in yellowknife, walt writes a newspaper column. he calls it "tales from the dump."if you google him, you'll see some of his watercolours online. so, tell me, once gold fever hit, how do they get into a place like this? >> walt humphries: well, back in those days, in the summertime it was by canoe, or in the wintertime they walked. and there's a great story, and it's true, of darcy arden and his son; he was about 17. they heard about the discovery here, so they walked from great wintertime - took 'em a couple months. and they're quite adventurous and they had no idea what was at the end for them. >> john lovelace: and what was at the end? >> walt humphries: well, they didn't find any gold here, but they went on to other properties and other things, and did okay. >> john lovelace: and how did the son do? >> walt humphries: he actually made quite a bit of money at the pine point rush, so he did okay. >> john lovelace: so after the people spent all this time, the early prospectors, walking into an area like this, then they'd have to set building up their buildings. >> w