"Gold Rush" Gold Rush: The Legend of Porcupine Creek

1 00:00:01,430 --> 00:00:02,870 - Quiet on the set. - I'm ready to go. 2 00:00:02,900 --> 00:00:08,450 Narrator: On this "Gold Rush," three mining legends... 3 00:00:08,470 --> 00:00:10,020 Hello, there. One, two, three. 4 00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:12,320 Narrator: ...Reveal the untold story... 5 00:00:12,340 --> 00:00:15,820 People don't realize how we got to where we did. 6 00:00:15,850 --> 00:00:19,160 Narrator: ...Of how a remote corner of southeast Alaska... 7 00:00:19,180 --> 00:00:20,530 Porcupine creek. 8 00:00:20,550 --> 00:00:23,530 It's one of the most beautiful places on the planet. 9 00:00:23,550 --> 00:00:26,400 Narrator: ...Sparked their passion for gold... 10 00:00:26,420 --> 00:00:28,170 It was a great place to grow up. 11 00:00:28,190 --> 00:00:31,900 Narrator: ...And shaped their destinies for years to come. 12 00:00:31,930 --> 00:00:36,040 It was there that I caught gold fever and it grabbed my heart. 13 00:00:36,070 --> 00:00:37,680 Let's go, guys. Let's do this. 14 00:00:37,700 --> 00:00:38,810 Whoo! 15 00:00:38,830 --> 00:00:41,010 Narrator: This is their adventure 16 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,710 from the very beginning... 17 00:00:42,740 --> 00:00:44,580 Parker: I'm in charge now. 18 00:00:44,610 --> 00:00:47,090 In hindsight, I was nowhere near ready for it. 19 00:00:47,110 --> 00:00:48,790 Narrator: ...To where they are now. 20 00:00:48,810 --> 00:00:50,380 Fake it till you make it, right? 21 00:00:52,010 --> 00:00:54,180 [ Laughter ] 22 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,330 That one phone call changed my life. 23 00:00:58,350 --> 00:00:59,730 You guys are an inspiration. 24 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:04,070 See, what people don't know is it was a dark, dark time. 25 00:01:04,090 --> 00:01:05,240 - Dave! - Get the [bleep] 26 00:01:05,260 --> 00:01:06,470 - Dave! - No, no, no, no, no. 27 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:08,110 - [Bleep] - Trey! Trey! 28 00:01:08,130 --> 00:01:09,370 The day after I left, 29 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,680 they burned the cabin down that I was staying in. 30 00:01:12,700 --> 00:01:14,300 [ Laughs ] 31 00:01:19,770 --> 00:01:23,060 What if you can dive in the bottom of a waterfall? 32 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,060 I want to do it my way. 33 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,090 I will never be just somebody's employee. 34 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,230 Holy [bleep] 35 00:01:30,250 --> 00:01:34,470 Parker: So I need to satisfy that adventurous side of me. 36 00:01:34,490 --> 00:01:37,600 We got to go. One, two, three! 37 00:01:37,630 --> 00:01:39,500 Whoa! 38 00:01:39,530 --> 00:01:42,770 Total man versus the elements. 39 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:44,780 Parker! 40 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,280 The thrill of the hunt is what drives you to continue doing it. 41 00:01:48,300 --> 00:01:52,150 It's just how tough are you, and how tough is mother nature? 42 00:01:52,170 --> 00:01:53,770 What else could a guy want? 43 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:01,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 44 00:02:04,650 --> 00:02:07,970 Just sitting here, I can see the snow-capped mountains. 45 00:02:07,990 --> 00:02:11,870 I can see the tundra way up high. 46 00:02:11,890 --> 00:02:13,170 Parker: Those big coastal trees 47 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,510 and those glacial-fed creeks that are just, 48 00:02:16,530 --> 00:02:18,480 you know, roaring by... 49 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:22,310 That's a pretty special place, yeah. 50 00:02:22,340 --> 00:02:25,180 Fred: Kind of gives you the pioneer spirit. 51 00:02:25,210 --> 00:02:27,220 You know other people have been there, 52 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,420 but it's been an awful long time. 53 00:02:30,450 --> 00:02:33,490 Narrator: The dream of striking it rich 54 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,600 has drawn men here for more than a century. 55 00:02:36,620 --> 00:02:41,230 Porcupine creek has such a rich history from the gold rush days. 56 00:02:41,260 --> 00:02:46,200 There was a town of I think a thousand people. 57 00:02:46,230 --> 00:02:48,640 Narrator: Once a booming mining town, 58 00:02:48,660 --> 00:02:55,310 porcupine creek has produced over $100 million worth of gold. 59 00:02:55,340 --> 00:02:58,280 But a series of devastating floods 60 00:02:58,310 --> 00:03:00,850 and the outbreak of the second world war 61 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:05,780 brought mining to an end and turned it into a ghost town. 62 00:03:09,950 --> 00:03:14,170 10 years ago, in the aftermath of the financial crisis, 63 00:03:14,190 --> 00:03:17,860 the area caught the eye of new pioneers. 64 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,240 Holy cow. You got 29 grams in that one test hole. 65 00:03:24,270 --> 00:03:26,950 There's millions of dollars. 66 00:03:26,970 --> 00:03:29,980 Narrator: Todd Hoffman and his crew of rookie miners 67 00:03:30,010 --> 00:03:33,890 hoped to find the gold the old-timers left behind. 68 00:03:33,910 --> 00:03:35,550 Jack: You're all millionaires. 69 00:03:35,580 --> 00:03:38,860 The only thing is, you got to get it out of the ground. 70 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,390 Coming your way. 71 00:03:40,420 --> 00:03:42,260 Narrator: But their skill... 72 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:43,860 Oh, shoot. 73 00:03:43,890 --> 00:03:45,930 Narrator: ...Didn't match their ambition. 74 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,230 Good lord. 75 00:03:47,260 --> 00:03:52,840 And their only chance of success was to look for help. 76 00:03:52,860 --> 00:03:55,640 10 years ago, Todd Hoffman showed up, 77 00:03:55,660 --> 00:03:57,980 and he started mining. 78 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,440 What are you looking at? 79 00:03:59,470 --> 00:04:05,380 I don't think it was more than 200 yards away from the cabin. 80 00:04:05,410 --> 00:04:07,950 Narrator: Alaska native Parker Schnabel 81 00:04:07,980 --> 00:04:11,620 grew up across the creek on big nugget mine, 82 00:04:11,650 --> 00:04:18,000 a claim his grandfather, John Schnabel, bought in 1985. 83 00:04:18,020 --> 00:04:20,970 Parker: It was everything a kid needed. 84 00:04:20,990 --> 00:04:23,200 When I wanted to have it be a playground, it was a playground. 85 00:04:23,230 --> 00:04:27,540 When I wanted it to be a school, it was a school. 86 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,310 I spent as much time as I could up there 87 00:04:31,330 --> 00:04:32,980 cruising around on my motorcycle, 88 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,480 exploring old logging roads, 89 00:04:35,500 --> 00:04:38,580 panning, learning how to run equipment. 90 00:04:38,610 --> 00:04:42,340 Pretty much that was my life up there. 91 00:04:44,550 --> 00:04:48,430 That's about, I would judge, close to a half an ounce. 92 00:04:48,450 --> 00:04:51,100 Parker: Yeah, I'd say so, too. 93 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:52,830 It was a great place to grow up. 94 00:04:52,860 --> 00:04:54,970 Tons of freedom, probably more 95 00:04:54,990 --> 00:04:58,100 than any 10- or 12-year-old should have. 96 00:04:58,130 --> 00:04:59,900 It was a lot of fun. 97 00:04:59,930 --> 00:05:01,610 I want you to take a look at my jig. 98 00:05:01,630 --> 00:05:02,670 Something's wrong. 99 00:05:02,700 --> 00:05:04,180 I don't know what I'm doing with it. 100 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,180 They didn't have a clue what they were doing. 101 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,580 There must be really something plugged up. 102 00:05:09,610 --> 00:05:13,320 I piped them both together with one valve. 103 00:05:13,340 --> 00:05:15,150 So you need more water pressure. 104 00:05:15,180 --> 00:05:16,820 A valve on each of those, 105 00:05:16,850 --> 00:05:21,930 and then you can adjust how much comes out through the bottom. 106 00:05:21,950 --> 00:05:23,430 They weren't gonna last. 107 00:05:23,450 --> 00:05:27,530 And you could tell that just early on. 108 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,340 You know they're amateurs when, um, 109 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,600 they dig through with their fingers. 110 00:05:32,630 --> 00:05:34,130 Don't know what they're doing. 111 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,680 Narrator: Todd was in deep. 112 00:05:40,700 --> 00:05:44,320 He put in a call to an old church friend from Oregon. 113 00:05:44,340 --> 00:05:46,580 [ Explosion ] 114 00:05:46,610 --> 00:05:50,820 Todd calls me up and says, "hey, Dave, I'm up here in Alaska, 115 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:52,260 and we're having a hell of a time 116 00:05:52,280 --> 00:05:55,130 getting our wash plant set up and started." 117 00:05:55,150 --> 00:05:58,000 Narrator: Dozer Dave Turin spent 28 years 118 00:05:58,020 --> 00:06:01,530 on his family rock quarry on mount hood, Oregon, 119 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:06,240 where he learned to move dirt and run heavy equipment. 120 00:06:06,260 --> 00:06:09,110 Dave: My family owned a very successful business, 121 00:06:09,130 --> 00:06:13,310 and so for me, I wanted to go 'cause I liked his crew. 122 00:06:13,340 --> 00:06:14,610 I'd met all those guys. 123 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,250 It's a very busy time. 124 00:06:16,270 --> 00:06:18,880 Dave: Yeah, I know it's tough right now. 125 00:06:18,910 --> 00:06:21,550 Said, "alright, I'll go for seven days, 126 00:06:21,580 --> 00:06:24,290 set up a wash plant to catch gold." 127 00:06:24,310 --> 00:06:25,860 I book all the flights. 128 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,860 And in the beginning, I spent... It was all my own money. 129 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,930 I was just helping a guy out, right? 130 00:06:30,950 --> 00:06:33,570 How you doing, buddy? You have a good flight? 131 00:06:33,590 --> 00:06:37,270 We got the equipment I'm guessing somewhere around 132 00:06:37,290 --> 00:06:39,770 80%, 90% set up. That's good. 133 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:45,040 Want you to kind of look at it before we fire it up. 134 00:06:45,070 --> 00:06:48,750 Dave: I remember driving up, and it was beautiful. 135 00:06:48,770 --> 00:06:52,180 Haines, Alaska, porcupine creek 136 00:06:52,210 --> 00:06:54,780 is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. 137 00:06:57,280 --> 00:07:00,560 Man: Run this first. 138 00:07:00,580 --> 00:07:02,230 Okay, here's my idea, James. 139 00:07:02,250 --> 00:07:04,830 You know, you just throw it in there as we go, 140 00:07:04,850 --> 00:07:07,130 but you put an angle iron on here, 141 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:11,770 put a six-inch angle iron here, bring another angle iron up. 142 00:07:11,790 --> 00:07:14,610 They didn't have the experience that I had. 143 00:07:14,630 --> 00:07:16,170 I had already set up, 144 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,100 you know, crushing plants and asphalt plants. 145 00:07:21,770 --> 00:07:26,050 As this thing's shaking, it's moving the rock down the way, 146 00:07:26,070 --> 00:07:28,820 so every action has an equal and opposite reaction. 147 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,290 So as this thing wants to throw that down, 148 00:07:31,310 --> 00:07:34,250 you got to get that base down solid. 149 00:07:36,250 --> 00:07:37,900 Todd: It's super useful having Dave here. 150 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,200 I can't believe it. 151 00:07:40,220 --> 00:07:42,000 We think, "it ain't going anywhere. 152 00:07:42,020 --> 00:07:43,470 It's 20,000 pounds." 153 00:07:43,490 --> 00:07:45,740 Dave's like, "no, that thing will walk right off the hill." 154 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:47,770 Dave's a genius. 155 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:52,380 I felt the urgency, because these guys were... 156 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:53,950 They were in trouble. 157 00:07:53,970 --> 00:07:57,920 I had to figure out a way to motivate, to lead these guys, 158 00:07:57,940 --> 00:07:59,250 because they didn't work for me. 159 00:07:59,270 --> 00:08:00,850 They're not getting a paycheck from me. 160 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:02,890 So why would they listen to me? 161 00:08:02,910 --> 00:08:05,520 I said, "alright, you guys, let's do this." 162 00:08:05,550 --> 00:08:07,230 You guys are an inspiration. 163 00:08:07,250 --> 00:08:09,430 You know, there's so many guys that are on their butts, 164 00:08:09,450 --> 00:08:13,900 sitting around watching TV, collecting unemployment. 165 00:08:18,530 --> 00:08:19,990 Fire up. 166 00:08:24,700 --> 00:08:27,610 [ Metal rattling ] 167 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,240 Watch this rock! 168 00:08:31,410 --> 00:08:33,690 It's working its way down! 169 00:08:33,710 --> 00:08:35,090 It works good, man. 170 00:08:35,110 --> 00:08:37,320 Did it look good? That looks great. 171 00:08:37,350 --> 00:08:40,160 Dave: And it was there that I caught gold fever 172 00:08:40,180 --> 00:08:42,430 and it grabbed my heart. 173 00:08:42,450 --> 00:08:44,830 Because you got gold, you got history, 174 00:08:44,850 --> 00:08:46,500 you got beautiful settings, 175 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,400 and it's in the wilderness of Alaska. 176 00:08:49,420 --> 00:08:50,870 What else could a guy want? 177 00:08:50,890 --> 00:08:52,200 He's got to go. I got to take him. 178 00:08:52,230 --> 00:08:53,240 Alright. 179 00:08:53,260 --> 00:08:55,710 I had to go back to my family business. 180 00:08:55,730 --> 00:08:58,380 I was gonna, you know, go on with my regular life, 181 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:01,710 running a rock quarry and living in little welches, Oregon. 182 00:09:01,740 --> 00:09:02,980 Alright, Dave, let's go. 183 00:09:03,010 --> 00:09:05,520 I thought my great adventure was over. 184 00:09:05,540 --> 00:09:06,950 I really did. 185 00:09:06,980 --> 00:09:10,420 Narrator: Dave's short visit gets the plant up and running, 186 00:09:10,450 --> 00:09:15,290 but he can't stay long enough to guarantee they get the gold. 187 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,100 After 12 weeks, 188 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:22,400 claim owner Earle foster checks on their progress. 189 00:09:22,420 --> 00:09:26,670 This is our cumulative amount of gold right now... 190 00:09:26,700 --> 00:09:29,810 2.7 ounces. 191 00:09:29,830 --> 00:09:31,240 That's what we got. 192 00:09:31,270 --> 00:09:33,210 That represents three months. 193 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,410 Well, there's not enough here to pay for the beans 194 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,680 and there's not enough to pay for the fuel. 195 00:09:38,710 --> 00:09:40,520 I did not realize what was going on 196 00:09:40,540 --> 00:09:42,690 until actually I got down here. 197 00:09:42,710 --> 00:09:44,820 You know, I don't know this crew that well. 198 00:09:44,850 --> 00:09:46,390 I thought they were more knowledgeable 199 00:09:46,420 --> 00:09:49,890 about the mining industry. 200 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:54,600 Narrator: His solution... Send in his own expert. 201 00:09:54,620 --> 00:09:55,930 Fred: Earle called and said, 202 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,000 "I got a bunch of guys working on porcupine. 203 00:09:59,030 --> 00:10:01,540 These guys don't know anything. 204 00:10:01,560 --> 00:10:04,680 And you know something about it." 205 00:10:04,700 --> 00:10:06,210 What's up? Todd. 206 00:10:06,230 --> 00:10:09,180 Hey, guys, this is a new member of our team. 207 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:10,620 Welcome aboard. 208 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,690 I had mined this. 209 00:10:13,710 --> 00:10:15,990 I notice it's still here. 210 00:10:16,010 --> 00:10:22,460 "Fred hurt. July, August. Thanks. 2004." 211 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,360 2003, I'm about ready to retire. 212 00:10:26,390 --> 00:10:32,330 In 2004, sold everything and moved to porcupine creek. 213 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:38,110 We always had our heart set on coming back over on this claim. 214 00:10:38,130 --> 00:10:41,640 And now we're here. 215 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,080 The reason I was there was to impart 216 00:10:46,110 --> 00:10:49,190 a little bit of my knowledge to the Hoffman crew. 217 00:10:49,210 --> 00:10:54,290 I spent two months there dishing out a little bit of advice. 218 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,500 I quickly found out that... 219 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,830 Where the hell is everybody?! 220 00:11:00,860 --> 00:11:03,430 ...they were compartmentalized. 221 00:11:03,460 --> 00:11:08,570 One man could run this. One man could run that. 222 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:11,240 Me, I could do them all. 223 00:11:11,270 --> 00:11:13,950 There's no reason we can't eliminate 224 00:11:13,970 --> 00:11:16,410 about half of these grizzly bars in here. 225 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,150 [ Laughs ] 226 00:11:18,170 --> 00:11:22,490 "What? You want to weld? Are you kidding? 227 00:11:22,510 --> 00:11:25,320 James is gonna do that." 228 00:11:25,350 --> 00:11:28,290 What the hell's going on here? 229 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,050 What are you doing? 230 00:11:33,020 --> 00:11:36,870 Well, sir, we plugging up up here. 231 00:11:36,890 --> 00:11:39,440 - Fred, you can't do that. - Why not? 232 00:11:39,460 --> 00:11:41,670 You got those great big old bars down there. 233 00:11:41,700 --> 00:11:42,910 What about the strength? 234 00:11:42,930 --> 00:11:44,210 What are you gonna do when it starts twisting 235 00:11:44,230 --> 00:11:45,740 when you get this machine all over it 236 00:11:45,770 --> 00:11:47,280 and it's all screwed up then? 237 00:11:47,300 --> 00:11:48,310 What's gonna twist? 238 00:11:48,340 --> 00:11:50,050 I don't see anything gonna twist. 239 00:11:50,070 --> 00:11:53,150 Now you've destroyed this thing. 240 00:11:53,180 --> 00:11:57,320 I totally, absolutely disagree. 241 00:11:57,350 --> 00:12:01,230 It was difficult for me to work with the Hoffman crew. 242 00:12:01,250 --> 00:12:05,700 Alright, they can chew my ass all they want. 243 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:07,200 Go ahead and chew. 244 00:12:07,220 --> 00:12:10,330 It was like pushing a wet noodle up a hill. 245 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,570 Rule number one is you don't chop anything up 246 00:12:12,590 --> 00:12:14,710 without talking to me first. 247 00:12:14,730 --> 00:12:17,340 Rule number two is you don't argue with me. 248 00:12:17,370 --> 00:12:18,510 Otherwise, it pisses me off. 249 00:12:18,530 --> 00:12:19,810 Clear! 250 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:24,120 Fred: I'm sure I irritated them beyond belief. 251 00:12:24,140 --> 00:12:27,620 And I'm sure they expressed it on numerous times. 252 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,590 I spent two months there. 253 00:12:29,610 --> 00:12:31,890 From my understanding, the day after I left, 254 00:12:31,910 --> 00:12:34,760 they burned the cabin down that I was staying in. 255 00:12:34,780 --> 00:12:36,780 They were so upset with me. 256 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:40,390 [ Laughs ] 257 00:12:47,230 --> 00:12:49,640 Let's make some gold, boys. Whoo-hoo! 258 00:12:49,660 --> 00:12:54,710 Narrator: Parker Schnabel, Dave Turin, and Fred hurt 259 00:12:54,740 --> 00:12:58,120 have mined a collective $50 million worth of gold 260 00:12:58,140 --> 00:12:59,450 from across the globe. 261 00:12:59,470 --> 00:13:02,150 It's our first gold from Guyana. 262 00:13:02,180 --> 00:13:04,490 Narrator: But each of them began their journey 263 00:13:04,510 --> 00:13:09,580 in the same remote corner of Alaska, porcupine creek. 264 00:13:11,820 --> 00:13:15,530 After mining with his grandpa for eight years, 265 00:13:15,560 --> 00:13:17,740 15-year-old Parker Schnabel 266 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,610 earns a life-changing opportunity. 267 00:13:20,630 --> 00:13:24,810 I have faith in your management that it will be successful. 268 00:13:24,830 --> 00:13:26,280 Thanks. Shake. 269 00:13:26,300 --> 00:13:28,480 [ Laughs ] 270 00:13:28,500 --> 00:13:30,850 Parker: Pretty big moment. I'm in charge now. 271 00:13:30,870 --> 00:13:33,050 It's quite an honor. 272 00:13:33,070 --> 00:13:36,750 I definitely remember it being very difficult, 273 00:13:36,780 --> 00:13:40,360 difficult just from the standpoint of... 274 00:13:40,380 --> 00:13:42,560 Managing your own expectations 275 00:13:42,580 --> 00:13:46,900 and dealing with a crew of guys that are older than you. 276 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:48,870 Yeah, you can run the excavator, 277 00:13:48,890 --> 00:13:50,820 and, Gary, you can run the truck. 278 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,300 You guys have a half-hour, don't you? 279 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,610 I guess that's a no. 280 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,270 Thank god I got through it. 281 00:14:04,870 --> 00:14:08,090 I'm on my way to go see Fred. 282 00:14:08,110 --> 00:14:09,750 Narrator: Across the creek, 283 00:14:09,780 --> 00:14:13,090 Fred hurt has taken over the porcupine creek claim 284 00:14:13,110 --> 00:14:14,480 from Todd Hoffman. 285 00:14:17,250 --> 00:14:20,900 And Parker Schnabel, hoping to get off on the right foot 286 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,370 with his new neighbor, pays a visit. 287 00:14:23,390 --> 00:14:24,370 Parker: Hey, Fred. 288 00:14:24,390 --> 00:14:26,200 I hear rumors you gonna play over here 289 00:14:26,230 --> 00:14:28,910 with your grandpa's mine. Yeah. 290 00:14:28,930 --> 00:14:31,410 So what are you gonna do about gold this year? 291 00:14:31,430 --> 00:14:32,880 I'm gonna find it. 292 00:14:32,900 --> 00:14:35,410 How much? 293 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,880 You don't have any idea? 294 00:14:37,910 --> 00:14:39,250 Wow. 295 00:14:39,270 --> 00:14:41,190 Good luck, young man. 296 00:14:41,210 --> 00:14:44,390 Let's go for an adventure. 297 00:14:44,410 --> 00:14:46,920 What I loved about gold mining from the start 298 00:14:46,950 --> 00:14:50,190 was that I always got out and, like, went on big trips 299 00:14:50,220 --> 00:14:52,900 and checking out new creeks and new areas 300 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,700 and walking an excavator miles across the bush 301 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,160 to go dig a test hole some place. 302 00:15:00,930 --> 00:15:02,770 That is awesome. 303 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:07,580 What intrigued me was the freedom of mining. 304 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,080 Every day was an adventure. 305 00:15:10,110 --> 00:15:14,190 My grandpa mined this bench up here. 306 00:15:14,210 --> 00:15:18,120 They got about 100 ounces in just a couple of weeks. 307 00:15:18,150 --> 00:15:21,590 This is all the tailings from that big two weeks. 308 00:15:21,620 --> 00:15:24,630 If their sluice box caught 50% of the gold 309 00:15:24,650 --> 00:15:26,760 and they got 100 ounces then, 310 00:15:26,790 --> 00:15:29,500 then there would be another 100 ounces here. 311 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,390 So we're gonna give a crack at it. 312 00:15:34,630 --> 00:15:36,870 John: Parker is sitting on top of the world. 313 00:15:36,900 --> 00:15:38,440 He has visions 314 00:15:38,470 --> 00:15:41,250 that he's gonna make thousands of dollars every day, 315 00:15:41,270 --> 00:15:42,900 and I hope he's right. 316 00:15:47,710 --> 00:15:51,490 Hopefully there's a pile of gold sitting in there somewhere. 317 00:15:51,510 --> 00:15:52,920 See those nuggets right there? 318 00:15:52,950 --> 00:15:56,130 Wait, there's a few nuggets sitting right up top there. 319 00:15:56,150 --> 00:15:57,660 [ Laughs ] 320 00:16:06,090 --> 00:16:07,540 [ Blows ] 321 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:09,700 See how fine that stuff is? 322 00:16:11,700 --> 00:16:13,140 It's a big day for me. 323 00:16:13,170 --> 00:16:14,980 I must be doing something right 324 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,820 for my grandpa to put this much faith in me. 325 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,620 It's quite an honor. 326 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:27,760 3/5 of an ounce, which is about $800. 327 00:16:27,780 --> 00:16:29,130 We only ran four hours. 328 00:16:29,150 --> 00:16:32,150 So I think we're gonna have a good week next week. 329 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,940 Narrator: As Parker's mining career takes off, 330 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,140 across the river... 331 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:41,910 [ Horn blares ] 332 00:16:41,930 --> 00:16:45,480 ...Fred brings in son Dustin to help him mine. 333 00:16:45,500 --> 00:16:48,550 I don't know what I'm doing. I'm starting to learn, though. 334 00:16:48,570 --> 00:16:51,380 - You find some? - Holy [bleep] 335 00:16:51,410 --> 00:16:53,650 So that's why I'm here. 336 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,750 Fred: He was working at a bakery at the time. 337 00:16:55,780 --> 00:16:58,960 He was also doing part time forest fire fighting. 338 00:16:58,980 --> 00:17:01,690 I didn't know where else to turn for help, 339 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,290 and as it turned out, 340 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:06,350 changed his life just like it changed mine. 341 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:10,570 We got water, Fred. 342 00:17:10,590 --> 00:17:13,700 Narrator: They pick up where the Hoffmans left off, 343 00:17:13,730 --> 00:17:16,670 mining for gold in a massive pit. 344 00:17:16,700 --> 00:17:19,780 The glory hole that they started digging, 345 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:23,580 you could hear them digging from where I slept. 346 00:17:23,610 --> 00:17:26,320 Seems like they got things down pretty good. 347 00:17:26,340 --> 00:17:28,650 Running a lot of dirt, digging a big hole, 348 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:29,920 finding a lot of gold. 349 00:17:29,940 --> 00:17:33,790 Parker Schnabel used to kind of check up on us. 350 00:17:33,820 --> 00:17:36,150 They were big, big units. 351 00:17:39,690 --> 00:17:43,570 Whoa, we're getting into some good stuff now. 352 00:17:43,590 --> 00:17:45,770 It is looking good, looking very good. 353 00:17:45,790 --> 00:17:49,140 I'm betting it's got a lot of gold in it. 354 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,210 Hey, Dustin, check this out. 355 00:17:52,230 --> 00:17:55,600 We started noticing there's something there. 356 00:17:58,140 --> 00:18:00,180 This has the structure 357 00:18:00,210 --> 00:18:04,660 of perhaps an old ancient waterfall right here. 358 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:08,990 There was this beautiful, beautiful big marble structure 359 00:18:09,020 --> 00:18:11,160 right on the side of us. 360 00:18:11,190 --> 00:18:14,930 I said, "that is an ancient waterfall right there." 361 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,840 All I can see is gold soup going out here. 362 00:18:17,860 --> 00:18:20,340 Narrator: For two years, they attempt to get to the bottom 363 00:18:20,360 --> 00:18:26,080 of the ancient waterfall, known as the glory hole. 364 00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:27,340 Dustin: We're definitely driving 365 00:18:27,370 --> 00:18:29,080 down to the bottom of the hole now. 366 00:18:29,100 --> 00:18:31,520 Fred: Whoo! 367 00:18:31,540 --> 00:18:35,190 We felt that that was going to be our savior. 368 00:18:35,210 --> 00:18:38,760 We're gonna find us a bunch of gold. 369 00:18:38,780 --> 00:18:41,830 Fred's the most driven man I've ever met in my life, 370 00:18:41,850 --> 00:18:44,530 almost to a point of obsession. 371 00:18:44,550 --> 00:18:47,500 There's nothing... there's nothing gonna stop him. 372 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,270 Fred: Well, it hit 30 feet. 373 00:18:49,290 --> 00:18:54,740 It hit 40 feet, 50 feet, 60, 70, 80. 374 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,640 It always felt like 10 more feet, 375 00:18:57,670 --> 00:18:59,780 and we're gonna hit the bottom of that thing. 376 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:03,410 [ Laughs ] Whoo! 377 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,620 We finally got down to the 100-foot level. 378 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,350 Yep, we are absolutely reaching the limits 379 00:19:10,380 --> 00:19:13,660 of what we can get out of here. 380 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:15,460 [Bleep] 381 00:19:22,690 --> 00:19:23,930 That's it. 382 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:25,500 We're done. 383 00:19:25,530 --> 00:19:27,640 The material is just too hard. 384 00:19:27,660 --> 00:19:29,760 We can't go back down here no more. 385 00:19:33,100 --> 00:19:35,510 Narrator: Fred's dream of hitting the big time 386 00:19:35,540 --> 00:19:38,550 at the bottom of the waterfall was over. 387 00:19:38,570 --> 00:19:40,810 It was a sad day. Really was. 388 00:19:42,780 --> 00:19:46,620 Narrator: But Dustin isn't ready to give up. 389 00:19:46,650 --> 00:19:49,430 I need this to get me a bunch of gold. 390 00:19:49,450 --> 00:19:51,950 What in the hell is all this? 391 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:59,540 Fred: Tell me that's not what I think it is. 392 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:01,510 That's your new dredge, Fred. 393 00:20:01,530 --> 00:20:03,870 Well, all I want to know is when you're gonna find time 394 00:20:03,900 --> 00:20:05,780 to waste that much time. 395 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:07,380 It's still gold mining, Fred. 396 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,250 As long as dirt's going through a sluice box, 397 00:20:09,270 --> 00:20:11,980 what do you care? 398 00:20:12,010 --> 00:20:14,190 I bought a dredge, so it's gonna get used. 399 00:20:14,210 --> 00:20:16,420 So accept it. 400 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:17,980 We're doing it. 401 00:20:20,710 --> 00:20:22,890 It didn't appeal to me at the time, 402 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:26,300 and I sort of put up with it. 403 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:27,930 Dustin: I'm gonna prove Fred wrong. 404 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,900 Mining's mining as long as you're getting gold. 405 00:20:30,930 --> 00:20:34,470 Reluctantly agreed to make a little pond for him 406 00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:39,680 to get in there and to start dredging around that waterfall. 407 00:20:39,700 --> 00:20:40,880 Dustin: Want nuggets! 408 00:20:40,900 --> 00:20:43,410 Narrator: Dustin and crew member Melody Tallis 409 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:45,450 used the dredge's suction hose 410 00:20:45,470 --> 00:20:48,710 to pull dirt and water from cracks in the ground. 411 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:52,320 Melody: Let's get some gold! 412 00:20:52,350 --> 00:20:55,160 It passes through a floating sluice box, 413 00:20:55,180 --> 00:20:58,460 trapping gold in the riffles. 414 00:20:58,490 --> 00:21:01,990 They cleaned out every little crack and little crevice. 415 00:21:06,730 --> 00:21:09,410 Dustin: My whole body's numb right now. 416 00:21:09,430 --> 00:21:13,310 They dredged and dredged their little hearts out. 417 00:21:13,330 --> 00:21:15,150 That came out of the dredge, Fred. 418 00:21:15,170 --> 00:21:16,310 Oh, come on, now. 419 00:21:16,340 --> 00:21:17,350 That's what came out of the dredge. 420 00:21:17,370 --> 00:21:18,520 You're pulling my leg. 421 00:21:18,540 --> 00:21:20,580 That's the... hey, that's... 422 00:21:20,610 --> 00:21:22,750 Hey, that's impressive. 423 00:21:22,780 --> 00:21:28,090 12, 13, 14 ounces on the money. 424 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:30,530 - I'll take 14 ounces any day. - Hell, yeah. 425 00:21:30,550 --> 00:21:31,500 Melody: Yeah. 426 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,400 That gave us a new perspective. 427 00:21:33,420 --> 00:21:37,270 Gave me a new perspective on a dredge. 428 00:21:37,290 --> 00:21:41,070 First dredge on porcupine. It works. 429 00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:42,110 I'm happy. 430 00:21:42,130 --> 00:21:44,010 [ Laughs ] 431 00:21:44,030 --> 00:21:48,280 But never... I never in my wildest dreams 432 00:21:48,300 --> 00:21:52,540 even thought that we would ever continue using that dredge. 433 00:21:54,780 --> 00:21:56,810 Wow, was I wrong. 434 00:22:06,690 --> 00:22:08,920 - Hey, buddy. - Hey. 435 00:22:10,790 --> 00:22:13,370 Todd: I know I need equipment. I know I need all this stuff. 436 00:22:13,390 --> 00:22:15,770 But the main thing is I need you. 437 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:17,240 I need you to come with me. 438 00:22:17,270 --> 00:22:20,940 Narrator: In 2012, after leaving porcupine creek, 439 00:22:20,970 --> 00:22:24,450 the Hoffman crew moves north to the Klondike. 440 00:22:24,470 --> 00:22:28,090 But Todd doesn't want to go without Dave Turin. 441 00:22:28,110 --> 00:22:30,050 I was like, "dang, that's gonna be tough 442 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,020 'cause I've got the family business." 443 00:22:32,050 --> 00:22:36,490 But what people didn't realize is I was getting bored with it. 444 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,980 I'd done it for 28 years. 445 00:22:40,820 --> 00:22:44,500 And I like a new challenge. 446 00:22:44,530 --> 00:22:46,240 - Hey, guys. - Hi, Dave. 447 00:22:46,260 --> 00:22:47,500 - Hi, Dan. - Hey, Dave. 448 00:22:47,530 --> 00:22:50,510 I got something I want to talk to you guys about. 449 00:22:50,530 --> 00:22:52,680 Todd Hoffman asked me to join his crew. 450 00:22:52,700 --> 00:22:55,510 My whole life, I worked at one job my whole life. 451 00:22:55,540 --> 00:22:58,200 And I want to go chase a dream. 452 00:23:01,310 --> 00:23:03,020 I support with you what you do. 453 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,360 I totally support you. 454 00:23:05,380 --> 00:23:06,760 But it's very tough on this business. 455 00:23:06,780 --> 00:23:09,290 Think about it. You take 35 years together. 456 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,750 And you take that piece away from the puzzle, that's tough. 457 00:23:14,790 --> 00:23:16,130 What about you, dad? What do you think? 458 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:17,840 Well, I know you're adventuresome, 459 00:23:17,860 --> 00:23:21,540 and I guess we're gonna have to let you do it. 460 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:26,280 I said, "alright, you guys, let's do this." 461 00:23:26,300 --> 00:23:29,250 My wife and I talked about it. We prayed about it. 462 00:23:29,270 --> 00:23:32,320 And she says, "now, look, these guys need some leadership." 463 00:23:32,340 --> 00:23:35,120 Say a little prayer here. 464 00:23:35,140 --> 00:23:36,890 Lord, we know you got a plan 465 00:23:36,910 --> 00:23:38,520 much better than anything we got. 466 00:23:38,550 --> 00:23:42,960 We met every morning five days a week, 467 00:23:42,980 --> 00:23:45,460 and we had a group meeting. 468 00:23:45,490 --> 00:23:47,400 Lord Jesus, we just give this day to you 469 00:23:47,420 --> 00:23:50,770 and put the gold in the ground and put it in that sluice box. 470 00:23:50,790 --> 00:23:52,640 Jesus, help us. 471 00:23:52,660 --> 00:23:54,000 You know, and we'd pray together, 472 00:23:54,030 --> 00:23:55,370 read the Bible together. 473 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,280 We solved a lot of problems, a lot of issues. 474 00:23:58,300 --> 00:23:59,540 - Amen. - Amen. 475 00:23:59,570 --> 00:24:01,750 Let's go, guys. Let's do this. 476 00:24:01,770 --> 00:24:03,450 And I was the guy leading those, 477 00:24:03,470 --> 00:24:06,550 so it became fairly natural that I would lead 478 00:24:06,570 --> 00:24:10,520 not just in those... you know, those meetings in the morning, 479 00:24:10,550 --> 00:24:12,890 but then that helped me, 480 00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:16,160 you know, rise to a leader in the mining. 481 00:24:22,420 --> 00:24:24,420 Yeah, buddy. We got it. 482 00:24:26,430 --> 00:24:27,960 Yes. 483 00:24:31,470 --> 00:24:32,910 And again, it was pretty natural 484 00:24:32,930 --> 00:24:35,280 because I had the most experience. 485 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:37,820 I knew how to run the dozer that I would lead. 486 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:41,570 Narrator: But when Todd doubles down and buys a second claim... 487 00:24:43,780 --> 00:24:45,590 I think this is good stuff. 488 00:24:45,610 --> 00:24:47,020 Yeah, it looks good to me. 489 00:24:47,050 --> 00:24:50,350 ...Dave is done taking orders. 490 00:24:52,990 --> 00:24:55,730 I want to do it my way. 491 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,070 I wanted to do it my way. 492 00:24:58,090 --> 00:24:59,540 I wanted to set up the cut. 493 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,240 I wanted to set up, 494 00:25:01,260 --> 00:25:02,940 you know, how we're gonna get the material out. 495 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:07,740 I wanted to set up, you know, every aspect of that. 496 00:25:07,770 --> 00:25:11,580 You let me do it my way, my team, my equipment. 497 00:25:11,610 --> 00:25:13,520 What do you think about that? 498 00:25:13,540 --> 00:25:15,270 Todd: What the frick? 499 00:25:18,010 --> 00:25:20,720 You know what, dude? I can't do this without you. 500 00:25:20,750 --> 00:25:22,090 Alright, Dave. 501 00:25:22,120 --> 00:25:23,860 You know you'll always be a brother, though, right? 502 00:25:23,890 --> 00:25:25,660 Alright, Dave. Love you. Love you, too. 503 00:25:25,690 --> 00:25:27,160 Alright, let's get out of here. Let's get out of here. 504 00:25:27,190 --> 00:25:30,600 He said, "alright, let's do it. We're gonna split." 505 00:25:30,630 --> 00:25:32,590 And that's the way we went. 506 00:25:36,260 --> 00:25:37,570 Good, you got it. 507 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:41,350 Narrator: Todd, putting his money and claim on the line, 508 00:25:41,370 --> 00:25:46,280 lets Dave take charge of his claim and half the Hoffman crew, 509 00:25:46,310 --> 00:25:51,120 and Dave stakes his season on a custom-built wash plant. 510 00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:53,320 Dave: Got the best wash plant in the Yukon. 511 00:25:53,350 --> 00:25:55,060 We've got the best cut. 512 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,630 We've got gold in the ground. Let's do this. 513 00:25:57,650 --> 00:25:58,730 - Let's roll. - Well done. 514 00:25:58,750 --> 00:26:03,170 Well done. Indian river is coming to life. 515 00:26:03,190 --> 00:26:05,500 I wanted to run it my way. 516 00:26:05,530 --> 00:26:07,570 I was all in on that. 517 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,870 Okay, Greg, we're ready for the feed conveyor. 518 00:26:09,900 --> 00:26:11,410 I wanted to set up the cut. 519 00:26:11,430 --> 00:26:13,180 I wanted to set up, you know, 520 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,650 how we're gonna get the material out. 521 00:26:14,670 --> 00:26:18,480 I wanted to set up, you know, every aspect of that. 522 00:26:18,510 --> 00:26:20,150 Feed conveyor on. 523 00:26:20,170 --> 00:26:22,020 [ Whirring ] 524 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:23,550 I was scared. 525 00:26:23,580 --> 00:26:27,120 And it's really a fear of failure. 526 00:26:27,150 --> 00:26:29,730 Now it's do or die. 527 00:26:29,750 --> 00:26:31,830 [ Whirring ] 528 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,440 Yeah! This is perfect. 529 00:26:44,470 --> 00:26:46,740 Really, we could achieve that. 530 00:26:46,770 --> 00:26:48,910 You know, start up a brand-new wash plant, 531 00:26:48,940 --> 00:26:50,910 get up and running. 532 00:26:50,940 --> 00:26:54,020 Work a cut, manage it successfully. 533 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:57,150 It gave me a lot of confidence. 534 00:26:57,180 --> 00:26:58,520 Narrator: Dave's shaker deck 535 00:26:58,550 --> 00:27:01,660 produces almost 800 ounces of gold. 536 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,230 We pulled $1.2 million out of the ground. 537 00:27:04,250 --> 00:27:05,500 [ Cheering ] 538 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,370 At that point, I was like, "yeah, I can do this." 539 00:27:08,390 --> 00:27:11,340 I was excited. I wanted to conquer the Yukon. 540 00:27:11,360 --> 00:27:13,430 I wanted to conquer the Klondike. 541 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,500 [ Moose grunting ] 542 00:27:23,900 --> 00:27:25,620 Parker: Honestly, I'm pretty scared. 543 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:27,850 The toughest thing I've ever done is gonna be leaving here. 544 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:32,620 Guess we'll just put it all on the line, see where we end up. 545 00:27:32,650 --> 00:27:36,390 Narrator: After growing up on porcupine creek, 546 00:27:36,420 --> 00:27:40,690 18-year-old Parker Schnabel makes a big decision. 547 00:27:42,990 --> 00:27:45,600 Oh, goodbye. 548 00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:46,600 Bye, grandpa. 549 00:27:46,630 --> 00:27:47,970 I'll come and see you. 550 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,540 I look forward to it. 551 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:54,310 He's leaving home and heading north to the Klondike. 552 00:27:54,340 --> 00:27:56,810 Parker: If I want to play with the big boys, 553 00:27:56,840 --> 00:28:00,640 I got to get up here where the big boys play. 554 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:10,030 This could be mine. 555 00:28:10,050 --> 00:28:12,630 Going to the Yukon and seeing the scale 556 00:28:12,650 --> 00:28:14,430 at which guys were mining up there 557 00:28:14,460 --> 00:28:16,200 and seeing what was possible, 558 00:28:16,220 --> 00:28:19,500 class of mining was a real eye-opener. 559 00:28:19,530 --> 00:28:23,510 And that was like when I saw the light. 560 00:28:23,530 --> 00:28:26,240 This is the place that I need to be mining. 561 00:28:26,270 --> 00:28:28,250 What will it take? 562 00:28:28,270 --> 00:28:31,800 And basically dedicated my life to making that happen. 563 00:28:34,610 --> 00:28:37,850 Tony leased us ground that had been mined over twice, 564 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,020 that has been leased out to two different operators. 565 00:28:40,050 --> 00:28:41,790 So we weren't getting second-choice ground. 566 00:28:41,820 --> 00:28:43,780 We were getting third-choice ground. 567 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:47,960 We need to start cranking our yardage up, 568 00:28:47,990 --> 00:28:50,130 and we need little blue doing 100 yards an hour. 569 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:51,870 I'm the boss. I take the responsibility. 570 00:28:51,890 --> 00:28:53,700 But it has to happen, alright? 571 00:28:53,730 --> 00:28:55,270 Let's crank it up. 572 00:28:55,300 --> 00:28:57,610 Narrator: On poor-quality ground, 573 00:28:57,630 --> 00:29:00,610 Parker's only option to get a lot of gold 574 00:29:00,630 --> 00:29:03,470 is to run more pay through his plant. 575 00:29:06,140 --> 00:29:07,640 I'm gonna crank it up. 576 00:29:12,210 --> 00:29:14,190 Little blue's running good. 577 00:29:14,220 --> 00:29:16,790 And everything's holding together real nice. 578 00:29:16,820 --> 00:29:20,660 Able to push the material through real well right now. 579 00:29:31,930 --> 00:29:33,080 Not good. 580 00:29:33,100 --> 00:29:34,950 Where's all the water coming from? 581 00:29:34,970 --> 00:29:36,650 Whoa! Here. 582 00:29:36,670 --> 00:29:40,020 Shut her down, Parker. Shut her down. 583 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,520 Oh. 584 00:29:42,540 --> 00:29:43,840 Not good. 585 00:29:47,210 --> 00:29:48,890 What the [bleep] 586 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:52,730 We're not gonna be welding that back together in an afternoon. 587 00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:54,730 Got to be [bleep] kidding me. 588 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:58,370 [Bleep] Get out of my [bleep] way. 589 00:29:58,390 --> 00:30:01,200 In hindsight, I was nowhere near ready for it. 590 00:30:01,230 --> 00:30:03,410 I didn't have any sort of grasp 591 00:30:03,430 --> 00:30:06,980 on what running a business required. 592 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,910 We're not doing any sluicing without a wash plant. 593 00:30:09,940 --> 00:30:11,670 Our season might be over. 594 00:30:19,780 --> 00:30:21,190 Oh, dear! 595 00:30:21,220 --> 00:30:23,550 Shut her down, Parker. Shut her down. 596 00:30:26,890 --> 00:30:27,900 Not good. 597 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:29,500 You got to be [bleep] kidding me. 598 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:34,400 Narrator: After Parker's first wash plant blew itself apart... 599 00:30:34,430 --> 00:30:37,370 Without a plant, we're screwed. 600 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:38,740 Narrator: ...He could have given up. 601 00:30:38,770 --> 00:30:40,610 Parker: I've made a commitment here. 602 00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:46,220 You know, I'm way too deep in to back out now. 603 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:47,910 [ Horn honks ] 604 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:51,960 - Look at that thing. - Looking good. 605 00:30:51,980 --> 00:30:54,460 Narrator: But instead, he doubles down... 606 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:55,990 Parker: Start her up. 607 00:30:56,020 --> 00:30:58,530 Here it comes. 608 00:30:58,550 --> 00:31:00,430 We got water. 609 00:31:00,450 --> 00:31:01,930 Ha ha. 610 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:03,570 Boom. 611 00:31:03,590 --> 00:31:05,670 Narrator: ...With one of the biggest wash plants 612 00:31:05,690 --> 00:31:07,200 in the Klondike. 613 00:31:07,230 --> 00:31:08,340 Parker: We know what this plant can do. 614 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:09,710 - Let's push it. - Alright. 615 00:31:09,730 --> 00:31:12,080 You keep me in pay dirt, I'll keep this thing running. 616 00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:15,310 Parker dramatically increases his gold production... 617 00:31:15,340 --> 00:31:17,950 Parker: Yee-haw! 618 00:31:17,970 --> 00:31:19,370 Look at that. 619 00:31:21,170 --> 00:31:24,960 Narrator: ...And has his first million-dollar season. 620 00:31:24,980 --> 00:31:28,480 I worked all my life to make this much money. 621 00:31:31,050 --> 00:31:35,070 But the bigger the business, the bigger the headaches. 622 00:31:35,090 --> 00:31:37,830 The thing about the world of business 623 00:31:37,860 --> 00:31:40,130 is that nothing's sugar-coated. 624 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,170 Banks don't give a [bleep] 625 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:49,080 No creditor gives a [bleep] about you. 626 00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:52,320 Narrator: At the start of the 2015 season, 627 00:31:52,340 --> 00:31:55,520 Parker went to war with his landlord, Tony, 628 00:31:55,540 --> 00:31:57,540 over their contract. 629 00:31:59,110 --> 00:32:00,320 I'm not signing that. 630 00:32:00,350 --> 00:32:02,360 Woman: Okay, good enough. 631 00:32:02,380 --> 00:32:04,420 I already signed a contract and sent it to you guys. 632 00:32:07,990 --> 00:32:10,600 You can't tell somebody to sign a contract, 633 00:32:10,620 --> 00:32:13,070 I sign it, send it to you, and then say, 634 00:32:13,090 --> 00:32:14,270 "oh, sorry, you're out of luck." 635 00:32:14,300 --> 00:32:16,010 I've already got dirt... 636 00:32:16,030 --> 00:32:17,470 Parker, this is not us. 637 00:32:17,500 --> 00:32:18,810 I'm not signing it. 638 00:32:18,830 --> 00:32:20,140 That is entrapment. 639 00:32:20,170 --> 00:32:22,300 That is the definition of entrapment. 640 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:26,150 You sent me a contract. You told me to sign it. 641 00:32:26,170 --> 00:32:30,450 Listen, look, you told... You told me to sign a contract. 642 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,490 I signed it. I sent it to you. 643 00:32:32,510 --> 00:32:34,510 And now you're changing it. 644 00:32:41,420 --> 00:32:43,180 If you want me to stop working today, then... 645 00:32:47,260 --> 00:32:52,140 Nobody really cares about you or your business or anything. 646 00:32:52,170 --> 00:32:54,830 Most people just care about what it provides them. 647 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:01,050 A judge needs to tell me that. 648 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:02,820 Narrator: But that was just the beginning 649 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,640 of the challenges for the young mine boss. 650 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:10,090 I'm spending the money here. 651 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:12,930 I spent the money on that wash plant, and I make the calls. 652 00:33:12,950 --> 00:33:14,860 I should just [bleep] fire him right now. 653 00:33:14,890 --> 00:33:16,970 I don't know how I overlooked that, Parker. 654 00:33:16,990 --> 00:33:18,370 - I'm sorry. - You say that. 655 00:33:18,390 --> 00:33:20,540 But you dump the dirt with the gold on it on the ground. 656 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:23,010 It was quite the shock to the system 657 00:33:23,030 --> 00:33:25,580 'cause it's a lot different watching somebody run a business 658 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:28,040 than it is being in the seat 659 00:33:28,070 --> 00:33:32,420 and making calls and dealing with bills and people. 660 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,280 And reality hit me hard that first... 661 00:33:35,310 --> 00:33:39,720 Really those first two, three years, like, reality hit hard. 662 00:33:45,420 --> 00:33:47,860 Narrator: Dave Turin's gold-mining career 663 00:33:47,890 --> 00:33:50,070 started on porcupine creek. 664 00:33:50,090 --> 00:33:51,300 It works good, man. 665 00:33:51,330 --> 00:33:53,330 Did it look good? That looks great. 666 00:33:56,830 --> 00:34:01,380 He spent seven years on the Hoffman crew... 667 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:05,280 Yeah! We're at the end of the super cut, boys. 668 00:34:05,310 --> 00:34:07,480 Narrator: ...Leading one half of the team 669 00:34:07,510 --> 00:34:11,020 and playing a key role in their success. 670 00:34:11,050 --> 00:34:13,420 Holy. 671 00:34:13,450 --> 00:34:15,130 It looks like a lot of gold, Jack. 672 00:34:15,150 --> 00:34:20,130 Jack: To 3,032, our best season ever. 673 00:34:20,150 --> 00:34:21,660 [ Cheering, laughter ] 674 00:34:21,690 --> 00:34:25,000 Narrator: But when Todd takes them to the lower 48, 675 00:34:25,030 --> 00:34:27,240 Dave's authority is undermined 676 00:34:27,260 --> 00:34:31,140 by new safety officer Trey Poulson. 677 00:34:31,170 --> 00:34:32,500 Oh, geez. 678 00:34:35,570 --> 00:34:38,650 Dave, did you see that top section of the wall? 679 00:34:38,670 --> 00:34:40,020 Yeah. 680 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:43,820 I think we did a piss-poor job building for it, personally. 681 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:45,020 Dave: Me and Trey never hit it off. 682 00:34:45,050 --> 00:34:47,450 And there was tension between us. 683 00:34:49,750 --> 00:34:54,560 Narrator: Trey becomes Todd's new right-hand man. 684 00:34:54,590 --> 00:34:58,700 Which then left me to be kind of like just an employee, 685 00:34:58,730 --> 00:35:00,900 and I will never... 686 00:35:00,930 --> 00:35:05,410 Never have been, never will be just somebody's employee. 687 00:35:05,430 --> 00:35:08,280 Todd: Here's the deal. You said you'd have a wall. 688 00:35:08,300 --> 00:35:10,910 You didn't tell me you'd have a wall in two weeks. 689 00:35:10,940 --> 00:35:12,520 So this is what we're waiting on? 690 00:35:12,540 --> 00:35:16,120 Yeah. Those guys are ready to bring pay dirt. 691 00:35:16,140 --> 00:35:18,890 Hurry the frick up! 692 00:35:18,910 --> 00:35:21,790 Todd had always given me the freedom to make the decisions, 693 00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:23,090 to tell the guys what they're doing, 694 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:24,790 where we're gonna go with the next cut. 695 00:35:24,820 --> 00:35:27,330 And, you know, I started thinking I just needed 696 00:35:27,350 --> 00:35:29,000 to get through that year 697 00:35:29,020 --> 00:35:33,070 because I get to the point where it wasn't fun anymore. 698 00:35:33,090 --> 00:35:34,740 I wasn't gonna be an employee. 699 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:38,040 I wasn't gonna just... Just be a guy moving dirt 700 00:35:38,070 --> 00:35:39,340 and running a machine. 701 00:35:39,370 --> 00:35:43,650 So I wanted to leave. 702 00:35:43,670 --> 00:35:46,550 And then the way it blew up was really unfortunate. 703 00:35:46,570 --> 00:35:48,910 And it's not the way I wanted to leave. 704 00:35:54,150 --> 00:35:55,790 Man: Dave! 705 00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:57,530 Dave. 706 00:35:57,550 --> 00:35:59,500 - Dave! - No, no, no, no, no. 707 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:00,360 [Bleep] 708 00:36:00,390 --> 00:36:02,000 - No, no, no. - Trey, Trey. 709 00:36:02,020 --> 00:36:03,300 - [Bleep] - Trey! 710 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:05,070 - Come on! - Stop, stop, stop. 711 00:36:05,090 --> 00:36:06,700 - Trey. - Stop! 712 00:36:06,730 --> 00:36:09,170 However, it's what needed to happen, 713 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:10,670 because like my wife said, 714 00:36:10,700 --> 00:36:13,510 it took a punch in the face to get off of that crew. 715 00:36:13,530 --> 00:36:15,380 I'll just pack my [bleep] up and go. 716 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:16,780 I'm done. 717 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:19,780 Narrator: After seven years on the Hoffman crew, 718 00:36:19,810 --> 00:36:23,780 Dave Turin suddenly finds himself alone. 719 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:29,090 So when I left, it was a dark, dark time. 720 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:32,430 People don't know that, but it was a dark time. 721 00:36:32,450 --> 00:36:36,570 I'd lost my friends. 722 00:36:36,590 --> 00:36:38,460 I'd lost my team. 723 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:42,970 I'd lost my identity. 724 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,840 Because you think about it. 725 00:36:44,870 --> 00:36:48,710 So for six or seven years, I'm dozer Dave, 726 00:36:48,740 --> 00:36:54,080 and now all of a sudden, I'm just Dave. 727 00:36:54,110 --> 00:36:56,050 And I got to find a job. 728 00:36:56,080 --> 00:37:01,290 I got to pay the bills. And I'm 57 years old. 729 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:03,930 I've always been the guy that always gets back up, 730 00:37:03,950 --> 00:37:05,860 gets back in the fight, puts his boots on, 731 00:37:05,890 --> 00:37:08,520 goes to work, and here I am. 732 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:14,470 I never thought at the age of 59 years old, 733 00:37:14,490 --> 00:37:17,240 I'd invest everything I have and start over. 734 00:37:17,260 --> 00:37:21,080 Narrator: Two years later, Dave returns to gold mining, 735 00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:24,150 this time as his own boss. 736 00:37:24,170 --> 00:37:25,320 Dave: Since I've been home, 737 00:37:25,340 --> 00:37:27,650 families all across the United States 738 00:37:27,670 --> 00:37:31,620 have been reaching out to me to look at their mines. 739 00:37:31,650 --> 00:37:33,890 I was amazed at the number 740 00:37:33,910 --> 00:37:36,690 of lost and abandoned mines out there. 741 00:37:36,720 --> 00:37:39,130 They're everywhere. 742 00:37:39,150 --> 00:37:42,000 Narrator: Dave's plan... Find abandoned mines 743 00:37:42,020 --> 00:37:43,630 which still have gold 744 00:37:43,660 --> 00:37:46,740 and bring them back to life... 745 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:48,910 Dave: I know there's some lost treasures, 746 00:37:48,930 --> 00:37:51,240 and I believe we can retrieve the gold 747 00:37:51,270 --> 00:37:52,940 with our modern equipment. 748 00:37:52,970 --> 00:37:55,140 Narrator: ...With his own crew. 749 00:37:55,170 --> 00:37:56,950 All: Team Turin! 750 00:37:56,970 --> 00:37:58,350 - Casey. - Yes, sir. 751 00:37:58,370 --> 00:38:00,820 I want you to test the tailings. 752 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:05,090 Chris, find out if there's pay in our pay pile. 753 00:38:05,110 --> 00:38:07,890 - You in? - I'm in. 754 00:38:07,910 --> 00:38:10,060 These guys have left their families. 755 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:12,560 They're risking it all and they're trusting me. 756 00:38:12,590 --> 00:38:15,200 So there's a lot of responsibility on me 757 00:38:15,220 --> 00:38:16,530 to make this work. 758 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:18,100 I think I speak for everybody. 759 00:38:18,130 --> 00:38:20,270 We'll follow you wherever you want to go. 760 00:38:20,290 --> 00:38:21,900 I'll prove myself here, 761 00:38:21,930 --> 00:38:23,870 and then people can make their own decision. 762 00:38:23,900 --> 00:38:26,480 We're ready to rock and roll. Let's make some gold, boys. 763 00:38:26,500 --> 00:38:28,140 Whoo-hoo! 764 00:38:28,170 --> 00:38:30,550 Man: Yeah, buddy. Here comes the first scoop. 765 00:38:36,980 --> 00:38:40,320 Dave: I feel the pressure, but it's not any different 766 00:38:40,350 --> 00:38:42,730 than I did when I was with Todd, 767 00:38:42,750 --> 00:38:45,830 but it's different that I get to call the shots now. 768 00:38:45,850 --> 00:38:48,800 And win or fail, 769 00:38:48,820 --> 00:38:52,570 you can kind of look at me, which is the way I want it. 770 00:39:01,700 --> 00:39:04,050 Narrator: In the first four seasons of "Gold Rush," 771 00:39:04,070 --> 00:39:06,550 766 ounces of gold, 772 00:39:06,570 --> 00:39:08,920 worth over $1.1 million, 773 00:39:08,940 --> 00:39:11,620 were mined from porcupine creek. 774 00:39:11,650 --> 00:39:12,760 Fred: Look at that. 775 00:39:12,780 --> 00:39:14,720 The most successful "Gold Rush" miner 776 00:39:14,750 --> 00:39:17,590 at porcupine creek was Fred hurt. 777 00:39:17,620 --> 00:39:19,000 Ohh! 778 00:39:19,020 --> 00:39:20,760 He spent three years here 779 00:39:20,790 --> 00:39:26,460 and mined 524 ounces, worth over $700,000. 780 00:39:31,430 --> 00:39:32,810 Fred: Whoo-hoo-hoo. 781 00:39:32,830 --> 00:39:35,850 Narrator: At porcupine creek, Fred and Dustin 782 00:39:35,870 --> 00:39:40,520 have mined over $700,000 worth of gold from the glory hole 783 00:39:40,540 --> 00:39:42,270 over three seasons. 784 00:39:45,580 --> 00:39:47,760 But their attempt to get to the bottom 785 00:39:47,780 --> 00:39:51,830 and hit a life-changing mother lode is getting dangerous. 786 00:39:51,850 --> 00:39:53,920 No, no, no. 787 00:39:55,220 --> 00:39:57,270 Fred: Oh, my [bleep] look at this. 788 00:39:57,290 --> 00:40:00,440 Oh, this thing is raging right now. 789 00:40:00,460 --> 00:40:03,110 It kept caving in and caving in. 790 00:40:03,130 --> 00:40:05,940 That could go at any minute. 791 00:40:05,970 --> 00:40:10,080 That's when I decided and had to make the monumental decision 792 00:40:10,100 --> 00:40:14,220 to stop mining in the glory hole. 793 00:40:14,240 --> 00:40:16,710 Declaring it right now abandoned. 794 00:40:19,410 --> 00:40:22,360 Was a sad day, really was. 795 00:40:22,380 --> 00:40:25,800 Dustin: That is truly heartbreaking, Fred. 796 00:40:25,820 --> 00:40:31,230 Narrator: Fred sees an opportunity in a new waterfall. 797 00:40:31,260 --> 00:40:34,000 Clear this table off. I got something to show you. 798 00:40:34,030 --> 00:40:38,270 McKinley creek has got McKinley falls. 799 00:40:38,300 --> 00:40:43,480 Back in 1916, a bunch of little miners mined for two weeks 800 00:40:43,500 --> 00:40:45,820 and got 4,500 ounces. 801 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:49,890 We have a waterfall that nobody has ever seen before. 802 00:40:49,910 --> 00:40:53,890 There is a possibility of big-time payoff. 803 00:40:53,910 --> 00:40:58,290 4,500 ounces would be pretty amazing. 804 00:40:58,320 --> 00:41:00,960 Fred: Some of the grand kids of the people 805 00:41:00,990 --> 00:41:03,670 that actually worked on that waterfall 806 00:41:03,690 --> 00:41:08,100 said all the gold had not been found in that big waterfall yet. 807 00:41:08,130 --> 00:41:10,910 They got down over 35 feet deep, 808 00:41:10,930 --> 00:41:14,680 and they couldn't get all the rest of it out of the bottom. 809 00:41:14,700 --> 00:41:20,780 Since then, 1910, no one has ever been back in that hole. 810 00:41:20,810 --> 00:41:23,290 Narrator: Fred and Dustin believe the old-timers 811 00:41:23,310 --> 00:41:26,360 may have left behind thousands of ounces. 812 00:41:26,380 --> 00:41:27,990 Fred: It's kind of like the lottery. 813 00:41:28,010 --> 00:41:30,760 You don't play it, you ain't gonna win. 814 00:41:30,780 --> 00:41:33,830 Alright, Dustin, I'm just about ready. 815 00:41:33,850 --> 00:41:35,730 - Come on over. - Whoo! 816 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:38,330 We saw a number of waterfalls. 817 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:43,640 It finally dawned on me... They got the easy places. 818 00:41:43,660 --> 00:41:46,610 They didn't get to the bottom of those waterfalls. 819 00:41:46,630 --> 00:41:48,310 How you doing, Fred? 820 00:41:48,340 --> 00:41:49,600 Keep going. 821 00:41:52,940 --> 00:41:56,090 How in the hell are you ever gonna mine that? 822 00:41:56,110 --> 00:41:59,020 Holy [bleep] Fred, look at this. 823 00:41:59,050 --> 00:42:01,620 Them old miners were something else, huh? 824 00:42:01,650 --> 00:42:04,230 It was an amazing feat. 825 00:42:09,860 --> 00:42:11,430 Dustin: It's amazing! 826 00:42:20,070 --> 00:42:22,010 Fred: This is perfect. 827 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:25,950 What if you can dive in the bottom of a waterfall? 828 00:42:25,970 --> 00:42:29,590 Difficult to get here. Can't get equipment in here. 829 00:42:29,610 --> 00:42:31,420 Vertical cliffs. 830 00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:33,290 Powerful water. 831 00:42:33,310 --> 00:42:36,030 Presents a lot of challenges. 832 00:42:36,050 --> 00:42:40,260 It was a raging torrent first time we looked at that. 833 00:42:40,290 --> 00:42:42,570 And I said, "[Bleep] I don't know about that." 834 00:42:42,590 --> 00:42:45,870 [ Laughs ] 835 00:42:45,890 --> 00:42:49,140 We looked at each other and said, "yeah, we can do it." 836 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:50,970 [ Laughs ] 837 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:53,240 I'm gonna mine a waterfall. 838 00:42:53,270 --> 00:42:58,600 And that was the beginning of white water right there. 839 00:43:00,710 --> 00:43:06,320 Narrator: Fred and Dustin adopt a whole new approach to mining. 840 00:43:06,350 --> 00:43:09,230 They invest in a custom-built dredge 841 00:43:09,250 --> 00:43:11,860 designed to collect gold 842 00:43:11,890 --> 00:43:15,630 and modified to support a diver in the freezing creek... 843 00:43:15,660 --> 00:43:19,640 Come hell or high water, that's where we're going. 844 00:43:19,660 --> 00:43:21,640 Narrator: ...On a quest for the nuggets 845 00:43:21,660 --> 00:43:24,240 the old-timers left behind... 846 00:43:24,260 --> 00:43:25,540 Let's do it. 847 00:43:25,570 --> 00:43:29,100 ...in the raging white waters of McKinley creek. 848 00:43:35,610 --> 00:43:36,870 Good luck! 849 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:43,560 The thrill of the hunt is what drives you to continue doing it. 850 00:43:43,580 --> 00:43:45,580 [ Laughs ] 851 00:43:48,090 --> 00:43:49,570 [ Cheering ] 852 00:43:49,590 --> 00:43:51,200 Holy [bleep] 853 00:43:51,220 --> 00:43:54,240 - Dude, that's awesome. - [ Laughs ] 854 00:43:54,260 --> 00:43:56,470 That's at least 3/4 of an ounce, man. 855 00:43:56,500 --> 00:43:57,840 That is amazing. 856 00:43:57,860 --> 00:44:00,640 $50,000 sitting right there. 857 00:44:00,670 --> 00:44:02,280 I'll be damned. 858 00:44:02,300 --> 00:44:04,240 You believe that [bleep] 859 00:44:16,120 --> 00:44:17,490 Narrator: After learning to mine 860 00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:20,450 on his grandpa's porcupine claim... 861 00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:27,540 ...Parker became one of the biggest miners in the Klondike. 862 00:44:27,560 --> 00:44:29,210 - Yeah! - Oh! 863 00:44:29,230 --> 00:44:31,470 You guys are killing it out there, really. 864 00:44:31,500 --> 00:44:34,080 But it came at a cost. 865 00:44:34,100 --> 00:44:35,540 I've got a lot going on today, 866 00:44:35,570 --> 00:44:38,010 but I just want to stop in and see if you needed anything. 867 00:44:38,040 --> 00:44:40,750 Okay, right now I've got payroll. 868 00:44:40,770 --> 00:44:42,720 Parker: The mining, by design, 869 00:44:42,740 --> 00:44:45,690 had to be more and more structured every year. 870 00:44:45,710 --> 00:44:49,960 And your room for adventure in gold mining goes away 871 00:44:49,980 --> 00:44:52,960 every step that you get better and bigger. 872 00:44:52,990 --> 00:44:54,960 Okay, I really... I need to go through all this stuff, 873 00:44:54,990 --> 00:44:57,170 but I just don't have time right now. 874 00:44:57,190 --> 00:45:02,040 So I needed something to satisfy that adventure side of me 875 00:45:02,060 --> 00:45:04,600 that has always been there. 876 00:45:06,970 --> 00:45:09,950 Bye-bye, cruel world. 877 00:45:09,970 --> 00:45:12,210 Whether we like it or not, here we go. 878 00:45:18,610 --> 00:45:20,290 You know, a trip that I always wanted to go on 879 00:45:20,310 --> 00:45:21,690 was the original route 880 00:45:21,720 --> 00:45:26,830 that the people going to the gold rush took. 881 00:45:26,850 --> 00:45:28,630 Narrator: With a band of friends... 882 00:45:28,660 --> 00:45:31,830 I could sure use a [bleep] golden escalator right now. 883 00:45:31,860 --> 00:45:34,000 ...he takes on the Klondike trail 884 00:45:34,030 --> 00:45:36,740 of the original stampeders, 885 00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:41,840 a route from Haines, Alaska, to the gold fields of the Klondike. 886 00:45:41,870 --> 00:45:45,170 Total man versus the elements. 887 00:45:48,010 --> 00:45:50,990 Oh [bleep] this is [bleep] madness. 888 00:45:51,010 --> 00:45:52,780 Holy [bleep] 889 00:45:54,710 --> 00:45:58,230 Slipping. [ Grunts ] 890 00:45:58,250 --> 00:46:00,490 [Bleep] [Bleep] 891 00:46:02,790 --> 00:46:07,140 Parker: This is not a trail. Slippery. Can't see the holes. 892 00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:08,570 I'm still amazed 893 00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:13,040 by just how tough those old-timers must have been. 894 00:46:13,070 --> 00:46:14,900 This is [bleep] brutal. 895 00:46:17,070 --> 00:46:19,010 I can't [bleep] see. 896 00:46:19,040 --> 00:46:20,510 [Bleep] You, nature. 897 00:46:23,010 --> 00:46:27,660 It's just how tough are you, and how tough is mother nature? 898 00:46:27,680 --> 00:46:29,750 - There it is. - Yes. 899 00:46:33,020 --> 00:46:34,330 Woman: The summit! 900 00:46:34,350 --> 00:46:36,030 Oh, it's just so [bleep] cool! 901 00:46:36,060 --> 00:46:37,570 - Whoo! - Yeah! 902 00:46:37,590 --> 00:46:39,170 Whoo-hoo! 903 00:46:39,190 --> 00:46:41,900 Whoo! Yeah! 904 00:46:41,930 --> 00:46:44,800 And so that was kind of the birth of Parker's trail. 905 00:46:47,670 --> 00:46:50,250 This is the same way gold was found 2,000 years ago. 906 00:46:50,270 --> 00:46:53,280 He doesn't even have a real shovel. 907 00:46:53,310 --> 00:46:56,550 Narrator: Parker now takes on adventures every year, 908 00:46:56,580 --> 00:47:01,890 hunting for gold in some of the most remote parts of the world. 909 00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:04,830 To the gold fields of Guyana. 910 00:47:04,850 --> 00:47:09,630 - How you doing, Parker? - Yeah, good. 911 00:47:09,660 --> 00:47:11,290 Parker: Beautiful-looking gold. 912 00:47:14,090 --> 00:47:16,470 Growing up, every day was an adventure. 913 00:47:16,500 --> 00:47:19,880 As the business grew, especially in the Yukon, 914 00:47:19,900 --> 00:47:22,440 that adventure kind of started to go away. 915 00:47:22,470 --> 00:47:25,280 Parker's trail has been an outlet for me 916 00:47:25,310 --> 00:47:27,050 to explore the world still. 917 00:47:27,070 --> 00:47:29,290 Parker! 918 00:47:29,310 --> 00:47:32,120 When I was a kid, you know, I had a little 70cc motorcycle 919 00:47:32,150 --> 00:47:35,220 and, like, went on adventures every day. 920 00:47:35,250 --> 00:47:37,090 Hold on tight. 921 00:47:37,120 --> 00:47:38,990 Instead of a 70cc motorcycle, 922 00:47:39,020 --> 00:47:41,960 now it's, you know, an ex-special forces guy 923 00:47:41,990 --> 00:47:45,070 and a cameraman. 924 00:47:45,090 --> 00:47:48,240 This reminds me of big nugget. 925 00:47:48,260 --> 00:47:51,340 Let's go for an adventure. 926 00:47:51,360 --> 00:47:53,580 I'm hopeful that I get the opportunity to do this again 927 00:47:53,600 --> 00:47:57,980 in another wild country, in another part of the world. 928 00:47:58,000 --> 00:48:01,070 - Let's go find the gold. - Oh, yeah! 928 00:48:02,305 --> 00:49:02,482 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm