By Ken Edwards
(The first of two parts on the life of Pauline Weaver, "First Citizen of Prescott")
Few people know much more about Pauline Weaver than is contained in the short memorial on his headstone on the grounds of the Sharlot Hall Museum. Who was Weaver and why is he of such importance in the history of Prescott and the Territory of Arizona? His life story is recounted in the excellent 1993, booklet by Jim Byrkit and Bruce Hooper: "THE STORY OF PAULINE WEAVER Arizona's Foremost Mountain Man. Trapper, Gold-Seeker, Scout, Pioneer". The following material is mostly based on that publication.