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.

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