The Lost City in the Catalinas The Nine Mile City is found again
Hidden deep within the majestic Santa Catalina mountains, north
of Tucson, Arizona are ancient ruins that may be linked to the
legends of the mine with the iron door and the lost city. The
site is near the Cañada del Oro in an extremely remote area of
the Catalinas. The remains of nearly a half dozen stone
constructed buildings are scattered in an area that is suspected
to be connected with the famous legend of the Iron Door Mine.
Nearby, extensive mining activities have been conducted for
hundreds of years. Evidence of mining shafts, tunnels and early
human activity have been founded and documented. The U.S. Forest
Service retains these items. The legend tied to the lost city,
and the nearby mines involves the Spanish missionaries in the
early 1700s. According to the legends, the Spanish forced the
local natives to work the gold mines until the expulsion of the
Jesuit missionaries in 1767. The location of the mine and
community became lost. The