John Sutter and the Map to the Lost Gold Mine

John Sutter and the Map to the Lost Gold Mine
The Map to the Lost Gold Mine atop the sarcophagus.
Production Number	1-08 (8)
Airdate	October 31, 1993
Team	Blue Barracudas
Contestants	Damian & Jennifer
Artifact Location	The Tomb of the Ancient Kings
Pendants of Life	2
Temple Layout	II
Previous Episode	Elizabeth I's Golden Ship (Production/Completion Order) The Stone Marker of Leif Erikson (Broadcast Order)
Next Episode	The Star of Sultan Saladin (Production/Completion Order) The Paintbrush of Leonardo da Vinci (Broadcast Order)

John Sutter and the Map to the Lost Gold Mine is the eighth episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple.

Moat Crossing

Footboard moat

One partner from each team had an "Aztec footboard". When Kirk said go, the first partner of each team paddled across the moat. Once across, they climbed out onto the other side. That was the signal for the second partner to pull the footboard back to the other side, jump on, grab the rope, swing the footboard into the water, and pull themselves across the Moat. When the second teammate reached the other side, it was his job to hit the gong.

Moat Results
Place	Team	Time
1st	Blue Barracudas	0:32
2nd	Red Jaguars	0:32
3rd	Purple Parrots	0:34
4th	Silver Snakes	0:37

Steps of Knowledge

Long ago, on a river in North California, the owner of a mill saw something shiny in the water, and when he picked it up, saw that it was pure gold. That lucky man was John Sutter. Within nine months, over ten thousand other prospectors came to California from all over the world to pan for gold. Some went around South America in creaky old ships. Their food was filled with bugs, and their ships were often wrecked in terrible storms. Others took a shorter route through Panama, battling their way overland through swamps and jungle, and over the mountains to Panama City where they hopped a ship to California. Some went by wagon train through Indian territory and Death Valley. By 1850, most of the gold was gone. Unfortunately, John Sutter, the man who started it all, died penniless because he'd lost the secret map to his mine.

Steps of Knowledge Results
Question	Answers	Team
In 1849, was the gold rush to…?	Alaska California Virginia	Purple Parrots (Correct - 2 steps left)
To get to California, did some prospectors have to travel around…?	The Cape of Good Hope Cape Horn Cape Crusader	Purple Parrots (Wrong Answer)
Which of these cities was founded as a result of the Gold Rush?	Sacramento San Francisco Charleston	Red Jaguars (Wrong Answer)
		Blue Barracudas (Correct - 2 steps left)
Were the miners who went to California called…?	Golden Gators Round-the-Horners 49ers	Red Jaguars (Correct - 2 steps left)
Which of these deserts did some prospectors cross to join in the Gold Rush?	Death Valley	Blue Barracudas (Correct - 1 step left)
Instead of sailing around South America, did some 49ers…?	Sail up the Amazon Walk across Panama	Silver Snakes (Correct - 2 steps left)
Which of these was eventually cut through Panama to speed up ocean travel?	A Canal	Silver Snakes (Correct - 1 step left)
Was gold first found in California at…?	Sutter's Mill	Red Jaguars (California - Wrong Answer; Not one of the three choices)
		Blue Barracudas (Correct - Advanced to Temple Games)
Which of these words is a term for a gold strike?	Ponderosa Bonanza Sierra	Purple Parrots (Wrong Answer)
Which of these was the location of a second American gold rush that took place in the 1800s?	Alaska Hawaii Alabama	Purple Parrots (Correct - 1 step left)
Which of these is the most basic way to get gold from a river?	Panning Digging	Silver Snakes (Correct - Advanced to Temple Games)

Temple Games

The Blue Barracudas are 13-year-olds Jennifer and Damian. The Silver Snakes are 12-year-old Brooke and 11-year-old Perry.

Pan for Gold (Dragon Tunnel)

When Kirk said "go", one player from each team plowed through the tunnel and made his way to the end. Then he gathered as many gold rocks as he could in his arms and pushed them back through the tunnel. Then, he tossed them in his bucket and went back for more. The player with the most gold rocks in his bucket at the end of one minute won. Damian and Brooke each collected four rocks; this resulted in a tie. However, while Kirk stated that both player gotten four rocks in the bucket, Brooke had actually gotten five rocks in her bucket.

Gold Mine (Peanut Shaft)

In this game, each player had to grab a sack of gold, carry it up to the top of the shaft, and place it in his bin. Then he dropped back down and grabbed another. The player that grabbed the most sacks of gold from the shaft at the end of one minute won. Jennifer and Perry tied in this game, with two sacks apiece.

Prospecting Sluices (Water Chute)

In this game, each team, one player at a time, had to slide down their sluice on their bellies, grab a piece of gold, and make their way down to the end of the sluice to drop a piece of gold in the bucket. Then the other player would repeat the process. The team with the most gold in their bucket at the end of one minute won. The Blue Barracudas won the game and the full pendant after getting sixteen pieces of Gold in the bucket while the Silver Snakes only gotten fourteen.

Temple Games Results
Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Pendants Won
Blue Barracudas	Tied	Tied	Won	2 Pendants
Silver Snakes	Tied	Tied	Lost	1 Pendant

Temple Run

By asking the team their strategy before the run started, Kirk reassured us of the great teamwork between the two players. It was this teamwork that turned out to be the key to their success. In the Throne Room, the frontrunner Damian was taken out; the second player, Jennifer,

then progressed a full six rooms and got to the artifact.

Though there were many funny things in this episode, the funniest of all was the event that happened in the last seconds of the run. Upon exiting the temple for the win,

Jennifer trips over a rope.

Jennifer took a sharp turn and slipped on the floor of the studio before crossing the temple gate.

Temple Run Results
Victory	Yes (0:16 left)
Reached the Artifact	Yes
Temple Guard Locations	The Cave of Sighs The Throne Room The Room of the Golden Idols

Watch Episode

John Sutter and the Map to the Lost Gold Mine Part 1

Moat Crossing, Steps of Knowledge, and Temple Games

John Sutter and the Map to the Lost Gold Mine Part 2

Temple Run

Notes

• The original prize plugs for this episode are as follows:
  • Fashion Bug (Moat Crossing)
  • Spider-Man and X-Men in Arcade's Revenge for Sega Genesis (Steps of Knowledge)
  • Sports Works from Software Marketing Corporations (Temple Games)
• John Sutter, while credited with finding gold in the Legend, actually was not the man responsible; James W. Marshall actually found gold in California for the first time.
• This was the first episode where contestants must retrieve an artifact placed in the Tomb of the Ancient Kings.
• This is the first episode where the Blue Barracudas and the Silver Snakes competed against each other in the Temple Games.
• This is the only episode where a contestant hugs one of the idols.
• This was the first episode where a team of Blue Barracudas competed in the run as well as the Blue Barrucada first victory.
• Jennifer became the first female player to grab an artifact in the temple and subsequently, the first female to bring it out of the Temple before time expired.