Many people have dismissed them as a hoax. Within the refuge are 14 trail heads that cover 190 miles. [7] A man named Miguel Peralta and his family did operate a successful mine in the 1860s but near Valencia, California, not in Arizona. Except perhaps not. 35-year-old Jesse Capen was last seen in Apache Junction, Arizona on December 4, 2009. Finally The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Is Found! but their camera was. THE TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE RUN THE LOST DUTCHMAN . First you drive to the outskirts of Phoenix and find Apache Junction, then pick up the old Apache Trail (route88) and go about 35 miles to Tortilla Flat, site of the old stage coach Pony express stop, along the Apache Trail. What is important is the informational content recorded on the stones. Instead, it captures mens minds and passions, and lingers with them forever. There's no evidence they ever came to Arizona at all. "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). Arcana has had the luxury of having had the site location for over three years, and for this reason we have been able to reverse engineer, historical information and put many of the pieces together. 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. Thorne is said to be either unwilling or unable to relocate the mine. The show follows Dutch hunter Wayne Tuttle on his 40-year . 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. So where did all these rumors of lost gold in the Superstition Mountains originate? On our may trip in 2016 one day it reached 108 degrees, that same day up on the mountain, climbing on a surface of Granite and sandstone ours guys Trek watches read what they were breathing at an actual 119 degrees. With Ron Eagle D'Andre II, Adam Haley, Sage Howard, George E. Johnston. He never returned, and months later, an archaeological expedition encountered his remains, which indicated he had been shot, and a hand-written note claiming he had found the entrance to the mine. Through Coxs widow, Feldmans group gathered firsthand knowledge that Cox excavated a mine and uncovered a stash of Spanish bullion, a fact that has been almost substantiated by the use of Ground Penetrating Radar. Bus Tours. Adolph Ruth . In fact, Julia Thomas was the very first so-called "dutch hunter," combing through the mountains and seeking the lost gold. The park is said to be haunted by the spirits of people who died over the years searching for the mine. History of the Lost Dutchman Mine The rugged range of mountains east of the Salt River Valley encompasses some of the most breathtaking, untouched wilderness recesses in America. "Tex" Bradford of Globe Arizona went in search of the "Lost Dutchman Mine"; by October 1933 he had been missing for nine months. This bug is to make my fortune, he continued, with a triumphant smile, to reinstate me in my family possessions. 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. There, his blindfold was removed and he saw a cave full of gold. [17] Note that tombstone pictured shows birth year as 1808. 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. The legend then states that, sometime later, the last Peralta survivor(s) were helped out of some kind of bind by Jacob Waltz, and in his debt, they gave him the only thing they had of value: a map to the Peralta family mine in the Superstition Mountains, according to Cowboys and Indiansmagazine. The Lost Dutchman Blair had little doubt that Waltz related to Thomas the location of an alleged gold mine. January 1933 a Mining electrican named J.A. In 1748, the area now known as Arizona (along with the Superstition Mountain) was given by Spain as a land grant to a Mexican cattle-baron by the name of Don Miguel Peralta of Sonora. Published: 9:16 PM MST May 13, 2022. Take, for example, the story of Adolph Ruth, an experienced treasure hunter who typically worked with his son, Erwin. It's very possible the clues are also unverifiable legends people have clung on to in hopes of finding riches. setTimeout(function(){var t=document.createElement("script");t.setAttribute("src","https://sample.dragonforms.com/getEmbeddedClientScript.do?embeddedsite=TW_dispatch_nl"),t.setAttribute("type","text/javascript"),document.body.appendChild(t)},5); Become a subscriber today and youll recieve a new issue every month plus unlimited access to our full archive of backlogged issues. According to the tales, a Spanish conquistador (often said to be Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, but sometimes reported as any number of other explorers, real and fictional) came to the Superstition Mountains in the mid-1500s searching for a mythical city of gold, one of the legendary Seven Cities of Gold, somewhere in the mountains, according to Legends of America. 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None of this rules out that he simply found a cache of abandoned gold, of course, and when he died, he did have in his possessions some high-grade gold ore, though its value is unclear and it may have just been for attracting potential investors in his prospecting operations. Lemuria: The Fabled Lost Continent That Turned Out To Be Real Almost, How Al Jorden Made Doris Day's Life A Living Hell, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. The start of the most famous legend to come from the mountains, that of the Lost Dutchman Mine, begins with these fortune-seekers. (2004). Today, the lost gold would be worth over 200 million dollars. The Lost Dutchman Mine: The Greatest Gold Horde Thats Never Been Found. There, he claimed to have. Quite a few people have made skeptical statements on some treasure forums including Treasurenet, THunting dot com, DesertUSA and a few others. Lost Dutchman Mine. 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. Blair suggested that "fragments of this legend have perhaps become attached to the mythical mine of Jacob Waltz".[6]. A band of Apache braves in Arizona. He really did die in 1891 of pneumonia. Shortly after the Dutchmans death in 1891, a cache of incredibly rich gold ore was taken from a candle box beneath his bed. Supposedly, the Peraltas actually found a very rich gold vein and set up a mining operation. [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. In some versions of this story, Waltz was actually plundering these shrines for his own gold. 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. Background Jesse Capen was born on June 2, 1974 in Colorado to parents David Capen and Cynthia Burnett. Indeed, there's yet another legend purporting to explain where the Dutchman might have acquired his gold. The nearly 70-year-old man was found dead about four miles south of his home on a trail near Roger's Canyon. have experience in the Superstition Mountains, actually looked for the mine themselves, found evidence to support the mines existence . In the years after the massacre, the legend around the Lost Dutchman Mine grew, attracting treasure-seekers who hoped to find the cache (perhaps worth about $200 million according to one estimate). So what do we really know about these legends, Waltz, and the Superstition Mountains? [10] Trouble came after Willing learned that the deed was entirely bogus. He contracted it as a young child, when he was enthralled with books and stories of hidden treasures and lost gold. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The St. Johns herald. . This is very important! Arizona place-name expert Byrd Granger wrote, as of 1977, the Lost Dutchman's story had been printed or cited at least six times more often than two other fairly well-known tales, the story of Captain Kidd's lost treasure, and the story of the Lost Pegleg mine in California. As Curt Gentry wrote, "Dr. Hrdlicka positively identified the skull as that of Adolph Ruth. Waltz found it in the mountains and came to grab gold out of it as needed. Admission: $7 . 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 story is that he was given a 5 million acre land grant from the King of Spain and vested with the title "Baron of the Colorados.". You need at a bare minimum, at least a three- man team. The location is generally believed to be in the Superstition Mountains, near Apache Junction, east of Phoenix, Arizona. Lust for Gold: Directed by S. Sylvan Simon, George Marshall. Lyndon Graves 135 subscribers 10K views 4 years ago After 15 Long Years, and long battles with Government agencies , we have decided to reveal the treasures. Researchers point to an old beliefby local farmersthat the nearby Pima Native American tribe were superstitious about the mountains. Monagan wrote that some valued the mine at $40 million. The Peralta Stones are a set of engraved stone tableted works that are approximately 18 inches long and weigh about 25 lbs. In 1931, the two sought the Lost Dutchman's gold mine, but Adolph Ruth, against his son's wishes, went looking alone, according to Skeptoid. The story of the missing mine started when the Peralta family moved to the area in the early 19th century to try their luck at mining. Legend of the Superstition Mountains: With Keenan Johnston, Mark Dodson, Frank Augustine, Wayne Tuttle. Ruth had in his possession what he claimed was a map giving the location of the Peralta's Las Minas Sombreras. But what they actually found has been a hidden secret that people have been trying to piece together for last 125 years. Its said they saved his life, and in gratitude, the man (one of the two who had escaped the Apache massacre) took his new friends to several Spanish gold mines. Ruth did not return as scheduled, and no trace of him could be found after a brief search. He vanished into the mountains in 2009 and his body was not discovered until three years later, hidden in a crevasse 35 feet up a cliff, and destined to become yet another chapter in the continuing story of the lost mine. (In truth, Apaches make up just one of the tribes found in the area, but these were typically all lumped in as "Apache" by white settlers who didn't appreciate the differences in Native American tribes.). "The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine." [19][20] After this was unsuccessful, Thomas and her partners were reported to be selling maps to the mine for $7 each. Also, as previously mentioned, no Native American tribes in the region seem to have any history of treating the mountains as anything other than regular mountains. He pursued mining and prospecting, but seems to have had little luck with either. Jesse Capen, a 35-year-old bellhop from. The story sometimes claims there were arrows all around, and so thus it must have been the Apache protecting their sacred mountains. Jumping ahead to the late 1860s, German prospector Jacob Waltz moved to Phoenix and began prospecting in the mountains east of the new city. While HEATs members would certainly hope to claim a portion of any find, they declare that its just as important to find and change a piece of history. While the Jesuits were eventually allowed to return to the area, it seems they either forgot the treasure or couldn't find it, and so it was still in the mountains when it was perhaps discovered by none other than the Dutchman himself, Jacob Waltz. I will make a statement in the near future that will surprise a lot of Dutch Hunters it surprised me. In an addition to this legend, it's claimed two soldiers came to the Superstitions after hearing of Dr. Thorne's story to see if they could locate the cache. 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