The herald., 1894-03-27
WHERE IS PERCY CARlNSHAY? !?
A Fortune Awaiting q Missing
Englishman.
His Friends Have Not Heard of Him
Since Last July.
An Uucie AnxIous TO Make Him His Heir,
He Is suppOHed to Be Mining
in Some Out of the
Way Corner.

There is man somewhere in this re-
Gion for whom a fortune is waiting III
England. His relatives and friends are
looking for him, and companion with
whom he passed through here early last
year (and has since returned to England)
has written the following letter to
George Maxwell Of the Nesdleg, savs the
Eye OF that place, who was in charge of
the train on which they rode at the time
and with whom they became pretty
well acquainted. The letter ia self
explanatory:
CARYsF9Rr ROAD, BoscoMBE.
BoURNEMoTH. England, Fob Is, 1884,
George Maxwell, ESD, Needles, Cal
DEAR SIR: In January OF 1898 l
went to California via the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway, with q
companion named Percy w. Caraw-
shay. We rods on your train and had
the pleasure of meeting you IN the
smoking car. You may possibly remem-
ber US, as We asked many Questions
about California ate and vnn gave
us much Information about the country
returned home shortly afterwards. but
LETT Mr. Carawshay in Los Angeles,
from whence he wrote as late ss last
July.
In his last letter he stated that he
was going to Needles with an Gconaint.
ance he had made in Les Angeles. in =
tending to 90 down the Colorado and to
the westward, in seareh OF mine that
his new-fdund friend claimed he could
find and which WAC said to he rich in
gold. do not know the name of this
friend, as he did not mention it in the
letter, but he WAS, he eaid, an old Cali.
fornian and Mexican miner OF consider
able experience, who knew tho country
well.
Since then have no. heard from MIR,
Caraw Ebay, and naturally fear that he
nas met with soms accident, as he has
trlends TO whom he would have Ger
tRinly written, as we'll as to myself. 1t
is very important just now to ascertain
ii he is still living. as there ia overy
prospect that he will, if living, inherit a
large property from an uncle in Dorset
who is rapidly failing in health. This
uncle, whose only son died in August
last, is very anxious TO learn of his
whereabouts and TO have him come
home at onGe.
You will readily see that this i'd de.
cidedly for his best interests, and [
write earnestly entreating you to send
me any Information you can get at
Needles about him. | know no one else
near that place, and as it is a small
town l feel sure you will take the
trouble to make the necessary INQUIRIES
about any parties who won't down the
Colorado laeb summer or autumn (in
August or September, I think They
muat have got boats or horaes Ghers as
we'll ae provisions, and would certainly
be remembered If they had passed
through the town. Carawshay was 27
years of egc, tail and dark, with beard
and moustachs, and was probably pro-
vided with plenty of money, as he had
drafts for about e1200 when left him at
Los Angeleo, and he received consider
able rehittsnces later.
fear that he has met with foul play.
either before or after reaching Needles
on account of this money, and il he did
not reach there l shall ba more con-
vinced that thie is the case,
l enclose an envelope for reply, and
hope to hear from you by return of
mail. Very truly yours,
CHARLES MIMIC PALMERsToN,
P. s.--Will you kindly give nae the
name OF some person who could be
trusted to investigate this matter thor
opghly should CGrawshey's relatives de-
eide to have his movements traced care
fully and his late ascertained beyond q
doubt, az it may become necessary to do. !
He is his uncle's natural heir, and will |
get the estate certainly, though as 10
personal property that may depend on
the result OF this inquiry.
Conductor Maxwell, always willing to
accommodate, has done tome investi- |
eating on his own account. and found |
that the party with whom Carawahay |
started ont is Andy Shannon, known to |
some extent here, but better known |
around Yuma. Enough has besn learned /
also to lead to the belief that the (
bonanza Of whose exiatence Shannon |
pyofessed to know % great deal was |
situated in tho Ehren berg country The /
surmiss that the young Englishmgn |
met with foul play ia disproved bv the |
acs that he was ssen here last fail. It |
IS euppceed that he 10 ct present in some
tut Of the way corner with his pros
oectiDg companion. His relatives are
lnxioua to find him, as will be seen by
he letter, and anyone knowing any
hing about him 10 requested to leave
Information either at this Office or with
3eorge Maxwell. Yuma and Ph9nix
'apers are requested to publish the TACT
hat CArawshay Ia wanted.