The lost Dutchman Gold mine is generally believed to be somewhere near or in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. We have imaging taken, with Go-pros, Sony 7000s; Osmo stabilized film cameras and Dji Phantom and Bee-bop drones. Next week I will list some clues that are absolutely relevant to what we have physically on site. According to the story, in about 1912 Erwin C. Ruth gave some legal aid to Gonzales, saving him from almost certain imprisonment. Blair suggested that "fragments of this legend have perhaps become attached to the mythical mine of Jacob Waltz".[6]. He had metal pins in his leg, and used a cane to help him walk. – Intrigue Journal. Several mines … And he called the documentary “a journey of people” — some of whom, especially in the Lost Dutchman case, have spent upwards of 40 to 50 years of their lives seeking treasure. Arcana Exploration has been there on four separate trips the first in October of 2015. Pingback: Legend of the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Parts 2 & 3: Finally Found! Granger wrote that "fact and fiction blend in the tales",[3] but that there are three main elements to the story: In 1977, Granger identified 62 variants of the Lost Dutchman's story – some of the variations are minor, but others are substantial, casting the story in a very different light from the other versions. An alternate view which better fits the lost mine legend is that he periodically appeared with large amounts of gold, The Sterling Legend by Estee Conatser reports that a Jacob Walzer sold $250,000 in gold to the U.S. Mint during the 1880s and had $1500 when he died in 1891. However, despite several men claiming to have found the mine, no one ever came forward with the gold. The reported mine was dubbed Lost Dutchman around 1892 after Waltz died. [38] The park was expanded to 320 acres (130 ha) in 1983. "He had his pilot's license, was an Air Force veteran. Over the next few weeks I will share some images that are safe for us to show. After the land was ceded to the United States, the Peralta party was trespassing on U.S. soil. People off his Mine that he cover up with a ironwood tree :The books give me my – Intrigue Journal. [10] Trouble came after Willing learned that the deed was entirely bogus. When and where we can get a direct line of sight, we use high tech Walkie – talkie’s, to communicate with each other. Kino is believed to have had a rich goldmine somewhere in the Superstition Mountains. Armed with a new clue that could unearth the location of the famed Lost Dutchman Mine, lifelong Dutch Hunter Wayne Tuttle, leads a team into Arizona's Superstition Mountains in search of America's deadliest treasure. Magill's adventures were chronicled in the book The Killer Mountains, by Curt Gentry.[28]. However, Blair argued that there is a strong likelihood that there never was a second man named Weiser, but rather that a single person named Waltz was, over the years, turned into two men as the legend of the Dutchman's mine evolved. From this base he easily could have worked a gold mine in the Superstition Mountains. MORE: Inglorious Arizona: Did the Lost Dutchman gold mine really exist? For the first time ever, Arcana Exploration has undeniable physical proof that the mine exists, proof that is to say, photographic physical documentation that many of the generally excepted clues, are in fact real and do exist and are physically present in one location. S1, Ep2 15 Feb. 2015 (ARIZONA HIGHWAYS TV) - As legend has it, the Lost Dutchman told two men where the gold mine was before he died. [4], Robert Blair wrote "[t]here have been at least four legendary Lost Dutchman's gold mines in the American West, including the famed Superstition mine of Jacob Waltz". Early on during the Spanish Conquest, Conquistadors such as Francisco Vazquez de Coronado (1535) came to the American southwest (New Spain) in search of gold trying to locate, Montezuma’s Seven Cities of Cibola. I feel the information on the Peralta stones is most likely from a very old map of Jesuit origin. But Tuttle and his team refuse to mention the article….ever. My research has gone back as far as the “Hohokam” (l-CE to 1450), a mysterious and little-known group of ancient Indians. This is trails end; this is the domain of the Dutch Hunters. Plot Summary | Add Synopsis Blair cited evidence of the historical Jacob Waltz and suggested that additional evidence supports the core elements of the story – that Waltz claimed to have discovered (or at least heard the story of) a rich gold vein or cache. Some have died on the search. They are basically lying to their own fans. “They happen to be treasure hunters, for the … Wayne Tuttle head hunter of the show ” Legend of the Superstition Mountains has spent over 40 years trying to decipher the clues and endlessly scouring the Superstition wilderness. However, the Peralta Mine eventually became unprofitable and after the money was gone Miguel Peralta turned to fraud. Two treasure experts discuss the famous Lost Dutchman Mine for those at an entry level. Some carved stones in the area are referred to as "Peralta Stones" and Spanish text and crude maps on them are considered by some to be clues to the location of a Peralta family gold mine in the Superstition Mountains, although others believe the stones to be modern fakes. Up on the mountain, if someone breaks a leg; it will take at least two on the team to get you down; it is dangerous for three healthy climbers, much less one with broken body parts. Years later, a man called Dr. Thorne treats an ailing or wounded Apache (often alleged to be a chieftain) and is rewarded with a trip to a rich gold mine. Tantalizingly, Ruth's checkbook was also recovered, and proved to contain a note written by Ruth wherein he claimed to have discovered the mine and gave detailed directions. each. His skull – with two holes in it identified as bullet holes – was recovered about six months after he vanished, and the story made national news, thus sparking widespread interest in the Lost Dutchman's mine.[22]. This is very important! A lack of historical records leaves uncertainty as to whether a Peralta family ever had possession of land, or mines, in or near the Superstition Mountains. The location is generally believed to be in the Superstition Mountains, near Apache Junction, east of Phoenix, Arizona. The show follows Dutch hunter Wayne Tuttle on his 40-year search for the Lost Dutchman mine. Ihr Standort wird allgemein als in den Superstition Mountains östlich von Phoenix in Arizona angesehen.. Today along route 88 is a pull off gravel road, that leads out behind the “Lost Dutchman Museum,” you follow it to a designated area, here you will find marked trail signs † with trails simply marked as the “Massacre Grounds.”. Check here for … The short "Discovery Trail" is a clear route with several placards giving the natural history of the area. Since James Reavis, "the Baron of Arizona", was convicted of fraud when the Peralta family genealogy and other documents to support the land grant (and a barony associated with that land) were determined to be forgeries it also raises questions about the original purchase of the land grant by Dr. George M. Willing Jr. (the transaction had supposedly occurred at a primitive campsite to the southeast of Prescott without the benefit of the typical documentation; instead of a notarized deed, the conveyance was recorded on a piece of greasy camp paper bearing signature of several witnesses). For more than 120 years, the legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine has been told and … Without doubt the most controversial but easily the most studied, researched and written about of all the historical documentation involving the Superstition Mountains, are the famous Peralta Stones. We are currently in the process of planning for a return trip to further document our findings. However, Ruth ignored Barkely's advice, and set out for a two-week stint in the mountains. Armed with a new clue that could unearth the location of the famed Lost Dutchman Mine, lifelong Dutch Hunter Wayne Tuttle, leads a team into Arizona's Superstition Mountains in search of America's deadliest treasure. Waltz relocated to Arizona in the 1860s, and stayed in the territory for most of the rest of his life. Three years ago, a Denver bellhop ventured into Arizona’s Superstition Mountains determined to find the Lost Dutchman’s Mine, a vast gold reserve that has lured prospectors since the 19th century. Ruth disappeared while searching for the mine in the summer of 1931. Funny, “Treasure Hunters”, I doubt that seriously. A curved arrow on a mysterious map inscribed on stone surfaces pointed to the identical place, confirming the location. “I’ve been in areas where it’s said there would be no possible sign of gold. – And the answer is absolutely yes! Over the next few weeks and months I will share some photo’s that will not give away the location but will show things that until now have never been shown before. Blair suggested that this Waltz could be the same Waltz who later came to be regarded as the legendary Dutchman, and that he Americanized the spelling of his family name. In gratitude, Gonzales told Erwin about the Peralta mine in the Superstition Mountains, and gave him some antique maps of the site (Gonzales claimed to be descended from the Peralta family on his mother's side). Many consider it to be the best book on the subject. Generally speaking, this mine is claimed to be situated in the Superstition Mountains, described by one source as “a collection of rough terrain that has gained the name of a single mountain” which lies to the east of Phoenix, the Arizonan capital. These trails traverse from the desert floor up into the edges of the mountains. The mine is real and there are Peralta ruins at the site. Now all we had to do was dig, and we would surely find one of the richest and most hunted treasures in the world—the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine, secreted in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix, Arizona. During Kino’s time other Missionaries’ in California and Mexico were jealous and suspicious of Kino because, while they were poor and struggled his missions were rich and flourished, they said he had a secret gold mine from which he took rich gold and funded his missions and rancheros amassing 50 thousand head of cattle making him the Southwest’s first mega – rancher. We miss it. Ruth ended his note with the phrase "Veni, vidi, vici. Come on. There was a catastrophic flood in Phoenix in 1891, and Waltz's farm was one of many that was devastated. He said the subjects — who include Wayne Tuttle, a cast member on the History Channel show — are hardworking people who know a lot about the subject matter. Around 1860 a German immigrant named Jacob Waltz moved into the Wickenburg Arizona area about 80 miles from Phoenix. Later on came a long list of early and newly appointed Dons of Spain who also made forays into the Prima Alta looking for riches. The earliest Lost Dutchman's mine in Arizona was said to have been near Wickenburg, about 180 km (110 mi) north-west of the Superstition Mountains: a "Dutchman" was allegedly discovered dead in the desert near Wickenburg in the 1870s alongside saddlebags filled with gold. 115 likes. So let me say it again, the documentation found “ON” the stones is the most important thing not so much “who” carved them. Most likely because Pedro de Peralta had been the Spanish Governor of New Mexico (in the 1600s) his family name of "Peralta" was the inspiration for a number of legends in the American Southwest. ZERO – ZIP – NADA!! In December, 1931, The Arizona Republic reported on the recent discovery of a human skull in the Superstition Mountains. With Frank Augustine, Eric Deleel, Mark Dodson, Keenan Johnston. Much of the truth has laid obscured in old Spanish, Jesuit and Catholic Church documentation, including maps, expedition journals, and diaries and in many cases with those buried in long ago lost and forgotten graves. (Album: The Lost Dutchman's Mine features prominently as the place Lara Croft tries to find in the three-part graphic series entitled, Ol' Dutchman Mine is an allusion to Lost Dutchman's Mine in the popular, This page was last edited on 17 February 2021, at 22:56. The Lost Dutchman story actually begins in the 1800s when the wealthy, Mexican Peralta family came to the region to work mines under a Spanish land grant. After one hundred and twenty-five plus years incredibly, the lost Dutchman gold mine has been found, proving that the legend is more than mere myth and as predicted by Jacob Waltz himself “No miner will ever find my mine”. Over the next few weeks we will provide some images and photos taken at or very near the site. The Lost Dutchman Mine is said to be a rich goldmine located somewhere in the southwestern American state of Arizona. 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I’ve found mines that have been worked out and found ore sa… Here he worked at the Vulture Mine as a paid miner. “Real” or not, the haunting tales endure, continuing to … The record high temperature is 128 degrees. In the weeks and months to come we will use much of the historical information, and show how it ties directly to what we have found. Many people have dismissed them as a hoax. 283 talking about this. It's considered to be the most famous "lost mine" in the U.S. and yet, it's never been found. The Lost Dutchman Mine - 30 Years Online. Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture. It is here were you will reach areas that are barely penetrable, this is where most trails stop abruptly for safety reasons. Tales of these other Lost Dutchman's mines can be traced to at least the 1870s. If you get it hurt you better have your own team. Some of you reading this may know a lot, about the Lost Dutchman Goldmine, others may be new to the story of the Lost Dutchman Mine, so before going much further, I will do a very quick overview. I mean I don't think there was anything he couldn't do," Tuttle … As Curt Gentry wrote, "Dr. Hrdlicka positively identified the skull as that of Adolph Ruth. Then around 1692, the Jesuit padre father Eusebio Francisco Kino arrived. This is their turf and only the highly experienced and prepared should venture forward. Attempts have been made to locate it at least since 1892. Much of the interior is so brutal with severe weather shifts (the Apache winds) that much of the interior is off limits for search and rescue. "Dutchman" was a common American term for a German ("Dutch" being the English cognate to the German demonym "Deutsch", and not a reference to the Dutch people). In a story that echoes some of the earlier tales, Ruth's son Erwin C. Ruth was said to have learned of the Peralta mine from a man called Pedro Gonzales (or Gonzalez). The legend of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine centers around the Superstition Mountains. [26], Blair wrote that "the national wire services picked up the story [of Ruth's death] and ran it for more than it was worth", possibly seeing the mysterious story as a welcome reprieve from the bleak news that was otherwise typical of the Great Depression. When he died in 1891, he left a crudely drawn map giving only hints to the mine's location. Willing died in 1874 before there had been a thorough investigation of the documents or opportunity to cross examine him on the stand as was later done with Reavis. Supposedly “one” of their 18 mines was very rich and they considered it their alfa mine. America was fascinated with anything and everything about the American West, and along came Bicknell writing the Dutchman’s story; this was the icing on the cake, and the American public ate it up. And importantly I have hard facts that the Stones are linked to other historical information. In most variants of the story, the family of a man called Miguel Peralta discovered the mine and began mining the gold there, only to be attacked or massacred by Apaches in about 1850 in the supposed Peralta massacre. We at Arcana Exploration believe we can show that this was later worked by Jacob Waltz, and after his death came to be known as the “Lost Dutchman Gold Mine”. I will make a statement in the near future that will surprise a lot of Dutch Hunters it surprised me. When is the documentary goimg to start back up? For more than 120 years, the legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine has been told over and over, growing in proportions to such an extent that some claim the entire legend is nothing but a myth. The only thing slightly off the cuff, is that three of them do ride their Harleys from central Ohio to Sturgis and back on a regular basis, but more about them later. ! But Tuttle … He died on October 25, 1891, after having been nursed by an acquaintance named Julia Thomas (she was usually described as a quadroon). [5] One Lost Dutchman's mine is said to be in Colorado, another in California; two are said to be located in Arizona. Another detail which casts doubt on the story is the fact that, according to Blair, there was never any Dr. Thorne in the employ of the Army or indeed of the Federal Government in the 1860s. This account is usually dated to about 1870. [25] Blair noted that the conclusion of the Arizona authorities was rejected by many, including Ruth's family, and "those who held onto the more romantic murdered-for-the-map story". They didnt find it because its not in the superstitions… Too bad i cant post pictures, because i know exactly where it is, Did you ever think the Dutchman might have used another mine location to through Despite his efforts, Willing was never able to recover the money he gave to Peralta. Since Ruth's death, there have been several other deaths or disappearances in the Superstition Mountains. – Arcana Exploration. Blair contended that this story can be divided into "hawk" and "dove" versions, depending on whether the German(s) are said to behave violently or peacefully. For instance, about six of the maps are relevant, others may be relevant, but for now do not appear to be. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year old mystery. The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine (also known by similar names) is, according to legend, a rich gold mine hidden in the southwestern United States. OH, I almost forgot there is no cell phone service absolutely none. Let's back up, all the way to earlier in the 1800s to meet a man named Jacob Waltz, a German immigrant who is the … [9] As of 1975, ruins of the Peralta mine were standing.[9]. The Lost Dutchman Mine is also the most sought after in American history. Dr. George M. Willing Jr. paid Peralta $20,000 for the mining rights for an enormous swath of land – about 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km2) in southern Arizona and New Mexico – based on a deed originally granted by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century. The Pennsylvania Dutch Country. More please. "The Lost Dutchman Mine" by Sims Ely was first published in 1953. The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine (also known by similar names) is, according to legend, a rich gold mine hidden in the southwestern United States.The location is generally believed to be in the Superstition Mountains, near Apache Junction, east of Phoenix, Arizona.There have been many stories about how to find the mine, and each year people search for the mine. Thorne is said to be either unwilling or unable to relocate the mine. If Wayne Tuttle main basis was to find the Lost Dutchman Mine then he would greatly appreciate all the help to assist him and the other cast members. The Supers are east – northeast of Phoenix. Over the last five years I have read close to 100 books plus other literary and research material regarding the history of the Superstition Mountains and its many inhabitants and visitors. There was indeed a Jacob Waltz who emigrated to the U.S. from Germany. Erwin passed the information to his father Adolph, who had a long-standing interest in lost mines and amateur exploration. [13] In most versions of the tale, Jacob Waltz located a rich gold mine in the Superstition Mountains (in many versions of the story, they rescue or help a member of the Peralta family and are rewarded by being told the location of the mine). [8] The mine was quite profitable, earning about $35,000 in less than one year; Blair described this as "an unusually good return" for such a small gold mine to earn in such a relatively brief period. The Legend of theLost Dutchman has not yet died. If the Peralta Stones are mixed into the story then respond with one word. Blair argued that this Peralta story (well known to Arizona residents) was eventually incorporated in the Lost Dutchman's story, in a severely distorted version, following the renewed interest in the Lost Dutchman's mine in the 1930s. [11] According to Blair, the origin of this story can be traced to a doctor named Thorne who was in private practice in New Mexico in the 1860s. The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine – Found! Many scholars believe there is link between the Hohokam and the Aztec culture that predates Mo… The mine is named after German immigrant Jacob Waltz (c. 1810–1891), who purportedly discovered it in the 19th century and kept its location a secret. Within the refuge are 14 trail heads that cover 190 miles. (2004). Die Mine ist nach dem deutschen Einwanderer Jacob Waltz (um 1810–1891) benannt, der sie … May 28, 2019 Reply. State that in one word and I’ll believe your story, it … [12] The three soldiers set out to find the gold, but without success. [7] A man named Miguel Peralta and his family did operate a successful mine in the 1860s – but near Valencia, California, not in Arizona. Finally – The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Is Found! [17] Note that tombstone pictured shows birth year as 1808. After traveling to the region, Ruth stayed several days at the ranch of Tex Barkely to outfit his expedition.
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