My guess from what we have seen so far is the make- up of the gold will be different. Yes! We took a compass reading, and when looking directly out of the mine opening, it reads 220 degrees, and late in the day the sun does shine into the mine. At that time, we will need permission to retest the Dutchmans gold, but this is not as easy as you might think. A green horn just goes out there and finds the best mine. It was best I was alone. He said you can be twenty feet from my mine and you will not have any idea where it is. all the monuments weavers needle, bullpass, dagger, horse head, are five miles in size. It is in a place that is hard to find. In late November 2009, Capen drove to Arizona to begin his search. If anybody ever did find the mine they would be quietly getting rich and wouldnt ever dream of stringing honest people along like this. Its my understanding that the LDM was located a few years back, or I should say rediscovered. 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.". We call em Dutch hunters out here, said Superstition Search and Rescue Director Robert Cooper. This is very important! "He is greatly missed by his fellow associates at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel," he said. History is replete with other people that have looked but not found the LDM. I'll be at peace with it when I get to that point. But like Ben Crenshaw said in the 1999 Ryder Cup matches live on TV after Saturdays, matches. Forget anything pertaining to Peraltas, because thats part of the ongoing lie. Waltz said his mine-opening faces toward the northwest and late in the day the sun shines in the opening into the mine and on gold. 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. 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. On our next trip our goal is to reach one area we have not, as yet been able to penetrate.. 14. We had the correct location, we had the mine site, and if the legend was correct there had to be a stone house at the head of the north trending canyon. After 3 months of new research, I located the Jacob Waltzs trail, where it started and where it ended. That is when Dick Holmes got the ore from the candlebox. Bryan. There are only a few known samples of Dutchman gold and as you would imagine, the owners who are in possession of these priceless pieces might have reasons for not wanting it tested. 2) Ive seen the drawings and preliminary sketches that Tumlinson made for creating the stone maps. 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 Ame 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. Jeff. Mike. It took many turns to throw off people that might try to follow him to his mine. 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. 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. The Latin Heart or The Heart of Jesus is what was carved on the Stone Maps. Id sure like to known what the results came up with. The known errors or misrepresentations from the writers of this show could be proved so as to clear up the water so to speak. 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. He took a month off to go search for the treasure.. The book will not come out until we are through, with our research. Tragicomically, she and her team passed over two enormous gold mines on their search for the Lost Dutchman Mine, which they didn't find. Searchers spotted a boot in steeper terrain above the day pack. True! 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. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Over the last five years I have read close to 100 books plus other literary and research material regarding the history of the Superstition Mountains and its many inhabitants and visitors. 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 . What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of Secrets of the Lost Map (2015) in Australia? Not All Clues are about what Jacob Waltz said. Wayne has been hunting for the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine for over 40 years. "Waltz said it was a vein of gold surrounded by hematite in quartz," according to Tuttle. 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.. See more in Season 1, Episode 1, "Secrets of the Lost Map." Yes! For 10 years, Jesse Capen, 35, a graveyard-shift bellhop at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, had studied myriad theories about the location of the Lost Dutchman gold mine, sought by treasure seekers since the 1870s. Just one day into his journey, he disappeared. Perhaps we can meet sometime. I believe other people who most likely were there said 200 feet or 200 yards? There are certain things to look for in the mineralization and the matrix. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Starring: Wayne Tuttle, Frank Augustine, Woody Wampler, Eric . (and this is most important! Other than the Hank Dandrea map it is one of the only original surviving maps out there that can be tested. Good Luck I hope you find out about your health, that is the most important thing.Thanks for your post. When he returned, his partner, Weisner, was dead.". 7. I might have possibly found something of interest? Give me a break lol. Regards Matthew. Cooper said Capen's undoing was likely the result of heading out in search of lost gold alone. The bottom line is if we do have the mine, our story will be one that will be of interest or it will not. 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.. "Delbert Daley of Miami retrieved the bottle but returned it to the river, not connecting the name with the lost prospector. So safe travels on your next trip 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. "He has more than 100 books and maps on the legend.". Thanks Jeff. I am sure it would have made sense, that he was at her place. Waltz said that at the head of a north-trending canyon you will find the ruins of an ancient Spanish house that sits hidden on a ledge, and that the climb up to it is so steep that you will not see it until you scale up onto the ledge that it sits on, as its stone walls lay before you. Jesse Capen's hunt for the elusive mine became a deadly obsession. 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.". On his deathbed, he told a handful of people about the mine and gave them directions. You are just stringing us along. Thanks Jeff. (Courtesy: Robert Cooper), On Saturday, years after Capens Jeep, wallet, backpack and cellphone were found in his tent by hikers, volunteers from the Superstition Search and Rescue finally located what they believe is Capens body. 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. I have researched many aspects of the story in archives, others in the mountains, and some around campfires after a few shots of Tequila or Fireball (you know who you are)! 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. 1. For sure I will show that reading so there is no skepticism. He said before his partner was killed, they stayed in a cave above and across from the mine either 200 feet or 200 yards. He immigrated to the USA in the 1840s and became a naturalized citizen in 1861. Hence the drone. He was secretive and standoffish, which is why no one knows much about him. Apparently this was not possible at the time. We believe when the time is right that the overwhelming body of proof that we have will encourage one of these safe-keepers to let a metallurgical comparison be made. You only have to submit ore from the two gold sources Waltz described that were in his mine. In fact, none of clues match the Goldfield location. 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. This is not a substantiated story but it's been told many times. Yes! One good pic would make it so Scotty, Well since the intervention of Google Earth and using the pony for your map you can almost pinpoint it within 500 feet. We do only what is permitted which includes not mining for gold. Waltz, who died without revealing the mines location, reportedly shot people who followed him as he returned to it for more gold. Note, you are in that group of Finders but you havent found the LDM. I had to give up reading the replies because they change with every different question to answer. Philo Sign in. But all in all, it is still an intriguing myth/legend. Between 1959 and 1991 a full-scale feud broke out at Weaver's Needle between Ed Piper and Celeste Marie Jones. Gold makes people do crazy stuff, like shooting at people ect. Though, in my opinion, the site fits the clues nicely. Yes! Maps. This was two months ago.". This is true, but there is something most people do not realize about this clue! He and his son had searched California's Borrego Desert for gold, but they found none. There is a spring and an old trail. Some nuttier than others. 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 .. Jeff.. , The Dutchman was a fence for stollen gold from both the military private payrolls mining sources. That may be because he didnt have one. 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. Yes! Yes! Our Trek watches will not measure as the crow flies. But the gold find is intriguing for me nonetheless. Cant wait to hear more about this trip. You dont have to give away any locations, or show pictures that might give too much info. True! 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. You will have a different outlook after doing your homework. The Priest carved into the canyon floor in full robes holding a cross in front of a mine entrance, the only other one like it was said to be pointing the way to the Guadeloupe Mines but was destroyed by the Priests themselves. 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. People should always tell someone where theyre going, have a plan and have someone go with them, he said. It reads, "This is my first and only will and is dated the second of January, 1946. There was no sign that Jesse had been shot. . I havent been back to the canyon since after November 29th, 2018 because everytime I go in I get a different illness everytime which has stumped my Doctors in both Phoenix and Charlotte, NC. YES! Ive walked to the entrance of the mine turned around to see the 3 faces carved into the wall 200 yards away. I would like to go back and to a bit more investigating, however this location is on national forest land and I am told no prospecting is allowed unless one has the permits. I believe her place was either attached to or behind her ice cream parlor, I have read different versions of that. 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. Stars Keenan Johnston Mark Dodson Frank Augustine See production, box office & company info Watch on History S1 Go to history.com More watch options Add to Watchlist 27 User reviews Episodes 6 Top-rated S1, Ep2. If there was no stone house then, dammit it, it had to be but if I couldnt find. S1, Ep2. Most of our time on this trip was spent exploring around the mine site. The very reason I havent said anything is because of what it would do to the Superstition Mountains themselves. I have no heirs and have not been married in my life and after all my funeral expenses have been paid and one hundred dollars to some preacher of the gospel to say fare well at my grave sell all my property which is all in cash and stocks with E. F. Hutton Co., Phoenix, some in safety deposit box, and have this balance money to go in a research or some scientific proof of a soul of the human body which leaves at death I think in time their can be a Photograph of soul leaving the human at death, James Kidd.". 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 . First, I will list them, and then I will show some images from our site. 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. I thank you for helping keep my uncles spirit alive. I was thinking she was his caretaking during his last six months, until the end, I should have been more specific, she was there for him, just not at the last minutes of his life. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! I will watch for other posts and chatter about the mine and wish good luck and safe prospecting to all who venture forth. Jesse had been 6 feet 4 inches tall. "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. Your description sounds in line with others. Where is your book? 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. Mike do we have the Dutchman mine, I believe, we really do, because of the overall entities we have, but we are not done gathering proof. Then, to recoup the cost of the failed expedition, Thomas started selling maps that she claimed would lead people to the mine. Talking to our editor Howard and the publisher they think some time early 2020 is realistic. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Maybe don't go looking for lost treasure in the Superstition Mountains. The Head of the Canyon, said by Jacob Waltz, which in fact is a large rock carved exactly like a mans head in front of the cave. It's possible he found the lost treasure and was making pickups from his stash as needed. Yes! 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. The XRF results should be on Unexplained and Unexplored tomorrow night Sunday November 17th on Science channel. (Courtesy: Robert Cooper). But I might to Clay Worst if I were to ever have the chance. 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. I have thoughts on this that I will share later. We need to find some loose, we cannot chisel any, I am sure we will find some loose samples. This is one thing the government does not want to have to deal with. I'll still watch if it is renewed. Finder of this note please give to Howard Peterson. Some I am glad you said two different samples. 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.