Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-07-03 | Page 1 | Jinx Strikes Again

JINX STRIKES A AGAIN AIN I Prospector in tin Helicopter pr r Missing in in Mine Search PHOENIX Ariz Aris July 3 p- p P pAn PAn An amateur prospector was re reported reported reported re- re ported missing Thursday after flying into the Superstition mountains mountains mountains moun moun- in a helicopter in search of the fabulous ous LO Lost t Dutchman gold mine Sheriff Cal CaI Boles Boies said he had been asked aked to search for James JamesA A A. Cravey 62 retired Phoenix photographer who used a helicopter hell hell- copter in place of the time old-time prospectors prospector's burro as a means of packing into the rugged range The sheriff said C. C W. W V. V Vander- Vander flute friend of Cravey reported Cravey chartered the craft June 19 and had planned to walk out of the mountains last Friday said Cravey who was wu somewhat crippled by arthritis arthritis believed he had discovered the location o of the long sought Bought Lost Dutchman mine In a dream lose your life up there said ho he told his hla friend the difference 7 1 Cravey Cravey Cravey Cra Cra- vey was said to have replied The Lost Dutchman is shrouded shroud shroud- ed cd In legend and Its search scorch has cost the lives lIve of many ers Adolph Ruth retired government government govern govern- ment meat clerk of Washington D. D C. C went into the Superstitions In 1932 in quest of ot the mine His bullet- bullet pierced skull was found He was reputed to have been the vi victim cUm of the Lost Dutchman's Dutchman mine i i