Lost Dutchmans Mine

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              Let's all Calm Down !
Don't want no shooting' on this here forum!   
So!
Let's ask the MAN himself !   :
I, seem to remember that The Dutchman saying:
"My mine will be found where miners (Geologists) say there is NO GOLD!"
Hmmm !   

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I actually HAVE visited Apache Junction and the surrounding area a few times and have talked with many of the locals as well as a few treasure hunters. The majority say the actual "mine" is actually  a "treasure trove" that consist of gold from other areas  and not a real gold mine. They also say  the Lost Dutchmans Mine story is good for the local economy since a lot of people spend time looking for it. I concur.

Steve



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That's ok Steve. Not everyone will believe, and that's fine with me. There is proof, physical proof, so that works for myself. A lot of the truth about the mine is far from public knowledge. It's a hydrothermal deposit, which as your geologist friend will tell you, forms in the rings of Calderas. There are at least 3 caldera complexes in the range, including the main wall of the mountain seen from Apache Junction. There is not a single dutchman mine, but 18 such mines. Believe what you will, that's ok by me I'm not trying to convince you, just sharing some information I'm sure you didn't hear during a few visits to the area.

There is also a lot of tales about a large treasure in the mountains, and I believe that to be true also. I know of one immensly huge treasure that was up there, most of it taken out a while ago. Ther rest might still be up there, I haven't made it up to the area to find out yet. There is more to be seen.

You see, not all of it is about the local economy. That's what the stories are for, and they are great stories for sure. There is a lot of truth in those stories too, you gotta see through the fog sotospeak..

Bill,
I'd love to go hiking with anyone up there. I'm pretty familiar with the area, as I'm sure you are also. It's beautifull back there.

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First Off !
Before that can be done, "produce a report" .
Would you define the boundary of the Superstition Mnts, ie: No./East/So./West ?
Such as : The Northern Most Border...
Two parts ....
 (1)The Northeast part, would be, south of The Salt River, west, from Roosevelt Dam, to Canyon Lake (the CenterPoint) , then, the remainer,
 (2) The NW portion, along the road, west to AJ.
That would comprise The Northern Boundary !
OK!
Now you define the rest .

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djui5:
Randy,
That's Precisely !
Why I asked "Goldfinger" to define "his" Superstition Mnts!
As anyone who has visited Goldfield knows, it still has/there is  "Gold"!  [/glow

It was kind of a " Trick Question " !    :





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