The Lost Dutchman legend centers on the rugged Superstition Mountains. It holds that German immigrant Jacob Waltz discovered an exceptionally rich gold deposit and, on his deathbed in Phoenix, confided the mine’s location to a local boarding-house owner. Over the years many different sites have been claimed as Waltz’s fabled mine, but none have ever been conclusively proven. Adding to the mystery of the Superstations, Apache folklore says a dark hole in the mountains—a passage to the lower world—throws out powerful winds that spin violent dust storms across the desert.
Original Art: 16×20 acrylic on stretched canvas
The Lost Dutchman legend centers on the rugged Superstition Mountains. It holds that German immigrant Jacob Waltz discovered an exceptionally rich gold deposit and, on his deathbed in Phoenix, confided the mine’s location to a local boarding-house owner. Over the years many different sites have been claimed as Waltz’s fabled mine, but none have ever been conclusively proven. Adding to the mystery of the Superstations, Apache folklore says a dark hole in the mountains—a passage to the lower world—throws out powerful winds that spin violent dust storms across the desert.
Original Art: 16×20 acrylic on stretched canvas