Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE OF "PARKER'S TRAIL"...
WHAT THE IS THAT?
Narrator: ...PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS TEAM...
WE'RE BASICALLY GOING FURTHER AND FURTHER INTO HELL.
...ARE IN A GHOST TOWN, KNOWN AS HELL'S CRACK.
THAT'S THE OLD CEMETERY.
Fred: OH, THAT'S CREEPY.
BATTLING EXTREME HEAT...
LIKE, I'M USED TO THE HEAT, BUT THIS IS NEXT-LEVEL.
Narrator: ...AND MECHANICAL MELTDOWNS...
BULL.
OH! OH, OH, OH!
Narrator: ...PROSPECTING ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S
RICHEST GOLDFIELDS...
OH! THAT'S A NICE CHUNK.
...WHERE ONLY THE TOUGHEST SURVIVE.
HOW HAS IT COME TO THIS?
--Captions by VITAC-- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
OH, GREAT.
-WHAT'S THIS? -WHAT?
ROAD ENDS.
GEEZ, THAT'S A LOT OF WATER.
Narrator: TO REACH THEIR TARGET MINE AT OLD HALLS CREEK,
PARKER AND HIS TEAM MUST DRIVE OVER THE IVANHOE CROSSING'S
NARROW 67-YEAR-OLD CAUSEWAY.
Tyler: I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA BE THIS FULL.
Fred: WELL, OUR TRAILER'S LIKE 1,000 POUNDS.
YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE A BIT LIGHT GOING ACROSS, ISN'T IT?
FLOWING AT NEARLY A MILLION GALLONS A MINUTE,
THE RIVER COULD SWEEP AWAY THE MINI TROMMEL,
VITAL FOR THEIR PROSPECTING MISSION.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED EYES ON THAT TRAILER
TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT MOVING.
WANT ME TO, LIKE, HANG OFF THE SIDE OF THE CAR?
WOULD YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO IF IT STARTS MOVING?
WE'RE EITHER GONNA HAVE TO UNHOOK IT OR GO.
DON'T SLAM ON THE BRAKE OR THROTTLE
WITH ME HANGING OFF THE SIDE.
I WON'T.
ALL RIGHT, WE READY?
YEAH, WE'RE READY.
THE TROMMEL'S MADE IT THIS FAR. WE AIN'T LOSING IT NOW.
FAMOUS LAST WORDS.
THAT'S PRETTY GNARLY THERE.
HOLY .
SLOW DOWN, FRED! IT'S, LIKE, ALL THE WAY UP THE TIRES.
RIGHT, FRED, SLOW, SLOW, SLOW.
YOU GOT THE WHOLE MOTOR UNDERWATER.
OH, .
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
THAT.
HOLY . WHOO!
Tyler: YEAH, GOOD WORK.Danny: GOOD WORK, MATE.
OOH!
YEAH, SHE GOT SOME WATER IN HER.
WE MADE IT, THOUGH.
Danny: THAT'S THE LAST WATER THAT WE'RE GONNA SEE.
YAY, HALLS CREEK, HERE WE COME!
LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM ARE 4,000 MILES
INTO THEIR SEARCH FOR GOLD-RICH GROUND IN AUSTRALIA
THAT COULD EXTEND HIS MINING SEASON YEAR-ROUND.
THEY'RE HEADING DEEP INTO THE OUTBACK TO OLD HALLS CREEK,
WHICH HAS PRODUCED NEARLY $400 MILLION OF GOLD SINCE 1885.
SO, TODAY, WE'RE GOING OUT TO SOME LEASES OWNED BY MARTIN.
I KNOW HIM THROUGH A BLOKE CALLED STEVE.
STEVE SAID HE'S PRETTY KEEN ON SELLING AND GETTING OUT.
WELL, THAT'S COOL.
THAT'S NICE TO BE GOING TO SEE SOMEONE
THAT'S DEFINITELY GOT AN OFFER ON THE TABLE, I SUPPOSE.
YEAH, EXACTLY. YEAH.
GOOD TO KNOW.
THIS IS WHERE THE FIRST GOLD RUSH
OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA WAS -- RIGHT HERE.
WELL THAT'S COOL.
YEAH. A GUY IN 1885 FOUND A KILO NUGGET ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
-GREAT DAY TO FIND IT. -MERRY CHRISTMAS.
THERE'S SO MUCH GOLD HERE.
THERE'S A MASSIVE MINE ABOUT 50 Ks OUT IN THAT DIRECTION
THAT PRODUCES 55,000 OUNCES A YEAR.
THIS DIRECTION WE'RE DRIVING?
YEAH.
Narrator: AFTER THE FIRST GOLD STRIKE IN 1885,
OVER 15,000 PEOPLE RUSHED TO OLD HALLS CREEK.
MOST WERE ILL-PREPARED FOR THE HARSH CONDITIONS
AND SCORCHING TEMPERATURES,
AND MANY DIED OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND THIRST.
ONLY THE TOUGHEST SURVIVED,
AND IN JUST THREE MONTHS, THE GOLD RUSH WAS OVER.
Fred: IS THIS IT?YEAH, THIS IS IT.
WHAT'S IT SAY? "LODGE OLD TOWN."
ALL THAT REMAINS OF OLD HALLS CREEK ARE A FEW RUINS
AND A CEMETERY ESTABLISHED IN THE 1885 RUSH.
OH, MAN.
OH, THAT'S CREEPY.
WHAT DO YOU RECKON, PARKER?
ROCK AND ROLL.
OH, IT'S SO HOT.
HOW'S IT GOING? I'M PARKER.
YEP, MARTIN.
STEVE.YOUNG BLOKE ADI.
I'M ADI.Parker: NICE TO MEET YA.
PLEASURE TO MEET YA.
FRED.HOW'S IT GOIN'?
-HI. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. -YEAH, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD, BABE, GOOD. YOU?
OH, YEAH, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
Martin: NICE AND COOL TODAY.
IS THIS NICE AND COOL? YEAH.
Tyler: HAVE YOU DONE MUCH MINING LATELY ON THESE LEASES?
NO. NO. NO WATER.
BIT OF A SHORTAGE OF WATER FOR A FEW YEARS.
IT SORT OF SLOWED THINGS DOWN, AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE TREES.
Parker: HOW MANY HECTORS DO YOU HAVE FOR SALE?
AROUND ABOUT 160.
AND WHAT KIND OF PRICE ARE YOU WANTING TO GET FOR IT?
FOR THE WHOLE ISSUE, AROUND ABOUT $1.2 MILLION.
$1.2 MILLION AUSTRALIAN?
YEAH.
GET ME INTO RETIREMENT MODE.
HE'S ALREADY THERE.
SO, CAN YOU SHOW US AROUND?
YEAH, YEAH, DEFINITELY.
Tyler: SO, I MET STEVE WHEN I WAS UP HERE DETECTING.
HE'S A GOOD BLOKE, AND HE'S ACTUALLY BEST FRIENDS
WITH MARTIN, AND MARTIN'S HAD MOST OF THE GOLD-MINING LEASES
TIED UP IN HALLS CREEK FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
SO THE FACT HE IS WILLING TO SELL
AND WE'LL BE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO GIVE IT A GOOD GO
IS REALLY EXCITING.
IF THERE'S GOOD GOLD HERE, THEN THE PRICE WILL BE WORTH IT.
Martin: SO, I BUILT THE WHOLE LOT OF THE TEST PLANT ON HERE.
IT'S GOT ITS OWN GENERATOR.
THAT'S WHY YOU CAN SEE IT'S ALL MADE OF SCRAPS.
IT'S LIKE MY GRANDPA'S WASH PLANT.
SAME THING.
YEAH. SOMETIMES YOU GET 5 OUNCES, 10 OUNCES.
BUT SHE WAS DOING GOOD.
WHAT WERE YOU FEEDING THAT WITH?
TESTED UP 5 MILLION TONS GOING A THIRD OF A GRAM,
WHICH WORKED OUT QUITE A FEW DOLLARS IN MONEY.
RIGHT.AND IT WAS VERY EASY MINING.
THERE'S PROBABLY AT LEAST ANOTHER 65,000 OUNCES LEFT,
BUT I'M 73.
PARKER IS AT THE PRIME OF HIS LIFE.
HE'S GOT THE ENERGY.
HIS TESTS SHOW 1/3 OF A GRAM A TON,
WHICH IS LIKE AN OUNCE PER 20 OR 30 YARDS,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD, RIGHT?
WE'RE DOING ENOUGH FOR 100 YARDS.
THREE TIMES BETTER THAN KLONDIKE.
YEAH, THREE TO FIVE TIMES BETTER THAN WHAT WE'RE MINING.
LACK OF WATER IS A PROBLEM.
THIS WEEK, WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT ENOUGH TO SAY, "OKAY,
DO WE TAKE IT THE NEXT STEP?"
Narrator: MARTIN BELIEVES HIS CLAIM HOLDS
OVER $100 MILLION OF GOLD.
AT NEARLY 400 ACRES,
IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF 300 FOOTBALL FIELDS.
MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO, AN ANCIENT RIVER RAN THROUGH
THE CLAIM, CARRYING DEPOSITS OF FINE GOLD AND NUGGETS,
MUCH LIKE THE GROUND PARKER MINES IN THE YUKON.
THE SITE INCLUDES THE OLD TOWN LODGE
AND JUBILEE LEASE,
WHICH PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT GOLD IN THE 1890s.
Parker: IT'S JUST, LIKE, A VERY BONY SHALE.
GOOD GOLD-CATCHER STUFF. IT'S LIKE A SLUICE BOX.
SO, CAN WE BRING THAT DOZER UP AND DO SOME TESTING HERE?
Martin: YEP.
Parker: SO, I WAS HOPING THAT WE COULD GET FRED AND TYLER
GOING ON THE TROMMEL, ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE DEAD.
FRED DECIDED TO DRIVE THROUGH A RIVER WITH IT.
Fred: HOW DID I GET BLAMED FOR THAT?
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT -- IVANHOE CROSSING?
WHAT THE HELL YOU DOING IN THERE?
THERE'S SOME BIG BLOODY CROCODILES
JUST SITTING AT THE BOTTOM, WAITING FOR THE BARRIER
TO COME OVER -- GULP AND THEN GONE.
RIGHT THERE.THAT WASN'T TOO BAD.
YEAH, THAT SHOULD BE GOOD.
Narrator: FRED AND TYLER GET TO WORK
SETTING UP THE TEST TROMMEL.
ANYTHING I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS THING?
Narrator: PARKER PREPARES TO DRIVE MARTIN'S
60-TON 9L DOZER 2 MILES SOUTHWEST
TO THE JUBILEE LEASE TO DIG PAY DIRT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING SOME SEAT TIME IN A DOZER,
BUT I FEEL LIKE THE 9Ls -- THEY DIDN'T HAVE A/C, DID THEY?
NO. THE CHAINS AND EVERYTHING ARE PRETTY WELL NEW.
IT TOOK ME FOUR YEARS TO PUT AN ENGINE TOGETHER.
Danny: WOW. LABOR OF LOVE.
YEAH.
MOST PEOPLE HAVE DRINKING HABITS.
I GOT A MACHINERY HABIT.
THIS THING'S INSANE.
I MEAN, I'VE RAN A LOT OF DOZERS,
BUT NEVER ONE THAT LOOKED LIKE THIS.
MATE, SHE'S A BEAST.
WICKED!
SO, WE'RE GONNA TEST THE TEST TROMMEL, MAKE SURE IT WORKS.
WE TOOK IT THROUGH A RIVER, AND THE MOTOR WAS SUBMERGED,
SO JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALL UP AND RUNNING.
Narrator: PARKER'S TEST TROMMEL,
BOUGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TRIP,
IS THE ONLY MACHINE ONSITE THAT CAN TEST IF MARTIN'S GROUND
IS AS RICH IN GOLD AS HE CLAIMS.
A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THIS.
I PUT AN ENGINE TOGETHER IN COLLEGE.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS POINT.
Fred: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.
OH, GOSH.
YOU DID CHECK THE OIL ON IT, RIGHT?
MAKE SURE NO WATER WENT INTO IT?
WELL, NO.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE DIPSTICK THERE,
YOU GOT WATER IN THERE WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH THE CROSSING.
Tyler: SO YOU CAN'T HAVE WATER IN YOUR OIL, CAN --
NO, YOU CANNOT BECAUSE THIS WILL GO BOOM.
YEAH, THAT SUCKS.
WE KNEW CROSSING THAT RIVER WAS GONNA CAUSE SOME ISSUES.
SO AT THIS POINT THE THING TO DO IS DRAIN THE OIL.
SHOULD PUT NEW OIL IN IT AND THEN WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.
HERE WE GO. SEE IF THERE'S ANY GOLD OUT HERE,
MAD MAX STYLE.
Narrator: AT THE JUBILEE LEASE, PARKER IS USING THE 9L DOZER
TO REMOVE A 6-INCH LAYER OF PAY FROM A 1/2-ACRE TEST AREA.
THE TEAM WILL RUN THE PAY THROUGH THE TROMMEL
TO ASSESS HOW MUCH GOLD IS IN THE GROUND.
LOOK AT IT. IT'S A MONSTER.
WHAT THE WAS THAT?
LOOK AT IT. IT'S A MONSTER.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS PROSPECTING THE JUBILEE LEASE,
A CLAIM FOR SALE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
THAT COULD HOLD $100 MILLION OF GOLD.
WHAT THE WAS THAT?
Narrator: BUT A PROBLEM WITH THE DOZER...
Parker: DANNY!
Danny: OH, YOU ARE ME.
...STOPS PROSPECTING IN ITS TRACKS.
PAIN IN THE ASS.
Parker: THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE...
Danny: OH, MAN. ...UP THERE.
THAT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD.
BLEW THE BLOODY SEAL, MAIN LIFT SEAL.
IT'LL TAKE OVER A WEEK TO GET THE DAMN PARTS,
UNLESS YOU FLY A HELICOPTER UP FROM PERTH.
SO, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT AROUND?
YEAH, ANOTHER BIG LOADER THAT'S IN WYNDHAM.
IT'S IN WYNDHAM? YEAH.
WHERE'S THAT, 500 CLICKS?
IT'S GONNA TAKE A DAY TO GET DOWN.
WE SHOULD TO HAVE IT DOWN HERE TOMORROW NIGHT.
AWESOME.
I'LL HAVE TO ORGANIZE A FLOAT AND EVERYTHING TO PICK IT UP,
AND THAT'LL BE ABOUT 4 GRAND.
GOTCHA.
WELL, THEN...
I'LL PAY IT, BUT LET US KEEP THE FIRST 2 OUNCES WE FIND.
THAT'S 4 GRAND.
YOU GOT IT.
I'M COUNTING ON THIS GROUND BEING GOOD ENOUGH
THAT IT JUSTIFIES BRINGING THIS LOADER IN HERE.
WE'RE GONNA FIND 2 OUNCES OF GOLD?
YOU THINK SO? YEAH.
Parker: WE'VE BEEN IN COUNTRY AWHILE,
AND WE'VE FOUND SOME INTERESTING STUFF,
AND, YOU KNOW, THE EXCITING THING FOR ME
IS THAT THIS PLACE COULD BE EXTREMELY RICH GROUND,
BUT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO TEST IT...
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THAT WORTH?
IF THIS GROUND HAS THAT GOOD A HISTORY,
THEN $4,000 IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET.
HERE, THIS HEAT DOESN'T HELP ANYTHING.
COLD'S PROBABLY A LOT BETTER FOR A MACHINE THAN THIS HEAT.
Fred: I'M GONNA DUMP THIS OLD OIL OUT.
YEAH, LOOK AT THAT.
FULL OF WATER. HOLY COW.
Narrator: TYLER, FRED, ADI, AND STEVE ARE ATTEMPTING
TO FIX THE WATERLOGGED ENGINE ON THE SECONDHAND TEST TROMMEL.
NOW WE JUST HAVE TO HOPE THAT PUTTING FRESH FUEL AND FRESH OIL
IN IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM.
ALREADY $4,000 IN THE HOLE
TO TRUCK IN A REPLACEMENT LOADER,
PARKER NEEDS A WORKING TROMMEL TO TEST THE GROUND
AND HAVE ANY CHANCE OF RECOUPING HIS INVESTMENT.
STARTING TO GET HOT, SO LET'S BRING IT THROUGH THIS.
HOPEFULLY WE SAVED.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
FINGERS CROSSED ON THIS ONE, HUH?
YEAH. PLEASE WORK.
YOU READY?
I'M NERVOUS.
Steve: HELL OF A LOT BETTER NOW.
WHOO!
YOU READY OVER THERE TO TURN THE WATER ON?
DO YOU WANT ME TO TURN IT ON NOW?
YEP. LET HER GO.
Narrator: YEARS OF DROUGHT MEANS THE ONLY WATER AVAILABLE
ON MARTIN'S CLAIM COMES FROM A 60-FOOT DEEP WELL
AT THE OLD TOWN LODGE 2 MILES FROM THE JUBILEE LEASE.
Fred: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIX THIS.
WE'RE MISSING A DIVIDER RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S FALLEN OFF ON OUR TRIP.
HOLD ON.
THAT'S DANGEROUS. EVERYTHING'S GOING WRONG.
THINGS ARE FALLING OFF THAT SHOULDN'T.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA LAST MUCH LONGER.
Steve: CHOKING UP A BIT.
OH! OH, OH, OH!
MIGHT WANT TO STAND BACK.
YOU GUYS, THAT LOOKS LIKE A DEATH TRAP.
I MEAN, THE ENGINE'S SMOKING A LOT.
THROTTLE'S NOT HOLDING.
OH, .
AH, .
I THINK IT MUST HAVE HAD IT.
THIS IS PROBABLY ABOUT THE MOST FRUSTRATED
I'VE BEEN ON THIS ENTIRE TRIP.
THE SLUICE BOX IS FALLING OFF.
THE TOP SHOOTS OUT ROCKS FAST ENOUGH AT YOU
TO SHOOT YOU IN THE FACE.
THE CHAINS ARE LOOSE. I COULD GO ON AND ON.
HONEST OPINION, THIS THING'S .
YEAH, THAT'S JUST FRUSTRATING 'CAUSE WE REALLY NEED
TO BE TESTING GROUND.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
AND IN THIS COUNTRY,
EVERYTHING'S GOT A BLOODY USE-BY DATE.
WE HERE -- WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE,
SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GONNA GO FROM HERE.
IT'S JUST .
Danny: FRED!
Fred: HEY GUYS.
HOW'S IT GOING?WE GOT SOME PROBLEMS.
I DON'T THINK THESE THINGS ARE MEANT
FOR TRAVELING 4,000 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
NO. IS THIS SALVAGEABLE?
WE CAN'T JUST GIVE UP. WE NEED THIS TO TEST THE GROUND.
DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY BETTER LUCK? PLEASE?
NO. WE -- WE BROKE THE DOZER.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
I DO HAVE A MATE. HE'S A LOCAL.
IF I COULD GIVE HIM A CALL, HE'D PROBABLY COME AND HELP OUT.
IS HE A WIZARD WITH TOOLS?
-YES. -OH, WELL THERE WE GO.
Danny: IS HE REALLY?NO, HE'S REALLY GOOD.
YEAH, HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
SO, SHOULD WE JUST SET UP CAMP?
YEAH, WE CAN SET UP CAMP.
Tyler: COOL.YEAH?
YEP, LET'S DO IT.LET'S DO IT.
Parker: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS,
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT GENUINE OPPORTUNITIES,
AND THINGS LIKE THIS ARE REALLY PUTTING ROADBLOCKS IN OUR WAY.
WE GENUINELY COULD HAVE GOTTEN SOME DIRT MOVED TODAY
AND COULD HAVE GOT A REALLY GOOD TEST IN
IF THE TROMMEL WOULD HAVE WORKED,
AND THEY BOTH THE BED.
AND THAT'S NOT COOL.
HOPEFULLY, GET BACK ON TRACK.
SOMEBODY'S COMING.IS THAT YOUR BUDDY?
Tyler: YEAH, THAT'S DUANE.
HE HASN'T GOT A SPARE TROMMEL, HAS HE?
Tyler: HI, DUANE.
HI, TYLER. HOW YOU DOING, MATE?
I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
PARKER. PLEASED TO MEET YOU, PARKER.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
-FRED. -FRED?
THIS IS FRED.NICE TO MEET YOU.
OH, WOW.SO IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY?
OH, .
Danny: IT'S BEEN A PRETTY RUBBISH DAY.
SO WE'RE GETTING DESPERATE, THEN?
YEAH, WE ARE.
Fred: WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT DINNER.
ALL RIGHT. I GOT A BIT OF KANGAROO IN THE CAR.
FOR REAL?Duane: YEAH.
OH, MATE. KANGAROO FOR DINNER?
YEAH.DO THEY TASTE GOOD?
YEAH, THEY'RE ALL RIGHT, COOKED RIGHT.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT, THOUGH. WE'D GET A REAL MEAL IN US.
THAT MIGHT HELP.
Narrator: AUSTRALIA'S ESTIMATED 50 MILLION KANGAROOS
OUTNUMBER THE POPULATION BY 2 TO 1.
GRUBS UP, GRUBS UP.
CONSUMED BY ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
KANGAROO MEAT IS LEANER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN PORK OR BEEF.
MMM! MMM!
Danny: SUPER GOOD.OH, YEAH.
I'M DOWN WITH THIS.
Duane: YEAH? OH, THAT'S GOOD MATE.
DUANE, YOU TURNED A DAY INTO A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
YEAH. SOME PEOPLE CALL IT HELL'S CRACK.
IS THAT WHAT THIS PLACE IS CALLED?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M GONNA CASH IN, AND WE'LL HIT HER TOMORROW.
I'M GONNA BRING THIS TO BED WITH ME.
Tyler: I'M REALLY HAPPY I GOT DUANE OUT HERE,
BUT TODAY WAS HARD.
LIKE, PARKER HAD TO SPEND 4 GRAND TO GET THAT LOADER HERE.
THERE'S 2 OUNCES WE HAVE TO FIND JUST TO COVER COSTS,
LET ALONE FINDING OUT IF THE GROUND'S ACTUALLY VIABLE.
SO YEAH, I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED
ABOUT LETTING PARKER DOWN.
HE OBVIOUSLY WON'T WANT TO WORK WITH ME AGAIN
IF I CAN'T PRODUCE SOME GOOD OPTIONS FOR HIM.
MORNING, FRED.
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE MORNING. IT FEELS LIKE NOON. IT'S SO HOT.
HOW'D YOU SLEEP?
IN A POOL OF SWEAT.
IT WAS SO HOT.
ONE OF THE ONLY TIMES IT'S QUITE EASY TO GET PARKER UP
'CAUSE HE AIN'T GONNA WANT TO STAY IN THERE FOR MUCH LONGER.
Parker: I HEARD THAT, DAN.
WHAT?
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM ARE PROSPECTING ON GROUND
THAT COULD HOLD $100 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD.
BUT WITH A BROKEN TROMMEL
AND A REPLACEMENT LOADER STILL ONE DAY AWAY,
THEY LACK THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO GET THE GOLD.
HERE YOU GO, PARKER.
OH, THANK YOU.
TYLER'S FRIEND AND FELLOW PROSPECTOR DUANE
JOINS THE TEAM TO HELP THEM GET BACK ON TRACK.
SO, WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE DAY?
I SUPPOSE A COUPLE OF US SHOULD FIX THE TROMMEL.
YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A KNOCK AT THAT TROMMEL.
I'VE GOT A FEW TOOLS IN ME TOOLBOX.
I CAN PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, GIVE FRED A HAND IF YOU WANT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE AROUND HERE WE CAN DO?
THERE'S A PLACE THAT I'VE BEEN PROSPECTING BEFORE
THAT WE COULD GO HAVE A LOOK AT.
WELL, I THINK THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN
WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR MARTIN WITH THE LOADER.
COOL.Fred: DIVIDE AND CONQUER.
Danny: THE MAIN REASON WE'RE HERE IS TO TEST THE GROUND,
AND THE TROMMEL IS INTEGRAL TO THAT, SO...
MY OLD MAN WAS A MECHANIC. MY BROTHER'S A MECHANIC.
I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM, AS WELL,
AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE NOW GOT DUANE.
BETWEEN THE THREE OF US,
I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
ALL RIGHT, SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Danny: IT'S NOT GREAT.
WE HAVEN'T GOT A SPARK PLUG SOCKET, HAVE WE?
YEAH. I'VE GOT A SOCKET.
WICKED. SO, THE OLD SPARK PLUG IS PRETTY GACKED UP.
DUANE'S SORTING THAT OUT.OKAY.
AND THEN I THINK WE SHOULD JUST CLEAN THIS FAT BOY UP.
I'M GONNA START WORKING ON THE SLUICE.
DURING THE TRANSIT, WE LOST THIS DIVIDER.
WHEN THE WATER COMES OUT, IT DIRECTS
THE FLOW EVENLY DOWN HERE.
WITHOUT THAT, WE'RE SCREWED,
SO I NEED TO FIND SOMETHING TO GO IN THERE.
I THINK I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
I THINK THIS WILL WORK.
BOOM.
SO, WE ARE GOING TO A REALLY COOL PLACE --
A NATURAL SPRINGS, LIKE A WATERING HOLE.
AND LAST TIME I WAS HERE, WE FOUND GOLD IN IT.
Parker: OH MAN.
IT'S NICE, ISN'T IT?
LOOK AT THIS.
COOL.
Narrator: TYLER AND PARKER ARE AT A NATURAL SPRING
20 MILES SOUTH OF OLD HALLS CREEK.
SO, I'VE FOUND A BIT OF GOLD HERE, ACTUALLY,
IN THE EXACT PLACE WE'RE GONNA GO DETECTING.
THE LOADER LOST 4 GRAND, SO WE REALLY DO NEED SOME GOLD.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET SOME GOLD WITH PARKER
AND HE ENJOYS IT, AND, YEAH, WE GET TO SEE THE MORE
PRETTIER SIDE OF HALLS CREEK.
DON'T FALL IN TO YOUR LEFT. THAT'S WHERE THE CROCS ARE.
OH, THERE'S A CROC RIGHT THERE.
OH, MY . I'M KIDDING.
Narrator: BENEATH THIS POOL, HEAT AND PRESSURE FORCE
WATER UP THROUGH GOLD VEINS,
PICKING UP FLAKES WHICH SETTLE IN THE POOL.
OKAY, THAT'S A SIGNAL.WHAT'D YOU FIND?
I HAVE A SIGNAL JUST THERE.
WE MIGHT NEED TO GET INTO THE CREVICES.
FOUND IT? OH, YEAH.
YEAH! WHAT IS IT? OH, WE GOT US SOME BAILING WIRE.
OH, THIS DOES NOT HELP MY CASE.
THE GOLD THAT YOU'D FIND HERE IS ACTUALLY QUITE SMALL,
SO IT'S HARD TO PICK IT UP.
THERE'S A DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE CALLED SNIPING.
COOL.
Narrator: SNIPING IS A FORM OF UNDERWATER MINING
WHERE PROSPECTORS PINPOINT GOLD CAUGHT IN CRACKS
AND CREVICES OF THE BEDROCK.
SO, WHAT YOU'D WANT TO DO -- COME IN ON THIS ANGLE.
SO YOU JUST TRY TO FLUFF ALL THAT DEBRIS OUT THE WAY.
SO YOU'RE JUST GETTING RID OF ALL THE TOP STUFF,
AND THEN WE WOULD SEE THE GOLD PRETTY QUICKLY.
OH, YEAH. LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S A NUGGET. THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
THAT'S A NICE LITTLE NUGGET.
SO, NOW, GO GET GET THAT LITTLE BOTTLE THING.
WHAT'S THAT?
THIS IS A SNUFF BOTTLE. SO YOU WANT TO DO THIS NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW GO.
WOW.
IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY
NICE-LOOKING LITTLE PIECE OF GOLD.
YEAH.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE IN THE RIGHT SPOT.
YEAH.
FIND 700 MORE OF THOSE,
AND WE MIGHT PAY FOR A LOADER GETTING FROM WYNDHAM TO HERE.
Danny: RIGHT. I'M GONNA SIT THERE, DUANE.
YOU ALRIGHT, FRED?
YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT, JUST HOT.
WHAT DO YOU RECKON, FRED?
LET'S PUT IT IN THERE AND GET THIS THING GOING.
RIGHT. THE LITTLE BABY -- HERE SHE COMES.
Danny: WE'VE TAKEN THE ENGINE OFF,
GIVEN THE ENGINE A BIT OF A CLEANUP.
IT'S GOT COMPRESSION. IT'S GOT SPARK.
FRED'S GOT THE SLUICE LOOKING BRILLIANT.
IF WE DON'T HAVE THIS RUNNING,
WE DON'T TEST THE GROUND, BASICALLY.
SO THIS IS IT. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED.
ALRIGHT.
SHE IN? SHE'S IN, BOYS.
WHOA, HERE WE GO.
Duane: ONE OF THE TRICKS THE OLD TIMERS USED TO USE --
JUST GET LITTLE BITS OF LEAD AND PUT IT THROUGH YOUR PLAN,
AND 'CAUSE LEAD'S CLOSE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE GOLD,
YEAH.IF YOU CATCH YOUR LEAD,
WELL, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU'RE GONNA CATCH GOLD.
AH, I LIKE THAT.
HAVE YOU GOT ANY LEAD? YEP.
I'M READY TO DO THIS. TURNING THE WATER ON.
YEAH, YEAH, WE GOT PRESSURE.
OH, THAT'S GOOD.
COME ON, BABY. MOMENT OF TRUTH.
SHE'S ALIVE!
Narrator: TO TEST THE TROMMEL, FRED LOADS JUNK DIRT
PEPPERED WITH LEAD SHOT INTO THE HOPPER.
Fred: I THINK I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
I THINK IT LOOKS PRETTY SMOOTH. BUSH FIX WORKING.
Danny: NICE. THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS GOOD.
SO, WE GOT AN OPERATING TEST TROMMEL.
OKAY, OKAY. READY? I'LL SHUT THE WATER OFF.
YOU SHUT THE ENGINE OFF.
THERE IT IS. YEP.
HEY, LOOK AT THAT, EVEN CATCH A BIT OF GOLD.
THAT'S NOT GOLD.
IS THAT GOLD?
IS!
THAT'S GOLD!
SHUT UP.
OH, NICE.I'D SAY THAT'S A SUCCESS.
THIS IS LIKE A COLD BEER.YEAH.
IF THIS IS JUST JUNK DIRT,
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT PAY DIRT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
I DO FEEL A LITTLE BAD THAT THEY WERE BACK HERE,
LIKE, SWEATING THEIR ASS OFF WORKING ON THE TROMMEL.
BUT I'M REALLY GLAD THEY GOT THE TROMMEL FIXED.
AND HOPEFULLY, THE TEST TROMMEL CAN STAY RUNNING
AND FIND SOME GOLD AND REALLY GET A GOOD TEST ON THIS GROUND.
SO, WE'VE GOT DUANE HERE. WE'VE GOT TYLER.
IF THE LOADER IS RUNNING GOOD,
I THINK WE COULD COVER A LOT OF GROUND WITH THE DETECTORS
AND HOPEFULLY GET BACK ON TRACK.
WHERE'S OUR LOADER?
Fred: YEAH, THIS SUCKS.
Tyler: YEAH, IT'S GETTING HOT, ISN'T IT?
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM ARE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S
OLD HALLS CREEK, PROSPECTING A LEASE FOR SALE
THAT COULD HOLD $100 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD.
AFTER A SERIES OF EQUIPMENT FAILURES,
THEY'RE A DAY BEHIND SCHEDULE.
I SEE IT. I SEE IT. THERE IT IS.
SOUNDS LIKE A TANK.
WE'RE IN BUSINESS.
Narrator: DETERMINED TO TEST THE GROUND, PARKER PAID OUT
$4,000 AUSTRALIAN TO SHIP IN A WORKING LOADER.
YOU GOT HERE.IT EVENTUALLY GOT HERE.
MARTIN, I WAS HOPING THAT YOU COULD MAKE A COUPLE OF CUTS
FOR DUANE AND TYLER TO START DETECTING
AND BRING A BUCKET TO THE CAMP FOR THE TROMMEL.
NO WORRIES.SWEET. LET'S DO IT.
Fred: YEAH. ALRIGHT.
LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED.
Tyler: SO, WE HAVE FINALLY GOT THE LOADER HERE.
TODAY IS DEFINITELY THE LAST PUSH.
WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
IT'S QUITE CRUCIAL THAT WE GET GOLD
AND EVERYTHING GOES TO PLAN.
HERE WE GO, GUYS.
Fred: YEAH!
THIS IS OUR LUCK CHANGING.
THIS IS IT, FREDDIE BOY.
THANK FOR THAT.
Fred: UH-OH.
COME ON!
PAY DIRT.
UH-OH. . UH-OH.
OH, PARKER.
BULL.
Fred: WHAT'D HE SAY?
Parker: I THINK YOU'VE HAD A BREAKDOWN.
I SAW HIM JUST WAVE HIS ARMS.
IT'S SHOOTING OIL OUT.
OH, YOU ARE KIDDING ME. NO.
I DON'T BLOODY BELIEVE IT. WHAT BLOODY ONE WENT THIS TIME?
OH, MY .
. I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
OF COURSE THIS HAPPENS -- WE PAY 4 GRAND TO GET IT HERE,
AND IT BREAKS DOWN WITHIN 10 MINUTES.
Martin: LOOKS LIKE THE STEERING.
Narrator: IN A 1,000 TO 1 SHOT, A SPLINTERED TREE BRANCH
PUNCTURED A HYDRAULIC STEERING HOSE, DISABLING THE LOADER.
Parker: I WOULD SAY THERE'S NOT MUCH LIFE LEFT IN THAT.
Martin: NO. NONE WHATSOEVER.
WELL, I'D STILL LIKE TO GET A TROMMEL TEST DONE.
WE'LL DO THE ACTUAL SHOVELING THE HARD WAY, BY HAND.
I THINK THAT YOU GUYS COULD PROBABLY GO DETECT
WHENEVER YOU CAN FIND.
WE CAN DO THAT, HEY, DUANE?Duane: YEAH.
Parker: WE JUST GOT TO DEAL WITH THE HAND WE'RE DEALT, I GUESS,
AND MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE.
WHY ARE WE HERE? HOW HAS IT COME TO THIS?
PARKER HAD TO SPEND $4,000 TO GET THAT LOADER OUT HERE.
SO IF WE DON'T FIND GOLD HERE, IT'S GONNA TAKE A HIT.
I'VE DRAGGED THEM OUT TO HELL'S CRACK,
AND I'VE PROMISED THAT THERE'S GREAT GROUND OUT HERE.
SO I REALLY CANNOT GO BACK EMPTY-HANDED.
IT'S REALLY HOT.
LIKE, I'M USED TO THE HEAT, BUT THIS IS NEXT-LEVEL.
LIKE, IT'S RADIATING OFF THE GROUND, AND THERE'S NO SHADE.
Tyler: I'M THINKING, LIKE, IF WE TARGET
THE TREE ROOTS AND THE BEDROCK...
Duane: YEP.
...MAKE SURE THEY'RE DEFINITELY DONE.
YEAH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN.
Narrator: THE LARGEST NUGGET EVER FOUND WITH A METAL DETECTOR
WAS IN AUSTRALIA IN 1980.
WEIGHING OVER 60 POUNDS AND WORTH AN ESTIMATED $1.3 MILLION,
IT WAS JUST 12 INCHES BENEATH THE SURFACE.
Duane: IT HAS MOVED SOME DIRT.
SO IT'S GIVEN US SOME SORT OF CHANCE,
I GUESS, TO FIND SOMETHING.
THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD SOUND. IT'S A NICE, LIKE, LOUD BEEP.
SOUNDS LIKE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT A BAD SIZE.
HEY, TYLER!
LOOK AT THAT.
Tyler: YAY!
IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF ROCK WITH IT, BUT THAT'S STILL --
THAT'S A NICE, WEIGHTY PIECE.
YEAH! GOOD JOB!
OH, MY . THAT IS SUCH A RELIEF!
I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH THAT.
Narrator: THIS NUGGET WEIGHS IN AT NEARLY 1/4 OUNCE,
WORTH OVER $300.
Duane: IF WE CAN FIND ANOTHER 12 OF THEM,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE LOADER.
Duane: NO PRESSURE NOW, TY!
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME, DUANE? YOU'VE UPPED THE ANTE.
AT LEAST WE KNOW THERE'S GOLD HERE. THAT'S ONE POSITIVE.
THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.
OH. THAT'S GOOD.
WE TURN THE WATER ON AND DO IT?
YEAH. IT'S COMING.
Fred: YEP.
Narrator: PARKER FIRES UP THE TROMMEL
TO TEST HIS SAMPLE YARD OF DIRT FOR GOLD.
LAST CHANCE SALOON.
Fred: IT'S ALIVE!
OH, SAKE.
Danny: IT'S DIED. DID YOU PUT THE CHOKE IN?
SAKE.
WHAT'S UP, DANNY?
I DON'T LIKE THAT S-- THAT SCREECHING NOISE ISN'T NORMAL.
HEAR THAT? THAT LITTLE EH-EH.
Parker: I DON'T THINK THAT'S OUT OF THE MOTOR.
OIL EVERYWHERE.
SOUNDS LIKE DEATH.
OH, . . YEAH.
CAN WE TURN IT BY HAND?
AT THIS POINT, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER
THAN WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON.
IS THIS FOR REAL?
Narrator: WITHOUT A WORKING MOTOR,
THE ONLY WAY TO RUN THE PAY DIRT
IS TO TURN THE TROMMEL DRUM MANUALLY.
THIS HOW WE DOING THIS?
WHAT ARE WE CALLING THIS NOW? IT'S A HAMSTER-POWERED TROMMEL?
HELL'S HAMSTER WHEEL?
HELL'S HAMSTER WHEEL!
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,
I WANT TO LEAVE HERE FEELING LIKE WE GAVE IT OUR BEST CHANCE.
RUN IT UNTIL IT'S DONE.
THERE'S ONLY ONE MORE AFTER THIS.
THANK .
HEY, DUANE? I'VE GOT A SIGNAL.
DO YOU MIND COMING OVER AND JUST CHECKING IT FOR ME?
Duane: IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD SIGNAL.
OH, WE'VE GOT IT. SEE IF IT'S...
OH! .
SO, GUYS, ON THE WAY IN, SAW THERE'S A CEMETERY.
THAT'S ACTUALLY THE ONLY PART OF IT.
THE ACTUAL CEMETERY WAS A LOT BIGGER THAN THAT.
Narrator: THE CEMETERY AT OLD HALLS CREEK
IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF JIMMY DARCY,
WHO DIED IN 1917 AFTER WAITING TWO WEEKS
FOR THE NEAREST DOCTOR TO REACH HIM.
DARCY'S DEATH INSPIRED THE FOUNDING
OF THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE,
WHICH IS STILL PROVIDING EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE
TO THOUSANDS OF REMOTE COMMUNITIES ACROSS AUSTRALIA.
THE CEMETERY'S FULL OF BLOODY GOLD.
GOLD TEETH?
OH, MAYBE IF WE MOVE IT HERE? SEE IF IT'S ONE OF THESE?
OH, WE'VE GOT IT.
OH! .
Duane: HAVE A LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S A NICE CHUNK!
THAT'S UNREAL.
GOOD WORK!
Narrator: IN OLD HALLS CREEK, TYLER DETECTS A SECOND,
LARGER NUGGET ON THE GROUND PARKER IS PROSPECTING.
THAT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD PIECE,
ABOUT 9 OR 10 GRAMS, I RECKON, FOR SURE.
$600, $700? YEP.
HOW GOOD DOES THAT FEEL?NOT WRONG.
LET'S GO BACK AND SHOW PARKER.
YEAH, LET'S SEE WHAT SORT OF INTERESTING DAY THEY HAD.
Parker: SHOULD WE START CLEANING THIS UP?
THIS FEELS A LITTLE BIT LIKE HALLS CREEK
IS BEATING THE OUT OF US.
YEAH, IT WASN'T TOO FUN.
Fred: HERE THEY COME.
YOU'RE NOT HOLDING A MASSIVE NUG.
Tyler: HANG ON. WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE PRETTY WELL.
Danny: YOU'RE KIDDING?
NOT BAD, HEY?
Narrator: TOGETHER, TYLER AND DUANE HAVE FOUND
$1,000 AUSTRALIAN OF GOLD.
Danny: OH, MATE! THAT'S DECENT-SIZED!
Parker: WHO FOUND THOSE?
Tyler: I FOUND THAT ONE. DUANE FOUND THAT ONE.
REALLY?
Duane: I WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
OH, WELL DONE, GUYS.
WE HAVE NOT DONE SO WELL.
THE ENGINE THE BED,
AND WE WERE HAND-TURNING THE TROMMEL.
Narrator: EVEN WITH TYLER AND DUANE'S NUGGETS,
PARKER IS STILL DOWN $3,000 ON THE LOADER.
HOW MANY YARDS DID YOU PUT THROUGH?
ONE.
Duane: DO THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH, IS IT?
PAN WHAT MIGHT BE THERE.
Narrator: DESPITE THE HARSH CONDITIONS,
IF PARKER DISCOVERS FINE GOLD IN THE PAN,
OLD HALLS CREEK COULD BE A VIABLE MINING OPERATION.
COME ON.
Parker: COME ON.
Danny: WELL, IT'S THERE.
IT'S COLOR.
I MEAN, IT'S --
IT'S PRETTY SMALL, AND THIS IS STILL NOT BAD.
I THINK WE'VE DONE A PRETTY --
YOU KNOW, AS WELL AS WE CAN CONSIDERING THE CONDITIONS.
FOR YOU GUYS TO FIND THAT MUCH DETECTING,
I'M QUITE SURPRISED BY THAT,
CONSIDERING HOW BAD THE CONDITIONS ARE.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M GONNA GO HAVE A QUICK CHAT WITH MARTIN.
Parker: THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME GOLD HERE,
AND THESE ACTUALLY ARE THE PIECES OF GROUND
THAT I'M INTERESTED IN
BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH A HARSH ENVIRONMENT,
LIKE, NOBODY WOULD EVER HAVE MINED IT.
HEY, MARTIN.
OH, HOW YOU GOING, PARKER?GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
NOT TOO BAD. HOW'D YOU GOT?
WE WENT ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.THEY FOUND THESE.
I'LL BE BLOWN. LOOK AT THAT.
I DEFINITELY ADMIRE WHAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH HERE
TO GET GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND,
WITHOUT WATER AND WITH THIS HEAT.
YEAH.
IT'S BRUTAL, AND...
YOU KNOW, GIVEN THOSE FACTORS AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN,
I DON'T THINK THIS IS FOR US.
OH, YEAH. RIGHT ON.
AND, I'M SURE THAT SOMEBODY
WILL COME ALONG THAT CAN MAKE THIS WORK.
YEAH, NO, SOMEBODY WILL.
IT'S A CHALLENGING PLACE TO WORK.
YEAH, YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.
YEAH. YEAH, NO WORRIES.
I GUESS THE ONLY LAST THING IS I SEE YOU HAVE
A LITTLE BONEYARD OVER THERE.
CAN WE ADD A TROMMEL TO IT?
YEAH.
YEAH. NO WORRIES.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, PARKER. NO WORRIES.
TAKE CARE, MAN.
IT'S EXCEPTIONALLY HARSH UP HERE. VERY HARSH.
I WISH PARKER ALL THE BEST
IN HIS ENDEAVORS AROUND AUSTRALIA.
BETWEEN BUSH FIRES, DROUGHTS, AND NO RAINS,
HE'S GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
Danny: DUANE, YOU'VE BEEN AN ABSOLUTE,
ABSOLUTE DIAMOND, MATE.
YOU'VE LOOKED AFTER US SO WELL.
ALL RIGHT, MATE. ANYTIME.
Tyler: IT WAS JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.
THIS TRIP DEFINITELY TOOK A TOLL ON EVERYONE, UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT ME AND DUANE MANAGED TO FIND SOME GOLD,
SO AT LEAST THAT'S ONE POSITIVE.
THE OLD TIMERS LASTED THROUGH EIGHT MONTHS.
I'M IMPRESSED THEY LASTED THAT LONG.
READY? HEAVE!
Parker: I'VE BEEN IN SOME DIFFICULT CONDITIONS,
AND THIS TAKES THE CAKE.
YOU CAN GIVE ME -30° OR -40 ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
THIS 120 OR 130 DEGREES IS...
IT'S BRUTAL.
Parker: WHERE TO, NOW, TYLER?
Tyler: SOUTH.
I HOPE IT'S COOLER THERE.
DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.
Narrator: NEXT TIME...
GUYS, LOCK THE DOORS.
...PARKER AND HIS TEAM COME FACE TO FACE
WITH BRAND-NEW MINING METHODS.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
...THAT COMES...Fred: CYANIDE?
...WITH A MAJOR HEALTH WARNING.
CAN GO FROM PRETTY BAD TO DEAD PRETTY QUICK.
Parker: DANNY!
Danny: MY EYES ARE BURNING.
NOT TOO USER-FRIENDLY.
GO EASY!
AAH!