Narrator: IN ALASKA'S REMOTE CAHOON CREEK,
10 FEET BENEATH A RAGING WATERFALL,
76-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT IS HUNTING FOR GOLD.
BUT 50 FEET ABOVE HIM AT THE TOP OF THUNDER FALLS,
THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE WINCH SYSTEM.
Ryan: THAT LAST ROCK WE PULLED ON BROKE OUR ANCHOR.
Ryan: I'M UP TOP.
Fred:
GET HIM OUT OF THERE!
WHOO-HOO!
YOU'RE THE MAN THERE, RYAN!
WE GOT A LOT MORE WORK TO GO.
I'M GOING DOWN PERSONALLY.
THIS PUPPY'S FINISHED.
EVERYTHING WE HAVE BROKE TODAY.
WE CAN'T LEAVE UNTIL WE GOT ALL THE GOLD.
-WE BROKE THE SCALE, DUDE.
IT DOESN'T FEEL REAL.
THANK YOU, WATERFALL!
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Narrator: AT RAINBOW'S END...
Dustin: ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET IN THE WATER.
...2/3 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE SEASON,
DUSTIN HURT HAS REACHED THE BOTTOM
OF ONE OF THE MOST GOLD-RICH PLUNGE POOLS
HE HAS EVER MINED.
CARLOS. Carlos: YEAH?
SUIT UP, BRO.
WITH WINTER FAST APPROACHING,
IT'S TIME TO MAKE THE FINAL PUSH.
I WANT THIS HOLE TO BE DONE SO I CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PLACE,
BUT I WANT TO GET ALL THE GOLD OUT OF IT.
NOW, THIS IS THE TREASURE-HUNT PART.
Narrator: 18 FEET DOWN, THEY'VE DREDGED BEDROCK ON ALL SIDES.
NOW CARLOS CLEANS OUT THE LAST OF THE GRAVEL
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE.
Carlos: WHOA. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
I GOT A COLD.
THAT IS GONNA BE REAL WEIRD INSIDE OF A MASK.
Carlos: AH. COME ON, GOLD. WHERE YOU AT, BROTHER?
Narrator: DUSTIN WILL FOLLOW BEHIND TO MAKE SURE
HE HAS EVERY LAST FLAKE OF GOLD.
ARE YOU CLEARING THE BOTTOM OF THIS THING OR WHAT?
AM I AT THE BOTTOM? YEAH.
NO, MAN, I'M TRYING TO CLEAR OUT THIS WALL.
Wes: WANT TO FINISH THAT HOLE UP
SO WE CAN GET ALL THE GOLD OUT OF HERE?
FOR THE LIFE OF ME, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT
EXACTLY WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE DOWNSTREAM.
THIS BEDROCK, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
OH, WOW. THAT'S A ROCK.
SO I NEED A HAMMER, A 1/2-INCH BOLT,
A HAMMER DRILL, AND A CHAIN ON THAT BOLT.
WHAT I THOUGHT WAS BEDROCK WAS NOT.
IT WAS A BIG ROCK.
-I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. -HOLY
Dustin: WHERE ARE THESE ROCKS COMING FROM?
Carlos:
JUST KEEPS GOING DOWN.
I KEEP PULLING ROCKS OUT DOWN HERE.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM -- RIGHT THERE.
Carlos: OH.
THERE'S A WHOLE NOTHER HOLE RIGHT DOWN THERE.
YEAH, THAT'S COOL, MAN.
IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER DIG SITE.
YEAH, YEAH. WAY, WAY DOWN THERE.
Narrator: 18 FEET DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PLUNGE POOL,
DUSTIN HAS REMOVED A LARGE, FLAT BOULDER,
REVEALING AN UNEXPECTED PIT IN THE BEDROCK.
FULL OF BOULDERS AND GOLD-RICH MATERIAL,
IT COULD HOLD A LIFE-CHANGING PAYOUT.
THERE'S JUST ONE LITTLE SECTION, MAN.
LIKE A HIDDEN BASEMENT.
BUT IT'S JUST GOING DOWN.
AND THAT PIT JUST KEEPS GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
THAT MIGHT BE THE DEEPEST PART OF THIS HOLE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE VERY LOWEST POINT OF THE HOLE
COULD BE CHOCK-FULL OF GOLD.
AWESOME. CAN'T ASK FOR TOO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
Man: GOT IT!
-THERE YOU GO. YOU GOT IT. -THAT'S ONE BIG ROCK.
Man #2: THAT'S A LOT BIGGER THAN I WAS EXPECTING.
Man #3: YEAH.
Narrator: A 1/4-MILE DOWN CREEK,
DUSTIN'S FATHER, FRED HURT, HAS SO FAR MINED
LESS THAN AN OUNCE OF GOLD.
Fred: WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO DOWN HERE. A LOT.
WE'RE REALLY COUNTING ON THIS WATERFALL.
Narrator: BARELY A MONTH LEFT,
HE'S FACING THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THE SEASON --
THUNDER FALLS.
Fred: WE GOT A LOT MOVED AND A LOT DONE.
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT'S IN THERE.
Narrator: AFTER 3 MONTHS MINING SMALLER POOLS DOWNSTREAM,
NOW AT THUNDER FALLS, FRED'S GAMBLED ON HAVING ENOUGH TIME
TO GET DOWN TO WHAT COULD BE OVER 20 FEET TO BEDROCK,
WHERE HE BELIEVES THERE'S A PILE OF GOLD NUGGETS WORTH MILLIONS.
OH, ONCE IT'S IN THE BOTTOM OF SOMETHING,
IT DOESN'T WANT TO COME BACK UP.
WELL, ANYTIME ANYTHING HEAVY COMES DOWN THAT WATERFALL,
IT CAN'T CLIMB.
IF YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GOLD, THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.
YOU LOOK FOR A PLACE THAT IT COULDN'T GET OUT OF.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DIVE UNDER A WATERFALL.
THIS IS GONNA BE...
IT'S GONNA BE REALLY EXCITING.
I MEAN, IT MAKES THE PERFECT GOLD CATCH.
THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FOR.
YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THAT PLUNGE POOL.
I MEAN, IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.
Fred: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS EQUIPMENT RUNNING HERE.
THIS MOTOR'S STARTED.
WHAT IN THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?
IT DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO GO.
YOU KNOW, WHOEVER IT IS OUT THERE
STARTING IT HAS A HELL OF A TIME.
Narrator: THE TWO MOTORS POWER THE DREDGE
AND TWO VITAL LIFELINES FOR THE DIVER --
HOT WATER TO KEEP HIM WARM AND AIR TO BREATHE.
HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THIS ENGINE
FOR SOME REASON EVERY MORNING LATELY.
USUALLY, THESE MOTORS FIRE RIGHT UP FIRST PULL,
BUT SOMETHING'S GOING ON WITH THAT SUCKER,
AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS TO BE USING THEM LIKE THAT
'CAUSE IF IT DIES WHILE WE GOT A DIVER IN THE WATER,
THAT DIVER'S IN TROUBLE.
HEY, RYAN, I CAN'T GET IT GOING.
COME ON, BABY.
SO, WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?
A PAIN IN THE BUTT, FOR SURE.
YEAH.
I'M FREEZING OUT HERE.
Paul: THAT FEELS PRETTY GOOD.Fred: YEAH.
DO WHAT YOU CAN DO.
IT JUST DROPS OFF ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF RIGHT THERE.
Narrator: TO GET TO THE GOLD-RICH GRAVEL ON BEDROCK...
...THE CREW MUST REMOVE HUNDREDS OF TONS OF MASSIVE BOULDERS.
THE DEEPER THEY GO, THE HEAVIER THEY GET.
HOW'S THAT CURRENT TREATING YOU DOWN THERE, PAUL?
YOU MUST BE DOWN PRETTY DEEP.
IT'S NICE DOWN HERE ON THE BOTTOM.
ALL RIGHT.
STAY UP CLOSE TO THE WALL.
DON'T GET TOO FAR AWAY RIGHT THERE.
YEP. THERE'S A LOT OF BOULDERS,
SO I'M JUST GETTING IN BETWEEN ALL THE BOULDERS THAT I CAN.
ALL RIGHTY.
I'M SITTING OVER HERE RIGHT ABOVE YOU RIGHT NOW.
YEAH.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THUNDER UP HERE. HA!
HEY, FRED, I'VE GOT SOME ROCKS DOWN HERE
THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO DRILL THESE THINGS.
PUT SOME HANDLES ON THOSE THINGS,
WE CAN GET THOSE THINGS OUT OF THERE.
I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO USE A 10-FOOTER.
LET ME FIND A GOOD ANGLE.
CLEAR? YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA GIVE IT A LITTLE SHOT.
GO FOR IT.
WELL...
AH. IT'S WALKING. YEAH.
THE FACT IS, THE BOTTOM OF THAT WATERFALL IS FULL OF BOULDERS.
SO LUCKILY, WE'VE GOT THAT 10-FOOT DRILL BIT.
FRED CAME IN THERE, AND NOW HE'S DRILLING.
PRETTY SOON, WE'LL BE PULLING THEM BOULDERS OUT OF THERE.
UH-OH.
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU FINISHED.
THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING, TOO.
OH.
-BROKE THE WELD ALREADY. -YEP.
WE GOT ANOTHER BIT, THE OTHER 10-FOOTER?
WE ONLY GOT ONE 10-FOOT, FRED.
Narrator: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE 10-FOOT EXTENSIONS
AND THE 3/8 SHAFT THAT GOES IN THE DRILL CHUCK HAS FAILED.
SO, WHAT HAPPENED WITH OUR DRILL BIT IS,
OUR WELDING KIND OF BROKE.
THESE DRILL BITS ARE HANDMADE,
SO THEY USUALLY DON'T LAST THAT LONG.
IS THERE SOMETHING STURDIER WE CAN MAKE THEM OUT OF?
I'M NOT SURE.
WE'RE OUT OF THE DRILLING BUSINESS.
DUSTIN THOUGHT IT WAS FULL OF BEDROCK,
BUT HE GOT AHOLD OF ANOTHER BIG, LARGE ROCK.
SO IF WE'VE GOT A HOLE DOWN THERE THAT'S FULL OF GOLD,
WE'RE HAPPY.
Narrator: DEEP IN THE ALASKAN BACKCOUNTRY,
DUSTIN HURT HAS ALREADY BANKED OVER 12 OUNCES OF GOLD
FROM THE PLUNGE POOL AT RAINBOW'S END.
NOW THE DISCOVERY OF A PIT IN THE BEDROCK
COULD RESULT IN A WHOLE LOT MORE.
WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP GOING AT IT, YOU KNOW?
Narrator: THEY NEED TO REMOVE ANOTHER LAYER OF ROCKS
TO GET TO THE GOLD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT.
Dustin: BASKET COMING UP.
DAMN, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE MAKING SOME PROGRESS, MAN!
Wes: THAT'S FREAKING AMAZING, MAN!
SO, WHAT'S THE BOTTOM OF THAT HOLE LOOKING LIKE?
WELL, MAN, IT'S ALMOST POLISHED OFF HERE, MAN.
Narrator: BOULDERS REMOVED, THEY CAN DREDGE THE GOLD-RICH GRAVEL.
IT'S GETTING PRETTY CLOSE.
I'M LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, OKAY, YOU'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE DEEPEST AREA STILL.
Carlos: IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S GOLD.
LIKE, LITTLE CRACKS, AND THERE'S GOLD.
AND THIS THING IS STILL GOING DOWN IN THIS HOLE RIGHT HERE.
IT'S STILL GOING DOWN.WHERE AT? THIS?
RIGHT HERE. YEAH.
THIS GOLD IS, LIKE, REALLY EMBEDDED
IN THESE FREAKING CRACKS, MAN!
I CAN SEE THAT THERE'S GOLD DOWN IN THIS CRACK,
BUT I CAN'T GET TO IT.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE GOLD'S STUCK DOWN IN THERE,
AND WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THIS OUT OF HERE.
WE CAN'T LEAVE ANY GOLD BEHIND.
Narrator: NARROW CRACKS LINE THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT --
PERFECT GOLD CATCHES.
BUT THE CRACKS ARE TOO NARROW AND TOO DEEP FOR THE DREDGE HOSE
TO REACH THE HEAVY GOLD IN THE CREVICES.
AFTER A 4-HOUR DIVE, DREDGING A PIT BELOW
THE BEDROCK FLOOR, DUSTIN CHECKS THE SLUICE BOX.
ONE BIG GOLD NUGGET. THAT'S IT.
Wes: THAT'S IT, HUH?
OKAY, TWOBIG GOLD NU--
THREE,OKAY. THERE'S A COUPLE.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST ONE, THOUGH. FOR SURE.
THAT'S PRETTY.
AND IN THE DEEPEST CREVICES,
THERE'S THE PROMISE OF EVEN MORE GOLD.
Wes: THAT'S A REALLY NICE PIECE.
AS LONG AS THEY CAN SPOT SOME CRACKS
OR FISSURES IN THE BOTTOM,
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE GOLD IN THEM.
I COULDN'T GET THE GOLD
TO COME OUT OF THE CRACKS AND THE CREVICES
BECAUSE IT GOES DOWN INTO A DEEP POINT, RIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. ANYBODY GOT ANY IDEAS?
I THINK I CAN MAKE A LITTLE PIECE
THAT WILL SUCK ON THERE WITH A 2-INCH HOSE
COMING OFF OF IT AND PUT, LIKE,
A PIPE ON THE END OF THAT, WHERE I CAN FLATTEN IT.
VACUUM ATTACHMENTS.
YEAH, YEAH, LIKE A NARROW VACUUM ATTACHMENT
SO YOU CAN GET DOWN IN THE SIDE OF YOUR SEATS.
YEAH.WE'LL USE EVERYTHING WE CAN
BECAUSE THERE'S A WHOLE SECTION THAT I CAN'T GET INTO.
WE GOT A LOT MORE WORK TO GO.
YEAH.
Narrator: 2 MILES DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AT McKINLEY CAMP...
...DUSTIN'S FATHER, FRED,
ALSO NEEDS A BUSH FIX TO GET DOWN TO THE GOLD.
THE WELDS HAVE BEEN BREAKING, SO WE PUT LONGER SHAFTS IN THERE
THIS TIME USING A LONGER, OLD DRILL BIT.
WE NEED THESE DRILL BITS.
THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR JOB.
VERY IMPORTANT WE GET THESE THINGS, AND GET THEM RIGHT.
Narrator: THE CREW USES 10-FOOT DRILL EXTENSIONS
TO BORE INTO ROCKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DIVE PIT,
BUT ON THE LAST DIVE, THE TIP GOT STUCK
WHILE THE DRILL CONTINUED TO SPIN,
BREAKING THE WELDS HOLDING THE DRILL BIT.
FRED'S SOLUTION --
SWAP OUT THE SHORT BITS FOR LONGER BITS
ND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUPPORTING WELDS.
Fred: YEP, THAT'LL WORK.
ALL RIGHT. OFF TO WORK.
SUCCESS.
HA HA!
WHOO-HOO!
WE'RE GONNA GET RYAN IN THE WATER.
WE'VE GOT OUR 10-FOOT DRILL BITS READY,
SO ONCE WE GET THEM DRILLED,
GET SOME BOLTS IN THEM, GET THEM OUT,
HE SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF MATERIAL DOWN THERE TO DREDGE,
AND HOPEFULLY, HE'S GOT SOME GOLD IN THE BOX, TOO.
YOU ALL READY, MAN?
I'M READY.
I DON'T WHY IT WOULD BE DOING THAT.
COME ON, BABY.
IT JUST TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET IT GOING.
HOW YOU FEELING TODAY?
FEELING GREAT. READY TO GET IN THERE AND MOVE SOME ROCKS.
HOPEFULLY, OUR BIG DRILL BITS WORK OUT JUST FINE THIS TIME.
I THINK THEY WILL BE.
LET'S TRY TO CONCENTRATE ON GETTING
THOSE BIGGEST ROCKS OUT OF THERE.
GET SOME GOLD NOW, MAN.ALL RIGHT.
YOU READY? YEP.
YOU'RE THE MAN THERE, RYAN!
I PUT YOUR LOOP ON THE BACK,
SO EVERYTHING SHOULD BE OUT OF THE WAY,
AND IT WON'T DRIFT IN FRONT OF YOU.
GOOD LUCK, RYAN.
THANK YOU.GOOD LUCK, RYAN.
Narrator: FINALLY, THEY CAN GET BACK TO DRILLING THE MASSIVE ROCKS
BLOCKING THEIR WAY TO BEDROCK GOLD.
OKAY, RYAN, I'VE GOT THE DRILL BIT ABOVE THE WATER.
I'LL LET YOU GUIDE IT WHERE YOU NEED IT.
PUT IT DOWN TO HIS HAND.
FEELS LIKE IT.YEP, SHE'S GOING.
THAT'S GOT TO BE ABOUT 4 INCHES.
THAT'S WAY DOWN IN THERE.
IT IS WORKING.
MAN, PAUL IS OUT THERE.
HE'S DRILLING AWAY RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE HOPING IT HOLDS UP.
WE'VE PUT A LOT MORE WELD ONTO IT.
Narrator: THE NEW WELDS HOLD.
FRED'S CREW IS BACK IN BUSINESS.
HEY, HAVE I GOT ENOUGH SLACK TO PULL THE HOOK?
I'LL GIVE YOU ENOUGH SLACK TO PULL IT OUT.
WE'VE GOT A BIG ROCK ON THE HOOK.
WE'RE 5 TO 6 FEET.
WHOO!
BIG ROCK. THERE WE GO!
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT!
THAT ROCK WAS HIDING SOME GOLD. I KNOW IT!
Paul: WE'VE HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD SUCCESS WITH IT.
WE GOT A BUNCH OF ROCKS DRILLED.
THREE OR FOUR OF THEM DOWN THERE
THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET LOOSE YET.
SO RYAN'S TRYING TO DREDGE AROUND THEM
AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM FREED UP.
AND IF WE CAN GET THEM FREED UP, WE CAN GET THOSE PULLED OUT.
I'LL NEED TO DRILL ANOTHER ROCK IF YOU CAN REACH IT.
Ryan: OKAY.YEAH, WILL YOU LINK IT?
GOOD MAN.
LET ME FIND OUT WHERE MY HOSE IS HERE.
Narrator: JUST AS THE CREW GAINS MOMENTUM,
THEY HIT A MONSTER BOULDER.
ONCE I LIFT IT STRAIGHT UP, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
NOTHING?
RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S JUST WEDGED.
I CAN'T MOVE IT.
YEAH, IT'S NOT MOVING.
FEELS LIKE IT FELL BACK IN THERE.
IT MIGHT BE WEDGED, YOU KNOW.
THIS ROCK HERE COMING OUT,
AND THEN ANOTHER ONE OVER HERE.
WHAT THE HELL?WOW.
SOMETHING IS WRONG.
COME ON.
COME ON THERE, ROCK.
DAMN.
HEY, RYAN. COME ON UP.
I'LL FINISH THIS BIG ROCK OFF.
PULL THAT DUDE OUT OF THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEM ROCKS HAVE BEEN THERE
SO LONG THAT THE SUCTION AND JUST THE CLAY AROUND THEM
AND EVERYTHING'S HOLDING THEM IN THERE.
SO WHILE THE DRILL BIT WORKS FANTASTIC,
IT TAKES A LOT, A LOT OF WINCH TO PULL THEM THINGS FREE.
TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK.
I'M SURE I'VE GOT ENOUGH STUFF TO MAKE
THIS VACUUM-CLEANER ATTACHMENT.
Narrator: EARLY MORNING AT McKINLEY CAMP.
WES RICHARDSON FABRICATES A DEVICE
TO SUCK UP THE LAST OF THE GOLD
IN THE CRACKS OF THE BASEMENT AT RAINBOW'S END.
I HAD TO GO DOWN TO PORCUPINE CREEK
AND SCROUNGE AROUND.
WE'VE GOT JUNK ALL OVER THE PLACE DOWN THERE.
AND I FOUND MOST OF THE PIECES, I THINK, TO MAKE THIS APPARATUS.
THEY'LL JUST GRAB THIS AND STICK IT
RIGHT OVER THE END OF THE DREDGE MUZZLE,
AND THEN I'M GONNA HAVE THOSE SMALLER PIPES COMING OUT OF HERE
NARROWED DOWN INTO, LIKE, A SQUARE SECTION LIKE THAT.
SO IT CAN'T SUCK UP LARGE STUFF,
BUT THEY CAN GET IT ON THOSE NUGGETS,
AND IT'LL PICK THEM UP OUT OF THE BOTTOM.
LOOK AT THIS THING.I'M JUST FINISHING IT UP.
SO, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS
WE'VE BEEN HAVING PICKING UP THEM NUGGETS,
I THINK, ONCE Y'ALL GET UNDERNEATH THERE --
GOT THIS HOSE, SLIP THAT THING RIGHT ON THE END.
GOT YOUR DREDGE HOSE LAYING ON THE BOTTOM.
YOU CAN GET JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE.
MADE AN ELONGATED NOZZLE THERE,
SO JUST LIKE A VACUUM-CLEANER ATTACHMENT.
THAT LOOKS GREAT TO ME, MAN.
SO... WHATEVER IT TAKES, RIGHT?
LOOKS GENIUS TO ME. I MEAN...YEP.
HELL YEAH. WE'LL GIVE IT A RUN.
GO TRY IT OUT.
Narrator: TOOL BUILT, THE CREW HEADS BACK OUT.
DUSTIN'S FOUND MORE NUGGETS FROM RAINBOW'S END
THAN ANY OTHER SEASON.
AND A BASEMENT IN THE BEDROCK HAS REVEALED MORE PAY GRAVEL.
SO BEFORE MOVING HIS OPERATION,
HE WANTS TO GET EVERY LAST OUNCE OF GOLD.
Dustin: WE'RE IN THE BASEMENT NOW.
WE FOUND ANOTHER LAYER DOWN THAT WE THOUGHT WE HIT THE BOTTOM,
BUT IT KEEPS GOING DOWN.
CARLOS IS CALLING IT THE "BASEMENT"
BECAUSE IT JUST KEEPS GOING COMPLETELY DOWN
BELOW WHERE WE THOUGHT.
WE'RE GONNA TRY OUT WES' NEW CREVICE TOOL,
AND HOPEFULLY, IT'LL BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE
AND JUST PULL EVERYTHING OUT OF THE CREVICE IN THERE.
Narrator: DIVER JAMES WILL BE THE FIRST
TO TEST OUT THE NEW TOOL.
YOU'RE GONNA GO DOWN, PUT THAT ATTACHMENT ON.
BE CAREFUL.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT.
ALL RIGHT?
SO, ALL YOU'RE GOT TO DO IS JUST KEEP ON DIGGING, MAN.
ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
HUH? THAT'S NOT BAD.
GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT. BE CAREFUL.
LET'S SEE HOW SAFE IT IS.
THANK YOU, SIR.
GET THIS DEVICE, THIS CREVICE CLEANER,
AND GO GET THAT CRACK DONE.
LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.
WATCH OUT WHEN YOU PUT THAT THING ON.
THE SUCTION ON THAT THING MIGHT BE REALLY STRONG.
I'VE GOT TO SEE WHAT IT'S GONNA DO.
I'M GONNA HAVE MYSELF A FOOT AWAY FROM THE NOZZLE.
ALL RIGHT.
STAY AWAY FROM THE END, THE VERY END.
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT, THOUGH.
SO, LET'S SEE HOW IT DOES.
GO AHEAD AND WORK ON SOME OF THOSE CRACKS,
AND WE'LL WATCH THE SLUICE BOX.
OH, IT'S ON. IT WENT RIGHT ON.
HOLY
THAT SUCKED RIGHT ONTO THE END.
IT WORKS PRETTY GOOD.
CREVICE CLEANER.
THAT'S AWESOME.
WES' CREVICE-CLEANER ATTACHMENT
FITS ONTO THE END OF THE DREDGE HOSE,
REDUCING DOWN THE LARGE SUCTION AREA
OF THE HOSE TO A NARROW CONCENTRATED HOSE,
PERFECT FOR FITTING INTO THE CREVICE
AND SUCKING UP THE LAST OF THE TRAPPED GOLD.
I'M GETTING EVERYTHING I CAN SEE, MAN.
THIS IS GREAT.
AFTER A 4-HOUR DIVE...
YEAH, MAN, CREVICE CLEANER IS GREAT.
GOOD JOB, WES.
...IT'S TIME TO CHECK THE SLUICE TO SEE
IF WES' CREVICE CLEANER HAS DELIVERED ANY GOLD.
-HELL YEAH. -GOLD!
WE'RE SEEING SOME GOLD, MAN.
Wes: I GUESS ALL WE CAN DO NOW IS JUST DO AN INSPECTION.
SNIPE IT. YEP.
THAT'S IT.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT ONE DIVE LEFT ON THIS THING.
ONE LAST DIVE. I'M GOING DOWN PERSONALLY,
AND I'M GONNA DO A FULL INSPECTION,
AND I'M GONNA TRY TO WHAT WE CALL SNIPING --
LOOK FOR EVERY SPECK OF GOLD
THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE DOWN THERE.
Narrator: DUSTIN HAS SPENT OVER $35,000 DREDGING THIS HOLE.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT IT TOO TIGHT.
CAN YOU BREATHE?IT'S GOOD. IT'S GOOD. YEAH.
SO HE HAS TO BE 100% SURE THERE IS NO GOLD LEFT.
WE CAN'T LEAVE UNTIL WE KNOW THAT WE GOT ALL THE GOLD.
Dustin: YEAH. THAT CLEANED UP A LOT OF THIS DUDE.
THERE'S NOTHING LEFT.
I MEAN, THAT'S CRAZY HOW CLEAN IT IS.
THIS IS CLEAN. I MEAN, SPOTLESS.
DUSTIN JUST SAID THE HOLE IS CLEANED OUT.
THIS PUPPY'S FINISHED.
Dustin: IT'S SPOTLESS.
Wes: YEP. COPY THAT.
RAINBOW'S END IS DONE.
Narrator: AFTER 3 HARD MONTHS AT RAINBOW'S END...
PULL ME IN.
...DUSTIN'S CREW HAS REMOVED FROM THE PLUNGE POOL
AROUND 200 TONS OF COLD HARD ROCK.
IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH WAS IN THAT WATERFALL.
YOU'D NEVER THINK THIS MUCH ROCK WAS IN THERE,
BUT WE MOVED EVERY BIT OF THIS BY HAND.
UNBELIEVABLE.
JAMES DID A GREAT JOB, MAN.
I THINK I'M GETTING BETTER AT CLEANING, SO...
THERE WAS NOTHING DOWN THERE.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT LAST DIVE.
Narrator: NOW THE CREW WILL FIND OUT IF ALL THE HARD WORK PAYS OFF.
NO QUESTION WE LEFT ANY GOLD DOWN THERE.
SEE WHAT OUR CLEANOUT LOOKS LIKE.
THANK YOU, WATERFALL!
MOVING ON.
Narrator: AT TWO FISH, THE HEAVIEST ROCK OF THE SEASON
BLOCKED 76-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT'S PATH TO GOLD...
BUT NOT FOR LONG.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TRY TO GET THAT THING OUT OF THERE.
YESTERDAY, THE WINCH SYSTEM FAILED TO MOVE IT,
BUT FRED HAS A PLAN.
Fred: I SET UP A COME-ALONG, A BIG HEAVY-DUTY COME-ALONG.
AS LONG AS WE CAN BREAK THAT ROCK LOOSE
WITH A COMBINATION OF THE WINCH
AND THAT, IT SHOULD MOVE A BIG ROCK.
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING?YEAH.
I GOT YOU.ALL RIGHT.
I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
Paul: AND AWAY WE GO.
WELL, I CAN SEE WHY THIS ONE WON'T MOVE.
THIS IS A BIG
BUT IT'S BIG.
SO, YOU WANT TO PULL WITH BOTH THE WINCH
AND THE COME-ALONG?
THE WINCH AND THE COME-ALONG.
Narrator: FRED'S CAST-STEEL COME-ALONG IS RATED TO 8,000 POUNDS.
Paul: IF THEY'RE STUCK, HOPEFULLY,
THE COME-ALONG, ALONG WITH THE WINCH,
WE CAN GET THEM TO BREAK LOOSE AND GET THEM OUT.
Fred: PULL ON YOUR COME-ALONG.
CRANK ON THAT THING.
I DON'T FEEL ANY MOVEMENT AT ALL.
OH. WELL...
THAT'S IT FOR THE COME-ALONG.
THE COME-ALONG BROKE.
AW.
AW, YOU'RE KIDDING.
-NO, IT BROKE. -NO.
IT'S DONE.
Fred: AW.
NO COME-ALONG.THE FIRST DAMN ROCK.
NOW WE'RE GONNA HOOK UP A BACKUP COME-ALONG AND SEE
IF WE CAN GET A LITTLE EFFORT OUT OF THIS THING.
Narrator: PAUL BRINGS IN A REPLACEMENT,
RATED TO JUST 4,000 POUNDS.
IF THEY CAN'T PRY THE BOULDER LOOSE,
THEY'LL NEVER GET TO THE BEDROCK GOLD.
ALL RIGHT.
Fred: THERE YOU GO.
JUST GO AHEAD.
IT'S ALREADY MOVING. THAT'S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. HOLD UP A MINUTE.
HOLD UP.
ALL RIGHT. HOLD UP A MINUTE NOW.
GET IT OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: THE WINCH HAS LIFTED THE 1-1/2-TON BOULDER.
Fred: DON'T DROP IT.
DON'T GO -- DO NO --THERE IT GOES.
YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
IT GOT HUNG UP ON THOSE ROCKS.
OH, NO.
WHAT NOW?
OH, WOW.
LOOK AT OUR MAIN CABLE.
I GUESS THAT LAST ROCK WE PULLED ON BROKE OUR ANCHOR.
SO, IT TOOK A WHOLE CHUNK OF ROCK OFF THE WALL...
WHICH THAT'S WHAT WAS HOLDING OUR CABLE OVER.
SO WHEN IT DID THAT, WE LOST 5 FOOT OF WHAT WE HAD.
WHERE IT IS NOW IS NOT GOOD.
SO WE GOT TO PULL EVERYTHING SIDEWAYS.
WE NEED TO BE MORE OVER THE WATERFALL.
Narrator: THE 3,000-POUND BOULDER
PUT SO MUCH STRAIN ON THE CABLE SYSTEM,
THE BEDROCK THEY WERE USING FOR A GUIDE ANCHOR SHEARED OFF
AND SHIFTED THE LINE OF THE CABLE OVER TO THE BANK.
THEY MUST RELOCATE THE ANCHOR POINT ON TOP OF THE WATERFALL
BEFORE THEY CAN REMOVE THE BOULDER.
PAUL AND RYAN WORK TO MAKE THE FIX AT THE TOP
OF THE 40-FOOT WATERFALL.
WE BROKE CABLES, BROKE COME-ALONGS.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING WE HAVE BROKE TODAY.
Narrator: DOWNSTREAM, FRED STARTS TO DREDGE THE NEWLY EXPOSED GRAVEL.
Fred: HEY, KAYLA.
KAYLA? HELLO?
Ryan: I'M UP TOP.
UNH-UNH. NOT WITH A DIVER IN THE WATER.
GET SOMEBODY DOWN HERE NOW.
I'M STRUGGLING.
YOU WHAT?
I'M OUT OF AIR.
PULL ME UP! PULL ME UP!
PAUL!
PULL ME UP!
Narrator: BEFORE DUSTIN CAN WEIGH UP HIS RAINBOW END GOLD,
THERE'S AN ALASKAN SURPRISE WAITING FOR HIM.
AH BEARS HAVE BEEN IN OUR CLEANUP POND.
Dustin: AW! THEY GOT INTO IT AND RIPPED IT UP.
AW, MAN!
IF YOU STEP AWAY FOR A MINUTE, THOUGH, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
I GUESS THEY DECIDED THEY WANTED TO GO SWIMMING.
SIT IN A JACUZZI, YEAH. YEAH.
-SPA DAY FOR THE BEAR, MAN. -YEAH.
DIDN'T CLEAN UP AFTER THEMSELVES.
MAN.
I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHERE THE BEAR SLEEPS AT
AND TAKE A FREAKING POOP IN THEIR FRONT YARD
AND SEE HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THAT.
I EAT MEXICAN FOOD, MAN.
Narrator: AT THUNDER FALLS...
Fred: GET SOMEBODY DOWN HERE NOW.
Narrator: ...THE MOTOR THAT PUMPS
76-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT'S AIR HAS SHUT DOWN.
Fred: I'M OUT OF AIR.
PULL ME UP!
PAUL!
PULL ME UP!
GIVE ME SOME SLACK.
THIS AIN'T HAPPENING AGAIN.
LET ME CATCH MY BREATH.
I HAD TO KEEP SAYING, "PULL ME UP, PULL ME UP, PULL ME UP!"
AND HIS LINE WAS SLACK AS
NOBODY NOTICED THAT THE AIR WAS OFF,
AND, WELL, I NOTICED IT PRETTY QUICK.
I HAD ABOUT THREE OR FOUR BREATHS, AND THAT WAS IT.
BEFORE WE GET BACK IN THE WATER, WE ARE GOING TO FIGURE OUT,
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THAT ENGINE?
WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE ANYBODY ELSE GO THROUGH THAT.
Narrator: JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET AWAY AT HIGH CAMP...
THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK OUT THERE, FELLAS.
HOPEFULLY, IT'S WORTH IT.
...FRED'S SON DUSTIN
WAITS ON HIS FINAL GOLD WEIGH FROM RAINBOW'S END.
HOPEFULLY, THE GOLD IS ENOUGH TO MAKE IT WORTH
ALL THAT HARD LABOR THAT WE DID DIGGING THAT HOLE.
HOW MANY ROCKS DID YOU HAVE TO MOVE?
BEAUCOUP ROCKS, BEAUCOUP EFFORT.
Wes: YEAH, IMAGINE FILLING UP 20 DUMP TRUCKS BY HAND.
ONE OR TWO ROCKS AT A TIME.
HOW MUCH YOU THINK WE GOT IN THERE?
I DON'T WANT TO PUT A NUMBER TO IT.
Narrator: LAST YEAR, THE DAKOTA BOYS MINED
JUST 11 OUNCES, WORTH AROUND $15,000.
OKAY, BOYS, I GOT US A PLATE OF GOLD.
DRIED UP, AND LOOK AT THAT.
OH, MY GOD.
HOLY DUDE.
THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING RIGHT THERE, BUDDY.
WOW!
OH, DUDE! WHAT?!
-OH, MY GOD! -INCREDIBLE.
James: IT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK IT'S REAL, DUDE.
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE WE BEEN AFTER THIS?
THAT'S FREAKING GORGEOUS, BRO.
DUDE, HOLY CRAP!
IT'S ALIEN, ISN'T IT?
MAN, THE GRAVITY ON THIS THING!
IT DOESN'T FEEL REAL!
AH! LET'S WEIGH IT.
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT WE FOUND IN THAT HOLE.
CAN YOU HEAR THAT?
MAN, THERE GOES 2 OUNCES.
THAT'S WHAT WE GOT THE FIRST SEASON.
WE'RE GOING PAST THAT ALREADY.
GOOD DEAL.
-10. -THERE'S 12.
NOW WE'VE ALREADY PASSED 2 YEARS.
15.
-THERE'S A LOT LEFT. -16.
OH, MY GOD.
-OH. IT JUST WENT OVER. -OH.
-IT WENT OVER.
OH, MY GOD!WE BROKE THE SCALE, DUDE!
SO, THE SCALE ONLY GOES UP TO 18,
AND WE ARE WAY OVER 18.
OH, WE BROKE THE SCALE. OKAY.
TAT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.
OH, PERFECT. 18 IS RIGHT THERE.
-RIGHT THERE. -THAT'S 18 OUNCES.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET US A BIGGER SCALE.
THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE, PRETTY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
Wes: NOPE, JUST KEEP GOING.
19, 20...
24, 25...
Wes: ...27.
27 1/2 OUNCES RIGHT THERE.
YEAH! HELL YEAH, MAN!
OUT OF ONE HOLE, GUYS. COME ON!
$38,500.
HELL YEAH!
THAT'S GONNA MAKE OUR SEASON RIGHT.
Narrator: DUSTIN'S MORE THAN COVERED
HIS $35,000 COST FOR THE SEASON.
YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY MAKE SOME MONEY THIS YEAR.
AND THE CREW IS ALREADY INTO PROFIT.
WE WORKED OUR BUTTS OFF, MAN.
-FINALLY. -LIFTING, RIGGING, BREAKING.
JUST RIDICULOUS HOW MUCH WORK WE PUT IN.
THANK YOU, MOTHER NATURE.
SHE FINALLY GAVE US SOME OF HER GOLD THIS YEAR.
Narrator: A MONTH BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON,
DUSTIN'S MORE THAN DOUBLED LAST YEAR'S TOTAL,
AND HE STILL HAS TIME TO GET MORE GOLD
FROM ANOTHER DIVE SITE.
THANK YOU FOR STICKING THIS OUT.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
LET'S GO FIND SOME MORE.
WHAT'S GOING ON, FELLAS?
Ryan: MOTOR SHUT DOWN. WE ALMOST DROWNED FRED.
YOU ALL RIGHT, FRED?
-YEAH. -WHAT HAPPENED?
Fred: NOBODY KNEW THAT THE PUMP WENT OFF.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE WATERFALL RIGHT THERE.
AND IT JUST SHUT DOWN, AND BY THE TIME
I NOTICED IT, IT HAD TWO BREATHS.
ONE. "I'M OUT OF AIR!"
"I'M OUT OF AIR!
PULL ME UP!"
THAT WAS IT.
THAT WAS IT!
Dustin: YOU GOT TO WATCH OUT FOR THAT, FRED.
I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT, MAN. THAT'S SCARY, MAN.
HEY, WE FINISHED RAINBOW'S END.
IT'S ALL DONE! -WOW.
A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAN WHAT WE EVER GOT.
27 1/2 OUNCES.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE, RIGHT?
-IT IS. -MM-HMM.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL YOU GUYS.
WE ALL KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO GET THAT DAMN GOLD.
Narrator: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER"...
Dustin: RAINBOW'S END IS OVER. IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.
OH, MAN, LOOK AT THAT. -OH, HO, HO.
THIS IS WHAT IS GONNA HAVE THE NUGGETS IN IT.
DON'T FALL IN THIS WATER.
YOU WILL DIE.
MY WHOLE LIFE DEPENDS ON THIS CABLE.
IT'S THE WRONG WAY TO DO THIS
WHOA!
Fred: WATCH THAT ROCK! ROCK!