The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-19
FOR
DRUMM0ND
IN AFRICA

William Drummond's relatives have not
heard from him since a year ago last
March. when a letter was received from
johannesburg Africa. ny John IL. Drum
mond, a brother who is employed as at
| tendant at the Rhode Island State Hos
pital for the Insane.
The missing man H. believed TO be alive
and was known TO have been i'm possess
sion of a small fortune.
Efforts are being made by his brother
with tho assistance of Congressman Adm
B. Capron, who brought the matter to the
attention of the state department 1t
Washington. -. c., 10 locate him
William Drummond Is an American 0f
Scotch parcntage. and. II living. should
be S years OF age. He IS unmarried, SO
far ms his relatives OF whom there are
several living IN this country, know. lie
learned the trade ~ carpe1ter hen
lad and has followed that business for
the greater part OF his life.
Mr.. Drummond is described b. his
brother John as n rugged-buit man
about feet and II inches tall. His COM
pleXion is light and he has dark hair ana
eyes. When he left America he weigh
eel about l75 pounds He wore a nous
tache, which was dark.
When only rs years OF age he went 10
Vancouver. b. c., where he worked at
four years returned TO his home at Briar
Hll. y. Y. lie left the latter place April
g. 1897. for South Africa and arrived in
Johannesburg May rs OF the same year. as
a letter from him Informed his rela tives.
Soon after landing In Africa Drummond
obtained employment as a carpenter. at
which he worked until the beginning Of
the Boer war. Business got slack about
that time and he then found work as
fF, t,,Iv, Inlaa gl,,srs
running a compressed mir drilling machine
until the capture OF the city by the Eng
lish.
At this time. work OF all kinds being
scarce In the South African republic.
Drummond went TO Boemfontelu. and
again worked AZ carpentcring. Soon after
this no went 10 work i'm the mines again.
but this time prospecting for gold. Tho
company was successful. and after dig
Ring for several hundred feet IL struck
gold. John ~. Drummond said that his
brother bought lo0 shares in the com
pany and afterward sold them at n profit
He also worked AT the pneumatic drill
again. but ultimately returned 10 Johan-
nesburg whore he was employed as a car
penter once more. All Of the above facts
the family learned through correspond
encc.
The last time that John H. Drummond
4
last March. after his return 20 Johannes
burg. In that letter William said nothing
about leaving the city and the only ad-
dress given was general delivery. though
he had previously hired a postoffce box.
John answered the letter promptly, as
was his custom This letter was mailed
May 3. 1904; reached johannesburg juno
TO- as the postmarks show. and after
due time was sent back TO the sender lin
this country
Further than this. William Drummond $
relatives know absolutely nothing re-
garding his whereabouts and they cannot
imagine why he does not write 10 them
IL living. 1t Is known that William posses
ses considerable property. his brother
said yesterday. He Joined the Independ-
ent Order OF Forestcrs I'm Hammond.
~ v, and at that time took out $1,000
life insurance policy. His brother John
has kept up the premiums az well as
paid the taxes on n lot OF land in the
heart OF the city OF Vancouver. B. c..
which is probably worth between 5000 and
5000. William Drummond also owns
property I'm South Africa, the value OF
which his brother thought might be in
the thousands. Having been Of an In
dustrious and saving disposition. IT is
quite probable. so his brother says. that
william has accumulated a small for
tune.