IF YOU FALL HERE, YOU'RE GOING FOR A RIDE.
Narrator: McKINLEY FALLS, ALASKA...
Dustin: IT SURE IS NICE GETTING NUGGETS, THOUGH.
Narrator: ...DUSTIN HURT AND HIS CREW HEAD TO ROCKFALL RAVINE
WHERE, DESPITE HEAVY RAINS,
THEY'VE BEEN PICKING OUT GOLD NUGGETS WITH THEIR HANDS.
-WHAT THE... -NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
IT RAINED ALL NIGHT.
THAT IS GNARLY.
Carlos: AW, MAN, THAT'S FRICKING HIGH, DUDE.
OH-HO.
OH, LOOK AT THE FRONT RIGHT PONTOON.
OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. ALRIGHT.
THIS IS GOING TO TURN INTO FLASH FLOOD MATERIAL RIGHT HERE.
-MAN. -AW.
HOW DO WE RESCUE THAT THING?
Dustin: EVERY FIVE HOURS I SPEND IN THAT WATER, WE GET ABOUT AN OUNCE
OR TWO OF BIG, BIG NUGGETS, AND IT WON'T STOP RAINING.
NARRATOR: IN THE EARLY 1900s, OVER $6.3 MILLION
WORTH OF GOLD WAS TAKEN FROM McKINLEY FALLS,
BUT OPERATIONS WERE WIPED OUT BY FLOODS.
IT'S ON. YOU GOT ME?
Dustin: THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR DEATH HERE, MAN.
THIS WATER CAN COME UP THREE TO FIVE FEET IN, LIKE, A MINUTE.
WHAT I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IS THAT WATER SPEEDING UP DOUBLE.
IT WOULD BE LIKE FLUSHING A TOILET OR JUST, LIKE, BOOM.
Carlos: IT'S THE END-OF-THE-SEASON ALASKA WEATHER,
RAIN, COLD, RAIN, COLD, RAIN, COLD.
IT'S GOING TO COME DAY AFTER DAY.
SOME OF THE ROCKS THAT ARE PILED UP ARE STARTING TO COME DOWN.
THAT THING COULD BE GONE TOMORROW.
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO START COLLAPSING.
CAN YOU IMAGINE A DIVER CONNECTED TO THAT DREDGE
GOING FOR A ONE-WAY RIDE?
I GUARANTEE YOU AT THAT MOMENT, GOLD WON'T SEEM THAT IMPORTANT.
Dustin: THERE'S GOLD IN THAT HOLE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF IT.
I NEED TO GET BACK IN THE WATER.
IT'S LIKE MOTHER NATURE IS TOYING WITH ME RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: ON THE SEASON FINALE OF "GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER"...
THIS IS WHEN THEY TEST YOUR CHARACTER TO THE MAX RIGHT HERE.
Fred: THUNDER FALLS GAVE US SOME GOLD.
WE'RE GOING AFTER SOME MORE.
Narrator: AT THE START OF THE SEASON,
THE DAKOTA BOYS MADE A BIG DECISION...
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WORK THAT TWO FISH THIS YEAR MYSELF.
Dustin: GOOD LUCK.
I KNOW THERE'S GOLD WHERE I'M DIGGING.
...DOUBLING THEIR CHANCES FOR A BIG SCORE...
TWO TEAMS, ONE DREAM.
I WISH DUSTIN LUCK, BUT I WISH US BETTER LUCK.
Narrator: ...AND DOUBLING THEIR RISK.
-WHOA! -WATCH OUT!
GET THIS THING OFF.
YEAH, COME HERE!
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK!
DUSTIN!
Narrator: NOW ON THE GOLD...
Dustin: THAT'S SOME OF THE BIGGEST GOLD WE'VE FOUND ALL SEASON SO FAR.
THE RACE IS ON NOW.
NEVER DREDGED THAT AMOUNT OF GOLD IN ONE DAY EVER.
WHOO!
Narrator: ...FATHER AND SON FIGHT THE ALASKAN WINTER...
LOOK AT THIS WATER! THIS IS DANGEROUS, CARLOS.
THUNDER FALLS IS LIVING UP TO ITS NAME RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: ...IN A FINAL PUSH FOR GLORY.
-HOLY -YEAH!
Fred: THAT'S A ONE-IN-A-LIFETIME FIND!
-WHOO! -CLOSE TO OVER, BOYS.
HELL YEAH. -WHOO!
-HELL YEAH. -WHOO!
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WOW, WINTER IS A-COMING.
WINTER IS A-COMING.
Narrator: IN THE CHILKAT MOUNTAINS,
THE MINING SEASON RUNS AROUND 120 DAYS...
-HERE YOU GO, FRED. -MM-HMM.
...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING
AT NIGHT, FRED AND DUSTIN ARE ALREADY ON BORROWED TIME.
Y'ALL GETTING READY TO GO?
YEAH, HEADING DOWN THE HILL.
WE CAN'T DIVE TODAY SO NOW WE HAVE TO DO BUSY WORK.
WHILE DUSTIN WAITS FOR HIS DIVE SITE TO CALM,
THERE'S NO STOPPING 76-YEAR-OLD DAKOTA FRED.
-WE GOING PROSPECTING TODAY... -NICE.
...UP THE CANYON JUST TO SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH.
WATERFALL IS DONE. NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GO EXPLORE.
I THINK EXPLORING IS THE BEST THING TO DO OUT HERE ANYWAY.
-YEP. -OKAY, GOOD.
Narrator: FRED SPENT 3 MONTHS GETTING ALL THE GOLD
OUT OF A SERIES OF PLUNGE POOLS LEADING UP TO THUNDER FALLS.
Fred: THUNDER FALLS IS DONE WITH RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO UP AND DO A LITTLE PROSPECTING UP
ABOVE THE WATERFALL, SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH.
Narrator: NOW WITH NEARLY 12 OUNCES FROM THUNDER FALLS,
PAUL HAS GOT A HUNCH THERE'S A GOLD CACHE ABOVE
THE FALLS THAT THEY CAN MINE QUICKLY.
WATCH OUT FOR ROCKS.
-HEY, FRED, LOOK AT THIS. -WHEW.
WHAT, THAT MIGHT BE WHERE THE GOLD IS?
LOOK AT THIS STUFF. -YEP.
Fred: ALL THIS REAL SMALL STUFF HERE.
YEAH, BUT RIGHT HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BEDROCK WALL,
AND THIS IS WHERE THE GRAVEL STARTS IS RIGHT HERE.
SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE DEEPEST SPOT.
Narrator: PAUL HAS DISCOVERED A SHALLOW POOL AT THE TOP
OF THUNDER FALLS, BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM.
THEIR DREDGE IS OVER 100 FEET AWAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FALLS.
BOY, THAT 6-INCH WOULD MAKE SHORT WORK OF THAT STUFF.
-IT WOULD. -YEAH.
THERE'S NO DOUBT.
WE COULD DISMANTLE THAT THING AND GET IT UP HERE.
WE HAVE TIME TO DO THAT, THOUGH, RIGHT NOW?
YOU KNOW, I GOT A LITTLE IDEA HERE.
WE GOT A 40-FOOT DROP OVER THERE,
AND THAT THING IS PERFECT FOR A GRAVITY DREDGE.
IF WE WERE TO JUST DROP A HOSE OVER THE SIDE OF THAT WATERFALL,
WE COULD SUCK ALL THIS MATERIAL OUT OF HERE
WITHOUT HAVING TO MOVE THE DREDGE.
NOW THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.
THAT AIN'T A BAD IDEA.
Narrator: THE CREW BELIEVES THEY'VE FOUND A PERFECT GOLD CACHE,
WHERE A BEDROCK WALL COULD BE STOPPING GOLD
AS IT TRAVELS DOWNSTREAM.
RYAN'S PLAN TO GET THE GOLD:
RUN A SERIES OF PIPES FROM THE DREDGE TO THE TOP
OF THUNDER FALLS.
THE DREDGE WILL CREATE SUCTION.
ONCE STARTED, GRAVITY WILL TAKE OVER,
CARRYING WATER AND THE GOLD-RICH GRAVEL
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THEIR SLUICE.
IF THEY PULL IT OFF, IT'LL SAVE THEM DAYS OF WORK
HAULING THE DREDGE UPSTREAM.
Ryan: IT'S JUST LIKE SIPHONING A GAS TANK.
IT WON'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE.
Paul: DON'T WE HAVE SOME PIPE DOWN AT PORCUPINE?
LITTLE PIECES OF IT, YEAH, 10 FEET, 20 FEET, THINGS LIKE THAT.
I LIKE THAT IDEA. THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA, MAN.
-GREAT IDEA. -GREAT IDEA.
TELL YOU WHAT, WE'LL GET THE PARTS,
AND WE'LL PUT IT TOGETHER.
OKAY.
Dustin: THERE'S FRED.
Narrator: FRED RETURNS FROM PORCUPINE BASE CAMP, HAVING RAIDED THE STORES.
PIPE, THAT'S NOT EVEN...
OH, MY GOODNESS, THAT...
THAT'S PIPE.
OR IS THAT PVC?
OH, THIS IS SO WEIRD.
Narrator: FRED KEEPS HIS CARDS CLOSE TO HIS CHEST.
WHAT'S GOING ON, FRED?
-HOW YOU MAKING OUT? -I'M ALL RIGHT.
THAT LOOKS LIKE SLEEVE PIPE TO ME, FOR DRILLING.
OH, IT'S SEWER. IT'S SEWER PIPE, MAN.
IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE SLEEVE PIPE TO ME, BUT...
THAT'S WHAT IT IS, IS SEWER PIPE.
OKAY.
WHAT YOU DOING WITH SEWER PIPE, MAN?
THAT'S INTERESTING.
WELL, WE THOUGHT THE OUTHOUSE NEEDED A LITTLE UPGRADE
SO PUT A LITTLE OUTFLOW ON THE OUTHOUSE.
ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO USE THAT AS SUCTION HOSE? NO.
OH, NO. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
-THAT'S MY QUESTION. -OH, NO.
ARE YOU JUST NOT GOING TO TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
WELL, WE GOT A PROJECT, AND RYAN CAME UP WITH IT.
THAT'S ALL Y'ALL NEED TO KNOW.
AH, THIS. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE, FRED.
LATER.
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO TODAY.
FRED, ARE YOU READY?
Fred: SO WE GOT THE PIPE DOWN HERE, PROBABLY NEED FIVE OF THEM,
SIX OF THEM TO REACH THE TOP OF THE WATERFALL.
IT SHOULD SLIP RIGHT IN.
ALRIGHT. JUST TAPE THAT RIGHT THERE.
GO AHEAD AND PULL ON THAT END, GIVE IT A PULL TEST.
PULL ON IT.
THAT SUCKER AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW.
THE END? YEAH.
WE'RE HOPING THIS GRAVITY FEED WORKS LIKE A CHARM
AND SUCKS THAT MATERIAL UP OUT OF THERE
AND RIGHT THROUGH THE DREDGE REAL FAST.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, SO FAR, SO GOOD.
HEY, YOU GUYS.
OH, MY GOD, IT'S GOING TO BE
THE BEST FLUSHING TOILET WE'VE EVER HAD.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE SHOULD CALL THIS OPERATION ROYAL FLUSH.
-OH! -THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.
Fred: OPERATION ROYAL FLUSH.
ALRIGHT, RYAN. THIS IS YOUR BABY.
YOU GET ON THAT NOZZLE.
FIRE IT UP.
ALRIGHT. HERE WE GO.
ALRIGHT. WE ARE DREDGING.
HOW'S THE SUCTION? ANYTHING?
NOTHING.
NO SUCTION RIGHT NOW, ZERO.
WOW, I WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
OH, IT'S COMING OUT OF THE WATER.
IT'S COMING OUT OF THE WATER.
OKAY, BUT THE END OF THE NOZZLE CAME OUT OF THE WATER.
Narrator: WHERE THE SEWER PIPE MEETS THE NOZZLE,
AIR IS GETTING IN, CAUSING THE DREDGE TO LOSE SUCTION.
Fred: I'LL HAVE TO PUSH HER TO GET IT TO GO UNDER.
I GOT IT UNDERWATER.
Narrator: TO SEAL THE JOINT FROM SUCKING AIR,
THEY NEED TO KEEP IT UNDER WATER.
IT WAS STARTING TO GO JUST FOR A SECOND.
THERE IT GOES.
IT'S LAYING FLAT IN THE SLUICE BOX NOW.
I CAN HARDLY PUSH THAT THING DOWN.
THAT'S TOO HARD.
Ryan: WE HAD SOME SUCTION THERE FOR A SECOND,
BUT THE DREDGE HOSE KEEPS POPPING OUT OF THE WATER.
UNTIL WE GET THAT PROBLEM FIGURED OUT,
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY SUCTION.
AS LONG AS I CAN KEEP IT UNDERWATER, WE'RE ALRIGHT.
THEN WITH THOSE ROCKS, WE'VE GOT AN ANCHOR BOLT IN.
I'LL JUST PUT A CHAIN TO IT, AND MAYBE WE GET THIS TIED
TO THAT CHAIN AND LET THAT ROCK GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.
THEN WE'LL SINK THAT JOINT.
YEAH.
Narrator: PAUL'S BUSH FIX:
SIMPLY ATTACH A ROCK TO THE PIPE
THAT WILL KEEP THE JOINT SUBMERGED.
OH, A LITTLE BIT DOWN, A LITTLE BIT.
THERE YOU GO, RIGHT THERE.
KEEP GOING.
HERE WE GO.
HOW YOU DOING UP THERE, RYAN, KAYLA?
Ryan: SUCTION IS FANTASTIC.
THAT'S TERRIFIC.
WE ARE GRAVITY DREDGING.
-OW. -I SEE ROCKS COMING OVER.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NAME THIS THE FINGER BREAKER.
WOW.
ALL WE NEED NOW IS A BUNCH OF GOLD.
WOW, THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE.
WE GOT IT DONE, 1/2 A DAY.
WE'RE BACK TO DREDGING AGAIN.
SUCCESS, THE ROYAL FLUSH IS A SUCCESS.
WE GET TO DIG TODAY, BABY!
Narrator: AT ROCKFALL RAVINE, THE WATER LEVELS HAVE DROPPED.
SO DUSTIN'S CREW IS BACK TO DREDGING HUGE NUGGETS.
Wes: WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN.
THE WATER WAS RAGING, BUT WE COME OUT TODAY.
WE GOT SUNSHINE. THE WATER IS CLEAR.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
Pete: I'M EXCITED TO DIVE TODAY.
IT'S NOT FLOODING, JUST GOT A STORM COMING.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE TODAY.
IN McKINLEY FALLS AND THROUGHOUT ALL THE HISTORY,
EVERYONE HAS BEEN FLOODED OUT.
WE KNOW THE FLOOD IS COMING.
THE RAINS, THEY'RE COMING.
Narrator: DUSTIN BELIEVES THEY'RE JUST FEET AWAY
FROM A LIFE-CHANGING AMOUNT OF GOLD...
READY?
...AND IS BETTING THEY CAN GET DOWN TO IT
BEFORE WINTER RAINS TURN THE CREEK
INTO A DEADLY MIX OF RAGING WATER AND DEBRIS.
THE FORECAST LOOKS LIKE 10 TO 15 DAYS OF RAIN COMING.
EVERY SINGLE TIME WE DIVE HERE NOW,
IT MAY BE OUR LAST DAY TO DIG.
SO IF YOU DON'T GET IT DONE,
IT MAY NEVER GET DONE THIS SEASON.
TAKE YOUR TIME, DON'T GET HURT.
-GOT IT. -ALRIGHT.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
OOH, THAT'S GOT TO BE COLD.
WHOO, THIS IS COLDER THAN THE BERING SEA.
OOH, OOH, OOH.
Narrator: THE CREW HAS PICKED OUT ALL THE LARGE NUGGETS ON THE SURFACE.
NOW THEY WANT TO GET DOWN TO JUST FOUR FEET,
WHERE DUSTIN BELIEVES LIES BEDROCK
AND A MASSIVE DEPOSIT OF GOLD.
OH, YEAH, BACK IN THE WATER.
HOLY CRAP, WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD YARDAGE RIGHT HERE.
OH, YEAH, NO, HE'S CRUISING, DUDE.
IF I CAN GET TWO DAYS LIKE THIS, HE'S GOING TO KILL IT.
OH, MY GOD.
THERE'S, LIKE, MASSIVE BOULDERS HERE.
UNDERNEATH THAT BOULDER, THERE'S BOULDERS THAT BIG DOWN THERE.
TWO OR THREE MEDIUM SIZE BOULDERS.
THAT'S DEEP, MAN.
THAT IS FRICKING DEEP.
SO WE THOUGHT THIS WAS ABOUT THREE OR FOUR FEET DEEP,
BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
IT LOOKS LIKE, AT ABOUT FOUR FEET,
THERE'S STILL GIGANTIC BOULDERS TO BE MOVED.
Narrator: DEEPER BEDROCK SHOULD MEAN BIGGER GOLD,
BUT WILL MEAN DIGGING DEEP INTO OVERTIME.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT, SO YOU JUST GOT TO CHARGE ON IT.
YOU NEED ME TO DRAG THAT OUT, OR YOU WANT A CLAW ON THAT?
I'M GOING TO TRY THE CLAW.
COPY THAT.
I'LL TRY THAT ONE.
HERE WE GO.
NOPE.
IF I COULD GET ONE OF THESE LOOSE AND WORK AT IT,
THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE MORE
-ALRIGHT.
PETE, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE GETTING FRUSTRATED
WITH SOME OF THIS STUFF.
-YEAH, A LITTLE BIT. -I CAN SEE.
THEY'RE JUST ROCK-LOCK, THAT'S ALL.
EVERYBODY GETS ROCK-LOCKED
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE DOING THIS.
THIS IS ALL IT IS, ROCK-LOCK.
Narrator: INSTEAD OF BEDROCK,
JAMES HAS DISCOVERED AN UNDERWATER BOULDER FIELD.
OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
THE MATERIAL HAS COMPACTED AND BECOME ROCK-LOCKED.
JAMES NEEDS TO FIND THE KEYSTONE
THAT LOCKS ALL OF THE OTHER BOULDERS INTO POSITION.
ONCE REMOVED, THE WHOLE FIELD SHOULD BREAK APART,
CLEARING THE WAY TO BEDROCK GOLD.
FIND THE KEYSTONE.
IT ONLY TAKES ONE, AND THE REST OF THEM UNLOCK,
PRETTY MUCH, USUALLY ALL THE TIME, MAN.
ALRIGHT. I SEE THE WIGGLE.
GO AHEAD, WES, PULL ON IT.
RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST BOUNCING THE BRIDGE UP AND DOWN.
I NEED THESE ROCKS OUT OF THE WAY.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.
UH, HE'S STRUGGLING.
SUIT UP.
HE'S FRUSTRATED.
WE'LL SWITCH OUT SO YOU CAN GET A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE ON THIS SITUATION.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO STICK
CARLOS DOWN THERE WITH FRESH EYES
AND SEE IF HE CAN'T BUST THAT KEYSTONE LOOSE.
ALRIGHT, JAMES.
THIS CONCLUDES YOUR DIVE.
COME ON OVER.
GOOD DIVE, MY MAN. THAT WAS A LOT OF YARDAGE.
ALRIGHT. DON'T FALL IN.
THERE'S BIG BOULDERS DOWN THERE,
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THEM OUT.
WE'LL FIND A WAY.
Dustin: WHAT JAMES RAN INTO WAS A FULL ROCK-LOCK.
FULL ROCK-LOCK!SO EVERYTHING IS LOCKED IN.
YOU HAVE TO GO DOWN AND BE
A LITTLE MORE STRATEGIC THAN HE WAS.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND THE KEYSTONE
AND ABSOLUTELY BUST THEM LOOSE.
HE'S FUNNY. YOU.
OH, MAN, THERE'S A LOT OF ROCKS DOWN HERE, MAN.
OKAY, JUST GIVE ME THE BASKET, DUDE.
BASKET COMING DOWN.
Narrator: FIRST, CARLOS REMOVES ALL OF THE SMALL ROCKS
BETWEEN THE LARGE BOULDERS.
Carlos: ALL THESE ROCKS GOT TO GO IN THE BASKET.
-CAN I TAKE THAT? -YEP.
LET'S TAKE IT.
HE'S MOVING RIGHT ALONG, ISN'T HE?
-OH, YEAH. -HE'S A ROCK-MOVING FOOL, MAN.
I THINK HE LIKES MOVING ROCKS MORE THAN HE LIKES TO DREDGE.
YEAH?
-YOU ALRIGHT? -YEAH, THIS ROCK RIGHT HERE.
Narrator: CARLOS FINALLY THINKS HE HAS THE KEYSTONE
THAT LOCKS ALL OF THE BOULDERS TOGETHER.
Carlos: ALRIGHT, WES. PULL, PULL, PULL.
Narrator: TO GET IT OUT, HE NEEDS TO GET A GOOD GRIP WITH THE BABY CLAW.
PULL.
GO AHEAD.
OH, IT'S OUT.
I GOT TO PULL A LITTLE.
I GOT IT, BACK UP.
THAT CAN STAY THERE.
Narrator: KEYSTONE REMOVED, CARLOS TACKLES THE REST OF THE BOULDER FIELD.
Carlos: OH, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S COMING OUT LIKE A CHAMP.
ONE ROCK AT A TIME.
KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
I CAN SEE THE HUGE IMPACT OF ROCKS THAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
IT'S INCREDIBLE, ACTUALLY.
I'LL GO ON THE RECORD AND SAY THIS IS THE LONGEST DAY
OF THE YEAR RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: DUSTIN'S CREW HAVE BATTLED ROCK-LOCK ALL DAY,
BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO MAKE THE 400-FOOT CLIMB
OUT OF ROCKFALL RAVINE BEFORE DARK.
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING DOWN THERE, CARLOS?
IT'S GOING GOOD, MAN, GETTING THE ROCKS OUT OF HERE.
SO YOU'RE STILL NOT IN THE BEDROCK IN FRONT OF IT, ARE YOU?
NOPE.
WE'VE GOT A TRAFFIC JAM
OF FRICKING BOULDERS RIGHT DOWN THERE.
ALRIGHT.
WELL, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BACKING DOWN?
YEP, YEP, YEP. I'M GOOD.
ALRIGHT. WE'LL SHUT DOWN.
YEAH, WE GOT A LOT OF PROGRESS.
EVERYBODY, JUST DON'T DO YOUR RAIN DANCE TONIGHT.
ALRIGHT?
HERE WE GO. YEP.
Narrator: JAMES AND CARLOS HAVE DREDGED
FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE HOURS,
SOME OF IT AS DEEP AS SIX FEET.
MAN, THERE'S A LOT OF ROCK, DUDE.
-YEAH. -IT GETS DEEP.
WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE SEASON TO DIG A 20-FOOT HOLE.
WE THOUGHT THIS WAS ONLY 5-FOOT DEEP,
AND, WELL, IT'S NOT.
NOTHING LIKE A COLD DAY IN ALASKA, HUH?
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD SNOW.
-Jen to Fred. -IT'S TOO COLD.
Jen to Fred.
NARRATOR: 76-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT
IS DETERMINED TO ADD TO HIS GOLD TOTAL
BEFORE THE SEASON IS OVER.
GO FOR FRED, GO FOR FRED.
Yeah, I'm taking a look at the weather reports.
Looks like it might be the first big storm of the winter season.
YEAH, WE GOT FOG COMING UP THE CHANNEL,
SUPER OVERCAST RIGHT NOW.
THIS STUFF LOOK SERIOUS?
Yeah, you're looking at snow and into the freezing temperatures.
FORGET IT.
IF WE GET A FOOT OR TWO, WE'RE IN TROUBLE
BECAUSE IT COULD GET BAD REAL QUICK.
WELL, I THINK WE BEEN DODGING A BULLET
FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE WEEKS NOW.
SO IT'S BEEN DOWN IN THE 30S PRETTY OFTEN.
I'M NOT READY TO LEAVE. WE NEED MORE GOLD.
YEAH, WELL, IT'S ALWAYS ONE DAY LATER THAN THEY PREDICT, ALWAYS.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET TODAY IN. MAYBE TOMORROW.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT POURING DOWN RIGHT NOW.
LET'S TAKE A GAMBLE, GET OUT THERE TODAY
AND THEN SEE WHAT COMES OUR WAY WITH WEATHER.
-OKAY. -YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: THE CREW PUSH THROUGH THE WARNINGS...
-NUMBER ONE IS ON. -I GOT SUCTION.
Kayla: I CAN HEAR IT.
Narrator: ...HOPING FOR A PAYDAY THAT WILL CHANGE THEIR LIVES.
Paul: THAT THING IS SUCKING LIKE CRAZY UP HERE.
Fred: ALL RIGHT. TERRIFIC, YEAH!
Kayla: SOUNDS LIKE CARLOS WHEN HE EATS SPAGHETTI.
Narrator: FRED HAS PUT TOGETHER OPERATION ROYAL FLUSH,
A GRAVITY DREDGE CAPABLE OF MINING GOLD-RICH MATERIAL
40 FEET ABOVE THUNDER FALLS.
WE GOT OUR GRAVITY DREDGE JUST COOKING UP A STORM RIGHT NOW.
Ryan: I WANT TO SEE SOME GOLD IN THE BOX.
IT'S RIGHT AT THE END OF THE SEASON.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT, AND THIS IDEA SAVED
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE UP AND RUNNING.
WE'RE IN BUSINESS.
Narrator: SO FAR THEY'VE DREDGED A SMALL POOL ON TOP OF THE FALLS,
BUT LIMITED ON TIME,
RYAN HAS HIS EYES ON GOLD-CATCHING BOULDERS UPSTREAM.
Ryan: BOULDERS AROUND HERE EQUAL GOLD.
THE WATER GOING AROUND THAT BOULDER CAUSED
THE BEDROCK TO BE CARVED OUT.
IT'LL CREATE A LOW PRESSURE ZONE THERE FOR THE GOLD TO FALL OUT.
Paul: WE CAN DO THAT, YEAH.
GO THE OTHER DIRECTION.
Narrator: PAUL ATTEMPTS TO MOVE THE BOULDER WITH JUST A COME-ALONG.
SO WE CAN JUST SWING IT AROUND?
-YEAH. -THAT'LL WORK.
COME ON, BABY.
OH, IT MOVED.
IT'S MOVING.
AWESOME.
BOY, THAT'S GOING TO UNVEIL SOME GOLD, I BET.
HELL YEAH.
RYAN WASTES NO TIME DREDGING UP THE EXPOSED POCKET OF GRAVEL.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
MATERIAL IS GOING TO START FLOWING.
GET THAT GOLD.
WE GOT A DAY OR TWO LEFT, AND THAT'S IT.
COPY THAT.
TRYING TO GET DOWN AS DEEP AS WE CAN FIND OUT,
SEE IF WE CAN FIND US SOME GOLD DOWN IN THERE.
WE GOT A NICE DIP IN THE BEDROCK,
NICE BIG POCKET DOWN IN THERE.
HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME GOLD IN IT.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
I GOT MATERIAL COMING ACROSS THE SLUICE BOX RIGHT NOW,
LOOKING LIKE IT'S REALLY KICKING ASS.
COPY THAT.
Ryan: I FINALLY GOT DOWN TO THE BEDROCK.
I CAN JUST REACH IT.
SO HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE SOME GOLD CAUGHT UP IN IT.
WE COULD SURE USE IT RIGHT NOW.
DREDGE HAS BEEN DOING GREAT.
THEY'RE MOVING ALL AROUND IN THE POND THERE,
BUT WE'VE GOT SOME BAD WEATHER MOVING IN PRETTY SOON HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO STAY AS LONG AS WE CAN,
BUT WE GOT TO WAIT UNTIL MOTHER NATURE TELLS US
IT'S TIME TO LEAVE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. IT'S PROBABLY ENOUGH FOR TODAY.
COPY THAT.
TWO ENGINE IS DOWN. WE'RE DOWN.
Ryan: NOW WE JUST HOPE THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME GOLD
THAT'LL MAKE ALL THE EFFORT WORTH IT.
WOW, THAT IS DAMN EXCITING RIGHT THERE.
LET ME GO GRAB A PAN.
YEAH, LET'S DO THAT.
WOW, THAT IS A BUNCH OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.
PHENOMENAL.
LOOK AT THIS, FRED. -HOLY COW.
IT'S JUST PIECE AFTER PIECE AFTER PIECE.
Paul: MAN, IF THAT AIN'T SOME MOTIVATION.
THAT'S NICE.
LOOK AT THAT.
SO WHAT IF IT'S RAINING? THERE'S GOLD IN THE SLUICE BOX.
IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING UP THERE.
Narrator: OVER 40 PICKERS FROM 4 HOURS PROVES THAT GOING ALL-IN
ON ROYAL FLUSH HAS PAID OFF.
Fred: THUNDER FALLS WAS GOOD TO US, GAVE US SOME GOLD.
WE'RE GOING AFTER SOME MORE.
AS LONG AS THE WEATHER WILL LET US, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
Dustin: FINAL PUSH TO GET THIS HOLE FINISHED
SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THE ENTIRE WINTER THINKING,
"HOW MUCH GOLD IS DOWN THERE?"
Narrator: AT ROCKFALL RAVINE,
DUSTIN'S CREW IS RACING TO BEAT THE WINTER RAINSTORMS
THAT'LL FLOOD THE CREEK AND END THEIR SEASON.
THIS IS WHEN THEY TEST YOUR CHARACTER TO THE MAX RIGHT HERE.
WHY DO WE DO THIS MAN?
WHAT IS WRONG WITH US?
Carlos: HOPEFULLY, IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES, MAN,
YOU'LL SHOW US WHY,
COME OUT WITH THE BIGGEST FRICKING NUGGET EVER, DUDE.
Narrator: DUSTIN'S PLAN: CLEAR THE LAST OF THE BOULDERS,
DREDGE DOWN TO BEDROCK AND NET HIMSELF A FORTUNE IN GOLD.
ALRIGHTY, AMIGO.
THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, MAN, ALL THAT SPACE.
-THIS SPOT RIGHT HERE? -THAT'S IT, AMIGO.
Dustin: MY GIRLFRIEND KEEPS QUESTIONING
WHY I SPEND SO MUCH MONEY DOING THIS.
I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE THE GOLD IS AT.
I'M GOING, FINDING SOME MORE GOLD FOR SURE.
HOLD STILL.
SO THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING
IS THESE BIG ROCKS RIGHT HERE ON THIS EDGE
ARE IN THE WAY OF ME GOING INTO THAT BEDROCK.
OH, YEAH, MAN,
THAT'S THE BEGINNING OF A LOT OF WORK OVER HERE.
YOU GOT A STRAP?
LET ME GET THAT STRAP FROM YOU.
COPY THAT. COME HERE AND GET THE STRAP.
I'M GOING TO USE A STRAP.
FOR EVERY ROCK THERE IS, NO MATTER HOW BIG, SMALL,
SHAPE IT IS, THERE'S A DIFFERENT TOOL.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF TOOL MEANT FOR THESE ROCKS.
OKAY, PULL.
KEEP PULLING.
ALL STOP. ALL STOP.
RIGHT.
MISSED IT.
WEIRD
GIVE ME A SECOND TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
I WANT IT OUT OF MY DAMN WAY.
YEAH, MAN, THE WATER IS RISING A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME HERE,
HEADING UP. -YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.
IT LOOKED LIKE THE WATER CAME UP, BUT WHATEVER.
IT'S STARTING TO RAIN A LITTLE BIT.
MY MAIN PROBLEM IS HOW MUCH RAIN
WE'RE GETTING ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.
RAIN ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN IS EVENTUALLY
GOING TO BE DOWN HERE.
IT'S TIME TO QUIT, END EARLY.
Narrator: TWO MILES UP THE MOUNTAIN, STORMS HAVE HIT.
OH, WE ALMOST LOST FRED'S WET SUIT.
MAN, THAT WATER CAME WAY UP HERE.
HOLY CRAP, I THINK WE HAD TWO INCHES OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.
-WOW. -YOU SEE THAT WATER CAME.
IT ROSE AT LEAST THREE FOOT.
ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF HERE,
IT'S GOING OVER THE TOP OF THE LITTLE BRIDGE.
Ryan: HEY, COME HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.
WOW.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE DREDGING TODAY, FRED.
HOLY COW, LOOK AT THAT.
SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE.
OH, LOOK AT THAT.
LOOK HOW FAR BACK THE DREDGE CAME.
IT JUST KICKED ASS LAST NIGHT.
I'M SEEING AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR KINKS IN THAT SUCKER.
THAT'S A SERIOUS REPAIR OUT THERE.
I MEAN, WE'D HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THOSE JOINTS.
WE GOT TO GO TO TOWN, FIND MORE PIPE.
I MEAN, THERE WAS SOME VICIOUS FORCES AT WORK LAST NIGHT.
IF WE GET CAUGHT WITH A REALLY SERIOUS RAINFALL AGAIN,
SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
Narrator: FRED IS ON THE GOLD,
BUT THE DEADLY WINTER STORMS ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.
I...
I'M GOING TO CALL IT.
I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT, FRED, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND.
AH, SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOT TO MAKE DECISIONS
THAT ARE NOT PARTICULARLY POPULAR,
BUT IT'S JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
Narrator: AFTER 129 DAYS OF BACKBREAKING WORK,
ALL THAT REMAINS IS TO CLEAN UP HIS SEASON TOTAL.
THE SEASON-ENDING RAINS AT TWO FISH
ARE HEADED STRAIGHT DOWN TO ROCKFALL RAVINE...
Dustin: THIS LITTLE BITTY ROCK IS GIVING ME ALL THIS PROBLEM.
Narrator: ...WHERE DUSTIN IS TRYING TO GET DOWN TO BEDROCK,
BUT A HUGE BOULDER STANDS IN HIS WAY.
Carlos: DO YOU WANT TO GO DOWNSTREAM?
Dustin: I'M OBSESSED AT THIS POINT.
THESE ROCKS ARE A GODDANG RUBIK'S CUBES TO DIVERS.
WE MUST SPEND MORE TIME ON THEM TO GET THEM OUT
THAN WE ARE TO DREDGE AND GET THE GOLD.
HEY, CAN YOU PUT A BABY CLAW ON THAT THING,
JUST TO MOVE IT A COUPLE...
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT, BABY CLAW.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. STAND BY.
AND PULL, PULL, PULL, PULL, PULL.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator: DUSTIN FINALLY HAS A HOOK
ON THE 2,000 POUND ROCK.
-OH, NO, NO, KEEP ON GOING. -PULL, PULL, PULL, PULL.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
THAT IS ROLLING BACK ON ME.
THAT SCARED THE OUT OF ME JUST NOW WHEN IT ROLLED BACK.
THIS ROCK IS RIDICULOUS, MAN.
WHAT HAVE I GOT, TWO HOURS IN THIS THING RIGHT NOW?
AH, HELL WITH THIS OVER.
COME ON. COME ON.
YOU SON OF A
DAMN IT!
Carlos: I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I GOT IT.
MAKE SURE IT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND COUNTER CLOCKWISE.
ALRIGHT. THEN PULL.
PULL, PULL, PULL.
REMEMBER WHEN I USED TO ENJOY THIS ?
YOU GOT IT?
RUBIK'S CUBE, ALL COLORS.
POW!
HA! HA!
HOLY CRAP, DUDE, THAT'S A HUGE FRICKING ROCK, MAN.
-BIG ROCK -WOW.
Narrator: DUSTIN CAN FINALLY ZERO IN ON WHATEVER GOLD
GOT TRAPPED BENEATH THE HUGE BOULDER.
Dustin: WELL, THERE'S MY FRIEND
HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN FOREVER, BABY.
FRICKING WATER LEVEL HAS RISEN QUITE A BIT.
IT'S ALRIGHT.
IT'S STARTING TO RAIN. A STORM IS COMING.
IT'S JUST GOING TO KEEP RISING ON US.
LOOK HOW FRICKING HIGH THIS IS, DUDE.
Dustin: HEY, CARLOS.
YOU WANT TO PRESS IT DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE SLUICE BOX?
ALRIGHT, MAN. GOOD DEAL, MAN.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
THANK YOU.
-YEAH! -HOLY HOLY
HOLY
LOOK AT THAT!
OH, MY GOD, LOOK AT THAT
WOW!
DUDE, THAT'S AWESOME!
WHOO-HOO!
WHOA, THAT'S A ONE-IN-A-LIFETIME FIND!
YOU SEE HOW BIG THAT WAS? OH!
YO, THERE'S LOTS OF GOLD IN HERE, MAN.
ALRIGHT.
ALL THE BIG STUFF, PULL IT OUT AND BREAK IT UP.
I GOT MORE DIGGING TO DO.
ALRIGHT, KAYLA. WORK YOUR MAGIC.
Narrator: AT TWO FISH, FRED'S CREW CLEANS UP THE LAST GOLD OF THE SEASON.
Fred: YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE PIECES HERE AND THERE.
YEAH, IT'S LIKE PAINT.
-PUT SOME WATER IN IT. -YEAH, IT DOES.
YELLOW PAINT.
THAT'S A NICE LITTLE PIECE OF GOLD.
-THAT'S GOLD RIGHT THERE. -THAT'S GOLD?
-YEAH. -IS IT REALLY?
-YEAH. -IT'S BRIGHT YELLOW, THOUGH.
WHY IS THAT COLOR?
IT'S JUST REAL PURE.
IT JUST BROKE, THOUGH. THAT'S PAINT.
OH, IT IS PAINT.
OH, MY GOD, IT DIDN'T HAVE ME FOOLED.
-I TELL YOU THAT IT LOOKED GOOD. -I CALLED IT.
YOU GUYS JUST MADE YOURSELF LOOK BAD, NOT ME.
-HOLY -YEAH!
HOLY
Narrator: DUSTIN'S CREW HAVE JUST DISCOVERED A HUGE NUGGET.
AND NOW HE'S RACING TO BEAT THE WINTER STORMS TO FIND MORE.
Carlos: WHAT DO YOU SEE, MAN?
Dustin: I SEE A BUNCH OF GOLD.
WHOO-HOO!
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
THE WHOLE BOTTOM IS LITERALLY...
THE WHOLE -- OH, MY
THE ENTIRE BOTTOM IS LITERALLY GOLD RIGHT NOW.
-NO WAY! -YEAH!
SUCK IT UP, DUDE. SUCK UP ALL THE GOLD, DUDE.
YEAH! -AND HERE COMES THE RAIN.
WOULDN'T YOU KNOW, DUDE?
WE'RE FINDING THE BIG GOLD, FRICKING RAIN
IS COMING DOWN, FRICKING RISING WATER LEVELS.
IT'S THE HIGHEST WE'VE EVER BEEN TO.
YEAH, EVERYBODY IS UP THERE GETTING HAPPY, MAN,
BUT EVERYBODY IS A LITTLE BIT WORRIED
ABOUT THE WATER LEVELS, MAN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD DO, CARLOS?
THE CURRENT IS GETTING REALLY STRONG UP HERE.
WELL, THAT'S...
THE WATER IS UP TO THE FRICKING HOSE.
THE WHOLE BRIDGE IS UNDERWATER NOW.
ALRIGHT. I'LL GET YOU, BOYS.
ALRIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CALL IT BROTHER.
DIVER UP, DIVER UP.
LOOK AT THIS WATER.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU LET ME DIG IN THIS WATER.
THIS IS DANGEROUS, CARLOS.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY SHOULD EVER DIVE IN WATER LIKE THIS.
WELL, AT LEAST WE GOT THE GOLD, DUDE.
AT LEAST WE GOT GOLD.
ALRIGHT. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
THAT'S SCARY, MAN.
-WOW. -LOOK AT THAT THING, DUDE.
HOLY CRAP.
WOW.
I NOW OWN THE BIGGEST NUGGET I EVER HAD BEFORE.
I'M TELLING YOU, MAN.
THAT'S AT LEAST 3/4 OF AN OUNCE, MAN.
Man: YEAH, CHUBBY.
MAN, THAT IS AMAZING.
-HOLY... -THERE IT GOES.
THERE GOES ONE.
WHOO!
THEY'RE ALL COMING DOWN, DUDE.
YEAH, THEY'RE GOING TO GO DOWN.
ROCKFALL RAVINE.
IT GOT WAY WORSE JUST AS YOU WERE COMING OUT, MAN.
LOOK AT THAT, MAN.
NOW THE WHOLE BRIDGE IS FRICKING...
MAYBE WE JUST SNATCHED YOU OUT JUST IN TIME, DUDE.
-YEAH. -WELL, ONE THING IS FOR SURE,
WE'RE NOT GETTING BACK IN THAT WATER,
ESPECIALLY IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO RAIN LIKE THIS
FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS.
-NO MORE DIVING. -WE'RE DONE.
OFFICIALLY OVER, WE'RE DONE.
WE'RE OVER. WE'RE DONE.
THE GOLD IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE.
NARRATOR: LIKE TWO SEASON BEFORE,
DUSTIN HURT HAS BEEN WASHED OUT OF McKINLEY CREEK,
AND HE'S NOT EVEN AT BEDROCK.
UP AT HIGH CAMP...
HEY, Y'ALL COME ON OVER HERE.
Narrator: ...FRED IS READY TO SEE HOW MUCH ROYAL FLUSH
HAS ADDED TO THEIR SEASON GOLD COUNT.
-HOW YOU LIKE THAT? -NICE.
IS THAT ALL HERE?
Fred: WE HAD TO WORK DAMN HARD TO GET THAT GOLD.
LET'S SEE WHAT THAT STUFF WEIGHS.
Narrator: THE FIRST 11.9 OUNCES FROM BELOW
THUNDER FALLS.
ANYTHING MORE IS FROM ABOVE.
Fred: CAN WE BREAK 13?
-NINE. -WE'LL SEE.
10, 11, 12, 13.
ONE. 13.1.
THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE.
Narrator: OVER AN OUNCE IN EIGHT HOURS OF DREDGING,
ROYAL FLUSH HAS PAID OUT.
-AWESOME. -YEAH, IT IS.
WOW.
LAST YEAR, WE WOUND UP GETTING 10.3.
YEAH, BUT IT TOOK US EIGHT PEOPLE TO DO THAT, TOO.
YEAH.
HERE, WE'RE FOUR PEOPLE, ONE DREDGE.
ONE HELL OF A TEAM. TO A GOOD YEAR.
TO A GOOD YEAR, CHEERS, GUYS.
YEAH, IT HAS.
LOOK OUT, NEXT YEAR.
THAT RIGHT THERE...
Narrator: TWO MILES DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AT McKINLEY CAMP...
Dustin: LOOK AT SOME OF THESE NUGGETS, MAN.
Narrator: ...DUSTIN, TOO, HAS HIS SEASON'S HAUL.
Dustin: AND THE BIG ONE.
THAT SAYS 1.02 OUNCES.
SO THAT'S ONE OUNCE.
-WOW. -THAT'S A 1-OUNCE NUGGET.
-ONE-OUNCE NUGGET. -YOU SEE IT, RIGHT?
-YEP, I SEE IT, MAN. -YEAH.
THEY KEEP GETTING BIGGER EVERY TIME WE DREDGE, MAN. GOSH.
EVERY TIME WE DREDGE, MAN, LOOK AT IT.
Narrator: AT OVER AN OUNCE, THAT IS THE BIGGEST NUGGET
DISCOVERED BY THE DAKOTA BOYS, WORTH AT LEAST $2,000.
WE'VE GOT SOME NICE GOLD.
I'M KIND OF CURIOUS WHAT KIND OF TOTAL WE GOT THERE.
Carlos: ALRIGHT. LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT, MEN.
10, 11, 12, 14, 15.
CAN Y'ALL STILL BELIEVE WE DID ALL OF THIS BY HAND?
IT'S STILL GOING, MAN. 26, 27, 28, 29.
WELL, I WOULD HOPE IT WOULD.
Dustin: 30, 31, 32.
32.
33.64.
OH-HO!
A LITTLE MORE THAN 33 1/2 OUNCES, AWESOME.
33.64 OUNCES.
WHAT A SUMMER, BOYS.
CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.
-HELL YEAH! -WHOO!
WE DID IT, MAN! GOOD DEAL!
ABOUT $50,000 SITTING RIGHT THERE.
Narrator: OVER SIX OUNCES CAME FROM ROCKFALL RAVINE
IN JUST FIVE DIVES, PROVING THE OLD-TIMERS
LEFT DUSTIN A PILE OF GOLD,
AND HE'S ONLY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE.
WAY TO END THE SEASON, MAN, RIGHT?
HELL YEAH.
I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF IT, GUYS.
WHO CAN SAY THEY MOVED ALL OF THESE ROCKS BY HAND
AND CAME UP WITH THIS MUCH GOLD WITHOUT RUNNING A BUNCH
OF EXCAVATORS AND LOADERS AND WASH PLANTS.
WE DID THIS BY HAND.
-THESE GUYS. -YES, US.
THESE GUYS, GODDANG RIGHT, MAN.
HELL YEAH.
HOW Y'ALL DOING?
I SEE SOME BIG GOLD ON THE TABLE.
YEAH.
Dustin: WE JUST DID A WEIGH-IN OVER HERE.
IT TURNED OUT TO BE 33.6 OUNCES.
-GEEZ. -WOW.
Man: THAT IS SOME PRETTY STUFF.
Fred: DUSTIN, TELL YOU WHAT, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY BRICK.
Carlos: THAT'S A ONE-OUNCE NUGGET, MAN.
IT'S A SOLID ONE-OUNCE NUGGET.
THAT IS SOME GOLD.
GOD, WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, MAN.
-HOW WELL DID Y'ALL DO? -WELL, I HAD -- THIS IS MINE.
-OH. -IT'S IN MY OTHER POCKET.
NO, THAT WAS LAST YEAR'S.
WHAT YOU FOUND THIS YEAR.
-WELL... -OH, HEY, HEY.
THAT'S SOME GOOD GOLD.
-THAT'S WHAT WE GOT. -GOOD FOR YOU GUYS.
THAT'S SOME GOOD GOLD, MAN. -YEAH.
SO WHAT WAS THE TOTAL WEIGH-IN ON THAT?
13.1.
THAT'S A HELL OF AN ACCOMPLISHMENT, GUYS.
YEAH, IT IS.YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELF.
-OH, GOOD JOB. -I KNOW.
-IT MAKES FOR A GOOD SEASON. -YEAH, IT DOES.
Narrator: FATHER AND SON HAVE DREDGED A GRAND TOTAL
OF 46.7 OUNCES.
WE CAN ROUND THAT UP TO 50 OUNCES IF WE WANT.
OVER THREE TIMES MORE THAN EVER BEFORE,
THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE FINALLY ON THE GOLD.
BUT I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T DOUBLE THIS TOTAL NEXT SEASON?
TWO TEAMS AND ONE DREAM,
I MEAN, DIVIDE AND CONQUER IS WHAT WE DID.
Fred: DUSTIN HAS KIND OF COME INTO HIS OWN.
HE'S GOT A BRIGHT FUTURE.
THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.
Dustin: I AM ON GUARANTEED GOLD.
NEXT SEASON, WHEN I SHOW UP, THERE IS NO STOPPING US.
THERE IS GOLD GOING TO HAPPEN.