Archibald, a hunter, was engaged in beavers hunting in the Canadian wilderness, accompanied by his wife, Anahario. Having come to Canada from England at the age of 17, he developed a deep fascination with the lifestyles of the Ojibwe Indigenous people of North America. By living among them, he mastered the ways of the wilderness—learning to hunt, trap small creatures, and endure even in the harshest and most unlikely of habitats.
Back then, beavers’ silk-/velvet-like fur was highly prized. Selling this skin proved to be quite lucrative, and Archibald soon took up the trade himself. Soon, throughout the region, he became widely known as the renowned beaver hunter.
