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The Beale expedition is notable in that it [http://www.tomjonas.com/swex/beale.htm used camels to carry supplies]. {{wikipedia | U.S. Camel Corps | U.S. Camel Corps}} As part of the expedition's transportation needs, Beale acquired 25 camels, imported from Tunis, as pack animals. The Army hired a camel driver named Hi Jolly to work with the camels. Hi Jolly is buried in Quartzite, Arizona. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi_Jolly Hi Jolly] <br><br> | The Beale expedition is notable in that it [http://www.tomjonas.com/swex/beale.htm used camels to carry supplies]. {{wikipedia | U.S. Camel Corps | U.S. Camel Corps}} As part of the expedition's transportation needs, Beale acquired 25 camels, imported from Tunis, as pack animals. The Army hired a camel driver named Hi Jolly to work with the camels. Hi Jolly is buried in Quartzite, Arizona. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi_Jolly Hi Jolly] <br><br> | ||
The Beale Wagon Road is also significant as the route of early immigration to Arizona from Utah, prior to the establishment of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%27s_Ferry Lee's Ferry] in 1870, by the pioneers of [http://lds.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. These pioneers settled throughout the state during subsequent migrations. [[United States Migration Internal]] Once [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee's_Ferry Lee's Ferry] was established, most of the settlers traveled through that route which came to be known as the [[Honeymoon Trail]]. See also [[Little Colorado River]]. See also [[Mormon Trail to Southern California]]. | The Beale Wagon Road is also significant as the route of early immigration to Arizona from Utah, prior to the establishment of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%27s_Ferry Lee's Ferry] in 1870, by the pioneers of [http://lds.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. These pioneers settled throughout the state during subsequent migrations. [[United States Migration Internal]] [[Arizona History]] Once [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee's_Ferry Lee's Ferry] was established, most of the settlers traveled through that route which came to be known as the [[Honeymoon Trail]]. See also [[Little Colorado River]]. See also [[Mormon Trail to Southern California]]. | ||
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