Some Plot Holes + Gaps In Logic...

Even with some cheesy special effects & cheesier acting & casting, I enjoyed the movie as a whole, however,as a Western, there are some moments within the film which require further elucidation. namely:

1. With finding a valley of gold foremost on everyone's minds - bar Mackenna - how come none of them came prepared for the trip? When prospecting for gold or any other mineral for that matter, isn't one supposed to bring the necessary tools and equipment? While admittedly I don't have much knowledge in this field, I do know for a fact that gold pans & picks & sifters are basic tools necessary for gold mining. None of the characters - Colorado, his men or the townspeople - carried anything of the sort with them. Or were they expecting to come upon a place so laden with gold that they could just scoop it all up with their hands? They - the townspeople in particular - didn't think to bring mules or extra horses to help carry all that "gold". They weren't even properly dressed for a long dusty trip through dry desolate country.

2. During the attack by Apaches at the river, why didn't Colorado order Hachita &/or Hesh-Ke to parlay with them, seeing that they were Apaches themselves? Or were they in effect, no longer considered members of the tribe because of their alliance with Colorado, hence were fair game to the warriors because they were seen as traitors?

3. Strange that at the end of the movie, Colorado rides off without realizing or remembering that one of the horses (the one ridden by Mckenna) was carrying the saddlebag filled with gold nuggets collected by Tibbs, seeing that Colorado himself helped to load some of it into the bag. Even ironic that the one who gained from it all was Mckenna himself - & Inga who presumably stays with him all the way - when he wasn't even interested in the gold in the first place.