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Previously on "blind frog ranch."
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Wild!
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Whoo!
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The team discovered a
flooded cavern system...
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That cave went way back there,
all the way towards the ranch.
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Leading to the keyhole chamber,
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where they believe
the aztec gold is hidden.
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But with the passageway blocked.
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Chad and Josh begin
searching for another entrance
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into the flooded caverns below.
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Limestone. We absolutely could have
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an entrance to a cave here.
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Uncovering a series
of ancient trail markers,
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pointing them towards the treasure...
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That looks exactly like a turtle.
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It really does.
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Is this not a bear guarding the cave?
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And a mysterious stone monument...
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Look how that's stacked up.
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I don't see how it's lasted this long.
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Where Chad and Josh found
evidence of a fierce battle.
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Look at that.
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That's definitely an arrowhead.
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Somebody fired that at this site.
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Suggesting that the
aztec gold is still hidden
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under the ranch.
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Treasure that big would not have gone
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unnoticed or unrecorded.
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That gold is still here.
And we gotta find it.
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Legends of ancient treasures...
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This has to be hundreds of years back.
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And unexplained phenomena...
What the hell is that?
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Meet at a 160-acre
property in northeast Utah,
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known as blind frog ranch,
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where Duane ollinger
and his team are digging
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in search of long-lost aztec gold.
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Could the aztecs have discovered this?
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But the closer they get...
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Finally get to hold gold in my hand.
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The more the land fights back.
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- Poison gas!
- Go, go!
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Now Duane will move
heaven... Here we go.
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And earth... Fire in the hole.
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Until he gets to the
bottom of this mystery...
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We've started this whole deal,
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and we're sure as hell gonna finish it.
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And solves what's lurking below...
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Holy there's something in there!
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Chad!
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At blind frog ranch.
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Right up here?
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Yeah, right around the
corner is that large rock.
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Over the past several weeks,
Chad Brad and Josh have been
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tracing the path of the
flooded underground tunnel that
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stretches from calamity lake
back to the keyhole chamber,
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searching for any
openings into the caverns.
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Take a full 360 around this place.
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But along the way,
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they discovered several aztec markers...
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Point it right over there.
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That looks exactly like a turtle.
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It really does.
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Is this not a bear guarding the cave?
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Which led them to a stone monument,
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where they found evidence
of an armed conflict.
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Hey, right there.
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That's definitely an arrowhead.
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Could be in a battle.
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That means, there's
something of value here.
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Something worth dying over.
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They've named the ancient
defensive outpost the armory,
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and believe it may be
where the aztecs fought
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to protect their hidden treasure.
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If this was a defensive position,
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there has to be an opening nearby,
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that would allow them to come up quickly
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to defend their civilization.
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Or if this was an armory,
there could be a huge cavern
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below here, with even more
weapons stored underneath
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our feet that they would have
used to safeguard the treasure.
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With all those projectile points
from the native Americans
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up there and that musket ball,
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they were obviously
fighting for that location.
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So there has to be something
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that they were both interested in.
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I think that's the best place to run a gpr.
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I mean, there's no
telling what else we'll find.
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Right?
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You know, I'm thinking
they must have had
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a hidden opening that goes directly
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into the treasure chamber.
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I mean, why else would
they be defending it?
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Sure.
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The ranch is kind of
like a puzzle, with, say,
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a million pieces.
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I mean, at first, you don't
know what anything means.
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And it's like the clues start
lining up, to where eventually
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you can see this whole
picture of what's going on.
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My gut tells me that the entrance
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to the underwater cavern
system is up here somewhere,
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and we're gonna find it.
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This would be a good path to take.
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If we run it across here, if
we increase the megahertz,
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we'll get a better visual picture.
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Ok. Alright.
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- I'll put it at 40-foot for now.
- Yeah.
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Ok. Yep.
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Gpr or ground penetrating radar,
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uses high frequency radio
waves to detect underground voids
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or changes in the geography.
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I'm gonna bring it
around this way and up.
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By detecting a void below,
they hope the gpr could lead
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to a hidden opening at the surface.
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Any change?
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Well, it's just showing layers right now.
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Ok.
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I wanna pull it up here...
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'Cause I see a lot of
change in the topography.
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Something is opening up right here.
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- Right here?
- Yes.
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Hold it right there. Hold on.
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Ok.
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Look at this.
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So like, right in there,
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it changed.
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- Yeah.
- It's at 20-foot.
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- And it was at 38-foot.
- Yeah.
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It's like, the higher we're
getting up, it almost shows,
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- like there's a void right here.
- Yeah.
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Going 10 and then
deeper on this direction.
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Where do you wanna look?
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We'll just scout this whole
area and see if we can...
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- Ok.
- See any, any openings.
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You can see through the rocks.
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In some of these areas, there's,
like, voids underneath here.
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Right.
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Definitely an opening.
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What the hell?
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I do feel a little bit of air up here.
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- Really?
- Yeah.
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Can you get in or look in?
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I can see, but it's just so dark.
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There's more air.
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Holy come here, come here.
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- Look at this.
- What you got?
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This, look at this.
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My gosh.
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That shouldn't be here.
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- What's he doing up here?
- I don't know.
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That shouldn't be here.
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That should be all the
way down at the pond.
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The pond is an area on
the ranch that is connected
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to a large underground flooded cavern.
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Fifteen years ago, when
Duane first drilled into the cavern,
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he released a colony of blind frogs
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that had been living
deep below the surface.
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He named his ranch after the discovery.
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It's still wet, that's what's weird.
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We're on the side of the mountain.
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That means this fissure
connects down to the cave system.
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It's the system we've been looking for.
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It's part of it... this is
another entrance, right here.
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It's another entrance, brother.
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So we've been looking
for another way down
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into the cavern system
that runs from calamity lake,
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beneath the armory, and
all the way to the pond.
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The only place we've
seen these frogs before
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was on the pond side
of the cavern system.
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So that could mean that this fissure goes
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right down into that cavern system.
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The last time the team tried
to access the cavern system
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through the pond, the water current was
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too strong for Chad to safely dive.
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But the presence of frogs
exiting the cavern system
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at the armory would
seem to indicate a way in,
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where the current is slow or nonexistent.
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Hey, where you at?
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We gotta show you something, man.
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Can you guys meet me at the hideout?
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Alright, we'll be right up.
You're gonna to like this, man.
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Yeah, that's him.
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Driving like a bat out of hell again.
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You won't believe this.
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Especially where we got it.
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- Look what we found here.
- What the hell?
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My man.
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I never thought I'd see one
of them son of a bucks again.
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We were scanning it with a gpr.
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And we saw some kind of crevice there,
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and there were two frogs in there.
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- They were wet.
- Still wet.
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Yeah, exactly.
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Uphill in a dry desert.
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And that's what's crazy
to me, is why is it so wet
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that high up on the side of a mountain?
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This might be an opening
to the tunnel system.
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- It's gotta be connected.
- Hell, yes, it does.
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So that dag-gun frog is coming
from that subterranean system.
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That cavern must go all the way up.
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You know, there's no doubt
that these frogs are traveling
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that underground cave system.
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They're using the whole
system, we're trying to figure out
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how to get into.
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Let's get a camera down that hole,
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see where that water table is.
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Yeah, we can do that for sure.
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This is where Chad
found the crack in the rock.
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This is it, right here.
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You can put your hand
all the way down into here.
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Back at the armory, James
shows Duane the opening,
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where they found the frog.
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I wanna see what the hell kind
of cavern's down there, James.
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I'll fire up the endoscope,
if you can direct it.
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Yeah.
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Alright, Charles.
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Feed it straight down for me?
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Yeah. Yep, perfect.
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It's opening up on the left.
Go a little more to the left.
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We're about ten feet down in this fissure.
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Definitely seems like a
natural vent, not manmade.
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And it keeps going down.
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Alright, I see it.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait right there.
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Hold on, hold on. Pull back.
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A little bit more.
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- Look at that.
- Wow.
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It's not a fluke. There's two more frogs.
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- Damn sure is.
- Yeah, yeah.
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The frogs are wet.
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- Really?
- Yeah.
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So there's water close.
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The endoscope confirms
that the fissure goes deep
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into the hillside at the armory.
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The frogs may have helped
the team locate an opening
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to the flooded cavern system below.
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Hell of a find, boys.
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See, we know that there's
a cavern tunnel that runs
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right underneath the armory to the pond,
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and the keyhole chamber past that.
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So seeing the pond frogs
all the way over to the armory,
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that's a major clue
that this finish vent shaft
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connects all the way down to that tunnel.
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Hell, fellas, if there's frogs and moisture
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all the way up here,
we need to start drilling,
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find that cavern, and follow
it all the way to the gold.
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I think them frogs are
smarter than we are.
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Drilling rig there, that's
the most agile thing
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I've ever seen in my life.
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I mean, get in spots
we could never get into.
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Here we are, Denzel.
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This is the spot we wanna drill.
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Right there is the
armory, right over there.
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And then, that's where
we found the frog.
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We know that that cavern
passes underneath the armory.
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So what we're thinking
is to try to punch down
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into that cavern, see if we can find it.
259
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The only thing is we don't
know exactly how deep it'd be.
260
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Duane has called in drill
master Denzel Roberts...
261
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How much is that rig worth?
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- $850.
- Wow.
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To drill into the void
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detected by the ground penetrating radar
265
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that connects to the
flooded cavern system below.
266
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If they can get inside the armory cavern,
267
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they should be able to
access miles of tunnels
268
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under the ranch and locate
the one that leads directly
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to the keyhole chamber
and the aztec gold.
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- Let's drill.
- Sounds good.
271
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- Hell yeah.
- Yeah.
272
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It's like a big remote control car.
273
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The Sonic drill vibrates
up to 120 times a second...
274
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Pretty much, yep.
275
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Making the surrounding
rock temporarily fluidize
276
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and behave like a liquid... Look at that.
277
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Even when totally dry.
278
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Pretty damn smooth.
279
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The bit of the drill is then
able to push through the rock
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with a little to no resistance.
281
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If there is a void, or something,
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we'll be able to see it.
283
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Anything that's there, we'll find it.
284
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Nice.
285
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Josh feldman will check dirt composition
286
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as Chad oversees the drilling.
287
00:13:33,430 --> 00:13:34,536
Here it comes.
288
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As they drill, the team will
examine the core samples
289
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coming out of the borehole
for signs of moisture.
290
00:13:41,230 --> 00:13:42,930
Let's see what this looks like at depth.
291
00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:46,100
An indication that they are
nearing the cavern system.
292
00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:50,536
If the drill rig punches
into the flooded cavern,
293
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the team will then widen the hole
294
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and lower Chad down inside.
295
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How's it look, Josh?
296
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- It's bone dry.
- Yeah.
297
00:14:03,860 --> 00:14:06,436
This first core sample
is down about 30 feet.
298
00:14:06,460 --> 00:14:08,076
No sign of the cavern yet.
299
00:14:08,100 --> 00:14:09,700
If we see some
moisture, it's gonna mean
300
00:14:09,830 --> 00:14:12,160
that we're getting close to
that flooded cavern system.
301
00:14:12,330 --> 00:14:14,500
Yeah, I say we keep on drilling.
302
00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:17,676
We're gonna check that sample out,
303
00:14:17,700 --> 00:14:21,860
- but let's keep going.
- Alright.
304
00:14:22,030 --> 00:14:23,436
Alright. Are we ready?
305
00:14:23,460 --> 00:14:24,600
- Yep.
- Alright.
306
00:14:38,660 --> 00:14:40,436
- I'm hitting something.
- Yeah?
307
00:14:40,460 --> 00:14:42,730
- Yeah.
- That's 50 feet.
308
00:14:42,900 --> 00:14:44,600
Let's pull it up and see what it is.
309
00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:46,636
You wanna pull up, take
a sample, see what it is?
310
00:14:46,660 --> 00:14:48,760
Alright.
311
00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:56,760
Pull the sample.
312
00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:05,960
Alright, let's see what we have here.
313
00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,160
That soil looks a little dark.
314
00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:20,500
- Whoa! Hey, fire! Fire back!
- Fire!
315
00:15:20,660 --> 00:15:21,637
You guys got a fire going.
316
00:15:21,661 --> 00:15:23,300
What the?
317
00:15:32,300 --> 00:15:33,660
What the?
318
00:15:35,500 --> 00:15:37,736
You got a natural gas pocket here?
319
00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:39,636
We don't know.
320
00:15:39,660 --> 00:15:40,820
You think that's natural gas?
321
00:15:41,830 --> 00:15:43,836
There had to be some spark
coming from somewhere.
322
00:15:43,860 --> 00:15:45,900
Well, I don't wanna drill
any further until we know
323
00:15:46,030 --> 00:15:47,736
- what we're dealing with.
- I understand.
324
00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,736
- We don't either, shut it down.
- Alright.
325
00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:52,136
We'll figure out what it is
326
00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,236
before we start drilling again.
327
00:15:55,260 --> 00:15:57,336
We should have Eric take
a look at this core sample.
328
00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,300
Yeah, good idea. Let's
get this over to him.
329
00:16:12,660 --> 00:16:14,300
Chad has sent the core samples
330
00:16:14,460 --> 00:16:18,200
to geologist Eric drummond to analyze.
331
00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,360
So what I'm doing now
is I'm taking the sample
332
00:16:20,530 --> 00:16:23,360
that the guys brought me
and I'm gonna work it up.
333
00:16:23,530 --> 00:16:25,060
I'm gonna sort it,
334
00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:30,536
classify it by size, and
then, see what it looks like.
335
00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:31,906
The guys were drilling this boring,
336
00:16:31,930 --> 00:16:34,260
and they hit this zone, and it exploded.
337
00:16:34,430 --> 00:16:36,960
There are a number of
things that could cause that.
338
00:16:38,460 --> 00:16:40,636
Number one that comes to
mind is just naturally occurring,
339
00:16:40,660 --> 00:16:43,000
natural gas, they hit a pocket of that.
340
00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:46,136
On the same note, if
they hit a coal seam,
341
00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,100
there is coal in the area,
and there's often times
342
00:16:49,260 --> 00:16:52,200
explosive gases associated with coal.
343
00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,360
It's a lot darker than the
soils I'm used to seeing.
344
00:17:01,460 --> 00:17:02,976
I'm gonna look at this a little bit further.
345
00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,100
Put it back in.
346
00:17:05,260 --> 00:17:07,730
See if it's flammable, so
that I can possibly explain,
347
00:17:07,900 --> 00:17:10,000
you know, the explosion in that hole.
348
00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,436
It concentrated down to
about this amount here,
349
00:17:13,460 --> 00:17:15,500
and so we'll see what it is.
350
00:17:28,930 --> 00:17:31,736
It appears to have some
granulated carbonaceous
351
00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:35,260
material in it, very
likely coal or coal-related.
352
00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:40,077
It's highly volatile.
353
00:17:40,101 --> 00:17:42,736
If it sparks, it can just go off.
354
00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,136
If you grind it against each other,
355
00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,260
if it grinds against
itself, it can also spark.
356
00:17:47,430 --> 00:17:49,060
If this is, in fact, a coal seam,
357
00:17:49,230 --> 00:17:51,360
those can be quite
extensive, and it could be
358
00:17:51,530 --> 00:17:53,360
under all of blind frog ranch.
359
00:17:53,530 --> 00:17:54,930
And if we did drill into that,
360
00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:57,976
it could be just like a bomb, basically.
361
00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,706
The work we were doing in
there, that could have been
362
00:17:59,730 --> 00:18:01,830
a really, really dangerous situation.
363
00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,060
I mean, it could easily have blown up
364
00:18:04,230 --> 00:18:05,836
while we were in there working.
365
00:18:05,860 --> 00:18:08,336
So I'm gonna call the guys
up because the next step here
366
00:18:08,360 --> 00:18:11,860
is to test this material to
see how combustible it is.
367
00:18:12,030 --> 00:18:14,400
I want Duane to know
just what's going on here.
368
00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:27,260
Eric, what are you up to?
369
00:18:28,460 --> 00:18:30,830
Well, I got something
interesting to tell you.
370
00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,076
Hell.
371
00:18:33,100 --> 00:18:35,400
So I examined the samples
that Chad and Josh gave me
372
00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:36,860
from the armory drill site.
373
00:18:38,500 --> 00:18:40,060
It looked a little bit different to me,
374
00:18:40,130 --> 00:18:43,076
that loose soil around there,
it was kind of dark in color.
375
00:18:43,100 --> 00:18:43,528
Yeah.
376
00:18:43,552 --> 00:18:47,100
The results indicated that
this is actually raw coal.
377
00:18:52,500 --> 00:18:55,360
- How dangerous is that?
- It can be very dangerous.
378
00:18:55,530 --> 00:18:58,976
It can still com bust, it can still explode.
379
00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,636
So we're gonna do a little test here
380
00:19:00,660 --> 00:19:02,860
and see what we're dealing with.
381
00:19:03,030 --> 00:19:05,360
I sifted this coal out
from the rock, basically,
382
00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:07,830
just to try to make it pure.
383
00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,660
So there's mostly just raw coal.
384
00:19:11,860 --> 00:19:13,600
Yeah, look at that.
385
00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:15,280
What's the chances of a light, though?
386
00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:18,680
You might wanna take a step back.
387
00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,100
Here we go.
388
00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:39,660
Whoa!
389
00:19:43,930 --> 00:19:45,536
What's the chances of
a light, though? I mean...
390
00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,060
You might wanna take a step back.
391
00:19:47,230 --> 00:19:49,500
Eric is testing the combustibility
392
00:19:49,660 --> 00:19:53,136
of a coal sample pulled up
out of the armory war hole.
393
00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,500
Coal and the methane it produces
394
00:19:55,660 --> 00:19:58,060
are both highly flammable.
395
00:20:06,060 --> 00:20:09,560
Whoa!!
396
00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:12,500
Whoa!
397
00:20:12,660 --> 00:20:13,836
That's volatile.
398
00:20:13,860 --> 00:20:17,160
That's some wild stuff there.
399
00:20:17,330 --> 00:20:19,260
Yeah, it's volatile, that's for sure.
400
00:20:19,430 --> 00:20:22,560
It's explosive, and we gotta be careful.
401
00:20:22,730 --> 00:20:25,730
I don't know how widespread
this is over at the armory.
402
00:20:25,900 --> 00:20:27,660
Could be a little, could be a lot.
403
00:20:27,830 --> 00:20:29,660
Not good.
404
00:20:29,830 --> 00:20:32,730
When coal is formed,
it creates methane gas
405
00:20:32,900 --> 00:20:34,236
as a by-product.
406
00:20:34,260 --> 00:20:38,030
Both the coal and the
methane are highly flammable.
407
00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,136
Drilling can release
the gas to the surface,
408
00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,760
where it can ignite
and cause an explosion.
409
00:20:43,930 --> 00:20:45,930
A fire at the surface can also ignite
410
00:20:46,100 --> 00:20:47,860
the remaining coal underground,
411
00:20:48,030 --> 00:20:51,660
causing a devastating
subterranean inferno.
412
00:20:53,360 --> 00:20:56,060
Once ignited, underground coal fires
413
00:20:56,230 --> 00:20:58,900
are notoriously difficult to extinguish.
414
00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,830
A coal fire in centralia, Pennsylvania,
415
00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:08,436
has been burning
continuously for over 60 years.
416
00:21:08,460 --> 00:21:11,000
An underground fire at blind frog ranch
417
00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:15,160
could potentially shut down
exploration for decades.
418
00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,236
Well, Eric, I think we've gotta go in there
419
00:21:20,260 --> 00:21:21,260
and talk about this one.
420
00:21:21,360 --> 00:21:22,860
Yeah, let's come up with a plan.
421
00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,860
So the good news is that
it's probably not very thick.
422
00:21:32,030 --> 00:21:34,500
I'm thinking about a foot or even less,
423
00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:36,400
so it's very possible
424
00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,836
that we can still get
in through the armory.
425
00:21:38,860 --> 00:21:41,200
That sample, it looked a bit patchy to me.
426
00:21:41,360 --> 00:21:43,600
It doesn't look like a hugely thick deposit.
427
00:21:46,060 --> 00:21:49,860
Well, you know, it's
dangerous, but for right now,
428
00:21:50,030 --> 00:21:52,760
I'm still in favor of us moving forward.
429
00:21:52,930 --> 00:21:55,860
We've just gotta get
down past that coal seam.
430
00:21:56,030 --> 00:21:57,230
We've got the equipment there.
431
00:21:57,330 --> 00:21:59,260
I think we're just right on the edge
432
00:21:59,430 --> 00:22:01,060
of popping through a tunnel.
433
00:22:01,230 --> 00:22:03,400
We've gotta find the
entrance on this deal.
434
00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,960
Our goal is to get into the
cave system down there,
435
00:22:07,130 --> 00:22:09,030
and that's what I intend to do.
436
00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,730
I think what we'll do is
move over just a little bit
437
00:22:11,900 --> 00:22:14,300
and drill straight down
into that mountain,
438
00:22:14,460 --> 00:22:16,960
and see if we can find our target.
439
00:22:17,130 --> 00:22:20,636
Duane's plan is to move
the drill 20 feet to the east
440
00:22:20,660 --> 00:22:23,860
to access the flooded
cavern, but hopefully away
441
00:22:24,030 --> 00:22:25,460
from the coal seam.
442
00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:30,030
I understand the risk.
It's dangerous as hell.
443
00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:39,030
We always have hope
because everything we do
444
00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,500
gives us more information,
and now we know
445
00:22:41,660 --> 00:22:44,260
what to look out for to stay safe.
446
00:22:44,430 --> 00:22:46,500
I know, hopes are high
for that entrance there,
447
00:22:46,660 --> 00:22:48,336
but we've gotta be careful.
448
00:22:48,360 --> 00:22:50,600
Now that we know to
look out for coal seams,
449
00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:52,836
I think, I hope, the risk is lower.
450
00:22:52,860 --> 00:22:54,760
Personally, I don't wanna deal with it,
451
00:22:54,930 --> 00:22:59,360
but at blind frog ranch,
Duane's the boss out here.
452
00:22:59,530 --> 00:23:01,060
He's executing his plan,
453
00:23:01,230 --> 00:23:02,336
unless I can show him a better option.
454
00:23:02,360 --> 00:23:06,076
The most important thing
is to stay safe on this deal.
455
00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:07,600
It's no game, fellas.
456
00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,736
Everybody goes home, I'll buy the beer.
457
00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:10,930
Perfect.
458
00:23:21,060 --> 00:23:22,580
- Alright, let's do it.
- Let's do it.
459
00:23:22,630 --> 00:23:23,760
Alright, here we go.
460
00:23:50,460 --> 00:23:52,000
That's good, no coal so far.
461
00:23:53,460 --> 00:23:55,536
Any moisture, James?
462
00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:56,760
I'm not feeling anything.
463
00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:06,000
Hey, Chad, Duane, we hit coal.
464
00:24:08,260 --> 00:24:09,500
Is that all you found?
465
00:24:09,660 --> 00:24:11,730
Yeah, it came out of the
five feet of sample core.
466
00:24:11,900 --> 00:24:12,807
Where at?
467
00:24:12,831 --> 00:24:14,231
It was at the bottom of the sample.
468
00:24:14,260 --> 00:24:16,960
This doesn't look like much to me.
469
00:24:17,130 --> 00:24:18,930
We're not gonna stop on account of that.
470
00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:21,360
Alright, let's keep moving, fellas.
471
00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:24,660
We're drilling into a
minefield at the armory.
472
00:24:25,660 --> 00:24:29,200
You ignite coal underground,
it doesn't necessarily go out.
473
00:24:29,360 --> 00:24:31,400
At this point, we're taking a risk,
474
00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,730
and I think it's an unnecessary risk.
475
00:24:33,900 --> 00:24:34,777
It's a shot in the dark,
476
00:24:34,801 --> 00:24:37,200
and this whole thing
could blow up on us.
477
00:24:37,360 --> 00:24:39,400
We have no idea what's down there.
478
00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,260
We just keep drilling
that'll damn sure tell us.
479
00:24:42,430 --> 00:24:43,460
It will.
480
00:24:43,630 --> 00:24:45,930
The only way we'll know is if we drill it.
481
00:24:46,100 --> 00:24:47,960
Right now, we're looking to hit water,
482
00:24:48,130 --> 00:24:51,560
but so far all we've hit
was a little bit of coal.
483
00:24:51,730 --> 00:24:52,930
Let's keep going.
484
00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:54,500
Keep drilling, fellas.
485
00:24:54,660 --> 00:24:56,606
You know, we could be a
foot away from that cave,
486
00:24:56,630 --> 00:24:58,400
or we could be 300 foot from that cave,
487
00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,236
and we don't know how deep down it is.
488
00:25:01,260 --> 00:25:03,160
To me, that means... keep going.
489
00:25:06,130 --> 00:25:08,236
Let's get to drilling. What do you think?
490
00:25:08,260 --> 00:25:09,336
Let's keep going.
491
00:25:09,360 --> 00:25:10,960
That's a lot of money and a lot of risk.
492
00:25:11,130 --> 00:25:14,076
- God damn.
- Let's move it.
493
00:25:14,100 --> 00:25:18,030
The best things in life are
the hardest things in life.
494
00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:21,760
The easy path is no path at all.
495
00:25:21,930 --> 00:25:24,160
Other people would go home, give up.
496
00:25:24,330 --> 00:25:25,730
But I didn't get to this point
497
00:25:25,900 --> 00:25:28,736
by letting a momentary
setback get to me.
498
00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,030
You just figure it out
and keep moving forward.
499
00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:35,400
It will be high risk, but
there'll be a good reward.
500
00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:36,560
So it's well worth it.
501
00:25:36,630 --> 00:25:38,600
Maybe we gotta slow down a little bit
502
00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:40,000
and get this deal done,
503
00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:43,460
but we can damn sure be
looking at aztec gold by summer.
504
00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:55,400
- We got water.
- We got water.
505
00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:56,730
- Water?
- Water.
506
00:25:56,900 --> 00:25:58,730
We got water, Duane.
507
00:26:00,330 --> 00:26:03,760
Holy, man. Hey, you got water.
508
00:26:06,860 --> 00:26:07,960
Yeah.
509
00:26:10,260 --> 00:26:11,830
Yeah. That could be good.
510
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:15,000
The hole we drilled hit water.
511
00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,236
You know, you're not gonna
see me dancing around,
512
00:26:17,260 --> 00:26:19,830
but internally, I'm happy as hell.
513
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,300
The team believes they
have punched through the top
514
00:26:22,460 --> 00:26:26,436
of the cavern system into
the water-filled chamber below.
515
00:26:26,460 --> 00:26:29,160
They will need to widen
the hole with another drill
516
00:26:29,330 --> 00:26:32,160
called a rat hole rig to
make a shaft big enough
517
00:26:32,330 --> 00:26:35,100
for Chad to enter through
with his scuba gear.
518
00:26:43,460 --> 00:26:45,830
We just need to get a
sample of water out of this.
519
00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,736
We've hit water, and we gotta confirm
520
00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,336
that this is our cavern system.
521
00:26:49,360 --> 00:26:51,560
So we're gonna take a water
sample from down below,
522
00:26:51,730 --> 00:26:53,160
I'll go grab a sample jar.
523
00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:55,630
Alright.
524
00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,436
Odds are that it is our cavern system.
525
00:26:58,460 --> 00:27:01,360
But we've gotta get it checked
and for sure before we spend
526
00:27:01,530 --> 00:27:04,930
$75,000 to get a rat hole rig
out here to widen that hole.
527
00:27:08,660 --> 00:27:10,536
Here we go. Got it.
528
00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:12,640
So this will tell us if we're
in that cavern system.
529
00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:22,000
Bringing in a rat hole rig
530
00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:24,030
and widening the borehole right now,
531
00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,536
that's super expensive,
and it could take weeks.
532
00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,400
This water sample matches the pond.
533
00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,500
We know we're into the cavern system.
534
00:27:31,660 --> 00:27:33,600
And I have another idea
that I think might work,
535
00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,160
and it costs a lot less.
536
00:27:36,330 --> 00:27:38,760
We already have a shaft
that goes down in the pond,
537
00:27:38,930 --> 00:27:41,006
and we know that that cave
system goes from the pond
538
00:27:41,030 --> 00:27:42,900
to where we just drilled.
539
00:27:45,360 --> 00:27:48,500
I think we go into the cavern
system here at the pond.
540
00:27:48,660 --> 00:27:50,536
We can then get in and go
from the pond to the armory,
541
00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:52,200
and god only knows
what other passageways
542
00:27:52,260 --> 00:27:54,000
we might be able to find.
543
00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:55,660
The thing is, there at the pond,
544
00:27:55,830 --> 00:27:58,060
last time we dove that,
that current was so strong.
545
00:27:58,230 --> 00:27:59,960
It's like a riptide.
546
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:01,660
It was just, like, flowing so fast,
547
00:28:01,830 --> 00:28:04,700
you couldn't even keep up with it.
548
00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:10,100
Well, what about this?
We pump the pond.
549
00:28:11,130 --> 00:28:15,730
If we pump the pond, let it
drain, and get that water down,
550
00:28:15,900 --> 00:28:19,460
we'll be able to possibly
get an entrance into there.
551
00:28:19,630 --> 00:28:21,236
I think we get a huge pump in there,
552
00:28:21,260 --> 00:28:22,730
I mean, one that's gonna move
553
00:28:22,900 --> 00:28:24,836
thousands of gallons of
water a minute out of there.
554
00:28:24,860 --> 00:28:27,436
I mean, that's what I
did with my gold mine.
555
00:28:27,460 --> 00:28:29,820
Duane's been thinking about
getting into this cavern system
556
00:28:29,900 --> 00:28:32,560
like an oil man. An oil
man's gonna wanna drill.
557
00:28:33,460 --> 00:28:34,760
But I'm a gold miner,
558
00:28:34,930 --> 00:28:37,536
and gold miners know
how to manage water.
559
00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:39,160
Look, I know that going back to the pond
560
00:28:39,260 --> 00:28:41,400
is basically where
Duane and Chad started.
561
00:28:43,060 --> 00:28:44,606
That's where they
first got into the cavern
562
00:28:44,630 --> 00:28:46,160
and found the box.
563
00:28:49,130 --> 00:28:50,960
But that's why they brought me here
564
00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:53,136
to look at things with a new perspective.
565
00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:56,730
It's maybe where I can
help. I mean, mining, water,
566
00:28:56,900 --> 00:28:58,406
you better know how to
move water if you're gonna be
567
00:28:58,430 --> 00:29:00,260
a gold miner or any kind of miner.
568
00:29:00,430 --> 00:29:02,336
We can move this water. I know we can.
569
00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:04,760
I don't know where the hell
we're gonna put it right now,
570
00:29:04,930 --> 00:29:06,236
but we're gonna have to figure that out.
571
00:29:06,260 --> 00:29:07,636
But for less than $2,000,
572
00:29:07,660 --> 00:29:09,500
you can pump that water out of there.
573
00:29:09,660 --> 00:29:13,660
If we're able to move enough
water fast enough and stay ahead
574
00:29:13,830 --> 00:29:16,060
of the water that's coming
into that cave system,
575
00:29:16,230 --> 00:29:17,636
we're gonna create an air pocket in there
576
00:29:17,660 --> 00:29:19,436
that we can possibly walk.
577
00:29:19,460 --> 00:29:21,360
I really think we've got a good chance,
578
00:29:21,530 --> 00:29:23,500
we're just gonna need
a massive pump to do it.
579
00:29:23,660 --> 00:29:26,536
Josh proposes bringing
in a large pump to drain
580
00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,930
the pond in hopes of
lowering the water level enough
581
00:29:30,100 --> 00:29:32,830
that Chad would be able
to Wade through the cavern
582
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:34,500
instead of dive.
583
00:29:34,660 --> 00:29:36,400
Just as long as there's
enough air in there
584
00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:38,030
that we can get in,
585
00:29:39,060 --> 00:29:42,400
I mean, we can explore
the passage from the pond
586
00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:45,636
to the armory and possibly
other passages as well.
587
00:29:45,660 --> 00:29:48,030
I'm not worried where
a good idea comes from,
588
00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:51,560
just as long as it works,
and I think that's Josh's plan
589
00:29:51,730 --> 00:29:53,960
makes a ton of sense.
590
00:29:54,130 --> 00:29:56,360
So going into the pond is gonna get us
591
00:29:56,530 --> 00:30:00,000
a hell of a lot closer to
that keyhole chamber.
592
00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:01,506
Yeah, we should get
down there and take a look
593
00:30:01,530 --> 00:30:03,436
at the pond and see what
we can do to pump it out.
594
00:30:03,460 --> 00:30:05,130
Sounds like a plan. Let's do it.
595
00:30:17,730 --> 00:30:19,300
This is it. This is our window
596
00:30:19,460 --> 00:30:21,830
into this cavern system, I'm hoping.
597
00:30:27,460 --> 00:30:29,600
The thing is, we know
the cavern system runs
598
00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:30,860
all the way to the pond.
599
00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:34,200
So that's why Josh's
idea makes a lot of sense.
600
00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:36,600
It connects to all the tunnels
we're trying to get into.
601
00:30:38,030 --> 00:30:40,636
We're just gonna need to
drain it as much as possible.
602
00:30:40,660 --> 00:30:42,660
We move enough water fast enough,
603
00:30:42,830 --> 00:30:44,730
we can possibly create an air pocket
604
00:30:44,900 --> 00:30:46,860
down in that cavern that
we can actually work in.
605
00:30:47,030 --> 00:30:48,200
We can explore.
606
00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:50,730
I mean, even if it's just a couple feet,
607
00:30:50,900 --> 00:30:53,200
to get air in there, we actually can see
608
00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:54,730
what we're trying to get into now.
609
00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:58,730
That's a lot of water to store.
610
00:31:00,060 --> 00:31:02,336
Yeah, it certainly is.
611
00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,000
We have to create a hell of a reservoir
612
00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,000
to keep it if we have to store that water
613
00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:07,736
instead of just let it go down the creek.
614
00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,436
I feel like we could do a
temporary storage pond
615
00:31:10,460 --> 00:31:11,830
just right over here.
616
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,436
Hell, we could put a dam right over there
617
00:31:13,460 --> 00:31:15,830
and dig out a retainer pit.
618
00:31:16,830 --> 00:31:18,760
This pond is so important.
619
00:31:18,930 --> 00:31:20,500
And if we can pump that water out,
620
00:31:20,660 --> 00:31:23,030
it's gonna be a whole lot
easier and safer to get in there.
621
00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:24,840
But this is thousands of gallons of water
622
00:31:24,900 --> 00:31:26,130
we're trying to move here.
623
00:31:26,300 --> 00:31:29,160
So we're gonna need to
build a second catchment basin
624
00:31:29,330 --> 00:31:31,300
to store all the water we're pumping out.
625
00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:37,100
If we did this, this is gonna be
the largest construction project
626
00:31:37,260 --> 00:31:39,136
that's ever been done on the ranch.
627
00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,660
- It'd be worth a shot.
- Yeah, I like it.
628
00:31:43,260 --> 00:31:45,360
To me, this is a very good solution
629
00:31:45,530 --> 00:31:46,477
to get into that cavern.
630
00:31:46,501 --> 00:31:48,600
And this is my dad loves... I mean,
631
00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,120
if I was to tell him, "hey, we
need a catchment pond here,"
632
00:31:51,260 --> 00:31:54,000
he'd be on it today, and
I guarantee you he will.
633
00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:55,276
I think that'll work.
634
00:31:55,300 --> 00:31:57,136
I think all we need now is
one of those big ass pumps.
635
00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:58,400
- Alright.
- Yeah.
636
00:32:16,260 --> 00:32:19,830
- Charlie boy.
- Yeah.
637
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:23,636
We're fixing to walk this
trackhoe across right here.
638
00:32:23,660 --> 00:32:25,830
Easy does it. You're looking good.
639
00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:30,130
Yeah... putting this dam up
to hold all the water is risky.
640
00:32:30,300 --> 00:32:32,336
You know, we're dealing with light soil
641
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,400
and it'll give out from under ya.
642
00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:36,560
But I do live for this kinda stuff.
643
00:32:36,730 --> 00:32:39,500
I love doing things that
I think are impossible
644
00:32:39,660 --> 00:32:41,100
and that's the one I want.
645
00:32:42,500 --> 00:32:46,000
Duane's plan is to build
a dam in front of the pond.
646
00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,336
He will then build a catchment basin,
647
00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:52,030
a bowl-shaped depression
used to collect water.
648
00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:54,500
If the engineering of the project is sound,
649
00:32:54,660 --> 00:32:57,560
Duane will be able to pump
all the water out of the pond
650
00:32:57,730 --> 00:32:59,760
and hold it in the catchment basin.
651
00:33:04,860 --> 00:33:07,200
It's just loose sand, just
like being on a beach.
652
00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:11,736
I'm gonna need somebody
653
00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:14,336
to watch my tracks on... on the outside.
654
00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:15,600
Copy that.
655
00:33:24,730 --> 00:33:27,160
Over the course of two
hours, Duane moves
656
00:33:27,330 --> 00:33:31,860
over 10,000 cubic feet of
loose dirt to build the dam.
657
00:33:33,130 --> 00:33:38,000
Both the dam and the reservoir
must be compacted and fortified
658
00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:41,060
so that water pumped from
the caverns doesn't seep
659
00:33:41,230 --> 00:33:42,600
its way back underground.
660
00:33:45,060 --> 00:33:47,060
So what we have to do here is
661
00:33:47,230 --> 00:33:50,260
we gotta throw a lot of
dirt and get it up to a grade
662
00:33:50,430 --> 00:33:54,060
even higher than what we want the dam.
663
00:33:54,230 --> 00:33:57,500
And then I'll use the
trackhoe to tamp it all down,
664
00:33:57,660 --> 00:34:01,500
and that will give it some
sense of compaction,
665
00:34:02,660 --> 00:34:06,536
so it just doesn't wash
away or something like that.
666
00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:07,537
You know, it's gonna be like
667
00:34:07,561 --> 00:34:09,200
building a sandcastle on the beach.
668
00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:17,430
Charlie boy,
669
00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,030
they're gonna have to
pry my ass out of here.
670
00:34:28,260 --> 00:34:31,100
Yeah, I wanna get this gpr up there.
671
00:34:32,260 --> 00:34:35,360
While using the gpr near the armory site,
672
00:34:35,530 --> 00:34:38,000
Chad has a revelation.
673
00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,430
So I did the math on this.
674
00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:44,930
If I do 30 seconds for every
square foot of area here
675
00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:48,430
to scan it, it would take 15 to 16 years.
676
00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,560
And that's including weekends.
677
00:34:51,730 --> 00:34:55,630
I mean, I don't mind coming out
here a Saturday here and there,
678
00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,360
but I like my weekends, bro.
679
00:34:59,930 --> 00:35:01,030
We gotta find it, though.
680
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,260
It just takes time. It's a big ranch.
681
00:35:12,630 --> 00:35:13,930
That's all pretty loose stuff,
682
00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:16,830
and your tracks are
gonna be right on the edge.
683
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:19,436
Yeah, it's gonna suck,
but, you know, the vibrations
684
00:35:19,460 --> 00:35:24,236
of this machine will track
pack it back a little bit.
685
00:35:24,260 --> 00:35:28,060
At the pond, Charlie and Duane
continue their work on the dam
686
00:35:28,230 --> 00:35:31,830
and reservoir, designed to
hold the massive amount of water
687
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:35,000
that will be pumped
from the cavern system.
688
00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:38,000
But to fortify the barrier,
Duane will have to walk
689
00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:41,930
the four ton excavator back
over the crest of the dam.
690
00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,730
I mean, your track's
gonna be right on the edge,
691
00:35:46,900 --> 00:35:49,360
and I don't wanna have
to fish you out again
692
00:35:49,530 --> 00:35:50,800
like I did last year.
693
00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:52,736
You had to bring that
up, didn't you, Charlie?
694
00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:54,660
Yeah, I did.
695
00:35:57,130 --> 00:35:59,030
You're gonna be able to tightrope that?
696
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,236
I'll sink a little bit, James,
697
00:36:01,260 --> 00:36:03,630
but I live for this kind of.
698
00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:06,560
So don't take my fun away from me.
699
00:36:06,730 --> 00:36:08,130
I won't do that to you then.
700
00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:09,960
I'll watch as close as possible.
701
00:36:10,130 --> 00:36:11,660
- Alright, let's do it.
- Alright.
702
00:36:11,830 --> 00:36:12,830
Alright, Duane.
703
00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:20,830
Charlie to James. Are you in position?
704
00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:24,160
- Ten-four, I'm ready.
- Copy that.
705
00:36:24,330 --> 00:36:25,430
Duane?
706
00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:44,330
I wouldn't. I would not go down in there.
707
00:36:44,500 --> 00:36:45,960
None of this is safe.
708
00:36:48,430 --> 00:36:50,660
This was just built a few hours ago,
709
00:36:50,830 --> 00:36:52,860
so there's no compaction in it right now.
710
00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:02,836
You're looking good, though, so far.
711
00:37:02,860 --> 00:37:05,730
I mean, there's no collapse
anywhere on this side
712
00:37:05,900 --> 00:37:07,530
that I can see. I'll check with James.
713
00:37:09,060 --> 00:37:12,436
Hey, James, how are we looking
on that other side over there?
714
00:37:12,460 --> 00:37:14,236
It looks like he has about
715
00:37:14,260 --> 00:37:16,460
10 inches to spare on the right.
716
00:37:24,860 --> 00:37:27,760
Duane, you're about a
foot from the front right.
717
00:37:27,930 --> 00:37:30,430
So be careful as you're edging forward.
718
00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:41,560
Charles, it looks like he's
almost to the very end.
719
00:37:43,460 --> 00:37:45,930
Duane, you made it to
the end, but be real careful
720
00:37:46,100 --> 00:37:48,000
and slow, especially
when you're turning it.
721
00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:51,460
- The soil is just very soft.
- Yeah, copy that.
722
00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:15,100
So he's made it halfway to the other side,
723
00:38:15,260 --> 00:38:17,230
but now he's gotta go back across.
724
00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:20,800
The good part is he was able
to turn the excavator around.
725
00:38:23,260 --> 00:38:25,530
It looks stable enough
for him to drive across,
726
00:38:25,700 --> 00:38:27,180
and that's what he's doing right now.
727
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:39,530
Alright, I got, I got some
loose soil that's moving.
728
00:38:39,700 --> 00:38:40,637
Slow and steady.
729
00:38:40,661 --> 00:38:43,636
I got soil movement
on this side over here.
730
00:38:43,660 --> 00:38:45,360
You're right on the
edge over here, buddy.
731
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:52,100
Looks like Duane could be
having a bit of trouble right here.
732
00:38:52,260 --> 00:38:54,230
He's having to crawl left to right.
733
00:38:59,260 --> 00:39:01,860
Push left, Duane.
You're too far to the right.
734
00:39:06,330 --> 00:39:07,730
This isn't looking good.
735
00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:11,860
I got soil movement over here.
736
00:39:12,030 --> 00:39:14,100
I got some collapse on this side.
737
00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:17,606
Duane, be careful.
738
00:39:17,630 --> 00:39:21,630
Your track on the front
left, it's over the edge.
739
00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:26,860
Look how close he is
up there. That's not good.
740
00:39:29,060 --> 00:39:30,660
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Duane.
741
00:39:30,830 --> 00:39:32,306
There's a lot more earth coming down.
742
00:39:32,330 --> 00:39:33,660
Duane, stop!
743
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,760
Everybody back, back up, back.
744
00:39:38,860 --> 00:39:41,436
You're on the side. You're
on the side on the pond.
745
00:39:41,460 --> 00:39:43,560
You're over the edge.
746
00:39:43,730 --> 00:39:46,260
It looks like you're gonna
have to backup first, slowly.
747
00:39:49,830 --> 00:39:53,730
Alright, yeah, you're on.
Ok, right there, you're safer.
748
00:39:53,900 --> 00:39:56,136
You're past the stake
two, in the front left,
749
00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:59,030
so be real careful going forward.
750
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:01,336
Easy does it, buddy. Easy does it.
751
00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:03,236
Duane's walking a tightrope
752
00:40:03,260 --> 00:40:05,536
with a three-ton piece of machinery.
753
00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:08,360
I can see a whole
bunch of fresh soil there.
754
00:40:08,530 --> 00:40:09,660
Copy that.
755
00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:14,000
We're good and
compacted over there now.
756
00:40:16,260 --> 00:40:18,330
A little bit more. You're
good. You're good.
757
00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:22,000
Next time on "blind frog ranch."
758
00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,830
Dead arm.
759
00:40:26,260 --> 00:40:30,760
The perilous project finally
takes its toll on Duane.
760
00:40:32,130 --> 00:40:33,160
Hey, yeah, come here.
761
00:40:38,830 --> 00:40:42,260
My arm's up. I got pain in my shoulder.
762
00:40:44,460 --> 00:40:46,360
I'll get out of here somehow.
763
00:40:54,660 --> 00:40:55,960
Let's get the out of here.
764
00:40:56,130 --> 00:40:58,660
- Yes, sir.
- My arm.
765
00:40:58,830 --> 00:41:01,260
- Yeah, what's going on?
- My arm's up.
766
00:41:03,230 --> 00:41:06,360
Watch that, easy.
767
00:41:06,530 --> 00:41:08,030
- Alright, alright.
- Ok?
768
00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:12,000
I think he may be having a heart attack.
769
00:41:13,860 --> 00:41:15,260
Hey, dad, let's get in the car.
770
00:41:16,260 --> 00:41:17,460
We gotta get him out of here.
771
00:41:18,630 --> 00:41:20,636
Chad's putting his dad in the truck.
772
00:41:20,660 --> 00:41:22,060
Let's get you checked out.
773
00:41:23,130 --> 00:41:25,260
I mean, there's something really wrong.
773
00:41:26,305 --> 00:42:26,592
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