1 00:00:03,281 --> 00:00:06,799 We're trying to look for a better way to get up to Nugget creek. 2 00:00:09,401 --> 00:00:11,439 I don't have a way in right now. 3 00:00:13,121 --> 00:00:17,119 The water is getting too deep for the army truck to make it through. 4 00:00:17,121 --> 00:00:19,599 [man] It's gonna be deep, but it's not as deep as this. 5 00:00:21,361 --> 00:00:25,599 Can't take a helicopter 'cause fuel and cost are just outrageous. 6 00:00:26,401 --> 00:00:28,639 $2,400 an hour? 7 00:00:29,561 --> 00:00:31,039 Thank that was our last trip. 8 00:00:32,681 --> 00:00:34,919 Right now, I'm running out of options. 9 00:00:37,841 --> 00:00:40,599 Either way, I'm gonna learn to drive an airboat today. 10 00:00:43,201 --> 00:00:45,039 Everybody keeps telling me I'm gonna die, 11 00:00:46,321 --> 00:00:48,719 just because I've never actually driven one before. 12 00:00:50,241 --> 00:00:51,399 Here goes nothing. 13 00:00:52,721 --> 00:00:54,799 -Whoo-wee. Holy money, dude. -Whoo! 14 00:00:54,801 --> 00:00:56,399 That's what I'm talking about, right here. 15 00:00:58,241 --> 00:00:59,519 [man 1] It's on loan, 16 00:00:59,521 --> 00:01:02,599 and if this work for us, this could be the answer 17 00:01:02,674 --> 00:01:05,199 to us getting to and from the dig site. 18 00:01:06,361 --> 00:01:07,319 All right. 19 00:01:07,921 --> 00:01:08,839 [man 2] You ready? 20 00:01:09,521 --> 00:01:11,319 -[man 1] Yeah! -Here we go. 21 00:01:12,041 --> 00:01:13,719 [man 3] An old timer once told me, 22 00:01:13,754 --> 00:01:15,959 airboats up the Syracuse is deadly. 23 00:01:17,121 --> 00:01:18,872 [man 4] Well, I don't know. 24 00:01:18,874 --> 00:01:20,799 I think once we learn how to drive it, it might be all right. 25 00:01:21,561 --> 00:01:23,119 Sink or swim. 26 00:01:23,121 --> 00:01:25,839 [man 1] This is not a test of how to drive up a river. 27 00:01:25,914 --> 00:01:28,039 I need to find out how this boat drives. 28 00:01:32,601 --> 00:01:36,319 It's almost like you're taking your dad's car out the first time 29 00:01:36,321 --> 00:01:38,879 -in the parking lot, you know? -[man 4 chuckles] 30 00:01:38,881 --> 00:01:41,879 [man 1] It's about time I learn how to drive one of these things. 31 00:01:41,881 --> 00:01:43,799 You know what I'm most worried about? 32 00:01:43,801 --> 00:01:46,159 You can't let off the gas in the corner 'cause you won't turn. 33 00:01:46,161 --> 00:01:47,999 -Yeah. -Zero power, zero steering. 34 00:01:48,074 --> 00:01:50,119 That's what you gotta remember. 35 00:01:50,121 --> 00:01:51,359 [man 2] So, y'all, I'm a little nervous. 36 00:01:51,361 --> 00:01:53,599 So, let's just do this before I lose my nerve. 37 00:01:58,321 --> 00:02:00,519 [man 2 and 4 laughing] 38 00:02:01,321 --> 00:02:02,519 [man 2] Oh, man. 39 00:02:02,561 --> 00:02:04,919 [man 4 laughing] 40 00:02:07,521 --> 00:02:09,439 [indistinct cheering] 41 00:02:09,514 --> 00:02:12,239 -Whoo-hoo-hoo! Yeah! -Yeah! 42 00:02:12,241 --> 00:02:13,519 Yeah! 43 00:02:16,441 --> 00:02:17,799 [man 1] Holy moly. 44 00:02:19,241 --> 00:02:23,839 Damn. I don't think it likes, these. 45 00:02:23,841 --> 00:02:26,439 That's not on top of water as much as I thought it would be. 46 00:02:29,161 --> 00:02:32,999 [man 2] No, no, no, no! No! 47 00:02:33,074 --> 00:02:35,639 -[man 3] Do you see that? It was dipping into the water. -But... I know. 48 00:02:36,201 --> 00:02:37,959 [man 1] I can't believe I just did that. 49 00:02:44,081 --> 00:02:47,959 [laughs] It's way harder than I thought it was gonna be. 50 00:02:47,961 --> 00:02:50,199 [man 4] It didn't play like I thought it was going to. 51 00:02:50,201 --> 00:02:54,479 All right. That did not instill confidence into me at all. 52 00:02:54,481 --> 00:02:56,119 No, I agree. 100 percent. 53 00:02:56,121 --> 00:02:58,519 With the nose diving in like that, it'll be treacherous. 54 00:02:59,241 --> 00:03:01,019 [man 1] As it's running right now, 55 00:03:01,021 --> 00:03:05,359 I think it's impossible for me to bring an entire crew of people 56 00:03:05,361 --> 00:03:07,719 up the river without killing everybody. 57 00:03:12,761 --> 00:03:13,519 Here we go. 58 00:03:13,521 --> 00:03:15,039 [man 2] Yeah, James! 59 00:03:15,041 --> 00:03:16,359 [man 3] There's a will, there's a way. 60 00:03:16,361 --> 00:03:18,959 [grunts] Damn it. 61 00:03:19,034 --> 00:03:21,039 I got hit really hard, man. 62 00:03:23,681 --> 00:03:25,639 That's a grand entrance. 63 00:03:25,641 --> 00:03:28,439 Yee-hoo! [bleep] damn, I made it! 64 00:03:28,441 --> 00:03:30,959 [all laughing] 65 00:03:30,961 --> 00:03:33,919 [man 1] Bubbles, the Dozer, might be a little crazy, 66 00:03:33,921 --> 00:03:37,439 but I'm pretty sure I heard Bubbles say, "I love Dustin." 67 00:03:37,441 --> 00:03:41,159 All the experience in the past is going to come to bear right now. 68 00:03:44,241 --> 00:03:46,359 [woman] I think this [bleep] too dangerous. 69 00:03:46,361 --> 00:03:48,679 -[Dustin] Holy [bleep]. -That's a damn good sign. 70 00:03:48,681 --> 00:03:51,039 Hey! Hey! 71 00:03:51,041 --> 00:03:55,239 -[man 2] Oh, look at that! -Dustin! I've got some gold, man! 72 00:04:07,841 --> 00:04:09,999 [Dustin] Nugget Creek turned out to be, 73 00:04:10,001 --> 00:04:12,119 well, a lot damn harder than I thought. 74 00:04:13,641 --> 00:04:15,959 [narrator] In the wilds of Southeast Alaska, 75 00:04:16,001 --> 00:04:19,119 Dustin Hurt is gambling his entire life savings 76 00:04:19,121 --> 00:04:22,399 on a new and remote claim. 77 00:04:22,401 --> 00:04:26,039 [Dustin] Did not expect a whole bunch of snow to still be there. 78 00:04:26,081 --> 00:04:28,479 More than we expected. 79 00:04:28,554 --> 00:04:31,279 [narrator] Two weeks ago, Dustin moved his operation 80 00:04:31,354 --> 00:04:33,599 deep into the chill-capped mountains 81 00:04:34,881 --> 00:04:38,879 in search of a monster payda the old timers couldn't reac 82 00:04:38,881 --> 00:04:40,879 I know there's much larger gold here. 83 00:04:40,954 --> 00:04:44,159 It seems like McKinley on steroids. 84 00:04:44,161 --> 00:04:49,399 [narrator] But he was blocke by a 20-foot deep wall of ic 85 00:04:49,401 --> 00:04:51,479 that covers the entire creek 86 00:04:51,481 --> 00:04:52,959 [Dustin] It's under that ice! 87 00:04:53,801 --> 00:04:55,479 It's solid snow up there now. 88 00:04:55,481 --> 00:04:57,559 [man 7] That's a lot of snow! 89 00:04:57,561 --> 00:05:00,599 [narrator] But nothing he di would melt it. 90 00:05:00,641 --> 00:05:03,319 Right now, it feels like this place is out of my league. 91 00:05:08,201 --> 00:05:11,279 We definitely can't dig at our spot yet because of all the snow. 92 00:05:11,281 --> 00:05:12,945 [Dustin] We can't do that. 93 00:05:12,947 --> 00:05:15,879 Nugget Creek's looking real rough, but I'm not giving up on it. 94 00:05:15,881 --> 00:05:18,639 Be really nice to see some gold in the meantime, though. 95 00:05:19,481 --> 00:05:21,479 While we're working on the snow melting, 96 00:05:21,481 --> 00:05:24,879 Mark said that he wanted a dredge crew. 97 00:05:24,954 --> 00:05:29,239 But I don't know exactly what he wants us to do yet. 98 00:05:29,281 --> 00:05:31,679 [narrator] To keep his operation running, 99 00:05:31,681 --> 00:05:34,999 Dustin must find a way to make some money. 100 00:05:35,041 --> 00:05:37,399 [Mark] Every time I see you, I'm looking for something... 101 00:05:37,441 --> 00:05:39,399 [chuckling] ...in my doggone shed here. 102 00:05:40,001 --> 00:05:41,719 How are things going in your world? 103 00:05:42,721 --> 00:05:44,465 [narrator] At the start of this season, 104 00:05:44,541 --> 00:05:49,599 legendary miner, Mark Sebens offered Dustin an opportunit 105 00:05:49,601 --> 00:05:52,639 [Dustin] You had mentioned there was something here that maybe we could dig. 106 00:05:52,714 --> 00:05:54,559 [Mark] Oh, well yeah, come on. You wanna take a walk? 107 00:05:54,634 --> 00:05:55,959 [Dustin] Sounds great, man. 108 00:06:01,121 --> 00:06:03,079 [Mark] So, here's what we got. 109 00:06:03,154 --> 00:06:06,999 The flume was 30-feet wide, eight feet tall, 110 00:06:07,001 --> 00:06:08,999 sitting on pilings, and... 111 00:06:09,001 --> 00:06:12,319 they took all of that creek, ran it through the flume. 112 00:06:14,001 --> 00:06:15,799 [narrator] 100 years ago, 113 00:06:15,801 --> 00:06:18,799 old timers built a massive wooden flume 114 00:06:18,801 --> 00:06:21,119 to divert Porcupine Creek, 115 00:06:21,121 --> 00:06:25,959 so they could mine the riverbed for thousands of ounces of gold. 116 00:06:26,034 --> 00:06:29,999 Mark believed the miners couldn't dig beneath the flume. 117 00:06:30,001 --> 00:06:33,199 So, the area around the pilings could contain 118 00:06:33,234 --> 00:06:36,239 the massive payday Dustin desperately needs. 119 00:06:39,321 --> 00:06:42,959 Last season, Mark started excavating this ground. 120 00:06:43,681 --> 00:06:47,599 [Mark] So, like, it could be for a small support. 121 00:06:47,601 --> 00:06:51,319 [narrator] But the pit constantly fills with creek water, 122 00:06:51,361 --> 00:06:53,959 stopping him from reaching bedrock gold. 123 00:06:59,761 --> 00:07:02,319 [Mark] I know that I can get a decent amount of the material 124 00:07:02,321 --> 00:07:03,672 with the excavator. 125 00:07:03,681 --> 00:07:06,559 But I also just know that I could be leaving... 126 00:07:07,721 --> 00:07:09,959 -ounces and ounces of gold on the bottom. -[woman] Yeah. 127 00:07:10,641 --> 00:07:12,359 Do you have any experienced dredgers? 128 00:07:12,361 --> 00:07:16,039 [laughs] Oh, believe me, we definitely have experienced dredgers. 129 00:07:16,114 --> 00:07:17,839 Maybe we could make a deal here. 130 00:07:18,761 --> 00:07:20,072 So, are you interested in this? 131 00:07:20,074 --> 00:07:22,359 Because it would be you and your crew out here. 132 00:07:22,361 --> 00:07:23,999 It's better than just sitting around, 133 00:07:24,001 --> 00:07:26,999 -waiting for the snow to melt at Nugget Creek. -Yeah. 134 00:07:27,041 --> 00:07:29,799 What do you think about the idea of like, 20 percent? 135 00:07:32,161 --> 00:07:34,439 -Just throwing it out there. -Um... 136 00:07:36,481 --> 00:07:38,039 It seems a little low. 137 00:07:39,641 --> 00:07:41,799 We meet at like, 25 or something, 138 00:07:41,801 --> 00:07:43,719 it might be a little more worthwhile. 139 00:07:44,761 --> 00:07:46,359 Okay, let me think about this. 140 00:07:47,121 --> 00:07:48,759 You know, what are my other options? 141 00:07:51,041 --> 00:07:54,319 I'd like to be there for the clean ups. Okay? 142 00:07:54,394 --> 00:07:56,799 -Of course, yeah. That's fair. -[Mark] You know? 143 00:07:57,521 --> 00:07:58,599 25. 144 00:08:00,321 --> 00:08:02,299 All right, Kayla. 145 00:08:02,301 --> 00:08:03,319 -Well, it sounds good to me, if that works for you. -[Kayla] Sounds good. 146 00:08:03,841 --> 00:08:05,519 [Mark] All right. 147 00:08:05,521 --> 00:08:07,959 [Dustin] Mark and Kayla came up with a deal. 148 00:08:09,001 --> 00:08:11,519 And if it's only a week or two of work, 149 00:08:12,201 --> 00:08:14,799 25 percent of a lot of gold, 150 00:08:16,121 --> 00:08:17,599 that's a lot of payday. 151 00:08:26,921 --> 00:08:29,439 [Kayla] So, this is where we're gonna be digging at. 152 00:08:31,681 --> 00:08:33,159 I see why the flume was here. 153 00:08:33,161 --> 00:08:36,439 Gives you a straight line right down the creek. 154 00:08:36,481 --> 00:08:39,479 [Kayla] Those are some of the timbers from the old flume... 155 00:08:39,481 --> 00:08:40,959 -[bleep] No [bleep]. -Yeah. 156 00:08:41,761 --> 00:08:44,319 Oh, wow. This is gonna be awesome. 157 00:08:46,041 --> 00:08:48,359 Yeah, I thought it was gonna be a lot smaller pond than this. 158 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:51,039 -This is actually huge. -[Kayla] Yeah, it's good. 159 00:08:51,114 --> 00:08:53,199 He seems to think that it's been untouched. 160 00:08:53,274 --> 00:08:57,239 So, if that's true, I mean, there's potential for really good gold here. 161 00:08:57,241 --> 00:09:00,639 [narrator] Before Kayla set to dredge in the water, 162 00:09:00,674 --> 00:09:04,679 she samples the dry section that was also under the flum 163 00:09:06,041 --> 00:09:09,239 [Kayla] Trying to get that seam where they meet each other. 164 00:09:09,281 --> 00:09:12,319 And hopefully, there'll be a little bit of gold in the pan. 165 00:09:14,121 --> 00:09:16,119 I'd like to see several flakes 166 00:09:17,041 --> 00:09:18,599 in a pan to consider it good. 167 00:09:18,674 --> 00:09:21,119 If I just see one or two specks, 168 00:09:21,154 --> 00:09:23,039 I don't really get excited over that. 169 00:09:23,561 --> 00:09:24,719 [man 8] We good? 170 00:09:26,481 --> 00:09:29,799 [man 7] Ah, no way. Holy, [bleep]! 171 00:09:29,874 --> 00:09:32,639 -[man 7 laughs] -Holy [bleep]! 172 00:09:32,714 --> 00:09:36,399 Do you realize that last year, it was, 173 00:09:37,521 --> 00:09:40,159 what, two months later than it is right now, 174 00:09:40,161 --> 00:09:42,759 before we saw gold like that. 175 00:09:42,761 --> 00:09:45,719 -[laughs] -[Kayla] Well, I mean, that gives us a good idea of what 176 00:09:45,754 --> 00:09:48,239 -could possibly be on the bedrock there. -[man 8] Yeah! 177 00:09:48,241 --> 00:09:51,279 -[man 7] Yep, that's a damn good sign. -[man 8 laughs] 178 00:09:51,281 --> 00:09:54,039 [man 8] Seeing that in the test pan, I got a feeling that when we run a full day, 179 00:09:54,081 --> 00:09:55,985 there should be some pretty good gold in the box. 180 00:09:55,987 --> 00:09:59,039 -This is gonna be fun. -This is exciting. This is gonna be [bleep] sweet. 181 00:09:59,114 --> 00:10:02,319 [man 7] Damn, now I'm ready to get the dredge together and get in the water. 182 00:10:02,321 --> 00:10:06,399 [narrator] As Kayla crew prepares for the first time of this season, 183 00:10:06,401 --> 00:10:09,519 nine miles south, at Nugget Creek, 184 00:10:09,594 --> 00:10:12,159 Dustin has a big problem. 185 00:10:12,161 --> 00:10:14,919 [on radio] ...there better b a lot of gold here. 186 00:10:14,921 --> 00:10:17,679 [narrator] The only safe wa to access his claim, 187 00:10:17,681 --> 00:10:19,959 is completely unsustainable 188 00:10:22,241 --> 00:10:25,119 [Dustin] Just that flight here cost us $1,200. 189 00:10:25,601 --> 00:10:27,039 Gotta make some changes. 190 00:10:27,041 --> 00:10:29,519 Gotta take some risk 'cause 191 00:10:29,521 --> 00:10:31,199 this isn't gonna work out anymore. 192 00:10:31,841 --> 00:10:33,819 Just not gonna work. 193 00:10:33,821 --> 00:10:37,039 [narrator] After nearly killing himself trailing an airboat, 194 00:10:37,114 --> 00:10:39,599 Dustin has an ambitious Plan B. 195 00:10:44,001 --> 00:10:46,319 [Dustin] We have to get a wa in and out of here. 196 00:10:46,394 --> 00:10:50,599 So, next step is, I gotta build an airstrip. 197 00:10:50,601 --> 00:10:54,719 [narrator] To stand any chan of running an effective mining operation, 198 00:10:54,794 --> 00:10:58,039 Dustin needs a supply line for equipment and crew. 199 00:10:59,441 --> 00:11:00,639 Yeah! 200 00:11:01,361 --> 00:11:03,399 [laughs] 201 00:11:05,121 --> 00:11:06,472 Little sketchy. 202 00:11:07,961 --> 00:11:11,279 Right now, we're looking for an area for a runway. 203 00:11:11,354 --> 00:11:15,839 There's this hill right here, and I cannot get up on top of it, 204 00:11:15,841 --> 00:11:18,119 but that's where we wanna be. 205 00:11:18,121 --> 00:11:21,039 And all the maps say there is the best spot. 206 00:11:23,161 --> 00:11:25,199 [narrator] Dustin and his D-4 dozer 207 00:11:25,201 --> 00:11:28,439 face dense vegetation in the hunt for an airstrip 208 00:11:29,321 --> 00:11:31,039 [Dustin] [bleep] ... 209 00:11:32,241 --> 00:11:33,999 Do you see another way? 210 00:11:34,074 --> 00:11:36,959 I can try to do some hiking and see what I can find. 211 00:11:38,081 --> 00:11:39,919 -All the way out that way? -[man 9] Yeah. 212 00:11:41,401 --> 00:11:44,719 [narrator] Wes scouts ahead for suitable ground. 213 00:11:44,721 --> 00:11:47,319 [Wes] Well, I wish I had a freaking machete. 214 00:11:47,321 --> 00:11:51,599 [narrator] A flat area, at least 200 by 1000 feet. 215 00:11:52,681 --> 00:11:54,799 [Wes] At this rate, we keep going like this, 216 00:11:54,874 --> 00:11:57,879 we're gonna have to find ten times as much gold as we have in the past 217 00:11:57,881 --> 00:11:59,719 just to cover our expense to get out here. 218 00:12:01,641 --> 00:12:02,839 Holy [bleep]! 219 00:12:05,801 --> 00:12:07,039 Short alders, 220 00:12:08,441 --> 00:12:10,839 probably a mile of clearing there. 221 00:12:10,841 --> 00:12:12,599 It couldn't be any better than this. 222 00:12:12,601 --> 00:12:15,119 This is a perfect place for our new runway. 223 00:12:18,561 --> 00:12:20,519 -It looks good up here. -[Dustin speaks indistinctly] 224 00:12:20,594 --> 00:12:22,199 If you could just get here, yeah. 225 00:12:23,321 --> 00:12:24,959 [Dustin] I may not make it up there. 226 00:12:26,081 --> 00:12:28,039 But I'm gonna [bleep] try. 227 00:12:30,961 --> 00:12:31,919 Come on, baby. 228 00:12:37,041 --> 00:12:38,119 [Wes] You can make it. 229 00:12:39,961 --> 00:12:41,839 [bleep] 230 00:12:41,841 --> 00:12:43,319 -[bleep] -[Wes] They have tracks. 231 00:12:44,721 --> 00:12:46,119 That dozer is a beast. 232 00:12:48,601 --> 00:12:49,919 [Dustin groans] 233 00:12:51,041 --> 00:12:53,159 I got hit really hard, man. 234 00:12:53,841 --> 00:12:56,599 Yeah. [bleep] 235 00:12:57,641 --> 00:13:00,279 Some of these plants is just trying to take me out. 236 00:13:00,321 --> 00:13:01,959 [laughs] 237 00:13:01,961 --> 00:13:03,999 Got a little loopy there for a little while. 238 00:13:05,641 --> 00:13:10,159 -[bleep], yeah! [laughs] -[Wes laughing] 239 00:13:10,161 --> 00:13:11,679 [Dustin] Yeah! 240 00:13:11,681 --> 00:13:14,759 -[Wes] I found the perfect way! Yeah! -[shouts] 241 00:13:15,761 --> 00:13:17,719 [Wes] This is awesome up here. 242 00:13:19,681 --> 00:13:23,559 -[groans] -Dude, we found it. We're here. 243 00:13:24,841 --> 00:13:28,199 -So, you think we can get a 1000 feet out of this? -[Wes] Yep. 244 00:13:28,201 --> 00:13:30,999 -[Dustin] Oh, wow. It just keeps going, huh? -[Wes] Yeah, look right here. 245 00:13:31,961 --> 00:13:34,239 -How beautiful is that? -[Dustin] Oh, that is nice. 246 00:13:34,241 --> 00:13:37,599 [Wes] There's only like, that tree there, couple of them on the side. 247 00:13:38,401 --> 00:13:40,219 [Dustin] I think we should do this. 248 00:13:40,221 --> 00:13:42,719 -Let me get on it and let's just start tearing it up. -[Wes] Yeah. 249 00:13:45,401 --> 00:13:47,359 [Dustin] Whoo-hoo! 250 00:13:47,361 --> 00:13:50,519 I know it's a lot of work but I think it's gonna be worth it. 251 00:13:51,481 --> 00:13:55,239 The hell do I know about landing an airplane? 252 00:13:55,241 --> 00:13:57,479 I mean, it's good, but I guess it's supposed to be flat. 253 00:13:57,554 --> 00:13:59,039 But I don't know how flat. 254 00:14:05,201 --> 00:14:06,919 [narrator] Back at Porcupine Creek... 255 00:14:06,921 --> 00:14:08,399 [Kayla] I need you to get this dredge fired up, 256 00:14:08,401 --> 00:14:10,559 -I'm gonna go get dressed. -Okay. 257 00:14:10,561 --> 00:14:13,559 [narrator] After finding the first nugget of this season, 258 00:14:13,561 --> 00:14:19,399 Kayla has high hopes for a huge deposit at the botto of the pilings pond. 259 00:14:19,401 --> 00:14:21,359 [Kayla] We've been here for so long without dredging. 260 00:14:21,434 --> 00:14:25,399 I'm excited to get in the water and, hopefully, see some gold today. 261 00:14:26,241 --> 00:14:27,279 That would be ideal. 262 00:14:27,354 --> 00:14:28,759 [laughing] 263 00:14:35,361 --> 00:14:36,959 [man 7] How are you feeling for your first dive? 264 00:14:37,561 --> 00:14:39,319 Hopefully, we'll see some gold. 265 00:14:44,121 --> 00:14:47,799 -Can you hear me, Kayla? -[Kayla breathes] Loud and clear. 266 00:14:47,841 --> 00:14:48,919 Yep, loud and clear. 267 00:14:49,761 --> 00:14:50,865 There you go. 268 00:14:53,641 --> 00:14:55,199 Just be careful, you're weighed down. 269 00:14:55,721 --> 00:14:56,872 [Kayla] Okay. 270 00:15:00,881 --> 00:15:02,312 [on radio] Oh, what the [bleep]? 271 00:15:03,161 --> 00:15:06,479 There's so much sludge down here, it feels like 272 00:15:06,481 --> 00:15:09,279 when you're stuck in a giant pile of dog [bleep. 273 00:15:09,281 --> 00:15:12,799 Like, the biggest pile of dog [bleep] I've ever fe in my life. 274 00:15:14,161 --> 00:15:16,719 [narrator] Silt, made of quartz and shale, 275 00:15:16,794 --> 00:15:19,959 gives the pond near zero visibility. 276 00:15:20,001 --> 00:15:22,199 [Kayla] Can't even touch a [bleep] thing. 277 00:15:26,441 --> 00:15:28,859 There's logs sticking out. 278 00:15:30,561 --> 00:15:35,879 There's [bleep] sticks sticking out of the side everywhere, to get tangled o 279 00:15:35,881 --> 00:15:37,839 [man 7] And if she gets wrapped around, it is gonna be hard 280 00:15:37,914 --> 00:15:38,959 to try to get her out of there. 281 00:15:43,081 --> 00:15:45,839 [Kayla] [bleep] Damn it. 282 00:15:48,401 --> 00:15:51,479 My [bleep] stuck on someth 283 00:15:51,481 --> 00:15:53,079 Man, she's hung up on something now. 284 00:15:53,081 --> 00:15:54,839 That's what I was worried about. 285 00:15:54,881 --> 00:15:56,239 [Kayla] Can't see nothing. 286 00:15:57,481 --> 00:15:59,839 This is too dangerous. 287 00:15:59,841 --> 00:16:02,559 I think we need to figure ou a different way to do this. 288 00:16:11,241 --> 00:16:13,039 [Kayla on radio] There's [bleep] sticks sticking out 289 00:16:13,041 --> 00:16:15,519 of the side everywhere, to get tangled on. 290 00:16:16,401 --> 00:16:18,119 Man, she's hung up on something now. 291 00:16:18,121 --> 00:16:19,359 I was worried about that. 292 00:16:20,281 --> 00:16:22,079 [narrator] At Porcupine Creek... 293 00:16:22,154 --> 00:16:25,279 [Kayla] I think this [blee] is too dangerous. 294 00:16:25,281 --> 00:16:29,399 [narrator] Kayla experience every diver's worst nightmar 295 00:16:31,121 --> 00:16:34,399 [Kayla] Yeah, you can't see With your hand right here, you can't even see. 296 00:16:36,961 --> 00:16:38,199 [bleep] Coming up. 297 00:16:42,521 --> 00:16:44,392 [man 7] You want your mask off? 298 00:16:46,041 --> 00:16:49,519 -Even with white like this... -[man 7 and Kayla] ...you can't see nothing. 299 00:16:49,961 --> 00:16:51,479 It goes black. 300 00:16:51,481 --> 00:16:54,079 I'm okay with the low visibility, 301 00:16:54,081 --> 00:16:56,679 -but not when there's [bleep] to get tangled on. -Exactly. 302 00:16:56,681 --> 00:16:59,799 I think we need to regroup. 303 00:17:06,801 --> 00:17:09,119 [Dustin singing] I'm the bulldozer... 304 00:17:09,121 --> 00:17:11,639 [narrator] Across the mountain, at Nugget Creek... 305 00:17:11,681 --> 00:17:14,479 [Dustin continues singing] Plowing through the alders.. 306 00:17:14,481 --> 00:17:17,559 [narrator] ...Dustin makes headway on an airstrip, 307 00:17:17,561 --> 00:17:20,599 a vital supply line for his mining operation. 308 00:17:23,081 --> 00:17:25,559 [singing] I'm a bulldozer! 309 00:17:26,001 --> 00:17:27,599 Here I come! 310 00:17:28,281 --> 00:17:31,039 [narrator] His goal, to build a runway 311 00:17:31,041 --> 00:17:34,959 to allow bush planes to brin in essential mining supplies 312 00:17:50,561 --> 00:17:52,799 [narrator] The airstrip is useless 313 00:17:52,874 --> 00:17:57,359 unless Dustin can unlock Nugget Creek from the 20-foo blanket of ice. 314 00:17:58,761 --> 00:18:00,392 Last week... 315 00:18:00,394 --> 00:18:02,999 -[Dustin] Hey, Fred. -[Fred on phone] What's going on? 316 00:18:03,001 --> 00:18:05,179 [Dustin] Having a whole bunch of trouble. 317 00:18:05,181 --> 00:18:08,119 [narrator] ...Dustin reache out to his father, Fred, for a solution. 318 00:18:08,121 --> 00:18:09,799 [Dustin] Yeah, man. I need some help. 319 00:18:11,201 --> 00:18:13,919 [narrator] Now, Fred races north, 320 00:18:13,921 --> 00:18:15,839 but he's sent ahead a secret weapon 321 00:18:15,841 --> 00:18:18,359 to tackle the ice. 322 00:18:18,401 --> 00:18:22,039 [Dustin] Fred came up with an idea to use a heater to try to melt the ice. 323 00:18:22,881 --> 00:18:24,679 There it goes, right there. 324 00:18:24,681 --> 00:18:26,999 I guess it weighs almost 500 pounds, 325 00:18:27,041 --> 00:18:28,639 so we had to fly it up there. 326 00:18:31,161 --> 00:18:33,519 [garbled radio talk] 327 00:18:34,521 --> 00:18:36,319 [man 3 on radio] 10-4. Thanks, man. 328 00:18:43,681 --> 00:18:47,919 Fred's idea is to take this and melt the snow with it. 329 00:18:48,361 --> 00:18:50,225 I think he's onto something. 330 00:18:51,921 --> 00:18:56,679 [narrator] Fred's plan, repurpose a diver hot water system 331 00:18:56,681 --> 00:18:59,559 to melt the snow and ice from above, 332 00:18:59,634 --> 00:19:03,199 clearing a path so they can dive for bedrock gold. 333 00:19:07,401 --> 00:19:09,559 But all the gear they need to run it 334 00:19:09,561 --> 00:19:12,199 is 500 feet down the creek. 335 00:19:13,641 --> 00:19:16,119 [man 2] Without this generator, we have no power 336 00:19:16,121 --> 00:19:17,959 With no power, we have no hot water. 337 00:19:18,034 --> 00:19:22,799 With no hot water, we still have two football fields of snow and ice 338 00:19:22,801 --> 00:19:24,799 between us and gold. 339 00:19:26,921 --> 00:19:29,159 [narrator] To move the 80 pound generator... 340 00:19:29,481 --> 00:19:31,592 [James] There we go. 341 00:19:31,594 --> 00:19:35,679 [narrator] ...a portable cap stand winch will be use to pull the gear 342 00:19:35,754 --> 00:19:37,559 up the step bear trail. 343 00:19:37,601 --> 00:19:39,519 [James grunting] 344 00:19:40,161 --> 00:19:41,799 Mountain goat today. 345 00:19:43,921 --> 00:19:45,879 [man 2] You have to do in stages, man. 346 00:19:45,881 --> 00:19:48,399 [James] And then, tie off up there and go straight from there. 347 00:19:48,401 --> 00:19:50,199 [man 2] Yep. It's a good idea. 348 00:19:55,161 --> 00:19:56,432 Hopefully, this works. 349 00:19:56,507 --> 00:19:58,159 You know, this is a lot of work and effort. 350 00:19:58,161 --> 00:20:00,679 It has to work. All right, James? 351 00:20:00,681 --> 00:20:02,719 -[James] There's a will, there's a way. -[man 2] Sure. 352 00:20:03,961 --> 00:20:07,639 Come on, baby. Give me some love. 353 00:20:14,041 --> 00:20:15,319 [James] Ooh, here we go. [chuckles] 354 00:20:20,281 --> 00:20:22,119 You're good. It's working. 355 00:20:24,721 --> 00:20:25,799 Phew! 356 00:20:28,761 --> 00:20:30,239 [man 2 laughs] 357 00:20:32,201 --> 00:20:33,799 Yeah, James! 358 00:20:39,481 --> 00:20:41,319 [James] I just got a mouthful of that lettuce. 359 00:20:43,481 --> 00:20:45,999 Yeah! This is just the first part, man. 360 00:20:46,001 --> 00:20:49,759 We still have, like, a [bleep] marathon to go, dude. 361 00:20:49,834 --> 00:20:51,879 [narrator] Now, from the to of the hill, 362 00:20:51,954 --> 00:20:55,079 the cap stand is no use. 363 00:20:55,154 --> 00:20:58,599 Lowering the generator is the toughest part of the mission. 364 00:21:00,081 --> 00:21:02,559 [man 2 grunting] 365 00:21:05,601 --> 00:21:07,039 [bleep] 366 00:21:09,161 --> 00:21:11,719 I think, just with the generator alone, right, 367 00:21:11,794 --> 00:21:13,639 -smaller and everything. -[James] Smaller, we can maneuver easier 368 00:21:13,641 --> 00:21:15,399 -without tripping. -[man 2] Yeah. 369 00:21:15,401 --> 00:21:16,799 -[James groaning] On three! -[grunts] 370 00:21:17,921 --> 00:21:20,079 [James and man 2 grunting] 371 00:21:20,081 --> 00:21:22,599 [James] We're literally rappelling with a generator. 372 00:21:22,601 --> 00:21:24,879 [man 2] Yeah! We're rappelling with a generator, dude. 373 00:21:24,954 --> 00:21:27,119 Holy [bleep], man. Ha! 374 00:21:27,681 --> 00:21:29,519 [exhales] Grab it. Whoo! 375 00:21:30,921 --> 00:21:32,919 [Dustin] Hey, fellas. How's it going, man? 376 00:21:32,921 --> 00:21:34,952 [James grunts] 377 00:21:34,954 --> 00:21:36,679 [Dustin] You guys are getting your ass kicked over here, that's what it looks like. 378 00:21:36,681 --> 00:21:38,312 [James] Pretty much. [chuckles] 379 00:21:39,161 --> 00:21:41,559 -[Dustin] You can set it right there for a sec. -All right. 380 00:21:41,601 --> 00:21:43,959 -[Dustin] Good? -[James grunts] 381 00:21:44,961 --> 00:21:46,119 [Dustin] Uh, grab that rope. 382 00:21:47,641 --> 00:21:49,399 -Come with me. -[James grunts] 383 00:21:52,961 --> 00:21:54,359 -[Dustin] Slow down. -[James]Yep. 384 00:21:54,361 --> 00:21:55,519 [Dustin] Keep going. 385 00:21:56,601 --> 00:21:57,799 -Letting go. -[James] Yep. 386 00:21:58,641 --> 00:21:59,599 -Atta boy. -[James groans] 387 00:22:01,281 --> 00:22:03,039 Ooh, well, we got it. 388 00:22:05,761 --> 00:22:06,919 [grunts] 389 00:22:08,641 --> 00:22:11,199 [grunting] 390 00:22:13,641 --> 00:22:15,319 [Dustin] So, this is it, huh? 391 00:22:16,201 --> 00:22:19,879 -This looks fancy, man. -[James] Yeah. 392 00:22:19,881 --> 00:22:23,159 [narrator] Fred's hot water heater is Dustin's Hail Mary attempt 393 00:22:23,161 --> 00:22:26,199 to melt last season's snow. 394 00:22:26,241 --> 00:22:29,719 [man 2] This is a Cadillac, man, for hot water heaters. 395 00:22:29,721 --> 00:22:33,959 [narrator] If it doesn't wor they could be locked out of Nugget Creek for good. 396 00:22:34,961 --> 00:22:37,399 Well, fellas, this looks too complicated for me. 397 00:22:37,441 --> 00:22:38,759 -You guys gonna set this up? -Yeah. 398 00:22:38,761 --> 00:22:41,519 I gotta get back to my airstrip. 399 00:22:41,521 --> 00:22:43,319 You guys okay with me leaving you with this? 400 00:22:43,321 --> 00:22:45,359 -[Wes and man 2] Yeah. -[Dustin] All right, guys, 401 00:22:45,361 --> 00:22:46,472 get it going, man. 402 00:22:48,721 --> 00:22:51,199 [Wes] I got this nice plastic water hose 403 00:22:51,274 --> 00:22:53,239 and I drilled holes all through it, 404 00:22:53,241 --> 00:22:54,799 so it makes like, a little sprinkler. 405 00:22:57,761 --> 00:22:59,519 [James] There you go! Oh! 406 00:22:59,594 --> 00:23:02,079 [Wes] Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's perfect. 407 00:23:02,081 --> 00:23:03,999 -Is that where you want it? -Yep. 408 00:23:05,161 --> 00:23:07,559 -[Wes] That's pretty far. -[James] That is pretty far. 409 00:23:08,361 --> 00:23:10,079 [Wes] We get warm water going on that, 410 00:23:10,081 --> 00:23:12,159 that's gonna open up a big hole, I think. 411 00:23:12,161 --> 00:23:13,745 [man 2] Let's turn this baby on. 412 00:23:15,201 --> 00:23:17,719 I just wanna make sure we've got water coming out of the... 413 00:23:18,241 --> 00:23:19,519 ...this hose, here. 414 00:23:21,201 --> 00:23:23,799 [James] We got water. Lots of it. 415 00:23:24,921 --> 00:23:26,439 Look at that. [laughs] 416 00:23:29,281 --> 00:23:32,119 [Wes] That's [bleep] gonna steam pretty good. 417 00:23:32,161 --> 00:23:34,239 [man 2] We got water pressure. 418 00:23:34,241 --> 00:23:38,159 The question is, is it gonna get enough heat to melt the snow? 419 00:23:41,001 --> 00:23:44,399 [narrator] As the hot water sprinkler system is left to it's work, 420 00:23:46,041 --> 00:23:47,399 at the airstrip, 421 00:23:48,041 --> 00:23:50,279 the pressure is now on Dusti 422 00:23:50,354 --> 00:23:52,639 to open up the much needed supply line 423 00:23:52,714 --> 00:23:53,839 for his operation. 424 00:23:55,601 --> 00:23:57,559 [Dustin] This stuff is awful. 425 00:23:59,001 --> 00:24:00,719 A couple alders aren't a problem. 426 00:24:01,401 --> 00:24:03,239 Hundreds of thousands of alders, 427 00:24:03,881 --> 00:24:05,799 that is the damn problem. 428 00:24:08,521 --> 00:24:09,559 Come on, baby. 429 00:24:14,281 --> 00:24:16,759 Whoo! Feeling crazy. 430 00:24:19,561 --> 00:24:21,799 Oh, ... light came back on. 431 00:24:21,874 --> 00:24:23,399 It didn't like that [bleep]. 432 00:24:31,441 --> 00:24:32,319 What was that? 433 00:24:34,201 --> 00:24:35,119 [bleep] 434 00:24:36,081 --> 00:24:37,599 I don't know what these mean. 435 00:24:37,601 --> 00:24:40,599 I know that one's oil. I don't know what that one means. 436 00:24:41,601 --> 00:24:42,959 Dozer doesn't work. 437 00:24:44,441 --> 00:24:46,959 [sighs in frustration] 438 00:24:53,721 --> 00:24:54,919 [narrator] Up ahead... 439 00:24:54,921 --> 00:24:56,479 [Kayla] This is Justin. 440 00:24:56,481 --> 00:24:58,399 I heard you got a lot of mining experience. 441 00:24:59,081 --> 00:25:01,159 After the rock smashed it, 442 00:25:01,161 --> 00:25:02,959 I was stuck there for two hours. 443 00:25:12,441 --> 00:25:16,999 Where we're working right now isn't necessarily our norm. 444 00:25:17,074 --> 00:25:20,519 It's not gonna be our normal dredging that you get introduced to. 445 00:25:21,281 --> 00:25:22,719 All I wanna see is the gold. 446 00:25:23,481 --> 00:25:25,032 [narrator] At Porcupine Cree 447 00:25:26,601 --> 00:25:30,039 after an aborted first dive into the pilings pond... 448 00:25:30,121 --> 00:25:32,072 Hey, guys. 449 00:25:32,074 --> 00:25:34,639 [narrator] ...Kayla adds much needed manpower to the operation. 450 00:25:35,321 --> 00:25:36,825 This is Justin. 451 00:25:36,827 --> 00:25:38,799 -Justin, Paul and Scott. -How you doing, Justin? Paul. 452 00:25:38,801 --> 00:25:40,479 -Hello, Paul. -Nice to meet you. 453 00:25:40,481 --> 00:25:44,399 [narrator] She has called i an experienced mining contac 454 00:25:44,401 --> 00:25:46,399 [Scott] I heard you got a lot of mining experience. 455 00:25:47,521 --> 00:25:49,239 [Justin] Yeah, I've been mining for almost 30 years. 456 00:25:49,841 --> 00:25:51,359 Most of my life, 457 00:25:51,361 --> 00:25:53,119 since my first pan at nine years old. 458 00:25:55,321 --> 00:25:59,039 [narrator] Justin Peterson, a welder from Wasilla, Alask 459 00:26:00,201 --> 00:26:02,479 and a power lifter, 460 00:26:02,481 --> 00:26:05,879 is no stranger to the risks of gold mining. 461 00:26:05,881 --> 00:26:08,879 He lost his finger to a boulder. 462 00:26:08,881 --> 00:26:13,039 After the rock had landed on my finger and smashed it, 463 00:26:13,041 --> 00:26:14,759 I was stuck there for two hours. 464 00:26:14,834 --> 00:26:17,239 It actually damaged these two as well. 465 00:26:17,241 --> 00:26:21,199 And... But they were able to save those two fingers. 466 00:26:21,201 --> 00:26:23,719 And now, only things slip through my pinky. 467 00:26:28,521 --> 00:26:32,159 Let's just look at it real quick and figure it out. 468 00:26:32,161 --> 00:26:37,399 [narrator] The extra set of muscles allows Kayla to change up her mining strateg 469 00:26:37,441 --> 00:26:40,319 ahead of her second dive in the dangerous conditions 470 00:26:43,041 --> 00:26:46,999 This whole location thing, this isn't ideal. 471 00:26:47,001 --> 00:26:50,439 I think we're gonna have to revert to putting the dredge over here. 472 00:26:51,641 --> 00:26:55,079 [Paul] We can almost hang a ladder off that platform. 473 00:26:55,081 --> 00:26:56,519 [Justin] That'd be kind of awesome to have a little 474 00:26:56,594 --> 00:26:58,039 floating island out there with it. 475 00:27:02,441 --> 00:27:03,952 [narrator] On their last div 476 00:27:03,954 --> 00:27:07,199 the crew used the upstream bank to enter the pond, 477 00:27:08,561 --> 00:27:11,519 but disturbed the loose material on the bottom 478 00:27:11,521 --> 00:27:15,159 and got dangerously tangled on the remains of the piling 479 00:27:16,001 --> 00:27:17,432 Kayla's new plan, 480 00:27:17,441 --> 00:27:20,319 move the dredge into the middle of the pond 481 00:27:20,321 --> 00:27:24,919 to gain clear access and div directly down to bedrock gol 482 00:27:26,521 --> 00:27:28,159 [Justin] I'll clear the rocks. 483 00:27:30,161 --> 00:27:32,319 -[Kayla] Can you hold this in place for me? -[Paul] I sure can. 484 00:27:37,041 --> 00:27:39,119 -Let's see if that works. -[Justin] Yeah. 485 00:27:42,321 --> 00:27:43,599 So, hopefully, 486 00:27:44,321 --> 00:27:46,719 today goes a lot smoother. 487 00:27:46,721 --> 00:27:49,319 I would love to say that we're gonna find gold today. 488 00:27:49,321 --> 00:27:50,719 I really hope we do. 489 00:28:00,481 --> 00:28:01,905 [motor switches on] 490 00:28:05,361 --> 00:28:07,959 [Paul] You gotta lower that nozzle all the way down. 491 00:28:08,001 --> 00:28:11,239 [Justin] I'd come over there and help you, but I might tip the boat over. 492 00:28:11,241 --> 00:28:13,159 -I got it. -[Justin laughs] 493 00:28:13,561 --> 00:28:15,592 [Kayla] Okay. 494 00:28:15,594 --> 00:28:18,959 [narrator] This time, Kayla's also prepared for the bad visibility. 495 00:28:18,961 --> 00:28:20,119 [Kayla on radio] Turn my lig on for me? 496 00:28:21,961 --> 00:28:22,839 Thank you. 497 00:28:23,481 --> 00:28:24,799 See you later. 498 00:28:30,441 --> 00:28:33,079 How is your visibility with having that light on? 499 00:28:33,081 --> 00:28:34,719 [Kayla on radio] Um, not that great. 500 00:28:39,121 --> 00:28:40,959 I can't see the rocks but.. 501 00:28:41,034 --> 00:28:43,359 Like, I can see the light on my hand, maybe. 502 00:28:43,361 --> 00:28:44,999 But I can't see any rocks. 503 00:28:46,761 --> 00:28:49,159 Copy that. 504 00:28:49,234 --> 00:28:52,559 [Kayla] I'm still, like, feeling my way around to get to the bottom. 505 00:28:52,634 --> 00:28:55,999 There's like, so much [blee] sludge in the bottom of this hole. 506 00:28:58,161 --> 00:28:59,839 One's stuck to my wrists. 507 00:29:02,361 --> 00:29:04,399 [Paul] In this pond, we stir stuff up, 508 00:29:04,401 --> 00:29:05,959 it spreads around everywhere 509 00:29:05,961 --> 00:29:08,119 and then, we're just diving in a cloud of silt. 510 00:29:08,921 --> 00:29:10,879 It's gonna be frustrating for the diver. 511 00:29:10,914 --> 00:29:15,159 Who knew that a pond would create so many problems? 512 00:29:21,881 --> 00:29:24,359 [Kayla on radio] Need a litt section of that sludge cleared off. 513 00:29:26,481 --> 00:29:28,399 I feel like there's a block up. 514 00:29:30,361 --> 00:29:34,439 [Paul] I'll check and see. There is water coming, but it looks low. 515 00:29:34,514 --> 00:29:38,439 [narrator] Dredging blind, Kayla senses a blockage in her hose. 516 00:29:40,241 --> 00:29:41,959 [Kayla on radio] Thank you. 517 00:29:41,961 --> 00:29:45,639 So, Kayla's water flow has slowed down and... 518 00:29:45,714 --> 00:29:48,559 we used the cable to try and snake 519 00:29:48,561 --> 00:29:51,319 to see if we can get the plug up and the hose out. 520 00:29:54,401 --> 00:29:55,799 [bleep] 521 00:30:01,481 --> 00:30:02,999 -[Kayla] Feel something? -[Paul] Yeah. 522 00:30:06,281 --> 00:30:08,039 [Kayla] How deep and down is it? 523 00:30:10,521 --> 00:30:12,199 [Paul] Oh, I see it right there. 524 00:30:20,401 --> 00:30:22,639 [Kayla] Um, you know what? 525 00:30:22,641 --> 00:30:25,719 If we pull the hose over the ladder and drape the nozzle over, 526 00:30:25,761 --> 00:30:28,399 that way it'll fall back out, instead of getting wedged again. 527 00:30:28,474 --> 00:30:29,959 -Gotcha. -That's right. That's right. 528 00:30:30,601 --> 00:30:31,719 [Justin] All right. 529 00:30:35,761 --> 00:30:37,399 [Kayla] Ah, it's a [bleep] stick. 530 00:30:40,321 --> 00:30:44,279 [Paul] That should be it. I think that's it. 531 00:30:44,281 --> 00:30:47,719 With that murky water down there, you cannot see what goes in your nozzle. 532 00:30:48,601 --> 00:30:51,679 So, you end up taking a stick, 533 00:30:51,681 --> 00:30:54,359 it gets wedged, rock wedges against it, 534 00:30:55,041 --> 00:30:56,999 and then you got a plug up. 535 00:30:57,074 --> 00:30:58,559 But being underwater with no visibility, 536 00:30:58,561 --> 00:31:00,639 you can't find where the plug up is in your hose. 537 00:31:00,641 --> 00:31:04,199 So, no visibility is definitely a... 538 00:31:04,841 --> 00:31:06,632 It's gonna slow us down a lot. 539 00:31:08,321 --> 00:31:11,199 [narrator] Despite the challenges of the pilings pond... 540 00:31:13,001 --> 00:31:14,865 [Paul on radio] Did you fin the nozzle? 541 00:31:14,867 --> 00:31:16,699 [Kayla on radio] Yeah, I'm trying to unhook it right now. 542 00:31:16,701 --> 00:31:19,199 [narrator] ...Kayla is straight back to hunting bedrock. 543 00:31:19,201 --> 00:31:20,919 [Kayla] There's a deeper section here. 544 00:31:22,401 --> 00:31:23,839 I exposed that rock bed. 545 00:31:23,841 --> 00:31:26,319 But you could feel, like, there's some ridges in it. 546 00:31:26,321 --> 00:31:28,599 But there's still good sized rocks. 547 00:31:30,521 --> 00:31:32,599 You think you're clearing off bedrock now? 548 00:31:33,561 --> 00:31:35,719 [Kayla] Well, I cleared off the section. 549 00:31:35,721 --> 00:31:38,159 I cleaned off the mid-sectio of the sludge, 550 00:31:38,161 --> 00:31:40,519 at the bottom of that is a bunch of rocks that I went through. 551 00:31:40,521 --> 00:31:44,559 And now, it feels like I mig be cleaning off bedrock. 552 00:31:44,634 --> 00:31:47,199 But, you know, with no visibility, it's hard to see. But... 553 00:31:47,641 --> 00:31:49,039 that's what it feels like. 554 00:31:51,441 --> 00:31:54,319 [Justin] Kayla's getting after it. 555 00:31:54,321 --> 00:31:56,999 She knows how to work. She set the bar high for me being the new guy. 556 00:31:57,001 --> 00:31:59,399 [Scott and Paul laugh] 557 00:31:59,401 --> 00:32:02,839 If you have a bad start to a day, but at the end, there's gold in that pot, 558 00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:04,799 you forget about that bad start for the day. 559 00:32:04,801 --> 00:32:08,759 -Yeah, the problems all are worth it. -Exactly. 560 00:32:08,801 --> 00:32:11,119 [Kayla] I'm hoping to get a good amount of material moved, 561 00:32:11,121 --> 00:32:14,039 and I hope that we can ... 562 00:32:17,921 --> 00:32:19,079 [narrator] Up ahead... 563 00:32:19,081 --> 00:32:21,199 [Fred] Whee-hoo! [laughs] 564 00:32:21,721 --> 00:32:23,159 Yeah! 565 00:32:23,161 --> 00:32:24,912 [bleep] damn, I made it! 566 00:32:24,914 --> 00:32:28,799 All the experience in the past is going to come to bear right now. 567 00:32:28,874 --> 00:32:31,599 Come see! I've got some gold, man! 568 00:32:31,634 --> 00:32:32,879 [James] Hell yeah! 569 00:32:32,881 --> 00:32:34,759 [Fred] Right there. Right there. 570 00:32:34,761 --> 00:32:36,919 -[Wes] Oh, yeah! -[Carlos] Whoo-hoo! 571 00:32:40,441 --> 00:32:41,919 [narrator] At Nugget Creek, 572 00:32:43,641 --> 00:32:46,479 as Fred's hot water sprinkler system attempts 573 00:32:46,481 --> 00:32:48,959 to melt Dustin's ice-covered claim, 574 00:32:50,921 --> 00:32:53,879 1,500 feet down creek, 575 00:32:53,881 --> 00:32:56,119 his dream of constructing an airstrip, 576 00:32:56,121 --> 00:32:59,839 a vital supply line, hangs in the balance. 577 00:32:59,914 --> 00:33:02,599 [Carlos] Does this come off, too? Is there a way to get in here? 578 00:33:02,601 --> 00:33:04,999 [Dustin] If I can't keep this thing running, 579 00:33:05,001 --> 00:33:08,879 my guys will have to look for another job. 580 00:33:12,081 --> 00:33:13,359 We're at a standstill, guys. 581 00:33:15,201 --> 00:33:17,759 Until we get this fixed, this is done. 582 00:33:19,681 --> 00:33:20,945 [Carlos] Is that dirty? 583 00:33:20,947 --> 00:33:23,119 [James] Look how dirty that is on the bottom. 584 00:33:23,841 --> 00:33:25,039 Well, cool. 585 00:33:25,114 --> 00:33:26,879 [Dustin] So, radiator's plugged up. 586 00:33:26,954 --> 00:33:29,919 [narrator] 30 years of dirt on the radiator fins 587 00:33:29,921 --> 00:33:32,199 has caused the dozer to overheat. 588 00:33:32,761 --> 00:33:34,919 That could be the problem. 589 00:33:34,921 --> 00:33:37,599 [Dustin] Hopefully, that is what's killing us right now. 590 00:33:38,521 --> 00:33:41,399 So, we're gonna pressure wash these fins off. 591 00:33:44,561 --> 00:33:46,439 We've been working this thing pretty hard. 592 00:33:47,121 --> 00:33:48,559 I've been on it almost everyday. 593 00:33:52,201 --> 00:33:55,159 [sighs heavily] Without this dozer, we're in trouble. 594 00:34:02,201 --> 00:34:05,119 -[Fred] Holy, [bleep]. Look at that [bleep]. -[James] ...all that grit. 595 00:34:05,121 --> 00:34:06,599 That'll make it heat up, dude. 596 00:34:07,281 --> 00:34:08,519 I hope this works. 597 00:34:09,641 --> 00:34:10,959 I'm starting to see through it. 598 00:34:10,961 --> 00:34:12,379 -You see the difference? -[James] Nice. 599 00:34:12,381 --> 00:34:13,959 -[Carlos] I see the difference, dude. -Yeah. 600 00:34:13,961 --> 00:34:15,639 -I thought that was normal. -[Carlos] Holy smokes. 601 00:34:15,641 --> 00:34:17,199 -[James] Do you see where it stopped? -[Dustin] Yeah. 602 00:34:17,201 --> 00:34:19,879 Thank that's it, man. What do you think? 603 00:34:19,881 --> 00:34:22,599 [Carlos] Dude, you can see right through it, man. It's tissue paper now. 604 00:34:26,001 --> 00:34:27,879 [Dustin] You guys wanna see if this thing runs? 605 00:34:27,881 --> 00:34:28,719 -[James] Yeah. -[Carlos] Yeah. 606 00:34:29,241 --> 00:34:30,559 All right. Power on. 607 00:34:31,321 --> 00:34:32,359 Come on, baby. 608 00:34:33,281 --> 00:34:35,239 [engine starts] 609 00:34:36,961 --> 00:34:38,359 [revs] 610 00:34:39,441 --> 00:34:42,279 [all laugh] 611 00:34:42,354 --> 00:34:44,039 [Dustin] Guarantee it wouldn't be blowing bubbles. 612 00:34:44,041 --> 00:34:45,719 [Fred laughs] 613 00:34:46,641 --> 00:34:48,359 [Dustin] Hey, the oil light went out. 614 00:34:48,361 --> 00:34:49,499 [James] Awesome. 615 00:34:49,501 --> 00:34:51,319 [Dustin] I think that's gonna do it. 616 00:34:51,361 --> 00:34:55,119 There's only one real way to find out, I gotta go work it hard. 617 00:35:00,121 --> 00:35:03,599 Holy, [bleep]. I thought this [bleep] was gone. 618 00:35:04,241 --> 00:35:05,199 Wow. 619 00:35:06,961 --> 00:35:08,719 It hasn't overheated yet. 620 00:35:09,601 --> 00:35:11,959 Think our little pressure washer trick worked. 621 00:35:13,241 --> 00:35:16,119 The radiator was stopped up and now it's not. 622 00:35:19,921 --> 00:35:21,519 Bubbles, the Dozer, 623 00:35:22,001 --> 00:35:23,579 it might be a little crazy, 624 00:35:23,581 --> 00:35:25,719 you might've sucked up a little too much exhaust fumes. 625 00:35:25,761 --> 00:35:29,119 I'm pretty sure I heard Bubbles say, "I love you, Dustin." 626 00:35:30,961 --> 00:35:35,839 [narrator] Bubbles, the Doze and her spring cleaned radiator limp on 627 00:35:35,841 --> 00:35:38,679 in an attempt to salvage a season 628 00:35:38,681 --> 00:35:40,759 that is slowly slipping away 629 00:35:41,241 --> 00:35:42,759 [Dustin] Whoo! 630 00:35:46,641 --> 00:35:48,599 Ah, [bleep]. 631 00:35:48,601 --> 00:35:49,919 We got 'em done! 632 00:35:50,921 --> 00:35:53,119 No more trees in the way. 633 00:35:53,121 --> 00:35:55,959 [exhales] I can't believe this dozer did that. 634 00:35:57,001 --> 00:35:59,719 That, right there, is the la of the vegetation. 635 00:36:01,241 --> 00:36:03,639 All I have is dirt work left. 636 00:36:03,641 --> 00:36:06,319 This should be no problem after this. 637 00:36:12,401 --> 00:36:13,839 [Justin] She's on the bottom, man. 638 00:36:13,841 --> 00:36:15,825 [Paul] Yeah. Yeah. 639 00:36:15,827 --> 00:36:18,239 [Kayla on radio] There's mor material down here than I thought. 640 00:36:18,241 --> 00:36:19,679 [narrator] Back across the mountain, 641 00:36:19,681 --> 00:36:22,119 at Mark Seben's Porcupine claim... 642 00:36:22,761 --> 00:36:24,319 Lot of material. 643 00:36:25,921 --> 00:36:29,439 [narrator] Kayla's three hou into her zero-vis dive, 644 00:36:29,841 --> 00:36:31,839 dredging on bedrock. 645 00:36:31,841 --> 00:36:36,279 Both crews are banking on the piling's pond deliverin fast gold 646 00:36:36,321 --> 00:36:40,039 to keep Dustin's operation afloat. 647 00:36:40,114 --> 00:36:43,519 [Paul on radio] I was kind of curious if Mark sai he just barely touched bedro 648 00:36:43,594 --> 00:36:46,039 and he was getting gold out of what he was running, 649 00:36:47,361 --> 00:36:50,199 that means, he left a lot of good material down there. 650 00:36:51,681 --> 00:36:53,959 [Kayla on radio] Feels like I don't have good suction. 651 00:36:55,521 --> 00:36:57,719 [Paul on radio] All right. I'll try running a snake down it real quick. 652 00:37:03,081 --> 00:37:04,719 -[suctioning air] -[Kayla] Oh, now it feels better. 653 00:37:05,801 --> 00:37:08,439 -[Paul] You got it. [laugh] -[Kayla] Whatever it was, 654 00:37:08,481 --> 00:37:10,679 it must've come loose. 655 00:37:10,681 --> 00:37:13,279 No, there was a big rock that was stuck on this and We got it out. 656 00:37:13,281 --> 00:37:15,199 [Kayla] Gotcha. Thank you. 657 00:37:17,561 --> 00:37:20,319 [Paul] Yeah, so every time we encounter those green rocks, 658 00:37:20,394 --> 00:37:22,065 we usually find gold. 659 00:37:22,067 --> 00:37:24,959 [Justin] That's one of the most common signs of serpentine or 660 00:37:24,961 --> 00:37:27,439 the dense, green stones, the heavy, green ones. 661 00:37:27,514 --> 00:37:29,032 [Paul] Yeah. 662 00:37:29,034 --> 00:37:31,079 It's always been a good thing for me on my gold encounters. 663 00:37:31,154 --> 00:37:32,719 I take it as a good sign. 664 00:37:32,721 --> 00:37:34,319 And the history of this place right here, 665 00:37:34,394 --> 00:37:36,999 all the old timers, when the hit bedrock, 666 00:37:37,001 --> 00:37:38,879 that's when they hit the paystreak. 667 00:37:38,954 --> 00:37:40,919 -That's when they did jazz hands? -[Paul] Yeah. 668 00:37:40,961 --> 00:37:42,599 So, I kind of expect to see some gold in the box 669 00:37:42,674 --> 00:37:44,719 if she's actually cleaning up bedrock. 670 00:37:45,161 --> 00:37:47,559 It might be... a good dive. 671 00:37:49,241 --> 00:37:53,279 [Kayla on radio] I feel lik a dog chasing its own tail. 672 00:37:53,354 --> 00:37:55,199 I can't see [bleep] down h 673 00:37:55,641 --> 00:37:57,112 I'm coming up. 674 00:37:57,121 --> 00:37:59,599 [narrator] After four hours diving blind, 675 00:38:00,401 --> 00:38:01,799 Kayla calls time. 676 00:38:02,721 --> 00:38:04,359 [Kayla] Grab my, this hand, right here. 677 00:38:04,361 --> 00:38:06,459 Pull me up. 678 00:38:06,461 --> 00:38:09,719 [narrator] Now, she's eager to see if the risk will earn a reward. 679 00:38:18,041 --> 00:38:19,959 [Kayla] I'm not seeing anything. 680 00:38:19,961 --> 00:38:21,759 -[Justin] Nothing obvious. -[Paul] No. 681 00:38:22,441 --> 00:38:23,519 That sucks. 682 00:38:25,681 --> 00:38:28,839 [Kayla] Struggling, all for nothing. 683 00:38:28,841 --> 00:38:30,759 [Paul] I'm ready to go back to the creek. 684 00:38:30,761 --> 00:38:32,239 [Kayla] If we're completely wasting our time, 685 00:38:32,241 --> 00:38:35,039 I'm not gonna spend much more time in this hole. 686 00:38:35,041 --> 00:38:37,119 I think it's just, like, a death trap. 687 00:38:37,761 --> 00:38:39,025 I'm gonna call it. 688 00:38:50,921 --> 00:38:53,119 -It has been a rough week. -[Wes] Yeah, it has. 689 00:38:54,681 --> 00:38:56,919 I got so much done on that dozer. 690 00:38:59,841 --> 00:39:02,559 -What's that? -[Wes] Ooh, that's the fast one. 691 00:39:02,561 --> 00:39:05,719 [narrator] At Nugget Creek, Dustin's new airstrip 692 00:39:05,721 --> 00:39:07,199 is open for business. 693 00:39:09,721 --> 00:39:11,319 [Wes] Hope he lands right. 694 00:39:11,321 --> 00:39:12,799 [Dustin] Holy [bleep]! 695 00:39:14,161 --> 00:39:15,439 Of course he did. 696 00:39:15,514 --> 00:39:17,439 I think that's what Fred's coming in. 697 00:39:17,441 --> 00:39:19,319 Wonder what he'd think about Nugget Creek. 698 00:39:23,201 --> 00:39:26,479 -Yee-hoo! [laughs] -That's a grand entrance you made there. 699 00:39:26,481 --> 00:39:28,239 [bleep] damn, I made it! 700 00:39:28,241 --> 00:39:31,919 It's been 17 years since I've been up this canyon. 701 00:39:31,921 --> 00:39:34,079 -Yeah? What'd you think? -[Fred] Beautiful. 702 00:39:34,234 --> 00:39:35,799 Beautiful. 703 00:39:35,801 --> 00:39:38,359 [narrator] Dustin's father, Dakota Fred, 704 00:39:38,361 --> 00:39:40,519 could not have come at a better time. 705 00:39:41,681 --> 00:39:42,719 All right. 706 00:39:43,401 --> 00:39:45,199 -Hey, fellas! -How's it going, Fred? 707 00:39:45,201 --> 00:39:46,839 [Fred] How y'all doing? 708 00:39:46,841 --> 00:39:49,159 -[bleep] damn, Carlos. -Nice to see you, man. 709 00:39:49,161 --> 00:39:50,879 --..., Fred. -Yeah. Yeah. 710 00:39:51,121 --> 00:39:52,359 Whoa! 711 00:39:53,361 --> 00:39:54,839 Well, welcome to camp, Fred. 712 00:39:54,841 --> 00:39:58,399 -[Fred] Well, good. -This is our new life for now. 713 00:39:58,474 --> 00:40:00,759 What do you think about our new site, Nugget Creek, here? 714 00:40:00,761 --> 00:40:04,359 Well, one of the most beautiful spots on the world. 715 00:40:04,361 --> 00:40:07,239 [Dustin] Problem what we're dealing with right now is, there is 716 00:40:07,241 --> 00:40:09,559 lots of ice and snow right now, 717 00:40:09,561 --> 00:40:10,792 tons of it. 718 00:40:10,794 --> 00:40:12,639 But we're trying that heater that you sent up, 719 00:40:12,641 --> 00:40:16,519 and everything we can to melt snow. 720 00:40:16,521 --> 00:40:20,559 This has been the hardest to get to place we've ever been, I think. 721 00:40:20,561 --> 00:40:22,879 -It's dangerous. -[Fred] I can imagine. 722 00:40:22,881 --> 00:40:26,319 Up here, it's white water. A lot of white water, man. 723 00:40:26,321 --> 00:40:27,559 -Wow. -It's way different. 724 00:40:28,201 --> 00:40:29,439 Tell you what... 725 00:40:29,514 --> 00:40:32,799 [clicks tongue] ...all the experience in the past 726 00:40:32,874 --> 00:40:34,959 is gonna come to bear right now. 727 00:40:35,681 --> 00:40:37,879 Oh, Lord. 728 00:40:37,881 --> 00:40:41,319 I'm stoked to get out there and take a look at that thing 729 00:40:41,394 --> 00:40:43,799 and give it a critical eyeball. 730 00:40:43,801 --> 00:40:45,999 -Yeah. -And see if I got any ideas. 731 00:40:46,001 --> 00:40:47,759 Let's go find out what we gotta do. 732 00:40:47,761 --> 00:40:49,192 -All right. -[grunts] 733 00:40:50,401 --> 00:40:52,159 [Fred] Dustin bit off more than he could chew? 734 00:40:52,234 --> 00:40:54,139 I don't think so. 735 00:40:54,141 --> 00:40:56,199 But we're gonna have to do a lot of figuring to figure out 736 00:40:56,201 --> 00:40:58,279 how to make this doable. 737 00:40:58,354 --> 00:41:01,599 I'm gonna try to give him just as much advice, 738 00:41:01,601 --> 00:41:03,999 even if it irritates the [bleep] out of him. 739 00:41:07,201 --> 00:41:09,519 [narrator] The first 500 yar to the creek 740 00:41:09,521 --> 00:41:12,199 are quickly covered in an AT 741 00:41:12,921 --> 00:41:14,679 [Fred] There's no snow here 742 00:41:14,721 --> 00:41:17,719 I don't see a damn piece of snow anywhere. 743 00:41:17,761 --> 00:41:20,239 There's a ton of snow up there. 744 00:41:20,241 --> 00:41:23,119 I mean, 20 plus feet. 745 00:41:23,121 --> 00:41:25,199 So, there's a hike that goes up and over. 746 00:41:25,201 --> 00:41:28,199 If you want, we could put you in weights and walk you straight up the creek. 747 00:41:28,201 --> 00:41:29,279 There's some ropes for you. 748 00:41:29,354 --> 00:41:32,039 -I... I decline that. -[Dustin] Okay. 749 00:41:32,041 --> 00:41:33,879 -[laughs] -[Dustin] Well... 750 00:41:33,881 --> 00:41:38,239 This goes up 500 feet, straight up and down. 751 00:41:38,241 --> 00:41:40,599 -[Fred] Where's the elevator? -Yeah. 752 00:41:40,601 --> 00:41:41,959 [Dustin] Let's see what you think? 753 00:41:42,921 --> 00:41:45,319 -Be careful, Fred. -I'll go up last. 754 00:41:45,601 --> 00:41:47,185 [Dustin] No, I need to be... 755 00:41:47,187 --> 00:41:49,799 -If you fail, I need to be there. So... -[Fred] Uh... 756 00:41:49,801 --> 00:41:52,239 You guys head up and we'll catch up to you. 757 00:41:52,241 --> 00:41:55,159 -[Carlos] All right. -[Fred] All right, I'll just follow you guys up. 758 00:42:00,161 --> 00:42:03,239 [Fred panting] 759 00:42:03,241 --> 00:42:07,559 [narrator] 78-years old Fre starts a 500-foot climb. 760 00:42:09,121 --> 00:42:10,799 [Dustin] Been hiking much, Fred? 761 00:42:11,601 --> 00:42:13,439 [Fred] Nope. [laughs] 762 00:42:13,441 --> 00:42:15,519 Unfortunately. 763 00:42:15,721 --> 00:42:17,672 [pants] 764 00:42:17,674 --> 00:42:20,039 [Dustin] Man, if you don't come hang out with me more, you're gonna get old. 765 00:42:20,641 --> 00:42:22,319 [Fred] Bull [bleep]. [laughs] 766 00:42:22,921 --> 00:42:25,199 [panting] 767 00:42:31,481 --> 00:42:34,319 -[Fred] Give me two. -[Dustin] Yeah, take your time, man. 768 00:42:36,121 --> 00:42:38,439 -[Fred] Holy cow. -[Dustin] That's beautiful, man. 769 00:42:39,241 --> 00:42:40,519 Wow. 770 00:42:42,641 --> 00:42:44,439 -Intimidating. -Oh, man. 771 00:42:44,481 --> 00:42:46,679 -[laughs] -[Dustin] Look, we got here, 772 00:42:46,681 --> 00:42:50,359 and I gotta tell you, I've been in over my head the entire time. 773 00:42:57,321 --> 00:43:00,719 [Fred] You couldn't have picked any easier place to go? 774 00:43:00,721 --> 00:43:05,159 [narrator] Fred's hot water sprinkler has been running across the clock. 775 00:43:05,234 --> 00:43:08,799 [Dustin] I hope that that heater that you sent up worked for us to melt snow. 776 00:43:09,961 --> 00:43:11,759 [narrator] If the ice hasn't melted, 777 00:43:11,761 --> 00:43:13,959 Dustin's season will be ove 778 00:43:13,961 --> 00:43:15,679 before it's even begun. 779 00:43:16,601 --> 00:43:18,385 [Dustin] Check it out. 780 00:43:27,241 --> 00:43:30,279 -[narrator] Dustin and his crew... -[Dustin] Check it out. 781 00:43:30,354 --> 00:43:34,519 [narrator] ...are about to find out if Fred's plan to melt the ice has worked. 782 00:43:36,161 --> 00:43:38,559 Holy [bleep], y'all did it! 783 00:43:40,481 --> 00:43:41,879 It worked. 784 00:43:41,881 --> 00:43:44,319 [Wes] All the snow has melted. 785 00:43:44,394 --> 00:43:47,559 [cheering and laughing] 786 00:43:48,641 --> 00:43:50,959 -[Dustin] So, Fred. -[Fred] Yeah? 787 00:43:50,961 --> 00:43:53,959 The ice was out to here, when we got here. 788 00:43:53,961 --> 00:43:55,679 -[Fred] Wow. -[Dustin] This is where the ice was, 789 00:43:55,681 --> 00:43:57,719 right here, Fred, look. 790 00:43:57,721 --> 00:44:00,559 And it was ten to 12 to 20 feet thick in places. 791 00:44:00,561 --> 00:44:03,119 Yep, huge! 792 00:44:03,121 --> 00:44:05,599 -It was all the way across here, Fred. -Right here. 793 00:44:05,601 --> 00:44:07,079 [Fred] Holy [bleep]. 794 00:44:07,154 --> 00:44:09,559 Whoo-hoo-hoo! It's going! 795 00:44:09,841 --> 00:44:12,079 It's go-time. 796 00:44:12,081 --> 00:44:14,879 Good job, guys. I didn't know what we did here, but we're here. 797 00:44:14,881 --> 00:44:16,759 [James] Yeah. [bleep] Yeah! 798 00:44:16,761 --> 00:44:18,119 -Dude. -[Dustin] Good job, dude. 799 00:44:18,194 --> 00:44:21,119 -Look a that [bleep] boulder. -[Dustin] I see it. 800 00:44:21,121 --> 00:44:23,519 Just seeing that boulder by itself 801 00:44:23,521 --> 00:44:26,399 makes me think of how much gold's underneath it. 802 00:44:28,401 --> 00:44:30,639 [James] It's stuck in the gates, is what I call that. 803 00:44:30,714 --> 00:44:33,519 It's stuck right in between these two gates. 804 00:44:33,594 --> 00:44:35,199 -[Carlos] Yeah. -[Dustin] Look at this. 805 00:44:35,201 --> 00:44:37,919 -[Wes] Golden Gates. Golden Gates. -Golden Gates. 806 00:44:37,921 --> 00:44:40,719 -[Carlos] Golden Gates. -We call it the Golden Gates. 807 00:44:40,721 --> 00:44:44,919 -Look at that. -[James] Our new dig site is the Golden Gates, boys. 808 00:44:44,921 --> 00:44:47,679 This is where we're gonna be for the season, guys. 809 00:44:47,681 --> 00:44:49,399 This is it, right here. 810 00:44:52,721 --> 00:44:54,199 Hey, let's go panning. 811 00:44:54,721 --> 00:44:57,079 Okay. Do what you do. 812 00:44:57,081 --> 00:44:59,399 [narrator] Fred's immediatel on a mission 813 00:44:59,401 --> 00:45:02,199 to see if the newly christen Golden Gate 814 00:45:02,681 --> 00:45:04,439 lives up to its name. 815 00:45:06,121 --> 00:45:08,519 [Fred] Let's see what y'all got in here. Anything? 816 00:45:12,481 --> 00:45:15,319 The fellows brought up a bunch of dirt. 817 00:45:15,321 --> 00:45:18,719 Maybe they think there's a little bit of gold in it. 818 00:45:18,721 --> 00:45:21,679 I think we go ahead and find out if there is. 819 00:45:21,681 --> 00:45:23,959 [Carlos] Pan full of paydirt for you. 820 00:45:24,841 --> 00:45:25,719 There you go, Fred. 821 00:45:26,721 --> 00:45:27,759 Thank you. 822 00:45:40,401 --> 00:45:43,159 Hey! Hey, Dustin! 823 00:45:45,321 --> 00:45:49,279 -Hey! -[Carlos] Oh! Look at that. 824 00:45:49,354 --> 00:45:51,119 -[Carlos laughs] -[James] No way! 825 00:45:51,121 --> 00:45:53,159 Ya got some gold, man! 826 00:45:55,041 --> 00:45:57,559 Right there. Right there. 827 00:45:58,481 --> 00:46:00,879 -That's chunky gold. -[Fred] Wow! 828 00:46:00,881 --> 00:46:03,239 This ain't nothing like the stuff at Porcupine. 829 00:46:04,081 --> 00:46:05,799 I see five. 830 00:46:05,801 --> 00:46:08,079 Five entire pieces. 831 00:46:08,081 --> 00:46:09,879 [Dustin] Holy cow. 832 00:46:09,881 --> 00:46:12,519 [Dustin] That's good gold, dog! 833 00:46:12,521 --> 00:46:15,599 This is means for celebration right here. 834 00:46:15,601 --> 00:46:17,799 So far, this is my best day here. 835 00:46:17,801 --> 00:46:19,679 I finally have hope. 836 00:46:20,721 --> 00:46:23,599 -[Carlos] Go, let it! Hell yeah! -[Dustin] Wow! 837 00:46:23,601 --> 00:46:25,999 [Fred] I think you're in for a bonanza. 838 00:46:26,321 --> 00:46:27,239 I'm telling you. 839 00:46:27,314 --> 00:46:29,799 This is exciting, Fred. 840 00:46:29,874 --> 00:46:31,959 [Carlos] A test pan coming u with that much color, 841 00:46:33,441 --> 00:46:34,799 in this? 842 00:46:34,801 --> 00:46:36,359 Holy moly. 843 00:46:36,434 --> 00:46:39,319 Everybody needs to switch gears 844 00:46:39,321 --> 00:46:43,039 to get in that damn dredge in the water right here behind Fred. 845 00:46:43,041 --> 00:46:45,519 Let's move some rocks. 846 00:46:45,521 --> 00:46:48,599 -Let's dig some holes, let's find some gold, man. -[Carlos] Yep. 847 00:46:50,321 --> 00:46:53,479 [Dustin] Today is an amazing day for me. 848 00:46:53,554 --> 00:46:55,679 I was getting worried that we were gonna run out of cash. 849 00:46:56,881 --> 00:46:57,959 We're gonna find gold. 850 00:46:58,281 --> 00:46:59,159 Real soon. 851 00:46:59,681 --> 00:47:01,759 This is exciting. 852 00:47:01,761 --> 00:47:05,799 I have no doubt that there is a bunch of gold here. 853 00:47:06,921 --> 00:47:09,039 I think it's a crew that could do it. 854 00:47:13,841 --> 00:47:17,359 [narrator] Next time on Gold Rush White Water... 855 00:47:17,434 --> 00:47:19,839 This is what White Water's all about. 856 00:47:19,841 --> 00:47:21,439 My wife would kill me. 857 00:47:21,514 --> 00:47:24,199 -Three, two, one! -[explodes] 858 00:47:24,201 --> 00:47:25,919 -Watch out! -Whoa! Whoa! 859 00:47:25,921 --> 00:47:27,159 [Justin] Get ready to jack. 860 00:47:27,161 --> 00:47:28,799 [jackhammer hammering] 861 00:47:28,801 --> 00:47:30,919 [Paul] Dump it out. Just dump it out. 862 00:47:30,921 --> 00:47:33,279 It's hell to know stuff 863 00:47:33,281 --> 00:47:35,519 and not be able to pass it on to people. 864 00:47:35,521 --> 00:47:38,279 Once we get around this grass, there's land right here. 865 00:47:38,281 --> 00:47:40,159 [Justin] It takes crazy to find the gold. 866 00:47:40,234 --> 00:47:42,159 I'm just a little bit crazy. 867 00:47:42,401 --> 00:47:43,879 Whoa, snap. 868 00:47:43,881 --> 00:47:45,119 [Dustin] We gotta get to digging. 869 00:47:45,121 --> 00:47:47,079 -Let's get a diver in the water, man. -[grunts] 870 00:47:48,441 --> 00:47:51,839 They're gonna be dredging up gold. I'm kind of betting on it. 871 00:47:51,841 --> 00:47:54,999 - This material feels great. -[Wes] That is a good find. 872 00:47:55,001 --> 00:47:57,199 -[Paul] It's been a long dry spell but... -Somebody had to break it.