This Mountain Has Security

A giant that dragged a burro out of a prospector's camp. Little people living in tunnels under the rock. Reptilian men coming out of the mine walls. The Superstition Mountains outside Phoenix, Arizona, home of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, have some of the strangest monster reports in America, and every one of them has the same job: keeping people out.In this episode of Manna & Monsters, we break down the Pope Springs Monster, the Tuar-Tums (the little people of Pima legend), the reptilian cave and mine shaft accounts, and Bigfoot sightings near Reavis Ranch. Along the way: what happened to Adolph Ruth, why the Apache believed the door to the underworld opens in these mountains, and the Bible verse that explains why a mountain would need security. This episode is part of the Month of Monsters: new episodes every Monday and Friday in October.📚 SourcesTom Kollenborn, Tall Tales of the Superstitions: https://superstitionmountaintomkollenborn.blogspot.com/2006/09/tall-tales-of-superstitions.htmlLost Dutchman's Gold Mine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Dutchman's_Gold_MineSuperstition Mountains: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition_Mountains💬 Have you ever walked into a cave or a mine and felt like you weren't supposed to be there? Send me an email at [email protected] Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mannaandmonsters⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.mannaandmonsters.com/⁠ Merch: ⁠https://www.mannaandmonsters.store/#SuperstitionMountains #LostDutchman #Cryptids #bigfoot #reptilians #losthistory