The Lost Dutchman Mine: The True Story | Old West and Lost Treasures, Ep. 1

Pull up a seat by the fire. East of Phoenix, Arizona, the Superstition Mountains hide one of the most famous lost-mine legends in the American West. This episode separates the documented history (Jacob Waltz, Julia Thomas, the 1891 flood, the 1895 newspaper story, and the 1931 disappearance of Adolph Ruth) from the legend that grew up around them. Narrated by Shane Coburn, who writes Westerns as S. Q. Coburn. His novel "Redstone the Star" is available on ElevenReader. SOURCES Apache Junction Public Library (Julia Thomas; Waltz's Gold Mine; Legacy of Adolph Ruth) · True West Magazine · Tom Kollenborn Chronicles · The Outcrop · Wikipedia · Historical Marker Database · Clio · Library of Congress, Chronicling America · Arizona Historic Cemeteries IMAGE CREDITS (all public domain or Creative Commons; images cropped and color-graded) 2021 Superstition Mountains from Lost Dutchman State Park 1 (title card, 0:17 scene, end card): Beyond My Ken (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Panorama of Superstition Mountain, Arizona: minniemouseaunt (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Bird's eye view of Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona (1885): C. J. Dyer; Schmidt Label & Litho. Co. / Library of Congress (Public domain) https://www.loc.gov/item/75693082/ Salt River, desert before irrigation (c. 1910s-20s): National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress (Public domain (no known restrictions)) https://www.loc.gov/item/2016824936/ Phoenix flood of 1891: Unknown photographer (Commons source credit: Arizona Republic) (Public domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Boulder Canyon Trail (3298737589): Deborah Lee Soltesz from Flagstaff, AZ (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Miners Needle from Bluff Spring Trail, Superstition Wilderness: Alan English CPA from Scottsdale, Arizona 85254, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Goldfield Ghost Town, Arizona, USA 5-2024 2: dconvertini (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Kansas City Daily Journal, Feb. 17, 1895, p. 13: "A Lost El Dorado" (reprint of P.C. Bicknell's San Francisco Chronicle story): Chronicling America, Library of Congress (Public domain) https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn860636... Peralta Trail, Weavers Needle (3286097407): Deborah Lee Soltesz from Flagstaff, AZ (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Boulder Canyon Trail, Weaver's Needle in the distance (3299552024): Deborah Lee Soltesz from Flagstaff, AZ (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Boulder Canyon Trail (3298754343): Deborah Lee Soltesz from Flagstaff, AZ (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Palo Verde Tree: Almapayokels (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Ghostly Shapes: John Fowler (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Dr. Hedlicka [Aleš Hrdlička], 7-31-22 (LOC npcc.06790): National Photo Company Collection / Library of Congress (Public domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Superstition Mts SW01: Scotwriter21 (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 2021 Superstition Mountains from Lost Dutchman State Park 2: Beyond My Ken (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Jacob-Waltz-Grave-Phoenix: Plazak (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Fonts: Cinzel, Cinzel Decorative, Special Elite (SIL OFL). #OldWest #LostTreasure #LostDutchmanMine #SuperstitionMountains #Arizona #History Listen to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6bjXTgy... Support the show and help keep these stories coming: https://donate.stripe.com/eVq5kDfWId3...