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of laminated quartz on the hanging wall, with 2 feet of spurs to the east 
both accompanied by arsenical and iron pyrites, and carrying prospects of 
gold. One piece of quartz from the hanging wall showed a coarse colour 
of gold in the solid stone. This quartz formation appears to be the begin¬ 
ning of a new reef coming in from the south and going underfoot. 
The company have not yet cleaned out the shaft to the 300-ft. level, 
where report states that gold-bearing stone was cut and a shallow winze 
started ; but it is their intention to do this as soon as possible, to enlarge 
the shaft and sink further, which is the policy needed for the develop¬ 
ment of this reef. 
In the meantime driving is being continued south at the 250-ft. level 
on the 4-ft. reef. 
The past yields are said to have aggregated 60,000 oz. of gold from 
the Prince of Wales, including quartz yielding from 90 oz. down to 
5 dwt. per ton. Some fairly large crushings of 12 oz. and 20 oz. are 
said to have come from the rich leaders north of the old shaft at the 
north end of the chasm. Apart from the reported rich yields, there are 
the workings to demonstrate that the Prince of Wales was a very good 
reef and of great width in places, keeping, it is said, three crushing plants 
busy at the one time. The immense heaps of battery-sand, which have 
been so profitably cyanided in recent years, also show that much gold was 
lost, besides the loss of the pyrites, &c., which is plentiful along the 
formation. 
About 150 feet to the east of the synclinal fold a series of slates can 
be seen at the surface close to the Scotchman’s reef line, and these slates 
should, if not faulted, fold under on the syncline and be cut by the main 
reef channel at a depth of about 400 feet or thereabouts, where a wide 
reef formation with spurs may again occur similar in structure to the 
main formation already worked. 
Box, red ironbark, &c., suitable for mine timber, are plentiful and 
near at hand. The company has a plant consisting of a double steam 
winding winch, multitubular boiler, tanks, cages, &c. It may be added 
that the company have another engine shaft midway along and to the east 
of the chasm, but after sinking it 156 feet deep and cross-cutting 44 feet 
they abandoned if and erected the plant at Cato’s main engine shaft. 
In the lease, and to the east of the Prince of Wales reef, there is a 
small spurry reef known as the Scotchman’s line, which dips to the west 
and strikes N. 18 deg. W., so it wall soon unite with the Prince of 
Wales line to the north of the Adelaide shoot. Only a little work has been 
done on the Scotchman's line, and that to a depth of about 35 feet in 
places, where stone worth 8 dv T t. of gold per ton was found in small and 
short shoots. 
To the north of the Prince of Wales, and in the present company’s 
lease, are the workings on the Adelaide shoot. In structure it is similar 
to the Prince of Wales, except that its footvmll spurs are more vertical. 
Here very rich quartz was mined to a depth of 120 feet from the surface, 
and for a great width ; the chasm at the surface is evidence of the amount 
of work done. The deepest shaft is said to be 160 feet deep, and the shoot 
pitches north, as in the Prince of Wales. At the north end of the Adelaide 
there is a cross-course filled with a rock which appears to be lamprophyre. 
Mr. J. Wilson, the manager, rendered me every assistance during my 
examination. 
[.Report sent in 29.7.09.] 
