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Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...
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WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF
MONEY DRILLING.
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Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL...
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Parker: MAY NOT WANT
TO FOLLOW ME.
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WHOA.
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Narrator: ...IS ON THE HUNT
FOR A NEW CLAIM...
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IF THE GOLD'S NOT
GOOD, IT'LL BREAK YOU.
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WHOA!
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Narrator: ...TO SECURE
HIS MINING FUTURE.
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Parker:
A LOT OF PRESSURE RIDING ON
THE BACK OF THIS LITTLE HOLE.
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Rick: PUSH IT! LET'S GO!
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CANNOT AFFORD THE PLANT
TO SHUT DOWN RIGHT NOW.
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Narrator: RICK NESS GOES DEEP...
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Rick: WE'RE LOOKING AT AT LEAST
60 FEET OF OVERBURDEN.
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SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO BITE
THE BULLET AND JUST DO IT.
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Narrator: ...TO SAVE HIS SEASON.
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ALRIGHTY.
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I DIDN'T KNOW THAT GOLD MINING
HAD A LOT TO DO WITH PLUMBING.
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Narrator: AND FRED LEWIS'S
FIRST SEASON AS A MINE BOSS...
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JOHNNY!
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HEY, TURN OFF THAT WATER.
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Fred: TURN IT OFF!
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Narrator:
...HANGS IN THE BALANCE.
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Fred: WE KEEP GETTING KICKED,
BUT WE KEEP GETTING BACK UP.
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SO, YOU GUYS READY?
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♪♪
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♪♪
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Parker: RIGHT NOW, I'M ON
MY WAY TO FAIRBANKS.
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I REALLY WANT TO START
ANOTHER OPERATION.
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Narrator: AFTER SEVEN YEARS
MINING IN THE YUKON,
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25-YEAR-OLD PARKER SCHNABEL
IS BACK IN ALASKA,
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WHERE IT ALL BEGAN, ON A
MISSION TO FIND NEW GROUND.
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WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD
OPPORTUNITY ON A PIECE OF GROUND
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THAT HAS HAD A LOT
OF HISTORIC MINING.
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IT'S FOR SALE.
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GUY THAT OWNS IT WANTS
3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR IT,
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WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY,
SO HOPEFULLY,
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EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY AT
THE MINE SITE WHILE I'M GONE.
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Narrator: TO PAY FOR A NEW
CLAIM, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,
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PARKER'S LEFT HIS CREW TO RUN
HIS YUKON OPERATION WITHOUT HIM.
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Parker: WE'VE GOT A GOOD SHOT
AT MAKING A LOT OF MONEY,
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AND WE'RE GONNA NEED A HELL
OF A WAR CHEST BUILT UP.
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IF THEY CAN KEEP
THAT PLACE GOING,
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THEN WE CAN GET ANOTHER
OPERATION UP AND ROLLING.
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THE ONLY THING WE
NEED IS GROUND.
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Narrator: NOW, PARKER IS
13 MILES OUTSIDE OF FAIRBANKS,
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ON HIS WAY TO PROSPECT THE NEW,
3-MILLION-DOLLAR CLAIM.
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I'VE ASKED LIAM FERGUSON,
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WHO HAS A SONIC DRILL,
TO COME UP.
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LIAM IS THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS
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WHEN IT COMES
TO EVALUATING GROUND.
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HOPEFULLY, IT WORKS OUT.
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♪♪
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THIS PROPERTY WE'RE LOOKING
AT ABOUT 2 MILES LONG --
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THIS CREEK, STARTING UP
THERE ABOUT A MILE
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AND GOES DOWNSTREAM
ABOUT ANOTHER MILE.
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Narrator: THE SMALLWOOD CLAIM
IS 397 ACRES OF GROUND,
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3 MILES DOWNSTREAM
FROM A HUGE GOLD VEIN,
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WHERE A MINE CALLED FORT KNOX
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HAS PRODUCED OVER
8 MILLION OUNCES OF GOLD.
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NOW, PARKER MUST FIND OUT IF
ENOUGH GOLD HAS WASHED DOWN
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FROM THE MOTHER LODE TO
MAKE SMALLWOOD WORTH MINING.
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Parker: LOOKS LIKE YOU
ALREADY BEEN WASHING ROCKS!
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Liam: YEAH, WE'VE
GOT A FEW DONE.
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HE'S HIRED LIAM FERGUSON
TO TEST-DRILL THE GROUND.
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HEY, MAN. HOW'S
YOUR SUMMER BEEN?
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GOOD.
GOOD.
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YEAH.
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BEATING ME
TO THE PUNCH.
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YEAH, WE GOT A FEW DAYS
HEAD START ON YOU.
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WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT
OF DRILLING NOW.
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FOR THE PAST FIVE DAYS, LIAM
HAS BEEN DRILLING TEST HOLES
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WITH HIS STATE-OF-THE-ART
SONIC DRILL.
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AT ALMOST $20,000 A DAY,
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IT'S ALREADY COST PARKER
NEARLY $100,000
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JUST TO SEE IF
THERE'S GOOD GOLD.
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HOW MANY HOLES
HAVE YOU DRILLED?
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PROBABLY DONE
ABOUT 25 OR 30.
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OH, REALLY?
YEAH.
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SO AT LEAST NOW
YOU KIND OF HAVE
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A BIT OF AN IDEA ON
WHAT'S GOING ON,
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AND WE CAN MAKE A PLAN
WHERE TO GO NEXT.
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A LOT OF FINE GOLD
WE'D MINING, HERE.
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LIKE DUST?
YEAH, LIKE FLOUR.
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WE'VE SEEN GOLD, BUT IT
SEEMS TO BE PRETTY SPOTTY.
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THERE'S DEFINITELY GOLD
HERE, BUT IS THERE ENOUGH?
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SO FAR, LIAM HAS SUNK
FIVE TEST LINES
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THAT SHOW ONLY PATCHES OF GOLD.
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PARKER NEEDS AT LEAST
FIVE GOOD RESULTS IN A LINE
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TO PROVE THIS PIECE
OF GROUND IS WORTH
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THE 3-MILLION-DOLLAR PRICE TAG.
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FOR THE POTENTIAL THAT IS
HERE, YOU WANT TO BE SURE.
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YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT
JUMPING DOWNSTREAM, THEN?
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YEAH.
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DO YOU WANT TO
SHOW ME AROUND?
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YEAH. LET'S GO
FOR A WALK.
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SWEET. OH, THIS
LOOKS LIKE FUN.
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HOW HAVE YOU BEEN GOING
BACK AND FORTH THIS
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WHEN YOU'RE WALKING AROUND?
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SWIMMING ACROSS.
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OH [BLEEP].
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MIGHT NOT WANT
TO FOLLOW ME.
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[ LAUGHS ]
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WHOA! DON'T GO THERE.
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[ THUD ]
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Liam: THE FAIRBANKS REGION HAS
JUST A LOT OF GOLD HERE,
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AND THERE'S BEEN
A LOT OF HISTORIC MINING.
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SO, FORT KNOX IS 3 MILES
THAT WAY WAY
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AND IT'S PRODUCING
1,000 OUNCES A DAY,
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AND THIS DRAINAGE IS COMING
RIGHT OFF THE BACK OF THAT,
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SO WE KNOW THERE'S
GOLD IN THE AREA.
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ARE THERE ANY
BEARS OUT HERE?
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[ CHUCKLES ]
HAVEN'T SEEN ANY.
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THAT'S WHAT DOZER'S
HERE FOR, RIGHT?
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OH, YEAH. APPETIZER.
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[ CHUCKLES ]
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BREAKFAST TIME.
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WE DIDN'T FIND ANY GOLD,
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BUT WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA
EAT A LOT OF BLUEBERRIES.
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PERFECT. BOUGHT A
NEW BLUEBERRY PATCH.
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3 MILLION DOLLARS.
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THIS IS THE [BLEEP] THING
ABOUT THIS CREEK.
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IT'S ALL SITTING
ON TOP OF MUD.
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SO WE SHOULD JUST
COME DOWN HERE
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AND SLAM A LINE IN
SOMEWHERE IN HERE, HUH?
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YEAH.
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Liam: THIS IS
KIND OF THE ZONE
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THAT I WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN LOOKING.
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Liam: SO, DO YOU WANT
TO AIM FOR THIS LINE?
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THAT'S THAT ONE
WE WALKED DOWN.
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YEAH.
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YOU COULD PUT TWO, LIKE,
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS --
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TWO LINES, LIKE, THERE?
YEAH.
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MAYBE WE DO, LIKE,
FIVE HOLES A LINE?
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Parker:
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A HEFTY
PURCHASE PRICE ON THIS PROPERTY,
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AND THEN WE HAVE NO
INFRASTRUCTURE HERE, RIGHT?
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SO IT NEEDS TO BE
GOOD GROUND TO JUSTIFY.
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A LOT OF THIS GROUND'S
100 FEET DEEP,
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SO IT'S NOT CHEAP MINING, RIGHT?
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THAT'S THE KIND OF GROUND THAT,
IF THE GOLD'S NOT GOOD,
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IT'LL BREAK YOU,
TRYING TO DO THAT.
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Narrator: THE NEXT SITE
PARKER WANTS TO DRILL
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IS A QUARTER-MILE DOWNSTREAM.
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THE RIG WEIGHS
ABOUT 50,000 POUNDS.
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IT'S PRETTY ROUGH TERRAIN.
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[ RATTLING ]
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Man: STOP!
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WHOA!
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[ GRINDING ]
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YOU DID IT ON PURPOSE,
DIDN'T YOU?
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WELL, WE FOUND
THE SOFT SPOT.
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WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PULL
IT OUT HERE PRETTY QUICK.
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RIGHT HERE, THIS.
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KEEP IT REVVED UP.
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Parker: THAT'S
MORE LIKE IT.
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Parker:
IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN
THE MINING THAT I'M USED TO.
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YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY
GOOD AT MINING, LIKE,
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EXACTLY 20 FEET OF GROUND,
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AND SOME OF THE DEEPER HOLES, I
THINK, HAVE BEEN OVER 90 FEET.
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SO IT'S A DEEP, CHALLENGING
PIECE OF GROUND,
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BOTH TO MINE AND DRILL.
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[ GROANS ]
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WELL, WE HAD A LATE
START TO THE SEASON,
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BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY MAKING
UP FOR LOST TIME RIGHT NOW.
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WE'VE ALREADY PAID TROY HIS
100-OUNCE MINIMUM ROYALTY,
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SO EVERYTHING FROM NOW ON
IS GOING IN OUR OWN POCKETS,
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AND THAT FEELS GREAT --
BUT IF WE'RE GONNA HIT
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OUR 1,000-OUNCE GOAL,
IT'S TIME TO GET SERIOUS.
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Narrator:
BECAUSE OF THE LOCKDOWN,
RICK NESS WAS SIX WEEKS LATE
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TO START HIS MINING SEASON, BUT
HE'S MAKING UP GROUND FAST.
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WITH 302 OUNCES,
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HE'S ALMOST A THIRD OF THE WAY
TO HIS 1,000 OUNCE GOLD.
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NOW, HE'S READY TO TAKE
IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
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Rick: WHAT'S UP,
YOU GOONS?
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LATE AGAIN, HUH?
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Mark: HEY, WHAT TIME IS IT?
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[BLEEP] YOU.
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[ LAUGHING ]
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WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
I JUST WANT TO
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THANK YOU GUYS FOR
ALL THE HARD WORK.
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YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE REALLY
COMING ALONG GOOD.
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WE'RE STREAMLINING,
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AND WE'RE LOOKING LIKE
WE KNOW WHAT WE DOING.
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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Mark: TOOK A FEW YEARS.
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Chris: HEY, FAKE IT
TILL YOU MAKE IT.
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WE CAN CRANK THINGS UP,
AND IT'S JUST IN TIME,
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BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING ON
FROM THE CHEAP CUT,
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AND WE'RE OPENING UP
THE DEEP CUT.
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Mark: WICKED, MAN.YES, SIR.
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SO THAT'S A WHOLE
DIFFERENT BALL GAME FOR US.
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WE'RE MOVING OVER AT 60 FEET
OVERBURDEN, IN A LOT OF PLACES.
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THAT'S A LOT OF JUNK
MATERIAL TO MOVE.
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IT'S GONNA BE EXPENSIVE.
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KARLA, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO GET IN THE ROCK TRUCK.
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YEP.I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO KIND OF
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THROW EVERYBODY
INTO THE DEEP CUT,
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TRY TO GET THAT STRIPPED DOWN.
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SEE IF WE CAN GET IT
ALL DONE, YOU KNOW?
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IT'S DOABLE NOW.
IT'S JUST LIKE I SAID,
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ME AND YOU ARE
GONNA JUMP IN TRUCKS?
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WE'VE GOT TO GET
THE BALL ROLLING,
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SO WHATEVER WE GOT
TO DO, RIGHT?
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THE REWARD THERE IS, HOPEFULLY,
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30 FEET OF PAY
UNDERNEATH THAT, RIGHT?
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AND GOOD STUFF, LIKE,
TWO-OUNCE-PER-100 TYPE STUFF.
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THAT'S WHAT WE TESTED
OUT AT LAST YEAR.
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Carl: THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
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ALRIGHT. LET'S GET
AFTER IT. DEEP CUT.
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CARL, TRY TO KEEP YOUR PANTS ON.
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I'M GONNA TRY MY BEST.
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♪♪
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IT'S GONNA BE ONE OF THE MORE
AGGRESSIVE THINGS I'VE DONE,
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AS FAR AS MINING GOES.
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Narrator: THERE ARE JUST
THREE DAYS OF CHEAP CUT PAY LEFT
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BEFORE THE WASH PLANT RUNS OUT.
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WE'RE LOOKING AT AT LEAST
60 FEET OF OVERBURDEN.
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SOMETIMES YOU'VE GOT TO
BITE THE BULLET AND JUST DO IT.
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Narrator:
TO GET THE THREE-ACRE DEEP CUT
DOWN TO PAY DIRT IN TIME,
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RICK PULLS IN THE WHOLE CREW.
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Karla: WE HAVE A LOT
OF OVERBURDEN TO MOVE,
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SO THIS IS GONNA BE A TOUGH ONE.
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I'M IN THE GOLD ROOM FULL-TIME,
AND I'M PRETTY SWAMPED IN THERE.
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IT KIND OF WORRIES ME.
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I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET
CAUGHT WITH OUR PANTS DOWN.
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Chris: IT'S A TIME-CRUNCH THING.
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WE'RE ABOUT OUT OF
PAY IN THAT OTHER CUT,
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AND WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO
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AND A LOT OF DIRT TO MOVE
TO GET TO THIS PAY,
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BUT IT'S GONNA BE
REALLY WORTH IT.
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[ CLANKING ]
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OH, [BLEEP].
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[ CLANKING ]
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SOMETHING IS JUST
NOT RIGHT WITH THIS THING.
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[ RATTLING ]
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NO, THAT AIN'T GOOD.
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HEY, CARL, YOU
GOT A COPY?
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Carl: 10-4.
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YEAH, MAN, SOMETHING'S GOING
ON WITH THE BUCKET.
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GET YOUR TRUCK OUT HERE AND
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS THING.
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WITHOUT A 700, WE'RE NOT GONNA
GET DOWN TO PAY IN THE DEEP CUT
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BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF PAY
IN THE CHEAP CUT,
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SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIX THIS
QUICK AND GET BACK ON TASK.
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Narrator: THE 700 IS
THE ONLY EXCAVATOR THAT CAN
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MOVE ENOUGH VOLUME OF DIRT
FOR RICK TO STAY ON TRACK.
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IT JUST NEVER [BLEEP]
ENDS WITH THIS THING.
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Carl: NO. [ CHUCKLES ]
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ALL THE WELDS BROKE.
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IT CAUSES THIS PIN TO
GO WHEREVER IT WANTS.
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IT'S NOT IN
GOOD SHAPE, DUDE.
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I CAN STICK MY [BLEEP]
FINGER IN THERE.
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YEAH, AND THAT'S
NOT GOOD.
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MY THOUGHTS RIGHT NOW ARE,
MY MAIN PRODUCTION MACHINE
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IS JUST SHOT TO [BLEEP].
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Rick: IT'S MY MAIN MACHINE.
I NEED IT.
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IT'S NOT WORKING.
IT'S NOT GOOD.
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♪♪
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Carl: THAT'S [BLEEP]
BAD, MAN.
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Rick:
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET THROUGH THE SEASON.
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Narrator:
RICK NESS HAS JUST THREE DAYS
TO STRIP 60 FEET OF OVERBURDEN
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AND GET DOWN TO PAY
IN HIS NEW DEEP CUT,
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BUT THE BUCKET ON HIS
700 EXCAVATOR IS BROKEN.
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HOW DO WE GET
THIS TO [BLEEP]...
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TO WORK?
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WE COULD TRY
CENTERING IT,
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GETTING THIS GOUGE
OF IT WELDED BACK ON.
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WELD, WELD, WELD, AND
MAKE IT TIGHTER, RIGHT?
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JUST TRYING TO BUILD
THIS UP MORE.
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UGLY.
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THIS THING TAKES
A LOT OF FORCE.
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YEAH, I KNOW, MAN.
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IT'S GONNA BE REAL LOW-BUDGET
AND HOPE FOR THE BEST, RIGHT?
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Rick:
THERE'S A COLLAR ON THE BUCKET
THAT HOLDS THE PIN IN PLACE
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THAT THE BUCKET ROTATES ON,
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AND NOW THE PIN WOBBLES
IN THERE LIKE THAT,
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AND IT CAUSES ALL
KINDS OF DAMAGE, SO...
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WE JUST NEED TO GET
THIS BUCKET OFF,
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RE-WELD THIS COLLAR BACK ON.
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WE CAN'T JUST RUN IT LIKE THAT.
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Narrator: THE BUCKET IS ATTACHED
TO THE ARM BY TWO PINS.
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ON ONE OF THE COLLARS
THAT HOLD THE PINS IN PLACE,
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THE WELD HAS SHEARED OFF.
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WITHOUT IT, THE PIN WOBBLES,
MAKING THE BUCKET UNUSABLE.
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CARL PLANS TO WELD THE COLLAR
BACK ON TO SECURE THE PIN.
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Carl: SO, YEAH, MAN,
THIS IS OUR MONEY-MAKER.
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THIS IS OUR MAIN HOE.
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WITHOUT THIS THING
WE'RE [BLEEP], RIGHT?
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SO, TRY TO GET THAT CENTERED
AND WELDED UP, BUT WE'LL SEE.
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THERE'S NO WARRANTY
ON THIS JOB.
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WE'RE DOING IT, THOUGH.
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[ HAMMERING ]
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I'M JUST ABOUT READY TO
ATTEMPT TO THROW A PIN IN IT.
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ALRIGHT, SHE'S HEAVY.
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YEAH, I'M GONNA NEED
A HAND HERE, RICK.
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I'M STRONG, BUT I'M NOT
THAT STRONG.
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YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU HOW
TO DO IT BY BLOWING ON MY BACK?
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[ LAUGHING ]
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[ GROANING ]
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Carl: THERE YOU GO.
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THAT-A-BOY.
YOU GOT HER.
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IS IT IN TIGHT?
YEAH.
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TIGHT!
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THE BUCKET'S GOING BACK ON
EASIER THAN IT NORMALLY DOES,
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SO THAT'S NICE.
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COUPLE NUTS, AND WE'RE
BACK IN BUSINESS.
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YOU'RE GOOD TO MOVE IT
IF YOU WANT.
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Rick: OH, YEAH.
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THAT'S IT?
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YOU MADE IT LOOK
EASY, BUDDY.
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Narrator:
CARL'S GOT THE 700 BACK UP
AND RUNNING IN JUST 3 HOURS...
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THAT WENT GOOD, MAN.
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THAT WAS AWESOME.
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...AND RICK STILL HAS
A FULL TWO DAYS LEFT
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TO GET DOWN TO
GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT.
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CARL SAVES THE DAY AGAIN.
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I'M NOT CONVINCED YOU DON'T PULL
THAT [BLEEP] ON PURPOSE.
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[BLEEP]. "IT COULD BE
DOWN FOR A WEEK, RICK,"
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AND THEN YOU PULL IT OUT OF
YOUR ASS IN A COUPLE HOURS.
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I DIDN'T THINK THAT
WAS GONNA HAPPEN, THOUGH.
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I LOVE IT.
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THIS MACHINE IS DIGGING
DIRT IN THE MORNING.
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♪♪
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Fred:
I WOULD SAY CAMP LIFE, PRETTY
MUCH LIKE DEPLOYMENT LIFE --
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A BUNCH OF DUDES, AND KHARA,
STUCK IN A SMALL, LITTLE PLACE,
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NOT A LOT OF ROOM TO GET AROUND,
AND THEY'RE ALL MESSY TEENAGERS.
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Narrator: 1,500 MILES SOUTH,
IN OREGON'S ELKHORN MOUNTAINS,
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FRED LEWIS IS 9 WEEKS
INTO HIS FIRST SEASON
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RUNNING A GOLD MINE.
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Fred: SO WE'VE GOT ALL THE
EQUIPMENT NOW, AND THE TEAM IS
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BITING THROUGH THEIR LIPS
RIGHT NOW TO GET TO WORK, SO...
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THE ATTITUDE IN THE MINE
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COULDN'T BE ANY
BETTER RIGHT NOW,
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BUT I PUT MY LAST 20K
DOWN ON THE MINE --
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IF WE DON'T START
SEEING A RETURN, I'M DONE.
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Narrator: SO FAR, WITH HIS
CREW OF COMBAT VETERANS,
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FRED HAS LESS THAN
AN OUNCE OF GOLD.
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EVERYONE'S READY TO SLAY IT AND
GET UP THERE AND PULL SOME GOLD.
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JOHNNY'S THE FIRST ONE UP,
BECAUSE HE'S GOT TO GO UP
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AND CHECK HIS PONDS TO MAKE
SURE THE WATER'S FLOWING
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00:15:13,965 --> 00:15:15,825
AND MAKE SURE
OUR PONDS ARE FULL,
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SO HE'S ALL CHIPPER
AND DAPPER IN THE MORNING.
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Johnny: GUTEN MORGEN, WORLD.
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I WAKE UP AT 6:00 EVERY MORNING,
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SO THAT I CAN GO AND HAVE
THE PUMPS RUNNING BY 6:30,
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SO WE CAN START THE PROCESS
OF GETTING WATER
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FROM THE LOWER CUT
UP TO POND NUMBER 2.
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I THINK THIS IS FRED
TRYING TO PUT ME BACK
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THROUGH BOOT CAMP, RIGHT NOW.
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CRACK THE WHIP
AND MAKE ME GET UP EARLY
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AND START
THE WHOLE THING PUMPING.
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BUT HE CALLED ON A MARINE,
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SO HE KNEW HE CALLED
ON THE RIGHT GUY.
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Narrator:
STAFF SERGEANT JOHNNY STANZ
RUNS THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM
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THAT FEEDS THE WASH PLANT.
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Johnny: THE GUYS COUNT ON ME,
AND I LIKE BEING COUNTED ON.
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00:16:03,517 --> 00:16:07,207
Narrator: BUT THIS IS HIS
FIRST JOB ON A GOLD MINE.
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Johnny:
SO, LET'S CHECK IT FIRST,
TO MAKE SURE GAS IS FILLED,
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BUT LUCKILY, I WENT WITH FILL IT
UP AT THE END OF MY LAST CYCLE.
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I NORMALLY DO THAT,
BUT I STILL GOT TO CHECK,
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'CAUSE WITH A BRAIN INJURY,
SOMETIMES YOU FORGET.
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AFTER I GOT BLOWN UP
IN THE MARINE CORPS,
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THEY TELL ME "YOU'RE RETIRED,"
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SO I WAS LIKE, "WHAT THE
FRICKIN' HECK DO I DO NOW?"
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SO I DO WOUNDED VETERAN
SPORTING CAMPS,
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AND I MEET A GUY NAMED FRED --
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WEIRD GUY, HAD A BIG,
OLD BEARD.
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WEIRD GUY, WHICH WAS PERFECT
FOR ME, 'CAUSE I'M A WEIRD GUY.
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YEARS LATER, HE CALLS
ME UP AND TELLS ME,
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"HEY, I'M STARTING A GOLD MINE
OUT HERE IN OREGON.
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YOU WANT TO JOIN ME?
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00:16:50,689 --> 00:16:55,619
TOOK ME ABOUT THAT LONG TO
DECIDE, "YEP. SURE AS HECK DO."
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SO, NOW THE PUMP'S ALL PRIMED.
THE PUMP'S FULL OF GAS.
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00:16:59,793 --> 00:17:01,903
WE'VE GOT TO
RECONNECT OUR HOSES --
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00:17:01,931 --> 00:17:03,241
GOT TO MAKE SURE
THESE CONNECTIONS
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00:17:03,275 --> 00:17:06,855
ARE GOOD AND TIGHT, SEALED.
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00:17:06,896 --> 00:17:09,716
GOT TO BE THOROUGH,
'CAUSE THIS IS ONE OF MY DUTIES,
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AND THE GUYS ARE COUNTING ON ME.
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00:17:11,620 --> 00:17:14,520
WITHOUT THIS, WHO KNOWS
IF WE'RE GONNA GET GOLD.
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I'M GONNA GO START THE WATER.
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[ ENGINE STARTS ]
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WATER'S FLOWING, BABY!
WATER'S FLOWING.
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Narrator: DIRTY WATER FLOWS OUT
OF THE WASH PLANT INTO POND 1.
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THE TAILINGS SETTLE AND CLEAN
WATER FLOWS INTO POND 2,
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WHERE IT CAN BE
PUMPED BACK TO THE PLANT.
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00:17:36,586 --> 00:17:41,306
BUT OVERNIGHT,
THE PONDS DRAIN OUT,
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SO JOHNNY NEEDS TO PUMP WATER UP
TO FILL THE PONDS EACH MORNING
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BEFORE THEY CAN
FIRE UP THE PLANT.
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SUCCESS!
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00:17:50,586 --> 00:17:53,276
UPPER POND IS FILLING UP.
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AS YOU CAN SEE, IT TAKES AWHILE,
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00:17:55,827 --> 00:17:57,967
BUT THAT'S WHY I GOT
TO WAKE UP SO EARLY.
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00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,900
THIS WATER, I CONSIDER IT
THE BLOOD OF THE OPERATION,
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00:18:01,931 --> 00:18:03,141
AND I'M THE HEART.
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00:18:03,172 --> 00:18:06,552
I'VE GOT TO PUMP IT
TO THE BRAIN, THE KERNEL.
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00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:10,026
IT'S GOT TO FIGURE
OUT THE DIRT FROM THE GOLD.
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00:18:10,068 --> 00:18:12,828
WE ALL GOT TO WORK TOGETHER
TO GET THIS MINE TO BE
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AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE,
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00:18:14,862 --> 00:18:19,282
AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO FRED
FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
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00:18:22,896 --> 00:18:24,966
HOW'S IT GOING, GUYS?
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00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,280
Kendall: GOOD MORNING.
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00:18:26,310 --> 00:18:27,310
OHH.
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00:18:27,344 --> 00:18:30,284
GIVE ME A LITTLE
SPIN, JOHNNY.
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00:18:30,310 --> 00:18:31,970
WHAT THE --
YOU'RE DRY.
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00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,030
I'M GETTING BETTER AT THIS.
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00:18:33,068 --> 00:18:34,928
[ LAUGHS ] YOU'RE LEARNING.
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00:18:34,965 --> 00:18:36,235
ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS READY
TO GET UP TO THE MINE?
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00:18:36,275 --> 00:18:38,995
YEAH.
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00:18:39,034 --> 00:18:42,904
LET'S GET FIRED UP!
[ CLICKS TONGUE ]
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00:18:42,931 --> 00:18:44,761
Fred: JOHNNY'S GOT A
PRETTY BIG RESPONSIBILITY.
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00:18:44,793 --> 00:18:46,663
HE'S OUR IRRIGATION SPECIALIST.
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00:18:46,689 --> 00:18:48,519
IT'S QUITE COMPLICATED.
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00:18:48,551 --> 00:18:51,761
A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, BUT AS
LONG AS THE WATER'S FLOWING
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00:18:51,793 --> 00:18:57,663
FROM THE SWAMP TO THE POND TO
THE KERNEL, WE'RE IN BUSINESS.
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00:18:57,689 --> 00:18:59,969
FIRE IT UP, JOHNNY.
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00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:01,410
HERE WE GO.
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00:19:01,448 --> 00:19:06,208
[ STARTING ]
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00:19:06,241 --> 00:19:07,661
WOO!
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00:19:07,689 --> 00:19:10,309
HERE COMES THE WATER!
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00:19:10,344 --> 00:19:11,524
WE'RE UP AND RUNNING!
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00:19:11,551 --> 00:19:14,521
START FEEDING
IT, STUART.
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00:19:14,551 --> 00:19:21,031
♪♪
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00:19:21,068 --> 00:19:24,308
THAT WATER IS STARTING TO
GET KIND OF LOW OVER THERE.
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00:19:24,344 --> 00:19:25,694
Stuart: FRED!
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00:19:25,724 --> 00:19:27,724
HEY! FRED!
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00:19:27,758 --> 00:19:29,518
HEY, HEY, HEY!
TURN OFF THAT WATER!
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00:19:29,551 --> 00:19:31,521
JOHNNY! JOHNNY!
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00:19:31,551 --> 00:19:35,171
YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS! THERE'S
WATER SHOOTING DOWN THERE.
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00:19:37,275 --> 00:19:40,095
[BLEEP] DAMN IT!
433
00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:44,137
TURN IT OFF!
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00:19:45,827 --> 00:19:50,967
♪♪
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[ WATER HISSING ]
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Narrator: IN OREGON, FRED LEWIS
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00:19:56,586 --> 00:20:01,896
AND HIS CREW OF ROOKIE
MINERS ARE SHUT DOWN.
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00:20:01,931 --> 00:20:04,791
IT'S THAT 90 DEGREES.
IT KEEPS [BLEEP] LEAKING.
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00:20:04,827 --> 00:20:07,517
IF WE DON'T GET UP AND
RUNNING QUICK, WE'RE SCREWED.
440
00:20:07,551 --> 00:20:08,971
I WAS OVER THERE
WORKING ON THAT,
441
00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:13,590
AND THIS 90-DEGREE
TURN BLEW.
442
00:20:13,620 --> 00:20:16,170
Narrator:
MARINE VETERAN JOHNNY STANZ
443
00:20:16,206 --> 00:20:18,966
IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE WATER SUPPLY.
444
00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,970
HERE'S OUR PROBLEM, MAN.
445
00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,480
YOU GOT ONE CLAMP ON THERE,
AND IT RIPPED IT RIGHT OFF.
446
00:20:27,517 --> 00:20:30,337
SO, HERE'S OUR
IRRIGATION LINE.
447
00:20:30,379 --> 00:20:33,789
YOU NEED AT LEAST TWO CLAMPS
HERE TO KEEP THESE SUCKERS ON.
448
00:20:33,827 --> 00:20:35,377
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.
449
00:20:35,413 --> 00:20:37,243
I'M NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.
450
00:20:37,275 --> 00:20:38,545
NO WATER EQUALS NO GOLD,
451
00:20:38,586 --> 00:20:41,166
AND I'M ON THE VERGE
OF LOSING EVERYTHING
452
00:20:41,206 --> 00:20:43,516
IT TOTALLY RIPPED.
RIPPED THE HOSE RIGHT OFF.
453
00:20:43,551 --> 00:20:44,901
IT SURE DID.
454
00:20:44,931 --> 00:20:48,591
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE EVERY
SINGLE DAY. THIS SUCKS, MAN.
455
00:20:48,620 --> 00:20:50,790
WE WILL BE LUCKY TO GET
50 OUNCES OF GOLD,
456
00:20:50,827 --> 00:20:51,997
AT THE [BLEEP]
RATE WE'RE GOING.
457
00:20:52,034 --> 00:20:53,554
AT THE RATE WE'RE GOING,
WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING.
458
00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:56,026
I KNOW. I KNOW.
459
00:20:56,068 --> 00:20:57,688
Fred: YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR HEAD
ON A SWIVEL DOWN HERE.
460
00:20:57,724 --> 00:20:59,524
YEAH, MAN.I SAW IT FROM UP THERE.
461
00:20:59,551 --> 00:21:01,721
THE GEYSER SHOOTING UP
20 FEET IN THE AIR.
462
00:21:01,758 --> 00:21:03,448
Johnny: WHEN I'M WORKING
OVER HERE,
463
00:21:03,482 --> 00:21:04,972
I DON'T GOT EYES OUT
ON TOP OF MY HEAD.
464
00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,310
I COULD HEAR IT.
465
00:21:06,344 --> 00:21:07,764
Kendall: YEAH, WE COULD ALL SEE
IT FROM OVER HERE, DUDE.
466
00:21:07,793 --> 00:21:09,073
I ONLY HEARD
THIS PUPPY.
467
00:21:09,103 --> 00:21:11,313
YOU GOT TO PAY ATTENTION
TO ALL THAT STUFF AROUND YOU.
468
00:21:11,344 --> 00:21:12,694
CHALK IT UP TO NEWBS.
469
00:21:12,724 --> 00:21:16,724
BUT HEY, [BLEEP] HAPPENS.
NOBODY GOT HURT.
470
00:21:16,758 --> 00:21:17,828
LESSON LEARNED, JOHNNY.
YEP.
471
00:21:17,862 --> 00:21:19,902
TOLD YOU IRRIGATION
AIN'T EASY.
472
00:21:23,620 --> 00:21:26,660
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT GOLD MINING
HAD A LOT TO DO WITH PLUMBING.
473
00:21:26,689 --> 00:21:30,139
YOU CLAMP THAT TO THE HOSE,
AND JUST SCREW THIS INTO THERE.
474
00:21:30,172 --> 00:21:32,032
IT IS MY JOB TO CHECK
ALL THE CONNECTIONS.
475
00:21:32,068 --> 00:21:34,168
I'LL ADMIT THAT.
THAT WAS MY BAD.
476
00:21:34,206 --> 00:21:36,996
FRED SEEMS LIKE HE'S
LOSING CONFIDENCE IN ME --
477
00:21:37,034 --> 00:21:39,314
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I'M NEW TO THIS.
478
00:21:39,344 --> 00:21:42,284
NEVER DONE ANY OF
THIS CRAP BEFORE.
479
00:21:42,310 --> 00:21:44,590
DANG. SHE'S TIGHTENING.
480
00:21:44,620 --> 00:21:47,970
I JUST GONNA DO MY BEST,
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S A-OKAY,
481
00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,930
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE,
AND IF IT GOES WRONG,
482
00:21:49,965 --> 00:21:51,925
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO
DEAL WITH IT WHEN IT COMES.
483
00:21:51,965 --> 00:21:53,755
Fred: SO, WE REPLACED
THESE TWO PIECES.
484
00:21:53,793 --> 00:21:55,903
OUR CLAMPS AREN'T HOLDING VERY
WELL, SO WE'VE DOUBLE DOWN.
485
00:21:55,931 --> 00:21:57,481
I GOT A MUFFLER
CLAMP ON HERE.
486
00:21:57,517 --> 00:21:59,377
IT CAN'T LEAK, OR WE'RE GONNA
LOSE ALL OUR PRESSURE.
487
00:21:59,413 --> 00:22:00,413
ALRIGHT. YOU GOOD?
488
00:22:00,448 --> 00:22:03,068
YEAH.
489
00:22:03,103 --> 00:22:05,973
ALRIGHT, WE'RE READY TO
ROLL. LET'S DO THIS.
490
00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,790
Fred: [ ON WALKIE-TALKIE ]
ANY SIGN OF WATER, SHOUT.
491
00:22:08,827 --> 00:22:11,337
SEEMS LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING MORE
UP HERE IS SOLVING PROBLEMS,
492
00:22:11,379 --> 00:22:12,929
AND WE'RE NOT REALLY DOING
A LOT OF GOLD MINING,
493
00:22:12,965 --> 00:22:15,755
AND I THINK THAT IS
HURTING MY CHANCES
494
00:22:15,793 --> 00:22:18,453
OF GETTING MY INVESTMENT
BACK THIS SEASON.
495
00:22:18,482 --> 00:22:20,032
[ SIGHS ] IT'S GETTING
FRUSTRATING.
496
00:22:25,310 --> 00:22:30,590
♪♪
497
00:22:30,620 --> 00:22:32,660
Parker: THERE'S SOME HISTORIC
DRILLING ON THIS PROPERTY
498
00:22:32,689 --> 00:22:35,139
THAT SHOWED PRETTY GOOD PROMISE.
499
00:22:35,172 --> 00:22:37,242
UNFORTUNATELY,
WE'RE HAVING A HARD TIME
500
00:22:37,275 --> 00:22:39,235
REPLICATING THOSE RESULTS.
501
00:22:39,275 --> 00:22:43,755
Narrator:
PARKER SCHNABEL IS PROSPECTING
SMALLWOOD CREEK, ALASKA.
502
00:22:43,793 --> 00:22:46,593
GONNA JUMP DOWNSTREAM,
AND HOPEFULLY
503
00:22:46,620 --> 00:22:48,280
WE CAN FIND
SOME GOLD DOWN THERE.
504
00:22:50,724 --> 00:22:52,974
WE'RE GONNA HEAD DOWN
THE ROAD ABOUT 2,000 FEET
505
00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,720
INTO THE EAST SIDE
OF THE VALLEY.
506
00:22:54,758 --> 00:22:56,998
THE GOLD SEEMS TO BE
FAVORING THAT SIDE,
507
00:22:57,034 --> 00:22:58,724
SO WE'RE GONNA START THERE.
508
00:23:02,517 --> 00:23:04,657
Narrator:
IN A NEW TEST AREA DOWNSTREAM,
509
00:23:04,689 --> 00:23:08,999
PARKER AND LIAM WILL DRILL
TWO NEW LINES OF HOLES.
510
00:23:09,034 --> 00:23:12,004
PARKER MUST FIND A
CONSISTENT LINE OF GOLD
511
00:23:12,034 --> 00:23:17,554
TO BE SURE THE GROUND
IS WORTH THE PRICE TAG.
512
00:23:17,586 --> 00:23:19,026
DRILL'S RUNNING ALRIGHT?
513
00:23:19,068 --> 00:23:21,378
DRILL'S BEEN
RUNNING REALLY GOOD.
514
00:23:21,413 --> 00:23:25,863
SO FAR, THE GOLD THEY'VE
FOUND IS 100 FEET DEEP,
515
00:23:25,896 --> 00:23:28,136
AND WOULD BE FIVE TIMES THE COST
516
00:23:28,172 --> 00:23:32,002
OF WHAT HE'S DIGGING
NOW IN THE KLONDIKE.
517
00:23:32,034 --> 00:23:34,284
Liam: SO NOW WE'RE
BRINGING A CORE OUT.
518
00:23:34,310 --> 00:23:36,000
SO, YOU DRILL
THE CORE BARREL DOWN,
519
00:23:36,034 --> 00:23:38,764
PUSH THE CASING OVER
TOP, PULL IT OUT.
520
00:23:43,206 --> 00:23:44,756
BRING IT OVER HERE.
521
00:23:44,793 --> 00:23:49,453
♪♪
522
00:23:49,482 --> 00:23:51,032
Parker: A LOT OF CLAY
AND VINES, HUH?
523
00:23:51,068 --> 00:23:53,408
YEP. IT'S KIND OF ALMOST
LIKE A DECOMPOSED GRAVEL.
524
00:23:53,448 --> 00:23:56,208
YOU CAN SEE BITS OF THAT
BEDROCK THAT'S IN IT,
525
00:23:56,241 --> 00:23:58,211
THAT'S BROKEN DOWN,
526
00:23:58,241 --> 00:24:01,381
SO WHEN YOU WASH IT,
IT'S MOSTLY ALL FINES.
527
00:24:04,068 --> 00:24:06,998
WE WERE HOPING THE GOLD
STARTING TO PICK UP DOWN HERE.
528
00:24:07,034 --> 00:24:08,904
IN THE VALLEY'S A BIT NARROWER,
529
00:24:08,931 --> 00:24:11,281
SO IT MIGHT CONCENTRATE
THAT PAY ZONE.
530
00:24:11,310 --> 00:24:12,720
[ RATTLING ]
531
00:24:12,758 --> 00:24:16,208
♪♪
532
00:24:16,241 --> 00:24:17,901
Narrator:
LIAM RUNS THE FIRST SAMPLE
533
00:24:17,931 --> 00:24:21,481
FROM THE NEW SITE
THROUGH HIS TEST TROMMEL.
534
00:24:21,517 --> 00:24:23,337
Parker: WAS THAT THE BOTTOM
OF ONE OF THE HOLES?
535
00:24:23,379 --> 00:24:26,479
YEAH. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS
A PIECE OF GOLD IN THERE.
536
00:24:26,517 --> 00:24:27,857
OH, GOOD.
THERE'S ONE PIECE.
537
00:24:27,896 --> 00:24:29,096
THAT MIGHT BE A SECOND.
538
00:24:29,137 --> 00:24:30,277
YEP.
539
00:24:30,310 --> 00:24:33,100
IT IS A BIT THERE.
540
00:24:33,137 --> 00:24:35,757
Narrator: HE TAKES THE
CONCENTRATE FROM THE SLUICE RUN,
541
00:24:35,793 --> 00:24:38,763
TO PAN IT IN HIS
MOBILE GOLD ROOM.
542
00:24:38,793 --> 00:24:40,003
[ SLOSHING ]
543
00:24:40,034 --> 00:24:43,664
I'M STARTING TO SEE SOME
COLORS HERE, SOME.
544
00:24:43,689 --> 00:24:46,239
THIS STUFF'S BEEN
REALLY TRICKY TO PAN.
545
00:24:46,275 --> 00:24:49,025
THERE'S A LOT OF
REALLY FINE GOLD,
546
00:24:49,068 --> 00:24:51,828
AND IT JUST WANTS TO FLOAT.
547
00:24:51,862 --> 00:24:56,792
SO THAT PROBABLY LOOKS LIKE
ABOUT TWO MGS OF GOLD.
548
00:24:56,827 --> 00:24:58,167
FOR THESE HOLES TO BE VIABLE,
549
00:24:58,206 --> 00:25:01,856
WE KIND OF WANT TO SEE
ABOUT 200 MILLIGRAMS.
550
00:25:01,896 --> 00:25:03,656
Parker: SO THIS IS
THE BOTTOM OF THAT HOLE?
551
00:25:03,689 --> 00:25:04,719
Liam: YEAH.
552
00:25:04,758 --> 00:25:07,138
AND THAT'S AT 100 FEET?
553
00:25:07,172 --> 00:25:09,142
BEDROCK IS AT 101.5.
554
00:25:09,172 --> 00:25:10,902
101.5 FEET.
555
00:25:10,931 --> 00:25:16,931
SO, YOU DON'T MINE 101.5-FOOT
DEEP GROUND FOR THAT.
556
00:25:16,965 --> 00:25:19,235
THE PLAN NOW IS, WE'RE PRETTY
MUCH DONE, THIS LINE,
557
00:25:19,275 --> 00:25:22,305
AND WE'RE GONNA HEAD DOWN TO
THE NEXT ONE ACROSS THE VALLEY.
558
00:25:22,344 --> 00:25:25,904
FINGERS ARE CROSSED THAT IT
MIGHT BE VIABLE DOWN THERE.
559
00:25:25,931 --> 00:25:28,451
Narrator: THE RESULTS
ARE STILL WAY BELOW
560
00:25:28,482 --> 00:25:32,032
THE 200 MILLIGRAMS
THAT PARKER NEEDS TO SEE.
561
00:25:32,068 --> 00:25:36,928
EVERYTHING NOW HINGES
ON THE FINAL LINE OF HOLES.
562
00:25:36,965 --> 00:25:39,305
SO, THIS IS THE LAST
ONE ON THIS LINE.
563
00:25:39,344 --> 00:25:40,694
YEAH.
564
00:25:40,724 --> 00:25:44,524
ON ALMOST EVERY LINE, THERE'S
BEEN ONE, MAYBE TWO GOOD HOLES
565
00:25:44,551 --> 00:25:46,721
THAT PROBABLY
WOULD BE MINABLE.
566
00:25:46,758 --> 00:25:48,718
THE PROBLEM IS THEY
AREN'T TOGETHER.
567
00:25:48,758 --> 00:25:51,208
THEY DON'T LINE UP.
THEY'RE NOT BACK-TO-BACK.
568
00:25:51,241 --> 00:25:55,591
BUT WE'RE GETTING 50 TO 100
PIECES OF GOLD IN A GOOD HOLE,
569
00:25:55,620 --> 00:25:58,280
SO YOU MIGHT BE
HITTING POCKETS,
570
00:25:58,310 --> 00:26:02,170
AND THE GROUND MIGHT HAVE
RICHER POCKETS THROUGHOUT.
571
00:26:02,206 --> 00:26:05,996
I THINK THIS IS SOME
EXPENSIVE GROUND TO MINE.
572
00:26:06,034 --> 00:26:09,974
100 FEET. TONS OF WATER.
INTERMITTENT FROST.
573
00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:13,860
YEAH. IT NEEDS TO
BE EXCELLENT GROUND.
574
00:26:13,896 --> 00:26:15,096
Liam: THERE'S DEFINITELY
GOOD GOLD THERE,
575
00:26:15,137 --> 00:26:17,097
AND WE'RE FINDING GOOD RESULTS,
576
00:26:17,137 --> 00:26:20,447
BUT IT'S JUST NOT GONNA
BE AN EASY CALL.
577
00:26:20,482 --> 00:26:22,072
SO WE'RE REALLY GONNA
HAVE TO SIT DOWN
578
00:26:22,103 --> 00:26:23,763
AND WORK THROUGH THE NUMBERS
579
00:26:23,793 --> 00:26:28,003
AND MAKE A SOLID PLAN BEFORE WE
CAN DECIDE IF IT'S WORTH MONEY.
580
00:26:28,034 --> 00:26:30,764
GONNA BE A SUPER TOUGH CALL
FOR PARKER TO MAKE.
581
00:26:30,793 --> 00:26:36,763
♪♪
582
00:26:36,793 --> 00:26:39,693
[ EQUIPMENT RUNNING ]
583
00:26:41,655 --> 00:26:43,235
SWEPT BY THE PLANT
NOT TOO LONG AGO,
584
00:26:43,275 --> 00:26:44,855
AND IT'S LOOKING PRETTY
DESOLATE DOWN THERE,
585
00:26:44,896 --> 00:26:46,236
SO IT'S GONNA BE
A BIT OF A RISK
586
00:26:46,275 --> 00:26:48,965
OPENING UP THE DEEP CUT HERE.
587
00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:52,140
Narrator: RICK NESS IS
RACING TO OPEN A NEW CUT
588
00:26:52,172 --> 00:26:54,552
THAT COULD DOUBLE
HIS GOLD YIELD.
589
00:26:54,586 --> 00:26:56,306
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
THIS SECOND CUT, KRUSEY?
590
00:26:56,344 --> 00:26:58,034
YOU THINK IT'S GONNA PAY
2 OUNCES PER 100,
591
00:26:58,068 --> 00:27:00,858
LIKE IT DID LAST YEAR
WHEN WE TESTED IT?
592
00:27:00,896 --> 00:27:03,826
WELL, I CERTAINLY HOPE
THAT'S THE CASE.
593
00:27:03,862 --> 00:27:06,242
IT'S WHAT WE NEED, MAN.YEAH, ME TOO,
594
00:27:06,275 --> 00:27:08,205
'CAUSE WE'RE MOVING AN AWFUL
LOT OF DIRT TO GET TO IT.
595
00:27:10,517 --> 00:27:14,027
Narrator: RICK HAS JUST HALF
A DAY'S OVERBURDEN TO STRIP,
596
00:27:14,068 --> 00:27:18,478
BEFORE HE CAN RUN PAY DIRT
TO THE WASH PLANT.
597
00:27:18,517 --> 00:27:21,407
HEY, RICK, RICK.
YOU GOT A COPY, RICK?
598
00:27:21,448 --> 00:27:23,098
YEAH, GO FOR RICK.
599
00:27:23,137 --> 00:27:25,447
YOU KNOW WE'RE RUNNING
LOW ON CHEAP CUT PAY.
600
00:27:25,482 --> 00:27:27,722
WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT
BEFORE THE SHIFT.
601
00:27:27,758 --> 00:27:29,448
YEAH, MAN, I GET IT.
602
00:27:33,689 --> 00:27:34,759
YOU GUYS ARE KILLING
IT OUT THERE,
603
00:27:34,793 --> 00:27:36,343
BUT I JUST HEARD
THE PLANT'S RUNNING LOW,
604
00:27:36,379 --> 00:27:37,789
SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO SPEED IT UP.
605
00:27:37,827 --> 00:27:40,897
Rick: DUDE, THIS IS A
GLORY HOLE RIGHT HERE.
606
00:27:40,931 --> 00:27:44,101
HOPEFULLY, BY THE END,
WE'LL BE INTO THE GOOD STUFF.
607
00:27:45,310 --> 00:27:46,690
OOH-WEE.
608
00:27:46,724 --> 00:27:49,284
I GUESS, TAKE THAT AWAY.
609
00:27:49,310 --> 00:27:51,340
Karla: WE FINALLY GOT
THREE TRACKS RUNNING.
610
00:27:51,379 --> 00:27:54,029
WE'RE ALL GOT OUR NOSE
TO THE GRINDSTONE.
611
00:27:54,068 --> 00:27:55,278
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
612
00:27:55,310 --> 00:27:58,930
♪♪
613
00:27:58,965 --> 00:28:01,375
WE NEED TO GET THIS CUT DOWN IF
WE WANT TO KEEP UP TO THE PLANT.
614
00:28:01,413 --> 00:28:02,693
IT'S TWO INCHES OF DIRT,
615
00:28:02,724 --> 00:28:06,004
SO WE NEED TO HAVE ALL HANDS
ON DECK DOWN HERE, RIGHT?
616
00:28:09,379 --> 00:28:10,969
Rick: WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
617
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:12,760
WE CANNOT AFFORD THE PLANT
SHUT DOWN RIGHT NOW.
618
00:28:12,793 --> 00:28:14,483
WE GOT TO [BLEEP] MAKE IT.
619
00:28:14,517 --> 00:28:16,757
PUSH IT! LET'S GO!
620
00:28:16,793 --> 00:28:19,593
OUR PAY PILE IS DWINDLING.
621
00:28:19,620 --> 00:28:21,100
Carl: WE'RE GONNA BE FIGHTING
IT FOR A BIT HERE,
622
00:28:21,137 --> 00:28:25,167
BUT HOPEFULLY THINGS START
TO COME TOGETHER FOR US, RIGHT?
623
00:28:25,206 --> 00:28:26,546
Mark: HEY, RICK?
624
00:28:26,586 --> 00:28:28,756
GOTTA LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS
IS PROBABLY THE LAST LOAD.
625
00:28:28,793 --> 00:28:31,793
I DON'T THINK I CAN SCRAPE ANY
MORE OUT OF THIS CHEAP CUT PAY.
626
00:28:34,068 --> 00:28:36,098
[ GROANS ] THIS IS THE LAST
THING WE NEEDED TO HAPPEN.
627
00:28:36,137 --> 00:28:39,207
WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN TO
GET THIS OVERBURDEN MOVED.
628
00:28:39,241 --> 00:28:46,341
♪♪
629
00:28:46,379 --> 00:28:48,239
Rick: YEE-HAW!
630
00:28:48,275 --> 00:28:50,995
I'M PRETTY SURE I'M SCRAPING
THE TOP OF PAY DIRT HERE.
631
00:28:51,034 --> 00:28:53,314
THAT'S THE STUFF
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
632
00:28:53,344 --> 00:28:54,904
ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO.
633
00:28:54,931 --> 00:28:57,831
THIS IS THE FIRST LOAD OF PAY
DIRT OUT OF THIS SECOND CUT.
634
00:28:57,862 --> 00:29:00,722
CHOCK FULL OF GOLD, THEY SAY.
635
00:29:00,758 --> 00:29:02,208
Rick: I TELL YOU, I'M LOVING
636
00:29:02,241 --> 00:29:03,931
THE MATERIAL COMING
OUT OF THIS HOLE.
637
00:29:03,965 --> 00:29:06,405
I BET YOU THERE'S GONNA BE
SOME BIG, OLD [BLEEP] CLONKERS
638
00:29:06,448 --> 00:29:08,138
IN THE BOX COMING OUT OF HERE.
639
00:29:08,172 --> 00:29:11,412
TO THE PLANT WITH YOU!
640
00:29:11,448 --> 00:29:13,968
MAN, THAT WAS REALLY,
REALLY CLOSE,
641
00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:15,280
BUT EVERYBODY SHOWED UP.
642
00:29:15,310 --> 00:29:18,100
DISASTER AVERTED,
AND ON TO BIGGER THINGS.
643
00:29:18,137 --> 00:29:22,617
Narrator: IF THE DEEP CUT
DELIVERS 2 OUNCES PER 100 YARDS,
644
00:29:22,655 --> 00:29:27,785
RICK HAS A GOOD SHOT AT HITTING
HIS 1,000-OUNCE GOAL THIS YEAR.
645
00:29:27,827 --> 00:29:30,717
Rick: 30 FEET OF PAY IN HERE
LIKE THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE --
646
00:29:30,758 --> 00:29:33,028
IT SHOULD GET US THROUGH
THE REST OF THE SEASON.
647
00:29:34,586 --> 00:29:42,336
♪♪
648
00:29:42,379 --> 00:29:44,069
EVERYTHING'S GOING
REALLY WELL RIGHT NOW.
649
00:29:44,103 --> 00:29:48,723
WE'RE UP AND RUNNING, WE'RE
RUNNING PAY THROUGH THE KERNEL.
650
00:29:48,758 --> 00:29:51,278
Narrator: IN OREGON,
FRED LEWIS BROUGHT TOGETHER
651
00:29:51,310 --> 00:29:55,140
A CREW OF VETERAN BUDDIES
ON THE PROMISE OF GOLD.
652
00:29:55,172 --> 00:29:57,522
BUT AFTER FIVE WEEKS
OF FAILURES,
653
00:29:57,551 --> 00:29:59,521
THEY HAVE LESS THAN AN OUNCE.
654
00:30:02,172 --> 00:30:04,102
Fred: WHAT THE [BLEEP]'S
GOING ON?
655
00:30:04,137 --> 00:30:05,967
KENDALL!
656
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,790
HEY, KENDALL,
THE WATERS OFF.
657
00:30:09,827 --> 00:30:12,657
JOHNNY!
658
00:30:12,689 --> 00:30:15,239
JOHNNY, WHERE
THE [BLEEP] ARE YOU?
659
00:30:15,275 --> 00:30:16,895
HEY, GET UP
TO THE PUFF, NOW.
660
00:30:16,931 --> 00:30:18,241
Johnny: ON MY WAY.
661
00:30:20,172 --> 00:30:21,832
Fred: DUDE!
662
00:30:21,862 --> 00:30:23,342
YOU'VE GOT TO
BE HERE, MAN.
663
00:30:23,379 --> 00:30:25,339
Johnny: I KNOW, BUT I
GOT TO BE THERE, TOO.
664
00:30:25,379 --> 00:30:26,859
WHERE WERE YOU?
665
00:30:26,896 --> 00:30:28,276
I HAD TO GO DOWN THERE,
TO THE OTHER PUMP.
666
00:30:28,310 --> 00:30:29,450
THIS PUMP WAS RUNNING,
667
00:30:29,482 --> 00:30:31,592
BUT THERE WAS NO WATER
GOING TO THE PLANT.
668
00:30:31,620 --> 00:30:34,660
YOU GOT TO BE HERE
AT ALL TIMES, MAN.
669
00:30:34,689 --> 00:30:36,519
LOOK AT HOW DIRTY
THIS WATER IS, DUDE.
670
00:30:37,689 --> 00:30:39,409
THIS FREAKIN'
THING SUCKS.
671
00:30:39,448 --> 00:30:40,928
WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'RE LETTING ME KNOW
672
00:30:40,965 --> 00:30:41,995
IF THIS IS GETTING DIRTY.
673
00:30:42,034 --> 00:30:43,724
I KNOW. THAT'S WHY I
WASN'T AT THE PUMP.
674
00:30:43,758 --> 00:30:46,338
I THOUGHT IF WE CAN PUMP
SOME MORE WATER FROM THE CUT,
675
00:30:46,379 --> 00:30:48,099
GET IT UP HERE,
DILUTE IT A LITTLE BIT.
676
00:30:48,137 --> 00:30:49,617
YEAH, I SEE
YOUR THOUGHT.
677
00:30:49,655 --> 00:30:51,165
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO FIX THIS, MAN.
678
00:30:51,206 --> 00:30:52,516
HATE TO SAY THIS --
679
00:30:52,551 --> 00:30:54,031
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PULL THE HOSE.
680
00:30:54,068 --> 00:30:55,968
IF ANYTHING STOPPED
THIS FROM RUNNING,
681
00:30:56,000 --> 00:31:00,450
IT'S EITHER CLOGGED UP IN HERE
OR CLOGGED DOWN IN THERE.
682
00:31:00,482 --> 00:31:04,932
I FEEL LIKE JOHNNY'S NOT GIVING
ME 100 PERCENT, AT THIS POINT.
683
00:31:04,965 --> 00:31:06,685
I ALWAYS GIVE PEOPLE
A SECOND CHANCE,
684
00:31:06,724 --> 00:31:07,834
SO I'M GONNA GIVE HIM A CHANCE
685
00:31:07,862 --> 00:31:09,382
TO PICK HIS BOOTSTRAPS
OUT OF THE DIRT
686
00:31:09,413 --> 00:31:13,553
AND TO FIGURE THIS JOB OUT,
AND IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN --
687
00:31:13,586 --> 00:31:16,206
WELL, I'LL HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT SOME THINGS.
688
00:31:16,241 --> 00:31:20,341
Narrator: FIRST TO CHECK
IS THE FOOT VALVE.
689
00:31:20,379 --> 00:31:21,689
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
690
00:31:21,724 --> 00:31:23,554
DUDE.
691
00:31:23,586 --> 00:31:25,896
THIS IS RIDICULOUS CRAP.
692
00:31:25,931 --> 00:31:26,901
LOOK AT THAT.
693
00:31:26,931 --> 00:31:28,551
THAT'S, LIKE, COMPACTED,
TOO, DUDE.
694
00:31:28,586 --> 00:31:29,586
YEAH, I KNOW.
695
00:31:29,620 --> 00:31:30,930
[ SQUISHING ]OH, MAN.
696
00:31:30,965 --> 00:31:33,655
IT'S COMPLETELY STOPPED UP.
697
00:31:33,689 --> 00:31:36,929
OUR PROBLEM IS, OUR POND IS
NOT SETTLING FAST ENOUGH.
698
00:31:36,965 --> 00:31:38,995
YEAH. WE DEFINITELY
NEED TO FILTER IT.
699
00:31:39,034 --> 00:31:40,454
WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF
WE NEED A FILTER,
700
00:31:40,482 --> 00:31:41,722
OR IF WE JUST NEED
TO MAKE IT DEEPER,
701
00:31:41,758 --> 00:31:43,518
BECAUSE THAT, I THINK,
IS CAUSED BY THIS
702
00:31:43,551 --> 00:31:45,551
SITTING TOO CLOSE
TO THE BOTTOM.
703
00:31:45,586 --> 00:31:48,026
THE VOLUME OF WATER IS OUR
BIGGEST HURDLE RIGHT NOW.
704
00:31:48,068 --> 00:31:50,758
I THINK THE FILTER. WE GOTTA
FILTER ALL THIS CRAP OUT.
705
00:31:50,793 --> 00:31:53,903
YOUR PLAN WOULD SHUT
US DOWN FOR TWO DAYS.
706
00:31:53,931 --> 00:31:56,521
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
NO GOLD THIS WEEK.
707
00:31:56,551 --> 00:31:59,761
PUTTING IN MY FILTER
WOULD TAKE 24 HOURS.
708
00:31:59,793 --> 00:32:02,283
ALRIGHT, WELL, IF YOU'RE
RIGHT, THEN I'LL BE SHAMED,
709
00:32:02,310 --> 00:32:03,830
AND IF I'M RIGHT,
YOU'LL BE SHAMED.
710
00:32:03,862 --> 00:32:07,072
ALRIGHT.NO SHAME, BABY, NO SHAME.
711
00:32:07,103 --> 00:32:08,763
GET THAT FIXED.
712
00:32:08,793 --> 00:32:10,903
CAN I GET
KENDALL DOWN HERE?
713
00:32:10,931 --> 00:32:14,761
I'M ON MY WAY.
714
00:32:14,793 --> 00:32:17,523
RIGHT NOW, THE WHOLE POND
IS DIRTY, SO I THOUGHT,
715
00:32:17,551 --> 00:32:21,381
WHY DON'T WE BUILD A LITTLE
BEAVER DAM TO FILTER IT OUT?
716
00:32:21,413 --> 00:32:23,033
Narrator: JOHNNY'S PLAN?
717
00:32:23,068 --> 00:32:25,928
BUILD A WALL OF ROCKS
ACROSS THE POND,
718
00:32:25,965 --> 00:32:30,825
LINE IT WITH SHEETS OF WIRE MESH
TO FILTER OUT THE TAILINGS
719
00:32:30,862 --> 00:32:34,692
AND PROVIDE CLEAN WATER
TO PUMP TO THE PLANT.
720
00:32:34,724 --> 00:32:36,034
I'M NOT 100 PERCENT
CONFIDENT
721
00:32:36,068 --> 00:32:38,588
THAT IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA
CLEAN YOUR WATER.
722
00:32:38,620 --> 00:32:40,520
Fred: WELL, THERE'S ONLY
ONE WAY TO FIGURE IT OUT.
723
00:32:40,551 --> 00:32:43,411
LET'S GET SOME ROCKS.LET'S DO IT.
724
00:32:43,448 --> 00:32:46,898
FIRST STONE IS ABOUT TO
GO INTO THE JOHNNY DAM.
725
00:32:46,931 --> 00:32:49,101
ALRIGHT. STRETCH OUT
AS FAR AS IT CAN.
726
00:32:51,586 --> 00:32:55,026
HA-HA! PERFECT!
727
00:32:55,068 --> 00:32:58,098
YEAH, WE GOT TO GET
THIS DAM BUILT.
728
00:32:58,137 --> 00:32:59,337
I'M LIKING IT.
729
00:33:02,379 --> 00:33:04,099
NICE.
730
00:33:04,137 --> 00:33:06,447
HOPEFULLY, THIS
PAYS OFF IN THE END --
731
00:33:06,482 --> 00:33:07,622
LET US RUN A LITTLE BIT LONGER,
732
00:33:07,655 --> 00:33:09,585
SO WE ACTUALLY
CAN GET MORE GOLD.
733
00:33:12,034 --> 00:33:13,904
Johnny: IT'S REALLY STARTING
TO TAKE SHAPE NOW,
734
00:33:13,931 --> 00:33:15,071
IT'S GONNA ACT AS
735
00:33:15,103 --> 00:33:17,453
A REALLY GOOD FILTER
SYSTEM FOR THE WATER,
736
00:33:17,482 --> 00:33:20,102
SO THAT NONE OF THIS
GARBAGE WILL GET THROUGH.
737
00:33:20,137 --> 00:33:22,967
ONE MORE ROCK OUGHT TO DO IT.
738
00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:24,760
[ THUD ]IN SHE GOES!
739
00:33:24,793 --> 00:33:27,453
Alex: UNBELIEVABLE.
740
00:33:27,482 --> 00:33:30,452
YOU DID A REAL GOOD JOB
ON THIS DAM, FELLAS.
741
00:33:30,482 --> 00:33:32,342
WHY DON'T WE PACK
IT IN FOR THE NIGHT?
742
00:33:32,379 --> 00:33:39,309
♪♪
743
00:33:39,344 --> 00:33:42,834
WE LET THE UPPER POND 2 DRY OUT.
744
00:33:42,862 --> 00:33:46,862
I CAN GO DOWN THERE AND DO
PHASE 2 OF THE JOHNNY DAM.
745
00:33:46,896 --> 00:33:49,376
I'M GONNA THE MOLD SCREENS
AROUND THE ROCKS,
746
00:33:49,413 --> 00:33:50,833
MAKE A NICE FILTER.
747
00:33:50,862 --> 00:33:54,592
NOTHING'S GETTING IN
THAT SUCTION TUBE.
748
00:33:54,620 --> 00:33:57,970
Narrator: THE METAL FENCING
SHOULD STOP FINE MATERIAL
749
00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,620
PASSING THROUGH THE DAM.
750
00:34:00,655 --> 00:34:03,855
Johnny: WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO RUN WAY, WAY LONGER
751
00:34:03,896 --> 00:34:08,136
THAN WE HAVE BEEN AND
ACTUALLY FIND SOME GOLD.
752
00:34:08,172 --> 00:34:09,902
Fred: HEY, HEY, HEY.
HEY.
753
00:34:09,931 --> 00:34:12,621
WELL, WHAT IN THE HELL HAVE
YOU GOT GOING ON HERE?
754
00:34:12,655 --> 00:34:14,685
OH, THIS IS A JOHNNY DAM.
755
00:34:14,724 --> 00:34:16,904
STANDARD-ISSUE
FILTRATION SYSTEM.
756
00:34:16,931 --> 00:34:18,831
I LIKE IT.
757
00:34:18,862 --> 00:34:22,172
I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
IT, BUT I DO LIKE IT.
758
00:34:22,206 --> 00:34:25,066
Fred: SO, JOHNNY'S FINALIZING
THE STEPS ON THE JOHNNY DAM.
759
00:34:25,103 --> 00:34:27,103
IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE ROCKS.
760
00:34:27,137 --> 00:34:28,717
IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD
IDEA, TO STOP DEBRIS.
761
00:34:28,758 --> 00:34:30,998
MY ONLY CONCERN
IS MAYBE THAT FENCING
762
00:34:31,034 --> 00:34:32,554
MAY GET A LITTLE CLOGGED.
763
00:34:32,586 --> 00:34:35,096
LET'S [BLEEP] FIRE UP THE PLANT
AND GET THIS THING TESTED OUT
764
00:34:35,137 --> 00:34:36,827
AND START RUNNING
PAY THROUGH THE KERNEL.
765
00:34:36,862 --> 00:34:39,832
YOU THINK IT'S
100 PERCENT SUCCESS?
766
00:34:39,862 --> 00:34:42,412
I DON'T WANT TO SAY 100 PERCENT,
'CAUSE THAT SOUNDS COCKY.
767
00:34:42,448 --> 00:34:49,138
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND SAY 99.99999999 PERCENT.
768
00:34:49,172 --> 00:34:50,242
50/50.
769
00:34:53,482 --> 00:34:57,102
Fred: JOHNNY, IT'S
ON YOU, BUDDY.
770
00:34:57,137 --> 00:35:00,587
[ ENGINE STARTING ]
771
00:35:00,620 --> 00:35:04,140
I'M A LITTLE ANXIOUS.
GOT TO SEE HOW THIS WORKS.
772
00:35:04,172 --> 00:35:06,552
WATER'S COMING!
773
00:35:06,586 --> 00:35:09,236
Fred: RIGHT NOW, THIS WATER IS
PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE.
774
00:35:09,275 --> 00:35:11,685
IF WE CAN RUN THIS PLANT
FOUR HOURS STRAIGHT,
775
00:35:11,724 --> 00:35:14,174
THE KERNEL'S EATING GOLD
THE WHOLE TIME, WE'RE WINNING.
776
00:35:14,206 --> 00:35:16,756
Man: THE MORE WE RUN,
THE MORE GOLD WE CAN FIND.
777
00:35:16,793 --> 00:35:19,723
LET'S JUST PUT SOME DIRT THROUGH
IT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN GET.
778
00:35:19,758 --> 00:35:24,208
♪♪
779
00:35:24,241 --> 00:35:26,831
Fred: THE WATER'S STILL LOOKING
CLEAN COMING OUT OF THE KERNEL.
780
00:35:26,862 --> 00:35:28,382
RIGHT NOW, IT'S CLEAR AS DAY.
781
00:35:31,206 --> 00:35:33,996
THE JOHNNY DAM IS DOING PERFECT.
782
00:35:34,034 --> 00:35:36,004
I COULDN'T IMAGINE
IT DOING ANY BETTER.
783
00:35:36,034 --> 00:35:39,524
WE GOT ALL THE GARBAGE
ON THIS SIDE.
784
00:35:39,551 --> 00:35:42,211
I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
785
00:35:42,241 --> 00:35:46,101
JOHNNY DAM'S WORKING PROPERLY --
I HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT IT IS --
786
00:35:46,137 --> 00:35:52,237
AND WE'VE GOT GOOD WATER
SUPPLY IN POND 1 AND POND 2.
787
00:35:52,275 --> 00:35:54,135
Fred: JOHNNY!
788
00:35:54,172 --> 00:35:56,412
IT TAKES A BIG MAN TO
ADMIT WHEN HE'S WRONG.
789
00:35:56,448 --> 00:35:58,098
IT DOES, AND
YOU'RE A BIG MAN.
790
00:35:58,137 --> 00:36:01,027
WHATEVER YOU GOT TO TELL
YOURSELF -- I WAS RIGHT.
791
00:36:01,068 --> 00:36:04,308
JOHNNY, YOU TOOK ROCKS
AND WRAPPED THEM IN FENCE.
792
00:36:04,344 --> 00:36:07,554
WHY WOULD I THINK
THAT WOULD WORK?
793
00:36:07,586 --> 00:36:11,206
BUT IT CLEARLY WORKS.
794
00:36:11,241 --> 00:36:14,381
I'M JUST I'M JUST SITTING
OVER HERE IN PRIDE.
795
00:36:14,413 --> 00:36:16,863
ACTUALLY, I'M STARTING TO
FEEL MORE AND MORE CONFIDENT
796
00:36:16,896 --> 00:36:18,966
THAT YOU CAN DO THIS,
SO GOOD WORK.
797
00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:19,970
I TRY --
798
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:23,760
DON'T TAKE THAT COMPLIMENT
TO YOUR HEAD.
799
00:36:23,793 --> 00:36:26,413
YOU KNOW, JOHNNY'S A FUNNY GUY.
800
00:36:26,448 --> 00:36:29,898
I'VE BEEN FRIENDS WITH HIM
FOR YEARS, BUT HE'S A GOOFBALL,
801
00:36:29,931 --> 00:36:31,761
AND I FEEL LIKE SOME
OF THE MISTAKES HE MADE
802
00:36:31,793 --> 00:36:34,523
MAY HAVE BEEN BECAUSE
HE WAS A LITTLE LAXED.
803
00:36:34,551 --> 00:36:38,001
NOW THAT HE KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT
HIS JOB IS, HE STEPPED IT UP,
804
00:36:38,034 --> 00:36:40,104
AND I THINK HE'S
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY,
805
00:36:40,137 --> 00:36:42,687
AND THAT'S WHAT WE
NEED ON THIS MINE.
806
00:36:42,724 --> 00:36:47,934
SO, EVERYBODY HAS A
PINNACLE TO THEIR CAREER --
807
00:36:47,965 --> 00:36:50,825
BUZZ ALDRIN LANDED ON THE MOON,
808
00:36:50,862 --> 00:36:53,972
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
INVENTED THE TELEPHONE,
809
00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,410
AND JOHNNY MADE THE JOHNNY DAM.
810
00:36:57,448 --> 00:37:00,928
JOHNNY B. GOODE, BABY.
811
00:37:00,965 --> 00:37:03,445
Fred: WE'VE GOT OUR
WATER SITUATION SOLVED,
812
00:37:03,482 --> 00:37:06,412
SO WE CAN NOW OPERATE
AT FULL CAPACITY,
813
00:37:06,448 --> 00:37:08,898
AND IT'S ALL UP TO
GOLD, AT THIS POINT.
814
00:37:08,931 --> 00:37:11,831
WE'RE READY TO MINE, AND
WE'RE READY TO MINE FULL-TIME.
815
00:37:13,379 --> 00:37:16,209
♪♪
816
00:37:16,241 --> 00:37:20,001
Narrator: TONY BEETS IS
ALMOST 1,000 OUNCES TOWARDS
817
00:37:20,034 --> 00:37:24,174
HIS 3,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL,
BUT IN THE MIDST OF MINING,
818
00:37:24,206 --> 00:37:27,376
HE'S BEEN PULLED AWAY
TO DEAL WITH AN EMERGENCY.
819
00:37:29,689 --> 00:37:34,409
TONY'S 60-TON YUKON BARGE,
THE JASMINE B, IS SINKING.
820
00:37:36,344 --> 00:37:39,794
HE MUST REPAIR THE BOAT, BEFORE
SHE'S LOST TO THE MIGHTY RIVER.
821
00:37:43,827 --> 00:37:46,827
FIRST, HE HAS TO WINCH
HER ON TO THE OSHKOSH.
822
00:37:56,034 --> 00:37:57,384
ABOUT SIX INCHES!
823
00:38:00,172 --> 00:38:01,242
YEAH, I THINK
THEY'RE GOOD.
824
00:38:03,034 --> 00:38:05,834
NOW THAT THE BACK OF
THE JASMINE B IS PUMPED OUT,
825
00:38:05,862 --> 00:38:07,932
THE HULL CAN BE REPAIRED.
826
00:38:16,758 --> 00:38:18,208
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
827
00:38:18,241 --> 00:38:23,171
♪♪
828
00:38:23,206 --> 00:38:24,716
Fred: RALLY ON ME.
829
00:38:24,758 --> 00:38:27,378
Narrator: IN OREGON'S
ELKHORN MOUNTAINS...
830
00:38:27,413 --> 00:38:28,383
YOU GUYS READY?
831
00:38:28,413 --> 00:38:30,833
YEP.Kendall: LET'S DO THIS.
832
00:38:30,862 --> 00:38:34,242
...AFTER SIX WEEKS GETTING
THE MINE UP AND RUNNING,
833
00:38:34,275 --> 00:38:38,825
FRED LEWIS GATHERS HIS ROOKIE
CREW FOR THEIR FIRST GOLD WEIGH.
834
00:38:38,862 --> 00:38:40,142
Fred: I REALLY WANT TO
POINT OUT, YOU GUYS,
835
00:38:40,172 --> 00:38:42,792
THAT WE HAD A LOT OF
ADVERSITY THROWN AT US
836
00:38:42,827 --> 00:38:44,547
THESE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
837
00:38:44,586 --> 00:38:46,166
I KNOW WE HAD A LOT
OF WATER PROBLEMS,
838
00:38:46,206 --> 00:38:48,586
BUT THE JOHNNY DAM
WAS A GREAT IDEA.
839
00:38:48,620 --> 00:38:51,760
I THINK WITH SOME LITTLE
TWEAKS HERE AND THERE,
840
00:38:51,793 --> 00:38:54,283
YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY BE THE
SERGEANT OF IRRIGATION ONE DAY.
841
00:38:54,310 --> 00:38:56,520
I'LL TAKE A CORPORAL OF
IRRIGATION, FOR NOW.
842
00:38:56,551 --> 00:38:58,691
I'LL GIVE THAT TO YOU.
843
00:38:58,724 --> 00:39:01,384
A LOT OF TEAMS MIGHT
HAVE STOPPED BY NOW.
844
00:39:01,413 --> 00:39:04,213
WE KEEP GETTING KICKED,
BUT WE KEEP GETTING BACK UP,
845
00:39:04,241 --> 00:39:07,281
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S
GONNA DEFINE US, SO...
846
00:39:07,310 --> 00:39:08,280
YOU GUYS READY?
847
00:39:08,310 --> 00:39:10,140
YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
848
00:39:10,172 --> 00:39:11,932
YOU'RE GONNA
NEED A BIGGER PAN.
849
00:39:11,965 --> 00:39:20,025
♪♪
850
00:39:20,068 --> 00:39:21,968
ALRIGHT -- .28.
851
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:23,030
Kendall: YEAH!
852
00:39:23,068 --> 00:39:24,208
QUARTER OF AN OUNCE.
853
00:39:24,241 --> 00:39:27,971
Narrator: WORTH $490.
854
00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:30,140
LOOK, GUYS, WE ARE
A ROOKIE MINING TEAM.
855
00:39:30,172 --> 00:39:32,032
THIS IS OUR VERY FIRST GOLD WAY.
856
00:39:32,068 --> 00:39:34,028
WE SHOULD FEEL PRETTY PROUD
ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE,
857
00:39:34,068 --> 00:39:35,718
AND I'LL TAKE IT.
858
00:39:35,758 --> 00:39:37,688
WE'RE GONNA GET BETTER.
I KNOW WE'RE GONNA GET BETTER,
859
00:39:37,724 --> 00:39:38,974
'CAUSE WE'RE STARTING
AT THE BOTTOM,
860
00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:42,240
AND THE ONLY WAY TO GO IS UP.
861
00:39:42,275 --> 00:39:43,335
Johnny: DID YOU JUST
THINK OF THAT?
862
00:39:43,379 --> 00:39:45,209
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.THAT WAS GOOD.
863
00:39:45,241 --> 00:39:48,211
[ LAUGHING ]
864
00:39:48,241 --> 00:39:51,211
FIRST GO AROUND.
IT'LL GET BETTER.
865
00:39:51,241 --> 00:39:53,311
Johnny: STARTED OUT A
LITTLE BIT OF A ROUGH WEEK.
866
00:39:53,344 --> 00:39:54,624
THE PUMPS WERE
GIVING US PROBLEMS,
867
00:39:54,655 --> 00:39:56,895
THE HOSES WERE
GIVING US PROBLEMS,
868
00:39:56,931 --> 00:39:59,241
BUT THE JOHNNY DAM
WORKED PERFECT.
869
00:39:59,275 --> 00:40:01,445
WE FINALLY GOT OUR
FIRST GOLD WEIGH.
870
00:40:01,482 --> 00:40:04,762
ONLY ONE WAY TO GO
FROM HERE IS UP, BABY.
871
00:40:04,793 --> 00:40:06,343
Man: IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER
AFTER THIS GOLD WEIGH.
872
00:40:06,379 --> 00:40:08,859
WE FINALLY GET TO SEE, KIND
OF, THE FRUITS OF OUR LABORS.
873
00:40:08,896 --> 00:40:10,516
SO IF WE CAN KEEP
EVERYTHING WORKING,
874
00:40:10,551 --> 00:40:12,341
KEEP EVERYTHING UP,
AND KEEP GROWING AS A TEAM
875
00:40:12,379 --> 00:40:15,519
AND GROWING AS MINERS, I THINK
WE'RE GONNA DO REALLY WELL.
876
00:40:15,551 --> 00:40:17,621
Fred: ALRIGHT, GUYS.
LET'S GO BACK TO WORK.
877
00:40:17,655 --> 00:40:19,275
ALRIGHT.
OKAY.
878
00:40:19,310 --> 00:40:23,070
AND THE SUN COMES OUT.
SEE? IT'S A SIGN.
879
00:40:23,103 --> 00:40:25,173
EVEN THOUGH OUR GOLD
COUNT'S NOT TOO BIG,
880
00:40:25,206 --> 00:40:26,406
THAT TELLS ME A LOT.
881
00:40:26,448 --> 00:40:28,518
THAT SHOWS WE CAN PULL
GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND,
882
00:40:28,551 --> 00:40:30,341
AND WE CAN SUCCEED
AS A MINE TEAM,
883
00:40:30,379 --> 00:40:32,689
AND THAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART TO ME.
884
00:40:32,724 --> 00:40:42,624
♪♪
885
00:40:42,655 --> 00:40:46,165
Narrator:
OUT AT SMALLWOOD CREEK...
886
00:40:46,206 --> 00:40:47,546
FOR THIS LINE,
YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW
887
00:40:47,586 --> 00:40:48,786
WHAT WE'RE GONNA
EXPECT HERE,
888
00:40:48,827 --> 00:40:52,097
SO WE'LL JUST BE SAVING
ALL THE GRAVEL WE FIND
889
00:40:52,137 --> 00:40:55,857
AND WASH IT, TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
890
00:40:55,896 --> 00:40:58,716
...PARKER AND DRILLING
CONTRACTOR LIAM FERGUSON
891
00:40:58,758 --> 00:41:01,548
DRILL THE FINAL LINE
OF TEST HOLES.
892
00:41:01,586 --> 00:41:06,616
♪♪
893
00:41:06,655 --> 00:41:07,855
Parker: LIAM'S JUST FINISHING UP
894
00:41:07,896 --> 00:41:10,306
PANNING THE LAST COUPLE
OF HOLES WE'VE DONE.
895
00:41:10,344 --> 00:41:15,244
Narrator: PARKER'S SPENT NEARLY
$20,000 ON DRILLING 8 LINES,
896
00:41:15,275 --> 00:41:18,585
BUT STILL HASN'T SEEN
THE RESULTS HE NEEDS.
897
00:41:18,620 --> 00:41:22,520
WE'RE FINDING SOME DECENT STUFF,
BUT IT'S JUST REALLY SPOTTY,
898
00:41:22,551 --> 00:41:25,521
AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY
A REALLY NARROW PAY STREAK,
899
00:41:25,551 --> 00:41:27,411
AND QUITE DEEP,
900
00:41:27,448 --> 00:41:30,688
AND WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF
MONEY DRILLING SO FAR --
901
00:41:30,724 --> 00:41:34,384
SO WE'LL WEIGH THESE OUT.
902
00:41:34,413 --> 00:41:37,523
Narrator: HE NEEDS A SOLID
LINE OF GOOD HOLES TO MAKE
903
00:41:37,551 --> 00:41:42,341
THIS DEEP GROUND WORTH
THE 3-MILLION-DOLLAR PRICE TAG.
904
00:41:42,379 --> 00:41:43,999
Liam: START WITH THIS ONE FIRST.
905
00:41:44,034 --> 00:41:48,104
Narrator: THEY PAN
THE FINAL DRILL SAMPLES.
906
00:41:48,137 --> 00:41:51,717
THIS ONE LOOKS BETTER THAN
THE OTHER ONES WE DID TODAY.
907
00:41:51,758 --> 00:41:54,168
IT'S THE ONE WE GOT
THE MOST HOPE FOR RIGHT NOW.
908
00:41:54,206 --> 00:41:57,446
A LOT OF PRESSURE RIDING ON
THE BACK OF THIS LITTLE HOLE.
909
00:42:00,896 --> 00:42:04,336
Narrator: 200 MILLIGRAMS
WOULD MAKE THE GROUND VIABLE.
910
00:42:09,586 --> 00:42:14,786
♪♪
911
00:42:14,827 --> 00:42:18,027
Liam: DO YOU WANT TO GO
100 FEET FOR 32 MGS, PARKER?
912
00:42:22,965 --> 00:42:25,965
I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL
THE OTHER GOLD'S GONE.
913
00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:29,550
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
914
00:42:29,586 --> 00:42:31,616
IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE
HITTING DEAD HOLES.
915
00:42:31,655 --> 00:42:34,135
LIKE, THERE'S GOLD HERE.
916
00:42:34,172 --> 00:42:38,312
YEAH, BUT NO MAJOR HITS.
917
00:42:38,344 --> 00:42:40,974
I THINK WE'RE GONNA STOP
DRILLING FOR NOW.
918
00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:42,140
YEAH, I AGREE.
919
00:42:42,172 --> 00:42:44,622
AS FOR BUYING
THIS PLACE RIGHT NOW --
920
00:42:44,655 --> 00:42:47,475
I'M NOT PUTTING ALL
MY EGGS IN THIS BASKET,
921
00:42:47,517 --> 00:42:50,027
'CAUSE 30 MGS AT 100 FEET,
922
00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:52,618
THAT'S SOUNDS LIKE A NIGHTMARE
WAITING TO HAPPEN.
923
00:42:52,655 --> 00:42:54,965
YEAH, THAT'S AN EASY WAY
TO LOSE A LOT OF MONEY.
924
00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:59,550
THE GOLD WASN'T AS EASY TO FIND
AS WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING.
925
00:42:59,586 --> 00:43:01,996
THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT
HERE AND MAKING IT HAPPEN.
926
00:43:02,034 --> 00:43:03,934
I WILL SAY THAT THERE
WOULD HAVE BEEN
927
00:43:03,965 --> 00:43:06,205
A LOT MORE FUN WAYS
TO SPEND 200 GRAND, LIAM,
928
00:43:06,241 --> 00:43:07,901
BUT I'M GLAD
IT'S GOING TO YOU.
929
00:43:10,551 --> 00:43:12,001
HEY, IF YOU JUST
BOUGHT A HELICOPTER
930
00:43:12,034 --> 00:43:13,344
AND SAID "WE'RE NOT
GOING DRILLING,"
931
00:43:13,379 --> 00:43:15,689
I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY.
I'D BE LIKE, "SWEET."
932
00:43:15,724 --> 00:43:23,104
♪♪
933
00:43:23,137 --> 00:43:25,137
[ BUTTONS CLICK ]
934
00:43:25,172 --> 00:43:27,762
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]SEE HOW EVERYBODY'S DOING.
935
00:43:27,793 --> 00:43:28,693
Mitch: HELLO?
936
00:43:28,724 --> 00:43:30,864
HI, HOW ARE
YOU GUYS DOING?
937
00:43:30,896 --> 00:43:32,376
OH, WE'RE DOING GOOD.
938
00:43:32,413 --> 00:43:34,793
Narrator: PARKER CALLS
FOREMAN MITCH BLASCHKE
939
00:43:34,827 --> 00:43:37,237
TO CHECK HIS PROGRESS
ON INDIAN RIVER.
940
00:43:37,275 --> 00:43:39,205
THE PLANTS ARE
RUNNING ALRIGHT?
941
00:43:39,241 --> 00:43:42,101
SLUICE FOR BIG RED'S BEEN
PLUGGING ALONG REALLY NICE.
942
00:43:42,137 --> 00:43:43,787
WE'RE MOBBING
THROUGH IT HERE, MAN.
943
00:43:43,827 --> 00:43:44,997
YOU'RE DEFINITELY
GONNA NEED TO
944
00:43:45,034 --> 00:43:46,904
FIND US A NEW GROUND
HERE PRETTY SOON.
945
00:43:46,931 --> 00:43:48,001
WE'VE HAD
A HELL OF A TIME
946
00:43:48,034 --> 00:43:50,694
TRYING TO HIT SOME
GOLD WITH THE DRILL.
947
00:43:50,724 --> 00:43:53,034
PRETTY FRUSTRATING,
FOR SURE.
948
00:43:53,068 --> 00:43:54,828
ALRIGHT. THANKS, MITCH.
HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR DAY.
949
00:43:54,862 --> 00:43:56,972
ALRIGHT.
YOU TOO, MAN. BYE.
950
00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:59,070
SOUNDS LIKE THEY HARDLY
EVEN MISS ME.
951
00:44:02,275 --> 00:44:03,405
Mitch: HOW'S IT
GOING, CHRIS?
952
00:44:03,448 --> 00:44:05,338
HEY, MITCHELL.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, MAN?
953
00:44:05,379 --> 00:44:07,139
Narrator:
MITCH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
954
00:44:07,172 --> 00:44:10,792
HITTING THE GOLD TARGETS
WHILE PARKER'S AWAY,
955
00:44:10,827 --> 00:44:13,857
BUT THEY HAVEN'T PUT ANY
ON THE SCALE SINCE HE LEFT.
956
00:44:13,896 --> 00:44:14,896
JUST BUSY.
957
00:44:14,931 --> 00:44:17,211
YEAH, I BET. IT SHOWS,
MAN. IT SHOWS.
958
00:44:17,241 --> 00:44:18,481
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
959
00:44:18,517 --> 00:44:20,277
WE'LL JUST WEIGH ALL THIS
UP WHEN HE GETS BACK?
960
00:44:20,310 --> 00:44:21,620
YEAH, I THINK SO.
961
00:44:21,655 --> 00:44:24,275
IT OUGHT TO BE
A CRUNCHER, FOR SURE.
962
00:44:24,310 --> 00:44:25,720
IT'S GONNA BE A TROPHY.
963
00:44:25,758 --> 00:44:27,588
YOU GONNA LET ME HAVE
A LOOK, AT LEAST?
964
00:44:27,620 --> 00:44:29,170
YEAH.
CHECK THIS OUT.
965
00:44:29,206 --> 00:44:30,406
[ CREAKS ]
966
00:44:30,448 --> 00:44:32,688
[ LAUGHS ]
967
00:44:32,724 --> 00:44:34,934
NO WAY, MAN.
YEAH.
968
00:44:34,965 --> 00:44:37,065
THOSE ARE TWO-HAND BUCKETS,
RIGHT THERE.
969
00:44:37,103 --> 00:44:38,793
YOU'RE LIFTING
WITH TWO HANDS.
970
00:44:40,862 --> 00:44:42,972
YEAH, THAT'S A LOT.
971
00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:44,520
WE WON'T KNOW TILL
WE GET ON A SCALE,
972
00:44:44,551 --> 00:44:45,621
BUT THAT'S LOOKING
PRETTY DAMN GOOD.
973
00:44:45,655 --> 00:44:46,965
OKAY.ALRIGHT. THANKS, CHRIS.
974
00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:48,620
YEP. NO PROBLEMS.
975
00:44:55,137 --> 00:45:01,617
♪♪
976
00:45:01,655 --> 00:45:02,965
Narrator: AT DUNCAN CREEK...
977
00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:05,480
THAT'S THE RIGHT STUFF,
RIGHT THERE.
978
00:45:05,517 --> 00:45:08,657
...AFTER FOUR DAYS RUNNING
PAY FROM THE CHEAP CUT
979
00:45:08,689 --> 00:45:11,209
AND ONE FROM THE DEEP CUT,
980
00:45:11,241 --> 00:45:15,451
RICK NESS AND HIS CREW ASSEMBLE
FOR A DOUBLE GOLD WEIGH.
981
00:45:15,482 --> 00:45:17,592
IN CLASSIC FASHION,
WITH A BREAKDOWN,
982
00:45:17,620 --> 00:45:19,830
WE CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE
TO RUNNING OUT OF PAY.
983
00:45:19,862 --> 00:45:22,522
JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME, BUDDY.
984
00:45:22,551 --> 00:45:23,691
WELL, WOULDN'T HAVE
NOTHING TO DIG IT WITH,
985
00:45:23,724 --> 00:45:25,284
IF NOT FOR YOU, CARL.
986
00:45:25,310 --> 00:45:27,310
HOW MANY OUNCES YOU THINK
ARE IN THAT HOLE THERE?
987
00:45:27,344 --> 00:45:28,864
OH, LAST YEAR, I MEAN --
988
00:45:28,896 --> 00:45:30,236
WE PULLED 800 YARDS OUT
OF THERE, RAN IT,
989
00:45:30,275 --> 00:45:32,165
AND THERE WAS 17 OUNCES.THAT'S UNREAL, MAN.
990
00:45:32,206 --> 00:45:34,376
SO, YEAH, WE'LL DO A LITTLE MORE
MATH ON THE SCALE, I GUESS.
991
00:45:34,413 --> 00:45:35,593
[ LAUGHS ]
992
00:45:35,620 --> 00:45:38,410
Narrator:
FIRST UP, THE CHEAP CUT GOLD.
993
00:45:38,448 --> 00:45:39,718
THAT LOOKS GOOD, RICK.
994
00:45:39,758 --> 00:45:41,658
Rick: WE GOT...
995
00:45:41,689 --> 00:45:48,899
10, 20, 30, 40...
996
00:45:48,931 --> 00:45:51,171
56.36.
997
00:45:51,206 --> 00:45:54,166
Narrator: WORTH OVER $98,000.
998
00:45:54,206 --> 00:45:55,336
I COULD GET USED
TO THIS, RICK.
999
00:45:55,379 --> 00:45:56,859
THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S WHAT
WE'VE BEEN PUTTING UP,
1000
00:45:56,896 --> 00:45:59,716
BUT YOU KNOW THE DEEP CUT'S
BETTER THAN THAT, RIGHT?
1001
00:45:59,758 --> 00:46:00,858
SO THIS IS FROM ONE DAY
1002
00:46:00,896 --> 00:46:02,236
OF RUNNING THE DEEP
CUT, RIGHT HERE.
1003
00:46:02,275 --> 00:46:04,275
[BLEEP]
1004
00:46:04,310 --> 00:46:06,480
HOLY SMOKES, DUDE.
1005
00:46:06,517 --> 00:46:10,757
Narrator:
NEXT, THE GOLD FROM RUNNING
JUST ONE DAY OF DEEP CUT PAY.
1006
00:46:10,793 --> 00:46:12,073
GET READY.
1007
00:46:15,862 --> 00:46:18,452
SO WE'VE GOT ANOTHER 10...
ANOTHER 20...
1008
00:46:18,482 --> 00:46:20,552
ANOTHER OVER 30...[ LAUGHING ]
1009
00:46:20,586 --> 00:46:21,586
THAT'S ONE DAY?
1010
00:46:21,620 --> 00:46:24,450
...AND WE GOT 35.21.
1011
00:46:24,482 --> 00:46:25,972
OH, BUDDY.
1012
00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:27,170
OH, MAN.
1013
00:46:27,206 --> 00:46:29,786
Narrator: WORTH $62,000.
1014
00:46:29,827 --> 00:46:31,407
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.YEAH, BUDDY.
1015
00:46:31,448 --> 00:46:35,828
Narrator:
TOGETHER, IT'S THE BIGGEST
WEEKLY GOLD WEIGH OF THE SEASON.
1016
00:46:35,862 --> 00:46:37,592
THAT BRINGS US TO 91.57.
1017
00:46:37,620 --> 00:46:42,590
WHICH BOOSTS THEIR SEASON
TOTAL TO 393 OUNCES,
1018
00:46:42,620 --> 00:46:45,720
CLOSING IN ON THEIR
1,000-OUNCE TARGET.
1019
00:46:45,758 --> 00:46:46,858
Carl: I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
MORE IMPRESSIVE,
1020
00:46:46,896 --> 00:46:48,856
THE GOLD WEIGH, OR
YOU FIGURING THAT OUT.
1021
00:46:48,896 --> 00:46:50,656
YOU GOT A GUY ON SITE
THAT KNOWS MATH.
1022
00:46:50,689 --> 00:46:53,479
WE'RE [BLEEP] SET, BOYS.
1023
00:46:53,517 --> 00:46:57,377
Narrator: AT ALMOST 100 OUNCES
A WEEK, RICK AND HIS CREW
1024
00:46:57,413 --> 00:47:00,933
COULD BE LOOKING AT A
TWO-MILLION-DOLLAR SEASON.
1025
00:47:00,965 --> 00:47:03,615
TIME TO START HAMMERING DOWN,
THROTTLING THAT DIRT OUT THERE.
1026
00:47:03,655 --> 00:47:06,065
DO IT, DUDE.YES, SIR.
1027
00:47:06,103 --> 00:47:08,073
Carl: SO ANOTHER BIG WEEK HERE,
1028
00:47:08,103 --> 00:47:09,903
AND A COUPLE MORE BAND-AIDS
ON SOME PROBLEMS,
1029
00:47:09,931 --> 00:47:10,971
BUT WE'RE KEEPING
THINGS ROLLING,
1030
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:12,860
SO NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
1031
00:47:12,896 --> 00:47:15,656
WE'RE GETTING GOLD
COMING IN. I'M HAPPY.
1032
00:47:15,689 --> 00:47:16,999
YEAH, I'M ECSTATIC, MAN.
1033
00:47:17,034 --> 00:47:20,144
I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT
MUCH GOLD IN ONE GOLD WEIGH.
1034
00:47:20,172 --> 00:47:21,592
WE'LL KEEP AT IT.
1035
00:47:21,620 --> 00:47:23,280
WELL, WE ARE DONE
WITH THE CHEAP CUT,
1036
00:47:23,310 --> 00:47:25,930
AND SO FAR, THE DEEP CUT'S
LOOKING REALLY GOOD,
1037
00:47:25,965 --> 00:47:27,755
SO LET'S JUST HOPE
IT STAYS THAT WAY.
1038
00:47:27,793 --> 00:47:32,723
♪♪
1039
00:47:32,758 --> 00:47:34,828
Narrator:
NEXT TIME ON "GOLD RUSH"...
1040
00:47:34,862 --> 00:47:36,622
Rick: GET DOWN
HERE NOW! NOW!
1041
00:47:36,655 --> 00:47:38,855
RICK NESS'S
1,000-OUNCE MISSION...
1042
00:47:38,896 --> 00:47:40,656
YOUR BACK'S HURTING?[ GROANING ]
1043
00:47:40,689 --> 00:47:42,029
...HITS THE SKIDS.
1044
00:47:42,068 --> 00:47:44,618
THAT'S A MAJOR,
MAJOR [BLEEP]-UP.
1045
00:47:44,655 --> 00:47:46,135
TONY BEETS' SEASON...
1046
00:47:46,172 --> 00:47:47,662
LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING
I WOULD BUY.
1047
00:47:47,689 --> 00:47:48,999
HEADS FOR LIFTOFF.
1048
00:47:49,034 --> 00:47:50,074
LET'S HAUL IT OUT OF THERE,
1049
00:47:50,103 --> 00:47:52,523
THROW IT IN THE ROCKS,
AND SEE WHAT IT DOES.
1050
00:47:52,551 --> 00:47:56,521
AND PARKER RETURNS FROM
THREE WEEKS PROSPECTING...
1051
00:47:56,551 --> 00:47:57,381
Parker:
DON'T DROP IT.
1052
00:47:57,413 --> 00:47:59,903
TO THE MOTHER OF
ALL GOLD WEIGHS.
1053
00:47:59,931 --> 00:48:04,241
THERE'S YOUR AIRPLANE.THAT'S, LIKE, 20 AIRPLANES.