Powell Weaver was born in White County, Tennessee back in 1797. He started working for the Hudson Bay Company as a young man. In 1830, he travelled to the Rocky Mountains on a trapping expedition. That adventure took him to Taos, New Mexico which he used as a base for this trapping and trading.
Among the Taco people his name was changed to the more-familiar Spanish speaker as Paulino which was changed again by English speakers to Pauline. He settled ear Banning, California in 1845, living there for more than ten years. In 1846, he was recruited to be a scout for the Mormon Battalion serving the military off-and-on for the next 20 years as a scout and intermediary between the Army and Indian tribes.
In 1862, Native Americans showed him where gold could be found near La Paz, Arizona. Just a year later gold was found near Yarnell, Arizona at Rich Hill. In his honor, the mining district was named the Weaver District. He died in 1867, and was buried at Camp Verde with full military honors in recognition for this military service. His body was moved and is now found on the grounds of the Arizona Capital at Prescott. Until tomorrow keep a smile on your face and a penny in your pocket.
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