From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com)
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JOSIAH M. DAVEY
	Josiah M. Davey, who is familiarly known as Captain Davey, is 
superintentdent and manager of the Iron Hill Mining Company's property, 
situated twelve miles west from Valley. Few men have had a more extensive 
and successful career in mining than Captain Davey and Stevens county is to 
be congradulated that a man of his knowledge and ability is now in charge of 
the development work on one of her large properties. He is a thoroughly 
practical man and it is with pleasure that we are enabled to recount, for the
benefit of our readers, some of the items of his industrious career.
   Josiah M. Davey was born in Camborne, England. on September 9, 1849, the
son of John and Jane (Martin) Davey, natives of England. They came to America
in 1866, but returned to their native country, where they remained until
their death. They were the parents of nine children. The mother's people were
a very influential and wealthy family and the father was an experienced and
skillful mining man. Our subject was educated in the public schools of his
native place and as early as the age of nine years commenced work in the 
mines. When sixteen he began to do entirely for himself and continued in 
mining until 1865, when he came to this country and took up the same business
in New England and in New York. Later we find him in the copper region of 
Lake Superior and for five years he has charge of the old cliff mine. Then he
went to California and did contract work for some time. In 1875 he returned 
to Lake Superior and took charge of the exploration work of a large company. 
Two years later he was occupied in the grest Calumet and Hecla mines and 
then in other properties. For a number of years he was engaged in various 
capacities in the leading mines in that section and also in exploration work 
in Lake Superior region. Finally he went to prospecting for himself and 
located a property which he sold for twenty thousand dollars. After this he 
was in Tennessee for a company, whence he returned to Michigan, and then came
to Washington, taking charge of the properties mentioned above. Since coming
here Captain Davey has won hosts of friends and has demonstrated to the
people of this section that he is a mining man of marked ability and 
resources.
   In 1860 Mr. Davey married Miss Grace, daughter of William and Grace
(Rogers) Harvey, natives of England. In 1866 they came to Keweenaw, Michigan,
where they remained until death, having been the parents of nine children.
The father enlisted in the Civil war, but was unable to get to the front 
until hostilities had ceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Davey seven children have been
born, Louisa, William J., Joseph, Minnie, Josiah, Grace and Lillie. Captain 
Davey is a good, active Republican and a man of influence in his party. He 
has held various offices, among them that of deputy sheriff in Michigan. 
Fraternally he is affiliated with the K.O.P., A.F. and A.M., and the Sons of 
St.George.     
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