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Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH,"
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AS GOLD PRICES
HIT AN ALL-TIME HIGH...
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Parker: HERE WE GO!
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Narrator: ...PARKER SCHNABEL
HAS A RADICAL NEW PLAN.
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THE BIGGEST RISK
IS THAT IT'LL ONLY WORK
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IF THE GUYS WANT IT TO.
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-WHOA!
-LOOK OUT!
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NOW I'M IN A BAD [BLEEP] MOOD.
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FOR THAT KID
BEING SUCH A GENIUS,
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SOME DAYS
HE'S A [BLEEP] MORON.
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Narrator: DEEP IN DEBT
AND CHASING REDEMPTION...
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COME ON. WHAT THE [BLEEP]
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Narrator:
...BROKEN EQUIPMENT...
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COME ON, YOU [BLEEP]
PIECE OF [BLEEP]
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Narrator: ...FORCES RICK NESS
TO PULL DOUBLE DUTY.
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Rick: I KNOW IT'S HARD
AFTER A 12-HOUR SHIFT,
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BUT IF WE DON'T PUSH ON,
WE'RE IN TROUBLE.
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IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
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BIG ROCKS, BIG GOLD!
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Narrator:
AND ROOKIE MINER FRED LEWIS
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BRINGS IN A BAND
OF COMBAT VETERANS...
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Lewis:
LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN!
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Narrator:
...WHO LEARN THE HARD WAY...
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[BLEEP] DAMN!
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Narrator: ...THAT ANYTHING
CAN HAPPEN ON THE MINE SITE.
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Man: THAT TREE'S GOING DOWN.
THAT TREE'S GOING DOWN.
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HEY, GUYS, LET'S GET THE [BLEEP]
OFF THE MINE
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AND GET TO THE OPEN AREA NOW!
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Narrator: ON INDIAN RIVER...
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Parker: THIS MINE SITE HAS
TURNED INTO QUITE THE MACHINE.
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IT'S A MACHINE THAT IS CHOMPING
THROUGH A LOT OF GROUND.
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Narrator: ...AFTER LOSING
FOUR PRECIOUS WEEKS
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BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC,
25-YEAR-OLD PARKER SCHNABEL
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IS IN A RACE
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME.
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I'M CONSTANTLY TRYING TO PUSH
TO A POINT
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WHERE, LIKE, YOU'RE RIGHT
ON THE RAGGED EDGE
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OF WHAT'S DOABLE
AND WHAT'S EFFICIENT.
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Narrator: ON THE PROMISED LAND,
PARKER HAS WASH PLANT SLUICIFER
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RUNNING 220 YARDS
OF GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT AN HOUR.
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HEY! CRANK IT UP!
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[ ENGINE STARTS ]
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YEE-HAW.
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Narrator:
4 MILES AWAY IN THE LAST CUT,
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PARKER IS ALSO RUNNING A SECOND
MASSIVE WASH PLANT, BIG RED.
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BUT IN A RADICAL
CHANGE OF TACTICS,
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HE'S ORDERED IT
TO SHUT DOWN AND MOVE
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FOR THE SECOND TIME
IN JUST THREE WEEKS.
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Parker: THE BIGGEST THING THAT
WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THIS SEASON
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IS MOVING THE PLANTS MORE OFTEN,
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GETTING THE PLANTS
CLOSER TO THE PAY
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THAT THEY'RE SLUICING
IN EACH SETUP.
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IF THEY DON'T NEED
TO TRUCK ANY PAY,
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THEN IT'LL SAVE US
A PILE OF MONEY.
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Narrator:
AS THE CREW DIGS PAY DIRT,
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THE DISTANCE EACH ROCK TRUCK
TRAVELS INCREASES,
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COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
EACH WEEK IN FUEL.
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PLUS, THE TAILINGS
PILE UP OVER TIME
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AND MUST BE CLEARED
BY FUEL-HUNGRY DOZERS,
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COSTING THOUSANDS MORE.
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PARKER'S SOLUTION --
SHUT DOWN THE PLANT MORE OFTEN
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AND MOVE IT TO THE PAY.
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IT'LL COST HIM IN SLUICING TIME
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BUT SLASH HIS FUEL COSTS
AND INCREASE HIS PROFITS
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IF HIS CREW CAN MOVE THE PLANT
IN LESS THAN A DAY.
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MOVING A PLANT MORE OFTEN
IS A LOT MORE WORK,
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BUT IT'S MORE EFFICIENT WORK.
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YOU DON'T BURN ANY FUEL
MOVING A WASH PLANT.
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SO IT'S JUST -- IT'S JUST
THE MANPOWER.
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THE BIGGEST RISK
IS THAT IT'LL ONLY WORK
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IF THE GUYS WANT IT TO
AND THEY DO WHAT I WANT TO DO.
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Mitch: OKAY, LET'S GO!
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Narrator: PARKER TASKS
CO-FOREMAN MITCH BLASCHKE
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WITH THE FIRST FAST AND FURIOUS
WASH PLANT MOVE.
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SO, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST
GETTING READY TO BREAK DOWN
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THE FEEDER HERE FOR BIG RED.
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BRENNAN'S WORKING
ON DIGGING IT OUT.
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SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BIG RED.
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WE'RE GONNA PUT IT
ON THAT NEW WASH PLANT PAD,
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DO IT FASTER THAN WE EVER HAVE.
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Narrator:
CHRIS DOUMITT PULLS THE MATS
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FROM THE SLUICE BOX
TO RECOVER THE GOLD.
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HOW'S IT GOING, CHRIS?HEY, MITCHELL.
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ARE YOU GETTING READY
TO MOVE THE PLANT?
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I SWEAR WE'VE MOVED PLANTS
MORE THIS YEAR ALREADY
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THAN WE DID
ALL LAST SEASON.
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YOU KNOW, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE
WHAT PARKER'S THOUGHT
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AND REASONING IS BEHIND THAT.
WE'VE GOT A SYSTEM
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I THINK THAT WORKS REALLY WELL.YOU FIGURE
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WE LOSE, WHAT, A DAY EVERY TIME
WE MOVE THE PLANT.
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YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU START
ADDING UP ALL THOSE DAYS.
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WHY NOT MAKE IT GO BACK
TO HOW IT WAS?
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I'M NOT SURE WHAT --
WHAT'S GOING ON.
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HEY.
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Parker: WHAT'S THE HOLDUP?
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WELL, WE WERE WAITING
FOR AN EXCAVATOR.
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WHY ARE WE --WHAT? WHY ARE WE WHAT?
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WHY ARE WE MOVING THE PLANTS
SO OFTEN THIS YEAR?
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WHAT'S THE LOGIC ON THAT?
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'CAUSE WE'RE PUSHING TAILINGS
400 FEET WITH A [BLEEP] DOZER.
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OH. GOT IT.
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APPARENTLY, IT'S MORE
COST-EFFECTIVE
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TO MOVE THE PLANT MORE OFTEN
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AND NOT DEAL
WITH THE TAILINGS AS BAD.
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SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT.
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LET'S GET THE HECK OUT OF DODGE
AND LEAVE IT UP TO THE BOYS.
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Narrator:
EVERY DAY THE PLANT IS SHUT DOWN
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COSTS $85,000 IN LOST GOLD.
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Narrator: PARKER NEEDS BIG RED
BACK SLUICING WITHIN ONE DAY,
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OR ANY SAVINGS IN FUEL
WILL BE LOST.
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THE FIRST TASK --
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SLIDE THE PLANT INTO POSITION
LEVEL ON ITS NEW PAD.
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Mitch: RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DO IS LINE UP BIG RED
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TO THIS RADIAL PAD
THAT WE'VE BUILT HERE,
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AND I'M GOING TO KIND OF TRY
AND SIGHT THIS.
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LET'S TRY THAT!
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THE LAST FEW DAYS,
WE'VE GOTTEN A TON OF RAIN.
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WHEN WE WENT TO SPIN BIG RED,
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IT'S JUST PIVOTING
RIGHT ON THE VERY BACK
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BECAUSE IT'S DIGGING IN SO BAD.
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WHOA! STOP!
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I MEAN, MY BIG CONCERN RIGHT NOW
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IS JUST HOW MUCH IT'S BEEN
SINKING IN.
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EVERY TIME IT DOES THAT,
IT DIGS IN.
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Narrator:
IF THE 100,000-POUND WASH PLANT
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IS NOT LEVEL WHEN IT FIRES UP,
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IT WILL LOSE GOLD.
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MITCH AND BRENNAN NOW HAVE JUST
FOUR HOURS TO LEVEL THE PLANT.
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Brennan: JUST UNBELIEVABLE PAIN
IN THE ASS,
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'CAUSE I'M JUST TRYING TO LIFT
IT UP AND JAMMING DIRT UNDER IT
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TO TRY AND GET IT TO LEVEL OUT.
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Mitch:
COULD USE A LITTLE MORE.
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YOU KNOW, WE'D REALLY LIKE
TO HAVE BIG RED
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BACK RUNNING
BY THE END OF THE DAY.
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WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE IT
IN ONE SHIFT BEFORE,
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BUT IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD
AT THE MOMENT.
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THIS ISN'T WORKING.
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GIVE US A LITTLE MORE.
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COME ON.
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WHOA! IT'S GOING OVER.
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OH.
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[ BOOM ]
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[BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
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[BLEEP] DUDE,
THIS IS MAKING ME SO ANXIOUS.
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HERE, LET ME HELP YOU
[BLEEP] RUN THAT THING.
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN THERE, MAN?
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[BLEEP]
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THERE YOU GO.WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU GUIDE ME?
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I CAN'T SEE [BLEEP] ALL!
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DUDE, YOU'RE LIKE AN OLD LADY
IN THERE BITCHING.
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Narrator: AFTER TWO MORE HOURS,
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BIG RED IS STILL NOT LEVEL.
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YOU'VE GOT TO BE
KIDDING ME.
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Narrator: NOW RAIN
IS MAKING THE PAD EVEN SOFTER.
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MITCH, WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET
THIS LEVELED IN THIS RAIN, MAN.
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THIS IS JUST
[BLEEP] OUTRAGEOUS.
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YEAH, AND I KNOW PARKER
WANTS THIS PLANT RUNNING
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AS SOON AS HE CAN,
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BUT WE GOTTA LET THIS THING
DRY UP A LITTLE BIT HERE.
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WE'RE JUST MAKING A MESS.
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MITCH AND BRENNAN HAVE LOST
ANY CHANCE THEY HAD
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OF MOVING THE PLANT IN ONE DAY.
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[BLEEP] THIS.
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YEAH, I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
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LET'S GO, MAN. WE'RE JUST GOING
TO HAVE TO WAIT THIS OUT.
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[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
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I'LL BE HONEST.
I WAS STARTING TO WONDER
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IF WE'D EVER BE RUNNING DIRT
AT ALL, BUT HERE WE ARE.
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Chris: FEELS GOOD
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Narrator: 100 MILES EAST
AT LOWER DUNCAN CREEK,
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RICK NESS IS
SEVEN WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE
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AND STILL HASN'T BANKED ANY GOLD
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WE GOT TRUCKS RUNNING,
LOADING WITH THE 700.
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WE'RE PUTTING A SERIOUS DENT
IN THIS.
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Narrator: HE'S FIGHTING
TO KEEP HIS MINING CAREER ALIVE
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AFTER BARELY BREAKING EVEN
LAST SEASON.
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BUT SO FAR,
HE ONLY HAS TWO CREW MEMBERS --
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KARLA ANN AND CHRIS KRUSE.
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Rick: THIS YEAR,
IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE
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TRYING TO GET CREW UP HERE.
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I DON'T EVEN HAVE A MECHANIC
AT THIS POINT.
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IT'S A MIRACLE
THAT WE'VE MADE IT THIS FAR.
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SO, I MEAN, THERE'S ONLY
THREE OF US HERE RIGHT NOW.
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WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP
OUR HEADS DOWN AND WORK HARD
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AND HOPEFULLY
ENJOY THE REWARD AT THE END.
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I MEAN, IF I DON'T MAKE
A PROFIT THIS YEAR,
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THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST SHOT.
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YOU KNOW,
I CAN'T CONTINUE TO DO THIS.
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I DON'T HAVE A BIG BANKROLL
BEHIND ME, SO...
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IT'S AWESOME WORKING
WITH PEOPLE THAT WANT TO WORK.
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Narrator: KRUSE HAS BEEN
PROMOTED TO FEEDING THE PLANT
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USING RICK'S 480 EXCAVATOR.
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I'M RUNNING AN EXCAVATOR.
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THAT'S THE BIGGEST
JOKE OF EVERYTHING.
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HOPEFULLY I DON'T TIP
THIS PLANT OVER.
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[ LAUGHS ]
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RIGHT NOW, IT'S --
IT'S LEAN AND MEAN, MAN.
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Narrator: RICK IS IN THE 700
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LOADING KARLA'S ROCK TRUCK
WITH GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT.
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[ HORN BEEPS ]
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WAS THAT A HONK, RICK?
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Rick: YEAH, IT WAS A HONK.
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THE SOONER YOU HAUL THIS
TO THE WASH PLANT,
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THE SOONER WE'LL HAVE GOLD
IN THE GOLD ROOM.
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WHAT DO YOU THINK, KARLA?
I'M SURE YOU'RE PUMPED
227
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TO BE BACK IN A TRUCK
RIGHT NOW.
228
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OH, I DON'T MIND DRIVING TRUCK.
JUST LIKE RIDING A BIKE.
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YOU'RE NOT PUMPED
TO BE BACK IN A TRUCK,
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AND YOU LIKE RIDING BIKES,
SO DON'T LIE.
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[ CHUCKLES ]
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♪♪
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OH, COME ON. WHAT THE [BLEEP]
234
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Narrator: RICK'S LOST CONTROL
OF HIS EXCAVATOR BUCKET.
235
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Rick: WHAT IN THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON HERE?
236
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WHY WILL YOU NOT DIG?
237
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COME ON, YOU [BLEEP]
PIECE OF [BLEEP]
238
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SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT.
I SMELL HYDRAULIC OIL.
239
00:10:47,620 --> 00:10:50,760
OH [BLEEP] IT'S DRIPPING
ON MY TRACKS.
240
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HEY, GUYS, GET THOSE TRUCKS
OUT OF THE WAY.
241
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I SMELL HYDRAULIC OIL.
242
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I GOT TO GET IT OUT OF HERE
AND GET TO A BETTER SPOT.
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♪♪
244
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[BLEEP]
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
245
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Narrator: THE HYDRAULIC HOSE
THAT CONTROLS THE BUCKET
246
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HAS SPLIT. UNTIL IT'S FIXED,
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RICK'S UNABLE TO MINE.
248
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WE CAN'T STRIP,
AND WE CAN'T HAUL PAY RIGHT NOW.
249
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SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET IT
BACK RUNNING.
250
00:11:23,724 --> 00:11:26,314
CANNOT AFFORD THIS RIGHT NOW.
251
00:11:26,344 --> 00:11:28,414
HEY, KRUSE, YOU GOT A COPY?
252
00:11:28,448 --> 00:11:29,688
YEAH, GO FOR KRUSE.
253
00:11:29,724 --> 00:11:32,694
YEAH, KRUSE, I FOUND A HOSE
THAT WAS [BLEEP] IN THE 700.
254
00:11:32,724 --> 00:11:33,934
DO WE HAVE ANY SPARES?
255
00:11:33,965 --> 00:11:35,615
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON HAND.
I KNOW THAT.
256
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CARL USUALLY MAKES THOSE UP
ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK
257
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WHEN WE NEED THEM.
258
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[BLEEP] YOU GOT TO BE
[BLEEP] KIDDING ME.
259
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JUST KEEP RUNNING
THE WASH PLANT,
260
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AND I'LL FIGURE
SOMETHING OUT.
261
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SURE THING, GUY. LET ME KNOW
IF I CAN HELP YOU OUT.
262
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WITHOUT A MECHANIC, I'M SCREWED.
263
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I NEED THAT 700
BACK UP AND RUNNING.
264
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I'M GONNA HAVE TO CALL CARL UP
265
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AND CONVINCE HIM
TO GET HIS ASS UP HERE.
266
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I NEED HIM NOW.
267
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♪♪
268
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Narrator:
AT THE END OF LAST YEAR,
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RICK AND MECHANIC CARL ROSK
FELL OUT.
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♪♪
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CARL: Hello?YEAH, CARL, IT'S RICK.
272
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How you doing, buddy?
273
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YEAH, WHAT DO YOU GOT
GOING ON, MAN?
274
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I NEED YOU UP HERE.
275
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Well, we kind of went
through this last year, buddy.
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Like I said,
I wanted stuff to change.
277
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YEAH. I KNOW THINGS
WERE [BLEEP] LAST YEAR,
278
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BUT THINGS ARE GOING TO BE
DIFFERENT CARL. HONESTLY,
279
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IF YOU CAN JUST GET
YOUR ASS UP HERE,
280
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I PROMISE YOU IT'S GOING
TO BE WORTH YOUR WHILE.
281
00:12:38,241 --> 00:12:39,341
I'M GONNA TO DO
EVERYTHING I CAN
282
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TO MAKE THIS [BLEEP] WORK
THIS YEAR.
283
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YOU'RE MY [BLEEP] MECHANIC.
I CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
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♪♪
285
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Well, um...
286
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I got a buddy here.
You take him on,
287
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I could get my ass
up there for you.
288
00:12:53,379 --> 00:12:55,339
WELL, WHO'S THAT?
SOMEBODY I GOT TO TRAIN,
289
00:12:55,379 --> 00:12:56,449
OR I CAN PUT HIM
RIGHT TO WORK?
290
00:12:56,482 --> 00:12:57,862
He can pull wrenches,
he can weld,
291
00:12:57,896 --> 00:12:58,966
and he can
operate machinery.
292
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He'd be a perfect guy
for the job, right?
293
00:13:00,793 --> 00:13:02,343
IF THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING
TO TAKE, THAT'S FINE.
294
00:13:02,379 --> 00:13:03,899
I JUST NEED YOU
UP HERE QUICK.
295
00:13:03,931 --> 00:13:05,971
Okay. Talk to you soon, dude.
Goodbye.
296
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ALRIGHT, BYE.
297
00:13:07,793 --> 00:13:09,313
WE'VE GOT
A LITTLE BIT OF PAY LEFT,
298
00:13:09,344 --> 00:13:11,144
BUT AFTER THAT RUNS OUT,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
299
00:13:11,172 --> 00:13:14,832
I MEAN, I NEEDED [BLEEP] CARL
UP HERE YESTERDAY.
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♪♪
301
00:13:26,689 --> 00:13:27,689
GOOD?WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING
302
00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:28,864
A LOT BETTER THAN WE WERE.
303
00:13:28,896 --> 00:13:30,616
WE'RE IN THE LINES HERE
ON THE BUBBLE.
304
00:13:30,655 --> 00:13:33,335
AND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH, BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE
305
00:13:33,379 --> 00:13:36,309
THAT LONG, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
ONTO THE NEXT WASH PLANT SETUP.
306
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♪♪
307
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Narrator: ON INDIAN RIVER,
THE STORM HAS PASSED.
308
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MITCH AND BRENNAN
HAVE LEVELED BIG RED,
309
00:13:45,586 --> 00:13:47,616
BUT THEY'RE NOW
A FULL DAY BEHIND
310
00:13:47,655 --> 00:13:51,615
GETTING THE GOLD-PRODUCING PLANT
BACK UP AND RUNNING
311
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SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE?
312
00:13:52,758 --> 00:13:54,898
THAT'S A GOOD
STARTING POINT FOR SURE.
313
00:13:54,931 --> 00:13:58,171
GET SOME WATER RUNNING ON IT
AND ADJUST.
314
00:13:58,206 --> 00:14:00,376
THE SLUICE RUNS IN PLACE,
315
00:14:00,413 --> 00:14:04,453
BRENNAN DRAGS THE RADIAL STACKER
INTO POSITION.
316
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♪♪
317
00:14:12,275 --> 00:14:13,825
WE'RE GOOD TO GO!
318
00:14:13,862 --> 00:14:16,312
I'M GONNA GO GET US SOME WATER.YEAH.
319
00:14:16,344 --> 00:14:19,694
NOW MITCH JUST NEEDS
TO CONNECT TO WATER SUPPLY
320
00:14:19,724 --> 00:14:22,724
TO THE PLANT
TO GET BACK ON THE GOLD.
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00:14:22,758 --> 00:14:24,718
♪♪
322
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Mitch: DAMN.
323
00:14:28,172 --> 00:14:30,072
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PIPELINE
324
00:14:30,103 --> 00:14:34,553
TO MAKE A RUN FROM THE RIVER
AND GET IT RIGHT TO BIG RED.
325
00:14:34,586 --> 00:14:36,926
I'M NOT EVEN 2/3 OF THE WAY
326
00:14:36,965 --> 00:14:39,405
FROM THE WATER PUMP
TO THE WASH PLANT.
327
00:14:39,448 --> 00:14:43,238
AND THIS IS AS FAR RIGHT HERE AS
OUR PIPELINE'S GOING TO GET US,
328
00:14:43,275 --> 00:14:45,235
AND THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM.
329
00:14:45,275 --> 00:14:47,715
Narrator: EVERY HOUR
BIG RED IS SHUT DOWN
330
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COSTS $3,500 IN LOST GOLD.
331
00:14:51,482 --> 00:14:54,692
THEY'RE NOW 30 HOURS
INTO THE MOVE.
332
00:14:54,724 --> 00:14:56,074
I'M GONNA HAVE TO CALL PARKER
DOWN HERE.
333
00:14:56,103 --> 00:14:57,523
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
334
00:14:57,551 --> 00:15:00,481
HEY, PARKER. YOU GOT A COPY?Parker: YEAH. GO AHEAD.
335
00:15:00,517 --> 00:15:02,407
YEAH, PARKER, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A PROBLEM DOWN HERE
336
00:15:02,448 --> 00:15:04,718
WITH BIG RED.
WANT YOU TO GET DOWN HERE,
337
00:15:04,758 --> 00:15:06,338
AND WE CAN TAKE
A LOOK AT THINGS.
338
00:15:11,413 --> 00:15:16,453
♪♪
339
00:15:16,482 --> 00:15:17,832
Mitch: HEY,
WE GOT A ISSUE DOWN HERE.
340
00:15:17,862 --> 00:15:20,002
WE GOT NO WAY
TO GET WATER TO BIG RED.
341
00:15:20,034 --> 00:15:23,664
WAS WONDERING
WHAT OUR PROBLEM WAS.
342
00:15:23,689 --> 00:15:25,659
WELL, WHAT I WAS THINKING --
IF WE HAD FRESH WATER
343
00:15:25,689 --> 00:15:28,689
COMING IN HERE
AND REGULATED IT COMING IN
344
00:15:28,724 --> 00:15:32,104
AND THEN WE JUST LET IT CUT OUT
AND GO OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
345
00:15:32,137 --> 00:15:34,517
WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO DO.
I REALLY DON'T CARE.
346
00:15:34,551 --> 00:15:36,281
OKAY.
347
00:15:36,310 --> 00:15:40,860
♪♪
348
00:15:40,896 --> 00:15:42,066
WE NEED TO FIGURE
SOMETHING OUT,
349
00:15:42,103 --> 00:15:45,453
AND THAT PLANT
NEEDS TO START SLUICING.
350
00:15:45,482 --> 00:15:48,972
OKAY. WELL, YEAH, I'LL COME UP
WITH SOMETHING THAT'LL WORK.
351
00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,450
YEAH, WELL, WE GOT LOTS OF WORK
TO DO HERE,
352
00:15:50,482 --> 00:15:52,142
SO WE'RE GONNA
GET AFTER IT.
353
00:15:52,172 --> 00:15:55,032
♪♪
354
00:15:55,068 --> 00:15:56,208
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
355
00:15:56,241 --> 00:16:00,101
NOW I'M IN
A BAD [BLEEP] MOOD.
356
00:16:00,137 --> 00:16:02,237
I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HIS HEAD'S AT, MAN.
357
00:16:02,275 --> 00:16:03,685
PARKER DOESN'T REALLY HAVE
A GAME PLAN.
358
00:16:03,724 --> 00:16:05,214
HE JUST SAID,
"GET BIG RED RUNNING
359
00:16:05,241 --> 00:16:07,211
AND START SLUICING."EASY FOR HIM TO SAY
360
00:16:07,241 --> 00:16:08,931
WHEN HE [BLEEP] OFF
EVERY TIME WE GO TO DO ANYTHING.
361
00:16:08,965 --> 00:16:11,305
OH, "HEY, MOVE THE WASH PLANT."
PFFT. GONE.
362
00:16:11,344 --> 00:16:12,934
YEAH.WE'RE ALL STRETCHED SO THIN,
363
00:16:12,965 --> 00:16:15,305
AND WE'RE ALL TRYING
TO DO EVERYTHING.
364
00:16:15,344 --> 00:16:20,864
♪♪
365
00:16:20,896 --> 00:16:23,616
SO, YOU KNOW, FOR THAT KID
BEING SUCH A GENIUS,
366
00:16:23,655 --> 00:16:26,095
SOME DAYS
HE'S A [BLEEP] MORON.
367
00:16:32,413 --> 00:16:38,763
♪♪
368
00:16:38,793 --> 00:16:42,213
Lewis: WHEW. RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.
GOT TO PUT THE WORK IN.
369
00:16:42,241 --> 00:16:45,481
WE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
370
00:16:45,517 --> 00:16:49,277
Narrator: 1,500 MILES SOUTH
IN EASTERN OREGON,
371
00:16:49,310 --> 00:16:52,450
OUT-OF-WORK SPECIAL FORCES MEDIC
FRED LEWIS
372
00:16:52,482 --> 00:16:55,522
HAS GAMBLED HIS LAST $20,000
373
00:16:55,551 --> 00:17:00,521
TO LEASE THE 36-ACRE
ELKHORN CLAIM.
374
00:17:00,551 --> 00:17:03,141
THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE AROUND HERE,
375
00:17:03,172 --> 00:17:05,692
SO -- BUT THE FASTER
WE'RE RUNNING PAY DIRT
376
00:17:05,724 --> 00:17:08,144
IS THE FASTER
WE'RE GETTING GOLD.
377
00:17:08,172 --> 00:17:09,862
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
378
00:17:16,827 --> 00:17:20,137
Narrator: LAST WEEK, FRED AND
KENDELL GOT THEIR WASH PLANT,
379
00:17:20,172 --> 00:17:23,452
COLONEL NUGGET,
READY TO RUN DIRT.
380
00:17:23,482 --> 00:17:25,482
YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT,
KENDELL AND I ARE ON OUR OWN,
381
00:17:25,517 --> 00:17:27,207
AND WE ARE EXHAUSTED.
382
00:17:27,241 --> 00:17:29,691
DUDE, THIS IS
SO MUCH DAMN WORK
383
00:17:29,724 --> 00:17:33,244
WITH JUST TWO OF US.
384
00:17:33,275 --> 00:17:37,825
Narrator: TO GET TO THE GOLD,
FRED'S CALLED IN REINFORCEMENTS.
385
00:17:37,862 --> 00:17:42,722
♪♪
386
00:17:42,758 --> 00:17:44,138
THIS IS THE ROAD, MAN.
387
00:17:44,172 --> 00:17:47,342
WE'RE WAY UP HERE,
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
388
00:17:47,379 --> 00:17:49,029
HAVE YOU EVER MINED?[ Chuckling ] NO.
389
00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:51,658
[ Chuckling ] NEITHER HAVE I.NO.
390
00:17:51,689 --> 00:17:53,789
Fred: OH, WE GOT A TRUCK HERE.
HOLD ON.
391
00:17:53,827 --> 00:17:56,517
AWW [BLEEP]
392
00:17:56,551 --> 00:17:58,521
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
393
00:17:58,551 --> 00:18:00,861
-GOOD SPOT RIGHT HERE.
-AND THERE'S THE BOYS.
394
00:18:00,896 --> 00:18:02,586
-WHAT'S UP, BABY?!
-WHAT UP?
395
00:18:02,620 --> 00:18:06,280
Narrator: FRED'S NEW CREW
IS A BAND OF COMBAT VETERANS
396
00:18:06,310 --> 00:18:08,970
WHO SERVED
IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ.
397
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,450
Fred:
LET'S LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN!
398
00:18:11,482 --> 00:18:14,972
Narrator: AFTER LEAVING THE
MILITARY AND HITTING HARD TIMES,
399
00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,930
THESE ROOKIE MINERS
NOW DREAM OF STRIKING IT RICH.
400
00:18:18,965 --> 00:18:20,755
Fred:
ALRIGHT, SO, THIS IS IT GUYS.
401
00:18:20,793 --> 00:18:22,383
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK
ABOUT THE PLANT?
402
00:18:22,413 --> 00:18:24,863
-I LOVE IT.
-WHOA.
403
00:18:24,896 --> 00:18:27,026
I KNOW YOU GUYS
DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT MINING,
404
00:18:27,068 --> 00:18:28,588
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE
I WANTED TO BRING
405
00:18:28,620 --> 00:18:30,900
A GROUP OF BROTHERS
TOGETHER OUT HERE,
406
00:18:30,931 --> 00:18:33,861
'CAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE ALL
BEEN IN THE [BLEEP].
407
00:18:33,896 --> 00:18:37,656
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
408
00:18:37,689 --> 00:18:39,829
THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT
GOLD MINING.
409
00:18:39,862 --> 00:18:42,522
IT'S ABOUT COMING TOGETHER
AS BROTHERS,
410
00:18:42,551 --> 00:18:44,281
LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM,
411
00:18:44,310 --> 00:18:45,450
AND PULLING GOLD
OUT OF THE GROUND
412
00:18:45,482 --> 00:18:47,622
TO MAKE OURSELVES
OUR OWN LIVING.
413
00:18:47,655 --> 00:18:49,925
OH, YEAH.WE'RE GONNA BEAT THE ODDS.
414
00:18:49,965 --> 00:18:52,335
DAMN STRAIGHT.
415
00:18:52,379 --> 00:18:54,239
WE'LL SECURE OUR OWN FUTURE.
416
00:18:54,275 --> 00:18:56,335
I KNOW YOU GUYS
ARE ALL GOING TO LOVE IT.
417
00:18:56,379 --> 00:18:58,029
SKY'S THE [BLEEP] LIMIT.
418
00:18:58,068 --> 00:18:59,898
-THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
-SERIOUSLY.
419
00:18:59,931 --> 00:19:01,001
YOU GUYS IN?
420
00:19:01,034 --> 00:19:02,244
-HELL, YEAH.
-HELL, YEAH.
421
00:19:02,275 --> 00:19:03,375
WELL, LET'S [BLEEP] DO IT, THEN.
422
00:19:03,413 --> 00:19:04,973
-LET'S GO.
-1, 2.
423
00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,070
ALRIGHT, LET'S GO GET SOME GOLD![ ALL CHEERING ]
424
00:19:07,103 --> 00:19:11,103
♪♪
425
00:19:11,137 --> 00:19:14,587
Narrator: WHILE FRED'S CREW
ARE ALL HIGHLY TRAINED VETERANS,
426
00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:16,790
THEY'RE ALL GREENHORN MINERS.
427
00:19:16,827 --> 00:19:20,517
SO FIRST FRED NEEDS
TO TRAIN THEM.
428
00:19:20,551 --> 00:19:21,861
I LIKE THE WAY
THIS SEAT FEELS, MAN.
429
00:19:21,896 --> 00:19:23,406
I THINK I CAN DO SOME GOOD
IN HERE, MAN.
430
00:19:23,448 --> 00:19:24,688
YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT A LOT.
431
00:19:24,724 --> 00:19:26,694
I'M GONNA GO AND SHOW JOHNNY
ALL HIS IRRIGATION.
432
00:19:26,724 --> 00:19:29,144
I'LL BE BACK.ALRIGHT.
433
00:19:29,172 --> 00:19:30,282
EVERYBODY HERE'S A NOVICE,
434
00:19:30,310 --> 00:19:33,620
SO I KNOW
WHERE THEIR HEAD'S AT RIGHT NOW.
435
00:19:33,655 --> 00:19:36,235
THEY'RE PROBABLY COMPLETELY
OUT OF THEIR ELEMENT.
436
00:19:36,275 --> 00:19:38,515
BUT I CAN RELATE TO THAT,
SO I'M HOPING
437
00:19:38,551 --> 00:19:43,281
I CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS
PRETTY QUICK TO THEM.
438
00:19:43,310 --> 00:19:45,520
JOHNNY!
439
00:19:45,551 --> 00:19:47,071
POLO!
440
00:19:47,103 --> 00:19:49,523
-WHERE ARE YOU?
-OVER HERE!
441
00:19:49,551 --> 00:19:52,691
Narrator: RETIRED MARINE
JOHNNY "STINGRAY" STANZ
442
00:19:52,724 --> 00:19:56,004
WILL BE IN CHARGE
OF FRED'S WATER SYSTEM.
443
00:19:56,034 --> 00:19:58,524
HE'LL PUMP 20,000 GALLONS
OF WATER
444
00:19:58,551 --> 00:20:01,971
FROM DITCHES
WHERE WATER COLLECTS
445
00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,210
TO A HOLDING POND
THAT'LL FEED THE WASH PLANT.
446
00:20:05,241 --> 00:20:09,381
♪♪
447
00:20:09,413 --> 00:20:12,933
GRAB THAT. IF YOU START IT UP
WITH A TWIST IN IT...
448
00:20:12,965 --> 00:20:14,755
YEAH....THESE THINGS CAN BLOW OUT.
449
00:20:14,793 --> 00:20:17,103
ALRIGHT.
450
00:20:17,137 --> 00:20:18,997
THAT GETS HOOKED INTO
THE HOLE RIGHT THERE.
451
00:20:19,034 --> 00:20:20,484
DO YOU KNOW
HOW TO USE THAT?
452
00:20:20,517 --> 00:20:24,137
UH, I CAN FIGURE IT OUT
QUICK ENOUGH.
453
00:20:24,172 --> 00:20:25,722
HERE,
I'M GONNA GO GRAB A BUCKET.
454
00:20:25,758 --> 00:20:27,758
I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I'VE GOT
THE HOSE IN. LET ME KNOW
455
00:20:27,793 --> 00:20:29,523
WHEN YOU GOT IT PRIMED.GOTCHA.
456
00:20:29,551 --> 00:20:32,861
Narrator: AFTER LEAVING THE
MARINES ON A MEDICAL DISCHARGE,
457
00:20:32,896 --> 00:20:36,616
JOHNNY'S LOOKING
FOR A NEW DIRECTION IN LIFE.
458
00:20:36,655 --> 00:20:39,715
I HAD TO RETIRE AFTER 10 YEARS
IN THE MARINE CORPS
459
00:20:39,758 --> 00:20:42,068
WHEN I GOT
A REALLY BAD BRAIN INJURY
460
00:20:42,103 --> 00:20:44,073
FROM GETTING BLOWN UP
IN AFGHANISTAN
461
00:20:44,103 --> 00:20:47,523
BY A ROADSIDE BOMB.
I MEAN, I WAS INCREDIBLY LUCKY,
462
00:20:47,551 --> 00:20:52,661
BECAUSE TWO GUYS IN THE --
IN THE VEHICLE DIED IMMEDIATELY.
463
00:20:52,689 --> 00:20:55,409
♪♪
464
00:20:55,448 --> 00:20:58,758
I ACTUALLY GOT SOME PICTURES
ON MY PHONE.
465
00:20:58,793 --> 00:21:00,003
I WAS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK
466
00:21:00,034 --> 00:21:02,214
MANNING THE SQUAD
AUTOMATIC WEAPON
467
00:21:02,241 --> 00:21:04,931
WHEN THE BOMB WENT OFF.
468
00:21:04,965 --> 00:21:06,965
Narrator:
JOHNNY WAS HURT SO BAD,
469
00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,970
THE DOCTORS RATED HIS CHANCE
OF WALKING OR TALKING AGAIN
470
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,170
AT ZERO.
471
00:21:12,206 --> 00:21:13,406
Johnny: STILL NOT 100%,
472
00:21:13,448 --> 00:21:16,518
BUT DEFINITELY BETTER
THAN I COULD BE.
473
00:21:16,551 --> 00:21:18,521
AND LOOK AT ME -- GOLD MINING.
474
00:21:18,551 --> 00:21:20,311
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN SAY THAT?
475
00:21:20,344 --> 00:21:26,484
I HAVE ZERO PERCENT EXPERIENCE
MINING GOLD, MINING ANYTHING,
476
00:21:26,517 --> 00:21:29,787
BUT STARTED TO THINK,
"MAN, I COULD STRIKE IT RICH."
477
00:21:29,827 --> 00:21:31,717
SNAP IT IN.
478
00:21:31,758 --> 00:21:33,788
SNAP IN THE OTHER SIDE.
479
00:21:33,827 --> 00:21:36,687
THIS JOB IS GONNA PROVE
DEFINITELY TO BE PRETTY TRICKY.
480
00:21:36,724 --> 00:21:39,144
I MEAN, FOR A GUY
WITH A BRAIN INJURY
481
00:21:39,172 --> 00:21:43,282
THAT'S NEVER MINED BEFORE,
IT'S GONNA BE A FREAKIN' TASK.
482
00:21:43,310 --> 00:21:44,900
BUT I LIKE CHALLENGES.
483
00:21:44,931 --> 00:21:47,031
WHY WOULD I HAVE BECOME
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
484
00:21:47,068 --> 00:21:49,998
IN THE MARINE CORPS
IF I DIDN'T LIKE CHALLENGES?
485
00:21:50,034 --> 00:21:52,554
GRAB THAT ONE OVER THERE
AND HOOK IT UP HERE.
486
00:21:52,586 --> 00:21:54,096
I'M GONNA GO GRAB A BUCKET.
487
00:21:54,137 --> 00:21:55,617
MAKE SURE THERE'S NO TWISTS!
488
00:21:55,655 --> 00:21:57,065
YEP.
489
00:21:57,103 --> 00:22:00,003
WE'RE GONNA GET THIS PUPPY
CONNECTED TO THE OTHER ONE
490
00:22:00,034 --> 00:22:03,284
SO WE CAN START THIS OFF.
491
00:22:03,310 --> 00:22:05,720
IT'S MY FIRST DAY
ON THE MINE SITE,
492
00:22:05,758 --> 00:22:09,688
AND HE'S ALREADY GOT ME OUT HERE
SWEATING, HUFFING AND PUFFING.
493
00:22:09,724 --> 00:22:12,834
BUT I'M WORKING WITH SOME
OF THE BEST DUDES THERE ARE,
494
00:22:12,862 --> 00:22:14,762
SO I DON'T MIND THIS IT ALL.
495
00:22:14,793 --> 00:22:18,173
♪♪
496
00:22:18,206 --> 00:22:19,516
ALRIGHT,
SO, WE GOT THIS CONNECTED.
497
00:22:19,551 --> 00:22:20,901
WE'RE ALL GOOD THERE.
NOW WE'RE GONNA BASICALLY
498
00:22:20,931 --> 00:22:22,241
JUST FEED IT
INTO THE POND UP HERE.
499
00:22:22,275 --> 00:22:23,925
ALRIGHT.
500
00:22:23,965 --> 00:22:25,825
YOU WANT TO GRAB THIS SPOT
RIGHT HERE AND FEED IT OUT?
501
00:22:25,862 --> 00:22:27,002
YEP.
502
00:22:27,034 --> 00:22:29,074
♪♪
503
00:22:29,103 --> 00:22:32,413
Fred: ALRIGHT, AND THIS SUCKER
JUST GOES WHOOP.
504
00:22:32,448 --> 00:22:33,788
JUST THROW IT IN?
505
00:22:33,827 --> 00:22:35,307
YEP.
AND THAT'S IT?
506
00:22:35,344 --> 00:22:38,864
THAT IS IT.
507
00:22:38,896 --> 00:22:41,276
ALRIGHT, HOOKED UP.WHY DON'T YOU TO GO AHEAD
508
00:22:41,310 --> 00:22:44,340
AND HEAD DOWN THERE? WALK
THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE LINE.
509
00:22:44,379 --> 00:22:45,969
IF YOU SEE ANY TWISTS,
UNTWIST IT,
510
00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,590
AND THEN PRIME IT UP. START IT.
I'LL STAND DOWN HERE.
511
00:22:48,620 --> 00:22:49,970
IF ANYTHING'S WRONG,
I'LL TELL YOU TO SHUT IT OFF.
512
00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:51,620
COOL.
513
00:22:51,655 --> 00:22:53,025
I ALREADY SEE A TWIST.
514
00:22:53,068 --> 00:22:54,968
GOTCHA.
515
00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:56,240
[ GRUNTS ][ THUD ]
516
00:22:56,275 --> 00:22:58,995
[BLEEP] JOHNNY.
517
00:22:59,034 --> 00:23:01,554
JOHNNY!
518
00:23:01,586 --> 00:23:03,856
JOHNNY.
JOHNNY, ARE YOU OKAY?
519
00:23:03,896 --> 00:23:06,446
JOHNNY, YOU WITH ME?
520
00:23:08,448 --> 00:23:17,478
♪♪
521
00:23:17,517 --> 00:23:19,407
ARE YOU WITH ME?
522
00:23:19,448 --> 00:23:21,548
Narrator: ON FRED LEWIS' CLAIM,
523
00:23:21,586 --> 00:23:27,546
WOUNDED MARINE JOHNNY "STINGRAY"
STANZ HAS TAKEN A FALL.
524
00:23:27,586 --> 00:23:28,826
WHAT THE HELL, MAN?
525
00:23:28,862 --> 00:23:30,212
YOU DIDN'T
HIT YOUR HEAD, RIGHT?
526
00:23:30,241 --> 00:23:32,311
Johnny: I JUST FELL.
NOTH-- NO BIG DEAL.
527
00:23:32,344 --> 00:23:34,144
IF I -- NOW,
IF I WAS AN ARMY SOLDIER,
528
00:23:34,172 --> 00:23:36,662
I WOULD BE OUT FOR GOOD.
529
00:23:36,689 --> 00:23:39,759
BUT I'M A MARINE.
530
00:23:39,793 --> 00:23:41,483
DUDE, YOU OKAY?
531
00:23:41,517 --> 00:23:42,927
YEAH.
532
00:23:42,965 --> 00:23:45,025
Fred:
JOHNNY HAS BALANCE ISSUES,
533
00:23:45,068 --> 00:23:47,518
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE GOT
TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
534
00:23:47,551 --> 00:23:49,931
I'M GONNA HAVE TO TRY AND MAKE
THESE AREAS A LOT MORE SAFE
535
00:23:49,965 --> 00:23:51,405
FOR SOMEONE LIKE HIM.
536
00:23:51,448 --> 00:23:52,518
YOU GOOD?
537
00:23:52,551 --> 00:23:54,551
I'M VERY GOOD.
I GOT SOME WATER.
538
00:23:54,586 --> 00:23:58,406
SO JUST -- ON YOUR STEPS DOWN,
GO THE EASY ROUTE.
539
00:23:58,448 --> 00:23:59,998
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.YOU GOOD?
540
00:24:00,034 --> 00:24:04,384
"EASY ROUTE."
ARMY LOVES THE EASY ROUTE.
541
00:24:04,413 --> 00:24:06,833
APPARENTLY,
MARINES LOVE FALLING.
542
00:24:06,862 --> 00:24:10,412
WE ALWAYS GET BACK UP.
543
00:24:10,448 --> 00:24:14,338
LUCKILY, HE DIDN'T GET HURT.
WHEW.
544
00:24:14,379 --> 00:24:16,969
Narrator: PIPELINE IN PLACE,
JOHNNY PUMPS WATER
545
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,900
TO THE WASH PLANT FEEDER POND.
546
00:24:18,931 --> 00:24:20,551
WE'RE GOOD!
547
00:24:20,586 --> 00:24:22,616
♪♪
548
00:24:22,655 --> 00:24:27,305
TO GET ON THE GOLD NOW,
FRED NEEDS PAY DIRT.
549
00:24:27,344 --> 00:24:29,174
ALRIGHT, WE'RE READY TO ROLL.
LET'S DO THIS.
550
00:24:29,206 --> 00:24:31,656
OKAY.
551
00:24:31,689 --> 00:24:37,829
FOR PAY DIRT, FRED PLANS TO DIG
THE 2,700-SQUARE-FOOT SWAMP CUT,
552
00:24:37,862 --> 00:24:40,762
THEN TRANSPORT THE PAY 120 FEET
553
00:24:40,793 --> 00:24:43,593
TO HIS COLONEL NUGGET
WASH PLANT.
554
00:24:43,620 --> 00:24:47,450
♪♪
555
00:24:47,482 --> 00:24:49,002
Fred: THE SWAMP CUT,
IT'S ALREADY THERE,
556
00:24:49,034 --> 00:24:51,764
AND IT'S BEEN OPENED UP FOR US
BY THE PREVIOUS CLAIM OWNERS.
557
00:24:51,793 --> 00:24:54,623
THEY ONLY MINED IT A LITTLE BIT,
BUT THEY FOUND DECENT GOLD.
558
00:24:54,655 --> 00:24:57,685
SO IT'S OUR BEST BET FOR PULLING
GOOD GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.
559
00:24:57,724 --> 00:24:59,764
♪♪
560
00:24:59,793 --> 00:25:01,243
YOU'LL GET IT.
YOU'LL GET IT.
561
00:25:01,275 --> 00:25:02,715
KEEP PULLING HER DOWN.
OOH, DON'T --
562
00:25:02,758 --> 00:25:04,758
Narrator: KENDELL MADDEN
IS THE ONLY CREW MEMBER
563
00:25:04,793 --> 00:25:07,003
WITH GOLD MINING EXPERIENCE.
564
00:25:07,034 --> 00:25:10,384
SPECIAL FORCES MASTER SERGEANT
STEFAN GENERALLY
565
00:25:10,413 --> 00:25:12,453
IS HIS FIRST STUDENT.
566
00:25:12,482 --> 00:25:15,072
TRY TO KEEP THE BOTTOM
OF THE BUCKET FLAT
567
00:25:15,103 --> 00:25:17,413
AND LEVEL
AS YOU PULL IT IN.
568
00:25:17,448 --> 00:25:20,408
STEFAN SERVED IN THE ARMY
FOR 27 YEARS.
569
00:25:20,448 --> 00:25:21,898
OOH. COME ON, NOW.
570
00:25:21,931 --> 00:25:25,551
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
HE'S EVER BEEN IN AN EXCAVATOR.
571
00:25:25,586 --> 00:25:28,686
♪♪
572
00:25:28,724 --> 00:25:32,314
Stefan: FRED AND I, I MEAN, WE
DID DOUBLE TOURS TO AFGHANISTAN.
573
00:25:32,344 --> 00:25:35,144
I CONSIDER HIM, YOU KNOW,
ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
574
00:25:35,172 --> 00:25:40,102
HE GAVE ME A CALL, SAYS, "GOT
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GOLD MINE.
575
00:25:40,137 --> 00:25:41,717
WHAT DO YOU THINK," YOU KNOW?
576
00:25:41,758 --> 00:25:44,408
IMMEDIATELY, I WAS LIKE,
"HELL, YEAH. I'M IN."
577
00:25:44,448 --> 00:25:46,448
THERE YOU GO. KEEP CURLING.
KEEP CURLING.
578
00:25:46,482 --> 00:25:51,102
PULL TOWARDS YOU,
AND THEN CURL A LITTLE MORE.
579
00:25:51,137 --> 00:25:54,787
AND I SPENT MY FIRST 10 YEARS
IN THE ARMY MECHANIZED INFANTRY
580
00:25:54,827 --> 00:25:56,587
AND I SPENT YEARS,
581
00:25:56,620 --> 00:25:59,830
YOU KNOW, DRIVING A BRADLEY
INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE.
582
00:25:59,862 --> 00:26:01,172
ACTUALLY, THAT WAS MY JOB
583
00:26:01,206 --> 00:26:04,136
DURING OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
AND DESERT STORM.
584
00:26:04,172 --> 00:26:06,312
SO I'VE DRIVEN IN COMBAT.
585
00:26:06,344 --> 00:26:10,934
I FIGURE DRIVING THIS THING
SHOULD BE A PIECE OF CAKE.
586
00:26:10,965 --> 00:26:12,715
I WAS WRONG.
587
00:26:12,758 --> 00:26:15,588
YOU KNOW, I'M WORKING ON IT,
BUT, DAMN.
588
00:26:15,620 --> 00:26:17,550
SOME OF THE THINGS
I'M TRYING TO DO HERE,
589
00:26:17,586 --> 00:26:20,446
I'D RATHER BE BACK
IN AFGHANISTAN
590
00:26:20,482 --> 00:26:22,102
THAN DOING THIS [BLEEP]
591
00:26:22,137 --> 00:26:24,967
[ CHUCKLES ]
'CAUSE THIS IS NOT EASY.
592
00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,690
♪♪
593
00:26:27,724 --> 00:26:30,454
PROBABLY HAVE TO THROTTLE UP
ON THAT BAD BOY.
594
00:26:30,482 --> 00:26:35,762
♪♪
595
00:26:35,793 --> 00:26:37,933
Fred:
PUT IT DOWN NICE AND SOFT.
596
00:26:37,965 --> 00:26:39,965
♪♪
597
00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,860
GET IT. GET IT. GET IT.
598
00:26:42,896 --> 00:26:45,336
OH, BUDDY!
599
00:26:45,379 --> 00:26:47,479
♪♪
600
00:26:47,517 --> 00:26:49,337
[BLEEP]
601
00:26:49,379 --> 00:26:52,029
[ CRASH ]
602
00:26:52,068 --> 00:26:53,138
DAMN.
603
00:26:53,172 --> 00:26:54,622
DAMN IT.
604
00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:57,065
♪♪
605
00:26:57,103 --> 00:26:59,343
ON A BIG ROCK LIKE THAT,
NEXT TIME,
606
00:26:59,379 --> 00:27:02,029
SET IT COMPLETELY ON THE GROUND
BEFORE YOU LET GO OF IT.
607
00:27:02,068 --> 00:27:04,658
I WASN'T TRYINGTO LET GO OF IT.[ BOTH LAUGH ]
608
00:27:04,689 --> 00:27:05,689
I WASN'T.
609
00:27:05,724 --> 00:27:07,104
YEAH, HEY, KENDELL.
610
00:27:07,137 --> 00:27:08,617
SO RIGHT NOW, THAT BIG ROCK'S
IN THE WAY.
611
00:27:08,655 --> 00:27:10,995
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING. WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO LIFT THAT ROCK.
612
00:27:11,034 --> 00:27:14,144
MAN, TALK ABOUT
FRICKIN' -- UGH -- HAIRY.
613
00:27:14,172 --> 00:27:16,342
♪♪
614
00:27:16,379 --> 00:27:18,899
I THINK THE BEST THING
FOR ME TO DO IS TO BACK UP,
615
00:27:18,931 --> 00:27:21,381
AND I CAN ATTACK IT FRESH.
616
00:27:21,413 --> 00:27:23,903
YEAH, DO IT HOWEVER YOU WANT.
THIS IS YOUR LESSON TO LEARN.
617
00:27:23,931 --> 00:27:25,971
Fred: WE'VE ALL PROVEN OURSELVES
AS FAR AS TENACITY
618
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:27,590
AND OVERCOMING OBSTACLES.
619
00:27:27,620 --> 00:27:29,620
THIS IS HIS OBSTACLE RIGHT NOW,
620
00:27:29,655 --> 00:27:33,475
AND HE'S GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
621
00:27:33,517 --> 00:27:36,067
Kendell: YES, AND JUST PUT IT
TO THE LEFT. YOU GOT IT.
622
00:27:36,103 --> 00:27:38,593
OH, THERE HE GOES.
623
00:27:38,620 --> 00:27:39,930
PERFECT. LET IT BE.
624
00:27:39,965 --> 00:27:42,205
WORKS FOR ME RIGHT NOW.
625
00:27:42,241 --> 00:27:44,971
Narrator: STEFAN'S NEXT
CHALLENGE -- FEED PAY DIRT
626
00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:48,410
THROUGH THE GRIZZLY BARS
TO FILTER OUT LARGE ROCKS.
627
00:27:48,448 --> 00:27:50,928
♪♪
628
00:27:50,965 --> 00:27:52,475
HERE WE GO.
629
00:27:52,517 --> 00:27:55,517
THIS IS OUR FIRST BUCKET OF PAY
COMING THROUGH THE GRIZZLY.
630
00:27:55,551 --> 00:27:58,451
HE'S GOT SOME BIG ROCKS,
AND THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
631
00:27:58,482 --> 00:28:03,242
♪♪
632
00:28:03,275 --> 00:28:05,965
BIG ROCKS, BIG GOLD!
633
00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,000
[ CHUCKLES ]
I LIKE IT.
634
00:28:09,034 --> 00:28:12,384
YEAH.
635
00:28:12,413 --> 00:28:14,483
THE GODS APPROVE.
636
00:28:14,517 --> 00:28:16,927
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
637
00:28:23,517 --> 00:28:30,067
♪♪
638
00:28:30,103 --> 00:28:32,693
THESE TREES ARE MOVING
REALLY FAST UP HIGH.
639
00:28:32,724 --> 00:28:33,934
[ WOOD CRUNCHING ]
640
00:28:33,965 --> 00:28:35,335
CAN HEAR IT CRACKLING.
641
00:28:35,379 --> 00:28:36,379
I DON'T KNOW IF THE GOLD GODS
642
00:28:36,413 --> 00:28:38,553
ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR GOLD
OR --
643
00:28:38,586 --> 00:28:41,166
Narrator: IN A MATTER
OF MINUTES, WIND SPEEDS
644
00:28:41,206 --> 00:28:43,756
REACH OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR
645
00:28:43,793 --> 00:28:45,863
Fred: LOT OF ROTTEN TREES.[ WOOD CRACKING ]
646
00:28:45,896 --> 00:28:47,896
THAT TREE COULD GET BLOWN OVER.
647
00:28:47,931 --> 00:28:50,411
I DON'T THINK THIS IS SAFE.
648
00:28:50,448 --> 00:28:52,618
Man: THAT TREE'S GOING DOWN.
THAT TREE'S GOING DOWN.
649
00:28:52,655 --> 00:28:54,205
HEY, GUYS, LET'S GET THE [BLEEP]
OFF THE MINE
650
00:28:54,241 --> 00:28:56,661
AND GET TO THE OPEN AREA NOW!
651
00:28:56,689 --> 00:28:58,829
♪♪
652
00:28:58,862 --> 00:29:00,902
-COME ON!
-BACK, BACK, BACK!
653
00:29:00,931 --> 00:29:02,481
-GET DOWN, GET DOWN.
-COME ON!
654
00:29:11,724 --> 00:29:20,594
♪♪
655
00:29:20,620 --> 00:29:22,100
Rick: I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER
EXCAVATOR IN THE FIELD.
656
00:29:22,137 --> 00:29:23,587
I GOT TO PULL THE ONE
FROM THE PLANT,
657
00:29:23,620 --> 00:29:25,210
AND IT'S JUST A BIG
CLUSTER [BLEEP]
658
00:29:25,241 --> 00:29:27,281
Narrator:
IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE KENO,
659
00:29:27,310 --> 00:29:31,520
THE EXCAVATOR RICK USES
TO DIG PAY IS OUT OF ACTION.
660
00:29:31,551 --> 00:29:34,661
IF WE CAN GET CARL UP HERE
SOON -- I DON'T HOW MUCH LONGER
661
00:29:34,689 --> 00:29:36,969
WE CAN GO ON
BEFORE EVERYTHING FALLS APART.
662
00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,720
Narrator: WHILE HE WAITS
FOR HIS MECHANIC, CARL,
663
00:29:39,758 --> 00:29:41,998
RICK HAS KRUSE
FEEDING THE PLANT
664
00:29:42,034 --> 00:29:44,764
USING THE 480 EXCAVATOR.
665
00:29:44,793 --> 00:29:48,003
BUT THE STOCKPILE
IS SHRINKING FAST.
666
00:29:49,965 --> 00:29:51,825
RICK, YOU GOT A COPY, RICK?
667
00:29:51,862 --> 00:29:53,622
Rick: YEAH, GO FOR RICK.YEAH, BUDDY.
668
00:29:53,655 --> 00:29:55,235
UH, I WENT THROUGH
ALL THE PAY DOWN HERE.
669
00:29:55,275 --> 00:29:57,335
THERE'S NOTHING MORE
TO STUFF IN THIS PLANT.
670
00:29:57,379 --> 00:30:00,339
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
CAN YOU SHUT THE PLANT DOWN?
671
00:30:00,379 --> 00:30:02,239
YEAH, I'LL WAIT FOR YOU
TO GET DOWN HERE,
672
00:30:02,275 --> 00:30:04,445
AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT
WHAT TO DO NEXT.
673
00:30:10,241 --> 00:30:15,901
♪♪
674
00:30:15,931 --> 00:30:17,791
RICK, WHAT'S UP?OHH, WHAT'S UP, GUY?
675
00:30:17,827 --> 00:30:20,587
WELL, I WAS REALLY HOPING
CARL WOULD BE HERE RIGHT NOW.
676
00:30:20,620 --> 00:30:22,450
BUT WITHOUT HIM,
THE 700'S DOWN,
677
00:30:22,482 --> 00:30:24,032
AND WE GOT NO WAY TO DIG PAY.
678
00:30:24,068 --> 00:30:25,478
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
WE GOT TO KEEP SOME SLUICING.
679
00:30:25,517 --> 00:30:26,717
I MEAN,
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.
680
00:30:26,758 --> 00:30:29,098
YEAH, AND I KNOW
WE ALREADY PUT IN A FULL DAY,
681
00:30:29,137 --> 00:30:31,517
BUT IF WE DON'T PUT IN
SOME MORE HOURS
682
00:30:31,551 --> 00:30:32,971
AND GET SOME PAY
UP TO THE PLANT,
683
00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:34,450
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO FIRE IT UP AT ALL TOMORROW,
684
00:30:34,482 --> 00:30:36,832
RIGHT?
WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT.
685
00:30:36,862 --> 00:30:38,762
I'M NOT ASKING YOU GUYS TO DO
ANYTHING THAT I WOULDN'T DO.
686
00:30:38,793 --> 00:30:39,833
I'M GOING TO PULL
A DOUBLE SHIFT.
687
00:30:39,862 --> 00:30:40,932
I'M GOING TO WORK
INTO THE NIGHT,
688
00:30:40,965 --> 00:30:42,685
BUT I NEED
YOU GUYS' HELP.
689
00:30:42,724 --> 00:30:44,904
IF WE DON'T PUSH ON
AND GET SOME PAY TO THE PLANT,
690
00:30:44,931 --> 00:30:47,311
WE'RE IN TROUBLE.
IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
691
00:30:47,344 --> 00:30:50,594
♪♪
692
00:30:50,620 --> 00:30:52,520
SLEEP WHEN WE'RE DEAD, I GUESS?YEAH, YEAH.
693
00:30:52,551 --> 00:30:54,101
[ LAUGHS ]
694
00:30:54,137 --> 00:30:58,407
Narrator:
AT THE END OF A 12-HOUR DAY,
695
00:30:58,448 --> 00:31:01,308
RICK'S CREW USE
THEIR ONLY WORKING EXCAVATOR
696
00:31:01,344 --> 00:31:03,004
TO STOCKPILE PAY
697
00:31:03,034 --> 00:31:06,554
SO THEY'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO
PUT THROUGH THE PLANT TOMORROW.
698
00:31:11,965 --> 00:31:17,275
♪♪
699
00:31:17,310 --> 00:31:19,280
Rick: I KNOW KARLA AND KRUSE
WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
700
00:31:19,310 --> 00:31:20,790
TO KEEP THIS OPERATION GOING,
701
00:31:20,827 --> 00:31:23,337
BUT I ALSO CAN'T BURN THEM OUT
THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON.
702
00:31:23,379 --> 00:31:25,829
I MEAN, IT'S A BIT
OF A MARATHON, AND RIGHT NOW,
703
00:31:25,862 --> 00:31:29,592
WE'RE JUST FLAT-OUT SPRINTING.
704
00:31:29,620 --> 00:31:31,170
I REALLY NEED CARL TO GET HERE.
705
00:31:31,206 --> 00:31:33,446
I NEED EVERYTHING
UP AND RUNNING.
706
00:31:33,482 --> 00:31:35,762
I NEED TO GET BACK
TO FULL CAPACITY.
707
00:31:41,655 --> 00:31:46,475
♪♪
708
00:31:46,517 --> 00:31:50,307
Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER,
PARKER'S WASH PLANT SLUICIFER
709
00:31:50,344 --> 00:31:54,904
IS RUNNING PAY DIRT
FROM THE PROMISED LAND.
710
00:31:54,931 --> 00:31:56,831
BUT OVER AT THE LAST CUT...
711
00:31:56,862 --> 00:31:58,172
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
712
00:31:58,206 --> 00:31:59,306
I'M SICK AND [BLEEP] TIRED
713
00:31:59,344 --> 00:32:02,764
OF GETTING BITCHED OUT
OVER DUMB [BLEEP]
714
00:32:02,793 --> 00:32:06,143
Narrator: ...BIG RED
HAS BEEN DOWN FOR 48 HOURS.
715
00:32:06,172 --> 00:32:11,862
THE QUICK MOVE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE FINISHED IN 12.
716
00:32:11,896 --> 00:32:13,306
Mitch: PARKER DOESN'T REALLY
HAVE A GAME PLAN.
717
00:32:13,344 --> 00:32:14,724
HE JUST SAID,
"GET BIG RED RUNNING
718
00:32:14,758 --> 00:32:15,928
AND START SLUICING."
719
00:32:15,965 --> 00:32:19,235
SO NOW HERE WE ARE,
IT'S TIME TO SLUICE,
720
00:32:19,275 --> 00:32:22,445
AND, YOU KNOW, NOW
IT'S PROBLEM DROPPED IN MY LAP.
721
00:32:22,482 --> 00:32:24,622
♪♪
722
00:32:24,655 --> 00:32:26,095
Narrator:
TO GET THE PLANT RUNNING,
723
00:32:26,137 --> 00:32:29,027
MITCH NEEDS A WATER SUPPLY.
724
00:32:29,068 --> 00:32:34,408
♪♪
725
00:32:34,448 --> 00:32:36,448
Mitch: IDEALLY, WE'D BE
PULLING FROM THE RIVER.
726
00:32:36,482 --> 00:32:38,212
BUT WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH PIPELINE,
727
00:32:38,241 --> 00:32:39,411
AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PUMPS
728
00:32:39,448 --> 00:32:41,518
TO PULL FROM THAT LAST CUT
THAT WE JUST DID,
729
00:32:41,551 --> 00:32:43,861
SO I'VE GOT AN IDEA
THAT I THINK MIGHT WORK.
730
00:32:43,896 --> 00:32:46,966
I'M GOING TO TRY
AND DAM THINGS UP DOWNSTREAM
731
00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,030
AND SEE IF WE CAN'T
FLOOD THIS CUTOUT.
732
00:32:49,068 --> 00:32:50,998
HOPEFULLY IT WORKS,
'CAUSE IT'S MY ONLY OPTION.
733
00:32:51,034 --> 00:32:53,664
Narrator: MITCH'S PLAN --
AT A DISUSED POND
734
00:32:53,689 --> 00:32:55,619
FED FROM INDIAN RIVER,
735
00:32:55,655 --> 00:32:57,655
BLOCK THE WATER FLOWING OUT
736
00:32:57,689 --> 00:32:59,899
WITH A DAM HIGH ENOUGH
TO FORCE WATER
737
00:32:59,931 --> 00:33:03,311
2,000 FEET UPHILL
TOWARDS BIG RED
738
00:33:03,344 --> 00:33:05,974
SO HE CAN PUMP TO THE PLANT.
739
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:10,030
♪♪
740
00:33:10,068 --> 00:33:13,068
IF WE PLUG THIS OFF,
THE WATER SHOULD HAVE NO CHOICE
741
00:33:13,103 --> 00:33:16,173
OTHER THAN TO HEAD
BACK UPSTREAM.
742
00:33:16,206 --> 00:33:19,656
♪♪
743
00:33:19,689 --> 00:33:23,069
Narrator: MITCH TAKES LESS THAN
AN HOUR TO BUILD THE DAM,
744
00:33:23,103 --> 00:33:27,623
BUT THEY CAN'T START SLUICING
UNTIL THE POND FILLS UP.
745
00:33:34,620 --> 00:33:41,550
♪♪
746
00:33:41,586 --> 00:33:43,896
Mitch: OH, YEAH!
747
00:33:43,931 --> 00:33:45,691
WELL, THIS SEEMS TO BE WORKING
REALLY NICE.
748
00:33:45,724 --> 00:33:48,524
YOU CAN SEE THE WATER
COMING OUT OF OUR POND HERE,
749
00:33:48,551 --> 00:33:51,171
AND YOU CAN SEE
IT'S FLOWING BACK UPSTREAM
750
00:33:51,206 --> 00:33:52,546
HEADING BACK TOWARDS BIG RED.
751
00:33:52,586 --> 00:33:54,546
AND THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT WE NEED.
752
00:33:54,586 --> 00:33:56,926
I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE AMOUNT
OF FLOW THAT WE'RE SEEING HERE.
753
00:33:56,965 --> 00:33:59,825
IT'S NOT JUST A TRICKLE.
IT'S RIPPING OUT OF THIS
754
00:33:59,862 --> 00:34:04,142
AND HEADING BACK
TOWARDS THE WASH PLANT.
755
00:34:04,172 --> 00:34:07,212
Narrator: IT TAKES ALL NIGHT
FOR BIG RED'S NEW POND
756
00:34:07,241 --> 00:34:10,031
TO FILL UP.
757
00:34:10,068 --> 00:34:12,308
Mitch: I THINK
WE'RE ACTUALLY FINALLY READY
758
00:34:12,344 --> 00:34:13,664
TO GET BACK TO SLUICING.
759
00:34:13,689 --> 00:34:15,519
EVERYTHING LOOKS
GOOD AT THIS END.
760
00:34:15,551 --> 00:34:17,901
WE'RE GONNA START SENDING
SOME WATER UP HERE TO BIG RED.
761
00:34:17,931 --> 00:34:19,861
WE'LL GET THE GENERATOR RUNNING.
762
00:34:19,896 --> 00:34:23,206
HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING SHAKES.
WE'LL GET THESE BELTS TRACKING
763
00:34:23,241 --> 00:34:25,861
AND BACK TO MAKING SOME MONEY.
764
00:34:25,896 --> 00:34:26,896
HERE WE GO!
765
00:34:26,931 --> 00:34:29,831
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
766
00:34:29,862 --> 00:34:31,902
Narrator:
THE 60-HOUR PLANT MOVED
767
00:34:31,931 --> 00:34:35,451
COST OVER $200,000 IN LOST GOLD,
768
00:34:35,482 --> 00:34:37,972
MORE THAN DOUBLE
THE SAVING IN FUEL
769
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,280
PARKER WAS HOPING FOR.
770
00:34:40,310 --> 00:34:42,520
Mitch:
HERE COMES THE FIRST SCOOP.
771
00:34:42,551 --> 00:34:48,761
♪♪
772
00:34:48,793 --> 00:34:50,383
THAT WAS TERRIBLE.
773
00:34:50,413 --> 00:34:52,213
THAT WAS A [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
PLANT MOVE.
774
00:34:52,241 --> 00:34:53,931
THAT'S LIKE UNLACING
YOUR BOOTS
775
00:34:53,965 --> 00:34:55,275
AND GOING FOR A RUN, THERE.
776
00:34:55,310 --> 00:34:57,140
WE WERE JUST TRIPPING
ON OUR FEET ALL DAY.
777
00:34:57,172 --> 00:34:58,342
OHH.
778
00:34:58,379 --> 00:35:01,379
♪♪
779
00:35:01,413 --> 00:35:03,693
THIS PLANT MOVE TOOK A LOT
LONGER THAN WE WOULD HAVE LIKED,
780
00:35:03,724 --> 00:35:05,864
BUT WE JUST KEPT AFTER IT,
AND HERE WE ARE.
781
00:35:05,896 --> 00:35:07,756
WE FIGURED OUT
OUR WATER PROBLEM,
782
00:35:07,793 --> 00:35:10,453
AND WE'RE GOING TO START
MAKING SOME MONEY AGAIN HERE.
783
00:35:17,689 --> 00:35:24,859
♪♪
784
00:35:24,896 --> 00:35:25,996
-RIGHT HERE, BRO.
-THAT'S THE ONE
785
00:35:26,034 --> 00:35:28,104
Y'ALL WERE WORRIED ABOUT
WAS GONNA HIT ME, HUH?
786
00:35:28,137 --> 00:35:30,137
Narrator:
FRED'S BAND OF BROTHERS RETURNS
787
00:35:30,172 --> 00:35:35,622
TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE AFTER
HIGH WINDS HIT ELKHORN CLAIM.
788
00:35:35,655 --> 00:35:38,275
-THESE TREES ARE ROTTEN
-UP THAT HILL
789
00:35:38,310 --> 00:35:40,590
AND ALL THE WAY AROUND TO
WHERE WE'RE MINING THIS YEAR,
790
00:35:40,620 --> 00:35:42,900
THESE TREES ARE JUST
SUPER DANGEROUS.
791
00:35:42,931 --> 00:35:46,071
A LOT OF THEM ARE DEAD.
792
00:35:46,103 --> 00:35:49,793
Narrator: FRED'S WHOLE CLAIM
IS SURROUNDED BY WIDOW-MAKERS,
793
00:35:49,827 --> 00:35:52,447
DEAD TREES
THAT COULD FALL ANY MINUTE.
794
00:35:52,482 --> 00:35:53,762
Fred:
THE MAJOR ISSUE WE HAVE HERE --
795
00:35:53,793 --> 00:35:55,933
LIKE, THIS IS ROTTEN,
AND THIS IS NOT.
796
00:35:55,965 --> 00:35:58,825
BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A TREE
THAT HAS ONLY THIS MUCH SUPPORT
797
00:35:58,862 --> 00:36:02,552
THAT WEIGHS FREAKIN'
15,000, 20,000 POUNDS,
798
00:36:02,586 --> 00:36:04,926
AND YOU TAKE
ITS ONLY SUPPORT OUT,
799
00:36:04,965 --> 00:36:06,545
IT DOESN'T JUST FALL
LIKE A NORMAL TREE.
800
00:36:06,586 --> 00:36:08,896
IT EXPLODES LITERALLY LIKE THIS.
801
00:36:08,931 --> 00:36:11,861
♪♪
802
00:36:11,896 --> 00:36:13,656
DUDE, THIS IS JUST
ANOTHER FREAKIN' HOLDUP, MAN.
803
00:36:13,689 --> 00:36:15,069
WE GOT TO GET THESE TREES
OUT OF HERE
804
00:36:15,103 --> 00:36:17,793
TO GET THE GOLD OUT OF HERE.
805
00:36:17,827 --> 00:36:19,617
Narrator:
IF FRED DOESN'T CLEAR HIS SITE
806
00:36:19,655 --> 00:36:22,065
AND BANK SOME GOLD SOON,
807
00:36:22,103 --> 00:36:25,693
HIS SEASON WILL BE OVER
BEFORE IT'S EVEN BEGUN.
808
00:36:25,724 --> 00:36:26,904
Fred: DAMN IT.
809
00:36:26,931 --> 00:36:33,661
♪♪
810
00:36:33,689 --> 00:36:37,239
YOU KNOW,
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SAFETY HERE.
811
00:36:37,275 --> 00:36:38,965
THIS IS A LOT OF WORK
FOR US TO DO
812
00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:41,900
THIS IS PROBABLY THREE WEEKS
OF HARD LABOR.
813
00:36:41,931 --> 00:36:44,241
THAT'S THREE WEEKS.
WE'RE NOT MINING GOLD.
814
00:36:44,275 --> 00:36:47,925
THAT'S THREE WEEKS
WERE NOT RUNNING COLONEL NUGGET,
815
00:36:47,965 --> 00:36:51,405
AND WE DON'T HAVE THREE WEEKS.
816
00:36:51,448 --> 00:36:53,098
Narrator: FRED HAS NO CHOICE
817
00:36:53,137 --> 00:36:57,337
BUT SPEND THE LITTLE CASH
HE HAS LEFT AND HIRE IN HELP.
818
00:36:57,379 --> 00:36:58,719
JESSE, THIS IS FRED LEWIS.
819
00:36:58,758 --> 00:37:01,658
I'M CALLING --
I'M A LOCAL MINER,
820
00:37:01,689 --> 00:37:03,449
AND I HAD SOME ISSUES
WITH SOME TREES,
821
00:37:03,482 --> 00:37:06,902
AND I NEED SOMEONE URGENTLY
TO COME AND REMOVE THEM.
822
00:37:06,931 --> 00:37:10,861
♪♪
823
00:37:10,896 --> 00:37:12,926
WHAT IS THAT?!
824
00:37:12,965 --> 00:37:20,925
♪♪
825
00:37:20,965 --> 00:37:22,685
FRED.
JESSE?
826
00:37:22,724 --> 00:37:24,284
WE'RE HERE.
WHAT?
827
00:37:24,310 --> 00:37:25,310
WHAT DO WE GOT?
828
00:37:25,344 --> 00:37:26,934
HOLY CRAP. A LOT.
829
00:37:26,965 --> 00:37:29,235
Narrator:
JESSE REID IS A LOCAL LOGGER.
830
00:37:29,275 --> 00:37:30,405
GIVE ME ABOUT A DAY,
831
00:37:30,448 --> 00:37:31,928
AND I SHOULD HAVE THEM ALL
OUT OF YOUR WAY.
832
00:37:31,965 --> 00:37:33,025
-A DAY.
-WOW.
833
00:37:33,068 --> 00:37:34,378
THAT'S SAVES US WEEKS.
834
00:37:34,413 --> 00:37:36,763
THAT GIVES US WEEKS OF MINING,
WEEKS ON THE GOAL.
835
00:37:36,793 --> 00:37:37,973
THAT'S BADASS.
836
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,030
I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH.
837
00:37:40,068 --> 00:37:45,168
Narrator: HIS HARVESTER'S
50-INCH HYDRAULIC DISK SAW
838
00:37:45,206 --> 00:37:49,476
CUTS THROUGH THE DEAD
TREE TRUNKS IN JUST 3 SECONDS.
839
00:37:49,517 --> 00:37:52,067
♪♪
840
00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:54,343
OH, THAT IS CRAZY!
841
00:37:54,379 --> 00:38:01,479
♪♪
842
00:38:01,517 --> 00:38:06,407
JESSE'S JUST A LIFESAVER
AT THIS POINT.
843
00:38:06,448 --> 00:38:08,378
WE'RE ALMOST READY RIGHT NOW
GET UP AND RUNNING,
844
00:38:08,413 --> 00:38:11,003
SO AS FAR AS THIS GOES,
TREES ARE DOWN,
845
00:38:11,034 --> 00:38:14,034
WE'RE RUNNING. WE'RE RUNNING
PAY, AND WE'RE GETTING GOLD.
846
00:38:20,620 --> 00:38:24,790
♪♪
847
00:38:24,827 --> 00:38:28,717
Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE,
TONY BEETS' COMEBACK SEASON
848
00:38:28,758 --> 00:38:31,858
IS AT A STANDSTILL.
849
00:38:31,896 --> 00:38:33,656
Kevin:
UGH. IT'S FRUSTRATING,
850
00:38:33,689 --> 00:38:35,169
VERY, VERY [BLEEP] FRUSTRATING.
851
00:38:35,206 --> 00:38:38,446
Narrator: LAST WEEK, HE WAS
FORCED TO SHUT DOWN HIS TROMMEL
852
00:38:38,482 --> 00:38:40,832
WHEN THE OSCILLATOR
GEARBOX BROKE.
853
00:38:40,862 --> 00:38:43,032
EVERYTHING UP THERE SAYS
IT SHOULD SPIN.
854
00:38:43,068 --> 00:38:44,338
THE OSCILLATOR'S
NOT [BLEEP] MOVING.
855
00:38:44,379 --> 00:38:47,479
THE COLLAR'S SPINNING, BUT
THE SHAFT TO THE GEARBOX IS NOT.
856
00:38:47,517 --> 00:38:50,827
Narrator: NOW THE NEW GEARBOX
HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.
857
00:38:50,862 --> 00:38:53,552
Kevin:
GOT TO GET THE TROMMEL GOING.
IT'S WHAT MAKES THE MONEY.
858
00:38:53,586 --> 00:38:55,716
SLIDE THIS IN. SLIDE IT DOWN.
859
00:38:55,758 --> 00:38:58,828
THEN WE'LL SEE ABOUT GETTING
THAT -- THIS SHAFT IN THERE.
860
00:38:58,862 --> 00:39:01,862
Narrator: KEVIN FITS THE GEARBOX
861
00:39:01,896 --> 00:39:04,206
AND ATTACHES THE OSCILLATOR.
862
00:39:09,827 --> 00:39:13,207
[ ENGINE STARTS ]Kevin: YES.
863
00:39:13,241 --> 00:39:14,411
IT WORKS.
864
00:39:14,448 --> 00:39:16,998
Narrator:
THE BEETS ARE BACK IN BUSINESS.
865
00:39:21,586 --> 00:39:25,166
♪♪
866
00:39:25,206 --> 00:39:26,966
Narrator: AT ELKHORN CREEK,
867
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:30,170
FRED'S CLAIM
IS CLEAR OF WIDOW-MAKERS.
868
00:39:30,206 --> 00:39:31,586
READY WHEN YOU ARE.
869
00:39:31,620 --> 00:39:33,550
HE'S FINALLY READY
FOR HIS CREW
870
00:39:33,586 --> 00:39:36,756
TO RUN THEIR FIRST-EVER
PAY DIRT.
871
00:39:36,793 --> 00:39:38,343
MAKE SURE WHEN YOU GET UP HERE
ON THIS RAMP,
872
00:39:38,379 --> 00:39:42,029
YOU HIT IT
AT THE RIGHT ANGLE.
873
00:39:42,068 --> 00:39:43,758
JUST KEEP IT SLOW.
KEEP IT STEADY.
874
00:39:43,793 --> 00:39:45,793
DON'T WALK IT.
GET READY TO STOP WHEN I SAY.
875
00:39:45,827 --> 00:39:50,167
AFTER HIS CRASH COURSE RUNNING
THE EXCAVATOR AT THE SWAMP CUT,
876
00:39:50,206 --> 00:39:52,716
FRED TASKS STEFAN
WITH FEEDING THE PLANT.
877
00:39:52,758 --> 00:39:55,588
[BLEEP] DAMN,
THAT'S A HELL OF A DROP.
878
00:39:55,620 --> 00:39:56,860
PROBABLY THE WORST PART
RIGHT HERE.
879
00:39:56,896 --> 00:39:58,616
IT'S HIS FIRST TIME
COMING TO THE EDGE.
880
00:39:58,655 --> 00:40:00,855
NERVE-RACKING
FOR HIM RIGHT NOW.
881
00:40:00,896 --> 00:40:02,136
THERE YOU GO.
882
00:40:02,172 --> 00:40:04,342
Narrator: STEFAN NEEDS
TO POSITION THE EXCAVATOR
883
00:40:04,379 --> 00:40:06,589
ON THE EDGE OF THE PAD.
884
00:40:06,620 --> 00:40:08,690
♪♪
885
00:40:08,724 --> 00:40:10,414
JUST KEEP IT SLOW.
KEEP IT STEADY.
886
00:40:10,448 --> 00:40:11,828
DON'T GET NERVOUS.
887
00:40:11,862 --> 00:40:18,622
♪♪
888
00:40:18,655 --> 00:40:21,755
YOU WANT TO GO
ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE, BUDDY.
889
00:40:21,793 --> 00:40:23,413
[ STEFAN LAUGHS ]
890
00:40:23,448 --> 00:40:29,548
♪♪
891
00:40:29,586 --> 00:40:34,096
NOW DON'T TOUCH
THE PEDALS ANYMORE!
892
00:40:34,137 --> 00:40:36,207
PULL YOUR SAFETY.
GOOD JOB.
893
00:40:36,241 --> 00:40:39,381
♪♪
894
00:40:39,413 --> 00:40:42,033
YEAH, NO. THAT WAS
SOME HAIRY [BLEEP]
895
00:40:42,068 --> 00:40:44,408
[ CHUCKLES ]
896
00:40:44,448 --> 00:40:45,828
HEY, OKAY, PUMPS READY.
897
00:40:45,862 --> 00:40:47,482
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
898
00:40:47,517 --> 00:40:50,097
Narrator: MARINE JOHNNY
TURNS ON THE PUMPS,
899
00:40:50,137 --> 00:40:52,757
SENDING WATER TO THE PLANT.
900
00:40:52,793 --> 00:40:57,723
♪♪
901
00:40:57,758 --> 00:41:01,478
ALRIGHT, KENDELL.
LET'S FIRE IT UP. LET'S GO.
902
00:41:01,517 --> 00:41:03,827
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
903
00:41:03,862 --> 00:41:06,692
Kendell: THERE SHE GOES.
904
00:41:06,724 --> 00:41:11,594
ALRIGHT, GUYS, IT'S GOLD TIME!
LET'S DO IT!
905
00:41:11,620 --> 00:41:15,280
Narrator: FRED AND HIS CREW'S
GOLD-MINING SEASON
906
00:41:15,310 --> 00:41:17,100
FINALLY BEGINS.
907
00:41:17,137 --> 00:41:19,137
Fred: PRETTY MUCH THE BIG MOMENT
OF THE WHOLE MINE SITE
908
00:41:19,172 --> 00:41:20,312
AT THIS POINT.
909
00:41:20,344 --> 00:41:22,864
OH, FEED THE COLONEL!
910
00:41:22,896 --> 00:41:25,446
-HELL, YEAH.
-WHOO! LET'S GET SOME GOLD!
911
00:41:25,482 --> 00:41:26,762
WHOO!
912
00:41:26,793 --> 00:41:29,523
THIS IS THE VERY BEGINNING
OF THIS MINE SITE.
913
00:41:31,482 --> 00:41:33,902
FINALLY MINING!
914
00:41:33,931 --> 00:41:35,901
SUCH A GOOD FEELING.
915
00:41:51,137 --> 00:41:58,717
♪♪
916
00:41:58,758 --> 00:42:02,378
BEEN BASICALLY RUNNING THAT 480
TO DEATH TRYING TO LOAD TRUCKS
917
00:42:02,413 --> 00:42:06,103
AND KEEP THE PLANT GOING, SO...
918
00:42:06,137 --> 00:42:08,477
Narrator: IT'S THE END OF A WEEK
OF DOUBLE SHIFTS
919
00:42:08,517 --> 00:42:10,587
FOR RICK NESS' CREW.
920
00:42:10,620 --> 00:42:13,480
♪♪
921
00:42:13,517 --> 00:42:15,447
-WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
-CARL!
922
00:42:15,482 --> 00:42:17,792
HOW YOU DOING?
THE REST OF THE "A" TEAM.
923
00:42:17,827 --> 00:42:20,447
OH, YEAH, BUDDY.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, BOYS?
924
00:42:20,482 --> 00:42:22,522
YEAH. WHAT'S UP, CARL?WHAT'S UP, BUDDY? HOW YOU DOING?
925
00:42:22,551 --> 00:42:23,791
GOOD, MAN.THIS IS MARK.
926
00:42:23,827 --> 00:42:24,827
-HEY.
-NICE TO MEET YOU.
927
00:42:24,862 --> 00:42:26,032
HEY, MARK.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
928
00:42:26,068 --> 00:42:27,828
BUDDY, YOU CAME AT A GOOD TIME.
WE'RE JUST ABOUT
929
00:42:27,862 --> 00:42:29,622
TO DO A GOLD WEIGH.IS IT GOOD ONE, OR WHAT?
930
00:42:29,655 --> 00:42:31,655
WELL, I SUPPOSE
YOU WANT THE GOOD NEWS FIRST.
931
00:42:31,689 --> 00:42:33,239
THE GOOD NEWS WILL BE THE GOLD.
THE BAD NEWS
932
00:42:33,275 --> 00:42:34,545
WILL BE THE LAUNDRY LIST
OF [BLEEP] YOU GOT TO FIX.
933
00:42:34,586 --> 00:42:36,336
OH, I CAN IMAGINE.STARTING TOMORROW.
934
00:42:36,379 --> 00:42:37,829
I CAN IMAGINE.
935
00:42:37,862 --> 00:42:39,792
I MEAN, FOR THREE PEOPLE
WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT DONE.
936
00:42:39,827 --> 00:42:41,067
EXCELLENT, DUDE.
I LIKE IT.
937
00:42:41,103 --> 00:42:42,553
YOU KNOW, THIS IS
THREE OF US UP HERE.
938
00:42:42,586 --> 00:42:44,206
NO WAY.
939
00:42:44,241 --> 00:42:46,171
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
940
00:42:46,206 --> 00:42:47,756
YOU'RE -- CAN I SEE THIS?YEAH.
941
00:42:47,793 --> 00:42:50,343
HOLY SMOKES, MAN.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN BUSY.
942
00:42:50,379 --> 00:42:52,829
YEAH.WOW. I'M IMPRESSED, MAN.
943
00:42:52,862 --> 00:42:54,832
LET'S DO THIS. YOU GUYS READY?YEAH.
944
00:42:54,862 --> 00:42:57,622
Narrator: THIS IS RICK'S
FIRST GOLD WEIGH OF THE SEASON.
945
00:42:57,655 --> 00:43:01,685
LAST YEAR, HE AVERAGED
A MEAGER 24 OUNCES A WEEK.
946
00:43:01,724 --> 00:43:04,284
ALRIGHT, WE GOT 10, 20,
947
00:43:04,310 --> 00:43:05,830
30,
948
00:43:05,862 --> 00:43:08,312
40, 50.
949
00:43:08,344 --> 00:43:10,414
THERE'S 60,
950
00:43:10,448 --> 00:43:13,658
AND 66.47.
951
00:43:13,689 --> 00:43:15,519
-OOH.
-THAT'S UNREAL, DUDE.
952
00:43:15,551 --> 00:43:16,931
-HELL, YEAH.
-WOW.
953
00:43:16,965 --> 00:43:21,135
Narrator: WORTH $116,000.
954
00:43:21,172 --> 00:43:22,242
-WOW.
-YOU GUYS DID THAT.
955
00:43:22,275 --> 00:43:23,475
I'M IMPRESSED.
956
00:43:23,517 --> 00:43:25,337
THANKS, MAN.
WOW.
957
00:43:25,379 --> 00:43:26,589
NOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE,
958
00:43:26,620 --> 00:43:28,380
CARL, OBVIOUSLY,
WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.
959
00:43:28,413 --> 00:43:30,693
MARK, LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING WHAT YOU CAN DO.
960
00:43:30,724 --> 00:43:32,864
GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. WE AIN'T
GOT MUCH TIME THIS YEAR,
961
00:43:32,896 --> 00:43:34,966
AND WE GOT A LOT TO PROVE.WELL, WE'RE WITH YOU, DUDE.
962
00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:36,590
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.
ALL I GOT TO SAY
963
00:43:36,620 --> 00:43:38,550
IS YOU GUYS READY TO FIRE UP?READY TO FIRE UP, BUDDY.
964
00:43:38,586 --> 00:43:40,096
-LET'S FIRE UP.
-FIRE UP.
965
00:43:40,137 --> 00:43:41,857
♪♪
966
00:43:41,896 --> 00:43:43,926
♪ OH, YEAH
967
00:43:51,068 --> 00:43:58,138
♪♪
968
00:43:58,172 --> 00:44:00,662
4 FEET SHORT.
969
00:44:00,689 --> 00:44:02,409
STUPID GAME.
970
00:44:02,448 --> 00:44:05,378
Narrator: AT SCRIBNER CREEK,
971
00:44:05,413 --> 00:44:08,283
PARKER'S CREW ASSEMBLES
FOR THE GOLD WEIGH.
972
00:44:08,310 --> 00:44:13,520
♪♪
973
00:44:13,551 --> 00:44:15,171
Parker: IF IT LOOKS GOOD,
LET'S GET A NUMBER.
974
00:44:15,206 --> 00:44:17,826
IF IT LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP]
LET'S GO GOLFING.
975
00:44:17,862 --> 00:44:19,102
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
976
00:44:19,137 --> 00:44:20,717
WELL, MY BOSS WOULDN'T
BE REAL HAPPY.
977
00:44:20,758 --> 00:44:21,758
WE'LL HAVE TO SEE.
978
00:44:21,793 --> 00:44:23,723
NO! NO -- NO.
979
00:44:23,758 --> 00:44:25,718
[BLEEP] YOUR BOSS.
HE'S A [BLEEP]
980
00:44:25,758 --> 00:44:27,718
[ LAUGHS ]
981
00:44:27,758 --> 00:44:29,028
AH [BLEEP]
982
00:44:29,068 --> 00:44:30,928
[BLEEP] THIS STUPID GAME.
983
00:44:30,965 --> 00:44:34,375
I HATE GOLF.
984
00:44:34,413 --> 00:44:37,243
Narrator: FIRST ON THE SCALES
IS SLUICIFER.
985
00:44:37,275 --> 00:44:41,335
IT'S BEEN WASHING PAY
ON THE PROMISED LAND ALL WEEK.
986
00:44:41,379 --> 00:44:45,379
WELL, SLUICIFER HAD A FULL WEEK,
AND IT SHOWS.
987
00:44:45,413 --> 00:44:47,313
I MEAN, YOU GOT
A HECK OF A PAN HERE.
988
00:44:47,344 --> 00:44:48,794
Brennan:
DON'T BREAK THAT THING IN HALF.
989
00:44:48,827 --> 00:44:50,097
YEAH, REALLY.
990
00:44:50,137 --> 00:44:52,307
-YOU GOOD, OR YOU NEED ME --
-YEAH, NO, I GOT IT.
991
00:44:52,344 --> 00:44:53,764
ALRIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
992
00:44:53,793 --> 00:44:56,283
Mitch: 50. 100.
993
00:44:56,310 --> 00:44:57,970
140.
994
00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:00,100
200. 220.
995
00:45:00,137 --> 00:45:02,687
230.
996
00:45:02,724 --> 00:45:04,034
300.
997
00:45:04,068 --> 00:45:06,828
350. 380.
998
00:45:06,862 --> 00:45:09,692
394.15.
999
00:45:09,724 --> 00:45:10,904
DANG.
1000
00:45:10,931 --> 00:45:14,171
Narrator: WORTH $693,000.
1001
00:45:14,206 --> 00:45:17,096
394 OUNCES FOR SLUICIFER,
THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW, MAN,
1002
00:45:17,137 --> 00:45:18,827
WHEN THEY'VE GOT
THAT RUNTIME --
1003
00:45:18,862 --> 00:45:21,662
BUT, YEAH,
THAT'S A GOOD WEEK.
1004
00:45:21,689 --> 00:45:23,409
NEXT UP, BIG RED.
1005
00:45:23,448 --> 00:45:25,378
SEE WHAT WE CAME UP WITH.
DOING BIG RED.
1006
00:45:25,413 --> 00:45:27,033
-READY?
-YEAH.
1007
00:45:27,068 --> 00:45:29,788
♪♪
1008
00:45:29,827 --> 00:45:31,207
10, 20, 50.
1009
00:45:31,241 --> 00:45:32,241
QUICK.
1010
00:45:32,275 --> 00:45:34,275
80. 100.
1011
00:45:34,310 --> 00:45:37,070
100 AND --
1012
00:45:37,103 --> 00:45:39,073
115.8.
1013
00:45:39,103 --> 00:45:42,593
Narrator: WORTH ALMOST $203,000,
1014
00:45:42,620 --> 00:45:45,310
LESS THAN 1/3
OF SLUICIFER'S TOTAL.
1015
00:45:45,344 --> 00:45:48,624
Parker: WHY ARE WE ONLY DOING
115-OUNCE CLEANUPS?
1016
00:45:48,655 --> 00:45:52,445
BECAUSE BIG RED WAS DOWN
FOR 2 1/2 DAYS.
1017
00:45:52,482 --> 00:45:54,032
WHO GIVES A [BLEEP]
1018
00:45:54,068 --> 00:45:56,758
♪♪
1019
00:45:56,793 --> 00:46:00,453
WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY HERE
ON CONSTANTLY MOVING THE PLANTS?
1020
00:46:00,482 --> 00:46:02,072
YOU KNOW,
YOU JUST DON'T MOVE A PLANT
1021
00:46:02,103 --> 00:46:04,523
IN A COUPLE HOURS
AND GO BACK SLUICING.
1022
00:46:04,551 --> 00:46:05,791
SO THERE'S
GOT TO BE A REASON
1023
00:46:05,827 --> 00:46:07,447
FOR WHY YOU'RE
DOING IT LIKE THIS.
1024
00:46:07,482 --> 00:46:10,342
EASIEST THING TO DO
IS PUT OUR PLANT IN ONE SPOT
1025
00:46:10,379 --> 00:46:12,589
AND TRUCK EVERYTHING TO IT,
1026
00:46:12,620 --> 00:46:14,030
AND YOU'VE GOT MOUNTAINS
OF TAILINGS,
1027
00:46:14,068 --> 00:46:15,688
AND YOU'RE TRUCKING
2 MILES.
1028
00:46:15,724 --> 00:46:18,554
AND RIGHT NOW, IT'S FINE.
GOLD PRICES ARE HIGH.
1029
00:46:18,586 --> 00:46:21,306
WE COULD DO
WHATEVER WE WANTED
1030
00:46:21,344 --> 00:46:23,664
AND MAKE MONEY, REALLY.
1031
00:46:23,689 --> 00:46:27,719
BUT IF THE PRICE OF GOLD
GETS CUT IN HALF,
1032
00:46:27,758 --> 00:46:29,758
WE'RE IN [BLEEP] TROUBLE.
1033
00:46:29,793 --> 00:46:34,793
♪♪
1034
00:46:34,827 --> 00:46:36,687
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES
WE HAD ON THIS SETUP
1035
00:46:36,724 --> 00:46:38,344
AND GETTING BIG RED BACK RUNNING
1036
00:46:38,379 --> 00:46:40,659
WAS JUST GETTING WATER
OVER TO US.
1037
00:46:40,689 --> 00:46:42,379
YOU KNOW, WE WERE A LOT FURTHER
AWAY FROM THE INDIAN RIVER
1038
00:46:42,413 --> 00:46:44,343
THAN WE HAVE PIPELINE FOR.
GOT US BACK RUNNING,
1039
00:46:44,379 --> 00:46:45,829
BUT TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF TIME
1040
00:46:45,862 --> 00:46:47,762
TO FIGURE ALL THAT OUT
AND MAKE IT WORK.
1041
00:46:47,793 --> 00:46:50,933
I SAW THAT.
I LIKE THAT SOLUTION.
1042
00:46:50,965 --> 00:46:52,405
THAT'S LIKE
WAY DOWN THE ALPHABET.
1043
00:46:52,448 --> 00:46:53,788
OH, YEAH, NO, I WAS LIKE --
1044
00:46:53,827 --> 00:46:55,857
WE'RE SCRATCHING OUR HEADS
LIKE, "WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?"
1045
00:46:55,896 --> 00:46:57,236
I WAS LIKE, I'M NOT EVEN SURE
THAT I'D HAVE THOUGHT
1046
00:46:57,275 --> 00:46:58,655
OF DOING THAT, BUT --
1047
00:46:58,689 --> 00:47:02,479
I WAS LIKE [BLEEP] YEAH.
THAT'S BADASS.
1048
00:47:02,517 --> 00:47:04,657
THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN
SOME WORDS SAID OUT THERE
1049
00:47:04,689 --> 00:47:07,139
WHILE WE WERE DOING THIS,
'CAUSE WE WERE REAL STOKED
1050
00:47:07,172 --> 00:47:09,662
ABOUT IT AT THE TIME, SO...THAT'S ALRIGHT.
1051
00:47:09,689 --> 00:47:11,589
IT'S ALL GOOD, MAN.
THANK YOU GUYS.
1052
00:47:11,620 --> 00:47:12,660
-ALRIGHT.
-THANK YOU GUYS.
1053
00:47:12,689 --> 00:47:14,029
DOUMITT, YOU GOT THIS?
1054
00:47:14,068 --> 00:47:15,208
YES, SIR. I GOT IT, KIDDO.
1055
00:47:15,241 --> 00:47:17,211
THANKS. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.LATER, MAN.
1056
00:47:17,241 --> 00:47:23,281
♪♪
1057
00:47:23,310 --> 00:47:25,550
Narrator:
COMING UP ON "GOLD RUSH"...
1058
00:47:27,482 --> 00:47:30,832
...TONY BEETS LOOKS
TO BREAK THE PIGGY BANK.
1059
00:47:33,620 --> 00:47:36,860
I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOING FOR 1,000 OUNCES.
1060
00:47:36,896 --> 00:47:38,996
Narrator: DAYS AFTER
HIS FIRST GOLD WEIGH...
1061
00:47:39,034 --> 00:47:40,074
HOLY [BLEEP]
1062
00:47:40,103 --> 00:47:42,903
...RICK NESS' SEASON
FACES DISASTER.
1063
00:47:42,931 --> 00:47:45,281
SHUT HER DOWN, MARK!
SHUT HER DOWN!
1064
00:47:45,310 --> 00:47:46,900
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
1065
00:47:46,931 --> 00:47:48,311
DON'T STOP FOR NOBODY!
1066
00:47:48,344 --> 00:47:50,934
Narrator: AND ON A MISSION
TO EXPAND HIS MINING EMPIRE...
1067
00:47:50,965 --> 00:47:52,235
WHOA!
1068
00:47:52,275 --> 00:47:54,235
Man: HOLY [BLEEP]
1069
00:47:54,275 --> 00:47:57,065
...PARKER PUSHES HIS CREW
HARDER THAN EVER
1070
00:47:57,103 --> 00:47:59,313
TO DELIVER ON HIS NEW PLAN.
1071
00:47:59,344 --> 00:48:00,624
Parker:
TELLING ME HE SCREWED UP
1072
00:48:00,655 --> 00:48:03,655
DOESN'T CHANGE
THAT IT'S A $10,000 [BLEEP] UP.