The Victoria Gazette 1858-59

"The proprietors ought to give the title 'American' to their paper"

During the summer of 1858, Victoria a settlement of about 500 became a community of over 5,000 as the gold rush began to boom and businesses opened, largely funded with American money.

That year also was a year of firsts. Victoria planked her first street - Waddington Alley, running from Yates to Johnston Street. The first library was established, and St…