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[man 1]
yeah, it'll be good to have
kris back again, you know,
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he's got
a lot of responsibility
now besides being the captain.
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He's got a little baby now.
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[man 2] there he comes.
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[kris] I'm back.
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Meet the newest
member of the family.
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Okay, so here's the deal,
I just have my new baby,
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I owe a bunch of money
on my mining equipment
and I'm not sleepy.
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And while I was gone,
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I had to trust my dad
and brother to get gold.
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It's cold out here.
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Come on, baby, let's go.
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-[man 2]
this baby's cute as hell.
-Be careful.
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I know, let me watch
my baby there.
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[kris] I'm freaking out.
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I need this to work
more than ever.
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I just need to stay positive,
focus on the future.
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And, man, I hope my dad
and brother came through.
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You better got gold yesterday.
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[baby crying]
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[andy] everything's actually
going good today.
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Kris ain't here,
so I got to keep
this [bleep] going,
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and I told them I would, too,
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so I'm a man of my word.
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When I say I'm going to do
something,
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I'm going to
[bleep] try my hardest.
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[narrator]
with bills to pay...
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[andy] it's game time.
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[narrator]
...There's a different kelly
at the helm.
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So my brother's
in anchorage right now
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dealing with his new daughter.
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And here we are,
we're making the operation run
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while he's away
and start the engines,
suit up,
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jump in the water
and start making our money.
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So my brother's down
in anchorage dealing
with his new baby.
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He's worried
about how the operation
is going to run without him.
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But think
about it, without my brother,
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there's not going to be
yelling
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and people
are going to actually
start working
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and they're going to do
what the hell I tell them
to do.
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I got this while he's gone.
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It's a lot quieter
without kris here.
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He gets too excited too easy.
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You know what I mean?
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If he'd calm down,
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take a step back
and take a look
at the operation,
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it's running all right.
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We're in debt
this season and it sucks.
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We need to get
another six ounces
just to break even.
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The plan today is for me
to go down first
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and hit the box hard
and then have another diver
go behind me.
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James is sick, so my brother
has a new guy coming out,
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so we'll check him out.
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High pressures are on.
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Once these things
start [bleep],
I can go sit up.
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We never sit up
until it's [bleep] running.
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My brother's full
of negativity
and it brings the morale down
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and makes it hard to be
focused on the gold.
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We just got to stay positive
and on our game
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and we'll make more gold.
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[man speaking]
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where's it?
I packed it all.
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I don't know
how I didn't bring my boots.
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I had it all packed.
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[man speaking]
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[man] I don't know
how am I going to make it?
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[man speaking]
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[music]
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[andy]
my family just got bigger.
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Need that money.
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[air hissing]
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andy, we just got
to keep the operation going
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while kris is away
or you know what'll happen.
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[andy speaking]
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yeah. You're an uncle,
I'm a grandfather now.
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Yeah. Wow.
This is great.
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[andy] yeah.
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[brad] how's it looking, andy?
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[andy] it's looking good.
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[brad] take your time,
just work the material.
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[andy] I am.
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[brad] what material
are you seeing, andy?
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[andy speaking]
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[andy] oh.
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-Hey, pop.
-[brad] what?
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[andy speaking]
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keep working
that wall of gold, andy,
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I love to hear that.
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Put that gold in the box,
that's all that matters andy.
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[andy] oh yeah, there we go.
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[brad] make sure your brother
won a big clean out this time.
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[narrator] while
the kelly's skeleton team
gets on the gold,
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11 miles east.
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[vernon]
we got to get some gold today.
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Got everything thought out.
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We've got some good ground
to work on.
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We've got to take advantage
of every minute.
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[narrator]
vernon adkison enters
the home stretch,
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and he's stretching
his operation
as far as it'll reach.
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The deal is we want
to stay on this much longer.
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We had a 40-foot hose,
which by the time you
get down to the bottom,
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it's only
about a 20-foot radius
to work in.
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We put another 15 feet
on the hose,
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a lot more area,
three times as much area,
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which means we'll have
to move three times fast.
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This season has been balls
to the wall fantastic.
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And now
we're on what's probably
the best gold of my career.
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That's why we're calling it
primo gold.
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I'm thinking
we'll got more gold
doing it this way.
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I did not want to move again.
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Problem is, the gold trail
is going straight towards
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that open water lead out there
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and we've already
tapped out this hole.
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Honestly, that lead is getting
bigger every day
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and the ice
is getting thinner.
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It's not safe to move
any closer to that lead.
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But I can put an extension
on this hose
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and get my diver closer.
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Let's keep
the good times coming.
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Bam!
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[vernon] having a diver
this far from the hole,
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especially this close
to the lead is very risky,
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but we're aiming
for 200 ounces
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and I'm going to press
our luck.
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[gary] there's a lot of gold
down there.
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I'm looking forward
to the dive today,
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it'd probably be a marathon.
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[vernon] all right, gary.
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-[laughs] yeah.
-I like it.
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Big money today.
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[gary speaking]
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good.
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Diver's down.
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Gary, good time.
Good time, gary.
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Be a little bit
extra careful
with that extension.
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[gary speaking]
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[vernon] the suction,
does it feel about
the same or less or what?
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[gary speaking]
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the more suction,
the more material
you can move,
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so by adding the extra length
to the hose,
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we sacrifice some suction.
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It took that much further,
our system has to pull
the material.
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But I'm hoping
we'll be able to, to function.
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So, gary,
tell me about the bottom,
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what are you seeing
down there.
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[gary] uh...
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[gary speaking]
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[vernon]
oh, hell, that's great man.
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That's perfect.
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[gary speaking]
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oh, that, that is sweet.
Very, very sweet.
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[gary speaking]
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[vernon] so far, it looks like
there's something,
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knocking on wood.
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[gary] whoa, yeah.
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[vernon] all right.
Play it up.
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We don't have much time
left in this season,
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so we got to make
hay while the sun shines.
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[gary] roger that, vernon.
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Leave no gold behind,
just suck it up.
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[narrator] ten miles west.
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[shawn]
beautiful day in godiva,
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but we have to get
as much time
on the bottom as possible,
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figure out exactly
which direction
this gold's headed.
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[narrator]
the end of winter mining
is fast approaching.
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And shawn pomrenke believes
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he's finally
on to a storied jackpot,
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lurking on an ancient riverbed
on the tomcod claim.
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I've seen really good gold,
where I was diving,
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going to head down
and see if that thing
continues to the west,
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that big pile of gold.
There's gonna be a big
pile out there somewhere.
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Season's almost over.
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I still need 45 ounces
to make all my payments,
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so I need to pinpoint
this jackpot.
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Oh, yeah.
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Last time I used
the dowsing rods,
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I got
one of the most promising gold
I've seen yet.
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This is the spot.
I'm feeling good.
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[shawn speaking]
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I took a big gamble hunting
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for it this winter
instead of playing it safe,
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but I have faith, in the end,
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it'll prove to be
the right move.
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Got the hot water on.
Till we find some gold,
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we're not giving up.
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We're going to keep on
fighting for it.
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We'll get it.
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Fix me up.
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Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
Good job closing up here.
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[shawn] thank you.
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Time is ticking.
Failure is not an option.
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I won't accept it.
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I'm the top guy up here
for a reason.
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I plan on keeping that streak
intact this winter.
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We're running out of time.
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We've got to make
the best of this.
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[shawn speaking]
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[man 3] let me know
when you want me
to throttle up.
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[shawn speaking]
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00:11:02,295 --> 00:11:04,195
[man 3] going for it.
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[shawn speaking]
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[man 3] we're getting close,
close to it.
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[shawn speaking]
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[man 3] oh, nice.
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Sounds like
he likes what he's seeing.
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[shawn speaking]
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booyah.
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[shawn speaking]
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[shawn]
there's a big pile of gold
down here.
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[narrator] throughout nome,
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the fleet is keeping
hope alive,
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as time quickly runs
out on the season.
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And nine miles west.
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[zeke] so I looked at
shawn's gps
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and where we're at is right
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about at
the southern boundary,
where
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shawn shoveled a whole bunch.
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We found a little spot
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and it's just
over to the west.
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He doesn't have any record
of the christine rose having
shoveled right there.
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It may be a little too deep
for the christine rose,
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so I think that's a good
next step for us.
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[narrator] zeke tenhoff sees
his last chance,
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as his best chance.
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-All right.
-Let's go shovel, boys.
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[man 4] shovel.
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[zeke]
this season has been brutal.
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We basically have no gold.
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We've moved over to
the coveted tomcod claim,
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but we're still
coming up empty.
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But finally,
some positive vibes
are coming our way.
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Shawn gave us
some coordinates
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where he hasn't mined yet.
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That probably means
that there's some gold there.
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If there is,
we can get enough gold
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to save our season
and keep the operation going.
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Look at all this water,
it just poured out of here.
Damn!
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[zeke speaking]
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...Causing the ice
to be pressed down
under the water level,
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and it's just, it's not ideal.
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This is the challenge
for the last days of winter.
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We're on what should be
promising ground,
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but we have massive overflow.
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All this water is weighing
down on the ice,
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which is already pretty thin
and weak
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and could easily break apart.
247
00:14:01,541 --> 00:14:04,142
We set up out here
and the ice collapses,
248
00:14:04,144 --> 00:14:06,211
like, us
and all of our equipment
could drop
249
00:14:06,213 --> 00:14:07,378
into the bottom of the sea.
250
00:14:07,380 --> 00:14:10,081
But there's nothing I can do
about this overflow.
251
00:14:10,083 --> 00:14:12,217
But I'm just going to set up
in this big pool of water
252
00:14:12,219 --> 00:14:13,284
and hope it works out.
253
00:14:13,286 --> 00:14:14,686
I don't have a choice.
254
00:14:17,757 --> 00:14:21,926
I'm trying to get a hole
through this watery ice
in this big puddle,
255
00:14:21,928 --> 00:14:24,596
and it looks like a chainsaw
is making pretty short work
of it.
256
00:14:24,598 --> 00:14:28,433
We can get our block free
and get a get a hole open,
257
00:14:28,435 --> 00:14:31,169
then we'll pull the sluice
right into it,
258
00:14:31,171 --> 00:14:33,071
we'll see how it works out.
259
00:14:33,073 --> 00:14:36,207
I didn't anticipate
being in water like this,
260
00:14:36,209 --> 00:14:38,443
so it's going to be
a challenge.
261
00:14:42,148 --> 00:14:44,749
[screaming]
262
00:14:50,891 --> 00:14:52,991
[zeke] everything is in place,
263
00:14:52,993 --> 00:14:57,695
so there's no reason
why I shouldn't be
able to dive on this.
264
00:14:57,697 --> 00:14:59,497
This whole setup
is kind of crazy,
265
00:14:59,499 --> 00:15:00,531
but this is it.
266
00:15:00,533 --> 00:15:02,600
I got to find some gold here.
It's over.
267
00:15:04,337 --> 00:15:06,271
We need to catch
a break here and get
into some gold for sure.
268
00:15:23,623 --> 00:15:26,324
[zeke speaking]
269
00:15:30,363 --> 00:15:33,097
[man 5] what's the ground
look like down there by?
270
00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:35,700
[zeke speaking]
271
00:15:54,988 --> 00:15:56,487
but these are all good signs.
272
00:15:58,024 --> 00:16:01,025
[zeke speaking]
273
00:16:26,086 --> 00:16:28,152
all right. That sounds great.
274
00:16:28,154 --> 00:16:31,289
[zeke] this is good stuff.
It's actually
pretty phenomenal.
275
00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:35,159
I love to hear it.
276
00:16:35,161 --> 00:16:37,829
[zeke] I'm seeing some
pieces of gold now.
277
00:16:37,831 --> 00:16:39,297
Yeah.
278
00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:40,565
Thank god.
279
00:16:42,202 --> 00:16:43,801
[man 4] 40 ounces of gold.
280
00:16:43,803 --> 00:16:45,303
Let's go!
281
00:16:47,774 --> 00:16:49,173
[narrator] two miles east...
282
00:17:00,020 --> 00:17:01,386
[brad] what's happening, andy?
283
00:17:01,388 --> 00:17:02,787
You're on pretty good
gold there?
284
00:17:02,789 --> 00:17:04,122
[andy] yeah.
285
00:17:04,124 --> 00:17:05,656
I got
286
00:17:05,658 --> 00:17:11,095
flower gold all right here
and then I got
the bigger pieces over here.
287
00:17:11,097 --> 00:17:13,331
[brad]
you're kidding me.
You hitting like that?
288
00:17:13,333 --> 00:17:15,400
[andy] I got gold off [bleep].
289
00:17:15,402 --> 00:17:16,801
[narrator] no kris?
290
00:17:16,803 --> 00:17:21,406
No problem,
as andy kelly is knee deep
in the good stuff.
291
00:17:21,408 --> 00:17:22,774
[andy] really good gold.
292
00:17:22,776 --> 00:17:25,309
[brad] come on, andy.
Lead us to victory.
293
00:17:25,311 --> 00:17:26,778
We're on big gold right now.
294
00:17:26,780 --> 00:17:28,346
Coarse gold, fine gold.
295
00:17:28,348 --> 00:17:29,914
Andy,
everything is running smooth.
296
00:17:29,916 --> 00:17:31,849
This is how we need to run
every day.
297
00:17:31,851 --> 00:17:34,519
[andy speaking]
298
00:17:37,123 --> 00:17:41,459
andy's on gold right now
and there's chunkies
on one side,
299
00:17:41,461 --> 00:17:42,627
fine on the other.
300
00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:45,363
So what more can you ask for,
except for pounds...
301
00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,500
Are you hungry? You want me
to start barbecuing?
302
00:17:49,502 --> 00:17:51,536
[andy speaking]
303
00:17:51,538 --> 00:17:52,970
okay. Come on, andy.
304
00:17:52,972 --> 00:17:55,206
This shift's over for you.
Come on back up.
305
00:18:02,115 --> 00:18:04,115
You did a good job.
306
00:18:04,117 --> 00:18:06,217
Well, what do you know,
kris is gone and we're having
307
00:18:06,219 --> 00:18:07,919
the best day
of the season yet.
308
00:18:07,921 --> 00:18:09,954
Sometimes you just got
to get that bad [bleep]
out of the way
309
00:18:09,956 --> 00:18:11,255
and things come together.
310
00:18:12,992 --> 00:18:14,025
So here's the deal,
311
00:18:14,027 --> 00:18:15,827
we're going to get
more hours on the box.
312
00:18:15,829 --> 00:18:18,296
We're bringing a guy
to pull in the second shift.
313
00:18:18,298 --> 00:18:21,566
I hear he's good,
so hopefully,
he keeps the gold flowing.
314
00:18:21,568 --> 00:18:24,535
Kris calls me,
said he had a baby,
315
00:18:24,537 --> 00:18:27,572
so I said,
"well, I'm in to help."
316
00:18:27,574 --> 00:18:30,942
I need to redeem
myself for the last one.
317
00:18:30,944 --> 00:18:32,910
[narrator] if mikel henry
looks familiar,
318
00:18:32,912 --> 00:18:35,580
you may remember him
from his short stint
with vernon,
319
00:18:35,582 --> 00:18:38,516
which didn't go so hot.
320
00:18:39,519 --> 00:18:42,620
[mikel] oh, vernon,
I didn't have any hot water,
321
00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:44,589
so I had to come up
three times...
322
00:18:44,591 --> 00:18:47,058
[mikel speaking]
323
00:18:47,060 --> 00:18:48,926
oh, [bleep] damn it.
324
00:18:48,928 --> 00:18:51,062
[mikel speaking]
325
00:18:51,064 --> 00:18:55,133
[mikel] I just sat there
and froze for over 15 minutes
trying to get this done.
326
00:18:55,135 --> 00:18:57,168
He's aggravating
the [bleep] out of me.
327
00:18:57,170 --> 00:18:58,469
We're done.
328
00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:01,239
And here I am.
329
00:19:01,241 --> 00:19:03,040
[man 5] one thing
I have to say about mikel,
330
00:19:03,042 --> 00:19:05,042
the weights on his boots.
331
00:19:05,044 --> 00:19:07,211
He brought
his own weights though.
332
00:19:07,213 --> 00:19:11,482
That's an indication
that he possibly could know
what the [bleep] he's doing.
333
00:19:12,752 --> 00:19:13,918
Don't show
these young guys that.
334
00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:15,720
They will feel real bad
if you show 'em up, okay?
335
00:19:15,722 --> 00:19:17,722
-All right.
-[man 5]
are you ready to go?
336
00:19:17,724 --> 00:19:18,990
[mikel] yes.
337
00:19:34,974 --> 00:19:37,074
[mikel speaking]
338
00:19:37,076 --> 00:19:38,209
[man speaking]
339
00:19:38,211 --> 00:19:39,510
[brad speaking]
340
00:19:42,549 --> 00:19:44,315
it's right
where that nozzle is.
341
00:19:46,319 --> 00:19:48,686
[mikel speaking]
342
00:19:50,156 --> 00:19:51,455
[brad]
are you seeing any gold?
343
00:19:51,457 --> 00:19:54,225
That's the most
important thing of all.
344
00:19:54,227 --> 00:19:58,095
[mikel speaking]
345
00:19:59,432 --> 00:20:01,999
andy's saying,
do you have your glasses on?
346
00:20:05,205 --> 00:20:06,671
Yeah.
347
00:20:06,673 --> 00:20:08,139
[andy speaking]
348
00:20:08,141 --> 00:20:10,107
don't look for chunkies,
it's all flower.
349
00:20:10,109 --> 00:20:11,342
Just work it out, mike.
350
00:20:12,612 --> 00:20:14,679
[mikel speaking]
351
00:20:28,161 --> 00:20:29,260
[brad] lots of quartz.
352
00:20:29,262 --> 00:20:31,495
-[andy] I know.
-[brad] that's a good sign.
353
00:20:31,497 --> 00:20:34,165
[mikel speaking]
354
00:20:34,167 --> 00:20:35,366
[brad]
things are going smooth.
355
00:20:35,368 --> 00:20:37,535
I mean, there's no problems
with mike so far,
356
00:20:37,537 --> 00:20:41,005
he's sucking up the material,
everything's going real good.
357
00:20:45,245 --> 00:20:48,779
[mikel speaking]
358
00:20:53,052 --> 00:20:56,020
just pee,
go pee real quick, mike.
359
00:20:56,022 --> 00:20:58,522
[andy speaking]
360
00:20:58,524 --> 00:21:00,424
[brad] come on, mike,
you're doing good.
361
00:21:00,426 --> 00:21:02,660
You got
lots of material flowing
through the box.
362
00:21:04,163 --> 00:21:05,563
[mikel speaking]
363
00:21:13,339 --> 00:21:14,772
[brad] are you [bleep] real?
364
00:21:17,310 --> 00:21:19,343
[brad]
it's like two minutes in.
365
00:21:19,345 --> 00:21:21,779
[mikel speaking]
366
00:21:35,895 --> 00:21:36,994
well, that sucked.
367
00:21:36,996 --> 00:21:38,929
The jackass got cold
after five minutes.
368
00:21:38,931 --> 00:21:40,097
What the [bleep].
369
00:21:40,099 --> 00:21:42,133
[mikel] I'm diving
same way as andy,
370
00:21:42,135 --> 00:21:46,671
and it just wasn't enough
for water to get down in
and stay in the boot.
371
00:21:46,673 --> 00:21:48,906
Maybe we should have
had mike dive in a hot tub.
372
00:21:48,908 --> 00:21:50,641
It was a complete
waste of time.
373
00:21:50,643 --> 00:21:51,809
So when I was down there,
374
00:21:51,811 --> 00:21:53,878
I got enough for the day
to make it profitable,
375
00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,846
so it wasn't a total loss.
376
00:21:55,848 --> 00:21:58,215
He's not diving
with us anymore,
I can't have him.
377
00:21:58,217 --> 00:21:59,450
Let's go
and come back tomorrow,
378
00:21:59,452 --> 00:22:01,085
if it's not blizzarding.
379
00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:05,089
[narrator]
hot gold versus cold feet.
380
00:22:06,159 --> 00:22:07,425
You can't win them all.
381
00:22:14,067 --> 00:22:15,499
[vernon]
gary, give me an update.
382
00:22:16,936 --> 00:22:19,337
[gary speaking]
383
00:22:19,339 --> 00:22:21,072
yeah, yeah, I see it, gary.
384
00:22:22,975 --> 00:22:27,211
[gary speaking]
385
00:22:27,213 --> 00:22:28,813
[vernon] that's great, man.
386
00:22:28,815 --> 00:22:32,850
[vernon speaking]
387
00:22:32,852 --> 00:22:35,986
...We'll finish
this damn season with a bang.
388
00:22:35,988 --> 00:22:39,156
[narrator] after four hours
at the end of 40 feet of hose
389
00:22:39,158 --> 00:22:41,992
underneath
a widening open water lead,
390
00:22:41,994 --> 00:22:47,098
diver gary simpson is leading
the charge straight
into primo gold.
391
00:22:48,267 --> 00:22:50,968
[vernon] it's about as good as
it gets right here.
392
00:22:50,970 --> 00:22:54,472
We're on the best ground
that you can imagine.
393
00:22:54,474 --> 00:22:56,574
Very little overburden,
394
00:22:56,576 --> 00:23:00,678
there's gold in the two
or three inches of overburden
there is down there.
395
00:23:02,014 --> 00:23:04,982
It doesn't get
any sweeter than this.
396
00:23:04,984 --> 00:23:07,518
A lot of people
who looked out there
at that lead
397
00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,621
and said "the hell with it"
and hightailed out of there.
398
00:23:10,623 --> 00:23:13,391
But I'm a greedy
son of a bitch.
399
00:23:13,393 --> 00:23:15,926
If I'm on great gold
and there's something standing
400
00:23:15,928 --> 00:23:18,028
in my way to keep me
from getting more,
401
00:23:18,030 --> 00:23:19,430
you can bet your bippy,
402
00:23:19,432 --> 00:23:21,966
I'll figure out
a way of getting around it.
403
00:23:21,968 --> 00:23:25,503
And that's what this hose
extension is going to do
today.
404
00:23:25,505 --> 00:23:27,772
[gary speaking]
405
00:23:30,610 --> 00:23:32,643
hey, that's money
n the bank, baby.
406
00:23:34,046 --> 00:23:36,781
[gary speaking]
407
00:23:38,618 --> 00:23:42,086
[vernon] all right,
gary, get that gold.
408
00:23:43,956 --> 00:23:45,122
[gary speaking]
409
00:23:46,459 --> 00:23:48,993
you got
four hours and 40 minutes.
410
00:23:50,062 --> 00:23:54,365
[gary speaking]
411
00:23:54,367 --> 00:23:55,533
okay.
412
00:23:56,636 --> 00:24:00,304
This gold cow, boy,
a couple more days,
413
00:24:00,306 --> 00:24:02,072
I'll hit a record for sure.
414
00:24:02,074 --> 00:24:03,474
Milk it baby.
415
00:24:09,816 --> 00:24:11,916
But the ice
has got to hold out.
416
00:24:11,918 --> 00:24:13,784
That's the great unknown,
417
00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:16,120
moving forward
this late in the season.
418
00:24:17,290 --> 00:24:18,823
Yeah.
419
00:24:18,825 --> 00:24:22,993
If it does,
I'll be giving mr. Gold
a run for his money.
420
00:24:22,995 --> 00:24:24,195
You can bet on it.
421
00:24:24,197 --> 00:24:27,097
We'll see who's the daddy
goose around here.
422
00:24:27,099 --> 00:24:28,466
That went really well.
423
00:24:28,468 --> 00:24:31,168
Where we dredged,
there's gold.
424
00:24:31,170 --> 00:24:33,504
[vernon] you got everywhere,
everywhere.
425
00:24:33,506 --> 00:24:34,805
Absolutely.
426
00:24:36,075 --> 00:24:38,042
Good dive.
Good dive.
427
00:24:40,379 --> 00:24:42,112
[narrator] twelve miles west.
428
00:24:49,055 --> 00:24:51,522
We're seeing
some good stuff down there.
429
00:24:51,524 --> 00:24:56,527
[shawn speaking]
430
00:24:58,798 --> 00:25:00,130
hell, yeah.
431
00:25:00,132 --> 00:25:01,599
[narrator] for shawn pomrenke,
432
00:25:01,634 --> 00:25:05,803
the trail to a golden jackpot
keeps getting hotter
and hotter.
433
00:25:05,805 --> 00:25:08,172
[shawn speaking]
434
00:25:14,647 --> 00:25:15,746
perfect.
435
00:25:17,383 --> 00:25:19,483
[shawn speaking]
436
00:25:52,785 --> 00:25:55,653
let me see if I can get
you a little more umbilical.
437
00:25:55,655 --> 00:25:58,422
[shawn speaking]
438
00:26:09,035 --> 00:26:10,668
I think
that's about all we got.
439
00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:21,211
[shawn speaking]
440
00:26:21,213 --> 00:26:24,081
yeah, sounds good.
Where at, you reckon?
441
00:26:24,083 --> 00:26:26,817
[shawn]
probably, here right north.
442
00:26:26,819 --> 00:26:31,021
All right. We'll all just
auger a hole and I'll tie
a rope to that one, red hook,
443
00:26:31,023 --> 00:26:32,856
drop her down,
so we can find you.
444
00:26:32,858 --> 00:26:34,792
[shawn] okay.
445
00:26:34,794 --> 00:26:37,461
[man 2] shawn's stretched out
into the drift right now,
446
00:26:37,463 --> 00:26:39,463
we're going to see
if we can find him.
447
00:26:39,465 --> 00:26:41,799
That will give us
a little bit of an idea
448
00:26:41,801 --> 00:26:43,334
where we want to do
our next dive hole.
449
00:26:44,437 --> 00:26:46,770
[driller whirring]
450
00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:03,454
we're going to tie
a rope to this hook here,
451
00:27:03,456 --> 00:27:04,822
and we'll lower it down
the hole
452
00:27:04,824 --> 00:27:07,157
we just augured
and see if shawn can find it.
453
00:27:07,159 --> 00:27:09,393
He's seeing some really
good gold over this way.
454
00:27:11,230 --> 00:27:13,263
Here goes.
455
00:27:13,265 --> 00:27:15,899
Well, right here.
You almost hit me.
456
00:27:15,901 --> 00:27:17,134
[shawn laughing]
457
00:27:18,971 --> 00:27:22,006
I got a few
air bubbles coming up
out of the hole here.
458
00:27:22,008 --> 00:27:23,674
Looks like
he might be in the vicinity.
459
00:27:23,676 --> 00:27:25,242
[shawn] there it is.
460
00:27:29,382 --> 00:27:31,081
You get a hold
of that hook down there.
461
00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:33,150
[shawn] ...Yeah.
You're good, buddy.
462
00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:36,120
That... Just pulled
on top of my head.
463
00:27:36,122 --> 00:27:39,023
You drilled it
right in the right spot.
464
00:27:39,025 --> 00:27:42,192
Booyah, that's right
where we want to go, eh?
465
00:27:42,194 --> 00:27:45,663
[shawn] yeah, that's exactly
where we want to move to.
466
00:27:45,665 --> 00:27:48,632
Ah, perfect.
Excellent.
467
00:27:48,634 --> 00:27:50,000
[shawn] I'm out of here.
468
00:27:56,642 --> 00:27:58,976
[shawn] gold is scorching
hot at the end,
469
00:27:58,978 --> 00:28:01,812
it kills me that my umbilical
couldn't reach further,
470
00:28:01,814 --> 00:28:03,947
this jackpot keeps teasing me.
471
00:28:05,951 --> 00:28:08,419
At least now I know
where the crazy good stuff is,
472
00:28:08,421 --> 00:28:10,087
and we'll have the hole ready.
473
00:28:10,089 --> 00:28:13,123
Only thing is I don't know
how much time we have left.
474
00:28:13,125 --> 00:28:16,093
Whatever the bering sea gods
have in store for us,
475
00:28:16,095 --> 00:28:17,294
I'll be ready.
476
00:28:17,296 --> 00:28:19,930
I stretched out
all the way down
to my line.
477
00:28:19,932 --> 00:28:21,932
There's a bunch of gold
right there.
478
00:28:21,934 --> 00:28:24,968
There's going to be
some gold in that hole.
479
00:28:24,970 --> 00:28:26,603
We're going to keep
fighting for it.
480
00:28:40,152 --> 00:28:41,685
Hey,
how you doing down there, bud?
481
00:28:43,622 --> 00:28:46,590
[zeke speaking]
482
00:28:51,997 --> 00:28:54,064
[gabe] you're perfecting
the art of this whole thing,
483
00:28:54,066 --> 00:28:55,666
punching around.
484
00:28:55,668 --> 00:29:00,604
This is the area that shawn
kind of gave us the okay
that the shovels didn't hit.
485
00:29:00,606 --> 00:29:03,340
Now at least we have
some good looking ground.
486
00:29:04,410 --> 00:29:06,977
[narrator] after nearly
six hours down below,
487
00:29:06,979 --> 00:29:09,747
zeke's last ditch effort
is paying off.
488
00:29:12,084 --> 00:29:16,053
[zeke speaking]
489
00:29:31,003 --> 00:29:33,003
right. Well, that's great.
490
00:29:33,005 --> 00:29:34,438
Now we're onto something.
491
00:29:35,641 --> 00:29:40,244
[zeke speaking]
492
00:29:55,694 --> 00:29:56,960
yeah, come on up.
493
00:29:56,962 --> 00:29:58,595
We got
lots of work left to do.
494
00:29:58,597 --> 00:30:00,097
[zeke] okay.
495
00:30:00,099 --> 00:30:02,032
[zeke speaking]
496
00:30:04,403 --> 00:30:05,803
[gabe] yeah.
497
00:30:06,539 --> 00:30:08,105
Ye-hee-hee-hee!
498
00:30:13,345 --> 00:30:15,012
How you feeling?
499
00:30:15,014 --> 00:30:16,446
Good.
I'm over the moon.
500
00:30:16,448 --> 00:30:17,548
That is awesome.
501
00:30:17,550 --> 00:30:20,250
You gave the direction
and you do--
502
00:30:20,252 --> 00:30:22,553
[zeke speaking]
503
00:30:24,423 --> 00:30:25,989
[zeke]
dude, that could've gone
a lot of ways,
504
00:30:25,991 --> 00:30:29,827
it's really like really hot,
it really could have.
505
00:30:29,829 --> 00:30:33,530
I feel vindicated.
I feel relief and hope.
506
00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:34,832
We're on some gold.
507
00:30:34,834 --> 00:30:36,767
It's not just a few specks
at gold.
508
00:30:36,769 --> 00:30:38,335
It's really good gold.
509
00:30:38,337 --> 00:30:41,271
It may be the 11th hour,
but we're definitely on it.
510
00:30:41,273 --> 00:30:44,541
Now we've just got to milk
it for as long as
mother nature will allow.
511
00:30:44,543 --> 00:30:46,777
[indistinct chatter]
512
00:30:47,947 --> 00:30:49,112
yeah.
513
00:30:51,283 --> 00:30:52,583
[narrator] back in nome.
514
00:30:58,057 --> 00:31:00,224
[shawn] no, it's there.
515
00:31:00,226 --> 00:31:01,525
Sooner or later,
516
00:31:01,527 --> 00:31:03,327
there's nuggets
in this dirt pouring
517
00:31:03,329 --> 00:31:05,262
out of
the, out of the gravels
518
00:31:05,264 --> 00:31:09,633
or they're just going to be
like a slab of gold in there.
519
00:31:11,503 --> 00:31:14,037
I got it.
Put her on the scale.
520
00:31:14,039 --> 00:31:16,907
That was easily
the hottest gold I've been
in this season.
521
00:31:16,909 --> 00:31:18,842
Only got a few hours on it.
522
00:31:18,844 --> 00:31:20,410
But if this is a big number,
523
00:31:20,412 --> 00:31:22,980
it can mean
the rest of the season
is going to be massive.
524
00:31:24,250 --> 00:31:25,482
See what we got.
525
00:31:28,187 --> 00:31:31,788
Four, five, six, seven,
526
00:31:31,790 --> 00:31:35,359
eight, nine, 10, 11,
527
00:31:40,232 --> 00:31:43,066
17.40.
528
00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:44,234
Oh, yeah.
529
00:31:44,236 --> 00:31:45,802
Perfect.
530
00:31:47,172 --> 00:31:51,308
[narrator] 17.4 ounces
is worth over $30,000,
531
00:31:51,310 --> 00:31:55,646
a hefty haul for a limited day
and quite possibly
532
00:31:55,648 --> 00:31:57,681
the sign of bigger things
to come.
533
00:31:57,683 --> 00:32:00,083
[shawn] we need to keep it up.
534
00:32:00,085 --> 00:32:01,551
This is looking good.
535
00:32:01,553 --> 00:32:03,220
Complete confirmation.
536
00:32:03,222 --> 00:32:05,656
This spot's exactly
what we've been looking for.
537
00:32:05,658 --> 00:32:07,224
I just need mother nature
538
00:32:07,226 --> 00:32:09,059
to cooperate
a little bit longer.
539
00:32:09,061 --> 00:32:11,128
These numbers
are going to get sick.
540
00:32:11,130 --> 00:32:12,496
I'm talking nuggets.
541
00:32:12,498 --> 00:32:14,031
I'm thinking it's that good.
542
00:32:14,033 --> 00:32:15,599
We're definitely on the trail.
543
00:32:15,601 --> 00:32:17,534
-Mm-hmm.
-Oh, yeah.
544
00:32:17,536 --> 00:32:19,636
-We'll come across it.
-We'll get on it.
545
00:32:22,274 --> 00:32:23,774
[narrator]
on the other side of town.
546
00:32:26,478 --> 00:32:28,145
[andy]
take a look what we got.
547
00:32:29,248 --> 00:32:31,515
[andy speaking]
548
00:32:31,517 --> 00:32:33,050
oh, yeah.
549
00:32:33,052 --> 00:32:35,953
[narrator]
after their new diver
left them out in the cold,
550
00:32:35,955 --> 00:32:39,523
it's time
for the kris-less kellys
to weigh their riches.
551
00:32:39,525 --> 00:32:41,892
[andy] good job.
Let's see.
552
00:32:41,894 --> 00:32:44,394
So mikel was a complete
waste of time jackass
553
00:32:44,396 --> 00:32:46,997
before his epic
five-minute dive,
554
00:32:46,999 --> 00:32:50,133
I knew
I was on some really hot stuff
and it's been peaceful
555
00:32:50,135 --> 00:32:52,135
with my brother being gone
and out of our hair.
556
00:32:53,439 --> 00:32:55,505
Okay.
Go.
557
00:32:55,507 --> 00:32:57,140
[brad] hopefully,
I'm happy with this.
558
00:32:57,142 --> 00:32:59,476
One-and-a-half,
two, two-and-a-half.
559
00:32:59,478 --> 00:33:01,678
[andy] still keeping
the operation running.
560
00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,614
[brad] three,
three-and-a-half, four,
561
00:33:04,616 --> 00:33:06,650
four-and-a-half, five--
562
00:33:06,652 --> 00:33:08,018
six.
563
00:33:09,588 --> 00:33:11,788
Almost six-and-a-half ounces,
you did real good.
564
00:33:11,790 --> 00:33:13,190
Proud of you.
565
00:33:13,192 --> 00:33:18,428
[narrator] 6.43 ounces
is worth just over $12,000.
566
00:33:18,430 --> 00:33:21,598
And despite the absence
of their fearless leader,
567
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:25,402
the kelly's have hit
their season goal
of 25 ounces,
568
00:33:25,404 --> 00:33:29,406
getting themselves out of debt
and into the black.
569
00:33:29,408 --> 00:33:30,507
They'll be happy [bleep].
570
00:33:30,509 --> 00:33:31,808
[brad speaking]
571
00:33:31,810 --> 00:33:34,511
no, pour it back in the jar
and hand me the jar [bleep].
572
00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:35,779
[brad] I was just checking...
573
00:33:35,781 --> 00:33:36,780
-Yeah.
-We're not...
574
00:33:36,782 --> 00:33:38,215
[brad] I wasn't
really going to take it,
575
00:33:38,217 --> 00:33:39,349
I'm just seeing
if you are into it.
576
00:33:39,351 --> 00:33:40,484
No.
577
00:33:40,486 --> 00:33:42,486
So a shocker,
my brother goes to anchorage
578
00:33:42,488 --> 00:33:44,755
to deal with all his [bleep]
and everything else,
579
00:33:44,757 --> 00:33:46,656
and we had the best clean out.
580
00:33:46,658 --> 00:33:47,891
We hit our goal.
581
00:33:47,893 --> 00:33:50,627
Get rid of the negativity,
and everything's good.
582
00:33:50,629 --> 00:33:52,262
[brad] okay.
Let's get out of here.
583
00:33:55,034 --> 00:33:56,466
[andy] yeah,
that's the real deal.
584
00:34:01,707 --> 00:34:05,409
[narrator] and now,
bering sea gold
goes to the dogs.
585
00:34:05,411 --> 00:34:06,743
[brad] here comes my dog.
586
00:34:08,047 --> 00:34:09,446
Here he comes.
[whistles]
587
00:34:09,448 --> 00:34:10,514
come on, boy.
588
00:34:10,516 --> 00:34:12,015
Good boy.
589
00:34:14,787 --> 00:34:17,354
[gabe] stormy! Come here, boy!
590
00:34:18,457 --> 00:34:21,425
Yeah, he's probably over
at the kelly's.
591
00:34:22,961 --> 00:34:25,829
...Only knows what he gets up
to over there.
592
00:34:25,831 --> 00:34:28,065
Drinking cheap beer...
593
00:34:28,067 --> 00:34:29,633
[man 7] come here, boy.
Come on.
594
00:34:29,635 --> 00:34:34,671
Hi, beautiful.
Pretty good, baby.
595
00:34:34,673 --> 00:34:36,073
Oh, he's hungry.
596
00:34:36,075 --> 00:34:38,675
Yeah, he is.
There you go.
597
00:34:38,677 --> 00:34:40,677
The new addition
to the reaper crew.
598
00:34:42,081 --> 00:34:43,480
Hi, beautiful.
599
00:34:43,482 --> 00:34:45,148
He's a good-looking dog, eh?
600
00:34:45,150 --> 00:34:48,351
-Yeah.
-There you go. [bleep]
601
00:34:48,353 --> 00:34:50,821
I can't help it,
man. I love animals.
602
00:34:50,823 --> 00:34:52,656
-[man 7]
you want another hotdog?
-[man 8] yeah.
603
00:34:52,658 --> 00:34:54,391
Stormy
is zeke's little mascot.
604
00:34:54,393 --> 00:34:55,459
Don't worry, zeke,
605
00:34:55,461 --> 00:34:57,327
we're feeding
your dog for you.
606
00:34:57,329 --> 00:34:58,962
Stormy loves
being at the reaper,
607
00:34:58,964 --> 00:35:01,131
because we feed him
smokeys, hamburgers.
608
00:35:01,133 --> 00:35:02,899
And yeah, we take
good care of that dog.
609
00:35:02,901 --> 00:35:05,435
I think the dog gained
another 10 pounds this season.
610
00:35:05,437 --> 00:35:07,337
We have special connection
with animals.
611
00:35:07,339 --> 00:35:10,774
The kellys are
serious animal lovers.
612
00:35:10,776 --> 00:35:13,143
But I'm just worried
that my dad is going to steal
the dog.
613
00:35:13,145 --> 00:35:15,412
[brad] this dog's not liking
the cigarette smoke.
614
00:35:15,414 --> 00:35:19,583
-[andy] well, the dog can get
the [bleep] out then.
-Come on, boy.
615
00:35:31,964 --> 00:35:34,297
[zeke] I mean, that was some
good gold, that's for sure.
616
00:35:34,299 --> 00:35:36,366
I would see
gold under some rocks
617
00:35:36,368 --> 00:35:38,034
and I would see it
on the clay.
618
00:35:38,036 --> 00:35:39,302
So I'm super stoked.
619
00:35:39,304 --> 00:35:40,937
[narrator]
as the end of winter looms,
620
00:35:40,939 --> 00:35:42,939
zeke tenhoff may be breathing
621
00:35:42,941 --> 00:35:45,976
a life-saving gasp
into his season.
622
00:35:45,978 --> 00:35:47,544
[zeke]
there's lots of gold
out there,
623
00:35:47,546 --> 00:35:49,613
you know, I'd see it under
the gravel and sometimes
624
00:35:49,615 --> 00:35:51,348
I'd see
it on top of the rocks.
625
00:35:53,385 --> 00:35:56,219
Finally,
the season was looking
like it was essentially over,
626
00:35:56,221 --> 00:35:58,788
but we finally got
into some gold on tomcod.
627
00:35:58,790 --> 00:36:00,457
God, this is great.
628
00:36:00,459 --> 00:36:01,992
I love this.
629
00:36:01,994 --> 00:36:04,227
If we can keep
grinding on this pastry,
630
00:36:04,229 --> 00:36:07,364
I think we'll get enough gold
to keep this operation alive.
631
00:36:07,366 --> 00:36:09,499
Fingers crossed.
632
00:36:09,501 --> 00:36:11,201
It's a tidy
little pile of gold here.
633
00:36:11,203 --> 00:36:13,603
I'm not afraid
of this weigh out.
634
00:36:13,605 --> 00:36:15,639
[gabe] all right, here we go.
635
00:36:16,275 --> 00:36:18,275
[speaks indistinctly]
636
00:36:18,277 --> 00:36:21,811
I'd always thought
tomcod had been beat up
and dredged out.
637
00:36:21,813 --> 00:36:24,247
This tells me
that it's clearly not.
638
00:36:24,249 --> 00:36:25,982
It's clearly not.
639
00:36:25,984 --> 00:36:28,685
Yeah, we're up to
almost two ounces here.
640
00:36:30,222 --> 00:36:32,055
All right.
2.94.
641
00:36:33,392 --> 00:36:34,491
That'll do.
642
00:36:35,661 --> 00:36:40,096
[narrator] 2.94 ounces
is worth over $5,000.
643
00:36:40,098 --> 00:36:42,098
And while it's not breaking
the bank,
644
00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:44,801
it's the mad
scientist's biggest
haul of his winter
645
00:36:44,803 --> 00:36:47,904
and just in the nick of time.
646
00:36:47,906 --> 00:36:51,841
This is my favorite way
to make money.
647
00:36:51,843 --> 00:36:54,611
[zeke] yeah, I'll do solid.
Hopefully, this keeps up.
648
00:36:54,613 --> 00:36:57,380
I need at least eight ounces
to get through till summer,
649
00:36:57,382 --> 00:37:01,084
and it really doesn't matter
if everything sucked up
until today.
650
00:37:01,086 --> 00:37:03,153
All it matters
is the final tally,
651
00:37:03,155 --> 00:37:04,921
when we walk off the ice,
652
00:37:04,923 --> 00:37:06,489
and for the first time
all winter,
653
00:37:06,491 --> 00:37:08,592
I'm starting
to feel optimistic.
654
00:37:08,594 --> 00:37:10,860
It's going to take
another couple of clean -outs
to buy a caddy,
655
00:37:10,862 --> 00:37:14,598
but we'll get there. We will.
656
00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:18,001
[zeke] I like it.
I'm really happy that shawn
bought tomcod.
657
00:37:18,003 --> 00:37:20,670
I could see myself dredging
out there for the next decade.
658
00:37:21,873 --> 00:37:23,173
[narrator] across town.
659
00:37:25,210 --> 00:37:27,177
-[vernon]
we're still on the gold.
-[man 9] yeah.
660
00:37:27,179 --> 00:37:29,312
Adding an extension on
the hose, that was key.
661
00:37:29,314 --> 00:37:30,981
That gave us
that much more ground.
662
00:37:30,983 --> 00:37:33,516
Three times
as much ground to work.
663
00:37:33,518 --> 00:37:35,852
[narrator] the man
with the hottest hand in nome
664
00:37:35,854 --> 00:37:38,788
prepares to weigh
yet another solid haul.
665
00:37:40,225 --> 00:37:42,325
[vernon]
so, yeah, weigh it up, gary.
Let's see what we got there.
666
00:37:42,327 --> 00:37:43,627
[gary] all right.
667
00:37:44,663 --> 00:37:46,863
[vernon] all right.
Let's go. That's two...
668
00:37:46,865 --> 00:37:49,799
[gary] three, four, five,
669
00:37:49,801 --> 00:37:55,205
six, seven, nine, ten, eleven,
670
00:37:55,207 --> 00:38:01,011
twelve, thirteen,
fifteen, sixteen
671
00:38:01,013 --> 00:38:03,780
seventeen, eighteen...
672
00:38:05,550 --> 00:38:07,083
...Twenty...
673
00:38:07,085 --> 00:38:08,551
[vernon] 20.36.
674
00:38:08,553 --> 00:38:09,819
[gary] all right.
675
00:38:10,956 --> 00:38:14,424
[narrator]
20 ounces is worth $38,000,
676
00:38:14,426 --> 00:38:18,194
and the current king of nome
still has his grip
on the crown.
677
00:38:18,196 --> 00:38:19,262
We're still on the gold.
678
00:38:19,264 --> 00:38:20,897
-Yeah.
-Okay.
679
00:38:20,899 --> 00:38:25,001
And I think we've got enough
ground left down there
for one more cleanup,
680
00:38:25,003 --> 00:38:27,170
but we don't have time
to move.
681
00:38:27,172 --> 00:38:28,505
When you got it, you got it.
682
00:38:28,507 --> 00:38:30,607
The gold just keeps
getting hotter.
683
00:38:30,609 --> 00:38:32,809
Everything's going right
these days.
684
00:38:32,811 --> 00:38:34,210
If it keeps up like this,
685
00:38:34,212 --> 00:38:36,146
I may have to go over
to tomcod
686
00:38:36,148 --> 00:38:39,115
and give shawn a few tips
on gold getting.
687
00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:43,353
The proof is in the pudding
and there's the pudding
right there, baby.
688
00:38:44,890 --> 00:38:46,022
We're going to finish
with a bang,
689
00:38:46,024 --> 00:38:47,324
looks like to me.
690
00:38:48,527 --> 00:38:50,427
[narrator] while vernon
hauls in a bundle...
691
00:38:52,064 --> 00:38:53,129
[kris] back in nome.
692
00:38:54,232 --> 00:38:56,633
I got everything else.
693
00:38:56,635 --> 00:38:58,134
[man speaking]
694
00:38:58,136 --> 00:39:01,571
now you
[bleep] start taking bags.
695
00:39:01,573 --> 00:39:05,408
[narrator] kris kelly's back
with a bundle of his own.
696
00:39:05,410 --> 00:39:08,611
[kris] $1,900
down on baby crap so far.
697
00:39:08,613 --> 00:39:10,647
But that's a drop
in the bucket, I hear.
698
00:39:10,649 --> 00:39:13,383
Now,
I'm going to need three times
the amount of gold.
699
00:39:14,786 --> 00:39:15,919
I'm a dad now.
700
00:39:15,921 --> 00:39:17,120
That's crazy,
701
00:39:17,122 --> 00:39:19,055
but pretty awesome
at the same time.
702
00:39:20,425 --> 00:39:22,158
Hi, my baby.
703
00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:25,428
And here
we are the newest member
to the kellys.
704
00:39:25,430 --> 00:39:27,597
Christine jade kelly.
705
00:39:28,567 --> 00:39:30,400
She even looked at me
when I said it.
706
00:39:32,070 --> 00:39:34,371
In all that time I was gone
and worrying about my dad
707
00:39:34,373 --> 00:39:36,106
and brother
taking care of things,
708
00:39:36,108 --> 00:39:37,273
they crushed it.
709
00:39:37,275 --> 00:39:39,809
Hell, we're out of debt now.
They did so good.
710
00:39:41,313 --> 00:39:42,712
It's a little stressful.
711
00:39:42,748 --> 00:39:46,750
A couple of months of hell
and then hopefully
20 years of happiness.
712
00:39:47,986 --> 00:39:49,185
But you know,
when you look at her,
713
00:39:49,187 --> 00:39:50,987
you know
it's all going to be
worthwhile.
714
00:39:50,989 --> 00:39:53,523
Kris started
his own little family now.
715
00:39:53,525 --> 00:39:55,492
It's perfect.
716
00:39:55,494 --> 00:39:57,694
[kris] I guess in the end,
you need to rely on family,
717
00:39:57,696 --> 00:39:59,662
because family relies on you.
718
00:39:59,664 --> 00:40:01,531
That's the only way
to weather this stuff,
719
00:40:01,533 --> 00:40:03,867
what life in mining throws
at you.
720
00:40:03,869 --> 00:40:05,368
Now it's all about the future,
721
00:40:05,370 --> 00:40:07,203
and it's never looked
brighter.
722
00:40:07,205 --> 00:40:08,805
She just looked at me.
723
00:40:10,242 --> 00:40:14,043
I bought enough food
for four children
for three months.
724
00:40:14,045 --> 00:40:15,979
You're going to feed andy...
725
00:40:15,981 --> 00:40:18,148
[andy] well, you know, like,
I don't think so.
726
00:40:20,285 --> 00:40:22,419
[narrator] vernon played
chicken with the lead
727
00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:27,123
and widens his lead
over the rest of the fleet.
728
00:40:27,125 --> 00:40:28,224
[vernon] milk it, baby.
729
00:40:29,494 --> 00:40:32,328
[narrator]
next time
on bering sea gold...
730
00:40:32,330 --> 00:40:34,497
Basically,
we've cracked the ice
731
00:40:34,499 --> 00:40:38,802
in a complete circle around us
sitting on a chunk of ice,
732
00:40:38,804 --> 00:40:40,937
floating in
the middle of the bering sea.
733
00:40:40,939 --> 00:40:43,173
It could go really bad.
734
00:40:43,175 --> 00:40:45,008
[man 8] there's so much
snow on the ice,
735
00:40:45,010 --> 00:40:48,077
it's pushing us down
and the water's coming up.
736
00:40:48,079 --> 00:40:50,814
[man 9] we're going to flood
this entire [bleep] area.
737
00:40:50,816 --> 00:40:53,416
[vernon]
if we can do eight hours,
738
00:40:53,418 --> 00:40:56,286
it'll be the gold gorilla.
739
00:40:56,288 --> 00:40:59,289
[man 10] I'm on the gold,
man, I'm on the gold.
740
00:40:59,291 --> 00:41:01,157
Does gold dust shoot this far?
741
00:41:03,295 --> 00:41:05,428
[man speaking]
742
00:41:08,366 --> 00:41:09,833
[man 10]
move it, move it, move it.
743
00:41:09,835 --> 00:41:11,468
[man speaking]
744
00:41:15,006 --> 00:41:20,276
do hell with gold mining,
nobody said it was going to be
a safe job.