b'on top of the cars and hung on the sides into Globe. It was afternoon when the train chugged into the Globe station. Granddad was ready and waiting for the family as they stepped down off the train. Now they could start the 100-mile trip back to the ranch.Great grandmother had not fared well on the trip, but she had not wanted my grandmother Memories of Tonto RimThe Arrival and the baby to travel alone. My grandmother Ella was only 16 years old at the time.Well, to make Mary more comfortable, they arranged a pallet in the back of the wagon for her.The Apache Trail wasnt much more than a cow trail in those days. The traveling was slow. The first night they made camp at the Wheat Fields, which was a farming district on Pinto Creek. The following morning granddad fetched up the team from their hobbles, and of course, built a small fire for coffee. After breakfast, they loaded up the wagon and pulled out on the trail. The trip ahead was mostly uphill for about fifteen miles. On the upside, the landscape would be changing.Up ahead was a tall peak. That was where they were headed. Up and up they wentthe horses earning their keep with every step. Once they topped the summit they stopped for a rest. They could see Tonto Creek running in from the northAmazing Views! Black Mountain, Cave Creek, Arizonaand the Salt River from the east through Tonto Basin from this new lofty perch. The valley, known as the lower Tonto Basin, itself was gigantic. This same valley would later becomeHILLSIDE, NO HOA and paved roads to 6220 E Surrey Drive.Roosevelt Lake.Offered at $799,000.They continued on Apache Trail until they came out at Pumpkin Center. Fortunately, theBuild yourSalt River was running low that year, so forging it wasnt as bad as had been expected. On the other side of the trail, it became as flat as a floor for a while. As the evening began to fall,Beth Cornell dream today! everyone was worn out. The family stopped for the night under the shade of a big ole Palo34.04 Agricultural Verde tree and grabbed some much-needed sleep. AZ Virtual Realty acres within 7 miles Morning came early as usual. Granddad watered the horses from a wooden barrel tied to bethcornellaz.com of Walmart and I-40 the side of the wagon and they all ate breakfast. Then it was time to go. As the wagon pulledAccess. Winslow.back on the trail where they had made their crossing, there was a fork and off to the right it led to Pleasant Valley, known today as Young, where the Pleasant Valley War was fought. Only6K per acre.623-293-8445BETHCORNELL.TEAMVRG@GMAIL.COMMyrtle Haught, right, and her cousin, Kitty BrownThe battle between the cattlemen and sheep men in the late 1800s was a bloody affair. That war was the inspiration for Zane Greys novel, To The Last Man.As the wagon got back on the trail headed north toward the Tonto Rim and home, they could see across the vast valley three miles to the west and to a deep gap in the high bluffs. This was where the Tonto and Salt Rivers came together and it was also where the Roosevelt Dam would eventually make its home. Granddad found a stand of cottonwood trees with a spring where he could pull up for a rest. Great grandmother had been sick the entire trip and had not risen off her pallet. They all agreed that this would be a good place to stop for a few days. There was plenty of water and game to fill their pots until they reached the ranch.After a four-day rest, they broke camp. Soon enough they were back on the trail dodging boulders and brush headed for Green Back where the trail would turn west. Another few miles and they would cross Tonto Creek. Pumpkin Center was beyond that crossing. That is where two trails came together; the old Cavalry Trail over Reno Pass to Sunflower and the201 N. Frontier StreetWickenburg, AZ 85390Apache Trail to the north. Their trail now ran parallel to the Tonto River as they climbed out of the lower Tonto Basin. The hill had no name in granddads time (that we can print Im121 S. Main StreetDarby, MT 59829sure) but later we all knew it as Tonto Hill. 406-360-6979jimmy@doublehhats.comAfter the long climb up Tonto Hill, they gave the horses a breather. The plan was to reach Rye Creek before nightfall. Great grandmother was declining with every mile and, as Bill saiddoublehhats.comcontinued on page 11ArizonaRealCountry.com April 2021 9'