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1 | 00:00:02,870 | 00:00:03,569 | Todd: This season, | Todd: This season, |
2 | 00:00:03,571 | 00:00:07,773 | We opened up the biggest cut of our lives. | We opened up the biggest cut of our lives. |
3 | 00:00:07,775 | 00:00:11,143 | And then we fricking doubled it. | And then we fricking doubled it. |
4 | 00:00:11,145 | 00:00:14,847 | My goal was 2,700 ounces. | My goal was 2,700 ounces. |
5 | 00:00:14,849 | 00:00:16,882 | And you know what? We hit it. | And you know what? We hit it. |
6 | 00:00:16,884 | 00:00:20,686 | And now, here we are with two wash plants, | And now, here we are with two wash plants, |
7 | 00:00:20,688 | 00:00:22,254 | 600 yards an hour. | 600 yards an hour. |
8 | 00:00:22,256 | 00:00:26,225 | And we're only 300 ounces behind the kid. | And we're only 300 ounces behind the kid. |
9 | 00:00:26,227 | 00:00:30,896 | If we're gonna beat parker, it'll be now. | If we're gonna beat parker, it'll be now. |
10 | 00:00:30,898 | 00:00:33,265 | It's our turn to win. | It's our turn to win. |
11 | 00:00:55,356 | 00:01:00,059 | Parker: This season, we have been to hell and back. | Parker: This season, we have been to hell and back. |
12 | 00:01:00,061 | 00:01:02,061 | But despite all the fighting, | But despite all the fighting, |
13 | 00:01:02,063 | 00:01:05,531 | We somehow managed to hit our goal. | We somehow managed to hit our goal. |
14 | 00:01:05,533 | 00:01:07,833 | I mean, we've got 3,000 ounces. | I mean, we've got 3,000 ounces. |
15 | 00:01:07,835 | 00:01:10,302 | And we're still not done. | And we're still not done. |
16 | 00:01:10,304 | 00:01:13,205 | I don't know if that's gonna be enough to beat todd. | I don't know if that's gonna be enough to beat todd. |
17 | 00:01:13,207 | 00:01:16,175 | But we're gambling everything we've got | But we're gambling everything we've got |
18 | 00:01:16,177 | 00:01:20,212 | On whatever is underneath that creek bed. | On whatever is underneath that creek bed. |
19 | 00:01:23,517 | 00:01:27,686 | Narrator: On this season finale of "gold rush"... | Narrator: On this season finale of "gold rush"... |
20 | 00:01:27,688 | 00:01:31,790 | Todd: Two plants, 600 yards an hour! | Todd: Two plants, 600 yards an hour! |
21 | 00:01:31,792 | 00:01:33,225 | Hey! Juan! | Hey! Juan! |
22 | 00:01:33,227 | 00:01:35,160 | That turbo's red hot! | That turbo's red hot! |
23 | 00:01:35,162 | 00:01:37,329 | If we stop, everything will freeze up. | If we stop, everything will freeze up. |
24 | 00:01:37,331 | 00:01:39,431 | Jack: Our best season ever. | Jack: Our best season ever. |
25 | 00:01:39,433 | 00:01:41,066 | [ cheers ] | [ cheers ] |
26 | 00:01:49,110 | 00:01:51,043 | [ metal grinding ] | [ metal grinding ] |
27 | 00:01:51,045 | 00:01:53,445 | Are we caught on the bank? | Are we caught on the bank? |
28 | 00:01:55,950 | 00:01:59,852 | Parker: It's our final push of the season. | Parker: It's our final push of the season. |
29 | 00:01:59,854 | 00:02:00,819 | Oh, ho! | Oh, ho! |
30 | 00:02:00,821 | 00:02:03,222 | You make my life worthwhile. | You make my life worthwhile. |
31 | 00:02:03,224 | 00:02:04,923 | The weather is just going to hell. | The weather is just going to hell. |
32 | 00:02:04,925 | 00:02:07,259 | Parker: There was a little rivalry going this season. | Parker: There was a little rivalry going this season. |
33 | 00:02:07,261 | 00:02:10,129 | Do you know what hoffman ended up at? | Do you know what hoffman ended up at? |
34 | 00:02:10,131 | 00:02:11,363 | I do. | I do. |
35 | 00:02:11,365 | 00:02:14,366 | -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com | -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com |
36 | 00:02:14,368 | 00:02:18,303 | Captions paid for by discovery communications | Captions paid for by discovery communications |
37 | 00:02:33,687 | 00:02:36,722 | Narrator: Dawn at mckinnon creek. | Narrator: Dawn at mckinnon creek. |
38 | 00:02:36,724 | 00:02:40,959 | The hoffman crew is ready to start the day shift. | The hoffman crew is ready to start the day shift. |
39 | 00:02:40,961 | 00:02:44,863 | But the yukon winter is about to hit. | But the yukon winter is about to hit. |
40 | 00:02:44,865 | 00:02:46,665 | Turin: Looks bad. | Turin: Looks bad. |
41 | 00:02:47,535 | 00:02:49,268 | Everything's froze. | Everything's froze. |
42 | 00:02:49,270 | 00:02:52,905 | Anyday, water in the wash plant will freeze | Anyday, water in the wash plant will freeze |
43 | 00:02:52,907 | 00:02:55,741 | And mining will be over for the season. | And mining will be over for the season. |
44 | 00:02:55,743 | 00:02:59,144 | Just go ahead and turn it on. See what it does. | Just go ahead and turn it on. See what it does. |
45 | 00:03:01,382 | 00:03:04,049 | Turin: The antifreeze will get into the water. | Turin: The antifreeze will get into the water. |
46 | 00:03:04,051 | 00:03:06,118 | The ice will start to melt. | The ice will start to melt. |
47 | 00:03:06,120 | 00:03:08,253 | And it'll help get traction. | And it'll help get traction. |
48 | 00:03:08,255 | 00:03:12,991 | Narrator: Their gold haul stands at 2,710 ounces, | Narrator: Their gold haul stands at 2,710 ounces, |
49 | 00:03:12,993 | 00:03:15,894 | Worth nearly $3 million, | Worth nearly $3 million, |
50 | 00:03:15,896 | 00:03:17,729 | Their best season yet. | Their best season yet. |
51 | 00:03:17,731 | 00:03:21,633 | Hey, kev! Bump the sandster for me. | Hey, kev! Bump the sandster for me. |
52 | 00:03:21,635 | 00:03:24,436 | But 5 months of relentless running | But 5 months of relentless running |
53 | 00:03:24,438 | 00:03:28,507 | Have taken their toll on man and machine. | Have taken their toll on man and machine. |
54 | 00:03:28,509 | 00:03:29,174 | Holy [bleep] | Holy [bleep] |
55 | 00:03:29,176 | 00:03:32,945 | Belt's on its way out all the way down. | Belt's on its way out all the way down. |
56 | 00:03:32,947 | 00:03:36,848 | Probably about six holes and counting. | Probably about six holes and counting. |
57 | 00:03:41,956 | 00:03:44,990 | To have any chance of beating parker, | To have any chance of beating parker, |
58 | 00:03:44,992 | 00:03:47,859 | They can't afford to stop for repairs. | They can't afford to stop for repairs. |
59 | 00:03:47,861 | 00:03:49,895 | Turin: I might just run it till it's frozen | Turin: I might just run it till it's frozen |
60 | 00:03:49,897 | 00:03:51,563 | And hope we get through that pile. | And hope we get through that pile. |
61 | 00:03:51,565 | 00:03:54,299 | Narrator: They've stockpiled a mountain of pay dirt | Narrator: They've stockpiled a mountain of pay dirt |
62 | 00:03:54,301 | 00:03:58,503 | They believe contains $500,000 worth of gold. | They believe contains $500,000 worth of gold. |
63 | 00:03:58,505 | 00:04:00,772 | But monster red can't sluice it all | But monster red can't sluice it all |
64 | 00:04:00,774 | 00:04:05,911 | Before the yukon winter freezes them out. | Before the yukon winter freezes them out. |
65 | 00:04:05,913 | 00:04:07,212 | We got big jar of gold | We got big jar of gold |
66 | 00:04:07,214 | 00:04:09,982 | In that big-ass pile of dirt right there, right? | In that big-ass pile of dirt right there, right? |
67 | 00:04:09,984 | 00:04:12,884 | I wanna see it in a jar on the scale. | I wanna see it in a jar on the scale. |
68 | 00:04:12,886 | 00:04:16,555 | Narrator: To avoid leaving any precious gold in the dirt, | Narrator: To avoid leaving any precious gold in the dirt, |
69 | 00:04:16,557 | 00:04:20,559 | Todd's rented a massive wash plant, fort knox, | Todd's rented a massive wash plant, fort knox, |
70 | 00:04:20,561 | 00:04:22,928 | From his neighbor, seamus christie. | From his neighbor, seamus christie. |
71 | 00:04:22,930 | 00:04:25,631 | -Right there? -Perfect! | -Right there? -Perfect! |
72 | 00:04:27,901 | 00:04:30,702 | This is the biggest thing we've ever pulled off, | This is the biggest thing we've ever pulled off, |
73 | 00:04:30,704 | 00:04:32,004 | I'll guarantee you that. | I'll guarantee you that. |
74 | 00:04:32,006 | 00:04:32,904 | Narrator: To save time, | Narrator: To save time, |
75 | 00:04:32,906 | 00:04:38,310 | Todd plans to unload the 75-ton beast in one piece. | Todd plans to unload the 75-ton beast in one piece. |
76 | 00:04:38,312 | 00:04:40,479 | What we're gonna do is try to hook that bar | What we're gonna do is try to hook that bar |
77 | 00:04:40,481 | 00:04:43,715 | That's out here, hook it around with each bucket. | That's out here, hook it around with each bucket. |
78 | 00:04:43,717 | 00:04:46,618 | And hopefully we pull the plant off this way, | And hopefully we pull the plant off this way, |
79 | 00:04:46,620 | 00:04:49,254 | Not pull the plant off this way. | Not pull the plant off this way. |
80 | 00:04:53,294 | 00:04:57,462 | Okay. Let's go. Let's pick it up. | Okay. Let's go. Let's pick it up. |
81 | 00:05:02,936 | 00:05:06,338 | Andy, a little -- pull a little more on andy's side! | Andy, a little -- pull a little more on andy's side! |
82 | 00:05:07,808 | 00:05:09,675 | Have andy push -- pull! | Have andy push -- pull! |
83 | 00:05:09,677 | 00:05:12,144 | -Yeah, keep coming straight. -Now, andy! | -Yeah, keep coming straight. -Now, andy! |
84 | 00:05:12,146 | 00:05:14,546 | Andy! Only andy! | Andy! Only andy! |
85 | 00:05:15,549 | 00:05:17,482 | Todd: Easy. | Todd: Easy. |
86 | 00:05:17,484 | 00:05:20,352 | Way trickier than it looks. | Way trickier than it looks. |
87 | 00:05:20,354 | 00:05:22,521 | Going straight back. | Going straight back. |
88 | 00:05:25,526 | 00:05:27,492 | Go! | Go! |
89 | 00:05:29,897 | 00:05:32,964 | Got it off the trailer. Step one. | Got it off the trailer. Step one. |
90 | 00:05:32,966 | 00:05:33,799 | Yeah, seamus! | Yeah, seamus! |
91 | 00:05:33,801 | 00:05:35,867 | Turin: Gonna move the conveyor into place. | Turin: Gonna move the conveyor into place. |
92 | 00:05:35,869 | 00:05:38,437 | And it's just hooking up water and electricity. | And it's just hooking up water and electricity. |
93 | 00:05:38,439 | 00:05:40,539 | And everything's getting real close. | And everything's getting real close. |
94 | 00:05:40,541 | 00:05:44,609 | Ho! It's about that far from the other one. | Ho! It's about that far from the other one. |
95 | 00:05:44,611 | 00:05:45,544 | Hold on! Whoa, whoa, whoa! | Hold on! Whoa, whoa, whoa! |
96 | 00:05:45,546 | 00:05:50,148 | Narrator: While the crew struggles to get fort knox up and running... | Narrator: While the crew struggles to get fort knox up and running... |
97 | 00:05:50,150 | 00:05:53,151 | Man: Dave, dave! The sand conveyor stopped. | Man: Dave, dave! The sand conveyor stopped. |
98 | 00:05:53,153 | 00:05:55,053 | Turin: Shut the feeder off, kev! Shut the feeder off! | Turin: Shut the feeder off, kev! Shut the feeder off! |
99 | 00:05:55,055 | 00:05:59,024 | Narrator: ...Kevin has been feeding monster red alone. | Narrator: ...Kevin has been feeding monster red alone. |
100 | 00:05:59,026 | 00:06:01,259 | Sand conveyer quit! | Sand conveyer quit! |
101 | 00:06:01,261 | 00:06:02,861 | Hey, look how much sand's in there. | Hey, look how much sand's in there. |
102 | 00:06:02,863 | 00:06:05,364 | Kevin: Hey! You guys are all over there at the plant! | Kevin: Hey! You guys are all over there at the plant! |
103 | 00:06:05,366 | 00:06:07,232 | You cannot let these conveyors stack up. | You cannot let these conveyors stack up. |
104 | 00:06:07,234 | 00:06:09,167 | -What do you want me to do? -Somebody's gotta | -What do you want me to do? -Somebody's gotta |
105 | 00:06:09,169 | 00:06:11,103 | Be shoveling this stuff! -Calm down! | Be shoveling this stuff! -Calm down! |
106 | 00:06:11,105 | 00:06:11,837 | -Hey! Who? -Hey. | -Hey! Who? -Hey. |
107 | 00:06:11,839 | 00:06:14,072 | You want me to stop in between dumping the feeder... | You want me to stop in between dumping the feeder... |
108 | 00:06:14,074 | 00:06:16,675 | I don't care who shovels it. It's [bleep] | I don't care who shovels it. It's [bleep] |
109 | 00:06:16,677 | 00:06:17,509 | This is [bleep] | This is [bleep] |
110 | 00:06:17,511 | 00:06:20,245 | -Calm down. Hey. -I don't care who shovels it! | -Calm down. Hey. -I don't care who shovels it! |
111 | 00:06:20,247 | 00:06:22,748 | -But I can't! -I'm putting a plant together! | -But I can't! -I'm putting a plant together! |
112 | 00:06:22,750 | 00:06:24,449 | What's the point of having another plant | What's the point of having another plant |
113 | 00:06:24,451 | 00:06:27,552 | If we can't keep this one running? | If we can't keep this one running? |
114 | 00:06:31,158 | 00:06:32,391 | Hey, guys, listen. | Hey, guys, listen. |
115 | 00:06:32,393 | 00:06:35,127 | Let's shut this off until we get that one done... | Let's shut this off until we get that one done... |
116 | 00:06:35,129 | 00:06:36,128 | -What? -'cause he's right. | -What? -'cause he's right. |
117 | 00:06:36,130 | 00:06:37,996 | Todd: We gotta have somebody watch this one. | Todd: We gotta have somebody watch this one. |
118 | 00:06:37,998 | 00:06:39,965 | Let's say this one's down for a shift | Let's say this one's down for a shift |
119 | 00:06:39,967 | 00:06:41,933 | While we're all putting that one together. | While we're all putting that one together. |
120 | 00:06:41,935 | 00:06:45,737 | Every shift you run after that, you're doubling it. | Every shift you run after that, you're doubling it. |
121 | 00:06:45,739 | 00:06:48,407 | Put her there. Sorry I yelled at ya. | Put her there. Sorry I yelled at ya. |
122 | 00:06:48,409 | 00:06:48,974 | Come on. | Come on. |
123 | 00:06:48,976 | 00:06:53,011 | The sand built up under this tail wheel and stopped it. | The sand built up under this tail wheel and stopped it. |
124 | 00:06:53,013 | 00:06:54,413 | You know, where kevin's feeding it from, | You know, where kevin's feeding it from, |
125 | 00:06:54,415 | 00:06:56,348 | You can't see this part of this conveyor. | You can't see this part of this conveyor. |
126 | 00:06:56,350 | 00:07:01,853 | Narrator: As soon as they clear monster red's tailings conveyor... | Narrator: As soon as they clear monster red's tailings conveyor... |
127 | 00:07:05,926 | 00:07:07,325 | ...The entire hoffman crew | ...The entire hoffman crew |
128 | 00:07:07,327 | 00:07:12,197 | Moves over to finish building fort knox. | Moves over to finish building fort knox. |
129 | 00:07:12,199 | 00:07:13,732 | Try to get this conveyor set | Try to get this conveyor set |
130 | 00:07:13,734 | 00:07:18,770 | And, hopefully before long, start running that pay pile. | And, hopefully before long, start running that pay pile. |
131 | 00:07:18,772 | 00:07:19,805 | This looks good. -This is | This looks good. -This is |
132 | 00:07:19,807 | 00:07:23,341 | How we're gonna get rid of the million-dollar mountain. | How we're gonna get rid of the million-dollar mountain. |
133 | 00:07:23,343 | 00:07:25,510 | Pretty cool. | Pretty cool. |
134 | 00:07:27,548 | 00:07:29,114 | Todd, everything's ready to go. | Todd, everything's ready to go. |
135 | 00:07:29,116 | 00:07:31,683 | Todd: 600 yards an hour. That's our gold, | Todd: 600 yards an hour. That's our gold, |
136 | 00:07:31,685 | 00:07:33,652 | And we're not gonna leave here without it. | And we're not gonna leave here without it. |
137 | 00:07:33,654 | 00:07:35,854 | We got double the trouble now. | We got double the trouble now. |
138 | 00:07:35,856 | 00:07:37,122 | Let's help each other out | Let's help each other out |
139 | 00:07:37,124 | 00:07:38,857 | And get through that fricking pile. | And get through that fricking pile. |
140 | 00:07:38,859 | 00:07:40,592 | Let's kick parker's ass, okay? | Let's kick parker's ass, okay? |
141 | 00:07:40,594 | 00:07:43,895 | Bring it in and fire it up. | Bring it in and fire it up. |
142 | 00:07:43,897 | 00:07:45,997 | -Yeah! -Yeah! | -Yeah! -Yeah! |
143 | 00:07:47,568 | 00:07:52,938 | Narrator: Fort knox is 19 years older than monster red. | Narrator: Fort knox is 19 years older than monster red. |
144 | 00:07:52,940 | 00:07:56,141 | But it can run at least as much dirt -- | But it can run at least as much dirt -- |
145 | 00:07:56,143 | 00:07:58,643 | 300 yards an hour. | 300 yards an hour. |
146 | 00:08:00,013 | 00:08:03,181 | With two of the biggest wash plants in the klondike, | With two of the biggest wash plants in the klondike, |
147 | 00:08:03,183 | 00:08:07,452 | They will instantly double their gold recovery. | They will instantly double their gold recovery. |
148 | 00:08:12,092 | 00:08:13,825 | Firing up monster red. | Firing up monster red. |
149 | 00:08:13,827 | 00:08:16,595 | The hoffman crew now has a fighting chance | The hoffman crew now has a fighting chance |
150 | 00:08:16,597 | 00:08:20,232 | Of running all of their $500,000 pay pile | Of running all of their $500,000 pay pile |
151 | 00:08:20,234 | 00:08:23,935 | Before winter forces them to quit... | Before winter forces them to quit... |
152 | 00:08:23,937 | 00:08:25,303 | Tree's going! | Tree's going! |
153 | 00:08:25,305 | 00:08:30,342 | And just maybe get more gold than parker schnabel. | And just maybe get more gold than parker schnabel. |
154 | 00:08:30,344 | 00:08:35,780 | Ah, it feels good to be scooping into this side. | Ah, it feels good to be scooping into this side. |
155 | 00:08:35,782 | 00:08:38,016 | Todd: Rock 'n' roll! | Todd: Rock 'n' roll! |
156 | 00:08:47,027 | 00:08:49,027 | Yeah! | Yeah! |
157 | 00:08:55,168 | 00:08:59,070 | We got two plants making gold right now. | We got two plants making gold right now. |
158 | 00:09:04,144 | 00:09:07,979 | Todd: You know what? We're gonna get that gold for the guys. | Todd: You know what? We're gonna get that gold for the guys. |
159 | 00:09:07,981 | 00:09:10,181 | Might even beat the kid. | Might even beat the kid. |
160 | 00:09:10,183 | 00:09:12,684 | ¶ | ¶ |
161 | 00:09:26,133 | 00:09:29,334 | Narrator: All season, tony beets has been fighting to get | Narrator: All season, tony beets has been fighting to get |
162 | 00:09:29,336 | 00:09:34,940 | The 900 ounces of gold he needs to pay for his dredge. | The 900 ounces of gold he needs to pay for his dredge. |
163 | 00:09:36,810 | 00:09:44,015 | He's produced 609 ounces, worth over $650,000. | He's produced 609 ounces, worth over $650,000. |
164 | 00:09:44,017 | 00:09:49,387 | But he's still 300 ounces short of his season goal. | But he's still 300 ounces short of his season goal. |
165 | 00:09:49,389 | 00:09:52,257 | One last monster cleanup would prove | One last monster cleanup would prove |
166 | 00:09:52,259 | 00:09:56,928 | That dredging for gold has a future in the klondike. | That dredging for gold has a future in the klondike. |
167 | 00:09:56,930 | 00:09:59,831 | But frozen water has burst a pipe | But frozen water has burst a pipe |
168 | 00:09:59,833 | 00:10:02,667 | On tony's 75-year-old dredge. | On tony's 75-year-old dredge. |
169 | 00:10:02,669 | 00:10:03,935 | [bleep] | [bleep] |
170 | 00:10:03,937 | 00:10:08,907 | Something's wrong with the water filter we built there. | Something's wrong with the water filter we built there. |
171 | 00:10:08,909 | 00:10:09,774 | Filter's crucial. | Filter's crucial. |
172 | 00:10:09,776 | 00:10:13,244 | Hey, gene! Might wanna shut it down here. | Hey, gene! Might wanna shut it down here. |
173 | 00:10:14,448 | 00:10:15,547 | Soon as I came down there, | Soon as I came down there, |
174 | 00:10:15,549 | 00:10:16,715 | There's water pissing everywhere. | There's water pissing everywhere. |
175 | 00:10:16,717 | 00:10:19,918 | Frost pushed the gasket out is what it looked like to me. | Frost pushed the gasket out is what it looked like to me. |
176 | 00:10:19,920 | 00:10:22,253 | Yeah. Looks like a gasket's ripped. | Yeah. Looks like a gasket's ripped. |
177 | 00:10:22,255 | 00:10:23,788 | -Yep. -Good warning here. | -Yep. -Good warning here. |
178 | 00:10:23,790 | 00:10:26,524 | The winter is definitely on its way. | The winter is definitely on its way. |
179 | 00:10:26,526 | 00:10:28,593 | All righty. | All righty. |
180 | 00:10:28,595 | 00:10:29,527 | Quick fix here. | Quick fix here. |
181 | 00:10:29,529 | 00:10:33,898 | We'll get this installed and be back up and running. | We'll get this installed and be back up and running. |
182 | 00:10:33,900 | 00:10:35,867 | It always surprises me in the fall | It always surprises me in the fall |
183 | 00:10:35,869 | 00:10:39,270 | How quick the cold creeps up, though. | How quick the cold creeps up, though. |
184 | 00:10:39,272 | 00:10:40,205 | Gene: Dodged a bullet there. | Gene: Dodged a bullet there. |
185 | 00:10:40,207 | 00:10:42,907 | Just a simple gasket that got froze and pushed out. | Just a simple gasket that got froze and pushed out. |
186 | 00:10:42,909 | 00:10:44,376 | One thing for sure -- it's gonna get cold. | One thing for sure -- it's gonna get cold. |
187 | 00:10:44,378 | 00:10:48,413 | Winter's coming. So gotta try and dry dock it. | Winter's coming. So gotta try and dry dock it. |
188 | 00:10:49,549 | 00:10:52,584 | Narrator: If they don't get the dredge out of the water | Narrator: If they don't get the dredge out of the water |
189 | 00:10:52,586 | 00:10:58,156 | Before the big freeze, it will be crushed by ice. | Before the big freeze, it will be crushed by ice. |
190 | 00:10:58,725 | 00:11:01,393 | Dark in the morning and dark at night. | Dark in the morning and dark at night. |
191 | 00:11:07,234 | 00:11:09,968 | Well, winter's coming. It's time to park the dredge | Well, winter's coming. It's time to park the dredge |
192 | 00:11:09,970 | 00:11:12,237 | And get the crew on winterizing stuff. | And get the crew on winterizing stuff. |
193 | 00:11:12,239 | 00:11:16,341 | Put things away right and be ready to go in the spring. | Put things away right and be ready to go in the spring. |
194 | 00:11:23,116 | 00:11:27,252 | Now, if you want me to do this right, we need to have the crew. | Now, if you want me to do this right, we need to have the crew. |
195 | 00:11:29,556 | 00:11:31,089 | Whatever. | Whatever. |
196 | 00:11:31,892 | 00:11:33,992 | Narrator: To keep the dredge running, | Narrator: To keep the dredge running, |
197 | 00:11:33,994 | 00:11:37,829 | 21-year-old monica takes charge... | 21-year-old monica takes charge... |
198 | 00:11:37,831 | 00:11:40,899 | Monica: It's not my favorite place. | Monica: It's not my favorite place. |
199 | 00:11:40,901 | 00:11:43,735 | You have to watch those buckets come up, | You have to watch those buckets come up, |
200 | 00:11:43,737 | 00:11:44,602 | Make sure there's no rocks. | Make sure there's no rocks. |
201 | 00:11:44,604 | 00:11:48,006 | Make sure you're actually pulling dirt up. | Make sure you're actually pulling dirt up. |
202 | 00:11:48,008 | 00:11:48,907 | I don't like it. | I don't like it. |
203 | 00:11:48,909 | 00:11:52,977 | ...While gene preps the dry dock on his own. | ...While gene preps the dry dock on his own. |
204 | 00:11:52,979 | 00:11:56,815 | I'm getting pretty irritated with the whole situation. | I'm getting pretty irritated with the whole situation. |
205 | 00:12:05,292 | 00:12:07,258 | Parker: So here we go. This is the first scoop | Parker: So here we go. This is the first scoop |
206 | 00:12:07,260 | 00:12:10,061 | Out of the old creek bed we just diverted, | Out of the old creek bed we just diverted, |
207 | 00:12:10,063 | 00:12:12,030 | Some good-looking stuff. | Some good-looking stuff. |
208 | 00:12:12,032 | 00:12:14,499 | Narrator: At scribner creek, parker schnabel | Narrator: At scribner creek, parker schnabel |
209 | 00:12:14,501 | 00:12:18,369 | Fights to get every last grain of gold | Fights to get every last grain of gold |
210 | 00:12:18,371 | 00:12:21,573 | And beat his rival, todd hoffman. | And beat his rival, todd hoffman. |
211 | 00:12:21,575 | 00:12:23,241 | Parker: You know, there's this competition | Parker: You know, there's this competition |
212 | 00:12:23,243 | 00:12:25,343 | That has been brewing between todd and I. | That has been brewing between todd and I. |
213 | 00:12:25,345 | 00:12:29,214 | And doing that diversion has basically opened | And doing that diversion has basically opened |
214 | 00:12:29,216 | 00:12:31,750 | Up 1,800 feet of thawed pay. | Up 1,800 feet of thawed pay. |
215 | 00:12:31,752 | 00:12:33,585 | Hopefully it's gonna pay off. | Hopefully it's gonna pay off. |
216 | 00:12:33,587 | 00:12:36,054 | Narrator: Parker and crew have diverted a creek | Narrator: Parker and crew have diverted a creek |
217 | 00:12:36,056 | 00:12:41,626 | To chase the promise of big gold in the newly exposed pay dirt. | To chase the promise of big gold in the newly exposed pay dirt. |
218 | 00:12:41,628 | 00:12:43,695 | Ness: I think there's a really good chance that this creek bed | Ness: I think there's a really good chance that this creek bed |
219 | 00:12:43,697 | 00:12:46,030 | Could be the best dirt we've run all season, you know? | Could be the best dirt we've run all season, you know? |
220 | 00:12:46,032 | 00:12:49,100 | It runs right through two of our best cuts. | It runs right through two of our best cuts. |
221 | 00:12:49,102 | 00:12:51,035 | I certainly know that gold doesn't jump. | I certainly know that gold doesn't jump. |
222 | 00:12:51,037 | 00:12:53,171 | So it just seems like a no-brainer to me. | So it just seems like a no-brainer to me. |
223 | 00:12:53,173 | 00:12:56,241 | That's some really good-looking dirt, rick. | That's some really good-looking dirt, rick. |
224 | 00:12:56,243 | 00:12:57,609 | Yeah, buddy. | Yeah, buddy. |
225 | 00:12:57,611 | 00:13:02,413 | Narrator: Parker has a 300-ounce lead over his rival. | Narrator: Parker has a 300-ounce lead over his rival. |
226 | 00:13:02,415 | 00:13:07,819 | But todd knows there's gold in his massive stockpile. | But todd knows there's gold in his massive stockpile. |
227 | 00:13:07,821 | 00:13:11,523 | And parker is running untested dirt. | And parker is running untested dirt. |
228 | 00:13:11,525 | 00:13:12,657 | Parker: It's kind of brutal. | Parker: It's kind of brutal. |
229 | 00:13:12,659 | 00:13:15,894 | But we've got a pretty short time line here. | But we've got a pretty short time line here. |
230 | 00:13:15,896 | 00:13:21,199 | Narrator: At night, the temperature plunges to a bitter 16 degrees. | Narrator: At night, the temperature plunges to a bitter 16 degrees. |
231 | 00:13:21,201 | 00:13:23,902 | Turin: If there's any time of year you wanna keep the wash plant | Turin: If there's any time of year you wanna keep the wash plant |
232 | 00:13:23,904 | 00:13:26,337 | Running 24 hours a day, it's right now, | Running 24 hours a day, it's right now, |
233 | 00:13:26,339 | 00:13:29,040 | To keep everything from freezing up. | To keep everything from freezing up. |
234 | 00:13:32,379 | 00:13:38,416 | Narrator: By dawn, parker's crew and his wash plant, goldzilla, | Narrator: By dawn, parker's crew and his wash plant, goldzilla, |
235 | 00:13:38,418 | 00:13:40,018 | Are worn out. | Are worn out. |
236 | 00:13:40,020 | 00:13:41,619 | Ness: It's running. It ain't running good. | Ness: It's running. It ain't running good. |
237 | 00:13:41,621 | 00:13:45,723 | [bleep] it's slowing down already. | [bleep] it's slowing down already. |
238 | 00:13:45,725 | 00:13:47,659 | [bleep] | [bleep] |
239 | 00:13:47,661 | 00:13:48,726 | Is the feed rate way down? | Is the feed rate way down? |
240 | 00:13:48,728 | 00:13:51,930 | Turn it down any more, and we won't be doing anything. | Turn it down any more, and we won't be doing anything. |
241 | 00:13:51,932 | 00:13:52,931 | We'll be losing money. | We'll be losing money. |
242 | 00:13:52,933 | 00:13:54,599 | There's no use trying to run it like that. | There's no use trying to run it like that. |
243 | 00:13:54,601 | 00:13:56,601 | It's just gonna end up a [bleep] mess. | It's just gonna end up a [bleep] mess. |
244 | 00:13:56,603 | 00:13:59,571 | Narrator: With winter knocking on the door, | Narrator: With winter knocking on the door, |
245 | 00:13:59,573 | 00:14:03,441 | A broken-down plant would end parker's season | A broken-down plant would end parker's season |
246 | 00:14:03,443 | 00:14:07,111 | And allow todd to beat him in the gold count. | And allow todd to beat him in the gold count. |
247 | 00:14:07,113 | 00:14:08,813 | Ness: Something's wrong with the wash plant. | Ness: Something's wrong with the wash plant. |
248 | 00:14:08,815 | 00:14:11,883 | And the weather's just going to hell. | And the weather's just going to hell. |
249 | 00:14:13,687 | 00:14:14,652 | It just sucks, man. | It just sucks, man. |
250 | 00:14:14,654 | 00:14:17,322 | I don't want it to end like this. | I don't want it to end like this. |
251 | 00:14:24,197 | 00:14:27,799 | ¶ | ¶ |
252 | 00:14:30,203 | 00:14:35,073 | Ness: It shut down again, man. We tried, but it ain't working. | Ness: It shut down again, man. We tried, but it ain't working. |
253 | 00:14:35,075 | 00:14:36,808 | It's 16 degrees, | It's 16 degrees, |
254 | 00:14:36,810 | 00:14:40,945 | Cold enough to ice up idle machinery. | Cold enough to ice up idle machinery. |
255 | 00:14:40,947 | 00:14:43,481 | She gave up the ghost, huh? | She gave up the ghost, huh? |
256 | 00:14:43,483 | 00:14:45,250 | Not even two buckets, man. | Not even two buckets, man. |
257 | 00:14:45,252 | 00:14:46,251 | But foreman rick ness | But foreman rick ness |
258 | 00:14:46,253 | 00:14:49,287 | Has been forced to shut down goldzilla. | Has been forced to shut down goldzilla. |
259 | 00:14:49,289 | 00:14:50,722 | Well, if that motor smoked, | Well, if that motor smoked, |
260 | 00:14:50,724 | 00:14:53,892 | I mean, we don't have any spares for this plant. | I mean, we don't have any spares for this plant. |
261 | 00:14:53,894 | 00:14:57,295 | The wash plant's motor is failing. | The wash plant's motor is failing. |
262 | 00:14:57,297 | 00:15:03,001 | If they can't fix it, parker's crew is done for the year. | If they can't fix it, parker's crew is done for the year. |
263 | 00:15:03,003 | 00:15:04,535 | We can't go down like this. | We can't go down like this. |
264 | 00:15:04,537 | 00:15:07,272 | We gotta figure it out. | We gotta figure it out. |
265 | 00:15:07,274 | 00:15:09,908 | The only thing we've got's big red sitting over there. | The only thing we've got's big red sitting over there. |
266 | 00:15:09,910 | 00:15:12,710 | And it's the same size shaker deck. | And it's the same size shaker deck. |
267 | 00:15:12,712 | 00:15:14,579 | Think you can do that? I mean, that's -- | Think you can do that? I mean, that's -- |
268 | 00:15:14,581 | 00:15:17,248 | That'd be huge if those motors were the same. | That'd be huge if those motors were the same. |
269 | 00:15:17,250 | 00:15:19,751 | It's hard to say. But it's worth a try. | It's hard to say. But it's worth a try. |
270 | 00:15:19,753 | 00:15:21,719 | [bleep] man. That's all we got. | [bleep] man. That's all we got. |
271 | 00:15:21,721 | 00:15:23,855 | I'm go measure it up, see what we can do. | I'm go measure it up, see what we can do. |
272 | 00:15:23,857 | 00:15:25,256 | All right. | All right. |
273 | 00:15:26,660 | 00:15:29,160 | Time for big red to make a little sacrifice. | Time for big red to make a little sacrifice. |
274 | 00:15:29,162 | 00:15:31,362 | Barely enough room for one person here. | Barely enough room for one person here. |
275 | 00:15:31,364 | 00:15:33,498 | You know, this is pretty much the heart of big red. | You know, this is pretty much the heart of big red. |
276 | 00:15:33,500 | 00:15:34,432 | This is what makes it shake. | This is what makes it shake. |
277 | 00:15:34,434 | 00:15:36,868 | And we're gonna do a little heart transplant | And we're gonna do a little heart transplant |
278 | 00:15:36,870 | 00:15:38,269 | And put this on goldzilla, | And put this on goldzilla, |
279 | 00:15:38,271 | 00:15:41,839 | And hopefully get us back making gold. | And hopefully get us back making gold. |
280 | 00:15:42,142 | 00:15:44,409 | Parker: Is it the same shaft size? | Parker: Is it the same shaft size? |
281 | 00:15:44,411 | 00:15:46,744 | Hopefully, it's close. | Hopefully, it's close. |
282 | 00:15:46,746 | 00:15:51,015 | All right, rick. It's all yours. Fly it outta here. | All right, rick. It's all yours. Fly it outta here. |
283 | 00:15:54,621 | 00:15:56,454 | Hoping this is finally a break. | Hoping this is finally a break. |
284 | 00:15:56,456 | 00:16:00,525 | Looking like this motor might match up to goldzilla. | Looking like this motor might match up to goldzilla. |
285 | 00:16:00,527 | 00:16:01,993 | That would be huge. | That would be huge. |
286 | 00:16:01,995 | 00:16:04,362 | That would get us running. | That would get us running. |
287 | 00:16:10,603 | 00:16:12,971 | 5 and 7/8s. | 5 and 7/8s. |
288 | 00:16:15,642 | 00:16:18,576 | Well, these motors are a little different. | Well, these motors are a little different. |
289 | 00:16:20,747 | 00:16:23,681 | Both motors have the same size pulley. | Both motors have the same size pulley. |
290 | 00:16:23,683 | 00:16:27,018 | But the belt types are different. | But the belt types are different. |
291 | 00:16:27,020 | 00:16:28,720 | Hope I can swap 'em over. | Hope I can swap 'em over. |
292 | 00:16:28,722 | 00:16:31,155 | Narrator: Big red's 25-horsepower motor | Narrator: Big red's 25-horsepower motor |
293 | 00:16:31,157 | 00:16:35,126 | Is powerful enough to drive goldzilla's shaker deck. | Is powerful enough to drive goldzilla's shaker deck. |
294 | 00:16:35,128 | 00:16:38,129 | But its pulley is too small. | But its pulley is too small. |
295 | 00:16:38,131 | 00:16:40,365 | Mitch needs to transplant the pulley | Mitch needs to transplant the pulley |
296 | 00:16:40,367 | 00:16:44,102 | From the dead motor onto the one that works. | From the dead motor onto the one that works. |
297 | 00:16:44,104 | 00:16:46,270 | There it is. | There it is. |
298 | 00:16:46,272 | 00:16:49,474 | Parker: Nothing can [bleep] work around here. | Parker: Nothing can [bleep] work around here. |
299 | 00:16:49,476 | 00:16:52,543 | Just a matter of putting it back together now. | Just a matter of putting it back together now. |
300 | 00:16:56,182 | 00:16:57,882 | Keep it low till we get over there. | Keep it low till we get over there. |
301 | 00:16:57,884 | 00:17:00,618 | Then you can raise it up. | Then you can raise it up. |
302 | 00:17:00,620 | 00:17:02,153 | Hey, hold there! -Okay. | Hey, hold there! -Okay. |
303 | 00:17:02,155 | 00:17:06,157 | So go ahead and bring it up, nice and easy. | So go ahead and bring it up, nice and easy. |
304 | 00:17:06,159 | 00:17:09,093 | Little bit more. | Little bit more. |
305 | 00:17:09,095 | 00:17:10,762 | Let her down! | Let her down! |
306 | 00:17:10,764 | 00:17:13,464 | Coming down. | Coming down. |
307 | 00:17:13,466 | 00:17:14,599 | Hold! | Hold! |
308 | 00:17:14,601 | 00:17:17,602 | -How's it look? -Better than the last one. | -How's it look? -Better than the last one. |
309 | 00:17:17,604 | 00:17:19,303 | [ laughs ] | [ laughs ] |
310 | 00:17:22,442 | 00:17:23,007 | We got it! | We got it! |
311 | 00:17:23,009 | 00:17:26,377 | She's shaking. That's what we're looking for. | She's shaking. That's what we're looking for. |
312 | 00:17:26,379 | 00:17:28,346 | Wow. | Wow. |
313 | 00:17:30,617 | 00:17:32,650 | Bingo! | Bingo! |
314 | 00:17:34,254 | 00:17:38,222 | Narrator: Goldzilla is back up and running. | Narrator: Goldzilla is back up and running. |
315 | 00:17:38,224 | 00:17:39,457 | Parker still has a chance | Parker still has a chance |
316 | 00:17:39,459 | 00:17:43,728 | To get enough gold to stay ahead of the hoffmans. | To get enough gold to stay ahead of the hoffmans. |
317 | 00:17:43,730 | 00:17:45,329 | How's everything look up there, mitch? | How's everything look up there, mitch? |
318 | 00:17:45,331 | 00:17:49,167 | Everything's looking really good. Plant's shaking real good. | Everything's looking really good. Plant's shaking real good. |
319 | 00:17:49,169 | 00:17:51,035 | Perfect! | Perfect! |
320 | 00:17:58,912 | 00:18:00,378 | Tony beets and his crew | Tony beets and his crew |
321 | 00:18:00,380 | 00:18:03,748 | Are desperate for one final, massive cleanup | Are desperate for one final, massive cleanup |
322 | 00:18:03,750 | 00:18:06,417 | To prove that dredging has a future | To prove that dredging has a future |
323 | 00:18:06,419 | 00:18:09,954 | In the gold fields of the north. | In the gold fields of the north. |
324 | 00:18:10,223 | 00:18:13,191 | Meanwhile, gene prepares a dry dock | Meanwhile, gene prepares a dry dock |
325 | 00:18:13,193 | 00:18:15,893 | To get the dredge up and out of the water | To get the dredge up and out of the water |
326 | 00:18:15,895 | 00:18:19,097 | Before their pond freezes over. | Before their pond freezes over. |
327 | 00:18:20,300 | 00:18:22,967 | Gene: We wanna put dredge on dry ground for the winter | Gene: We wanna put dredge on dry ground for the winter |
328 | 00:18:22,969 | 00:18:23,734 | So it's not in the ice | So it's not in the ice |
329 | 00:18:23,736 | 00:18:26,938 | And won't have to worry about any issues with freezing. | And won't have to worry about any issues with freezing. |
330 | 00:18:26,940 | 00:18:29,574 | Should be good to go in the spring. | Should be good to go in the spring. |
331 | 00:18:29,576 | 00:18:32,777 | Narrator: Gene's plan to get the million-dollar dredge | Narrator: Gene's plan to get the million-dollar dredge |
332 | 00:18:32,779 | 00:18:35,480 | Safely onto dry land -- | Safely onto dry land -- |
333 | 00:18:35,482 | 00:18:40,852 | First, excavate a flat area 100'x200' | First, excavate a flat area 100'x200' |
334 | 00:18:40,854 | 00:18:43,955 | That will act as the dry dock. | That will act as the dry dock. |
335 | 00:18:45,458 | 00:18:49,193 | Next, block the drainage channel... | Next, block the drainage channel... |
336 | 00:18:50,096 | 00:18:54,732 | ...And open the sluice gates to raise the water level. | ...And open the sluice gates to raise the water level. |
337 | 00:18:54,734 | 00:18:57,301 | Once there's enough water in the pond | Once there's enough water in the pond |
338 | 00:18:57,303 | 00:18:59,403 | To lift the dredge high enough, | To lift the dredge high enough, |
339 | 00:18:59,405 | 00:19:03,341 | They'll float it into the dry dock, | They'll float it into the dry dock, |
340 | 00:19:03,343 | 00:19:07,245 | Then break the berm downstream, | Then break the berm downstream, |
341 | 00:19:07,247 | 00:19:10,181 | Allowing the water level to drop, | Allowing the water level to drop, |
342 | 00:19:10,183 | 00:19:12,383 | Leaving the dredge high and dry | Leaving the dredge high and dry |
343 | 00:19:12,385 | 00:19:15,887 | On a smooth base for the long winter. | On a smooth base for the long winter. |
344 | 00:19:17,390 | 00:19:20,057 | Gene: I'm using the water level we're at as a gauge. | Gene: I'm using the water level we're at as a gauge. |
345 | 00:19:20,059 | 00:19:22,326 | You know, it's not very deep, just a few inches. | You know, it's not very deep, just a few inches. |
346 | 00:19:22,328 | 00:19:25,463 | And that lets me know that I don't have any real high spots | And that lets me know that I don't have any real high spots |
347 | 00:19:25,465 | 00:19:27,732 | Or low spots here. Sweep it out with the bucket. | Or low spots here. Sweep it out with the bucket. |
348 | 00:19:27,734 | 00:19:30,935 | And then, uh, the dredge sits level. | And then, uh, the dredge sits level. |
349 | 00:19:37,243 | 00:19:39,377 | Gene: I still need to get this plugged off good | Gene: I still need to get this plugged off good |
350 | 00:19:39,379 | 00:19:40,845 | Here to hold the water back. | Here to hold the water back. |
351 | 00:19:40,847 | 00:19:42,513 | Can you make a pass down | Can you make a pass down |
352 | 00:19:42,515 | 00:19:45,416 | On that side of the course tails? | On that side of the course tails? |
353 | 00:19:45,952 | 00:19:48,619 | Narrator: To raise the water level in the pond, | Narrator: To raise the water level in the pond, |
354 | 00:19:48,621 | 00:19:52,256 | Tony blocks the drainage channel with tailings. | Tony blocks the drainage channel with tailings. |
355 | 00:19:52,258 | 00:19:55,993 | He can't risk leaving his million-dollar dredge | He can't risk leaving his million-dollar dredge |
356 | 00:19:55,995 | 00:19:58,696 | In the water any longer. | In the water any longer. |
357 | 00:20:01,334 | 00:20:02,967 | Hey, tony. | Hey, tony. |
358 | 00:20:04,604 | 00:20:06,704 | All righty. | All righty. |
359 | 00:20:13,046 | 00:20:14,412 | Gene: Well, let's open these up. | Gene: Well, let's open these up. |
360 | 00:20:14,414 | 00:20:16,514 | Gene and matt open the sluice gates | Gene and matt open the sluice gates |
361 | 00:20:16,516 | 00:20:19,750 | To raise the water level in the dredge pond, | To raise the water level in the dredge pond, |
362 | 00:20:19,752 | 00:20:24,188 | Ready for the float-out in 24 hours. | Ready for the float-out in 24 hours. |
363 | 00:20:24,190 | 00:20:27,291 | Matt: Once we park the dredge up for the last time, | Matt: Once we park the dredge up for the last time, |
364 | 00:20:27,293 | 00:20:28,926 | Then it's a good [bleep] day | Then it's a good [bleep] day |
365 | 00:20:28,928 | 00:20:32,163 | 'cause there ain't no turning back then. | 'cause there ain't no turning back then. |
366 | 00:20:43,209 | 00:20:44,942 | Narrator: By morning, the water level | Narrator: By morning, the water level |
367 | 00:20:44,944 | 00:20:49,013 | Has risen high enough for gene to winch the dredge | Has risen high enough for gene to winch the dredge |
368 | 00:20:49,015 | 00:20:50,381 | Into his dry dock. | Into his dry dock. |
369 | 00:20:50,383 | 00:20:53,751 | Gene: I'm just giving the dredge a little push off the bank here | Gene: I'm just giving the dredge a little push off the bank here |
370 | 00:20:53,753 | 00:20:55,620 | And gonna lead it around the corner | And gonna lead it around the corner |
371 | 00:20:55,622 | 00:20:57,822 | Into the dry dock. | Into the dry dock. |
372 | 00:21:00,159 | 00:21:02,426 | Narrator: To park the dredge for the season, | Narrator: To park the dredge for the season, |
373 | 00:21:02,428 | 00:21:05,496 | The crew connects a cable to the side boom | The crew connects a cable to the side boom |
374 | 00:21:05,498 | 00:21:10,001 | And slowly winches it towards the dry dock. | And slowly winches it towards the dry dock. |
375 | 00:21:10,003 | 00:21:14,171 | Once the dredge is in shallow water, | Once the dredge is in shallow water, |
376 | 00:21:14,173 | 00:21:16,007 | They can drain the pond | They can drain the pond |
377 | 00:21:16,009 | 00:21:19,810 | And leave it safe and dry for winter. | And leave it safe and dry for winter. |
378 | 00:21:24,484 | 00:21:26,717 | Matt: Yeah. Winch is engaged. | Matt: Yeah. Winch is engaged. |
379 | 00:21:38,798 | 00:21:40,831 | Tony: Pull it a bit. | Tony: Pull it a bit. |
380 | 00:21:40,833 | 00:21:42,133 | What? | What? |
381 | 00:21:43,636 | 00:21:46,437 | We've got it pulling. | We've got it pulling. |
382 | 00:21:46,439 | 00:21:50,308 | The winch going at all, or... | The winch going at all, or... |
383 | 00:21:50,310 | 00:21:51,609 | Montana! -Yeah? | Montana! -Yeah? |
384 | 00:21:51,611 | 00:21:53,444 | Monica: Are we caught on the bank or something? | Monica: Are we caught on the bank or something? |
385 | 00:21:53,446 | 00:21:56,647 | Yeah, looks like we're all hung up here. | Yeah, looks like we're all hung up here. |
386 | 00:22:13,366 | 00:22:16,067 | Narrator: The water level is too low. | Narrator: The water level is too low. |
387 | 00:22:16,069 | 00:22:20,171 | The dredge has run aground on the dry dock. | The dredge has run aground on the dry dock. |
388 | 00:22:45,765 | 00:22:48,032 | ¶ | ¶ |
389 | 00:22:52,538 | 00:22:54,972 | What's happened? | What's happened? |
390 | 00:22:55,475 | 00:22:59,510 | Narrator: Tony beets has to get his million-dollar dredge | Narrator: Tony beets has to get his million-dollar dredge |
391 | 00:22:59,512 | 00:23:01,145 | Safely onto dry land | Safely onto dry land |
392 | 00:23:01,147 | 00:23:04,382 | Before the winter freeze destroys it. | Before the winter freeze destroys it. |
393 | 00:23:04,384 | 00:23:08,786 | But the water level in the pond has dropped. | But the water level in the pond has dropped. |
394 | 00:23:12,425 | 00:23:14,058 | The dredge has run aground | The dredge has run aground |
395 | 00:23:14,060 | 00:23:17,695 | On the edge of their shallow dry dock. | On the edge of their shallow dry dock. |
396 | 00:23:25,772 | 00:23:28,706 | Gene breaks through a berm upstream. | Gene breaks through a berm upstream. |
397 | 00:23:28,708 | 00:23:30,775 | And thousands of gallons of water | And thousands of gallons of water |
398 | 00:23:30,777 | 00:23:34,211 | Rush into the dredge pond. | Rush into the dredge pond. |
399 | 00:23:34,213 | 00:23:37,515 | Before the water can drain away again... | Before the water can drain away again... |
400 | 00:23:37,517 | 00:23:39,250 | Gene: Pull the thing up onto the pad. | Gene: Pull the thing up onto the pad. |
401 | 00:23:39,252 | 00:23:43,421 | Narrator: ...Gene takes matters into his own hands. | Narrator: ...Gene takes matters into his own hands. |
402 | 00:23:47,760 | 00:23:49,994 | He uses his excavator bucket | He uses his excavator bucket |
403 | 00:23:49,996 | 00:23:52,897 | To drag the dredge into the dock. | To drag the dredge into the dock. |
404 | 00:23:52,899 | 00:23:55,232 | Easy there, gene. | Easy there, gene. |
405 | 00:23:57,103 | 00:23:59,270 | Gene: Put a little weight on the front of the dredge, | Gene: Put a little weight on the front of the dredge, |
406 | 00:23:59,272 | 00:24:00,938 | And it'll pick up the ass end up. | And it'll pick up the ass end up. |
407 | 00:24:00,940 | 00:24:03,374 | And I'm just gonna pull it in. | And I'm just gonna pull it in. |
408 | 00:24:12,485 | 00:24:14,051 | Whoo! | Whoo! |
409 | 00:24:18,191 | 00:24:20,491 | Spud's down. Bucket ladder's down. | Spud's down. Bucket ladder's down. |
410 | 00:24:20,493 | 00:24:22,560 | And the dredge is docked. | And the dredge is docked. |
411 | 00:24:25,064 | 00:24:27,631 | Narrator: Gene breaks the berm downstream | Narrator: Gene breaks the berm downstream |
412 | 00:24:27,633 | 00:24:30,634 | To drain the water out of the dredge pond. | To drain the water out of the dredge pond. |
413 | 00:24:30,636 | 00:24:34,839 | In a few hours, the dredge will be high and dry | In a few hours, the dredge will be high and dry |
414 | 00:24:34,841 | 00:24:37,741 | For the first time in 5 months. | For the first time in 5 months. |
415 | 00:24:37,743 | 00:24:42,279 | Finally, the crew can begin their all-important cleanup. | Finally, the crew can begin their all-important cleanup. |
416 | 00:24:42,281 | 00:24:47,017 | I think it's been a pretty good year. I've had a lotta fun. | I think it's been a pretty good year. I've had a lotta fun. |
417 | 00:24:48,855 | 00:24:50,621 | Gene: It's encouraging. | Gene: It's encouraging. |
418 | 00:24:50,623 | 00:24:55,092 | Narrator: Tony's last gold of the season is in this box. | Narrator: Tony's last gold of the season is in this box. |
419 | 00:24:55,094 | 00:24:56,794 | Just how much will determine | Just how much will determine |
420 | 00:24:56,796 | 00:25:02,199 | Whether his dream of dredging in the klondike has a future. | Whether his dream of dredging in the klondike has a future. |
421 | 00:25:18,117 | 00:25:19,717 | Todd: Look at this! | Todd: Look at this! |
422 | 00:25:19,719 | 00:25:22,219 | Look at this view! | Look at this view! |
423 | 00:25:22,221 | 00:25:24,421 | Thank you, god! | Thank you, god! |
424 | 00:25:24,423 | 00:25:29,693 | Narrator: The hoffman crew is running two monster wash plants | Narrator: The hoffman crew is running two monster wash plants |
425 | 00:25:29,695 | 00:25:32,630 | In a race to sluice a mountain of pay dirt | In a race to sluice a mountain of pay dirt |
426 | 00:25:32,632 | 00:25:36,600 | Before the yukon winter freezes them out. | Before the yukon winter freezes them out. |
427 | 00:25:36,602 | 00:25:40,905 | Makes you happy you're a gold miner on days like this. | Makes you happy you're a gold miner on days like this. |
428 | 00:25:40,907 | 00:25:43,974 | Narrator: If they can keep up the breakneck pace, | Narrator: If they can keep up the breakneck pace, |
429 | 00:25:43,976 | 00:25:46,844 | They should be done running their stockpile | They should be done running their stockpile |
430 | 00:25:46,846 | 00:25:48,512 | Within 24 hours. | Within 24 hours. |
431 | 00:25:48,514 | 00:25:51,181 | [bleep] | [bleep] |
432 | 00:25:51,183 | 00:25:52,483 | Turin: That looks bad! | Turin: That looks bad! |
433 | 00:25:52,485 | 00:25:56,720 | Hey! Juan! Juan! [bleep] | Hey! Juan! Juan! [bleep] |
434 | 00:25:59,225 | 00:26:01,759 | Hey, seamus, that turbo is red hot! | Hey, seamus, that turbo is red hot! |
435 | 00:26:01,761 | 00:26:03,460 | This is the last thing we need. | This is the last thing we need. |
436 | 00:26:03,462 | 00:26:06,764 | -Oh, my gosh! Look at that. -It's red hot. | -Oh, my gosh! Look at that. -It's red hot. |
437 | 00:26:06,766 | 00:26:09,133 | Narrator: Their new wash plant, fort knox, | Narrator: Their new wash plant, fort knox, |
438 | 00:26:09,135 | 00:26:12,703 | Demands 4,000 gallons of water a minute. | Demands 4,000 gallons of water a minute. |
439 | 00:26:12,705 | 00:26:17,107 | But the turbocharger on their water pump has overheated. | But the turbocharger on their water pump has overheated. |
440 | 00:26:17,109 | 00:26:19,176 | Is there any way you can rebuild that? | Is there any way you can rebuild that? |
441 | 00:26:19,178 | 00:26:20,544 | Not in the state it's in right now. | Not in the state it's in right now. |
442 | 00:26:20,546 | 00:26:23,681 | So we gotta try to order one or find one or... | So we gotta try to order one or find one or... |
443 | 00:26:23,683 | 00:26:26,584 | Order one or find one somewhere, yep. | Order one or find one somewhere, yep. |
444 | 00:26:28,287 | 00:26:30,621 | You know this is the 3406. | You know this is the 3406. |
445 | 00:26:30,623 | 00:26:33,223 | In my peterbilt, I got a 3406 in it. | In my peterbilt, I got a 3406 in it. |
446 | 00:26:33,225 | 00:26:35,159 | Probably the same exact turbo. | Probably the same exact turbo. |
447 | 00:26:35,161 | 00:26:38,729 | We can rip it off my truck and put it on this thing for now. | We can rip it off my truck and put it on this thing for now. |
448 | 00:26:38,731 | 00:26:40,130 | -Seriously? -Yeah. | -Seriously? -Yeah. |
449 | 00:26:40,132 | 00:26:42,299 | You really think it'll fit? | You really think it'll fit? |
450 | 00:26:42,301 | 00:26:44,668 | I'm sure it'll fit. | I'm sure it'll fit. |
451 | 00:26:44,670 | 00:26:45,803 | You cool with that? | You cool with that? |
452 | 00:26:45,805 | 00:26:47,137 | -I'm cool with that. -No kidding. | -I'm cool with that. -No kidding. |
453 | 00:26:47,139 | 00:26:49,306 | Let's go. Juan, do it. Go for it. | Let's go. Juan, do it. Go for it. |
454 | 00:26:49,308 | 00:26:52,810 | Todd: That shows his dedication, that he'd take a part off his truck | Todd: That shows his dedication, that he'd take a part off his truck |
455 | 00:26:52,812 | 00:26:56,380 | To keep us going and get that gold. | To keep us going and get that gold. |
456 | 00:26:56,949 | 00:26:58,882 | Ibarra: There it is. Let me get some tools. | Ibarra: There it is. Let me get some tools. |
457 | 00:26:58,884 | 00:27:00,884 | And we'll get it pulled off real quick. | And we'll get it pulled off real quick. |
458 | 00:27:00,886 | 00:27:04,388 | If I can get the fricking socket on there, buddy. | If I can get the fricking socket on there, buddy. |
459 | 00:27:04,390 | 00:27:06,323 | We just gotta get this thing off. | We just gotta get this thing off. |
460 | 00:27:06,325 | 00:27:09,660 | And we can't even touch it, it's so darn hot. | And we can't even touch it, it's so darn hot. |
461 | 00:27:11,631 | 00:27:13,163 | -Got it? -Got it, man. | -Got it? -Got it, man. |
462 | 00:27:13,165 | 00:27:14,331 | That was quick, juan! | That was quick, juan! |
463 | 00:27:14,333 | 00:27:17,935 | Narrator: Fort knox isn't catching any gold. | Narrator: Fort knox isn't catching any gold. |
464 | 00:27:17,937 | 00:27:21,005 | Monster red has been working solo. | Monster red has been working solo. |
465 | 00:27:21,007 | 00:27:23,207 | But its worn-out belts are slipping. | But its worn-out belts are slipping. |
466 | 00:27:23,209 | 00:27:26,210 | And the stacking conveyor is clogged with rocks. | And the stacking conveyor is clogged with rocks. |
467 | 00:27:26,212 | 00:27:29,513 | Turin: It's gonna be a piece of [bleep] all the way to the end. | Turin: It's gonna be a piece of [bleep] all the way to the end. |
468 | 00:27:29,515 | 00:27:33,384 | -It makes a lot of shoveling. -Wanna try that out? | -It makes a lot of shoveling. -Wanna try that out? |
469 | 00:27:33,386 | 00:27:34,685 | Yeah. | Yeah. |
470 | 00:27:36,455 | 00:27:38,322 | Pierce: It's tough staying to the end, | Pierce: It's tough staying to the end, |
471 | 00:27:38,324 | 00:27:42,493 | Especially when everything goes all cattywampus like this. | Especially when everything goes all cattywampus like this. |
472 | 00:27:42,495 | 00:27:46,830 | Turin: Monster red -- it's like a boxer that's been in a fight. | Turin: Monster red -- it's like a boxer that's been in a fight. |
473 | 00:27:46,832 | 00:27:48,799 | And it's the ninth round. | And it's the ninth round. |
474 | 00:27:48,801 | 00:27:50,067 | And it's trying its hardest. | And it's trying its hardest. |
475 | 00:27:50,069 | 00:27:53,370 | But it's got all kinds of problems. | But it's got all kinds of problems. |
476 | 00:27:55,074 | 00:27:58,942 | Keep going. It's all we can do. | Keep going. It's all we can do. |
477 | 00:27:59,445 | 00:28:03,480 | Narrator: Over at fort knox, juan struggles in the bitter cold | Narrator: Over at fort knox, juan struggles in the bitter cold |
478 | 00:28:03,482 | 00:28:08,752 | To install the turbocharger from his truck onto the pump. | To install the turbocharger from his truck onto the pump. |
479 | 00:28:08,754 | 00:28:11,021 | We need one more here. | We need one more here. |
480 | 00:28:12,558 | 00:28:14,825 | Can't be icing up already, is it? | Can't be icing up already, is it? |
481 | 00:28:14,827 | 00:28:17,027 | All right. It's got six more bolts | All right. It's got six more bolts |
482 | 00:28:17,029 | 00:28:18,262 | To check here, dave. | To check here, dave. |
483 | 00:28:18,264 | 00:28:20,964 | -We good? -I think so. | -We good? -I think so. |
484 | 00:28:21,934 | 00:28:24,702 | [ motor starts ] | [ motor starts ] |
485 | 00:28:26,272 | 00:28:28,172 | Turin: Good job, juan. | Turin: Good job, juan. |
486 | 00:28:28,174 | 00:28:31,308 | That's a real team player right there. | That's a real team player right there. |
487 | 00:28:34,847 | 00:28:36,880 | Narrator: For the first time all night, | Narrator: For the first time all night, |
488 | 00:28:36,882 | 00:28:40,317 | The hoffman crew is running at full capacity, | The hoffman crew is running at full capacity, |
489 | 00:28:40,319 | 00:28:45,989 | Processing 600 yards of klondike pay dirt an hour. | Processing 600 yards of klondike pay dirt an hour. |
490 | 00:28:58,671 | 00:28:59,303 | ¶ | ¶ |
491 | 00:28:59,305 | 00:29:03,140 | Narrator: The brutal yukon winter has arrived. | Narrator: The brutal yukon winter has arrived. |
492 | 00:29:03,142 | 00:29:05,509 | It's just 15 degrees. | It's just 15 degrees. |
493 | 00:29:05,511 | 00:29:09,246 | Snow has blanketed the claims. | Snow has blanketed the claims. |
494 | 00:29:09,248 | 00:29:12,015 | Most gold miners are either packing up | Most gold miners are either packing up |
495 | 00:29:12,017 | 00:29:15,586 | Or have already left for the season. | Or have already left for the season. |
496 | 00:29:21,427 | 00:29:24,695 | It's the beets family's last day in the klondike | It's the beets family's last day in the klondike |
497 | 00:29:24,697 | 00:29:28,098 | Before they head south for the winter. | Before they head south for the winter. |
498 | 00:29:28,901 | 00:29:29,333 | Good. | Good. |
499 | 00:29:29,335 | 00:29:32,836 | It's like christmas. I brought you a present. | It's like christmas. I brought you a present. |
500 | 00:29:34,273 | 00:29:39,309 | Hi, son. How are ya? Nice to see ya. | Hi, son. How are ya? Nice to see ya. |
501 | 00:29:39,311 | 00:29:42,179 | [bleep] liar. | [bleep] liar. |
502 | 00:29:42,181 | 00:29:44,114 | See [bleep] | See [bleep] |
503 | 00:29:44,984 | 00:29:47,985 | I'd like to see what the dredge came up with. | I'd like to see what the dredge came up with. |
504 | 00:29:54,293 | 00:29:57,027 | Where did you want this stuff? | Where did you want this stuff? |
505 | 00:29:58,564 | 00:30:02,966 | This is all the gold we've dredged so far? | This is all the gold we've dredged so far? |
506 | 00:30:02,968 | 00:30:06,170 | It is 609 ounces... | It is 609 ounces... |
507 | 00:30:06,172 | 00:30:11,675 | Narrator: 609 ounces is worth $670,000. | Narrator: 609 ounces is worth $670,000. |
508 | 00:30:11,677 | 00:30:14,978 | Plus one more gold weigh that we need to weigh. | Plus one more gold weigh that we need to weigh. |
509 | 00:30:15,948 | 00:30:20,784 | Tony's goal this season is to mine 900 ounces, | Tony's goal this season is to mine 900 ounces, |
510 | 00:30:20,786 | 00:30:24,888 | Enough to pay back the cost of buying the dredge. | Enough to pay back the cost of buying the dredge. |
511 | 00:30:24,890 | 00:30:25,556 | 50. | 50. |
512 | 00:30:25,558 | 00:30:27,958 | Tony needs his final weigh-in | Tony needs his final weigh-in |
513 | 00:30:27,960 | 00:30:30,894 | To produce 291 ounces. | To produce 291 ounces. |
514 | 00:30:30,896 | 00:30:31,328 | 70... | 70... |
515 | 00:30:31,330 | 00:30:36,934 | But the dredge's average cleanup this season is just 68 ounces. | But the dredge's average cleanup this season is just 68 ounces. |
516 | 00:30:36,936 | 00:30:39,603 | 80. | 80. |
517 | 00:30:39,605 | 00:30:40,771 | 90. | 90. |
518 | 00:30:40,773 | 00:30:43,340 | -110. -110. | -110. -110. |
519 | 00:30:43,342 | 00:30:44,608 | 120. | 120. |
520 | 00:30:44,610 | 00:30:48,378 | 127.75. | 127.75. |
521 | 00:30:51,183 | 00:30:52,649 | 737. | 737. |
522 | 00:30:52,651 | 00:30:57,321 | Narrator: Tony has come up 163 ounces short. | Narrator: Tony has come up 163 ounces short. |
523 | 00:30:57,323 | 00:30:59,923 | It's not gonna cut it. | It's not gonna cut it. |
524 | 00:30:59,925 | 00:31:02,826 | It's not what you promised me. | It's not what you promised me. |
525 | 00:31:03,963 | 00:31:05,596 | You could've sluiced for another week, | You could've sluiced for another week, |
526 | 00:31:05,598 | 00:31:07,431 | And then we would've paid for it. | And then we would've paid for it. |
527 | 00:31:07,433 | 00:31:12,102 | Tony has not paid for his dredge in his first season. | Tony has not paid for his dredge in his first season. |
528 | 00:31:12,104 | 00:31:14,171 | But he and gene have figured out | But he and gene have figured out |
529 | 00:31:14,173 | 00:31:18,008 | How to produce a respectable 36 ounces a day, | How to produce a respectable 36 ounces a day, |
530 | 00:31:18,010 | 00:31:24,147 | Or 250 ounces for a full week, worth $250,000 million. | Or 250 ounces for a full week, worth $250,000 million. |
531 | 00:31:24,149 | 00:31:26,917 | Gene: The dredge is really efficient to run. | Gene: The dredge is really efficient to run. |
532 | 00:31:26,919 | 00:31:29,019 | That's right. | That's right. |
533 | 00:31:34,293 | 00:31:36,360 | At that rate, tony's dredge | At that rate, tony's dredge |
534 | 00:31:36,362 | 00:31:39,529 | Could soon be making a very healthy profit. | Could soon be making a very healthy profit. |
535 | 00:31:39,531 | 00:31:41,331 | And I have to admit, the cost per yard | And I have to admit, the cost per yard |
536 | 00:31:41,333 | 00:31:44,635 | And all this stuff, it is very feasible, this. | And all this stuff, it is very feasible, this. |
537 | 00:31:44,637 | 00:31:46,870 | It really is feasible. | It really is feasible. |
538 | 00:31:56,515 | 00:31:57,714 | Okay. Well, I'll take the gold. | Okay. Well, I'll take the gold. |
539 | 00:31:57,716 | 00:32:01,385 | You guys just take your learning experience. | You guys just take your learning experience. |
540 | 00:32:01,387 | 00:32:03,353 | [ laughter ] | [ laughter ] |
541 | 00:32:03,355 | 00:32:05,789 | ¶ | ¶ |
542 | 00:32:10,896 | 00:32:13,530 | Antonkiuk: The weather's crashing down on us. | Antonkiuk: The weather's crashing down on us. |
543 | 00:32:13,532 | 00:32:14,998 | Narrator: Parker's diehard crew | Narrator: Parker's diehard crew |
544 | 00:32:15,000 | 00:32:17,734 | Works tirelessly to get at what they hope | Works tirelessly to get at what they hope |
545 | 00:32:17,736 | 00:32:20,804 | Is gold-rich pay dirt from the creek bed. | Is gold-rich pay dirt from the creek bed. |
546 | 00:32:20,806 | 00:32:23,607 | Right now, we're just trying to run this plant | Right now, we're just trying to run this plant |
547 | 00:32:23,609 | 00:32:27,844 | As long as we can before it gets too cold. | As long as we can before it gets too cold. |
548 | 00:32:27,846 | 00:32:30,180 | Narrator: Despite the bitter cold, | Narrator: Despite the bitter cold, |
549 | 00:32:30,182 | 00:32:32,049 | 95-year-old john schnabel | 95-year-old john schnabel |
550 | 00:32:32,051 | 00:32:35,152 | Flies in for the end of parker's season. | Flies in for the end of parker's season. |
551 | 00:32:35,154 | 00:32:38,021 | Grandpa rides in style now. | Grandpa rides in style now. |
552 | 00:32:38,023 | 00:32:39,957 | -Hey, hey! -Oh-ho! | -Hey, hey! -Oh-ho! |
553 | 00:32:39,959 | 00:32:42,159 | You got to get unbuckled first! | You got to get unbuckled first! |
554 | 00:32:42,161 | 00:32:43,727 | Oh! | Oh! |
555 | 00:32:43,729 | 00:32:44,594 | [ chuckles ] | [ chuckles ] |
556 | 00:32:44,596 | 00:32:48,432 | I can't get over this warped-up... | I can't get over this warped-up... |
557 | 00:32:48,834 | 00:32:50,500 | Ooh. [ chuckles ] | Ooh. [ chuckles ] |
558 | 00:32:50,502 | 00:32:51,835 | There ain't much to hold onto. | There ain't much to hold onto. |
559 | 00:32:51,837 | 00:32:55,138 | Well, we'll try our best here. Here we go. | Well, we'll try our best here. Here we go. |
560 | 00:32:55,140 | 00:32:56,173 | [ laughter ] | [ laughter ] |
561 | 00:32:56,175 | 00:32:58,909 | Oh, you're looking wonderful. | Oh, you're looking wonderful. |
562 | 00:32:58,911 | 00:32:59,676 | So are you! | So are you! |
563 | 00:32:59,678 | 00:33:02,646 | I need something to keep me from falling down. | I need something to keep me from falling down. |
564 | 00:33:02,648 | 00:33:04,214 | Thank you. | Thank you. |
565 | 00:33:04,216 | 00:33:05,515 | There we go. | There we go. |
566 | 00:33:05,517 | 00:33:06,883 | Parker: Do you want a cup of coffee? | Parker: Do you want a cup of coffee? |
567 | 00:33:06,885 | 00:33:08,819 | -Sure! -I was just gonna have my cup of coffee. | -Sure! -I was just gonna have my cup of coffee. |
568 | 00:33:08,821 | 00:33:10,821 | I just had one hell of a good sandwich, | I just had one hell of a good sandwich, |
569 | 00:33:10,823 | 00:33:13,991 | So I'm not hungry at all. | So I'm not hungry at all. |
570 | 00:33:14,760 | 00:33:17,961 | So, when are you planning to shut down? | So, when are you planning to shut down? |
571 | 00:33:17,963 | 00:33:22,132 | Is the weather gonna be your determining factor? | Is the weather gonna be your determining factor? |
572 | 00:33:22,134 | 00:33:24,301 | Everybody's in very good spirits. | Everybody's in very good spirits. |
573 | 00:33:24,303 | 00:33:25,535 | And I don't want it to be | And I don't want it to be |
574 | 00:33:25,537 | 00:33:29,039 | Everybody starting to tear each other's heads off | Everybody starting to tear each other's heads off |
575 | 00:33:29,041 | 00:33:31,475 | That shuts us down, you know? | That shuts us down, you know? |
576 | 00:33:31,477 | 00:33:33,210 | I've got a good group of guys here right now. | I've got a good group of guys here right now. |
577 | 00:33:33,212 | 00:33:36,947 | And I don't wanna lose 'em. You can shut down it today. | And I don't wanna lose 'em. You can shut down it today. |
578 | 00:33:36,949 | 00:33:40,083 | You don't have to fight the plant in ice | You don't have to fight the plant in ice |
579 | 00:33:40,085 | 00:33:41,218 | If you don't want to. | If you don't want to. |
580 | 00:33:41,220 | 00:33:43,487 | I don't say that's what you have to do. | I don't say that's what you have to do. |
581 | 00:33:43,489 | 00:33:44,821 | I just say that's what I'd do. | I just say that's what I'd do. |
582 | 00:33:44,823 | 00:33:48,725 | I think we should probably just go ahead and call it a season. | I think we should probably just go ahead and call it a season. |
583 | 00:33:48,727 | 00:33:52,696 | I think you're doing the right thing, you know. | I think you're doing the right thing, you know. |
584 | 00:33:54,600 | 00:33:58,201 | Narrator: With just 10 hours left, parker and his crew | Narrator: With just 10 hours left, parker and his crew |
585 | 00:33:58,203 | 00:34:01,705 | Go all-out to get the last of the gold. | Go all-out to get the last of the gold. |
586 | 00:34:01,707 | 00:34:05,542 | Everybody wants to know what this creek holds. | Everybody wants to know what this creek holds. |
587 | 00:34:05,544 | 00:34:06,743 | That's why we're here. | That's why we're here. |
588 | 00:34:06,745 | 00:34:09,212 | Now, rumor has it that todd had a pretty good season. | Now, rumor has it that todd had a pretty good season. |
589 | 00:34:09,214 | 00:34:13,483 | And so we just wanna make ours a little bit better. | And so we just wanna make ours a little bit better. |
590 | 00:34:14,586 | 00:34:15,819 | Parker: This is the final push. | Parker: This is the final push. |
591 | 00:34:15,821 | 00:34:19,256 | Hopefully, it's gonna be one for the record books. | Hopefully, it's gonna be one for the record books. |
592 | 00:34:21,293 | 00:34:26,096 | Narrator: At midnight, the temperature hits 12 degrees. | Narrator: At midnight, the temperature hits 12 degrees. |
593 | 00:34:26,098 | 00:34:30,667 | Parker runs the last of his pay dirt. | Parker runs the last of his pay dirt. |
594 | 00:34:30,669 | 00:34:32,069 | Hey, rick? Yeah, that's the last group. | Hey, rick? Yeah, that's the last group. |
595 | 00:34:32,071 | 00:34:35,005 | They just went in, if you guys wanna shut her down. | They just went in, if you guys wanna shut her down. |
596 | 00:34:35,007 | 00:34:37,207 | Sounds good, man. We'll hit the water. | Sounds good, man. We'll hit the water. |
597 | 00:34:37,209 | 00:34:38,575 | Roger that. | Roger that. |
598 | 00:34:38,577 | 00:34:39,709 | It's just time to call it, man. | It's just time to call it, man. |
599 | 00:34:39,711 | 00:34:43,980 | It's -- it's too cold. There's ice everywhere. | It's -- it's too cold. There's ice everywhere. |
600 | 00:34:43,982 | 00:34:46,483 | It ain't worth fighting it anymore. | It ain't worth fighting it anymore. |
601 | 00:34:46,485 | 00:34:48,051 | That's the last dirt of our season | That's the last dirt of our season |
602 | 00:34:48,053 | 00:34:50,787 | Going through the hopper right now. | Going through the hopper right now. |
603 | 00:35:03,402 | 00:35:06,169 | It's actually a good feeling. | It's actually a good feeling. |
604 | 00:35:08,207 | 00:35:09,239 | [ chuckles ] | [ chuckles ] |
605 | 00:35:09,241 | 00:35:09,906 | Good job, guys. | Good job, guys. |
606 | 00:35:09,908 | 00:35:13,176 | Oh, yeah! There we go! There's a souvenir. | Oh, yeah! There we go! There's a souvenir. |
607 | 00:35:13,178 | 00:35:14,845 | [ laughter ] | [ laughter ] |
608 | 00:35:14,847 | 00:35:18,748 | Yeah. That's a piece of spring off our shaker deck | Yeah. That's a piece of spring off our shaker deck |
609 | 00:35:18,750 | 00:35:20,083 | Sitting in our sluice box. | Sitting in our sluice box. |
610 | 00:35:20,085 | 00:35:21,918 | So I'd say it's -- | So I'd say it's -- |
611 | 00:35:21,920 | 00:35:24,588 | We probably picked a good time to shut down. | We probably picked a good time to shut down. |
612 | 00:35:24,590 | 00:35:25,555 | Parker: Thank you, guys. | Parker: Thank you, guys. |
613 | 00:35:25,557 | 00:35:27,190 | -Sounds good, man. -Did a hell of a job. | -Sounds good, man. -Did a hell of a job. |
614 | 00:35:27,192 | 00:35:28,558 | It's been a great season. | It's been a great season. |
615 | 00:35:28,560 | 00:35:30,660 | Man: Fingers crossed that it's a success. | Man: Fingers crossed that it's a success. |
616 | 00:35:30,662 | 00:35:32,129 | Parker: Oh! If I had a beer, | Parker: Oh! If I had a beer, |
617 | 00:35:32,131 | 00:35:34,264 | We'd be having a cheers right now. | We'd be having a cheers right now. |
618 | 00:35:34,266 | 00:35:35,832 | Yeah. | Yeah. |
619 | 00:35:42,474 | 00:35:44,574 | ¶ | ¶ |
620 | 00:35:44,576 | 00:35:46,543 | I looked. It was 18 degrees fahrenheit. | I looked. It was 18 degrees fahrenheit. |
621 | 00:35:46,545 | 00:35:50,080 | And the cold makes it more of a battle, that's for sure. | And the cold makes it more of a battle, that's for sure. |
622 | 00:35:50,082 | 00:35:52,449 | Narrator: At mckinnon creek, the hoffman crew | Narrator: At mckinnon creek, the hoffman crew |
623 | 00:35:52,451 | 00:35:55,619 | Struggles to pull the mats on monster red | Struggles to pull the mats on monster red |
624 | 00:35:55,621 | 00:35:58,388 | Before they freeze in the sluice box. | Before they freeze in the sluice box. |
625 | 00:35:58,390 | 00:36:01,591 | Thurber: We just, uh, made it by the skin of our teeth. | Thurber: We just, uh, made it by the skin of our teeth. |
626 | 00:36:01,593 | 00:36:02,826 | Plant was icing up. | Plant was icing up. |
627 | 00:36:02,828 | 00:36:05,495 | I don't think we could've ran another day. | I don't think we could've ran another day. |
628 | 00:36:05,497 | 00:36:07,764 | Every year, it's -- it's about the same. | Every year, it's -- it's about the same. |
629 | 00:36:07,766 | 00:36:09,733 | You just push so hard at the end. | You just push so hard at the end. |
630 | 00:36:09,735 | 00:36:14,771 | But when you see the gold, it, uh, makes it all worthwhile. | But when you see the gold, it, uh, makes it all worthwhile. |
631 | 00:36:14,773 | 00:36:17,307 | Dodge: What brings people back year after year? | Dodge: What brings people back year after year? |
632 | 00:36:17,309 | 00:36:19,776 | It's all that yellow gold, right? | It's all that yellow gold, right? |
633 | 00:36:19,778 | 00:36:23,313 | You look at the graveyards in the gold mining towns, | You look at the graveyards in the gold mining towns, |
634 | 00:36:23,315 | 00:36:24,514 | Full of people 20 years old. | Full of people 20 years old. |
635 | 00:36:24,516 | 00:36:27,117 | That shows you the difference and the hardships they had. | That shows you the difference and the hardships they had. |
636 | 00:36:27,119 | 00:36:30,520 | But the drive's the same. It's that yellow metal. | But the drive's the same. It's that yellow metal. |
637 | 00:36:30,522 | 00:36:32,822 | It's always a gamble. | It's always a gamble. |
638 | 00:36:35,127 | 00:36:36,826 | Whoo! | Whoo! |
639 | 00:36:43,368 | 00:36:47,537 | ¶ | ¶ |
640 | 00:36:47,539 | 00:36:48,772 | Narrator: In the gold room, | Narrator: In the gold room, |
641 | 00:36:48,774 | 00:36:52,509 | Jack cleans up the last of the hoffmans' gold. | Jack cleans up the last of the hoffmans' gold. |
642 | 00:36:52,511 | 00:36:55,045 | Jack: This could push us over our goal. | Jack: This could push us over our goal. |
643 | 00:36:55,047 | 00:36:58,815 | You know, wouldn't that be fantastic? | You know, wouldn't that be fantastic? |
644 | 00:36:58,817 | 00:37:00,050 | Todd: Hey, let's go in. | Todd: Hey, let's go in. |
645 | 00:37:00,052 | 00:37:02,852 | Narrator: After the longest, hardest season | Narrator: After the longest, hardest season |
646 | 00:37:02,854 | 00:37:06,256 | Since they started mining six years ago... | Since they started mining six years ago... |
647 | 00:37:06,258 | 00:37:07,190 | Holy... | Holy... |
648 | 00:37:07,192 | 00:37:10,660 | ...There's one question on everyone's mind. | ...There's one question on everyone's mind. |
649 | 00:37:10,662 | 00:37:11,294 | Look at that! | Look at that! |
650 | 00:37:11,296 | 00:37:14,064 | Did they beat their rival, parker schnabel? | Did they beat their rival, parker schnabel? |
651 | 00:37:14,066 | 00:37:16,199 | That looks like a lot of gold, jack. | That looks like a lot of gold, jack. |
652 | 00:37:16,201 | 00:37:17,701 | Jack: Yeah. You know, hey. | Jack: Yeah. You know, hey. |
653 | 00:37:17,703 | 00:37:20,370 | What did we set for our first goal? | What did we set for our first goal? |
654 | 00:37:20,372 | 00:37:21,705 | 2,700. | 2,700. |
655 | 00:37:21,707 | 00:37:22,572 | And we made it, right? | And we made it, right? |
656 | 00:37:22,574 | 00:37:25,008 | -Twice the amount as last season. -Yeah. | -Twice the amount as last season. -Yeah. |
657 | 00:37:25,010 | 00:37:28,178 | And we decided we'd go for broke. | And we decided we'd go for broke. |
658 | 00:37:28,180 | 00:37:30,146 | And we set a goal at what? | And we set a goal at what? |
659 | 00:37:30,148 | 00:37:31,948 | -3,000. -3,000. | -3,000. -3,000. |
660 | 00:37:31,950 | 00:37:38,054 | Okay. Well, we had 321 ounces, which brings us | Okay. Well, we had 321 ounces, which brings us |
661 | 00:37:38,056 | 00:37:40,457 | To 3,032. | To 3,032. |
662 | 00:37:40,459 | 00:37:43,426 | Our best season ever. [ cheers ] | Our best season ever. [ cheers ] |
663 | 00:37:43,428 | 00:37:49,866 | Narrator: 3,032 ounces, worth $3.3 million -- | Narrator: 3,032 ounces, worth $3.3 million -- |
664 | 00:37:49,868 | 00:37:55,071 | By far the best season the hoffman crew has ever had. | By far the best season the hoffman crew has ever had. |
665 | 00:37:55,073 | 00:37:58,475 | Todd: We've gotten more gold this season | Todd: We've gotten more gold this season |
666 | 00:37:58,477 | 00:38:01,344 | Than all of our other seasons combined. | Than all of our other seasons combined. |
667 | 00:38:01,346 | 00:38:02,646 | What an accomplishment, huh? -Geez! | What an accomplishment, huh? -Geez! |
668 | 00:38:02,648 | 00:38:04,748 | -You guys did it. -Beat our own goal. | -You guys did it. -Beat our own goal. |
669 | 00:38:04,750 | 00:38:08,151 | I'm not so sure if we're gonna beat parker. I have no idea. | I'm not so sure if we're gonna beat parker. I have no idea. |
670 | 00:38:08,153 | 00:38:12,689 | But no matter what, appreciate you guys being on the team. | But no matter what, appreciate you guys being on the team. |
671 | 00:38:12,691 | 00:38:16,192 | Dad, come on. Bring it in, man. | Dad, come on. Bring it in, man. |
672 | 00:38:16,194 | 00:38:17,560 | Let's give thanks. | Let's give thanks. |
673 | 00:38:17,562 | 00:38:18,561 | Jack: Heavenly father, | Jack: Heavenly father, |
674 | 00:38:18,563 | 00:38:21,464 | We just truly thank you for the opportunities, | We just truly thank you for the opportunities, |
675 | 00:38:21,466 | 00:38:24,334 | And help us to be bold enough to take 'em. | And help us to be bold enough to take 'em. |
676 | 00:38:24,336 | 00:38:27,037 | It's in your name we pray. Amen. | It's in your name we pray. Amen. |
677 | 00:38:27,039 | 00:38:28,071 | All: Amen. | All: Amen. |
678 | 00:38:28,073 | 00:38:29,639 | Come in, guys. | Come in, guys. |
679 | 00:38:29,641 | 00:38:35,145 | [ indistinct conversations ] | [ indistinct conversations ] |
680 | 00:38:39,651 | 00:38:42,352 | Hey, hey. Well, hello! | Hey, hey. Well, hello! |
681 | 00:38:42,354 | 00:38:44,487 | Hello. -How ya doing? | Hello. -How ya doing? |
682 | 00:38:44,489 | 00:38:46,856 | -Pardon? -How's it going? | -Pardon? -How's it going? |
683 | 00:38:46,858 | 00:38:47,590 | Good to see you. | Good to see you. |
684 | 00:38:47,592 | 00:38:50,427 | Narrator: Parker's crew gathers to find out | Narrator: Parker's crew gathers to find out |
685 | 00:38:50,429 | 00:38:53,897 | If they got enough gold in their final cleanup | If they got enough gold in their final cleanup |
686 | 00:38:53,899 | 00:38:55,498 | To beat the hoffmans. | To beat the hoffmans. |
687 | 00:38:55,500 | 00:38:58,635 | Here's the gold we have left. These are 100-ouncers. | Here's the gold we have left. These are 100-ouncers. |
688 | 00:38:58,637 | 00:39:00,537 | And we've had some of it melted down. | And we've had some of it melted down. |
689 | 00:39:00,539 | 00:39:04,007 | Man: That's pretty cool. The cute little bars. | Man: That's pretty cool. The cute little bars. |
690 | 00:39:04,009 | 00:39:07,210 | Ooh! Boy, is that heavy! | Ooh! Boy, is that heavy! |
691 | 00:39:07,212 | 00:39:08,812 | Parker: It's been a long one. And you guys | Parker: It's been a long one. And you guys |
692 | 00:39:08,814 | 00:39:10,780 | Have all stuck it out. And I appreciate that. | Have all stuck it out. And I appreciate that. |
693 | 00:39:10,782 | 00:39:11,848 | It's ended up really good. | It's ended up really good. |
694 | 00:39:11,850 | 00:39:14,117 | And a lot of that, I have you to thank for, rick. | And a lot of that, I have you to thank for, rick. |
695 | 00:39:14,119 | 00:39:16,119 | And you've been one hell of a leader. | And you've been one hell of a leader. |
696 | 00:39:16,121 | 00:39:18,355 | -Yep. Yeah, rick. -Appreciate it, buddy. | -Yep. Yeah, rick. -Appreciate it, buddy. |
697 | 00:39:18,357 | 00:39:20,623 | Parker: So that brings us to some gold. | Parker: So that brings us to some gold. |
698 | 00:39:20,625 | 00:39:23,226 | Do you know what hoffman ended up at? | Do you know what hoffman ended up at? |
699 | 00:39:23,228 | 00:39:23,693 | I do. | I do. |
700 | 00:39:23,695 | 00:39:26,796 | They finished up at 3,031 ounces. | They finished up at 3,031 ounces. |
701 | 00:39:26,798 | 00:39:27,664 | That's good to know. | That's good to know. |
702 | 00:39:27,666 | 00:39:30,033 | So -- and this is from the creek diversion. | So -- and this is from the creek diversion. |
703 | 00:39:30,035 | 00:39:33,336 | If there's 20 ounces in there, we got 'em whupped. | If there's 20 ounces in there, we got 'em whupped. |
704 | 00:39:33,338 | 00:39:35,839 | So I reckon that's probably about 25 ounces, | So I reckon that's probably about 25 ounces, |
705 | 00:39:35,841 | 00:39:37,841 | Which takes us past the hoffmans. | Which takes us past the hoffmans. |
706 | 00:39:37,843 | 00:39:40,377 | I think he should've learned by now. | I think he should've learned by now. |
707 | 00:39:40,379 | 00:39:44,581 | [ laughter, cheers ] | [ laughter, cheers ] |
708 | 00:39:44,583 | 00:39:46,249 | Oh, yeah! | Oh, yeah! |
709 | 00:39:46,251 | 00:39:49,352 | -Hello! -Woo-hoo! | -Hello! -Woo-hoo! |
710 | 00:39:49,354 | 00:39:52,188 | Parker: So, that's 353 ounces. | Parker: So, that's 353 ounces. |
711 | 00:39:52,190 | 00:39:54,891 | [ cheers ] | [ cheers ] |
712 | 00:39:54,893 | 00:40:01,598 | Narrator: 353 ounces, worth $388,000. | Narrator: 353 ounces, worth $388,000. |
713 | 00:40:01,600 | 00:40:02,932 | [ cheers ] | [ cheers ] |
714 | 00:40:02,934 | 00:40:07,103 | Parker: So that takes us to 3,362. | Parker: So that takes us to 3,362. |
715 | 00:40:07,105 | 00:40:08,738 | [ laughter ] | [ laughter ] |
716 | 00:40:08,740 | 00:40:16,946 | Narrator: This season, parker mined a staggering $3,698,000 -- | Narrator: This season, parker mined a staggering $3,698,000 -- |
717 | 00:40:16,948 | 00:40:20,517 | The biggest take of his gold-mining career. | The biggest take of his gold-mining career. |
718 | 00:40:20,519 | 00:40:25,455 | Parker, you don't know how pleased and proud I am of you. | Parker, you don't know how pleased and proud I am of you. |
719 | 00:40:25,457 | 00:40:29,659 | Just 4 years ago, you started to mine. | Just 4 years ago, you started to mine. |
720 | 00:40:29,661 | 00:40:31,961 | And you got 100-and-some ounces. | And you got 100-and-some ounces. |
721 | 00:40:31,963 | 00:40:33,696 | And you were quite pleased. | And you were quite pleased. |
722 | 00:40:33,698 | 00:40:35,999 | But you were willing to do better. | But you were willing to do better. |
723 | 00:40:36,001 | 00:40:39,235 | And with the help of a wonderful crew, | And with the help of a wonderful crew, |
724 | 00:40:39,237 | 00:40:42,505 | You now look at 3,000 ounces. | You now look at 3,000 ounces. |
725 | 00:40:42,507 | 00:40:46,676 | What a fantastic change in your life. | What a fantastic change in your life. |
726 | 00:40:46,678 | 00:40:51,548 | And I am really proud because what more -- | And I am really proud because what more -- |
727 | 00:40:51,550 | 00:40:54,150 | What more could I ask for? | What more could I ask for? |
728 | 00:40:54,152 | 00:40:55,952 | Nothing. | Nothing. |
729 | 00:40:57,622 | 00:41:01,191 | I am lucky... | I am lucky... |
730 | 00:41:01,193 | 00:41:04,294 | A very fortunate man. | A very fortunate man. |
731 | 00:41:07,065 | 00:41:10,433 | [ applause ] | [ applause ] |
732 | 00:41:13,505 | 00:41:14,737 | Give him a hug, you big goon. | Give him a hug, you big goon. |
733 | 00:41:14,739 | 00:41:17,574 | Give him a big hug. C'mon, parker. | Give him a big hug. C'mon, parker. |
734 | 00:41:17,576 | 00:41:20,076 | [ laughter ] | [ laughter ] |
735 | 00:41:22,280 | 00:41:22,846 | Love you. | Love you. |
736 | 00:41:22,848 | 00:41:28,117 | [ voice breaking ] I love -- I love you, parker. | [ voice breaking ] I love -- I love you, parker. |
737 | 00:41:28,119 | 00:41:31,020 | I not only love ya. I'm proud of ya. | I not only love ya. I'm proud of ya. |
738 | 00:41:31,022 | 00:41:35,325 | You make my...Life worthwhile. | You make my...Life worthwhile. |
739 | 00:41:45,604 | 00:41:47,337 | -Cheers. -Cheers. | -Cheers. -Cheers. |
740 | 00:41:47,339 | 00:41:51,007 | [ cheers ] | [ cheers ] |
741 | 00:41:55,614 | 00:42:00,683 | Parker: The whole season was a fight, but we stuck together. | Parker: The whole season was a fight, but we stuck together. |
742 | 00:42:00,685 | 00:42:02,719 | At the end of the year, the people who win are the ones | At the end of the year, the people who win are the ones |
743 | 00:42:02,721 | 00:42:05,054 | That have the heart and ones that have the dedication | That have the heart and ones that have the dedication |
744 | 00:42:05,056 | 00:42:09,893 | To want to put the hours in, right? | To want to put the hours in, right? |
745 | 00:42:11,429 | 00:42:15,064 | And that's those guys. That's us. | And that's those guys. That's us. |
746 | 00:42:15,066 | 00:42:16,499 | [ indistinct conversations ] | [ indistinct conversations ] |
747 | 00:42:16,501 | 00:42:21,037 | This year, we found over 25% more gold than last year. | This year, we found over 25% more gold than last year. |
748 | 00:42:21,039 | 00:42:23,506 | It's a big increase. | It's a big increase. |
749 | 00:42:23,508 | 00:42:26,075 | And we'll keep going down that route. | And we'll keep going down that route. |
750 | 00:42:26,077 | 00:42:29,746 | It doesn't stop here. This does not stop here. | It doesn't stop here. This does not stop here. |
751 | 00:42:29,748 | 00:42:32,248 | [ cheers ] | [ cheers ] |