ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. WE GOT TO GET THIS STUFF MOVING.
Todd: LET'S LOAD UP!
I'LL CALL, OKAY?
Narrator: LAST SPRING,
SIX DOWN-ON-THEIR-LUCK MEN LEFT OREGON...
...FOR THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS.
Todd: HEY!
THEY DROPPED EVERYTHING TO FIND GOLD...
Remsburg: THIS IS WHERE THE GOLD IS, BOYS.
Narrator: ...TO LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM.
Todd: THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET PAID
UNTIL WE DIG THE GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE GOLD, YOU KNOW?
PAY FOR THEIR HOUSES.
Narrator: THEY SPENT ALL SUMMER AND ALL FALL ENDURING...
STOP, STOP, STOP!
...DISAPPOINTMENT...
THREE MONTHS! WE DON'T HAVE ANY [BLEEP] MONEY!
...DISPUTES... DON'T ARGUE WITH ME.
...AND DISASTER.
HELP HIM!
NOW AS THE HARSH ALASKAN WINTER ARRIVES...
WE NEED EVERY LITTLE FLAKE OF GOLD WE CAN GET.
Narrator: ...THE CREW IS JUST INCHES
FROM WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN AFTER ALL ALONG.
WHOO-HOO!
GOLD-RICH BEDROCK.
Hurt: WE KNOW WHAT'S THERE NOW,
BUT WE'D SURE LIKE TO HAVE SOME MORE OF IT.
Narrator: BUT BEFORE THEY CAN GET THEIR HANDS
ON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD...
SURE FEEL THE TEMP DROPPING.
Narrator: ...THEY STILL FACE FLOODS...
BAD DAY TO BE A PUMPOLOGIST.
Narrator: ...LANDSLIDES...
JUST GETTING A LITTLE TOO DANGEROUS.
Narrator: ...AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. THE SNOW'S HERE AND IT'S FROZEN.
Narrator: THEY HAVE TO STRIKE IT RICH
BEFORE THE ARCTIC BLAST FREEZES THEM OUT.
Doumitt: THIS IS THE BEST MATERIAL SO FAR.
WE'RE NOT GONNA LEAVE IT BEHIND.
Narrator: EARLY OCTOBER IN PORCUPINE CREEK, ALASKA.
JACK HOFFMAN MEASURES THE MINING CREW'S PROGRESS.
RIGHT NOW, LOOKS LIKE IT'S AT 60 FEET.
I'VE JUST GOT A LITTLE WAYS TO GET TO TOUCH BEDROCK.
THAT'S WHERE THE GOLD'S LAYING, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING.
Narrator: THE ROOKIE MINERS HAVE SPENT THE SEASON
DIGGING AS DEEP AS THEY CAN TO FIND GOLD.
WE'RE GONNA WALK OUT OF HERE RICH MEN.
Narrator: THE FURTHER DOWN THEY GO, THE MORE GOLD THE DIRT HOLDS.
HOLY [BLEEP] GOT OUR FIRST REAL NUGGET.
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
Narrator: BUT THE HOFFMANS ARE DOWN $275,000.
FOR FIVE MONTHS OF BACKBREAKING WORK,
NONE OF THE CREW HAS MADE A NICKEL.
MY TIME WAS WASTED. AH [BLEEP] IT.
Narrator: AND THE BRUTAL ALASKAN WINTER IS UPON THEM.
Harness: WE GOT REAL LOW WATER PRESSURE.
WE COULD HAVE A FROZEN HOSE OR SOMETHING.
Remsburg: IT'S STUCK!
Narrator: TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO HIT GOLD-RICH BEDROCK
AND SAVE THEIR FAILED SEASON.
I KNOW WHERE THE BANK IS. I'M GONNA ROB IT.
Narrator: THEY PLAN TO KEEP DIGGING TO HIT BEDROCK BEFORE THE FREEZE.
BUT THE DEEPER THEY GO...
THE MORE DANGEROUS IT GETS.
[ EXCAVATOR CREAKS ]
Hurt: RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ABOUT 35 FEET BELOW THE CREEK.
THAT'S MELTED GLACIER WATER
COMING OUT WAY UP NORTH, ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.
Narrator: TO DIG DEEP ENOUGH TO REACH THE GOLD,
THE GUYS HAD TO WIDEN THE GLORY HOLE,
CUTTING INTO THE LEVEE THAT HOLDS BACK THE CREEK.
AS THEY NARROWED THE LEVEE, MORE AND MORE CREEK WATER
WAS ABLE TO LEAK INTO THEIR HOLE.
ABOUT A 50/50 GAME.
WATER'S COMING IN ABOUT AS FAST AS WE'RE PUMPING IT OUT.
WE'VE GOT WATER COMING IN EVERYWHERE.
AND WHAT IT'S DOING,
IT'S WASHING ALL THE DIRT AWAY FROM THE ROCKS.
WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF STABILITY.
I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GO ANY DEEPER THAN THAT.
Narrator: DESPITE THE RISK OF A CAVE-IN, JACK DIGS DEEPER.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GO TOO MUCH DEEPER.
Narrator: THE GROUND BENEATH THE 400 EXCAVATOR BEGINS TO GIVE WAY.
Todd: IT'S CRACKING!
JACK HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO GET OUT.
GET MOVING!
Remsburg: GONNA GET IT OUT OF THE HOLE.
EASY, EASY.
JACK IS THE TEAM'S MOST EXPERIENCED MACHINE OPERATOR.
IT TAKES ALL HIS SKILL
TO KEEP THE 400 FROM SLIPPING INTO THE HOLE.
[ WHISTLES ] JACK, YOUR TRACKS ARE SLOUGHING!
GOOD LORD.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
JACK JUST BARELY GETS OUT WITH THE 400.
BUT IT'LL TIGHTEN YOUR PUCKER UP. I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
Narrator: TO FIGHT THE FLOODWATER,
THE TEAM IS RELYING UPON A FOUR-INCH PUMP.
BUT IT'S A LOSING BATTLE.
THURBER'S LOOKING AT IT NOW -- MY ASSISTANT PUMPOLOGIST.
SEE THIS WATER COMING OUT HERE?
WATER COMES OUT, IT'LL CAVITATE. IT'LL SUCK AIR THROUGH THERE.
IT'S LIKE A HOLE IN YOUR STRAW. YOU CAN SUCK ALL YOU WANT.
IF THE HOLE'S ABOVE YOUR LIQUID, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ANYTHING.
YOU'RE JUST GONNA SUCK AIR. AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S DOING.
Narrator: THE CREW HAS TO DRAIN THE HOLE
TO HAVE A CHANCE OF REACHING BEDROCK.
TO DO SO, THEY NEED ANOTHER PUMP.
I'M GONNA RUN OVER TO SCHNABEL'S
AND SEE IF HE'LL LOAN ME A SIX-INCH PUMP.
WE'RE JUST NOT GONNA -- OUR PUMP'S NOT DOING IT.
LORD KNOWS I'VE BORROWED ENOUGH STUFF FROM HIM.
BUT HOPEFULLY... ONE MORE TIME.
Narrator: ACROSS THE CREEK, AT THE BIG NUGGET MINE,
VETERAN MINER JOHN SCHNABEL HAS ALREADY PROVED
THAT THERE ARE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GOLD
HERE IN PORCUPINE CREEK.
OVER THE YEARS, SCHNABEL'S BECOME WISE
TO THE SIGNS THAT THE ALASKAN WINTER IS CLOSE.
WHOA!
DUDE, I THOUGHT I'D SEE YOU GUYS RUNNING.
OH, WE'RE JUST GETTING EVERYTHING PUT AWAY
FOR THE WINTER HERE.
YOU'RE ALL SHUT DOWN.
YEAH. WELL, THE SNOW LAST WINTER WAS SO DEEP
THAT IT PUSHED THE WINDSHIELDS OUT OF THOSE TWO MACHINES
ON THE FAR RIGHT. OH, YOU'RE KIDDING.
SEE THE PLYWOOD ON THE FRONT OF THEM?
THEY LANDED ON THE STEERING WHEEL, BROKE THEM ALL TO PIECES.
SO, THE SNOW WAS OVER 10 FEET. OH, GEEZ.
I HATE EVEN ASKING YOU THIS.
I BASICALLY CAME OVER
TO SEE IF I COULD BORROW A PUMP FROM YOU.
WE NEED TWO PUMPS RUNNING IN THERE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THAT WATER OUT OF THERE, AND THEN WE'RE DONE.
SCHNABEL'S PUMP IS ALREADY DRAINED
AND PACKED AWAY FOR THE LONG WINTER.
ALL HE HAS FOR TODD IS A WARNING.
ANY DAY THE SNOW CAN COME, YOU KNOW,
AND YOU GET CAUGHT WITH YOUR PANTS DOWN,
AND YOU'RE GONNA REALLY FEEL
A BURDEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WHAT'S YOUR GUESS FOR THIS YEAR, MAN?
I'M NOT GUESSING. I'VE LEFT.
OH. [ LAUGHS ]
SO THAT OUGHT TO BE A SIGN FOR US.
THIS IS MY LAST DAY UP HERE. [ CHUCKLES ]
ALL RIGHT.
SO I'M JUST TELLING YOU --
I GET THE PICTURE, JOHN. I GET THE PICTURE.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. SEE YOU, MAN.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
TODD LEAVES WITH ONLY A STARK WARNING FOR HIS ROOKIE MINERS.
I DON'T THINK THEY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS,
HOW IT CHANGES SO RAPIDLY HERE.
THAT COLD AIR RUNS DOWN THIS CANYON
LIKE WATER RUNS DOWN THE CANYON, AND IT BLASTS YOU.
SO THEY COULD GET FROZE OUT OVERNIGHT.
Narrator: FINDING A NEW PUMP WILL TAKE TIME,
AND RUNNING THE LEAKING ONE IS USING UP PRECIOUS DIESEL.
I DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE AND BURN THE FUEL
AND KEEP THE PUMP RUNNING.
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE CHRIS TURN THE PUMP OFF.
Narrator: FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS,
CHRIS DOUMITT HAS WORKED 'ROUND THE CLOCK
TO KEEP THE PUMP RUNNING AND THE GLORY HOLE DRY.
Doumitt: I'VE BEEN WORKING LONG SHIFTS.
I GET UP IN THE MORNING AND WORK
AND THEN STAY UP TILL 1:30 AT NIGHT BABYSITTING THIS THING
SO THAT THEY CAN RUN IN THE MORNING.
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE THE WATER, AND I CAN'T DO IT,
AND THAT'S FRUSTRATING.
THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK DOWN THERE.
I'M NOT GAINING ON THAT WATER DOWN THERE.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE THIS.
I NEED YOU TO GO DOWN THERE.
I KNOW YOU STAYED UP ALL NIGHT RUNNING THAT.
I NEED YOU TO TURN IT OFF.
OKAY? YEAH.
THAT SPLIT IN THAT INTAKE LINE IS --
WE'RE JUST TREADING WATER.
WELL, IT'S KEEPING OUT OF THE LANDING.
IT'S KEEPING IT FROM BECOMING LAKE PORCUPINE,
TO KEEP IT IN THE HOLE.
I'D RATHER TURN IT OFF,
FIND A NEW PUMP, AND THEN REALLY HIT IT.
IT'S GONNA TAKE HOURS --
JUST FREAKING DO IT, OKAY?
Doumitt: THIS IS KIND OF STUPID, IF YOU ASK ME.
[ CLICK ]
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. WEATHER'S SETTING IN.
END OF THE SEASON'S COMING AROUND.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME TO LET IT TURN INTO A LAKE AGAIN.
I'M SEEING BEDROCK FADE AWAY.
AND WE'RE SO CLOSE.
Narrator: UP AHEAD,
THE MINERS WORK DAY AND NIGHT IN A RACE AGAINST TIME.
[ Chuckling ] THAT'S A RUSH.
Narrator: AND THEY FINALLY HIT PAY DIRT.
JUST DROP-DEAD FANTASTIC.
Narrator: BUT CAN THEY PULL ENOUGH GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND
TO TURN A PROFIT
BEFORE THE SNOWS BURY PORCUPINE CREEK?
I DON'T THINK ALASKA WANTS US MINING ANYMORE.
Narrator: THE HOFFMANS ARE RACING THE ALASKAN WINTER
TO HIT BEDROCK AND GOLD.
BUT WITH THEIR ONLY PUMP BROKEN,
THERE IS 30 FEET OF WATER IN THE GLORY HOLE, AND JACK CAN'T DIG.
FILLS UP SO FREAKING QUICK. IT'S NOT FUNNY. Jack: YEAH.
Doumitt: IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S STOPPING US NOW
FROM REALLY HITTING RICH MATERIAL IS WATER.
WHATEVER THAT NEXT LAYER IS HAS GOT TO JUST BE LOADED WITH GOLD.
IF WE KEEP GOING THE WAY WE ARE,
I DON'T THINK JACK WILL EVER DIG AGAIN,
UNLESS HE DIGS THROUGH 30 FEET OF WATER.
HE CAN'T DO THAT.
Narrator: THE CREW DESPERATELY NEEDS ANOTHER PUMP.
[ SIGHS ]
I WONDER IF I EXHAUSTED ALL MY RESOURCES
OF WHO I KNOW HAS GOT A PUMP.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE BEDROCK,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SEE A PUMP FIRST.
THAT'S RIGHT.
Narrator: "DAKOTA" FRED HAS MINED IN PORCUPINE CREEK BEFORE.
HE KNOWS THAT AT THIS TIME OF YEAR,
THE BEST PLACE TO GO FOR EQUIPMENT
ISN'T ANOTHER GOLD MINE.
ALL OF THE MINES IN THE WHOLE AREA -- THEY'RE ALL SHUT DOWN.
THEY KNOW WE'RE LIVING ON BORROWED TIME.
EVERYBODY HAS ALREADY WINTERIZED THEIR EQUIPMENT,
PREPARING FOR 12 FEET OF SNOW TO BE ON TOP OF EVERYTHING.
WE HAVEN'T.
Narrator: IF FRED'S GOING TO FIND A PUMP, HE'LL HAVE TO GET CREATIVE.
I KIND OF KNOW WHERE THE BONES ARE BURIED.
Vigilante: HOW YOU DOING?
I'M FRED. FRED, RALPH VIGILANTE.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
Narrator: RALPH VIGILANTE'S CONSTRUCTION CREW
THINKS THEY MIGHT HAVE A PUMP FRED CAN BORROW,
IF THEY CAN STILL GET TO IT.
LAST TIME IT WAS USED, IT WAS HALFWAY UP A MOUNTAIN.
YOU COULD FOLLOW ME UP, AND THEN I'LL RIDE UP WITH YOU.
'CAUSE WE'RE CRAMPED FOR SPACE FOR TURNAROUNDS UP THERE.
FRED HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO GET IT.
TO DO SO, HE WILL HAVE TO TACKLE THE ALASKAN BACKCOUNTRY.
HERE, THERE ARE NO PROPER ROADS,
JUST MUDDY TRACKS LEFT BY LOGGERS.
Hurt: PRETTY NASTY UP HERE.
WE GOT TO GO OUT IN THE BACKCOUNTRY,
UP ON THIS MOUNTAIN HERE,
SEE IF WE CAN FIND WHERE THEY GOT THE PUMP STASHED.
THEY THINK THE ROAD'S GOOD ENOUGH HERE.
WE'LL SEE.
NOT EXACTLY LIKE
RUNNING DOWN TO YOUR RENTAL STORE AND PICKING ONE UP.
I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY ONE THING, FELLAS --
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
LITTLE MORE, LITTLE MORE, LITTLE MORE.
WHOA. RIGHT THERE.
HEY, NICE PUMP, MAN. NICE PUMP.
THAT'LL WORK.
THIS IS DEFINITELY GONNA DO THE JOB!
WHEN DID YOU SAY IT'S GONNA START FREEZING?
THURSDAY, THEY'RE TALKING TEMPERATURES IN THE 20s.
THAT'D BE THE END OF OUR MINING.
WITHIN AN HOUR,
WE SHOULD HAVE THAT THING PUMPING WATER LIKE CRAZY.
OH, I SURE HOPE THAT CREW APPRECIATES THIS.
WELL?
WE GOT US A PUMP, BOYS! WE GOT US A PUMP!
Doumitt: I'M A HAPPY CAMPER.
I KNOW YOU ARE, MAN. GOOD JOB, MAN.
Narrator: EVERYONE JUMPS IN TO GET THE BORROWED PUMP UP AND RUNNING.
GET AWAY FROM MY TRUCK!
IF WE CAN GET THIS PUMPED OUT REAL QUICK,
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET MATERIAL OUT,
MIGHT BE ABLE TO HIT BEDROCK,
MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF GOLD, YOU KNOW?
JUST A WHOLE BUNCH OF "MIGHT."
NO, NO, NO, NO.
Jack: IF I DO THAT, IT COMES DOWN!
THAT COULD DO IT.
THERE YOU GO. YOU GOT IT.
THIS IS A SIX-INCH PUMP.
COMPARED TO THAT LITTLE FOUR-INCH,
THIS IS MORE THAN TWICE THE CAPACITY.
THIS PUMP WILL PROBABLY PUMP
ANYWHERE FROM 1,000 TO 1,200 GALLONS A MINUTE.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
THE CREW'S MINING SEASON DEPENDS ON THIS PUMP.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER
IF IT DOESN'T WORK, THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF REACHING THE GOLD.
YOO-HOO!
GOT A TWIST IN THE HOSE RIGHT HERE.
[ STRAINS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH. THAT PUMP'S DOING GREAT.
OI!
THERE YOU GO. IT'S THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH!
TASTES LIKE GOLD TO ME.
Narrator: THE NEW PUMP MOVES 72,000 GALLONS OF WATER PER HOUR.
BUT JACK STILL CAN'T GET IN THE HOLE TO DIG JUST YET.
Jack: TOMORROW MORNING, WHEN I GET UP,
I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT
JUST AS CLOSE TO EMPTY AS I POSSIBLY CAN.
I WANT TO DIG DOWN. I WANT TO HIT BEDROCK.
ONE OF OUR GUYS IS GONNA BE STAYING UP ALL NIGHT.
Narrator: LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER DOUBLE SHIFT FOR CHRIS.
Doumitt: IT'S COLD...
DARK...
LATE.
Narrator: CHRIS HAS TO ADD 10 GALLONS OF FUEL TO THE PUMP
EVERY TWO HOURS.
Doumitt: OH, ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MORE TIMES
AND I THINK WE CALL THAT PROJECT DONE.
THEN WE'RE IN THE MONEY.
Narrator: THE CREW HAS RATIONED FUEL
TO LAST THE REST OF THE SEASON.
RUNNING THROUGH THE NIGHT USES AN UNPLANNED 50 GALLONS.
THEY'RE GAMBLING
ON STRIKING GOLD BEFORE THEY RUN OUT OF FUEL.
AT FIRST LIGHT,
CHRIS IS BACK TO SEE IF HIS COLD NIGHT SHIFT PAID OFF.
THEY HAVE TO DIG TODAY
BUT CAN ONLY DO SO IF THE WATER LEVEL IS LOW ENOUGH.
PERFECT.
EXCELLENT.
THAT'S ABOUT AS EMPTY AS WE CAN GET IT.
I'LL DO ANOTHER DOUBLE SHIFT IF I HAVE TO
IF IT GETS JACK DOWN IN THERE.
Narrator: THE MASSIVE EFFORT TO DRAIN THE FLOODED GLORY HOLE HAS PAID OFF.
A STOCKPILE OF GOLD-RICH DIRT BUILDS UP AT THE WASH PLANT,
READY TO BE PROCESSED.
Hurt: THAT GLORY-HOLE MATERIAL
SHOULD BE SOME GOOD STUFF -- REALLY GOOD STUFF.
Narrator: JACK PASSES 65 FEET --
DEEPER THAN ANYONE HAS EVER BEEN BEFORE
ON THE PORCUPINE CREEK CLAIM.
THURBER, WE'RE GOING DOWN PRETTY GOOD.
I MIGHT HIT BEDROCK HERE PRETTY SOON.
WE'LL FIND OUT. LOOKS PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW.
FROM HERE ON DOWN, IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 25 FEET,
AND I'M OVER 40 FEET DOWN.
SO THIS IS A PRETTY DEEP HOLE.
Narrator: JACK HOFFMAN IS DIGGING DEEPER
THAN ANYONE HAS BEFORE AT PORCUPINE CREEK.
Jack: STILL LOOKING FOR A NUGGET.
Narrator: HE'S BETTING
THAT THE RICHEST GOLD DEPOSITS ARE DOWN ON BEDROCK.
THE CREW IS NOW GOING TO WASH THE DIRT
THAT JACK HAS PULLED FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE GLORY HOLE
TO FIND OUT IF HE'S RIGHT.
THAT'S THE STUFF WE'RE GONNA RUN RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS GOOD OLD STUFF HERE.
COMES FROM 65 FEET DOWN IN THAT GLORY HOLE.
IT'S BEEN GETTING BETTER AND BETTER
EVERY TIME WE WENT DOWN DEEPER.
LET'S SEE IF OLD NELLYBELLE'S GONNA CRANK HERE TODAY.
GETTING THEM STARTED A LOT OF TIMES IN COLD WEATHER --
THAT'S TOUGH.
GOT TO PAT HER ON THE ASS A LITTLE BIT HERE.
WARM UP THERE.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
COME ON.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
WE FIND THE RIGHT GROUND, WE'RE GONNA BE SWEET.
Narrator: THE WASH PLANT PANS FOR GOLD ON A HUGE MECHANICAL SCALE.
HIGH-PRESSURE WATER JETS BLAST THE DIRT
INTO SLURRY THAT FALLS INTO A SHAKER.
LARGER STONES ARE DISCARDED.
AT THE SLUICE BOX,
THE REMAINING DIRT IS FORCED OVER METAL RIFFLE BARS,
WHERE HEAVY GOLD PIECES SINK TO THE BOTTOM
AND STAY TRAPPED.
FOR THE GOLD TO BE FILTERED OUT EFFECTIVELY,
IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THE DIRT IS LOADED AT JUST THE RIGHT RATE.
BUT FRED IS DESPERATE TO GET TO THE GOLD.
GREG AND THURBER ARE WORRIED HE'S LOADING WAY TOO FAST.
Thurber: GOT TO WATCH HIM.
HE'S GETTING ALL EXCITED, JAMMING TOO MUCH.
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WE GOT. IT'S TOO THICK.
Narrator: IF THE RIFFLES CAN'T PROCESS THE HEAVY DIRT,
IT WILL CLOG UP.
THE GOLD WILL BE FLUSHED DOWN THE CREEK,
AND THEY'LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GOLD THEY LOST.
Remsburg: WE NEED TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE WASHING TIME
SO THE HEAVY GOLD CAN DROP.
SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
HEY, I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING NOTHING!
FRED, JUST A LITTLE BIT. JUST A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S LIKE ASKING A KID TO GIVE UP HIS HALLOWEEN CANDY
WHEN YOU ASK FRED TO SLOW DOWN.
WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?
Narrator: THEY'RE NOT JUST RUNNING THE RISK OF LOSING GOLD.
JAMMED ROCKS COULD CRIPPLE THE SHAKER --
A DEATH BLOW FOR THE MINE AT THIS LATE DATE.
IF ANYTHING BREAKS, WE'RE REALLY GONNA HURT ON THIS ONE.
SO I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S RUNNING NICE,
NO PROBLEMS.
Narrator: JACK STOPS DIGGING IN THE GLORY HOLE
TO HALT THE WASH-PLANT RUN.
HE WANTS TO CHECK THE RIFFLES
TO BE SURE THEY ARE NOT LOSING ANY GOLD.
TURN THE PUMP OFF!
ONE IS OFF!
THE RIFFLES ARE FINE,
AND THE MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE RICH IN GOLD.
Todd: GUYS, WE'RE CONSISTENTLY DIGGING GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.
Jack: THIS WHOLE BACK OF THIS RIFFLE'S GOT GOLD.
OH, LOOK AT THAT.
Hurt: I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF EXCITEMENT
OVER THERE AT THE SLUICE BOX RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD DOWN HERE.
Remsburg: GOLD IN THEM THAR HILLS.
[ LAUGHS ]
Hurt: WE KNOW WHAT'S THERE NOW,
BUT WE'D SURE LIKE TO HAVE SOME MORE OF IT.
Narrator: WITH OMINOUS CLOUDS SWEEPING DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINS,
THE CREW PREPARES FOR A BIG PUSH ON THE REMAINING DIRT.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT RUNS,
WITH THE MOST POSITIVE AMOUNT OF GOLD
THAT WE'VE EVER RAN THROUGH HERE.
READY! LET'S WASH SOME ROCKS!
HAD SOME OF OUR SPRAY BAR PLUG UP.
SO I JUST GOT TO RELIEVE IT AND GET THAT DIRT GOING DOWN.
Todd: WE'RE WEARY. WE REALLY MISS OUR FAMILIES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS FOR OUR FUTURE.
SURE FEEL THE TEMP DROPPING. IT'S GETTING COLD.
Harness: THE TEMPERATURE DROPS 10, 15 DEGREES REALLY FAST.
STARTING TO GET HUGE SNOWFLAKES.
IT'S A LITTLE SCARY.
I LOVE SNOW -- BUT NOT RIGHT NOW.
Doumitt: FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE SNOW GETS REALLY, REALLY DEEP.
WE'RE NOT REALLY PREPARED FOR IT CLOTHES-WISE, SUPPLIES-WISE.
WE'RE JUST NOT READY TO STAY THE WINTER.
IT CAN GET REALLY DEEP REALLY FAST,
AND YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
TWO FEET, YOU'RE DONE.
Narrator: THE SNOW SHOWER PASSES, BUT IT'S A STARK REMINDER.
WINTER IS UPON THEM.
THE CREW HAS TO MAKE EVERY MINUTE COUNT.
Doumitt: WHATEVER IT TAKES, WE GOT TO GET IT DONE.
THIS IS THE BEST MATERIAL WE'VE RUN ACROSS YET SO FAR.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA LEAVE IT BEHIND.
Narrator: WITH DWINDLING FUEL SUPPLIES,
THEY PUSH THEIR LUCK RUNNING DIRT INTO THE NIGHT.
YOU FALL, NO ONE'S GONNA KNOW YOU'RE DOWN.
SO IT'S KIND OF DANGEROUS.
JUST GETTING A LITTLE TOO DANGEROUS. JUST TOO DANG DARK.
WE'VE BEEN RUNNING A LONG TIME, AND JUST -- THAT'S IT.
IT COMES DOWN TO SAFETY. THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.
WE'RE GONNA SHUT DOWN.
THAT'S IT! MOVE!
Narrator: THEY HAVE RUN DIRT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE GLORY HOLE
FOR 18 HOURS.
Remsburg: ALL OUR EQUIPMENT HELD UP, AND IT WAS A GOOD RUN.
SO IT WAS A GOOD SIGN.
Narrator: BUT THE CREW WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR TOMORROW'S CLEANOUT
TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH GOLD THEY'VE COLLECTED.
READY? GO.
OKAY.
THAT'S IT. WE'RE DONE.
Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW WAKES UP AFTER YESTERDAY'S 18-HOUR SHIFT.
BAD DAY TO BE A PUMPOLOGIST.
Narrator: MELTING SNOW AND OVERNIGHT RAIN
HAVE AGAIN OVERWHELMED THE PUMPS.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE AT LEAST ONE FULL DAY
TO DRAIN 40 FEET OF WATER FROM THE GLORY HOLE.
BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF WORK TO BE DONE
CLEANING THE GOLD OUT OF THE WASH PLANT.
WE'LL JUST START PANNING IT OUT, AND IF WE'RE REAL CAREFUL,
WE'LL JUST PAN EVERY LITTLE OUNCE.
IT'LL BE NICE TO SEE SOME GOOD COLOR DOWN THERE.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE HOT, YOU KNOW?
IT'S OUR DEEPEST STUFF. SO, YEAH, WHY NOT?
WE NEED EVERY LITTLE FLAKE OF GOLD WE CAN GET
OUT OF THIS CLEANOUT.
LET'S DO IT. EVERY LITTLE FLAKE.
LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: EACH SECTION OF THE WASH PLANT IS DISMANTLED.
THE RIFFLE BARS ARE REMOVED
AND THE CONCENTRATED MATERIAL TRAPPED INSIDE
CAREFULLY COLLECTED.
IN THE ENTIRE SEASON,
THE CREW HAS PULLED OUT JUST OVER 6.1 OUNCES OF GOLD,
WORTH JUST $8,850.
TO TURN A PROFIT, THEY NEED TO FIND 30 TIMES THAT AMOUNT.
I BELIEVE AND I'M HOPING THAT THIS STUFF IS JUST FULL OF GOLD.
WE STARTED OUT THINKING WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE DOING.
IF IT TURNS OUT THE WAY I'M HOPING,
THEN IT PROVES WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW.
Narrator: THE COLD, DRIVING RAIN ONLY COMPLICATES MATTERS.
THEY NEED GOLD NOW AND PLENTY OF IT
IF THEY HAVE ANY CHANCE
OF MAKING BACK THE $275,000 THEY'VE SPENT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ANYBODY'S GUESS
AS TO HOW MUCH GOLD WE MIGHT HAVE FOUND.
I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE A JOB OR NOT WHEN I GET BACK.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY UP IN THE AIR.
Narrator: EVEN THE MINERS' MOSS MATTING THAT LINES THE LOWER SLUICE BOX
SHOULD HOLD VALUABLE GOLD.
THERE.
Doumitt: MAN, THIS GOLD'S HEAVY.
YOU ALWAYS THINK
THERE'S THAT NUGGET LAYING RIGHT THERE ON THE SURFACE.
KIND OF EXCITED TO START PANNING IT, SEE WHAT WE DO HAVE.
Jack: IT'S GONNA SHOW THE GUYS
WHAT'S REALLY DOWN THERE IN THE BOTTOM OF THAT HOLE.
Doumitt: WHEN YOU TAKE THAT LAST LITTLE SWISH
AND THE LAYER OF BLACK SAND FLOATS OFF
AND IT LEAVES THAT GOLD IN THE PAN...
Jack: GOOD LORD.
[ Chuckling ] THAT'S A RUSH. IT REALLY IS.
YEAH! WHOA!
Todd: LOOKS REALLY GOOD SO FAR.
YEAH.
THIS STUFF IS REALLY HOT.
BLAST THE DAY CHANNEL, FELLAS.
WE'RE FINDING CORNFLAKE-SIZED FLAKES OF GOLD.
WE'LL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH.
THIS IS PROBABLY MY BEST PAN RIGHT HERE.
Narrator: IT'S TEDIOUS, BONE-CHILLING WORK,
BUT THE PANNING IS COMPLETE,
AND THE CREW CAN FINALLY GET WARMED UP.
MEANWHILE, IN GREG'S HOUSE, JACK AND TODD CLEAN THE GOLD
AND WEIGH THEIR NEW TOTAL FOR THE SEASON.
READY TO DO THIS?
YEP. SEE WHAT WE GOT.
IT'S PRETTY.
NO ONE ON THE TEAM HAS BEEN PAID ALL SUMMER.
THEIR FUTURE DEPENDS ON THE OUTCOME.
Thurber: WE GOT FAMILY AND MORTGAGE AND STUFF AT HOME.
PUT THAT IN JEOPARDY TO DO THIS.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
IF WE HAVEN'T MADE A PROFIT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO SHARE.
I'M GOING HOME TO, YOU KNOW, NO EMPLOYMENT AND NO NEST EGG.
THAT JAR'S HEAVY.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. LET'S GO TELL THE GUYS.
Jack: WELL, GUYS, HERE IT IS.
WE WORKED HARD. EVERYBODY DID. AND I'M REAL HAPPY WITH YOU.
THERE'S 14.64 OUNCES HERE.
[ CHEERS AND LAUGHTER ]
DO IT AGAIN, DO IT AGAIN.
WHOO!
Narrator: 14.64 OUNCES IS WORTH ALMOST $20,000.
8 1/2 OUNCES, MORE THAN HALF THEIR SEASON TOTAL,
IS JUST FROM TODAY'S CLEANOUT.
IN ONE DAY, THEY'VE PULLED OUT $11,500 IN GOLD.
Jack: THIS CLEANOUT WAS OUR ABSOLUTE BEST ONE.
IT'S JUST DROP-DEAD FANTASTIC.
THAT JUST PROVES
THAT IT'S LAYING RIGHT DOWN THERE ON BEDROCK,
AND THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF IT -- A LOT OF IT.
Narrator: THE MINERS' HARD WORK IS FINALLY PAYING OFF.
AFTER FIVE MONTHS DIGGING,
THE DIRT IS GETTING RICHER WITH EVERY SCOOP.
14 1/2 OUNCES OF GOLD. I THINK THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD.
THAT'S ALMOST A POUND. THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD.
14 OUNCES IS GREAT, 'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT WE DID TO GET THAT.
THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY IFs OR BUTs ABOUT IT.
WE'RE GONNA GET TO THAT BEDROCK, AND WE'RE GONNA GET THAT GOLD.
WE'RE GONNA PUT IT IN YOUR POCKETS.
Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THE CREW CAN TRULY SAY THAT THEY ARE ON THE GOLD.
BUT IF THEY DON'T GET TO BEDROCK AND MORE GOLD
IN THE COMING DAYS, WINTER WILL BLAST THEM OUT OF ALASKA.
Todd: I'M NOT PLAYING AROUND NOW.
NOW IT'S SERIOUS FOR ME.
Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW
IS IN A MAD SCRAMBLE TO BEAT THE ALASKAN WINTER.
IT HAS TAKEN TWO DAYS TO ONCE AGAIN PUMP OUT 40 FEET OF WATER
FROM THEIR 65-FOOT-DEEP GLORY HOLE.
Hurt: THIS LITTLE PUMP SITTING UP HERE ON THE TOP.
THE WATER WAS RIGHT UP AT THE FEET OF --
IN FACT, THAT PUMP HAD WATER ON IT.
Narrator: YET ANOTHER PUSH TO GET JACK DIGGING
HAS STRETCHED THE MINERS' RESOURCES TO THE BREAKING POINT.
WE'RE OUT OF FUEL, AND IT'S DEAD.
Narrator: WITHOUT A RUNNING PUMP,
IT WON'T TAKE MOTHER NATURE VERY LONG TO REFILL THE GLORY HOLE.
SO FAR, THE HOFFMANS HAVE LAID OUT
OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS
TO MINE JUST $20,000 OF GOLD.
JUST -- THIS WHOLE THING IS KIND OF A FIASCO RIGHT NOW.
WE GOT TO GET THAT WATER OUT
SO WE CAN SEE THE BOTTOM, YOU KNOW, SO I CAN DIG.
Narrator: TO SAVE FACE AND WALK AWAY WITH SOMETHING FOR THEIR EFFORTS,
THEY HAVE TO REACH BEDROCK.
JACK TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE BREAK IN THE WEATHER
AND MAKES A 35-MILE DASH INTO TOWN
TO BUY MORE FUEL WITH WHAT MONEY THEY HAVE LEFT.
Woman: IT IS THE TIME OF YEAR
WHERE THE SNOW'S GONNA BE FLYING REAL SOON.
SO IT'S BASICALLY GONNA BE DRIVER DISCRETION.
HE MAY COME, HE MAY NOT,
YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON THE ROAD. Jack: YEAH.
THERE COULD BE, YOU KNOW, SNOW, ICE.
WITH SNOW FORECAST, IT'S TOUCH AND GO
WHETHER THE FUEL TRUCK WILL EVEN BE ABLE
TO MAKE THE TRIP UP THE DANGEROUS ROAD TO THE CLAIM.
ON THE MONEY. ALL RIGHT.
WITHOUT FUEL, IT'S GAME OVER.
WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO GET IT TO YOU.
OKAY. I APPRECIATE IT. NO PROBLEM.
JACK IS BANKING ON THE WEATHER HOLDING OFF LONG ENOUGH
TO GET THE CRITICAL FUEL DELIVERY.
THAT FUEL'S COMING, AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA BEAT THE WEATHER.
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: DAWN AT PORCUPINE.
FRED WAKES TO WHAT MINERS CALL "TERMINATION DUST."
Hurt: THAT DON'T LOOK GOOD.
IT IS SNOWING QUITE HEAVILY RIGHT NOW.
BIG, OLD, WET, SLOPPY STUFF.
NO SIGN OF IT LETTING UP.
NOT QUITE FREEZING RIGHT NOW.
IT'S ABOUT 34 DEGREES.
THAT WON'T KILL OUR PUMPS OR ANYTHING,
BUT IT MIGHT KILL A FEW SPIRITS AROUND HERE.
Narrator: TODD KNOWS THE GOLD'S WITHIN REACH.
BUT WITHOUT FUEL, THERE'S NO WAY TO GET IT OUT OF THE GROUND.
Todd: IT'S EIGHT MILES UP THIS OLD ROAD,
AND I JUST DON'T THINK THAT TRUCK'LL MAKE IT. LOT OF SNOW.
WITHOUT FUEL, WE'RE NOT RUNNING.
ALASKA'S GIVING US A LITTLE LESSON HERE.
Narrator: IF THE FUEL CAN'T GET THROUGH, THEIR MINING SEASON IS OVER.
Thurber: THE BAD THING ABOUT THE WEATHER --
WE KNEW IT WAS COMING --
IS WE'RE JUST SO DARN CLOSE TO THE GOLD RIGHT NOW.
SOME OF THE PIONEERS OF GOLD MINING HAVE BEEN HERE,
LOOKED IN THERE, AND SAID WE'RE RIGHT CLOSE.
SO WHEN YOU HEAR THAT, YOU GET PRETTY EXCITED.
IT'D BE NICE TO HIT IT RIGHT NOW, BUT...
[ LAUGHS ]
[ HORN HONKING ]
Todd: DUDE, WHAT'S THAT?
Hurt: OH, TOM DID IT. WHOO!
CAN'T BELIEVE IT. THAT GUY'S AMAZING.
YEAH!
I FEEL GOOD.
NOW WE CAN RUN.
Narrator: AGAINST THE ODDS, THE FUEL ARRIVES,
AND THE CREW IMMEDIATELY PUTS IT TO USE.
BUT NO ONE KNOWS IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO BEDROCK
BEFORE THE BIG FREEZE HITS.
ANOTHER THREE OR FOUR DEGREES AND IT'S GONNA FREEZE UP,
AND THEN IT'S NOT GONNA BE NICE.
PROBABLY TONIGHT, HUH?
DO WE HAVE SOME PRETTY BAD WEATHER COMING IN?
OR WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?
I HAVEN'T HEARD THE PREDICTION, 'CAUSE I'M AFRAID TO LISTEN.
YEAH.
Narrator: THE CREW IS THANKFUL
THAT IT'S NOT BELOW FREEZING YET,
BUT DIGGING IN THESE WET, SLOPPY CONDITIONS IS LESS THAN IDEAL.
THE MELTING SNOW IS SATURATING THE DIRT AROUND THE GLORY HOLE,
MAKING IT UNSTABLE.
Jack: THE HOLE'S CHANGED OVERNIGHT.
IT'S GONE FROM HALFWAY DECENT TO DANGEROUS.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S A DANGEROUS HOLE.
Doumitt: I WOULDN'T WANT HIM DOWN IN THERE.
I DIDN'T LIKE WALKING DOWN IN THERE, IT WAS FLOWING SO BAD.
IT'S REALLY HARD,
BECAUSE ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS HIT ONE LITTLE PATCH OF ICE,
THEN YOU'RE TOAST, YOU KNOW, AND JUST THAT QUICK.
HEY, JACK, YOU READY TO DIG?
I'M READY.
YEAH! GOT IT.
[ CHEERS ]
GOOD DRIVING.
WHOO!
Todd: WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
MY DAD'S REALLY GETTING A BUNCH OF GOOD MATERIAL UP
FROM ABOUT 65, 70 FEET DEEP.
Hurt: NO MAN OR BEAST HAS EVER SEEN THIS.
THIS IS 10,000, 20,000, 30,000 YEARS AGO
THAT THIS WAS DEPOSITED HERE.
IT'S EXCITING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S DOWN THERE.
Narrator: THIS COULD BE JACK'S LAST CHANCE
TO REACH BEDROCK IN THE GLORY HOLE.
[ ROCKS RATTLING ]
DESPERATE TO STRIKE IT RICH,
HE PUSHES THE 400 EXCAVATOR TO ITS LIMIT.
Remsburg: GUYS, GET BACK! Todd: LOOK OUT!
Narrator: WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND,
JACK HOFFMAN FACES THE END OF THE MINING SEASON.
IN A DESPERATE BID TO STRIKE GOLD,
HE DIGS 70 FEET DOWN IN THE GLORY HOLE.
BUT THE 100,000-POUND EXCAVATOR AND HIS NERVE ARE BEING TESTED.
[ ROCKS RATTLING ]
[ WHISTLES ]
Jack: IT STARTED CAVING AWAY DOWN BELOW.
MADE ME NERVOUS.
Narrator: THE MELTED SNOW AND ICE
COLLAPSES THE SIDES OF THE HOLE AROUND HIM.
Jack: THAT'S NOT SAFE ANYMORE.
I'M GONNA COME UP ABOVE.
Narrator: JACK HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO GIVE UP AND GET HIMSELF
AND THEIR PRECIOUS EXCAVATOR OUT WHILE HE STILL CAN.
[ EXCAVATOR CREAKS ]
Jack: GOD DANG!
SHOOK THE GROUND.
DON'T SLOW DOWN. COME ON.
COME ON, BUDDY.
HOLY CRAP.
I DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.
IT'S A LITTLE SCARY, YOU KNOW?
I KNOW YOU'RE WILLING TO DIE DOWN THERE,
BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED.
[ RAIN FALLING ]
Narrator: TODD MAKES THE DECISION NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR --
THE DIGGING WILL STOP UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
GOOD JOB, DAD. Jack: YEP.
WAY IT GOES.
WE'RE NOT DONE YET, BUT, BOY, WE'RE RIGHT THERE.
ONE GOOD SLAM OF THE DEEP FREEZE, AND WE'LL BE FINISHED.
Narrator: AS THE SUN SETS,
IT'S CLEAR TODD'S DECISION TO STOP DIGGING WAS A WISE ONE.
THIS ISN'T -- IT ISN'T LOOKING TOO GOOD.
I DON'T THINK
ALASKA WANTS US GREENHORNS MINING ANYMORE OUT HERE.
SAD, BECAUSE WE JUST FINALLY FIGURED OUT
HOW TO START MINING, START GETTING SOME GOLD.
SO...
HMM.
I'M JUST HOPING IT'S NOT TOO DEEP IN THE MORNING.
Narrator: NEXT MORNING,
THE COLD LIGHT OF DAWN CONFIRMS TODD'S WORST FEARS.
WINTER HAS SHUT DOWN THE LAST WORKING MINE IN PORCUPINE CREEK.
Remsburg: GEEZ.
OVERNIGHT, THE COLD HAS FROZEN ALL WATER,
AND WITHOUT WATER, THEY CAN'T RUN.
THEY NEED TO GET THEMSELVES
AND THEIR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN GEAR OUT IMMEDIATELY
OR THEY'LL BE SNOWED IN.
Remsburg: THIS MIGHT BE IT. I THINK THIS IS IT.
LET'S GO.
LET'S GO! GET IN THE TRUCK! LET'S LOAD UP!
[ Laughing ] OH!
Todd: WE GOT TWO MORE STORMS COMING,
AND THEN WE'RE NOT GETTING OUT OF HERE FOR SURE.
Remsburg: I'M NOT REAL HAPPY ABOUT LEAVING
WITHOUT ACCOMPLISHING WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO.
I MEAN, IT IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE HOW CLOSE WE WERE.
Doumitt: LIKE A FOOTBALL GAME,
WE MARCHED THE BALL ALL THE WAY DOWN 99 YARDS.
ALL WE HAVE IS THIS ONE YARD TO GO.
Todd: WE HAVEN'T ACCOMPLISHED OUR GOAL.
WE'VE PROVEN THAT YOU CAN STILL DO STUFF LIKE THIS HERE IN AMERICA.
Narrator: TO REACH THE MAIN HIGHWAY,
THEY'LL HAVE TO NEGOTIATE
THE TREACHEROUS EIGHT-MILE MOUNTAIN ROAD.
HEY, GUYS, IT'S GETTING A LITTLE DANGEROUS UP HERE.
THAT BRIDGE LOOKS LIKE IT'S A LITTLE SLIPPERY.
IT'LL BE A PRETTY HAIRY RIDE TO THE BOTTOM.
I AM BROKER NOW THAN WHEN I ARRIVED IN ALASKA.
BROKE.
GOT SOME ISSUES WITH THE FINANCE COMPANY ON MY HOME.
SO I GOT TO DEAL WITH THAT WHEN I GET HOME.
I HAVE A NATURAL ABILITY TO FIX ANYTHING, EXCEPT FOR MYSELF.
IT WOULD TAKE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
OF OPERATIONS.
THE GOLD WAS MY ANSWER.
WE'RE JUST PLOWING OUR WAY THROUGH HERE.
LOOKS LIKE A MONSTER TREE OVER HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT SLID RIGHT OFF THE CLIFF.
[ CHAIN SAW WHIRRING ]
Narrator: CARPENTER CHRIS DOUMITT STEPS IN TO CLEAR THE ROADBLOCK.
Doumitt: WE'LL BATTLE THROUGH,
AND HOPEFULLY NEXT SPRING, WE CAN GET BACK UP HERE
AND CONTINUE WHERE WE LEFT OFF...
...AND GET THE GOLD.
EVERY TREE UP HERE'S GONNA BE OVER THE ROAD.
WE COULD HAVE ONE FALL ON ME RIGHT NOW.
WHEN WE HIT THE BEDROCK IN THAT HOLE,
I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET ABOUT $6 MILLION.
THAT'S JUST A GUESS.
Todd: JUST HIT IT! PUSH IT!
READY? LET'S GO!
RAM IT!
THAT TOOK CARE OF THAT.
WE'RE GONNA COME BACK, AND WE'RE GONNA KICK SOME SERIOUS ASS.
THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
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