Lost Dutchman Goldmine

By the way Randy did make his return to the mountains recently and survived.

It was nice to have him back out there even though he was an hour late and had to jog to catch up!!!

Plenty of stuff that should have been erased is still there...........funny thing about accusing someone of making something vanish, is it never has to be there in the first place! Of course Storm went the other route and made things appear! Funny guys those Dutch Hunters they get you to watch the r...

We should have the 2011 dates up as soon as Greg, Randy and I meet up in the same place for a few minutes.

Randy, Most folks perception of Gus Barkley comes from books on the LDM and those authors created a perception that isn't very realistic. Barkley came from a family that raised cattle and bred horses. He worked his way up to foreman for Andersons outfit and later established his own ranch which beca...

I doubt Kino would have made that climb and set a cross there. Probably just a good story.

Everting I read has Travis being a bit reluctant to share. Robert wrote how Travis didn't want anyone to see the maps or the few pictures they had taken of them. Garman was being asked by Robert to write their story, but he was frustrated since 1) Travis never spoke with him much and 2) he never saw...

I have copies of a number of letters between Bob Garman and Robert Tumlinson that say Travis found 1 map and returned with Robert to find the others at a later date. Most interesting to me was Roberts discussion that Travis made a number of alterations/additions to the maps so he would be the only o...

Some of Jones spikes and ropes were still up there when I was a kid and made the climb. Wouldn't trust them though.......

It depends on the route as to the climbs difficulty.

I believe it was Jones who was the source of the Kino story. Of course She saw people going in and out of doorways near the top of Weavers needle..........

I believe there are a dozen alternate versions including his purchasing them. I remember a John Burbridge letter alluding to the seller having 2 additional maps and he was looking into contacting the guy. Bob Garmans letters between himself and Robert and Garmans interviews pinpoint the specific are...

Just need a few feet of snow..........but gotta still dodge the cactus!
So how can we turn this into something we can use?


http://www.switched.com/2011/02/03/serg ... -backpack/

Anyone know anything about this guy. He is from Oregon and had either gold ore or pictures of the ore that Chunning found around Bluff Springs.

In one of his videos with Schoose theres a pile of coins from a shipwreck. Think its the series that he posted on his Youtube page. He goes in to pawn it.

I would hope that everyone is respectful of the families involved concerning the details of this situation and refrain at this time from posting any further information or speculation until the authorities have notified the families and released such information to the public.

Maricopa County Sheriffs crews have recovered two decomposing bodies from the rugged Superstition Mountains, and investigators believe they may be from a party of three Utah hikers who disappeared in July while searching for the fabled Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/comm...

I was hoping something would come out of this thread but it appears the story is in about the same place I left it some time back. Before you guys started though I was at Greg's and while rummaging through files I came upon an old black and white photo of a guy kneeling down under some boulders, shi...

Hope everyones having a Merry Christmas. Kids got me up at 3 AM.............Then asked me if they could could go ride their new bikes outside! Works been busier than normal, but should see a slowdown and fall baseball is done(coached 2 teams this fall) so should be free to actually sit at the comput...

Robert Knecht aka Chewie who filmed the HEAT dig and some other stuff was on Pawn Stars tonight........He attended the 2009 rendezvous as well.

Sorry I've been missing in action since the Rendezvous, but work has been even busier and I am still trying to catch my breathe. In fact my tent and gear is still sitting in a pile at the front of my garage tonight. Thanks to everyone for such an awesome time. Trevor was pretty overwhelmed and is on...

Randy was back out that evening with just a mild concussion but sent me a text earlier this afternoon and his left foot is big as a watermelon. Initial tests showed it wasn't broken, but it looked like hell.

Anyone got some bubble wrap that we can wrap him up in until the Rendezvous?

Just got in after cleaning up the Dons camp and clearing out the fire pit in the main ramada. Everythings in pretty good shape now, though we could use a bit of firewood for the main campfires on Friday and Saturday night. It was down to Randy, my son Trevor and myself(The others had a bad case of S...

Randy and I will be at the Dons camp this Sunday doing some routine cleanup before the rendezvous. Anyone who wants to lend a hand is more than welcome. The latest posters for the Rendezvous will be going up around Apache Junction and I hope to utilize them to direct everyone in to the Dons camp for...

Doc passed away around the mid eighties I think, so if you got no answers by then ask at the rendezvous. I would figure Doc was visited by more than a few folks that turn out every year.

The 6th annual Dutch Hunter rendezvous is scheduled for October 22nd 23rd and 24th at the Dons camp just off Peralta road on the 109th anniversary of Jacob Waltz's death. Our Guest speaker for Saturday night this year is Author Jack San Felice. Jack will be giving a presentation on J.D Walker. The g...

Well thats about all I can bring to the table for now, got to get the rendezvous stuff rolling.