The earliest recorded tourism visit to the Cariboo was by two English gentlemen, Lord Viscount Milton and Doctor Walter B. Cheadle.

Lord Milton was a young, willful aristocrat who had decided that he wanted to see Canada for himself, and Dr. Cheadle was retained by the Milton family to escort the impetuous young man to see to his health, and to ensure that no harm came to him.

The earliest recorded tourism visit to the Cariboo was by two English gentlemen, Lord Viscount Milton and Doctor Walter B. Cheadle.
Lord Milton was a young, willful aristocrat who had decided that he wanted to see Canada for himself, and Dr. Cheadle was retained by the Milton family to escort the impetuous young man to see to his health, and to ensure that no harm came to him.

The podcast version of the popular newspaper column ”The Haphazard History of the Cariboo Chilcotin” in the Williams Lake Tribune.

The podcast version of the popular newspaper column &rdquo;The Haphazard History of the Cariboo Chilcotin&rdquo; in the Williams Lake Tribune.

Haphazard History

Produced by the Williams Lake Tribune, Haphazard History is stories of the pioneers, people and places of the Cariboo Chilcotin region of British Columbia.

Produced by the Williams Lake Tribune, Haphazard History is stories of the pioneers, people and places of the Cariboo Chilcotin region of British Columbia.

The earliest recorded tourism visit to the Cariboo.

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