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Though it isn't hump day, we're recalling a famous Arizona camel driverYou don’t have to be a fan of Arizona roadside attractions or intrigued by alternative pack animals to appreciate this. But it helps.
According to The Associated Press, today is the 117th anniversary of the passing of Hi Jolly, the Syrian-born camel driver who became part of Arizona lore during the mid-1800s, when the U.S. Cavalry experimented with camels as pack animals in the Southwest. Hi Jolly, a mispronunciation of Hadji Ali, was the camel driver for the Beale Road expedition in 1858. He died in Quartzsite on Dec. 16, 1902.
You may be more familiar with his burial site than his roles as prospector, scout, freight hauler and courier for what was called the Jackass Mail. Since 1934, a pyramid-shaped monument complete with camel has stood over
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