COME ON DOWN.
Fred: LOOK. THERE'S A CLIFF DOWN THERE.
YEAH, FRED. IF YOU SLIP, YOU'RE GOING, MAN.
Narrator: HIGH IN ALASKA'S CHILKAT MOUNTAINS, DUSTIN HURT
IS 200 FEET ABOVE THE RAGING WATER OF McKINLEY CREEK...
IT'S ALMOST VERTICAL RIGHT FROM HERE OUT.
Narrator: ...TRYING TO LOWER HIS DREDGE DOWN TO THEIR NEW DIVE SITE.
THIS IS THE WRONG WAY TO DO THIS
Fred: DUSTIN, ROCK! ROCK!
AAH!
DUSTIN!
YOU ALL RIGHT?!
DUSTIN?!
Fred: CAN'T SEE NOTHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
WE NEED TO GO FIND HIM.
UH, A PIECE OF SLATE HIT ME IN MY FACE
AND JUST KNOCKED ME INTO STARS.
UGH!
Fred: THERE HE IS.
WHAT THE HELL?
I WAS GETTING WORRIED, WORRIED, WORRIED.
FRED, I ALMOST GOT MYSELF KILLED.
SCARY AS TO ME, I CAN TELL YOU THAT.
HOW IS MY NOSE, BY THE WAY?
I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT YET.
UH-OH. WHAT HAPPENED?
FLAT ROCK JUST POPPED THE OUT OF ME, MAN.
I GOT SMACKED SO HARD. DAMN, I SEEN STARS.
GEEZ.I DON'T THINK IT'S BROKEN
OR NOTHING, BUT THE DREDGE MADE IT DOWN.
IT'S DOWN THERE. IT'S NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, THOUGH, SERIOUSLY.
YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL SERIOUSLY.
OH, IT JUST FELT LIKE OLD TIMES, MAN,
DOING ALL CRAZY CRAP.
CRAZY CRAP.
LOOK AT THAT, FRED.
I KNEW YOU MISSED WORKING WITH ME.
Carlos: COMING QUICK. COMING HOT.
WAIT, MOVE, MOVE!
-WHAT'S UP?
OH!
WE'RE NOT GOOD ON THE CONTROLS YET.
YOU NEED TO PUT SOME POWDER TO STOP THE BRAKE.
THAT COULD WORK.
GET OUT OF THERE!
WE HAVE A BEAR PROBLEM.
UH-OH. SOMETHING HAPPENED HERE.
Ryan: QUICK! BRING HIM UP! BRING HIM UP!
LOOK OUT!
DUSTIN!
YEAH!
Dustin: WE GOT A NUGGET IN MINUTES.
TO ALL YOU HATERS YOU!
Fred: THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
I HAVE NEVER DREDGED THAT AMOUNT OF GOLD IN ONE DAY EVER.
NEVER. EEE!
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Dustin: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE GOT THE DREDGE ALMOST TO THE BOTTOM.
IT GOT PRETTY BEAT UP.
YOU GUYS DROPPED IT.
I SLID IT DOWN THE HILL.
THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF DAMAGE.
LET'S GO FIND OUT HOW BAD IT'S BEATEN UP,
AND LET'S GET IT GOING.
LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT. -SURE.
SEE WHAT WE GOT.
Narrator: IT'S TAKEN DUSTIN'S CREW A WEEK TO GET HIS DREDGE
DOWN TO THE REMOTE DIVE SITE ABOVE McKINLEY FALLS.
FINALLY, THEY'RE READY TO START DREDGING AGAIN.
KEEP COMING.
Dustin: WE HAVE TO GET SOME MORE GOLD.
WE GOT 27 1/2 OUNCES, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
I'M BREAKING EVEN RIGHT NOW, BUT, MAN,
IT WOULD BE SURE GREAT TO HAVE PROFIT OUT OF THIS.
NO. NO.
PERFECTLY, DUDE. WHAT?!
ALL RIGHT.FREAKING EFFORT, DUDE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. LET'S GET THAT DREDGE GOING.
IT'S NOT TRYING ANYTHING.
AAH!
Fred: THERE IT GOES!
Narrator: YESTERDAY, USING AN OLD CABLE LINE
TO LOWER THE DREDGE TO THE DIVE SITE...
WHOA!
...THE CREW DROPPED IT 30 FEET, SMASHING IT INTO THE CLIFF FACE.
TRY FIRING IT AGAIN.
GOD. IT SOUNDS BAD.
Wes: THEY DON'T START UP, IT COULD BE THE END OF OUR SEASON.
TOOK 6 MONTHS OFF OF WORK JUST TO DO THIS.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, AND I NEED TO GET GOLD.
YEAH. WE GOT TO GET THE OIL OUT OF IT.
THIS HAS GOT TOO MUCH OIL IN IT.
AS LONG AS IT'S SPOUTING THE PLUG, IT'S NOT GONNA START.
WHEN IT LANDED, IT LANDED UPSIDE-DOWN.
-SURE. -AND IT SAT THAT WAY TOO LONG,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE GASOLINE MADE IT INTO THE ENGINE OIL.
I DON'T THINK IT LIKES TO BE UPSIDE-DOWN.
HOW DO YOU GET OIL OUT OF A CYLINDER?
PUT GASOLINE IN IT.
YOU GOT TO PUT SOMETHING IN IT TO THIN IT.
Narrator: WES ATTEMPTS A BUSH FIX TO GET THE ENGINE FIRED BACK UP.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S TAKING FOREVER TO GET THIS STARTED, MAN.
-OH. -ALMOST.
YEAH!
WES DID IT!
-IT'LL CLEAR OUT IN A MINUTE. -COME ON, BABY.
I HAD TO GET THE OIL OFF THE SPARK PLUG
TO GET ENOUGH IN THERE,
SO I JUST KEPT DIPPING THE SPARK PLUG INTO THE FUEL TANK
AND GET IT DRIED OFF ENOUGH TO WHERE IT WOULD FINALLY FIRE.
-THIS IS A WIN FOR US. -YEAH, IT IS.
Dustin: THIS THING'S READY TO DREDGE, MAN.
I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER.
THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO DIE OR GET HURT HERE,
BUT I'M CONVINCED I'M GONNA FIND THE GOLD HERE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. WHAT ARE WE CALLING THIS PLACE?
SINCE YOU GOT HIT IN THE HEAD, WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS
ROCKFALL RAVINE.
ALL RIGHT. WATCH OUT FOR THE ROCKS.
IT IS ROCKFALL RAVINE.
LET'S GET TO WORK.
Narrator: NOW DUSTIN HAS TO JUST FIGURE OUT A SAFER WAY
TO HAUL THE REST OF THEIR GEAR INTO ROCKFALL RAVINE
BEFORE WINTER HITS.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF WE STILL HAVE TO BRING DOWN HERE,
SO LET'S GET ALL THE STUFF WE NEED
TO MAKE THIS RUN PERFECT.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS.
2 MILES UP THE MOUNTAIN...
I'LL BE IN THE WATER TODAY.
I GOT BIG HOPES FOR THAT THUNDER FALLS RIGHT THERE.
IT'S GOT EXPOSED BEDROCK.
HOPEFULLY, MAN, WE'RE GONNA HIT US A PAY STREAK.
Narrator: THE MINING SEASON IS COMING TO A CLOSE,
AND FRED'S CREW NEEDS A BIG SCORE.
AFTER 3 MONTHS FINDING JUST 1 OUNCE OF GOLD
IN THE SMALLER POOLS DOWNSTREAM,
FRED IS FINALLY MINING HIS BIGGEST PLUNGE POOL,
THUNDER FALLS, WHERE HE BELIEVES 20 FEET DOWN ON BEDROCK
IS A PILE OF GOLD WORTH MILLIONS.
ON FRED'S LAST DIVE, DISASTER STRUCK...
Fred: I'M OUT OF AIR.
PULL ME UP!
...WHEN A MECHANICAL ISSUE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL...
PULL ME UP!
...CUTTING OFF FRED'S AIR SUPPLY AND NEARLY KILLING HIM.
BEFORE WE GET BACK IN THE WATER, WE ARE GOING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THAT ENGINE.
NOW, AFTER FIXING A FAULTY POP-OFF VALVE ON THE AIR TANK,
IT'S TIME TO PUT IT TO THE TEST.
Ryan: SO, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT POP-OFF VALVE CHANGED AGAIN.
KIND OF A SCARY TEST RUN THIS MORNING.
-READY? -I'M READY.
I HOPE EVERYTHING RUNS FINE UP HERE.
ALL RIGHT? YOU GOT IT?
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO DOWN HERE AND FIND SOMETHING.
HOW'S THE AIR PRESSURE DOWN THERE?
ALL SYSTEMS GO, MAN!
ALL SYSTEMS GO!
Paul: MAN, THAT'S GREAT.
I'D SAY THAT THE NEW PRESSURE-RELIEF VALVE
IS WORKING OUTSTANDING.
ALL RIGHT.
HOLY COW. WHAT'S THIS?
THERE'S A ROCK.
THERE IS A BIG ROCK.
I ESTIMATE THAT ROCK WOULD BE ABOUT 4,000 POUNDS.
WHAT THE HELL?
OH!
I JUST SAW ABOUT THREE LITTLE PIECES OF GOLD.
SERIOUSLY? YEAH.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN GOLD AT THE BOTTOM.
THAT WAS UNEXPECTED.
OH, THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
WE COULD CERTAINLY USE THAT AROUND HERE.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
Narrator: THE HUGE BOULDER IS A SIGN OF BEING CLOSE TO BEDROCK,
AS HEAVY ROCKS AND GOLD SINK TO THE BOTTOM.
ANY FIND HERE IS A SURE SIGN
THE WHOLE PLUNGE POOL IS RICH IN GOLD.
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS,
I'M GONNA GO DREDGING AROUND THAT ROCK.
I'M JUST DREDGING MY WAY RIGHT ACROSS HERE.
OH, WOW.
MATERIAL LOOKS TREMENDOUS HERE.
GOT A HELL OF A DAY STARTED, FRED.
KEEP AT IT.
THAT IS A PIECE OF GOLD.
IT'S ABOUT A 4-INCH WALL.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN RIGHT THERE.
HOW YOU DOING DOWN THERE, FRED?
MAN, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT'S IN THAT CUT.
YOU WANTING TO COME UP?
I MIGHT JUST DO THAT.
Narrator: AFTER A 4-HOUR DIVE, FRED SURFACES TO SEE
IF THUNDER FALLS WILL PAY OUT.
AH. HOW WE DOING OUT HERE?
-I SEE ONE. -I SEE A PIECE RIGHT THERE.
-YEAH. IT'D BE... -OOH-HOO-HOO!
-WOW. -OH, MY GOSH.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RIGHT THERE.
- DAMN. -LOOK AT THAT ONE.
THEY'RE NICE.
-NUGGETS. -WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
OH. WHOO-HOO!
THAT'S THE REAL DEAL, MAN.
THAT'S NOT BAD AT ALL.
Ryan: THAT'S GOT SOME NICE SIZE TO IT, YOU KNOW?
IT'S NOT SMASHED TOTALLY FLAT LIKE A PANCAKE.
HELL OF A JOB, FRED.
Narrator: IN JUST 3 HOURS OF DREDGING,
FRED HAS DOUBLED HIS SEASON GOLD HAUL.
Fred: IT'S A VERY GOOD SIGN
THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN INTO THE TOTAL BOTTOM OF THIS THING.
Ryan: THAT MAKES ME REALLY, REALLY HAPPY.
YOU CAN'T HELP BUT HAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE
AFTER SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THIS IS THE BEST CLEANUP WE'VE EVER HAD.
Ryan: WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE IS TRAPPED UP IN THERE?
Dustin: THIS ALL CAME FROM RAINBOW'S END,
AND IT ALL HAS TO GO DOWN TO ROCKFALL RAVINE.
WHEW!
Narrator: DUSTIN AND HIS CREW ARE ON A MISSION
TO GET ALL HIS DIVE GEAR DOWN TO HIS NEW SITE.
Carlos: THE COMMUTE TO WORK IS FREAKING DANGEROUS.
THE WHOLE TRAIL IS SLIPPERY AS HELL.
Narrator: BUT THE ROUTE IN
REQUIRES A RAPPEL DOWN A CLIFF FACE
AND UP INTO A TUNNEL THAT LEADS 50 FEET THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN
TO ROCKFALL RAVINE.
JUST BRINGING UP YOUR ESSENTIALS TO COME TO WORK.
AH, WE JUST HAVE TO COME UP WITH A BETTER SYSTEM, IS ALL.
YEAH, THIS ISN'T WORKING,
SO WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT WAY
TO GET ALL OF OUR STUFF DOWN TO THE DIG SITE
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DRAG EVERYTHING DOWN A CLIFF.
Narrator: 100 YEARS AGO, MINERS HERE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.
THEY INSTALLED A NETWORK OF CABLES
AND WINCHES TO TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT,
BLASTED THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ROCK FACE,
AND BUILT A GIGANTIC WOODEN FLUME THROUGH THE TUNNEL
TO DIVERT McKINLEY FALLS, WHERE THEY PULLED OUT
4,500 OUNCES OF GOLD WORTH $6.3 MILLION TODAY.
REMNANTS OF THESE SYSTEMS STILL REMAIN,
AND, IF RETROFITTED, IT COULD BE DUSTIN'S SOLUTION.
THERE'S A WINCH SYSTEM RIGHT HERE.
WE FOUND THIS IN THE DIRT.
WE THINK IT STILL WORKS.
YOU PUT A MOTOR ON IT.
WE CAN GET OUR STUFF DOWN TO THE TUNNEL
REALLY QUICKLY AND EASILY.
THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE.
Wes: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
WHEN YOU DO THIS CRAZY STUFF.
I NEED IT TO GO DOWN SMOOTHLY, SAFELY.
I HAVE TO TIE EVERYTHING IN EXTREMELY TIGHT.
HEY, CARLOS. YOU GOT ME?
CARLOS: Go ahead, Dustin.
We're gonna do our first attempt
at coming down on this thing, and I just realized
IT'S GOT A GOOD PROPANE BOTTLE ON THE VERY FRONT,
SO WHY DON'T YOU GUYS BACK UP A LITTLE BIT?
Copy that.
LET THE CRAZINESS BEGIN.
Narrator: DUSTIN HAS ATTACHED A TROLLEY AND CABLE
TO THE OLD-TIMERS' HAULBACK SYSTEM.
THE SPEED OF DESCENT WILL BE CONTROLLED BY WES
USING AN OLD CLUTCH AND BRAKE,
GUIDING IT INTO THE MOUTH OF THE TUNNEL.
FROM THERE, THE CREW CAN CARRY THE GEAR
THROUGH TO THE DIVE SITE WITHIN MINUTES.
ALL RIGHT. AND WE'RE OFF.
HEY, IT'S TAKING US A LONG, LONG TIME
JUST TO GET EVERYTHING SITUATED FOR THIS NEW DIVE SITE.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS,
WE NEED TO BE DIVING, LIKE, LAST WEEK.
OH. HERE IT COMES.
HERE IT COMES. HERE IT COMES.
EASY. EASY.
COMING QUICK. COMING HOT.
DUDE. WAIT, MOVE, MOVE!
James: OOH!
THAT WAS TERRIFYING. GEEZ.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT'S COMING DOWN SO GODDANG QUICK.
IT SHOULDN'T BE GOING THAT FAST.
BOY, THAT CAME IN REALLY, REALLY HOT, BRO.
YEAH. I GET IT.
THE BRAKE ISN'T WORKING.
THIS THING'S A PIECE OF
WHAT THE
COMING UP.
Narrator: AFTER THE NEAR DISASTER,
THEY MUST FIX THE OLD-TIMERS' BRAKE SYSTEM.
IT WILL NEVER WORK LIKE THAT.
WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT WORKS.
ANY TRICKS?
HEY. WHAT'S UP?
OH!
WE BROUGHT THIS OLD HAULBACK SYSTEM BACK TO LIFE.
I'VE GOT TO SAY VERY HONESTLY
THAT WE'RE NOT GOOD ON THE CONTROLS YET.
WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT THE ADJUSTMENT,
AND WE'VE BEEN SMASHING IT INTO THE TUNNEL.
OKAY. SO WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
YOU NEED SOME OPERATOR TRAINING, HUH?
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED, MAN.
YOU NEED TO PUT SOME POWDER TO STOP THE BRAKE.
OH, YEAH.
HAVE A LITTLE FRICTION ON THEM.
IT MIGHT SLOW IT DOWN.
THAT COULD WORK.
THE OLD BRAKE DRUM IS WORN OUT,
CAUSING THE TROLLEY TO RUN OUT OF CONTROL.
FRED'S SOLUTION -- APPLY TALCUM POWDER TO INCREASE FRICTION,
ALLOWING THEM TO CONTROL THE DESCENT OF THE TROLLEY.
Fred: JUST GO AHEAD AND GET THE REST OF THAT POWDER IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, LOOK,
I'VE GOT BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF TODAY.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF TO DO.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, FRED.
LET'S TEST IT OUT.
Wes: OKAY. GOT THE SECOND LOAD READY TO SEND DOWN.
Y'ALL READY FOR THIS LOAD TO COME DOWN?
EVERYBODY CLEAR?
COPY THAT. WE ARE READY TO ROCK.
COMING DOWN.
Carlos: THEY JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO SLOW IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
JUST BRING IN TO A SOFT LANDING
OTHER THAN TO A CRASH-AND-BURN KIND OF DEAL.
WE'RE AT 50 FEET. 50 FEET.
40, 30, 20, 10.
PERFECT!
PERFECT.
THAT WORKED OUT GREAT.
DUDE, THAT'S PERFECT.
WE'RE GETTING BETTER AT THIS.
NOW WE'RE DOING THINGS LIKE THE OLD-TIMERS.
AS LONG AS THEY CAN KEEP IT UP LIKE THAT, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
Dustin: I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HELPED JUST NOW
WAS, WE PUT MORE AND MORE TALCUM POWDER ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM,
AND IT'S GETTING A LITTLE LESS FINICKY.
DONE WITHIN MINUTES.
BRINGING EQUIPMENT DOWN MEANS GETTING IT TO THE WATER QUICKER,
GETTING OUR GOLD, AND GETTING OUT OF HERE.
FREAKING NAILED IT, BROTHER.
IT'S TIME TO GET TO WORK.
IT'S TIME TO DREDGE NOW.
UH-OH. SOMETHING HAPPENED HERE.
Narrator: UP AHEAD...
Ryan: QUICK! BRING HIM UP! BRING HIM UP!
YEAH!
Dustin: WE GOT A NUGGET IN MINUTES.
LOOK OUT!
DUSTIN!
UH, WE ARE IN SOME PRIME TERRITORY RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S A PIECE OF A LARGE POTATO ROCK.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAR OUT THAT AREA.
PAUL IS GONNA GO SEE IF WE CAN FIND US OUR FORTUNE.
Narrator: LAST DIVE, FRED DOUBLED HIS SEASON GOLD HAUL,
DREDGING CHUNKY NUGGETS AROUND A BOULDER
KNOWN AS THE POTATO ROCK.
THERE COULD BE A MASSIVE PAYDAY UNDER IT,
BUT, FIRST, THEY MUST HAUL OUT THE 4,000-POUND MONSTER.
Fred: THESE ROCKS HAVE TO BE REMOVED
SO WE CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO DREDGE DOWN AND FIND SOME GOLD.
Ryan: WHAT ARE YOU FEELING DOWN THERE?
Paul: RIGHT NOW, I'M ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE POTATO.
IF I CAN GET THIS THING TO MOVE,
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PULL IT OUT WITH THE WINCH.
THAT WOULD BE EXCELLENT.
YOU KNOW THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING UP UNDER THAT THING.
OH, YOU KNOW IT.
WE'RE GONNA DRILL A COUPLE ANCHOR BOLTS.
THERE. IT'S OUT. YEP.
Paul: THIS THING'S READY TO GO.
GIVE IT JUST A LITTLE PULL, KAYLA.
A PULL UP?Yeah, pull straight up.
ALL RIGHT. I'M PULLING.
YEAH. GIVE HER A TUG. SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
SO, I'M PUSHING, AND THAT DOWNSTREAM WINCH IS NOT MOVING.
JUST KEEP GOING.
TAKE IT OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
THIS BOULDER IS HUGE.
Narrator: AN HOUR IN, THE POTATO ROCK HASN'T MOVED AN INCH.
-ALL RIGHT. -KEEP GOING WITH IT.
GIVE IT HELL.
Paul: THE ROCK'S JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO HEAVY
FOR THE EQUIPMENT WE'RE USING TO MOVE IT.
ALL RIGHT. ALL STOP.
THINGS ARE GETTING DANGEROUS.
WE GOT PEOPLE UNDER CABLES THAT ARE UNDER TREMENDOUS TENSION.
IT ONLY TAKES ONE OF THEM CABLES TO SNAP
TO TAKE SOMEBODY'S HEAD OFF, SO...
Paul: I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA PICK THIS ROCK UP.
IT'S A BIG ROCK.
Ryan: THE WINCHES WON'T QUITE PULL THIS BOULDER,
SO WE'RE GONNA HOOK THE COME-ALONG TO IT AND ASSIST IT.
THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE HEAVIEST ROCKS
WE'VE EVER TRIED TO PULL.
Paul: ALL HOOKED UP.
Kayla: YOU READY TO PULL THIS THING?
LET'S DO IT.
ALL RIGHT, KAYLA. GET IT OUT OF HERE.
OH. KEEP GOING.
THERE IT IS.
Ryan: ALL RIGHT. GOT IT.
Fred: IT'S A MILESTONE.
IT'S JUST FANTASTIC.
BEACH THAT BIG WHALE.
LET'S GET CLEANED UP AND PREPARE FOR TOMORROW.
TODAY WAS A GREAT DAY.
-YEAH, IT WAS. -GOOD JOB.
-TEAMWORK, MAN. -GOOD JOB.
-TEAMWORK. -GOOD JOB, FRED.
EVERYBODY CHIPPED IN TODAY
AND GOT A BIG, OLD ROCK OUT OF THERE.
WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY, HUH?
Kayla: COME ON. ALL RIGHT.
Together: YEAH!
Narrator: FINALLY, THE 4,000-POUND BOULDER MOVED,
THE LARGEST THIS SEASON.
FRED'S CREW ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEDROCK GOLD.
THAT ROCK'S BEEN THERE A LONG TIME.
HOPEFULLY, WE GET SOME GOLD OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT.
Wes: GOOD MORNING.
James: IT'S GOOD TO BE IN OUR NEW AREA.
WE GOT LOTS OF GOLD TO RETRIEVE.
Dustin: HERE'S MY VISION.
I WANT THAT DREDGE SITTING HERE, BUT, FIRST,
I GOT TO DIG THIS SPOT OUT.
Narrator: DUSTIN BELIEVES ROCKFALL RAVINE
USED TO BE COVERED WITH LARGE WOODEN STRUCTURES
BUILT TO DIVERT THE WATERFALL IN THE EARLY 1900s.
HE'S BANKING THAT THIS AREA STILL CONTAINS
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN UNMINED GOLD.
ALL RIGHT. STARTING TO SNOW AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO START SPEEDING THIS UP.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS THING.
AND RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SETTING UP THE CAPSTAN.
WE'RE GONNA GO GET THE CLAW OUT HERE.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ALL THESE BIG DAMN ROCKS.
WE'RE DOING IT IN A HURRY.
Narrator: TO GET DOWN TO THE GOLD
DUSTIN BELIEVES THE OLD-TIMERS LEFT BEHIND,
THEY'LL USE THE CLAW TO DRAG THE BOULDERS INTO THE CHUTE
AND OVER THE RAGING WATERFALL.
SO, THIS IS OUR CAPSTAN WINCH, AND SO, ESSENTIALLY,
ALL THIS IS, IS A ROPE PULLER.
ROCKFALL RODEO!
OH, YEAH! -WHOA!
-WHOO-HOO! -WHOO-HOO!
Carlos: YEAH!
STOP RIGHT THERE!
ALL RIGHT, WHOA, WHOA. STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP.
WHOA, STOP. WHOA, STOP.
Dustin: THERE'S TRAPPED ROCKS IN THE CHUTE RIGHT HERE.
IF WE KEEP STACKING ROCKS UP INTO THIS SPOT,
THE WATER WILL COME INTO OUR WORK AREA.
IF THIS FILLS UP RIGHT HERE,
IT'LL GO STRAIGHT INTO THE TUNNEL.
WE HAVE TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
Narrator: DUSTIN'S DIVE SITE IS NOW AT MAJOR RISK OF FLOODING.
A ROCK IS STUCK IN THE CHUTE.
IF MORE ROCKS CONTINUE TO STACK UP AND CREATE A DAM,
THE WATER LEVEL WILL RISE AND FLOOD THE TUNNEL --
THEIR ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE FROM THE DIVE SITE.
THEY NEED TO REMOVE THE BOULDER,
BUT THE CLAW IS TOO WIDE TO FIT THE CHUTE.
Wes: WE NEED SOMETHING SMALL.
I THINK I HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS.
ALL WE WANT TO DO IS ROLL ROCKS WITH THIS THING.
I BUILT THIS -- SOMETHING LIGHTWEIGHT
THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THEM OUT OF OUR WAY.
HOPEFULLY THIS IS GONNA BE THE TICKET FOR THAT.
TIME TO GET IT OVER THERE AND SEE IF IT WORKS.
THIS LITTLE APPARATUS IS MY LITTLE BABY CLAW.
HEY, CARLOS.
CHECK THIS LITTLE BABY OUT.
I MADE US A BABY CLAW SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN
JUST PULL THOSE ROCKS RIGHT DOWN THE CHUTE.
HELL, YEAH, MAN. THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'LL DO IT.
LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.
Narrator: FOR THE BABY CLAW TO WORK,
IT MUST BE PLACED ON THE BOULDER,
WHICH MEANS SOMEONE HAS TO WADE INTO THE CHUTE,
BUT WITH 800 GALLONS RUSHING THROUGH EVERY SECOND,
THEY'LL BE RISKING THEIR LIFE.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUT A HUMAN HAND ON THAT THING,
PLACE THE CLAW ON,
AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, THAT WILL DO IT.
SO, YOU CAN IMAGINE, HEARING THE BOULDERS GO DOWN THIS,
IF ANYBODY WERE TO FALL IN, THERE'S A 60-FOOT WATERFALL
OR BIGGER RIGHT AT THE END OF THE DROP-OFF OVER THERE
THAT YOU CAN SEE.
NOBODY WILL SURVIVE THAT.
BUT WHO WOULD BE STUPID ENOUGH TO GO IN THAT DAMN THING?
WELL, I'M GONNA GO IN THE CREEK AND FIND OUT
IF I CAN MOVE THOSE ROCKS.
THERE'S NO ONE HERE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING YOU BACK, BRO.
ONE SLIP, YOU'RE IN THE GUTTER TO HELL, DUDE.
YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF -- IS GOLD THAT IMPORTANT?
Dustin: PAY ATTENTION, CARLOS.
THIS IS ALL A CALCULATED RISK.
Dustin:
THAT IS POWERFUL, MAN.
WHOA!
THERE I GO.THERE YOU GO.
BREATHE.
YES, SIR.
HEY. THIS ROPE, WALK --
LOOK OUT!
DUSTIN! DUSTIN!
Narrator: ABOVE McKINLEY FALLS, DUSTIN HURT ATTEMPTS
TO CLEAR A ROCK JAMMED IN A CHUTE OF RAGING WATER
BEFORE IT FLOODS THEIR ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE.
-THIS ROPE... -READY?
WALK -- LOOK OUT!
DUSTIN! DUSTIN!
AAH!
STILL GOOD!
THIS IS STUPID.
I'M CALLING IT. LET'S COME ON UP.
PULL ME UP.
WRIST.
THAT DIDN'T WORK.
SORRY. I LET YOU DOWN, BRO.
THAT WATER WAS JUST TOO POWERFUL FOR ME.
IT STARTED FEELING A LITTLE TOO DANGEROUS,
SO I HAD TO CALL IT.
WE'RE MESSING WITH MOTHER NATURE, MAN.
YOU PUSH HER THE WRONG WAY, MAN,
SHE'S GONNA PUSH BACK AT YOU TWOFOLD, YOU KNOW?
Narrator: TO GET TO THE GOLD, THEY NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION
THAT WON'T END UP KILLING SOMEONE.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GUIDE THIS BABY CLAW
ONTO THE ROCKS FROM THAT BRIDGE.
REALLY?
AH, WE'LL SEE IF IT WORKS.
James: OH
Dustin: GOT A LITTLE TANGLED UP. THAT'S ALL.
THERE IT IS!
Carlos: WELL, I GOT IT. I CAPTURED IT.
LET IT GO.
AH, THAT'S IT. -WOW.
-YEAH! -WHOA.
COME OUT! COME OUT! COME OUT!
THERE IT GOES! THERE IT GOES!
James: GOT IT. GOT IT.
PERFECT! WHOO-HOO!
MAKE WAY!
I LOVE MY JOB!
MAN, THIS IS FUN!
Narrator: THE CHUTE CLEARED AND RISK OF FLOODING OVER,
THE CREW CAN FINISH CLEARING THE DIVE SITE.
I'M READY TO START DIVING NOW, MAN.
Narrator: DUSTIN IS NOW JUST HOURS AWAY FROM FINDING OUT
IF HIS NEW DIVE SITE IS FULL OF GOLD.
Dustin: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE LIFTED A LOT OF ROCKS TODAY.
CALL IT A DAY!
LET'S HANG EVERYTHING UP! TURN THE OFF!
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT
IF THERE'S ANY DAMN GOLD DOWN THERE.
IF THERE IS, WE'LL FIND IT.
IF THERE'S NOT, WE'LL HANG OUR HEAD IN SHAME.
EVERYBODY CAN POINT AT ME AND SAY, "I TOLD YOU SO."
WHATEVER.
IT'S MY GAMBLE.
MORNING.
WE'RE OFF TO SEEK OUR FORTUNE THIS MORNING.
WE MOVED THAT ROCK.
I WANT THE LAST BIT OF GOLD OUT OF THIS HOLE.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS ADVENTURE IS ALL ABOUT.
Narrator: YESTERDAY, FRED'S CREW MOVED A 4,000-POUND BOULDER,
EXPOSING A PATCH OF GOLD-RICH GRAVEL.
WOW.
Kayla: OH, MY GOODNESS.
WOW.
LAST NIGHT WAS BLOWING LIKE CRAZY.
WE DIDN'T EXPECT THIS, THOUGH.
Narrator: OVERNIGHT RAINFALL
MEANS THAT 1,000 GALLONS OF WATER RAGES
OVER THUNDER FALLS EVERY SECOND, BUT WITH WINTER CLOSING IN,
FRED CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER DAY NOT DREDGING.
IT'S A-ROARING THROUGH HERE TODAY.
YOU REALLY WANT TO GET IN THIS, FRED?
I DON'T WANTTO GET IN THERE, BUT I'M GONNAGET IN THERE.
WE HAVE GOT TO GET THAT GOLD REAL FAST.
THE RAGING TORRENT COULD WASH AWAY
THE EXPOSED GOLD REVEALED FROM UNDER THE POTATO ROCK,
BUT FRED'S DETERMINED TO DIVE DESPITE THE RISKS.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S COMING OVER THAT WATERFALL UP ON TOP.
IT MIGHT BE ROCKS OF ALL KINDS.
WE DON'T KNOW.
Paul: IT'S A VERY NERVOUS SITUATION.
Paul: THAT WATER IS NASTY.
BUT FRED IS THE PERFECT ONE TO GO IN RIGHT NOW
'CAUSE HE HAS THE MOST EXPERIENCE OF ALL OF US.
HOPEFULLY, HE'LL BE ABLE TO HIT BEDROCK
AND CLEAN THE REST OF THAT GOLD OUT.
I SEE WHERE EVERYTHING IS HERE.
I'M DREDGING ROCKS OUT OF THE BOTTOM.
OH, LORD.
LOOK AT THIS. BEDROCK.
YEAH. SOUNDS REAL GOOD.
WE'RE DOWN TO 14 FEET.
I'M REALLY SURPRISED AT THAT.
Narrator: FRED EXPECTED BEDROCK AT 20 FEET,
BUT HE'S HIT IT AT JUST 14.
Fred: OOH-HOO-HOO! GOD.
Narrator: NOW HE COULD BE ON BIG GOLD SOONER THAN PLANNED.
SOUNDS AMAZING.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S IN THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY.
YEAH.
IT'S GONNA BE GOOD IF HE CAN KEEP RUNNING.
BOY, THAT CURRENT IS JERKING ME BACK TOWARD THE WATERFALL.
Paul: JUST BE CAREFUL DOWN THERE.
I'VE SEEN SOME LITTLE SMALL ROCKS COME DOWN THAT WATERFALL.
BOY, I CAN HEAR THAT THING THUNDERING
OVER MY HEAD RIGHT NOW.
Ryan: WELL, I GOT A FIRM GRIP ON YOUR DIVE HOSE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL, JUST HOLLER AT ME.
I'LL HAVE YOU UP HERE IN A SECOND.
SCARY STUFF. THE CURRENT'S REALLY STRONG.
AND I CAN SEE MYSELF THAT THERE'S ROCKS
COMING DOWN THE WATERFALL.
FRED'S 76 YEARS OLD.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE HAVING YOUR GRANDPA DOWN THERE, YOU KNOW?
WELL, THERE'S A SURGE OF WATER JUST CAME DOWN THROUGH HERE.
OH. THERE GOES A BIG ROCK.
UH-OH. SOMETHING HAPPENED HERE.
FRED!
YOU ALL RIGHT?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Dustin:
AW. THERE'S A BEAR IN MY ATV.
GET OUT OF THERE! HEY!
THEY'RE RUBBER BULLETS, JUST FOR THE BANG,
WHICH SCARES THE HELL OUT OF THEM.
SO, WE HAVE A BEAR PROBLEM.
THE BEARS HAVE A HUMAN PROBLEM.
WE MOVED INTO THEIR TOWN, SO THEY WANT TO CHECK US OUT.
THEY WANT TO BITE ON EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE.
THEY'RE JUST BEING CURIOUS, AND THEY DON'T HAVE HANDS,
I GUESS, SO...
IT'S IMPORTANT TO US TO KEEP PUTTING RUBBER BULLETS
OUT THERE, SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
OH. THERE GOES A BIG ROCK.
Narrator: FRED HURT DREDGES FOR BEDROCK GOLD
BENEATH A RAGING WATERFALL.
Ryan: FRED!
YOU ALL RIGHT?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
FRED, YOU GOT A COPY?
QUICK! BRING HIM UP! BRING HIM UP!
I'M GOOD.
I THINK WE OUGHT TO ABORT THE DIVE.
IT'S ROUGH.
YOU DID A HELL OF A JOB TODAY, FRED.
-YEAH, YOU DID. -YOU SURE DID.
CONDITIONS WERE HORRIBLE,
SO EVEN GETTING IN THERE WAS QUITE A TASK.
Narrator: 76-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT
HAS PUT IN 2 HOURS FIGHTING THE RAGING THUNDER FALLS.
SO, WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
IF IT AIN'T YELLOW OVER THERE,
I'M NOT GOING OVER THERE TO LOOK AT IT.
IN 4 MONTHS, FRED HAS MINED JUST 2 OUNCES OF GOLD.
HE'S RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO TURN HIS SEASON AROUND.
Paul: HEY! COME LOOK IN THE BOX!
ALL RIGHT.
Paul: THIS IS CRAZY. IT'S INSANE.
YEAH.
YOU GOT A GOOD HALF-DOZEN PICKERS IN THERE, FRED.
Fred: THAT MANY?
YEE-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
OH, LOOK.
OH, YEAH.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE, GUYS.
IT'S A BABY NUGGET.
A BABY NUGGET. NICE, ROUND, THICK PIECE OF GOLD THERE.
AND WHEN IT HITS THE PAN, BOY, DOES IT SOUND GOOD.
HOLY COW.
I HAVE NEVER DREDGED THAT AMOUNT OF GOLD IN ONE DAY EVER.
NEVER.
THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
WE'RE GETTING IT!
Narrator: FRED HURT HAS HIT BEDROCK.
HE NOW NEEDS TO CHASE IT TO THE LOWEST POINT,
WHERE THERE COULD BE A LIFE-CHANGING DEPOSIT OF GOLD.
WE'VE BEEN BUSTING OUR ASS OUT HERE ALL THIS TIME,
AND FINALLY IT'S STARTING TO PAY OFF.
THAT SHOWS ME THAT THE POTENTIAL
FOR THE REST OF THIS WATERFALL IS VERY GOOD.
WE ONLY GOT ABOUT A FEW WEEKS LEFT TO DO IT, THOUGH.
Kayla: THAT IS JUST REALLY COOL.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT MUCH GOLD IN MY LIFE.
I THINK IT'S GONNA GET BETTER FROM HERE ON OUT.
THE DEEPER WE GO, THE BETTER IT'S GETTING.
ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT I'M A HAPPY MAN TODAY.
I'M WORRIED AND EXCITED.
SOMEBODY COULD HAVE ALREADY DUG THIS,
AND I'LL ONLY KNOW AFTER I DIG THIS OUT.
SO, LET ME TELL YOU, IT'S A GAMBLE,
AND I'M A LITTLE TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS IT. MOMENT OF TRUTH, GUYS.
Narrator: ROCKFALL RAVINE IS NOW CLEAR
OF LARGE SURFACE BOULDERS.
IT'S DOWN TO CARLOS TO DIVE AND SEE IF THE OLD-TIMERS
MINED IT OUT
OR LEFT UNTOUCHED A LARGE DEPOSIT OF GOLD WORTH MILLIONS.
I BELIEVE THE GOLD IS SITTING RIGHT HERE.
I DON'T KNOW. THOSE OLD-TIMERS,
THEY DEDICATED ALL THEIR TIME TO DOWN THERE.
SO MORE THAN LIKELY, THERE'S NO GOLD HERE EITHER.
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA KNOW
IS IF THERE'S GOLD DOWN THERE.
YEP.
BUT I GOT A GOOD FEELING THERE IS GOLD THERE,
AND I'M GONNA GET IT.
CARLOS, SO, I NOTICED IT'S SUPER-SHALLOW.
JUST SEE HOW FAR DOWN IT GOES, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,
I WANT THESE OUT,
AND I WANT YOU TO START BURNING UP.
SLICK BEDROCK IS ALL I WANT.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GONNA BE SHALLOW, BUT BE SAFE, MAN.
YEP. YEP. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
DEEPWATER DIVING. DON'T SMASH YOUR MASK.
OH, MAN, THIS IS GONNA BE FUN!
OH, BEDROCK! ALREADY.
THERE YOU GO, JAMES. THERE'S THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.
WHERE YOU AT, DUSTIN?
WHAT? WHERE YOU AT?
COME HERE.
COME HERE!
Man: WHAT?
THAT'S FOR YOU, BROTHER.
HUGE CHUNK.
I KNOW!
WE GOT A NUGGET.
NUGGET!
LET'S SEE IT.
-YEAH!
I'LL BE DAMNED.
WE GOT A NUGGET IN MINUTES.
Carlos: HOLY
IF THERE WAS ANYBODY THAT DUG HERE,
THEY MISSED THAT NUGGET FOR SURE.
OH, WHAT THE IS ALL DOWN HERE?!
ARE YOU SERIOUS? YOU'RE SEEING GOLD?
DUDE, I GOT LOTS OF GOLD.
JUST PICKING UP GOLD FROM THE BOTTOM.
WHAT A GREAT FIRST DIVE!
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER!
TO ALL YOU HATERS YOU!
Narrator: DUSTIN'S GAMBLE HAS PAID OFF.
THE OLD-TIMERS HAVE LEFT HIM A PILE OF GOLD.
WHOO!
Dustin: BLOWS MY MIND, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY
HAS EVER DUG THIS.
GETTING GOOD GOLD OUT OF 3 FOOT OF WATER,
IN A WEEK, WE'LL HAVE THIS WHOLE THING DONE,
AND WE'LL BE CRUISING RIGHT UPSTREAM.
HOPEFULLY, THEY DIDN'T GET THAT, EITHER.
IF THEY DIDN'T, WE WILL.
Narrator: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER"...
THIS IS HER FIRST DIVE. SHE'S NEVER DOVE BEFORE.
YOU READY FOR THIS?
I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS.
STOP FREAKING ME OUT.
-I CAN'T BREATHE. -HELP, HELP!
Dustin: THE GAS FUMES AND THE EXHAUST ARE KILLING US.
-LOOK AT THAT. -HOLY
THAT WAS WAY MORE THAN I EVER THOUGHT.
HOLY ANOTHER ONE!
OH!
THAT'S, LIKE, A 1/2-OUNCE NUGGET!