The 'Up the Chimney' episode is based on the 'Colossal Cave legend'. In 1884, five or six men robbed a mail train near Pantano, a small town near Tucson, Arizona Territory, and south of Colossal Cave, and nabbed about $83,000 in cash and gold. They hid all of the loot and it was never found.
The episode is based on the 'Colossal Cave legend'. In 1884, five or six men robbed a mail train near Pantano, a small town near Tucson, Arizona Territory, and south of Colossal Cave, and nabbed about $83,000 in cash and gold. They hid all of the loot and it was never found.
$83,000 in 1884 would be worth approximately $2,301,098.78 in 2021.