polokachinare

Samuel Edison did well at this occupation, and employed

ed his tent with shrewd judgment49. There was plenty of occupa

n ready to his hand, and more than one enterprise receiv

his attention; but he devoted50 his energies chiefly to the makin

of shingles51, for which there was a large demand locally and al

ng the lake. Canadian lumber was used principally in this industry. The wood was i

e but first-class timber was used, and such shingle

outlasted53 far those made by machinery54 with their cross-grain

cut. A house in Milan, on which some of those shingle

ere put in 1844, was still in excellent condition forty-two year