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Answer · Lost Dutchman's gold mine

Waltz had real gold ore, but from outside the range: the Vulture mine, the Bradshaws or the Goldfield veins.

Waltz had real gold ore, but from outside the range: the Vulture mine, the Bradshaws or the Goldfield veins.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Any genuine Waltz ore matches the quartz-vein signature of one of those districts.
  • Waltz's descriptions fit Goldfield ground (the Bulldog) rather than the interior.

What would rule it out

  • Provenanced Waltz ore matches none of the nearby districts.

Evidence 2 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThere was no mine; an old man's deathbed talk, perhaps with a small cache, grew into a composite legend

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Waltz had real gold ore, but from outside the range: the Vulture mine, the Bradshaws or the Goldfield veins. [Answer ANS0D0G0D84267Q]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D0G0D84267Q
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