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If you read the "Ortiz Parrilla and the Jesuit Propose to Deport the Seris,1750" you will find Jesuit mining operations in New Spain. Charles III becomes the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. As king of Spain Charles III tried to rescue his empire from decay through f...

Mike, I'm really glad to see you took an interest in this topic. While you are wrestling with the details. Keep in mind that this story originated with a Priest at a Jesuit Parish in Phoenix. A priest that appears to have no problem openly talking about Jesuits being involved in mining! Fr. Rojas w...

Does anyone know approximately where the two stone crosses were found? I heard maybe near claim ld8. Where is Ld8?

Thx Jon

all very interesting especially that Waltz met Julia in 1884? That’s a long relationship for her to come out of with out any gold I would think roc Good point Roc. That is a long relationship. I think Waltz was trying to lead Julia and Rhinehart Petrasch to his stash. Waltz supposedly told Them the...

The James Reavis claim extended as far west as Waltz's,Roberts,and Duppa's properties. If Waltz would have made claim, James Reavis could have used the existence of a rich gold mine on "his potential" property to gain more financial sapport in his claim. This could possibly result in not o...

I believe the Reavis connection. Here is a piece of my timeline. 1882 James Reavis's first official court action came in October 1882 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Just a question to through out here. Why didn't Waltz file a claim on his mine in the Superstitions? He filed other previous claims in northern Az. I have my theories but I want to here other ideas.

Thx Jon

Darrell Duppa named The city of Phoenix and Tempe. In a tome called Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, 33rd-degree Mason Albert Pike states that the phoenix was a quintessential alchemical icon. In this regard J.E. Cirlot's Dictionary of Symbols remarks: "...

Phillip Darrell Duppa or (Lord Duppa)(Freemasons) founded Phoenix with Jack Swilling in 1867. John Tabor Alsap served as the first worshipful master of Arizona Lodge No. 2 as well as the first grand master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Arizona. Even earlier, he had been first master of Arizona's fir...