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History of Arizona Territory Showing its Resources and Advantages
No full text322 pages. This book contains a comprehensive history of the Arizona Territory with descriptions of notable individuals, land and resources, and illustrations of scenery, residences, buildings, farms, mines, and other
Memoirs of Matt Cavaness: Typed as Written, From a Longhand Manuscript by Matt Cavaness, Arizona Pioneer
No full text66 pages. Excerpt from the book: "In 1837 Jeremiah Cavaness and Kissle Huckaby were married. There was born to them six daughters and four sons. In 1843 Mathew Cavaness was born. We lived in Arkansas up to 1850, then we moved to Texas. On our way we went by Fort Smith (Ark.), where grandmother Huckaby lived, and also one sister of mother's, Miss Elizabeth McHaly. She was a widow with two children, one girl and a
boy. She went with us and we all went to Austin, Texas by covered wagon. We landed in Austin in 1850. We farmed there one year. The next year father took a notion that it was best to get out on the frontier where he could raise stock. So he took his team and we started out to see If we could find a suitable place. We went out on a place called Cowhouse, not far from where now stands Fort Worth, Texas.
Hi-Jolly
No full text10 pages. Excerpt from the book: "Whether his true name was Hadji Ali or Philip Tedre, is not clear. He is known to have employed both. “Hi-Jolly” was simply a corruption conceived by the American soldiers with whom his duties threw him. Whether he was an Arab, a Turk, or a Greek is likewise open to conjecture. Legend says his father was an Arab and his mother a Grecian captive of a band of Arab marauders. Major Henry C. Wayne, who engaged his services, wrote Secretary of War Jefferson Davis from Smyrna, Asia Minor, “ I have engaged here two ‘Turks’ as camel conductors.” One of these was Hi-Jolly. Whether he was a Moslem or a Catholic is far from definite. “Hadji” means Moslem who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca. It also denotes an Armenian or Greek who has made a pilgrimage to the holy sepulchre at Jerusalem. Among Hi-Jolly’s effects when he died was a scapular insignia suggesting a relationship with the Catholic church. Upon these points no conclusion has been reached, and there appears to be no evidence available to clarify them. But one thing is certain, Hadji Ali or Phillip Tedre; Arab, Greek or Turk; Moslem or Catholic, Hi-Jolly was a true Arizona pioneer.
