The article explains how Bill and Florence Mulligan and their children became wealthy overnight when oil was found on their land. It states that the family lives in Bon Accord, Alberta, and that they were so poor their children had to hire themselves out in return for borrowing farm equipment to maintain their land. In April 1950, however, oil was found on their land, earning them 40,000 to 50,000 dollars, with a potential stipend of 800 dollars weekly. The family now have their own farm equipment, and have traveled throughout Canada and the U.S.