Original subtitles

Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

OH, MY [BLEEP] HAND.

WHAT'S UP?

APPARENTLY, CHAD BROKE HIS HAND OR SOMETHING.

[BLEEP]

-IS IT BAD? -YEP, IT'S BAD.

Rick: MY DAD'S IN AT 475.

I MEAN, I'M HAVING A BLAST. THIS THING IS AWESOME.

Rick: HOLY [BLEEP]

COME ON!

[BLEEP]

I FELL IN A [BLEEP] SINKHOLE OVER HERE.

[ THUDS ]

-WHOA -I LOVE THAT SOUND.

-WE MAXED OUT. -OH, NO, WE BROKE THE SCALE!

WE BROKE THE SCALE! [ LAUGHING ]

-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON HERE,

AND IT'S KIND OF CRUNCH TIME.

I SURELY WOULDN'T DO THIS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

Narrator: IT'S DAWN AT QUARTZ CREEK.

RICK NESS' DAD IS HELPING HIM RUN 140 YARDS

THROUGH HIS WASH PLANT 24/7,

CHASING THEIR 1,000 OUNCE, $1.2 MILLION TARGET.

MY DAD CAME UP TO HELP ME OUT.

I FEEL A LITTLE BAD THAT HE TOOK ON THE NIGHT SHIFT,

BUT THAT'S JUST WHAT HE DOES, YOU KNOW,

HE'S JUST TRYING TO HELP ME OUT,

SO, I'LL TAKE IT, MAN, I NEED THE HELP,

AND MY DAD'S GOOD HELP, SO...

Narrator: BIG RICK'S BEEN RUNNING A NIGHT SHIFT

SINCE HIS SON DISCOVERED THE GROUND WAS PAYING

HALF WHAT HE HOPED.

Rick: YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING I KNEW WE HAD TO DO,

BUT I JUST REALLY COULDN'T AFFORD IT,

SO, MY DAD JUST STEPPED UP TO RUN THE PLANT

AND HERE WE GO 24/7.

PUT A DENT IN THAT PAY PILE, HUH?

HEY, IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT.

WE MOVED SOME DIRT LAST NIGHT, MAN.

I'M TIRED THOUGH, I NEED TO GO TO BED.

ALRIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD. I'LL SEE YA.

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-MORNING, DAD. -MORNING, MAN.

-HOW'D IT GO? -IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT.

I THINK WE MADE SOME PROGRESS, MAN.

YEAH?

WE MOVED A LOT OF DIRT LAST NIGHT.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID A NIGHT SHIFT?

[ LAUGHS ]

NOT THAT LONG AGO, ACTUALLY.

OH, REALLY?

I DO PULL THOSE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

BUT IT WENT GOOD, THOUGH, GOOD RUN TIME?

EXCELLENT RUN TIME, I MEAN,

WE MOVED SOME GROUND LAST NIGHT...

YEAH, YEAH.

...THROUGH THAT SLUICE, SO...

THERE'S ONLY ONE PROBLEM.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE RUNNING OUT OF PAY REAL QUICK,

THE RATE WE'RE GOING RIGHT NOW.

OH, YEAH, RUNNING IT 24/7, HUH?

I THINK YOU'RE GONNA END UP

HAVING TO OPEN UP SOME MORE GROUND HERE, REAL QUICK.

YEAH, THE GROUND'S GOING FACT, AND I MEAN,

WE ARE STRIPPING, I MEAN, YOU KNOW,

I'VE BEEN PUSHING BACK THAT EDGE

AND THEN WANTING TO WORK AROUND THE PERIMETER

TO GET ALL THE THAW THAT WE CAN OUT OF THIS,

WHAT WE'VE GOT, BASICALLY JUST TRYING TO EXPAND IT, RIGHT?

IT'S JUST GOING SO SLOW.

WE NEED TO OPEN UP SOME MORE GROUND

IN A HURRY HERE, OR YOU'RE GONNA BE SCREWED.

AND I [BLEEP] KNOW THAT, BUT I JUST,

I DON'T HAVE ANY WAY OF DOING IT.

IF I NEED TO OPEN UP A COUPLE ACRES AT LEAST,

THAT MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO GET US TO THE END OF THE SEASON.

YOU KNOW, TRYING TO DO IT WITH THIS LITTLE D9

IS JUST TAKING FOREVER.

Narrator: RICK CALCULATED THAT THE 6-ACRE FREEDOM CUT

WOULD GIVE HIM THE $1.2 MILLION PAYDAY

HE NEEDS TO COVER HIS COST AND PAY HIS CREW,

BUT SINCE IT'S PAYING HALF WHAT HE HOPED,

HE NOW NEEDS TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE CUT.

Big Rick: MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO THINK ABOUT TRYING

TO GET ANOTHER MACHINE IN HERE, START STRIPPIN'.

WELL, YEAH, I MEAN, I USED SHEAMUS' 475 THIS SPRING,

AND IT HELPED ME OUT A LOT,

BUT [BLEEP] THE THING'S $10,000 A DAY.

I CAN'T AFFORD THAT.

WELL, I MEAN, LET'S GO SEE

IF WE CAN'T WORK A DEAL WITH HIM.

IT AIN'T MAKING HIM ANY MONEY JUST SITTIN' THERE.

YEAH, AND THAT 475 WOULD DO GOOD RIGHT HERE.

I MEAN, WE COULD JUST BE PUSHIN' THAT

RIGHT INTO THE [BLEEP] CUT.

YOU KNOW, HEY, I MEAN, I CAN RUN THAT THING.

LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.

LET'S SEE IF HE'LL GO FOR IT.

[BLEEP] IT, LET'S GO TALK TO HIM.

Narrator: RICK'S PLAN,

EXTEND THE EXISTING 6-ACRE FREEDOM CUT

BY TAKING HIS D9 AND THE 475 DOZER

AND OPENING UP 2 1/2 ACRES OF NEW GROUND

ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF HIS CLAIM.

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THERE IT IS, 475.

SWEET.

[BLEEP] HUGE, HUH?

YEAH, THAT IS A WHOPPER.

HEY, SHEAMUS.

-HEY, HOW'S IT GOING, RICK? -GOOD.

I WANT YOU TO MEET MY DAD. THIS IS ALSO A RICK.

[ LAUGHING ]

THAT'S EASY TO REMEMBER.

HEY, RICK. SHEAMUS, NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, A LITTLE MAINTENANCE?

YEAH, GETTING CAUGHT UP ON SOME MAINTENANCE,

GETTING IT READY TO GO.

WELL, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I CAME HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT,

IS MAYBE PUTTIN' IT TO WORK TOMORROW.

OH, YES.

IS THERE ANY KIND OF A DEAL YOU CAN GIVE ME ON IT?

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT IT COSTS, RICK.

YOU RENTED IT IN THE SPRING. IT'S 10 GRAND A DAY.

THIS SPRING WHEN I RENTED IT FROM YOU,

IT WAS WITH AN OPERATOR AND ALL THAT STUFF, RIGHT?

AND I DON'T REALLY NEED THAT.

I WAS KIND OF HOPING MY DAD COULD JUMP IN THERE

AND DO THAT PART.

YEAH, I'M JUST -- HAVE A HARD TIME

JUST STICKING ANYBODY ON THIS MACHINE, MAN.

I ONLY PUT PEOPLE ON IT THAT I TRUST.

Big Rick: LET ME PUT YOU AT EASE A LITTLE BIT, EH?

SO, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS THING FOR 38 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN RUNNING ALL KINDS

OF DIFFERENT-SIZED DOZERS AND STUFF.

I AM CERTAINLY NOT GONNA ABUSE YOUR MACHINE, SO...

WELL, ABUSING'S ONE THING,

BUT IT'S ALSO, YOU CAN GET INTO TROUBLE, TOO.

IF IT COULD SINK, IT COULD GET BADLY STUCK.

I THINK WE'D BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT

WITHOUT ANY ISSUE AT ALL, SO...

OKAY, WELL, THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN

IS I CAN ASK YOU TO GET OFF.

YEAH, WELL, IF MY DAD'S GONNA OPERATE IT,

WHAT SORT OF A DEAL CAN YOU GIVE US?

NO OPERATOR FEE, NO FUEL.

SO, $600 AN HOUR, THAT'S THE BEST I CAN DO.

SORRY, MAN, DON'T WANT TO BE A DINK ABOUT IT,

BUT, MAN, IT'S EXPENSIVE.

-I GET IT. -I HAVE TO COVER MY COSTS

OR I'M NOT GETTING ANY FURTHER AHEAD.

-ALRIGHT, LET'S DO IT. -ALRIGHT.

-THANKS, SHEAMUS. -YOU BETCHA.

-THANKS, SHEAMUS. -YOU'RE WELCOME.

Narrator: BIG RICK'S IDEA PAID OFF.

ON A 10-HOUR DAY, THE 475 WILL COST $6,000,

DOWN $4,000 FROM THE SPRING.

STEEP, BUT I GUESS WE NEED IT, HUH?

WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS WE BETTER MAKE GOOD USE OF THAT.

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Parker: WE ARE JUST WAY BEHIND THIS YEAR.

AND WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR WHERE I WANT TO BE.

Narrator: HALFWAY THROUGH HIS SEASON,

PARKER SCHNABEL HAS MINED 1,586 OUNCES,

WORTH $1.9 MILLION,

BUT LESS THAN A THIRD OF HIS 6,000-OUNCE,

$7.2 MILLION TARGET.

Parker: BUT ONE GOOD THING THAT DID HAPPEN HERE LAST WEEK

IS WE OVERTOOK TONY BEETS, SO, YOU KNOW,

IT MIGHT NOT MEAN MUCH, BUT IT FEELS GOOD TO ME.

DON'T WANT THAT OLD, MAD VIKING BEATIN' US THIS SEASON.

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Parker: PARKER HAS TWO WORKING WASH PLANTS

ON HIS 61-ACRE CUT.

HIS BIGGEST PLANT, SLUICIFER,

IS RUNNING 250 YARDS OF DIRT EVERY HOUR.

AT THE OTHER END OF THE CUT,

LOADER OPERATOR BREE HARRISON, IS PUSHING 200 YARDS AN HOUR

THROUGH PARKER'S SECOND PLANT, BIG RED.

IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THIS PLANT MOVING.

WE'RE ALREADY REALLY FAR BEHIND.

IT'S LATE INTO THE SEASON.

WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH AND DEFINITELY NOT

WHERE WE NEED TO BE, SO IT'S GOOD

THAT WE FINALLY GOT EVERYTHING SORTED,

BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD FOR ANY MORE DOWNTIME.

IT REALLY SCREWS US OVER.

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[ BEEPING ]

WHY ARE YOU BEEPING?

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

OH [BLEEP]

FOR [BLEEP] SAKE.

YOU GOT TO BE [BLEEP] KIDDING ME.

ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

[BLEEP]

Bree: Parker, you got a copy?

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

MY LOADER'S GOT A [BLEEP] FLAT DOWN AT BIG RED.

[BLEEP] THAT'S JUST WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT'S THE ONLY [BLEEP] LOADER DOWN THERE.

ALRIGHT, WELL, YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO SHUT THE PLANT DOWN

UNTIL WE CAN GET THAT FIXED.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THIS IS JUST WHAT WE [BLEEP] NEED RIGHT NOW.

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Narrator: CHANGING A LOADER TIRE'S A JOB

FOR MECHANIC MITCH BLASCHKE,

BUT MITCH IS ABOUT TO HEAD HOME TO SEE HIS FAMILY.

-YO, MITCH. -HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?

THE LOADER DOWN AT BIG RED HAS A FLAT.

ANY WAY YOU COULD GET THAT FIXED BEFORE YOU LEAVE?

SORRY, MAN, IF I DON'T LEAVE RIGHT NOW,

I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA CATCH MY FLIGHT.

DO YOU HAVE TO LEAVE?

I DO, MAN.

I MADE MY WIFE A PROMISE I'D BE HOME FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY.

-OF COURSE. -THAT'S A...

I WOULD NEVER WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE

FOR HALEY BEING MAD, SO YOU'VE GOT MY FULL SUPPORT.

WELL, I APPRECIATE IT, MAN.

-HAVE A GOOD TRIP. -THANKS.

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Narrator: PARKER'S WASH PLANT, BIG RED, IS DOWN.

HE'S LOSING $1,600 AN HOUR

UNTIL THEY CAN REPLACE THE TIRE ON THE FEED LOADER.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPARES?

Alec: I'VE LOOKED AROUND THE YARD HERE,

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

MITCH IS GONE, SO MECHANIC ALEC KELLY IS STEPPING UP.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT

JUST TAKING A TIRE OFF THAT LOADER OVER THERE?

IT'S [BLEEP] SAT THERE.

IT'D BE THE FASTEST, IF IT ALL FITS TOGETHER.

WELL, NO MATTER WHAT,

WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET THE [BLEEP] PLANT UP AND RUNNING,

SO DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET A TIRE OFF THAT THING.

YOU CAN TAKE CHAD

AND THAT GET THAT [BLEEP] PLANT UP AND RUNNING.

YEAH, OKAY, WILL DO.

OH, AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE,

HAVE CHAD FIX THAT [BLEEP] FUEL TRUCK.

OKAY.

I'M HOPING IF THE WHEELS AND STUDS ALL MATCH UP

AND THE TIRE DIAMETERS ARE THE SAME,

JUST BE ABLE TO PULL ONE OF THESE WHEELS OFF

AND GET THIS HUNG UP ON THAT LOADER AT BIG RED

AND WE'LL GET RUNNING AGAIN.

Narrator: A NEW TIRE WOULD COST $10,000

AND TAKE DAYS TO ARRIVE.

SO, WITH MITCH GONE, WELDER CHAD PAULLUS STEPS UP

TO HELP ALEC REMOVE THE USED TIRE.

DO YOU HAVE A SHALLOW INCH AND A QUARTER?

WE DON'T HAVE QUITE THE PROPER TOOLING

TO BE ABLE TO GET PAST THIS VALVE COVER PROTECTION

TO GET AT THESE LAST FEW NUTS TO PULL OUR WHEEL.

SO, WE'RE JUST GETTING CREATIVE.

[ CLANGING ]

[BLEEP]

I BET MITCH HAS RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.

I'M SURE HE'S GOT A TOOL HIDING AWAY IN HIS TRUCK.

UNFORTUNATELY, HE'S GOT IT LOCKED UP

AND THE KEY'S WITH HIM, PROBABLY DOWN SOUTH.

SO, WE'RE ON OUR OWN FOR THIS ONE.

IF WE GET A HAMMER ON THAT, CHAD...

Narrator: EVENTUALLY, CHAD SCAVENGES AN EXTENSION TOOL...

[BLEEP] YEAH.

GOOD NEWS?

...WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO ACCESS THE STUCK BOLTS

WITH A PNEUMATIC TORQUE WRENCH.

CAN YOU FIRE IT UP, ALEC?

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

[ TOOL WHIRRING ]

SHE'S FREE.

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YOU WANT IT INSIDE OR WHAT?

LIFT UP AND TILT DOWN.

WE DON'T EXACTLY HAVE ALL THE RIGHT TOOLS HERE,

SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE DO WITH WHAT

WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW.

THE OTHER WAY.

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

IT ACTUALLY LIFTS IT.

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YEAH, A LITTLE LESS, A LITTLE BIT.

YEAH, BOOM!

LIFT IT UP A BIT, YOU'RE LOOKING PRETTY CLEAR THERE.

LIKE A GLOVE.

SHE'S FREE.

Narrator: CHAD HEADS OFF TO REPAIR

PARKER'S BROKEN FUEL TRUCK,

LEAVING ALEC TO FINISH THE REST OF THE JOB ON HIS OWN.

WE'RE PRETTY SMOKING BUSY, BUT IT'S TOUGH,

ONE GUY ON MY OWN HERE, TRYING TO SORT EVERYTHING OUT.

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[ METAL CLANGS ]

OH, MY [BLEEP] HAND!

OH [BLEEP]

[BLEEP]

OH.

JP, JP, DO YOU GOT A COPY?

I THINK I BROKE MY [BLEEP] HAND.

PARKER, HEY, PARKER!

WHAT'S UP?

APPARENTLY, CHAD BROKE HIS HAND OR SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY, SO...

[BLEEP]

Parker: AS IF WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH ENOUGH ISSUES,

NOW BIG RED'S DOWN WITH A BLOWN TIRE, BUT MITCH IS GONE.

RIGHT NOW, I JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT CHAD'S ALL RIGHT.

Man: CAN WE GET A CHAIR IN HERE, PLEASE?

[ CHAIR CLANGING ]

YOU OKAY?

Narrator: CAMP MEDIC, JP, ATTENDS TO CHAD'S DAMAGED HAND.

THIS IS GONNA HURT, BUDDY.

I'M GOING TO BE TOUCHING YOUR HAND.

Chad: [BLEEP]

IT'S ALRIGHT, OKAY, JUST KEEP YOUR HAND THERE.

CAN YOU MOVE IT AT ALL?

A LITTLE BIT.

HOW'S THAT FEEL?

-SORE. -SORE, LIKE IN THAT FINGER?

OR SORE BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE'S MOVING?

-UH, I DON'T KNOW, JUST SORE. -OKAY, SORRY.

I GOT TO CLEAN THIS UP A LITTLE BIT,

SO I CAN SEE IT BETTER.

HOW'S THE PAIN?

IT HURTS.

OKAY, THIS IS GONNA HURT A LITTLE BIT WORSE.

OH [BLEEP]

Parker: WHAT HAPPENED?

THE JACK KICKED OUT AND MY HAND WAS

IN BETWEEN THE AXLE AND THE LEAF SPRINGS.

AND ALL I HEARD WAS A BANG.

I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO FLIP YOUR HAND OVER,

IF YOU CAN FOR ME.

OH, YES.

IS IT BAD?

YEP, IT'S [BLEEP] BAD.

[BLEEP]

YOU'VE DONE SOME, WHAT LOOKS LIKE,

MAJOR DAMAGE TO YOUR PALM.

[BLEEP] SAKES.

IT CAN'T BE THAT BAD.

AH, YOU GOT [BLEEP] UNDERLYING STRUCTURE

FIGHTING OUT OF A CUT IN YOUR PALM, DUDE.

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW,

BUT YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T, DID YOU?

NOT REALLY.

JUST HANG IN THERE.

REMEMBER, IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GONNA PASS OUT,

LET ME KNOW BEFORE YOU DO.

I REALLY HATE TO SEE ONE OF OUR GUYS GET HURT LIKE THIS,

YOU KNOW, WE DO OUR BEST TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE

AND IT'S JUST, ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

AND IT'S A TERRIBLE SITUATION,

BUT IT REALLY MAKES IT SHOW HOW DANGEROUS

SOME OF THE STUFF UP HERE REALLY IS, YOU KNOW.

♪♪

[ CLANGING ]

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Narrator: TONY BEETS IS DISMANTLING

THE LAST SECTIONS OF HIS 1940s DREDGE

AT REMOTE THISTLE CREEK,

READY TO TRANSPORT IT 100 MILES TO DAWSON CITY.

THERE ARE NO ROADS,

SO EACH MONSTER PIECE IS BARGED DOWNRIVER

ON A 3-DAY ROUND TRIP AND THEN TRUCKED TO EUREKA CREEK.

TIME IS WORKING AGAINST THEM.

TONY'S PLAN FOR THE LAST FEW SECTIONS

OF THE DREDGE --

REMOVE THE TWO FRONT PONTOONS.

THEN UNBOLT AND LIFT OUT THE 28-TON STEEL SUPER STRUCTURE.

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FIRST UP, MIKE BEETS LIFTS THE MASSIVE FRONT PONTOON.

Juan: THESE WELDS GOT TO BE RIGHT.

WE GOT TO RE-WELD IT.

OKAY. CODY, LET'S FIRE UP THAT WELDER.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BIG LIFT, SO THESE WELDS GOT TO BE RIGHT.

YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL WITH A LIFT LIKE THIS.

YOU DON'T WANT TO HURT ANYBODY

BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY,

SOMEONE'S LIFE IS DEPENDENT ON THAT.

Narrator: THE DREDGE WAS ABANDONED

WHEN GOLD MINING DECLINED IN THE 1950s,

AND THE FREEZING YUKON WINTERS HAVE LOCKED IT TO THE GROUND.

THAT'S A HEAVY [BLEEP]

IT'S GOT TO BE AT LEAST 30 TONS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO BECAUSE THIS THING

IS LITERALLY RIGHT ON MY WEIGHT LIMIT RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: TONY BRINGS IN THE 375-HORSEPOWER LOADER.

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Narrator: AFTER 66 YEARS ABANDONED

IN THE KLONDIKE WILDERNESS, THE BIGGEST PONTOON

ON TONY'S DREDGE IS STUCK FAST.

THIS IS A 5/8 CHAIN,

RATED FOR 18,000 POUNDS, AND IT JUST SNAPPED IT,

SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT TONY'S GOT PLANNED,

BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE SOMETHING ELSE OUT

BECAUSE WE'RE NOT MOVING IT THAT WAY.

Narrator: ROUND TWO.

ATTACH TWO CHAINS, WITH A COMBINED RATING

OF 31,000 POUNDS.

THE PONTOON IS FREE.

MIKE CAN CRANE IT ONTO THE TRUCK.

OKAY, A LITTLE MORE, A LITTLE MORE, A LITTLE MORE.

A LITTLE MORE.

RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE.

♪♪

MIKE QUICKLY GETS THE SECOND PONTOON OUT,

LEAVING JUST THE SUPER STRUCTURE REMAINING.

Juan: THIS IS A BIG, AWKWARD PIECE.

IT'S REALLY HEAVY ON THIS SIDE,

AND IT'S ABOUT 20 FEET TALL.

SO, THIS IS A VERY CRUCIAL LIFT.

THE LAST ONE, WE GOT TO GET IT JUST RIGHT.

HOPEFULLY, AFTER ALL THIS TROUBLE,

WE CAN FINALLY GET IT ON THE BARGES TO EUREKA,

PUT IT TOGETHER AND BE DONE WITH THIS CRAP.

Narrator: THE CREW NOW NEEDS

TO UNBOLT THE LEGS OF THE SUPER STRUCTURE,

SO MIKE CAN CRANE IT DOWN TO THE GROUND.

[ LOUD CLANK ]

YEAH.

I THOUGHT THE WHOLE [BLEEP] THING WAS GONNA FALL OFF.

Tony: OHHH.

[ ENGINE ROARING AND CLANKING ]

♪♪

[ BANGS ]

LOVE THAT SOUND.

Narrator: AFTER TWO LONG YEARS,

THE LAST OF TONY'S DREDGE CAN FINALLY BE SHIPPED TO EUREKA.

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Rick: OH, THINGS HAVE DEFINITELY 180'D FROM THIS MORNING.

WAS LOOKING AT A PRETTY BLEAK DAY,

AND IT'S TURNING OUT PRETTY [BLEEP] DAMN GOOD.

Narrator: RICK AND HIS DAD, BIG RICK,

ARE OPENING A NEW CUT.

Rick: DAD'S IN THAT 475 AND I'M OVER HERE IN THIS D9.

OUR PROBLEM THIS YEAR IS THAT THE GROUND'S JUST NOT PRODUCING

WHAT THE DRILL HOLE SUGGESTED IT WAS, SO HERE WE ARE,

TOWARDS THE END OF SUMMER HERE IN A MAD PANIC,

TRYING TO OPEN UP MORE GROUND,

JUST SO WE CAN TRY TO HIT OUR GOAL.

Narrator: TO GET THE JOB DONE,

RICK'S LEASING THE MONSTER 475 DOZER

FOR 2 DAYS AT $6,000 A DAY.

THIS THING IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAST.

Narrator: THEY NEED TO GET DOWN TO PAY DIRT

BEFORE THE WASH PLANT RUNS OUT AND HAS TO SHUT DOWN.

Rick: HE'S GETTING A LOT MORE DONE THAN I AM,

BUT ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT [BLEEP] GET DONE, SO...

Big Rick: [ Imitating Hans ] THAT LITTLE D9 LOOKS PUNY

COMPARED TO MY BIG 475.

[ LAUGHING ]

Narrator: THE 475 PRODUCES 890 HORSEPOWER

AND CAN PUSH UP TO 100 YARDS OF DIRT

WITH ITS 17-FOOT BLADE.

Big Rick: [ Normal voice ] EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS SO HEAVY,

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

JUST THE WAY IT MOVES, IT'S LIKE A TANK.

I CAN'T EVEN [BLEEP] BELIEVE IT, HOLY [BLEEP]

THAT'S INSANE, LOOK AT THAT.

[BLEEP] THING JUST DOESN'T STOP.

Rick: IS IT SMOOTH?

DOES IT BEAT THE [BLEEP] OUT OF YOU? HOW IS IT?

YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S GOING REALLY WELL.

ACTUALLY, I'M THINKING, BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.

YOU KNOW, I'M HAVING A BLAST. THIS THING IS AWESOME.

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OH [BLEEP]

HOLY [BLEEP]

[ METAL CLANGS ]

COME ON!

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DAD, I FELL IN A [BLEEP] SINKHOLE OVER HERE.

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OH [BLEEP]

Narrator: TO STAND ANY CHANCE OF REACHING HIS SEASON GOAL,

RICK IS DESPERATELY ATTEMPTING TO OPEN UP A NEW CUT.

HOLY [BLEEP]

COME ON!

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DAD, I FELL IN A [BLEEP] SINKHOLE OVER HERE.

IT'S PRETTY SWAMPY, BUT I NEED A PUSH OUT OF HERE.

Big Rick: ALRIGHT, MAN,

I'LL JUST TAKE A LITTLE LOOK AT IT.

JUST WANT TO BE SUPER CAREFUL

WE DON'T GET BOTH THESE THINGS STUCK, RIGHT?

ALRIGHT, YOU READY FOR THIS?

YEAH, GIVE ME A SHOVE STRAIGHT OUT BACK,

WHERE IT SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD BEHIND ME.

ALRIGHT, COMING AT YOU NOW, NICE AND EASY.

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YEAH, BABY.

YEAH, THAT'S IT, I'M JUST ABOUT OUT, KEEP PUSHING.

♪♪

YOU GOT HER.

YOU'RE MY DAD, AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO WARN ME

BEFORE I DO STUPID [BLEEP] LIKE THAT?

[ BOTH LAUGHING ]

I THINK YOU HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE THAN WE DO

IN THIS [BLEEP]

YOU SHOULD BE WARNING ME, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

YEAH, YEAH [BLEEP] HAPPENS.

[ BIG LAUGHING ]

Narrator: RICK NEEDS TO GET THE NEW CUT OPEN.

RENTING THE 475 HAS COST $12,000,

MONEY THAT WASN'T IN HIS BUDGET.

AND THE 2-DAY LEASE IS ALMOST OVER.

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Big Rick: DEFINITELY IN A BATTLE WITH TIME HERE.

SO, WE GOT ABOUT A HALF A DAY LEFT ON THIS MACHINE,

AND WE HAVE TWO POCKETS OF MUD HERE IN THIS NEW CUT

THAT WE'RE TRYING TO RIP OUT OF HERE,

SO HOPING THAT WE CAN FINISH THAT UP

BY THE END OF THE DAY HERE.

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WHAT DO YOU SAY THERE, DAD,

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE PRETTY MUCH DOWN TO GRAVEL HERE, HUH?

YEAH, LOOKIN' GOOD, MAN, WE GOT GRAVEL LEVEL

THE WHOLE CUT HERE,

SO I THINK WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

ALRIGHT, THANKS FOR RUNNIN' THAT THING, DAD,

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

YOU'RE WELCOME, SON, JUST HAPPY TO HELP YOU OUT, MAN.

I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS THING,

IT'S BEEN A RIOT.

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Narrator: RICK AND HIS DAD HAVE OPENED A CUT

THE SIZE OF TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS.

TIME TO HAND THE MONSTER DOZER BACK TO SHEAMUS.

HOW'D IT GO, RICK?

YOU HAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE.

THAT [BLEEP] THING PUSHES THE DIRT,

I TELL YOU WHAT. -IT'S PRETTY COOL, EH?

FREAKIN' AWESOME.

THIS MACHINE MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER.

RIGHT ON, YEP.

I GOT A SIGN THAT WE MADE THE RIGHT MOVE TODAY.

DID YOU?

HOLY [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

THAT'S A NICE PIECE.

THAT'S BY FAR THE BIGGEST ONE WE'VE FOUND THIS YEAR.

HOLY [BLEEP] I GUESS SO, WOW!

-NICE, HUH? -THAT'S AWESOME, MAN.

-THINGS ARE LOOKING UP, MAN. -YEAH!

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Parker: SO ALL IN ALL, IT'S NOT BEEN A GREAT WEEK.

I MEAN, WE'RE HAVING MASSIVE EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS,

WE'RE HAVING BIG PEOPLE PROBLEMS,

AND CHAD JUST WENT DOWN WITH A BROKEN HAND.

I REALLY HOPE HE'S OKAY

AND THAT IT CAN GET FIXED UP PROPERLY.

Narrator: 60 MILES NORTH IN DAWSON CITY,

CHAD'S LEAVING THE HOSPITAL.

Chad: TURNS OUT MY HAND'S BROKEN IN TWO SPOTS.

SMASHED HERE, SHATTERED HERE, HE SAYS,

AND IT'S BROKEN RIGHT HERE.

AND THEN I GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF STITCHES.

Narrator: WHILE CHAD'S BEEN AWAY, THE LOADER'S BEEN DOWN,

WHICH MEANS BIG RED HAS LOST NEARLY $10,000.

-WHAT'S HAPPENING, BROTHER? -YOU MADE IT.

-YEAH, MAN. -YOU GOT ALL 10?

I GOT ALL 10, YEAH.

WHAT DO YOU GOT GOIN' ON HERE?

Alec: BIG RED'S DOWN STILL.

TRYING TO GET IT RUNNING.

TOUGH WORKING ON MY OWN.

WHAT I CAN DO IS, I'LL JUST GO GET SUITED UP.

YEAH.

I WON'T DO MUCH, BUT I'LL COME GIVE YOU A HAND AT LEAST.

RIGHT ON, SEE YOU IN A BIT.

Narrator: THE CREW URGENTLY NEEDS TO FIT

THE LOADER'S NEW TIRE.

AM I FAR ENOUGH BACK?

BUT THE ONLY MACHINE AVAILABLE

TO LOADER OPERATOR BREE IS AN EXCAVATOR.

IT'S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT USING THE EXCAVATOR

BECAUSE WE'RE COMING IN FROM THE TOP INSTEAD OF THE SIDE.

SO THE PRECISION IS A LOT HARDER,

I CAN'T SEE THE ANGLE FROM HERE.

YOU JUST WANT IT DOWN?

Chad: SET HER DOWN AND JUST TRY AND PULL IT OVER.

BRING IT IN.

CLOSER, CLOSER.

ONE WRONG MOVE AND I COULD SERIOUSLY HURT

CHAD OR ALEC AND I REALLY, REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

ALL SHE'S GOT TO DO IS CURL OUT A LITTLE BIT.

Alec: CURL OUT A LITTLE BIT.

-SLOW. -REAL SLOW.

Narrator: THE WHEEL'S FINALLY IN POSITION.

TIME TO BOLT IT ONTO THE LOADER.

ALRIGHT, SHE'S ALL BUTTONED UP, MAN.

YEAH, LOOKS GOOD.

RIGHT ON.

READY TO GET THIS PLANT SPINNING?

HIGH FIVE.

YEAH, BUDDY.

HEY, PARKER, YOU GOT A COPY?

CHAD JUST GOT BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL

AND HELPED US GET THE LOADER TIRE BACK ON,

SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

Parker: Oh, thank [bleep]

♪♪

FIRE IT UP!

♪♪

EVERYTHING IN HERE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.

♪♪

Chad: SO IT'S KIND OF A BUMMER THAT I'M HEADING HOME

BECAUSE OF A BROKEN HAND,

BUT HOPEFULLY WHEN I GET BACK, WE'LL BE A WHOLE LOT

CLOSER TO 6,000 OUNCES.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: AT EUREKA CREEK,

PERMAFROST HAS SHUT DOWN DREDGE 1.

BUT MONICA HAS BEEN RUNNING ALL WEEK,

AND IT'S TIME FOR HER GOLD WEIGH.

-HEY, GUYS. -HI, MINNIE.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.

Mike: EVERYBODY READY?

Narrator: TONY NEEDS OVER 370 OUNCES A WEEK

TO HIT HIS 6,000-OUNCE, $7.2 MILLION GOAL.

100, 120, 140.

160, 190, 200.

207.60.

Minnie: WOW.

Narrator: 162 OUNCES SHORT,

BUT STILL WORTH ALMOST A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS.

HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON,

TONY HAS JUST 1,765 OUNCES.

THAT'S LESS THAN 30% OF HIS 6,000-OUNCE TARGET.

SO YOU'RE SLOWLY BUT SURELY GETTING THERE,

BUT NOT NEARLY TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE, THOUGH.

RIGHT? SO...

[ LAUGHING ]

Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK...

OH, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS?

...BIG RICK HAS HIS EYE

ON SHEAMUS CHRISTIE'S 1978 LINCOLN.

OH, I'M NOT GONNA START IT.

I JUST WANT TO GET THE WINDOW DOWN.

[ LAUGHING ]

♪♪

Big Rick: IT'S LIKE A BIG, WALLOWING, GIANT YACHT.

IT JUST RIDES LIKE A DREAM.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, RICK?

THE LINCOLN OR THE 475?

I'LL TAKE THIS THING ALL DAY LONG.

IT'S PRETTY NICE, EH?

IT RIDES FRICKIN' SMOOTH.

YOU GOT A BIGGER SMILE DRIVING THIS

THAN YOU DID THE 475.

FOR SURE. HOW MUCH DO I OWE YA?

THAT'S PRETTY FUN.

♪♪

Narrator: AT THE END OF A TOUGH WEEK,

IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH BIG RED'S

DOWNTIME HAS COST PARKER.

WHAT'S UP, GUYS?

-MITCHY, WELCOME BACK. -GOOD TO SEE YA.

HOW WAS YOUR HOLIDAY?

IT WAS NICE.

YEAH? MAMA BEAR HAPPY YOU MADE IT HOME?

-YEAH, FOR SURE. -GOOD STUFF, BUDDY.

SOUNDS LIKE [BLEEP] HIT THE FAN AROUND HERE.

IT ALWAYS DOES WHEN YOU LEAVE.

BETWEEN BREAKDOWNS AND A LACK OF PEOPLE,

WE'RE HAVING SOME ISSUES. -YUP.

LET'S GET SOME GOLD ON THE SCALE, EH?

Narrator: TO STAY ON TARGET FOR THE SEASON,

PARKER NEEDS 370 OUNCES A WEEK.

FIRST UP, BIG RED.

HUNDO...

160 ON THE MONEY.

Narrator: WORTH $192,000.

YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S NOT OUR BEST CLEANUP,

BUT CONSIDERING THE TIME WE LOST

AND THE EQUIPMENT DOWNTIME, IT'S NOT TOO BAD.

REALLY GOES TO SHOW, THOUGH, IF WE'VE GOT

ANY CHANCE OF GETTING THE 6,000 HERE,

WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THE EQUIPMENT RUNNING.

PARKER NOW NEEDS HIS SECOND WASH PLANT,

SLUICIFER, TO DELIVER 210 OUNCES.

WELL, THERE'S 30.

50, 70, 90, A BUCK,

BUCK AND A HALF, 200,

220, 230, 250.

NOW WE'RE TALKING.

260, LITTLE BIT MORE, HOW 'BOUT IT?

HOW 'BOUT 270 OUNCES POINT BLANK?

YEAH! NOW WE'RE TALKING.

-NICE. -GOOD WEEK.

Man #2: GOOD JOB THERE, YOUNG FELLER!

THAT'S A NICE [BLEEP] PAN OF GOLD.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE DONE ONE OF THOSE.

YEAH, NO KIDDING.

Narrator: PARKER'S WEEKLY HAUL --

430 OUNCES,

MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT'LL BRING US UP TO 2,012 OUNCES.

WE BROKE THE 2,000 MARK.

THIRD OF THE WAY.

THIRD OF THE WAY THERE.

GOOD JOB, GUYS.

LIKE, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN A GOOD, HARD WEEK.

GOES TO SHOW THAT IF WE PAY ATTENTION TO THINGS,

WE STILL GOT A SHOT HERE.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: 11 MILES WEST,

RICK'S CREW GATHERS FOR THEIR GOLD WEIGH.

-YOU LIKE THAT SOUND? -I LOVE THAT SOUND.

-OOH, NICE. -YEAH.

NO, GUYS, IT'S BEEN A HELL OF A WEEK.

YOU'VE ALL PUT IT IN [BLEEP] OVERDRIVE,

AND WE PRETTY MUCH DOUBLED DOWN BASICALLY ON EVERYTHING.

WE'VE BEEN EXPANDING THE CUT.

ALL KIDDING ASIDE, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL YOU GUYS.

YOU'RE JUST KILLING IT, HONESTLY.

DAD, AGAIN, YOU WERE THERE FOR US THIS WEEK,

AND YOU RAN THAT 475.

FOR ME, PERSONALLY, IT WAS JUST COOL

TO BE IN THERE WITH YOU WORKING ON THAT, RIGHT?

I ENJOYED THAT FULLY, MAN,

THAT'S A LIFETIME MEMORY RIGHT THERE, FOR SURE.

AND I'VE GOT A FEELING THIS IS GOING TO BE

ONE OF OUR BIGGEST WEEKS YET.

WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO!

IT HAS TO BE, IT HAS TO BE.

BEEN RUNNING 24/7, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT.

SO LET'S SEE WHERE THE HELL WE'RE AT, GUYS.

LET'S DO THIS.

Narrator: TO HIT HIS 1,000-OUNCE GOAL,

RICK NEEDS TO MINE OVER 50 OUNCES A WEEK.

Rick: 30, 40...

THERE WE ARE, OVER 100,

110, 120...

YEAH!

WHAT THE [BLEEP]

WE BROKE THE SCALE! WE BROKE THE SCALE!

[ LAUGHING ]

DID YOU GET THAT OFF THE HOFFMANS?

[ LAUGHING ]

ALRIGHT, WELL, THERE'S 125 IN THIS PAN.

ANOTHER SIX. THAT'S OVER 131 OUNCES, BOYS.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

Narrator: WORTH OVER $150,000.

Rick: THAT'S OUR BEST WEEK SO FAR, GUYS,

AND I'M NOT THE SMARTEST,

BUT THE MATH I'M DOING IN MY HEAD SAYS

WE'RE AT ALMOST 450 OUNCES ON THE SEASON.

NICE.

THAT'S ALMOST HALFWAY TO OUR GOAL AMOUNT.

THAT'S AWESOME.

THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THAT MUCH GOLD,

ESPECIALLY IN THAT SHORT OF TIME.

I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED, I'M [BLEEP] EXCITED.

WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET,

BUT IF WE KEEP THIS UP,

THERE AIN'T NO [BLEEP] REASON THAT WE CAN'T GET THERE.

1, 2, 3...

All: RALLY!

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

Tony: WE GOT THE DREDGE DOWN,

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE THE NEW ZEALAND PLANT.

I'LL DO MY BEST FOR YOU.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT NERVE-RACKING,

BUT I HOPE I MAKE THE BEETS PROUD.

I HAVE A TUMOR INSIDE ME ON MY LUNG,

I GOT ONE ON MY SPINE, AND I GOT TO GET IT LOOKED AT,

AND I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COME BACK.

Parker: WHAT THE [BLEEP]

Man #3: THE SCREEN DECKS ARE POPPING OUT.

I NEED YOU TO START BEING A FOREMAN.