YES! As we reach these adjacent plateaued spaces we continue to search for additional onsite entities that are of interest. Fairly generic directions, but he gave them nonetheless. From what Ive been told, someone was working the mine around the mid 90s in secrecy, and also dug up the caches. Part of HuffPost News. Thanks Jeff. The Perfill Map is quite real. ), there was in fact some QUIRKY REASON, a natural fluke why it had not been found, and that someday, someone would figure that out and match the pieces(clues) together and prove that the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine is not just a myth, but that it exists. Yes! Today people want to travel vicariously, hence, Gold Rush and all these reality shows. So it goes we found it but went home When we find it again we wont mine it we just want loose bits we can find on the floor O wait yes i got the compass readings wrong let me just check with google as to where north, south, east, west are then i can give you the correct compass for looking in the direction that matches the clues stated by the Dutchman. Coroners used DNA extracted from bone marrow to make a match with DNA provided by his parents. You only have to submit ore from the two gold sources Waltz described that were in his mine. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path 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 have come to the conclusion that, that telling our story and informing the Park-service just before the book does come out, so they can protect it for a lot of reasons, makes the best sense. Until campers chanced upon a note in bottle floating down the Salt River. 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. 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. Meet Wayne Tuttle. 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. 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. The window to find it is rapidly closing. It was best I was alone. And YES! You are exactly correct, about Julia being gone the moment he died, I guess I was thinking of new people to the Dutchman Story, and I was think figuratively, that she was him ( in spirit until the end). "For about 20 years, I hiked and explored the mountains on my own. True! , I am a big believer in fate, and I feel good about this.). While the remains have yet to be positively identified, Cooper said hes confident the remains are that of Capen based on where the body was found, clothing found nearby and other identifying characteristics. When we are done, I will be shocked if we are wrong, but will be honest about everything. The Latin Heart or The Heart of Jesus is what was carved on the Stone Maps. No one has found, or at least shared, any viable proof that matches the man-made or natural clues. I expected some things would fit but that a lot would be misinformation from all the years of hash and rehash. Required fields are marked *, Hohokam and the Aztec culture that predates Montezumas era in central Mexico, Welcome to the Lost MineProperty of Jacob Waltz. On our next trip our goal is to reach one area we have not, as yet been able to penetrate.. The clues that are most generally accepted by Dutchman scholars are a good place to start, and it will make the most sense to start with the clues that pertain more directly with Jacob Waltz. It would be a safe place if you are aloneyou have the high ground. 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 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. Weiser was killed by Apaches, who lived in the area, or according to some, by Waltz himself. 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. 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. After 3 months of new research, I located the Jacob Waltzs trail, where it started and where it ended. Written documentation, including books, historical documentationboth Jesuit and Spanish records (diaries, journals and secretarial expedition logs). 15. Fences, 24-hour guard, and an onslaught of people wanting to get rich quick. If you do find the mine Well know. "The big prize, I think, for everybody, would still be -- even not finding the mine -- there is a stash of gold somewhere buried in a little pit in the ground near Waltz's camp, and who knows what that could be worth -- two, three million dollars just sitting there under our feet. 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. Your email address will not be published. The waterfall depicted on the map, Jacob Waltz only went into that canyon when he knew there would be water in it during certain seasons. 10,323 views Nov 10, 2018 227 Dislike Share Save Terry Carter 40.2K subscribers Wayne Tuttle. We are going this Winter, so the ending has not yet been written. History is filled with stories of buried fortunes, sometimes concealed in dangerous places. ggriffin@flprospects.com. Hi guys, if you have found the true mine well done, my only message is to stay safe as a lot of people have died trying to fine it or getting to places they think it is and as they say you cant take it with you. 7. Waltz worked as a miner on the San Gabriel River for a man named Ruben Blakney. I wouldnt try selling a book without a LOT of proofs of your find. Truth or writers taking leave way it doesn't matter. Id send pics . This type of testing is something we will be doing. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Yes! Do not stake your life, life is precious and bad luck to bet on 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. You never know. Adolph Ruth likely had the Gonzalez family copies of those two maps. As far as the book, it is concerned, it will be different than, the others I have seen it will as much, about our journey, and how our story ends and it will truthful no matter how it ends. The LDM has been found over the years by 170 different people and in 170 different locations throughout the Superstition Mountain Wilderness. 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. 8. Mike do we have the Dutchman mine, I believe, we really do, because of the overall entities we have, but we are not done gathering proof. . (and this is most important! He never returned. For now, we will share some meaningful images, but for security reasons we cannot show everything that we have. This search has claimed many lives and spawned multiple rumors and tall tales that keep people like Tuttle still searching. Please bring back the show!!! I knew where it was supposed to be. based on rumour and hearsay upon hearsay. 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 dont have to give away any locations, or show pictures that might give too much info. His name appears on several California census records. Ive walked to the entrance of the mine turned around to see the 3 faces carved into the wall 200 yards away. So safe travels on your next trip The Curse on the Canyon is real but wasnt made by Jacob Waltz. He had no family and a ridiculous sum of money - mostly from investments - but where he got the cash to invest in the first place remains unknown. 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. But the icing on the cake will be what we document on the fall trip and absolutely must be in the book. Believing Ruth was killed, rescuers had long given up hope of finding him alive. 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. 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. The known errors or misrepresentations from the writers of this show could be proved so as to clear up the water so to speak. 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. There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of clues, from countless sources. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year old mystery. Salt River AZ. When Waltz died, the 29-year-old Thomas sold her bakery, got a group together, and went searching for the mine. 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. I can understand that. [The lost mine] is the reason why he went there. All of these elements can be found in the search for the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine, reportedly well hidden in Arizona's mysterious-looking (and aptly named) Superstition Mountains (pictured above). While the mexican miners not after years of mining the area. He said before his partner was killed, they stayed in a cave above and across from the mine either 200 feet or 200 yards. Me personally, I dont think Jacob had his own mine, he did state no one will ever find my mine. In a map called the Peralta Tesora Mappa (seen in the slideshow below), there are numerous drawings, "x" symbols, arrows and a giant heart. He was secretive and standoffish, which is why no one knows much about him. I will also inform you about what Jacob Waltz stated No Miner will ever find my Mine. 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. Walter Beach was Kidd's prospecting and mining partner for more than twenty years. He and his son had searched California's Borrego Desert for gold, but they found none. Market data provided by Factset. Where is your book? Alot of people have been finding all these mines and no one has found any large high grade ore deposits so why would his mine be any different. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Recent posts have coincided nicely with the Travel Channel show Ghost Adventures. 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. 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. "..Jack Sanfelice's Lost Duchman story among the most read stories of 2014 of East Valley Independent Newspaper " Read more I have been studying the LDM since I graduated from High School in 1982. If there was no stone house then, dammit it, it had to be but if I couldnt find. the I also am a big believer in fate, and I have good feeling. An untold number of prospectors have searched the Superstition Mountains for the mine. It could be more or less, and until we find it, we won't know.". The skeleton was large. Tune in to "Legend. Waltz said Then I went to the spring and followed the old Indian Trail up to the mine. Hey Dallas, some good points of view. 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 . The show features Bob Schoose, Clay Worst and Others. . Wayne has been hunting for the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine for over 40 years. He died on October 13, 1891 and was buried in the Southwest corner of City Cemetery. I am getting a little ahead of myself, so back to the reason the LDGM has not until now been found. But all in all, it is still an intriguing myth/legend. We call em Dutch hunters out here, said Superstition Search and Rescue Director Robert Cooper. 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. I would only reveal it to someone I could trust and right now that is no one. 5. If that passes, then we can XRF Test it. On Saturday, years after Capens Jeep, wallet, backpack and cellphone were found by hikers, volunteers from the Superstition Search and Rescue finally located what they believe is Capens body. photo by Reddit user pretzeloverlord, The strangest aspects of the human experience, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Dutchman%27s_Gold_Mine, https://www.desertusa.com/thingstodo/rocks/du_ttd_lostdutch.html, https://azstateparks.com/lost-dutchman/explore/the-dutchman, https://www.discovery.com/exploration/gold-mine-Arizona-Mountains, https://www.visitarizona.com/places/parks-monuments/lost-dutchman-state-park/, https://www.denverpost.com/2013/01/23/lost-dutchman-seekers-remains-confirmed-to-be-jesse-capens/, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/superstition-mountains-lost-dutchman-gold-mine_n_6835264?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMTXJvX4pDCtW8x5bkba70k4kh_9Gw80Vo0IjtMIkTlu7M_gmEYmWtImnQE36g-57yCVQqMxvm1h0G4nTNSJmFKrAJvn4NBdGSJxYZk9urDBcPdmWcCp-VgHvaHYe0mKmoCYqE449m98h5lNShk7lzuIOLI95uIGicPiK2a6uu70, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6172003/jacob-waltz. Stories of hidden gold and treasure dot the landscape of the U.S. like it's part of our national identity. photo by Reddit user pretzeloverlord. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Arcana Exploration has done this; keep in mind that we continue to find new things that match. 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. If anybody ever did find the mine they would be quietly getting rich and wouldnt ever dream of stringing honest people along like this. He immigrated to the USA in the 1840s and became a naturalized citizen in 1861. I spend 2 months researching known and not so known maps of the ares corresponding with Google Earth. Some I am glad you said two different samples. Check your local listings. Tuttle's been on a 40-year quest pursuing this potentially large "pot" of gold at the end of a rainbow. He has a website on how over 15 years he worked out the historical references plus the geology. 2) Ive seen the drawings and preliminary sketches that Tumlinson made for creating the stone maps. The body, Cooper said, was found in a crevice roughly 35 feet up a cliff face in the southern portion of the Superstition Mountains, near the 4,892-foot Tortilla Mountain. S1, Ep2. 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. After the land was ceded to the United States, the Peralta party was trespassing on U.S. soil. 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 Note, you are in that group of Finders but you havent found the LDM. When he returned, his partner, Weisner, was dead.". Thank you Matthew for the kind words and safe wishes. Some believe he was slain for his gold, another story tells of a man who dropped him off in the Superstitions and continued to check on him each month until he perished. And Jacob Waltz cache just feet from both. Give this lots of thought before you open your mouth about where the mine is at. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Id sure like to known what the results came up with. 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. Lost Dutchman Gold Mine: Does 'X' Mark The Spot? The book will not come out until we are through, with our research. If you produce the ore samples, we can examine the crystalline structure of the quartz. . The window to find it is rapidly closing. Between 1959 and 1991 a full-scale feud broke out at Weaver's Needle between Ed Piper and Celeste Marie Jones. Thanks Kal for the interest. EPISODE 2 The Mark of the X Wayne and the crew follow a 200-year-old map to a heart-shaped stone with an X carved on the face; an unexpected discovery awaits them. 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. "He has more than 100 books and maps on the legend.". is jewelry grade gold. Waltz said he built a rock wall in the opening to hide it. Give me a break lol. Here is the thing Mike I have seen everything found and presented before, compared to what we have( and we are not done) and it not close. 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. Jeff. I believe other people who most likely were there said 200 feet or 200 yards? The show follows Dutch hunter Wayne Tuttle on his 40-year search for the Lost Dutchman mine. Ridiculous, your clues dont even jive, they contradict themselves. Your description sounds in line with others. Everything below matches what we have found on the ground, and most importantly, it is all in one generalized location. Jacob Waltz said: Id love to go on an expedition to search around and try to solve the mystery and take in the beauty of this creation. I had to give up reading the replies because they change with every different question to answer. One of the forms for this testing is Laser ablation with a mass Spectrometer. Dec. 4, 2009.". But knowing what you know, I think Mike, you would be taken aback if you could see what we have so far. 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.". *After our third trip we learned that you can no longer fly drones in the Superstition Mountains; the Tonto National Forest does not allow it. 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. I had been looking for months, I could not find it. Yes! The mine has never been found. Wake up to the day's most important news. I am more researcher and a Prospector and I am no Miner, but I found not only his Mine but a Huge Treasure. She speculates that he slipped off a ledge and tumbled to his death. The program is entertaining. I think that, now, it might be worth $200 million. Some nuttier than others. This is not a substantiated story but it's been told many times. Its all very intriguing. So we will see, how it ends. 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. Jeff.. , The Dutchman was a fence for stollen gold from both the military private payrolls mining sources. Capens father declined to comment, and his mother, Cynthia Burnett, could not be reached. (Courtesy: Robert Cooper). But to answer your question we have a major trip planned for this fall. I'll be at peace with it when I get to that point. I thank you for helping keep my uncles spirit alive. There is a trick in the directions on how to get there. 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. Tyler you are absolutely correct, I went back and looked at the notes of that day, and infarct it read 320 not 220, in the book I will show a reading from that spot and it is important. The book is still being added too, we were back there in 2019, and I have not yet shared that trip, that is for a latter date. 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? 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. Jacob and partner, Jacob Weiser, apparently discovered the mine and spent years excavating it for gold. 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. The XRF results should be on Unexplained and Unexplored tomorrow night Sunday November 17th on Science channel. Waltz and his partner returned, mining gold ore, and Waltz left to get more supplies. But when his son, who worked in Mexico, found a map that might lead to an Arizona gold mine, Ruth couldn't resist. This was totally unanticipated. "Waltz said it was a vein of gold surrounded by hematite in quartz," according to Tuttle. I know your posts on Treasurenet and I know you know your stuff, Thank You for thoughts and good luck wishes. He estimates the mine could be worth over 200 million dollars in today's money. After an appeal, the court's decision was overridden and the money was split between the American Society for Psychical Research (two-thirds share) and the Psychical Research Foundation (one-third share). Is there any more info about your book? Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. It is in a place that is hard to find. 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 . I believe her place was either attached to or behind her ice cream parlor, I have read different versions of that. Cooper said Capen's undoing was likely the result of heading out in search of lost gold alone. But the mine remains shrouded in mystery, so much so that it might not exist at all. Yes! Thousands have searched, some have died, all in pursuit of one thing: treasure. Meanwhile two Canadians, claiming to be blood brothers of Kidd, contested the will. Best of luck. And i have proof from google maps, I have closely researched this story for many years. So, what exactly does this mean? 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. The location of the Lost Dutchman Mine. But like Ben Crenshaw said in the 1999 Ryder Cup matches live on TV after Saturdays, matches. Gold makes people do crazy stuff, like shooting at people ect. I've found mines that have been worked out and found ore samples that still hold traces of gold in them," Tuttle said. The entrance is marked by an Elephant Head. I have been surprised at the volume of the historical information pertaining to the LDGM, and the extent of applicatory information that many of these clues have contained within them, that directly matches our land-site. Whether it be boulders, bandits, cliffs, the weather, or a curse, no gold is worth the risk. (Courtesy: Robert Cooper) Three years ago, a Denver bellhop ventured into Arizona's Superstition Mountains determined to find the Lost Dutchman's Mine, an elusive, vast gold reserve that. I hope to return for a more thorough investigation. Other than the Hank Dandrea map it is one of the only original surviving maps out there that can be tested. Mike one other thought, our story is just as much about our teams journey over the last 4-5 years as it is about finding the LDM.. The Old Seers. Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Contact The Author. My oh my! Nickel/Gold and the only parts of natural Gold/Quarts are the inlays. "I've been in areas where it's said there would be no possible sign of gold. I'm probably more patient and cautious. This is really exciting. People should always tell someone where theyre going, have a plan and have someone go with them, he said. 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. I am not sure of the original source, but it has been said that below the cave is a water tank. He would stay at his hotel, rest, shower and then head back out a couple of days in, a couple of days out. Until now, that is. Maybe don't go looking for lost treasure in the Superstition Mountains. 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? Tuttle added that Waltz took what he could, covered everything up and returned to Phoenix.