Cactus and the Superstition Mountains
by Amy Sorvillo
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Cactus and the Superstition Mountains
Artist
Amy Sorvillo
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Photograph - Photography
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The Superstition Mountains, popularly called "The Superstitions" by locals, is a range of mountains in Arizona's Sonoran desert. The mountain range is east of Phoenix and is a popular destination for hikers.
Legend has it that there is a hidden gold mine in these mountains. Allegedly, the gold mine, named the Lost Dutchman, was discovered by a German immigrant named Jacob Waltz. The story goes that he discovered an enormous amount of gold in the Superstition Wilderness and revealed its location on his deathbed in Phoenix in 1891 to Julia Thomas, a boarding-house owner who had taken care of him for many years. For well over 100 years, people have searched the mountains for the lost mine and several mines have been claimed to be the actual mine that Waltz discovered, but none of those claims have been verified. The legends and lore of the Superstition Mountains can be experienced at the Superstition Mountain Museum on the Apache Trail where artifacts of the Lost Dutchman are on display. Wikipedia
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