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[narrator]
this is nome, alaska,
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home to the biggest
offshore gold deposit
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in the world.
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The worst winter
in a hundred years
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has left the miners
little time
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to get under the ice.
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But now, a sudden break
in the weather
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is providing the season's
first golden opportunity
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and the fleet is ready
to take advantage.
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Just look at them go.
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But the question is
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who will make the most of it?
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Miners, get on that seafloor
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and do what
you came here to do.
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On your mark,
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get set,
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go.
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[crowd cheering]
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[foreboding music playing]
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after yesterday's
[bleep] show,
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it's, uh, important for me
to be getting out here
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before zeke
every single morning,
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prep everything
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so that our operation
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is substantially smoother
than that.
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[narrator]
after yesterday's fiasco...
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Somebody should've
[bleep] noticed
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that the [bleep] generators
were in a puddle
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like, seriously,
that's, like, the only thing
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that's actually
really important.
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[narrator] gabe tenhoff
gets an early start,
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trying to prevent
any more snafus.
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[suspenseful music playing]
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[man speaking]
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[gabe] hey.
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How you feeling?
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Great.
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Got any lunch?
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Oh, I thought you'd have
some hotdogs on the...
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On the stove by now.
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[gabe] yeah? Well, I thought
I would have some help
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getting [bleep] ready.
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Getting something to eat.
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The loss of that generator
was mostly on gabe,
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kind of a little bit on me
because I was up there, too.
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But it's mostly on gabe.
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This operation
is kind of a mess so far.
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No gold, therefore,
no money for me.
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This isn't a charity mission.
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Man, I'm getting
a little antsy.
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There's a lot to do
every morning
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to get this operation
fired up.
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Sometimes
when it's freezing out,
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it's, kind of, difficult
to get motivated.
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The air hurts your face.
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You question
your life decisions.
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You feel palpable regret
for not going to college.
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Then you bury
all those emotions down
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as deep as you possibly can
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and you go along
with your day.
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Come on, you [bleep].
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Yes!
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We got hot water.
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We want everything
running smooth.
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Just going.
By the time the zeke goes up,
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he can just slap on a wetsuit
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and get right under
the water.
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[upbeat music playing]
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all right.
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We're running.
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Dude, I appreciate it so much,
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you guys getting everything
running for me.
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[gabe] I mean, it's just
wonderful to have people
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that can get things going
for me.
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Yesterday was just
a complete cluster.
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I need at least 8 ounces
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just to keep my operation
going for the summer
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and right now we don't have
any gold at all.
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Nothing.
It's completely unacceptable.
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Okay, there we go.
Grab that pressure line.
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The guys are giving it all
they got
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and we finally have
good weather.
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This is what
I've been waiting for.
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I'm gonna do something
that I really hope
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turns things around.
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I'm gonna go
on a marathon dive.
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This is something I can do
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that's totally
under my control
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that can get us back on track.
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So I'm gonna suit up.
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There's like a pile of rocks,
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pretty dense cobbles.
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It's pretty much kind of right
under where the dive hole is.
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There's gold coming out of it.
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So, I just wanna keep...
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Just try to see if I can plow
through that pile of rocks.
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I'm gonna reach down deep
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and try to pull out
something extra.
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If I don't do it now,
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I don't know
if we're gonna be
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able to keep
the operation going.
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How's your air flow?
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[gabe speaking]
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it's time for us
to get some gold.
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[suspenseful music playing]
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harrowing day yesterday.
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It's still dark and it's still
dangerous down there.
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So how's all
the systems feeling?
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Everything good?
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[gabe speaking]
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all right.
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To painted sluice boxes
and maintenance-free guys.
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Sun's shining,
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we're gonna get six hours
on the box.
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[narrator] 2 miles east...
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[vernon] all right, gary,
how are you feeling?
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I'm feeling plenty good enough
to get down there
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-and get some gold.
-All right.
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I mean, this is what you call
a stellar day in nome.
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It doesn't get much better
than this.
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By the end of the day,
we'll have gold in the box.
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[narrator]
vernon's making the most
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of the break in the weather
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by unleashing
his secret weapon.
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-Yeah.
-Let's get her done.
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I'll go and get dressed.
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[vernon] all right.
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We're on super gold here on 56
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and that's why I'm aiming
for 200 ounces this season.
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That'll be a record for me
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and that ain't pie in the sky
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and I've got a plan
to pull it off.
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I've got two a-list divers,
gary and gary.
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And today, I'll be able
to send both of them down.
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We're talking about a twofer,
a two-headed monster,
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whatever you wanna call it,
we're got to get down there
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and milk those hours
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until we can't
milk them anymore.
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All right, gary.
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Be careful down there.
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[suspenseful music playing]
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[gary] [indistinct]
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yes, we feel good down here.
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All right.
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[gary] all right.
Let's get busy.
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[suspenseful music playing]
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[gary] seeing little pieces
of gold right now.
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Look at that.
Right off the bat.
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He's already seeing gold.
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That's what I'm talking about
right there.
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Woo!
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[gary] ah, yeah.
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[vernon] all right, gary.
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He's just happy as a lark.
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[gary] oh. Woo!
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The guy's orgasmic.
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[gary] woo.
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My goodness [indistinct]
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come on, baby.
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-Ah, I love it.
-[laughs]
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[gary] ah.
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I see gold coming
out of this [bleep].
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That's some good sections.
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[gary] yeah.
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Before it's over with,
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gary will go down there
and suck it up.
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And then hopefully,
we'll be doing this
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for the rest of the season.
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[gary]
look at it all [bleep] man.
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[narrator] 10 miles west...
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[shawn] headed back out
to the tomcod.
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This has been probably
the worst weather we've had
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for ice mining ever.
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[narrator]
the window of calm weather
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has given shawn pomrenke
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a clean shot to track down
his golden jackpot.
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[shawn] it's been
one nightmare after another
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out here this year.
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But at least the sun's up.
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The bering sea doesn't give
you a lot of opportunities.
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So when it does,
you got to run with it.
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I'm on the cusp
of something great,
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a huge pocket of gold,
a massive pile of gold.
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So, I'm gonna use
a few new toys to stay down
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as long as I can
to get on this sucker.
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Last time we were out here,
the compressor was acting up,
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giving us a hard time,
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so I got a new one.
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It's electric,
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actually,
I picked up an extension
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through the hose, too.
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That'll keep us from having
a move so much.
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We're gonna give it a try.
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I got serious payments
coming up.
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I got the tomcod,
the revamp of the myrtle,
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and the inland mine.
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I'm gonna need probably
120 ounces to cover it all.
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So far, I'm on a good pace,
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but I still got
80 ounces to go.
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I gotta push it today.
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Get in the water,
start diving.
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We having fun yet?
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[suspenseful music playing]
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how's she looking?
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I see you brought that
air compressor out today, huh?
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[shawn] yeah,
I got the air compressors
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on the tractor trailer
in the box there.
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Oh, yeah.
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[shawn]
plug it in, and try it out.
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Hopefully, this new
air compressor
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and the hose extension
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allows me to stay down there
long enough
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to map out this entire area.
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Looks like this pay streak's
headed north.
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Gold lives with the heavies,
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so seeing a higher
concentration
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of the black sands,
magnetite, and iron
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means we're on
the right trail.
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[compressor whirring]
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it seems to be working.
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Wanna let the air compressor
run a little bit.
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Get suited up.
Get in the water.
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Oh, we got hot water going,
air compressor's good,
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we got water running
in the sluice box.
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Only thing now is for me
to get down there
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and suck up some gold.
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[suspenseful music playing]
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this is the best part
of the job.
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All righty, bruh.
Get that gold.
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[suspenseful music playing]
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[shawn speaking]
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[suspenseful music playing]
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it looks like the float bags
are working all right.
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Before the hose went just
straight up and down like this
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up to the sluice box,
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I threw some float bags on it,
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right near the bottom
and about halfway up,
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stretches out the hose,
gives the gold
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somewhere to lie down
before it hits the box,
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instead of swirling up
the hose into the box.
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How's that compressor?
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[shawn speaking]
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[man] ten-four.
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[compressor whirring]
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[shawn speaking]
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hell yeah.
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We're finding the heavies.
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And now we just got to find
the gold.
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[shawn speaking]
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[suspenseful music playing]
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okay. Team meeting, everybody.
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Get a plan, quick two-minute
group meeting,
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and then we all go
get back to work.
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[narrator] after days
of storms and breakdowns,
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kris kelly has exactly zero
ounces of gold to his name.
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But with perfect
mining weather,
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it's time to join
the marathon dive parade,
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by any means necessary.
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[kris]
the plan today is get gold.
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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]