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chained_bear commented on the word poke hunting
"poke hunting" equates to our current meaning of "gold-digging"--that is, not literally digging for gold.
"Instead of feeling preyed upon by fortune hunters like Myrtle Drummond, most Klondike Kings viewed 'poke hunting' as acceptable behavior. Since they had been driven north by the desire for wealth, they were not surprised that their female counterparts were motivated by the same goal. These men expected to pay generously for the attention of pretty women in high demand. Some bragged at great lengths about how much wealth they lavished on Klondike charmers, simply because it was one of the few ways to purchase prestige in the Far North."
--Lael Morgan, Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush (Fairbanks, Alaska and Seattle: Epicenter Press, 1998), p. 61
January 31, 2017