WARDEN’S REPORT.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2737, 24 November 1871, Page 2

WARDEN’S REPORT.

The following is Mr Pyke’s (Dunstan district) report for the quarter ending October 30:—

Very little worthy «f special comment has occurred during the past quarter. The most important events have been the opening up

and testing of quartz reefs at Conroy’s an d the Garrick Ranges. Iversen and party have erected a very compact little machine on their reef, and have had several successful crushings, which may be regarded as the prelude to further investigation of the ranges abutting on Conroy’s, Butcher’s, and Blackman’s Gullies ; all on the west bank of the Clutha River. At the Garrick Ranges a small rush has set in. Very payable lodes and veins have been cut by several of the reefing companies—notably by the “ Star of the East,” the “Heart of Oak,” the “ Royal standard,” the “Elizabeth,” and others. Excellent results obtained from repeated crushings demonstrate the richness of those workings. In fact the entire face of the mountain would appear to be seamed with veins of auriferous stone. At Bendigo the reefing interest is just now languishing, owing to the disappointments experienced by some of the most promising companies In fact the tide is there at ebb, to flow again probably more stronger than ever hereafter, ( here is nothing new to report in the way of alluvial mining. The tables appended to the report set down the population of the district at 8-50 European and 150 Chinese alluvial minors, besides 150 European quartz miners. The machinery employed in alluvial mining comprises 5 water-wheels, 6 hydraulic hoses, 5 pumps, and 72 sluice-boxes; and that in quartz mining, 8 crushing-machines of 40 heads of stamps—the approximate value of the whole of the machinery being L 30.000. The value of water-races is L 40.250 ; of tailraces L 11,125, and of dams 1.1G90. The price of gold is from L 3 12s to L 3 16s.