Jacob Waltz said: Tom Kollenborn, a cowboy, prospector, author, scholar and Renaissance man whose encyclopedic knowledge of the Superstition Mountains made him one of the world's foremost experts on the . It was loosely named Lost Deutschman or Lost German Mine, and to this day, anyone who researches or tries to find the gold are generally referred to as Dutch hunters. "He has more than 100 books and maps on the legend.". 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. Another issue is that researching historical information has been very fruitful, so we continue to put efforts in this area and are often surprised and rewarded by what we learn that is relevant to our discovery. Part of the reason for this is that the topography immediately surrounding the mine is so severe and dangerous that it can take days to explore short distances. A copy of Estee Conasters The Sterling Legend: The Facts Behind the Lost Dutchman Mine billed as the definitive work on the lost mine was found in his tent. I am legally Disabled but managed to get in without too much difficulty. He said the mine lies in a north trending canyon that is shaded most of the day. Ive walked to the entrance of the mine turned around to see the 3 faces carved into the wall 200 yards away. We do not have a specific identification at this time, Gerchick said. i found everything, and i got millionaires involved. I mean that sincerely. 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. "Waltz said it was a vein of gold surrounded by hematite in quartz," according to Tuttle. Research the Resolution Mining Co near Miami Az and youll see how it will happen. I cannot and Will not give out locations or coordinates to the location of this canyon, because it it ever got out every yahoo in the country would be running wild and destroying everything inside that is well over 174-200 years old. And no one is stringing honest people along.. We know where there are several samples of the actual rich ore from the candlebox under Waltz Death Bed at Julia Thomas Place..and Julia was not at his side when he died. Please dont ask my location. Good Luck I hope you find out about your health, that is the most important thing.Thanks for your post. S1, Ep2. I am usually not an emotional person. After the finale of their first season, they never returned for a second season. I need to be more careful because details are important, especially, when it comes to the LDM saga. Thousands have searched, some have died, all in pursuit of one thing: treasure. Will I regret the day I can't get back in there? https://superstitionmountainmuseum.org/exhibits/jacob-waltz-lost-dutchman-exhibit/#:~:text=If%20Waltz%20had%20a%20rich,the%20home%20of%20Julia%20Thomas. Part of HuffPost News. 10,323 views Nov 10, 2018 227 Dislike Share Save Terry Carter 40.2K subscribers Wayne Tuttle. He said you can be twenty feet from my mine and you will not have any idea where it is. 3. This is not a substantiated story but it's been told many times. There is a slow running spring that feeds into a hard rock pocket pool. Give this lots of thought before you open your mouth about where the mine is at. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. So safe travels on your next trip Something that would make sense to only you and I because we have been to the site. Legal Statement. It would be a safe place if you are aloneyou have the high ground. That is when Dick Holmes got the ore from the candlebox. 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. It's possible he found the lost treasure and was making pickups from his stash as needed. Market data provided by Factset. The episode on the LDM which aired on November 15th and possibly other dates and times, adds a little color to other LDM asides. Though, in my opinion, the site fits the clues nicely. 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. 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. the I also am a big believer in fate, and I have good feeling. He prospected and worked as a miner in the mother lode country of California for eleven years. Starring: Wayne Tuttle, Frank Augustine, Woody Wampler, Eric . Senator McCain of AZ had the rules changed for Resolution so they could mine in restricted areas. By what name was Legend of the Superstition Mountains (2015) officially released in Canada in English? The hearings were presided over by Judge Robert L. Myers of the Supreme Court of Maricopa County and occupied 90 days and some 800,000 words of testimony. As you probably guessed, they were fakes. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 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. Unable to proceed because of a broken leg, he probably died of starvation near the spot where the bottle was set on its journey.". True! The mine has never been found. Tuttle added that Waltz took what he could, covered everything up and returned to Phoenix. Hence the drone. He worked [the] graveyard [shift] and he mostly keep to himself, hotel employee Terry Reyes told FoxNews.com. 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. I too an am explorer, member of prospecting clubs and am very connected to the community. The show follows Dutch hunter Wayne Tuttle on his 40-year search for the Lost Dutchman mine. Three years ago, a Denver bellhop ventured into Arizonas Superstition Mountains determined to find the Lost Dutchmans Mine, an elusive, vast gold reserve that has lured prospectors since the 19th century. Waltz said there is trick to his trail and no miner will ever find his mine. He was just too excited about the possibility of a quick discovery. "He is greatly missed by his fellow associates at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel," he said. I knew where it had to be. 8. Cari Gerchick, communications director for Arizonas Maricopa County, told FoxNews.com that the body is currently classified as unidentified. Both were seeking the mythical Lost Jesuit treasure and it created a contentious situation between the two camps. Im sorry to burst your bubble there buddy but the Dutchman has already been found 10 years ago. Im not going to tell you that I have found it (whether I have or have not). It had to be up there. Check your local listings. The gold belongs to the indians,rightfully they been protecting it for ever.Jacob Waltz must of been a very nice man,with a pure heart, walking the right road for the indians to let him take what gold he needed.most men would try to get all the gold,and probally would not live long after that, All of you have enjoyed the romance of the search, but a Mining Engineer has found ithes giving a presentation on the Feb. 24th 2020 at a Mining Engineers Convention in Phoenix, AZ.. Tune in to "Legend. The Lost Dutchman Mine ride was a popular attraction at Legend City amusement park (Tempe, AZ 1963-1983) The Lost Dutchman's Mine features prominently in the Lara Croft, Tomb Raider three-part graphic series entitled "The Black Legion", published between December 2003 and March 2004. Quick question: If the mine faces Northwest and you are standing in the mine entrance looking out how does a compass read 220? 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. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. If you climb some distance above my mine you can see to the south a sharp peak (Weavers Needle). What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year old mystery. We will have to correct that. 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. After our second expedition in the spring of 2016, the pieces of the puzzle was starting to come together, we were matching clues to the land site. Its all here: https://mollymarieprospect.com, Jeff, with regards to my suspected site (suspecting it to be the same as yours), I feel impelled to ask if your expeditions have seen NFS people around the mine? We believe when the time is right that the overwhelming body of proof that we have will encourage one of these safe-keepers to let a metallurgical comparison be made. "This is beyond obsessed," Burnett told the newspaper. Around 2002, I reconnected with a number of people and found a couple of guys who I felt comfortable with and trusted to go back into the mountains with. 10. We show photos that will not give away the site, but that do correlate things to our site. I restarted my research in the latter part of August 2017 and kept to only what Jacob Waltz mentioned as clues. I am not sure of the original source, but it has been said that below the cave is a water tank. The window to find it is rapidly closing. Other than the Hank Dandrea map it is one of the only original surviving maps out there that can be tested. Our Trek watches will not measure as the crow flies. If there was no stone house then, dammit it, it had to be but if I couldnt find. To my surprise and delight I did pan out a few flakes and some fines from that material. He continued by saying that just below the mine is a tunnel the Mexicans dug, trying to come at the mine from below. photo by Reddit user pretzeloverlord. Could I be wrong of course anything is possible . My family lives in the Carolinas; if you care to send me an email would enjoy just talking to you. Lost Dutchman Treasure Hunter Wayne Tuttle was followed around by the History Channel. We need to bring a golf range finder on our fifth trip, to record distances. Then, to recoup the cost of the failed expedition, Thomas started selling maps that she claimed would lead people to the mine. So we kind of know what he was thinking and doing there, Cooper said. 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. The LDM has been found over the years by 170 different people and in 170 different locations throughout the Superstition Mountain Wilderness. Perhaps we can meet sometime. He also said his shaft and the Mexicans shaft were very close together, but when you stood at either shaft you cannot see the other shaft. You may be close to the mine as many floks hike right past it. This is true and makes sense when you see them. But in 2010, Burnett told the Denver Post her son had become obsessed with the legend of the Arizona gold mine. There may still be gold to be found, but not likely enough to get rich on. Otherwise, nobody but a few nutjobs will pay a penny. On his deathbed, he told a handful of people about the mine and gave them directions. Jesse's skeleton was found 60 miles east of Phoenix on 4,892-foot Tortilla Mountain. I spend 2 months researching known and not so known maps of the ares corresponding with Google Earth. 0:57. 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. Yes! 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. I expected some things would fit but that a lot would be misinformation from all the years of hash and rehash. My first 35 years of researching I trashed in August 2017 because I was following everyone else in finding nothing. He estimates the mine could be worth over 200 million dollars in today's money. I have been studying the LDM since I graduated from High School in 1982. 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. "The Lost Dutchman" Ray Harlan & Sonny, the burro, The grave is located at 1317 W. Jefferson Street in the "Masonic Cemetery" section of Phoenix's historic Pioneer & Military Memorial Park. In a map called the Peralta Tesora Mappa (seen in the slideshow below), there are numerous drawings, "x" symbols, arrows and a giant heart. No one has found, or at least shared, any viable proof that matches the man-made or natural clues. Written documentation, including books, historical documentationboth Jesuit and Spanish records (diaries, journals and secretarial expedition logs). Dec. 4, 2009.". Question gentlemen Have you found the Elephant head carved out of solid rock marking the entrance to the canyon, where Jacob says you have to climb up into the canyon?? But our tale will be told honestly, and if we are wrong, that will be shared completely, it would be part of the story. It was loosely named Lost Deutschman or Lost German Mine, and to this day, anyone who researches or tries to find the gold are generally referred to as Dutch hunters. Testing today is much more accurate than the last time the Dutchman gold samples were lab tested. The location of the Lost Dutchman Mine. First off, there was never going to be a sign that says, Welcome to the Lost MineProperty of Jacob Waltz. He died on October 13, 1891 and was buried in the Southwest corner of City Cemetery. Yes! "All of a sudden - out of the blue - they found him," David Capen said. Arcana is the only one who has ever done this. An untold number of prospectors have searched the Superstition Mountains for the mine. Watch this video of the Dutch hunters following clues in the Peralta map: The reported mine was dubbed Lost Dutchman around 1892 after Waltz died. You dont have to give away any locations, or show pictures that might give too much info. Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Contact The Author. I have been reading up and watching everyones YouTube videos. He died on October 25, 1891, after having been nursed by an acquaintance named Julia Thomas (she was usually described as a quadroon). A discovery at the end of 2011 helped searchers focus on Tortilla Mountain: Hikers found a note in a metal can atop the peak that said: "Jesse Capen was here. In the desert these are called water tanks. The Peralta Stones and their importance will be one of the biggest shockers. "..Jack Sanfelice's Lost Duchman story among the most read stories of 2014 of East Valley Independent Newspaper " Read more We are going this Winter, so the ending has not yet been written. Yes! You don't have to be a pirate to feel the lure of hunting for buried treasure. Wayne has been hunting for the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine for over 40 years. Actually when we started that is what we thought I and found out there are a lot of issues. From the mine you can see four peaks, but it looks like one peak. On his deathbed, he told a handful of people about the mine and gave them directions. For more than a century, adventurous souls have sought the Lost Dutchman Mine, and since 1891, more than a hundred people have claimed to find it. Yes! But to answer your question we have a major trip planned for this fall. Meet Wayne Tuttle. At the time of his search, Waltz was living in Phoenix, reportedly on land owned by Julia Thomas, a local bakery owner. There is a trick in the directions on how to get there. When we are done, I will be shocked if we are wrong, but will be honest about everything. 2) Ive seen the drawings and preliminary sketches that Tumlinson made for creating the stone maps. However surprising this was, the fact remains that many of the most discussed clues are not only true but accurate, which in many cases validates their source. 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 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. By now, wide-spread press coverage had resulted in claims to the estate from a number of individuals and organizations, including the Parapsychology Foundation, the Psychical Research Foundation, and the Neurological Sciences Foundation of the University of Arizona College of Medicine. 3) the map Frank Fish had was one of two maps he located in Mexico through the Peralta family. We had been out there searching nearly every weekend for three years and this particular time we were scouring an area where a small daypack was located and had a few articles in it and we started scouring the cliffs, Cooper told FoxNews.com. Relax and chill, you may find out you could actually be entertained. There have been at least three discoveries of the mine since the 1960s, and in all three cases, good gold was found. Waltz said he camped up above where the Mexicans camped on the Horses Saddle. Hey Mike, you are correct, Julia was not there, when he actually passed away, some say he was at her the house, or place behind the ice cream parlor, his adobe some say it was at his adobe house. And i have proof from google maps, I have closely researched this story for many years. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year old mystery. Luckily for us, we no longer have to fly them; we already have what we need and knowingly follow all rules and regulations and do our very best to do things by the book. An autopsy took place on Tuesday, she said, and the results are expected to take weeks. I had to give up reading the replies because they change with every different question to answer. The fact you have this site is proof to me that you are simply mining for book sales. The XRF results should be on Unexplained and Unexplored tomorrow night Sunday November 17th on Science channel. My guess from what we have seen so far is the make- up of the gold will be different.
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