From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com)
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JAMES B. TUTTLE JR.
	James B. Tuttle Jr., one of the well known mining men of the state, 
is now giving his attention to the properties of the King Gold & Copper 
Mining Company, which are located nine miles west from Valley, in Stevens 
county. Mr. Tuttle, with his father, owns a controlling interest in this 
property and is superintendent, while his father is general manager of the 
same. His career in mining has made him familiar with various properties 
through the northwest and given him practical experience that now makes him 
a skillful master in this prominent industry. A resume of the salient points 
in his life will be interesting to the readers of this volume and especially 
so since his work for the last few years has been along the line of 
development of Stevens county's boundless resources.
   James B. Tuttle was born in Saguache, Colorado, on April 12, 1879, the son
of J.B. and Nancy C. (Goff) Tuttle, natives of Canada and Iowa, respectively.
They lived in Colorado until 1880, when they came to Washington, settling in 
Asotin, where the father still lives. The mother died in 1896. They were the
parents of the following children: John, George, Herbert, Bertha, James,
Effie, Emma, Ada, Randal, and an infant deceased. Our subject received his 
early education in Asotin, and at the tender age of twelve years startes in
mining. He at once decided upon the course that he would follow and went to
mining in Nelson, British Columbia. Three years later we find him at the 
same occupation in Cripple Creek, Colorado, whence one year later he went to
Butte, Montana, and mined for two years. Then returned to British Columbia
and in 1896 began mining in northern Washington. After one year he had
charge of the Skookum mines in Stevens county and in 1897 took charge of the
King Gold & Copper Mining Company, in the management of which he is engaged
at the present time. Mr. Tuttle, in addition to owning the controlling 
interest in the King mine, is heavily interested in certain coal properties
and other mines in this section. In the King he sunk three hundred and fifty
feet of shaft and drove six hundred feet of tunneling and made other improve-
ments which cost him about thirty-five thousand dollars. The company is now
in a postion to begin shipping, and are putting in a concentrator. This
property is without doubt the best equipped mine in the county. Among some 
of the installed machinery may be mentioned an electric light plant, a ten
drill air compressor, three fifty horsepower boilers, machine drills, and
steam pumps. The plant is capable of handling the mine until a depth of 
eleven hundred feet has been attained. In all these matters Mr. Tuttle has
shown the practical judgment and executive ability that have surmounted every
difficulty and brought to the present consummation his work of improvement, 
thus far. Politically Mr. Tuttle is a Democrat, and in fraternal affiliations
he is a member of the I.O.O.F., A.O.U.W., and K.O.T.M.
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