# Did Jacob Waltz have a gold mine in the Superstition Mountains? · Lost Dutchman's gold mine > Four answers have been proposed. There was no mine; an old man's deathbed talk, perhaps with a small cache, grew into a composite legend. leads, with… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0B1T7EHP/did-jacob-waltz-have-a-gold-mine-in-the-superstition Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:58+00:00 --- **0** # Did Jacob Waltz have a gold mine in the Superstition Mountains? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·4 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: there was no mine; an old man's deathbed talk, perhaps with a small cache, grew into a composite legend** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. There was no mine; an old man's deathbed talk, perhaps with a small cache, grew into a composite legend. leads, with evidence 4 for: partly supported by its tests. Three are still possible. Of the two narrower questions under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters The whole legend, and the deaths, rest on this. Waltz is documented; the mine is not; the geology is unfavourable⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0G01RY7Z0Y/tales-of-the-superstitions-the-origins-of-the-lost-dutchmans)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0G028J5VV6/stratigraphic-nomenclature-of-the-miocene-superstition). ## Answers 4 [**There was no mine; an old man's deathbed talk, perhaps with a small cache, grew into a composite legend.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/answers/ANS0D0G0E7C6G0H/there-was-no-mine-an-old-mans-deathbed-talk-perhaps-with-a) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 4 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/answers/ANS0D0G0FEE5BYD/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Waltz had real gold ore, but from outside the range: the Vulture mine, the Bradshaws or the Goldfield veins.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/answers/ANS0D0G0D84267Q/waltz-had-real-gold-ore-but-from-outside-the-range-the) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 2 for, 1 against Still possible [**Waltz worked or knew a rich gold lode inside the Superstition Mountains.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/answers/ANS0D0G0C126NGB/waltz-worked-or-knew-a-rich-gold-lode-inside-the) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 for, 3 against Disputed ## History 1. 1975[Blair puts forward: there was no mine; an old man's deathbed talk, perhaps with a small cache, grew into a composite legend.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0G01RY7Z0Y/tales-of-the-superstitions-the-origins-of-the-lost-dutchmans) 1. 1997[Kollenborn: the range is a Miocene caldera complex of tuff and lava; no significant mineralisation has been found and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0G02GC3F80/geology-of-the-superstition-wilderness-area)Against: Waltz worked or knew a rich gold lode inside the Superstition Mountains. 1. 2010[Phoenix New Times: no Waltz ore specimen with a chain of custody is known to exist.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0G03Z83374/fools-gold-prospectors-have-looked-for-the-lost-dutchmans)Against: Waltz had real gold ore, but from outside the range: the Vulture mine, the Bradshaws or the Goldfield veins. 1. 2010[Phoenix New Times: the Thomas-Petrasch and Holmes accounts contradict each other.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0G03Z83374/fools-gold-prospectors-have-looked-for-the-lost-dutchmans)For: There was no mine; an old man's deathbed talk, perhaps with a small cache, grew into a composite legend. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0B1T7EHP/did-jacob-waltz-have-a-gold-mine-in-the-superstition%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0B1T7EHP/did-jacob-waltz-have-a-gold-mine-in-the-superstition%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0B1T7EHP/did-jacob-waltz-have-a-gold-mine-in-the-superstition%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0B1T7EHP/did-jacob-waltz-have-a-gold-mine-in-the-superstition%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0B1T7EHP/did-jacob-waltz-have-a-gold-mine-in-the-superstition%23add-source) Where it fits Lost Dutchman's gold mine **Did Jacob Waltz have a gold mine in the Superstition Mountains?** Key question · you're here [How did Adolph Ruth die?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0BHE6WKZ/how-did-adolph-ruth-die)Open · 3 answers, inconclusive [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)Partly answered · 0 of 3 ruled out [ Ask a question under this one ]