But a monument to Hadji Ali — a camel handler of Syrian and Greek descent who joined the Camel Corps expeditions after being recruited in a Turkish port — still stands in Quartzsite, Ariz. Dedicated with an Americanized version of his name, Hi Jolly, it was erected in 1934, the same year that the last camel from the original corps died in a zoo. _____Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. Sign up here to get it by email in the Australian, Asian, European or American morning. And our Australia bureau chief offers a weekly letter adding analysis and conversations with readers.

Source: New York Times June 03, 2018 20:03 UTC