Which preposition to use with pickaxe

in Occurrences 2%

The captain-major made a hole with pickaxes in a stone slab at the entrance of this river, and set up a marble pillar, of which he had brought many for that purpose, which had two escutcheons, one of the arms of Portugal, and another, on the other side, of the sphere, and letters engraved in the stone which said, "Of the Lordship of Portugal, Kingdom of Christians."

against Occurrences 1%

It then occurred to them to strike with their pickaxes against the roof of the mine.

at Occurrences 1%

Hear, hear the pickaxes at work; an army is coming to our rescue, father; the God you doubted sends them, and some hero leads them.

into Occurrences 1%

" The man ventured no further remonstrance; he took off his jacket, and struck his pickaxe into the hard, dry soil near the point where the cane rested.

of Occurrences 1%

In them some of the most interesting articles are found, such as urns, ornaments of copper, heads of spears, &c., of the same metal, as well as medals of copper and pickaxes of horneblende; * * * works of this class, compared with those of earth, are few, and they are none of them as large as the mounds at Grave Creek, in the town of Circleville, which belong to the first class.

with Occurrences 1%

So he left his pickaxe with one point fast between two stones, and ran to the shop.

Which preposition to use with  pickaxe