Sailor's Gully

History

John Chinaman is at last about to enter the field of adventure in quartz mining. A party of Celestials, 27 in number, who have for the last three or four years held an alluvial claim at Sailor's Gully, near where the Buninyong road crosses, have made arrangements for the erection of a crushing plant, that is likely to be one of the most effective going. The ground was originally taken up by the party as old ground, and up to the present time it has been worked for alluvial gold, and it seems with capital success; as they have made enough out of the ground to enable them to determine upon the more serious enterprise connected with the quartz machinery about to be erected. The depth is about 130 feet, and above that level a quartz reef was struck, bearing gold. The party have driven across the reef and otherwise prospected the "country," and the produce of one or two trial crushings obtained was sufficiently encouraging to induce the party to make up their minds to turn quartz crushers. Arrangements have been made with Messrs Carter & Co., of the Phoenix Foundry for the supply of 16 heads, and a 40 horse power engine, with boiler of proportionate size, is to be procured forthwith from Melbourne, the outlay contemplated being about £2000. Not a bad specimen this of the quiet persistent industry of these Chinamen. A Cornishman has been employed by the party to erect the plant, and his remuneration is a sleeping share in the company. The company cut and cart their own logs for the works, and in other ways assist in the work, but the steam machinery is at present beyond John's management. The name chosen for the company is the Hong Kong.

See also

Gold Ore Mining

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--Beth Kicinski 10:14, 16 January 2013 (EST)