Cheechakos 1896 (Dawson City Museum Yukon Canada)
During our recent tour to the Yukon Territory, we traveled through
the routes of “Klondike Gold Rush”, heard all kinds of “Gold Rush”
tales, and witnessed the old “Gold Rush” sites.
We also learned some words with their special unique meanings:
Stampede (Stampeders)
“to cause to run away in headlong panic”
“to cause (as a group of people) to act on sudden or rush impulse.”
"a sudden, confused headlong rush of a large group of people"
(stampeders)
Sourdough(s)
“old time prospectors of Alaska, or experienced miners”
Cheechacko(s)
“tenderfoot, new comers in a comparatively rough settle region.”
“inexperienced beginners”
“potential miners, new to Klondike”
Sam McGee, the poor man mentioned in the Robert Service poem,
“Cremation of Sam McGee", was one of the tens of thousands of
“Cheechakos”.
Yeh Tze
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