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1 | 00:00:01,135 | 00:00:02,234 | I guess we won't learn. It's snowing. | I guess we won't learn. It's snowing. |
2 | 00:00:02,236 | 00:00:04,035 | And here we're takin' on another big project. | And here we're takin' on another big project. |
3 | 00:00:04,037 | 00:00:06,771 | Narrator: On this "gold rush"... | Narrator: On this "gold rush"... |
4 | 00:00:08,007 | 00:00:10,741 | We actually got a pretty big shot at beatin' todd. | We actually got a pretty big shot at beatin' todd. |
5 | 00:00:10,743 | 00:00:13,577 | All we gotta do is divert the creek. | All we gotta do is divert the creek. |
6 | 00:00:13,579 | 00:00:17,113 | A big, frozen hole. Can you clear it? | A big, frozen hole. Can you clear it? |
7 | 00:00:22,487 | 00:00:24,887 | Tony, what's up? | Tony, what's up? |
8 | 00:00:27,091 | 00:00:30,392 | If you don't have the buckets, then don't run. | If you don't have the buckets, then don't run. |
9 | 00:00:32,028 | 00:00:34,361 | Winter's settin' in, and I got twice the amount | Winter's settin' in, and I got twice the amount |
10 | 00:00:34,363 | 00:00:36,563 | Of pay and half the time to run it. | Of pay and half the time to run it. |
11 | 00:00:36,565 | 00:00:39,599 | Man: Fort knox. It's the biggest piece of equipment | Man: Fort knox. It's the biggest piece of equipment |
12 | 00:00:39,601 | 00:00:41,534 | We've ever moved. | We've ever moved. |
13 | 00:00:41,536 | 00:00:43,802 | Be careful. Whoa! | Be careful. Whoa! |
14 | 00:00:45,205 | 00:00:48,105 | Two plants, 600 yards an hour... | Two plants, 600 yards an hour... |
15 | 00:00:48,107 | 00:00:52,142 | We got double-barrel shotgun comin' to parker. | We got double-barrel shotgun comin' to parker. |
16 | 00:01:08,126 | 00:01:11,127 | -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com | -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com |
17 | 00:01:11,129 | 00:01:14,997 | Captions paid for by discovery communications | Captions paid for by discovery communications |
18 | 00:01:21,638 | 00:01:24,472 | This is when a season is won or lost. | This is when a season is won or lost. |
19 | 00:01:24,474 | 00:01:27,007 | Narrator: At scribner creek, parker schnabel | Narrator: At scribner creek, parker schnabel |
20 | 00:01:27,009 | 00:01:30,243 | Is mining a new section of the boundary cut, | Is mining a new section of the boundary cut, |
21 | 00:01:30,245 | 00:01:32,778 | His richest ground to date. | His richest ground to date. |
22 | 00:01:32,780 | 00:01:35,413 | With just 2 weeks left in the season, | With just 2 weeks left in the season, |
23 | 00:01:35,415 | 00:01:38,816 | He has over 2,500 ounces of gold. | He has over 2,500 ounces of gold. |
24 | 00:01:38,818 | 00:01:41,852 | He could still hit his 3,000-ounce, | He could still hit his 3,000-ounce, |
25 | 00:01:41,854 | 00:01:44,321 | $3.3-million gold | $3.3-million gold |
26 | 00:01:44,323 | 00:01:47,490 | If his ground continues to deliver. | If his ground continues to deliver. |
27 | 00:01:47,492 | 00:01:49,258 | Man: The boundary cut's been really good. | Man: The boundary cut's been really good. |
28 | 00:01:49,260 | 00:01:51,193 | Gotta get the gold out of the ground. | Gotta get the gold out of the ground. |
29 | 00:01:51,195 | 00:01:53,528 | We gotta finish strong. | We gotta finish strong. |
30 | 00:01:53,530 | 00:01:55,763 | Narrator: Parker and crew are once again | Narrator: Parker and crew are once again |
31 | 00:01:55,765 | 00:01:59,433 | Ahead of their rival, todd hoffman. | Ahead of their rival, todd hoffman. |
32 | 00:01:59,435 | 00:02:00,667 | The competition goin' on | The competition goin' on |
33 | 00:02:00,669 | 00:02:03,569 | Between us and todd hoffman is pretty close. | Between us and todd hoffman is pretty close. |
34 | 00:02:03,571 | 00:02:05,737 | So we're expectin' this to pay off really big. | So we're expectin' this to pay off really big. |
35 | 00:02:05,739 | 00:02:09,707 | And if it does, it's probably gonna be just what we need. | And if it does, it's probably gonna be just what we need. |
36 | 00:02:20,553 | 00:02:22,052 | Ah, come on, man. | Ah, come on, man. |
37 | 00:02:22,054 | 00:02:24,954 | Gravel that's [bleep] frozen. | Gravel that's [bleep] frozen. |
38 | 00:02:27,058 | 00:02:29,191 | Basically a big, frozen hole. | Basically a big, frozen hole. |
39 | 00:02:31,428 | 00:02:35,329 | [bleep] thaw [bleep]. | [bleep] thaw [bleep]. |
40 | 00:02:35,331 | 00:02:39,633 | When teeth are breakin' off the bucket, we got problems. | When teeth are breakin' off the bucket, we got problems. |
41 | 00:02:41,503 | 00:02:45,104 | Too [bleep] hard. It's rippin' the bucket apart. | Too [bleep] hard. It's rippin' the bucket apart. |
42 | 00:02:45,106 | 00:02:48,240 | I'm gonna have to talk to parker. | I'm gonna have to talk to parker. |
43 | 00:02:48,242 | 00:02:49,441 | Narrator: Just a week ago, | Narrator: Just a week ago, |
44 | 00:02:49,443 | 00:02:51,409 | This new section of the boundary cut | This new section of the boundary cut |
45 | 00:02:51,411 | 00:02:56,046 | Produced a monster 388 ounces of gold | Produced a monster 388 ounces of gold |
46 | 00:02:56,048 | 00:03:00,450 | Worth well over $400,000. | Worth well over $400,000. |
47 | 00:03:00,452 | 00:03:02,018 | So what do you wanna look at? | So what do you wanna look at? |
48 | 00:03:02,020 | 00:03:04,954 | This hole here. This is frozen. | This hole here. This is frozen. |
49 | 00:03:04,956 | 00:03:06,522 | [ bleep ] yeah. | [ bleep ] yeah. |
50 | 00:03:06,524 | 00:03:08,490 | Forty feet that way, it's frost. | Forty feet that way, it's frost. |
51 | 00:03:08,492 | 00:03:10,058 | How much thawed dirt you think we have? | How much thawed dirt you think we have? |
52 | 00:03:10,060 | 00:03:13,761 | If we run another week, we'll be lucky, huh? | If we run another week, we'll be lucky, huh? |
53 | 00:03:13,763 | 00:03:14,895 | Yeah. | Yeah. |
54 | 00:03:14,897 | 00:03:16,529 | Narrator: Earlier, in the summer, | Narrator: Earlier, in the summer, |
55 | 00:03:16,531 | 00:03:19,331 | Frozen pay gravels quickly thawed out. | Frozen pay gravels quickly thawed out. |
56 | 00:03:19,333 | 00:03:22,667 | But now, in late September, with less sunlight | But now, in late September, with less sunlight |
57 | 00:03:22,669 | 00:03:25,069 | And temperatures dropping below freezing, | And temperatures dropping below freezing, |
58 | 00:03:25,071 | 00:03:28,739 | Frozen ground has no chance to thaw. | Frozen ground has no chance to thaw. |
59 | 00:03:28,741 | 00:03:31,608 | If parker can't find thawed ground, | If parker can't find thawed ground, |
60 | 00:03:31,610 | 00:03:33,343 | His season is over. | His season is over. |
61 | 00:03:33,345 | 00:03:35,144 | I wanna show you something. | I wanna show you something. |
62 | 00:03:35,146 | 00:03:37,446 | Rick comes up with a plan, | Rick comes up with a plan, |
63 | 00:03:37,448 | 00:03:38,613 | But it's a long shot. | But it's a long shot. |
64 | 00:03:38,615 | 00:03:40,548 | You know, treasure island was right there. | You know, treasure island was right there. |
65 | 00:03:40,550 | 00:03:43,684 | Boundary cut's right here. Both amazing ground. | Boundary cut's right here. Both amazing ground. |
66 | 00:03:43,686 | 00:03:46,253 | And right through the middle of it, we've got a big, ol', | And right through the middle of it, we've got a big, ol', |
67 | 00:03:46,255 | 00:03:47,454 | Thawed creek bed. | Thawed creek bed. |
68 | 00:03:47,456 | 00:03:50,323 | And there's, uh, zero chance of it bein' frozen. | And there's, uh, zero chance of it bein' frozen. |
69 | 00:03:50,325 | 00:03:53,326 | All we gotta do is divert the creek. | All we gotta do is divert the creek. |
70 | 00:03:57,031 | 00:03:59,264 | It's not that simple. | It's not that simple. |
71 | 00:03:59,266 | 00:03:59,964 | True. Yeah. | True. Yeah. |
72 | 00:03:59,966 | 00:04:02,099 | In our water license, they lay out how to do it. | In our water license, they lay out how to do it. |
73 | 00:04:02,101 | 00:04:03,600 | And it's pretty strict, you know, | And it's pretty strict, you know, |
74 | 00:04:03,602 | 00:04:05,201 | As far as building a stream bed. | As far as building a stream bed. |
75 | 00:04:05,203 | 00:04:07,136 | Sure. It would have to be constructed | Sure. It would have to be constructed |
76 | 00:04:07,138 | 00:04:09,671 | Like it's been a creek bed for the last 30 years... | Like it's been a creek bed for the last 30 years... |
77 | 00:04:09,673 | 00:04:13,207 | Sure. With fish habitat features. | Sure. With fish habitat features. |
78 | 00:04:13,209 | 00:04:14,942 | We need to take it seriously, you know? | We need to take it seriously, you know? |
79 | 00:04:14,944 | 00:04:16,343 | We -- we have to do it right. | We -- we have to do it right. |
80 | 00:04:16,345 | 00:04:17,777 | Like, if we screw up, I mean, | Like, if we screw up, I mean, |
81 | 00:04:17,779 | 00:04:20,613 | They could take our water license. | They could take our water license. |
82 | 00:04:20,615 | 00:04:23,282 | But it's got no overburden on it. | But it's got no overburden on it. |
83 | 00:04:23,284 | 00:04:25,651 | And it's thawed. | And it's thawed. |
84 | 00:04:25,653 | 00:04:29,254 | Could be somethin' special. | Could be somethin' special. |
85 | 00:04:29,256 | 00:04:30,021 | I mean, it's doable. | I mean, it's doable. |
86 | 00:04:30,023 | 00:04:33,457 | And we've actually got a pretty big shot at beatin' todd too. | And we've actually got a pretty big shot at beatin' todd too. |
87 | 00:04:33,459 | 00:04:36,793 | Yeah, man. Then let's do it. | Yeah, man. Then let's do it. |
88 | 00:04:36,795 | 00:04:37,527 | Sweet. | Sweet. |
89 | 00:04:37,529 | 00:04:41,397 | Narrator: The plan -- construct a 120-foot-wide channel | Narrator: The plan -- construct a 120-foot-wide channel |
90 | 00:04:41,399 | 00:04:47,069 | To divert dominion creek west into neighboring sulphur creek, | To divert dominion creek west into neighboring sulphur creek, |
91 | 00:04:47,071 | 00:04:49,905 | Exposing 1,800 feet of thawed, | Exposing 1,800 feet of thawed, |
92 | 00:04:49,907 | 00:04:52,207 | Gold-rich gravel in the riverbed | Gold-rich gravel in the riverbed |
93 | 00:04:52,209 | 00:04:54,242 | Between their two best cuts, | Between their two best cuts, |
94 | 00:04:54,244 | 00:04:57,645 | Treasure island and the boundary cut. | Treasure island and the boundary cut. |
95 | 00:04:57,647 | 00:04:59,013 | And we still got gold to find. | And we still got gold to find. |
96 | 00:04:59,015 | 00:05:01,415 | So if this is what it's gonna take to do that, | So if this is what it's gonna take to do that, |
97 | 00:05:01,417 | 00:05:03,650 | Then we gotta do it. | Then we gotta do it. |
98 | 00:05:12,961 | 00:05:14,427 | It's all or nothin' right now. | It's all or nothin' right now. |
99 | 00:05:14,429 | 00:05:16,996 | We're runnin' monster red pretty much | We're runnin' monster red pretty much |
100 | 00:05:16,998 | 00:05:20,366 | 24/7 to get rid of this pile of pay. | 24/7 to get rid of this pile of pay. |
101 | 00:05:20,368 | 00:05:23,369 | We gotta get this pay run. | We gotta get this pay run. |
102 | 00:05:23,371 | 00:05:25,037 | Narrator: Todd hoffman and crew | Narrator: Todd hoffman and crew |
103 | 00:05:25,039 | 00:05:29,741 | Have mined 2,376 ounces of gold, | Have mined 2,376 ounces of gold, |
104 | 00:05:29,743 | 00:05:33,010 | Worth over $2.6 million, | Worth over $2.6 million, |
105 | 00:05:33,012 | 00:05:35,445 | 324 ounces short | 324 ounces short |
106 | 00:05:35,447 | 00:05:39,115 | Of their 2,700-ounce season goal. | Of their 2,700-ounce season goal. |
107 | 00:05:39,117 | 00:05:42,618 | Man: If we get all this gold sluiced off this hill, | Man: If we get all this gold sluiced off this hill, |
108 | 00:05:42,620 | 00:05:44,620 | There's even a chance we can beat parker. | There's even a chance we can beat parker. |
109 | 00:05:44,622 | 00:05:48,724 | Narrator: Todd is just 215 ounces | Narrator: Todd is just 215 ounces |
110 | 00:05:48,726 | 00:05:50,659 | Behind his young rival. | Behind his young rival. |
111 | 00:05:50,661 | 00:05:53,294 | Man: We're callin' this the $1 million pay pile. | Man: We're callin' this the $1 million pay pile. |
112 | 00:05:53,296 | 00:05:55,496 | We probably have no more than 2 weeks left. | We probably have no more than 2 weeks left. |
113 | 00:05:55,498 | 00:05:59,800 | And there's a lot of dirt and a little bit of time. | And there's a lot of dirt and a little bit of time. |
114 | 00:06:01,737 | 00:06:04,037 | Narrator: With temperatures hovering at | Narrator: With temperatures hovering at |
115 | 00:06:04,039 | 00:06:05,905 | The freezing point... | The freezing point... |
116 | 00:06:06,874 | 00:06:11,910 | A snow squall hits the mckinnon creek claim. | A snow squall hits the mckinnon creek claim. |
117 | 00:06:11,912 | 00:06:13,912 | Man: Freakin' cold. | Man: Freakin' cold. |
118 | 00:06:13,914 | 00:06:15,380 | I didn't expect this snow. | I didn't expect this snow. |
119 | 00:06:15,382 | 00:06:17,115 | The way I see it, | The way I see it, |
120 | 00:06:17,117 | 00:06:18,816 | We got 2 to 3 weeks of pay here... | We got 2 to 3 weeks of pay here... |
121 | 00:06:18,818 | 00:06:22,619 | And we don't have that kind of weather. | And we don't have that kind of weather. |
122 | 00:06:22,621 | 00:06:24,621 | Look at this. Oh, yeah. | Look at this. Oh, yeah. |
123 | 00:06:24,623 | 00:06:29,425 | Because it gets colder at night, this will continue to get worse. | Because it gets colder at night, this will continue to get worse. |
124 | 00:06:29,427 | 00:06:31,593 | When it freezes here, it freezes. | When it freezes here, it freezes. |
125 | 00:06:31,595 | 00:06:32,794 | All that gold's gonna be froze | All that gold's gonna be froze |
126 | 00:06:32,796 | 00:06:34,662 | In this pile right here, this winter. | In this pile right here, this winter. |
127 | 00:06:34,664 | 00:06:37,831 | I'm runnin' day and night. We're just balls to the wall. | I'm runnin' day and night. We're just balls to the wall. |
128 | 00:06:37,833 | 00:06:40,233 | There's no way to go any faster. | There's no way to go any faster. |
129 | 00:06:40,235 | 00:06:43,769 | Narrator: The hoffman crew has barely sluiced half | Narrator: The hoffman crew has barely sluiced half |
130 | 00:06:43,771 | 00:06:46,004 | Of their $1 million pay pile. | Of their $1 million pay pile. |
131 | 00:06:46,006 | 00:06:50,041 | They're losing their battle with the frozen north. | They're losing their battle with the frozen north. |
132 | 00:06:50,043 | 00:06:51,308 | We're not gonna make it. Wait a minute. | We're not gonna make it. Wait a minute. |
133 | 00:06:51,310 | 00:06:54,678 | Whoa. Whoa. What do you mean, "we ain't gonna make it?" | Whoa. Whoa. What do you mean, "we ain't gonna make it?" |
134 | 00:06:54,680 | 00:06:55,545 | What I'm tellin' ya is, | What I'm tellin' ya is, |
135 | 00:06:55,547 | 00:06:58,481 | I don't think we got time to run this pay. | I don't think we got time to run this pay. |
136 | 00:07:02,753 | 00:07:04,652 | Normally, I would say, "you know what, | Normally, I would say, "you know what, |
137 | 00:07:04,654 | 00:07:05,719 | We gotta jump on next year." | We gotta jump on next year." |
138 | 00:07:05,721 | 00:07:08,521 | But if we leave this here, we're never gonna get it. | But if we leave this here, we're never gonna get it. |
139 | 00:07:08,523 | 00:07:11,891 | I don't wanna leave gold here if we're headin' to oregon. | I don't wanna leave gold here if we're headin' to oregon. |
140 | 00:07:11,893 | 00:07:16,095 | Do all that work for somebody else to sluice your gold. | Do all that work for somebody else to sluice your gold. |
141 | 00:07:17,498 | 00:07:21,666 | We gotta get this pay. We cannot leave this pay here. | We gotta get this pay. We cannot leave this pay here. |
142 | 00:07:21,668 | 00:07:23,801 | Don't stop. | Don't stop. |
143 | 00:07:26,572 | 00:07:29,839 | Narrator: It'll take the hoffman crew at least 2 weeks | Narrator: It'll take the hoffman crew at least 2 weeks |
144 | 00:07:29,841 | 00:07:33,309 | To sluice their 70,000-yard pay pile. | To sluice their 70,000-yard pay pile. |
145 | 00:07:33,311 | 00:07:36,078 | But the yukon winter has come early. | But the yukon winter has come early. |
146 | 00:07:36,080 | 00:07:38,046 | If temperatures continue to drop, | If temperatures continue to drop, |
147 | 00:07:38,048 | 00:07:42,350 | They'll be forced to leave behind half a million in dollars | They'll be forced to leave behind half a million in dollars |
148 | 00:07:42,352 | 00:07:43,918 | In gold. | In gold. |
149 | 00:07:43,920 | 00:07:46,253 | Todd has to come up with a way | Todd has to come up with a way |
150 | 00:07:46,255 | 00:07:47,220 | To get the gold | To get the gold |
151 | 00:07:47,222 | 00:07:50,523 | His crew has worked for all season. | His crew has worked for all season. |
152 | 00:07:50,525 | 00:07:52,658 | There's definitely don't wanna drive outta here | There's definitely don't wanna drive outta here |
153 | 00:07:52,660 | 00:07:54,760 | And leave that pay. There's just no way. | And leave that pay. There's just no way. |
154 | 00:07:54,762 | 00:07:59,030 | We're gonna get that pay ran, come hell or high water. | We're gonna get that pay ran, come hell or high water. |
155 | 00:08:03,336 | 00:08:05,436 | This is the christies'. This is definitely one | This is the christies'. This is definitely one |
156 | 00:08:05,438 | 00:08:08,105 | Of the biggest mines on the indian river. | Of the biggest mines on the indian river. |
157 | 00:08:08,107 | 00:08:10,674 | It's a family operation. | It's a family operation. |
158 | 00:08:10,676 | 00:08:14,377 | May have the answer to our problems. | May have the answer to our problems. |
159 | 00:08:14,379 | 00:08:15,444 | Sheamus? Yes? | Sheamus? Yes? |
160 | 00:08:15,446 | 00:08:17,546 | How's it goin', man? Not bad, todd. | How's it goin', man? Not bad, todd. |
161 | 00:08:17,548 | 00:08:18,513 | You? Good. | You? Good. |
162 | 00:08:18,515 | 00:08:20,982 | Narrator: Ever since he arrived in the klondike, | Narrator: Ever since he arrived in the klondike, |
163 | 00:08:20,984 | 00:08:24,418 | Todd's admired his neighbor's wash plant. | Todd's admired his neighbor's wash plant. |
164 | 00:08:24,420 | 00:08:28,054 | There it is, todd: Fort knox. Wow. | There it is, todd: Fort knox. Wow. |
165 | 00:08:28,056 | 00:08:30,356 | Built out of 150,000 pounds of steel. | Built out of 150,000 pounds of steel. |
166 | 00:08:30,358 | 00:08:33,058 | It's easy to use. It's easy to set up. | It's easy to use. It's easy to set up. |
167 | 00:08:33,060 | 00:08:33,892 | How many yards an hour? | How many yards an hour? |
168 | 00:08:33,894 | 00:08:36,027 | It'll do up to 350 yards when we... | It'll do up to 350 yards when we... |
169 | 00:08:36,029 | 00:08:39,063 | Three-hundred and fifty. Crank it up. | Three-hundred and fifty. Crank it up. |
170 | 00:08:39,065 | 00:08:42,433 | I personally think this is the best wash plant in the klondike. | I personally think this is the best wash plant in the klondike. |
171 | 00:08:42,435 | 00:08:43,801 | It's got things on it | It's got things on it |
172 | 00:08:43,803 | 00:08:47,471 | That no other wash plant in the klondike has. | That no other wash plant in the klondike has. |
173 | 00:08:49,942 | 00:08:53,143 | Narrator: Fort knox features a pre-wash box | Narrator: Fort knox features a pre-wash box |
174 | 00:08:53,145 | 00:08:56,446 | That pumps 4,000 gallons of water a minute | That pumps 4,000 gallons of water a minute |
175 | 00:08:56,448 | 00:08:58,881 | To blast every grain of gold | To blast every grain of gold |
176 | 00:08:58,883 | 00:09:01,016 | Off the rocks. | Off the rocks. |
177 | 00:09:01,018 | 00:09:03,952 | The concentrate is then slowed down | The concentrate is then slowed down |
178 | 00:09:03,954 | 00:09:06,821 | By a unique bed of nails | By a unique bed of nails |
179 | 00:09:06,823 | 00:09:10,658 | Before it enters a pair of opposing sluice runs, | Before it enters a pair of opposing sluice runs, |
180 | 00:09:10,660 | 00:09:13,527 | Fitted with two boil boxes. | Fitted with two boil boxes. |
181 | 00:09:13,529 | 00:09:16,129 | Inside each boil box, water jets | Inside each boil box, water jets |
182 | 00:09:16,131 | 00:09:19,999 | Spin the slurry, forcing lighter material out, | Spin the slurry, forcing lighter material out, |
183 | 00:09:20,001 | 00:09:21,800 | While allowing large nuggets | While allowing large nuggets |
184 | 00:09:21,802 | 00:09:25,036 | And the finest gold to settle. | And the finest gold to settle. |
185 | 00:09:26,939 | 00:09:28,338 | Man: Usually a neighbor comes over | Man: Usually a neighbor comes over |
186 | 00:09:28,340 | 00:09:30,306 | And borrows sugar or somethin' like that. | And borrows sugar or somethin' like that. |
187 | 00:09:30,308 | 00:09:33,709 | But I'm askin' to borrow probably | But I'm askin' to borrow probably |
188 | 00:09:33,711 | 00:09:35,677 | A $1 million wash plant. | A $1 million wash plant. |
189 | 00:09:35,679 | 00:09:39,447 | Just kinda stay back and let me talk to her. | Just kinda stay back and let me talk to her. |
190 | 00:09:39,449 | 00:09:41,015 | Narrator: To rent fort knox, | Narrator: To rent fort knox, |
191 | 00:09:41,017 | 00:09:44,551 | Todd has to close a deal with the mine boss, | Todd has to close a deal with the mine boss, |
192 | 00:09:44,553 | 00:09:46,019 | Tara christie. | Tara christie. |
193 | 00:09:46,021 | 00:09:46,886 | Hey, tara. | Hey, tara. |
194 | 00:09:46,888 | 00:09:47,953 | Hey. How are you? | Hey. How are you? |
195 | 00:09:47,955 | 00:09:48,954 | It's kind of a... | It's kind of a... |
196 | 00:09:48,956 | 00:09:50,555 | I'm kind of in a pinch. | I'm kind of in a pinch. |
197 | 00:09:50,557 | 00:09:51,722 | Is there any chance | Is there any chance |
198 | 00:09:51,724 | 00:09:57,695 | That you might be able to rent me your wash plant? | That you might be able to rent me your wash plant? |
199 | 00:09:58,998 | 00:10:02,366 | I don't think I can help ya, todd. | I don't think I can help ya, todd. |
200 | 00:10:02,368 | 00:10:04,401 | We were just packin' up to leave, | We were just packin' up to leave, |
201 | 00:10:04,403 | 00:10:05,602 | So it's, um... | So it's, um... |
202 | 00:10:05,604 | 00:10:07,503 | Right. Not great timing for us. | Right. Not great timing for us. |
203 | 00:10:07,505 | 00:10:09,571 | Mm-hmm. | Mm-hmm. |
204 | 00:10:11,174 | 00:10:12,973 | What if I give you guys a, you know, | What if I give you guys a, you know, |
205 | 00:10:12,975 | 00:10:15,375 | A decent cut of the gold? | A decent cut of the gold? |
206 | 00:10:15,377 | 00:10:16,709 | If I leave that pay on the hill, | If I leave that pay on the hill, |
207 | 00:10:16,711 | 00:10:19,778 | It's not gonna go to you or me 'cause peter'll take it. | It's not gonna go to you or me 'cause peter'll take it. |
208 | 00:10:19,780 | 00:10:21,746 | 'cause I may not even be back next year. | 'cause I may not even be back next year. |
209 | 00:10:21,748 | 00:10:22,680 | I might be in oregon. | I might be in oregon. |
210 | 00:10:22,682 | 00:10:25,649 | So I feel like if I don't work somethin' out with you, | So I feel like if I don't work somethin' out with you, |
211 | 00:10:25,651 | 00:10:27,584 | I'm gonna lose a half-million dollars. | I'm gonna lose a half-million dollars. |
212 | 00:10:27,586 | 00:10:29,385 | I can relate to that. Yeah. | I can relate to that. Yeah. |
213 | 00:10:29,387 | 00:10:30,619 | And if you're not comin' back, | And if you're not comin' back, |
214 | 00:10:30,621 | 00:10:34,356 | Then I'd probably wanna get it done too. | Then I'd probably wanna get it done too. |
215 | 00:10:34,358 | 00:10:36,091 | Okay. I'm willing to -- | Okay. I'm willing to -- |
216 | 00:10:36,093 | 00:10:39,427 | To stay and -- and help ya out. | To stay and -- and help ya out. |
217 | 00:10:39,429 | 00:10:41,529 | It's gonna be a lot of work, so... Um, yeah. | It's gonna be a lot of work, so... Um, yeah. |
218 | 00:10:41,531 | 00:10:43,097 | I guess we better get on it. | I guess we better get on it. |
219 | 00:10:43,099 | 00:10:44,898 | Thanks, tara. | Thanks, tara. |
220 | 00:10:44,900 | 00:10:47,367 | We're gonna go for it like we usually do. | We're gonna go for it like we usually do. |
221 | 00:10:47,369 | 00:10:49,769 | Do we always win at this game? No, we don't. | Do we always win at this game? No, we don't. |
222 | 00:10:49,771 | 00:10:54,840 | But right now, we're hopin' for a win. | But right now, we're hopin' for a win. |
223 | 00:11:04,618 | 00:11:06,317 | ¶ | ¶ |
224 | 00:11:06,319 | 00:11:09,153 | Man: I've never really done a big creek diversion like this. | Man: I've never really done a big creek diversion like this. |
225 | 00:11:09,155 | 00:11:11,421 | You know, for the past 4 years, all I've done is dig holes, | You know, for the past 4 years, all I've done is dig holes, |
226 | 00:11:11,423 | 00:11:13,890 | You know. This is a chance to -- to create somethin' | You know. This is a chance to -- to create somethin' |
227 | 00:11:13,892 | 00:11:15,157 | And make something beautiful. | And make something beautiful. |
228 | 00:11:15,159 | 00:11:18,827 | Narrator: Rick ness starts work on the diversion channel | Narrator: Rick ness starts work on the diversion channel |
229 | 00:11:18,829 | 00:11:22,330 | To open up 1,800 feet of thawed gravels | To open up 1,800 feet of thawed gravels |
230 | 00:11:22,332 | 00:11:24,665 | Beneath dominion creek. | Beneath dominion creek. |
231 | 00:11:26,869 | 00:11:30,036 | The boundary cut is frozen solid. | The boundary cut is frozen solid. |
232 | 00:11:30,038 | 00:11:33,039 | Mechanic mitch blaschke monitors goldzilla | Mechanic mitch blaschke monitors goldzilla |
233 | 00:11:33,041 | 00:11:37,476 | As it chews through the last of their thawed pay dirt. | As it chews through the last of their thawed pay dirt. |
234 | 00:11:42,349 | 00:11:44,549 | It's got a serious problem. | It's got a serious problem. |
235 | 00:11:45,985 | 00:11:48,151 | Our shaker keeps, uh, changin' speed. | Our shaker keeps, uh, changin' speed. |
236 | 00:11:48,153 | 00:11:50,153 | It should run at a constant rpm. | It should run at a constant rpm. |
237 | 00:11:50,155 | 00:11:52,221 | Keeps slowin' down to almost a stop, | Keeps slowin' down to almost a stop, |
238 | 00:11:52,223 | 00:11:54,856 | And then it ramps back up. | And then it ramps back up. |
239 | 00:11:59,195 | 00:12:00,561 | Hey! | Hey! |
240 | 00:12:00,563 | 00:12:02,696 | Shut it down! | Shut it down! |
241 | 00:12:05,367 | 00:12:08,201 | Might be goldzilla's last shake. | Might be goldzilla's last shake. |
242 | 00:12:13,541 | 00:12:14,640 | Hey, rick! Hey. | Hey, rick! Hey. |
243 | 00:12:14,642 | 00:12:16,008 | We got a serious problem up here. | We got a serious problem up here. |
244 | 00:12:16,010 | 00:12:18,210 | We're not runnin'. For [bleep] sake. | We're not runnin'. For [bleep] sake. |
245 | 00:12:18,212 | 00:12:21,746 | Well, if -- if the thing's not shakin' right, | Well, if -- if the thing's not shakin' right, |
246 | 00:12:21,748 | 00:12:24,315 | There's no point in cropping this creek diversion. | There's no point in cropping this creek diversion. |
247 | 00:12:24,317 | 00:12:25,916 | That's it. It's the end of the season. | That's it. It's the end of the season. |
248 | 00:12:25,918 | 00:12:27,951 | It's just like [bleep] just run. | It's just like [bleep] just run. |
249 | 00:12:27,953 | 00:12:31,654 | Just run for a little bit, a little longer. | Just run for a little bit, a little longer. |
250 | 00:12:32,823 | 00:12:37,058 | Narrator: Parker arrives to assess the situation. | Narrator: Parker arrives to assess the situation. |
251 | 00:12:39,462 | 00:12:41,895 | We got big problems. | We got big problems. |
252 | 00:12:41,897 | 00:12:42,528 | I heard. | I heard. |
253 | 00:12:42,530 | 00:12:44,263 | I fix heavy equipment. I'm no electrician. | I fix heavy equipment. I'm no electrician. |
254 | 00:12:44,265 | 00:12:46,832 | But it's either in that switch panel | But it's either in that switch panel |
255 | 00:12:46,834 | 00:12:49,067 | Or right up there at the motor. | Or right up there at the motor. |
256 | 00:12:51,171 | 00:12:52,703 | What I'd like to do is go ahead | What I'd like to do is go ahead |
257 | 00:12:52,705 | 00:12:54,738 | And eliminate this if we can | And eliminate this if we can |
258 | 00:12:54,740 | 00:12:56,673 | And just make sure that it's the motor. | And just make sure that it's the motor. |
259 | 00:12:56,675 | 00:12:58,841 | And let's just make sure that that's it. | And let's just make sure that that's it. |
260 | 00:12:58,843 | 00:13:02,611 | Narrator: To limit downtime, parker wants to hot-wire | Narrator: To limit downtime, parker wants to hot-wire |
261 | 00:13:02,613 | 00:13:05,981 | The shaker directly to their generator. | The shaker directly to their generator. |
262 | 00:13:05,983 | 00:13:07,482 | Instead of goin' from our generator | Instead of goin' from our generator |
263 | 00:13:07,484 | 00:13:08,950 | To our switchgear to the shaker deck, | To our switchgear to the shaker deck, |
264 | 00:13:08,952 | 00:13:12,186 | We're just goin' direct to shaker deck to generator. | We're just goin' direct to shaker deck to generator. |
265 | 00:13:12,188 | 00:13:14,688 | Right now, we've eliminated a lot of connections | Right now, we've eliminated a lot of connections |
266 | 00:13:14,690 | 00:13:17,090 | And a lot of components in our switchgear. | And a lot of components in our switchgear. |
267 | 00:13:17,092 | 00:13:18,458 | If we put this all together | If we put this all together |
268 | 00:13:18,460 | 00:13:20,893 | And the shaker runs at low rpm, well, | And the shaker runs at low rpm, well, |
269 | 00:13:20,895 | 00:13:23,695 | Then we know that it's our, uh, motor on the shaker. | Then we know that it's our, uh, motor on the shaker. |
270 | 00:13:23,697 | 00:13:28,032 | If that's the case, this plant might be done. | If that's the case, this plant might be done. |
271 | 00:13:28,034 | 00:13:29,433 | We're all wired up. | We're all wired up. |
272 | 00:13:29,435 | 00:13:32,135 | Now it's time to see if it works. | Now it's time to see if it works. |
273 | 00:13:36,007 | 00:13:37,473 | Hey! | Hey! |
274 | 00:13:37,475 | 00:13:38,707 | Give me a little bit! | Give me a little bit! |
275 | 00:13:38,709 | 00:13:43,044 | Narrator: Mitch slowly cranks the shaker up to full speed | Narrator: Mitch slowly cranks the shaker up to full speed |
276 | 00:13:43,046 | 00:13:45,413 | To test it under load. | To test it under load. |
277 | 00:13:52,455 | 00:13:54,121 | Keep goin'! That's it. | Keep goin'! That's it. |
278 | 00:13:54,123 | 00:13:55,989 | That's what we wanted to see: | That's what we wanted to see: |
279 | 00:13:55,991 | 00:13:57,790 | Runnin' at a nice, even rpm. | Runnin' at a nice, even rpm. |
280 | 00:13:57,792 | 00:13:59,892 | You can see how nice the rock's comin' off | You can see how nice the rock's comin' off |
281 | 00:13:59,894 | 00:14:00,993 | The end of the shaker deck. | The end of the shaker deck. |
282 | 00:14:00,995 | 00:14:02,361 | That's exactly what we're lookin' for right now. | That's exactly what we're lookin' for right now. |
283 | 00:14:02,363 | 00:14:04,896 | Gotta have it shaking just right to screen the material | Gotta have it shaking just right to screen the material |
284 | 00:14:04,898 | 00:14:07,331 | To get that gold down to our sluice runs. | To get that gold down to our sluice runs. |
285 | 00:14:07,333 | 00:14:11,768 | Narrator: Parker has lost 4 hours of precious running time | Narrator: Parker has lost 4 hours of precious running time |
286 | 00:14:11,770 | 00:14:13,436 | To fix the shaker deck. | To fix the shaker deck. |
287 | 00:14:13,438 | 00:14:15,337 | But his hunch was right. | But his hunch was right. |
288 | 00:14:15,339 | 00:14:18,173 | And goldzilla is back washing rocks. | And goldzilla is back washing rocks. |
289 | 00:14:18,175 | 00:14:19,607 | Man: Hey, rick. She's fixed. | Man: Hey, rick. She's fixed. |
290 | 00:14:19,609 | 00:14:22,376 | We're good to go for the rest of the season now. | We're good to go for the rest of the season now. |
291 | 00:14:22,378 | 00:14:24,611 | That's more like it. | That's more like it. |
292 | 00:14:40,829 | 00:14:41,994 | Narrator: At eureka creek, | Narrator: At eureka creek, |
293 | 00:14:41,996 | 00:14:44,262 | With the end of the season approaching, | With the end of the season approaching, |
294 | 00:14:44,264 | 00:14:46,764 | Tony beets' $1 million dredge | Tony beets' $1 million dredge |
295 | 00:14:46,766 | 00:14:50,601 | Has mined just 547 ounces of gold, | Has mined just 547 ounces of gold, |
296 | 00:14:50,603 | 00:14:52,903 | Worth only $600,000, | Worth only $600,000, |
297 | 00:14:52,905 | 00:14:58,308 | Still 355 ounces short of paying for itself. | Still 355 ounces short of paying for itself. |
298 | 00:15:00,245 | 00:15:02,979 | Last week, tony changed course, | Last week, tony changed course, |
299 | 00:15:02,981 | 00:15:05,214 | Turning the dredge to mine an area | Turning the dredge to mine an area |
300 | 00:15:05,216 | 00:15:08,083 | With the best drill holes on his claim. | With the best drill holes on his claim. |
301 | 00:15:08,085 | 00:15:10,985 | But his desperate move didn't pay off, | But his desperate move didn't pay off, |
302 | 00:15:10,987 | 00:15:15,789 | Delivering less than $50,000 worth of gold. | Delivering less than $50,000 worth of gold. |
303 | 00:15:20,162 | 00:15:21,928 | Narrator: To get back on the gold, | Narrator: To get back on the gold, |
304 | 00:15:21,930 | 00:15:25,631 | Tony has made another radical decision. | Tony has made another radical decision. |
305 | 00:15:31,505 | 00:15:34,572 | No, yeah, no sense hammerin' away with what we were doin'. | No, yeah, no sense hammerin' away with what we were doin'. |
306 | 00:15:34,574 | 00:15:35,005 | No. | No. |
307 | 00:15:35,007 | 00:15:36,206 | Not here just to wash rocks. | Not here just to wash rocks. |
308 | 00:15:36,208 | 00:15:38,141 | Narrator: But the narrow pond | Narrator: But the narrow pond |
309 | 00:15:38,143 | 00:15:40,009 | Is barely wider than the dredge, | Is barely wider than the dredge, |
310 | 00:15:40,011 | 00:15:44,847 | Making a 180-degree turn next to impossible. | Making a 180-degree turn next to impossible. |
311 | 00:15:45,850 | 00:15:47,149 | I'm thinkin', "well, we can take a step ahead. | I'm thinkin', "well, we can take a step ahead. |
312 | 00:15:47,151 | 00:15:49,951 | Every time we step ahead, we make a -- another, you know, | Every time we step ahead, we make a -- another, you know, |
313 | 00:15:49,953 | 00:15:53,988 | 20, 30 degrees maneuver 'til we make a 180." | 20, 30 degrees maneuver 'til we make a 180." |
314 | 00:15:55,624 | 00:15:57,390 | Well, I -- I'm not really sure, tony. | Well, I -- I'm not really sure, tony. |
315 | 00:15:57,392 | 00:15:59,759 | I just -- maybe two days, you know. | I just -- maybe two days, you know. |
316 | 00:16:10,605 | 00:16:11,937 | Just don't make a quick u-turn. | Just don't make a quick u-turn. |
317 | 00:16:11,939 | 00:16:14,272 | You gotta step your way around a corner. | You gotta step your way around a corner. |
318 | 00:16:16,342 | 00:16:18,175 | Okay. We'll get on it. | Okay. We'll get on it. |
319 | 00:16:18,544 | 00:16:23,346 | Just make a u-turn. [bleep] buffoon. | Just make a u-turn. [bleep] buffoon. |
320 | 00:16:23,348 | 00:16:25,047 | Hate this [bleep] stupidity. | Hate this [bleep] stupidity. |
321 | 00:16:25,049 | 00:16:28,550 | Narrator: The plan is to turn the dredge back | Narrator: The plan is to turn the dredge back |
322 | 00:16:28,552 | 00:16:30,118 | Towards the reliable ground | Towards the reliable ground |
323 | 00:16:30,120 | 00:16:33,921 | That's delivered the best gold this season. | That's delivered the best gold this season. |
324 | 00:16:33,923 | 00:16:38,258 | But to turn the dredge around 180 degrees, gene | But to turn the dredge around 180 degrees, gene |
325 | 00:16:38,260 | 00:16:41,127 | Suggested carving out the right bank | Suggested carving out the right bank |
326 | 00:16:41,129 | 00:16:44,029 | To expand the dredge pond. | To expand the dredge pond. |
327 | 00:16:44,031 | 00:16:46,431 | To save time, tony | To save time, tony |
328 | 00:16:46,433 | 00:16:48,633 | Wants to simply pivot the dredge | Wants to simply pivot the dredge |
329 | 00:16:48,635 | 00:16:50,201 | On its spud and attempt | On its spud and attempt |
330 | 00:16:50,203 | 00:16:53,404 | To lift the bucket line over the bank. | To lift the bucket line over the bank. |
331 | 00:17:10,556 | 00:17:12,255 | [bleep]. | [bleep]. |
332 | 00:17:12,257 | 00:17:14,724 | There's a hump right under us right here, so... | There's a hump right under us right here, so... |
333 | 00:17:14,726 | 00:17:17,626 | I knew this corner was gonna cause us problems. | I knew this corner was gonna cause us problems. |
334 | 00:17:17,628 | 00:17:18,793 | Need more room. | Need more room. |
335 | 00:17:18,795 | 00:17:20,027 | So we gotta dig that out. | So we gotta dig that out. |
336 | 00:17:20,029 | 00:17:22,829 | He's gotta lift the spud up and then push himself backwards | He's gotta lift the spud up and then push himself backwards |
337 | 00:17:22,831 | 00:17:25,164 | Enough to dig out this inside corner here. | Enough to dig out this inside corner here. |
338 | 00:17:25,166 | 00:17:26,565 | Hey, matt! Let's move back! | Hey, matt! Let's move back! |
339 | 00:17:26,567 | 00:17:28,300 | Go back that way a little! | Go back that way a little! |
340 | 00:17:28,302 | 00:17:29,367 | Narrator: Gene was right -- | Narrator: Gene was right -- |
341 | 00:17:29,369 | 00:17:33,237 | There isn't enough room to swing the dredge around. | There isn't enough room to swing the dredge around. |
342 | 00:17:33,239 | 00:17:36,974 | The front pontoons are stuck on the bank. | The front pontoons are stuck on the bank. |
343 | 00:17:36,976 | 00:17:40,344 | Now, to complete the 180 degree turn, | Now, to complete the 180 degree turn, |
344 | 00:17:40,346 | 00:17:43,413 | Gene needs to back up, then lower the buckets | Gene needs to back up, then lower the buckets |
345 | 00:17:43,415 | 00:17:47,817 | To dig out enough space to complete the turn. | To dig out enough space to complete the turn. |
346 | 00:17:51,789 | 00:17:54,689 | See? Now he's pushin' himself back. | See? Now he's pushin' himself back. |
347 | 00:17:59,962 | 00:18:02,929 | Matt, put the spud down there! | Matt, put the spud down there! |
348 | 00:18:04,132 | 00:18:05,931 | Well, we've never done 180-degree turn. | Well, we've never done 180-degree turn. |
349 | 00:18:05,933 | 00:18:07,499 | I can't read a book and figure it out. | I can't read a book and figure it out. |
350 | 00:18:07,501 | 00:18:08,733 | I gotta do it. So I -- | I gotta do it. So I -- |
351 | 00:18:08,735 | 00:18:11,035 | I don't think there's too many dredging manuals out there | I don't think there's too many dredging manuals out there |
352 | 00:18:11,037 | 00:18:12,369 | To tell you how to turn a dredge. | To tell you how to turn a dredge. |
353 | 00:18:12,371 | 00:18:16,172 | Somebody out there will probably send me one now or somethin'. | Somebody out there will probably send me one now or somethin'. |
354 | 00:18:16,174 | 00:18:18,140 | Narrator: The dredge is in position, | Narrator: The dredge is in position, |
355 | 00:18:18,142 | 00:18:22,944 | Ready to run the bucket and dig out the bank. | Ready to run the bucket and dig out the bank. |
356 | 00:18:40,129 | 00:18:41,895 | Easy. Easy. | Easy. Easy. |
357 | 00:19:19,367 | 00:19:22,167 | Narrator: Tony beets' dredge is shut down. | Narrator: Tony beets' dredge is shut down. |
358 | 00:19:22,169 | 00:19:25,136 | If he doesn't come up with a fix, and fast, | If he doesn't come up with a fix, and fast, |
359 | 00:19:25,138 | 00:19:30,107 | The unforgiving yukon winter will close out his season. | The unforgiving yukon winter will close out his season. |
360 | 00:19:31,110 | 00:19:33,310 | Hey. What's up? | Hey. What's up? |
361 | 00:19:36,014 | 00:19:37,947 | I only want good news. | I only want good news. |
362 | 00:19:41,786 | 00:19:46,088 | You gotta be kiddin' me. Nope. | You gotta be kiddin' me. Nope. |
363 | 00:19:46,090 | 00:19:48,023 | Wow. | Wow. |
364 | 00:19:51,261 | 00:19:53,327 | Then we're done. | Then we're done. |
365 | 00:19:53,329 | 00:19:56,396 | Well, if you don't have the buckets, I mean, you don't run. | Well, if you don't have the buckets, I mean, you don't run. |
366 | 00:19:56,398 | 00:19:59,565 | So you really do not have a choice. | So you really do not have a choice. |
367 | 00:20:09,910 | 00:20:12,110 | It's a waste of time. | It's a waste of time. |
368 | 00:20:17,517 | 00:20:18,749 | You too. | You too. |
369 | 00:20:18,751 | 00:20:21,051 | Narrator: Over the last 100 years, | Narrator: Over the last 100 years, |
370 | 00:20:21,053 | 00:20:22,419 | More than 24 dredges | More than 24 dredges |
371 | 00:20:22,421 | 00:20:25,655 | Have mined the valleys of the yukon. | Have mined the valleys of the yukon. |
372 | 00:20:25,657 | 00:20:27,923 | Thirty miles south of paradise hill, | Thirty miles south of paradise hill, |
373 | 00:20:27,925 | 00:20:32,861 | There's an abandoned dredge about the same size as tony's. | There's an abandoned dredge about the same size as tony's. |
374 | 00:20:56,720 | 00:20:58,219 | To fit tony's dredge, | To fit tony's dredge, |
375 | 00:20:58,221 | 00:21:03,324 | The buckets have to be exactly 19 inches across. | The buckets have to be exactly 19 inches across. |
376 | 00:21:04,393 | 00:21:07,594 | Twenty-three inches wide. That other one's only 19. | Twenty-three inches wide. That other one's only 19. |
377 | 00:21:09,564 | 00:21:13,399 | They're substantially bigger than the other dredge's. | They're substantially bigger than the other dredge's. |
378 | 00:21:15,770 | 00:21:19,738 | Narrator: Tony and gene's treasure hunt is a bust. | Narrator: Tony and gene's treasure hunt is a bust. |
379 | 00:21:23,944 | 00:21:26,377 | Yeah. Might as well head back. | Yeah. Might as well head back. |
380 | 00:21:27,713 | 00:21:29,979 | Narrator: Back at the dredge, tony and crew | Narrator: Back at the dredge, tony and crew |
381 | 00:21:29,981 | 00:21:32,915 | Have no choice but to start packing up | Have no choice but to start packing up |
382 | 00:21:32,917 | 00:21:35,584 | For the long yukon winter. | For the long yukon winter. |
383 | 00:21:43,927 | 00:21:46,327 | Narrator: But minnie refused to give up | Narrator: But minnie refused to give up |
384 | 00:21:46,329 | 00:21:49,029 | And went antique hunting in dawson city. | And went antique hunting in dawson city. |
385 | 00:21:49,031 | 00:21:51,965 | In the yukon, there's a lot of people that have buckets. | In the yukon, there's a lot of people that have buckets. |
386 | 00:21:51,967 | 00:21:53,800 | And they have them as lawn ornaments. | And they have them as lawn ornaments. |
387 | 00:21:53,802 | 00:21:58,571 | They put flowers in 'em. So we kinda lucked out, | They put flowers in 'em. So we kinda lucked out, |
388 | 00:21:58,573 | 00:22:00,739 | You might say. | You might say. |
389 | 00:22:09,149 | 00:22:11,449 | [ honking ] | [ honking ] |
390 | 00:22:16,989 | 00:22:19,389 | Guess what I found you. | Guess what I found you. |
391 | 00:22:21,192 | 00:22:22,357 | Oh, I'm not saying. | Oh, I'm not saying. |
392 | 00:22:22,359 | 00:22:23,991 | And he had flowers growing in 'em, | And he had flowers growing in 'em, |
393 | 00:22:23,993 | 00:22:27,527 | So I gave him the flowers back. | So I gave him the flowers back. |
394 | 00:22:39,741 | 00:22:41,340 | Okay. | Okay. |
395 | 00:22:58,325 | 00:23:01,793 | Narrator: The first bucket is a perfect fit. | Narrator: The first bucket is a perfect fit. |
396 | 00:23:04,931 | 00:23:09,333 | Narrator: Just one more bucket, and they're back in business. | Narrator: Just one more bucket, and they're back in business. |
397 | 00:23:12,404 | 00:23:14,137 | [bleep]. | [bleep]. |
398 | 00:23:32,624 | 00:23:35,691 | Narrator: This bucket has sat neglected in a garden | Narrator: This bucket has sat neglected in a garden |
399 | 00:23:35,693 | 00:23:36,858 | For 40 years. | For 40 years. |
400 | 00:23:36,860 | 00:23:41,462 | Its pinhole is blocked by an old, rusted bushing. | Its pinhole is blocked by an old, rusted bushing. |
401 | 00:23:44,867 | 00:23:50,871 | Tony's only option: Cut through the bushing with oxy-acetaline. | Tony's only option: Cut through the bushing with oxy-acetaline. |
402 | 00:24:02,217 | 00:24:03,783 | Happy? | Happy? |
403 | 00:24:37,585 | 00:24:40,852 | Narrator: After a two-day delay, the dredge buckets | Narrator: After a two-day delay, the dredge buckets |
404 | 00:24:40,854 | 00:24:44,488 | Are once again chewing through klondike pay dirt. | Are once again chewing through klondike pay dirt. |
405 | 00:24:44,490 | 00:24:45,455 | Minnie: Oh, there we go. | Minnie: Oh, there we go. |
406 | 00:24:45,457 | 00:24:48,458 | Might as well make some more money while we can. | Might as well make some more money while we can. |
407 | 00:24:48,460 | 00:24:51,160 | Narrator: The dredge continues its turn back | Narrator: The dredge continues its turn back |
408 | 00:24:51,162 | 00:24:54,129 | Towards tony's proven ground. | Towards tony's proven ground. |
409 | 00:25:06,243 | 00:25:08,843 | You're welcome. Uh-huh. | You're welcome. Uh-huh. |
410 | 00:25:18,988 | 00:25:20,220 | We're bankin' on fort knox | We're bankin' on fort knox |
411 | 00:25:20,222 | 00:25:23,223 | Helping us run this big pile of pay dirt. | Helping us run this big pile of pay dirt. |
412 | 00:25:23,225 | 00:25:28,061 | It it doesn't work out, we don't get a second chance. | It it doesn't work out, we don't get a second chance. |
413 | 00:25:28,063 | 00:25:30,897 | Narrator: With temperatures around the freezing point, | Narrator: With temperatures around the freezing point, |
414 | 00:25:30,899 | 00:25:34,367 | Kevin hiatt continues to feed monster red | Kevin hiatt continues to feed monster red |
415 | 00:25:34,369 | 00:25:37,269 | From the $1 million pay pile. | From the $1 million pay pile. |
416 | 00:25:37,271 | 00:25:39,537 | Meanwhile, 8 miles west, | Meanwhile, 8 miles west, |
417 | 00:25:39,539 | 00:25:41,105 | At the christies' yard, | At the christies' yard, |
418 | 00:25:41,107 | 00:25:42,106 | The rest of the hoffman crew | The rest of the hoffman crew |
419 | 00:25:42,108 | 00:25:47,878 | Prepares to haul in a second massive wash plant, fort knox. | Prepares to haul in a second massive wash plant, fort knox. |
420 | 00:25:47,880 | 00:25:50,247 | You know what, this thing is 20 feet wide, | You know what, this thing is 20 feet wide, |
421 | 00:25:50,249 | 00:25:53,850 | 30 feet tall, 150,000 pounds. | 30 feet tall, 150,000 pounds. |
422 | 00:25:53,852 | 00:25:56,385 | I guarantee it's the biggest piece of equipment | I guarantee it's the biggest piece of equipment |
423 | 00:25:56,387 | 00:25:57,953 | We've ever moved ever. | We've ever moved ever. |
424 | 00:25:57,955 | 00:26:01,356 | So this is the first time we're move the plant like this. | So this is the first time we're move the plant like this. |
425 | 00:26:01,358 | 00:26:04,459 | We've never moved it 8 miles up the valley by truck. | We've never moved it 8 miles up the valley by truck. |
426 | 00:26:04,461 | 00:26:06,961 | Biggest thing is we just gotta keep everything flat goin' | Biggest thing is we just gotta keep everything flat goin' |
427 | 00:26:06,963 | 00:26:10,531 | Down the road 'cause it's very top-heavy. | Down the road 'cause it's very top-heavy. |
428 | 00:26:10,533 | 00:26:14,067 | Narrator: Fort knox weighs 75 tons. | Narrator: Fort knox weighs 75 tons. |
429 | 00:26:14,069 | 00:26:15,535 | It's high center of gravity | It's high center of gravity |
430 | 00:26:15,537 | 00:26:18,738 | Means that if it tilts any more than a few degrees | Means that if it tilts any more than a few degrees |
431 | 00:26:18,740 | 00:26:23,008 | On the way to mckinnon creek, it will topple over. | On the way to mckinnon creek, it will topple over. |
432 | 00:26:23,010 | 00:26:28,813 | Todd joins sheamus in the cab of his vintage logging truck. | Todd joins sheamus in the cab of his vintage logging truck. |
433 | 00:26:28,815 | 00:26:33,184 | Dave guides from behind in the loader. | Dave guides from behind in the loader. |
434 | 00:26:33,186 | 00:26:36,587 | Hey, uh, dave, you ready? Ready, todd. | Hey, uh, dave, you ready? Ready, todd. |
435 | 00:26:36,589 | 00:26:37,654 | All right. Let's go. | All right. Let's go. |
436 | 00:26:37,656 | 00:26:40,590 | And hopefully we don't eff this up. | And hopefully we don't eff this up. |
437 | 00:26:44,596 | 00:26:48,898 | Narrator: Sheamus has to keep his $1 million wash plant | Narrator: Sheamus has to keep his $1 million wash plant |
438 | 00:26:48,900 | 00:26:52,001 | Perfectly stable. | Perfectly stable. |
439 | 00:26:52,003 | 00:26:56,071 | Whoa. Really rockin'. | Whoa. Really rockin'. |
440 | 00:26:56,073 | 00:26:57,739 | Dave, how we lookin'? | Dave, how we lookin'? |
441 | 00:26:57,741 | 00:26:59,707 | It did slide just a little bit. | It did slide just a little bit. |
442 | 00:26:59,709 | 00:27:01,475 | Yeah, 10-4. We'll watch it. | Yeah, 10-4. We'll watch it. |
443 | 00:27:01,477 | 00:27:04,644 | Call it out as you see it. Ten-four. | Call it out as you see it. Ten-four. |
444 | 00:27:04,646 | 00:27:07,146 | Narrator: Their only access to mckinnon creek | Narrator: Their only access to mckinnon creek |
445 | 00:27:07,148 | 00:27:11,917 | Is a twisting 8-mile stretch of narrow dirt road. | Is a twisting 8-mile stretch of narrow dirt road. |
446 | 00:27:19,993 | 00:27:21,792 | Hey, dave. We're coming in the s-curves. | Hey, dave. We're coming in the s-curves. |
447 | 00:27:21,794 | 00:27:25,562 | Keep your eye out on these trees for us. | Keep your eye out on these trees for us. |
448 | 00:27:25,564 | 00:27:29,332 | Uh, you're rubbing this corner pretty tight. | Uh, you're rubbing this corner pretty tight. |
449 | 00:27:33,771 | 00:27:34,569 | Whoa. | Whoa. |
450 | 00:27:34,571 | 00:27:35,803 | Oh, yeah. You got that one. | Oh, yeah. You got that one. |
451 | 00:27:35,805 | 00:27:39,406 | Just doin' a little brush clearing as we go here. | Just doin' a little brush clearing as we go here. |
452 | 00:27:42,677 | 00:27:46,045 | This last corner here is kinda tight. | This last corner here is kinda tight. |
453 | 00:27:48,916 | 00:27:50,916 | There. You got it. You got it. | There. You got it. You got it. |
454 | 00:27:50,918 | 00:27:53,118 | Keep on goin'. Don't stop. | Keep on goin'. Don't stop. |
455 | 00:27:53,120 | 00:27:54,018 | All right. | All right. |
456 | 00:27:54,020 | 00:27:56,253 | You were close there a couple spots, | You were close there a couple spots, |
457 | 00:27:56,255 | 00:27:58,388 | But you made it. | But you made it. |
458 | 00:28:00,024 | 00:28:02,024 | Narrator: There's one final hurdle | Narrator: There's one final hurdle |
459 | 00:28:02,026 | 00:28:06,628 | As fort knox approaches the hoffman's claim. | As fort knox approaches the hoffman's claim. |
460 | 00:28:06,630 | 00:28:09,130 | Last real obstacle is this... | Last real obstacle is this... |
461 | 00:28:09,132 | 00:28:12,566 | Worried about this left side. | Worried about this left side. |
462 | 00:28:13,402 | 00:28:15,802 | Be careful. Hear that? | Be careful. Hear that? |
463 | 00:28:15,804 | 00:28:16,636 | It's a hitch. | It's a hitch. |
464 | 00:28:16,638 | 00:28:21,874 | Narrator: Up ahead, a dangerous, uneven section of road. | Narrator: Up ahead, a dangerous, uneven section of road. |
465 | 00:28:23,544 | 00:28:25,810 | Whoa! Whoa. What was that? | Whoa! Whoa. What was that? |
466 | 00:28:27,079 | 00:28:29,512 | Whoa! Look out! | Whoa! Look out! |
467 | 00:29:00,578 | 00:29:01,510 | It's gonna flip over. | It's gonna flip over. |
468 | 00:29:01,512 | 00:29:03,812 | Narrator: On its way to mckinnon creek, | Narrator: On its way to mckinnon creek, |
469 | 00:29:03,814 | 00:29:05,580 | The hoffmans' new wash plant, | The hoffmans' new wash plant, |
470 | 00:29:05,582 | 00:29:08,783 | Fort knox, flirts with disaster. | Fort knox, flirts with disaster. |
471 | 00:29:08,785 | 00:29:11,519 | Whoa! Look out! | Whoa! Look out! |
472 | 00:29:11,521 | 00:29:13,988 | Dave, come up behind us, we need a push. | Dave, come up behind us, we need a push. |
473 | 00:29:13,990 | 00:29:15,923 | All right. I'm right behind ya. | All right. I'm right behind ya. |
474 | 00:29:15,925 | 00:29:17,958 | Say a prayer. Come on, baby. | Say a prayer. Come on, baby. |
475 | 00:29:17,960 | 00:29:19,526 | Narrator: Dave steadies the back end | Narrator: Dave steadies the back end |
476 | 00:29:19,528 | 00:29:22,028 | Of the trailer with his loader bucket, | Of the trailer with his loader bucket, |
477 | 00:29:22,030 | 00:29:24,663 | Keeping fort knox from toppling over | Keeping fort knox from toppling over |
478 | 00:29:24,665 | 00:29:26,798 | As it slowly clears uneven ground. | As it slowly clears uneven ground. |
479 | 00:29:26,800 | 00:29:29,400 | Keep goin', dave. I'm keepin' goin'. | Keep goin', dave. I'm keepin' goin'. |
480 | 00:29:29,402 | 00:29:33,237 | Push, push, push, push. Dave, push. | Push, push, push, push. Dave, push. |
481 | 00:29:33,239 | 00:29:35,205 | All right. Woo! | All right. Woo! |
482 | 00:29:35,207 | 00:29:37,140 | Yeah, buddy. We got it. | Yeah, buddy. We got it. |
483 | 00:29:37,142 | 00:29:40,576 | [ blowing horn ] | [ blowing horn ] |
484 | 00:29:40,578 | 00:29:43,679 | I think we're home free to the mine. | I think we're home free to the mine. |
485 | 00:29:49,653 | 00:29:54,288 | Monster red, meet fort knox. | Monster red, meet fort knox. |
486 | 00:29:56,358 | 00:29:59,025 | Yeah. There ya go, buddy. | Yeah. There ya go, buddy. |
487 | 00:29:59,027 | 00:30:01,127 | Two plants. | Two plants. |
488 | 00:30:02,563 | 00:30:04,429 | Narrator: After a nerve-racking journey, | Narrator: After a nerve-racking journey, |
489 | 00:30:04,431 | 00:30:08,466 | Fort knox is positioned right next to monster red | Fort knox is positioned right next to monster red |
490 | 00:30:08,468 | 00:30:12,269 | To help sluice a massive mountain of pay dirt. | To help sluice a massive mountain of pay dirt. |
491 | 00:30:12,271 | 00:30:15,538 | We gotta get this gold into our pockets, man. | We gotta get this gold into our pockets, man. |
492 | 00:30:15,540 | 00:30:17,640 | Tomorrow, 600 yards an hour. | Tomorrow, 600 yards an hour. |
493 | 00:30:17,642 | 00:30:20,175 | We can be runnin', guys. All right. | We can be runnin', guys. All right. |
494 | 00:30:20,177 | 00:30:21,809 | Let's hit it. Okay. | Let's hit it. Okay. |
495 | 00:30:21,811 | 00:30:23,777 | Woo! | Woo! |
496 | 00:30:31,353 | 00:30:32,452 | This is a pretty big project | This is a pretty big project |
497 | 00:30:32,454 | 00:30:33,853 | To take on this late in the year, | To take on this late in the year, |
498 | 00:30:33,855 | 00:30:35,554 | But you gotta go where the gold is. | But you gotta go where the gold is. |
499 | 00:30:35,556 | 00:30:39,357 | And this is the only place left that has thawed. | And this is the only place left that has thawed. |
500 | 00:30:39,359 | 00:30:43,027 | Narrator: For 5 days, they have dug and fortified | Narrator: For 5 days, they have dug and fortified |
501 | 00:30:43,029 | 00:30:45,863 | The new 120-foot-wide channel. | The new 120-foot-wide channel. |
502 | 00:30:45,865 | 00:30:48,966 | Inspectors have given parker the go-ahead | Inspectors have given parker the go-ahead |
503 | 00:30:48,968 | 00:30:51,668 | To divert dominion creek. | To divert dominion creek. |
504 | 00:30:51,670 | 00:30:53,603 | I guess we won't learn. It's snowing. | I guess we won't learn. It's snowing. |
505 | 00:30:53,605 | 00:30:56,305 | And here we're takin' on another big project. | And here we're takin' on another big project. |
506 | 00:30:56,307 | 00:30:58,307 | I really appreciate the effort that you've put into this. | I really appreciate the effort that you've put into this. |
507 | 00:30:58,309 | 00:31:00,609 | It looks beautiful. So let's get to it. | It looks beautiful. So let's get to it. |
508 | 00:31:00,611 | 00:31:01,376 | What needs to get done? | What needs to get done? |
509 | 00:31:01,378 | 00:31:03,010 | Maybe you can scoop up some of these big boulders | Maybe you can scoop up some of these big boulders |
510 | 00:31:03,012 | 00:31:04,711 | At the arm of the bank like you wanted to do. | At the arm of the bank like you wanted to do. |
511 | 00:31:04,713 | 00:31:06,713 | And when we take out this last berm here, | And when we take out this last berm here, |
512 | 00:31:06,715 | 00:31:08,715 | It should all flow nice and gently through here | It should all flow nice and gently through here |
513 | 00:31:08,717 | 00:31:11,317 | And join up with sulphur down there. | And join up with sulphur down there. |
514 | 00:31:11,319 | 00:31:12,384 | Bingo, bango. Perfect. | Bingo, bango. Perfect. |
515 | 00:31:12,386 | 00:31:14,853 | All right, let's do it. Let's do it. | All right, let's do it. Let's do it. |
516 | 00:31:15,856 | 00:31:18,623 | We're just tryin' to make sure that we do things right here, | We're just tryin' to make sure that we do things right here, |
517 | 00:31:18,625 | 00:31:19,290 | You know. | You know. |
518 | 00:31:19,292 | 00:31:20,391 | I want to have a future up here, | I want to have a future up here, |
519 | 00:31:20,393 | 00:31:23,293 | And that means doing things the right way. | And that means doing things the right way. |
520 | 00:31:25,230 | 00:31:26,896 | You gotta dig up a lot of ground to get gold. | You gotta dig up a lot of ground to get gold. |
521 | 00:31:26,898 | 00:31:29,765 | But that doesn't mean we gotta leave it, you know, a mess. | But that doesn't mean we gotta leave it, you know, a mess. |
522 | 00:31:29,767 | 00:31:31,733 | So we put a lot of effort into it. | So we put a lot of effort into it. |
523 | 00:31:31,735 | 00:31:34,068 | We did it right. And hopefully net us | We did it right. And hopefully net us |
524 | 00:31:34,070 | 00:31:36,236 | A bunch of gold. | A bunch of gold. |
525 | 00:31:41,076 | 00:31:44,544 | Just about ready to pop the cork on this baby. | Just about ready to pop the cork on this baby. |
526 | 00:31:44,546 | 00:31:47,179 | All right. You can let her fly. | All right. You can let her fly. |
527 | 00:31:47,181 | 00:31:48,280 | All right, guys. This is it. | All right, guys. This is it. |
528 | 00:31:48,282 | 00:31:50,015 | It's gonna start flowin' in nice and easy, | It's gonna start flowin' in nice and easy, |
529 | 00:31:50,017 | 00:31:52,217 | Just like we wanted. | Just like we wanted. |
530 | 00:32:00,193 | 00:32:03,561 | Seems to be runnin' really slow. | Seems to be runnin' really slow. |
531 | 00:32:03,563 | 00:32:06,130 | It ain't runnin' right. | It ain't runnin' right. |
532 | 00:32:06,132 | 00:32:08,699 | What the [bleep]... | What the [bleep]... |
533 | 00:32:08,701 | 00:32:12,335 | The water, and it's not quite flowing like it should, but... | The water, and it's not quite flowing like it should, but... |
534 | 00:32:12,337 | 00:32:13,903 | What do you think's going on? | What do you think's going on? |
535 | 00:32:13,905 | 00:32:16,906 | I don't know, man, something's goin' on with the water level. | I don't know, man, something's goin' on with the water level. |
536 | 00:32:16,908 | 00:32:18,641 | I gotta dig it down deeper. | I gotta dig it down deeper. |
537 | 00:32:18,643 | 00:32:21,410 | You do that and we'll have to re-grade the whole channel. | You do that and we'll have to re-grade the whole channel. |
538 | 00:32:21,412 | 00:32:23,011 | Well, that's gonna take another week. | Well, that's gonna take another week. |
539 | 00:32:23,013 | 00:32:26,681 | What other choice do we got? The water's not flowin'. | What other choice do we got? The water's not flowin'. |
540 | 00:32:26,683 | 00:32:28,816 | Well, maybe there's something weird goin' on upstream. | Well, maybe there's something weird goin' on upstream. |
541 | 00:32:28,818 | 00:32:31,652 | I'm gonna roll up there and check it out. | I'm gonna roll up there and check it out. |
542 | 00:32:34,690 | 00:32:37,657 | Hopefully this is a quick fix and we get it all, uh, | Hopefully this is a quick fix and we get it all, uh, |
543 | 00:32:37,659 | 00:32:39,825 | Goin' the right way here. | Goin' the right way here. |
544 | 00:32:44,765 | 00:32:46,865 | Well, there's our problem. | Well, there's our problem. |
545 | 00:32:46,867 | 00:32:49,067 | Hey, parker. We got an ice dam. | Hey, parker. We got an ice dam. |
546 | 00:32:49,069 | 00:32:53,171 | Can you clear it? Oh, hell yeah. | Can you clear it? Oh, hell yeah. |
547 | 00:32:53,173 | 00:32:57,842 | Woo. [bleep] you, winter. | Woo. [bleep] you, winter. |
548 | 00:33:01,480 | 00:33:04,414 | All clear, buddy. How's she lookin'? | All clear, buddy. How's she lookin'? |
549 | 00:33:04,416 | 00:33:06,416 | All right, it's flowin' again. | All right, it's flowin' again. |
550 | 00:33:06,418 | 00:33:08,751 | Right on, man. Shooga. | Right on, man. Shooga. |
551 | 00:33:10,622 | 00:33:15,324 | Narrator: By breaking the ice dam, rick opens up the channel. | Narrator: By breaking the ice dam, rick opens up the channel. |
552 | 00:33:15,326 | 00:33:20,028 | Dominion creek finally flows into sulphur. | Dominion creek finally flows into sulphur. |
553 | 00:33:20,030 | 00:33:22,497 | Good job, man. Thanks, buddy. | Good job, man. Thanks, buddy. |
554 | 00:33:22,499 | 00:33:25,700 | Looks good. Hell yeah, it looks good. | Looks good. Hell yeah, it looks good. |
555 | 00:33:25,702 | 00:33:27,568 | Nice and wide like we were looking for. | Nice and wide like we were looking for. |
556 | 00:33:27,570 | 00:33:29,269 | Yeah. It looks amazing. | Yeah. It looks amazing. |
557 | 00:33:29,271 | 00:33:30,536 | Give it a day to settle down, | Give it a day to settle down, |
558 | 00:33:30,538 | 00:33:31,970 | And it'll look like it never happened. | And it'll look like it never happened. |
559 | 00:33:31,972 | 00:33:35,340 | And now we've got a nice, dry creekbed right behind us. | And now we've got a nice, dry creekbed right behind us. |
560 | 00:33:35,342 | 00:33:36,874 | Yeah, baby. | Yeah, baby. |
561 | 00:33:36,876 | 00:33:39,309 | Narrator: Parker's creek diversion | Narrator: Parker's creek diversion |
562 | 00:33:39,311 | 00:33:42,812 | Has opened up 1,800 feet of thawed creek gravels. | Has opened up 1,800 feet of thawed creek gravels. |
563 | 00:33:42,814 | 00:33:46,882 | His dream of a 3,000-ounce season is still alive. | His dream of a 3,000-ounce season is still alive. |
564 | 00:33:46,884 | 00:33:49,618 | Now there just needs to be some gold in here. | Now there just needs to be some gold in here. |
565 | 00:33:49,620 | 00:33:51,586 | Yeah. | Yeah. |
566 | 00:34:00,763 | 00:34:03,463 | Narrator: At paradise hill, the dredge crew | Narrator: At paradise hill, the dredge crew |
567 | 00:34:03,465 | 00:34:07,500 | Gathers for their weekly gold weigh. | Gathers for their weekly gold weigh. |
568 | 00:34:07,502 | 00:34:09,068 | Hey, guys. Hey, mother. | Hey, guys. Hey, mother. |
569 | 00:34:09,070 | 00:34:12,471 | Narrator: Last week, chasing good drill holes, | Narrator: Last week, chasing good drill holes, |
570 | 00:34:12,473 | 00:34:16,107 | They mined just 43 ounces of gold. | They mined just 43 ounces of gold. |
571 | 00:34:16,109 | 00:34:18,008 | This week, they lost 3 days | This week, they lost 3 days |
572 | 00:34:18,010 | 00:34:21,244 | To a complicated turn and broken buckets. | To a complicated turn and broken buckets. |
573 | 00:34:21,246 | 00:34:25,181 | Minnie: The run was a little shorter this time so... | Minnie: The run was a little shorter this time so... |
574 | 00:34:33,157 | 00:34:34,089 | Monica: Five. | Monica: Five. |
575 | 00:34:34,091 | 00:34:38,593 | Narrator: This gold represents 3 days worth of running. | Narrator: This gold represents 3 days worth of running. |
576 | 00:34:38,595 | 00:34:40,194 | Thirty-five. | Thirty-five. |
577 | 00:34:40,196 | 00:34:42,629 | Forty. Forty-five. | Forty. Forty-five. |
578 | 00:34:42,631 | 00:34:44,664 | Fifty. | Fifty. |
579 | 00:34:47,568 | 00:34:51,236 | It's better than last time. | It's better than last time. |
580 | 00:34:51,238 | 00:34:54,405 | 62.32 -- that's pretty good. | 62.32 -- that's pretty good. |
581 | 00:34:54,407 | 00:34:55,072 | Yeah, it is. | Yeah, it is. |
582 | 00:34:55,074 | 00:34:59,709 | Narrator: Sixty-two ounces, worth almost $70,000 | Narrator: Sixty-two ounces, worth almost $70,000 |
583 | 00:34:59,711 | 00:35:03,446 | From only 3 days of running. | From only 3 days of running. |
584 | 00:35:03,815 | 00:35:06,949 | Narrator: The dredge is back on the gold. | Narrator: The dredge is back on the gold. |
585 | 00:35:14,992 | 00:35:19,427 | We're about back on track to what we should be doin', so... | We're about back on track to what we should be doin', so... |
586 | 00:35:30,072 | 00:35:32,739 | Narrator: To pay for his $1 million dredge, | Narrator: To pay for his $1 million dredge, |
587 | 00:35:32,741 | 00:35:36,876 | Tony still has to find 300 ounces of gold. | Tony still has to find 300 ounces of gold. |
588 | 00:35:36,878 | 00:35:41,981 | But the yukon winter is already knocking on the door. | But the yukon winter is already knocking on the door. |
589 | 00:35:49,022 | 00:35:50,955 | Parker: I feel proud of what we've done here. | Parker: I feel proud of what we've done here. |
590 | 00:35:50,957 | 00:35:53,757 | Narrator: At scribner creek, parker takes a moment | Narrator: At scribner creek, parker takes a moment |
591 | 00:35:53,759 | 00:35:57,560 | To appreciate his team's careful land management | To appreciate his team's careful land management |
592 | 00:35:57,562 | 00:35:59,194 | And wilderness reclamation. | And wilderness reclamation. |
593 | 00:35:59,196 | 00:36:02,530 | It's an area that we've mined and reclaimed. | It's an area that we've mined and reclaimed. |
594 | 00:36:02,532 | 00:36:05,132 | We spent a lot of time building a whole new creekbed | We spent a lot of time building a whole new creekbed |
595 | 00:36:05,134 | 00:36:07,434 | And putting in fish structures and -- | And putting in fish structures and -- |
596 | 00:36:07,436 | 00:36:10,570 | And building the banks right and all the slopes right. | And building the banks right and all the slopes right. |
597 | 00:36:10,572 | 00:36:13,406 | And it's a complicated thing. | And it's a complicated thing. |
598 | 00:36:13,408 | 00:36:14,206 | And it looks good. | And it looks good. |
599 | 00:36:14,208 | 00:36:16,441 | Not only does it look good, but it's a good habitat too. | Not only does it look good, but it's a good habitat too. |
600 | 00:36:16,443 | 00:36:19,010 | You know, we've done a good job of -- of puttin' things | You know, we've done a good job of -- of puttin' things |
601 | 00:36:19,012 | 00:36:20,945 | The way they should be. | The way they should be. |
602 | 00:36:20,947 | 00:36:23,247 | You're welcome, otters! | You're welcome, otters! |
603 | 00:36:25,451 | 00:36:27,984 | They love it here. | They love it here. |
604 | 00:36:42,533 | 00:36:44,633 | Hey, guys. Come on over. | Hey, guys. Come on over. |
605 | 00:36:44,635 | 00:36:45,934 | Narrator: After a week sluicing | Narrator: After a week sluicing |
606 | 00:36:45,936 | 00:36:49,203 | The last of the thawed pay dirt from the boundary cut, | The last of the thawed pay dirt from the boundary cut, |
607 | 00:36:49,205 | 00:36:53,307 | Parker has the results of the cleanup. | Parker has the results of the cleanup. |
608 | 00:36:53,309 | 00:36:56,710 | That's a big jar. | That's a big jar. |
609 | 00:36:56,712 | 00:36:59,345 | This season, I started off -- | This season, I started off -- |
610 | 00:36:59,347 | 00:37:00,813 | I didn't really have a goal, you know? | I didn't really have a goal, you know? |
611 | 00:37:00,815 | 00:37:03,248 | My goal was to get up here and go gold mining. | My goal was to get up here and go gold mining. |
612 | 00:37:03,250 | 00:37:05,717 | But we set that 3,000-ounce goal, | But we set that 3,000-ounce goal, |
613 | 00:37:05,719 | 00:37:07,452 | And that was a big ask. | And that was a big ask. |
614 | 00:37:07,454 | 00:37:09,754 | And you guys have taken that on. | And you guys have taken that on. |
615 | 00:37:09,756 | 00:37:11,922 | And we're all in this together, | And we're all in this together, |
616 | 00:37:11,924 | 00:37:14,257 | Whether we hit our goal or not. | Whether we hit our goal or not. |
617 | 00:37:14,259 | 00:37:16,225 | I mean, goin' into this cleanup | I mean, goin' into this cleanup |
618 | 00:37:16,227 | 00:37:20,295 | We are at 2,591. | We are at 2,591. |
619 | 00:37:20,297 | 00:37:25,433 | And with this, how full is it? | And with this, how full is it? |
620 | 00:37:25,435 | 00:37:28,335 | Narrator: To hit their 3,000-ounce gold, | Narrator: To hit their 3,000-ounce gold, |
621 | 00:37:28,337 | 00:37:33,306 | Parker still needs another 409 ounces. | Parker still needs another 409 ounces. |
622 | 00:37:35,443 | 00:37:37,309 | Whoa. | Whoa. |
623 | 00:37:37,311 | 00:37:40,345 | 416 ounces -- we're at 3,007. | 416 ounces -- we're at 3,007. |
624 | 00:37:40,347 | 00:37:43,381 | Nice! There it goes! | Nice! There it goes! |
625 | 00:37:45,218 | 00:37:47,184 | Narrator: Despite a rocky start, | Narrator: Despite a rocky start, |
626 | 00:37:47,186 | 00:37:49,753 | Parker's crew of young guns | Parker's crew of young guns |
627 | 00:37:49,755 | 00:37:52,088 | Has beaten their season goal. | Has beaten their season goal. |
628 | 00:37:52,090 | 00:37:56,292 | Parker has hit his biggest gold total ever: | Parker has hit his biggest gold total ever: |
629 | 00:37:56,294 | 00:37:58,527 | 3,007 ounces, | 3,007 ounces, |
630 | 00:37:58,529 | 00:38:02,531 | Worth a phenomenal $3.3 million. | Worth a phenomenal $3.3 million. |
631 | 00:38:02,533 | 00:38:05,367 | We busted our asses and it paid off. | We busted our asses and it paid off. |
632 | 00:38:05,369 | 00:38:08,703 | That's one hell of an achievement right there. | That's one hell of an achievement right there. |
633 | 00:38:08,705 | 00:38:10,771 | The job's done. | The job's done. |
634 | 00:38:10,773 | 00:38:14,574 | But, you know, for me, the job's never done. | But, you know, for me, the job's never done. |
635 | 00:38:14,576 | 00:38:18,277 | Todd and company, you know, he's got a bit ol' plant. | Todd and company, you know, he's got a bit ol' plant. |
636 | 00:38:18,279 | 00:38:21,380 | And, uh, I don't know if that's gonna do it. | And, uh, I don't know if that's gonna do it. |
637 | 00:38:21,382 | 00:38:22,814 | I don't know if 3,000 ounces -- | I don't know if 3,000 ounces -- |
638 | 00:38:22,816 | 00:38:24,582 | I don't know if that's gonna do it. | I don't know if that's gonna do it. |
639 | 00:38:24,584 | 00:38:27,585 | You know, there is time to sluice a little bit longer. | You know, there is time to sluice a little bit longer. |
640 | 00:38:27,587 | 00:38:30,721 | I've gotta stay, and I've gotta see what's under that creekbed. | I've gotta stay, and I've gotta see what's under that creekbed. |
641 | 00:38:30,723 | 00:38:33,223 | If you wanna leave, you're more than welcome to leave. | If you wanna leave, you're more than welcome to leave. |
642 | 00:38:33,225 | 00:38:35,892 | And every one of you guys has put in more than a full season. | And every one of you guys has put in more than a full season. |
643 | 00:38:35,894 | 00:38:39,662 | But if the weather will let us have a few more days, | But if the weather will let us have a few more days, |
644 | 00:38:39,664 | 00:38:41,530 | Then we're gonna go for it. | Then we're gonna go for it. |
645 | 00:38:41,532 | 00:38:43,698 | Who's with me? | Who's with me? |
646 | 00:38:47,470 | 00:38:48,802 | I don't know about goldzilla. | I don't know about goldzilla. |
647 | 00:38:48,804 | 00:38:49,969 | We pushed that plant pretty hard. | We pushed that plant pretty hard. |
648 | 00:38:49,971 | 00:38:52,371 | I don't know how many more days it's got left in it. | I don't know how many more days it's got left in it. |
649 | 00:38:52,373 | 00:38:54,206 | It's a good point. | It's a good point. |
650 | 00:38:54,208 | 00:38:55,440 | You might as well just, like, call it good | You might as well just, like, call it good |
651 | 00:38:55,442 | 00:38:58,309 | And take it for a good season and start puttin' stuff away. | And take it for a good season and start puttin' stuff away. |
652 | 00:38:58,311 | 00:39:01,578 | We've reached our goal, and I'd rather go now. | We've reached our goal, and I'd rather go now. |
653 | 00:39:01,580 | 00:39:04,781 | Know when to quit. It's time to go, guys. | Know when to quit. It's time to go, guys. |
654 | 00:39:04,783 | 00:39:07,683 | Let's wrap up, call 'er a year. | Let's wrap up, call 'er a year. |
655 | 00:39:16,593 | 00:39:19,527 | Hey, uh, jack to crew. | Hey, uh, jack to crew. |
656 | 00:39:19,529 | 00:39:20,861 | Yeah, dad? | Yeah, dad? |
657 | 00:39:20,863 | 00:39:22,896 | I've got something to show you guys, | I've got something to show you guys, |
658 | 00:39:22,898 | 00:39:26,499 | And I'd like you to come to the gold room. | And I'd like you to come to the gold room. |
659 | 00:39:26,501 | 00:39:29,201 | Ten-four. | Ten-four. |
660 | 00:39:29,203 | 00:39:31,169 | Narrator: After a week of running, | Narrator: After a week of running, |
661 | 00:39:31,171 | 00:39:34,305 | Jack gathers the hoffman crew for the gold weigh. | Jack gathers the hoffman crew for the gold weigh. |
662 | 00:39:34,307 | 00:39:40,444 | This season, they've mined 2,376 ounces of gold. | This season, they've mined 2,376 ounces of gold. |
663 | 00:39:40,446 | 00:39:42,846 | Whoa. That's a pile, dad. | Whoa. That's a pile, dad. |
664 | 00:39:42,848 | 00:39:44,581 | Yeah. How much is here? | Yeah. How much is here? |
665 | 00:39:44,583 | 00:39:47,250 | I don't know. I haven't weighed it yet. | I don't know. I haven't weighed it yet. |
666 | 00:39:47,252 | 00:39:50,386 | Narrator: To reach their 2,700 ounce goal, | Narrator: To reach their 2,700 ounce goal, |
667 | 00:39:50,388 | 00:39:54,523 | They still need another 324 ounces. | They still need another 324 ounces. |
668 | 00:39:54,525 | 00:39:56,992 | Moment of truth, guys. | Moment of truth, guys. |
669 | 00:39:59,129 | 00:40:01,195 | Thirty. | Thirty. |
670 | 00:40:03,732 | 00:40:05,865 | Eighty. | Eighty. |
671 | 00:40:05,867 | 00:40:07,967 | Two twenty-five. | Two twenty-five. |
672 | 00:40:07,969 | 00:40:11,837 | A hundred and eighty. | A hundred and eighty. |
673 | 00:40:11,839 | 00:40:14,472 | Two hundred. | Two hundred. |
674 | 00:40:14,474 | 00:40:16,674 | Two seventy-five. | Two seventy-five. |
675 | 00:40:16,676 | 00:40:18,842 | Three hundred. | Three hundred. |
676 | 00:40:20,745 | 00:40:23,846 | Three twenty. | Three twenty. |
677 | 00:40:23,848 | 00:40:27,115 | 334.45 ounces. | 334.45 ounces. |
678 | 00:40:27,117 | 00:40:29,083 | Woo! | Woo! |
679 | 00:40:30,820 | 00:40:32,953 | Yeah! Woo! | Yeah! Woo! |
680 | 00:40:34,523 | 00:40:40,093 | Narrator: 334 ounces, over $360,000, | Narrator: 334 ounces, over $360,000, |
681 | 00:40:40,095 | 00:40:43,629 | Is the biggest cleanup of their lives. | Is the biggest cleanup of their lives. |
682 | 00:40:43,631 | 00:40:48,000 | So that takes us to 2,710 ounces. | So that takes us to 2,710 ounces. |
683 | 00:40:48,002 | 00:40:49,101 | Woo! | Woo! |
684 | 00:40:49,103 | 00:40:50,936 | We did it! | We did it! |
685 | 00:40:50,938 | 00:40:52,370 | We doubled last year. | We doubled last year. |
686 | 00:40:52,372 | 00:40:55,773 | Come on, buddy! We hit our goal. | Come on, buddy! We hit our goal. |
687 | 00:40:58,677 | 00:41:01,711 | Narrator: The hoffman crew has hit a goal | Narrator: The hoffman crew has hit a goal |
688 | 00:41:01,713 | 00:41:03,579 | That once seemed impossible. | That once seemed impossible. |
689 | 00:41:03,581 | 00:41:06,848 | With 2,710 ounces of gold, | With 2,710 ounces of gold, |
690 | 00:41:06,850 | 00:41:08,783 | Worth nearly $3 million, | Worth nearly $3 million, |
691 | 00:41:08,785 | 00:41:12,419 | They've doubled their gold total from last season. | They've doubled their gold total from last season. |
692 | 00:41:12,421 | 00:41:15,121 | And as long as the big freeze holds off, | And as long as the big freeze holds off, |
693 | 00:41:15,123 | 00:41:20,092 | Todd and crew can run the rest of their $1 million pay pile | Todd and crew can run the rest of their $1 million pay pile |
694 | 00:41:20,094 | 00:41:21,226 | Through not one, | Through not one, |
695 | 00:41:21,228 | 00:41:24,395 | But two monster wash plants. | But two monster wash plants. |
696 | 00:41:24,397 | 00:41:26,463 | Todd: This is our season. | Todd: This is our season. |
697 | 00:41:26,465 | 00:41:28,798 | Two plants, 600 yards an hour. | Two plants, 600 yards an hour. |
698 | 00:41:28,800 | 00:41:32,168 | We got double-barrel shotgun coming at parker. | We got double-barrel shotgun coming at parker. |
699 | 00:41:32,170 | 00:41:34,803 | Narrator: On the season finale of "gold rush"... | Narrator: On the season finale of "gold rush"... |
700 | 00:41:34,805 | 00:41:37,605 | Fire it up! First bucket, dave. | Fire it up! First bucket, dave. |
701 | 00:41:37,607 | 00:41:39,440 | Yeah! | Yeah! |
702 | 00:41:39,442 | 00:41:41,742 | We got double the trouble now. | We got double the trouble now. |
703 | 00:41:41,744 | 00:41:44,745 | We got a block up on the main feed right there. | We got a block up on the main feed right there. |
704 | 00:41:44,747 | 00:41:47,614 | Shut this [bleep] thing off! Hurry up! | Shut this [bleep] thing off! Hurry up! |
705 | 00:41:47,616 | 00:41:49,916 | You've gotta be kidding me! | You've gotta be kidding me! |
706 | 00:41:49,918 | 00:41:53,352 | We're gonna beat the kid this year, plain and simple. | We're gonna beat the kid this year, plain and simple. |
707 | 00:41:53,354 | 00:41:53,919 | Whoa. | Whoa. |
708 | 00:41:53,921 | 00:41:54,853 | Freezin' up. | Freezin' up. |
709 | 00:41:54,855 | 00:41:57,021 | Time to get outta here. | Time to get outta here. |
710 | 00:41:59,725 | 00:42:01,725 | Whoa. | Whoa. |
711 | 00:42:03,528 | 00:42:06,061 | Are we caught on the bank or somethin'? | Are we caught on the bank or somethin'? |
712 | 00:42:07,431 | 00:42:08,296 | [bleep] dredge. | [bleep] dredge. |
713 | 00:42:08,298 | 00:42:13,467 | This is our best cleanup in a single week by far. | This is our best cleanup in a single week by far. |
714 | 00:42:13,469 | 00:42:17,704 | Slowin' down already. | Slowin' down already. |
715 | 00:42:17,706 | 00:42:19,105 | [bleep]. | [bleep]. |
716 | 00:42:19,107 | 00:42:20,372 | Nothin' can be [bleep] easy. | Nothin' can be [bleep] easy. |
717 | 00:42:20,374 | 00:42:22,841 | Wonder if all this snow on the ground's | Wonder if all this snow on the ground's |
718 | 00:42:22,843 | 00:42:24,275 | Trying to tell us somethin'. | Trying to tell us somethin'. |
719 | 00:42:24,277 | 00:42:27,711 | Grandpa rides in style now. | Grandpa rides in style now. |
720 | 00:42:27,713 | 00:42:28,511 | Whoa. | Whoa. |
721 | 00:42:28,513 | 00:42:30,546 | Do you know what hoffman ended up at? | Do you know what hoffman ended up at? |
722 | 00:42:30,548 | 00:42:32,281 | I do. | I do. |