Koochiching Museums

In the Fall the corn was gathered and disposed of in Ca-ches where they hid it for winter and afterwards went to hunt. John accompanied them in the woods, and it seemed like he always was much distressed with hunger. He saw the Indian’s eating something and he tried to discover what it was but they carefully concealed it from him and it was some time before he accidentally found some beach-nuts and though he didn’t know what they were he was tempted to try them and found them

The Indians paddled on, it was about mid-day when they landed in a wooded area, they sought out a large hollow log open at one end into which they put their blankets, kettles and a few other articles and then made John crawl into it after which they closed up the end. He heard them for a few minutes and then all was still and remained so for a long time, he had relinquished all hope making an escape. He eventually heard them removing the logs which they had kept him in, it wa

John had been kidnapped. He could plainly see his father’s house and they had laughed as they pulled him away. He hoped to find a way to escape. After the Indians had eaten a little, they began to ascend the Big Miami dragging him along, they took his shoes as they seemed to think he could run better without them, he knew he was being closely watched but he still had hope for escape. John tried to notice objects that would serve as landmarks on his way back, he also tried to