♪♪
Carlos: ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.
CRAZY [BLEEP]
Dustin: MAN, YOU NEED TO HURRY UP.
I DON'T WANNA BE DOWN HERE
WHEN THAT WATER COMES UP REAL HIGH.
OH, MY [BLEEP] IT'S COMING UP!
GET OUT OF THERE!
Fred: THERE'S NO MONEY LEFT.
IT COSTS MONEY TO DO THESE THINGS.
OH, MY GOD! EVERY SINGLE THING ON HERE
HAS BEEN SPENT ON YOUR PROJECT.
DON'T EVEN GO THERE!
Dustin: I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN STILL WORK WITH HIM.
HOLY [BLEEP] WOO, DOGGY!
OH [BLEEP] THERE GOES OUR BOARD.
[ EXCITED CHATTER ]
-[BLEEP] BRIDGE IS GONNA GO! -GET OUT! GET OUT!
DUDE, CHECK THIS OUT.
THAT'S FROM PAUL'S LAST DIVE. THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
HE MUST'VE TOUCHED BEDROCK.
IT'S AWESOME, MAN.
Dustin: IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 DAYS,
WE'LL KNOW WHETHER WE'RE RICH OR WE JUST WASTED A LOT OF TIME.
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♪♪
PAUL, I'M GONNA GET IT STARTED.
CHECK THE FUEL, PLEASE.
WHATEVER WE GOT LEFT IN FUEL IS HOW LONG WE'RE GONNA GET TO RUN.
LOOKS LIKE ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE DONE.
TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: AS THE DAKOTA BOYS APPROACH THE END
OF THEIR MINING SEASON,
THEY'RE RUNNING ON FUMES.
THEY CAME TO FIND MILLIONS IN GOLD.
FOURTEEN WEEKS LATER,
THEY'VE DREDGED JUST A SINGLE OUNCE.
WELL, WE'RE GETTING REALLY CLOSE TO THE END
OF OUR SEASON RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED TO FOCUS ON GETTING DOWN TO THE BEDROCK.
IF WE DO NOT REACH THE BOTTOM,
WE WILL NOT EVEN HAVE 5 OUNCES OF GOLD.
Dustin: IF I DON'T GO TO BEDROCK, I'M CHEATING MYSELF
'CAUSE EVERY BOOK I'VE READ ABOUT THIS PLACE,
EVERY JOURNAL,
EVERY CAPTAINS LOG,
ALL THE GOLD IS ON THE BEDROCK, EVERYTHING HERE.
I STOP 10 INCHES SHORT OF BEDROCK,
I MAY HAVE MISSED OUT ON THE BIG --
BIGGEST PAYDAY OF MY LIFE.
Narrator: SINCE THE ICE AGE,
TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN GOLD HAS FLOWED DOWN MCKINLEY CREEK.
BECAUSE IT'S SEVEN TIMES HEAVIER THAN THE ROCKS,
THE GOLD SANK TO THE BOTTOM.
THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE EXCAVATED DOWN TO A DEPTH OF 10 FEET.
DUSTIN IS STAKING HIS SEASON
ON FINDING A MASSIVE DEPOSIT
OF GOLD WORTH MILLIONS ON THE BEDROCK.
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.
Narrator: LAST WEEK, THEY FOUND A NUGGET.
Carlos: DUDE, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
Narrator: NOW, THE CREW ARE CONVINCED
THEY'RE JUST FEET FROM THE BEDROCK BONANZA.
THAT NUGGET HAS BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
Dustin: RIGHT NOW, IT FEELS LIKE, "GOTTA GET SOME GOLD."
IT'S TIME.
WE NEED SOME INSPIRATION.
AND THAT COMES IN THE COLOR GOLD.
Fred: YOU GOT GOOD VISIBILITY. WATER LOOKS CLEAR TODAY.
IT'S LOW.
SO YOU SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD --
PRETTY GOOD CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.
WE'LL SEE HOW MANY HOURS I CAN PUT IN.
Carlos: ALL RIGHT. WE GOTTA PUT THE LIGHTS ON.
YEAH, YOU SHOULD BE GOOD.
♪♪
Dustin: [BLEEP] DO THIS. TIME TO DIG.
[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]
I'M LOOKING. I'M LOOKING FOR THE GOLD.
Narrator: DUSTIN AND FRED OWE TODD HOFFMAN $50,000,
THE MONEY THEY BORROWED TO COVER THEIR RUNNING COSTS.
[BLEEP] DAMN.
Paul: YOU'RE WHAT?
FINALLY.
[ CHEERING ]
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THAT'S A PERFECT GOLD CACHE.
Narrator: JAGGED BEDROCK ACTS AS A NATURAL SLUICE BOX,
TRAPPING GOLD IN THE FRACTURES.
WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT.
I BELIEVE THAT THAT HOLE IS TOTALLY FILLED WITH GOLD.
WE COULD DREDGE THAT ALL OUT.
THERE'S GONNA BE A HANDFUL OF NUGGETS AT THE END OF THE DAY.
Dustin: IT'S ALL THE WAY ACROSS, TOO.
I THINK THERE'S GONNA BE
THE BIGGEST GOLD-CATCHING RIFFLE AROUND HERE.
THERE'S -- THERE'S GONNA BE SO MUCH GOLD SITTING THERE,
IT'S GONNA BE SILLY.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALM DOWN.
YEP. NOW, ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FIND THAT LITTLE POCKET OF GOLD.
LET'S DO THIS.
LOOK AT THAT. WOO-HOO-HOO!
IT'S DIRTY, BROTHER.
POSSIBLY GOT SOME GOLD IN HERE, BROTHER.
YEP, THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
Paul: GOD, I HOPE THERE'S SOME GOLD IN THE BOX TODAY.
WE DEFINITELY NEED IT.
Fred: HEY. IT'S A TREASURE HUNT, MAN.
Narrator: DUSTIN'S BEDROCK DISCOVERY POWERS HIM ON
TO THE LONGEST DIVE OF THE SEASON.
YOU'RE RIGHT AT 6 HOURS.
-WOO! -A GOOD, LONG DIVE.
[BLEEP] MAN.
Carlos: WOO-HOO!
SIX HOURS!
WOO-HOO!
GOOD JOB, MAN. SIX HOURS, MAN!
GIVE IT HELL, DUSTIN.
GIVE IT HELL.
WE FOUND BEDROCK.
AND THERE'S A PERFECT V AT THE BOTTOM,
JUST LIKE THAT, ABOUT THAT WIDE.
UH, YOU CAN SEE I BURNED THROUGH
ALMOST EVERY TIP ON THE GLOVES.
WE FOUND BEDROCK.
IT'S ONLY 10 FEET DOWN RIGHT THERE.
IF THERE'S GONNA BE ANY GOLD, IT'S GOT TO BE THERE.
IT HAS TO BE.
OTHERWISE, I'M IN BIG TROUBLE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S CLEAN IT UP.
HOPEFULLY, WE GOT DECENT GOLD IN IT.
GOT A LOTTA MATERIAL MOVED TODAY.
WE JUST NEED TO RUN THAT STUFF THROUGH OUR SMALL TROMMEL AND --
AND SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN IT
AND THEN, UH, GO FROM THERE.
DUSTINGS PUT IN A PRETTY GOOD DAY, FOR SURE.
Dustin: A PRETTY GOOD DAY? A PRETTY GOOD DAY?
IT WAS A GREAT DAY TODAY.
A PRETTY GOOD DAY?
SIX AND A HALF HOURS, I FOUND BEDROCK.
IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD DAY?
THIS [BLEEP] GUY.
WHOO!
WE FOUND BEDROCK!
Narrator: WES RUNS THE CONCENTRATE FROM DUSTIN'S EPIC DIVE
TO SEPARATE OUT THE BEDROCK GOLD.
ALL THE GOLD, THE MAJOR GOLD,
IN THIS CREEK IS FLAT DOWN ON THE BEDROCK.
I THINK THAT'S GONNA GIVE US A GOOD STREAK OF GOLD
DOWN THERE, GOOD-SIZED CHUNK STUFF.
I'M HOPING TO SEE A FEW NUGGETS. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
Wes: DUSTIN.
Dustin: HOW MUCH DID WE ACTUALLY GET?
THERE'S NOTHING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.
I EXPECTED TO START GETTING SOME FLAKES AND THIS AND THAT.
AND IT'S ALL THAT SAME TINY [BLEEP]
THAT'S ALL WE'RE [BLEEP] GETTING.
NO GOLD.
[BLEEP]
Narrator: DUSTIN'S BEDROCK IS A BUST.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SPOT IN THE BEDROCK
DIDN'T YIELD SOME SORT OF PAYMENT.
IT'S A PERFECT GOLD CACHE. IT'S BAFFLING.
THIS SHOULD BE JUST LOADED.
THAT'S JUST THE SADDEST THING EVER.
CAN'T WIN HERE.
I CAN'T WORK ANY HARDER.
I'M NOT GONNA GET ANY SMARTER.
I JUST PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS PLACE.
AND, I MEAN, AT THIS POINT,
I OWE -- PRETTY MUCH OWE EVERYBODY.
IF I GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE SEASON
WITHOUT FINDING GOLD,
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS ANYMORE.
THE HEARTBREAK IS JUST TOO MUCH.
WINTER IS ABOUT TO CALL TIME ON THEIR SEASON.
AND THEY HAVE JUST A SINGLE OUNCE OF GOLD,
$1,200 TOWARD THE $50,000
THEY OWE THEIR INVESTOR, TODD HOFFMAN.
I HATE TO HAVE -- MAKE -- DO THIS, MAN.
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO CALL TODD
AND TALK ABOUT GOLD
OR THE LACK THEREOF,
CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.
OH.
Narrator: TODD'S DUE BOTH HIS INVESTMENT
AND A 15 PERCENT CUT OF ALL THEIR GOLD.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
TODD, THIS IS FRED.
YEAH.
[ SIGHS ]
RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO GOLD, VERY, VERY LITTLE.
I GOT AN EXCAVATOR. I GOT THAT LOADER.
I GOT THE RESOURCES TO GET YOU PAID BACK.
YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE PAID.
THE GOLD, NOT SO MUCH.
[ SIGHS ]
GOD.
I DON'T LIKE OWING PEOPLE.
I JUST NEVER THOUGHT I'D COME TO THE POINT
THAT I'D HAVE TO SELL OFF AN EXCAVATOR AND A LOADER.
Narrator: UP AHEAD...
DUDE, CHECK THIS OUT.
THAT'S FROM PAUL'S LAST DIVE. THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THAT'S AS MUCH GOLD AS WE'VE MADE THIS ENTIRE SUMMER.
IT'S AWESOME, MAN.
WOO, DOGGY! IT'S COMING UP!
OH [BLEEP] THERE GOES OUR BOARD!
BRIDGE IS GONNA GO!
GET OUT! GET OUT!
Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE STARING FAILURE IN THE FACE.
THE END OF THE SEASON IS UPON THEM.
THEY HAVE NO GOLD TO PAY OFF THEIR DEBTS.
Fred: YOU'RE TALKING HINDSIGHT.
YOU'RE THE MONDAY NIGHT QUARTERBACK.
YOU COULD'VE DONE THIS.
YOU COULD'VE BEEN -- -ARE YOU [BLEEP] KIDDING ME?
THERE'S NO MONEY LEFT.
-ARE YOU [BLEEP] -I'M NOT KIDDING YOU ONE BIT.
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU CAN TAKE THIS AND SHOVE IT UP
YOUR [BLEEP] -[BLEEP]
Narrator: FRED WAS IN CHARGE OF THE FINANCES.
AND HE SPENT EVERY LAST DIME.
Dustin: YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT!
I -- I HATE SEEING FRED AND DUSTIN CLASH.
IT JUST CREATES -- IT CREATES
A LOT OF TENSION THAT WE ACTUALLY DON'T NEED.
WE HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS OUT HERE
WITHOUT ALL THAT BULL [BLEEP]
NONE OF THOSE BILLS HAVE BEEN PAID YET.
YOU ARE FULL OF [BLEEP] OKAY.
WE NEED TWO TANKS OF GAS OUT THERE.
WHO'S GONNA BUY 'EM?
I JUST AM -- JUST REMINDING
THAT IT COSTS MONEY TO DO THESE THINGS.
OH, MY [BLEEP] FRED.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T APPRECIATE
ANYTHING ANYBODY HAS DONE FOR YOU.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SOME BILLS?
AND EVERY SINGLE THING ON HERE...
-YOU CAN KISS MY ASS. -...HAS BEEN SPENT ON YOUR PROJECT.
MY PROJECT?
NOT EVERY DECISION YOU MADE WAS GREAT,
AND NOT EVERY DECISION OF MINE WAS THE BEST,
BUT IT WAS SPENT ON YOUR PROJECT.
DON'T EVEN GO THERE.
♪♪
TOTALLY UNREASONABLE.
IT'S THE WAY IT IS.
Dustin: I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN STILL WORK WITH HIM.
HAS NO UNDERSTANDING,
NO UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS,
NOT ONE CENT.
THE OPERATION'S DEAD WITH MONEY.
BUT WE STILL GOT SOME FUEL.
AND WE STILL GOT THE GUYS
THAT ARE READY TO WORK THEIR ASSES OFF.
WE CAN STILL MAKE A BIG PUSH.
♪♪
Narrator: FRED HAS BLOWN THEIR BUDGET.
BUT THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE ENOUGH FUEL
FOR A FINAL 6 DAYS OF DIVING.
Dustin: I'M A VENGEFUL GUY. I'M ANGRY.
WHEN I SEE HIM, IT'S GONNA BE THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD
FOR ME TO GO, "YEAH, COME ON DOWN. NO PROBLEM."
DUSTIN AND I HAVE BEEN, UH, FEUDING, I GUESS YOU'D SAY,
FOR ABOUT THE LAST 4, 5, 6 YEARS WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE.
PERSONAL STUFF KIND OF GETS IN THE WAY SOMETIMES.
AND, IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE,
YOU SAY THINGS THAT YOU WISH YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SAID.
BUT, UH, WE NEED TO, UH, MOVE FORWARD,
FIND SOME, UH, COMMON GROUND TO, UH, MAKE THIS THING,
THIS, UH, PROJECT A SUCCESS.
KINDA -- KINDA AWKWARDNESS, MAN.
THE AWKWARDNESS, MAN, YOU CAN SLICE
WITH A GOD-DANG KNIFE, DUDE.
IF WE FINISH OFF TODAY WITH NO YELLING AND NO DRAMA,
THEN IT SHOULD BE A GOOD DAY, MAN.
Fred: HMM, HOLD UP.
GOT YOU SOMETHING.
[ CHUCKLES ] -WHAT IS IT?
"SOMETIMES, YOU MAKE ME CRABBY.
SOMETIMES, YOU DRIVE ME NUTS."
"BUT WE STILL BELONG TOGETHER, NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTS.
THE OLD MAN."
[ LAUGHTER ]
[BLEEP] DO I SAY ABOUT THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
YES, FRED'S BEING NICE.
Narrator: ON DUSTIN'S LAST DIVE,
HE FOUND BEDROCK BUT ZERO GOLD.
NOW, FRED'S DIVING TO SEE
IF HE CAN SUCCEED WHERE DUSTIN FAILED.
Fred: I'M GONNA START OFF RIGHT THERE AT THE END OF THE WALKWAY,
UH, ABOUT WHERE THE BEDROCK IS.
CHECK IT OUT A LITTLE CLOSER AND I'LL DETERMINE, UH,
WHAT DIRECTION TO GO FROM THERE.
WE'LL RUN IT DOWN IN THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT.
WHOO! THAT IS COLD!
ALL RIGHT. FRED, BACK UP CALM.
SO YOU WANNA GO TO YOUR LEFT, SIR.
WE'VE GOT TO FIND THAT GOLD STREAK.
WE'RE GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE END OF THE SEASON.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST...
IF WE CAN'T GET TO THE PAY STREAK,
IT'S BEEN A WASTE OF A SEASON.
Carlos: YOU -- YOU'RE LOOKING TO START AT THE WALL, RIGHT?
Fred: YEAH.
GOOD DEAL, FRED. GOOD DEAL.
FIND US SOME GOLD, PLEASE.
HAVE YOU SEEN ANY SIGN OF THAT BEDROCK
THAT DUSTIN'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT?
ROGER.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOTTA RIP IT OFF. -THERE YOU GO.
-THERE WE GO. -GOOD DEAL, FRED.
GOOD DEAL. WHAT'S UP?
THERE AIN'T NO DAMN BEDROCK THERE YET.
THIS WAS DOWN AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF WHEN I WENT DIGGING.
WHAT YOU GOT, MAN? THIS STUFF RIGHT HERE,
YOU WOULD, UH, PROBABLY
CALL THAT FALSE BEDROCK RIGHT THERE.
IT IS MATERIAL THAT IS CEMENTED TOGETHER.
I'M GONNA TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT, MAN,
'CAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: OVER TIME, PRESSURE CAN SOLIDIFY SEDIMENT AND GRAVEL
INTO A LAYER OF HARDPACK,
ALSO KNOWN AS FALSE BEDROCK.
BETWEEN THE HARDPACK AND TRUE BEDROCK,
THERE CAN STILL BE A MASSIVE DEPOSIT OF GOLD.
I WOULD EXPECT BEDROCK TO BE
JUST LESS THAN A COUPLE OF FEET AWAY
FROM THAT RIGHT THERE.
Dustin: THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME, DUDE.
IT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE'RE FINDING FALSE BEDROCK.
I CAN'T SEE IT BEING MORE THAN 12 INCHES DEEP.
WHEN WE GET TO THE REAL BEDROCK,
I HOPE IT'S JUST CHOCK FULL OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF GOLD.
WE REALLY, REALLY NEED TO SEE IT.
OH, YOU'RE SO SILLY.
♪♪
Dustin: IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 DAYS,
WE'LL KNOW WHETHER WE'RE RICH,
OR WE JUST WASTED A LOT OF TIME.
Narrator: FRED'S DISCOVERED A PROTECTIVE LAYER OF HARDPACK.
AFTER STRUGGLING FOR 15 WEEKS,
THE DAKOTA BOYS COULD BE INCHES AWAY FROM VICTORY.
YOUR DIVE IS THE MAKE-OR-BREAK DIVE.
THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE.
TODAY IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR.
YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT HOW HARD THAT HARDPACK REALLY IS.
I CAN'T SEE IT BEING MORE THAN 12 INCHES DEEP.
AND WE HAVE TO BUST THROUGH IT.
THIS IS THE ONLY DIG I'VE EVER HAD
WHERE I THINK THERE IS GOLD IN THAT SPOT.
IF YOU CAN GET DOWN THERE AND CLEAN THIS OUT,
WE'RE GONNA GET PAID.
GET IT DONE, MAN.
OKAY. I GOT THIS, MAN.
Narrator: DUSTIN'S CONVINCED THAT,
IF PAUL CAN BREAK THROUGH A FEW INCHES OF HARDPACK,
HE'LL HIT A MONSTER PAYDAY SITTING ON THE TRUE BEDROCK.
BROUGHT A SPECIAL TOOL TODAY.
SO, HOPEFULLY, I CAN BUST THROUGH THE BOTTOM WITH THAT.
I KNOW I CAN PRY BETWEEN ROCKS AND GET STUFF OUT LIKE THAT.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
Narrator: FUEL RESERVES ARE DOWN TO 5 DAYS.
THE SUCCESS OF THE CREW RESTS ON PAUL'S DIVE.
Dustin: THE SEASON'S BEEN PRETTY CRAPPY.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE IT A POSITIVE, NOT A NEGATIVE,
AND FIND ME SOME GOLD, MAN.
Paul: YEAH, WE CAN'T BE MORE THAN A --
A FOOT AWAY FROM THE BEDROCK.
IT'S GOT TO BE CLOSE. IT'S GOT TO BE CLOSE.
MAN, THIS [BLEEP] EVEN LOOKS LIKE CONCRETE.
ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW, HUH?
YEAH. WOW.
I THINK THAT WIGGLE PICK'LL DEFINITELY HELPED.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, UH, HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
GAME ON.
TIME TO MOVE SOME DIRT.
Narrator: PAUL USES THE WIGGLE PICK TO BREAK OPEN THE HARDPACK
SO THEY CAN RUN IT THROUGH THE SLUICE.
[ CLINKING ]
[BLEEP]
DAMN, THAT IS SOME HARD, HARD [BLEEP]
I START HITTING ON IT.
AGAIN, I GOT THE NOZZLE SPRAY DOWN.
I CAN SCRATCH.
BUT IT SUCKS IT UP... OH, GOOD.
ALMOST INSTANTLY.
BY THE END OF THIS, WE SHOULD BE EXPERTS AT BREAKING ROCK.
YEAH.
Carlos: LOOK AT ALL THAT. LOOK AT ALL THAT [BLEEP]
THAT'S THAT HARDPACK CRAP.
YOU SEE THAT [BLEEP]
ALL THESE FREAKING ROCKS STUCK TOGETHER.
DIFFERENT BALL GAME, MAN! DIFFERENT BALL GAME!
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT,
UH, TO BE SCREWING AROUND.
THE SOONER WE CAN GET THIS DONE, THE BETTER.
IT'S EXTREMELY SLOW-GOING. OKAY.
SEE IF YOU CAN FIND THAT BEDROCK FOR ME, MAN.
I SHOULD'VE GAVE YOU A HIT OF JAMESON.
OH, I FORGOT ABOUT THAT.
HOW FAR INTO THE HARDPACK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, MAN?
MAN, LOOKING AT IT, I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S --
THE TOP OF IT IS OR WHERE I'VE GOTTEN
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE.
WE'RE PROBABLY 3, 3 1/2 FEET NOW.
DAMN.
THIS IS SOME SERIOUS HARDPACK.
HE THINKS HE'S 3 FEET INTO THE HARDPACK
AND STILL NO BEDROCK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE...
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
AND I'M NOT GETTING ANY BREAKS HERE.
YOU'D SAY A COUPLE INCHES EVERY 30 MINUTES
OR MAYBE 3 INCHES EVERY 30 MINUTES?
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, THE HARDPACK MAY ACTUALLY JUST STOP US.
IT'S LIKE CHIPPING AWAY AT CONCRETE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THROUGH IT ALL THE WAY.
THIS IS IT, MAN. PACK IT UP.
LET'S DO A CLEANUP,
SEE WHAT WE GOT IN THE BOX, GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: THE THICK HARDPACK IS PREVENTING THEM
FROM GETTING TO BEDROCK GOLD.
IF THEY END THE SEASON NOW,
THEY'LL HAVE JUST A SINGLE OUNCE.
Wes: DUSTIN.
DUDE, CHECK THIS OUT. WHAT YOU GOT, MAN?
MAN, THAT CAME OUT FROM THE LAST DIVE.
YOU BELIEVE THAT [BLEEP]
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
SO THAT'S FROM JUST PAUL?
YEAH. WOW.
THAT'S AS MUCH GOLD AS WE'VE MADE THIS ENTIRE SUMMER.
YEAH. HEY, GUYS,
COME CHECK THIS OUT!
WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?
Narrator: AN OUNCE OF GOLD IS WORTH $1,200...
LOOK AT THAT. WOW.
Narrator: AN IMPRESSIVE HAUL FROM A SINGLE DIVE.
IT'S INCREDIBLE, MAN.
Carlos: THAT'S GOOD [BLEEP] RIGHT THERE THEN, HUH?
SEE, THAT'S WHAT'S COMING OUTTA THE HARDPACK.
-YEAH. -YEAH.
IF WE CAN GET THROUGH THAT HARDPACK, DUDE,
THEN IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.
WE WERE RIGHT ON TOP OF IT.
Narrator: IF THERE'S THIS MUCH GOLD IN THE HARDPACK,
THERE COULD BE A MONSTER DEPOSIT ON THE BEDROCK.
THAT PROVES WHERE WE'RE GOING IS THE RIGHT PLACE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK DOWN AND START GETTING REAL GOLD.
WE WERE RIGHT THERE ON IT, MAN.
WE GOT TO COME UP WITH SOME TOOLS
AND SOME MORE STUFF TO GET THROUGH THAT HARDPACK.
IT LOOKS WONDERFUL.
Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE ONE LAST SHOT.
Dustin: THIS IS GONNA BE A GAME CHANGER ON THE HARDPACK.
Narrator: DUSTINGS RAIDED THEIR STORAGE UNIT
AND FOUND A TOOL THAT COULD SALVAGE THEIR SEASON.
THIS IS MY LITTLE BABY JACKHAMMER RIGHT HERE.
SO WE'RE GONNA USE AIR COMPRESSION
AND, UH, SMASH THROUGH THIS HARDPACK STUFF.
SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO JUST, BLAH, JUST STRAIGHT THROUGH IT.
BIG THINGS ARE GONNA HAPPEN HERE.
Narrator: THE AIR CHISEL IS A SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE TOOL.
COMPRESSED AIR PASSES THROUGH A CLOSED VALVE
AND DOWN TO THE FRONT OF THE CYLINDER.
THIS FORCES THE PISTON, OR STRIKER,
BACK UP THE CYLINDER.
AS IT MOVES, IT PUSHES AIR OUT THROUGH VENTS.
BUT, ONCE THESE ARE BLOCKED,
THE STRIKER SQUEEZES THE REMAINING AIR,
FORCING THE VALVE OPEN.
NOW, THE COMPRESSED AIR RAMS THE STRIKER FORWARD,
HITTING THE CHISEL, REVERSING THE CYCLE.
THIS ACTION CAN REPEAT UP TO 4,000 TIMES PER MINUTE,
100 TIMES FASTER THAN THE HAMMER.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET ON OVER THERE.
AND, UH, WE'LL SET THIS UP AND, UH, GET GOLD.
Carlos: THIS IS, WHAT, 10 MINUTES, MAN.
FOURTH QUARTER, BRO.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE BEHIND -- A FEW BEHIND, ONE TOUCHDOWN.
Fred: WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE LAST EFFORT
TO GET US SOME GOOD GOLD DOWN THERE.
TRIED EVERY IDEA WE CAN COME UP WITH.
I BELIEVE WE'LL STILL DO IT.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
Carlos: HOLY [BLEEP] MAN. LOOK, MAN.
SHE LOOK LIKE SHE'S ON STEROIDS TODAY.
Narrator: DUSTIN AND CREW HAVE JUST 4 DAYS OF FUEL LEFT
TO BREAK THROUGH TO BEDROCK GOLD.
Dustin: OH, WELL, THAT WATER LOOKS HORRIBLE.
Narrator: AND THE TORRENTIAL RAIN
IS RAISING THE WATER LEVEL AN INCH AN HOUR.
Dustin: FURIOUS WATER.
Fred: WHOO! WET, WET, WET.
[BLEEP]
GOD DANG, BRO.
CAN'T CATCH A BREAK.
Dustin: ONE TO 2 INCH OF RAIN WILL DO A LOT OF FLOODING,
THIS IS SUCH A LARGE CACHE AREA.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE WATER.
THIS TYPE OF RAIN CAUSES A BUNCH OF LANDSLIDES HERE.
IT'S TERRIFYING BECAUSE IT BRINGS DEBRIS WITH IT.
THE TREES AND THE ROCKS THAT COME WITH IT, UH, THIS --
THEY'RE TERRIFYING.
Narrator: THE LAST TIME THEY HAD RAIN LIKE THIS...
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT UP THERE?
LANDSLIDE. IT'S COMPLETELY ACROSS THE CREEK.
...HALF A MOUNTAINSIDE SLID DOWN AND BLOCKED THE CREEK.
THERE'S A POTENTIAL WE CAN GET ON, LIKE, AN IN-LAND TSU--
TSUNAMI?
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]
[ RAIN FALLING ]
DEFINITELY IN THE DANGER ZONE.
IF IT'S RAINING AS MUCH UP THERE AS IT IS DOWN HERE,
JUST COME DOWN HERE AND JUST WRECK THIS STUFF, MAN.
THIS IS A SAFETY THING. I'M MAKING A DECISION.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA DIVE TODAY.
I KNOW IT'S OUR LAST PUSH.
AND, BELIEVE ME, I WANNA BE DOWN THERE.
I WANNA BE DOWN THERE BAD.
BUT I DON'T WANNA DIE DOING IT.
I AGREE. THIS IS TOO DANGEROUS,
WAY TOO DANGEROUS TO DEAL WITH THIS.
Fred: WHAT DO YOU THINK WE OUGHTA DO HERE, DUSTIN?
WELL, I'M WORRIED RIGHT NOW.
I -- I JUST -- I BELIEVE IT'S GONNA FLOOD.
AND I DON'T WANNA BE DOWN IN THAT WATER IF IT FLOODS.
OKAY.
THEY'RE FORECASTING RAIN FOR ANOTHER 2 DAYS STRAIGHT.
SO THIS IS THE BEST THE WATER
IS GONNA BE FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS.
WE GOT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LEFT.
I WANNA KEEP ON GOING UNTIL I FIND
THE DEEPEST PART OF THAT BEDROCK DOWN THERE.
I'M READY FOR THAT DIVING JOB.
YOU CAN GO DOWN IF YOU WANT.
I AIN'T STOPPING YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. YOU WANNA HELP HIM?
Carlos: YEP. Narrator: 73-OLD FRED
IS GONNA BRAVE THE RAGING CREEK
IN A LAST-DITCH ATTEMPT TO HIT BEDROCK GOLD.
Fred: I'M HOPING THAT DIVERSION HOLDS OUT ALL RIGHT.
UH, WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE RIGHT NOW
IF THE WATER STAYS BELOW ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET.
IT COMES UP MORE THAN THAT, GAME IS OVER.
Dustin: IF IT KEEPS RAINING LIKE THIS,
WE'RE GONNA END UP WITH SOME SORTA HIGH WATER.
THE WATER'LL COME UP SO FAST.
IT CAN BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR US.
Wes: THAT WOULD BE THE END OF HIM.
SO WHAT WE DO IS WE -- WE TAKE A LOT OF PRECAUTIONS.
SO LET'S GET HIM UNDER. LET'S GET HIM SET UP.
SO LET'S JUST BE THINKING 'BOUT IT.
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Narrator: THE CREW PREPS THE LATEST WEAPON IN THEIR WAR ON HARDPACK.
LOOK AT THAT!
THAT LOOKS COOL.
SHE WORKS.
IT'S INTERESTING WITH WORKING WITH FRED
BECAUSE, UH, THIS IS JUST SOME CRAZY WATER.
I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE WE'RE TRYING IT.
Carlos: ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.
CRAZY [BLEEP] YOU.
Dustin: MAN, YOU NEED TO HURRY UP.
I DON'T WANNA BE DOWN HERE
WHEN THAT WATER COMES UP REAL HARD.
Carlos: [ LAUGHS ]
Fred: ALL RIGHT. LET'S MAKE SOME GOLD.
TODAY'S THE DAY, FELLAS.
MAN, THAT CHIPPER'S GONNA KNOCK THE HELL OUTTA THIS STUFF.
WOW.
YEAH.
HOLD IT.
ALL RIGHT. WE GOT IT.
I HIT THE BEDROCK.
GOOD JOB, MAN.
Narrator: FRED'S DECISION TO DIVE HAS PAID OFF.
HE'S BROKEN THROUGH THE HARDPACK.
HE CAN FINALLY GET TO THE BEDROCK GOLD.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
WATCH THE WATER LEVEL.
WATER CAME UP 2 INCHES IN 5 MINUTES.
WE GOT DEBRIS EVERYWHERE.
OH, MY [BLEEP] HERE IT COMES.
IT'S COMING UP! IT'S COMING UP!
WHOO, DOGGY! LOOK AT THAT [BLEEP]
HOLD ON! LET'S ABORT!
UH, ABORTING ALL DIVE, FRED. ABORT DIVE.
GOTTA GO, FRED!
HOLY COW.
MAN, IT'S COMING OVER THE GOD DANG...
[ INDISTINCT EXCITED CHATTER ]
GET HIM OUT OF THERE!
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Narrator: A MILE AWAY UP AT CAMP,
FRED'S NEW WIFE, JEN,
KNOWS THAT FRED'S DIVING IN THE RAGING CREEK.
UH, I'M A LITTLE SHOCKED AT THE SITUATION.
YEAH, EVERY BIT OF ME WANTS TO GO OVER THERE
JUST FOR MY OWN BENEFIT.
BUT HE'S A GROWN MAN.
IT'S UP TO HIM TO MAKE HIS OWN DECISIONS.
Carlos: FRED!
Jen: FRED, DO YOU HAVE A COPY?
Dustin: GET HIM OUT OF THERE!
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GET HIM OUT OF THERE!
Carlos: LET'S GO, FRED! GOTTA GO!
Narrator: MCKINLEY CREEK HAS RISEN
20 INCHES IN THE LAST 5 MINUTES.
73-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT
IS STILL IN THE WATER,
DESPERATE TO GET THE GOLD THEY NEED LYING ON THE BEDROCK.
WE'RE IN A PICKLE. COME ON!
WE GOTTA GET THE [BLEEP] HERE!
GOTTA GO, FRED!
GO, GO, GO. OVER THERE.
CAN YOU GET THAT STUFF? I NEED HELP!
[BLEEP] IT'S GOING UNDER!
IF DUSTIN LOSES THE DREDGE, THEIR SEASON IS OVER.
HEY, YO, LINE IT UP!
I NEED SOME HELP!
YEAH! YEAH! GET THIS PART OF THIS THING UP.
OH, OH, OH!
THIS IS WHAT KILLS PEOPLE RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS HOW YOU DIE MINING.
Narrator: THE DREDGE IS SAFE.
BUT DUSTIN AND A CAMERAMAN
ARE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CREEK.
AND THE WATER IS STILL RISING.
[ RUMBLING IN DISTANCE ]
Carlos: YOU HEARD -- YOU HEARD THAT THUNDER?
THAT'S NOT THUNDER, MAN. THAT'S THE ROCK.
THAT'S ALL THE ROCK MOVING RIGHT.
Fred: HOLY COW.
DUSTIN, WHAT YOU DOING?
HEY! WHY DON'T YOU GET OVER HERE?
IT'S STARTING TO WASH THIS SIDE OUT!
GO! GO! GET!
Carlos: HEY! MAN, YOU'RE A [BLEEP] IDIOT, MAN?
GET THE [BLEEP] OUTTA THERE, MAN.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
-I'M TAKING CHANCES, MAN. -WHAT, YOU WANT SOMETHING FUNNY?
[BLEEP] MAN. IT'S COMING OVER THE BACK GATE!
WATCH OUT!
OH [BLEEP] THERE GOES OUR BOARD!
[ EXCITED CHATTER ]
-BRIDGE IS GONNA GO! -GET OUT! GET OUT!
[ CHATTER ]
Carlos: WHOO!
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] LOOK AT THAT.
[BLEEP] MEAN DIRT.
MAN, THAT CAME UP SO QUICK.
I MEAN, WHAT, 5 MINUTES?
I JUST -- I'M IN DISBELIEF
THAT HAPPENED SO [BLEEP] QUICK.
Carlos: I THOUGHT THAT WAS THUNDER AT FIRST, MAN.
BUT THAT WAS ALL ROCK. -YEP.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANYTHING LEFT.
THE 15-FOOT HOLE THAT WE JUST HAD,
ALL YOUR WORK, GONE, ABSOLUTELY GONE.
Fred: THERE AIN'T NO HOLE DOWN THERE.
BET IT'S NOT WORTH 5 FOOT DEEP RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, I BET YOU'RE RIGHT.
Narrator: IT TOOK 4 MONTHS TO DIG DOWN TO BEDROCK GOLD.
BUT NOW, IN 5 MINUTES,
THEIR DIVERSION HAS BEEN BLOWN AWAY.
THE STORM'S AFTERMATH AND TORRENT
HAVE REFILLED THEIR HOLE.
GAME OVER.
Dustin: SORRY, GUYS. I KNOW WE WERE CLOSE.
BUT, UH, THIS IS DONE, MAN.
WE'RE DONE.
WE AIN'T GONNA BE DOING NO MORE WORK.
Carlos: YOU CAN'T MAKE UP THIS KINDA [BLEEP] DUDE.
SWEAT AND BLOOD FOR GOLD, FIND GOLD.
THE RIVER TAKES IT AWAY.
Dustin: ONE MINUTE, THERE'S BEDROCK.
THE NEXT MINUTE, EVERYTHING'S GONE.
IT'S A HORRIBLE WAY TO END THE SEASON.
WE SHOULD BE ENDING THE SEASON ROLLING IN GOLD.
BUT, INSTEAD, ALL OF OUR WORK GOT WIPED OUT.
Narrator: WES HAS ONE LAST SURPRISE FOR DUSTIN.
Wes: MAN, DUDE, CHECK THIS OUT.
THAT'S FROM THAT DIVE THAT FRED DID
BEFORE WE GOT FLOODED OUT. LOOK AT THAT.
Dustin: NICE TO KNOW THAT THERE'S BIG CHUNKY
GOLD SITTING DOWN THERE.
WE WERE RIGHT THERE ON IT, MAN.
CHECK THIS OUT, GUYS. DAMN.
WOW. YOU WERE THERE.
WE WERE THERE. WE FOUND IT.
I THINK THAT WAS ONLY, LIKE, 30 MINUTES.
IF WE HEADED TO A PLACE WHERE WE COULD DIG IN THAT
BOTTOM EVERY DAY,
YOU FOLLOW THAT GOLD STREAK,
WE SHOULD HAVE 10 OF THESE FULL OF GOLD, MAN.
-YEAH, WE'D HAVE KILLED IT. -HOW'D IT LOOK OVERALL?
UH, LET ME GRAB IT.
GOOD JOB, GUYS. THAT'S FREAKING AWESOME, BRO.
THAT'S FREAKING BEAUTIFUL, BRO.
Richardson: WE'RE CLOSE, MAN. WE'RE CLOSE.
BEAUTIFUL.
Narrator: ADDING TO THIS WEEK'S CHUNKY
BEDROCK GOLD,
THE CREW SEES THE FRUITS OF THEIR SEASON'S LABOR,
MORE THAN HALF OF WHICH THEY MADE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.
TWO AND A HALF OUNCES.
TWO AND A HALF OUNCES,
WORTH JUST $3,000
BUT PROOF THEY WERE ON THE VERGE OF MILLIONS.
I KNOW IT'S NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE. BUT WE GOT TO THE GOLD.
BUT WE DIDN'T RETRIEVE ALL OF IT YET.
IT'S A SAD THING THAT WE DIDN'T GET RICH THIS YEAR.
Fred: BITTERSWEET, YOU KNOW.
HEY, BUT THE MAIN THING HERE --
WHATEVER IS DONE THERE IS STILL THERE.
WE NEED TO COME BACK AND GET IT.
WE'LL GET IT NEXT YEAR, FOR SURE.
WELL, I WILL BE STARTING MY CONSTRUCTION JOB FOR THE WINTER.
AND I HOPE TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO START OVER.
ANYBODY FEEL LIKE COMING BACK, EVEN THOUGH WE GOT 2 1/2 OUNCES?
NOW THAT WE SEE THE GOLD'S GETTING BIGGER AND CHUNKIER,
I'LL BE HERE.
I'LL COME BACK. YEAH, YOU'VE BEEN A REALLY,
REALLY GOOD PART OF THIS GROUP, MAN.
I'LL COME BACK...
ON MY OWN TERMS.
OUR GOLD IS STILL THERE, BOYS.
AT LEAST WE KNOW IT'S SAFE DOWN -- DOWN THERE, RIGHT?
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOLD DOWN THERE.
WE'RE NOT JUST HOPEFUL. WE KNOW IT.
WE'VE PROVEN THAT THERE
IS GOLD DOWN THERE AND A LOT OF IT.
WE JUST HAVEN'T GOT TO IT YET.
AH, SO CLOSE.
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