Old Prospector Sees Wild Camels Still Roaming Arizona
In Jefferson Davis County era lore, veteran prospector Bill Keiser in a ghost town speaks of wild camels in the Arizona hills. He recounts Hi Jolly and the camel freight program, noting the beasts’ trail signs and their legacy after the government abandoned the experiment.
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Arizona
William
Barnard Artzshire, Ariz
Bill Keiser
Bill
Keiser
St. Louis
Jefferson Davis
President Pierce
Henry C. Wayne
Army
D. D. Porter
Navy
Near East
Indianola
Tex
Hadji Ali
Hi Jolly
Texas
Camp Verde
Kerr County
Fort Defiance
California
War Department
Arizona Desert
Jolly
Traces of Spoes dog returns after 11 years
An aging dog reappears at the Maki farm in Ontario after eleven years missing from 1929. The tale notes memory of feeding routines and the dog’s familiar spots, and includes brief dog care advice and notes on the Mastiff breed and historical tidbits.
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Einer Maki
Nolalu
Ontario
Maki
Marco Polo
Central Asia
Asia
Europe
England
Henry II
Tar Heels Debate a French Marshal from a Florida Legend
This feature recalls the tale of Peter Stewart Ney a North Carolina schoolmaster who claimed to be Michel Ney Duke of Elchingen Napoleon’s marshal. The Ney mystery drew a memorial association centennial observance in Third Creek Church with senators and representatives in attendance.
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Cleveland
Michel Ney
Napoleon
France
Marshal
Duke of
Elchingen
the Moskowa
Bonaparte
Luxembourg Gardens
Waterloo
St. Helena
Peter Stewart Ney
Carolina
United States
Ney i Yg 3
Ney Memorial Association
Ney
Reco
Memorial Association
Third Creek Presbyterian Church
Here
U. S
Clyde R. Hoey
Robert L. Coughton
Duke of Wellington
Wellington
Louis XVIII
Elba
Paris
Marshal Ney
Charleston
S. C
Indiana
North Carolina
Bordeaux
Pasqual Luciani
Charles Lefebre- Desnouttes
Lefebre - Desnouttes
White Bluff
Demopolis
Ala
J. J. Lehmanowsky
Knightsville
Ind
Omaha
Marshal Michel Ney
California
Per
Neiberg
Peter Stewart
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Lin
Tar Heels
Perpetual
Building & Loan Association
N. Main St
High Point, N. C
Nate Roebuck and Co
al Rs
Kenmore
Dover
Buckeye
Zac
North Main Street
Josy Faymeidl Mian
Jacobs Tin Shop
Vumine
Greensboro
N. E. Russell
Shfraton
Goodyear Shoe Repair
North Main St
Beeson Hol, Co
Bean Brothers
Dependable Shoe Repair Service
John L. and
James W. Bean
S. Main St
Heatrolas
Stewart-Warner
Lennox Coal
Wienn St
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