I believe other people who most likely were there said 200 feet or 200 yards? You may be close to the mine as many floks hike right past it. It was on July 19, 1861, in the Los Angeles County Courthouse, Jacob Waltz became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. 5. But in 2010, Burnett told the Denver Post her son had become obsessed with the legend of the Arizona gold mine. I believe her place was either attached to or behind her ice cream parlor, I have read different versions of that. Fairly generic directions, but he gave them nonetheless. If you're not up to trying your luck trekking into the Superstition Mountains, looking for that still-elusive -- and historically dangerous -- multi-million-dollar windfall, there's always your less-perilous local lottery. I am getting a little ahead of myself, so back to the reason the LDGM has not until now been found. I might have possibly found something of interest? Wayne has been hunting for the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine for over 40 years. The entrance is marked by an Elephant Head. Thousands have searched, some have died, all in pursuit of one thing: treasure. But still, to this day, if nobody is able to go and I'm ready, I have a tendency to go to the mountains on my own.". Let me guess Copper/Gold ggriffin@flprospects.com. 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. Hopefully after our fifth trip we will be at liberty to share more of the connected clues that we have. But like Ben Crenshaw said in the 1999 Ryder Cup matches live on TV after Saturdays, matches. And people have been hunting for the mine since 1892. I have no heirs and have not been married in my life and after all my funeral expenses have been paid and one hundred dollars to some preacher of the gospel to say fare well at my grave sell all my property which is all in cash and stocks with E. F. Hutton Co., Phoenix, some in safety deposit box, and have this balance money to go in a research or some scientific proof of a soul of the human body which leaves at death I think in time their can be a Photograph of soul leaving the human at death, James Kidd.". Me personally, I dont think Jacob had his own mine, he did state no one will ever find my mine. Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Contact The Author. He took a month off to go search for the treasure.. To my surprise and delight I did pan out a few flakes and some fines from that material. The enigma of the LDGM is that it has been a puzzle with many pieces that, up until now, no one has been able to solve. Arcana is the only one who has ever done this. Some I am glad you said two different samples. "Legend of the Superstition Mountains" airs on History, Sunday night at 10 p.m. ET/PT. or redistributed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 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". Wayne Tuttle is on Facebook. Most people tell us we should mine and keep quite, and protect it from the tourist who are not worthy. I am usually not an emotional person. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year . After the land was ceded to the United States, the Peralta party was trespassing on U.S. soil. The show follows Dutch hunter Wayne Tuttle on his 40-year search for the Lost Dutchman mine. Give me a break lol. 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. Tuttle's been on a 40-year quest pursuing this potentially large "pot" of gold at the end of a rainbow. 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. Consider: if you find the mine do not make public its location. He continued by saying that just below the mine is a tunnel the Mexicans dug, trying to come at the mine from below. Hey Dallas, some good points of view. I had been looking for months, I could not find it. It could also be said that you could do the same type of research on 'The Legends of Superstition Mountain' and you might come out with a different attitude also. For now, we will share some meaningful images, but for security reasons we cannot show everything that we have. Is there any more info about your book? Please bring back the show!!! Believing Ruth was killed, rescuers had long given up hope of finding him alive. all the monuments weavers needle, bullpass, dagger, horse head, are five miles in size. Yes! Our Trek watches will not measure as the crow flies. Yes! I knew where it had to be. Id send pics . I would like to go back and to a bit more investigating, however this location is on national forest land and I am told no prospecting is allowed unless one has the permits. (Actually, I believe he most likely said we stayed in a cave that looked down on the mine.) And I can tell from what you are describing we are not in the same place as you. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year old mystery. Not All Clues are about what Jacob Waltz said. He was secretive and standoffish, which is why no one knows much about him. I have ran a few buckets of material to confirm if there is a parent gold source up a particular canyon I have explored. Everything below matches what we have found on the ground, and most importantly, it is all in one generalized location. I must say, more people have found his mine over the years than Carter has pills! Some 30 years later, Jacob Waltz nicknamed "the Dutchman," even though he was German rediscovered the mine with the help of a Peralta descendant, according to legend. Until campers chanced upon a note in bottle floating down the Salt River. True! The XRF results should be on Unexplained and Unexplored tomorrow night Sunday November 17th on Science channel. It is in a place that is hard to find. So we will see, how it ends. 2. His disappearance was reported on December 29, 1949, but probably would have been reported sooner had someone cared enough to notice he was gone. 15. I am legally Disabled but managed to get in without too much difficulty. Im not going to tell you that I have found it (whether I have or have not). He has a website on how over 15 years he worked out the historical references plus the geology. By 1864, Waltz was prospecting in Arizona and is reputed to have found a gold deposit near the Superstition mountain, known now as the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine. 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. Our guys have been training this summer with skilled climbers, two of which will accompany us on our next trip. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa-contributor/2016/05/13/mesa-history-ruth-mystery-only-deepens-findings-remains/84344690/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vcTFEXMUJM&feature=emb_title, https://www.denverpost.com/2013/01/04/denver-mans-search-for-lost-dutchman-mine-likely-ended-in-fall/, https://www.ranker.com/list/lost-dutchman-treasure-disappearances/lyra-radford, https://www.thelostdutchmangoldmine.com/lost-dutchman/james-kidd-missing/, Many people believe the slayings could be connected to the, Apparently, stumbling across skulls is a regular occurrence in the. 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. According to the History channel, "Thousands have tried and failed to decode the series of cryptic clues said to lead to the fortune, leaving a trail of bodies and blood for anyone who has gotten too close to the truth.". But I might to Clay Worst if I were to ever have the chance. On May 6, 1965, the Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, declared the will fully acceptable for probate. Where is your book? Its my understanding that the LDM was located a few years back, or I should say rediscovered. You cannot see the tank from the mine. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 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. Jesse had been 6 feet 4 inches tall. Our team did make two attempts to reach the stone house at the head of the north trending canyon, but they were repelled. Meanwhile two Canadians, claiming to be blood brothers of Kidd, contested the will. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! I would only reveal it to someone I could trust and right now that is no one. It reads, "This is my first and only will and is dated the second of January, 1946. Lost Dutchman Treasure Hunter Wayne Tuttle was followed around by the History Channel. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. The whole story was concocted to give cover to Jacob Waltz, Enjoyed your post-Gary. I will also inform you about what Jacob Waltz stated No Miner will ever find my Mine. He and his son had searched California's Borrego Desert for gold, but they found none. Tuttle added that Waltz took what he could, covered everything up and returned to Phoenix. 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. Jacob Waltz said: 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. The reported mine was dubbed Lost Dutchman around 1892 after Waltz died. Hello Jeff, I too am from Ohio and an heir of Jacob Walz. Yes! When he returned, his partner, Weisner, was dead.". you havent even got near to the mine or you would have kept your mouths hut until you had mined some of it at least. Between 1959 and 1991 a full-scale feud broke out at Weaver's Needle between Ed Piper and Celeste Marie Jones. See production, box office & company info, Entertaining show no matter what the errors. 13. Most of our time on this trip was spent exploring around the mine site. But knowing what you know, I think Mike, you would be taken aback if you could see what we have so far. I have located the North Trending Canyon, a canyon in itself that has numerous carved walls, the Witch Priest being one of those as well as the Latin Heart laid out in the canyon floor. If so did you get any indication they might be removing traces of human activity to revert the area to a more natural wilderness state? Do I think we have the LDM,,I do. I havent been back to the canyon since after November 29th, 2018 because everytime I go in I get a different illness everytime which has stumped my Doctors in both Phoenix and Charlotte, NC. The known errors or misrepresentations from the writers of this show could be proved so as to clear up the water so to speak. What I would like to do now is share some of the clues that are present at our landsite; this has never been done. Yes! 14. Burnett said she believes her son was caught too far from camp that first day to make it back by sunset. We have some great video of this canyon in 4k with the drone, but it is proprietary to our book and for now we cannot share it. The Head of the Canyon, said by Jacob Waltz, which in fact is a large rock carved exactly like a mans head in front of the cave. Hence the drone. 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 progenitor of this tale. This makes sense, but there is also a time line here. He would stay at his hotel, rest, shower and then head back out a couple of days in, a couple of days out. YES! He died on October 13, 1891 and was buried in the Southwest corner of City Cemetery. About; British Mark; Publication; Awards; Nominate; Sponsorship; Contact There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of clues, from countless sources. Legend of the Superstition Mountains: S1E1 Secrets of the Lost Map. No one has found, or at least shared, any viable proof that matches the man-made or natural clues. There may still be gold to be found, but not likely enough to get rich on. Even though we were on site, it took us until our third trip to locate the entrance. New Evidence of Lost Dutchman Mine History writes "rmed 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. "This is beyond obsessed," Burnett told the newspaper. But when his son, who worked in Mexico, found a map that might lead to an Arizona gold mine, Ruth couldn't resist. Read more. Yes! All rights reserved. Boy I had to sit here for a while let me just say I think you will be surprised, Promise me when the books comes out that you send it to me, I would like to write something personal in there for you, what you wrote here to me truly makes it special I want to make sure the guys see what you wrote. I have been studying the LDM since I graduated from High School in 1982. 11. Cant wait to hear more about this trip. "Delbert Daley of Miami retrieved the bottle but returned it to the river, not connecting the name with the lost prospector. "All of a sudden - out of the blue - they found him," David Capen said. and with one day to go (Sundays singles matches). At the age of 13, Trevor Tuttle sat at a campfire at the base of the Superstition Mountains, listening intently to the lore of the Lost Dutchman Mine's legendary, cache of gold. Some nuttier than others. Why not post a high res picture of 2 foot thick Gold Ore Vein Waltz said it had? Born in 1810, Jacob Waltz's early life isn't detailed but we know a few things. Jacob Waltz was born in the kingdom of Wurttemberg, Germany, circa 1810. Episode: File 0011: Baba Yaga's Dutchman House. How do you not get discovered with a large search party while returning to LDGM? Market data provided by Factset. 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. In December 2009, a month after Capens disappearance, his campsite was found and clearly indicated his level of devotion to his newfound infatuation, Cooper said. I'll be at peace with it when I get to that point. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Waltz said Then I went to the spring and followed the old Indian Trail up to the mine. And in the Superstition Mountains outside Phoenix Arizona, rockhounds and treasure hunters have been searching for the Lost Dutchman Mine since 1892. Jesse Capen, 35, had made finding the hidden treasure an obsession fueled by more than 100 books and maps on the legendary and perhaps nonexistent mine named for German immigrant Jacob "The Dutchman" Waltz. Thanks Kal for the interest. 3) the map Frank Fish had was one of two maps he located in Mexico through the Peralta family. I wouldnt try selling a book without a LOT of proofs of your find. Dec. 4, 2009.". is jewelry grade gold. I have been able to piece together much of the overreaching story. Did Jacob Waltz actually find a gold mine, or did a story about a small find of gold latch onto people's minds, driving them mad with thoughts of treasure? This is true, but there is something most people do not realize about this clue! Like all good treasure stories, tragedy has followed in its wake. She was out getting a doctor. So we kind of know what he was thinking and doing there, Cooper said. "Waltz said it was a vein of gold surrounded by hematite in quartz," according to Tuttle. Then, to recoup the cost of the failed expedition, Thomas started selling maps that she claimed would lead people to the mine. Waltz and his partner, Jacob Weisner, went to the mine where Peralta offered them a deal, giving them temporary deeds to the mine. People should always tell someone where theyre going, have a plan and have someone go with them, he said. Legal Statement. An autopsy took place on Tuesday, she said, and the results are expected to take weeks. 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. Nevertheless, it is there. This is one thing the government does not want to have to deal with. A group of modern day treasure hunters search for the Lost Dutchman mine in the Superstition mountain range of Arizona. Located east of Phoenix, the Superstition Mountains stretch across 160,000 acres of desert, and somewhere in these almost supernatural-looking canyons is a reported gold mine worth several hundred millions of dollars. 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. You dont have to give away any locations, or show pictures that might give too much info. 1. At the time, "Dutchman" was a catch-all for anyone. Its best for hikers and businesses that the mine not be disturbed and be left well enough alone. I am highly dyslexic and actually see backwards (in my brains eye), I am always getting phone numbers wrong when I try to dial even though I have it in front of me. History is replete with other people that have looked but not found the LDM. Truth or writers taking leave way it doesn't matter. My oh my! 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. Adolph Ruth likely had the Gonzalez family copies of those two maps. Someone want real proof, email me rogerrantz@Yahoo.com. Ive walked to the entrance of the mine turned around to see the 3 faces carved into the wall 200 yards away. Ill buy your book as Im in Australia and have been following searchers over the net for years so your book will be enough proof for me thanks very interesting read and well explained how you got to where you are now. Something that would make sense to only you and I because we have been to the site. This is really exciting. You will have a different outlook after doing your homework.
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