Ted Degrazia On Quest For The Lost Dutchman's Mine Superstition Mountains 1962-2013 #1
by David Lee Guss
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Ted Degrazia On Quest For The Lost Dutchman's Mine Superstition Mountains 1962-2013 #1
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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53 year old Ted DeGrazia, and his traveling companion 63 year old Tohono O'odham Native American Juan Xavier, look like refugees from a vintage 1910 Mexican revolution photo.
Or better yet, as on location actors in the Sierra Madre Mountains from John Huston's 1948 released "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
As with Humphrey Bogart, DeGrazia was on a quest for gold. Like Bogie's guide Walter Huston, DeGrazia was accompanied by men "who could smell gold." For Ted was on a mission to discover the mythological "Lost Dutchman's Mine."
Rumored to have an historical map pinpointing the mine, DeGrazia and company still failed. By 1962 Ted was probably a millionaire anyway.
But he received priceless free publicity and had an opportunity to hang out in the wilderness with his Indian and Mexican friends.
One Apache compadre Marko Romero claimed to have ridden with Pancho Villa 50 years before.
Ted DeGrazia returned to the Superstition's 14 years later in 1976 to burn dozens of his paintings worth a small fortune.
Ted did hit gold with his 1972 book: "DeGrazia and His Mountain, the Superstition."
Ted DeGrazia starts this book by saying, "To me, the Superstition Mountain is full of mystery and intrigue. She is the most beautiful mountain in the world. At times she looks old, very very old, craggy and tired, and very sad. Yet at other times she looks young and lovely. Once you see her you can't help but wonder about her and admire her beauty."
Ted here looks as if was about to ride with his hero Pancho Villa.
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