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Thread #129625   Message #3011545
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
20-Oct-10 - 12:01 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: What is a lacheko/Latchyco (lyr add)
Subject: RE: Folklore: What is a lacheko
Robert Service wrote a book called "Ballads of a Cheechako" - the word meaning a naive newcomer to the Yukon Gold Rush, said to be from a Chinook word.

Any possible connection?