Dustin: JAMES AND I ARE GOING TO DIVE TOGETHER.
TODAY, I WANT TO FIND THE BACK OF THIS FALL.
WHAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS
WHAT KIND OF GOLD IS DOWN THERE RIGHT NOW?
Narrator: IN ALASKA'S CHILKAT MOUNTAINS,
DUSTIN HURT IS OVER HALFWAY THROUGH HIS SEASON
DIVING FOR GOLD AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAGING WATERFALL
AT RAINBOW'S END.
YOU SEE THAT WATER, WHEN IT REALLY, REALLY,
COMES OVER THE TOP OF THAT THING,
IT LANDS RIGHT HERE SOMEWHERE.
AND IT DIGS. IT DIGS A HOLE SO CRAZY.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A PILE OF GOLD AT THE BOTTOM OF THERE.
LET'S GO.
YOU READY TO GET IN?YEP.
DUSTIN'S COMING IN RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT, DUSTIN'S IN THE WATER.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, GOT BOTH DIVERS IN THE WATER AT THIS TIME.
LET'S GET TO WORK, MAN. GET ME SOME GOLD.
Dustin: LET'S GET THIS OUT OF THERE.
Narrator: THE CREW HAVE ALREADY MINED DOWN
15 FEET IN SEARCH OF BEDROCK GOLD.
James: HOW DEEP YOU THINK TO GET TO THE BEDROCK?
I'M GUESSING 18 FEET.
GOING PAST ALL THE SURFACE STUFF.
GETTING DOWN TO THE BIG ROCKS.
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE THEM SOON.
AS THEY GET CLOSER TO THE BOTTOM,
THE CREW IS CONFRONTED WITH MASSIVE BOULDERS.
I NEED THAT SUPER CLAW DOWN HERE, PLEASE.
Wes: THE CLAW IS ABOVE YOUR HEAD.
I'M GOING TO LET IT DOWN SLOWLY.
COMING DOWN. ALL THE TIME.
Narrator: THE CUSTOM-BUILT SUPER CLAW IS DESIGNED
TO LIFT MASSIVE ROCKS.
BUT TO WORK, THE DIVER HAS TO TRY TO POSITION
THE ARMS UNDER THE BOULDER.
COME DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
HUGE ROCK.
SO GO UP AND OVER THIS CLAW.
JAMES IS GETTING A LESSON HOW TO USE THE CLAW.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO HOOK A BOULDER
IN THE CLAW IN TURBULENT WATER.
ALL RIGHT, JAMES.
HOLD UP.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT PROBLEMS.RELAX.
ALL RIGHT.JUST STAY STILL FOR A SECOND.
IT'S PRETTY INSECURE.
Narrator: IF THE GIANT ROCK SLIPS,
IT WILL INSTANTLY CRUSH JAMES.
GO BACK DOWN.
Wes: WE'VE GOT A LARGE CLAW ROCK
WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE JUST STRUGGLING TO GET IT ON.
Carlos: HUGE CLAWS. BIG ROCK.
SO MUCH TENSION.
AND IF IT SLIPS,
THAT CLAW CAN FRICKIN' IMPALE YOU, MAN.
OVER HERE. PUSHING IT.
THIS ROCK IS LIKE A
Wes: GET OUT OF THERE!
Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER"...
DANG, FRED, LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY.
THIS COULD BE THE YEAR THAT WE DO VERY WELL.
Fred: WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG WITH THIS?
STOP.
WE'LL BE OUT OF COMMISSION WITHOUT A WINCH.
YOU GOT TO BE FREAKIN' KIDDING ME.
THAT'S A FREAKIN' CAVE.
YOU THINK THAT'S A BEDROCK CAVE?
THAT'S A BEDROCK CAVE, BROTHER.
IT'S LIKE THE GOLD HIDING PLACE OF THE CENTURY.
LOVE IT.
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Wes: JAMES, YOU OKAY?
HANGING IN THERE.
DID IT HIT YOU?
IT JUST MISSED ME. BUT IT WAS CLOSE, MAN.
Narrator: AT RAINBOW'S END,
DUSTIN AND JAMES ARE WRESTLING WITH GIANT CREEK BOULDERS...
...TO GET TO THE GOLD-RICH GRAVEL UNDERNEATH.
Carlos: PUSH IT.
HOLD ON. WE GOT IT.
HANDS UP.
FRICKIN' NAILED IT, BROTHER.
WHOO! HELL YEAH.
THAT BIG ROCK HAS OPENED UP A TON OF REAL ESTATE, MAN.
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.
Narrator: AFTER REMOVING THE BOULDERS,
DUSTIN DISCOVERS AN AREA OF GOLD-RICH GRAVEL.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME, MAN.
IT'S TIME TO DIG NOW.
James: ALL RIGHT.
OVER HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON,
DUSTIN HAS LESS THAN AN OUNCE OF GOLD.
Carlos: WE'RE AT THREE-QUARTERS.
THE ENGINES ARE AT THREE-QUARTERS.
LET'S GO OPEN EVERYTHING UP.
Narrator: TO CASH IN ON THE NEW GROUND,
DUSTIN CRANKS THE DREDGE UP TO FULL CAPACITY.
Carlos: LET'S GET CRACKING, BROTHER.
HERE WE GO. FULL PRESSURE. FULL PRESSURE. WE GOT IT.
DREDGE ALL THIS STUFF OUT OF THERE.
YOU'RE AT FULL THROTTLE, AMIGO.
WATCH YOUR HANDS. WATCH YOUR HANDS.
FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING REALLY FAST.
AFTER FIVE HARD HOURS DREDGING...
COMING UP.
...THE CREW SHUTS DOWN TO CHECK THE SLUICES.
WE GOT ABOUT AN 8'x10' SECTION,
LIKE, A ROOM-SIZE ALMOST, CLEANED UP.
SO HOPEFULLY, WITH ANY LUCK, ALL THAT GOLD'S IN THE BOX.
UGH.
I AM EXHAUSTED.
Carlos: NO COLOR.
WHAT?
WE PUT OUR HOURS IN FOR SURE.
THEY DON'T GOT NO GOLD ON THEM.
Wes: THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE?
THIS IS
WE SHOULD BE SEEING MUCH MORE GOLD.
IT'S GOT ME KIND OF WORRIED
THAT WE COULD BE WASHING SOME OVER THE BACK.
SO I'M GOING TO TEST PAN THE TALLIES AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
OKAY.
SO, YOU REALLY THINK THESE DREDGES ARE LOSING GOLD OR...?
WELL, WHEN WE'RE RUNNING KIND OF HARD,
I MEAN, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY.
SO LET'S HOPE THAT THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE.
AH THERE'S GOLD.
THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
Narrator: DUSTIN AND JAMES HAVE BEEN SENDING GOLD-RICH GRAVEL
UP TO THE DREDGE AT FULL SPEED.
IN THE SLUICE, GOLD NORMALLY SETTLES IN THE RIFFLES.
RUNNING FULL TILT HAS FLUSHED GOLD OUT THE BACK
AND INTO THE TAILINGS.
HEY, DUSTIN.
Dustin: YOU'VE GOT TO BE MESSING WITH ME, MAN.
THAT'S WHY THEY ALWAYS TELL YOU DON'T RUN THEM WIDE OPEN.
SERIOUSLY.
WE'RE WASHING GOLD OVER THE BACK.
SEE, I KNEW WE WERE BLOWING SOMETHING OVER,
BUT THAT SEEMS CRAZY.
I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT MUCH, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THAT'S TOO MUCH.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY DESIGNED
TO PICK THAT GOLD UP IN THE SIDE SLUICES.
THEY CAME WITH THE MACHINE. PUT THEM ON.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THE TIME AND DO THAT.
AH
Narrator: TO KEEP RUNNING AT FULL SPEED,
WES SPLITS THE VOLUME OF WATER
BY ADDING TWO NEW FIVE-FOOT SLUICES.
THIS SLOWS THE WATER
SO THE RIFFLES CATCH ALL THE GOLD.
WHAT THIS OUGHT TO DO IS IT'LL ALLOW US TO CATCH THE GOLD
THAT WE'RE WASHING OVER THE BACK.
Dustin: I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LOSING GOLD
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER FOUND GOLD.
WE HAVE THE EXTRA SLUICE BOXES
TO PICK UP ALL THE GOLD, WE MIGHT AS WELL USE THEM.
ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'VE MAXED OUT WITH THE DREDGE.
I JUST NEVER THOUGHT WE NEED THEM ON.
THOUGHT WE WERE CATCHING EVERYTHING.
WE'RE NOT.
Narrator: A QUARTER OF A MILE DOWNSTREAM...
...AFTER STRIKING OUT AT HIS FIRST SITE,
FRED HURT NEEDS TO MOVE FAST IF HE'S GOING TO FIND
TWO FISH'S GOLD BEFORE THE SEASON'S OUT.
Fred: WE'RE RIGHT DOWNSTREAM FROM TWO WATERFALLS --
ONE GREAT, BIG WATERFALL AND ONE SMALLER WATERFALL.
WE'RE GOING TO INVESTIGATE THAT WHOLE AREA OVER THERE.
HOPEFULLY WE GOING TO FIND SOME GOLD.
Narrator: FRED'S TWO FISH CLAIM CONTAINS SEVERAL WATERFALLS.
HIS PLAN -- METHODICALLY MAKE HIS WAY UPCREEK,
MINING EACH SECTION AS HE GOES.
AFTER A BUST DOWNSTREAM,
HE'S MOVING TO THE FIRST WATERFALL.
LET'S GO.
THE FIRST STEP -- LIFT THE 700-POUND DREDGE
OVER THEIR BRIDGE
AND HAUL IT 100 FEET UP THE RAGING CREEK.
SEE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT US A LINE
JUST TO THE LEFT NEAR THE TOP.
SO THAT WAY, WE CAN DELIVER THE DREDGE OVER THIS WAY
AND SLOWLY JUST GET IT DOWN INTO THE WATER OVER HERE.
GETTING READY TO TRY TO PICK OUR DREDGE UP OVER OUR BRIDGE.
WE MIGHT HAVE TO HELP IT OUT A LITTLE BIT,
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF OUR CABLE IS GOING TO SAG
OR WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT INGENIOUS
SO THAT WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE HEIGHT OUT OF OUR LIFT.
THEY'RE WORKING ON TIGHTENING UP CABLES,
DROPPING THE CABLE CLAMPS DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG WITH THIS?
I JUST DON'T SEE ANYTHING AT ALL.
Narrator: FOR THE BIG MOVE, FRED TASKS KAYLA
WITH RUNNING TWO WINCHES AT THE SAME TIME --
ONE TO LIFT THE DREDGE OUT OF THE WATER
AND THE OTHER TO HAUL IT UPSTREAM.
MAKE SURE IT STAYS UP.
Kayla: OUR DREDGE IS WHAT, 600, 700 POUNDS OR SO?
I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO BE THE REASON
WHY THE SEASON IS ENDED
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I BROKE THE DREDGE.
IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE RIGHT NOW.
Fred: EVERYTHING'S CLEAR.
LET'S LIFT THAT THING OUT OF HERE.
IT'S MOVING. KEEP GOING.
KEEP IT TIGHT.
RIGHT THERE.
HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
PICK UP ON IT.
KEEP GOING.
STOP RIGHT THERE.
PICK UP ON IT.
KEEP GOING.
ALMOST THERE.
WHOA, STOP.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
Narrator: THE DOWNSTREAM WINCH USED TO LIFT THE DREDGE
HAS GROUND TO A HALT.
BOY, THAT SUCKER'S HOT, REAL HOT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE WHOLE HOUSING
ON THE UPPER PORTION HAS SEPARATED.
IT'S BROKE.
IT'S DONE.
Fred: I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE WINCHES.
IF IT'S NOT FIXABLE, WE'RE OUT OF BUSINESS.
SO THIS REALLY HAS US AT A STANDSTILL.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE DREDGE.
WE'RE BASICALLY OUT OF COMMISSION WITHOUT A WINCH.
PLAIN, SIMPLE, LIKE THAT.
Fred: WELL, OUR SITE IS DOWN RIGHT NOW.
AND IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET PARTS FOR THESE THINGS
OR A REPLACEMENT.
Narrator: FRED HURT'S HUNT FOR GOLD IS AT STANDSTILL.
MIDWAY THROUGH A DREDGE MOVE,
THE CREW HAS DESTROYED THEIR VITAL DOWNSTREAM WINCH.
Ryan: YOU CAN SEE THE PLATE.
IT'S GOT AT LEAST FIVE SPOOLS OF WIRE
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE PLATE.
OH, MAN. OH
THAT COME RIGHT OFF.
THERE'S THE PROBLEM.
YEAH. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CABLES SPOOLED UP IN THERE.
AND IT JUST PUSHED THE THING APART.
IT PUSHED SO HARD THAT IT BROKE
THE TWO TABS THAT HELD IT TOGETHER.
THE CABLE HAS SPOOLED OVER ONTO THE WRONG SIDE
AND FORCED THE CLUTCH OFF THE CASING.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE BACK AT A STANDSTILL
UNTIL WE CAN GET US ANOTHER WINCH.
Narrator: IN THIS REMOTE LOCATION,
IT COULD TAKE A WEEK TO GET A REPLACEMENT WINCH.
AND WITH ALMOST NO GOLD,
THE CREW CAN'T AFFORD ANY DOWNTIME.
UNTIL WE GET THIS WINCH UP, WE'RE JUST -- WE'RE STUCK.
DEAD IN THE WATER. THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO.
WE DO HAVE THE EXACT SAME WINCH.
IT'S BROKEN AS WELL.
MAYBE WE CAN TAKE THE GUTS OUT OF IT
AND BUILD ONE DECENT ONE.
THAT MIGHT GET US BY FOR A DAY OR TWO.
MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE FAIRLY QUICK.
Paul: I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE APART
AND SEE I CAN'T FIX THAT OTHER ONE.
KIND OF FRANKENSTEIN IT TOGETHER.
Narrator: PAUL'S PLAN --
CANNIBALIZE PARTS FROM THE TWO BROKEN WINCHES
TO COMBINE THEM INTO ONE WORKING WINCH.
HEY, PAUL, WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
WE BROKE THE MOTOR.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THIS IS ALL GOOD.
DOES THAT HAVE ENOUGH PARTS TO MAKE JUST ONE GOOD ONE?
I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T PUT THIS HOUSING ON THE OTHER ONE
AND MAKE THAT OTHER ONE WORK.
LET'S DO IT.
Paul: BEING OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
YOU'VE GOT TO BE VERY RESOURCEFUL.
IF YOU BREAK SOMETHING, YOU MIGHT AS WELL KEEP IT.
'CAUSE THEN YOU REPLACE IT, YOU BREAK THAT ONE,
YOU NEVER KNOW IF A PIECE OFF THE ONE THAT YOU BROKE
IS GOING TO HELP FIX THE NEXT ONE.
I DON'T SEE WHY THIS WILL NOT HOLD.
A LITTLE LEFT, A BIT.
Fred: OH, YOU GOT IT.
I HOPE THAT WORKS.
GOT TWO DIFFERENT WINCHES PIECED TOGETHER
TO MAKE ONE GOOD WINCH.
TELL YOU WHAT, LET'S GO BACK AND SEE
IF WE CAN GET THAT DAMN THING OUT OF THERE.
Narrator: PAUL'S FRANKENSTEINED THE WINCH BACK TO LIFE.
NOW THEY MUST PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT
TO LIFT THE 700-POUND DREDGE AGAIN.
KEEP IT TIGHT.
BOY, I HOPE THIS THING WORKS.
OKAY, PICK UP.
KEEP GOING WITH THAT COME ALONG.
KEEP GOING.
WELL, IT'S PULLING ALL THE WAY AS HARD AS IT CAN.
IF THE WINCH FAILS NOW,
THE DROP ON THE ROCKS BELOW
WILL DESTROY FRED'S $16,000 DREDGE,
ENDING HIS SEASON.
PICK UP ON YOUR DOWNSTREAM SIDE.
KEEP GOING WITH IT.
TWO FEET OR A FOOT AND A HALF AND YOU GOT IT.
ALMOST THERE.
YEAH! ALL RIGHT.
THERE SHE IS.
GOOD JOB, KAYLA.
DIDN'T EVEN POKE A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WORKED.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?
I LOVE IT.
OH, THAT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT.
DAMN GOOD JOB, PAUL, WITH THAT WINCH.
I'M SO GLAD THAT WORKED.THAT WAS GENIUS.
MAN, I LOVE THAT.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT TO DO OUT HERE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU GOT TO DO IT.
Paul: THANK GOD WE HAD THAT OTHER BUSTED WINCH
THAT I WAS ABLE TO ROB A PART OFF OF THAT
TO FIX THE ONE WE BROKE TODAY.
IT COULDN'T HAVE GONE ANY BETTER.
Narrator: THE DREDGE IS FINALLY MOVED.
NOW FRED'S CREW HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE OF SAVING THEIR SEASON.
WHOO-HOO!
SUCCESS.
TOOK A LITTLE INGENUITY TO GET IT
UP OVER THE TOP OF THAT ROCK PILE,
BUT WE GOT IT.
NO BIG DEAL.
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING AT DUSTIN'S CLAIM,
THE DREDGE HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO CATCH GOLD
WHILE RUNNING AT FULL VOLUME.
PUT CARLOS IN TODAY.
WE'RE HOPING TO FIND A LITTLE BIT MORE GOLD.
Narrator: NOW, CARLOS HEADS BACK DOWN 16 FEET
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PLUNGE POOL TO DREDGE DOWN TO BEDROCK GOLD.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND GOLD, MAN.
IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YARDAGE WE'RE GOING TO GET,
BUT WE'RE GOING TO FIND GOLD.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY.
STAND BY.
CRANK IT UP. LET'S GO.
Narrator: CARLOS BEGINS DREDGING THE CLEARED GROUND,
SENDING 12 YARDS OF MATERIAL AN HOUR
DOWN THE SLUICES OF THE NEWLY MODIFIED DREDGE.
Carlos: WEIRD.
WHAT'S UP?
THERE'S NOT MUCH GRAVEL GOING INTO THE MACHINE, MAN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF IT, MAN.
HOSE IS CLEAR.
CRAZY. SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE.
THAT SEEMS KIND OF WEIRD TO ME.
OKAY. HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
BRO.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE IT, BROTHER.
FOUND HARDPACK RIGHT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER BOWL.
WHOO, THIS IS CRAZY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S UNDER THAT HARDPACK.
Narrator: HEAVY BOULDERS COMPRESS GRAVEL
INTO A DENSE LAYER OF HARDPACK MATERIAL
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CREEK.
THIS LAYER, JUST ABOVE BEDROCK,
SHOULD BE THE LAST THING BETWEEN THE CREW
AND A MASSIVE DEPOSIT OF GOLD.
Dustin: THAT'S CONGLOMERATE HARDPACK, RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
THAT'S A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN HARDPACK.
AND YOU CAN'T GET THAT OFF HARDLY.
Narrator: DUSTIN'S BEEN WORKING DOWN TO BEDROCK GOLD FOR WEEKS,
AND HE'S COME PREPARED FOR HARDPACK.
YOU READY FOR THIS PRESSURE WASHER?
YEAH, YEAH.
SWEET.
Dustin: LAST YEAR, FRED CAME UP WITH THIS GOLD BLASTER.
IT WAS SUCKING DOWN GAS LIKE CRAZY.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO USE PRESSURE WASHERS
THAT I USE AT MY HOUSE.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW
IS TO GET THROUGH THE HARDPACK AND HOPEFULLY, WITH ANY LUCK,
GOLD IS GOING TO BE SITTING ON BEDROCK.
IT WON'T GO.
WHAT? YOU CAN'T START THAT THING?
YEAH.
Wes: I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED IT WAS GOING TO BE UNDERPOWERED.
THIS THING'S BRO.
Narrator: IF THE PRESSURE WASHER DOESN'T WORK,
THE CREW WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BREAK THROUGH THE HARDPACK
TO GET TO THE GOLD UNDERNEATH.
Dustin: IF A SPECK OF MUD GETS INTO THIS THING,
IT JUST LOCKS UP AND DOESN'T EVER WORK AGAIN,
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
JUST START IT AGAIN.
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.
WHOO-HOO!
MUSIC TO MY EARS.
Narrator: AT HIS TWO FISH DIVE SITE,
FRED HURT IS SETTING UP TO DIVE THE MINI WATERFALL
HE HOPES WILL BE RICH IN GOLD.
TOO SHALLOW TO EVEN DIVE IN.
BUT TO DIVE, FRED NEEDS AT LEAST THREE FEET OF WATER.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE --
WE'RE TRYING TO DAM THE FIRST HALF OF THIS OFF SO WE CAN DIVE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY TRYING TO FIND ENOUGH ROCKS
TO FILL THIS UP.
Paul: A COUPLE BIG ROCKS OVER THERE WILL HELP THESE NICE.
FRED'S PLAN IS TO RAISE THE WATER.
HE'S GOING TO PULL MASSIVE BOULDERS
FROM THE RIVERBANK TO BUILD A DAM.
BUT TO MOVE THE BIG ROCKS,
HE HAS TO USE THE RECENTLY REBUILT WINCH.
I GUESS ABOUT RIGHT HERE.
OKAY, I'LL GRAB IT FROM HERE.ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT IT?
YEP.
ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO.
THAT WINCH IS SOLID AS HELL.
THAT'S GOT TO HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
THE WINCH, SHE'S WORKING RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SEE IF WE CAN PULL THIS ROCK
OUT OF THE GROUND HERE.
YEP, THAT'LL WORK.
Narrator: THE GIANT ROCKS WEIGH AS MUCH AS 1,500 POUNDS
AND ARE BURIED DEEP IN THE BANK SIDE.
LET'S LIFT THAT THING OUT OF HERE. COME ON.
NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE IF THE WINCH IS UP TO THE TASK.
ALL RIGHT. OOH.
SOUNDS LIKE THUNDER MOVING.
JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU GOT A SMALL ROCK,
IT TURNS INTO A
ALL RIGHT, HERE IT GOES.
THAT'S ANOTHER MONSTER.
IT WAS SO BIG, IT TOOK A FEW OUT OF THE WAY.
THE OLD WINCH IS DOING THE JOB, MAN.
WHOO.
WATER LEVEL COMING UP.
Narrator: FRED'S DAM HAS RAISED THE WATER TWO FEET --
ENOUGH FOR HIM TO DIVE IN.
TOTAL SUCCESS, MAN.
WE'RE JUST ENJOYING THE HELL OUT OF MOVING ROCKS OVER HERE.
Paul: LET'S GET FRED IN THE WATER AND SUCK UP SOME NUGGETS.
THERE'S MY MARCHING ORDERS. LET'S DO IT.
Fred: I'M READY FOR THIS TODAY.
I WANT TO GET IN THAT DAMN WATERFALL SO DAMN BAD
AND SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME GOLD OUT OF THAT THING.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU FIND IN THAT LITTLE WATERFALL.
YEP.
THAT'S ONE WE'VE BEEN WANTING TO GO TO.
YEAH, BOY.
Narrator: FRED IS FIRST TO DIVE THE MINI WATERFALL,
SEARCHING FOR A DEPOSIT OF NUGGETS
THAT COULD TURN HIS SEASON AROUND.
TODAY IS THE DAY FELLAS. I CAN FEEL IT, MAN.
ALL RIGHT, MATERIAL DOWN HERE.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN. MIGHT GET LUCKY RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
OH, THIS THING GOES DOWN.
KIND OF LIKE --
THAT FEELS LIKE BEDROCK.
I'LL BE DAMNED.
NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MATERIAL.
CAN YOU GO UPSTREAM WITH IT SOME MORE?
YEAH.
NO UPS AND DOWNS.
NO GOLD CATCHES.
JUST SMOOTH BEDROCK.
Narrator: SMOOTH, FLAT BEDROCK CAN'T TRAP GOLD.
SO IT'S WASHED AWAY.
Fred: EVERYTHING'S CLEAR.
THERE'S A LOT LESS MATERIAL THAN I THOUGHT DOWN HERE.
GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
Narrator: FRED HAS FOUND ONLY A FEW INCHES OF GRAVEL,
NOT EVEN ENOUGH MATERIAL TO RUN FOR THE MORNING.
Fred: BOTTOM OF THE CREEK IS NOTHING BUT SMOOTH BEDROCK.
THIS IS
CHECK THEM SLUICES AND SEE HOW MUCH GOLD WE GOT IN THERE.
NO GOLD. THIS IS CRAZY.
Narrator: THE NEW PICK FOR A SITE IS A BUST.
BUT THE CREW IS CONVINCED THERE'S GOLD IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
STILL THINK THERE'S A GOOD POCKET RIGHT BACK HERE.
DOESN'T GO DOWN VERY DEEP.
THIS IS INSANE.
WHAT'RE WE GOING TO DO NOW?
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME GOLD HERE.
YOU HAVE TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT THAT POSSIBLY
SOME OF THE GOLD GOT SHOVED OVER THAT WAY.
THE WAY THAT CREEK TURNS,
IT SHOOTS EVERYTHING TO THAT WALL.
Narrator: THE CREW THINKS WHEN THE CREEK FLOODS,
IT DUMPS GOLD INTO THE BEND OF THE RIVERBANK.
Fred: THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW IS TO DIG IT OUT.
TAKE A COUPLE OF PANS OUT.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.
LET'S GO.
THERE'S COLOR IN IT. THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD SIGN.
I THINK AS WE GO INTO ALL THIS, IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD.
INTERESTING FIND FOR SURE.
THE CREEK'S DESIGN, THAT'S A BEDROCK WALL,
SO WHEN IT FLOODS, IT JUST SENDS EVERYTHING RIGHT THERE
SO IT'S ALL PACKED AGAINST THAT WALL.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET ALL
THAT MATERIAL DOWN HERE IN THE BOTTOM
SO FRED CAN GET OVER THERE AND DREDGE IT UP.
Narrator: A QUARTER OF A MILE UPSTREAM
AT DUSTIN'S DIVE SITE,
RAINBOW'S END,
CARLOS IS IN THE WATER 16 FEET DOWN...
...USING A PRESSURE WASHER TO CUT THROUGH THE HARDPACK LAYER
ON HIS WAY TO BEDROCK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CREEK.
YOU MUST BE ALL THE WAY ON THAT LEFT SIDE NOW, MAN.
BEAUTIFUL WORK. YOU MADE SHORT WORK OF THIS STUFF.
Carlos: OH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, DIVER UP.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
YOU GOT TO BE FRICKIN' KIDDING ME.
WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT? THIS IS CRAZY.
COME ON. YOU MUST BE JOKING.
SO YOU HEAR WHAT HE'S SAYING ABOUT THAT CAVE, RIGHT?
James: YEAH.
SO YOU THINK THAT'S A BEDROCK CAVE, HUH?
Carlos: I THINK THAT'S A BEDROCK CAVE, BROTHER.
YOUR WHOLE BODY'S UNDERNEATH IT?
UNDERNEATH THE BEDROCK NOW?YES, SIR.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT'S A DAMN GOOD THING
THAT THAT THING'S UNDERCUT LIKE THAT.
THAT MAKES A HUGE POCKET BACK THERE.
THAT CAVE GOES UNDER THE WATERFALL, BRO.
I MEAN, I'M TALKING ABOUT SOME INDIANA JONES STUFF.
FREAKIN' NAILED IT, BROTHER.
Narrator: CARLOS HAS BROKEN THROUGH THE HARDPACK
TO REVEAL A CAVE GOING UPSTREAM UNDER THE WATERFALL --
A GOLD MINER'S DREAM.
FOR CENTURIES, THE CAVE COULD HAVE ACTED
AS A GIANT NUGGET TRAP,
COLLECTING A HUGE DEPOSIT OF GOLD.
I MEAN, THAT'S MAGIC RIGHT THERE.
I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING BETTER.
LET'S PLAN IT ALL OUT.
LET'S DREDGE ALL THIS STUFF OUT OF THERE.
THIS COULD BE THE DAY WE GET RICH.
YEAH, BABY, COME ON.
Dustin: THE BACKSIDE OF A WATERFALL WITH A CAVE IN IT.
IT'S LIKE THE GOLD HIDING PLACE OF THE CENTURY.
I LOVE IT.
LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS, MAN.
Dustin: WOW.
THE MORE IT DOES THAT, THE BETTER OFF WE'RE GOING TO BE.
Narrator: AT RAINBOW'S END,
CARLOS IS MINING A CAVE UNDER THE WATERFALL
THAT COULD HAVE TRAPPED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN GOLD.
Wes: CARLOS GOT IN THERE, GOT UNDER THE WATERFALL,
AND FOUND KIND OF A CAVE
THAT'S GOING BACK INTO THE BEDROCK THERE.
SO IF IT KEEPS GOING IN AND DOWN,
IT'S GOING TO BE SUCH A HUGE PAY DAY.
Narrator: AND WITH THE EXTRA SLUICES FITTED,
THE DREDGE IS FINE-TUNED
TO CATCH EVERY PIECE OF GOLD FROM THIS ALADDIN'S CAVE.
WE'RE SLUICING. GOOD DEAL.
Wes: THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PLACES THAT WILL CATCH ALL THIS GOLD
THAT HAS BEEN HERE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME.
I SURE HOPE IT'S WORTH ALL THE DAMN TIME AND WORK.
I THINK IT WILL BE.
Carlos: WEIRD. VERY WEIRD.
TALK TO ME. WHAT'S HAPPENING?
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST...
IS IT FLATTENING OUT?
I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS, MAN.
Dustin: ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
I WANTED TO HEAR THAT IT HAD A BIG POCKET.
THE LOWEST POINT WAS BEHIND THE WATERFALL.
INSTEAD, ALL I CAN HEAR RIGHT NOW IS,
"OH, MAYBE THE GOLD WASHED OUT."
Narrator: CARLOS HAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BOTTOM
OF THE CAVE SLOPES DOWNSTREAM,
MEANING ANY GOLD WOULD HAVE ROLLED STRAIGHT OUT OF IT.
ALL RIGHT, CARLOS, I'M CALLING IT.
Carlos: ALL RIGHT, MAN.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO SHUT HER DOWN.
SO YOU WENT INTO A CAVE.
YEAH, DUDE.
ALL THAT BEDROCK JUST STARTED COMING DOWNSTREAM.
YEAH? ALL RIGHT.
WELL, YOU CAN ONLY HOPE FOR THE BEST.
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING IN THERE, MAN.
LET'S GO CHECK.
YOU GOT TO TAKE THE SCREEN UP FIRST.
COME ON, BABY. BABY NEEDS SOME NEW SHOES.
MAMA NEEDS A NEW DRESS.
OH, WHAT A WEEK. WHAT A WEEK!
AW, MAN. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT, BRO!
AH, THAT'S BAD MEDICINE, AMIGO.
I EXPECTED TO SEE ALL THIS FRICKIN' MAT FULL OF GOLD.
YOU GOT ME GOOD AND DEPRESSED, MAN.
Dustin: WE WENT FROM BEST-CASE SCENARIO
TO WORST-CASE SCENARIO ALL IN THE SAME MOMENT.
THIS IS
Narrator: AT TWO FISH, FRED HURT IS LOOKING FOR HIS FIRST
BIG SCORE OF THE SEASON,
CHASING GOLD IN THE FLOOD ZONE OF THE CREEK BANK,
SENDING IT DOWN TO HIS DREDGE.
I'LL DREDGE IT WHILE THEY DIG IT.
THAT'S THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
Ryan: I THINK I'M GETTING A LITTLE SPOILED WITH FRED'S WINCHES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE OLD TIMERS
DID THIS STUFF DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF I HAVE TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME DOING IT,
NO PROBLEM.
PREP ME SOME DAMN MATERIAL.
Paul: WE'VE GOT OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US,
TRYING TO GET THIS DOWN HERE.
I MEAN, THE MORE WE GO IN,
I'M SEEING MORE AND MORE BOULDERS.
THEY'RE JUST PACKED IN THERE, WHICH I GUESS IS A GOOD SIGN,
BECAUSE IF THEY'RE PACKED IN THERE,
GOLD'S GOING TO GET PACKED IN THERE TOO.
ABOUT ALL WE CAN DO NOW IS DRAG IT OUT TO THE DEEP WATER
SO FRED CAN RUN IT THROUGH THE DREDGE.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE OUR BEST SPOT YET.
WHOLE LOAD OF ROCKS, MAN. WHOLE LOAD OF ROCKS.
Narrator: EVERY HOUR, FRED SENDS SIX YARDS OF BANKSIDE PAY DIRT
THROUGH THE DREDGE.
WHOO!
I WANT A HANDFUL OF NUGGETS IN THAT SLUICE BOX.
Paul: DAMN, I'M TIRED.
OKAY, THAT'LL DO IT, RIGHT THERE.
PRETTY WELL GOT AS MUCH OF THE LOOSE MATERIAL
OUT HERE AS WE CAN.
CHECK THEM SLUICES AND SEE HOW MUCH IS IN THERE.
WOW. SOME NICE PIECES.
REALLY NICE PIECES.
HEY, FRED!
I GOT A PICKER IN HERE.
LOOK AT THAT THING.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE GOOD STUFF TO ME.
LOOK IN THE BOX.
YOU SEE THAT? THAT'S VERY PROMISING.
THERE'S AT LEAST THREE, FOUR PIECES RIGHT THERE.
Kayla: WOW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT, FRED?
HOPE YOU GET MORE AND MORE AND MORE OF THAT GOLD.
YEAH!
RIGHT NOW, THIS IS A TERRIFIC SIGN.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT.
Narrator: WITH GOLD IN THE BOX, FRED COULD BE BACK ON TRACK.
YOU STILL FIND THAT GOLD, YOU STILL GET A LITTLE EXCITED,
ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF STUFF
YOU CAN REALLY SEE IN THAT SLUICE BOX.
IT'S ONE THING TO FIND IT AFTER YOU PAN IT ALL OUT
AND, "OH, YEAH, THERE'S SOME GOLD,"
BUT WHEN YOU SEE IT IN THAT SLUICE BOX,
OOH, BOY!
YOU GET A THRILL EVERY TIME.
OH, IT'S GOING TO GET GOOD AS WE GO UPSTREAM.
IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER.
GOOD JOB, MAN.
I THINK WE'LL DO A CLEAN-UP.
COME HERE, YOU TWO.
Narrator: KAYLA AND PAUL ARE ABOUT TO TIE THE KNOT.
AND AFTER FOUR MARRIAGES,
FRED'S GOT SOME EXPERT ADVICE FOR THEM.
THIS ROCK IS THE COMMUNICATOR.
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.
WHEN YOU FEEL A LITTLE PEPPY AND YOU WANT TO --
YOU WANT A LITTLE SEX, YOU TAKE THIS THING,
AND YOU PUT IT ON YOUR MATE'S PILLOW,
AND IT'S GUARANTEED TO WORK...
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA.
IF THAT ROCK IS EVER ON MY PILLOW,
I'MA HIT YOU WITH IT.
THAT'S WHAT I'MA DO.
Narrator: AFTER A MAJOR SETBACK AT HIS SITE,
DUSTIN COMES TO CHECK ON HIS FATHER, FRED.
Fred: THERE HE IS!
FRED, WE HAD THE DAY YOU EVER KNEW.
CARLOS FOUND A CAVE AND I THOUGHT,
"OH, THIS IS GOING TO BE AMAZING,"
AND THEN, RIGHT AT THE END OF HIS DIVE,
HE TELLS ME IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD,
IT'S FLATTENING OUT.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
WE HANDLED IT LIKE CHAMPS, THOUGH.
DANG, FRED. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY!
HERE YOU GO, DUSTIN. YOU WANT TO HAVE A PEEK AT THAT?
OH, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK!
ALL THEM NICE LITTLE SPARKLES RIGHT THERE.
THERE YOU GO, MAN. YOU GOT SOME BIGGER STUFF.
Narrator: THIS MUCH GOLD FROM THREE HOURS
RUNNING THE BANKSIDE MATERIAL
COULD BE JUST THE START OF A MASSIVE HAUL.
YOU GUYS ARE ON IT, MAN!
THAT'S AWESOME, MAN. GLAD Y'ALL ARE HITTING IT.
A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. SEE YOU UP TOP.
SORRY YOUR DAY WENT SO DAMN BAD.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO HAVE BAD DAYS
IN ORDER TO ENJOY THE GOOD ONES.
AMEN, MAN.
Fred: DUSTIN SEEMED TO THINK THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD SPOT UP IN THERE.
I AGREE.
I THINK HE WAS A LITTLE BIT ENVIOUS
ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE DOWN HERE.
THIS COULD BE THE YEAR THAT WE DO VERY WELL.
Narrator: THIS WEEKEND,
PAUL AND KAYLA ARE GETTING MARRIED.
CREWS ARE PACKING UP EARLY AND HEADING INTO TOWN.
ALL RIGHT.
HOW Y'ALL MAKING OUT?
I HEARD Y'ALL HAD A BAD DAY?
-ROUGH DAY. -EVENTFUL DAY.
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS AT THE WEDDING.
Narrator: AT THE START OF THE SEASON,
DUSTIN FELL OUT WITH PAUL AND KAYLA.
Dustin: I WON'T BE GOING TO THE WEDDING.
WHY? GOING TO BE LONELY?
EH?
I SEE IT IN YOUR EYES, MAN -- HURT.
NO WAY.
THIS IS A BIG DAY.
I'M VERY NERVOUS.
GOT FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND ALL OF OUR LOVED ONES ARE HERE.
IT JUST WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT FAMILY HERE,
AND ESPECIALLY FRIENDS.
MY BROTHER'S HERE. MY MOM'S HERE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN DUSTIN YET, SO I DON'T KNOW.
THAT ONE'S ON HIM. I MEAN, HE WAS INVITED, SO...
NOT MUCH I CAN DO ABOUT THAT.
Narrator: SINCE FRED MARRIED KAYLA'S MOM, JEN,
HE BECAME HER STEPFATHER AND GETS TO WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE.
HERE'S WHERE I LEAVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU.
Fred: SHE'S ALL YOURS.
SORRY.
Officiant: YOU GUYS...
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN AND PROVISION OF GOD,
AS WELL AS THE LEGAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
FROM THE STATE OF ALASKA, I TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN SAYING
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND AND WIFE.
PAUL, PLEASE KISS YOUR BRIDE.
WE DID IT. I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU TOO, BABY.
Wes: PAUL FINALLY GOT SOMEBODY TO CATCH HIM, I THINK,
AND IT TOOK HIM A PRETTY GOOD WHILE
TO GET TO THIS POINT IN HIS LIFE,
BUT HOPEFULLY HE'S FOUND THE RIGHT ONE,
AND SHE MAKES HIM HAPPY, BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
PAUL AND KAYLA -- WHICH KAYLA IS DUSTIN'S STEPSISTER,
SO I GUESS THAT MAKES PAUL
DUSTIN'S STEP-BROTHER-IN-LAW?
RIGHT?
PAUL AND KAYLA ARE BOTH ON THE TEAM RIGHT NOW,
AND I NEED THEM TO CONTRIBUTE.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO POSTPONE ANY HONEYMOON STUFF
BECAUSE I NEED HELP OUT THERE.
Kayla: WHAT A GREAT DAY.Paul: IT WAS.
I KNOW.
NOW WE'RE OFF TO THE HONEYMOON SUITE.
IT'S OUR TENT AT THE TWO FISH DIVE SITE,
SO MAYBE WE'LL GO THERE AND WE'LL FIND THAT POCKET OF GOLD.
THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO.
WORKS FOR ME.
I LOVE YOU.I LOVE YOU TOO, BABY.
DON'T FORGET, WE'RE BACK MINING TOMORROW.
Narrator: NEXT TIME ON "GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER"...
ANYBODY HEAR JAMES ON THE RADIO?
Dustin: GET HIM OUT OF THERE!
ROCKS! ROCKS! ROCKS!
WHAT JAMES AND I WERE DOING WAS DANGEROUS.
WE'RE ALL LUCKY THAT WE'RE STANDING HERE RIGHT NOW.
Carlos: THERE'S GOLD EVERYWHERE!
THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE DREAMED OF FOR FIVE YEARS.
Wes: THERE'S GOLD THERE. THERE'S GOLD THERE.
WHAT IS THE CHANCE OF THAT?
THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE.
THERE'S, LIKE, NUGGETS EVERYWHERE!
AH! WHOO!