1 00:00:01,500 --> 00:00:03,570 Previously on "Blind Frog Ranch"... 2 00:00:03,730 --> 00:00:05,300 It would have to be the Mormons. 3 00:00:05,470 --> 00:00:06,830 They were the ones that were here. 4 00:00:07,870 --> 00:00:10,870 With the help of a recently acquired journal... 5 00:00:11,030 --> 00:00:12,560 See, people were working out of this. 6 00:00:12,730 --> 00:00:14,000 This was a working journal. 7 00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:18,570 Josh, Ron, and the team are following Mormon pioneer. 8 00:00:18,730 --> 00:00:23,300 Thomas Rhoads' century-old quest for Aztec gold. 9 00:00:23,470 --> 00:00:25,270 I think we're at the entrance of the mine. 10 00:00:25,430 --> 00:00:28,760 This could very likely be the way into the Keyhole. 11 00:00:28,930 --> 00:00:30,100 Set! 12 00:00:30,270 --> 00:00:32,370 Whoa! 13 00:00:32,530 --> 00:00:34,860 And after a decade of searching, they believe 14 00:00:35,030 --> 00:00:38,360 they've finally broken into the Keyhole Chamber. 15 00:00:38,530 --> 00:00:41,300 Guys, we're standing on a pile of gold. 16 00:00:41,470 --> 00:00:44,570 We gotta dig this whole freaking room out. 17 00:00:44,730 --> 00:00:46,900 Their excavation of the cavern is underway 18 00:00:47,070 --> 00:00:48,700 with intriguing results. 19 00:00:48,870 --> 00:00:50,570 Whoa! What? What? 20 00:00:50,730 --> 00:00:52,800 - It's gold! - It's as plain as day. 21 00:00:55,670 --> 00:00:57,170 Meanwhile, Ron's visit 22 00:00:57,330 --> 00:00:58,860 with the Timpanogos tribe leader 23 00:00:59,030 --> 00:01:01,800 has led to a groundbreaking revelation. 24 00:01:01,970 --> 00:01:03,800 I'm sure Walkara knew 25 00:01:03,970 --> 00:01:05,770 - several locations. - OK. 26 00:01:05,930 --> 00:01:08,100 And he's using the Mormon journal 27 00:01:08,270 --> 00:01:09,870 to find more chambers 28 00:01:10,030 --> 00:01:11,760 of Aztec gold. 29 00:01:11,930 --> 00:01:14,100 The code is something that has to be cracked. 30 00:01:14,270 --> 00:01:15,750 We've got to find out what this says. 31 00:01:19,170 --> 00:01:21,170 Legends of ancient treasures... 32 00:01:21,330 --> 00:01:23,460 It could go thousands of years back. 33 00:01:23,630 --> 00:01:25,300 And unexplained phenomena... 34 00:01:25,470 --> 00:01:27,670 I'm not messing with that. 35 00:01:27,830 --> 00:01:32,060 Meet at a 160-acre property in northeast Utah 36 00:01:32,230 --> 00:01:35,160 known as Blind Frog Ranch. 37 00:01:35,330 --> 00:01:38,000 For decades, teams have searched the land 38 00:01:38,170 --> 00:01:40,470 for long-lost Aztec gold. 39 00:01:40,630 --> 00:01:42,200 But the closer they get... 40 00:01:42,370 --> 00:01:44,270 Look at that! That's gold! 41 00:01:44,430 --> 00:01:46,260 The harder the land fights back. 42 00:01:46,430 --> 00:01:49,200 Whoa! What the hell's going on? 43 00:01:49,370 --> 00:01:51,100 Now, a prolific miner... 44 00:01:51,270 --> 00:01:52,870 We're standing on a pile of gold. 45 00:01:53,030 --> 00:01:55,000 And a legendary treasure hunter... 46 00:01:55,170 --> 00:01:57,170 There must be another tunnel entrance... something. 47 00:01:57,330 --> 00:01:58,900 Armed with new evidence... 48 00:01:59,070 --> 00:02:00,630 - Look at this! - What the hell is that? 49 00:02:00,770 --> 00:02:02,200 And a fabled artifact... 50 00:02:02,370 --> 00:02:04,170 There's a date on that, 1912. 51 00:02:04,330 --> 00:02:07,100 Will take on a 500-year-old curse... 52 00:02:07,270 --> 00:02:09,300 Fire in the hole! 53 00:02:09,470 --> 00:02:11,570 And a land littered with traps... 54 00:02:11,730 --> 00:02:13,160 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 55 00:02:13,330 --> 00:02:16,160 To find a three-billion-dollar treasure. 56 00:02:16,330 --> 00:02:18,060 Whoa! 57 00:02:18,230 --> 00:02:20,760 They won't stop until they uncovered the mystery 58 00:02:20,930 --> 00:02:22,460 of what lurks below... 59 00:02:22,630 --> 00:02:24,160 Guys, it's caving! 60 00:02:24,330 --> 00:02:26,100 Whoa! Run! 61 00:02:26,270 --> 00:02:28,170 At Blind Frog Ranch. 62 00:02:34,370 --> 00:02:37,100 Hey, if you wanna break more of that up and I'll move it out. 63 00:02:40,870 --> 00:02:42,570 I mean, we've got to be getting 64 00:02:42,730 --> 00:02:44,050 - close to the floor here. - Yeah. 65 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,270 Running out of places to put piles. 66 00:02:50,500 --> 00:02:53,400 After a passage from the Rhoads Journal led them 67 00:02:53,570 --> 00:02:55,100 to a hidden mine entrance... 68 00:02:55,270 --> 00:02:57,100 I think we might be in, boys. 69 00:02:57,270 --> 00:02:59,470 The team uncovered a massive chamber 70 00:02:59,630 --> 00:03:02,800 300 feet beneath Blind Frog Ranch... 71 00:03:02,970 --> 00:03:04,276 Whoa. 72 00:03:04,300 --> 00:03:07,870 That they believe is the legendary Keyhole Chamber. 73 00:03:08,030 --> 00:03:09,870 Guys, we've gone in far enough. 74 00:03:10,030 --> 00:03:12,260 The distance is right. The bearing is correct. 75 00:03:12,430 --> 00:03:14,300 This has to be the Keyhole Chamber. 76 00:03:15,370 --> 00:03:18,700 After two days of excavation in search of Aztec treasure, 77 00:03:18,870 --> 00:03:20,870 they made a breakthrough discovery. 78 00:03:21,030 --> 00:03:22,760 Whoa! What, what? 79 00:03:22,930 --> 00:03:24,460 You just pulled out gold ingots. 80 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,100 Whoo-hoo-hoo! 81 00:03:28,970 --> 00:03:30,870 Now, as Ron heads to Arizona 82 00:03:31,030 --> 00:03:32,560 to have the gold ingots analyzed, 83 00:03:32,730 --> 00:03:36,200 the team continues excavating the chamber, 84 00:03:36,370 --> 00:03:38,670 hoping to find more treasure. 85 00:03:38,830 --> 00:03:40,506 I believe that that gold probably originated 86 00:03:40,530 --> 00:03:41,676 from the Aztec. 87 00:03:41,700 --> 00:03:45,600 That means there could be untouched gold back here. 88 00:03:45,770 --> 00:03:48,970 Moctezuma's treasure could be right in front of us, 89 00:03:49,130 --> 00:03:50,500 and we're not gonna stop now. 90 00:03:58,100 --> 00:03:59,670 That's interesting. 91 00:03:59,830 --> 00:04:01,400 So come here and check this out. 92 00:04:01,570 --> 00:04:03,500 - You got something? - Yeah. 93 00:04:03,670 --> 00:04:06,770 So if you look here, 94 00:04:06,930 --> 00:04:10,000 - look how we have everything in the 200s. - Yeah. 95 00:04:10,170 --> 00:04:11,670 Look at this right where I'm at. 96 00:04:12,570 --> 00:04:13,770 We have 201. 97 00:04:13,930 --> 00:04:16,400 It looks like it's the start of a void right there. 98 00:04:18,100 --> 00:04:19,700 So that blue, where the blue is, 99 00:04:19,870 --> 00:04:21,670 - that's showing there's a void? - Yes. 100 00:04:21,830 --> 00:04:22,830 So what I think... 101 00:04:23,900 --> 00:04:26,670 is it's sloping down and we're at the top. 102 00:04:27,670 --> 00:04:30,500 If this is a void going down further, 103 00:04:30,900 --> 00:04:32,460 I mean, God only knows where that leads. 104 00:04:33,370 --> 00:04:35,170 Chili, let's start digging that. 105 00:04:35,330 --> 00:04:36,660 We got to know everything 106 00:04:36,830 --> 00:04:38,160 - about this chamber. - Yep. 107 00:04:38,330 --> 00:04:40,490 We can't leave until we have searched every square inch 108 00:04:40,570 --> 00:04:42,400 - of this thing. - I'm gonna start digging. 109 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:46,570 As we get deeper in our excavation 110 00:04:46,730 --> 00:04:47,860 of the Keyhole Chamber, 111 00:04:48,030 --> 00:04:49,560 you have all these different feelings. 112 00:04:49,730 --> 00:04:51,660 It's exciting and it's scary at the same time, 113 00:04:51,830 --> 00:04:53,700 because I don't know where the hell I'm going. 114 00:04:54,700 --> 00:04:57,800 There's a lot of risk involved when you're digging into voids, 115 00:04:57,970 --> 00:05:00,870 not knowing what we'll find on the other side. 116 00:05:01,030 --> 00:05:03,200 But at the same time, it's worth it 117 00:05:03,370 --> 00:05:06,270 because I know there has to be more treasure down here. 118 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:09,440 And I'm not giving up on finding it. 119 00:05:27,700 --> 00:05:29,470 - Hey, Dick. - Hey, Ron, how you doing? 120 00:05:29,630 --> 00:05:31,630 - Pretty good. How are you, sir? - Nice to see you. 121 00:05:32,300 --> 00:05:36,070 After uncovering three ingots hidden in the Keyhole Chamber, 122 00:05:36,230 --> 00:05:39,200 Ron turned to his trusted gold analyst 123 00:05:39,370 --> 00:05:41,370 to determine their origin. 124 00:05:41,530 --> 00:05:43,050 First of all, here's your ingots back. 125 00:05:43,870 --> 00:05:45,300 Well, let's just check those first 126 00:05:45,470 --> 00:05:46,870 to make sure they're all there. 127 00:05:48,100 --> 00:05:50,900 Dick is an associate that I've used a lot. 128 00:05:51,070 --> 00:05:54,800 Of course, I've been mining, prospecting a lot of my life, 129 00:05:54,970 --> 00:05:57,770 and any time I have a question or I want something analyzed, 130 00:05:57,930 --> 00:05:59,210 something assayed, I go to Dick. 131 00:06:00,270 --> 00:06:01,800 He's very quiet, he's secretive. 132 00:06:01,970 --> 00:06:03,306 If I tell him not to say something, 133 00:06:03,330 --> 00:06:04,600 he does not say anything. 134 00:06:04,770 --> 00:06:07,100 He gets me the results, but he can analyze 135 00:06:07,270 --> 00:06:08,970 anything I give him. 136 00:06:09,130 --> 00:06:10,700 Well, I've got some interesting results 137 00:06:10,870 --> 00:06:12,370 - for you here. - OK. 138 00:06:12,530 --> 00:06:14,606 The thing that's really strange is this high percentage 139 00:06:14,630 --> 00:06:18,060 of copper. We have a sample here at 25%. 140 00:06:20,100 --> 00:06:22,370 Gold's more typically around 1%. 141 00:06:22,870 --> 00:06:26,070 20 to 25% is extremely unusual. 142 00:06:26,500 --> 00:06:28,570 That's pretty interesting. 143 00:06:28,730 --> 00:06:30,730 When you make bullion, you don't want copper in it, 144 00:06:30,830 --> 00:06:32,460 - that much copper. - Exactly. 145 00:06:32,630 --> 00:06:35,760 The only thing that that would indicate to me is that it was 146 00:06:35,930 --> 00:06:38,100 added to the sample. 147 00:06:39,670 --> 00:06:41,100 To get a higher percentage 148 00:06:41,270 --> 00:06:43,270 for whatever reason they wanted it. 149 00:06:45,270 --> 00:06:48,470 Number two is the grouping of the trace elements. 150 00:06:48,630 --> 00:06:51,230 We've got platinum, rhodium, and palladium. 151 00:06:53,700 --> 00:06:56,570 This grouping is simply not found in Utah. 152 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,500 I've seen samples that have come from Australia, 153 00:07:00,670 --> 00:07:03,400 South America, Mexico. 154 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:05,400 Mexico? 155 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:10,900 Supposedly in Mexico, the Aztecs used a lot 156 00:07:11,070 --> 00:07:12,970 of copper, mixing it into their bullion, 157 00:07:13,130 --> 00:07:15,260 make it harder, to change color. 158 00:07:15,430 --> 00:07:18,400 And the grouping of those trace elements, 159 00:07:18,570 --> 00:07:19,970 Mexico is a good candidate. 160 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,470 The fact that we tested these bars 161 00:07:23,630 --> 00:07:25,600 and the results came out as they did 162 00:07:25,770 --> 00:07:28,970 kind of proves that it is Aztec gold. 163 00:07:29,130 --> 00:07:32,800 Most miners do not add copper to gold bars. 164 00:07:32,970 --> 00:07:34,100 Aztecs would have. 165 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,000 The Aztec added copper to their gold 166 00:07:38,170 --> 00:07:39,600 to create tumbaga, 167 00:07:39,770 --> 00:07:42,770 a versatile alloy prized for its rich color 168 00:07:42,930 --> 00:07:46,500 and added strength that gave their jewelry and artifacts 169 00:07:46,670 --> 00:07:48,770 an unmistakable quality. 170 00:07:48,930 --> 00:07:50,360 The amount of copper 171 00:07:50,530 --> 00:07:52,160 and other elements in the ingots 172 00:07:52,330 --> 00:07:56,160 suggest the gold has Aztec origins. 173 00:07:57,270 --> 00:08:01,170 We think the gold-copper alloy in these ingots point 174 00:08:01,330 --> 00:08:04,200 to the Aztec, possible Aztecan gold long buried 175 00:08:04,370 --> 00:08:06,870 in the Keyhole Chamber. In the Uintas. 176 00:08:07,970 --> 00:08:11,370 These results would correlate with where these came from. 177 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,200 So your theory might be that this was actually Aztec. 178 00:08:15,370 --> 00:08:16,670 - Yes. - OK. 179 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:17,660 Very interesting. 180 00:08:17,830 --> 00:08:19,160 Yeah. Yeah. 181 00:08:20,370 --> 00:08:21,870 This is huge. 182 00:08:22,030 --> 00:08:24,870 Makes me pretty excited that these tests indicate gold 183 00:08:25,030 --> 00:08:27,160 that could have originated from the Aztecs 184 00:08:27,330 --> 00:08:29,400 exist on Blind Frog Ranch. 185 00:08:29,570 --> 00:08:31,400 And it's not just the Keyhole Chamber. 186 00:08:32,500 --> 00:08:34,000 For the past few weeks, my research 187 00:08:34,170 --> 00:08:35,600 into the Rhoads Journal suggests 188 00:08:35,770 --> 00:08:37,970 that there are other chambers full of Aztec gold. 189 00:08:38,130 --> 00:08:41,400 My next goal is to figure out where these other chambers 190 00:08:41,570 --> 00:08:42,700 of gold could be. 191 00:08:59,270 --> 00:09:00,370 There's nothing there. 192 00:09:00,530 --> 00:09:01,660 Shovels are far enough away? 193 00:09:01,830 --> 00:09:03,600 - Yeah, they're not interfering. - All right. 194 00:09:10,270 --> 00:09:11,270 Hey, guys. 195 00:09:12,670 --> 00:09:15,700 I think I see something. I think it opens up. 196 00:09:16,270 --> 00:09:17,270 Chili, what do you got? 197 00:09:18,670 --> 00:09:20,600 - What'd you find? - What do you got, man? 198 00:09:20,770 --> 00:09:21,870 There's an opening. 199 00:09:22,030 --> 00:09:23,830 It looks like it keeps going back up in there. 200 00:09:23,930 --> 00:09:26,160 It's small, but it keeps going. 201 00:09:26,330 --> 00:09:27,860 It does. Holy, Chili. 202 00:09:28,700 --> 00:09:31,970 Man, that has to be the void that my magnetometer picked up. 203 00:09:33,770 --> 00:09:35,300 We gotta get in there. 204 00:09:35,470 --> 00:09:37,270 If Chili's found the void that James picked up 205 00:09:37,330 --> 00:09:38,700 with the magnetometer, 206 00:09:38,870 --> 00:09:40,500 and it looks like a small tunnel, 207 00:09:40,670 --> 00:09:43,270 but we have no idea where it's leading. 208 00:09:43,430 --> 00:09:45,560 What I'm standing on right now, for all I know, 209 00:09:45,730 --> 00:09:47,130 there's a giant void underneath me. 210 00:09:47,170 --> 00:09:49,370 I have no idea what this mine ever looked like, 211 00:09:49,530 --> 00:09:51,360 what was dug out, nothing. 212 00:09:51,530 --> 00:09:54,760 We have to check every inch of this Keyhole Chamber. 213 00:09:54,930 --> 00:09:57,360 Any tunnel or void could lead us to more gold. 214 00:09:58,500 --> 00:10:00,470 Let me get in here, 215 00:10:00,630 --> 00:10:02,600 I think I can fit this first part. 216 00:10:09,500 --> 00:10:11,170 Is it open back there, Chili? 217 00:10:13,070 --> 00:10:15,070 It's more than an opening. 218 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,170 It keeps going. 219 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,100 It's got a twist and turn. 220 00:10:36,770 --> 00:10:38,400 Just a little tighter. 221 00:10:38,570 --> 00:10:41,600 Might have to hold your breath for a second. 222 00:10:45,100 --> 00:10:46,470 It opens up. 223 00:10:48,470 --> 00:10:50,200 This is crazy. 224 00:10:52,670 --> 00:10:55,900 This is like a solid, solid cave. 225 00:10:56,070 --> 00:10:57,300 But if you look around, 226 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:02,800 it looks like it's been altered or it's like a passageway 227 00:11:02,970 --> 00:11:04,600 that has been cleaned up. 228 00:11:04,770 --> 00:11:07,670 So it's like there's at one time there was traffic in here, 229 00:11:07,830 --> 00:11:10,460 which is really cool. 230 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:14,900 Josh, Josh, you guys copy out there? 231 00:11:17,370 --> 00:11:18,670 This is Josh. How you doing? 232 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,100 I found an opening. It keeps going. 233 00:11:23,170 --> 00:11:25,170 I want to see how deep it goes. 234 00:11:25,330 --> 00:11:26,800 Copy that. Be careful. 235 00:11:27,970 --> 00:11:29,270 OK, let's keep going. 236 00:11:36,470 --> 00:11:39,670 Over here there's another tunnel down this way. 237 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:44,670 Yeah, right there. 238 00:11:44,830 --> 00:11:46,160 Hold on, let me check this. 239 00:11:51,270 --> 00:11:53,770 Hold on. 240 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:56,500 You see what I'm seeing? 241 00:12:02,270 --> 00:12:03,510 I think that's an effigy stone. 242 00:12:04,570 --> 00:12:07,500 Don't move. 243 00:12:09,770 --> 00:12:11,730 Those things are used to communicate with spirits. 244 00:12:13,770 --> 00:12:15,870 Effigies are spiritual stones 245 00:12:16,030 --> 00:12:18,870 used by many Indigenous cultures. 246 00:12:19,030 --> 00:12:21,870 Carved into the shape of animals or people, 247 00:12:22,030 --> 00:12:25,000 they often serve as guardians against danger 248 00:12:25,170 --> 00:12:27,370 on sacred ground. 249 00:12:27,530 --> 00:12:29,460 Many people believe disturbing them 250 00:12:29,630 --> 00:12:31,300 has severe consequences. 251 00:12:35,100 --> 00:12:37,370 Yeah, no, back up, back up, I'm not messing with that. 252 00:12:37,530 --> 00:12:39,060 - OK. - Look... 253 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,000 No bueno. 254 00:12:42,170 --> 00:12:44,070 I've heard about these in South America. 255 00:12:44,230 --> 00:12:47,360 My uncle used to say, if I come across one of these, 256 00:12:47,530 --> 00:12:48,610 I should leave an offering. 257 00:12:49,770 --> 00:12:51,570 - Do you have some change? - Yeah. 258 00:12:51,730 --> 00:12:54,100 Do you have anything? What do you have of value? 259 00:13:00,570 --> 00:13:03,470 It's something. I'm just... just hang on. 260 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:06,870 As a peace offering, 261 00:13:07,030 --> 00:13:09,200 Chili leaves behind a carabiner, 262 00:13:09,370 --> 00:13:12,000 and with no further tunnels to explore, 263 00:13:12,170 --> 00:13:16,070 he decides it's best to leave the effigy undisturbed 264 00:13:16,230 --> 00:13:18,660 and head back to the main chamber. 265 00:13:18,830 --> 00:13:20,800 Not messing with those things. 266 00:13:20,970 --> 00:13:24,870 It's not good. Never is, never will be. 267 00:13:39,870 --> 00:13:42,300 2 Charles! Hey, hey! 268 00:13:42,470 --> 00:13:45,570 Before the team begins their fourth day of excavation 269 00:13:45,730 --> 00:13:49,100 in the Keyhole Chamber, a vital member returns 270 00:13:49,270 --> 00:13:50,570 to Blind Frog. 271 00:13:50,730 --> 00:13:51,760 Hey, guys! 272 00:13:51,930 --> 00:13:54,560 Head of Security, Charlie Snider, has spent 273 00:13:54,730 --> 00:13:57,000 months battling a mysterious illness. 274 00:13:57,170 --> 00:13:58,700 Amid his recovery, 275 00:13:58,870 --> 00:14:02,470 he's back to resume his duties on the ranch. 276 00:14:02,630 --> 00:14:03,900 Good to see you back here. 277 00:14:04,070 --> 00:14:06,700 Hey, I tell you what, it feels good being out here. 278 00:14:06,870 --> 00:14:07,910 It's good to see you, sir. 279 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:10,746 - It's been months. - Welcome back. 280 00:14:10,770 --> 00:14:12,470 - Charles. - Thank you. 281 00:14:12,630 --> 00:14:16,360 Charles is the security person for Blind Frog Ranch. 282 00:14:16,530 --> 00:14:18,860 He's one of Duane's oldest friends. 283 00:14:19,030 --> 00:14:20,870 What is it, Charlie boy? 284 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:22,570 It's a decoy. 285 00:14:23,470 --> 00:14:26,000 It kind of sucked when Charlie wasn't here. 286 00:14:26,170 --> 00:14:28,270 You know, he was one of the original OG 287 00:14:28,430 --> 00:14:30,000 on Blind Frog Ranch. 288 00:14:31,970 --> 00:14:34,970 He's always looking out, has your back, not just 289 00:14:35,130 --> 00:14:36,500 for trespassers, 290 00:14:36,670 --> 00:14:38,870 but there's a lot of wild animals out here. 291 00:14:39,030 --> 00:14:41,330 What was that? 292 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:44,870 Hey, will y'all wait here? 293 00:14:45,700 --> 00:14:48,470 So having Charles just makes you feel safer. 294 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:50,570 Hey, Charlie, nice to meet you. 295 00:14:50,730 --> 00:14:52,460 Nice to see you, brother. Good to meet you. 296 00:14:52,630 --> 00:14:53,860 - This is Chili. - Chili. 297 00:14:54,030 --> 00:14:56,600 We go way back, treasure hunting, mining. 298 00:14:56,770 --> 00:14:58,500 You still want to work with him? 299 00:14:58,670 --> 00:15:01,370 Always. 300 00:15:01,530 --> 00:15:03,000 How much did he pay you to say that? 301 00:15:04,270 --> 00:15:05,970 - We go way back. - I'll bet. 302 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,800 This plot of land here is like a home for me. 303 00:15:13,100 --> 00:15:15,370 And not being able to be here 304 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,270 was kind of hard on me, to be honest with you. 305 00:15:19,430 --> 00:15:22,000 I'm not used to not being here. 306 00:15:22,170 --> 00:15:24,100 Charlie, we've had some interesting developments 307 00:15:24,270 --> 00:15:25,570 we'll have to inform you of. 308 00:15:25,730 --> 00:15:27,300 Yeah, a lot of going on. 309 00:15:27,470 --> 00:15:30,700 I have a lot to catch up to. I'm making a comeback. 310 00:15:32,700 --> 00:15:34,870 Fellas, I want to find out what's going on 311 00:15:35,030 --> 00:15:36,560 with me and Duane. 312 00:15:36,730 --> 00:15:39,760 I got an interesting call from someone who detected 313 00:15:39,930 --> 00:15:42,600 strange anomalies on the ranch. 314 00:15:42,770 --> 00:15:44,670 So I've got a lot of work on my end. 315 00:15:44,830 --> 00:15:46,630 I've got people coming in, and we're gonna see 316 00:15:46,730 --> 00:15:48,660 if we can't get to the bottom of it. 317 00:15:48,830 --> 00:15:50,360 So I'll take care of that. 318 00:15:50,530 --> 00:15:52,660 OK, we'll get back to what we're doing. 319 00:15:52,830 --> 00:15:53,806 We'll show you that drift too, 320 00:15:53,830 --> 00:15:55,500 so we'll show you where the work site is. 321 00:15:55,670 --> 00:15:57,500 Good, yeah, I want to see that. 322 00:15:57,670 --> 00:15:59,870 Well, let's get on it. So great to have you back. 323 00:16:04,170 --> 00:16:05,600 It's been a long summer for me. 324 00:16:06,870 --> 00:16:08,600 I was sick since January, 325 00:16:08,770 --> 00:16:10,500 and Duane's been sick even longer. 326 00:16:12,100 --> 00:16:15,600 I have been worried about him for a year and a half now. 327 00:16:15,770 --> 00:16:18,600 I recently got a call from someone who detected 328 00:16:18,770 --> 00:16:21,100 strange anomalies on the ranch. 329 00:16:21,270 --> 00:16:22,400 If that has anything to do 330 00:16:22,570 --> 00:16:25,100 with what's been happening to me and Duane, 331 00:16:25,270 --> 00:16:27,100 I'm gonna get to the bottom of it. 332 00:16:27,270 --> 00:16:28,800 There's a lot of things going on 333 00:16:28,970 --> 00:16:30,970 on this ranch that people don't understand. 334 00:16:31,130 --> 00:16:34,660 I'm making it my mission to finally get some answers. 335 00:16:34,830 --> 00:16:36,060 See you later, Charlie. 336 00:16:48,070 --> 00:16:49,612 Got to get these out of here. 337 00:16:49,636 --> 00:16:52,900 - See, I think that's even floor material right there. - Yeah. 338 00:16:53,070 --> 00:16:55,630 - You think we're already there? - Yeah, I think that's the hole. 339 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,800 - There. - Yeah. 340 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,470 Would have been a great place to store. 341 00:17:03,630 --> 00:17:04,860 Yep. 342 00:17:05,030 --> 00:17:07,500 This is now our fourth day of excavation. 343 00:17:07,670 --> 00:17:09,670 Just working in the Keyhole Chamber, 344 00:17:09,830 --> 00:17:11,660 making sure that we don't miss anything. 345 00:17:11,830 --> 00:17:15,360 So far, we've covered about 70% of the chamber. 346 00:17:15,530 --> 00:17:18,060 We haven't found any additional gold ingots yet, 347 00:17:18,230 --> 00:17:20,860 but I'm still hopeful there's more in here to be found. 348 00:17:23,100 --> 00:17:24,700 I'm hitting something. 349 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:30,000 I think I can get my hand... yeah, got my hand around. 350 00:17:33,370 --> 00:17:35,470 - What the hell is this? - What is that? 351 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:41,800 - That glass is old. - It was a big jug. 352 00:17:41,970 --> 00:17:44,010 - It was a big jug. - Now that is old. Look at that. 353 00:17:45,300 --> 00:17:46,970 That is old glass, man. 354 00:17:48,870 --> 00:17:51,500 You see how that glass is not perfect? 355 00:17:51,670 --> 00:17:53,570 - Yeah. - See how it's lopsided? 356 00:17:53,730 --> 00:17:56,500 This is an applied lip. So that's old style. 357 00:17:56,670 --> 00:17:57,806 They just took a piece of glass 358 00:17:57,830 --> 00:17:59,860 and wrapped it around there to make the lip. 359 00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:02,000 Maybe 1870s, but probably before that, 360 00:18:02,170 --> 00:18:04,640 1860s, 1850s. 361 00:18:07,100 --> 00:18:09,770 Well, that would set right in with that Mormon era here 362 00:18:09,930 --> 00:18:12,660 when they... from the 1850s onward. 363 00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:16,400 You know? 364 00:18:16,570 --> 00:18:18,670 Well, somebody had a stash 365 00:18:18,830 --> 00:18:21,260 - right there in that hole, beneath the floor. - Yeah. 366 00:18:22,170 --> 00:18:24,600 And along with the other artifacts we found, 367 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:27,200 that wasn't the Aztecs who put them there. 368 00:18:27,370 --> 00:18:29,100 - This is something, man. - Yeah. 369 00:18:29,270 --> 00:18:30,770 This is some incredible finds. 370 00:18:31,870 --> 00:18:34,100 All of the artifacts we're finding in here are pointing 371 00:18:34,270 --> 00:18:36,200 to the fact that modern people were in here. 372 00:18:37,370 --> 00:18:39,370 Based on the design of the glass, 373 00:18:39,530 --> 00:18:41,200 it's from the early Mormon era. 374 00:18:41,370 --> 00:18:43,370 And if we're talking Mormon era, 375 00:18:43,530 --> 00:18:45,800 Thomas Rhoads could have been down here. 376 00:18:46,370 --> 00:18:48,970 There's a story that he once arrived at Salt Lake City 377 00:18:49,130 --> 00:18:52,560 with so much gold that ingots were falling off of his wagon 378 00:18:52,730 --> 00:18:54,660 on his way through town. 379 00:18:54,830 --> 00:18:58,760 We think Thomas Rhoads financed Mormonism with gold 380 00:18:58,930 --> 00:19:00,960 from the Uinta Mountains. 381 00:19:01,130 --> 00:19:03,160 And I believe they were successful. 382 00:19:03,330 --> 00:19:06,760 I believe that that success is what a lot of the legends 383 00:19:06,930 --> 00:19:08,160 were built off of. 384 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,100 It just makes me think 385 00:19:10,270 --> 00:19:12,370 that we're onto something really big right now. 386 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,570 All right, we've got a lot of stuff. 387 00:19:16,730 --> 00:19:18,700 And more sections still left to excavate, 388 00:19:18,870 --> 00:19:20,370 so let's keep going. 389 00:19:20,530 --> 00:19:21,806 Go ahead and grab some with your shovel. 390 00:19:21,830 --> 00:19:23,390 There's still enough material in there. 391 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,770 Thanks for coming. I appreciate it. 392 00:19:44,170 --> 00:19:46,100 - Hey, Ron, how you doing? - Hey James. 393 00:19:47,100 --> 00:19:49,400 The next morning before the team returns 394 00:19:49,570 --> 00:19:51,300 to the Keyhole excavation, 395 00:19:51,470 --> 00:19:54,700 Ron and James are meeting with Mormon expert 396 00:19:54,870 --> 00:19:58,700 Dr. Roger Blomquist to decipher a clue that might lead 397 00:19:58,870 --> 00:20:01,600 to more chambers of Aztec gold. 398 00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:07,000 You bet, only way to travel. 399 00:20:08,070 --> 00:20:10,600 Through my research the past few weeks, 400 00:20:10,770 --> 00:20:13,370 I'm convinced that the Keyhole Chamber 401 00:20:13,530 --> 00:20:15,560 isn't the only place with stored treasure. 402 00:20:15,730 --> 00:20:17,360 We're looking for other chambers 403 00:20:17,530 --> 00:20:20,100 where there could be Aztec gold. 404 00:20:20,270 --> 00:20:22,870 And I think the Rhoads Journal was the Mormon's search 405 00:20:23,030 --> 00:20:24,760 for all of those chambers. 406 00:20:24,930 --> 00:20:29,860 And one passage I found in particular piqued my interest. 407 00:20:30,030 --> 00:20:32,260 They seem to be very old, written in some kind 408 00:20:32,430 --> 00:20:33,760 of a language, a map. 409 00:20:33,930 --> 00:20:37,000 It may be Deseret, the Deseret alphabet. 410 00:20:37,170 --> 00:20:40,770 If something was written in a code with a map, 411 00:20:40,930 --> 00:20:43,100 my treasure-hunting senses are always up. 412 00:20:43,270 --> 00:20:45,570 So, to help us decipher this passage, 413 00:20:45,730 --> 00:20:47,600 I'm meeting with Dr. Blomquist, 414 00:20:47,770 --> 00:20:49,870 who is very knowledgeable on Mormon history. 415 00:20:50,900 --> 00:20:55,000 So, this was in between two of the pages 416 00:20:55,170 --> 00:20:58,470 and we think we know what it might be. 417 00:20:58,630 --> 00:21:02,700 What it is, this is the old antiquated obsolete. 418 00:21:02,870 --> 00:21:05,070 Deseret alphabet. 419 00:21:05,230 --> 00:21:08,260 The Deseret alphabet is a phonetic alphabet. 420 00:21:09,370 --> 00:21:12,370 It started in the 1850s 421 00:21:12,530 --> 00:21:15,760 - and lasted for about 20 years, give or take. - Really? 422 00:21:15,930 --> 00:21:18,260 Under Brigham Young, the Deseret alphabet 423 00:21:18,430 --> 00:21:22,000 was created for Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory. 424 00:21:22,170 --> 00:21:26,500 Its cryptic characters made it nearly impossible for outsiders 425 00:21:26,670 --> 00:21:30,970 to decipher and perfect for writing coded messages. 426 00:21:32,270 --> 00:21:34,000 So, Doc, can you decipher this? 427 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,400 Yeah. Yeah. 428 00:21:41,570 --> 00:21:43,770 And we'll take it sentence by sentence and break it down 429 00:21:43,930 --> 00:21:46,000 and correlate with Ron with what he knows. 430 00:21:47,300 --> 00:21:51,270 OK, so the first line, "Have had the offering in hand" 431 00:21:51,430 --> 00:21:53,560 "and come to believe there are others." 432 00:21:55,370 --> 00:21:59,370 "Chief is gone, but many of his people have spoken 433 00:21:59,530 --> 00:22:02,960 of property of ancients in the breathing earth." 434 00:22:04,670 --> 00:22:06,470 Breathing earth to me would be caves. 435 00:22:06,630 --> 00:22:08,600 - A cave system. - A cave system. 436 00:22:08,770 --> 00:22:12,200 And I think maybe the property of the ancients must mean 437 00:22:12,370 --> 00:22:15,300 the Aztecs, the Aztec treasure. 438 00:22:15,470 --> 00:22:17,100 - You agree with that James? - Yeah. 439 00:22:17,270 --> 00:22:19,070 The Aztecs were the ancients. 440 00:22:20,170 --> 00:22:21,800 OK, so the next line... 441 00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:26,000 "Small hawk leads to stairs of gold." 442 00:22:26,170 --> 00:22:28,870 "Big hands hold safe the Golden Staircase." 443 00:22:30,470 --> 00:22:32,800 "I believe this could be the big resting place." 444 00:22:32,970 --> 00:22:34,670 "Big," I would imagine, means important. 445 00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:39,500 So this is interesting to me because, 446 00:22:39,670 --> 00:22:41,000 based on my research, 447 00:22:41,170 --> 00:22:42,970 it's not just the Keyhole Chamber 448 00:22:43,130 --> 00:22:44,400 that contained gold. 449 00:22:44,570 --> 00:22:46,670 We believe there's several locations 450 00:22:46,830 --> 00:22:49,700 where this treasure could be. 451 00:22:49,870 --> 00:22:51,870 Maybe what this Golden Staircase, 452 00:22:52,030 --> 00:22:55,260 whatever it is, holds this treasure. 453 00:22:57,300 --> 00:23:00,270 And I think that's what the maps are trying to lead us 454 00:23:00,430 --> 00:23:02,000 - to in the journal. - For sure. 455 00:23:03,900 --> 00:23:08,000 So the passage that Dr. Blomquist translated 456 00:23:08,170 --> 00:23:10,370 indicates there is another chamber of gold 457 00:23:10,530 --> 00:23:11,860 called the Golden Staircase. 458 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:15,270 What we gotta do now is find the location of it. 459 00:23:16,370 --> 00:23:18,000 Thank you so much, Roger. 460 00:23:18,170 --> 00:23:19,800 It was my pleasure. 461 00:23:19,970 --> 00:23:21,570 There's no description 462 00:23:21,730 --> 00:23:23,900 of what the Golden Staircase looks like. 463 00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:26,170 Are the stairs themselves gold? 464 00:23:26,330 --> 00:23:27,330 We don't know. 465 00:23:27,370 --> 00:23:29,600 All we have to go on is this map. 466 00:23:29,770 --> 00:23:32,300 So I still need to research this a bit more. 467 00:23:32,470 --> 00:23:34,770 But one thing is clear, that this may be 468 00:23:34,930 --> 00:23:37,460 the most important thing in the journal, 469 00:23:37,630 --> 00:23:39,600 is the Golden Staircase. That's our next target. 470 00:23:48,870 --> 00:23:51,970 2 Appreciate you coming back out. I know it's a long trip. 471 00:23:52,130 --> 00:23:53,546 Yeah, it's been about a... 472 00:23:53,570 --> 00:23:55,890 - It's been a few months since I've been here last. - Yeah. 473 00:23:57,770 --> 00:24:01,170 As the fifth day of the Keyhole excavation begins, 474 00:24:01,330 --> 00:24:05,600 Charlie has invited physicist and engineer Dr. Jim Segala 475 00:24:05,770 --> 00:24:07,600 back to the ranch. 476 00:24:07,770 --> 00:24:10,670 Segala placed seismic recording devices 477 00:24:10,830 --> 00:24:12,460 on the property last year 478 00:24:12,630 --> 00:24:16,100 and uncovered unexplained electromagnetic activity 479 00:24:16,270 --> 00:24:17,670 on the ranch. 480 00:24:17,830 --> 00:24:20,860 Now he's returned to Blind Frog to discuss 481 00:24:21,030 --> 00:24:24,400 another mysterious anomaly deep below the surface. 482 00:24:26,470 --> 00:24:29,300 Something strange going on under the property. 483 00:24:29,470 --> 00:24:31,570 Some days ago there was a earthquake 484 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:34,370 right underneath Blind Frog. 485 00:24:34,530 --> 00:24:37,300 In fact, it's right smack dab in the center of it. 486 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:40,300 It was very strange for this area. 487 00:24:42,670 --> 00:24:45,770 That's interesting, because we felt that 488 00:24:45,930 --> 00:24:48,360 when we were underground heading to the Keyhole Chamber. 489 00:24:49,670 --> 00:24:52,000 - Hey, you guys hear that? - What was that? 490 00:24:52,170 --> 00:24:54,340 Sounds like something rumbling underneath us. 491 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:58,400 It's about 70 kilometers deep, 492 00:24:58,570 --> 00:25:00,070 - which is pretty deep. - Wow. 493 00:25:00,230 --> 00:25:02,560 It was into the mantle. 494 00:25:02,730 --> 00:25:06,200 On September 10th, a rare earthquake struck Utah 495 00:25:06,370 --> 00:25:09,070 68 kilometers below the surface. 496 00:25:09,230 --> 00:25:13,360 At more than 10 times the depth of typical Utah quakes, 497 00:25:13,530 --> 00:25:16,000 this one occurred in the Earth's mantle. 498 00:25:18,470 --> 00:25:22,200 It's very possible there is something strange 499 00:25:22,370 --> 00:25:23,800 under this property 500 00:25:23,970 --> 00:25:26,200 that's causing all the things happening. 501 00:25:27,870 --> 00:25:30,270 So I worked on a little bit of a plan 502 00:25:30,430 --> 00:25:32,700 to put some devices out there, 503 00:25:32,870 --> 00:25:35,270 record over a period of 24 hours, 504 00:25:35,430 --> 00:25:38,460 and see if we can actually measure this thing. 505 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:43,400 Well, given this information, I would say let's get started. 506 00:25:43,570 --> 00:25:44,770 Yeah. 507 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,470 Dr. Segala is strategically placing sensors 508 00:25:50,630 --> 00:25:52,560 around Blind Frog Ranch. 509 00:25:52,730 --> 00:25:55,000 If they detect underground anomalies, 510 00:25:55,170 --> 00:25:58,370 he'll use those hits to triangulate the source, 511 00:25:58,530 --> 00:26:02,260 zeroing in on the true epicenter of the disturbances. 512 00:26:06,230 --> 00:26:08,100 So we're gonna leave it in here, 513 00:26:08,270 --> 00:26:11,170 try to get it as flat as possible, 514 00:26:11,330 --> 00:26:13,160 and then we're gonna come back later tomorrow 515 00:26:13,330 --> 00:26:15,360 and basically pick the data out. 516 00:26:15,530 --> 00:26:16,530 - That's it? - That's it. 517 00:26:16,670 --> 00:26:18,200 - OK. - Very, very simple. 518 00:26:19,170 --> 00:26:22,100 It makes me wonder if these underground anomalies 519 00:26:22,270 --> 00:26:24,770 have anything to do with Duane and I getting 520 00:26:24,930 --> 00:26:26,560 sick and then maybe 521 00:26:26,730 --> 00:26:31,200 we were impacted by whatever is going on here. 522 00:26:31,370 --> 00:26:33,200 I'm gonna lay it right down in here. 523 00:26:33,370 --> 00:26:36,570 We're hoping that Dr. Segala's equipment will be able 524 00:26:36,730 --> 00:26:39,900 to pinpoint what's happening in the Blind Frog Ranch. 525 00:26:41,870 --> 00:26:42,870 And that's it. 526 00:26:53,430 --> 00:26:54,430 Not there. 527 00:26:55,770 --> 00:26:57,050 We've detected all of this here. 528 00:26:57,170 --> 00:26:59,470 We've dug through all of this around us. 529 00:26:59,630 --> 00:27:00,906 I mean, we have explored this room, 530 00:27:00,930 --> 00:27:02,650 and I'm not hitting any other metal targets. 531 00:27:04,270 --> 00:27:07,670 After six grueling days of excavation, 532 00:27:07,830 --> 00:27:10,760 the team has finally cleared the Keyhole Chamber. 533 00:27:10,930 --> 00:27:14,600 But the long search failed to yield any additional treasure. 534 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,870 All right. 535 00:27:18,030 --> 00:27:20,360 I think we searched the entire chamber. 536 00:27:20,530 --> 00:27:21,530 We've been through... 537 00:27:23,500 --> 00:27:25,370 I don't know where else to look. 538 00:27:25,530 --> 00:27:27,700 Yeah, I mean, God, we worked everything. 539 00:27:27,870 --> 00:27:30,370 I mean, down to the floor, you know? 540 00:27:31,370 --> 00:27:33,100 - No, I've detected all of this. - Yeah. 541 00:27:33,270 --> 00:27:35,790 - This is all... - I don't think there's gonna be anything else. 542 00:27:37,270 --> 00:27:38,900 We've been through everything. 543 00:27:39,770 --> 00:27:43,000 - So this is it. - OK. 544 00:27:45,470 --> 00:27:48,070 We have excavated everything in this room. 545 00:27:48,230 --> 00:27:49,800 We've taken everything down to bedrock. 546 00:27:49,970 --> 00:27:51,970 We've searched every nook and cranny. 547 00:27:52,130 --> 00:27:54,000 We have been all over this thing. 548 00:27:54,700 --> 00:27:56,670 We found every artifact there is to find in here. 549 00:27:58,000 --> 00:27:59,370 I'm confident there's nothing else 550 00:27:59,530 --> 00:28:01,500 left in this room. We've gotten it all. 551 00:28:02,570 --> 00:28:04,170 Keyhole Chamber's done. 552 00:28:05,900 --> 00:28:09,000 Based on the evidence, the team believes that the gold 553 00:28:09,170 --> 00:28:12,170 that was once stored here in the Keyhole Chamber 554 00:28:12,330 --> 00:28:15,360 was already cleared out by the Mormons. 555 00:28:15,530 --> 00:28:18,000 But as the excavation of the Keyhole Chamber 556 00:28:18,170 --> 00:28:19,370 comes to an end, 557 00:28:19,530 --> 00:28:23,500 the chase for the Aztec gold is only beginning. 558 00:28:23,670 --> 00:28:25,270 It's a huge accomplishment 559 00:28:25,430 --> 00:28:26,800 to find something that was lost 560 00:28:26,970 --> 00:28:28,670 for over a century. 561 00:28:28,830 --> 00:28:30,560 I mean, this is a huge moment for us, 562 00:28:30,730 --> 00:28:34,500 but our work's not done. We've got a lot more to do. 563 00:28:34,670 --> 00:28:38,270 I'm sure that gold had friends at one time. 564 00:28:38,430 --> 00:28:39,990 I want to know where the rest of it is. 565 00:28:41,870 --> 00:28:44,370 I spent years looking for this spot. 566 00:28:44,530 --> 00:28:47,000 Spent blood, sweat, tears, and lots of money 567 00:28:47,170 --> 00:28:49,270 to get us to right here. 568 00:28:49,430 --> 00:28:52,000 I'll be damned if we're gonna stop here. 569 00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:54,670 I agree. You know what? 570 00:28:54,830 --> 00:28:58,000 If we found this chamber, we can find the others. 571 00:28:59,100 --> 00:29:00,100 Damn right. 572 00:29:01,170 --> 00:29:04,400 After so long looking for this thing, 573 00:29:04,570 --> 00:29:06,800 you have all these different feelings. 574 00:29:06,970 --> 00:29:10,070 You can't imagine what it felt like 575 00:29:10,230 --> 00:29:13,560 to find those gold ingots. 576 00:29:13,730 --> 00:29:15,600 It's gold. It's plain as day. 577 00:29:15,770 --> 00:29:18,170 - Ho-ho-ho! - , yeah. 578 00:29:19,370 --> 00:29:21,100 Yeah, it was only three. 579 00:29:21,270 --> 00:29:23,770 And do I wish it was more? Absolutely. 580 00:29:23,930 --> 00:29:26,160 But it just tells us another part of the story, 581 00:29:26,330 --> 00:29:27,660 that it was here. 582 00:29:27,830 --> 00:29:29,700 All right, let's wrap everything up. 583 00:29:29,870 --> 00:29:31,600 We got to get all this stuff out of here, 584 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:33,770 have all these artifacts analyzed. 585 00:29:33,930 --> 00:29:36,400 We need to head back, regroup with my father, 586 00:29:36,570 --> 00:29:38,600 and track down those other chambers. 587 00:29:38,770 --> 00:29:39,770 Yeah, let's go. 588 00:29:41,170 --> 00:29:42,870 My dad's research is saying 589 00:29:43,030 --> 00:29:45,160 that there could be six more chambers out there. 590 00:29:46,270 --> 00:29:48,270 If that's the case, we can't stop. 591 00:29:48,430 --> 00:29:51,260 You ready for that several-hundred-feet crawl? 592 00:29:51,430 --> 00:29:52,860 Yeah, here we go. 593 00:29:54,300 --> 00:29:56,200 This is definitely the Keyhole Chamber. 594 00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:00,200 This chamber existed and that tells me that the other ones 595 00:30:00,370 --> 00:30:01,540 probably do too. 596 00:30:02,670 --> 00:30:05,670 We won't stop until we track down those other chambers 597 00:30:05,830 --> 00:30:07,260 and find the rest of this gold. 598 00:30:16,170 --> 00:30:18,100 2 All right, let's wrap everything up. 599 00:30:18,270 --> 00:30:20,000 We gotta get all this stuff out of here. 600 00:30:20,170 --> 00:30:21,970 Have all these artifacts analyzed. 601 00:30:22,130 --> 00:30:24,870 We need to head back, regroup with my father 602 00:30:25,030 --> 00:30:26,870 and track down those other chambers. 603 00:30:27,030 --> 00:30:29,000 Yeah, let's go. 604 00:30:29,170 --> 00:30:32,400 After completing the excavation of the Keyhole Chamber, 605 00:30:32,570 --> 00:30:35,500 the team believes Thomas Rhoads removed 606 00:30:35,670 --> 00:30:38,170 all the gold that was once stored inside 607 00:30:38,330 --> 00:30:41,000 and will now set their sights on other caches 608 00:30:41,170 --> 00:30:43,500 of Aztec treasure in the area. 609 00:30:43,670 --> 00:30:46,870 With the Keyhole Chamber completely excavated and empty, 610 00:30:47,030 --> 00:30:48,460 we need to move on. 611 00:30:49,170 --> 00:30:51,470 There's more gold to be found out there. 612 00:30:57,370 --> 00:30:59,670 Let's see what we've got going here. 613 00:30:59,830 --> 00:31:01,100 Let's get that topo. 614 00:31:02,300 --> 00:31:04,700 Based on my research, there's six other chambers 615 00:31:04,870 --> 00:31:06,100 of gold out there. 616 00:31:06,270 --> 00:31:08,770 And after Blomquist deciphered this passage 617 00:31:08,930 --> 00:31:11,500 from the Rhoads Journal, I believe we found one of them. 618 00:31:12,870 --> 00:31:14,100 James and I spoke 619 00:31:14,270 --> 00:31:16,770 with a Mormon expert, Dr. Blomquist, 620 00:31:16,930 --> 00:31:18,300 and he was able to decipher 621 00:31:18,470 --> 00:31:20,100 this passage in the Rhoads Journal. 622 00:31:21,100 --> 00:31:23,770 "Small hawk leads to stairs of gold. 623 00:31:23,930 --> 00:31:27,160 "Big hands hold safe the Golden Staircase. 624 00:31:27,330 --> 00:31:29,660 I believe this could be the big resting place." 625 00:31:29,830 --> 00:31:31,430 "Big," I would imagine, means important. 626 00:31:32,570 --> 00:31:35,100 I believe that this Golden Staircase is one 627 00:31:35,270 --> 00:31:37,170 of the other six chambers. 628 00:31:37,330 --> 00:31:40,260 They are caches of gold from the Aztecs. 629 00:31:41,670 --> 00:31:44,900 This map is depicting somewhere in the Uinta Mountains, 630 00:31:45,070 --> 00:31:47,570 but all we have to go on are these symbols 631 00:31:47,730 --> 00:31:50,460 and the topography drawings, which stands out to me 632 00:31:50,630 --> 00:31:54,100 as this H symbol here, which is often used to signify 633 00:31:54,270 --> 00:31:55,800 something of important. 634 00:31:55,970 --> 00:31:59,070 I think that could be the Golden Staircase entrance. 635 00:32:01,300 --> 00:32:03,180 It's gonna be hard to decipher, but we're trying 636 00:32:03,230 --> 00:32:05,460 to look at the topo and figure out 637 00:32:05,630 --> 00:32:07,060 if the land formation looks 638 00:32:07,230 --> 00:32:09,260 like what's drawn on Thomas Rhoads' map. 639 00:32:10,270 --> 00:32:11,590 What we're looking at on the topo 640 00:32:11,670 --> 00:32:14,770 is some similarity to the map that's in the journal. 641 00:32:14,930 --> 00:32:16,600 These two lines could be ridge lines. 642 00:32:16,770 --> 00:32:18,300 It might be a valley. 643 00:32:18,770 --> 00:32:20,930 We just don't know until we get out there and maybe see 644 00:32:21,070 --> 00:32:23,470 some similarities to what's on the map in the journal. 645 00:32:25,870 --> 00:32:27,406 Well, James, you were talking about something 646 00:32:27,430 --> 00:32:28,700 over here, weren't you? 647 00:32:28,870 --> 00:32:31,800 Yeah, more on an eastern direction, 648 00:32:31,970 --> 00:32:33,870 right up in this area. 649 00:32:34,030 --> 00:32:35,700 Right here, there was a ridge here, 650 00:32:35,870 --> 00:32:38,400 a ridge line here, but it's not an exact match. 651 00:32:39,470 --> 00:32:41,100 It's not a ridge, but it's linear. 652 00:32:41,270 --> 00:32:43,370 It has sort of the shape of that. 653 00:32:43,530 --> 00:32:45,760 But then, I mean, how sure are we 654 00:32:45,930 --> 00:32:48,400 that it was gonna be an exact 655 00:32:48,570 --> 00:32:50,270 - way of drawing? - Yeah, it's hand drawn. 656 00:32:50,430 --> 00:32:52,660 - Yeah, he's not above looking down. - No, hand drawn. 657 00:32:52,830 --> 00:32:55,100 He's on a ridge drawing from a ridge line. 658 00:32:55,270 --> 00:32:57,470 And we have the benefit of this modern map. 659 00:32:57,630 --> 00:32:59,160 Right, right, and who then... 660 00:32:59,330 --> 00:33:00,730 - He didn't have that. - Yeah. 661 00:33:01,870 --> 00:33:05,570 I mean, there's lots of ridges in this country here. 662 00:33:05,730 --> 00:33:08,100 We've got a few locations. 663 00:33:08,270 --> 00:33:09,706 We just need to narrow it down because we've got 664 00:33:09,730 --> 00:33:10,800 to start somewhere. 665 00:33:10,970 --> 00:33:13,170 Maybe this area up here then fits that. 666 00:33:13,330 --> 00:33:15,500 And we've got two ridges coming in on either side, 667 00:33:15,670 --> 00:33:17,970 just like this. The angles look right. 668 00:33:18,130 --> 00:33:20,460 It's the only spot that has two ridges close together 669 00:33:20,630 --> 00:33:22,506 in the way that this looks like it's orientated. 670 00:33:22,530 --> 00:33:24,250 So maybe that's our target zone right there. 671 00:33:25,870 --> 00:33:28,670 The team has identified a location just northeast 672 00:33:28,830 --> 00:33:31,960 of Blind Frog Ranch that seems to align 673 00:33:32,130 --> 00:33:34,800 with the Golden Staircase map from the journal. 674 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:38,970 - Maybe Chili and I should go out there and investigate that. - OK. 675 00:33:39,130 --> 00:33:41,000 From there, we'll have to improvise 676 00:33:41,170 --> 00:33:44,300 and see if we can locate any other markers from this map. 677 00:33:44,470 --> 00:33:46,470 Just prepare for a pretty long hike. 678 00:33:48,870 --> 00:33:51,570 My dad uncovering this Golden Staircase 679 00:33:51,730 --> 00:33:53,400 is a great lead for us. 680 00:33:53,570 --> 00:33:54,970 All right, I think we got a plan. 681 00:33:55,130 --> 00:33:56,760 We're gonna get to work. 682 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:01,470 The great thing about treasure hunts is you're always 683 00:34:01,630 --> 00:34:02,630 uncovering something new. 684 00:34:06,500 --> 00:34:08,400 Maybe we go up through here, Alex. 685 00:34:12,770 --> 00:34:14,410 Starting to get rocky right through here, 686 00:34:14,530 --> 00:34:16,500 so the trees are starting to open up. 687 00:34:17,770 --> 00:34:21,370 The hunt for the Golden Staircase begins two miles 688 00:34:21,530 --> 00:34:24,760 northeast of the ranch on a ridge line of the Uintas 689 00:34:24,930 --> 00:34:27,660 that reaches 12,000 feet in elevation 690 00:34:27,830 --> 00:34:30,460 and stretches 43 miles long. 691 00:34:31,570 --> 00:34:33,946 We're seeing a marker on the map that we think maybe indicates 692 00:34:33,970 --> 00:34:35,500 where the Golden Staircase is. 693 00:34:35,670 --> 00:34:38,000 It looks kind of like the shape of an H. 694 00:34:38,170 --> 00:34:40,000 And that can indicate some sort of opening, 695 00:34:40,170 --> 00:34:41,600 an entrance, a portal. 696 00:34:41,770 --> 00:34:44,370 And if we can figure out where these other markers are, 697 00:34:44,530 --> 00:34:47,260 we can orient ourselves and find that marker. 698 00:34:51,770 --> 00:34:54,000 There's a rock outcrop right there. 699 00:34:58,100 --> 00:35:00,300 Yeah, this must be the top of that ridge line. 700 00:35:02,370 --> 00:35:03,900 Find a good little lookout. 701 00:35:08,100 --> 00:35:09,206 Yeah, this looks good right here, 702 00:35:09,230 --> 00:35:11,430 good vantage point. 703 00:35:13,900 --> 00:35:15,746 Well, by looking on the map, you think you can find 704 00:35:15,770 --> 00:35:16,970 the exact spot where we're at? 705 00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:22,180 That's this jut right here. 706 00:35:23,370 --> 00:35:25,370 So I think we're right about here. 707 00:35:25,530 --> 00:35:26,760 OK. 708 00:35:26,930 --> 00:35:28,560 - Let's get that journal out. - OK. 709 00:35:28,730 --> 00:35:30,730 Because I want to compare it to the geography here. 710 00:35:32,170 --> 00:35:34,100 So I'm thinking that this 711 00:35:34,270 --> 00:35:35,446 is the ridge line we're standing on 712 00:35:35,470 --> 00:35:36,470 - right now. - OK. 713 00:35:37,770 --> 00:35:39,200 And I'm thinking that this is 714 00:35:39,370 --> 00:35:41,000 depicting this cliff edge right here. 715 00:35:42,170 --> 00:35:43,970 I think that's right over there. 716 00:35:44,130 --> 00:35:45,290 And you see this symbol here? 717 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:47,500 What is that? 718 00:35:47,670 --> 00:35:49,070 To me, it looks like it's a marking 719 00:35:49,170 --> 00:35:50,606 that's like a depression in the ground. 720 00:35:50,630 --> 00:35:53,860 Maybe it's an old working, like a prospect or something. 721 00:35:54,030 --> 00:35:55,260 Let's follow the ridge line 722 00:35:55,430 --> 00:35:57,430 and search for something that could be this symbol. 723 00:35:58,370 --> 00:35:59,870 We have to be able to figure out 724 00:36:00,100 --> 00:36:02,370 what this meant to whoever the heck put this in here. 725 00:36:04,100 --> 00:36:06,400 Deciphering treasure maps is hard. 726 00:36:06,570 --> 00:36:09,070 You don't know what the author of that meant, you know, 727 00:36:09,230 --> 00:36:11,560 what they were thinking, what that symbol meant to them. 728 00:36:11,730 --> 00:36:14,160 It might be difficult to spot all these years later 729 00:36:14,330 --> 00:36:16,500 because the landscape changes constantly. 730 00:36:16,670 --> 00:36:20,170 It's tough, but this is what my dad and I live for, 731 00:36:20,330 --> 00:36:23,000 using the past to figure out the present. 732 00:36:23,170 --> 00:36:25,270 Let's get down, let's find more of these clues. 733 00:36:25,430 --> 00:36:27,560 Let's head out, maybe down the ridge this way. 734 00:36:28,700 --> 00:36:30,100 All right, let's do it, man. 735 00:36:39,100 --> 00:36:40,400 2 Data back already, Jim? 736 00:36:40,570 --> 00:36:42,570 Yeah, it was amazing. Absolutely amazing. 737 00:36:43,470 --> 00:36:46,270 And we were able to correlate those with their timestamps. 738 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:51,170 After placing recording devices around Blind Frog Ranch 739 00:36:51,330 --> 00:36:55,460 yesterday, Dr. Segala has returned to share his findings. 740 00:36:56,670 --> 00:36:58,870 After looking at it for quite a while, 741 00:36:59,030 --> 00:37:01,870 we saw a periodic bump 742 00:37:02,030 --> 00:37:05,660 in three spots at about an hour and a half interval. 743 00:37:07,470 --> 00:37:08,970 So every hour and a half, 744 00:37:09,130 --> 00:37:11,060 you would see a bump in each one. 745 00:37:12,700 --> 00:37:14,800 So that leads me to believe 746 00:37:14,970 --> 00:37:17,870 that there's this undulating, large energy mass 747 00:37:18,030 --> 00:37:19,760 that was flowing around the ground. 748 00:37:20,900 --> 00:37:25,100 That could be the thing that's actually disturbing the plates 749 00:37:25,270 --> 00:37:29,370 and making it slip and go... and crash into each other. 750 00:37:29,530 --> 00:37:33,000 But it's not a continuous energy flow, 751 00:37:33,170 --> 00:37:36,200 it has different densities depending on where it is. 752 00:37:36,370 --> 00:37:38,370 And the biggest density, the biggest spike, 753 00:37:38,530 --> 00:37:40,160 was at the Bead Site. 754 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:42,370 It could be the epicenter. 755 00:37:43,470 --> 00:37:45,970 This type of thing, if it's strong enough, 756 00:37:46,130 --> 00:37:49,360 the human body's gonna perceive that as something dangerous. 757 00:37:49,530 --> 00:37:51,900 That's why you see a lot of people that have these 758 00:37:52,070 --> 00:37:53,570 autoimmune symptoms. 759 00:37:54,570 --> 00:37:55,970 This concerns me. 760 00:37:56,130 --> 00:37:58,200 Could this be what's made some of our team sick? 761 00:38:00,570 --> 00:38:02,010 Well, that's a really good question. 762 00:38:02,070 --> 00:38:04,170 That's something that we're trying to understand. 763 00:38:05,270 --> 00:38:08,370 It's very possible that this energy system 764 00:38:08,530 --> 00:38:11,660 that's underneath here is actually causing that. 765 00:38:11,830 --> 00:38:13,960 The closer you are to the source, 766 00:38:14,130 --> 00:38:16,160 the more dangerous that's gonna become. 767 00:38:17,470 --> 00:38:21,500 That all could tie into working in that area. 768 00:38:21,670 --> 00:38:22,800 Yep. 769 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:27,070 Thank you for your time. Thank you for your effort. 770 00:38:27,230 --> 00:38:30,860 This really helps us continue to put things together. 771 00:38:31,030 --> 00:38:32,260 Absolutely. 772 00:38:32,430 --> 00:38:34,400 You have a place to now go and look. 773 00:38:34,570 --> 00:38:36,770 - Yeah. - Which is super important in science. 774 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:42,570 The Bead Site looks to be at the center of this vortex. 775 00:38:42,730 --> 00:38:44,560 There's always been strange things happening 776 00:38:44,730 --> 00:38:45,946 at that site, 777 00:38:45,970 --> 00:38:48,770 so we have to get out there and investigate it further. 778 00:38:48,930 --> 00:38:51,160 We've got to solve the problem. 779 00:38:51,330 --> 00:38:52,346 - Thanks, Jim. - Thank you. 780 00:38:52,370 --> 00:38:53,370 - Yeah. - Appreciate it. 781 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:13,370 Trying to figure out how they thought and what they saw. 782 00:39:14,970 --> 00:39:18,670 I'm hoping that we'll know when we find it. 783 00:39:18,830 --> 00:39:21,000 After an hour of hiking down mountain, 784 00:39:21,170 --> 00:39:23,000 Josh and Chili continue 785 00:39:23,170 --> 00:39:25,170 their search for the first marker 786 00:39:25,330 --> 00:39:27,460 on the Golden Staircase map. 787 00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:37,900 Like in down this direction? 788 00:39:39,900 --> 00:39:42,400 Yeah, it looks like it opens up here. 789 00:39:42,570 --> 00:39:45,970 It's just, I mean, this isn't looking right, right? 790 00:39:46,130 --> 00:39:47,130 No, I mean... 791 00:39:48,370 --> 00:39:49,970 Get the map out real quick. 792 00:39:53,470 --> 00:39:54,670 Yeah, where are we at, here? 793 00:39:56,370 --> 00:39:57,770 Yeah, I mean, we're down in it. 794 00:39:57,930 --> 00:39:59,900 It's just, I'm not seeing much. 795 00:40:00,070 --> 00:40:02,600 I mean, where, I mean, Rhoads... 796 00:40:02,770 --> 00:40:04,300 where in the hell was Rhoads? 797 00:40:05,470 --> 00:40:06,500 Man. 798 00:40:10,570 --> 00:40:11,970 I just don't know, Alex. 799 00:40:12,470 --> 00:40:14,400 All I see is a bunch of trees. 800 00:40:16,900 --> 00:40:18,000 The thing is, it's like, 801 00:40:18,170 --> 00:40:19,370 OK, the ridge line's up there. 802 00:40:20,270 --> 00:40:23,270 If those clues were to fit, like, I would think 803 00:40:23,430 --> 00:40:25,200 that we'd have found more than this. 804 00:40:30,700 --> 00:40:32,070 Where the hell do you go with it? 805 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:40,870 We could be very near that treasure right now. 806 00:40:41,030 --> 00:40:43,660 Next time on "Blind Frog Ranch"... 807 00:40:43,830 --> 00:40:46,360 This could be Thomas Rhoads' base camp. 808 00:40:46,530 --> 00:40:49,500 The team tracks the journal's cryptic markings... 809 00:40:49,670 --> 00:40:51,800 This definitely would fit the timeline. 810 00:40:51,970 --> 00:40:55,470 To a strange barrier that could open the way 811 00:40:55,630 --> 00:40:57,260 to the Golden Staircase. 812 00:40:57,430 --> 00:41:00,700 What if this is an entrance into some sort of a mine? 813 00:41:00,870 --> 00:41:03,170 James digs into the past... 814 00:41:03,330 --> 00:41:05,760 Tell me, you know, what I'm looking at here. 815 00:41:05,930 --> 00:41:08,560 In an attempt to decode the present. 816 00:41:08,730 --> 00:41:10,860 - Are we looking at giants? - We are. 817 00:41:12,470 --> 00:41:15,170 And the team throws everything they have... 818 00:41:15,330 --> 00:41:16,460 Here goes! 819 00:41:16,630 --> 00:41:19,800 Into their quest for the lost Aztec gold. 820 00:41:19,970 --> 00:41:22,100 Instruments are going haywire up here! 821 00:41:22,970 --> 00:41:23,970 Chili! 822 00:41:25,770 --> 00:41:26,770 Are you guys all right?