Mines and Mineral Statistics. 
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Lar^e quantities of the mineral are sent to different gas works 
here, the adjacent Colonies, China, San Francisco, &c., to mix 
with common coal for the purpose of increasing the illuminating 
power of the gas. 
The Company have very large works erected at Waterloo, near 
Sydney, where they manufacture kerosene, lubricating and other 
oils from the mineral which is hroiight by the Great Western 
Kailway from the mine, a distance of about 80 miles. 
The quantity of petroleum oil cannel coal sent away from the 
mine in 1874 was 9,000 tons, valued at £22,500, and they 
employed at their colliery daily when working twenty-nine 
miners, seven labourers, four boys, and one overman. The Com- 
])any’s offices are in Sydney, and John MacDonald, junr., Esq., is 
the Secretary. 
Coal Laisds in the Western District, wnicii have been 
PROSPECTED IN THE YEAR 1874. CoUNTY OF CoOK. 
Messrs. AVinter and others have during the year developed 
several large and very rich deposits of magnetic, brown hematite, 
and clay band iron ores, situated at Piper’s Flat, about G miles 
from the Wallerawang Eailway Station, which is 105 miles by 
rail from the Sydney Harbour. They have also opened out thick 
seams of coal in the neighbourhood of the iron ores, and an 
excellent bed of limestone. 
This property has been reported upon by Professor Liversidge, 
of the Sydney University, and J. W. Winship, Esq., Colliery 
Viewer, J^ewcastle, and it is the intention of the present pro- 
prietors to form it into a Company. 
The variety and richness of the iron ores, and their proximity 
to thick and good seams of coal and limestone, makes it a very 
valuable property. 
Campbell Mitchell, Esq., and Mr. Croaker and others, have also 
taken up large areas of land at Piper’s Flat, and opened out 
seams of coal by adits driven into the hill side, one of which is 
4 feet 6 inches in thickness, has a specific gravity of 1*2, and is 
suitable for household, steam, smelting, gas, coking, and black- 
smith purposes. 
Dr. ilackcnzie and C. K. Moore, Esq., had two men pros- 
pecting in 1874, and driving adits into their coal and petroleum 
oil cannel coal seams at J3athgate, near AVallerawang. This 
mineral yields 17,000 cubic feet of gas to the ton, and has an 
illuminating power of not less than thirty-six candles, according 
to A. Norman Tate, F.G.S., analytical chemist, Liverpool, 
England. 
