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Post by qp on Oct 23, 2004 22:10:31 GMT -5
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Post by Sauvage on Oct 24, 2004 22:01:27 GMT -5
Yes, John Tanner, abducted as a young boy and raised by Native Americans eventually ended-up to the west in the Rainy River country. In the Summer of 1823 while trying to take his two half-breed daughters out to "civilization," he was pushing his canoe upstream through the rapids on the Maligne (now known as Tanner rapids) just below what is now known as Tanner Lake. His Native American wife had apparently conspired with a male of her people to ambush and murder Tanner to thwart the taking of her daughters to the "white man's world." Tanner was shot from ambush while in the rapids by a fellow he knew, named Ome-zhuh-gwut-oons. The near fatal gunshot shattered his right arm and the ball then passed into his torso/chest. Tanner fainted from the wound and loss of blood and was left for dead by his assailant and wife who took his two daughters away. He was subsequently found and rescued by men from the Hudson's Bay Company who were passing through the area in their canoe. They took him to a fur post on the Rainy River where he was nursed back to health over the Fall and Winter. (This from Tanner's own written account.) ~Sauvage
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Post by PG on Oct 26, 2004 3:34:38 GMT -5
Hmmm. I believe this will require a trip to the Maligne in July. Time to try out the new Bell Magic I hope to have in hand by then. Will post dates when worked out if anyone is interested.
PG
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dentondoc
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Post by dentondoc on Nov 13, 2004 11:24:26 GMT -5
Haven't had the pleasure of doing the "Wall" portage, but it is on one of my possible routes for 2006. How does it stack up against the McDougall to Keats portage (on the Keats side)? Did that one on a wet day in May 2004. It was so steep, we finally gave up and lowered the canoe 40-50 feet over the rock face using ropes. Someone coming from the Keats side could hardly be blamed for missing this portage. It looks almost straight up from the water. dd
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Post by qp on Nov 13, 2004 15:38:38 GMT -5
dd The Wall portage will be a peice of cake compared to the McDougall to Keats Portage. The wall portage is very easy after you get up the steep climb. qp
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Post by intrepidcamper on Nov 18, 2004 19:16:42 GMT -5
I did the wall, uphill, twice before I realized there was a Nanny portage! It is a challenging climb but "easy" after that and direct. Another way around is to use the portage at the northwest end of the lake. In low water it is hard to find the portage there, and sometimes hard to get into it for the water vegetation. The portage is longer, but all flat going. The next portages north on this route go through or around a (most times) dry beaver pond and the last stretch is wonderfull flat and sandy walking. So even though it is longer, it is easier overall. Coming south via Side Lake, on this route is easy to find the portages, but be carefull not to take the west trail to a little no-name lake dead-end. IC
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Post by Trout Lane on Nov 22, 2004 0:08:55 GMT -5
Nice photos QP of the Wall portage qp. I was on it this year for the second time in my experience in Quetico. This time I was going down The Wall !!!
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