In this part of the story the Chinese were mentioned again this story seem to be about the Chinese more then the boys. The discovery of gold in the Klondike in 1898 led Tacoma's prominence in the region to be eclipsed by the booming development of Seattle.

Tacoma was incorporated on November 12, 1875. Its hopes to be the "City of Destiny" were helped by selection in 1873 as the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad, thanks to lobbying by McCarver, future mayor John Wilson Sprague, and others. (post 4)