"Gold Rush" No Time for Redemption

1 00:00:02,030 --> 00:00:04,160 Rick: THERE'S A NEW WASH PLANT NEAR DUNCAN CREEK. 2 00:00:04,170 --> 00:00:05,500 WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GOLD TO FIND YET, 3 00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:07,030 AND NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TIME TO DO IT. 4 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:08,970 Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"... 5 00:00:08,970 --> 00:00:11,170 IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE MONSTER RED RUNNER. 6 00:00:11,170 --> 00:00:13,340 Narrator: RICK NESS MAKES THE GAMBLE OF HIS LIFE 7 00:00:13,340 --> 00:00:15,210 TO FIND DUNKIN CREEK GOLD. 8 00:00:15,210 --> 00:00:17,210 Rick: WE'VE GOT A BLOCK ALREADY. SHUT IT DOWN. 9 00:00:17,210 --> 00:00:19,010 FIRST GOLD WEIGH FOR MONSTER RED. 10 00:00:19,020 --> 00:00:20,480 40, 45. 11 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:21,450 OOH. 12 00:00:21,450 --> 00:00:23,750 All: RED! 13 00:00:23,750 --> 00:00:26,720 I'M NOT GONNA SUGAR COAT IT. IF YOU'RE WORKING HARD, 14 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:28,120 YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. 15 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,060 Narrator: AFTER FALLING BEHIND... 16 00:00:30,060 --> 00:00:32,130 WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE THE ENTIRE CUT THIS SEASON. 17 00:00:32,130 --> 00:00:34,630 PARKER SCHNABEL BREAKS WITH TRADITION. 18 00:00:34,630 --> 00:00:36,060 PARKER'S GONNA HAVE SOME PRETTY 19 00:00:36,070 --> 00:00:38,070 UPSET STAFF ON HIS HANDS. 20 00:00:38,070 --> 00:00:40,630 Narrator: TO TRY A RADICAL NEW STRATEGY. 21 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,340 WHAT THE ? 22 00:00:42,340 --> 00:00:43,800 WE'VE GOT TO RUN THE PLANT FASTER. 23 00:00:43,810 --> 00:00:44,770 IF YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE, 24 00:00:44,770 --> 00:00:45,810 YOU CAN GET IN THE LOADER AND SHOW ME. 25 00:00:45,810 --> 00:00:47,210 Parker: NO, NO, NO, NO. 26 00:00:50,910 --> 00:00:52,780 AND TONY BEATS' TREASURE HUNT... 27 00:00:56,050 --> 00:00:58,190 ...GOES UP IN SMOKE. 28 00:00:58,190 --> 00:01:01,660 MONICA, MONICA, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG ON THE PLANT. 29 00:01:01,660 --> 00:01:03,490 WHAT THE JUST HAPPENED? 30 00:01:03,490 --> 00:01:06,490 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 31 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:09,530 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 32 00:01:13,340 --> 00:01:14,970 Rick: I'VE TAKEN THE BIGGEST RISK OF MY LIFE 33 00:01:14,970 --> 00:01:17,970 MOVING MY WHOLE OPERATION TO KEYNOTE. 34 00:01:17,970 --> 00:01:19,870 I'VE ALSO MADE THE BIGGEST INVESTMENT IN MY LIFE 35 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,110 BY BUYING THIS WASH PLANT, AND IT MEANS GIVING ME 36 00:01:22,110 --> 00:01:24,210 THREE TIMES THE YARDAGE AS MY LAST PLANT, 37 00:01:24,210 --> 00:01:27,850 AND ALSO THREE TIMES THE GOLD. 38 00:01:27,850 --> 00:01:29,650 Narrator: AFTER 10 WEEKS MINING, 39 00:01:29,650 --> 00:01:32,790 RICK NESS IS OFF TO A SLOW START, 40 00:01:32,790 --> 00:01:37,560 BUT NOW MONSTER RED, HIS NEW HALF MILLION DOLLAR WASH PLANT, 41 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,030 IS FINALLY CHURNING THROUGH PAYDIRT. 42 00:01:41,030 --> 00:01:43,330 IT'S GOOD TO SEE MONSTER RED RUNNING AGAIN. 43 00:01:43,330 --> 00:01:46,270 IT HASN'T RAN IN A FEW YEARS. 44 00:01:46,270 --> 00:01:48,400 GOOD TO SEE IT MAKING GOLD AGAIN. 45 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,170 WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUND TO MAKE UP. 46 00:01:50,170 --> 00:01:51,510 WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GOLD TO FIND YET 47 00:01:51,510 --> 00:01:53,810 AND NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TIME TO DO IT. 48 00:01:53,810 --> 00:01:55,610 Narrator: RICK'S HUNTING FOR DUNCAN CREEK'S 49 00:01:55,610 --> 00:01:57,640 FINE GOLDEN NUGGETS. 50 00:01:57,650 --> 00:02:01,220 MONSTER RED WAS CUSTOM BUILT TO CAPTURE BOTH. 51 00:02:01,220 --> 00:02:03,620 HE'LL NEED EVERY FLAKE OF GOLD HE CAN FIND 52 00:02:03,620 --> 00:02:08,420 TO HIT HIS 2000 OUNCE GOAL AND PAY HIS GUYS. 53 00:02:08,420 --> 00:02:10,860 WHAT DO YOU THINK, BUDDY? 54 00:02:10,860 --> 00:02:12,990 Ryan: I JUST HOPE WE GOT THE GROUND TO PAY FOR THIS THING. 55 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,730 FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, WE BETTER FIND SOME GOOD GROUND 56 00:02:16,730 --> 00:02:19,230 OR WE'RE GONNA BE IN TROUBLE. 57 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,000 WE MIGHT HAVE TO HITCHHIKE HOME. 58 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,670 OH, YOU BROUGHT YOUR OWN TRUCK. THAT'S RIGHT. 59 00:02:23,670 --> 00:02:26,940 YEAH, I'M JUST NOT... THEY FROWN ON STEALING GAS. 60 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:34,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 61 00:02:35,950 --> 00:02:37,050 Zee: IT'S A PRETTY GOOD DAY. YOU KNOW, 62 00:02:37,050 --> 00:02:38,220 WE GOT MONSTER RED RUNNING. 63 00:02:38,220 --> 00:02:42,420 THIS IS A ONE STEP CLOSER TO ME GETTING MY OLD CAR 64 00:02:42,420 --> 00:02:44,790 AND MY WIFE GETTING HER KITCHEN. 65 00:02:44,790 --> 00:02:46,330 SPOILER ALERT. 66 00:02:46,330 --> 00:02:50,160 SHE WILL NOT BE GETTING A KITCHEN BEFORE I GET A CAR. 67 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:52,230 Freddy: WE'VE HAD THIS HUMMING AT 300 YARDS AN HOUR, 68 00:02:52,230 --> 00:02:53,570 BUT THE MATERIAL IS DIFFERENT. 69 00:02:53,570 --> 00:02:55,900 BUT I THINK WE CAN DO IT HERE, TOO. 70 00:03:06,650 --> 00:03:08,420 HOLD OFF ON THIS DUMP, ZEE. 71 00:03:08,420 --> 00:03:11,520 THE GRIZZLY'S GOT A BUNCH OF ON TOP OF IT. 72 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:12,790 YOU GOT A BLOCK ALREADY. 73 00:03:12,790 --> 00:03:14,960 HEY, SHUT IT DOWN. WE'VE GOT A BLOCK. 74 00:03:23,770 --> 00:03:26,100 HEY, RICK, WITH THE FLAT ROCKS THERE, 75 00:03:26,100 --> 00:03:28,900 THOSE GRIZZLY BARS ARE SPACED TOO WIDE APART. 76 00:03:28,900 --> 00:03:32,370 Narrator: JUST HALFWAY THROUGH MONSTER RED'S FIRST DAY RUNNING, 77 00:03:32,370 --> 00:03:35,310 LARGE ROCKS HAVE JAMMED THE GRIZZLY BARS, 78 00:03:35,310 --> 00:03:38,280 BLOCKING PAY DIRT FROM GETTING INTO THE HOPPER. 79 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,020 THE BIG DIFFERENCE HERE IS THE SHAPE OF THE ROCK. 80 00:03:42,020 --> 00:03:47,250 YOU SEE THESE THINGS ARE ALL REAL SQUARE AND REAL BLOCKY. 81 00:03:47,260 --> 00:03:49,720 THE PROBLEMS WITH THAT IS THERE COULD BE A ROCK 82 00:03:49,730 --> 00:03:51,360 THAT'S THIS BIG, 83 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,260 WHICH SHOULD NEVER EVER GO PAST THOSE GRIZZLY BARS. 84 00:03:54,260 --> 00:03:57,360 BUT WHEN IT'S ONLY THIS THIN, THEN IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. 85 00:03:59,740 --> 00:04:01,800 WHAT DID WE DO? I MEAN, WE JUST GOT UP AND RUNNING. 86 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,500 I KNOW. 87 00:04:03,510 --> 00:04:04,770 I MEAN, WHERE'S IT END HERE? I DON'T KNOW. 88 00:04:04,770 --> 00:04:07,980 I GOT NO MORE TIME AND MONEY TO SPEND ON THIS THING. 89 00:04:07,980 --> 00:04:11,610 CAN'T CATCH A BREAK HERE. IT'S RIDICULOUS. 90 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,460 Parker: RIGHT NOW, IT'S PRETTY WELL ALL ON THE LINE. 91 00:04:25,460 --> 00:04:28,100 WE'VE GOT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE 92 00:04:28,100 --> 00:04:31,430 WE GETS THROUGH ALL THIS GROUND THIS SEASON. 93 00:04:31,430 --> 00:04:34,170 Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS FEELING THE PRESSURE. 94 00:04:34,170 --> 00:04:37,770 HE'S GAMBLED $500,000 ON A PRIME CLAIM 95 00:04:37,770 --> 00:04:40,340 THAT COULD DELIVER A MASSIVE PAYOFF, 96 00:04:40,340 --> 00:04:46,910 BUT ONLY IF HE CAN MINE THE ENTIRE CLAIM IN ONE YEAR. 97 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,880 Parker: WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT AS CHEAP 98 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:50,120 AND EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE, 99 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,720 BUT STILL GET AS MUCH OF IT MINED OUT AS WE CAN. 100 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,090 MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON, 101 00:04:56,090 --> 00:04:58,690 HE'S ONLY MINED ONE QUARTER OF IT 102 00:04:58,690 --> 00:05:02,260 AND HE'S FORCED TO TRY A RADICAL NEW APPROACH. 103 00:05:02,260 --> 00:05:05,130 WE'VE NEVER TAKEN TOO MUCH OF A MATHEMATICAL 104 00:05:05,130 --> 00:05:06,730 OR SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TOWARDS IT. 105 00:05:06,740 --> 00:05:11,000 SO I'VE HIRED A PRODUCTIVITY EXPERT, 106 00:05:11,010 --> 00:05:15,410 AND IT'S A GIRL FROM CALIFORNIA, AND WENT TO BERKELEY, 107 00:05:15,410 --> 00:05:18,580 WORKED AT MERCEDES BENZ, AND A BUNCH OF BIG NAME PLACES, 108 00:05:18,580 --> 00:05:22,080 AND SEEMS LIKE SHE'S PRETTY SMART. 109 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,290 HOPEFULLY JESSICA WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE HARD DATA 110 00:05:25,290 --> 00:05:28,120 OF WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT, 111 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,660 AND SEE IF THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. 112 00:05:31,660 --> 00:05:34,030 SO, YOU FINALLY MADE IT. 113 00:05:34,030 --> 00:05:35,760 NICE TO MEET YOU, PARKER. 114 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:37,030 HOW WAS THE TRIP? 115 00:05:37,030 --> 00:05:39,100 PRETTY LONG. PRETTY ARDUOUS. 116 00:05:39,100 --> 00:05:42,070 BUT I'M HERE SAFE AND SOUND, AND I'M READY TO GET TO WORK. 117 00:05:42,070 --> 00:05:44,740 COULD YOU SHOW HER AROUND? 118 00:05:44,740 --> 00:05:45,940 HI, I'M NONA. 119 00:05:45,940 --> 00:05:47,140 JESSICA. NICE TO MEET YOU. 120 00:05:47,140 --> 00:05:48,810 YOU FINALLY MADE IT. 121 00:05:48,810 --> 00:05:51,350 I HAVE NO FREAKING IDEA WHERE I AM. 122 00:05:51,350 --> 00:05:53,180 I MEAN, WHAT IS THIS PLACE? 123 00:05:53,180 --> 00:05:54,820 Parker: GOOD QUESTION. 124 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:59,290 Nona: IT'S NO FIVE STAR. 125 00:05:59,290 --> 00:06:00,450 WOW, LOOK AT THAT. 126 00:06:00,460 --> 00:06:02,790 THIS IS YOUR HUMBLE ABODE. 127 00:06:02,790 --> 00:06:04,790 YOU HAVE BEDDING, RIGHT? YOU BROUGHT YOUR BEDDING? 128 00:06:04,790 --> 00:06:06,190 NO. 129 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:07,330 I'LL MAKE SURE I GET SOME FOR YOU. 130 00:06:07,330 --> 00:06:08,200 AWESOME. THANK YOU. 131 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:09,230 OKAY. NICE MEETING YOU. 132 00:06:09,230 --> 00:06:10,300 LIKEWISE. 133 00:06:10,300 --> 00:06:11,300 LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. 134 00:06:11,300 --> 00:06:13,670 IT'LL BE GREAT. 135 00:06:13,670 --> 00:06:15,300 LIGHTS ARE WORKING. 136 00:06:15,300 --> 00:06:20,640 THERE'S INTERNET, HOPEFULLY, AND THAT'S ALL I NEED. 137 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,640 I AM VERY MUCH AN OFFICE CORPORATE 138 00:06:23,650 --> 00:06:25,280 BEHIND THE COMPUTER KIND OF GAL. 139 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:27,880 THERE IS A BIG LEARNING CURVE FOR ME, 140 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,320 BUT THAT'S HONESTLY WHAT MAKES THE JOB EXCITING 141 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:33,390 AND I'M EXCITED TO GET STARTED. 142 00:06:33,390 --> 00:06:35,520 Narrator: TO TRY AND BOOST THE TEAM'S OUTPUT, 143 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,960 PARKER TAKES JESSICA STRAIGHT TO THE CLAIM. 144 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,660 YOU'VE NEVER TAKEN ANY GEOLOGY CLASSES? 145 00:06:41,660 --> 00:06:47,800 THE LAST GEOLOGY CLASS I TOOK WAS IN SIXTH GRADE. 146 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,400 WELL, I HIRED SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T HAVE 147 00:06:49,410 --> 00:06:51,270 A MINING BACKGROUND FOR A REASON. 148 00:06:51,270 --> 00:06:52,910 WE JUST NEEDED A FRESH SET OF EYES, 149 00:06:52,910 --> 00:06:57,080 SOMEBODY WITH NO PRECONCEPTIONS. 150 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:01,110 RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STANDING ON WHAT THE PLANT 151 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:02,520 RUNS THE PAY RIGHT NOW. 152 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,950 PUT THE GOLD IN IT, RIGHT? 153 00:07:04,950 --> 00:07:07,050 THIS GUY IS DIGGING THE PAY UP FOR THE LOADERS 154 00:07:07,060 --> 00:07:08,790 TO PACK OVER TO THE PLANT. 155 00:07:10,930 --> 00:07:13,730 SO THEN THE PLANT IS FED BY THE LOADERS 156 00:07:13,730 --> 00:07:15,600 BACK AT THE SURGE BIN UP THERE 157 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,630 AND WE'VE PUT ALL THESE CONVEYORS IN SO 158 00:07:18,630 --> 00:07:23,470 THAT THERE ARE ELEVATION CHANGES TAKEN UP BY CONVEYOR BELTS. 159 00:07:23,470 --> 00:07:27,240 DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST THE BELTS ARE RUNNING? 160 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,380 THE PLANT'S RUNNING PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW, 150, 161 00:07:29,380 --> 00:07:31,140 170 YARDS AN HOUR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 162 00:07:31,150 --> 00:07:32,510 WE USUALLY JUST PICK A SPEED 163 00:07:32,510 --> 00:07:34,950 THAT EVERYBODY IS COMFORTABLE WITH. 164 00:07:34,950 --> 00:07:38,950 DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH GROUND YOU'VE OPENED UP? 165 00:07:38,950 --> 00:07:41,720 NO. 166 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,420 SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOUR BIGGEST COST OF OPERATIONS 167 00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:46,530 ARE CURRENTLY? 168 00:07:46,530 --> 00:07:48,600 LAST YEAR, WE SPENT TWO MILLION ON FUEL. 169 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,700 OH, WOW. 170 00:07:51,700 --> 00:07:54,100 I THINK THE BOYS ARE JUST ABOUT TO START FUELING AND WHATNOT, 171 00:07:54,100 --> 00:07:56,500 SO I'LL GO INTRODUCE YOU TO A FEW OF THEM. 172 00:08:01,510 --> 00:08:03,740 HOWDY HO, NEIGHBOR. 173 00:08:03,750 --> 00:08:05,380 WHAT'S UP? 174 00:08:05,380 --> 00:08:09,020 JESSICA HERE. SHE'S GOING TO BE HELPING US WITH... 175 00:08:09,020 --> 00:08:11,350 REALLY IT'S ABOUT JUST MAKING SURE 176 00:08:11,350 --> 00:08:12,620 THAT WE'RE STAYING EFFICIENT 177 00:08:12,620 --> 00:08:15,190 AND WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO THIS SEASON. 178 00:08:15,190 --> 00:08:16,520 IF YOU'RE WORKING HARD, 179 00:08:16,530 --> 00:08:17,620 YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. 180 00:08:17,630 --> 00:08:18,460 OH, GEEZ. 181 00:08:18,460 --> 00:08:19,890 UH-OH, BRENNAN! 182 00:08:19,900 --> 00:08:21,430 SO WE'VE ALL GOT SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT, IS WHAT -- 183 00:08:21,430 --> 00:08:24,000 I STARTED SMOKING. THIS IS BAD. 184 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:25,500 YOU SAID IT, AARON. 185 00:08:25,500 --> 00:08:28,640 SO, I'M NOT HERE TO SPY ON ANYONE IN PARTICULAR. 186 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,200 I'M JUST HERE TO SEE HOW YOU GUYS FUNCTION. 187 00:08:31,210 --> 00:08:32,940 YEAH, I MEAN I'M NOT GONNA SUGAR COAT IT. 188 00:08:32,940 --> 00:08:35,140 SHE'S GONNA BE KIND OF UP IN YOUR . 189 00:08:35,140 --> 00:08:37,440 SO, WHAT, YOU DON'T TRUST US ANYMORE, PARKER? 190 00:08:37,450 --> 00:08:38,980 IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST YOU. 191 00:08:38,980 --> 00:08:40,910 IT'S REALLY THAT I DON'T TRUST MYSELF. 192 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:42,620 WE'VE GOT A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB THIS YEAR 193 00:08:42,620 --> 00:08:45,490 AND I WANT TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT. 194 00:08:45,490 --> 00:08:47,290 LET'S GO. ALL RIGHT. 195 00:08:51,130 --> 00:08:54,530 IS IT EVER AWKWARD IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO IS, 196 00:08:54,530 --> 00:08:56,830 I GUESS BEING UNPRODUCTIVE FOR A WEEK? 197 00:08:56,830 --> 00:09:00,130 YOU JUST FIRE THEM. 198 00:09:00,140 --> 00:09:02,140 YOU AREN'T INTO REDEMPTION? 199 00:09:02,140 --> 00:09:04,140 WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR REDEMPTION. 200 00:09:07,210 --> 00:09:08,540 GOLD MINING'S BEEN DONE DONE. 201 00:09:08,540 --> 00:09:11,780 WE'VE JUST BEEN UP HERE FOR 100 YEARS NOW. 202 00:09:11,780 --> 00:09:14,150 SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT A BRAND-NEW GRADUATE 203 00:09:14,150 --> 00:09:16,350 FROM A UNIVERSITY'S GONNA COME OUT 204 00:09:16,350 --> 00:09:18,590 AND CHANGE THE WORLD FOR US. 205 00:09:18,590 --> 00:09:20,650 Jessica: DEFINITELY GOT MY WORK CUT OUT. 206 00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:23,220 IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE PARKER'S GOT A NUMBER 207 00:09:23,230 --> 00:09:25,590 ON ANY PART OF THE OPERATION. 208 00:09:25,590 --> 00:09:28,600 DEFINITELY HAPPY TO HAVE ANOTHER GIRL HERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW. 209 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:30,330 SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY MINING EXPERIENCE, 210 00:09:30,330 --> 00:09:35,370 SO IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE WEIRD TO HAVE SOMEONE TELLING US 211 00:09:35,370 --> 00:09:37,600 WHAT WE COULD DO TO DO OUR JOBS BETTER, 212 00:09:37,610 --> 00:09:41,680 WHEN SHE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING. 213 00:09:41,680 --> 00:09:44,080 I'M WORRIED THAT IF I SUDDENLY REVEAL 214 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:47,810 WHO THE BOTTLENECK OPERATOR IS, THERE MIGHT BE SOME TENSION. 215 00:09:47,820 --> 00:09:49,820 Aaron: WE'RE ALL OUT HERE GIVING IT 100%, 216 00:09:49,820 --> 00:09:51,250 WE'RE GRINDING THEIR ASSES OFF, 217 00:09:51,250 --> 00:09:53,250 BUT IF SHE'S GONNA BE OUT HERE TELLING PARKER 218 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:56,220 THAT WE'RE NOT WORKING AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE, 219 00:09:56,220 --> 00:09:57,820 PARKER'S GONNA HAVE SOME PRETTY 220 00:09:57,830 --> 00:09:59,290 UPSET STAFF ON HIS HANDS. 221 00:09:59,290 --> 00:10:03,130 I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH. 222 00:10:21,680 --> 00:10:23,920 HEY, WHAT'S UP? 223 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,990 Narrator: AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE FAMILY'S ENTIRE OPERATION 224 00:10:26,990 --> 00:10:30,090 ON THE INDIAN RIVER, KLONDIKE LEGEND TONY BEETS 225 00:10:30,090 --> 00:10:31,960 IS TRYING TO MAKE A COMEBACK. 226 00:10:39,900 --> 00:10:44,700 THIS YEAR, ONLY YOUNGEST SON MIKE IS BRINGING IN GOLD, 227 00:10:44,710 --> 00:10:46,910 CHURNING THROUGH 300 YARDS AN HOUR 228 00:10:46,910 --> 00:10:49,740 WITH AN ANCIENT TROMMEL ON PARADISE HILL. 229 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:51,580 BUT TO SAVE HIS SEASON, 230 00:10:51,580 --> 00:10:55,950 TONY NEEDS THREE OF HIS KIDS RUNNING PLANTS 24/7. 231 00:10:55,950 --> 00:10:58,020 ARE WE GOING ANYWHERE WITH KEVIN? 232 00:11:04,490 --> 00:11:05,430 HOW'S THAT LOOKING? 233 00:11:08,630 --> 00:11:12,030 THAT HAS TO PAY THOUGH. 234 00:11:12,030 --> 00:11:13,600 NO USE RUNNING, RUNNING, RUNNING, 235 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,170 AND IF IT'S DOESN'T PAY ENOUGH GOLD, 236 00:11:15,170 --> 00:11:16,870 YOU MIGHT AS WELL NOT RUN IT. 237 00:11:20,010 --> 00:11:21,880 THEN YOU BETTER MAKE SURE YOU GET AT LEAST 238 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,310 AN OUNCE AN HOUR OUT OF IT. 239 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,080 Narrator: LAST WEEK, DAUGHTER MONICA SET UP HER 240 00:11:31,090 --> 00:11:33,750 KIWI PLANT AT THE HUNKER CUT. 241 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:37,960 HUNKER CUT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF TONY'S LIKE DREAM SPOTS. 242 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,130 HE'S ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW WHAT'S BEEN HERE. 243 00:11:41,130 --> 00:11:44,800 Narrator: GOLD WAS DISCOVERED HERE IN 1896. 244 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,800 DREDGES PRODUCED $1 MILLION A DAY. 245 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,570 MONICA'S BETTING SHE'S FOUND A RICH SPOT 246 00:11:50,570 --> 00:11:54,340 THE OLD TIMERS LEFT BEHIND. 247 00:11:54,340 --> 00:11:57,310 WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE DREDGES CAME ALL THROUGH HUNKER, 248 00:11:57,310 --> 00:11:59,550 THEY WENT UP AND DOWN THIS VALLEY HERE, 249 00:11:59,550 --> 00:12:03,120 BUT FOR SOME REASON, THEY DECIDED TO NOT MINE 250 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,150 THIS, HOWEVER LONG THE STRETCH IS. 251 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,330 HEY. 252 00:12:34,550 --> 00:12:37,980 Narrator: WITH ONLY TWO DAYS TO PROVE HER CUT IS WORTH MINING, 253 00:12:37,990 --> 00:12:41,290 MONICA HAS BROUGHT IN HER FRIEND RUBY TO HELP RUN THE PLANT. 254 00:12:41,290 --> 00:12:44,320 I KNEW THE BEETS FAMILY BEFORE WORKING FOR THEM, 255 00:12:44,330 --> 00:12:48,090 SO, LIKE, I KNEW WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO. 256 00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:51,330 AND THIS WHOLE OPERATION, TONY'S TOP DOG, 257 00:12:51,330 --> 00:12:54,000 BUT MINNIE'S THE ONE THAT CONTROLS THE LEASH. 258 00:12:58,410 --> 00:13:02,010 IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE RUBY HERE WORKING WITH ME 259 00:13:02,010 --> 00:13:05,210 BECAUSE THE BROAD KNOWS HOW TO RUN HOE, 260 00:13:05,210 --> 00:13:08,380 SHE KNOWS HOW TO DO HER JOB, AND WE WORK WELL TOGETHER. 261 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,630 WHAT THE IS THAT? 262 00:13:19,630 --> 00:13:20,590 . 263 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:43,320 . 264 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,390 WHAT THE JUST HAPPENED? 265 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,990 KEVIN, DO YOU COPY, KEVIN? 266 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,160 GO FOR KEVIN, WHAT'S UP? 267 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,130 I GOT SMOKE AND I GOT A PLANT STOPPED. 268 00:13:59,130 --> 00:14:01,700 WHAT THE ? 269 00:14:01,700 --> 00:14:04,140 WHAT IS THIS GONNA DO FOR OUR TWO-DAY TESTS? 270 00:14:04,140 --> 00:14:05,770 WELL, TONY'S GONNA HAVE TO 271 00:14:05,770 --> 00:14:08,110 SUCK IT UP 'CAUSE THAT'S NOT HAPPENING TODAY. 272 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,620 I CAN SMELL THAT. 273 00:14:19,620 --> 00:14:22,520 WHAT BROKE? 274 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:23,590 I DON'T KNOW. 275 00:14:23,590 --> 00:14:25,090 IT HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. 276 00:14:25,090 --> 00:14:27,560 I SWUNG BACK, EVERYTHING WAS AT A SLOW, 277 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,400 AND I JUST SAW SMOKE BILLOWING OUT 278 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:30,900 AND I JUST RAN. 279 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:32,930 YEAH. THE SMOKE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS COMING RIGHT 280 00:14:32,930 --> 00:14:34,400 FROM THE HOUSING WHERE THE CLUTCHES IS. 281 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,200 I'LL OPEN HER UP. LET'S HAVE A LOOK. 282 00:14:44,110 --> 00:14:46,480 IT'S SO HOT IN THERE. 283 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:49,020 OH YEAH. SHE'S TOASTY. 284 00:14:49,020 --> 00:14:52,590 THAT WHOLE PIECE IS MISSING. 285 00:14:52,590 --> 00:14:56,520 WHERE WOULD... WOULD THAT BE IN THE BOTTOM? 286 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:58,960 YEAH. THAT'S PROBABLY IN THE BOTTOM. 287 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,760 LIKELY HAVE TO GET A NEW CLUTCH. 288 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,800 A NEW CLUTCH? WHAT WOULD THAT TAKE? 289 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,070 WITH OUR LUCK, BE FOUR OF FIVE DAYS. 290 00:15:06,070 --> 00:15:09,900 I CANNOT BE DOWN FOR FOUR OR FIVE DAYS. 291 00:15:13,010 --> 00:15:15,210 Narrator: AN ARM, KNOWN AS A DOG LEG 292 00:15:15,210 --> 00:15:18,440 THAT CONTROLS THE CLUTCH PLATES, HAS BROKEN, 293 00:15:18,450 --> 00:15:21,280 CAUSING THE PLATES TO SLIP AGAINST THE DISC 294 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:24,250 CONNECTED TO THE DRIVE SHAFT. 295 00:15:24,250 --> 00:15:28,860 THE FRICTION HAS HEATED UP THE PLATES, PRODUCING SMOKE. 296 00:15:28,860 --> 00:15:30,390 KIND OF SUCKS. 297 00:15:30,390 --> 00:15:33,630 GOT A PIECE OF MY CLUTCH MISSING FROM MY GENERATOR, 298 00:15:33,630 --> 00:15:35,160 WHICH MEANS I'M DEAD IN THE WATER. 299 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:36,930 THIS TWO-DAY TEST HAS BEEN BLOWN UP. 300 00:15:36,930 --> 00:15:39,270 I'VE GOT NOTHING. 301 00:15:48,610 --> 00:15:50,080 Freddy: IF WE DON'T GET IT FIXED THOUGH, 302 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:51,610 WE'LL HAVE MORE DOWNTIME THAN THE TIME 303 00:15:51,610 --> 00:15:53,980 IT'S GONNA TAKE TO FIX IT. YOU KNOW JUST AS WELL AS I DO. 304 00:15:53,980 --> 00:15:55,320 YEAH, I KNOW. 305 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,320 Narrator: RICK NESS'S HUNT FOR FINE GOLDEN NUGGETS 306 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:02,720 HAS GROUND TO A HALT, ONLY HOURS INTO RUNNING PAY DIRT 307 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,530 WITH HIS NEW HALF A MILLION DOLLAR WASH PLANT, 308 00:16:05,530 --> 00:16:07,490 THE HOPPER FEEDER JAMMED, 309 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:11,230 UNABLE TO HANDLE THE MASSIVE ROCKS ON THE CLAIM. 310 00:16:11,230 --> 00:16:13,270 Rick: THE GRIZZLY BARS ARE JUST POUNDED RIGHT OUT, 311 00:16:13,270 --> 00:16:14,700 THEY'RE ALL BOWED. 312 00:16:14,700 --> 00:16:18,000 AND SO WE'RE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE LETTING SIX-INCH ROCK, 313 00:16:18,010 --> 00:16:20,710 BUT WITH ALL THE BOWS IN THAT AND THEN ALL THE WEIRD GAPS, 314 00:16:20,710 --> 00:16:23,410 IT'S LETTING IN THESE MONSTERS. 315 00:16:23,410 --> 00:16:25,710 Narrator: RICK RENTED THE HOPPER FEEDER LAST WEEK 316 00:16:25,710 --> 00:16:27,980 FROM KLONDIKE LEGEND TONY BEETS. 317 00:16:27,980 --> 00:16:30,780 IT'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE AREA. 318 00:16:30,790 --> 00:16:32,420 IF HE CAN'T FIX IT, 319 00:16:32,420 --> 00:16:36,790 HIS OPERATION IS DEAD IN THE WATER. 320 00:16:36,790 --> 00:16:38,220 MY LEASE WITH TONY AND HIS FEEDER SAYS 321 00:16:38,230 --> 00:16:40,060 I'M NOT ALLOWED TO MODIFY IT AT ALL. 322 00:16:42,230 --> 00:16:47,770 BUT...IT'S NOT WORKING LIKE IT IS. 323 00:16:47,770 --> 00:16:50,100 SO I'M MODIFYING IT. 324 00:16:53,910 --> 00:16:55,640 Freddy: WELL, WE CAN'T REALLY BITCH ABOUT IT, 325 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:59,350 WE JUST MODIFY IT SO IT'LL FIT THIS PROPERTY. 326 00:16:59,350 --> 00:17:00,950 HEY, HOW MANY CAN WE EXPECT? 327 00:17:00,950 --> 00:17:04,550 TWO! 328 00:17:04,550 --> 00:17:09,120 Narrator: WHILE THE CREW REMOVES THE BROKEN GRIZZLY BARS... 329 00:17:09,120 --> 00:17:11,390 I'M GONNA GO TRY TO FIND A PIECE OF PIPE. 330 00:17:11,390 --> 00:17:13,560 THERE OUGHT TO BE SOMETHING AROUND HERE. 331 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:18,200 Narrator: ...FREDDY HEADS DOWN TO THE YARD IN SEARCH OF PARTS. 332 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,670 GONNA USE THIS PIPE TO CUT DOWN THE SIDES OF ROCKS 333 00:17:21,670 --> 00:17:24,400 THAT CAN FALL THROUGH THAT FEEDER. 334 00:17:24,410 --> 00:17:26,210 THIS IS ALL I GOT. WE'LL GET IT CUT. 335 00:17:26,210 --> 00:17:28,210 GET IT UP THERE. GET THE PLANT GOING. 336 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,680 Narrator: ROCKS WERE JAMMING THE GRIZZLY BARS, 337 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,450 PREVENTING PAY DIRT FROM GETTING TO THE PLANT. 338 00:17:37,450 --> 00:17:40,950 FREDDY'S PLAN -- REMOVE THE OLD GRIZZLY BARS 339 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:45,790 WITH THEIR 11-INCH GAPS AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE PIPES, 340 00:17:45,790 --> 00:17:50,000 SPACED AT JUST SIX INCHES APART. 341 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,000 THE PAY DIRT SHOULD NOW DROP INTO THE HOPPER 342 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:57,800 AND WHEN THE BARS ARE RAISED, THE ROCKS SHOULD SLIDE OFF. 343 00:18:05,910 --> 00:18:11,150 Rick: PULL AHEAD JUST A LITTLE BIT THERE THERE. 344 00:18:11,150 --> 00:18:13,120 WE'LL GET THEM WELDED IN AND WE'RE READY TO RUMBLE, MAN. 345 00:18:13,120 --> 00:18:15,350 GOOD JOB, MAN. 346 00:18:15,360 --> 00:18:21,590 Narrator: CARL, RYAN, AND CRUISEY WELD THE BAR'S IN PLACE. 347 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:25,730 JUST DOING SOME WELDING OVER HERE, CLIFFHANGER STYLE, 348 00:18:25,730 --> 00:18:27,670 ABSOLUTELY NO PLACE TO STAND. 349 00:18:35,780 --> 00:18:40,150 WELL, BOYS, WE GOT THAT LIFT NOW. 350 00:18:40,150 --> 00:18:42,980 YEAH. I'LL BE FEELING THIS ONE TONIGHT. 351 00:18:42,980 --> 00:18:46,290 I MIGHT HAVE TO GET RYAN TO RUB MY ANKLES. 352 00:18:46,290 --> 00:18:48,090 MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET SOME OF THEM MAY ANKLE SOCKS 353 00:18:48,090 --> 00:18:53,730 LIKE THEM OLD LADIES WEAR. IT SUCKS GETTING OLD. 354 00:18:53,730 --> 00:18:55,060 Freddy: LET'S GO! 355 00:18:55,060 --> 00:18:59,170 Narrator: AFTER 24 HOURS DOWNTIME, FREDDY'S INGENIOUS FIX 356 00:18:59,170 --> 00:19:03,100 HAS MONSTER RED BACK SLUICING FOR GOLD. 357 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:08,670 YEE HAW! 358 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,010 NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE. 359 00:19:11,010 --> 00:19:14,250 OH, IT'S A BIG RELIEF HAVING THIS THING GOING. 360 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,410 A FEW DAYS AGO, I'D ASKED SOME OF THE CREW MEMBERS 361 00:19:39,410 --> 00:19:41,570 AND THE OPERATORS LIKE "OH, HOW WAS YOUR DAY?" 362 00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:42,910 HEY, AND THEY'D SAY, "IT'S GREAT." 363 00:19:42,910 --> 00:19:43,910 "HOW MUCH YOU DIG UP? 364 00:19:43,910 --> 00:19:46,580 HOW MUCH YARDAGE DID YOU PULL ON UP? 365 00:19:46,580 --> 00:19:49,120 AND THEY WOULD HAVE NO CLUE. 366 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:53,150 Narrator: ON A MISSION TO MINE HIS 115 ACRE CLAIM, 367 00:19:53,150 --> 00:19:56,960 BEFORE HIS WATER PERMIT RUNS OUT AT THE END OF THE SEASON, 368 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,730 PARKER SCHNABEL'S HIRED ENGINEERING GRADUATE 369 00:19:59,730 --> 00:20:03,900 JESSICA CHU TO INCREASE THE TEAM'S OUTPUT. 370 00:20:03,900 --> 00:20:05,770 READY TO START IT? 371 00:20:05,770 --> 00:20:08,170 Jessica: OKAY, I'M READY. 372 00:20:08,170 --> 00:20:10,640 JESSICA HAS IDENTIFIED THE FEED SYSTEM 373 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,210 AS A POTENTIAL BOTTLENECK IN PARKER'S GOLD PRODUCTION. 374 00:20:14,210 --> 00:20:16,240 WE MADE A MARK ON THE BELT 375 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,380 AND WE'RE JUST TIMING HOW LONG IT TAKES TO COME AROUND. 376 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,650 OH, THERE IT IS. I GOT IT. 377 00:20:23,650 --> 00:20:26,320 IT TOOK ALMOST TWO MINUTES. 378 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:27,890 I GOT THE TIME. 379 00:20:27,890 --> 00:20:29,760 I'M GONNA DIVIDE IT BY THE BELT LENGTH, 380 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,890 MULTIPLY IT BY THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF THE SURGE BIN 381 00:20:32,890 --> 00:20:36,460 AND THAT WILL GIVE ME THE VOLUME METRIC FLOW 382 00:20:36,460 --> 00:20:38,060 OF WHAT THEY'RE FEEDING. 383 00:20:42,100 --> 00:20:44,640 SO RIGHT NOW THE BELTS MOVING 384 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:49,940 158 CUBIC YARDS OF PAYDIRT IN AN HOUR. 385 00:20:49,940 --> 00:20:52,350 IS THIS HOW FAST THEY NORMALLY RUN THE BELT? 386 00:20:52,350 --> 00:20:56,320 THAT'S JUST SET BY THIS DIAL HERE, RIGHT? 387 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,250 WE CAN TURN IT UP OR DOWN. 388 00:20:59,250 --> 00:21:01,320 I TURN IT DOWN TO THREE AND A QUARTER. 389 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:06,660 IT'S VERY, VERY SENSITIVE. DON'T TOUCH THE BUTTON. 390 00:21:06,660 --> 00:21:09,600 I THINK I'VE FIRED PEOPLE FOR TOUCHING THAT BUTTON BEFORE. 391 00:21:13,130 --> 00:21:15,640 PARKER SHOWED ME THE DIALS ON THE SURGE BIN. 392 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,140 THEY'RE JUST NUMBERED ZERO TO SEVEN, 393 00:21:18,140 --> 00:21:20,640 AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS. 394 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,740 I KNOW PARKER SAID THAT THE ONLY PERSON THAT 395 00:21:22,740 --> 00:21:24,480 AROUND WITH THIS BUTTON IS HIM, 396 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:27,810 BUT I'M TURNING IT UP TO FOUR. 397 00:21:27,820 --> 00:21:31,720 SO NOW I'M GONNA MEASURE HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THE BELT. 398 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,950 THIS IS PRETTY IMPORTANT. 399 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:38,020 IT WAS A MINUTE AND 41 SECONDS. 400 00:21:38,030 --> 00:21:41,160 SO WE RAN THE BELT AT FIVE 401 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,660 AND WE GOT A MINUTE AND 12 SECONDS. 402 00:21:46,870 --> 00:21:51,740 Narrator: NEXT, JESSICA TURNS HER ATTENTION TO THE CREW. 403 00:21:51,740 --> 00:21:56,780 I'M MEASURING BREE'S OPERATING TIME. 404 00:21:56,780 --> 00:22:00,110 Narrator: FIRST BREE FEEDS THE PLANT, 405 00:22:00,110 --> 00:22:05,180 THEN SHE HAS TO HEAD ROUND TO CLEAR AWAY THE TAILINGS. 406 00:22:05,190 --> 00:22:08,650 IF SHE SLOWS DOWN, THE TAILINGS WILL PILE UP 407 00:22:08,660 --> 00:22:13,030 OR THE PLANT WILL RUN OUT OF PAY. 408 00:22:13,030 --> 00:22:15,930 SO I'VE BEEN MEASURING BREE'S CYCLE TIME 409 00:22:15,930 --> 00:22:18,630 AND WATCHING HER REMOVE THE TAILINGS. 410 00:22:18,630 --> 00:22:20,330 I'VE ALSO BEEN MEASURING THE BELT SPEED 411 00:22:20,340 --> 00:22:22,870 AND I'M QUITE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN TURN THE BELT SPEED 412 00:22:22,870 --> 00:22:26,070 HIGHER UP TO FOUR TO SLUICE MORE PAYDIRT. 413 00:22:26,070 --> 00:22:27,910 SO YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE RUNNING AT FOUR? 414 00:22:27,910 --> 00:22:29,810 YES. 415 00:22:29,810 --> 00:22:31,210 ALL RIGHT. 416 00:22:31,210 --> 00:22:35,820 AT FOUR, WE'RE RUNNING AROUND 200 CUBIC YARDS AN HOUR. 417 00:22:35,820 --> 00:22:37,550 I HOPE THIS WORKS. 418 00:22:37,550 --> 00:22:40,620 ALL RIGHT, I'LL LET BREE KNOW THAT WE TURNED UP 419 00:22:40,620 --> 00:22:43,420 AND OBVIOUSLY SHE NEEDS TO KEEP UP. 420 00:22:51,670 --> 00:22:55,740 JUST A HEADS UP, WE JUST TURNED IT UP TO FOUR. 421 00:22:55,740 --> 00:22:57,500 THINK YOU CAN KEEP UP? 422 00:22:57,510 --> 00:22:58,800 I'LL TRY. 423 00:22:58,810 --> 00:23:01,470 IF YOU CAN'T THEN WE'LL FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN. 424 00:23:08,180 --> 00:23:10,550 WELL, LET'S SEE IF JESSICA KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT 425 00:23:10,550 --> 00:23:12,690 AND IS WORTH THE MONEY I'M PAYING HER. 426 00:23:12,690 --> 00:23:14,520 BREE IS ONE OF OUR BETTER LOADER OPERATORS, 427 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:17,190 SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN HANDLE IT. 428 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,900 I DON'T KNOW HOW HE THINKS I'M GONNA KEEP UP, BUT... 429 00:23:23,900 --> 00:23:27,130 JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DO IT FOR 10 MINUTES, 430 00:23:27,140 --> 00:23:29,940 DOESN'T MEAN IT'S SUSTAINABLE TO DO IT FOR 12 HOURS, 431 00:23:29,940 --> 00:23:32,170 SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, FOR SIX MONTHS. 432 00:23:34,810 --> 00:23:37,380 I DON'T SEE EVERYBODY LASTING. 433 00:23:37,380 --> 00:23:39,380 THIS IS REALLY GONNA BURN PEOPLE OUT, 434 00:23:39,380 --> 00:23:44,220 AND I DON'T THINK ALL OF US CAN TAKE IT. 435 00:23:44,220 --> 00:23:48,720 THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I'M DOWN HERE BY MYSELF. 436 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:52,290 I'VE GOT ALMOST NO PAY FED. THIS IS INSANE. 437 00:23:58,670 --> 00:24:01,070 WHAT THE . 438 00:24:07,910 --> 00:24:10,280 OH, THAT'S NOT GOOD. 439 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:16,680 WHAT'S GOING ON BREE? 440 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:17,850 STEAM STARTED COMING OUT. 441 00:24:17,850 --> 00:24:20,390 I THINK WE RAN IT TOO FAST AND IT OVERHEATED. 442 00:24:23,620 --> 00:24:27,190 IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BLOWN THE LOWER COOLANT LINE HERE. 443 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:28,830 IT HAPPENS. 444 00:24:31,170 --> 00:24:32,430 I CAN'T KEEP UP AS ONE PERSON. 445 00:24:32,430 --> 00:24:34,100 I CAN'T DO THE TAILINGS AND FEED THE PLANT. 446 00:24:34,100 --> 00:24:36,540 THE LOADER CAN'T HANDLE IT. I CAN'T HANDLE IT. 447 00:24:36,540 --> 00:24:38,100 IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. 448 00:24:38,110 --> 00:24:41,040 WELL, WE'VE GOT TO RUN THE PLANT FASTER. 449 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:42,210 IF YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE, 450 00:24:42,210 --> 00:24:43,610 YOU CAN GET IN THE LOADER AND SHOW ME. 451 00:24:43,610 --> 00:24:46,450 Parker: NO, NO, NO, NO. WE DON'T NEED TO GET WORKED UP. 452 00:24:46,450 --> 00:24:48,380 THAT ONE'S ON ME. 453 00:24:48,380 --> 00:24:49,980 JESSICA'S JUST TRYING TO DO A JOB 454 00:24:49,980 --> 00:24:52,850 THAT I'VE GIVEN HER AND SO ARE YOU. 455 00:24:52,850 --> 00:24:55,120 ALL RIGHT. 456 00:24:55,120 --> 00:24:56,860 TODAY DIDN'T GO SMOOTHLY, 457 00:24:56,860 --> 00:24:59,860 SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. 458 00:24:59,860 --> 00:25:02,330 WE NEED TO FIGURED OUT SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN DO. 459 00:25:14,710 --> 00:25:16,280 FIVE DAYS IS A BIT TOO LONG 460 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:17,540 TO WAIT TO GET THAT PLANT. 461 00:25:17,550 --> 00:25:19,950 WE GOT TO GET IT SOON. 462 00:25:19,950 --> 00:25:21,250 I MEAN, WE'RE SO FAR NORTH 463 00:25:21,250 --> 00:25:23,950 THAT IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET PARTS UP HERE. 464 00:25:23,950 --> 00:25:26,750 EVERYTHING'S GOT TO COME FROM EDMONTON, VANCOUVER. 465 00:25:26,750 --> 00:25:30,290 IT TAKES TIME. 466 00:25:30,290 --> 00:25:32,360 Narrator: FIVE HOURS INTO A TWO-DAY TEST 467 00:25:32,360 --> 00:25:34,460 ON MONICA'S HUNKER CUT, 468 00:25:34,460 --> 00:25:40,770 A BROKEN CLUTCH HAS BROUGHT HER OPERATION TO A STANDSTILL. 469 00:25:40,770 --> 00:25:41,900 Mike: YOU'D THINK THEY'D STOP 470 00:25:41,900 --> 00:25:43,700 THE KIWI PLANT WHEN THEY DID? 471 00:25:43,700 --> 00:25:45,970 I MEAN IF THEY HAD LET THAT CLUTCH GRENADE, 472 00:25:45,970 --> 00:25:47,240 THAT WOULD HAVE THE MOTOR, 473 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:48,640 COULD HAVE THE HYDRAULIC PUMP, 474 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,110 WE'D HAVE A REAL PROJECT. 475 00:25:51,110 --> 00:25:53,610 SO I'M JUST GONNA GO HAVE A QUICK LOOK IN THE BONE YARD, 476 00:25:53,610 --> 00:25:56,020 BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW, WE MIGHT FIND A PIECE. 477 00:25:56,020 --> 00:25:57,550 LET'S SEE IF I GET LUCKY. 478 00:26:03,590 --> 00:26:07,460 WE'VE HAD THIS PROPERTY FOR OVER 40 YEARS, 479 00:26:07,460 --> 00:26:10,960 AND DURING THAT TIME WE'VE JUST ACQUIRED STUFF. 480 00:26:10,970 --> 00:26:14,000 I MEAN YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH STUFF. 481 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,600 THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT SOMEWHERE HIDDEN IN HERE 482 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,500 WE GOT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. 483 00:26:21,610 --> 00:26:24,080 LET'S HAVE A WALK ABOUT, SEE WHAT WE FIND. 484 00:26:28,050 --> 00:26:30,380 JUNK, JUNK. 485 00:26:35,620 --> 00:26:40,090 THIS IS AN OLD DRILL FOR DOING TEST HOLES. 486 00:26:40,090 --> 00:26:42,630 WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT IT HAS A CLUTCH ON IT. 487 00:26:50,710 --> 00:26:53,540 COME ON. 488 00:26:53,540 --> 00:26:55,170 THAT SHOULD WORK. 489 00:26:58,110 --> 00:27:01,480 IT'S VERY LUCKY WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THE PART WE NEEDED. 490 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:05,120 I MEAN, IT'S THE BENEFIT OF NEVER THROWING ANYTHING AWAY. 491 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:17,460 SO YOU SAVED THE DAY, OR WHAT? 492 00:27:17,470 --> 00:27:19,160 OF COURSE, IT'S ME. 493 00:27:19,170 --> 00:27:20,700 WHOA. SEE. 494 00:27:20,700 --> 00:27:21,830 THAT'S IT? 495 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:23,100 YEAH, THAT'S THIS. 496 00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:25,470 IT'S THE WHOLE THING THAT'S BEEN KEEPING US FROM RUNNING. 497 00:27:25,470 --> 00:27:27,270 WELL LET'S PUT IT ON THERE. 498 00:27:32,610 --> 00:27:35,580 OR WE CAN SLIDE IT OVER THAT WAY. 499 00:27:41,090 --> 00:27:44,260 THERE WE GO. NOW WE'RE SITTING PRETTY. 500 00:27:44,260 --> 00:27:45,620 PERFECT. DONE. 501 00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:47,430 ALL GOOD TO START UP? 502 00:27:47,430 --> 00:27:49,500 FIRE IT UP. LET'S SEE WHAT SHE DOES. 503 00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:51,730 HOPEFULLY THIS WORKS. 504 00:28:02,740 --> 00:28:04,110 YEAH. 505 00:28:06,580 --> 00:28:10,380 Narrator: MONICA HAS 36 HOURS REMAINING TO FIND OUT 506 00:28:10,380 --> 00:28:14,690 IF THE OLD TIMERS LEFT HER A BONANZA ON HUNKER CREEK. 507 00:28:14,690 --> 00:28:17,920 THAT COULD SAVE THE BEETS FAMILY EMPIRE. 508 00:28:23,230 --> 00:28:24,300 YEP. 509 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:57,900 Parker: YEAH? 510 00:28:57,900 --> 00:29:00,070 HEY, PARKER. YEAH. 511 00:29:00,070 --> 00:29:03,240 JUST WANTED TO RUN BY A SPREADSHEET WITH YOU. 512 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:04,740 YOU WANT ME TO COME IN THERE? 513 00:29:04,740 --> 00:29:06,240 YEP. ALL RIGHT. 514 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:07,810 Narrator: EFFICIENCY EXPERT, JESSICA'S PLAN 515 00:29:07,810 --> 00:29:10,680 TO INCREASE PRODUCTION 516 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,510 BY RUNNING BIG RED AT 200 YARDS AN HOUR FAILED 517 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:18,450 WHEN SOLE OPERATOR BREE AND HER LOADER COULDN'T KEEP UP. 518 00:29:18,450 --> 00:29:21,790 WHAT THE . 519 00:29:21,790 --> 00:29:24,460 Narrator: JESSICA HAS GONE BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD 520 00:29:24,460 --> 00:29:27,630 AND COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE. 521 00:29:27,630 --> 00:29:31,600 PROGRESS REPORT. HOLY COW. WE ARE GETTING OFFICIAL NOW. 522 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:34,800 I THOUGHT YOU'D BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THE OPERATORS DO 523 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:36,440 IN A 12 HOUR SHIFT. 524 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:37,970 IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE 525 00:29:37,970 --> 00:29:39,740 THAT BREE AND THE OTHER OPERATORS 526 00:29:39,740 --> 00:29:41,870 DON'T ACTUALLY SPEND MUCH OF THEIR TIME 527 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:44,110 COLLECTING THE PAY DIRT. MOST OF IT IS ACTUALLY DEALING 528 00:29:44,110 --> 00:29:46,610 WITH THE FINE AND COARSE TAILINGS IN THE BACK. 529 00:29:46,610 --> 00:29:48,680 I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT BREE IS PROBABLY 530 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,950 ONE OF YOUR MOST PRODUCTIVE OPERATORS. 531 00:29:51,950 --> 00:29:56,160 IF WE'RE RUNNING BIG RED AT 158 CUBIC YARDS AN HOUR, 532 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:58,720 WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE THE ENTIRE CUT THIS SEASON. 533 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:05,130 HMM. SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING WE NEED TO DO? 534 00:30:05,130 --> 00:30:10,100 I MEAN, YOU GOT TO BE RUNNING THE PLANT AT LEAST AT FOUR. 535 00:30:10,100 --> 00:30:11,970 IF WE WANT TO GET THROUGH THE CUT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE 536 00:30:11,970 --> 00:30:14,870 TO TURN THE PLANT UP TO AT LEAST 200 YARDS AN HOUR 537 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:16,070 AND KEEP IT THERE FOR THE WHOLE SEASON. 538 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:17,010 EXACTLY. 539 00:30:17,010 --> 00:30:18,240 AND HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THAT? 540 00:30:18,250 --> 00:30:22,210 BECAUSE WE CAN'T PISS OFF YOUR BEST OPERATOR. 541 00:30:22,220 --> 00:30:26,020 MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE GET ANOTHER LOADER. 542 00:30:29,020 --> 00:30:31,090 YOU WANT TO PUT A SECOND LOADER IN. 543 00:30:31,090 --> 00:30:33,360 WHAT'S OUR RATE ON A COST OF A LOADER 544 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:36,160 WITH FUEL AND AN OPERATOR? 545 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:40,230 WE FOUND IT TO BE $150 PER HOUR. 546 00:30:45,270 --> 00:30:47,910 ALL RIGHT. 547 00:30:47,910 --> 00:30:50,880 WELL, GUESS WE GOT TO RUN ANOTHER LOADER THEN. 548 00:30:57,020 --> 00:30:58,720 Bree: OH, . 549 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:00,820 PARKER AND JESSICA ARE DOWN HERE. 550 00:31:03,690 --> 00:31:04,890 Parker: HI, BREE. 551 00:31:04,890 --> 00:31:06,330 Jessica: HOW'S IT GOING? 552 00:31:06,330 --> 00:31:11,200 SO WE'VE TALKED IT OVER, AND ULTIMATELY 553 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:15,600 WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THE PLANT RUNNING THAT HIGHER SPEED. 554 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:17,340 AND SO WE'RE GONNA TURN IT BACK UP, 555 00:31:17,340 --> 00:31:20,070 BUT WE'RE GONNA ADD A SECOND LOADER. 556 00:31:20,070 --> 00:31:21,810 REALLY? YEAH. 557 00:31:21,810 --> 00:31:23,180 THAT WOULD BE A HUGE HELP. THANK YOU. 558 00:31:23,180 --> 00:31:25,380 SO IT'S NOT WHAT I PREFER DOING, 559 00:31:25,380 --> 00:31:29,720 BUT WE JUST -- WE'VE GOT TO GET THROUGH THE GROUND. 560 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:31,880 Narrator: RUNNING THE PLANT AT 200 YARDS AN HOUR 561 00:31:31,890 --> 00:31:34,920 SHOULD INCREASE PRODUCTION BY 25%. 562 00:31:37,730 --> 00:31:41,460 PARKER VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FIRST SHIFT IN THE SECOND LOADER. 563 00:31:45,630 --> 00:31:47,430 Parker: THE BIGGEST THING IS JUST I DON'T LIKE ADDING PEOPLE 564 00:31:47,430 --> 00:31:50,200 AND MACHINES TO THE EQUATION, BUT HERE WE ARE. 565 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:54,440 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET PARKER TO PUT MORE PEOPLE IN THE PLANT 566 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:55,710 FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS 567 00:31:55,710 --> 00:31:59,610 AND JESSICA CAME IN AND IN NO TIME CONVINCED HIM 568 00:31:59,610 --> 00:32:01,910 THAT NOT ONLY WOULD ANOTHER LOADER PAY FOR ITSELF, 569 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:06,150 WE'RE GONNA GET WAY MORE GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND THIS YEAR. 570 00:32:06,150 --> 00:32:07,620 Parker: NOW WITH THE TWO LOADERS HERE, 571 00:32:07,620 --> 00:32:09,490 WE CAN DEFINITELY TURN THE PLANT UP. 572 00:32:09,490 --> 00:32:10,690 IT'S RUNNING AT FOUR RIGHT NOW, 573 00:32:10,690 --> 00:32:12,060 WE'LL PROBABLY CRANK IT UP TO FIVE, 574 00:32:12,060 --> 00:32:13,690 WHICH AT THAT POINT WE'RE OVERLOADING 575 00:32:13,690 --> 00:32:14,930 THE SLUICE RUNS A LITTLE BIT, 576 00:32:14,930 --> 00:32:18,960 BUT JUST BITE THE BULLET, KEEP THEM RUNNING, 577 00:32:18,970 --> 00:32:20,770 AND HOPEFULLY THAT MAKES UP FOR IT. 578 00:32:38,150 --> 00:32:40,150 WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE NO ROOM 579 00:32:40,150 --> 00:32:43,490 FOR ERROR ANYMORE TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUR GOALS 580 00:32:43,490 --> 00:32:47,390 AND THAT PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON EVERYONE. 581 00:32:47,390 --> 00:32:48,630 Narrator: AT THE NESS CLAIM, 582 00:32:48,630 --> 00:32:50,760 IT'S TIME FOR THE FIRST GOLD WEIGH 583 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:55,670 OF RICK'S HALF MILLION DOLLAR WASH PLANT, MONSTER RED. 584 00:32:55,670 --> 00:32:57,370 HEY, FELLAS. WHAT'S UP MAN? 585 00:32:57,370 --> 00:33:00,270 RICK SET A 2000-OUNCE TARGET THIS SEASON, 586 00:33:00,270 --> 00:33:04,980 BUT SO FAR HE'S MINED JUST 110 OUNCES OF GOLD. 587 00:33:04,980 --> 00:33:06,180 I KNOW YOU GUYS ALL STUCK YOUR NECK 588 00:33:06,180 --> 00:33:07,850 OUT FOR ME COMING HERE AGAIN, 589 00:33:07,850 --> 00:33:10,180 AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND ALL I CAN SAY 590 00:33:10,180 --> 00:33:12,580 IS I HOPE THIS IS THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS ME 591 00:33:12,590 --> 00:33:15,220 PAYING YOU GUYS BACK FOR THAT. RIGHT? 592 00:33:15,220 --> 00:33:16,620 DECENT, BUDDY. 593 00:33:16,620 --> 00:33:20,630 SHALL WE SEE WHAT THE FIRST GOLD WEIGH FROM MONSTER RED SHOWS US? 594 00:33:20,630 --> 00:33:21,960 ALL RIGHT, ZEE, YOU WANT TO COUNT THESE OUT FOR ME? 595 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,530 SURE. 596 00:33:24,530 --> 00:33:26,260 THERE'S FIVE. 597 00:33:26,270 --> 00:33:28,800 15. 25. 30. 598 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:30,240 WHAT? 599 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,070 40. 45. 50. 600 00:33:32,070 --> 00:33:35,310 51.44. 601 00:33:35,310 --> 00:33:38,880 YEAH, BUDDY, BIGGEST CLEANOUT SO FAR. 602 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:41,080 Narrator: HIS FIRST GOLD FROM MONSTER RED 603 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:44,420 IS WORTH OVER $72,000. 604 00:33:44,420 --> 00:33:46,050 IN JUST ONE WEEK, 605 00:33:46,050 --> 00:33:49,760 RICK HAS INCREASED HIS TOTAL BY ALMOST 50%. 606 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:51,960 I MEAN, FOR WHAT WE RAN, I'D SAY THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. 607 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:53,530 WE DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF RUN TIME, 608 00:33:53,530 --> 00:33:56,630 SO IF WE CAN ACTUALLY GET SOME CONSISTENT RUN TIME, 609 00:33:56,630 --> 00:33:58,260 AND WE SHOULD BE LOOKING UP. 610 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:02,070 WELL, GUYS, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. 611 00:34:02,070 --> 00:34:04,300 I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO, BUT I HAVE TO GO. RICK. 612 00:34:04,300 --> 00:34:06,770 Narrator: AFTER THREE WEEKS AT DUNCAN CREEK, 613 00:34:06,770 --> 00:34:08,710 HAVING SET UP MONSTER RED, 614 00:34:08,710 --> 00:34:11,640 IT'S TIME FOR FREDDY DODGE TO LEAVE. 615 00:34:11,650 --> 00:34:13,850 CARL, KEEP THAT GRIZZLY GOING. 616 00:34:13,850 --> 00:34:15,250 YOU BET YOU BUDDY. 617 00:34:15,250 --> 00:34:17,150 APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT, THANKS FREDDY. 618 00:34:17,150 --> 00:34:18,720 -THANKS, FREDDY. -ALL RIGHT, THANKS. 619 00:34:18,720 --> 00:34:22,320 ONE, TWO, THREE, FREDDY! 620 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:24,160 WELL, MONSTER RED, IT'S UP AND RUNNING. 621 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:25,960 THERE'S STILL SOME BIG ROCK GONE THROUGH IT, 622 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:28,330 BUT HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE FINE. 623 00:34:28,330 --> 00:34:30,400 YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS ARE GONNA NEED AS MANY YARDS 624 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:31,560 AN HOUR GOING THROUGH THAT PLANT 625 00:34:31,570 --> 00:34:34,400 AS POSSIBLE TO GET THROUGH THIS YEAR. 626 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,270 WELL, THAT WAS OUR BEST GOLD WEIGH SO FAR. 627 00:34:36,270 --> 00:34:37,800 WE'RE GONNA STILL NEED A LOT MORE THAN THAT THOUGH, 628 00:34:37,810 --> 00:34:39,740 BUT I THINK WITH MONSTER RED BEING UP 629 00:34:39,740 --> 00:34:41,870 AND RUNNING LIKE IT IS, I THINK THAT'S ON THE HORIZON. 630 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,680 I'M SAD TO SEE FREDDY GO RIGHT NOW, 631 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:46,080 BUT WE KNOW WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN NEXT. 632 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:47,680 WE JUST GOT TO STUFF A BUNCH OF DIRT THROUGH THAT THING, 633 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:52,080 SO HOPEFULLY NEXT STOP, 2000 OUNCES. 634 00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:53,350 Narrator: UP AHEAD... 635 00:34:53,350 --> 00:34:54,690 TURN THAT ON THE SCALE. 636 00:34:54,690 --> 00:34:56,860 Jessica: I'M GLAD THE IDEA HAS WORKED ON GROUND. 637 00:34:56,860 --> 00:34:59,390 LET'S SEE IF IT'S REFLECTED IN THE GOLD WEIGH. 638 00:34:59,390 --> 00:35:02,030 JESSICA FACES THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. 639 00:35:04,900 --> 00:35:08,730 AND THE FATE OF MONICA'S CUT HANGS IN THE BALANCE. 640 00:35:08,740 --> 00:35:12,640 Tony: 10. 12. 14. 641 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:32,920 YEAH. I WAS PLANNING TO BE BURIED UNDERNEATH IT, 642 00:35:32,930 --> 00:35:34,790 BUT SOME NEEDS IT FOR HIS GARDEN. 643 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:44,840 Minnie: I DON'T WANT IT IN THE MIDDLE. 644 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:46,170 THAT'S A STUPID PLACE. 645 00:35:46,170 --> 00:35:48,510 THEN PUT IT OVER THERE AT THE END. 646 00:35:57,580 --> 00:36:01,190 HONESTLY, I DON'T LIKE IT. CAN WE JUST TAKE IT AWAY? 647 00:36:28,650 --> 00:36:29,710 GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? 648 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,120 Narrator: FRESH FROM HER TWO DAY-TEST 649 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:34,820 AT THE HUNKER CUT, 650 00:36:34,820 --> 00:36:37,460 MONICA JOINS THE REST OF THE BEETS FAMILY 651 00:36:37,460 --> 00:36:39,220 FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLD WEIGH. 652 00:36:46,370 --> 00:36:48,730 WELL DON'T COUNT YOUR FLAKES UNTIL YOU HAVE THEM IN THE PAN. 653 00:36:50,770 --> 00:36:53,510 WELL, I JUST MADE IT UP, BUT IT SOUNDS GOOD. 654 00:36:53,510 --> 00:36:55,140 HOLA, BUENAS DIAS SENOR. 655 00:36:55,140 --> 00:36:56,370 HOW ARE YOU GUYS? 656 00:36:56,380 --> 00:36:59,040 Narrator: THE BEETS EMPIRE IS STRUGGLING. 657 00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:01,280 SO FAR, THEY'VE MINED JUST HALF OF 658 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:03,950 WHAT THEY HAD THIS TIME LAST SEASON. 659 00:37:03,950 --> 00:37:07,820 AND ONLY YOUNGEST SON MIKE HAS BEEN BRINGING IN GOLD. 660 00:37:07,820 --> 00:37:09,220 WE WERE SLUICING FOR TWO DAYS, 661 00:37:09,220 --> 00:37:12,020 STRIPPING FOR THE MOST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. 662 00:37:12,030 --> 00:37:13,560 YOU KNOW HOW IT IS, GOT TO GET EVERYTHING DIRT READY. 663 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:17,730 SO LET'S WEIGH UP YOUR TWO DAYS. 664 00:37:22,900 --> 00:37:26,810 ONE. 10. 665 00:37:26,810 --> 00:37:29,870 30. 50. 666 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:32,280 60. 667 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:35,080 61.96. 668 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:38,420 WORTH JUST $86,000. 669 00:37:42,460 --> 00:37:45,460 PRETTY GOOD. RUBY AND I DID THAT TWO-DAY TEST. 670 00:37:45,460 --> 00:37:48,290 WE HAD A HICCUP OR TWO. 671 00:37:50,430 --> 00:37:51,930 DOWN ABOUT THREE HOURS. 672 00:37:56,600 --> 00:38:00,510 Narrator: SAVING TONY'S SEASON NOW DEPENDS ON MONICA'S HUNKER 673 00:38:00,510 --> 00:38:04,380 CUT DELIVERING AT LEAST AN OUNCE PER HOUR. 674 00:38:04,380 --> 00:38:06,210 21 OUNCES. 675 00:38:06,210 --> 00:38:08,310 14. 16. 18. 676 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:11,450 20. 21. 22. 677 00:38:11,450 --> 00:38:12,420 3. 678 00:38:12,420 --> 00:38:13,550 24. 679 00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:19,620 Narrator: WORTH $34,000. 680 00:38:22,030 --> 00:38:23,360 YEAH. 681 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:33,640 Narrator: MONICA'S BET ON THE OLD TIMERS HAS PAID OFF. 682 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:37,910 HER CUT STAYS OPEN AND MAY HELP SAVE THE FAMILY BUSINESS. 683 00:38:37,910 --> 00:38:40,480 SO, KEVIN, WHEN ARE YOU THINKING OF SLUICING? 684 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:43,880 WORKING ON IT. IF Y'ALL QUIT BREAKING . 685 00:38:47,890 --> 00:38:49,190 WELL, SINCE YOU ASKED SO NICELY. 686 00:38:49,190 --> 00:38:50,920 Monica: SEEING AS YOU'RE SO POLITE ABOUT IT. 687 00:38:55,330 --> 00:38:57,630 BYE, GUYS. 688 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:12,480 Chris: HOW ARE YOU DOING? 689 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:14,350 HI, CHRIS. I'M GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? 690 00:39:14,350 --> 00:39:16,150 GOOD, GOOD. 691 00:39:16,150 --> 00:39:18,350 Narrator: TO HELP PARKER MINE ALL THE GOLD 692 00:39:18,350 --> 00:39:21,050 ON HIS 115 ACRE CLAIM, 693 00:39:21,050 --> 00:39:23,590 JESSICA BROUGHT IN A SECOND LOADER, 694 00:39:23,590 --> 00:39:28,390 ALLOWING BIG RED TO RUN AT 200 YARDS AN HOUR. 695 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:29,830 WHAT'S YOUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE GOLD MINE? 696 00:39:29,830 --> 00:39:32,060 I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIRT 697 00:39:32,070 --> 00:39:33,930 IN MY LIFE. 698 00:39:33,930 --> 00:39:36,500 DIRT AND TECHNOLOGY DON'T SEEM TO MIX. 699 00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:39,240 ARE YOU TWO STILL ARGUING OR ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? 700 00:39:39,240 --> 00:39:40,840 YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST OPERATORS HERE 701 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:43,810 AND YOU DO A LOT, LIKE A LOT FOR ONE PERSON 702 00:39:43,810 --> 00:39:45,540 AND IT'S JUST OVERWHELMING. 703 00:39:45,550 --> 00:39:47,410 SORRY, IT WAS JUST A LOT OF STRESS 704 00:39:47,410 --> 00:39:49,410 AND THE LOADER COULDN'T TAKE IT, I COULDN'T TAKE IT, 705 00:39:49,420 --> 00:39:51,750 BUT I'M GLAD IT ALL GOT SORTED. 706 00:39:51,750 --> 00:39:53,890 WE JUST GOT TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO GET THIS CUT OUT 707 00:39:53,890 --> 00:39:56,720 AND GET THIS GROUND SLUICED. 708 00:39:56,720 --> 00:39:59,690 I'M GLAD THE IDEA HAS WORKED ON GROUND AND ON PAPER. 709 00:39:59,690 --> 00:40:02,490 LET'S SEE IF IT'S REFLECTED IN THE GOLD WEIGH. 710 00:40:02,500 --> 00:40:04,900 THROW THAT ON THE SCALE. THERE'S SOME WEIGHT THERE. 711 00:40:04,900 --> 00:40:06,870 IT FEELS LIKE IT MAY HAVE BEEN WORTH IT ALL. 712 00:40:06,870 --> 00:40:12,370 Narrator: LAST WEEK, PARKER MINED 201 OUNCES OF GOLD. 713 00:40:12,370 --> 00:40:13,740 Parker: 30. 714 00:40:13,740 --> 00:40:17,480 60. 715 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:21,110 GOT THE 100. 716 00:40:21,110 --> 00:40:22,910 150. 717 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:24,320 200. 718 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:30,520 280 OUNCES. 719 00:40:30,520 --> 00:40:37,030 Narrator: WORTH NEARLY $400,000, A 40% INCREASE THAT'S NETTED HIM 720 00:40:37,030 --> 00:40:41,170 OVER $100,000 WORTH OF EXTRA GOLD. 721 00:40:41,170 --> 00:40:42,430 Chris: WELL, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. 722 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:43,870 NOT ONLY TO I THINK IT WILL COVER 723 00:40:43,870 --> 00:40:45,540 THE COST OF RUNNING THE SECOND LOADER, 724 00:40:45,540 --> 00:40:48,270 BUT I THINK WE'LL PUT A FEW MORE FLAKES IN OUR POCKET, TOO, 725 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:49,770 SO IT'S PAYING OFF. 726 00:40:49,780 --> 00:40:52,510 GOOD JOB, BREE. NAILED IT. 727 00:40:52,510 --> 00:40:54,480 THERE YOU GO. GOOD JOB. 728 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:55,880 THANKS, JESSICA. 729 00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:56,880 THANK YOU, GUYS. 730 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:57,880 THANKS, JESS. 731 00:40:57,880 --> 00:40:59,480 NOT A BAD WEEK. 732 00:40:59,490 --> 00:41:00,690 WELL, THAT WENT REALLY WELL. 733 00:41:00,690 --> 00:41:02,750 I'M GLAD THE SECOND LOADER IDEA WORKED, 734 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:06,360 AND PARKER WILL BE GETTING THROUGH MORE GROUND. 735 00:41:06,360 --> 00:41:08,090 IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF OUTSIDE THINKING 736 00:41:08,090 --> 00:41:10,500 AND A LOT OF IDEAS AND US JUST COMING TOGETHER 737 00:41:10,500 --> 00:41:13,360 AND ACCEPTING WHATEVER MAKES THE MOST LOGICAL SENSE 738 00:41:13,370 --> 00:41:16,400 NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT IT. 739 00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:18,540 WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET THE JOB DONE. 740 00:41:21,310 --> 00:41:23,540 Narrator: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"... 741 00:41:23,540 --> 00:41:25,780 I TOLD HIM I NEEDED HELP, BUT... 742 00:41:25,780 --> 00:41:27,410 BE GENTLE, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. 743 00:41:27,410 --> 00:41:29,150 YEAH. BETTER GLUE YOUR DENTURES IN. 744 00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:31,450 OH, ! 745 00:41:31,450 --> 00:41:34,550 Narrator: AFTER PICKING UP THE PACE, PARKER SCHNABEL 746 00:41:34,550 --> 00:41:36,520 MOVES ON TO A NEW CUT. 747 00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:38,460 WE'RE IN TOO DEEP TO GO BACK NOW. 748 00:41:38,460 --> 00:41:40,460 IT IS DEATH VALLEY. 749 00:41:40,460 --> 00:41:43,360 THE BEETS LOOK TO GET A THIRD PLANT RUNNING. 750 00:41:47,370 --> 00:41:49,270 WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE. 751 00:41:49,270 --> 00:41:52,570 Narrator: AND ONLY DAYS INTO RUNNING MONSTER RED, 752 00:41:52,570 --> 00:41:54,740 RICK NESS FACES DISASTER. 753 00:41:54,740 --> 00:41:56,810 I MIGHT AS WELL PACK MY UP AND GO HOME. 754 00:41:56,810 --> 00:41:58,510 THEY WON'T LET ME MINE HERE ANYMORE. 754 00:41:59,305 --> 00:42:59,471 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm