Dustin: KEEP GOING.
LET'S COME ON DOWN ANOTHER 6 INCHES.
HOLY , LOOK AT THAT RIDGE.
HOLD ON.
LITTLE BIT OF A CLIFF DOWN THERE.
YEAH, FRED, IF YOU SLIP, YOU'RE GONE, MAN.
Narrator: HIGH IN ALASKA'S CHILKAT MOUNTAINS,
THE "DAKOTA" BOYS, FRED HURT AND HIS SON DUSTIN,
ARE BACK ON THE HUNT FOR MILLIONS IN GOLD.
HOLD ON.
DUSTIN RIGGED UP AN 800-POUND DREDGE
TO RAPPEL DOWN THE SIDE OF A CLIFF.
THIS IS THE WRONG WAY TO DO THIS !
EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STUFF.
IT'S A LIFE-OR-DEATH SITUATION RIGHT AT THIS MINUTE.
YEAH! COME HERE!
YEAH, A LITTLE CRAZY.
IT'S GETTING CLOSE, DUSTIN.
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK!
DUSTIN!
IS HE ALRIGHT?
Narrator: ON THIS SEASON OF "GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER"...
TWO TEAMS, ONE DREAM.
I WISH DUSTIN LUCK, BUT I WISH US BETTER LUCK.
-YEEHAW! -NOW THE RACE IS ON.
LET'S SEE WHO CAN GET THE MOST GOLD.
YOU HEAR DUSTIN ACCUSE ME ALL THE TIME OF MICROMANAGING.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FATHER
LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER GOING,
"I'M TELLING YOU, DUSTIN. THAT'S WHERE THE GOLD'S AT."
-WHAT WAS THAT?
-WHAT THE HELL? -THAT'S THE BEAR.
GET OUT OF THERE!
ONE MORE THING IN ALASKA TRYING TO KILL YOU.
-WHOA! -WATCH OUT!
-WHOA!
IT'S THE ONE THAT'S GONNA CHANGE MY LIFE FOREVER.
WE FOUND GOLD.
WE'VE NEVER SEEN THAT MUCH GOLD IN THE BUCKET.
AND I'M SUCKING UP NUGGETS.
-BIG GOLD! -YEAH!
-WHOO!
-OHH! -HELL YEAH!
WE OBVIOUSLY GOT MORE GOLD THAN WE'VE EVER GOTTEN,
EVER, EVER, ANYWHERE BEFORE.
IT'S A TREASURE HUNT.
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Fred: YEEHAW!
AMAZING TO COME OUT AND MINE FOR GOLD IN ALASKA.
OH, MAN, DOES IT LOOK LIKE IT'S RAGING.
OH, YEAH.
THAT LOOKS A LITTLE DANGEROUS, HUH?
NOT GONNA LIE.
Narrator: DEEP IN THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS,
THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE BACK.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET UP EARLY THIS SEASON,
BUT I THINK THE SNOW MIGHT BE TOO HEAVY.
SO WE'RE JUST DOING A LITTLE RECON MISSION.
THEY'RE SCOUTING A REMOTE GOLD-RICH CLAIM
DUSTIN PROSPECTED LAST SEASON.
IT TESTED SO WELL,
DUSTIN'S CONVINCED IT WILL MAKE HIM A RICH MAN.
THERE IT IS.
THAT'S CAHOON.
RIGHT HERE IS WHERE YOU WERE DIGGING LAST YEAR, RIGHT HERE.
THERE'S NOT NEARLY AS MUCH SNOW
AS I THOUGHT THERE WAS GONNA BE.
LET'S GET STARTED ON THIS.
THIS IS THE BEST GOLD WE'VE EVER HAD OUT HERE,
SO I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK IN THE WATER, FRED.
THAT'S WHERE I'M GONNA DIG THIS YEAR.
DUSTIN, LET ME TAKE YOU UP HERE AND SHOW YOU ANOTHER CLAIM.
BUT WHILE DUSTIN WAS PROSPECTING CAHOON,
FRED WAS CHECKING OUT CLAIMS HE OWNS
FURTHER UP THE MOUNTAIN.
HEY, DUSTIN, THIS IS TWO FISH.
LITTLE BIT SLOPPY AND MUSHY.
YEAH, IT TURNED TO MUCK, DIDN'T IT?
UHP! THERE HE GOES.
TRY TO STAY ON YOUR FEET, OLD MAN.
I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A WET ASS OUT OF THAT.
YEAH, YOU DID.
DUSTIN, WE GOT THAT POOL OUT THERE.
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME GOLD IN THAT THING -- A LOT OF IT.
WELL, YOU CAN SEE ALL THESE VEINS,
THESE QUARTZ VEINS SHOOTING UP OUT OF THIS ROCK RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S WHERE THE GOLD IS COMING FROM, RIGHT HERE.
THERE COULD BE JUST A PILE OF IT
OUT UNDERNEATH SOME OF THESE ROCKS OUT HERE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL, MAN.
WE ARE ON THE BEST GOLD WE'VE EVER GOTTEN
RIGHT THERE IN CAHOON.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND WORK AT TWO FISH THIS YEAR MYSELF.
THIS IS ONE OF MY LAST CHANCES TO DO THIS.
YOU KNOW I AIN'T GETTING NO YOUNGER.
BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GOLD TO BE FOUND HERE.
IT'S A GOOD-LOOKING WATERFALL.
WELL, FRED, GOOD LUCK.
I'M GONNA BE DOWN IN CAHOON.
I KNOW THERE'S GOLD WHERE I'M DIGGING,
SO THAT'S WHERE I'M GONNA GO.
Fred: I'M GONNA MINE MY OWN CLAIMS THIS YEAR.
IT ALSO INCREASES THE CHANCES OF FINDING GOLD BY DOUBLE.
Dustin: FRED KNOWS I'VE GOT GOLD AT CAHOON.
HE'S GONNA FIND OUT IT'S REAL HARD TO WORK WITHOUT ME.
WE'LL FIND OUT WHO HAS THE BETTER CLAIMS,
AND I'M GONNA SHOW DUSTIN HOW TO FIND GOLD.
THIS YEAR'S GONNA BE OUR YEAR.
THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM.
Narrator: RETURNING TO DUSTIN'S CREW,
HIS DIVE PARTNER PAUL RICHARDSON...
Dustin: PAUL IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS AND PROBABLY MY BEST WORKER.
WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS.
WE'VE DONE ALL KINDS OF STUFF UP HERE TOGETHER.
WE'RE REALLY CLOSE.
...AND HIS BROTHER, TEAM FABRICATOR WES RICHARDSON...
IT'S A GAMBLE, AND WE KNOW
THAT THERE ARE LARGE POCKETS OF GOLD THERE.
THIS YEAR IS NOT GONNA BE A LEARNING YEAR.
THIS IS GONNA BE A PAYOFF YEAR FOR US.
Dustin: WHERE THE IS CARLOS, MAN?
YOU WENT AND TOOK A NAP OR SOMETHING, MAN?
I WAS SOCIALIZING.
-IS THAT RIGHT? -YEAH.
Narrator: ...EX-MARINE DRILL SERGEANT
AND THE TEAM'S MOST EXPERIENCED DIVER,
CARLOS MINOR.
Carlos: IT'S A TEAM, DUDE.
IT'S AN ELITE TEAM. YOU KNOW, A UNIT.
I GOT YOU. YOU HAVE ME.
LET'S DIG FOR GOLD, RISK OUR LIVES, YOU KNOW.
YOU GOT MY LIFE, I GOT YOUR LIFE.
LET'S GET GOLD. LET'S GET RICH TOGETHER.
Narrator: DUSTIN HAS ROUGHLY 120 DAYS BEFORE WINTER RETURNS.
HE WANTS TO BE DREDGING FOR GOLD WITHIN 48 HOURS.
Dustin: IT'S TIME TO GET TO WORK.
THIS ALL COSTS ME MONEY FOR BEING UP HERE.
IT HAS TO START PAYING OFF.
I CAN'T JUST KEEP PAYING FOR THIS LIKE THIS.
WE HAVE TO FIND GOLD.
HEY, THAT'S THE PREP, RIGHT?
Narrator: DUSTIN AND HIS CREW RUSH TO ASSEMBLE THEIR DREDGE.
-THIS IS REAL HARD ON THAT. -YEAH, IT IS.
Fred: WELL, I GET TO FIND OUT WHAT KEN BUILT US HERE.
Narrator: AS FRED REVEALS HIS NEW GOLD-CATCHING MACHINE...
-HOLD IT. HOLD IT. HOLD IT!
CAN'T COME CLOSE UNTIL YOU HAVE SUNGLASSES ON.
YOU GOT TO HAVE SUNGLASSES ON.
-AW, FRED. -WATCH YOUR EYES.
-OH, . -OH, MY GOD.
-AIN'T THAT A PRETTY MACHINE? -EVERYTHING IS CHROME, MAN.
-CHROME GAS TANK, MAN. -AH! GOOD JOB, FRED.
Carlos: I'M SORRY, MAN. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DREDGE, DUDE.
I'M CHEATING ON THIS ONE.
I GOT THE BIG ONE. HE'S GOT THE SHINY ONE.
SHINY ONE, YEAH.
BUT, AT THE SAME TIME,
HE DOESN'T HAVE A CREW. I HAVE A CREW.
A FOUR-MAN CREW IS PERFECT FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WELL, HELL, MAN.
SO HE'LL NEED US AT SOME POINT.
Narrator: TO HELP HIM PREPARE,
FRED HAS BROUGHT IN PAUL'S FIANCéE, KAYLA.
HI, BABY. HI.
-WHAT YOU DOING? -LOADING UP SOME FUEL.
MWAH! HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
WHAT IS THIS?
BRING YOUR GIRLFRIEND TO WORK DAY?
PAUL AND KAYLA GOT ENGAGED DURING THE WINTERTIME.
Narrator: KAYLA IS THE DAUGHTER OF FRED'S WIFE, JEN...
Officiant: FRED AND JEN HURT, YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE.
Narrator: ...WHO HE MARRIED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS FIRST YEAR
MINING AT McKINLEY CREEK.
Kayla: JEN IS MY MOM.
JEN MARRIED FRED, SO FRED IS MY STEPFATHER.
THAT MAKES DUSTIN MY STEPBROTHER.
FRED'S BEEN MARRIED, I GUESS, FIVE OR SIX TIMES.
PAUL'S JUST GONNA BE ANOTHER STEPBROTHER, OR...
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.
OKAY, WELL, LET'S BRING IT OUT, OKAY.
KAYLA AND DUSTIN ARE STEPBROTHER, STEPSISTER.
PAUL'S GONNA MARRY KAYLA,
BE FRED'S SON-IN-LAW -- STEP-SON-IN-LAW.
GUY GIVES YOU A FREAKING HEADACHE.
I GUESS, IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY, IT'S GONNA MAKE ME
DUSTIN'S STEP-BROTHER-IN-LAW.
I GUESS IN SOME WEIRD WAY, WE'LL BE RELATED,
BUT NOT REALLY.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A GOD-DANG NOVEL IF YOU ASK ME, MAN.
Fred: TODAY IS GONNA BE OUR HELICOPTER DAY.
IF WE CAN GET ALL OUR STUFF UP THERE,
WE CAN REALLY GET GOING MINING.
IT'S ONLY 2 OR 3 MILES, BUT IT'S NOT ACCESSIBLE BY ROAD.
Narrator: LAST YEAR, DUSTIN AND FRED MINED TOGETHER
AT THEIR McKINLEY DIVE SITE.
THIS SEASON, DUSTIN IS MINING 3/4 MILE HIGHER,
ON HIS PROVEN GOLD-RICH CLAIMS ON CAHOON CREEK.
AND AFTER A DECADE WORKING TOGETHER,
FRED IS GOING IT ALONE, RUNNING HIS OWN SITE
1/2 MILE UPSTREAM OF DUSTIN'S, ON HIS TWO FISH CLAIM.
Fred: HOLY CRAP, HERE COMES THE HELICOPTER ALREADY.
EYEBALLS!
Narrator: TO TRANSPORT THEIR DREDGES TO THEIR INACCESSIBLE CLAIMS,
FRED'S BROUGHT IN AN OLD FRIEND.
WHAT THE HELL THERE, JAG?
GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND YOU, BRO.
PILOT JAG GARRETT HAS BEEN FLYING FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
TO HELP LAND HIS BRAND-NEW DREDGE,
FRED'S ENLISTED PAUL'S HELP.
PAUL, I NEED YOU TO LAND THAT THING IN THE CREEK.
COPY. I'LL KEEP AN EYE OUT.
COPY THAT.
ALRIGHT!
WHOO-HOO, I HOPE NOTHING FALLS OFF THAT THING.
SOUNDS LIKE THE DREDGE IS COMING,
SO I'VE GOT TO GET DOWN THERE,
FIND A PLACE TO LAND IT AND TIE IT OFF.
THIS ONE WILL BE GOING TO TWO FISH, RIGHT?
THAT IS CORRECT.
PAUL WILL BE STANDING THERE IN A YELLOW VEST AND WAVING AT YOU.
I'M ON IT.
THAT WATER LOOKS CRAZY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO PUT THAT DREDGE IN DOWN HERE.
Narrator: WINTER SNOW MELT HAS DOUBLED THE FLOW OF WATER
IN CAHOON CREEK.
THE RAGING CURRENT COULD DESTROY THE DREDGE
AND END FRED'S SEASON BEFORE IT'S EVEN BEGUN.
FRED, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PUT THAT DREDGE IN THE WATER.
THERE'S NO WAY. IT'S TOO LATE.
I'VE ALREADY SENT IT.
THAT WATER IS JUST TOO DANGEROUS.
Paul: THE WATER'S TOO CRAZY.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PUT THAT DREDGE IN THE WATER.
THERE'S NO WAY.
Narrator: THE SPRING THAW HAS TURNED CAHOON CREEK
INTO A RAGING TORRENT.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LAND THE DREDGE ON THE WATER.
Fred: WELL, YOU'RE THE MAN ON THE SPOT.
JUST USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND FIND A SPOT FOR IT, THEN.
I'VE GOT A SPOT UP HERE THAT MIGHT WORK.
COPY THAT.
SHE OUGHT TO BE JUST ABOUT ARRIVING.
Jag: YOU DON'T WANT IT DOWN IN THE WATER?
NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA PUT IT IN THE WATER.
WE'RE GONNA PUT IT UP HERE. -COPY THAT.
Narrator: PAUL IS FORCED TO LAND
FRED'S BRAND-NEW DREDGE 80 FEET ABOVE HIS MINE SITE.
ALRIGHTY.
ALRIGHT, FRED. WE HAVE THE DREDGE.
IT'S UP HERE ON TOP. COPY THAT.
YEAH, WE GOT OUT DREDGE!
THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE'VE GOT OUR DREDGE UP THERE,
ALL SET THERE IN PLACE.
THANK YOU!
Dustin: WELL, WE'VE GOT THE HELICOPTER ON THE WAY.
FRED'S GONNA SEND UP ALL OUR GEAR.
HOPEFULLY, IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS DOWN THERE.
Narrator: MINING THESE REMOTE CREEKS IS A MASSIVE GAMBLE.
HOSTILE PREDATORS
AND 4,000 GALLONS A SECOND OF WATER BARELY ABOVE FREEZING
CAN KILL YOU AT ANY MOMENT.
BUT THE POTENTIAL OF MILLIONS IN GOLD OFFERS
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CHANCE TO STRIKE IT RICH.
GOOD HOOK THERE, JAG.
HEY, JAG, LET'S GO GET THE DREDGE.
LET'S GET THE DREDGE.
Jag: ALRIGHT NOW.
Narrator: NEXT UP -- DUSTIN'S DREDGE,
BOUND FOR HIS CAHOON CREEK CLAIM.
YEAH! AWAY IT GOES! AWAY IT GOES!
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO! WHOO!
I TELL YOU WHAT -- THAT WAS A HEAVY LOAD.
DUSTIN'S CAHOON CREEK MINE SITE IS SURROUNDED BY STEEP WALLS
ON BOTH SIDES WITH NO FLAT AREAS
TO LAND THEIR 1,800-POUND DREDGE.
IT'S SLUNG ON A LONG LINE,
AND DUSTIN WILL HAVE TO GUIDE IT DIRECTLY INTO THE CREEK.
ALRIGHT, CARLOS.
WE GOT TO GET DOWN THERE, MAN.
OUR GEAR'S GONNA BE COMING SOON.
LET'S GET DOWN, BROTHER. ROCK AND ROLL!
DAMN, MAN, LOOK HOW CRAZY THAT WATER'S LOOKING RIGHT NOW.
Carlos: THAT'S FULL-ON RAGING, BROTHER!
HOLY . FULL-ON RAGING.
DUDE, MAN, THAT IS TOO STRONG.
THAT LOOKS ANGRY AS HELL.
HOLY , THIS IS DEADLY.
WE CAN'T LAND A DREDGE IN THIS HOLE.
IT'S JUST GONNA TEAR IT UP.
IT JUST ISN'T GONNA WORK.
HEY, FRED, I NEED YOU TO TURN THAT DREDGE AROUND.
WE CAN'T TAKE IT HERE.
DUSTIN, I'VE ALREADY SENT IT.
IT'S ON THE WAY! IT'S ON THE WAY!
YOU GOT TO TURN THAT DREDGE AROUND, MAN.
YOU GOT TO TURN -- LOOK OUT!
OH, LOOK OUT, DUDE!
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT HERE, MAN.
LOOK AT THAT TRASH.
HOLY CRAP!
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ALL ABOUT?
I DON'T KNOW.
JAG, CAN YOU BRING THAT THING BACK?
BRING IT BACK.
DUSTIN CANNOT RECEIVE THAT THING RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DIG
IN THE PLACE WE KNOW HAS THE BEST GOLD WE'VE EVER FOUND.
THERE'S A CONSTANT RISK OF THINGS FALLING ON TOP OF US.
I'M NOT GONNA LET MY GUYS GO IN THERE AND DIE.
THE GOLD IS GREAT, BUT NOT WORTH YOUR LIFE,
SO WE HAVE TO BACK OUT.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE.
THIS BREAKS MY HEART 'CAUSE I KNOW THERE'S GOLD HERE.
WHAT'S PLAN "B," BRO?
LET'S TAKE A HIKE. THERE'S A LOT MORE CREEK.
LET'S GO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO DIG, MAN.
THIS ISN'T IT.
I KNOW THERE'S GOLD DOWN THERE, BUT WE CAN'T DIE FOR IT.
THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY.
-WE'RE HOME, BOYS. -YEP!
LET'S OPEN UP CAMP.
Paul: WE GOT TO TAKE THE STUFF OFF THE DOORS, FIRSTLY.
YEAH, LET'S GET ALL THE WOOD OFF OF THE DOORS.
MAN, IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK.
HOLY CRAP, FEEL LIKE I CAN BREATHE.
Narrator: THE CREW SETS TO WORK REOPENING THEIR BASE CAMP
HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS, CLOSE TO THEIR MINING CLAIMS.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
WE'RE STAYING HERE TEMPORARILY.
WHO'S LIVING WHERE?
THEY NEED A PLACE SOMEWHERE.
"THEY" AS IN... WHO IS "THEY"?
PAUL AND KAYLA.
AH, KAYLA'S NOT STAYING UP HERE.
BRINGING YOUR GIRLFRIEND TO WORK,
IT'S JUST GONNA BE A PROBLEM.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S NOT PAUL BRINGING HIS GIRLFRIEND TO WORK.
IT'S FRED HIRING HER. FOR...?
SAFETY, MOSTLY.
SHE'S GOOD SECURITY, YOU KNOW.
SHE'S NOT BAD WITH A FIREARM.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SALES PITCH YOU'RE TRYING TO SELL ME.
WHEN I DECIDED I WAS GONNA GO ON MY OWN,
I PICKED WHO I WANT.
DON'T BRING YOUR GIRLFRIEND TO WORK.
IT'S JUST NORMAL STUFF.
GOT ALL THREE OF YOU TOGETHER.
KAYLA, I OBVIOUSLY HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH YOU STAYING UP HERE.
I FEEL LIKE...
...IT'S GONNA DESTROY THIS WHOLE SITUATION -- YOU ARE.
I'M OBVIOUSLY VERY UPSET ABOUT IT.
YOU'RE UPSET OVER... GO AHEAD.
...STUPID STUFF. LIKE...
TELL ME WHAT'S STUPID ABOUT IT, PLEASE.
NO, YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY YOU'RE UPSET.
SO, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ISSUE IS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
-YEAH. -OKAY, I DON'T...
I HAVE A JOB.
I WORK FOR FRED. I'M WORKING.
IT'S NOT LIKE I'M UP HERE SOCIALIZING.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHATYOU'RE DOING.
IS IT BECAUSE I'M A FEMALE?NO, NO, NO, NO.
I MEAN, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM, THEN?
PAUL'S FIANCéE? WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
EXPLAIN. NO, EXPLAIN IT!
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH FEMALES COMING UP.
WHEN YOU START BRINGING YOUR GIRLFRIEND OR YOUR BOYFRIEND
OR YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, IT JUST...
IT'S A NORMAL WORK-ETHIC THING.
WHATEVER.
I WISH IT WASN'T THIS WAY
'CAUSE PAUL WAS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
Paul: HE HASN'T LEFT ME WITH NO CHOICE,
SO I'VE DECIDED TO SPLIT WAYS WITH DUSTIN'S CREW,
AND I'M GONNA GO MINE WITH FRED THIS SEASON.
Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE BACK,
HIGH IN THE CHILKAT MOUNTAINS
ON THE HUNT FOR MILLIONS IN GOLD.
BUT DUSTIN NEEDS A NEW DIVE SITE,
AND PAUL WON'T BE JOINING THE SEARCH.
PAUL AND I HAD A FALLING-OUT, SO HE'S WITH FRED,
AND I'M GONNA TAKE CARLOS AND WES.
BUT I'VE GOT ALL THESE GUYS UP HERE,
AND I DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO DIG.
FEEL A LITTLE STUPID ABOUT THAT, BUT I'LL WORK IT OUT.
Narrator: TO PAY FOR HIS SEASON,
DUSTIN SPENDS THE WINTER WORKING CONSTRUCTION.
THIS IS MY WINTER JOB.
THIS IS WHAT PAYS THE BILLS FOR ALL OF US
THAT GO UP AND TREASURE HUNT EVERY SEASON,
AND I DO THIS JOB KNOWING WITHOUT A DOUBT IN MY MIND
THAT ONE DAY I'MMA STRIKE IT RICH ONE DAY,
AND I WON'T HAVE TO WORK LIKE THIS ANYMORE.
SO...
IF THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO FINALLY GET TO MY DREAMS
AND FIND THE GOLD, I'MMA DO IT.
I'MMA FIND THAT GOLD BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S UP THERE.
HEY, FELLAS, COME CHECK THIS OUT.
I NEED A STICK OR SOMETHING.
HERE YOU GO.
Narrator: AFTER DECLARING CAHOON TOO DEADLY TO MINE,
DUSTIN HAS TO PROSPECT FOR A NEW DIVE SITE.
WE'VE GOT McKINLEY THAT COMES THROUGH HERE.
THIS IS WHERE CAHOON COMES DOWN RIGHT HERE.
IT KIND OF DROPS IN.
THIS IS WHERE WE GOT REALLY GOOD GOLD --
THE BEST GOLD WE EVER HAD, MAN. -YEP.
IT'S RIGHT HERE, BUT IT'S TOO DANGEROUS.
IT WAS CERTAIN DEATH THERE,
AND I JUST COULDN'T PUT US IN THAT SITUATION.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA BE GOING THERE,
BUT RIGHT HERE AT THE CONFLUENCE
BETWEEN CAHOON AND McKINLEY,
THAT'S WHERE I THINK WE SHOULD GO -- RIGHT THERE.
IF WE COULD FIND A GOOD PLUNGE POOL RIGHT AROUND THIS AREA,
I'D LOVE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S IN THERE.
THAT'S GONNA BE AN ADVENTURE OF ITSELF, BRO.
ALRIGHT.
Dustin: WE FOUND SOME GREAT GOLD, BUT I CAN'T PUT THE GUYS DOWN THERE.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO FIND OUT
WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE DIGGING FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.
IT'S NEVER EASY TO FIND IT HERE.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY PLACE TO DIG ON MY CLAIMS,
SO WE'LL DO WHAT IT TAKES.
WE'RE GONNA FIND A SPOT, MAN.
WE'RE GONNA FIND A SPOT, MAN, WHERE WE CAN GET RICH
AND MAKE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE, YOU KNOW.
-YOU GUYS READY? -LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: IT'S A 3-MILE HIKE THROUGH RUGGED FOREST
TO REACH THE MEETING POINT OF CAHOON AND McKINLEY,
AND THEY'LL HAVE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA'S APEX PREDATOR.
Wes: THIS AREA HERE, IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
WE'RE REALLY IN BEAR TERRITORY
BECAUSE NOBODY EVER COMES OVER HERE.
Narrator: THE CREW COME PREPARED.
BEARS ARE A FREAKING THREAT.
Wes: IT'S GONNA BE DANGEROUS NO MATTER WHERE WE GO DOWN
BECAUSE WE'RE AFTER PLACES THAT THE OLD-TIMERS
JUST DIDN'T GET TO.
Carlos: OH, .
LOOK AT THIS RIGHT HERE. -I KNOW.
-YEP. -LOOK AT THIS CRAZY STUFF.
IT'S A BLAST FROM THE PAST, MAN.
Wes: THIS STUFF HAS BEEN HERE SINCE THE EARLY 1900s PROBABLY.
THEY HAD SAW MILLS UP HERE.
THEY DID A LOT OF STUFF
ON THIS McKINLEY CREEK AND CAHOON CREEK.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST EQUIPMENT
THAT THEY COULDN'T CARRY OUT OF HERE,
AND IT'S JUST SIT HERE OVER 100 YEARS
AND KIND OF ROTTED AWAY, YOU KNOW.
THIS OLD THING HASN'T BEEN MOVED FOR LIKE 100 YEARS, MAN.
NO. CRAZY.
IT IS.
Narrator: SINCE THE 1890s, INTREPID GOLD MINERS
HAVE COME TO MAKE THEIR FORTUNE
IN THE HOSTILE CREEKS OF THE CHILKAT MOUNTAINS.
THESE OLD-TIMERS HAULED OUT NEARLY 80,000 OUNCES OF GOLD,
WORTH AROUND $100 MILLION IN TODAY'S DOLLARS.
Dustin: HEY, FELLAS!
FOUND IT OVER HERE! -FIND IT?
THERE'S THE CONFLUENCE.
THE ACTUAL POINT IS RIGHT THERE.
WATCH THIS EDGE. IT'S LOOSE.
HOLY CRAP, DUDE.
IT'S A WAYS DOWN, ISN'T IT?
CRAP, THAT'S FAR.
THAT'S WAYDOWN THERE.
WHAT IS IT, 300, 400 FEET?
HOLY , DUDE.
THERE'S A FEW PIECES OF LAND
THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ON MY CLAIM.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SECTIONS,
AND I HAVE TO GO CHECK IT OUT.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS YOU CAN'T GET TO IT.
HOW WOULD YOU GET TO IT, MAN?
ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET DOWN TO THIS
'CAUSE IT'S ABOUT A 300-FOOT DROP.
Carlos: THIS IS REAL STUFF, BROTHER.
THIS IS IN MY RESUME, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
WHEN I BECOME AN UBER DRIVER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
THEY'RE GONNA SAY, "WHAT DID YOU USED TO DO BEFORE?"
IT'S LIKE, "RAPPEL, DIVE FOR GOLD."
Narrator: BUT DUSTIN IS MISSING HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN, PAUL.
PAUL USED TO BE MY GO-TO GUY ON ROPES,
BUT HE'S WITH FRED NOW.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU ONLY RAPPEL ONCE A YEAR,
IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER EVERY TIME.
THAT'S A STOP. THAT'S GO.
YOU SLOW YOURSELF DOWN WITH THIS.
IF YOUR HAND GETS TOO HOT, JUST STOP
'CAUSE IF IT GETS TOO HOT
AND YOU LET GO ON THIS DEVICE,
YOU'LL FALL TO THE BOTTOM AND DIE,
AND I'VE GOT TO GO DOWN THERE TO RECOVER YOUR BODY.
ALRIGHT. I'LL GO DOWN FIRST.
ALRIGHT, BROTHER.
BREAK A LEG.
Carlos: YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THIS.
WE'RE NOT DIVING TO CAHOON BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS.
WE'RE NOT DIVING TO CAHOON BECAUSE ALL THE WIDOW-MAKERS
ARE COMING DOWN ON US PROBABLY WHEN WE'RE DIVING.
WE'RE NOT DIVING TO CAHOON BECAUSE THE SIDES CAN CAVE IN
ON US AND BURY US 'TIL THE END OF TIME.
BUT YET, WE'RE TAKING A FREE FALL TO NOWHERE.
I CAN'T EVEN SEE THE BOTTOM
400 FEET UP,
AND THIS IS LESS DANGEROUS.
OH, THAT'S CRUMBLY ROCK.
OH!
Dustin: YEAH, DON'T DIE.
THIS IS ALL BROKEN TRASH.
Narrator: DEEP IN THE REMOTE CHILKAT MOUNTAINS,
DUSTIN AND HIS CREW RISK THEIR LIVES
ON A GRUELING 40-MINUTE DESCENT TO A POSSIBLE NEW DIVE SITE.
Wes: THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
HOLY , THIS LOOKS GREAT.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS WHERE McKINLEY MEETS CAHOON.
YEAH.
HOW AWESOME IS THAT?
THAT'S AN AWESOME, AWESOME MERGE, MAN.
Wes: SO THIS IS CAHOON CREEK COMING DOWN RIGHT HERE.
THERE'S McKINLEY CREEK RIGHT THERE.
THEY MEET JUST RIGHT HERE.
ONCE IT DOUBLES THE WATER, THE GOLD IS SO HEAVY,
IT'LL FALL OUT.
I THINK THIS COULD BE IT, GUYS.
THIS COULD BE OUR SPOT.
Narrator: 5,000 FEET UP,
CLOSE TO THE SUMMIT OF THE CHILKAT MOUNTAINS,
A SERIES OF GLACIERS
ERODED GOLD FROM THE SOURCE
OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS.
MELTWATER CARRIED IT DOWNSTREAM
ALONG THE FAST-FLOWING CAHOON CREEK.
AS WATER FROM CAHOON MERGES WITH McKINLEY,
THE CURRENT SLOWS,
AND DUSTIN BELIEVES IT COULD CAUSE THE HEAVY GOLD
TO DROP INTO THE GRAVEL ON THE CREEK BED.
Wes: THAT'S AWESOME, DUDE.
THIS LOOKS PROMISING.
A LOT OF POTENTIAL IN THIS AREA, BRO.
LOOK AT THOSE TWO HOLES IN THAT ROCK RIGHT DOWN THERE
WHERE SOMEBODY HAD SOMETHING ANCHORED IN IT AT ONE TIME.
THEY HAD TO HAVE WORKED THIS.
THAT PILE OF ROCKS IS SUSPICIOUSLY PERFECT.
THESE ARE ALL PILED UP, MAN.
SOMEBODY'S BEEN HERE, HUH?
LOOK AT IT -- HUGEPILE OF BOULDERS.
SOMEBODY'S BEEN HERE, BOYS.
SOMEBODY DUG THIS OUT.
MAN, IF WE HAD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONES HERE,
THIS WOULD'VE MADE US RICH.
AS FAR AS GOLD'S CONCERNED,
THIS IS DONE.
Narrator: FORCED TO ABANDON HIS CAHOON CLAIM,
DUSTIN HEADS TO TWO FISH TO HELP FRED.
WE'LL HELP HIM, BUT I'M NOT TAKING CHARGE.
IT'S HIS THING.
I WON'T TAKE CONTROL OF THE SITUATION.
OH, WHAT WAS THAT? UH-UH.
FREAKING BEAR CAME AROUND HERE.
BEAR GOT CURIOUS.
BEAR PROBLEMS.
FREAKING BEARS. -ALRIGHT.
UH...WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
WELL, HELL.
OUR FIRST CASUALTY OF THE BEAR.
-AH, THAT LITTLE . -WHAT HAPPENED?
Carlos: HE WENT RIGHT THROUGH. DID IT GO RIGHT THROUGH?
Fred: BIT OUR DAMN HOSES.
YEAH, THE DAMN BEARS BITE EVERYTHING, MAN.
THE BEARS GOT TO IT, MAN, CHEWED UP THE HOSES.
WHAT'S THE PLAN, FRED?
Fred: SO WHAT IF WE JUST MAKE A LITTLE SLED RIGHT HERE,
PUT THE DREDGE ON IT, SLIDE IT DOWN THE HILL.
YOU READY THERE, PAUL?YEAH.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
WE'LL GIVE OUR DREDGE SOME SKIS.
YEAH, WE'LL BE ALRIGHT.
I THINK THAT'S GONNA WORK. -THAT'LL WORK.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE TURNED OUR FLOATING DREDGE
INTO A MASSIVE SKI MACHINE.
Narrator: TO LOWER HIS BRAND-NEW DREDGE
80 FEET DOWN TO THE CREEK,
FRED ATTACHES IT A CUSTOM-BUILT WOODEN SLED.
THEN USING ROPES TIED TO THE BACK,
HE'LL SLOWLY SLIDE IT DOWN
THE 45 DEGREE INCLINE.
ALRIGHT.THAT'S A LONG WAYS DOWN.
AND IT'S VERYNARROW.
WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
I'MMA LET HIM DO HIS THING,
SEE HOW DISASTROUS IT IS.
-ALRIGHT. I'M READY. -ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT, WELL, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN MOVE IT.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
HERE IT GOES. IT'S ALL ON FRED NOW.
-I GOT IT. -IT'S ALL ON YOU, FRED!
RIGHT HERE, THIS IS JUST A TAG LINE
TO KEEP IT FROM GOING DOWN ON ANYBODY,
VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THIS THING TIGHT.
OKAY, HERE IT GOES. HERE IT GOES, SLED, SLED!
Narrator: DUSTIN, CARLOS, AND PAUL
MANEUVER THE 700-POUND DREDGE
DOWN THE SLOPE WHILE FRED AND KAYLA
PAY OUT THE SAFETY LINE.
Dustin: I HATE TRUSTING FRED WITH THAT ROPE.
THIS IS SUPER STUPID BECAUSE THERE'S NO ROOM ON THE SIDES,
SO WE GOT TO ALMOST GET DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH
THIS DANGLING, HEAVY THING.
Paul: YOU DON'T WANT TO BE IN FRONT OF IT
'CAUSE IF IT GOES, YOU'RE .
Carlos: FRED, HOW ARE YOU DOING ON SLACK?
I'VE GOT ABOUT 10 MORE FEET.
-READY? -READY.
-YEAH, YEAH. -ONE, TWO, THREE.
OH, !
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK!
LOOK OUT, ROCK!
DAMN, PAUL, THAT WAS CLOSE, MAN.
FRED, PLEASE DON'T LET ME KILL SOMEBODY.
WE'RE ABOUT LIKE 80% OF THE WAY DOWN.
-STAND BY! -STAND BY.
Fred: ALRIGHT. GO AHEAD.
-READY? -ONE, TWO, THREE.
-HOLD UP! -OKAY, OKAY.
OUT OF SLACK!
LET GO! WE DON'T NEED IT NO MORE!
-UNTIE IT! -YOU GOT IT!
-READY? -FINISH THE JOB!
ALMOST THERE!
-ALRIGHT. STOP. -OKAY.
-OH, OH, OH, OH, OH! -THERE WE GO.
FANTASTIC JOB, FELLAS.
YEAH!
Dustin: THANK YOU FOR NOT LETTING THAT THING KILL US.
I'M HAPPY TO BE DONE WITH THIS .
THAT WAS TERRIFYING.
Narrator: UP AHEAD...
I'LL MEET YOU DOWN THERE AND FIND SOME GOLD.
ALRIGHT, LET'S GET IN THERE AND GET IT ALL.
ALRIGHT.
FIRST DIVE OF THE SEASON, YEAH!
-ALRIGHT. -GO GET IT, FRED.
FIND THAT GOLD.
Fred: YEE-HAW!
BUDDY, WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE?
DO WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THAT GORILLA TAPE OVER THERE?
WE GOT A FEW BEAR HOLES WE GOT TO COVER UP
BEFORE WE LAUNCH OUR DREDGE.
THERE'S PLENTY OF TOOTH AND CLAW MARKS.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT STOPPING SOME OF THAT.
DELINQUENT BEARS JUST HAVING FUN.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE READY TO PUT THAT DREDGE IN THE WATER.
Dustin: LET'S DO THIS.
GO FORWARD A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.
READY?
I'LL GET IT. FRED!
OH, !
THAT BEAR HAD ITS WAY WITH IT.
MAN, HE JUST HAD TO TASTE EVERYTHING.
IT LOOKS LIKE THAT BEAR BIT ALL OF OUR HOSES.
HALF THE BATTLE IS GETTING INTO A SUIT.
Kayla:
THE SUIT SHRANK ON YOU.THE SUIT HAS SHRUNK,
OR ELSE I GREW.
Narrator: 75-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT
IS BACK ON THE HUNT FOR MILLIONS IN GOLD.
IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT IF HIS TWO FISH SITE
IS GOING TO PAY OUT.
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DUSTIN ON DUSTIN'S CLAIMS,
AND NOW I'M GONNA WORK ON MY OWN CLAIMS,
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL START FINDING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A DAMN-GOOD YEAR.
I AGREE.
I LIKE BEING IN CHARGE.
IT'S BETTER.
WILL YOU PULL MY HEAD BACK UP ON TOP OF ME, DEAR?
AND, KAYLA, I'M GLAD THAT YOU CAME OUT HERE TO HELP US OUT.
WELL, I SURE APPRECIATE IT.
WE'LL GET YOU DOWN THERE AND FIND SOME GOLD.
ALRIGHT, LET'S GET IN THERE AND GET IT ALL.
ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO.
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. IT SHOULD BE A GOOD DIVE, FRED,
NEW DREDGE, NEW HOSE, NEW EVERYTHING.
ALRIGHT. FIRST DIVE OF THE SEASON, YEAH!
-ALRIGHT. -FIND THAT GOLD.
Fred: YEE-HAW!
HEY, BUDDY, WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE?
Narrator: THE SNOWMELT CREEK WATER IS JUST 33 DEGREES.
WITHOUT THE HOT WATER SYSTEM,
HYPOTHERMIA COULD KILL IN MINUTES.
Fred: WE GET TO DO OUR OWN LITTLE DREDGING
ON OUR OWN LITTLE CLAIM,
AND WE'RE IN THE WATER FIRST, TOO.
Narrator: FRED USES THE HOSE TO SUCK UP GRAVEL FROM THE CREEK BED
AND SENDS IT UP TO THE DREDGE,
WHERE ANY GOLD WILL SETTLE IN THE RIFFLES OF THE SLUICE.
QUARTZ EVERYWHERE ALL OVER THE SIDE HERE.
A LOT OF TIME, THE GOLD IS BETWEEN THE QUARTZ
AND THE BEDROCK.
THIS WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD SPOT.
FRED, HOW IS IT GOING DOWN THERE?
I'VE GOT NO SUCTION ON THE DREDGE AT ALL.
Paul: YEAH, WATER FLOW IS LOW.
WE PROBABLY GOT IT CLOGGED UP ALREADY.
SOMEWHERE WE'VE GOT A PLUG UP IN THE LINE.
WE MIGHT HAVE TOO MUCH OF A BEND ON OUR HOSE UP-FRONT.
I GOT LOTS OF GRAVEL HERE TO DREDGE RIGHT HERE,
BUT I GOT NO SUCTION.
WE'VE GOT A TIGHT BEND RIGHT HERE.
ALRIGHT. YOU SHOULD HAVE SUCTION.
YEP!
YEAH, IT'S STARTING TO GET A LITTLE SUCTION RIGHT NOW.
YEE-HAW!
Narrator: HIS HOSE CLEARED, FRED STARTS TO DREDGE DOWN
THROUGH THE GRAVEL ON THE CREEK BED
IN SEARCH OF THE POCKET OF GOLD ON THE BEDROCK
THAT WILL MAKE HIM RICH.
WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD MATERIAL COMING THROUGH.
YEP, GOT A LOT OF MATERIAL COMING.
GOOD TO GET BACK TO DREDGING AGAIN, MAN.
IT'S LIKE OLD TIMES.
OVER THE NEXT THREE HOURS...
FRED'S DREDGING.
...FRED SENDS 18 YARDS OF RIVER GRAVEL
THROUGH HIS DREDGE
IN SEARCH OF TWO FISH GOLD.
WITH NOWHERE TO MINE,
DUSTIN DROPS IN TO CHECK OUT HIS DAD'S OPERATION.
WHERE IS HE?
Paul: RIGHT BY THAT BIG ROCK.
HEY, OLD MAN, HOW YOU DOING?
YOU GUYS GOT A FUN AREA DOWN HERE.
I'M JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING, MAN.
WE'RE GOING PRETTY.
THE WATER'S CLEAR --
COLDER THAN HELL, THOUGH.
DIVER COMING UP.
ALRIGHT. LET'S STAND UP.
GET OUT OF THIS WATER, MAN. COME ON.
AND UP, THERE YOU GO.
DAMN.
THERE WE GO. AND OFF.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE HAVING FUN DOWN THERE.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT GOLD,
BUT I'M JUST ENVISIONING IN MY MIND
THAT I'M SUCKING UP NUGGETS.
OH, MAN, HEY.
LET'S GO SEE WHAT'S IN THE SLUICE, MAN.
THERE, I'M UP OUT OF THE HOLE.
Paul: YOU GOT A BUNCH OF TONES, THERE, FRED.
PYRITE, MAN. WE GOT LOTS OF PYRITE.
AH, WHAT'S THAT?
ALRIGHT, THAT'S GOT TO BE PYRITE.
YEAH, THAT LOOKS LIKE SOME PYRITE.
WE GOT A LITTLE PIECE RIGHT THERE.
Dustin: THERE IT IS. I SEE IT FROM HERE.
DAMN. THAT'S HOPEFUL, MAN.
YEAH, THERE'S SOME GOLD.
THERE'S A COUPLE PIECES. LOOK AT THAT, FRED.
WE'RE GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START.
THAT LOOKS GOOD, MAN.
A LONG TIME COMING. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING FOR YOUR SPOT OUT THERE.
IT'S TOO BAD THAT OTHER ONE DIDN'T WORK OUT.
I'LL FIND A SPOT.
HEY, I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO DAMN WELL UP IN THERE,
LOOKING UP AT THAT WATERFALL UP THERE.
I WISH YOU LUCK.
75 IS STILL ALIVE.
THAT MAKES MY DAY.
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE SEEING GOLD ALREADY, MAN.
THIS IS GREAT.
THANKS FOR THE HELP. I APPRECIATE IT.
HEY, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START.
GET OUT OF THIS WATER, MAN. COME ON.
I'M HAPPY FOR HIM.
IT LOOKS GREAT DOWN HERE,
BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO BETTER.
Fred: THIS IS GONNA BE OUR YEAR.
THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM.
Narrator: THIS SEASON ON "GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER"...
GIVE IT HELL!
ALRIGHT, I NEED TO GET DOWN THERE.
GET ME DOWN THERE.
RAINBOW RODEO, BROTHER.
...THE DAKOTA BOYS DOUBLE DOWN...
THERE'S TWO TEAMS, ONE DREAM.
Fred: DUSTIN'S GOT HIS TWO DREDGES.
NOW WE'VE GOT OURTWO DREDGES.
-AH! -...RISKING IT ALL...
-OH! -WHOA!
Kayla: WATCH OUT!
BEARS CAN KILL YOU.
WHAT THE HELL?
JAMES, I DEFINITELY WANT YOU TO CARRY A GUN.
GET THIS THING OFF!
THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE! COME ON!
I'M OVER A WATERFALL, DUDE.
Narrator: ...FOR LIFE-CHANGING GOLD.
RIGHT HERE!
WHOO!
I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT MUCH OLD IN THE BOX.
YEE-HAW!
FINALLY, IT'S STARTING TO PAY OFF.
HELL, YEAH!
IT'S THE THRILL OF THE HUNT.
IS THIS THE ONE THAT'S GONNA CHANGE MY LIFE FOREVER?