The little town of Skagway soon had thousands of people looking for a place to live, food to eat and directions to where they could find gold.The stampeders were in a hurry.

• 这三个人知道，他们在不久的将来就会发财了，他们还知道，他们必须赶紧向政府申请这片土地的所有权，他们要保守发现黄金的秘密，一直到他们合法获得这片土地的所有权为止。