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line appears to undulate, as at intervals the richer auriferous zones are 
brought to the surface, and these were worked for gold in the early days 
of the field. 
Continuing further southward on the same line, Sheepwash Creek is 
crossed, and the position of the centre-country can be determined for some 
distance still further southward; then a long alluvial flat intervenes and to 
the south of it are the shaft and plant of the Southern Gold-fields Com¬ 
pany, at a distance of about 9 miles to the south of Bendigo. This com¬ 
pany has been 11 months at work sinking in strata dipping west. The 
shaft is 200 feet deep. At 100 feet, in the eastern cross-cut, centre-country 
was cut at 10 feet from the shaft. At 145 feet deep, in the eastern cross¬ 
cut, at 18 feet from the shaft, centre-country was cut, so the manager in¬ 
formed me. The workings of this company are the most southern on the 
field. Auriferous quartz cropped out at the surface here, and was worked 
many years ago. The extension of the survey southward should show on 
which line this company is working. 
Northward from Bendigo, Hustler’s Consols Company is sinking to the 
north of the United Hustler’s and Redan Company. There is a strong 
pitch of the strata to the northward, so that the shaft will have to be sunk 
to a considerable depth before the productive zone worked further to the 
south will be reached. Mr. Whitelaw’s longitudinal section along the 
Hustler’s line will clearly show the direction and amount of pitch, and 
give a good indication as to the probable depth required to reach the good 
zones. 
In this case, sinking should be actively and continuously proceeded with, 
and no cross-cutting should be done until the auriferous zone is readied. 
In Job’s Gully at Bright’s abattoirs a shaft is being sunk, apparently in 
search of the line of centre-country, which is 550 feet further to the west. 
This centre-country shows in the intersection of the streets in front of the 
abattoirs. The shaft is 75 feet deep, and a cross-cut has been driven 50 
feet to the west. 
Northward the Red Jacket Company is sinking a shaft. It is 50 feet 
deep and to chains to the south of the junction of Red Jacket and Dead 
Horse Gullies. Some work was formerly done here to the east of the anti¬ 
cline, and, apparently, payable quartz raised. There are alluvial workings 
in the gullies around, and as depth is attained the prospects are likely to 
improve, for the rocks at the surface appear to belong to the Castlemaine 
zone. 
The Snowball Mine. 
In this lease at Snowball Gully the shaft is 400 feet deep. Mr. 
Whitelaw informs me that a western leg has been extensively worked and is 
still being operated upon. The shaft is in strata dipping to west, and 
about 100 feet to the west of centre-country. Alluvial workings occur in 
this locality. The shaft should be continued. 
The Lancashire Mine. 
This mine is on the Lancashire line. The depth of the shaft is 305 
feet to the bottom of the well. At the 130-ft. level centre-countrv is 
135 feet to the west of the shaft; at 217 feet it is 220 feet to the west of 
the shaft, and at the same level, at 22 feet in the eastern cross-cut, another 
anticline shows, apparently the result of faulting. At a depth of 295 feet, 
18 feet along the cross-cut from the shaft, there is centre-countrv; also at 
the stame level at 31 feet to the west of the shaft. The countrv now being 
sunk through is much faulted, and is high up in the series. In the case 
of this mine it would be advisable to concentrate all energies in sinking the 
shaft, and not to make cross-cuts until a lower zone of countrv is reached. 
