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1 | 00:00:01,969 | 00:00:03,802 | Narrator: On this "gold rush," | Narrator: On this "gold rush," |
2 | 00:00:03,804 | 00:00:07,706 | The most successful season of gold mining... | The most successful season of gold mining... |
3 | 00:00:07,708 | 00:00:09,241 | Yeah! My boy! | Yeah! My boy! |
4 | 00:00:09,243 | 00:00:10,642 | ...Comes to a close. | ...Comes to a close. |
5 | 00:00:10,644 | 00:00:12,077 | Hell yeah, we had a great season. | Hell yeah, we had a great season. |
6 | 00:00:12,079 | 00:00:13,445 | Narrator: For the first time, | Narrator: For the first time, |
7 | 00:00:13,447 | 00:00:17,649 | The miners reveal shocking, never-before-seen moments. | The miners reveal shocking, never-before-seen moments. |
8 | 00:00:17,651 | 00:00:20,085 | I don't think I'd ever want to be a miner. | I don't think I'd ever want to be a miner. |
9 | 00:00:20,087 | 00:00:22,354 | Narrator: Deep, dark secrets... | Narrator: Deep, dark secrets... |
10 | 00:00:22,790 | 00:00:23,722 | ...They never wanted shown. | ...They never wanted shown. |
11 | 00:00:23,724 | 00:00:26,358 | We were gonna get 10% of the gold. | We were gonna get 10% of the gold. |
12 | 00:00:26,927 | 00:00:31,764 | Narrator: After months on the claims, the truth finally comes out. | Narrator: After months on the claims, the truth finally comes out. |
13 | 00:00:31,766 | 00:00:34,733 | Brandon started off at our site. | Brandon started off at our site. |
14 | 00:00:34,735 | 00:00:35,334 | He fired me. | He fired me. |
15 | 00:00:35,336 | 00:00:37,069 | When I tell you to leave me alone... | When I tell you to leave me alone... |
16 | 00:00:37,071 | 00:00:38,170 | Nobody treats me like that. | Nobody treats me like that. |
17 | 00:00:38,172 | 00:00:41,540 | Narrator: ...Like parker's bromance with derek. | Narrator: ...Like parker's bromance with derek. |
18 | 00:00:41,542 | 00:00:43,108 | [ whistles ] sleepyhead. | [ whistles ] sleepyhead. |
19 | 00:00:43,110 | 00:00:44,877 | -Is that what's gonna be shown? -Yeah. | -Is that what's gonna be shown? -Yeah. |
20 | 00:00:44,879 | 00:00:46,879 | Narrator: ...That lead to a full-scale war. | Narrator: ...That lead to a full-scale war. |
21 | 00:00:46,881 | 00:00:48,947 | I just wanted to punch him in the [bleep] face | I just wanted to punch him in the [bleep] face |
22 | 00:00:48,949 | 00:00:49,815 | Just looking at the guy. | Just looking at the guy. |
23 | 00:00:49,817 | 00:00:52,518 | The crew didn't like me at all, but parker sure did. | The crew didn't like me at all, but parker sure did. |
24 | 00:00:52,520 | 00:00:55,921 | Narrator: And a phenomenal side of todd hoffman... | Narrator: And a phenomenal side of todd hoffman... |
25 | 00:00:55,923 | 00:00:56,522 | Ready to rock? | Ready to rock? |
26 | 00:00:56,524 | 00:00:58,457 | Narrator: ...That he's always kept under wraps. | Narrator: ...That he's always kept under wraps. |
27 | 00:00:58,459 | 00:01:01,160 | ¶ it's the world I know ¶ | ¶ it's the world I know ¶ |
28 | 00:01:01,162 | 00:01:02,227 | Dude, you're a miner. | Dude, you're a miner. |
29 | 00:01:02,229 | 00:01:04,063 | What are you doing making a song? | What are you doing making a song? |
30 | 00:01:04,065 | 00:01:06,398 | Narrator: And finally, a sneak peek | Narrator: And finally, a sneak peek |
31 | 00:01:06,400 | 00:01:10,702 | Of big, bold gold-mining plans for next season. | Of big, bold gold-mining plans for next season. |
32 | 00:01:10,838 | 00:01:13,772 | Tony's ambition to ship a second dredge | Tony's ambition to ship a second dredge |
33 | 00:01:13,774 | 00:01:16,008 | Down the mighty yukon river. | Down the mighty yukon river. |
34 | 00:01:17,611 | 00:01:19,445 | Parker's ongoing crew crisis. | Parker's ongoing crew crisis. |
35 | 00:01:19,447 | 00:01:21,313 | I think there's some people that aren't gonna come back. | I think there's some people that aren't gonna come back. |
36 | 00:01:21,315 | 00:01:24,249 | I've already got some e-mails from some of his employees | I've already got some e-mails from some of his employees |
37 | 00:01:24,251 | 00:01:25,117 | From this year. | From this year. |
38 | 00:01:25,119 | 00:01:26,418 | Narrator: And todd once again | Narrator: And todd once again |
39 | 00:01:26,420 | 00:01:30,389 | Uproots his operation to find life-changing gold. | Uproots his operation to find life-changing gold. |
40 | 00:01:30,391 | 00:01:34,059 | There is a possibility of finding a world-class nugget. | There is a possibility of finding a world-class nugget. |
41 | 00:01:34,061 | 00:01:37,062 | -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com | -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com |
42 | 00:01:37,064 | 00:01:40,999 | Captions paid for by discovery communications | Captions paid for by discovery communications |
43 | 00:02:02,957 | 00:02:06,625 | Narrator: Before this mining season even began, | Narrator: Before this mining season even began, |
44 | 00:02:06,627 | 00:02:10,729 | Three generations of hoffmans set off on a quest | Three generations of hoffmans set off on a quest |
45 | 00:02:10,731 | 00:02:13,932 | For the legendary el dorado gold. | For the legendary el dorado gold. |
46 | 00:02:13,934 | 00:02:16,535 | We went up there to el dorado, | We went up there to el dorado, |
47 | 00:02:16,537 | 00:02:18,303 | Met peter in the snow. | Met peter in the snow. |
48 | 00:02:18,305 | 00:02:20,038 | Sounds like a deal, man. Thanks. | Sounds like a deal, man. Thanks. |
49 | 00:02:20,040 | 00:02:21,206 | Peter: Right on. | Peter: Right on. |
50 | 00:02:21,208 | 00:02:21,974 | What you guys didn't see | What you guys didn't see |
51 | 00:02:21,976 | 00:02:23,842 | Is that after I made the deal with peter, | Is that after I made the deal with peter, |
52 | 00:02:23,844 | 00:02:26,478 | We actually stayed up there for several days. | We actually stayed up there for several days. |
53 | 00:02:26,480 | 00:02:30,349 | And we prospected in the snow. | And we prospected in the snow. |
54 | 00:02:33,220 | 00:02:37,055 | If we found the source of the el dorado gold, | If we found the source of the el dorado gold, |
55 | 00:02:37,057 | 00:02:41,026 | There's going to be billions of dollars. | There's going to be billions of dollars. |
56 | 00:02:42,229 | 00:02:43,028 | Oh, my gosh. | Oh, my gosh. |
57 | 00:02:43,030 | 00:02:45,364 | Todd: We're up on el dorado creek, | Todd: We're up on el dorado creek, |
58 | 00:02:45,366 | 00:02:46,932 | One of the richest creeks | One of the richest creeks |
59 | 00:02:46,934 | 00:02:49,301 | Ever found in the history of mankind. | Ever found in the history of mankind. |
60 | 00:02:49,303 | 00:02:50,669 | There was snow on the ground. | There was snow on the ground. |
61 | 00:02:50,671 | 00:02:52,905 | And -- and that's not gonna stop us. | And -- and that's not gonna stop us. |
62 | 00:02:52,907 | 00:02:54,907 | Hey, get up here. | Hey, get up here. |
63 | 00:02:54,909 | 00:02:57,809 | Todd: The real gold, the real gem, | Todd: The real gold, the real gem, |
64 | 00:02:57,811 | 00:03:01,947 | Is the excitement to be on a treasure hunt | Is the excitement to be on a treasure hunt |
65 | 00:03:01,949 | 00:03:05,317 | With my son and my father. | With my son and my father. |
66 | 00:03:05,319 | 00:03:06,718 | So here we are. | So here we are. |
67 | 00:03:06,720 | 00:03:08,820 | It's frozen. The creek's frozen. | It's frozen. The creek's frozen. |
68 | 00:03:08,822 | 00:03:10,889 | We got to find some pay dirt. | We got to find some pay dirt. |
69 | 00:03:12,760 | 00:03:14,026 | Pretty much, we were being idiots. | Pretty much, we were being idiots. |
70 | 00:03:14,028 | 00:03:17,896 | 'cause, uh, it's the wrong time to be doing this kind of stuff. | 'cause, uh, it's the wrong time to be doing this kind of stuff. |
71 | 00:03:18,866 | 00:03:20,666 | You're doing good, kid. | You're doing good, kid. |
72 | 00:03:22,169 | 00:03:26,205 | This is kind of my grandpa's little adventure and his idea. | This is kind of my grandpa's little adventure and his idea. |
73 | 00:03:26,340 | 00:03:29,975 | And somehow, they dragged me up here... | And somehow, they dragged me up here... |
74 | 00:03:29,977 | 00:03:31,743 | ...Just to shovel all the buckets for 'em | ...Just to shovel all the buckets for 'em |
75 | 00:03:31,745 | 00:03:34,947 | And pretty much do all the manual work. | And pretty much do all the manual work. |
76 | 00:03:35,950 | 00:03:38,483 | I don't think I'd ever want to be a miner. | I don't think I'd ever want to be a miner. |
77 | 00:03:38,485 | 00:03:42,154 | 'cause, I mean, it's really hard to even make money mining. | 'cause, I mean, it's really hard to even make money mining. |
78 | 00:03:43,224 | 00:03:44,556 | Jack: You hit your noggin on that | Jack: You hit your noggin on that |
79 | 00:03:44,558 | 00:03:46,291 | And you'll be eating peaches and pears. | And you'll be eating peaches and pears. |
80 | 00:03:46,293 | 00:03:48,860 | Todd: So you got an old guy with a bad back, | Todd: So you got an old guy with a bad back, |
81 | 00:03:48,862 | 00:03:50,596 | You got a little smart-aleck kid, | You got a little smart-aleck kid, |
82 | 00:03:50,598 | 00:03:52,431 | You got the fat dad, | You got the fat dad, |
83 | 00:03:52,433 | 00:03:55,367 | Sleeping in this cabin. | Sleeping in this cabin. |
84 | 00:03:56,103 | 00:03:57,936 | How'd you guys sleep? | How'd you guys sleep? |
85 | 00:03:57,938 | 00:04:01,773 | Jack: My back feels like a chipmunk chewed on it. | Jack: My back feels like a chipmunk chewed on it. |
86 | 00:04:01,775 | 00:04:05,043 | [ laughing ] | [ laughing ] |
87 | 00:04:05,045 | 00:04:06,745 | Hunter: It seems like it sucks really bad. | Hunter: It seems like it sucks really bad. |
88 | 00:04:06,747 | 00:04:09,481 | No cell service, and it was just us three in the cabin. | No cell service, and it was just us three in the cabin. |
89 | 00:04:09,483 | 00:04:10,682 | And we haven't done that in a while. | And we haven't done that in a while. |
90 | 00:04:10,684 | 00:04:12,818 | And then it ended up being really fun. | And then it ended up being really fun. |
91 | 00:04:16,056 | 00:04:18,757 | 2 inches per foot, hunter, at least. | 2 inches per foot, hunter, at least. |
92 | 00:04:18,759 | 00:04:21,627 | Jack: Actually, he's got it pretty well there. | Jack: Actually, he's got it pretty well there. |
93 | 00:04:26,333 | 00:04:28,500 | First scoop of the season. | First scoop of the season. |
94 | 00:04:28,502 | 00:04:31,136 | We're ahead of everybody sluicing. | We're ahead of everybody sluicing. |
95 | 00:04:34,642 | 00:04:36,375 | Narrator: After two frigid days | Narrator: After two frigid days |
96 | 00:04:36,377 | 00:04:38,310 | Of prospecting, jack's dream | Of prospecting, jack's dream |
97 | 00:04:38,312 | 00:04:43,348 | Of mining el dorado came down to just one pan. | Of mining el dorado came down to just one pan. |
98 | 00:04:44,118 | 00:04:45,284 | Todd: I saw some gold. | Todd: I saw some gold. |
99 | 00:04:45,286 | 00:04:48,120 | Just swirl her around, and you'll see it. | Just swirl her around, and you'll see it. |
100 | 00:04:48,122 | 00:04:49,588 | Hunter: There is color in here. | Hunter: There is color in here. |
101 | 00:04:49,590 | 00:04:52,224 | Boom. Boom. Look at that. | Boom. Boom. Look at that. |
102 | 00:04:52,226 | 00:04:55,327 | -Yeah. -Color, color, color. | -Yeah. -Color, color, color. |
103 | 00:04:55,329 | 00:04:57,596 | I mean, that's not bad. | I mean, that's not bad. |
104 | 00:04:57,598 | 00:05:01,466 | I don't have a whole lot of time left. | I don't have a whole lot of time left. |
105 | 00:05:01,468 | 00:05:02,134 | You know? | You know? |
106 | 00:05:02,136 | 00:05:05,537 | I don't want to pass an opportunity like this. | I don't want to pass an opportunity like this. |
107 | 00:05:05,539 | 00:05:06,905 | I know you do, dad. | I know you do, dad. |
108 | 00:05:06,907 | 00:05:07,839 | I really do. | I really do. |
109 | 00:05:07,841 | 00:05:10,042 | I think there's enough gold here where, | I think there's enough gold here where, |
110 | 00:05:10,044 | 00:05:12,511 | If we bring freddy dodge in... -Yeah. | If we bring freddy dodge in... -Yeah. |
111 | 00:05:12,513 | 00:05:14,813 | -...We bring in an excavator... -Yeah. | -...We bring in an excavator... -Yeah. |
112 | 00:05:14,815 | 00:05:18,917 | And, uh, and do a little bit more serious testing | And, uh, and do a little bit more serious testing |
113 | 00:05:18,919 | 00:05:20,185 | When the snow's gone. | When the snow's gone. |
114 | 00:05:20,187 | 00:05:21,887 | Narrator: The hoffmans were hooked. | Narrator: The hoffmans were hooked. |
115 | 00:05:21,889 | 00:05:25,824 | But three months later when they finally returned... | But three months later when they finally returned... |
116 | 00:05:26,593 | 00:05:30,362 | ...Jack's dream of el dorado gold | ...Jack's dream of el dorado gold |
117 | 00:05:30,364 | 00:05:32,064 | Didn't pan out. | Didn't pan out. |
118 | 00:05:32,066 | 00:05:33,598 | Nothing. | Nothing. |
119 | 00:05:34,468 | 00:05:35,600 | No gold here. | No gold here. |
120 | 00:05:35,602 | 00:05:36,568 | Todd: We had a failure. | Todd: We had a failure. |
121 | 00:05:36,570 | 00:05:38,203 | And that was, uh, el dorado. | And that was, uh, el dorado. |
122 | 00:05:38,205 | 00:05:40,906 | You know, sometimes you're right, sometimes you're wrong. | You know, sometimes you're right, sometimes you're wrong. |
123 | 00:05:40,908 | 00:05:42,507 | This time, I was wrong. | This time, I was wrong. |
124 | 00:05:43,043 | 00:05:44,743 | It kind of sucked. | It kind of sucked. |
125 | 00:05:51,585 | 00:05:53,485 | I've had enough. I'm just going home. | I've had enough. I'm just going home. |
126 | 00:05:53,487 | 00:05:56,121 | I don't know if this is a firing or a quitting. | I don't know if this is a firing or a quitting. |
127 | 00:05:56,123 | 00:05:58,557 | Narrator: At the beginning of the mining season, | Narrator: At the beginning of the mining season, |
128 | 00:05:58,559 | 00:06:02,694 | Parker had to rebuild his crew from the ground up. | Parker had to rebuild his crew from the ground up. |
129 | 00:06:02,696 | 00:06:03,428 | How you doing? | How you doing? |
130 | 00:06:03,430 | 00:06:06,932 | But of the 21 individuals he hired, | But of the 21 individuals he hired, |
131 | 00:06:06,934 | 00:06:10,235 | Only 11 made it to the bitter end. | Only 11 made it to the bitter end. |
132 | 00:06:12,573 | 00:06:14,673 | What never made the show is | What never made the show is |
133 | 00:06:14,675 | 00:06:16,875 | That a key member of the hoffman crew | That a key member of the hoffman crew |
134 | 00:06:16,877 | 00:06:21,546 | Was originally hired and then fired by parker. | Was originally hired and then fired by parker. |
135 | 00:06:21,749 | 00:06:23,081 | You must be brandon! | You must be brandon! |
136 | 00:06:23,083 | 00:06:24,449 | I am, yeah! | I am, yeah! |
137 | 00:06:24,451 | 00:06:25,917 | How's it going? | How's it going? |
138 | 00:06:25,919 | 00:06:27,018 | Good. Good to meet you. | Good. Good to meet you. |
139 | 00:06:27,020 | 00:06:29,388 | You're already ready to go to work? | You're already ready to go to work? |
140 | 00:06:29,390 | 00:06:31,156 | -Oh, yeah. -Geez. | -Oh, yeah. -Geez. |
141 | 00:06:32,292 | 00:06:33,058 | Unsworth: Met parker. | Unsworth: Met parker. |
142 | 00:06:33,060 | 00:06:35,627 | He, uh, asked me to come down and fix up the roads. | He, uh, asked me to come down and fix up the roads. |
143 | 00:06:35,629 | 00:06:36,695 | It's been a long, hard winter. | It's been a long, hard winter. |
144 | 00:06:36,697 | 00:06:40,665 | And, uh, these roads are, uh, [bleep] | And, uh, these roads are, uh, [bleep] |
145 | 00:06:40,667 | 00:06:42,167 | I'm really excited. | I'm really excited. |
146 | 00:06:42,169 | 00:06:44,536 | I've never, uh, worked on a gold mine before. | I've never, uh, worked on a gold mine before. |
147 | 00:06:44,538 | 00:06:46,905 | At the end of the day, you actually get to see some gold | At the end of the day, you actually get to see some gold |
148 | 00:06:46,907 | 00:06:48,774 | In the bucket, which is nice. | In the bucket, which is nice. |
149 | 00:06:49,209 | 00:06:50,442 | I had an issue with brandon, | I had an issue with brandon, |
150 | 00:06:50,444 | 00:06:53,078 | Because I told him that the job | Because I told him that the job |
151 | 00:06:53,080 | 00:06:57,983 | He was applying for was an excavator operator position. | He was applying for was an excavator operator position. |
152 | 00:06:57,985 | 00:07:00,585 | And he showed up | And he showed up |
153 | 00:07:00,587 | 00:07:05,223 | And was not an excavator operator. | And was not an excavator operator. |
154 | 00:07:05,225 | 00:07:08,727 | So I'm excited to, uh, try out his, uh, | So I'm excited to, uh, try out his, uh, |
155 | 00:07:08,729 | 00:07:09,861 | Volvo 700 excavator. | Volvo 700 excavator. |
156 | 00:07:09,863 | 00:07:11,797 | It's probably the least that I have, uh, | It's probably the least that I have, uh, |
157 | 00:07:11,799 | 00:07:14,599 | Least amount of experience I have on anything. | Least amount of experience I have on anything. |
158 | 00:07:18,439 | 00:07:20,138 | Ness: It's always tough starting a season off | Ness: It's always tough starting a season off |
159 | 00:07:20,140 | 00:07:22,307 | With guys who don't know what they're doing. | With guys who don't know what they're doing. |
160 | 00:07:22,309 | 00:07:25,510 | It puts more stress on, uh, on everybody else. | It puts more stress on, uh, on everybody else. |
161 | 00:07:25,512 | 00:07:28,146 | Parker: I don't have time to teach people how to do a job. | Parker: I don't have time to teach people how to do a job. |
162 | 00:07:28,148 | 00:07:30,282 | He asked to be in a dozer or a loader | He asked to be in a dozer or a loader |
163 | 00:07:30,284 | 00:07:31,650 | Or a bunch of other things. | Or a bunch of other things. |
164 | 00:07:31,652 | 00:07:35,086 | And I said, "well, brandon, that's the job. | And I said, "well, brandon, that's the job. |
165 | 00:07:35,088 | 00:07:36,555 | That's the job you applied for. | That's the job you applied for. |
166 | 00:07:36,557 | 00:07:39,124 | It was an excavator operator position. | It was an excavator operator position. |
167 | 00:07:39,126 | 00:07:40,992 | I'm done with this [bleep] | I'm done with this [bleep] |
168 | 00:07:40,994 | 00:07:43,094 | Narrator: After just five days... | Narrator: After just five days... |
169 | 00:07:43,096 | 00:07:44,229 | Parker: Leave me alone. | Parker: Leave me alone. |
170 | 00:07:44,231 | 00:07:45,797 | Narrator: ...Brandon was gone. | Narrator: ...Brandon was gone. |
171 | 00:07:45,799 | 00:07:47,199 | When I tell you to leave me alone, | When I tell you to leave me alone, |
172 | 00:07:47,201 | 00:07:48,900 | You leave me the [bleep] alone. All right? | You leave me the [bleep] alone. All right? |
173 | 00:07:48,902 | 00:07:51,136 | Nobody treats me like that or anybody like that. | Nobody treats me like that or anybody like that. |
174 | 00:07:51,138 | 00:07:52,137 | I'm not gonna put up with it. | I'm not gonna put up with it. |
175 | 00:07:52,139 | 00:07:56,274 | You know, at the end of the day, I expect, uh, I expect respect. | You know, at the end of the day, I expect, uh, I expect respect. |
176 | 00:07:56,276 | 00:07:58,376 | And...Yeah, you know, he fired me. | And...Yeah, you know, he fired me. |
177 | 00:07:58,378 | 00:08:00,378 | But I'm hoping for the best. You know? | But I'm hoping for the best. You know? |
178 | 00:08:00,380 | 00:08:01,746 | I'm not gonna put up with that [bleep] | I'm not gonna put up with that [bleep] |
179 | 00:08:01,748 | 00:08:03,248 | And neither should anybody else. | And neither should anybody else. |
180 | 00:08:03,250 | 00:08:06,184 | So that's it. | So that's it. |
181 | 00:08:06,186 | 00:08:07,986 | What am I gonna do now? | What am I gonna do now? |
182 | 00:08:10,224 | 00:08:11,890 | Turin: I met brandon in town. | Turin: I met brandon in town. |
183 | 00:08:11,892 | 00:08:14,893 | And I met a young man that was a little bit, uh, | And I met a young man that was a little bit, uh, |
184 | 00:08:14,895 | 00:08:17,362 | He was actually a little bit angry. | He was actually a little bit angry. |
185 | 00:08:19,800 | 00:08:21,066 | Unsworth: To think that you can talk | Unsworth: To think that you can talk |
186 | 00:08:21,068 | 00:08:23,134 | To another human being like that... | To another human being like that... |
187 | 00:08:23,136 | 00:08:23,935 | -Yeah. -You know? | -Yeah. -You know? |
188 | 00:08:23,937 | 00:08:25,270 | And get away with it. And that's the thing. | And get away with it. And that's the thing. |
189 | 00:08:25,272 | 00:08:27,606 | He thinks he can get away with it 'cause, you know, | He thinks he can get away with it 'cause, you know, |
190 | 00:08:27,608 | 00:08:29,574 | He's some klondike king because of the show. | He's some klondike king because of the show. |
191 | 00:08:29,576 | 00:08:31,910 | Like, you're not. You're a [bleep] human being. | Like, you're not. You're a [bleep] human being. |
192 | 00:08:31,912 | 00:08:33,778 | And you're lucky your head's on your shoulders still. | And you're lucky your head's on your shoulders still. |
193 | 00:08:33,780 | 00:08:38,316 | But I don't think parker knows brandon used to play hockey. | But I don't think parker knows brandon used to play hockey. |
194 | 00:08:38,318 | 00:08:40,819 | And he'd been in a lot of fights. | And he'd been in a lot of fights. |
195 | 00:08:40,821 | 00:08:43,321 | And he was at the edge of beating parker up. | And he was at the edge of beating parker up. |
196 | 00:08:43,323 | 00:08:46,191 | This is the new guy, brandon. This is kevin. | This is the new guy, brandon. This is kevin. |
197 | 00:08:46,193 | 00:08:47,325 | -Hey, brandon. -Pleased to meet you. | -Hey, brandon. -Pleased to meet you. |
198 | 00:08:47,327 | 00:08:48,393 | -This is randy. -Nice to meet you. | -This is randy. -Nice to meet you. |
199 | 00:08:48,395 | 00:08:51,563 | Hey, get your gloves on. Grab a sledgehammer. | Hey, get your gloves on. Grab a sledgehammer. |
200 | 00:08:51,565 | 00:08:53,098 | And knock this pin out. | And knock this pin out. |
201 | 00:08:53,100 | 00:08:54,699 | Sounds good. | Sounds good. |
202 | 00:08:59,373 | 00:09:00,539 | Unsworth: Yeah! | Unsworth: Yeah! |
203 | 00:09:00,541 | 00:09:02,340 | Parker hires guys that leave my mine. | Parker hires guys that leave my mine. |
204 | 00:09:02,342 | 00:09:06,111 | But I don't usually hire people that leave his mine. | But I don't usually hire people that leave his mine. |
205 | 00:09:06,113 | 00:09:08,847 | But the way he was treated, | But the way he was treated, |
206 | 00:09:08,849 | 00:09:11,750 | I felt obligated to give him a chance. | I felt obligated to give him a chance. |
207 | 00:09:13,086 | 00:09:16,721 | Narrator: Todd wasted no time in using brandon | Narrator: Todd wasted no time in using brandon |
208 | 00:09:16,723 | 00:09:20,225 | To get one over on his young rival. | To get one over on his young rival. |
209 | 00:09:20,227 | 00:09:21,326 | So, parker, I hear you're having | So, parker, I hear you're having |
210 | 00:09:21,328 | 00:09:22,394 | Some personnel troubles over there. | Some personnel troubles over there. |
211 | 00:09:22,396 | 00:09:26,731 | I hired a guy that -- that came over from your camp. | I hired a guy that -- that came over from your camp. |
212 | 00:09:26,733 | 00:09:27,866 | I just want to let you know that | I just want to let you know that |
213 | 00:09:27,868 | 00:09:29,568 | Because I usually don't hire anybody. | Because I usually don't hire anybody. |
214 | 00:09:29,570 | 00:09:30,735 | But you know what? He had -- | But you know what? He had -- |
215 | 00:09:30,737 | 00:09:33,572 | He had a good résumé. You okay with that? | He had a good résumé. You okay with that? |
216 | 00:09:33,574 | 00:09:35,407 | Doesn't affect me at all. | Doesn't affect me at all. |
217 | 00:09:35,409 | 00:09:37,208 | Okay. I just want to let you know. | Okay. I just want to let you know. |
218 | 00:09:37,210 | 00:09:39,945 | I don't want you to think I'm potshotting your guys. | I don't want you to think I'm potshotting your guys. |
219 | 00:09:39,947 | 00:09:41,713 | 'cause I'm not. -We let him go. | 'cause I'm not. -We let him go. |
220 | 00:09:41,715 | 00:09:44,649 | Todd, uh, always wants to push buttons. | Todd, uh, always wants to push buttons. |
221 | 00:09:44,651 | 00:09:45,517 | He's pretty good at it, usually, | He's pretty good at it, usually, |
222 | 00:09:45,519 | 00:09:47,986 | Finding the right buttons to push to get people riled up. | Finding the right buttons to push to get people riled up. |
223 | 00:09:47,988 | 00:09:50,155 | He's been very good at it with me. | He's been very good at it with me. |
224 | 00:09:50,157 | 00:09:52,090 | I don't have time for training. | I don't have time for training. |
225 | 00:09:52,793 | 00:09:55,393 | I do, though. | I do, though. |
226 | 00:09:55,395 | 00:09:56,962 | If I feel like a guy's quality, | If I feel like a guy's quality, |
227 | 00:09:56,964 | 00:09:59,364 | And he's got the -- some kind of qualities | And he's got the -- some kind of qualities |
228 | 00:09:59,366 | 00:10:01,266 | That I'd want to hang out with. -Yeah, and actually... | That I'd want to hang out with. -Yeah, and actually... |
229 | 00:10:01,268 | 00:10:02,834 | -Give him a shot, you know? -And actually, the way | -Give him a shot, you know? -And actually, the way |
230 | 00:10:02,836 | 00:10:05,036 | His attitude was, I... He's a much better fit | His attitude was, I... He's a much better fit |
231 | 00:10:05,038 | 00:10:07,439 | Over here anyway, you know? | Over here anyway, you know? |
232 | 00:10:07,441 | 00:10:09,674 | Todd: Hopefully it made a statement to parker | Todd: Hopefully it made a statement to parker |
233 | 00:10:09,676 | 00:10:11,343 | That everybody needs second chances. | That everybody needs second chances. |
234 | 00:10:11,345 | 00:10:13,912 | Him trying to rub in that he hired brandon, | Him trying to rub in that he hired brandon, |
235 | 00:10:13,914 | 00:10:16,481 | And that he's giving brandon a second chance | And that he's giving brandon a second chance |
236 | 00:10:16,483 | 00:10:18,049 | And all that stuff, | And all that stuff, |
237 | 00:10:18,051 | 00:10:21,586 | That, uh, | That, uh, |
238 | 00:10:21,588 | 00:10:23,455 | Doesn't mean a thing to me. | Doesn't mean a thing to me. |
239 | 00:10:23,790 | 00:10:25,056 | Narrator: Coming up... | Narrator: Coming up... |
240 | 00:10:25,058 | 00:10:28,760 | After being shown the door by tony beets... | After being shown the door by tony beets... |
241 | 00:10:29,963 | 00:10:31,129 | -We're done. -We're done. | -We're done. -We're done. |
242 | 00:10:31,131 | 00:10:32,097 | Narrator: Mike and jerry | Narrator: Mike and jerry |
243 | 00:10:32,099 | 00:10:34,933 | Accuse tony of going back on his word. | Accuse tony of going back on his word. |
244 | 00:10:34,935 | 00:10:35,967 | The main thing is him screwing us | The main thing is him screwing us |
245 | 00:10:35,969 | 00:10:37,602 | Out of, uh, the 10% of the gold. | Out of, uh, the 10% of the gold. |
246 | 00:10:37,604 | 00:10:40,839 | They were never, ever promised 10%. | They were never, ever promised 10%. |
247 | 00:10:52,519 | 00:10:55,253 | Narrator: Tony beets started his season | Narrator: Tony beets started his season |
248 | 00:10:55,255 | 00:10:56,888 | $1 million in the hole | $1 million in the hole |
249 | 00:10:56,890 | 00:11:01,793 | And with no experience running a gold-mining dredge. | And with no experience running a gold-mining dredge. |
250 | 00:11:01,795 | 00:11:02,627 | Nope. | Nope. |
251 | 00:11:02,629 | 00:11:05,296 | This [bleep] release, no? | This [bleep] release, no? |
252 | 00:11:13,340 | 00:11:14,606 | -Mike! -What? | -Mike! -What? |
253 | 00:11:14,608 | 00:11:15,974 | Man: You can start the winch. | Man: You can start the winch. |
254 | 00:11:15,976 | 00:11:17,709 | Narrator: To start catching gold, | Narrator: To start catching gold, |
255 | 00:11:17,711 | 00:11:20,779 | Tony needed a captain for his ship. | Tony needed a captain for his ship. |
256 | 00:11:26,687 | 00:11:28,253 | What the [bleep] difference does it make | What the [bleep] difference does it make |
257 | 00:11:28,255 | 00:11:30,422 | If it's under the bank or not? Swing the [bleep] over, | If it's under the bank or not? Swing the [bleep] over, |
258 | 00:11:30,424 | 00:11:32,323 | And get it to flip up on top of there. | And get it to flip up on top of there. |
259 | 00:11:32,325 | 00:11:33,391 | Swing the whole dredge over? | Swing the whole dredge over? |
260 | 00:11:33,393 | 00:11:35,460 | What -- what's the problem with it being there? | What -- what's the problem with it being there? |
261 | 00:11:35,462 | 00:11:38,596 | Coming in part way through the season is tough. | Coming in part way through the season is tough. |
262 | 00:11:38,598 | 00:11:40,265 | 'cause especially coming in as a... | 'cause especially coming in as a... |
263 | 00:11:40,267 | 00:11:41,800 | Somebody that's supposed to be in charge. | Somebody that's supposed to be in charge. |
264 | 00:11:41,802 | 00:11:43,735 | You know? People don't -- | You know? People don't -- |
265 | 00:11:43,737 | 00:11:44,636 | People don't like that. | People don't like that. |
266 | 00:11:44,638 | 00:11:46,104 | We're loose on that side. | We're loose on that side. |
267 | 00:11:46,106 | 00:11:47,672 | Well, I'm gonna be pulling on it this way. | Well, I'm gonna be pulling on it this way. |
268 | 00:11:47,674 | 00:11:48,873 | But the cable's loose over... | But the cable's loose over... |
269 | 00:11:48,875 | 00:11:52,477 | I'm going to be pulling the boom this direction. | I'm going to be pulling the boom this direction. |
270 | 00:11:53,714 | 00:11:55,080 | He knew nothing about the dredge. | He knew nothing about the dredge. |
271 | 00:11:55,082 | 00:11:57,215 | You know, mike and I were the ones who took it apart | You know, mike and I were the ones who took it apart |
272 | 00:11:57,217 | 00:11:58,583 | And put it back together. | And put it back together. |
273 | 00:11:58,585 | 00:12:00,652 | He hasn't been on this project. | He hasn't been on this project. |
274 | 00:12:00,787 | 00:12:01,619 | He's seen it. | He's seen it. |
275 | 00:12:01,621 | 00:12:03,221 | You know? He's seen it a couple times. | You know? He's seen it a couple times. |
276 | 00:12:03,223 | 00:12:04,522 | But he hasn't been on it. | But he hasn't been on it. |
277 | 00:12:04,524 | 00:12:07,258 | I just got the sense of it, you know, sense of it. | I just got the sense of it, you know, sense of it. |
278 | 00:12:07,260 | 00:12:08,059 | Be nice to me to my face, | Be nice to me to my face, |
279 | 00:12:08,061 | 00:12:09,894 | Then hear [bleep] they're saying later. | Then hear [bleep] they're saying later. |
280 | 00:12:09,896 | 00:12:13,264 | When we heard gene was coming in, uh, | When we heard gene was coming in, uh, |
281 | 00:12:13,266 | 00:12:14,299 | We kind of had a little feeling | We kind of had a little feeling |
282 | 00:12:14,301 | 00:12:17,068 | There was a little conspiracy going on there, maybe, | There was a little conspiracy going on there, maybe, |
283 | 00:12:17,070 | 00:12:19,137 | To get rid of us and stuff. | To get rid of us and stuff. |
284 | 00:12:26,980 | 00:12:30,849 | Narrator: When tony and gene made the controversial decision | Narrator: When tony and gene made the controversial decision |
285 | 00:12:30,851 | 00:12:35,120 | To put mike and jerry on the night shift, | To put mike and jerry on the night shift, |
286 | 00:12:35,122 | 00:12:37,188 | The writing was on the wall. | The writing was on the wall. |
287 | 00:12:37,691 | 00:12:40,592 | You know, with two guys on here running at night, | You know, with two guys on here running at night, |
288 | 00:12:40,594 | 00:12:42,427 | We can only do so much. | We can only do so much. |
289 | 00:12:42,429 | 00:12:44,195 | You know? I can kind of feel | You know? I can kind of feel |
290 | 00:12:44,197 | 00:12:46,731 | This night shift catching up with me. | This night shift catching up with me. |
291 | 00:12:57,244 | 00:13:00,478 | Rhodes: 12 hours isn't what I was promised. | Rhodes: 12 hours isn't what I was promised. |
292 | 00:13:00,480 | 00:13:04,282 | That's where I wish I was tonight -- arizona. | That's where I wish I was tonight -- arizona. |
293 | 00:13:05,285 | 00:13:06,184 | They told us that, | They told us that, |
294 | 00:13:06,186 | 00:13:08,853 | "here's how the schedule is gonna go on the dredge -- | "here's how the schedule is gonna go on the dredge -- |
295 | 00:13:08,855 | 00:13:10,655 | Gordon was gonna run eight hours, | Gordon was gonna run eight hours, |
296 | 00:13:10,657 | 00:13:11,923 | Mike was gonna run eight hours, | Mike was gonna run eight hours, |
297 | 00:13:11,925 | 00:13:13,258 | Jerry was gonna run eight hours." | Jerry was gonna run eight hours." |
298 | 00:13:13,260 | 00:13:15,660 | I have never seen a gold mine, | I have never seen a gold mine, |
299 | 00:13:15,662 | 00:13:19,297 | No matter how you mine, work 8-hour shifts. | No matter how you mine, work 8-hour shifts. |
300 | 00:13:19,299 | 00:13:20,799 | We're not Sunday miners. | We're not Sunday miners. |
301 | 00:13:20,801 | 00:13:22,233 | We're miners. | We're miners. |
302 | 00:13:22,235 | 00:13:23,968 | Just tired and all. | Just tired and all. |
303 | 00:13:28,575 | 00:13:31,209 | Narrator: After just a couple of shifts, | Narrator: After just a couple of shifts, |
304 | 00:13:31,211 | 00:13:34,179 | Tony decided to take care of the situation | Tony decided to take care of the situation |
305 | 00:13:34,181 | 00:13:35,647 | Once and for all. | Once and for all. |
306 | 00:13:42,122 | 00:13:44,722 | And what kind of an [bleep] come walking down the hall | And what kind of an [bleep] come walking down the hall |
307 | 00:13:44,724 | 00:13:46,758 | And pounding on the doors like he did? | And pounding on the doors like he did? |
308 | 00:13:46,760 | 00:13:49,360 | I mean, I don't know what that was supposed to prove. | I mean, I don't know what that was supposed to prove. |
309 | 00:13:49,362 | 00:13:50,562 | You know, it doesn't intimidate me. | You know, it doesn't intimidate me. |
310 | 00:13:50,564 | 00:13:53,565 | It just shows what kind of a person he is. | It just shows what kind of a person he is. |
311 | 00:13:53,567 | 00:13:57,335 | Narrator: But what didn't make the show was that mike and jerry | Narrator: But what didn't make the show was that mike and jerry |
312 | 00:13:57,337 | 00:14:01,573 | Had a much bigger beef than just long shifts. | Had a much bigger beef than just long shifts. |
313 | 00:14:02,375 | 00:14:05,810 | Krisher: Then, we also talked about percentage on this deal | Krisher: Then, we also talked about percentage on this deal |
314 | 00:14:05,812 | 00:14:07,712 | Here last fall. -Mm-hmm. | Here last fall. -Mm-hmm. |
315 | 00:14:07,714 | 00:14:10,648 | He says that we were gonna get 10% of the gold | He says that we were gonna get 10% of the gold |
316 | 00:14:10,650 | 00:14:12,383 | That it dug up this year. | That it dug up this year. |
317 | 00:14:35,342 | 00:14:36,608 | The main thing is him screwing us out | The main thing is him screwing us out |
318 | 00:14:36,610 | 00:14:38,877 | Of the 10% of the gold for mike and I. | Of the 10% of the gold for mike and I. |
319 | 00:14:38,879 | 00:14:40,011 | That's what really hurts. | That's what really hurts. |
320 | 00:14:40,013 | 00:14:41,112 | 'cause if I'd have known that, | 'cause if I'd have known that, |
321 | 00:14:41,114 | 00:14:43,081 | I'd have never been up here this summer. | I'd have never been up here this summer. |
322 | 00:14:43,083 | 00:14:45,650 | They thought they were promised 10%. | They thought they were promised 10%. |
323 | 00:14:45,652 | 00:14:47,185 | That never happened. | That never happened. |
324 | 00:14:47,187 | 00:14:48,419 | That was never promised to them. | That was never promised to them. |
325 | 00:14:48,421 | 00:14:50,488 | That's an -- I don't know where they got that from. | That's an -- I don't know where they got that from. |
326 | 00:14:50,490 | 00:14:53,024 | Well, when we found out that we weren't getting | Well, when we found out that we weren't getting |
327 | 00:14:53,026 | 00:14:55,193 | That 10% anymore... | That 10% anymore... |
328 | 00:14:55,195 | 00:14:58,363 | ...I wasn't gonna stay there and be a grunt employee | ...I wasn't gonna stay there and be a grunt employee |
329 | 00:14:58,365 | 00:15:02,500 | For listening to gene bark orders. | For listening to gene bark orders. |
330 | 00:15:02,502 | 00:15:04,469 | -We're done. -We're done. | -We're done. -We're done. |
331 | 00:15:11,044 | 00:15:14,612 | I really wanted to beat parker this year. | I really wanted to beat parker this year. |
332 | 00:15:15,348 | 00:15:17,348 | Narrator: This season, the hoffmans | Narrator: This season, the hoffmans |
333 | 00:15:17,350 | 00:15:20,084 | Got off to their best start ever. | Got off to their best start ever. |
334 | 00:15:20,086 | 00:15:21,686 | They dwarfed the opposition | They dwarfed the opposition |
335 | 00:15:21,688 | 00:15:24,022 | When they opened their massive supercut. | When they opened their massive supercut. |
336 | 00:15:24,024 | 00:15:25,857 | Turin: At the start of the season, | Turin: At the start of the season, |
337 | 00:15:25,859 | 00:15:27,592 | We were on the best gold of the year. | We were on the best gold of the year. |
338 | 00:15:27,594 | 00:15:29,627 | We were getting cleanups better | We were getting cleanups better |
339 | 00:15:29,629 | 00:15:32,697 | Than any cleanup we'd ever seen in our history. | Than any cleanup we'd ever seen in our history. |
340 | 00:15:32,699 | 00:15:35,333 | God blessed us with another jar. | God blessed us with another jar. |
341 | 00:15:35,335 | 00:15:37,201 | -Woo! -Yeah! | -Woo! -Yeah! |
342 | 00:15:37,203 | 00:15:39,637 | Jack: 204.15. | Jack: 204.15. |
343 | 00:15:39,639 | 00:15:41,906 | -Woo! -Good week. | -Woo! -Good week. |
344 | 00:15:41,908 | 00:15:43,174 | Todd: We got a good start. | Todd: We got a good start. |
345 | 00:15:43,176 | 00:15:45,176 | We think we're going to beat everybody. | We think we're going to beat everybody. |
346 | 00:15:45,178 | 00:15:47,879 | Not just parker, man, I'll probably beat everybody | Not just parker, man, I'll probably beat everybody |
347 | 00:15:47,881 | 00:15:49,180 | Around us. | Around us. |
348 | 00:15:49,182 | 00:15:51,950 | -Whoa! -Woo-hoo. | -Whoa! -Woo-hoo. |
349 | 00:15:51,952 | 00:15:54,485 | -Woo! -Yeah! | -Woo! -Yeah! |
350 | 00:15:54,487 | 00:15:55,820 | Parker: There was a point in the season | Parker: There was a point in the season |
351 | 00:15:55,822 | 00:15:56,754 | Where I thought he had us beat. | Where I thought he had us beat. |
352 | 00:15:56,756 | 00:16:00,258 | You know, they had a stellar first couple weeks. | You know, they had a stellar first couple weeks. |
353 | 00:16:00,260 | 00:16:02,527 | And we're like, "this is gonna be easy." | And we're like, "this is gonna be easy." |
354 | 00:16:02,529 | 00:16:04,429 | There's no chance he can catch us. | There's no chance he can catch us. |
355 | 00:16:04,431 | 00:16:06,731 | Narrator: But halfway through the season, | Narrator: But halfway through the season, |
356 | 00:16:06,733 | 00:16:09,467 | Parker went on a spy mission. | Parker went on a spy mission. |
357 | 00:16:09,469 | 00:16:11,970 | He's gone big-scale this year. | He's gone big-scale this year. |
358 | 00:16:11,972 | 00:16:15,373 | Narrator: A sneak peek of the hoffman's supercut | Narrator: A sneak peek of the hoffman's supercut |
359 | 00:16:15,375 | 00:16:18,409 | Caused him to alter his mining plan. | Caused him to alter his mining plan. |
360 | 00:16:21,815 | 00:16:23,548 | Parker: It's like war of the cuts. | Parker: It's like war of the cuts. |
361 | 00:16:23,550 | 00:16:25,083 | You know? He's got the supercut. | You know? He's got the supercut. |
362 | 00:16:25,085 | 00:16:27,485 | We need a massive boundary cut. | We need a massive boundary cut. |
363 | 00:16:27,487 | 00:16:29,354 | I knew it was gonna take a lot. | I knew it was gonna take a lot. |
364 | 00:16:29,356 | 00:16:32,991 | And I didn't know if we'd be able to do it. | And I didn't know if we'd be able to do it. |
365 | 00:16:32,993 | 00:16:35,293 | Narrator: At 2,000 by 500 feet, | Narrator: At 2,000 by 500 feet, |
366 | 00:16:35,295 | 00:16:39,731 | The boundary cut became parker's biggest cut ever. | The boundary cut became parker's biggest cut ever. |
367 | 00:16:39,733 | 00:16:42,967 | But just to remove the overburden cost him | But just to remove the overburden cost him |
368 | 00:16:42,969 | 00:16:45,436 | A half a million dollars. | A half a million dollars. |
369 | 00:16:45,438 | 00:16:49,507 | The boundary cut was aggressive, to say the least. | The boundary cut was aggressive, to say the least. |
370 | 00:16:49,509 | 00:16:52,243 | Narrator: But parker and rick had no clue | Narrator: But parker and rick had no clue |
371 | 00:16:52,245 | 00:16:55,947 | If their massive new cut held any gold. | If their massive new cut held any gold. |
372 | 00:16:58,418 | 00:16:59,617 | By far, the biggest gamble | By far, the biggest gamble |
373 | 00:16:59,619 | 00:17:01,252 | Of this season was the boundary cut. | Of this season was the boundary cut. |
374 | 00:17:01,254 | 00:17:06,324 | And we didn't have any drilling done on it. | And we didn't have any drilling done on it. |
375 | 00:17:06,326 | 00:17:07,492 | Uh, it was scary in the boundary cut. | Uh, it was scary in the boundary cut. |
376 | 00:17:07,494 | 00:17:10,294 | 'cause we put -- you know, we put everything we had into it | 'cause we put -- you know, we put everything we had into it |
377 | 00:17:10,296 | 00:17:13,164 | And -- and had all this time, all this money, | And -- and had all this time, all this money, |
378 | 00:17:13,166 | 00:17:15,233 | All these people working on this. | All these people working on this. |
379 | 00:17:15,235 | 00:17:18,136 | And parker started panning it and was just like, | And parker started panning it and was just like, |
380 | 00:17:18,138 | 00:17:21,172 | "I'm not -- not finding anything." | "I'm not -- not finding anything." |
381 | 00:17:22,942 | 00:17:24,709 | Parker: That's not good. | Parker: That's not good. |
382 | 00:17:26,012 | 00:17:29,147 | Dozer, you might be sleeping out on the streets here soon | Dozer, you might be sleeping out on the streets here soon |
383 | 00:17:29,149 | 00:17:31,082 | If we don't find some gold. | If we don't find some gold. |
384 | 00:17:31,684 | 00:17:33,284 | Another dud. | Another dud. |
385 | 00:17:34,554 | 00:17:39,223 | The boundary cut was by far the worst cut, | The boundary cut was by far the worst cut, |
386 | 00:17:39,225 | 00:17:41,426 | As far as ability to pan gold | As far as ability to pan gold |
387 | 00:17:41,428 | 00:17:42,660 | Out of it, that we've ever had. | Out of it, that we've ever had. |
388 | 00:17:42,662 | 00:17:44,896 | What'd we get ourselves into here? | What'd we get ourselves into here? |
389 | 00:17:45,965 | 00:17:48,433 | It was pretty stressful. Yeah. | It was pretty stressful. Yeah. |
390 | 00:17:48,435 | 00:17:50,034 | I thought we were in trouble. | I thought we were in trouble. |
391 | 00:17:50,036 | 00:17:54,338 | Could we really have just stripped this huge cut | Could we really have just stripped this huge cut |
392 | 00:17:54,340 | 00:17:55,640 | And for nothing? | And for nothing? |
393 | 00:17:55,642 | 00:17:58,342 | Parker: Maybe there's just no gold in this cut. | Parker: Maybe there's just no gold in this cut. |
394 | 00:18:00,380 | 00:18:02,246 | That's what I'm starting to think. | That's what I'm starting to think. |
395 | 00:18:02,248 | 00:18:04,482 | To spend that much and have no result out of it, | To spend that much and have no result out of it, |
396 | 00:18:04,484 | 00:18:06,884 | I mean, that -- that would have been, | I mean, that -- that would have been, |
397 | 00:18:06,886 | 00:18:10,922 | Uh, uh, almost impossible to recover from. | Uh, uh, almost impossible to recover from. |
398 | 00:18:10,924 | 00:18:11,923 | I mean, there's always a point | I mean, there's always a point |
399 | 00:18:11,925 | 00:18:13,491 | That you can stop and say, "okay. | That you can stop and say, "okay. |
400 | 00:18:13,493 | 00:18:15,226 | We need to cut our losses." | We need to cut our losses." |
401 | 00:18:15,228 | 00:18:16,527 | And with the boundary cut, | And with the boundary cut, |
402 | 00:18:16,529 | 00:18:20,198 | We could've done that when all of the pans were bad. | We could've done that when all of the pans were bad. |
403 | 00:18:20,200 | 00:18:22,467 | But until you run a lot of yards, | But until you run a lot of yards, |
404 | 00:18:22,469 | 00:18:24,335 | You're not really gonna know what's there. | You're not really gonna know what's there. |
405 | 00:18:24,337 | 00:18:27,505 | So we rolled the dice. | So we rolled the dice. |
406 | 00:18:27,941 | 00:18:32,577 | Narrator: Parker's biggest gamble paid off big-time. | Narrator: Parker's biggest gamble paid off big-time. |
407 | 00:18:32,579 | 00:18:38,216 | The first boundary cut cleanup was worth $450,000, | The first boundary cut cleanup was worth $450,000, |
408 | 00:18:38,218 | 00:18:42,854 | Virtually what he had paid to open up the cut. | Virtually what he had paid to open up the cut. |
409 | 00:18:42,856 | 00:18:44,322 | [ all cheering ] | [ all cheering ] |
410 | 00:18:44,324 | 00:18:46,190 | Parker: Good job, guys. Good job. | Parker: Good job, guys. Good job. |
411 | 00:18:46,192 | 00:18:46,924 | Man: Congratulations. | Man: Congratulations. |
412 | 00:18:46,926 | 00:18:51,195 | Seeing gold and knowing that we were on it, | Seeing gold and knowing that we were on it, |
413 | 00:18:51,197 | 00:18:55,333 | Yeah, it was pretty damn relieving. | Yeah, it was pretty damn relieving. |
414 | 00:18:56,369 | 00:18:58,970 | Narrator: Coming up, underground mining | Narrator: Coming up, underground mining |
415 | 00:18:58,972 | 00:19:01,339 | That never saw the light of day. | That never saw the light of day. |
416 | 00:19:01,341 | 00:19:02,507 | I actually like this. | I actually like this. |
417 | 00:19:02,509 | 00:19:04,008 | Nobody will cheat us out of this. | Nobody will cheat us out of this. |
418 | 00:19:04,010 | 00:19:08,045 | And a side of todd you have to see to believe. | And a side of todd you have to see to believe. |
419 | 00:19:08,047 | 00:19:10,815 | ¶ it's the world I know ¶ | ¶ it's the world I know ¶ |
420 | 00:19:10,817 | 00:19:14,519 | It sounds kind of strange, but todd likes to sing. | It sounds kind of strange, but todd likes to sing. |
421 | 00:19:14,521 | 00:19:15,887 | No comment. | No comment. |
422 | 00:19:27,834 | 00:19:29,734 | Rhodes: It's beautiful. The sun is up. | Rhodes: It's beautiful. The sun is up. |
423 | 00:19:29,736 | 00:19:31,035 | It's nice and warm out here. | It's nice and warm out here. |
424 | 00:19:31,037 | 00:19:35,072 | Narrator: After three unhappy months working for tony beets, | Narrator: After three unhappy months working for tony beets, |
425 | 00:19:35,074 | 00:19:38,776 | Mike and jerry left the yukon in a hurry. | Mike and jerry left the yukon in a hurry. |
426 | 00:19:39,045 | 00:19:41,812 | They headed straight home to arizona | They headed straight home to arizona |
427 | 00:19:41,814 | 00:19:44,882 | And dove right back into gold mining. | And dove right back into gold mining. |
428 | 00:19:44,884 | 00:19:47,051 | I have a mining project in the mountains. | I have a mining project in the mountains. |
429 | 00:19:47,053 | 00:19:49,687 | And it's an old hard-rock mining claim. | And it's an old hard-rock mining claim. |
430 | 00:19:52,792 | 00:19:54,358 | I don't like this! | I don't like this! |
431 | 00:19:54,360 | 00:19:57,261 | Every time I start pushing, it feels like I'm going... | Every time I start pushing, it feels like I'm going... |
432 | 00:19:57,263 | 00:19:59,997 | Well, you keep hooking into rocks. | Well, you keep hooking into rocks. |
433 | 00:19:59,999 | 00:20:02,033 | Huh? Huh? | Huh? Huh? |
434 | 00:20:02,035 | 00:20:03,201 | We got back from the yukon. | We got back from the yukon. |
435 | 00:20:03,203 | 00:20:05,002 | And we want to be running our own operation. | And we want to be running our own operation. |
436 | 00:20:05,004 | 00:20:07,905 | So that's what we're doing. This was the easiest spot | So that's what we're doing. This was the easiest spot |
437 | 00:20:07,907 | 00:20:09,307 | To surface mine, was right here. | To surface mine, was right here. |
438 | 00:20:09,309 | 00:20:13,344 | This is the hard-rock vein we're trying to get, right here. | This is the hard-rock vein we're trying to get, right here. |
439 | 00:20:13,346 | 00:20:14,312 | What we look for | What we look for |
440 | 00:20:14,314 | 00:20:17,648 | Is higher-grade ore and a whiter vein. | Is higher-grade ore and a whiter vein. |
441 | 00:20:18,218 | 00:20:22,954 | Narrator: Jerry's mine has been in his family for over 60 years. | Narrator: Jerry's mine has been in his family for over 60 years. |
442 | 00:20:23,890 | 00:20:27,825 | But this summer, he brought in a new crew member. | But this summer, he brought in a new crew member. |
443 | 00:20:27,827 | 00:20:30,361 | How much ore are we running today? | How much ore are we running today? |
444 | 00:20:30,363 | 00:20:30,895 | What's that? | What's that? |
445 | 00:20:30,897 | 00:20:33,331 | How much ore are we running today? | How much ore are we running today? |
446 | 00:20:33,333 | 00:20:34,165 | Oh, 4 or 5 tons. | Oh, 4 or 5 tons. |
447 | 00:20:34,167 | 00:20:36,367 | We'll probably run something like that. | We'll probably run something like that. |
448 | 00:20:36,369 | 00:20:37,401 | Okay. | Okay. |
449 | 00:20:37,403 | 00:20:38,169 | Melody tallis, | Melody tallis, |
450 | 00:20:38,171 | 00:20:40,538 | Who once worked with the dakota boys, | Who once worked with the dakota boys, |
451 | 00:20:40,540 | 00:20:43,908 | Lives close to jerry's arizona mine. | Lives close to jerry's arizona mine. |
452 | 00:20:44,844 | 00:20:47,311 | Tallis: Well, this is pretty fantastic. | Tallis: Well, this is pretty fantastic. |
453 | 00:20:48,314 | 00:20:51,048 | It's quite a bit different than working with, uh, | It's quite a bit different than working with, uh, |
454 | 00:20:51,050 | 00:20:53,651 | Some of the other crews I've been with. | Some of the other crews I've been with. |
455 | 00:20:54,621 | 00:20:57,622 | The three of us really click together. | The three of us really click together. |
456 | 00:20:57,624 | 00:20:59,323 | And who would ever have thought | And who would ever have thought |
457 | 00:20:59,325 | 00:21:01,826 | That it would've turned out like this. | That it would've turned out like this. |
458 | 00:21:01,828 | 00:21:03,394 | You know? | You know? |
459 | 00:21:03,396 | 00:21:06,163 | Melody called mike and told him that she had | Melody called mike and told him that she had |
460 | 00:21:06,165 | 00:21:07,498 | About 800 pounds of dirt to run. | About 800 pounds of dirt to run. |
461 | 00:21:07,500 | 00:21:09,066 | And she didn't know how to get it cleaned up. | And she didn't know how to get it cleaned up. |
462 | 00:21:09,068 | 00:21:10,434 | And mike said, "well, call jerry. | And mike said, "well, call jerry. |
463 | 00:21:10,436 | 00:21:12,270 | He's got a concentrating table." | He's got a concentrating table." |
464 | 00:21:12,272 | 00:21:14,272 | Tallis: I ended up running the dirt. | Tallis: I ended up running the dirt. |
465 | 00:21:14,274 | 00:21:17,308 | And then around April, jerry | And then around April, jerry |
466 | 00:21:17,310 | 00:21:20,811 | Asked me on a date for my birthday. | Asked me on a date for my birthday. |
467 | 00:21:20,813 | 00:21:24,749 | So we started dating in April. | So we started dating in April. |
468 | 00:21:24,751 | 00:21:25,516 | Rhodes: I will admit, | Rhodes: I will admit, |
469 | 00:21:25,518 | 00:21:28,052 | The best thing that came out of the dredge | The best thing that came out of the dredge |
470 | 00:21:28,054 | 00:21:29,153 | Was meeting melody. | Was meeting melody. |
471 | 00:21:29,155 | 00:21:31,656 | And, by far, she's much more important to me | And, by far, she's much more important to me |
472 | 00:21:31,658 | 00:21:33,724 | Than that dredge ever will be. | Than that dredge ever will be. |
473 | 00:21:35,662 | 00:21:36,961 | Narrator: At jerry's mine, | Narrator: At jerry's mine, |
474 | 00:21:36,963 | 00:21:39,797 | The only way to get to the gold-rich ore | The only way to get to the gold-rich ore |
475 | 00:21:39,799 | 00:21:43,901 | Is through a 200-foot tunnel deep in the mountain. | Is through a 200-foot tunnel deep in the mountain. |
476 | 00:21:43,903 | 00:21:45,603 | Tallis: Wait, mike. | Tallis: Wait, mike. |
477 | 00:21:45,605 | 00:21:46,437 | Oh, wow. | Oh, wow. |
478 | 00:21:46,439 | 00:21:48,406 | Rhodes: Got to kind of be careful of footing here | Rhodes: Got to kind of be careful of footing here |
479 | 00:21:48,408 | 00:21:49,307 | 'cause the rocks are hidden | 'cause the rocks are hidden |
480 | 00:21:49,309 | 00:21:50,408 | In the muddy water, aren't they? | In the muddy water, aren't they? |
481 | 00:21:50,410 | 00:21:53,544 | Uh-huh. This is so cool. | Uh-huh. This is so cool. |
482 | 00:21:54,580 | 00:21:57,181 | This tunnel was started in about 1890. | This tunnel was started in about 1890. |
483 | 00:21:57,183 | 00:22:01,686 | Yeah, this crosscut goes back 200 feet to intercept the vein. | Yeah, this crosscut goes back 200 feet to intercept the vein. |
484 | 00:22:02,855 | 00:22:04,755 | Oh, my goodness. | Oh, my goodness. |
485 | 00:22:04,757 | 00:22:05,790 | Uh-huh. | Uh-huh. |
486 | 00:22:05,792 | 00:22:08,626 | Like, all this stuff is really hard. | Like, all this stuff is really hard. |
487 | 00:22:08,628 | 00:22:10,561 | But this ore right here probably | But this ore right here probably |
488 | 00:22:10,563 | 00:22:14,031 | Has about a 1/2-an-ounce of gold per yard. | Has about a 1/2-an-ounce of gold per yard. |
489 | 00:22:14,033 | 00:22:15,132 | Where placer mining, | Where placer mining, |
490 | 00:22:15,134 | 00:22:17,902 | They'll mine for $10 to $30 a yard. | They'll mine for $10 to $30 a yard. |
491 | 00:22:17,904 | 00:22:20,738 | So the values per yard here, you know, | So the values per yard here, you know, |
492 | 00:22:20,740 | 00:22:23,240 | Are like 100 times per yard. | Are like 100 times per yard. |
493 | 00:22:23,242 | 00:22:26,243 | In my lifetime, I'll never run out of ore here. | In my lifetime, I'll never run out of ore here. |
494 | 00:22:26,245 | 00:22:28,446 | I actually like this. | I actually like this. |
495 | 00:22:28,448 | 00:22:30,881 | I think this is pretty exciting. | I think this is pretty exciting. |
496 | 00:22:31,451 | 00:22:34,251 | Narrator: To separate the gold from the hard rock, | Narrator: To separate the gold from the hard rock, |
497 | 00:22:34,253 | 00:22:38,222 | The ore first passes through the primary crusher. | The ore first passes through the primary crusher. |
498 | 00:22:39,359 | 00:22:42,460 | This'll crush about 6 yards an hour. | This'll crush about 6 yards an hour. |
499 | 00:22:43,129 | 00:22:44,929 | Yeah, it's a little more laid-back here. | Yeah, it's a little more laid-back here. |
500 | 00:22:44,931 | 00:22:48,432 | Uh, nobody's screaming and yelling at you. | Uh, nobody's screaming and yelling at you. |
501 | 00:22:48,901 | 00:22:51,669 | Uh, it's, uh, pretty nice. | Uh, it's, uh, pretty nice. |
502 | 00:22:51,671 | 00:22:54,538 | Narrator: Down in the mill, the smaller rocks | Narrator: Down in the mill, the smaller rocks |
503 | 00:22:54,540 | 00:22:57,708 | Are then crushed into a fine powder. | Are then crushed into a fine powder. |
504 | 00:22:58,177 | 00:23:02,780 | Rhodes: This table's designed to, uh, catch very fine gold. | Rhodes: This table's designed to, uh, catch very fine gold. |
505 | 00:23:03,883 | 00:23:08,753 | Narrator: After just 30 minutes, there's gold in the pan. | Narrator: After just 30 minutes, there's gold in the pan. |
506 | 00:23:09,989 | 00:23:11,355 | That's not bad, you guys. | That's not bad, you guys. |
507 | 00:23:11,357 | 00:23:13,190 | -Yeah, that's -- uh... -That's... | -Yeah, that's -- uh... -That's... |
508 | 00:23:13,192 | 00:23:14,825 | Pretty fine stuff. | Pretty fine stuff. |
509 | 00:23:15,762 | 00:23:17,428 | What a good feeling, our own gold. | What a good feeling, our own gold. |
510 | 00:23:17,430 | 00:23:19,797 | Nobody will cheat us out of this. | Nobody will cheat us out of this. |
511 | 00:23:19,799 | 00:23:21,632 | Yeah, that's a fact. | Yeah, that's a fact. |
512 | 00:23:21,634 | 00:23:22,333 | Yeah. | Yeah. |
513 | 00:23:22,335 | 00:23:24,902 | No, arizona's a much better place to be. | No, arizona's a much better place to be. |
514 | 00:23:24,904 | 00:23:26,937 | And the company's so much better. | And the company's so much better. |
515 | 00:23:28,674 | 00:23:31,075 | I agree with that. | I agree with that. |
516 | 00:23:31,077 | 00:23:34,211 | No, I will probably never go back to the yukon. | No, I will probably never go back to the yukon. |
517 | 00:23:40,052 | 00:23:42,086 | Narrator: In the middle of the mining season, | Narrator: In the middle of the mining season, |
518 | 00:23:42,088 | 00:23:45,423 | With mckinnon creek running at full capacity, | With mckinnon creek running at full capacity, |
519 | 00:23:45,425 | 00:23:47,792 | Todd took a controversial break | Todd took a controversial break |
520 | 00:23:47,794 | 00:23:51,495 | To spend time with his son hudson. | To spend time with his son hudson. |
521 | 00:23:51,497 | 00:23:52,963 | But what his crew didn't know | But what his crew didn't know |
522 | 00:23:52,965 | 00:23:56,667 | Is that he also had a secret project in the works. | Is that he also had a secret project in the works. |
523 | 00:23:56,669 | 00:23:57,735 | -Hi. -What's up, dude? | -Hi. -What's up, dude? |
524 | 00:23:57,737 | 00:24:00,237 | -Good to see you. -I'm back from the north. | -Good to see you. -I'm back from the north. |
525 | 00:24:00,239 | 00:24:01,572 | How's it been with the gold mining? | How's it been with the gold mining? |
526 | 00:24:01,574 | 00:24:02,606 | Dude, I'm getting gold, man. | Dude, I'm getting gold, man. |
527 | 00:24:02,608 | 00:24:05,643 | So, uh, we'll see how much I get at the end. | So, uh, we'll see how much I get at the end. |
528 | 00:24:05,645 | 00:24:08,078 | But I got a week off. What do you think? | But I got a week off. What do you think? |
529 | 00:24:08,080 | 00:24:09,280 | Ready to rock? -Yeah, we're good. | Ready to rock? -Yeah, we're good. |
530 | 00:24:09,282 | 00:24:10,681 | It's good, man. We'll, uh, we'll hop in there | It's good, man. We'll, uh, we'll hop in there |
531 | 00:24:10,683 | 00:24:13,050 | And get you all wired up. -Okay. | And get you all wired up. -Okay. |
532 | 00:24:13,052 | 00:24:15,052 | ¶ | ¶ |
533 | 00:24:15,054 | 00:24:18,122 | ¶ has our conscience shown ¶ | ¶ has our conscience shown ¶ |
534 | 00:24:21,294 | 00:24:24,462 | ¶ has the sweet breeze blown ¶ | ¶ has the sweet breeze blown ¶ |
535 | 00:24:26,499 | 00:24:28,966 | I'd actually booked some studio time. | I'd actually booked some studio time. |
536 | 00:24:28,968 | 00:24:30,568 | And I was gonna sing a song. | And I was gonna sing a song. |
537 | 00:24:30,570 | 00:24:34,772 | And I know that sounds pretty ridiculous | And I know that sounds pretty ridiculous |
538 | 00:24:34,774 | 00:24:36,574 | When I just said that. | When I just said that. |
539 | 00:24:36,843 | 00:24:38,175 | Dude, you're a miner! | Dude, you're a miner! |
540 | 00:24:38,177 | 00:24:41,145 | What are you doing making a song? | What are you doing making a song? |
541 | 00:24:42,682 | 00:24:45,549 | ¶ so I walk up on high ¶ | ¶ so I walk up on high ¶ |
542 | 00:24:45,551 | 00:24:48,886 | ¶ and I step to the edge ¶ | ¶ and I step to the edge ¶ |
543 | 00:24:48,888 | 00:24:51,789 | ¶ to see my world below ¶ | ¶ to see my world below ¶ |
544 | 00:24:51,924 | 00:24:54,892 | It sounds kind of strange, but todd likes to sing. | It sounds kind of strange, but todd likes to sing. |
545 | 00:24:54,894 | 00:24:57,461 | You know? And he's not bad at it. | You know? And he's not bad at it. |
546 | 00:24:57,463 | 00:25:00,831 | ¶ while the tears roll down ¶ | ¶ while the tears roll down ¶ |
547 | 00:25:00,833 | 00:25:04,001 | ¶ 'cause it's the world I know ¶ | ¶ 'cause it's the world I know ¶ |
548 | 00:25:04,003 | 00:25:06,136 | ¶ oh, it's the world I know ¶ | ¶ oh, it's the world I know ¶ |
549 | 00:25:07,106 | 00:25:08,339 | He's got some pipes. | He's got some pipes. |
550 | 00:25:08,341 | 00:25:10,407 | Yeah, he can sing. I'm surprised. | Yeah, he can sing. I'm surprised. |
551 | 00:25:10,409 | 00:25:12,710 | I'm here to mine gold and talk about mining. | I'm here to mine gold and talk about mining. |
552 | 00:25:12,712 | 00:25:16,981 | And I have nothing to say about todd's ability | And I have nothing to say about todd's ability |
553 | 00:25:16,983 | 00:25:18,048 | Or inability to sing. | Or inability to sing. |
554 | 00:25:18,050 | 00:25:21,819 | Yeah, I don't know if I'm gonna take it to the next level. | Yeah, I don't know if I'm gonna take it to the next level. |
555 | 00:25:21,821 | 00:25:27,658 | I actually have been approached by -- by "some people"... | I actually have been approached by -- by "some people"... |
556 | 00:25:27,660 | 00:25:30,628 | Which is hilarious, I mean, if you think about it. | Which is hilarious, I mean, if you think about it. |
557 | 00:25:30,630 | 00:25:33,998 | ¶ I drink myself of newfound pity ¶ | ¶ I drink myself of newfound pity ¶ |
558 | 00:25:34,000 | 00:25:37,701 | ¶ sitting alone in new york city and I don't know why ¶ | ¶ sitting alone in new york city and I don't know why ¶ |
559 | 00:25:37,703 | 00:25:39,970 | Man: Do you think he's got a good voice? | Man: Do you think he's got a good voice? |
560 | 00:25:39,972 | 00:25:41,572 | No comment. | No comment. |
561 | 00:25:42,942 | 00:25:45,743 | I'm not the best singer in the world. | I'm not the best singer in the world. |
562 | 00:25:45,745 | 00:25:48,679 | You know, but I ain't the best miner in the world either. | You know, but I ain't the best miner in the world either. |
563 | 00:25:48,681 | 00:25:50,648 | And I get a lot of gold. | And I get a lot of gold. |
564 | 00:25:50,650 | 00:25:53,817 | ¶ 'cause it's the world I know ¶ | ¶ 'cause it's the world I know ¶ |
565 | 00:25:53,819 | 00:25:57,421 | ¶ oh, it's the world I know ¶ | ¶ oh, it's the world I know ¶ |
566 | 00:26:02,662 | 00:26:06,163 | Do you think he's got a shot at the grammys? | Do you think he's got a shot at the grammys? |
567 | 00:26:08,968 | 00:26:10,868 | [ laughter ] | [ laughter ] |
568 | 00:26:10,870 | 00:26:14,104 | Narrator: Coming up, parker's new mechanic, derek, | Narrator: Coming up, parker's new mechanic, derek, |
569 | 00:26:14,106 | 00:26:15,639 | Wreaked havoc with his crew. | Wreaked havoc with his crew. |
570 | 00:26:15,641 | 00:26:18,776 | Every weld they did is cracked. They're all [bleep] | Every weld they did is cracked. They're all [bleep] |
571 | 00:26:18,778 | 00:26:24,148 | And for the first time, the guys reveal just how bad things got. | And for the first time, the guys reveal just how bad things got. |
572 | 00:26:24,150 | 00:26:25,849 | Oh, I would have left. I'd have to. | Oh, I would have left. I'd have to. |
573 | 00:26:25,851 | 00:26:26,817 | I'd have no choice. | I'd have no choice. |
574 | 00:26:26,819 | 00:26:28,519 | "or do I go over there and knock that guy out?" | "or do I go over there and knock that guy out?" |
575 | 00:26:28,521 | 00:26:33,023 | The crew didn't like me at all, but parker sure did. | The crew didn't like me at all, but parker sure did. |
576 | 00:26:53,946 | 00:26:57,615 | I think this is the most fun summer in the yukon | I think this is the most fun summer in the yukon |
577 | 00:26:57,617 | 00:26:59,383 | That I've ever had. | That I've ever had. |
578 | 00:27:03,756 | 00:27:04,488 | Man: Going to war. | Man: Going to war. |
579 | 00:27:04,490 | 00:27:06,690 | Ness: The way the season started was definitely different. | Ness: The way the season started was definitely different. |
580 | 00:27:06,692 | 00:27:08,559 | There was more emphasis on trying to -- | There was more emphasis on trying to -- |
581 | 00:27:08,561 | 00:27:10,894 | To have fun with it. And, uh, you know, | To have fun with it. And, uh, you know, |
582 | 00:27:10,896 | 00:27:12,496 | We did some -- some goofy stuff, you know? | We did some -- some goofy stuff, you know? |
583 | 00:27:12,498 | 00:27:15,032 | We -- we floated down the river on some chunks of ice. | We -- we floated down the river on some chunks of ice. |
584 | 00:27:15,034 | 00:27:17,301 | Parker: Oh! This is a death trip. | Parker: Oh! This is a death trip. |
585 | 00:27:17,303 | 00:27:20,471 | He didn't have a goal, but he wanted it to be fun. | He didn't have a goal, but he wanted it to be fun. |
586 | 00:27:20,473 | 00:27:21,271 | Why is it a goal? | Why is it a goal? |
587 | 00:27:21,273 | 00:27:24,942 | 'cause it's f-- life should be about having fun. | 'cause it's f-- life should be about having fun. |
588 | 00:27:27,613 | 00:27:30,948 | Narrator: But what hit the cutting-room floor is | Narrator: But what hit the cutting-room floor is |
589 | 00:27:30,950 | 00:27:32,650 | That a snow-machine accident | That a snow-machine accident |
590 | 00:27:32,652 | 00:27:37,287 | Put parker's mechanic, carl rosk, out of action. | Put parker's mechanic, carl rosk, out of action. |
591 | 00:27:37,990 | 00:27:40,724 | -So it's broken, huh? -Yeah. | -So it's broken, huh? -Yeah. |
592 | 00:27:40,726 | 00:27:42,459 | Parker: I guess the snow machines | Parker: I guess the snow machines |
593 | 00:27:42,461 | 00:27:43,527 | Weren't such a good idea. | Weren't such a good idea. |
594 | 00:27:43,529 | 00:27:45,729 | No. No, I guess not. | No. No, I guess not. |
595 | 00:27:45,731 | 00:27:47,865 | You couldn't have picked a worse time. | You couldn't have picked a worse time. |
596 | 00:27:47,867 | 00:27:49,433 | I know. | I know. |
597 | 00:27:49,802 | 00:27:52,503 | Narrator: And right when he needed him most. | Narrator: And right when he needed him most. |
598 | 00:27:52,505 | 00:27:53,504 | Parker: What's up? | Parker: What's up? |
599 | 00:27:53,506 | 00:27:55,572 | Uh, you're not gonna like this. | Uh, you're not gonna like this. |
600 | 00:27:55,574 | 00:27:57,207 | But I got to go home, like now. | But I got to go home, like now. |
601 | 00:27:57,209 | 00:28:00,778 | Narrator: Parker also lost his right-hand man, | Narrator: Parker also lost his right-hand man, |
602 | 00:28:00,780 | 00:28:01,445 | Foreman rick ness. | Foreman rick ness. |
603 | 00:28:01,447 | 00:28:05,716 | Parker: A lot of things happened at once that created the storm. | Parker: A lot of things happened at once that created the storm. |
604 | 00:28:05,718 | 00:28:09,687 | Rick had to leave and go see how his mom was doing. | Rick had to leave and go see how his mom was doing. |
605 | 00:28:09,689 | 00:28:11,789 | The timing was incredibly poor when I had to leave. | The timing was incredibly poor when I had to leave. |
606 | 00:28:11,791 | 00:28:13,991 | Like, I had to leave right as basically | Like, I had to leave right as basically |
607 | 00:28:13,993 | 00:28:15,659 | [bleep] was gonna hit the fan. | [bleep] was gonna hit the fan. |
608 | 00:28:16,862 | 00:28:19,263 | Narrator: Despite losing key crew members | Narrator: Despite losing key crew members |
609 | 00:28:19,265 | 00:28:21,932 | At the most critical point in the season, | At the most critical point in the season, |
610 | 00:28:21,934 | 00:28:24,134 | Parker followed through on his plan | Parker followed through on his plan |
611 | 00:28:24,136 | 00:28:29,073 | To bring in goldzilla, a colossal new wash plant. | To bring in goldzilla, a colossal new wash plant. |
612 | 00:28:32,311 | 00:28:33,811 | And while he was laid up, | And while he was laid up, |
613 | 00:28:33,813 | 00:28:37,114 | Carl called in someone to fill his shoes -- | Carl called in someone to fill his shoes -- |
614 | 00:28:37,116 | 00:28:40,350 | An ex-colleague, derek antoniuk. | An ex-colleague, derek antoniuk. |
615 | 00:28:42,621 | 00:28:44,188 | Parker: Derek and I got along well. | Parker: Derek and I got along well. |
616 | 00:28:44,190 | 00:28:45,155 | We're close to the same age. | We're close to the same age. |
617 | 00:28:45,157 | 00:28:48,058 | And he's got the same kind of energy as I do. | And he's got the same kind of energy as I do. |
618 | 00:28:48,060 | 00:28:49,259 | And we clicked real well. | And we clicked real well. |
619 | 00:28:49,261 | 00:28:52,429 | Antoniuk: We're young and dumb and full of fun. | Antoniuk: We're young and dumb and full of fun. |
620 | 00:28:52,431 | 00:28:54,431 | -Good job! -Ah! | -Good job! -Ah! |
621 | 00:28:54,767 | 00:28:57,067 | Antoniuk: Parker and I are a lot alike. | Antoniuk: Parker and I are a lot alike. |
622 | 00:28:57,069 | 00:29:00,471 | I had fun. We had a blast, I think. | I had fun. We had a blast, I think. |
623 | 00:29:00,473 | 00:29:02,139 | Fine, I'll do it all. | Fine, I'll do it all. |
624 | 00:29:03,809 | 00:29:05,676 | Well, that worked well. | Well, that worked well. |
625 | 00:29:05,678 | 00:29:10,280 | Derek and parker just hit it off great, | Derek and parker just hit it off great, |
626 | 00:29:10,282 | 00:29:11,348 | They really did. | They really did. |
627 | 00:29:11,350 | 00:29:14,418 | [ whistles ] sleepyhead. | [ whistles ] sleepyhead. |
628 | 00:29:14,420 | 00:29:16,053 | Plant's going. | Plant's going. |
629 | 00:29:16,055 | 00:29:16,887 | All right. | All right. |
630 | 00:29:16,889 | 00:29:20,491 | There was a bromance going on there for sure. | There was a bromance going on there for sure. |
631 | 00:29:20,493 | 00:29:23,293 | Here's dinner. I stole the desserts. | Here's dinner. I stole the desserts. |
632 | 00:29:23,295 | 00:29:26,096 | But that's about the only two people | But that's about the only two people |
633 | 00:29:26,098 | 00:29:28,265 | That were really getting along at the time. | That were really getting along at the time. |
634 | 00:29:28,267 | 00:29:29,466 | It'll [bleep] smash the track. | It'll [bleep] smash the track. |
635 | 00:29:29,468 | 00:29:31,468 | It'll go on there either way. We can do this [bleep] | It'll go on there either way. We can do this [bleep] |
636 | 00:29:31,470 | 00:29:32,536 | Thing 10 different ways. -Hey, hey. | Thing 10 different ways. -Hey, hey. |
637 | 00:29:32,538 | 00:29:35,873 | If we get it over there, we're lifting it all up. | If we get it over there, we're lifting it all up. |
638 | 00:29:35,875 | 00:29:37,741 | And we're gonna put so much [bleep] weight on the end. | And we're gonna put so much [bleep] weight on the end. |
639 | 00:29:37,743 | 00:29:39,309 | Right now it's easier to lift it, right now, | Right now it's easier to lift it, right now, |
640 | 00:29:39,311 | 00:29:40,677 | From the back, drop the axles down. | From the back, drop the axles down. |
641 | 00:29:40,679 | 00:29:42,379 | You know, he came in kind of like a -- | You know, he came in kind of like a -- |
642 | 00:29:42,381 | 00:29:45,115 | A raging bull in a china shop. | A raging bull in a china shop. |
643 | 00:29:45,117 | 00:29:49,052 | And it really upset the whole crew. | And it really upset the whole crew. |
644 | 00:29:49,889 | 00:29:51,221 | -Mitch! -Yo. | -Mitch! -Yo. |
645 | 00:29:51,223 | 00:29:52,990 | Antoniuk: From now on, you listen to me! | Antoniuk: From now on, you listen to me! |
646 | 00:29:52,992 | 00:29:55,459 | Blaschke: You've got to be [bleep] kidding me. | Blaschke: You've got to be [bleep] kidding me. |
647 | 00:29:55,461 | 00:29:56,827 | It's obviously got to be jealousy. | It's obviously got to be jealousy. |
648 | 00:29:56,829 | 00:29:59,163 | I mean, get over it. | I mean, get over it. |
649 | 00:29:59,165 | 00:30:02,533 | Narrator: After taking some time to heal, | Narrator: After taking some time to heal, |
650 | 00:30:02,535 | 00:30:03,600 | Carl re-joined the crew | Carl re-joined the crew |
651 | 00:30:03,602 | 00:30:08,005 | And worked with derek to weld goldzilla back together. | And worked with derek to weld goldzilla back together. |
652 | 00:30:08,007 | 00:30:10,974 | It's gonna be built like a brick [bleep] done right. | It's gonna be built like a brick [bleep] done right. |
653 | 00:30:10,976 | 00:30:15,012 | Once goldzilla got put into place, it -- | Once goldzilla got put into place, it -- |
654 | 00:30:15,014 | 00:30:17,147 | That just seemed to be the changing point. | That just seemed to be the changing point. |
655 | 00:30:17,149 | 00:30:19,249 | As soon as that wash plant got turned on, | As soon as that wash plant got turned on, |
656 | 00:30:19,251 | 00:30:21,018 | Everybody got stressed to the limit. | Everybody got stressed to the limit. |
657 | 00:30:21,020 | 00:30:23,520 | Narrator: When goldzilla first broke down, | Narrator: When goldzilla first broke down, |
658 | 00:30:23,522 | 00:30:27,691 | Even though the team jumped in to make the fix together, | Even though the team jumped in to make the fix together, |
659 | 00:30:27,693 | 00:30:30,594 | Derek was quick to point the finger. | Derek was quick to point the finger. |
660 | 00:30:30,596 | 00:30:33,831 | Is that what's gonna be shown? Oh [bleep] | Is that what's gonna be shown? Oh [bleep] |
661 | 00:30:33,833 | 00:30:35,833 | Every weld they did is cracked. | Every weld they did is cracked. |
662 | 00:30:35,968 | 00:30:37,768 | That one's cracked. That one's cracked. | That one's cracked. That one's cracked. |
663 | 00:30:37,770 | 00:30:40,003 | -These are cracking. -They're all [bleep] | -These are cracking. -They're all [bleep] |
664 | 00:30:40,005 | 00:30:44,908 | Carl rosk's welding -- pound it out in less than 24 hours. | Carl rosk's welding -- pound it out in less than 24 hours. |
665 | 00:30:44,910 | 00:30:49,580 | The crew didn't like me at all, but parker sure did. | The crew didn't like me at all, but parker sure did. |
666 | 00:30:49,582 | 00:30:52,916 | Yeah, I think derek was trying to push one of us out. | Yeah, I think derek was trying to push one of us out. |
667 | 00:30:52,918 | 00:30:55,252 | -Was it you who did it? -Not me. | -Was it you who did it? -Not me. |
668 | 00:30:55,254 | 00:30:58,989 | Narrator: With no solid proof of whose welds broke, | Narrator: With no solid proof of whose welds broke, |
669 | 00:30:58,991 | 00:31:01,124 | Parker placed the blame on carl. | Parker placed the blame on carl. |
670 | 00:31:01,126 | 00:31:02,392 | How long did I weld up there for? | How long did I weld up there for? |
671 | 00:31:02,394 | 00:31:03,594 | I don't [bleep] know, carl. | I don't [bleep] know, carl. |
672 | 00:31:03,596 | 00:31:04,995 | I welded for 50 minutes on that, | I welded for 50 minutes on that, |
673 | 00:31:04,997 | 00:31:05,562 | 50 minutes. | 50 minutes. |
674 | 00:31:05,564 | 00:31:07,631 | Parker: I'm not very happy with you or carl. | Parker: I'm not very happy with you or carl. |
675 | 00:31:07,633 | 00:31:08,298 | 'cause I told you, | 'cause I told you, |
676 | 00:31:08,300 | 00:31:10,534 | You know what welds need to look like to get | You know what welds need to look like to get |
677 | 00:31:10,536 | 00:31:11,902 | [bleep] to stay, right? | [bleep] to stay, right? |
678 | 00:31:11,904 | 00:31:14,972 | Narrator: Carl just couldn't take it anymore. | Narrator: Carl just couldn't take it anymore. |
679 | 00:31:14,974 | 00:31:17,741 | I'm not usually a quitter, but I'm quitting. | I'm not usually a quitter, but I'm quitting. |
680 | 00:31:17,743 | 00:31:19,343 | I can't deal with that [bleep] | I can't deal with that [bleep] |
681 | 00:31:19,345 | 00:31:21,345 | Everybody's got their limit and... | Everybody's got their limit and... |
682 | 00:31:21,347 | 00:31:23,213 | -Yeah. -You apparently reached yours. | -Yeah. -You apparently reached yours. |
683 | 00:31:23,215 | 00:31:24,147 | And I'm hanging | And I'm hanging |
684 | 00:31:24,149 | 00:31:26,750 | By the last thread of my rope right now. | By the last thread of my rope right now. |
685 | 00:31:26,752 | 00:31:27,451 | Carl left. | Carl left. |
686 | 00:31:27,453 | 00:31:31,288 | So it made it look like I was the reason that carl left. | So it made it look like I was the reason that carl left. |
687 | 00:31:31,290 | 00:31:33,123 | 'cause I stayed. I was... | 'cause I stayed. I was... |
688 | 00:31:33,125 | 00:31:33,991 | I'm here, and he's not. | I'm here, and he's not. |
689 | 00:31:33,993 | 00:31:37,127 | Narrator: By the time rick returned from the lower 48, | Narrator: By the time rick returned from the lower 48, |
690 | 00:31:37,129 | 00:31:41,131 | Parker's crew was on the verge of all-out mutiny. | Parker's crew was on the verge of all-out mutiny. |
691 | 00:31:41,133 | 00:31:43,800 | I had mitch and I had carl and I had brennan, | I had mitch and I had carl and I had brennan, |
692 | 00:31:43,802 | 00:31:46,403 | You know, texting me, calling me while I'm on my way back. | You know, texting me, calling me while I'm on my way back. |
693 | 00:31:46,405 | 00:31:47,938 | And -- and all I'm hearing is that -- | And -- and all I'm hearing is that -- |
694 | 00:31:47,940 | 00:31:50,040 | Is that this guy is a problem. You know? | Is that this guy is a problem. You know? |
695 | 00:31:50,042 | 00:31:53,210 | And -- and -- and now carl's leaving because of this guy. | And -- and -- and now carl's leaving because of this guy. |
696 | 00:31:53,212 | 00:31:55,345 | I don't think john and roger would be too proud | I don't think john and roger would be too proud |
697 | 00:31:55,347 | 00:31:58,115 | Of what their legacy is right now. | Of what their legacy is right now. |
698 | 00:31:58,117 | 00:32:01,652 | I haven't been that mad as I was this season in years. | I haven't been that mad as I was this season in years. |
699 | 00:32:01,654 | 00:32:04,021 | There's a reason that there's a lot of good people | There's a reason that there's a lot of good people |
700 | 00:32:04,023 | 00:32:05,689 | That aren't here anymore. | That aren't here anymore. |
701 | 00:32:05,691 | 00:32:07,858 | I was picking up things and throwing 'em | I was picking up things and throwing 'em |
702 | 00:32:07,860 | 00:32:08,926 | And so pissed off. | And so pissed off. |
703 | 00:32:08,928 | 00:32:11,495 | And I was like, "is this it? | And I was like, "is this it? |
704 | 00:32:11,497 | 00:32:12,796 | Do I get in my truck and drive off? | Do I get in my truck and drive off? |
705 | 00:32:12,798 | 00:32:15,365 | Or do I go over there and knock that guy out?" | Or do I go over there and knock that guy out?" |
706 | 00:32:15,367 | 00:32:16,967 | Start this [bleep] | Start this [bleep] |
707 | 00:32:16,969 | 00:32:20,570 | Rick's supposed to be showing up. | Rick's supposed to be showing up. |
708 | 00:32:20,572 | 00:32:21,805 | And parker keeps telling me, | And parker keeps telling me, |
709 | 00:32:21,807 | 00:32:22,940 | "oh, it's gonna be great, right?" | "oh, it's gonna be great, right?" |
710 | 00:32:22,942 | 00:32:23,941 | You and rick are gonna get along. | You and rick are gonna get along. |
711 | 00:32:23,943 | 00:32:25,442 | You both like to work and both care. | You both like to work and both care. |
712 | 00:32:25,444 | 00:32:28,278 | And -- it's -- you guys should really get along. | And -- it's -- you guys should really get along. |
713 | 00:32:28,280 | 00:32:31,348 | Just tell him to stay the [bleep] away from me. | Just tell him to stay the [bleep] away from me. |
714 | 00:32:31,350 | 00:32:32,983 | -Wow, rick. -I'm serious. | -Wow, rick. -I'm serious. |
715 | 00:32:32,985 | 00:32:35,786 | That's not a position that I like to hear from you. | That's not a position that I like to hear from you. |
716 | 00:32:35,788 | 00:32:38,221 | What rick did wasn't right, you know? | What rick did wasn't right, you know? |
717 | 00:32:38,223 | 00:32:40,057 | No matter what the situation was, | No matter what the situation was, |
718 | 00:32:40,059 | 00:32:43,260 | And no matter what he was told, um... | And no matter what he was told, um... |
719 | 00:32:44,430 | 00:32:46,263 | ...He didn't even give me a chance, you know? | ...He didn't even give me a chance, you know? |
720 | 00:32:46,265 | 00:32:48,699 | He didn't even come and talk to me and ask me, | He didn't even come and talk to me and ask me, |
721 | 00:32:48,701 | 00:32:50,167 | "what's going on?" | "what's going on?" |
722 | 00:32:50,169 | 00:32:52,035 | I just wanted to punch him in the [bleep] face | I just wanted to punch him in the [bleep] face |
723 | 00:32:52,037 | 00:32:54,171 | Just looking at the guy. I didn't want to shake his hand. | Just looking at the guy. I didn't want to shake his hand. |
724 | 00:32:54,173 | 00:32:55,706 | I didn't want to even look at him, quite honestly. | I didn't want to even look at him, quite honestly. |
725 | 00:32:55,708 | 00:33:00,143 | Is that the wrong way to, uh, to go back into that situation? | Is that the wrong way to, uh, to go back into that situation? |
726 | 00:33:00,145 | 00:33:01,578 | Yeah, but, uh, | Yeah, but, uh, |
727 | 00:33:01,580 | 00:33:02,980 | It was how I was feeling at the time. | It was how I was feeling at the time. |
728 | 00:33:02,982 | 00:33:04,715 | You know? I'm not gonna apologize for it. | You know? I'm not gonna apologize for it. |
729 | 00:33:04,717 | 00:33:06,917 | You are making an enemy out of me. | You are making an enemy out of me. |
730 | 00:33:06,919 | 00:33:08,452 | Look at the position you're putting me in. | Look at the position you're putting me in. |
731 | 00:33:08,454 | 00:33:10,654 | Things were going fine when you were gone. | Things were going fine when you were gone. |
732 | 00:33:10,656 | 00:33:12,990 | -Uh-huh. -So leave. | -Uh-huh. -So leave. |
733 | 00:33:13,926 | 00:33:16,493 | Parker: When it came down to it, I did ask rick to leave. | Parker: When it came down to it, I did ask rick to leave. |
734 | 00:33:16,495 | 00:33:20,630 | And it wasn't me choosing derek over rick or any of that stuff. | And it wasn't me choosing derek over rick or any of that stuff. |
735 | 00:33:20,632 | 00:33:27,604 | But it is me choosing... Levelheadedness. | But it is me choosing... Levelheadedness. |
736 | 00:33:27,606 | 00:33:30,707 | I had to choose the... I couldn't -- | I had to choose the... I couldn't -- |
737 | 00:33:30,709 | 00:33:32,042 | I can't side with emotions. | I can't side with emotions. |
738 | 00:33:32,044 | 00:33:34,111 | And it was pure emotions out of rick. | And it was pure emotions out of rick. |
739 | 00:33:34,113 | 00:33:38,048 | Like, he didn't know why he was mad. | Like, he didn't know why he was mad. |
740 | 00:33:38,484 | 00:33:40,884 | Doumitt: Parker's right-hand man for four years, | Doumitt: Parker's right-hand man for four years, |
741 | 00:33:40,886 | 00:33:44,921 | And then to fire him because he wouldn't shake a guy's hand. | And then to fire him because he wouldn't shake a guy's hand. |
742 | 00:33:48,293 | 00:33:50,160 | So how safe am I? | So how safe am I? |
743 | 00:33:51,463 | 00:33:53,330 | Ness: That night, I had myself pretty convinced | Ness: That night, I had myself pretty convinced |
744 | 00:33:53,332 | 00:33:55,165 | That I'd be leaving in the morning. | That I'd be leaving in the morning. |
745 | 00:33:55,167 | 00:33:56,366 | I decided to sleep on it. | I decided to sleep on it. |
746 | 00:33:56,368 | 00:33:58,902 | Um, I felt different in the morning. | Um, I felt different in the morning. |
747 | 00:33:58,904 | 00:34:00,003 | I wasn't up for the fight anymore. | I wasn't up for the fight anymore. |
748 | 00:34:00,005 | 00:34:02,205 | And I wanted to move on. And if that's what -- | And I wanted to move on. And if that's what -- |
749 | 00:34:02,207 | 00:34:03,807 | What it was gonna take, whatever. | What it was gonna take, whatever. |
750 | 00:34:03,809 | 00:34:05,609 | Get it the hell out of the way, and -- | Get it the hell out of the way, and -- |
751 | 00:34:05,611 | 00:34:07,344 | And try to get back to doing my job. | And try to get back to doing my job. |
752 | 00:34:07,346 | 00:34:10,647 | I'm sorry I called you a name. | I'm sorry I called you a name. |
753 | 00:34:11,750 | 00:34:14,384 | -Come on, handshake. -All right. | -Come on, handshake. -All right. |
754 | 00:34:14,386 | 00:34:15,852 | He shook my hand, but he looked away. | He shook my hand, but he looked away. |
755 | 00:34:15,854 | 00:34:17,154 | And I was gonna go for the third one saying, | And I was gonna go for the third one saying, |
756 | 00:34:17,156 | 00:34:19,156 | "now [bleep] look at me in the eye and shake my hand." | "now [bleep] look at me in the eye and shake my hand." |
757 | 00:34:19,158 | 00:34:22,059 | Like, come on. Like, get over it. | Like, come on. Like, get over it. |
758 | 00:34:22,261 | 00:34:23,827 | Ness: I'll work with the guy. | Ness: I'll work with the guy. |
759 | 00:34:23,829 | 00:34:25,595 | You know, I don't have to be his friend. | You know, I don't have to be his friend. |
760 | 00:34:25,597 | 00:34:28,899 | Had he fired him, it would have been disastrous. | Had he fired him, it would have been disastrous. |
761 | 00:34:28,901 | 00:34:32,335 | Not only for rick and for him, but the whole crew. | Not only for rick and for him, but the whole crew. |
762 | 00:34:32,337 | 00:34:35,205 | I think he would've lost his crew. | I think he would've lost his crew. |
763 | 00:34:35,207 | 00:34:35,972 | Oh, I would have left. | Oh, I would have left. |
764 | 00:34:35,974 | 00:34:38,275 | Had rick gotten fired, I'd have to. | Had rick gotten fired, I'd have to. |
765 | 00:34:38,277 | 00:34:40,143 | I'd have no choice. | I'd have no choice. |
766 | 00:34:40,145 | 00:34:42,412 | Rick is one of my best friends. | Rick is one of my best friends. |
767 | 00:34:42,414 | 00:34:46,983 | But...When you're in my shoes, | But...When you're in my shoes, |
768 | 00:34:46,985 | 00:34:48,051 | When you're in this seat, | When you're in this seat, |
769 | 00:34:48,053 | 00:34:51,755 | And you've got a million bucks on the line... | And you've got a million bucks on the line... |
770 | 00:34:53,225 | 00:34:56,760 | ...Making decisions doesn't become so easy. | ...Making decisions doesn't become so easy. |
771 | 00:34:57,129 | 00:35:01,364 | Narrator: Coming up, an early look at next season. | Narrator: Coming up, an early look at next season. |
772 | 00:35:02,734 | 00:35:05,502 | Tony preps to ship a second dredge | Tony preps to ship a second dredge |
773 | 00:35:05,504 | 00:35:07,904 | Down the mighty yukon river. | Down the mighty yukon river. |
774 | 00:35:10,008 | 00:35:11,775 | Parker faces crew trouble. | Parker faces crew trouble. |
775 | 00:35:11,777 | 00:35:13,643 | I think there's some people that aren't gonna come back. | I think there's some people that aren't gonna come back. |
776 | 00:35:13,645 | 00:35:16,580 | I've already got some e-mails from some of his employees | I've already got some e-mails from some of his employees |
777 | 00:35:16,582 | 00:35:17,247 | From this year. | From this year. |
778 | 00:35:17,249 | 00:35:20,317 | Narrator: And todd continues his never-ending hunt | Narrator: And todd continues his never-ending hunt |
779 | 00:35:20,319 | 00:35:21,685 | For life-changing gold. | For life-changing gold. |
780 | 00:35:21,687 | 00:35:26,289 | There is a possibility of finding a world-class nugget. | There is a possibility of finding a world-class nugget. |
781 | 00:35:35,968 | 00:35:38,468 | Narrator: This season, tony's grand plan | Narrator: This season, tony's grand plan |
782 | 00:35:38,470 | 00:35:42,105 | Was bringing a gold-mining dredge back to life. | Was bringing a gold-mining dredge back to life. |
783 | 00:35:42,107 | 00:35:44,774 | Cheeseman: I need to go down. The thing tripped out, I think. | Cheeseman: I need to go down. The thing tripped out, I think. |
784 | 00:35:44,776 | 00:35:47,477 | Narrator: But when it came to taking the helm, | Narrator: But when it came to taking the helm, |
785 | 00:35:47,479 | 00:35:49,379 | Tony didn't have a clue. | Tony didn't have a clue. |
786 | 00:35:49,381 | 00:35:52,082 | Can you let the gangway down for 'em? | Can you let the gangway down for 'em? |
787 | 00:35:55,187 | 00:35:57,354 | The one with -- that says winch. | The one with -- that says winch. |
788 | 00:35:58,223 | 00:36:00,924 | See what happens when you let tony around it for five minutes? | See what happens when you let tony around it for five minutes? |
789 | 00:36:00,926 | 00:36:04,461 | It's a [bleep] -that's what we're all saying. | It's a [bleep] -that's what we're all saying. |
790 | 00:36:10,369 | 00:36:11,902 | Yeah. | Yeah. |
791 | 00:36:21,880 | 00:36:25,615 | Narrator: This season, tony's million-dollar dredge | Narrator: This season, tony's million-dollar dredge |
792 | 00:36:25,617 | 00:36:27,150 | Failed to pay for itself. | Failed to pay for itself. |
793 | 00:36:27,152 | 00:36:29,686 | But that hasn't stopped the klondike legend | But that hasn't stopped the klondike legend |
794 | 00:36:29,688 | 00:36:33,623 | From doubling down on a second dredge. | From doubling down on a second dredge. |
795 | 00:36:37,996 | 00:36:42,065 | His crew faces a herculean task -- | His crew faces a herculean task -- |
796 | 00:36:42,067 | 00:36:44,601 | Transporting a 400-ton dredge | Transporting a 400-ton dredge |
797 | 00:36:44,603 | 00:36:48,572 | 150 miles from a remote location | 150 miles from a remote location |
798 | 00:36:48,574 | 00:36:49,239 | On thistle creek. | On thistle creek. |
799 | 00:36:49,241 | 00:36:51,875 | Cheeseman: The thistle creek dredge is in really nice shape. | Cheeseman: The thistle creek dredge is in really nice shape. |
800 | 00:36:51,877 | 00:36:54,644 | But it is a long ways away from everything. | But it is a long ways away from everything. |
801 | 00:36:54,646 | 00:36:57,347 | You have to either get to it by river or by air. | You have to either get to it by river or by air. |
802 | 00:36:57,349 | 00:37:01,017 | Narrator: The only way to pull off this feat of engineering | Narrator: The only way to pull off this feat of engineering |
803 | 00:37:01,019 | 00:37:03,653 | Is to use the mighty yukon river. | Is to use the mighty yukon river. |
804 | 00:37:03,655 | 00:37:06,189 | And to bring his new dredge home, | And to bring his new dredge home, |
805 | 00:37:06,191 | 00:37:08,658 | Tony has bought a 33-year-old tugboat. | Tony has bought a 33-year-old tugboat. |
806 | 00:37:08,660 | 00:37:10,961 | Cheeseman: Grew up tugs and barges on the ocean. | Cheeseman: Grew up tugs and barges on the ocean. |
807 | 00:37:10,963 | 00:37:13,230 | But it's not running 6 knots. | But it's not running 6 knots. |
808 | 00:37:18,637 | 00:37:21,805 | Narrator: But the river will only get the dredge | Narrator: But the river will only get the dredge |
809 | 00:37:21,807 | 00:37:24,407 | Part of the way to his claim. | Part of the way to his claim. |
810 | 00:37:29,881 | 00:37:34,217 | Tony has another secret weapon for next season... | Tony has another secret weapon for next season... |
811 | 00:37:35,487 | 00:37:38,722 | ...A military-grade eight-wheel drive | ...A military-grade eight-wheel drive |
812 | 00:37:38,724 | 00:37:40,490 | Off-road truck. | Off-road truck. |
813 | 00:37:57,276 | 00:37:59,042 | What the hell is that? | What the hell is that? |
814 | 00:37:59,745 | 00:38:02,646 | Most guys, when they go through a mid-life crisis, | Most guys, when they go through a mid-life crisis, |
815 | 00:38:02,648 | 00:38:03,880 | They buy a ferrari. | They buy a ferrari. |
816 | 00:38:03,882 | 00:38:05,148 | You buy dredges and trucks. | You buy dredges and trucks. |
817 | 00:38:05,150 | 00:38:08,551 | And I guess you'll be sleeping on the couch tonight. | And I guess you'll be sleeping on the couch tonight. |
818 | 00:38:14,192 | 00:38:16,593 | Narrator: Parker had his worst start yet, | Narrator: Parker had his worst start yet, |
819 | 00:38:16,595 | 00:38:20,163 | But managed to finish with the biggest gold haul | But managed to finish with the biggest gold haul |
820 | 00:38:20,165 | 00:38:24,401 | Of his life -- 3,362 ounces, | Of his life -- 3,362 ounces, |
821 | 00:38:24,403 | 00:38:27,837 | Worth $3.5 million. | Worth $3.5 million. |
822 | 00:38:27,839 | 00:38:29,306 | And the icing on the cake -- | And the icing on the cake -- |
823 | 00:38:29,308 | 00:38:31,975 | He beat his rival, todd hoffman. | He beat his rival, todd hoffman. |
824 | 00:38:31,977 | 00:38:34,411 | -Shoot-out! -Shoot-out! | -Shoot-out! -Shoot-out! |
825 | 00:38:34,413 | 00:38:35,812 | Parker: We did it as a team. | Parker: We did it as a team. |
826 | 00:38:35,814 | 00:38:40,450 | And without rick and mitch and chris doumitt, | And without rick and mitch and chris doumitt, |
827 | 00:38:40,452 | 00:38:43,553 | It would have been a disaster. | It would have been a disaster. |
828 | 00:38:43,555 | 00:38:46,423 | Narrator: But parker's record-breaking season, | Narrator: But parker's record-breaking season, |
829 | 00:38:46,425 | 00:38:49,826 | Once again, came at a cost. | Once again, came at a cost. |
830 | 00:38:49,828 | 00:38:51,261 | Ness: The numbers don't lie. | Ness: The numbers don't lie. |
831 | 00:38:51,263 | 00:38:52,729 | We were very successful gold-wise. | We were very successful gold-wise. |
832 | 00:38:52,731 | 00:38:53,496 | But in the long run, | But in the long run, |
833 | 00:38:53,498 | 00:38:55,298 | I think there's some people that aren't gonna come back. | I think there's some people that aren't gonna come back. |
834 | 00:38:55,300 | 00:38:58,468 | And I don't -- I don't view that as success. | And I don't -- I don't view that as success. |
835 | 00:38:59,037 | 00:39:02,505 | Todd: Parker needs some work on how he treats his guys. | Todd: Parker needs some work on how he treats his guys. |
836 | 00:39:02,507 | 00:39:05,442 | I've already got some e-mails from some of his employees | I've already got some e-mails from some of his employees |
837 | 00:39:05,444 | 00:39:06,943 | From this year. | From this year. |
838 | 00:39:06,945 | 00:39:08,445 | I don't know if I'll be | I don't know if I'll be |
839 | 00:39:08,447 | 00:39:11,348 | Driving back up north this -- this year. | Driving back up north this -- this year. |
840 | 00:39:11,350 | 00:39:12,682 | I definitely want to keep mining. | I definitely want to keep mining. |
841 | 00:39:12,684 | 00:39:18,922 | But, uh, I don't know if it's gonna be with parker. | But, uh, I don't know if it's gonna be with parker. |
842 | 00:39:20,592 | 00:39:23,460 | Narrator: If parker can convince key crew members | Narrator: If parker can convince key crew members |
843 | 00:39:23,462 | 00:39:24,928 | To come back next season, | To come back next season, |
844 | 00:39:24,930 | 00:39:28,431 | They'll be armed with a multi-million-dollar war chest | They'll be armed with a multi-million-dollar war chest |
845 | 00:39:28,433 | 00:39:31,601 | That could take their operation to the next level. | That could take their operation to the next level. |
846 | 00:39:31,603 | 00:39:34,504 | I know I've said it before, but I will always be | I know I've said it before, but I will always be |
847 | 00:39:34,506 | 00:39:35,271 | Looking at other ground. | Looking at other ground. |
848 | 00:39:35,273 | 00:39:37,273 | And I will always be trying to get out from under tony, | And I will always be trying to get out from under tony, |
849 | 00:39:37,275 | 00:39:41,144 | Because he knows how to smell blood in the water. | Because he knows how to smell blood in the water. |
850 | 00:39:41,146 | 00:39:44,514 | And I'm not gonna let tony beets hold my business hostage. | And I'm not gonna let tony beets hold my business hostage. |
851 | 00:39:44,516 | 00:39:47,083 | It's very difficult finding the right ground. | It's very difficult finding the right ground. |
852 | 00:39:47,085 | 00:39:49,419 | Trust me, I am trying. | Trust me, I am trying. |
853 | 00:39:49,755 | 00:39:53,423 | And we're a lot closer now than we were a year ago. | And we're a lot closer now than we were a year ago. |
854 | 00:40:00,265 | 00:40:03,133 | Narrator: In their sixth season mining for gold, | Narrator: In their sixth season mining for gold, |
855 | 00:40:03,135 | 00:40:07,937 | The hoffman crew doubled their best gold total yet -- | The hoffman crew doubled their best gold total yet -- |
856 | 00:40:07,939 | 00:40:11,341 | A monster 3,032 ounces, | A monster 3,032 ounces, |
857 | 00:40:11,343 | 00:40:15,845 | Worth a cool $3.3 million. | Worth a cool $3.3 million. |
858 | 00:40:16,415 | 00:40:17,747 | Todd: Did we have a great season? | Todd: Did we have a great season? |
859 | 00:40:17,749 | 00:40:19,582 | Hell yeah, we had a great season. | Hell yeah, we had a great season. |
860 | 00:40:19,584 | 00:40:21,117 | But there is one regret. | But there is one regret. |
861 | 00:40:21,119 | 00:40:23,953 | We did 3,000 ounces, right? | We did 3,000 ounces, right? |
862 | 00:40:23,955 | 00:40:25,054 | No, it should've been 4,000. | No, it should've been 4,000. |
863 | 00:40:25,056 | 00:40:28,425 | The math showed over 4,000 ounces | The math showed over 4,000 ounces |
864 | 00:40:28,427 | 00:40:30,794 | From the drill holes. | From the drill holes. |
865 | 00:40:30,796 | 00:40:33,696 | This hole right here is 12 ounces per hundred. | This hole right here is 12 ounces per hundred. |
866 | 00:40:33,698 | 00:40:35,932 | We've got to get this gold out of it. | We've got to get this gold out of it. |
867 | 00:40:35,934 | 00:40:37,700 | You know, we should've beat parker. | You know, we should've beat parker. |
868 | 00:40:37,702 | 00:40:39,102 | We should've had 4,000 ounces. | We should've had 4,000 ounces. |
869 | 00:40:39,104 | 00:40:44,441 | It -- for whatever reason, it did not mine like it drilled. | It -- for whatever reason, it did not mine like it drilled. |
870 | 00:40:44,443 | 00:40:46,476 | Parker: The easiest thing in the world | Parker: The easiest thing in the world |
871 | 00:40:46,478 | 00:40:47,277 | For the hoffmans to say | For the hoffmans to say |
872 | 00:40:47,279 | 00:40:48,511 | Is that we lost because we had worse ground. | Is that we lost because we had worse ground. |
873 | 00:40:48,513 | 00:40:50,880 | That is a very easy thing to say. | That is a very easy thing to say. |
874 | 00:40:52,851 | 00:40:54,584 | Doesn't make it true. | Doesn't make it true. |
875 | 00:40:54,820 | 00:40:58,121 | Narrator: Win or lose, mckinnon creek | Narrator: Win or lose, mckinnon creek |
876 | 00:40:58,123 | 00:40:58,988 | Delivered more gold | Delivered more gold |
877 | 00:40:58,990 | 00:41:02,358 | Than all of todd's previous seasons combined. | Than all of todd's previous seasons combined. |
878 | 00:41:02,360 | 00:41:04,093 | Well, we conquered the klondike. | Well, we conquered the klondike. |
879 | 00:41:04,095 | 00:41:07,096 | Narrator: But once again, todd has made | Narrator: But once again, todd has made |
880 | 00:41:07,098 | 00:41:08,231 | The controversial decision | The controversial decision |
881 | 00:41:08,233 | 00:41:11,935 | To leave the klondike's proven ground behind. | To leave the klondike's proven ground behind. |
882 | 00:41:11,937 | 00:41:13,436 | You know, the last time we did walk away | You know, the last time we did walk away |
883 | 00:41:13,438 | 00:41:15,672 | From the klondike, we went to the jungle. | From the klondike, we went to the jungle. |
884 | 00:41:15,674 | 00:41:20,844 | Narrator: Failure in guyana left the hoffmans nearly bankrupt. | Narrator: Failure in guyana left the hoffmans nearly bankrupt. |
885 | 00:41:20,846 | 00:41:22,111 | Todd: I'm praying and hoping | Todd: I'm praying and hoping |
886 | 00:41:22,113 | 00:41:23,913 | That oregon doesn't turn into guyana. | That oregon doesn't turn into guyana. |
887 | 00:41:23,915 | 00:41:27,717 | Our mining company won't last another hit like that. | Our mining company won't last another hit like that. |
888 | 00:41:27,719 | 00:41:31,087 | Narrator: Todd is rolling the dice again, | Narrator: Todd is rolling the dice again, |
889 | 00:41:31,089 | 00:41:34,557 | This time on a claim in eastern oregon. | This time on a claim in eastern oregon. |
890 | 00:41:34,559 | 00:41:36,559 | We're starting over. | We're starting over. |
891 | 00:41:36,561 | 00:41:37,894 | And that is scary. | And that is scary. |
892 | 00:41:37,896 | 00:41:41,998 | Narrator: And the promise of big, chunky nuggets. | Narrator: And the promise of big, chunky nuggets. |
893 | 00:41:42,000 | 00:41:44,868 | You have got to be kidding me. | You have got to be kidding me. |
894 | 00:41:44,870 | 00:41:48,171 | Within hours of prospecting the new ground... | Within hours of prospecting the new ground... |
895 | 00:41:48,173 | 00:41:50,707 | Dad! I think I found something! | Dad! I think I found something! |
896 | 00:41:50,709 | 00:41:54,444 | ...The hoffmans had reason to believe. | ...The hoffmans had reason to believe. |
897 | 00:41:54,446 | 00:41:55,545 | That was tight. | That was tight. |
898 | 00:41:55,547 | 00:41:57,514 | -Beginner's luck, buddy. -Yeah. | -Beginner's luck, buddy. -Yeah. |
899 | 00:41:57,516 | 00:42:00,583 | I have confidence that there's good gold there. | I have confidence that there's good gold there. |
900 | 00:42:00,585 | 00:42:03,887 | Oregon has crazy gold. | Oregon has crazy gold. |
901 | 00:42:03,889 | 00:42:04,921 | Listen. | Listen. |
902 | 00:42:04,923 | 00:42:06,856 | Turin: I love the sound of that. | Turin: I love the sound of that. |
903 | 00:42:06,858 | 00:42:07,524 | That is awesome. | That is awesome. |
904 | 00:42:07,526 | 00:42:11,027 | There is a possibility of finding a world-class nugget | There is a possibility of finding a world-class nugget |
905 | 00:42:11,029 | 00:42:13,763 | That is so big, it'll make worldwide press. | That is so big, it'll make worldwide press. |
906 | 00:42:13,765 | 00:42:17,367 | You could have days where you could do 500 ounces in a day. | You could have days where you could do 500 ounces in a day. |
907 | 00:42:17,369 | 00:42:20,003 | If that ain't a frigging treasure hunt | If that ain't a frigging treasure hunt |
908 | 00:42:20,005 | 00:42:24,307 | For my dad, I don't know what is. | For my dad, I don't know what is. |
909 | 00:42:24,309 | 00:42:25,542 | Turin: Yeah! | Turin: Yeah! |
910 | 00:42:25,544 | 00:42:26,342 | Matter of fact, | Matter of fact, |
911 | 00:42:26,344 | 00:42:27,911 | I'm gonna throw out the challenge right now. | I'm gonna throw out the challenge right now. |
912 | 00:42:27,913 | 00:42:30,413 | I'm gonna kick the kid's ass next year. | I'm gonna kick the kid's ass next year. |