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♪ I'm never lettin' up
until I get what's mine ♪
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[man] it's nome's worst winter
in almost 100 years.
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And with the season
almost halfway over,
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the pressure
is gonna build to a boil.
[indistinct]
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♪ up against the wall
[indistinct] ♪
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we're not gonna quit
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until we find
this pile of gold.
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♪ I'm unstoppable ♪
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[zeke] I've never been
so hungry for gold.
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There's a lot riding on
there being gold here.
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[zeke] and if we can't find
any gold today,
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I might be out of options.
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It's too thick.
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Cannot even get
through this ice.
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♪ I run through
fire and ice ♪
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[man] I'm running out of time
to pay my debts.
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Come on down.
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And there's no time
to play it safe.
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I'm getting a lot of
water in my mask.
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As long as
you're getting gold,
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that's all that matters.
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♪ I'm never lettin' up ♪
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[vernon]
the ice is getting weaker,
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but when the gold
is this good,
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we'll follow it
wherever it leads.
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That's some nice,
clean goal right there.
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♪ I'm unstoppable ♪
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we're close to something big,
and we know it's there.
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That might be primo gold.
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I like it.
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♪ I'm unstoppable ♪
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I'm seeing
all these rivers of gold.
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[man] that's the stuff
we were looking for.
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Yeah.
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♪ I'm unstoppable
I'm never lettin' up
until I get what's mine ♪
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I'll write on this
damn pizza box.
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We'll just go
about 40 feet to the south.
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We'll put the sluice box in,
and then we'll start
cutting the holes
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and getting everything set up.
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All right.
Sounds good.
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All right, let's start.
All right.
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Going to a new hole.
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[narrator] halfway through
the stormiest season
in 100 years,
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vernon adkison is on the move,
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following a rich vein of gold
under the ice,
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he could be playing with fire.
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We'll put the show
on the road.
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[engines revving]
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[vernon] this winter,
we've been killing it.
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Absolutely primo gold.
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That's the good news.
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Unfortunately,
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the trail is headed
directly towards
a huge open water lead.
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This thing is massive.
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But if I want to hit
200 ounces,
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I got to drill a new hole
and keep following it.
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We'll be pressing our luck,
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but that's where we got to go.
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[machinery whirring]
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[vernon]
what a beautiful hole.
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That is a nice one.
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We got everything moved
over here to the new area.
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Right now, we're all set
to get a diver down.
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If I'm gonna roll the dice
on a hole this close
to that lead,
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I've got to get as many hours
on that box as I possibly can.
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So that's the plan.
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Tempt fate
and load up on hours.
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I'm gonna send
gary simpson down first.
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And if he can get us
on the gold,
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we can double up
with old jerry
right after that.
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[music]
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[gary speaking]
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[vernon] yeah. Roger that.
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[music]
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[gary speaking]
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hey, gary,
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can you tell if it looks like
it's been worked?
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[gary speaking]
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all right.
All right.
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[gary speaking]
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come on. This all looks good.
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[gary speaking]
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all right.
All right.
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That's the shallow stuff
we were looking for.
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[gary speaking]
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uh-huh.
That is looking good, gary.
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When you're hot, you're hot
and we're smoking right now.
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We keep following the trail
and it's delivering.
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My only concern is the ice
is getting thinner
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and that lead
is getting wider.
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So this is turning
into a game of chicken,
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but miners like
to live dangerously,
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especially this one.
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[gary speaking]
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[vernon] yeah.
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This might be
that primo ground
we've been looking for.
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Matter of fact,
that might be the name for it,
primo gold.
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If it plays out, that's what
we're gonna name it.
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[gary speaking]
whoo!
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[narrator]
while vernon rakes it in,
12 miles west.
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[shawn] storm just got over.
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We're gonna go shovel a
bunch of crap out of the snow.
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[narrator] shawn pomrenke
is still trying to get
his operation back on track,
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still on the hunt
for a jackpot
hiding in an ancient riverbed.
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We're close to something big
and we're not gonna quit
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till we find
this pile of gold.
And we know it's there.
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I made enough money
to put a down payment
on the tomcod,
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put a down payment
to buy my dad up,
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but now I still have to make
these huge payments.
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So if I don't make
these payments,
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then I lose it all.
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But if you don't gamble,
you'll never win.
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And I'm a gambling fool.
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I have payments on the tomcod,
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the inland mine,
and the myrtle
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and I'm not even halfway
to the 120 ounces
I need to pull it off.
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The easy thing to do
would be to squeeze it out.
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But that's not the plan
I'm going with.
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I'm gonna go
for the motherlode.
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I know what's out there,
I'm getting closer.
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[wind howling]
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oh, it's blowin'.
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[shawn]
everything's still here, but
everything's getting buried.
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This is not good.
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Well, there's no crying
in gold mining.
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This is the problem.
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The weight of all the snow
is changing everything.
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This generator is sinking
into the overflow.
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We got to get it jacked up
out of the water.
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Otherwise,
the whole operation
will be [bleep].
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Snow's so heavy,
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it's forcing the ice down
and the water up through
the dive hole
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and any cracks in the ice.
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The result is massive overflow
that can destroy
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all your equipment
and all that additional
weight weakens the ice.
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So if we stay here,
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it's a good chance
that all of our equipment
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and us are gonna end up
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at the bottom
of the bering sea.
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[music]
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[bleep] snow. [bleep] wind.
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Generator is in the water,
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pump is in the water,
tom cat is in the water.
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If we leave this stuff,
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where it's at, we'll be done
for the season.
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There's a [bleep] hole
right here, too, somewhere.
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Oh, come on, you [bleep].
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[shawn speaking]
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trying to fight through it,
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but it just doesn't want to go
our way.
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Right now,
mother nature
is kicking our ass.
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We have to do
something different,
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because we can't just
keep doing this.
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This is turning
into a dangerous situation
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and possibly a season ender
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if we can't get
our shacks off.
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Digging ain't gonna cut it.
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We're gonna have
to try yanking them out.
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But if they're frozen
in too solid,
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it's just
gonna tear them apart.
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That'd be game over.
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Ah, come on.
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[engine revving]
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[shawn] holy [bleep].
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Holy [bleep].
[strains]
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it's going [bleep] amazing.
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Oh, no.
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It's not going well at all.
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Pulling them out, it's a bust.
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Nothing's working.
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The ice is getting weaker
by the second.
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This could possibly
be a season ender
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if I don't figure out
something quick.
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Can't work in a foot of slush.
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[bleep] nightmare.
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[man speaking]
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[shawn] yeah, I don't know,
we need to do something else.
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We don't get rid of the snow,
we're done.
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Season's over.
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[music]
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[shawn] it went down
to subzero temperatures.
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We got to move the operation.
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Everything is really frozen
into the ice.
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It's gonna be a big project
to get everything thawed out
and moved.
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[narrator] heading into
the second half of the season,
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zeke tenhoff
needs to chip away
at his gold deficit,
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but as usual,
mother nature didn't get
the memo.
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Our track
is stuck in the ice.
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See the water,
when it reaches a certain
temperature, it freezes.
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This is something
that we were completely
caught off guard by.
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Chemical reactions,
it happens.
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I mean, really,
there was no way to know.
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[zeke] this winter
has been absolutely brutal.
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I've only gotten like
two ounces.
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And if I don't get
substantially more before
the winter ends,
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I might have to call it quits.
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It's that serious.
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I'm thinking
that if we yank on it
real hard,
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it'll pull the shack
right out of the snowbank
and we can just pull it up...
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-[man] yeah.
-...Kind of right above
where the hole is gonna be,
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-and it can just live there.
-Okay, let's do it.
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[zeke] all right.
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On my last dive,
I used a long hose extension
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and I found a trail of gold
at the very end of my reach.
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We're gonna find out
if this is the real deal
or not.
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If not, I'm gonna have
to switch to a new claim,
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which this late in the winter
might cost me my season.
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All right?
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[snowmobile beeping]
[man speaking]
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[man] okay. One, two, three.
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[engines revving]
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[zeke] all right.
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I think that'll be good.
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The plan is to start
a new dive hole like
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40 feet over to the left
by where I found
that new trail.
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That should give us
a good radius to be
able to move
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and follow the gold.
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That looks like
it's a pretty good space.
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This has got to work.
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I'm running out of time,
and I need five or six
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more ounces to keep
this operation going.
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We can move over to tomcod,
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but it'll eat up a lot of time
that I don't have,
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and we can still end up
with no gold.
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[machinery whirring]
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-wow.
-Nice.
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That was easy.
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Let's see
how thick this ice is.
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Man,
that's deep ice.
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[machinery whirring]
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goodness gracious.
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Wow.
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Dude, what the hell?
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Oh, my god.
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[indistinct]
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[zeke] damn.
Ice is at least this deep,
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which is pretty deep,
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'cause I'm like
six feet tall,
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it's a whole person deep.
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A short dude.
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[man] there's still like
a sheet of bottom ice there.
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[zeke] yeah, there's
something else
going on down there.
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Yeah, yeah,
we're not actually through.
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[man] no, we're not.
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If we can't get
a hole made in this ice,
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we'll have to make
a ice hole elsewhere,
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where the ice is not as thick.
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00:12:50,804 --> 00:12:52,771
I'm just processing
this information
249
00:12:52,773 --> 00:12:55,206
and trying to think of a plan.
250
00:12:55,208 --> 00:12:57,442
I just can't catch
a break right now.
251
00:12:57,444 --> 00:13:00,478
Seven feet of ice is just
too thick to drill through.
252
00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,147
This is just
not gonna work.
253
00:13:02,149 --> 00:13:04,816
Once again, we're gonna
have to reassess
254
00:13:04,818 --> 00:13:07,318
and figure out
a new plan of attack.
255
00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:08,820
Dude, if we can't get
through the ice,
256
00:13:08,822 --> 00:13:10,121
we can't get through the ice.
257
00:13:11,224 --> 00:13:12,590
What the hell?
258
00:13:17,798 --> 00:13:18,997
[narrator] eight miles west...
259
00:13:22,602 --> 00:13:25,236
Your umbilical line
is the biggest problem
260
00:13:25,238 --> 00:13:26,738
you have underneath the water,
261
00:13:26,740 --> 00:13:28,740
because that [bleep]
if it gets tangled up,
262
00:13:28,742 --> 00:13:30,708
it will kill you.
263
00:13:30,710 --> 00:13:32,977
[narrator] ...Kris kelly
embarks on his big plan
264
00:13:32,979 --> 00:13:34,679
for the back half of winter.
265
00:13:34,681 --> 00:13:36,080
[man] there's also
a current underneath
266
00:13:36,082 --> 00:13:38,383
this ice
that will wash you away.
267
00:13:38,385 --> 00:13:41,619
So, you know, don't worry,
you're gonna be just fine.
268
00:13:41,621 --> 00:13:44,522
So we're way behind
where we need to be right now.
269
00:13:44,524 --> 00:13:48,126
I owe a boatload of money,
and we only have seven ounces.
270
00:13:48,128 --> 00:13:49,627
We need to catch up fast,
271
00:13:49,629 --> 00:13:52,897
but I have an itty bitty
little life-changing situation
272
00:13:52,899 --> 00:13:54,933
coming in right now.
273
00:13:54,935 --> 00:13:57,268
The baby could come
any time right now.
274
00:13:58,705 --> 00:14:00,138
We've got
to expand our team.
275
00:14:00,140 --> 00:14:03,441
That means teaching james,
who has never dove for gold,
276
00:14:03,443 --> 00:14:05,510
has never seen gold underneath
the water,
277
00:14:05,512 --> 00:14:07,545
and doesn't know
what the [bleep] he's doing.
278
00:14:07,547 --> 00:14:09,013
[brad] taking bets
right now on james.
279
00:14:09,015 --> 00:14:10,248
I have faith in him,
what do you...
280
00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:11,683
How long do you think
he's gonna last?
281
00:14:11,685 --> 00:14:13,084
[andy] I want less than 15.
[indistinct]
282
00:14:13,086 --> 00:14:17,422
[kris] put in 20 bucks on
less than 10 minutes for me.
283
00:14:17,424 --> 00:14:19,290
[man] kris is saying
you're gonna last
less than ten.
284
00:14:19,292 --> 00:14:20,458
Andy says
you're gonna last 15,
285
00:14:20,460 --> 00:14:22,227
but I'd say you're gonna
last 20 minutes at least.
286
00:14:22,229 --> 00:14:26,030
[kris] I'm just saying
15 minutes out of the water,
dude, hey.
287
00:14:26,032 --> 00:14:27,532
We're gonna see
if he can do it.
288
00:14:27,534 --> 00:14:28,933
We all have faith in him.
289
00:14:30,070 --> 00:14:31,703
We're gonna see.
290
00:14:31,705 --> 00:14:34,672
[kris] jim's ready to go
underneath the water.
291
00:14:34,674 --> 00:14:36,841
[man]
if you see my mom, say hi.
292
00:14:36,843 --> 00:14:38,643
If you see your mom,
you're not gonna have to.
293
00:14:38,645 --> 00:14:40,645
[laughing]
294
00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:46,517
first dive ever,
and just so happens,
295
00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:49,087
it's gonna be
under the ice,
296
00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:50,588
probably
not the smartest thing
297
00:14:50,590 --> 00:14:54,259
and then diving with people
that may not dive properly,
298
00:14:54,261 --> 00:14:56,628
but what could go wrong?
299
00:14:56,630 --> 00:14:59,530
Come on down,
you're the next contestant.
300
00:15:00,867 --> 00:15:03,534
The timer is not starting
until he touches
301
00:15:03,536 --> 00:15:05,403
the bottom
of the [bleep] ground,
302
00:15:05,405 --> 00:15:07,605
because anybody can stay
on the ladder.
303
00:15:09,609 --> 00:15:11,743
Mining underneath
the ice is brutal.
304
00:15:11,745 --> 00:15:14,979
I need james to kill it,
but I've got to be realistic.
305
00:15:14,981 --> 00:15:19,450
There's always
a learning curve
and it's steep, very steep.
306
00:15:19,452 --> 00:15:20,885
You can do it.
307
00:15:20,887 --> 00:15:23,187
You can do it, james.
308
00:15:23,189 --> 00:15:25,223
[james speaking]
309
00:15:30,363 --> 00:15:32,030
wow! This is awesome.
310
00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:34,198
Yeah,
I'm looking right at you,
311
00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:35,833
that's not awesome.
Get down there.
312
00:15:37,404 --> 00:15:38,670
He's two feet down,
313
00:15:38,705 --> 00:15:41,372
you know, it's gonna take
half-an-hour
just to start the timer.
314
00:15:43,276 --> 00:15:45,276
Hey, you can swim, right?
315
00:15:45,278 --> 00:15:46,711
[james] uh, yeah.
316
00:15:46,713 --> 00:15:47,879
[kris]
get your ass down there.
317
00:15:47,881 --> 00:15:49,681
We're waiting
to start the time on you.
318
00:15:51,551 --> 00:15:53,151
[james] dude, this is cold.
319
00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:54,552
[kris] that's great.
320
00:15:54,554 --> 00:15:57,388
Now, pull your ass
down to the bottom
and make my money.
321
00:16:01,428 --> 00:16:02,727
[james] I'm on the bottom.
322
00:16:03,930 --> 00:16:05,964
[kris] okay.
Timer started, tell me
323
00:16:05,966 --> 00:16:09,033
when you get to the nozzle
and you want to tie it all up
324
00:16:09,035 --> 00:16:11,235
so you can actually
start working.
325
00:16:11,237 --> 00:16:13,171
[james] dude, this is a trip.
326
00:16:15,175 --> 00:16:18,676
Hey, is water supposed to come
at the bottom of my mask?
327
00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:24,215
There's no water supposed
to come in your mask?
328
00:16:24,217 --> 00:16:27,952
[james] oh. Uh, I got
salt water in my mouth.
329
00:16:27,954 --> 00:16:30,154
[kris]
drink it and keep going.
330
00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:32,724
[james] all right.
Okay.
331
00:16:32,726 --> 00:16:34,092
Come up.
332
00:16:34,094 --> 00:16:36,694
We'll drain the mask
and figure it out.
Guess who won.
333
00:16:36,696 --> 00:16:38,162
[james] ah!
334
00:16:38,164 --> 00:16:40,965
That [bleep] counts,
he made it to the floor
335
00:16:40,967 --> 00:16:42,667
and he had to come back up.
336
00:16:45,905 --> 00:16:47,839
Hey, you know what, [bleep]
that, stay on the bottom
337
00:16:47,841 --> 00:16:49,907
for another 14 minutes
until I win.
338
00:16:49,909 --> 00:16:51,442
[james laughs]
339
00:16:54,114 --> 00:16:56,581
[james]
can somebody fix the mask?
340
00:16:56,583 --> 00:16:58,049
I know what the problem is,
341
00:16:58,051 --> 00:16:59,717
the mask is too tight.
342
00:16:59,719 --> 00:17:02,720
At least you're not scared
when you're down there.
343
00:17:02,722 --> 00:17:04,889
The learning curve
is always super steep.
344
00:17:04,891 --> 00:17:07,558
But for james, it's the size
of mount everest.
345
00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,927
But hey, where there's risk,
there's a reward,
346
00:17:09,929 --> 00:17:13,064
and james is gonna make
or break my season.
347
00:17:13,066 --> 00:17:14,198
Comfortable?
348
00:17:15,602 --> 00:17:17,635
Okay, go underneath the water,
try it.
349
00:17:23,777 --> 00:17:25,510
[james speaking]
350
00:17:26,980 --> 00:17:28,946
[brad] all right. Tell me
when you're at the bottom.
351
00:17:33,286 --> 00:17:34,786
[james speaking]
352
00:17:38,792 --> 00:17:40,358
dude, we all know
what the bottom looks like.
353
00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:41,392
Just get to work.
354
00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:43,394
[james speaking]
355
00:17:46,332 --> 00:17:48,599
[brad] I didn't mean walk like
a grandma, dude.
356
00:17:51,337 --> 00:17:54,072
[james speaking]
357
00:17:55,942 --> 00:17:57,241
grab the nozzle
358
00:17:57,243 --> 00:18:00,611
and start
sucking the bottom up
and get to the clay.
359
00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:07,385
And don't let
a lot of big rocks go up
the nozzle, okay?
360
00:18:07,387 --> 00:18:08,686
[james speaking]
361
00:18:12,058 --> 00:18:13,191
wow!
362
00:18:15,562 --> 00:18:17,228
Are you
vacuuming up the bottom?
363
00:18:17,230 --> 00:18:19,397
[james] yeah.
I'm vacuuming.
364
00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:26,204
[james speaking]
365
00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:30,908
oh, dude,
I'm gonna blow
past 15 minutes.
366
00:18:42,655 --> 00:18:45,423
Either we find
a thin spot around here,
367
00:18:45,425 --> 00:18:46,757
where we can get
through the ice
368
00:18:46,759 --> 00:18:50,094
or we just like pack up
and, like, move down
to tomcod.
369
00:18:50,096 --> 00:18:52,530
But like, there is gold here.
370
00:18:52,532 --> 00:18:55,299
So like, that's why I am
careful with making
that decision
371
00:18:55,301 --> 00:18:56,634
because it's gonna be
a big,
372
00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:58,970
huge effort moving.
373
00:18:58,972 --> 00:19:03,774
[narrator] zeke tenhoff
is giving his current claim
one last shot at greatness.
374
00:19:03,776 --> 00:19:08,713
But the ice gods are making
a desperate situation
even more desperate.
375
00:19:08,715 --> 00:19:09,981
[zeke] well,
I just want to check
376
00:19:10,049 --> 00:19:13,918
and see if the ice
is any thinner
right over here.
377
00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:17,021
I'm watching my career die
right before my eyes
378
00:19:17,023 --> 00:19:19,123
thanks
to this seven-foot thick ice.
379
00:19:20,827 --> 00:19:22,660
Can't even get
through this ice.
380
00:19:22,662 --> 00:19:26,063
I haven't found nearly
enough gold so far to keep
this operation running.
381
00:19:26,065 --> 00:19:28,032
If we can't find
any thinner ice,
382
00:19:28,034 --> 00:19:30,735
then I think
that just might be it
for me this season.
383
00:19:32,906 --> 00:19:34,505
Did it go all the way down?
384
00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:36,407
Yeah.
385
00:19:36,409 --> 00:19:38,776
This is gonna give me
a radius,
386
00:19:38,778 --> 00:19:41,112
you know, of another
30, 40 feet around this way.
387
00:19:41,114 --> 00:19:43,381
But it's...
You know, it's not,
388
00:19:43,383 --> 00:19:47,051
it's not as much
new territory as I would like.
389
00:19:47,053 --> 00:19:48,953
But I know
there's some gold here
390
00:19:48,955 --> 00:19:50,555
that I don't want
to leave behind.
391
00:19:50,557 --> 00:19:52,557
[machinery whirring]
392
00:20:02,135 --> 00:20:03,801
-[man] you good?
-Yeah.
393
00:20:03,803 --> 00:20:05,236
[man speaking]
394
00:20:12,045 --> 00:20:14,345
okay. Here we go.
395
00:20:14,347 --> 00:20:17,248
We got
this whole ice pan right here.
396
00:20:18,484 --> 00:20:21,485
The blocks are like stacked
on top of each other.
397
00:20:21,487 --> 00:20:24,755
But it doesn't look like
it goes all the way
to the bottom.
398
00:20:24,757 --> 00:20:26,157
Oh, yeah,
looks like this is right
399
00:20:26,159 --> 00:20:29,126
about where I was
dredging before, I think.
400
00:20:34,801 --> 00:20:36,767
You might as well get
the pump going.
401
00:20:36,769 --> 00:20:38,102
[man] all right.
402
00:20:39,973 --> 00:20:42,473
[machinery whirring]
403
00:20:44,544 --> 00:20:45,776
[man] yeah, there we go.
404
00:20:47,046 --> 00:20:49,046
[man] yeah, it's super dark,
it's spooky.
405
00:20:50,950 --> 00:20:54,252
Got giant ice cones that
are just, like, terrifying.
406
00:20:54,254 --> 00:20:56,187
Yeah, I don't really
want to go under there.
407
00:20:56,189 --> 00:20:57,888
There's plenty of gold
everywhere else.
408
00:20:57,890 --> 00:21:00,958
Let's just mop up
what we can here
and the [bleep] out.
409
00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:04,061
[man] this is right
where I left off last time
I was diving,
410
00:21:04,063 --> 00:21:07,298
basically right underneath
our new hole.
411
00:21:07,300 --> 00:21:09,467
But if the gold is gonna
lead me way out there,
412
00:21:09,469 --> 00:21:11,235
I'll go out there,
mark my words.
413
00:21:16,009 --> 00:21:18,442
[music]
414
00:21:21,581 --> 00:21:23,914
okay,
now that you're down there,
you're comfortable,
415
00:21:23,916 --> 00:21:27,051
make sure you have an exit
in case everything goes bad,
416
00:21:27,053 --> 00:21:28,352
which it does sometimes.
417
00:21:28,354 --> 00:21:30,087
[james speaking]
418
00:21:30,089 --> 00:21:32,156
[man] okay. That's called
planning your exit.
419
00:21:32,158 --> 00:21:35,993
[james speaking]
420
00:21:35,995 --> 00:21:38,129
[kris] don't look up too much.
421
00:21:38,131 --> 00:21:40,064
[james speaking]
422
00:21:40,066 --> 00:21:42,933
[narrator]
kris' second half plan
is underway,
423
00:21:42,935 --> 00:21:46,570
as james barclay
attempts to get
his sea legs ice mining.
424
00:21:47,740 --> 00:21:51,375
[james speaking]
425
00:21:53,946 --> 00:21:55,946
I wish there was
a river of gold down there,
426
00:21:55,948 --> 00:21:57,381
but that doesn't exist,
427
00:21:57,383 --> 00:22:00,818
so you have to look
for itty bitty little flakes.
428
00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:02,720
James knows his way
around an excavator,
429
00:22:02,722 --> 00:22:04,021
but that's all topside.
430
00:22:04,023 --> 00:22:05,222
This is real work,
431
00:22:05,224 --> 00:22:07,458
under the ice,
it's a whole new ballgame.
432
00:22:07,460 --> 00:22:08,993
Hopefully,
he learns this fast.
433
00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:11,729
We're gonna need
a third diver
for the rest of the season.
434
00:22:11,731 --> 00:22:13,864
Make sure you get
all the black sand,
435
00:22:13,866 --> 00:22:16,300
even if you don't see
gold in the black sand,
436
00:22:16,302 --> 00:22:17,635
there's gold in it.
437
00:22:18,805 --> 00:22:20,938
[james speaking]
438
00:22:39,125 --> 00:22:40,791
[kris] that's great.
Good job.
439
00:22:41,828 --> 00:22:43,627
I told you
he was gonna work out.
440
00:22:43,629 --> 00:22:45,463
You know,
what makes the best miner,
441
00:22:45,465 --> 00:22:48,532
when you're too stupid
to [bleep] know
you're in trouble.
442
00:22:48,534 --> 00:22:50,668
Right now, he's doing it,
he's making gold.
443
00:22:50,670 --> 00:22:53,270
He doesn't know
about all the problems
that could happen.
444
00:22:53,272 --> 00:22:54,572
And it's beautiful.
445
00:22:54,574 --> 00:22:56,774
He doesn't need to know.
446
00:22:56,776 --> 00:22:58,409
[man] welcome to the reaper.
447
00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:04,648
[music]
448
00:23:09,789 --> 00:23:11,589
[shawn] time to get
the little dozer going.
449
00:23:12,925 --> 00:23:14,725
[narrator]
with his season on the line,
450
00:23:14,727 --> 00:23:18,396
shawn pomrenke
is bringing out the big guns.
451
00:23:18,398 --> 00:23:20,898
[shawn]
time to move some snow.
452
00:23:20,900 --> 00:23:22,533
Priority number one,
453
00:23:22,535 --> 00:23:25,936
I need to get as much snow off
this site as I possibly can.
454
00:23:25,938 --> 00:23:27,671
It's weighing down
the ice so much.
455
00:23:27,673 --> 00:23:31,742
It's bursting through
all the holes
and any cracks in the ice.
456
00:23:31,744 --> 00:23:35,679
Of course,
putting this much pressure
on weak ice is risky,
457
00:23:35,681 --> 00:23:38,416
but with only a few weeks left
in the season,
458
00:23:38,418 --> 00:23:40,284
it's a chance I have to take.
459
00:23:46,325 --> 00:23:48,325
It's gonna take
a whole lot of work.
460
00:23:48,327 --> 00:23:50,528
[joe] definitely a lot easier
than shoveling.
461
00:23:52,331 --> 00:23:53,664
Ooh, yeah!
462
00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:55,366
[shawn] obviously,
I can't plow
463
00:23:55,368 --> 00:23:57,968
all the snow off the entire
bering sea.
464
00:23:57,970 --> 00:24:00,371
Hopefully, I can clear off
a big enough area
465
00:24:00,373 --> 00:24:05,476
that the ice will float up
and we won't be working in
five feet of overflow
466
00:24:05,478 --> 00:24:07,344
and we can get back to diving.
467
00:24:13,152 --> 00:24:15,219
[man] we got
a little bit of overflow.
468
00:24:17,023 --> 00:24:18,989
[shawn] well,
that's not working out well.
469
00:24:20,193 --> 00:24:23,160
The ocean is coming up
on top of the ice.
470
00:24:23,162 --> 00:24:25,463
There's too much weight
on the ice.
471
00:24:26,666 --> 00:24:28,132
[man] you see that?
472
00:24:30,736 --> 00:24:33,871
[shawn]
you got a foot of water
on top of the ice.
473
00:24:33,873 --> 00:24:36,240
Get the dozer
stuck in that,
474
00:24:36,242 --> 00:24:39,710
it'll be
the end of that dozer.
475
00:24:39,712 --> 00:24:42,780
I can't be anywhere
near of these holes.
476
00:24:42,782 --> 00:24:44,582
I'm not gonna lie.
477
00:24:44,584 --> 00:24:45,983
It's pretty grim.
478
00:24:45,985 --> 00:24:47,518
Plan's not working at all.
479
00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,120
But we're gonna go
try a new spot,
480
00:24:50,122 --> 00:24:51,589
where we haven't drilled.
481
00:24:51,591 --> 00:24:53,190
See if it works there.
482
00:24:53,192 --> 00:24:54,825
Hopefully,
I can get enough weight off
483
00:24:54,827 --> 00:24:56,393
that area
to stop the flooding.
484
00:24:56,395 --> 00:24:59,530
If not, it's game over.
485
00:24:59,532 --> 00:25:02,700
[shawn] we got
a lot of weight in this area
with all the shacks,
486
00:25:02,702 --> 00:25:05,002
we're gonna go
over a little further,
487
00:25:06,405 --> 00:25:07,972
try to clear
our area,
488
00:25:07,974 --> 00:25:09,106
see what it does.
489
00:25:09,108 --> 00:25:11,742
Hopefully, I can get
this ice to come up.
490
00:25:11,744 --> 00:25:15,145
If it doesn't, then that's
the end of this ice season.
491
00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:19,383
[engine revving]
492
00:25:24,056 --> 00:25:25,723
[shawn]
we're gonna have to clear
a big area.
493
00:25:25,725 --> 00:25:26,991
There's no doubt.
494
00:25:30,696 --> 00:25:32,496
Look, there's so much snow.
495
00:25:34,233 --> 00:25:37,201
[music]
496
00:25:42,742 --> 00:25:44,141
[man] I don't know,
what do you reckon?
497
00:25:44,143 --> 00:25:46,343
[shawn] drill a hole
and see what happens.
498
00:25:46,345 --> 00:25:49,146
[machinery whirring]
499
00:25:52,151 --> 00:25:53,984
[man speaking]
500
00:26:06,065 --> 00:26:07,231
[shawn] yeah.
501
00:26:08,734 --> 00:26:09,967
Our plan worked.
502
00:26:09,969 --> 00:26:12,703
We got all the weight
of the snow off the ice.
503
00:26:12,705 --> 00:26:14,838
Ice raised up.
504
00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:16,440
We're good.
505
00:26:16,442 --> 00:26:18,008
Thank god it worked.
506
00:26:18,010 --> 00:26:20,678
Now, let's get back to mining
and get some gold.
507
00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:24,415
I think, get
out here tomorrow morning
and get all the stuff pulled,
508
00:26:24,417 --> 00:26:28,619
get it back underwater and get
to mining and dredging.
509
00:26:28,621 --> 00:26:31,055
I love it when a plan
comes together.
510
00:26:33,459 --> 00:26:36,060
[music]
511
00:26:41,834 --> 00:26:43,567
-[man] hey, gary.
-[gary] yeah.
512
00:26:43,569 --> 00:26:47,438
Why does the ocean roar
all the time?
513
00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,006
[gary] why does the what?
514
00:26:49,008 --> 00:26:52,376
Why does the ocean roar
all the time?
515
00:26:52,378 --> 00:26:53,744
[gary] why is that?
516
00:26:55,982 --> 00:26:57,381
[man] well, if you had
that many crabs
517
00:26:57,383 --> 00:26:59,316
on your bottom,
you'd roar too.
518
00:26:59,318 --> 00:27:01,952
[gary laughing]
519
00:27:01,954 --> 00:27:04,555
[gary] all right.
520
00:27:04,557 --> 00:27:08,726
[narrator] vernon adkison
is laughing all the way
to the bank
521
00:27:08,728 --> 00:27:14,798
and in the face of danger,
as the operation marches
towards an ever growing lead.
522
00:27:17,169 --> 00:27:21,672
Okay, well,
you've got 5 hours
and 20 minutes,
523
00:27:21,674 --> 00:27:23,507
then it's time to come up.
524
00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:25,843
All right.
525
00:27:25,845 --> 00:27:27,211
Throw a little gold out there
526
00:27:27,213 --> 00:27:30,781
in front of your nose
and I'll know it's time
to get you up.
527
00:27:30,783 --> 00:27:32,349
[gary] I mean,
I don't know what it is.
528
00:27:32,351 --> 00:27:34,051
I kind of like it down here.
529
00:27:34,053 --> 00:27:38,522
[vernon] good. Iron man.
Or a gold man I should say.
530
00:27:38,524 --> 00:27:41,325
We're getting
closer and closer
to that open lead.
531
00:27:41,327 --> 00:27:43,727
And with all our equipment
up on that thin ice
532
00:27:43,729 --> 00:27:45,663
and our divers underneath it,
533
00:27:45,665 --> 00:27:47,898
we've got to be
extremely careful.
534
00:27:47,900 --> 00:27:49,566
So we're gonna take
a break,
535
00:27:49,568 --> 00:27:53,871
check the box
and make sure the gold
is as good as we think it is.
536
00:27:55,374 --> 00:27:57,241
Holy [bleep].
Look at all that.
[bleep] yeah.
537
00:27:58,878 --> 00:28:00,577
See all that, right there?
538
00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:01,679
[man] oh, yeah.
539
00:28:01,681 --> 00:28:03,614
Got a lot of gold
in there.
540
00:28:03,616 --> 00:28:06,316
Good gold.
Love it.
541
00:28:06,318 --> 00:28:08,585
All I got to say is booyah.
542
00:28:08,587 --> 00:28:10,754
Our hot streak
just keeps going.
543
00:28:10,756 --> 00:28:13,424
So we're gonna keep
creeping closer to that lead
544
00:28:13,426 --> 00:28:16,493
as long as the ice holds up
and the guys are willing,
545
00:28:16,495 --> 00:28:19,630
but we'll need to
keep our eyes and ears
open at all times.
546
00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,733
The hole is looking
really good.
547
00:28:22,735 --> 00:28:26,003
We'll send gary down
to finish up the day
548
00:28:26,005 --> 00:28:28,806
and put some more gold
in the box.
549
00:28:28,808 --> 00:28:30,207
All right, gary.
550
00:28:30,209 --> 00:28:31,675
Get after it, buddy.
551
00:28:41,787 --> 00:28:45,756
[gary] all right, I'm working
my way back towards the hole.
552
00:28:45,758 --> 00:28:47,057
All right.
553
00:28:49,762 --> 00:28:53,464
Oh, this looks like
some good stuff.
554
00:28:53,466 --> 00:28:56,166
[vernon] that looks
like a pretty easy dredging
right now, huh?
555
00:28:56,168 --> 00:28:59,369
[gary speaking]
556
00:29:01,807 --> 00:29:05,275
you see
this little air, right here,
the hole keeps coming out.
557
00:29:06,312 --> 00:29:08,245
That looks good.
558
00:29:08,247 --> 00:29:11,749
[vernon] this might end up
being an extremely good hole.
559
00:29:15,721 --> 00:29:17,254
[narrator] ten miles west.
560
00:29:23,095 --> 00:29:25,696
[james speaking]
561
00:29:25,698 --> 00:29:27,431
[kris] see lots of gold?
[james speaking]
562
00:29:27,433 --> 00:29:31,401
we're all gonna make
a nice paycheck out of this.
563
00:29:31,403 --> 00:29:33,737
[narrator] for kris'
newest diving protege,
564
00:29:33,739 --> 00:29:37,040
james barclay,
things are going swimmingly
565
00:29:37,042 --> 00:29:39,510
after nearly four hours
under the ice.
566
00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:43,313
[james speaking]
567
00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:47,484
[man] that's great.
568
00:29:47,486 --> 00:29:49,987
[james speaking]
569
00:30:02,034 --> 00:30:03,300
[man] don't worry about it,
570
00:30:03,302 --> 00:30:04,568
as long as
you're getting gold,
571
00:30:04,570 --> 00:30:06,203
that's all that matters.
572
00:30:06,205 --> 00:30:07,571
[james speaking]
573
00:30:07,573 --> 00:30:09,406
[kris] that mask
is a piece of [bleep].
574
00:30:09,408 --> 00:30:11,441
It's too [bleep] small
for our [bleep] face.
575
00:30:11,443 --> 00:30:15,546
Reach up and grab the strap
and pull it a little bit.
576
00:30:15,548 --> 00:30:18,081
[james speaking]
577
00:30:27,026 --> 00:30:29,359
[brad] he's seeing more gold
than he sees on his excavator.
578
00:30:33,332 --> 00:30:36,466
[james speaking]
579
00:30:36,468 --> 00:30:38,468
[kris]
this is the rich area, huh?
580
00:30:38,470 --> 00:30:40,838
[james speaking]
581
00:30:50,049 --> 00:30:51,048
okay.
582
00:30:51,050 --> 00:30:54,284
Uh, how much is too much?
583
00:30:54,286 --> 00:30:57,487
[james speaking]
584
00:30:57,489 --> 00:30:58,956
well, that's not bad.
585
00:30:58,958 --> 00:31:01,225
Keep working.
586
00:31:01,227 --> 00:31:04,528
Is it still coming in
or is it just like that's it?
587
00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:08,532
[james speaking]
588
00:31:08,534 --> 00:31:10,367
[bleep] man.
589
00:31:10,369 --> 00:31:12,536
Okay, well, come up,
that's too much water.
590
00:31:12,538 --> 00:31:14,271
[james speaking]
591
00:31:21,881 --> 00:31:23,313
-how you doing, buddy?
-Good.
592
00:31:23,315 --> 00:31:24,514
You did better than
593
00:31:24,516 --> 00:31:26,183
I thought
you were gonna do.
594
00:31:26,185 --> 00:31:27,451
[james]
[bleep] loads of water.
595
00:31:27,453 --> 00:31:30,287
I was holding my mask
the whole time
I tried to dredge.
596
00:31:30,289 --> 00:31:31,421
[laughing]
597
00:31:31,423 --> 00:31:33,023
I didn't want to stop.
598
00:31:33,025 --> 00:31:35,292
Honestly, I thought james
was gonna get down there,
599
00:31:35,294 --> 00:31:36,560
cause nothing but trouble.
600
00:31:36,562 --> 00:31:39,129
Get a rock jam.
Make no gold.
601
00:31:39,131 --> 00:31:40,998
This is way better than
I hoped for.
602
00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:44,268
I think we set ourselves up
for the rest of the season.
603
00:31:44,270 --> 00:31:45,702
Hey, buddy,
you did a good job.
604
00:31:45,704 --> 00:31:48,372
I knew you would.
All right.
And you made me money.
605
00:31:52,211 --> 00:31:54,878
[music]
606
00:32:00,085 --> 00:32:01,952
[zeke] I am seeing flakes here
and there,
607
00:32:01,954 --> 00:32:04,121
but nothing like
super awesome yet.
608
00:32:04,123 --> 00:32:05,622
Gotcha.
609
00:32:05,624 --> 00:32:09,192
We put a lot of work
into digging this hole
and getting set up on it.
610
00:32:09,194 --> 00:32:11,194
So there's a lot riding
on there
611
00:32:11,196 --> 00:32:15,098
being a good amount of gold
here.
612
00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:18,702
[narrator] looking to tap
into a new pay street
and save his season,
613
00:32:18,704 --> 00:32:22,039
zeke tenhoff is giving
west beach one more try.
614
00:32:24,376 --> 00:32:27,010
[man] zeke, you've been
down there a couple hours.
615
00:32:27,012 --> 00:32:28,278
Does it looked like
it's worth staying?
616
00:32:30,382 --> 00:32:35,185
[zeke] well, it's not looking
super hot out here.
617
00:32:36,522 --> 00:32:37,955
There's a lot of sand
around here,
618
00:32:37,957 --> 00:32:40,490
and I was just dredging up
a bunch of sand.
619
00:32:40,492 --> 00:32:42,693
What's the ice
look like above you?
620
00:32:43,896 --> 00:32:47,130
All I see above me
is like all these ice blocks
621
00:32:47,132 --> 00:32:48,832
that are on
top of other ice blocks.
622
00:32:50,569 --> 00:32:52,135
It's pretty sketch up there,
I don't like it.
623
00:32:52,137 --> 00:32:54,838
I don't like thinking about
that on me, you know.
624
00:32:57,543 --> 00:33:01,211
And I haven't seen
a single little puddle
of gold that I like.
625
00:33:04,950 --> 00:33:06,883
I think
this hole is just a dud.
626
00:33:09,121 --> 00:33:11,021
I think that it's a clear sign
627
00:33:11,023 --> 00:33:12,823
that it's time
to move out of here.
628
00:33:15,427 --> 00:33:17,127
Yeah,
I'm just gonna head on up.
629
00:33:22,935 --> 00:33:24,334
Here he comes.
630
00:33:26,271 --> 00:33:28,338
[indistinct]
631
00:33:29,808 --> 00:33:33,110
[zeke] right where
I stopped dredging last
time, that was like
632
00:33:33,112 --> 00:33:35,479
the end of there being
really anything at all.
633
00:33:39,184 --> 00:33:42,219
This is a huge disappointment.
634
00:33:42,221 --> 00:33:43,954
It's already
the back half of the season,
635
00:33:43,956 --> 00:33:46,256
we're gonna have to move
this entire operation
636
00:33:46,258 --> 00:33:48,692
and set it up on a new claim.
637
00:33:48,694 --> 00:33:52,262
And it's not like I can just
show up at tomcod
and start diving.
638
00:33:52,264 --> 00:33:55,699
First,
I'm gonna have to make
a deal with pomrenke.
639
00:33:55,701 --> 00:33:57,267
It's not a cool ice hole.
640
00:33:57,269 --> 00:34:00,537
There's no gold in it,
so it's time to bail.
641
00:34:01,774 --> 00:34:03,240
Let's get out of here.
642
00:34:06,745 --> 00:34:08,912
[kris] hello and welcome
to another edition
of kris kelly's secret guide
643
00:34:08,914 --> 00:34:10,147
to successful mining.
644
00:34:10,149 --> 00:34:13,016
So today,
we're gonna be talking
about a 6-inch operation
645
00:34:13,018 --> 00:34:15,285
and an 8-inch operation.
646
00:34:15,287 --> 00:34:16,386
Hold on, calm down.
647
00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:17,721
Get your head
out of the gutter.
648
00:34:17,723 --> 00:34:19,523
I'm talking about mining.
649
00:34:19,525 --> 00:34:20,757
I'm freezing.
650
00:34:20,759 --> 00:34:23,226
I didn't even bring my pants
or nothing.
651
00:34:23,228 --> 00:34:25,896
In mining, size does matter,
652
00:34:25,898 --> 00:34:28,265
maybe not in everything
in life.
653
00:34:28,267 --> 00:34:31,001
But whoever says
that's kind of [bleep] too.
654
00:34:31,003 --> 00:34:33,770
The 6-inch is lighter,
easier to handle.
655
00:34:33,772 --> 00:34:38,408
6-inch operation is also
probably under half the price.
656
00:34:38,410 --> 00:34:39,876
But what do you really
want to do?
657
00:34:39,878 --> 00:34:42,813
You want to get down there
and get as much gold
as you can.
658
00:34:42,815 --> 00:34:45,482
And that's what
an 8-inch operation
will get you.
659
00:34:46,552 --> 00:34:49,152
[man] oh, yeah. Yeah!
660
00:34:49,154 --> 00:34:51,488
6-inch nozzle.
8-inch nozzle.
661
00:34:51,490 --> 00:34:53,256
Two inches count.
662
00:34:53,258 --> 00:34:55,859
With that extra two inches
that you have,
663
00:34:55,861 --> 00:34:58,095
you're not gonna have
to move as many rocks.
664
00:34:58,097 --> 00:34:59,863
You know,
you're not going
to have to get down there
665
00:34:59,865 --> 00:35:02,432
and physically work
all [bleep] day long.
666
00:35:02,434 --> 00:35:03,867
Once you've been
with an eight,
667
00:35:03,869 --> 00:35:06,103
it's extremely hard
to go back to a six
668
00:35:06,105 --> 00:35:08,738
and everybody out there will
probably agree with me.
669
00:35:08,740 --> 00:35:10,140
Thank you very much
for watching
670
00:35:10,142 --> 00:35:13,343
another edition of secret...
What the [bleep] am I doing?
671
00:35:13,345 --> 00:35:14,911
Thank you very much
for watching
672
00:35:14,913 --> 00:35:18,582
another episode
of kris kelly's secret guide
to successful mining.
673
00:35:22,454 --> 00:35:25,789
[music]
674
00:35:31,029 --> 00:35:33,296
[brad] that spot we're
on now is the motherlode.
675
00:35:33,298 --> 00:35:35,031
[kris] that's a lot of gold.
676
00:35:35,067 --> 00:35:40,036
[narrator] kris' plan
for the back half of winter
may already be bearing fruit.
677
00:35:40,038 --> 00:35:42,806
James is working all right,
you know, his first dive.
[indistinct].
678
00:35:42,808 --> 00:35:43,907
Yeah.
679
00:35:43,909 --> 00:35:45,509
He did better than
any other diver
680
00:35:45,511 --> 00:35:47,744
we've had down there,
and you got to admit
he's a pretty good diver.
681
00:35:47,746 --> 00:35:49,579
Let's not start high-fiving
each other yet.
682
00:35:49,581 --> 00:35:52,048
For the reaper to hit
25 ounces this season,
683
00:35:52,050 --> 00:35:55,018
I need james
to be a reliable diver.
684
00:35:55,020 --> 00:35:57,020
He actually did pretty good
for his first time.
685
00:35:57,022 --> 00:35:59,890
Now, we'll weigh it out
and the proof will be
in the pudding.
686
00:35:59,892 --> 00:36:01,658
Let's weigh this up.
Let's see where we're at.
687
00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:02,993
Okay.
688
00:36:04,696 --> 00:36:07,731
That's one ounce, two ounces,
two and a half, three,
689
00:36:09,334 --> 00:36:10,367
four,
690
00:36:12,137 --> 00:36:13,303
five,
691
00:36:15,140 --> 00:36:16,540
six ounces.
692
00:36:18,243 --> 00:36:20,577
[kris] whoa, 6.4 ounces.
693
00:36:20,579 --> 00:36:21,845
All right.
694
00:36:21,847 --> 00:36:22,979
That's really good money.
695
00:36:22,981 --> 00:36:24,381
That is awesome money.
696
00:36:24,383 --> 00:36:27,918
[narrator] 6.4 ounces
is worth over $12,000.
697
00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:30,554
A successful haul
for any diver,
698
00:36:30,556 --> 00:36:33,023
let alone a first timer.
699
00:36:33,025 --> 00:36:34,991
-Hey, cap that
[bleep] up. Let's go.
-Okay.
700
00:36:34,993 --> 00:36:36,126
Everything's good.
701
00:36:36,128 --> 00:36:37,460
[man]
mission successful so far,
702
00:36:37,462 --> 00:36:39,196
now that I move
us to the real goal.
703
00:36:39,198 --> 00:36:40,664
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
704
00:36:40,666 --> 00:36:42,032
The sun shines
on a dog's ass some days.
705
00:36:42,034 --> 00:36:43,900
[brad] well, it always shines
on my ass. Let's go.
706
00:36:46,038 --> 00:36:48,738
[music]
707
00:36:54,346 --> 00:36:56,313
[zeke] we got to figure out
how to make this work.
708
00:36:57,482 --> 00:36:58,982
[indistinct]
709
00:36:58,984 --> 00:37:02,285
[narrator] zeke's looking
to tomcod to pick up
a sagging season.
710
00:37:02,287 --> 00:37:04,454
And that means making a deal.
711
00:37:04,456 --> 00:37:05,522
[zeke] hey, shawn.
712
00:37:05,524 --> 00:37:06,590
[shawn] what's up, zeke?
713
00:37:06,592 --> 00:37:08,725
[narrator] with mr. Gold.
714
00:37:08,727 --> 00:37:10,994
[zeke]
we got our ice operation
pretty much running.
715
00:37:10,996 --> 00:37:12,162
Yeah.
716
00:37:12,164 --> 00:37:15,832
But where we are
by the causeway,
717
00:37:15,834 --> 00:37:17,867
kind of feel like
pretty well picked over.
718
00:37:17,869 --> 00:37:19,369
Yeah, well, you know,
719
00:37:19,371 --> 00:37:21,938
that area is close to the...
Close to the port,
720
00:37:21,940 --> 00:37:25,008
so it gets hammered
because it's easy.
721
00:37:25,010 --> 00:37:27,444
I was wondering
if you still had any spots
open on tomcod
722
00:37:27,446 --> 00:37:28,678
we could go out and check out.
723
00:37:30,983 --> 00:37:32,515
[shawn] we've got
some spots out there for you.
724
00:37:32,517 --> 00:37:34,251
[zeke] nice.
725
00:37:34,253 --> 00:37:37,053
Moving the entire operation
this late in the game
726
00:37:37,055 --> 00:37:39,189
could just be a disaster
for me.
727
00:37:39,191 --> 00:37:40,724
But I'm desperate.
728
00:37:40,726 --> 00:37:42,959
If I can't find enough gold
to keep going,
729
00:37:42,961 --> 00:37:44,961
my mining season is over.
730
00:37:44,963 --> 00:37:46,229
Cool.
731
00:37:46,231 --> 00:37:48,164
We'll probably need to get
some paperwork
together for you.
732
00:37:48,166 --> 00:37:49,332
[shawn] yeah.
733
00:37:49,334 --> 00:37:50,567
And get all that straight.
734
00:37:50,569 --> 00:37:52,002
But as soon as
we get that straight,
735
00:37:52,004 --> 00:37:53,436
I'm ready to go out there.
736
00:37:53,438 --> 00:37:54,871
What about royalty?
737
00:37:58,043 --> 00:37:59,442
What are you thinking?
738
00:38:00,779 --> 00:38:01,945
I'd like 20.
739
00:38:03,115 --> 00:38:04,447
Fifteen would be better.
740
00:38:06,585 --> 00:38:08,752
It's up to you.
741
00:38:08,754 --> 00:38:10,620
[shawn] I mean, I like it,
742
00:38:10,622 --> 00:38:12,722
and I know
how hard ice mining is,
743
00:38:12,724 --> 00:38:15,992
so I'll give you a
15% royalty.
744
00:38:15,994 --> 00:38:18,328
-[zeke] right on.
I appreciate it.
-Yeah, no problem.
745
00:38:18,330 --> 00:38:21,631
I could have probably
squeeze zeke
for a little bit more.
746
00:38:21,633 --> 00:38:24,200
It's late in the season
and he's getting desperate,
747
00:38:24,202 --> 00:38:25,468
but zeke's a good dude.
748
00:38:25,470 --> 00:38:27,037
I know
he's gonna bust his ass.
749
00:38:27,039 --> 00:38:28,538
And the more gold he gets,
750
00:38:28,540 --> 00:38:30,040
it's better for both of us.
751
00:38:30,042 --> 00:38:31,408
Right on.
We'll see you out there.
752
00:38:31,410 --> 00:38:33,443
-[shawn] okay. Yeah.
-We'll see you on the ice.
753
00:38:33,445 --> 00:38:34,878
-Thanks, shawn.
-Yep. We'll see you.
754
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:36,179
[zeke] see ya.
755
00:38:40,452 --> 00:38:43,420
[music]
756
00:38:46,325 --> 00:38:47,490
[gary] this is looking good.
757
00:38:47,492 --> 00:38:49,159
Packing the box full.
758
00:38:50,429 --> 00:38:52,696
[vernon] that's some nice,
clean gold right there.
759
00:38:52,698 --> 00:38:55,665
[narrator]
after pushing closer
to the open water lead,
760
00:38:55,667 --> 00:39:01,237
the question is will it lead
vernon's team to make a gold?
761
00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,239
[vernon] weigh it up, gary,
let's see what we got there.
762
00:39:03,241 --> 00:39:04,607
[gary] all right.
Here we go.
763
00:39:07,479 --> 00:39:14,317
One, two, three,
four, five, six, seven,
764
00:39:14,319 --> 00:39:20,123
eight, nine, ten, eleven,
765
00:39:20,125 --> 00:39:24,627
twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, fifteen,
766
00:39:24,629 --> 00:39:26,596
sixteen, seventeen.
767
00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:31,935
18.04.
768
00:39:31,937 --> 00:39:36,973
[narrator] 18.04 ounces
is worth over $34,000.
769
00:39:36,975 --> 00:39:40,210
Proof that if they can outlast
the thinning ice,
770
00:39:40,212 --> 00:39:43,546
this spot may lead
vernon straight to the top.
771
00:39:43,548 --> 00:39:46,750
I'm telling you, buying
56 was the best move
772
00:39:46,752 --> 00:39:48,852
I've ever made in my life.
773
00:39:48,854 --> 00:39:49,953
[gary] yeah.
774
00:39:49,955 --> 00:39:51,054
I mean, that's gonna be
775
00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:53,590
my retirement program
right out there on 56.
776
00:39:53,592 --> 00:39:55,992
More money,
more money, more money.
777
00:39:55,994 --> 00:39:58,561
This claim just keeps
on delivering,
778
00:39:58,563 --> 00:40:01,331
and this new spot might be
the richest of all.
779
00:40:01,333 --> 00:40:04,267
I'm hoping the lead
doesn't expand any further.
780
00:40:04,269 --> 00:40:06,803
Otherwise,
both our underwater atm
781
00:40:06,805 --> 00:40:09,706
and our safety
will be at risk.
782
00:40:09,708 --> 00:40:12,776
We might have to call
this el primo.
783
00:40:12,778 --> 00:40:14,144
I mean, I'm liking super gold,
784
00:40:14,146 --> 00:40:18,548
but this is
the cream of the crop
right here.
785
00:40:18,550 --> 00:40:20,550
All right, gary,
let's get this tucked away
786
00:40:20,552 --> 00:40:22,619
and get the hell
on back out there.
787
00:40:26,024 --> 00:40:31,828
[narrator] vernon
takes the lead. While
mr. Gold stalls out.
788
00:40:33,198 --> 00:40:35,999
Next time on bering sea gold.
789
00:40:36,001 --> 00:40:38,468
[kris] the baby could come
pretty much any time
right now,
790
00:40:38,470 --> 00:40:40,103
so we need to get as much
gold as we can today.
791
00:40:40,105 --> 00:40:44,207
We need to kill ourselves
to get that gold.
792
00:40:44,209 --> 00:40:46,643
Where you at gold? Right.
793
00:40:46,645 --> 00:40:47,944
Oh!
794
00:40:47,946 --> 00:40:50,146
This is the spot.
795
00:40:50,148 --> 00:40:52,549
Time to make some money
right now.
796
00:40:52,551 --> 00:40:53,917
[man]
we're on the best ground
797
00:40:53,919 --> 00:40:56,486
that we've seen
since we've been in nome.
798
00:40:58,723 --> 00:41:00,023
[man speaking]
799
00:41:00,025 --> 00:41:01,958
oh, come on.
800
00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:03,593
[man]
ready to get on a new hole.
801
00:41:04,930 --> 00:41:07,997
[man] I love it.
So glad we're out here.
802
00:41:07,999 --> 00:41:11,034
[man] I know
we'll find some gold.
I can feel it, dude.
803
00:41:12,370 --> 00:41:15,472
-[man] all right.
-Heck, yeah. Booyah.
804
00:41:15,474 --> 00:41:18,575
Hi, baby.
Oh, she's cute.