In 2002, I was contracted by a religious organization in Virginia to teach cable tool well drilling to the Navajo people in northeastern Arizona. They commissioned me to locate a 22-W Buckeye drill and tools, purchase it and have it shipped to Tonalea, Ariz.
Once it arrived, I traveled to Arizona to find a qualified Navajo person to form, manage and operate the business. I went through four people before I was able to find a qualified person that fit all the requirements. Once I found the right person, we decided on a business name “Tonahalii Drillers.” (I was advised the word tonahalii means “where the rivers come together.”)