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The word Cheechako, from Chinook Jargon, originated in the United States (Alaska) and Canada
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Ballads of a Cheechako (1909) [Note: A Sourdough is an old-timer, while a Cheechako is a newbie.]
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The Complete Poems (1947?) [This is simply a compilation of the six books.] [Note: A Sourdough is an old-timer, while a Cheechako is a newbie.]
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A good title would have been Tenderfoot (Cheechako) goes to Alaska and tries to run with a Sourdough.
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A good title would have been Tenderfoot (Cheechako) goes to Alaska and tries to run with a Sourdough.
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The anxious Cheechako had vanished from the scene, and the victorious miner masqueraded in his place.
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To the great Cheechako army, they gave little heed.
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Cheechako army laboured along with infinite travail.
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Author of "The Spell of the Yukon", "Ballads of a Cheechako", etc. 1912 edition, 1917 printing
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At Bennett the two great Cheechako armies converged, and there must have been thirty thousand people camped round the lake.
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