<i> ( coyote howls )</i> Narrator:<i>
The Superstition Mountains.</i> <i> 160,000 acres
of deadly land...</i> <i> with a cursed history.</i> <i> Apache legend claims
that an angry god...</i> <i> ( thunder rumbling )</i> <i> ...and the mouth to hell</i> <i> lay hidden
in these canyons.</i> <i> But so might $200 million
worth of gold.</i> <i> A lost fortune</i> <i> at the center
of a 500-year-old mystery...</i> <i> that links
the conquistadors,</i> <i> a secretive
religious order,</i> <i> an ancient warrior tribe,</i> <i> and a madman whose discovery
launched a legend.</i> <i> Thousands have tried
and failed</i> <i> to decode
the cryptic clues,</i> <i> leaving a trail
of bodies and blood</i> <i> for anyone who gets
too close to the truth.</i> <i> But now, new evidence
will dare a brave few</i> <i> to defy the curse</i> <i> in search of America's
deadliest treasure.</i> <i> ( thunder rumbling )</i> ( groans ) 2, 3. There you are. We're almost there. Holy mother. Take a look at that. <i> I've been searching
for the Lost Dutchman Mine</i> <i> for over 40 years.</i> <i> I was introduced
to the stories</i> <i> and the tales
of the Superstitions</i> <i> when I was nine years old,</i> and it just kind of definitely intrigued me
as a kid. <i> And about that time</i> <i> is when I'm starting
to hear the stories.</i> <i> Superstition Mountains lie
in a highly mineralized zone</i> <i> that has long been the target
for fortune hunters.</i> <i> Around 1540, Spanish
conquistador Francisco Coronado</i> <i> arrived in the Superstitions
on a quest to find</i> <i> one of the mythical
Seven Cities of Gold.</i> ( neighs ) <i> But in the mountains,</i> <i> his men started
to disappear.</i> <i> Some of the bodies
were found decapitated.</i> ( flies buzzing ) <i> Coronado left Arizona</i> <i> with nothing more
than tales of death.</i> <i> Some 300 years
after Coronado,</i> <i> the Peraltas,
a Mexican mining family</i> <i> were said to be
getting rich</i> <i> pulling millions of gold
and silver out of these hills.</i> <i> But like Coronado's men...</i> ( men yelling ) <i> nearly the entire Peralta
family was massacred...</i> ( screams ) <i> and their mines
were covered up.</i> <i> Some say the Apache
were responsible,</i> <i> but no one knows for sure.</i> But the most famous
of all the stories in the Superstition Mountains is the legend of
the Lost Dutchman Mine. <i> The Dutchman was
a German-born prospector</i> <i> named Jacob Waltz.</i> <i> The legend says
that in the 1860s,</i> <i> he found a mine
in the Superstitions</i> <i> worth $200 million.</i> <i> Many believed what
the Dutchman discovered</i> <i> was a mine left behind by
the murdered Peralta family.</i> <i> The Dutchman claimed he killed
three men to find it</i> <i> and four more
to keep it a secret.</i> <i> So, where is the
Dutchman's lost gold?</i> <i> It's been my mission in life</i> to find this gold. <i> And I felt I've been close
a couple of times,</i> <i> but somehow
it's always eluded me.</i> The curse, the legend... it hooks you. <i> Sure, I want the gold,</i> but I also want answers. <i> I've spent my whole life</i> <i> and everything
I could pump into this,</i> <i> searching for this mine.</i> I generally
would do this alone. <i> It's just hard
to trust people.</i> <i> But there's a couple
of guys out there</i> <i> that have got a lead.</i> Maybe it's time for me
to change things up. Frank! Woody! - Frank!
- Wayne's here. <i> Frank Augustine is
a former police detective</i> <i> and an experienced
prospector.</i> I was a cop for 33 years. I worked as a detective, police sergeant,
crime scene investigator. <i> Even when I was working,</i> <i> I was reading about
the Lost Dutchman Mine.</i> It's a cold case
that I would like to solve. And you know what? If it's solvable,
I'll do it. How you doing, bud? I'm doing good.
Looks like you guys - have got some shade here.
- Good to see you. <i> Frank's partner
is Woody Wampler,</i> <i> a seasoned prospector.</i> I teach prospecting
for a living when I'm not looking
for the Lost Dutchman Mine. <i>I'm good at finding gold.</i> <i>I can just about look
at any rock</i> and tell you if there's
gold in it or not. Woody, did we get anything? Yeah. There are
a couple more in here. <i> Frank and Woody have
been working this claim</i> <i> together for the past year,</i> <i> and they've been
doing it in secret.</i> Woody and I found a nice,
rich placer gold area. We think the gold
we're finding, think the source of it,
is the Lost Dutchman Mine. Look. Look at this gold. That's some nice nuggets. <i> Small flakes of gold</i> <i> found in the riverbeds
and streams</i> <i> are known as placer gold.</i> <i> Originating from large
underground ore deposits</i> <i> thousands of years ago,</i> <i> tiny gold flakes broke free,</i> <i> traveling down
prehistoric rivers,</i> <i> coming to a rest downstream.</i> <i> Placer gold is evidence</i> <i> that there is
a source mine nearby.</i> If you're seeing gold
like this... It's nice. In my opinion, the gold that Woody and I
are finding is Jacob Waltz's placer gold, and we're on his trail. Why would you be thinking
this is Dutchman gold, anything attributed
to Waltz? Waltz was seen coming up
through this area, into the mountains. I am convinced that he was
following the gold, and that's how
he discovered the mine. <i> Could the deposit
on Frank's claim</i> <i> be connected to the
Lost Dutchman's mine?</i> <i> To find out, they'll need
to trace the gold trail</i> <i> back to its source
deep within the mountains.</i> <i> They'll need to compare
any ore they find</i> <i> to gold known to have belonged
to the Dutchman himself.</i> Gotta have a little
something more solid than saying,
"I got some plac--" 'cause that's been a thousand
times before, is placer. <i> So all this is intriguing,</i> <i> 'cause no one's taken gold
out of this area.</i> So what I'm really
interested in is to see how all this <i> relates to the
Lost Dutchman's clues.</i> <i> The Dutchman kept the location
of his mine secret for years</i> <i> and even killed
to protect it.</i> <i> But on his deathbed in 1891,</i> <i> he uttered a series
of mysterious clues</i> <i> to the location
of his mine.</i> When he died,
he was not able to give the full directions
and instructions that were sufficient to get
his friends to the mine. <i> But the dying man's ramblings</i> <i> read more like riddles
than directions.</i> Frank:<i> I've read
the Dutchman clues,</i> <i> and I know that
what we're finding here</i> <i> is lining up with them.</i> We got a north-south canyon. And as you know
you got in your pocket, we got placer gold coming up
through this area. We're gonna go
the same way Waltz went, and we're gonna
find what he found. <i> I really want to believe
in these new leads,</i> <i> but I've been
burned before,</i> <i> so I need to go
to someone I can trust</i> and get some advice
before I follow it through. Let me get
some thought into it. That's all I can say. Wayne is one of the few
reliable Dutch hunters that I trust to get me
out of there and in. <i> He knows how the clues
apply to the various areas.</i> <i> I need Wayne.</i> <i> Problem with Wayne is
he's not convinced,</i> so I'm gonna let him in
on my biggest secret. <i> We came to see this,
Frank, stone maps,</i> the Peralta stone maps. <i> The four Peralta stone maps</i> <i> are the most controversial
pieces of evidence</i> <i> in the Lost Dutchman lore.</i> <i> Discovered in 1940</i> <i> on the side of a road
near Apache Junction,</i> <i>many believe the Peralta stones
to be intricate red herrings</i> <i> with no proof of origin.</i> <i> I don't believe
in these things.</i> Everyone has a different
interpretation. Everyone's gonna
decode them differently, <i> because they're not relevant.</i> <i> They don't really
lead anywhere.</i> Kind of a waste of time. I agree with you. These were made later
at some other time. <i> But some seasoned
Dutch hunters</i> <i> believe the stones are copies
of original paper maps</i> <i> drawn by the Peralta
mining family.</i> <i> In the 1840s, the Peraltas</i> <i> controlled the mining rights
in the Superstition Mountains.</i> <i>To protect the secret locations</i> <i> of their gold
and silver claims,</i> <i> the Peraltas
drew maps in code</i> <i> using cryptic markings.</i> <i> Are the markings
an accurate translation</i> <i> of the original Peralta maps?</i> <i> And what do the strange
symbols mean?</i> This map... the Peralta<i> tesora mappa,</i> is the mother
to these babies. This is the original map
these stones were based on. <i> I firmly believe
that the Peralta stones</i> <i> were made from my map.</i> <i> This map doesn't
look like much,</i> <i> but it dates back
to the 1800s,</i> and I think this all relates
to the Peralta mines, <i> and it relates
to the Lost Dutchman Mine.</i> On the paper map,
there are additions that you don't see
on these stone tablets. On this map,
we have extra trails, extra symbols. We have the omega sign. <i> We've got double circles.</i> <i> With this paper map,</i> we can solve this because we have information
that no one else had. <i> Dutch hunters who follow
the Peralta stone maps,</i> <i> they've used
trial and error</i> <i> trying to decode
the pictograms on the maps.</i> <i> Now, these
small-lined circles</i> <i> indicate
an unexplored trail,</i> <i> and most believe
the heart marks a mine.</i> <i> On my map,</i> <i> the original
Peralta tesora map,</i> <i> there's a symbol
that's not on the stones.</i> <i> We got an omega sign,</i> <i> and we've got
a double circle.</i> I know when we hit
that area, <i> we're gonna find
some physical landmark</i> <i> that's going to resemble
an omega sign,</i> <i> and that will lead us
to this X.</i> <i> We find the X,
we'll find the Dutchman.</i> Studying the Peralta stones, <i> hearts play
a significant role.</i> We're looking for a mine
marked with hearts. I believe my gold claim is the base of this wash. <i> If we figure out
what this symbol means,</i> <i> we'll crack this whole
thing wide open.</i> You have the knowledge.
You have the means. You know the people
that can get us in here. <i> I laid it all on the table.</i> <i> I showed him the map.</i> <i> I showed him the gold
I found with the map.</i> It's up to him. He's got to make a decision. <i> ( thunder crashing )</i> <i> Going out to visit
Clay Worst.</i> <i> I've known Clay Worst
for years,</i> <i> and as much as I'm
going to trust anybody,</i> <i>I'm definitely going to want to
search someone out like Clay.</i> <i> - Wayne, come in.
- Hey, Clay.</i> <i> Thanks for having me over.</i> Yes, it does rain
in Arizona. Yes, it does. <i> I've searched
for the Dutchman</i> over a period of 65 years. <i> I got hooked on the Lost
Dutchman Mine by my father.</i> In 1936, I was
seven years old, following my father
on one of his day hikes. <i> Clay Worst is
an elder statesman</i> <i> in the Lost Dutchman
community</i> <i> and Wayne Tuttle's mentor.</i> You know Frank Augustine? <i> Frank has some claims</i> <i> up at the southeastern area
of the Superstitions.</i> Let me show you what Frank's
been pulling out of there. Let's see what
your thoughts are here. Oh, it's beautiful. If you're trying to trace
this placer back to a lode, that's great. So, this is more evidence than some
of what we followed sometimes in the mountains. Let me tell you
a little bit about gold. If you're interested
in gold... I've got something
I'd like to show you. This is a gold matchbox. <i> This is made from gold</i> <i> that was taken from
under the Dutchman's bed</i> <i> when he died at Julia's</i> <i> in October of 1891.</i> <i> Two people,
Rhinehart Petrasch</i> <i> and Julia Thomas,</i> <i> tended to Jacob Waltz</i> <i> as he laid on his deathbed.</i> <i> You have a piece
of tangible evidence</i> that came from
Jacob Waltz's mine. <i> Practically 1/3 pure gold.</i> This is something else, Clay. I negotiated for the loan
of that matchbox <i> to bring here to you today.</i> Now, it's only been shown
once before. I never thought that
I would actually be able to sit here and handle this. Handle gold that came out
of the Dutchman's Mine. Yeah. <i> If we follow Frank's map,</i> <i> and it leads us
to a gold ore source,</i> <i> we can take
a sample of that ore,</i> compare it to the matchbox. If that fingerprint matches, <i> then we'll know the source
of the Lost Dutchman Mine.</i> <i> I've heard of the matchbox,
but I've also heard</i> that no one knew
exactly where it was. <i> To actually hold
this thing in my hand,</i> <i> it's more than just
a piece of history.</i> It's something
that can prove out that we may have found
the Lost Dutchman Mine. <i> Not only did Clay say
the gold was back there,</i> but he gave me a way
to finally prove it. <i> After talking to Clay,
it definitely--</i> <i> it's no longer
just an impulse.</i> <i> It's not a pipe dream.</i> <i> All I need now are
a couple guys I can trust.</i> <i> ( line rings )</i> <i> This is Eric.</i> Hey, Magnuson, it's Wayne. <i> Hey, man. How you doing?</i> Hey, you still got all that high-tech
metal-detecting gear? <i> I do. Getting more every day.</i> Get yourself ready. We're gonna go up
into the mountains. I'll call you back later
with details, all right? <i> Sounds good.
Talk to you then.</i> <i> ( metal scrapes dirt )</i> <i> ( two gunshots )</i> <i> ( gunshot )</i> <i> ( gunshot )</i> <i> You gotta get your
snake gears on, guys.</i> <i> Wayne Tuttle
has spent 40 years</i> <i> hunting for the
Lost Dutchman's Mine.</i> <i> Now the revelation</i> <i> of a previously unknown
secret map</i> <i> has created
an unlikely alliance.</i> <i> Along with prospectors
Frank Augustine</i> <i> and Woody Wampler,</i> <i> Wayne has assembled
a trusted team</i> <i> for one last attempt
to find the cursed gold.</i> I agreed Wayne
would be our leader, but it's my map. He's not gonna call
the shots. <i> I know what
I'm looking for,</i> <i> and he's got to pay
attention to that.</i> <i> I usually do my
Dutch hunting alone,</i> so this team thing
is new to me. <i> I can already tell
that Frank gets carried away</i> <i> with any idea
that's thrown out there.</i> My job as leader is to
make sure we stay on track <i> and don't get swept up
by too many dead leads.</i> <i> Gold can make people crazy.</i> <i> We have established</i> <i> that it's an equal split
amongst us,</i> but once gold comes
into play, you never know. <i> Ahead of the team is a trek</i> <i> over terrain too rough
for vehicles.</i> <i> They'll travel two miles
on foot to the claim</i> <i> where Frank and Woody
discovered the placer gold.</i> <i> From there, they'll use
Frank's lost Peralta map</i> <i> to navigate
into uncharted territory.</i> <i> The challenge
will be to decode</i> <i> the unexplained symbols
on the map,</i> <i> using the terrain itself
as a cipher key.</i> <i> If the images
on the Peralta map</i> <i> correspond to features and
landmarks along the way,</i> <i> they could be
on the right track</i> <i> to finding the gold.</i> <i> Frank believes
this looped line</i> <i> is the trail leading northeast
to an unknown waypoint</i> <i> marked by two
concentric circles.</i> <i> I've been studying this map.</i> If you notice, on this map,
there's a double circle. I feel that's
gonna indicate water. <i> We got mountains there.</i> <i> I think it's going
to be a waterfall,</i> <i> and I believe this is
going to lead us to an X</i> <i> that's gonna lead us
to the Lost Dutchman Mine.</i> <i> Concentric circles,</i> <i> like the symbol
on the Peralta tesora map,</i> <i> are known to signify water
or a watering hole,</i> <i> but some archeologists
conclude that double circles</i> <i> could also represent
an astronomical phenomenon,</i> <i> like the orbits
of the sun and moon.</i> <i> Combined with the
unexplained saddle shape,</i> <i> the concentric circles
on this section of the map</i> <i> could simply be a waterfall
and a hill.</i> <i> Or a more complex
reading of the symbols</i> <i> could relate some feature
of the landscape</i> <i> to the position
of the sun in the sky.</i> Following Frank's map
is going to be difficult through 20 miles
of mountainous terrain. <i> We have to be prepared
for anything,</i> <i> including 115-degree days
out in the desert.</i> <i> We're taking
40 gallons of water,</i> <i> and I put a limit
on 50 pounds per guy,</i> <i> including food
that they can carry in.</i> <i> That should keep us alive</i> <i> if we get stuck
up in the mountains.</i> <i> I've rounded out the team</i> <i> with a couple of guys
I can trust.</i> <i> Along with Frank and Woody,</i> <i> I brought in Eric Magnuson.</i> <i> He's bringing that
technological aspect.</i> <i> Metal detecting,
ground-penetrating sonar.</i> <i> He has an EMT background.</i> My niche has developed into
really utilizing technology, <i> specifically
metal detecting,</i> <i> but I bring a mindset</i> <i> and an ability
to solve problems</i> <i> and do critical thinking</i> <i> that I don't think
these guys realize.</i> <i> We have another Eric,
Eric Deleel.</i> We call him
"The Real Deal" Deleel. <i> I'm a rock hound.</i> That's equal parts
geology and sweat. <i> I'll dig rocks
out of the ground</i> <i> anytime, day or night.</i> I'll get it done. <i> I've been doing this
for a long time,</i> and I can't keep
doing this forever. Hey, man.
Take a look at that. <i> This team is my last
and my best chance</i> to find the
Lost Dutchman Mine before it drives me crazy. <i> Look at that shade up there.</i> - Yeah?
- That's where we're going. - Is it?
- Yeah. Hold up, guys! <i> This is as far as Woody
and I have gone before.</i> Let's check our--
let me get my map out here. Woody and I have never been
as far as this spot, but you can see
where the X is, and we found gold
exactly on that X. We reached my claim, where Woody and I
have found good gold. <i> Everything beyond that,
it's new territory to us.</i> <i> Plan is to follow the trail.</i> Landmarks line up, we know
we're on the right path. <i> Up over that ridge</i> is the Lost Dutchman Mine,
and we're going to find it. Okay. Let's move along.
Let's go. <i> Superstition Mountains</i> is a nexus of death. <i> People really don't
realize the terror</i> <i>and the horror of what occurred
back in those mountains.</i> I mean, how many times
do you find people <i> back there with
their heads cut off,</i> <i> one after the other
after the other?</i> <i> People go in there...</i> -<i> ( metal slams )</i>
- and they don't come out. <i> ( coyote howls )</i> Whew. I don't know how them
old-timers did it, bud. <i> In the deadly
Superstition Mountains,</i> <i> a newly revealed
secret map</i> <i> could solve
a 500-year-old mystery</i> <i> and bring
a $200 million payday</i> <i> to Wayne Tuttle and
his team of Dutch hunters.</i> Come on, boys. <i> Try to watch out for him.</i> <i> Come on.
( clicks tongue )</i> Wayne. Wayne, check it out. <i> Look at that up there.</i> <i> Now, does that look like
a dried-up waterfall to you?</i> <i> All you had to do
was look at it.</i> It's polished granite. It took millions
of years of water <i> running down that sucker.</i> <i> And it's dried up
right now.</i> We're in the middle
of the summer. But I bet when it rains,
that sucker's a beauty. <i> We're looking
for a waterfall.</i> Here it is. We're right on.
we're right on the map. We're doing great. <i> This could be our first
big breakthrough.</i> <i> If we've decoded
the symbol on the map,</i> <i> and we now know
it's the waterfall,</i> then we could be
on the right track. <i> We need to get all our gear
up this waterfall.</i> <i> We need to match
this other symbol</i> <i> to a feature on the land.</i> <i> That should point us
directly to the heart.</i> <i> For treasure hunters,
that means jackpot.</i> <i> Hey, Wayne, come here.</i> What you need, Sonny? I think this is
gonna probably be the end of the road
for these horses, man. I can't navigate
the horses through that. - ( bleep )
- I don't want to break these horses' legs, you know. We want to make sure
that they're safe. I'm trying
to figure out a way that you guys could even
navigate through here. I mean, there's no way
the horses will, for sure. - It'll be rough.
- Guys, I think definitely, at this point,
we break the gear down, let Sonny get the horses
back out of here safely. We'll just have to
hump the gear up. Not looking forward
to it, though. Got it. <i> I hate to lose Sonny
this early in the journey,</i> <i> but his horses have gotten
as far as we can go.</i> <i> Now we're on foot, hauling
the rest of our gear.</i> Thanks, Sonny. We couldn't
have gotten here without you. - Let's go.
-<i> Thanks a lot, horsie.</i> The trail we just
come in on... was here. Now you gotta admit
we got to this point, and we're finding
what's on the map. All right, guys.
We're losing sunlight. We'll go together.
We'll take it easy. We got all this gear to take. We don't need
to be splitting off. <i> Without a marked scale,
it's difficult to know</i> <i> the distance between
landscapes on the map.</i> <i> If Frank is right,</i> <i> and the double circles
represent a waterfall,</i> <i> then there should also be
a prominent feature nearby</i> <i> that points the way
to the gold,</i> <i> the map's heart.</i> <i> From here, we can't
see anything</i> <i> that looks like the saddle
on Frank's map,</i> so we're gonna have
to climb up the waterfall and get a better view
of the area. You go up first. - Grab up.
- All right. <i> All right.</i> <i> Careful.</i> I've been around,
and I know things happen, and I know things
happen in this desert. <i> They don't call it</i> <i> the Superstition Mountains
for nothing.</i> Call me paranoid,
but I'm still alive. <i> I've always wanted
to go out and, you know,</i> <i> kind of be a modern-day
Indiana Jones.</i> I love finding out things
that nobody else knows or solving problems
or mysteries, <i> but there's a lot of things
at risk, too,</i> <i> and maybe I'll spend
a couple months of my life,</i> <i> put out a bunch of money,</i> <i> and we got nothing
coming back in;</i> but you've just gotta judge
that risk versus reward. That wasn't
the way I took. Don't get your feet wet,
or you'll be in trouble. Frank. Frank. <i> Huh?</i> <i> Let's see.</i> Kind of get over
my left shoulder there. Sight through. You see
that rock, that opening? Oh, yeah! Up on top
up there. I saw something kind of
flash down from there <i> as soon as I sat down.</i> If there's a flash,
somebody's watching us, then. <i> Frank.</i> Saw something kind of
flash down from there soon as I sat down,
and it moved to the left <i> into that brush, and I
haven't taken my eyes off.</i> <i> Nothing's come up
through that ravine, either.</i> Think some kind
of animal or human? I don't know.
It was big enough that it showed,
and it hid there. Well, if it's a flash, you think somebody's
watching us, maybe? <i> It's no joke out here.
There's people</i> <i> that can and will
follow you.</i> You need to have eyes
in the back of your head when you're hunting
the Dutchman. <i> There are people out there,</i> <i> who if they think
you're onto something,</i> <i> might follow you back
in the mountains,</i> <i> and if you do find
the gold,</i> <i> they'll probably kill you.</i> <i> Keep your eyes peeled, guys.</i> <i> Prospectors have
good reason</i> <i> to watch their backs in
the Superstition Mountains,</i> <i> where murders and
mysterious disappearances</i> <i> have been all too common
for hundreds of years.</i> <i> ( blow strikes )</i> <i> As recently as 2011,</i> <i> the skeletal remains
of three Utah tourists</i> <i> trying their hand
as Dutch hunters</i> <i> were found six months
after their disappearance</i> <i> deep in the wilderness.</i> <i> Could they have been killed
for what they found</i> <i> or because they got too close</i> <i> to what others
were trying to protect?</i> <i> I think you guys are crazy.
I don't see anything.</i> Deer or something. - Let's get going.
- Think somebody's watching us? <i> That sunlight is going fast.</i> <i> Traveled many mile
over these hills right here</i> <i> all day, and it was hard,</i> <i> very hard, probably one
of the hardest trips</i> <i> I think I've ever taken.</i> Most of 'em thought
I was kind of a loony tune because I kept
looking behind me. <i> There's a reason for that.</i> <i> I know the Dutchman,</i> <i> when he come up
through here,</i> <i> he had to watch
every move he made,</i> <i> because people
followed him.</i> <i> People will follow you</i> <i> to the ends of the earth
to get that gold.</i> Hey, guys, hold up.
I need to take a break. - Tank getting on empty?
- Pretty much. It's been a long day.
We put in a lot of miles. Sun's gonna be down. We need to set camp.
This is not ideal. If we do get clouds come in,
if there's a sign of rain, we need to grab the gear. We need to go up this side
here. It's much easier. I normally wouldn't camp
down in a wash, <i> but with Woody, we can't
climb in the dark.</i> He's gonna struggle a bit, <i> and it's a dangerous thing,</i> <i> moving through
the mountains at night.</i> <i> It's when the mountain
lions are moving,</i> the snakes are out,
so we don't have a choice. It's gonna dump on us.
We're gonna get up out of here. Anything we leave behind
we're gonna lose. You understand that?
So let's get this gear down. Let's get camp set. We're 10,
15 minutes from no light. All right. Does every ( bleep ) plant
up here have thorns on it? <i> - Yep.
- Pretty much.</i> If it don't have thorns,
it probably will bite you. <i> Watch for scorpions.</i> Take a look around. See
if anybody's looking at us. <i> When you're
sleeping out here,</i> <i> especially at night,</i> it can be a little
creepy at times. You never know
who's watching you. <i> Your mind can play
tricks on you,</i> and the fact of the matter
is these mountains have a long history
of killing people. Do you guys wonder why,
you know, I'm behind? It's not just
'cause I'm slow, but I keep looking
behind me <i> to make sure nobody's
following us.</i> People will try to follow you
wherever you go, especially if they know
you're getting gold, and a lot of people know
that me and Frank found good gold
up in these mountains. I suggest
somebody stays awake, <i> and then maybe
we can take turns,</i> and that way, at least
somebody's watching. Guys, I say you settle in, get comfortable
as you possibly can, and let's call it a night. I would say give it
a couple hours, hour and a half, two hours, and then, Eric,
would you relieve him? - Yep.
- Sounds good. Ah, don't worry about me.
You guys get some sleep. Camping here ain't ideal. <i> I mean, Woody's telling us
we're being followed,</i> <i> and Wayne kind of made us
camp in a flood zone.</i> <i> I'm not feeling
very safe tonight.</i> <i> ( coyote howls )</i> <i> We survived
our first night.</i> <i> As rough as everybody
thought the first leg was,</i> we're going into
territory in an area that's going to be
twice as hard. <i> Now I've got to take
the group</i> <i> and get up this waterfall
without killing them.</i> Boy, does that look
hairy up there. <i> According to Frank's
secret tesora map,</i> <i> the dry waterfall
before them</i> <i> rises to a peak
above the valley.</i> <i> From the peak, the team
is looking for a landmark</i> <i> that will match the next
symbol on Frank's map</i> <i> and should point the way
to the large heart symbol</i> <i> that most Dutch hunters
believe is the sign for gold.</i> Ah, hold up for everybody.
You got a water bottle? Everybody check around, make sure all
the gear's stowed up. - You good, Eric, almost?
- Just about. We're gonna have a sharp-- it looks like
it's going that way. We're gonna have
a sharp bend to the west. - Then we get around there.
- Yeah. That's the way
it looks on the map. - All right.
- We'll see. - We'll see when we get to it.
- All right. <i> According to Frank's map,</i> we've come up on the
waterfall that's there. We've been able to
verify that. Now we move forward
and see if everything else <i> is playing out, as we
continue up the slot canyon.</i> For me, automatically it always comes back
to Jacob Waltz, <i> Waltz's clues
and the directions,</i> <i> and if the clues
aren't fitting</i> <i> and they're not
coming into play,</i> <i> then we're not
on the right trail.</i> <i> I could see it in his face.</i> Wayne is not convinced that this map
is the real deal. <i> But as we go along,</i> I just know he's going
to be convinced, because he's gonna see it. I'll take the point on this. You kind of stay
up behind me. Woody, get back
behind Frank, okay? - Okay.
- You'll keep pace there. All right? All right, guys. Not too far, not too close. <i> Come up here. All right?</i> You have any problems,
you let me know. <i> I tell you, I really hope</i> <i> going up this rest
of this mountain</i> <i> up in those waterfalls,
that we get something good.</i> I hope it's worth it because I've given up a lot. I've given up
a good gold claim with getting decent gold
to start with. <i>Hopefully, that we get up there
at the top of that thing,</i> <i> we're going to find
what we're looking for.</i> How's Woody doing? Okay? I'm coming. Give me your hand over here. Okay, bud. You got the bottom
of your feet wet. I'm okay. <i> This is the easy part.
Look at that up there.</i> <i> I don't know
how we're gonna do it.</i> Hey! Don't think about it and
fail before you get up there. <i> One step at a time.</i> Hold on. Let me do
the other-- There we go. I'm gonna grab ahold
of that. Step right there. - I got you. I got you.
- Okay, switch. - Nice job.
- Make sure he's secure. Switch. Somebody make sure
you're with Woody. Eric, stay there.
Eric, grab Woody. - Wait. I got you.
- Eric, you grab Woody when he comes up and pull him
the rest of the way. You're gonna have to grip.
I can't grip with that hand. - Ready?
- Grab your wrist. - You get up?
- He's-- Wait a minute. - Wait. Wait.
- Wait. Wait. <i> Looking at Frank and Woody,</i> <i> they're not
any spring chickens,</i> so I'm really worried
about their ability to scale some of these rocks
and balance. <i> It's slick up here.
It's dangerous.</i> <i> One slip,
that's all it takes.</i> You guys are serious
about this, huh? We are serious
about this, Woody. <i> This trail has definitely
been more intense</i> <i> than I was expecting.</i> <i> I knew from the get-go
that this was gonna be tough.</i> <i> There's falls from cliffs
you could take,</i> <i> 20-foot, 30-foot down.</i> <i> You're done. You're not
getting out of there.</i> <i> And if somebody
is hauling you out,</i> it's probably gonna be
in a body bag. I may need to toss you
this pack, man. Got it? I got it. I got it. Frank, you're back too close. He slips and goes,
you're going. I'll wait. Hug the wall, Woody. You guys know
how narrow this is? It's narrow. Woody, look at me. Grab my arm, around my arm.
Arm, arm, arm. Focus on one person
at a time. Hold on. Hold on.
Stop right there. Got it? Get yourself set. <i> It was really steep.</i> <i> I didn't even want to turn
around and look down,</i> because it's really scary.
( chuckles ) We're a long ways
from the bottom. - Thanks.
- Good job, Woody. Good job. What do you think, Frank? Cut this way? Right up here. Skirt right through here. Yeah, that's too--
that's too bad. We can get up this. ( grunts, bleep ) - Thanks.
- Okay. Sorry about that, Woody. This is definitely,
definitely a tough hike. You can tell
it's pushing everybody. As long as there's something
at the top of it, <i> it'll be worth it.</i> Hold on. There you go. - Oh, my God.
- Good job. There you go. Wow. - Okay. Thank you.
- Look at that. I can't believe
we made it up here, guys. - Yeah! ( laughs )
- Boom, baby. - Here you go, bud.
- ( laughs ) Way to go. - Way.
- You guys did nice. - Give me five, Frank.
- Nice job. - Look at that.
- Oh, wait, wait, wait. Wait. Who is ready
to kiss my ( bleep )? <i> Look at that.
There's a butte!</i> <i> There is it, baby,
clear as day.</i> <i> Where is it on the map?</i> - Look at that.
-<i> ( chuckles )</i> I told you, Wayne.
Huh? ( laughs ) I told you. <i> Look at it.</i> Okay, guys, there's
the trail we just followed on the map, all the way
up around that waterfall through this canyon, and there's
the omega sign on the map right to the west,
where it should be. This X on this map
is our next target, and that target
is in that direction, and we will find
something up there. <i> All I know is,
at the end of my map,</i> you will find a treasure
at the end of the trail. So far, we've found
everything that's on this map. We get up
to where this X is, up in that direction,
up over that hill, we're gonna find something, I guarantee you guys.
I promise you. <i> All right, you want
to break that map out?</i> - Yeah.
-<i> I have to admit,</i> <i> seeing that butte off there
in the distance</i> <i> and seeing how it
aligned up with the map,</i> it's pretty exciting. <i> Frank is saying
we'll find it at the top,</i> <i> but I'm not really sure
what we're looking for.</i> <i> It's an X on the map,
but what is the X?</i> <i> Is it a mine?</i> Is it another clue? Okay, I got our coordinates. All right. <i> Eric Magnuson's
our electronics expert.</i> <i> The plan is to have him
plot the coordinates</i> <i> of the landmarks
we've encountered,</i> <i> and with any luck
he's gonna give us</i> <i> the distance to the X
on Frank's map</i> <i> on an actual topographical
map of this area.</i> From here to here,
as the crow flies, would be 1.1 miles. What we're looking at
from here to this heart point
is a half a mile, based on the tesora map. Let's see. This is where we're at
right now. <i> According to the map,
we've come 4-1/2, five miles.</i> Now that we've reached
this point, we have a scale <i> that translates
the tesora map to our map.</i> - See this peak here?
- Right. This ridge? That's what
you would be looking for. <i> I know everybody's
pretty burnt coming up here.</i> <i> Their legs are shot,
but I think</i> <i> we need to gather ourselves
'cause we should be able</i> to make the end point
on the map before sunset. Let's get ready,
and we'll start getting moving down
the trail, all right? All right. Sounds good, man. - Thank you.
- Yep. No problem. <i> Ah, this guy Frank
might be onto something,</i> so gave me a little
more energy and some hope that we're actually gonna
find the Lost Dutchman. So let's get down
over this hill and see where that X is. Everybody keep
their eyes out, 'cause this is
important now, okay? <i> All right, guys.
Let's get it going.</i> <i> I'm starting to buy into it
a little bit more,</i> but it's a step-by-step thing,
and it's-- you know, that's on Frank's shoulders
to prove that out. <i> Jacob Waltz was a prospector,</i> <i> and all the way up,
he followed the gold.</i> <i> The further he went,
the bigger the gold got,</i> and you could do that today.
He's following the gold. He's looking for the source. The source is the X mark
up over this hill, and we are going up
to find it now. We'll walk where they
walk, Woody. <i> There was a little bit
of excitement</i> kind of starting
to run through me, 'cause the map's
starting to line up. Frank, Woody, come on up. Holy ( bleep ). What the hell? You see something? <i> What is it, Woody?</i> <i> Stone shaped like a heart.</i> Let me see those glasses. <i> Holy ( bleep ).</i> <i> Look at that.</i> - Guys, we found it!
-<i> ( laughs )</i> Son of a bitch,
look at that. - There's an X on it.
- What are you talking about? - Wait, wait, wait.
- Look at it. <i> - Really?
- Are you sure?</i> Right in the center of it
is a carved X. <i> When I was scanning
the ridge,</i> <i> and I come across
this big heart stone,</i> <i> it just--
it jumped right at me.</i> It just-- it's like,
"Oh, my God. There it is." And so, you know, I almost-- <i> I got goosebumps.
I got worried.</i> You know, it's like,
"Frank, look at this." I couldn't believe it. We found a stone heart <i> exactly where the X is
on the map.</i> It ain't over there.
It ain't over there. We followed the waterfall. We saw the butte.
We followed the trail. We walked
till we got to an X. Guess what?
It just so happened the X is on a huge, gigantic,
beautiful stone heart. That's the difference. <i> Frank's level of excitement
is infectious.</i> You can't ignore
the patterns and the inferences
he's making. It could lead to something. <i> The Peraltas used hearts
to mark mines.</i> <i> That's why hearts were
all over those stone tablets.</i> <i> I knew something
would be there. I knew it.</i> <i> There it is.</i> <i> Son of a bitch.
You know what?</i> These guys don't realize it, but the old Sarge
knows what he's doing. <i> For years, people have
been doing this,</i> <i> and for years,
they've been failing.</i> We went someplace
that nobody's gone before, and we found something
that nobody had seen before. We need to get
across this valley to that heart stone
over there. <i> We gotta get over there,</i> <i> and we gotta find out
what's over there.</i> That's one of our
major targets, that stone. <i> I know for a fact</i> that we are going
to find a mine, and there's
a very good chance <i> that that mine is
the Lost Dutchman Mine.</i> Wayne, we've got
to get to that heart. <i> Did Frank's map led them
to the mother lode?</i> <i> Could this be
the Lost Dutchman Mine?</i> <i> This season on "Legend of
the Superstition Mountains"...</i> Try to make out
a heart stone. There it is, man.
That makes five. I can take you to this spot. We have an authentic map
from the Peralta family. Triple circle means treasure. Dude, Frank, look at this. That's a candleholder
for an old mine. Stop, stop, stop. We got a booby trap
set up here. You can't just
leave me behind. I'm not a baby. This is my call. ( exhales ) Eh, dizzy a little bit. You got what? I got a mine up here, guys. We're going up there, right? - Whoa!
-<i> ( gunshot )</i> - Oh, my--
-<i> Holy ( bleep ).</i>
So it seems to me they’re not even in the Superstition Wilderness due to it being very protected. There are quite a few laws put in place to stop people from prospecting the area. It looks like they are in the Tonto National forest though, which I still believe it’s illegal to be digging around there.