BY W. F. PETTERD. 30 
Heazlewood ; Mount Lyell; Castray River; Mount Pelion; 
Penguin ; Forth; Henty River; Lake Dora; Constable’s Creek ; 
Dial Range; Arthur and Mackintosh Rivers. 
The “ Statistics of the Colony of Tasmania” for the year 1891, 
give a “ Return showing, as far as can be ascertained, the value of 
Minerals produced to date, 3lst December, 1891,” in which the 
Silver-lead mining industry is credited with the sum of £91,653: 
no Silver returns being available prior to 1888. By far the 
greater portion was produced from Sulphide ore or Galena. 
The yearly Return from the same authority is as follows :— 
Silver (Argentiferous Lead).| 1888. | 1889, 1890. 1891. 
Quantity of oreraised Tons 417 415 2053 4810 
Value of Products. £| 5838 7044 26,487 52,284 
The following has been kindly supplied by F. Belstead, Esq., 
Secretary of Mines :-— 
Return showing the Quantity and Value of Silver producea 
in Tasmania during 1892. 
Mineral. Quantity. Value of Silver. 
Hoo 80d. 
Silver-Lead Ore...! 4019 tons (yield of Silver about 
140,665 0258.) ...cccccorseresoesesesees 22,858 1 3 
PROM. .........+5. 613 tons (yield of Silver about 
BOT OULOZS.)) sch crcasnee pacateneaer 5976 15 0 
Mr. Belstead states, in literis, that “it is impossible to obtain 
even an approximates estimate of the Lead.” It may be fairly 
estimated that the total value of the Silver-lead ore raised during 
the past year was not less than £60,000. 
101. GOLD. 
The early history of Gold discovery in this island is extremely 
vague, but it appears to have been found about the year 1850 in 
the Fingal District, although systematic mining for the metal did 
not commence for some time after. 
