b'Tonto continued from page 9Then it was off to bed. Granddad blew out the lamp. Well, its been a good day, he said. See you in the morning . . . good night.It wasnt always all work and no play! There were times when the ever-growing number of Haught family members got together to have a little fun. Mammy and Pappy Haught from down at the bottom of Red Hill had four children, two boys, and two girls, between 11 and 19 years old. Pappy was a good fiddle player and Sam, the oldest boy, was becoming quite handy at it himself. When they all got together theyd have themselves a dance. Back in those days, there was also quite a bit of corn whiskey floating around tooof course, it was for medical purposes only as they used to say. Apparently, Pappy thought he was sick a lot of the party time, so when he had too much medicine Sam would take over the fiddlin chores.Aunt Myrtle was born in 1909. This was a busy time everywhere on the mountain. It was also when the famous Roosevelt Dam was in its construction phases. About then was also when Zane Grey started hunting at the Grand Canyon and wrote the novel Roping Lions in the Grand Canyon but even in that short while, Grey was hearing stories about the great Babe Haught\'s hunting exploits down south.I was curious about "Babe\'s" nick-nameBilly explained that his granddad got the name simply because he was the baby of the family. However, when he became a personal friend and guide to Zane Grey, he was tagged with Haught theBear Hunter.By now, the house on the Haught ranch had grown in to be the largest, if not only, dog trot cabin in existence west of the Rocky Mountainsit was huge. Ultimately, Babe and Ellie had seven children. Edd Rowe (1897), George (1900), Ollie Lee (1902), Richard (1906), and Myrtle Leora (1909). Two other children were born but died in their infancy.When this writer visited the area some 25+ years ago, only the chimney stack and parts of the foundation remained. The deep meadow and tall pines were still there, as were a few of those wonderful Golden Delicious apple trees. The Zane Grey cabin was gone, although a replica of it10% OFFwas built down in the Old Town Payson area as a fine museum. Sadly, all evidence of the old homestead is gone. What remains today is a development of high-end homes up in the pines.The whole areaANY REGULAR PRICED ITEMwas growing by leaps and bounds, but the ranch life just kept on keeping on the same as it alwaysExcludes Tools & Equipment.had. However, that was all about to change when in the fall of 1918, one of the most famous western novelists of all time arrived on the rim.Mention Arizona Real Country Magazine.Zane Grey and Babe, the renowned bear hunter, were about to add yet another exciting chapter to the Haught legacy. ArizonaRealCountry.com May 2021 11'