"Gold Rush" You Can't Stop the Beets

1 00:00:02,430 --> 00:00:04,330 Narrator: on this "Gold Rush"... 2 00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:08,100 ...we reveal the truth behind the legendary 3 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:11,210 Klondike gold-mining family of Tony Beets. 4 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:21,150 Tony's three children, Monica, Mike, and Kevin, 5 00:00:21,150 --> 00:00:23,950 Have been working alongside him all their lives. 6 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,590 They live and breathe gold mining. 7 00:00:30,590 --> 00:00:31,890 Monica: we're treated a lot harsher, 8 00:00:31,890 --> 00:00:33,990 And a lot more is expected from us. 9 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,960 Narrator: Monica -- the wash-plant boss 10 00:00:35,970 --> 00:00:37,300 With the Golden touch... 11 00:00:37,300 --> 00:00:40,270 Woman: 484.30. 12 00:00:42,540 --> 00:00:45,270 ...Mike -- the machine-operating genius. 13 00:00:48,380 --> 00:00:49,510 ...and mr. Fix-it -- 14 00:00:49,510 --> 00:00:52,150 College graduate and oldest son Kevin. 15 00:00:52,150 --> 00:00:53,450 When I say I want to fix this now, 16 00:00:53,450 --> 00:00:55,850 We can fix the [bleep] Thing. 17 00:00:55,850 --> 00:00:59,550 We also reveal what goes on away from the mines... 18 00:01:02,090 --> 00:01:04,930 ...including previously unseen footage. 19 00:01:07,230 --> 00:01:09,130 They're not gonna fall out! 20 00:01:09,130 --> 00:01:11,870 Narrator: ONE DAY, they will inherit it all 21 00:01:11,870 --> 00:01:14,030 From the king of the Klondike. 22 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,640 But are they ready for the challenge? 23 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,640 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 24 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,640 Captions paid for by discovery communications 25 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:30,074 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=- 26 00:01:38,190 --> 00:01:40,260 [ gunshots ] 27 00:01:44,470 --> 00:01:46,970 Narrator: the Beets are a family who live together, 28 00:01:46,970 --> 00:01:49,170 Work together, and play together. 29 00:01:49,170 --> 00:01:50,240 [ Scandinavian accent ] This is my baby. 30 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,070 She is olga. 31 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:53,840 Mike, you've never looked more redneck 32 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,240 In your life. 33 00:01:56,710 --> 00:01:58,250 [ Normal voice ] Yep. 34 00:02:03,350 --> 00:02:05,420 Minnie: hey, I'd like to see you shoot. 35 00:02:07,220 --> 00:02:09,490 Oh, you're weaseling out of it. 36 00:02:16,500 --> 00:02:19,270 Do you even remember how to use these things? 37 00:02:19,270 --> 00:02:21,800 -Ready? -All right. 38 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,870 [ laughter ] 39 00:02:27,340 --> 00:02:28,640 Great job, dad. 40 00:02:30,850 --> 00:02:32,080 Kevin: yeah. Mom. 41 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,120 [ laughter ] 42 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,520 Narrator: the Beets' story begins in 1981, 43 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,490 When newlyweds Tony and Minnie leave their farms 44 00:02:41,490 --> 00:02:44,460 In the Netherlands for a new life in Canada. 45 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,540 Minnie: Tony worked 14-hour days, 46 00:02:57,540 --> 00:02:59,510 Pushing dirt from 8:00 till 10:00 every day, 47 00:02:59,510 --> 00:03:00,810 Seven days a week. 48 00:03:11,250 --> 00:03:12,350 At one point in time, 49 00:03:12,350 --> 00:03:14,620 We started talking about having kids. 50 00:03:14,620 --> 00:03:17,790 Narrator: Tony soon carves out a kingdom in the Klondike, 51 00:03:17,790 --> 00:03:21,560 And thoughts turn to the next generations of Beets. 52 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,030 Kevin was born in 1988. 53 00:03:24,030 --> 00:03:26,130 Mike followed in 1990, 54 00:03:26,140 --> 00:03:29,800 And three years later, Monica arrived. 55 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:32,310 Minnie: when the kids started working here, 56 00:03:32,310 --> 00:03:34,640 They were all fairly young. 57 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:37,240 Narrator: while other kids played with toy trucks, 58 00:03:37,250 --> 00:03:39,910 The Beets kids had the real thing. 59 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,050 I remember the first time I got 60 00:03:41,050 --> 00:03:44,120 On a piece of machinery, I was probably 13. 61 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,190 And it was buggy number 4. 62 00:03:46,190 --> 00:03:47,220 I know it was buggy number 4 63 00:03:47,220 --> 00:03:48,520 'cause it's the one without a cab. 64 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:49,960 That way I could sit on the hood 65 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:51,590 While Tony showed me how to operate in the seat. 66 00:03:51,590 --> 00:03:54,230 I was 12 the first time 67 00:03:54,230 --> 00:03:55,530 I hopped on a piece of equipment. 68 00:03:55,530 --> 00:03:58,530 It was the 988 front loader, 69 00:03:58,530 --> 00:04:02,800 The tires were, like, four feet higher than I was. 70 00:04:10,180 --> 00:04:11,210 Being raised a Beets, 71 00:04:11,210 --> 00:04:13,350 We got taught at a very young age 72 00:04:13,350 --> 00:04:14,920 That you got to put your hours in. 73 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,150 I didn't have a choice. It wasn't, 74 00:04:16,150 --> 00:04:17,650 "Hey, Kevin, do you want to work this summer?" 75 00:04:17,650 --> 00:04:19,250 It's, "Kevin, you're working this summer." 76 00:04:19,260 --> 00:04:20,320 "I don't wanna." 77 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:21,820 "Too [bleep] Bad. You're working." 78 00:04:21,820 --> 00:04:25,930 I've been doing it since I was a wee little twerp. 79 00:04:25,930 --> 00:04:28,800 And even before I started working for my dad, 80 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,600 I used to hang off the side of the hoe with him 81 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:33,670 As he worked for hours on end, 82 00:04:33,670 --> 00:04:35,370 To the point where my legs were so tired, 83 00:04:35,370 --> 00:04:38,370 I could barely stand at the end of the day. 84 00:04:38,370 --> 00:04:40,170 This is a lot like a farm. 85 00:04:40,180 --> 00:04:42,910 Kids grow up in it. To them, it's just normal. 86 00:04:42,910 --> 00:04:45,350 Kevin: so we got right now -- Mike's running the 245 87 00:04:45,350 --> 00:04:46,780 While Monica's running the 360. 88 00:04:46,780 --> 00:04:48,220 They're both loading tracks, 89 00:04:48,220 --> 00:04:50,180 You even got me running equipment again. 90 00:04:50,190 --> 00:04:52,820 Know how much I love that. 91 00:04:52,820 --> 00:04:54,350 Basically, all hands on deck 92 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,390 Trying to get all this done as quick as possible. 93 00:04:57,390 --> 00:04:59,330 Kevin: How's it going over there, chickie? 94 00:04:59,330 --> 00:05:01,330 Oh, you know, it's going. 95 00:05:01,330 --> 00:05:03,130 Narrator: they work well together, 96 00:05:03,130 --> 00:05:05,730 But the Beets are a competitive family. 97 00:05:05,730 --> 00:05:08,100 I think I'm better the hoe than Kevin is and... 98 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:09,570 I don't know. 99 00:05:09,570 --> 00:05:11,370 I think I'd give you both a run for your money at anything. 100 00:05:11,370 --> 00:05:13,240 [ laughs ] 101 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:14,740 You never were good at being humble. 102 00:05:14,740 --> 00:05:16,410 Time and place for everything. 103 00:05:16,410 --> 00:05:18,650 When you're bragging, it's not the time to be humble. 104 00:05:18,650 --> 00:05:20,110 I don't care who's the best. 105 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,220 I care who gets the job done right. 106 00:05:22,220 --> 00:05:25,150 I try to dig and do it the way dad wants it. 107 00:05:25,150 --> 00:05:27,920 Dad's the best at all the equipment, 108 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,390 and I'd say very close second is Mike. 109 00:05:31,390 --> 00:05:33,490 Then that leaves me and Kevin, 110 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:35,030 And I know I'm better than Kevin. 111 00:05:35,030 --> 00:05:37,930 [ laughs ] 112 00:05:37,930 --> 00:05:39,570 Don't step on it! 113 00:05:39,570 --> 00:05:42,100 Narrator: in 2011, when Monica graduates 114 00:05:42,100 --> 00:05:43,600 From Roberts service school... 115 00:05:45,940 --> 00:05:48,210 They're not gonna fall out! 116 00:05:48,210 --> 00:05:51,140 Narrator: ...Tony's determined that she'll arrive in style. 117 00:06:04,860 --> 00:06:07,230 My grand entrance was absolutely amazing. 118 00:06:07,230 --> 00:06:08,760 I just wish there was more people to see it, 119 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,230 So I'm glad it was on camera. 120 00:06:14,070 --> 00:06:17,100 Narrator: after Monica's graduation at 17, 121 00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:21,110 Tony brings her in to work full-time on the mine. 122 00:06:21,110 --> 00:06:24,040 Monica: Tony's way of doing things is... 123 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:25,950 Weird and odd. 124 00:06:27,250 --> 00:06:29,720 But do what you got to do to get it done. 125 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:34,150 Narrator: IN 2014, MONICA'S given a chance to prove herself 126 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:39,260 When Tony invests $1 million in a 75-year-old dredge. 127 00:06:39,260 --> 00:06:40,590 Her task -- 128 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:44,200 Figure out a way to transport the tailings conveyor. 129 00:06:49,470 --> 00:06:51,300 It's like 90 feet long. 130 00:06:53,540 --> 00:06:56,040 Oh, that 5 feet's gonna make a difference. 131 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,480 Do my best. 132 00:07:03,490 --> 00:07:06,620 Monica's entrusted with moving the conveyor. 133 00:07:06,620 --> 00:07:11,590 Without it, the dredge is dead in the water. 134 00:07:11,590 --> 00:07:13,190 [ scraping and clattering ] 135 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:14,730 Monica: well, the end here is sticking out a bit far 136 00:07:14,730 --> 00:07:18,030 For my liking, but that's how Tony wants it. 137 00:07:18,030 --> 00:07:20,170 Narrator: the conveyor hangs 30 feet 138 00:07:20,170 --> 00:07:22,040 Off the back of the trailer. 139 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,770 -Ready, Doug? -Yep. 140 00:07:23,770 --> 00:07:26,940 Narrator: Monica has to direct truck dRiver Doug 141 00:07:26,940 --> 00:07:29,340 Through the 86-mile journey. 142 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,620 An hour in, they face their first obstacle. 143 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,680 The back end of the conveyor becomes jammed in the River bed. 144 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,550 Doug is stuck in the creek right now. 145 00:08:11,550 --> 00:08:13,990 We need him out, like, five minutes ago. 146 00:08:13,990 --> 00:08:17,020 Narrator: Monica improvises. Her plan? 147 00:08:17,030 --> 00:08:19,530 Use a loader to attempt to drag the truck 148 00:08:19,530 --> 00:08:22,530 And conveyor out of the water. 149 00:08:22,530 --> 00:08:24,760 Monica: watch out! Get that truck to back up. 150 00:08:24,770 --> 00:08:26,030 Back up, back up, back up! 151 00:08:26,030 --> 00:08:27,630 Thank you. 152 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,500 Narrator: if she can't make this work, 153 00:08:29,510 --> 00:08:32,010 Monica will have to call in more crew 154 00:08:32,010 --> 00:08:34,340 And heavier lifting gear. 155 00:08:34,340 --> 00:08:35,780 Back it up. Doug's got that cable, 156 00:08:35,780 --> 00:08:37,840 If you want to guide me back so we can hook it up. 157 00:08:37,850 --> 00:08:40,180 You want to be the eyes? Yeah. 158 00:08:40,180 --> 00:08:43,150 You ready? 159 00:08:43,150 --> 00:08:44,580 Let's go! 160 00:08:51,790 --> 00:08:53,430 That's more like it. 161 00:08:55,900 --> 00:08:57,830 How's it feeling Doug? 162 00:08:57,830 --> 00:09:00,730 Doug: Feeling good. 163 00:09:00,740 --> 00:09:01,870 Monica: made it here in one piece. 164 00:09:01,870 --> 00:09:02,940 Minnie: yep. We did. 165 00:09:02,940 --> 00:09:04,270 Everything is here. 166 00:09:04,270 --> 00:09:05,670 -Yay! -Yay! 167 00:09:13,250 --> 00:09:16,020 Narrator: Monica has risen to Tony's challenge, 168 00:09:16,020 --> 00:09:19,420 And the vital conveyor is moved into place. 169 00:09:19,420 --> 00:09:21,120 And after a two-month build... 170 00:09:24,490 --> 00:09:28,960 ...the disused dredge is ready to fire up once more. 171 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,700 I'm christening you Minnie's atm! 172 00:09:32,700 --> 00:09:35,700 [ cheers and applause ] 173 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:38,440 Tony's dredge is capable of producing 174 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,010 Millions in gold each season. 175 00:09:52,550 --> 00:09:55,190 And to make sure his gamble pays off, 176 00:09:55,190 --> 00:09:59,560 Tony gives Kevin and Monica an enormous responsibility -- 177 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:00,930 Running the dredge. 178 00:10:04,230 --> 00:10:06,230 Minnie: so you guys up for it? 179 00:10:06,230 --> 00:10:07,430 Hell yeah. 180 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,010 And with that being said, 181 00:10:15,010 --> 00:10:17,140 I think it's time you both go to work. 182 00:10:34,460 --> 00:10:35,760 Kevin: at night, it's very simple -- 183 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,300 Just keep running. 184 00:10:37,300 --> 00:10:39,230 Narrator: to deliver the 100 ounces a week 185 00:10:39,230 --> 00:10:40,800 That the Beets need, 186 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,300 Kevin and Monica have to run the dredge 24/7. 187 00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:45,740 Kevin: back and forth, back and forth. 188 00:10:45,740 --> 00:10:48,110 Narrator: Kevin takes the first night shift. 189 00:10:48,110 --> 00:10:49,180 Kevin: hopefully be nice and boring. 190 00:10:54,420 --> 00:10:56,150 What was that? 191 00:10:59,450 --> 00:11:01,090 Got to shut her down! 192 00:11:01,090 --> 00:11:04,520 [Bleep] [Bleep] Damn [bleep]. 193 00:11:04,530 --> 00:11:06,160 This is not good. 194 00:11:08,230 --> 00:11:10,530 I'm bringing the bucket line so I can have a look. 195 00:11:10,530 --> 00:11:12,000 I was real [bleep] Hopeful 196 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,600 That it's still on the roller at the end. 197 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:19,210 If not, well, we're kind of [bleep]. 198 00:11:19,210 --> 00:11:20,410 Oh, she's [bleep]. 199 00:11:20,410 --> 00:11:22,310 Narrator: only a few hours in, 200 00:11:22,310 --> 00:11:27,280 And the 47,000-pound bucket line has come off the guide wheels. 201 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:28,580 Kevin: well, it's not a problem with the bucket line. 202 00:11:28,580 --> 00:11:30,120 It's operator error. 203 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:35,020 Narrator: every hour the dredge is down, Kevin is losing gold. 204 00:11:35,020 --> 00:11:36,520 Done for the day. 205 00:11:36,530 --> 00:11:38,460 This is bull[bleep]. 206 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:42,260 Narrator: coming up... 207 00:11:42,260 --> 00:11:43,730 Minnie: go, Mike! 208 00:11:43,730 --> 00:11:45,230 Just sit on him. 209 00:11:45,230 --> 00:11:48,870 Narrator: ...we reveal the Beets kids' lives away from the mine. 210 00:11:48,870 --> 00:11:50,140 Officiant: will you, Monica, 211 00:11:50,140 --> 00:11:52,510 Keep Taylor as your favorite person? 212 00:11:52,510 --> 00:11:54,340 Hell yeah. 213 00:11:54,340 --> 00:11:57,340 Narrator: and who will take over the Beets family dynasty? 214 00:12:15,130 --> 00:12:16,700 Kevin: y'all may want to get out of the way. 215 00:12:16,700 --> 00:12:18,930 It's gonna get a little [bleep] Messy here. 216 00:12:18,930 --> 00:12:21,130 Narrator: Tony Beets has given Kevin and Monica 217 00:12:21,140 --> 00:12:22,340 The responsibility 218 00:12:22,340 --> 00:12:25,570 Of running his new $1 million dredge. 219 00:12:25,570 --> 00:12:29,940 To make a profit, he needs them to deliver 100 ounces of gold 220 00:12:29,950 --> 00:12:31,380 In a week. 221 00:12:31,380 --> 00:12:32,810 Bucket ladder up. 222 00:12:32,810 --> 00:12:35,350 But Kevin's derailed the bucket line 223 00:12:35,350 --> 00:12:37,950 And brought operations to a halt. 224 00:12:37,950 --> 00:12:39,420 Kevin: all right, back it down. 225 00:12:39,420 --> 00:12:40,750 Keep going, everyone, keep going. 226 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,390 Mike, can you pull to the end anymore? 227 00:12:43,390 --> 00:12:44,920 Easy, Mike. 228 00:12:47,030 --> 00:12:48,500 Come on, Donna. 229 00:12:48,500 --> 00:12:51,900 Breaking a bucket could put them out of action for weeks 230 00:12:51,900 --> 00:12:54,700 And cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. 231 00:12:58,740 --> 00:13:00,910 Yippee-ki-yay, [bleep]! 232 00:13:00,910 --> 00:13:03,240 [ laughs ] [Bleep] 233 00:13:03,250 --> 00:13:06,110 Was that a [bleep]? 234 00:13:06,110 --> 00:13:08,480 Narrator: now the dredge is back up and running, 235 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,920 Monica starts the day shift. 236 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,650 Hello, Jason. 237 00:13:12,650 --> 00:13:14,020 Jason: morning. 238 00:13:14,020 --> 00:13:15,390 Monica: this is a lot bigger 239 00:13:15,390 --> 00:13:17,290 Than anything else I've ever run. 240 00:13:17,290 --> 00:13:19,230 There's a lot riding on it, too. 241 00:13:19,230 --> 00:13:22,260 Like, my parents sunk -- what? -- 242 00:13:22,260 --> 00:13:24,360 $1 million or plus in this thing, 243 00:13:24,370 --> 00:13:27,200 So if I can't run it, 244 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,600 Then I'm kind of letting them down, too, right? 245 00:13:34,980 --> 00:13:36,310 Narrator: at the end of the week, 246 00:13:36,310 --> 00:13:38,680 It's time to find out if Monica and Kevin 247 00:13:38,680 --> 00:13:42,050 Delivered the 100 ounces that Tony demands. 248 00:13:44,490 --> 00:13:47,520 Tony: ...60, 70, 90. 249 00:13:56,930 --> 00:14:01,940 The gold is worth close to $110,000, 250 00:14:01,940 --> 00:14:04,800 But they're still short of Tony's target. 251 00:14:15,020 --> 00:14:16,350 Minnie: that's pretty good. 252 00:14:24,730 --> 00:14:27,130 In the fall of 2015, 253 00:14:27,130 --> 00:14:31,300 Kevin goes back to New Brunswick for his last year of university. 254 00:14:31,300 --> 00:14:34,470 The following spring, he graduates with not one 255 00:14:34,470 --> 00:14:35,770 But two degrees 256 00:14:35,770 --> 00:14:38,140 In leadership and computer science. 257 00:14:38,140 --> 00:14:41,570 Kevin: mining has paid for my university expenses 258 00:14:41,580 --> 00:14:43,480 For as long as I've been there. 259 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:45,110 And that's something a lot of folks can't say -- 260 00:14:45,110 --> 00:14:47,850 That I walk out of 10 years of school with no debt. 261 00:14:47,850 --> 00:14:50,120 I've been very lucky in that regard. 262 00:14:52,090 --> 00:14:54,320 Narrator: when brother Mike isn't mining, 263 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,620 He prefers a full-contact hobby. 264 00:14:57,630 --> 00:14:59,030 Ooh, ow! 265 00:14:59,030 --> 00:15:00,790 So what is your specialty? 266 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,330 Mike: being big and very stubborn. 267 00:15:04,570 --> 00:15:06,230 Oh, maybe. Are you? Are you? 268 00:15:10,140 --> 00:15:12,010 Oh, we're not working right now, are we? 269 00:15:12,010 --> 00:15:14,240 [ Laughing ] Oh! 270 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,810 -Go, Mike! -Show you how it's done, Mike? 271 00:15:16,810 --> 00:15:18,510 Ohhhh! 272 00:15:18,510 --> 00:15:20,380 So you gonna get in armor, dad? 273 00:15:22,180 --> 00:15:24,220 You gonna get in armor, Kevin? 274 00:15:24,220 --> 00:15:25,720 Come on now. 275 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:27,050 I think this is very silly 276 00:15:27,060 --> 00:15:29,160 Because now we have two boys in armor, 277 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:30,560 And then everybody was saying 278 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:31,930 "Oh, they should fight each other." 279 00:15:31,930 --> 00:15:34,630 No, no, no, not happening. 280 00:15:34,630 --> 00:15:36,630 They all have a little bit of a temper. 281 00:15:36,630 --> 00:15:37,800 I didn't want them to do it ever, 282 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:39,970 'cause that could be lethal. 283 00:15:39,970 --> 00:15:42,470 Oh! 284 00:15:42,470 --> 00:15:45,670 That's awesome! Oh, that was priceless. 285 00:15:45,670 --> 00:15:47,740 Narrator: Tony's son Mike is a key part 286 00:15:47,740 --> 00:15:50,240 Of the Beets mining operation. 287 00:15:50,250 --> 00:15:53,910 When Tony decides to chase a 2,000-ounce goal, 288 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,380 He gives Mike his first taste of responsibility, 289 00:15:57,390 --> 00:15:59,620 Charging him with getting the gold-rich ground 290 00:15:59,620 --> 00:16:02,160 Of paradise hill up and running. 291 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,190 Mike: yeah, this is my own little pile of [bleep]. 292 00:16:04,190 --> 00:16:05,430 [ laughs ] 293 00:16:05,430 --> 00:16:07,090 My dad left me in charge of the paradise hill, 294 00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:08,660 The one that's basically been the cash cow 295 00:16:08,660 --> 00:16:11,160 For the last couple years. 296 00:16:11,170 --> 00:16:13,530 Michael knows how to run the cut out there, 297 00:16:13,540 --> 00:16:15,340 And before he strips, he knows what it looks like 298 00:16:15,340 --> 00:16:17,470 When he's gonna finish. 299 00:16:17,470 --> 00:16:19,140 Mike: I enjoy some aspects of my job. 300 00:16:19,140 --> 00:16:21,470 Some of the other aspects I really don't. 301 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,780 Where I don't have to work with other people -- that's the best. 302 00:16:25,780 --> 00:16:27,210 It's a difference with my family 303 00:16:27,220 --> 00:16:28,580 'cause you know who you're working with 304 00:16:28,580 --> 00:16:30,980 And you know what you're gonna get out of them. 305 00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:32,620 But dad is pretty busy this year. 306 00:16:32,620 --> 00:16:34,420 He's left me in charge around here 307 00:16:34,420 --> 00:16:38,860 So he can spend most of his time focusing on the dredges. 308 00:16:38,860 --> 00:16:40,530 I'm actually behind schedule here 309 00:16:40,530 --> 00:16:45,330 Because I've been forced to work in this cut by myself 310 00:16:45,330 --> 00:16:47,430 With nobody else but Mike there on the monitor. 311 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,040 So I'm a decent fricking two weeks behind, 312 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:51,400 Three weeks behind. 313 00:16:51,410 --> 00:16:55,510 I cannot be in two places at once. 314 00:16:55,510 --> 00:16:58,980 Narrator: Mike is operating both the dozer and the excavator 315 00:16:58,980 --> 00:17:01,750 To get down to the gold-rich pay. 316 00:17:01,750 --> 00:17:03,020 Mike: I can do only so much 317 00:17:03,020 --> 00:17:04,550 Before I need someone to give me a quick hand 318 00:17:04,550 --> 00:17:05,720 And whip [bleep] Into shape 319 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,920 'cause jumping between two machines 320 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:09,560 Is just not as effective. 321 00:17:13,630 --> 00:17:15,730 [ radio crackles ] 322 00:17:32,550 --> 00:17:35,450 Narrator: the Beets brothers have mined side by side 323 00:17:35,450 --> 00:17:36,850 For over a decade. 324 00:17:36,850 --> 00:17:39,650 Mike: when me and him fricking start working together, 325 00:17:39,650 --> 00:17:42,060 We move a [bleep] [Bleep] Load. 326 00:17:46,060 --> 00:17:47,260 I don't know if you guys can see it, 327 00:17:47,260 --> 00:17:49,660 But I think I just saw pay pop up over there. 328 00:17:52,830 --> 00:17:54,070 Kevin: copy. What's up? 329 00:17:56,300 --> 00:17:58,970 [Bleep] Hey, good to hear, man. 330 00:17:58,970 --> 00:18:02,210 Narrator: Mike calls in sister Monica to set up the wash plant. 331 00:18:02,210 --> 00:18:04,440 Mike: everybody in the Beets family working together. 332 00:18:04,450 --> 00:18:06,810 We've all been doing this for a long time, 333 00:18:06,820 --> 00:18:08,550 And we send each other to certain jobs. 334 00:18:08,550 --> 00:18:10,720 We all know it's gonna get done a certain way. 335 00:18:16,860 --> 00:18:19,330 Narrator: just five weeks into the season, 336 00:18:19,330 --> 00:18:22,730 Mike's paradise hill claim is sluicing for gold. 337 00:18:22,730 --> 00:18:24,230 It's nice to be finally out of that [bleep] 338 00:18:24,230 --> 00:18:25,970 Black muck and [bleep] Sluicing. 339 00:18:32,510 --> 00:18:36,310 Little sister, big brother, his father. 340 00:18:36,310 --> 00:18:37,680 Mike: oh, man! 341 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,150 Come here, both of you! Oh! 342 00:18:39,150 --> 00:18:40,850 Aah! Aah! 343 00:18:48,860 --> 00:18:50,090 You don't have to like each other, 344 00:18:50,090 --> 00:18:51,690 But you [bleep] Have to take care of each other 345 00:18:51,690 --> 00:18:54,930 'cause blood's thicker than water. 346 00:18:54,930 --> 00:18:56,800 It's the only family you got, right? 347 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,460 Mike! 348 00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:02,740 Narrator: coming up -- Monica makes history 349 00:19:02,740 --> 00:19:04,600 With an all-girl crew... 350 00:19:04,610 --> 00:19:06,810 Whoo-hoo! Let's make some money! 351 00:19:06,810 --> 00:19:10,010 ...and the king of the Klondike faces a crisis. 352 00:19:10,010 --> 00:19:11,680 We don't have a water license. 353 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,550 Kevin: so what does that mean for the season, then? 354 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:32,430 I'm constantly looked down on because of these. 355 00:19:32,430 --> 00:19:34,300 [ laughs ] Damn it! 356 00:19:34,300 --> 00:19:36,300 Narrator: Monica has forged her career 357 00:19:36,300 --> 00:19:38,400 In a male-dominated industry. 358 00:19:40,510 --> 00:19:42,740 -What?! -[ laughs ] 359 00:19:42,740 --> 00:19:44,940 Monica: where I work at is typically a man's job. 360 00:19:44,950 --> 00:19:46,650 People don't take me seriously 361 00:19:46,650 --> 00:19:48,880 Because of my gender and because of my age. 362 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,850 Narrator: at 22, Monica has more experience 363 00:19:51,850 --> 00:19:53,520 Than a lot of older guys. 364 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,290 But you're very competent, 365 00:19:55,290 --> 00:19:56,460 And you have a sense of humor, 366 00:19:56,460 --> 00:19:57,960 Which makes you very easy to work with. 367 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:02,230 And in 2016, Tony decides to test her 368 00:20:02,230 --> 00:20:04,830 By putting her in charge of her own operation 369 00:20:04,830 --> 00:20:06,300 For the first time. 370 00:20:14,540 --> 00:20:16,440 Do I at least get to pick my own crew? 371 00:20:18,650 --> 00:20:20,210 It's gonna be all girls, then. 372 00:20:26,590 --> 00:20:28,750 Yeah. 373 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,490 Monica: this season, it's time for my operation. 374 00:20:31,490 --> 00:20:33,390 Narrator: with her all-girl crew, 375 00:20:33,390 --> 00:20:38,700 Monica sets up her wash plant to run 175 yards of dirt an hour. 376 00:20:38,700 --> 00:20:40,730 Whoo-hoo! Let's make some money! 377 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,640 Monica: it's nice to be actually making money 378 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,970 With my cut, with my plant. 379 00:20:45,970 --> 00:20:47,170 I have found that, you know, 380 00:20:47,180 --> 00:20:49,140 Growing up with the older brothers 381 00:20:49,140 --> 00:20:50,610 And everything else, 382 00:20:50,610 --> 00:20:52,350 I've been able to hold my own more 383 00:20:52,350 --> 00:20:55,050 When it comes to dealing with people, 384 00:20:55,050 --> 00:20:58,220 You know, because I've had to stick up for myself. 385 00:20:58,220 --> 00:20:59,490 There are quite a few people 386 00:20:59,490 --> 00:21:01,350 Who don't think women should be in this job. 387 00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:03,990 They think it's too tough, it's too whatever, 388 00:21:03,990 --> 00:21:05,930 Which I think is complete bull[bleep]. 389 00:21:05,930 --> 00:21:07,390 These girls are doing really good. 390 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:08,760 I'm really happy, 391 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,930 And I think we can really show everybody 392 00:21:11,930 --> 00:21:17,270 That women can do the job just as well as any man can. 393 00:21:17,270 --> 00:21:20,640 Narrator: determined to mine as much gold as possible, 394 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,880 Monica runs load after load through the plant. 395 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:26,350 Monica: we're just gonna keep sluicing until it freezes. 396 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,450 [ machine screeching ] 397 00:21:32,790 --> 00:21:34,820 What the [bleep]? 398 00:21:38,860 --> 00:21:40,430 [Bleep] [Bleep] 399 00:21:40,430 --> 00:21:41,960 [ mutters indistinctly ] 400 00:21:44,300 --> 00:21:47,970 Our tailing conveyor is smoking. 401 00:21:47,970 --> 00:21:50,540 Narrator: Monica has overloaded the conveyor, 402 00:21:50,540 --> 00:21:53,270 Causing the pulley belt to slip and burn. 403 00:21:55,910 --> 00:21:58,840 Monica: yeah, the tailings conveyor decided 404 00:21:58,850 --> 00:22:00,410 It was going to smoke. 405 00:22:02,550 --> 00:22:04,120 The pulley. 406 00:22:05,990 --> 00:22:08,390 If you get me a pulley, then we can get going. 407 00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:11,620 Do it. 408 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,500 All right, guys, we've got to fix our tailings conveyor 409 00:22:17,500 --> 00:22:19,000 So some people can start greasing, 410 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,000 And we'll keep on the roll here. 411 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:25,810 Nope. 412 00:22:25,810 --> 00:22:27,910 Narrator: with the new pulley successfully in place, 413 00:22:27,910 --> 00:22:30,880 Monica and her team can get back to business. 414 00:22:33,010 --> 00:22:35,180 Monica: all right, got it. 415 00:22:35,180 --> 00:22:37,320 Looks pretty good. 416 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:38,850 Seems to be taking the rocks out, 417 00:22:38,850 --> 00:22:40,920 Which is pretty awesome. 418 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,590 We've got no smoke, so that's the main thing. 419 00:23:00,740 --> 00:23:02,110 Narrator: it's the end of the week 420 00:23:02,110 --> 00:23:05,110 For Monica and her all-girl crew. 421 00:23:05,110 --> 00:23:06,950 Time for a gold weigh. 422 00:23:09,820 --> 00:23:12,850 30, 40... 423 00:23:12,850 --> 00:23:14,250 50... 424 00:23:14,260 --> 00:23:16,860 60... 425 00:23:16,860 --> 00:23:20,430 73.6! 426 00:23:20,430 --> 00:23:22,060 [Bleep] Yeah. 427 00:23:22,060 --> 00:23:23,430 Mike: not bad, chick. 428 00:23:25,970 --> 00:23:27,600 That's actually really good, Monica. 429 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:29,400 -Thank you. -I'm quite excited for you. 430 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:30,970 You know it's your baby, this one. 431 00:23:30,970 --> 00:23:32,510 That's actually [Bleep] Awesome. 432 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,680 Thanks for giving me the chance to prove myself. 433 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:41,810 Monica: I think that was awesome for our first gold weigh. 434 00:23:41,820 --> 00:23:46,720 I mean, I think if I can get my dad to that 2,000-ounce goal, 435 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,390 That'd be [bleep] Awesome. 436 00:23:49,390 --> 00:23:52,290 Ah-rah-rah-rah-rah! 437 00:23:52,290 --> 00:23:53,630 You ready to go back getting gold? 438 00:23:53,630 --> 00:23:56,030 [ barks ] Yeah? Perfect. 439 00:23:56,030 --> 00:23:57,660 [ laughs ] 440 00:23:57,670 --> 00:24:00,970 Narrator: at the start of the 2016 season, 441 00:24:00,970 --> 00:24:03,900 Kevin was promoted to dredge master by Tony, 442 00:24:03,910 --> 00:24:07,740 Who tasked him with delivering gold 24/7 443 00:24:07,740 --> 00:24:10,680 In order to hit their 2,000-ounce goal. 444 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:14,210 Kevin: whoa. 445 00:24:14,220 --> 00:24:17,650 There's been tons of bucket-line slippage today 446 00:24:17,650 --> 00:24:19,990 'cause it's worn right the [bleep] Out. 447 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:23,760 [Bleep] 448 00:24:26,360 --> 00:24:29,200 Okay, you stop. You guys stop. 449 00:24:35,070 --> 00:24:37,700 Well, I shut it off because it was about a minute 450 00:24:37,710 --> 00:24:40,210 Of the bucket line not moving at all. 451 00:24:40,210 --> 00:24:44,080 It was like it was stuck, so it kept churning up on top, 452 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:45,510 But the buckets weren't moving. 453 00:24:45,510 --> 00:24:48,950 That was grinding the absolute [Bleep] Out of the sprocket. 454 00:24:51,390 --> 00:24:52,990 Here comes Tony. 455 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,460 The sprockets on the bucket line... 456 00:24:57,460 --> 00:24:58,720 -Yeah? -...the wear plates -- 457 00:24:58,730 --> 00:25:01,460 Those things are [bleep]. They're all worn down. 458 00:25:03,030 --> 00:25:04,500 Well, I want to blow these ones off, 459 00:25:04,500 --> 00:25:06,070 Get the new ones we had made, 460 00:25:06,070 --> 00:25:07,430 Bolt them in, weld them in, done. 461 00:25:13,980 --> 00:25:15,170 Yeah, we don't need gene for that. 462 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:16,740 I can direct welders, too. 463 00:25:17,810 --> 00:25:19,680 It's basically my job here, too. 464 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:21,450 Narrator: Tony wants Kevin to wait 465 00:25:21,450 --> 00:25:23,950 Until chief mechanic gene cheeseman 466 00:25:23,950 --> 00:25:26,190 Can get to the dredge and do the repair. 467 00:25:30,420 --> 00:25:31,520 It's three bolts. 468 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,600 Kevin has to mine lower-grade material 469 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,330 While he waits for gene. 470 00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:43,570 Any delay will threaten Tony's goal 471 00:25:43,570 --> 00:25:46,270 Of mining 2,000 ounces this season. 472 00:25:46,270 --> 00:25:48,310 Gene isn't needed here. 473 00:25:48,310 --> 00:25:50,280 He's got better [bleep] To do. 474 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:51,840 Tony's always micromanaged. 475 00:25:51,850 --> 00:25:53,380 He does not know how to step the [bleep] Back 476 00:25:53,380 --> 00:25:55,550 And let people do their [bleep] Job. 477 00:25:59,050 --> 00:26:00,590 Hey, gene. 478 00:26:00,590 --> 00:26:03,360 Narrator: it takes 48 hours for gene to arrive 479 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:07,260 And supervise the wear-plate replacements. 480 00:26:07,260 --> 00:26:08,760 Sidelined by Tony, 481 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:13,230 Dredge master Kevin decides to pull the mats for a cleanup. 482 00:26:13,230 --> 00:26:14,600 Tony's always gonna micromanage. 483 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:18,240 Doesn't matter if the cleanups are good, bad, or great. 484 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:19,740 That's how he operates. 485 00:26:19,740 --> 00:26:23,010 So I just learn to work with it, like a natural disaster. 486 00:26:23,010 --> 00:26:24,610 You don't just yell at the hurricane. 487 00:26:24,610 --> 00:26:26,780 You wait for it to pass, then you pick up the pieces. 488 00:26:34,590 --> 00:26:36,420 Narrator: because of the breakdown, 489 00:26:36,420 --> 00:26:41,730 Expectations for Kevin's gold weigh are low. 490 00:26:41,730 --> 00:26:43,530 Tony: 30, 40, 50, 60, 491 00:26:43,530 --> 00:26:46,730 70, 80, 90, 492 00:26:46,730 --> 00:26:50,640 110, 30, 40, 60, 70. 493 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:53,670 No. 494 00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:04,150 Narrator: Kevin still brings in $260,000 in a single week. 495 00:27:04,150 --> 00:27:05,780 Kevin does have a point, though. 496 00:27:05,790 --> 00:27:07,490 Tony has to let go a little bit. 497 00:27:07,490 --> 00:27:10,490 The less people trying to make decisions, the better. 498 00:27:10,490 --> 00:27:12,690 Working with Tony can be stressful at times. 499 00:27:12,690 --> 00:27:14,830 Sets high expectations. 500 00:27:14,830 --> 00:27:16,600 Gonna make it [Bleep] Work this year. 501 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:31,780 Narrator: during the mining season, 502 00:27:31,780 --> 00:27:35,180 The Beets operation runs 24/7. 503 00:27:35,180 --> 00:27:38,950 But back in 2018, they all stepped away 504 00:27:38,950 --> 00:27:41,750 From the claim for a big event -- 505 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:43,390 Monica's wedding. 506 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:47,690 You think your father's gonna tear up? 507 00:27:47,700 --> 00:27:49,030 I want to get him with the dance, 508 00:27:49,030 --> 00:27:50,000 But I don't think he'll cry. 509 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,060 I'll be crying, but he won't. 510 00:27:52,070 --> 00:27:53,830 Well, you might be surprised. 511 00:27:53,830 --> 00:27:55,300 Ta-da! 512 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:00,070 Man: underneath. 513 00:28:10,950 --> 00:28:13,790 [ cheers and applause ] 514 00:28:13,790 --> 00:28:16,320 Narrator: Monica and her groom, Taylor mayes, 515 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:19,460 Have known each other since they were 2 years old. 516 00:28:19,460 --> 00:28:20,560 Welcome, everyone, 517 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:22,190 On behalf of the mayes and Beets family. 518 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,760 Thank you for coming. 519 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,800 Today is a celebration. 520 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:29,230 Will you, Monica, keep Taylor as your favorite person, 521 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:31,870 To laugh with him, grow old with him, 522 00:28:31,870 --> 00:28:34,270 And find new reasons to love him every day? 523 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:35,570 Hell yeah. 524 00:28:35,580 --> 00:28:37,510 [ laughter ] 525 00:28:37,510 --> 00:28:38,610 Will you, Taylor, 526 00:28:38,610 --> 00:28:40,980 Keep Monica as your favorite person, 527 00:28:40,980 --> 00:28:43,680 To laugh with her, grow old with her, 528 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,490 And find new reasons to love her every day? 529 00:28:46,490 --> 00:28:47,650 I will. 530 00:28:47,660 --> 00:28:50,090 With this ring, I promise 531 00:28:50,090 --> 00:28:52,490 To always be there for you, to love and care for you, 532 00:28:52,490 --> 00:28:54,860 And try every day to be worthy of your love. 533 00:28:54,860 --> 00:28:56,200 May your marriage bring you 534 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,570 All the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring. 535 00:28:59,570 --> 00:29:01,070 I now pronounce you married. 536 00:29:01,070 --> 00:29:03,600 [ cheers and applause ] 537 00:29:10,950 --> 00:29:13,550 Monica: I've danced with my father once before 538 00:29:13,550 --> 00:29:15,180 And that was at my graduation. 539 00:29:15,180 --> 00:29:17,120 He didn't cry then. I did. 540 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,650 I didn't cry this time, but I'm pretty sure 541 00:29:19,650 --> 00:29:20,920 He teared up at my vows, 542 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:24,190 So softer side of Tony Beets does exist. 543 00:29:45,050 --> 00:29:48,450 Narrator: having raised his kids as natural-born gold miners, 544 00:29:48,450 --> 00:29:52,280 Tony is looking forward to the final stage of his master plan. 545 00:29:57,730 --> 00:30:00,830 But who will take over when Tony steps down 546 00:30:00,830 --> 00:30:02,290 As the king of the Klondike? 547 00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:13,810 First up -- Mike. 548 00:30:13,810 --> 00:30:17,480 His skills as an operator could make him a perfect mine boss. 549 00:30:30,990 --> 00:30:34,360 He grew up on the mine and left school at 12. 550 00:30:46,670 --> 00:30:50,310 Now 29, Mike's the master of massive machinery. 551 00:30:50,310 --> 00:30:51,740 Mike: the way I see it, when I have kids 552 00:30:51,750 --> 00:30:53,350 They could be taking over for me, 553 00:30:53,350 --> 00:30:56,050 Just like in the future I might be taking over for my dad. 554 00:30:56,050 --> 00:30:58,320 Narrator: when Tony invests $1 million 555 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:02,860 In a second vintage dredge to secure the family's future, 556 00:31:02,860 --> 00:31:05,590 He turns to Mike to take it by barge 557 00:31:05,590 --> 00:31:08,560 100 Miles down the Yukon River. 558 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,000 It's completely new, 559 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:11,930 And anything that's completely new, 560 00:31:11,930 --> 00:31:15,500 It's got that little adventurous feel. 561 00:31:15,500 --> 00:31:17,170 It's exciting in its own way. 562 00:31:17,170 --> 00:31:19,570 Narrator: Mike trains for 200 hours 563 00:31:19,570 --> 00:31:22,740 To become a qualified skipper. 564 00:31:22,740 --> 00:31:25,310 Then he's ready for his maiden voyage 565 00:31:25,310 --> 00:31:26,910 On the kid commando. 566 00:31:35,890 --> 00:31:37,760 This is the first time this boat's ever gone 567 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:39,020 This far up River, 568 00:31:39,030 --> 00:31:40,630 The first time it's really sailed. 569 00:31:40,630 --> 00:31:41,790 Want to take a chance driving it? 570 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:43,160 No, that's all you, buddy. 571 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:44,630 [ laughs ] 572 00:31:44,630 --> 00:31:46,270 Bawk-bawk-bawk-bawk bawk-bawk-bawk-bawk! 573 00:31:46,270 --> 00:31:48,230 Juan's here to troubleshoot if anything goes wrong. 574 00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:52,540 Narrator: with its 60-ton load, 575 00:31:52,540 --> 00:31:55,770 Kid commando should travel at 4 Miles an hour. 576 00:31:55,780 --> 00:31:58,840 The 100-mile journey will take two days. 577 00:31:58,850 --> 00:32:01,050 How's the speed, Mike? 578 00:32:01,050 --> 00:32:03,450 Slower than [bleep] Through molasses. 579 00:32:03,450 --> 00:32:04,720 Oh, man. 580 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,250 'cause we have dropped from 3 Miles an hour to -- 581 00:32:07,250 --> 00:32:09,090 0.62. 582 00:32:09,090 --> 00:32:13,160 We've gone about 5 Miles in two hours. 583 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:14,390 Instead of it being a two-day trip, 584 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,190 It's a four-day trip up River. 585 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,330 We're gonna have to figure out what the hell's going on. 586 00:32:20,330 --> 00:32:22,700 I'm seeing what my ass end's doing. 587 00:32:22,700 --> 00:32:23,800 Yeah. 588 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:25,500 If it pushed up any further, we'd be [bleep] 589 00:32:25,510 --> 00:32:27,340 Hydroplaning across the water. 590 00:32:27,340 --> 00:32:29,170 With all the weight in the ass end 591 00:32:29,180 --> 00:32:31,480 It pushes the front of the kid commando down, 592 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,050 Forcing my ass end up. 593 00:32:33,050 --> 00:32:34,810 So now I am sitting there [Bleep] Pushing a barge 594 00:32:34,820 --> 00:32:37,580 Sitting like this, and that's so much [bleep] Drag. 595 00:32:37,580 --> 00:32:39,850 Mike figures out that the 60-ton load 596 00:32:39,850 --> 00:32:42,990 Is positioned too far back on the barge, 597 00:32:42,990 --> 00:32:44,760 Causing the propellers at the stern 598 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:46,890 To rise partway out of the water, 599 00:32:46,890 --> 00:32:50,060 Reducing their thrust. 600 00:32:50,060 --> 00:32:51,800 I really don't want to have to go back 601 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:53,330 With bad news. 602 00:32:53,330 --> 00:32:55,270 Juan: you're the captain, man. You make the call. 603 00:32:55,270 --> 00:32:57,200 What are we gonna do? 604 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,840 We're gonna stop, [Bleep] Turn around. 605 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:03,010 I'm turning around, Juan. 606 00:33:03,010 --> 00:33:05,910 Two hours into the journey, Mike decides 607 00:33:05,910 --> 00:33:09,380 To go back to Dawson and redistribute the load. 608 00:33:11,050 --> 00:33:13,790 Yeah, it's a lot better now with load sitting front 609 00:33:13,790 --> 00:33:15,420 And getting all that [bleep] Worked out. 610 00:33:15,420 --> 00:33:16,890 The ass is sitting much lower. 611 00:33:22,330 --> 00:33:24,160 With the weight redistributed, 612 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:26,300 Mike has to get the barge to travel 613 00:33:26,300 --> 00:33:28,630 At least 4 Miles an hour. 614 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:30,770 I got it running AT 1,600 RPMs. 615 00:33:30,770 --> 00:33:33,370 She's doing 4 Miles, and that's in main current. 616 00:33:33,370 --> 00:33:34,940 If we keep going at this rate, 617 00:33:34,940 --> 00:33:36,710 Quite happy, actually. 618 00:33:36,710 --> 00:33:39,210 Juan: yeah, we're almost 5 Miles an hour right now. 619 00:33:39,210 --> 00:33:41,180 It's actually impressing me. 620 00:33:43,380 --> 00:33:46,590 So hopefully the trip up to thistle is all successful, 621 00:33:46,590 --> 00:33:48,990 And we can start pulling more pieces out 622 00:33:48,990 --> 00:33:51,820 Faster with the two boats. 623 00:33:51,830 --> 00:33:55,730 Cargo reloaded, Mike finishes the journey. 624 00:33:55,730 --> 00:33:57,900 Over the season, Mike and Tony 625 00:33:57,900 --> 00:34:01,830 Complete the tear down of dredge 2 at thistle creek, 626 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:05,140 And Mike ships it 100 Miles to eureka. 627 00:34:15,180 --> 00:34:17,420 For the rebuild of the second dredge, 628 00:34:17,420 --> 00:34:21,320 The entire family comes together to realize Tony's dream 629 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:25,790 And secure the family's future. 630 00:34:25,790 --> 00:34:28,290 It's unbelievable how much this dredge has cost. 631 00:34:28,300 --> 00:34:30,660 So we have to put this up quickly. 632 00:34:30,660 --> 00:34:31,830 I want it to see go, 633 00:34:31,830 --> 00:34:33,130 And I want it to see make some money. 634 00:34:39,610 --> 00:34:41,740 -Dream team. -[ laughs ] 635 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:47,150 Narrator: coming up -- the kids face the biggest challenge 636 00:34:47,150 --> 00:34:50,580 Of their career as crisis hits the Klondike, 637 00:34:50,580 --> 00:34:54,050 Threatening to destroy the Beets' family business. 638 00:34:54,050 --> 00:34:55,450 We don't have a water license. 639 00:35:14,780 --> 00:35:16,810 Kevin: if you go hard and rough and tough all day, 640 00:35:16,810 --> 00:35:18,840 You need to do something to let loose. 641 00:35:18,850 --> 00:35:21,850 Narrator: Kevin uses his downtime to unwind 642 00:35:21,850 --> 00:35:23,480 From the stresses of the mine. 643 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:26,590 Well, one of my interests is warhammer. 644 00:35:26,590 --> 00:35:29,450 So, basically, you buy a bunch of miniatures, 645 00:35:29,460 --> 00:35:31,160 You paint them up, build them together, 646 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:32,620 And then you square off against an opponent 647 00:35:32,630 --> 00:35:34,190 With their own army of models. 648 00:35:34,190 --> 00:35:35,560 But it's a war game. 649 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:40,330 I'm more into it for the hobby side, the painting. 650 00:35:40,330 --> 00:35:43,140 Something this size and the detail I like to do -- 651 00:35:43,140 --> 00:35:45,700 Probably about 150 hours of work. 652 00:35:45,710 --> 00:35:48,240 For the longest time, go do work, 653 00:35:48,240 --> 00:35:52,640 Spend your 12 hours, have dinner, come home... 654 00:35:52,650 --> 00:35:53,750 Paint. 655 00:36:06,860 --> 00:36:08,790 Narrator: Tony Beets is figuring out 656 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,130 Which of his three kids 657 00:36:10,130 --> 00:36:14,270 Would make the best mine boss when he steps down. 658 00:36:14,270 --> 00:36:17,170 Daughter Monica has come a long way, 659 00:36:17,170 --> 00:36:20,440 But she's had her share of setbacks. 660 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,840 Oh, there's a really big [Bleep] Rock there. 661 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,640 [Bleep] That hole. 662 00:36:24,650 --> 00:36:29,150 Narrator: in 2017, she decides the cut she's working 663 00:36:29,150 --> 00:36:30,780 Is mined out. 664 00:36:45,900 --> 00:36:48,600 I wonder what the [bleep] He wants. 665 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,840 He doesn't sound like he's in the best [bleep] Mood. 666 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:53,470 Awesome. 667 00:37:10,690 --> 00:37:12,860 Tony: one, two, three, four, five. 668 00:37:17,430 --> 00:37:18,660 I'll get me and the girls on it. 669 00:37:24,370 --> 00:37:26,270 It's my cut. It's my [bleep]-up. 670 00:37:26,270 --> 00:37:29,210 So I should be the one to fix it. 671 00:37:29,210 --> 00:37:31,940 Narrator: Monica brings back her all-girl crew 672 00:37:31,950 --> 00:37:34,650 To mine the gold she's left behind. 673 00:37:34,650 --> 00:37:36,180 Monica: you always expect more out of family 674 00:37:36,180 --> 00:37:39,150 Than you do other employees. 675 00:37:39,150 --> 00:37:40,720 I wouldn't say there's, like, more pressure 676 00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:42,190 On me being the youngest. 677 00:37:42,190 --> 00:37:44,720 They want me to do well because they think it's awesome 678 00:37:44,730 --> 00:37:49,390 Because there aren't very many girls in the industry. 679 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:52,730 Can't leave that pay, 680 00:37:52,730 --> 00:37:56,770 So we'll just start up, run it through, 681 00:37:56,770 --> 00:37:58,340 And then actually be done. 682 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:02,970 Narrator: one week later at the weigh, 683 00:38:02,980 --> 00:38:05,240 Monica discovers that she'd missed 684 00:38:05,250 --> 00:38:08,650 180.6 ounces of gold, 685 00:38:08,650 --> 00:38:12,120 Worth $216,000. 686 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:13,890 I should have checked it. 687 00:38:13,890 --> 00:38:15,520 I'll take the blame for this. 688 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:20,130 Narrator: Monica's learned a valuable lesson, 689 00:38:20,130 --> 00:38:22,890 But she's now becoming one of the most experienced 690 00:38:22,900 --> 00:38:26,700 Female plant bosses in the Klondike. 691 00:38:26,700 --> 00:38:28,070 Monica will shine. 692 00:38:28,070 --> 00:38:30,700 I mean, she's good at this, anyways, and she likes it. 693 00:38:30,700 --> 00:38:33,240 She knows how to run it, and I'm sure she'll be fine. 694 00:38:33,240 --> 00:38:35,070 Monica is a smart gal. 695 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:37,480 She's very independent. She knows how to do it. 696 00:38:40,010 --> 00:38:41,710 I have no worries about her. 697 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:48,720 Tony's also seen son Kevin step up over the years. 698 00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:52,360 In 2017, after multiple breakdowns 699 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:54,560 Of the 75-year-old dredge, 700 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,800 Kevin wants to bring it into the 21st century, 701 00:38:57,800 --> 00:39:02,100 But he needs dad Tony to agree that new technology 702 00:39:02,100 --> 00:39:04,240 Will reap rich rewards. 703 00:39:04,240 --> 00:39:06,240 What we should do instead of fixing this old [bleep] 704 00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:08,170 Is get new winches, just [bleep] New. 705 00:39:08,180 --> 00:39:09,670 And they should be hydraulically driven. 706 00:39:16,580 --> 00:39:17,620 Well, you got two options. 707 00:39:17,620 --> 00:39:19,320 One -- you could fix this old [bleep] 708 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:21,050 And do this again next year. Yeah. Uh-huh. 709 00:39:21,050 --> 00:39:22,690 Or we could just spend a bit of money. 710 00:39:25,130 --> 00:39:26,990 That's ballpark 600 grand. 711 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:39,240 Yeah, yeah. 712 00:39:44,810 --> 00:39:45,940 Righty-o. 713 00:39:45,950 --> 00:39:48,980 Drawing on all his college education, 714 00:39:48,980 --> 00:39:50,920 Kevin equips the vintage dredge 715 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:53,750 With the latest high-spec technology. 716 00:39:58,660 --> 00:40:00,260 Kevin: that's another thing on the dredge. 717 00:40:00,260 --> 00:40:01,290 Compressor is in. 718 00:40:01,290 --> 00:40:02,990 We'll wire it up. We'll test it out. 719 00:40:07,770 --> 00:40:10,540 [ laughter ] 720 00:40:10,540 --> 00:40:12,640 I like it. I like it. 721 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:14,370 You can see down in the hopper there. 722 00:40:14,370 --> 00:40:15,710 Well, this is for the rock chute. 723 00:40:15,710 --> 00:40:17,640 ...camera and the stacker cams. 724 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:18,740 It's looking [bleep] Good. 725 00:40:21,050 --> 00:40:22,910 Narrator: over the next two seasons, 726 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:26,420 Kevin mines 3,069 ounces of gold, 727 00:40:26,420 --> 00:40:28,850 Worth over $3.5 million. 728 00:40:32,690 --> 00:40:35,460 But in the same period, younger sister Monica 729 00:40:35,460 --> 00:40:39,230 Brings in 4,266 ounces, 730 00:40:39,230 --> 00:40:41,930 Almost 1,200 more than her brother. 731 00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:52,240 But in this season, when disaster strikes, 732 00:40:52,250 --> 00:40:55,680 Derailing Tony's plans for the family's future... 733 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:57,280 We don't have a water license. 734 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:58,550 Kevin: so what does that mean for the season, then? 735 00:41:03,020 --> 00:41:05,020 Narrator: ...Tony turns to the kids 736 00:41:05,030 --> 00:41:07,360 To rescue the family business. 737 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:09,590 After a lifetime of preparation, 738 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:12,200 Can they step up to save the day? 739 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:14,770 So what about the airstrip? We did all that brushing. 740 00:41:16,300 --> 00:41:17,640 'cause all your other cuts are closed down, 741 00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:19,640 And we ain't gonna be able to sluice them, 742 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,370 I'm offering you a way to get gold right off the bat here. 743 00:41:22,380 --> 00:41:25,040 We still had our water license here. 744 00:41:25,050 --> 00:41:26,780 Why don't I come here? 745 00:41:29,180 --> 00:41:30,880 And I'm not trying to create issues. 746 00:41:33,620 --> 00:41:35,690 [Bleep] Hopper's jammed. 747 00:41:35,690 --> 00:41:37,790 Man, I don't know why you got smile on your face. 748 00:41:37,790 --> 00:41:40,330 Every time we do this, this is what happens. 749 00:41:40,330 --> 00:41:41,590 Rick: when there's dirt to be run 750 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:42,960 And there's a plant that can run it, 751 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:44,930 You stop at nothing. 752 00:41:44,930 --> 00:41:46,500 Holy [bleep]! 753 00:41:46,500 --> 00:41:48,530 If we just keep working together as a team, 754 00:41:48,540 --> 00:41:50,200 2,000 ounces is gonna be ours. 755 00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:51,770 Turn to the bar! 756 00:41:53,670 --> 00:41:56,040 That is real Yukon history. 757 00:41:56,040 --> 00:41:58,280 There should be a lot of gold underneath our feet. 757 00:41:59,305 --> 00:42:59,471