DCHP-2

Cariboo DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  an extensive region in south-central British Columbia, originally that region between the junction of the Quesnel and Fraser Rivers and the Cariboo Mountains, but later, especially in popular usage, a much larger region, extending from Lillooet almost to Prince George.

  • The Cariboo was the scene of a famous gold rush which began in 1860.

• 2 n. — Slang, Obs. (usually plural)

  a name given to the Reformers in Upper Canada in the 1830's.