John Tanner: Growing Up a Captive, Part XXVII
John with his brother and his wife started to return home, they got to the village where they had tried to kill his horse. They slept...
John Tanner: Crowing Up a Captive, Part XXVI
Sugar season arrived, the trees were called by the whites “River Maple,” they were large but scattered and for this reason they made two...
John Tanner: Growing Up a Captive, Part XXV
John Tanner described him as “a very small old man” he had joined them in the course of the Winter and when food became scarce he set out...
John Tanner: Growing Up a Captive, Part XXIV
Leaves were out on the trees, the bark peeled and John was killing Sturgeon in the rivers. It didn’t last, there came a snow more than...
John Tanner: Growing Up a Captive, Part XXIII
In the course of the Fall John had killed a good many beaver and other animals and his family had enough to supply all their wants. One...
John Tanner: Growing up a Captive, Part XXII
It was winter and as it advanced it continually became colder. John Tanner hunted for a Trader called by the Indians Aneeb which meant...
John Tanner: Growing Up a Captive, Part XXI
John Tanner used to take with hook and line a great number of fish from the River called Kocheche-se-bee (Source River) which fed Rainy...
John Tanner: Growing Up a Captive, Part XX
They were all hungry; the Old Woman sent John to seek help, a difficult trek, when he arrived at the Trader House they immediately knew...
John Tanner: Growing up a Captive, Part XIX
John Tanners family’s prospects were so discouraging that they lightened some of their baggage in order to make their journey more...
John Tanner: Growing up a Captive, Part XVII
John Tanner's family has decided to leave the Red River area and head to Lake Huron. They felt very good about their prospects, they had...
