If there was no stone house then, dammit it, it had to be but if I couldnt find. You can see it from the cave, along with the mine. Anyways everyone be safe and treat other hunters with respect and thanks for sharing all your experiences and knowledge and great stories. Truth or writers taking leave way it doesn't matter. Join Facebook to connect with Wayne Tuttle and others you may know. 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. photo by Reddit user pretzeloverlord. Wayne Tuttle is on Facebook. "Find Bottle Floating in Salt River Bearing Note Signed by Missing Miner," the headline read. Back at you buddy boy- So you think from what we have posted that like you we have also found the LDGM, and you want to protect it from the folks. all the monuments weavers needle, bullpass, dagger, horse head, are five miles in size. 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. "If the final word from Ruth is authentic it tends to discount the theory that he was murdered for the map he possessed. Another issue is that researching historical information has been very fruitful, so we continue to put efforts in this area and are often surprised and rewarded by what we learn that is relevant to our discovery. Episode: File 0011: Baba Yaga's Dutchman House. People should always tell someone where theyre going, have a plan and have someone go with them, he said. Give me a break lol. The program is entertaining. Then late one night (2am) sitting at my desk alone in a darkened office there it was. First off, there was never going to be a sign that says, Welcome to the Lost MineProperty of Jacob Waltz. One man found it in the Four Peaks and extracted several thousand dollars of ore back when gold was $20 an ounce. The Latin Heart or The Heart of Jesus is what was carved on the Stone Maps. 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!! No one has found, or at least shared, any viable proof that matches the man-made or natural clues. 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. We had been out there searching nearly every weekend for three years and this particular time we were scouring an area where a small daypack was located and had a few articles in it and we started scouring the cliffs, Cooper told FoxNews.com. He took a month off to go search for the treasure.. Best of luck. Where is your book? You are permitted to pick up small quantities of loose pieces of quartz matrix that contains gold. He spent a considerable amount of time poking through the east edges of the Superstitions. There are certain things to look for in the mineralization and the matrix. Its all very intriguing. The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Has Been Found! I can understand that. Ill buy your book as Im in Australia and have been following searchers over the net for years so your book will be enough proof for me thanks very interesting read and well explained how you got to where you are now. I think you will enjoy the book. Eric "the real deal" Deleel is original from a little town in northern New York called Massena. Your description sounds in line with others. or redistributed. 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 . Just one day into his journey, he disappeared. I will also inform you about what Jacob Waltz stated No Miner will ever find my Mine. There have been at least three discoveries of the mine since the 1960s, and in all three cases, good gold was found. After searching for five years and reading most of the published material, the last paragraph in one book keeps haunting me. 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.". Please bring back the show!!! Waltz and his partner, Jacob Weisner, went to the mine where Peralta offered them a deal, giving them temporary deeds to the mine. 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. Wayne Tuttle has been looking for the mine for over 40 years. Regards, Julie. Jacob Waltz died in 1891. I know your posts on Treasurenet and I know you know your stuff, Thank You for thoughts and good luck wishes. We need to find some loose, we cannot chisel any, I am sure we will find some loose samples. 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.". 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. "I've been in areas where it's said there would be no possible sign of gold. Tune in to "Legend. The stone house existsamazing. 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. Today people want to travel vicariously, hence, Gold Rush and all these reality shows. 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. A group of modern day treasure hunters search for the Lost Dutchman mine in the Superstition mountain range of Arizona.A group of modern day treasure hunters search for the Lost Dutchman mine in the Superstition mountain range of Arizona.A group of modern day treasure hunters search for the Lost Dutchman mine in the Superstition mountain range of Arizona. Weiser was killed by Apaches, who lived in the area, or according to some, by Waltz himself. 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. Something that would make sense to only you and I because we have been to the site. He said before his partner was killed, they stayed in a cave above and across from the mine either 200 feet or 200 yards. We show photos that will not give away the site, but that do correlate things to our site. Ive also seen the other maps he made forgeries of such as the Julia Thomas map and the profile map. Fences, 24-hour guard, and an onslaught of people wanting to get rich quick. Yes! Could I be wrong of course anything is possible . I've found mines that have been worked out and found ore samples that still hold traces of gold in them," Tuttle said. is jewelry grade gold. Legal Statement. On his deathbed, he told a handful of people about the mine and gave them directions. I would only reveal it to someone I could trust and right now that is no one. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. My family lives in the Carolinas; if you care to send me an email would enjoy just talking to you. In fact, none of clues match the Goldfield location. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Tuttle added that Waltz took what he could, covered everything up and returned to Phoenix. Maybe don't go looking for lost treasure in the Superstition Mountains. Full episodes of the current season can be viewed here. 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. Wouldnt that be facing Southwest? We need to bring a golf range finder on our fifth trip, to record distances. 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. But like Ben Crenshaw said in the 1999 Ryder Cup matches live on TV after Saturdays, matches. It's considered to be the most famous "lost mine" in the U.S. and yet, it's never been found. 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.". I am usually not an emotional person. 3. Note, you are in that group of Finders but you havent found the LDM. 2. Tuttle says it's very difficult to decipher clues and maps and early accounts claiming to know where the fabled mine is. 15 Feb. 2015. ), there was in fact some QUIRKY REASON, a natural fluke why it had not been found, and that someday, someone would figure that out and match the pieces(clues) together and prove that the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine is not just a myth, but that it exists. 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. 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? Waltz, who died without revealing the mines location, reportedly shot people who followed him as he returned to it for more gold. The Old Seers. Ruth.". You risk your life anytime you go into any mountain range, but I believe you're gonna go until you can't do it again. And, there are some chisel marks. 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. Thanks Mike you have been at it a long time, I read your post on Treasure Net you know your stuff, and have been out where the rubber meets the road, you are a true Dutch Hunter and I have always respected your input on TN, Thank you for responding here. Mike, you are exactly correct we need a sample of the Quartz matrix, that matches Waitzs known examples. 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. But beware: These maps can be treacherous. Troubles with the Apaches made the family's mining operation dangerous. I have been able to piece together much of the overreaching story. Waltz said he camped up above where the Mexicans camped on the Horses Saddle. You don't have to be a pirate to feel the lure of hunting for buried treasure. He was just too excited about the possibility of a quick discovery. What we have is not the same as what you are describing. His name appears on several California census records. 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. In 1868, Jacob Waltz was living as a humble farmer on the North bank of the Salt River which runs through Phoenix. 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? Our team did make two attempts to reach the stone house at the head of the north trending canyon, but they were repelled. S1, Ep2. Research the Resolution Mining Co near Miami Az and youll see how it will happen. Searchers spotted a boot in steeper terrain above the day pack. Gary congratulations on finding the mine, so if you have found the mine you of course you must know that there are things there that are over 750+ old. In the early 1900s Ruth was an amateur prospector in that he had never found gold but had been seeking it for it for years. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. All rights reserved. Kidd was born in Ogdensburg, New York, on July 18, 1879. 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 time we saw the tank was with one of our drones. And there are so many misinformed stories about him, his mine, his history, etc. He prospected and worked as a miner in the mother lode country of California for eleven years. You need to go to Oak Island do the research look around and talk to the brothers. The key is samples which need to match the quartz matrix which he had under his bed. 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. Jacob Waltz arrived in California about 1850. 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. Check your local listings. More petitions flooded into the court, some of them merely facetious and invalid, others from reputable organizations like the American Society for Psychical Research. Then, to recoup the cost of the failed expedition, Thomas started selling maps that she claimed would lead people to the mine. (and this is most important! 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. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Just one day into his journey, he disappeared. 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. Meanwhile two Canadians, claiming to be blood brothers of Kidd, contested the will. Explorers traveled to the New World in search of gold, jewels, the fountain of youth, and much more, and it seems as though - along with the plague and theft of native lands - treasure hunting it in our blood. Yes! Ms. Mike one other thought, our story is just as much about our teams journey over the last 4-5 years as it is about finding the LDM.. Its best for hikers and businesses that the mine not be disturbed and be left well enough alone. Give this lots of thought before you open your mouth about where the mine is at. Please dont ask my location. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, I think it will interesting and also fun read. I have been studying the LDM since I graduated from High School in 1982. Read more. Jesse had been 6 feet 4 inches tall. I spend 2 months researching known and not so known maps of the ares corresponding with Google Earth. , I am a big believer in fate, and I feel good about this.). I need to be more careful because details are important, especially, when it comes to the LDM saga. "Waltz said it was a vein of gold surrounded by hematite in quartz," according to Tuttle. So we kind of know what he was thinking and doing there, Cooper said. Jacob Waltz said: Testing today is much more accurate than the last time the Dutchman gold samples were lab tested. Yes! I expected some things would fit but that a lot would be misinformation from all the years of hash and rehash. Dec. 4, 2009.". Market data provided by Factset. How do you not get discovered with a large search party while returning to LDGM? Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. And you are incorrect that if anyone found the mine they would be quietly be getting rich, it is not that simple. On our next trip our goal is to reach one area we have not, as yet been able to penetrate.. This is true and makes sense when you see them. The XRF results should be on Unexplained and Unexplored tomorrow night Sunday November 17th on Science channel. 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. While the mexican miners not after years of mining the area. At that time, we will need permission to retest the Dutchmans gold, but this is not as easy as you might think. Meet Wayne Tuttle. Jeff. Tom Kollenborn, a cowboy, prospector, author, scholar and Renaissance man whose encyclopedic knowledge of the Superstition Mountains made him one of the world's foremost experts on the . What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year old mystery. History is filled with stories of buried fortunes, sometimes concealed in dangerous places. When he returned, his partner, Weisner, was dead.". Market data provided by Factset. And people have been hunting for the mine since 1892.