You risk your life anytime you go into any mountain range, but I believe you're gonna go until you can't do it again. Both were seeking the mythical Lost Jesuit treasure and it created a contentious situation between the two camps. At that time, we will need permission to retest the Dutchmans gold, but this is not as easy as you might think. As we reach these adjacent plateaued spaces we continue to search for additional onsite entities that are of interest. Stars Keenan Johnston Mark Dodson Frank Augustine See production, box office & company info Watch on History S1 Go to history.com More watch options Add to Watchlist 27 User reviews Episodes 6 Top-rated Mike, you are exactly correct we need a sample of the Quartz matrix, that matches Waitzs known examples. But in 2010, Burnett told the Denver Post her son had become obsessed with the legend of the Arizona gold mine. All these guys think they found it or know the answer.. And YES! Gold makes people do crazy stuff, like shooting at people ect. 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. Your email address will not be published. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Department sent a helicopter to the side of the cliff, and deputies rappelled down to a skeleton, which was retrieved in a wire basket. At the time, "Dutchman" was a catch-all for anyone. For now, we will share some meaningful images, but for security reasons we cannot show everything that we have. To me it just sounds to good to be true. Cooper said Capen's undoing was likely the result of heading out in search of lost gold alone. New clues could reveal the location of the Lost Dutchman Mine; Wayne Tuttle is on the hunt for a deadly treasure in the Superstition Mountains. I am not sure what legally disabled in your case means, but because of the earthquake, you need repelling gear to get up to the site, plus it takes more than one person, to get that done. Legend of the Superstition Mountains | Legend Of The Supers Legal Statement. There have been at least three discoveries of the mine since the 1960s, and in all three cases, good gold was found. Legal Statement. He said you can be twenty feet from my mine and you will not have any idea where it is. Explorers traveled to the New World in search of gold, jewels, the fountain of youth, and much more, and it seems as though - along with the plague and theft of native lands - treasure hunting it in our blood. After five years of research and four expeditions, Arcana Exploration has not only found the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine, but has been able to match the most accepted clues with the physical evidence on the ground. Jacob and partner, Jacob Weiser, apparently discovered the mine and spent years excavating it for gold. I have been able to piece together much of the overreaching story. All it took was campaign donation (bribe) and there it went. It tells the story of how five regular guys, all good friends, but not professional treasure hunters, against all odds go on an amazing journey of discovery together. In the 1840s, according to the Denver Post, the Peralta family of Mexico mined gold out of the mountains, but Apaches attacked and killed all but one or two family members as they took the gold back to Mexico. It had to be up there. There is a slow running spring that feeds into a hard rock pocket pool. And there are so many misinformed stories about him, his mine, his history, etc. Or is it just a flat piece of rock that faces the mine? S1, Ep2. 9. If that passes, then we can XRF Test it. Jacob Waltz said: It reads, "This is my first and only will and is dated the second of January, 1946. Its all very intriguing. Waltz said the Mexicans dug another tunnel from down below the mine trying to come in farther down into the vein because the pit mine was getting too hard to mine. It might be Blackbeard's buried booty, caches of Confederate gold, mobsters who buried their takes in the desert outside Las Vegas, or dozens of other rumors and tall tales about hidden wealth. i found everything, and i got millionaires involved. Ruth injured his leg so severely in the process that he developed a lifelong limp. In the book I am trying to let people who are not LDM junkies like us, or have never heard of the LDM, understand from our point of view, as improbable as it may be, that five regular guys from Ohio, would be doing what we are doing much less finding something. In Mrs Corbins book, she mentioned Jacob Waltz saying he covered the tunnel entrance with a large rock inside the canyon so no one could get into the canyon easily. After five years of research and four expeditions, Arcana Exploration has not only found the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine, but has been able to match the most accepted clues with the physical evidence on the ground. This is really exciting. Adolph Ruth likely had the Gonzalez family copies of those two maps. While the mexican miners not after years of mining the area. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Coroners used DNA extracted from bone marrow to make a match with DNA provided by his parents. After searching for five years and reading most of the published material, the last paragraph in one book keeps haunting me. Give me a break lol. I have ran a few buckets of material to confirm if there is a parent gold source up a particular canyon I have explored. Research the Resolution Mining Co near Miami Az and youll see how it will happen. Perhaps we can meet sometime. I am legally Disabled but managed to get in without too much difficulty. The majority of my research has been focused on Jacob Waltz and the history surrounding his story as it relates the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine. The reported mine was dubbed Lost Dutchman around 1892 after Waltz died. Regards, Julie. And heck yea we want book sales, that is the best way to market and possibly get additional revenue. Henry I know that a lot of folks have thought they have found the mine, but.and I have to stop here for a minute and think what I want to say .. Waltz said that when he traveled there, he camped the night below the fort in a stand of Cottonwoods. Gary congratulations on finding the mine, so if you have found the mine you of course you must know that there are things there that are over 750+ old. Thanks Jeff. My family lives in the Carolinas; if you care to send me an email would enjoy just talking to you. Could I be wrong of course anything is possible . The lost Breyfogle mine, also one of the most famous lost mines of all, was found and is today known as the Amargosa mine in CA. It was known by several prospectors along Pinto Creek, in the early days, Beach and Kidd prospected the eastern end of the Superstition Wilderness Area. You never know. Every time I'm in specific areas, I wonder if I've walked over that spot.". I might have possibly found something of interest? His name appears on several California census records. "He has more than 100 books and maps on the legend.". But to answer your question we have a major trip planned for this fall. 10. We took a compass reading, and when looking directly out of the mine opening, it reads 220 degrees, and late in the day the sun does shine into the mine. We had the correct location, we had the mine site, and if the legend was correct there had to be a stone house at the head of the north trending canyon. For sure I will show that reading so there is no skepticism. On May 6, 1965, the Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, declared the will fully acceptable for probate. There are only a few known samples of Dutchman gold and as you would imagine, the owners who are in possession of these priceless pieces might have reasons for not wanting it tested. Secrets of the Lost Map - IMDb He continued by saying that just below the mine is a tunnel the Mexicans dug, trying to come at the mine from below. Join Facebook to connect with Wayne Tuttle and others you may know. For 10 years, Jesse Capen, 35, a graveyard-shift bellhop at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, had studied myriad theories about the location of the Lost Dutchman gold mine, sought by treasure seekers since the 1870s. Waltz said that at the head of a north-trending canyon you will find the ruins of an ancient Spanish house that sits hidden on a ledge, and that the climb up to it is so steep that you will not see it until you scale up onto the ledge that it sits on, as its stone walls lay before you. Skull found could be that of Wyoming hiker who disappeared in 2007, Treasure hunter who found Ship of Gold now sought by US Marshals, Snow hinders search for Wisconsin hiker missing in northwest Alaska. Well, if you did then you would know that Jacob Waltz used a tunnel to climb inside of that took him into the canyon, not his canyon but Jesuit Priests Canyon. There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of clues, from countless sources. Some of our high-tech images are proprietary and cannot be shown at this time, others are exclusive to our book and others, again for security reasons, cannot be shown at this time. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Read more. Stories of hidden gold and treasure dot the landscape of the U.S. like it's part of our national identity. We are confident in what we have. I am usually not an emotional person. By 1895, stories about the mine abounded, so much that they hit the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, leading a man named Adolph Ruth to his death. This is not a substantiated story but it's been told many times. 14. The mine has never been found. And in some ways, it is. What should be there are physical features, some man-made and some natural, that match the most historical and generally accepted clues. See production, box office & company info. Legend of the Superstition Mountains: S1E1 Secrets of the Lost Map. The key is samples which need to match the quartz matrix which he had under his bed. He was in a tight spot and thats why it took so long to find this young man.. 12. Legend of the Superstition Mountains: Secrets of the Lost Map Thanks Mike you have been at it a long time, I read your post on Treasure Net you know your stuff, and have been out where the rubber meets the road, you are a true Dutch Hunter and I have always respected your input on TN, Thank you for responding here. I have been reading up and watching everyones YouTube videos. The window to find it is rapidly closing. Waltz worked as a miner on the San Gabriel River for a man named Ruben Blakney. . Our team did make two attempts to reach the stone house at the head of the north trending canyon, but they were repelled. "Delbert Daley of Miami retrieved the bottle but returned it to the river, not connecting the name with the lost prospector. So we will see, how it ends. Nickel/Gold and the only parts of natural Gold/Quarts are the inlays. The once famous lost Mojave gold mine, located west of Quartzsite AZ, was at one time one of the most famous lost mines in AZ; today you can walk in to look it over. In the early 1900s Ruth was an amateur prospector in that he had never found gold but had been seeking it for it for years. Unable to proceed because of a broken leg, he probably died of starvation near the spot where the bottle was set on its journey.". Secrets of the Lost Map. Im thinking that maybe you guys are out there now? I know your posts on Treasurenet and I know you know your stuff, Thank You for thoughts and good luck wishes. Then, to recoup the cost of the failed expedition, Thomas started selling maps that she claimed would lead people to the mine. "For about 20 years, I hiked and explored the mountains on my own. He never returned. One of the forms for this testing is Laser ablation with a mass Spectrometer. At age 66, he went to the Superstitions alone, over the objections of his son and family. I have researched many aspects of the story in archives, others in the mountains, and some around campfires after a few shots of Tequila or Fireball (you know who you are)! Forget about what every yahoo has said, get down to basics. He immigrated to the USA in the 1840s and became a naturalized citizen in 1861. Rumor has it that he killed like 30 people. I mean that sincerely. But I might to Clay Worst if I were to ever have the chance. He said if you find this house at the head of a steep north-trending canyon you are not far from the mine. Ive only been following it over the last few years and I truly hope you have found the exact mine that Waltz was talking about. He died on October 13, 1891 and was buried in the Southwest corner of City Cemetery. On History channel's series "Legend of the Superstition Mountains," a team of adventurers led by hunter Wayne Tuttle (pictured above) is following clues, including those on a mysterious map, hoping they'll hit pay dirt of what's considered America's most famous and deadliest buried treasure. The show follows Dutch hunter Wayne Tuttle on his 40-year search for the Lost Dutchman mine.