1 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:15,036 Carlos is digging like crazy. 2 00:00:15,060 --> 00:00:16,540 How deep you think you are right now? 3 00:00:21,510 --> 00:00:23,036 Man, I'm in some 30 stuff, dude. 4 00:00:23,060 --> 00:00:24,370 I can't barely see. 5 00:00:26,170 --> 00:00:28,340 Right here, it's about 10 feet. 6 00:00:30,130 --> 00:00:32,586 Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, 7 00:00:32,610 --> 00:00:35,106 a month ahead of schedule, 8 00:00:35,130 --> 00:00:37,656 Dustin hurt has his first diver in the water. 9 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,680 So what do you see, man? What do you see? 10 00:00:46,410 --> 00:00:48,106 That just drops off, man. 11 00:00:48,130 --> 00:00:51,316 Just drops off to oblivion right here. 12 00:00:51,340 --> 00:00:52,626 Why don't you follow that for a little while, 13 00:00:52,650 --> 00:00:54,340 see what you get down to, man. 14 00:00:59,790 --> 00:01:02,976 If we don't find gold, I'm not coming back. 15 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,526 I got too much riding on this. 16 00:01:04,550 --> 00:01:06,270 I can't afford to fail. 17 00:01:09,820 --> 00:01:13,100 All right, Carlos, is this your final call. 18 00:01:13,860 --> 00:01:15,510 Let's get you out of here. 19 00:01:17,860 --> 00:01:19,000 All right. 20 00:01:19,510 --> 00:01:21,240 Call it a dive. 21 00:01:23,510 --> 00:01:24,510 Woo! 22 00:01:26,890 --> 00:01:28,976 Gold nugget. Don't worry. 23 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,006 I'm that see a nugget. 24 00:01:31,030 --> 00:01:32,866 Nugget? 25 00:01:35,550 --> 00:01:36,836 Yeah! 26 00:01:36,860 --> 00:01:37,860 Dude. 27 00:01:39,170 --> 00:01:41,386 - No way. - Look. 28 00:01:41,410 --> 00:01:43,456 - That's a gold nugget! - Yeah. 29 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,866 - That's a gold nugget! - Yeah! 30 00:01:45,890 --> 00:01:47,626 I didn't get to see. 31 00:01:47,650 --> 00:01:49,596 My god! 32 00:01:49,620 --> 00:01:52,316 Yeah. Yeah! 33 00:01:52,340 --> 00:01:55,000 First gold ever this early! 34 00:01:58,620 --> 00:02:00,006 Watch out, behind you. 35 00:02:01,510 --> 00:02:03,416 Carlos is pinned. 36 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:04,760 It's an easy way to die out here. 37 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:07,006 Almost there. 38 00:02:07,030 --> 00:02:08,146 Okay. Pull under the water. 39 00:02:08,170 --> 00:02:09,570 Pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull. 40 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:14,790 Moment of truth, folks. 41 00:02:15,750 --> 00:02:17,416 Ouch. Hold on. 42 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,866 Lift, lift, lift, lift, lift, lift, lift. 43 00:02:19,890 --> 00:02:21,866 If we lose this damn thing 44 00:02:21,890 --> 00:02:24,146 we're in deep damn trouble. 45 00:02:24,170 --> 00:02:25,246 So how are you doing, man? 46 00:02:25,270 --> 00:02:26,906 Don't think about me, man. 47 00:02:26,930 --> 00:02:29,550 Get out there and freakin' find that damn gold. 48 00:02:32,060 --> 00:02:33,680 Dive there in the water. 49 00:02:34,650 --> 00:02:35,866 That's perfect. 50 00:02:35,890 --> 00:02:38,076 All the near death incidents. 51 00:02:38,100 --> 00:02:39,976 All the chances we take. 52 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,556 All the heartbreak. 53 00:02:41,580 --> 00:02:42,580 Here we come. 54 00:02:43,170 --> 00:02:44,650 This is our year. 55 00:02:58,310 --> 00:03:00,976 Y'all ready for this? 56 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,620 As the harsh Alaskan winter gives way to spring. 57 00:03:06,030 --> 00:03:07,726 Woo! Yeah. 58 00:03:07,750 --> 00:03:09,106 First fire of the season everybody. 59 00:03:09,130 --> 00:03:10,346 Good job, James. 60 00:03:10,370 --> 00:03:12,176 Hell yeah, man. 61 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,006 Dustin and his crew are back 62 00:03:15,030 --> 00:03:17,696 for a last chance of redemption 63 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,820 in nugget creek's legendary gold. 64 00:03:22,620 --> 00:03:25,036 We've got such a big forward momentum 65 00:03:25,060 --> 00:03:27,766 right now that everything's working out for us, 66 00:03:27,790 --> 00:03:29,286 that cannot fail again. 67 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:32,006 We've been struggling to stay afloat. 68 00:03:32,030 --> 00:03:34,036 We have to produce. 69 00:03:34,060 --> 00:03:36,526 I'm just hoping that we can keep this momentum going, 70 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:37,960 it's gonna get us gold. 71 00:03:41,750 --> 00:03:44,316 Last season, Dustin faced 72 00:03:44,340 --> 00:03:47,346 the destructive power of the Alaskan storms. 73 00:03:47,370 --> 00:03:49,890 There's not a thing we can do here. 74 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,866 Desperate to avoid a repeat, 75 00:03:53,890 --> 00:03:58,006 Dustin spent the off-season formulating a new game plan 76 00:03:58,030 --> 00:03:59,890 on new ground. 77 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:05,836 We send a map... And, this is our boundaries. 78 00:04:05,860 --> 00:04:07,836 What I've been told is we... 79 00:04:07,860 --> 00:04:09,316 And this kind of proves it, 80 00:04:09,340 --> 00:04:13,796 that we're about 200 to 300 feet 81 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:15,976 upstream too far with what we thought 82 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,836 was our property line. 83 00:04:18,860 --> 00:04:22,176 Now, the crew are in a race 84 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,890 to get on the gold faster than any other season. 85 00:04:27,030 --> 00:04:29,036 I've got a different plan now. 86 00:04:29,060 --> 00:04:30,766 When we first got here, I was gonna go 87 00:04:30,790 --> 00:04:32,626 with our standard plan, 88 00:04:32,650 --> 00:04:34,416 make a pool, put the dredge in, 89 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:35,526 - start digging. - Sure. 90 00:04:35,550 --> 00:04:36,860 It's not the plan anymore. 91 00:04:38,060 --> 00:04:40,526 I had some time to think about this. 92 00:04:40,550 --> 00:04:42,146 And if you keep the water low enough, 93 00:04:42,170 --> 00:04:44,836 we can make a really big area really quickly. 94 00:04:44,860 --> 00:04:45,696 Yup. 95 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,626 And we're gonna dig by hand. 96 00:04:47,650 --> 00:04:49,726 We're gonna dig an area 97 00:04:49,750 --> 00:04:51,486 all the way down the hard pack 98 00:04:51,510 --> 00:04:54,526 before we even think about bringing the dredge out. 99 00:04:54,550 --> 00:04:56,726 - Yup. I agree. - I was thinking there's five of us 100 00:04:56,750 --> 00:04:58,936 and we could dig one hell of a hole. 101 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,106 - I agree on that. - That's awesome. 102 00:05:01,130 --> 00:05:04,656 Find a hard pack, dredge that only, move on. 103 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:05,766 Yeah. 104 00:05:05,790 --> 00:05:07,456 We need to go out and dig like maniacs 105 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:09,456 because I really wanna beat the flood this year. 106 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:10,866 I agree with you. 107 00:05:10,890 --> 00:05:12,246 You don't understand how bad... 108 00:05:12,270 --> 00:05:14,960 - We need this. - We need to see some gold. 109 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:18,146 Flood up. 110 00:05:18,170 --> 00:05:19,170 Time to go. 111 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,836 This is a complete noon technique for us. 112 00:05:22,860 --> 00:05:24,766 Until we find what I'm looking for, 113 00:05:24,790 --> 00:05:27,106 we are not even gonna set that dredge in the water. 114 00:05:27,130 --> 00:05:29,346 This is my new style. 115 00:05:29,370 --> 00:05:32,286 I don't care if it's the right way, wrong way. 116 00:05:32,310 --> 00:05:33,550 We're doing it my way. 117 00:05:35,030 --> 00:05:36,030 Is it store, James? 118 00:05:37,340 --> 00:05:39,976 I bet you she does. 119 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,030 Come on, baby. 120 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:43,696 - Yeah, buddy. - Man. 121 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,036 No problem. 122 00:05:45,060 --> 00:05:46,836 This thing's hard to kill? 123 00:05:46,860 --> 00:05:48,130 Ridiculous. 124 00:05:50,750 --> 00:05:53,766 All aboard the nugget express. 125 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:05,656 Do we have fuel out there? 126 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,076 No. We'll have to carry some. 127 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:10,310 Grab your crowbars. Let's do this. 128 00:06:12,060 --> 00:06:14,526 It's a treacherous hike along a steep 129 00:06:14,550 --> 00:06:18,316 narrow track just to reach the remote claim. 130 00:06:18,340 --> 00:06:21,310 Woo. That got me warmed up. 131 00:06:22,890 --> 00:06:24,790 New dig site. New hope. 132 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,696 Dustin's newly extended claim 133 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,766 now stretches 250 feet downstream. 134 00:06:32,790 --> 00:06:36,836 This is on the claim and, we're gonna dig it. 135 00:06:36,860 --> 00:06:40,456 We got high hopes for this area to go down deep 136 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:41,860 like a nugget catcher. 137 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,246 I hope that's the case. 138 00:06:44,270 --> 00:06:46,680 We're desperate for nuggets at this point. 139 00:06:48,130 --> 00:06:50,796 All right, here's what we're doing, guys. 140 00:06:50,820 --> 00:06:54,106 So my main goal is to dig this like that. 141 00:06:54,130 --> 00:06:55,556 I want all this out of here. 142 00:06:55,580 --> 00:06:57,696 This is what I want right here. 143 00:06:57,720 --> 00:06:59,456 I wanna try the sides. 144 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,146 So all of this rock going that way 145 00:07:02,170 --> 00:07:04,346 and what I'd really like is to build the wall 146 00:07:04,370 --> 00:07:06,596 right there to get all the water on that side. 147 00:07:06,620 --> 00:07:08,146 Got it. 148 00:07:08,170 --> 00:07:09,176 This is gonna be a lot of work, 149 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:10,650 but it's gonna pay off. 150 00:07:12,890 --> 00:07:16,526 Dustin's new mining plan divert the creek 151 00:07:16,550 --> 00:07:20,836 with a wall of rocks to create a shallow area. 152 00:07:20,860 --> 00:07:23,796 Instead of one diver working alone, 153 00:07:23,820 --> 00:07:26,346 all five crew will quickly clear 154 00:07:26,370 --> 00:07:28,486 the worthless overburden 155 00:07:28,510 --> 00:07:30,526 following the bedrock wall 156 00:07:30,550 --> 00:07:34,556 in search of a deep area of red hard pack. 157 00:07:34,580 --> 00:07:37,766 Only then will they raise the water 158 00:07:37,790 --> 00:07:40,370 so a diver can suck up the gold. 159 00:07:43,340 --> 00:07:45,836 - Ready? - Yeah. 160 00:07:45,860 --> 00:07:48,680 I can't believe how hard granite is, dude. 161 00:07:49,860 --> 00:07:51,456 There we go. 162 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:53,580 I forgot how mighty that cat stand. 163 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,346 Perfect start. 164 00:07:57,370 --> 00:08:01,006 Yeah. 165 00:08:01,030 --> 00:08:03,766 We wanna get all hands on boulders and rocks 166 00:08:03,790 --> 00:08:05,936 and throw 'em on this side 167 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,556 so we can make this divider. 168 00:08:08,580 --> 00:08:10,726 Kind of like in a goddang high highway. 169 00:08:10,750 --> 00:08:13,796 Fast Lane. Slow Lane. 170 00:08:13,820 --> 00:08:17,510 The slow water allows us to dig in our waiver. 171 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,170 There it goes! 172 00:08:20,580 --> 00:08:21,580 Yeah! 173 00:08:22,650 --> 00:08:24,526 We get a lot done really quick, man. 174 00:08:24,550 --> 00:08:28,766 Yes. That was so weak. 175 00:08:28,790 --> 00:08:30,680 We are crushing it. This is fast. 176 00:08:32,130 --> 00:08:33,526 Clearing the big boulders 177 00:08:33,550 --> 00:08:36,796 has revealed a mound of loose gravels. 178 00:08:36,820 --> 00:08:38,486 This is a pile up area. 179 00:08:38,510 --> 00:08:41,790 Any gold that was loose up there is right here. 180 00:08:44,130 --> 00:08:45,796 That is moving way fast. 181 00:08:45,820 --> 00:08:47,790 Man, we can get this out quick. 182 00:08:49,340 --> 00:08:52,286 The crew zero in on the bedrock wall 183 00:08:52,310 --> 00:08:55,006 in the hope of finding a steep drop off. 184 00:08:55,030 --> 00:08:58,456 The sign of a deep gold catch. 185 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,626 We get that pump going 186 00:09:00,650 --> 00:09:02,580 and that way I can wash this stuff down. 187 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:09,346 What I was thinking you could do 188 00:09:09,370 --> 00:09:10,696 is put it right there at the base. 189 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:11,596 Yeah. 190 00:09:11,620 --> 00:09:13,036 And just start hit hammering this 191 00:09:13,060 --> 00:09:15,526 and it'll all go out through there. 192 00:09:15,550 --> 00:09:17,596 - You get it? - Yeah. 193 00:09:17,620 --> 00:09:19,556 I don't know why I'm micromanaging you on this. 194 00:09:19,580 --> 00:09:20,976 I apologize. 195 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:22,286 Can't help myself. 196 00:09:22,310 --> 00:09:24,656 Son of a bitch, I'm becoming my father. 197 00:09:28,310 --> 00:09:29,976 That's probably bedrock. 198 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,106 It is. That is bedrock. 199 00:09:32,130 --> 00:09:33,526 Wow. 200 00:09:33,550 --> 00:09:36,416 We're gonna try to follow bedrock from the sides 201 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:38,076 and hoping, following that bedrock 202 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:42,626 gets to the fricking hard pack, the red, dirty, 203 00:09:42,650 --> 00:09:45,076 bloodish hard pack. 204 00:09:45,100 --> 00:09:48,286 And that's where the gold is. 205 00:09:48,310 --> 00:09:50,346 All right, everybody cross your finger. 206 00:09:50,370 --> 00:09:52,486 If that bedrock goes straight down, 207 00:09:52,510 --> 00:09:53,696 the deeper the better. 208 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,766 Yup. 209 00:09:55,790 --> 00:09:57,556 - That's going real quick. - I'm loving this. 210 00:09:57,580 --> 00:09:59,596 If this is where the gold settled, 211 00:09:59,620 --> 00:10:01,000 this is where we need to be. 212 00:10:02,650 --> 00:10:04,146 I wanna... I'm like you I'm gonna see it 213 00:10:04,170 --> 00:10:05,836 - going straight down. - How about... Yeah. If that... 214 00:10:05,860 --> 00:10:08,216 If that bedrock falls straight down, 215 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,386 we are in business. 216 00:10:09,410 --> 00:10:10,626 Yup. 217 00:10:18,750 --> 00:10:20,100 Damn it. 218 00:10:21,310 --> 00:10:23,596 So this is not what I wanted. 219 00:10:23,620 --> 00:10:26,216 The bedrock is just shooting straight out. 220 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:27,976 There's no way that that's a gold catch. 221 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,100 It would just take the gold over and wash it down. 222 00:10:31,580 --> 00:10:32,976 You see how that's coming out? 223 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:34,656 This right here, 224 00:10:34,680 --> 00:10:37,620 that is absolutely the opposite of what we want. 225 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:42,796 Damn it! 226 00:10:42,820 --> 00:10:45,246 Man. It don't make any damn sense. 227 00:10:45,270 --> 00:10:46,580 That was supposed to be deeper. 228 00:10:48,030 --> 00:10:49,526 All right, that's all done. 229 00:10:49,550 --> 00:10:52,146 No more effort on that. 230 00:10:52,170 --> 00:10:53,340 Sorry. 231 00:10:56,620 --> 00:10:58,146 Picked the wrong spot. 232 00:10:58,170 --> 00:11:00,286 Just makes it even harder on us. 233 00:11:00,310 --> 00:11:03,836 It's just so labor intense. 234 00:11:03,860 --> 00:11:05,486 If I was a smarter guy, I know exactly 235 00:11:05,510 --> 00:11:08,200 where the gold is, but damnit, I don't. 236 00:11:13,030 --> 00:11:15,596 It's getting late. I don't have any answers yet. 237 00:11:15,620 --> 00:11:16,960 That's enough of this. 238 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,836 Put it down and try to put rocks through a bee 239 00:11:26,860 --> 00:11:29,626 into it while pining it down, 240 00:11:29,650 --> 00:11:31,556 and it'll force water off. 241 00:11:31,580 --> 00:11:33,526 First light and the crew 242 00:11:33,550 --> 00:11:35,866 were straight back on the hunt 243 00:11:35,890 --> 00:11:37,836 for a gold-rich dive side. 244 00:11:37,860 --> 00:11:39,346 Watch. This is about the hollow all. 245 00:11:39,370 --> 00:11:40,906 Look at it. 246 00:11:40,930 --> 00:11:43,246 We're using a stretch hose so the water, 247 00:11:43,270 --> 00:11:47,486 the running water will help melt the snow. 248 00:11:47,510 --> 00:11:49,370 It's gonna chew that out quick. 249 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:51,626 I don't wanna mess this up. 250 00:11:51,650 --> 00:11:53,766 This might be our chance and if I blow it 251 00:11:53,790 --> 00:11:55,486 and the rains come 252 00:11:55,510 --> 00:11:56,936 and we haven't dug this out yet 253 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,246 and we didn't find anything, I don't... 254 00:11:59,270 --> 00:12:00,796 That's not much story this year. 255 00:12:00,820 --> 00:12:02,766 I want this year to be success. 256 00:12:02,790 --> 00:12:04,696 We got to go extra hard. 257 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:06,416 All right. Let's get to it. 258 00:12:08,930 --> 00:12:11,416 We're gonna take another section out of this 259 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:14,146 and we're gonna see where the bedrock goes. 260 00:12:14,170 --> 00:12:16,246 I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but 261 00:12:16,270 --> 00:12:18,216 we... we're on the hunt. 262 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:19,650 This is called prospecting. 263 00:12:21,100 --> 00:12:22,486 Just get some of these rocks out 264 00:12:22,510 --> 00:12:23,836 so we can lower this water level down again. 265 00:12:23,860 --> 00:12:25,416 Yeah. Yup. 266 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,076 That way we can get a good look of it. 267 00:12:27,100 --> 00:12:28,100 Yeah. 268 00:12:28,820 --> 00:12:30,340 This is my new method. 269 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,440 Hit-and-run. 270 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,106 Just dig, dig, 271 00:12:35,130 --> 00:12:37,146 see what the bedrock looks like, move on. 272 00:12:39,060 --> 00:12:41,866 That's gonna open our water flow up a lot out here. 273 00:12:41,890 --> 00:12:42,930 Hope I can get a bite. 274 00:12:44,270 --> 00:12:45,550 Tell me, you good? 275 00:12:46,340 --> 00:12:48,556 These Boulder's gotta go. 276 00:12:52,370 --> 00:12:54,650 It might go right over. 277 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:57,626 Look out behind you. 278 00:12:57,650 --> 00:12:58,766 Get him out of there. 279 00:13:15,410 --> 00:13:16,766 Look out behind you. 280 00:13:16,790 --> 00:13:18,726 Carlos is pinned. 281 00:13:18,750 --> 00:13:21,936 As the crew search for a gold-rich dive site, 282 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:25,556 a half-ton Boulder has pinned Carlos, 283 00:13:25,580 --> 00:13:27,386 crushing his rib cage. 284 00:13:27,410 --> 00:13:28,906 Get him out of there. 285 00:13:28,930 --> 00:13:30,860 Okay, okay, okay, okay. 286 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:34,696 Get out of there. 287 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,906 - Get out, get out. - Move. 288 00:13:40,270 --> 00:13:41,526 Dude, that could've been bad, man. 289 00:13:41,550 --> 00:13:43,076 Yeah, yeah, dude. 290 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:44,106 Holy. 291 00:13:44,130 --> 00:13:46,526 Holy. It was literally resting on you. 292 00:13:46,550 --> 00:13:47,550 What do you learn? 293 00:13:49,410 --> 00:13:51,100 Never turn your back on boulders, dude. 294 00:13:51,680 --> 00:13:53,130 Just take five, man. 295 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,976 Nobody got hurt, it was just a scare. 296 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,036 A good reminder that it's an easy way to die out here. 297 00:14:00,060 --> 00:14:02,270 Instead, we're still working. 298 00:14:06,510 --> 00:14:08,030 There it goes. 299 00:14:09,130 --> 00:14:10,696 This works good. 300 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:12,556 I'm looking for this wall right here. 301 00:14:12,580 --> 00:14:13,580 Bedrock wall. 302 00:14:14,310 --> 00:14:16,106 It could be way in there 303 00:14:16,130 --> 00:14:18,340 or it could be right next to this. 304 00:14:20,410 --> 00:14:21,930 That looks like bedrock right there. 305 00:14:23,650 --> 00:14:26,246 Now, follow that damn wall all the way down. 306 00:14:26,270 --> 00:14:27,550 Let's see where it goes. 307 00:14:28,790 --> 00:14:31,176 Down here, spray all the right here. 308 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:32,750 It's going down. 309 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:36,836 - Look at that we're looking for. - -That's hard pack. 310 00:14:36,860 --> 00:14:38,216 That's hard pack man. 311 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:39,626 That's what we're looking for. 312 00:14:39,650 --> 00:14:40,650 That's a good sign. 313 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:42,936 So let's follow this, 314 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:44,486 - see where that bedrock goes. - Yeah. 315 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,106 The crew chased the hard pack layer 316 00:14:50,130 --> 00:14:54,130 out towards the deepest point at the center of the creek. 317 00:14:57,030 --> 00:14:58,286 If that's hard pack, 318 00:14:58,310 --> 00:15:00,820 this is where we need to be dredging right now. 319 00:15:04,860 --> 00:15:06,246 - Dig it. - -There it is, look, you see it? 320 00:15:06,270 --> 00:15:07,726 - Look, look, look. - -Look at the water color, 321 00:15:07,750 --> 00:15:09,696 - look at the water color. - -Look, there it is, there it is, look. 322 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,106 That's hard pack. 323 00:15:11,130 --> 00:15:13,316 It's hard pack, dude, look. 324 00:15:13,340 --> 00:15:15,556 Do it right it, but it could be crumbling off. 325 00:15:15,580 --> 00:15:17,000 All right. 326 00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:19,246 I was not expecting that. 327 00:15:19,270 --> 00:15:20,486 This is amazing. 328 00:15:20,510 --> 00:15:22,006 - This is better. - Wow. 329 00:15:24,620 --> 00:15:27,146 All right. I think we found our dredge spot. 330 00:15:27,170 --> 00:15:28,976 It's gotta... It's gotta be starting to drop right here. 331 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:30,836 Look at that, it's up to my knees. 332 00:15:30,860 --> 00:15:32,660 Because if that's shallow and this is deep... 333 00:15:34,060 --> 00:15:35,456 That's a gold catch. 334 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:36,456 Let's put a dredge on it. 335 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:38,486 It's the stuff we're gonna process. 336 00:15:38,510 --> 00:15:39,976 Is everybody excited about this? 337 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:41,216 - Yeah. - We found it, man. 338 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:42,076 - Man. - We found it. 339 00:15:42,100 --> 00:15:43,036 That sounds perfect. 340 00:15:43,060 --> 00:15:43,976 Without the dredge, 341 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:45,386 without a diver in the water, dude, 342 00:15:45,410 --> 00:15:46,346 - we found a hard pack. - Yeah. 343 00:15:46,370 --> 00:15:47,836 If there's gold down underneath this stuff, 344 00:15:47,860 --> 00:15:49,346 we'll know it real soon. 345 00:15:49,370 --> 00:15:50,246 Real fast. 346 00:15:50,270 --> 00:15:52,906 So three things that have to happen, 347 00:15:52,930 --> 00:15:55,836 we have to have a skyline to pull the dredge up 348 00:15:55,860 --> 00:15:57,246 because it's been flooding. 349 00:15:57,270 --> 00:16:00,130 Winches of some sort on that skyline. 350 00:16:01,270 --> 00:16:03,416 We need to dredge together and move up here 351 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:04,866 right after that skyline 352 00:16:04,890 --> 00:16:06,556 - or really close to when that skyline's... - -Yeah. 353 00:16:06,580 --> 00:16:08,176 - Gonna be finished. - Yup, yeah. 354 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:09,726 Let's get that dredge going, man. 355 00:16:09,750 --> 00:16:11,006 - Yeah. - Let's go. 356 00:16:12,550 --> 00:16:14,866 If all the stories are right... 357 00:16:14,890 --> 00:16:17,726 Right underneath that hard pack right there 358 00:16:17,750 --> 00:16:20,310 is gonna be fatty nugs. 359 00:16:22,620 --> 00:16:24,626 I'm nervous, but excited at the same time. 360 00:16:24,650 --> 00:16:29,796 It's, a long time coming. 361 00:16:29,820 --> 00:16:31,936 I can't believe we made it back this year. 362 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:34,386 Now we got this? 363 00:16:34,410 --> 00:16:37,976 Please let this be it, please let this be it. 364 00:16:49,270 --> 00:16:50,386 Now I'm getting excited. 365 00:16:50,410 --> 00:16:51,720 Right? 366 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:53,836 Get all the dredge pieces, 367 00:16:53,860 --> 00:16:57,480 get the dredge put together, get it up to creek. 368 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,200 Wanna see some of that gold. 369 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:04,766 I mean, we're all excited 370 00:17:04,790 --> 00:17:06,936 because we found hard pack already 371 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:08,866 with our method we're working this year. 372 00:17:08,890 --> 00:17:11,286 I've got a feeling we're gonna have gold really, 373 00:17:11,310 --> 00:17:12,626 really fast this year. 374 00:17:12,650 --> 00:17:13,976 Hopefully by the end of the day, 375 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,216 we're gonna have to dredge up there, 376 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:18,480 we're gonna have it set up, running, ready to go. 377 00:17:20,270 --> 00:17:22,480 One step closer now. 378 00:17:27,750 --> 00:17:30,906 While Paul and Wes work on the dredge, 379 00:17:30,930 --> 00:17:32,836 Carlos and James will set up 380 00:17:32,860 --> 00:17:34,286 the linchpin of their operation. 381 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:36,976 The skyline. 382 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,346 We know from experience 383 00:17:38,370 --> 00:17:40,146 that this creek is gonna flood. 384 00:17:40,170 --> 00:17:42,006 Our money maker is the dredge. 385 00:17:42,030 --> 00:17:44,596 A flood was to come in right here 386 00:17:44,620 --> 00:17:47,246 where we're dredging at, there is no way in the world 387 00:17:47,270 --> 00:17:50,006 we're gonna be able to get that dredge to higher ground. 388 00:17:50,030 --> 00:17:52,796 So the skyline is gonna go 389 00:17:52,820 --> 00:17:55,456 canyon wall to canyon wall. 390 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,526 And that is just to pick up the dredge. 391 00:18:01,890 --> 00:18:03,696 Last season, 392 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:08,006 Dustin came close to losing his $20,000 dredge 393 00:18:08,030 --> 00:18:10,836 when the remnants of a coastal typhoon 394 00:18:10,860 --> 00:18:13,006 stuck nugget creek. 395 00:18:13,030 --> 00:18:14,526 Sounds like we lost everything 396 00:18:14,550 --> 00:18:16,240 and everything's over. 397 00:18:17,370 --> 00:18:21,076 Installing a 30-foot skyline across the creek 398 00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:24,656 will allow them to lift their 2,000 pound dredge 399 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:26,696 clear of the deadly serge 400 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,030 from relentless Alaskan storms. 401 00:18:30,340 --> 00:18:31,906 Look at that. 402 00:18:31,930 --> 00:18:34,370 At least one thing survived the flood, 403 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:36,030 is our skyline. 404 00:18:39,820 --> 00:18:43,076 Step one, find rock on the near side, 405 00:18:43,100 --> 00:18:46,216 solid enough to hold the anchor bolts. 406 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,440 Whoa. Starting to crumble. 407 00:18:50,750 --> 00:18:52,006 But it'll work, man. 408 00:18:52,030 --> 00:18:55,216 As long as it keeps the dredge out of freaking harm's way. 409 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,416 No dredge, no gold. 410 00:19:01,860 --> 00:19:04,526 We got a long ways to go today. 411 00:19:04,550 --> 00:19:06,270 Dustin wants this done today. 412 00:19:08,170 --> 00:19:10,930 While the crew race to prepare the dive site. 413 00:19:12,340 --> 00:19:14,416 After two weeks off-grid, 414 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:18,596 Dustin makes the 30-mile trek back to civilization 415 00:19:18,620 --> 00:19:21,006 on urgent personal business. 416 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,486 I got Paul and Wes on the dredge 417 00:19:26,510 --> 00:19:29,216 and I got James and Carlos on the skyline, 418 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,036 everything is gonna work out up there, 419 00:19:31,060 --> 00:19:32,726 because that's easy stuff for them. 420 00:19:32,750 --> 00:19:35,036 And, gave me a chance to come down 421 00:19:35,060 --> 00:19:37,750 and see if I can get Fred a call. 422 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:42,346 It was Fred hurt 423 00:19:42,370 --> 00:19:45,246 who built their gold mining legacy. 424 00:19:45,270 --> 00:19:46,950 - Hey, Fred, how are you? - You all right? 425 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,316 And inspired his son to share 426 00:19:50,340 --> 00:19:53,596 in their great gold mining adventure. 427 00:19:53,620 --> 00:19:54,976 I don't know what I'm doing. 428 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,456 But I'm starting to learn though. 429 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,596 Now, Dustin faces a solo future 430 00:19:59,620 --> 00:20:02,796 after Fred's shocking diagnosis two months ago. 431 00:20:02,820 --> 00:20:05,410 I was diagnosed with brain tumor. 432 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:07,680 It's terminal. 433 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:12,240 So how's it going, Fred? 434 00:20:12,650 --> 00:20:14,696 Hey, I'm doing fine. 435 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,656 So what's happening up there? 436 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,906 So we made it to camp, 437 00:20:18,930 --> 00:20:21,006 we're up there, and we're in the creek already. 438 00:20:21,030 --> 00:20:24,176 Yeah. So you're making a headway up there a little bit now. 439 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,036 Faster than we ever have, Fred. 440 00:20:26,060 --> 00:20:29,176 We, have changed up all of our style. 441 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,316 We've decided no longer to process 442 00:20:32,340 --> 00:20:35,106 any of the top material at all. 443 00:20:35,130 --> 00:20:38,766 That's a, excellent decision. 444 00:20:38,790 --> 00:20:41,246 Well, best advice I can say 445 00:20:41,270 --> 00:20:43,766 is if it's going down keep going down... 446 00:20:43,790 --> 00:20:44,103 Yeah. 447 00:20:44,127 --> 00:20:46,386 Don't stay on the wall looking for something. 448 00:20:46,410 --> 00:20:49,006 - It's what I'm doing. - Just keep going down. 449 00:20:49,030 --> 00:20:52,906 Because whatever it is is going into that bottom. 450 00:20:52,930 --> 00:20:54,286 So how are you doing, man? 451 00:20:54,310 --> 00:20:56,216 Pretty rough, man, pretty rough. 452 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,416 I did went through, chemotherapy, 453 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:04,386 but at the same time I did radiation therapy 454 00:21:04,410 --> 00:21:06,596 and I came out worse than when I went in. 455 00:21:06,620 --> 00:21:08,626 Yeah. Losing a little hair. 456 00:21:08,650 --> 00:21:10,486 - Your hair looks... - Too much I guess. 457 00:21:10,510 --> 00:21:11,936 It still looks great though. 458 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:13,556 Well, it's still there, that's about all 459 00:21:13,580 --> 00:21:14,726 - that's good for. - Yeah. 460 00:21:14,750 --> 00:21:17,076 Well, thank you for a nice set of hair by the way. 461 00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:18,596 - This is awesome. - Yeah. 462 00:21:18,620 --> 00:21:22,656 You know, this stuff is, you know, it's, terminal. 463 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:24,906 One way... One time or another... 464 00:21:24,930 --> 00:21:27,386 Hell, everybody dies some time. 465 00:21:27,410 --> 00:21:29,076 Nobody gets out alive. 466 00:21:29,100 --> 00:21:32,626 It's, hell when you... When you know it's close. 467 00:21:34,620 --> 00:21:37,596 - Yeah. I always... - Don't think about me, man. 468 00:21:37,620 --> 00:21:40,766 Get out there and freaking find that damn gold. 469 00:21:40,790 --> 00:21:42,626 Well, you've been a big damn part of my life, 470 00:21:42,650 --> 00:21:46,370 so it's kind of hard, so... I understand. 471 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,216 Well, your 80th birthday's coming up. 472 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:52,480 You think you're gonna make it? 473 00:21:53,030 --> 00:21:54,866 I've been threatened. 474 00:21:54,890 --> 00:21:57,286 Better live long enough, you old sucker. 475 00:22:00,750 --> 00:22:02,216 Try to hang on, Fred. 476 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,696 Hopefully, we get to see you again 477 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,146 at maybe your 80th birthday. 478 00:22:07,170 --> 00:22:08,796 Okay. 479 00:22:08,820 --> 00:22:10,246 - All right. Well... - Well... 480 00:22:10,270 --> 00:22:11,656 Love you, Fred, and we'll talk 481 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,440 - to you later. - Love you too. 482 00:22:14,790 --> 00:22:16,036 Take care. 483 00:22:16,060 --> 00:22:17,346 I'm gonna get back to work, man, 484 00:22:17,370 --> 00:22:18,286 trying to get out there. 485 00:22:18,310 --> 00:22:19,580 All right. 486 00:22:26,510 --> 00:22:28,100 He is not doing so great. 487 00:22:28,890 --> 00:22:33,766 But, he's still alive, so he's still holding on. 488 00:22:56,790 --> 00:22:58,796 All right, man. Go ahead. 489 00:22:58,820 --> 00:23:01,240 - Moment of truth, folks. - Moment of truth. 490 00:23:01,930 --> 00:23:04,976 At nugget creek, James and Carlos are putting 491 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,486 their new skyline anchors... Go ahead. 492 00:23:07,510 --> 00:23:08,346 To the test. 493 00:23:08,370 --> 00:23:09,890 Easy, little at a time. 494 00:23:10,790 --> 00:23:12,596 Okay. Okay. I'll stop, I'll stop. 495 00:23:12,620 --> 00:23:14,386 This is ripping it out. 496 00:23:14,410 --> 00:23:15,796 This is getting ripped out right here. 497 00:23:15,820 --> 00:23:17,216 - Nuh. - Yeah, it is. 498 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:18,416 - You serious? - Yup. 499 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:19,640 Okay. That's good right there. 500 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:23,766 - We're gonna have to put a... - Nah! 501 00:23:23,790 --> 00:23:25,006 Yeah, it is. It's ripping out dude. 502 00:23:25,030 --> 00:23:26,076 Watch it. Go ahead. 503 00:23:27,130 --> 00:23:29,386 Okay. That. 504 00:23:29,410 --> 00:23:30,410 Dammit. 505 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,036 They're all ripping out, aren't they? 506 00:23:35,060 --> 00:23:37,006 Just these two man. 507 00:23:37,030 --> 00:23:38,750 How the are they ripping out? 508 00:23:39,510 --> 00:23:41,486 Holy. 509 00:23:41,510 --> 00:23:43,766 We're gonna get our ass ringed by fricking Dustin, man. 510 00:23:54,170 --> 00:23:56,456 Dustin to Carlos. Dustin to Carlos. 511 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:57,480 I'm coming back. 512 00:23:58,790 --> 00:24:01,386 After a 70-mile round trip 513 00:24:01,410 --> 00:24:05,146 and a treacherous run up the wild tsirku river, 514 00:24:05,170 --> 00:24:07,696 Dustin's back at nugget creek, 515 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,240 hoping to put the new skyline to work. 516 00:24:11,370 --> 00:24:12,976 Holy. 517 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:14,310 Here comes Dustin. 518 00:24:16,510 --> 00:24:17,726 What's up, man? 519 00:24:17,750 --> 00:24:19,286 Yeah. 520 00:24:19,310 --> 00:24:20,680 Wanna come down with me? 521 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:29,766 - Yeah, dude. - You guys decided to go there 522 00:24:29,790 --> 00:24:31,456 or not there? 523 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,286 How come? 524 00:24:33,310 --> 00:24:34,796 Why not there? 525 00:24:34,820 --> 00:24:36,656 They got a crack in that wall right there. 526 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:38,170 Ooh. 527 00:24:39,580 --> 00:24:41,310 That is so sketchy. 528 00:24:42,510 --> 00:24:45,216 You just can't pull on these things straight out, man. 529 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:46,480 Yeah, yeah, I know. 530 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:48,240 But you did. 531 00:24:52,060 --> 00:24:53,976 It's pulling out of the damn wall. 532 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,726 That's not gonna work. 533 00:24:56,750 --> 00:24:59,176 I don't care how much of this ground you gotta take out. 534 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:00,976 Okay. Clean it all up. 535 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,386 - Find me a damn spot, please. - Yup, got it. 536 00:25:03,410 --> 00:25:05,076 I'm losing it on this, just... 537 00:25:05,100 --> 00:25:07,696 We got enough time into it. Let's do it right now. 538 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:09,106 - All right. Got it. - Okay? 539 00:25:09,130 --> 00:25:10,216 Got it. 540 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,836 Fully expecting a skyline to be done, 541 00:25:12,860 --> 00:25:14,836 completely done. 542 00:25:14,860 --> 00:25:16,836 It looks like it was a fail. 543 00:25:16,860 --> 00:25:19,246 It, it's gonna pull out of the wall. 544 00:25:19,270 --> 00:25:21,246 So if you drill in this way, 545 00:25:21,270 --> 00:25:23,696 you can pull it straight out of this stuff. 546 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:25,346 None of this rock will hold it. 547 00:25:25,370 --> 00:25:27,100 Its loose shale 548 00:25:27,790 --> 00:25:29,936 will hold if you do it right, 549 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,346 but you have to place it right. 550 00:25:32,370 --> 00:25:34,726 There's no two ways about it. And they failed on that. 551 00:25:34,750 --> 00:25:38,000 They know better and they did it anyway. 552 00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:41,936 In this soft rock, 553 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:43,976 the bolts will not stay in place 554 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,270 if drilled in line with the skyline. 555 00:25:49,060 --> 00:25:52,346 Carlos must place the bolts at 90 degrees 556 00:25:52,370 --> 00:25:55,006 to prevent them from being ripped from the wall 557 00:25:55,030 --> 00:25:58,170 under the 60,000 pounds of pulling force. 558 00:26:06,580 --> 00:26:08,386 It's working! 559 00:26:08,410 --> 00:26:11,416 Hey, the finest fricking somewhat viable piece 560 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:12,796 of fricking rock, man, 561 00:26:12,820 --> 00:26:14,936 solid enough to hold the skyline. 562 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,720 It's like finding a fricking easter egg, man. 563 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,486 I'm gonna come down there with you. 564 00:26:20,510 --> 00:26:21,936 Okay. You got saws off? 565 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,346 - Yeah. - Awesome dude. 566 00:26:23,370 --> 00:26:24,750 We need to dig it out. 567 00:26:25,820 --> 00:26:28,000 I wanna see that grate sitting there. 568 00:26:28,890 --> 00:26:31,766 Without the skyline, if it floods, 569 00:26:31,790 --> 00:26:34,176 we are in deep damn trouble. 570 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,766 Should have been easy to put up here. 571 00:26:36,790 --> 00:26:38,130 I thought we were ahead. 572 00:26:39,270 --> 00:26:41,176 Time's coming by and the way we're starting 573 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,620 to get real close to where we're not ahead anymore. 574 00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:49,440 I think I might have found a good spot. 575 00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:54,176 It's slim pickens, but this has to work. 576 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,310 Seems like solid rock. 577 00:27:03,310 --> 00:27:04,836 Yeah, dude, that's gonna hold here. 578 00:27:04,860 --> 00:27:06,416 Yeah, there you go. 579 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,120 Just tie it up to these chains right here. 580 00:27:08,370 --> 00:27:09,836 Guarantee that's gonna hold. 581 00:27:09,860 --> 00:27:11,006 Well, we're about to find out 582 00:27:11,030 --> 00:27:13,836 if this is gonna hold or not. 583 00:27:22,030 --> 00:27:23,906 - Okay. - -That's probably good enough for now. 584 00:27:23,930 --> 00:27:25,960 Let see what you got here. 585 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,650 It'll hold. It'll hold. 586 00:27:34,410 --> 00:27:36,596 Hey, it looks good. 587 00:27:36,620 --> 00:27:38,106 It looks good to me. 588 00:27:38,130 --> 00:27:39,526 It's all right, man. 589 00:27:39,550 --> 00:27:41,146 It looks really good, Carlos. 590 00:27:41,170 --> 00:27:43,386 Thank you, guys. 591 00:27:43,410 --> 00:27:45,176 Let's get some damn gold. 592 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:46,440 The sooner the better. 593 00:27:48,060 --> 00:27:49,486 Goal accomplished. 594 00:27:49,510 --> 00:27:51,246 The skyline is up. 595 00:27:51,270 --> 00:27:52,836 We're trying to get the dredge right now 596 00:27:52,860 --> 00:27:56,030 so we can put it into water, drag it up the creek. 597 00:28:01,890 --> 00:28:03,386 Let's take all four of us and drive 598 00:28:03,410 --> 00:28:04,596 this thing over to the creek. 599 00:28:04,620 --> 00:28:05,866 Wes, so you're gonna go up, 600 00:28:05,890 --> 00:28:07,836 set up a capstan by yourself. 601 00:28:07,860 --> 00:28:09,976 Paul, can you roll up and go grab the rope? 602 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,346 - All right. - -Let's spin it around. 603 00:28:11,370 --> 00:28:12,596 Get it over to the water? 604 00:28:12,620 --> 00:28:14,346 Get it over to the water as close as we can. 605 00:28:14,370 --> 00:28:15,960 Everybody. 606 00:28:17,890 --> 00:28:20,596 That's good. That's good. We're good. 607 00:28:20,620 --> 00:28:22,796 From the trail end launch site, 608 00:28:22,820 --> 00:28:25,456 the crew must use a capstan winch 609 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:31,006 to drag the 2000-pound dredge 350 feet up creek 610 00:28:31,030 --> 00:28:33,006 across huge boulders 611 00:28:33,030 --> 00:28:35,456 while battling powerful whitewater 612 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,656 to reach their new dive site. 613 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,556 All right. I think we're ready to pull. 614 00:28:40,580 --> 00:28:41,860 Give it a shot. 615 00:28:48,620 --> 00:28:49,866 Pull it! 616 00:28:49,890 --> 00:28:52,106 All stop. All stop. 617 00:28:52,130 --> 00:28:54,036 All stop. 618 00:29:00,790 --> 00:29:03,890 I pulled too hard and I think it broke my finger. 619 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:09,416 Is there any way we can use this water 620 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:10,936 to get over there? 621 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:12,286 I don't see why not. 622 00:29:12,310 --> 00:29:14,526 A little bit. Keep going. 623 00:29:14,550 --> 00:29:16,416 You gotta get to the other side of the creek. 624 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,526 Actually, if he takes off that redirect up there now 625 00:29:18,550 --> 00:29:19,836 it'll be a straight pull over that way. 626 00:29:19,860 --> 00:29:22,006 Hey, it's a straight pull right there, James. 627 00:29:22,030 --> 00:29:23,556 - It is. It's a straight pull. - Keep going. 628 00:29:23,580 --> 00:29:24,906 Keep going, keep going, keep going, 629 00:29:24,930 --> 00:29:26,146 - keep going, keep going. - It's going, just keep on pulling. 630 00:29:26,170 --> 00:29:27,146 It's going under water. 631 00:29:27,170 --> 00:29:28,580 Pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull. 632 00:29:36,370 --> 00:29:37,866 - Pull over that way. - -Hey, it's a straight pull 633 00:29:37,890 --> 00:29:39,836 - right there, James. - It is. 634 00:29:39,860 --> 00:29:41,286 - It's a straight pull. - Keep going, keep going. 635 00:29:41,310 --> 00:29:42,796 - Keep going, keep going. - It's going, just keep on pulling. 636 00:29:42,820 --> 00:29:44,106 It's going under water. 637 00:29:44,130 --> 00:29:45,650 Pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull. 638 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:49,036 It's going underwater. 639 00:29:49,060 --> 00:29:52,556 At nugget creek, Dustin and the crew fight 640 00:29:52,580 --> 00:29:54,286 to save the dredge from being torn 641 00:29:54,310 --> 00:29:56,726 apart by the raging whitewater. 642 00:29:56,750 --> 00:29:58,106 Standby, standby, standby. 643 00:29:58,130 --> 00:29:59,580 Can you pull that way, Carlos? 644 00:30:00,580 --> 00:30:02,620 Yeah, you can pull it this way. 645 00:30:03,620 --> 00:30:05,216 Let's get over this rock. 646 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:06,310 Hold on. 647 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,176 Almost. See if he can pull it. 648 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,556 See if you can pull it. See if you can pull it. 649 00:30:11,580 --> 00:30:14,036 - Watch the swing! - I got... I got the swing. 650 00:30:14,060 --> 00:30:15,456 I got the swing. I got the swing. 651 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,006 - Thank you. - Yup. 652 00:30:17,030 --> 00:30:18,596 Yeah. 653 00:30:18,620 --> 00:30:20,596 - Woo-hoo! - Best one ever. 654 00:30:20,620 --> 00:30:22,936 Holy that's a strong water right there. 655 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:24,346 50 more yards y'all. 656 00:30:24,370 --> 00:30:26,106 50 more yards and we got it. 657 00:30:26,130 --> 00:30:28,310 - All hands on. - Okay. Pull! 658 00:30:29,750 --> 00:30:30,890 Come on, work. 659 00:30:34,170 --> 00:30:35,696 - There you go. - Watch that Boulder. 660 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:36,906 - Watch that Boulder. - I got... hey! 661 00:30:36,930 --> 00:30:38,176 We're on the handle. We're on the handle. 662 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:39,216 I got the swing. I got the swing. 663 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:40,410 Watch that Boulder! 664 00:30:42,030 --> 00:30:43,596 Move it this way. 665 00:30:43,620 --> 00:30:44,620 Got it. 666 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,486 Come on, work. 667 00:30:51,510 --> 00:30:53,270 - Keep it coming this way. - Got it. Got it. 668 00:30:54,860 --> 00:30:56,386 Almost there! 669 00:30:56,410 --> 00:30:57,796 Great! 670 00:30:57,820 --> 00:30:58,890 Let's pull. 671 00:31:00,060 --> 00:31:01,596 Come on. 672 00:31:01,620 --> 00:31:05,216 The dredge has reached the dive site intact, 673 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:08,596 next, the ultimate test for the skyline 674 00:31:08,620 --> 00:31:11,656 as it attempts to lift the 2000 pound dredge 675 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,680 clear of any raging flood water. 676 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:17,890 All right, hook it up. 677 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,036 - Come on. - You're good out here. 678 00:31:23,060 --> 00:31:24,176 - Good? - Yeah. 679 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:25,656 Lift the dredge. 680 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:32,216 Man, lift, lift, lift, lift, lift, lift, lift. 681 00:31:34,510 --> 00:31:37,316 - Yeah! - Hell yeah. 682 00:31:37,340 --> 00:31:40,526 Woo! Woo! Woo! 683 00:31:40,550 --> 00:31:41,866 That's it. 684 00:31:41,890 --> 00:31:43,556 - Not... - Hold on. 685 00:31:43,580 --> 00:31:45,146 - I like that. - Do your work! 686 00:31:45,170 --> 00:31:47,176 - Yeah! - Swinging with the air. 687 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,456 We got a flying dredge. 688 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:52,556 It looks like a big old pinata. 689 00:31:52,580 --> 00:31:53,796 Woo! 690 00:31:53,820 --> 00:31:55,270 I love it guys. 691 00:31:56,580 --> 00:31:58,176 It's a great day. 692 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:01,286 We are moving at light speed for us right now. 693 00:32:01,310 --> 00:32:03,906 This is truly amazing for us. 694 00:32:03,930 --> 00:32:06,796 We are getting things done. 695 00:32:06,820 --> 00:32:09,076 Now, we need some gold to bag it up. 696 00:32:23,170 --> 00:32:26,626 In just two short weeks, Dustin and his crew 697 00:32:26,650 --> 00:32:28,486 have readied their dive site 698 00:32:28,510 --> 00:32:32,060 and today, marks the start of mining operations. 699 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:34,626 Yeah, baby. 700 00:32:34,650 --> 00:32:36,550 Got much closer to dredging. 701 00:32:39,130 --> 00:32:41,036 We're gonna start digging up here 702 00:32:41,060 --> 00:32:42,836 and everything we've heard 703 00:32:42,860 --> 00:32:45,456 is hard pack has gold in it. 704 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,316 Red dirt, gold. 705 00:32:47,340 --> 00:32:48,936 So it's red dirt right here 706 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:51,216 about 3 feet down, 2 feet down. 707 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:52,750 We need a payday. 708 00:32:56,510 --> 00:32:57,936 There it goes. 709 00:32:57,960 --> 00:32:59,410 Here it goes. 710 00:33:02,030 --> 00:33:03,836 Woo-hoo! 711 00:33:03,860 --> 00:33:05,526 - Yeah! - That's well worth it. 712 00:33:05,550 --> 00:33:07,146 Perfect. 713 00:33:07,170 --> 00:33:09,130 - It is! - Right there. 714 00:33:09,790 --> 00:33:11,310 Let's get some fuel. 715 00:33:12,310 --> 00:33:13,906 Let's get everything primed. 716 00:33:13,930 --> 00:33:14,866 All right. 717 00:33:14,890 --> 00:33:15,906 Ready? 718 00:33:15,930 --> 00:33:17,170 Yeah. 719 00:33:20,410 --> 00:33:22,790 We got water. 720 00:33:25,370 --> 00:33:26,596 It's working. 721 00:33:26,620 --> 00:33:27,936 Let's start. 722 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:29,216 This is really awesome. 723 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:31,000 Yeah. 724 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:33,796 Woo-hoo! 725 00:33:33,820 --> 00:33:35,176 We're dredging, fellas! 726 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:36,836 We're dredging! 727 00:33:36,860 --> 00:33:38,036 Woo-hoo! 728 00:33:38,060 --> 00:33:40,006 That's good, man. 729 00:33:40,030 --> 00:33:41,486 - Hell, yeah! - Man, 730 00:33:41,510 --> 00:33:44,216 that looks good coming out of the box. 731 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:46,456 That dredge is dead for six months, 732 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,556 it started right up. 733 00:33:48,580 --> 00:33:50,146 We're dredging. This is the fastest 734 00:33:50,170 --> 00:33:52,060 we've ever dredged, well, ever. 735 00:33:53,510 --> 00:33:55,176 - You're right there. - -You watched the red dirt? 736 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:56,526 - We just hit that red layer. - Red dirt. 737 00:33:56,550 --> 00:33:57,796 - What? - -We hit that red layer. 738 00:33:57,820 --> 00:34:00,006 - Did you see that? - You did? 739 00:34:00,030 --> 00:34:01,486 Is the red coming through? Let's get that red. 740 00:34:01,510 --> 00:34:02,866 Going good. 741 00:34:02,890 --> 00:34:03,976 Red dirt. 742 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,696 It's rusty. Yeah! 743 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:08,656 - That's it. - Yeah. It's coming out red. 744 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,316 Yeah! 745 00:34:10,340 --> 00:34:13,146 - Woo-hoo! - That's it. 746 00:34:13,170 --> 00:34:14,286 That's what we're looking for. 747 00:34:14,310 --> 00:34:16,286 That's the color we're looking for. 748 00:34:16,310 --> 00:34:17,766 We got some hard pack right here. 749 00:34:17,790 --> 00:34:19,720 I gotta get in the water to find out, dude. 750 00:34:20,340 --> 00:34:21,626 Yeah. 751 00:34:21,650 --> 00:34:23,696 If you wanna get in to dive, you're more than welcome. 752 00:34:23,720 --> 00:34:25,766 Let's get in. Let's start doing this. 753 00:34:25,790 --> 00:34:28,246 - Suit up then. Suit up. - Let's suit up. 754 00:34:28,270 --> 00:34:29,726 Let's suit up. 755 00:34:29,750 --> 00:34:31,836 Let's suit up to go diving. 756 00:34:31,860 --> 00:34:33,416 Any time you put on the freaking mask, man, 757 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:34,656 you go in the water, man, 758 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:36,790 that's a serious game for me. 759 00:34:37,550 --> 00:34:41,006 Go by the numbers, work, safe, 760 00:34:41,030 --> 00:34:43,006 think about what's important, 761 00:34:43,030 --> 00:34:45,556 and make sure I go back home to what's important. 762 00:34:45,580 --> 00:34:46,930 The gold is a bonus. 763 00:34:48,550 --> 00:34:51,286 Six weeks earlier than last season, 764 00:34:51,310 --> 00:34:54,550 Dustin will put his first diver in the water. 765 00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:04,796 That's where I put it down, that's good. 766 00:35:04,820 --> 00:35:06,246 Thank you, sir. 767 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:16,106 Carlos is digging like crazy, 768 00:35:16,130 --> 00:35:17,936 I just wanna keep real good eyes on him. 769 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,656 A little paranoid the first couple times, man. 770 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:22,106 Yeah, I know. I know what you mean. 771 00:35:22,130 --> 00:35:23,836 Especially with him. 772 00:35:23,860 --> 00:35:25,526 Yeah. 773 00:35:25,550 --> 00:35:27,076 I mean, he's definitely got some depth going. 774 00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:28,486 Yup. 775 00:35:28,510 --> 00:35:30,270 But how deep do you think you are right now? 776 00:35:34,790 --> 00:35:36,316 Yeah, man, I mean, it's 30 stuff dude. 777 00:35:36,340 --> 00:35:37,836 I can barely see. 778 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:41,680 My head is about 2 feet. 779 00:35:43,580 --> 00:35:45,270 So what do you see, man? What do you see? 780 00:35:51,510 --> 00:35:53,456 It just drops off, man. 781 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,720 Just drops off to oblivion right here. 782 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:58,696 That's awesome. Keep going. 783 00:35:58,720 --> 00:36:00,060 We're gonna find gold. 784 00:36:06,790 --> 00:36:08,346 We got the land, we got the water control, 785 00:36:08,370 --> 00:36:10,976 we are the digging team. 786 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:14,976 We can dig all kinda stuff. 787 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:18,626 But this creek is untouched for the most part. 788 00:36:18,650 --> 00:36:21,286 And if all the stories are right, 789 00:36:21,310 --> 00:36:23,936 we're gonna have a ton of gold here soon. 790 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:27,106 I can't wait for it to not be just stories anymore. 791 00:36:27,130 --> 00:36:28,440 I need gold in hand. 792 00:36:42,030 --> 00:36:44,076 Carlos is digging like crazy. 793 00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:46,076 And he's definitely got some depth going. 794 00:36:46,100 --> 00:36:47,370 Yup. 795 00:36:48,890 --> 00:36:52,146 At nugget creek, Carlos is four hours 796 00:36:52,170 --> 00:36:54,440 into the first dive of the season. 797 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,510 So what do you see, man? What do you see? 798 00:37:07,270 --> 00:37:09,106 It just drops off, man. 799 00:37:09,130 --> 00:37:11,480 Just drops off to oblivion right here. 800 00:37:13,790 --> 00:37:15,176 Yeah, go vertical. 801 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:17,170 - Woo-hoo! - Yeah! 802 00:37:18,860 --> 00:37:21,346 Trying to break in there. 803 00:37:25,030 --> 00:37:26,556 Why don't you follow that for a little while, 804 00:37:26,580 --> 00:37:27,976 see what we get down to, man. 805 00:37:30,030 --> 00:37:31,720 Just cleared it all out. 806 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:36,836 The gold rich layer already in his sights, 807 00:37:36,860 --> 00:37:38,656 Carlos attacks. 808 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:40,866 In one hand, the high pressure hose 809 00:37:40,890 --> 00:37:42,556 to break up the hard pack. 810 00:37:42,580 --> 00:37:45,286 In the other, the suction hose 811 00:37:45,310 --> 00:37:47,550 to feed the gold catching dredge. 812 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:52,906 Yo, man, that's pressure washer 813 00:37:52,930 --> 00:37:55,170 up the dredge, man. Holy crap. 814 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:58,796 I'm just keeping the nozzle one way 815 00:37:58,820 --> 00:38:01,836 and I'm just blowing it towards the nozzle, you know. 816 00:38:01,860 --> 00:38:04,526 Looks like that's working really good, too. 817 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:07,526 Fred will be proud of me. 818 00:38:07,550 --> 00:38:09,650 Just gotta brush it to the nozzle. 819 00:38:14,720 --> 00:38:16,556 That's perfect, dude. 820 00:38:17,890 --> 00:38:19,410 Eating all the hard pack up. 821 00:38:27,060 --> 00:38:29,216 We got some good material coming over to the back. 822 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:30,440 Run all that red. 823 00:38:33,750 --> 00:38:35,060 All right, Carlos. 824 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:37,370 Here's your final call. 825 00:38:41,130 --> 00:38:42,976 How'd it go down there? 826 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:44,890 Yeah, man. It's nice to be back in the water. 827 00:38:51,060 --> 00:38:52,656 Woo-hoo! 828 00:38:54,170 --> 00:38:55,346 Gold nugget. 829 00:38:55,370 --> 00:38:56,696 No way. 830 00:38:56,720 --> 00:38:57,866 I'm not man. 831 00:38:57,890 --> 00:38:59,416 We got a nugget? 832 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:00,960 - We got a nugget. - There's a nugget. 833 00:39:01,170 --> 00:39:02,526 I told you there was gold here. 834 00:39:02,550 --> 00:39:03,976 - I told you. - Yeah.. 835 00:39:06,580 --> 00:39:08,036 - No way. - Woo! 836 00:39:08,060 --> 00:39:10,036 - Look. - That's a gold nugget. 837 00:39:10,060 --> 00:39:11,936 - Yeah! - -That's a gold nugget. 838 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:13,656 - Yeah. - That's a gold. 839 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:15,176 Woo-hoo! 840 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:17,486 - My god! - Yeah! 841 00:39:17,510 --> 00:39:18,936 That's a gold nugget. 842 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:20,526 Yeah. 843 00:39:20,550 --> 00:39:22,006 Look at this. 844 00:39:22,030 --> 00:39:24,486 My god. 845 00:39:24,510 --> 00:39:25,790 - That's a nugget. - Yeah! 846 00:39:27,100 --> 00:39:29,006 - Yeah, Carlos! - -That's a gold nugget! 847 00:39:29,030 --> 00:39:31,316 Woo-hoo! Yeah! 848 00:39:31,340 --> 00:39:32,456 We knew it! 849 00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:34,836 - Yeah. - -First gold ever this early! 850 00:39:34,860 --> 00:39:37,410 My god! 851 00:39:38,930 --> 00:39:41,006 That was in the nugget trap. 852 00:39:41,030 --> 00:39:42,526 Let's check it, man. Turn it off. 853 00:39:42,550 --> 00:39:44,696 - Let's check it. - Holy. 854 00:39:46,270 --> 00:39:47,976 Holy. 855 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:49,526 Look right there. There's another one. 856 00:39:49,550 --> 00:39:50,906 It just seems like we're gonna be 857 00:39:50,930 --> 00:39:52,656 big nuggets from here on out, man. 858 00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:54,246 Look at that mother. 859 00:39:54,270 --> 00:39:55,766 Man. 860 00:39:55,790 --> 00:39:58,106 How much hard pack did you break up? 861 00:39:58,130 --> 00:40:00,286 - It's a small section. - It's a small pack, dude. 862 00:40:00,310 --> 00:40:01,726 That's what they said. 863 00:40:01,750 --> 00:40:03,550 Everything is under that hard pack. 864 00:40:04,370 --> 00:40:05,656 Dude. 865 00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:06,680 Hey... 866 00:40:09,370 --> 00:40:10,556 This is awesome. 867 00:40:10,580 --> 00:40:12,656 It's not just stories anymore. 868 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:14,316 - Nope. - This place is for real. 869 00:40:14,340 --> 00:40:15,656 Yup. 870 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:17,556 We were missing one major thing 871 00:40:17,580 --> 00:40:19,146 and it was bunch of damn nuggets 872 00:40:19,170 --> 00:40:20,596 sitting at the bottom. 873 00:40:20,620 --> 00:40:22,006 Now we're not missing that anymore. 874 00:40:22,030 --> 00:40:23,596 No. No, we're not. 875 00:40:23,620 --> 00:40:25,416 Your protocol is perfect, man. 876 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:26,596 Yeah! 877 00:40:26,620 --> 00:40:27,796 Nugget creek. 878 00:40:27,820 --> 00:40:29,726 Yeah. Okay. Yeah, it is nugget creek. 879 00:40:29,750 --> 00:40:32,146 This is gonna be a small nugget out here. 880 00:40:32,170 --> 00:40:33,696 - These are for us. - Yeah. 881 00:40:33,720 --> 00:40:35,596 Gold, gold, gold. 882 00:40:35,620 --> 00:40:36,906 We needed that so bad. 883 00:40:36,930 --> 00:40:38,936 - My god. - My god. 884 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:40,836 - I can't believe that. - Look at that thing. 885 00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:47,270 Finally all this hard work is gonna pay off. 886 00:40:48,030 --> 00:40:50,580 All the near-death incidents, 887 00:40:51,410 --> 00:40:53,216 all the chances we take, 888 00:40:53,240 --> 00:40:55,750 all the heartbreak and all the cheering. 889 00:40:57,860 --> 00:40:59,386 Here we come. 890 00:40:59,410 --> 00:41:00,890 This is our year. 891 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,906 On the next gold rush white water... 892 00:41:11,930 --> 00:41:16,346 The possibilities are so full cup right now. 893 00:41:16,370 --> 00:41:18,726 That's what's going on. 894 00:41:18,750 --> 00:41:20,316 This place is dangerous, man. 895 00:41:20,340 --> 00:41:21,836 He's doing it without a net. 896 00:41:21,860 --> 00:41:23,486 - Whoa. - Gotta keep my guys safe. 897 00:41:23,510 --> 00:41:24,796 - Hey! - Go, Wes. 898 00:41:24,820 --> 00:41:26,106 - Run, run! - Whoa! 899 00:41:26,130 --> 00:41:27,556 I don't know where to go, it's too shallow. 900 00:41:27,580 --> 00:41:30,906 - No gold? - I don't see - a speck. - Goddamn. 901 00:41:30,930 --> 00:41:32,976 That's a lot of damn work just to no something. 902 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:34,456 All that effort for nothing. 903 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:35,696 That's the end to this.