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A. "Grubstake" sounds like a meal, but it was not "steak;" it was a business agreement. Some people supplied money for a miner to go to the gold country in exchange for some of the profits. "Bear steak," on the other hand, was available in the restaurants and out in the foothills if someone shot a bear. It tasted greasy, tough and stringy.

What would you buy from the general store?

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