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[mike rowe]
location, location, location.
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Ice mining is all about
where you chose to mine.
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As the season reaches
the midway point,
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the question is...
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Stay the course,
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or pack up camp
in search of golden pastures?
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But with an endless assault
of blizzards,
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an ever-present threat...
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[shawn pomrenke] oh, baby!
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...Will the decision
be the best move...
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Yeah! [yelling]
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we got an open water lead
out there.
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...Or the worst move?
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Uh-oh. You okay?
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[zeke tenhoff over radio]
it's terrifying.
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They have to send
the helicopter out
to rescue 'em.
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[mike] or the last move
that each miner makes?
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[zeke over radio]
pay close attention to my air.
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[vernon adkison]
what's going on?
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My light just went out.
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[vernon] can you tell
where you are from the hole?
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No.
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Well, another day in paradise.
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Finishing out this hole,
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pack everything up,
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move the hell
to a new location.
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[mike] vernon adkison's
looking to the future,
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but there could be
trouble up ahead.
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We got an open water lead
out there,
a few hundred yards.
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As the ice breaks off,
it's gonna keep chipping away
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until, eventually,
it gets to where we are
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and possibly behind us,
between us and the beach.
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That happens every year
up here.
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People get stranded on
the ice, the ice goes out.
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They have to send the
helicopter out to rescue 'em.
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The gold streak that we're
on right now is headed
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in that direction
and we're gonna stay on it
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till we can't
stay on it anymore.
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We got a good news-bad news
scenario.
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Good news, we're killing it.
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Possibly on track to break
my 200-ounce goal
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and set a new record.
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Bad news, we're coming to the
end of our reach on this spot
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and we're not sure which way
the pay streak goes.
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Looks like our pay streak
is headed
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straight towards
that lead out there.
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If that's the case,
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it's going
to be dangerous as hell.
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Even a mild winter storm
can break off the ice
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and send us out to sea.
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But if that's where
the super gold goes,
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we might not have a choice.
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[machine whirring]
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-all right, let's go.
-All right, let's get it.
Get it down there!
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Can you hear me okay?
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[gary simpson]
yeah. Sounds good.
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[vernon] okay, feels good.
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Give me an update when you
start getting into something.
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Yeah, so, uh...
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I'll find what's--
what's available to me.
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Wow.
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[vernon] well,
that's what I like to hear.
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Yeah, I'm actually
seeing some pretty good,
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decent gold
coming out of this stuff.
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Okay, real good, I think gary
was telling me that was
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the best area that
we were working so far.
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I'll stay out of your hair,
get after it.
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All right, sounds good.
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Definitely there's gold here.
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He's got an area left
to work down there
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that'll keep him busy probably
for his entire dive.
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-And then, uh--
-argh, damn it.
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Oh, [bleep].
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My light just went out, guys.
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[vernon] uh, the power...
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I don't know what's--
what's up with that.
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Yeah, we got some
kind of short here, guys.
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The dab light is out.
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[vernon speaking]
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no.
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[stammers] uh-- um...
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Hold on.
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[vernon speaking]
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[gary] okay.
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[vernon] people don't
understand how crazy it is
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down there, under the ice.
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With all the snow
we got this season,
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the light is not
coming through.
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Because of the snow pack
up top, it's pitch dark.
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It gets dodgy in a hurry.
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[vernon] that light's
not coming on, huh?
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[over radio] no, it's not.
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Gary's got it fixed,
it's a bad connection.
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Anything that's got
a cord on it,
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people [bleep] yank
on the cords and...
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That's what tears 'em up.
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This could be a waste of time
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going down there
without a light.
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He might not be able to see
enough to get on the gold
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and let's be honest,
it's dangerous.
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If something goes wrong,
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he could have trouble finding
his way back to the hole.
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Yeah, roger.
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This is [bleep].
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I'm trying to get 200 ounces
this season.
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Every day is precious.
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With all these storms
we've been having,
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uh, we gotta take
every opportunity.
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And so if gary's up for it,
we're going to go for it.
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[vernon] all right, gary.
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All right, go on back down.
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All right,
I'm headed back down.
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[crew member] get it!
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[gary] all right, let's go!
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[vernon over radio] yo, gary.
How's it looking under there?
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It's actually not so bad.
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I can see a little piece
right there.
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All right, all right,
seein' gold.
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[gary chuckles]
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gonna be
a little slower,
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but I think we can get by.
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I'll do what I can do.
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[vernon] all right.
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I wanna get it all, I wanna--
I wanna mop this hole up.
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[mike] eleven miles west...
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Getting ready to do a move,
I'm pretty excited
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to see what's over here
in this next hole.
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Going to be good.
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...Shawn pomrenke
is on the move.
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Looking for that big layer
of cheese
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in that yellow slab of gold.
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That's every
gold miner's dream.
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I'm on the cusp of finding
that jackpot.
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Last time out,
I followed that paystreak
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as far as I could north.
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And it's clear that
the gold's getting better
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the further we go north.
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I've picked out a spot
75 feet from where I left off.
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We're seeing some really good
gold over this way,
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we're going to go ahead
and get the sluice box
moved over,
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get some holes cut.
Get the shacks moved over.
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Moving's always a risk.
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It's going to take us
a half a day to move camp
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and set up a new hole.
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And then the rest of the day
we'll use for prospecting.
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If I'm wrong,
we've wasted a whole day
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and with the way
the weather's been,
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we can't afford that
this winter.
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Today's the day.
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We're going to find
something big.
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I'm not even half way
to the 120 ounces
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that I need to make
all my payments.
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But I'm absolutely convinced
this is where the gold is.
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It's time to roll the dice.
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There it is.
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All right, we can go that way
with that one.
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Nice and easy, nice and easy.
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Easy. There you go.
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Good move, good move.
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Got a good feeling
about this spot.
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[dramatic music]
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we got hot water going,
air compressor's going.
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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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[machine whirring]
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[intense music playing]
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how's the ground look
down there?
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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Oh-ho-ho!
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The gold.
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Oh, baby!
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Sounds like he's following
a trail of gold somewhere.
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I'm going to find it.
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[mike] ten miles east...
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[kris] andy.
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Come on, let's get ready
to go to work.
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Oh, man, this season's kicking
my ass already.
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[phone ringing]
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hey, pat, how are you today?
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[pat] I'm doing fine.
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So, uh,
how's my payment going?
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I bought all this brand-new
equipment from pat keene.
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Now the bill is due
and I have no gold at all.
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This situation sucks.
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[pat] you know, I kind of
went out on a limb
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and I kind of expected you
to take care of things.
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Pat, I swear to you,
I'm taking care of things.
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Uh, it was a hard start,
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everything's been a real bitch
to try to get this gold.
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[pat] do me a favor,
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just keep to your word,
and, uh,
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send the money
like you promised me, okay?
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Yes, sir, we're going
to work right away,
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and we're gonna make you
that money right away.
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I know-- but, hey,
I wouldn't do this
for anyone else.
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-We're on a lot of gold!
-That's fine but--
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I'll have your money and
you're going to be very happy.
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-Okay.
-Thank you, pat.
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I'll call you later.
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-Okay.
-Okay, bye, pat.
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Well, I didn't need that.
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It's probably not
the most honest thing
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to tell him we're on gold
when we're not.
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So what am I supposed to tell
him, the truth?
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The only way
this is going to work,
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if I get on a lot of gold
and I get it now.
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So, we really gotta
get out there,
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we gotta work as hard
as we can.
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Let's go.
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This is what you call
a crisis point.
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After a season and a half
of crisis points,
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this one could end us.
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Not to mention, I'm about
to be a father any day now.
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Now we're ready
to rock and roll,
let's get this going.
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[engine revving]
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everything is riding on today.
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Come on!
Yalla, yalla, empty.
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Okay, it's moving day,
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we're gonna chip
everything out,
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get everything up broken free
out of the snow
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because we gotta go find
our new spot right now.
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[mike] the kellys
are on life support
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as their life line may soon
be pulling the plug.
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We're going to start
to get our luck back
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because this is
a bunch of bull [bleep].
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I admit,
I painted us into a corner.
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I owe
a lot of money right now.
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I need at least 25 ounces to
come out a winner this season
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and I need to pay off this
equipment asap.
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But right now, we're having
the worst winter
we've ever had.
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I gotta get us on the gold
today or our season's over.
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We're gonna go
closer to shore,
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around this
15 to 17-foot depth range.
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Um, we're going to drill
holes, look for cobble
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and then that's where we're
gonna move to.
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Okay, should we go look
for another spot?
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Let's go figure out
a spot to go mine.
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A little secret
about ice mining.
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Picking a place to mine
is an imperfect science.
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Everyone's just taking
their best guess.
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First hole, chris mccully
told me
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there was going
to be lots of gold,
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it turned out to be garbage.
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So today the kellys
are picking the spot.
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Hey, what do you think
we should do?
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Where do you
wanna go, andy?
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Okay.
249
00:14:16,289 --> 00:14:18,156
So, my dad
picked out one spot,
250
00:14:18,158 --> 00:14:19,891
my brother
picked out another.
251
00:14:19,893 --> 00:14:21,993
This is where I have to take
all the knowledge
252
00:14:21,995 --> 00:14:23,494
that I've acquired
as a captain
253
00:14:23,496 --> 00:14:25,096
and make an informed decision.
254
00:14:25,098 --> 00:14:26,831
Andy picked this spot,
255
00:14:26,833 --> 00:14:29,567
but andy's pretty lucky when
it comes to picking spots,
256
00:14:29,569 --> 00:14:32,337
so, you know, I always say
go with what works.
257
00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,275
My brother is a lot
luckier than my dad.
258
00:14:37,277 --> 00:14:39,510
Have you checked out
my dad's life? It's a mess.
259
00:14:39,512 --> 00:14:41,112
So I'm not listening to him.
260
00:14:44,317 --> 00:14:45,850
[brad] what's it feel like?
261
00:14:47,787 --> 00:14:49,153
-Hear that?
-[andy] could be rocks.
262
00:14:49,155 --> 00:14:50,822
[kris] oh, that's rocks.
263
00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:54,192
[kris] yah-ha!
264
00:14:54,194 --> 00:14:55,994
-Okay, let's go, this is it.
-[brad] let's go.
265
00:14:55,996 --> 00:14:57,462
Let's go get our stuff moved.
266
00:15:00,867 --> 00:15:02,934
Okay, there.
267
00:15:02,936 --> 00:15:05,270
This season's been
a complete bust so far,
268
00:15:05,272 --> 00:15:06,704
but now we're on a new spot.
269
00:15:09,609 --> 00:15:11,109
This looks like
promising ground.
270
00:15:11,111 --> 00:15:13,411
This is a new beginning
for us.
271
00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:15,914
So we're going to put up
the irish flag.
272
00:15:15,916 --> 00:15:18,449
Now our luck will change,
everything will be great,
273
00:15:18,451 --> 00:15:21,286
we're standing on gold.
274
00:15:21,288 --> 00:15:24,022
So, today, we have something
else motivating us.
275
00:15:24,024 --> 00:15:25,957
It's called fear.
276
00:15:25,959 --> 00:15:28,559
Don't underestimate fear
as a motivator.
277
00:15:28,561 --> 00:15:31,663
If we don't get gold today,
we're in a lot of trouble.
278
00:15:31,665 --> 00:15:34,399
Today we desperately need
everything to fall into place.
279
00:15:34,401 --> 00:15:37,468
[intense music playing]
280
00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:04,362
idle up.
281
00:16:04,364 --> 00:16:06,431
[dramatic music playing]
282
00:16:06,433 --> 00:16:08,032
[machine whirring]
283
00:16:18,712 --> 00:16:20,745
[brad over radio]
how's it looking, kris?
284
00:16:20,747 --> 00:16:22,914
Are you seeing any gold?
285
00:16:22,916 --> 00:16:24,115
I don't know right now,
286
00:16:24,117 --> 00:16:26,217
it's still too early to tell.
287
00:16:35,996 --> 00:16:37,428
Here we go.
288
00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:40,965
Well, we're already on gold
the first hole I make.
289
00:16:40,967 --> 00:16:42,700
All right,
that's a positive note.
290
00:16:51,111 --> 00:16:52,977
Wow, hey. Finally.
291
00:16:52,979 --> 00:16:55,913
All right, good job, kris.
292
00:16:55,915 --> 00:16:58,649
Andy's a lucky [bleep]!
293
00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:00,651
I knew there was going to be
gold here.
294
00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:03,721
Oh, yeah!
295
00:17:03,723 --> 00:17:05,490
Pow!
296
00:17:05,492 --> 00:17:07,291
[chuckles] yes.
297
00:17:07,293 --> 00:17:09,093
The morale gets high
when we're on big gold.
298
00:17:16,136 --> 00:17:17,935
We are going to kill it!
299
00:17:20,073 --> 00:17:21,739
[mike] eight miles east...
300
00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:30,248
[zeke speaking]
301
00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:33,017
I've got a pretty long
piece of hose.
302
00:17:33,019 --> 00:17:35,953
It's about 65 feet.
303
00:17:35,955 --> 00:17:38,556
So the hose has to go down
but then I can go out
304
00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:41,359
probably about 35 feet
305
00:17:41,361 --> 00:17:43,861
away from the hole.
If I'm gonna pace it out,
306
00:17:43,863 --> 00:17:46,064
I got one, two...
307
00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:48,433
[mike] today for
zeke tenhoff...
308
00:17:48,435 --> 00:17:50,601
Go probably
about this far out.
309
00:17:50,603 --> 00:17:52,470
So I have a pretty good
amount of range.
310
00:17:53,273 --> 00:17:56,074
...Bigger is better.
311
00:17:56,076 --> 00:17:58,242
[zeke] I final got gold
on our last trip out,
312
00:17:58,244 --> 00:17:59,777
and it was super validating.
313
00:17:59,779 --> 00:18:02,947
But the fact remains I'm still
way behind where I need to be.
314
00:18:02,949 --> 00:18:06,217
I still need at least six more
ounces just to keep afloat.
315
00:18:06,219 --> 00:18:08,820
I need to know if the gold
that I'm on is the real deal
316
00:18:08,822 --> 00:18:11,289
or if it's just a fluke
and I need to move.
317
00:18:11,291 --> 00:18:13,291
The gold that I can reach
nearby the hole,
318
00:18:13,293 --> 00:18:15,393
I already pretty much
got it all.
319
00:18:15,395 --> 00:18:17,962
So today, I'm gonna be
dredging out of
the end of my hose.
320
00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:20,898
So, can you just
make sure that
321
00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:22,867
-we don't lose
the air compressor.
-Yeah. Oh, [bleep].
322
00:18:22,869 --> 00:18:24,535
If I don't lose air,
I'll be fine.
323
00:18:24,537 --> 00:18:25,703
You'll be right on
top of that.
324
00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:28,139
And if I have any sign
of any freeze up,
325
00:18:28,141 --> 00:18:31,275
I'm going to come up right
away and dry out the line.
326
00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:34,145
It's extremely dangerous
to put on a hose extension
327
00:18:34,147 --> 00:18:36,280
and go that far out
from the dive hole.
328
00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:39,984
If anything goes wrong, it's
a much longer path to safety.
329
00:18:39,986 --> 00:18:42,153
But it's a risk
that I'm willing to take
330
00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:45,223
to find out if this gold
is going to lead to more gold
331
00:18:45,225 --> 00:18:48,025
or if I'm going to have to
find a completely new spot.
332
00:18:48,027 --> 00:18:51,195
If-- if I don't love it,
I wanna move down to tomcod.
333
00:18:52,732 --> 00:18:55,399
'cause I suspect there's
a lot more gold out at tomcod.
334
00:18:55,401 --> 00:18:57,001
Shawn apparently
has some spots
335
00:18:57,003 --> 00:18:59,437
that he's interested in
having somebody check out.
336
00:18:59,439 --> 00:19:01,239
We could set up
and go dive there.
337
00:19:01,241 --> 00:19:03,241
Yeah, I hear ya.
338
00:19:03,243 --> 00:19:06,010
Moving down to tomcod would be
a huge decision
339
00:19:06,012 --> 00:19:08,913
because it would take tons
of time to move the operation,
340
00:19:08,915 --> 00:19:09,947
set it back up
341
00:19:09,949 --> 00:19:11,916
and then locate
a totally new pay streak.
342
00:19:11,918 --> 00:19:13,951
I just don't really have
that kind of time
343
00:19:13,953 --> 00:19:15,119
to spare at this point.
344
00:19:16,789 --> 00:19:18,723
That's why I'm going
to give this spot
345
00:19:18,725 --> 00:19:20,224
one more chance
to prove itself.
346
00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:22,393
[intense music playing]
347
00:19:30,436 --> 00:19:31,802
all right.
348
00:19:38,411 --> 00:19:40,578
Hey, how you doing there?
349
00:19:56,095 --> 00:19:58,462
If I can't make
ends meet this winter,
350
00:19:58,464 --> 00:20:00,231
then I'm going to have
serious doubt
351
00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:02,300
about my future
as a gold dredger.
352
00:20:29,495 --> 00:20:32,330
[suspenseful music playing]
353
00:20:36,469 --> 00:20:38,369
you're getting a case
of the dark and scaries,
354
00:20:38,371 --> 00:20:40,104
you have to soldier through.
355
00:20:53,319 --> 00:20:54,652
Okay.
356
00:20:56,489 --> 00:20:59,123
Yeah, he's stretched all the
way out to the south east,
357
00:20:59,125 --> 00:21:01,692
that direction
and it's more dangerous
358
00:21:01,694 --> 00:21:03,361
the further out
you go, you know?
359
00:21:03,363 --> 00:21:05,896
[intense music playing]
360
00:21:08,568 --> 00:21:10,301
[zeke groans]
361
00:21:10,303 --> 00:21:12,536
uh-oh. How you doing?
362
00:21:18,711 --> 00:21:20,044
You okay?
363
00:21:23,750 --> 00:21:25,349
I had some water
in my mask,
364
00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:27,051
I'm trying to get it out.
365
00:21:33,893 --> 00:21:35,259
Oh, wow!
366
00:21:37,297 --> 00:21:38,763
You seeing gold?
367
00:21:48,675 --> 00:21:51,742
Awesome! That's great to hear.
Making money. I love it.
368
00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,180
There's gold here.
369
00:22:04,290 --> 00:22:07,024
You can just sit back,
read some fiction,
370
00:22:07,026 --> 00:22:09,260
listen to some
breathing noises
371
00:22:09,262 --> 00:22:11,495
and just let the gold roll in,
you know?
372
00:22:11,497 --> 00:22:12,863
Just let it roll in.
373
00:22:15,468 --> 00:22:17,301
[sighs]
374
00:22:17,303 --> 00:22:20,171
[upbeat music playing]
375
00:22:22,375 --> 00:22:24,075
[dramatic music playing]
376
00:22:28,081 --> 00:22:29,547
-still on big gold?
-[kris over radio] yep.
377
00:22:38,558 --> 00:22:42,927
Well, the good thing is
we're gonna take it all.
378
00:22:42,929 --> 00:22:45,196
[mike] for kris kelly,
a midseason move
379
00:22:45,198 --> 00:22:47,531
looks to be paying off
in spades...
380
00:22:52,004 --> 00:22:54,238
...And just
in the nick of time.
381
00:23:04,984 --> 00:23:06,283
Are you getting tired yet?
382
00:23:06,285 --> 00:23:08,519
You've been down there
like three hours.
383
00:23:10,623 --> 00:23:11,956
Yeah, okay, come on up.
384
00:23:11,958 --> 00:23:13,958
You've been down there
a long time.
385
00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,126
Coming up.
386
00:23:18,698 --> 00:23:20,998
[kris] holy crap, it's not
a christmas miracle,
387
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,533
it's a kelly miracle.
388
00:23:22,535 --> 00:23:26,570
So, bam! We couldn't have
asked for a better spot.
389
00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:29,039
We needed gold today
or we were toast.
390
00:23:29,041 --> 00:23:32,076
But the luck of the irish
is finally coming through.
391
00:23:32,078 --> 00:23:33,811
Now, we're on gold, big gold.
392
00:23:33,813 --> 00:23:36,080
It's lucky andy's turn
to give this a try.
393
00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:39,884
You look good. Are you good?
394
00:23:40,653 --> 00:23:41,786
Okay, well, go.
395
00:23:42,622 --> 00:23:43,687
Make that money.
396
00:23:46,526 --> 00:23:49,360
Andy's down,
I've got him on gold.
397
00:23:49,362 --> 00:23:52,830
All he's got to do is just
move material and make money.
398
00:23:52,832 --> 00:23:55,065
It doesn't get
any easier than that.
399
00:23:59,071 --> 00:24:01,806
If he [bleep]
gets in the water...
400
00:24:09,715 --> 00:24:11,649
[humming]
401
00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,755
[intense music playing]
402
00:24:28,734 --> 00:24:30,267
what, andy?
403
00:24:36,609 --> 00:24:38,008
[chuckles]
404
00:24:38,544 --> 00:24:40,444
yeah! [yelling]
405
00:24:40,446 --> 00:24:42,213
good, man.
406
00:24:48,087 --> 00:24:50,921
Isn't it amazing
how easy and quickly
407
00:24:50,923 --> 00:24:53,958
your life can turn around
in a matter of an hour?
408
00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:55,259
You know, this morning,
we were going,
409
00:24:55,261 --> 00:24:57,761
thinking we were in
a [bleep] situation.
410
00:24:57,763 --> 00:24:59,330
I've got bills
coming out of my ass,
411
00:24:59,332 --> 00:25:00,764
we're not making any gold.
412
00:25:00,766 --> 00:25:04,101
And then, bam, I go down,
got us on the hot [bleep].
413
00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:05,669
Yeah!
414
00:25:05,671 --> 00:25:07,171
That's what I'm talking about.
415
00:25:07,173 --> 00:25:10,007
Keene is definitely
getting his money.
416
00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:12,643
Maybe not all of it right now,
but he's going to get it.
417
00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:15,646
We're not working
for free today.
418
00:25:15,648 --> 00:25:17,281
I love it when we know that.
419
00:25:21,921 --> 00:25:23,420
[mike] ten miles east...
420
00:25:30,730 --> 00:25:33,664
Yo, gary, how's it looking
under there?
421
00:25:33,666 --> 00:25:36,700
[gary] it's looking good.
I'm seeing some gold.
422
00:25:37,436 --> 00:25:39,403
There's a lot
of gold in this.
423
00:25:40,673 --> 00:25:42,973
Seeing little pieces of gold
right now.
424
00:25:42,975 --> 00:25:44,775
All right, gary!
425
00:25:44,777 --> 00:25:47,912
[mike] a shot in the dark has
turned into a ray of sunshine
426
00:25:47,914 --> 00:25:51,081
as diver gary simpson
has persevered
427
00:25:51,083 --> 00:25:53,751
without the benefit
of illumination.
428
00:25:53,753 --> 00:25:56,253
I can continue working
without it.
429
00:25:58,124 --> 00:26:00,524
[vernon] okay.
430
00:26:00,526 --> 00:26:03,961
Yeah, I tell you,
gary simpson's got
some cahonies.
431
00:26:03,963 --> 00:26:05,429
No light, no problem.
432
00:26:05,431 --> 00:26:08,132
He wants to get on down there
and sniff it out.
433
00:26:08,134 --> 00:26:10,334
We didn't have the other gary,
we leave him.
434
00:26:10,336 --> 00:26:12,903
We didn't wanna risk
losing the set
435
00:26:12,905 --> 00:26:14,338
under these circumstances.
436
00:26:16,809 --> 00:26:19,476
Dude, is that all the
test mat material?
437
00:26:19,478 --> 00:26:22,079
Yeah, that's pretty
much it right there.
438
00:26:22,081 --> 00:26:24,448
Uh, gary can't really tell
how good the gold is,
439
00:26:24,450 --> 00:26:26,917
so we're pulling a test pan
to check that out.
440
00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,053
Okay, all right.
441
00:26:29,055 --> 00:26:30,187
Not too shabby.
442
00:26:34,527 --> 00:26:35,459
It looks pretty good
443
00:26:35,461 --> 00:26:37,561
for a test pan.
444
00:26:37,563 --> 00:26:40,164
You know?
It looks really good.
445
00:26:41,968 --> 00:26:43,534
[vernon] pretty damn good.
446
00:26:43,536 --> 00:26:45,169
Unbelievable, I mean,
447
00:26:45,171 --> 00:26:46,637
he's still pulling good gold,
448
00:26:46,639 --> 00:26:48,172
even though he can't see.
449
00:26:48,174 --> 00:26:50,007
That's just veteran
instincts, right there.
450
00:26:50,009 --> 00:26:51,909
You can't teach that.
What a lifesaver.
451
00:26:52,912 --> 00:26:55,879
[gary speaking]
452
00:27:05,625 --> 00:27:08,559
[vernon] all right, gary, uh,
so you got it mopped up?
453
00:27:08,561 --> 00:27:10,828
You got, uh, every last
little speck, right?
454
00:27:19,071 --> 00:27:22,039
Okay, good show, gary.
I mean, I think that's all.
455
00:27:22,041 --> 00:27:24,008
It's gotta be
a juicy one for us.
456
00:27:24,010 --> 00:27:26,844
The test mats are looking
really, really good.
457
00:27:26,846 --> 00:27:28,512
All right.
458
00:27:28,514 --> 00:27:32,282
[vernon] I gotta say,
gary's the stud hog today.
459
00:27:32,284 --> 00:27:34,685
I got a damn good team.
460
00:27:34,687 --> 00:27:36,153
And we're bringing home
the gold
461
00:27:36,155 --> 00:27:38,589
and that's
a lethal combination.
462
00:27:38,591 --> 00:27:40,257
All right, he's back.
463
00:27:45,598 --> 00:27:47,031
All right, good. Good.
464
00:27:47,033 --> 00:27:50,267
The only downside to the day
is the streak is headed
465
00:27:50,269 --> 00:27:52,569
straight out towards
that open lead out there.
466
00:27:52,571 --> 00:27:54,438
That's where
we're going to be headed,
467
00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,540
but what's life without
a little excitement?
468
00:27:58,377 --> 00:28:00,044
[exhales sharply] oh!
469
00:28:01,147 --> 00:28:03,981
[dramatic music playing]
470
00:28:15,294 --> 00:28:17,961
hey, so how's that gold
holding up, man?
471
00:28:29,175 --> 00:28:31,341
All right.
472
00:28:31,343 --> 00:28:34,478
I don't wanna have to move to
tomcod if we don't have to.
473
00:28:35,448 --> 00:28:37,681
[mike] with the aid
of an extra 40 feet,
474
00:28:37,683 --> 00:28:40,217
zeke tenhoff's
west beach claim
475
00:28:40,219 --> 00:28:42,119
just might be proving
its worth.
476
00:28:45,124 --> 00:28:48,125
[gabe] 40 feet out
in the dark, it's dangerous.
477
00:28:48,127 --> 00:28:50,194
If you're not making money,
it's not worth the risk.
478
00:28:50,196 --> 00:28:51,895
We wouldn't be out here.
479
00:28:51,897 --> 00:28:54,732
We're out here to make money.
480
00:28:54,734 --> 00:28:57,534
What was that that shawn said
years ago? He was like,
481
00:28:57,536 --> 00:29:00,070
"if there were chicks down
there, I'd mine them, too."
482
00:29:00,072 --> 00:29:01,071
[laughs]
483
00:29:17,156 --> 00:29:18,989
[gabe] all right, roger.
484
00:29:22,962 --> 00:29:25,028
[zeke] yeah, I think I'm
probably
485
00:29:25,030 --> 00:29:26,597
going to wrap this up
486
00:29:26,599 --> 00:29:30,300
and I definitely dredged what
I could reach with the hose
487
00:29:30,302 --> 00:29:32,836
um, from this-- uh, this hole.
488
00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,407
Okay, I'm going
to come on up.
489
00:29:41,313 --> 00:29:42,946
[gabe] he's coming
down the trail,
490
00:29:42,948 --> 00:29:45,048
the cavalry has arrived.
491
00:29:45,050 --> 00:29:47,651
All right, man, there's food
showing up right now,
if you want it.
492
00:29:47,653 --> 00:29:49,253
[zeke] all right.
493
00:29:49,255 --> 00:29:51,588
Putting on this hose
extension and going way out
494
00:29:51,590 --> 00:29:53,724
from my hole,
it's a super risky move,
495
00:29:53,726 --> 00:29:55,292
but after a season and a half
496
00:29:55,294 --> 00:29:57,060
with these little boulders
I have,
497
00:29:57,062 --> 00:29:58,729
I think it was the right call.
498
00:29:58,731 --> 00:30:01,064
Now I know there's traces
of pretty decent gold
499
00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:03,033
even further out.
500
00:30:03,035 --> 00:30:04,768
Oh, so the gold's
keepin' up.
501
00:30:05,704 --> 00:30:07,404
Out that way.
502
00:30:07,406 --> 00:30:08,939
Instead of moving
to tomcod right away,
503
00:30:08,941 --> 00:30:11,041
which would definitely
burn a lot of time,
504
00:30:11,043 --> 00:30:13,777
we're going to put a new dive
hole right over here.
505
00:30:13,779 --> 00:30:16,380
Hopefully this is the kind of
spot we're looking for
506
00:30:16,382 --> 00:30:17,815
otherwise, we're going
to be in trouble.
507
00:30:20,352 --> 00:30:22,619
[man] I brought three
bacon cheeseburgers
508
00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:24,822
and extra order fries, too.
509
00:30:24,824 --> 00:30:26,657
I got an extra order of fries.
510
00:30:26,659 --> 00:30:28,125
Thank you so much.
511
00:30:28,127 --> 00:30:29,359
I was getting hungry.
512
00:30:29,361 --> 00:30:31,762
[gabe] workin' up an appetite
down there, zeke?
513
00:30:31,764 --> 00:30:33,330
-[stormy crying]
-[zeke] stormy, come here.
514
00:30:33,332 --> 00:30:34,531
[whistles] come on.
515
00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:38,702
[mike] eight miles west...
516
00:30:44,443 --> 00:30:46,476
Okay, man, you gotta be
getting tired,
517
00:30:46,478 --> 00:30:48,278
you've been down there
forever.
518
00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:51,248
[andy over radio]
519
00:30:54,653 --> 00:30:56,320
are you still seeing
a lot of gold, though?
520
00:31:01,126 --> 00:31:04,528
[mike] andy's
lucky streak continues.
521
00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:07,598
I'm only in a good mood
'cause we're making money,
by the way.
522
00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,000
[brad speaking]
523
00:31:10,002 --> 00:31:11,768
mccully's here,
don't say anything.
524
00:31:13,739 --> 00:31:16,139
Dude, it's not
looking good here.
525
00:31:16,141 --> 00:31:17,708
-Told you.
-Yeah.
526
00:31:17,710 --> 00:31:19,443
Man, you were right.
This place sucks.
527
00:31:19,445 --> 00:31:20,577
Pound town, [bleep].
528
00:31:20,579 --> 00:31:22,246
[brad] now we're worried about
529
00:31:22,248 --> 00:31:24,281
we might have to move
again. You know?
530
00:31:27,219 --> 00:31:28,852
[kris] yeah.
531
00:31:28,854 --> 00:31:30,654
Right now, we're coming off
a bad spot
532
00:31:30,656 --> 00:31:33,891
that chris suggested.
It was just sand, terrible.
533
00:31:33,893 --> 00:31:35,459
No, I'm not the type--
534
00:31:35,461 --> 00:31:37,361
yes, I am the type
to hold a grudge.
535
00:31:37,363 --> 00:31:40,264
So now that we're on gold,
we don't want
anybody around us.
536
00:31:40,266 --> 00:31:43,000
He cost us part of the season,
so screw him.
537
00:31:43,969 --> 00:31:45,836
[chris speaking]
538
00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:51,208
yeah. We can tell down there,
trust me. We can tell.
539
00:31:51,210 --> 00:31:53,010
Okay, okay, well,
it's time to go anyways.
540
00:31:53,012 --> 00:31:55,913
Andy's tired. He said
his arms are like pudding.
541
00:31:55,915 --> 00:31:57,514
Hey are you almost ready
to go?
542
00:31:57,516 --> 00:31:59,249
-[andy] yeah.
-Okay.
543
00:31:59,251 --> 00:32:01,218
Okay, come up,
you did a great job.
544
00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:05,055
-[brad] see you, chris.
-[chris] all right, yeah.
Grand. Thanks, kris.
545
00:32:05,057 --> 00:32:07,224
-Okay, no problem, man.
-[chris] yeah.
546
00:32:07,226 --> 00:32:09,526
-Okay, later, guys.
-[brad] see you later.
547
00:32:11,430 --> 00:32:13,230
[laughing]
548
00:32:14,667 --> 00:32:16,066
[kris] I mean, really.
549
00:32:16,068 --> 00:32:18,101
With how crappy this season's
going, the last thing
550
00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:20,537
I need to do is share gold
with somebody else.
551
00:32:20,539 --> 00:32:22,539
Sorry, chris,
you're on your own.
552
00:32:22,541 --> 00:32:25,809
-Hey, my favorite brother.
-...It stopped running.
553
00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:28,879
[kris] the only time
we make money
554
00:32:28,881 --> 00:32:31,248
is when we start
sucking up gold.
555
00:32:31,250 --> 00:32:34,318
So we're not in a good mood
90% of the [bleep] time.
556
00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:38,055
But you start throwing some
$100 bills at me, and bam!
557
00:32:38,057 --> 00:32:39,723
I'd make a good stripper.
558
00:32:39,725 --> 00:32:42,492
I'd be so happy
just to strip-- like,
throwin' money at me.
559
00:32:42,494 --> 00:32:43,760
Come on, I'm ready.
560
00:32:43,762 --> 00:32:45,662
[laughs]
561
00:32:45,664 --> 00:32:48,598
[kris] hey, we're on gold.
We needed it.
562
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,001
Thank god it's happening.
563
00:32:51,003 --> 00:32:53,971
[mike] while kris' move
is paying off big...
564
00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:56,773
...A few miles west...
565
00:33:04,516 --> 00:33:06,483
[shawn speaking]
566
00:33:15,260 --> 00:33:17,461
[mike]
despite promising ground,
567
00:33:17,463 --> 00:33:19,262
shawn has yet to hit pay dirt.
568
00:33:44,823 --> 00:33:46,656
But, no, no...
569
00:33:54,666 --> 00:33:55,632
Oh.
570
00:34:03,308 --> 00:34:04,574
Yes, sir.
571
00:34:10,949 --> 00:34:14,184
Sometimes you win big,
sometimes you lose.
572
00:34:14,186 --> 00:34:16,453
That's the risk you take
when you move camp
573
00:34:16,455 --> 00:34:18,422
and try a new hole.
574
00:34:18,424 --> 00:34:20,991
This time, we struck out.
575
00:34:24,163 --> 00:34:27,164
Shut her down, blow her out,
make a move.
576
00:34:27,699 --> 00:34:28,832
Again.
577
00:34:30,169 --> 00:34:32,736
But my conviction that
there's a jackpot in this hole
578
00:34:32,738 --> 00:34:34,404
hasn't wavered a bit.
579
00:34:34,406 --> 00:34:36,073
I'm sure of it.
580
00:34:36,075 --> 00:34:39,443
The material I saw today makes
me even more convinced.
581
00:34:54,626 --> 00:34:57,461
[intense music playing]
582
00:35:00,165 --> 00:35:01,331
hello, and welcome
to another episode of
583
00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:03,767
kris kelly's secret
guide to successful mining.
584
00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:05,836
Today we're gonna be
going through
the cleanout process.
585
00:35:05,838 --> 00:35:07,504
How to take your concentrates,
586
00:35:07,506 --> 00:35:09,473
put them through
the super concentrator
587
00:35:09,475 --> 00:35:11,174
and you wind up with gold.
588
00:35:14,646 --> 00:35:16,947
First step in the process
is trying to take out
589
00:35:16,949 --> 00:35:20,183
all the big rocks and just be
left with the sand.
590
00:35:20,185 --> 00:35:22,319
Everything that's left over,
we're going to run through
591
00:35:22,321 --> 00:35:24,521
the super classifier
called the gold cube.
592
00:35:24,523 --> 00:35:27,624
We put that in the gold pan,
we pan for a couple hours.
593
00:35:27,626 --> 00:35:29,759
After that stage,
we have to dry it
594
00:35:29,761 --> 00:35:33,964
because no gold buyer
will buy wet gold.
595
00:35:33,966 --> 00:35:37,300
Anyway, the next step
is panning.
596
00:35:39,204 --> 00:35:40,937
Panning, nightmare.
597
00:35:40,939 --> 00:35:44,341
You know, it's like, gold pan,
get punched in the face.
598
00:35:44,343 --> 00:35:47,043
I know there's people
out there that say
they love panning.
599
00:35:47,045 --> 00:35:48,645
But they're lying
to themselves.
600
00:35:48,647 --> 00:35:51,081
Have you ever [bleep] panned
for 10 hours?
601
00:35:51,083 --> 00:35:52,916
Tell me how much
you love panning
602
00:35:52,918 --> 00:35:54,251
after panning for 10 hours.
603
00:35:55,154 --> 00:35:56,686
So this is what you do.
604
00:35:56,688 --> 00:35:58,889
They get the gold
up to the top,
605
00:35:58,891 --> 00:36:01,691
and then slowly rocking,
606
00:36:01,693 --> 00:36:05,362
rocking, rocking some more,
watching the black sands
607
00:36:05,364 --> 00:36:08,398
and material move down while
the gold stays up.
608
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:09,666
So you're rocking.
609
00:36:09,668 --> 00:36:11,201
You're rocking.
610
00:36:11,203 --> 00:36:14,171
You're rocking,
you're rocking,
611
00:36:14,173 --> 00:36:15,906
then you're rocking some more.
612
00:36:15,908 --> 00:36:18,575
You're going to do that for
about five [bleep] hours.
613
00:36:18,577 --> 00:36:19,809
All day long.
614
00:36:19,811 --> 00:36:23,013
Rocking, rocking, rocking.
615
00:36:23,015 --> 00:36:25,815
Rocking, rocking, rocking,
616
00:36:25,817 --> 00:36:28,952
rocking, rocking, rocking...
617
00:36:40,999 --> 00:36:44,334
That's some nice
clean gold right there.
618
00:36:44,336 --> 00:36:47,070
[mike] after gary simpson's
miracle dive...
619
00:36:47,072 --> 00:36:49,439
-It's got some serious
weight to it.
-Yeah.
620
00:36:49,441 --> 00:36:52,709
...It's time to shed
a little light on the results.
621
00:36:52,711 --> 00:36:55,245
The further we go
following this streak,
622
00:36:55,247 --> 00:36:57,180
the better the gold gets,
but the closer
623
00:36:57,182 --> 00:36:59,416
we're getting to that
open water out there.
624
00:36:59,418 --> 00:37:00,617
-Yeah.
-Um...
625
00:37:00,619 --> 00:37:03,320
So, um, I don't know.
626
00:37:03,322 --> 00:37:05,155
Well, let's see what we got.
627
00:37:06,658 --> 00:37:08,291
[vernon] two, four,
628
00:37:09,361 --> 00:37:11,928
five, six...
629
00:37:13,232 --> 00:37:14,130
Seven...
630
00:37:15,267 --> 00:37:17,567
...Nine, come on, baby.
631
00:37:17,569 --> 00:37:20,470
Thirteen. Oh, wow.
632
00:37:20,472 --> 00:37:22,672
14.73.
633
00:37:22,674 --> 00:37:25,075
-Awesome.
-14.73, I'll take it.
634
00:37:25,077 --> 00:37:26,009
-Yeah.
-I'll take it.
635
00:37:26,011 --> 00:37:28,945
[mike] 14.73 ounces.
636
00:37:28,947 --> 00:37:31,581
That's worth over $27,000.
637
00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:33,550
And despite the malfunction
with the equipment,
638
00:37:33,552 --> 00:37:36,586
vernon adkison's future
on claim 56
639
00:37:36,588 --> 00:37:38,455
continues to look bright.
640
00:37:38,457 --> 00:37:40,557
[vernon] there's definitely
more gold than that.
641
00:37:40,559 --> 00:37:44,027
We're definitely heading
in the right direction.
642
00:37:44,029 --> 00:37:45,795
The only thing about it is,
I mean,
643
00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:47,163
with that open water
out there,
644
00:37:47,165 --> 00:37:49,065
we can only go
so much further.
645
00:37:49,067 --> 00:37:50,734
We continue to be
on super gold
646
00:37:50,736 --> 00:37:53,103
but we've gone as far as
we can on this hole.
647
00:37:53,105 --> 00:37:54,804
We've reached the end
of our hose,
648
00:37:54,806 --> 00:37:56,806
so that means we're going
to have to move straight
649
00:37:56,808 --> 00:38:00,043
towards that open water
out there. It's risky.
650
00:38:00,045 --> 00:38:02,312
One storm could break off
the ice and do us in.
651
00:38:02,314 --> 00:38:04,281
But by definition,
if you're an ice miner,
652
00:38:04,283 --> 00:38:08,084
you're a risk-taker.
It's a risky business.
653
00:38:08,086 --> 00:38:10,820
Hopefully the ice
holds up for us.
654
00:38:11,823 --> 00:38:13,823
The rest of the winter's
gonna be interesting,
655
00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:15,191
that's for damn sure.
656
00:38:15,193 --> 00:38:17,093
All right, so,
we're in the money.
657
00:38:17,095 --> 00:38:18,995
-Yeah. We're in the money.
-All right, man.
658
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,266
[mike] across town...
659
00:38:26,772 --> 00:38:29,272
[kris] get the last bucket,
we're almost done.
660
00:38:29,274 --> 00:38:31,775
The moment of truth
is upon us.
661
00:38:33,845 --> 00:38:36,379
-[andy]
let's weigh that [bleep].
-Let's see what we got.
662
00:38:36,381 --> 00:38:39,115
Andy said this was the spot
and that was the spot.
663
00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:40,817
Yeah, dad picked the spot.
664
00:38:40,819 --> 00:38:43,453
-No, I'm glad you picked it.
-Dad goes, "no, right here."
665
00:38:43,455 --> 00:38:45,322
dad picked the spot, but
what made me go there was
666
00:38:45,324 --> 00:38:47,157
when you said it was the spot.
667
00:38:47,159 --> 00:38:48,758
You know, 'cause you're
a lucky [bleep].
668
00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,493
[mike] it may be the middle
of the season,
669
00:38:50,495 --> 00:38:52,462
but it's time for the kellys'
670
00:38:52,464 --> 00:38:54,497
first clean out of winter.
671
00:38:54,499 --> 00:38:56,299
I just jumped down there
and I find gold
672
00:38:56,301 --> 00:38:57,634
in two inches of over burden.
673
00:38:57,636 --> 00:38:59,602
-I know, isn't that nice?
-You know, like, yeah.
674
00:39:00,372 --> 00:39:02,005
This winter's been horrible,
675
00:39:02,007 --> 00:39:04,240
but it's never too late
to turn it around.
676
00:39:04,242 --> 00:39:07,844
Well, actually, we were like
one second away from
being too late.
677
00:39:07,846 --> 00:39:09,679
Right now, we owe pat keene
a lot of money,
678
00:39:09,681 --> 00:39:11,681
but, hopefully,
if we get five ounces,
679
00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:13,817
that'll be enough to keep him
off my back
680
00:39:13,819 --> 00:39:17,020
and to make a dent in the 25
ounces that I want to get.
681
00:39:17,022 --> 00:39:19,089
Okay, let's see what we got.
682
00:39:20,892 --> 00:39:23,927
[intense music playing]
683
00:39:26,031 --> 00:39:27,564
there's one ounce.
684
00:39:29,267 --> 00:39:31,801
Two ounces and some more
chunky stuff.
685
00:39:31,803 --> 00:39:33,737
Chunky stuff just raining out.
686
00:39:33,739 --> 00:39:36,005
Now we're getting five.
There's seven...
687
00:39:36,007 --> 00:39:37,140
Oh, my god.
688
00:39:38,343 --> 00:39:40,443
7.7 ounces.
689
00:39:40,445 --> 00:39:43,446
[mike] 7.7 ounces is worth
over 14 grand,
690
00:39:43,448 --> 00:39:45,982
finally putting the kellys
on the board
691
00:39:45,984 --> 00:39:48,218
and at least temporarily
692
00:39:48,220 --> 00:39:50,286
keeping the grim reaper
at bay.
693
00:39:50,288 --> 00:39:52,422
All right, that's really
good money, jake.
694
00:39:52,424 --> 00:39:54,724
[kris] that is [bleep]
awesome money.
695
00:39:54,726 --> 00:39:56,126
It sucks
a lot of this is going
696
00:39:56,128 --> 00:39:58,027
straight into
someone else's pocket.
697
00:39:58,029 --> 00:40:00,930
But we're back baby,
we're back in the game.
698
00:40:00,932 --> 00:40:03,032
It's a great clean up,
we're on gold.
699
00:40:03,034 --> 00:40:05,068
Don't worry future
little kelly,
700
00:40:05,070 --> 00:40:07,203
daddy's going to make it
rain the rest of the season.
701
00:40:08,607 --> 00:40:12,208
That's perfect.
It was easy to get,
702
00:40:12,210 --> 00:40:14,778
there's a lot of gold,
now we just need more time.
703
00:40:14,780 --> 00:40:16,646
We just got a lot of work
ahead of us.
704
00:40:16,648 --> 00:40:18,114
We really got to grind it out.
705
00:40:18,116 --> 00:40:19,582
[andy] yeah, it's time to put
the hammer down
706
00:40:19,584 --> 00:40:21,851
and really rip the
[bleep] out of the area.
707
00:40:23,288 --> 00:40:26,156
[mike] next time
on bering sea gold.
708
00:40:26,158 --> 00:40:28,425
First dive ever,
what could go wrong?
709
00:40:28,427 --> 00:40:30,994
[kris] you can do it, dave!
710
00:40:30,996 --> 00:40:33,129
[shawn] we're close
to something big
711
00:40:33,131 --> 00:40:35,665
and we're not going to quit
until we find it.
712
00:40:37,135 --> 00:40:39,602
Holy [bleep]!
713
00:40:39,604 --> 00:40:42,172
Got everything moved over here
to the new area
714
00:40:42,174 --> 00:40:44,541
and we're on that pay streak.
715
00:40:44,543 --> 00:40:47,177
This might end up being
an extremely good hole.
716
00:40:51,283 --> 00:40:53,450
It's sketch.
It's super not ideal.
717
00:40:54,252 --> 00:40:55,618
[gary over radio]
718
00:40:55,620 --> 00:40:58,888
this might be that primo
ground we've been looking for.
719
00:40:58,890 --> 00:41:01,524
[kris] [bleep] let's go. Wind.
720
00:41:01,526 --> 00:41:03,593
[dave] hey, is water
supposed to come
721
00:41:03,595 --> 00:41:05,094
at the bottom of my mask?
722
00:41:05,096 --> 00:41:07,330
[kris] don't worry, as long
as you're getting gold,
723
00:41:07,332 --> 00:41:08,731
that's all that matters.
724
00:41:08,733 --> 00:41:09,999
Okay.
725
00:41:11,303 --> 00:41:13,236
You know what makes
the best miners?
726
00:41:13,238 --> 00:41:14,938
When you're too stupid
to [bleep] know
727
00:41:14,940 --> 00:41:16,005
you're in trouble.