YES, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
IF ANYONE'S GONNA DIE HERE, THIS IS HOW THEY'RE GONNA DIE.
THIS IS CRAZY.
Paul: CARLOS HAS THE LOOK OF FEAR IN HIS EYES.
DON'T SNAP ON ME, PLEASE.
♪♪
GET THAT DAMN THING OFF YOUR BACK.
[ LAUGHS ]
PUT YOUR [BLEEP]
♪♪
Carlos: AH [BLEEP]
Dustin: CARLOS.
♪♪
IS THERE GOLD ON THIS CREEK OR NOT?
THIS IS SOME OF THE HARDEST [BLEEP]
TO GET TO ON THE EARTH.
THIS COULD BE THE MOMENT.
♪♪
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♪♪
I'LL GO DOWN, AND I'MA TAKE UP SOME SERIOUS YARDAGE.
DUSTIN'S A BEAST, MAN.
HE'D PROBABLY BE THERE ALL FRICKING DAY, MAN.
Narrator: IN REMOTE McKINLEY CREEK,
DUSTIN HURT IS RISKING HIS LIFE SEARCHING
FOR A POCKET OF GOLD
THAT WILL MAKE HIM AND HIS CREW RICH.
I, UH, KNOCKED THIS OUT PRETTY GOOD.
GONNA BE FUN.
♪♪
AIR'S GOOD. WATER'S GOOD.
♪♪
WHOO-HOO.
YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE SO FAR DREDGED
A HALF OUNCE OF GOLD WORTH ONLY $600.
BUT THAT GOLD IS A SIGN THAT THEY COULD BE
JUST FEET FROM FINDING MILLIONS
ON THE BEDROCK BENEATH THESE RAPIDS.
HOW YOU DOING THERE, DUSTIN?
Dustin: ♪ I'M SWIMMING AGAIN ♪
♪ DUSTIN SWIMMING AGAIN ♪
♪ DIGGING AGAIN ♪
♪ NA, NA, NA, NA, NA ♪
Narrator: LAST WEEK,
THEY BUILT A DIVERSION
TO SHIELD THEMSELVES FROM THE 120,000 GALLONS OF WATER
THAT COME CRASHING DOWN EVERY MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT. GIVE IT HELL.
Wes: HEY, WHAT'S THAT?
♪♪
HEY. WE GOT A HELICOPTER.
WHAT THE HELL?
MAN, SOMEBODY'S DEFINITELY CHECKING US OUT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IT IS.
MUST BE SOME GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR SOMETHING.
HEY. YOU -- YOU THINK MSHA WOULD DO THAT?
THEY COULD DO JUST ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANT TO.
HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE LANDING.
MAN, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE.
THEY'RE SETTING DOWN OVER THERE.
LOOK, UH, YOU GOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HERE.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, PASS YOU OFF TO CARLOS.
AND, UH, I'M GONNA GO OVER THERE
AND SEE WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.
♪♪
-[ BLEEP ] -MORNING, FRED.
WHAT THE HELL YOU DOING OUT HERE?
WELL, YOU REMEMBER HUDSON.
-HUDSON? YEAH. THE LITTLE KID. -YEP.
WE, UH, WE HAD A LITTLE BUSINESS UP HERE.
I THOUGHT WE'D SWING BY AND SEE HOW YOU GUYS ARE DOING,
HOPEFULLY PICK UP SOME GOLD.
Narrator: SIX WEEKS AGO, FRED TOOK A LOAN
FROM TODD HOFFMAN TO FUND THEIR SEASON.
I WILL BE CHECKING IN.
THE DAKOTA BOYS NEED TO REPAY THAT $50,000
BEFORE THEY MAKE A DIME IN PROFIT.
THIS IS LIKE "JURASSIC PARK" OR SOMETHING, FRED.
TO PROTECT HIS INVESTMENT,
TODD SENT IN CARLOS AS HIS MAN ON THE CREW.
DUSTIN.
YEAH, MAN. PUT A GAME FACE ON, BROTHER.
WE GOT GUESTS ON THE PREMISES.
TODD HOFFMAN IS PAYING US A VISIT.
-HOLY CRAP. -AND THAT, GENTLEMEN,
IS OUR OPERATION RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, FRED IS GIVING TODD HOFFMAN
ALL THE SKINNY WHAT'S GOING AROUND HERE.
WE'VE GOT A PLUNGE POOL OUT THERE.
WE GOT BIG ROUND ROCKS.
AND IT'S ON THE INSIDE BEND OF A RIVER.
THERE'S GOLD IN THAT, A LOT OF GOLD.
AND HOW DO YOU GET OVER THERE?
YOU GOT -- WELL, WE GOT --
WE GOT TO GO ACROSS THESE... -YOU GOTTA WALK ON THEM PLANKS?
THAT'S A WALKWAY? -YEAH, THAT'S A WALKWAY.
READY?
NO, I'M NOT READY. BUT LET'S GO.
♪♪
THOSE BOARDS DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY GONNA HOLD ME.
HOW -- HOW MUCH WEIGHT WILL IT HOLD?
TODD, I AM NOT SURE. I NEVER CHECKED IT.
300-POUND GUY
GOING ACROSS THAT [BLEEP] WALKWAY.
PANTS ARE FALLING DOWN.
Carlos: ALL RIGHT. HERE COMES THE ENTERTAINMENT.
THEY'RE GONNA TRY TO ATTEMPT TO CROSS THIS BRIDGE.
GOOD LORD.
HEY. IF YOU DIE, DO I HAVE TO PAY YOU BACK?
FRED!
GET OFF THAT ONE.
HEY, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LEAN OUT A LITTLE BIT.
I DON'T WANNA PUT TWO PEOPLE ON THAT.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LEAN OUT A LITTLE BIT HERE.
I GUARANTEE YOU, I'M THE ONLY 300-POUNDER
THAT'S DOING THIS RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
TODD HOFFMAN MADE IT ACROSS THE BRIDGE
WITHOUT KILLING HIMSELF.
YOU WANT -- YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREATHER HERE?
CARLOS.
HOW YOU DOING? [ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
YEAH, MAN.
♪♪
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, MAN?
I CAME TO SEE WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.
THE ONLY INFORMATION I'M GETTING IS FROM CARLOS.
YOU JUST FLEW INTO MY -- FLEW INTO MY CLAIM.
FLEW INTO YOUR CLAIM, MAN.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO START FLYING INTO YOUR CLAIM.
♪♪
Todd: HOLY [BLEEP]
TELL ME THE TRUTH, MAN. WHAT THE HELL --
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP HERE?
I'M CHECKING ON THAT 50 GRAND
IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
I GOTTA -- I GOTTA ASK. HOW MUCH GOLD YOU GUYS GOT?
I WANNA SEE IT. -SHOW ME THAT NUGGET.
HERE'S IS WHAT WE GOT RIGHT HERE, GUYS.
HERE'S OUR NUGGET AND THE REST OF EVERYTHING ELSE
THAT WE'VE GOT SO FAR.
OKAY. ONE NUGGET.
A HALF OUNCE.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DREDGING FOR PROBABLY A WEEK OR TWO.
WHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT'S TELLING YOU? BE HONEST.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A POCKET, MAN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT ONE LITTLE POCKET.
I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG THAT POCKET'S GONNA BE.
BUT IT'S ON THIS CREEK.
Paul: WE FIND A COFFEE-CAN-SIZED POCKET,
AND WE'VE GOT IT.
ALL IT TAKES IS JUST ONE STRIKE.
YEAH, THAT COULD BE $4 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD
IN THAT ONE LITTLE POCKET YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BE HONEST. BE HONEST. LISTEN, NO BS.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO IT YET
BECAUSE THIS IS SOME OF THE HARDEST [BLEEP]
TO GET TO ON THE EARTH.
IS THERE GOLD HERE, OR IS THIS BS?
-YEAH, THERE'S GOLD. -ARE YOU TELLING ME
THAT I JUST LOST MY MONEY,
OR ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT YOU FRICKING GUYS
ARE GONNA COME OUT OF HERE WITH SOME DAMN GOLD?
WE'RE GONNA COME OUT WITH GOLD. I JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT YET.
YOU'RE IN CHARGE. I GAVE YOU 50,000 BUCKS.
NOBODY HERE IS MY BOSS.
I NEED TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.
-IS THIS TRUE, FRED? -WELL, THAT'S TRUE.
'CAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN CHARGE, FRED,
IF YOU WANNA KNOW THE TRUTH.
-WELL... -I GAVE YOU THAT MONEY.
YOU'RE IN CHARGE. THIS IS MY GOLD.
Narrator: EVEN THOUGH FRED AND THE TEXANS
HAVE A SHARE OF THE GOLD,
DUSTIN OWNS THIS CLAIM.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT A BIG HEAD RIGHT NOW.
YOU AND I HAVE MINED LONGER THAN DUSTIN.
NO OFFENSE TO DUSTIN,
BUT WE'VE GOTTEN OUR ASS KICKED BEFORE,
AND A HALF OUNCE AIN'T GONNA PAY THE BILLS.
-THAT'S RIGHT. -RIGHT?
-I -- I UNDERSTAND. -SO I SUGGEST YOU AND ME
GO COME UP WITH A PLAN B, GET IN THAT DAMN HELICOPTER.
THAT'S THE MOST LOGICAL THING TO DO.
BETWEEN ME AND YOU. ALL RIGHT.
NOT DUSTIN.
-LET'S GO. -LET'S GO.
♪♪
HEY. CARLOS. SEE YA, GUYS. GOOD LUCK.
♪♪
Dustin: IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL. WE'RE GONNA BE RICH.
I'LL GET HIM HIS GOLD AND HIS 50 GRAND BACK,
AND THEY CAN GO AWAY.
SEE YOU LATER.
I'M GONNA HOLD YOU TO THAT 20 OUNCES THOUGH.
YOU HEAR ME?
SEE YOU LATER, FRED.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: UP AHEAD...
AH [BLEEP] [ GROANS ]
Dustin: CARLOS!
♪♪
Dustin: UM, ALL RIGHT. FOR THIS WEEK,
UH, WE'RE GONNA KEEP DIGGING.
LET'S JUST NOT STOP DIGGING.
WE'RE JUST GONNA HIT BEDROCK, UH...
FELLOWS, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I HADN'T TOLD YOU.
BUT, UH, LOOK, UH,
TODD'S BEEN PUTTING THE SCREWS ON US.
YOU SAW US FLY UP THE CREEK.
WE WERE, UH, LOOKING AT PLAN B.
♪♪
WE DON'T PRODUCE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS
AT LEAST 20 OUNCES OF GOLD,
HE WANTS US TO MOVE ON,
HAVE PLAN B, MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I DON'T CARE WHAT TODD SAYS.
WE'RE NOT GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE AND DIGGING.
IT'S NOT HAPPENING. -WE'RE SO CLOSE
TO GETTING TO THE BOTTOM.
I THINK WE SHOULD JUST KEEP RIGHT ON GOING.
HE MAY NOT LIKE IT, BUT I KNOW IT'S THERE.
WE'RE GONNA GET GOLD.
THERE'S GONNA BE BIG GOLD. I KNOW WHERE IT'S AT.
I JUST CAN'T JUMP STRAIGHT INTO IT.
NO MATTER WHAT TODD HOFFMAN SAYS.
-WELL, NO MATTER... -WE'RE STICKING TO IT.
WE'RE GONNA GO FOR BROKE.
♪♪
Fred: WE COULD CERTAINLY FIND THE 20 OUNCES THERE
PLUS A WHOLE LOT MORE
IF WE CAN GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.
EVEN ONE POCKET OF GOLD, I MEAN,
WE'RE TALKING MAYBE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF OUNCES.
Narrator: FRED AND DUSTIN BELIEVE THE LIFE-CHANGING GOLD
IS BURIED DEEP ON THE BEDROCK BELOW McKINLEY CREEK.
OVER THE LAST 10,000 YEARS,
RUSHING GLACIAL MELTWATER HAS CARVED THE CREEK
OUT OF THE BEDROCK.
THE WATER HAS ALSO CARRIED BOULDERS AND GRAVEL,
DEPOSITING THEM ALONG THE CREEK BED.
WITH THE ROCKS CAME GOLD.
SEVEN TIMES HEAVIER,
SO IT SANK TO THE BEDROCK,
CREATING LARGE DEPOSITS,
WHICH DUSTIN BELIEVES ARE FEET BELOW
WHERE THEY'RE DREDGING.
GOLD'S HEAVIER THAN EVERYTHING ELSE OUT HERE,
SO IT'S GONNA WANNA SINK ITSELF DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.
SO THE DEEPER WE GO, THE MORE GOLD WE'LL FIND.
Dustin: ALL RIGHT, CARLOS. THAT'S ABOUT 8 FEET.
LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET TO 12 FEET TODAY,
ALL RIGHT? -ALL RIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS WHOLE THING UNDERWATER TODAY.
-ALL RIGHT. -READY TO ROCK AND ROLL.
Carlos: I GOTTA GET TO PROCESSING UNDERNEATH.
Dustin: OKAY, UH, YOU GET GLOVES.
I'LL GET ON COMMS. DON'T LET HIM FALL.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, THERE. THIS IS DUSTIN.
I'LL BE YOUR OPERATOR FOR TODAY.
ROGER, ROGER. I'M UNDERWATER.
OH. -[ LAUGHS ]
-OH. -DUDE, IT'S COLD.
I KNOW IT'S COLD.
♪♪
HOW YOU DOING DOWN THERE, CARLOS?
YEAH, YEAH.
UH, WELL, YOU'RE DOING GREAT, MAN.
JUST KEEP IT UP. -ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIRT COMING OUT OF HERE.
THESE GUYS ARE LEARNING AND TRENCHING.
THEY'RE JUST GETTING GREAT AT IT.
HE'S GOT A WONDERFUL PACE.
[ GRUNTS ] YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ LAUGHS ]
CARLOS KEEPS GETTING STUCK INSIDE THE DREDGE.
IT'S HILARIOUS.
Paul: YEP, I SEE IT COMING OVER THE SLUICE.
LOOKS GOOD.
WHENEVER YOU GET TIRED, JUST LET US KNOW.
YEAH, YEAH.
FIND THAT GOLD, MAN.
IT'S DOWN THERE. WE JUST GOTTA GET IT.
Narrator: THE DREDGE IS NOT DESIGNED TO REMOVE ROCKS BIGGER
THAN 6 INCHES ACROSS.
WE GOT A SYSTEM WHERE YOU THROW ROCKS INTO A BASKET, FILL IT UP.
WE POP IT OUT, DUMP IT, PUT IT RIGHT BACK.
ALL RIGHT. HE'S INCOMING.
IT'LL BE DOWN INTO THE WATER VERY SOON.
OKAY. THAT'S IT. YOU GOT IT. GOOD TO GO.
IT'S SO MUCH WORK TO MOVE ALL THIS ROCK.
EVERYTHING WE DO IS PHYSICAL LABOR.
AND IT'S SOME HARD WORK.
WE'RE GETTING THERE A ROCK AT A TIME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
NEED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS [BLEEP]
BECAUSE THAT'S THE END GOAL HERE.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO, MAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
DAMN. THAT'S A GOOD ROCK.
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'VE MOVED SOME BIG-ASS ROCKS, MAN.
UGH [BLEEP]
UGH.
CARLOS.
PULL ME UP. PULL ME UP.
[ GRUNTING ]
OH, GRAVITY.
AAH.
IT GOT HIS HAND.
-DID HE? -YEAH.
LOOK AT THAT MOTHER [BLEEP], DUDE.
AH. IT WAS A ROCK BOULDER SANDWICH,
AND MY FINGER WAS THE MEAT.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS
IS FINGER-SMASHING OUT HERE.
CAN'T LIFT BOULDERS WITH A BUSTED HAND.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. LET'S CALL IT A DAY.
WE NEED A FASTER,
SAFER WAY TO MOVE BOULDERS AND ROCKS.
Carlos: YEAH, MAN. I JUST -- I DIDN'T REALIZE
HOW MANY FREAKING BOULDERS ARE DOWN THERE, MAN.
YOU KNOW, PICK ONE BOULDER UP
WITHOUT MAKING A FREAKING FINGER SANDWICHES
WITH THOSE DAMN THINGS.
WE NEED SOME SORT OF DEVICE.
TRY TO THINK OF A WAY TO SAVE OUR HANDS
AND GET US MOVING ROCKS FASTER.
Fred: I RUN OUT OF STEAM QUICK.
I'D RATHER LET A MECHANICAL DEVICE
HELP ME OUT ANY TIME I CAN.
LOOK. I GOT A FEW LITTLE IDEAS, UH, SOMETHING TO --
YOU GOTTA HAVE SOMETHING TO GET AROUND THEM ROCKS,
SOMETHING THAT'LL GO BEHIND IT.
OR WHATEVER YOU CAN COME UP WITH,
I'M LEAVING IT UP TO YOU.
IF WE DON'T MOVE THESE ROCKS IN THIS DIRT,
UH, WE DON'T GET TO BEDROCK.
WE DON'T GET GOLD. WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE.
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
I NEVER HAD TO BUILD ANYTHING LIKE THIS AT ALL BEFORE.
THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT
AT SOME KIND OF A GRABBER-TYPE DEVICE.
WE'RE JUST MAKING IT OUT OF STUFF
THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE HERE.
IN THIS CASE, I HAVE A NUMBER OF FENCE POSTS.
Narrator: FRED'S PLAN -- THE GRABBER'S GIANT HOOKS
WILL REACH BENEATH THE BOULDER.
USING THE OVERHEAD WINCH SYSTEM,
IT SHOULD LIFT THE BOULDER UP
AND CLEAR OF THE DIVE POOL.
I'M A TERRIBLE WELDER.
BUT, UH, I CAN STICK TWO PIECES OF METAL TOGETHER.
HELL, I USED TO WELD UNDERWATER.
WHEN WE WAS CUTTING, WE WOULD CRANK --
CRANK A WELDING MACHINE UP TO 300 AMPS.
OCCASIONALLY YOU WOULD GET SHOCKED PRETTY BAD.
SO GET A LITTLE SHOCK
OUT OF A LITTLE WET STUFF HERE,
NO BIG DEAL.
HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
IT'S NOT GONNA LOOK GLORIOUS.
IF IT WORKS, THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.
♪♪
YEAH, MY WELDING LOOKS LIKE DOG TURDS.
MAN, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO DOWN HERE TO CAMP.
Narrator: AT McKINLEY CREEK,
FRED HURT HAS BUILT A DEVICE TO TACKLE
THE BOULDERS BLOCKING THEIR PATH TO THE GOLD.
WHAT YOU GOT, FRED?
THIS IS JUST A DEVICE THAT'S GONNA GRAB THE ROCKS.
LIKE A -- LIKE A CHAIN BASKET BASICALLY.
I KNOW IT LOOKS, UH, INCREDIBLY CRUDE.
YOU KNOW THIS THING LOOKS CRAZY, RIGHT?
IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY GORY.
BUT, UH, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT.
THEM ROCKS DOWN THERE ARE GORY.
IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A NIGHTMARE, FRED.
IT DOES.
MADE IT OUT OF SOME HEAVY STEEL, HUH?
YEAH. WELL, SOME OF THE ROCKS WE GOTTA MOVE...
WELL...
I'M NOT CARRYING IT OVER THERE.
IT'S, UH, PIG STEEL.
I NEED SOMETHING THAT'S MADE OUT OF SOMETHING
A LITTLE LESS HEAVY.
I GOTTA PICK THIS THING UP 100 TIMES A DAY.
I'M ALR-- I MIGHT AS WELL LIFT ROCKS,
I'MA LIFT THAT DAMN THING.
♪♪
Narrator: FRED'S FORCED TO CONTINUE DIVING,
BUT WITH NO WAY TO REMOVE THE BOULDERS.
Fred: OH [BLEEP]
SON OF A [BLEEP]
Carlos: HEY, UH, HEY, FRED.
Wes: HOLY [BLEEP], MAN.
♪♪
[ BLEEP ]
-DANG, MAN. -YOU LOOK LIKE A GIANT ELK.
THAT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT TO GET THAT THING OVER HERE.
Dustin: IT'S NOT THE HEAVIEST THING I CARRIED,
BUT IT'S THE MOST AWKWARD.
GETTING BETTER AT IT.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
AH, YOU MADE --
YOU DEFINITELY MADE HISTORY FOR ME.
THAT'S THE MOST AWKWARD HIKE I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.
I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT.
WE COULD'VE USED THAT THING A HALF DOZEN TIMES TODAY.
WELL...
GET THAT DAMN THING OFF YOUR BACK.
LOOK LIKE A [BLEEP] DAMN ELK.
[ LAUGHS ]
PUT YOUR [BLEEP]
LOOK LIKE A TRANSFORMER.
I'LL BE DAMNED. -OOH.
BROUGHT THIS BECAUSE
I SAW THE LIGHTS IN FRED'S EYES GO OUT.
I FELT SO DAMN BAD.
I HAD TO BRING IT.
HERE WE GO. HERE'S THE MAIDEN VOYAGE.
BE KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.
Fred: ALL RIGHT. WE GET THAT GRABBER,
IT'S COMING DOWN TOWARDS YOU RIGHT THERE.
JUST SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT.
ARE YOU READY TO PULL IT?
-YEAH. -ALL RIGHT.
HOW 'BOUT DO YOU EVER SAY, "OKAY?"
Dustin: SAID IT SIX TIMES,
"OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY."
TRY IT ONE MORE TIME, DUSTIN.
JUST TRY IT ONE MORE TIME.
ABSOLUTELY.
I'LL KEEP TRYING. -TRY IT AGAIN.
SEE WHAT IT'S GONNA DO.
Fred: TRYING TO PULL THESE ROCKS OUT OF HERE IS VERY DIFFICULT.
UH, HEY, SOMETIMES IT WORKS. SOMETIMES IT DON'T.
SOMETIMES YOUR IDEAS ARE GOOD.
SOMETIMES THEY AIN'T SO GOOD.
♪♪
Narrator: ONE DAY AFTER FRED'S GRABBER FAILED,
WES HAS FABRICATED HIS OWN BOULDER DEVICE.
-YEAH. -CAN I GET SOME ASSISTANCE
TO GET THIS OFF MY BACK FROM SOMEBODY, PLEASE?
-WHAT YOU GOT HERE? -FRED, THIS IS THE CLAW.
YEP. LOOKS LIKE SOME BIG OL' FINGERS THERE.
SO IT LOOKS JUST LIKE A CLAW.
WE'RE GONNA CLAW THEM ROCKS AND PULL THEM RIGHT OUT.
I MEAN, THEY ARE OUR ACHILLES HEELS OUT THERE.
YEP. WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, ANYWAY.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD.
I'M EAGER TO SEE THAT THING WORK, MAN.
WES' CLAW IS LIGHTER AND WIDER THAN FRED'S GRABBER.
IF DUSTIN CAN'T GET IT TO PICK UP THE BOULDERS,
THEY'LL NEVER GET TO BEDROCK GOLD.
♪♪
Fred: YEP, STAND BY.
WES' CLAW HOOKED UP ONTO YOUR, UH, LINE HERE.
Dustin: [ BLEEP ]
WE'RE STRUGGLING.
WE ARE STRUGGLING. THERE'S NO DOUBT OF IT.
AH [BLEEP]
YOU READY?
[ BLEEP ]
COME BACK AGAIN. ARE YOU READY?
-YES! -ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I NEED.
WE'RE COMING UP.
HERE IT GOES. ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, WE GOT A STRAIN.
COME ON, BABY.
WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT.
GREAT.
WE GOT IT, MAN.
WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT. GOOD JOB THERE, DUSTIN.
GREAT JOB, MAN. -THAT'S A BIG ROCK.
NOW, WE GOTTA GET IT DOWNSTREAM.
HERE COMES THE FUN PART.
[ MACHINE REVVING ]
Narrator: WES HAS ADAPTED A CHAINSAW
TO WINCH THE BOULDERS CLEAR OF THE DIVE SITE.
WHOO, THAT'S [BLEEP] GOOD, BRO.
[ LAUGHS ] WHOO-HOO!
Wes: YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO GET
THE MOST OUT OF EVERY MINUTE OUT HERE.
TIME IS GOLD AND GOLD IS MONEY.
Narrator: UP AHEAD...
Wes: THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST ROCKS
THAT WE'VE TRIED TO PULL WITH OUR CHAIN WINCH SO FAR.
Fred: WHOA.
I THINK OUR GENERATOR'S ABOUT TO QUIT.
IT'S SURGING BAD. -HEY, THE WINCH IS ON FIRE.
THE WINCH IS ON FIRE.
♪♪
Fred: GOTTA GET READY TO GO OUT THERE AND GO OUR --
DO OUR THING AGAIN TODAY.
Narrator: AT McKINLEY CREEK, THE DAKOTA BOYS
ARE ATTEMPTING TO BREAK THROUGH A LAYER OF BOULDERS
TO GET TO A PILE OF GOLD ON BEDROCK.
Fred: THERE'S NO VISIBILITY TODAY.
BUT YOU KNOW I'D DIVE IN THIS.
KIND OF LIKE MAKING LOVE TO A WOMAN IN THE DARK.
YOU JUST GOTTA KIND OF FEEL YOUR WAY AROUND.
♪♪
Carlos: STAND BY, FRED.
ALL RIGHT. GOT YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
HOW YOU GOT ME?
-YEAH, I'M FINE. -ROGER, ROGER.
Dustin: HE'S GONNA PUT THAT WINCH ON THAT BIG [BLEEP] ROCK.
-ARE YOU KIDDING ME? -HE WON'T STOP.
THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST ROCKS
THAT WE'VE TRIED TO PULL WITH OUR CHAIN WINCH SO FAR,
SO I HOPE IT'S GONNA PULL IT.
Dustin: FRED WANTS TO LIFT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE 1,000 POUNDS.
AND ALL THESE CABLES AND PULLEYS
CAN JUST EXPLODE AND FLY EVERYWHERE.
UM, IF ANYONE'S GONNA DIE HERE,
THIS IS HOW THEY'RE GONNA DIE.
Narrator: TO REMOVE THIS HALF-TON BOULDER
THAT'S STOPPING THEM GETTING TO BEDROCK GOLD,
FRED'S DECIDED TO STRAP A CABLE AROUND IT
AND LIFT IT UP OUT OF THE CREEK
USING THE OVERHEAD WINCH SYSTEM.
THE CABLES HAVE A SAFE WORKING LOAD OF 1,400 POUNDS.
BUT IF ANY OF THE ANCHOR POINTS FAIL...
...THE CABLE AND ANCHORS
COULD FLY ACROSS THE CREEK WITH LETHAL FORCE.
HEY, FRED. UH, I SEE YOU HOOKING THAT THING UP.
UH, I HAVE TO EVACUATE EVERYBODY OUT OF HERE.
UH, SO NOBODY'S GONNA GET HURT. YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
WE'LL WALKING OUT FOR A MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT? -GO AHEAD.
ALL RIGHT. LAST CONTACT.
YES. I CAN HEAR EVERYTHING YOU SAY.
ALL RIGHT.
COME UP. GET OUT OF THERE.
COME HERE. UP.
OUT.
Carlos: THIS IS GONNA BE SCARY, BROTHER.
GET OUT OF THERE.
DON'T MAKE ME [BLEEP] SAY IT AGAIN.
AND YOU NEED TO GET OUTTA THERE.
THAT'S A BIG, BIG BOULDER DOWN THERE.
THAT COMES DOWN,
IT HIT ANYBODY IN THE HEAD AND THAT --
THEY WOULD BE DONE. THIS IS ALL PRETTY SKETCHY.
THIS IS CRAZY.
Narrator: ONCE THE CREW IS CLEAR OF THE DANGER ZONE,
DUSTIN CAN OPERATE THE REMOTE WINCH.
Fred: THE ROCK IS MOVING RIGHT NOW.
KEEP GOING.
WHOA.
I NEED MORE POWER.
MAKE SURE IT'S NOT TRIPPING.
[ MACHINE WHIRRING, SPUTTERING ]
I THINK WE MAXED IT OUT.
I DON'T THINK IT'LL LIFT IT.
IT'S GONNA BREAK HER. -THE GENERATOR'S ABOUT TO QUIT.
IT'S SURGING BAD. -HEY, THE WINCH IS ON FIRE.
THE WINCH IS ON FIRE.
Narrator: THE WINCH SYSTEM IS MAXED OUT.
THE BOULDER IS NOW STUCK.
[ BLEEP ] DAMN IT.
♪♪
[ BLEEP ]
THAT'S A BAD SITUATION RIGHT THERE, MAN.
Narrator: THE ENTIRE 1,000-POUND LOAD
DEPENDS ON JUST THREE SMALL ANCHOR POINTS.
♪♪
COME-ALONG. HEY.
COME-ALONG. WHERE'S THE COME-ALONG?
-HERE'S ONE. -OKAY. COOL.
DUSTIN PLANS TO USE A COME-ALONG
TO MANUALLY RATCHET THE BOULDER OUT...
...PUTTING MORE STRAIN ON THE CABLES
AND ANCHOR POINTS.
[ BLEEP ] DAMN, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS.
INSANE.
THEY GOT A ANCHOR POINT.
WE'VE GOT A COME-ALONG. WE CAN'T USE THE WINCH.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA USE THAT ANCHOR POINT
AND PULL THAT BOULDER ACROSS.
THIS IS GHETTO FRED AS A GHETTO FRED GETS.
Paul: OKAY. THEY'RE STARTING TO PULL IT OVER NOW.
THAT'S NOT GONNA... WE'RE GOOD.
IT JUST SHIFTED.
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THERE IT IS. THERE IT COMES.
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD-SIZED ROCK.
GHETTO!
YES, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
DON'T SNAP ON ME, PLEASE.
Fred: GETTING SOMETHING GOOD THERE.
YEP. -[ BLEEP ]
CARLOS HAS THE LOOK OF FEAR IN HIS EYES THOUGH.
-YEAH, I KNOW. -NEED TO --
[ BLEEP ] WHOO!
THAT'S A LOADED GUN, DUDE. -YES, IT IS.
THIS IS HOW PEOPLE DIE.
-SURPRISE! -SURPRISE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRED. -HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRED.
Woman: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
-OH. -73 AND STILL KICKING BUTT, MAN.
-WHOO. -I KNOW 25-YEAR-OLDS
THAT CAN'T DO WHAT YOU DID TODAY, MAN.
CAN -- CAN I SLOBBER ON IT?
NICE. [ APPLAUSE ]
Narrator: 73-YEAR-OLD FRED HAS A SURPRISE OF HIS OWN.
ALL RIGHT. LET ME HAVE YOUR ATTENTION.
JENN AND I ARE GETTING MARRIED...
-YEAH. -...IN 2 WEEKS.
-ALL RIGHT. -CONGRATULATIONS, FRED.
CONGRATULATIONS. [ LAUGHTER ]
LET 'EM GET MARRIED. HELL, WHY NOT?
THAT'S WHAT HE DOES.
I THINK THIS IS HIS FOURTH OR FIFTH TIME.
[ LAUGHS ]
-THAT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY CROWN. -THIS IS YOUR BIRTHDAY CROWN.
-OH, BOY. HOLY CRAP. -AND YOU MUST WEAR IT.
Fred: LOOK AT ALL THEM LITTLE NUGGETS UP THERE.
-YEAH. -WONDER WHERE THEY COME FROM.
NOT OUT OF OUR SLUICE BOX YET.
[ LAUGHS ]
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[ GRUNTS ]
Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE DIGGING DOWN TO McKINLEY CREEK GOLD
ONE BOULDER AT A TIME.
♪♪
GOOD TO GO.
LET'S DO THIS, MAN.
BACK TO THE HOLE OF WONDERS.
YEAH, MAN.
Dustin: COMING UP ON THE CLAW.
Dustin: CARLOS IS ROCKING THE BOULDERS TODAY.
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[ BLEEP ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
Dustin: WELL, DOES THAT PAY WELL,
THAT WHOLE ROCK-MOVING THING? HELL, NO. NOT YET. IT WILL.
Narrator: THE CREW HAS CLEARED DOZENS OF BOULDERS FROM THE DIVE POOL.
IT'S TIME TO CHECK HOW DEEP THEY'VE GOTTEN.
Carlos: EIGHT FEET.
YOU KNOW.
IT'S 10 FEET DEEP.
IT'S GETTING PRETTY DEEP.
Paul: THIS COULD BE THE MOMENT.
CARLOS WORKS RIGHT THERE WHERE HE'S AT
AND GOES DOWN TO THE BOTTOM,
IT COULD BE A BIG PAYDAY RIGHT THERE.
Dustin: CARLOS, TODAY, HAS ALREADY MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS.
I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN PAYOFF.
I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN, IN MY HEAD AND HEART,
THAT IT'S THERE.
Paul: OKAY. HE'S COMING UP.
HE'S DONE. PULL HIM UP.
MOVED A LOT OF ROCKS AND A LOT OF DIRT TODAY.
IT'S PROBABLY OUR BEST DAY YET.
SEEING SOME GOLD OUT --
OUT OF THIS STUFF WOULD BE GREAT.
JUST A LITTLE BIT WOULD HELP.
WE'RE GONNA DO A CLEAN-UP.
Narrator: THE CREW HAS REMOVED
ANOTHER 2 FEET OF GRAVEL AND BOULDERS,
BUT THEY'VE STILL NOT HIT BEDROCK.
ANY GOLD NOW WILL BE A SIGN OF THE JACKPOT
THAT LIES BENEATH.
Paul: THIS IS GONNA BE INTERESTING.
-SEE ANYTHING? -OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
THERE'S A LITTLE NUGGET IN HERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
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SOMEBODY FOUND SOME GOLD.
NICE LITTLE NUGGET.
FRED, THIS JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF GOLD.
Fred: HOO, LITTLE OL' BITTY THING. OH, LORD.
IT'S MORE THAN I THOUGHT WE'D GET OUT OF THIS
BECAUSE IT'S STILL OVERBURDEN.
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I'LL BE DANGED.
WE COULD GO FOR 3, 4 WEEKS AND NOT FIND A SPECK OF GOLD.
AND THEN ONE WEEK, WE COULD COME UP
WITH 50 OUNCES, YOU KNOW?
OH, I HOPE WE GOT SOME GOLD.
GIVE IT A COUPLE MINUTES HERE AND SEE WHAT WE END UP WITH.
HOW'S IT LOOKING?
-YEAH, THERE'S GOLD IN IT. -THERE'S A NICE LITTLE CHUNK.
Wes: THAT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD, YOU KNOW.
I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH, UH, WHAT I SEE COMING OUT OF HERE.
GET A PAN SO WE CAN GET THAT STUFF OUT AND SEE.
HEY, FRED. COME CHECK THIS OUT.
HEY, GUYS. -WHATCHA GOT?
TAKE A LOOK.
Wes: OH, THAT'S NOT SO BAD FOR THE HEIGHT
OF THE AREA WE WERE DREDGING.
I MEAN, WHAT'S THE DEEPEST YOU GOT?
10 FEET.
WE'RE NOT REALLY GONNA KNOW UNTIL WE CAN GET TO THE BEDROCK.
Fred: I SAY WE JUST STAY ON IT, KEEP AFTER IT AND, UH,
WE DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH IT.
WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST GETTING GOING IN THAT HOLE.
-YEP. -IT -- IT'S THERE. IT'S THERE.
I'M SURE IT IS.
WE HAVEN'T FOUND THAT POCKET OF GOLD YET.
I'M GONNA BE STILL LOOKING FOR THAT
VERY DEEPEST PART OF THAT BEDROCK.
HEY, I'M KIND OF OLD-SCHOOL.
I KNOW SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK, PATIENCE.
BUT IT PAYS OFF IN THE END.
PERSISTENCE, MAN.
PERSISTENCE.
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Dustin: IT'S A GREAT AREA, AND IT'S -- THE SIGNS ARE GREAT.
BUT IT'S LIKE A PUZZLE.
WHERE WOULD YOU GO IF YOU WERE GOLD?
TRY TO THINK LIKE GOLD. WOULD IT SIT RIGHT HERE?
WOULD IT SIT RIGHT THERE?
WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU SIT RIGHT THERE AND NOT RIGHT THERE?
THINK MAYBE IF I STARE AT IT LONG ENOUGH,
I COULD FIGURE IT OUT.
I KNOW THERE'S GOLD THERE.
JUST NEED TO GET DEEPER.
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Narrator: ON THE NEXT EPISODE...
-ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO. -FIND ME SOME GOLD!
Dustin: LANDSLIDE.
IT'S COMPLETELY ACROSS THE CREEK.
IF IT COMES OVER THE TOP OF THAT AND BUSTS THROUGH,
IT WILL KICK OUR ASS.
WE COULD GET, UH, LIKE A TSUNAMI.
THE WATER DROPPED 10 INCHES IN A COUPLE MINUTES.
THAT MEANS THERE'S A WALL OF WATER GONNA COME.
WE RUN FOR THE HILLS AS FAST AS WE CAN.
Carlos: WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.
♪♪
I'M GOING TO GET MY GOLD THIS WEEKEND.
Man: YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE.