Essay On Lost Dutchman

Sometime around 1863, a majorly wealthy gold mine was founded in the Superstition Mountains of Phoenix, Arizona by a man named Jacob Waltz (Bicknell 1). Waltz was a German man who had kept a gold mine a secret from the day he found it, to the day he was put six feet down in the ground. Waltz had drawn up a map filled of hints and clue of where this hidden gold mine might be located. When the map was discovered, treasure hunters from all over the world were interested and wanted a chance to go hunt for the gold (1-2). Sadly, no one had ever found it, and even till this day, the location remains a secret. The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine is filled with mystery and millions of dollars worth of gold that everyone wants a piece of. The real mystery lies behind why the Lost Dutchman has never been found. There have been suspicions on if the Apache Indians have guarded it with a curse, if the map displays the correct information, or if someone secretly took the gold and never told anyone so the legend could continue. In the 1870s, Jacob Waltz, also known as "the Dutchman" was said to have located the mine with the help of …show more content…
This story has grown so large that for many, the entire legend is nothing but a myth. But for so many other people, the mine and its legends are extremely real, hidden in the forbidding peaks of the Superstition Mountains. “‘Real’ or not, the haunting tales endure, continuing to draw prospectors to the Superstition Mountains today, and making the story one of the most famous lost treasure tales of all time” (Weiser 1). Treasure hunters continue their search of this extraordinary opportunity to find gold and lost treasure deep in the Superstition Mountains. Although there is limit evidence of the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine being real, these brave souls still continue to risk their lives in hope they will be lucky enough to stumble upon the richest gold mine in