# A Peralta family mined gold in the Superstitions before 1850 and was massacred by Apaches.

> Disputed: A Peralta family mined gold in the Superstitions before 1850 and was massacred by Apaches.

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# A Peralta family mined gold in the Superstitions before 1850 and was massacred by Apaches.

A Peralta family mined gold in the Superstitions before 1850 and was massacred by Apaches.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Mexican or Spanish records of a Peralta mining enterprise in the area exist.
- Pre-1850 workings or Spanish-period artefacts are found in the range.

## What would rule it out

- No record exists and the story is traceable to the Reavis fraud and 1930s writers.

## Evidence none for · 2 against

[Blair found the Peralta mine in the Superstitions is a contrivance of twentieth-century writers; the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/evidence/EVD0D0G0KV24X5T/blair-found-the-peralta-mine-in-the-superstitions-is-a)

Supported

AGAINST

[The Peralta name entered Arizona lore through the Reavis land-grant fraud.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/evidence/EVD0D0G0M2W4Q3Y/the-peralta-name-entered-arizona-lore-through-the-reavis)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Is there any basis for the Peralta mine and the Peralta stones?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0BS853ZP/is-there-any-basis-for-the-peralta-mine-and-the-peralta)

Part of [Did Jacob Waltz have a gold mine in the Superstition Mountains?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0B1T7EHP/did-jacob-waltz-have-a-gold-mine-in-the-superstition)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A Peralta family mined gold in the Superstitions before 1850 and was massacred by Apaches. [Answer ANS0D0G0KK83WM6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D0G0KK83WM6
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