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I NEED THAT MAMMOTH CHANNEL
TO HAVE FRICKIN' GOLD IN IT.
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Narrator:
ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"....
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THAT MUD
WILL NOT GO THROUGH.
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WE'VE GOT TO SHUT DOWN.
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WHOA!
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Todd: I THINK THE SKY'S
THE LIMIT, I REALLY DO.
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THEY'RE NOT GETTING
SCRUBBED CLEAN ENOUGH.
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I DON'T HAVE ANY CURL!
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IT'LL HAVE TO [BLEEP] WORK.
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THAT'S IT?
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OUR WHOLE [BLEEP]
CUT'S FLOODED.
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WHAT A [BLEEP] MESS.
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Ness:
PARKER DOESN'T LIKE TO LOSE.
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YOU KNOW, THE WINNER OF THE GAME
IS WHO FINDS THE MOST GOLD.
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I HATE THE THOUGHT
OF GETTING BEAT BY TODD.
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LOOK OUT, PARKER.
YOU BETTER FRICKIN' MINE HARD.
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I LOST THE BET.
KEVIN SUCKERED ME INTO THIS ONE.
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Narrator: IT'S 6:00 A.M.,
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AND THERE'S A NEW BULL COOK
AT McKINNON CREEK.
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Turin: MORNING, KEVIN.
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Hiatt: [ LAUGHS ]
FUNNY, HUH?
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SEE, I BET HIM ON
THAT CLEANUP,
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AND I WON.
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Narrator:
LAST WEEK, DAVE'S DECISION TO
SHUT DOWN THEIR WASH PLANT...
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Hiatt: DAVE, THAT ALMOST
LOOKS LIKE LINGERIE.
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IT'S NOT LINGERIE.
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IT LOOKS LIKE IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
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...LED TO A DISAPPOINTING
121-OUNCE CLEANUP.
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AND DAVE LOST HIS BET.
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WELL, DAVE,
YOU'RE A MAN OF YOUR WORD.
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A BET'S A BET.
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I WISH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
200 OR PLUS.
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BUT I THINK
WE'RE GONNA GET IT NOW.
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WE'LL SEE.
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WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
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SO ANDY SAYS HE'S PROBABLY
GONNA START RUNNING
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THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL TODAY.
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SO, TODAY, WE'LL KNOW
HOW GOOD THAT THING IS.
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AND I THINK IT'S GONNA
BE AWESOME.
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JUST A FEW DAYS AGO,
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THE ENTIRE HOFFMAN CREW STOPPED
SLUICING TO EXCAVATE A CHANNEL
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OF MUD THAT PRODUCED
A 9-FOOT MAMMOTH TUSK.
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DAVE HAS A HUNCH
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THAT THE BLACK MUCK
ALSO CONTAINS A PILE OF GOLD.
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ANDY SPINKS GETS A FIRST LOOK
AT THEIR NEW PAY DIRT.
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WELL, THIS IS SOME
OF THE FIRST DIRT
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FROM THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL
THAT'S GOING TO THE PLANT.
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THIS IS SOME BLACK, NASTY STUFF.
IT'S RIGHT ON TOP OF BEDROCK.
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IT'S NOT USUALLY THAT CLOSE
TO THE PAY.
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BUT, UH, HOPEFULLY IT'S
GOT SOME GOOD GOLD IN IT.
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I THINK IT WILL.
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Narrator: KEVIN FEEDS
THE NEW PAY INTO MONSTER RED.
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Hiatt: WE HAVE TO HOPE
THAT THIS MAMMOTH CHANNEL
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PAYS OFF LIKE DAVE
AND ANDY THINK.
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I WASN'T FOR IT.
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I STILL KIND OF THINK
IT WAS A BAD IDEA.
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NOW WE'RE IN A DEFICIT.
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AND IF WE DON'T MAKE THAT UP
WITH THIS MAMMOTH CHANNEL,
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THEN WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE.
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Narrator: SO FAR, THE HOFFMANS
HAVE MINED 743 OUNCES,
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BARELY A QUARTER OF THE 2,700
OUNCES TODD WANTS THIS SEASON.
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I NEED A BREAK.
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I NEED THAT MAMMOTH CHANNEL
TO HAVE FRICKIN' GOLD IN IT.
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WE FOUND A HUGE
MAMMOTH TUSK.
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SO I CALLED A TUSK EXPERT.
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YOU BRUCE?
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-IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU FINALLY.
-HEY, MAN, NO KIDDING.
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I'VE HEARD YOUR NAME
AROUND THESE PARTS.
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Narrator:
BRUCE SCHINDLER HAS WORKED WITH
MAMMOTH IVORY FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
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-LOOK AT THIS THING.
-THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
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I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZE
HOW RARE IT IS TO FIND A PIECE
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THIS BIG INTACT.
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IT'S AMAZING.
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WE FOUND THIS IN A MUD SEAM.
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IT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE A RIVER
WENT THROUGH THIS AREA.
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SO I'M HOPING
IT'S A GOOD SIGN.
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I THINK YOU'RE GONNA
BE VERY PLEASED.
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FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN,
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EVERY SINGLE TIME,
WHEN YOU FIND MAMMOTH TUSKS,
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YOU'RE FINDING GOLD.
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THEY'RE ALWAYS
FOUND TOGETHER.
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AND THINK ABOUT IT,
THE MAMMOTH ARE LIKE PEOPLE,
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THEY LIKE TO LIVE
WHERE LIVING'S EASY.
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AND THE LIVING IS EASY
IN THESE WIDE-OPEN PLAINS.
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THESE ARE THE SAME PLAINS THAT
THE GOLD'S BEING DEPOSITED IN
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BECAUSE THAT'S
WHERE THE WATER'S SLOWING DOWN.
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SO THESE GOLD-BEARING CREEKS
ARE THE SAME CREEKS
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THE MAMMOTH
ARE DRINKING OUT OF.
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SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD OMEN
FOR YOU.
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BRUCE,
I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
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THANKS FOR COMING OUT,
MAN.
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Todd: AS HE SAID,
WHERE YOU FIND MAMMOTH TUSKS,
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SOMETIMES YOU FIND GOOD GOLD.
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AND THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT.
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SO I HOPE THAT MAMMOTH CHANNEL
PAYS OFF.
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Hiatt:
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
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KEVIN TO ANDY.
KEVIN TO ANDY.
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GO AHEAD, KEV.
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HEY, THIS STUFF IS NOT RUNNING
THROUGH THIS FEEDER.
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IT'S GETTING STUCK.
IT'S JAMMED UP.
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IT IS NOT RUNNING.
THAT MUD IS CAUSING HAVOC, DUDE.
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WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE
SOMETHING ELSE OUT.
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TOO BAD, LOAD IT.
IT'S GOT GOLD IN IT.
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IT'S TOO CLOSE TO SEPARATED,
SO PUT IT THROUGH THE PLANT.
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WE'RE NOT GONNA
THROW GOLD AWAY.
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SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA
HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.
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IT WON'T WORK.
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Turin: YEAH, WE'RE RUNNING
THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL,
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AND IT'S ALL MUD.
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THERE'S NOT JUST ENOUGH ROCK
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IN IT TO MAKE
IT GO THROUGH OUR FEEDER.
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THAT MUD JUST HANGS UP,
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AND IT JUST BLOCKS EVERYTHING
UP, AND IT WILL NOT GO THROUGH.
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Narrator: BRANDON UNSWORTH
CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE BUILDUP
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OF THE THICK BLACK MUD.
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KNOW WHAT?
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I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
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IT'S JUST [BLEEP]
ABSOLUTE [BLEEP]
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YEAH, LOOK.
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CONSISTENCY OF COW [BLEEP]
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MY FOOT'S STUCK IN IT
AND I'M SHOVELING IT.
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THIS IS A PLANT OPERATOR'S
WORST NIGHTMARE, IS WHAT IT IS.
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THIS BETTER PAY OFF.
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Turin: WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT
OF GOLD IN THERE,
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BUT I CAN'T RUN STRAIGHT MUD.
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SO I EITHER GOT TO LET
IT SIT AND DRY,
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OR I GOT TO HAVE TWO GUYS
SHOVELING ALL DAY LONG,
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AND THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK.
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Narrator: BLACK MUD
IS CLOGGING UP THE FEEDER
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FASTER THAN THEY CAN CLEAR IT.
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Turin: RIGHT THERE,
THAT COULD BE THE BEST GOLD
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IN THAT WHOLE SUPER CUT,
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AND I CAN'T RUN IT
THROUGH THE PLANT.
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WE CAN'T RUN
THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL.
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WE GOT TO SHUT DOWN.
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Parker:
RIGHT NOW, I'M HEADING TO TODD'S
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TO SEE
IF HE WANTS TO BUY A DOZER.
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Narrator: 20-YEAR-OLD MINE BOSS
PARKER SCHNABEL
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IS ON HIS WAY TO McKINNON CREEK.
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I HAD A ITCHY TRIGGER FINGER
AT AN AUCTION THE OTHER DAY
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AND ENDED UP BUYING A NEW D10.
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SO, RIGHT NOW,
I'M TRYING TO SELL OUR OLD ONE,
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SO THAT I CAN KEEP SOME MONEY
IN THE BANK.
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-HEY, DAVE.
-HI, PARKER.
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-HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?
-I'M GOOD.
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-HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?
-GOOD.
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I THINK YOU WANTED
TO TALK TO TODD.
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-IS HE AROUND?
-HE'S IN HIS OFFICE, YEAH.
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OKAY. THANKS.
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THANKS, PARKER.
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I'LL TALK TO HIM.
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DOZER, LOAD UP.
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Narrator: PARKER SNEAKS A LOOK
AT THE HOFFMANS' SUPER CUT.
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THAT'S A BIG [BLEEP] CUT.
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HE'S GONE BIG-SCALE THIS YEAR.
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YOU KNOW, THOSE D11s
AND THOSE 475s,
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I MEAN, THOSE ARE WHAT, YOU
KNOW, MASSIVE COAL MINES RUN.
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THE COST ON THOSE IS PHENOMENAL.
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YOU KNOW, THE WINNER OF THE GAME
IS WHO FINDS THE MOST GOLD.
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Narrator: PARKER HAS YET TO SET
HIS SEASON GOAL.
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BUT TODD HAS HIS SIGHT SET
ON A MASSIVE 2,700-OUNCE,
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$3 MILLION GOLD HAUL.
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SEEMS LIKE
IT'S A FRIENDLY VISIT.
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HE'S PROBABLY GONNA TALK TO YOU
ABOUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
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DOZER, COME HERE.
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DOES HE BITE,
OR IS HE GOOD?
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-WHAT?
-HE BITE, OR IS HE GOOD?
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-NO, HE'S FINE.
-SO, DUDE,
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YOU GOT A GOOD START THIS YEAR
OR NOT?
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YOU KNOW, IT'S A ROUGH START,
BUT WHEN ISN'T IT?
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SO, YOU'RE ALL SETTLED
IN FOR THE SEASON NOW?
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-YEAH.
-LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE
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-A LACK OF IRON AROUND.
-YEAH.
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THAT'S ACTUALLY KIND
OF WHAT I'M HERE.
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-REALLY?
-I PICKED UP A NEW DOZER,
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AND I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU WANTED TO BUY THE OLD 10
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THAT YOU SOLD ME.
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HOW MUCH?
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I GAVE YOU 120 FOR IT.
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AND WE PUT ABOUT 120
INTO IT LAST YEAR.
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AND SO I'M TRYING
TO GET 200 OUT OF IT.
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SO, YOU GUYS WOULD BE MORE THAN
WELCOME TO COME LOOK AT IT.
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'CAUSE I'M MAKING
THE ROUNDS, SO...
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YEAH.
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...IF YOU WANT IT,
LET ME KNOW.
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DON'T HOLD IT FOR ME.
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ALL RIGHT.
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YOU KNOW WHAT?
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WE'RE GONNA COME OUT OF HERE
WITH THE MOST AMOUNT OF GOLD.
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THIS IS GONNA BE
OUR SEASON.
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ALL THE POWER TO YOU.
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LOOK OUT, PARKER.
YOU BETTER FRICKIN' MINE HARD.
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WHATEVER.
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Todd:
I GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
I DON'T TRUST PARKER SCHNABEL.
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YEAH, I GOT KIND
OF SORDID HISTORY WITH THE KID.
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AND I'D LIKE
TO BEAT PARKER THIS YEAR.
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I THINK HE'S NERVOUS 'CAUSE
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I GOT A LOT OF GROUND
OPENED UP ALREADY,
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AND I'M NOT PANICKING.
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HE REALLY WANTS
TO PULL MORE GOLD
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OUT OF THE GROUND THAN US.
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IF HE SPENDS ENOUGH MONEY
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AND PUTS IN THE EFFORT,
HE'LL BEAT US.
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I'M VERY COMPETITIVE,
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AND I HATE THE THOUGHT
OF GETTING BEAT BY TODD.
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I'M NOT HERE TO LOSE,
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AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO LET
THAT HAPPEN.
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Narrator: AFTER A DISASTROUS
START TO THE SEASON,
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PARKER SCHNABEL
IS SLOWLY CLAWING HIS WAY BACK.
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HE NOW HAS 711 OUNCES, JUST 32
OUNCES LESS THAN TODD HOFFMAN.
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PARKER'S TREASURE ISLAND
IS RUNNING OUT FAST.
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WHOA.
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HE NEEDS TO FIND MORE GROUND.
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AND THIS TIME
HE WANTS TO GO BIG.
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I THINK THAT POST
RIGHT IN THERE
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IS OUR BOUNDARY LINE.
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OKAY.
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SO WHAT I WAS THINKING,
IF WE CAME OVER HERE,
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WE COULD GO RIGHT UP
TO OUR LINE
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AND THEN OVER TO THE EDGE
OF THE OTHER CUT,
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THAT THE OLD MINERS DID.
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LIKE 2,000 FEET?
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PROBABLY PRETTY DAMN CLOSE.
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-THAT'S A GOOD DISTANCE.
-YEAH, I KNOW.
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IT'S A LOT OF GROUND.
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YEAH, IF WE PLAN THIS RIGHT,
THIS COULD --
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WE COULD SPEND THE REST
OF THE SEASON OVER HERE.
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-POSSIBLY.
-WELL, YEAH, MAYBE.
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WELL, DO YOU THINK
WE'RE READY TO TACKLE THIS?
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IT'D BE A BIG UNDERTAKING.
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WE'LL GET IT.
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LIKE YOU ALWAYS SAID,
"IT'S JUST MOVING DIRT."
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IT'S JUST MOVING DIRT.
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Narrator:
PARKER STARTED THE SEASON
IN LAST YEAR'S BERM CUT,
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BEFORE MOVING SOUTH
TO TREASURE ISLAND.
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NOW HE PLANS TO OPEN UP
HIS BIGGEST CUT YET,
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BETWEEN THE CREEK
AND THE BOUNDARY OF HIS CLAIM.
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THE BOUNDARY CUT WILL BE
THE SIZE OF 17 FOOTBALL FIELDS,
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300,000 SQUARE FEET
BIGGER THAN TODD'S SUPER CUT.
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PARKER LEADS THE CHARGE
INTO HIS MASSIVE NEW CUT
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IN HIS NEW D10 DOZER.
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Parker: THERE'S A BIT
OF A SENSE OF URGENCY HERE.
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RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST TRYING
TO GET THIS GROUND
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STRIPPED AS QUICK AS WE CAN.
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AND THIS IS GONNA BE
THE MAIN TOOL TO GET THAT DONE.
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WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK
TO DO AND NOT A LOT OF TIME
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TO DO IT.
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Ness:
TODD'S GOT ONE GIANT SUPER CUT
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THAT HE'S BEEN PULLING
OUT OF ALL SEASON.
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PARKER DOESN'T LIKE TO LOSE.
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AND IF HE WANTS TO HAVE
A COMPETITION WITH TODD HOFFMAN,
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I'M IN IT WITH HIM.
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YOU KNOW,
I DON'T LIKE TO LOSE EITHER.
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SO WE'RE REALLY THROWING
EVERYTHING WE GOT AT THIS CUT.
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IT'S TAKING ALL OF OUR MACHINES,
ALL OF OUR GUYS.
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WE GOT A LONG WAYS
TO GO DOWN YET,
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BUT WE'RE MOVING A TON OF DIRT,
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AND IT'S GONNA BE
A NICE BIG AREA.
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THE HOFFMANS, I THINK
WE'LL SMOKE THEM NO PROBLEM.
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HOLY COW, KEV.
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THAT'S JUST PURE MUD.
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Narrator:
THE HOFFMANS' WASH PLANT
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IS JAMMED FULL
OF THICK BLACK MUD
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FROM THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL.
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AND THEY'RE LOSING
VALUABLE SLUICING TIME.
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THIS MAMMOTH CHANNEL'S BECOMING
A PAIN IN THE ASS.
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NOT ONLY DID WE LOSE
24 HOURS DIGGING THROUGH IT,
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NOW WE'RE LOSING TIME
BECAUSE WE CAN'T RUN IT.
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WELL, HERE IT IS.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING.
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THIS IS THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL MUD
THAT WE WANT TO RUN,
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AND IT'S GOT GOLD IN IT.
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AND IT'S SO STICKY.
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I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THE WAY
IT STICKS TO THE SIDE
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OF THE EQUIPMENT.
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THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
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I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THIS, DAVE.
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THIS WHOLE PLANT'S
JAMMING UP.
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YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M WONDERING
IF WE SHOULDN'T JUST
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GO AROUND THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL
AND JUST FORGET IT?
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00:14:49,556 --> 00:14:52,657
AND THEN WE CAN KEEP
FRICKIN' RUNNING.
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I'M NOT READY TO ABANDON IT.
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I THINK THERE'S GOLD
IN THAT STUFF.
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00:14:56,596 --> 00:14:58,396
BUT IT'S MUD, DAVE.
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00:14:58,398 --> 00:14:59,564
AND WE AIN'T GETTING
ANY GOLD
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IF WE CAN'T GET IT
THROUGH THE FRICKIN' PLANT.
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00:15:03,069 --> 00:15:06,437
I GOT AN IDEA --
IF WE PUT SOME PLASTIC AND LINE
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THAT CHUTE ON OUR FEEDER,
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I THINK THAT STUFF
WILL SLIDE RIGHT THROUGH.
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Narrator:
MAMMOTH CHANNEL MUD IS STICKING
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TO THE SIDES OF THE HOPPER,
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BLOCKING PAY DIRT FROM RUNNING
THROUGH TO THE WASH PLANT.
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DAVE'S SOLUTION IS TO LINE
THE HOPPER WITH SMOOTH PLASTIC
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SO THAT THE THICK, WET MUD
CAN SLIDE DOWN INTO THE PLANT.
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00:15:31,932 --> 00:15:34,799
YOU PUT THAT LINER IN, HOW LONG
IS IT GONNA FRICKIN' TAKE?
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00:15:34,801 --> 00:15:37,669
SHOULD TAKE ABOUT A DAY,
BUT I THINK THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL
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HAS ENOUGH GOLD TO MAKE
IT WORTH ONE DAY OF DOWNTIME.
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00:15:41,241 --> 00:15:45,743
GIVE ME ONE MORE SHOT
AT THIS.
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00:15:45,745 --> 00:15:47,445
OKAY, WE'LL TRY YOUR IDEA.
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IF IT DOESN'T WORK, I SAY WE
FORGET THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL,
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JUST FORGET
THE WHOLE FRICKIN' THING, EH?
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I THINK IT'S WORTH IT.
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I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
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00:15:58,657 --> 00:16:02,627
FIRST, DAVE AND KEVIN
HAVE TO GET ALL OF THE MUD
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OUT OF THE HOPPER.
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00:16:10,336 --> 00:16:11,102
WELL, DAVE,
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00:16:11,104 --> 00:16:15,306
YOUR FRICKIN' MAMMOTH CHANNEL
GOT ME SOME GOOD DIGGING.
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CAN'T AVOID IT.
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THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE
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IS TO LEAVE THIS PAY
IN THE CHANNEL,
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AND WE WOULDN'T
SLUICE IT.
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DAVE, JUST SAY IT --
I'M RIGHT, YOU'RE WRONG.
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RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE RIGHT,
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00:16:33,493 --> 00:16:36,394
BUT WHEN WE SLUICE THIS,
I'LL BE RIGHT.
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IF WE CAN SLUICE IT.
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WITH THE HOPPER EMPTY...
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-READY?
-YEP.
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Narrator: ...THEY CAN INSTALL
THE PLASTIC LINING.
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THANKS, BUDDY.
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00:16:48,908 --> 00:16:52,310
YOU WANT TO GRAB THAT OTHER
PIECE, KEVIN, HAND THEM TO DAVE?
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00:16:52,312 --> 00:16:54,946
-IS IT THIS ONE?
-YEAH.
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00:16:57,783 --> 00:17:00,585
YOU KNOW, THESE THINGS
ARE PRETTY HEAVY, JUAN.
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OH, MAN, YEAH.
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00:17:03,690 --> 00:17:04,756
LOOK HOW SLICK IT IS.
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00:17:04,758 --> 00:17:09,260
I HOPE THAT MUD WILL HIT THAT
AND JUST SLIDE RIGHT DOWN.
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00:17:09,262 --> 00:17:10,461
IT'S BOLTED IN.
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00:17:10,463 --> 00:17:14,265
Narrator:
KEVIN AND MECHANIC JUAN IBARRA
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BOLT DOWN THE PLASTIC.
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-CAN YOU SEE THAT?
-YEAH.
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00:17:18,171 --> 00:17:19,737
WANT ME TO SUCK IT DOWN?
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00:17:19,739 --> 00:17:21,706
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.
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00:17:23,142 --> 00:17:25,410
IT'S A LOT OF MATERIAL THAT'S
GONNA GET POURED ON TO THIS,
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00:17:25,412 --> 00:17:28,046
SO WE'RE GONNA PUT A PIECE
OF STEEL ON THE VERY TOP
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00:17:28,048 --> 00:17:31,549
TO KIND OF SAFEGUARD IT
FROM GETTING ANY DIRT OR ROCKS
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00:17:31,551 --> 00:17:32,650
BEHIND THE SHEET.
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00:17:32,652 --> 00:17:33,551
WATCH YOUR EYES, DAVE.
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00:17:33,553 --> 00:17:38,222
Narrator: IF DAVE'S PLASTIC FIX
DOESN'T WORK, THE HOFFMAN CREW
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00:17:38,224 --> 00:17:39,090
WILL NEVER FIND OUT
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00:17:39,092 --> 00:17:43,327
HOW MUCH GOLD
IS IN THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL MUD.
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00:17:43,329 --> 00:17:44,896
YOU'RE GOOD, BUDDY.
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00:17:44,898 --> 00:17:45,763
Ibarra: IT'S GOT TO WORK.
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00:17:45,765 --> 00:17:47,365
WE GOT TO BE ABLE
TO RUN THAT PAY, SO...
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00:17:47,367 --> 00:17:50,601
AND WE GOT TO GET BACK UP
AND RUNNING AS SOON AS WE CAN.
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00:17:50,603 --> 00:17:53,838
GO AHEAD AND GET THAT THING
DOWN, FIRE THIS THING UP.
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00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,473
WE NEED TO RUN.
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00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:12,123
OKAY, WE'RE BACK GOING.
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00:18:12,125 --> 00:18:14,325
IT COST US SOME TIME.
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00:18:14,327 --> 00:18:15,560
I HOPE IT WORKS.
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00:18:15,562 --> 00:18:17,695
Narrator:
IF THE PLASTIC LINING WORKS,
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THE CREW WILL BE ABLE
TO RUN OVER 50,000 YARDS
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00:18:21,968 --> 00:18:24,335
OF MAMMOTH CHANNEL PAY DIRT.
353
00:18:30,542 --> 00:18:31,209
IT'S WORKING.
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00:18:31,211 --> 00:18:33,644
IT ALL JUST SLIDES RIGHT
INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE FEEDER,
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00:18:33,646 --> 00:18:36,280
ONTO THE BELT, AND THROUGH THE
PLANT LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
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00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:39,884
SO THOSE PLASTIC PIECES
DID THE TRICK.
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00:18:39,886 --> 00:18:40,551
ANDY, GOOD NEWS.
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00:18:40,553 --> 00:18:42,854
WE ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING.
SEND ME THAT MUD.
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00:18:42,856 --> 00:18:46,157
IF IT'S GOT PAY,
I'LL TAKE THAT MUD.
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00:18:46,159 --> 00:18:48,025
10-4, KEV.
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00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,095
THIS IS THE SOLUTION.
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED.
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00:18:51,097 --> 00:18:53,831
THAT'S MAMMOTH CHANNEL MUD,
WE'LL RUN IT THROUGH THE PLANT.
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00:18:53,833 --> 00:18:56,334
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA
BE GOOD GOLD.
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Narrator:
LAST WEEK, THE TWO MEN
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00:19:16,356 --> 00:19:22,026
THAT REBUILT THE DREDGE REFUSED
TO WORK OVERTIME AND LEFT.
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00:19:31,970 --> 00:19:33,504
TONY IS IN TROUBLE.
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00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:38,075
HE BOUGHT HIS OLD GOLD DREDGE
FOR $1 MILLION.
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00:19:38,077 --> 00:19:43,114
BUT SO FAR THIS SEASON,
IT'S ONLY PRODUCED 97 OUNCES,
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00:19:43,116 --> 00:19:47,919
A TENTH OF WHAT TONY
NEEDS TO RECOUP HIS INVESTMENT.
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00:19:59,932 --> 00:20:04,869
THE LAST DREDGE CLEANUP
PRODUCED A PATHETIC 11 OUNCES.
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00:20:04,871 --> 00:20:09,140
TONY AND FOREMAN GENE CHEESEMAN
HEAD TO THEIR TAILINGS PILE
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00:20:09,142 --> 00:20:15,213
TO FIGURE OUT WHY
THE DREDGE IS UNDERPERFORMING.
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00:20:17,816 --> 00:20:19,951
LOOKS LIKE
IT COULD BE A PIECE.
374
00:20:20,953 --> 00:20:24,555
YEAH, WELL THEY'RE NOT GETTING
QUITE SCRUBBED CLEAN ENOUGH.
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00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,394
RIGHT NOW, THE ROCK
IS JUST RIDING IN THE BOTTOM
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00:20:30,396 --> 00:20:33,130
OF THE TROMMEL,
NOT ROLLING OVER TO GET CLEAN.
377
00:20:33,132 --> 00:20:35,333
IT'S OBVIOUS.
378
00:20:51,583 --> 00:20:52,717
THAT MAKES SENSE.
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00:20:52,719 --> 00:20:54,752
THE LOST GOLD ON THE TAILINGS
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00:20:54,754 --> 00:20:57,688
SHOULD HAVE BEEN
COLLECTED IN THE DREDGE.
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00:20:57,690 --> 00:21:02,226
TONY'S PLAN --
INSTALL A SPRAY BAR
382
00:21:02,228 --> 00:21:04,462
ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH
OF THE TROMMEL
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00:21:04,464 --> 00:21:08,966
AND GROUSER BARS TO FLIP ROCKS
AS THEY TRAVEL DOWN.
384
00:21:08,968 --> 00:21:13,437
THE COMBINATION SHOULD CLEAN
ALL THE GOLD OFF THE TAILINGS
385
00:21:13,439 --> 00:21:18,643
SO THAT IT CAN COLLECT
IN THE SLUICES.
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00:21:18,645 --> 00:21:22,313
MECHANIC MATT BEAUDRY
HAS TO BUILD A SPRAY BAR
387
00:21:22,315 --> 00:21:25,916
OUT OF THE MATERIALS
THEY HAVE ON SITE.
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00:21:25,918 --> 00:21:30,388
THESE ARE THE 2-INCH NOZZLES
THAT WE'RE GONNA USE HERE.
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00:21:30,390 --> 00:21:33,791
JUST GOT TO TRACE IT ALL OUT
ON THE PIPE,
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00:21:33,793 --> 00:21:35,826
CUT IT AND WELD 'EM IN.
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00:21:35,828 --> 00:21:38,596
Narrator:
MATT CUTS A 2-INCH HOLE
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EVERY 2 FEET DOWN THE LENGTH
OF THE PIPE.
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00:21:42,535 --> 00:21:46,637
THEN HE WELDS ON 12 NOZZLES.
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00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:51,776
MEANWHILE, GENE
MANUFACTURES THE GROUSER BARS.
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00:21:58,183 --> 00:22:00,818
NOT MANY EASY WAYS
TO GET IN THERE.
396
00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:01,619
PRETTY TIGHT.
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00:22:01,621 --> 00:22:02,820
YOU WANT TO TRY
AND COME IN THROUGH THERE?
398
00:22:02,822 --> 00:22:04,689
WELL, IT'S GONNA HAVE
TO GO ALL THE WAY UP IN THERE,
399
00:22:04,691 --> 00:22:07,758
AND IT'S GONNA BE A [BLEEP]
TO GET IT BACK THAT WAY.
400
00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,627
THE CREW HITS A ROADBLOCK.
401
00:22:09,629 --> 00:22:14,198
WITH ONLY A 10-FOOT GAP BETWEEN
THE STACKER AND THE TROMMEL,
402
00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:18,769
THERE'S NO WAY TO GET
THEIR NEW 24-FOOT SPRAY BAR
403
00:22:18,771 --> 00:22:20,738
INTO THE DREDGE.
404
00:22:20,740 --> 00:22:23,541
YEAH, IT'S KIND OF LONG,
AWKWARD,
405
00:22:23,543 --> 00:22:24,942
AND JUST TAKING
A COUPLE OF MINUTES
406
00:22:24,944 --> 00:22:28,612
AND LOOKING AT THINGS HERE,
SEEING IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.
407
00:22:28,614 --> 00:22:29,046
MIKE.
408
00:22:29,048 --> 00:22:32,450
IF WE USE THE 235 AND WALK RIGHT
UP TO THE EDGE HERE
409
00:22:32,452 --> 00:22:35,086
AND PUSH THE THING
THROUGH DOWN THE BELT.
410
00:22:35,088 --> 00:22:39,657
OH. YOU FIGURE I'D GET
A STRAIGHT ENOUGH SHOT AT IT?
411
00:22:39,659 --> 00:22:41,525
OH, I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.
412
00:22:41,527 --> 00:22:44,929
Narrator: GENE COMES UP
WITH A RADICAL PLAN --
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00:22:44,931 --> 00:22:46,831
USE THE 235 EXCAVATOR
414
00:22:46,833 --> 00:22:52,002
TO FEED THE SPRAY BAR DOWN
THROUGH THE END OF THE STACKER
415
00:22:52,004 --> 00:22:56,440
WHILE MIKE BEAUDRY
DIRECTS FROM THE LIFT.
416
00:22:56,442 --> 00:22:58,909
BUT THERE'S A WINDOW IN THE WAY.
417
00:22:58,911 --> 00:23:03,948
CAN YOU JUST TAKE THE PLEXIGLAS
OUT, OR IS IT GONNA BREAK?
418
00:23:03,950 --> 00:23:05,683
WELL,
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BREAK,
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00:23:05,685 --> 00:23:06,617
BUT WE CAN GET IT OUT.
420
00:23:06,619 --> 00:23:08,152
IT'S UP TO YOU.
JUST THROUGH THE WINDOW.
421
00:23:08,154 --> 00:23:09,153
YEAH, JUST PULL IT OFF THERE.
422
00:23:09,155 --> 00:23:12,390
IF WE CAN'T SALVAGE IT,
WE'LL GET ANOTHER PIECE.
423
00:23:22,501 --> 00:23:26,704
HEY, GOOD JOB ON SALVAGING THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
424
00:23:27,806 --> 00:23:32,543
OKAY, GIANT PIPE COMING THROUGH,
MONTANA, SO WATCH YOURSELF.
425
00:23:35,414 --> 00:23:37,915
OH [BLEEP]
426
00:23:37,917 --> 00:23:42,453
HEY, MIKE,
IS IT HALFWAY IN THERE YET?
427
00:23:42,455 --> 00:23:43,821
IF YOU JUST KEEP WALKING IT,
428
00:23:43,823 --> 00:23:46,257
YOU MIGHT, UH,
BE ABLE TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH.
429
00:23:46,259 --> 00:23:48,692
IT'S GONNA GET HARD
FOR ME TO GET LOOSE OF IT.
430
00:23:48,694 --> 00:23:50,161
I DON'T HAVE ANY CURL.
431
00:23:50,163 --> 00:23:52,096
THE ARM ON GENE'S EXCAVATOR
432
00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:56,267
ISN'T LONG ENOUGH TO PUSH
THE 350-POUND PIPE
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00:23:56,269 --> 00:23:58,102
ALL OF THE WAY INTO THE STACKER.
434
00:23:58,104 --> 00:24:00,171
AS SOON AS WE CAN GET
THE CHAIN LOOSE,
435
00:24:00,173 --> 00:24:02,873
WE NEED TO GET IT LOOSE.
436
00:24:02,875 --> 00:24:04,675
YOU GUYS
ARE OVER CENTER NOW.
437
00:24:04,677 --> 00:24:07,645
HEY, KEEP GOING DOWN, GENE.
438
00:24:07,647 --> 00:24:08,712
PERFECT.
439
00:24:08,714 --> 00:24:10,648
UNDO THE CHAIN, MIKE.
440
00:24:13,185 --> 00:24:15,619
OKAY.
RIGHT NOW IT'S ON MY KNEE.
441
00:24:15,621 --> 00:24:17,455
MONTANA, PULL.
442
00:24:17,457 --> 00:24:19,690
OH, THAT'S PRETTY NICE.
443
00:24:19,692 --> 00:24:21,158
Cheeseman: YEAH, EVERYTHING
WENT PRETTY GOOD.
444
00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,260
NOW WE JUST GOT TO GET THE THING
DOWN THE CONVEYOR
445
00:24:23,262 --> 00:24:24,628
AND INTO THE TROMMEL.
446
00:24:24,630 --> 00:24:25,830
LET'S GO.
447
00:24:29,367 --> 00:24:31,101
ONE, TWO, THREE...
448
00:24:31,103 --> 00:24:31,902
Narrator: IN THE TROMMEL,
449
00:24:31,904 --> 00:24:38,742
GENE WINCHES THE SPRAY BAR
INTO PLACE USING A COME-ALONG.
450
00:24:38,744 --> 00:24:39,677
ONE MORE, GENE?
451
00:24:39,679 --> 00:24:42,680
ONE MORE CLICK?
GOOD?
452
00:24:42,682 --> 00:24:43,848
YEP.
453
00:24:46,852 --> 00:24:50,087
-YEAH, THAT'S PERFECT.
-WATCH YOUR EYES.
454
00:24:50,089 --> 00:24:57,595
Narrator: THEN KEVIN BEETS WELDS
THE SIX GROUSER BARS INTO PLACE.
455
00:24:57,597 --> 00:25:00,664
TONY'S CHANCES
OF PAYING OFF THE DREDGE
456
00:25:00,666 --> 00:25:04,602
DEPEND ON GETTING
THIS FIX TO WORK.
457
00:25:04,604 --> 00:25:08,706
IT'LL HAVE TO [BLEEP] WORK.
IT'LL HAVE TO [BLEEP] DO.
458
00:25:14,513 --> 00:25:15,813
Narrator: FIVE MILES EAST,
459
00:25:15,815 --> 00:25:18,883
PARKER AND RICK
ARE OPENING UP THEIR BIGGEST CUT
460
00:25:18,885 --> 00:25:24,655
EVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO BEAT
TODD HOFFMAN THIS SEASON.
461
00:25:24,657 --> 00:25:27,291
Ness: WITH THE RESOURCES
AND MACHINES AND THE PEOPLE
462
00:25:27,293 --> 00:25:28,092
THAT TODD HAS, I MEAN,
463
00:25:28,094 --> 00:25:29,627
HE SHOULD BE BLOWING US
OUT OF THE WATER.
464
00:25:29,629 --> 00:25:32,796
SO I DO THINK IT WOULD BE FUNNY
IF WE DID BEAT HIM.
465
00:25:32,798 --> 00:25:35,599
I MEAN, HOW FRUSTRATING
WOULD THAT BE FOR HIM,
466
00:25:35,601 --> 00:25:36,734
YOU KNOW, LIKE, GOD.
467
00:25:36,736 --> 00:25:39,069
HE'D BE HAVING NIGHTMARES
ABOUT IT ALL WINTER.
468
00:25:39,071 --> 00:25:40,337
Narrator:
TO BEAT THE HOFFMANS,
469
00:25:40,339 --> 00:25:45,242
PARKER WILL HAVE
TO PUSH HIS CREW TO THE LIMIT.
470
00:25:45,244 --> 00:25:46,310
IS HE GOOD TO GO?
471
00:25:46,312 --> 00:25:48,913
-YEAH.
-GO AHEAD.
472
00:25:48,915 --> 00:25:51,582
Parker: OH, I'M JUST TRYING
TO KEEP THE TRUCKS MOVING.
473
00:25:51,584 --> 00:25:55,553
'CAUSE YOU GOT FIVE TRUCKS
MAKING 120 ROUNDS,
474
00:25:55,555 --> 00:25:56,820
THAT'S, UH, 100 MINUTES.
475
00:25:56,822 --> 00:25:59,056
SO IF WE FIND A WAY
TO SAVE 10 SECONDS A ROUND,
476
00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:01,992
THAT'S OVER AN HOUR
AND A HALF IN A DAY.
477
00:26:01,994 --> 00:26:07,598
SO THE KEY TO DEALING WITH MUD
IS JUST KEEP IT MOVING.
478
00:26:08,533 --> 00:26:10,801
Ness: WE'RE OPENING
A LOT OF NEW GROUND.
479
00:26:10,803 --> 00:26:12,603
EVERYBODY
KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
480
00:26:12,605 --> 00:26:14,738
IT'S LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE
RIGHT NOW.
481
00:26:14,740 --> 00:26:17,975
I'M PRETTY PROUD OF IT.
482
00:26:17,977 --> 00:26:21,845
YEP, THAT'S PAY DIRT.
YES!
483
00:26:21,847 --> 00:26:22,680
HEY, PARKER, UH,
484
00:26:22,682 --> 00:26:24,815
WE'RE DOWN TO PAY DIRT
IN THE BOUNDARY CUT, BUDDY.
485
00:26:24,817 --> 00:26:26,650
Parker: RIGHT ON!
486
00:26:27,118 --> 00:26:32,590
Narrator:
BUT BEFORE PARKER CAN MAKE IT
OVER TO HIS MASSIVE NEW CUT...
487
00:26:32,592 --> 00:26:34,525
THE RAIN'S COMING DOWN
REALLY HARD.
488
00:26:34,527 --> 00:26:35,693
AND I'M LOOKING
AT THE MOUNTAINS.
489
00:26:35,695 --> 00:26:36,694
THERE AIN'T NO END
IN SIGHT YET.
490
00:26:36,696 --> 00:26:39,396
THE WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN WAY
DOWN IN THE CREEKS AND STUFF,
491
00:26:39,398 --> 00:26:43,000
BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS
COULD BRING IT UP IN A HURRY.
492
00:26:50,508 --> 00:26:52,543
OH, MY GOODNESS.
493
00:26:52,545 --> 00:26:57,481
OUR WHOLE CUT'S FLOODED,
THE WHOLE THING.
494
00:26:58,350 --> 00:26:59,583
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,
495
00:26:59,585 --> 00:27:06,023
THE BOUNDARY CUT
IS UNDER 6 FEET OF WATER.
496
00:27:06,025 --> 00:27:08,459
HOW THE [BLEEP] IS THERE A LAKE
IN OUR CUT?
497
00:27:08,461 --> 00:27:09,460
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, BUDDY.
498
00:27:09,462 --> 00:27:13,397
SOMETHING, UH --
SOMETHING WENT AWRY LAST NIGHT.
499
00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,202
THAT RAIN CAME UP
THAT MUCH?
500
00:27:18,204 --> 00:27:20,437
-WAIT, IS THAT -- THAT'S --
-SEE THAT?
501
00:27:20,439 --> 00:27:22,072
THAT'S WHERE
IT CAME THROUGH, HUH?
502
00:27:22,074 --> 00:27:22,573
YOU BET.
503
00:27:22,575 --> 00:27:24,541
HOW THE [BLEEP]
DID IT COME THROUGH THERE?
504
00:27:24,543 --> 00:27:25,509
IT JUST BLEW THROUGH.
505
00:27:25,511 --> 00:27:28,245
I BET I KNOW WHAT IT WAS, TOO,
'CAUSE WE HAD A [BLEEP]
506
00:27:28,247 --> 00:27:29,647
THERE WAS A BUNCH
OF ICE THERE,
507
00:27:29,649 --> 00:27:31,281
AND WE PILED DIRT
ON TOP OF ICE.
508
00:27:31,283 --> 00:27:34,051
-AND IT MELTED.
-THAT WATER ATE THE ICE AWAY.
509
00:27:34,053 --> 00:27:36,353
THERE'S OUR CULPRIT,
I'M THINKING.
510
00:27:36,355 --> 00:27:39,456
Narrator: HEAVY RAINS THAWED OUT
THE PERMAFROST DAM
511
00:27:39,458 --> 00:27:42,226
THAT WAS HOLDING BACK
A SMALL CREEK.
512
00:27:42,228 --> 00:27:45,562
MILLIONS OF GALLONS
POURED INTO THEIR NEW CUT
513
00:27:45,564 --> 00:27:48,432
AND COULD WASH AWAY GOLD
IN THE PAY DIRT.
514
00:27:48,434 --> 00:27:49,700
YEAH, NO.
I MEAN, THIS IS [BLEEP]
515
00:27:49,702 --> 00:27:52,336
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA
HAVE THE CREW DO TODAY.
516
00:27:52,338 --> 00:27:54,638
NOTHING WE CAN DO
IN A [BLEEP] LAKE.
517
00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,306
I MEAN, UNLESS THEY WANT
TO PUT FLOATIES ON
518
00:27:56,308 --> 00:27:59,309
AND GO [BLEEP] SWIMMING.
519
00:27:59,311 --> 00:28:01,812
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
520
00:28:16,928 --> 00:28:19,697
AH, WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP
THIS SPRAY BAR HERE.
521
00:28:19,699 --> 00:28:22,299
BAFFLES ARE DONE.
522
00:28:24,636 --> 00:28:29,840
Narrator: TONY'S DREDGE HAS BEEN
SHUT DOWN FOR ONE FULL DAY
523
00:28:29,842 --> 00:28:34,945
WHILE THE CREW MADE CRITICAL
MODIFICATIONS TO THE TROMMEL.
524
00:28:34,947 --> 00:28:38,182
WE'LL SEE HOW SHE WORKS
WHEN WE FIRE UP.
525
00:28:39,818 --> 00:28:42,019
FIRE IT UP.
526
00:28:42,754 --> 00:28:48,859
FIRST, THEY RUN THE WATER TO SEE
IF THEIR NEW SPRAY BAR WORKS.
527
00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:56,500
YEAH, IT DOES.
528
00:28:56,502 --> 00:28:59,503
AS LONG AS WE'RE GETTING
THE ROCKS CLEAN, YOU KNOW?
529
00:29:02,507 --> 00:29:09,980
NEXT, GENE RUNS PAY DIRT TO SEE
IF THE GROUSERS FLIP ROCKS.
530
00:29:23,995 --> 00:29:27,397
YEAH, IT'S KNOCKED
ALL THE SHARP EDGES OFF.
531
00:29:32,937 --> 00:29:36,740
YEAH, THIS LOOKS
PRETTY GOOD TO ME.
532
00:29:36,742 --> 00:29:38,142
THE COMBINATION OF SPRAY BAR
533
00:29:38,144 --> 00:29:44,381
AND GROUSERS SHOULD PREVENT GOLD
FROM ENDING UP IN THE TAILINGS.
534
00:29:44,383 --> 00:29:46,550
TONY NOW HAS A FIGHTING CHANCE
535
00:29:46,552 --> 00:29:50,187
TO RECOUP
HIS $1 MILLION INVESTMENT.
536
00:29:59,631 --> 00:30:00,764
YEP.
537
00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:10,941
WE ARE SCREWED.
538
00:30:10,943 --> 00:30:14,912
PARKER SCHNABEL HAS OPENED UP
THE BOUNDARY CUT,
539
00:30:14,914 --> 00:30:17,781
THE BIGGEST CUT OF HIS CAREER.
540
00:30:17,783 --> 00:30:19,883
AND NOW IT'S FLOODED.
541
00:30:19,885 --> 00:30:24,288
BOUNDARY CUT IS A GIANT LAKE.
YOU KNOW, BREACHED BY WATER.
542
00:30:24,290 --> 00:30:25,055
IT'S JUST A MESS.
543
00:30:25,057 --> 00:30:26,290
WE NEED TO BE RUNNING
THIS RIGHT NOW.
544
00:30:26,292 --> 00:30:27,791
I MEAN, THIS IS THE GROUND
WE HAVE TO WORK WITH,
545
00:30:27,793 --> 00:30:31,195
SO IF WE CAN'T GET THIS UNDER
CONTROL, I DON'T KNOW.
546
00:30:31,197 --> 00:30:32,129
WE'RE SCREWED.
547
00:30:32,131 --> 00:30:38,368
Narrator: PARKER'S CHANCES OF
BEATING TODD ARE SINKING FAST.
548
00:30:38,370 --> 00:30:40,804
WHAT A [BLEEP] MESS.
549
00:30:51,449 --> 00:30:53,851
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT HAULING
ANY PAY OF HERE TODAY.
550
00:30:53,853 --> 00:30:55,252
WE GOT TO GET
THIS LICKED HERE
551
00:30:55,254 --> 00:30:57,387
IN THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO OR ELSE, UH...
552
00:30:57,389 --> 00:30:59,423
OR, YEAH,
WE'RE AT A STANDSTILL, SO...
553
00:30:59,425 --> 00:31:00,557
WE'RE AT A STANDSTILL.
554
00:31:00,559 --> 00:31:02,693
THERE'S NO WAY
WE'RE SETTING A PUMP IN HERE
555
00:31:02,695 --> 00:31:03,527
TO PUMP THIS OUT.
556
00:31:03,529 --> 00:31:04,528
THE PUMP
WOULD TAKE TOO LONG.
557
00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:06,029
WE'VE GOT TO FIND
A DIFFERENT WAY TO DRAIN IT.
558
00:31:06,031 --> 00:31:09,166
YOU BET.
I'LL JUST CUT A BIG DITCH,
559
00:31:09,168 --> 00:31:12,603
A GOOD-SIZED DITCH,
AND SHE'LL --
560
00:31:12,605 --> 00:31:16,607
SHE'LL DROP FAST
ONCE I GET THAT WATER FLOWING.
561
00:31:16,609 --> 00:31:18,976
Narrator:
RICK AND WILLIE DUCHESNE
562
00:31:18,978 --> 00:31:21,311
DIG A 400-FOOT-LONG
DRAINAGE DITCH
563
00:31:21,313 --> 00:31:24,882
TO REMOVE THE WATER
FROM THE FLOODED CUT.
564
00:31:24,884 --> 00:31:28,385
Duchesne: OUR SEASON'S DEPENDING
ON THIS RIGHT NOW.
565
00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:30,187
WE CAN'T LET THIS WATER BEAT US.
566
00:31:30,189 --> 00:31:33,557
IF WE DON'T HAVE OUR DIRT
OUT OF THIS BOUNDARY CUT,
567
00:31:33,559 --> 00:31:38,262
WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST GO HOME,
'CAUSE IT'S...
568
00:31:38,264 --> 00:31:41,198
SEASON WILL BE OVER.
569
00:31:46,437 --> 00:31:47,704
Ness:
ONE FLOOD IN THE BOUNDARY CUT
570
00:31:47,706 --> 00:31:48,939
IS TOO MANY,
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
571
00:31:48,941 --> 00:31:52,509
SO ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO
TO DIG THIS DRAIN DOWN TODAY,
572
00:31:52,511 --> 00:31:55,312
JUST TO GET THE WATER
EVEN LOWER, I'M GONNA DO IT,
573
00:31:55,314 --> 00:31:57,414
BECAUSE NOW THAT WE'VE
GOT IT DOWN TO PAY DIRT,
574
00:31:57,416 --> 00:32:00,884
I DON'T WANT TO BE LOSING GOLD
JUST BECAUSE OF WATER.
575
00:32:11,296 --> 00:32:14,498
THAT'S IT.
GOLD, BABY.
576
00:32:14,500 --> 00:32:18,035
Narrator:
AFTER 3 HOURS OF DIGGING...
577
00:32:18,037 --> 00:32:20,337
RIGHT ON.
SHE'S COMING.
578
00:32:20,339 --> 00:32:22,839
SHE'S COMING.
THE WATER'S FLOWING.
579
00:32:22,841 --> 00:32:27,110
WE CAN GET BACK
IN THERE AND START MINING.
580
00:32:27,112 --> 00:32:30,314
...RICK AND WILLIE
SAVE THE BOUNDARY CUT.
581
00:32:30,316 --> 00:32:32,816
LOOK AT THAT.
RIGHT ON.
582
00:32:32,818 --> 00:32:36,954
THIS IS AWESOME.
I LOVE SEEING THIS.
583
00:32:47,165 --> 00:32:47,698
UH, YEP.
584
00:32:47,700 --> 00:32:51,368
AT THE DREDGE,
KEVIN BEETS AND JASON FOLSTER
585
00:32:51,370 --> 00:32:55,105
ARRIVE FOR THEIR LAST SHIFT
OF THE WEEK.
586
00:32:55,107 --> 00:32:59,543
UNEXPECTED NIGHT SHIFT.
NOT OVERLY HAPPY ABOUT IT.
587
00:32:59,545 --> 00:33:02,679
HIT THE, UH,
20 AND THE 60.
588
00:33:02,681 --> 00:33:05,782
OKAY, EVERYTHING'S ON.
589
00:33:05,784 --> 00:33:07,184
Narrator:
LOSING MIKE AND JERRY
590
00:33:07,186 --> 00:33:10,887
HAS PILED THE PRESSURE
ON THE REMAINING CREW.
591
00:33:10,889 --> 00:33:13,123
CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS ONE
TO BE OVER.
592
00:33:13,125 --> 00:33:14,257
AH [BLEEP]
593
00:33:14,259 --> 00:33:18,996
AND FOR ONCE,
EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTHLY.
594
00:33:23,501 --> 00:33:26,737
IT'S TIME
FOR THE WEEKLY CLEANUP.
595
00:33:30,341 --> 00:33:31,441
WOW.
596
00:33:32,844 --> 00:33:35,512
HONESTLY, DIDN'T LOOK.
597
00:33:38,249 --> 00:33:42,285
-OH, I KNOW THAT'S THERE.
-SHAKE IT OUT AND PUT IT BACK.
598
00:33:49,660 --> 00:33:51,294
Narrator: BY 6:00 P.M...
599
00:33:51,296 --> 00:33:52,129
OH, THAT LOOKS PROMISING.
600
00:33:52,131 --> 00:33:56,600
...TONY HAS SEPARATED THE GOLD
FROM THE CONCENTRATE.
601
00:33:58,069 --> 00:33:59,669
AH, SHE GOES,
SHE GOES.
602
00:33:59,904 --> 00:34:03,974
THEIR LAST CLEANUP
PRODUCED JUST 11 OUNCES,
603
00:34:03,976 --> 00:34:06,810
WORTH ABOUT $12,000.
604
00:34:07,678 --> 00:34:11,448
IF THE DREDGE IS GOING TO PAY
FOR ITSELF THIS SEASON...
605
00:34:11,450 --> 00:34:12,649
20, 30...
606
00:34:12,651 --> 00:34:16,887
...TONY NEEDS
AT LEAST 50 OUNCES A WEEK.
607
00:34:16,889 --> 00:34:18,655
40, 50...
608
00:34:18,657 --> 00:34:25,128
80, 90, 100...
609
00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:29,366
110, 120...
610
00:34:29,368 --> 00:34:33,870
130...
611
00:34:33,872 --> 00:34:36,606
132.85.
612
00:34:41,646 --> 00:34:44,781
HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN
WHAT WE DID LAST TIME.
613
00:34:45,550 --> 00:34:46,883
IT'S AWESOME.
614
00:34:47,585 --> 00:34:53,757
Narrator: 132 OUNCES
IS WORTH OVER $140,000,
615
00:34:53,759 --> 00:34:57,194
TONY'S BIGGEST GOLD HAUL
YET ON THE DREDGE.
616
00:34:57,196 --> 00:34:58,495
Cheeseman:
I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED WITH THIS.
617
00:34:58,497 --> 00:34:59,896
PRETTY DAMN GOOD, I THINK.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S --
618
00:34:59,898 --> 00:35:01,364
THERE'S ALWAYS PLENTY OF ROOM
FOR IMPROVEMENT,
619
00:35:01,366 --> 00:35:03,233
BUT WE'RE LEARNING
HOW TO RUN THE DAMN THING.
620
00:35:03,235 --> 00:35:06,002
WE'LL GET IT FIGURED OUT
AND MAKE IT AS EFFICIENT
621
00:35:06,004 --> 00:35:07,370
AS WE CAN MAKE IT.
622
00:35:16,848 --> 00:35:23,753
TONY'S SEASON TOTAL
SITS AT 230 OUNCES, OR $250,000.
623
00:35:23,755 --> 00:35:27,491
HE'S ONLY A QUARTER OF THE WAY
TO $1 MILLION,
624
00:35:27,493 --> 00:35:31,128
BUT THE DREDGE
IS FINALLY DIALED IN.
625
00:36:07,999 --> 00:36:12,002
Narrator:
DAWN AT SCRIBNER CREEK.
626
00:36:12,004 --> 00:36:14,604
BEFORE HE GETS TO WORK
IN THE BOUNDARY CUT,
627
00:36:14,606 --> 00:36:20,177
AN EXHAUSTED RICK NESS
OBSERVES HIS DAILY RITUAL.
628
00:36:20,179 --> 00:36:23,180
YEAH, STARTING THE DAY OFF
WITH ONE CUP OF COFFEE.
629
00:36:23,182 --> 00:36:27,017
I DON'T REQUIRE MUCH,
JUST ONE CUP.
630
00:36:28,586 --> 00:36:31,254
ONE MODERATE CUP.
631
00:36:45,970 --> 00:36:46,803
Parker: YEAH, I MEAN,
632
00:36:46,805 --> 00:36:48,872
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN BEAT TODD
AND HAVE A BIGGER SEASON
633
00:36:48,874 --> 00:36:52,175
THAN WE DID LAST YEAR
IS TO SPEND MORE MONEY AND --
634
00:36:52,177 --> 00:36:53,343
AND SCALE UP OUR OPERATION.
635
00:36:53,345 --> 00:36:56,246
SO, RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST GOING
TO SELL SOME GOLD.
636
00:36:56,248 --> 00:37:01,651
WE'RE GEARING UP BIG-TIME, AND,
UM, AND THE FIGHT'S ON.
637
00:37:01,653 --> 00:37:05,889
Narrator:
TO HAVE ANY HOPE OF BEATING
TODD HOFFMAN THIS SEASON,
638
00:37:05,891 --> 00:37:12,662
PARKER NEEDS CASH TO DOUBLE DOWN
ON FUEL AND MAN-HOURS.
639
00:37:12,664 --> 00:37:14,631
HE TAKES A DRASTIC STEP,
640
00:37:14,633 --> 00:37:17,367
CASHING IN
HALF THIS YEAR'S GOLD TAKE.
641
00:37:17,369 --> 00:37:20,437
WE GOT SOME GOLD TO SELL.
300 OUNCES.
642
00:37:20,439 --> 00:37:21,471
300 OUNCES?
OKAY.
643
00:37:21,473 --> 00:37:23,540
WE'LL GET THAT GOING THEN.
644
00:37:25,109 --> 00:37:30,480
FIRST, THE GOLD IS HEATED
TO AROUND 2,000 DEGREES.
645
00:37:30,482 --> 00:37:31,815
LOOKS PRETTY HOT.
646
00:37:31,817 --> 00:37:32,315
YEAH.
647
00:37:32,317 --> 00:37:35,685
HATE TO SCREW UP
AND GRAB THAT.
648
00:37:40,825 --> 00:37:41,958
WHEN THE GOLD HAS COOLED,
649
00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:46,529
THE BLACK IMPURITIES,
KNOWN AS SLAG, ARE BEATEN OFF.
650
00:37:46,531 --> 00:37:49,799
IT'S A LITTLE BARBARIC.
[ CHUCKLES ]
651
00:37:49,801 --> 00:37:51,935
IT'S LIKE WATCHING
SOMEBODY SHOOT AT YOUR HOUSE
652
00:37:51,937 --> 00:37:53,370
WITH A SHOTGUN.
653
00:37:53,372 --> 00:37:54,170
HERE YOU GO, PARKER.
654
00:37:54,172 --> 00:37:57,207
ALL RIGHT, WOW.
LOOK AT THOSE THINGS.
655
00:37:57,209 --> 00:37:58,541
PRETTY COOL BARS.
656
00:37:58,543 --> 00:37:59,676
THEY LOOK NICE.
657
00:37:59,678 --> 00:38:02,779
TWO 150-OUNCE BARS.
658
00:38:02,781 --> 00:38:03,747
LET'S SELL 'EM.
659
00:38:03,749 --> 00:38:04,648
YEAH, SURE.
660
00:38:04,650 --> 00:38:06,416
PERFECT.
661
00:38:06,418 --> 00:38:10,720
SO IT COMES OUT TO 300 OUNCES,
WHICH IS ABOUT 345 GRAND.
662
00:38:10,722 --> 00:38:12,656
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
SPEND IT ON?
663
00:38:12,658 --> 00:38:13,290
-FUEL.
-FUEL?
664
00:38:13,292 --> 00:38:20,063
Narrator: SELLING HIS GOLD GIVES
PARKER A WAR CHEST OF $345,000
665
00:38:20,065 --> 00:38:23,099
TO FORGE AHEAD
IN THE BOUNDARY CUT...
666
00:38:23,101 --> 00:38:24,968
-THANKS FOR KEEPING US GOING.
-YEP.
667
00:38:24,970 --> 00:38:26,202
-APPRECIATE IT.
-YEP, NO PROBLEM.
668
00:38:26,204 --> 00:38:29,339
Narrator: ...AND, HE HOPES,
TAKE ON THE HOFFMANS.
669
00:38:29,341 --> 00:38:31,107
I'M NOT ABOUT
TO GET BEAT BY TODD,
670
00:38:31,109 --> 00:38:32,208
SO DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO,
I GUESS.
671
00:38:32,210 --> 00:38:37,180
PUT MONEY IN THE BANK
AND KEEP THE OPERATION GOING.
672
00:38:37,182 --> 00:38:44,087
SO GO WRITE A FEW CHECKS
AND GET BACK TO WORK.
673
00:38:51,228 --> 00:38:52,962
Narrator:
SUNDAY MORNING.
674
00:38:52,964 --> 00:38:53,563
THE HOFFMAN CREW
675
00:38:53,565 --> 00:38:56,900
HAS RUN ALL OF THEIR MAMMOTH
CHANNEL PAY DIRT.
676
00:38:56,902 --> 00:39:00,136
AND THEY'RE FINALLY READY
FOR A CLEANUP.
677
00:39:00,138 --> 00:39:01,137
LET'S GO.
678
00:39:01,139 --> 00:39:05,075
TO HIT
THEIR 2,700-OUNCE SEASON GOAL,
679
00:39:05,077 --> 00:39:08,878
THEY HAVE TO GET 200 OUNCES
A WEEK.
680
00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:10,313
IT LOOKS GOOD.
681
00:39:10,315 --> 00:39:13,783
BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH.
682
00:39:13,785 --> 00:39:15,418
I DON'T THINK
CLEANUP WILL BE 200.
683
00:39:15,420 --> 00:39:16,920
AND THEN I GOT TO FACE TODD.
684
00:39:16,922 --> 00:39:18,988
DAVE'S NECK IS ON THE LINE.
685
00:39:18,990 --> 00:39:22,592
DESPITE MAJOR PROBLEMS
WITH THE THICK BLACK MUD,
686
00:39:22,594 --> 00:39:26,730
HE INSISTED THEY RUN ALL
OF THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL PAY DIRT
687
00:39:26,732 --> 00:39:30,700
ON THE HUNCH THAT
WHERE YOU FIND A MAMMOTH,
688
00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:33,069
YOU'LL FIND BIG GOLD.
689
00:39:33,071 --> 00:39:36,306
YOU KNOW,
IT'S A PRETTY GUTSY MOVE,
690
00:39:36,308 --> 00:39:38,475
'CAUSE IT'S NOT JUST DAVE,
691
00:39:38,477 --> 00:39:40,710
IT'S EVERYONE'S EFFORT.
692
00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:41,077
YEAH.
693
00:39:41,079 --> 00:39:45,281
ALL OF US PAY
WHEN YOU MAKE A MISTAKE.
694
00:39:46,817 --> 00:39:48,718
DO I THINK
HE MADE A MISTAKE?
695
00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:52,622
EH, YOU KNOW, NEVER KNOW.
696
00:39:53,324 --> 00:39:55,592
I GOT A HUNCH
HE'S RIGHT.
697
00:39:55,594 --> 00:39:58,361
AND IF, UH,
IF THAT HUNCH PROVES OUT,
698
00:39:58,363 --> 00:40:00,196
EVERYBODY
WILL PAT HIM ON THE BACK,
699
00:40:00,198 --> 00:40:01,698
AND, YOU KNOW,
THEY'LL GO AWAY HAPPY.
700
00:40:01,700 --> 00:40:04,033
IF NOT,
THEY'LL KICK HIM IN THE NUTS.
701
00:40:04,035 --> 00:40:04,601
[ LAUGHS ]
702
00:40:04,603 --> 00:40:08,104
THE MINERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
WAIT IN THE COOK SHACK
703
00:40:08,106 --> 00:40:10,974
TO FIND OUT IF DAVE WAS RIGHT
704
00:40:10,976 --> 00:40:15,445
OR IF THEY WASTED
THE ENTIRE WEEK.
705
00:40:18,883 --> 00:40:21,017
HEY, GUYS.
706
00:40:21,019 --> 00:40:24,921
LISTEN UP, I KNOW --
I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A CRAPPY WEEK
707
00:40:24,923 --> 00:40:25,955
AND EVERYTHING.
708
00:40:25,957 --> 00:40:30,593
AND EVERYTHING'S
REALLY BEEN TOUGH, BUT, WELL...
709
00:40:30,595 --> 00:40:31,728
WHAT IS IT?
710
00:40:31,730 --> 00:40:32,796
IT'S GOOD.
711
00:40:32,798 --> 00:40:34,130
HOW GOOD?
712
00:40:34,132 --> 00:40:35,298
LISTEN.
713
00:40:35,300 --> 00:40:36,533
-WHOA!
-OH, MY GOD.
714
00:40:36,535 --> 00:40:39,169
-FREAKING KIDDING ME.
-LOOK AT THAT.
715
00:40:39,171 --> 00:40:41,271
OH, MY GOODNESS!
WHOA!
716
00:40:41,273 --> 00:40:43,473
HOW MUCH IS IT, JACK?
717
00:40:43,475 --> 00:40:46,543
236 OUNCES.
718
00:40:46,545 --> 00:40:49,112
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
719
00:40:49,114 --> 00:40:51,815
[ LAUGHS ] GOD.
720
00:40:51,817 --> 00:40:54,017
NICE.
721
00:40:54,019 --> 00:40:56,753
GUYS, YOU KNOW WHAT?
722
00:40:56,755 --> 00:40:58,388
THIS IS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST CLEANUP
723
00:40:58,390 --> 00:41:01,524
WE'VE EVER DONE AS A TEAM,
EVER.
724
00:41:01,526 --> 00:41:03,026
236.
725
00:41:03,028 --> 00:41:04,828
OVER A QUARTER
OF A MILLION BUCKS
726
00:41:04,830 --> 00:41:06,830
CAME OUT
OF THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL,
727
00:41:06,832 --> 00:41:08,665
AND GUESS WHAT?
728
00:41:08,667 --> 00:41:12,168
2,700 OUNCES,
GUYS, HERE WE COME.
729
00:41:12,170 --> 00:41:14,804
I FEEL SOMEWHAT VINDICATED,
YOU KNOW?
730
00:41:14,806 --> 00:41:17,040
-YOU WERE RIGHT, DAVE.
-LOOK AT THAT.
731
00:41:17,042 --> 00:41:19,576
IT'S AMAZING.
732
00:41:19,578 --> 00:41:20,043
NICE.
733
00:41:20,045 --> 00:41:22,312
Jack: WELL, IF IT'S A MOUNTAIN
THAT'S IN FRONT OF US,
734
00:41:22,314 --> 00:41:23,746
LET'S JUST GO TEAR IT DOWN.
735
00:41:23,748 --> 00:41:25,415
Narrator:
HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON,
736
00:41:25,417 --> 00:41:30,753
THE HOFFMAN CREW HAS PRODUCED
ALMOST 1,000 OUNCES OF GOLD...
737
00:41:30,755 --> 00:41:32,021
I'D LIKE TO PRAY FOR US.
738
00:41:32,023 --> 00:41:33,089
LET'S PRAY, GUYS.
739
00:41:33,091 --> 00:41:35,525
...WORTH OVER $1 MILLION.
740
00:41:35,527 --> 00:41:37,160
LORD,
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GOLD.
741
00:41:37,162 --> 00:41:42,298
AND WE THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT
IN THE GROUND JUST FOR US. AMEN.
742
00:41:42,300 --> 00:41:42,966
-AMEN.
-AMEN.
743
00:41:42,968 --> 00:41:46,236
Narrator: THE HOFFMANS
ARE ALREADY CLOSING IN
744
00:41:46,238 --> 00:41:48,771
ON THEIR GOLD TOTAL
FROM LAST YEAR,
745
00:41:48,773 --> 00:41:52,942
WELL ON THEIR WAY
TO A 2,700-OUNCE SEASON.
746
00:41:52,944 --> 00:41:55,478
I THINK THE SKY'S THE LIMIT,
I REALLY DO.
747
00:41:55,480 --> 00:42:00,950
YOU KNOW, THE OLD-TIMERS SAID
WHERE YOU FIND MAMMOTH TUSKS,
748
00:42:00,952 --> 00:42:02,185
YOU FIND BIG GOLD.
749
00:42:02,187 --> 00:42:05,054
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY WERE RIGHT.
750
00:42:05,956 --> 00:42:06,823
Turin: YEAH!
751
00:42:06,825 --> 00:42:07,991
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...
752
00:42:07,993 --> 00:42:10,960
YEAH! WE'RE AT THE END
OF THE SUPER CUT, BOYS.
753
00:42:10,962 --> 00:42:12,929
WAY BELOW
WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.
754
00:42:12,931 --> 00:42:16,165
IF YOU DON'T EXTEND IT,
YOU DON'T MAKE YOUR GOAL.
755
00:42:16,867 --> 00:42:19,836
Man: MAN, I THINK YOU'RE
TAKING A HECK OF A RISK.
756
00:42:19,838 --> 00:42:20,770
I'M NERVOUS
ABOUT THIS, TOO.
757
00:42:20,772 --> 00:42:23,106
Man: GOT TO ADMIT --
WHEN THE KID TAKES A CHANCE,
758
00:42:23,108 --> 00:42:24,707
HE DOESN'T GO SMALL.
759
00:42:25,242 --> 00:42:28,244
HEY, WE GOT NO WATER!
760
00:42:28,246 --> 00:42:29,112
HOLY [BLEEP]
761
00:42:29,114 --> 00:42:31,281
HEY, THAT'S PRETTY [BLEEP]
762
00:42:31,283 --> 00:42:33,516
NOW WHAT THE [BLEEP]
WE GONNA DO?