Ron Feldman Reveals Clues to the Lost Dutchman Mine: Is It Really Lost?

[@tjingram1207]

Charlie was a class act !! Miss his stories and videos! Rip

[@jerrysmith9315]

If I was to go in there, it would only be to experience the Mountain, the trails, some of the landmarks of the history, not to find the mine. I would think, by now, if it, “the lost dutchman mine”..is or ever was there, it has been found and played out. Great stories to hear or read about, if one likes the tales of the old west. Thanks for this 🤠

[@stephenmartini5890]

People say that when you can't find something don't really look for it and you may suddenly stumble across it.

[@donaldking8288]

Just want to say, I've listened to your stories and followed your sons last show on lost gold, I personally think gold prospecting is the coolest hobby on earth, and tonight watched the episode of beyond oak island with you guys, I'm sure you know where Dutch is, much respect guys !!

[@imgone54321]

Jacob Waltz brought home very little gold because he knew he couldn't protect it while he was gone. Jacob Waltz did have gold with him when he was sick and in his last months of life because he knew the lady that was taking care of him would not let anyone in his room to see him unless he wanted to talk to them. The gold in the candle box was intended for the lady that looked after of him in his final days. Jacob Waltz took gold to Florence Arizona three times to mail to his sister in St. Louis Missouri, because he didn't want people in Phoenix Arizona to know how much gold he had. Jacob never went to Florence Arizona then to the mine because it was to wide open space and could be spotted easily for anyone that wanted to follow him to where ever he was going. Jacob Waltz did work his mine and protect his mine but that was after three years after he found it. When Jacob knew he was getting to old to protect his mine he sealed the mine shut with ironwood logs and surrounding rock. After Jacob Waltz was shot with a Apache arrow behind the left shoulder the Apaches thought they had killed him. If and when Jacob Waltz did go to the mine if any Apache's had seen him they would be inclined not to bother him because they probably thought this man can't be killed. Apache Indians were very superstitious. Gold ore on the east side is not the Dutchman's ore. It's not pure enough, don't get me wrong it's pure gold, but its not mesothermal gold. There's where the difference is. Mr. Feldman wants to sell his book. Jacob Waltz gold is only mesothermal gold. When I first started looking for the Jacob Waltz mine I never bought or read any books about the lost Dutchman's mine because I didn't want to be influenced by a writer that solely wanted to make a buck off his book or books. The only way to learn is to buy really good athletic shoes with inserts and walk back in there with a gallon of water. Looking at google earth is not the same as being in there in person. Things look totally different in person. It's a huge area.

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

Yeah we all read that too.

[@jeremyzworld814]

Agree 100%

[@StevenHanover]

Where is mesothermal then

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

@@StevenHanover mesothermal are deep deposits and epithermal are shallow. Not sure how you tell the difference just by looking at a piece of ore, though.

[@StevenHanover]

@@LuckyBaldwin777 well they say the mine is at Roger's ridge. Down a steep 70ft ladder.

[@edithtyler3204]

Mr. Feldman has a wonderful personality I really enjoyed listening to his information I love a mystery

[@edwardmorgan9411]

Awesome story, enjoyed and even more interested to hear more, great video,!

[@sebigrippen]

I hope Mr. Feldman documents all he knows to pass it on when its time. Great series!

[@autonomous_collective]

1) Mine: Go to Angel Springs and look South West. It's there. 2) Dutch has three cache's: two small and one large. 1 small one was under his bed. Where are the other two? 3) Where no miner would find. Somewhere between the Board House and the Mine.

[@texasstadium]

Listen to Ron Feldman and you will know the truth. I spent several vacations in the Superstitions during the early 1980's and into the '90s. I determined in 1998 that the Lost Dutchman Mine was located in an eastern canyon that contained THE "Cave with a House". I retired early (2000) from a great job in Alaska to hunt that canyon full time. After selling, moving down to Gold Canyon and preparing for the search I picked up a local newspaper concerning Mr. Feldman and his find in that very canyon. Talk about disappointment! But I am satisfied that I actually, without help, narrowed down the LDM to a very specific and correct canyon. Over time I have met Ron a couple of times and will say that he is a very nice man......so good for him. On a side issue, I did accompany several members of the Historical Society to the massacre grounds some years back and pointed out a rock formation that might contain a little gold. The group leader did a little digging and found two small gold nuggets....residue from a grinding area. Hunting the Dutchman has been a great avocation. I wonder what else the Mountain might contain?

[@CharlieLeSueurHollywoodTrail]

The area with the "cave with a house" might be one I came across in the Peter's/Pistol Canyon area, with a very interesting prospect/cave directly across from it on the canyon wall. This is the area Walt Gassler focused on.

[@CharlieLeSueurHollywoodTrail]

The mountain(s) have a lot to offer. I don't believe anyone has touched the surface.

[@whatwouldjeebusdo377]

bs the mine hasn't been found

[@chad969]

texasstadium Can you tell me how I would I go about finding this mine?

[@dannyevans4939]

Loved listening to mr. Feldman great interview and I loved his book too thank you

[@metalhammer3432]

I can't find his new book online anywhere, not even on his website.

[@casmckay8034]

I'm from Amsterdam Holland never been to the us there stories want to make me go not to the rest of the us but to this mountain range it will never happen do. I broke my spine a few years ago in a freak climbing accident in the Alpes...but oooo those stories are gems it makes you want to see those places.

[@SuperFuely]

If you want to know where the Lost Dutchman Mine is, watch Jack San Felice's video titled "The Original Lost Dutchman Story by PC Bicknell". Listen to to that story very closely and Jack will tell you where the mine is, but will never come out and say it directly, I admire that. Ron Feldman and his son both know Jack San Felice and I believe Ron (here) and Jack are talking about the same mine that Jack describes in his video that I'm recommending. Jack refers to it as the "Pit Mine" and a friend of Jack's referred to it as the "Generator Mine." Best, Sig

[@martinstanley1231]

No he knows nothing

[@dorothylewis1207]

Great one, love these stories.

[@mysteriesofthesuperstition6793]

Glad you like them!

[@historybuff9276]

I always assumed the bulldog mine was more than likely the "lost Dutchman mine"

[@jarrodhamm8472]

He's right about Magill being a crook. My grandfather is the guy who appeared in Gentry's book under the alias "Jim Miller" and all the "info" for that book came straight from Magill. Magill never drew on Baker because Baker was trying to take Magill's water, according to Baker and the other guys who were there, Magill would drink all his water then try to get it from the other guys the few times he was actually in the mountains. Only the non dramatic stuff in the book is real. Nevertheless, my grandfather and then father were still convinced there was something there and continued to go there until each one died. I've been there many times and although it may have produced something at one time, I don't believe there is anything there now. So many other possibilities out there...

[@CharlieLeSueurHollywoodTrail]

I was filled in about the water story and it's good to have it verified. I have been to the Needle Canyon site many times and although it's not as described it's still an interesting prospect.

[@jarrodhamm8472]

Yeah, also the part about my grandfather drinking "poisoned" water was actually just bad water he drank out of a small pool that gave him a serious kidney infection. Regardless, the mountain has a lot of interesting history.

[@Trenacker]

It’s interesting to compare Ron’s remarks here with his input about the relocation of Adolph Ruth’s body and the local rancher’s conspiracy to discourage prospecting on the east side of the Superstitions. In that video, he suggested that Jack Frasier “probably cleaned the mine out,” because he, like some other locals, knew where it was. I’m assuming that Frasier, Barkley, and others must have some connection to the multiple coroner’s inquests that seem to have suppressed the facts about the mysterious killings in the region that occurred through the 1950s. I haven’t read Ron’s books, but I have to wonder if the big conclusion is that, while treasures might still exist in the Superstitions in connection with old Peralta digs, the LDM was emptied of most riches back in the 1930s.

[@metalhammer3432]

I would like to hear Ron's opinion on arcana exploration and discovery who claim they found the lost dutchman.

[@johnhawk9321]

I do believe the mine was found.

[@maxlife9721]

is the black queen or mammoth...or one of he other 10 found in the area south of cottonwood wash which the dutchman talked about

[@hotjoshsauce1194]

5:17 The question I would have followed that with would have been, "if it's been found, does that mean everything valuable has been removed?"

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

According to one story the dutchman said there's enough gold in plain view inside the mine to make 10 or 20 men millionaires, and that was at $20.67/ ounce. A gold vein that rich doesn't just pinch out all at once unless the vein is faulted. Even then it's fairly rare that a faulted vein isn't picked up again. If that much gold came out of the Superstitions, you can bet you would have heard of it. I'll bet the ore's still in the mine because nobody's found the right hole yet.

[@dougeverett4350]

Been to east side . Looks like snow on the ground after forest fire, covered in quartz.

[@robertholmes1556]

Would be interesting to know if Ron Feldman has taking the Dutchman’s clues to his mine, and tried to reverse course them, starting at the mine Ron believes is the Dutchman’s mine.

[@BulletSpoung]

I bet it's a very small mine that you could walk right past.

[@John-lv1zq]

Ron is The Man

[@deezynar]

The part about the geology sounds right. But nobody would leave Phoenix to go to the central area of the Superstitions by way of Florence. If you could take a train to Superior, via Florence, that's a possibility. But it doesn't appear that a rail line ever went through Florence between Phoenix and Superior. You'd go out of the way to go to Florence. And even Superior is not the best place to start walking from. You'd end up walking over 7 miles back west along the tracks to get to the best place to start going into the mountains. Otherwise, this guy sounds more credible than most of the other people I've heard on this subject.

[@ricinro]

The old trails appear on old topo maps. To go to superior or the "east" supes you just took the trail from Mesa town to Buchanan ranch (signal butte and guadalupe) and then head ESE towards what is now called "Desert wells multi-use recreational area" and on to queen valley or north/north east into the supes.

[@lukeswain1752]

What's the book that came up at 2:36? Is that Rons book?

[@KyleSwango]

That mine would be to far for Waltz to ride out to the board house and back in 1 day.

[@clementdufrene6609]

Ron, one question. Did the Dutchman ever claim there was silver in his mine?

[@carlsowell8099]

Out of the hundreds of books on the Dutchman mine , which one is the most reliable? I can't find Ron Feldman's book.

[@chrislouden7329]

Show us a sample of the gold and test results

[@scottbrown5970]

you're right; the treasure has been found, but it's wasn't on the east side

[@martinstanley1231]

They aee not even close ,due to their greed

[@jmeyer833]

Hmmm I’m from Wisconsin . Liars club. Never watching history channel again. Great video . Thankyou

[@richardbowers3647]

You saw it too!!!

[@susanbrown4297]

Is it true that the old Dutchman had an Indian wife and just before he died, he told her there was some gold under his bed. I saw a show on TV supposedly True Stories of The West!

[@CharlieLeSueurHollywoodTrail]

Thanks for the question, Susan. The woman you're referring to was Julia Thomas who owned a confection shop in downtown Phoenix. Many articles have described her as of mixed race of white and African American, not indian. There was indeed gold under his bed and a matchbox was made from some of that gold. The matchbox is in a private collection that is very secret and only known by a chosen few who refuse to tell its whereabouts. There is, however, a famous photo of the matchbox on display at the Superstition Mountain Museum as well as on the cover of Helen Corbin's book, "The Curse of the Dutchman's Gold." It's also featured in our videos concerning Jacob Waltz.

[@richardbowers3647]

Walt may have had an Indian companion? Most books ignore this for some reason & is why mysteries develop over time. However, all of the American history books are written from other American history books with little reference to any 'field work.'

[@donaldsimpson7179]

Love to read those books but they cost way to much

[@jrjohnryanjr]

More Feldman please

[@Photoartc]

Ron, my dad searched for the Lost Dutchman mine in the 40's or 50's and I just ran across his hand drawn map he drew (he was an artist), but I never lived with him and only got to see him later in my life before he died. He had such an interesting life, including working for awhile at Disney Studios as a cartoonist. I don't know how to post that drawing on here. Too bad because it is really cool. I did post the drawing on my Facebook account under Daydreams Photo Art if you would like to see it.

[@H3nrySwans0n]

I went and checked that out. Very cool.

[@MegaMacReal]

The Barry Storm book they mention _Thunder Gods Gold_ is in audio: www.audible.com/pd/Thunder-Gods-Gold-Audiobook/B07YL8H4NW

[@milwaukeemotor5995]

So there geological evidence for gold to be deposited on the east side

[@jrjohnryanjr]

I don’t see feldman’s books on amazon

[@moneyandtimefreedom3352]

Great interview thank you

[@CharlieLeSueurHollywoodTrail]

Thank you for the comment.

[@lakakl3787]

Wish I were talented enough to write books on old half bogus folk lore. That's were the gold is. Not out there in the middle of nowhere.

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[@Steve.x.Williams]

All you have to do is study Jacob Waltz and you'll quickly realize he was a character. Never in a million years would he have given up anything to anyone dying or not. XD but he did leave us all with a great fable and story. So much so that guys like Ron buy into it hook, line, and sinker.

[@milwaukeemotor5995]

so has anyone else found this mine since then

[@davetibbitts2596]

What was the best book by Jack what was his last name and what is the book???

[@diannemc3179]

it is Jack San Felice

[@robertschoonover6517]

Let's write another book

[@joeguzman3558]

Jack sanfelice said gold was found on the west side

[@losoj30]

If he headed north out of florence would that still be the superstitions? Funny because I to an gram of of gold from a half bucket of dirt off of mineral mountain.

[@StevenSchoolAlchemy]

Good job

[@warrenlouisiana2277]

I would like to hear him describe what he found in detail ,, he didn’t do this,,,& why he didn’t go in it &get some of the so call very rich gold,,which he nevered said!!!

[@jonaslafonte9070]

Jewish treasure hunter and rancher, love it!

[@richardkimble1265]

It's a DUTCH OVEN (very big pot), and it's full of gold.

[@jasonshort5185]

Interview is at different time and location it makes it weird

[@tracybeme1597]

Most likely, the DM was high grading (raiding other peoples stashes).

[@jquest43]

He's German,not dutch

[@TheBlindbowman]

Ron has most of his fact in order ,and I agree Waltz only went to the mine 5 or 6 times . but the real question is was the mine in fact a treasure hidden by the Jesuit's , did have a mine ...out right yes! and the bed side confession did say he did not kill his partner ..,but a lot of the clues were here say and few had any logical base and lot was just past around to confuse others ... the problem with a lot of the Dutch hunters is they had no real map training whatsoever .. and I was a Navy Quartermaster train in maps and updating charts ... I did not go back for a good reason .I had a threat on my life ,and I reported it and left a lot of what I learned in my notes and walked away .sorry Ron i do in fact have ore from the LDM vein ..as far as the caches go yes there is a logical reason for Waltz to have made them , but that depends on what variation of the legend you isolate . yes i found the mine in 2006 ....i hope someday to be able to afford to go back and open the mine ,i have been a dutch hunter for more than 55 years now and i don't make videos or seek attention .sometimes the truth is hidden well in what people don't say ! my brother had a bad heart attack in the mountains on expedition 5 and spent the next 7 years dying from that event . the sad truth is you are correct those mountains wait for the weak and the foolish ..

[@lynnebarkas6906]

Doesn’t give much away does he.

[@Hootq8i]

There is no gold mine but there is buried Apache gold there you will leave a lot of horse track trying to find the buried gold. JW.

[@berniceperry8898]

He dont know, if he did he wouldnt be tryna sell books...lol

[@superbsteamercarpetcleanin2008]

if i was ol jacob i would tell people it was thataway and when i started feeling better i would head the opposite direction lol 😂 never know

[@aphilippinesadventure9184]

Where is the beef? Or shall we say, where is the gold? I have been a prospector for years. To find gold, first, I went to where gold was likely to be found. I suspect the "gold" of the Superstitions is all the endless baloney that is sold on the topic.

[@aphilippinesadventure9184]

@Hank Sheffer The Superstitions are beautiful mountains- one of a kind in some ways. The fact that they are not the best gold hunting country does not make them less beautiful. How much gold is being produced anywhere in the Superstitions? Thousands of people have combed the Superstitions to no avail. I did not want to be one of them, so I never prospected in the Superstitions, especially since the geology does not seem conducive to finding gold. I actually lived in the shadow of the Superstitions and really enjoyed the view. I am sure I could have generated some good tales out of the place, but all I generated was some great photos. Instead, I prospected in some counties in Nevada that are currently some of the highest producers in the country. I have no tales of intrigue to tell, just boring research and work, countless failures and eventually, locating some viable claims. The skills of a good geologist are priceless, as are good 4 wheel drives, good research and good testing equipment. We have over 600 acres of claims, both gold and sulfide and oxide silver ores in the mix some of which have been drilled extensively. I don't have to worry about "Being a prospector" at this point- it's just a business and not an easy one.

[@Mike_Davidson]

I'm glad Ron cleared up where it *could* be. 😂😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@angelvalle9963]

Canyon del oro

[@briandm33]

Ok Ron Feldman. Here's a point I need to make since it's fresh in my mind. I was reading a story on Jacob Waltz and where he was staying while he was mining the LDGM. In a book from the 1920's that was written about Jacob and the Lost mine There was this little building or house in the Mountains where Jacob would frequent and stay at. From that house Jacob would walk to the mine directly from there. Does anyone know where this little building or house is in mountains that the information is talking about??? I think the mine is directly a straight shot from that house or building. Can anyone relate this information to me about the house. I think the Dutchman's mine was cleaned out years ago due to soo many people being up there looking for it. But here''s my favorite Treasure story. The Lost Rhodes Mine that's west of Vernal Utah. You think following the LDGM is a big deal try looking for that Mine in Utah. It's free and the government isn't going to tell you that you can't dig on it because you can. Oh and by some miracle that you do find it theres alot of gold there waiting to be found.

[@diannemc3179]

He was at the board house around the circle U ranch east side off of peralta trail it has since been torn down I think in the 2000s . Not for sure Wayne tuttle took a picture inside and there was an aboriginals or ghost exposed in the photo

[@martinstanley1231]

Its sad ,all these yarn spinners have nothing, and even though they put their initials on rocks an think they have something, they have nothing.

[@ozedablair135]

O its there but is it worth it haha

[@ozedablair135]

One person knows its resting place money in the grave lol 😆 yeah

[@ozedablair135]

Lol did u find it 🤣 🤔 😂 💀 👀 😅

[@mikereddin7556]

I call BS on thif.You knew where it?Why didn't you go And get it

[@martinstanley1231]

He has his boys looking and putting his name out there but its weak at best

[@ozedablair135]

Shhhh

[@ozedablair135]

Boo

[@whatwouldjeebusdo377]

i call bullshit

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

Babble Babble Babble. Ramble Ramble Ramble....

[@jrjohnryanjr]

More Feldman please

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

Corey Feldman ?