Original subtitles

Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

SHUT IT DOWN! HEY!

YEAH, BUDDY!

FIRST GOLD OF THE SEASON, YOU KNOW?

IT'S [BLEEP] EXCITING, RIGHT? IT IS.

[ CHEERING ]

Parker: WE'VE GOT TO GET A PILE OF GOLD COMING IN.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PIECE OF [BLEEP] DOZER.

WE'VE DONE SOME STUPID [BLEEP], BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE TOP ONES.

HEY! HOLY [BLEEP] [BLEEP].

THAT'S DEEP.

FORTY, 60, 70, 80, BINGO.

[ LAUGHTER ]

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WHOA.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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I'M LIKE 7 WEEKS IN NOW, STILL DON'T HAVE ANY GOLD.

I'M A WEEK LATE ON THE $30,000

I OWE ON THIS WASH PLANT AT THIS POINT.

I'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF OTHER DEBTS.

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REALITY IS SETTING IN HERE THAT I MIGHT SCREW THIS UP

BEFORE I EVEN GET ANY GOLD.

Narrator: ROOKIE MINE BOSS RICK NESS

HAS INVESTED AROUND $400,000.

HE'S DEEP IN DEBT AND HAS YET TO PAY HIS CREW A DIME.

I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY PAYMENT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE,

AND MY JOB WAS TO COME UP HERE AND MINE GOLD

AND GET PAID FOR IT,

AND I'VE HELD UP MY END OF THE DEAL.

I DON'T HAVE A JOB TO GO BACK TO.

IT REALLY IS THE ULTIMATE RISK IN EVERY ASPECT.

RICK HAS TO BE SUCCESSFUL,

AND ALL MY MONEY IS ON HIM RIGHT NOW.

BY THE END OF THE WEEK, I GOT TO DO A CLEANUP,

SHOW THESE GUYS SOME GOLD

SO THEY DON'T LOSE FAITH IN ME COMPLETELY.

Narrator: RICK HAS SET A 1,000-OUNCE GOAL

TO COVER HIS COSTS.

SEVEN WEEKS IN, THIS IS JUST THE SECOND FULL DAY

HE'S RUN HIS WASH PLANT.

STARTING OFF PRETTY SLOW HERE, BUT YOU GOT TO LEARN SOMEWHERE.

WE'RE NOT SMASHING ANY RECORDS RIGHT NOW,

BUT AT LEAST WE'RE GETTING GOLD.

Narrator: BY THE END OF THE WEEK,

RICK NEEDS THE SLUICE BOXES TO BE FULL OF GOLD,

BUT EVEN THEN,

HE HAS NO WAY OF SEPARATING THE GOLD FROM THE CONCENTRATE.

Rick: I GOT TO GET A GOLD ROOM SET UP.

I GOT TO SHOW THESE GUYS WHY WE'RE HERE, YOU KNOW?

UP UNTIL NOW, WE JUST BEEN SHIFTING DIRT,

AND I'VE GOT TO SHOW THEM THAT THERE'S GOLD IN THAT DIRT.

I'VE GOT FREDDY DODGE ON THE CASE.

HE'S THE BEST GOLD-RECOVERY GUY I KNOW.

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Narrator: GOLD EXPERT FREDDY DODGE

HAS SPENT $50,000 GETTING EVERYTHING

RICK NEEDS TO SET UP A GOLD ROOM,

TAKING RICK'S TOTAL INVESTMENT TO $450,000.

-FREDDY DODGE. -HOW'S IT GOING, RICK?

WELL, HERE IS YOUR GOLD-ROOM STUFF.

WOW.

SET OF JIGS, TABLE...

-YEAH. -...AND A VAULT.

THAT THING IS INCREDIBLE.

I WANT YOU TO FILL IT.

LET'S GO SEE WHERE THE GOLD ROOM IS.

YEAH. LET'S JUMP IN.

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I WAS THINKING, YOU KNOW, WE'D PUT IT RIGHT HERE.

WHERE'S THE CONCRETE?

OH, I DON'T... I HAVEN'T HAD TIME, MAN.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT SET UP.

I MEAN, WE CAN'T PUT IT ON THE GRAVEL.

IT WON'T WORK.

THE TABLE HAS TO HAVE A SECURE PAD TO ANCHOR INTO,

OR THE MOTION OF THE TABLE WON'T WORK RIGHT.

WE NEED CONCRETE.

IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE $10,000 TO GET A 20-BY-20 PAD OUT HERE.

I CAN'T SPEND $10,000

ON [BLEEP] CONCRETE, MAN.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE GOT AN IDEA,

SOMETHING I'LL SHOW YOU, MAY OR MAY NOT WORK.

ALL RIGHT.

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IT'S BEEN 7 YEARS SINCE I TURNED DOWN THIS ROAD.

I'M NOT EVEN CERTAIN WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR

IS STILL HERE, BUT...

-OKAY. -...WE'LL KNOW PRETTY QUICK.

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-THIS THE PAD WE NEED. -CONCRETE PAD.

NO WAY.

IF WE CAN CUT PIECES OUT OF THIS AND GET IT OVER THERE

WITHOUT IT BREAKING, IT'LL SAVE YOU 10 GRAND.

MAN, THAT'S HUGE. I'M ALL ABOUT THAT.

YOU SEE THE NAMES IN IT, IN THE CONCRETE?

-HUNTER? -NOW YOU KNOW.

THAT'S TODD'S KIDS.

THIS IS WHERE THE HOFFMANS STARTED IN THE YUKON.

Narrator: BACK IN 2011, FREDDY HELPED TODD HOFFMAN

SET UP HIS GOLD ROOM RIGHT HERE.

OKAY, GUYS. THIS IS A BIG MOMENT.

IT'S OUR FIRST CLEAN OUT.

WELL, LET'S JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT.

WE CAN'T TAKE IT ALL IN ONE PIECE,

SO I NEED TO CUT IT INTO SOME PIECES.

-YEAH. YOU GOT A SAW? -I'VE GOT A SAW.

LET'S CUT IT UP.

YEAH!

YEAH, BUDDY!

AH!

YEAH, GO FOR RICK.

AH, [BLEEP]

ALL RIGHT. [BLEEP] IT. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

HEY, MAN. I JUST GOT A RADIO CALL.

SOMETHING IS GOING ON AT THE WASH PLANT,

SO I GOT TO RUN. YOU GOOD?

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

SHUT IT DOWN! HEY, STOP!

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

Narrator: DURT REYNOLDS' LOOSE EXTENSION

HAS BUSTED OFF THE PLANT

AND IS HANGING ON BY ITS CABLES.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP] HAPPENED.

I GUESS THE GROUND WASN'T STABLE ENOUGH

UNDERNEATH THAT EXTENSION.

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YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO UNDERMINE THE PAD?

YEAH.

Narrator: THE SLUICE-BOX EXTENSION SHOOTS THE WASTE WATER

AWAY FROM THE WASH-PLANT PAD.

WHEN IT BROKE OFF,

1,800 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE

STARTED UNDERMINING THE SLUICES,

THREATENING TO COLLAPSE THE PAD

AND TOPPLE THE 20-TON PLANT OFF THE BANK.

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WE NEED TO GET THIS FIXED FAST,

OR THE WHOLE [BLEEP] THING IS GONNA GO OFF THE EDGE!

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THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST PART OF THE SEASON

THAT WE'VE EVER HAD BY FAR.

WE'RE WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE,

AND WE REALLY NEED TO START BRINGING IN SOME GOLD.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL HAS SET

AN AMBITIOUS 6,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL.

SEVEN WEEKS IN, HE'S ONLY DUG UP 315 OUNCES,

WORTH $380,000, A THIRD OF WHAT HE HAD THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

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I'M JUST HELPING BRENNAN DOWN HERE,

YOU KNOW, TRYING TO KEEP BIG RED GOING,

KEEP IT FED AND DOWN TO PAY HERE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE

AND IN A HURRY HERE.

WELL, BIG RED IS UP AND RUNNING, AND IT'S RUNNING FULL TILT.

IT'S RUNNING SO GOOD THAT WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF PAY VERY QUICKLY,

MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THIS WASH PLANT

FED FOR TOO MUCH LONGER.

Narrator: PARKER'S CLAIM IS ONLY WORKING AT HALF CAPACITY.

AT THE OTHER END OF THE CUT,

WASH PLANT SLUICIFER SITS IDLE

WITH NO PAY DIRT TO PROCESS.

PARKER'S NEW $1-MILLION DOZERS ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK

TO GET SLUICIFER BACK ON THE GOLD.

WE STARTED SO LATE.

NOW WE'RE JUST DOING WHATEVER WE CAN

TO GET THIS FROZEN MUD AND FROZEN GRAVEL OFF.

IT'S HARD ON EVERYTHING.

WE'RE WEARING OUT TEETH ON D10s AND THESE 700s,

BUT RIGHT NOW, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO GET AHEAD.

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SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST THROWING EVERYBODY

AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT OUT INTO THE CUT,

TRYING TO GET SLUICIFER GOING.

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

[BLEEP] THING.

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THAT DID NOT SOUND GOOD.

[BLEEP].

PIECE OF [BLEEP] [BLEEP] THING.

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MITCH, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG

WITH THIS PIECE OF [BLEEP] [BLEEP] DOZER.

IT JUST COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME.

COULD YOU COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT?

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[BLEEP] PIECE OF [BLEEP].

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WE REALLY NEED THIS DOZER BACK IN THE CUT.

LIKE, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO RUN OUT OF PAY.

Narrator: AT SCRIBNER CREEK,

BIG RED IS SLUICING 200 YARDS AN HOUR,

BUT WITH A BROKEN DOZER, IT'S RUNNING LOW ON PAY.

WITHOUT THIS WHOLE DOZER,

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHUT THE PLANT DOWN.

Narrator: PARKER IS DEPENDING ON MECHANIC MITCH BLASCHKE

TO GET THE D10 BACK IN ACTION.

HEY, MITCH, WHAT'S THE STORY WITH THAT DOZER?

I WISH I HAD SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU,

BUT THAT TRANNY IS DONE. IT'S LOCKED UP.

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YOU THINK THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION IS BLOWN UP?

WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE TO PULL IT ALL OUT

TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE, BUT IT'S GRENADED.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING SMALL. I CAN TELL YOU THAT.

Narrator: DEEP WITHIN THE DOZER,

BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE FINAL DRIVES,

THE TRANSMISSION IS A SET OF COGS.

MITCH BELIEVES THESE COGS

HAVE CHEWED THEMSELVES TO DESTRUCTION.

CAN'T EVEN TURN ANYTHING, SO THAT THING

IS GOING TO BE DOWN AWHILE UNTIL YOU BUY A NEW ONE.

GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD TAKE A WEEK

AND COST PARKER $200,000.

BY THE TIME PARTS GET HERE,

THEN ARE WE GOING TO REBUILD A TRANSMISSION OUT HERE?

WE'RE HARDLY STAYING AFLOAT AS IT IS.

WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE, THE OLD HOFFMAN SPECIAL?

THE OLD HOFFMAN SPECIAL, WE'VE BEEN ROBBING PARTS

OFF THAT THING TO KEEP THE REST OF THEM

GOING FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.

PARKER BOUGHT THE HOFFMANS' OLD DOZER IN 2013

FOR 100 OUNCES OF GOLD WORTH AROUND $140,000 AT THE TIME.

PARKER SCHNABEL.

-HEY, TODD. -WELCOME TO SANDY.

I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT A DOZER.

-IT'S A D10. -THAT'S RIGHT.

I'LL GIVE YOU 100 OUNCES. -YOU GOT A DEAL.

WHAT ABOUT THAT TRANSMISSION?

THEY'RE THE SAME TRANSMISSION, AREN'T THEY?

WELL, I MEAN, IN THEORY, YEAH. IT'S ANOTHER D10N TRANNY.

IT MIGHT LOOK THE SAME ON THE OUTSIDE,

BUT YOU GO TO PUT IT IN, AND IT MIGHT NOT ALL MATCH UP.

WE'RE PRETTY WELL OUT OF OPTIONS, YOU KNOW?

WE NEED TO BE OUT THERE RIPPING,

SO I HATE TO ASK YOU TO DO IT, BUT WE'VE GOT TO.

Narrator: PARKER'S PLAN --

CANNIBALIZE THE TRANSMISSION

FROM THE HOFFMANS' OLD D10

TO SAVE HIS NEW DOZER.

WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE GOOD PART OF A DAY

PULLING A TRANNY OUT OF ONE THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT TO PUT IT IN ANOTHER.

MITCH DOESN'T REALLY SEEM TO LIKE THE IDEA,

BUT DIRT NEEDS TO MOVE,

AND DIRT WILL MOVE...

AND THIS DOZER, TOO. DOZER!

HEY, COME ON!

LET'S DO THIS.

WE GOT TO PULL ALL THESE HYDRAULICS OFF,

PULL THIS SKID PLATE OFF THE BACK HERE.

SKID PLATE IS OUT OF THE WAY.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE TRANSMISSION.

THIS IS IT HERE.

SO NOW WE'VE GOT TO UNDO THE DRIVELINE ON THE INSIDE.

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RIGHT NOW, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS PULL THE DRIVE AXLES OUT.

BY DOING THAT, IT'LL ALLOW US TO BE ABLE

TO REMOVE THE OLD TRANSMISSION.

LOAD IT UP.

WELL, THAT'S THE LAST OF THE SMALL PARTS.

NOW IT'S TIME TO PULL THE TRANNY.

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BACK IT UP A LITTLE BIT BUT REAL GENTLE HERE

BECAUSE WE'RE ALMOST OFF THE END OF THE TRACKS.

OH.

THERE IT IS.

OH, THAT'S REAL PRETTY.

GOOD.

Narrator: NEXT CHALLENGE -- PARKER HAS TO TRANSPORT

THE 2-TON TRANSMISSION TO THE BROKEN DOZER IN THE CUT

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INDIAN RIVER.

WE NEED TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW,

SECURE THIS IN AND...

SCREW IT.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO SCREW AROUND.

I'M GOING TO WALK IT ACROSS THE RIVER.

I CAN WALK IT OVER THERE IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

YEAH, BUT IF SOMETHING CUTS LOOSE HERE,

YOU'RE GOING TO BE FISHING THIS THING OUT OF THE RIVER.

I'LL TAKE IT ON PERSONALLY, MIT.

I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL MEET YOU OVER THERE, MITCH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S THINKING.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO WAIT, HAVE US BUILD SOMETHING

THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MOVE THIS TRANSMISSION

WITHOUT TEARING IT UP HERE,

BUT, YOU KNOW, HE'S IN A BIG HURRY.

HE JUST WANTS TO CARRY IT ACROSS THE RIVER.

THAT THING IS SWINGING LIKE A WRECKING BALL RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: IF PARKER WRECKS THE TRANNY, IT'LL COST HIM

200 GRAND FOR A NEW REPLACEMENT.

Parker: PROBABLY ISN'T THE BRIGHTEST IDEA IN THE WORLD,

BUT THIS YEAR WITH HOW FAR BEHIND WE ARE,

THESE DOZERS ARE JUST SO DAMN CRITICAL.

HERE GOES NOTHING.

HOLY [BLEEP]. WHOA.

THAT WAS GENUINELY CLOSE.

YOU CAN SEE THE WATER ON THIS SIDE IS PRETTY DEEP,

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS RIVER CHANGES ALL THE TIME.

ALL IT'S GOING TO TAKE IS FOR HIM TO HAVE ONE MISTAKE,

DUNK THAT THING IN THE WATER, FILL IT FULL OF GRAVEL,

AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE JUNK.

WE'VE DONE SOME STUPID [BLEEP],

BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE TOP ONES.

HEY! WATCH THIS SIDE!

THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD HOLE!

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[BLEEP] THAT'S DEEP. [BLEEP]

THERE'S NO TRACTION.

NORMALLY, YOU'LL SET THE BUCKET DOWN AND USE THAT

TO HELP YOURSELF GET UP OUT OF THE RIVER HERE,

BUT PARKER CAN'T SET IT DOWN.

[BLEEP]. I GOT NOTHING.

I NEED MY BUCKET TO PULL ME UP.

[BLEEP].

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COME ON.

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SHE'S GETTING OUT OF IT!

NICE JOB GETTING HER ACROSS THERE!

ALMOST THERE.

THERE WE GO.

WHEW! HA HA! YEAH, BUDDY.

NICE JOB.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN GET THIS THING BACK RUNNING NOW?

YEAH. I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU [BLEEP] WITH THIS TRANNY.

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Narrator: KLONDIKE LEGEND TONY BEETS

WANTS HIS KIDS TO BE MINING LONG AFTER HE'S GONE.

HE NEEDS DREDGE 2 TRANSPORTED TO HIS OWN GROUND

AND MINING FOR GOLD A.S.A.P.

THE 72-YEAR-OLD DREDGE

IS LOCATED WAY OFF THE ROAD NETWORK AT THISTLE CREEK.

GETTING IT BACK TO EUREKA INVOLVES A 100-MILE BARGE TRIP

DOWN THE YUKON RIVER FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER 60 MILES BY ROAD.

TONY WANTS TO LIFT OUT THE BUCKET LADDER,

BUT THE WINCH IS IN THE WAY.

PIECE BY PIECE.

OKAY.

Narrator: MIKE BEETS FIRES UP THE CRANE.

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WHOA, WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

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WHOA. WHOA. WHOA. WHOA.

STOP. STOP.

[ CRASHING ]

WHOA. WHOA. WHOA. WHOA. STOP.

STOP. STOP. STOP.

Narrator: TONY BEETS IS RACING TO DISMANTLE HIS SECOND DREDGE.

HE'S ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OUT THE BUCKET LADDER,

BUT HE'S GOTTEN STUCK REMOVING THE WINCH.

IT FREE OVER ON THIS SIDE?

3 FEET, 5 FEET.

THERE SHE GOES.

WELL, I HAVE TWO PEOPLE TRYING TO GIVE ME DIRECTIONS.

ONE PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.

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Narrator: THE WINCH IS DOWN.

TONY IS READY TO HAUL OUT THE HEAVIEST PART OF THE DREDGE,

THE BUCKET LADDER, WITH A TWO-CRANE LIFT.

YEAH?

Okay, Mike, up slow, please.

THIS THING IS A BIG AWKWARD [BLEEP].

Narrator: THE BUCKET LADDER WEIGHS 14 TONS,

AND WITH THE TWO CRANES' COMBINED LIFTING CAPACITY

OF 70 TONS, THE HAUL-OUT SHOULD BE SIMPLE.

JUST UNDER 10 TONS, SO 10 TONS.

Narrator: ON FIRST INSPECTION,

TONY DIDN'T SEE FOUR 16-INCH BOLTS

THAT HOLD THE BUCKET LADDER IN PLACE.

THE SOLUTION -- TORCH THEM OFF, THEN REATTEMPT THE LIFT OUT.

DREDGE 2 HAS STOOD AT THISTLE CREEK

THROUGH 72 YEARS OF KLONDIKE WEATHER.

TO FREE THE RUSTED BOLTS...

...JOEY AND CODY FIRE UP OXY-ACETYLENE TORCHES

THAT BURN AT OVER 5,000 DEGREES.

HEY, SO YOU GOT A FIRE GOING ON OVER HERE.

YOU KNOW, TORCHES, WOODS, STUFF CATCHES ON FIRE, RIGHT?

NO BIG DEAL.

WANT ME IN THIS ONE?

Narrator: THE BOLTS ARE OUT. TIME FOR ROUND TWO.

A PONTOON ON THE DECK IS BLOCKING THE CRANES

FROM LOWERING THE BUCKET LADDER.

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YOU'RE ALWAYS FIXING SOME [BLEEP] STORM OUT HERE.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE TO PULL THIS OUT OF HERE

AND GOING TO SHOVE EVERYTHING BACK INTO PLACE.

TRY IT AGAIN.

Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK,

DURT REYNOLDS IS AT A STANDSTILL.

THE SLUICE EXTENSION HAS FALLEN OFF.

RICK NEEDS TO REBUILD THE PAD

BEFORE HE LOSES HIS WASH PLANT OFF THE BANK.

I GOT TO JUST DO WHAT I CAN TO SHORE IT UP.

WE GOT TO GET THIS DIRT IN HERE.

WE GOT TO JUST KEEP PILING IT IN HERE.

LITTLE MORE.

KEEP GOING.

GOOD!

IT AIN'T PRETTY.

AS LONG AS IT HOLDS IT IN PLACE.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOT DAMAGED OR ANYTHING.

IT'S LINED UP. IT'S TIGHT.

WELL, IF THAT DON'T WORK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB, GUYS.

FIRE IT UP, BUDDY. LET'S GET SOME GOLD.

-FIRE IT UP. -OKAY.

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IF THEY WOULD'VE WENT ANY LONGER,

OUR SLUICE BOX WOULD'VE BEEN DOWN HERE.

THEN WE'D HAVE BEEN HURTING.

I GUARANTEE IT WOULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED UNSCATHED,

AND IF THAT THING GETS [BLEEP] UP,

THAT'S THE ONLY ONE WE GOT.

I THINK IT IS FIXED FOR NOW AT LEAST,

SO IF THEY CAN GET BACK TO HELPING FREDDY,

WE CAN GET A GOLD ROOM TOGETHER.

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Narrator: OVER AT RICK'S CAMP, FREDDY DODGE IS BUILDING RICK

A GOLD ROOM ON THE CONCRETE PADS HE'S RECOVERED.

HOW'S THAT, KARLA?

YEAH. THAT MIGHT WORK.

HOW'S IT GOING, RICK?

GOOD, MAN. THIS LOOKS GOOD.

WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING HERE? -JUST THE STUFF

I BROUGHT UP FROM FAIRPLAY JUST TO SET THE TABLE UP.

OH, NO KIDDING.

YOURS WILL BE ON HERE NEXT.

OH, I HOPE SO.

MAN, THIS CONCRETE TURNED OUT GREAT, HUH?

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN HERE FOR YEARS.

YEAH. THIS IS READY TO ROLL.

THAT'S [BLEEP] GREAT, MAN.

NOW WE NEED YOUR STUFF UP HERE, AND WE'LL START CLEANING IT UP.

YEAH. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE, MAN. IT'S AWESOME.

I'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF BAD LUCK, AND, YOU KNOW,

HE CAME RIGHT UP HERE, MADE THIS HAPPEN,

SAVED ME 10 GRAND, YOU KNOW?

THIS IS A WIN. I'LL TAKE IT.

I'LL CELEBRATE A SMALL VICTORY.

HOPEFULLY MITCH CAN GET THAT TRANSMISSION IN

AND GET THAT DOZER BACK RUNNING NOW THAT IT'S OVER HERE.

Narrator: AT SCRIBNER CREEK, SLUICIFER IS STILL IDLE,

AND BIG RED'S PAY PILE IS GETTING LOW.

PARKER IS RELYING ON A TRANSMISSION TRANSPLANT

TO GET HIS BROKEN DOZER BACK STRIPPING.

Parker: WE'RE JUST FIGHTING FROZEN MUD EVERY STEP OF THE WAY,

AND IT'S PRETTY CRITICAL THAT WE GET THESE DOZERS

GOING AND FIND SOME [BLEEP] PAY DIRT.

Narrator: MECHANICS MITCH AND CHAD HAVE ALREADY

REMOVED THE BROKEN TRANSMISSION.

NOW THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIT THE 2-TON REPLACEMENT.

NOW WE GOT TO SLIDE THIS TRANSMISSION IN,

HOOK EVERYTHING UP, CROSS OUR FINGERS

AND HOPE IT ALL WORKS RIGHT.

Narrator: THE PRECISION PART NEEDS TO BE FITTED

AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT ANGLE,

OR IT'LL BE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.

Man: WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL.

TRY NOT TO TWEAK THIS THING GETTING IT IN THERE.

YOU READY FOR THE LIFT, AND WE'LL JUST PICK IT UP,

WALK STRAIGHT IN?

YEAH, MAN.

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR HERE.

Narrator: THIS DELICATE OPERATION USUALLY REQUIRES

A WORKSHOP WITH SPECIALIST LIFTING GEAR.

ALL MITCH HAS IS AN EXCAVATOR.

HOW ARE WE LOOKING THERE?

YOU GOT TO COME RIGHT AND JUST COME DOWN SLOW.

COME DOWN.

YOU GOT TO WATCH THIS SIDE.

SHE'S GOING TO BE TIGHT, DAMN CLOSE.

SHE'S, LIKE, AN INCH OFF THOSE RAILS, MITCH.

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

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IT'S IN AS LONG AS IT ALL WORKS.

WELL, IT MIGHT NOT BE REBUILT.

IT MIGHT NOT BE NEW, BUT IT'S BACK TOGETHER.

THIS IS JUST THE YUKON CHOP SHOP.

I'LL LET PARKER KNOW.

YEAH, WE GOT THIS TRANSMISSION IN, MAN.

IT'S READY TO GO.

THIS THING READY TO GO?

JUST FINISHED IT UP.

-YEAH, MAN. -SWEET.

NO WARRANTY. =NO WARRANTY?

NO WARRANTY, NO GUARANTEES.

SHOULD WE SEE IF IT GOES INTO GEAR?

TEAR IT UP.

LONG AS IT MOVES, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

Narrator: THE ENGINE STARTS,

BUT THE TEST IS GETTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR.

INTO [BLEEP] GEAR.

HELL YEAH! THERE WE GO!

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YEAH, THAT THING IS MOVING FASTER THAN IT EVER HAS.

YEAH, MAN. SHE SOUNDS GOOD, TOO.

WE CAN GET BACK TO BIG RED

AND KEEP STRIPPING AND KEEP THAT PLANT RUNNING.

THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE GOAL HERE.

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GREAT.

YEP.

Narrator: WHILE TONY AND MIKE BEETS

HAVE BEEN TEARING DOWN DREDGE 2...

...AT EUREKA CREEK,

DAUGHTER MONICA HAS BEEN MINING FOR GOLD WITH HER WASH PLANT,

AND SON KEVIN HAS BEEN OPERATING DREDGE 1 ALL WEEK.

IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH GOLD THEY'VE PRODUCED.

MAYBE WE SHOULD SEE HOW MUCH HE HAS

SO I CAN GO PAY SOME BILLS.

TONY NEEDS 300 OUNCES A WEEK IF HE'S GOING TO HIT

THIS SEASON'S 6,000-OUNCE TARGET.

MONICA IS UP FIRST.

YEAH, 20, 30, 60, 90, 100, 110...

...170, 180...

200, 210...

225.88.

Narrator: WORTH $270,000.

IT'S AWESOME TO EVEN BE PRODUCING.

Monica: THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT BAD FOR A WEEK.

LET'S GO SEE WHAT KEVIN HAS.

10, 20, 40...

50, 70, 90...

...112.12 OUNCES.

Narrator: THAT'S A COMBINED TOTAL

OF 338 OUNCES, WORTH OVER $400,000.

OUR GRAND TOTAL IS 1,120 RIGHT NOW.

YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT, BUT KEEP IT UP.

Narrator: THE BEETS FAMILY IS WAY AHEAD

OF WHERE THEY WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR

AND WAY AHEAD OF RIVAL PARKER.

YOU GUYS WANT TO PACK THIS [BLEEP] UP,

AND THEN WE GET BACK TO WORK?

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WHAT DO YOU THINK? READY TO FIRE IT UP, KARLA?

YEAH, LET'S DO THIS.

Narrator: KARLA GETS A LESSON IN FINE GOLD RECOVERY.

USING THIS TABLE SO YOU'RE SEPARATING YOUR GOLD

FROM YOUR CONCENTRATE.

SEE THIS LIGHT STUFF HERE?

LET'S KICK IT TO THE SIDE.

THE AMOUNT OF WATER RIGHT THERE IS KEEPING THE BLACK OVER

BUT STILL ALLOWING THAT GOLD TO GO IN THE CUT...

-RIGHT. -...BECAUSE THE GOLD IS HEAVIER.

THAT'S WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS RIGHT THERE.

YEAH. LOOK AT THAT.

WE AREN'T LOSING A SPECK OF GOLD RIGHT NOW.

DON'T GET NERVOUS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T LOSE ANYTHING ON HERE.

"DON'T GET NERVOUS," SAYS FREDDY.

HE'S GOT HIS FIRST CLEANUP,

AND THOSE GUYS CAN SEE THEIR FIRST GOLD.

THEY CAN SEE WHY THEY'VE BEEN UP HERE

ALL SPRING FIGHTING AND DIGGING.

THEY'LL SEE IT.

Narrator: AFTER MITCH'S QUICK-FIX TRANSPLANT,

IT'S TIME FOR PARKER TO SEE IF HE'S FINALLY BACK ON TRACK.

[BLEEP]. THAT'S FROM BIG RED?

-YEAH. -[BLEEP].

WELL, MITCH, I'M GLAD YOU GOT THAT DOZER UP AND GOING.

SHE'S BACK PUSHING DIRT PRETTY GOOD.

ANYWAY, I SAY SOMEBODY THROW THAT ON THE SCALE

AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

Narrator: PARKER SET A 6,000-OUNCE TARGET.

HE'S BEHIND, SO TO REACH HIS SEASON GOAL,

HE NOW NEEDS 330 OUNCES EVERY WEEK.

SEE WHAT WE GOT.

THERE'S 20, 40, 60,

70, 80, 100,

140, 150, 170, 180...

-KEEP IT GOING. -...190.

GOING TO MAKE IT? GET ALL THE DUST OUT OF THERE.

201.4.

Narrator: WORTH $240,000.

I THINK WE JUST WENT FROM WAY, WAY BEHIND TO WAY BEHIND.

[ LAUGHTER ]

-WE'RE GAINING. -WE'RE GAINING.

WE'RE GAINING GROUND. -THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.

I MEAN, REALLY, WITHOUT SLUICIFER RUNNING,

WE'RE KIND OF AT 50%, YOU KNOW?

LIKE, IT'S A TOUGH BATTLE WITH ONLY ONE PLANT GOING,

AND WE HAVEN'T MANAGED TO HAVE THEM BOTH GOING YET.

Narrator: PARKER HAS 523 OUNCES,

HALF THE GOLD HE HAD THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

WE JUST GOT TO GET THOSE PLANTS BOTH UP AND GOING

AND KEEP THEM BOTH UP AND GOING

AND START DOING DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THAT EVERY WEEK.

RIGHT? -YEP.

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.

GOOD JOB, GUYS.

LOT OF GOLD COMING IN FROM OLD BIG RED.

LET'S KEEP HER GOING.

THANKS AGAIN, MITCH. -ALL RIGHT.

NO PROBLEM. GOOD JOB WITH THAT TRANSMISSION.

THANKS.

FIRST GOLD OF THE SEASON, YOU KNOW?

THERE WAS GOLD IN THE SLUICE BOX.

YEP. REMEMBER, WE'VE ONLY MANAGED

TO RUN THE WASH PLANT FOR ABOUT A DAY AND A HALF,

SO ANY GOLD IN THE BOX WOULD BE GOOD.

Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK, FREDDY'S GOLD ROOM IS DONE.

RICK IS READY FOR HIS FIRST-EVER GOLD WEIGH.

HEY, GUYS, YOU WANT TO MEET FREDDY AND I

DOWN AT THE GOLD ROOM? WE'VE GOT OUR FIRST GOLD HERE.

LET'S WEIGH IT UP.

Narrator: NO ONE HAS BEEN PAID THIS SEASON,

AND THE CREW HAS BEEN WAITING 7 WEEKS TO SEE SOME GOLD.

-FELLAS, LADIES... -THANK YOU.

REMEMBER IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I TOLD YOU GUYS

THAT GOLD MINING WAS GOING TO BE EASY?

THIS FIRST WEEK RUNNING A PLANT, WE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

WE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES, BUT I THINK YOU'RE STARTING

TO SEE THE METHOD TO THE MADNESS, RIGHT?

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS YOU GUYS' FIRST GOLD.

-LOOK AT THAT. -YEP.

-WHOO! -IT'S [BLEEP] EXCITING, RIGHT?

IT IS.

YOU GUYS GOT TO SEE THE FIRST GOLD THAT YOU'VE EVER

GOT TO DIG OUT OF THE GROUND YOURSELVES.

YOU GUYS WILL NEVER FORGET THAT.

-WE CAN MINE GOLD. -AWESOME!

YEAH.

-YOU GUYS READY? -YEAH.

LET'S WEIGH IT UP.

Narrator: SEVEN YEARS AGO, RICK'S EX-BOSS, PARKER,

MINED JUST 10 OUNCES OF GOLD AT HIS FIRST WEIGH IN.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE STARTING OUT LOW HERE.

THERE'S 2, 5, 10, 20, 25.

HOPE IT'S A HUNDRED [BLEEP].

...30.

YEP. HERE WE ARE, 30.28.

-YEAH! -WHOO!

YOU KNOW WHAT? NOT BAD FOR A [BLEEP] WEEK.

-YEAH. -HELL YEAH!

-YEAH! -THAT'S $36,000 RIGHT THERE.

YEAH, THAT'S FANTASTIC, MAN.

I'M SUPER, SUPER STOKED.

YOU KNOW, WE QUESTIONED YOUR [BLEEP] LEADERSHIP THERE

FOR A WHILE, AND THIS REALLY HAPPENED.

-YEAH. -HOW MUCH OF THIS IS OURS?

REMEMBER THERE'S A LOT OF OPERATING COSTS.

VERY LITTLE BIT HERE, SOME BILLS GOT TO GET PAID.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I STILL OWE $30,000 ON THAT WASH PLANT.

WE WOULDN'T HAVE THIS GOLD IF WE DIDN'T HAVE

THE WASH PLANT, SO...

-YEAH. -I GET IT.

EXACTLY.

BUT THE MAIN THING IS, IT DOES GET GOLD.

IT'S WHY WE CAME HERE, AND YOU'VE MADE IT.

YOU'VE ALL [BLEEP] MADE IT.

YOU'RE OFFICIALLY GOLD MINERS RIGHT NOW,

AND THAT'S THE HONEST-TO-GOODNESS TRUTH.

WE'RE LEARNING THE HARD WAY,

BUT I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY WAY UP HERE.

LISTEN HERE, YOU GREEDY SON OF A [BLEEP].

[ LAUGHTER ]

I NEED SOME MORE, SO LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.

-[BLEEP] YEAH. -LET'S MINE.

-YEAH.

[ CHEERING ]

♪♪

BUT, MAN, I GOT TO GET MORE THAN THAT.

-YOU WILL. -YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S A START.

YEAH. YEAH. IF WE GET SOME SOLID RUN TIME IN THIS NEXT WEEK,

HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SHOW THEM A LOT MORE.

THAT'S 30 OUNCES.

THAT [BLEEP] PAN OF GOLD RIGHT THERE JUST PAID

THE REST OF YOUR PLANT OFF. -YEAH.

NEXT WEEK, YOU MAY DO 100 OUNCES.

-YEAH. -KICK-ASS.

THANKS, BUDDY.

Narrator: NEXT TIME ON "GOLD RUSH"...

I JUST HIRED THIS DUDE.

WHAT IS HE DOING?

IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, DO IT.

IF YOU DON'T, THEN WE'VE GOT AN ISSUE HERE.

SO LET THAT [BLEEP] BE GONE.

-SHE SUNK. -IT'S TOAST, KEVIN.

TIME FOR [BLEEP] AROUND IS OVER.

THE [BLEEP] PUMP IS BROKEN.

RICK, STOP!

WE'RE SURGING BAD.

[BLEEP]. OH, [BLEEP].

WE CAN'T GO THE WHOLE SEASON LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD OUR PROBLEMS.

HONESTLY, I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE A BIG SPEECH.

I'M JUST GOING TO GO LIKE THIS.