This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. (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. An untold number of prospectors have searched the Superstition Mountains for the mine. The first time we saw the tank was with one of our drones. The next day he crossed at the gravel bar and then he traveled to first water and then on to second water. The bottom line is if we do have the mine, our story will be one that will be of interest or it will not. This is true and makes sense when you see them. Bryan. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year . After 3 months of new research, I located the Jacob Waltzs trail, where it started and where it ended. Theyre infatuated with all the lore and the history of the lost Dutchman mine and he was part of that.. i found everything, and i got millionaires involved. There is a slow running spring that feeds into a hard rock pocket pool. 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. The LDM has been found over the years by 170 different people and in 170 different locations throughout the Superstition Mountain Wilderness. But I might to Clay Worst if I were to ever have the chance. But to answer your question we have a major trip planned for this fall. Tragicomically, she and her team passed over two enormous gold mines on their search for the Lost Dutchman Mine, which they didn't find. His cadaver was never found. 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. Both were seeking the mythical Lost Jesuit treasure and it created a contentious situation between the two camps. 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 it took was campaign donation (bribe) and there it went. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! 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 . Please bring back the show!!! "I'm sitting under a tree in a creek with leg broke, I've got to have help quick. The very reason I havent said anything is because of what it would do to the Superstition Mountains themselves. Ive also seen the other maps he made forgeries of such as the Julia Thomas map and the profile map. We will welcome it. 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. His name appears on several California census records. People should always tell someone where theyre going, have a plan and have someone go with them, he said. Capen, who had worked at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel for more than a decade, had ventured to the area at least two other times in the past decade in search of the mine. Legal Statement. Our team did make two attempts to reach the stone house at the head of the north trending canyon, but they were repelled. They were all but toast and went on to pull -off a huge upset. There may still be gold to be found, but not likely enough to get rich on. I am going to start with written and recorded clues from second and third-hand recorded sources. Probably, because I've had such a good time being in those mountains.". [The lost mine] is the reason why he went there. I believe he mined at least two sites in the general area. We need to find some loose, we cannot chisel any, I am sure we will find some loose samples. My oh my! Because of the sheer volume of this information I will first address some of the clues accredited to him and connect that information with what we have found at our land-site. Where is the Lost Dutchman's Mine? | 12news.com - KPNX A Murky Origin Story The boots and clothing matched as well. I think it is fun to explore the Superstition Wilderness and can be quite challenging. Wake up to the day's most important news. He died on October 13, 1891 and was buried in the Southwest corner of City Cemetery. Not available. Its all very intriguing. Yes! This was two months ago.". And i have proof from google maps, I have closely researched this story for many years. 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. Senator McCain of AZ had the rules changed for Resolution so they could mine in restricted areas. Has the Lost Dutchman Mine Been Found? - True West Magazine 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 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. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Jeff.. , The Dutchman was a fence for stollen gold from both the military private payrolls mining sources. 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. 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. After the finale of their first season, they never returned for a second season. 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 author wrote that he believed the mine was realBUT! True! "I'm a little slower now and wish I had the legs I had 20 years ago. By what name was Legend of the Superstition Mountains (2015) officially released in Canada in English? Truth or writers taking leave way it doesn't matter. But the icing on the cake will be what we document on the fall trip and absolutely must be in the book. Tune in to "Legend. You may be close to the mine as many floks hike right past it. His parents recognized the teeth they had paid dentists to repair, but they couldn't find their son's dentist. New Evidence of Lost Dutchman Mine | Legend of the - YouTube Yes! YES! 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. You only have to submit ore from the two gold sources Waltz described that were in his mine. He prospected and worked as a miner in the mother lode country of California for eleven years. The skeleton was large. The Curse on the Canyon is real but wasnt made by Jacob Waltz. 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.". the I also am a big believer in fate, and I have good feeling. 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. 9. Dec. 4, 2009.". Jeff. Or is it just a flat piece of rock that faces the mine? Im sorry to burst your bubble there buddy but the Dutchman has already been found 10 years ago. And heck yea we want book sales, that is the best way to market and possibly get additional revenue. Ongoing discoveries of the Lost Dutchman Mine have continued for well over a hundred years. Yes! Unable to proceed because of a broken leg, he probably died of starvation near the spot where the bottle was set on its journey.". What should be there are physical features, some man-made and some natural, that match the most historical and generally accepted clues. 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. 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. Eventually a decision of October 20, 1967, awarded the Kidd funds to the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona. I'll still watch if it is renewed. I restarted my research in the latter part of August 2017 and kept to only what Jacob Waltz mentioned as clues. He said if you find this house at the head of a steep north-trending canyon you are not far from the mine. So Gary share something with us that you have found that will not give away your site, as we do. But in 2010, Burnett told the Denver Post her son had become obsessed with the legend of the Arizona gold mine. Best of luck. Wayne Tuttle has been looking for the mine for over 40 years. They allegedly hid one or more caches of gold in the Superstition Mountains. You need to go to Oak Island do the research look around and talk to the brothers. My research has gone back as far as the Hohokam (l-CE to 1450), a mysterious and little-known group of ancient Indians. 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. I will also inform you about what Jacob Waltz stated No Miner will ever find my Mine. True! Waltz said Then I went to the spring and followed the old Indian Trail up to the mine. For now, we will share some meaningful images, but for security reasons we cannot show everything that we have. Everytime I found positive information in the office I always made a trip out to Arizona. Our Trek watches will not measure as the crow flies. Waltz said that when he traveled there, he camped the night below the fort in a stand of Cottonwoods. Legend of the Superstition Mountains - The HISTORY Channel Reality-TV A group of modern day treasure hunters search for the Lost Dutchman mine in the Superstition mountain range of Arizona. 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. 7. Is there any more info about your book? The Perfill Map was made at the most Southern end of the canyon, and items were added in to show the locations of things inside the Canyon, There are 2 Sombrero Mountains but it was difficult to draw what was being thought of then. What I would like to do now is share some of the clues that are present at our landsite; this has never been done. Watch on The reported mine was dubbed Lost Dutchman around 1892 after Waltz died. 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. Our guys made two attempts to get up to the house but were stymied. 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. On May 6, 1965, the Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, declared the will fully acceptable for probate. That will give the exact mineral content of the tested ore. Then, to recoup the cost of the failed expedition, Thomas started selling maps that she claimed would lead people to the mine. 2. The mine has never been found. So if you have found it share something with me without giving away the location. 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). "He has more than 100 books and maps on the legend.". The XRF results should be on Unexplained and Unexplored tomorrow night Sunday November 17th on Science channel. This is really exciting. "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. The episode on the LDM which aired on November 15th and possibly other dates and times, adds a little color to other LDM asides. Wayne Tuttle - Facebook And no one is stringing honest people along.. You can see it from the cave, along with the mine. * The cave Waltz and his partner most likely stayed in is above the mine and to the side. Hence the drone. We are confident in what we have. Tuttle's been on a 40-year quest pursuing this potentially large "pot" of gold at the end of a rainbow. , I am a big believer in fate, and I feel good about this.). "For about 20 years, I hiked and explored the mountains on my own. The key is samples which need to match the quartz matrix which he had under his bed. If anybody ever did find the mine they would be quietly getting rich and wouldnt ever dream of stringing honest people along like this. Nickel/Gold and the only parts of natural Gold/Quarts are the inlays. Henry I know that a lot of folks have thought they have found the mine, but.and I have to stop here for a minute and think what I want to say .. 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. 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. Your email address will not be published. Trekking through the Superstition Mountains in search of gold: After 40 years of avoiding a variety of Superstition Mountain perils -- poisonous snakes, scorpion stings, rifle bullets (from rival gold hunters) -- how much longer can Tuttle, now 50, continue his elusive quest? "Legend of the Superstition Mountains" airs on History, Sunday night at 10 p.m. ET/PT. 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. 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. Yes! Part historical documentary, part reality show, it follows veteran treasure hunter Wayne Tuttle as he continues his 40-year search for the Lost Dutchman mine, according to the release.