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Topic: Hi Jolly


In the News (Sun 3 Jun 12)

  
  Hi Jolly Monument, Quartzsite, Arizona
He was called Hi Jolly, because his Syrian name could not be pronounced by the soldiers (his real name was Hadji Ali).
Hi Jolly arrived in the American West with the first batch of camels in 1856.
But such was the fondness and appreciation for Jolly that when he died in 1902, a special marker was created for his tomb.
www.roadsideamerica.com /sights/sightstory.php?tip_AttrId==11284   (192 words)

  
  azcentral.com travel | oddball arizona
The stone pyramid marking the grave of Hadji Ali, better known as Hi Jolly, was erected by the Arizona Department of Transportation in 1935.
Jolly (or Ali) became an American citizen in 1880 and used the name Philip Tedro on his papers.
Hi Jolly used the name Philip Tedro when he married Gertrudis Serna in Tucson in 1880.
www.azcentral.com /travel/arizona/oddballaz/hijolly.html   (824 words)

  
 The Army's bold experiment with the U.S. Camel Corps
Hi Jolly and the U.S. Camel Corps are honored at Hi Jolly's grave in Quartzsite.
The story of Hi Jolly began in 1855 when Secretary of War Jefferson Davis was told of an innovative plan to import camels to help build and supply a Western wagon route from Texas to California.
Hi Jolly kept a few and started a freighting business between the Colorado River ports and mining camps to the east.
www.outwestnewspaper.com /camels.html   (643 words)

  
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My first wish would be, that my military family and the whole army should consider themselves as a band of brothers, willing and ready to die for one-another.
It was late one rainy April night, after a rehearsal for the spring Triangle show, that the spirit of The Jolly Roger was conceived, and so it is that we believe the spirit begins at conception.
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classicals.com   (828 words)

  
 Hi Jolly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hadji "Hi Jolly" Ali (1828 1902) was a Greek-Syrian specialist, he was one of the first camel drivers ever hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
Hi Jolly became a living legend until his death in Arizona.
Hi Jolly's membership in the Army's Camel Experiment was not his first quasi-military adventure.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hi_Jolly   (618 words)

  
 Hi Jolly Monument, Quartzsite AZ
Hi Jolly Monument, Quartzsite AZ If you are traveling through Arizona on Interstate 10 close to the California border, stop and visit the burial site of Hi Jolly in Quartzsite.
Hi Jolly made burlap coverings for their feet and later developed shoes for them, but neither completely solved the problem.
Hi Jolly died in Quartzsite in 1902 penniless, but ultimately, not forgotten.
www.gardenandhearth.com /FamilyFunSouthwest/Jolly-Monument.htm   (595 words)

  
 Philip Tedro: A Greek Legend of the American West
Hi Jolly, Greek George and the others were hired to teach the soldiers how to handle and pack the animals.
Hi Jolly was born Philip Tedro in Smyrna of half Greek and half Syrian parentage.
On June 25, 1857, under Beale's command 25 camels, 44 soldiers, 2 camel drovers (Hi Jolly and Yiorgos Caralambo) and numerous horses and mules left Fort Davis to chart the shortest distance between Ft. Defiance in Texas and the Colorado River.
www.helleniccomserve.com /philiptedro.html   (5307 words)

  
 Early Quartzsite - Audcwiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Soon after, the army brought seventy-seven camels and a Syrian camel driving expert named Hadji Ali or "Hi Jolly" to the American Southwest to patrol the desert frontier.
Hi Jolly later married a woman from Tucson and moved to the Quartzsite area where he worked as a miner until 1902 when he died.
From the early 1900's until 1960, the population of Quartzsite fluctuated erratically and was unable to organize itself into a self-sustaining system.
www.audc.org /projects/index.php/Early_Quartzsite   (236 words)

  
 quartzsite1
Now old Hi Jolly was a Camel Trainer who came to this country in the 1850's along with 33 Camels as part of an experiment for the army.
Hi Jolly kept a few of the animals and started his own freighting company.
Hi Jolly passed away at the ripe old age of 74 in 1902 and is buried in the cemetery which now bears his name.
www.rvtravelog.com /quartzsite.dir/quartzsite1.htm   (1353 words)

  
 'Hi Jolly'
The person under consideration here came to this country as Hadji Ali, but when he died, most people knew him as Hi Jolly.
Once associated with the Army, he underwent a name change from Hadji Ali to Hi Jolly, because the soldiers said the latter was easier to pronounce and remember.
"Hi Jolly Daze" usually feature a parade which starts at the post office and goes west to the rodeo grounds.
www.azcentral.com /travel/visitor/oddballaz/articles/0803hijolly-CR.html   (885 words)

  
 Davis' camels a 'Hi Jolly' glory - The Washington Times: Civil War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The main drover was a 27-year-old Syrian named Hadji Ali, whose name proved unmanageable for the locals, and he became known as "Hi Jolly." Upon arrival at Camp Verde, the camels were welcomed by all, and one woman sent President Franklin Pierce a pair of socks "knitted from the pile of our camels."
Hi Jolly wrapped their soft feet in burlap and later fashioned special shoes to try to solve the problem, but rocks still worked between the massive toes and caused pain to the sturdy beasts.
Hi Jolly became a scout for the Army and started a freight-carrying business, turning loose his last camel when the enterprise failed.
www.washtimes.com /civilwar/20031017-080128-5646r.htm   (1599 words)

  
 Hi Jolly and the U.S. Camel Corps.
With the first camels came, as caretaker, Hadji Ali, whose Arabic name was promptly changed to "Hi Jolly" by the soldiers, and by this name he became universally known.
Nevertheless the war department abandoned the experiment and the camels were left on the Arizona desert to shift for themselves, chiefly roaming this particular section.
Hi Jolly was grieved to lose his animals but took up scouting for the army and also did some mining.
www.scvhistory.com /scvhistory/hijolly-ap.htm   (1064 words)

  
 PhysOrgForum Science, Physics and Technology Discussion Forums -> Oh, HERE's a good mind-bending heresy for you
I suggest you read the latest post by jolly roger in another thread which refers to the casimar effect.
Hi Yes I changed my original views based on your thoughts I originaly considered the photon to be a particle.
If you fill any space with a single sized particle the arrangement is what I believe is called body centred which is the way grocers stack apples (one row sitting in the holes made by the preceading row.
forum.physorg.com /index.php?showtopic=833   (2715 words)

  
 Weekend America: What's in a name?
Here are some of the details I discovered in my research about Hi Jolly -- details I fell in love with, but had to let go.
In one test, Hi Jolly's camel foundered and died part-way through the journey.
Hi Jolly is said to have carried the sack of mail by foot across the desert the rest of the way.
www.publicradio.org /columns/weekendamerica/wa_blog/001737.html   (605 words)

  
 Camel Cavalry
The camel drivers were Hadji Ali (shortened to Hi Jolly by the sailors), George Caralambo (Greek George) and Elias Calles.
Beale and Hi Jolly, decked out in Arabian garb and bells, rode triumphantly astride their two Bactrians into the village of Los Angeles.
Hi Jolly became a living legend in the west.
www.lindseywilliams.org /LAL_Archives/Camel_Cavalry.htm   (1764 words)

  
 Santa Clarita Valley History In Pictures - LW2161a   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Syrian camel jockey Haiji Ali — whose name was Anglicized to "Hi Jolly" — came to the U.S. to drive the herd of camels that formed the "United States Camel Corps" under command of Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale.
The last camp of Hi Jolly, born somewhere in Syria about 1828 / Died at Quartzsite December 16, 1902 / Came to this country February 10, 1856 / Cameldriver - packer - scout - over thirty years a faithful aid to the U.S. government.
With the first camels came, as caretaker, Haiji Ali whose Arabic name was promptly changed to "Hi Jolly" by the soldiers, and by this name he became universally known.
www.scvhistory.com /scvhistory/lw2161a.htm   (368 words)

  
 Quartzsite is Located in or near Quartzsite, Arizona and was visted by the Traveling Webmaster on 4 March 2004. ...
In this picture it is in front of the Hi Jolly Monument in Quartzsite, Arizona.
Hi Jolly was a camel driver from Syria who arrived in the US in 1856 where he served the US Army as a camel driver for 30 years.
The Hi Jolly Monument is on the site of his last camp.
havewebsiteswilltravel.com /community/view_where/Quartzsite47.html   (1264 words)

  
 Quartzsite
The other was the historical artifact in "Quartzsite" labeled the "Hi Jolly Memorial." As a budding geologist, the misspelling irritated me; however, "Hi Jolly" intrigued me. I resolved to find out more about both.
Hadji Ali was nicknamed "Hi Jolly" by the soldiers.
The Army eventually turned the camels loose in the desert and, after his death, Hi Jolly was memorialized with a small monument.
fgms.home.att.net /qsite.htm   (1179 words)

  
 Crazy Atheist Libertarian
Hi Jolly, the camel driver who helped put Quartzsite on the map, loved wine and women.
His exploits were even immortalized in a song, "Hi Jolly," by folk singer Randy Sparks.
Hi Jollys real name was Hadji Ali (the soldiers he traveled with couldnt say his name).
members.tripod.com /marc-hoy/news/ub007391.html   (367 words)

  
 Hadj Ali-1
U.S. Camel Corps are honored at Hi Jolly's grave in Quartzsite.
The story of Hi Jolly began in 1855 when Secretary of War Jefferson Davis was told of an innovative plan to import camels to help build and supply a Western wagon route from
woman and fathering two children, Hi Jolly moved to Quartzsite where he mined with a burro.
www.apaam.org /hadj_ali-1.htm   (633 words)

  
 Saudi Aramco World : Camels West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
His easygoing nature—and Americans' ignorance of Arabic—left him with the nickname "Hi Jolly," and after the westward trek he took part in numerous camel projects throughout California and Arizona.
After the auctioning of the camels, Hi Jolly prospected for gold, hauled freight and scouted for the US Army.
In 1935, the State of Arizona commemorated him by erecting a stone pyramid, topped with a bronze camel, on his grave, which is a prominent landmark in the town of Quartzsite.
www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/200203/camels.west.htm   (1660 words)

  
 Today in Odd History: Congress Appropriates $30,000 Toward Creation of Camel Corps (p. 2)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
He eventually married a Tuscon woman, and moved with her and their two children to Quartzsite, Arizona, where he mined with a burro, which must have been as irksome to him as his camels had been to the soldiers in Texas.
According to one historian, "The final, sad act of the drama occurred on Dec. 16, 1903 when 75-year-old Hi Jolly was sitting in a saloon....
Jolly rushed outside and was never seen alive again.
www.newsoftheodd.com /article1013_2.html   (868 words)

  
 Hi Jolly Memorial, Quartzsite
The Hi Jolly Memorial at the cemetery in Quartzsite pays tribute to Haji Ali, one of several camel drivers brought over by the U.S. Army in a failed attempt to introduce camels to the American Southwest.
After the experiment was abandoned, Ali was the only driver to remain in Arizona.
He took up prospecting, and became known to locals as "Hi Jolly".
www.planetware.com /quartzsite/hi-jolly-memorial-us-az-hjmm.htm   (87 words)

  
 Gallery Mint Museum ScrapBook - Page 40   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Hadji Ali, AKA Hi Jolly, is a seventh generation American who has strong family ties in the area of Quartzsite, Arizona.
An undisclosed highly placed Homeland Security source stated that he couldn't justify the allocation of an estimated $1,378,945,344.72 operational budget necessary to target Hi Jolly, and recover the reported $0.50 Boycus payroll, unless they could get White House approval to draw funds from his training and office furnishings budgets.
He was overheard speculating that the Boycus CEO has a history of overstating estimated losses for insurance claim purposes anyway.
www.gmmnut.com /gmm40.html   (3152 words)

  
 Re: lyrics to 'Hi Jolly the Camel Driver'
In Reply to: lyrics to 'Hi Jolly the Camel Driver' posted by Susie on September 18, 19100 at 22:59:23:
: I am looking for the lyrics to Hi Jolly the Camel Driver, we use to sing this one at camp, and are wanting to teach our children on long drives.
: : I am looking for the lyrics to Hi Jolly the Camel Driver, we use to sing this one at camp, and are wanting to teach our children on long drives.
www.backyardgardener.com /loowitboard/messages/74.html   (414 words)

  
 HiJolly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The experiment was a failure (camels are ill-tempered, obnoxious beasts) and the camels were released into the wilds of the US Southwestern desert.
"Hi Jolly", as he was called, stayed in America the rest of his life, eventually making his last camp in Quartzite, Arizona.
There he could watch for any remaining camels, holding true to his charge.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/freelance_rover/pages/HiJolly.htm   (75 words)

  
 CCN: Christian Penpal and Singles Network
::singing:: tis the season to be jolly fa la la la la, la la la la! ::stops::
It is hard to talk to someone you know nothing about.
Hi ya cherry_ tart, welcome to this great place here, glad to have ya, so tell us more bout ya self :D
www.cpals.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=2538   (261 words)

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