:?r,of the first.theory: Th~ older pliocene drifts on some of the less ,,!Jev~ted silurian spurs in the Yarr~wee Valley;, show that an outlme dramage course was formed previous to the erosion of the deep le:;td channels. The Golden Point Lead has been traced continuously down to the Bonshaw claim, and the proximity of the western silurian range would neces~itate an exceedingly sharp and almost unnatural, turn against the general drainage fall-rendered more improbable by the consideration that a southerly drainage course already existed-to substantiate the s,econd, theory. rfhe rn.rity;, in existing rivers, of such a bifurcation as that assumed in the third 'hypothesis, viewed in conii'ection~ ,vith ,,~he, above considerations, would demonstrate its improbability. 'The 'general indications favor 'the suppositioir.that)he tea?s south of the silurian range (sub-basaltic), separating the Inkerman from the Go~den Point Lead, aretribi:ttary to the'latter, and that the Durham Lead forms the main outlet fed by numerons tributaries, including that, passing through the town of Buninyong. Judging, from the extent of lava, it is not unlikely that a basin may exist to the south of Sebastopol, and that the Durham Lead is the outlet; this would partially account for the comparative poverty of tho washdirt in the lower claims. Apart from this, which is mere conjecture, we have a proved length of about, ten miles along the

, Yarrowee Valley from the Durham'township to' near Mount Mercer, and in this length some ten or twelve expensive mining p~ants have been erected,·atia~hirge capital expended, with most unfortunate results as regards the six most southerly claims.

The following is a brief a['count of the claims lying within that portion of the lead immediately under consideration, as obtained from information gatheJ:ed in the locality :-

'fhe Pioneer claim was worked by a sloping tunnel commencing near the eastern contact of the basalt with the silurian. The washdirt w~s reached at about 1,600 feet from the mouth;'and the vertical depth was 235 feet. The lower basaltic layer was encountered as th,e "headings" at 1,160 fee,t,.:.' By all acconnts the claIm was not worked out, but abanMned owing to disasters ana the .'great expense ofthe methodof working it.

The Duke o{Northuniberland shaft struck t.he bed-rock at 195'feet, through two layers of basalt, separated by a thin deposit of saud and clay. The total depth sunk was 248 feet, ll:J'!.dtbe gutter was reached at 120 feet east from the shaft. lllLving a width of 108 feet. This claim, on being'abandoned by the European miners, wns for some time in the hands of a party of Chinese.

'I.'he Garibaldi shaft passed through 180 feet of basalt, 10 feet of day, and then basalt on to .the washdirt, which was sometimes '12 feet'thick; the total depth of the shaft to the well was 301 feet. It would appear that the ]80 feet of basalt comprised two layers without intervening sedimenta.sy deposit. Thisdaim, ,afte,r.many vioiss.i-tudes, is now becoming remunerative. ' ' . . , , '

'rhe Enfield shaft bottomed on the gutter at abont 280 feet. No positive information was obtained respecting the strata passed This claim continues remunerative.. '

.. This wus nppl'ovc:ll of by 1\[r. ·Selwyn, who a.lso a.pproved the title of lower newer pliocene, as applied to th:iB drift. ' t It'may be remarked that the surface lnyer', or iCfirst l'Clck,'· extends, unb1:uken down the vaHey, and llO instance occurs wbere~any of th~ lower

layers appear ns the surnce rOyk. These latter a.ppear to run out beneath the surfa,ee. layer, thou¥h more evidence is llece~ary 4' ~~tab~i5.h i:,,~S 0. fact.

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The workings of the Duke of Cornwall Claim are well illustrated by the following section and notes furnished by the mining manager in the latter part of 1868 :-

Surface. ft. In •

. First Rock .. .. •• .. .. ..... . •. 55 0

Clay ........................ 70

\.-''-" ........... Secoud Rock.. ..... .. • • .... .. •• 113 4

. GreylBh Cemented Sand........ 9 0 Drift ........................ Ii 10

Tfllrd Rock ....... .. • • • .... • • SS 9

West Reef.

Washdlrt (70 feet wide).... .••• 4 0

Scale, 100 feet w one 'neiI. Total depth of shaft, 280 feet; depth 01 gutter from surface, 263 feet; gutter, 150 feet east of shaft; average breadth of gutter, 70 feet, but seldom

payable tbe entire breadth. . The drift overlying the thIrd rock extends back on the west reel: it contains gold, but not enough to pay. Depth of wasbdirt about 4 feet. 3,500 feel of the gutter worked, yielding 5,200 ounces of gold. '

Concerning the P. J., Leigh Coneals, and Chryseis shafts, little reliable information could be obtained, the plants having been removed, and operations discontinued. The shafts appear to have been sunk too far east, and the two first failed to reach the actual gutter. In the last-mentioned claim the gutter is said to have been struck 800 feet west of the shaft; but the immense influx of water, and other causes, led to the abandonment ofthe claim, after which a constant stream of water continued. running from the shaft.

'rhe South Grenville shaft passed through 170 feet of basalt (whether in two layers is undetermined) and 70 feet of silurian. At the l70-foot level, a northerly drive struck auriferous washdirt,50 feet from the shaft. This, however, was not followed up. The lower level struck the main lead between 800 and 000 feet south-east from the shaft, but, though payable prospects were obtained, the funds were then exhausted, confidence impaired, and the claim abandoned. Since then, it is reported that operations have been renewed. An auriferous quartz reef is said to have been cut through in the lower level.

The City of Manchester shaft passed through 45 feet surface clay, al:)d 127 feet of basalt on to silurian. A . tributary was struck in an upper level 198 feet from the surface, about 190 feet north-east from the shaft. The main

gutter is said to have been struck 420 feet north-east from the shaft at 226 feet from the surface. The indications, however, were not satisfactory, as the washdirt did not lay iu a defined gutter, but in disconnected patches in hollows of the bed-rock; the lava was frequently in contact with the silurian, or only separated from it by what appeared to be the ancient soil-a black earthy substance, six inches to two feet tliick, containing fragments of wood and other vegetable matter. In this, as in the other claims on the lead, trunks and fragments of trees were frequently encountered both in the drift and in the soil above referred to. The wood was changed into a species of lignite, and the crevices filled with iron pyrites, whioh also occurred in large quantities in,the bed-rock and the cemented portions of the washdirt. The water in the mine was heavily charged with iron.

The existence of the soil and vegetable matter are favorable e,idence as to the sub-aerial character of the agencies which operated in the deposit of the drift.

The gold in this claim was very fine, and well-rounded quartz pebbles were found containing pieces of gold embedded on their surface.

The Leigh Grand Junction ahaft was sunk on a very narrow portion of the basaltic stream. No reliable particulars were obtained coneerning ,the depth, &c., except that' the bed-rock was struck at 70 feet with an exceedingly rapid incline. An easterly drive was opened out at about 200 feet, and carried on by several different parties. The driving was extremely hard, but at last a small dr:ive was extended to the drift. Here were found indications showing that the ancient river occupied a narrow precipitous gorge. Huge angular blocks of sandstone, four feet in diameter (evidently fallen from the sides) were interspersed among the sand and gravel. Gold was obtained, and said to become coarser and more plentiful as the drive proceeded; but the ,bottom continued dipping, and tb e tributors, disheartened by the difficulties, abandoned further operations.

It may be observed, in the cases of the last mentioned three claims, that the shafts were sunk at an absurd distance from what (with so narrow and well defined a course of lava) the mere surface indications would point out as the probable eourse of the gutter. Long driving exhausted the capital and energy when the object was almost within grasp, and what may be at least a moderately remunerative lead allowed to remain idle, and confidence in its resources almost fatally shaken.

For about Ii' miles below the Leigh Grand Junction, the course of the lead is plainly traceable along the: Yarrowee Valley, but after its divergence westward its position can only be determined by boring or sinking.

It remains an open question whether, and for how far, the drift will prove remunerative, bearing in mind that· local sources alone may be expected to furnish the ,supply, but from what may be observed in the present Yarrowee, River the indications are certainly encouraging.

'I.'he river bed has been thoroughly worked and payable, and sometimes very rich yields obtained down to' where the miocene beds begin to replace the silurian as the bed-rock. The gold has evidently been derived froml local sources; either quartz veins or the older pliocene drifts, exposed beneath the basalt on the sides of the ravine.

As far, therefore, as the old lead channel cuts through silurian rocks, intersected by quartz veins, or overbid by' older pliocene, so far may it be expected to prove auriferous; but when the marine miocene strata form the bed-rock; the supply will cease.

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-'; '. . The :distarice of. thiB'point~may be;:rouglily estimliteCl'at about 9: miles'southerly from the'Leigh:,Grand Junction; the limit of the marine miocene beds being. as observed by Mr. Selwyn, from 600 to 700'feet above present sea~level. ,

The ranges on either side of the Yarrowee, south of the, Durham township, contain numerous quartz reefs presenting favorable indications, only one or two of which have been even prospected. VerY few of' the gullies containing post-pliocene deposits have proved payable, though all are auriferous.

The' older. pliocene drifts are more or less auriferous, but their great extent prevents 'the concentration of the gold in any defined lead. It is to be hoped,.however, that Jhis. district will not remain long unnoticed, and that the energies of our miners· may yet Taise it.to a permanently, prosperous condition.

REGINALD4-.·F~ MURRAY, M.S.

Alexandra, Wth,June 18iO.

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MINING, SURVEYORS· AND:' REGISTRARS. · 2012. 9. 25. · 1870. [seco.nd session,] victoria. r·epqrts ol",the mining, surveyors· and:' registrars. quarter ending 30th ·june 1870