"Gold Rush" The Devil's Finger

1 00:00:00,590 --> 00:00:03,390 Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"... 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:11,074 3 00:00:12,030 --> 00:00:13,360 WHOO. 4 00:00:20,970 --> 00:00:22,270 Parker: STOP. STOP. 5 00:00:22,270 --> 00:00:24,240 THAT'S KIND OF A [BLEEP] DISASTER. 6 00:00:24,240 --> 00:00:27,540 YOU HAVEN'T LIVED UP TO THE LETTER OF THE CONTRACT. 7 00:00:27,550 --> 00:00:30,080 I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK. 8 00:00:33,450 --> 00:00:36,750 THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN RIGHT NOW. 9 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:38,160 Poulson: IN 20 YEARS IN MINING, 10 00:00:38,160 --> 00:00:39,990 I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. 11 00:00:39,990 --> 00:00:42,790 I JUST WANT TO PUNCH YOU ALL RIGHT IN THE [BLEEP] FACE. 12 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,160 IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I'D FIRE ALL FOUR OF YOU. 13 00:00:45,160 --> 00:00:47,700 ALL FOUR OF YOU ARE GONE. 14 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,000 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 15 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,000 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 16 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,930 COME ON. LET'S GO. 17 00:01:21,030 --> 00:01:23,630 Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE, PARKER SCHNABEL 18 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,440 AT SCRIBNER CREEK, 19 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,310 AND HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN, RICK NESS, AT INDIAN RIVER 20 00:01:30,310 --> 00:01:33,340 HAVE MINED OVER 1,600 OUNCES 21 00:01:33,350 --> 00:01:35,910 WORTH ALMOST $2 MILLION 22 00:01:35,910 --> 00:01:40,450 TOWARDS THEIR 5,000-OUNCE, $6-MILLION TARGET. 23 00:01:42,420 --> 00:01:44,020 Parker: WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON. 24 00:01:44,020 --> 00:01:45,990 WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR HALFWAY TO OUR GOAL, 25 00:01:45,990 --> 00:01:48,090 AND WE'VE LOST SOME PEOPLE. 26 00:01:48,090 --> 00:01:50,290 AND AS MUCH AS I WANT TO BE GETTING CLOSER 27 00:01:50,300 --> 00:01:53,200 TO LEAVING TONY IN THE OLD REARVIEW MIRROR, 28 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,970 IT HASN'T WORKED OUT THAT WAY YET THIS SEASON. 29 00:01:56,970 --> 00:01:59,440 Narrator: SHORT ON DOZER OPERATORS, 30 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,640 PARKER IS STRIPPING OVERBURDEN IN THE UPPER CUT 31 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,380 THAT HE LEASES FROM TONY BEETS. 32 00:02:08,310 --> 00:02:10,450 Parker: PUTTING GOLD IN THE BOX IS THE NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY, 33 00:02:10,450 --> 00:02:13,220 AND SLUCIFER CHEWS THROUGH YARDAGE LIKE CRAZY, 34 00:02:13,220 --> 00:02:14,920 AND I'M OUT HERE. 35 00:02:14,920 --> 00:02:16,750 EVERYBODY'S OUT HERE BUSTING THEIR ASS 36 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,760 TRYING TO KEEP THIS PLANT GOING. 37 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,590 -Hey, Parker. -YEAH, GO AHEAD. 38 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,760 Ken Tatlow is here looking for you. 39 00:02:28,730 --> 00:02:32,470 ALL RIGHT. YEAH. LET HIM KNOW I'M OVER HERE. 40 00:02:32,470 --> 00:02:34,670 SEND HIM ON OVER. 41 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,710 [BLEEP] 42 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:42,450 HEY, PARKER. 43 00:02:42,450 --> 00:02:43,510 HEY, KEN. HOW ARE YOU DOING? 44 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:44,710 DOING GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? 45 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,780 GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 46 00:02:48,050 --> 00:02:50,120 Narrator: AT THE START OF THE SEASON, 47 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,920 IN HIS ATTEMPT TO GET OUT FROM UNDER TONY BEETS, 48 00:02:53,930 --> 00:02:59,500 PARKER LEASED NEW GROUND FROM KLONDIKE VETERAN KEN TATLOW, 49 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:04,600 A MAN WHO SPENT HALF A CENTURY SUCCESSFULLY MINING FOR GOLD. 50 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,270 I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. 51 00:03:07,270 --> 00:03:09,140 THE MORE YOUR MAKE, THE MORE WE MAKE. 52 00:03:09,140 --> 00:03:12,640 KEN'S CONTRACT STATES PARKER MUST BEGIN STRIPPING 53 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:15,210 THE NEW GROUND BY MID-SEASON. 54 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,690 IN THE CONTRACT, WE DO HAVE AN AMOUNT TO BE STRIPPED. 55 00:03:21,690 --> 00:03:23,150 RIGHT. AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE 56 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,360 ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. 57 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,260 YEAH. I'VE BEEN MEANING TO MAKE IT DOWN THERE, 58 00:03:27,260 --> 00:03:29,960 AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO 59 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,460 TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO SLUICE DOWN THERE. 60 00:03:32,460 --> 00:03:33,660 RIGHT, YEAH. 61 00:03:33,670 --> 00:03:37,630 AND I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOWN THERE BY NOW. 62 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,100 WHY DON'T WE GO DOWN THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT? 63 00:03:39,100 --> 00:03:41,740 YEAH, OKAY. OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. 64 00:03:44,210 --> 00:03:46,680 I HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN HERE IN QUITE AWHILE. 65 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,910 I DID GO DOWN THERE AND DIG A TEST HOLE AND LOOK AROUND. 66 00:03:52,420 --> 00:03:54,250 YOU KNOW, THAT SPOT THAT I DUG THAT TEST HOLE, 67 00:03:54,250 --> 00:03:55,220 IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. 68 00:03:55,220 --> 00:03:57,090 I HAD, PROBABLY, 30, 35 COLORS. 69 00:03:57,090 --> 00:03:59,260 IT'S JUST RIGHT IN THE TREES HERE. 70 00:03:59,260 --> 00:04:01,930 THERE'S DEFINITELY GOLD DOWN THERE. 71 00:04:03,930 --> 00:04:07,200 AND WHAT I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO 72 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:08,300 IS ALWAYS BE UP-FRONT WITH YOU. 73 00:04:08,300 --> 00:04:10,170 I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE CONTRACT. 74 00:04:10,170 --> 00:04:11,570 I AM SERIOUS ABOUT MINING THIS GROUND. 75 00:04:11,570 --> 00:04:14,440 IT'S JUST THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE WHAT WE'VE GOT. 76 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:15,810 WE'RE PRETTY SHORTHANDED. 77 00:04:15,810 --> 00:04:17,970 WE HAD A LOT OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. 78 00:04:17,980 --> 00:04:19,240 IT COST US A LOT OF TIME. 79 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,550 Tatlow: SO YOU JUST NEED THE MANPOWER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. 80 00:04:22,550 --> 00:04:24,780 THIS IS THE MIDDLE OF THE SEASON NOW, JULY, 81 00:04:24,780 --> 00:04:26,950 AND TIME GOES ON PRETTY FAST. 82 00:04:26,950 --> 00:04:28,220 RIGHT. 83 00:04:28,220 --> 00:04:31,350 SO IF I CAN BE OF ANY HELP FOR AN EXTRA OPERATOR, 84 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,560 I'LL COME DOWN AND DO IT FOR A FEW. 85 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,930 REALLY? YOU SURE YOU WANT TO BE AN EMPLOYEE? 86 00:04:36,930 --> 00:04:37,990 I'LL HELP YOU OUT. 87 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:38,960 PERFECT. HOW'S THAT? 88 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,030 THAT SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. 89 00:04:40,030 --> 00:04:41,160 THAT'S BETTER THAN... OKAY, PERFECT. 90 00:04:41,170 --> 00:04:42,370 THAT'S BETTER THAN BEING AN EMPLOYEE. 91 00:04:42,370 --> 00:04:44,500 YEAH. NO, I'LL HELP YOU OUT, WHATEVER I CAN. 92 00:04:44,500 --> 00:04:46,040 PERFECT. 93 00:04:47,310 --> 00:04:52,010 KEN CAME UP HERE TO HELP US GET GOING ON HIS OWN GROUND, 94 00:04:52,010 --> 00:04:57,550 AND I HATE TO HAVE HIM HELP US STRIP GROUND FOR TONY BEETS, 95 00:04:57,550 --> 00:05:00,780 BUT WE HAVE TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE WE CAN GO DOWN 96 00:05:00,790 --> 00:05:02,720 AND START STRIPPING KEN'S GROUND. 97 00:05:06,260 --> 00:05:08,430 [ ENGINE STARTS ] 98 00:05:12,630 --> 00:05:17,870 Tatlow: I'VE BEEN MINING UP HERE SINCE 1957. 99 00:05:17,870 --> 00:05:19,740 I DON'T FEEL 79. 100 00:05:19,740 --> 00:05:22,710 ACTUALLY, I FEEL MORE LIKE I'M 60, 101 00:05:22,710 --> 00:05:27,910 SO THERE'S SOME LIFE LEFT IN THIS OLD DOG AFTER ALL. 102 00:05:27,910 --> 00:05:30,650 IT WOULD BE NICE IF I COULD DO THIS FOR A FEW YEARS YET, 103 00:05:30,650 --> 00:05:32,680 IF MY WIFE WILL LET ME. 104 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,850 [ LAUGHS ] 105 00:05:38,590 --> 00:05:40,690 Parker: WITH KEN'S HELP HERE ON THE DOZERS, 106 00:05:40,690 --> 00:05:43,830 WE'LL GET WAY FURTHER AHEAD THAN WE ARE RIGHT NOW 107 00:05:43,830 --> 00:05:48,570 AND MAKE THAT REAL STEP TOWARDS GETTING AWAY FROM TONY. 108 00:05:51,340 --> 00:05:53,300 [BLEEP] 109 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,110 DAMN IT. 110 00:06:01,650 --> 00:06:05,250 WE JUST BLEW A TRACK APART ON THAT [BLEEP] CAT. 111 00:06:05,250 --> 00:06:07,280 CAN'T ONE THING GO RIGHT? 112 00:06:14,890 --> 00:06:15,930 [ WHISTLES ] 113 00:06:19,460 --> 00:06:22,600 Narrator: AFTER WEEKS OF SETBACKS TAKING HIS SECOND 114 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:27,040 DREDGE APART, TONY BEETS IS FINALLY READY 115 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,610 TO BARGE THE FIRST MAJOR PIECE 116 00:06:29,610 --> 00:06:33,310 DOWN THE YUKON RIVER, THE BUCKET LINE. 117 00:06:49,090 --> 00:06:53,400 THE BARGE TAKES THREE DAYS TO COMPLETE EACH ROUND TRIP. 118 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,070 WITH TIME SHORT, TONY MUST HAVE A LOAD 119 00:06:58,070 --> 00:07:02,340 READY TO LEAVE EVERY TIME HIS BARGE ARRIVES. 120 00:07:13,790 --> 00:07:15,720 WITHOUT A TRACTOR-TRAILER, 121 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,690 TONY CAN ONLY HAUL ONE SECTION OF BUCKETS 122 00:07:18,690 --> 00:07:21,120 PER 30-MILE ROUND TRIP. 123 00:07:25,330 --> 00:07:26,330 IT TOOK AN HOUR. 124 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:29,930 NO, WE GOT TO KEEP AT IT, MAN. 125 00:07:29,940 --> 00:07:31,940 YEAH. NO TIME FOR SLACKING. 126 00:07:34,210 --> 00:07:35,370 NOPE. 127 00:07:37,510 --> 00:07:42,250 EACH SECTION OF BUCKETS WEIGHS UP TO 12,000 POUNDS, 128 00:07:42,250 --> 00:07:46,120 ROUGHLY THE WEIGHT OF TWO HEAVY-DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. 129 00:07:47,620 --> 00:07:50,050 ARE ALL 15 IN THAT CHAIN? 130 00:07:52,820 --> 00:07:53,990 10,000? 131 00:07:54,430 --> 00:07:56,190 HUH. 132 00:07:56,190 --> 00:07:57,630 ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT. 133 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,170 TONY PUSHES THE LIMITS OF HIS LOADER 134 00:08:08,170 --> 00:08:11,110 TO HAUL AS MANY BUCKETS AS POSSIBLE. 135 00:08:14,510 --> 00:08:15,550 IDEAL. 136 00:08:15,550 --> 00:08:17,080 -[ LAUGHS ] -GO! 137 00:08:18,850 --> 00:08:20,750 Christie: A LOT OF WEIGHT THERE, 138 00:08:20,750 --> 00:08:22,590 AND THAT'S ABOUT THE MAX FOR THAT LOADER. 139 00:08:22,590 --> 00:08:25,260 THE BACK WHEELS ARE BARELY ON THE GROUND. 140 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:13,340 IT'S TOO HEAVY? 141 00:09:16,540 --> 00:09:17,870 OKAY. 142 00:09:20,250 --> 00:09:22,080 THERE WE GO. 143 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,670 Narrator: BEFORE THE BUCKETS GO ON, 144 00:10:52,670 --> 00:10:54,800 TONY UNLOADS VITAL EQUIPMENT 145 00:10:54,810 --> 00:10:58,110 NEEDED TO CONTINUE THE DREDGE TEARDOWN. 146 00:10:58,110 --> 00:10:59,610 Tony: GO. 147 00:11:14,260 --> 00:11:16,460 YEE-HAW. 148 00:11:23,870 --> 00:11:25,740 DREDGE TWO IS ON ITS WAY. 149 00:12:06,850 --> 00:12:10,450 [ ENGINE STARTS ] 150 00:12:10,450 --> 00:12:13,250 YOU GOT ANY WATER YET? 151 00:12:13,250 --> 00:12:19,360 Narrator: IN COLORADO, HALFWAY THROUGH WHAT STARTED 152 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:24,090 JUST 702 OUNCES OF GOLD,FMAD 153 00:12:24,100 --> 00:12:27,900 WORTH LESS THAN $850,000, 154 00:12:27,900 --> 00:12:32,170 BARELY ENOUGH TO KEEP HIS MINING OPERATION AFLOAT. 155 00:12:35,340 --> 00:12:37,840 DOES SOMEBODY WANT TO GRAB THE BYPASS? 156 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,840 TODD: I got it. 157 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:43,550 Narrator: WITH THE FAIRPLAY AND SACRAMENTO MINES DOWN, 158 00:12:43,550 --> 00:12:46,220 TODD'S LAST HOPE IS RUNNING PAY DIRT 159 00:12:46,220 --> 00:12:49,490 FROM A NEW CLAIM, THE JEWELRY BOX. 160 00:12:52,690 --> 00:12:55,830 Todd: THE JEWELRY BOX IS STARTING TO PAY OUT REALLY GOOD. 161 00:12:55,830 --> 00:12:58,390 HUNTER IS RUNNING THE PLANT WITH ALL THE YOUNG GUNS. 162 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,630 THEY'RE DOING GREAT, SO WE'RE GOING TO RUN 163 00:13:00,630 --> 00:13:04,030 THAT JEWELRY BOX FROM THE TOP DOWN. 164 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,570 IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME. 165 00:13:09,570 --> 00:13:11,740 Spinks: WELL, THE TESTS CAME BACK GOOD. 166 00:13:11,740 --> 00:13:13,640 HOPEFULLY, THIS ALL PANS OUT. 167 00:13:13,650 --> 00:13:15,850 YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, ALL I WANT TO DO IS GET BACK ON THE GOLD 168 00:13:15,850 --> 00:13:18,380 AND START MAKING SOME MONEY. 169 00:13:22,090 --> 00:13:24,290 Hunter: I'M EXCITED TO RUN THIS NEW DIRT TODAY. 170 00:13:24,290 --> 00:13:26,120 I'M HOPING THE JEWELRY BOX DIRT IS GOOD. 171 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:27,660 HOPEFULLY, IT'S GOING TO HELP US TURN A CORNER 172 00:13:27,660 --> 00:13:30,760 AND HELP US GET ON TO SOME GOOD CLEANUPS. 173 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,330 Narrator: TODD'S SON, 18-YEAR-OLD HUNTER, 174 00:13:35,330 --> 00:13:37,600 WITH A CREW OF YOUNG GUNS, 175 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,800 RUNS THE HOFFMANS' ONLY OPERATING WASH PLANT, 176 00:13:40,810 --> 00:13:43,840 MONSTER RED. 177 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:47,110 YOU KNOW, MOST OF MY CREW IS A BUNCH OF YOUNG GUYS. 178 00:13:47,110 --> 00:13:49,180 SO, YEAH, IT'S KIND OF COOL. 179 00:13:49,180 --> 00:13:51,910 THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WORKING AT A GOLD MINE. 180 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,520 I HAVEN'T GOTTEN YELLED AT, SO I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING ALL RIGHT. 181 00:14:00,330 --> 00:14:02,190 HEY, I NEED THE WHOLE PLANT CREW UP HERE 182 00:14:02,190 --> 00:14:04,590 TO MEET ME AT MY OFFICE FOR A SAFETY MEETING. 183 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,930 OKAY, COPY THAT. WE'LL SHUT DOWN THE PLANT 184 00:14:06,930 --> 00:14:08,130 AND HEAD OVER RIGHT NOW. 185 00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:11,430 HEY, GUYS, WE GOT A SAFETY MEETING. 186 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,600 CAN SOMEBODY COME AND PICK ME UP? 187 00:14:15,410 --> 00:14:17,210 Narrator: IT'S A 10-MINUTE DRIVE... 188 00:14:17,210 --> 00:14:19,440 -LET'S GO. -...FROM THE PLANT 189 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,350 TO SAFETY OFFICER TREY POULSON'S OFFICE. 190 00:14:22,350 --> 00:14:25,080 -WHOO-HOO. -WHAT UP, GUS? 191 00:14:26,150 --> 00:14:29,920 YEAH, THE PLANT CREW IS A BUNCH OF YOUNGER GUYS, INEXPERIENCED, 192 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,520 SO I LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM 193 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,820 ONCE A WEEK JUST TO KEEP THEM ON THEIR TOES. 194 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:36,760 HOLD UP A MINUTE. 195 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,000 WHO'S THIS? 196 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,400 OH, STOP FILMING. 197 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,500 STOP FILMING. STOP FILMING. 198 00:14:42,500 --> 00:14:44,530 IT'S MSHA, MINING SAFETY INSPECTORS. 199 00:14:44,540 --> 00:14:46,600 I GAVE THESE GUYS MY WORD LAST SEASON 200 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,040 I WOULDN'T FILM THEM, SO SHUT IT DOWN HERE. 201 00:14:51,180 --> 00:14:55,380 Narrator: TO PROTECT MINERS, MSHA REQUIRES SAFETY MEASURES 202 00:14:55,380 --> 00:15:00,350 SUCH AS WARNING SIGNS, FLOTATION DEVICES 203 00:15:00,350 --> 00:15:03,820 AND PROTECTIVE PASSAGEWAYS UNDER CONVEYORS. 204 00:15:03,820 --> 00:15:08,160 IF THEY SPOT VIOLATIONS, THEY CAN IMPOSE HEAVY FINES 205 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,030 OR EVEN SHUT DOWN THE MINE. 206 00:15:11,030 --> 00:15:16,300 SO MSHA IS HERE TODAY, AND WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT. 207 00:15:16,300 --> 00:15:18,400 MSHA IS LIKE THE MINING POLICE. 208 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,900 IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT. 209 00:15:20,910 --> 00:15:24,710 SO JUST DO IT BY THE BOOK, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE, 210 00:15:24,710 --> 00:15:29,910 AND TREY KNOWS THAT BOOK FROM COVER TO COVER, SO WE'RE GOOD. 211 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,720 IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MSHA INSPECTORS LEAVE, 212 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,120 TODD SUMMONS THE CREW. 213 00:15:45,300 --> 00:15:48,530 STERLING, LUCAS, DAVE, AND HUNTER, WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU. 214 00:15:53,070 --> 00:15:55,040 ACTUALLY, TREY NEEDS TO TALK TO YOU. 215 00:15:57,940 --> 00:16:01,410 I JUST SPENT 2 1/2, ABOUT 2 1/2 OF THE WORST [BLEEP] 216 00:16:01,410 --> 00:16:06,380 HOURS OF MY LIFE WITH MSHA THANKS TO YOU FOUR. 217 00:16:08,090 --> 00:16:10,790 WHAT THE [BLEEP] WERE YOU GUYS THINKING? 218 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:13,360 LET'S START WITH YOU. 219 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:14,620 WHAT WERE YOU DOING? WHAT HAPPENED? 220 00:16:14,630 --> 00:16:17,260 WE WERE GOOFING OFF, DICKING AROUND, 221 00:16:17,260 --> 00:16:22,200 DIDN'T HAVE MY SEAT BELT ON, JUMPED INTO A MOVING PROWLER. 222 00:16:23,770 --> 00:16:26,370 ON WHAT PLANET DID YOU GUYS THINK THAT WOULD BE RIGHT? 223 00:16:26,370 --> 00:16:28,470 DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO WEAR A SEAT BELT IN A PROWLER? 224 00:16:28,470 --> 00:16:29,740 NO, I DO KNOW THAT. 225 00:16:29,740 --> 00:16:31,810 I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE BUT I [BLEEP] UP. 226 00:16:31,810 --> 00:16:34,710 WE [BLEEP] UP. 227 00:16:34,710 --> 00:16:40,150 DO YOU KNOW THE RAMIFICATIONS OF [BLEEP] WITH MSHA? 228 00:16:40,150 --> 00:16:42,220 WE HAD A GREAT REPUTATION WITH THEM. 229 00:16:42,220 --> 00:16:46,190 NOW THANKS TO FOUR GUYS ON OUR CREW, OUR REPUTATION IS MUD. 230 00:16:46,190 --> 00:16:48,790 WE GOT A [BLEEP] IMMINENT-DANGER CITATION. 231 00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:51,960 IN 20 YEARS IN MINING, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. 232 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:55,830 THE GUY WAS IN THE OFFICE WATCHING YOU GUYS DO THIS. 233 00:16:55,830 --> 00:16:57,600 THEY KNOW YOU GUYS ARE FAMILY. 234 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,600 THEY KNOW YOU'RE HUNTER HOFFMAN. 235 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,440 FIRST THING HE SAID, HE SAYS, "WELL, OF ALL PEOPLE, 236 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,710 THE OWNER'S SON SHOULD KNOW BETTER." 237 00:17:03,710 --> 00:17:06,110 YOU'RE THE LEADER OF THESE GUYS REGARDLESS. 238 00:17:06,110 --> 00:17:08,710 I KNOW IT'S NOT COOL TELLING THESE GUYS TO WEAR 239 00:17:08,710 --> 00:17:11,380 THEIR SEAT BELTS AND WHATNOT, BUT I GUARANTEE IT'S A LOT LESS 240 00:17:11,380 --> 00:17:13,050 [BLEEP] COOL THAN TELLING THESE GUYS 241 00:17:13,050 --> 00:17:14,980 THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A JOB ANYMORE. 242 00:17:14,990 --> 00:17:17,850 I JUST WANT TO PUNCH YOU ALL RIGHT IN THE [BLEEP] FACE. 243 00:17:17,860 --> 00:17:19,420 THAT HURT. 244 00:17:20,990 --> 00:17:23,730 IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I'D FIRE ALL FOUR OF YOU. 245 00:17:23,730 --> 00:17:25,230 I DON'T KNOW HOW TODD WANTS TO HANDLE IT. 246 00:17:25,230 --> 00:17:26,660 I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, 247 00:17:26,660 --> 00:17:29,400 BUT MY SUGGESTION IS ALL FOUR OF YOU ARE GONE. 248 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,430 THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. 249 00:17:32,570 --> 00:17:35,100 UN-[BLEEP]-BELIEVABLE. 250 00:17:37,610 --> 00:17:41,440 -HMM. -YOU KNOW WHAT? 251 00:17:41,450 --> 00:17:43,010 TREY'S FRICKING RIGHT. 252 00:17:43,010 --> 00:17:45,820 I SHOULD FIRE ALL YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW. 253 00:17:45,820 --> 00:17:47,820 YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. 254 00:17:47,820 --> 00:17:49,420 WE'RE IN TROUBLE. 255 00:17:49,420 --> 00:17:54,920 THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN RIGHT NOW. 256 00:17:54,930 --> 00:18:00,100 NOW, HUNTER, COME WITH ME. 257 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,740 YOU WANT TO BE A LEADER, AND YOU WANT TO RUN A PLANT. 258 00:18:10,740 --> 00:18:12,170 THAT'S NOT LEADERSHIP. 259 00:18:12,180 --> 00:18:14,940 HORRIBLE. 260 00:18:14,950 --> 00:18:18,350 DUDE, YOU'RE OFF THE PLANT, AND YOU'RE BACK IN A ROCK TRUCK, 261 00:18:18,350 --> 00:18:20,380 AND I WANT YOU TO FRICKIN' DRIVE THAT TRUCK 262 00:18:20,380 --> 00:18:22,280 AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST DID. 263 00:18:22,290 --> 00:18:23,420 OKAY? 264 00:18:23,420 --> 00:18:26,220 GO. GET OUT OF HERE. 265 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,930 NO, I DON'T. 266 00:18:39,170 --> 00:18:41,200 Todd: AS OF RIGHT NOW, HUNTER IS NOT RUNNING 267 00:18:41,210 --> 00:18:45,140 MONSTER RED, AND WHEN HE WANTS TO SHOW LEADERSHIP, 268 00:18:45,140 --> 00:18:46,310 THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT. 269 00:18:46,310 --> 00:18:49,810 AS OF RIGHT NOW, HE'S BEEN DEMOTED. 270 00:18:57,890 --> 00:19:00,090 MITCH, LET'S GO! 271 00:19:01,060 --> 00:19:03,560 Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL HAS BROKEN THE TRACK 272 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,390 ON HIS D10 DOZER. 273 00:19:07,730 --> 00:19:10,770 TO KEEP STRIPPING AND FEEDING SLUCIFER... 274 00:19:10,770 --> 00:19:12,300 NICE! ...PARKER HAS COME UP 275 00:19:12,300 --> 00:19:15,570 WITH A WHOLE NEW WAY TO RIP PERMAFROST. 276 00:19:17,610 --> 00:19:20,010 THERE YOU GO. 277 00:19:20,010 --> 00:19:23,180 THAT THING HAS GOT SOME JAM. 278 00:19:23,180 --> 00:19:24,210 WE GOT IT! 279 00:19:24,220 --> 00:19:25,920 TYSON IS GOING THROUGH PAY LIKE CRAZY, 280 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:27,520 SO WE'VE GOT TO GET OUR CUT DOWN 281 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,250 AND GET IT THAWING SO THAT WE DON'T RUN OUT OF PAY. 282 00:19:30,250 --> 00:19:32,250 SO WE'VE JUST GOT TO GO RIP THE LAST OF THE MUD OUT, 283 00:19:32,260 --> 00:19:34,260 AND IT'S REALLY HARD ON THE DOZER, 284 00:19:34,260 --> 00:19:36,130 SO WE'RE TRYING SOMETHING NEW HERE. 285 00:19:40,530 --> 00:19:43,130 Narrator: PARKER'S DOZER IS DOWN. 286 00:19:43,130 --> 00:19:45,570 HE NEEDS HIS NEW RIPPER TO WORK, 287 00:19:45,570 --> 00:19:50,110 OR HIS WASH PLANT WILL RUN OUT OF PAY. 288 00:20:02,290 --> 00:20:03,950 Parker: SMOKY. 289 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,260 ORIGINALLY, WE WERE GOING TO DO ALL OF THIS WITH THE DOZER. 290 00:20:07,260 --> 00:20:10,830 IT'S UP THERE ON THE RAMP, BROKEN. 291 00:20:10,830 --> 00:20:13,560 FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE VERY GOOD. 292 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:14,730 I WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IT 293 00:20:14,730 --> 00:20:15,970 JUST DRAGGING THE MACHINE AROUND, 294 00:20:15,970 --> 00:20:18,330 BUT IT'S NOT DOING THAT AT ALL. 295 00:20:18,340 --> 00:20:20,540 AND SO IF THAT'S AN INDICATION 296 00:20:20,540 --> 00:20:22,340 OF WHAT THIS THING IS CAPABLE OF, 297 00:20:22,340 --> 00:20:25,410 THEN [BLEEP] YEAH. 298 00:20:26,810 --> 00:20:29,380 WE'RE STILL FIGURING OUT A NAME FOR IT -- 299 00:20:29,380 --> 00:20:35,050 THE RED ROCKET, THE GRIM RIPPER, GOD'S MIDDLE FINGER, 300 00:20:35,050 --> 00:20:37,920 FINGER OF GOD, THE DEVIL'S FINGER. 301 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,090 "HEY, RICK! GO GET THE DEVIL'S FINGER!" 302 00:20:40,090 --> 00:20:42,090 OH, YEAH. 303 00:20:42,090 --> 00:20:43,330 GO! 304 00:20:43,330 --> 00:20:45,430 SAVE THE CHILDREN! 305 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:12,760 KEVIN, KEEP THE PLANT TURNED UP 100%, BUDDY. 306 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:14,360 WE NEED ALL THE GOLD WE CAN GET NOW. 307 00:21:14,360 --> 00:21:16,960 SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. KEEP THAT PAY COMING. 308 00:21:18,230 --> 00:21:21,060 Narrator: IN COLORADO, KEVIN HIATT IS RUNNING 309 00:21:21,070 --> 00:21:24,170 GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT FROM THE JEWELRY BOX. 310 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:31,670 I GOT KEVIN RUNNING MONSTER RED IN PLACE OF HUNTER. 311 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,180 HE'S GOT TO KICK ASS, 312 00:21:33,180 --> 00:21:37,280 GOT TO KEEP IT RUNNING AS MUCH AS HE CAN. 313 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,550 Hiatt: TODAY, I'M IN THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR. 314 00:21:39,550 --> 00:21:42,720 THIS IS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY DOING THIS. 315 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:44,750 THE GOLD RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING OUT HERE 316 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,160 AT THE JEWELRY BOX, THIS COULD BE A TURNAROUND. 317 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,890 WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE START SEEING SOME CLEANUPS. 318 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,830 Narrator: AFTER BREAKING MSHA RULES, 319 00:21:55,830 --> 00:22:00,040 HUNTER HOFFMAN HAS BEEN DEMOTED TO A ROCK TRUCK. 320 00:22:03,210 --> 00:22:05,010 YOU KNOW, I LIKE HAVING RESPONSIBILITY. 321 00:22:05,010 --> 00:22:07,280 I LIKE RUNNING THE PLANT. 322 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:12,510 IT JUST SUCKS. I WORK ALL SUMMER AND MAKE ONE MISTAKE, 323 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:14,180 AND THEY WANT TO TAKE EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ME, 324 00:22:14,190 --> 00:22:16,050 BUT I JUST MESSED UP. 325 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,930 WHOA. LOOK AT THIS UGLY [BLEEP] DIRT. 326 00:22:35,510 --> 00:22:36,670 RIGHT HERE. 327 00:22:36,670 --> 00:22:38,870 THIS TOP [BLEEP] IS WHAT THEY'RE SENDING. 328 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:40,640 THIS IS MIXED IN OUR PAY. 329 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,810 Narrator: TO GET BACK ON THE GOLD, 330 00:22:44,820 --> 00:22:47,120 TODD HAS THE JEWELRY BOX CREW 331 00:22:47,120 --> 00:22:50,420 SENDING EVERY YARD OF DIRT TO THE WASH PLANT, 332 00:22:50,420 --> 00:22:54,160 INCLUDING THE TOP LAYER THAT CONTAINS CHUNKS 333 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,090 OF ORGANIC VEGETATION. 334 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,060 YEAH. WE CAN SHUT IT DOWN. 335 00:23:02,070 --> 00:23:05,470 KEVIN SHUTS DOWN TO CHECK THE SLUICES. 336 00:23:06,670 --> 00:23:08,740 Hiatt: YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. 337 00:23:08,740 --> 00:23:10,940 THIS STUFF IS A NIGHTMARE. 338 00:23:12,210 --> 00:23:13,180 YEAH? 339 00:23:20,250 --> 00:23:23,020 FRICK. 340 00:23:23,020 --> 00:23:24,490 THERE'S GRASS HERE. 341 00:23:24,490 --> 00:23:27,490 IT'S PLUGGING UP OUR SHAKER. 342 00:23:27,490 --> 00:23:30,160 BUT, JOE, IT GOES RIGHT OUT THE END OF THE SHAKER. 343 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:33,030 IT DOESN'T GO INTO YOUR SLUICE. IT CAN'T GET THROUGH. 344 00:23:34,330 --> 00:23:35,860 OH, MAN. 345 00:23:35,870 --> 00:23:38,700 THIS IS GOING TO BE ROUGH. 346 00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:42,700 Narrator: TO STOP LOSING GOLD, KEVIN HAS NO CHOICE 347 00:23:42,710 --> 00:23:45,770 BUT TO CLEAR THE DECK BY HAND. 348 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:48,110 Hiatt: REALLY, TO RUN THIS STUFF, YOU'VE GOT TO 349 00:23:48,110 --> 00:23:49,550 SHUT DOWN EVERY HOUR. 350 00:23:49,550 --> 00:23:51,450 WE CAN'T DO THAT. 351 00:23:51,450 --> 00:23:55,380 LET'S NOT RUN PAY ROOTS AND PAY GRASS AND PAY WEED. 352 00:23:55,390 --> 00:23:58,250 LET'S RUN PAY DIRT. 353 00:23:58,260 --> 00:24:01,760 HEY, WOULD YOU WANT TO GO THROW ALL THAT DOWN OR WHATEVER? 354 00:24:02,990 --> 00:24:07,330 Narrator: AFTER TWO HOURS, THE SPRAY DECK IS FINALLY CLEAN. 355 00:24:07,330 --> 00:24:09,630 [ GROANS ] 356 00:24:09,630 --> 00:24:13,900 SO AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, WE GOT ALL THAT GRASS. 357 00:24:13,900 --> 00:24:16,100 IT IS READY TO RUN. 358 00:24:17,010 --> 00:24:18,570 MONSTER RED IS COMING HOT. 359 00:24:18,580 --> 00:24:21,010 [ BEEPING ] 360 00:24:22,810 --> 00:24:26,580 OKAY, TONY, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND COME UP ON THE WATER. 361 00:24:26,580 --> 00:24:28,380 TONY: Water coming through. 362 00:24:28,390 --> 00:24:30,490 [ RUMBLING ] 363 00:24:30,490 --> 00:24:31,690 WHOA. 364 00:24:33,460 --> 00:24:35,190 CUT IT OFF! 365 00:24:51,140 --> 00:24:52,370 DAMN IT! 366 00:24:52,380 --> 00:24:53,810 THAT MEANS THESE ROOTS HAVE GOTTEN ALL THE WAY 367 00:24:53,810 --> 00:24:55,510 INTO OUR WATER! 368 00:24:57,180 --> 00:24:59,920 Narrator: KEVIN HAS BEEN FEEDING MONSTER RED 369 00:24:59,920 --> 00:25:03,590 PAY DIRT LACED WITH ORGANIC VEGETATION. 370 00:25:04,490 --> 00:25:07,890 THE VEGETATION HAS BLOCKED THE SPRAY DECK, 371 00:25:07,890 --> 00:25:10,360 BUT IT HAS ALSO PASSED THROUGH THE PLANT, 372 00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:13,460 OUT THE SLUICES, AND INTO THE PONDS. 373 00:25:15,270 --> 00:25:18,400 THERE, IT HAS BEEN SUCKED UP BY THE PUMP 374 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:22,040 AND SENT BACK INTO THE PLANT, 375 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:26,070 WHERE THE ORGANIC VEGETATION HAS BLOCKED A WATER PIPE, 376 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:29,510 AND THE PRESSURE BUILDUP HAS BLOWN A HOSE. 377 00:25:33,120 --> 00:25:35,580 WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? 378 00:25:35,590 --> 00:25:39,720 THAT CRAP THAT ANDY SENT IN, IT'S GOT [BLEEP] ROOTS, 379 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:41,160 ALL KINDS OF CRAP. 380 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,560 THAT'S IN OUR WATER. 381 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,590 YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT CAME UP THROUGH THE PUMP? 382 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:46,830 WE CAN RUN THAT PAY. 383 00:25:46,830 --> 00:25:48,230 IT'S ALL IN THROUGH ALL OF OUR SPRAY BARS. 384 00:25:48,230 --> 00:25:52,600 OKAY. YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF THIS PLANT, OKAY? 385 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,340 YOU PUT THAT DIRT THROUGH THERE. 386 00:25:54,340 --> 00:25:56,000 THERE IS GOLD IN THIS. 387 00:25:56,010 --> 00:25:59,210 THERE MAY BE GOLD IN IT, BUT WE CAN'T RUN THAT [BLEEP] 388 00:25:59,210 --> 00:26:00,840 YOU'RE IN CONTROL. 389 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:02,480 YOU DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. 390 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,350 WE NEED TO GET THE GOLD. 391 00:26:16,590 --> 00:26:18,030 Narrator: IN THE UPPER CUT, 392 00:26:18,030 --> 00:26:22,160 SLUCIFER IS RUNNING 280 YARDS AN HOUR. 393 00:26:22,170 --> 00:26:25,570 PARKER AND 79-YEAR-OLD KLONDIKE VETERAN 394 00:26:25,570 --> 00:26:28,770 KEN TATLOW ARE STRIPPING PERMAFROST 395 00:26:28,770 --> 00:26:31,470 TO KEEP AHEAD OF THE WASH PLANT. 396 00:26:34,210 --> 00:26:35,880 Parker: KEN TATLOW JUST SHOWED UP. 397 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:37,910 YOU KNOW, HE'S A LOT LIKE MY GRANDPA, 398 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,220 AND HE'S GOT MORE EXPERIENCE MINING IN THE YUKON 399 00:26:40,220 --> 00:26:42,550 THAN EVERYBODY ELSE AT THIS MINE SITE COMBINED, 400 00:26:42,550 --> 00:26:45,290 SO THAT'S WORTH A LOT. 401 00:26:49,660 --> 00:26:53,760 Narrator: BUT PARKER'S BROKEN DOZER IS STRANDED IN THE CUT, 402 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:57,700 BLOCKING THE TRUCKS FROM CLEARING THE THAWED OVERBURDEN. 403 00:26:57,700 --> 00:27:00,170 Parker: MITCH! 404 00:27:00,170 --> 00:27:02,140 WE NEED TO GET THAT [BLEEP] CAT OUT OF THERE. 405 00:27:02,140 --> 00:27:04,070 YEAH. 406 00:27:04,070 --> 00:27:05,270 WELL, WE CAN TO TAKE A LOOK, BUT YEAH, 407 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:08,640 WE'VE GOT THAT ONE SPARE TRACTOR. 408 00:27:08,650 --> 00:27:11,950 IF WE CAN ROLL IT BACK ON THAT AND THEN... 409 00:27:11,950 --> 00:27:13,680 YOU KNOW, IT'LL TAKE THREE HOURS 410 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:15,280 TO GET THAT TRACK BACK TOGETHER 411 00:27:15,290 --> 00:27:18,520 OR 20 MINUTES TO PUSH IT DOWN THE [BLEEP] HILL. 412 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,960 Narrator: INSTEAD OF FIXING THE TRACK IN PLACE, 413 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:25,690 PARKER DECIDES TO PUSH THE DOZER OUT OF THE WAY. 414 00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:27,230 YOU WANT TO PUSH THAT THING DOWN? 415 00:27:27,230 --> 00:27:28,360 YEAH. 416 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:32,070 BUT, DUDE, HE'S JUST TRYING TO CUT CORNERS. 417 00:27:32,070 --> 00:27:34,340 IT'S LIKE, "OH, I WANT TO GET IT DONE IN 20 MINUTES." 418 00:27:34,340 --> 00:27:36,340 WELL, I COULD PUT A TRACK ON THAT THING IN AN HOUR 419 00:27:36,340 --> 00:27:38,410 AND HAVE IT WHERE I WANT IT. 420 00:27:38,410 --> 00:27:40,380 IT'S NOT VERY SMART. 421 00:27:42,650 --> 00:27:45,180 IT NEEDS TO MOVE. 422 00:27:55,660 --> 00:27:57,630 [ METAL CLANGING ] 423 00:27:57,630 --> 00:27:59,230 STOP! STOP! 424 00:27:59,230 --> 00:28:01,800 WHAT THE [BLEEP] WAS THAT? 425 00:28:05,070 --> 00:28:07,700 DAMN IT. 426 00:28:07,710 --> 00:28:10,110 Tatlow: OH, MY GOD. 427 00:28:10,110 --> 00:28:12,270 OH, THAT'S NOT GOOD. 428 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:13,880 THAT'S NOT GOOD. YEAH. 429 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:17,150 Narrator: WITHOUT A TRACK TO HOLD IT IN PLACE, 430 00:28:17,150 --> 00:28:21,980 PARKER HAS NOW BROKEN THE TENSIONING CANNON ON THE DOZER. 431 00:28:23,620 --> 00:28:25,750 NOW WE'RE [BLEEP] 432 00:28:37,330 --> 00:28:38,630 YEAH. THAT PUPPY HAS GOT TO BE -- 433 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:42,200 IT'S GOT TO BE PULLED BACK RIGHT AWAY. 434 00:28:42,210 --> 00:28:44,040 Narrator: PARKER HAS IGNORED 435 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:47,040 MECHANIC MITCH BLASCHKE'S ADVICE. 436 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:50,280 ALL RIGHT. I'LL GET SOME REINFORCEMENTS. 437 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:53,980 HIS ATTEMPT TO PUSH A BROKEN DOZER OUT OF THE WAY 438 00:28:53,980 --> 00:28:56,490 HAS ENDED IN DISASTER. 439 00:28:58,060 --> 00:29:00,460 WHAT A MESS. 440 00:29:02,090 --> 00:29:03,790 HE'S TRYING TO SAVE TIME HERE 441 00:29:03,790 --> 00:29:05,590 BY JUST PUSHING THIS DOWN THE HILL WITH A CAT. 442 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:07,600 WELL, NOW HE'S PULLED THE CANNON OUT, 443 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,830 PROBABLY DAMAGED A THOUSAND-DOLLAR SEAL. 444 00:29:10,830 --> 00:29:12,800 JUST FOOLISH. 445 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:14,970 Parker: I DON'T THINK MITCH IS TOO STOKED. 446 00:29:14,970 --> 00:29:16,570 WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PRETTY SIMPLE FIX 447 00:29:16,570 --> 00:29:20,540 TO JUST GET IT DOWN THE HILL TURNED INTO QUITE A DISASTER. 448 00:29:22,010 --> 00:29:23,880 WE'LL PICK IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND SEE IF WE CAN GRAB IT 449 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,250 RIGHT HERE AND TAP HER BACK IN. 450 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,650 SOUNDS GOOD. 451 00:29:29,650 --> 00:29:32,420 Narrator: MITCH WILL TRY AND BUSH-FIX THE CANNON 452 00:29:32,420 --> 00:29:36,090 BACK IN PLACE USING THE NEW RIPPER CLAW. 453 00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:40,830 Parker: UP. 454 00:29:46,140 --> 00:29:47,370 IS IT IN? 455 00:29:47,370 --> 00:29:49,740 IT'S IN THE SEALS. 456 00:29:49,740 --> 00:29:52,110 Narrator: THE CANNON IS BACK IN PLACE, 457 00:29:52,110 --> 00:29:56,780 BUT THE DOZER IS STILL STRANDED IN THE CUT. 458 00:29:56,780 --> 00:30:00,320 WELL, THAT'S JUST ONE MORE MILESTONE. 459 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,380 WE'VE STILL GOT TO GET IT DOWN THE HILL. 460 00:30:02,390 --> 00:30:04,190 HOW DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT? 461 00:30:04,190 --> 00:30:06,590 KEN AND I [BLEEP] THAT ONE UP IN ROUND ONE, 462 00:30:06,590 --> 00:30:08,290 SO YOU GUYS GET ROUND TWO. 463 00:30:08,290 --> 00:30:09,660 LET'S JUST... 464 00:30:09,660 --> 00:30:11,260 YEAH, LET'S ROLL IT TO THE END OF THE TRACK 465 00:30:11,260 --> 00:30:12,790 AND THEN HAVE HIM... 466 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:14,160 WELL, HE WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT THE BLADE DOWN 467 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:15,130 BECAUSE HE'LL BE ON IT. 468 00:30:15,130 --> 00:30:17,100 CAN YOU HOOK A TOOTH IN THOSE GOOD? 469 00:30:17,100 --> 00:30:18,270 YEAH. YOU MIGHT BE ABLE 470 00:30:18,270 --> 00:30:19,670 TO DRAG IT WHILE HE'S MOVING. 471 00:30:19,670 --> 00:30:20,870 I CAN TRY. 472 00:30:20,870 --> 00:30:23,410 WELL, JUST GO BACKWARDS ON THE RAILS, 473 00:30:23,410 --> 00:30:24,710 AND HE'LL HOOK THEM, AND TRY TO GRAB THEM. 474 00:30:24,710 --> 00:30:26,370 Tatlow: HE'LL KEEP PULLING THEM. OKAY. 475 00:30:26,380 --> 00:30:27,810 SEE IF HE CAN DRAG THEM WITH YOU. 476 00:30:27,810 --> 00:30:29,780 YEP. GOOD. 477 00:30:29,780 --> 00:30:32,310 YOU CALL THE SHOTS, MIKE. 478 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:35,380 ROLL HER BACK A LITTLE BIT, KEN. 479 00:30:35,390 --> 00:30:39,590 Narrator: PARKER'S PLAN -- HAVE KEN BACK THE DOZER 480 00:30:39,590 --> 00:30:43,590 DOWN THE HILL WHILE MITCH DRAGS THE BROKEN TRACK 481 00:30:43,590 --> 00:30:46,330 BENEATH IT USING THE RIPPER CLAW. 482 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,030 WELL, THAT'S WORKING A HELL OF A LOT BETTER 483 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:54,940 THAN THE FIRST TIME WE TRIED IT. 484 00:30:56,070 --> 00:30:58,540 YOU'RE FINE! 485 00:30:58,540 --> 00:31:00,680 EASY, NOW. 486 00:31:03,780 --> 00:31:05,350 OKAY. 487 00:31:06,220 --> 00:31:08,180 YEAH, BUDDY! 488 00:31:08,190 --> 00:31:11,150 SORRY FOR MY SCREW UP. 489 00:31:11,150 --> 00:31:13,520 IT'S ALL RIGHT. AT LEAST IT'S DOWN OFF THE HILL. 490 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:16,060 -GOOD JOB, GUYS. -THANKS. 491 00:31:16,060 --> 00:31:17,760 WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT THE FIRST TIME. 492 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:19,760 [ LAUGHS ] THANKS, GUYS. 493 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,560 SO SHUT HER OFF NOW AND GO STRIPPING? 494 00:31:22,570 --> 00:31:24,500 YEAH. LET'S GO STRIPPING. 495 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,800 IT'S OFF THE HILL. 496 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:30,340 MITCH AND MIKE HAD TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME HERE 497 00:31:30,340 --> 00:31:34,140 THAN I WOULD HAVE LIKED, BUT THAT'S OKAY. 498 00:31:34,140 --> 00:31:35,840 WE'LL GET THE THING BACK GOING HERE SHORTLY 499 00:31:35,850 --> 00:31:37,450 AND BE BACK TO WORK. 500 00:31:48,490 --> 00:31:51,890 Narrator: IN COLORADO, KEVIN HIATT HAS BEEN PROMOTED 501 00:31:51,900 --> 00:31:55,260 TO RUN MONSTER RED, 502 00:31:55,270 --> 00:31:58,630 BUT ORGANIC VEGETATION IN HIS WATER SUPPLY 503 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,140 HAS FORCED HIM TO SHUT DOWN THE PLANT, 504 00:32:01,140 --> 00:32:06,340 COSTING TODD AROUND $2,000 AN HOUR IN LOST GOLD. 505 00:32:10,150 --> 00:32:12,880 SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS 200 FEET OF SILT CURTAIN, 506 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:16,690 AND WHAT IT IS, IS A FLOATING PONTOON 507 00:32:16,690 --> 00:32:20,720 THAT MAKES A BARRIER SO MATERIAL LIKE THIS FINE [BLEEP] 508 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,830 THAT FLOATS ON THE TOP, IT CAN'T GET BY. 509 00:32:26,230 --> 00:32:29,330 Narrator: KEVIN WILL USE A FLOATING FILTRATION SYSTEM 510 00:32:29,330 --> 00:32:33,700 AROUND THE PUMP TO FILTER OUT THE ORGANIC VEGETATION. 511 00:32:35,340 --> 00:32:39,770 THE SILT CURTAIN SHOULD BLOCK THE ORGANIC MATERIAL, 512 00:32:39,780 --> 00:32:43,710 ALLOWING THE PUMP TO SEND 3,000 GALLONS OF CLEAN WATER 513 00:32:43,710 --> 00:32:46,010 TO THE WASH PLANT EVERY MINUTE. 514 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:53,190 -GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE. -OH. 515 00:32:53,190 --> 00:32:55,820 ALL RIGHT. 516 00:32:55,830 --> 00:32:58,660 SOONER I GET THIS THING SET UP, 517 00:32:58,660 --> 00:33:01,800 THE SOONER WE QUIT SUCKING THOSE ORGANICS IN. 518 00:33:03,270 --> 00:33:04,900 DID YOU GRAB THE LIFE JACKET? 519 00:33:04,900 --> 00:33:06,570 NO. I FORGOT. 520 00:33:13,180 --> 00:33:15,310 SO ARE YOU THE CAPTAIN, OR AM I THE CAPTAIN? 521 00:33:15,310 --> 00:33:17,750 UH, JUST RIGHT THIS SECOND, I AM. 522 00:33:17,750 --> 00:33:19,250 THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE FIRST MATE. 523 00:33:19,250 --> 00:33:20,680 OKAY. 524 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,320 I NEED THAT END. 525 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,360 GET IT TO ME BEFORE THIS [BLEEP] COMES TO US. 526 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:29,420 WRONG END! WHAT? 527 00:33:29,430 --> 00:33:31,530 CAN YOU SEE THAT I CAN GET THIS END MYSELF? 528 00:33:31,530 --> 00:33:32,660 YOU SAID THAT END! 529 00:33:32,660 --> 00:33:34,500 GO GET ME THAT END! 530 00:33:36,030 --> 00:33:38,700 BUT I'M GETTING GOOD AT THIS, THOUGH, BUD. 531 00:33:38,700 --> 00:33:40,170 YOU'RE LIKE A TUGBOAT. 532 00:33:40,170 --> 00:33:41,270 [ SIGHS ] 533 00:33:41,270 --> 00:33:43,640 THE LITTLE TUG THAT COULD. 534 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:47,040 AND THAT'S IT, BUDDY. WE'RE DONE, MAN. 535 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,480 NOTHING ELSE IS GETTING IN HERE FROM NOW ON. 536 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,450 [ BEEPING ] 537 00:33:55,450 --> 00:33:58,720 Narrator: THE ONLY WAY TO TEST KEVIN'S SILT CURTAIN 538 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,060 IS TO RUN WATER THROUGH THE PLANT. 539 00:34:12,940 --> 00:34:16,600 IT LOOKS GOOD! WE'VE GOT GOOD WATER FLOW NOW. 540 00:34:16,610 --> 00:34:18,340 NOTHING IN THE SPRAY BARS. 541 00:34:20,980 --> 00:34:22,680 EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD! 542 00:34:24,950 --> 00:34:27,020 YOU GET IT? DID YOU FIX IT? 543 00:34:27,020 --> 00:34:29,220 THAT CURTAIN IS IN, AND IT'S KEEPING ALL OF THAT STUFF OUT. 544 00:34:29,220 --> 00:34:31,020 AWESOME. GOOD JOB. THE WATER IS CLEAN. 545 00:34:31,020 --> 00:34:32,220 ALL RIGHT. KEEP IT GOING. 546 00:34:32,220 --> 00:34:33,890 I'M GOING TO GO START RUNNING SOME DIRT. 547 00:34:38,500 --> 00:34:42,430 KEVIN DID A GREAT JOB GETTING THE PLANT BACK UP AND RUNNING. 548 00:34:42,430 --> 00:34:45,700 THAT CURTAIN IS GOING TO KEEP THE ORGANICS OUT OF THE PLANT, 549 00:34:45,700 --> 00:34:48,900 AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO RUN A HELL OF A LOT MORE DIRT. 550 00:34:48,910 --> 00:34:51,870 RUNNING MORE DIRT IS MORE GOLD FOR US, 551 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:53,240 AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED THAT GOLD, 552 00:34:53,240 --> 00:34:55,680 ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW WITH ALL THOSE FINES. 553 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:01,020 Narrator: UP AHEAD... 554 00:35:01,020 --> 00:35:05,790 IT'S BEEN A TOUGH WEEK BECAUSE HUNTER'S FINE IS HUGE. 555 00:35:05,790 --> 00:35:07,790 DAD, WHAT DO YOU THINK, GOOD OR BAD? 556 00:35:32,980 --> 00:35:34,220 Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE... 557 00:35:36,150 --> 00:35:39,720 ...TONY HAS BARGED HIS BUCKET LINE TO DAWSON. 558 00:35:39,720 --> 00:35:45,190 HE'S NOW ON THE 60-MILE HOME STRETCH TO EUREKA CREEK. 559 00:36:03,850 --> 00:36:05,150 YEAH. 560 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:14,720 NOT GOING TO LIE, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT THING TURNING. 561 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,830 I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT FULL OF DREDGE STUFF, 562 00:36:21,830 --> 00:36:23,000 NOT [BLEEP], BUT OKAY. 563 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:23,870 YEAH, OKAY. 564 00:36:38,220 --> 00:36:39,780 LET'S KEEP THIS THING GOING. 565 00:36:39,780 --> 00:36:43,450 Narrator: WITH THE HELP OF KLONDIKE VETERAN KEN TATLOW, 566 00:36:43,450 --> 00:36:44,920 PARKER HAS MANAGED TO KEEP 567 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:50,060 SLUCIFER RUNNING GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT ALL WEEK. 568 00:36:50,060 --> 00:36:52,790 Parker: BOTH PLANTS RUNNING GOOD, NICE AND SMOOTH. 569 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:56,030 Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER, RICK HAS FINALLY HAD 570 00:36:56,030 --> 00:36:58,600 A TROUBLE-FREE WEEK WITH BIG RED. 571 00:36:59,500 --> 00:37:01,440 OH, IT FEELS GREAT RIGHT NOW. 572 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:03,100 [BLEEP] YEAH. 573 00:37:06,210 --> 00:37:08,610 Parker: WITH OLD KEN SHOWING UP, I HAD COMPLETELY FORGOT 574 00:37:08,610 --> 00:37:10,510 ABOUT SOME COMMITMENTS 575 00:37:10,510 --> 00:37:12,250 THAT WE HAD FOR THEIR GROUND DOWN THERE. 576 00:37:12,250 --> 00:37:14,720 I THINK ONE OF THE GREATEST TREATS OF HAVING HIM HERE 577 00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:16,820 IS HE CALLS ME YOUNGSTER. 578 00:37:16,820 --> 00:37:19,620 [ LAUGHTER ] 579 00:37:19,620 --> 00:37:21,720 -WELL, THERE YOU GO, PARKER. -ALL RIGHT. 580 00:37:21,730 --> 00:37:22,820 WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT THIS IS. 581 00:37:22,830 --> 00:37:24,060 Narrator: TO STAY ON TRACK... 582 00:37:24,060 --> 00:37:27,500 -UPPER CUT. -...PARKER NEEDS 130 OUNCES 583 00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:28,900 FROM EACH WASH PLANT. 584 00:37:28,900 --> 00:37:32,330 -30, 40, 50, 60... -TRY TO KEEP UP. 585 00:37:32,340 --> 00:37:33,530 70. I CAN'T COUNT THAT FAST. 586 00:37:33,540 --> 00:37:34,470 -80. -80. 587 00:37:34,470 --> 00:37:37,270 90. THERE'S TRIPLE DIGIT. 588 00:37:37,270 --> 00:37:38,840 -A LOT IN THE PAN YET. -120. 589 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:44,010 IT'S STILL GOT MORE. 40, 50, 60, 70. 590 00:37:44,010 --> 00:37:45,510 185. 591 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:47,080 Parker: POINT THREE. 592 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:48,650 POINT [BLEEP] 593 00:37:48,650 --> 00:37:52,620 Narrator: WORTH OVER $220,000. 594 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:55,790 OKAY, RICK. YOU READY FOR YOURS? 595 00:37:55,790 --> 00:37:57,790 ABSOLUTELY. 596 00:37:57,790 --> 00:38:00,260 BETTER THAN LAST WEEK, RICK. 597 00:38:00,260 --> 00:38:05,230 Narrator: LAST WEEK, RICK'S GOLD WAS A DISAPPOINTING 32.1 OUNCES. 598 00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:06,970 GIVE HER. 599 00:38:06,970 --> 00:38:10,170 SOMEONE ELSE WANT TO COUNT THAT OUT, THEN? 600 00:38:10,170 --> 00:38:14,910 THERE'S 20, 40... 601 00:38:14,910 --> 00:38:16,640 60... 602 00:38:16,650 --> 00:38:20,210 63.6. 603 00:38:20,220 --> 00:38:21,850 -YOU DOUBLED LAST WEEK! -DOUBLED IT. 604 00:38:21,850 --> 00:38:22,880 YEAH. 605 00:38:22,890 --> 00:38:24,120 THAT'S DEFINITELY AN IMPROVEMENT. 606 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:25,320 YEAH. 607 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:27,120 FOR AN OVERALL TOTAL RIGHT NOW, 608 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:29,260 WE'RE AT 1,850. 609 00:38:29,260 --> 00:38:33,590 Narrator: WORTH OVER $2.2 MILLION, 610 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:36,660 BUT ALMOST MIDWAY THROUGH THE SEASON, 611 00:38:36,670 --> 00:38:41,140 PARKER SHOULD HAVE CLOSE TO 2,500 OUNCES. 612 00:38:41,140 --> 00:38:42,640 NO, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A REAL FIGHT, 613 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:44,810 AND 5,000 OUNCES IS A BIG GOAL. 614 00:38:44,810 --> 00:38:47,840 I MEAN, BOTH PLANTS HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO, 615 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:50,680 BUT WE ALWAYS RELY ON THE BACK HALF OF OUR SEASON. 616 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:52,710 LIKE, IT'S ALWAYS A FALL-TIME PUSH. 617 00:38:52,720 --> 00:38:53,650 YEAH. 618 00:38:53,650 --> 00:38:55,150 SO LET'S JUST MAKE THAT HAPPEN. 619 00:38:55,150 --> 00:38:56,550 [BLEEP] YEAH. 620 00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:10,000 Narrator: IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO, 621 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:11,430 THE HOFFMAN CREW HAVE MANAGED 622 00:39:11,430 --> 00:39:15,300 TO RUN MONSTER RED FOR JUST TWO DAYS. 623 00:39:16,970 --> 00:39:19,410 I'M NOT GOING TO BEAT AROUND THE BUSH. 624 00:39:19,410 --> 00:39:21,140 THAT HAS BEEN A TOUGH WEEK. 625 00:39:21,140 --> 00:39:23,680 THAT WAS A ROUGH WEEK. 626 00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:25,210 AND YOU KNOW WHAT? 627 00:39:25,220 --> 00:39:28,150 WE'VE GOT NOBODY TO BLAME BUT OURSELVES. 628 00:39:31,350 --> 00:39:33,990 DAD, WHAT DO YOU THINK, GOOD OR BAD? 629 00:39:33,990 --> 00:39:36,360 Narrator: TODD STARTED THE SEASON DETERMINED 630 00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:38,730 TO GET 200 OUNCES A WEEK. 631 00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:44,470 -WELL, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU... -THAT'S NOT GOOD. 632 00:39:44,470 --> 00:39:46,430 SO HOW MUCH IS IT? 633 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:48,800 22.3. 634 00:39:48,810 --> 00:39:52,370 Narrator: WORTH LESS THAN $27,000, 635 00:39:52,380 --> 00:39:55,710 NOT EVEN ENOUGH TO PAY HUNTER'S FINE. 636 00:39:57,310 --> 00:40:00,420 WELL, WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST SEND IT OVER TO MSHA 637 00:40:00,420 --> 00:40:06,920 BECAUSE HUNTER'S FINE IS $30,000. 638 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:08,860 THAT FINE IS HUGE. 639 00:40:10,290 --> 00:40:12,430 YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO, YOU KNOW, 640 00:40:12,430 --> 00:40:15,430 EVERYBODY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, 641 00:40:15,430 --> 00:40:18,130 I SHOULD TAKE A LOT OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE FINES 642 00:40:18,130 --> 00:40:21,940 BECAUSE I WAS JUST BEING IRRESPONSIBLE, 643 00:40:21,940 --> 00:40:23,240 AND IT'S GOING TO COST, YOU KNOW, 644 00:40:23,240 --> 00:40:24,710 ALL OF US MONEY AND GOLD. 645 00:40:24,710 --> 00:40:27,580 SO I FEEL REALLY BAD ABOUT IT. 646 00:40:27,580 --> 00:40:29,210 Poulson: THANKS FOR STEPPING UP. 647 00:40:29,210 --> 00:40:30,680 I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO ME 648 00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:32,380 FOR YOU TAKING OWNERSHIP FOR IT. 649 00:40:32,380 --> 00:40:35,450 I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S HUGE, IN MY BOOK. 650 00:40:35,450 --> 00:40:37,150 THAT GOES A LONG WAYS. 651 00:40:37,150 --> 00:40:39,620 YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE IN THE BACK HALF OF THE SEASON, 652 00:40:39,620 --> 00:40:43,090 AND, YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY COUNTS NOW. 653 00:40:43,090 --> 00:40:46,160 WE NEED A GOOD WEEK NEXT WEEK, OKAY, GUYS? 654 00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:47,760 LET'S GO. 655 00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:52,170 EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES, BUT NOT EVERYBODY OWNS UP TO THEM, 656 00:40:52,170 --> 00:40:55,170 AND MY SON OWNED UP TO THE MISTAKE. 657 00:40:55,170 --> 00:40:56,500 I'M STILL KIND OF MAD AT HIM, 658 00:40:56,510 --> 00:40:59,370 BUT I'M KIND OF A PROUD MAD AT HIM. 659 00:41:03,750 --> 00:41:06,080 Narrator: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"... 660 00:41:07,850 --> 00:41:09,850 [BLEEP] 661 00:41:09,850 --> 00:41:11,220 WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM DOWN HERE. 662 00:41:11,220 --> 00:41:14,460 THIS IS A GINORMOUS ROCK. 663 00:41:14,460 --> 00:41:15,890 OH, [BLEEP] 664 00:41:15,890 --> 00:41:17,260 -GO! -IT'S CRAZY. 665 00:41:17,260 --> 00:41:19,260 I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. 666 00:41:19,260 --> 00:41:22,160 LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S SOME HARD CORE GOLD. 667 00:41:22,170 --> 00:41:24,330 ...MOLY... 668 00:41:24,330 --> 00:41:26,570 WHOA, [BLEEP]! THE FEED LINE! 669 00:41:26,570 --> 00:41:28,670 SHUT IT DOWN. 670 00:41:28,670 --> 00:41:30,540 YOU CAN'T BE [BLEEP] SERIOUS HERE. 671 00:41:31,510 --> 00:41:31,570 SHUT IT DOWN. 671 00:41:32,305 --> 00:42:32,660 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=-