The White Chip - Abridged

Summary

The Lost Dutchman was the most fabled gold mine of the 19th century. Jacob Walzer struck gold in the Superstition mountains of southwestern Arizona and hundreds of hopefuls have combed the mountains to find it.

An unlikely caravan consisting of a banker, a seasoned miner, two merchants, a butcher and a smuggler find the exhausted mine, as well as a cleverly sealed-off entrance to its rich lode. The dizzying wealth is there for the taking - smack dab in the middle of an active volcano that smokes and rattles at will...