1 00:00:24,558 --> 00:00:26,859 [vernon] we got a blizzard blowing this morning. 2 00:00:26,861 --> 00:00:30,396 It's just another hurdle. I mean, it's one thing after another. 3 00:00:31,532 --> 00:00:32,765 [narrator] one storm is passing. 4 00:00:32,767 --> 00:00:35,868 But another one, is set to roll in, 5 00:00:35,870 --> 00:00:40,072 as captain vernon adkinson starts his ice-mining season. 6 00:00:40,941 --> 00:00:42,941 Just about ready to get out on the ice. 7 00:00:42,943 --> 00:00:45,110 I'm going down here to take a look 8 00:00:45,780 --> 00:00:48,781 and see what the ice looks like, 9 00:00:48,783 --> 00:00:51,216 to make sure that we'll be able to pull our gear out there. 10 00:00:52,887 --> 00:00:54,787 We chose to start the season a couple of days late 11 00:00:54,789 --> 00:00:57,423 because of the big storm that passed through. 12 00:00:57,425 --> 00:00:59,658 Now there's already another one setting to strike. 13 00:00:59,660 --> 00:01:03,796 The whole damn winter probably going to be this way. 14 00:01:03,798 --> 00:01:06,565 But we can't wait any longer. I got big plans for this season, 15 00:01:06,567 --> 00:01:08,801 so we need to get a move on. 16 00:01:08,803 --> 00:01:10,769 [narrator] this summer, vernon's big gamble, 17 00:01:10,771 --> 00:01:13,772 buying claim 56 paid off big. 18 00:01:13,774 --> 00:01:14,673 [man] I'm seeing gold, ver. 19 00:01:14,675 --> 00:01:18,410 That's the stuff of dreams, my friend. 20 00:01:18,412 --> 00:01:22,548 [narrator] now, this winter, as he heads back to his cash cow, 21 00:01:22,550 --> 00:01:25,984 he's aiming for the biggest season haul of his career. 22 00:01:25,986 --> 00:01:28,887 We're basically using the same rig as we use last 23 00:01:28,889 --> 00:01:31,990 winter, except we've made lot of improvements. 24 00:01:33,761 --> 00:01:36,428 Every single beat we've set for an eight inch 25 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:40,399 versus what we were using last winter was a six inch. 26 00:01:40,401 --> 00:01:42,868 We've put twice the material through the box. 27 00:01:42,870 --> 00:01:46,472 I'm thinking based on the fact that our gear is so much better, 28 00:01:46,474 --> 00:01:49,875 plus the fact that we know where the gold is, 29 00:01:49,877 --> 00:01:53,245 there's a possibility that we could get up to 200 ounces. 30 00:01:58,018 --> 00:02:02,387 The spot we were working the end of the summer is about a half a mile 31 00:02:03,457 --> 00:02:05,691 out on the ice, to the south. 32 00:02:05,693 --> 00:02:09,361 And it's a spot we were marked as super gold on our chart. 33 00:02:09,363 --> 00:02:13,031 We got some really good gold there. 34 00:02:13,033 --> 00:02:16,435 We have the coordinates where we found absolutely killer gold. 35 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:20,272 We're ready to go. 36 00:02:20,274 --> 00:02:23,175 We got to pull these two units out first. 37 00:02:30,684 --> 00:02:34,786 In winter, you can't go willy-nilly and mine anywhere. 38 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:37,890 You got to find a spot that's got the right ice conditions 39 00:02:37,892 --> 00:02:39,791 and has gold underneath. 40 00:02:39,793 --> 00:02:42,494 Right now, we're behind the curve. 41 00:02:42,496 --> 00:02:45,664 Starting late with another storm on the way. 42 00:02:45,666 --> 00:02:47,933 There's no room for error. We got to get on it. 43 00:02:47,935 --> 00:02:49,301 We got to get on it, quick. 44 00:02:55,943 --> 00:02:57,242 This is damn near perfect. 45 00:02:59,046 --> 00:03:04,183 A wide, wide expanse of flat ice. 46 00:03:05,419 --> 00:03:07,986 Right there, underneath that. 47 00:03:08,622 --> 00:03:09,955 It's super gold. 48 00:03:12,993 --> 00:03:15,460 Okay, let's drop that camera. 49 00:03:15,462 --> 00:03:17,429 See if we can see any gold down there. 50 00:03:22,770 --> 00:03:25,971 All right, we're coming into sight. Come up a little bit. 51 00:03:27,041 --> 00:03:29,374 Back and forth. No, not down. 52 00:03:30,110 --> 00:03:32,177 Little bit more down. 53 00:03:33,847 --> 00:03:35,013 All right, hold it. 54 00:03:35,015 --> 00:03:36,415 Take a look at this, gary. 55 00:03:37,885 --> 00:03:39,051 What does that look like? 56 00:03:41,155 --> 00:03:42,621 Cobble, there it is. 57 00:03:42,623 --> 00:03:45,724 -[man] now, that looks good. -[man 2] it does, doesn't it? 58 00:03:45,726 --> 00:03:48,060 -[man] look at how the rocks are laying. -[man 2] yeah. 59 00:03:48,062 --> 00:03:49,394 We're right on top of it. 60 00:03:49,396 --> 00:03:50,395 Looks good, man. 61 00:03:51,532 --> 00:03:54,766 This is the sweet spot. Smooth ice. Good cobble. 62 00:03:54,768 --> 00:03:59,004 And, right where we hit some major gold, last summer. 63 00:04:01,875 --> 00:04:03,875 Even the thickness of the ice is perfect. 64 00:04:03,877 --> 00:04:05,744 About three and a half feet. 65 00:04:05,746 --> 00:04:07,346 I couldn't ask for anything better. 66 00:04:08,983 --> 00:04:14,219 In addition to improving our setup, my ice team is second to none. 67 00:04:15,889 --> 00:04:19,758 My top guy from last summer, gary is suiting up again. 68 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,127 I'll going into that hole, working the bottom. 69 00:04:22,129 --> 00:04:23,495 That's where I prefer to be. 70 00:04:23,497 --> 00:04:26,665 And then the ace up my sleeve, gary panos also is back. 71 00:04:26,667 --> 00:04:29,401 He's been the rock star of the operation for years. 72 00:04:29,403 --> 00:04:30,636 [gary] getting diver down. 73 00:04:30,638 --> 00:04:32,671 I'm going to make some money today. 74 00:04:32,673 --> 00:04:34,339 Well, that's the game plan, you know? 75 00:04:35,776 --> 00:04:38,877 As long as we can stay ahead of mother nature, 76 00:04:38,879 --> 00:04:41,113 everything ought to be coming up vernon. 77 00:04:47,855 --> 00:04:50,389 All right, water is flowing. 78 00:04:53,761 --> 00:04:55,427 [vernon] I've got to put going down first. 79 00:04:55,429 --> 00:04:57,496 Ice mining is dangerous as hell. 80 00:04:57,498 --> 00:04:59,031 So much can go wrong. 81 00:04:59,033 --> 00:05:03,402 So, I want my best man, my strongest man, gary panos on top 82 00:05:03,404 --> 00:05:05,270 keeping an eye on the operation. 83 00:05:21,955 --> 00:05:23,889 [diver] first dive of the season, boys. 84 00:05:23,891 --> 00:05:26,058 I'm glad to be back down here. 85 00:05:29,029 --> 00:05:30,429 [gary] how's it going down there? 86 00:05:30,798 --> 00:05:32,264 [diver] yeah, good, good. 87 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,934 I just want to look around a little bit. 88 00:05:42,609 --> 00:05:46,345 Hey, gary, does it look like that ground has been mined already? 89 00:05:46,714 --> 00:05:49,414 [diver] oh, definitely not. No. 90 00:05:49,416 --> 00:05:52,851 [vernon] okay, does it remind you of where we were last summer? 91 00:05:52,853 --> 00:05:56,221 You think it's the same type of material? 92 00:05:56,223 --> 00:05:58,857 [diver] it looks like the same type of material. 93 00:05:58,859 --> 00:06:02,961 When we were on super gold, right now, I'm just trying to get down to the clay. 94 00:06:02,963 --> 00:06:04,763 Clay layer, then we go from there. 95 00:06:04,765 --> 00:06:05,764 [vernon] yeah, okay. 96 00:06:10,104 --> 00:06:12,270 [diver] boy, this stuff looks good down here. 97 00:06:19,713 --> 00:06:21,113 Yeah, there's gold. 98 00:06:22,816 --> 00:06:23,982 [vernon] I see it, I see it. 99 00:06:23,984 --> 00:06:26,051 Yeah, yeah, that's nice. 100 00:06:26,553 --> 00:06:29,788 [diver] there's more gold. Hey, baby. 101 00:06:29,790 --> 00:06:33,058 [vernon] I want to get into what we were seeing last year 102 00:06:33,060 --> 00:06:35,060 when it was just flowing into the nozzle. 103 00:06:35,062 --> 00:06:37,863 [diver] I can see gold into the nozzle, so that is a good sign, right? 104 00:06:37,865 --> 00:06:38,830 [vernon] it is. 105 00:06:40,667 --> 00:06:43,735 [diver] feels great man. Warm down here, perfect. 106 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:45,570 I mean everything is good. 107 00:06:45,572 --> 00:06:47,506 [vernon] all right, all right. 108 00:06:47,508 --> 00:06:49,408 This is the way to start the season. 109 00:06:49,410 --> 00:06:51,476 We're going to stay on this spot as long as we can. 110 00:06:51,478 --> 00:06:55,747 And get as much gold we possibly can, before the next storm hits. 111 00:06:55,749 --> 00:06:58,817 Mother nature is going to have to drag us away, kicking and screaming. 112 00:06:58,819 --> 00:07:00,986 [diver] couple little pieces, right there. 113 00:07:00,988 --> 00:07:03,388 [vernon] all right. That's what I want to hear gary. 114 00:07:03,991 --> 00:07:07,826 So, fingers crossed, knocking on wood, 115 00:07:07,828 --> 00:07:09,361 we'll make a good a payday. 116 00:07:15,402 --> 00:07:17,035 [narrator] seven-miles west... 117 00:07:22,810 --> 00:07:24,476 [shawn] it is cold. 118 00:07:24,478 --> 00:07:27,345 Whoo, it is 20 below... 119 00:07:29,817 --> 00:07:31,316 [narrator] despite the arctic conditions... 120 00:07:31,952 --> 00:07:33,985 Storm just blew through. 121 00:07:34,054 --> 00:07:36,188 We're back on our way out. 122 00:07:37,991 --> 00:07:42,394 [narrator] shawn pomrenke is back on his quest, to find a pot of gold 123 00:07:42,396 --> 00:07:44,296 on an ancient river bed. 124 00:07:45,899 --> 00:07:49,868 At 20 below just keeping things running is... 125 00:07:49,903 --> 00:07:51,603 It's a struggle. 126 00:07:51,605 --> 00:07:54,973 Hopefully, the generator fires right up. 127 00:07:54,975 --> 00:07:57,576 Then we ought to get water flowing. 128 00:07:57,578 --> 00:08:00,178 Pump running. Air compressor running. 129 00:08:01,515 --> 00:08:03,815 I'm looking for something almost mythical. 130 00:08:03,817 --> 00:08:08,386 I'm looking for that jackpot on that ancient riverbed on the tomcod. 131 00:08:08,388 --> 00:08:11,690 There's hints of it, from the material I'm seeing. 132 00:08:11,692 --> 00:08:15,160 Now, that it's winter, I can actually get down on the bottom 133 00:08:15,162 --> 00:08:17,896 and put my eyes on the gold and follow it. 134 00:08:17,898 --> 00:08:21,199 I'm going to find that motherlode, whether it's 20 below or not. 135 00:08:23,871 --> 00:08:25,537 Today, we're going to get some gold. 136 00:08:25,539 --> 00:08:28,874 I've a good feeling about this haul. 137 00:08:28,876 --> 00:08:31,977 The harder it is to get, the better the gold is going to be. 138 00:08:31,979 --> 00:08:35,146 I can feel it in my bones. 139 00:08:40,187 --> 00:08:44,256 Need a 120 ounces to make my payments this season. 140 00:08:44,258 --> 00:08:48,760 I have the tomcod payment. The upgrades to the myrtle. And the inland mine. 141 00:08:48,762 --> 00:08:50,495 Just as soon as we got started ice-mining, 142 00:08:50,497 --> 00:08:54,332 we got hit with the worst blizzard I've ever seen. 143 00:08:54,334 --> 00:08:58,503 We got absolutely dumped on. And it's supposed to be like this all winter. 144 00:08:58,505 --> 00:09:02,974 They're predicting this to be the worst winter of 100 years. 145 00:09:02,976 --> 00:09:05,243 But that doesn't stop the bills from coming. 146 00:09:10,417 --> 00:09:11,683 Everything came out. 147 00:09:11,685 --> 00:09:12,984 Worked out perfect. 148 00:09:12,986 --> 00:09:17,656 Nothing in the snow grips, anymore, till the next storm. 149 00:09:17,658 --> 00:09:21,126 Last time on, I cleaned up this hole. 150 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:24,963 So, we're going to go ahead, cut a new whole and follow this pastry. 151 00:09:25,232 --> 00:09:27,332 Hopefully, that's where the jackpot is. 152 00:09:38,845 --> 00:09:42,047 I'm going to get changed outside, 20 below. 153 00:09:44,952 --> 00:09:46,284 [bleep] 154 00:10:04,605 --> 00:10:06,538 hot water is working great. 155 00:10:06,540 --> 00:10:10,275 Get the air compressor fired up, then we're in business. 156 00:10:14,047 --> 00:10:17,115 I'm going to go down lose, some of my covid weight. 157 00:10:17,718 --> 00:10:19,250 [laughs] 158 00:10:35,002 --> 00:10:37,002 all righty, how's it feeling? 159 00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:40,171 Air is good, water is good? 160 00:10:40,607 --> 00:10:41,706 Booyah. 161 00:10:55,355 --> 00:10:58,056 [shawn] you know, it's good to be back under the ice. 162 00:10:58,959 --> 00:11:02,260 Yeah, this cold is just another ten variables. 163 00:11:11,738 --> 00:11:13,905 [man] how you doing down there shawn? 164 00:11:13,907 --> 00:11:17,242 [shawn] doing good. Just making my way down to the bottom. 165 00:11:18,045 --> 00:11:19,978 Pretty dark down here. 166 00:11:21,048 --> 00:11:23,214 I'm at the nozzle now. 167 00:11:48,709 --> 00:11:50,141 He's liking what he's seeing. 168 00:11:51,011 --> 00:11:52,277 He likes it, I'm happy. 169 00:11:52,846 --> 00:11:54,412 [shawn] 170 00:11:54,414 --> 00:11:56,181 [laughs] 171 00:12:02,656 --> 00:12:07,392 there's a lot of magnetite, lot of iron, iron is the horse the gold rode in on. 172 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:10,161 So, we found the horse, now we just need to find the rider. 173 00:12:13,467 --> 00:12:15,333 [shawn speaking] 174 00:12:19,973 --> 00:12:22,140 sounds like he's seeing a little gold down there. 175 00:12:25,445 --> 00:12:28,079 [shawn speaking] 176 00:12:46,666 --> 00:12:48,833 [narrator] one blizzard may have passed. 177 00:12:48,835 --> 00:12:51,836 But just 30 miles outside of town, 178 00:12:51,838 --> 00:12:54,205 another one is quickly gathering strength. 179 00:13:09,723 --> 00:13:13,057 Chris, I'm going to follow you. Your trail is what I need. 180 00:13:13,059 --> 00:13:14,692 [narrator] as more harsh weather looms. 181 00:13:14,694 --> 00:13:17,929 Kris kelly, is racing to finally get on the ice. 182 00:13:17,931 --> 00:13:20,398 We really try to do this professional. 183 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,433 You know, proper, commercial grade. 184 00:13:22,435 --> 00:13:24,702 Now we have to do, what we have to do. 185 00:13:24,704 --> 00:13:27,238 This is what we're good at though. Making it get done. 186 00:13:28,942 --> 00:13:31,409 Plan is, chris is going to pull my sleuth box down. 187 00:13:31,411 --> 00:13:33,144 I'm going to pull my sled. 188 00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:36,815 I have made this speed before but not with this snow machine. 189 00:13:36,817 --> 00:13:38,383 I hope it works out. 190 00:13:38,819 --> 00:13:41,753 This summer was a disaster. 191 00:13:41,755 --> 00:13:43,855 So, I'm placing this winter to make up for it. 192 00:13:43,857 --> 00:13:47,592 I went into huge debt buying a top-of-the-line operation. 193 00:13:47,594 --> 00:13:49,928 I have no time to wait around. 194 00:13:49,930 --> 00:13:50,895 You know, I'm freezing right now. 195 00:13:50,897 --> 00:13:52,597 I gotta put my damn snow pants on, cold. 196 00:13:52,599 --> 00:13:54,899 Oh, it's really cold. 197 00:13:54,901 --> 00:13:57,135 -[chris] get it done. -Okay buddy, come on. Let's rock and roll. 198 00:14:12,152 --> 00:14:14,285 Yeah, baby. Yeah. 199 00:14:17,057 --> 00:14:18,423 Oh, [bleep]. 200 00:14:20,227 --> 00:14:22,093 [screams] 201 00:14:22,095 --> 00:14:23,328 [bleep] 202 00:14:24,264 --> 00:14:26,064 [screams] 203 00:14:33,406 --> 00:14:35,039 [scream] 204 00:14:40,947 --> 00:14:43,815 [kris] this snow machine I have, has no business 205 00:14:43,817 --> 00:14:45,450 towing anything out on the ice. 206 00:14:45,452 --> 00:14:48,419 But, I'm a little desperate. 207 00:14:48,421 --> 00:14:51,556 I'll try anything right now cause I'm feeling the pressure. 208 00:14:51,558 --> 00:14:54,292 I owe $15,000 and I'm not even on the ice yet. 209 00:14:55,762 --> 00:14:58,029 Everything is going to [bleep] today. 210 00:15:03,670 --> 00:15:04,602 [narrator] two-miles west... 211 00:15:14,180 --> 00:15:17,115 The snow looks like it's setting up nicely, 212 00:15:17,117 --> 00:15:20,051 [narrator] the brothers tenhoff are hoping to stay, one step ahead 213 00:15:20,053 --> 00:15:21,619 of mother nature. 214 00:15:21,621 --> 00:15:27,025 The blizzard started. We were unable to actually pull anything to shore at all. 215 00:15:27,027 --> 00:15:30,962 We should go dig out a hole and dig out all that stuff and open the hole back up. 216 00:15:30,964 --> 00:15:32,096 Let's good to dig them out. 217 00:15:32,799 --> 00:15:33,431 Stormy. 218 00:15:33,667 --> 00:15:36,434 [stormy barking] 219 00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:38,336 [zeke] this last storm really worked us over. 220 00:15:38,338 --> 00:15:41,806 We were off to a good start, but we had to bail because of the blizzard. 221 00:15:41,808 --> 00:15:44,609 Now, we have to dig a whole operation out of the snow. 222 00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:45,944 And we got to do it fast 223 00:15:45,946 --> 00:15:48,413 because there is another storm right around the corner. 224 00:15:48,415 --> 00:15:50,848 This winter is going to be brutal. I can tell. 225 00:15:50,850 --> 00:15:52,250 And I need to be up to the challenge. 226 00:16:03,063 --> 00:16:04,228 [zeke] well, 227 00:16:05,098 --> 00:16:06,931 dive pool's there. 228 00:16:06,933 --> 00:16:10,034 This is one night's worth of snow. 229 00:16:10,036 --> 00:16:11,636 [gabe] well, nothing blew away. 230 00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:13,071 That's a good sign. 231 00:16:13,073 --> 00:16:14,906 We have to move this entire snow drift. 232 00:16:14,908 --> 00:16:17,642 -[zeke] earning my money today. -Yeah. 233 00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:19,110 [zeke] gotta get after it, you know. 234 00:16:19,112 --> 00:16:20,678 [gabe] I'll start on this side, I guess. 235 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,013 Okay. 236 00:16:24,384 --> 00:16:26,284 Glad the ice didn't go out. 237 00:16:26,286 --> 00:16:29,687 Because we didn't lose any gear. It's all still here. 238 00:16:29,689 --> 00:16:32,056 If I get everything running today, I'm going to go under water and... 239 00:16:32,058 --> 00:16:36,995 I just want to go and smash out a bunch of more hours. 240 00:16:36,997 --> 00:16:39,063 Move as much ground as I can 241 00:16:39,065 --> 00:16:40,365 before we move. 242 00:16:40,367 --> 00:16:42,233 Dig stormy, dig. 243 00:16:46,873 --> 00:16:50,541 Last summer, I spent the whole season building a sailboat, right? 244 00:16:50,543 --> 00:16:52,577 It was cool but I didn't get a whole lot of gold. 245 00:16:52,579 --> 00:16:55,613 This winter isn't going a whole lot better. 246 00:16:55,615 --> 00:16:58,850 Realistically, I need at least eight ounces out of this winter, 247 00:16:58,852 --> 00:17:01,986 just to keep my summer time operation going forward. 248 00:17:03,757 --> 00:17:06,124 I'm beginning to wonder if getting back into 249 00:17:06,126 --> 00:17:07,925 ice-dredging was the right call. 250 00:17:07,927 --> 00:17:11,095 That's the question that I've got to answer this season. 251 00:17:11,631 --> 00:17:13,831 I think, we still got to clear more snow. 252 00:17:13,833 --> 00:17:15,299 [gabe] sometimes, that's what you got to do. 253 00:17:21,875 --> 00:17:23,408 Pizza delivery. 254 00:17:23,410 --> 00:17:25,843 -[stormy howling happily] -[steve] hey. 255 00:17:25,845 --> 00:17:27,011 [zeke] hi, steve, how's it going? 256 00:17:27,013 --> 00:17:28,446 I'm hungry too. 257 00:17:29,849 --> 00:17:31,816 [zeke] here you go, man. Thanks for the pizza. 258 00:17:31,818 --> 00:17:33,351 Yeah man, oranges too. 259 00:17:35,021 --> 00:17:35,653 Oh, baby. 260 00:17:35,655 --> 00:17:37,422 Oh, my god, shrimp. 261 00:17:38,992 --> 00:17:40,324 You know, I was thinking of you guys out here, 262 00:17:40,326 --> 00:17:43,394 and I'm thinking, "maybe they don't have food." 263 00:17:43,396 --> 00:17:47,799 and they're burning energy because the big snow storm left a ton of snow everywhere. 264 00:17:47,801 --> 00:17:50,435 So, I came out with pizza. 265 00:17:50,437 --> 00:17:53,171 -[zeke] this is so good. -Yes. This is amazing. 266 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:58,009 The deal with zeke is, I get a slice of every gold he gets. 267 00:17:58,044 --> 00:17:59,777 I don't know how to put this. 268 00:17:59,779 --> 00:18:01,679 So far he's got diddly squat. 269 00:18:01,681 --> 00:18:03,181 But I'm a team player. 270 00:18:03,183 --> 00:18:04,882 I have faith that this will way off, 271 00:18:04,884 --> 00:18:06,350 eventually. 272 00:18:07,987 --> 00:18:11,022 The price of pizza in nome, was not cheap. 273 00:18:11,091 --> 00:18:12,623 I got a receipt here. 274 00:18:12,625 --> 00:18:13,791 [gabe] we'll pay you back. 275 00:18:13,793 --> 00:18:17,628 Oh no no, this is part of being on the crew here. 276 00:18:17,630 --> 00:18:20,565 [steve] a large pizza in nome is $38. 277 00:18:20,567 --> 00:18:23,401 Plus tip. I counted up the slices. 278 00:18:23,403 --> 00:18:25,803 I paid five bucks a slice for this pizza. 279 00:18:25,805 --> 00:18:28,172 If I can clean up some gold, then we'll have money. 280 00:18:28,475 --> 00:18:29,574 We can go from there. 281 00:18:29,576 --> 00:18:31,909 I appreciate you bringing it up for us. 282 00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:33,978 [chuckles] this'll keep us going. 283 00:18:35,815 --> 00:18:37,048 Super cool that steve showed up with some pizza for us. 284 00:18:37,050 --> 00:18:38,549 We were hungry. 285 00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:42,720 I hope that we can get enough gold to justify keeping steve around. 286 00:18:42,722 --> 00:18:45,089 For now, if he is going to bring pizza out here, I'll take it. 287 00:18:45,859 --> 00:18:47,058 Made me thirsty, too. 288 00:18:52,866 --> 00:18:53,998 Stormy! 289 00:18:54,033 --> 00:18:55,533 You are so busted. 290 00:18:55,535 --> 00:18:57,869 He got into the box of pizza. 291 00:18:57,871 --> 00:19:00,972 -Oh, he was go for it. -[gabe] oh yeah, he got all of it. 292 00:19:01,241 --> 00:19:02,640 Come here, stormy. 293 00:19:02,675 --> 00:19:04,308 [zeke] stormy! 294 00:19:11,718 --> 00:19:15,052 [narrator] another blizzard creeps ever closer to nome. 295 00:19:18,892 --> 00:19:20,391 But just outside of town... 296 00:19:27,333 --> 00:19:30,334 [narrator] the kellys are determined to get to the promised land. 297 00:19:32,572 --> 00:19:35,940 We get her from the icy grave, go beyond the ice today. 298 00:19:35,942 --> 00:19:39,177 [narrator] so, they turn to their pal, diesel don 299 00:19:39,646 --> 00:19:41,179 and his track truck. 300 00:19:43,116 --> 00:19:44,615 [kris] so, right now the plan's simple. 301 00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:46,617 We'll take this out. 302 00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:51,923 And hopefully, we'll get this dealt today pull my sleds to the water. 303 00:19:51,925 --> 00:19:54,192 Because I got to get it in the water, man. 304 00:19:54,727 --> 00:19:56,294 I got to get there. 305 00:19:56,829 --> 00:20:00,097 We're going to use diesel don's track truck. 306 00:20:00,099 --> 00:20:03,100 The problem is, it's under, like, seven-feet of snow. 307 00:20:04,204 --> 00:20:06,938 This is a huge pain the ass, waste of time, 308 00:20:06,940 --> 00:20:09,407 but if this is what I have to do to make it work, 309 00:20:09,409 --> 00:20:11,042 then this is what we're going to do. 310 00:20:11,978 --> 00:20:13,110 [kris] push it. 311 00:20:13,112 --> 00:20:14,412 Come on, baby. 312 00:20:15,048 --> 00:20:16,147 Yeah! 313 00:20:16,482 --> 00:20:18,950 Yeah! Ha! 314 00:20:20,587 --> 00:20:24,956 Oh man, I feel much better. I was a little whiny, five minutes ago, but I'm back. 315 00:20:24,958 --> 00:20:26,958 You said, the shows about to begin. 316 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,259 [kris] let's get going. 317 00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:30,428 The day is not over yet. 318 00:20:30,430 --> 00:20:32,163 And we're not done yet. 319 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:35,700 Dad, you take the suction nozzle. 320 00:20:35,702 --> 00:20:37,401 I'll take the pump shack. 321 00:20:37,403 --> 00:20:41,339 Whatever happens, let's just keep going until we make this work. 322 00:20:44,744 --> 00:20:46,711 [kris] right now, I've got too much crap for don to take out. 323 00:20:46,713 --> 00:20:48,980 I'm going to have to all haul something. 324 00:20:48,982 --> 00:20:51,082 It just has to get out there in one piece, 325 00:20:51,084 --> 00:20:53,150 which I think we'll be able to handle. 326 00:20:57,991 --> 00:20:59,190 [brad] what the [bleep]. 327 00:20:59,225 --> 00:21:00,424 Hey! 328 00:21:14,641 --> 00:21:17,942 Dad just snapped off about eight feet of my suction hose. 329 00:21:17,944 --> 00:21:20,411 Not only did that cost me a lot of money. 330 00:21:20,413 --> 00:21:22,546 But I really needed those eight extra feet. 331 00:21:22,548 --> 00:21:26,117 It could get us through the router and get us more gold. 332 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:29,053 This is only going to make things harder. And everything sucks already. 333 00:21:29,055 --> 00:21:30,321 Thanks, dad. 334 00:21:31,791 --> 00:21:34,191 We broke the suction hose. 335 00:21:34,727 --> 00:21:36,727 But, you know what, I just have to get there. 336 00:21:36,729 --> 00:21:39,630 And hope to god, everything is going to be fine. 337 00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:42,099 I just hope my machine makes it there. 338 00:22:00,286 --> 00:22:03,154 And we're out here. Whoa! We're here. 339 00:22:03,156 --> 00:22:07,091 [kris] hey, it wasn't the prettiest job. But our stuff's on the ice. 340 00:22:07,093 --> 00:22:08,326 Are we behind? Yes. 341 00:22:08,761 --> 00:22:10,428 Is that bad? Yes. 342 00:22:10,430 --> 00:22:12,830 Did we need that hose? Hell, yes. 343 00:22:12,832 --> 00:22:15,866 But right now, I just got to focus on the task at hand. 344 00:22:15,868 --> 00:22:19,170 Setting up our operation and getting some gold. 345 00:22:19,172 --> 00:22:21,539 You know, the beauty about being me, 346 00:22:21,541 --> 00:22:24,909 is I don't remember all the bad [bleep] that happens to me. 347 00:22:24,911 --> 00:22:27,044 You know, that's why I'm always in a good mood. 348 00:22:28,481 --> 00:22:29,980 [bleep] 349 00:22:31,751 --> 00:22:33,351 [kris] you know, I don't know what else to say. 350 00:22:33,820 --> 00:22:35,252 Ignorance is bliss. 351 00:22:38,825 --> 00:22:40,024 [narrator] one mile west... 352 00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:50,234 How's everything going? 353 00:22:51,237 --> 00:22:53,137 [shawn speaking] 354 00:22:53,973 --> 00:22:56,240 oh, yeah. 355 00:22:56,242 --> 00:22:57,908 [narrator] in sub-zero conditions, 356 00:22:57,910 --> 00:23:01,946 shawn pomrenke's hot on the trail of a golden jackpot. 357 00:23:02,615 --> 00:23:05,082 [shawn speaking] 358 00:23:07,186 --> 00:23:09,420 [narrator] he's leaving no stone unturned. 359 00:23:11,524 --> 00:23:12,656 [shawn speaking] 360 00:23:18,131 --> 00:23:21,265 it's likely that the gold is around those bigger rocks. 361 00:23:22,902 --> 00:23:24,135 [shawn speaking] 362 00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:40,384 be right back. 363 00:23:58,871 --> 00:24:00,237 [joe] all right, how's that, shawn? 364 00:24:05,945 --> 00:24:07,378 [shawn speaking] 365 00:24:16,823 --> 00:24:18,989 [shawn speaking] 366 00:24:29,936 --> 00:24:31,068 [joe] hell, yeah. 367 00:24:32,972 --> 00:24:34,972 [shawn speaking] 368 00:24:37,877 --> 00:24:39,376 on to the next hole, eh? 369 00:24:39,378 --> 00:24:41,178 [shawn speaking] 370 00:24:45,885 --> 00:24:48,652 with all these winter storms coming in on top of each other, 371 00:24:48,654 --> 00:24:51,789 we got to move fast to stay ahead of them. 372 00:24:51,791 --> 00:24:53,991 You never know when the next one's going to hit. 373 00:24:55,027 --> 00:24:57,328 Maybe we clean up this area. 374 00:24:57,330 --> 00:24:59,964 -See what's here? -Maybe I got old eyes, joe. 375 00:24:59,966 --> 00:25:03,734 My eyes getting old. Maybe I just can't see the gold anymore. 376 00:25:03,736 --> 00:25:07,438 -I think so. -The cleanup will... 377 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,574 -Clean up will save everything. -[chuckling] yeah. 378 00:25:10,576 --> 00:25:12,877 I'm going to wrap up this and wait for the storm to pass 379 00:25:12,879 --> 00:25:15,279 because I don't want everything to get buried again. 380 00:25:15,581 --> 00:25:17,648 But I'm feeling good about it. 381 00:25:17,650 --> 00:25:20,050 I feel like, we're right on track to get that jackpot. 382 00:25:20,052 --> 00:25:22,319 Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 383 00:25:26,993 --> 00:25:28,325 [narrator] six miles east... 384 00:25:31,898 --> 00:25:33,397 [zeke] it needs to warm up. 385 00:25:35,968 --> 00:25:37,868 Trying to get this tether blown out. 386 00:25:37,870 --> 00:25:41,071 All the air... All the water blown out, before it freezes off. 387 00:25:41,574 --> 00:25:44,008 It turns out when it's this cold, 388 00:25:44,777 --> 00:25:46,577 really hard to make a lot of hot water. 389 00:25:46,579 --> 00:25:48,312 It's a cold winter. 390 00:25:52,351 --> 00:25:55,019 [narrator] despite early signs of the coming blizzard... 391 00:25:55,955 --> 00:25:57,288 [zeke] we got a big storm coming in. 392 00:25:57,290 --> 00:26:00,558 So, I'm going to dive for as long as I have energy to do it today. 393 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:04,662 [narrator] zeke tenhoff's making the call to push ahead with the dive. 394 00:26:04,664 --> 00:26:06,897 It's just one thing after another, this cold weather. 395 00:26:06,899 --> 00:26:09,199 It's not ideal to be exhausting yourself, 396 00:26:09,201 --> 00:26:12,336 moving giant piles of snow by hand. 397 00:26:15,374 --> 00:26:19,843 And then to have to dive just right before another big storm is supposed to hit... 398 00:26:19,845 --> 00:26:21,879 But you know, I don't really have a choice here. 399 00:26:21,881 --> 00:26:23,414 At least that's how I see it. 400 00:26:27,820 --> 00:26:30,087 I'm a gold miner. That's who I am. 401 00:26:33,326 --> 00:26:36,060 And I need gold. And I need badly. 402 00:26:36,796 --> 00:26:39,430 [gabe] we're going to tie zeke off a safety line 403 00:26:41,534 --> 00:26:43,567 that he can see, it's bright red. 404 00:26:43,569 --> 00:26:47,204 If anything happens, he's got a line right through the hole. 405 00:26:48,774 --> 00:26:51,141 So I'm going to dive. That's what's going to happen today. 406 00:26:56,882 --> 00:26:58,716 [steve] it's pretty nasty. 407 00:26:58,718 --> 00:27:00,517 But we're going for it. 408 00:27:00,519 --> 00:27:03,053 [zeke] here we go. Here we go! 409 00:27:14,934 --> 00:27:17,267 All right, it's beautiful down here today. 410 00:27:32,051 --> 00:27:34,251 Wonderful, I'm so happy to be home. 411 00:27:35,755 --> 00:27:37,187 It's all clear. 412 00:27:38,858 --> 00:27:40,257 [steve] what you got going there, zeke? 413 00:27:40,993 --> 00:27:42,960 [zeke] there's no stress out here at all. 414 00:27:42,962 --> 00:27:44,161 Everything's perfect down here. 415 00:27:46,032 --> 00:27:47,364 I like the ground. 416 00:27:50,102 --> 00:27:52,202 Just any cobble... 417 00:27:54,206 --> 00:27:56,373 That I'm seeing, uh... 418 00:28:01,147 --> 00:28:02,546 Yeah, money! 419 00:28:02,548 --> 00:28:04,481 [screams excitedly] 420 00:28:04,483 --> 00:28:08,185 [zeke] I really appreciate you guys sticking with me. 421 00:28:09,889 --> 00:28:13,857 It makes me so happy that we were able to accomplish this today. 422 00:28:13,859 --> 00:28:16,860 Yeah, there was grind getting him down there. 423 00:28:16,862 --> 00:28:19,830 I just wanna, like, put in a bunch of hours 424 00:28:19,832 --> 00:28:23,133 and just move all of this stuff that's mounted up. 425 00:28:23,936 --> 00:28:26,937 There's a big storm coming in so we got to get some gold 426 00:28:26,939 --> 00:28:28,338 and get out of here before the storm comes. 427 00:28:28,641 --> 00:28:29,973 Yeah. 428 00:28:38,818 --> 00:28:40,117 [zeke] just do a hole right there. 429 00:28:41,921 --> 00:28:43,320 All right. 430 00:28:45,524 --> 00:28:47,858 [narrator] the next storm is looming. 431 00:28:47,860 --> 00:28:49,927 [kris] it was really rough getting out here. 432 00:28:49,929 --> 00:28:52,196 But you know what, that's why we had to push through. 433 00:28:52,198 --> 00:28:55,132 So, we can get out here today and kill it. 434 00:28:58,204 --> 00:28:59,670 Fingers crossed. 435 00:28:59,672 --> 00:29:03,907 [narrator] and kris is rushing to set up camp before it strikes. 436 00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:06,543 Get our ice box, we dunk it under the water and push it under the ice. 437 00:29:06,545 --> 00:29:08,078 [kris] we're behind. 438 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,482 The very least, we need the operation set up, a dive pool ready 439 00:29:11,484 --> 00:29:13,951 and everything tied down. 440 00:29:13,953 --> 00:29:15,319 It's embarrassing we're only at this stage. 441 00:29:15,321 --> 00:29:18,055 But at this point, we just need to hustle and get this done. 442 00:29:18,057 --> 00:29:20,958 So, this is like an ice-cube in a drink, except it's really big. 443 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:22,926 We, all together, need to push it 444 00:29:22,928 --> 00:29:26,063 underneath the shack, that way. 445 00:29:26,065 --> 00:29:27,898 -You guys got it? -[man] got it, yeah. 446 00:29:27,900 --> 00:29:29,967 [kris] four corners, four people, let's go. 447 00:29:33,139 --> 00:29:35,139 Oh come on. Don't come back up. 448 00:29:36,008 --> 00:29:37,775 Well, I don't like that. 449 00:29:37,777 --> 00:29:39,009 I don't know where it went to. 450 00:29:39,512 --> 00:29:41,145 Did it already go? 451 00:29:42,114 --> 00:29:44,414 I don't know. That was the easiest chunk I've ever done. 452 00:29:45,017 --> 00:29:47,117 Hey, one chunk down. 453 00:29:47,119 --> 00:29:49,286 This is done. That's done. 454 00:29:49,655 --> 00:29:51,121 [man] careful, get-- 455 00:29:51,457 --> 00:29:55,993 -come on. -[bleep] my foot's wedged, too. 456 00:29:55,995 --> 00:29:59,029 -Hold on. I got find the [bleep] before... -How did he find the hole? 457 00:29:59,031 --> 00:30:00,798 Stupid is. Stupid does. 458 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:03,133 -[brad] I knew you were going to fall. -[bleep] you. 459 00:30:03,135 --> 00:30:04,768 -[bleep] -[brad] you followed me here. Come on. 460 00:30:04,770 --> 00:30:05,836 [bleep] you again. 461 00:30:05,838 --> 00:30:08,138 As you can see, it's slightly dangerous. 462 00:30:08,674 --> 00:30:11,375 Tip of the week, don't fall in the hole. 463 00:30:11,377 --> 00:30:13,143 Just in case, you don't know that. 464 00:30:15,915 --> 00:30:17,915 Maybe we should have a "kris' guide to mining" right now. 465 00:30:17,917 --> 00:30:19,283 [all laugh] 466 00:30:21,587 --> 00:30:24,154 always bring extra socks for kris. 467 00:30:25,124 --> 00:30:27,257 Because he'll find the hole, no matter what. 468 00:30:27,693 --> 00:30:29,126 [laughs] 469 00:30:30,696 --> 00:30:32,296 [kris] good job, everybody. 470 00:30:32,598 --> 00:30:34,364 I wish I could get a dive in today. 471 00:30:34,366 --> 00:30:37,701 But there's no way we're going to pull that off before this storm hits. 472 00:30:37,703 --> 00:30:40,704 But we're set to hit the ground running with this killer gear. 473 00:30:40,706 --> 00:30:42,406 So I'm going to call today a victory. 474 00:30:42,408 --> 00:30:44,107 Now, we're back on track. 475 00:30:46,912 --> 00:30:49,146 [narrator] as the kellys head in... 476 00:30:53,052 --> 00:30:56,119 The storm has reached nome's coastline. 477 00:31:00,359 --> 00:31:01,625 Two miles west... 478 00:31:07,666 --> 00:31:11,335 Hey, bud. I heard we're onto something good. Tell me about it. 479 00:31:12,938 --> 00:31:15,572 [zeke] the gold here is looking really consistent. 480 00:31:15,574 --> 00:31:16,874 I'm stoked. 481 00:31:16,876 --> 00:31:20,944 [narrator] zeke tenhoff, is still under the ice. 482 00:31:20,946 --> 00:31:23,380 I want to try to like, ridge it for a while, 483 00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:25,916 before the storm hits. 484 00:31:25,918 --> 00:31:29,386 [steve] you might as well pound it as hard as possible, until we got to leave. 485 00:31:30,723 --> 00:31:31,688 [zeke] that I can do. 486 00:31:31,690 --> 00:31:33,991 It's what god put me here for. 487 00:31:40,532 --> 00:31:44,001 It's [bleep] now. It's just going to get worse here soon. 488 00:31:51,877 --> 00:31:54,411 -It's getting nasty out here. -[zeke] yeah, I'm... 489 00:31:58,817 --> 00:32:01,351 Well, yeah. [bleep]. 490 00:32:02,922 --> 00:32:04,388 Get your little ass up top. 491 00:32:04,390 --> 00:32:06,290 Back into the cold. 492 00:32:08,827 --> 00:32:12,963 Zeke put in a few hours. He's coming up. We're getting out of here. 493 00:32:17,736 --> 00:32:19,569 I'm proud of us for pushing as hard as we did today. 494 00:32:19,571 --> 00:32:21,872 It's horrible up here. 495 00:32:21,874 --> 00:32:24,775 We got a few hours of diving in, before the storm rolled in. 496 00:32:24,777 --> 00:32:28,879 But, honestly, like, this is not going to cut it. 497 00:32:28,881 --> 00:32:32,215 We need a major sea change. And we need it to happen soon. 498 00:32:32,551 --> 00:32:34,685 I'm ready to go home. 499 00:32:34,687 --> 00:32:37,220 -It's cold. -Yeah, let's get out of here. Let's go home. 500 00:32:43,729 --> 00:32:45,329 [narrator] four miles east... 501 00:32:47,366 --> 00:32:50,334 One team has yet to call it quits. 502 00:32:53,772 --> 00:32:58,976 [vernon] okay. Gary, everything working down there? You seeing some good pieces? 503 00:32:59,712 --> 00:33:02,112 [diver] yeah, there's about 12 of them right here. 504 00:33:04,550 --> 00:33:08,151 Look there's a bunch more, right there. 505 00:33:08,153 --> 00:33:11,555 Hell, we might be on, better than super gold, you never know. 506 00:33:11,557 --> 00:33:13,790 All right, buddy. 507 00:33:13,792 --> 00:33:15,826 We were hoping to start the season out right. 508 00:33:15,828 --> 00:33:16,860 And hell, yeah. 509 00:33:16,862 --> 00:33:18,695 The gold is rolling in. 510 00:33:18,697 --> 00:33:21,264 [diver] look at that gold, look at it. Whoo! 511 00:33:21,266 --> 00:33:22,766 I think, we're going to do really good here. 512 00:33:22,768 --> 00:33:27,904 I want 200 ounces this winter, and I'm pushing as hard as I can. 513 00:33:27,906 --> 00:33:30,974 When we're on gold like this, come to daddy. 514 00:33:30,976 --> 00:33:32,242 Gold daddy. 515 00:33:35,881 --> 00:33:37,114 What the hell is it doing? 516 00:33:41,086 --> 00:33:42,319 [bleep]. It's storming. 517 00:33:43,889 --> 00:33:45,055 We got to go. 518 00:33:45,824 --> 00:33:48,191 We got to go. We go to go. 519 00:33:53,499 --> 00:33:56,400 Gary, I'm calling it. We're going to pull you. 520 00:33:56,402 --> 00:33:59,970 We got a big blow coming in. The weather just changed. 521 00:33:59,972 --> 00:34:03,640 All of a sudden we got a damn mini blizzard blowing out there. 522 00:34:03,642 --> 00:34:05,242 [gary] coming up. 523 00:34:09,114 --> 00:34:11,014 We need to get everything shut down, 524 00:34:11,016 --> 00:34:12,983 blown out for good. 525 00:34:12,985 --> 00:34:15,285 And get on shore while we still can. 526 00:34:23,395 --> 00:34:27,197 Definitely nasty out. Here comes the big storm. 527 00:34:33,272 --> 00:34:35,005 It is what it is. 528 00:34:37,076 --> 00:34:39,409 We're able to see may be 30-yards. 529 00:34:40,012 --> 00:34:41,978 And that's about it. 530 00:34:46,018 --> 00:34:48,018 Hey, guys, time to shut it down. 531 00:34:48,020 --> 00:34:49,352 Better safe than sorry. 532 00:34:49,855 --> 00:34:51,788 It's terrible. 533 00:34:51,790 --> 00:34:53,290 Sun was shining earlier, wasn't it? 534 00:34:53,926 --> 00:34:55,125 An hour ago? 535 00:35:05,504 --> 00:35:06,703 You want it right here? Right here? 536 00:35:06,972 --> 00:35:07,904 -Which exact point-- -[producer] right over the hole there. 537 00:35:07,906 --> 00:35:09,406 And hood up or down? 538 00:35:09,408 --> 00:35:11,141 -[cameraman] already on a roll. -Okay, whatever. 539 00:35:11,176 --> 00:35:13,210 Bam! Let's do it. 540 00:35:15,514 --> 00:35:19,382 Hello, and welcome to another episode of "kris kelly secret guide to successful mining." 541 00:35:19,384 --> 00:35:21,852 today, we're going to be talking about blizzards. 542 00:35:21,854 --> 00:35:24,087 And how much of a pain in the ass they are. 543 00:35:27,626 --> 00:35:32,395 We're not snow removal professionals, but in this industry, yes you are. 544 00:35:32,397 --> 00:35:34,731 Today, I'm going to bring in my sexy assistant, andy. 545 00:35:34,733 --> 00:35:37,000 And he's going to be taking care of all the snow removal, 546 00:35:37,002 --> 00:35:40,337 while I stand there and "supervise" the situation. 547 00:35:43,041 --> 00:35:45,842 Come on. It's your [bleep] cue. 548 00:35:45,844 --> 00:35:47,844 Thank god, we can edit this. 549 00:35:47,846 --> 00:35:50,247 [cameraman] is there any, like, special technique to removing snow around? 550 00:35:50,249 --> 00:35:51,414 No. 551 00:35:52,351 --> 00:35:55,118 So, as you can tell, andy moves a lot of snow very fast. 552 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:58,989 Andy understands that we don't make any money moving snow. 553 00:36:02,794 --> 00:36:04,461 I'm almost done. 554 00:36:04,463 --> 00:36:06,897 [cameraman] so, what else can you say about... 555 00:36:06,899 --> 00:36:10,033 Not a [bleep] thing. Can't say [bleep] more about snow removal. 556 00:36:10,035 --> 00:36:14,037 Everybody has done it at home. If you haven't seen it at home you've seen it in the movies. 557 00:36:15,073 --> 00:36:16,506 There you go. Come on. 558 00:36:16,508 --> 00:36:17,707 And there you go with another episode 559 00:36:17,709 --> 00:36:21,077 of "kris kelly's secret guide to successful mining." 560 00:36:21,079 --> 00:36:23,980 I'm going to get out there and kick his [bleep] ass right now. 561 00:36:23,982 --> 00:36:25,215 Get working. 562 00:36:25,817 --> 00:36:27,617 Just get to work. 563 00:36:27,619 --> 00:36:29,252 -[andy] we are. -[kris] get to work. 564 00:36:33,825 --> 00:36:35,125 [narrator] in nome, alaska,... 565 00:36:42,401 --> 00:36:44,034 [vernon] how we doing? 566 00:36:44,570 --> 00:36:45,869 [gary] getting little chunks. 567 00:36:45,871 --> 00:36:47,704 Oh, yeah. Look at that one right there. 568 00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:50,707 [vernon] yeah, that's some gold there. 569 00:36:50,709 --> 00:36:52,642 [narrator] for vernon adkinson, it's time to see 570 00:36:52,644 --> 00:36:56,112 if his super gold spot is still super. 571 00:36:56,882 --> 00:36:58,181 [vernon] down to the bottom, huh? 572 00:37:01,787 --> 00:37:03,853 [gary] I'm liking it. 573 00:37:03,855 --> 00:37:06,756 [vernon] so far, we've definitely got gold in the gold cube. 574 00:37:06,758 --> 00:37:08,892 I wish the storm didn't kick us out. 575 00:37:08,894 --> 00:37:11,294 But gary put in some serious hours on the box. 576 00:37:14,199 --> 00:37:16,633 [gary] yeah, not too bad, not too bad. 577 00:37:16,668 --> 00:37:17,567 Here. 578 00:37:17,569 --> 00:37:20,704 There does seem quiet a bit in the top. 579 00:37:20,706 --> 00:37:24,007 I'm anxious to see how well we do on this clean up. 580 00:37:24,009 --> 00:37:25,842 I'm looking to set a personal record. 581 00:37:25,844 --> 00:37:29,346 I'm thinking it's going to be loaded with a capital l. 582 00:37:30,716 --> 00:37:32,382 [gary] well, yeah, what do you think? 583 00:37:32,384 --> 00:37:36,186 -I'm going to go with nine. Nine ounces. Yeah. -Nine? 584 00:37:37,122 --> 00:37:39,155 -[vernon] oh, there's one. -[gary] one. 585 00:37:39,891 --> 00:37:41,024 [both] two. 586 00:37:42,060 --> 00:37:43,059 Come on baby. 587 00:37:43,061 --> 00:37:44,327 Three. 588 00:37:46,098 --> 00:37:47,831 Four, five. 589 00:37:47,833 --> 00:37:49,232 Six, seven. 590 00:37:50,802 --> 00:37:52,002 Eight. 591 00:37:54,773 --> 00:37:56,339 Eight point nine five. 592 00:37:56,875 --> 00:37:58,341 [narrator] 8.95 ounces 593 00:37:58,977 --> 00:38:01,111 is worth over $17,000. 594 00:38:01,413 --> 00:38:02,679 [gary] nice. 595 00:38:02,914 --> 00:38:05,382 We're getting our bearings, we're getting things dialed in. 596 00:38:05,384 --> 00:38:06,916 And, hey, we're on the gold. 597 00:38:06,918 --> 00:38:08,051 Yup. 598 00:38:08,053 --> 00:38:10,687 How sweet it is. First hole. First dive. 599 00:38:10,689 --> 00:38:13,390 And, in the money already. 600 00:38:13,392 --> 00:38:15,759 As long as, mother nature stays off my back, 601 00:38:15,761 --> 00:38:19,095 we got a good shot at getting our 200 ounces of gold. 602 00:38:19,097 --> 00:38:21,531 Yeah, let's get back out there and get some more. 603 00:38:21,533 --> 00:38:22,432 Let's get it all. 604 00:38:23,802 --> 00:38:27,170 Remember, we leave no gold behind. 605 00:38:29,775 --> 00:38:31,374 [narrator] on the other side of town... 606 00:38:38,350 --> 00:38:41,418 Nothing easy about mining in this winter. 607 00:38:41,420 --> 00:38:45,922 Get everything out, get ready to mine, next day, storm. 608 00:38:45,924 --> 00:38:49,259 If it was easy, the gold would be gone a long time ago. 609 00:38:51,663 --> 00:38:53,963 [narrator] as the snow piles up outside... 610 00:38:54,199 --> 00:38:55,732 We're definitely on the trail. 611 00:38:55,734 --> 00:38:59,202 Definitely close to something big. 612 00:38:59,204 --> 00:39:02,839 It's just a matter of, if we can get enough time at the bottom 613 00:39:02,841 --> 00:39:05,175 to suck it up. 614 00:39:05,177 --> 00:39:06,976 [narrator] the gold is piling up. 615 00:39:07,045 --> 00:39:08,311 Inside. 616 00:39:09,881 --> 00:39:12,015 We haven't hit the jackpot yet. 617 00:39:12,017 --> 00:39:14,184 But so far, we've been doing pretty good. 618 00:39:15,687 --> 00:39:16,419 Ohh! 619 00:39:16,922 --> 00:39:19,055 Still warm, still warm. 620 00:39:20,826 --> 00:39:22,892 Let's see what we got here, joe. 621 00:39:22,894 --> 00:39:24,194 [joe] she's looking good. 622 00:39:26,131 --> 00:39:28,098 [shawn] seven, eight, nine, 623 00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:29,432 ten. 624 00:39:30,001 --> 00:39:31,067 12. 625 00:39:33,872 --> 00:39:36,973 13.40. 626 00:39:37,909 --> 00:39:39,242 We're on the trail of something. 627 00:39:39,244 --> 00:39:40,243 Oh, yeah. 628 00:39:40,245 --> 00:39:44,848 [narrator] 13.4 ounces is worth over 25 grand. 629 00:39:44,850 --> 00:39:49,352 And shawn is right on pace, to hit his 120 ounce goal for winter. 630 00:39:50,689 --> 00:39:52,756 It wasn't showing but it was worth it. 631 00:39:52,758 --> 00:39:54,891 Yeah, I mean, we're seeing it. 632 00:39:54,893 --> 00:39:57,827 Seeing it, but I think, we can get on something better. 633 00:39:57,829 --> 00:39:59,729 Yeah, I think so too. 634 00:39:59,731 --> 00:40:02,866 With these numbers and this type of material, 635 00:40:02,868 --> 00:40:05,168 we're right on the cusp of something amazing. 636 00:40:05,604 --> 00:40:06,970 I can feel it. 637 00:40:07,406 --> 00:40:09,706 Got to find it. And find it fast. 638 00:40:09,708 --> 00:40:10,840 So, I can rock it this summer. 639 00:40:10,842 --> 00:40:13,076 We need to fill up this jar. 640 00:40:13,879 --> 00:40:15,011 -[joe] hell yeah. -[shawn] not this one. 641 00:40:15,013 --> 00:40:16,413 [joe] mmm-hmm. 642 00:40:17,949 --> 00:40:19,849 [shawn] we're on the trail now. 643 00:40:19,851 --> 00:40:21,151 We need to keep it up. 644 00:40:23,422 --> 00:40:25,588 [narrator] next time, on bering sea gold... 645 00:40:25,590 --> 00:40:27,757 [man] first tide of the season. 646 00:40:27,759 --> 00:40:32,395 My chance to go make the gold and see what we're standing on right now. 647 00:40:32,397 --> 00:40:34,431 [shawn] gonna be a beautiful day for diving. 648 00:40:38,503 --> 00:40:39,669 [bleep] 649 00:40:39,671 --> 00:40:41,938 [vernon] we're getting michael suited up 650 00:40:41,940 --> 00:40:43,973 it'll be his first dive with us. 651 00:40:43,975 --> 00:40:44,908 We'll see how he does. 652 00:40:44,910 --> 00:40:45,675 [michael speaking] 653 00:40:45,677 --> 00:40:48,044 I think I heard him say, "pay day." 654 00:40:48,046 --> 00:40:50,947 [zeke] everything's set up for a long, awesome dive day today. 655 00:40:50,949 --> 00:40:52,382 Couldn't be happier. 656 00:40:52,384 --> 00:40:54,017 Okay, this won't do. 657 00:40:58,523 --> 00:41:00,089 He just needs a longer hose. 658 00:41:00,091 --> 00:41:02,992 I'm sure his girlfriend's told that lots of times. 659 00:41:02,994 --> 00:41:05,261 [diver speaking] 660 00:41:05,263 --> 00:41:06,262 oh, [bleep] dammit. 661 00:41:08,934 --> 00:41:11,067 [diver] yeah, man, I'm seeing good gold. 662 00:41:11,203 --> 00:41:12,402 [bleep] dang. 663 00:41:12,404 --> 00:41:13,870 [screams] 664 00:41:13,872 --> 00:41:15,004 are you okay? 665 00:41:16,107 --> 00:41:17,240 It's me. 666 00:41:17,242 --> 00:41:18,208 [gasping]