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. 5. At age 66, he went to the Superstitions alone, over the objections of his son and family. "For about 20 years, I hiked and explored the mountains on my own. But beware: These maps can be treacherous. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Until campers chanced upon a note in bottle floating down the Salt River. Waltz worked as a miner on the San Gabriel River for a man named Ruben Blakney. Even though we were on site, it took us until our third trip to locate the entrance. Will I regret the day I can't get back in there? That may be because he didnt have one. We are confident in what we have. So we kind of know what he was thinking and doing there, Cooper said. Hunting for the Lost Dutchman is typically a one-man journey, but lifelong Dutch Hunter Wayne Tuttle is breaking with tradition and partnering with a team of experts to follow a newly . Our wilderness doesnt appear to have any gold in it, but a lot of people believe there is., Starwood Hotels and Resorts Area Managing Director Tom Curley said in a statement that the company is "relieved for the friends and family of Jesse Capen that his body presumably has been found.". What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year . The fact you have this site is proof to me that you are simply mining for book sales. I might have possibly found something of interest? , I am a big believer in fate, and I feel good about this.). Thanks Jeff. You are permitted to pick up small quantities of loose pieces of quartz matrix that contains gold. So, what exactly does this mean? There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of clues, from countless sources. I would only reveal it to someone I could trust and right now that is no one. This is true, but there is something most people do not realize about this clue! Months after the search was abandoned, The Mesa Journal-Tribune reported the new discovery on Jan. 8, 1932. 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. 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. Other than the Hank Dandrea map it is one of the only original surviving maps out there that can be tested. "He is greatly missed by his fellow associates at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel," he said. In the desert these are called water tanks. 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)! At the time, "Dutchman" was a catch-all for anyone. Thank you Jeff. I too an am explorer, member of prospecting clubs and am very connected to the community. Dec. 4, 2009.". Capens father declined to comment, and his mother, Cynthia Burnett, could not be reached. I was thinking she was his caretaking during his last six months, until the end, I should have been more specific, she was there for him, just not at the last minutes of his life. She was out getting a doctor. It was on July 19, 1861, in the Los Angeles County Courthouse, Jacob Waltz became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. We do not have a specific identification at this time, Gerchick said. I wish you would take that back considering your health. No one has found, or at least shared, any viable proof that matches the man-made or natural clues. You may be close to the mine as many floks hike right past it. 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. So Gary share something with us that you have found that will not give away your site, as we do. For sure I will show that reading so there is no skepticism. I can tell you I found where Jacob Waltz mined out the top portion of the end of the vein above the mine so No One would find it. 7.4K 585K views 1 year ago #LegendoftheSuperstitionMountains Armed with a new clue that could unearth the location of the famed Lost Dutchman Mine, lifelong Dutch Hunter Wayne Tuttle,. Burnett said she believes her son was caught too far from camp that first day to make it back by sunset. . Then late one night (2am) sitting at my desk alone in a darkened office there it was. 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. 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? Im sorry to burst your bubble there buddy but the Dutchman has already been found 10 years ago. 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. The most recent was done this past spring. 10,323 views Nov 10, 2018 227 Dislike Share Save Terry Carter 40.2K subscribers Wayne Tuttle. A green horn just goes out there and finds the best mine. You only have to submit ore from the two gold sources Waltz described that were in his 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. The Pioneer & Military Memorial Park is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Weaver's Needle, photo by Nicholas Tortajada, Salt River AZ. I believe he mined at least two sites in the general area. If you produce the ore samples, we can examine the crystalline structure of the quartz. Troubles with the Apaches made the family's mining operation dangerous. 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. Henry your post is giving me chills, thank you so much for sharing. If we are discussing te same location, I can tell you where the inscription is. Fairly generic directions, but he gave them nonetheless. Maps. But in 2010, Burnett told the Denver Post her son had become obsessed with the legend of the Arizona gold mine. Some nuttier than others. True! 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. So safe travels on your next trip I need to be more careful because details are important, especially, when it comes to the LDM saga. Bryan. Both were seeking the mythical Lost Jesuit treasure and it created a contentious situation between the two camps. *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. If there was no stone house then, dammit it, it had to be but if I couldnt find. Your email address will not be published. "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. I restarted my research in the latter part of August 2017 and kept to only what Jacob Waltz mentioned as clues. It had to be up there. To me it just sounds to good to be true. Waltz and his partner returned, mining gold ore, and Waltz left to get more supplies. The bottom line is if we do have the mine, our story will be one that will be of interest or it will not. I will also inform you about what Jacob Waltz stated No Miner will ever find my Mine. Legend tells of the Lost Dutchman's gold mine hidden somewhere within the 160,000 acres of brutal Arizona desert known as the "Superstition Mountains." . Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. I've found mines that have been worked out and found ore samples that still hold traces of gold in them, 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. Give this lots of thought before you open your mouth about where the mine is at. 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). 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. Hopefully after our fifth trip we will be at liberty to share more of the connected clues that we have. Theyre infatuated with all the lore and the history of the lost Dutchman mine and he was part of that.. There are certain things to look for in the mineralization and the matrix. 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. Ruth injured his leg so severely in the process that he developed a lifelong limp. Waltz said that when he traveled there, he camped the night below the fort in a stand of Cottonwoods. He died on October 13, 1891 and was buried in the Southwest corner of City Cemetery. 2. Me personally, I dont think Jacob had his own mine, he did state no one will ever find my mine. Give me a break lol. Reality-TV A group of modern day treasure hunters search for the Lost Dutchman mine in the Superstition mountain range of Arizona. Forget anything pertaining to Peraltas, because thats part of the ongoing lie. One good pic would make it so Scotty, Well since the intervention of Google Earth and using the pony for your map you can almost pinpoint it within 500 feet. Start in Jacob Waltz mind not everyone elses. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 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. Waltz said there is trick to his trail and no miner will ever find his mine. Good Luck I hope you find out about your health, that is the most important thing.Thanks for your post. Legal Statement. 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. It could be more or less, and until we find it, we won't know.". On his deathbed, he told a handful of people about the mine and gave them directions. The network's all-original programming slate features a roster of hit series, premium documentaries, and scripted event programming. "I'm a little slower now and wish I had the legs I had 20 years ago. Secrets of the Lost Map: With Frank Augustine, Eric Deleel, Mark Dodson, John H. Euber. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year old mystery. Jeff. "If the final word from Ruth is authentic it tends to discount the theory that he was murdered for the map he possessed. You don't have to be a pirate to feel the lure of hunting for buried treasure. 13. Our guys made two attempts to get up to the house but were stymied. Every time I'm in specific areas, I wonder if I've walked over that spot.". 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. Consider: if you find the mine do not make public its location. This is one thing the government does not want to have to deal with. 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.". 9. Is there any more info about your book? And in the Superstition Mountains outside Phoenix Arizona, rockhounds and treasure hunters have been searching for the Lost Dutchman Mine since 1892. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Today people want to travel vicariously, hence, Gold Rush and all these reality shows. "It goes back to Jacob Waltz, an immigrant who settled in Arizona during the Gold Rush days of the 1800s, becoming one of the first residents of the township called Phoenix," Tuttle, a supervisor for a Phoenix electrical utility company, told The Huffington Post. It's possible he found the lost treasure and was making pickups from his stash as needed. This was two months ago.". There are many who believe that after a 135+ years that if it exists, it would have been found by now and that the LDGM is nothing more than a fairy tale or that it already has been found and is near the old Goldfield mine. 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 It's considered to be the most famous "lost mine" in the U.S. and yet, it's never been found. Perhaps we can meet sometime. We need to bring a golf range finder on our fifth trip, to record distances. He has a website on how over 15 years he worked out the historical references plus the geology. I think that, now, it might be worth $200 million. My research has gone back as far as the Hohokam (l-CE to 1450), a mysterious and little-known group of ancient Indians. True! Talking to our editor Howard and the publisher they think some time early 2020 is realistic. Kidd was born in Ogdensburg, New York, on July 18, 1879. After 3 months of new research, I located the Jacob Waltzs trail, where it started and where it ended. You are just stringing us along. I spoke with Greg Davis about asking the owner of the matchbox for a one time XRF scan, and perhaps also the one piece of ore said to be from the mine. 15 Feb. 2015. 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. I have thoughts on this that I will share later. Lost Dutchman Treasure Hunter Wayne Tuttle was followed around by the History Channel. What should be there are physical features, some man-made and some natural, that match the most historical and generally accepted clues. 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. 11. The entrance is marked by an Elephant Head. 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. You need to go to Oak Island do the research look around and talk to the brothers. 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. Id send pics . It took many turns to throw off people that might try to follow him to his mine. In February of 2015, Wayne Tuttle and his team searched the Superstition Mountains for evidence of the Lost Dutchman Mine on History Channel's Legend of the Superstition Mountains. We will be on site much longer and with a much larger crew. . The stone house existsamazing. Jacob Waltz said: Several years after Kidd's disappearance, it was discovered that he left a half-million dollar fortune behind. Jacob Waltz died in 1891. 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). How do you not get discovered with a large search party while returning to LDGM? We show photos that will not give away the site, but that do correlate things to our site. And I can tell from what you are describing we are not in the same place as you. 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. We will welcome it. Waltz said he built a rock wall in the opening to hide it. Yes! "As the story goes, Waltz met someone named Peralta who was looking for someone to return to his so-called family mine with him. I expected some things would fit but that a lot would be misinformation from all the years of hash and rehash. The film documenting Kesselrings search should be out January 2020. Meet Wayne Tuttle. 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. The author wrote that he believed the mine was realBUT! 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. Much of my research on the Superstition Mountains and its history, however, has been on the time of Spanish Conquest and New Spain, tracing those and related events forward up into the early 20th century. 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. When we are done, I will be shocked if we are wrong, but will be honest about everything. An ardent believer in ghosts, Kidd specified in his will that his entire estate was to be awarded to anyone who could prove ghosts existed. 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. Mike, you are exactly correct we need a sample of the Quartz matrix, that matches Waitzs known examples. 3. The Perfill Map is quite real. And people have been hunting for the mine since 1892. Yes! Between 1959 and 1991 a full-scale feud broke out at Weaver's Needle between Ed Piper and Celeste Marie Jones. Also, the remarks concerning 'The Curse of Oak Island' is way off base. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, And, there are some chisel marks. Just because no one has found the lost Dutchman . 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. Research the Resolution Mining Co near Miami Az and youll see how it will happen. Its best for hikers and businesses that the mine not be disturbed and be left well enough alone. Lost Dutchman Gold Mine: Does 'X' Mark The Spot? But the icing on the cake will be what we document on the fall trip and absolutely must be in the book. The location of the Lost Dutchman Mine. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. 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. Why not post a high res picture of 2 foot thick Gold Ore Vein Waltz said it had? His disappearance was reported on December 29, 1949, but probably would have been reported sooner had someone cared enough to notice he was gone. Coroners used DNA extracted from bone marrow to make a match with DNA provided by his parents. Finder of this note please give to Howard Peterson. Some of these are very important; for now, there are at least six that are extremely relevant. I am somewhat doing that with our book. Tune in to "Legend. He also said he hid his tools there when he left. 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. Truth or writers taking leave way it doesn't matter. Its my understanding that the LDM was located a few years back, or I should say rediscovered. 2. What we can share for now is some documentation that will not give away mines location, or that is not proprietary to our book. They allegedly hid one or more caches of gold in the Superstition Mountains. 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. Yes! Waltz said that from up above my mine you cannot climb straight down, that you have to go a little way along the top of the mountain, then climb down and then backtrack toward the mine and climb back up to get back to the mine. This again is correct, but you have to see the place to understand what he meant. Maybe he stole it from other miners or was given it for political reasons or possibly worked/paid for it. So, what are the clues? I think it is fun to explore the Superstition Wilderness and can be quite challenging. We are going this Winter, so the ending has not yet been written. At the time of his search, Waltz was living in Phoenix, reportedly on land owned by Julia Thomas, a local bakery owner. We have spent a lot of time and money. History is replete with other people that have looked but not found the LDM. I have been able to piece together much of the overreaching story. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. (Actually, I believe he most likely said we stayed in a cave that looked down on the mine.) After the land was ceded to the United States, the Peralta party was trespassing on U.S. soil. The Old Seers. Jeff. Your email address will not be published. "It's hard to put a value to it, but he said most of the gold was the richest ore source he'd ever seen. "All of a sudden - out of the blue - they found him," David Capen said. Tragicomically, she and her team passed over two enormous gold mines on their search for the Lost Dutchman Mine, which they didn't find. 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. (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. 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. 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.
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