axhelves

Updated: July 25, 2026

Game becoming scarce from growing settlement on the American side he had crossed into Canada and had spent the last two winters round lake Simcoe. 'There is no hunting after February' he said, 'for every critter then begins nursing and the fur is not worth paying for, so we came south and took this shanty, setting to work to make axhelves and shingles, there being ready sale in Toronto.

Gordon Sellar - The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825