which was in the early days, the only settlement in
British Columbia with any pretense as to size.

But, however, with the advent of the gold seekers
into the Cariboo hills, far inland from the coast, it
is only natural to suppose that before long news-
papers would set up to fill the educational need of
the ever-increasing population.

Therefore, the ‘Cariboo Sentinel’ was founded
with George Wallace as publisher, who purchased
the now famous press of Mgr. Demers from the
“Colonist,” who had by this time replaced it with
more modern machinery. Under his leadership, the
paper progressed rapidly and he created a situation
quite new in advancing his subscription price to
$52.00 per year! However, after a short period of
publishing, Wallace turned his attention to ‘’show-
manship,” and later turned the paper over to C. W.
Allan, who reduced the somewhat inflated subscrip-
tion rates and carried on the paper until 1872. From
that time on with the extinction of the placer diggings,
the Cariboo district was practically deserted, and
not until within the last five years (during which time
lode mining was developed) has there been any
great influx to this section of the country.

It is recorded that the mainland coast of British
Columbia was being developed both in commercial

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