This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. He is blindfolded and taken there by a circuitous route, and is allowed to take as much gold ore as he can carry before again being escorted blindfolded from the site by the Apaches. The praying hands formation at the Superstition Mountains range. The mountain is also frequented with mysterious sounds that many people have claimed to have heard. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. However, they eventually disappeared after a trip into the Superstitions. In the weeks and months to come we will use much of the historical information, and show how it ties directly to what we have found. C. Colt1911 Tenderfoot. Do you think the Silver Chief Mine is where Jacob Waltz got his gold After traveling to the region, Ruth stayed several days at the ranch of Tex Barkely to outfit his expedition. 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. Aug 15, 2007 1,941 906 Primary Interest: 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. The easy 1.5 mile trail features some rocky, rough terrain but with little elevation gain. Thorne is said to be either unwilling or unable to relocate the mine. [4], Robert Blair wrote "[t]here have been at least four legendary Lost Dutchman's gold mines in the American West, including the famed Superstition mine of Jacob Waltz". In 1931, the two sought the Lost Dutchman's gold mine, but Adolph Ruth, against his son's wishes, went looking alone, according to Skeptoid. 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. OH, I almost forgot there is no cell phone service absolutely none. But Blair suggested that this core story was distorted in subsequent retellings, comparing the many variants of the Lost Dutchman's story to the game of Chinese whispers, where the original account is distorted in multiple retellings of the tale.[15]. Further legends claim the conquistador and his men were bearing their own reserves of gold, looted from previous expeditions, but ended up leaving it behind when they escaped whatever was killing them. It's an entire genre all its own, from pirate maps to all the stuff Nicolas Cage got up to in the National Treasure movies. The rest of his remains were found a month later about a mile away. There's some evidence to suggest he engaged in a shady practice called highgrading basically claiming ore is more valuable than it really is. As the mountains have a desert climate and few water resources, there is not much vegetation here. Weavers Needle, a peak located in the Superstition Mountains. This problematic paradox, I believe, is the product of years of misdirection to steer seekers to the west side of the mountains. However, the Peralta Mine eventually became unprofitable and after the money was gone Miguel Peralta turned to fraud. The average high temperature in June, July and August, is 104 degrees. Mine records show that one possibly two Peralta family members with possible links connecting them to the 1848 massacre, also worked at the Vulture mine during the same time period as Waltz. Follow the Process. A not-insignificant number of those Dutch hunters have gotten hurt or even killed. The elder Ruth had fallen and badly broken several bones while seeking the lost Pegleg mine in California. In his 1945 book about the Lost Dutchman's mine. (However, in some versions,[14] the 'mine' is actually a cache put there by the Peraltas.). There are many variations of this story, including that the mine is cursed, killing anyone who . On the east side of Phoenix in Arizona lies the spectacular range of the Superstition Mountains that straddle the Tonto National Forest and the Superstition Wilderness area. Perhaps this is why many of the legends involve people bringing gold to the mountain and leaving it hidden there. Blair cited evidence of the historical Jacob Waltz and suggested that additional evidence supports the core elements of the story that Waltz claimed to have discovered (or at least heard the story of) a rich gold vein or cache.