Tune in to "Legend. True! Hello Jeff, I too am from Ohio and an heir of Jacob Walz. Your email address will not be published. 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. 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. I mean that sincerely. There are certain things to look for in the mineralization and the matrix. 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. This makes sense, but there is also a time line here. Thousands have searched, some have died, all in pursuit of one thing: treasure. 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. I think you will enjoy the book. Anyways everyone be safe and treat other hunters with respect and thanks for sharing all your experiences and knowledge and great stories. If you climb some distance above my mine you can see to the south a sharp peak (Weavers Needle). But I might to Clay Worst if I were to ever have the chance. We do only what is permitted which includes not mining for gold. Eventually a decision of October 20, 1967, awarded the Kidd funds to the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona. 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. The known errors or misrepresentations from the writers of this show could be proved so as to clear up the water so to speak. (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 believe her place was either attached to or behind her ice cream parlor, I have read different versions of that. This is not a substantiated story but it's been told many times. I've found mines that have been worked out and found ore samples that still hold traces of gold in them," Tuttle said. 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. Quick question: If the mine faces Northwest and you are standing in the mine entrance looking out how does a compass read 220? See more in Season 1, Episode 1, "Secrets of the Lost Map." Just because no one has found the lost Dutchman . However surprising this was, the fact remains that many of the most discussed clues are not only true but accurate, which in many cases validates their source. History is replete with other people that have looked but not found the LDM. Mike. You don't have to be a pirate to feel the lure of hunting for buried treasure. As you probably guessed, they were fakes. He took a month off to go search for the treasure.. Meet Wayne Tuttle. She speculates that he slipped off a ledge and tumbled to his death. If we are discussing te same location, I can tell you where the inscription is. And YES! Hence the drone. all the monuments weavers needle, bullpass, dagger, horse head, are five miles in size. 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. His cadaver was never found. Wayne Tuttle is on Facebook. 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 .. Fairly generic directions, but he gave them nonetheless. Id sure like to known what the results came up with. 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. Waltz said he camped up above where the Mexicans camped on the Horses Saddle. "Waltz said it was a vein of gold surrounded by hematite in quartz," according to Tuttle. Both were seeking the mythical Lost Jesuit treasure and it created a contentious situation between the two camps. 3) the map Frank Fish had was one of two maps he located in Mexico through the Peralta family. The program is entertaining. Meet Wayne Tuttle. 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. the I also am a big believer in fate, and I have good feeling. So Gary share something with us that you have found that will not give away your site, as we do. "He is greatly missed by his fellow associates at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel," he said. Finder of this note please give to Howard Peterson. He was in a tight spot and thats why it took so long to find this young man.. If anybody ever did find the mine they would be quietly getting rich and wouldnt ever dream of stringing honest people along like this. I too an am explorer, member of prospecting clubs and am very connected to the community. Thanks Jeff. "The St. Johns herald. But to answer your question we have a major trip planned for this fall. Episode: File 0011: Baba Yaga's Dutchman House. Perhaps we can meet sometime. The fact you have this site is proof to me that you are simply mining for book sales. We will be posting some information about the book in an upcoming post. 10. Troubles with the Apaches made the family's mining operation dangerous. Tragicomically, she and her team passed over two enormous gold mines on their search for the Lost Dutchman Mine, which they didn't find. 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. 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. Thank you Matthew for the kind words and safe wishes. "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. S1, Ep2. "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. (Actually, I believe he most likely said we stayed in a cave that looked down on the mine.) The most recent was done this past spring. As these legends go, the path to finding hidden riches generally depends on deciphering information contained in mysterious treasure maps. We are confident in what we have. Its my understanding that the LDM was located a few years back, or I should say rediscovered. We know what we have, and it is more that just a piece of ground. 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? 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. Waltz said he built a rock wall in the opening to hide it. Testing today is much more accurate than the last time the Dutchman gold samples were lab tested. Will I regret the day I can't get back in there? Even though you cant have the gold it still would be great to be recognized as the one solving this. Maps. See production, box office & company info. And then we were able to spot a boot in a crevasse 35 feet off the floor, making it nearly impossible to see from any direction. The first test for authentic LDM Ore. Im sorry to burst your bubble there buddy but the Dutchman has already been found 10 years ago. . You are permitted to pick up small quantities of loose pieces of quartz matrix that contains gold. Forget about what every yahoo has said, get down to basics. The location of the Lost Dutchman Mine. This is one thing the government does not want to have to deal with. "I've been in areas where it's said there would be no possible sign of gold. 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. Other reports say that Kidd was in poor health when he paid someone to go out with him to his claim in the Superstition Mountains and leave him there to perish. 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. I have been studying the LDM since I graduated from High School in 1982. We need to bring a golf range finder on our fifth trip, to record distances. If there was no stone house then, dammit it, it had to be but if I couldnt find. 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. I need to be more careful because details are important, especially, when it comes to the LDM saga. 16. If that passes, then we can XRF Test it. Jesse had been 6 feet 4 inches tall. It looks down on the mine. Yes! Every time I'm in specific areas, I wonder if I've walked over that spot.". 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. Jeff. I have ran a few buckets of material to confirm if there is a parent gold source up a particular canyon I have explored. A Murky Origin Story Even though we were on site, it took us until our third trip to locate the entrance. "He has more than 100 books and maps on the legend.". 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. [The lost mine] is the reason why he went there. Legend of the Superstition Mountains: S1E1 Secrets of the Lost Map. What we have is not the same as what you are describing. I'll be at peace with it when I get to that point. Our guys made two attempts to get up to the house but were stymied. The bottom line is if we do have the mine, our story will be one that will be of interest or it will not. When we are done, I will be shocked if we are wrong, but will be honest about everything. That may be because he didnt have one. I think it will interesting and also fun read. I might have possibly found something of interest? 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. Im not going to tell you that I have found it (whether I have or have not). "As the story goes, Waltz met someone named Peralta who was looking for someone to return to his so-called family mine with him. Yes! True! The book is done to this point and I am reaching and writing most everyday. 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).