The first claim was made on December 7, 1895. The story of the Dutchman's Lost Mine was well rooted in pioneer history long before the first tourist visited Arizona. Fake maps, lies and imagination formulate the foundation of many tales told about the Superstition Mountain region. During the past three decades investors have lost millions of dollars to unscrupulous con men and promoters. The naive investor should not take the written word of authors or periodical chroniclers without knowing their credentials.
Authors often take a writer's liberty to tell a story.
No landmark in the history of the Southwest has generated so many interesting tales of lost gold and resulted in more deaths than Superstition Mountain. According to some, Weaver's Needle serves as monument to those who have searched and died for the gold of Superstition Mountain. Prospectors and treasure hunters continue their search of this vast mountain wilderness for gold and lost treasure. Stringent rules for prospecting have limited their activity in recent years, but still they come to search for gold and lost treasure. The clues to Waltz's gold mine still ring clear through the towering peaks and deep canyons of the Superstition Wilderness Area.