Aug 05 2008
The Lost Dutchman
φHis name, Jacob, Waltz the lost Dutchman and the lost mine. The Gold that came from that mine is said to have a curse of bad fortune and tragedy. Gold, when analyzed for oar content, the exact location it came from can be established. To this day Gold that matches the lost Dutchman Gold has never been found. The lure of Gold, it is the foundation and back bone of every known form of money on the planet. Gold cannot be destroyed and is eternal it can be reduced to a powder and taken back to its original shape. The Lost Dutchman mine was originally owned and mined by Mexicans until, Apache Indians killed them returning to Mexico except two young boys in there early teens. The Apache believed Gold was sacred and belonged to the earth and anyone that tried to remove it would be killed. The two boys made it back to Mexico only to return when they turned 16 years old. The boys set up camp for the night soon to reach the location of the Gold. This is where they met up with Jacob, Waltz and told him the story of the Gold. The boys struck up a deal for food and water with Waltz to show him where the Gold was. This was there undoing because Waltz killed them after showing him the location of the mine. It is believed that Waltz killed 9 people including his Nephew to keep the Gold a secret.
Waltz, lived in Phoenix and traveled to and from the Gold mine most of his life. Jacob, Waltz died on Oct, 25, 1891 but before his death told Julia, Thomas a store owner and Reiney, Petrasch detailed notes and a Map of the exact location of the Gold mine. The legend of the Gold and the curse lay somewhere lost to the Superstition Mountains just east of Apache Jct. in the Arizona, Wild, Wild, West.
The sign post up ahead reads the ZapZidZone zone, as we wonder into the desert in search of treasures of superstition. I ponder what curse the Gold holds is it that we have to kill to keep the Gold a secret? Are you willing to pay the price for treasures of the abyss? Can we buy our way to Heaven?
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I’ve read this story recently. I forgot to mention how much I think that one photo looks like the eye of a needle…and a camel.
I think the key to the map is to start with the salt river and work backwards. The map was started from the top or the camels back. If you follow the directions many things are missing like the old calvary trails, cattle ranch and 1st water. The weevers needle location was picked because it is close to highway 60 and tourists coming through the state.