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The reef was first opened up in 1870, and the recorded crushings are 
given below : — 
Ore Crushed. 
Gold Yield. 
Depth from Surface. 
tons. 
ozs. 
feet. 
80 ' 
95 
Surface. 
45 
1 18 
5 ? 
45 
1 13 
5 9 
!J0 
144 
4 > 
9(54 
532 
50 
1 80 
35 
70 
100 
9 
Not stated. 
15 
1.3 
25 
15 
28 
Not stated. 
This gives a total yield of 1,082 oz. of gold from 1,534 tons of quartz, 
an average of 14.1 dwts. per ton. 
On the surface the reef strikes N. 23 deg. W. ; and dips N.E. at 25 deg. 
A drive has been put in on the line at a vertical depth of 40 feet below the 
outcrop. Some stone has been taken out below this level, but most of the 
gold has been obtained from above it. The reef is from 1 foot to 6 feet 
wide, showing solid white quartz in some places and in others a brecciated 
formation. 
Everywhere the walls of the reef are well defined. The quartz is well 
mineralized, carrying pyrites and galena. At a vertical depth of 94 feet 
below the drive an adit has been put into the reef. At 385 feet from the 
mouth of the adit a rise was put up and a connexion made with the upper 
workings. This adit cut the line of reef at a distance of 448 feet, the reef 
being 15 inches wide where intersected. A drive south was put in on the 
line, and at 112 feet from the adit, a fault striking N. 30 deg. W., and 
dipping S.W. at 50 deg., was met with. The fault has been driven on to 
the north for a distance of no feet, without picking up the continuation of 
the reef. At present a rise is being put up on the reef about 40 feet north 
of the fault. 
The old workings, as far as accessible, indicate that the shoot is pitching 
to the south. The position of the lower adit has been badly chosen. It 
should have been started to the south of the old level instead of to the 
north of it. The drive north along the fault, if continued, will probably 
intersect the reef, but it is altogether to the north of the shoot. 
The reef where faulted in the lower level carries a little gold, and 
colours of gold can be got in the pug on the fault above the reef. This 
would indicate that the fault is a normal one, and a rise on the fault would 
pick up the continuation of the reef. At present, however, the reef above 
the fault remains to be prospected. 
The shoot is pitching south, and the drive in the lower level will have to 
be extended southwards to cut it. The line of junction of the reef and the 
fault pitches to the north, but the drive could be continued south about 
60 feet on the reef, and a rise from this point should cut the continuation 
of the shoot worked above. 
\Rcport sent iti 28.6.o6~\. 
