Jacob Waltz was a German immigrant who became famous in the 19th century for discovering a rich gold mine in the Arizona desert, known as the Lost Dutchman Mine. He was born in 1810 in Germany and moved to the United States in search of fortune and opportunity. Waltz's mine is shrouded in mystery and legend, attracting treasure hunters and adventurers for decades. Despite his wealth, he was known to be secretive about the mine's location, leading to numerous theories and stories about its whereabouts after his death in 1891.