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formerly worked:—The Prince of Wales, the Garibaldi, the Duchess of 
Edinburgh, the Victoria, the Hope, and the Hopeful. They all lie south¬ 
easterly from the Bell Rock shaft. 
Collis’ Flat. 
About one and a-half miles from St. Arnaud in a direction W. 10 
deg. S. is the head of an alluvial shallow lead that runs eastward. Shallow 
alluvial workings also extend to the north-west from this point. It is 
evident that this neighborhood must have furnished the gold for these 
leads, but so far no payable quartz has been found except at Clarke’s 
Reef, which is about io chains south-west from where the alluvial gold 
ceases. Besides the shallow ground there was a deeper gutter at the head 
of the workings. 
Clarke’s Reef and The Evening Star Reef. 
This reef strikes N. 30 deg. W. and dips E. ; the pitch is south. 
The country rock is yellow sandstone and slate, and spurs of quartz up 
to 12 inches thick ramify through the sandstone. The spurs have been 
worked to a depth of 80 feet, right in centre country, and the beds dip 
east and west away from the portion mined. About one quarter of a mile 
to the northward from Clarke’s reef, and on the same anticline, is the 
Evening Star reef worked only to a shallow depth. There is room here 
for prospecting in centre country. The country is of a most favorable 
character, and it appears, like all the country south of St. Arnaud, to 
be Ordovician of newer character than the rocks that occur to the north 
of St. Arnaud. The southern pitch of the auriferous shoots accords with 
this view. 
Prince Charlie Mine. 
This mine is about a quarter of a mile south on the same anticline 
as Clarke’s reef. The country rock is pink and yellow sandstone and 
slate, striking N. 30 deg. W. ; the dip at the shaft is E., but changes to 
W. close by. The shaft was sunk 200 feet, and gold was got down to 80 
feet from the surface in spurs in sandstone. The pitch of the shoot was 
southward. Nothing is being done on this line. 
Queen Mary Mine. 
On the East Navarre-road, and about 3! miles from St. Arnaud, is 
the Queen Mary shaft, 180 feet deep. Formerly a considerable amount 
of work was done here and good returns are reported. There is much 
ferruginous stone at the surface, and the beds consist of red, yellow, 
pink, and grey sandstones and slate, almost vertical in dip. Alluvial 
gullies have been worked radiating from this spot, but at present no work 
is being done. This locality also deserves further attention. The gold 
from the reef was worth ^4 is. per oz. Northward on the same line 
of reef and about one mile distant, are the Cherry Tree and Jardine reefs. 
Southward, on the same line of country, are the Jerijaw workings. 
The American Eagle Claim. 
About 4 miles south-west from St. Arnaud, and almost due west of 
the Queen Mary P.eef, are the workings being carried on by Messrs. 
Balmer and party. The country rock is grey and yellow sandstone 
