A real survivor story
I watch the "Survivor" show once in awhile and it made me think of something similar in our family.
In August 1983, my brother Gib, my son Bud, and son-in-law Bob tried their hands at primitive living.
My brother, who was then a real estate broker in Palm Springs, Calif., got carried away and bought an island in Stewart Lake, British Columbia, Canada.
He talked those two Boy Scouts into going with him on a camping trip on his island. They flew from Wichita to Portland, Ore., and to Vancouver, British Columbia. They rented a car and drove to Ft. St. James where they purchased supplies. They bought food, even salt and pepper, mostly stuff that wouldn't spoil. Then they drove to an Indian village called Tachie, where they rented a fishing boat from Indians, which I understand wasn't much of a boat. As they were crossing the lake to the island the water became very rough and almost ended their adventure right there.
When they arrived at the island they pitched a second-hand tent and built a fire. Their evening meal consisted of field potatoes, bacon, and coffee. The next morning Aunt Jemima furnished the "fixins" for pancakes.
Anyway they got in the boat to do some fishing but didn't have too much luck. The next day they hired an Indian boy for a guide. He took them to the Tachie River mouth where they caught rainbow trout.
The next day they explored the island and saw a black bear. Each day they fished and cooked them.
They stayed on the island about five days and reported beautiful country. They finished up the pancake mix the last morning.
They brought back some handmade moccasins they bought from the Indians, the leather hadn't been cured properly and they smelled terrible!
— NORMA HANNAFORD
