▁& c . ▁It ▁may ▁safely ▁be ▁pres umed ▁that ▁those ▁now ▁remaining ▁are ▁all ▁making ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁good ▁liv elihood ". ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁he ▁reported : ▁" At ▁Lam pl ough , ▁the ▁Deep ▁Le ad ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁minor ▁r ush es ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁neighbourhood ) ▁offers ▁sufficient ▁indu c ements ▁to ▁remain . ▁The ▁lead ▁appears ▁still ▁to ▁ad here ▁( as ▁originally ) ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁re ef , ▁neither ▁do ▁the ▁work ings ▁get ▁into ▁deeper ▁or ▁wet ▁ground . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁pay able ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁miles ▁in ▁length ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁prospect ors ’ ▁claim , ▁and ▁three ▁claims ▁in ▁width , ▁the ▁average ▁yield ▁being ▁an ▁ ounce ▁to ▁the ▁load , ▁with ▁one ▁foot ▁thick ness ▁of ▁was h - d irt ". ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 0 : ▁" The ▁Lam pl ough ▁Deep ▁Le ad ▁is ▁stead ily ▁progress ing . ▁Several ▁other ▁shall ow ▁work ings ▁upon ▁adjacent ▁hills , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁g ul lies , ▁are ▁being ▁pro sec uted ; ▁but , ▁from ▁what ▁I ▁can ▁as certain , ▁are ▁only ▁attended ▁with ▁w ages ▁results . ▁The ▁population ▁at ▁Lam pl ough ▁is ▁rather ▁on ▁the ▁increase , ▁princip ally ▁from ▁In gle wood . ▁A ▁new ▁r ush ▁occurred ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁ago ▁about ▁eight ▁miles ▁from ▁Lam pl ough , ▁on ▁the ▁Le xt on ▁road ; ▁but