Lost Dutchman Mine, Superstition Mtns

[Ironhorse]

Having just gotten to feeling human again after a 3 day bout with the flu bug I got bored (again) and for some reason Googled the story of the Lost Dutchman Mine. Man, that is some fascinating reading. Spent nearly two hours or more going from story to story. Starts way back in the early 1800's or before depending on which story you are reading. Missing people, bodies found beheaded, skeletal remains, the whole bit. Fact is just last month according to FoxNews (Nov. 2012) the remains of a man missing three years was found purely by accident by some hikers in the area. He had told his parents and friends he was going to search for the mine. I'm sure any one from Arizona knows of the mine and its's legend but for any one who likes such tales of lost treasure it does make for some time consuming reading. Since 1984 the land of the Superstitions is listed as a National Park/Wildlife Wilderness so technichaly any thing within the boundries is the property of the US Government. Fascinating reading to be sure. Also something to do when recovering from the flu bug.