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Hi Jolly or Hadji Ali (Arabic: حاج علي Ḥājj ‘Alī; (トルコ語:Hacı Ali)), later known as Philip Tedro (born ‘Ali al-Hajaya – December 16, 1902), was an Ottoman subject of Syrianian and Greek parentage,〔http://www.helleniccomserve.com/philiptedro.html〕 and in 1856 became one of the first camel drivers ever hired by the US Army to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest. Hi Jolly became a living legend until his death in Arizona. Once, insulted because he had not been invited to a German picnic in Los Angeles, he broke up the gathering by driving into it on a yellow cart pulled by two of his pet camels. ==Biography== He was born in Syria around 1828, of a Greek mother and a Syrian father, a Christian Arab, his original name was Philip Tedro. He spent his childhood in Syria. As an adult, he chose to convert to Islam. After going to Mecca to perform the Haj, he took the name Hadji Ali. He reverted back to Philip Tedro in later life. Hi Jolly was an Ottoman Turkish citizen of Greater Syria. He worked for the Ottoman armed forces and he was a breeder and trainer of camels. Sources allege that he took the name Hadji Ali during his early life after making the pilgrimage to Mecca. The title ''hajji'' is given when, as a Muslim, he made the Hajj pilgrimage. Other sources report that his mother was of Greek origin and his father was Syrian. Hi Jolly's membership in the Army's Camel Corps experiment was not his first quasi-military adventure. He served with the French Army in Algiers before signing on as a camel driver for the US Army in 1856. Ali was one of several men brought over by the American government who were to drive the camels as beasts of burden for transporting cargo across what was then known as the "Great American Desert." Eight of the men, including Ali, were of Greek origins, having arrived at the Port of Indianola in Calhoun County, Texas aboard the ''USS Supply''. The book ''Go West Greek George'' by Steven Dean Pastis, published in both Greek and English, specifically identifies all eight men. These pioneers were Yiorgos Caralambo (later known as Greek George), Hadji Ali (Hi Jolly, a.k.a. Philip Tedro), Mimico Teodora (Mico), Hadjiatis Yannaco (Long Tom), Anastasio Coralli (Short Tom), Michelo Georgios, Yanni Iliato, and Giorgios Costi. The Americans acquired three camels in Tunis, nine in Egypt and 21 in Smyrna, 33 in all. Ali was the lead camel driver during the US Army's experiment with the U.S. Camel Corps in using camels in the dry deserts of the Southwest. After successfully traveling round trip from Texas to California, the experiment failed, partly due to the problem that the Army's burros, horses, and mules feared the large animals, often panicking, and the tensions of the American Civil War led to Congress not approving more funds for the Corps. In 1864, the camels were finally auctioned off in Benicia, California, and Camp Verde, Texas. After the Camel Corps, Ali attempted to run a freight business between the Colorado River and mining establishments to the east using a few camels he kept. Ultimately, the business failed and Ali released his camels into the Arizona desert near Gila Bend. He was discharged from the Quartermaster Department of the U.S. Army at Camp McDowell in 1870. In 1880 Ali became an American citizen and used the name Philip Tedro (sometimes spelled Teadrow) when he married Gertrudis Serna in Tucson, Arizona. The couple had two children.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.azcentral.com/travel/arizona/oddballaz/hijolly.html )〕 In 1885, Ali was rehired by the U.S. Army where he worked as packer under Brig. Gen. George Crook during the Geronimo campaign. In his final years Ali moved to Quartzsite, Arizona, where he mined and occasionally scouted for the US government. He died in 1902 and was buried in the Quartzsite Cemetery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hi Jolly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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