The last time I was visiting my parents, I happened to watch part of the movie “National Treasure,” and it got me thinking. For those of you who haven’t seen the movie, it is abou… ...

One man, named “Le Blanc,” carried the treasure map back to France. A later expedition was mounted to recover the gold, but it, too, was attacked by Indians, leaving one survivor.

Three years ago, a Denver bellhop ventured into Arizona’s Superstition Mountains determined to find the Lost Dutchman’s Mine, a vast gold reserve that has lured prospectors since the 19th century.