Hey, just wanted to let you all know that I just found the Lost Dutchman's Mine. It was in the upper RIGHT hand corner of the screen, where the mountains make a kind of cove around the desert. Someone else mentioned on here that they thought they had found it, and they were right. It was in a mine with the framework, but I had to use the rope to desend to a lower level. Make sure you have the rope with you, or you can't get to it. I had the pick, shovel, rope, lantern, and matches with me, plus 5 canteens and the rest food. There was a load of gold in the mine, and I had to leave to unload and get the rope before going back in. Anyway, when you go down the rope, the ceiling starts caving in, and if you don't move immediately to the right, you'll get knocked down several times, and die. When you go to the right, there's a passage way, then a room with multiple ropes, with spiders climbing up and down the ropes. The room is glittering with gold, but you can't mine any of it. You have to climb up the ropes, avoiding the spiders, and climb out of the room. The third rope is the only one that will allow exit from the room. Then, when you reenter the town, and go to the assay office, there is a new option available, called "claim". Hit the button, and you get a claim number. Then when you leave the office, there's a little congrats screen saying that you found the mine, and you're instantly weathy and famous. There's a picture of you standing in front of the saloon wearing a tux and tophat. That's it. Hope you all find it too!
PS. I started the game by going to the saloon and playing poker. There's a little glitch where if you bet, but don't enter an amount, the opponent will never raise. If you have a really good hand (three of a kind or better) just type in a large amount, close to or all of your amount, and he'll probably call. I made about $50,000 in about 10 minutes, and the clock time didn't change. I then bought supplies, all three mules, revolver and ammo, and started mining. Hope this helps!
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