1 00:00:01,335 --> 00:00:03,936 [narrator] this is nome, alaska, 2 00:00:03,938 --> 00:00:06,238 home to the biggest offshore gold deposit 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:07,873 in the world. 4 00:00:07,875 --> 00:00:10,109 The worst winter in a hundred years 5 00:00:10,111 --> 00:00:12,011 has left the miners little time 6 00:00:12,013 --> 00:00:13,412 to get under the ice. 7 00:00:14,982 --> 00:00:17,149 But now, a sudden break in the weather 8 00:00:17,151 --> 00:00:21,453 is providing the season's first golden opportunity 9 00:00:21,455 --> 00:00:23,622 and the fleet is ready to take advantage. 10 00:00:25,092 --> 00:00:26,358 Just look at them go. 11 00:00:28,396 --> 00:00:29,895 But the question is 12 00:00:29,897 --> 00:00:31,563 who will make the most of it? 13 00:00:32,500 --> 00:00:34,666 Miners, get on that seafloor 14 00:00:34,668 --> 00:00:36,702 and do what you came here to do. 15 00:00:38,439 --> 00:00:39,304 On your mark, 16 00:00:40,374 --> 00:00:41,407 get set, 17 00:00:41,976 --> 00:00:42,541 go. 18 00:00:42,543 --> 00:00:45,144 [crowd cheering] 19 00:00:51,152 --> 00:00:53,986 [foreboding music playing] 20 00:01:07,435 --> 00:01:09,968 after yesterday's [bleep] show, 21 00:01:11,038 --> 00:01:14,239 it's, uh, important for me to be getting out here 22 00:01:14,241 --> 00:01:16,141 before zeke every single morning, 23 00:01:16,911 --> 00:01:18,043 prep everything 24 00:01:18,412 --> 00:01:20,913 so that our operation 25 00:01:20,915 --> 00:01:23,348 is substantially smoother than that. 26 00:01:28,022 --> 00:01:30,089 [narrator] after yesterday's fiasco... 27 00:01:30,091 --> 00:01:31,924 Somebody should've [bleep] noticed 28 00:01:31,926 --> 00:01:34,326 that the [bleep] generators were in a puddle 29 00:01:34,328 --> 00:01:36,228 like, seriously, that's, like, the only thing 30 00:01:36,230 --> 00:01:38,297 that's actually really important. 31 00:01:38,299 --> 00:01:40,499 [narrator] gabe tenhoff gets an early start, 32 00:01:40,501 --> 00:01:43,435 trying to prevent any more snafus. 33 00:01:43,437 --> 00:01:47,239 [suspenseful music playing] 34 00:01:47,708 --> 00:01:48,440 [man speaking] 35 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:49,608 [gabe] hey. 36 00:01:50,911 --> 00:01:52,010 How you feeling? 37 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:53,812 Great. 38 00:01:53,814 --> 00:01:55,280 Got any lunch? 39 00:01:55,282 --> 00:01:57,883 Oh, I thought you'd have some hotdogs on the... 40 00:01:57,885 --> 00:02:00,285 On the stove by now. 41 00:02:00,287 --> 00:02:03,522 [gabe] yeah? Well, I thought I would have some help 42 00:02:03,524 --> 00:02:05,090 getting [bleep] ready. 43 00:02:07,761 --> 00:02:09,394 Getting something to eat. 44 00:02:09,396 --> 00:02:12,531 The loss of that generator was mostly on gabe, 45 00:02:12,533 --> 00:02:15,234 kind of a little bit on me because I was up there, too. 46 00:02:15,236 --> 00:02:17,136 But it's mostly on gabe. 47 00:02:17,138 --> 00:02:19,705 This operation is kind of a mess so far. 48 00:02:19,707 --> 00:02:22,508 No gold, therefore, no money for me. 49 00:02:22,510 --> 00:02:24,209 This isn't a charity mission. 50 00:02:24,211 --> 00:02:26,311 Man, I'm getting a little antsy. 51 00:02:28,048 --> 00:02:29,348 There's a lot to do every morning 52 00:02:29,350 --> 00:02:31,550 to get this operation fired up. 53 00:02:31,552 --> 00:02:33,252 Sometimes when it's freezing out, 54 00:02:33,254 --> 00:02:35,020 it's, kind of, difficult to get motivated. 55 00:02:35,022 --> 00:02:37,022 The air hurts your face. 56 00:02:37,024 --> 00:02:39,024 You question your life decisions. 57 00:02:40,928 --> 00:02:43,996 You feel palpable regret for not going to college. 58 00:02:44,665 --> 00:02:46,865 Then you bury all those emotions down 59 00:02:46,867 --> 00:02:48,233 as deep as you possibly can 60 00:02:48,235 --> 00:02:50,202 and you go along with your day. 61 00:02:50,204 --> 00:02:51,503 Come on, you [bleep]. 62 00:02:52,173 --> 00:02:53,372 Yes! 63 00:02:54,875 --> 00:02:56,141 We got hot water. 64 00:02:56,143 --> 00:02:58,143 We want everything running smooth. 65 00:02:58,145 --> 00:03:00,812 Just going. By the time the zeke goes up, 66 00:03:00,814 --> 00:03:02,080 he can just slap on a wetsuit 67 00:03:02,082 --> 00:03:03,148 and get right under the water. 68 00:03:04,418 --> 00:03:07,319 [upbeat music playing] 69 00:03:07,321 --> 00:03:08,820 all right. 70 00:03:08,822 --> 00:03:09,555 We're running. 71 00:03:10,691 --> 00:03:12,257 Dude, I appreciate it so much, 72 00:03:12,259 --> 00:03:14,693 you guys getting everything running for me. 73 00:03:14,695 --> 00:03:16,428 [gabe] I mean, it's just wonderful to have people 74 00:03:16,430 --> 00:03:18,564 that can get things going for me. 75 00:03:20,367 --> 00:03:22,868 Yesterday was just a complete cluster. 76 00:03:22,870 --> 00:03:24,136 I need at least 8 ounces 77 00:03:24,138 --> 00:03:26,138 just to keep my operation going for the summer 78 00:03:26,140 --> 00:03:28,407 and right now we don't have any gold at all. 79 00:03:28,409 --> 00:03:32,077 Nothing. It's completely unacceptable. 80 00:03:32,079 --> 00:03:34,046 Okay, there we go. Grab that pressure line. 81 00:03:35,349 --> 00:03:37,082 The guys are giving it all they got 82 00:03:37,084 --> 00:03:38,150 and we finally have good weather. 83 00:03:38,152 --> 00:03:40,152 This is what I've been waiting for. 84 00:03:40,154 --> 00:03:41,353 I'm gonna do something that I really hope 85 00:03:41,355 --> 00:03:42,821 turns things around. 86 00:03:42,823 --> 00:03:44,856 I'm gonna go on a marathon dive. 87 00:03:44,858 --> 00:03:46,058 This is something I can do 88 00:03:46,060 --> 00:03:47,559 that's totally under my control 89 00:03:47,561 --> 00:03:49,361 that can get us back on track. 90 00:03:49,363 --> 00:03:51,096 So I'm gonna suit up. 91 00:03:51,565 --> 00:03:53,465 There's like a pile of rocks, 92 00:03:53,467 --> 00:03:55,167 pretty dense cobbles. 93 00:03:55,169 --> 00:03:57,836 It's pretty much kind of right under where the dive hole is. 94 00:03:57,838 --> 00:03:59,738 There's gold coming out of it. 95 00:03:59,740 --> 00:04:01,673 So, I just wanna keep... 96 00:04:01,675 --> 00:04:04,209 Just try to see if I can plow through that pile of rocks. 97 00:04:06,146 --> 00:04:07,479 I'm gonna reach down deep 98 00:04:07,481 --> 00:04:08,981 and try to pull out something extra. 99 00:04:08,983 --> 00:04:10,182 If I don't do it now, 100 00:04:10,184 --> 00:04:11,350 I don't know if we're gonna be 101 00:04:11,352 --> 00:04:13,018 able to keep the operation going. 102 00:04:14,154 --> 00:04:15,254 How's your air flow? 103 00:04:15,522 --> 00:04:17,956 [gabe speaking] 104 00:04:19,693 --> 00:04:21,460 it's time for us to get some gold. 105 00:04:21,462 --> 00:04:25,063 [suspenseful music playing] 106 00:04:36,210 --> 00:04:38,910 harrowing day yesterday. 107 00:04:38,912 --> 00:04:43,015 It's still dark and it's still dangerous down there. 108 00:04:47,688 --> 00:04:49,321 So how's all the systems feeling? 109 00:04:49,323 --> 00:04:50,422 Everything good? 110 00:04:51,158 --> 00:04:54,226 [gabe speaking] 111 00:05:00,901 --> 00:05:02,334 all right. 112 00:05:04,938 --> 00:05:08,340 To painted sluice boxes and maintenance-free guys. 113 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:11,843 Sun's shining, 114 00:05:11,845 --> 00:05:13,679 we're gonna get six hours on the box. 115 00:05:15,416 --> 00:05:17,282 [narrator] 2 miles east... 116 00:05:19,219 --> 00:05:21,787 [vernon] all right, gary, how are you feeling? 117 00:05:21,789 --> 00:05:23,755 I'm feeling plenty good enough to get down there 118 00:05:23,757 --> 00:05:25,390 -and get some gold. -All right. 119 00:05:25,392 --> 00:05:28,727 I mean, this is what you call a stellar day in nome. 120 00:05:28,729 --> 00:05:31,096 It doesn't get much better than this. 121 00:05:31,098 --> 00:05:34,900 By the end of the day, we'll have gold in the box. 122 00:05:34,902 --> 00:05:36,101 [narrator] vernon's making the most 123 00:05:36,103 --> 00:05:37,369 of the break in the weather 124 00:05:37,371 --> 00:05:40,205 by unleashing his secret weapon. 125 00:05:40,207 --> 00:05:41,173 -Yeah. -Let's get her done. 126 00:05:41,175 --> 00:05:42,274 I'll go and get dressed. 127 00:05:42,276 --> 00:05:43,408 [vernon] all right. 128 00:05:44,178 --> 00:05:46,411 We're on super gold here on 56 129 00:05:46,413 --> 00:05:49,981 and that's why I'm aiming for 200 ounces this season. 130 00:05:49,983 --> 00:05:51,283 That'll be a record for me 131 00:05:51,285 --> 00:05:53,785 and that ain't pie in the sky 132 00:05:53,787 --> 00:05:56,221 and I've got a plan to pull it off. 133 00:05:59,093 --> 00:06:02,761 I've got two a-list divers, gary and gary. 134 00:06:02,763 --> 00:06:06,398 And today, I'll be able to send both of them down. 135 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,334 We're talking about a twofer, a two-headed monster, 136 00:06:09,336 --> 00:06:11,837 whatever you wanna call it, we're got to get down there 137 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,038 and milk those hours 138 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,173 until we can't milk them anymore. 139 00:06:15,509 --> 00:06:16,975 All right, gary. 140 00:06:16,977 --> 00:06:19,111 Be careful down there. 141 00:06:19,113 --> 00:06:21,313 [suspenseful music playing] 142 00:06:38,699 --> 00:06:40,399 [gary] [indistinct] 143 00:06:42,002 --> 00:06:43,602 yes, we feel good down here. 144 00:06:44,271 --> 00:06:45,404 All right. 145 00:06:47,007 --> 00:06:48,407 [gary] all right. Let's get busy. 146 00:06:49,576 --> 00:06:52,310 [suspenseful music playing] 147 00:06:58,018 --> 00:07:00,952 [gary] seeing little pieces of gold right now. 148 00:07:00,954 --> 00:07:02,320 Look at that. Right off the bat. 149 00:07:02,322 --> 00:07:03,955 He's already seeing gold. 150 00:07:03,957 --> 00:07:05,357 That's what I'm talking about right there. 151 00:07:05,359 --> 00:07:06,191 Woo! 152 00:07:06,193 --> 00:07:07,926 [gary] ah, yeah. 153 00:07:07,928 --> 00:07:09,928 [vernon] all right, gary. 154 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:11,863 He's just happy as a lark. 155 00:07:11,865 --> 00:07:13,465 [gary] oh. Woo! 156 00:07:14,067 --> 00:07:15,600 The guy's orgasmic. 157 00:07:16,937 --> 00:07:18,036 [gary] woo. 158 00:07:18,038 --> 00:07:19,337 My goodness [indistinct] 159 00:07:19,339 --> 00:07:20,639 come on, baby. 160 00:07:21,308 --> 00:07:24,109 -Ah, I love it. -[laughs] 161 00:07:24,845 --> 00:07:26,144 [gary] ah. 162 00:07:26,146 --> 00:07:27,946 I see gold coming out of this [bleep]. 163 00:07:29,516 --> 00:07:31,216 That's some good sections. 164 00:07:31,452 --> 00:07:32,951 [gary] yeah. 165 00:07:32,953 --> 00:07:34,119 Before it's over with, 166 00:07:34,121 --> 00:07:36,054 gary will go down there and suck it up. 167 00:07:36,056 --> 00:07:38,123 And then hopefully, we'll be doing this 168 00:07:38,125 --> 00:07:39,458 for the rest of the season. 169 00:07:39,460 --> 00:07:41,593 [gary] look at it all [bleep] man. 170 00:07:46,667 --> 00:07:48,233 [narrator] 10 miles west... 171 00:07:51,038 --> 00:07:53,271 [shawn] headed back out to the tomcod. 172 00:07:53,273 --> 00:07:56,208 This has been probably the worst weather we've had 173 00:07:56,210 --> 00:07:58,877 for ice mining ever. 174 00:07:58,879 --> 00:08:00,378 [narrator] the window of calm weather 175 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:02,314 has given shawn pomrenke 176 00:08:02,316 --> 00:08:06,418 a clean shot to track down his golden jackpot. 177 00:08:06,420 --> 00:08:08,520 [shawn] it's been one nightmare after another 178 00:08:08,522 --> 00:08:10,288 out here this year. 179 00:08:10,290 --> 00:08:12,958 But at least the sun's up. 180 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,594 The bering sea doesn't give you a lot of opportunities. 181 00:08:15,596 --> 00:08:17,329 So when it does, you got to run with it. 182 00:08:17,331 --> 00:08:19,464 I'm on the cusp of something great, 183 00:08:19,466 --> 00:08:22,834 a huge pocket of gold, a massive pile of gold. 184 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:25,136 So, I'm gonna use a few new toys to stay down 185 00:08:25,138 --> 00:08:28,273 as long as I can to get on this sucker. 186 00:08:28,275 --> 00:08:31,343 Last time we were out here, the compressor was acting up, 187 00:08:31,345 --> 00:08:33,478 giving us a hard time, 188 00:08:34,348 --> 00:08:36,081 so I got a new one. 189 00:08:36,316 --> 00:08:37,849 It's electric, 190 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:40,018 actually, I picked up an extension 191 00:08:40,020 --> 00:08:42,020 through the hose, too. 192 00:08:42,022 --> 00:08:44,556 That'll keep us from having a move so much. 193 00:08:45,092 --> 00:08:46,725 We're gonna give it a try. 194 00:08:47,394 --> 00:08:49,294 I got serious payments coming up. 195 00:08:49,296 --> 00:08:52,130 I got the tomcod, the revamp of the myrtle, 196 00:08:52,132 --> 00:08:53,498 and the inland mine. 197 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:56,568 I'm gonna need probably 120 ounces to cover it all. 198 00:08:56,570 --> 00:08:58,403 So far, I'm on a good pace, 199 00:08:58,405 --> 00:09:00,639 but I still got 80 ounces to go. 200 00:09:00,641 --> 00:09:02,274 I gotta push it today. 201 00:09:03,911 --> 00:09:06,378 Get in the water, start diving. 202 00:09:06,380 --> 00:09:08,079 We having fun yet? 203 00:09:10,050 --> 00:09:12,083 [suspenseful music playing] 204 00:09:16,023 --> 00:09:18,123 how's she looking? 205 00:09:18,125 --> 00:09:21,126 I see you brought that air compressor out today, huh? 206 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:22,427 [shawn] yeah, I got the air compressors 207 00:09:22,429 --> 00:09:25,330 on the tractor trailer in the box there. 208 00:09:26,934 --> 00:09:28,433 Oh, yeah. 209 00:09:28,435 --> 00:09:30,569 [shawn] plug it in, and try it out. 210 00:09:31,905 --> 00:09:33,438 Hopefully, this new air compressor 211 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:34,973 and the hose extension 212 00:09:34,975 --> 00:09:36,908 allows me to stay down there long enough 213 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:39,144 to map out this entire area. 214 00:09:40,113 --> 00:09:42,414 Looks like this pay streak's headed north. 215 00:09:42,416 --> 00:09:44,115 Gold lives with the heavies, 216 00:09:44,117 --> 00:09:45,951 so seeing a higher concentration 217 00:09:45,953 --> 00:09:49,254 of the black sands, magnetite, and iron 218 00:09:49,256 --> 00:09:51,089 means we're on the right trail. 219 00:09:53,193 --> 00:09:55,327 [compressor whirring] 220 00:09:56,263 --> 00:09:58,830 it seems to be working. 221 00:09:58,832 --> 00:10:00,865 Wanna let the air compressor run a little bit. 222 00:10:00,867 --> 00:10:02,968 Get suited up. Get in the water. 223 00:10:04,871 --> 00:10:08,440 Oh, we got hot water going, air compressor's good, 224 00:10:08,442 --> 00:10:11,309 we got water running in the sluice box. 225 00:10:11,311 --> 00:10:13,278 Only thing now is for me to get down there 226 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:14,879 and suck up some gold. 227 00:10:14,881 --> 00:10:18,350 [suspenseful music playing] 228 00:10:20,387 --> 00:10:22,520 this is the best part of the job. 229 00:10:26,226 --> 00:10:28,326 All righty, bruh. Get that gold. 230 00:10:28,328 --> 00:10:31,429 [suspenseful music playing] 231 00:10:36,269 --> 00:10:39,471 [shawn speaking] 232 00:10:50,951 --> 00:10:54,686 [suspenseful music playing] 233 00:10:54,688 --> 00:10:56,655 it looks like the float bags are working all right. 234 00:10:57,924 --> 00:11:01,092 Before the hose went just straight up and down like this 235 00:11:01,094 --> 00:11:02,460 up to the sluice box, 236 00:11:02,462 --> 00:11:04,162 I threw some float bags on it, 237 00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:06,898 right near the bottom and about halfway up, 238 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:08,266 stretches out the hose, gives the gold 239 00:11:08,268 --> 00:11:10,101 somewhere to lie down before it hits the box, 240 00:11:10,103 --> 00:11:12,404 instead of swirling up the hose into the box. 241 00:11:13,407 --> 00:11:15,073 How's that compressor? 242 00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:16,941 [shawn speaking] 243 00:11:20,380 --> 00:11:21,980 [man] ten-four. 244 00:11:21,982 --> 00:11:25,250 [compressor whirring] 245 00:11:28,055 --> 00:11:30,655 [shawn speaking] 246 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:41,833 hell yeah. 247 00:11:41,835 --> 00:11:42,901 We're finding the heavies. 248 00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:44,436 And now we just got to find the gold. 249 00:11:45,172 --> 00:11:49,007 [shawn speaking] 250 00:12:04,691 --> 00:12:07,292 [suspenseful music playing] 251 00:12:17,003 --> 00:12:19,304 okay. Team meeting, everybody. 252 00:12:20,540 --> 00:12:23,007 Get a plan, quick two-minute group meeting, 253 00:12:23,009 --> 00:12:24,943 and then we all go get back to work. 254 00:12:24,945 --> 00:12:27,445 [narrator] after days of storms and breakdowns, 255 00:12:27,447 --> 00:12:31,716 kris kelly has exactly zero ounces of gold to his name. 256 00:12:31,718 --> 00:12:33,985 But with perfect mining weather, 257 00:12:33,987 --> 00:12:36,454 it's time to join the marathon dive parade, 258 00:12:36,456 --> 00:12:38,256 by any means necessary. 259 00:12:38,258 --> 00:12:40,125 [kris] the plan today is get gold. 260 00:12:40,127 --> 00:12:41,192 We got a hose extension, 261 00:12:41,194 --> 00:12:43,061 we're gonna add another 25 feet. 262 00:12:43,063 --> 00:12:45,163 We're gonna get down there and we're gonna see 263 00:12:45,165 --> 00:12:48,399 if there's anything underneath that huge [bleep] overburden. 264 00:12:48,401 --> 00:12:50,101 Okay. Well, everybody knows their job. 265 00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:51,469 -Come on. Let's do it. -There you go. 266 00:12:52,472 --> 00:12:54,773 [kris] so far, this winter's been a disaster. 267 00:12:54,775 --> 00:12:56,374 I got top of the line equipment, 268 00:12:56,376 --> 00:12:59,310 I really went for it and it wasn't cheap. 269 00:12:59,312 --> 00:13:02,046 After everything, I just need 25 ounces 270 00:13:02,048 --> 00:13:03,948 to make this winter a success. 271 00:13:03,950 --> 00:13:06,484 So far, I have nothing. 272 00:13:09,856 --> 00:13:11,923 My dad broke off so much of the hose 273 00:13:11,925 --> 00:13:13,691 I couldn't even reach the gold 274 00:13:13,693 --> 00:13:15,360 when I went diving last time. 275 00:13:16,997 --> 00:13:18,096 But today, I've got a plan 276 00:13:18,098 --> 00:13:20,198 that should get us back on track. 277 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,700 And with clear weather, I'm gonna mine my ass off. 278 00:13:23,870 --> 00:13:26,137 Today, we're putting a hose extension on the water. 279 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:27,505 We're getting everything up and running 280 00:13:27,507 --> 00:13:28,973 and I'm jumping in the water 281 00:13:28,975 --> 00:13:30,341 and we're gonna find out exactly 282 00:13:30,343 --> 00:13:32,343 what's underneath my feet. 283 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:35,880 We're gonna plug to the bottom of the hose 284 00:13:35,882 --> 00:13:39,050 into the jet log and throw the whole hose in the water. 285 00:13:39,052 --> 00:13:40,251 Okay. Let's go. 286 00:13:43,290 --> 00:13:46,124 Now, we have one 70-foot hose. 287 00:13:46,126 --> 00:13:48,293 We're actually ready to go right now. 288 00:13:48,295 --> 00:13:50,028 Start them both. 289 00:13:50,030 --> 00:13:53,031 [compressor revving] 290 00:13:54,134 --> 00:13:55,500 we got it. 291 00:13:58,572 --> 00:14:01,840 [kris] so look, I'm extra stressed about the situation. 292 00:14:01,842 --> 00:14:03,374 Not only can we go broke, 293 00:14:03,376 --> 00:14:05,510 but I'm about to be a new father. 294 00:14:05,512 --> 00:14:07,712 I'm about to have a little kelly of my own. 295 00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:11,049 [baby cooing] 296 00:14:11,051 --> 00:14:12,383 [kris] I'll have a family of my own 297 00:14:12,385 --> 00:14:14,018 that I'll have to take care of. 298 00:14:14,020 --> 00:14:16,054 So right now, my success or failure 299 00:14:16,056 --> 00:14:18,323 is taking on huge consequences. 300 00:14:18,325 --> 00:14:19,991 Okay. Let's do it. 301 00:14:20,694 --> 00:14:22,193 Hook him up, bae. 302 00:14:25,966 --> 00:14:27,432 -[kris] okay. Let's go. -[man] go get them. 303 00:14:34,774 --> 00:14:37,308 [kris] okay. Let's see what we got going on here. 304 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,013 You got 125 pounds of air pressure, okay? 305 00:14:42,015 --> 00:14:44,215 [kris] everything's good. 306 00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:48,253 Kenny, we are lucky the hose coiled itself perfectly. 307 00:14:49,823 --> 00:14:51,055 [kenny] oh, no [bleep] [indistinct] 308 00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:53,691 [kris] yup, I got lucky. 309 00:14:53,693 --> 00:14:56,427 Then, maybe everything's gonna go good from now on. 310 00:14:56,429 --> 00:14:58,730 [kris] well, it should. 311 00:14:58,732 --> 00:15:01,332 [kenny] just pick a spot and start working it 312 00:15:01,334 --> 00:15:04,435 and get it about 5 feet wide and see how deep it goes. 313 00:15:04,437 --> 00:15:05,637 [kris] okay. 314 00:15:09,442 --> 00:15:11,175 [compressor whirring] 315 00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:12,877 that's all she's got. 316 00:15:12,879 --> 00:15:14,445 [kris] they're rippin' suction. 317 00:15:17,817 --> 00:15:19,517 How's the material looking? 318 00:15:19,519 --> 00:15:21,719 [kris] uh, it's good, I found a spot. 319 00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:29,694 We get clay. 320 00:15:32,132 --> 00:15:33,564 That might be gold. 321 00:15:35,535 --> 00:15:37,235 [man] gold. 322 00:15:37,938 --> 00:15:39,103 He found gold. 323 00:15:39,105 --> 00:15:41,506 Don't say that unless you're for sure. 324 00:15:44,144 --> 00:15:45,376 [kris] I don't know for sure. 325 00:15:45,378 --> 00:15:47,178 I can't really tell. 326 00:15:48,181 --> 00:15:50,715 What I'm looking for is little itty-bitty 327 00:15:50,717 --> 00:15:53,918 flakes of gold sliding across the clay. 328 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:55,620 [kenny] there's gotta be gold under there. 329 00:15:57,691 --> 00:16:00,558 Just keep working, that's all that matters. 330 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,961 We need that gold to pay off the equipment. 331 00:16:02,963 --> 00:16:04,195 [kris] I know. 332 00:16:05,198 --> 00:16:07,031 I'm not leaving without gold. 333 00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:08,433 [clock ticking] 334 00:16:09,569 --> 00:16:11,402 [narrator] 1 mile west... 335 00:16:12,539 --> 00:16:14,372 Seeing some good stuff down there? 336 00:16:15,942 --> 00:16:18,376 [shawn speaking] 337 00:16:29,856 --> 00:16:31,456 hell yeah. 338 00:16:31,458 --> 00:16:34,192 [narrator] with added time and added reach, 339 00:16:34,194 --> 00:16:36,461 mr. Gold is making the most 340 00:16:36,463 --> 00:16:39,063 of the season's first storm-free day. 341 00:16:39,065 --> 00:16:42,100 [shawn speaking] 342 00:16:49,943 --> 00:16:51,209 [joe] all right. Do you want me to pass 343 00:16:51,211 --> 00:16:52,577 that extension down to you? 344 00:16:53,013 --> 00:16:55,313 [shawn speaking] 345 00:16:59,886 --> 00:17:02,086 [joe] all right. I'll, uh, wrestle it over to the hole 346 00:17:02,088 --> 00:17:03,521 and pass it down to you. 347 00:17:03,523 --> 00:17:05,456 How is that compressor keeping up? 348 00:17:06,092 --> 00:17:09,460 [shawn speaking] 349 00:17:17,404 --> 00:17:19,003 I'll take a look at it. 350 00:17:19,005 --> 00:17:20,605 [shawn speaking] 351 00:17:21,875 --> 00:17:23,708 dude [bleep] always makes me nervous. 352 00:17:27,514 --> 00:17:28,713 So I guess he's still breathing. 353 00:17:30,116 --> 00:17:31,482 [suspenseful music playing] 354 00:17:36,189 --> 00:17:38,489 [shawn speaking] 355 00:17:39,526 --> 00:17:42,593 [suspenseful music playing] 356 00:17:48,535 --> 00:17:50,501 [shawn speaking] 357 00:18:01,114 --> 00:18:02,346 [joe] oh, yeah. 358 00:18:02,348 --> 00:18:04,248 This will give him 20 more foot of reach 359 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:05,616 to go out and poke through it. 360 00:18:09,155 --> 00:18:10,154 [shawn speaking] 361 00:18:18,364 --> 00:18:20,264 sounds like he's anticipating finding something 362 00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:21,566 pretty good out in front. 363 00:18:27,073 --> 00:18:28,539 [kris] oh, oh, oh. 364 00:18:37,217 --> 00:18:38,916 [joe] hell yeah. Which direction are you in? 365 00:18:38,918 --> 00:18:41,119 [kris speaking] 366 00:18:41,121 --> 00:18:44,021 well, that matches right up with our suspicions. 367 00:18:45,058 --> 00:18:46,257 [kris speaking] 368 00:18:53,566 --> 00:18:55,700 burning gas, hauling ass. 369 00:18:56,102 --> 00:18:58,870 Yeah. 370 00:18:58,872 --> 00:19:02,473 Let me have a double shot of red eye in a dirty glass. 371 00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:04,375 I thought I'd drop in there 372 00:19:04,377 --> 00:19:06,878 and I'll get the juices flowing 373 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,715 and catch up on social media. 374 00:19:12,218 --> 00:19:13,384 Delicious. 375 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,020 [narrator] and now, another episode 376 00:19:16,022 --> 00:19:18,222 of social hour with vernon. 377 00:19:19,926 --> 00:19:21,025 Oh, let's see. 378 00:19:21,027 --> 00:19:23,294 In dust we trust, 379 00:19:23,296 --> 00:19:25,496 "I wanna be like vernon when I get older, 380 00:19:25,498 --> 00:19:28,499 drunk angry and giving zero [bleep]." 381 00:19:29,235 --> 00:19:30,902 I don't know about all that. 382 00:19:30,904 --> 00:19:32,436 You haven't really seen me drunk 383 00:19:32,438 --> 00:19:34,505 and you don't wanna see me drunk. 384 00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:36,908 Give me a shot of that jamesons. 385 00:19:36,910 --> 00:19:38,409 This is spiritual. 386 00:19:40,947 --> 00:19:43,814 That goes down pretty damn smooth. 387 00:19:43,816 --> 00:19:47,351 Next batter up, from harmless potato, 388 00:19:47,353 --> 00:19:51,155 "vernon, I saw an episode where you were eating 389 00:19:51,157 --> 00:19:53,491 what looked like a burnt log." 390 00:19:53,493 --> 00:19:55,259 what was it? 391 00:19:55,261 --> 00:19:58,129 You know, I have no memory of that. 392 00:19:58,131 --> 00:20:00,998 That thing's burnt to [indistinct] but I bet it's good. 393 00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:07,905 I deny eating any burnt logs or anything 394 00:20:07,907 --> 00:20:09,507 that looked like a burnt log. 395 00:20:09,509 --> 00:20:12,310 They don't make them like this in the restaurant. 396 00:20:12,312 --> 00:20:13,978 I've eaten a lot of things 397 00:20:13,980 --> 00:20:15,880 that I didn't remember the next day but... 398 00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:17,348 For the life of me. 399 00:20:18,051 --> 00:20:19,450 I don't remember that one. 400 00:20:20,019 --> 00:20:21,452 All right, potato. 401 00:20:21,454 --> 00:20:25,389 Nice hearing from you. Angel, thanks for the drink. 402 00:20:25,391 --> 00:20:27,058 [narrator] this has been another episode 403 00:20:27,060 --> 00:20:29,327 of social hour with vernon. 404 00:20:30,196 --> 00:20:31,662 [narrator] in nome, 405 00:20:32,999 --> 00:20:35,600 it's the first calm weather window of the season. 406 00:20:37,403 --> 00:20:39,470 And every member of the fleet 407 00:20:39,472 --> 00:20:41,439 is pushing to make the most of it. 408 00:20:43,843 --> 00:20:47,044 [rock music playing] 409 00:20:49,349 --> 00:20:51,882 hey, so right now, everything is running good. 410 00:20:51,884 --> 00:20:53,384 How are you feeling? 411 00:20:54,254 --> 00:20:55,920 I think everything's going great. 412 00:20:55,922 --> 00:20:58,689 Little pieces of gold are flying through this hose 413 00:20:58,691 --> 00:21:00,258 and into the sluice box. 414 00:21:00,260 --> 00:21:03,427 I'm gonna pound it out so hard you don't even know. 415 00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:05,029 If I put in a lot of hours, 416 00:21:05,031 --> 00:21:07,031 it will, like, the math will work out. 417 00:21:07,900 --> 00:21:09,166 [narrator] so far this winter, 418 00:21:09,168 --> 00:21:11,836 zeke has yet to clean an ounce of gold. 419 00:21:11,838 --> 00:21:15,006 But thanks to today's favorable conditions, 420 00:21:15,008 --> 00:21:16,841 he's managed to put in three hours 421 00:21:16,843 --> 00:21:18,509 toward changing his fortune. 422 00:21:22,915 --> 00:21:24,982 [zeke] yeah. It's like this reef of rocks. 423 00:21:25,885 --> 00:21:28,119 Yeah, there's some gold here. 424 00:21:28,121 --> 00:21:33,391 I mean, definitely gold in the area and... 425 00:21:33,393 --> 00:21:36,327 [zeke speaking] 426 00:21:43,836 --> 00:21:46,170 [sam] all right. Roger. 427 00:21:46,172 --> 00:21:48,306 Chipping his way through a big dense rock pile 428 00:21:48,308 --> 00:21:50,708 that's right at the bottom of the ice hole. 429 00:21:50,710 --> 00:21:56,414 The ice hole right here, like this hose is coming down, 430 00:21:57,450 --> 00:22:00,084 like that and then there's this big mound of rocks 431 00:22:01,187 --> 00:22:02,153 going right there. 432 00:22:02,155 --> 00:22:03,888 And it's very dense. 433 00:22:03,890 --> 00:22:06,157 It's usually really hard to chip your way through. 434 00:22:06,159 --> 00:22:08,025 That's what he's working through right now. 435 00:22:10,963 --> 00:22:13,164 [zeke] I got a lot of work to do. 436 00:22:13,166 --> 00:22:17,168 I wanna dive over just stupid amount of hours. 437 00:22:17,170 --> 00:22:19,036 Time to get serious. 438 00:22:19,038 --> 00:22:20,438 [sam] time to get serious. 439 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,173 Well, dude, I like that plan. 440 00:22:22,175 --> 00:22:23,274 It's a good plan. 441 00:22:24,377 --> 00:22:25,609 [sam] it's a dive boat. 442 00:22:27,013 --> 00:22:29,714 Putting gold in the sluice box and listening to motors. 443 00:22:31,117 --> 00:22:32,383 It's tranquil. 444 00:22:33,019 --> 00:22:34,018 Dialed in. 445 00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:35,119 I love it. 446 00:22:36,089 --> 00:22:37,488 [narrator] 2 miles east... 447 00:22:38,825 --> 00:22:42,059 [upbeat music playing] 448 00:22:46,065 --> 00:22:49,033 yeah. Hey, gary, it's going good in the direction 449 00:22:49,035 --> 00:22:51,469 you're stretched out in, right? 450 00:22:51,471 --> 00:22:53,504 [gary] yeah. I can see pieces of gold 451 00:22:53,506 --> 00:22:55,339 just falling out on the dirt. 452 00:22:55,341 --> 00:22:56,540 I mean everywhere. 453 00:22:57,377 --> 00:22:59,243 [vernon] well, yippee-ki-yay. 454 00:22:59,245 --> 00:23:01,278 That's what I like to hear, gary. 455 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,047 You're my favorite nozzleman. 456 00:23:03,049 --> 00:23:04,382 [gary laughs] 457 00:23:04,384 --> 00:23:06,283 [narrator] vernon adkison's turning today's 458 00:23:06,285 --> 00:23:09,420 golden sunshine into gold in the box 459 00:23:09,422 --> 00:23:11,322 as he finishes off the first round 460 00:23:11,324 --> 00:23:13,324 of his mining doubleheader. 461 00:23:13,326 --> 00:23:14,959 It was a long time coming 462 00:23:14,961 --> 00:23:17,161 but it seems like we've got everything working 463 00:23:17,163 --> 00:23:18,562 just the way it's supposed to. 464 00:23:20,466 --> 00:23:22,833 Okay, gary, you got your time in. 465 00:23:22,835 --> 00:23:25,536 That's four hours and that's it. 466 00:23:25,538 --> 00:23:27,938 The other gary, I wanna send old gary out. 467 00:23:27,940 --> 00:23:29,273 Come on up. 468 00:23:30,076 --> 00:23:31,375 [gary] roger that, vernon. 469 00:23:31,377 --> 00:23:32,410 I'm on my way. 470 00:23:33,946 --> 00:23:35,980 [vernon] that was in good dive. Good dive. 471 00:23:41,921 --> 00:23:44,121 Gary's just finished up his shot. 472 00:23:44,123 --> 00:23:46,590 He was moving a hell of a lot of material. 473 00:23:47,660 --> 00:23:54,165 And, uh, gary panos, old gary, same deal. 474 00:23:54,167 --> 00:23:57,501 Gary's got to get him and hammer it, yet once again. 475 00:23:58,638 --> 00:24:01,238 I think I've got a pretty good damn team right now. 476 00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:09,346 This will be gary panos's first dive for the season. 477 00:24:09,348 --> 00:24:11,882 He's one of the best divers I've ever had. 478 00:24:11,884 --> 00:24:15,186 So it's gonna be come to gold daddy time 479 00:24:15,188 --> 00:24:17,221 and, uh, we're gonna crush it. 480 00:24:17,890 --> 00:24:19,356 [gary p] all right. 481 00:24:29,035 --> 00:24:31,335 [vernon] you got about 80 psi, it's coming up. 482 00:24:31,337 --> 00:24:32,636 [gary p] all right. Copy that. 483 00:24:33,306 --> 00:24:34,705 [gary p speaking] 484 00:24:43,883 --> 00:24:46,150 yeah, okay. Well, that's good you seeing gold. 485 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:49,186 [gary p] yee-haw. 486 00:24:49,589 --> 00:24:51,222 Yee-haw. 487 00:24:52,058 --> 00:24:54,158 [gary p speaking] 488 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:55,426 that's good. 489 00:24:55,928 --> 00:24:58,095 [gary p speaking] 490 00:24:58,097 --> 00:25:00,264 because now, he's starting to get the spirit. 491 00:25:00,266 --> 00:25:02,333 I'm gonna have a hard time pulling him up. 492 00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:05,236 [gary p] this looks great. 493 00:25:05,238 --> 00:25:06,971 [vernon] all right. All right. 494 00:25:07,340 --> 00:25:08,639 [narrator] 10 miles west... 495 00:25:13,045 --> 00:25:14,945 [kris] [indistinct] pictures of cobble. 496 00:25:15,715 --> 00:25:18,115 We get clay two and a half feet. 497 00:25:19,819 --> 00:25:22,419 -Get any gold there? -Yeah. Any gold on it? 498 00:25:22,421 --> 00:25:24,355 [kris] hold on. Just give me a second. 499 00:25:26,893 --> 00:25:29,126 Oh, we're definitely on gold. 500 00:25:29,128 --> 00:25:32,129 [narrator] after hours of scouring the seafloor, 501 00:25:32,131 --> 00:25:35,699 kris kelly, may finally be digging out of debt. 502 00:25:36,936 --> 00:25:38,702 [shawn] how much? 503 00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:40,404 [kris] I can't really see how much gold 504 00:25:40,406 --> 00:25:42,373 I'm on right now but I... 505 00:25:42,375 --> 00:25:43,974 I'm killing it. 506 00:25:46,479 --> 00:25:49,980 Oh, [bleep] you know what? 507 00:25:51,284 --> 00:25:54,351 [kris speaking] 508 00:26:02,161 --> 00:26:04,461 [shawn speaking] 509 00:26:06,198 --> 00:26:08,332 so, we got a gold painted nozzle. 510 00:26:08,334 --> 00:26:10,868 So that could be the paint chipping off 511 00:26:10,870 --> 00:26:13,170 and kris is sucking that up and seeing that. 512 00:26:14,106 --> 00:26:15,539 [kris] let's do a test. 513 00:26:19,045 --> 00:26:21,378 See the black [bleep] you don't see any gold, right? 514 00:26:27,453 --> 00:26:29,486 That's paint on the rock. 515 00:26:30,957 --> 00:26:33,257 I think the powder coating of the nozzle 516 00:26:33,259 --> 00:26:35,059 is definitely coming off. 517 00:26:35,061 --> 00:26:37,027 [kris speaking] 518 00:26:39,098 --> 00:26:40,197 [kris] [bleep]. 519 00:26:42,268 --> 00:26:45,169 [man speaking] 520 00:26:45,171 --> 00:26:46,437 [shawn] I say we move. 521 00:26:50,242 --> 00:26:52,910 [shawn speaking] 522 00:26:52,912 --> 00:26:57,181 [kris] well, I'm telling you the [bleep] nozzle is gold. 523 00:26:57,883 --> 00:26:59,350 Kris's guide to mining. 524 00:26:59,352 --> 00:27:01,251 First of all, you better be able to tell 525 00:27:01,253 --> 00:27:03,354 the different gold and paint. 526 00:27:05,458 --> 00:27:07,224 [kris] I think we should move out of here. 527 00:27:07,226 --> 00:27:09,293 I don't like this. 528 00:27:09,295 --> 00:27:12,096 [shawn] okay, kris, we got five hours, come on up. 529 00:27:12,098 --> 00:27:13,831 [kris] okay. I'm coming. 530 00:27:13,833 --> 00:27:15,566 What a waste of time. 531 00:27:20,306 --> 00:27:23,140 The [bleep] nozzle's powder coated in gold. 532 00:27:23,142 --> 00:27:24,708 -So like... -Think the hot water line [indistinct] 533 00:27:24,710 --> 00:27:26,110 ...When I was dragging the nozzle 534 00:27:26,112 --> 00:27:27,911 and moving it around, you can see that gold 535 00:27:27,913 --> 00:27:29,279 from the nozzle. 536 00:27:29,281 --> 00:27:31,615 It was just gold-colored paint. 537 00:27:33,252 --> 00:27:34,685 So right now, I'm pissed. 538 00:27:34,687 --> 00:27:36,487 I've been on gold, what I thought was gold, 539 00:27:36,489 --> 00:27:37,888 and it turns out to be paint. 540 00:27:37,890 --> 00:27:39,223 Am I a [bleep] idiot? 541 00:27:39,225 --> 00:27:41,125 I can't have this happen right now. 542 00:27:41,127 --> 00:27:42,426 We need to get gold. 543 00:27:42,428 --> 00:27:44,228 Sucking up paint chips, man? 544 00:27:44,230 --> 00:27:46,296 That's that weird kid at school. 545 00:27:46,298 --> 00:27:48,298 I hope that's not gonna be my kid. 546 00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:51,001 So bottom line, this spot sucks. 547 00:27:51,003 --> 00:27:54,838 We've got no gold and we're running out of time. 548 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,175 Holy [bleep] there's a pile of sand underneath us. 549 00:27:58,177 --> 00:28:00,310 It feels like I'm on the beach. 550 00:28:00,312 --> 00:28:02,279 So what's the plan for tomorrow, captain? 551 00:28:02,715 --> 00:28:04,048 Plan for tomorrow, 552 00:28:04,050 --> 00:28:06,116 we're gonna move west one more. 553 00:28:06,886 --> 00:28:08,519 I just hope to god there's gold. 554 00:28:08,521 --> 00:28:09,953 There better be. 555 00:28:10,222 --> 00:28:11,221 Let's go. 556 00:28:11,457 --> 00:28:13,924 [engine revving] 557 00:28:13,926 --> 00:28:15,459 [kris] nothing worked for me today. 558 00:28:15,461 --> 00:28:17,294 Everything's going to [bleep]. 559 00:28:17,296 --> 00:28:19,263 [shawn speaking] 560 00:28:21,233 --> 00:28:24,301 [rock music playing] 561 00:28:30,376 --> 00:28:32,376 [shawn speaking] 562 00:28:32,378 --> 00:28:33,377 oh, good. 563 00:28:33,946 --> 00:28:35,179 [shawn speaking] 564 00:28:35,181 --> 00:28:37,347 [joe speaking] 565 00:28:37,349 --> 00:28:39,083 [narrator] stretched out farther from the dive hole 566 00:28:39,085 --> 00:28:40,818 that he's been all season, 567 00:28:40,820 --> 00:28:43,687 shawn pomrenke is sneaking to the front of the pack 568 00:28:43,689 --> 00:28:45,589 in today's marathon dive. 569 00:28:46,826 --> 00:28:49,359 [shawn speaking] 570 00:29:03,042 --> 00:29:05,142 [joe] so you've about eaten up all the ground, 571 00:29:05,144 --> 00:29:06,977 you can reach with that extension? 572 00:29:06,979 --> 00:29:10,013 [shawn speaking] 573 00:29:41,213 --> 00:29:43,013 -that was a good dive. -[joe] hell yeah. 574 00:29:43,015 --> 00:29:44,047 I love it. 575 00:29:44,049 --> 00:29:46,049 The box is looking good. 576 00:29:46,051 --> 00:29:48,185 -Box is looking good. -Mmm-hmm. 577 00:29:48,187 --> 00:29:50,053 Compresser worked, hot water, 578 00:29:50,055 --> 00:29:52,523 heaters working, pumps running. 579 00:29:52,525 --> 00:29:53,957 Hell, life's good. 580 00:29:53,959 --> 00:29:55,192 Hey. Hell yeah. 581 00:29:56,896 --> 00:29:58,328 [shawn] it was a killer day today. 582 00:29:58,330 --> 00:30:00,197 It was just what I needed. 583 00:30:00,199 --> 00:30:01,832 We got lots of hours in the box 584 00:30:01,834 --> 00:30:03,934 and I got to follow the pay streak 585 00:30:03,936 --> 00:30:06,436 out away from the hole and it's loaded out there. 586 00:30:06,438 --> 00:30:07,938 I'm on it. 587 00:30:07,940 --> 00:30:09,139 There's no stopping us now. 588 00:30:09,141 --> 00:30:10,974 I got out as far as I could. 589 00:30:10,976 --> 00:30:14,311 We see a good gold so joe threw down the extension, 590 00:30:14,313 --> 00:30:16,480 we hooked it up, got out to the end, 591 00:30:16,482 --> 00:30:17,681 it was well worth it. 592 00:30:18,350 --> 00:30:20,584 But I've had a long day. 593 00:30:21,153 --> 00:30:22,352 It's cold out here. 594 00:30:22,354 --> 00:30:23,554 I'm ready to go home. 595 00:30:26,959 --> 00:30:29,092 [engine revving] 596 00:30:30,496 --> 00:30:32,262 [shawn] we're back in business. 597 00:30:35,701 --> 00:30:37,234 [narrator] 8 miles east... 598 00:30:46,111 --> 00:30:47,277 [zeke] yeah. I'm out of shape. 599 00:30:47,279 --> 00:30:49,079 My arms need to get stronger. 600 00:30:50,482 --> 00:30:51,381 [sam] you okay? 601 00:30:51,383 --> 00:30:52,583 [zeke] yeah. 602 00:30:54,019 --> 00:30:56,486 [indistinct] I think it's time to call it a day. 603 00:30:56,488 --> 00:30:58,322 I think I'm gonna come on up. 604 00:31:00,426 --> 00:31:02,192 Yeah, you got us there, man. 605 00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:03,227 I'm stoked. 606 00:31:04,296 --> 00:31:06,330 [narrator] after a season of dives cut short, 607 00:31:06,332 --> 00:31:10,200 zeke tenhoff notches seven long hours on the box. 608 00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:21,211 That was smooth. 609 00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:22,346 Maintenance-free. 610 00:31:23,082 --> 00:31:25,048 Yeah. It was a good, solid dive. 611 00:31:25,050 --> 00:31:26,183 It was a nice long one. 612 00:31:26,185 --> 00:31:27,417 I was in the zone. 613 00:31:27,419 --> 00:31:30,454 We just need to have a lot more of those. 614 00:31:30,456 --> 00:31:32,089 Oh, we're gonna have another one of them tomorrow. 615 00:31:32,091 --> 00:31:33,423 Yeah? Do it. 616 00:31:34,226 --> 00:31:36,026 This season has been super rough 617 00:31:36,028 --> 00:31:37,861 with all these blizzards that we've been getting 618 00:31:37,863 --> 00:31:39,963 and all the problems that are attached to that 619 00:31:39,965 --> 00:31:42,199 but today, I was able to do what I set out to do, 620 00:31:42,201 --> 00:31:45,035 which was put out tons of hours on the box 621 00:31:45,037 --> 00:31:46,904 and I've definitely got some gold. 622 00:31:46,906 --> 00:31:48,906 We needed this bad. 623 00:31:48,908 --> 00:31:52,042 [zeke speaking] 624 00:31:59,952 --> 00:32:01,451 [narrator] 2 miles east... 625 00:32:02,154 --> 00:32:04,254 [gary p] that was chunky right there. 626 00:32:05,891 --> 00:32:07,291 See this little area right here? 627 00:32:07,293 --> 00:32:09,393 The whole piece's coming out. 628 00:32:09,395 --> 00:32:11,261 That one's about four or five pieces under that one little. 629 00:32:11,263 --> 00:32:12,529 There's another one. 630 00:32:13,799 --> 00:32:16,333 Oh, yeah. And another. And another. 631 00:32:16,335 --> 00:32:18,168 Right there's a piece. Another piece. 632 00:32:18,170 --> 00:32:20,270 Another piece lodged right there. 633 00:32:20,272 --> 00:32:22,172 Yeah. That's a little puddle. 634 00:32:22,174 --> 00:32:23,440 It looks good. 635 00:32:23,442 --> 00:32:25,275 [gary p speaking] 636 00:32:26,245 --> 00:32:27,611 [vernon] all right, gary. 637 00:32:29,048 --> 00:32:30,948 [narrator] vernon adkison's double dive 638 00:32:30,950 --> 00:32:33,116 has outlasted any team in the fleet 639 00:32:33,118 --> 00:32:35,452 as his two star divers clock in 640 00:32:35,454 --> 00:32:38,388 over eight hours of dredging duty. 641 00:32:38,390 --> 00:32:40,324 [vernon] we're gonna go ahead and call it. 642 00:32:41,293 --> 00:32:43,126 We're good. 643 00:32:43,128 --> 00:32:45,262 Why don't you come on out and we'll put it to bed 644 00:32:45,264 --> 00:32:47,230 and hit it first thing in the morning? 645 00:32:47,700 --> 00:32:49,366 [gary p] yeah, we have a copy. 646 00:32:57,042 --> 00:33:00,310 [vernon] the doubleheader dive was twice as nice as I expected. 647 00:33:00,312 --> 00:33:01,211 We cleaned up. 648 00:33:01,213 --> 00:33:02,479 We've mopped it up. 649 00:33:03,983 --> 00:33:05,549 Well, that was a damn good day. 650 00:33:05,551 --> 00:33:08,085 I know damn well there's a good gold in that box. 651 00:33:08,787 --> 00:33:10,320 World's super gold. 652 00:33:10,322 --> 00:33:12,155 I think this clean-out's gonna make me 653 00:33:12,157 --> 00:33:14,291 light up like a christmas tree. 654 00:33:14,293 --> 00:33:17,027 That 200 ounce gold is in sight. 655 00:33:18,097 --> 00:33:20,430 We got enough time to measure with a bang. 656 00:33:20,933 --> 00:33:24,067 [dramatic music playing] 657 00:33:25,170 --> 00:33:28,105 [holiday music playing] 658 00:33:32,111 --> 00:33:33,543 I'm already tired and I'm hungry 659 00:33:33,545 --> 00:33:35,012 and I'm ready for dinner. 660 00:33:35,848 --> 00:33:37,381 Why not have a barbecue? 661 00:33:41,253 --> 00:33:43,720 Yeah. It's [bleep] einstein right there. 662 00:33:43,722 --> 00:33:45,222 -Let's go. -[indistinct] you gonna wait? 663 00:33:45,224 --> 00:33:47,257 [james] it's probably not the brightest thing, uh, 664 00:33:47,259 --> 00:33:49,893 to barbecue on top of the sluice box 665 00:33:49,895 --> 00:33:51,828 when you got all the grease from the meats 666 00:33:51,830 --> 00:33:53,663 just dripping down and start dropping 667 00:33:53,665 --> 00:33:55,365 into the sluice box and it's gonna be 668 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:57,067 a little dead spot where it's just 669 00:33:57,069 --> 00:33:58,035 gonna pull his gold away. 670 00:33:58,037 --> 00:33:59,269 Yeah. I know. 671 00:33:59,271 --> 00:34:00,504 Oh, man, there's a lot. 672 00:34:00,506 --> 00:34:02,305 That's a burn victim right there. 673 00:34:02,975 --> 00:34:03,673 Oh, well. 674 00:34:04,143 --> 00:34:05,275 Hot dog was good. 675 00:34:05,277 --> 00:34:06,376 You don't want a bun? 676 00:34:06,378 --> 00:34:07,744 No, I'm good. 677 00:34:07,746 --> 00:34:09,413 Straight up savages around here. 678 00:34:09,415 --> 00:34:12,482 When you see a grill on top of your sluice box, 679 00:34:12,484 --> 00:34:14,251 you know this is a failure. 680 00:34:14,253 --> 00:34:16,420 The barbecue is going all right. 681 00:34:17,689 --> 00:34:21,858 [chris] there's no mining whatsoever is gonna be done? 682 00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:23,927 Do they really know what the [bleep] they're doing? 683 00:34:23,929 --> 00:34:25,328 Did you eat enough hotdogs? 684 00:34:26,098 --> 00:34:27,631 [james speaking] 685 00:34:29,001 --> 00:34:30,200 that's a yes. 686 00:34:31,070 --> 00:34:32,402 [kris] I personally think 687 00:34:32,404 --> 00:34:34,304 it's the best part of working for us. 688 00:34:35,808 --> 00:34:38,175 [upbeat music playing] 689 00:34:42,381 --> 00:34:44,681 first clean-out of the ice season. 690 00:34:44,683 --> 00:34:46,983 [zeke] oh, I don't have any idea how much it's gonna be. 691 00:34:46,985 --> 00:34:49,286 [narrator] after pushing for seven grueling hours, 692 00:34:49,288 --> 00:34:52,022 zeke tenhoff is about to do something 693 00:34:52,024 --> 00:34:53,690 he hasn't done all winter. 694 00:34:53,692 --> 00:34:56,059 He's about to weigh some gold. 695 00:34:57,996 --> 00:34:59,162 I'm seeing more gold. 696 00:34:59,164 --> 00:35:01,098 The nibbles are starting to turn yellow. 697 00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:03,233 I feel like the winds... The winds are in my favor. 698 00:35:05,003 --> 00:35:06,436 We finally have some gold. 699 00:35:06,438 --> 00:35:09,139 I mean, I don't know how much but hallelujah. 700 00:35:09,141 --> 00:35:12,109 It's a huge weight off my shoulders. 701 00:35:12,111 --> 00:35:14,010 I'm sure there's gonna be a big reality check 702 00:35:14,012 --> 00:35:17,414 when we weigh it out, but at the very least, 703 00:35:17,416 --> 00:35:19,483 we're all gonna get a little gold in our pockets. 704 00:35:19,485 --> 00:35:20,917 That's pretty good. 705 00:35:20,919 --> 00:35:22,385 There's obviously gold there. 706 00:35:22,387 --> 00:35:23,687 [laughs] 707 00:35:23,689 --> 00:35:25,021 there's no question. 708 00:35:25,023 --> 00:35:26,790 Yeah. 709 00:35:26,792 --> 00:35:28,358 This gold is validation that 710 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,327 what we're doing can and will pay off. 711 00:35:31,830 --> 00:35:33,196 Gotta dry out the gold. 712 00:35:35,267 --> 00:35:36,700 I'll do a marathon dive 713 00:35:36,702 --> 00:35:38,969 every single day to feel like this. 714 00:35:39,138 --> 00:35:40,504 What is it? 715 00:35:40,506 --> 00:35:42,672 It always looks like more when it's in that big pan. 716 00:35:46,345 --> 00:35:48,044 Got a whole ounce here. 717 00:35:48,046 --> 00:35:49,112 Now we're talking. 718 00:35:49,114 --> 00:35:50,847 [metal clanking] 719 00:35:50,849 --> 00:35:52,449 yeah. 720 00:35:52,451 --> 00:35:54,084 -All right. -[steve] how heavy that sucker is, man. 721 00:35:54,086 --> 00:35:56,286 [sam] dude, 2.1 ounce. 722 00:35:56,288 --> 00:35:57,687 [narrator] 2.1 ounces 723 00:35:57,689 --> 00:35:59,422 is worth over $3,900. 724 00:35:59,424 --> 00:36:02,092 And while not exactly breaking the bank, 725 00:36:02,094 --> 00:36:05,562 the mad scientist is finally on the scoreboard. 726 00:36:05,564 --> 00:36:08,265 Yeah, that's good stuff. 727 00:36:08,267 --> 00:36:10,901 Seeing this gold on the scale pushes back any doubts 728 00:36:10,903 --> 00:36:12,669 that I ever had about being a miner. 729 00:36:12,671 --> 00:36:14,137 Gold mining is my path. 730 00:36:14,139 --> 00:36:16,306 This certainly was not fort knox, 731 00:36:16,308 --> 00:36:19,042 but it's validation that what I'm doing is right, 732 00:36:19,044 --> 00:36:20,477 I'm on the right track. 733 00:36:20,479 --> 00:36:22,112 And this motivation will keep carrying me 734 00:36:22,114 --> 00:36:23,446 through the rest of the season. 735 00:36:23,448 --> 00:36:25,081 What do you think? A third ounce of gold, 736 00:36:25,083 --> 00:36:26,216 -will that do you for this one? -Third? 737 00:36:26,218 --> 00:36:27,450 Yeah, that'll be fine. 738 00:36:28,954 --> 00:36:32,088 [zeke] I have to give steve some gold for his services. 739 00:36:32,090 --> 00:36:33,390 He's been a huge help to us. 740 00:36:33,992 --> 00:36:34,991 [steve] cool. 741 00:36:34,993 --> 00:36:36,326 [zeke] all right, third ounce. 742 00:36:36,328 --> 00:36:37,794 There's been some tough times 743 00:36:37,796 --> 00:36:39,129 and he's pulled through for us 744 00:36:39,131 --> 00:36:40,530 -and he deserves it. -[steve] it's the only way 745 00:36:40,532 --> 00:36:42,499 I can pay my hotel bill tonight, 746 00:36:42,501 --> 00:36:44,467 is with this gold. 747 00:36:44,469 --> 00:36:46,136 [zeke] there's a lot more where that came from. 748 00:36:46,138 --> 00:36:47,537 We just need to keep at it. 749 00:36:50,108 --> 00:36:51,908 Dude, on to the next hole. 750 00:36:51,910 --> 00:36:53,310 It's yours, something to eat. 751 00:36:53,312 --> 00:36:54,678 This is good for your joints. 752 00:36:55,847 --> 00:36:57,347 [laughter] 753 00:36:57,349 --> 00:36:58,515 [steve] finger licking good. 754 00:36:58,517 --> 00:37:00,383 [laughter] 755 00:37:02,921 --> 00:37:04,020 [narrator] across town... 756 00:37:04,356 --> 00:37:07,524 [upbeat music playing] 757 00:37:14,233 --> 00:37:16,233 [shawn] we're close to something big. 758 00:37:16,235 --> 00:37:19,069 We're definitely on the trail. 759 00:37:19,071 --> 00:37:20,270 It's always nice having that 760 00:37:20,272 --> 00:37:22,072 little extra extension out there 761 00:37:22,074 --> 00:37:24,674 so you can kind of tell which way the gold's going. 762 00:37:24,676 --> 00:37:28,278 A little dangerous but definitely makes it interesting, doesn't it? 763 00:37:29,314 --> 00:37:31,047 [narrator] shawn pomrenke 764 00:37:31,049 --> 00:37:32,782 may not have hit the golden jackpot 765 00:37:32,784 --> 00:37:35,852 but good weather and a hose extension 766 00:37:35,854 --> 00:37:38,922 were a winning combination that kept him on the trail. 767 00:37:38,924 --> 00:37:42,425 [shawn] magnetite black sand, it's there. 768 00:37:42,427 --> 00:37:45,662 It's just we got to, just sniffin' it out. 769 00:37:46,865 --> 00:37:48,898 I've been doing this a lot of years 770 00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:50,767 and seeing all these heavy materials, 771 00:37:50,769 --> 00:37:53,003 it's like a bat signal. 772 00:37:53,005 --> 00:37:56,673 Let's dry this stuff out and, uh, weigh it up. 773 00:37:56,675 --> 00:37:59,075 It's not a question of if we find the jackpot, 774 00:37:59,077 --> 00:38:00,176 it's a matter of when. 775 00:38:00,479 --> 00:38:01,544 See what we got. 776 00:38:05,017 --> 00:38:08,251 Four, five, six. 777 00:38:08,687 --> 00:38:12,455 Ooh, seven, eight, nine, 778 00:38:12,457 --> 00:38:15,258 ten, eleven, twelve. 779 00:38:15,994 --> 00:38:16,960 This is looking good. 780 00:38:20,399 --> 00:38:21,998 15.5. 781 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:22,999 [erick] oh, yeah. 782 00:38:23,001 --> 00:38:24,567 Hell, yeah, it's in there. 783 00:38:25,537 --> 00:38:26,903 -Getting better. -[erick] yeah, I know. 784 00:38:26,905 --> 00:38:28,271 [shawn] things are picking up. 785 00:38:28,273 --> 00:38:29,105 -[erick] yup. -[shawn] not bad. 786 00:38:29,107 --> 00:38:30,674 Oh, I'll take it. 787 00:38:30,676 --> 00:38:34,210 [narrator] 15.5 ounce is worth over $29,000, 788 00:38:34,212 --> 00:38:38,048 just a taste of the payday that mr. Gold believes 789 00:38:38,050 --> 00:38:41,384 is right around the corner as he creeps ever closer 790 00:38:41,386 --> 00:38:43,520 to the 120 ounce he needs. 791 00:38:44,156 --> 00:38:45,588 We're on the trail now. 792 00:38:47,159 --> 00:38:49,025 This winter just keeps getting better. 793 00:38:49,027 --> 00:38:51,194 I'm gonna be able to make all my payments 794 00:38:51,196 --> 00:38:54,230 and I'm gonna find that jackpot, mark my word. 795 00:38:54,232 --> 00:38:57,200 We're gonna hit some bigger gold here sooner or later. 796 00:38:58,003 --> 00:39:00,070 We need to keep it up, joe. 797 00:39:02,207 --> 00:39:03,440 [narrator] across town... 798 00:39:11,083 --> 00:39:12,082 [vernon] we have gold. 799 00:39:14,152 --> 00:39:15,585 [gary] oh, yeah, look at that. 800 00:39:17,389 --> 00:39:19,055 All right, gary. Let's weigh this one up. 801 00:39:19,057 --> 00:39:21,124 See how we did. 802 00:39:21,126 --> 00:39:24,094 [narrator] after a double dive with double the time on the box, 803 00:39:24,463 --> 00:39:26,229 vernon adkison's hoping 804 00:39:26,231 --> 00:39:28,832 for double the gold on the scales. 805 00:39:28,834 --> 00:39:31,201 What I was seeing in the camera, that ground 806 00:39:31,203 --> 00:39:32,902 looked to me like it's untouched. 807 00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:33,903 Yeah. 808 00:39:33,905 --> 00:39:35,472 Well, let's see what we got. 809 00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:41,511 Two, four, ten, 810 00:39:41,513 --> 00:39:43,513 sixteen, seventeen, 811 00:39:43,515 --> 00:39:48,485 eighteen, nineteen, and 20.52. 812 00:39:49,154 --> 00:39:51,187 I'll take it. 813 00:39:51,189 --> 00:39:56,292 [narrator] 20.52 ounce is worth a little north of $38,000. 814 00:39:56,294 --> 00:39:58,895 That's the best clean-out we've had in a while. 815 00:39:58,897 --> 00:39:59,996 Yeah, that's good right there. 816 00:39:59,998 --> 00:40:01,931 That's a nice one right there. 817 00:40:01,933 --> 00:40:05,769 I feel like there's been a sea change since bought '56. 818 00:40:05,771 --> 00:40:09,072 We're operating on an entirely different level now. 819 00:40:09,074 --> 00:40:11,975 We keep getting gold like we have been, 820 00:40:11,977 --> 00:40:14,878 this might be a record breaking season for me. 821 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:16,079 Well, hey, I'm happy. 822 00:40:16,081 --> 00:40:17,247 Let's go get some chow. 823 00:40:17,249 --> 00:40:19,182 -I'll buy you a beer. -All right. All right. 824 00:40:22,788 --> 00:40:25,155 [narrator] the break in the weather has rallied the fleet 825 00:40:25,157 --> 00:40:27,891 as shawn and vernon keep flying high. 826 00:40:27,893 --> 00:40:30,660 While zeke finally lands on the scoreboard 827 00:40:30,662 --> 00:40:33,229 and the kellys continue to stumble. 828 00:40:34,933 --> 00:40:37,801 Next time on bering sea gold... 829 00:40:37,803 --> 00:40:39,602 [sam speaking] 830 00:40:43,074 --> 00:40:44,941 [kris] so we're gonna put up the irish flag. 831 00:40:44,943 --> 00:40:46,342 This is gonna change our luck. 832 00:40:46,344 --> 00:40:47,877 [shawn] today's the day. 833 00:40:47,879 --> 00:40:49,279 We're gonna find something big. 834 00:40:49,281 --> 00:40:52,382 [bleep] we got some kind of short here, guys. 835 00:40:52,818 --> 00:40:53,750 [man speaking] 836 00:40:53,752 --> 00:40:55,285 they have to send the helicopter out 837 00:40:55,287 --> 00:40:56,886 to rescue him. 838 00:40:56,888 --> 00:40:58,321 He stretched all the way out. 839 00:40:58,323 --> 00:41:01,090 [zeke speaking] 840 00:41:02,227 --> 00:41:03,827 -are you okay? -Yeah. 841 00:41:03,829 --> 00:41:05,995 Yeah. Your life could turn around 842 00:41:05,997 --> 00:41:07,163 in a matter of an hour. 843 00:41:07,165 --> 00:41:09,065 Oh, baby. 844 00:41:09,067 --> 00:41:10,166 Oh, wow. 845 00:41:10,168 --> 00:41:12,435 -There's a pile of gold. -Yeah. 846 00:41:12,437 --> 00:41:14,337 [man] I haven't ever seen anything like it. 847 00:41:14,339 --> 00:41:16,306 [zeke speaking] 848 00:41:17,042 --> 00:41:20,009 [suspenseful music playing]