Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Friday 4 October 1895, page 2


BATTERIES AT THE MURCHISON.

To THE EDITOR.

SIB.-I notice in your issue of to-day the reply of Mr. Prinsep to certain useful en-quiries recently made by you. As I have just completed an extended tour of the Yalgoo, Murchison and Peak Hill goldfields I am able to furnish you with a complete list of the batteries on those fields which, I

attach hereto in the hope that it may prove useful to yourself and the department :

Name of Company | Capital

No. of Stampers | Where registered |

Locality

Abbott's* ¿100,000 10 G. Brit. Abbotts Austin ... 50,000 10 " Island

B.'k Iguana,* unk'wn 10. Local Abbotts

Cue Fublio

Battery ... 8,500 10 " Cae

Coe One Pro

. prletary ... 60,000 10 " " Cue Viotory 182,000 10 G. Brit. "

Day D*wn

Associated

Gold Minea 220,000 20 " Day Dawn

Day Dawn

80«.th ... 24,000 10 Melb. " Eanera'd ... 55,000 10 G. Brit. Yalgoo Finlayson's

Battery ... unk'wn | 10 | Local | Melville

Fortune of

War ... 80,000 10 Adel. DeadFin*h. Garden Golly unk'wn 10 " G'rd'nGUy. Goloonda ... 75,000 10 G. Brit. Island

Heridine'e

Batter;* unk'wn 3 Local Peak Hill Bangaroo ... 30.000 10 Meib. Cae

Kinsella ... 80,000 10 G. Brit. Day Dawn

Lady Mary

Amalg't'd* 50,000 10 " Cue

Lady Mand* wVna S Looal Mt. Y'g'bng Mainland ',

Consolidated 150,000 10 " L. Austin

MorningStar 30,000 10 Ballar't Mt. Magnet

Murchison

Consolidated 140,000 10 Adel. Nannine Nannine ... 30,000 10 Local "

NewCaum... 100,000 10 G.Brit. Mt. Magnet

Noltle'e Bit

tery ... «hk'wn 5 LosaA Melville Red, White -

&Bln,*... 60,000 10 G.Brit.Cae ROBO of Eng.

land ... unk'wn 10 Local "

Seward

(Franois') " t Adel. "

Star of the

j East ... 80,000 10 Local Mt.Y'g'bng ' Trenton ... 95,000 10 G.Brit Day Dawn

i Viotory

! United ... 40,000 10 Melb. DeadFintv ¡ W.A. Gold

Cruabiog

Syndicate* unk'wn 20 G. Brit. Cue

I Wilson & Co. " 3 Lroal Paak Hill

816

I Batteries marked thna * are in coarse of ! erection, f Oas (equal to. 10 bead). I Yours, etc..

F. 0. B. VOSPER.

Perta, September 21.