english: These were typically not solitary efforts. But no matter what, if you were a lawyer or a banker, people dropped what they were doing, no matter what skill set they had, to go pan for gold.
non_english: Dit waren meestal geen solo-ondernemingen. Maar of je nou advocaat of bankier was,  mensen lieten alles vallen -- ongeacht hun capaciteiten --  om naar goud te gaan graven.