Maddicks, Henry T., 100 Years of Daylesford Gold Mining History, p ...
Maddicks, Henry T., 100 Years of Daylesford Gold Mining History, p ...
Maddicks, Henry T., 100 Years of Daylesford Gold Mining History, p ...
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June 1861: In Yandoit the whole <strong>of</strong> Frenchman's Hill has been taken up for tunnelling; a race has been cut<br />
from the Yandoit Creek and most parties are doing well ... The Manchester Co. has sunk a<br />
shaft on Yandoit Hill. 168<br />
July 1861: Melvin's Reef, the whole ground has been deserted, engine is about to be removed. 169<br />
July 1861: The Fearnought Company (Addis and Co.) mining under Camp Street are eclipsing most <strong>of</strong> the<br />
quartz mining companies about Jim Crow, 250 tons yielded at a rate <strong>of</strong> 2_ oz. per ton. 170<br />
July 1861: Adelaide Reef have purchased and refitted a mill worked by water wheel on sailor's Creek. 171<br />
July 1861: On Parkers, Specimen Reef, the Dry Diggings Co. have now made arrangements with a party<br />
from Sandy Creek to furnish machinery. 172<br />
July 1861: Trogish Reef, prospectors getting a kiln ready. 173<br />
July 1861: New German Reef, erecting steam crushing machine on Yandoit Creek. 174<br />
July 1861: The destruction <strong>of</strong> the Hepburn Reservoir on 14 July through drifting timber accumulating in<br />
the bye-wash. 175<br />
July 1861: The only notable event in sluicing has been the cutting <strong>of</strong> new race from the head <strong>of</strong> Sailor's<br />
Creek towards the heads <strong>of</strong> Old Tom, German Gully, and vicinity, and six or seven sluicing<br />
claims have been taken up in these gullies. 176<br />
July 1861: Tunnelling - In Italian or Hard Hill, Stony Creek Ridge, and Elevated Plains, a considerable<br />
number <strong>of</strong> miners are now engaged. 177<br />
July 1861: Wombat Hill Co., sinking shaft 178<br />
July 1861: The Shepherd’s Flat G.M. Co. is engaged in removing engine to new shaft. 179<br />
July 1860: Forty Foot - The Phoenix Company, t the head <strong>of</strong> Forty Foot, have got their shaft down 2<br />
30ft. 180<br />
July 1861: Glengower ... Only about 30 or 40 people are now living in the locality, and apparently making<br />
a good living. 181<br />
August 1861: Wombat Reef - The Cornish party have been laying down tramway, completing their<br />
machinery, pumping and otherwise ... South <strong>of</strong> this company a large claim has been taken up<br />
by a company to be called the "Argus" is in course <strong>of</strong> formation to work this ground by<br />
bringing in a tunnel from Smith's Creek ... On Colliers Reef ... The Havelock Co. intend<br />
bringing in a tunnel from the foot <strong>of</strong> the hill. 182<br />
168 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
169 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
170 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
171 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
172 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
173 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
174 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
175 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
176 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
177 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
178 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
179 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
180 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
181 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />
182 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports
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