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Previously on "Blind Frog Ranch"...
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There's a lot of things going
on in this ranch that people
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don't understand.
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Charlie confronted the demons
of a past dig site...
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This place is cursed.
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This is not where you want to
mess around here.
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In hopes of lifting a lingering curse.
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A lot of your energy has been drained.
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Meanwhile, the team zeroes in
on their best lead yet to enter
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- the Golden Staircase.
- We got what we need.
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We have indications of
a void here and a void there.
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But when Eric discovers
volatile elements
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in the earth...
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If this is, in fact,
a coal seam, we just have to
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shut it down.
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The entire operation is threatened.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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Aw.
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Legends of ancient treasures...
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It could go thousands of years back.
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And unexplained phenomena...
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I'm not messing with that.
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Meet at a 160-acre property
in northeast Utah
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known as Blind Frog Ranch.
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For decades, teams have
searched the land for
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long lost Aztec gold.
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But the closer they get...
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Look at that. That's gold!
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The harder the land fights back.
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Whoa, the hell's going on?
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- Now, a prolific miner...
- We're standing on a pile of gold.
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And a legendary treasure hunter...
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There must be another
tunnel entrance, something.
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Armed with new evidence...
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- Look at this.
- The hell is this?
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And a fabled artifact...
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There's a date in it, 1912.
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Will take on a 500-year-old curse...
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Fire in the hole.
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And a land littered with traps...
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to find a three-billion-dollar treasure.
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They won't stop until
they uncovered the mystery of
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what lurks below...
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at Blind Frog Ranch.
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- Get down there, Eric.
- Yeah, we are.
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- As long as it keeps going down.
- -That's it.
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One week ago, Ron deciphered
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a passage in the Rhoades Journal
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that he believes will lead to
another chamber of Aztec gold
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known as the Golden Staircase.
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The Golden Staircase
could be the big resting place.
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Big, I would imagine, means important.
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The map led the team to
a mysterious stone doorway...
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Doesn't that look weird to you?
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But they were unable to
remove or open the passage.
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So the team utilized SAR technology...
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Chili, that was beautiful.
We got what we need.
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Revealing two possible voids
underground that could lead to
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the Golden Staircase's
underground caverns.
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But due to torrential rainfall,
the team was forced to dig on
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- less stable ground.
- There's one spot
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that we can do it,
which is right about here.
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That area tends to be
a little bit more volatile.
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Eric estimates the cavern
entrance lies roughly 65 feet
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underground, and as they now
pass 30 feet in depth,
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they must monitor the dirt,
hoping to avoid
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hazardous minerals.
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Let's get a sample.
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I'll be taking samples,
looking for things like
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coal or petroleum, anything volatile.
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If you did drill into that,
it could be just like
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a bomb, basically.
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Whoa!
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
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Stop!
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You need to stop!
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Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
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Hold it. Hold on.
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I'm seeing this black, organic material.
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It could be an indication of a coal bed,
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which is the explosive material
we were afraid of here.
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Last year, the team encountered
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an incredibly volatile
coal seam while drilling.
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- Hey, fire, fire, fire!
- -You guys got a fire going.
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Shut it down.
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With further testing, Eric uncovered
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flammable minerals
around Blind Frog Ranch.
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Whoa!
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Now, after spotting a dark
substance in his last sample,
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Eric is concerned that further drilling
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could set combustible elements ablaze
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and prevent them from
accessing the tunnel system.
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Until I figure out what we're
dealing with here, I'm gonna
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have to shut everything down,
and I'm gonna have to take
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a closer look at this sample
to see what it is.
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There definitely appears to be
some type of coal seam.
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It's possible we're drilling
into flammable minerals here.
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With coal beds, you may have
methane gas,
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which are explosive.
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It could also be an indication
that there may be
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hydrogen sulfide gas,
which is highly poisonous.
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But right now, I'm only seeing
small seams of
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this dark substance.
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It's tough to tell if there's
enough of it here to ignite.
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I mean, it's a bit risky,
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but I think we can continue going.
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So we're going to have to
take it really, really slow
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from here on in.
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Hey, Jared, we're starting to get in some
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- different material.
- All right.
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So might want to go
a little bit more easier.
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- Copy that.
- So then we need to be really watching the hole.
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- Yeah.
- And seeing what he's feeling in the rig.
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Exactly, monitoring what's
going on, basically.
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And feeding me information
as necessary.
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- OK.
- -And let's stay away from that hole.
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That's the most dangerous part of it.
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Anything ignites,
you don't want to be anywhere
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around there. So stand back from it.
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Got you. All right.
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Let's do it.
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With Eric giving the go-ahead
to continue drilling,
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the team proceeds with
extreme caution through
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the volatile ground.
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And with an estimated
30 to 40 feet remaining
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before they reach the cavern,
they reduce the drill's RPMs
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and will closely monitor the drill hole
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for any signs of fire.
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Right now, we have to
strike when the iron's hot.
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This has been a very dry year
up here, and if there's
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any chance of there being
no water in this
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underground cave system, it's this year.
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I mean, we're doing it, we're taking a risk
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because of time.
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I really think we have to be
aggressive to get into
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the Golden Staircase right now.
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Sounds like it's in.
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- It's really hard.
- Yeah.
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That's some hard, man.
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I'm wondering if we're getting
down on top of that limestone.
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- Let's get a sample.
- It's really hard.
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When we finally got to this
point, the drilling started to
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get a lot harder, and so that
means we're on top of
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a new formation, and I believe
it's the limestone.
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Reaching the limestone
means we've passed
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the dangerous minerals
and are no longer
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at risk of explosion.
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OK.
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It also means that we're
closing in on that entrance.
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That's where we're going to
find our cavern.
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I think I'm seeing some good news.
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I think I'm seeing some chunks
of limestone in here.
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Beautiful. That's what we want to see.
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So let me test it here.
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To check for limestone, Eric will add
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diluted hydrochloric acid to the sample.
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If it contains calcium
carbonate, a compound found in
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limestone, the sample will
release carbon dioxide,
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creating bubbles and an audible
fizzing sound, confirming that
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the team has reached
the limestone layer just above
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the caves below.
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It's fizzing. Got limestone.
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- Beautiful.
- So we're in the right formation.
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Now we just got to get into the cave.
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With the team safely through
the layer of volatile earth,
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they can now pick up their drill speed.
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All right, give me a second.
I'll tell you where we're at.
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52 and a half.
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Copy that.
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And with roughly 15 feet
remaining before they reach
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the top of the void, they should be able to
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punch into the cavern system today.
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Right now, I'm counting every minute.
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The stormy season is here,
and winter is right behind it.
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So getting inside today would be huge.
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This is our window to get
into the underground.
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Look at that.
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That's harder than hell.
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Drilling's always like this, I know it.
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They ain't drilling, are they?
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I hope not.
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It's trying to chew through it.
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It's taking more than what
the torque of the drill can do.
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We're probably going to
mess up some teeth,
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but we don't have the option.
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Hey, Eric.
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Look at that.
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All that hard face is gone on those teeth.
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It's not getting very deep at all right now.
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So we're in this super
dense, super hard formation.
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It's highly cemented with a material that
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prevents you from drilling
through it quickly.
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And it's just eating up
the inserts on the bit.
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I think we're close to this opening.
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I mean, we're down about 60 or so feet.
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But are we just spinning in place?
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How much longer
can we keep doing this?
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We probably can't go anymore
with those teeth,
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how they look. They're all chipped off.
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We have some missing.
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We've probably got maybe
10 feet at the most to go.
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But we're not making any headway.
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We're just running on nubs.
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That's all we're doing right now.
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This is a problem.
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So I was hoping we could
push through this hard layer,
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but we've hardly made
any progress in about two hours.
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We're just wearing out the pit.
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We can't get that drill rig
through that super dense,
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super hard formation.
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So we're going to have to call it.
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Man.
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What we do here?
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What do you think?
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I don't know.
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They just blast it.
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Blast it?
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Give me my gear down here.
I'll get down there.
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I'll drill, put some caps on it, blast it.
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You want to and drill it and blast it?
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- Exactly.
- It's not ideal, but it might be the only option.
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We're not getting anywhere here.
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- We went as far as we could.
- -Yeah.
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All right, Chili. That's what we'll do.
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Make those charges pretty hot,
too, if you would, Chili.
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- I'll put some pepper on them.
- Put some pepper on them.
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Hell, yeah.
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I always knew Chili was a wild man.
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But this is another level. I know Chili.
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He's a professional.
He knows what he's doing.
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But right now, the future of this project
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rests on his shoulders.
If he goes down there
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and he sets those charges wrong,
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if anything bad happens, we're done.
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It's a big risk that we're taking.
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But we're in a situation
where we can't stop.
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- Let's do it.
- -Damn, you're always blowing up, Chili.
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What else you brought me here for?
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I mean, we're on our own trail right now.
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I think we're on this thing.
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After hitting a dense limestone layer in
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the borehole, the team has
decided to set charges below
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and blast through
the impenetrable stone.
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But first, they'll have to move
their gear and drill rig
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a safe distance away.
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Even if Thomas Rhoades
found this thing,
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I mean, he wouldn't be able
to do any of this.
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How would he have got even in here?
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Yeah, we got this big
old rig to our advantage here.
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I'm gonna get myself set up here.
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Yeah.
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Looks like the door is open on the rig.
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I don't think that was left open.
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Yeah, that was closed last night.
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00:14:05,270 --> 00:14:06,300
See anything?
256
00:14:08,770 --> 00:14:10,570
Hey, somebody's tampered
with this ignition.
257
00:14:14,300 --> 00:14:17,100
It's wallowed out like they had
a screwdriver or something
258
00:14:17,270 --> 00:14:18,590
trying to get this thing started.
259
00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:20,800
Somebody's been in here.
260
00:14:22,470 --> 00:14:24,150
They got this engine
compartment door open.
261
00:14:28,170 --> 00:14:30,370
Any of those lines broken?
Any visible leaks?
262
00:14:30,530 --> 00:14:31,560
Doesn't look like it, but
263
00:14:32,770 --> 00:14:34,610
you won't know until you
try to get it started.
264
00:14:35,500 --> 00:14:37,900
We're back at the drill
site this morning, and we get to
265
00:14:38,070 --> 00:14:40,600
the drill rig, though,
and it's obvious it's been
266
00:14:40,770 --> 00:14:42,000
tampered with.
267
00:14:42,170 --> 00:14:44,270
They were screwing with
the ignition, the levers were
268
00:14:44,430 --> 00:14:47,060
all wonky, and so
somebody's been there.
269
00:14:47,230 --> 00:14:48,230
Not one of our team.
270
00:14:49,870 --> 00:14:52,770
I got to think they were trying to start this
271
00:14:52,930 --> 00:14:55,360
to maybe move that auger to see
what we're onto there.
272
00:14:55,530 --> 00:14:56,860
I think you're right.
273
00:14:57,870 --> 00:14:58,870
They're watching us.
274
00:15:00,270 --> 00:15:01,310
This is not the first time
275
00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:02,846
this has happened out here
on Blind Frog.
276
00:15:02,870 --> 00:15:04,706
I mean, a lot of people know
that we're out here
277
00:15:04,730 --> 00:15:06,460
and that we're chasing treasure.
278
00:15:06,630 --> 00:15:09,660
They want to know what we want
to know and steal from us
279
00:15:09,830 --> 00:15:10,746
as well.
280
00:15:10,770 --> 00:15:12,100
And it's horse, but we've been
281
00:15:12,270 --> 00:15:13,910
dealing with this kind of crap for years.
282
00:15:14,670 --> 00:15:16,270
Like this pisses me off.
283
00:15:27,670 --> 00:15:28,870
- Morning, guys.
- Morning.
284
00:15:30,070 --> 00:15:31,070
I got news for you.
285
00:15:32,470 --> 00:15:34,270
Somebody was here last night,
286
00:15:34,430 --> 00:15:36,260
and they tampered with the rig..
287
00:15:36,430 --> 00:15:38,830
The ignition itself, I'm hoping
that it'll freaking start.
288
00:15:41,300 --> 00:15:43,370
OK, we'll check it over
and see what we got.
289
00:15:44,970 --> 00:15:46,290
You want to check the engine bay?
290
00:15:52,670 --> 00:15:54,170
Right back here, this door was open.
291
00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,470
Batteries are good.
292
00:15:59,630 --> 00:16:00,630
Cables look good.
293
00:16:04,170 --> 00:16:05,170
Let's try it.
294
00:16:08,470 --> 00:16:09,470
Fingers crossed here.
295
00:16:09,630 --> 00:16:11,030
I think he's going to start her up.
296
00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:36,500
All right. We're cooking.
297
00:16:36,670 --> 00:16:37,846
- We're cooking.
- We're in business.
298
00:16:37,870 --> 00:16:39,950
We'll catch them, they're gonna
keep messing... nice.
299
00:16:40,870 --> 00:16:44,170
Despite evidence of a possible
sabotage attempt,
300
00:16:44,330 --> 00:16:47,660
the team moves forward and can
now clear the site and set
301
00:16:47,830 --> 00:16:48,830
the charges below.
302
00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:55,100
All right, buddy. Let's get down there.
303
00:16:57,570 --> 00:16:59,770
You know how I like blowing things up.
304
00:16:59,930 --> 00:17:02,300
I know.
305
00:17:02,470 --> 00:17:05,570
With his expert knowledge
in explosives, Chili will set
306
00:17:05,730 --> 00:17:08,300
a controlled blast at
the bottom of the hole to
307
00:17:08,470 --> 00:17:11,700
break up the limestone layer
that was damaging the drill.
308
00:17:14,170 --> 00:17:16,870
If the blast effectively fractures the rock,
309
00:17:17,030 --> 00:17:19,560
drilling can continue to
the cavern entrance.
310
00:17:21,670 --> 00:17:23,790
All right, we'll move the rig,
put it right about here
311
00:17:23,930 --> 00:17:27,100
so I can rope off of it and get down there.
312
00:17:27,270 --> 00:17:28,646
All right.
313
00:17:28,670 --> 00:17:31,770
The blast Chili is planning
will take precise execution.
314
00:17:33,770 --> 00:17:36,900
If it's too much,
we risk causing a collapse,
315
00:17:37,070 --> 00:17:38,700
but too little gets us nowhere.
316
00:17:38,870 --> 00:17:40,346
We've got to keep things safe
around here.
317
00:17:40,370 --> 00:17:41,700
We can't get anybody hurt.
318
00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,600
You know, it's dangerous.
319
00:17:46,770 --> 00:17:48,130
You've got overhanging rocks here.
320
00:17:48,270 --> 00:17:50,200
Just stay away from those side walls.
321
00:17:50,370 --> 00:17:51,500
Try not to touch anything.
322
00:17:57,770 --> 00:18:01,370
To set the charges, Chili will
need to tie off to the rake
323
00:18:01,530 --> 00:18:04,460
and rappel down the 60-foot hole.
324
00:18:04,630 --> 00:18:07,000
Hey, can you hand me one of
those rope covers right there?
325
00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:10,270
Little, sharp edges on here.
326
00:18:11,700 --> 00:18:14,470
Since the hole isn't cased,
he must proceed with
327
00:18:14,630 --> 00:18:18,860
extreme caution to avoid
triggering a rock fall.
328
00:18:19,030 --> 00:18:20,030
Line going down.
329
00:18:21,670 --> 00:18:24,100
It's not my first option
I would recommend.
330
00:18:25,670 --> 00:18:28,670
Chili is putting himself at
tremendous risk.
331
00:18:28,830 --> 00:18:30,800
Got some loose stuff
right here, bud, at the top.
332
00:18:31,900 --> 00:18:33,260
But we got to get into this thing.
333
00:18:33,370 --> 00:18:34,850
I want to get down into this chamber.
334
00:18:34,930 --> 00:18:36,160
All right. See you, boys.
335
00:18:36,330 --> 00:18:37,460
- OK.
- All right. Be safe.
336
00:18:45,170 --> 00:18:47,200
Chili, he does a lot of crazy stuff,
337
00:18:47,370 --> 00:18:48,800
but he knows what he's doing.
338
00:18:48,970 --> 00:18:51,500
He's a professional,
and there's nobody better to go
339
00:18:51,670 --> 00:18:54,170
down there and blast that rock
out of our way.
340
00:18:54,330 --> 00:18:57,460
I put my faith in him that
he's going to get it done right
341
00:18:57,630 --> 00:18:59,310
and that the blast is going to be perfect.
342
00:19:10,500 --> 00:19:12,500
How are those side walls
looking down there, Chili?
343
00:19:14,770 --> 00:19:15,770
Chili?
344
00:19:17,070 --> 00:19:18,240
Look at that.
345
00:19:20,700 --> 00:19:21,700
Looking good.
346
00:19:27,370 --> 00:19:29,300
All right, I'm at the bottom.
347
00:19:29,470 --> 00:19:31,000
How's it look down there?
348
00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:42,100
All limestone across there, Chili?
349
00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:48,270
I think I found a good spot.
I can put some holes in here.
350
00:19:50,700 --> 00:19:51,700
All right.
351
00:19:56,370 --> 00:20:00,270
In order to set the explosives,
Chili is planting two charges
352
00:20:00,430 --> 00:20:01,430
in separate holes.
353
00:20:02,370 --> 00:20:04,470
The blast must be precise.
354
00:20:04,630 --> 00:20:06,260
Too much explosive power,
355
00:20:06,430 --> 00:20:08,000
and the cavern roof may collapse,
356
00:20:10,170 --> 00:20:12,900
blocking their entrance to
the Golden Staircase.
357
00:20:25,300 --> 00:20:27,270
Moments away. Hold on.
358
00:20:35,370 --> 00:20:37,470
All right, guys. Coming up.
359
00:20:37,630 --> 00:20:38,900
Great, man. Come on up.
360
00:20:46,370 --> 00:20:47,490
Get out of that hole, Chili.
361
00:20:57,500 --> 00:20:58,970
- You're back, buddy.
- All right.
362
00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:02,620
It's kind of nice down there after a while.
363
00:21:02,730 --> 00:21:06,000
- Yeah.
- You got it, brother?
364
00:21:06,170 --> 00:21:07,570
Yep.
365
00:21:07,730 --> 00:21:09,300
All right.
366
00:21:09,470 --> 00:21:10,670
Good to see you, man.
367
00:21:10,830 --> 00:21:13,060
So those charges
down there, they're packing
368
00:21:13,230 --> 00:21:14,560
a little pepper.
369
00:21:14,730 --> 00:21:16,900
We'll set them off. All goes good,
370
00:21:17,070 --> 00:21:18,400
we're in the cavern today.
371
00:21:20,570 --> 00:21:23,670
The team is ready to blast
apart the limestone blocking
372
00:21:23,830 --> 00:21:26,300
their way into the cavern system.
373
00:21:26,470 --> 00:21:27,790
Got some good charges down there.
374
00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,230
Going hot.
375
00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,870
With the charges set,
they are one press of a button
376
00:21:33,030 --> 00:21:36,160
away from accessing
the Golden Staircase.
377
00:21:37,300 --> 00:21:40,570
All right, guys. Set.
378
00:21:42,370 --> 00:21:43,370
- Ready?
- Ready.
379
00:21:44,700 --> 00:21:45,770
Fire in the hole.
380
00:21:53,570 --> 00:21:54,570
Going hot.
381
00:21:55,570 --> 00:21:56,570
- Boys, ready?
- Ready.
382
00:21:56,670 --> 00:21:57,670
Ready.
383
00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:00,200
All right.
384
00:22:01,570 --> 00:22:02,600
Fire in the hole.
385
00:22:03,700 --> 00:22:05,200
- Whoa!
- Here we go.
386
00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,570
Let's go check out the damage.
387
00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:24,240
That blew a lot of stuff out on that one.
388
00:22:26,270 --> 00:22:27,946
- That was a good blast.
- That was a good one.
389
00:22:27,970 --> 00:22:30,270
- That should have broke a lot of crap up.
- -Yeah.
390
00:22:30,430 --> 00:22:31,906
That should fracture up that limestone.
391
00:22:31,930 --> 00:22:33,046
We should be able to drill it.
392
00:22:33,070 --> 00:22:34,546
We'll let this clear out a little bit.
393
00:22:34,570 --> 00:22:36,246
All right, then we need to bring
the drill in.
394
00:22:36,270 --> 00:22:37,570
Let's have them clean this hole.
395
00:22:37,730 --> 00:22:38,760
- Let's get on it.
- Yeah.
396
00:22:38,930 --> 00:22:39,930
Sounds good.
397
00:22:49,170 --> 00:22:54,770
It seems like my legs are
not tiring, like they have been.
398
00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:59,400
After performing a cleansing
ritual at the Bead Site
399
00:22:59,570 --> 00:23:00,900
days earlier,
400
00:23:01,670 --> 00:23:04,870
Charlie believes the curse
affecting him and Duane has
401
00:23:05,030 --> 00:23:06,560
finally been lifted.
402
00:23:06,730 --> 00:23:10,160
But the ordeal has taken
a heavy toll, prompting him to
403
00:23:10,330 --> 00:23:13,000
step away from the ranch
for a day to recover.
404
00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:16,570
You know, the curse
probably is some type of
405
00:23:16,730 --> 00:23:20,360
protective curse that keeps
the land sacred.
406
00:23:20,530 --> 00:23:23,760
I think it's a warning shot
across our bow, basically,
407
00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:26,670
to let us know that
408
00:23:27,700 --> 00:23:30,270
the land still controls everything
409
00:23:31,770 --> 00:23:36,100
and that we are just here to do
what we're supposed to do.
410
00:23:39,500 --> 00:23:42,300
Father, I bring Charlie before you.
411
00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,370
I ask that you put blessings upon him.
412
00:23:46,770 --> 00:23:49,170
I definitely felt like
the cleansing ritual worked.
413
00:23:50,370 --> 00:23:53,000
It felt like the dark forces here lifted a bit.
414
00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:57,400
- Are you doing OK, my friend?
- -I'm pretty weak.
415
00:23:59,870 --> 00:24:03,000
But I need to take a day just to recover.
416
00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:10,270
Hopefully, I can continue
to improve myself.
417
00:24:12,570 --> 00:24:15,370
You know, we've got an ongoing
project up here,
418
00:24:15,530 --> 00:24:17,130
and we're going to start drilling again.
419
00:24:18,370 --> 00:24:21,170
When the boys reach
the Golden Staircase, I want
420
00:24:21,330 --> 00:24:24,000
to be at full strength
and be right there with them.
421
00:24:25,470 --> 00:24:28,570
I've always prided myself
in being out here.
422
00:24:28,730 --> 00:24:31,660
There's purposes for me being here,
423
00:24:33,170 --> 00:24:36,670
climbing the mountains
and exploring and confronting
424
00:24:36,830 --> 00:24:37,900
the trespassers.
425
00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:40,670
Hey!
426
00:24:40,830 --> 00:24:42,660
It's just something that
427
00:24:42,830 --> 00:24:44,400
I've done a big portion of my life,
428
00:24:44,570 --> 00:24:47,900
and I'll continue to do it until I can't do it.
429
00:25:06,770 --> 00:25:07,840
I think the tent is solid.
430
00:25:09,770 --> 00:25:12,570
Look, we think that we're
close to the treasure.
431
00:25:12,730 --> 00:25:15,160
And when that happens,
you stay where you think
432
00:25:15,330 --> 00:25:16,446
the treasure is.
433
00:25:16,470 --> 00:25:19,400
And now, with someone trying
to sabotage our rig...
434
00:25:19,570 --> 00:25:20,606
Hey, somebody's tampered with
435
00:25:20,630 --> 00:25:22,600
this ignition. It's wallowed out.
436
00:25:23,870 --> 00:25:26,070
We decided it was best
to keep watch for the night.
437
00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,000
We walk out of here,
and somebody gets in here
438
00:25:30,170 --> 00:25:31,770
before us,
439
00:25:31,930 --> 00:25:34,170
we run the possibility that
they've taken everything away
440
00:25:34,330 --> 00:25:36,460
from us. So we have to be super careful.
441
00:25:36,630 --> 00:25:37,706
We know people are looking.
442
00:25:37,730 --> 00:25:39,160
We know people are coming out here.
443
00:25:39,330 --> 00:25:42,260
So we're up here on this hill.
We've got a 360-degree view.
444
00:25:42,430 --> 00:25:44,070
So anybody coming in,
we're going to know,
445
00:25:44,130 --> 00:25:46,210
and we're going to be able to
head them off the pass.
446
00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,270
They're giving off any heat?
447
00:25:49,430 --> 00:25:50,430
- No.
- No.
448
00:25:52,270 --> 00:25:53,270
No.
449
00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,070
Do you know what I'm thinking?
450
00:25:59,170 --> 00:26:01,700
- We could find gold tomorrow.
- -I hope so.
451
00:26:03,170 --> 00:26:06,070
Are you guys worried
it'll be empty again?
452
00:26:06,230 --> 00:26:07,506
I don't think it's going to be empty
453
00:26:07,530 --> 00:26:11,160
because the journal, it seems to
454
00:26:11,330 --> 00:26:14,200
indicate there are other
chambers and that those have
455
00:26:14,370 --> 00:26:15,870
not been discovered.
456
00:26:16,030 --> 00:26:18,360
Rhoades never got into any of
the other chambers.
457
00:26:19,870 --> 00:26:22,270
So, all we have to do is just
keep on this trail and keep
458
00:26:22,430 --> 00:26:24,550
hunting them because I believe
that they're out there.
459
00:26:24,670 --> 00:26:25,970
Josh, Josh, you seeing this?
460
00:26:30,100 --> 00:26:31,170
That light?
461
00:26:33,470 --> 00:26:34,906
Turn off your lights.
There's a light up there.
462
00:26:34,930 --> 00:26:35,930
See that?
463
00:26:41,170 --> 00:26:42,250
They're coming for the rig.
464
00:26:43,300 --> 00:26:44,806
They're making a beeline
right towards the rig.
465
00:26:44,830 --> 00:26:46,030
We got to get down there, man.
466
00:26:47,870 --> 00:26:49,510
- All right.
- -I'll get over there quick.
467
00:26:49,670 --> 00:26:51,570
- You guys follow me down.
- Careful, man.
468
00:26:51,730 --> 00:26:53,530
You guys cover the rig.
I can go run them off.
469
00:26:55,970 --> 00:26:59,000
- Go get them, Chili.
- You ready?
470
00:26:59,170 --> 00:27:00,200
Yeah.
471
00:27:01,370 --> 00:27:02,730
They're getting closer to the rig.
472
00:27:08,670 --> 00:27:09,710
Eric, they could be armed.
473
00:27:18,270 --> 00:27:19,270
Josh, you seeing this?
474
00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,330
- There's a light out there.
- -There's a light.
475
00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:28,946
Turn off, turn off your lights.
476
00:27:28,970 --> 00:27:30,370
There's a light up there. See that?
477
00:27:36,100 --> 00:27:37,400
They're coming for the rig.
478
00:27:37,570 --> 00:27:38,906
They're making a beeline
right towards the rig.
479
00:27:38,930 --> 00:27:41,000
- We got to get down there, man.
- All right.
480
00:27:41,170 --> 00:27:43,170
I'll get over there quick.
You guys follow me down.
481
00:27:43,330 --> 00:27:44,760
Careful, man. They could be armed.
482
00:27:44,930 --> 00:27:47,000
You guys cover the rig.
I can go run them off.
483
00:27:49,470 --> 00:27:51,100
Go get them, Chili.
484
00:27:58,170 --> 00:27:59,670
- You ready?
- Yeah.
485
00:27:59,830 --> 00:28:01,046
They got to see Chili coming now.
486
00:28:01,070 --> 00:28:02,070
I know.
487
00:28:04,470 --> 00:28:05,570
Eric, they could be armed.
488
00:28:13,170 --> 00:28:15,000
Hey.
489
00:28:17,470 --> 00:28:18,470
Better run off!
490
00:28:25,670 --> 00:28:28,270
Look it, they're moving
the other way, away from him.
491
00:28:28,430 --> 00:28:29,676
They're getting closer to the rig.
492
00:28:29,700 --> 00:28:31,740
They're getting closer.
We've got to get to the rig.
493
00:28:32,500 --> 00:28:34,070
They're still coming down, man.
494
00:28:34,230 --> 00:28:36,400
They're still...
495
00:28:36,570 --> 00:28:38,270
You OK, bud?
496
00:28:42,070 --> 00:28:43,570
You better run!
497
00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:50,100
I'm fine.
498
00:28:51,770 --> 00:28:53,500
Let's go. We've got to get to that rig.
499
00:29:03,670 --> 00:29:05,030
I don't see any of the lights now.
500
00:29:08,370 --> 00:29:09,806
- Right there, right there.
- -Right there.
501
00:29:09,830 --> 00:29:11,000
- Right there.
- Right there.
502
00:29:12,170 --> 00:29:13,270
He's still coming this way.
503
00:29:13,430 --> 00:29:15,160
That's the intruder. That's not Chili.
504
00:29:24,900 --> 00:29:26,170
You think they just went dark?
505
00:29:26,330 --> 00:29:28,210
I think they went dark,
and they see him coming.
506
00:29:32,670 --> 00:29:33,670
Hey!
507
00:29:35,970 --> 00:29:37,330
They're going to come right at us.
508
00:29:48,470 --> 00:29:50,100
Right there. Right there.
509
00:29:50,270 --> 00:29:52,430
- The light's heading this way.
- -They're out of here.
510
00:29:52,530 --> 00:29:54,176
You know what?
I think they dropped into the creek.
511
00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,046
- Yep.
- -And then that was their escape route out of here.
512
00:29:56,070 --> 00:29:58,370
Yep. There comes Chili.
513
00:30:00,770 --> 00:30:01,770
At least he ran them off.
514
00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:08,100
Chili.
515
00:30:09,870 --> 00:30:12,070
Well, I found the.
516
00:30:12,230 --> 00:30:14,100
They booked down the back of that ridge.
517
00:30:14,270 --> 00:30:15,500
How many? How many of them?
518
00:30:15,670 --> 00:30:16,876
It was too dark.
519
00:30:16,900 --> 00:30:19,140
As soon as you saw them get up
on the edge of that ridge,
520
00:30:19,170 --> 00:30:21,010
and they just booked it
to the back side of it.
521
00:30:21,130 --> 00:30:23,760
At least one, at least
one more kept coming down
522
00:30:23,930 --> 00:30:25,460
the ridge, dropped into Crow
523
00:30:25,630 --> 00:30:27,176
- and took off that way down Crow Creek, yeah.
- -Really?
524
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,600
Yeah, went into Crow Creek
and just disappeared that way
525
00:30:29,770 --> 00:30:32,700
- down south.
- I mean, they got a good scare.
526
00:30:32,870 --> 00:30:34,270
I was trying to run them over, but.
527
00:30:34,430 --> 00:30:35,660
Good. Good.
528
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,000
All right, guys.
529
00:30:40,170 --> 00:30:42,070
- Let's get back to camp.
- Yeah.
530
00:30:42,230 --> 00:30:43,550
Yeah, we'll just keep an eye out.
531
00:30:45,770 --> 00:30:47,600
I can't believe that.
532
00:30:47,770 --> 00:30:49,070
- Thieves.
- Thieves.
533
00:30:49,230 --> 00:30:50,230
Exactly.
534
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:05,330
Let's get those drillers in.
535
00:31:06,270 --> 00:31:09,870
After detonating charges at
the bottom of the borehole...
536
00:31:10,030 --> 00:31:11,870
Yes!
537
00:31:12,030 --> 00:31:14,970
The team resumes drilling,
hoping that the blast has
538
00:31:15,130 --> 00:31:17,970
broken up the final layer of
rock and has brought them
539
00:31:18,130 --> 00:31:21,330
one step closer to accessing
the void below.
540
00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:27,600
It's great. Yeah, it's looking good.
541
00:31:28,770 --> 00:31:31,270
Seems like it's drilling
easier already, doesn't it?
542
00:31:31,430 --> 00:31:33,800
100%... you can just hear
those rocks moving around.
543
00:31:33,970 --> 00:31:35,800
Yeah, it's smooth.
544
00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:42,940
Want to grab a sample of that, Josh?
545
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,160
- Yeah, he's coming up.
- -Give me one of those chunks.
546
00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:49,670
Look at all that.
547
00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,770
We got limestone. Yep, all through there.
548
00:31:54,930 --> 00:31:56,160
That's how we do it.
549
00:31:56,330 --> 00:31:59,000
I'm seeing smaller fragments
coming up, so it looks
550
00:31:59,170 --> 00:32:01,870
like it's working. It broke up this rock.
551
00:32:02,030 --> 00:32:03,800
The drill rig is going down.
552
00:32:03,970 --> 00:32:07,970
I think we're maybe within
10 feet of entering that cavern.
553
00:32:08,130 --> 00:32:09,410
So, I mean, I think we're close.
554
00:32:10,900 --> 00:32:13,270
I mean, our tip, we're getting
down there, Eric.
555
00:32:13,430 --> 00:32:15,360
That's where you estimated
that void's at.
556
00:32:15,530 --> 00:32:16,530
Yep.
557
00:32:20,970 --> 00:32:22,870
What was that?
558
00:32:26,270 --> 00:32:27,946
- Is that what I thought it was?
- I think so.
559
00:32:27,970 --> 00:32:29,170
- That just dropped?
- Jared.
560
00:32:29,330 --> 00:32:30,330
Did that just drop?
561
00:32:32,170 --> 00:32:33,690
I think the frickin' bit just dropped.
562
00:32:33,730 --> 00:32:35,160
Jared!
563
00:32:35,330 --> 00:32:36,660
Is that what I think it was?
564
00:32:37,670 --> 00:32:40,070
My line's slacked up, so that
means my Kelly bar and my auger
565
00:32:40,170 --> 00:32:41,570
just dropped through freely.
566
00:32:41,730 --> 00:32:43,206
I just felt it break through. I think that's it.
567
00:32:43,230 --> 00:32:44,606
- I think that's it.
- -Does that mean we're through?
568
00:32:44,630 --> 00:32:45,700
- Nice.
- Yeah.
569
00:32:45,870 --> 00:32:48,600
Eric, did it drop? Did it drop?
570
00:32:48,770 --> 00:32:50,506
- We're in the void, it dropped.
- We're in the void.
571
00:32:50,530 --> 00:32:51,530
Yes!
572
00:32:54,570 --> 00:32:55,570
He's going to come out.
573
00:32:55,730 --> 00:32:57,146
See if it's wet on the end of that bit.
574
00:32:57,170 --> 00:32:58,370
Yeah.
575
00:32:59,370 --> 00:33:02,500
If the bit is dry, it means
the flash storm they had
576
00:33:02,670 --> 00:33:04,770
earlier in the week wasn't
strong enough to flood
577
00:33:04,930 --> 00:33:09,260
the cavern system below,
and the team can safely enter
578
00:33:09,430 --> 00:33:10,460
through the borehole.
579
00:33:15,270 --> 00:33:16,470
Go for it.
580
00:33:24,570 --> 00:33:25,970
Boy.
581
00:33:27,470 --> 00:33:29,170
- And she's dry.
- Dry!
582
00:33:29,330 --> 00:33:31,100
- Nice!
- We got a dry void.
583
00:33:34,870 --> 00:33:36,770
We got it. Yes.
584
00:33:36,930 --> 00:33:38,690
- That's what we was looking for.
- Yes, yes!
585
00:33:45,030 --> 00:33:46,800
We just entered this cavern.
586
00:33:46,970 --> 00:33:50,170
We dealt with all this stuff,
and we persevered,
587
00:33:50,330 --> 00:33:51,506
and we made it work.
588
00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:54,860
We have an open hole right now
into that cavern system.
589
00:33:55,030 --> 00:33:58,400
We're in the void.
We're in the void, brother.
590
00:33:58,570 --> 00:34:01,600
We're in that passageway that
the SAR scan showed us,
591
00:34:01,770 --> 00:34:04,100
but I am so excited to find out
what's down there.
592
00:34:04,270 --> 00:34:06,300
Everything is falling into place.
593
00:34:06,470 --> 00:34:08,370
We're really close to Aztec
treasure right now.
594
00:34:09,500 --> 00:34:11,570
We're gonna go down there
and we're gonna explore
595
00:34:11,730 --> 00:34:12,760
this entire cave system.
596
00:34:14,470 --> 00:34:15,746
We're getting in that cavern now.
597
00:34:15,770 --> 00:34:16,770
We're in the cavern.
598
00:34:23,370 --> 00:34:26,200
- Yes!
- -We're in the void, brother!
599
00:34:26,370 --> 00:34:29,400
After three days of drilling,
the team has finally broken
600
00:34:29,570 --> 00:34:32,470
into a tunnel system
they believe could be part of
601
00:34:32,630 --> 00:34:33,800
the Golden Staircase,
602
00:34:36,270 --> 00:34:38,470
where a chamber of Aztec treasure
603
00:34:38,630 --> 00:34:39,860
is rumored to be hidden.
604
00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,700
With intruders spotted the night before...
605
00:34:43,870 --> 00:34:47,100
They're coming for the rig.
We gotta get down there, man.
606
00:34:47,270 --> 00:34:50,300
Charlie returns to help
secure the perimeter.
607
00:34:52,770 --> 00:34:54,100
Get a camera set up here.
608
00:34:59,100 --> 00:35:01,270
This is just a motion sensor.
609
00:35:01,430 --> 00:35:04,800
Just, it alerts me 24-7 to let me know
610
00:35:04,970 --> 00:35:06,070
who's passing by here
611
00:35:07,970 --> 00:35:10,370
when there's nobody
supposed to be here.
612
00:35:10,530 --> 00:35:13,660
Being gone most of the year,
I've got to reset a lot
613
00:35:13,830 --> 00:35:14,960
of these.
614
00:35:15,130 --> 00:35:18,560
You know, we're constantly
dealing with intruders,
615
00:35:18,730 --> 00:35:21,130
you know, treasure hunters that
want to come out here, try to
616
00:35:21,270 --> 00:35:22,430
get here when we're not here.
617
00:35:22,570 --> 00:35:25,100
So I always have to
have cameras around,
618
00:35:26,170 --> 00:35:27,370
try to catch them if I can.
619
00:35:39,670 --> 00:35:41,110
What the hell is it called? Come on.
620
00:35:41,270 --> 00:35:42,570
It's, is it with a W?
621
00:35:42,730 --> 00:35:44,600
I thought it was with a P.
622
00:35:44,770 --> 00:35:46,400
Might be with a P. I don't know.
623
00:35:46,570 --> 00:35:48,046
- What the hell is it?
- It's so ridiculous.
624
00:35:48,070 --> 00:35:49,800
I know it, like, it's... it's gonna
625
00:35:49,970 --> 00:35:52,300
- drive me nuts.
- Just stop thinking about it.
626
00:35:52,470 --> 00:35:54,670
- I can't.
- It'll come to you.
627
00:35:57,100 --> 00:35:59,870
So, Ron, you've been involved
in quite a few treasure hunts.
628
00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:02,870
What do you think about where
629
00:36:03,030 --> 00:36:04,930
we're at at this point in our search?
630
00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:11,100
Well, from what I've seen
so far, I like what I've seen.
631
00:36:11,270 --> 00:36:13,570
I think we're making a lot of
good progress.
632
00:36:13,730 --> 00:36:16,760
You know, treasure hunting,
it could go sideways
633
00:36:16,930 --> 00:36:19,060
- any time now, right?
- Sure, yeah.
634
00:36:19,230 --> 00:36:21,360
I've done a lot of this
treasure hunting, and no one
635
00:36:21,530 --> 00:36:25,260
knows better than I do that
you're just on the edge of
636
00:36:25,430 --> 00:36:29,260
finding it, but you're not there.
637
00:36:29,430 --> 00:36:31,160
It's over the next hill, and then it's over
638
00:36:31,330 --> 00:36:32,460
the next hill.
639
00:36:32,630 --> 00:36:35,160
So consequently,
we really don't know where
640
00:36:35,330 --> 00:36:37,360
we are, but the main thing is,
641
00:36:38,370 --> 00:36:40,370
is the history right?
And is the geology right?
642
00:36:41,770 --> 00:36:44,770
I wonder about who really
wrote that journal.
643
00:36:44,930 --> 00:36:46,730
I mean, there's no proof
exactly who wrote it.
644
00:36:48,170 --> 00:36:51,170
You know, there's always
doubt, but you've got to follow
645
00:36:51,330 --> 00:36:55,260
the doubt until you either
prove or disprove who wrote it
646
00:36:55,430 --> 00:36:58,500
or, you know, to an extent,
who else could have
647
00:36:58,670 --> 00:37:00,070
wrote it but Rhoades?
648
00:37:00,230 --> 00:37:03,060
Or people that knew Rhoades,
or the family of Rhoades,
649
00:37:03,230 --> 00:37:05,460
- or whatever. We just don't know.
- Yeah.
650
00:37:05,630 --> 00:37:06,950
I mean, that's following history.
651
00:37:07,070 --> 00:37:08,146
You've got to tear it apart
652
00:37:08,170 --> 00:37:09,670
and see what's good and what's bad.
653
00:37:11,500 --> 00:37:13,770
It is what it is. It's the best
thing we have right now.
654
00:37:13,930 --> 00:37:15,906
- Right.
- You know, what else are we going to do about it?
655
00:37:15,930 --> 00:37:17,206
Where are we going to go?
656
00:37:17,230 --> 00:37:20,760
Yeah, you know, for a bunch of
years, I mean, we kind of were
657
00:37:20,930 --> 00:37:23,160
drilling where we thought we should be
658
00:37:23,330 --> 00:37:24,460
or looking where we thought.
659
00:37:24,630 --> 00:37:27,000
And then now with the journal,
to have some of
660
00:37:27,170 --> 00:37:30,170
this information,
from a historical standpoint
661
00:37:30,330 --> 00:37:32,500
and an anthropologist,
once you see something
662
00:37:32,670 --> 00:37:35,470
like that, how could you ever stop?
663
00:37:35,630 --> 00:37:37,000
We know that the Mormons
664
00:37:37,170 --> 00:37:39,870
overnight became extremely wealthy
665
00:37:40,030 --> 00:37:42,900
in order to bring hundreds of
thousands of people to Utah.
666
00:37:43,900 --> 00:37:46,100
And, I mean, they were
dirt poor when they got here.
667
00:37:46,270 --> 00:37:51,500
And then suddenly they're Uber
loaded, all these capabilities.
668
00:37:51,670 --> 00:37:54,800
So that tells us that they had
a sudden influx of wealth in
669
00:37:54,970 --> 00:37:57,700
a region with plenty of places to hide it.
670
00:37:57,870 --> 00:38:01,770
Now the journal seems to
confirm certain parts of that.
671
00:38:01,930 --> 00:38:04,060
It goes along with the geology.
672
00:38:04,230 --> 00:38:05,270
Yeah, I mean, the geology,
673
00:38:05,430 --> 00:38:07,560
initially, it's pretty complex out there.
674
00:38:07,730 --> 00:38:09,960
You have sandstone at the surface.
675
00:38:10,130 --> 00:38:12,700
And it was kind of hiding
the limestone underneath.
676
00:38:12,870 --> 00:38:15,370
It's what's called an unconformity.
677
00:38:15,530 --> 00:38:18,760
And so the geology supports
what you're seeing,
678
00:38:18,930 --> 00:38:21,560
the legends and so forth,
because we do have these
679
00:38:21,730 --> 00:38:25,100
large cavern systems
below that sandstone.
680
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:29,670
This whole thing is not mineralization,
681
00:38:29,830 --> 00:38:31,190
and the guy's working a gold vein.
682
00:38:31,330 --> 00:38:33,170
- Right, exactly.
- We're after Aztec treasure.
683
00:38:33,230 --> 00:38:34,246
Exactly, yeah.
684
00:38:34,270 --> 00:38:36,570
And this Aztec treasure
is hidden somewhere,
685
00:38:36,730 --> 00:38:38,300
probably in a cavern.
686
00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,470
And what we're seeing here is
that treasure doesn't
687
00:38:42,630 --> 00:38:45,100
hide itself. It's hidden by people.
688
00:38:45,270 --> 00:38:46,800
And that is how you find it.
689
00:38:46,970 --> 00:38:49,006
You follow the people that were
actually involved with it,
690
00:38:49,030 --> 00:38:52,870
what their motives were,
why they did it, who they were,
691
00:38:53,030 --> 00:38:54,560
what was going on at the time.
692
00:38:54,730 --> 00:38:57,100
And if we can figure that out,
we can actually figure out
693
00:38:57,270 --> 00:38:59,370
where they were and maybe
where this treasure is.
694
00:38:59,530 --> 00:39:01,210
Legends are great,
but they're not going to
695
00:39:01,270 --> 00:39:02,470
lead you to treasure.
696
00:39:03,670 --> 00:39:06,870
But there is a force that
we're dealing with that
697
00:39:07,030 --> 00:39:08,560
we do not understand.
698
00:39:08,730 --> 00:39:10,490
And I think the only way
we're gonna find any
699
00:39:10,570 --> 00:39:12,330
treasure out here is
if the mountain lets us.
700
00:39:14,670 --> 00:39:15,800
And maybe we get lucky
701
00:39:15,970 --> 00:39:17,470
and walk into a chamber full of gold.
702
00:39:19,700 --> 00:39:20,700
Amen to that.
703
00:39:27,270 --> 00:39:30,370
When we opened up the ranch
this season, none of us knew
704
00:39:30,530 --> 00:39:31,530
what to expect.
705
00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:34,400
We didn't know what
we were gonna find.
706
00:39:34,570 --> 00:39:36,330
We didn't really know
where we were gonna go.
707
00:39:38,170 --> 00:39:41,200
But this year was
our most adventurous yet.
708
00:39:43,070 --> 00:39:44,800
From discovering a collapsed mine...
709
00:39:48,670 --> 00:39:50,570
Get in there, let's check it out.
710
00:39:50,730 --> 00:39:52,400
To finding the Keyhole Chamber.
711
00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:55,370
It's gotta be 60 feet.
712
00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:58,770
This is definitely the Keyhole Chamber.
713
00:39:58,930 --> 00:40:02,100
To finding gold that could
have originated from the Aztec.
714
00:40:02,270 --> 00:40:05,100
- This is plain as day.
- Ha-ha, ha-ha.
715
00:40:07,500 --> 00:40:11,000
We've been making discovery
after discovery and doing
716
00:40:11,170 --> 00:40:13,600
whatever it takes to
keep pushing through.
717
00:40:13,770 --> 00:40:15,370
Chili, that was beautiful.
718
00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:20,370
Tomorrow, we'll be rappelling
100 feet down into what
719
00:40:20,530 --> 00:40:22,000
we believe is the Golden Staircase.
720
00:40:22,170 --> 00:40:24,670
We're in the void, brother!
721
00:40:24,830 --> 00:40:26,506
We could be on the brink
of one of the greatest
722
00:40:26,530 --> 00:40:27,600
discoveries ever.
723
00:40:34,670 --> 00:40:37,900
On the season finale
of "Blind Frog Ranch"...
724
00:40:38,070 --> 00:40:40,670
See you down at the bottom. Yee haw!
725
00:40:40,830 --> 00:40:43,760
The team ventures deep into
a labyrinth of caverns.
726
00:40:43,930 --> 00:40:46,560
- God, yeah.
- , man.
727
00:40:46,730 --> 00:40:49,460
We've got one, two, three.
728
00:40:49,630 --> 00:40:51,310
There's a freaking lot
of passageways here.
729
00:40:52,100 --> 00:40:54,770
And with the Golden Staircase
within reach...
730
00:40:54,930 --> 00:40:56,200
What's that look like to you?
731
00:40:56,370 --> 00:40:58,870
They're not golden,
but they're damn sure steps.
732
00:40:59,870 --> 00:41:03,370
They'll stop at nothing to
unearth the lost Aztec gold.
733
00:41:03,530 --> 00:41:05,560
Is that water up there, Eric?
734
00:41:05,730 --> 00:41:07,100
Golden staircase brought us here.
735
00:41:07,270 --> 00:41:09,390
We need to know what's
underneath this freaking water.
736
00:41:10,370 --> 00:41:11,870
But the deeper they push...
737
00:41:12,030 --> 00:41:13,900
He's kicking up a lot of sediment.
738
00:41:14,070 --> 00:41:16,800
The more the winding
tunnels push back.
739
00:41:16,970 --> 00:41:19,290
When you're underwater and
you start taking your tanks off,
740
00:41:19,370 --> 00:41:20,570
that's extremely dangerous.
741
00:41:24,270 --> 00:41:26,070
Get him out of there.