Maybe that is what Hi Jolly called them (Hi Jolly is the name given one of the camel jockeys that accompanied Lt. Beale (sp?) when camels were tried out in Arizona in the 1800’s. Last camel seen roaming the desert near Gila Bend about 1930 an monument to Hi Jolly near Florence as I recall).
Supposedly, his name was Hadj Ali. He made the journey to Mecca, so the name.....