Lost Dutchman Goldmine

Joe, Thanks for the reply. Like Bigfoot sightings, "Waltz" sightings should probably be taken with a grain of salt. No doubt. That applies to just about every clue regarding the LDM. Are there any clues related to the location of the LDM which are true beyond any reasonable doubt? Part of ...

For what it's worth, I think if he had a mine it is to the North and East of Weaver's Needle. I don't base that on any single clue, just sort of an overall sense from what I've read, even though that is quite limited. For example, the map in Glover's book showing reported Waltz sightings. They all s...

Thank you for you kind words, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates your efforts and what you've posted. It's been very educational to say the least. As for mosquitos, no doubt Georgia as well as other southeastern states have some nasty ones. I know for a fact North Carolina does. When ...

Ok, I think I see where I was derailed. Based on earlier posts, I had taken it as an immutable fact that Crazy Jake's name was similar to the name of the president of a Lincoln Continental Club. Then it's shown that there are 2 LCC's, one which is large and ongoing, and the other which has folded. T...

Gene, Thanks for sorting that out, really impressive work that. I hope this answers all your questions - ( but I just know it doesn't and you will find more)... Heh, am I that easy to figure out? :) and, uh, yeah, I do have a few more questions and observations. There’s lies, damn lies, and statisti...

I'm not a computer guru by any means, but an anonymous proxy is a way of hiding your tracks on the internet. It makes the site you are visiting think that you are at a different computer than what you are. They can be useful for hiding you from most sites you visit, but even the best is virtually us...

Gene, You get more done in 2 days than I get done in 2 months, glad to see your posts. All, I have to admit that I’m still a bit confused. Aside from whether or not Crazy Jake had Ruth’s files, I’m trying to sort out these two conflicting accounts regarding Erwin Ruth, both relayed by Gene. Gene Rey...

I'd like to return to the original post in this thread for a moment, particularly the post script to the letter: My uncle say to tell you he has his fathers maps with true directions still but as he do not need directions can give you better as old ones are too correct and too mathematical. E.D. Wha...

I I for one have had enough - I am trying to be a part of your group and I enjoy ALL of you - but I have now had enough - Good Bye and good Luck to ALL of you........ I hope there is a firestorm of protest over your decision to leave the forum, and I'll lend my voice to that. I hope you reconsider....

Quoted for emphasis: Redison, Thanks for sharing the Jake stories! This was shaping up to be a really interesting thread until it suddenly went into the dumper. Very good stuff from everyone, uh, those who are actually posting items related to the LDM, *ahem*. I'm curious though, why did Crazy Jake ...

Heh, awakening a thread that has lain dormant for about 2 1/2 years. Nicely done. :) If I(E)rwin Ruth felt that his father was murdered because his father located the mine, then it's reasonable that the best way to find the murderers was to find the mine, because that's where the murderers would be....

PS, Thanks for your post, though I can't really say that I agree with it. Guilt. Guilt in the emotional sense or guilt in the criminal sense? :) *If* Waltz killed 7 people because of the mine, I think he'd be able to manage to hide the bodies in an area as remote, isolated, and rugged as the Superst...

Redison, Man, I love this stuff, thanks. I said: ...why did priests at that time ride mules or burros instead of horses? Something to do with humility, poverty, or rejection of worldly pleasures or something? You replied: Mules and Burros are much calmer than horses and are usually the choice of ine...

My apologies if I have offended anyone's sensibilities with my previous post.

Wow. Thanks so much redison. My thanks to whoever took the picture too. I have to admit to being a little disappointed though. Not in the picture and inset closeup, that's fantastic, but the horse isn't a horse, it's a horse's head. Whatever could lead someone to believe the horse map is authentic b...

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Wandering through the forum, I found this thread about a newspaper article on an LDM hunter in Phoenix named Spencer: http://www.thelostdutchmangoldmine.com/pb/viewtopic.php?t=476 The thread points to this newspaper article from 1993: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/1993-04-14/news/feature2.ht...

Quite true. We all change our names and do other dastardly deeds just to "get" him...dont we? :D Well, when I see a hot button I usually don't press it, and that's one I think I'll avoid. ;) What little I've said about myself is the truth, and whatever has passed between various forum mem...

TGH wrote:Guess I will go look up the word "paranoia" in the Websters and see if any forum member is the poster child for the definition. (No I do not mean you silly goose).

Perhaps. But remember, it's not paranoia if they really *are* out to get you.

Joe, The extent of my knowledge of the LDM is nothing more than what I have said, so for you to think otherwise is a nice compliment on my posts thus far. Well, that’s how I’m going to take it anyway. :) I have been reading what I can online, and I am taking in what I can through osmosis just to giv...

Skeelos and Dave, If you believe that the Two Soldiers and John Deering found the LDM, what person who searched after they died, had the best chance to find the mine and why? Joe, I don't know if they did find the LDM. I'm not even sure what the LDM really is. I think Waltz had a source of gold in ...

aurum found what anyway? On the second page of this thread, about 1/3 of the way down Aurum said: One of the most interesting things I have seen in the Superstitions is an enormous amount of mined rock carried a distance away from a mine and dumped in a fault seam then covered over with surface roc...

azdave35 Whether Waltz found it on his own or not, somebody found gold there, and if it was found and lost, it can be found again. Interesting about the man who had so many claims which had been covered by Indians. He found 19 mines in over 20 years, so that means he found on average 1 mine in a lit...

Thanks for the info everyone. The reason I asked the question about the gold under Waltz's bed is that I would guess that the person he sent to retrieve it would be a person he trusted. People knew Waltz had a source of gold. Waltz had to know or at least suspect that whoever he asked to bring his t...

I'm still waiting for my books to arrive, so I'm limited to what I can find on the web. I've read that Walz moved to Thomas' house because of a flood. In one account, sorry can't remember where I read it, Walz was stranded at his house, and was ill or fell ill shortly thereafter. So how did the gold...