Legend of the Superstition Mountains (2015)

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1 Season

February 8, 2015

English

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Network

History

Episodes

Secrets of the Lost Map

Feb 8, 2015

43 min

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.

The Mark of the X

Feb 15, 2015

43 min

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.

The Dutchman's Code

Feb 22, 2015

43 min

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.

Curse of the Black Legion

Mar 1, 2015

43 min

The hunters come across signs of the mythic Apache Black Legion and become the hunted.

Dead Man's Gold

Mar 8, 2015

43 min

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.