Legend of the Superstition Mountains
★ 6 · 2015 · 43m · Documentary
Legend tells of the Lost Dutchman’s gold mine hidden somewhere within the 160,000 acres of brutal Arizona desert known as the “Superstition Mountains.” The promise of a $200 million mother lode has lured thousands of treasure hunters and continues to claim the lives of those eager to decipher the legend’s clues and riddles. Hunting for the Lost Dutchman is typically a one-man journey, but lifelong Dutch Hunter Wayne Tuttle is breaking with tradition and partnering with a team of experts to follow a newly revealed clue that could finally solve the 500-year-old mystery of America’s most famous and deadliest buried treasure.
Episodes
1. Secrets of the Lost Map43m · Armed with a new clue that could unearth the location of the famed Lost Dutchman Mine, lifelong Dutch Hunter Wayne Tuttle, leads a team into Arizona’s Superstition Mountains in search of America’s deadliest treasure. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year old mystery.
2. The Mark of the X43m · A 200 year old treasure map leads Wayne and the team to a mysterious stone shaped like a heart with an X carved into its face; an investigation there leads to an unexpected discovery.
3. The Dutchman's Code43m · The team trades a valuable percentage of their stake in return for a new clue, which leads them into the heart of ancient Apache territory and on the trail to decode the Dutchman’s deathbed riddles.
4. Curse of the Black Legion43m · The hunters come across signs of the mythic Apache Black Legion and become the hunted.
5. Dead Man's Gold43m · A map of the dead reveals the team's next clue, but it's in the most dangerous stretch of the Superstitions; Eric makes a discovery that spins the investigation in an entirely new direction.
6. The Climb43m · Closer than ever to the $200 million payday, Wayne and the team head into the heart of darkness where a cryptic find weaves an even bigger mystery.More Like This
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