SO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REVEAL
OUR LITTLE SECRET WEAPON?
♪
OH, [BLEEP] I KNOW WHAT IT IS!
OH, DUDE, THIS IS AWESOME!
LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE GOLD BLASTER.
4,000 POUNDS OF PRESSURE.
BUT, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TOTALLY SAFE.
♪
HEY, DUSTIN. Yeah, I think
you're gonna like that little toy.
WHAT?!
THIS IS CRAZY!
WHEN THERE'S TWO DIVERS DOWN THERE,
I'M SCARED IT'S GONNA CUT SOMEBODY'S ARM OFF.
♪
WE HAVE TO USE A DANGEROUS WEAPON
AGAINST A DANGEROUS CREEK.
YOU GOT PRESSURE.
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
LET THE OLD MAN SHOW 'EM HOW THE HELL IT'S DONE.
OLD MAN CAN ROCK. PEOPLE HIS AGE
SHOULD BE IN NURSING HOMES, EATIN' JELL-O AND, I DON'T KNOW,
WATCHING FRICKIN' "MURDER, SHE WROTE"? I DON'T KNOW.
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
WE GOT A SITUATION UP HERE.
[ FOUR GUNSHOTS ]
I'VE GOT TOO MUCH INTO THIS, MAN.
I'M WILLIN' TO DIE FOR IT.
AIN'T NO AMOUNT OF GOLD WORTH DYIN' FOR.
♪
Fred: THE WHOLE HISTORY OF THIS VALLEY IS GOLD HAS BEEN ON THE BEDROCK.
WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRAIL.
WHOO! YEAH!
Paul: THERE'S SMALL GOLD, BUT IT'S CHUNKY.
[ CACKLES DELIGHTEDLY ]
FINALLY FOUND BEDROCK, [BLEEP]
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ GUITAR PLUCKS TRANQUIL TUNE ]
♪
PURE COMMERCIAL WATER TODAY.
♪
WATER'S DOWN. SUN IS SHINING.
GOT A LITTLE BIT OF VIS.
IT'S ON. IT'S TIME TO GET SOME GOLD.
WE'RE GONNA GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS DIG TODAY!
♪
HEY!
Narrator: AFTER THREE MONTHS DREDGING McKINLEY CREEK,
THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE ABOUT TO HIT BEDROCK
AND A GOLD DEPOSIT WORTH MILLIONS.
GONNA PUT THAT DIP POLE IN THERE,
SEE WHAT WE GOT GOIN'.
HOPEFULLY, IT'S GOOD.
DUSTIN MUST RECOUP HIS $75,000 INVESTMENT
BEFORE ANYONE GETS PAID.
-DUDE. -HAVE FUN WITH THAT.
THAT'S A GOOD 12 FEET RIGHT THERE, ANYWAY.
-OH, HELL, YEAH. -YEAH!
MUSIC TO MY EARS RIGHT NOW. [BLEEP]
IT'S A RACE TO THE GOLD.
Narrator: LAST SEASON...
THEY HIT BEDROCK GOLD AT 15 FEET.
LOOK AT THAT!
NOW, THEY HAVE JUST THREE FEET TO GO.
WE'VE GOT A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE REALLY CLOSE.
IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT TODAY,
I THINK WE'LL BE ALL THE WAY ACROSS,
BEDROCK CLEANED.
-YEAH. -WE BACKED DOWN THE HARDPACK.
WE HAVE NO MORE EXCUSES.
THIS IS IT. IF WE BLOW IT,
IT'S OUR FAULT.
LET'S DO THIS.
Narrator: 75-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT,
THE CREW'S MOST EXPERIENCED DIVER,
WILL BE LEADING THE MISSION.
YEAH, YEAH!
WELL, FRED'S KEEPIN' THE TEAM ALIVE TODAY.
THE OLD GUY IS KICKIN' ASS.
WE'RE GONNA ATTACK THAT HARDPACK THIS MORNING WITH THE CHIPPER.
WE CAN MAKE SOME HEADWAY INTO THAT STUFF.
I'M GOIN' FOR THE BOTTOM.
I WANNA BE THE FIRST ONE TO FIND THAT GOLD.
Narrator: ALL THAT LIES BETWEEN THE CREW AND THE GOLD ON BEDROCK
IS A LAYER OF COMPACTED GRAVEL KNOWN AS HARDPACK.
THE AIR CHIPPER, A PNEUMATIC CHISEL,
IS THE ONLY TOOL THEY HAVE
THAT CAN GET THEM THROUGH TO THE GOLD.
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, YOU READY TO ROCK AND ROLL?
READY! LET'S DO IT!
YEP, WE'RE GOOD.
HAVE A GOOD DIVE!
FIND THAT GOLD!
Gonna go get the gold!
Yeehoo!
GET SOME, BUDDY!
Whoo-hee!
[ UPBEAT BLUEGRASS PLAYS ]
Narrator: JOINING FRED TODAY
IS FORMER MARINE SERGEANT AND COMMERCIAL DIVER CARLOS MINOR.
I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO DO MY JOB, BROTHER.
WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
DIG, DIG, DIG, MAN, TO BEDROCK.
CARLO-O-O-O-S!
ON MY WAY!
[ LAUGHING ]
ON MY WAY.
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
GAME ON.
♪
Ooh!
Oh, hoo-hoo-hoo!
♪
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
♪
THIS IS GOOD. WE'RE BACK ON TRACK.
DECENT WEATHER, CLEAR WATER.
WE'RE READY TO KICK SOME ASS.
♪
[ OUTRO PLAYS ]
♪
GOT TO BE KIDDIN' ME!
♪
HE BREAKS [BLEEP] JUST 'CAUSE HE KEEPS ON RAMMIN'.
♪
Come up on the winch.
♪
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
♪
Ooh...
Dustin: FRED WON'T LISTEN TO DIRECTIONS.
HE WON'T DO WHAT WE WANT HIM TO.
HE JUST WANTS TO SHOW THAT HE CAN STILL DO STUFF.
I'M STARTIN' TO GIVE UP ON LIFE HERE.
FRED IS MAKIN' THIS SO HARD FOR ME.
I DON'T SEE ANY WAY FOR ME TO SUCCEED,
IF HE KEEPS MESSIN' AROUND LIKE THIS.
♪
SO, HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE:
FRED BROKE IT.
FRED WENT STRAIGHT DOWN.
DIDN'T CHIP HIS WAY, A LITTLE BIT AT TIME,
HE JUST BURIED IT TILL IT STUCK.
♪
YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOIN'
AND SOMETIMES YOU BURY IT INTO THE HARDPACK
AND YOU TRY TO PULL IT OUT, IT BREAKS THAT SPRING.
I'M NOT SURE WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THAT.
Narrator: WITHOUT THE AIR CHIPPER, THE CREW WON'T GET
THROUGH THE HARDPACK TO GOLD BEFORE WINTER ENDS THEIR SEASON.
♪
[ TRANQUIL TUNE PLAYS ]
♪
SOME CRAZY IDEA I COME UP WITH AND I THINK IT'LL WORK.
♪
WE'RE MAKIN' A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO GET THE GOLD
AND I THINK THIS WILL HELP US DO IT.
♪
SO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REVEAL OUR LITTLE SECRET WEAPON?
[ OUTRO PLAYS ]
OH, [BLEEP] I KNOW WHAT IT IS!
HERE, PULL THIS OUTTA HERE.
-OH, DUDE! THIS IS AWESOME! -HERE. HERE, HERE.
JUST PICK IT UP.
THERE. ALL RIGHT.
JUST SET IT OFF ON THE GROUND THERE A SECOND.
-OKAY. -SECRET WEAPON IS
A PRESSURE WASHER.
40 YEARS AGO,
I USED TO CLEAN BARNACLES OFF OF PYLONS WITH THOSE THINGS.
AND, IF YOU CAN CLEAN BARNACLES OFF OF PYLONS,
YOU COULD BUST CONCRETE WITH IT.
YOU COULD BUST -- YEAH.
WELL, WE GOT OUR HELICOPTER COMIN' IN.
-WHOO! -WHOO!
JUST IN TIME!
Narrator: FRED SPENT $5,000 ON THE HEAVY-DUTY PRESSURE WASHER
TO REPLACE THE AIR CHIPPER HE BROKE.
♪
Carlos: YEE-HEE-HEE!
NOW, HE'S SPENDING ANOTHER $2,000,
FLYING IT UP TO McKINLEY CREEK.
♪
CAN'T AFFORD HELICOPTERS ANYMORE, MAN.
YOU WONDER WHY I GET MAD WITH HIM.
♪
PUT YOUR ARMS OUT.
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
♪
DON'T GET PINNED BETWEEN THAT ROCK.
[ ROTORS WHIRRING ]
WHAT?!
THIS IS CRAZY!
DUSTIN TO FRED.
HEY, DUSTIN.
Ah, it looks like YOU GOT SOME --
SOME EXPENSIVE TOYS DOWN HERE.
Hey, I think you're gonna like that little toy.
THAT THING'S GONNA EAT
RIGHT THROUGH THAT HARDPACK.
WELL, I HOPE IT WORKS, MAN.
A PRESSURE WASHER, HUH?
FRED AND HIS IDEAS.
HAVE YOU EVER USED A PRESSURE WASHER UNDERWATER BEFORE?
NOT UNDERWATER.
WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS
IT'LL BE LIKE A JET SKI UNDERWATER, LOSE CONTROL,
AND, WHEN THERE'S TWO DIVERS DOWN THERE,
I'M SCARED IT'S GONNA CUT SOMEBODY'S ARM OFF.
♪
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
[ GURGLING ]
[ MELANCHOLY TUNE PLAYS ]
[ GRUMBLE ]
♪
LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE GOLD BLASTER.
THERE'S THE NOZZLE, PUTTIN' OUT
4,000 POUNDS OF PRESSURE.
THIS SHOULD TOTALLY PULVERIZE THAT HARDPACK.
OH! COOL.
SLOW DOWN.
Narrator: FRED HURT IS BANKING ON HIS NEW, UNDERWATER PRESSURE WASHER,
THE GOLD BLASTER, TO CUT THROUGH THE HARDPACK
AND, FINALLY, GET TO THE GOLD-RICH BEDROCK.
WHERE ARE WE GOIN' WITH IT?
[ TRANQUIL MUSIC PLAYS ]
THE GOLD BLASTER PACKS WAY MORE POWER
THAN A HOUSEHOLD PRESSURE WASHER,
SO FRED'S ADDED A SAFETY MECHANISM.
WHEN YOU SHUT IT OFF, BY LETTIN' GO OF THE TRIGGER,
IT FALLS OUT OF THE BOTTOM AND SHUTS IT OFF.
BUT, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TOTALLY SAFE.
I HAVE NOT TRIED IT OUT UNDERWATER.
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
Narrator: THE MOTOR COMPRESSES WATER TO 4,000 PSI
AND FEEDS IT TO FRED'S GOLD BLASTER.
THE PRESSURIZED JET SHOULD EASILY
BREAK THROUGH THE HARDPACK.
♪
I LOST SLEEP OVER THIS LAST NIGHT
AND I KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS AND I WARNED ALL THE GUYS,
"HEY, YOU MIGHT DIE DOWN THERE TODAY."
AND HE'S LIKE, "HEY, I GOT THIS GIMMICKY THING.
MAYBE I COULD DO SOMETHING BIG DOWN THERE,"
AND I'M THINKIN', "YOU SHOULD STAY OUT,
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA DIE.
IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS DOWN THERE."
♪
I MEAN, THAT'S 4,000 POUNDS OF PRESSURE
COMING OUT OF THE END OF THAT NOZZLE,
SO, IF IT GETS AWAY FROM YA, IT'LL BE LIKE THE OLD TOYS
WE USED TO HAVE WHERE IT JUST FLOPS AROUND EVERYWHERE
WITH THE WATER BLOWIN' OUT, EXCEPT THIS'LL BE DEADLY.
[ TRANQUIL TUNE PLAYS ]
HOW'S THAT FEEL?
FEELS GOOD.
♪
ARE YOU READY? I'M GONNA FIRE IT UP!
♪
CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND CLEAN THE DECK?
OH, NICE!
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
♪
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
YOU GOT PRESSURE!
Wow!
♪
Whee-hoo!
[ Laughs ]
Yeah!
♪
[ Laughing ]
[ TRANQUIL TUNE PLAYS ] [ LAUGHTER ]
♪
WELL, MY NEW TOY IS
JUST BUSTIN' ASS DOWN THERE.
THAT HARDPACK, IT JUST EATS THAT STUFF ALIVE.
IT JUST PULVERIZES IT.
MAYBE THEY JUST NEED TO GROW A BIT --
A BIT BIGGER COJONES.
♪
[ LAUGHING ]
LET THE OLD MAN SHOW 'EM HOW THE HELL IT'S DONE.
[ CHORD STRIKES ]
♪
SO, WHADDA WE GOT?
THERE YOU GO, RIGHT THERE.
THERE'S THE EDGE OF THE HOLE.
IT'S 14.5 FEET RIGHT THERE, FRED.
IT'S GONNA WORK.
THAT'S GONNA GET US THERE FAST, FRED.
WE'RE GETTIN' CLOSE.
Narrator: FRED'S GOLD BLASTER HAS GOT THEM TO JUST SIX INCHES FROM BEDROCK.
WE HAVE TO USE A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS WEAPON
AGAINST A DANGEROUS CREEK.
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE.
GOOD DEAL, FRED.
GOOD FRICKIN' DEAL.
♪
[ CHORD STRIKES ]
♪
Dustin: I SERIOUSLY BELIEVE WE'RE ONLY, LIKE, SIX OR EIGHT INCHES,
BUT THAT'S HOW MY BRAIN WORKS.
IT'S 10 INCHES AWAY, ONE FOOT AWAY.
ONLY ONE MORE FOOT. ONLY ONE MORE FOOT.
IT'S HOW MY BRAIN WORKS.
I'M JUST WIRED THAT WAY.
Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE DETERMINED TO HIT A PILE OF GOLD
ON THE BEDROCK BENEATH THE CREEK.
♪
DIVING WITH DUSTIN TODAY.
HE'S A GOOD DIVE PARTNER.
WE SEEM TO KICK ASS DOWN THERE.
♪
-ALL RIGHT. -READY!
♪
Narrator: THE ONLY WAY TO GET THROUGH THE HARDPACK
IS WITH FRED'S 4,000-PSI GOLD BLASTER.
[ CHORD STRIKES ]
IT SEEMS SOMETIMES THAT,
EVERY IDEA I COME UP WITH, DUSTIN, HE DOESN'T LIKE IT.
UH, THERE'S SOME KIND OF RESISTANCE.
I HAVE NEVER SAID, "OH, WELL, WHY DON'T WE DO IT THIS WAY?"
AND DUSTIN SAID, "YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
LET'S JUST DO THAT."
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
♪
HOW'S THAT GOLD BLASTER WORKIN', DUSTIN?
Uh...
HE'S MELTIN' IT, MAN.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE'S DOING, IS MELTIN' IT.
HOT WATER IN SNOW, BRO.
HOT WATER IN SNOW.
♪
IT REALLY FEELS GOOD THAT DUSTIN ACTUALLY APPRECIATED
AND LIKED SOMETHING THAT I SUGGESTED AND,
UH, IT'S A GOOD FEELING.
[ LAUGHING ]
WE KEEP THIS UP, WE'LL HIT THAT BOTTOM.
ALL RIGHT, BASKET UP.
♪
HEY, DUS!
HOW'S THE PRESSURE WASHER WORK?
GOLD BLASTER WORKS AWESOME.
Narrator: FRED'S GOLD BLASTER IS SLICING THROUGH THE HARDPACK,
BUT THERE'S STILL NO SIGN OF BEDROCK.
SO, I'VE GOT ABOUT 15 FEET RIGHT THERE
AND IT STILL FEELS GRAVELLY ON THE BOTTOM.
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE BEDROCK YET.
HOW DEEP CAN WE ACTUALLY GO WITH THIS?
WE DON'T START GETTING SOME SUBSTANTIAL GOLD PRETTY SOON,
IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO KEEP WANTIN' TO GO HERE.
I'M 15 FEET DEEP.
I'VE SEEN GOLD 15 FEET DOWN IN THAT HOLE.
WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE
ABSOLUTELY THE DEEPEST IT WOULD EVER BE.
WE'RE AT 15 FEET AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HIT THE BOTTOM YET.
I COULD BE SIX INCHES AWAY, OR SIX FEET.
WHAT THE [BLEEP] ARE WE DOIN' HERE?
♪
WHERE IN THE WORLD DOES THIS THING END?
♪
I DON'T KNOW.
I REALLY DO NOT KNOW.
Narrator: THEY'RE 15 FEET DOWN
AND EVERYTHING THEY LEARNED LAST SEASON IS NOW IN DOUBT.
WE COULD BE TWO FEET AWAY,
ONE FOOT AWAY, SIX INCHES AWAY, YOU KNOW?
♪
HUMAN SPIRIT, BROTHER.
HUMAN SPIRIT, MAN.
WHAT ARE YOU MADE OUT OF, YOU KNOW?
[chuckling] WHAT ARE YOU MADE OUT OF?
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
♪
[ GURGLING ]
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
♪
ANOTHER DAY IN THE DREDGE HOLE.
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
♪
Wes: IT'S BEEN A ROUGH WEEK.
WE'VE GOT TO HIT THIS GOLD SOON,
'CAUSE EVERYBODY IS JUST COMPLETELY WORN OUT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER
OUR BODIES CAN ACTUALLY LAST TO DO THIS.
♪
OHH.
♪
Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS' SPEND IS NOW OVER $80,000.
IF THEY DON'T GET GOLD BEFORE WINTER ENDS THEIR SEASON,
THERE'LL BE NO PAYDAY.
I'VE GOT TOO MUCH INTO THIS, MAN.
I'M WILLIN' TO DIE FOR IT.
[ LAUGHING ]
AIN'T NO AMOUNT OF GOLD WORTH DYIN' FOR.
IF IT'S GONNA GET TO THAT POINT, THEN IT'S GONNA BE TIME TO MOVE.
I WISH I COULD SAY THAT TO MY BRAIN.
YOU CAN.
Narrator: THE CREW IS BEING PUSHED TO THE LIMIT
AND QUESTIONING HOW DEEP THEY NEED TO GO TO HIT BEDROCK GOLD.
♪
Dustin: IT'S PAST 15 FEET,
SO WE MUST'VE MADE A MISTAKE LAST TIME.
BEDROCK'S GOTTA BE DOWN THERE.
WE JUST GOTTA KEEP DIGGIN'.
♪
WE'RE READY TO GET IN.
EVERYBODY WARMED UP?!
LET'S GET THIS DONE!
DO IT NOW, OR FOREVER WONDER WHAT'S DOWN THERE.
HOW 'BOUT THAT?
♪
TODAY, I TRY TO GET TO THE BOTTOM.
WE ALL BEEN KILLIN' OURSELVES.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TAKE US ACROSS TO THAT FINISH LINE.
♪
I'M REALLY HOPIN' THERE'S A NICE, FAT, GOLD LAYER
SITTIN' ON TOP OF BEDROCK.
HAVE A GOOD DIVE, MAN.
JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU NEED.
COPY THAT.
♪
LOOK AT THAT!
YOU SEE THAT?
YOU SEE THAT ROCK?
THAT ROCK?
WOW!
THAT ROCK COULD FALL DOWN AND KILL SOMEBODY.
LOOK! THAT THING.
YOU GET THOSE ROCKS FROM WAY ABOVE
IN THE HOLES RIGHT DOWN THERE.
BOW!
♪
Narrator: OVER 18 FEET DOWN AND DEEP INTO THE HARDPACK,
THE WALLS OF THE DIVE HOLE ARE NEAR-VERTICAL.
THE FORCE OF THE GOLD BLASTER
IS LOOSENING OVERHANGING BOULDERS
THAT COULD EASILY FALL AND CRUSH THE DIVERS.
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
WE'RE NOT TALKIN' ABOUT PEBBLES, THE LITTLE THINGS LIKE THIS.
WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT A ROCK THAT IS THIS BIG AND LIKE THAT.
IF YOU'RE LAYIN' DOWN IN THE BOTTOM,
YOU'RE WORKIN' AND ONE OF THE THINGS LANDS ON YOU,
THAT COULD BURY YOU RIGHT THERE.
♪
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
♪
[ SINISTER CHORD STRIKES ]
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
GET HIM OUTTA THERE!
QUICK! BRING HIM UP, BRING HIM UP.
QUICK, BRING HIM UP, BRING HIM UP!
[ SINISTER CHORD STRIKES ]
Man: IS DUSTIN OKAY?
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
PAUL, IS HE OKAY?!
[ SINISTER CHORD STRIKES ]
[ MELANCHOLY TUNE PLAYS ]
WHEW! WHOO-HOO!
♪
I WAS CUTTIN' THE SHAFT RIGHT HERE,
ALL THE WAY INTO THIS WALL,
WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE WATER,
IT WAS AN OBVIOUS LANDSLIDE.
IT SOUNDED LIKE A RUMBLIN' TRAIN COMIN' THROUGH.
UNDERWATER, YOU DON'T JUST HEAR IT.
YOU FEEL IT.
IT JUST SMASHES YOUR CHEST IN.
PKKH-RRRRRUH!
BIG BOULDER FELL FROM SOMEWHERE AND IT JUST WENT PITCH-BLACK.
THE [BLEEP] SIDES ARE SO STEEP AND WE'RE SO DEEP,
THAT'S, LIKE, A HUGE RECIPE FOR DISASTER, MAN.
I'M TELLING YOU.
HOWEVER YOU WANNA COOK IT, MAN,
IT'S GONNA TASTE REALLY BAD.
♪
[ GURGLING ]
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
♪
Narrator: WINTER IS CLOSING IN.
THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE DREDGED FOR FIVE DAYS,
DOWN TO 18 FEET,
AND HAVE STILL NOT HIT BEDROCK.
ALL RIGHT, UH, WE'RE GONNA DO A CLEANUP, GUYS,
FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANY GOLD.
Paul: IT WOULD BE A BIG MORALE BOOSTER
FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE GOLD IN THE BOX.
THE LATER IN THE SEASON WE GET AND LESS GOLD WE SEE,
THE MORE DOWN EVERYBODY GETS.
IT'S A GOOD ADVENTURE, BUT, WITHOUT THE GOLD...
THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY'S FAMILY'S COUNTIN' ON.
WE REALLY NEED A LOTTA GOLD IN THE BOX.
[ SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS ]
YEAH, ACTUALLY, THIS BOX IS LOOKIN'
A LITTLE DEPRESSING, MAN.
SINCE WE HAD THAT LAST FLOOD, OUR GOLD HAS JUST QUIT.
WE'RE NOT GETTIN' ANYTHING. -NO.
-I MEAN, -YEAH.
-NOTHIN'. -YEAH, WE'RE NOT GETTIN' [BLEEP]
-NOPE. -Carlos: IT SUCKS, MAN.
-YEAH. -WE GOT NO GOLD, BRO.
MAN, THAT MAT SHOULD HAVE ALL KINDS OF GOLD IN IT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING.
RIGHT HERE? THIS LOOK YOU SEE ON MY FACE, MAN,
THIS IS A SPIRIT TRYIN' TO KEEP STRONG, BRO.
♪
THERE'S NO GOLD IN THE BOX RIGHT NOW
THAT YOU CAN VISIBLY SEE.
WE'VE SPENT A LOTTA TIME ON THIS HOLE RIGHT HERE,
GETTIN' DOWN DEEP, AND NOTHING.
NOTHIN'S COMIN' OUT OF THE HARDPACK, NOTHIN'.
YEAH.
HERE'S THE PROBLEM. WE MADE A DECISION.
YEAH.
YOU EITHER STICK WITH IT NOW OR ABANDON ALL HOPE.
THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYTHING.
I-I UNDERSTAND THAT.
EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW IS TELLING ME TO GO UPSTREAM.
I AGREE.
I THERE'S GOLD DOWN THERE, IT'S ALL IN BEDROCK
AND, IF I'M A COUPLE FEET AWAY FROM BEDROCK RIGHT NOW,
I'D SURE LIKE TO [BLEEP] FIND OUT.
THE FARTHER WE GO UPSTREAM,
IT COULD GET BETTER AND BETTER.
YOU THINK.
NO, I KNOW.
YOU THINK YOU KNOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW. YOU THINK YOU KNOW.
IF YOU DON'T FINISH OUT THE [BLEEP] HOLE,
YOU DIG A HOLE HERE,
A HALF-HOLE THERE, A HALF-HOLE THERE,
A HALF-HOLE THERE.
YEP.
COMMIT TO THIS
OR YOU DIG LITTLE HOLES EVERYWHERE.
FINISH IT.
FIND OUT.
♪
YOU KNOW, THE CREW IS STARTIN' TO FALL APART
QUITE A BIT ACTUALLY, RIGHT NOW,
AND EVERYBODY'S GOT AN OPINION WHERE THE GOLD'S AT,
SO I HAVE TO STAND STRONG.
WE EITHER ALL WORK ON ONE THING AND GET IT FINISHED
OR SPEND THE REST OF OUR LIVES
WONDERIN' WHAT THE HELL IS DOWN THERE.
I NEED TO GET TO BEDROCK.
OTHERWISE, WE JUST WASTED ANOTHER SEASON.
Narrator: FORTUNATELY, DUSTIN HAS ONE ALLY:
HIS DAD.
THE WHOLE HISTORY OF THIS VALLEY IS ALWAYS
GOLD HAS BEEN ON THE BEDROCK.
THAT FORMATION HAS BEEN DOWN THERE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
NO ONE HAS EVER DISTURBED THAT.
WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRAIL.
WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT IS UNDER THAT HARDPACK.
AND THEY WANNA QUIT?
[laughs] FAT CHANCE.
[ CLUCK ]
♪
[ SIGH ]
ANOTHER DAY.
♪
[ TRANQUIL TUNE PLAYS ]
♪
AH! YOU OKAY?
OH! YOU LOOKIN' FOR MAMA.
YOU BETTER NOT LEAVE THAT TREE TILL YOU KNOW WHERE MAMA IS.
I BETTER KNOW WHERE MAMA IS.
♪
GIVE HIM A HAND WITH THAT BARREL.
[singsong] NAILED IT!
HEY, MAN, WE GOT A SITUATION UP HERE.
-WHAT'S GOING ON? -WE GOT A BABY BEAR
THAT WON'T RUN AWAY.
-AWW. -AND WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE MAMA BEAR IS. -ALL RIGHT.
OHHH, THAT'S AWESOME!
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
ALL RIGHT, WATCH YOUR EARS, EVERYBODY.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH IT?!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?!
♪
JUST SCARE HIM.
[ LAUGHING ]
[laughing] "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?" [ LAUGHING ]
[ FOUR GUNSHOTS ]
♪
[ GUNSHOT ]
BEAR'S OUTTA HERE, GUYS.
LITTLE BABY BEAR'S GONE.
HOPEFULLY, MAMA'S NOT BEHIND HIM, SO.
JUST WARNING SHOTS.
♪
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
♪
Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE MINING THE DEEPEST,
MOST TREACHEROUS DIVE HOLE THEY'VE EVER DREDGED.
VETERAN DIVER FRED HURT IS UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.
♪
I AM NOT GONNA GIVE UP.
I'M JUST TOO CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM, I THINK.
I WOULD HATE TO SAY THAT I QUIT THREE FEET FROM THE BOTTOM.
[laughs] OR FIVE FEET FROM THE BOTTOM.
NOW, FRED'S THE ONLY ONE THAT AGREES WITH ME,
THAT WE SHOULD DIG STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE BEDROCK.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S DANGEROUS DOWN THERE,
FRED, RIGHT NOW, IS THE ONLY ONE
THAT'S CRAZY ENOUGH TO GO DOWN THERE.
♪
BEAUTIFUL DAY!
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
YEAH, RIGHT.
Narrator: CARLOS IS COMMITTED TO REACHING BEDROCK,
BUT HIS SOON-TO-BE BRIDE IS ON HER WAY
UP TO HAINES, ALASKA, FOR THEIR CHURCH WEDDING.
BEFORE SHE WALKS DOWN THE AISLE,
CARLOS IS TAKING ONE MORE DIVE ALONGSIDE FRED.
THIS IS NOT A MANLY THING.
IF I WAS IN YOUR SITUATION, I PROBABLY WOULD BACK OFF.
IMMA TELL YOU THE TRUTH. I DON'T HAVE A FAMILY
OR CHILDREN OR ANY OF THAT STUFF TO TAKE CARE OF,
SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE GOIN' DOWN THERE AND RISKIN' MY LIFE.
THIS IS REAL DANGER. -YEAH, I'VE BEEN IN SITUATIONS
LIKE THIS LOTS OF TIMES, MAN.
WELL, THERE YOU GO. THAT'S ON YOU.
-YEAH, YEAH. -I JUST NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT.
NO, OF COURSE.
DON'T GET YOURSELF KILLED OVER THIS.
IT'S UP TO YOU NOW.
COMPLETELY UP TO YOU.
I KNEW ABOUT ONE OR TWO DIVERS IN MY WORK TIME
WHERE THEY GOT BURIED ALIVE.
YOU GET BURIED DOWN THERE,
THAT'S GONNA SEEM LIKE FOR A MILLION YEARS,
TILL SOMEBODY COMES AND DIGS YOU OUT.
♪
ALL THE WAY DOWN, WHEN I WAS DROPPIN' IN,
THERE'S HANGERS STICKIN' OUT OF THE WALLS.
I CAN'T TELL YA ENOUGH, MAN.
JUST REALLY WATCH YOUR ASS, FRED.
♪
Rich: IT IS A NAIL-BITING EXPERIENCE,
EVERY MINUTE THAT YOU'RE DOWN IN THE BOTTOM OF THAT HOLE.
I WAS SCARED [BLEEP] YESTERDAY FOR SOME TIME.
♪
Dustin: IT'S NOW OR NEVER.
IF YOU RELAX RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE GONNA SPEND
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WONDERIN' WHAT'S DOWN THERE,
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET TO IT.
I HAVE TO HIT BEDROCK OR MY CREW'S GONNA QUIT ON ME.
♪
[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
Aaaaaaah!
[ SINISTER CHORD STRIKES ]
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYS ]
Narrator: FEAR OF BEING BURIED ALIVE
HAS FORCED CARLOS TO ABANDON HIS DIVE.
DUDE, I'M SCARED.
-I KNOW YOU ARE. -I-I-I--
-YEAH. -BUT THE THING IS,
IT WAS JUST TOO -- -I GET IT.
Carlos: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SEASON THAT I GOT SCARED.
I'M [BLEEP] TERRIFIED.
I'M TERRIFIED. I DON'T CARE --
CRIED OR NOT, MAN.
I'M [BLEEP] TERRIFIED.
THAT THING COMES DOWN ON ME,
YOU'RE NOT GETTING ME OUT OF THERE.
I LOVE LOOKIN' FOR GOLD, BUT I WANNA BE AROUND
TO SPEND MY GOLD, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
♪
[ GURGLING ]
[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ] [ GUNFIRE ]
CEASE FIRE, GUYS. CEASE FIRE.
GOT SOME GOOD NEWS TO TELL YOU GUYS.
THIS SATURDAY, YOU GUYS ARE INVITED
TO MY WEDDING. -Both: HELL, YEAH.
-WHAT?! -CONGRATULATIONS.
IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU GUYS,
SO I'M DOIN' IT HERE, IN ALASKA, MAN.
TONIGHT'S MY BACHELOR PARTY. LET'S JUST SHOOT IT UP.
-WHOO! -SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN!
HIT IT.
[ GUNFIRE ]
DAMN!
[ LAUGHTER ] [ GUNSHOT ]
♪
GLAD YOU GUYS ARE HERE, MAN, SERIOUSLY, MAN.
I'M GLAD YOU GUYS MADE IT, MAN.
Officiant: ALL RISE, PLEASE.
WE WELCOME ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY TO JOIN CARLOS AND TERESA
IN THE HOLY BOND OF MARRIAGE.
CARLOS, YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ APPLAUSE ] [ GUEST LAUGHING ]
[ TENDER TUNE PLAYS ]
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. I LIKED THAT.
HE'S DESERVED IT.
I'M HAPPY FOR HIM. THIS IS GREAT.
HE'S MY BOY. -OH, IT'S A GREAT DAY!
IT'S A AWESOME DAY. -YOU GOT HIM FOR TOMORROW.
WE GOT HIM BACK MONDAY. -[LAUGHING]
YEAH! GOOD DEAL.
♪
[ GURGLING ]
[ SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS ]
♪
Narrator: AFTER THE CELEBRATIONS OF CARLOS'S ALASKAN WEDDING,
IT'S BACK TO RISKING LIFE AND LIMB
18 FEET BENEATH McKINLEY CREEK,
ATTEMPTING TO GET GOLD ON BEDROCK.
♪
All right, Fred, you're on your own.
Now, get to the bottom, man.
VETERAN MINER FRED IS IN THE DANGER ZONE,
WHILE DUSTIN SUPERVISES FROM ABOVE.
TRYIN' TO PUSH FRED TO REALLY GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM,
BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE.
Good luck down there, man.
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
I HOLD ON TO HOPE, THINKIN', IN A COUPLE DAYS,
I CAN GET FILTHY GOLD RICH.
THERE COULD BE NOTHIN' DOWN THERE.
WOULDN'T BE A WASTE OF TIME.
MAKE A EDUCATED GUESS OF WHERE YOU THINK THE GOLD'S AT.
YOU STICK TO IT AND YOU WORK YOUR ASS OFF TO GET DOWN TO IT.
YOU PUSH AND PUSH AND PUSH, PAST YOUR BREAKIN' POINT.
ONE MORE FOOT. ONE MORE FOOT. ONE MORE FOOT.
JUST KEEP DIGGIN'. JUST ONE MORE FOOT.
THIS COULD CHANGE MY ENTIRE LIFE.
♪
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]
♪
[ TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYS ] WHOO! YEAH! HOO! COME ON.
FINALLY, WE HIT WHAT WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR.
Rich: THIS IS EPIC [BLEEP]
IT'S THIS HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT
OF SIMPLY REACHING THE BOTTOM OF McKINLEY CREEK.
IF THERE WAS BIG, HONKIN' FARMER NUGGETS RIGHT NOW,
THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE 'EM.
[ CACKLES DELIGHTEDLY ]
FINALLY FOUND BEDROCK, [BLEEP]
GOOD JOB, FRED!
♪
FRED DID AWESOME TODAY.
HE'S FEARLESS.
HE JUST TUNNELS DOWN WHEN NOBODY ELSE IS GOIN' TO.
HE'S TAKING CHANCES. THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
[ LAUGHING ]
LOVE IT!
75 YEARS OLD.
OLD MAN CAN ROCK. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I MEAN, PEOPLE HIS AGE SHOULD BE IN NURSING HOMES,
EATIN' JELL-O AND, I DON'T KNOW,
WATCHING FRICKIN' "MURDER, SHE WROTE"? I DON'T KNOW.
Paul: I CAN TELL YOU NOW: NOBODY'S GONNA WANNA GIVE UP NOW.
I THINK GETTIN' TO BEDROCK WAS A BIG BOOST FOR EVERYBODY.
THAT WAS SOMETHING WE REALLY NEEDED TO DO
BEFORE IT GOT WAY TOO DEEP.
-SO YOU CAN SEE IT? -[CHUCKLE]
HEY, THERE'S SMALL GOLD, BUT IT'S CHUNKY.
CHECK THIS OUT.
THAT IS A REALLY GOOD SIGN.
IT MAY NOT BE TODAY THAT WE GET THE BEST GOLD,
BUT WE'RE ON BEDROCK NOW.
IT'S JUST NOT EVEN THE SAME GAME.
[ OUTRO PLAYS ]
I'M PRETTY SURE THE ONLY ONE THAT THOUGHT
WE'RE DEFINITELY HITTIN' BEDROCK WAS FRED HURT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I HAD MY WONDERS.
SO, NOW THAT WE'RE ON BEDROCK, WE GOTTA GO UPSTREAM.
HOPEFULLY, WITH ANY LUCK,
THAT GOLD IS ALL AROUND RIGHT THERE
AND WE'RE JUST GONNA FILL OUR POCKETS WITH IT, ALL RIGHT?
-YEAH. -YEAH, I THINK WE ARE, YEAH.
[ TRANQUIL TUNE PLAYS ]
THERE WAS TIMES WHEN EVERYONE DOUBTED ME, EXCEPT FOR FRED.
OF ALL PEOPLE, FRED'S THE ONE.
FRED'S THE ONE GONNA STAND BY YOUR SIDE.
AS MUCH AS WE FIGHT,
FRED'S GONNA BE THE ONE TO KEEP DIGGIN'.
[ LAUGHING ]
HE'S MY FATHER. WHAT THE HELL?
DUSTIN GAVE ME A BIG COMPLIMENT.
HE WAS SO PROUD OF THE FACT THAT I, UH, DID A GOOD JOB TODAY.
I NEVER DOUBTED WE WOULD GET TO THE BOTTOM.
WE'RE TOO PERSISTENT TO GIVE UP.
OR ELSE, TOO DUMB.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH.
[ LAUGHING ]
♪
Narrator: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER"...
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
Dustin: I'd love to see a bunch of gold in the rocks,
but there's none today, man.
Rich: Hey, Dustin, [indistinct] around here,
why don't you come look at something?
Doesn't that look like...?
Holy [bleep], Rich, that's all gold.
That's gold, isn't it?!
-WHOO! -OH, MY [BLEEP]
FOUND NUGGETS, BOYS!
CHECK OUT THOSE NUGGETS, DUDE!
YEAH! WHOO!