Lost Dutchman Gold Mine: Does 'X' Mark The Spot? - HuffPost And i have proof from google maps, I have closely researched this story for many years. At that time, we will need permission to retest the Dutchmans gold, but this is not as easy as you might think. Me personally, I dont think Jacob had his own mine, he did state no one will ever find my mine. The reported mine was dubbed Lost Dutchman around 1892 after Waltz died. That will give the exact mineral content of the tested ore. Tune in to "Legend. , I am a big believer in fate, and I feel good about this.). We need to find some loose, we cannot chisel any, I am sure we will find some loose samples. Forget anything pertaining to Peraltas, because thats part of the ongoing lie. Lost Dutchman Gold Mine: Does 'X' Mark The Spot? Starring: Wayne Tuttle, Frank Augustine, Woody Wampler, Eric . I mean that sincerely. They won almost every match on Sunday. Consider: if you find the mine do not make public its location. ggriffin@flprospects.com. Join Facebook to connect with Wayne Tuttle and others you may know. Facebook Most stories place the gold in the vicinity of Weaver's Needle, a well known landmark. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. He spent a considerable amount of time poking through the east edges of the Superstitions. In 1868, Jacob Waltz was living as a humble farmer on the North bank of the Salt River which runs through Phoenix. 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. Lost Dutchman Gold Mine: Does 'X' Mark The Spot? | HuffPost In fact, none of clues match the Goldfield location. True! That may be because he didnt have one. The first time we saw the tank was with one of our drones. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year old mystery. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Several years after Kidd's disappearance, it was discovered that he left a half-million dollar fortune behind. When Waltz died, the 29-year-old Thomas sold her bakery, got a group together, and went searching for the mine. An autopsy took place on Tuesday, she said, and the results are expected to take weeks. 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. 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. 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. Fairly generic directions, but he gave them nonetheless. He said you can be twenty feet from my mine and you will not have any idea where it is. Im not going to tell you that I have found it (whether I have or have not). The film documenting Kesselrings search should be out January 2020. Yes! 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. He said he had to slide in through a small opening, and that he chiseled it a bit so he could get in and out of the mine. It was never Peraltas Mining the North Trending Canyon, it has been Jesuit Priests and there is way more Jesuit Treasure than just a few Holy Artifacts. Every time I'm in specific areas, I wonder if I've walked over that spot.". At the end of November 2012, a day pack containing Jesse's GPS equipment, his mother's camera and his identification was found at the bottom of a 180-foot cliff on the same mountain. I believe he mined at least two sites in the general area. A group of modern day treasure hunters search for the Lost Dutchman mine in the Superstition mountain range of Arizona. Forget about what every yahoo has said, get down to basics. Waltz and his partner returned, mining gold ore, and Waltz left to get more supplies. 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). 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. Check your local listings. Yes! Yes! We will be on site much longer and with a much larger crew. Do not stake your life, life is precious and bad luck to bet on it. 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? Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Meet Wayne Tuttle. Id sure like to known what the results came up with. 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. Research the Resolution Mining Co near Miami Az and youll see how it will happen. I need to be more careful because details are important, especially, when it comes to the LDM saga. It was on July 19, 1861, in the Los Angeles County Courthouse, Jacob Waltz became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. Episode: File 0011: Baba Yaga's Dutchman House. That is our goal not to mine, but hopefully to get some loose samples that can be tested . From the mine you can see four peaks, but it looks like one peak. About; British Mark; Publication; Awards; Nominate; Sponsorship; Contact (Courtesy: Robert Cooper), This map shows the area in the southern portion of Arizona's Superstition Mountains where a body believed to be Capen's was found Saturday in a tight spot roughly 35 feet off the ground. While the mexican miners not after years of mining the area. The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine :: The Human Exception Thank you. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year . But I might to Clay Worst if I were to ever have the chance. I am sure it would have made sense, that he was at her place. Our guys made two attempts to get up to the house but were stymied. i just love to read about it and see sites that are discovered i was stationed at the army post in 1964 there at sierra vista read the lost dutchman mine book when i was 15 years old in san antonio tx in jr. high got hooked then on the book heard a lot of stories there in az when i was there i just love to read and hear about it true or not does not matter to me henrypoff1945@yahoo.com, Its not in the superstitiions. This was two months ago.". "Legend of the Superstition Mountains" airs on History, Sunday night at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Where is the Lost Dutchman's Mine? | 12news.com - KPNX Start in Jacob Waltz mind not everyone elses. i found everything, and i got millionaires involved. The rich will merely bribe the government and the entire superstition mountains will be ruined. is jewelry grade gold. Thanks Jeff. In the desert these are called water tanks. If we are discussing te same location, I can tell you where the inscription is. The bottom line is if we do have the mine, our story will be one that will be of interest or it will not. Rumor has it that he killed like 30 people. Part of HuffPost News. Waltz, who died without revealing the mines location, reportedly shot people who followed him as he returned to it for more gold. People should always tell someone where theyre going, have a plan and have someone go with them, he said. But the mine remains shrouded in mystery, so much so that it might not exist at all. So we will see, how it ends. I'll still watch if it is renewed. 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,. We just need to see the raw ore to be real believers , I started hunting in the Sups back in the late 1970s with some of the locals!! Arcana Exploration has done this; keep in mind that we continue to find new things that match. (Courtesy: Robert Cooper). 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. Id send pics . Not All Clues are about what Jacob Waltz said. Jesse Capen's hunt for the elusive mine became a deadly obsession. Even if it passes all of that, it is not 100% that it is LDM Ore. Not 100%, but it will be enough to be taken more seriously than the multitudes of others that appear online claiming to have found the LDM. "Find Bottle Floating in Salt River Bearing Note Signed by Missing Miner," the headline read. 1. After searching for five years and reading most of the published material, the last paragraph in one book keeps haunting me. 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 most recent was done this past spring. 3. Waltz said there is trick to his trail and no miner will ever find his mine. Jacob and partner, Jacob Weiser, apparently discovered the mine and spent years excavating it for gold. She was out getting a doctor. Yes! Waltz worked as a miner on the San Gabriel River for a man named Ruben Blakney. 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. in the canyon. When we are done, I will be shocked if we are wrong, but will be honest about everything. 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. What we can share for now is some documentation that will not give away mines location, or that is not proprietary to our book. 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. Legal Statement. 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. Bryan. I knew where it was supposed to be. the I also am a big believer in fate, and I have good feeling. 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? Lost Dutchman Treasure Hunter Wayne Tuttle was followed - YouTube "Waltz said it was a vein of gold surrounded by hematite in quartz," according to Tuttle. 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. 2. Apparently this was not possible at the time. 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.". You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! You may be close to the mine as many floks hike right past it. Even before the will was validated, the first claim to the estate came from the University of Life Church, Inc., Arizona, as an organization conducting research on scientific proof of the existence of a human soul. This is really exciting. Lost Dutchman Mine, a 1989 video game for various platforms. We get at least three or four every year. His cadaver was never found. Sincerely Jeff. The Lost Dutchman story actually begins in the 1800s when the wealthy, Mexican Peralta family came to the region to work mines under a Spanish land grant. I am going to start with written and recorded clues from second and third-hand recorded sources. Senator McCain of AZ had the rules changed for Resolution so they could mine in restricted areas. "I'm sitting under a tree in a creek with leg broke, I've got to have help quick. Most of our searches are for people who went in alone., Asked if he believed the rugged mountains contain one of the most enduring tales of treasure in North American history, Cooper replied: I dont believe it. I think it is fun to explore the Superstition Wilderness and can be quite challenging. He immigrated to the USA in the 1840s and became a naturalized citizen in 1861. This was totally unanticipated. "If the final word from Ruth is authentic it tends to discount the theory that he was murdered for the map he possessed. With the Knife or Sword beside it. 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. Note, you are in that group of Finders but you havent found the LDM. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. For now, we will share some meaningful images, but for security reasons we cannot show everything that we have. Everything below matches what we have found on the ground, and most importantly, it is all in one generalized location. "This is beyond obsessed," Burnett told the newspaper. . Your email address will not be published. Waltz said he built a rock wall in the opening to hide it. Hopefully we have a mild winter. I knew where it had to be. or redistributed. Yes! Wayne Tuttle is on Facebook. "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. Eric "the real deal" Deleel is original from a little town in northern New York called Massena. His name appears on several California census records. Yes! 13. The Old Seers. Regards Matthew. Then, to recoup the cost of the failed expedition, Thomas started selling maps that she claimed would lead people to the mine. I found the dagger, needle, and horsehead to be over five miles in size. I have been studying the LDM since I graduated from High School in 1982. Everything else You will have a different outlook after doing your homework. Probably, because I've had such a good time being in those mountains.". In June 1931, just a day into his first attempt to find the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine, the amateur prospector vanished without a trace. Today people want to travel vicariously, hence, Gold Rush and all these reality shows. I had to give up reading the replies because they change with every different question to answer. Please dont ask my location. Tragicomically, she and her team passed over two enormous gold mines on their search for the Lost Dutchman Mine, which they didn't find. Our Trek watches will not measure as the crow flies. 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. Jacob Waltz arrived in California about 1850. "He has more than 100 books and maps on the legend.". And I can tell from what you are describing we are not in the same place as you. Wayne Tuttle - Facebook Secrets of the Lost Map: With Frank Augustine, Eric Deleel, Mark Dodson, John H. Euber. 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. A green horn just goes out there and finds the best mine. The skeleton was large. The fact you have this site is proof to me that you are simply mining for book sales. He was just too excited about the possibility of a quick discovery. This is true, but there is something most people do not realize about this clue! 5. Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Contact The Author. 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. "I've been in areas where it's said there would be no possible sign of gold. Tom Kollenborn, author, cowboy and Lost Dutchman expert, dies at 80 Theyre infatuated with all the lore and the history of the lost Dutchman mine and he was part of that.. I know your posts on Treasurenet and I know you know your stuff, Thank You for thoughts and good luck wishes. Ive also seen the other maps he made forgeries of such as the Julia Thomas map and the profile map. I am not sure of the original source, but it has been said that below the cave is a water tank. Recent posts have coincided nicely with the Travel Channel show Ghost Adventures. Thank you Matthew for the kind words and safe wishes. All rights reserved. There may still be gold to be found, but not likely enough to get rich on. Quick question: If the mine faces Northwest and you are standing in the mine entrance looking out how does a compass read 220? If that passes, then we can XRF Test it. On our next trip in October of 2016 we got one of the drones up the canyon and have some great 4k images, but they are proprietary for now and will be used in our book. I have been reading up and watching everyones YouTube videos. Note, the 300 or so clues that Everyone says are part of the LDM clues well thats Hogwash. I cannot give you all or most of my information because its best not to trust anyone on this, I might lose everything Ive worked so hard for. All rights reserved. 6. Jeff.. , The Dutchman was a fence for stollen gold from both the military private payrolls mining sources. And there are so many misinformed stories about him, his mine, his history, etc. Troubles with the Apaches made the family's mining operation dangerous. But all in all, it is still an intriguing myth/legend. "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. 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. Weiser was killed by Apaches, who lived in the area, or according to some, by Waltz himself. I have been researching this since I was a young kid and are starting to now think of doing some legwork slowly and carefully. Hence the drone. Body of man who hunted legendary 'Lost Dutchman's' gold mine believed Months after the search was abandoned, The Mesa Journal-Tribune reported the new discovery on Jan. 8, 1932. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. As youre aware, the only way to prove its the LDM is to compare it with existing ore, which even then isnt a %100 percent verification. S1, Ep2. I am usually not an emotional person. For sure I will show that reading so there is no skepticism. 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. Jesse's skeleton was found 60 miles east of Phoenix on 4,892-foot Tortilla Mountain. 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. Ms. You can see it from the cave, along with the mine. Written documentation, including books, historical documentationboth Jesuit and Spanish records (diaries, journals and secretarial expedition logs). 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. Or is it just a flat piece of rock that faces the mine? Where is the Lost Dutchman Mine? People have searched for it to no Some nuttier than others. 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. 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.". My first 35 years of researching I trashed in August 2017 because I was following everyone else in finding nothing. and with one day to go (Sundays singles matches). Tuttle added that Waltz took what he could, covered everything up and returned to Phoenix. Give this lots of thought before you open your mouth about where the mine is at. I might have possibly found something of interest? Capens father declined to comment, and his mother, Cynthia Burnett, could not be reached. The mine has never been found. 3) the map Frank Fish had was one of two maps he located in Mexico through the Peralta family. Believing Ruth was killed, rescuers had long given up hope of finding him alive. A Murky Origin Story The program is entertaining. 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". 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. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. Arcana is the only one who has ever done this. 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. The Peralta Stones and their importance will be one of the biggest shockers. Yes! So we kind of know what he was thinking and doing there, Cooper said. 1. 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. So, what exactly does this mean? "..Jack Sanfelice's Lost Duchman story among the most read stories of 2014 of East Valley Independent Newspaper " Read more 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. I spend 2 months researching known and not so known maps of the ares corresponding with Google Earth. We show photos that will not give away the site, but that do correlate things to our site. Lost Dutchman Treasure Hunter Wayne Tuttle was followed around by the History Channel. Walter Beach was Kidd's prospecting and mining partner for more than twenty years. There is a trick in the directions on how to get there. If anybody ever did find the mine they would be quietly getting rich and wouldnt ever dream of stringing honest people along like this. 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. We do only what is permitted which includes not mining for gold. Until campers chanced upon a note in bottle floating down the Salt River. My family lives in the Carolinas; if you care to send me an email would enjoy just talking to you. Legend of the Superstition Mountains - Season 1 - IMDb I believe other people who most likely were there said 200 feet or 200 yards? But in 2010, Burnett told the Denver Post her son had become obsessed with the legend of the Arizona gold mine. I have been able to piece together much of the overreaching story. 11. Its all very intriguing. 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. 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. But the gold find is intriguing for me nonetheless. 4. We need to bring a golf range finder on our fifth trip, to record distances. The window to find it is rapidly closing. You need to go to Oak Island do the research look around and talk to the brothers. 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..