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northern end of the “ bulge ” and dip towards the south end at an average 
angle of about 45°. The exception is Ross’s reef, which strikes along the 
length of the dyke, and dips from the eastern to the western wall at angles 
ranging between 32° and 50°. 
The quartz “ floors ” or reefs usually consist of 2 or 3 inches of quartz 
on both hanging and foot-walls, with from 1 to 4 or 5 feet of crushed dyke 
and quartz between. The following are the main reefs worked at No. 2 
level, and between there and the surface, travelling north in No. 2 adit:— 
Culverhouse’s reef, the first crushing from which yielded 400 oz. from 
100 ton3 of stone. 
Phillips’ reef was worked along the contact of the dyke and western 
slates for payable returns. 
Sutcliffe’s reef was worked for payable returns, and underhand stoped 
below No. 2 level. The rise from the bottom level (No. 3) is probably on 
this reef. 
Seventy Ounce reef was worked from No. 2 level to the surface for payable 
returns. 
Black reef was stoped from No. 2 level to the surface in stone said to 
have averaged 1 oz. per ton. It is underhand stoped 8 feet below No. 2 
level. 
Bodywig’s or Banduerg’s reef was worked from No. 2 level to the surface ; 
the stone is said to have been very rich. 
Burness’ reef also was worked from No. 2 level to the surface ; the stone 
is said to have averaged 1 oz. per ton. 
Beale’s reef is said to have been very rich, and has been worked from 
40 feet above No. 2 level to near the surface. 
Thousand Ounce reef was rich above No. 2 level, and has been under¬ 
hand stoped to 25 feet below that level. 
No. 2 level then continues for about 80 feet along Ross’ reef (the reef 
with the exceptional strike referred to previously), to the Three Hundred 
Ounce reef. This averaged about \ oz. per ton, and has been underhand 
stoped 30 feet below No. 2 level. 
Ross’ reef was worked in patches, particularly near the junction, of the 
Thousand Ounce and Three Hundred Ounce reefs. 
Behind the Three Plundred Ounce reef occur the Bill the Blower’s reef, 
Littlewood’s reef, the Dynamite, and other reefs, which have been wmrked 
for payable returns. 
The official returns from the reefs enumerated show over 12,000 oz. of 
gold obtained, but it is probable that considerably more was obtained than 
has been recorded. 
The lowest adit (No. 3) is 98 feet below No. 2 level, and was driven in 
recent years for the purpose of cutting the reefs worked in the upper levels 
and prospecting new occurrences. It was driven 742 feet, and abandoned 
for want of funds. At 480 feet from the mouth a rise was put up to connect 
with No. 2 level; this was abandoned for the same reason, and is still uncon¬ 
nected. At 70 feet up this, rise, the highest point which could be surveyed, 
it is distant 45 feet east from No. 2 level. The rise is apparently put up on 
Sutcliffe’s reef. It should be continued about another 20 feet vertical, 
and a drive then extended west until No. 2 level is intersected. 
No prospecting has been done in No. 3 level, but towards the end some 
promising-looking formations have been cut. One of these at least—that 
58 feet back from the face—should have levels driven to both walls of the 
dyke. 
