▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁any ▁pay able ▁ground ▁( except ▁the ▁prospect ors ) ▁having ▁been ▁discovered , ▁it ▁has ▁nearly ▁subs ided ▁again ". ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 0 : ▁" At ▁Lam pl ough ▁I ▁cannot ▁note ▁any ▁material ▁change ▁in ▁min ing ▁since ▁my ▁last . ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁r ush es ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁vic inity ▁appear ▁to ▁give ▁rem un er ative ▁employ ment ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁min ers ▁whilst ▁water ▁for ▁was hing ▁purposes ▁is ▁easily ▁obtained ; ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁any ▁natural ▁or ▁artificial ▁means ▁for ▁se cur ing ▁it ▁in ▁this ▁dry ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁district , ▁and ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁present ▁supply ▁is ▁exha usted , ▁I ▁predict ▁a ▁considerable ▁decrease ▁in ▁their ▁numbers ▁will ▁result ". ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 0 : ▁" L am pl ough ▁( with ▁occas ional ▁small ▁r ush es , ▁either ▁to ▁the ▁deep ▁lead ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁immediate ▁vic inity ) ▁still ▁retain s ▁its ▁population ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁the ▁report ▁was ▁quite ▁different : ▁" The ▁population ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁dig g ings ▁( Mount ain ▁Creek ) ▁is ▁yet ▁daily ▁increasing , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁of ▁pay able ▁ground ▁having ▁already ▁been ▁found ▁extending ▁over ▁a ▁large ▁area , ▁together ▁with ▁new ▁discover ies ▁of ▁frequent ▁occurrence , ▁.... ▁Lam pl ough , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁sections ▁of ▁my ▁division ▁( in ▁consequence ▁of ▁this