Narrator: IT'S FALL IN ALASKA'S CHILKAT MOUNTAINS,
AND THE TEMPERATURE IS DROPPING.
DUSTIN'S CREW HEAD DOWN TO THEIR NEW DIVE SITE, ROCKFALL RAVINE.
TAKE YOUR TAG OFF.
TAKE THE TAG OFF!
THAT'S BRAND NEW! SUNDAY CLOTHES.
JUST IN CASE I HAVE TO RETURN IT LATER,
IF IT DOESN'T WORK.
LAST WEEK, CARLOS MINOR
FOUND BIG NUGGETS RIGHT ON THE SURFACE.
Dustin: I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE THAT ROCK MOVE, MAN.
SEE WHAT'S UNDERNEATH IT. ALRIGHT?
Narrator: NOW, TO FIND THE EVEN BIGGER GOLD
THAT SHOULD BE SITTING ON BEDROCK,
THEY'LL NEED TO GO DEEPER.
Dustin: IF YOU DIG UNDER ROCK, AND IT WIGGLES,
MAKE SURE IT DON'T FALL ON YOU, AND IF IT MOVES, YOU MOVE.
DON'T GET CAUGHT UNDER THAT ROCK.
THAT'S PRETTY BIG.
LET ME GET ALL THIS STUFF OFF FIRST.
EVERYTHING IS COMING UP REALLY QUICK, DUDE.
Narrator: THE POWERFUL SUCTION OF DUSTIN'S DREDGE IS PRODUCED
BY TWO 6-HORSEPOWER ENGINES.
OH, MAN. THIS FEELS DISGUSTING.
HOLY
OH, YEAH. I'M ABOUT TO LOOP-DE-LOOP RIGHT NOW.
A CLOUD OF DEADLY FUMES FROM THE DREDGE
IS TRAPPED IN THE NARROW RAVINE,
GETTING INTO CARLOS' AIR INTAKE.
EXHAUST FUMES ARE KICKING OUR ASS.
IT'S TAKING ITS TOLL ON US.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ABOUT TO PASS OUT.
Carlos: I'M IN A BAD SPOT HERE.
OOH, MAN. THAT'S NOT TOO GOOD.
HOLY IT'S FUMES.
DON'T OPEN YOUR VENT, DUDE.
YOU'RE BREATHING BETTER THAN I AM
THROUGH THAT MASK RIGHT NOW.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?
CARLOS?
I CAN'T BREATHE. I'VE GOT TO TAKE MY MASK OFF.
IS IT BECAUSE OF THE FUMES?
IT TOOK US A WHILE TO BECOME A SOLID TEAM, BUT WE MADE IT!
IT'S GONNA TAKE THE BRIDGE OUT!
WHAT A JOKE, GUYS.
THAT'S GONNA BE OUR DOWNFALL.
YEAH, YEAH. CAPTAIN HINDSIGHT.
IT'S GETTING COLD, WEATHER'S SETTING IN AND RACE IS ON NOW.
Dustin: THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS.
I'M ON THE EDGE OF CALLING THIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I'M SCARED, I'M NERVOUS.
THIS IS HER FIRST DIVE, SHE'S NEVER DOVE BEFORE.
ALRIGHT. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT CLEAN UP LIKE THAT, EVER.
WHOO!
YEAH! THAT'S LIKE A HALF-POUND NUGGET!
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I CAN'T BREATHE. I GOT TO TAKE MY MASK OFF.
IS IT BECAUSE OF THE FUMES?
Narrator: CARLOS MINOR ABORTS HIS DIVE
DUE TO DEADLY EXHAUST FUMES, TRAPPED BY THE NARROW RAVINE
GETTING SUCKED INTO HIS AIR SUPPLY.
Man: LET ME GET THIS OFF OF YOU.
JUST BREATHE, BRO. YOU'RE ALRIGHT.
YOUR EYES ARE BLOODSHOT.
I'M A BEACHED WHALE, DUDE.
ALL THAT. GET THIS OFF YOU.
HOLY
YOU'RE WASTED RIGHT NOW.
GO TO THE OTHER END OF THE TUNNEL.
IT WILL WEAR OFF.
I'M GONNA WALK WITH YOU.ALRIGHT.
-HOLD ON. -HOLY DUDE.
I'M FREAKING DIZZY, DUDE.
HE'S WASTED. HOLD HIM. GRAB HIS ASS.
GET HIM TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TUNNEL.
TOO MUCH GAS FUMES?
OH, YEAH.
THIS IS NOT A PLACE YOU WANT TO FOOL AROUND.
ONE OF MY GUYS PASSES OUT,
DUE TO FUMES, HE'S GOING FOR A LONG RIDE.
Narrator: TWO MILES UP THE MOUNTAIN,
AT THUNDER FALLS...
YOU READY FOR THIS?
I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS.
I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA THROW UP.
...FRED HURT IS IN A RACE TO DREDGE OUT HIS BIGGEST
AND POTENTIALLY RICHEST PLUNGE POOL,
BEFORE THE WINTER HITS.
Fred: WE'RE AT THE END OF THE SEASON,
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE IN THERE BE ABLE TO HELP US OUT.
Narrator: HE'S DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF DIVES PER DAY
AND SENDING IN FIRST-TIME DIVER, KAYLA SHEETS.
Kayla: I'M HERE, I'M FRESH, I'M NEW.
IT FEELS GOOD TO GET THE GOLD AND HELP THEM THAT WAY.
Fred: KAYLA THINKS SHE'S READY TO GO,
A LOT OF IT IS IN YOUR HEAD ABOUT DIVING.
THIS IS HER FIRST DIVE, SHE'S NEVER DOVE BEFORE.
IT'S GONNA BE A BIG STEP UP FOR HER.
Fred: NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT.
PHYSICALLY, I'M SURE SHE CAN DO IT.
MENTALLY, I'M NOT SO SURE.
Paul: YOUR FIRST DIVE EVER
AND YOU'RE GONNA GO INTO A WATERFALL?
GO BIG OR GO HOME.GO BIG OR GO HOME.
I'M FEELING A WAVE OF EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW.
I'M EXCITED, I'M SCARED, I'M NERVOUS.
I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST OVERWHELMING RIGHT NOW.
Fred: BELIEVE ME, THAT WATER IS COLD TODAY.
I'M FEELING VERY RESTRICTED RIGHT NOW,
SO IT'S KIND OF BUILDING MY ANXIETY A LITTLE BIT.
YOU READY?
TANK IS READY.
ALRIGHT.
Paul: BE SAFE DOWN THERE.
OOH!
OH, IT'S COLD.
YOU ALRIGHT?
Fred: TAKE SOME DEEP BREATHS, NOW.
TAKE SOME DEEP BREATHS.
THIS IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.
IT'S SOMETHING YOU JUST GOT TO WORK THROUGH.
YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL TRY.ALRIGHT.
OH!
IT'S REALLY HARD TO BREATHE UNDER THERE.
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF RESTRICTION,
AND IT'S JUST KIND OF FREAKING ME OUT.
IT'S NOT COMFORTABLE. NOTHING IS COMFORTABLE DOWN THERE.
BUT YOU WILL GET USED TO IT.
Fred: YOU CAN DO THIS.
GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY.
TAKE A COUPLE OF REALLY DEEP BREATHS --
YES. OKAY.
YOU GOT IT.
DEFINITELY GOT IT NOW.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
Narrator: KAYLA HAS OVERCOME HER FEARS
AND NOW DIVES DOWN 14 FEET
TO REMOVE THE ROCKS AND BOULDERS AND FOLLOW BEDROCK
TO FIND ITS DEEPEST POINT.
THE BASKET NOW?
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
THE BASKET, I COULD PROBABLY FILL A BASKET.
YEAH. ALRIGHT. WE'RE READY FOR THE BASKET.
Narrator: FRED NEEDS THIS SPOT TO PAY OUT.
FOR THREE MONTHS, HE DREDGED
A 150-FOOT SECTION OF CAHOON CREEK,
BUT FOUND ONLY AN OUNCE OF GOLD.
NOW AT THUNDER FALLS,
THEY'RE ON THE GOLD, CHASING BEDROCK TO ITS LOWEST POINT,
WHERE THEY BELIEVE THERE COULD BE A MONSTER PILE OF NUGGETS.
NICE BASKET! GOOD JOB.
ALRIGHT.
Kayla: I'M GONNA GO FIND THE FRONT OF THE DREDGE COVE.
YEAH, FIND THE DREDGE. IT'S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.
SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S GOING TO GRAB THE DREDGE NOZZLE
AND SEE IF SHE CAN'T GET SOME GOLD IN THE BOX.
SHE'S DEFINITELY TRYING TO PROVE HERSELF, AND SHE'S DOING IT.
Kayla: RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST WORKING
ON A SMALL AREA OVER HERE,
TRYING TO GET MY BEARINGS WITH THIS HOSE.
THOUGHT I'M NOT SEEING HOW IT ALL WORKS.
DOING ALRIGHT.
GOOD.
YET, I HAVE TO PEE, AND I'M NOT GONNA PEE IN MY WETSUIT.
I THINK YOU NEED TO WARM THAT THING UP.
WARM IT UP.
THAT'S GROSS. GROSS!
EVEN IF I DID, I WOULDN'T TELL YOU.
Paul: YOU'RE DOING GREAT DOWN THERE, KAYLA.
-YEP. -THANK YOU.
Narrator: OVER THREE HOURS,
KAYLA DIGS ONE FOOT DEEPER DOWN,
SENDING GRAVEL UP TO THE DREDGE.
GOOD JOB! GOOD JOB.
HOW YOU FEELING AFTER THAT?
I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.
I WISH I COULD HAVE GONE LONGER.
I WANT TO SEE SOME GOLD IN THAT BOX.
DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP!
DANG IT. DRUM ROLL.
OH, YEAH.
OHH, YEAH.
I SEE ONE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX.
LITTLE BITTIES.THERE'S ONE THERE.
FOR YOUR FIRST DAY, THAT'S TERRIFIC.
I MEAN, REALLY.
Kayla: COOL!
I'M HAPPY FOR HER. DEFINITELY HAPPY.
PRETTY AMAZING.
Narrator: KAYLA'S FIRST DIVE EVER HAS DELIVERED
AN IMPRESSIVE GOLD HAUL FOR THE CREW.
IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE ABLE TO PICK OUT THE GOLD
THAT I DREDGED, TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE IN MY SMALL PART.
Narrator: NOW HUSBAND, PAUL, CAN DOUBLE UP
WITH THE SECOND DIVE OF THE DAY.
Paul: WE'RE CHASING BEDROCK.
DEEPER IT GOES, THE MORE GOLD WE'LL FIND,
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM
AND SEE IF THERE'S A BIG POCKET OF GOLD DOWN THERE.
Ryan: GOOD LUCK, PAUL. GET SOME GOLD, BUDDY.
ALRIGHT. LET'S DO THIS!
Narrator: FRED EXPECTS THE BEST GOLD AT THUNDER FALLS
TO BE AROUND 20 FEET DEEP,
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PLUNGE POOL.
IT'S PAUL'S MISSION TO FOLLOW THE BEDROCK
DOWN TO WHAT COULD BE A MASSIVE PAYDAY.
Paul: WE GOT TO CONTINUE
LOOKING FOR THE BOTTOM OF OUR WATERFALL RIGHT THERE.
DEEPER IT GOES, MORE GOLD WE'LL FIND.
HOW'S YOUR CLARITY DOWN THERE? YOU SEE ANYTHING?
YEAH, I GOT ABOUT TWO, THREE FOOT OF VISIBILITY.
-WOW. -YEAH, EXCELLENT.
Fred: GET SOME OF THAT GOLD.
WHERE YOU AT?
I'M ON THE SIDE.
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
BEDROCK IS STARTING TO GO BACK UPHILL.
UH...ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
I'LL LOOK SOME MORE, BUT, YEAH, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S LOOKING.
BEDROCK CAME DOWN ON A NICE LITTLE ANGLE,
BUT NOW IT'S STARTING TO COME UP PRETTY STEEP.
IT'S A WALL.
Narrator: PAUL'S DISCOVERY OF A BEDROCK WALL AT 16 FEET
IS FAR SHALLOWER THAN EXPECTED
AND COULD MEAN THE END OF THUNDER FALLS.
THAT'S NOT GOOD NEWS.
Paul: NO, I WAS HOPING A LOT DEEPER THAN THAT.
I THINK WE'RE DONE.
Paul: I'VE HIT THE BOTTOM,
AND IT'S STARTING TO COME BACK UP.
Fred: THAT'S NOT GOOD NEWS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR THAT TODAY.
Narrator: FRED HURT'S SEASON MAY BE OVER.
DIVER PAUL HAS CLEANED OUT THE BEDROCK
BENEATH THUNDER FALLS,
THE CREW'S BEST CHANCE OF A MASSIVE PAYDAY.
LET'S JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE SLUICE BOX.
I DON'T SEE NOTHING.
WELL, I EXPECTED A TON OF GOLD IN THERE.
NOT MUCH I CAN SAY OTHER THAN, THAT'S IT.
I'M A LITTLE DEPRESSED RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: THIS BEDROCK WALL
MARKS THE END OF THE THUNDER FALLS' PLUNGE POOL.
HEY, PAUL, COME ON OUT.
HANG ON A SECOND.
WHAT'S THAT?
THE BEDROCK WALL COMES STRAIGHT UP,
I GOT TO THE TOP OF IT.
OKAY.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, IT'S DIVING BACK DOWN.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT NEWS TO ME.
Narrator: PAUL DREDGED 18 FEET DOWN
TO THE BASE OF THE PLUNGE POOL,
WITH NO SIGN OF A JACKPOT ON THE BOTTOM.
INSTEAD, HE HIT A WALL OF DENSE BEDROCK
CUTTING ACROSS THE CREEK
THAT FORMS A SECOND, DEEPER PLUNGE POOL,
THAT COULD CONTAIN A PILE OF NUGGETS.
WALL GOES UP, BUT ON THE BACKSIDE OF IT,
GOES RIGHT BACK DOWN AGAIN.
THIS WATERFALL'S GOT A LITTLE MORE LIFE TO IT THAN WE THOUGHT.
NOW WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DREDGE
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL.
Paul: THERE'S SO MUCH SILT,
IT'S PACKING, IT LOOKS LIKE CONCRETE.
GOOD SPOT FOR GOLD TO BURY ITSELF,
THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.
Narrator: AFTER TWO HOURS DREDGING THE LOWER PLUNGE POOL,
PAUL WANTS TO SEE IF THE NEW SPOT HOLDS GOLD.
MY LEGS ARE HEAVY.
WELL DONE, PAUL. GOOD DIVE.
HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SOME GOLD IN THE SLUICE BOX.
LOOK AT ALL THAT WATER FLYING OUT OF THEM BOOTS --
THEM BOOTS.
Narrator: IF THERE'S NO GOLD IN THE SLUICE BOX AGAIN,
THEIR SEASON AT THUNDER FALLS IS OVER.
ALRIGHT. GOT A LOT OF MATERIAL IN THERE, DON'T WE?
I'M SHAKING SO BAD RIGHT NOW.
OH.
OHH!
HOLY CRAP.
Ryan: MAN, THAT'S A NICE PIECE OF GOLD THERE.
-YEAH, IT IS. -AWESOME.
-ONE, TWO, THREE... -OH, YEAH.
...FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.
AT LEAST EIGHT PIECES THERE. LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT.
YEAH.MAN, THAT'S AN ACTUAL NUGGET.
AS GOOD AS ONE OF OUR BEST CLEANUPS.
NEW HOPE FOR OUR THUNDER FALLS THERE.
-YEAH, IT IS. -DAMN, THAT AIN'T A LIE.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE, MAN.
LOVE THAT SOUND. YEAH!
GREAT JOB. EXCELLENT JOB.
YOU DONE A GREAT JOB, PAUL.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A CLEANUP THAT WE HAD OUT HERE LIKE THAT, EVER.
Narrator: GOLD IN THE GROUND,
LEADING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND PLUNGE POOL
INDICATES FRED COULD STRIKE IT BIG ON BEDROCK.
WE'VE REALLY GOT TO HIT IT HARD
AND HIT IT HARD QUICK BECAUSE IT'S GETTING COLD.
WEATHER'S SETTING IN AND THE RACE IS ON NOW.
HELL OF A JOB, PAUL.THANK YOU, GUYS.
HEY, IT WAS TEAMWORK.
YEAH.IT WAS ALL TEAMWORK.
YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: DOWN AT McKINLEY CAMP, FRED'S SON DUSTIN
HAS A DEADLY PROBLEM THAT'S SHUT DOWN HIS OPERATION.
ALRIGHT, GUYS. THE GAS FUMES IN THE EXHAUST ARE KILLING US.
CARLOS ALMOST WENT DOWN. SOMEBODY'S GONNA DIE.
Carlos: YEAH, MAN. IT'S FRICKING DANGEROUS, DUDE.
IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
MAN, I'M GUNG-HO TO GET BACK DOWN IN THERE
AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PAYDAY QUICK.
I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. LET'S GO BACK UP.
WE KNOW THE GOLD'S THERE, LET'S GO GET IT.
YEAH? -I'M READY.
Carlos: ALRIGHT, READY TO ROCK AND ROLL.
Narrator: TO GET BACK TO PULLING NUGGETS OUT OF ROCKFALL RAVINE,
DUSTIN NEEDS TO ELIMINATE THE FUMES THAT NEARLY KILLED CARLOS.
RIGHT NOW YOU'RE RIGHT DOWN THE BARREL OF THAT THING
WHERE IT'S PUMPING FUEL RIGHT INTO YOUR FACE RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, IT IS.
SO I GRABBED SOME SMOKE BOMBS.
I KIND OF WANT TO SEE WHERE IT'S HANGING OUT.
THIS IS GOING TO TELL US WHERE.
Carlos: OH, NO!
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE BREATHING, RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, LOOK AT IT. IT JUST SITS HERE.
-THAT STAYS RIGHT THERE. -YEAH.
IT'S JUST STAYING IN ONE SPOT. THAT STAYS RIGHT THERE.
WE CAN SEE THAT THERE'S AN EDDY RIGHT HERE
THAT JUST HOLDS THE SMOKE
RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF WHERE WE'RE DIGGING.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUSH THAT DREDGE
ALL THE WAY OVER THERE.
Wes: YEAH, I AGREE. WE GET THE DREDGE
AS CLOSE TO THAT AS WE CAN AND IT'S GONNA HELP US OUT.
WE'RE SUCKING IN ALL THESE FUMES,
AND IT'S KICKING OUR BUTT.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TO MOVE THIS HUGE ROCK
SO WE CAN GET THE DREDGE DOWNWIND OF US.
THAT'S A BIG-ASS ROCK.
GET ME THE HAMMER DRILL PLEASE.
THAT BIG ROCK HAS TO COME OUT.
IT OPENS UP THIS WHOLE SPACE FOR THE DREDGE.
OKAY, GET THE OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: THIS BOULDER WEIGHS CLOSE TO TWO TONS
AND WILL PUSH WES' CAPSTAN WINCH TO ITS LIMIT.
Dustin: YEAH! YEAH!
GET HER HOME.
COME ON. YEAH, COME ON.
Wes: SHE'S HEAVY.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
Carlos: IT'S GONNA TAKE THE BRIDGE OUT.
BRIDGE IS IN THE WAY.
THAT'S GONNA BE OUR DOWNFALL.
Narrator: THE BOULDER, NOW CLEAR OF THE DREDGE,
IS THREATENING TO WIPE OUT DUSTIN'S BRIDGE.
NOW TO DO SOME STUPID STUFF.
COME ON, BABY, JUST MOVE A LITTLE BIT.
HERE, LITTLE HAMMER.
Dustin: IT'S NOT GONNA GO, IS IT?
TAKE THEM BOLTS UP.
TAKE THE BOARD UP. PUSH THEM AROUND.
MAKE THIS WORK BETTER. GO OVER IT.
YEAH, THAT'LL DO IT.
Narrator: BRIDGE UP.
CARLOS MUST WEDGE THE BABY CLAW
BEHIND THE BOULDER TO PRY IT FREE.
LIKE I'M WALKING THE PLANK, DUDE.
Wes: YEAH. YEAH. IT WORKED.
PERFECT. ALL STOP.
WHAT A SHOW, GUYS.
WE GOT TO MOVE THIS DREDGE.
-ALRIGHT. -CAN'T DEAL WITH IT.
LOOK, IT ALREADY LOOKS A TON BETTER.
Carlos: OH, YEAH. THAT'S GOING TO LOOK PERFECT.
YEAH, YOU CAN STILL GET TO ALL OF THAT WAY EASIER.
WHY DIDN'T WE DO THIS BEFORE?
YEAH, YEAH. CAPTAIN HINDSIGHT.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT DREDGING AND GETTING THE GOLD OUT TODAY.
Narrator: NOW, FINALLY, READY TO DIVE,
DUSTIN SELECTS HEAVY LIFTER JAMES
TO GET THROUGH THE BOULDERS
BETWEEN THEM AND THE GOLD ON BEDROCK.
I NEED YOU TO GET AS MUCH OF THIS CLEANED OUT AS YOU CAN.
JUST KEEP DIGGING. I NEED YARDAGE TODAY.
ALRIGHT.
HOW'S YOUR AIR? STILL GOOD?
AIR IS GOOD.
ALRIGHT, THEN YOU ARE READY TO ROCK.
HERE WE GO. I GOT YOU.
CARLOS PUT A BASKET RIGHT UP AGAINST YOUR LEFT KNEE.
THAT'S THE SOFT RUN EDGE.
WHEW. IT WAS HARD TO GET THINGS GOING.
WAIT. WAIT.
James: HEY, WHAT'S THAT?
YOU WANT TO SEE ANOTHER NUGGET?
GET THE OUT OF HERE. SERIOUSLY?
DID YOU GRAB IT?YEAH.
GIVE IT TO CARLOS, HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
IT'S SPECIAL NOW. IT'S SPECIAL.
HOLY THAT'S BIG. THAT BIG.
HOLY YOU GOT A BIG NUGGET, HUH?
THAT'S AWESOME, MAN.
THAT'S BIG.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
OH
I DROPPED THE NUGGET, MAN.
YOU DROPPED THE NUGGET?I DROPPED IT.
CARLOS, ARE YOU WITH ME?
NO. NO, MAN.
YOU DROPPED THE NUGGET?I DROPPED IT.
CARLOS, ARE YOU WITH ME?
NO. NO, MAN. I'M SORRY, DUDE.
Narrator: AT ROCKFALL RAVINE, CARLOS MINOR HAS JUST DROPPED
THE CREW'S FIRST NUGGET OF THE DAY.
WHAT THE WERE YOU DOING
WHEN YOU DROPPED THAT NUGGET?
WHAT WERE YOU DOING?I HAD IT IN MY MOUTH.
IN YOUR MOUTH?YEAH. SORRY, MAN.
Dustin: I PUT IN A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THIS GOLD,
AND HE'S JUST GONNA PLAY AROUND AND DROP IT?
PISSES ME OFF, THAT'S WHAT IT DOES.
YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND GOLD? HERE?
YOU GOT TO DO SOME OF THE DUMBEST
YOU'VE EVER DONE IN YOUR LIFE,
JUST TO GET TO IT WITHOUT DREDGING.
AND TO NOT BE CAREFUL WITH IT AND DROP NUGGETS?
COME ON.
Narrator: DUSTIN FIRST CAME TO THESE CREEKS EIGHT YEARS AGO.
SINCE THEN, HE'S INVESTED EVERYTHING HE OWNS
INTO SEARCHING FOR A FORTUNE IN BEDROCK NUGGETS.
Dustin: JUST TWICE THE GOLD, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
I'VE GOT TOO MUCH MONEY WRAPPED INTO THIS
IF I DON'T FIND THAT TREASURE,
I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD DO THIS AGAIN.
James: OH, GOT LITTLE NUGGETS IN THE MIDDLE.
A COUPLE OF THEM.
YOU GOT MORE GOLD?YEAH.
YOU HAVE MORE GOLD.
I GUARANTEE YOU, THERE'S GOING TO BE A TON ALL IN HERE, MAN.
WAIT TILL YOU LOOK AT THE POTS.
HOLY
NOW, THAT'S A NUGGET. YOU WANT TO HOLD THIS?
I WOULD, YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS. I CAN'T TELL.
THAT'S A NUGGET.
FINDING NUGGETS. LOVING IT.
I'M BANNED FROM NUGGETS FOR A WHILE.
YEAH, THAT'S A LITTLE PIECE HERE.
GETTING GOLD LIKE THIS THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH NOW.
EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED.
GOLD BIG ENOUGH TO REACH DOWN AND PICK UP.
THIS IS AWESOME.
-THERE IT IS. -KEEP THEM COMING, MAN.
Dustin: I'M PRETTY SURE YOU'RE IN THE SWEET SPOT.
KEEP DIGGING, MAN. I'M LOVING ALL THESE GIANT NUGGETS.
WE'RE GETTING GOLD BY THE HANDFUL.
THERE'S SO MUCH GOLD HERE.
IN THE FIRST THREE FEET, A QUARTER-OUNCE NUGGET,
AND IT'S RIGHT HERE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
Narrator: JAMES DREDGES THE SWEET SPOT FOR FOUR HOURS.
James: IT'S GETTING PRETTY COLD.
Dustin: GET HIM OUT OF THERE.
JAMES, YOU COMING UP OVER HERE?
YOU GONNA BE COLD AS HELL, THAT'S FOR SURE.
Narrator: FINALLY, THE 35-DEGREE WATER
GETS THE BETTER OF HIM.
GOOD JOB, BUDDY. THANK YOU.
YOU KILLED IT, MAN.
YEAH?
OH, YEAH.
HELL, YEAH.LOOK AT THAT BIG ONE.
HOLY CRAP.
HEY, CARLOS?
Carlos: DANG.
LOOK AT THAT GOLD THAT'S IN THERE, BOYS.
OOH, LOOK AT THE GOLD.
DAMN. I KNOW, I KNOW.
James: HOLY CRAP.
Dustin: THOSE LOOK LIKE QUARTER-OUNCE NUGGETS TO ME.
TWO OF THEM AT LEAST.
SOME NICE PIECES OF GOLD, BOYS.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE BIGGEST GOLD WE SEE EVER OVER HERE?
NAH.
AND THEN THIS THREE FEET DOWN? COME ON.
EXCELLENT DIVE.
YEAH, THOSE WERE THE BIGGEST NUGGETS
I'VE EVER DREDGED UP IN MY LIFE.
I COULDN'T BE ANY HAPPIER.
LOOK AT THAT.
Narrator: DUSTIN'S ALREADY MINED
$38,000 WORTH OF GOLD THIS SEASON.
THIS IS PAYING OFF. WE BROKE EVEN AT RAINBOW'S END,
NOW WE'RE MAKING MONEY.
Narrator: 2 MILES UP THE MOUNTAIN...
Fred: I NEED TO GET DOWN AND CHASE THAT WALL.
HE GOT A TON OF GOLD YESTERDAY, A BUNCH.
...FRED'S IN A RACE WITH MOTHER NATURE
TO DREDGE DOWN TO BEDROCK IN THE SECOND PLUNGE POOL
BENEATH THUNDER FALLS BEFORE WINTER SHUTS HIM DOWN.
APPARENTLY THE BEDROCK CAME UP.
YEAH. IS THAT CORRECT?
IT CAME UP, LEVELED OFF, AND IT'S DROPPING DOWN.
ALRIGHT.
GOOD LUCK.
Fred: ALRIGHT.
I THINK I'LL GO LOOKING AROUND FOR A LITTLE BIT HERE.
OKAY.
THUNDER FALLS HAS GOT A SECOND CHANCE.
I WANT A HANDFUL OF NUGGETS
BY THE END OF THE DAY IN THAT SLUICE BOX.
Narrator: FRED IS 16 FEET DEEP IN THE SECOND PLUNGE POOL.
TO GET DOWN TO BEDROCK, HE MUST DREDGE THROUGH
THE LAST OF THE GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL.
Fred: JACKPOT. I HIT THE BOTTOM.
KIND OF A LONG CRACK IN THE BEDROCK THERE.
IT MIGHT HAVE SOME GOLD IN THERE.
Narrator: A CRACK IN THE BEDROCK
COULD BE TRAPPING GOLD NUGGETS AS THEY TRAVEL DOWNSTREAM.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY, REALLY NEEDED.
Fred: THERE'S A PIECE OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.
IT'S DOWN IN THAT CRACK.
YEAH.
THAT GOLD IS SO HEAVY.
I STRUGGLED TO PICK THAT GOLD UP.
YOU CAN'T GET THE DREDGE HOSE IN THERE.
Narrator: FRED'S FOUND A DEEP BEDROCK CRACK
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PLUNGE POOL.
BUT THE 6-INCH NOZZLE IS TOO LARGE TO GET TO THE GOLD INSIDE.
Ryan: YEAH, IT'S REALLY ROUGH LOOKING AT ALL THAT GOLD
AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO IT.
Fred: A LOT OF MATERIAL THAT'S SITTING ON THE BEDROCK,
IT WILL NOT DREDGE UP.
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THEM WITH THAT 6-INCH.
WE'LL HAVE TO DIG IT, JUST GRAB A TOOL
OR DIG THEM OUT SOMEHOW.
I GOT AN IDEA.
WE GOT A PIECE OF 2-INCH HOSE, RUN IT UP THE NOZZLE
AND SEE IF WE CAN SUCK UP SOME OF THE MATERIAL
WAY UP IN THAT CRACK.
THAT WOULD WORK GREAT.
Narrator: FRED'S PLAN -- PLACE A 2-INCH HOSE
INSIDE THE 6-INCH DREDGE NOZZLE.
THE SMALLER HOSE SHOULD FIT INSIDE THE CRACK,
SUCKING OUT ANY GOLD.
HERE YOU GO, FRED. SUCK THAT UP.
YEP.
Fred: THERE IT IS, RIGHT THERE.
I GOT IT.
VERY GOOD. IN THE BOX IT GOES.
DAMN, LOOK AT THAT.
SUCKED UP ABOUT THREE OR FOUR LITTLE PIECES OF GOLD
SITTING ON THE BOTTOM DOWN HERE.
MAKE SURE I GOT EVERYTHING I COULD.
THE BEDROCK, IT IS CLEAN AS A WHISTLE.
I THINK I'M READY TO COME UP.
CHECK THEM SLUICES.
Narrator: FRED'S CRACK-CLEANING BUSH FIX WORKED,
SUCKING OUT THE LAST OF THE GOLD AT THUNDER FALLS.
Fred: HOW'S THAT LOOK?!
Ryan: WE CAN SEE SOME GOLD ALREADY.
-YEAH, ALRIGHT. -OH, YEAH.
Fred: THERE SOME IN THERE?
YEAH, QUITE A BIT.
OH, LORD, LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE.
I LOVE IT.
-DAMN. -WHOA.
THAT IS NICE.
LOOK AT THE SHAPE OF THAT. FANTASTIC.
LOOK AT ALL THAT UP IN THERE. LET ME GET A PAN.
MAN, THAT IS CHUNKY.
GOOD DAY.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DAMN FINE CLEAN OUT TODAY.
Paul: I THINK SO, TOO.
WHOO-HOO-HOO.
THE PLUNGE POOL, WE GOT ALL THAT GOLD.
COMING TO AN END OF AN ERA.
WE CLEANED THE BEDROCK OFF, I MEAN, SLICK AS A BABY'S ASS.
Narrator: AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF DREDGING,
FRED HURT'S CREW HAVE CLEANED OUT
THEIR DEEPEST PLUNGE POOL EVER.
ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO WEIGH UP HIS GOLD HAUL
AND FIND OUT IF THUNDER FALLS HAS PAID OUT.
-DAMN. -GETTING GOLD.
Fred: WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR MOTHER NATURE'S TREASURE.
SHE HAS SOME TREASURE HERE FOR US.
Narrator: FRED HURT'S BATTLE FOR GOLD AT THUNDER FALLS IS OVER.
Fred: HOW YOU ALL DOING?
NOW HE CAN WEIGH UP HIS FINAL GOLD HAUL.
WOW.WE GOT OUR GOLD TOTALS THERE.
LOOK AT THIS. ALRIGHT.
-YEAH. -THAT'S COOL.
PAUL, RYAN, KAYLA.
IT TOOK US A WHILE TO BECOME A SOLID TEAM.
BUT EVERYBODY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO.
I MEAN, IT WAS JUST LIKE CLOCKWORK.
THUNDER FALLS IS DONE.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE HAD...
SORRY TO BE DRAMATIC ABOUT IT.
BUT THERE'S NO USE JUST PULLING IT OUT, OUT OF A THING.
LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S THE STUFF.
I GUESS THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO...
WEIGH IT. -ALRIGHT.
SOMEBODY WANT TO READ THEM OFF HERE?
Paul: THERE'S ONE OUNCE.
Narrator: LAST SEASON, FRED AND DUSTIN'S CREW COMBINED
FOUND 10.3 OUNCES.
10. 11.9.
WOW.
11.9 OUNCES
IS WORTH NEARLY $17,000.
NOT A BAD HAUL.NO, IT'S NOT.
Kayla: NOT AT ALL.
NOT FOR WHAT WE'VE DONE. NOPE.
MORE THAN WE GOT ALL LAST SEASON.
Paul: OH, YEAH, IT WAS.
WITH HALF THE PEOPLE.
ALRIGHT. WE'VE CLOSED UP THUNDER FALLS.
WE AIN'T DONE YET.
LET'S GET OUT THERE TOMORROW, THINK OF WHAT WE CAN DO.
THERE'S A SOURCE SOMEWHERE. LET'S JUST KEEP CHASING IT.
AS LONG AS MOTHER NATURE ALLOW US TO MINE,
I'M HERE WITH YOU GUYS UNTIL THE END.
SOUNDS GOOD.ALRIGHT.
SOUNDS GOOD.
WELL DONE, GUYS.
I'M HAPPY. WE'RE NEAR 12 OUNCES RIGHT NOW
AND WE'RE NOT DONE.
I THINK THEY'RE STILL PRETTY EAGER TO GO OUT
AND FIND A LITTLE BIT MORE GOLD.
Narrator: THE END OF THE SEASON IS CLOSING IN.
AT ROCKFALL RAVINE, DUSTIN'S ON THE BEST GOLD OF HIS LIFE.
IT RAINED ALL NIGHT AND IT'S STILL RAINING.
THE WATER'S COMING UP.
THIS LOOKS DANGEROUS TO ME.
IF THE WATER COMES UP TOO HIGH AND GOES OVER ALL OUR WALKWAY,
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
SHE LOOKS ANGRY!
CALCULATED RISK, GUYS.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME GOOD NUGGETS JUST WAITING FOR US RIGHT THERE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, ALRIGHT?
IT'S THAT BALANCE, OKAY? THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS.
WE DO DANGEROUS STUFF ALL THE TIME.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M ON THE EDGE OF CALLING THIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: THE GLACIAL-FED TORRENT IS RUNNING CLOSE
TO 1,000 GALLONS PER SECOND.
IF IT GOES MUCH HIGHER, IT COULD PROVE DEADLY.
Dustin: THIS IS JUST WITHIN OUR LIMITS RIGHT NOW.
CAN YOU IMAGINE FINDING NUGGETS LIKE THAT AND HAVING TO BAIL?
IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, MAN.
NOT TO ME, IT DOESN'T.
WE'VE BEEN IN WORSE THAN THIS.
Carlos: THAT'S BAD MEDICINE WATER, AMIGO.
WE CAN DIVE IN THIS RIGHT HERE.
James: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT, MAN.
IT'S KIND OF SCARY, TO BE HONEST.
Narrator: DUSTIN WON'T RISK ANY OTHER CREW IN THE RAGING WATER.
SO HE STEPS UP FOR HIS FIRST DIVE AT ROCKFALL RAVINE.
Wes: WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE HERE.
THERE'S TOO GOOD OF GOLD RIGHT HERE.
WE WANT TO STAY ON THIS AND GET IT ALL CLEANED OUT.
OOH, OOH, THAT'S COLD.
Wes: WE GOT SOME MORE WATER FOR YOU.
James: WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
MOTHER NATURE'S GONNA TAKE OVER HERE PRETTY SOON.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET FAST GOLD HERE.
WE'RE GONNA JUST HAVE TO KEEP GOING.
JUST KEEP GOING.
IT'LL BE A LONG DAY.
KEEP AIR AND HOT WATER COMING TO ME.
LET'S SEE HOW MUCH OF THIS HOLE WE CAN GET DONE TODAY.
-YEAH. -YEAH.
GONNA BE ABLE TO JUST ZONE OUT AND DO MY THING.
JUST BRING IN THE GOLD. NOTHING BUT NUGGETS.
ALRIGHT. I GOT YOU ON EARS.
OH, GOOD. WE GOOD?
IT'S GOOD.
COLD, COLD, COLD. COME ON.
James: YOU GET BRAIN FREEZE. IT'S COLD.
I CAN SEE JUST FINE DOWN HERE, MAN.
OH, I'M FEELING GOOD ALREADY.
WHAT?! YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
OH, JAMES, COME HERE.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING HORRIBLE.
HORRIBLE.
OH!
Carlos: HOLY
DIVE WEIGHTS.
Narrator: AN OLD WEIGHT BELT IS A CLEAR SIGN
DUSTIN'S CREW AREN'T THE FIRST TO DREDGE ROCKFALL RAVINE.
Dustin: THAT RUINED MY DAY.
THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. DAMN IT.
Narrator: UP AT HIGH CAMP,
FRED PREPARES A TOAST TO CELEBRATE HIS GOLD HAUL.
THIS IS TO A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
Ryan: I THINK IT'S A SCREW-ON.
YOU THINK SO? I DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SCREW-ON.
THAT FEELS LIKE A BOOP.
SO I'M GONNA CUT IT RIGHT THERE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
I'M SHAKING OVER HERE
JUST TRYING TO GET ME A DRINK.
Kayla: OH, NO, DON'T USE YOUR TEETH. OH, COME ON.
IF I WANTED TO DESTROY THIS THING,
I COULD HAVE IT OPEN.
TO A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. CHEERS, GUYS.
HEY.
Dustin: DIVE WEIGHTS.
SEEN THE LAST OF THE GOLD PROBABLY
OR REALLY CLOSE TO IT.
Narrator: AT ROCKFALL RAVINE,
DUSTIN BATTLES HIGH WATERS IN HIS LAST PUSH FOR GOLD.
BUT HE'S JUST BEEN DEALT A MASSIVE BLOW.
DUSTIN FOUND A WEIGHT BELT.
CLEARLY SOMEBODY'S BEEN HERE BEFORE.
Narrator: AN OLD WEIGHT BELT MEANS SOMEONE'S MINED THIS SITE
AND COULD HAVE CLEANED OUT THE REST OF THE GOLD.
Dustin: THAT RUINED MY DAY.
OH, THERE'S A BIG CHUNK OF GOLD.
LOOK AT THAT BIG NUGGET.
THAT RIGHT THERE.
DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE WEIGHT BELT.
I'M NOT EVEN JOKING. DIRECTLY UNDER IT.
LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S A NICE ONE.
Carlos: LOOK AT THAT
AND THAT'S RIGHT UNDER THE WEIGHT BELT.
SO THAT WEIGHT BELT DON'T MEAN
THAT'S AMAZING.
YOU GOT A BIG ONE, NOW?
OH, YEAH.
THAT WHOLE AREA RIGHT THERE IS LOADED.
WE'VE GOT A BIG ONE, JAMES.
HE'S STILL PICKING GOLD UP.
OH THAT IS THAT.
NO WAY!
LOOK AT THAT. HOLY
HOLY CRAP. THAT'S DIRTY GOLD.
YOU SEE HOW COARSE IT IS?
THAT IS A BEAUTY.
Dustin: INCREDIBLE, MAN. I MEAN, INCREDIBLE.
THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.
HOLY COW.
YEAH, THAT IS AWESOME.
THAT'S BADASS.
YEAH, IT IS.
THIS WATER GOT A LITTLE CRAZY.
WITH THIS WATER RISING AND IT STARTS TO COME REAL QUICK,
THEN, YEAH, THAT'S REALLY BAD.
YEAH, IT'S RAGING HERE NOW.
THE WATER'S COME UP ABOUT THREE INCHES PROBABLY.
WE GOT TO KIND OF KEEP AN EYE ON THIS.
THAT'S GOING LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL.
OH, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE WATER FLOW.
I DO SEE SOME DEBRIS STARTING TO COME DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER
WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DREDGE TODAY.
LOOK OUT!
WAS THAT?
Wes: THE GOLD IS GOOD.
BUT IT'S NOT WORTH ANYBODY'S LIFE WHATSOEVER.
GET HIM OUT OF THE WATER
BECAUSE A PIECE OF THAT COULD HIT DUSTIN,
KNOCK HIM OUT OR IT COULD KNOCK HIM OVER THE EDGE.
Dustin: DIVER COMING UP.
Narrator: THE RAIN HIGHER UP THE MOUNTAIN
HAS NOW TURNED THE CREEK INTO A TORRENT,
SWEEPING BRANCHES AND DEBRIS INTO THE WATER
THAT COULD HIT DUSTIN.
THANK YOU, SIR.
THAT WAS ONE HELL OF A DAY.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. HOLY
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS NUGGET.
A BIG ONE.
Carlos: HOLY ANOTHER ONE.
HOLY CRAP!
THAT'S PROBABLY A HALF-OUNCE NUGGET RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST NUGGET THAT I EVER SEEN.
IT'S ABOUT TWICE AS BIG AS THE BIGGEST ONE WE HAVE.
THAT'S, LIKE, A HALF-OUNCE NUGGET.
LOOK AT ALL THESE BIG NUGGETS THERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S HUGE, MAN.THIS IS HAPPENING, BOYS.
IT'S HAPPENING, MAN.
Narrator: ROCKFALL RAVINE
IS GIVING UP BIGGER NUGGETS BY THE DAY.
IF THEY CAN GET DOWN TO BEDROCK BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON,
THEY COULD BE IN FOR A MASSIVE GOLD HAUL.
OH, MY
IN ALL MY THREE SEASONS, MAN,
THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST NUGGETS I'VE SEEN.
WHAT A GORGEOUS FRICKING SEASON.
Dustin: BEST DIG OF MY LIFE.
THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE DIG.
THIS SEASON, I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA TOP THIS.
THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR EIGHT OR NINE YEARS NOW
AND THIS IS THE BIGGEST NUGGET I HAVE EVER GOTTEN.
LOOK AT THIS WATER.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY SHOULD EVER DIVE IN WATER LIKE THIS.
IT'S DANGEROUS, CARLOS.
Narrator: COMING UP ON THE SEASON FINALE
OF "GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER"...
Ryan: HEY, COME HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE DREDGING TODAY, FRED.
Fred: HOLY COW. LOOK AT THAT.
James: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
THAT ROLLED BACK ON ME.
Dustin: LET'S GET OUT.
Carlos: LOOK HOW FRICKING HIGH THIS IS, DUDE.
DAMN IT.
I CAN HARDLY PUSH THAT THING DOWN.
THAT'S TOO HARD.
-HOLY... -YEAH!
-IT'S OVER, BOYS. -HELL YEAH.
-WHOO. -OH, YEAH.