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Alluvial. 
Alluvial gold has been worked for many years in the numerous gullies in the 
Adelaide hills ; and amongst other localities in the Northern Areas, Teetulpa may 
perhaps he considered the most important alluvial field, it being estimated that over 
£300,000 worth of gold was quickly obtained there. 
Reefing. 
Valuable reefing fields have been discovered in the Echunga district, at Mount 
Grainger, Wadnaminga, Mannahill, Nillinghoo, and other localities, and it is 
generally agreed that these reefs have not been developed as their undoubted rich- 
ness warrants, and possibly the attention of capitalists has of recent years been 
diverted from them by the rich finds in Western Australia. 
Tarcoola. 
Gold has recently been discovered at Tarcoola, situated about 360 miles north- 
westerly from Adelaide, and 170 miles from the Coward Springs Railway Station. 
This field, from the promising, and in many cases exceedingly rich discoveries already 
made, appears destined to become the richest goldfield worked in South Australia. 
It is as jmt in its infancy, and the initial difficulties in connection with a sufficient 
water supply are only just being overcome. When this consummation is reached and 
the batteries now in course of erection by the Government and private companies 
are in working order, it is confidently predicted by many of the mining authorities 
who have visited the field that it will rival in richness many of the noted discoveries 
of Australia. At its first crushing the battery erected by the Tarcoola Blocks Com- 
pany crushed 384 tons for an average of 3Jozs. per ton. 
Gold has also been discovered and mines are being worked at Earea Dam and 
Glenloth, situated south-east of and distant twenty-five and fifty miles respectively 
from Tarcoola. 
King’s Bluff. 
This locality is receiving a good deal of attention, due to some excellent returns 
which have been received from a parcel of 17 tons recently crushed at the Peters- 
burg Cyanide Works, which yielded 4ozs. to the ton. 
Ov'er 100 reef claims have been registered, and a number of gold leases approved. 
The field is situated about three miles north-west from the Olary Railway Station, 
being easily accessible from Adelaide. 
It is considered by many visitors from the Broken Hill district to be highly 
promising. Mr. W. H. Matthews, the Warden and Inspector of Mines, has reported 
favorably on the discovery. 
SALT. 
'Ihirteen years ago 1,000 tons of salt only were gathered in this State for one year. 
The returns to hand for the past year total 32,574 tons. 
The industry has been steadily growing, and, as the Commonwealth of Australia is 
now an accomplished fact and the inter-State Customs barriers will shortly be 
removed, the producers are looking forward to largely-increased activity in the 
market. 
