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been sunk more than about 80 feet from the surface. Alluvial gullies 
both on the E. and W. sides have been fed from this reef, and surfacing 
at different places has been worked right up to the outcrop of the quartz. 
Mr. Simms is the only miner working on the reef at present, and he states 
that the surfacing along the reef was worked 45 years ago and carted to 
Tarrengower to be washed, which would imply that it was rich in gold 
(8 ozs. per ton is mentioned). The gold in this neighbourhood is both 
coarse and fine. This very persistent line ot reef, which has supplied 
so much alluvial gold, and which has been proved auriferous at several 
points, and has been worked down to only about 80 feet from the surface, 
should receive more attention. It appears to be well deserving of a 
proper trial. 
About one mile from Wehla, on the road to Bealiba, is the Black reef, 
which strikes N. 10 deg. W. ; this is supposed to be the continuation of 
the Frenchman’s reef. Half-a-mile further from Wehla, and apparentlv 
on the same line of reef (Frenchman’s), Mr. Gladstone worked a shoot of 
gold which he discovered by means of a loan of ^100 from the Mines 
Department, and which he has refunded. The strike of the reef is N. 
to deg. W., and the dip 80 deg. E. 
British Sovereign Mine. 
This mine is situate a little more than ij miles from Wehla, on the 
Bealiba road. The strike of the reef is N. 15 deg. W., and its dip 60 deg. 
W. The strike of the country rock, which consists of yellow and gray 
slates and sandstones, traversed by numerous quartz spurs, is N. 15 deg. 
W., and the reef and spurry country are together 2 to 4 feet thick. A 
great deal of work has, been done' here, and a vertical shaft has been sunk 
140 feet W. of the outcrop. 
These reefs and the adjacent country are well deserving of the attention 
of miners, and there is a good field for prospectors. 
[.Report sent in 20.6.06 .] 
REPORT ON A NEW RUSH AT MOLIAGUL. 
By W. H . Ferguson. 
The new rush near Moliagul is situated about 2 miles north-east of the- 
township, 20 chains north of the road to Tarnagulla, in allotment No. 4, 
Sec. 11, parish of Moliagul. It is on a north-westward extension of 
Crump’s lead, where some good nuggets were found in early days in 
shallow ground. Several of these nuggets weighed 20 ozs. and one 
upwards of 30 oz. The ground was abandoned some years ago 1 , but lately 
Mr. J. Little re-prospected it and got 7 ozs. of gold, the largest slug 
weighing 4 ozs. 11 dwts. Just outside Little’s claim a *3 dwt. piece was 
found, but altogether very little gold has been won. 
The new ground worked is not more than 3 or 4 chains long bv J chain 
wide. The sinking is dry and shallow through granitic detritus, containing 
water-worn pebbles and nodules of ironstone, to the granitic bedrock which 
is rather coarse grained and has its surface cut up by small gutters and 
pot holes. 
