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When the authorities searched the body, they stumbled upon a checkbook which had the location of the mine described in details. The Latin saying, “Veni, Vidi, Vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered) was written on it too. The authorities, to close the case, came to a conclusion but people did not accept it because it did not seem plausible.
What Authorities Claimed
The official statement issued in the case was that Adolph Ruth had taken his own life. The people, however, refused to accept this verdict because no evidence pointed towards this conclusion. There were bullet marks on his head and the map was missing. The obvious interpretation was that he had been the victim of foul play. Another similar case made the police to reopen Ruth’s case and realize that he did not take his own life.
James A. Carvey
James A. Carvey was navigating the Superstition Mountains from a helicopter, trying to locate the lost gold mines. He got down near Weaver Needle from where he was supposed to take an idea of the area around and return to the helicopter. But he did not return. His body was found is an unimaginable state after some time. Hidden behind stones, it was wrapped up in a blanket, way far than where he was camping. What was happening in these mountains and who was behind all this?
Modern Day Exploration
A lot of damage has been caused to the human lives in the last 70 years in search for the Lost Dutchman’s Goldmine. The recent explorations there did not have any happy ending either. A person named Jesse Capen from Denver had been visiting the mountains to look for gold for a long time but he did not return from the visit he paid in 2009. It took three years to find his remains.
Man Who Did Not Give Up
Some other explorers including, Curtis Merworth, Ardean Charles, and Malcolm Meeks fell victims to the search of the Lost Dutchman’s Goldmine, in 2010. Even after all these tragedies, there is one man who has not given up hope, not even after knowing the entire history of the Superstition Mountains and is here to tell his tale.
Ron Feldman
Ron Feldman. The man whose waking moments and whose dreams are all occupied by just one thought- finding the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine. All treasure books and that of history written on the Arizona mountains seem to discourage him from undertaking the task of finding the evasive mines but Feldman is struggling to materialize his dreams.