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Narrator:
IT'S THE HOFFMAN CREW'S
SECOND SEASON MINING FOR GOLD.
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WE'RE READY TO GO.
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Narrator:
AGAIN, THEY ARE RISKING IT ALL
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TO STRIKE IT RICH
IN THE FROZEN NORTH.
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IF WE DON'T GET GOLD THIS TIME,
WE'RE IN TROUBLE.
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Narrator:
TO GET TO THE GOLD THIS SEASON,
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THEY HAVE TO MINE
THE KLONDIKE WAY.
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THEY'RE BATTLING
A SEA OF BLACK MUCK...
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OH!
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...TO FIND OUT IF THERE
IS ANY GOLD ON THEIR NEW CLAIM.
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I'M FRICKIN' NERVOUS.
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DOWN SOUTH AT PORCUPINE CREEK...
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HOLY COW.
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..."DAKOTA" FRED IS HIT
WITH DEVASTATING NEWS.
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OUR HOUSE
IS GONNA GO UNDERWATER.
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Narrator: AND 16-YEAR-OLD
PARKER SCHNABEL
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DESPERATELY SEEKS
A NEW SOURCE OF GOLD.
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OOH, WHAT'S THAT?
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK
IN THE KLONDIKE...
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IT'S 45 DAYS
INTO THE 150-DAY MINING SEASON.
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Todd:
LOOKS LIKE A BIG PILE OF MUD,
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BUT I CAN SEE A PLAN
STARTING TO FORM, AND...
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I DON'T KNOW.
WE'LL FIND OUT.
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Narrator: DAVE TURIN PUSHES
ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF BLACK SLUDGE
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OFF OF THE HOFFMAN DIG SITE
WITH THE D8 DOZER.
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Turin:
WE GOT TO DO WHAT WE GOT TO DO.
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
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IT'S THE ONLY WAY
WE CAN GET IT OUT OF HERE.
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Narrator: IF DAVE CAN REMOVE
8 FEET OF THIS MUCK,
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HE SHOULD GET
TO THE GRAVEL LAYER
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THAT THEY HOPE HOLDS MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS' WORTH OF GOLD.
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Turin:
YEAH, IT'S WORKING PRETTY GOOD.
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I MEAN,
I'M GETTING THE JOB DONE.
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Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW
ALREADY WASTED $5,000
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STRIPPING AN AREA ON THE CLAIM
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THEY LATER FOUND OUT
HAD BEEN MINED 60 YEARS AGO.
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IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING.
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Narrator:
NOW, ON NEW GROUND,
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THEY HAVE WON THE FIGHT AGAINST
CENTURIES-OLD PERMAFROST.
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WHOA!
THERE WE GO!
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THEY RIPPED IT UP...
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THAT IS A BIG CHUNK
OF ICE.
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...SO THAT IT CAN MELT
IN THE SUMMER SUN.
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BUT THIS NEW GROUND IS UNTESTED,
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THE HOFFMAN CREW HAS NO IDEA
IF THERE IS GOLD HERE,
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AND IT'S DANGEROUS WORK.
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Turin:
THE SOIL IN THE YUKON -- I'VE
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
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YOU SEE THAT SINKHOLE?
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OH [BLEEP]
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[ BEEPING ]
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WHOA!
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THIS IS NOT GOOD.
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EASY.
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EASY.
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WHOA!
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Narrator: THE BLACK MUCK
JUST ABOVE THE PAY GRAVEL
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MELTS UNEVENLY,
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CREATING HOLES
ACROSS THE DIG SITE.
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THE D8, THE ONLY MACHINE THEY'VE
GOT TO GET DOWN TO THE GOLD,
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IS SINKING IN AN 8-FOOT DITCH.
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GREG REMSBURG
GETS DAVE'S S.O.S. CALL.
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TURIN: Might --
Might need some help.
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Remsburg: DAVE'S STUCK,
AND I GOT TO GO PULL HIM OUT!
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Let's go.
Come on, let's go!
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Right there.
Whoa, whoa.
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Right there.
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Pull back, pull back,
pull back, pull back.
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Whoa!
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AH!
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I'M GONNA GO BACK
A LITTLE MORE.
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Yeah, right there.
Go ahead.
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WHAT A [BLEEP] DAY!
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Narrator:
ON A DIG SITE 100 YARDS BY 50,
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THERE MAY BE 15,000 TONS OF MUCK
TO MOVE
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BEFORE THEY HIT PAY GRAVEL.
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THIS IS TERRIBLE TO PUSH WITH.
IT'S TOO SOFT.
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WHAT HAPPENS
IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN?
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YEAH, I'M WITH YOU.
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BUT HOW ARE WE GONNA DEAL
WITH THIS MESS?
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Narrator:
1/3 OF THE WAY INTO THE SEASON,
EVERY DAY IS PRICELESS.
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BEFORE THE CREW SPENDS MORE TIME
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RISKING THEIR LIVES
CLEARING THE MUCK,
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THEY WANT PROOF
THAT THE GOLD IS THERE.
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BREAKING THE RULES.
YEAH, IT'S DANGEROUS.
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IT'S RIDICULOUS.
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SHOW ME SOMETHING THAT'S
TANGIBLE, THAT'S EVIDENCE.
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YOU KNOW,
GIVE ME SOMETHING.
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Todd: WE'LL GET
ON THE SAME PAGE, OKAY?
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WE'RE NOT GONNA MOVE
AHEAD UNLESS EVERYBODY'S
ON THE SAME PAGE.
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WELL, HE BETTER
HAVE SOMETHING.
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I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE
GONNA BE ABLE TO STRIP
THAT AND RUN THAT.
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BASED ON WHAT?
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I'M WITH GREG.
I DON'T GO OFF OF FEELINGS.
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I'M SORRY, JACK,
BUT SHOW ME SOMETHING, MAN.
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YOU CAN'T JUST SAY,
"LET'S GO ON A FEELING."
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Narrator: LAST SEASON
IN PORCUPINE CREEK,
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JACK WAS CONVINCED THAT AT THE
BOTTOM OF HIS PRIZED GLORY HOLE,
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MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GOLD
WAS SITTING ON BEDROCK.
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WE KNOW IT'S THERE.
ALL WE GOT TO DO IS GET IT.
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Narrator:
THE CREW SPENT ALL SUMMER
AND $250,000 ON JACK'S HUNCH,
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BUT THEY PULLED
ONLY $20,000 WORTH OF GOLD
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OUT OF THE GLORY HOLE.
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LAST YEAR,
WE SPENT THE WHOLE SUMMER
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DIGGING ON A HOLE
BASED ON A FEELING,
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A GUT FEELING.
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AND THEN WE START STRIPPING HERE
ON A FEELING.
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I AGREE WITH THESE GUYS.
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BEFORE WE START MOVING, BEFORE
WE GO DOING SOMETHING ELSE,
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I'D LIKE --
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE GOLD
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BEFORE I
START GOING AFTER IT.
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WELL,
HERE'S THE DEAL, DAD.
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IF THESE GUYS
AREN'T ON BOARD,
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I MEAN,
WE GOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
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LET'S GO.
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Remsburg: I JUST DON'T
WANT TO BE WILLY-NILLY
GOLD MINERS AGAIN THIS YEAR.
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WE DID THAT LAST YEAR
AND LOST OUR ASS.
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I NEED TO SEE SOMETHING.
I NEED TO FEEL IT.
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IT HAS TO BE TANGIBLE,
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HAS TO BE SOMETHING
I CAN SEE, FEEL, AND TOUCH.
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IT TOOK US A WHOLE SEASON
LAST YEAR
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UNTIL WE FINALLY GOT INTO STUFF,
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AND THEN WE HAD IT TAKEN AWAY
FROM US,
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AND I DON'T
WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN.
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WE GOT AN ISSUE.
I GOT TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
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I GOT TO GO SOUTH
AND TAKE CARE OF IT.
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Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW
HAS LAID DOWN THE LAW.
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THEY ARE NOT GOING TO RISK
THEIR LIVES
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UNTIL THEY ARE SURE THERE IS
GOLD UNDER THE 8 FEET OF MUCK.
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TO GET THE PROOF HE NEEDS,
TODD NEEDS HELP.
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HE HEADS TO SEE A KLONDIKE MINER
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WHO'S WORKED THE BLACK MUCK
FOR 20 YEARS.
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Todd: I NEED HIM.
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WE'LL JUST SEE
WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
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JUST...
THIS OUGHT TO BE GOOD.
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Narrator: 600 MILES SOUTH
AT PORCUPINE CREEK...
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DAKOTA FRED PLANS TO RUN DIRT
ON AN UNTESTED MACHINE
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HIS SON, DUSTIN,
HAS NICKNAMED "THE BEAST."
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THE BEAST IS PRETTY POWERFUL.
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SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
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SO WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT
IF IT WORKS.
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Fred: FIRE IT UP!
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[ ENGINE REVVING ]
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Narrator:
EVER SINCE DAKOTA FRED REMOVED
THE HOFFMANS' OLD WASH PLANT...
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GET THAT THING OUT OF HERE!
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...THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE BEEN
DIALING IN THEIR NEW DEROCKER.
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IT'S HERE NOW, AND WE'RE
GONNA PUT IT INTO ACTION.
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Narrator:
THEY'RE BANKING ON THE DEROCKER
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TO EXTRACT THE GOLD
FROM PORCUPINE CREEK DIRT.
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I NEED TO SEE SOME GOLD,
KEEP MY BILLS RUNNING.
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Narrator: AFTER 40 DAYS,
FRED AND HIS SON, DUSTIN,
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ARE FINALLY READY TO RUN DIRT
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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BRANDING THE BEAST.
THIS IS OUR DAKOTA BOYS MARK.
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AND FIRE WATER PUMP UP.
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[ ENGINE REVVING ]
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Dustin: I THINK IT'S GONNA WORK
JUST PERFECT, FRED.
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YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK?
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Fred: I THINK I'M READY TO RUN
DIRT RIGHT NOW.
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I'M GONNA JUST THROW SOME
IN THERE
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JUST TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON,
SEE HOW IT ACTS,
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SEE IF IT'S DOING
WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO.
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Narrator: FRED LOADS HIS FIRST
BUCKET OF DIRT OF THE SEASON.
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THE DEROCKER IS DESIGNED TO WASH
GOLD-RICH DIRT FROM BOULDERS.
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THE MATERIAL FLOWS
ALONG THE WAVY DECK
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WHILE JETS WASH THE ROCKS.
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ANY GOLD FALLS
INTO THE SLUICE BOXES BELOW.
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BUT FRED HAS NEVER RUN DIRT
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THROUGH A MACHINE LIKE THIS
BEFORE.
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THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE NO IDEA
IF THE DEROCKER
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CAN HANDLE THE LARGE
PORCUPINE CREEK BOULDERS.
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BETTER GET BACK.
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HEY, DUST! ANOTHER BIG ONE
COMING THROUGH -- A BIG ONE!
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I THINK IT'S GONNA FILL UP
AND THEN JUST...
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START FALLING OFF, I HOPE.
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* DA DA DA *
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Narrator:
AFTER A TENSE MOMENT,
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THE DAKOTA BOYS' NEW DEROCKER
IS WORKING PERFECTLY.
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THIS IS AWESOME.
THIS IS...
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IS A GREAT SENSE
OF ACCOMPLISHMENT RIGHT NOW.
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IT REALLY FEELS GOOD --
EXHILARATING.
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I FEEL CHARGED RIGHT NOW.
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Narrator: UP AHEAD...
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TODD SEEKS HELP
FROM A KLONDIKE LEGEND
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TO LOCATE THE GOLD
AT QUARTZ CREEK.
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DUDE, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M DOING.
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PARKER SCHNABEL WAGES WAR...
COME ON!
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...AGAINST
CENTURY-OLD MINING EQUIPMENT.
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LOOK AT THAT BEAST!
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Narrator: AND DAKOTA FRED
AND HIS SON, DUSTIN...
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START.
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...HIT ONE BRICK WALL
AFTER ANOTHER.
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I'VE JUST NEVER SEEN
SO MANY THINGS GO WRONG.
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Narrator:
IN THE KLONDIKE,
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TODD HOFFMAN IS ON THE HUNT
FOR INFORMATION.
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TO CRUSH A CREW REBELLION
AT QUARTZ CREEK,
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HE HAS TO PROVE THAT
UNDER 8 FEET OF THICK MUCK...
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THERE'S GOLD.
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THERE'S AN OFFICE RIGHT THERE.
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Narrator:
TODD'S BROUGHT DAVE
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TO MEET NEIGHBORING MINER
DUTCHMAN TONY BEETS.
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HEY, MY NAME'S TODD.
YEAH, I FIGURED THAT ONE.
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[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH.
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TONY BEETS.
TONY.
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YEAH.
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
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Turin: HEY, TONY.
HEY.
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Narrator:
TONY RUNS TAMARACK MINE,
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A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR
GOLD-MINING CORPORATION.
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Todd: I GOT TO GET SOME HELP
FROM THIS GUY.
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I'D RATHER DO IT ONCE
AND DO IT RIGHT.
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THIS GUY KNOWS
HOW TO DO IT RIGHT.
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Narrator:
TODD WANTS TO SHOW DAVE TURIN
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THAT IT'S WORTH
RISKING EVERYTHING
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TO GET DOWN TO THE GOLD.
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THAT'S FUN TO WATCH.
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THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
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Todd: I'D LIKE TO HAVE
A WEEK LIKE THAT.
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Narrator: FOR TONY,
THIS IS A BAD WEEK --
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220 OUNCES OF GOLD
WORTH ABOUT $350,000.
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I'D BE PRETTY HAPPY
WITH 220 OUNCES.
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TONY HAS GOLD MINING
DOWN TO A SCIENCE.
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Beets: THIS IS JUST PART
OF WHAT WE GOT.
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THIS IS NOT ALL OF IT
THAT CAME OUT OF IT.
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Narrator:
LIKE THE HOFFMANS,
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TONY ALSO FIGHTS
A SEA OF BLACK MUCK,
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BUT HE STILL PULLS
THOUSANDS OF OUNCES OF GOLD
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OUT FROM UNDER IT EVERY YEAR.
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WHILE DAVE CHECKS OUT
THE MINE...
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[ LAUGHTER ]
GET IN.
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...TODD AND TONY MEET PRIVATELY.
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TODD WANTS TO FIND OUT
HOW HE CAN CONVINCE HIS CREW
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THAT THERE'S GOLD
AT QUARTZ CREEK.
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WELL, OKAY,
HERE'S THE DEAL.
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I'M DOWN THERE ON QUARTZ CREEK.
I'M STARTING TO STRIP.
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING
STRIPPING
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IF YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S UNDERNEATH IT?
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HMM.
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DRILL.
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SEE, THIS WHAT YOU WANT.
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TONY'S MINING CORPORATION
IS THRIVING
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BECAUSE IT STICKS
TO ONE GOLDEN RULE.
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NO DRILLING TEST HOLES --
NO DIGGING.
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THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
WHEN YOU DRILL.
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YEAH.
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THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE GROUND
EVERY 3, 4 FEET.
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OH, GREAT.
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THERE'S NO DREAMING
IN THIS KIND OF BUSINESS.
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WELL, TONY, DUDE,
I'M GLAD YOU TOLD ME THIS
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'CAUSE I'M GONNA
FRICKIN' DRILL IT.
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IT'S THERE, YEAH.
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YOU GOT TO GET THAT.
NOW YOU GOT TO GO DRILL.
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APPRECIATE IT.
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DRILLING'S NUMBER ONE.
NO DRILLING -- NO DIGGING.
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NEVER MIND THE STORIES
THE NEIGHBORS HAVE.
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DRILL.
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OTHERWISE, THEY'LL END UP
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WITH THE SAME KIND OF SEASON
AS THEY HAD LAST YEAR.
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I GOT SOME CONFIRMATION
ON SOME THINGS.
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HE SAID, "DON'T EVEN --
DON'T EVEN TOUCH THE GROUND
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UNLESS YOU DRILL IT."
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AND SO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
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Narrator: 600 MILES SOUTH
AT THE BIG NUGGET MINE...
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16-YEAR-OLD PARKER SCHNABEL
HAS A NEW SPOT TO MINE.
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I THINK MY GRANDPA WAS
KIND OF SAVING THIS AREA FOR...
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A SPECIAL TIME, AND I GUESS
THIS IS A SPECIAL TIME.
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Narrator: JUST SIX WEEKS AGO,
PARKER FINISHED 11th GRADE.
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FOR HIS SUMMER VACATION, HE'S
TAKING OVER THE BIG NUGGET MINE
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FROM HIS 91-YEAR-OLD GRANDPA,
JOHN.
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HE'S GONNA MAKE
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EVERY DAY.
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Narrator: BUT THE BIG NUGGET
MINE IS IN TROUBLE.
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IF HE DOESN'T TURN A PROFIT,
WE WON'T RUN NEXT YEAR.
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Narrator:
ALREADY THIS SEASON,
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PARKER HAS 10 OUNCES OF GOLD
WORTH AROUND $16,000.
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I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING
RIGHT.
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Narrator: BUT HIS RUNNING COSTS
SO FAR ARE DOUBLE THAT,
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AND THE GOLD HAS DRIED UP.
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I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I NEED
EXCEPT DIRT WITH GOLD IN IT.
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Narrator:
PARKER IS DESPERATE
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TO FIND A NEW SOURCE OF GOLD
AND SAVE THE MINE.
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Parker:
MY GRANDPA'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT,
"OH, THE BUCKETS, THE BUCKETS,"
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FOR PROBABLY LIKE FIVE YEARS.
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HE'S LIKE, "OH, IF I WANTED
SOME EASY MONEY,
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I'D JUST GO DIG
THE BUCKETS OUT."
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THAT'S WHAT
HE KEPT TELLING ME, SO...
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WE'LL SEE IF HE WAS RIGHT.
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Narrator: THE BUCKETS ARE PART
OF A 100-YEAR-OLD DREDGE --
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A PRIMITIVE EXCAVATOR
THAT DUG OUT GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT.
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BUT A FLOOD 100 YEARS AGO
WASHED AWAY
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EVERYTHING
BUT THE HEAVY IRON BUCKETS.
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THE SCHNABELS THINK THE FLOOD
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FORCED THE OLD MINERS
TO LEAVE BEHIND A LOT OF GOLD.
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Parker: I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO GET THE BUCKETS OUT
AND SEE WHAT'S DOWN THERE,
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AND IF WE'RE RIGHT,
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD.
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AND IF WE'RE WRONG,
WE'LL LOSE...
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10 GRAND.
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Narrator:
RUNNING THE 330 EXCAVATOR
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CAN BURN UP TO $1,000 OF DIESEL
A DAY.
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JOHN SCHNABEL
HAS WAITED 25 YEARS
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TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S UNDER THESE BUCKETS.
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00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:04,567
JUST TRYING TO SEE WHAT'S
DOWN UNDERNEATH THERE, HUH?
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WE LIVE IN EXPECTATION.
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[ LAUGHS ]
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[ MACHINE CREAKING ]
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Narrator: BUT HE'S GONNA
HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER.
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IT'S BEEN SITTING IN THERE
A LONG TIME,
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AND IT DOESN'T WANT TO COME OUT,
I DON'T THINK.
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MAYBE WITH A CABLE
ON OUR BIG LOADER.
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[ GRUNTS ]
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Narrator:
GRANDPA JOHN JUMPS IN THE LOADER
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WHILE PARKER ATTACHES
A THICK CABLE
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TO THE HEAVIEST PART OF THE OLD
BUCKET SYSTEM, THE GEAR WHEEL.
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[ MACHINE CREAKING ]
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NOPE!
NOT EVEN CLOSE.
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Narrator: PARKER'S STEEL CABLE
IS RATED TO PULL 10 TONS,
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00:16:05,467 --> 00:16:07,933
BUT IT SNAPS UNDER THE WEIGHT
OF THE BUCKETS.
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John:
IT DIDN'T EVEN JIGGLE.
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Parker:
IT MUST ALL BE CONNECTED.
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I THINK THE BIG GEAR
HAS A SHAFT,
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A SPROCKET
THAT THE CHAIN IS AROUND.
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GOT TO DIG IT OUT.
YOU CAN'T PULL IT OUT.
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[ CLATTERS ]
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BAD NEWS FOR PARKER.
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THE MORE FUEL HE HAS TO BURN,
THE MORE GOLD HE HAS TO FIND.
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[ SIGHS ] I WISH THAT
WOULD'VE JUST CAME RIGHT OUT,
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BUT THAT'D BE TOO EASY.
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Narrator: LESS THAN A MILE AWAY
AT PORCUPINE CREEK...
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Fred:
YEAH, I CAN HEAR YOU.
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...FRED GETS A CALL FROM HIS
WIFE BACK HOME IN NORTH DAKOTA.
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HOLY COW.
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WHERE ARE YOU --
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
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I THINK OUR SATELLITE
HAS GONE DOWN.
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I GOT...
NEWS THAT OUR HOUSE...
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IS GONNA GO UNDERWATER
IN ABOUT THREE OR FOUR DAYS.
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[ SIRENS WAILING ]
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Narrator:
MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA,
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WHERE FRED LIVES
IN THE OFF-SEASON,
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IS FACING THE WORST FLOODING
IN 40 YEARS.
338
00:17:16,867 --> 00:17:21,033
FRED'S HOME IS RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOD ZONE.
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WE'RE GONNA LOSE
[CLEARS THROAT]
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PRETTY MUCH
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING WE GOT.
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TALKED TO MY WIFE.
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I ASK HER IF I SHOULD
JUST GO AHEAD AND LEAVE HERE.
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00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,233
AND SHE INSISTED I DO NOT.
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SHE SAID, "FRED...
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00:17:35,267 --> 00:17:37,800
"WE'VE INVESTED
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING WE GOT,
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ANYTHING WE CAN AFFORD
INTO THIS OPERATION."
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SHE SAID, "STAY THERE.
MAKE SOME GOLD."
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00:17:45,833 --> 00:17:49,200
IT'S JUST TOUGH.
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REALLY TOUGH.
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Narrator: FRED NOW NEEDS TO HIT
THE MOTHER LODE
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AT PORCUPINE CREEK
MORE THAN EVER.
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Narrator:
IN THE KLONDIKE,
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TODD HOFFMAN IS BACK
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00:18:13,833 --> 00:18:17,300
FROM HIS MEETING WITH
NEIGHBORING MINER TONY BEETS.
355
00:18:17,300 --> 00:18:21,667
THE GUY, TONY,
TODAY CONFIRMED IT FOR SURE.
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00:18:21,667 --> 00:18:25,100
THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT.
I'M GONNA -- I'M GONNA DRILL.
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HEY, GREG!
DAVE! JAMES!
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DAD.
Jack: YEAH?
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Narrator:
IT'S BEEN 24 HOURS
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SINCE THE HOFFMAN CREW
DEMANDED PROOF
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THAT GOLD LIES UNDER THE THICK
BLACK MUCK AT QUARTZ CREEK.
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00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:39,333
LITTLE MEETING HERE.
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00:18:39,333 --> 00:18:40,933
TODD HAS A PLAN.
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00:18:42,533 --> 00:18:46,167
FIRST OFF, WE GOT TO GET
DRILLING IMMEDIATELY.
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00:18:46,167 --> 00:18:48,300
THIS IS
WHAT TONY TOLD ME TODAY.
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00:18:48,300 --> 00:18:50,633
DON'T EVEN LOOK AT IT
UNLESS YOU DRILL IT.
367
00:18:50,633 --> 00:18:52,433
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
GREG?
368
00:18:52,433 --> 00:18:55,400
DRILLING --
IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
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00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,767
IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY AWESOME
STRIPPING GROUND
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WHEN WE KNOW
WHAT'S AT THE BOTTOM.
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00:19:00,333 --> 00:19:02,367
SO, DAVE...
Turin: I'M SATISFIED.
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WE MIGHT AS WELL START.
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THIS IS OUR LAST SHOT.
WE NEED SOME HOPE.
374
00:19:06,067 --> 00:19:07,567
WE'RE PUSHING MUD.
375
00:19:07,567 --> 00:19:10,000
WE NEED SOME HOPE.
LET'S DO IT.
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00:19:12,867 --> 00:19:15,367
Narrator: WITH THE WHOLE TEAM
BEHIND DRILLING,
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JACK HAS NO OPTION
BUT TO FALL IN LINE.
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00:19:17,633 --> 00:19:19,867
I DO AGREE WITH THE GUYS.
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00:19:19,867 --> 00:19:22,600
I DO AGREE
THAT WE NEED TO DRILL IT
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00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,300
SO WE AREN'T WASTING
A BUNCH OF MONEY OR TIME.
381
00:19:25,300 --> 00:19:28,333
Remsburg:
WE'VE BEEN AIMLESSLY MOVING DIRT
HERE FOR THE PAST WEEK
382
00:19:28,333 --> 00:19:32,900
AND SPENDING THE EQUIVALENT OF
WHAT A DRILLER'S GONNA COST US.
383
00:19:32,900 --> 00:19:36,567
AND RIGHT NOW, WE CAN
ACTUALLY HAVE SOME DIRECTION.
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Narrator:
NO MORE MUD WILL BE STRIPPED
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UNTIL DRILL TESTS PINPOINT
EXACTLY WHERE THE GOLD IS --
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00:19:43,967 --> 00:19:46,500
THAT IS, IF THERE IS ANY.
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00:19:51,667 --> 00:19:55,267
600 MILES SOUTH
AT PORCUPINE CREEK...
388
00:19:57,967 --> 00:20:00,067
...AFTER SIX GRUELING WEEKS
OF PREP,
389
00:20:00,067 --> 00:20:04,200
DAKOTA FRED'S DEROCKER
IS FINALLY WORKING.
390
00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,833
NOW HE CAN START FEEDING IT
GOLD-RICH DIRT.
391
00:20:06,833 --> 00:20:09,167
ALL RIGHT.
392
00:20:09,167 --> 00:20:12,667
Narrator: FOR THAT,
HE USES HIS AGING 980 LOADER.
393
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Fred:
COME ON, BABY, LET'S START.
394
00:20:14,700 --> 00:20:17,800
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
395
00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:19,633
Narrator:
AT LEAST THAT'S THE PLAN.
396
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[ MACHINE CREAKING ]
397
00:20:27,267 --> 00:20:28,333
[ GROANS ]
398
00:20:29,867 --> 00:20:31,900
I NEED TO READ UP
ON THE OLD 580.
399
00:20:31,900 --> 00:20:34,000
I THINK
IT'S A BRAKE PROBLEM.
400
00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,167
Narrator: TO FIND OUT
WHY THE BRAKES AREN'T WORKING,
401
00:20:37,167 --> 00:20:40,133
FRED AND SON, DUSTIN, HAVE TO
TAKE OFF THE 1/2-TON WHEEL.
402
00:20:40,133 --> 00:20:42,967
WE HAVE ANOTHER CHAIN THERE.
I'VE GOT ONE.
403
00:20:42,967 --> 00:20:45,867
THAT'S ONE RIGHT HERE
WE COULD USE FOR THAT.
404
00:20:45,867 --> 00:20:48,500
COME ON, NOW.
405
00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:50,333
[ MACHINE CREAKING, BEEPING ]
406
00:20:50,333 --> 00:20:52,233
Dustin:
ONE CHAIN SET.
407
00:20:52,233 --> 00:20:54,800
COMING UP, COMING UP.
408
00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,067
ALL YOURS.
409
00:20:57,067 --> 00:20:58,967
WATCH OUT.
410
00:21:02,467 --> 00:21:04,267
IT'LL BE INTERESTING
411
00:21:04,267 --> 00:21:07,200
TO SEE WHAT 28-YEAR-OLD BRAKES
LOOK LIKE.
412
00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:13,767
NOW, I SEE MAYBE, MAYBE
3/16 OF AN INCH OF LINING LEFT.
413
00:21:13,767 --> 00:21:16,800
SO THOSE
ARE VERY, VERY WORN.
414
00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:22,467
JUST ABOUT THE TIME THAT WE
GET FINISHED WITH OUR DEROCKER
415
00:21:22,467 --> 00:21:24,133
AND GETTING EVERYTHING SET UP
WITH THE WATER
416
00:21:24,133 --> 00:21:27,100
AND EVERYTHING READY TO MINE,
417
00:21:27,100 --> 00:21:28,467
WE GET THE BAD NEWS
418
00:21:28,467 --> 00:21:33,433
THAT THE BRAKES ON THIS LOADER
JUST WILL NOT HOLD.
419
00:21:33,433 --> 00:21:36,800
JUST CAN'T OPERATE THAT WAY,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ON GRADES
420
00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,300
AND SLOPES AND RAMPS,
THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
421
00:21:38,300 --> 00:21:39,467
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
422
00:21:41,500 --> 00:21:43,667
GOT SOME BEARINGS HERE
I WANT TO PROTECT
423
00:21:43,667 --> 00:21:46,900
FROM GETTING DIRT ALL OVER IT.
424
00:21:46,900 --> 00:21:50,200
Narrator: FRED CAN'T RUN THE
LOADER WITHOUT NEW BRAKE PADS,
425
00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:53,800
AND WITHOUT THE LOADER,
FRED CAN'T RUN HIS DEROCKER.
426
00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:55,000
Fred:
THIS PARTICULAR MACHINE
427
00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,100
IS AN ABSOLUTE KEY PART
OF OUR OPERATION.
428
00:21:58,100 --> 00:22:00,733
NO LOADER, NO GOLD.
429
00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,233
Narrator:
ACROSS THE CREEK AT BIG NUGGET,
430
00:22:06,233 --> 00:22:11,600
PARKER SCHNABEL IS SPENDING
CLOSE TO $1,000 ON FUEL A DAY.
431
00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,233
HE'S SURE THERE'S GOLD
432
00:22:13,233 --> 00:22:15,800
UNDER THESE CENTURY-OLD
RUSTY MINING BUCKETS.
433
00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,767
Parker:
ALL WE NEED IS ONE OF THOSE
LITTLE BUCKETS FULL OF GOLD,
434
00:22:18,767 --> 00:22:20,967
AND THEN I'D HAVE A BEACH HOUSE
IN THE HAMPTONS.
435
00:22:22,733 --> 00:22:25,800
Narrator: PARKER PLANS
TO FISH THE BUCKETS OUT,
436
00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:27,167
BUT IT'S HARD TO FISH
437
00:22:27,167 --> 00:22:31,100
WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO CATCH.
438
00:22:31,100 --> 00:22:34,567
Parker: I THINK I NEED TO SEE
WHAT I'M DOING.
439
00:22:34,567 --> 00:22:36,867
IT'S TOUGH
NOT TO HOOK ONTO THE BUCKETS
440
00:22:36,867 --> 00:22:41,267
OR WHATEVER'S DOWN THERE WITHOUT
SEEING WHAT'S UNDER THE WATER.
441
00:22:41,267 --> 00:22:42,867
[ ENGINE REVS ]
442
00:22:42,867 --> 00:22:44,733
ONCE WE GET THE THING
PUMPED OUT,
443
00:22:44,733 --> 00:22:47,133
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET
ALL THIS STUFF OUT OF HERE.
444
00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,000
SO, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT
ONCE WE GET THE BUCKETS OUT,
445
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,933
THE LAYER OF GROUND
UNDERNEATH THEM
446
00:22:57,933 --> 00:23:00,033
IS UNWORKED GROUND
447
00:23:00,033 --> 00:23:03,367
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, BUILT UP
OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
448
00:23:03,367 --> 00:23:05,633
[ MACHINE CREAKING ]
449
00:23:05,633 --> 00:23:07,867
I NEED TO FLOP THIS UP OVER
450
00:23:07,867 --> 00:23:11,167
AND LAY IT
UP AGAINST THIS ROCK HERE.
451
00:23:13,767 --> 00:23:14,900
[ THUD ]
452
00:23:14,900 --> 00:23:17,700
OH, DAMN IT!
IT BROKE!
453
00:23:22,133 --> 00:23:26,767
Narrator:
PARKER WORKS HALF A DAY
AND BURNS HALF A TANK OF DIESEL
454
00:23:26,767 --> 00:23:29,733
AND MANAGES TO PULL OUT
HALF OF THE BUCKETS.
455
00:23:35,367 --> 00:23:37,433
HEY, YOU GOT IT!
456
00:23:37,433 --> 00:23:39,533
[ LAUGHS ]
457
00:23:39,533 --> 00:23:42,000
THAT'S
QUITE A PIECE OF IRON.
458
00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,667
WE CAN SEND THAT
TO AN ANTIQUE DEALER
459
00:23:44,667 --> 00:23:48,567
FOR A DOLLAR A POUND --
WE'D BE RICH.
460
00:23:48,567 --> 00:23:51,000
THERE MUST BE
AN AWFUL LOT OF IRON.
461
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,533
THAT LIFT SYSTEM HAD A LOT MORE
THAN JUST THIS.
462
00:23:53,533 --> 00:23:55,600
HOW FAR DO YOU THINK IT IS
TO BEDROCK?
463
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,267
IT'LL BE
BELOW THE BUCKET.
464
00:23:57,267 --> 00:24:01,333
I DON'T KNOW.
THE BUCKETS -- I'VE GOT...
465
00:24:01,333 --> 00:24:03,067
PROBABLY
8 FEET DOWN THERE
466
00:24:03,067 --> 00:24:05,167
UNDER THE WATER LEVEL
RIGHT NOW,
467
00:24:05,167 --> 00:24:07,967
AND I'M STILL NOT HITTING
THE BOTTOM OF THAT LAST CHAIN.
468
00:24:07,967 --> 00:24:10,033
YOUR CURIOSITY
IS GETTING TO THE POINT
469
00:24:10,033 --> 00:24:12,733
WHERE YOU WONDER
IF THERE'S ANY GOLD IN IT, HUH?
470
00:24:12,733 --> 00:24:15,667
I CAN'T GET -- NO, I JUST
CAN'T GET THE BUCKETS OUT.
471
00:24:15,667 --> 00:24:19,400
UH-HUH. WELL, YOU CAN GET THEM.
JUST KEEP WORKING AT IT.
472
00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:23,067
BUT WHAT PARKER REALLY NEEDS
TO DIG UP IS GOLD,
473
00:24:23,067 --> 00:24:25,567
OR HE'LL BANKRUPT
HIS GRANDPA'S MINE.
474
00:24:33,633 --> 00:24:35,967
Narrator:
AT THE QUARTZ CREEK GOLD CLAIM,
475
00:24:35,967 --> 00:24:38,700
A DRILLING EXPERT
HAS JUST ARRIVED.
476
00:24:38,700 --> 00:24:41,767
Todd: YEAH, IT'S KIND OF
A CRAZY-LOOKING, LITTLE VEHICLE,
477
00:24:41,767 --> 00:24:43,967
BUT I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT
ABOUT THIS.
478
00:24:43,967 --> 00:24:47,433
Narrator:
IN THE BOMBARDIER DRILL RIG...
479
00:24:47,433 --> 00:24:49,300
AH!
...IS HENRY RENNIG.
480
00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:50,933
CAN YOU GET THROUGH THERE
OKAY?
481
00:24:50,933 --> 00:24:53,733
OH, YEAH, I SHOULD BE GOOD.
I GOT TO PUT A HOLE RIGHT HERE.
482
00:24:53,733 --> 00:24:56,067
FOR 20 YEARS,
HE'S DRILLED FOR GOLD
483
00:24:56,067 --> 00:24:58,067
ON THE LARGEST CLAIMS
IN THE KLONDIKE.
484
00:24:58,067 --> 00:25:02,200
TODD NEEDS HIS EXPERTISE
TO FIND OUT HOW DEEP THE MUCK IS
485
00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,800
AND IF THERE'S PAY GRAVEL
BENEATH IT.
486
00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:08,267
Todd: SO, NOW HENRY'S GONNA GO
AHEAD AND DROP A HOLE HERE.
487
00:25:08,267 --> 00:25:09,967
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS RIGHT
THIS YEAR.
488
00:25:09,967 --> 00:25:12,267
WE'RE GONNA DRILL. WE'RE
GONNA DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.
489
00:25:12,267 --> 00:25:15,233
WE'RE GONNA TAKE ADVICE
FROM ALL THE GUYS THAT ARE
SUCCESSFUL ON THIS CREEK.
490
00:25:15,233 --> 00:25:19,533
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE'RE DRILLING.
491
00:25:19,533 --> 00:25:23,300
Narrator: HENRY SINKS HOLE
NUMBER ONE INTO THE BLACK MUCK.
492
00:25:25,967 --> 00:25:27,367
TO LOCATE THE GOLD,
493
00:25:27,367 --> 00:25:30,700
HE DRILLS DOWN THROUGH
THE BLACK MUCK AND PERMAFROST,
494
00:25:30,700 --> 00:25:33,600
ADDING SECTIONS OF DRILL BIT
5 FEET AT A TIME
495
00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:37,000
TO GET DOWN TO THE PAY GRAVEL
AND BEDROCK.
496
00:25:39,433 --> 00:25:41,400
THE DIRT SAMPLE SHOULD PINPOINT
497
00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:44,300
WHETHER THERE'S GOLD
UNDER THIS PART OF THE CLAIM.
498
00:25:46,767 --> 00:25:52,067
AFTER DRILLING EACH HOLE, HENRY
COLLECTS THE DIRT INTO BUCKETS
499
00:25:52,067 --> 00:25:55,000
TO BE PANNED FOR GOLD LATER.
500
00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:58,167
Todd: WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT
IF WE'RE GONNA BE EATING STEAK
501
00:25:58,167 --> 00:26:00,567
OR IF WE'RE GONNA BE EATING
HOT DOGS.
502
00:26:00,567 --> 00:26:03,267
Todd: WHAT'S YOUR GUESS ON OUR
PAY GRAVEL RIGHT IN THERE?
503
00:26:03,267 --> 00:26:05,933
5 FEET OF GRAVEL
AND 2 FEET OF BEDROCK.
504
00:26:05,933 --> 00:26:08,733
Narrator: THE FIRST HOLE
INDICATES THAT BENEATH THE MUCK,
505
00:26:08,733 --> 00:26:11,500
THERE'S 5 FEET OF PAY GRAVEL.
506
00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:14,300
IF THIS LAYER IS EVEN
ACROSS THE CLAIM,
507
00:26:14,300 --> 00:26:17,367
THERE COULD BE 8,000 TONS
OF GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL
508
00:26:17,367 --> 00:26:20,233
TO MINE AT QUARTZ CREEK.
509
00:26:20,233 --> 00:26:25,433
THE GOLD IS JUST UNDER OUR FEET.
AND STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
510
00:26:25,433 --> 00:26:28,433
BUT IT'S WITHIN REACH.
511
00:26:28,433 --> 00:26:32,567
Narrator: HENRY MOVES ON
TO HIS NEXT TEST HOLE.
512
00:26:32,567 --> 00:26:34,700
Doumitt:
KIND OF CURIOUS NOW
513
00:26:34,700 --> 00:26:36,833
AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON
AND WHAT HE'S GONNA FIND.
514
00:26:36,833 --> 00:26:38,900
GETTING REAL CURIOUS.
515
00:26:38,900 --> 00:26:42,267
Narrator: JACK WAS NOT A FAN
OF THE DRILLING PLAN,
516
00:26:42,267 --> 00:26:46,433
BUT TWO DAYS AGO, HE HAD TO
GIVE IN TO THE CREW'S DEMAND.
517
00:26:46,433 --> 00:26:48,567
Jack:
THIS IS 18 BUCKS A FOOT.
518
00:26:48,567 --> 00:26:52,833
IT'S EXCITING, BUT I CAN HEAR
THE THINGS KA-CHING, KA-CHING
519
00:26:52,833 --> 00:26:54,900
GOING ON IN MY BRAIN,
YOU KNOW?
520
00:26:54,900 --> 00:27:00,700
Narrator:
THE HOFFMAN CREW CAN ONLY AFFORD
12 HOLES AT A COST OF $4,000 --
521
00:27:00,700 --> 00:27:02,567
MONEY WELL SPENT
522
00:27:02,567 --> 00:27:04,833
IF HENRY CAN PROVE
THERE'S GOLD ON QUARTZ CREEK.
523
00:27:04,833 --> 00:27:06,267
Thurber:
WHAT HE'S GONNA DO
524
00:27:06,267 --> 00:27:09,033
IS TELL US HOW DEEP WE
GOT TO DIG TO GET TO BEDROCK.
525
00:27:09,033 --> 00:27:11,633
I MEAN, THIS IS ALL GREAT.
526
00:27:11,633 --> 00:27:14,000
THIS IS A TOOL WE DIDN'T HAVE
LAST YEAR.
527
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,567
WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO DRILL
528
00:27:15,567 --> 00:27:19,033
INSTEAD OF GUESSING AND GOING
BY OLD FOLKLORE HOW DEEP IT WAS.
529
00:27:19,033 --> 00:27:21,267
THIS GUY WOULD TELL YOU
STRAIGHT UP.
530
00:27:26,633 --> 00:27:28,900
Narrator:
THE CREW WATCHES NERVOUSLY
531
00:27:28,900 --> 00:27:31,300
AS HENRY DIGS TOWARDS BEDROCK.
532
00:27:31,300 --> 00:27:34,067
EVERY FOOT OF PAY GRAVEL
ON THE WAY DOWN
533
00:27:34,067 --> 00:27:36,400
IS POTENTIALLY FULL OF GOLD.
534
00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,033
HENRY, WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE
WHEN YOU HIT BEDROCK?
535
00:27:39,033 --> 00:27:40,633
DEPENDS WHAT KIND OF BEDROCK
IT IS.
536
00:27:40,633 --> 00:27:41,933
SOMETIMES
YOU GET SOFT BED,
537
00:27:41,933 --> 00:27:43,700
AND THEN YOU DON'T HEAR
ANY STONES GRINDING.
538
00:27:43,700 --> 00:27:45,367
OKAY.
539
00:27:49,367 --> 00:27:53,433
Jack: WELL, WE'RE LOOKING
FOR CHUNKS OF BEDROCK.
540
00:27:53,433 --> 00:27:57,000
THE GRAVEL WILL BE ROUNDED,
AND THE BEDROCK WILL BE SHARP.
541
00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:00,067
Thurber: I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
SHAFTS HE'S IN THE GROUND,
542
00:28:00,067 --> 00:28:02,667
BUT...THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
543
00:28:02,667 --> 00:28:05,000
Jack:
IT IS STILL GOING DOWN.
544
00:28:14,667 --> 00:28:17,733
SEE, THIS IS
ALL SHARP STONES, EH?
545
00:28:17,733 --> 00:28:19,600
YEAH.
546
00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:21,833
HE'S THROUGH THE GRAVEL.
547
00:28:21,833 --> 00:28:25,267
YOU NOTICE
IT'S GOT SHARP EDGES.
548
00:28:25,267 --> 00:28:28,167
SO HE'S BREAKING UP
BEDROCK.
549
00:28:28,167 --> 00:28:32,167
HENRY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION?
550
00:28:32,167 --> 00:28:35,000
I THINK THIS HOLE
HAS A GOOD CHANCE.
551
00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,800
PROBABLY 9 FEET DOWN
IS WHERE THE BEDROCK IS.
552
00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,333
THAT'S WHAT I'M GUESSING.
553
00:28:39,333 --> 00:28:43,067
YOU KNOW, THIS IS --
THIS IS GOOD GROUND.
554
00:28:43,067 --> 00:28:45,167
I'M JUST SURE OF IT.
555
00:28:45,167 --> 00:28:48,300
BUT I'VE BEEN SURE
OF A LOT OF THINGS.
556
00:28:48,300 --> 00:28:51,200
BUT I THINK YOU'RE
GONNA FIND OUT I'M RIGHT.
557
00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:55,500
Narrator:
HENRY HAS ANOTHER 10 HOLES
TO DRILL ACROSS THE CLAIM.
558
00:28:55,500 --> 00:28:58,400
THE HOFFMAN CREW WON'T KNOW
IF THEY HAVE GOLD
559
00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:00,900
UNTIL HE PANS EACH TEST SAMPLE.
560
00:29:00,900 --> 00:29:04,433
600 MILES SOUTH.
561
00:29:08,767 --> 00:29:10,967
DAKOTA FRED
HEADS TO HAINES, ALASKA,
562
00:29:10,967 --> 00:29:15,167
TO ORDER PARTS
FOR HIS BROKEN-DOWN 980 LOADER.
563
00:29:15,167 --> 00:29:16,800
SEE YOU LATER.
564
00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:18,167
TAKE CARE.
565
00:29:18,167 --> 00:29:21,667
IT'S ALSO A CHANCE
TO FIND OUT FROM HIS WIFE
566
00:29:21,667 --> 00:29:25,100
JUST HOW BAD THE FLOODING IS
BACK HOME IN MINOT.
567
00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:27,800
[ Ringing ]
568
00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:28,800
Hello?
569
00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:30,933
HELLO, HON.
HOW YOU DOING?
570
00:29:30,933 --> 00:29:33,200
Pretty bad day here
today.
571
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:36,800
Of course, we're expecting
7 more feet of water, so...
572
00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,733
WOW. 7 FEET?
573
00:29:39,733 --> 00:29:42,833
FRED'S HOME
HAS 3 FEET OF WATER IN IT.
574
00:29:42,833 --> 00:29:46,267
SOON, IT WILL BE INUNDATED
LIKE THE REST OF MINOT,
575
00:29:46,267 --> 00:29:48,800
NOW DECLARED A DISASTER AREA.
576
00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:50,900
GONNA BE
JUST LIKE NEW ORLEANS.
577
00:29:50,900 --> 00:29:53,500
ONCE IT BREACHES,
YOU CAN'T STOP IT.
578
00:29:53,500 --> 00:29:54,800
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
579
00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:58,300
FRED HAS INVESTED HIS
LIFE SAVINGS IN PORCUPINE CREEK.
580
00:29:58,300 --> 00:30:00,733
NOW HE HAS
A GUT-WRENCHING DECISION --
581
00:30:00,733 --> 00:30:04,200
GO HOME TO SAVE HIS HOUSE
AND EVERYTHING HE OWNS
582
00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,867
OR STAY AND FIND GOLD.
583
00:30:06,867 --> 00:30:09,200
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
584
00:30:10,867 --> 00:30:14,167
I MEAN, I KNOW WE GOT A TON
OF MONEY INVESTED IN THIS THING.
585
00:30:14,167 --> 00:30:15,967
WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING
THIS YEAR.
586
00:30:15,967 --> 00:30:18,933
I wouldn't come
running home yet.
587
00:30:20,833 --> 00:30:23,800
WELL, HON, I LOVE YOU.
588
00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:25,933
I love you, too, baby.
589
00:30:25,933 --> 00:30:28,000
AND...
590
00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,233
Hang on.
I WILL.
591
00:30:30,233 --> 00:30:32,267
Okay, honey.
I LOVE YOU.
592
00:30:32,267 --> 00:30:33,600
Bye.
BYE.
593
00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:43,133
AS LONG AS THERE IS A CHANCE
OF FINDING GOLD,
594
00:30:43,133 --> 00:30:45,733
FRED IS STAYING
AT PORCUPINE CREEK.
595
00:31:01,233 --> 00:31:03,800
Narrator:
AT THE BIG NUGGET MINE,
596
00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:07,100
PARKER SCHNABEL HASN'T RUN DIRT
NOW FOR FIVE DAYS.
597
00:31:07,100 --> 00:31:10,267
HE'S STILL TRYING TO PULL
ANCIENT GOLD-MINING BUCKETS
598
00:31:10,267 --> 00:31:13,267
OUT OF WHAT HE'S CONVINCED
IS GOLD-RICH DIRT.
599
00:31:13,267 --> 00:31:15,367
Parker:
I WISH THEY WEREN'T THAT DEEP
600
00:31:15,367 --> 00:31:17,533
'CAUSE NOT ONLY
CAN WE NOT GET THEM OUT
601
00:31:17,533 --> 00:31:23,733
BUT, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING ABOVE
THOSE BUCKETS HAS BEEN WORKED.
602
00:31:23,733 --> 00:31:28,833
EVERYTHING FROM THAT
BUCKET LEVEL UP IS GARBAGE.
603
00:31:28,833 --> 00:31:32,500
Narrator:
PARKER HAS GIVEN UP HOPE OF
GETTING OUT ALL OF THE BUCKETS,
604
00:31:32,500 --> 00:31:34,367
BUT HE'S SHIFTED ENOUGH OF THEM
605
00:31:34,367 --> 00:31:36,967
TO GET TO THE POCKETS OF DIRT
UNDER THEM.
606
00:31:36,967 --> 00:31:39,967
Parker: I'M JUST GONNA KEEP
DIGGING ALONGSIDE OF THEM
607
00:31:39,967 --> 00:31:43,000
AND HAUL IT TO THE PLANT
'CAUSE IT SHOULD BE GOOD DIRT.
608
00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:50,133
Narrator:
FINALLY, HE CAN GET
609
00:31:50,133 --> 00:31:53,167
TO THE MATERIAL HE'S BANKING ON
BEING RICH IN GOLD.
610
00:31:53,167 --> 00:31:54,733
Parker:
IF I WORK A LATE NIGHT,
611
00:31:54,733 --> 00:31:57,000
I COULD GET ENOUGH DIRT HAULED
TO RUN TOMORROW.
612
00:31:58,233 --> 00:32:03,567
PARKER MUST UNEARTH AT LEAST
6 OUNCES OF GOLD WORTH $9,500
613
00:32:03,567 --> 00:32:05,767
JUST TO COVER HIS FUEL COSTS.
614
00:32:05,767 --> 00:32:09,767
BUT HE'S HOPING THIS OLD SPOT
WILL YIELD A WHOLE LOT MORE.
615
00:32:09,767 --> 00:32:13,033
Parker: I'VE GOT A PLAN.
I'M GONNA EXECUTE MY PLAN.
616
00:32:13,033 --> 00:32:15,633
SIMPLE AS THAT.
617
00:32:21,133 --> 00:32:23,433
Narrator:
NORTH IN QUARTZ CREEK,
618
00:32:23,433 --> 00:32:26,567
THE HOFFMANS ARE IN THEIR
SECOND DAY OF DRILL TESTING.
619
00:32:26,567 --> 00:32:29,033
THAT'S A LOT OF MUD, DAVE.
Turin: THAT'S A LOT OF MUD.
620
00:32:29,033 --> 00:32:30,400
DRILLER HENRY RENNIG
621
00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:34,967
HAS ALREADY DUG SIX TEST HOLES
AND HAS SIX MORE TO GO.
622
00:32:34,967 --> 00:32:37,533
Todd: HEY, HENRY, YOU GOT A NAME
FOR YOUR LITTLE RIG?
623
00:32:37,533 --> 00:32:39,100
NO,
I CAN'T THINK OF ONE.
624
00:32:39,100 --> 00:32:40,733
Todd: HOW ABOUT
"LITTLE RED MAMA"?
625
00:32:40,733 --> 00:32:42,500
IT'S MORE ORANGE, THOUGH.
626
00:32:42,500 --> 00:32:44,900
WELL, NOT WHEN IT WAS NEW,
IT WASN'T.
627
00:32:44,900 --> 00:32:46,667
COME ON,
LITTLE RED MAMA.
628
00:32:46,667 --> 00:32:48,567
THE LAST SIX HOLES
629
00:32:48,567 --> 00:32:51,167
WILL BE UP IN THE TREE LINE
ABOVE THE DIG SITE.
630
00:32:51,167 --> 00:32:54,100
THIS AREA IS TODD'S BACKUP PLAN
631
00:32:54,100 --> 00:32:56,933
JUST IN CASE THERE'S NO GOLD
UNDER THE BLACK MUCK.
632
00:32:56,933 --> 00:32:59,300
Todd: THERE MIGHT BE
AN ANCIENT CREEK THAT CAME DOWN.
633
00:32:59,300 --> 00:33:03,400
SO I WANT TO PROVE IT,
SEE IF THAT IS THE CASE.
634
00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:07,000
WE'LL GET HENRY OUT HERE
TO DRILL A FEW MORE HOLES
OUT IN THAT BOWL AREA.
635
00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,433
BUT ME AND DAVE
ARE KIND OF THINKING
636
00:33:09,433 --> 00:33:11,833
THAT THAT MIGHT BE
A SPECIAL PLACE.
637
00:33:11,833 --> 00:33:13,067
IF TODD'S RIGHT,
638
00:33:13,067 --> 00:33:15,500
THEN THERE COULD BE
ANOTHER PAY STREAK OF GOLD
639
00:33:15,500 --> 00:33:19,100
ON THE QUARTZ CREEK CLAIM
30 FEET UP IN DENSE FOREST --
640
00:33:19,100 --> 00:33:21,900
THAT IS, IF HENRY CAN GET
HIS DRILL UP THERE.
641
00:33:36,333 --> 00:33:39,867
TODD HAS MADE THE DECISION
TO DRILL THESE SIX HOLES
642
00:33:39,867 --> 00:33:42,033
AT A COST OF $2,000.
643
00:33:42,033 --> 00:33:45,967
IF HENRY CAN'T HIT PAY GRAVEL,
IT WILL BE A WASTE OF MONEY.
644
00:33:45,967 --> 00:33:49,133
HEY, HENRY, WHAT'S THE BEST HOLE
YOU EVER CAME UP WITH?
645
00:33:49,133 --> 00:33:50,667
HOW MUCH GOLD IN ONE HOLE?
646
00:33:50,667 --> 00:33:52,033
$30.
647
00:33:52,033 --> 00:33:53,900
FOR ONE HOLE?
648
00:33:53,900 --> 00:33:55,300
WOW!
649
00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:57,667
HOPEFULLY,
YOU HIT INTO THE GRAVEL.
650
00:33:57,667 --> 00:33:58,833
THIS IS GOOD, THOUGH.
651
00:33:58,833 --> 00:34:01,067
LOOK, HE HIT GRAVEL RIGHT THERE
AT 8 FEET.
652
00:34:01,067 --> 00:34:02,767
THAT'S NOT THAT MUCH
TO MOVE.
653
00:34:02,767 --> 00:34:06,233
HENRY HAS FIVE MORE HOLES
TO DRILL AT THE TREE LINE
654
00:34:06,233 --> 00:34:08,267
BEFORE THE HOFFMAN CREW
CAN FIND OUT
655
00:34:08,267 --> 00:34:11,100
IF THERE'S ANY GOLD
ON THEIR CLAIM.
656
00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:16,067
IF THERE ISN'T, THEY'LL HAVE TO
PACK UP AND GO HOME BROKE.
657
00:34:21,167 --> 00:34:23,633
AT PORCUPINE CREEK...
658
00:34:23,633 --> 00:34:27,133
DAKOTA FRED IS STILL STRUGGLING
TO RUN DIRT.
659
00:34:27,133 --> 00:34:32,033
HIS 980 LOADER IS CRIPPLED,
BUT HE REFUSES TO GIVE UP.
660
00:34:32,033 --> 00:34:35,800
UNTIL HE CAN GET THE PARTS
TO FIX THE 980,
661
00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:40,467
HIS SON, DUSTIN, IS FORCED
TO USE THE SMALLER D6 DOZER
662
00:34:40,467 --> 00:34:43,900
TO MOVE PAY DIRT
TO THE DEROCKER.
663
00:34:43,900 --> 00:34:46,300
WE'RE ABOUT TO START RUNNING
REAL DIRT.
664
00:34:46,300 --> 00:34:49,767
SO, HOPEFULLY, BY THE END OF
THE DAY, I'LL FEEL LIKE A MINER!
665
00:34:56,700 --> 00:34:59,167
Narrator: IT'S FINALLY TIME
FOR THE DAKOTA BOYS
666
00:34:59,167 --> 00:35:02,067
TO FIND OUT
IF THEY'RE ON THE GOLD.
667
00:35:02,067 --> 00:35:03,900
DUSTIN'S BRINGING UP
MORE MATERIAL.
668
00:35:03,900 --> 00:35:06,267
WE'RE ABOUT READY TO GO.
669
00:35:06,267 --> 00:35:08,533
YOU READY?
670
00:35:08,533 --> 00:35:10,967
GET IT GOING, FRED.
Fred: LET'S GO.
671
00:35:10,967 --> 00:35:12,967
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
672
00:35:18,033 --> 00:35:20,700
YEAH, THE WATER'S GOING.
673
00:35:20,700 --> 00:35:22,467
DOESN'T THAT LOOK GREAT?
674
00:35:22,467 --> 00:35:25,800
NICE AND SMOOTH --
THE PERFECT RIVER.
675
00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:27,267
I LIKE THAT.
676
00:35:27,267 --> 00:35:30,200
OH, YEAH.
THAT IS NICE.
677
00:35:33,233 --> 00:35:36,067
Narrator: FRED IS ABOUT TO LOSE
HIS HOUSE TO FLOODS.
678
00:35:36,067 --> 00:35:39,967
HE HAS PUT HIS LIFE SAVINGS
ON THE LINE TO MINE.
679
00:35:39,967 --> 00:35:42,833
HE HAS TO FIND GOLD NOW.
680
00:35:42,833 --> 00:35:45,167
WITH HIS BIG LOADER BROKEN,
681
00:35:45,167 --> 00:35:48,000
HE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO FIRE UP
THE 270 EXCAVATOR
682
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,233
TO LOAD DIRT
INTO THE WASH PLANT.
683
00:35:51,233 --> 00:35:53,333
[ CLICK ]
684
00:35:53,333 --> 00:35:55,533
WHAT IN THE HELL'S THAT?
685
00:35:55,533 --> 00:35:57,500
[ CLICKING ]
686
00:36:01,767 --> 00:36:03,900
OH, CRAP!
687
00:36:03,900 --> 00:36:06,133
GOD!
688
00:36:06,133 --> 00:36:08,533
THERE'S DUSTIN.
LET ME HOLLER AT HIM.
689
00:36:08,533 --> 00:36:11,700
DUSTIN! COME HERE!
690
00:36:11,700 --> 00:36:12,900
IT WON'T START?
691
00:36:12,900 --> 00:36:17,700
Narrator: THE 270,
FRED'S LAST HOPE, IS DEAD.
692
00:36:17,700 --> 00:36:20,067
ALL RIGHT. DUSTIN?
YEAH?
693
00:36:20,067 --> 00:36:21,900
HIT THAT STARTER AGAIN.
694
00:36:21,900 --> 00:36:23,400
GO!
695
00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:25,267
NOTHING.
696
00:36:25,267 --> 00:36:27,267
[ GROANS ]
697
00:36:27,267 --> 00:36:29,767
Fred:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW.
698
00:36:29,767 --> 00:36:31,800
IF THIS MACHINE
IS OUT OF OPERATION,
699
00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:33,133
WE ARE OUT OF OPERATION.
700
00:36:33,133 --> 00:36:34,533
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
701
00:36:34,533 --> 00:36:37,233
I MEAN, THIS IS ONE OF OUR
KEY PIECES OF EQUIPMENT,
702
00:36:37,233 --> 00:36:39,367
PARTICULARLY
WITH JUST TWO OF US HERE.
703
00:36:39,367 --> 00:36:42,833
IT'S SERIOUS -- VERY SERIOUS.
704
00:36:42,833 --> 00:36:45,400
IF YOU COULD HOLD UP
THAT RUBBER PIECE RIGHT THERE,
705
00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:46,800
I COULD TAKE THAT BOLT OFF.
706
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:47,833
ALL RIGHT.
707
00:36:47,833 --> 00:36:49,200
YOU GOT IT, HUH?
708
00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:50,567
I HOPE
THIS IS THE PROBLEM.
709
00:36:50,567 --> 00:36:53,367
...KNOW WHAT THE DEAL IS
WITH THAT THING.
710
00:36:56,267 --> 00:36:57,700
Dustin:
IT'S THE STARTER.
711
00:36:57,700 --> 00:37:01,433
SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH THE STARTER.
712
00:37:01,433 --> 00:37:03,500
LOOKS LIKE...
713
00:37:03,500 --> 00:37:06,033
HEY, WE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE HERE
WITH THIS THING.
714
00:37:06,033 --> 00:37:08,267
WE JUST CAN'T DO
ANY MINING.
715
00:37:08,267 --> 00:37:10,533
IT'S ABSOLUTE DEAD
RIGHT NOW.
716
00:37:10,533 --> 00:37:13,100
THERE IS NO PLACE
AROUND HERE
717
00:37:13,100 --> 00:37:15,433
TO GET US
ANY PARTS FOR THIS THING.
718
00:37:17,500 --> 00:37:18,900
I NEED TO GO BACK DOWN
TO MINOT.
719
00:37:18,900 --> 00:37:22,733
I'VE JUST NEVER SEEN SO MANY
THINGS GO WRONG ALL AT ONCE.
720
00:37:24,567 --> 00:37:28,767
Fred: IT'S JUST A DIFFICULT TIME
RIGHT NOW.
721
00:37:28,767 --> 00:37:31,733
HOUSE IS GOING UNDER TONIGHT.
722
00:37:33,700 --> 00:37:38,100
YOU JUST WONDER
HOW MUCH A GUY CAN TAKE.
723
00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:42,967
Narrator: AFTER NEARLY
EIGHT WEEKS, FRED HAS NO GOLD,
724
00:37:42,967 --> 00:37:46,400
AND HIS HOME
BACK IN NORTH DAKOTA
725
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,067
IS ABOUT TO GO UNDERWATER.
726
00:37:48,067 --> 00:37:52,567
THIS COULD BE THE END
FOR THE PORCUPINE CREEK CLAIM.
727
00:38:02,233 --> 00:38:06,033
Narrator: AT THE BIG NUGGET MINE
IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA...
728
00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:10,233
...PARKER SCHNABEL
IS FINALLY MOVING THE DIRT
729
00:38:10,233 --> 00:38:14,433
FROM UNDER THE OLD IRON BUCKETS
TO HIS WASH PLANT.
730
00:38:16,700 --> 00:38:21,100
HE NEEDS AT LEAST
6 OUNCES OF GOLD, OR $9,500,
731
00:38:21,100 --> 00:38:22,700
TO COVER HIS COSTS.
732
00:38:22,700 --> 00:38:26,367
YOU HAVE TO KNOW FOR SURE
WHETHER IT'S THERE OR NOT.
733
00:38:26,367 --> 00:38:29,500
Narrator: HE'S HOPING
HE HAS HIT THE MOTHER LODE.
734
00:38:29,500 --> 00:38:31,733
Parker:
I MAY HAVE WASTED 10 GRAND.
735
00:38:33,133 --> 00:38:34,600
YEAH, I'M WORRIED.
736
00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:39,567
Narrator: BUT AFTER FIVE HOURS
OF RUNNING, SIGNS AREN'T GOOD.
737
00:38:39,567 --> 00:38:41,700
IF WE RAN DIRT
THAT HAD ANY NUGGETS IN IT,
738
00:38:41,700 --> 00:38:42,967
THIS IS WHERE THEY'D BE.
739
00:38:42,967 --> 00:38:46,367
BUT RIGHT NOW,
IT'S JUST A PILE OF NAILS.
740
00:38:46,367 --> 00:38:50,667
IN THE PROCESSED DIRT, THERE'S
A REWARD FOR HIS EFFORTS --
741
00:38:50,667 --> 00:38:53,767
A NUGGET WORTH ABOUT 100 BUCKS.
742
00:38:53,767 --> 00:38:55,400
BUT NOT MUCH ELSE.
743
00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:56,900
Parker:
WE DIDN'T MAKE MONEY.
744
00:38:56,900 --> 00:38:59,100
IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT
UP THERE ON THAT?
745
00:38:59,100 --> 00:39:01,000
NOT REALLY.
I WAS DOWN ON BEDROCK.
746
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:03,433
I DON'T THINK
IT CHANGES ANYTHING.
747
00:39:03,433 --> 00:39:05,967
IT HASN'T CHANGED A THING,
HAS IT?
748
00:39:05,967 --> 00:39:08,067
PARKER'S PLAN
HASN'T PAID OFF.
749
00:39:08,067 --> 00:39:11,000
THE GOLD HE FOUND
UNDER THE OLD RUSTY BUCKETS
750
00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,433
IS WORTH JUST $400.
751
00:39:13,433 --> 00:39:18,367
BUT IT TOOK 10 DAYS AND
$10,000 IN FUEL TO GET TO IT.
752
00:39:18,367 --> 00:39:21,433
EIGHT WEEKS
INTO HIS FIRST YEAR IN CHARGE,
753
00:39:21,433 --> 00:39:24,000
PARKER IS HEADED FOR BANKRUPTCY.
754
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:27,833
Parker: I DIDN'T REALLY PREPARE
MYSELF TO LOSE MONEY THIS MUCH.
755
00:39:27,833 --> 00:39:30,233
WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?
756
00:39:30,233 --> 00:39:31,433
KEEP WORKING.
757
00:39:38,900 --> 00:39:41,000
Narrator:
AT QUARTZ CREEK,
758
00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,567
IT'S CRUNCH TIME
FOR THE HOFFMAN CREW.
759
00:39:43,567 --> 00:39:46,033
THEIR DREAM OF STRIKING IT RICH
760
00:39:46,033 --> 00:39:49,000
DEPENDS
ON HENRY'S DRILL RESULTS.
761
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:51,467
THAT'S OUR FIRST HOLE, RIGHT?
YEAH.
762
00:39:51,467 --> 00:39:55,500
THE PAY GRAVEL FROM THE 12 DRILL
HOLES ARE IN SEPARATE BUCKETS.
763
00:39:55,500 --> 00:40:00,567
HENRY PANS EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY
TO DETERMINE THEIR GOLD CONTENT.
764
00:40:00,567 --> 00:40:04,400
THE FIRST SIX BUCKETS
ARE FROM TODD'S BACKUP PLAN --
765
00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,833
THE AREA IN THE TREE LINE.
766
00:40:06,833 --> 00:40:09,667
THIS IS BASICALLY A SNAPSHOT
OF YOUR FUTURE.
767
00:40:09,667 --> 00:40:12,200
I'M FRICKIN' NERVOUS.
768
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:15,367
HEY, HENRY, IF THIS HOLE
DOESN'T TURN OUT GOOD,
769
00:40:15,367 --> 00:40:16,767
I MIGHT NEED A HUG.
770
00:40:16,767 --> 00:40:20,867
WELL, YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD
CHANCE OF FINDING SOMETHING.
771
00:40:20,867 --> 00:40:23,667
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
772
00:40:23,667 --> 00:40:25,300
[ WATER RUSHING ]
773
00:40:31,433 --> 00:40:33,600
I'LL LET YOU HAVE A LOOK
AT IT.
774
00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:34,800
COUNT THEM OUT.
775
00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:38,733
Jack: THERE'S AT LEAST
15 COLORS THERE.
776
00:40:38,733 --> 00:40:41,200
Turin: IT'S NOT AS GOOD
AS I WAS HOPING.
777
00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:44,433
Narrator: THE FIRST TEST SAMPLE
IS ALMOST WORTHLESS.
778
00:40:44,433 --> 00:40:48,500
HENRY PANS THE DIRT
FROM DRILL HOLE NUMBER TWO.
779
00:40:48,500 --> 00:40:52,067
Rennig: THIS ONE DOESN'T
EVEN LOOK AS GOOD AS THE
OTHER ONE, I DON'T THINK.
780
00:40:52,067 --> 00:40:54,800
PRETTY DISAPPOINTING.
DOESN'T LOOK TOO GOOD.
781
00:40:55,967 --> 00:40:58,200
Todd: NOTHING?
782
00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:01,533
LITTLE BIT BETTER --
NO BETTER THAN -- NO BETTER YET.
783
00:41:01,533 --> 00:41:06,267
Narrator:
THE FIRST SIX TEST HOLES
FROM THE TREE LINE ARE A BUST.
784
00:41:06,267 --> 00:41:09,300
THERE'S ALMOST NO GOLD
IN THE PANS.
785
00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:11,867
DISAPPOINTED --
EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED.
786
00:41:11,867 --> 00:41:14,967
IT'S NOT EVEN GONNA PAY FOR
THE POSTAGE TO PAY THE BILLS.
787
00:41:17,467 --> 00:41:19,233
Remsburg: NOT GOOD.
788
00:41:20,967 --> 00:41:22,400
IT'S NOT GOOD.
789
00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,400
Narrator:
BUT THERE ARE SIX MORE.
790
00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:28,967
THE SECOND DRILL TEST RESULTS
ARE FROM THE SLIPPERY SLOPE
791
00:41:28,967 --> 00:41:31,800
WHERE THE HOFFMANS HAVE BATTLED
THE MUCK.
792
00:41:33,867 --> 00:41:37,500
IF THERE'S NO GOLD IN ANY OF
THESE SIX REMAINING TEST HOLES,
793
00:41:37,500 --> 00:41:41,067
THE HOFFMAN CREW
IS OUT OF BUSINESS.
794
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:44,233
Todd:
ALL RIGHT, BUD.
795
00:41:44,233 --> 00:41:46,400
PAN REAL SLOW.
REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.
796
00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:48,300
I GOT TO HUG YOU.
YOU GOT TO HUG ME.
797
00:41:50,167 --> 00:41:53,500
IF THE NEXT HOLE'S OUTRAGEOUSLY
RICH, DO I GET A HUG?
798
00:41:53,500 --> 00:41:56,233
DUDE, YOU'RE GONNA GET
MORE THAN A HUG, HENRY.
799
00:41:56,233 --> 00:41:59,700
Remsburg:
IT'S GONNA BE THE MOST-WATCHED
PAN YOU'VE EVER DONE, HENRY.
800
00:41:59,700 --> 00:42:00,867
I DON'T KNOW.
801
00:42:00,867 --> 00:42:02,600
[ LAUGHS ]
802
00:42:08,167 --> 00:42:10,600
THAT'S A LOT OF BLACK SAND.
THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD.
803
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:14,467
THE DIRT FROM THE FIRST HOLE
IN THE DIG SITE IS A HIT.
804
00:42:14,467 --> 00:42:17,367
I SAW AT LEAST 20, 30 PIECES
OF GOLD IN THERE.
805
00:42:17,367 --> 00:42:20,467
Narrator: 20 TO 30 PIECES
OF GOLD IN ONE PAN
806
00:42:20,467 --> 00:42:23,967
MEANS THE HOFFMAN CREW
HAS HIT PAY DIRT.
807
00:42:23,967 --> 00:42:27,100
YOU CAN SEE GOLD ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE TOP OF THIS PAN.
808
00:42:27,100 --> 00:42:29,633
THIS SEASON IS MAKE OR BREAK.
809
00:42:29,633 --> 00:42:32,867
THE HOFFMAN CREW NOW KNOWS
THEIR CLAIM HOLDS GOLD,
810
00:42:32,867 --> 00:42:34,233
THEY KNOW WHERE IT IS,
811
00:42:34,233 --> 00:42:37,067
AND THEY HAVE PLENTY OF TIME
LEFT IN THE SEASON
812
00:42:37,067 --> 00:42:38,233
TO STRIKE IT RICH.
813
00:42:38,233 --> 00:42:39,900
Turin:
THIS IS EXCITING.
814
00:42:39,900 --> 00:42:41,733
THERE'S GOLD UNDER THIS GROUND,
815
00:42:41,733 --> 00:42:44,267
AND, LIKE JACK SAID LAST YEAR
BUT NOW I BELIEVE IT,
816
00:42:44,267 --> 00:42:45,567
WE JUST GOT TO DIG IT UP.
817
00:42:45,567 --> 00:42:48,800
Doumitt: OH,
I DEFINITELY HAVE GOLD FEVER.
818
00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:50,267
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
819
00:42:50,267 --> 00:42:53,000
I CAUGHT IT LAST YEAR, AND
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SHAKE IT.
820
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:55,600
Jack:
IT'S MORE THAN SUCCESSFUL.
821
00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:58,667
IT'S --
IT'S DROP-DEAD FANTASTIC.
822
00:42:58,667 --> 00:43:00,167
Thurber: THAT'S PRICELESS
823
00:43:00,167 --> 00:43:03,800
AND A LIFE-CHANGING EVENT
FOR ALL OF US.
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