Show Life of Missing Gold Seeker Believed Claimed by Legendary Mountain Gods By GEORGE D. D CRISSEY CRISSE United Press Staff starr Correspondent PHOENIX Ariz June Junc Belief 26 Belief that legendary gods of or Su Superstition mountain have worked their magic again to claim the life of or another gold seeker was expressed today as search was resumed for tor A. A Ruth 65 j year old federal of Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C For many generations Indians have believed that those tempting fate by penetrating the deep and i twisting can canyons ons of oC Superstition mountain may never return In Inmany Inmany Inmany many cases that has been true White men however have gone one after another for 50 years into the recesses of or the mountain where back somewhere among the sheer rocky crags is concealed a gold mine mineor of or fabulous value known as The Lost Dutchman For years Ruth worked In Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Inston and dreamed of one day finding finding finding find find- ing the long lost mine Two weeks ago he packed back from Apache Junction Packers were instructed to meet him with additional supplies He failed to appear Alarm was felt Celt and yesterday a a. systematic hunt was started Sheriff Walter Vatter E. E Laveen assigned Gabriel Robles a Mexican tracker to lead the posse We will do our utmost Laveen said The odds are about one in of or finding him That is peculiar country Canyons lead to the lip lipof lipof lipof of the cliffs You could be within 10 feet of a man and never see him Indians of value as guides In most instances of or this nature are worthless worthless worth worth- less In the present case casc Like LUe their savage ancestors they fear Superstition tion and will not venture near it The mine sought so earnestly and tragically was located and worked by a Dutchman more than a half haIr century ago He used to come from the hills with laden gold-laden bags bass and after buying supplies slip into the hills again At After r one trip the Dutchman disappeared disappeared disappeared dis dis- dis- dis appeared and prospectors from all parts of the west started hunting for his mine It has been reported found a thousand times causing gold rushes but time always has proved the error of such reports Not even en the approximate location of The Lost Dutchman Is known |