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March 1881: Numerous ventures have started justified by the success <strong>of</strong> the Star Companies prospects from<br />

Bell's Reef, Yandoit 463 .<br />

March 1881: The Morning Light (tunnel) Quartz, Milkmaid Flat, one-mile north <strong>of</strong> Post-Office, is in<br />

400ft. 464 .<br />

March 1881: The Victoria Q. M. Co., Whitefield's Gully has sunk a shaft to a depth <strong>of</strong> 135 ft. 465 .<br />

March 1881: The Sailors Prince Alluvial Co. are in 5,000 feet at a depth <strong>of</strong> 320 feet from the surface ...<br />

1,296 tons have been operated upon. 466 .<br />

March 1881: The German Gully Q M Co., Yandoit has their shaft down 190 feet. 467 .<br />

March 1881: The South Star, Blind Creek, is down 223 feet. Water being heavy, machinery is being<br />

obtained. 468 .<br />

March 1881: Russel's Freehold Company, Porcupine Ridge, has their shaft down 134ft ... great hopes are<br />

entertained. 469 .<br />

March 1881: The deep gutter at Dougall's farm, Franklinford, formerly called the Leviathan, is again being<br />

tried by tunnelling. 470 .<br />

The Rising Star Q.M. Co. Blind Creek, work at 195 and 250-ft levels ... 12 additional<br />

stampheads are in the course <strong>of</strong> erection; also large boilers, engines and pumping gear. 471 .<br />

June 1881: The Cornish Quartz Company, having discharged the liabilities <strong>of</strong> the old company, has<br />

erected new and powerful machinery 472 .<br />

June 1881: The Haidz Quartz company, Rocky Lead. Part <strong>of</strong> the machinery is on the ground and<br />

preparation is being made to sink a shaft 473 .<br />

June 1881: The Western Star Q.M., west <strong>of</strong> Blind Creek, The Shaft is down 200 ft. A 12 horsepower<br />

Tangye (3-inch cylinder) pump, capable <strong>of</strong> raising 5000 gallons <strong>of</strong> water will be erected 474 .<br />

Sept. 1881: The Cornish Quartz mining Company's main shaft is being cut down to admit the pumps now<br />

being placed in position. 475<br />

Sept. 1881: The Rising Star Quartz <strong>Mining</strong> Company has erected 7 <strong>of</strong> Halley's patent percussion tables for<br />

treating the pyrites 476 .<br />

Sept. 1881: The Criterion Quartz <strong>Mining</strong> Company, German Gully, is erecting a 10_horse power-winding<br />

engine 477 .<br />

Sept. 1881: Mount Franklin Estate <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Mining</strong> Company has completed the open cutting 478 .<br />

463 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />

464 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports<br />

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478 <strong>Mining</strong> Surveyors' Reports

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