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- Mornin', fellas.
- Mornin'.
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In remote
Southeast Alaska,
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Dustin Hurt and his crew
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are on the richest
gold streak of their lives.
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- Hell of a day, James!
- Yeah, man.
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These guys,
they worked so hard.
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We're getting gold
and we're getting it early.
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But we're not
just getting regular gold,
we're getting big gold.
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Like, huge gold for this area.
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James went down
and found more gold in one day
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than we've had
in entire seasons.
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On his last dive,
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James delivered the biggest
single day gold haul ever.
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So, we're gonna
weigh this gold up.
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All right.
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Oh, my God! 1.19.
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- I told you! I told you!
- Holy moly, dude!
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Put some of them
other ones on there.
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That's absolutely
the biggest one we've
ever had.
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- Oh, my God!
- 3.87 ounces.
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- Wow.
- Almost four ounces
in one day, James.
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- Yeah, man!
- Look at the size of those
nuggets you got, dude.
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- Look at that...
- I'm gonna have a heart
attack... [bleep] ...nuts.
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That's a $3,000 nugget.
That one nugget is worth
three grand.
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- Well, maybe more.
- James, you've had
the best dive so far, man.
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- Ever. Ever!
- We've been ever doing
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- just about half an ounce
per dive until today.
- Yeah.
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Everybody, just look at this,
feel this, and enjoy it.
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James found
a bunch of nuggets.
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We found the gold line, finally.
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It's probably
only about this wide.
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But it's an actual line
that goes straight up
the damn creek,
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and we just need to follow it,
and there's gonna be
plenty of this.
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Now we gotta put in the work.
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Put in the work, get the gold,
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and it's going to
change our entire lives.
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That wall is
coming down on you.
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Gonna fall on your head
and crush you like a damn bug.
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Holy crap, man!
You couldn't be in a worse
place in the world.
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- Ah!
Ow, ow, ow, ow!
- Get out of there!
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Right back!
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Watch it, watch it,
watch it, watch it!
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Oh!
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I have visions of it
being the worst day.
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Is the gold worth it?
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I just don't want to die.
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We spent seven years
just killing ourselves.
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We stuck it out.
We put in the effort.
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We got this.
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Whoo-ho! Look at that.
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Black gold...
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Oh, my God!
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Look what
you just found, buddy.
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Oh, my God!
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There we go.
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That's the biggest
nugget in Gold Rush history!
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Another day,
another dollar. I'm excited.
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Just 12 hours
after their best day
of mining ever,
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the crew is ready to pick up
right where they left off.
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We know that
there's gold here now.
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We just gotta go get it.
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I wanna see it.
I gotta hold it.
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And then you gonna see
that hoop and hollering.
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You know what I mean?
The jig, you know...
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Doing the jig and all that.
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I gotta get focused
for the gold.
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Over two months ago...
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...the miners were handed
the ultimate test.
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Whoa!
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Mother Nature beat us
last year.
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We couldn't afford to
bring everybody back.
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So, this is us.
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We're gonna have to
hit it as hard as we can
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because we know
the rains are coming.
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The scaled back
operation has meant
double the work.
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Keep going.
Keep going. Keep going.
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Keep going. Keep going.
It's going underwater.
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Pull, pull, pull, pull,
pull, pull, pull.
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And a relentless
fight to overcome
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a never-ending barrage
of obstacles.
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- Oh, watch out behind you!
Oh, [bleep]!
- Ah!
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Carlos is pinned!
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Get him out of there!
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Okay.
Okay. Okay. Okay.
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Whoo. Okay, got it.
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Every time
Mother Nature tried to
knock 'em down...
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Ah!
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- Ah!
- Carlos!
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- You all right?
- Ah,
something popped.
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...the crew fought back
with everything they had.
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Holy moly, man!
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Whoo! I kicked its butt!
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And their
determination paid off.
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- , a nugget!
- No way!
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It's a nugget?
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First gold
ever this early!
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Until a bombshell
rocked Dustin and his crew.
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I got a message this morning
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that, uh, Fred died.
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And he went peaceful
in his sleep.
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He said he wasn't in any pain.
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- I'm sorry, man.
- Sorry to hear
about that.
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Try to be
patient with me.
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- Just lost my father.
- Yeah.
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And he'd give you
the shirt off his back.
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That's enough of that.
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That's too much.
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Driven to honor
Fred's legacy...
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I wish
Fred was here with us.
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Maybe from above,
he's helping us out.
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...the crew
refused to back down
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from their toughest
season ever.
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That just drops off, man,
to oblivion.
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Holy Moly!
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I hit the jackpot today.
Big nuggets!
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My first thought was to
call to tell Fred.
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Everybody wants to be
that person to come up
with nuggets.
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It's a contagious disease.
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Once I see the gold,
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the excitement's just gonna...
Boom!
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Change everybody's future
for the best.
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Gold, gold, gold, man.
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All right, here's the deal.
You're gonna dredge.
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All right.
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- You're gonna
find gold.
- Dredge, find gold.
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All right, guys.
Going in the water.
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All right.
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Nice deep hole, guys.
You guys did a great job.
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Right about
where you're at, Carlos,
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on that shelf,
is where I was seeing
nuggets yesterday.
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Gotcha, man.
I'm looking. I'm looking.
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I'm looking.
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Can I get that sprayer
down here, please?
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Oh, I got it right here.
Thank you.
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Looking for
James' nuggets.
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The gold.
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Carlos uses
the high-pressured hose
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to break up
the centuries old hardpack
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and free the ancient gold
locked inside.
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You know what,
like, [bleep] seven years
we've been burned,
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so we all got that feeling of,
like, "Is this actually
gonna happen?"
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And it still doesn't
feel like it.
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- Yeah, I know.
- Well, let's see
how this goes.
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I know it seems
too good to be true.
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It might be that
we blow this out and...
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- Yeah, yeah, yeah!
- Yeah.
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I know there's nuggets
left behind because
I didn't finish it.
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- Yeah.
- I wanted it so bad.
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I'm like, "You know what?
I'm gonna let Carlos get
some of that glory."
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In this hole,
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and I am finding
the small gold
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in the layer and the hardpack.
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Yeah, yeah.
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- All right.
- Yeah.
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And it seems it's going
toward the weir.
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So, it's the weir.
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So, I mean,
it's going down.
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I'm at hardpack.
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All right.
I like to hear that.
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Following the deepest part
of the bedrock
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on the center line,
Carlos found an anomaly.
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Instead of going up,
the creek bed is
dropping down
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into what could be
the perfect nugget catch.
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Carlos is
finding gold.
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Which I love.
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He said this bedrock's
coming up on the right side,
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and it looks like
it's going deeper
towards the weir.
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Whoo!
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That's the color I wanna see
coming across right there.
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The red and the black both,
that's absolutely what
we're looking for.
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That's what I call
acing nuggets.
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We've gotta keep an eye
on the blocks on that
one rock right there.
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I don't like that.
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Those aren't so bad,
but that one,
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well, that one's too, but...
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He might be able to pull it
off the wall and pull it
right behind him.
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The more he comes into
the weir,
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the steeper the wall gets,
the more chance
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of some of these rocks
falling in on top of him so...
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Following the nugget-rich center line
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is taking Carlos
straight into the weir,
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where towering 12 ft above him
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are a thousand boulders that
could come crashing down
at any time.
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I come
over here periodically,
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check 'em, make sure
nothing's moving.
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If they move,
I'll get them out of the way.
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We do not wanna
crush the divers.
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Man,
that's pretty good.
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This is a little bit
deeper spot.
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Getting a lot of material out,
for sure.
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It's a crack, man.
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It goes underneath
the hardpack.
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Carlos, get out of there!
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- What happened?
- I don't know.
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Come get him.
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- You all right?
- Yeah.
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Did you get clipped.
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Yeah. Right there.
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That was a close one,
dude. How big was it?
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Uh...
...that big. It just took off
my index finger.
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- You good?
- It's good.
It's good. I got this.
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Despite being hit
by falling rocks,
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for three hours
Carlos fights on,
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determined to cash in
on their golden hot streak.
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What's the story, Carlos?
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It's time to double down
and check the box, huh?
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Yeah,
it'd be good time
to double down, man,
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and check the box.
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I'm at bedrock right here.
It's just bedrock right here.
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I'm just curious.
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Did he get all of it...
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They found...
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Hey!
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Oh, my God! Carlos.
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I gotta see it.
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I gotta see it!
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Oh, my God.
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Let me go show him.
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Oh, my God.
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- Holy [bleep]!
- I gotta
see it!
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Carlos, you ain't gonna
believe this [bleep].
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You ready for this?
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Look what you just found,
buddy.
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Oh, my God!
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Okay, okay,
okay, okay, okay, okay.
Don't, don't, don't...
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Holy [bleep]!
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Don't lose that
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Oh, my God!
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Can you believe that?
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You found it.
- Holy [bleep]!
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Let's see it. Let's see it.
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Oh, my God.
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That ain't
no joke right there.
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That is
no [bleep] joke.
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- Wow!
- That's the biggest
nugget in Gold Rush history.
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Yup.
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Oh, my God!
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Carlos, Carlos.
I gotta see it!
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You ready for this?
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Look what
you just found, buddy.
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Oh, my God!
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Okay, okay, okay,
okay, okay, okay.
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At Nugget Bend,
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Carlos has just uncovered
a nugget
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that could change
the course of their lives.
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- Look at that
big piece of gold.
- Wow!
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That's at least
four ounces, man.
248
00:13:53,379 --> 00:13:55,862
That's the four ounce nugget
we're all looking for!
249
00:13:55,862 --> 00:13:58,275
- Yeah!
- No, that's bigger
than four ounces.
250
00:13:58,275 --> 00:14:01,482
That's the biggest nugget
in Gold Rush history
right there.
251
00:14:01,482 --> 00:14:05,482
Now, we were talking about,
like, a $2,000 nugget,
252
00:14:05,482 --> 00:14:09,586
- that's about a $15,000
or $20,000 nugget.
- Yeah, dude.
253
00:14:09,586 --> 00:14:11,586
That's gonna be
a hard one to beat, man.
254
00:14:11,586 --> 00:14:14,896
- Yeah.
- Damn it, it's got
clay on it, doesn't it?
255
00:14:14,896 --> 00:14:16,103
Yeah, it still does.
256
00:14:16,103 --> 00:14:17,862
- Oh, my.
- Oh, my.
257
00:14:17,862 --> 00:14:20,172
Nugget Bend, man,
it's owned its name.
258
00:14:20,172 --> 00:14:22,172
- This is real, real.
- Yeah.
259
00:14:22,172 --> 00:14:24,275
- This is happening for us.
- This is happening.
260
00:14:24,275 --> 00:14:26,620
- Oh, my God.
I mean... Yeah.
- About damn time.
261
00:14:28,896 --> 00:14:32,275
Holy stinkin' moly, man.
262
00:14:32,275 --> 00:14:34,241
You see the size
of that nugget?
263
00:14:43,379 --> 00:14:45,241
I wish Fred was here
to see that.
264
00:14:45,931 --> 00:14:47,241
I literally do.
265
00:14:48,586 --> 00:14:51,793
Amen. Amen. Amen.
266
00:14:51,793 --> 00:14:53,551
Double amen.
267
00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:56,551
Ah, wow.
268
00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,241
Good livin's comin'
from here on out.
269
00:15:04,689 --> 00:15:06,275
Got too excited
with that big one,
270
00:15:06,275 --> 00:15:07,862
forgot about
all the babies, huh?
271
00:15:07,862 --> 00:15:11,275
- Yup. It's gonna be
a good cleanup.
- Should be.
272
00:15:12,517 --> 00:15:14,068
- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah.
273
00:15:14,068 --> 00:15:15,862
Oh, yeah, dude.
274
00:15:20,689 --> 00:15:22,172
We lost Fred.
275
00:15:23,758 --> 00:15:25,310
He's the one
that got us all here,
276
00:15:25,310 --> 00:15:28,896
but he's still here with us.
He's helping us out.
277
00:15:28,896 --> 00:15:31,241
I know he'd be
so proud right now, so...
278
00:15:32,275 --> 00:15:35,689
This is definitely the high
that we needed today.
279
00:15:35,689 --> 00:15:38,310
We spent seven,
eight years just
killing ourselves.
280
00:15:38,310 --> 00:15:42,482
And now, we got this
badass nugget that just...
281
00:15:42,482 --> 00:15:44,517
Kinda like a trophy.
282
00:15:44,517 --> 00:15:47,793
We stuck it out.
We put in the effort.
283
00:15:47,793 --> 00:15:49,931
We finally figured out
where the right place
284
00:15:49,931 --> 00:15:51,793
and the right technique
to get down here.
285
00:15:51,793 --> 00:15:53,310
We got this.
286
00:15:53,310 --> 00:15:55,551
Now, let's do great.
287
00:15:56,689 --> 00:16:00,241
Hell yeah.
We freaking did it.
288
00:16:06,862 --> 00:16:09,103
Hell yeah, fellas.
Not a bad haul.
289
00:16:09,103 --> 00:16:10,206
Not at all.
290
00:16:10,206 --> 00:16:12,103
After nearly
a decade of mining
291
00:16:12,103 --> 00:16:14,103
in the harshest environments,
292
00:16:14,103 --> 00:16:16,758
Carlos' discovery is proof
293
00:16:16,758 --> 00:16:19,655
there's ancient gold here
for the taking.
294
00:16:20,931 --> 00:16:24,275
Good job, everybody.
Way to stick it out.
295
00:16:24,275 --> 00:16:27,310
They say that, uh,
definition of a winner
296
00:16:27,310 --> 00:16:30,586
is someone that
didn't let losing stop them.
297
00:16:30,586 --> 00:16:32,517
- Yup.
- And, uh...
298
00:16:32,517 --> 00:16:34,206
- Like that.
- ...we've lost a lot.
299
00:16:34,206 --> 00:16:36,103
Yeah, we have.
300
00:16:36,103 --> 00:16:38,689
- Not giving up.
- It's about damn time.
301
00:16:38,689 --> 00:16:40,862
Set that baby on there
and let's see what it weighs.
302
00:16:41,793 --> 00:16:43,103
Moment of truth.
303
00:16:43,103 --> 00:16:45,551
Dun-dun-dun-dun
dun-dun-dun.
304
00:16:47,896 --> 00:16:49,689
- Wow.
- 5.8.
305
00:16:49,689 --> 00:16:52,758
- Yeah!
- Dude,
that's freaking... Man!
306
00:16:52,758 --> 00:16:54,896
Wow. Almost six ounces.
307
00:16:54,896 --> 00:16:56,172
Hell yeah!
308
00:16:56,172 --> 00:16:58,965
That might be $20,000, guaranteed.
309
00:16:59,793 --> 00:17:02,068
For a specimen like that?
310
00:17:02,068 --> 00:17:04,793
- Yeah.
- No, you don't get gold
like that for a gold price.
311
00:17:04,793 --> 00:17:06,482
- That [bleep]'s gonna be
almost double.
- Wow.
312
00:17:06,482 --> 00:17:08,275
A nugget this big
313
00:17:08,275 --> 00:17:11,482
is worth far more
than its weight in gold,
314
00:17:11,482 --> 00:17:13,275
and could be
just the beginning
315
00:17:13,275 --> 00:17:15,586
of what Nugget Creek
has to offer.
316
00:17:17,275 --> 00:17:19,310
Well, I went
completely broke last year,
317
00:17:19,310 --> 00:17:21,068
so this is a great start.
318
00:17:21,068 --> 00:17:22,413
- It's a great start, isn't it?
- Yeah, it is.
319
00:17:22,413 --> 00:17:27,862
That one nugget is more gold
than we did at our site
last year.
320
00:17:27,862 --> 00:17:29,689
There's no way there's
only one nugget like that
321
00:17:29,689 --> 00:17:31,103
- in that whole freaking creek.
- No.
322
00:17:31,103 --> 00:17:34,620
The whole deal is
there were stories
up until today.
323
00:17:34,620 --> 00:17:37,000
- Yeah.
- But it's reality
for us now that
324
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,482
- there are big nuggets
in this creek.
- Yeah.
325
00:17:39,482 --> 00:17:41,896
I absolutely guarantee it.
326
00:17:41,896 --> 00:17:44,551
- I couldn't say that before.
- That's true.
327
00:17:45,275 --> 00:17:47,517
Well, soak it up.
328
00:17:47,517 --> 00:17:49,689
- We earned it.
- Yup.
329
00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,275
I've gone bankrupt twice,
almost,
330
00:17:53,275 --> 00:17:55,586
trying to do this [bleep].
331
00:17:55,586 --> 00:17:57,931
It's finally gonna
pay for itself the right way.
332
00:17:57,931 --> 00:18:02,379
We're at the very beginning.
The first 200 ft of the claim.
333
00:18:02,379 --> 00:18:03,896
I got a mile to go.
334
00:18:03,896 --> 00:18:06,379
This is it.
We found it.
335
00:18:06,379 --> 00:18:07,793
We have arrived.
336
00:18:07,793 --> 00:18:09,586
I live for this [bleep].
337
00:18:10,275 --> 00:18:12,000
Up ahead...
338
00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,620
Oh, holy [bleep], man.
339
00:18:14,620 --> 00:18:15,931
He's flanked by rock.
340
00:18:15,931 --> 00:18:18,172
Hey, hey!
341
00:18:18,172 --> 00:18:20,103
Everything above it.
342
00:18:20,103 --> 00:18:22,000
Watch it. Watch it.
Watch it. Watch it. Watch it.
343
00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,482
Watch,
watch, watch, watch, watch!
344
00:18:23,482 --> 00:18:25,034
He would've been dead!
345
00:18:36,896 --> 00:18:38,344
Today,
I'll be getting in the water.
346
00:18:38,344 --> 00:18:41,551
Hopefully, I can get back down
to where Carlos was at.
347
00:18:41,551 --> 00:18:43,241
Clean up that bedrock wall,
348
00:18:43,241 --> 00:18:46,551
and see if we can't put
a few more of them six-ounce
nuggets in the box.
349
00:18:46,551 --> 00:18:48,172
At Nugget Camp,
350
00:18:48,172 --> 00:18:51,586
on the heels of their
biggest gold find ever,
351
00:18:51,586 --> 00:18:55,862
expectations for another
record-breaking day
are high.
352
00:18:57,172 --> 00:18:59,000
We are on the gold line
right now.
353
00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,551
We keep following it and, uh,
354
00:19:01,551 --> 00:19:03,551
get as much gold
as we possibly can.
355
00:19:05,275 --> 00:19:08,034
I have a good feeling
about the dive, dude.
356
00:19:08,034 --> 00:19:09,379
We'll see gold.
357
00:19:09,379 --> 00:19:11,034
We'll see lots of it today.
358
00:19:11,034 --> 00:19:12,379
It should be
something.
359
00:19:12,379 --> 00:19:13,862
We'll get
so much done today.
360
00:19:13,862 --> 00:19:15,344
We're gonna get
a lot done.
361
00:19:15,344 --> 00:19:17,551
Whoo...
362
00:19:24,655 --> 00:19:26,137
Hey, Paul?
363
00:19:26,137 --> 00:19:27,103
Yeah?
364
00:19:27,103 --> 00:19:29,000
You got a couple
solids on the bottom,
365
00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,965
but everything on top
is getting dangerous, man.
366
00:19:31,965 --> 00:19:33,241
Yeah.
367
00:19:33,241 --> 00:19:35,689
So, I'll work all this,
we'll do some box checks,
368
00:19:35,689 --> 00:19:37,344
and then I'll go over
to the weir.
369
00:19:37,344 --> 00:19:40,862
The promise
of more giant nuggets
370
00:19:40,862 --> 00:19:44,137
means Paul is ready
to put his life in danger
371
00:19:45,137 --> 00:19:49,000
as he follows
the center line up creek,
372
00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:53,793
undermining the weir,
that could trigger
a fatal rock fall.
373
00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:58,724
All this undercut.
374
00:20:00,241 --> 00:20:04,655
All this comes down,
those rocks are coming down
right here.
375
00:20:05,482 --> 00:20:07,172
This is where the diver's at.
376
00:20:13,137 --> 00:20:16,379
It's always been
one of my biggest fears,
is being trapped underwater.
377
00:20:16,379 --> 00:20:20,275
So, if I end up
undercutting it too much,
378
00:20:20,275 --> 00:20:23,172
that'll be my permanent home.
I don't wanna do that.
379
00:20:23,172 --> 00:20:24,482
Something
lands on you,
380
00:20:24,482 --> 00:20:26,758
- grab your mask
and keep it on.
- Yeah.
381
00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,448
- If that don't...
...knock me out.
- If you can keep your mask on,
382
00:20:31,448 --> 00:20:33,344
- we can get you out.
- Yeah.
383
00:20:34,172 --> 00:20:35,793
I'll be right there.
384
00:20:35,793 --> 00:20:37,172
Be certain of it.
385
00:20:43,448 --> 00:20:46,000
You tight?
Nope, that feels good.
386
00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,379
All right, brother.
Good luck, man.
387
00:20:48,379 --> 00:20:49,931
Sense that six ounce!
388
00:20:49,931 --> 00:20:52,793
I know,
you set the bar high.
I got my work ahead of me now.
389
00:20:52,793 --> 00:20:55,379
All right, man. Let's find
some more nugs, huh?
390
00:20:55,379 --> 00:20:56,655
Oh, yeah.
391
00:20:59,655 --> 00:21:03,000
All righty.
Where's the hole at?
392
00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,344
All right,
here we go.
393
00:21:10,379 --> 00:21:12,241
Little bit of
overburden down here, but...
394
00:21:13,482 --> 00:21:15,862
- It'll go back.
- Yeah, I think so.
395
00:21:19,103 --> 00:21:21,655
Need you to
think about big nuggets.
396
00:21:21,655 --> 00:21:23,862
If you get that image
in your head, baby,
397
00:21:23,862 --> 00:21:26,379
maybe you'd be, you know,
direct into it.
398
00:21:26,379 --> 00:21:28,482
All right.
399
00:21:28,482 --> 00:21:31,344
I've got a vision
of a big black nugget.
400
00:21:35,482 --> 00:21:37,241
James,
is that bedrock right there?
401
00:21:38,586 --> 00:21:40,103
- Right here?
- Yeah.
402
00:21:40,896 --> 00:21:42,862
- It sure is.
- That is.
403
00:21:42,862 --> 00:21:43,965
- Paul.
- Yeah?
404
00:21:43,965 --> 00:21:46,551
That bedrock comes straight
up this wall.
405
00:21:46,551 --> 00:21:48,758
- Right up.
- Really?
That's a waterfall.
406
00:21:48,758 --> 00:21:51,758
This is a little
waterfall and that's
the bottom of it right there.
407
00:21:51,758 --> 00:21:54,586
- So this
is a big boulder?
- Yes, that's what's going on.
408
00:21:54,586 --> 00:21:57,931
- I think we'll really
get gold catch. Whole nuggets.
- Yeah?
409
00:21:59,482 --> 00:22:02,586
Every gold diver
dreams of a plunge pool
410
00:22:02,586 --> 00:22:04,551
beneath an ancient waterfall.
411
00:22:05,862 --> 00:22:07,206
Hope it goes down deep.
412
00:22:09,448 --> 00:22:10,827
And spotted with gold.
413
00:22:12,896 --> 00:22:14,034
Yeah.
414
00:22:14,034 --> 00:22:16,793
Paul, this is all
wanting to slide right now.
415
00:22:16,793 --> 00:22:19,103
- Copy that.
- It's moving by itself.
416
00:22:19,103 --> 00:22:20,896
- And it's getting dangerous.
- All right.
417
00:22:20,896 --> 00:22:22,172
Paul,
just so you know,
418
00:22:22,172 --> 00:22:24,965
Carlos is going to be
permanently on your
line right now.
419
00:22:24,965 --> 00:22:27,931
- Copy that.
- Got real, bro.
It got real.
420
00:22:28,275 --> 00:22:29,413
You know.
421
00:22:30,034 --> 00:22:31,896
Things got crazy...
422
00:22:31,896 --> 00:22:35,275
when you had to put
a tender on a diver's hose.
423
00:22:35,275 --> 00:22:40,689
So when something happens,
in an instant, I have to pull
the diver back.
424
00:22:46,758 --> 00:22:49,000
Holy [bleep], man.
425
00:22:49,793 --> 00:22:51,172
He's flanked by rocks.
426
00:22:54,172 --> 00:22:55,068
Go! Go!
427
00:22:57,793 --> 00:22:58,827
Damn it.
428
00:22:59,689 --> 00:23:01,758
Stand back
for a second. Hold on.
429
00:23:01,758 --> 00:23:04,034
It's being undermined.
Let it settle for a second.
430
00:23:07,896 --> 00:23:09,068
- All right.
- He's good to go?
431
00:23:09,068 --> 00:23:10,758
- We're good to go.
- [bleep] yeah.
432
00:23:16,655 --> 00:23:19,172
I'm on
the bedrock wall, but...
433
00:23:19,172 --> 00:23:20,931
I might almost
be at the bottom.
434
00:23:23,241 --> 00:23:25,862
He's exactly
on that bedrock
on that slope.
435
00:23:25,862 --> 00:23:28,275
- Oh, is he?
- That's where I was at.
436
00:23:28,275 --> 00:23:30,448
That's where you were
getting the nuggs?
437
00:23:30,448 --> 00:23:32,655
That's exactly
where I left off at.
438
00:23:37,275 --> 00:23:40,655
Hey, Paul,
whatever that is,
it looks good in the box.
439
00:23:40,655 --> 00:23:42,758
That's the color
we're looking for right there.
440
00:23:42,758 --> 00:23:44,862
The next color after
that is jet black.
441
00:23:44,862 --> 00:23:47,965
So when we get this red
and jet black,
there's always gold in it.
442
00:23:48,793 --> 00:23:50,551
Come on, Paul.
You can do it, baby.
443
00:23:51,172 --> 00:23:53,000
You can do it, Paul.
444
00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,379
Yeah, man.
That was the first
good material
445
00:23:55,379 --> 00:23:57,482
you look like you put
across the box so far.
446
00:23:57,482 --> 00:23:59,586
- I've had it.
- Do we
look at the box?
447
00:23:59,586 --> 00:24:01,241
- Go for it.
- Double it down.
448
00:24:04,896 --> 00:24:06,413
Yeah, there's
a piece right there.
449
00:24:07,344 --> 00:24:09,689
Yep. Yep, yep, yep.
450
00:24:09,689 --> 00:24:11,965
You got a few
pieces for sure.
451
00:24:11,965 --> 00:24:14,241
They're just underneath
the screen right now.
452
00:24:14,241 --> 00:24:16,172
We gonna keep adding.
Just keep adding.
453
00:24:16,172 --> 00:24:17,482
Do this, come back up.
454
00:24:17,482 --> 00:24:19,275
- Copy that.
- You're on it.
455
00:24:19,275 --> 00:24:21,241
You're on again.
That's it.
456
00:24:21,793 --> 00:24:23,689
Come on, man.
457
00:24:23,689 --> 00:24:27,000
- Seven ounce nugget.
- Holy [bleep].
458
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:28,310
What are you doing?
459
00:24:28,896 --> 00:24:29,965
Wow.
460
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:32,275
That's a weird color.
461
00:24:32,275 --> 00:24:35,482
- It's root beer.
Red root beer.
- Look at that.
462
00:24:35,482 --> 00:24:37,034
Whatever you're doing,
just keep doing that.
463
00:24:37,034 --> 00:24:40,586
- Copy that.
- Here's the black.
Look at the black.
464
00:24:40,586 --> 00:24:42,689
- The black--
- Holy [bleep].
There it is.
465
00:24:42,689 --> 00:24:45,448
- Black.
- Look at that [bleep].
466
00:24:45,448 --> 00:24:48,034
Black gold.
Check to see.
467
00:24:48,034 --> 00:24:49,758
Watch it,
watch it, watch it,
watch it, watch it.
468
00:24:49,758 --> 00:24:52,137
Watch, watch,
watch, watch, watch,
watch, watch...
469
00:24:52,793 --> 00:24:54,482
You gotta
be kidding me.
470
00:24:54,482 --> 00:24:56,655
Sorry.
You gotta back up,
back up, back up,
471
00:24:56,655 --> 00:24:59,137
back up, back up.
That wall's coming
down on you.
472
00:24:59,137 --> 00:25:01,172
Just as he's getting
on to something.
473
00:25:01,655 --> 00:25:03,379
Finally, right?
474
00:25:03,379 --> 00:25:06,275
All right.
Back at it.
475
00:25:06,275 --> 00:25:09,896
Come on, Paul.
Get me some gold.
Get me some gold.
476
00:25:09,896 --> 00:25:13,655
Hey, Paul.
Hey, Paul. The whole thing's
gonna go, dude.
477
00:25:13,655 --> 00:25:15,448
That big boulder, man,
it's starting to come down.
478
00:25:15,448 --> 00:25:18,034
Paul, Paul, Paul, come on.
479
00:25:19,275 --> 00:25:20,965
[bleep].
480
00:25:20,965 --> 00:25:22,758
It's gonna
fall in, man.
481
00:25:25,482 --> 00:25:27,896
It's just getting more
and more dangerous.
482
00:25:27,896 --> 00:25:29,379
This is about
to get out of hand.
483
00:25:29,379 --> 00:25:32,034
I gotta pull him out.
484
00:25:32,034 --> 00:25:34,448
If they're gonna fall
on your head, it'll crush
you like a damn bug.
485
00:25:35,896 --> 00:25:39,068
Another three feet in there
I can't see.
486
00:25:39,068 --> 00:25:42,448
It's just too fast.
It'll be on you.
We'll just go, oh, [bleep].
487
00:25:42,448 --> 00:25:44,551
This is just
freakin' freaking me out.
488
00:25:44,551 --> 00:25:46,862
Let's double down.
Let's get the nozzle out.
489
00:25:51,482 --> 00:25:53,000
Yeah, man.
490
00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:54,724
That thing's coming
down right there, dude.
491
00:25:56,862 --> 00:25:58,862
They know
the gold is here.
492
00:25:58,862 --> 00:26:00,793
But it's just out of reach.
493
00:26:00,793 --> 00:26:03,172
Less than two hours in,
494
00:26:03,172 --> 00:26:05,758
Dustin won't let Paul
push any further.
495
00:26:11,448 --> 00:26:12,758
At least
there's two pickers.
496
00:26:18,482 --> 00:26:19,724
You didn't see much?
497
00:26:20,448 --> 00:26:22,482
- Anything?
- Nah-uh.
498
00:26:22,482 --> 00:26:26,172
Two little pieces.
What a waste
of a [bleep] dive.
499
00:26:26,172 --> 00:26:27,724
I didn't get
a chance to do anything.
500
00:26:28,137 --> 00:26:29,551
frustrating...
501
00:26:30,586 --> 00:26:33,000
to get pulled out
every five
minutes.
502
00:26:35,137 --> 00:26:36,965
I guess they seeing
a rock move, but...
503
00:26:40,241 --> 00:26:41,344
It's [bleep] annoying.
504
00:26:47,379 --> 00:26:49,103
He's upset
that we pulled him.
505
00:26:49,103 --> 00:26:52,448
But, better than
getting squashed.
506
00:26:52,448 --> 00:26:55,379
It's that black rock up there.
It looked like
it sagged a little bit
507
00:26:55,379 --> 00:26:56,793
to that whole wall.
508
00:26:56,793 --> 00:26:59,413
- That might be one
we can knock in the morning.
- Yeah.
509
00:27:00,586 --> 00:27:03,172
Make it, uh, safe for James.
510
00:27:03,793 --> 00:27:05,172
I don't wanna
dive in that.
511
00:27:06,793 --> 00:27:09,241
kidding me?
That [bleep] unstable.
512
00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:13,758
Are we that stupid
or what the [bleep] going on?
513
00:27:15,172 --> 00:27:17,241
- Try not to get so frustrated.
- Yeah.
514
00:27:17,241 --> 00:27:19,793
You get upset with something
and you gonna
get yourself killed.
515
00:27:19,793 --> 00:27:22,068
And you'll be like,
"Oh, that's what they
were bitching about."
516
00:27:23,034 --> 00:27:25,448
And here we go.
Holy [bleep].
517
00:27:26,896 --> 00:27:29,137
That would
have killed you.
518
00:27:29,137 --> 00:27:31,482
That would have got
your legs. You legs were up.
Your legs were there.
519
00:27:31,482 --> 00:27:34,586
Yeah. We'd be trying
to pull it off your
legs right now.
520
00:27:34,586 --> 00:27:36,482
A half ton
widow maker
521
00:27:36,482 --> 00:27:41,137
just dropped under the spot
right where Paul was diving.
522
00:27:41,137 --> 00:27:43,482
I'd rather you
be mad than
dead or pinned.
523
00:27:43,482 --> 00:27:44,793
- I get it.
- Go ahead
and get mad.
524
00:27:44,793 --> 00:27:46,896
Yeah, man.
You would have been
peg legged, dude.
525
00:27:46,896 --> 00:27:50,551
That was like some,
wild ass timing right there.
526
00:27:50,551 --> 00:27:52,586
That ain't no lie.
527
00:27:52,586 --> 00:27:54,896
You could have kept
dredging and that
would have happened.
528
00:27:54,896 --> 00:27:56,310
He would have been dead.
529
00:27:57,172 --> 00:27:58,862
And now they're
laughing about it.
530
00:28:04,275 --> 00:28:05,758
Is that rock
on top of this?
531
00:28:05,758 --> 00:28:07,689
- Oh, I bet you
that rock--
- That rock was on top of it.
532
00:28:07,689 --> 00:28:09,758
- That rock's
on top of it.
- All right.
533
00:28:09,758 --> 00:28:12,862
Great call, guys.
Great call.
534
00:28:12,862 --> 00:28:15,034
He'd have been on the end
of that [bleep] nozzle,
535
00:28:15,034 --> 00:28:17,758
right there pinned,
and we'd have been
trying to get him out.
536
00:28:23,793 --> 00:28:25,172
I never
saw that danger.
537
00:28:25,793 --> 00:28:27,103
Not once.
538
00:28:27,103 --> 00:28:29,068
You guys had my back.
I appreciate that.
539
00:28:29,068 --> 00:28:32,137
- You saved my life, dude.
- Oh, dude. Oh, man.
540
00:28:32,137 --> 00:28:34,000
- That's... That's us.
- Yeah.
541
00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:38,586
It's nice knowing as a diver
that you can trust your team
to keep you safe.
542
00:28:38,586 --> 00:28:41,068
We're just... We're one big
family here, so...
543
00:28:42,965 --> 00:28:46,379
Credit to those guys.
They saved my life.
544
00:28:46,379 --> 00:28:50,965
White water
gold mining is like a game
of high-stakes poker.
545
00:28:50,965 --> 00:28:56,689
The chance
of life-changing gold
could cost you everything.
546
00:28:56,689 --> 00:28:58,724
I ain't diving
in that hole tomorrow.
547
00:29:00,103 --> 00:29:02,862
no.
He could fire me.
548
00:29:16,586 --> 00:29:18,586
It's my turn
in the rotation to dive.
549
00:29:18,586 --> 00:29:22,103
And, I did not sleep
at all last night.
550
00:29:22,103 --> 00:29:24,103
I knew that rock
was gonna come down.
551
00:29:24,103 --> 00:29:26,689
I'd just seen it.
I had visions of it.
552
00:29:26,689 --> 00:29:28,344
Visions of it being
the worst day...
553
00:29:29,689 --> 00:29:31,689
of him getting crushed
and we can't get him out.
554
00:29:31,689 --> 00:29:34,172
Broken ribs,
smashed head.
555
00:29:34,172 --> 00:29:35,862
That was all going
through my mind.
556
00:29:37,862 --> 00:29:39,862
I just don't want to die.
557
00:29:42,482 --> 00:29:43,620
Is the gold worth it?
558
00:29:49,482 --> 00:29:51,896
Dustin and his
crew have proven
559
00:29:51,896 --> 00:29:55,344
there's life-changing gold
in Nugget Creek.
560
00:29:55,344 --> 00:29:59,137
But to get to it,
they'll have to put
their lives on the line.
561
00:30:13,896 --> 00:30:17,413
We got to a place
where we can no
longer be safe and dive.
562
00:30:18,103 --> 00:30:19,689
The guys are scared.
563
00:30:19,689 --> 00:30:21,517
They should be.
Paul almost died.
564
00:30:22,137 --> 00:30:23,551
Well...
565
00:30:23,551 --> 00:30:27,448
now I'm filling in the hole
that we've been
digging for days.
566
00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,310
This sucks.
567
00:30:31,965 --> 00:30:34,068
To move forward
at nugget bend
568
00:30:34,068 --> 00:30:37,586
and clean out every ounce
of gold from the plunge pool
569
00:30:37,586 --> 00:30:40,758
Dustin and his crew
must take a major step back.
570
00:30:42,379 --> 00:30:45,379
Hole's getting
filled in. Hell lot of work.
571
00:30:45,379 --> 00:30:47,586
Start, start, start again.
572
00:30:47,586 --> 00:30:50,758
But the upside... It's safer.
573
00:31:02,379 --> 00:31:06,000
That sound is the scariest
sound in the world.
574
00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:09,586
Especially, when the diver's
at the receiving end.
575
00:31:09,586 --> 00:31:11,758
My job is to keep
everybody safe here.
576
00:31:12,448 --> 00:31:15,379
I'm not the safety guy.
577
00:31:15,379 --> 00:31:18,965
, I've become
the safety guy. Oh, my God,
I've become the safety guy.
578
00:31:20,241 --> 00:31:22,551
How the hell did I
become the safety guy?
579
00:31:25,241 --> 00:31:28,344
I gotta keep these guys alive.
That's all there is to it.
580
00:31:30,241 --> 00:31:32,241
We'll anchor this one
back to that.
581
00:31:32,241 --> 00:31:34,172
- To that chain?
- We'll tie that one off.
582
00:31:34,172 --> 00:31:36,172
- Maybe tie that one off.
- That one?
583
00:31:36,172 --> 00:31:39,689
We'll anchor this one back
and then that big one
down there,
584
00:31:39,689 --> 00:31:41,310
we'll anchor it back as well.
585
00:31:43,586 --> 00:31:46,275
We're gonna start
pulling all those boulders
back downstream,
586
00:31:46,275 --> 00:31:49,586
so, we can get a diver in
and get back on the gold.
587
00:31:49,586 --> 00:31:51,862
Dude, we can put the basket
there and drop them right in.
588
00:31:53,482 --> 00:31:54,620
There you go.
589
00:31:56,689 --> 00:31:57,862
Woo-hoo.
590
00:31:58,965 --> 00:32:00,448
Friggin' send it.
591
00:32:05,448 --> 00:32:07,965
- I love it, dude.
- That thing's badass.
592
00:32:17,655 --> 00:32:19,275
Run another cable here,
593
00:32:19,275 --> 00:32:22,379
up over that way,
makes the perfect Y.
594
00:32:22,379 --> 00:32:25,758
Should hold this rock in place
and all this will stay
right there.
595
00:32:27,586 --> 00:32:29,551
Better to be too safe
than not safe.
596
00:32:30,862 --> 00:32:32,379
What do you think, James?
597
00:32:32,379 --> 00:32:35,379
- That one is not
a big risk but...
- Nope.
598
00:32:35,379 --> 00:32:37,655
...these three
are all tagged up.
599
00:32:39,689 --> 00:32:41,827
All right.
Well, I'll get suited up.
600
00:32:43,793 --> 00:32:47,275
If gets in there,
he can get to the bottom
where I was at yesterday.
601
00:32:47,275 --> 00:32:49,482
- We gotta remember
it's gonna rain tonight...
- Yup.
602
00:32:49,482 --> 00:32:52,758
- ...so, we have no idea
what to expect tomorrow.
- That's true.
603
00:32:52,758 --> 00:32:56,172
This might be the only chance
we get for that thing.
604
00:32:56,172 --> 00:33:01,068
Now that it's mitigated,
boulder's all tethered up,
I feel safe.
605
00:33:01,068 --> 00:33:04,620
That six ounce nugget
is stirring up gold fever
for everybody.
606
00:33:05,896 --> 00:33:08,620
We can't leave the hole
without finishing it.
607
00:33:14,379 --> 00:33:16,379
I need to do this
by the numbers.
608
00:33:16,379 --> 00:33:19,034
I need you to do yardage.
609
00:33:19,034 --> 00:33:21,344
Get the yardage out of there,
make sure it's clean.
610
00:33:21,344 --> 00:33:25,000
Slick it, slick it, slick it
and when we run out
we run out, all right?
611
00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,551
Okay, copy that. Yup.
612
00:33:26,551 --> 00:33:28,241
I appreciate you
going in.
613
00:33:28,241 --> 00:33:30,172
All right,
James, you're good to go,
amigo.
614
00:33:35,793 --> 00:33:38,034
- How is your vis?
- [James] It's about a foot.
615
00:33:38,034 --> 00:33:40,034
- Foot-and-a-half.
- All right.
616
00:33:44,896 --> 00:33:46,896
Top get back
to the pay layer
617
00:33:46,896 --> 00:33:49,137
that held the six ounce nugget
618
00:33:49,137 --> 00:33:52,448
James must first remove
all the material
619
00:33:52,448 --> 00:33:54,551
they washed into their hole.
620
00:33:58,379 --> 00:34:02,103
Also, don't forget,
you're gonna have a
giant black rock down there.
621
00:34:02,103 --> 00:34:05,379
- That's the rock
that almost got him.
- Oh, man.
622
00:34:05,379 --> 00:34:06,758
That's your rock,
Paul.
623
00:34:07,758 --> 00:34:10,103
Oh, yeah.
The rock's pretty big.
624
00:34:11,275 --> 00:34:13,103
I can't even get my arms
all the way around 'em.
625
00:34:13,103 --> 00:34:14,206
What are
you thinking?
626
00:34:14,206 --> 00:34:16,620
- How about a choker?
- Choker?
627
00:34:17,896 --> 00:34:19,068
Yeah!
628
00:34:28,689 --> 00:34:30,344
Good wrap, James.
Good wrap.
629
00:34:30,689 --> 00:34:32,586
Holy [bleep].
630
00:34:32,586 --> 00:34:34,862
Holy moly, Paul.
That's yours.
631
00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:37,862
I'll get it right here
to the shore.
632
00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,413
- Oh, my God.
- Holy moly.
633
00:34:42,103 --> 00:34:44,448
Holy [bleep].
634
00:34:48,275 --> 00:34:49,862
That's half my body.
635
00:34:51,586 --> 00:34:53,655
- Wow!
- That is half of my body.
636
00:34:53,655 --> 00:34:55,241
Hey, man,
that would've hurt,
I ain't gonna lie.
637
00:34:55,241 --> 00:34:57,000
- Yeah.
- I don't think
he would've felt it, man.
638
00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,000
That would've had me
from head to [bleep] tail.
639
00:35:07,379 --> 00:35:09,793
Hey, you remember the
rock that almost killed you?
640
00:35:09,793 --> 00:35:11,758
- Yeah.
- This is it.
641
00:35:11,758 --> 00:35:16,551
At nugget bend
Paul comes face-to-face
with the widow-maker
642
00:35:16,551 --> 00:35:18,482
that nearly ended his life.
643
00:35:18,482 --> 00:35:19,586
That's the
goddamn meteorite
644
00:35:19,586 --> 00:35:21,448
- that killed
the dinosaurs, bro.
- Yup.
645
00:35:22,482 --> 00:35:25,000
That would've ended my life.
646
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,448
I would still be
in the bottom of that hole.
647
00:35:27,448 --> 00:35:29,655
There would be a body recovery
going on.
648
00:35:31,689 --> 00:35:33,551
Holy [bleep].
649
00:35:42,758 --> 00:35:47,965
So, I need dredge
a little bit right here
till I find that wall.
650
00:35:49,068 --> 00:35:51,689
Over five hours
into his dive
651
00:35:51,689 --> 00:35:55,551
James is still searching for
more of the six ounce nuggets
652
00:35:55,551 --> 00:35:58,862
that nugget creek
has proven to hold.
653
00:36:00,068 --> 00:36:01,896
Let's find the bottom
of that bedrock wall.
654
00:36:01,896 --> 00:36:05,172
It already warmed up today
and that water's gonna
come up again,
655
00:36:05,172 --> 00:36:08,896
and then that [bleep] wall's
gonna start caving in again.
656
00:36:08,896 --> 00:36:12,103
Let's get...
let's get everything
we can get done today.
657
00:36:13,586 --> 00:36:16,000
Not sure but...
658
00:36:18,586 --> 00:36:20,000
James, you find gold?
659
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,172
Sitting in the crack
on the side of the bedrock.
660
00:36:24,758 --> 00:36:27,862
Oh, my God! Whoa!
661
00:36:29,689 --> 00:36:31,206
Look at that.
662
00:36:33,310 --> 00:36:34,862
I love it.
663
00:36:35,793 --> 00:36:37,862
- That's the pretty stuff, huh?
- It is.
664
00:36:37,862 --> 00:36:40,241
- I love that patina on there.
- Ruby gold, man.
665
00:36:41,241 --> 00:36:42,413
That's beautiful.
666
00:36:44,551 --> 00:36:47,137
That's amazing.
We're on to it now.
667
00:36:47,965 --> 00:36:49,344
Hopefully, there's more.
668
00:36:50,206 --> 00:36:52,034
Make it spotless,
man.
669
00:36:52,034 --> 00:36:54,758
And, um, I see
everything down there now.
670
00:36:54,758 --> 00:36:57,137
Lick it all, man.
Lick it all.
671
00:36:59,103 --> 00:37:00,758
I know.
672
00:37:00,758 --> 00:37:02,655
- He's just like,
"Oh, hey. Look at this."
-"Oh, look."
673
00:37:02,655 --> 00:37:03,827
"Yup, there it is."
674
00:37:06,241 --> 00:37:08,137
Good looking stuff.
675
00:37:08,137 --> 00:37:12,172
I just... I think what
I'm looking for now is
676
00:37:12,172 --> 00:37:14,620
- that pile
of six ounce nuggets.
- Yeah.
677
00:37:15,275 --> 00:37:17,000
We're spoiled.
678
00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:18,896
All right,
I'm just about done
with that hole.
679
00:37:18,896 --> 00:37:20,689
I got one minute left.
680
00:37:20,689 --> 00:37:22,793
James was freaking out
all yesterday,
681
00:37:22,793 --> 00:37:24,965
but as soon as he gets
in the water, man, it just...
682
00:37:24,965 --> 00:37:27,000
- it all goes away.
- It does.
683
00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,172
I think that's it.
684
00:37:29,172 --> 00:37:33,000
The bedrock channel
rises up in front of me
just before the weir.
685
00:37:34,413 --> 00:37:35,862
It's a dead-end, man.
686
00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:38,655
Over the last
two months
687
00:37:38,655 --> 00:37:41,000
Dustin and his crew
have dredged
688
00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:45,206
through 100 feet of prime
big nugget real estate
689
00:37:46,655 --> 00:37:50,344
and cleared nearly
200 tons of boulders
690
00:37:50,344 --> 00:37:52,551
as they chase the gold line.
691
00:37:53,310 --> 00:37:57,137
Now, James has dredged
the hole clean
692
00:37:57,137 --> 00:38:01,275
and the rising bedrock
signals the end of the line.
693
00:38:02,793 --> 00:38:03,931
The hole's done.
694
00:38:04,655 --> 00:38:05,931
This hole is done.
695
00:38:05,931 --> 00:38:07,379
Good deal.
Can we do a double down
right quick
696
00:38:07,379 --> 00:38:09,413
and check and see
what's in there?
697
00:38:09,413 --> 00:38:10,793
- Yeah.
- Okay.
698
00:38:18,896 --> 00:38:21,379
I'd be blown away
if there's nothing
in the bottom.
699
00:38:37,655 --> 00:38:39,689
I don't see anything in here.
700
00:38:39,689 --> 00:38:42,655
Wow.
Gold does weird things.
701
00:38:42,655 --> 00:38:44,241
I don't get it, man.
702
00:38:44,241 --> 00:38:47,517
Well, I'm glad you got
that six ounce nugget out
'cause it shows something.
703
00:38:47,517 --> 00:38:49,551
I think we tap
this thing out, man.
704
00:38:49,551 --> 00:38:51,896
- Yeah.
- That might be
all of it, man.
705
00:38:51,896 --> 00:38:53,137
If you're good,
I'm good.
706
00:38:53,137 --> 00:38:54,965
- I'mma call it then. Good?
- Yeah.
707
00:38:55,793 --> 00:38:57,137
I need to hear it.
708
00:38:57,137 --> 00:39:00,758
- Do you think there's
any more gold down here?
- No.
709
00:39:00,758 --> 00:39:03,206
All right. Time to move on.
710
00:39:03,206 --> 00:39:05,103
- Let's pack, then.
- All right.
711
00:39:06,206 --> 00:39:08,862
Good dive, man.
Good dive. Tapped out.
712
00:39:08,862 --> 00:39:10,413
On to bigger
and better gold, man.
713
00:39:10,413 --> 00:39:12,448
- That's true.
- That's it. Moving on.
714
00:39:12,448 --> 00:39:16,034
It's beyond me
why there wasn't a pot
of gold at the bottom.
715
00:39:16,034 --> 00:39:18,448
Gold is where
you find it.
716
00:39:18,448 --> 00:39:22,379
I think we can leave this spot
knowing that we didn't leave
anything behind.
717
00:39:24,241 --> 00:39:27,793
After eight hard
weeks, dredging 12 ounces
718
00:39:27,793 --> 00:39:30,655
of the biggest nuggets
they've ever found
719
00:39:30,655 --> 00:39:36,551
the empty sluice box shows
it's time to move on
to the next opportunity.
720
00:39:38,586 --> 00:39:40,689
Finally getting gold.
721
00:39:40,689 --> 00:39:43,586
The only thing that's been
missing in my life
722
00:39:43,586 --> 00:39:45,965
is more gold
and we're getting there.
723
00:39:45,965 --> 00:39:50,862
Not as much as I wanted
but nugget bend produced
a six ounce nugget.
724
00:39:51,896 --> 00:39:54,862
I can only imagine
what's about to happen for us.
725
00:39:54,862 --> 00:39:59,241
This is gonna be
our best year, ever.
It already is.
726
00:39:59,241 --> 00:40:01,137
It's already our best year.
727
00:40:01,758 --> 00:40:02,862
This is awesome.
728
00:40:09,551 --> 00:40:11,862
Up ahead,
this season...
729
00:40:12,689 --> 00:40:14,206
We're done with you!
730
00:40:14,206 --> 00:40:16,689
Time for us to move on!
731
00:40:17,689 --> 00:40:19,517
This is gonna be
a challenge again.
732
00:40:19,517 --> 00:40:20,862
This is the rematch.
733
00:40:21,344 --> 00:40:22,827
We got a solid plan.
734
00:40:24,586 --> 00:40:27,482
and we have to win
or else we're done for, y'all.
735
00:40:30,517 --> 00:40:32,000
Welcome to my nightmare.
736
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,689
Almost got killed
just now.
737
00:40:33,689 --> 00:40:35,103
Oh, [bleep].
738
00:40:35,103 --> 00:40:36,896
- Hurry up. Come on.
- Lift. Come on.
739
00:40:36,896 --> 00:40:38,896
Help me lift
this mother[bleep].
740
00:40:40,379 --> 00:40:42,172
This place
is trying to kill us...
741
00:40:42,172 --> 00:40:43,862
Holy [bleep].
742
00:40:45,241 --> 00:40:46,517
...Are we gonna let it?
743
00:40:46,517 --> 00:40:48,413
You all right, man?
You look beet red.
744
00:40:51,793 --> 00:40:52,862
I'll let you know.
745
00:40:54,689 --> 00:40:57,172
I'd like to see
what our future's gonna be.
746
00:40:58,689 --> 00:41:00,620
I swear I can hear
a waterfall.
747
00:41:00,620 --> 00:41:02,655
Now, that's a waterfall, man.
748
00:41:02,655 --> 00:41:04,413
Holy [beep], dude.
749
00:41:04,413 --> 00:41:06,310
Looks like it's holding
a bunch of gold.
750
00:41:06,310 --> 00:41:08,896
Get that gold!
Woo-hoo!
751
00:41:08,896 --> 00:41:09,965
There it is!
752
00:41:12,862 --> 00:41:13,896
Holy [bleep].
753
00:41:13,896 --> 00:41:15,413
What would you
sell this for, man?
754
00:41:15,413 --> 00:41:17,206
$60,000 or $70,000.
755
00:41:18,068 --> 00:41:19,689
About damn time, man.
756
00:41:19,689 --> 00:41:22,344
We know there's big gold.
All we gotta do is go get it.
757
00:41:22,344 --> 00:41:24,206
We're dredging!
758
00:41:24,206 --> 00:41:25,620
I got something for ya.
759
00:41:27,103 --> 00:41:30,793
This place is gonna pay
for the rest of my damn life.
760
00:41:30,793 --> 00:41:32,689
Oh, my God!
761
00:41:32,689 --> 00:41:33,965
That's beautiful.
762
00:41:35,310 --> 00:41:37,655
Finally, we made it.