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[vernon] we got a blizzard
blowing this morning.
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It's just another hurdle.
I mean, it's one thing
after another.
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[narrator] one storm
is passing.
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But another one,
is set to roll in,
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as captain vernon adkinson
starts his ice-mining season.
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Just about ready
to get out on the ice.
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I'm going down here
to take a look
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and see
what the ice looks like,
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to make sure
that we'll be able to pull
our gear out there.
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We chose to start the season
a couple of days late
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because of the big storm
that passed through.
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Now there's already
another one setting to strike.
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The whole damn winter
probably going to be this way.
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But we can't wait any longer.
I got big plans
for this season,
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so we need to get a move on.
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[narrator] this summer,
vernon's big gamble,
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buying claim 56 paid off big.
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[man] I'm seeing gold, ver.
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That's the stuff of dreams,
my friend.
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[narrator] now, this winter,
as he heads back
to his cash cow,
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he's aiming for
the biggest season haul
of his career.
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We're basically
using the same rig
as we use last
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winter, except we've made
lot of improvements.
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Every single beat
we've set for an eight inch
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versus what we were using
last winter was a six inch.
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We've put twice
the material through the box.
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I'm thinking based on the fact
that our gear
is so much better,
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plus the fact that we know
where the gold is,
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there's a possibility
that we could get up to
200 ounces.
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The spot we were working
the end of the summer
is about a half a mile
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out on the ice, to the south.
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And it's a spot
we were marked as
super gold on our chart.
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We got some
really good gold there.
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We have the coordinates
where we found absolutely
killer gold.
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We're ready to go.
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We got to pull
these two units out first.
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In winter,
you can't go willy-nilly
and mine anywhere.
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You got to find
a spot that's got
the right ice conditions
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and has gold underneath.
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Right now,
we're behind the curve.
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Starting late
with another storm on the way.
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There's no room for error.
We got to get on it.
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We got to get on it, quick.
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This is damn near perfect.
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A wide, wide expanse
of flat ice.
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Right there, underneath that.
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It's super gold.
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Okay, let's drop that camera.
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See if we can
see any gold down there.
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All right,
we're coming into sight.
Come up a little bit.
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Back and forth. No, not down.
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Little bit more down.
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All right, hold it.
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Take a look at this, gary.
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What does that look like?
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Cobble, there it is.
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-[man] now, that looks good.
-[man 2] it does, doesn't it?
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-[man] look at how
the rocks are laying.
-[man 2] yeah.
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We're right on top of it.
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Looks good, man.
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This is the sweet spot.
Smooth ice. Good cobble.
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And, right where we hit some
major gold, last summer.
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Even the thickness
of the ice is perfect.
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About three and a half feet.
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I couldn't ask
for anything better.
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In addition to
improving our setup,
my ice team is second to none.
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My top guy from last summer,
gary is suiting up again.
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I'll going into that hole,
working the bottom.
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That's where I prefer to be.
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And then the ace up my sleeve,
gary panos also is back.
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He's been the rock star
of the operation for years.
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[gary] getting diver down.
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I'm going to make
some money today.
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Well, that's the game plan,
you know?
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As long as we can
stay ahead of mother nature,
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everything ought to be
coming up vernon.
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All right, water is flowing.
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[vernon] I've got to put
going down first.
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Ice mining
is dangerous as hell.
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So much can go wrong.
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So, I want my best man,
my strongest man,
gary panos on top
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keeping an eye
on the operation.
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[diver] first dive
of the season, boys.
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I'm glad to be back down here.
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[gary] how's it
going down there?
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[diver] yeah, good, good.
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I just want
to look around a little bit.
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Hey, gary, does it look like
that ground has been
mined already?
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[diver]
oh, definitely not. No.
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[vernon] okay, does it
remind you of
where we were last summer?
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You think it's
the same type of material?
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[diver] it looks like
the same type of material.
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When we were on super gold,
right now, I'm just trying
to get down to the clay.
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Clay layer,
then we go from there.
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[vernon] yeah, okay.
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[diver] boy, this stuff looks
good down here.
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Yeah, there's gold.
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[vernon] I see it, I see it.
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Yeah, yeah, that's nice.
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[diver] there's more gold.
Hey, baby.
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[vernon] I want to get into
what we were seeing last year
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when it was just flowing
into the nozzle.
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[diver] I can see gold
into the nozzle,
so that is a good sign, right?
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[vernon] it is.
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[diver] feels great man.
Warm down here, perfect.
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I mean everything is good.
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[vernon] all right, all right.
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This is the way
to start the season.
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We're going to
stay on this spot
as long as we can.
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And get as much gold
we possibly can,
before the next storm hits.
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Mother nature is going to
have to drag us away,
kicking and screaming.
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[diver] couple little pieces,
right there.
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[vernon] all right.
That's what
I want to hear gary.
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So, fingers crossed,
knocking on wood,
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we'll make a good a payday.
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[narrator] seven-miles west...
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[shawn] it is cold.
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Whoo, it is 20 below...
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[narrator] despite
the arctic conditions...
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Storm just blew through.
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We're back on our way out.
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[narrator] shawn pomrenke
is back on his quest,
to find a pot of gold
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on an ancient river bed.
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At 20 below just
keeping things running is...
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It's a struggle.
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Hopefully, the generator
fires right up.
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Then we ought to get
water flowing.
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Pump running.
Air compressor running.
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I'm looking for something
almost mythical.
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I'm looking for that jackpot
on that ancient riverbed
on the tomcod.
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There's hints of it,
from the material I'm seeing.
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Now, that it's winter,
I can actually get down
on the bottom
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and put my eyes on the gold
and follow it.
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I'm going to find
that motherlode,
whether it's 20 below or not.
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Today, we're going to
get some gold.
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I've a good
feeling about this haul.
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The harder it is to get,
the better the gold
is going to be.
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I can feel it in my bones.
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Need a 120 ounces
to make my payments
this season.
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I have the tomcod payment.
The upgrades to the myrtle.
And the inland mine.
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Just as soon as
we got started ice-mining,
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we got hit with the worst
blizzard I've ever seen.
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We got absolutely dumped on.
And it's supposed to be
like this all winter.
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They're predicting
this to be the worst winter
of 100 years.
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But that doesn't stop
the bills from coming.
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Everything came out.
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Worked out perfect.
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Nothing in the snow grips,
anymore, till the next storm.
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Last time on,
I cleaned up this hole.
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So, we're going to go ahead,
cut a new whole
and follow this pastry.
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Hopefully, that's where
the jackpot is.
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I'm going to get
changed outside, 20 below.
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[bleep]
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hot water is working great.
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Get the air compressor
fired up,
then we're in business.
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I'm going to go down lose,
some of my covid weight.
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[laughs]
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all righty, how's it feeling?
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Air is good, water is good?
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Booyah.
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[shawn] you know, it's good
to be back under the ice.
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Yeah, this cold is just
another ten variables.
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[man] how you doing
down there shawn?
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[shawn] doing good.
Just making my way down
to the bottom.
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Pretty dark down here.
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I'm at the nozzle now.
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He's liking what he's seeing.
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He likes it, I'm happy.
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[shawn]
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[laughs]
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there's a lot of magnetite,
lot of iron, iron is the horse
the gold rode in on.
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So, we found the horse,
now we just
need to find the rider.
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[shawn speaking]
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sounds like he's seeing
a little gold down there.
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[shawn speaking]
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[narrator] one blizzard
may have passed.
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But just 30 miles
outside of town,
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another one
is quickly gathering strength.
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Chris, I'm going
to follow you.
Your trail is what I need.
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[narrator] as more
harsh weather looms.
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Kris kelly, is racing
to finally get on the ice.
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We really try to
do this professional.
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You know, proper,
commercial grade.
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Now we have to do,
what we have to do.
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This is what
we're good at though.
Making it get done.
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Plan is,
chris is going to pull
my sleuth box down.
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I'm going to pull my sled.
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I have made
this speed before but
not with this snow machine.
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I hope it works out.
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This summer was a disaster.
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So, I'm placing this winter
to make up for it.
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I went into huge debt buying
a top-of-the-line operation.
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I have no time to wait around.
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You know,
I'm freezing right now.
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I gotta put my damn
snow pants on, cold.
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Oh, it's really cold.
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-[chris] get it done.
-Okay buddy, come on.
Let's rock and roll.
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Yeah, baby. Yeah.
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Oh, [bleep].
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[screams]
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[bleep]
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[screams]
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[scream]
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[kris] this snow machine
I have, has no business
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towing anything
out on the ice.
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But, I'm a little desperate.
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I'll try anything right now
cause I'm feeling
the pressure.
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I owe $15,000 and I'm not
even on the ice yet.
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Everything is going
to [bleep] today.
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[narrator] two-miles west...
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The snow looks like
it's setting up nicely,
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[narrator] the brothers
tenhoff are hoping to stay,
one step ahead
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of mother nature.
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The blizzard started.
We were unable to actually
pull anything to shore at all.
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We should go dig out a hole
and dig out all that stuff
and open the hole back up.
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Let's good to dig them out.
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Stormy.
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[stormy barking]
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[zeke] this last storm
really worked us over.
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We were off to a good start,
but we had to bail
because of the blizzard.
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Now, we have to dig
a whole operation
out of the snow.
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And we got to do it fast
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because there is
another storm right
around the corner.
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This winter is
going to be brutal.
I can tell.
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And I need to be
up to the challenge.
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[zeke] well,
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dive pool's there.
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This is
one night's worth of snow.
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[gabe] well,
nothing blew away.
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That's a good sign.
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We have to move
this entire snow drift.
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-[zeke] earning
my money today.
-Yeah.
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[zeke] gotta get after it,
you know.
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[gabe] I'll start on
this side, I guess.
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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]