Dutch Schultz's Treasure

The account

With the tax men closing in, the gangster packed a steel box, cash, bonds, diamonds, seven million by the telling, and drove it into the Catskills with his bodyguard. Weeks later, both men were gunned down in a New Jersey chophouse. Schultz lingered a full day, delirious, spilling half-clues to a police stenographer: <em>don't let Satan draw you too fast.</em> The box has never surfaced. The transcript reads like a treasure map written in fever.

Leads, where the trail points now

• Pin down the most specific last-known position in the record before going; the legend centers on Catskill Mts, near Phoenicia, NY.
• What you are chasing is $5 to 7M (claimed). Work the documented record of Dutch Schultz's Treasure back to primary sources and separate what is attested from folklore before you commit time or money.
• Confirm who owns and governs Catskill Mts, near Phoenicia, NY and get written permission before any search; treat protected or archaeological ground as off limits.