A note in a bottle found floating down the Salt River said that he needed help on account of his leg and that he had found the Lost Dutchmans gold mine. Some carved stones in the area are referred to as "Peralta Stones" and Spanish text and crude maps on them are considered by some to be clues to the location of a Peralta family gold mine in the Superstition Mountains, although others believe the stones to be modern fakes. Thorne fills every pocket, flap of clothing, and fleshy orifice with the nuggets. Others, sure that more vile deadly creatures guard the mines. As Curt Gentry wrote, "Dr. Hrdlicka positively identified the skull as that of Adolph Ruth. , on the northeast side, includes a favorite trail that heads up to Fremont Saddle; picturesque panoramic views of most of the locale. In an act of kindness, Throne treats an ailing Apache chieftain. However, there were no directions to the conquest mentioned in his diary. That was circa 1850. The lost Dutchman Gold mine is generally believed to be somewhere near or in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. Director Tara Anase Writers Tara Anase (story) Tamara Blaich (story) Stars Ron Eagle D'Andre II Adam Haley Sage Howard The curse of the treasure would continue in the 1940s, when a 62-year-old treasure hunter by the name of James A. Carvey journeyed into the Superstition Mountains and also ended up dead and with his head separated from his shoulders. The Apaches were either enraged over the violation of their sacred mountains or wanted to steal the gold from them. In later years there is the story of the adventurous Spanish born Doctor Abraham Thorne, who was at the time living among the Natives of the region and studying their medical practices. Adolph Ruth is really the amateur explorer and treasure hunter that made the mines into a national phenomenon. To underline his great find, he had also written Veni, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw, and I conquered) in his diary. And, where praytell do most folks believe said El Dorado is safely hidden Why, in the Superstition Mountains, near Apache Junction. Yes, the deserts of Arizona carry a spooky secret. Intrigue Journal. Over the next few weeks I will share some images that are safe for us to show. Jacob Waltz took to returning to the mountains only when he needed the gold. The family is later attacked and butchered in the so-called, Jacob, meanwhile, the lone survivor, is near catatonic. (Chris J / Flickr). It does not matter if Tomlinson engraved them or someone else did, exactly when they were made is not important, what matters is what is on them. Finally did a little digging and it sounded interesting. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Blair had little doubt that Waltz related to Thomas the location of an alleged gold mine. You need at a bare minimum, at least a three- man team. Are you ready to relive the last few moments of the lives of a group of people who were poking around where they shouldnt have been? "Most. The staff and volunteers at this Museum were all very friendly and helpful. There were also strange stories among the Apache of a magnificent, hidden cavern full of gold, said to be a vast treasure long buried within the mountains and protected by spirits, troll-like beasts called Tuar-Tums, and even their Thunder God himself. A month later the rest of the body was found about three-quarters of a mile away, with severely broken legs, and it was supposed that he had fallen and then after his grievous injuries died of starvation and the elements. Theyre filled to the brim with ghosts and spirits. A corpse is later found and IDed as Weiser; coroners unable to state whether the wounds were caused by Apache weapons or American-made knives. OH, I almost forgot there is no cell phone service absolutely none. Within the refuge are 14 trail heads that cover 190 miles. There is a $7 day use fee to enter the park, which is waived if you're camping ($15/night). Visitors are treated to a working display of historic large scale model trains and learn about the prominent role they took in the settlement of the West. Treasure hunting at Superstition Mountains Arizona - The Lost Dutchman's Mine. It is here were you will reach areas that are barely penetrable, this is where most trails stop abruptly for safety reasons. There is a Superstition Mountain Museum at 4087 N. Apache Trail, Highway 88 in Apache Junction. After he had spent many years in their midst, the Apache Elders decided to reward his selfless service with gold. We arrived at Shaun's house at 7:30 am in St. George Utah. In the year 1870, with his consent, they blindfolded him and took him on a 20-mile trip to an unknown location piled with gold ore. Cute fun stop for anyone visiting the area to learn more about the history of the area. Dont expect High Street class; do expect old West charm, plenty of local history and lore, and the beautiful backdrop of the Superstition Mountains, not to mention a surprisingly good gift shop. We especially liked the large selection of locally mined semi-precious gemstones. , Barry Storm declared to have nearly escaped from a mysterious sniper he later called Mr. Superstition Mountain at night. Dark Mountain is beautifully directed and filmed, it really took me by surprise. "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). Is this all just a spooky legend or id there something more to it? Get the latest on your favorite shows, plus updates on HISTORY events and more. It is generally accepted that the Peraltas and roughly 400 peon miners were massacred by the Apaches sometime around 1848. One of these was a veterinarian and treasure hunter named Adolf Ruth, who in 1931 made his way to these wind-swept wilds, armed with what he at the time claimed to be the actual original map to it. That was circa 1850. Skeptoid Media, 29 Jan 2013. On July 11, 2010, Utah hikers Curtis Merworth, Ardean Charles, and Malcolm Meeks went missing in the Superstition Mountains while looking for the mine. 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. Yet the mountains and their cursed treasure would get their most well-known mystery with the arrival of a German immigrant named Jacob Walz, also often spelled Waltz, who was a gold prospector in the Phoenix valley in the late 1800s. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The St. Johns herald. I feel the information on the Peralta stones is most likely from a very old map of Jesuit origin. All Rights Reserved. The Lost Gold Mine At Superstition Mountain. There are numerous hiking trails that hikers can access from multiple points, one of the more well-known ones being the Peralta Trailhead. A group of modern day treasure hunters search for the Lost Dutchman mine in the Superstition mountain range of Arizona. He would vanish into thin air for his efforts. Several trails lead from the park into the Superstition Mountain Wilderness and surrounding Tonto National Forest. The average high temperature in June, July and August, is 104 degrees. Tack a map onto a wall, toss a dart and chances are youd hit an outskirt of nowhere with a small Fort Knox in its hills. 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 revealed clue that could finally solve the 500-year-old mystery of Americas most famous and deadliest buried treasure. Im talking Smaug levels of the shiny stuff. Ruths response? The photographic evidence taken at the site along with a selection of maps combined with historical documentation together, links the most generally accepted and related informational evidence too present day boots on the ground reality. [1], The Lost Dutchman's is perhaps the most famous lost mine in American history. The Lost Dutchman Mine is said to be a rich goldmine located somewhere in the southwestern American state of Arizona. Many believe there is a connection and that they sold their families mine to Waltz and his partner. Many people have dismissed them as a hoax. Hrdlicka positively identified the skull as that of Adolph Ruth. [32] Also in that year was the disappearance of two young boys, Ross Bley and Charles Harshbarger, whose bodies were never found. Keep in mind for security reasons for now I have to be selective on what we divulge. Out in the remote badlands of the U.S. state of Arizona, just to the east of the Phoenix metropolitan area lies a sun scorched, dried up, arid moonscape of twisted peaks and sprawling expanse of badlands called the Superstition Mountains, at one time called the Sierra de la Espuma . Waltz forms an expedition party; two Peralta descendants, an archaeologist, and Jacob Weiser. Dr. Thorne starts to investigate. 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The elder Ruth had fallen and badly broken several bones while seeking the lost Pegleg mine in California. Arcana Exploration is made up of a group of five friends and supporters, from central Ohio, who until five years ago knew very little if anything about the LDM. Top Ten list of haunted spots in Phoenix. As predicted by Waltz none are miners, they are in fact like most folks that are reading this post, just regular hard-working everyday folks with normal jobs, going to their kids ball games, playing a round of golf, and in the fall deer hunting and going to Blue Jackets NHL games. He had metal pins in his leg, and used a cane to help him walk. In certain seasons, they also have gun fighters and mule/donkey rides for the kids as well. "[24], Authorities in Arizona did not convene a criminal inquest regarding Ruth's death. In March of 2011 three filmmakers set out to find the mine and document their entire process. As to why his head had been carried off no one knows. This is only speculation, what I do know is that, people who have dismissed the information on the stones, no matter who carved the stones, those non believers have been badly mistaken. These are rectangular, cross-shaped, and heart-shaped stones with etchings of a horse, a priest, a dagger, a trail, topographic features, and Spanish inscriptions. In his 1945 book about the Lost Dutchman's mine. Superstition Mountains and the Lost Dutchman Mine The lost Dutchman Gold mine is generally believed to be somewhere near or in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. As the mountains have a desert climate and few water resources, there is not much vegetation here. People from the town below certain that only death and demons travel acrossSuperstition Mountain at night. The Village exhibit includes two brush structures, some call Wickiups (the Apache people call them Gowah --our home); a cooking area and hide drying rack. 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. Choice of of building material I like Ironwood +, There is a typo that should be alpha mine not alfa mine. The story differs but heres the most common take, mind you there are over 100 different versions of the Story. In this case the body was found first, with the rest of the body following a full 6 months later. The museum does not disappoint! On 8 June 2019, a fire broke out in the Superstitions Wilderness area and soon spread across 26,000 acres. The Superstitions are one of four mountains which mark the ancestral territory of the Apache People. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. May through September In January 1932, human remains were discovered about three-quarters of a mile (1.21km) from where the skull had been found. The 66-year-old Ruth, who was by all accounts absolutely and hopelessly obsessed with the location of the Lost Dutchmans Mine, ventured out into those badlands despite warnings against it, and shortly after vanished without a trace. There have been many stories about how to find the mine, and each year people search for the mine. More please. Capens corpse was found three years later in November 2012 by a local search and rescue organization, stuffed into a crevice. Later I will give more details and then begin providing information on how things fit together. The Dutchman " was a German immigrant named Jacob Waltz. Many people took the landmark to be the Weavers Needle but had no luck finding any gold nuggets in its vicinity. Blair contended that this story can be divided into "hawk" and "dove" versions, depending on whether the German(s) are said to behave violently or peacefully. Yep, more footage has been found, kids. Up on the mountain, if someone breaks a leg; it will take at least two on the team to get you down; it is dangerous for three healthy climbers, much less one with broken body parts. Some searchers for the mine have disappeared in likely wilderness accidents. The area is filled with ghost tales, monster encounters, and, yes you cant have spooky mountains without an alien highway UFOs. 3: Gift Shop and Event Manager Dave McElligott Named after the fabled lost gold mine, Lost Dutchman State Park is located in the Sonoran Desert, at the base of the Superstition Mountains, only 40 miles east of Phoenix. As with most of the terrain encompassing the Phoenix metropolitan area, and the Superstition Mountains, have a desert environment, with scorching summer temperatures and sparse sources of water. From the Press Release 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. 2023 Copyright Phoenix Ghosts. Their bodies were never found, but their camera was." Here amongst this vast maize of volcanic interior, fixed and clinging to the mountain side, flanked on one side by a very small almost invisible ledge is the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine, like a small birds nest perched in the middle of a forest of giant oaks, concealed by the natural elements it obscures itself from all beasts of prey, especially man. Barkely repeatedly urged Ruth to abandon his search for the mine, because the terrain of the Superstition Mountains was treacherous even for experienced outdoorsmen, let alone for the 66-year-old Ruth in the heat of the Arizona summer. There have been tales of, soldiers that are said to have stumbled onto a river of almost pure gold in or near the Superstition Mountains. Two prominent landmarks here are the Weavers Needle and the Miners Needle. Youll find us in the rugged 160,000 acre Superstition Mountain range in the Tonto National Forest in Central Arizona. [5] One Lost Dutchman's mine is said to be in Colorado, another in California; two are said to be located in Arizona. His campsite and vehicle were recovered shortly afterward. A beautiful site just below the western edge of the Superstition Mountains was found and obtained. Saturdays bring the added fun of gun fight shows with a friendly crew that welcomes photos during the show and posing with them after the show. What is important is the informational content recorded on the stones. You came for the yellow rag gossip. The Superstition Mountains, with a name like that you might as well give away fancy proton-backs, of the Ghostbuster variety, at the visitors center, is a series of jagger tooth mountains in Arizona just the east of Phoenix. 2: Cashiers for questions about whats happening at the museum and local area Lots to see on site from a barn, trains, petting zoo on Saturdays, little gift shop, and a labyrinth and even a chapel dedicated to Elvis. See production, box office & company info. According to their folklore, the mountain guards an ancient storehouse of precious metals and treasures, and anyone who ventures forth to get the treasure is likely to die. Members of the Apache tribe were said to have a truly valuable gold mine located in the Superstition Mountains. There are still those who obsessively search for it and try to decode its secrets, but no one has ever really quite managed to find it, to the point that many skeptics question whether it ever really existed at all. During Kinos time other Missionaries in California and Mexico were jealous and suspicious of Kino because, while they were poor and struggled his missions were rich and flourished, they said he had a secret gold mine from which he took rich gold and funded his missions and rancheros amassing 50 thousand head of cattle making him the Southwests first mega rancher. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 18851903, September 8, 1892, Image 2", Dunning, B. The Supers are east northeast of Phoenix. Afterwards, Waltz fell ill (he was rumored to have contracted pneumonia during the flooding). Travis Tumlinson, a policeman, discovered the Peralta Stones on a roadside near the Superstition Mountains in the 1940s. Then around 1692, the Jesuit padre father Eusebio Francisco Kino arrived. each. You came here for the nasty bits that are constantly swept under the rug. All rights reserved. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day and Easter. October through April VISIT So let me say it again, the documentation found ON the stones is the most important thing not so much who carved them. According to Blair, the story may have its roots in the efforts of three U.S. soldiers to locate gold in an area of New Mexico, based on an allegedly true story related to them by Dr. Thorne of New Mexico; see above. The man is barely alive. Famed Apache warrior, Most stories go like this, the family of a man called Miguel Peralta struck gold by accident they were just passing by and started drilling the mine. July 3, 1947 James A Cravey, age 62, a retired photographer, was reported missing after he had chartered a helicopter June 19, 1947 to drop him off in the Superstition Mountains to look for the Lost Dutchmans Mine. Please note that admission prices for Special Events are subject to change. Lost Dutchman State Park is located near the Superstition Mountains in central Phoenix, about 40 miles from Phoenix. The main thing is that they supposedly accidentally found this ancient Apache treasure somewhere in the mountains, but it was to spell their doom. Some places have long been thought to be simply no good. Since Ruths death, there have been numerous other deaths or disappearances in the Superstition Mountains. Lights, screams, and shadows of Apache armies have been reported. Interestingly it was found that he had amassed a small fortune in a short amount of time after starting his forays into the mountains, urging suspicions that he had found the lost mine. Whether a wedding, elopement,, The amphitheater and other outdoor locations on the Museum's property are available for outdoor events including small catered receptions. Waltz was buried in Phoenix at what is now called the Pioneer and Military Memorial Park. Biology, nature, and cryptozoology still remain Brent Swancers first intellectual loves. The Museum Gallery offers a detailed exploration of the history of this region with artifacts, multi-media, testimonials and docent-led tours. According to the Apaches (North American Indians), the entryway to hell is in the Superstition Mountains. People off his Mine that he cover up with a ironwood tree :The books give me my X while searching for the mines. Very sweet museum with great views of the Superstition Mountains. She was oblivious, baffled, and would apparently later sell the map of the now dead treasure hunter to parties unknown. [13] In most versions of the tale, Jacob Waltz locates a rich gold mine in the Superstition Mountains (in many versions of the story, they rescue or help a member of the Peralta family and are rewarded by being told the location of the mine). Pingback: Legend of the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Parts 2 & 3: Finally Found! Over the decades, this tale was gradually absorbed into the Lost Dutchman's story. Out in the remote badlands of the U.S. state of Arizona, just to the east of the Phoenix metropolitan area lies a sun scorched, dried up, arid moonscape of twisted peaks and sprawling expanse of badlands called the Superstition Mountains, at one time called the Sierra de la Espuma by Spanish settlers. In this story (actually two interconnected stories), members of the Apache tribe are said to have a very rich gold mine located in the Superstition Mountains. These include Barry Storms book Thunder Gods Gold, published in 1945, detailing his own efforts to find the gold, and the Glen Ford and Ida Lupino movie, Lust for Gold, from 1949. The Superstition Mountains Superstition Mountain has an elevation of 5,024 feet. Anyway, the great west after Grant decided to Manifest Destiny and promote those great plains maybe theyll forget all that Civil War squabble if they start to settle into lands without so much emotional baggage tended to promote El Dorado like tales. 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Among the many legends to have emerged from the area, one of the most enduring ones is that of The LostDutchmansGold Mine. But what they actually found has been a hidden secret that people have been trying to piece together for last 125 years. German? [9] As of 1975, ruins of the Peralta mine were standing.[9]. The search, nevertheless, still continues. TheLost Dutchmans Gold Mineis, according to folktales, a magnificent, rich, Scrooge McDuck like repository of gold hidden somewhere in southwestern United States. Long before Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and grifter-socialite Anna Delvey, we had the Gold Rush and even today, plenty of Americans are still fixated on an either long-lost or fictional gold mine in Arizona's Superstition Mountains.For more than a century, adventurous souls have sought the Lost Dutchman Mine, and since 1891 . We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Lost Dutchman State Park - Check out the Superstition Mountain and Museum plus the Lost Dutchman State Park.Goldfield Mine Legend tells of the Lost Dutchman's gold mine hidden somewhere. 6 episodes that go absolutely nowhere. Everyplace had a lost mine. Randomly stopped by on my way home from Lost Dutchman State Park and I was super happy I did! But they're even better known for something else: the legendary Lost Dutchman's Mine, a much-ballyhooed secret stash of wealth sought by daring adventurers known as "Dutch hunters."
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