) ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁it ▁ran ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁Gold ▁history ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁the ▁M ining ▁Survey or ▁at ▁Mary borough ▁reported ▁Lam pl ough ▁as ▁a ▁" grand ▁att raction ; ▁hundreds ▁of ▁min ers ▁are ▁arriv ing ▁daily ▁from ▁the ▁more ▁remote ▁gold - fields . ▁The ▁yield ▁of ▁gold , t ogether ▁with ▁the ▁large ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁already ▁proven ▁aur ifer ous ▁ground , ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁Lam pl ough ▁presents ▁every ▁appearance ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁largest ▁r ush ▁we ▁have ▁yet ▁had ▁in ▁Victoria ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁the ▁survey or ▁reported ▁that ▁" L am pl ough ▁may ▁safely ▁be ▁class ed ▁amongst ▁the ▁permanent ▁and ▁pay able ▁gold ▁fields ▁of ▁Victoria ". ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁note ▁that ▁the ▁field ▁was ▁over pop ulated , ▁particularly ▁by ▁those ▁in ▁business ▁purs uits : ▁" there ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁nearly ▁one ▁place ▁of ▁business ▁to ▁each ▁min er ’ s ▁tent ". ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁the ▁survey or ▁reported : ▁" L am pl ough , ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁weeks , ▁presents ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁settled ▁gold ▁fields . ▁ ▁The ▁late ▁depart ures ▁to ▁the ▁In gle wood ▁r ush ▁have ▁material ly ▁improved ▁its ▁condition ▁by ▁withdraw ing ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁its ▁sur plus ▁population , ▁such ▁as ▁un success ful ▁min ers , ▁store keep ers ,