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1 00:00:13,046 00:00:15,114 Todd: LAST YEAR, I BROUGHT MY GUYS BACK Todd: LAST YEAR, I BROUGHT MY GUYS BACK
2 00:00:15,116 00:00:17,850 FROM THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY. FROM THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY.
3 00:00:17,852 00:00:23,689 WE MINED MORE GOLD THAN ALL OF OUR PREVIOUS SEASONS COMBINED. WE MINED MORE GOLD THAN ALL OF OUR PREVIOUS SEASONS COMBINED.
4 00:00:23,691 00:00:29,762 THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE FINALLY GOT HERE EARLY. THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE FINALLY GOT HERE EARLY.
5 00:00:29,764 00:00:33,499 I'VE GOT MY DAD AND MY SON HUNTER WITH ME. I'VE GOT MY DAD AND MY SON HUNTER WITH ME.
6 00:00:33,501 00:00:36,402 AND MY CREW, MY BROTHERS. AND MY CREW, MY BROTHERS.
7 00:00:36,404 00:00:39,538 THIS IS GONNA BE OUR YEAR. THIS IS GONNA BE OUR YEAR.
8 00:00:43,043 00:00:45,844 Parker: LAST SEASON, WE DUG OVER $3 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD Parker: LAST SEASON, WE DUG OVER $3 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD
9 00:00:45,846 00:00:50,649 OUT OF THE GROUND, BUT IT CAME AT A PRICE. OUT OF THE GROUND, BUT IT CAME AT A PRICE.
10 00:00:50,651 00:00:51,984 I GOT SO FOCUSED ON THE GOLD I GOT SO FOCUSED ON THE GOLD
11 00:00:51,986 00:00:54,620 THAT I DROVE MY GUYS INTO THE GROUND. THAT I DROVE MY GUYS INTO THE GROUND.
12 00:00:54,622 00:00:56,622 SOME OF MY BEST MEN QUIT. SOME OF MY BEST MEN QUIT.
13 00:00:56,624 00:00:59,158 AND, HONESTLY, THAT WAS MY FAULT. AND, HONESTLY, THAT WAS MY FAULT.
14 00:00:59,160 00:01:03,328 SO THIS SEASON, I HAVE TO DO MORE THAN JUST GET THE GOLD. SO THIS SEASON, I HAVE TO DO MORE THAN JUST GET THE GOLD.
15 00:01:03,330 00:01:07,666 I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TRULY LEAD A TEAM. I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TRULY LEAD A TEAM.
16 00:01:49,109 00:01:52,211 [ WIND WHISTLING ] [ WIND WHISTLING ]
17 00:01:53,179 00:01:56,615 Narrator: AS THE KLONDIKE WINTER COMES TO AN END, Narrator: AS THE KLONDIKE WINTER COMES TO AN END,
18 00:01:56,617 00:01:59,318 A NEW GOLD MINING SEASON BEGINS. A NEW GOLD MINING SEASON BEGINS.
19 00:01:59,320 00:02:01,186 THIS IS GONNA BE THE BEST YEAR EVER. THIS IS GONNA BE THE BEST YEAR EVER.
20 00:02:01,188 00:02:03,222 Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW IS SET Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW IS SET
21 00:02:03,224 00:02:05,157 TO HAVE THEIR BEST SEASON YET. TO HAVE THEIR BEST SEASON YET.
22 00:02:05,159 00:02:06,391 -YEAH! -WOO! -YEAH! -WOO!
23 00:02:06,393 00:02:09,561 THEY BREAK GROUND BEFORE ANYONE ELSE... THEY BREAK GROUND BEFORE ANYONE ELSE...
24 00:02:09,563 00:02:11,163 FIRST CUT OF THE SEASON, ANDY. FIRST CUT OF THE SEASON, ANDY.
25 00:02:11,165 00:02:14,566 AND OPEN UP THE BIGGEST CUT OF THEIR CAREERS... AND OPEN UP THE BIGGEST CUT OF THEIR CAREERS...
26 00:02:14,568 00:02:15,334 LET'S MAKE A SUPER CUT. LET'S MAKE A SUPER CUT.
27 00:02:15,336 00:02:19,771 ON A MISSION TO MINE TWICE AS MUCH GOLD AS EVER BEFORE. ON A MISSION TO MINE TWICE AS MUCH GOLD AS EVER BEFORE.
28 00:02:19,773 00:02:23,542 WE'RE GONNA CONQUER THIS THING, 2,700 OUNCES. WE'RE GONNA CONQUER THIS THING, 2,700 OUNCES.
29 00:02:23,544 00:02:25,110 YEAH! YEAH!
30 00:02:25,612 00:02:30,749 TONY BEETS KICKS OFF HIS SEASON WITH A A FISTFUL OF GOLD. TONY BEETS KICKS OFF HIS SEASON WITH A A FISTFUL OF GOLD.
31 00:02:31,284 00:02:36,555 A 75-YEAR-OLD GOLD-MINING DREDGE READY FOR ACTION... A 75-YEAR-OLD GOLD-MINING DREDGE READY FOR ACTION...
32 00:02:38,057 00:02:41,660 AND A FAMILY DEAD-SET ON BRINGING HISTORY AND A FAMILY DEAD-SET ON BRINGING HISTORY
33 00:02:41,662 00:02:44,096 BACK TO LIFE. BACK TO LIFE.
34 00:02:48,468 00:02:51,770 DESPITE HIS MONSTER GOLD TAKE LAST SEASON, DESPITE HIS MONSTER GOLD TAKE LAST SEASON,
35 00:02:51,772 00:02:52,371 PARKER SCHNABEL PARKER SCHNABEL
36 00:02:52,373 00:02:55,641 IS STARING FAILURE IN THE FACE. -I'M SCARED. IS STARING FAILURE IN THE FACE. -I'M SCARED.
37 00:02:55,643 00:02:59,411 HE LOSES THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS SUCCESS... HE LOSES THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS SUCCESS...
38 00:02:59,413 00:03:01,213 I'M NOT COMING BACK. I'M NOT COMING BACK.
39 00:03:01,215 00:03:02,514 Parker: WE'RE IN TROUBLE NOW. Parker: WE'RE IN TROUBLE NOW.
40 00:03:02,516 00:03:05,551 Narrator: AND IS FORCED TO HIRE A BUNCH OF ROOKIES. Narrator: AND IS FORCED TO HIRE A BUNCH OF ROOKIES.
41 00:03:05,553 00:03:07,753 NOT MUCH MINING EXPERIENCE STANDING HERE. NOT MUCH MINING EXPERIENCE STANDING HERE.
42 00:03:07,755 00:03:09,087 THEN, THE BATTLE WITH HIS LANDLORD... THEN, THE BATTLE WITH HIS LANDLORD...
43 00:03:09,089 00:03:10,088 YOU CAN'T TELL ME TO TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, YOU CAN'T TELL ME TO TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT,
44 00:03:10,090 00:03:13,192 THEN TELL ME TO TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT AGAIN. THEN TELL ME TO TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT AGAIN.
45 00:03:13,194 00:03:17,829 ...ESCALATES INTO A FULL-SCALE WAR. ...ESCALATES INTO A FULL-SCALE WAR.
46 00:03:25,538 00:03:28,440 ♪ ♪
47 00:03:37,150 00:03:39,785 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
48 00:03:39,787 00:03:43,555 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
49 00:03:49,862 00:03:53,265 PARKER SCHNABEL IS OUT ON THE CHILKOOT INLET PARKER SCHNABEL IS OUT ON THE CHILKOOT INLET
50 00:03:53,267 00:03:55,801 JUST EAST OF HAINES, ALASKA. JUST EAST OF HAINES, ALASKA.
51 00:03:55,803 00:03:58,837 THE GOLD MINING SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING, THE GOLD MINING SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING,
52 00:03:58,839 00:04:01,873 AND HE'S PLANNING TO BUY HIS OWN CLAIM. AND HE'S PLANNING TO BUY HIS OWN CLAIM.
53 00:04:01,875 00:04:04,076 BUT ALREADY, HE'S IN TROUBLE. BUT ALREADY, HE'S IN TROUBLE.
54 00:04:04,078 00:04:08,647 HE'S TRACKING DOWN HIS OLD FOREMAN, GENE CHEESEMAN. HE'S TRACKING DOWN HIS OLD FOREMAN, GENE CHEESEMAN.
55 00:04:08,649 00:04:13,285 GENE'S WORKING ON A DOCK JOB THAT I CAN ONLY GET TO BY BOAT, GENE'S WORKING ON A DOCK JOB THAT I CAN ONLY GET TO BY BOAT,
56 00:04:13,287 00:04:14,186 SO I'M GOING TO GO SEE HIM SO I'M GOING TO GO SEE HIM
57 00:04:14,188 00:04:18,624 AND GET IT STRAIGHT FROM HIM WHAT HIS PLANS ARE. AND GET IT STRAIGHT FROM HIM WHAT HIS PLANS ARE.
58 00:04:19,492 00:04:20,993 -IT'S GOOD TO SEE YA. -YEAH. -IT'S GOOD TO SEE YA. -YEAH.
59 00:04:20,995 00:04:23,428 Narrator: OVER THE LAST TWO MINING SEASONS, GENE'S Narrator: OVER THE LAST TWO MINING SEASONS, GENE'S
60 00:04:23,430 00:04:27,899 HELPED PARKER GET A STAGGERING $4 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD. HELPED PARKER GET A STAGGERING $4 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD.
61 00:04:27,901 00:04:30,435 -THANK YOU, GENE. -IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR, GENE. -THANK YOU, GENE. -IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR, GENE.
62 00:04:30,437 00:04:31,837 -YEAH. -[ CHEERING ] -YEAH. -[ CHEERING ]
63 00:04:31,839 00:04:32,804 BUT BY THE END OF LAST YEAR... BUT BY THE END OF LAST YEAR...
64 00:04:32,806 00:04:35,540 I'M JUST GOING TO DO IT, GENE. IT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE. I'M JUST GOING TO DO IT, GENE. IT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE.
65 00:04:35,542 00:04:37,709 A LACK OF RESPECT FROM HIS YOUNG BOSS... A LACK OF RESPECT FROM HIS YOUNG BOSS...
66 00:04:37,711 00:04:40,612 I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY [BLEEP] FROM THE LITTLE PUNK. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY [BLEEP] FROM THE LITTLE PUNK.
67 00:04:40,614 00:04:41,980 ...FORCED GENE TO QUIT. ...FORCED GENE TO QUIT.
68 00:04:41,982 00:04:45,784 Gene: NO, I'M DONE WITH PARKER. I'M NOT COMING BACK NEXT YEAR. Gene: NO, I'M DONE WITH PARKER. I'M NOT COMING BACK NEXT YEAR.
69 00:04:45,786 00:04:48,053 Parker: IF GENE'S NOT WITH ME, Parker: IF GENE'S NOT WITH ME,
70 00:04:48,055 00:04:51,256 I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M GONNA DO. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
71 00:04:54,961 00:04:57,629 HOPEFULLY I CAN MEND THINGS UP WITH GENE AND -- HOPEFULLY I CAN MEND THINGS UP WITH GENE AND --
72 00:04:57,631 00:04:58,664 AND MAKE HIM WANT TO COME BACK AND MAKE HIM WANT TO COME BACK
73 00:04:58,666 00:05:01,166 BECAUSE HE'S BEEN THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS. BECAUSE HE'S BEEN THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS.
74 00:05:01,168 00:05:05,804 AND IF WE BUY OUR OWN GROUND, GENE WILL MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE, AND IF WE BUY OUR OWN GROUND, GENE WILL MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE,
75 00:05:05,806 00:05:07,272 YOU KNOW? YOU KNOW?
76 00:05:07,274 00:05:10,575 WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME SORT OF JOB SITE GOING ON HERE. WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME SORT OF JOB SITE GOING ON HERE.
77 00:05:10,577 00:05:12,311 IT MUST BE HIM. IT MUST BE HIM.
78 00:05:18,851 00:05:23,322 COMMUNICATION IS NEITHER GENE NOR I'S STRONGEST POINT, COMMUNICATION IS NEITHER GENE NOR I'S STRONGEST POINT,
79 00:05:23,324 00:05:29,628 SO THESE KINDA CONVERSATIONS ARE A LITTLE TENSE AT TIMES. SO THESE KINDA CONVERSATIONS ARE A LITTLE TENSE AT TIMES.
80 00:05:30,763 00:05:33,365 WELL, I GUESS HERE GOES NOTHING. WELL, I GUESS HERE GOES NOTHING.
81 00:05:39,505 00:05:41,106 -HOW'S IT GOING? -GOOD, HOW ARE YOU DOING? -HOW'S IT GOING? -GOOD, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
82 00:05:41,108 00:05:43,442 GOOD... HOW ARE... GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD... HOW ARE... GOOD TO SEE YOU.
83 00:05:43,444 00:05:44,543 YEAH. YEAH.
84 00:05:44,545 00:05:45,277 I JUST -- FIRST OF ALL, I JUST -- FIRST OF ALL,
85 00:05:45,279 00:05:47,379 I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW? I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW?
86 00:05:47,381 00:05:50,349 YOU -- YOU DID A DAMN GOOD JOB. YOU -- YOU DID A DAMN GOOD JOB.
87 00:05:50,351 00:05:50,982 AND, UH, IT WAS -- AND, UH, IT WAS --
88 00:05:50,984 00:05:53,251 IT WAS IMPRESSIVE WORKING WITH YOU. IT WAS IMPRESSIVE WORKING WITH YOU.
89 00:05:53,253 00:05:55,620 AND IT'S BEEN -- IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE. AND IT'S BEEN -- IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE.
90 00:05:55,622 00:05:57,856 AND I KNOW I MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES AND I KNOW I MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES
91 00:05:57,858 00:05:59,858 LAST YEAR DEALING WITH YOU GUYS AND -- LAST YEAR DEALING WITH YOU GUYS AND --
92 00:05:59,860 00:06:00,792 AND DEALING WITH YOU PERSONALLY. AND DEALING WITH YOU PERSONALLY.
93 00:06:00,794 00:06:06,131 AND, UM, I SHOULD HAVE COMMUNICATED BETTER WITH YOU, AND, UM, I SHOULD HAVE COMMUNICATED BETTER WITH YOU,
94 00:06:06,133 00:06:06,998 AND THERE WAS TENSION. AND THERE WAS TENSION.
95 00:06:07,000 00:06:11,570 AND I REGRET A LOT OF IT, BUT... AND I REGRET A LOT OF IT, BUT...
96 00:06:11,572 00:06:12,404 [ CLEARS THROAT ] [ CLEARS THROAT ]
97 00:06:12,406 00:06:16,007 YOU WANNA KNOW SOMETHING, YOU JUST GOTTA ASK ME. YOU WANNA KNOW SOMETHING, YOU JUST GOTTA ASK ME.
98 00:06:18,111 00:06:21,279 WE'RE LOOKING AT BUYING GROUND, AND THERE'S... WE'RE LOOKING AT BUYING GROUND, AND THERE'S...
99 00:06:21,281 00:06:23,915 YOU KNOW HOW MUCH RISK THAT WOULD BE, I MEAN, YOU AND I YOU KNOW HOW MUCH RISK THAT WOULD BE, I MEAN, YOU AND I
100 00:06:23,917 00:06:24,883 HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT. HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT.
101 00:06:24,885 00:06:27,486 AND I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT AND I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT
102 00:06:27,488 00:06:29,054 TRYING TO DO IT WITHOUT YA. TRYING TO DO IT WITHOUT YA.
103 00:06:29,056 00:06:32,991 I NEED TO KNOW IF -- IF YOU COULD COME BACK UP. I NEED TO KNOW IF -- IF YOU COULD COME BACK UP.
104 00:06:34,360 00:06:38,096 YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T PARTICULARLY CARE FOR HOW THINGS WENT DOWN, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T PARTICULARLY CARE FOR HOW THINGS WENT DOWN,
105 00:06:38,098 00:06:38,597 AND... AND...
106 00:06:38,599 00:06:41,566 WHAT WAS -- WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUE LAST YEAR? WHAT WAS -- WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUE LAST YEAR?
107 00:06:41,568 00:06:44,002 YOU AND I HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING THINGS, YOU AND I HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING THINGS,
108 00:06:44,004 00:06:45,070 YOU KNOW, FROM MANAGING PEOPLE YOU KNOW, FROM MANAGING PEOPLE
109 00:06:45,072 00:06:47,205 AND MANAGING HOW WE RUN A BUSINESS OR HOW YOU RUN -- AND MANAGING HOW WE RUN A BUSINESS OR HOW YOU RUN --
110 00:06:47,207 00:06:49,141 AND -- AND -- AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS. AND -- AND -- AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS.
111 00:06:49,143 00:06:51,877 WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT, PARKER. WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT, PARKER.
112 00:06:51,879 00:06:53,678 BUT IT'S YOUR BUSINESS. BUT IT'S YOUR BUSINESS.
113 00:06:53,680 00:06:54,546 I'D MAKE SUGGESTIONS TO YOU, I'D MAKE SUGGESTIONS TO YOU,
114 00:06:54,548 00:06:55,881 AND I'D SAY, "THIS WHAT I THINK WE SHOULD DO AND I'D SAY, "THIS WHAT I THINK WE SHOULD DO
115 00:06:55,883 00:07:00,018 OR WHAT I WOULD DO," AND YOU WERE DOING THEM A DIFFERENT WAY. OR WHAT I WOULD DO," AND YOU WERE DOING THEM A DIFFERENT WAY.
116 00:07:00,020 00:07:03,655 AND IS -- IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN COME UP? AND IS -- IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN COME UP?
117 00:07:05,224 00:07:08,026 [ EXHALES, CLEARS THROAT ] [ EXHALES, CLEARS THROAT ]
118 00:07:08,028 00:07:09,861 AFRAID I'D HAVE TO SAY NO, PARKER. AFRAID I'D HAVE TO SAY NO, PARKER.
119 00:07:09,863 00:07:12,264 I'M NOT COMING BACK. I'M NOT COMING BACK.
120 00:07:17,670 00:07:20,405 I SEE. I SEE.
121 00:07:20,407 00:07:22,240 ALL RIGHT, WELL, ALL RIGHT, WELL,
122 00:07:22,242 00:07:25,877 THAT'S GOING TO MAKE MY LIFE PRETTY DAMN TOUGH. THAT'S GOING TO MAKE MY LIFE PRETTY DAMN TOUGH.
123 00:07:27,146 00:07:28,914 I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
124 00:07:28,916 00:07:31,283 YOU'VE TAUGHT -- YOU'VE TAUGHT ME A HELL OF A LOT, AND -- YOU'VE TAUGHT -- YOU'VE TAUGHT ME A HELL OF A LOT, AND --
125 00:07:31,285 00:07:34,886 AND I'LL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND I'LL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
126 00:07:34,888 00:07:36,154 THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
127 00:07:36,156 00:07:36,721 THANK YOU, GENE. THANK YOU, GENE.
128 00:07:36,723 00:07:38,957 AND -- AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK. AND -- AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.
129 00:07:38,959 00:07:41,092 YOU TOO. YOU TOO.
130 00:07:44,297 00:07:46,998 WE'RE IN TROUBLE NOW. WE'RE IN TROUBLE NOW.
131 00:07:47,000 00:07:49,534 Gene: YOU KNOW, IT WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF THINGS, Gene: YOU KNOW, IT WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF THINGS,
132 00:07:49,536 00:07:52,671 YOU KNOW, JUST A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS. YOU KNOW, JUST A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS.
133 00:07:52,673 00:07:55,941 AND I HAVE A DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY ON HOW TO DO BUSINESS AND I HAVE A DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY ON HOW TO DO BUSINESS
134 00:07:55,943 00:07:58,176 AND TREAT PEOPLE THAN HE DOES. AND TREAT PEOPLE THAN HE DOES.
135 00:07:58,178 00:07:59,945 HE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. HE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
136 00:07:59,947 00:08:03,281 Narrator: PARKER CAN'T RUN A SUCCESSFUL MINE Narrator: PARKER CAN'T RUN A SUCCESSFUL MINE
137 00:08:03,283 00:08:04,349 WITHOUT A FOREMAN. WITHOUT A FOREMAN.
138 00:08:04,351 00:08:07,652 GENE WILL BE A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. GENE WILL BE A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW.
139 00:08:07,654 00:08:10,255 YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT HE WOULD SAY, "YEAH, WELL, THINGS YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT HE WOULD SAY, "YEAH, WELL, THINGS
140 00:08:10,257 00:08:13,258 ARE GOING TO NEED TO CHANGE, BUT I COULD DO IT." ARE GOING TO NEED TO CHANGE, BUT I COULD DO IT."
141 00:08:13,260 00:08:15,694 JUST A NO, THAT'S KIND OF A CLOSED DOOR. JUST A NO, THAT'S KIND OF A CLOSED DOOR.
142 00:08:15,696 00:08:16,728 YOU CAN'T DO MUCH WITH THAT. YOU CAN'T DO MUCH WITH THAT.
143 00:08:16,730 00:08:20,866 WHICH REALLY SCREWS UP MY ENTIRE MINING SEASON. WHICH REALLY SCREWS UP MY ENTIRE MINING SEASON.
144 00:08:30,476 00:08:31,643 Narrator: SIX HUNDRED MILES NORTH, Narrator: SIX HUNDRED MILES NORTH,
145 00:08:31,645 00:08:35,947 IN THE YUKON, THE HOFFMAN CREW IS OFF TO A HEAD START, IN THE YUKON, THE HOFFMAN CREW IS OFF TO A HEAD START,
146 00:08:35,949 00:08:40,886 MINING 2 FULL WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF THE SEASON. MINING 2 FULL WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF THE SEASON.
147 00:08:40,888 00:08:43,655 FIRST CUT OF THE SEASON, ANDY. FIRST CUT OF THE SEASON, ANDY.
148 00:08:43,657 00:08:48,493 THIS EARLY IN THE YEAR, THE GROUND IS STILL FROZEN. THIS EARLY IN THE YEAR, THE GROUND IS STILL FROZEN.
149 00:08:48,495 00:08:52,531 DAVE TURIN AND ANDY SPINKS ARE RIPPING THE PERMAFROST DAVE TURIN AND ANDY SPINKS ARE RIPPING THE PERMAFROST
150 00:08:52,533 00:08:57,269 AND STRIPPING A NEW CUT AHEAD OF THE SPRING THAW. AND STRIPPING A NEW CUT AHEAD OF THE SPRING THAW.
151 00:08:57,271 00:09:00,906 WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO THAT WAY, PROBABLY 500 FEET, WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO THAT WAY, PROBABLY 500 FEET,
152 00:09:00,908 00:09:03,408 OPEN UP JUST AS MUCH AS WE CAN HANDLE. OPEN UP JUST AS MUCH AS WE CAN HANDLE.
153 00:09:03,410 00:09:04,042 WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
154 00:09:04,044 00:09:05,777 YOU DON'T THINK BEING THIS EARLIER IN THE YEAR YOU DON'T THINK BEING THIS EARLIER IN THE YEAR
155 00:09:05,779 00:09:08,647 THAT WE CAN BITE OFF A LITTLE BIT MORE? THAT WE CAN BITE OFF A LITTLE BIT MORE?
156 00:09:08,649 00:09:09,915 HOW ABOUT WE DO 500? HOW ABOUT WE DO 500?
157 00:09:09,917 00:09:12,250 AND THEN, UH, ONCE WE GET IT OWN TO GRAVEL, AND THEN, UH, ONCE WE GET IT OWN TO GRAVEL,
158 00:09:12,252 00:09:14,386 LET'S JUST GO GET ANOTHER 500. LET'S JUST GO GET ANOTHER 500.
159 00:09:14,388 00:09:17,989 YEAH, COPY THAT. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. YEAH, COPY THAT. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.
160 00:09:20,092 00:09:22,627 WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ANYTHING STUPID THIS YEAR. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ANYTHING STUPID THIS YEAR.
161 00:09:22,629 00:09:24,262 WE'LL START SLOW AND EASY. WE'LL START SLOW AND EASY.
162 00:09:24,264 00:09:25,964 AND THEN, UH, IF WE CAN BITE OFF A BIGGER CHUNK, AND THEN, UH, IF WE CAN BITE OFF A BIGGER CHUNK,
163 00:09:25,966 00:09:30,368 THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. -LET'S GET BOTH DOZERS ON THIS. THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. -LET'S GET BOTH DOZERS ON THIS.
164 00:09:34,707 00:09:38,009 THIS IS THE EARLIEST WE'VE EVER BEEN OUT HERE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST WE'VE EVER BEEN OUT HERE.
165 00:09:38,011 00:09:40,445 IT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST YEAR EVER. IT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST YEAR EVER.
166 00:09:40,447 00:09:42,380 WE'RE STRIPPING, EVERYTHING'S GOING GOOD. WE'RE STRIPPING, EVERYTHING'S GOING GOOD.
167 00:09:42,382 00:09:45,016 THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME MAD IS TODD TOOK OFF. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME MAD IS TODD TOOK OFF.
168 00:09:45,018 00:09:48,286 IT -- IT -- IT'S PRETTY TOUGH WHEN HE EXPECTS US TO STAY HERE, IT -- IT -- IT'S PRETTY TOUGH WHEN HE EXPECTS US TO STAY HERE,
169 00:09:48,288 00:09:49,788 KEEP PLUCKING AWAY. KEEP PLUCKING AWAY.
170 00:09:49,790 00:09:53,024 YEAH, HE JUST CAN'T STAY FOCUSED AND STAY ON A PLAN. YEAH, HE JUST CAN'T STAY FOCUSED AND STAY ON A PLAN.
171 00:09:53,026 00:09:56,861 HE ALWAYS WANTS TO CHASE THE NEXT BEST THING. HE ALWAYS WANTS TO CHASE THE NEXT BEST THING.
172 00:10:04,370 00:10:05,604 Narrator: JUST 10 MILES NORTH, Narrator: JUST 10 MILES NORTH,
173 00:10:05,606 00:10:10,742 THREE GENERATIONS OF HOFFMAN MEN -- TODD, HIS FATHER, JACK, THREE GENERATIONS OF HOFFMAN MEN -- TODD, HIS FATHER, JACK,
174 00:10:10,744 00:10:11,643 AND HIS SON, HUNTER, AND HIS SON, HUNTER,
175 00:10:11,645 00:10:17,849 ARE EXPLORING NEW GROUND UP THE LEGENDARY ELDORADO CREEK. ARE EXPLORING NEW GROUND UP THE LEGENDARY ELDORADO CREEK.
176 00:10:24,957 00:10:27,292 MY GOSH, GUYS. THIS IS IT. MY GOSH, GUYS. THIS IS IT.
177 00:10:27,294 00:10:29,394 THE HISTORY OF THIS CREEK, HUNTER, THE HISTORY OF THIS CREEK, HUNTER,
178 00:10:29,396 00:10:30,528 IS THAT THERE'S MORE GOLD IS THAT THERE'S MORE GOLD
179 00:10:30,530 00:10:34,232 HERE THAN ANY PLACE ELSE IN THE YUKON. HERE THAN ANY PLACE ELSE IN THE YUKON.
180 00:10:35,935 00:10:38,403 THIS PLACE HAS GOT A LOT OF HISTORY, I'LL TELL YOU THAT. THIS PLACE HAS GOT A LOT OF HISTORY, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
181 00:10:38,405 00:10:42,807 THIS IS THE RICHEST DOCUMENTED CREEK IN NORTH AMERICA. THIS IS THE RICHEST DOCUMENTED CREEK IN NORTH AMERICA.
182 00:10:42,809 00:10:46,077 WAIT, I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING. WAIT, I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING.
183 00:10:46,079 00:10:46,711 DON'T, HUNTER. DON'T, HUNTER.
184 00:10:46,713 00:10:48,179 IF YOU HIT YOUR NOGGIN ON THAT, IF YOU HIT YOUR NOGGIN ON THAT,
185 00:10:48,181 00:10:51,316 YOU'LL BE EATING PEACHES AND PEARS. YOU'LL BE EATING PEACHES AND PEARS.
186 00:10:51,318 00:10:53,785 THERE'S A BED FRAME OVER THAT WINDOW THERE'S A BED FRAME OVER THAT WINDOW
187 00:10:53,787 00:10:55,220 LIKE BARS -- WHAT ARE THOSE? LIKE BARS -- WHAT ARE THOSE?
188 00:10:55,222 00:10:58,256 THOSE ARE STAMP MILL PARTS RIGHT THERE. THOSE ARE STAMP MILL PARTS RIGHT THERE.
189 00:10:58,258 00:10:59,024 THAT DRILL BIT? THAT DRILL BIT?
190 00:10:59,026 00:11:01,726 YEAH, THAT'S AN OLD DRILL BIT. YEAH, THAT'S AN OLD DRILL BIT.
191 00:11:01,728 00:11:03,762 Narrator: LESS THAN 3 MILES DOWN VALLEY, Narrator: LESS THAN 3 MILES DOWN VALLEY,
192 00:11:03,764 00:11:09,801 IN AUGUST, 1896, PROSPECTORS FOUND PILES OF GOLD NUGGETS. IN AUGUST, 1896, PROSPECTORS FOUND PILES OF GOLD NUGGETS.
193 00:11:09,803 00:11:13,371 NEWS OF THEIR DISCOVERY TRIGGERED A STAMPEDE. NEWS OF THEIR DISCOVERY TRIGGERED A STAMPEDE.
194 00:11:13,373 00:11:14,506 MORE THAN 100,000 MEN MORE THAN 100,000 MEN
195 00:11:14,508 00:11:19,210 FROM AROUND THE WORLD HEADED NORTH TO SEEK THEIR FORTUNE. FROM AROUND THE WORLD HEADED NORTH TO SEEK THEIR FORTUNE.
196 00:11:19,212 00:11:21,012 SINCE THEN, KLONDIKE GOLD MINERS SINCE THEN, KLONDIKE GOLD MINERS
197 00:11:21,014 00:11:26,885 HAVE UNEARTHED OVER $24 BILLION WORTH OF GOLD. HAVE UNEARTHED OVER $24 BILLION WORTH OF GOLD.
198 00:11:26,887 00:11:30,422 THE HOFFMANS ARE AT ELDORADO TO MEET THEIR CLAIM OWNER, THE HOFFMANS ARE AT ELDORADO TO MEET THEIR CLAIM OWNER,
199 00:11:30,424 00:11:35,694 ONE OF THE REGION'S FOREMOST GEOLOGISTS, PETER TALLMAN. ONE OF THE REGION'S FOREMOST GEOLOGISTS, PETER TALLMAN.
200 00:11:35,696 00:11:38,897 HIS COMPANY OWNS THESE HISTORIC CLAIMS. HIS COMPANY OWNS THESE HISTORIC CLAIMS.
201 00:11:38,899 00:11:41,533 LOOK AT THAT HAT. THAT'S AWESOME. LOOK AT THAT HAT. THAT'S AWESOME.
202 00:11:41,535 00:11:42,500 COME ON IN, MAN. COME ON IN, MAN.
203 00:11:42,502 00:11:44,936 -NICE TO SEE YOU, HUNTER. -YEAH, YOU TOO. -NICE TO SEE YOU, HUNTER. -YEAH, YOU TOO.
204 00:11:44,938 00:11:46,271 HOW DO YOU LIKE MY CAMP? HOW DO YOU LIKE MY CAMP?
205 00:11:46,273 00:11:48,006 IT'S PRETTY AWESOME, YOU KNOW? IT'S PRETTY AWESOME, YOU KNOW?
206 00:11:48,008 00:11:51,910 WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS CREEK SINCE WE WERE KIDS. WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS CREEK SINCE WE WERE KIDS.
207 00:11:51,912 00:11:55,847 HOW MUCH GOLD DO YOU THINK IS REALLY LEFT UP IN THIS AREA? HOW MUCH GOLD DO YOU THINK IS REALLY LEFT UP IN THIS AREA?
208 00:11:55,849 00:11:58,817 THE SECOND LARGEST NUGGET IN THE KLONDIKE THE SECOND LARGEST NUGGET IN THE KLONDIKE
209 00:11:58,819 00:12:01,352 WAS RECOVERED JUST RIGHT THERE. WAS RECOVERED JUST RIGHT THERE.
210 00:12:01,354 00:12:03,388 THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST CLAIMS AROUND. THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST CLAIMS AROUND.
211 00:12:03,390 00:12:08,893 YEAH. WE'VE IDENTIFIED A WHOLE SERIES OF BEDROCK FAULTS. YEAH. WE'VE IDENTIFIED A WHOLE SERIES OF BEDROCK FAULTS.
212 00:12:08,895 00:12:09,761 AND I CAN POINT -- AND I CAN POINT --
213 00:12:09,763 00:12:12,464 WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
214 00:12:12,466 00:12:16,935 THIS PARTICULAR ROCK IS COMING FROM BEDROCK THIS PARTICULAR ROCK IS COMING FROM BEDROCK
215 00:12:16,937 00:12:19,137 WITH A CHUNK OF GOLD IN IT. WITH A CHUNK OF GOLD IN IT.
216 00:12:19,139 00:12:20,004 ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME? ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME?
217 00:12:20,006 00:12:24,843 THE FAULT IS PROVIDING A SOURCE FOR WHAT'S IN THESE CREEKS. THE FAULT IS PROVIDING A SOURCE FOR WHAT'S IN THESE CREEKS.
218 00:12:24,845 00:12:26,244 AND GOLD'S STICKING OUT OF IT. AND GOLD'S STICKING OUT OF IT.
219 00:12:26,246 00:12:28,213 THIS CAME FROM RIGHT OVER HERE? THIS CAME FROM RIGHT OVER HERE?
220 00:12:28,215 00:12:29,547 YEAH. YEAH.
221 00:12:29,549 00:12:31,249 IT'S PRETTY COOL. IT'S PRETTY COOL.
222 00:12:34,620 00:12:37,989 Narrator: IN A FAULT LINE, HEAT AND PRESSURE COMBINE, Narrator: IN A FAULT LINE, HEAT AND PRESSURE COMBINE,
223 00:12:37,991 00:12:42,761 CREATING A CHANNEL OF SUPER-HEATED WATER AND MINERALS. CREATING A CHANNEL OF SUPER-HEATED WATER AND MINERALS.
224 00:12:42,763 00:12:44,863 GOLD CAN COLLECT IN THE CHANNEL, GOLD CAN COLLECT IN THE CHANNEL,
225 00:12:44,865 00:12:49,634 WHICH EVENTUALLY COOLS INTO A QUARTZ VEIN. WHICH EVENTUALLY COOLS INTO A QUARTZ VEIN.
226 00:12:49,636 00:12:53,071 OVER TIME, STREAMS ERODE THESE VEINS, OVER TIME, STREAMS ERODE THESE VEINS,
227 00:12:53,073 00:12:55,840 CARRYING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GOLD CARRYING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GOLD
228 00:12:55,842 00:12:58,843 DOWN INTO THE VALLEYS BELOW. DOWN INTO THE VALLEYS BELOW.
229 00:12:58,845 00:13:04,382 DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A FAULT UP HERE? DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A FAULT UP HERE?
230 00:13:04,384 00:13:05,717 I THINK THAT'S A CERTAINTY. I THINK THAT'S A CERTAINTY.
231 00:13:05,719 00:13:07,652 THERE'S A MILLION OUNCES IN THE ROCK SOMEWHERE. THERE'S A MILLION OUNCES IN THE ROCK SOMEWHERE.
232 00:13:07,654 00:13:10,054 THERE'S BEEN 20 MILLION ERODED UNDER THE ROCKS. THERE'S BEEN 20 MILLION ERODED UNDER THE ROCKS.
233 00:13:10,056 00:13:13,158 SO SOMEWHERE, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME OF THAT LEFT. SO SOMEWHERE, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME OF THAT LEFT.
234 00:13:13,160 00:13:15,360 IT'S ONE OF THE LAST AREAS ON THE PLANET IT'S ONE OF THE LAST AREAS ON THE PLANET
235 00:13:15,362 00:13:18,496 WHERE NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE BEDROCK SOURCE. WHERE NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE BEDROCK SOURCE.
236 00:13:18,498 00:13:21,332 DO YOU THINK WE CAN COME TO SOME KIND OF A -- DO YOU THINK WE CAN COME TO SOME KIND OF A --
237 00:13:21,334 00:13:22,734 A DEAL ON THIS PLACE? A DEAL ON THIS PLACE?
238 00:13:22,736 00:13:23,835 I'D CONSIDER IT. YEAH. I'D CONSIDER IT. YEAH.
239 00:13:23,837 00:13:27,038 THERE IS GOLD HERE IN THE CREEKS, THERE IS GOLD HERE IN THE CREEKS,
240 00:13:27,040 00:13:31,075 AND IT'S STILL AVAILABLE TO BE MINED. AND IT'S STILL AVAILABLE TO BE MINED.
241 00:13:31,077 00:13:32,243 I'LL TAKE IT. I'LL TAKE IT.
242 00:13:32,245 00:13:34,445 IF IT HAS GOOD GOLD, OH, MY GOD. IF IT HAS GOOD GOLD, OH, MY GOD.
243 00:13:34,447 00:13:38,016 THIS WOULD BE A TREASURE HUNT OF ALL TREASURE HUNTS. THIS WOULD BE A TREASURE HUNT OF ALL TREASURE HUNTS.
244 00:13:38,018 00:13:38,616 I WANNA DO IT. I WANNA DO IT.
245 00:13:38,618 00:13:40,118 AND I'M TRYING TO WORK IT OUT AND I'M TRYING TO WORK IT OUT
246 00:13:40,120 00:13:42,854 SO HUNTER CAN BE INVOLVED IN THIS THING. SO HUNTER CAN BE INVOLVED IN THIS THING.
247 00:13:42,856 00:13:46,124 IT'LL BE HARD. HUNTER IS GOING TO BE PRESSED. IT'LL BE HARD. HUNTER IS GOING TO BE PRESSED.
248 00:13:46,126 00:13:49,627 I MEAN, EVERYBODY'S AT McKINNON, AND YOU GOTTA MINE THERE. I MEAN, EVERYBODY'S AT McKINNON, AND YOU GOTTA MINE THERE.
249 00:13:49,629 00:13:51,663 AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND A BUNCH OF PEOPLE OVER HERE, AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND A BUNCH OF PEOPLE OVER HERE,
250 00:13:51,665 00:13:55,767 SO I'M WILLING TO JUST COME BACK AND ME AND GRANDPA CAN TEST. SO I'M WILLING TO JUST COME BACK AND ME AND GRANDPA CAN TEST.
251 00:13:55,769 00:13:58,002 THIS MIGHT BE OUR FUTURE RIGHT HERE. THIS MIGHT BE OUR FUTURE RIGHT HERE.
252 00:13:58,004 00:14:01,539 YOU'VE REALLY GOT HIM SOLD ON THIS PLACE. YOU'VE REALLY GOT HIM SOLD ON THIS PLACE.
253 00:14:01,541 00:14:02,774 WELL, GET OVER TO McKINNON AND -- WELL, GET OVER TO McKINNON AND --
254 00:14:02,776 00:14:05,310 AND DO SOME REAL WORK AND GET LOTS OF GOLD THERE. AND DO SOME REAL WORK AND GET LOTS OF GOLD THERE.
255 00:14:05,312 00:14:09,047 WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF GOLD, FOR US AND YOU. WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF GOLD, FOR US AND YOU.
256 00:14:09,049 00:14:11,950 RIGHT, WELL, GENTLEMEN, I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE. RIGHT, WELL, GENTLEMEN, I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE.
257 00:14:11,952 00:14:14,018 YEAH. YEAH.
258 00:14:14,020 00:14:16,721 HEY, UH, MY DAD LOVES THIS PLACE. HEY, UH, MY DAD LOVES THIS PLACE.
259 00:14:16,723 00:14:18,089 HE WOULD LOVE TO COME OUT HERE. HE WOULD LOVE TO COME OUT HERE.
260 00:14:18,091 00:14:22,060 AND HE'S NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER, LET'S BE HONEST. AND HE'S NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER, LET'S BE HONEST.
261 00:14:22,062 00:14:25,396 SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
262 00:14:25,398 00:14:27,332 YOU -- YOU GOT TO PROVE TO ME THAT -- YOU -- YOU GOT TO PROVE TO ME THAT --
263 00:14:27,334 00:14:29,868 THAT YOU CAN EXPAND McKINNON CREEK. THAT YOU CAN EXPAND McKINNON CREEK.
264 00:14:29,870 00:14:33,204 AND IT'S GOTTA BE BIGGER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR. AND IT'S GOTTA BE BIGGER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.
265 00:14:33,206 00:14:34,005 YOU'D BE OPEN TO IT? YOU'D BE OPEN TO IT?
266 00:14:34,007 00:14:38,209 I'D BE OPEN TO IT. TELL YOU WHAT, I'D BE OPEN TO IT. TELL YOU WHAT,
267 00:14:38,211 00:14:41,312 TELL ME YOU CAN DOUBLE WHAT YOU DID LAST YEAR. TELL ME YOU CAN DOUBLE WHAT YOU DID LAST YEAR.
268 00:14:41,314 00:14:41,846 [ LAUGHS ] DUDE! [ LAUGHS ] DUDE!
269 00:14:41,848 00:14:44,382 DOUBLE, COME ON, MAKE YOUR WORK FOR IT. DOUBLE, COME ON, MAKE YOUR WORK FOR IT.
270 00:14:44,384 00:14:45,450 -DOUBLE? -AND YOU CAN -- -DOUBLE? -AND YOU CAN --
271 00:14:45,452 00:14:49,621 THAT'S 27 HUNDRED OUNCES. THAT'S 27 HUNDRED OUNCES.
272 00:14:49,623 00:14:50,688 THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD. THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD.
273 00:14:50,690 00:14:56,060 FOCUS, AND THEN YOU GOT THIS, NO PROBLEM. FOCUS, AND THEN YOU GOT THIS, NO PROBLEM.
274 00:14:59,031 00:15:00,531 I THINK I CAN DO IT. I THINK I CAN DO IT.
275 00:15:00,533 00:15:02,934 WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT. WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT.
276 00:15:02,936 00:15:05,436 SOUNDS LIKE A DEAL, MAN. THANKS. RIGHT ON. SOUNDS LIKE A DEAL, MAN. THANKS. RIGHT ON.
277 00:15:05,438 00:15:06,671 ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR STAY. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR STAY.
278 00:15:06,673 00:15:08,640 Narrator: TO SECURE WHAT COULD BE Narrator: TO SECURE WHAT COULD BE
279 00:15:08,642 00:15:12,710 ONE OF THE SOURCES OF ALL THE GOLD IN THE KLONDIKE... ONE OF THE SOURCES OF ALL THE GOLD IN THE KLONDIKE...
280 00:15:12,712 00:15:13,144 READY? READY?
281 00:15:13,146 00:15:16,314 ...TODD'S PROMISED TO DOUBLE HIS GOLD TOTAL ...TODD'S PROMISED TO DOUBLE HIS GOLD TOTAL
282 00:15:16,316 00:15:19,050 TO 27 HUNDRED OUNCES... TO 27 HUNDRED OUNCES...
283 00:15:19,052 00:15:20,485 LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
284 00:15:20,487 00:15:24,222 WORTH ALMOST $3 MILLION. WORTH ALMOST $3 MILLION.
285 00:15:25,357 00:15:28,426 ♪ ♪
286 00:15:45,778 00:15:46,577 I DON'T LIKE FLYING. I DON'T LIKE FLYING.
287 00:15:46,579 00:15:51,215 TONY BEETS HAS BIG PLANS FOR HIS SEASON. TONY BEETS HAS BIG PLANS FOR HIS SEASON.
288 00:15:56,355 00:15:59,023 LAST YEAR, TONY SPENT A MILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR, TONY SPENT A MILLION DOLLARS
289 00:15:59,025 00:16:05,196 TO BRING HIS 75-YEAR-OLD GOLD MINING DREDGE BACK TO LIFE. TO BRING HIS 75-YEAR-OLD GOLD MINING DREDGE BACK TO LIFE.
290 00:16:12,104 00:16:13,037 SERIOUSLY, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK. SERIOUSLY, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
291 00:16:13,039 00:16:16,441 IT'S NICE TO GET BACK AND GET SOME GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND. IT'S NICE TO GET BACK AND GET SOME GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.
292 00:16:16,443 00:16:21,012 NOW, HE OWNS THE ONLY WORKING GOLD BUCKET DREDGE NOW, HE OWNS THE ONLY WORKING GOLD BUCKET DREDGE
293 00:16:21,014 00:16:24,015 IN NORTH AMERICA. IN NORTH AMERICA.
294 00:16:24,017 00:16:27,652 BUT TONY ISN'T SATISFIED. BUT TONY ISN'T SATISFIED.
295 00:16:27,753 00:16:30,688 WE'RE HEADED TOWARDS THE SUMMIT. WE'RE HEADED TOWARDS THE SUMMIT.
296 00:16:40,532 00:16:42,400 NO, SERIOUSLY? NO. NO, SERIOUSLY? NO.
297 00:16:42,402 00:16:43,067 AND I MEAN, REALLY, AND I MEAN, REALLY,
298 00:16:43,069 00:16:47,071 I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER DREDGE. I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER DREDGE.
299 00:16:52,378 00:16:56,080 TONY HAS BROUGHT MINNIE TO SEE A SECOND DREDGE, TONY HAS BROUGHT MINNIE TO SEE A SECOND DREDGE,
300 00:16:56,082 00:16:58,683 HOPING SHE'LL AGREE TO BUY IT. HOPING SHE'LL AGREE TO BUY IT.
301 00:16:58,685 00:17:02,687 AND WHY DO WE NEED A SECOND DREDGE? WHY? AND WHY DO WE NEED A SECOND DREDGE? WHY?
302 00:17:05,057 00:17:07,458 THIS IS BECOMING, LIKE, AN OBSESSION FOR YOU. THIS IS BECOMING, LIKE, AN OBSESSION FOR YOU.
303 00:17:07,460 00:17:07,925 NO. NO.
304 00:17:07,927 00:17:09,327 I MEAN, WE BUY ONE TODAY, I MEAN, WE BUY ONE TODAY,
305 00:17:09,329 00:17:11,262 WE'LL BUY ONE NEXT YEAR TOO 'CAUSE WE'LL BUY ONE NEXT YEAR TOO 'CAUSE
306 00:17:11,264 00:17:12,797 THREE IS BETTER THAN TWO TOO? THREE IS BETTER THAN TWO TOO?
307 00:17:12,799 00:17:13,431 YOU KEEP THIS UP, YOU KEEP THIS UP,
308 00:17:13,433 00:17:15,400 WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES
309 00:17:15,402 00:17:18,102 TO PAY OFF THESE SUCKERS, BECAUSE... TO PAY OFF THESE SUCKERS, BECAUSE...
310 00:17:18,104 00:17:21,172 NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
311 00:17:31,083 00:17:32,550 THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE.
312 00:17:32,985 00:17:34,552 HERE YOU ARE. HERE YOU ARE.
313 00:17:38,624 00:17:41,025 I WANNA SEE SOMETHING COME OUT OF ONE I WANNA SEE SOMETHING COME OUT OF ONE
314 00:17:41,027 00:17:43,828 BEFORE I BUY ANOTHER ONE. BEFORE I BUY ANOTHER ONE.
315 00:17:47,466 00:17:49,434 PRETTY GOOD. PRETTY GOOD.
316 00:17:53,939 00:17:56,908 AND I HOPE I'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY "I TOLD YOU SO." AND I HOPE I'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY "I TOLD YOU SO."
317 00:17:56,910 00:17:58,943 NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
318 00:18:08,454 00:18:12,190 Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS AT A CROSSROADS. Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS AT A CROSSROADS.
319 00:18:12,192 00:18:14,158 JUST WHEN HE'S ABOUT TO RISK EVERY CENT JUST WHEN HE'S ABOUT TO RISK EVERY CENT
320 00:18:14,160 00:18:18,596 HE'S EVER MADE MINING BUYING HIS OWN KLONDIKE CLAIM, HE'S EVER MADE MINING BUYING HIS OWN KLONDIKE CLAIM,
321 00:18:18,598 00:18:20,965 HE'S LOST HIS SECRET WEAPON, HE'S LOST HIS SECRET WEAPON,
322 00:18:20,967 00:18:21,566 GENE CHEESEMAN, GENE CHEESEMAN,
323 00:18:21,568 00:18:25,870 THE MAN WHO MADE HIS $3 MILLION SEASON POSSIBLE. THE MAN WHO MADE HIS $3 MILLION SEASON POSSIBLE.
324 00:18:25,872 00:18:29,040 UNLESS YOU'RE ON FIRE, SLOW DOWN. UNLESS YOU'RE ON FIRE, SLOW DOWN.
325 00:18:29,042 00:18:33,644 HE'S ASKED HIS PARENTS AND GRANDPA JOHN TO BIG NUGGET, HE'S ASKED HIS PARENTS AND GRANDPA JOHN TO BIG NUGGET,
326 00:18:33,646 00:18:35,179 THE OLD FAMILY MINE, THE OLD FAMILY MINE,
327 00:18:35,181 00:18:38,916 TO DISCUSS HIS PLANS FOR THIS SEASON. TO DISCUSS HIS PLANS FOR THIS SEASON.
328 00:18:38,918 00:18:42,687 -I NEED MY CORPORAL HERE. -[ LAUGHTER ] -I NEED MY CORPORAL HERE. -[ LAUGHTER ]
329 00:18:42,689 00:18:45,123 OH, MY, THIS IS NICE. OH, MY, THIS IS NICE.
330 00:18:45,125 00:18:47,058 DO YOU WANT SOME COFFEE? DO YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?
331 00:18:47,060 00:18:48,126 YES, PLEASE. YES, PLEASE.
332 00:18:48,128 00:18:49,894 ROGER, DO YOU WANT COFFEE? ROGER, DO YOU WANT COFFEE?
333 00:18:49,896 00:18:50,928 THANKS. THANKS.
334 00:18:50,930 00:18:52,897 SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE UPDATE SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE UPDATE
335 00:18:52,899 00:18:57,001 ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME AND MY MINING SEASON. ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME AND MY MINING SEASON.
336 00:18:57,003 00:18:58,136 UM... UM...
337 00:18:58,138 00:18:59,437 WHAT'S GOIN' ON? WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
338 00:18:59,439 00:19:01,739 I JUST MET WITH GENE, I JUST MET WITH GENE,
339 00:19:01,741 00:19:03,207 AND HE'S DONE. AND HE'S DONE.
340 00:19:03,209 00:19:05,476 SO HE'LL NOT BE THERE ANYMORE, HUH? SO HE'LL NOT BE THERE ANYMORE, HUH?
341 00:19:05,478 00:19:07,812 I THINK THAT BRIDGE HAS BEEN BURNT. I THINK THAT BRIDGE HAS BEEN BURNT.
342 00:19:07,814 00:19:11,582 HE'S GOT THE WISDOM BEHIND HIM, GENE DOES, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE. HE'S GOT THE WISDOM BEHIND HIM, GENE DOES, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE.
343 00:19:11,584 00:19:13,885 AND THAT'S NOT -- THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THAT. AND THAT'S NOT -- THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THAT.
344 00:19:13,887 00:19:15,753 THAT'S LIFE. -ALL RIGHT. THAT'S LIFE. -ALL RIGHT.
345 00:19:15,755 00:19:18,990 BUT GREG REMSBURG IS NOT COMING BACK. BUT GREG REMSBURG IS NOT COMING BACK.
346 00:19:18,992 00:19:20,224 MIKE BEAUDRY, OUR -- MIKE BEAUDRY, OUR --
347 00:19:20,226 00:19:21,259 OUR MECHANIC, OUR MECHANIC,
348 00:19:21,261 00:19:22,660 IS LEAVING, AS WELL. IS LEAVING, AS WELL.
349 00:19:22,662 00:19:25,563 AND RICK'S MOTHER HAS BRAIN CANCER. AND RICK'S MOTHER HAS BRAIN CANCER.
350 00:19:25,565 00:19:26,531 TERRIBLE. TERRIBLE.
351 00:19:26,533 00:19:28,032 -I FEEL HORRIBLE ABOUT IT. -YOU BET. -I FEEL HORRIBLE ABOUT IT. -YOU BET.
352 00:19:28,034 00:19:31,936 AND, UM... BECAUSE HE'S BEEN THERE FOR ME FOR 3 YEARS NOW. AND, UM... BECAUSE HE'S BEEN THERE FOR ME FOR 3 YEARS NOW.
353 00:19:31,938 00:19:33,638 YOU KNOW, HE COULD -- HE COULD LEAVE FOR -- YOU KNOW, HE COULD -- HE COULD LEAVE FOR --
354 00:19:33,640 00:19:35,740 AND HAVE TO BE GONE FOR THE WHOLE SEASON. AND HAVE TO BE GONE FOR THE WHOLE SEASON.
355 00:19:35,742 00:19:37,875 AND BE PREPARED THAT THAT MIGHT JUST HAPPEN. AND BE PREPARED THAT THAT MIGHT JUST HAPPEN.
356 00:19:37,877 00:19:40,545 AND THEN I -- I -- I, OF COURSE, WOULD SUPPORT HIM IN THAT. AND THEN I -- I -- I, OF COURSE, WOULD SUPPORT HIM IN THAT.
357 00:19:40,547 00:19:43,948 BUT IT'S JUST GENE AND RICK AND ALL THOSE GUYS, BUT IT'S JUST GENE AND RICK AND ALL THOSE GUYS,
358 00:19:43,950 00:19:46,217 THEY WERE DANG GOOD AT WHAT THEY DID. THEY WERE DANG GOOD AT WHAT THEY DID.
359 00:19:46,219 00:19:48,352 I MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE PROBLEMS AROUND THERE, I MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE PROBLEMS AROUND THERE,
360 00:19:48,354 00:19:51,489 BUT ONE THING I DID DO WAS PUT TOGETHER A GOOD GROUP OF GUYS. BUT ONE THING I DID DO WAS PUT TOGETHER A GOOD GROUP OF GUYS.
361 00:19:51,491 00:19:52,290 THEY KNEW HOW TO MOVE DIRT. THEY KNEW HOW TO MOVE DIRT.
362 00:19:52,292 00:19:58,563 BUT IT'S JUST -- I'VE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING GROUND, BUT IT'S JUST -- I'VE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING GROUND,
363 00:19:58,565 00:20:00,932 AND I'M IN A POSITION WHERE WE CAN. AND I'M IN A POSITION WHERE WE CAN.
364 00:20:00,934 00:20:02,833 BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO DEBT BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO DEBT
365 00:20:02,835 00:20:04,268 WHEN I'M HAVING CREW ISSUES WHEN I'M HAVING CREW ISSUES
366 00:20:04,270 00:20:06,370 AND I'M HAVING PERSONAL ISSUES AND WHATNOT. AND I'M HAVING PERSONAL ISSUES AND WHATNOT.
367 00:20:06,372 00:20:11,442 IT'S JUST... [ SIGHS ] I'M SCARED. IT'S JUST... [ SIGHS ] I'M SCARED.
368 00:20:11,444 00:20:15,246 WELL, I JUST WANT TO BACK UP EVEN FURTHER, TO LAST SEASON, WELL, I JUST WANT TO BACK UP EVEN FURTHER, TO LAST SEASON,
369 00:20:15,248 00:20:18,382 WHEN YOU HAD GENE AND YOU WERE WORKING BIG WHEN YOU HAD GENE AND YOU WERE WORKING BIG
370 00:20:18,384 00:20:19,450 AND YOU HAD LOTS OF EQUIPMENT. AND YOU HAD LOTS OF EQUIPMENT.
371 00:20:19,452 00:20:21,185 AND I DON'T THINK YOU WERE HAPPY. AND I DON'T THINK YOU WERE HAPPY.
372 00:20:21,187 00:20:25,790 AND WHAT I SAW LAST YEAR WAS MAYBE NOT YOUR BEST SELF. AND WHAT I SAW LAST YEAR WAS MAYBE NOT YOUR BEST SELF.
373 00:20:25,792 00:20:28,025 -YEAH. -YOU GOT GREAT GOLD TOTALS, -YEAH. -YOU GOT GREAT GOLD TOTALS,
374 00:20:28,027 00:20:29,760 BUT, YOU KNOW... -YEAH. BUT, YOU KNOW... -YEAH.
375 00:20:29,762 00:20:32,063 I LEARNED FROM MY MISTAKES, MOM. I LEARNED FROM MY MISTAKES, MOM.
376 00:20:32,065 00:20:34,098 OKAY. OKAY.
377 00:20:34,100 00:20:35,266 WELL, THAT'S GREAT. WELL, THAT'S GREAT.
378 00:20:35,268 00:20:36,133 UH, YEAH. UH, YEAH.
379 00:20:36,135 00:20:37,668 BUT YOU KNOW I'M SERIOUS. BUT YOU KNOW I'M SERIOUS.
380 00:20:37,670 00:20:38,135 I KNOW. I KNOW.
381 00:20:38,137 00:20:41,072 AND I'M NOT -- THIS ISN'T FOR THE CAMERA. AND I'M NOT -- THIS ISN'T FOR THE CAMERA.
382 00:20:41,074 00:20:42,807 I KNOW. I KNOW.
383 00:20:44,309 00:20:46,344 DO YOU WANNA MINE? DO YOU WANNA MINE?
384 00:20:46,346 00:20:46,978 I DO ENJOY MINING. I DO ENJOY MINING.
385 00:20:46,980 00:20:48,212 I -- NO, I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. I -- NO, I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT.
386 00:20:48,214 00:20:49,447 AND YOU WANNA GO BACK TO THE KLONDIKE, AND YOU WANNA GO BACK TO THE KLONDIKE,
387 00:20:49,449 00:20:50,881 AND YOU WANNA MINE THIS SEASON? -YEAH. AND YOU WANNA MINE THIS SEASON? -YEAH.
388 00:20:50,883 00:20:52,883 WHAT -- WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? WHAT'S THE PLAN? WHAT -- WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? WHAT'S THE PLAN?
389 00:20:52,885 00:20:55,386 BASICALLY, THE WAY I SEE IT, WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS. BASICALLY, THE WAY I SEE IT, WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS.
390 00:20:55,388 00:20:59,257 WE CAN EITHER PROCEED AS PLANNED, BUY GROUND WE CAN EITHER PROCEED AS PLANNED, BUY GROUND
391 00:20:59,259 00:21:01,892 AND TAKE THAT ON... AND TAKE THAT ON...
392 00:21:01,894 00:21:02,460 BUT WITHOUT GENE, BUT WITHOUT GENE,
393 00:21:02,462 00:21:03,327 I DON'T THINK I'M IN A POSITION I DON'T THINK I'M IN A POSITION
394 00:21:03,329 00:21:06,664 TO START THE SEASON OFF JUST POURIN' MYSELF INTO DEBT. TO START THE SEASON OFF JUST POURIN' MYSELF INTO DEBT.
395 00:21:06,666 00:21:11,569 AND THE OTHER OPTION IS GO BACK AND MINE WITH TONY BEETS, AND THE OTHER OPTION IS GO BACK AND MINE WITH TONY BEETS,
396 00:21:14,940 00:21:17,441 AS MUCH AS I HATE THAT I'M SAYING THAT. AS MUCH AS I HATE THAT I'M SAYING THAT.
397 00:21:17,443 00:21:19,477 BUT MIGHT BE THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS. BUT MIGHT BE THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS.
398 00:21:19,479 00:21:22,146 YOU JUST NEED TO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE WALKIN' INTO. YOU JUST NEED TO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE WALKIN' INTO.
399 00:21:22,148 00:21:23,014 THAT -- THAT'S ALL. THAT -- THAT'S ALL.
400 00:21:23,016 00:21:25,249 HE THINKS HE'S THE KING OF THE KLONDIKE. HE THINKS HE'S THE KING OF THE KLONDIKE.
401 00:21:25,251 00:21:26,117 I GUESS HE DOES. I GUESS HE DOES.
402 00:21:26,119 00:21:27,218 SO, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO NEXT? SO, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO NEXT?
403 00:21:27,220 00:21:28,586 WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO THIS SEASON? WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO THIS SEASON?
404 00:21:28,588 00:21:30,554 I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
405 00:21:30,556 00:21:33,257 PARKER HAS TO TELL US WHAT HE WANTS. PARKER HAS TO TELL US WHAT HE WANTS.
406 00:21:33,259 00:21:36,193 THEN, WE CAN ALL BE SUPPORTIVE. -EXACTLY. THEN, WE CAN ALL BE SUPPORTIVE. -EXACTLY.
407 00:21:36,195 00:21:39,130 I -- I AGREE. WELL PUT. I -- I AGREE. WELL PUT.
408 00:21:40,499 00:21:42,033 I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
409 00:21:42,035 00:21:44,068 DON'T FORGET, YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT SUPPORT HERE. DON'T FORGET, YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT SUPPORT HERE.
410 00:21:44,070 00:21:44,602 I KNOW THAT. I KNOW THAT.
411 00:21:44,604 00:21:46,404 AND YOU CAN ALWAYS COME HOME. AND YOU CAN ALWAYS COME HOME.
412 00:21:46,406 00:21:48,973 -[ LAUGHTER ] -THANK YOU, MOM. -[ LAUGHTER ] -THANK YOU, MOM.
413 00:21:48,975 00:21:52,276 THIS MEETING RIGHT HERE HAS GIVEN ME SOME INSIGHT. THIS MEETING RIGHT HERE HAS GIVEN ME SOME INSIGHT.
414 00:21:52,278 00:21:53,577 RIGHT NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO GO OUT ON A LIMB RIGHT NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO GO OUT ON A LIMB
415 00:21:53,579 00:21:58,049 AND BE MAKING -- TAKING BIG RISKS AND PILING IT INTO GROUND AND BE MAKING -- TAKING BIG RISKS AND PILING IT INTO GROUND
416 00:21:58,051 00:21:59,917 WHEN I DON'T HAVE A CREW. WHEN I DON'T HAVE A CREW.
417 00:21:59,919 00:22:02,853 AND, YOU KNOW, AND, YOU KNOW,
418 00:22:02,855 00:22:05,556 YOU KNOW...YEAH. YOU KNOW...YEAH.
419 00:22:05,558 00:22:11,262 IT'S, UH, IT'S GONNA BE A FIGHT. IT'S, UH, IT'S GONNA BE A FIGHT.
420 00:22:14,933 00:22:16,500 Narrator: FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, Narrator: FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS,
421 00:22:16,502 00:22:20,037 PARKER HAS RENTED A CLAIM FROM TONY BEETS. PARKER HAS RENTED A CLAIM FROM TONY BEETS.
422 00:22:20,039 00:22:23,574 BUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT BUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT
423 00:22:23,576 00:22:28,079 WHERE THEY HAVEN'T SPOKEN IN 5 MONTHS. WHERE THEY HAVEN'T SPOKEN IN 5 MONTHS.
424 00:22:28,081 00:22:30,548 CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ABOUT TO DO THIS. CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ABOUT TO DO THIS.
425 00:22:30,550 00:22:33,517 THE LAST PHONE CALL I WANNA MAKE IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW THE LAST PHONE CALL I WANNA MAKE IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW
426 00:22:33,519 00:22:36,120 IS TO TONY BEETS. IS TO TONY BEETS.
427 00:22:39,057 00:22:42,526 [ LINE RINGS ] [ LINE RINGS ]
428 00:22:42,528 00:22:42,960 GOOD. GOOD.
429 00:22:42,962 00:22:45,129 I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOIN' ON. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOIN' ON.
430 00:22:45,131 00:22:48,165 AND I'M HAVIN' A LOT OF ISSUES THIS WINTER. AND I'M HAVIN' A LOT OF ISSUES THIS WINTER.
431 00:22:48,167 00:22:51,802 AND, UM, I, UM, AND, UM, I, UM,
432 00:22:51,804 00:22:54,805 I'D REALLY LIKE TO JUST COME BACK. I'D REALLY LIKE TO JUST COME BACK.
433 00:22:56,441 00:23:00,211 RIGHT NOW, THAT GROUND'S ALL I'VE GOT TO GO TO. SO... RIGHT NOW, THAT GROUND'S ALL I'VE GOT TO GO TO. SO...
434 00:23:19,064 00:23:23,901 TONY BEETS CONTROLS GOLD CLAIMS ACROSS THE KLONDIKE. TONY BEETS CONTROLS GOLD CLAIMS ACROSS THE KLONDIKE.
435 00:23:23,903 00:23:26,370 AT THE END OF LAST SEASON, PARKER SCHNABEL AT THE END OF LAST SEASON, PARKER SCHNABEL
436 00:23:26,372 00:23:29,840 TOLD HIS LANDLORD THAT HE WAS BUYING HIS OWN GROUND. TOLD HIS LANDLORD THAT HE WAS BUYING HIS OWN GROUND.
437 00:23:29,842 00:23:34,178 BUT PARKER HAS LOST KEY MEMBERS OF HIS CREW, BUT PARKER HAS LOST KEY MEMBERS OF HIS CREW,
438 00:23:34,180 00:23:35,346 FORCING HIM TO BACKTRACK FORCING HIM TO BACKTRACK
439 00:23:35,348 00:23:41,051 AND ASK TONY TO RENEW HIS LEASE AT SCRIBNER CREEK. AND ASK TONY TO RENEW HIS LEASE AT SCRIBNER CREEK.
440 00:23:50,529 00:23:52,163 HEY, WHAT'S UP? HEY, WHAT'S UP?
441 00:23:54,433 00:23:56,734 LIKE, AS IN PARKER? LIKE, AS IN PARKER?
442 00:23:56,736 00:23:57,568 YEAH. YEAH.
443 00:23:57,570 00:23:59,236 WHAT DOES HE WANT? WHAT DOES HE WANT?
444 00:24:01,173 00:24:02,640 REALLY? REALLY?
445 00:24:16,755 00:24:17,855 YEAH. YEAH.
446 00:24:17,857 00:24:21,792 HE DID PULL A DECENT AMOUNT OUT LAST YEAR TOO. HE DID PULL A DECENT AMOUNT OUT LAST YEAR TOO.
447 00:24:25,263 00:24:26,630 NO, I... NO, I...
448 00:24:26,632 00:24:28,332 OKAY. WILL DO. OKAY. WILL DO.
449 00:24:28,334 00:24:30,434 SEE YOU LATER, DEAR. SEE YOU LATER, DEAR.
450 00:24:30,669 00:24:33,304 TONY HAS RUN A SUCCESSFUL MINING OPERATION TONY HAS RUN A SUCCESSFUL MINING OPERATION
451 00:24:33,306 00:24:37,041 AT PARADISE HILL FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. AT PARADISE HILL FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
452 00:24:37,043 00:24:38,008 IN THE GOLD ROOM, HIS SON, IN THE GOLD ROOM, HIS SON,
453 00:24:38,010 00:24:43,581 KEVIN, FEEDS THE SPIRAL WHEEL WITH GOLD CONCENTRATE. KEVIN, FEEDS THE SPIRAL WHEEL WITH GOLD CONCENTRATE.
454 00:24:43,583 00:24:47,551 LOOK AT THIS STUFF. LOOK AT THIS STUFF.
455 00:24:47,553 00:24:49,153 IT CAN CLEAN GOLD PERFECTLY. IT CAN CLEAN GOLD PERFECTLY.
456 00:24:49,155 00:24:52,957 BUT YOU GOTTA HAVE THE PATIENCE. IT TAKES A LONG FREAKIN' TIME. BUT YOU GOTTA HAVE THE PATIENCE. IT TAKES A LONG FREAKIN' TIME.
457 00:24:52,959 00:24:54,058 BASICALLY, IT SPINS, BASICALLY, IT SPINS,
458 00:24:54,060 00:24:56,160 AND, GOLD BEING HEAVIER AND HARDER TO WASH AWAY AND, GOLD BEING HEAVIER AND HARDER TO WASH AWAY
459 00:24:56,162 00:24:58,662 DOESN'T FALL DOWN AS QUICKLY AS EVERYTHING ELSE, DOESN'T FALL DOWN AS QUICKLY AS EVERYTHING ELSE,
460 00:24:58,664 00:25:00,431 SO IT MAKES IT UP TO THE TOP HOLE SO IT MAKES IT UP TO THE TOP HOLE
461 00:25:00,433 00:25:02,066 INTO A LITTLE BASKET IN THE BACK. INTO A LITTLE BASKET IN THE BACK.
462 00:25:02,068 00:25:04,368 EVERYTHING ELSE GETS WASHED DOWN. EVERYTHING ELSE GETS WASHED DOWN.
463 00:25:04,370 00:25:07,538 THIS IS NICE AND BORING. THIS IS NICE AND BORING.
464 00:25:07,540 00:25:08,873 DON'T GET GOLD FEVER. DON'T GET GOLD FEVER.
465 00:25:08,875 00:25:11,809 DON'T GET EXCITED TILL YOU GOT IT. DON'T GET EXCITED TILL YOU GOT IT.
466 00:25:14,779 00:25:18,682 DON'T POUR IT IN. YOU'LL MESS IT UP FOR ME. DON'T POUR IT IN. YOU'LL MESS IT UP FOR ME.
467 00:25:24,923 00:25:26,790 YEAH, DON'T MOVE IT. YEAH, DON'T MOVE IT.
468 00:25:27,926 00:25:29,293 SEE? SEE?
469 00:25:32,797 00:25:34,798 [ LAUGHS ] [ LAUGHS ]
470 00:25:34,800 00:25:38,168 IT'S SO PRETTY WHEN THE GOLD GETS TO THE TOP. IT'S SO PRETTY WHEN THE GOLD GETS TO THE TOP.
471 00:25:38,170 00:25:40,137 KINDA MESMERIZING, AND THE... KINDA MESMERIZING, AND THE...
472 00:25:40,139 00:25:42,006 YOU COULD STARE AT IT ALL DAY. YOU COULD STARE AT IT ALL DAY.
473 00:25:42,008 00:25:43,374 YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO SEE THE GOLD. YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO SEE THE GOLD.
474 00:25:43,376 00:25:47,711 BUT IT'S ALSO NICE TO SEE THE WHOLE FAMILY DOING IT TOGETHER. BUT IT'S ALSO NICE TO SEE THE WHOLE FAMILY DOING IT TOGETHER.
475 00:25:49,748 00:25:50,147 OOH! OOH!
476 00:25:50,149 00:25:52,316 GIVE ME SOME BETTER GROUND, TONY. GIVE ME SOME BETTER GROUND, TONY.
477 00:25:52,318 00:25:54,785 [ LAUGHTER ] [ LAUGHTER ]
478 00:26:01,026 00:26:02,426 AND THEN YOU'RE AWAY FROM US FOR A MONTH AND THEN YOU'RE AWAY FROM US FOR A MONTH
479 00:26:02,428 00:26:07,331 AND YOU GO, "WHEN ARE YOU COMING TO VISIT?" AND YOU GO, "WHEN ARE YOU COMING TO VISIT?"
480 00:26:07,333 00:26:08,999 UH, UH, UH. YOU'RE FULL OF [BLEEP]. UH, UH, UH. YOU'RE FULL OF [BLEEP].
481 00:26:09,001 00:26:09,667 IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
482 00:26:09,669 00:26:12,369 I THINK IF SOME FAMILIES HAD TO SPEND THIS MUCH TIME I THINK IF SOME FAMILIES HAD TO SPEND THIS MUCH TIME
483 00:26:12,371 00:26:14,838 WITH EACH OTHER IN SUCH CLOSE -- WITH EACH OTHER IN SUCH CLOSE --
484 00:26:14,840 00:26:16,006 ENVIRONMENT. ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT. ENVIRONMENT,
485 00:26:16,008 00:26:18,409 THEY'D PROBABLY KILL EACH OTHER. THEY'D PROBABLY KILL EACH OTHER.
486 00:26:18,810 00:26:20,778 -YEAH, RIGHT? -YEAH, RIGHT. -YEAH, RIGHT? -YEAH, RIGHT.
487 00:26:20,780 00:26:21,845 -THERE YOU GO. -WOW. -THERE YOU GO. -WOW.
488 00:26:21,847 00:26:23,914 -THAT'S NOT BAD. -THAT'S NOT BAD AT ALL. -THAT'S NOT BAD. -THAT'S NOT BAD AT ALL.
489 00:26:25,083 00:26:28,152 -THAT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] GOOD. -NO, THAT LOOKS AWESOME. -THAT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] GOOD. -NO, THAT LOOKS AWESOME.
490 00:26:32,223 00:26:33,457 [ LAUGHTER ] [ LAUGHTER ]
491 00:26:33,459 00:26:35,893 Minnie: HOW MUCH YOU THINK THERE IS? Minnie: HOW MUCH YOU THINK THERE IS?
492 00:26:35,895 00:26:40,998 Narrator: TWO HUNDRED OUNCES OF GOLD IS WORTH $220,000. Narrator: TWO HUNDRED OUNCES OF GOLD IS WORTH $220,000.
493 00:26:41,000 00:26:44,101 AND WITH TONY'S AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR THE SEASON, AND WITH TONY'S AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR THE SEASON,
494 00:26:44,103 00:26:47,237 THE BEETS FAMILY NEEDS EVERY CENT. THE BEETS FAMILY NEEDS EVERY CENT.
495 00:26:47,239 00:26:49,740 YEAH. IT'S NICE. YEAH. IT'S NICE.
496 00:26:58,583 00:27:02,119 THE BEETS AND THE HOFFMANS ARE ALREADY MINING. THE BEETS AND THE HOFFMANS ARE ALREADY MINING.
497 00:27:02,121 00:27:05,222 BUT PARKER SCHNABEL IS STILL AT HOME. BUT PARKER SCHNABEL IS STILL AT HOME.
498 00:27:05,224 00:27:07,391 HE'S LOST HIS FOREMAN, GENE CHEESEMAN, HE'S LOST HIS FOREMAN, GENE CHEESEMAN,
499 00:27:07,393 00:27:11,061 AND RELUCTANTLY DECIDED TO RETURN TO SCRIBNER CREEK. AND RELUCTANTLY DECIDED TO RETURN TO SCRIBNER CREEK.
500 00:27:11,063 00:27:14,264 BUT FIRST, HE NEEDS TO RENEW HIS CONTRACT BUT FIRST, HE NEEDS TO RENEW HIS CONTRACT
501 00:27:14,266 00:27:16,467 WITH HIS LANDLORD, TONY BEETS. WITH HIS LANDLORD, TONY BEETS.
502 00:27:16,469 00:27:19,637 Parker: SO I JUST GOT IN A NEW CONTRACT FROM TONY Parker: SO I JUST GOT IN A NEW CONTRACT FROM TONY
503 00:27:19,639 00:27:20,304 WITH SOME CHANGES IN IT, WITH SOME CHANGES IN IT,
504 00:27:20,306 00:27:24,274 NONE OF THEM GOOD, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO? NONE OF THEM GOOD, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?
505 00:27:24,276 00:27:28,012 HE'S JUST A POWER-HUNGRY [BLEEP]. HE'S JUST A POWER-HUNGRY [BLEEP].
506 00:27:28,014 00:27:28,679 SO THAT'S ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
507 00:27:28,681 00:27:33,550 Narrator: PARKER HAS NEITHER THE CONTRACT NOR THE CREW HE WANTS. Narrator: PARKER HAS NEITHER THE CONTRACT NOR THE CREW HE WANTS.
508 00:27:33,552 00:27:36,820 BUT AT LEAST NOW HE HAS A CLAIM. BUT AT LEAST NOW HE HAS A CLAIM.
509 00:27:36,822 00:27:38,756 Parker: I'LL SIGN IT, MAKE HIM HAPPY, Parker: I'LL SIGN IT, MAKE HIM HAPPY,
510 00:27:38,758 00:27:42,459 DEAL WITH ALL THEIR B.S., GET THE JOB DONE. DEAL WITH ALL THEIR B.S., GET THE JOB DONE.
511 00:27:42,994 00:27:46,030 Narrator: HE CAN FINALLY SET OUT FOR THE YUKON. Narrator: HE CAN FINALLY SET OUT FOR THE YUKON.
512 00:27:46,032 00:27:49,299 WE'RE MININ', SO THAT'S WHAT COUNTS. WE'RE MININ', SO THAT'S WHAT COUNTS.
513 00:27:52,070 00:27:53,937 CONSIDERING I WEAR THE SAME THING EVERY DAY, CONSIDERING I WEAR THE SAME THING EVERY DAY,
514 00:27:53,939 00:27:57,675 DON'T REALLY NEED THIS MANY CLOTHES. DON'T REALLY NEED THIS MANY CLOTHES.
515 00:27:57,677 00:27:58,909 YES OR NO? -YES. YES OR NO? -YES.
516 00:27:58,911 00:28:01,211 HOW COLD IS IT UP THERE? HOW COLD IS IT UP THERE?
517 00:28:01,213 00:28:01,912 I'M NOT GONNA WEAR A HAT. I'M NOT GONNA WEAR A HAT.
518 00:28:01,914 00:28:04,615 IS THAT A NO? -THAT'S A NO. IS THAT A NO? -THAT'S A NO.
519 00:28:04,617 00:28:06,050 LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT.
520 00:28:06,052 00:28:08,585 -WHO'S THIS? -REALLY THROWIN' IT BACK. -WHO'S THIS? -REALLY THROWIN' IT BACK.
521 00:28:08,587 00:28:12,489 I THINK THAT WAS -- THAT WAS EIGHTH GRADE. I THINK THAT WAS -- THAT WAS EIGHTH GRADE.
522 00:28:12,491 00:28:14,425 I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I STILL HAVE THAT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I STILL HAVE THAT.
523 00:28:14,427 00:28:17,194 I -- I DO. I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH HER. I -- I DO. I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH HER.
524 00:28:17,196 00:28:18,362 GUESS SINCE WE'RE GOING GOLD MINING GUESS SINCE WE'RE GOING GOLD MINING
525 00:28:18,364 00:28:21,298 I SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE SOME GOLD PANS. I SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE SOME GOLD PANS.
526 00:28:22,667 00:28:26,837 Nancy: I'M JUST TRYIN' TO PRETEND HE'S NOT REALLY LEAVING. Nancy: I'M JUST TRYIN' TO PRETEND HE'S NOT REALLY LEAVING.
527 00:28:26,839 00:28:32,176 IT IS THE MOST TUMULTUOUS START TO HIS SEASON EVER. IT IS THE MOST TUMULTUOUS START TO HIS SEASON EVER.
528 00:28:32,178 00:28:35,045 AND THAT WORRIES ME. AND THAT WORRIES ME.
529 00:28:35,047 00:28:37,514 I THINK GENE'S ALWAYS BEEN A BIG KEY TO HIS SEASON. I THINK GENE'S ALWAYS BEEN A BIG KEY TO HIS SEASON.
530 00:28:37,516 00:28:41,318 AND THE REALITY OF THAT PERSON BEING GONE WILL BE, AND THE REALITY OF THAT PERSON BEING GONE WILL BE,
531 00:28:41,320 00:28:43,854 UM, BE SOMETHING HE'LL NEED TO OVERCOME. UM, BE SOMETHING HE'LL NEED TO OVERCOME.
532 00:28:43,856 00:28:47,791 IT JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS IN QUESTION. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS IN QUESTION.
533 00:28:47,793 00:28:49,827 OH, MY MOM AND DAD DON'T LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING. OH, MY MOM AND DAD DON'T LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING.
534 00:28:49,829 00:28:52,096 BUT THEY DON'T LIKE ME LEAVIN'. BUT THEY DON'T LIKE ME LEAVIN'.
535 00:28:52,098 00:28:54,965 WELL, I'VE GOTTA LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE. WELL, I'VE GOTTA LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE.
536 00:28:54,967 00:28:56,300 [ LAUGHING ] [ LAUGHING ]
537 00:28:56,302 00:28:59,236 DOZER, BABY, ARE YOU NERVOUS? DOZER, BABY, ARE YOU NERVOUS?
538 00:28:59,238 00:29:01,105 YOU GET TO GO. YOU GET TO GO.
539 00:29:01,906 00:29:03,407 I'M WITH YOU ALL THE TIME. I'M WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.
540 00:29:03,409 00:29:04,942 I KNOW. THANK YOU. I KNOW. THANK YOU.
541 00:29:04,944 00:29:06,176 TAKE -- TAKE CARE. TAKE -- TAKE CARE.
542 00:29:06,178 00:29:07,077 THANK YOU, GRANDPA. THANK YOU, GRANDPA.
543 00:29:07,079 00:29:10,647 YOU'RE WEL-- [ STIFLES SOB ] YOU'RE WEL-- [ STIFLES SOB ]
544 00:29:10,649 00:29:12,149 -YOU OKAY, DAD? -PARDON? -YOU OKAY, DAD? -PARDON?
545 00:29:12,151 00:29:14,485 -ARE YOU OKAY? -SURE. -ARE YOU OKAY? -SURE.
546 00:29:14,487 00:29:16,487 OKAY, GOOD. OKAY, GOOD.
547 00:29:16,489 00:29:19,723 I HAVE TO BE A LITTLE SAD. I HAVE TO BE A LITTLE SAD.
548 00:29:19,725 00:29:20,991 BUT I, UH... I AM, UH, BUT I, UH... I AM, UH,
549 00:29:20,993 00:29:23,560 REALLY GLAD HE'S UNDER WAY. -YEAH. REALLY GLAD HE'S UNDER WAY. -YEAH.
550 00:29:23,562 00:29:26,897 AND SO WE'RE ON THE WAY TO SUCCESS. AND SO WE'RE ON THE WAY TO SUCCESS.
551 00:29:26,899 00:29:29,700 IF WE DON'T START, WE'RE NEVER GONNA WIN. IF WE DON'T START, WE'RE NEVER GONNA WIN.
552 00:29:29,702 00:29:31,368 SO HE'S ON THE WAY. SO HE'S ON THE WAY.
553 00:29:31,370 00:29:33,403 GRANDPA. GRANDPA.
554 00:29:33,405 00:29:34,104 HUH? HUH?
555 00:29:34,106 00:29:37,341 -I LOVE YOU. -[ LAUGHS ] I KNOW YOU DO. -I LOVE YOU. -[ LAUGHS ] I KNOW YOU DO.
556 00:29:37,343 00:29:39,910 AND I LOVE YOU TOO. -BYE. AND I LOVE YOU TOO. -BYE.
557 00:29:39,912 00:29:41,645 TAKE CARE. TAKE CARE.
558 00:29:42,647 00:29:45,215 OH! BE CAREFUL. PLEASE BE SAFE. OH! BE CAREFUL. PLEASE BE SAFE.
559 00:29:45,217 00:29:47,084 I WILL. LOVE YOU, MOM. LOVE YOU, DAD. I WILL. LOVE YOU, MOM. LOVE YOU, DAD.
560 00:29:47,086 00:29:48,018 YEAH, AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. YEAH, AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
561 00:29:48,020 00:29:50,854 -THANKS FOR THE HELP. -I KNOW YOU'LL BE FINE. -THANKS FOR THE HELP. -I KNOW YOU'LL BE FINE.
562 00:29:52,357 00:29:56,260 IT'S TIMES LIKE THESE WHERE I REALLY DEPEND ON MY MOM IT'S TIMES LIKE THESE WHERE I REALLY DEPEND ON MY MOM
563 00:29:56,262 00:30:00,097 AND DAD AND GRANDPA FOR THE SUPPORT THEY GIVE ME. AND DAD AND GRANDPA FOR THE SUPPORT THEY GIVE ME.
564 00:30:00,099 00:30:04,067 I'M IN A GOOD HEADSPACE FOR IT, I THINK. I'M IN A GOOD HEADSPACE FOR IT, I THINK.
565 00:30:17,348 00:30:21,819 Narrator: TWELVE HOURS AND 637 MILES LATER, Narrator: TWELVE HOURS AND 637 MILES LATER,
566 00:30:21,821 00:30:26,623 THE 20-YEAR-OLD REACHES HIS KLONDIKE CLAIM. THE 20-YEAR-OLD REACHES HIS KLONDIKE CLAIM.
567 00:30:27,192 00:30:29,426 Parker: GOOD OLD SCRIBNER CREEK. Parker: GOOD OLD SCRIBNER CREEK.
568 00:30:29,428 00:30:32,629 I MEAN, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK HERE FOR SURE. I MEAN, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK HERE FOR SURE.
569 00:30:32,631 00:30:34,031 YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE HOME. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE HOME.
570 00:30:34,033 00:30:37,301 THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE PULLED OVER $4 MILLION THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE PULLED OVER $4 MILLION
571 00:30:37,303 00:30:39,570 OUT OF THIS HOLE. OUT OF THIS HOLE.
572 00:30:42,874 00:30:44,441 IT'S ALWAYS WEIRD, IN THE SPRINGTIME, IT'S ALWAYS WEIRD, IN THE SPRINGTIME,
573 00:30:44,443 00:30:48,445 SHOWIN' UP, HAVIN' NOT SEEN ANYTHING FOR 5 MONTHS. SHOWIN' UP, HAVIN' NOT SEEN ANYTHING FOR 5 MONTHS.
574 00:30:48,447 00:30:52,449 SO HOPEFULLY WE STILL GOT A MINE SITE. SO HOPEFULLY WE STILL GOT A MINE SITE.
575 00:30:53,952 00:30:54,651 I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
576 00:30:54,653 00:30:58,589 THERE'S A LOT OF -- LOT OF IRON HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF -- LOT OF IRON HERE.
577 00:31:01,793 00:31:03,961 OH, YEAH. -FOR THE PAST 5 MONTHS, OH, YEAH. -FOR THE PAST 5 MONTHS,
578 00:31:03,963 00:31:05,295 ALL OF PARKER'S HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALL OF PARKER'S HEAVY EQUIPMENT
579 00:31:05,297 00:31:09,333 HAS ENDURED TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS MINUS 50 DEGREES. HAS ENDURED TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS MINUS 50 DEGREES.
580 00:31:09,335 00:31:12,102 HE NEEDS TO FUEL UP BEFORE HE CAN FIND OUT HE NEEDS TO FUEL UP BEFORE HE CAN FIND OUT
581 00:31:12,104 00:31:15,205 IF THEY'VE SURVIVED THE BRUTAL KLONDIKE WINTER. IF THEY'VE SURVIVED THE BRUTAL KLONDIKE WINTER.
582 00:31:15,207 00:31:19,109 IT'S GOOD TO LEAVE THE FUEL TANK FULL BECAUSE THE FUEL TRUCKS IT'S GOOD TO LEAVE THE FUEL TANK FULL BECAUSE THE FUEL TRUCKS
583 00:31:19,111 00:31:19,910 CAN'T GET OUT THIS EARLY. CAN'T GET OUT THIS EARLY.
584 00:31:19,912 00:31:23,814 LAST FALL, WE HAD 30,000 LITERS OF FUEL IN THIS TANK. LAST FALL, WE HAD 30,000 LITERS OF FUEL IN THIS TANK.
585 00:31:23,816 00:31:26,350 AND THAT'S $40,000 WORTH OF FUEL. AND THAT'S $40,000 WORTH OF FUEL.
586 00:31:26,352 00:31:29,219 SO HOPEFULLY IT'S STILL HERE. SO HOPEFULLY IT'S STILL HERE.
587 00:31:29,221 00:31:32,356 IT'S A $40,000 QUESTION. IT'S A $40,000 QUESTION.
588 00:31:32,358 00:31:38,662 TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE. TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE.
589 00:31:38,664 00:31:41,231 GOOD NEWS. GOOD NEWS.
590 00:31:41,233 00:31:43,133 WE NEEDED SOME GOOD NEWS. HUH? WE NEEDED SOME GOOD NEWS. HUH?
591 00:31:43,135 00:31:43,834 HUH? HUH?
592 00:31:43,836 00:31:45,969 GOOD TO BE HOME? GOOD TO BE HOME?
593 00:31:51,276 00:31:54,478 IT'S PRETTY FAR FROM GLAMOROUS. IT'S PRETTY FAR FROM GLAMOROUS.
594 00:31:54,480 00:31:55,045 BUT, UH, YEAH. BUT, UH, YEAH.
595 00:31:55,047 00:31:58,448 THIS HAS BEEN MY HOME FOR A COUPLE YEARS, YOU KNOW? THIS HAS BEEN MY HOME FOR A COUPLE YEARS, YOU KNOW?
596 00:31:58,450 00:32:00,017 DOZER. [ WHISTLES ] DOZER. [ WHISTLES ]
597 00:32:00,019 00:32:02,486 HE GETS THAT HALF. I GET THIS HALF. HE GETS THAT HALF. I GET THIS HALF.
598 00:32:02,488 00:32:06,189 I NEVER CLEANED UP HIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING. I NEVER CLEANED UP HIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
599 00:32:08,293 00:32:10,093 Narrator: PARKER'S QUARTER-MILLION-DOLLAR Narrator: PARKER'S QUARTER-MILLION-DOLLAR
600 00:32:10,095 00:32:15,565 D10 DOZER IS THE LINCHPIN OF HIS OPERATION. D10 DOZER IS THE LINCHPIN OF HIS OPERATION.
601 00:32:15,567 00:32:19,202 Parker: I'VE MISSED THIS OLD GIRL. Parker: I'VE MISSED THIS OLD GIRL.
602 00:32:19,204 00:32:20,070 IT'S REALLY WEIRD THAT THIS IS, IT'S REALLY WEIRD THAT THIS IS,
603 00:32:20,072 00:32:23,140 LIKE, A NORMAL THING FOR ME, LIKE, "OH, YEAH. LIKE, A NORMAL THING FOR ME, LIKE, "OH, YEAH.
604 00:32:23,142 00:32:23,674 THIS IS MY D10." THIS IS MY D10."
605 00:32:23,676 00:32:25,509 I MEAN, AS FAR AS MONEY GOES, I MEAN, AS FAR AS MONEY GOES,
606 00:32:25,511 00:32:29,146 THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ON THE SITE, YOU KNOW? THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ON THE SITE, YOU KNOW?
607 00:32:29,148 00:32:31,782 I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT LAST YEAR I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT LAST YEAR
608 00:32:31,784 00:32:35,218 AND WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT MADE IT THROUGH THE WINTER WELL. AND WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT MADE IT THROUGH THE WINTER WELL.
609 00:32:35,220 00:32:37,554 YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST RISK IS, IN THE WINTER HERE, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST RISK IS, IN THE WINTER HERE,
610 00:32:37,556 00:32:39,089 IT'S LIKE MINUS 50. IT'S LIKE MINUS 50.
611 00:32:39,091 00:32:45,529 AND IF YOUR ANTIFREEZE FREEZES, THAT'S NO GOOD. AND IF YOUR ANTIFREEZE FREEZES, THAT'S NO GOOD.
612 00:32:47,799 00:32:50,100 WELL, LET'S SEE IF SOMETHING WILL START. WELL, LET'S SEE IF SOMETHING WILL START.
613 00:32:50,102 00:32:52,602 [ ENGINE STARTS ] [ ENGINE STARTS ]
614 00:32:56,341 00:33:01,044 LIKE -- LIKE IT SHUT DOWN YESTERDAY. LIKE -- LIKE IT SHUT DOWN YESTERDAY.
615 00:33:06,050 00:33:08,218 I HAVE A -- PRETTY MUCH A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP I HAVE A -- PRETTY MUCH A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP
616 00:33:08,220 00:33:08,852 WITH THE KLONDIKE. WITH THE KLONDIKE.
617 00:33:08,854 00:33:12,956 IT'S LIKE A GIRL THAT JUST KEEPS REJECTING YOU, IT'S LIKE A GIRL THAT JUST KEEPS REJECTING YOU,
618 00:33:12,958 00:33:15,525 BUT YOU KNOW IT'S WORTH IT. BUT YOU KNOW IT'S WORTH IT.
619 00:33:16,561 00:33:19,162 WE STRIPPED A BIG CUT HERE LAST YEAR WE STRIPPED A BIG CUT HERE LAST YEAR
620 00:33:19,164 00:33:21,298 AND DIDN'T GET TO SLUICE IT. AND DIDN'T GET TO SLUICE IT.
621 00:33:21,300 00:33:22,466 AND NOW, IT FROZE OVER THE WINTER. AND NOW, IT FROZE OVER THE WINTER.
622 00:33:22,468 00:33:24,768 SO WE NEED TO GET THE SNOW OFF AND PUT A FEW RIPS IN IT SO WE NEED TO GET THE SNOW OFF AND PUT A FEW RIPS IN IT
623 00:33:24,770 00:33:28,905 IF WE CAN TO GET THE PLACE OPENED UP, YOU KNOW? IF WE CAN TO GET THE PLACE OPENED UP, YOU KNOW?
624 00:33:28,907 00:33:32,009 BUT WITH GENE NOT COMING BACK NOR MIKE NOR GREG BUT WITH GENE NOT COMING BACK NOR MIKE NOR GREG
625 00:33:32,011 00:33:35,112 AND PROBABLY NOT RICK, THIS COULD ALL BE FOR NOTHING. AND PROBABLY NOT RICK, THIS COULD ALL BE FOR NOTHING.
626 00:33:50,995 00:33:55,499 Narrator: SPRING FINALLY ARRIVES IN THE YUKON. Narrator: SPRING FINALLY ARRIVES IN THE YUKON.
627 00:33:55,501 00:33:59,603 AFTER MONTHS OF COLD AND DARKNESS, THE SNOW MELTS, AFTER MONTHS OF COLD AND DARKNESS, THE SNOW MELTS,
628 00:33:59,605 00:34:03,507 AND THE RIVER ICE BEGINS TO BREAK UP. AND THE RIVER ICE BEGINS TO BREAK UP.
629 00:34:06,944 00:34:11,515 AT SCRIBNER CREEK, NEW BLOOD ARRIVES. AT SCRIBNER CREEK, NEW BLOOD ARRIVES.
630 00:34:15,620 00:34:19,156 PARKER LOST SOME OF HIS BEST MEN OVER THE WINTER. PARKER LOST SOME OF HIS BEST MEN OVER THE WINTER.
631 00:34:19,158 00:34:20,957 -LOOK AT THIS. -HOW YOU DOIN'? -LOOK AT THIS. -HOW YOU DOIN'?
632 00:34:20,959 00:34:24,694 BUT HE'S MANAGED TO SCRAPE TOGETHER A BUNCH OF ROOKIES. BUT HE'S MANAGED TO SCRAPE TOGETHER A BUNCH OF ROOKIES.
633 00:34:24,696 00:34:26,797 -YOU MUST BE EMILY. -YEAH. -YOU MUST BE EMILY. -YEAH.
634 00:34:26,799 00:34:28,031 -HOW'S IT GOIN'? -OH, DOIN' DANDY. -HOW'S IT GOIN'? -OH, DOIN' DANDY.
635 00:34:28,033 00:34:29,499 -HOW WAS THE TRIP UP? -OH, IT WAS LONG. -HOW WAS THE TRIP UP? -OH, IT WAS LONG.
636 00:34:29,501 00:34:30,767 -YOU MUST BE CARL. -YES, SIR. -YOU MUST BE CARL. -YES, SIR.
637 00:34:30,769 00:34:31,535 NICE TO MEET YOU FINALLY. NICE TO MEET YOU FINALLY.
638 00:34:31,537 00:34:32,803 -YOU LOOK LIKE A MECHANIC. -YEAH, I'M ALREADY DIRTY. -YOU LOOK LIKE A MECHANIC. -YEAH, I'M ALREADY DIRTY.
639 00:34:32,805 00:34:35,272 -MECHANIC'S HANDS. -ALREADY DIRTY. -MECHANIC'S HANDS. -ALREADY DIRTY.
640 00:34:35,274 00:34:36,540 Narrator: BUT THERE'S ONE VETERAN Narrator: BUT THERE'S ONE VETERAN
641 00:34:36,542 00:34:40,444 THAT PARKER DIDN'T THINK WOULD SHOW UP. THAT PARKER DIDN'T THINK WOULD SHOW UP.
642 00:34:40,446 00:34:40,911 OH, [BLEEP]. OH, [BLEEP].
643 00:34:40,913 00:34:43,647 DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU RIGHT NOW. DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU RIGHT NOW.
644 00:34:43,649 00:34:44,614 [ LAUGHS ] [ LAUGHS ]
645 00:34:44,616 00:34:45,949 YOU KNOW I COULDN'T STAY AWAY. YOU KNOW I COULDN'T STAY AWAY.
646 00:34:45,951 00:34:48,085 NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU, MAN. NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU, MAN.
647 00:34:48,087 00:34:49,519 HOW ARE YOU DOIN'? -I'M GOOD, MAN. I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOIN'? -I'M GOOD, MAN. I'M GOOD.
648 00:34:49,521 00:34:51,655 -THAT'S GOOD. HOW'S YOUR MOM? -SHE'S GOOD. -THAT'S GOOD. HOW'S YOUR MOM? -SHE'S GOOD.
649 00:34:51,657 00:34:53,223 SHE'S GOOD. WE LEFT IN A GOOD SPOT, SHE'S GOOD. WE LEFT IN A GOOD SPOT,
650 00:34:53,225 00:34:55,292 AND SHE KNOWS THAT I GOTTA BE UP HERE. AND SHE KNOWS THAT I GOTTA BE UP HERE.
651 00:34:55,294 00:34:57,828 AND I'M READY TO BE UP HERE. -GOOD. AND I'M READY TO BE UP HERE. -GOOD.
652 00:34:57,830 00:34:58,428 GOOD. I'M GLAD. GOOD. I'M GLAD.
653 00:34:58,430 00:35:01,231 WE GOT A BUNCH OF GREENIES HERE. -WHAT'S UP, FELLAS? WE GOT A BUNCH OF GREENIES HERE. -WHAT'S UP, FELLAS?
654 00:35:01,233 00:35:03,100 HAVE YOU GUYS ALL MET EACH OTHER? HAVE YOU GUYS ALL MET EACH OTHER?
655 00:35:03,102 00:35:04,000 HOW YOU DOIN', GUYS? HOW YOU DOIN', GUYS?
656 00:35:04,002 00:35:07,037 OH, BUNCH OF YOUNG 'UNS. ARE YOU YOUNGER THAN RICK? OH, BUNCH OF YOUNG 'UNS. ARE YOU YOUNGER THAN RICK?
657 00:35:07,039 00:35:08,972 I THINK SO, 30. I THINK SO, 30.
658 00:35:08,974 00:35:09,940 YOU'RE THE OLDEST ONE HERE. YOU'RE THE OLDEST ONE HERE.
659 00:35:09,942 00:35:12,075 NOT MUCH MINING EXPERIENCE STANDING HERE. NOT MUCH MINING EXPERIENCE STANDING HERE.
660 00:35:12,077 00:35:15,112 ONE YEAR, FIVE? -THREE. ONE YEAR, FIVE? -THREE.
661 00:35:15,114 00:35:16,613 THREE. FOUR? THREE. FOUR?
662 00:35:16,615 00:35:17,447 NONE? -ZERO. NONE? -ZERO.
663 00:35:17,449 00:35:18,882 -I HAD ONE. -ONE. -I HAD ONE. -ONE.
664 00:35:18,884 00:35:20,183 WHEN I'M THE MOST EXPERIENCED ONE AROUND WHEN I'M THE MOST EXPERIENCED ONE AROUND
665 00:35:20,185 00:35:22,219 AND RICK IS THE SECOND-MOST EXPERIENCED ONE AROUND, AND RICK IS THE SECOND-MOST EXPERIENCED ONE AROUND,
666 00:35:22,221 00:35:24,121 THAT'S GONNA BE A CHALLENGE. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GONNA BE A CHALLENGE. ALL RIGHT.
667 00:35:24,123 00:35:26,490 WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS SEASON IS GONNA BE A ROUGH ONE. WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS SEASON IS GONNA BE A ROUGH ONE.
668 00:35:26,492 00:35:29,659 BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN SIT HERE AND POUT ABOUT IT, RIGHT? BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN SIT HERE AND POUT ABOUT IT, RIGHT?
669 00:35:29,661 00:35:31,428 YOU KNOW, I GET IN A FUNK. YOU KNOW THAT. YOU KNOW, I GET IN A FUNK. YOU KNOW THAT.
670 00:35:31,430 00:35:32,729 WHAT SHOULD I DO DIFFERENTLY, RICK? WHAT SHOULD I DO DIFFERENTLY, RICK?
671 00:35:32,731 00:35:35,165 YOUR ATTITUDE CONTROLS THIS WHOLE PLACE. YOUR ATTITUDE CONTROLS THIS WHOLE PLACE.
672 00:35:35,167 00:35:36,833 THAT'S IT. 100 PERCENT. THAT'S IT. 100 PERCENT.
673 00:35:36,835 00:35:37,934 IT ALL STARTS THERE. IT ALL STARTS THERE.
674 00:35:37,936 00:35:40,704 WHEN THE PLANS RUN 24/7, IT'S TOUGH, RIGHT? WHEN THE PLANS RUN 24/7, IT'S TOUGH, RIGHT?
675 00:35:40,706 00:35:43,607 AND I -- AND I TAKE THAT WAY MORE PERSONALLY THAN I SHOULD. AND I -- AND I TAKE THAT WAY MORE PERSONALLY THAN I SHOULD.
676 00:35:43,609 00:35:44,975 SO I'M GONNA TRY TO STEP BACK SO I'M GONNA TRY TO STEP BACK
677 00:35:44,977 00:35:47,377 AND LET YOU GUYS DO YOUR JOBS, ALL RIGHT? AND LET YOU GUYS DO YOUR JOBS, ALL RIGHT?
678 00:35:47,379 00:35:48,879 IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, ASK. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, ASK.
679 00:35:48,881 00:35:51,081 BUT IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A PLAN, DO IT. BUT IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A PLAN, DO IT.
680 00:35:51,083 00:35:53,550 -COOL. -SOUND GOOD? -COOL. -SOUND GOOD?
681 00:35:53,552 00:35:54,985 RICK, CAN I TALK TO YOU? RICK, CAN I TALK TO YOU?
682 00:35:54,987 00:35:55,785 YEAH. YEAH.
683 00:35:55,787 00:35:57,053 SO WHAT I'M THINKIN' WE SHOULD DO SO WHAT I'M THINKIN' WE SHOULD DO
684 00:35:57,055 00:35:59,823 IS TRY TO GET THE REST OF THAT BERM ALL THE WAY IS TRY TO GET THE REST OF THAT BERM ALL THE WAY
685 00:35:59,825 00:36:00,690 BACK TO THAT BACK CREEK. BACK TO THAT BACK CREEK.
686 00:36:00,692 00:36:01,925 WE KNOW THAT'S GOOD GROUND, SO THAT'S -- WE KNOW THAT'S GOOD GROUND, SO THAT'S --
687 00:36:01,927 00:36:03,627 LET'S JUST START THERE, RIGHT? LET'S JUST START THERE, RIGHT?
688 00:36:03,629 00:36:04,961 I HOPE THAT THESE GUYS CAN HANDLE IT. I HOPE THAT THESE GUYS CAN HANDLE IT.
689 00:36:04,963 00:36:08,431 I KNOW THE LAST SEASON ENDED PRETTY BAD, YOU KNOW? I KNOW THE LAST SEASON ENDED PRETTY BAD, YOU KNOW?
690 00:36:08,433 00:36:09,966 IT WAS ROUGH. -YEAH. IT WAS ROUGH. -YEAH.
691 00:36:09,968 00:36:13,136 -I -- I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT. -YEAH. -I -- I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT. -YEAH.
692 00:36:13,138 00:36:17,574 -AND, UM, AND I APOLOGIZE. -APPRECIATE THAT. -AND, UM, AND I APOLOGIZE. -APPRECIATE THAT.
693 00:36:17,576 00:36:21,878 SO YOU KNOW HOW LOSIN' GENE CAN AFFECT THE OPERATION. SO YOU KNOW HOW LOSIN' GENE CAN AFFECT THE OPERATION.
694 00:36:21,880 00:36:23,847 IT'S NOT GONNA BE A WALK IN THE PARK. IT'S NOT GONNA BE A WALK IN THE PARK.
695 00:36:23,849 00:36:25,982 -NO. BUT I'M UP FOR IT. -I'M GLAD. -NO. BUT I'M UP FOR IT. -I'M GLAD.
696 00:36:25,984 00:36:27,817 WELCOME BACK. -THANKS, BUDDY. WELCOME BACK. -THANKS, BUDDY.
697 00:36:27,819 00:36:30,120 LET'S GET IT. LET'S GET IT.
698 00:36:32,056 00:36:36,259 Narrator: IN THE PAST, PARKER RELIED ON GENE CHEESEMAN. Narrator: IN THE PAST, PARKER RELIED ON GENE CHEESEMAN.
699 00:36:36,261 00:36:37,727 NOW, HE'LL HAVE TO STEP UP NOW, HE'LL HAVE TO STEP UP
700 00:36:37,729 00:36:41,198 AND MAKE ALL THE MINING DECISIONS ON HIS OWN. AND MAKE ALL THE MINING DECISIONS ON HIS OWN.
701 00:36:41,200 00:36:45,268 HIS FIRST MOVE -- SEND THE YOUNG GUNS OUT TO THE BERM CUT, HIS FIRST MOVE -- SEND THE YOUNG GUNS OUT TO THE BERM CUT,
702 00:36:45,270 00:36:51,241 WHERE HE MINED 478 OUNCES OF GOLD WORTH $0.5 MILLION WHERE HE MINED 478 OUNCES OF GOLD WORTH $0.5 MILLION
703 00:36:51,243 00:36:54,511 AT THE END OF LAST SEASON. AT THE END OF LAST SEASON.
704 00:36:54,513 00:36:56,346 WE DO HAVE SOME ROOKIES HERE, WE DO HAVE SOME ROOKIES HERE,
705 00:36:56,348 00:36:59,249 AND IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF TRAININ'. AND IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF TRAININ'.
706 00:36:59,251 00:37:01,218 I'M ACTUALLY HAPPY TO DO THE TRAINING I'M ACTUALLY HAPPY TO DO THE TRAINING
707 00:37:01,220 00:37:02,686 BECAUSE I LIKE TO THINK BECAUSE I LIKE TO THINK
708 00:37:02,688 00:37:06,022 I GOT QUITE A BIT MORE PATIENCE THAN PARKER. I GOT QUITE A BIT MORE PATIENCE THAN PARKER.
709 00:37:06,024 00:37:07,224 SO, YEAH, I THINK WE GOT A BETTER CHANCE SO, YEAH, I THINK WE GOT A BETTER CHANCE
710 00:37:07,226 00:37:09,893 AT KEEPIN' SOME OF THESE GUYS. AT KEEPIN' SOME OF THESE GUYS.
711 00:37:16,200 00:37:21,137 LAST YEAR, PARKER MADE A FORTUNE WITH A CREW OF EXPERT MINERS. LAST YEAR, PARKER MADE A FORTUNE WITH A CREW OF EXPERT MINERS.
712 00:37:21,139 00:37:25,008 THIS SEASON, HE COULD LOSE IT ALL IF HE AND RICK THIS SEASON, HE COULD LOSE IT ALL IF HE AND RICK
713 00:37:25,010 00:37:28,078 CAN'T WHIP THEIR ROOKIE CREW INTO SHAPE. CAN'T WHIP THEIR ROOKIE CREW INTO SHAPE.
714 00:37:28,080 00:37:30,513 IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH, BUT, HEY, IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH, BUT, HEY,
715 00:37:30,515 00:37:34,384 WHAT'S EASY, ESPECIALLY AROUND HERE? WHAT'S EASY, ESPECIALLY AROUND HERE?
716 00:37:47,265 00:37:51,501 THE HOFFMAN FAMILY IS BACK AT McKINNON CREEK, THE HOFFMAN FAMILY IS BACK AT McKINNON CREEK,
717 00:37:51,503 00:37:55,038 READY TO START MINING. READY TO START MINING.
718 00:37:55,040 00:37:57,274 WE GOTTA DOUBLE UP THE GOLD. WE GOTTA DOUBLE UP THE GOLD.
719 00:37:57,276 00:37:58,742 SO EVERYTHING ELSE DOUBLES, SO EVERYTHING ELSE DOUBLES,
720 00:37:58,744 00:38:00,277 AND THE WORKLOAD DOUBLES. -YEP. AND THE WORKLOAD DOUBLES. -YEP.
721 00:38:00,279 00:38:04,214 AND I WILL NOT LET THEM DOWN ON THE GOLD ROOM. AND I WILL NOT LET THEM DOWN ON THE GOLD ROOM.
722 00:38:04,216 00:38:07,384 HUNTER, I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF MANUAL LABOR, BUT THAT'S HUNTER, I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF MANUAL LABOR, BUT THAT'S
723 00:38:07,386 00:38:08,351 WHERE I NEED YOUR HELP. -YEAH. WHERE I NEED YOUR HELP. -YEAH.
724 00:38:08,353 00:38:12,689 I'M WILLING TO HELP OUT WITH WHATEVER THEY NEED ME TO DO. I'M WILLING TO HELP OUT WITH WHATEVER THEY NEED ME TO DO.
725 00:38:12,691 00:38:16,693 LET ME TALK TO DAVE FIRST BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING. LET ME TALK TO DAVE FIRST BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING.
726 00:38:16,695 00:38:18,028 [ HORN HONKS ] [ HORN HONKS ]
727 00:38:18,030 00:38:19,062 -HEY. -OH. -HEY. -OH.
728 00:38:19,064 00:38:21,498 -AH. -GLAD THAT'S OVER. -AH. -GLAD THAT'S OVER.
729 00:38:21,500 00:38:23,400 -HEY, TODD. -HOW ARE YA? -HEY, TODD. -HOW ARE YA?
730 00:38:23,402 00:38:24,968 RANDY. -HOW ARE YOU? RANDY. -HOW ARE YOU?
731 00:38:24,970 00:38:25,769 -GOOD. -YOU MADE IT. -GOOD. -YOU MADE IT.
732 00:38:25,771 00:38:28,271 WHERE'S DAVE AND ANDY? -THEY'RE OUT ON THE CUT. WHERE'S DAVE AND ANDY? -THEY'RE OUT ON THE CUT.
733 00:38:28,273 00:38:29,506 -THEY'RE WORKIN'. -THE CUT. OKAY. -THEY'RE WORKIN'. -THE CUT. OKAY.
734 00:38:29,508 00:38:30,073 YOU KNOW ANDY. YOU KNOW ANDY.
735 00:38:30,075 00:38:31,675 I'M GONNA RUN DOWN THERE AND SEE 'EM REAL QUICK. I'M GONNA RUN DOWN THERE AND SEE 'EM REAL QUICK.
736 00:38:31,677 00:38:34,077 I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, GUYS. -OH. ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, GUYS. -OH. ALL RIGHT.
737 00:38:34,079 00:38:36,413 WE'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU GET DONE. WE'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU GET DONE.
738 00:38:36,580 00:38:40,183 Narrator: DAVE AND ANDY HAVE WORKED FOR THREE STRAIGHT WEEKS. Narrator: DAVE AND ANDY HAVE WORKED FOR THREE STRAIGHT WEEKS.
739 00:38:40,185 00:38:43,253 THEY'VE STRIPPED THE FIRST FOUR FEET OF OVERBURDEN THEY'VE STRIPPED THE FIRST FOUR FEET OF OVERBURDEN
740 00:38:43,255 00:38:48,458 FROM THEIR NEW 225,000-SQUARE-FOOT CUT. FROM THEIR NEW 225,000-SQUARE-FOOT CUT.
741 00:38:48,460 00:38:50,660 IT'S AMAZING HOW, WHEN IT'S COLD, IT STARTS DRIPPIN', IT'S AMAZING HOW, WHEN IT'S COLD, IT STARTS DRIPPIN',
742 00:38:50,662 00:38:53,129 HOW MUCH EASIER THIS IS THAN FIGHTING THE -- HOW MUCH EASIER THIS IS THAN FIGHTING THE --
743 00:38:53,131 00:38:56,733 THE WARM SUNSHINE AND EVERYTHING ELSE EVERY DAY. THE WARM SUNSHINE AND EVERYTHING ELSE EVERY DAY.
744 00:38:56,735 00:38:58,168 AT NIGHT, IT'S FROZEN UP AGAIN, AT NIGHT, IT'S FROZEN UP AGAIN,
745 00:38:58,170 00:39:00,437 AND WE CAN PUSH ALL NIGHT LONG. AND WE CAN PUSH ALL NIGHT LONG.
746 00:39:00,439 00:39:03,273 ONCE WE GET THIS MUD OFF, WE'RE GOOD TO GO. ONCE WE GET THIS MUD OFF, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
747 00:39:03,275 00:39:04,140 DRAINAGE IS LOOKIN' GOOD. DRAINAGE IS LOOKIN' GOOD.
748 00:39:04,142 00:39:07,544 WE'RE STARTIN' TO DRY UP ON THE, UH, GRAVEL ALREADY. WE'RE STARTIN' TO DRY UP ON THE, UH, GRAVEL ALREADY.
749 00:39:07,546 00:39:09,446 WE GOT MOST OF THE MUD OFF. WE GOT MOST OF THE MUD OFF.
750 00:39:09,448 00:39:10,680 SO WE'RE SAFE. SO WE'RE SAFE.
751 00:39:10,682 00:39:14,150 WE'RE GONNA BE SLUICIN' EARLY THIS YEAR. WE'RE GONNA BE SLUICIN' EARLY THIS YEAR.
752 00:39:20,358 00:39:23,326 HEY, DAVE. YOU GOT A COPY? HEY, DAVE. YOU GOT A COPY?
753 00:39:23,328 00:39:24,594 HEY, TODD. HOW YOU DOIN', MAN? HEY, TODD. HOW YOU DOIN', MAN?
754 00:39:24,596 00:39:26,663 I'M DOIN' GOOD. YOU GOT A SEC? I'M DOIN' GOOD. YOU GOT A SEC?
755 00:39:26,665 00:39:28,698 -GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN. -WHAT'S UP, MAN? -GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN. -WHAT'S UP, MAN?
756 00:39:28,700 00:39:29,666 -HOW ARE YA? -I'M DOIN' GOOD. -HOW ARE YA? -I'M DOIN' GOOD.
757 00:39:29,668 00:39:31,568 LET'S GO UP AND LOOK AT THIS THING. LET'S GO UP AND LOOK AT THIS THING.
758 00:39:31,570 00:39:32,836 YEAH, THINGS ARE GOIN' GOOD. YEAH, THINGS ARE GOIN' GOOD.
759 00:39:32,838 00:39:35,004 LOOK AT THAT, HOW MUCH WE GOT THE GRAVEL. LOOK AT THAT, HOW MUCH WE GOT THE GRAVEL.
760 00:39:35,006 00:39:35,338 WOW. WOW.
761 00:39:35,340 00:39:37,774 I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD PROGRESS IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD PROGRESS IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME.
762 00:39:37,776 00:39:39,509 I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING AS A FRIEND, I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING AS A FRIEND,
763 00:39:39,511 00:39:44,047 AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO PUNCH ME IN THE FACE, OKAY? AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO PUNCH ME IN THE FACE, OKAY?
764 00:39:44,049 00:39:47,517 I COMMITTED WITH PETER FOR 2,700 OUNCES. I COMMITTED WITH PETER FOR 2,700 OUNCES.
765 00:39:47,519 00:39:49,419 I'M GONNA THROW IT OUT THERE ON THE TABLE. I'M GONNA THROW IT OUT THERE ON THE TABLE.
766 00:39:49,421 00:39:53,123 YOU DID NOT. WHY DIDN'T YOU CONSULT US? YOU DID NOT. WHY DIDN'T YOU CONSULT US?
767 00:39:53,125 00:39:54,090 IT'S TOO LATE. IT'S TOO LATE.
768 00:39:54,092 00:39:55,291 YOU DID IT AGAIN, DIDN'T YA? YOU DID IT AGAIN, DIDN'T YA?
769 00:39:55,293 00:39:56,726 I MIGHT'VE SCREWED UP. I MIGHT'VE SCREWED UP.
770 00:39:56,728 00:40:00,463 BUT I SHOOK HANDS ON IT. BUT I SHOOK HANDS ON IT.
771 00:40:00,465 00:40:03,466 I CAN'T GET OUT NOW. I CAN'T GET OUT NOW.
772 00:40:03,468 00:40:05,034 YOU'RE ASKIN' AN AWFUL LOT. YOU'RE ASKIN' AN AWFUL LOT.
773 00:40:05,036 00:40:08,471 WHEN I'M STANDIN' HERE, I'M LOOKIN' AT THIS CUT, WHEN I'M STANDIN' HERE, I'M LOOKIN' AT THIS CUT,
774 00:40:08,473 00:40:10,540 IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, OKAY? IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, OKAY?
775 00:40:10,542 00:40:11,241 I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THAT. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THAT.
776 00:40:11,243 00:40:13,042 DO YOU GOT YOUR RANGE FINDER? DO YOU GOT YOUR RANGE FINDER?
777 00:40:13,044 00:40:14,711 I DO. WHAT DO YOU NEED? I DO. WHAT DO YOU NEED?
778 00:40:14,713 00:40:16,079 TELL ME WHERE THAT CORNER IS. TELL ME WHERE THAT CORNER IS.
779 00:40:16,081 00:40:17,947 WHERE'S THE BUCKET? -YEAH. WHERE'S THE BUCKET? -YEAH.
780 00:40:17,949 00:40:21,651 CAN -- CAN YOU SHOOT THAT IN THERE WITH YOUR SCOPE? CAN -- CAN YOU SHOOT THAT IN THERE WITH YOUR SCOPE?
781 00:40:25,756 00:40:27,590 -IT'S 500 FEET TO THAT BUCKET. -OKAY. -IT'S 500 FEET TO THAT BUCKET. -OKAY.
782 00:40:27,592 00:40:28,691 NOW, SHOOT THAT TREE LINE DOWN THERE. NOW, SHOOT THAT TREE LINE DOWN THERE.
783 00:40:28,693 00:40:31,528 -THE TREE LINE? -YEAH. -THE TREE LINE? -YEAH.
784 00:40:35,299 00:40:38,501 THAT'S 1,500 FEET. THAT'S 1,500 FEET.
785 00:40:38,503 00:40:42,005 WE NEED THE BIGGEST CUT WE'VE EVER SEEN. WE NEED THE BIGGEST CUT WE'VE EVER SEEN.
786 00:40:42,007 00:40:43,473 THAT'S THREE TIMES, TODD. THAT'S THREE TIMES, TODD.
787 00:40:43,475 00:40:45,475 IF WE COULD PULL THIS OFF, IF WE COULD PULL THIS OFF,
788 00:40:45,477 00:40:47,310 THIS'LL BE THE MOST GOLD WE'VE EVER SEEN. THIS'LL BE THE MOST GOLD WE'VE EVER SEEN.
789 00:40:47,312 00:40:51,147 THIS IS OUR ONE CHANCE. LET'S TAKE IT TO 1,500. THIS IS OUR ONE CHANCE. LET'S TAKE IT TO 1,500.
790 00:40:51,149 00:40:52,782 LET'S MAKE A SUPER CUT. LET'S MAKE A SUPER CUT.
791 00:40:52,784 00:40:55,518 IT COULD BE INCREDIBLE, MAN. IT COULD BE INCREDIBLE, MAN.
792 00:40:56,554 00:41:00,623 LAST SEASON, THE HOFFMANS OPENED UP THE HIGHER CUT, LAST SEASON, THE HOFFMANS OPENED UP THE HIGHER CUT,
793 00:41:00,625 00:41:02,826 AS BIG AS THREE FOOTBALL FIELDS, AS BIG AS THREE FOOTBALL FIELDS,
794 00:41:02,828 00:41:07,497 THE BIGGEST CUT THEY'D EVER MINED. THE BIGGEST CUT THEY'D EVER MINED.
795 00:41:07,499 00:41:11,301 DAVE AND ANDY ARE OPENING UP AN EVEN BIGGER CUT, DAVE AND ANDY ARE OPENING UP AN EVEN BIGGER CUT,
796 00:41:11,303 00:41:15,104 THE SIZE OF FOUR FOOTBALL FIELDS. THE SIZE OF FOUR FOOTBALL FIELDS.
797 00:41:15,106 00:41:21,244 NOW, TODD WANTS TO TRIPLE THAT NOW, TODD WANTS TO TRIPLE THAT
798 00:41:21,246 00:41:23,213 AND OPEN A SUPER CUT AND OPEN A SUPER CUT
799 00:41:23,215 00:41:27,350 AS BIG AS 12 FOOTBALL FIELDS. AS BIG AS 12 FOOTBALL FIELDS.
800 00:41:28,853 00:41:33,189 IF WE GO 1,500 FEET AND YOU START TO LOSE THAT CUT, IF WE GO 1,500 FEET AND YOU START TO LOSE THAT CUT,
801 00:41:33,191 00:41:35,959 WE LOSE THE SEASON. WE LOSE THE SEASON.
802 00:41:35,961 00:41:37,227 TODD IS ROLLING THE DICE. TODD IS ROLLING THE DICE.
803 00:41:37,229 00:41:41,097 IF THE HOFFMAN CREW CAN SOMEHOW PULL OFF THE SUPER CUT, IF THE HOFFMAN CREW CAN SOMEHOW PULL OFF THE SUPER CUT,
804 00:41:41,099 00:41:43,967 THEY'LL MINE MORE GOLD THAN EVER BEFORE. THEY'LL MINE MORE GOLD THAN EVER BEFORE.
805 00:41:43,969 00:41:47,303 BUT IF THEY CAN'T REMOVE THE OVERBURDEN FAST ENOUGH, BUT IF THEY CAN'T REMOVE THE OVERBURDEN FAST ENOUGH,
806 00:41:47,305 00:41:51,975 THE ENTIRE CUT WILL TURN INTO AN UNMINEABLE SEA OF MUD. THE ENTIRE CUT WILL TURN INTO AN UNMINEABLE SEA OF MUD.
807 00:41:51,977 00:41:55,879 Dave: TODD HOFFMAN. WE GOT A GOOD PLAN GOIN'. Dave: TODD HOFFMAN. WE GOT A GOOD PLAN GOIN'.
808 00:41:55,881 00:41:57,881 HE COMES BACK AND SAYS, HE COMES BACK AND SAYS,
809 00:41:57,883 00:42:01,251 "LET'S GO THREE TIMES BIGGER." "LET'S GO THREE TIMES BIGGER."
810 00:42:01,253 00:42:02,919 IT'S RIDICULOUS. IT'S RIDICULOUS.
811 00:42:02,921 00:42:05,054 Narrator: DAVE MOVES THE BOUNDARY MARKER Narrator: DAVE MOVES THE BOUNDARY MARKER
812 00:42:05,056 00:42:08,925 1,000 FEET FURTHER DOWN VALLEY. 1,000 FEET FURTHER DOWN VALLEY.
813 00:42:09,960 00:42:11,794 I THINK IT'S CRAZY. I THINK IT'S CRAZY.
814 00:42:11,796 00:42:15,698 THAT'S THREE TIMES THE CUT THAT WE HAD ALREADY PLANNED. THAT'S THREE TIMES THE CUT THAT WE HAD ALREADY PLANNED.
815 00:42:15,700 00:42:16,466 THAT'S TRIPLE THE RISK. THAT'S TRIPLE THE RISK.
816 00:42:16,468 00:42:19,536 EVERYTHING FROM THIS POINT ON HAS TO GO PERFECT, EVERYTHING FROM THIS POINT ON HAS TO GO PERFECT,
817 00:42:19,538 00:42:24,007 OTHERWISE THAT CUT MELTS OUT AND WE GO HOME A FAILURE. OTHERWISE THAT CUT MELTS OUT AND WE GO HOME A FAILURE.
818 00:42:24,009 00:42:28,077 ♪ ♪
819 00:42:40,658 00:42:45,228 Narrator: AT EUREKA CREEK, IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. Narrator: AT EUREKA CREEK, IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
820 00:42:47,131 00:42:49,032 OH, YEAH, AFTER SPENDING ALL THAT TIME OH, YEAH, AFTER SPENDING ALL THAT TIME
821 00:42:49,034 00:42:51,901 ON EVERY SINGLE BOLT AND NUT. ON EVERY SINGLE BOLT AND NUT.
822 00:42:51,903 00:42:53,636 TONY BEETS IS ABOUT TO FIND OUT TONY BEETS IS ABOUT TO FIND OUT
823 00:42:53,638 00:42:59,175 IF HIS GOLD DREDGE HAS SURVIVED THE BITTER YUKON WINTER. IF HIS GOLD DREDGE HAS SURVIVED THE BITTER YUKON WINTER.
824 00:43:06,984 00:43:08,251 AFTER YOU, KAPITAN. AFTER YOU, KAPITAN.
825 00:43:08,253 00:43:09,819 [ LAUGHS ] [ LAUGHS ]
826 00:43:12,556 00:43:14,991 IT ACTUALLY LOOKS ABOUT THE SAME. IT ACTUALLY LOOKS ABOUT THE SAME.
827 00:43:15,993 00:43:18,261 ABOUT A THIRD, GIVE OR TAKE. ABOUT A THIRD, GIVE OR TAKE.
828 00:43:18,263 00:43:19,762 YEAH. YEAH.
829 00:43:21,031 00:43:26,836 [ ENGINE CRANKS, STARTS ] [ ENGINE CRANKS, STARTS ]
830 00:43:28,606 00:43:34,777 LAST SPRING, TONY BOUGHT THE DREDGE FOR $1 MILLION. LAST SPRING, TONY BOUGHT THE DREDGE FOR $1 MILLION.
831 00:43:34,779 00:43:37,413 HE RIPPED IT APART, HE RIPPED IT APART,
832 00:43:37,415 00:43:43,586 DRAGGED IT 150 MILES THEN PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. DRAGGED IT 150 MILES THEN PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.
833 00:43:43,588 00:43:45,822 ON THE LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON... ON THE LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON...
834 00:43:45,923 00:43:50,393 HE BROUGHT THE 75-YEAR-OLD MONSTER BACK TO LIFE... HE BROUGHT THE 75-YEAR-OLD MONSTER BACK TO LIFE...
835 00:43:51,729 00:43:52,295 AND GOT HIS HANDS AND GOT HIS HANDS
836 00:43:52,297 00:43:56,733 ON THE FIRST GOLD MINED BY A DREDGE IN THE KLONDIKE ON THE FIRST GOLD MINED BY A DREDGE IN THE KLONDIKE
837 00:43:56,735 00:43:58,601 FOR OVER 30 YEARS. FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
838 00:43:58,603 00:44:01,237 THAT'S PRETTY COOL, TONY. THAT'S PRETTY COOL, TONY.
839 00:44:08,912 00:44:11,781 [ WHIRS, STARTS ] [ WHIRS, STARTS ]
840 00:44:13,817 00:44:15,685 [ WHIRS, STARTS ] [ WHIRS, STARTS ]
841 00:44:24,862 00:44:27,063 JUST LIKE WE NEVER LEFT IT. JUST LIKE WE NEVER LEFT IT.
842 00:44:31,502 00:44:33,503 [ HORN HONKS ] [ HORN HONKS ]
843 00:44:39,410 00:44:41,444 ...GET ON THIS THING. ...GET ON THIS THING.
844 00:44:41,446 00:44:43,579 Minnie: HEY. Minnie: HEY.
845 00:44:48,585 00:44:50,586 I DON'T KNOW -- IS THIS MONICA'S? I DON'T KNOW -- IS THIS MONICA'S?
846 00:44:50,588 00:44:52,355 YEAH. YEAH.
847 00:44:52,357 00:44:53,222 I KNOW. I KNOW.
848 00:44:53,224 00:44:54,824 [ LAUGHS ] [ LAUGHS ]
849 00:44:57,094 00:45:00,296 YOU'RE NOT RUNNING THIS SUCKER, ARE YOU? YOU'RE NOT RUNNING THIS SUCKER, ARE YOU?
850 00:45:02,166 00:45:05,835 YOU NEED TO SHUT THIS DOWN BEFORE YOU RUN THIS. YOU NEED TO SHUT THIS DOWN BEFORE YOU RUN THIS.
851 00:45:07,671 00:45:10,206 [ WHIRRING STOPS ] [ WHIRRING STOPS ]
852 00:45:10,208 00:45:13,443 I MEAN, YOU KNOW -- YOU CANNOT RUN IT THE WAY IT IS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW -- YOU CANNOT RUN IT THE WAY IT IS.
853 00:45:13,944 00:45:14,777 NO, YOU CANNOT. NO, YOU CANNOT.
854 00:45:14,779 00:45:16,312 YOU NEED SAFETY STUFF ON FIRST. YOU NEED SAFETY STUFF ON FIRST.
855 00:45:16,314 00:45:19,048 THE ONLY TIME I'VE SEEN IT WAS AT NIGHT LAST YEAR. THE ONLY TIME I'VE SEEN IT WAS AT NIGHT LAST YEAR.
856 00:45:19,050 00:45:22,218 AND I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW UNSAFE THIS ACTUALLY IS. AND I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW UNSAFE THIS ACTUALLY IS.
857 00:45:22,220 00:45:25,154 SOME OF THESE THINGS SHOULD BE MARKED SO PEOPLE CAN SEE 'EM. SOME OF THESE THINGS SHOULD BE MARKED SO PEOPLE CAN SEE 'EM.
858 00:45:25,156 00:45:28,991 WE SHOULD HAVE FENCES AROUND HERE SO PEOPLE CANNOT FALL OFF. WE SHOULD HAVE FENCES AROUND HERE SO PEOPLE CANNOT FALL OFF.
859 00:45:28,993 00:45:32,295 WE SHOULD HAVE RAILINGS ON THE LADDERS. WE SHOULD HAVE RAILINGS ON THE LADDERS.
860 00:45:34,998 00:45:36,365 TONY. TONY.
861 00:45:36,700 00:45:38,601 HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK IT'S GONNA COST HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK IT'S GONNA COST
862 00:45:38,603 00:45:42,438 WHEN SOMEBODY SLIPS AND FALLS OR GETS KILLED? WHEN SOMEBODY SLIPS AND FALLS OR GETS KILLED?
863 00:45:42,440 00:45:44,173 IT IS SCARY. IT IS SCARY.
864 00:45:47,144 00:45:50,713 THERE IS NO ONE MORE ANXIOUS TO SEE GOLD IN THE BOX THAN ME. THERE IS NO ONE MORE ANXIOUS TO SEE GOLD IN THE BOX THAN ME.
865 00:45:50,715 00:45:53,483 -MM-HMM. -'CAUSE IT PAYS BILLS, RIGHT? -MM-HMM. -'CAUSE IT PAYS BILLS, RIGHT?
866 00:45:59,957 00:46:00,757 IF YOU GUYS GET IN A HURRY, IF YOU GUYS GET IN A HURRY,
867 00:46:00,759 00:46:05,628 YOU'RE GONNA RUN OVER HERE, RUN OVER THERE, OFF YOU GO. YOU'RE GONNA RUN OVER HERE, RUN OVER THERE, OFF YOU GO.
868 00:46:07,531 00:46:09,999 OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU AT HOME. OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU AT HOME.
869 00:46:11,368 00:46:14,937 TONY WILL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER FOR HIS DREDGE TONY WILL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER FOR HIS DREDGE
870 00:46:14,939 00:46:16,139 TO CATCH GOLD. TO CATCH GOLD.
871 00:46:16,141 00:46:17,874 BUT THIS TIME, IT'S NOT WINTER, BUT THIS TIME, IT'S NOT WINTER,
872 00:46:17,876 00:46:21,644 IT'S HIS WIFE, MINNIE, THAT SHUT HIM DOWN. IT'S HIS WIFE, MINNIE, THAT SHUT HIM DOWN.
873 00:46:21,646 00:46:22,812 [ ENGINE STARTS ] [ ENGINE STARTS ]
874 00:46:22,814 00:46:24,080 Minnie: IT'S DANGEROUS ON THE DREDGE. Minnie: IT'S DANGEROUS ON THE DREDGE.
875 00:46:24,082 00:46:27,817 AND TONY WANTS TO MAKE MONEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND TONY WANTS TO MAKE MONEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
876 00:46:27,819 00:46:30,987 BUT SAFETY FIRST, PLEASE. BUT SAFETY FIRST, PLEASE.
877 00:46:30,989 00:46:33,990 IT'S JUST THE WAY IT'S GONNA BE. IT'S JUST THE WAY IT'S GONNA BE.
878 00:46:41,632 00:46:48,004 TODD HOFFMAN HAS MADE A PROMISE HIS CREW IS STRUGGLING TO KEEP. TODD HOFFMAN HAS MADE A PROMISE HIS CREW IS STRUGGLING TO KEEP.
879 00:46:48,006 00:46:51,941 TO GET NEW CLAIMS ON THE LEGENDARY ELDORADO CREEK, TO GET NEW CLAIMS ON THE LEGENDARY ELDORADO CREEK,
880 00:46:51,943 00:46:55,845 HE TOLD HIS LANDLORD THAT HE WILL MINE TWICE THE GOLD HE TOLD HIS LANDLORD THAT HE WILL MINE TWICE THE GOLD
881 00:46:55,847 00:46:57,880 HE GOT LAST YEAR. HE GOT LAST YEAR.
882 00:46:57,882 00:47:03,486 TO HIT HIS NEW 2,700-OUNCE, $3 MILLION GOLD, TO HIT HIS NEW 2,700-OUNCE, $3 MILLION GOLD,
883 00:47:03,488 00:47:07,290 HIS CREW IS OPENING UP A SUPER CUT. HIS CREW IS OPENING UP A SUPER CUT.
884 00:47:08,759 00:47:12,361 BUT THE GROUND IS THAWING FAST. BUT THE GROUND IS THAWING FAST.
885 00:47:12,363 00:47:16,065 WELL, WE'RE FIGHTIN' THE PERMAFROST THAT'S MELTIN'. WELL, WE'RE FIGHTIN' THE PERMAFROST THAT'S MELTIN'.
886 00:47:16,067 00:47:18,234 IT'S SO STINKIN' WET AND SLIPPERY. IT'S SO STINKIN' WET AND SLIPPERY.
887 00:47:18,236 00:47:22,939 THE DOZER JUST CAN'T HARDLY SEEM TO GET TRACTION. THE DOZER JUST CAN'T HARDLY SEEM TO GET TRACTION.
888 00:47:27,244 00:47:29,212 TO GET TO THE GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL, TO GET TO THE GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL,
889 00:47:29,214 00:47:35,484 KLONDIKE MINERS RIP THROUGH THE FROZEN OVERBURDEN WITH DOZERS. KLONDIKE MINERS RIP THROUGH THE FROZEN OVERBURDEN WITH DOZERS.
890 00:47:35,486 00:47:39,222 ONCE EXPOSED TO THE SUN, THE OVERBURDEN STARTS ONCE EXPOSED TO THE SUN, THE OVERBURDEN STARTS
891 00:47:39,224 00:47:45,761 TO THAW ENOUGH FOR THEM TO DOZE IT OUT OF THE WAY. TO THAW ENOUGH FOR THEM TO DOZE IT OUT OF THE WAY.
892 00:47:46,997 00:47:48,598 BUT IF THE CUT IS TOO BIG, BUT IF THE CUT IS TOO BIG,
893 00:47:48,600 00:47:51,100 THEY'LL LOSE CONTROL OF THE MELT, THEY'LL LOSE CONTROL OF THE MELT,
894 00:47:51,102 00:47:55,037 AND THE OVERBURDEN WILL TURN INTO DEEP SLUDGE AND THE OVERBURDEN WILL TURN INTO DEEP SLUDGE
895 00:47:55,039 00:47:59,609 THAT WILL SINK THE DOZERS BEFORE THEY CAN CLEAR IT. THAT WILL SINK THE DOZERS BEFORE THEY CAN CLEAR IT.
896 00:48:01,078 00:48:05,715 DAVE AND ANDY ARE IN A RACE TO REMOVE THE MELTING OVERBURDEN DAVE AND ANDY ARE IN A RACE TO REMOVE THE MELTING OVERBURDEN
897 00:48:05,717 00:48:09,452 BEFORE THE ENTIRE CUT FLOODS. BEFORE THE ENTIRE CUT FLOODS.
898 00:48:13,257 00:48:16,492 WE GOT WATERFALLS COMIN' OUT OF THIS GROUND RIGHT NOW. WE GOT WATERFALLS COMIN' OUT OF THIS GROUND RIGHT NOW.
899 00:48:16,494 00:48:19,295 AND, UH, AND THAT'S A LOT OF WATER. AND, UH, AND THAT'S A LOT OF WATER.
900 00:48:19,297 00:48:20,930 IT'S TOO MUCH. IF WE DON'T GET THIS WATER IT'S TOO MUCH. IF WE DON'T GET THIS WATER
901 00:48:20,932 00:48:23,599 MANAGED, WE'RE GONNA LOSE THIS CUT. MANAGED, WE'RE GONNA LOSE THIS CUT.
902 00:48:23,601 00:48:25,368 IT'S SIMPLE AS THAT. IT'S SIMPLE AS THAT.
903 00:48:25,370 00:48:29,538 DAVE CALLS AN EMERGENCY MEETING IN THE COOK SHACK. DAVE CALLS AN EMERGENCY MEETING IN THE COOK SHACK.
904 00:48:30,607 00:48:33,876 HEY, GUYS. HEY, GUYS.
905 00:48:33,878 00:48:35,444 TELL ME WHAT'S BEEN GOIN' ON OUT THERE. TELL ME WHAT'S BEEN GOIN' ON OUT THERE.
906 00:48:35,446 00:48:38,714 -JUST NOT GOIN' WELL. -IT'S SATURATED WITH WATER, -JUST NOT GOIN' WELL. -IT'S SATURATED WITH WATER,
907 00:48:38,716 00:48:39,649 AND IT SQUIRTS EVERYWHERE. AND IT SQUIRTS EVERYWHERE.
908 00:48:39,651 00:48:40,850 AND YOU JUST CAN'T HANDLE IT. AND YOU JUST CAN'T HANDLE IT.
909 00:48:40,852 00:48:43,519 I THINK THE WEATHER TURNED ON US, GUYS. I THINK THE WEATHER TURNED ON US, GUYS.
910 00:48:43,521 00:48:45,288 IT'S 60 DEGREES TODAY. IT'S 60 DEGREES TODAY.
911 00:48:45,290 00:48:47,256 LAST YEAR, WE STRIPPED THE HIGHER CUT WITH TRUCKS. LAST YEAR, WE STRIPPED THE HIGHER CUT WITH TRUCKS.
912 00:48:47,258 00:48:49,759 COULD WE HAUL IT OUT? -HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT'S GOIN' ON? COULD WE HAUL IT OUT? -HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
913 00:48:49,761 00:48:50,426 LOGAN, IT'S MELTIN' OUT. LOGAN, IT'S MELTIN' OUT.
914 00:48:50,428 00:48:53,629 HOW ARE YOU GONNA GET THE TRUCKS UP THERE? HOW ARE YOU GONNA GET THE TRUCKS UP THERE?
915 00:48:53,631 00:48:57,533 OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T HAVE A FRICKIN' HANDLE ON IT. OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T HAVE A FRICKIN' HANDLE ON IT.
916 00:48:57,535 00:48:58,634 IT'S NOT WORKIN'. IT'S NOT WORKIN'.
917 00:48:58,636 00:49:00,036 YOU DOUBLED UP THE CUT. YOU DOUBLED UP THE CUT.
918 00:49:00,038 00:49:01,537 YOU DOUBLED UP THE GOLD. YOU DOUBLED UP THE GOLD.
919 00:49:01,539 00:49:03,439 AND THAT WAS YOUR CHOICE. -THAT'S RIGHT. AND THAT WAS YOUR CHOICE. -THAT'S RIGHT.
920 00:49:03,441 00:49:06,409 I'M TELLIN' YOU RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE A CHANCE. I'M TELLIN' YOU RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE A CHANCE.
921 00:49:06,411 00:49:07,944 AND HERE'S THE OTHER THING -- AND HERE'S THE OTHER THING --
922 00:49:07,946 00:49:09,779 YOU'RE NOT GOIN' TO ELDORADO. YOU'RE NOT GOIN' TO ELDORADO.
923 00:49:09,781 00:49:10,646 WE NEED THE HELP HERE. WE NEED THE HELP HERE.
924 00:49:10,648 00:49:12,281 IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT THIS YEAR, IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT THIS YEAR,
925 00:49:12,283 00:49:14,016 IT'S GONNA BE OFF OF THIS GOLD. IT'S GONNA BE OFF OF THIS GOLD.
926 00:49:14,018 00:49:15,251 IT'S A DREAM THAT JACK HAS. IT'S A DREAM THAT JACK HAS.
927 00:49:15,253 00:49:19,822 AND WHAT WE -- NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE WITHOUT JACK. AND WHAT WE -- NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE WITHOUT JACK.
928 00:49:19,824 00:49:20,523 LET'S -- LET'S BE HONEST. LET'S -- LET'S BE HONEST.
929 00:49:20,525 00:49:23,693 MY DAD WANTS TO GO UP THERE AND PROSPECT. MY DAD WANTS TO GO UP THERE AND PROSPECT.
930 00:49:23,695 00:49:27,163 BUT I'M NOT GOING TO ABANDON OUR TEAM. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO ABANDON OUR TEAM.
931 00:49:27,165 00:49:27,763 WE'RE A FAMILY. WE'RE A FAMILY.
932 00:49:27,765 00:49:32,268 I WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE UNLESS YOU GIVE US THE GO-AHEAD. I WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE UNLESS YOU GIVE US THE GO-AHEAD.
933 00:49:32,270 00:49:35,604 AND IT'LL HAVE TO BE WHEN WE HAVE A HANDLE AND IT'LL HAVE TO BE WHEN WE HAVE A HANDLE
934 00:49:35,606 00:49:39,241 ON THAT BIG FRICKIN' MUDDY MESS RIGHT DOWN HERE. ON THAT BIG FRICKIN' MUDDY MESS RIGHT DOWN HERE.
935 00:49:39,243 00:49:43,346 RIGHT NOW, DAD, AND I GOTTA BE HONEST WITH YA, OKAY? RIGHT NOW, DAD, AND I GOTTA BE HONEST WITH YA, OKAY?
936 00:49:43,348 00:49:44,246 YEAH. YEAH.
937 00:49:44,248 00:49:46,048 IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD AT ELDORADO. IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD AT ELDORADO.
938 00:49:46,050 00:49:48,551 NO. IT DOESN'T. I KNOW THAT. NO. IT DOESN'T. I KNOW THAT.
939 00:49:48,553 00:49:49,652 I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
940 00:49:49,654 00:49:53,789 SO WE GOTTA GO OUT THERE AND KICK ASS ON THIS CUT. SO WE GOTTA GO OUT THERE AND KICK ASS ON THIS CUT.
941 00:49:56,593 00:49:57,393 WE GOT WATER EVERYWHERE. WE GOT WATER EVERYWHERE.
942 00:49:57,395 00:50:02,331 IF WE DON'T GET THE BIG PUMP IN HERE, WE'RE IN DEEP TROUBLE. IF WE DON'T GET THE BIG PUMP IN HERE, WE'RE IN DEEP TROUBLE.
943 00:50:03,667 00:50:06,802 Narrator: DAVE BRINGS IN THEIR LARGEST PUMP. Narrator: DAVE BRINGS IN THEIR LARGEST PUMP.
944 00:50:06,804 00:50:10,740 IT CAN MOVE 4,000 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE. IT CAN MOVE 4,000 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE.
945 00:50:10,742 00:50:14,076 DAVE, JUST KEEP HER LOW AND DRAG HER OVER HERE. DAVE, JUST KEEP HER LOW AND DRAG HER OVER HERE.
946 00:50:14,078 00:50:15,578 TODD AND LOGAN. TODD AND LOGAN. TODD AND LOGAN. TODD AND LOGAN.
947 00:50:15,580 00:50:17,446 I NEED YOU TO RUN DOWN THAT EXCAVATOR QUICK. I NEED YOU TO RUN DOWN THAT EXCAVATOR QUICK.
948 00:50:17,448 00:50:21,217 GET AROUND THE BACK AND GET RID OF THAT WATER NOW, GET AROUND THE BACK AND GET RID OF THAT WATER NOW,
949 00:50:21,219 00:50:22,284 QUICK. QUICK.
950 00:50:22,286 00:50:24,186 Narrator: WHILE THEY SET UP THE PUMP, Narrator: WHILE THEY SET UP THE PUMP,
951 00:50:24,188 00:50:25,554 TODD HAS LOGAN DIG A CHANNEL TODD HAS LOGAN DIG A CHANNEL
952 00:50:25,556 00:50:31,327 TO PREVENT ANY MORE WATER FROM ENTERING THE SUPER CUT. TO PREVENT ANY MORE WATER FROM ENTERING THE SUPER CUT.
953 00:50:31,329 00:50:33,062 -YOU GUYS, STAND BACK! -GET BACK! -YOU GUYS, STAND BACK! -GET BACK!
954 00:50:33,064 00:50:34,964 GET BACK! GET BACK!
955 00:50:35,165 00:50:36,999 -HOLD UP. -WE GET ONE BOLT, WE'RE GOOD. -HOLD UP. -WE GET ONE BOLT, WE'RE GOOD.
956 00:50:37,001 00:50:39,402 -LET'S GET ONE AND A NUT. -HERE'S A NUT. -LET'S GET ONE AND A NUT. -HERE'S A NUT.
957 00:50:39,404 00:50:41,037 THIS IS THE BIGGEST PUMP WE GOT. THIS IS THE BIGGEST PUMP WE GOT.
958 00:50:41,039 00:50:43,973 WE GOT NO OTHER OPTION BUT THIS RIGHT HERE. WE GOT NO OTHER OPTION BUT THIS RIGHT HERE.
959 00:50:43,975 00:50:46,409 IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, I DON'T KNOW. IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, I DON'T KNOW.
960 00:50:46,411 00:50:48,878 [ TOOL WHIRRING ] [ TOOL WHIRRING ]
961 00:50:48,880 00:50:50,946 SO WE GOT THE BIG PUMP SET. SO WE GOT THE BIG PUMP SET.
962 00:50:50,948 00:50:51,981 WE'LL BE PUMPIN' HERE SHORTLY. WE'LL BE PUMPIN' HERE SHORTLY.
963 00:50:51,983 00:50:54,283 I THINK WE MIGHT BE OUT OF THE WATER. I THINK WE MIGHT BE OUT OF THE WATER.
964 00:50:54,285 00:50:55,718 FIRE IT UP! FIRE IT UP!
965 00:50:55,720 00:50:58,687 [ WHIRRING ] [ WHIRRING ]
966 00:50:58,689 00:50:59,789 DID YOU HEAR LOGAN? DID YOU HEAR LOGAN?
967 00:50:59,791 00:51:02,525 DUDE, WHAT'S GOIN' ON? DUDE, WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
968 00:51:07,064 00:51:09,765 -YO, COME ON. -WE GOT A SERIOUS ISSUE. -YO, COME ON. -WE GOT A SERIOUS ISSUE.
969 00:51:09,767 00:51:12,301 WE GOT AN EXCAVATOR ALMOST UNDERWATER. WE GOT AN EXCAVATOR ALMOST UNDERWATER.
970 00:51:12,303 00:51:14,036 GRAB THE POLARIS. GRAB THE POLARIS.
971 00:51:14,038 00:51:17,106 GET OUT OF MY WAY! [ SHOUTS ] GET OUT OF MY WAY! [ SHOUTS ]
972 00:51:17,108 00:51:17,807 [ RADIO CHATTER ] [ RADIO CHATTER ]
973 00:51:17,809 00:51:19,975 LOGAN BROKE THROUGH SOME ICE ON THE EXCAVATOR LOGAN BROKE THROUGH SOME ICE ON THE EXCAVATOR
974 00:51:19,977 00:51:23,946 AND PUT THE EXCAVATOR UNDERWATER AND HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING. AND PUT THE EXCAVATOR UNDERWATER AND HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
975 00:51:23,948 00:51:26,248 WE GOTTA GET HIM OUT. WE GOTTA GET HIM OUT.
976 00:51:27,684 00:51:30,352 HOLY CRAP. HOLY CRAP.
977 00:51:30,354 00:51:33,089 WHAT THE FRICK? WHAT THE FRICK?
978 00:51:46,036 00:51:47,269 Narrator: AT McKINNON CREEK, Narrator: AT McKINNON CREEK,
979 00:51:47,271 00:51:51,107 LOGAN PIERCE HAS FALLEN THROUGH THE ICE. LOGAN PIERCE HAS FALLEN THROUGH THE ICE.
980 00:51:51,109 00:51:51,607 HOLY CRAP. HOLY CRAP.
981 00:51:51,609 00:51:54,610 HIS EXCAVATOR BUCKET IS THE ONLY THING KEEPING HIM HIS EXCAVATOR BUCKET IS THE ONLY THING KEEPING HIM
982 00:51:54,612 00:52:00,149 AND HIS $150,000 MACHINE FROM SINKING INTO THE POND. AND HIS $150,000 MACHINE FROM SINKING INTO THE POND.
983 00:52:00,151 00:52:03,252 AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW DEEP IT IS. AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW DEEP IT IS.
984 00:52:03,254 00:52:03,786 YOU OKAY, LOGAN? YOU OKAY, LOGAN?
985 00:52:03,788 00:52:06,355 [ Filtered voice ] IT'S REALLY COLD. [ Filtered voice ] IT'S REALLY COLD.
986 00:52:06,357 00:52:08,224 THE WATER WAS HALFWAY UP THE CAB. THE WATER WAS HALFWAY UP THE CAB.
987 00:52:08,226 00:52:10,359 I'M PROPPING MYSELF UP RIGHT NOW. I'M PROPPING MYSELF UP RIGHT NOW.
988 00:52:10,361 00:52:12,328 FRICKIN' KIDDING ME. FRICKIN' KIDDING ME.
989 00:52:12,330 00:52:13,395 I WAS WALKING OUT ON THE ICE I WAS WALKING OUT ON THE ICE
990 00:52:13,397 00:52:15,898 AND MIGHT HAVE BROKE FREE, AND IT'S REALLY DEEP. AND MIGHT HAVE BROKE FREE, AND IT'S REALLY DEEP.
991 00:52:15,900 00:52:19,635 HANG ON. WE'LL GET YOU OUT. DON'T MOVE. HANG ON. WE'LL GET YOU OUT. DON'T MOVE.
992 00:52:19,637 00:52:21,303 IT'S BAD. IT'S DEEP. IT'S BAD. IT'S DEEP.
993 00:52:21,305 00:52:22,238 HEY, CALM DOWN. HEY, CALM DOWN.
994 00:52:22,240 00:52:24,440 WE'RE GONNA GET IT OUT, OKAY? WE'RE GONNA GET IT OUT, OKAY?
995 00:52:24,442 00:52:27,176 [ ICE CRACKING ] [ ICE CRACKING ]
996 00:52:27,178 00:52:30,279 TODD, IT'S CRACKING ON THIS SIDE. TODD, IT'S CRACKING ON THIS SIDE.
997 00:52:32,115 00:52:32,681 WATER'S COMIN' UP. WATER'S COMIN' UP.
998 00:52:32,683 00:52:36,685 I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ICE IS GONNA HOLD ME UP ANY LONGER. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ICE IS GONNA HOLD ME UP ANY LONGER.
999 00:52:36,687 00:52:39,855 WE NEED TO HURRY UP AND GET THIS THING OUT. WE NEED TO HURRY UP AND GET THIS THING OUT.
1000 00:52:39,857 00:52:42,758 YOU WANNA COME IN BEHIND AND KINDA DIG HIM OUT. YOU WANNA COME IN BEHIND AND KINDA DIG HIM OUT.
1001 00:52:42,760 00:52:43,893 -YEAH. -SEE IF HE'LL CRAWL OUT? -YEAH. -SEE IF HE'LL CRAWL OUT?
1002 00:52:43,895 00:52:45,127 -COMIN' THROUGH HERE. -OKAY, GUYS. -COMIN' THROUGH HERE. -OKAY, GUYS.
1003 00:52:45,129 00:52:47,363 CLEAR OUT. HE'S COMIN' THROUGH HERE. CLEAR OUT. HE'S COMIN' THROUGH HERE.
1004 00:52:47,365 00:52:49,165 LOGAN, HE'S GONNA DIG YOU OUT, LOGAN, HE'S GONNA DIG YOU OUT,
1005 00:52:49,167 00:52:52,334 AND THEN YOU'LL BACK YOURSELF UP, OKAY? AND THEN YOU'LL BACK YOURSELF UP, OKAY?
1006 00:52:52,336 00:52:53,102 Logan: 10-4. Logan: 10-4.
1007 00:52:53,104 00:52:55,538 Todd: DAVE'S GONNA DIG OUT THE BACK END. Todd: DAVE'S GONNA DIG OUT THE BACK END.
1008 00:52:55,540 00:52:58,107 HOPEFULLY LOGAN CAN PUSH OFF ON THE ICE HOPEFULLY LOGAN CAN PUSH OFF ON THE ICE
1009 00:52:58,109 00:53:00,176 TO TRACK BACKWARDS AND GET OUT. TO TRACK BACKWARDS AND GET OUT.
1010 00:53:00,178 00:53:02,912 IF IT STARTS GOING WRONG, LOGAN'S GOT ONE JOB, IF IT STARTS GOING WRONG, LOGAN'S GOT ONE JOB,
1011 00:53:02,914 00:53:05,247 AND THAT'S TO JUMP OUT OF THAT CAB. AND THAT'S TO JUMP OUT OF THAT CAB.
1012 00:53:05,249 00:53:07,583 TAKE YOUR SEAT BELT OFF. TAKE YOUR SEAT BELT OFF.
1013 00:53:07,585 00:53:09,852 IT'S OFF. IT'S OFF.
1014 00:53:13,790 00:53:18,093 Narrator: DAVE MUST DIG LOGAN FREE WITHOUT BREAKING THE ICE Narrator: DAVE MUST DIG LOGAN FREE WITHOUT BREAKING THE ICE
1015 00:53:18,095 00:53:19,995 UNDER HIS BUCKET, THE ONLY THING UNDER HIS BUCKET, THE ONLY THING
1016 00:53:19,997 00:53:25,434 KEEPING HIS 48-TON EXCAVATOR FROM SINKING INTO THE POND. KEEPING HIS 48-TON EXCAVATOR FROM SINKING INTO THE POND.
1017 00:53:25,436 00:53:28,003 BE READY TO JUMP OUT OF THERE. BE READY TO JUMP OUT OF THERE.
1018 00:53:28,005 00:53:32,374 [ ICE CRACKING ] [ ICE CRACKING ]
1019 00:53:35,345 00:53:37,313 I KNOW. I KNOW.
1020 00:53:39,849 00:53:41,951 REV IT UP. REV IT UP.
1021 00:53:41,953 00:53:43,185 TRY TO PUSH YOUR BOOT DOWN. TRY TO PUSH YOUR BOOT DOWN.
1022 00:53:43,187 00:53:45,754 NOW STRAIGHT DOWN, JUST LIKE THAT. NOW STRAIGHT DOWN, JUST LIKE THAT.
1023 00:53:45,756 00:53:47,957 NOW ANCHOR IT DOWN. THERE. NOW ANCHOR IT DOWN. THERE.
1024 00:53:47,959 00:53:48,724 STOP. STOP. STOP. STOP.
1025 00:53:48,726 00:53:52,027 NOW PUSH AND BACK UP NICE AND EASY. NOW PUSH AND BACK UP NICE AND EASY.
1026 00:53:52,029 00:53:53,429 DON'T JUST HAMMER IT. DON'T JUST HAMMER IT.
1027 00:53:53,431 00:53:54,763 NICE AND EASY. NICE AND EASY.
1028 00:53:54,765 00:53:56,799 [ WHEELS SCRAPING ] [ WHEELS SCRAPING ]
1029 00:53:56,801 00:53:59,201 OKAY. STOP. STOP. STOP. STOP. OKAY. STOP. STOP. STOP. STOP.
1030 00:53:59,203 00:54:00,502 [ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ]
1031 00:54:00,504 00:54:02,538 Narrator: LOGAN CAN'T GET ANY TRACTION. Narrator: LOGAN CAN'T GET ANY TRACTION.
1032 00:54:02,540 00:54:07,142 HE'S ONLY DIGGING HIMSELF DEEPER INTO THE POND. HE'S ONLY DIGGING HIMSELF DEEPER INTO THE POND.
1033 00:54:09,412 00:54:13,282 HOW 'BOUT IF I TRY TO GET SOME OF THE WATER OUT OF THERE? HOW 'BOUT IF I TRY TO GET SOME OF THE WATER OUT OF THERE?
1034 00:54:13,284 00:54:13,983 YEAH, MAYBE. YEAH, MAYBE.
1035 00:54:13,985 00:54:15,217 WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DIG A TRENCH WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DIG A TRENCH
1036 00:54:15,219 00:54:17,553 AND SEE IF WE CAN DRAIN SOME OF THIS OUT. AND SEE IF WE CAN DRAIN SOME OF THIS OUT.
1037 00:54:17,555 00:54:20,155 WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
1038 00:54:20,890 00:54:21,991 Narrator: DAVE'S NEW PLAN -- Narrator: DAVE'S NEW PLAN --
1039 00:54:21,993 00:54:24,660 DRAIN ENOUGH WATER OUT OF THE POND FOR LOGAN DRAIN ENOUGH WATER OUT OF THE POND FOR LOGAN
1040 00:54:24,662 00:54:29,064 TO DRIVE STRAIGHT OUT WITHOUT SUBMERGING THE ENGINE. TO DRIVE STRAIGHT OUT WITHOUT SUBMERGING THE ENGINE.
1041 00:54:29,066 00:54:30,633 Logan: THINK I'M GETTING FROSTBITE. Logan: THINK I'M GETTING FROSTBITE.
1042 00:54:30,635 00:54:35,004 MY FEET HAVE BEEN IN ICE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR NOW. MY FEET HAVE BEEN IN ICE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR NOW.
1043 00:54:35,006 00:54:37,273 NOT FEELIN' TOO HOT. NOT FEELIN' TOO HOT.
1044 00:54:40,510 00:54:43,245 LITTLE TOUCH-AND-GO RIGHT NOW. LITTLE TOUCH-AND-GO RIGHT NOW.
1045 00:54:43,247 00:54:47,383 IF LOGAN'S TRACKS CAN NOW REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE POND, IF LOGAN'S TRACKS CAN NOW REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE POND,
1046 00:54:47,385 00:54:51,720 HE COULD HAVE AN ESCAPE ROUTE STRAIGHT AHEAD. HE COULD HAVE AN ESCAPE ROUTE STRAIGHT AHEAD.
1047 00:54:53,023 00:54:55,724 Todd: HEY, LOGAN, ARE YOU ON THE GROUND? Todd: HEY, LOGAN, ARE YOU ON THE GROUND?
1048 00:54:55,726 00:54:58,093 -I THINK SO. -OKAY. -I THINK SO. -OKAY.
1049 00:54:58,095 00:54:58,794 OKAY. REACH OUT. OKAY. REACH OUT.
1050 00:54:58,796 00:55:01,530 HOOK YOUR BUCKET RIGHT HERE ON THE BANK. HOOK YOUR BUCKET RIGHT HERE ON THE BANK.
1051 00:55:01,532 00:55:02,431 HOOK IT. HOOK IT.
1052 00:55:02,433 00:55:06,201 BRING YOURSELF RIGHT TOWARDS IT. CLEAR. BRING YOURSELF RIGHT TOWARDS IT. CLEAR.
1053 00:55:06,203 00:55:08,103 EVERYBODY CLEAR OUT. EVERYBODY CLEAR OUT.
1054 00:55:08,105 00:55:11,507 [ SCRAPING ] [ SCRAPING ]
1055 00:55:25,488 00:55:27,289 REACH OUT AGAIN. REACH OUT AGAIN.
1056 00:55:27,291 00:55:28,023 COME ON. COME ON.
1057 00:55:28,025 00:55:30,659 [ REVVING, SCREECHING ] [ REVVING, SCREECHING ]
1058 00:55:30,661 00:55:32,328 COME ON. COME ON.
1059 00:55:32,330 00:55:34,229 UP, UP, UP. UP, UP, UP.
1060 00:55:34,231 00:55:36,665 YOU GOT HER, BUDDY. BRING HER OUT. YOU GOT HER, BUDDY. BRING HER OUT.
1061 00:55:36,667 00:55:37,933 -YEAH! -WOO! -YEAH! -WOO!
1062 00:55:37,935 00:55:38,701 I GOTTA GET THESE BOOTS OFF. I GOTTA GET THESE BOOTS OFF.
1063 00:55:38,703 00:55:39,668 WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THAT ONE? WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THAT ONE?
1064 00:55:39,670 00:55:41,770 THICK ICE MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE SO THICK. THICK ICE MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE SO THICK.
1065 00:55:41,772 00:55:44,139 NEVER TAKE AN EXCAVATOR ON ICE. NEVER TAKE AN EXCAVATOR ON ICE.
1066 00:55:44,141 00:55:45,174 WE GOT LUCKY THIS TIME. WE GOT LUCKY THIS TIME.
1067 00:55:45,176 00:55:47,609 NEXT TIME, WE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. NEXT TIME, WE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY.
1068 00:55:47,611 00:55:49,912 BESIDES, SHE WAS A LITTLE DIRTY. HE NEEDED A WASH. BESIDES, SHE WAS A LITTLE DIRTY. HE NEEDED A WASH.
1069 00:55:49,914 00:55:52,381 HEY. GET IN THERE AND WARM YOUR FEET UP. HEY. GET IN THERE AND WARM YOUR FEET UP.
1070 00:55:52,383 00:55:54,249 OKAY? -[ GROANS ] OKAY? -[ GROANS ]
1071 00:55:54,251 00:55:57,553 MAN MAKES A MISTAKE, IT CAN COST A PIECE OF MACHINERY, MAN MAKES A MISTAKE, IT CAN COST A PIECE OF MACHINERY,
1072 00:55:57,555 00:56:01,023 AND, WORSE, IT COULD COST SOMEBODY THEIR LIFE. AND, WORSE, IT COULD COST SOMEBODY THEIR LIFE.
1073 00:56:01,025 00:56:03,792 THANK GOD HE'S ALL RIGHT THANK GOD HE'S ALL RIGHT
1074 00:56:03,794 00:56:05,928 AND WE GOT HIM OUT. AND WE GOT HIM OUT.
1075 00:56:15,805 00:56:20,109 Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS ON HIS WAY TO PARADISE HILL. Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS ON HIS WAY TO PARADISE HILL.
1076 00:56:20,111 00:56:22,811 HE'S BEEN SPENDING $10,000 A DAY HE'S BEEN SPENDING $10,000 A DAY
1077 00:56:22,813 00:56:25,347 FOR TWO WEEKS MINING SCRIBNER CREEK, FOR TWO WEEKS MINING SCRIBNER CREEK,
1078 00:56:25,349 00:56:29,385 AND HE STILL HASN'T RECEIVED A SIGNED COPY OF HIS LEASE AND HE STILL HASN'T RECEIVED A SIGNED COPY OF HIS LEASE
1079 00:56:29,387 00:56:32,521 FROM HIS LANDLORD, TONY BEETS. FROM HIS LANDLORD, TONY BEETS.
1080 00:56:32,523 00:56:36,825 TONY'S JUST A PRETTY UNSTABLE PERSON, YOU KNOW? TONY'S JUST A PRETTY UNSTABLE PERSON, YOU KNOW?
1081 00:56:36,827 00:56:39,228 IT SCARES ME A LITTLE. IT SCARES ME A LITTLE.
1082 00:56:39,996 00:56:44,767 TONY HAS THE WORST DRIVEWAY IN THE WORLD, YOU KNOW THAT? TONY HAS THE WORST DRIVEWAY IN THE WORLD, YOU KNOW THAT?
1083 00:56:44,769 00:56:47,503 [ BARKS ] [bleep] OFF OF ME. [ BARKS ] [bleep] OFF OF ME.
1084 00:56:48,071 00:56:50,072 HOW YOU DOIN'? GOOD TO SEE YA. HOW YOU DOIN'? GOOD TO SEE YA.
1085 00:56:50,074 00:56:51,373 [ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ]
1086 00:56:51,375 00:56:52,808 YOU GOT ME BY THE FINGERS. YOU GOT ME BY THE FINGERS.
1087 00:56:52,810 00:56:54,576 OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
1088 00:56:55,412 00:56:56,478 UH, IT WAS ALL RIGHT, I GUESS. UH, IT WAS ALL RIGHT, I GUESS.
1089 00:56:56,480 00:56:59,648 IT WAS MY GRANDPA'S 95th BIRTHDAY LAST... IT WAS MY GRANDPA'S 95th BIRTHDAY LAST...
1090 00:56:59,650 00:57:01,683 ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.
1091 00:57:01,685 00:57:02,885 YEAH. YEAH, THAT WAS GOOD. YEAH. YEAH, THAT WAS GOOD.
1092 00:57:02,887 00:57:04,553 ANYWAY, JAMES IS NOT COMIN' BACK. ANYWAY, JAMES IS NOT COMIN' BACK.
1093 00:57:04,555 00:57:07,089 WE'VE LOST A FEW OTHER PEOPLE. SO... WE'VE LOST A FEW OTHER PEOPLE. SO...
1094 00:57:07,091 00:57:09,558 -SO DON'T FEEL BAD. -YEAH. -SO DON'T FEEL BAD. -YEAH.
1095 00:57:12,729 00:57:14,630 YEAH, SO I'M NOT GONNA BE BUYIN' GROUND. YEAH, SO I'M NOT GONNA BE BUYIN' GROUND.
1096 00:57:14,632 00:57:17,699 SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR ANOTHER CONTRACT 'CAUSE IT... SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR ANOTHER CONTRACT 'CAUSE IT...
1097 00:57:17,701 00:57:18,667 WHEN -- WHEN WE LEFT IN THE FALL, WHEN -- WHEN WE LEFT IN THE FALL,
1098 00:57:18,669 00:57:21,770 IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH US. IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH US.
1099 00:57:30,146 00:57:31,814 WELL, AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'M CURIOUS ABOUT, WELL, AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'M CURIOUS ABOUT,
1100 00:57:31,816 00:57:35,017 IS DID -- DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG LAST YEAR? IS DID -- DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG LAST YEAR?
1101 00:57:35,485 00:57:38,987 I'M JUST CONFUSED WHY THERE'S SO MANY MORE RESTRICTIONS I'M JUST CONFUSED WHY THERE'S SO MANY MORE RESTRICTIONS
1102 00:57:38,989 00:57:39,655 IN THIS YEAR'S CONTRACT. IN THIS YEAR'S CONTRACT.
1103 00:57:39,657 00:57:42,324 SO I -- I'M JUST CURIOUS IF I DID SOMETHING... SO I -- I'M JUST CURIOUS IF I DID SOMETHING...
1104 00:57:42,326 00:57:45,327 -NO. -...WRONG. -NO. -...WRONG.
1105 00:57:47,630 00:57:51,767 SO YOU CAN -- YOU CAN KEEP POWER OVER ME? SO YOU CAN -- YOU CAN KEEP POWER OVER ME?
1106 00:57:51,769 00:57:55,504 NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
1107 00:58:00,443 00:58:03,512 ALL RIGHT, WELL, I MEAN, I'VE PUT MYSELF IN A POSITION ALL RIGHT, WELL, I MEAN, I'VE PUT MYSELF IN A POSITION
1108 00:58:03,514 00:58:06,348 WHERE I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE AT THIS POINT. WHERE I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE AT THIS POINT.
1109 00:58:06,350 00:58:08,684 SO... SO...
1110 00:58:08,686 00:58:10,919 YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD. YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD.
1111 00:58:11,754 00:58:13,555 I HAVE TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. I HAVE TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
1112 00:58:13,557 00:58:14,790 IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME THING. IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME THING.
1113 00:58:14,792 00:58:18,594 THAT YELLOW PIECE, YOU NEED TO READ THAT. THAT YELLOW PIECE, YOU NEED TO READ THAT.
1114 00:58:19,529 00:58:21,864 "NEITHER PARKER SCHNABEL NOR ANY OTHER COMPANIES "NEITHER PARKER SCHNABEL NOR ANY OTHER COMPANIES
1115 00:58:21,866 00:58:25,901 "OF WHICH HE IS A SHAREHOLDER SHALL MINE ANY OTHER CLAIMS "OF WHICH HE IS A SHAREHOLDER SHALL MINE ANY OTHER CLAIMS
1116 00:58:25,903 00:58:29,238 DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT." DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT."
1117 00:58:30,607 00:58:33,709 OTHER THAN THAT, YOU READ THE WHOLE THING. OTHER THAN THAT, YOU READ THE WHOLE THING.
1118 00:58:40,416 00:58:43,318 -I'M NOT SIGNIN' THAT. -OKAY. GOOD ENOUGH. -I'M NOT SIGNIN' THAT. -OKAY. GOOD ENOUGH.
1119 00:58:43,320 00:58:45,888 I ALREADY SIGNED A CONTRACT AND SENT IT TO YOU GUYS. I ALREADY SIGNED A CONTRACT AND SENT IT TO YOU GUYS.
1120 00:58:45,890 00:58:47,456 NO... NO...
1121 00:58:48,391 00:58:49,024 IT'S NOT... IT'S NOT...
1122 00:58:49,026 00:58:51,760 YOU CAN'T -- YOU CAN'T TELL SOMEBODY TO SIGN A CONTRACT, YOU CAN'T -- YOU CAN'T TELL SOMEBODY TO SIGN A CONTRACT,
1123 00:58:51,762 00:58:54,963 I SIGN IT, SEND TO YOU AND THEN SAY, "OH, SORRY. I SIGN IT, SEND TO YOU AND THEN SAY, "OH, SORRY.
1124 00:58:54,965 00:58:56,331 YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK." I'VE ALREADY GOT... YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK." I'VE ALREADY GOT...
1125 00:58:56,333 00:58:57,099 HEY. THIS IS NOT...PARKER. HEY. THIS IS NOT...PARKER.
1126 00:58:57,101 00:58:58,534 -I'VE ALREADY GOT... -THIS IS NOT US. -I'VE ALREADY GOT... -THIS IS NOT US.
1127 00:58:58,536 00:58:59,768 -I'M NOT SIGNING THAT. -THEN IT DOESN'T MATTER. -I'M NOT SIGNING THAT. -THEN IT DOESN'T MATTER.
1128 00:58:59,770 00:59:01,403 -OKAY. GOOD ENOUGH. -THAT IS ENTRAPMENT. -OKAY. GOOD ENOUGH. -THAT IS ENTRAPMENT.
1129 00:59:01,405 00:59:04,673 THAT -- THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF ENTRAPMENT. THAT -- THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF ENTRAPMENT.
1130 00:59:04,675 00:59:05,607 -NO. -YOU SENT ME A CONTRACT. -NO. -YOU SENT ME A CONTRACT.
1131 00:59:05,609 00:59:07,509 -YOU TOLD ME TO SIGN IT. -MINNIE, I AM... MINNIE. -YOU TOLD ME TO SIGN IT. -MINNIE, I AM... MINNIE.
1132 00:59:07,511 00:59:09,044 -THEY CAME UP... -LISTEN, LOOK, YOU... -THEY CAME UP... -LISTEN, LOOK, YOU...
1133 00:59:09,046 00:59:10,345 -I KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. -LET ME...NO, NO, NO, NO. -I KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. -LET ME...NO, NO, NO, NO.
1134 00:59:10,347 00:59:11,413 TOLD -- YOU TOLD ME TO SIGN A CONTRACT. TOLD -- YOU TOLD ME TO SIGN A CONTRACT.
1135 00:59:11,415 00:59:16,652 I SIGNED IT. I SENT IT TO YOU, AND NOW, YOU'RE CHANGIN' IT? I SIGNED IT. I SENT IT TO YOU, AND NOW, YOU'RE CHANGIN' IT?
1136 00:59:17,353 00:59:20,055 IT'S NOT VALID UNTIL TONY SIGNS IT, RIGHT? IT'S NOT VALID UNTIL TONY SIGNS IT, RIGHT?
1137 00:59:20,057 00:59:21,490 I'LL HAVE -- OKAY. A JUDGE CAN TELL ME I'LL HAVE -- OKAY. A JUDGE CAN TELL ME
1138 00:59:21,492 00:59:22,524 TO STOP MINING THEN... -NO. TO STOP MINING THEN... -NO.
1139 00:59:22,526 00:59:26,094 BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL SOMEBODY TO SIGN A CONTRACT... BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL SOMEBODY TO SIGN A CONTRACT...
1140 00:59:26,096 00:59:27,462 YOU CAN'T TELL SOMEBODY TO SIGN A CONTRACT YOU CAN'T TELL SOMEBODY TO SIGN A CONTRACT
1141 00:59:27,464 00:59:29,531 AND THEN NOT SIGN IT AFTER THEY'RE AT WORK. AND THEN NOT SIGN IT AFTER THEY'RE AT WORK.
1142 00:59:29,533 00:59:31,033 I'M ALREADY AT WORK. I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN DIRT I'M ALREADY AT WORK. I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN DIRT
1143 00:59:31,035 00:59:34,069 IN THE GR-- I'VE ALREADY GOT MONEY IN THE GROUND. IN THE GR-- I'VE ALREADY GOT MONEY IN THE GROUND.
1144 00:59:35,471 00:59:36,438 TONY WILL TALK TO A... TONY WILL TALK TO A...
1145 00:59:36,440 00:59:38,740 HAVE A JUDGE TELL ME THAT, TONY. HAVE A JUDGE TELL ME THAT, TONY.
1146 00:59:38,742 00:59:40,976 OKAY. OKAY.
1147 00:59:42,979 00:59:45,414 WHY WOULD YOU CHANGE THE CONTRACT AFTER I SIGNED IT? WHY WOULD YOU CHANGE THE CONTRACT AFTER I SIGNED IT?
1148 00:59:45,416 00:59:46,949 THAT IS JUST THE -- THE CLAUSE. THAT IS JUST THE -- THE CLAUSE.
1149 00:59:46,951 00:59:48,817 IT BASICALLY SAYS THE SAME THING. IT BASICALLY SAYS THE SAME THING.
1150 00:59:48,819 00:59:51,620 YOU CANNOT MINE TWO PROPERTIES AT THE SAME TIME. YOU -- YOU CANNOT MINE TWO PROPERTIES AT THE SAME TIME. YOU --
1151 00:59:51,622 00:59:54,489 I CAN'T EVEN GO BACK HOME AND MINE BIG NUGGET MINE. I CAN'T EVEN GO BACK HOME AND MINE BIG NUGGET MINE.
1152 00:59:54,491 00:59:56,792 I SIGNED THE CONTRACT. I SIGNED THE CONTRACT.
1153 00:59:56,794 00:59:58,760 YOU CAN'T TELL ME... SAY, "TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT." YOU CAN'T TELL ME... SAY, "TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT."
1154 00:59:58,762 01:00:00,095 I SIGNED A DEAL... CHANGE THE DEAL I SIGNED A DEAL... CHANGE THE DEAL
1155 01:00:00,097 01:00:03,799 AND THEN TELL ME TO TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT AGAIN. AND THEN TELL ME TO TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT AGAIN.
1156 01:00:03,801 01:00:06,134 BUT YOU SENT ME IT TO SIGN. BUT YOU SENT ME IT TO SIGN.
1157 01:00:06,136 01:00:07,102 AND I WENT TO WORK. AND I WENT TO WORK.
1158 01:00:07,104 01:00:08,937 YOU... WHAT IS -- WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THAT... YOU... WHAT IS -- WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THAT...
1159 01:00:08,939 01:00:13,875 BECAUSE I WANNA GO HOME AND MINE WITH MY GRANDPA IF I WANT TO. BECAUSE I WANNA GO HOME AND MINE WITH MY GRANDPA IF I WANT TO.
1160 01:00:15,111 01:00:18,246 THE -- THE... THE -- THE...
1161 01:00:21,050 01:00:22,751 BUT YOU CAN'T TELL ME TO TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT BUT YOU CAN'T TELL ME TO TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
1162 01:00:22,753 01:00:24,686 AND THEN CHANGE IT AFTER I SIGN IT. AND THEN CHANGE IT AFTER I SIGN IT.
1163 01:00:24,688 01:00:26,888 I'M -- I'M -- I'M GONNA -- I'M GONNA HOLD OFF -- I'M -- I'M -- I'M GONNA -- I'M GONNA HOLD OFF --
1164 01:00:26,890 01:00:27,623 I'M GONNA HOLD OFF ON THIS. I'M GONNA HOLD OFF ON THIS.
1165 01:00:27,625 01:00:29,758 UM, IF YOU WANT ME TO STOP WORKING TODAY THEN... UM, IF YOU WANT ME TO STOP WORKING TODAY THEN...
1166 01:00:29,760 01:00:33,495 GET A JUDGE TO TELL ME TO STOP. GET A JUDGE TO TELL ME TO STOP.
1167 01:00:35,331 01:00:37,633 OKAY. OKAY.
1168 01:00:38,868 01:00:41,737 YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY.
1169 01:00:48,011 01:00:51,213 SO, UH, SO -- SO... SO, UH, SO -- SO...
1170 01:00:51,748 01:00:53,148 TO-TONY, UM... TO-TONY, UM...
1171 01:00:53,150 01:00:56,084 BACK UP. BACK UP.
1172 01:01:06,529 01:01:09,564 A JUDGE NEEDS TO TELL ME THAT. A JUDGE NEEDS TO TELL ME THAT.
1173 01:01:09,566 01:01:12,000 Minnie: YEAH? Minnie: YEAH?
1174 01:01:14,437 01:01:16,672 Parker: OKAY. Parker: OKAY.
1175 01:01:25,848 01:01:29,818 THAT'S A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF [bleep] FROM TONY. THAT'S A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF [bleep] FROM TONY.
1176 01:01:39,462 01:01:42,664 ♪ ♪
1177 01:01:43,766 01:01:46,702 ♪ ♪
1178 01:01:53,242 01:01:54,176 Narrator: AT McKINNON CREEK, Narrator: AT McKINNON CREEK,
1179 01:01:54,178 01:01:59,281 THE HOFFMAN CREW FINALLY HAS A HANDLE ON THEIR WATER PROBLEM. THE HOFFMAN CREW FINALLY HAS A HANDLE ON THEIR WATER PROBLEM.
1180 01:01:59,283 01:02:02,784 THEY'VE REMOVED A COLOSSAL 100,000 YARDS THEY'VE REMOVED A COLOSSAL 100,000 YARDS
1181 01:02:02,786 01:02:05,187 OF OVERBURDEN FROM THE SUPER CUT. OF OVERBURDEN FROM THE SUPER CUT.
1182 01:02:05,189 01:02:07,355 Andy: WE'RE GETTIN' CLOSE TO THE GRAVEL. Andy: WE'RE GETTIN' CLOSE TO THE GRAVEL.
1183 01:02:07,357 01:02:12,761 ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO AND WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SLUICE. ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO AND WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SLUICE.
1184 01:02:14,564 01:02:16,531 Narrator: ANDY DIGS A DRAINAGE DITCH Narrator: ANDY DIGS A DRAINAGE DITCH
1185 01:02:16,533 01:02:17,466 TO PREVENT ANY MORE FLOODING. TO PREVENT ANY MORE FLOODING.
1186 01:02:17,468 01:02:21,470 Andy: WE GOTTA KEEP LOWERIN' OUR WATER DITCHES SO WE CAN, UH, Andy: WE GOTTA KEEP LOWERIN' OUR WATER DITCHES SO WE CAN, UH,
1187 01:02:21,472 01:02:22,704 KEEP DRYIN' OUT OUR CUT. KEEP DRYIN' OUT OUR CUT.
1188 01:02:22,706 01:02:24,740 I NOTICED THAT I'M GETTIN' INTO A LOT MORE GRAVEL, I NOTICED THAT I'M GETTIN' INTO A LOT MORE GRAVEL,
1189 01:02:24,742 01:02:25,440 WHICH IS KIND OF EXCITING WHICH IS KIND OF EXCITING
1190 01:02:25,442 01:02:29,077 BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GETTIN' CLOSER TO THE GOLD. BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GETTIN' CLOSER TO THE GOLD.
1191 01:02:39,489 01:02:40,689 WHEN YOU FIND QUARTZ, WHEN YOU FIND QUARTZ,
1192 01:02:40,691 01:02:43,625 THAT'S WHERE GOLD COMES OUT OF -- QUARTZ VEINS. THAT'S WHERE GOLD COMES OUT OF -- QUARTZ VEINS.
1193 01:02:43,627 01:02:47,295 AND THAT'S A BIG CHUNK OF QUARTZ RIGHT THERE. AND THAT'S A BIG CHUNK OF QUARTZ RIGHT THERE.
1194 01:02:49,031 01:02:50,398 TODD, YOU GOT A COPY? TODD, YOU GOT A COPY?
1195 01:02:50,400 01:02:52,567 Yeah, I got a copy. What's goin' on? Yeah, I got a copy. What's goin' on?
1196 01:02:52,569 01:02:55,337 HEY. I WAS JUST CLEANIN' OUT THIS DITCH FOR OUR DRAINAGE, HEY. I WAS JUST CLEANIN' OUT THIS DITCH FOR OUR DRAINAGE,
1197 01:02:55,339 01:02:58,473 AND, UH, I JUST DUG UP SOME BIG CHUNKS OF QUARTZ. AND, UH, I JUST DUG UP SOME BIG CHUNKS OF QUARTZ.
1198 01:02:58,475 01:03:02,577 WE MAY BE CLOSER TO PAY DIRT THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT. WE MAY BE CLOSER TO PAY DIRT THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT.
1199 01:03:02,579 01:03:05,947 I'll be right down there. I gotta take a look at this. I'll be right down there. I gotta take a look at this.
1200 01:03:05,949 01:03:07,616 10-4. 10-4.
1201 01:03:07,618 01:03:10,819 [ MOTOR RUMBLING ] [ MOTOR RUMBLING ]
1202 01:03:10,821 01:03:11,820 LOOK AT THIS, TODD. LOOK AT THIS, TODD.
1203 01:03:11,822 01:03:14,556 ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?
1204 01:03:14,558 01:03:15,791 DUDE, HOW DEEP ARE WE RIGHT HERE? DUDE, HOW DEEP ARE WE RIGHT HERE?
1205 01:03:15,793 01:03:18,593 IT'S PROBABLY ONLY 2 OR 3 FEET DEEPER THAN THE CUT. IT'S PROBABLY ONLY 2 OR 3 FEET DEEPER THAN THE CUT.
1206 01:03:18,595 01:03:20,962 WE BETTER TEST IT, SEE IF WE CAN GET A SAMPLE OF IT. WE BETTER TEST IT, SEE IF WE CAN GET A SAMPLE OF IT.
1207 01:03:20,964 01:03:23,331 LET'S TRY IT. LET'S TRY IT.
1208 01:03:25,968 01:03:27,736 LOOK AT IT. LOOK AT IT.
1209 01:03:30,540 01:03:32,774 ALL THIS GARNET. [ LAUGHS ] ALL THIS GARNET. [ LAUGHS ]
1210 01:03:32,776 01:03:34,442 DUDE, PAN IT. DUDE, PAN IT.
1211 01:03:34,444 01:03:37,579 THERE'S SOME CHUNKY GOLD IN THERE. THERE'S SOME CHUNKY GOLD IN THERE.
1212 01:03:37,581 01:03:39,881 -OH. -DUDE, THAT'S A GOOD PAN. -OH. -DUDE, THAT'S A GOOD PAN.
1213 01:03:39,883 01:03:40,916 [ BOTH LAUGH ] [ BOTH LAUGH ]
1214 01:03:40,918 01:03:41,750 LET'S START HAULIN' PAY. LET'S START HAULIN' PAY.
1215 01:03:41,752 01:03:44,786 DUDE, LAST YEAR, WE DID THE SAME THING, DUDE, LAST YEAR, WE DID THE SAME THING,
1216 01:03:44,788 01:03:48,190 AND WE ALMOST LOST OUR ASS, REMEMBER? AND WE ALMOST LOST OUR ASS, REMEMBER?
1217 01:03:48,192 01:03:50,258 THAT'S A LOT OF FREAKIN' GOLD RIGHT THERE. THAT'S A LOT OF FREAKIN' GOLD RIGHT THERE.
1218 01:03:50,260 01:03:51,593 I KNOW, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK? I KNOW, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK?
1219 01:03:51,595 01:03:53,528 I THINK WE MADE THE MISTAKE LAST YEAR I THINK WE MADE THE MISTAKE LAST YEAR
1220 01:03:53,530 01:03:54,663 OF RUNNING TOO MANY TOP GRAVELS. OF RUNNING TOO MANY TOP GRAVELS.
1221 01:03:54,665 01:03:57,833 SO I THINK WE NEED TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. SO I THINK WE NEED TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER.
1222 01:03:57,835 01:04:00,068 WE CANNOT AFFORD TO THROW GOLD AWAY. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO THROW GOLD AWAY.
1223 01:04:00,070 01:04:01,770 I SAY WE START RUNNIN' IT RIGHT HERE. I SAY WE START RUNNIN' IT RIGHT HERE.
1224 01:04:01,772 01:04:04,406 I'D RATHER RUN THE GOOD STUFF AND GET WHAT WE NEED TO GET. I'D RATHER RUN THE GOOD STUFF AND GET WHAT WE NEED TO GET.
1225 01:04:04,408 01:04:06,875 -WHAT DO WE GOT TO LOSE? -WE GOT MONEY TO LOSE, DAVE. -WHAT DO WE GOT TO LOSE? -WE GOT MONEY TO LOSE, DAVE.
1226 01:04:06,877 01:04:08,577 -TIME AND MONEY. -I'M WITH ANDY. -TIME AND MONEY. -I'M WITH ANDY.
1227 01:04:08,579 01:04:11,079 I THINK WE'RE STARTIN' TOO EARLY. I REALLY DO. I THINK WE'RE STARTIN' TOO EARLY. I REALLY DO.
1228 01:04:11,081 01:04:12,714 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SAID 2,700 OUNCES. YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SAID 2,700 OUNCES.
1229 01:04:12,716 01:04:15,217 IT WASN'T ME. WE NEED TO START RUNNIN'. IT WASN'T ME. WE NEED TO START RUNNIN'.
1230 01:04:15,219 01:04:18,653 GIVE ME A TEST RUN. LET'S RUN A WEEK ON THIS STUFF. GIVE ME A TEST RUN. LET'S RUN A WEEK ON THIS STUFF.
1231 01:04:18,655 01:04:21,156 TELL YOU WHAT -- LET'S JUST DO A 1-DAY RUN. TELL YOU WHAT -- LET'S JUST DO A 1-DAY RUN.
1232 01:04:21,158 01:04:23,291 IF IT'S GOOD, WE'LL KEEP ROLLIN'. IF IT'S GOOD, WE'LL KEEP ROLLIN'.
1233 01:04:23,293 01:04:27,495 -ALL RIGHT. I'M GOOD WITH THAT. -YOU OKAY WITH THAT? -ALL RIGHT. I'M GOOD WITH THAT. -YOU OKAY WITH THAT?
1234 01:04:28,598 01:04:30,398 Narrator: TO TEST THEIR NEW GROUND, Narrator: TO TEST THEIR NEW GROUND,
1235 01:04:30,400 01:04:32,267 THE HOFFMAN CREW STOPS STRIPPING THE HOFFMAN CREW STOPS STRIPPING
1236 01:04:32,269 01:04:36,004 AND STARTS HAULING PAY DIRT TO THE WASH PLANT. AND STARTS HAULING PAY DIRT TO THE WASH PLANT.
1237 01:04:36,006 01:04:38,106 I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO TEST THIS. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO TEST THIS.
1238 01:04:38,108 01:04:42,143 I'D HATE TO THROW ANYTHING AWAY THAT DOES HAVE GOLD IN IT, I'D HATE TO THROW ANYTHING AWAY THAT DOES HAVE GOLD IN IT,
1239 01:04:42,145 01:04:43,011 THAT'S FOR SURE. THAT'S FOR SURE.
1240 01:04:43,013 01:04:45,213 OH, NO. I UNDERSTAND WHAT DAVE'S THINKING. OH, NO. I UNDERSTAND WHAT DAVE'S THINKING.
1241 01:04:45,215 01:04:45,847 BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
1242 01:04:45,849 01:04:47,749 THERE'S SOME OF THOSE TOP GRAVELS THAT HAVE GOLD IN IT. THERE'S SOME OF THOSE TOP GRAVELS THAT HAVE GOLD IN IT.
1243 01:04:47,751 01:04:51,019 AND JUST GET RID OF IT AND GET DOWN TO THE GOOD STUFF AND JUST GET RID OF IT AND GET DOWN TO THE GOOD STUFF
1244 01:04:51,021 01:04:54,623 AND, UH, RUN WHAT YOU NEED TO TO MAKE MONEY. AND, UH, RUN WHAT YOU NEED TO TO MAKE MONEY.
1245 01:04:56,292 01:04:56,992 THIS IS OUR BULK TEST. THIS IS OUR BULK TEST.
1246 01:04:56,994 01:05:02,163 I GOTTA PROVE THAT THERE'S GOOD GOLD IN THAT CUT. I GOTTA PROVE THAT THERE'S GOOD GOLD IN THAT CUT.
1247 01:05:02,165 01:05:04,466 WE WANNA KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY YARDS AND HOW MUCH GOLD WE WANNA KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY YARDS AND HOW MUCH GOLD
1248 01:05:04,468 01:05:06,668 COMES OUT OF IT. COMES OUT OF IT.
1249 01:05:06,670 01:05:08,737 THEN, WE MAKE A DECISION. THEN, WE MAKE A DECISION.
1250 01:05:08,739 01:05:09,437 WE GOT A MONSTER CUT. WE GOT A MONSTER CUT.
1251 01:05:09,439 01:05:12,207 WE DON'T WANNA HAVE A MONSTER MISTAKE. WE DON'T WANNA HAVE A MONSTER MISTAKE.
1252 01:05:12,209 01:05:14,142 SCREEN'S COMIN' ON! SCREEN'S COMIN' ON!
1253 01:05:14,144 01:05:17,913 [ WHIRRING ] [ WHIRRING ]
1254 01:05:20,583 01:05:22,717 HEAT CONVEYOR! HEAT CONVEYOR!
1255 01:05:24,453 01:05:26,288 Narrator: THEY FIRE UP MONSTER RED Narrator: THEY FIRE UP MONSTER RED
1256 01:05:26,290 01:05:28,890 FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON.
1257 01:05:28,892 01:05:32,827 [ RATTLING ] [ RATTLING ]
1258 01:05:38,734 01:05:41,002 OKAY, JACK. WE'RE GOOD TO GO. OKAY, JACK. WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
1259 01:05:41,004 01:05:44,005 FIRST BUCKET. HERE IT GOES. FIRST BUCKET. HERE IT GOES.
1260 01:05:55,051 01:05:56,484 Narrator: RUNNING THE OPERATION Narrator: RUNNING THE OPERATION
1261 01:05:56,486 01:05:59,087 COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A DAY. COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A DAY.
1262 01:05:59,089 01:06:02,891 IF THEIR NEW PAY IS WORTH LESS THAN $10 A YARD, IF THEIR NEW PAY IS WORTH LESS THAN $10 A YARD,
1263 01:06:02,893 01:06:06,695 THE HOFFMANS WILL BE LOSING MONEY. THE HOFFMANS WILL BE LOSING MONEY.
1264 01:06:06,697 01:06:09,331 I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT SAID TO RUN A TEST. I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT SAID TO RUN A TEST.
1265 01:06:09,333 01:06:09,898 I HOPE I'M RIGHT. I HOPE I'M RIGHT.
1266 01:06:09,900 01:06:13,868 I'D HATE TO RUN THIS AND NOT HAVE MUCH GOLD. I'D HATE TO RUN THIS AND NOT HAVE MUCH GOLD.
1267 01:06:29,018 01:06:29,918 Narrator: AT EUREKA CREEK, Narrator: AT EUREKA CREEK,
1268 01:06:29,920 01:06:34,222 TONY'S CREW WORKS OVERTIME TO MAKE THEIR DREDGE SAFE TONY'S CREW WORKS OVERTIME TO MAKE THEIR DREDGE SAFE
1269 01:06:34,224 01:06:37,592 BEFORE THEY CAN START HER UP. BEFORE THEY CAN START HER UP.
1270 01:06:37,594 01:06:38,593 TO SPEED THINGS UP, TO SPEED THINGS UP,
1271 01:06:38,595 01:06:42,797 TONY HAS HIRED MASTER WELDER "BIG MIKE" BEAUDRY, TONY HAS HIRED MASTER WELDER "BIG MIKE" BEAUDRY,
1272 01:06:42,799 01:06:46,034 WHO WORKED FOR PARKER LAST YEAR. WHO WORKED FOR PARKER LAST YEAR.
1273 01:06:46,036 01:06:47,969 PARKER, YOU KNOW, HE'S, UH, PARKER, YOU KNOW, HE'S, UH,
1274 01:06:47,971 01:06:50,071 HE'S A YOUNG GUY STARTIN' OUT. HE'S A YOUNG GUY STARTIN' OUT.
1275 01:06:50,073 01:06:56,011 AND HE DOESN'T HAVE QUITE THE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND HE DOESN'T HAVE QUITE THE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
1276 01:06:56,013 01:06:58,847 THAT A LOT OF MINERS DO. THAT A LOT OF MINERS DO.
1277 01:06:58,849 01:07:03,518 SO IT'S MADE THINGS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT AT WORK. SO IT'S MADE THINGS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT AT WORK.
1278 01:07:03,520 01:07:08,323 Narrator: ONE END OF THE TROMMEL SCREEN IS DAMAGED. Narrator: ONE END OF THE TROMMEL SCREEN IS DAMAGED.
1279 01:07:08,325 01:07:13,995 BIG MIKE'S FIRST JOB IS TO WELD IN REPLACEMENT PANELS. BIG MIKE'S FIRST JOB IS TO WELD IN REPLACEMENT PANELS.
1280 01:07:13,997 01:07:18,400 JERRY HELPS TURN THE TROMMEL WITH THE FORKLIFT. JERRY HELPS TURN THE TROMMEL WITH THE FORKLIFT.
1281 01:07:18,402 01:07:20,668 WE'VE WRAPPED THIS CABLE AROUND THE TROMMEL WE'VE WRAPPED THIS CABLE AROUND THE TROMMEL
1282 01:07:20,670 01:07:23,271 SO WE CAN ROTATE IT REAL SLOW AND SAFE SO WE CAN ROTATE IT REAL SLOW AND SAFE
1283 01:07:23,273 01:07:26,107 SO THEY CAN WELD UP THESE PLATES IN THERE. SO THEY CAN WELD UP THESE PLATES IN THERE.
1284 01:07:26,109 01:07:30,979 [ SPARKS CRACKLING ] [ SPARKS CRACKLING ]
1285 01:07:30,981 01:07:32,747 OKAY! OKAY!
1286 01:07:32,749 01:07:36,451 Narrator: BUT WHILE BIG MIKE FETCHES THE LAST PANEL, Narrator: BUT WHILE BIG MIKE FETCHES THE LAST PANEL,
1287 01:07:36,453 01:07:41,523 MIKE KRISHER TAKES THE FORKLIFT TO MOVE SOME LUMBER. MIKE KRISHER TAKES THE FORKLIFT TO MOVE SOME LUMBER.
1288 01:07:41,525 01:07:42,891 -YOU GOOD? -No. -YOU GOOD? -No.
1289 01:07:42,893 01:07:45,360 [ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ]
1290 01:07:45,362 01:07:46,361 BEEN SETTIN' UP FOR THIS ALL DAY, BEEN SETTIN' UP FOR THIS ALL DAY,
1291 01:07:46,363 01:07:47,429 AND AS SOON AS WE'RE WELDING ON IT, AND AS SOON AS WE'RE WELDING ON IT,
1292 01:07:47,431 01:07:52,467 THE BOBCAT [bleep] RIGHT OFF RIGHT WHEN WE NEEDED IT MOST. THE BOBCAT [bleep] RIGHT OFF RIGHT WHEN WE NEEDED IT MOST.
1293 01:07:53,769 01:07:55,503 YEAH, WE'RE [bleep] WELDING. YEAH, WE'RE [bleep] WELDING.
1294 01:07:55,505 01:07:57,806 WELL, I THOUGHT WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT COFFEE. WELL, I THOUGHT WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT COFFEE.
1295 01:07:57,808 01:07:58,540 I THOUGHT WE WERE READY I THOUGHT WE WERE READY
1296 01:07:58,542 01:08:01,076 TO GO AROUND AND AROUND TILL WE'RE DONE. TO GO AROUND AND AROUND TILL WE'RE DONE.
1297 01:08:01,078 01:08:02,110 20 [bleep] MINUTE JOB, 20 [bleep] MINUTE JOB,
1298 01:08:02,112 01:08:06,047 AND IT TAKES TWO [bleep] HOURS NOW. AND IT TAKES TWO [bleep] HOURS NOW.
1299 01:08:06,049 01:08:07,982 WE NEED TO USE THAT, TOO. IT'S NOT HIS. WE NEED TO USE THAT, TOO. IT'S NOT HIS.
1300 01:08:07,984 01:08:11,086 IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SHARED AROUND HERE. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SHARED AROUND HERE.
1301 01:08:11,088 01:08:13,221 THAT'S PART OF OUR JOB, YOU KNOW, THAT'S PART OF OUR JOB, YOU KNOW,
1302 01:08:13,223 01:08:15,156 TRYIN' TO GET THIS THING DONE. TRYIN' TO GET THIS THING DONE.
1303 01:08:15,158 01:08:16,191 LACK OF COMMUNICATION. LACK OF COMMUNICATION.
1304 01:08:16,193 01:08:19,127 NOBODY'S [bleep] THE BOSS AROUND HERE. NOBODY'S [bleep] THE BOSS AROUND HERE.
1305 01:08:19,129 01:08:21,696 Narrator: THE GOLD MINING SEASON IS UNDERWAY, Narrator: THE GOLD MINING SEASON IS UNDERWAY,
1306 01:08:21,698 01:08:25,066 BUT TONY'S DREDGE IS STILL IN DRY DOCK, BUT TONY'S DREDGE IS STILL IN DRY DOCK,
1307 01:08:25,068 01:08:27,001 AND HIS CREW IS IN CHAOS. AND HIS CREW IS IN CHAOS.
1308 01:08:27,003 01:08:30,638 AND YOU WONDER WHY TONY YELLS AT PEOPLE. AND YOU WONDER WHY TONY YELLS AT PEOPLE.
1309 01:08:38,681 01:08:41,983 Narrator: TONY HEADS OUT ON A MISSION TO WHITEHORSE Narrator: TONY HEADS OUT ON A MISSION TO WHITEHORSE
1310 01:08:41,985 01:08:43,118 300 MILES SOUTH 300 MILES SOUTH
1311 01:08:43,120 01:08:48,756 TO FIX HIS PERSONNEL PROBLEMS ONCE AND FOR ALL. TO FIX HIS PERSONNEL PROBLEMS ONCE AND FOR ALL.
1312 01:09:10,246 01:09:12,280 [ DOOR SQUEAKS ] [ DOOR SQUEAKS ]
1313 01:09:18,854 01:09:20,955 AHA... AHA...
1314 01:09:20,957 01:09:23,324 GOOD. HOW YOU DOIN', TONY? GOOD. HOW YOU DOIN', TONY?
1315 01:09:23,326 01:09:26,027 YEAH? YEAH?
1316 01:09:27,029 01:09:28,730 MM-HMM. MM-HMM.
1317 01:09:33,602 01:09:36,037 MM-HMM. MM-HMM.
1318 01:09:36,039 01:09:38,106 IS IT DRY NOW? IS IT DRY NOW?
1319 01:09:38,240 01:09:39,374 -I'M ONLY ONE GUY, YOU KNOW? -YEAH, YEAH. -I'M ONLY ONE GUY, YOU KNOW? -YEAH, YEAH.
1320 01:09:39,376 01:09:40,408 I NEED A GOOD CREW. YOU KNOW, I NEED A GOOD CREW. YOU KNOW,
1321 01:09:40,410 01:09:42,977 AND HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES I NEED TO DO THE JOB, YOU KNOW? AND HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES I NEED TO DO THE JOB, YOU KNOW?
1322 01:09:42,979 01:09:45,180 -YEP. -ALL THE SPARE PARTS AND TOOLS -YEP. -ALL THE SPARE PARTS AND TOOLS
1323 01:09:45,182 01:09:49,117 AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S -- THAT'D BE ONE OF MY CONCERNS. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S -- THAT'D BE ONE OF MY CONCERNS.
1324 01:09:49,119 01:09:50,818 YEP. YEP.
1325 01:09:54,256 01:09:55,957 YOU KNOW? YOU KNOW?
1326 01:10:03,098 01:10:04,666 I LIKE THAT IDEA, BUT IT'S A...YOU KNOW, I LIKE THAT IDEA, BUT IT'S A...YOU KNOW,
1327 01:10:04,668 01:10:07,068 THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY OF THESE -- THE -- THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY OF THESE -- THE --
1328 01:10:07,070 01:10:11,239 THE DREDGES AROUND. IT'S A CHALLENGE, SOMETHING NEW. THE DREDGES AROUND. IT'S A CHALLENGE, SOMETHING NEW.
1329 01:10:15,644 01:10:16,911 [ CLEARS THROAT ] [ CLEARS THROAT ]
1330 01:10:16,913 01:10:18,780 WELL, IF IT DOESN'T MAKE DOLLARS, WELL, IF IT DOESN'T MAKE DOLLARS,
1331 01:10:18,782 01:10:21,015 IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
1332 01:10:26,589 01:10:28,756 YEAH, I'M ON BOARD. YEAH, I'M ON BOARD.
1333 01:10:29,825 01:10:31,993 THANKS. THANKS.
1334 01:10:54,250 01:10:57,485 ♪ ♪
1335 01:10:58,687 01:11:01,522 ♪ ♪
1336 01:11:06,662 01:11:07,729 Narrator: AT PARADISE HILL, Narrator: AT PARADISE HILL,
1337 01:11:07,731 01:11:14,302 TONY BEETS HAS JUST RECEIVED NEWS THAT COULD RUIN HIS SEASON. TONY BEETS HAS JUST RECEIVED NEWS THAT COULD RUIN HIS SEASON.
1338 01:11:19,608 01:11:22,977 TONY HIRED GENE CHEESEMAN TO RUN HIS DREDGE. TONY HIRED GENE CHEESEMAN TO RUN HIS DREDGE.
1339 01:11:22,979 01:11:26,047 BUT GENE WORKED FOR PARKER LAST YEAR, BUT GENE WORKED FOR PARKER LAST YEAR,
1340 01:11:26,049 01:11:27,115 AND HIS OLD CONTRACT AND HIS OLD CONTRACT
1341 01:11:27,117 01:11:32,387 HAD A NON-COMPETE CLAUSE THAT'S STILL BINDING. HAD A NON-COMPETE CLAUSE THAT'S STILL BINDING.
1342 01:11:36,125 01:11:37,258 Uh, honestly, uh, it kinda pisses me off. Uh, honestly, uh, it kinda pisses me off.
1343 01:11:37,260 01:11:41,229 It's really gonna -- really gonna screw me over. It's really gonna -- really gonna screw me over.
1344 01:11:47,936 01:11:50,672 HEY, WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM TO HANG ON FOR A BIT? HEY, WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM TO HANG ON FOR A BIT?
1345 01:11:50,674 01:11:51,406 AND THEN WE'LL SORT IT OUT. AND THEN WE'LL SORT IT OUT.
1346 01:11:51,408 01:11:53,941 AND WE'LL CALL HIM AS SOON AS WE FIGURE IT OUT. AND WE'LL CALL HIM AS SOON AS WE FIGURE IT OUT.
1347 01:11:53,943 01:11:55,643 SURE. SURE.
1348 01:12:05,654 01:12:08,122 Well, I can hang on for a little bit. Well, I can hang on for a little bit.
1349 01:12:09,625 01:12:12,360 I guess I'll be waitin' to hear from you, Tony. I guess I'll be waitin' to hear from you, Tony.
1350 01:12:13,362 01:12:16,030 All right. All right.
1351 01:12:16,932 01:12:20,301 WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT, BECAUSE WE DO NEED HIM. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT, BECAUSE WE DO NEED HIM.
1352 01:12:20,303 01:12:23,838 SO...AND YOU'RE IN MY WAY. SO... SO...AND YOU'RE IN MY WAY. SO...
1353 01:12:23,840 01:12:26,541 YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
1354 01:12:26,543 01:12:28,843 -OH, GOTTA GO. -'KAY, SEE YOU THERE. -OH, GOTTA GO. -'KAY, SEE YOU THERE.
1355 01:12:28,845 01:12:30,044 WELL, APPARENTLY, WELL, APPARENTLY,
1356 01:12:30,046 01:12:34,349 PARKER HAS A NON-COMPETE WITH, UH, WITH GENE, PARKER HAS A NON-COMPETE WITH, UH, WITH GENE,
1357 01:12:34,351 01:12:37,719 MEANING GENE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WORK FOR US. MEANING GENE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WORK FOR US.
1358 01:12:37,721 01:12:39,887 SO PARKER IS NOT RELEASING HIM. SO PARKER IS NOT RELEASING HIM.
1359 01:12:39,889 01:12:42,557 SO WE'LL HAVE TO KIND OF SIT DOWN WITH PARKER AGAIN SO WE'LL HAVE TO KIND OF SIT DOWN WITH PARKER AGAIN
1360 01:12:42,559 01:12:45,993 AND SEE WHAT HE REALLY WANTS AND...FOR GENE. AND SEE WHAT HE REALLY WANTS AND...FOR GENE.
1361 01:12:45,995 01:12:47,795 IF THAT'S HOW HE WANTS TO PLAY, IF THAT'S HOW HE WANTS TO PLAY,
1362 01:12:47,797 01:12:51,532 YOU KNOW, THEN, HE'S GONNA GET TREATED ACCORDINGLY. YOU KNOW, THEN, HE'S GONNA GET TREATED ACCORDINGLY.
1363 01:12:59,441 01:13:00,241 Narrator: FOR TWO YEARS, Narrator: FOR TWO YEARS,
1364 01:13:00,243 01:13:04,312 PARKER'S BEEN MINING ON TONY'S SCRIBNER CREEK CLAIMS PARKER'S BEEN MINING ON TONY'S SCRIBNER CREEK CLAIMS
1365 01:13:04,314 01:13:05,012 THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
1366 01:13:05,014 01:13:09,484 WORKED OVER BY TWO OTHER MINING OPERATIONS. WORKED OVER BY TWO OTHER MINING OPERATIONS.
1367 01:13:09,486 01:13:12,754 BUT TONY HAS PLENTY OF OTHER LAND. BUT TONY HAS PLENTY OF OTHER LAND.
1368 01:13:12,756 01:13:15,089 YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE VIRGIN GROUND THAT'S DRILLED YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE VIRGIN GROUND THAT'S DRILLED
1369 01:13:15,091 01:13:18,393 AND REAL GOOD, REAL PRODUCTIVE GROUND. AND REAL GOOD, REAL PRODUCTIVE GROUND.
1370 01:13:18,395 01:13:21,729 AND THEY'RE OFFERING IT TO EVERYBODY EXCEPT ME. AND THEY'RE OFFERING IT TO EVERYBODY EXCEPT ME.
1371 01:13:21,731 01:13:23,598 Narrator: JUST SOUTH OF SCRIBNER CREEK, Narrator: JUST SOUTH OF SCRIBNER CREEK,
1372 01:13:23,600 01:13:28,102 TONY OWNS A LARGE TRACT OF GOLD-RICH VIRGIN GROUND TONY OWNS A LARGE TRACT OF GOLD-RICH VIRGIN GROUND
1373 01:13:28,104 01:13:29,771 THAT PARKER HAS WANTED TO MINE THAT PARKER HAS WANTED TO MINE
1374 01:13:29,773 01:13:32,306 EVER SINCE HE ARRIVED IN THE KLONDIKE. EVER SINCE HE ARRIVED IN THE KLONDIKE.
1375 01:13:32,308 01:13:36,778 GENE AND TONY BOTH WANT GENE WORKING ON THE DREDGE. GENE AND TONY BOTH WANT GENE WORKING ON THE DREDGE.
1376 01:13:36,780 01:13:40,081 AND THE DREDGE NEEDS IT, BY THE SOUNDS OF IT. AND THE DREDGE NEEDS IT, BY THE SOUNDS OF IT.
1377 01:13:40,083 01:13:43,985 GENE AND I HAVE A NON-COMPETE THAT PREVENTS HIM FROM WORKING GENE AND I HAVE A NON-COMPETE THAT PREVENTS HIM FROM WORKING
1378 01:13:43,987 01:13:47,822 AT CERTAIN OPERATIONS IN THE KLONDIKE. AT CERTAIN OPERATIONS IN THE KLONDIKE.
1379 01:13:47,824 01:13:50,858 SO FOR THE TIME IN, WELL, EVER, SO FOR THE TIME IN, WELL, EVER,
1380 01:13:50,860 01:13:54,595 I'VE GOT SOME LEVERAGE WITH TONY. I'VE GOT SOME LEVERAGE WITH TONY.
1381 01:13:54,597 01:13:58,099 SO I'LL TRY TO CASH GENE IN FOR SOME GROUND. SO I'LL TRY TO CASH GENE IN FOR SOME GROUND.
1382 01:13:58,101 01:14:02,837 Narrator: PARKER IS SCOUTING OUT THE BEST OF TONY'S VIRGIN CLAIMS Narrator: PARKER IS SCOUTING OUT THE BEST OF TONY'S VIRGIN CLAIMS
1383 01:14:02,839 01:14:04,305 BEFORE HE MAKES HIS DEMAND. BEFORE HE MAKES HIS DEMAND.
1384 01:14:04,307 01:14:05,540 Parker: A LOT OF GROUND DOWN HERE. Parker: A LOT OF GROUND DOWN HERE.
1385 01:14:05,542 01:14:08,743 IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FIGURING OUT WHAT'S WHAT. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FIGURING OUT WHAT'S WHAT.
1386 01:14:12,448 01:14:15,016 OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH.
1387 01:14:15,018 01:14:19,954 BOTTOM 123, BOTTOM 124, BOTTOM 125, BOTTOM... BOTTOM 123, BOTTOM 124, BOTTOM 125, BOTTOM...
1388 01:14:19,956 01:14:21,756 SO WE'RE AT 138 RIGHT NOW. SO WE'RE AT 138 RIGHT NOW.
1389 01:14:21,758 01:14:23,891 AND I WANT 1,000 FEET THAT WAY. AND I WANT 1,000 FEET THAT WAY.
1390 01:14:23,893 01:14:25,359 SO I WANT 124 UP. SO I WANT 124 UP.
1391 01:14:25,361 01:14:26,027 SO THAT'S 14 CLAIMS. SO THAT'S 14 CLAIMS.
1392 01:14:26,029 01:14:29,630 I'M THINKIN' TONY'S NOT GONNA LIKE WHAT I WANT 'CAUSE I'M THINKIN' TONY'S NOT GONNA LIKE WHAT I WANT 'CAUSE
1393 01:14:29,632 01:14:35,703 THAT'S 2 MORE MILES OF GROUND THAN WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW. THAT'S 2 MORE MILES OF GROUND THAN WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW.
1394 01:14:35,705 01:14:37,171 WE'LL SEE. WE'LL SEE.
1395 01:14:37,173 01:14:40,775 AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU JUST HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU WANT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU JUST HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU WANT.
1396 01:14:42,377 01:14:44,111 KODA! KODA!
1397 01:14:45,080 01:14:47,248 Narrator: PARKER HEADS TO PARADISE HILL Narrator: PARKER HEADS TO PARADISE HILL
1398 01:14:47,250 01:14:52,253 TO TRY TO PERSUADE TONY TO MAKE A DEAL. TO TRY TO PERSUADE TONY TO MAKE A DEAL.
1399 01:14:52,255 01:14:57,024 YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT'S... YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT'S...
1400 01:14:57,026 01:15:05,299 A FINE LINE BETWEEN A...GRENADE AND LEVERAGE WITH TONY. A FINE LINE BETWEEN A...GRENADE AND LEVERAGE WITH TONY.
1401 01:15:05,601 01:15:10,705 YOU KNOW, THIS COULD ALL BLOW UP PRETTY EASILY, I THINK. YOU KNOW, THIS COULD ALL BLOW UP PRETTY EASILY, I THINK.
1402 01:15:10,707 01:15:14,542 BUT THAT'S THE RISK YOU TAKE, I GUESS. BUT THAT'S THE RISK YOU TAKE, I GUESS.
1403 01:15:16,512 01:15:17,778 [ DOOR SQUEAKS ] [ DOOR SQUEAKS ]
1404 01:15:17,780 01:15:19,981 -KNOCK, KNOCK. -KNOCK, KNOCK. -KNOCK, KNOCK. -KNOCK, KNOCK.
1405 01:15:19,983 01:15:22,283 [ DOOR CLOSES ] [ DOOR CLOSES ]
1406 01:15:24,486 01:15:28,089 YEAH, I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WE'RE GONNA GET THIS DONE. YEAH, I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WE'RE GONNA GET THIS DONE.
1407 01:15:34,530 01:15:36,364 UM... UM...
1408 01:15:36,366 01:15:38,332 I NEED GROUND. I NEED GROUND.
1409 01:15:38,334 01:15:40,768 THAT'S ALL I NEED. THAT'S ALL I NEED.
1410 01:15:44,373 01:15:48,876 I WANNA PULL OUT 124 TO 135. I WANNA PULL OUT 124 TO 135.
1411 01:15:51,980 01:15:53,014 WELL, I WENT ACROSS THE CREEK WELL, I WENT ACROSS THE CREEK
1412 01:15:53,016 01:15:56,484 AND WALKED THAT STRETCH OF THAT DIVERSION. AND WALKED THAT STRETCH OF THAT DIVERSION.
1413 01:15:58,320 01:16:00,821 AND SO THAT'S WHERE I WAS HOPIN' TO GET TO, AND SO THAT'S WHERE I WAS HOPIN' TO GET TO,
1414 01:16:00,823 01:16:03,891 IS THAT GROUND IN THERE. IS THAT GROUND IN THERE.
1415 01:16:06,962 01:16:11,098 THE 644 TO 165, WHAT I WANT RIGHT NOW. THE 644 TO 165, WHAT I WANT RIGHT NOW.
1416 01:16:16,872 01:16:21,876 WELL, THAT'S NOT REALLY BINDING, RIGHT? WELL, THAT'S NOT REALLY BINDING, RIGHT?
1417 01:16:21,878 01:16:26,280 LIKE, LAST FALL, I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS GONNA BE ANY CHANGES. LIKE, LAST FALL, I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS GONNA BE ANY CHANGES.
1418 01:16:26,282 01:16:27,415 WELL... WELL...
1419 01:16:27,417 01:16:30,318 I DON'T HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT. I DON'T HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT.
1420 01:16:33,188 01:16:34,288 BUT IT'S JUST, LIKE... BUT IT'S JUST, LIKE...
1421 01:16:34,290 01:16:36,390 -YOU WANT ON BOTH. -KEEPING ME ON A CHOKE CHAIN, -YOU WANT ON BOTH. -KEEPING ME ON A CHOKE CHAIN,
1422 01:16:36,392 01:16:39,193 YOU KNOW, IS WHAT IT IS. I...WHEN YOU'RE IN A TIME... YOU KNOW, IS WHAT IT IS. I...WHEN YOU'RE IN A TIME...
1423 01:16:39,195 01:16:41,629 AND, OH, EVERY YEAR, WE GET TO CHANGE THE LEASE. AND, OH, EVERY YEAR, WE GET TO CHANGE THE LEASE.
1424 01:16:41,631 01:16:43,364 [ CHUCKLES ] [ CHUCKLES ]
1425 01:16:54,209 01:16:56,277 RIGHT. RIGHT.
1426 01:16:56,279 01:16:57,712 OKAY. OKAY.
1427 01:16:57,714 01:16:59,947 -RIGHT. -OKAY. -RIGHT. -OKAY.
1428 01:17:13,228 01:17:16,364 ♪ ♪
1429 01:17:17,466 01:17:20,401 ♪ ♪
1430 01:17:22,304 01:17:23,704 Narrator: AT SCRIBNER CREEK, Narrator: AT SCRIBNER CREEK,
1431 01:17:23,706 01:17:26,674 THE LAST OF THE RIVER ICE IS BREAKING UP, THE LAST OF THE RIVER ICE IS BREAKING UP,
1432 01:17:26,676 01:17:30,811 AND PARKER IS FEELING OPTIMISTIC. AND PARKER IS FEELING OPTIMISTIC.
1433 01:17:35,517 01:17:36,984 AAH! [ CHUCKLES ] AAH! [ CHUCKLES ]
1434 01:17:36,986 01:17:39,020 NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OFF! NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OFF!
1435 01:17:39,022 01:17:42,523 I NEED AN OAR, BUT NOT THAT I COULD STEER THIS THING. I NEED AN OAR, BUT NOT THAT I COULD STEER THIS THING.
1436 01:17:42,525 01:17:46,460 BUT I DON'T KNOW. I'M GOIN' CRAZY. BUT I DON'T KNOW. I'M GOIN' CRAZY.
1437 01:17:48,997 01:17:52,900 I'M NOT... I'M JUST GONNA PULL YOU IN. I'M NOT... I'M JUST GONNA PULL YOU IN.
1438 01:17:52,902 01:17:55,736 [ BOTH CHUCKLE ] [ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
1439 01:17:55,738 01:17:58,039 SHOULD I DO IT? SHOULD I DO IT?
1440 01:18:00,609 01:18:04,211 SO NOW I'VE GOTTA GET BACK ACROSS. SO NOW I'VE GOTTA GET BACK ACROSS.
1441 01:18:04,213 01:18:07,148 ♪ ♪
1442 01:18:08,917 01:18:11,886 ♪ ♪
1443 01:18:15,857 01:18:18,059 -EVEN THOUGH... -I'M TIRED OF STRIPPIN' GROUND. -EVEN THOUGH... -I'M TIRED OF STRIPPIN' GROUND.
1444 01:18:18,061 01:18:19,560 IT'S NICE TO BE SLUICIN' AGAIN. IT'S NICE TO BE SLUICIN' AGAIN.
1445 01:18:19,562 01:18:21,095 LET'S SEE WHAT THE GOLD LOOKS LIKE. LET'S SEE WHAT THE GOLD LOOKS LIKE.
1446 01:18:21,097 01:18:24,265 -WHAT DO YOU THINK? -I JUST DON'T FREAKIN' KNOW. -WHAT DO YOU THINK? -I JUST DON'T FREAKIN' KNOW.
1447 01:18:24,267 01:18:27,101 Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW IS ABOUT TO FIND OUT Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW IS ABOUT TO FIND OUT
1448 01:18:27,103 01:18:30,104 IF DAVE TURIN WAS RIGHT THAT THERE'S GOLD IF DAVE TURIN WAS RIGHT THAT THERE'S GOLD
1449 01:18:30,106 01:18:35,142 IN THE TOP GRAVELS OF THEIR NEW SUPER CUT. IN THE TOP GRAVELS OF THEIR NEW SUPER CUT.
1450 01:18:35,144 01:18:37,078 I'M NERVOUS. I WANNA SEE SOME GOLD. I'M NERVOUS. I WANNA SEE SOME GOLD.
1451 01:18:37,080 01:18:39,380 -OOH. -OOH. -OOH. -OOH.
1452 01:18:39,382 01:18:42,883 I DON'T KNOW, TODD. THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. I DON'T KNOW, TODD. THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
1453 01:18:42,885 01:18:43,317 SEE GOLD. SEE GOLD.
1454 01:18:43,319 01:18:47,088 I SEE A LITTLE BIT DOWN THIS -- THIS DIRECTION RIGHT HERE, I SEE A LITTLE BIT DOWN THIS -- THIS DIRECTION RIGHT HERE,
1455 01:18:47,090 01:18:47,855 BUT NOT MUCH. BUT NOT MUCH.
1456 01:18:47,857 01:18:49,857 WE'RE NOT SEEIN' A LOT DOWN HERE. WE'RE NOT SEEIN' A LOT DOWN HERE.
1457 01:18:49,859 01:18:51,058 WELL, LET'S START PULLIN' THESE MATS WELL, LET'S START PULLIN' THESE MATS
1458 01:18:51,060 01:18:53,694 AND SEE WHAT WE REALLY GOT IN HERE AND SEE WHAT WE REALLY GOT IN HERE
1459 01:18:53,696 01:18:57,665 'CAUSE I THINK DAVE WAS WRONG, BUT THAT'S WHY YOU DO TEST RUNS. 'CAUSE I THINK DAVE WAS WRONG, BUT THAT'S WHY YOU DO TEST RUNS.
1460 01:18:57,667 01:19:01,168 SO THIS IS IT. SO THIS IS IT.
1461 01:19:02,671 01:19:04,004 SO THIS IS JUST A TEST RUN, SO THIS IS JUST A TEST RUN,
1462 01:19:04,006 01:19:05,439 BUT WE'LL BE RUNNING A LOT OF YARDS. BUT WE'LL BE RUNNING A LOT OF YARDS.
1463 01:19:05,441 01:19:07,641 AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO CLEANUPS AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO CLEANUPS
1464 01:19:07,643 01:19:08,576 PROBABLY EVERY SINGLE DAY. PROBABLY EVERY SINGLE DAY.
1465 01:19:08,578 01:19:10,010 SO THIS IS GONNA BE MY JOB ALL SUMMER. SO THIS IS GONNA BE MY JOB ALL SUMMER.
1466 01:19:10,012 01:19:13,881 SO JUST ROLL IT UP, LITTLE, TINY BURRITOS, AND LEAVE 'EM. SO JUST ROLL IT UP, LITTLE, TINY BURRITOS, AND LEAVE 'EM.
1467 01:19:13,883 01:19:16,484 DON'T JUST THROW 'EM IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. DON'T JUST THROW 'EM IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.
1468 01:19:16,486 01:19:16,851 YEAH. YEAH.
1469 01:19:16,853 01:19:20,087 WE JUST DO IT THE SAME, OLD, BORING WAY. WE JUST DO IT THE SAME, OLD, BORING WAY.
1470 01:19:20,089 01:19:23,290 DO IT THAT WAY BECAUSE IT WORKS. DO IT THAT WAY BECAUSE IT WORKS.
1471 01:19:23,292 01:19:25,726 IT'D BE NICE IF WE HAD MUSIC TO LISTEN TO. IT'D BE NICE IF WE HAD MUSIC TO LISTEN TO.
1472 01:19:25,728 01:19:28,763 WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY OR YOU HAVE THAT JACK...RAP? WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY OR YOU HAVE THAT JACK...RAP?
1473 01:19:28,765 01:19:31,265 WHAT'S IT CALLED? CRAP OR RAP OR... WHAT'S IT CALLED? CRAP OR RAP OR...
1474 01:19:31,267 01:19:33,134 IT'S, UH, ONE LETTER FROM "CRAP." IT'S, UH, ONE LETTER FROM "CRAP."
1475 01:19:33,136 01:19:34,435 -SO I KNOW... -FRAP. -SO I KNOW... -FRAP.
1476 01:19:34,437 01:19:39,173 WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS LISTEN TO? WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS LISTEN TO?
1477 01:19:39,175 01:19:42,810 OH, CLASSICAL STUFF, LIKE, UH, THE CARPENTERS. OH, CLASSICAL STUFF, LIKE, UH, THE CARPENTERS.
1478 01:19:42,812 01:19:45,980 YEAH. AIR SUPPLY. PRETTY COOL. YEAH. AIR SUPPLY. PRETTY COOL.
1479 01:19:45,982 01:19:46,947 OKAY. OKAY.
1480 01:19:46,949 01:19:49,116 SARAH BRIGHTMAN. SARAH BRIGHTMAN.
1481 01:19:50,218 01:19:51,685 JUST AMAZING. JUST AMAZING.
1482 01:19:51,687 01:19:54,321 IT'S GONNA BE A LONG SUMMER, I'D SAY. IT'S GONNA BE A LONG SUMMER, I'D SAY.
1483 01:19:54,323 01:19:57,491 IT'S ALREADY LONG ENOUGH, IT'S ALREADY LONG ENOUGH,
1484 01:19:57,493 01:20:01,262 AND... [ Whispers ] YEAH. AND... [ Whispers ] YEAH.
1485 01:20:01,264 01:20:03,798 [ GRUNTS ] [ GRUNTS ]
1486 01:20:07,035 01:20:08,269 Narrator: MOST GOLD IS FOUND Narrator: MOST GOLD IS FOUND
1487 01:20:08,271 01:20:10,938 IN THE DEEP GRAVEL CLOSE TO BEDROCK. IN THE DEEP GRAVEL CLOSE TO BEDROCK.
1488 01:20:10,940 01:20:13,808 BUT DAVE INSISTED ON RUNNING TOP GRAVEL, BUT DAVE INSISTED ON RUNNING TOP GRAVEL,
1489 01:20:13,810 01:20:16,844 WHICH GENERALLY CONTAINS LITTLE GOLD. WHICH GENERALLY CONTAINS LITTLE GOLD.
1490 01:20:16,846 01:20:17,645 TO BE WORTH MINING, TO BE WORTH MINING,
1491 01:20:17,647 01:20:21,715 THIS PAY DIRT HAS TO DELIVER AT LEAST $10 A YARD, THIS PAY DIRT HAS TO DELIVER AT LEAST $10 A YARD,
1492 01:20:21,717 01:20:23,350 SO DAVE'S 1-DAY TEST NEEDS SO DAVE'S 1-DAY TEST NEEDS
1493 01:20:23,352 01:20:29,356 TO PRODUCE AT LEAST 20 OUNCES OF GOLD WORTH $22,000. TO PRODUCE AT LEAST 20 OUNCES OF GOLD WORTH $22,000.
1494 01:20:29,358 01:20:30,825 ANYTHING UNDER 20 OUNCES, ANYTHING UNDER 20 OUNCES,
1495 01:20:30,827 01:20:33,828 THAT MEANS WE'RE IN TROUBLE IN THIS CUT. THAT MEANS WE'RE IN TROUBLE IN THIS CUT.
1496 01:20:33,830 01:20:34,662 -YEAH. -IN MY OPINION, -YEAH. -IN MY OPINION,
1497 01:20:34,664 01:20:36,897 WE HAVE TOO MUCH HIGHER GRAVEL ON IT. WE HAVE TOO MUCH HIGHER GRAVEL ON IT.
1498 01:20:36,899 01:20:37,298 YEAH. YEAH.
1499 01:20:37,300 01:20:39,600 I THINK WE GOTTA STICK RIGHT DOWN ON THE BEDROCK. I THINK WE GOTTA STICK RIGHT DOWN ON THE BEDROCK.
1500 01:20:39,602 01:20:45,005 SEE IF IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO RUN THE TOP LAYER. SEE IF IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO RUN THE TOP LAYER.
1501 01:20:45,007 01:20:45,673 WE'LL FIND OUT. WE'LL FIND OUT.
1502 01:20:45,675 01:20:48,843 EVERY TIME WE DO THIS, WHAT DO WE GET, THOUGH? EVERY TIME WE DO THIS, WHAT DO WE GET, THOUGH?
1503 01:20:48,845 01:20:49,844 OUR FIRST CLEANUP OF THE YEAR. OUR FIRST CLEANUP OF THE YEAR.
1504 01:20:49,846 01:20:51,912 -IT'S NEVER GOOD. -IT'S USUALLY LESS THAN 5... -IT'S NEVER GOOD. -IT'S USUALLY LESS THAN 5...
1505 01:20:51,914 01:20:53,647 LIKE, 5 OUNCES. I HOPIN'...I KNOW IT'S... LIKE, 5 OUNCES. I HOPIN'...I KNOW IT'S...
1506 01:20:53,649 01:20:55,549 -WE EVEN HAD ONE... -THERE HE IS. -WE EVEN HAD ONE... -THERE HE IS.
1507 01:20:55,551 01:20:57,284 -HEY, GUYS. -DID YOU GET IT FINISHED? -HEY, GUYS. -DID YOU GET IT FINISHED?
1508 01:20:57,286 01:20:57,852 YEAH. GOT HER. YEAH. GOT HER.
1509 01:20:57,854 01:21:01,121 ARE YOU GUYS GETTIN' FASTER AT CLEANUPS OR SLOWER? ARE YOU GUYS GETTIN' FASTER AT CLEANUPS OR SLOWER?
1510 01:21:01,123 01:21:02,523 [ CHUCKLES ] [ CHUCKLES ]
1511 01:21:02,525 01:21:04,325 OKAY. OKAY.
1512 01:21:05,927 01:21:08,762 13, 18, 9...21... 13, 18, 9...21...
1513 01:21:08,764 01:21:10,164 HEY, THERE WE GO. HEY, THERE WE GO.
1514 01:21:10,166 01:21:12,266 2, 3, 4... 2, 3, 4...
1515 01:21:12,268 01:21:12,800 YES! YES!
1516 01:21:12,802 01:21:14,401 -25, 26... -OH, YEAH. -25, 26... -OH, YEAH.
1517 01:21:14,403 01:21:15,069 THAT'S 29. THAT'S 29.
1518 01:21:15,071 01:21:16,637 -NICE! -YEAH! -NICE! -YEAH!
1519 01:21:16,639 01:21:17,404 THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
1520 01:21:17,406 01:21:18,205 -AWESOME. -REALLY GOOD. -AWESOME. -REALLY GOOD.
1521 01:21:18,207 01:21:21,275 DAVE, I THINK WE OUGHTA RUN THE PAY RIGHT WHERE WE'RE AT. DAVE, I THINK WE OUGHTA RUN THE PAY RIGHT WHERE WE'RE AT.
1522 01:21:21,277 01:21:22,676 YEP. WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. YEP. WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
1523 01:21:22,678 01:21:26,046 HAPPY, DAD. HIDE THE GOLD, AND LET'S GO. HAPPY, DAD. HIDE THE GOLD, AND LET'S GO.
1524 01:21:26,048 01:21:28,649 -YEAH. ALL RIGHT. -ALL RIGHT. -YEAH. ALL RIGHT. -ALL RIGHT.
1525 01:21:28,651 01:21:29,817 [ LAUGHS ] NICE. [ LAUGHS ] NICE.
1526 01:21:29,819 01:21:31,485 -YEAH. -OKAY. -YEAH. -OKAY.
1527 01:21:31,487 01:21:35,356 WELL, I'M ECSTATIC. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME IN 5 YEARS WELL, I'M ECSTATIC. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME IN 5 YEARS
1528 01:21:35,358 01:21:38,192 THAT WE'VE HAD A GOOD FIRST CLEANUP. THAT WE'VE HAD A GOOD FIRST CLEANUP.
1529 01:21:38,194 01:21:39,460 FIRST GOLD OF THE SEASON, AND IT -- FIRST GOLD OF THE SEASON, AND IT --
1530 01:21:39,462 01:21:43,797 AND IT ACTUALLY MINED BETTER THAN THE DRILL HOLES SHOWED. AND IT ACTUALLY MINED BETTER THAN THE DRILL HOLES SHOWED.
1531 01:21:43,799 01:21:46,634 AND IF THAT'S A SIGN FOR WHAT'S TO COME, AND IF THAT'S A SIGN FOR WHAT'S TO COME,
1532 01:21:46,636 01:21:49,036 WE'RE GONNA KICK SOME ASS. WE'RE GONNA KICK SOME ASS.
1533 01:21:53,275 01:21:55,809 Narrator: PARKER IS BACK AT PARADISE HILL. Narrator: PARKER IS BACK AT PARADISE HILL.
1534 01:21:55,811 01:21:59,947 HE'S PREPARED TO RELEASE HIS EX-FOREMAN, GENE CHEESEMAN, HE'S PREPARED TO RELEASE HIS EX-FOREMAN, GENE CHEESEMAN,
1535 01:21:59,949 01:22:05,519 BUT ONLY IF TONY WILL LEASE HIM NEW, VIRGIN CLAIMS. BUT ONLY IF TONY WILL LEASE HIM NEW, VIRGIN CLAIMS.
1536 01:22:05,521 01:22:08,255 IT'S NOT RANSOM. IT'S BUSINESS, JUST LIKE THEM IT'S NOT RANSOM. IT'S BUSINESS, JUST LIKE THEM
1537 01:22:08,257 01:22:11,759 PUTTING ME ON GROUND THAT HAS BEEN MINED TWICE PUTTING ME ON GROUND THAT HAS BEEN MINED TWICE
1538 01:22:11,761 01:22:14,261 AND MAKING ME CLEAN UP ALL THE EDGES AND MAKING ME CLEAN UP ALL THE EDGES
1539 01:22:14,263 01:22:15,029 AND ALL THE CRAP, RIGHT? AND ALL THE CRAP, RIGHT?
1540 01:22:15,031 01:22:21,702 IT HAS NOTHIN' TO DO WITH... ANYTHING PERSONAL. IT HAS NOTHIN' TO DO WITH... ANYTHING PERSONAL.
1541 01:22:24,639 01:22:26,573 THE REASON THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IS BECAUSE I JUST -- THE REASON THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IS BECAUSE I JUST --
1542 01:22:26,575 01:22:32,079 I NEED TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT I HAVE A SEASON NEXT YEAR. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT I HAVE A SEASON NEXT YEAR.
1543 01:22:32,081 01:22:32,646 RIGHT. RIGHT.
1544 01:22:32,648 01:22:33,347 [ CELL PHONE CHIMES ] [ CELL PHONE CHIMES ]
1545 01:22:33,349 01:22:37,718 Narrator: THE REVISED CONTRACT ARRIVES FROM TONY'S LAWYER. Narrator: THE REVISED CONTRACT ARRIVES FROM TONY'S LAWYER.
1546 01:22:42,457 01:22:43,257 WE'RE GONNA -- WE'RE -- WE'RE GONNA -- WE'RE --
1547 01:22:43,259 01:22:46,226 THESE CLAIMS, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET INTO THEM... THESE CLAIMS, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET INTO THEM...
1548 01:22:46,228 01:22:50,064 DO A LITTLE CHUNK IF WE -- IF WE WANT TO? DO A LITTLE CHUNK IF WE -- IF WE WANT TO?
1549 01:22:52,467 01:22:54,101 THAT WORKS FOR ME. THAT WORKS FOR ME.
1550 01:22:54,103 01:22:58,072 SO WHEN'S GENE COMIN' UP? SO WHEN'S GENE COMIN' UP?
1551 01:23:02,677 01:23:04,311 RIGHT. NO, I'M HAPPY. RIGHT. NO, I'M HAPPY.
1552 01:23:04,313 01:23:07,414 BUT IT WAS A FAIR... BUT IT WAS A FAIR...
1553 01:23:08,083 01:23:08,882 WELL, I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT -- WELL, I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT --
1554 01:23:08,884 01:23:10,884 YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB. YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB.
1555 01:23:10,886 01:23:12,886 -[ LAUGHS ] THERE YOU GO. -NO, HONESTLY, -[ LAUGHS ] THERE YOU GO. -NO, HONESTLY,
1556 01:23:12,888 01:23:14,621 HE'S GREAT TO WORK WITH. HE'S GREAT TO WORK WITH.
1557 01:23:17,892 01:23:18,425 SO... SO...
1558 01:23:18,427 01:23:21,428 ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA HIT THE ROAD. ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA HIT THE ROAD.
1559 01:23:21,430 01:23:22,229 -OKAY. -YOU'LL SEE -- -OKAY. -YOU'LL SEE --
1560 01:23:22,231 01:23:24,198 YOU'LL SEE SOME E-MAILS FROM ME. YOU'LL SEE SOME E-MAILS FROM ME.
1561 01:23:24,200 01:23:26,333 THANK YOU, TONY. THANK YOU, TONY.
1562 01:23:27,802 01:23:31,338 TWO FOR YOU, ONE FOR ME. THEY'RE INITIALED. TWO FOR YOU, ONE FOR ME. THEY'RE INITIALED.
1563 01:23:31,340 01:23:33,440 -WE HAPPY? -I'M HAPPY. -WE HAPPY? -I'M HAPPY.
1564 01:23:33,442 01:23:35,843 -ARE YOU HAPPY? -YEP. -ARE YOU HAPPY? -YEP.
1565 01:23:49,858 01:23:50,991 WE GOT GENE, AND THAT'S GOOD, TOO. WE GOT GENE, AND THAT'S GOOD, TOO.
1566 01:23:50,993 01:23:54,695 AND I'M KINDA LOOKIN' FORWARD TO HAVING HIM ON THE DREDGE. AND I'M KINDA LOOKIN' FORWARD TO HAVING HIM ON THE DREDGE.
1567 01:23:56,731 01:23:58,632 YEAH. I THINK SO, TOO. YEAH. I THINK SO, TOO.
1568 01:24:01,770 01:24:02,536 Narrator: THIS SEASON, Narrator: THIS SEASON,
1569 01:24:02,538 01:24:06,273 PARKER WANTED TO START HIS OWN KLONDIKE EMPIRE. PARKER WANTED TO START HIS OWN KLONDIKE EMPIRE.
1570 01:24:06,275 01:24:08,575 THEN, WHEN HE LOST HALF HIS CREW, THEN, WHEN HE LOST HALF HIS CREW,
1571 01:24:08,577 01:24:12,046 HE WAS FORCED TO ABANDON HIS DREAM. HE WAS FORCED TO ABANDON HIS DREAM.
1572 01:24:12,048 01:24:13,714 BUT WITH SOME TOUGH NEGOTIATING, BUT WITH SOME TOUGH NEGOTIATING,
1573 01:24:13,716 01:24:19,386 THE 20-YEAR-OLD JUST SECURED HIMSELF 12 VIRGIN GOLD CLAIMS. THE 20-YEAR-OLD JUST SECURED HIMSELF 12 VIRGIN GOLD CLAIMS.
1574 01:24:19,388 01:24:22,089 WENT GREAT. I'VE GOT GROUND. WENT GREAT. I'VE GOT GROUND.
1575 01:24:22,091 01:24:24,191 TONY'S GOT A DREDGE CAPTAIN. TONY'S GOT A DREDGE CAPTAIN.
1576 01:24:24,193 01:24:27,928 EVERYBODY'S HAPPY. SHOULDN'T TAKE THIS. EVERYBODY'S HAPPY. SHOULDN'T TAKE THIS.
1577 01:24:28,830 01:24:30,731 I'D GIVE THEM A DAMN NEAR MILLION DOLLARS IN ROYALTIES. I'D GIVE THEM A DAMN NEAR MILLION DOLLARS IN ROYALTIES.
1578 01:24:30,733 01:24:34,535 YOU'D THINK THEY'D BE HAPPY TO LEASE THIS GROUND, BUT... YOU'D THINK THEY'D BE HAPPY TO LEASE THIS GROUND, BUT...
1579 01:24:34,537 01:24:36,970 [ STARTS ENGINE ] [ STARTS ENGINE ]
1580 01:24:36,972 01:24:42,676 THAT'S WHAT IT TOOK. SO...GOT THE JOB DONE. THAT'S WHAT IT TOOK. SO...GOT THE JOB DONE.
1581 01:24:46,848 01:24:49,716 Narrator: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"... Narrator: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...
1582 01:24:49,718 01:24:52,786 I CHRISTEN YOU "MINNIE'S A.T.M." I CHRISTEN YOU "MINNIE'S A.T.M."
1583 01:24:52,788 01:24:53,887 WHOO! WHOO!
1584 01:24:53,889 01:24:55,989 BINGO! WE'RE IN BUSINESS! BINGO! WE'RE IN BUSINESS!
1585 01:24:55,991 01:24:59,059 I HIRED A NEW GUY, MR. GENE CHEESEMAN. I HIRED A NEW GUY, MR. GENE CHEESEMAN.
1586 01:24:59,061 01:25:01,161 HI. HOW'S IT GOIN', BUDDY? HI. HOW'S IT GOIN', BUDDY?
1587 01:25:01,163 01:25:03,230 GENE AIN'T GONNA BE MY BOSS. GENE AIN'T GONNA BE MY BOSS.
1588 01:25:03,232 01:25:05,899 I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GOLD THIS DREDGE IS GONNA GET, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GOLD THIS DREDGE IS GONNA GET,
1589 01:25:05,901 01:25:09,670 BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A TOURIST ATTRACTION. BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A TOURIST ATTRACTION.
1590 01:25:09,672 01:25:13,307 PARKER, YOUR GRANDPA HAS A VERY SLOW HEART RATE, PARKER, YOUR GRANDPA HAS A VERY SLOW HEART RATE,
1591 01:25:13,309 01:25:16,810 AND THE PROCEDURE FOR HIM, THERE ARE RISKS. AND THE PROCEDURE FOR HIM, THERE ARE RISKS.