Which sentence is written correctly?
The city, supposedly filled with gold, was a fable and the tired explorers would never find it.
The city, supposedly filled with gold, was a fable; and the tired explorers would never find it.
The city, supposedly filled with gold, was a fable, the hungry explorers would never find it.
The sentence that is written correctly is:
The city, supposedly filled with gold, was a fable; and the tired explorers would never find it.