1 00:00:00,467 --> 00:00:02,667 [clock ticking] 2 00:00:02,667 --> 00:00:08,000 [narrator] Only 72 hours remain before the doors slam shut on ice mining. 3 00:00:08,667 --> 00:00:11,700 And the fleet is feeling the heat. 4 00:00:11,700 --> 00:00:13,900 If this don't work, I'll be done. 5 00:00:15,166 --> 00:00:19,800 [narrator] Now, with some captains closing in on their goals, 6 00:00:21,166 --> 00:00:23,600 and others trying to claw their way back, 7 00:00:25,500 --> 00:00:29,000 it's time for the miners to give it everything they've got. 8 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,967 We've got to keep the ball rolling, dive after dive. 9 00:00:31,967 --> 00:00:33,166 [Gary grunting] 10 00:00:33,166 --> 00:00:34,900 [Gary speaking] 11 00:00:34,900 --> 00:00:36,300 -[Vernon speaking] -[Gary speaking] 12 00:00:36,300 --> 00:00:39,100 -Holy [bleep]. -[Gary grunting] 13 00:00:39,100 --> 00:00:41,467 [narrator] And leave nothing behind. 14 00:00:41,467 --> 00:00:42,700 Yeah... 15 00:00:42,700 --> 00:00:44,467 [Chris] Oh, [bleep]. 16 00:00:44,467 --> 00:00:46,166 Oh, I love that sound. 17 00:00:46,166 --> 00:00:48,066 [Chris] That's more gold than I've seen in any winter. 18 00:00:48,066 --> 00:00:49,100 [Nate] Look at that picker, dude! 19 00:00:49,100 --> 00:00:50,767 [Andy speaking] 20 00:00:50,767 --> 00:00:53,333 Yeah, baby! We're gonna make some money! 21 00:01:11,367 --> 00:01:16,400 There's so many things to do right now, it's almost overwhelming. 22 00:01:17,367 --> 00:01:19,000 [narrator] In winter's final days, 23 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:23,367 Shawn Pomrenke is using gold from his ice operation 24 00:01:23,367 --> 00:01:26,500 to try to uncover the treasure of a lifetime. 25 00:01:26,500 --> 00:01:31,300 Star and Joe are out mining away on the Tomcod kicking ass. 26 00:01:32,100 --> 00:01:36,000 But now I gotta get this inland up and running. 27 00:01:37,166 --> 00:01:44,066 The inland is thousands of acres of land to mine. It's exciting. 28 00:01:44,066 --> 00:01:47,300 I'm gambling everything I have on this inland mine. 29 00:01:47,300 --> 00:01:51,200 I think I know where the old timers worked in the original gold rush. 30 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,200 And I believe they left behind 50,000 ounces. 31 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,767 I've been doing my homework, so I know where I want to start out. 32 00:01:59,767 --> 00:02:03,600 But I need to do some more investigations. 33 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,567 I got all my pennies in this basket. 34 00:02:05,567 --> 00:02:08,133 If this don't work, I'll be done. 35 00:02:09,467 --> 00:02:12,567 I invested everything I had to get access to these grounds, 36 00:02:12,567 --> 00:02:14,600 including the gold from this ice season, 37 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,467 to find out if I'm onto something or not. 38 00:02:17,467 --> 00:02:21,600 The first thing I had to do was drain all this water out of the pit. 39 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,567 It's 60 feet deep, and we've done that. 40 00:02:24,567 --> 00:02:26,266 Now we've got to clear all the ice 41 00:02:26,266 --> 00:02:30,266 and dirt out of the way, which is another 10 to 20 feet. 42 00:02:30,266 --> 00:02:32,667 Then we'll find out if there's pay down there 43 00:02:32,667 --> 00:02:34,600 or I've just pissed away a fortune. 44 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,367 Late 1800s, 45 00:02:45,367 --> 00:02:49,367 they come through and mine this with picks and shovels. 46 00:02:49,367 --> 00:02:53,166 The old timers went after a layer about that thick and, 47 00:02:53,166 --> 00:02:57,467 and left the rest and those spots are hot. 48 00:02:57,467 --> 00:03:00,200 Hopefully, we're headed in the right direction. 49 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:01,567 We'll know today. 50 00:03:01,567 --> 00:03:03,300 Nervous, excited. 51 00:03:03,300 --> 00:03:07,000 Either there's going to be a bunch of pay dirt or there's not. 52 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,800 We're like gold mining archeologists. 53 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:16,500 I want to find ancient beach lines, old mine shafts to prove 54 00:03:16,500 --> 00:03:19,567 that this is where the old timers worked. 55 00:03:19,567 --> 00:03:23,900 With modern equipment, we could reach ground that those guys might have missed. 56 00:03:25,100 --> 00:03:27,500 And we're talking over $100 million in gold. 57 00:03:30,266 --> 00:03:32,467 We got to get the ice out of the way. 58 00:03:32,467 --> 00:03:34,233 It's time to get to bedrock. 59 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:36,467 [narrator] In ancient times, 60 00:03:36,467 --> 00:03:40,467 this location would have been on the coast of the Bering Sea. 61 00:03:40,467 --> 00:03:44,767 Gold carried by rivers would concentrate here on the bedrock 62 00:03:44,767 --> 00:03:46,400 of what was then the beach. 63 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:49,867 [Shawn laughing] 64 00:03:49,867 --> 00:03:52,166 [Shawn] Pay dirt, pay dirt. 65 00:03:52,166 --> 00:03:55,667 Finally. [laughs] 66 00:03:55,667 --> 00:03:59,767 Pumping water, doze and running the excavator 67 00:03:59,767 --> 00:04:02,600 and finally seeing some pay dirt. 68 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:06,033 Yeah, heading in the right direction. 69 00:04:08,100 --> 00:04:11,600 [narrator] As Shawn breaks ground, out on the ice... 70 00:04:13,500 --> 00:04:16,100 A brand-new hole. Things are looking pretty good. 71 00:04:16,100 --> 00:04:17,867 We're about ready to go? 72 00:04:17,867 --> 00:04:21,567 [narrator] With the claim sporting the best ice in Nome this season, 73 00:04:21,567 --> 00:04:25,066 Vernon Adkison was primed to be in the catbird seat. 74 00:04:25,066 --> 00:04:28,266 But in winter's waning hours, he's in the hot seat 75 00:04:28,266 --> 00:04:31,200 as crew relations reach a breaking point. 76 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:36,767 We're a one-trick pony here, and he's the pony. We'll ride him hard. 77 00:04:36,767 --> 00:04:39,867 Things have not panned out the way I'd planned this season. 78 00:04:39,867 --> 00:04:43,000 Even though I'm collecting royalties from tenants, 79 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:48,367 and the gold has been good, tensions with his crew, it made for a bumpy ride. 80 00:04:48,367 --> 00:04:50,667 Chris, you put that [bleep] upside down 81 00:04:50,667 --> 00:04:51,767 like I told you not to do it. 82 00:04:51,767 --> 00:04:53,166 I set it in there like that! 83 00:04:53,166 --> 00:04:55,100 -No, you did not. -You're gonna [bleep] piss me off. 84 00:04:55,100 --> 00:04:57,000 [Chris yelling] 85 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,367 [Vernon] We had to say goodbye to Chris. 86 00:04:59,367 --> 00:05:02,834 Sometimes you don't listen too good. The writing's on the wall. 87 00:05:04,100 --> 00:05:06,567 So now we're down to just one diver. 88 00:05:06,567 --> 00:05:09,600 But hopefully we'll get into this new hole 89 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,500 and we can get back to the business of getting gold 90 00:05:12,500 --> 00:05:15,200 and cut it with the pissing and moaning. 91 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,333 Because we need to kill it the rest of the way. 92 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,100 We had a little issues with the bottom of the ice. 93 00:05:30,100 --> 00:05:33,867 It didn't wanna break off even, but it was enough to get the hose in, 94 00:05:33,867 --> 00:05:35,734 so hopefully I can get in. 95 00:05:36,767 --> 00:05:38,367 All this ice out here is layered. 96 00:05:38,367 --> 00:05:41,500 Back when it was forming, there was a lot of overlap. 97 00:05:42,767 --> 00:05:45,467 Anytime we open up a new hole, we've got to make sure 98 00:05:45,467 --> 00:05:47,700 it's safe for the diver to get in and out. 99 00:05:47,700 --> 00:05:50,467 But the ice here is tricky. 100 00:05:50,467 --> 00:05:53,300 It's about seven feet thick and multi-layered. 101 00:05:53,300 --> 00:05:55,467 Even though we got through most of it, 102 00:05:55,467 --> 00:05:58,600 the bottom shelf had not been completely cut out. 103 00:06:00,066 --> 00:06:02,100 If that opening is too small down there, 104 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:05,900 it could get plugged by a chunk of ice, and Gary couldn't get out. 105 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:07,834 It could get dicey. 106 00:06:08,500 --> 00:06:09,600 [Gary speaking] 107 00:06:29,467 --> 00:06:30,600 [Vernon sighs] 108 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:33,000 [Gary speaking] 109 00:06:34,367 --> 00:06:36,266 [Vernon] We've got to enlarge the hole. 110 00:06:36,266 --> 00:06:38,367 There's some layers underneath. 111 00:06:38,367 --> 00:06:40,033 It's hard for him to get in. 112 00:06:42,567 --> 00:06:44,000 [Gary] Damn it. 113 00:06:45,967 --> 00:06:48,166 [Vernon] It's cutting into our time, but 114 00:06:48,166 --> 00:06:50,700 It's got to have the hole cleared or it can't get down. 115 00:06:51,767 --> 00:06:54,233 [Gary groans] [bleep] 116 00:06:55,567 --> 00:06:57,800 [Vernon] By the time he gets the ice out of there, 117 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:59,467 he's gonna be too tired to dive. 118 00:06:59,467 --> 00:07:01,400 That takes a hell of a lot of energy. 119 00:07:02,166 --> 00:07:03,934 [Gary speaking] 120 00:07:10,567 --> 00:07:12,000 [Vernon] Did he get it loose, Kevin? 121 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,000 [Kevin speaking] 122 00:07:16,467 --> 00:07:17,600 [Gary speaking] 123 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:24,200 [Vernon] That's a big piece of ice. 124 00:07:25,367 --> 00:07:26,734 [Gary speaking] 125 00:07:58,667 --> 00:08:00,600 What does it look like down there? 126 00:08:01,300 --> 00:08:03,033 [Gary speaking] 127 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,600 [engine whirring] 128 00:08:12,066 --> 00:08:13,300 [Gary speaking] 129 00:08:22,500 --> 00:08:24,867 [Vernon] It doesn't look like it's been worked. 130 00:08:24,867 --> 00:08:30,100 I'm seeing some marine growth on the rock that looks pretty good. 131 00:08:31,166 --> 00:08:32,500 [Gary speaking] 132 00:08:45,767 --> 00:08:48,266 All right. That's what I want to hear, Gary. 133 00:08:48,266 --> 00:08:49,800 [Gary speaking] 134 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:52,333 [Vernon speaking] 135 00:08:53,266 --> 00:08:54,400 Stay on it. 136 00:08:55,567 --> 00:08:56,700 [Gary speaking] 137 00:09:06,867 --> 00:09:09,000 [Chris] We can't slow down. 138 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,300 Let's get back in money-making. 139 00:09:11,300 --> 00:09:14,767 Jeff dove last night on the same hole. 140 00:09:14,767 --> 00:09:18,967 And I got a text last night and said it's good ground. 141 00:09:18,967 --> 00:09:23,600 Believe it or not, I had the best dream last night right after I read that text. 142 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:27,166 So I'm ready to go check this ground out. 143 00:09:27,166 --> 00:09:32,867 [narrator] As the end of ice mining looms, the gold count leader is pushing his luck. 144 00:09:32,867 --> 00:09:37,467 [Chris] We gotta keep the ball rolling, dive after dive after dive. 145 00:09:37,467 --> 00:09:41,700 This summer, I'm gonna be paying for premium upgrades on the Norpac 146 00:09:41,700 --> 00:09:44,300 so we double our goal late in the game. 147 00:09:44,300 --> 00:09:45,800 200 ounces is a big goal. 148 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:50,300 But everything has already been ordered, so there's really no turning back. 149 00:09:54,567 --> 00:09:57,900 To pull this off, we're going to be diving around the clock. 150 00:09:57,900 --> 00:09:59,500 Wilson dove late yesterday. 151 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:02,233 Jeff dove last night. Now it's my turn. 152 00:10:02,867 --> 00:10:04,400 We've got to make this happen. 153 00:10:11,700 --> 00:10:13,734 I'm ready to rock and roll. 154 00:10:29,767 --> 00:10:31,000 [Jeff speaking] 155 00:10:36,667 --> 00:10:39,667 [Chris] All right. Just got to the bottom. 156 00:10:39,667 --> 00:10:41,567 All right, bud. Let me know when you're at the nozzle. 157 00:10:41,567 --> 00:10:43,100 I'll get that thing fired up for you. 158 00:10:45,066 --> 00:10:46,300 [Chris speaking] 159 00:10:49,467 --> 00:10:52,433 [engine whirring] 160 00:10:58,467 --> 00:11:00,300 Here we go. Time to go make some money. 161 00:11:01,900 --> 00:11:03,700 [Chris speaking] 162 00:11:30,266 --> 00:11:31,433 Sick, man. 163 00:11:32,667 --> 00:11:34,200 [Chris speaking] 164 00:11:42,266 --> 00:11:44,000 [narrator] Across the ice... 165 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:48,100 [Zeke] How goes it out here? 166 00:11:48,100 --> 00:11:51,166 -This spot's so hot. -[Zeke] Right on, I'm excited. 167 00:11:51,166 --> 00:11:53,667 [narrator] As the season speeds into the homestretch, 168 00:11:53,667 --> 00:11:57,300 perhaps no one is up against it more than Zeke Tenhoff. 169 00:11:57,300 --> 00:12:00,467 Right now, we're just gonna grind out the rest of the gold we can get in these holes. 170 00:12:00,467 --> 00:12:02,100 We've got a few days left. 171 00:12:02,100 --> 00:12:06,100 [narrator] But the Mad Scientist's recent discovery offers a glimmer of hope. 172 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:09,467 [Zeke] I'm super stoked. We'll be diving on this hole in no time. 173 00:12:09,467 --> 00:12:13,867 We're in a tough spot. The season's almost over and we're very far from our goal, 174 00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:16,800 and I need money for my family. 175 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,333 The last time out, we got into some great gold at the edge of a reef. 176 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:22,400 Are you liking our spot? 177 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:23,500 [Zeke speaking] 178 00:12:28,767 --> 00:12:30,133 Oh, dude, that's [bleep] awesome. 179 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,100 [Zeke] And so we're just going to hammer this 180 00:12:33,100 --> 00:12:35,333 for the rest of the time we have left out here. 181 00:12:43,667 --> 00:12:44,967 [Zeke speaking] 182 00:12:44,967 --> 00:12:49,300 There's like a sand line that runs along this big cobble field, 183 00:12:49,300 --> 00:12:52,867 and the whole edge of that sand cobble edge is really good. 184 00:12:52,867 --> 00:12:54,133 Nice. 185 00:12:54,133 --> 00:12:57,700 Nate logged a dive last night and he found a really hot spot. 186 00:12:57,700 --> 00:13:00,867 He thinks it might be the best gold that we've seen so far. 187 00:13:00,867 --> 00:13:03,600 So I'm gonna go down and grind as many hours as I can on it. 188 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:12,233 It's kind of dark under here today. 189 00:13:20,066 --> 00:13:21,400 I'm on the bottom. 190 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,066 I'm gonna see what I can find. 191 00:13:24,066 --> 00:13:26,600 I hope this gold continues on. 192 00:13:28,166 --> 00:13:30,100 All right, I'm ready for the pumps. 193 00:13:30,100 --> 00:13:31,233 [Nate] Roger that. 194 00:13:32,300 --> 00:13:34,700 [engine whirring] 195 00:13:37,867 --> 00:13:40,600 [Zeke speaking] 196 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,667 You don't want to jinx it and think it's better than it is. 197 00:13:46,667 --> 00:13:50,433 But seriously, there's some gold down there that looks so good. 198 00:13:51,166 --> 00:13:52,934 [Zeke speaking] 199 00:14:10,367 --> 00:14:12,100 Hell, yeah, dude, I'm stoked on it. 200 00:14:13,266 --> 00:14:15,233 [Zeke speaking] 201 00:14:18,667 --> 00:14:21,200 There's no reason not to be happy about this. 202 00:14:23,767 --> 00:14:24,734 [narrator] Four miles west... 203 00:14:28,367 --> 00:14:30,367 [Kris] Okay, let's get started, everybody. 204 00:14:30,367 --> 00:14:35,266 I hate having to [bleep] look in my sluice box and hope I'm catching gold. 205 00:14:35,266 --> 00:14:37,166 That makes me [bleep] feel violent. 206 00:14:37,166 --> 00:14:41,567 [narrator] Reaper Nation's been singing the loose sluice blues this season. 207 00:14:41,567 --> 00:14:44,300 [Kris] I need you guys to really take care of this girl. 208 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:49,400 [narrator] But for the final days, Captain Kris is bringing out a new sluice box 209 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,266 to maximize gold collection. 210 00:14:51,266 --> 00:14:55,500 To begin with, it's not the new sluice, it's a old piece of [bleep] sluice 211 00:14:55,500 --> 00:14:58,400 that we had to bring back because the new one didn't work. 212 00:14:59,166 --> 00:15:00,567 [narrator] Oh, thank you, Kris. 213 00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:04,667 Not a new sluice box after all. It's just a new old sluice, 214 00:15:04,667 --> 00:15:08,367 which they valiantly tried to fix up for the final few days. 215 00:15:08,367 --> 00:15:11,367 Hey, careful with the 2x4, I already broke one. 216 00:15:11,367 --> 00:15:13,000 [Kris] We've been on great gold this season, 217 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,834 but our sluice box situation's been a disaster. 218 00:15:16,767 --> 00:15:18,600 The first one leaked out the front. 219 00:15:19,066 --> 00:15:22,767 [Kris yelling] 220 00:15:22,767 --> 00:15:25,200 So we replaced it with the coffin sluice 221 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,033 that we used a couple of seasons ago. 222 00:15:28,867 --> 00:15:30,700 We're leaking gold out of the box. 223 00:15:30,700 --> 00:15:32,266 That's kind of a big problem. 224 00:15:32,266 --> 00:15:35,600 Somehow that sluice box was actually worse. 225 00:15:37,700 --> 00:15:40,667 Today we're bringing back the one we started off with. 226 00:15:40,667 --> 00:15:45,000 We did the best job we could patching it up after we worked through the night. 227 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,000 And we've got a plan to get the best gold we've gotten all season. 228 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,266 I think now that we're in the deeper water, 229 00:15:50,266 --> 00:15:52,600 we're just going to keep finding better gold. 230 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,700 The general rule is, the deeper you go, the better the gold is. 231 00:15:56,700 --> 00:15:58,100 So we're going deeper. 232 00:15:58,100 --> 00:16:02,133 And if the sluice isn't 100%, I still think we're gonna crush it. 233 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,100 Okay, good luck, buddy. 234 00:16:25,166 --> 00:16:26,467 [Kris over radio] Okay, check, check. 235 00:16:26,467 --> 00:16:28,433 [Andy speaking] 236 00:16:29,166 --> 00:16:29,900 Okay. 237 00:16:29,900 --> 00:16:32,000 [engine whirring] 238 00:16:38,367 --> 00:16:39,834 [Kris speaking] 239 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:42,300 [Andy speaking] 240 00:16:43,467 --> 00:16:44,834 [Kris speaking] 241 00:16:45,767 --> 00:16:47,233 [Andy speaking] 242 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:56,734 [Kris speaking] 243 00:16:59,266 --> 00:17:00,533 [Andy speaking] 244 00:17:05,467 --> 00:17:07,600 Yeah, baby. I knew to send you down there. 245 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,667 How you doing? That's [bleep] amazing. 246 00:17:09,667 --> 00:17:12,066 Did I tell you gold is at an all-time high? 247 00:17:12,066 --> 00:17:13,500 [Andy speaking] 248 00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:14,900 [Kris speaking] 249 00:17:16,100 --> 00:17:17,800 We're gonna make some money today! 250 00:17:27,166 --> 00:17:30,500 [Shawn] I'm pretty excited to see what's at the bottom of this cut. 251 00:17:34,066 --> 00:17:37,367 [narrator] Finally reaching the pay layer, 80 feet deep. 252 00:17:37,367 --> 00:17:39,100 [Shawn] It's looking good over here. 253 00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:44,200 [narrator] Shawn Pomrenke is looking for evidence of the old time miners' footsteps. 254 00:17:44,767 --> 00:17:47,000 Let's see if I can find this... 255 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:49,500 From the research I've done, 256 00:17:49,500 --> 00:17:54,567 the old timers followed an intermediate beach line that runs through this ground. 257 00:17:54,567 --> 00:17:57,867 If we can find any traces of tools from the old timers 258 00:17:57,867 --> 00:18:02,700 on the intermediate beach line, we'll know we're sitting on top of a possible fortune. 259 00:18:05,266 --> 00:18:06,734 Where are you at? 260 00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:10,500 Aw, that's good looking dirt there. 261 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:13,333 What the hell is that? 262 00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:22,133 I thought I seen something in here. 263 00:18:23,367 --> 00:18:27,266 Oh, boy, the old beach line. 264 00:18:27,266 --> 00:18:30,166 You see the beach line in that where it changes? 265 00:18:30,166 --> 00:18:33,166 From right here down was old beach. 266 00:18:33,166 --> 00:18:37,400 A million plus years ago, the ocean was right here. 267 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:42,000 Oh, look, all kinds of seashells. 268 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:46,266 Mother Nature washed and concentrated all the gold on this beach line. 269 00:18:46,266 --> 00:18:49,367 So that's what we're going after. 270 00:18:49,367 --> 00:18:51,600 I'm gonna open this up a little bit more 271 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:56,166 so I can see if I can tell which way the old timers are headed 272 00:18:56,166 --> 00:18:59,100 and make sure we're heading in the right direction. 273 00:18:59,100 --> 00:19:02,600 If they were here mining, you know there's good gold around here. 274 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:04,734 This is a good sign. 275 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,300 [narrator] Back out on the ice... 276 00:19:13,367 --> 00:19:15,800 I'm doing a check-in. How are things going? 277 00:19:17,100 --> 00:19:18,400 [Andy speaking] 278 00:19:21,467 --> 00:19:23,100 Smoke it, baby. 279 00:19:23,100 --> 00:19:25,266 [narrator] Kris Kelly's plan to go deeper 280 00:19:25,266 --> 00:19:29,133 could be resulting in deeper pockets for Reaper Nation. 281 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:30,734 [Andy speaking] 282 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,367 You know, you made it almost three hours. 283 00:19:45,367 --> 00:19:47,000 So you did really well. 284 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,767 So come on up, get warm. 285 00:19:48,767 --> 00:19:51,000 -[Andy speaking] -[Kris] Good job. 286 00:20:02,967 --> 00:20:04,100 Turn it off. 287 00:20:07,767 --> 00:20:09,500 We're gonna check the box out. 288 00:20:13,266 --> 00:20:14,900 Well, that's not good. 289 00:20:16,567 --> 00:20:21,000 I don't see [bleep]. But that doesn't mean it's not in here, okay? 290 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,634 Like, it's probably in here. 291 00:20:24,667 --> 00:20:27,367 So, I'm not seeing gold in the box. 292 00:20:27,367 --> 00:20:28,567 Two possibilities. 293 00:20:28,567 --> 00:20:32,300 One, it's deep in the mat and we're actually doing fine. 294 00:20:32,300 --> 00:20:35,233 Or all the work and fixes didn't do anything. 295 00:20:36,266 --> 00:20:37,567 [man speaking] 296 00:20:37,567 --> 00:20:38,800 But I'd like to see it. 297 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:40,000 [man speaking] 298 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,100 All I can do is hope it's option number one. 299 00:20:44,100 --> 00:20:46,600 And if I get down there and put a bunch of hours on the box, 300 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,133 we're gonna have a killer day. 301 00:20:48,767 --> 00:20:49,934 Good luck, Kris. 302 00:20:50,767 --> 00:20:51,734 [Andy] Good luck, Jay. 303 00:20:53,066 --> 00:20:54,200 [Kris speaking] 304 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:12,900 [Andy] Yeah, I know. 305 00:21:12,900 --> 00:21:14,200 It'll clear up as you go. 306 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:15,100 Don't worry. 307 00:21:23,367 --> 00:21:24,634 [Kris speaking] 308 00:21:26,667 --> 00:21:28,000 [Andy speaking] 309 00:21:28,667 --> 00:21:29,800 [Kris speaking] 310 00:21:40,667 --> 00:21:42,100 Are you liking the ground? 311 00:21:42,367 --> 00:21:43,700 [Kris speaking] 312 00:21:44,467 --> 00:21:46,133 There's gold throughout all of this. 313 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:50,400 [Kris speaking] 314 00:21:52,767 --> 00:21:53,834 Yeah, I know. 315 00:21:54,767 --> 00:21:56,033 [Kris speaking] 316 00:22:01,567 --> 00:22:02,834 [Andy speaking] 317 00:22:03,700 --> 00:22:05,734 [Kris] We're on gold. That's all that matters. 318 00:22:10,867 --> 00:22:12,133 [Zeke speaking] 319 00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:14,000 Yeah. 320 00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:17,266 [Zeke speaking] 321 00:22:19,867 --> 00:22:23,867 [narrator] Well behind his season goal in winter's final days, 322 00:22:23,867 --> 00:22:26,734 Zeke Tenhoff is pushing past the five-hour mark. 323 00:22:28,166 --> 00:22:29,433 [Zeke speaking] 324 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:36,266 Yeah, I thought it looked really good, 325 00:22:36,266 --> 00:22:39,100 And, uh, it's kind of all over the place here, too, so... 326 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:40,533 Looks hopeful. 327 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:41,934 [Zeke speaking] 328 00:22:49,100 --> 00:22:50,400 [Nate speaking] 329 00:22:53,500 --> 00:22:55,133 I'm gonna run the pumps down and... 330 00:22:55,467 --> 00:22:56,333 pull the tether. 331 00:22:56,667 --> 00:22:57,800 [Zeke speaking] 332 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,634 [Nate] Yo, dude. Great dive. 333 00:23:16,066 --> 00:23:17,533 [Zeke speaking] 334 00:23:19,367 --> 00:23:20,767 I'm really hoping that this cleanup's 335 00:23:20,767 --> 00:23:23,300 gonna be a big one, because we really need it. 336 00:23:23,300 --> 00:23:24,967 My family needs it. 337 00:23:24,967 --> 00:23:26,767 The gold here is just stellar. 338 00:23:26,767 --> 00:23:29,667 I don't care if the season hasn't been so good so far. 339 00:23:29,667 --> 00:23:32,300 If we can end strong, it will make up for it. 340 00:23:32,300 --> 00:23:35,000 -[Nate] Gah! Look at that picker, dude. -[Zeke] Look at that. 341 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:36,300 [Nate laughing] 342 00:23:41,166 --> 00:23:42,333 [narrator] Across the claim... 343 00:23:44,166 --> 00:23:45,467 [Gary groaning] 344 00:23:45,467 --> 00:23:47,767 Gary's getting his ya-yas out down here. 345 00:23:47,767 --> 00:23:50,133 -[groaning] -[Gary groaning] 346 00:23:50,667 --> 00:23:51,900 There you go. 347 00:23:51,900 --> 00:23:54,467 [narrator] Clocking in on his fifth hour on the gold, 348 00:23:54,467 --> 00:23:56,100 fatigue is setting in 349 00:23:56,100 --> 00:23:58,500 for Vernon Adkison's only driver. 350 00:23:58,500 --> 00:23:59,800 [Gary groaning] 351 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:01,767 It's hazardous. It's hazardous. 352 00:24:01,767 --> 00:24:04,700 Gary cut out a pretty good sized chunk of ice, 353 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:07,000 so he was able to get in the water. 354 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,266 But there were other layers underneath 355 00:24:09,266 --> 00:24:12,200 and there's a possibility that the current will come along 356 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:16,367 and grab that chunk of ice and move it and plug up your hole. 357 00:24:16,367 --> 00:24:17,533 That could be fatal. 358 00:24:19,467 --> 00:24:20,734 It's a dangerous business. 359 00:24:21,700 --> 00:24:23,700 [Gary groans] [bleep] 360 00:24:25,367 --> 00:24:26,600 [Vernon speaking] 361 00:24:27,700 --> 00:24:29,033 [Gary speaking] 362 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:32,400 [Gary groans] 363 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,066 This is what happens when people get tired. 364 00:24:36,066 --> 00:24:37,934 He was tired when he went down... 365 00:24:38,700 --> 00:24:39,800 from fighting that ice. 366 00:24:41,066 --> 00:24:42,433 [Gary groans] 367 00:24:43,867 --> 00:24:46,300 [Vernon] He's getting frustrated. He's tired. 368 00:24:46,700 --> 00:24:47,867 [Gary groans] 369 00:24:47,867 --> 00:24:48,734 I gotta pull him up. 370 00:24:48,734 --> 00:24:51,000 I can't stand listening to this [bleep]. 371 00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:55,333 Come on up, Gary. 372 00:24:55,767 --> 00:24:56,700 [Gary speaking] 373 00:24:59,667 --> 00:25:01,700 Idle down. He's coming up. 374 00:25:04,767 --> 00:25:05,900 [Gary speaking] 375 00:25:11,467 --> 00:25:12,300 [Gary groans] 376 00:25:17,500 --> 00:25:18,600 [Vernon speaking] 377 00:25:19,700 --> 00:25:20,734 [Gary speaking] 378 00:25:25,266 --> 00:25:26,133 [Vernon] Holy [bleep]! 379 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:29,100 [Gary groans] 380 00:25:30,700 --> 00:25:32,000 [groaning loudly] 381 00:25:41,900 --> 00:25:43,300 [Gary groaning] 382 00:25:47,266 --> 00:25:48,467 [groaning continues] 383 00:25:48,467 --> 00:25:50,033 [Vernon] Is it still plugged? 384 00:25:50,667 --> 00:25:51,567 [Gary speaking] 385 00:25:51,567 --> 00:25:52,867 [Gary groaning] 386 00:25:52,867 --> 00:25:54,400 This son of a bitch. 387 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:56,133 [bleep] 388 00:25:56,767 --> 00:25:58,567 [Vernon] The bottom of the hole was awfully small, 389 00:25:58,567 --> 00:26:01,066 and now there's an ice chunk blocking it. 390 00:26:01,066 --> 00:26:02,400 Gary can't get out. 391 00:26:02,667 --> 00:26:03,533 [Gary groans] 392 00:26:06,967 --> 00:26:08,500 [Vernon speaking] 393 00:26:08,500 --> 00:26:10,667 [Vernon] We can't reach that ice chunk from up top, 394 00:26:10,667 --> 00:26:13,700 but we do have enough room to get a saw down to him. 395 00:26:13,700 --> 00:26:16,266 Hopefully, he'll be able to cut his way out. 396 00:26:16,266 --> 00:26:18,200 But he's already exhausted. 397 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:19,600 This is not good. 398 00:26:23,967 --> 00:26:24,900 [Gary speaking] 399 00:26:25,867 --> 00:26:27,300 [groaning] 400 00:26:28,367 --> 00:26:30,300 Right now, everybody's stressed out. 401 00:26:35,567 --> 00:26:37,200 [Gary groaning] 402 00:26:38,867 --> 00:26:40,000 [Vernon] Is it clear? 403 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:41,734 [Gary speaking] 404 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:44,800 Mother [bleep]! 405 00:26:49,567 --> 00:26:50,800 [Gary speaking] 406 00:26:53,667 --> 00:26:55,233 [Gary groaning] 407 00:26:58,100 --> 00:26:59,700 [groaning continues] 408 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:10,367 -[Vernon] It's clear? -[Gary] Yeah. 409 00:27:10,367 --> 00:27:12,000 All right. He's coming up. 410 00:27:14,867 --> 00:27:16,300 [Gary speaking] 411 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,166 It's clear now. 412 00:27:21,166 --> 00:27:23,900 But, um, this was a very close call. 413 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:26,500 [Gary speaking] 414 00:27:32,967 --> 00:27:35,600 [Gary groans] [bleep] 415 00:27:37,100 --> 00:27:37,767 [grunting] 416 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:42,634 [Vernon] How're you feeling? 417 00:27:45,667 --> 00:27:46,800 [Gary speaking] 418 00:27:54,266 --> 00:27:55,867 [Vernon] Nothing comes easy 419 00:27:55,867 --> 00:27:58,600 when it comes to mining and especially ice mining. 420 00:27:59,166 --> 00:28:00,533 It's a tough business. 421 00:28:02,100 --> 00:28:04,900 Let's get [bleep] put away and go get some rest. 422 00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:14,200 [Kris speaking] 423 00:28:18,700 --> 00:28:19,567 That's good, buddy. 424 00:28:19,567 --> 00:28:21,500 You're making everybody up here happy. 425 00:28:21,500 --> 00:28:23,767 [narrator] Kris Kelly's followed up a stellar dive 426 00:28:23,767 --> 00:28:26,767 from brother Andy with a strong one of his own. 427 00:28:26,767 --> 00:28:29,100 [Kris speaking] 428 00:28:29,100 --> 00:28:32,567 [narrator] And now, Reaper Nation is on target for a big day, 429 00:28:32,567 --> 00:28:36,367 as long as any of it actually remains in the sluice box. 430 00:28:36,367 --> 00:28:38,400 I saw how much gold I sucked up. 431 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,300 When they do a cleanup, if the gold doesn't add up, 432 00:28:41,300 --> 00:28:42,533 there's a problem. 433 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:47,433 I think today was a very profitable day for us. 434 00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:49,100 [Kris speaking] 435 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,133 [Andy speaking] 436 00:28:51,900 --> 00:28:53,100 [Kris speaking] 437 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,800 Come on up, buddy. You did good. 438 00:28:57,166 --> 00:28:58,300 [Kris] Okay, great. 439 00:29:15,266 --> 00:29:16,667 [Andy speaking] 440 00:29:16,667 --> 00:29:17,867 [Kris speaking] 441 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:21,867 [Kris] Well, we did what we set out to do. 442 00:29:21,867 --> 00:29:23,133 We got on killer gold. 443 00:29:23,367 --> 00:29:25,166 [bleep] beat. 444 00:29:25,166 --> 00:29:28,900 I'm hungry, and I'm glad I got a lot of gold, 445 00:29:28,900 --> 00:29:31,500 Now we'll see if the sluice box caught any of it. 446 00:29:43,266 --> 00:29:44,233 [narrator] Eight miles west... 447 00:29:47,467 --> 00:29:49,700 Hey, bud. How's the thing going down there? 448 00:29:50,100 --> 00:29:51,233 [Chris speaking] 449 00:29:54,266 --> 00:29:55,667 Yeah, dude. Sweet. 450 00:29:55,667 --> 00:29:56,800 [narrator] Five hours in, 451 00:29:56,800 --> 00:30:00,233 and Nome's young gun still has gold in his sights. 452 00:30:00,567 --> 00:30:01,834 [Chris speaking] 453 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:14,200 Copy that, I'll idle down. 454 00:30:14,467 --> 00:30:15,734 [Chris speaking] 455 00:30:38,100 --> 00:30:40,166 [Chris] Efficient and relentless. 456 00:30:40,166 --> 00:30:41,967 That's this team right now. 457 00:30:41,967 --> 00:30:44,600 Just dive after dive after dive. 458 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:46,233 No one can stop us. 459 00:30:51,467 --> 00:30:53,600 Oh, [bleep]! 460 00:30:55,266 --> 00:30:57,700 [cheering] Woo-hoo! 461 00:30:57,700 --> 00:30:59,934 This stuff right here is looking really great. 462 00:31:00,266 --> 00:31:01,800 [man] Yes, sir! 463 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,166 [Chris] We're still a long ways from 200 ounces. 464 00:31:04,166 --> 00:31:06,000 And time is really running out. 465 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,100 But with this team, we can do anything. 466 00:31:08,567 --> 00:31:11,000 Wow. Rock and rolling, baby. 467 00:31:13,266 --> 00:31:14,900 Exactly what I want to see. 468 00:31:17,900 --> 00:31:19,300 [narrator] Back on land... 469 00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:24,867 [Shawn] I feel like I'm right at home. Instead of... 470 00:31:24,867 --> 00:31:27,767 Instead of being under 38 feet of water, 471 00:31:27,767 --> 00:31:31,767 I'm on a old beach down in a hole. 472 00:31:31,767 --> 00:31:35,100 [narrator] Shawn Pomrenke is searching the ancient shoreline... 473 00:31:37,166 --> 00:31:38,867 trying to find the site 474 00:31:38,867 --> 00:31:41,133 of Nome's original gold rush. 475 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,066 [Shawn] Every time we've had our best years, 476 00:31:44,066 --> 00:31:46,567 it's been running around the old timers 477 00:31:46,567 --> 00:31:47,900 and where they've dug. 478 00:31:48,700 --> 00:31:50,100 We found the beach line. 479 00:31:50,100 --> 00:31:53,133 Now we just need to find evidence of where the old timers worked. 480 00:31:53,967 --> 00:31:55,433 If there is, 481 00:31:55,433 --> 00:31:59,000 there could be thousands upon thousands of ounces hiding beneath our feet. 482 00:32:05,100 --> 00:32:06,133 Oh, what's that? 483 00:32:09,567 --> 00:32:10,500 Wood. 484 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:15,000 Oh, man. They were in here. 485 00:32:16,300 --> 00:32:17,700 [laughs] 486 00:32:17,700 --> 00:32:21,967 There's the timbers that have been in the ground for 100 plus years. 487 00:32:21,967 --> 00:32:23,500 They were here. 488 00:32:25,967 --> 00:32:27,734 Oh, look. There's the shaft. 489 00:32:28,266 --> 00:32:29,800 You see the wood in the wall? 490 00:32:30,667 --> 00:32:33,867 That's a good sign, 'cause if they were here, 491 00:32:33,867 --> 00:32:35,500 you know there was gold here 492 00:32:35,500 --> 00:32:39,467 and they're doing pick and shovel and scoop by scoop. 493 00:32:39,467 --> 00:32:41,400 And hopefully they didn't get it all. 494 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:43,433 [laughs] 495 00:32:46,266 --> 00:32:47,734 Oh, what the hell is that? 496 00:32:50,100 --> 00:32:51,767 Oh, a [bleep] pick. 497 00:32:51,767 --> 00:32:53,800 [laughs] Look at that. 498 00:32:54,367 --> 00:32:55,500 Look at that. 499 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,667 That's a 100-year-old pick. 500 00:32:58,667 --> 00:33:00,467 Ah, looks brand new still, 501 00:33:00,467 --> 00:33:04,100 except for the handle's a little busted up. 502 00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:06,300 We'll save that one. 503 00:33:06,300 --> 00:33:09,500 I'm gonna take a pan and see if they left anything behind. 504 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,634 I'm just gonna grab some of this right here. 505 00:33:16,100 --> 00:33:18,166 Well, let's find some water, 506 00:33:18,166 --> 00:33:20,533 which ain't a problem around here. 507 00:33:26,166 --> 00:33:29,233 See if they left anything for us to mine. 508 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:35,500 Right now, it'll tell the tale. 509 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:39,533 Oh, yeah. There it is. 510 00:33:40,567 --> 00:33:42,600 Nice chunkers in there. 511 00:33:43,100 --> 00:33:44,834 Lots of finds. 512 00:33:45,266 --> 00:33:47,400 Ah, we hit paydirt. 513 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:48,300 Finally. 514 00:33:48,867 --> 00:33:49,900 This is amazing. 515 00:33:49,900 --> 00:33:52,500 We found a whole mine site and we found gold. 516 00:33:53,567 --> 00:33:54,700 It's been a tough season, 517 00:33:54,700 --> 00:33:57,467 but this is proof that going after the inland mine 518 00:33:57,467 --> 00:33:59,100 was the right choice. 519 00:33:59,100 --> 00:34:02,000 And if everything goes right, I'm gonna make a fortune. 520 00:34:02,767 --> 00:34:04,867 As soon as the water starts running 521 00:34:04,867 --> 00:34:07,867 and it's warm enough to fire up the wash plant, 522 00:34:07,867 --> 00:34:10,900 we're gonna fire that pig up and make some gold. 523 00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:12,200 I'm excited. 524 00:34:13,367 --> 00:34:15,100 This summer's gonna be fun. 525 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:18,467 Hello and welcome to another episode 526 00:34:18,467 --> 00:34:21,200 of Kris Kelly's Secret Guide to Successful Mining. 527 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:22,200 Today we're gonna be talking about 528 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,800 the backpack to save your life. 529 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,400 So this is my sexy assistant, Andy Kelly. 530 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:28,233 Open it up. 531 00:34:29,066 --> 00:34:31,266 -Ibuprofen. -Ibuprofen. 532 00:34:31,266 --> 00:34:32,467 When you're out there, 533 00:34:32,467 --> 00:34:35,667 you're literally breathing in a lot of fumes from engines. 534 00:34:35,667 --> 00:34:38,166 It will give you a [bleep] headache from hell. 535 00:34:38,166 --> 00:34:39,367 Or if you're me, 536 00:34:39,367 --> 00:34:42,000 you get a headache from listening to your brother all day. 537 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,800 [Kris] Andy, I know you can hear me. 538 00:34:46,500 --> 00:34:48,800 The next item is hand sanitizer 539 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:49,867 for those nasty [bleep] 540 00:34:49,867 --> 00:34:53,000 that have snot hanging out their nose all the time. 541 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,800 [clears throat] Hand sanitizer. 542 00:34:55,300 --> 00:34:56,166 Ass wipe. 543 00:34:56,166 --> 00:34:57,767 Me, personally, I don't leave my house 544 00:34:57,767 --> 00:34:59,667 -until I go number two. -Yeah. 545 00:34:59,667 --> 00:35:01,266 Never [bleep] on the ice. 546 00:35:01,266 --> 00:35:03,667 But if you do, what can you say, [bleep] happens. 547 00:35:03,667 --> 00:35:04,634 Orange gloves. 548 00:35:04,634 --> 00:35:06,567 There's so many things with these you can do. 549 00:35:06,567 --> 00:35:08,567 You can do this. Never get your hands wet. 550 00:35:08,567 --> 00:35:10,233 Um, they always stay warm or you just... 551 00:35:11,867 --> 00:35:12,533 They work great. 552 00:35:13,767 --> 00:35:14,934 They work for everything. 553 00:35:23,767 --> 00:35:24,834 [man chuckles] 554 00:35:25,367 --> 00:35:26,767 [Shawn] That's always a good sign, 555 00:35:26,767 --> 00:35:28,133 when the carpets are heavy. 556 00:35:28,133 --> 00:35:30,767 -[man] Feels like there's a few Benjamins in there. -[Shawn] Yeah. 557 00:35:30,767 --> 00:35:34,266 [narrator] Shawn Pomrenke had a breakthrough at the inland mine. 558 00:35:34,266 --> 00:35:36,467 [Shawn] Let's see what's in this dirt. 559 00:35:36,467 --> 00:35:39,367 [narrator] Now he's hoping the ice mining team 560 00:35:39,367 --> 00:35:41,100 breaks through their 100-ounce gold. 561 00:35:41,100 --> 00:35:42,300 What're you guys thinkin'? 562 00:35:42,300 --> 00:35:43,667 How many ounces? 563 00:35:43,667 --> 00:35:44,700 [Joe] I'm hoping for the moon, 564 00:35:44,700 --> 00:35:46,166 but I suppose I'll be okay 565 00:35:46,166 --> 00:35:47,734 somewhere in between here and there. 566 00:35:49,066 --> 00:35:51,166 [Shawn] A nice, big, fat clean up. 567 00:35:51,166 --> 00:35:52,734 That's what we're looking for. 568 00:35:56,066 --> 00:35:57,967 [Zeke] That's a decent test pan there. 569 00:35:57,967 --> 00:36:00,066 [narrator] As the end of winter mining looms... 570 00:36:00,066 --> 00:36:02,166 [Chris] Every soup is glittery. 571 00:36:02,166 --> 00:36:04,800 [narrator] The Pomrenke team's not the only one 572 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,000 looking to hit their goal. 573 00:36:06,667 --> 00:36:08,200 Let's get this in the pan. 574 00:36:08,567 --> 00:36:09,867 We got some gold here. 575 00:36:09,867 --> 00:36:11,667 [Nate] You got a good bit of gold there. 576 00:36:11,667 --> 00:36:14,967 [narrator] As the entire fleet's feeling the pressure. 577 00:36:14,967 --> 00:36:16,867 [Shawn] See what the hell we got here. 578 00:36:16,867 --> 00:36:18,767 -Ready? Mind if I pour this one? -I'm ready. 579 00:36:18,767 --> 00:36:19,867 Yeah, for sure. Yeah. 580 00:36:19,867 --> 00:36:21,400 [Vernon] See what it comes out to. 581 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:23,500 Here we go. 582 00:36:26,066 --> 00:36:26,900 Come on. 583 00:36:27,367 --> 00:36:28,233 One... 584 00:36:29,266 --> 00:36:30,233 We got two ounces. 585 00:36:31,266 --> 00:36:32,100 [Vernon] Three... 586 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:34,500 Oh, I love that sound. 587 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:36,500 [Jeff] Yeah. 588 00:36:37,100 --> 00:36:38,700 [Zeke] We got 3.1. 589 00:36:39,066 --> 00:36:41,233 We got 4.1. 590 00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:43,834 [Nate] 4.8. 591 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:47,100 That's pretty close to five ounces. 592 00:36:47,100 --> 00:36:51,600 [narrator] 4.87 ounces banks over $11,000. 593 00:36:53,166 --> 00:36:55,500 Far short of Zeke's hopes for the day. 594 00:36:55,500 --> 00:36:57,100 And the Tenhoff team's chances 595 00:36:57,100 --> 00:36:59,700 of hitting their goal remain a long shot. 596 00:37:00,567 --> 00:37:03,000 Honestly, it's like, with the amount of expenses 597 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:06,000 and the amount of work that has gone into it, 598 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,867 the amount of gold we've got 599 00:37:07,867 --> 00:37:10,567 doesn't make this, like, a huge success. 600 00:37:10,567 --> 00:37:13,266 The gold in this reef is good so far. 601 00:37:13,266 --> 00:37:15,367 But we need it to be great. 602 00:37:15,367 --> 00:37:17,166 All we can do is keep pushing 603 00:37:17,166 --> 00:37:19,400 and hope for a miracle at the end of this season. 604 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:24,934 [Vernon] Six, seven... Come on, man. 605 00:37:25,567 --> 00:37:29,133 Eight, nine, ten. 606 00:37:29,767 --> 00:37:31,300 10.42. 607 00:37:31,967 --> 00:37:32,700 All right. 608 00:37:32,700 --> 00:37:34,233 That's what I'm talking about. 609 00:37:35,767 --> 00:37:39,200 [narrator] 10.42 ounces is worth over 24 grand. 610 00:37:41,100 --> 00:37:42,667 And despite the scare, 611 00:37:42,667 --> 00:37:45,900 the one man team of Gary keeps on rolling. 612 00:37:47,166 --> 00:37:48,767 [Vernon] I'm feeling pretty good about this. 613 00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:49,767 I'm happy with it. 614 00:37:49,767 --> 00:37:51,000 All right. 615 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:52,500 -Kevin. -[Gary] All right, Kevin. 616 00:37:53,367 --> 00:37:56,567 [Vernon] We go from thinkin' we might lose our only diver, 617 00:37:56,567 --> 00:37:59,600 to comin' pretty close to hitting our season goal. 618 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:01,367 If we can get one more decent day, 619 00:38:01,367 --> 00:38:03,133 I think we're gonna pull this off. 620 00:38:05,300 --> 00:38:07,400 [Kris] Come on, five. Come on, five. 621 00:38:07,700 --> 00:38:11,000 Five, six, seven... 622 00:38:13,066 --> 00:38:14,433 Eight. We punched eight. 623 00:38:15,367 --> 00:38:17,900 8.1. That's not so bad. 624 00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:21,700 [narrator] 8.1 ounces cashes in at 19 grand. 625 00:38:23,967 --> 00:38:26,767 One of Reaper Nation's best hauls of the season, 626 00:38:26,767 --> 00:38:29,200 despite the less than ideal sluice. 627 00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:32,400 I don't wanna talk about losing gold. 628 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,367 All we can do right now is just get out there, 629 00:38:34,367 --> 00:38:38,300 push hard and hope to God everything goes good for us. 630 00:38:38,300 --> 00:38:42,100 If we would have gotten numbers like this all season, we'd be on easy street. 631 00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:45,767 But it's really late, so we need one last big number. 632 00:38:45,767 --> 00:38:48,300 It's tough, but I think we still have a chance. 633 00:38:50,867 --> 00:38:51,700 [Shawn] Ten... 634 00:38:52,367 --> 00:38:53,800 We're gonna hit 20. 635 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:55,800 There's 20. 22. 636 00:38:56,166 --> 00:38:57,233 24. 637 00:38:58,500 --> 00:39:00,800 25.3. Oh, yeah. 638 00:39:01,467 --> 00:39:02,367 Hell, yeah. 639 00:39:02,367 --> 00:39:04,266 Nice job, guys. 640 00:39:04,266 --> 00:39:08,500 [narrator] 25.3 ounces is worth over $59,000. 641 00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:13,400 And after a rough start to the season, 642 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:15,367 Mr. Gold's come through late 643 00:39:15,367 --> 00:39:17,700 and smashed his 100-ounce goal. 644 00:39:18,967 --> 00:39:21,900 [Shawn] Heck yeah. That's amazing. 645 00:39:21,900 --> 00:39:25,867 We did it. We moved to Tomcod late and it's paid off. 646 00:39:25,867 --> 00:39:28,100 And I proved my theory at the inland mine. 647 00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:30,367 It's where the old timers worked. 648 00:39:30,367 --> 00:39:33,200 It could be the biggest haul I've ever had in my career. 649 00:39:36,867 --> 00:39:38,800 [Chris] Eight, ten... 650 00:39:40,367 --> 00:39:42,367 -That's more gold than I've seen in any winter. -[Chris] Keep pouring. 651 00:39:42,367 --> 00:39:43,233 Keep pouring. 652 00:39:45,667 --> 00:39:46,533 [Jeff] Boom. 653 00:39:47,166 --> 00:39:49,800 [Chris] 26.6, baby. 654 00:39:50,500 --> 00:39:52,266 That's so good. 655 00:39:52,266 --> 00:39:56,433 [narrator] 26.6 ounces banks the young gun 62 grand. 656 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:02,634 And the gold count leader stays well atop his perch. 657 00:40:04,266 --> 00:40:05,700 -[Jeff] That's crazy, dude. That's good. -[Chris] Right. 658 00:40:06,166 --> 00:40:07,000 [screams] 659 00:40:07,867 --> 00:40:09,266 Wow, dude. 660 00:40:09,266 --> 00:40:11,700 We just keep getting better and better. 661 00:40:12,100 --> 00:40:13,500 It's still a long shot, 662 00:40:13,500 --> 00:40:15,900 but I think we can end where we want to be. 663 00:40:15,900 --> 00:40:17,867 My feet are dancing off the floor right now. 664 00:40:17,867 --> 00:40:19,033 [laughs] 665 00:40:20,767 --> 00:40:21,634 -I love it. -[Jeff] Let's keep going. 666 00:40:21,634 --> 00:40:24,100 [Chris] Yeah, baby. What a feeling! 667 00:40:24,100 --> 00:40:27,900 [narrator] Chris McCully continues climbing into the triple digits, 668 00:40:28,567 --> 00:40:31,000 While Mr. Gold does the same. 669 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:35,667 Next time on Bering Sea Gold... 670 00:40:35,667 --> 00:40:38,066 This is our last chance at everything right now. 671 00:40:38,066 --> 00:40:39,967 The finish line is right there. 672 00:40:39,967 --> 00:40:41,900 We're gonna finish this season strong. 673 00:40:42,900 --> 00:40:45,200 This will be my last time on the Tomcod. 674 00:40:50,767 --> 00:40:51,900 Tears of joy. 675 00:40:51,900 --> 00:40:54,000 [Zeke] It's gonna be our last dive of the ice season. 676 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:56,000 I just wanna find a bunch of gold. 677 00:40:59,266 --> 00:41:00,467 Rock and roll, dude. 678 00:41:00,467 --> 00:41:01,900 [Vernon] Gary's grinding away 679 00:41:01,900 --> 00:41:03,567 getting in that final foot. 680 00:41:03,567 --> 00:41:04,867 [Gary groaning] 681 00:41:04,867 --> 00:41:06,266 [Vernon] What we do is dangerous, 682 00:41:06,266 --> 00:41:07,367 there's no getting around that. 683 00:41:07,367 --> 00:41:08,367 [Gary] Holy [bleep]. 684 00:41:08,367 --> 00:41:10,066 We're on a pressure ridge. 685 00:41:10,066 --> 00:41:11,667 It's dangerous, dark situation. 686 00:41:11,667 --> 00:41:12,800 [Vernon] Get the [bleep] out of there! 687 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:14,100 [Chris] We're not gonna stop. 688 00:41:14,100 --> 00:41:15,300 We can't stop. 689 00:41:16,467 --> 00:41:17,900 Yay! 690 00:41:17,900 --> 00:41:20,266 This could not get any better than that.