Ep 210: The Lost Dutchman Mine

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David Flora

Science, Social Sciences, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

What's mine is yours. Ore not. Dust off the burro and grab some saddlebags, we're going gold hunting for the Lost Dutchman Mine! An old west legend of dangerous prospecting and fabulous wealth, the Lost Dutchman Mine has inspired gold hunters for decades and caused more casualties and heartaches than you can shake a pickaxe at. Join David as he takes you through the history of the legendary mine, including Native American lore, Spanish influence, and who the namesake of the mine, the Dutchman, was. Sift through the many tales of murder and deceit and see what shakes out. Could there be a gold mine in the Superstition Mountains that holds ore beyond belief? Flora asks some questions and sorts through the sinister stories to discuss the legend of the infamous mine and the hunt for it. Wear sunscreen and pack plenty of water, this one is coming at you hot! Music Long Note Two, Western Streets, Night of Chaos, Danse Macabre, Myst on the Moor - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Sources

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On the Military Trail: https://apachejunctionindependent.com/history/military-trail-of-jacob-waltz/

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0:27.0	It lies within an imaginary circle whose diameter is not more than five miles and whose center is marked by Weaver's needle about 2,500 feet high
0:39.5	Among a confusion of lesser peaks on the south side from the west end of the rain.
0:43.9	You can see a river's needle from west the miniseries.
0:48.3	Shillets be a great good man.
0:50.5	You can ask for more about the gold mine.
0:52.8	When it the stone is a house and a half-bird stone monument
0:56.4	200 feet across from a cave.
0:58.8	And all that gold is yours, if you can find it. Gold. Irradient, enchanting, elusive gold. Many would say that much
1:12.1	like alcohol it's the cause of and solution to all of life's problems.
1:18.0	Ah, but gold makes monsters of men.
1:22.0	The fetid, creeping, diseased type of monster that shows not fangs
1:27.5	nor claws, but is ever present, replacing one's shadow, whispering in one's ear.
1:36.0	Its power over man is great, its reach, long, its allure, ageless. It drives some to abandon all reason and yet others further.
1:49.0	Coinage, jewelry, trinkets, the genuine article is in the ground.
1:57.0	Many have sought this coquett ashore, despite the perils involved in its prospecting,
2:02.0	and for one legendary deposit of it, they've ignored threats of an
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