▁Island , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁training , ▁the ▁progress ▁was ▁slow . ▁In ▁addition , ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁uncertainty ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁Dr um mond ▁Island ▁was ▁actually ▁a ▁British ▁or ▁American ▁possession , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gh ent , ▁so ▁the ▁British ▁were ▁somewhat ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁substantial ▁fort ification ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁buildings ▁located ▁on ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Island ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Company ▁were ▁purchased , ▁dis ass emble d , ▁and ▁re - ass emble d ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁shelter ▁for ▁the ▁coming ▁winter . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁still ▁some ▁uncertainty ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁disposition ▁of ▁Dr um mond ▁Island , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁exp end ▁much ▁man power ▁or ▁mater iel ▁fort ifying ▁Fort ▁Dr um mond . ▁Some ▁few ▁military ▁structures ▁were ▁ere cted , ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁whole ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁real ▁boundary ▁between ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁civil ian ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁" fort ". ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁Mc Don all ▁res igned ▁his ▁commission ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Mau le ; ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁Mau le ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Major ▁Thomas ▁Howard ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁Major ▁James ▁Win nett . ▁Through ▁this ▁period ▁the ▁military ▁emp lacement ▁on ▁Dr um mond ▁Island ▁remained ▁substantial ly ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁Ab