Mohave County miner., 1916-08-26
DEAN OF ARIZONA PIONEERS CROSSES
 THE GREAT DIVIDE
IFrOm Wednesday, Daily Min.rI


 Charley" Genung, as he was more familiarly known from one end to the other of Arizona, has passed over the last trail of life's long journey, his death taking place Friday forenoon at the old homestead in Peoples valley. His illness dates back to many months ago, and his affiction was Bright's disease. Of the many Hassayampers who have passed on in recent years, it may be properly stated that the taking away of Mir. Genung is to be sincerely deplored. His character was excep- tional, and from the beginning to the close of his earthly career in this sec tion, dating back to 1863, the remem- brance of strong and brave man, is tenderly recalled. Genung, in short, was of exceptional personality, in which the resolute was entwined with that of the gentle, and the generous with that of the noble. Looking back ward into the sos and the perilous era following, the strong man of that day to uphold the sacredness of human life, to uplift and better all conditions of society, and to advance industrial pursuits was this beloved pioneer. His we'll known life, in short, was sacrifi- cial toward accomplishing his laudable purposes and above everything else his respect for the law was uppermost and freely extended in many instances, in which his valiant services were sought and openly given. Genung never wavered in the performance of duty, whether prompted by individ- ual consideration, or urged by public duty. His brave deeds, executed sin gle handed, in especially the trying days of Indian warfare, are known to many, while on the other hand his open hostility to the criminal element made him despised by the lawless. Of all Arizona pioneers, the fame and valor of the deceased will be cherished as time rolls on, and few if any were his peers.
 The deceased was an Argonaut of the Pacific, arrrvng in San Francisco in 1850, and making the journey from New York City around Cape Horn in steamer when a boy, with his mother. He drifted with the tide of mining ex- citement for a decade along the coast, and in 1863 entered Arizona, the party being composed of only three intrepid souls, among them Alex Beaucamp and Ben Weaver, son of Pauline Weaver, the noted Indian scout of later years. The deceased was one of the locators of the Montgomery mine, now known as the Climax, in Hassa- yampa district, and this property en- joys the historical consideration of be- ing the first quartz property operated in Arizona. Mir. Genung built a crude arastra by which it's free gold ores were treated, and the success achieved brought a new era of mining to this field. In later years other sections were explored with varying success. Placering proved remunerative in many instances, and as well did the 1 lode claims yield at times good re- turns. Genung was an all round iron tiersman, equal to face any emerg- | ency. He was born at Penn Yan, N. | r., in 1888, and had reached the ripe age of 7S years. Surviving are a l widow, who was at his side when the summons came, his sons, Dan B., Fred, | George and Edward Genung, and sis Iers, Dr. Mabel A. Genung of Watson vile, Cal, Mrs. Grace Chapman of Prescott and Mrs. Louisa Walcott of Peoples valley. - Prescott Journal Miner.
 H. P. Haskins of the Desert Garage