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1 00:00:00,668 00:00:03,702 To find a mine right now is really do or die for us. To find a mine right now is really do or die for us.
2 00:00:03,704 00:00:05,570 Narrator: On this "gold rush"... Narrator: On this "gold rush"...
3 00:00:05,572 00:00:07,505 Jack: So, what's your gold look like? Jack: So, what's your gold look like?
4 00:00:07,507 00:00:10,708 You have got to be kidding me. You have got to be kidding me.
5 00:00:10,710 00:00:13,010 Hey, guys, rattlesnake. Hey, guys, rattlesnake.
6 00:00:13,012 00:00:14,544 Dad, I think I found something. Dad, I think I found something.
7 00:00:14,546 00:00:18,281 This could be the treasure hunt of a lifetime. This could be the treasure hunt of a lifetime.
8 00:00:20,918 00:00:23,251 New world out there now. New world out there now.
9 00:00:23,253 00:00:25,119 Watch out! Watch out!
10 00:00:25,121 00:00:26,820 What the [bleep] What the [bleep]
11 00:00:29,090 00:00:31,056 I think today we should just move the plant. I think today we should just move the plant.
12 00:00:31,058 00:00:32,090 -No. No. Whoa. -Pick it up. -No. No. Whoa. -Pick it up.
13 00:00:32,092 00:00:33,891 -Now pick it up. -Pick it up. -Now pick it up. -Pick it up.
14 00:00:33,893 00:00:37,327 It's gonna [bleep] fall over. It's gonna [bleep] fall over.
15 00:00:37,329 00:00:38,094 Oh, for [bleep] sake. Oh, for [bleep] sake.
16 00:00:38,096 00:00:41,297 If we take care of our [bleep] [bleep] this wouldn't happen. If we take care of our [bleep] [bleep] this wouldn't happen.
17 00:00:41,299 00:00:43,465 Just sick of it. Just sick of it.
18 00:00:43,467 00:00:45,266 Where'd everybody [bleep] go? Where'd everybody [bleep] go?
19 00:00:45,268 00:00:47,568
20 00:00:47,570 00:00:50,571 -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com
21 00:00:50,573 00:00:54,508 Captions paid for by discovery communications Captions paid for by discovery communications
22 00:01:16,832 00:01:20,033 Todd: To find a mine right now is really do or die for us. Todd: To find a mine right now is really do or die for us.
23 00:01:20,035 00:01:23,903 We really don't have a future left in mckinnon. We really don't have a future left in mckinnon.
24 00:01:23,905 00:01:26,105 Narrator: Todd hoffman is in oregon Narrator: Todd hoffman is in oregon
25 00:01:26,107 00:01:28,107 On the hunt for a new mine On the hunt for a new mine
26 00:01:28,109 00:01:30,242 And a new home for his crew. And a new home for his crew.
27 00:01:30,244 00:01:33,812 Last week, his claim owner dropped a bombshell -- Last week, his claim owner dropped a bombshell --
28 00:01:33,814 00:01:37,348 He's selling mckinnon creek out from under todd. He's selling mckinnon creek out from under todd.
29 00:01:37,350 00:01:42,753 I haven't quite let my guys know how desperate the situation is. I haven't quite let my guys know how desperate the situation is.
30 00:01:42,755 00:01:46,356 If I don't find another mine for next summer, If I don't find another mine for next summer,
31 00:01:46,358 00:01:49,292 Then they're gonna be out of a job. Then they're gonna be out of a job.
32 00:01:49,294 00:01:50,660 Narrator: Todd has found a claim Narrator: Todd has found a claim
33 00:01:50,662 00:01:53,663 With a reputation for chunky nuggets. With a reputation for chunky nuggets.
34 00:01:53,665 00:01:56,399 And he's hoping he can strike a deal. And he's hoping he can strike a deal.
35 00:01:56,401 00:01:59,935 Well, I think we're coming right up to the mine. Well, I think we're coming right up to the mine.
36 00:01:59,937 00:02:02,604 This property just came up for lease, but I tell you what, This property just came up for lease, but I tell you what,
37 00:02:02,606 00:02:06,908 I don't think I'm the only one standing in line. I don't think I'm the only one standing in line.
38 00:02:06,910 00:02:08,743 -Hey. -Hey, todd. -Hey. -Hey, todd.
39 00:02:08,745 00:02:10,945 -Hey, guys. -Hey. How's it going? -Hey, guys. -Hey. How's it going?
40 00:02:10,947 00:02:12,212 -Doing good, man. -Good. -Doing good, man. -Good.
41 00:02:12,214 00:02:13,546 -You jared? -Yes, sir. -You jared? -Yes, sir.
42 00:02:13,548 00:02:14,079 Me, I'm todd. Me, I'm todd.
43 00:02:14,081 00:02:16,881 Narrator: Jared and william worth's family Narrator: Jared and william worth's family
44 00:02:16,883 00:02:18,115 Own the high bar mine Own the high bar mine
45 00:02:18,117 00:02:22,119 On top of this 4,000-foot mountain in eastern oregon. On top of this 4,000-foot mountain in eastern oregon.
46 00:02:22,121 00:02:23,286 So, what you're looking at here is So, what you're looking at here is
47 00:02:23,288 00:02:25,021 200 acres that are permitted to mine. 200 acres that are permitted to mine.
48 00:02:25,023 00:02:27,490 We barely scratched the surface on what's up here, you know. We barely scratched the surface on what's up here, you know.
49 00:02:27,492 00:02:29,892 It's just too much ground to do with two guys. It's just too much ground to do with two guys.
50 00:02:29,894 00:02:32,294 So, what's your gold look like? So, what's your gold look like?
51 00:02:32,296 00:02:34,929 We got some to show you guys. We got some to show you guys.
52 00:02:44,774 00:02:48,142 You have got to be kidding me. You have got to be kidding me.
53 00:02:48,144 00:02:50,811 -Big gold. -Look at that one. -Big gold. -Look at that one.
54 00:02:50,813 00:02:53,380 That's one of the best nuggets I've ever seen. That's one of the best nuggets I've ever seen.
55 00:02:53,382 00:02:55,815 That's jewelry-grade gold. That's jewelry-grade gold.
56 00:02:55,817 00:02:57,183 Dodge: How deep's your pay gravels? Dodge: How deep's your pay gravels?
57 00:02:57,185 00:03:01,520 Sir, we've gone from a foot all the way down to 15 feet. Sir, we've gone from a foot all the way down to 15 feet.
58 00:03:01,522 00:03:04,723 And we've hit gold all the way through pretty consistently. And we've hit gold all the way through pretty consistently.
59 00:03:04,725 00:03:05,523 Holy frick. Holy frick.
60 00:03:05,525 00:03:08,893 And there is no overburden on this mine site. And there is no overburden on this mine site.
61 00:03:08,895 00:03:09,927 -Wait a minute. -So -- -Wait a minute. -So --
62 00:03:09,929 00:03:12,029 Come on. There's got to be some, right? Come on. There's got to be some, right?
63 00:03:12,031 00:03:12,796 There's zero overburden. There's zero overburden.
64 00:03:12,798 00:03:14,130 What you're standing right here is gold-bearing. What you're standing right here is gold-bearing.
65 00:03:14,132 00:03:17,032 You're in pay dirt as you're standing in it. You're in pay dirt as you're standing in it.
66 00:03:17,034 00:03:18,500 You guys drove up on gold. You guys drove up on gold.
67 00:03:18,502 00:03:20,301 That was under your tires on the way up. That was under your tires on the way up.
68 00:03:20,303 00:03:23,437 The potential up here is explosive, todd. The potential up here is explosive, todd.
69 00:03:25,841 00:03:28,708 Now, I don't want you guys to get offended. Now, I don't want you guys to get offended.
70 00:03:28,710 00:03:31,444 We have to test this ourself. -Okay. We have to test this ourself. -Okay.
71 00:03:31,446 00:03:33,512 Hunter, grab the metal detector, Hunter, grab the metal detector,
72 00:03:33,514 00:03:34,579 Freddy, grab some pans, Freddy, grab some pans,
73 00:03:34,581 00:03:36,347 And I say we start looking around. And I say we start looking around.
74 00:03:36,349 00:03:39,016 I think that's where we start. Let's get to work. I think that's where we start. Let's get to work.
75 00:03:39,018 00:03:40,717 All right. All right.
76 00:03:40,719 00:03:45,688 Narrator: Todd's son, hunter, begins the search for nuggets. Narrator: Todd's son, hunter, begins the search for nuggets.
77 00:03:45,690 00:03:48,657 [ metal detector beeping ] [ metal detector beeping ]
78 00:03:55,899 00:03:58,432 I don't know. I don't know.
79 00:03:58,434 00:04:04,471 Oh, there's a old pop can, it looks like. Oh, there's a old pop can, it looks like.
80 00:04:04,473 00:04:07,006 [ beeping ] [ beeping ]
81 00:04:07,008 00:04:08,440 Yep. Yep.
82 00:04:08,442 00:04:10,575 Just some trash. Just some trash.
83 00:04:11,844 00:04:14,311 Dodge: I like the look of this up here. Dodge: I like the look of this up here.
84 00:04:14,313 00:04:16,446 In here, we're gonna take a little bit from here In here, we're gonna take a little bit from here
85 00:04:16,448 00:04:19,982 And a little bit from right there. And a little bit from right there.
86 00:04:19,984 00:04:23,085 Let's take this over to that stock tank and pan it. Let's take this over to that stock tank and pan it.
87 00:04:23,087 00:04:26,321
88 00:04:35,432 00:04:37,632 Nothing. Nothing.
89 00:04:37,634 00:04:39,900 Nope. Nope.
90 00:04:39,902 00:04:43,503 Dad, I think I found something. Dad, I think I found something.
91 00:04:43,505 00:04:46,539 Is it a nail? Is it a nail?
92 00:04:46,541 00:04:50,075 No. No.
93 00:04:50,077 00:04:52,143 -Here. Hey. -Ooh, look. -Here. Hey. -Ooh, look.
94 00:04:52,145 00:04:54,945 Look at this. -Let me see it. Look at this. -Let me see it.
95 00:04:54,947 00:04:58,782 [ beeps ] [ beeps ]
96 00:04:58,784 00:05:02,185 It's freakin' gold. Look at that. It's freakin' gold. Look at that.
97 00:05:02,187 00:05:04,120 You are freakin' kidding me. You are freakin' kidding me.
98 00:05:04,122 00:05:04,920 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
99 00:05:04,922 00:05:07,022 -That's right. -Beginner's luck, buddy. -That's right. -Beginner's luck, buddy.
100 00:05:07,024 00:05:08,957 Yeah. Yeah.
101 00:05:08,959 00:05:13,027 -Nothing in that one, jack. -Freddy, you can stop panning. -Nothing in that one, jack. -Freddy, you can stop panning.
102 00:05:13,029 00:05:14,294 Show them what we got. Show them what we got.
103 00:05:14,296 00:05:16,162 Todd: The gravel was exposed kind of right there, Todd: The gravel was exposed kind of right there,
104 00:05:16,164 00:05:17,963 A little bit of dirt, a little bit of sagebrush. A little bit of dirt, a little bit of sagebrush.
105 00:05:17,965 00:05:21,933 But boom, he had a hit. -Yeah. It's nice. But boom, he had a hit. -Yeah. It's nice.
106 00:05:21,935 00:05:23,501 See the gold wrapped around it? Big. See the gold wrapped around it? Big.
107 00:05:23,503 00:05:25,903 Dodge: It's quartz with gold in it, jack. Dodge: It's quartz with gold in it, jack.
108 00:05:25,905 00:05:26,503 Yeah. Yeah.
109 00:05:26,505 00:05:28,137 Yeah. It wasn't even that far down. Yeah. It wasn't even that far down.
110 00:05:28,139 00:05:30,139 Todd: In my estimation, we're done. Todd: In my estimation, we're done.
111 00:05:30,141 00:05:33,575 You find a nugget that close to the surface, You find a nugget that close to the surface,
112 00:05:33,577 00:05:36,277 We're close to something big. We're close to something big.
113 00:05:36,279 00:05:37,978 I say we go down there, I say we go down there,
114 00:05:37,980 00:05:41,481 And we'd be stupid not to sign the lease, And we'd be stupid not to sign the lease,
115 00:05:41,483 00:05:42,381 Go back north, finish up, Go back north, finish up,
116 00:05:42,383 00:05:45,717 Start packing up and get the hell back here, you know? Start packing up and get the hell back here, you know?
117 00:05:45,719 00:05:48,986 Don't get gold fever on a nugget, todd. Don't get gold fever on a nugget, todd.
118 00:05:48,988 00:05:51,788 I mean, that little bit of gold in that rock doesn't mean crap. I mean, that little bit of gold in that rock doesn't mean crap.
119 00:05:51,790 00:05:56,025 You need to find out if there's lots of those here, You need to find out if there's lots of those here,
120 00:05:56,027 00:05:56,825 Not that one. Not that one.
121 00:05:56,827 00:05:59,294 We need to find out if there's a lot of them. We need to find out if there's a lot of them.
122 00:05:59,296 00:06:00,862 I see it differently, freddy. I see it differently, freddy.
123 00:06:00,864 00:06:01,762 I say we go here. I say we go here.
124 00:06:01,764 00:06:03,830 Stuff like this isn't gonna last forever. Stuff like this isn't gonna last forever.
125 00:06:03,832 00:06:06,299 I mean, these guys are marketing it. I mean, these guys are marketing it.
126 00:06:06,301 00:06:07,867 -Mm-hmm. Okay. -So... -Mm-hmm. Okay. -So...
127 00:06:07,869 00:06:08,934 And if there's not enough gold here, And if there's not enough gold here,
128 00:06:08,936 00:06:12,270 Let somebody else lose their butt, not you. Let somebody else lose their butt, not you.
129 00:06:13,973 00:06:17,307 I got one word for you -- guyana. I got one word for you -- guyana.
130 00:06:19,444 00:06:21,043 Narrator: Just two years ago, Narrator: Just two years ago,
131 00:06:21,045 00:06:23,478 Todd left the gold fields of the klondike Todd left the gold fields of the klondike
132 00:06:23,480 00:06:27,682 To hunt big gold in the jungles of guyana. To hunt big gold in the jungles of guyana.
133 00:06:27,684 00:06:28,516 Todd: Look at that. Todd: Look at that.
134 00:06:28,518 00:06:30,251 This is the best gold we've seen. This is the best gold we've seen.
135 00:06:30,253 00:06:33,120 But after five soul-crushing months, But after five soul-crushing months,
136 00:06:33,122 00:06:35,856 They found just 2 ounces of gold... They found just 2 ounces of gold...
137 00:06:35,858 00:06:37,891 I have to tell you, I'm very disappointed. I have to tell you, I'm very disappointed.
138 00:06:37,893 00:06:41,427 ...And todd lost everything. ...And todd lost everything.
139 00:06:43,330 00:06:46,564 Yeah. Nobody -- nobody's gonna forget guyana. Yeah. Nobody -- nobody's gonna forget guyana.
140 00:06:46,566 00:06:48,465 I want to get a test plant in here. I want to get a test plant in here.
141 00:06:48,467 00:06:49,532 I want to run some material I want to run some material
142 00:06:49,534 00:06:52,234 'cause that'll tell us if it's real or if it's fake, 'cause that'll tell us if it's real or if it's fake,
143 00:06:52,236 00:06:55,470 Not a little piece of gold off the side of the hill. Not a little piece of gold off the side of the hill.
144 00:06:55,472 00:06:58,506 Yeah. You're right. Yeah. You're right.
145 00:06:58,508 00:06:59,440 You're right. You're right.
146 00:06:59,442 00:07:02,009 If you think we ought to test more, then let's do it. If you think we ought to test more, then let's do it.
147 00:07:02,011 00:07:03,710 We got to find a home somewhere, We got to find a home somewhere,
148 00:07:03,712 00:07:05,078 And this looks like the best shot. And this looks like the best shot.
149 00:07:05,080 00:07:08,714 So let's do everything we can to make it right. So let's do everything we can to make it right.
150 00:07:08,716 00:07:11,183 Freddy won't support a move south Freddy won't support a move south
151 00:07:11,185 00:07:13,785 Until he's certain there is good gold Until he's certain there is good gold
152 00:07:13,787 00:07:15,286 In the ground. In the ground.
153 00:07:15,288 00:07:17,988 His plan -- bring in a test plant His plan -- bring in a test plant
154 00:07:17,990 00:07:21,224 To mine 100 yards of high bar pay dirt. To mine 100 yards of high bar pay dirt.
155 00:07:21,226 00:07:23,259 Dodge: You find a nugget. You get gold fever. Dodge: You find a nugget. You get gold fever.
156 00:07:23,261 00:07:25,527 But in the grand scheme of things, But in the grand scheme of things,
157 00:07:25,529 00:07:26,628 If he moves down here If he moves down here
158 00:07:26,630 00:07:28,229 And there's not enough gold here, And there's not enough gold here,
159 00:07:28,231 00:07:30,698 Everybody's lost their job. Everybody's lost their job.
160 00:07:36,872 00:07:41,007 1,500 miles north in the klondike... 1,500 miles north in the klondike...
161 00:07:44,012 00:07:46,178 ...Tony beets is in trouble. ...Tony beets is in trouble.
162 00:07:46,180 00:07:49,247 With just three weeks left in the season, With just three weeks left in the season,
163 00:07:49,249 00:07:52,550 He has only half of the $1 million in gold He has only half of the $1 million in gold
164 00:07:52,552 00:07:56,921 He needs to recoup his investment in the dredge. He needs to recoup his investment in the dredge.
165 00:08:03,496 00:08:06,964 He's found a 20-year-old drill map He's found a 20-year-old drill map
166 00:08:06,966 00:08:09,132 And come up with a new plan -- And come up with a new plan --
167 00:08:09,134 00:08:13,736 Find and then dredge the best ground on his claim. Find and then dredge the best ground on his claim.
168 00:08:27,151 00:08:29,951 Looks like it's getting better in there, huh? Looks like it's getting better in there, huh?
169 00:08:38,661 00:08:42,696 All season, tony has been dredging due west All season, tony has been dredging due west
170 00:08:42,698 00:08:43,596 Down the valley. Down the valley.
171 00:08:43,598 00:08:45,931 But the map shows good drill holes But the map shows good drill holes
172 00:08:45,933 00:08:51,303 In the trees just 100 yards north of the dredge. In the trees just 100 yards north of the dredge.
173 00:08:56,677 00:08:58,943 Cheeseman: How do you know what's there? Cheeseman: How do you know what's there?
174 00:09:04,183 00:09:07,651 To get the dredge to new gold-rich ground To get the dredge to new gold-rich ground
175 00:09:07,653 00:09:10,186 Will require a difficult 90-degree turn. Will require a difficult 90-degree turn.
176 00:09:10,188 00:09:14,056 We haven't done that yet. We got to learn how to do that. We haven't done that yet. We got to learn how to do that.
177 00:09:24,401 00:09:26,434 Well, we'll turn that direction and get dredging. Well, we'll turn that direction and get dredging.
178 00:09:26,436 00:09:27,935 -Perfect. Let's do it. -Okay. -Perfect. Let's do it. -Okay.
179 00:09:27,937 00:09:30,804 The dredge crew has never attempted The dredge crew has never attempted
180 00:09:30,806 00:09:33,139 A complicated maneuver like this before. A complicated maneuver like this before.
181 00:09:33,141 00:09:35,441 It's not gonna be a perfect 90-degree corner. It's not gonna be a perfect 90-degree corner.
182 00:09:35,443 00:09:36,842 It'll be a little bit of an angle. It'll be a little bit of an angle.
183 00:09:36,844 00:09:39,744 But we'll make it. But we'll make it.
184 00:09:39,746 00:09:41,946 First, the crew has to reposition First, the crew has to reposition
185 00:09:41,948 00:09:46,051 The two dozers that anchor the front of the dredge, The two dozers that anchor the front of the dredge,
186 00:09:46,053 00:09:52,190 Then raise the 9-ton steel spud that anchors the rear. Then raise the 9-ton steel spud that anchors the rear.
187 00:09:52,192 00:09:53,291 Finally, they'll pull Finally, they'll pull
188 00:09:53,293 00:09:55,993 On the cables attached to the dozers On the cables attached to the dozers
189 00:09:55,995 00:09:58,528 To turn the dredge 90 degrees To turn the dredge 90 degrees
190 00:09:58,530 00:10:04,233 Until it's heading right for the new drill holes. Until it's heading right for the new drill holes.
191 00:10:04,235 00:10:05,834 Hard over. Hard over.
192 00:10:05,836 00:10:07,368 Kick that way more. Kick that way more.
193 00:10:07,370 00:10:10,137 Beaudry: Yeah, right now we're just moving the dead man Beaudry: Yeah, right now we're just moving the dead man
194 00:10:10,139 00:10:12,172 To its final position. To its final position.
195 00:10:12,174 00:10:14,774 And now start turning this way. And now start turning this way.
196 00:10:16,577 00:10:18,276 Narrator: With the dozers in place, Narrator: With the dozers in place,
197 00:10:18,278 00:10:21,779 The crew begins to lift the 9-ton spud. The crew begins to lift the 9-ton spud.
198 00:10:21,781 00:10:25,415 The spud only really needs to come up about 3 feet, you know. The spud only really needs to come up about 3 feet, you know.
199 00:10:25,417 00:10:27,984 It shouldn't be a major ordeal. It shouldn't be a major ordeal.
200 00:10:35,226 00:10:38,327 -Watch out! -What?! -Watch out! -What?!
201 00:10:49,707 00:10:51,506 What the [bleep] What the [bleep]
202 00:10:51,508 00:10:52,707 Cheeseman: We're picking the spud up, Cheeseman: We're picking the spud up,
203 00:10:52,709 00:10:55,076 And the wire popped out of the pulley. And the wire popped out of the pulley.
204 00:10:55,078 00:10:57,878 Narrator: Midway through a 90-degree turn, Narrator: Midway through a 90-degree turn,
205 00:10:57,880 00:11:01,514 Tony beets' crew has destroyed one of the pulleys Tony beets' crew has destroyed one of the pulleys
206 00:11:01,516 00:11:02,748 On his dredge. On his dredge.
207 00:11:02,750 00:11:05,717 Put the wheel back in there and tighten it down. Put the wheel back in there and tighten it down.
208 00:11:05,719 00:11:08,086 I'm gonna have him pick up on the spud real easy I'm gonna have him pick up on the spud real easy
209 00:11:08,088 00:11:09,087 Till we get a load on it. Till we get a load on it.
210 00:11:09,089 00:11:11,122 I want to see what it does. I want to see what it does.
211 00:11:11,124 00:11:11,989 Hey, montana! Hey, montana!
212 00:11:11,991 00:11:14,891 We're gonna have to lift the spud. We're gonna have to lift the spud.
213 00:11:14,893 00:11:16,125 Narrator: To finish the turn, Narrator: To finish the turn,
214 00:11:16,127 00:11:18,560 They have to lift the full weight They have to lift the full weight
215 00:11:18,562 00:11:20,962 Of the 9-ton spud. Of the 9-ton spud.
216 00:11:25,635 00:11:27,668 Just hold for a second. Just hold for a second.
217 00:11:27,670 00:11:29,870 I'm gonna look. I'm gonna look.
218 00:11:32,875 00:11:35,342 You got to start the winch. You got to start the winch.
219 00:11:38,447 00:11:39,612 Narrator: With the spud raised, Narrator: With the spud raised,
220 00:11:39,614 00:11:44,583 The dredge can finally complete the 90-degree turn. The dredge can finally complete the 90-degree turn.
221 00:11:52,526 00:11:56,461 Now the crew can start dredging towards the ground Now the crew can start dredging towards the ground
222 00:11:56,463 00:11:58,663 That could save tony's season. That could save tony's season.
223 00:11:58,665 00:12:01,198 New world out there now. New world out there now.
224 00:12:01,200 00:12:04,434
225 00:12:11,676 00:12:14,410 Hey, rick. Can I have a chat with you guys? Hey, rick. Can I have a chat with you guys?
226 00:12:14,412 00:12:15,677 Yeah. Yeah.
227 00:12:15,679 00:12:18,713 Narrator: Parker schnabel has mined all the dirt Narrator: Parker schnabel has mined all the dirt
228 00:12:18,715 00:12:20,414 From the original boundary cut From the original boundary cut
229 00:12:20,416 00:12:24,017 And is ready to move his mining operation north. And is ready to move his mining operation north.
230 00:12:24,019 00:12:26,252 So, as you guys know, the pay is further away now. So, as you guys know, the pay is further away now.
231 00:12:26,254 00:12:27,987 There's nothing really left out here to run. There's nothing really left out here to run.
232 00:12:27,989 00:12:30,956 So I think today we should just move the plant. So I think today we should just move the plant.
233 00:12:30,958 00:12:31,823 We've worked our asses off We've worked our asses off
234 00:12:31,825 00:12:33,691 To get this far, and we need to finish strong. To get this far, and we need to finish strong.
235 00:12:33,693 00:12:35,259 And I guarantee you we stop fighting, And I guarantee you we stop fighting,
236 00:12:35,261 00:12:37,427 We get our asses handed to us by somebody We get our asses handed to us by somebody
237 00:12:37,429 00:12:39,195 That none of us want to get beat by. That none of us want to get beat by.
238 00:12:39,197 00:12:40,362 Yeah. That ain't happening. Yeah. That ain't happening.
239 00:12:40,364 00:12:43,264 We can't end on that note. -No, we can't. We can't end on that note. -No, we can't.
240 00:12:43,266 00:12:46,233 Narrator: Last week's poor cleanup left parker Narrator: Last week's poor cleanup left parker
241 00:12:46,235 00:12:48,868 With 2,202 ounces, With 2,202 ounces,
242 00:12:48,870 00:12:51,170 A full 174 ounces A full 174 ounces
243 00:12:51,172 00:12:54,139 Behind his rival, todd hoffman. Behind his rival, todd hoffman.
244 00:12:54,141 00:12:55,673 Parker: We need to try to do something. Parker: We need to try to do something.
245 00:12:55,675 00:12:58,409 And that, unfortunately, means moving the plant. And that, unfortunately, means moving the plant.
246 00:12:58,411 00:13:01,245 We're gonna make it happen, try and beat the hoffmans. We're gonna make it happen, try and beat the hoffmans.
247 00:13:01,247 00:13:02,813 We better make it happen quick. We better make it happen quick.
248 00:13:02,815 00:13:06,216 If we throw down on it, I think we can do it in a day. If we throw down on it, I think we can do it in a day.
249 00:13:06,218 00:13:06,783 Don't you? Don't you?
250 00:13:06,785 00:13:08,151 We moved big red last year in 12 hours. We moved big red last year in 12 hours.
251 00:13:08,153 00:13:09,485 I don't see why we can do it with this. I don't see why we can do it with this.
252 00:13:09,487 00:13:10,886 They're plan on sluicing tonight, night crew. They're plan on sluicing tonight, night crew.
253 00:13:10,888 00:13:13,388 So I think we can have it up and running for them. So I think we can have it up and running for them.
254 00:13:13,390 00:13:15,423 -One-shift move. -12 [bleep] hours. -One-shift move. -12 [bleep] hours.
255 00:13:15,425 00:13:16,490 Let's do it. -All right. Let's do it. -All right.
256 00:13:16,492 00:13:21,761 Narrator: Parker has extended the boundary cut 250 yards north Narrator: Parker has extended the boundary cut 250 yards north
257 00:13:21,763 00:13:23,562 And constructed a new pad And constructed a new pad
258 00:13:23,564 00:13:26,231 For his wash plant, goldzilla. For his wash plant, goldzilla.
259 00:13:26,233 00:13:28,600 Now he has to move the three pieces Now he has to move the three pieces
260 00:13:28,602 00:13:30,535 That make up his wash plant That make up his wash plant
261 00:13:30,537 00:13:33,137 400 yards across the cut 400 yards across the cut
262 00:13:33,139 00:13:35,572 To their new home. To their new home.
263 00:13:35,574 00:13:39,842 8:00 a.M. -- For parker to catch todd hoffman, 8:00 a.M. -- For parker to catch todd hoffman,
264 00:13:39,844 00:13:43,612 He needs goldzilla set up and ready to sluice... He needs goldzilla set up and ready to sluice...
265 00:13:43,614 00:13:45,680 -Keep going. -...By the time -Keep going. -...By the time
266 00:13:45,682 00:13:47,214 The night shift arrives. The night shift arrives.
267 00:13:47,216 00:13:50,684 Goldzilla's gonna go from right here to that pad. Goldzilla's gonna go from right here to that pad.
268 00:13:50,686 00:13:51,751 And it's gonna happen in 12 hours. And it's gonna happen in 12 hours.
269 00:13:51,753 00:13:54,520 Quickest we've ever done it. So we just got to make it work. Quickest we've ever done it. So we just got to make it work.
270 00:13:54,522 00:13:59,191 Narrator: The wash plant is designed to be moved easily. Narrator: The wash plant is designed to be moved easily.
271 00:13:59,193 00:14:00,725 The stacker is on wheels. The stacker is on wheels.
272 00:14:00,727 00:14:02,593 The hopper can be hitched a truck. The hopper can be hitched a truck.
273 00:14:02,595 00:14:04,962 -That'll probably do 'er. -And goldzilla -That'll probably do 'er. -And goldzilla
274 00:14:04,964 00:14:07,931 Is on skids so that it can be dragged. Is on skids so that it can be dragged.
275 00:14:07,933 00:14:09,198 Yeah. I mean, this plant Yeah. I mean, this plant
276 00:14:09,200 00:14:10,799 Was designed to be nice and portable. Was designed to be nice and portable.
277 00:14:10,801 00:14:14,669 So hopefully it stays that way. So hopefully it stays that way.
278 00:14:14,671 00:14:16,704 Narrator: Parker leaves his crew... Narrator: Parker leaves his crew...
279 00:14:16,706 00:14:17,504 Let's roll, boys. Let's roll, boys.
280 00:14:17,506 00:14:22,976 ...To move the 120-foot-long, 17-ton superstacker ...To move the 120-foot-long, 17-ton superstacker
281 00:14:22,978 00:14:27,380 And get it set up in the new cut. And get it set up in the new cut.
282 00:14:27,382 00:14:29,648 Bingo. Bingo.
283 00:14:29,650 00:14:31,516 So we'll just move on to the next step, So we'll just move on to the next step,
284 00:14:31,518 00:14:33,050 And that's the hopper feeder. And that's the hopper feeder.
285 00:14:33,052 00:14:34,818 -10:00 a.M. -All right, tyson. -10:00 a.M. -All right, tyson.
286 00:14:34,820 00:14:37,020 Nice and easy. -The next piece Nice and easy. -The next piece
287 00:14:37,022 00:14:38,154 To be moved is the mouth To be moved is the mouth
288 00:14:38,156 00:14:40,122 Of the wash plant, the hopper feeder. Of the wash plant, the hopper feeder.
289 00:14:40,124 00:14:41,857 We have to get it lifted up and hopefully back We have to get it lifted up and hopefully back
290 00:14:41,859 00:14:45,060 Our semi truck underneath it and pull it out of here. Our semi truck underneath it and pull it out of here.
291 00:14:45,062 00:14:48,797 Just got to be patient here and do it right once. Just got to be patient here and do it right once.
292 00:14:48,799 00:14:50,999 Don't want to tip this thing over. Don't want to tip this thing over.
293 00:14:51,001 00:14:52,967 All right, tyson. Take it up. All right, tyson. Take it up.
294 00:14:52,969 00:14:54,468 Let's go. Let's go.
295 00:14:54,470 00:14:55,702 A little bit more, tyson. A little bit more, tyson.
296 00:14:55,704 00:14:59,205 Narrator: They prop the hopper up on blocks... Narrator: They prop the hopper up on blocks...
297 00:14:59,207 00:15:00,306 -Ready? -Yeah. -Ready? -Yeah.
298 00:15:00,308 00:15:01,240 Okay. Let's go, gently. Okay. Let's go, gently.
299 00:15:01,242 00:15:06,044 ...High enough for the truck to back under and hook up. ...High enough for the truck to back under and hook up.
300 00:15:06,046 00:15:09,647 Oh, whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Oh, whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
301 00:15:09,649 00:15:11,649 Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.
302 00:15:11,651 00:15:12,616 Ooh, pick it up. Pick it up. Ooh, pick it up. Pick it up.
303 00:15:12,618 00:15:13,950 Pick it up. Have him pick it up! Pick it up. Have him pick it up!
304 00:15:13,952 00:15:15,217 -Okay, well, I can't hear you. -Pick it up! -Okay, well, I can't hear you. -Pick it up!
305 00:15:15,219 00:15:20,255 It's gonna [bleep] fall over. -Settle the [bleep] down! It's gonna [bleep] fall over. -Settle the [bleep] down!
306 00:15:20,257 00:15:22,757 Drive forward a little bit, tyson, as you're coming down. Drive forward a little bit, tyson, as you're coming down.
307 00:15:22,759 00:15:26,360 There you go. Let her down. You're clear. There you go. Let her down. You're clear.
308 00:15:26,362 00:15:27,394 Blaschke: What we're gonna do now is Blaschke: What we're gonna do now is
309 00:15:27,396 00:15:29,362 Bring the truck down here, hook it up to the front-end. Bring the truck down here, hook it up to the front-end.
310 00:15:29,364 00:15:31,163 Probably the fastest way to get it out of here Probably the fastest way to get it out of here
311 00:15:31,165 00:15:31,863 And the safest way. And the safest way.
312 00:15:31,865 00:15:33,764 Just guide me back in here. I'm just not sure Just guide me back in here. I'm just not sure
313 00:15:33,766 00:15:37,200 If we're gonna have enough clearance right here. If we're gonna have enough clearance right here.
314 00:15:49,314 00:15:51,681 Whoa. Whoa.
315 00:15:51,683 00:15:54,684 Still have to fix the door. Still have to fix the door.
316 00:15:54,686 00:15:57,420 Parker's been talking for a long time about buying a good semi, Parker's been talking for a long time about buying a good semi,
317 00:15:57,422 00:15:59,522 And he's been borrowing this one from a guy, And he's been borrowing this one from a guy,
318 00:15:59,524 00:16:01,624 And it's an old grocery getter. And it's an old grocery getter.
319 00:16:01,626 00:16:03,392 It's not meant to be out here pulling It's not meant to be out here pulling
320 00:16:03,394 00:16:05,460 This big stuff around, so... This big stuff around, so...
321 00:16:05,462 00:16:07,161 Boys ready? Boys ready?
322 00:16:07,163 00:16:09,096 Yep. Yep.
323 00:16:16,538 00:16:21,073 Narrator: At noon, 4 hours into their 12-hour move, Narrator: At noon, 4 hours into their 12-hour move,
324 00:16:21,075 00:16:25,077 The hopper finally starts its 400-yard trip The hopper finally starts its 400-yard trip
325 00:16:25,079 00:16:27,279 Across the cut. Across the cut.
326 00:16:34,454 00:16:37,455 Ness: Mitch, stop! Ness: Mitch, stop!
327 00:16:37,457 00:16:39,490 [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]
328 00:16:39,492 00:16:43,760 One of the guards on the hopper feeder just fell off. One of the guards on the hopper feeder just fell off.
329 00:16:43,762 00:16:45,661 Hey, I'll back up a little ways, rick. Hey, I'll back up a little ways, rick.
330 00:16:45,663 00:16:47,029 All right. All right.
331 00:16:57,441 00:16:59,174 [ chuckles ] [ chuckles ]
332 00:16:59,176 00:17:02,310 [bleep] kidding me. [bleep] kidding me.
333 00:17:02,312 00:17:03,344 What's going on? What's going on?
334 00:17:03,346 00:17:06,246 -Tranny just locked up. -Are you serious? -Tranny just locked up. -Are you serious?
335 00:17:06,248 00:17:08,748 -Mm-hmm. -[ bleep ] -Mm-hmm. -[ bleep ]
336 00:17:08,750 00:17:11,016 The linkage or something fell apart on it. The linkage or something fell apart on it.
337 00:17:11,018 00:17:12,450 What the [bleep] What the [bleep]
338 00:17:12,452 00:17:16,620 Narrator: Just 100 yards from the hopper's new home... Narrator: Just 100 yards from the hopper's new home...
339 00:17:16,622 00:17:17,854 Oh [bleep] Oh [bleep]
340 00:17:17,856 00:17:20,656 ...The semi's transmission has seized. ...The semi's transmission has seized.
341 00:17:20,658 00:17:23,525 How the [bleep] do we lift this thing off here? How the [bleep] do we lift this thing off here?
342 00:17:23,527 00:17:26,794 Um, can you jump in behind it, Um, can you jump in behind it,
343 00:17:26,796 00:17:29,096 Just pull it? Just pull it?
344 00:17:29,098 00:17:31,164 Blaschke: Right now we're just gonna use the 700, Blaschke: Right now we're just gonna use the 700,
345 00:17:31,166 00:17:34,700 Try and pull this feeder into position. Try and pull this feeder into position.
346 00:17:34,702 00:17:36,735 Good. Good.
347 00:17:40,807 00:17:43,574 Come on, you [bleep] roll. Come on, you [bleep] roll.
348 00:17:45,778 00:17:47,344 All right. Cut her hard, mitch. All right. Cut her hard, mitch.
349 00:17:47,346 00:17:49,079 We got to make this corner. We got to make this corner.
350 00:17:49,081 00:17:52,949 Narrator: With a crippled truck and just six hours left, Narrator: With a crippled truck and just six hours left,
351 00:17:52,951 00:17:56,152 Rick resorts to desperate measures. Rick resorts to desperate measures.
352 00:17:58,356 00:18:03,025 Ness: It seems kind of sketchy. Ness: It seems kind of sketchy.
353 00:18:03,027 00:18:07,996 Blaschke: Might need to come over a little bit more. Blaschke: Might need to come over a little bit more.
354 00:18:07,998 00:18:11,232 One more of them. One more of them.
355 00:18:11,234 00:18:12,199 Oh! Oh!
356 00:18:12,201 00:18:13,600 Does it look pretty good in line? Does it look pretty good in line?
357 00:18:13,602 00:18:15,001 -Looks good. -So just call it. -Looks good. -So just call it.
358 00:18:15,003 00:18:16,769 We're good where it's at. -Yeah. We're good where it's at. -Yeah.
359 00:18:16,771 00:18:22,908 Narrator: At 4:00 p.M., the hopper feeder is finally in position. Narrator: At 4:00 p.M., the hopper feeder is finally in position.
360 00:18:22,910 00:18:24,342 Ho! Ho!
361 00:18:24,344 00:18:25,643 That'll work. That'll work.
362 00:18:25,645 00:18:27,344 But it's taken six hours But it's taken six hours
363 00:18:27,346 00:18:30,380 To make a move that should've taken three. To make a move that should've taken three.
364 00:18:30,382 00:18:33,483 Yeah. Things ain't exactly going the smoothest. Yeah. Things ain't exactly going the smoothest.
365 00:18:33,485 00:18:37,453 Narrator: Parker needs to fire up the plant in just four hours. Narrator: Parker needs to fire up the plant in just four hours.
366 00:18:37,455 00:18:39,655 Do you want to go grab goldzilla? Do you want to go grab goldzilla?
367 00:18:39,657 00:18:40,288 Yeah. Let's do it. Yeah. Let's do it.
368 00:18:40,290 00:18:43,891 But the crew still has to move the 24-foot, But the crew still has to move the 24-foot,
369 00:18:43,893 00:18:46,793 25-ton shaker deck and sluices. 25-ton shaker deck and sluices.
370 00:18:46,795 00:18:48,895 "just move the wash plant," they say, "just move the wash plant," they say,
371 00:18:48,897 00:18:50,963 "it'll be easy." "it'll be easy."
372 00:18:56,337 00:18:57,836 Todd: Whoo, look at that baby. Todd: Whoo, look at that baby.
373 00:18:57,838 00:18:59,771 -In eastern oregon... -Mini red! -In eastern oregon... -Mini red!
374 00:18:59,773 00:19:02,907 Narrator: ...The hoffman crew is prospecting a new claim. Narrator: ...The hoffman crew is prospecting a new claim.
375 00:19:02,909 00:19:03,641 Just look at that thing. Just look at that thing.
376 00:19:03,643 00:19:07,044 -Mining legend freddy dodge... -There's our test plant. -Mining legend freddy dodge... -There's our test plant.
377 00:19:07,046 00:19:09,981 ...Arrives with his wash plant, mini red. ...Arrives with his wash plant, mini red.
378 00:19:09,983 00:19:13,384 Dodge: This plant's got nugget traps, fine-gold sluices. Dodge: This plant's got nugget traps, fine-gold sluices.
379 00:19:13,386 00:19:14,952 So if it's here, we'll find it. So if it's here, we'll find it.
380 00:19:14,954 00:19:16,153 Perfect. What do you say? Perfect. What do you say?
381 00:19:16,155 00:19:18,588 -Let's get a plant put up. -Let's freaking do it. -Let's get a plant put up. -Let's freaking do it.
382 00:19:18,590 00:19:19,422 -All righty. -Let's go. -All righty. -Let's go.
383 00:19:19,424 00:19:21,791 Dodge: Until you see what's in the ground, it's all [bleep] Dodge: Until you see what's in the ground, it's all [bleep]
384 00:19:21,793 00:19:23,826 Need to run some flipping material Need to run some flipping material
385 00:19:23,828 00:19:26,128 And see if it's there. And see if it's there.
386 00:19:27,865 00:19:31,566 Don't bend this, andy! Don't bend this, andy!
387 00:19:31,568 00:19:32,833 Yep. Up. Yep. Up.
388 00:19:32,835 00:19:34,634 Easy, andy. Easy, andy.
389 00:19:34,636 00:19:36,836 Ho! -Perfect. Ho! -Perfect.
390 00:19:39,040 00:19:40,939 You know what? We've dug our test holes. You know what? We've dug our test holes.
391 00:19:40,941 00:19:42,440 We've got 100 yards of pay here. We've got 100 yards of pay here.
392 00:19:42,442 00:19:46,744 This could be the treasure hunt of a lifetime. This could be the treasure hunt of a lifetime.
393 00:19:46,746 00:19:49,580 Got anything else we're missing? Got anything else we're missing?
394 00:19:49,582 00:19:51,815 Nope. Start running this material Nope. Start running this material
395 00:19:51,817 00:19:53,783 And find out what the heck lives in it, todd. And find out what the heck lives in it, todd.
396 00:19:53,785 00:19:55,017 Okay. Let's do it. Okay. Let's do it.
397 00:19:55,019 00:19:58,186 This might just work. This might just work.
398 00:19:58,188 00:19:59,620 Guys, we got a rattlesnake. Guys, we got a rattlesnake.
399 00:19:59,622 00:20:02,356 Everybody back. How far can they go? Everybody back. How far can they go?
400 00:20:02,358 00:20:03,156 -Not this far. -Freddy? -Not this far. -Freddy?
401 00:20:03,158 00:20:07,160 Dodge: About half the length of their body they can strike. Dodge: About half the length of their body they can strike.
402 00:20:07,162 00:20:09,562 I'd move him out of the mine site here. I'd move him out of the mine site here.
403 00:20:09,564 00:20:12,498 Narrator: The only poisonous snake in oregon Narrator: The only poisonous snake in oregon
404 00:20:12,500 00:20:14,633 Is the western rattlesnake. Is the western rattlesnake.
405 00:20:14,635 00:20:15,867 I mean, I'll get him. I mean, I'll get him.
406 00:20:15,869 00:20:18,870 A bite can kill in just four hours. A bite can kill in just four hours.
407 00:20:18,872 00:20:20,771 -Push him out, hunter. -Push him out this side. -Push him out, hunter. -Push him out this side.
408 00:20:20,773 00:20:24,841 And he may be able to go right beside that pipe, too, hunter. And he may be able to go right beside that pipe, too, hunter.
409 00:20:24,843 00:20:26,475 There he is. -Whoa. There he is. -Whoa.
410 00:20:26,477 00:20:27,275 Todd: He is pissed. Todd: He is pissed.
411 00:20:27,277 00:20:29,610 -Okay, keep pushing him, hunter. -Dad, don't. Don't. -Okay, keep pushing him, hunter. -Dad, don't. Don't.
412 00:20:29,612 00:20:31,778 Jack: I'm just gonna help him. Jack: I'm just gonna help him.
413 00:20:31,780 00:20:34,380 -Keep pushing him, hunter. -That's it. -Keep pushing him, hunter. -That's it.
414 00:20:34,382 00:20:34,947 No, no. No, no.
415 00:20:34,949 00:20:36,815 -No, no, no. -No, don't bang it. -No, no, no. -No, don't bang it.
416 00:20:36,817 00:20:38,349 -Want me to hold this side? -Hold on, jack. -Want me to hold this side? -Hold on, jack.
417 00:20:38,351 00:20:40,351 -No, no, no. -[ bleep ] -No, no, no. -[ bleep ]
418 00:20:40,353 00:20:42,586 -Dad, get over here. -No, I'm fine. -Dad, get over here. -No, I'm fine.
419 00:20:42,588 00:20:44,087 -Here. Here. -Here. Here.
420 00:20:44,089 00:20:45,354 -Hunter. -Yeah? -Hunter. -Yeah?
421 00:20:45,356 00:20:46,988 Try to pull that pipe back your way Try to pull that pipe back your way
422 00:20:46,990 00:20:50,458 And then push it back through again. And then push it back through again.
423 00:20:50,460 00:20:51,826 -Okay, push it. -Okay. -Okay, push it. -Okay.
424 00:20:51,828 00:20:55,129 -Dad. -Push it through, hunter. -Dad. -Push it through, hunter.
425 00:20:55,731 00:20:58,465 Push him some more, hunter. Try to push him some more. Push him some more, hunter. Try to push him some more.
426 00:20:58,467 00:21:01,401 Keep pushing. -It's all right. Keep pushing. -It's all right.
427 00:21:03,772 00:21:05,538 Okay, let me have it, jack. Let me have it. Okay, let me have it, jack. Let me have it.
428 00:21:05,540 00:21:06,872 Two people's one too many. Two people's one too many.
429 00:21:06,874 00:21:09,307 -Dad, back up. -I am. -Dad, back up. -I am.
430 00:21:09,309 00:21:11,108 Freddy! Look out! Freddy! Look out!
431 00:21:35,266 00:21:38,033 Todd: Get back! Freddy! Todd: Get back! Freddy!
432 00:21:38,035 00:21:39,701 Dodge: Yeah, I am [bleep] Dodge: Yeah, I am [bleep]
433 00:21:39,703 00:21:43,471 Narrator: A venomous rattlesnake has delayed the hoffman crew Narrator: A venomous rattlesnake has delayed the hoffman crew
434 00:21:43,473 00:21:47,341 From testing this nugget-rich claim in oregon. From testing this nugget-rich claim in oregon.
435 00:21:47,343 00:21:48,975 Nobody messes with me. Nobody messes with me.
436 00:21:48,977 00:21:51,844 Hunter, back up and jack, back up. Hunter, back up and jack, back up.
437 00:21:56,917 00:21:58,616 Stop. Stop.
438 00:21:58,618 00:22:01,185 -Nobody messes with me. -All right. -Nobody messes with me. -All right.
439 00:22:01,187 00:22:04,254 Okay, we're gonna take him away from the mine site Okay, we're gonna take him away from the mine site
440 00:22:04,256 00:22:06,222 And let him go. -He don't look happy. And let him go. -He don't look happy.
441 00:22:06,224 00:22:08,190 He's not happy. He's pissed off. He's not happy. He's pissed off.
442 00:22:08,192 00:22:12,027 Ready? Shut it. Ready? Shut it.
443 00:22:12,029 00:22:13,428 Okay. Okay.
444 00:22:13,430 00:22:15,563 There's no use killing them. There's no use killing them.
445 00:22:15,565 00:22:17,765 They're part of nature. They're part of nature.
446 00:22:17,767 00:22:20,534 Looks about as good a spot as any, huh, hunter? Looks about as good a spot as any, huh, hunter?
447 00:22:20,536 00:22:23,670 -Yeah. -Set it down. -Yeah. -Set it down.
448 00:22:23,672 00:22:25,571 We're gonna open the latch. We're gonna open the latch.
449 00:22:25,573 00:22:26,872 Okay, don't get your fingers in there Okay, don't get your fingers in there
450 00:22:26,874 00:22:28,406 'cause if they're in there, he can get them. 'cause if they're in there, he can get them.
451 00:22:28,408 00:22:32,710 Right? And he is pissed off right now. Right? And he is pissed off right now.
452 00:22:34,380 00:22:36,046 Where is he? He's over on my side. Where is he? He's over on my side.
453 00:22:36,048 00:22:37,247 -He's right there, yeah. -Okay. -He's right there, yeah. -Okay.
454 00:22:37,249 00:22:38,314 So I'm gonna get him to the bottom. So I'm gonna get him to the bottom.
455 00:22:38,316 00:22:40,949 Stand back, hunter, so I don't have to worry about you. Stand back, hunter, so I don't have to worry about you.
456 00:22:40,951 00:22:42,550 Okay? Okay?
457 00:22:42,552 00:22:45,252 Stinking lip on the tote. Stinking lip on the tote.
458 00:22:45,254 00:22:47,387 What the heck? What the heck?
459 00:22:47,389 00:22:50,123 Come on, snake! There he is. Come on, snake! There he is.
460 00:22:50,125 00:22:52,492 Hunter: Oh, dang. There he goes. Hunter: Oh, dang. There he goes.
461 00:22:52,494 00:22:54,894 That's one mad snake, hunter. That's one mad snake, hunter.
462 00:22:54,896 00:22:56,896 Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
463 00:22:58,900 00:23:01,267 A free snake is a happy snake. A free snake is a happy snake.
464 00:23:03,170 00:23:05,770 Let's go fire up a wash plant, huh? Let's go fire up a wash plant, huh?
465 00:23:05,772 00:23:06,837 Okay. Okay.
466 00:23:06,839 00:23:10,407 Todd, ready to run some dirt? Todd, ready to run some dirt?
467 00:23:10,409 00:23:11,941 I think that looks pretty awesome. I think that looks pretty awesome.
468 00:23:11,943 00:23:13,575 I think we ought to go for it. I think we ought to go for it.
469 00:23:13,577 00:23:14,809 Ready? -Yes, sir. Ready? -Yes, sir.
470 00:23:14,811 00:23:18,312 -Fire it up! -Moment of truth. -Fire it up! -Moment of truth.
471 00:23:24,486 00:23:27,353 Looks like we're in business. Looks like we're in business.
472 00:23:28,389 00:23:32,691 We're running about 75,000 pans an hour right now. We're running about 75,000 pans an hour right now.
473 00:23:32,693 00:23:36,828 So beat that with a gold pan, huh? So beat that with a gold pan, huh?
474 00:23:36,830 00:23:39,230 Narrator: For high bar to be worth mining, Narrator: For high bar to be worth mining,
475 00:23:39,232 00:23:44,835 Todd needs at least 1 ounce of gold in this 100-yard test. Todd needs at least 1 ounce of gold in this 100-yard test.
476 00:23:44,837 00:23:48,338 Basically, our future could be resting in the hands Basically, our future could be resting in the hands
477 00:23:48,340 00:23:50,773 Of this little, teeny red plant. Of this little, teeny red plant.
478 00:24:06,323 00:24:09,057 -How's it going? -[ bleep ] -How's it going? -[ bleep ]
479 00:24:09,059 00:24:11,793 Narrator: 6:00 p.M. At scribner creek -- Narrator: 6:00 p.M. At scribner creek --
480 00:24:11,795 00:24:14,896 Parker's crew has been moving their wash plant Parker's crew has been moving their wash plant
481 00:24:14,898 00:24:18,633 To its new pad for 10 hours. To its new pad for 10 hours.
482 00:24:18,635 00:24:19,400 Oh, we're way behind. Oh, we're way behind.
483 00:24:19,402 00:24:21,535 We don't have the plant even moved an inch, We don't have the plant even moved an inch,
484 00:24:21,537 00:24:25,372 And we've got, I don't know, two hours left. And we've got, I don't know, two hours left.
485 00:24:25,374 00:24:27,040 Narrator: To catch the hoffmans, Narrator: To catch the hoffmans,
486 00:24:27,042 00:24:28,508 Parker needs the night shift Parker needs the night shift
487 00:24:28,510 00:24:32,612 To be running pay dirt in just two hours. To be running pay dirt in just two hours.
488 00:24:32,614 00:24:37,650 But goldzilla is still 400 yards from their new cut, But goldzilla is still 400 yards from their new cut,
489 00:24:37,652 00:24:42,521 And its base is buried deep in the dirt. And its base is buried deep in the dirt.
490 00:24:42,523 00:24:44,389 Parker: We should probably just get the 10 in here Parker: We should probably just get the 10 in here
491 00:24:44,391 00:24:45,256 And pick the front of it up. And pick the front of it up.
492 00:24:45,258 00:24:46,890 And the 700 can pick up the back of it And the 700 can pick up the back of it
493 00:24:46,892 00:24:49,259 And just get it up out of the mud. And just get it up out of the mud.
494 00:24:49,261 00:24:50,226 Yeah. Let's do it. Yeah. Let's do it.
495 00:24:50,228 00:24:51,760 Narrator: To make up for lost time, Narrator: To make up for lost time,
496 00:24:51,762 00:24:56,664 Parker decides not to dig the plant out of the mud first. Parker decides not to dig the plant out of the mud first.
497 00:24:56,666 00:24:58,632 Oh, this is gonna be fun. Oh, this is gonna be fun.
498 00:24:58,634 00:24:59,499 Parker: Let's go. Parker: Let's go.
499 00:24:59,501 00:25:04,303 Narrator: Instead, he lifts with the 700 excavator... Narrator: Instead, he lifts with the 700 excavator...
500 00:25:04,305 00:25:05,837 -Come on. -...As brennan -Come on. -...As brennan
501 00:25:05,839 00:25:08,840 Pulls with the d10 dozer. Pulls with the d10 dozer.
502 00:25:13,980 00:25:16,747 Oh, for [bleep] sake. Oh, for [bleep] sake.
503 00:25:16,749 00:25:18,315 That's why you dig stuff out first That's why you dig stuff out first
504 00:25:18,317 00:25:20,717 Before you start pulling on it. Before you start pulling on it.
505 00:25:22,987 00:25:24,886 -What happened? -Cable broke. -What happened? -Cable broke.
506 00:25:24,888 00:25:26,354 -Do we have another? -No. -Do we have another? -No.
507 00:25:26,356 00:25:28,556 [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]
508 00:25:28,558 00:25:32,693 If we took care of our [bleep] this wouldn't happen. Right? If we took care of our [bleep] this wouldn't happen. Right?
509 00:25:32,695 00:25:36,463 We had so many they didn't fit all on the boom truck before. We had so many they didn't fit all on the boom truck before.
510 00:25:36,465 00:25:40,033 -I didn't [bleep] lose any. -[ bleep ] [ bleep ] -I didn't [bleep] lose any. -[ bleep ] [ bleep ]
511 00:25:40,035 00:25:42,769 [ bleep ] [bleep] damn it. [ bleep ] [bleep] damn it.
512 00:25:42,771 00:25:44,203 [bleep] [bleep]
513 00:25:44,205 00:25:47,072 Blaschke: Hard saying he hasn't been out here all day. We have. Blaschke: Hard saying he hasn't been out here all day. We have.
514 00:25:47,074 00:25:49,841 Sat around all day, didn't lift a [bleep] finger to help us. Sat around all day, didn't lift a [bleep] finger to help us.
515 00:25:49,843 00:25:51,609 And then he wants to come and scream at us And then he wants to come and scream at us
516 00:25:51,611 00:25:52,943 As we're moving the last piece. [bleep] him. As we're moving the last piece. [bleep] him.
517 00:25:52,945 00:25:56,012 So he shows up, we're still in the middle of moving the plant. So he shows up, we're still in the middle of moving the plant.
518 00:25:56,014 00:25:58,547 Well, he should have been here all day. Well, he should have been here all day.
519 00:25:58,549 00:26:01,182 Just sick of it. Just sick of it.
520 00:26:07,890 00:26:09,456 Where'd everybody [bleep] go? Where'd everybody [bleep] go?
521 00:26:09,458 00:26:14,527 Narrator: 7:00 p.M. -- 1 hour before parker's 12-hour deadline. Narrator: 7:00 p.M. -- 1 hour before parker's 12-hour deadline.
522 00:26:14,529 00:26:20,032 Goldzilla is still 400 yards from its pad. Goldzilla is still 400 yards from its pad.
523 00:26:20,034 00:26:22,334 Rick returns with one more cable. Rick returns with one more cable.
524 00:26:22,336 00:26:25,103 [bleep] is that long. [bleep] is that long.
525 00:26:25,105 00:26:26,170 Hey, rick. Hey, rick.
526 00:26:26,172 00:26:28,839 I'm gonna try to hook two hoes up to them. I'm gonna try to hook two hoes up to them.
527 00:26:28,841 00:26:31,041 Yeah. We can always try it. Yeah. We can always try it.
528 00:26:31,043 00:26:32,809 Narrator: Parker's new plan, Narrator: Parker's new plan,
529 00:26:32,811 00:26:35,378 Use two cables and two excavators Use two cables and two excavators
530 00:26:35,380 00:26:39,215 To split the weight of the 25-ton wash plant. To split the weight of the 25-ton wash plant.
531 00:26:39,217 00:26:41,617 Okay. You ready for this buddy? Okay. You ready for this buddy?
532 00:26:41,619 00:26:42,351 Yep. Yep.
533 00:26:42,353 00:26:45,053 This is our last chance. This is our last chance.
534 00:26:45,055 00:26:47,155 Let's do it. Let's do it.
535 00:26:54,564 00:26:56,797 Nice and free. Nice and free.
536 00:26:56,799 00:27:00,901 Brennan and mitch drag goldzilla across the claim. Brennan and mitch drag goldzilla across the claim.
537 00:27:00,903 00:27:03,470 Easy, buddy. Easy, buddy.
538 00:27:03,472 00:27:07,707 It's like synchronized swimming with excavators. It's like synchronized swimming with excavators.
539 00:27:07,709 00:27:10,543 Yeah, no [bleep] Yeah, no [bleep]
540 00:27:10,545 00:27:13,779 The biggest challenge will be getting goldzilla The biggest challenge will be getting goldzilla
541 00:27:13,781 00:27:18,049 Up the 50-foot slope onto its pad. Up the 50-foot slope onto its pad.
542 00:27:18,051 00:27:19,316 We just got to get it up the hill. We just got to get it up the hill.
543 00:27:19,318 00:27:20,383 That's gonna be the hard part. That's gonna be the hard part.
544 00:27:20,385 00:27:22,651 Probably not wide enough for these two machines, Probably not wide enough for these two machines,
545 00:27:22,653 00:27:25,353 So the one's gonna be right on the edge of the bank. So the one's gonna be right on the edge of the bank.
546 00:27:25,355 00:27:27,988 Who's got the cliff side? Who's got the cliff side?
547 00:27:27,990 00:27:30,557 How much room we got, parker? How much room we got, parker?
548 00:27:32,394 00:27:35,595 You've got a good 5 feet over here. You've got a good 5 feet over here.
549 00:27:35,597 00:27:39,599 Mitch, spin the tracks that way a bit. Mitch, spin the tracks that way a bit.
550 00:27:39,601 00:27:42,234 Okay. Let me slide over a little. Okay. Let me slide over a little.
551 00:27:45,706 00:27:47,906 How we looking? How we looking?
552 00:27:47,908 00:27:51,376 Hang on a second. You got parker right there. Hang on a second. You got parker right there.
553 00:27:51,378 00:27:54,078 You need to be, you need to be where -- You need to be, you need to be where --
554 00:27:54,080 00:27:55,179 Halfway where mitch is. Halfway where mitch is.
555 00:27:55,181 00:27:58,482 Yeah. I know. I just got to reset here. Yeah. I know. I just got to reset here.
556 00:28:01,587 00:28:07,390 Narrator: 8:00 p.M. -- Parker's 12-hour deadline is up. Narrator: 8:00 p.M. -- Parker's 12-hour deadline is up.
557 00:28:07,392 00:28:11,227 -What do you reckon? -Well, everybody's pretty beat. -What do you reckon? -Well, everybody's pretty beat.
558 00:28:11,229 00:28:13,562 If we do it when we're not tired, If we do it when we're not tired,
559 00:28:13,564 00:28:15,463 It will take less time. It will take less time.
560 00:28:15,465 00:28:18,032 And we'll do it right. And we'll do it right.
561 00:28:18,034 00:28:19,967 It's not like me, but I'm half tempted It's not like me, but I'm half tempted
562 00:28:19,969 00:28:21,468 To just call it a night for now. To just call it a night for now.
563 00:28:21,470 00:28:23,770 It ain't worth somebody getting hurt. It ain't worth somebody getting hurt.
564 00:28:23,772 00:28:25,204 No. It's really not. No. It's really not.
565 00:28:25,206 00:28:26,738 All right, guys. We're gonna call it a night. All right, guys. We're gonna call it a night.
566 00:28:26,740 00:28:28,473 -Oh, okay. -Go ahead and shut her down, -Oh, okay. -Go ahead and shut her down,
567 00:28:28,475 00:28:30,208 Then. -Okay. Cool. Then. -Okay. Cool.
568 00:28:30,210 00:28:31,809 Good effort. Good effort.
569 00:28:31,811 00:28:33,777 Parker: As much as I like working all night Parker: As much as I like working all night
570 00:28:33,779 00:28:35,445 And pushing through stuff, And pushing through stuff,
571 00:28:35,447 00:28:36,980 Somebody's gonna get hurt out here. Somebody's gonna get hurt out here.
572 00:28:36,982 00:28:40,116 So we'll start fresh tomorrow. So we'll start fresh tomorrow.
573 00:28:40,118 00:28:42,885 This is new-and-improved parker. This is new-and-improved parker.
574 00:28:56,433 00:28:58,499 Narrator: 7:00 a.M. -- Narrator: 7:00 a.M. --
575 00:28:58,501 00:29:04,471 The first snow of the season has blanketed scribner creek. The first snow of the season has blanketed scribner creek.
576 00:29:10,712 00:29:12,545 Ruautt: Oh, come on. Ruautt: Oh, come on.
577 00:29:12,547 00:29:14,513 This is [bleep] -yeah. This is [bleep] -yeah.
578 00:29:14,515 00:29:16,748 Narrator: Parker planned to have his plant Narrator: Parker planned to have his plant
579 00:29:16,750 00:29:19,450 Up and running 11 hours ago. Up and running 11 hours ago.
580 00:29:19,452 00:29:21,552 But after a series of delays, But after a series of delays,
581 00:29:21,554 00:29:24,588 The night crew was unable to run. The night crew was unable to run.
582 00:29:24,590 00:29:29,359 They've lost over $20,000 in unsluiced gold. They've lost over $20,000 in unsluiced gold.
583 00:29:29,361 00:29:31,894 Snowed over night and just [bleep] us, man. Snowed over night and just [bleep] us, man.
584 00:29:31,896 00:29:34,029 Much like yesterday, parker's not gonna be here Much like yesterday, parker's not gonna be here
585 00:29:34,031 00:29:34,996 To help us, I don't think. To help us, I don't think.
586 00:29:34,998 00:29:36,630 So we'll just have to get on this So we'll just have to get on this
587 00:29:36,632 00:29:37,831 And get it done ourselves. And get it done ourselves.
588 00:29:37,833 00:29:39,199 Right? -Well, if everything goes good, Right? -Well, if everything goes good,
589 00:29:39,201 00:29:41,401 Man: Maybe we can have the plant all set up before parker Man: Maybe we can have the plant all set up before parker
590 00:29:41,403 00:29:42,668 Wakes up and gets out here. Wakes up and gets out here.
591 00:29:42,670 00:29:44,469 Yeah. That'd be perfect. Yeah. That'd be perfect.
592 00:29:44,471 00:29:45,436 -Sounds good. -All right. -Sounds good. -All right.
593 00:29:45,438 00:29:48,372 Start yarding that baby in place. Start yarding that baby in place.
594 00:29:48,374 00:29:49,039 Yep. Yep.
595 00:29:49,041 00:29:51,374 Every minute this thing's down is a minute we're losing gold, Every minute this thing's down is a minute we're losing gold,
596 00:29:51,376 00:29:53,476 So we're gonna put every guy we got on it, So we're gonna put every guy we got on it,
597 00:29:53,478 00:29:54,677 Which ain't many right now, Which ain't many right now,
598 00:29:54,679 00:29:57,112 And hopefully get back to sluicing this afternoon. And hopefully get back to sluicing this afternoon.
599 00:29:57,114 00:29:59,280 Narrator: Goldzilla is on its new pad, Narrator: Goldzilla is on its new pad,
600 00:29:59,282 00:30:02,983 But the crew still needs to drag it a few more yards But the crew still needs to drag it a few more yards
601 00:30:02,985 00:30:06,386 To line it up with their superstacker. To line it up with their superstacker.
602 00:30:09,290 00:30:10,989 -Clear. -Let 'er rip. -Clear. -Let 'er rip.
603 00:30:10,991 00:30:14,258 Man: This thing pulls like butter. That snow is really helping it. Man: This thing pulls like butter. That snow is really helping it.
604 00:30:14,260 00:30:17,961 It's gonna be a tough ask for that thing to swing it. It's gonna be a tough ask for that thing to swing it.
605 00:30:17,963 00:30:20,430 We didn't have the proper amount time to finish this pad off, We didn't have the proper amount time to finish this pad off,
606 00:30:20,432 00:30:23,266 So space is definitely a big issue over here. So space is definitely a big issue over here.
607 00:30:23,268 00:30:26,202 Narrator: The new pad is just 50 feet wide, Narrator: The new pad is just 50 feet wide,
608 00:30:26,204 00:30:31,373 And it's surrounded by a 50-foot drop-off. And it's surrounded by a 50-foot drop-off.
609 00:30:31,375 00:30:34,609 You're getting close to the edge. You're getting close to the edge.
610 00:30:34,611 00:30:36,410 Whoa, brennan! Stop! Stop! Whoa, brennan! Stop! Stop!
611 00:30:36,412 00:30:37,010 What's going on? What's going on?
612 00:30:37,012 00:30:39,846 Hanging a couple feet off the edge of the bank. Hanging a couple feet off the edge of the bank.
613 00:30:39,848 00:30:42,081 [ bleep ] [ bleep ]
614 00:30:42,083 00:30:43,582 One slip and brennan One slip and brennan
615 00:30:43,584 00:30:49,254 And the 70-ton excavator will slide down 50 feet. And the 70-ton excavator will slide down 50 feet.
616 00:30:49,256 00:30:50,054 Have to reposition. Have to reposition.
617 00:30:50,056 00:30:53,390 You're gonna have to watch out over there. You're gonna have to watch out over there.
618 00:30:53,392 00:30:55,358 Okay. Okay.
619 00:30:57,528 00:30:59,794 Whoa, easy over there! Whoa, easy over there!
620 00:31:07,804 00:31:11,105 Brennan slowly gets the 700 excavator back Brennan slowly gets the 700 excavator back
621 00:31:11,107 00:31:14,108 Onto solid ground. -Should be good now, right? Onto solid ground. -Should be good now, right?
622 00:31:14,110 00:31:15,809 Yeah. You look good right now. Yeah. You look good right now.
623 00:31:15,811 00:31:17,610 Next stage in this program Next stage in this program
624 00:31:17,612 00:31:19,011 Is we got to start twisting the plant, Is we got to start twisting the plant,
625 00:31:19,013 00:31:20,412 Line it up with our superstacker. Line it up with our superstacker.
626 00:31:20,414 00:31:21,679 It's definitely probably the trickiest part It's definitely probably the trickiest part
627 00:31:21,681 00:31:24,948 Of the whole move is getting everything lined up here. Of the whole move is getting everything lined up here.
628 00:31:24,950 00:31:26,883 Keep 'er coming. Keep 'er coming.
629 00:31:26,885 00:31:28,784 -Pretty good. -It's real close now, -Pretty good. -It's real close now,
630 00:31:28,786 00:31:30,318 So we'll just get mitch to run that conveyor So we'll just get mitch to run that conveyor
631 00:31:30,320 00:31:32,620 The rest of the way up, see if it'll clear the prewash. The rest of the way up, see if it'll clear the prewash.
632 00:31:32,622 00:31:35,623 Have him keep coming. -That's as high as it goes. Have him keep coming. -That's as high as it goes.
633 00:31:35,625 00:31:39,393 Oh, it's so close. Another foot. Oh, it's so close. Another foot.
634 00:31:39,395 00:31:41,528 -There we go. There we go. -Good. -There we go. There we go. -Good.
635 00:31:41,530 00:31:42,695 Perfect. I think that's it. Perfect. I think that's it.
636 00:31:42,697 00:31:45,464 I could live with that. [bleep] great. I could live with that. [bleep] great.
637 00:31:45,466 00:31:46,765 Narrator: By 3:00 p.M.... Narrator: By 3:00 p.M....
638 00:31:46,767 00:31:47,499 Booyah! Booyah!
639 00:31:47,501 00:31:50,902 ...19 hours after parker's deadline, ...19 hours after parker's deadline,
640 00:31:50,904 00:31:54,005 Goldzilla is finally ready to run. Goldzilla is finally ready to run.
641 00:31:54,007 00:31:55,439 Well, it didn't happen in 12 hours, Well, it didn't happen in 12 hours,
642 00:31:55,441 00:31:56,573 But we got our feeder in line. But we got our feeder in line.
643 00:31:56,575 00:31:58,441 We got our superstacker in place, We got our superstacker in place,
644 00:31:58,443 00:32:00,176 Right in line with the wash plant. Right in line with the wash plant.
645 00:32:00,178 00:32:01,911 We're all ready to go. -Yeah. We're all ready to go. -Yeah.
646 00:32:01,913 00:32:03,012 All we need now is the boss All we need now is the boss
647 00:32:03,014 00:32:05,080 To come up here so we can start this thing. To come up here so we can start this thing.
648 00:32:05,082 00:32:08,416 We can all go back to bed, I guess, till he gets up. We can all go back to bed, I guess, till he gets up.
649 00:32:08,418 00:32:10,918 Man: There you go. Go back to bed. Man: There you go. Go back to bed.
650 00:32:16,458 00:32:18,958 Good job, fella. Good job, fella.
651 00:32:18,960 00:32:19,558 Looking good. Looking good.
652 00:32:19,560 00:32:21,426 Blaschke: Yeah. I think it all came together well. Blaschke: Yeah. I think it all came together well.
653 00:32:21,428 00:32:22,693 It's all in line. It's all lined up. It's all in line. It's all lined up.
654 00:32:22,695 00:32:24,695 The water's all hooked up. That ought to work. The water's all hooked up. That ought to work.
655 00:32:24,697 00:32:26,563 Good job, guys. All right. Good job, guys. All right.
656 00:32:26,565 00:32:28,765 Well, we ready to fire up? -Let's do it. Well, we ready to fire up? -Let's do it.
657 00:32:28,767 00:32:31,033 I guess so. Let's do it. I guess so. Let's do it.
658 00:32:37,808 00:32:39,073 That's a good sign. That's a good sign.
659 00:32:39,075 00:32:41,375 It's a matter of putting some dirt through now. It's a matter of putting some dirt through now.
660 00:32:41,377 00:32:43,410 You ready, mitch? You ready, mitch?
661 00:32:43,412 00:32:49,048 We're ready. Let 'er rip. We're ready. Let 'er rip.
662 00:32:49,050 00:32:50,416 Yeah, so got the plant moved, Yeah, so got the plant moved,
663 00:32:50,418 00:32:53,285 And this is the first scoop of pay. And this is the first scoop of pay.
664 00:32:53,287 00:32:56,087 Narrator: Three shifts without sluicing Narrator: Three shifts without sluicing
665 00:32:56,089 00:33:01,358 Has cost parker $70,000 in lost gold. Has cost parker $70,000 in lost gold.
666 00:33:01,360 00:33:03,526 Parker: We lost a bunch of time. Parker: We lost a bunch of time.
667 00:33:03,528 00:33:04,493 It's been a battle. It's been a battle.
668 00:33:04,495 00:33:07,562 But everybody really put everything they had into it But everybody really put everything they had into it
669 00:33:07,564 00:33:09,463 And did a good job of getting her here. And did a good job of getting her here.
670 00:33:09,465 00:33:12,666 And hopefully here we're back on the gold. And hopefully here we're back on the gold.
671 00:33:22,277 00:33:24,543 Narrator: With winter fast approaching, Narrator: With winter fast approaching,
672 00:33:24,545 00:33:27,379 Tony beets has made the radical decision Tony beets has made the radical decision
673 00:33:27,381 00:33:29,848 To turn his dredge north To turn his dredge north
674 00:33:29,850 00:33:31,149 To run what he hopes To run what he hopes
675 00:33:31,151 00:33:34,652 Is the best ground on his claim. Is the best ground on his claim.
676 00:33:37,123 00:33:38,989 Hey, gene. Hey, gene.
677 00:33:38,991 00:33:40,490 All right. How's it going? All right. How's it going?
678 00:33:40,492 00:33:42,258 Oh, so-so. Oh, so-so.
679 00:33:47,431 00:33:51,833 Narrator: Tony only has three cleanups left this season. Narrator: Tony only has three cleanups left this season.
680 00:33:51,835 00:33:52,967 To pay off his dredge, To pay off his dredge,
681 00:33:52,969 00:33:57,171 He needs each of them to hit 130 ounces. He needs each of them to hit 130 ounces.
682 00:34:04,813 00:34:06,879 Oh, boy. Oh, boy.
683 00:34:10,517 00:34:16,721 16, 17, 18, 25, 16, 17, 18, 25,
684 00:34:16,723 00:34:21,826 30, 35, 30, 35,
685 00:34:21,828 00:34:25,062 43. 43.
686 00:34:27,633 00:34:29,799 43.76. 43.76.
687 00:34:32,970 00:34:37,772 43 ounces is just worth $47,000. 43 ounces is just worth $47,000.
688 00:34:37,774 00:34:40,741 Tony's drill holes failed to deliver. Tony's drill holes failed to deliver.
689 00:34:40,743 00:34:43,643 Yeah. That's kind of piss-poor. Yeah. That's kind of piss-poor.
690 00:34:43,645 00:34:45,344 It's almost pathetic. It's almost pathetic.
691 00:34:45,346 00:34:46,912 It is. It is.
692 00:34:48,749 00:34:52,016 We turned away from where the streak was, obviously. We turned away from where the streak was, obviously.
693 00:34:52,018 00:34:55,319 I mean, if it's not in the ground, it's not in the ground. I mean, if it's not in the ground, it's not in the ground.
694 00:34:55,321 00:34:56,353 No. No.
695 00:34:56,355 00:34:57,153 So now what? So now what?
696 00:34:57,155 00:34:58,854 Well, I mean, I don't know what to say. Well, I mean, I don't know what to say.
697 00:34:58,856 00:34:59,554 I'm disappointed. I'm disappointed.
698 00:34:59,556 00:35:02,189 I just don't know what the hell to do. I just don't know what the hell to do.
699 00:35:06,595 00:35:11,431 Narrator: Tony's plan to resurrect dredging is on the rocks. Narrator: Tony's plan to resurrect dredging is on the rocks.
700 00:35:26,880 00:35:29,847 Narrator: Prospecting the high bar mine in oregon, Narrator: Prospecting the high bar mine in oregon,
701 00:35:29,849 00:35:32,282 Freddy dodge has spotted a problem. Freddy dodge has spotted a problem.
702 00:35:32,284 00:35:33,650 Dodge: Our spray bars are plugging up, Dodge: Our spray bars are plugging up,
703 00:35:33,652 00:35:35,785 So now I'm gonna have to pull these plugs out. So now I'm gonna have to pull these plugs out.
704 00:35:35,787 00:35:38,521 Let's see what the heck comes out of here. Let's see what the heck comes out of here.
705 00:35:38,523 00:35:41,557 See all that? Looks like seeds. See all that? Looks like seeds.
706 00:35:41,559 00:35:43,058 -Rat poop. -Is it rat [bleep]? -Rat poop. -Is it rat [bleep]?
707 00:35:43,060 00:35:43,992 -Yep. -It is. -Yep. -It is.
708 00:35:43,994 00:35:45,793 Narrator: To get the rat poop out, Narrator: To get the rat poop out,
709 00:35:45,795 00:35:48,061 The plant needs a good flush. The plant needs a good flush.
710 00:35:48,063 00:35:50,129 Give us some more water. Give us some more water.
711 00:35:51,932 00:35:53,898 Todd: So rat poop, rattlesnake, Todd: So rat poop, rattlesnake,
712 00:35:53,900 00:35:55,499 I think we're out of animal stuff here. I think we're out of animal stuff here.
713 00:35:55,501 00:35:56,666 Animals are messing us up so far. Animals are messing us up so far.
714 00:35:56,668 00:35:58,934 Hopefully an elephant doesn't come through. Hopefully an elephant doesn't come through.
715 00:35:58,936 00:36:00,535 Yeah. No kidding. Yeah. No kidding.
716 00:36:14,584 00:36:16,050 Parker: Every week around here is tough, Parker: Every week around here is tough,
717 00:36:16,052 00:36:18,952 But this one was especially bad. But this one was especially bad.
718 00:36:18,954 00:36:20,486 Narrator: At the beginning of the week, Narrator: At the beginning of the week,
719 00:36:20,488 00:36:23,856 Parker moved goldzilla 400 yards north Parker moved goldzilla 400 yards north
720 00:36:23,858 00:36:26,225 To a new section of his boundary cut. To a new section of his boundary cut.
721 00:36:26,227 00:36:30,862 Parker: You know, the plant move kind of kicked our ass a little bit. Parker: You know, the plant move kind of kicked our ass a little bit.
722 00:36:30,864 00:36:33,865 We broke some stuff. We broke some stuff.
723 00:36:33,867 00:36:37,301 It was -- It was --
724 00:36:37,303 00:36:38,468 It was a rough one. It was a rough one.
725 00:36:38,470 00:36:41,604 I lost my cool a little, I lost my cool a little,
726 00:36:41,606 00:36:43,472 Which I'm trying to keep from happening. Which I'm trying to keep from happening.
727 00:36:43,474 00:36:45,941 But it all ended up all right. But it all ended up all right.
728 00:36:45,943 00:36:47,742 And there's a pile of gold here as a result. And there's a pile of gold here as a result.
729 00:36:47,744 00:36:52,513 So I think this gold'll more than make up for the battle So I think this gold'll more than make up for the battle
730 00:36:52,515 00:36:55,415 That we've been through the last week. That we've been through the last week.
731 00:36:55,417 00:36:56,416 Hey, chris. -Hey. Hey, chris. -Hey.
732 00:36:56,418 00:36:58,518 Narrator: With just three cleanups left Narrator: With just three cleanups left
733 00:36:58,520 00:37:01,754 To hit his 3,000-ounce season gold, To hit his 3,000-ounce season gold,
734 00:37:01,756 00:37:05,090 Parker needs the new section of the boundary cut Parker needs the new section of the boundary cut
735 00:37:05,092 00:37:09,360 To produce a healthy 266 ounces per week. To produce a healthy 266 ounces per week.
736 00:37:09,362 00:37:11,028 -How's it going? -Oh, good. -How's it going? -Oh, good.
737 00:37:11,030 00:37:12,429 Parker: Good. Parker: Good.
738 00:37:12,431 00:37:14,497 I just weighed this stuff up. I just weighed this stuff up.
739 00:37:14,499 00:37:16,733 Sweet. Sweet.
740 00:37:16,735 00:37:19,736 Before we get to that, Before we get to that,
741 00:37:19,738 00:37:21,738 I just want to say good job moving the plant. I just want to say good job moving the plant.
742 00:37:21,740 00:37:25,675 I know that I got a little short-tempered there, I know that I got a little short-tempered there,
743 00:37:25,677 00:37:26,676 And I apologize for that. And I apologize for that.
744 00:37:26,678 00:37:30,246 But you guys did a good job and we got 'er done. But you guys did a good job and we got 'er done.
745 00:37:30,248 00:37:32,248 So that's behind us. So that's behind us.
746 00:37:32,250 00:37:34,350 And not only is it behind us, And not only is it behind us,
747 00:37:34,352 00:37:36,151 But it was well worth it already But it was well worth it already
748 00:37:36,153 00:37:41,589 'cause right here is, uh... 'cause right here is, uh...
749 00:37:41,591 00:37:45,292 388.24 ounces. 388.24 ounces.
750 00:37:45,294 00:37:46,660 -Nice. -Geez. -Nice. -Geez.
751 00:37:46,662 00:37:47,894 -There you go. -Look at that. -There you go. -Look at that.
752 00:37:47,896 00:37:50,029 -Look at that monster. -Back on track. -Look at that monster. -Back on track.
753 00:37:50,031 00:37:51,063 Yeah! Yeah!
754 00:37:51,065 00:37:58,570 Narrator: 388 ounces is worth over $425,000. Narrator: 388 ounces is worth over $425,000.
755 00:37:58,572 00:38:01,639 Parker's second-best cleanup of the season Parker's second-best cleanup of the season
756 00:38:01,641 00:38:06,543 Gives him a total of 2,591 ounces, Gives him a total of 2,591 ounces,
757 00:38:06,545 00:38:09,779 Worth over $2.8 million. Worth over $2.8 million.
758 00:38:09,781 00:38:14,016 His 3,000-ounce goal is within reach. His 3,000-ounce goal is within reach.
759 00:38:14,018 00:38:15,617 -Finally, man. -All right. -Finally, man. -All right.
760 00:38:15,619 00:38:16,784 -Back on track. -That's awesome. -Back on track. -That's awesome.
761 00:38:16,786 00:38:18,652 At least the boundary's still holding up for us. At least the boundary's still holding up for us.
762 00:38:18,654 00:38:20,587 Yeah. So plant move's behind us. Yeah. So plant move's behind us.
763 00:38:20,589 00:38:24,157 And it's hopefully blue skies from here. And it's hopefully blue skies from here.
764 00:38:24,159 00:38:25,391 The gold's in front of us. The gold's in front of us.
765 00:38:25,393 00:38:27,259 -Yeah. -Just think, parker, -Yeah. -Just think, parker,
766 00:38:27,261 00:38:29,794 That's enough we can buy some new cables. That's enough we can buy some new cables.
767 00:38:29,796 00:38:32,897 [ laughter ] [ laughter ]
768 00:38:40,406 00:38:43,106 Here comes dave, look. Here comes dave, look.
769 00:38:43,108 00:38:46,809 Narrator: 1,500 miles south, in oregon, Narrator: 1,500 miles south, in oregon,
770 00:38:46,811 00:38:52,114 Todd hoffman and a skeleton crew are prospecting a new claim, Todd hoffman and a skeleton crew are prospecting a new claim,
771 00:38:52,116 00:38:54,616 High bar. High bar.
772 00:38:54,618 00:38:57,218 -Hey, what's going on? -Hey, dave. -Hey, what's going on? -Hey, dave.
773 00:38:57,220 00:38:59,620 Dave turin, todd's business partner, Dave turin, todd's business partner,
774 00:38:59,622 00:39:03,457 Isn't about to let any big decisions be made without him. Isn't about to let any big decisions be made without him.
775 00:39:03,459 00:39:05,258 -How's it going, man? -Doing all right. -How's it going, man? -Doing all right.
776 00:39:05,260 00:39:07,293 -Getting any gold? -We don't know. -Getting any gold? -We don't know.
777 00:39:07,295 00:39:09,395 I want to see what's in that sluice box. I want to see what's in that sluice box.
778 00:39:09,397 00:39:12,998 We cannot afford to make another guyana mistake. We cannot afford to make another guyana mistake.
779 00:39:13,000 00:39:15,700 Show me an ounce a hundred and I'll be happy. Show me an ounce a hundred and I'll be happy.
780 00:39:15,702 00:39:16,734 When we're done with this 100 yards, When we're done with this 100 yards,
781 00:39:16,736 00:39:18,702 We're gonna clean it up and see what it looks like. We're gonna clean it up and see what it looks like.
782 00:39:18,704 00:39:21,037 -All right. -We're just about done. -All right. -We're just about done.
783 00:39:21,039 00:39:22,238 Last bucket, andy! Last bucket, andy!
784 00:39:22,240 00:39:24,406 Narrator: Todd has to prove to his crew Narrator: Todd has to prove to his crew
785 00:39:24,408 00:39:26,107 Without a shadow of a doubt Without a shadow of a doubt
786 00:39:26,109 00:39:28,409 That this ground is a worthy replacement... That this ground is a worthy replacement...
787 00:39:28,411 00:39:31,311 -Let's shut it down. -...For mckinnon creek. -Let's shut it down. -...For mckinnon creek.
788 00:39:31,313 00:39:32,312 There's no fibbing now. There's no fibbing now.
789 00:39:32,314 00:39:35,348 What's in the sluice box is in the sluice box. What's in the sluice box is in the sluice box.
790 00:39:35,350 00:39:39,685 Just let 'er finish running out here and start cleaning up. Just let 'er finish running out here and start cleaning up.
791 00:39:41,622 00:39:43,855 -Hey, dave? -Yeah, fred? -Hey, dave? -Yeah, fred?
792 00:39:43,857 00:39:44,822 Look at this. Look at this.
793 00:39:44,824 00:39:47,024 Turin: Show me. Turin: Show me.
794 00:39:48,727 00:39:51,094 Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness.
795 00:39:51,096 00:39:53,029 -Look at that, dave. -[ whistles ] -Look at that, dave. -[ whistles ]
796 00:39:53,031 00:39:55,164 -There's a big one. -Holy smokes. -There's a big one. -Holy smokes.
797 00:39:55,166 00:39:56,999 That's impressive. Very nice. That's impressive. Very nice.
798 00:39:57,001 00:39:59,601 That's the biggest nugget I think I've ever seen. That's the biggest nugget I think I've ever seen.
799 00:39:59,603 00:40:01,936 Todd: Never see something like that on indian river. Todd: Never see something like that on indian river.
800 00:40:01,938 00:40:03,570 Oh, my gosh. Not a chance. Oh, my gosh. Not a chance.
801 00:40:03,572 00:40:05,238 Dodge: No. It's beautiful. Dodge: No. It's beautiful.
802 00:40:05,240 00:40:09,542 -It's a good start, freddy. -It's a very good start. -It's a good start, freddy. -It's a very good start.
803 00:40:09,544 00:40:11,010 Awesome. Awesome.
804 00:40:11,012 00:40:12,177 Narrator: Without a jig, Narrator: Without a jig,
805 00:40:12,179 00:40:15,747 They have to pan the concentrate by hand. They have to pan the concentrate by hand.
806 00:40:15,749 00:40:18,449 Holy mackerel. Holy mackerel.
807 00:40:18,451 00:40:21,385 Is this everything we ran, every little thing? Is this everything we ran, every little thing?
808 00:40:21,387 00:40:22,419 That's all we ran. That's all we ran.
809 00:40:22,421 00:40:25,855 It's probably about 25% chunks. It's probably about 25% chunks.
810 00:40:25,857 00:40:26,589 Listen. Listen.
811 00:40:26,591 00:40:29,458 -I love the sound of that. -That is awesome. -I love the sound of that. -That is awesome.
812 00:40:29,460 00:40:31,660 Narrator: In the klondike, the hoffman crew Narrator: In the klondike, the hoffman crew
813 00:40:31,662 00:40:34,829 Gets 1 ounce of gold every 100 yards. Gets 1 ounce of gold every 100 yards.
814 00:40:34,831 00:40:37,698 Let's weigh it up, guys. Moment of truth. Let's weigh it up, guys. Moment of truth.
815 00:40:37,700 00:40:39,399 For this ground to be viable, For this ground to be viable,
816 00:40:39,401 00:40:42,668 Todd needs this 100 yards or oregon pay dirt... Todd needs this 100 yards or oregon pay dirt...
817 00:40:42,670 00:40:45,804 -Come on, baby. -...To produce at least 1 ounce. -Come on, baby. -...To produce at least 1 ounce.
818 00:40:45,806 00:40:47,539 There's an ounce. There's an ounce.
819 00:40:47,541 00:40:49,674 Turin: Nice. Turin: Nice.
820 00:40:50,910 00:40:53,710 -1.7 ounces. -Per hundred yards. -1.7 ounces. -Per hundred yards.
821 00:40:53,712 00:40:55,211 -Yeah. -Oh, man. -Yeah. -Oh, man.
822 00:40:55,213 00:40:56,445 Whoo. That is great. Whoo. That is great.
823 00:40:56,447 00:41:00,048 Look at that. -That's pretty dang good, todd. Look at that. -That's pretty dang good, todd.
824 00:41:00,050 00:41:02,417 Narrator: After just a day of sluicing, Narrator: After just a day of sluicing,
825 00:41:02,419 00:41:07,622 The hoffman crew has mined 1.7 ounces of gold, The hoffman crew has mined 1.7 ounces of gold,
826 00:41:07,624 00:41:10,391 Worth $1,870. Worth $1,870.
827 00:41:10,393 00:41:12,526 You're looking at $12, $13 a yard. You're looking at $12, $13 a yard.
828 00:41:12,528 00:41:14,561 You know what? That's double what we're doing in the yukon. You know what? That's double what we're doing in the yukon.
829 00:41:14,563 00:41:17,196 Imagine what we could do running 300 yards an hour. Imagine what we could do running 300 yards an hour.
830 00:41:17,198 00:41:19,865 300 yards an hour. Never thought I'd see that. 300 yards an hour. Never thought I'd see that.
831 00:41:19,867 00:41:23,134 Narrator: High bar is rich in nuggety gold. Narrator: High bar is rich in nuggety gold.
832 00:41:23,136 00:41:27,438 The hoffman crew just may have a future in oregon. The hoffman crew just may have a future in oregon.
833 00:41:27,440 00:41:30,507 But we still got some gold to get out of the klondike. But we still got some gold to get out of the klondike.
834 00:41:30,509 00:41:33,443 We got a crew waiting for us that's counting on us. We got a crew waiting for us that's counting on us.
835 00:41:33,445 00:41:35,344 We got to finish what we started. We got to finish what we started.
836 00:41:35,346 00:41:36,645 -I agree. -Yep. I agree. -I agree. -Yep. I agree.
837 00:41:36,647 00:41:42,150 Hey, but I tell you what, we at least have an option now. Hey, but I tell you what, we at least have an option now.
838 00:41:42,152 00:41:42,750 Yeah. We do. Yeah. We do.
839 00:41:42,752 00:41:46,186 I'm really hoping I can negotiate a lease on this place. I'm really hoping I can negotiate a lease on this place.
840 00:41:46,188 00:41:47,086 Let me tell you, Let me tell you,
841 00:41:47,088 00:41:50,289 This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity right here. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity right here.
842 00:41:50,291 00:41:51,523 -Yeah! -Let's go. -Yeah! -Let's go.
843 00:41:51,525 00:41:54,192 Our time in the yukon is coming to an end. Our time in the yukon is coming to an end.
844 00:41:54,194 00:41:54,825 It really is. It really is.
845 00:41:54,827 00:41:57,060 We got some very, very big decisions to make. We got some very, very big decisions to make.
846 00:41:57,062 00:41:59,862 But I think we'd be stupid not to come here. But I think we'd be stupid not to come here.
847 00:41:59,864 00:42:01,463 I really do. I really do.
848 00:42:03,433 00:42:06,400 Let's pull some levers and let's make it happening. Let's pull some levers and let's make it happening.
849 00:42:06,402 00:42:08,268 Narrator: On the next "gold rush"... Narrator: On the next "gold rush"...
850 00:42:08,270 00:42:09,636 Let's see if we can find some gold. Let's see if we can find some gold.
851 00:42:09,638 00:42:11,137 So how you planning on doing it, gene? So how you planning on doing it, gene?
852 00:42:11,139 00:42:14,106 -[bleep] buffoon. -Hold up, gene. -[bleep] buffoon. -Hold up, gene.
853 00:42:14,108 00:42:16,741 Wow. What's [bleep] going on? Wow. What's [bleep] going on?
854 00:42:16,743 00:42:18,242 Parker: Gravel that's frozen... Parker: Gravel that's frozen...
855 00:42:18,244 00:42:19,943 We'll be lucky if we run another week. We'll be lucky if we run another week.
856 00:42:19,945 00:42:22,045 I don't know if that's gonna beat todd. I don't know if that's gonna beat todd.
857 00:42:22,047 00:42:25,214 Might be goldzilla's last shake. Might be goldzilla's last shake.
858 00:42:25,216 00:42:26,982 I don't think we got time to run this pay. I don't think we got time to run this pay.
859 00:42:26,984 00:42:31,353 Two plants, we got double-barrel shotgun coming at parker. Two plants, we got double-barrel shotgun coming at parker.
860 00:42:32,622 00:42:34,088 Whoa! Whoa!