Shotwelle  
 
 

Transcribed from "History of North Washington, an illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties", published by Western Historical Publishing Co., 1904.

     CAPTAIN ELLSWORTH E. SHOTWELL, of Lakeside, Chelan county, after a long and successful business career in some of the most important centers of the United States, has cast his lot among the people of this beautiful lake country, of which he is a most progressive and influential citizen.  He is manager of the Lake Chelan Navigation Company.  Captain Shotwell was born in San Francisco, February 5, 1860.  His father, Joseph M., a native of New Jersey, came to San Francisco in 1851, as owner and master of the ship Samuel Churchman.  He sold this vessel and remained in San Francisco until his death, in 1898, engaged in mining, and also as manager for Allsop & Company, the Panama Mail Steamship Line, and he was prominently identified with the Comstock mines in the early days.  During many years he was manager of the Merchant's Exchange, and was one of San Francisco's influential pioneer citizens.  The mother of our subject, Minnie (Perrier) Shotwell, was a native of Australia, who came to California when a child, with her parents.
     Our subject remained in California nearly all his life, and was engaged in mining stock speculation in San Francisco during the most exciting periods of that business, and was well known "on the street" in connection with the "Comstock" in its palmy days.  He began his business career while still a youth, was educated in private schools in San Francisco and prepared for college, but chose a business career instead.  He followed deep water sailing and worked on coast steamers, and was identified, for a few years, with business on the San Joaquin river.  At the time of the initial Yukon excitement our subject went to Alaska, returned to California, and in 1901-2 went to Nome.  He came to Chelan county as a tourist, accompanied by his family, and was so impressed with the natural beauty of the scenery, the climate and business prospects, that he, decided to make this locality his future home.  He purchased the steamer Lady of the Lake, expended several thousand dollars in refitting the boat, and subsequently built the fast dispatch steamer which easily makes the round trip in a day, and promoted various other marine enterprises.
     Capt. Shotwell has two sisters, Grace, wife of Edward T. Osborn, residing in California, for many years assistant treasurer of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and Marion, wife of H. Tourgee.  In September, 1900, in San Francisco, our subject was married to Mary Warring, a native of Maine.  They have no children.