The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-06
MIR. CHAS. L. TUTT, of Colorado

MIR. CHAS. L. TUTT, of Colorado
VA Springs, Colo, accompanied
by his wife and two sons and Miss
friend of the family, ar
rived here Friday Of last week in his
beautiful yacht, "Anemone. +" They
are making leisurely tour of the
Sound and intend going as far north
as Seymour Narrows and possibly
farther along the southeastern Alas
ka coast. The Anemone is the lar
gest and finest private yacht which
has ever visited this port She has
the unique distinction of being Brit
ish vessel sailing under the American
flag and under United States yacht
ing license in which Denver, an inter
ior city mile above sea level and
nearly thousand miles from the sea,
is designated as her home port. She
was built at Gosport, England, in 1899.
Sac is 116 feet long, 1913 feet beam
and draws II feet of water. The hull
is built of teak wood, one of the hard
est and most valuable of all woods for
shipbuilding, said to be impervious
even to the ravages of the teredo.
The hatch combings and the wood
work of the handsome dining room
are also of teak. The commodious
state rooms are beautifully finished in
birdseye maple. The yacht is Fetch
rugged and has an auxiliary quadruple
expansion engine of 100 horse power.
She belongs to the famous New York
yacht club, has sailed around the Horn
and won the second prize in the Trans
Pacific yacht race from San Pedro to
Honolulu in June of last year, making
the trip Of 2,7O0 miles, under sail only,
in fourteen days and fifty minutes.
She carries a crew of eleven includ-
ing the master, Capt. Harding, and
the cabin boy. The party remained
here until Sunday morning when they
left for Victoria, via Roche Harbor,
where they anchored Sunday night.
Mr.. Tutt is one Of the most promi
nent and wealthy mine owners and
operators in the west. He is presi-
dent of the United States Smelling
Company, of Denver, known as the
smelling trust, and he has large
mining interests in Colorado, Oregon,
California and Mexico. He was one
of the most prominent and active
members of the Mine Owners Associ-
alton, of Colorado, at the time of the
great strike inaugurated by the
Western Federation of Miners, under
the leadership of Meyer and Haywood,
now on trial at Boise, Idaho, for COM
plicity in the murder of Gov. Steu-
nenberg.
It may be of interest to the ISLAND
ER's readers to know that Mr.. Tut
is property owner in this county,
having purchased what is known as
"Dinner island" in Griffin bay, quite
a number of years ago. This is the
island which some imaginative report
er recently reporte-.. lost" suggest
ing that it might have disappeared as
a result of the earthquake which
wrought such sad havoc in San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Tutt bought the little island
without having seen it. Passing
through here on one of his occasional
trips he was getting shaved at the
barber shop when man entered and
remarked to the barber that he want
ed 20 sell his island. Mr.. Tutt made
a few inquiries about it, asked the
price, made an offer and left a check
at the bank to be given to the owner
if he concluded to sell and could give
a clear title, which he did a few days
later.
Notwithstanding his wealth there
is nothing ostentatious or supercilious
aoout Mr.. Tutt or any of the mem
bers of his family. They are unas-
suming, companionable and cordial
people whom it is pleasure to meet
and it is to be hoped that their visits
here may hereafter be mo frequent
aud more extended.