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Tom Kollenborn - is a noted author and historian of the Superstition Wilderness. He is also one of the leading experts on the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine legend and has written numerous articles and books about the Apache Trail and related history. Tom shares his experience with the public every week in the Apache Junction News with a publication called the "Kollenborn Chronicles".

This website is made possible because of Mr. Kollenborn's extensive research and dedication of preserving the history of the Superstition Wilderness and the historic Apache Trail of Arizona. Many of Tom's books can be purchased at attractions along the Apache Trail and at Amazon.com


Al Morrow Of Needle Canyon - May 12, 2008

As long as there are those who dream, there will be Dutch Hunters and treasure hunters probing the towering spires and deep canyons of the Superstition Wilderness searching for lost gold and treasure.

Men like Al Morrow. Al Morrow spent nineteen years of his life living in Needle Canyon in the heart of the Superstition Wilderness searching for the Peralta Mines. He believed these mines and the Dutchman were one in the same.

This man knew what happiness was and he most definitely knew the pain of loneliness among the towering escarpments of Needle Canyon. He found success in something that we are not able measure, in his simple everyday task of survival in this remote wilderness. Morrow chose this way of life so he could deal with nature first hand and continue his life at a slow pace. He did this with great success and integrity, and in an age where everything is based on material wealth...   [click for more]

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