Hi Jolly and the Legend of the Red Ghost

Hi Jolly and the Legend of the Red Ghost In early American West history, there are tales of a Jordanian, or Syrian, or Greek, – history is a bit vague as to his actual ancestry – camel driver called Hi Jolly and a failed U.S. Army experiment with camels; soon after the “camel trials” ended…

Michael Knox-Smith

02/23/2014

1–2 minutes

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Hi Jolly and the Legend of the Red Ghost

In early American West history, there are tales of a Jordanian, or Syrian, or Greek, – history is a bit vague as to his actual ancestry – camel driver called Hi Jolly and a failed U.S. Army experiment with camels; soon after the “camel trials” ended more tales were told about the legend of the red ghost. The camel experiment began on Feb. 10, 1856 when President Jefferson Davis gave the go-ahead for 74 camels to be used as pack animals in a military expedition by the U.S. Army. Major Henry C. Wayne, of the U.S. Army, and Lt. D.D. Porter (of the U.S. Navy) accepted the two original consignments of camels delivered by the Navy ship Supply in Indianola,Texas.

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3 responses to “Hi Jolly and the Legend of the Red Ghost”

quirkybooks

February 25, 2014 at 1:31 pm

I have never heard of this legend before, but it is very interesting.

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  February 25, 2014 at 1:45 pm
  
  I remembered it from the television show! LOL I’m going back to Quartzsite so I can speak to a couple of local historians who have reams of information on the camel experiment and the U.S. Calvary’s activities in the area! 🙂
  
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Rick

February 23, 2014 at 8:16 am

That’s a great story, but Jefferson Davis was never president of the U.S.

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