1 00:00:00,965 --> 00:00:04,000 Not many people get to live their dream. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:04,862 I have. 3 00:00:04,862 --> 00:00:06,931 In a season finale... 4 00:00:06,931 --> 00:00:08,586 We're gonna run it till there's nothing left. 5 00:00:08,586 --> 00:00:12,689 ...the Hoffman crew races to beat 1,000 ounces... 6 00:00:12,689 --> 00:00:13,655 I just need a win. 7 00:00:13,655 --> 00:00:15,206 I got to get this last bit of gold. 8 00:00:15,206 --> 00:00:18,206 ...to put a gold bonus in each man's pocket... 9 00:00:18,206 --> 00:00:19,965 Got some flakes, boys. 10 00:00:21,275 --> 00:00:23,517 ...and earn a profitable final season 11 00:00:23,517 --> 00:00:25,931 from mining pioneer, Jack Hoffman. 12 00:00:25,931 --> 00:00:28,586 Gold mining has been a way of life. 13 00:00:28,586 --> 00:00:29,896 You're the real deal. 14 00:00:29,896 --> 00:00:32,172 I hope I never let you down. 15 00:00:34,896 --> 00:00:38,482 We have to keep pushing until winter pushes us out of here. 16 00:00:38,482 --> 00:00:41,689 But with a season-ending snowfall in the forecast... 17 00:00:41,689 --> 00:00:43,793 That's termination dust. 18 00:00:43,793 --> 00:00:47,068 That's a sign that it's our time to go. 19 00:00:47,068 --> 00:00:48,724 Ooh, that's sucker's cold. 20 00:00:48,724 --> 00:00:50,827 Fuel trucks won't make it over the pass anymore. 21 00:00:50,827 --> 00:00:52,896 I have no idea where to find any more pay. 22 00:00:52,896 --> 00:00:55,000 The rich pay dirt they need 23 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,000 may be in the last place an old-school miner 24 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,482 would ever look. 25 00:00:59,482 --> 00:01:01,724 I have no idea if this is gonna work. 26 00:01:01,724 --> 00:01:02,896 Grab the tag line. 27 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:04,413 It is very dangerous. 28 00:01:04,413 --> 00:01:06,413 Oh... Oh... Hey, whoa. 29 00:01:22,275 --> 00:01:23,896 Hey, Spark, you got a copy? 30 00:01:23,896 --> 00:01:25,103 Yeah, you got me. Go ahead. 31 00:01:25,103 --> 00:01:26,379 I don't know. 32 00:01:26,379 --> 00:01:29,413 We're pulling up the road and coming up against winter. 33 00:01:29,413 --> 00:01:30,724 Ridiculous. 34 00:01:31,827 --> 00:01:34,482 Hey, guys, I know we're getting to the end of the season, 35 00:01:34,482 --> 00:01:36,413 but do not give up now. 36 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,068 This is a code-red situation. 37 00:01:47,068 --> 00:01:49,413 Winter is about ready to shut us down, 38 00:01:49,413 --> 00:01:51,379 and we're all busting our asses, 39 00:01:51,379 --> 00:01:54,172 running the last bit of this dirt from the road 40 00:01:54,172 --> 00:01:55,793 before that happens. 41 00:01:55,793 --> 00:01:58,620 But if I don't at least get 1,000 ounces, 42 00:01:58,620 --> 00:02:00,482 which is my break-even point, 43 00:02:00,482 --> 00:02:02,275 I'm gonna be coming home with debt 44 00:02:02,275 --> 00:02:04,482 and possibly not mine again. 45 00:02:04,482 --> 00:02:06,241 I can't let that happen. 46 00:02:10,620 --> 00:02:13,000 Okay, guys, I appreciate 47 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,586 everything you've put into this. 48 00:02:14,586 --> 00:02:15,896 So keep up the great work 49 00:02:15,896 --> 00:02:19,103 and finish this season up strong as we can. 50 00:02:19,103 --> 00:02:21,103 Every ounce over 1,000 51 00:02:21,103 --> 00:02:23,517 is going straight into your gold bonus. 52 00:02:24,620 --> 00:02:26,103 Hey, you hear that, boys? 53 00:02:26,103 --> 00:02:27,275 We're going home with some gold. 54 00:02:27,275 --> 00:02:28,413 Let's go get it. 55 00:02:28,413 --> 00:02:29,689 Woo-hoo! Thanks, Todd. 56 00:02:29,689 --> 00:02:31,827 We'll keep busting ass for you. 57 00:02:31,827 --> 00:02:33,620 I want to say thank you in a good way. 58 00:02:34,586 --> 00:02:38,620 No better way than yellow in a jar. 59 00:02:43,103 --> 00:02:44,620 Sterling, hold a few seconds. 60 00:02:44,620 --> 00:02:45,724 I'll let Sparky first. 61 00:02:45,724 --> 00:02:46,965 Just get in behind him 62 00:02:46,965 --> 00:02:48,724 and then just pull alongside and then I'll load you. 63 00:02:48,724 --> 00:02:50,965 Okay? You got it, Andy. 64 00:02:55,103 --> 00:02:56,034 You know, it's important 65 00:02:56,034 --> 00:02:57,827 that everybody gets a gold bonus 66 00:02:57,827 --> 00:03:00,931 because this season's been so far a [bleep] show. 67 00:03:00,931 --> 00:03:02,896 I really think that having a gold bonus 68 00:03:02,896 --> 00:03:05,931 just reassures that, you know, you did your best. 69 00:03:13,172 --> 00:03:14,482 You know, we get to this point 70 00:03:14,482 --> 00:03:16,068 every year, it seems like. 71 00:03:16,068 --> 00:03:18,206 We're scrambling to find pay dirt 72 00:03:18,206 --> 00:03:20,620 to run before the season ends. 73 00:03:20,620 --> 00:03:23,172 So we've dug every bit of pay out of the road that's there, 74 00:03:23,172 --> 00:03:25,413 and we're gonna have to figure out our next move. 75 00:03:25,413 --> 00:03:28,241 I don't know where we're gonna find any more now. 76 00:03:39,275 --> 00:03:41,000 It's funny, as soon as we get told 77 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,206 we're getting a gold bonus, 78 00:03:42,206 --> 00:03:46,379 this is the final rock truck load from the road. 79 00:03:46,379 --> 00:03:49,862 So we're down to our last bit of pay again. 80 00:03:53,620 --> 00:03:56,620 Last load. Good job, Spark. 81 00:03:56,620 --> 00:03:59,310 And let's hope that his has got a little bit of yellow in it. 82 00:03:59,310 --> 00:04:00,275 Hey, man. 83 00:04:00,275 --> 00:04:03,068 Really hope this pay is loaded because, 84 00:04:03,068 --> 00:04:04,689 honestly, man, I really don't want 85 00:04:04,689 --> 00:04:06,586 to get out of here without a gold bonus. 86 00:04:06,586 --> 00:04:08,482 Let's hope it's a good payday. 87 00:04:08,482 --> 00:04:10,586 I was hoping that the dirt from the road 88 00:04:10,586 --> 00:04:12,379 would last a little bit longer. 89 00:04:12,379 --> 00:04:14,586 It's been like this all season. 90 00:04:14,586 --> 00:04:18,172 One step forward, two gigantic steps back. 91 00:04:18,172 --> 00:04:20,000 But we're not gonna give up. 92 00:04:20,724 --> 00:04:21,931 There it is. 93 00:04:22,379 --> 00:04:23,689 Last, Sparky. 94 00:04:23,689 --> 00:04:26,275 We cannot let the guys down now. 95 00:04:26,275 --> 00:04:27,482 I'm going to need to figure out 96 00:04:27,482 --> 00:04:29,724 this pay dirt situation fast. 97 00:04:30,896 --> 00:04:34,137 Andy, Hunter, Sparky, meet me at the dump. 98 00:04:34,896 --> 00:04:36,137 Copy that. 99 00:04:46,482 --> 00:04:47,793 Hey. 100 00:04:47,793 --> 00:04:50,172 Snow's coming, but it's not here yet, 101 00:04:50,172 --> 00:04:52,517 so it's given us a little bit of extra time 102 00:04:52,517 --> 00:04:53,931 to find some pay dirt to run. 103 00:04:53,931 --> 00:04:56,827 Ran the road, Plateau's frozen up, 104 00:04:56,827 --> 00:04:59,724 obviously Lost Cut's... gone. 105 00:04:59,724 --> 00:05:01,482 You guys got anything? 106 00:05:01,482 --> 00:05:03,310 Any other ideas on pay dirt? 107 00:05:03,310 --> 00:05:04,448 I'm all ears. 108 00:05:05,379 --> 00:05:07,103 I mean... 109 00:05:07,103 --> 00:05:08,724 Don't you think Upper Dahl's done? 110 00:05:08,724 --> 00:05:10,275 I think Upper Dahl's done. 111 00:05:10,275 --> 00:05:12,413 I think the Narrows are done. 112 00:05:12,413 --> 00:05:13,896 Ancient Riverbed's done. 113 00:05:13,896 --> 00:05:16,034 I don't know of anything else off the top of my head. 114 00:05:16,586 --> 00:05:18,482 So... Nothing. 115 00:05:18,482 --> 00:05:20,551 What do you think out there, North Fork? 116 00:05:21,517 --> 00:05:22,827 It's too late to really get into it. 117 00:05:22,827 --> 00:05:25,000 Anything's gonna now be frozen for the most part. 118 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,827 I mean, what about underneath Jack's plant? 119 00:05:28,896 --> 00:05:31,000 It might be thawed by now. 120 00:05:32,689 --> 00:05:35,379 Jack's wash plant is over at North Fork. 121 00:05:35,379 --> 00:05:36,931 You know, one of the mining spots 122 00:05:36,931 --> 00:05:38,000 we've mined last season, 123 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,793 but didn't completely clear it out. 124 00:05:39,793 --> 00:05:42,724 Since Jack's wash plant is sitting right on top of it, 125 00:05:42,724 --> 00:05:44,344 it hasn't frozen yet. 126 00:05:44,793 --> 00:05:46,482 How big of an area? 127 00:05:46,482 --> 00:05:48,275 - Just a small... - I don't know exactly how much, 128 00:05:48,275 --> 00:05:51,379 but, you know, maybe a few days. 129 00:05:51,379 --> 00:05:53,413 Well, I guess that sounds like the last of it, then. 130 00:05:53,413 --> 00:05:55,000 - Yeah. - Because we literally don't... 131 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,000 I have no idea where to find any more pay. 132 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:57,827 And it's too late. 133 00:05:57,827 --> 00:06:00,379 That'll be the last pay, period. 134 00:06:00,379 --> 00:06:03,482 At this point, I'm open to any ideas for pay dirt. 135 00:06:03,482 --> 00:06:05,206 I don't care how crazy they are. 136 00:06:05,206 --> 00:06:07,103 'Cause I'm not only doing this for my crew, 137 00:06:07,103 --> 00:06:09,068 I'm doing this for my dad. 138 00:06:09,068 --> 00:06:12,000 And to be honest with you, my dad is my hero, 139 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 and it's his last mining season. 140 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,517 I cannot have it end in a loss. 141 00:06:16,517 --> 00:06:17,896 All right. Let's hurry up. 142 00:06:17,896 --> 00:06:19,000 We've got snow coming. 143 00:06:29,482 --> 00:06:30,965 Got to get the sluice off. 144 00:06:31,517 --> 00:06:34,310 Hey, just grab that wrenches 145 00:06:34,310 --> 00:06:35,689 to undo the sluice. 146 00:06:35,689 --> 00:06:38,379 The Hoffmans have mined all the pay dirt 147 00:06:38,379 --> 00:06:42,413 from the Lost Cut, The Plateau and the road at Upper Dahl. 148 00:06:42,413 --> 00:06:46,000 Now they have just one final spot left to dig. 149 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,758 Underneath the Jack Rabbit. 150 00:06:49,482 --> 00:06:51,586 Think about it. For years and years, 151 00:06:51,586 --> 00:06:54,896 the Z Plant was positioned over here and it ran here, 152 00:06:54,896 --> 00:06:57,586 and it spilled gold all over the place. 153 00:06:57,586 --> 00:06:59,482 The dirt should be pretty rich. 154 00:06:59,482 --> 00:07:01,896 It doesn't hurt that a bunch of concentrates 155 00:07:01,896 --> 00:07:04,344 were actually ran right on top of this ground. 156 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,379 He's gonna have it over there. 157 00:07:06,379 --> 00:07:07,793 There's a lot at stake for me. 158 00:07:07,793 --> 00:07:10,689 If I don't hit 1,000 ounces by the end of this week, 159 00:07:10,689 --> 00:07:12,172 I'm gonna go home on a loss 160 00:07:12,172 --> 00:07:14,448 and probably go home with a whole bunch of debt. 161 00:07:15,103 --> 00:07:18,275 Now, I'm only 35 ounces short, 162 00:07:18,275 --> 00:07:20,000 so somehow, some way, 163 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,862 I got to get this pay dirt and get it ran. 164 00:07:24,275 --> 00:07:27,379 I think we ought to pick it just on the front here, 165 00:07:27,379 --> 00:07:29,793 and then just kind of turn it like this. 166 00:07:29,793 --> 00:07:31,275 Right now what we're trying to do 167 00:07:31,275 --> 00:07:33,172 is pull the Jack Rabbit off the hill, 168 00:07:33,172 --> 00:07:35,689 which can be a little bit of a nightmare. 169 00:07:35,689 --> 00:07:38,379 Any time you're moving a piece of machinery like this, 170 00:07:38,379 --> 00:07:40,310 it is very dangerous. 171 00:07:40,310 --> 00:07:43,206 So obviously it weighs thousands and thousands of pounds. 172 00:07:43,206 --> 00:07:45,000 We're basically rigging it with chains 173 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,000 and straps and things that could fail. 174 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,517 Hopefully, we get this thing off the hill in one piece. 175 00:08:01,689 --> 00:08:03,275 I have no idea if this is gonna work. 176 00:08:03,275 --> 00:08:05,413 At this point, I guess it's a Hail Mary. 177 00:08:05,413 --> 00:08:06,931 It could be good. 178 00:08:06,931 --> 00:08:09,482 There could be gold in it. It could be bad. 179 00:08:09,482 --> 00:08:11,517 I guess we'll do it and we'll see what happens. 180 00:08:13,896 --> 00:08:15,000 Hey, you're hanging in the air. 181 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,275 Take it out. 182 00:08:17,275 --> 00:08:19,137 How about I grab the [bleep] tagline? 183 00:08:19,586 --> 00:08:20,965 Not the tagline. 184 00:08:22,379 --> 00:08:24,103 this. 185 00:08:24,103 --> 00:08:26,655 I think it's our first time doing everything. 186 00:08:33,517 --> 00:08:35,413 Oh, you want to set it on his rack? 187 00:08:35,413 --> 00:08:37,758 I figured that's why the truck was right behind. 188 00:08:41,689 --> 00:08:43,931 Just scooch to your right. Perfect. 189 00:08:44,275 --> 00:08:45,551 Pull, Thurb. 190 00:08:52,896 --> 00:08:54,379 I think we're clear. 191 00:08:54,379 --> 00:08:55,655 Wheel her out here. 192 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,103 Hey, Hunter. 193 00:09:03,103 --> 00:09:05,103 Right up in here. 194 00:09:05,103 --> 00:09:08,482 We're gonna lift the front, back it out. 195 00:09:08,482 --> 00:09:10,310 Where do you want to hook? Around here? 196 00:09:10,931 --> 00:09:12,551 That was my thought. 197 00:09:19,379 --> 00:09:20,931 We clear. Heads up. 198 00:09:21,482 --> 00:09:22,551 Here it goes. 199 00:09:23,827 --> 00:09:25,827 We gotta turn it and walk it back. 200 00:09:26,275 --> 00:09:27,655 Thurber, grab the blocks. 201 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:29,655 Leave it. Leave it. 202 00:09:30,689 --> 00:09:32,103 Oh, my [bleep]. 203 00:09:32,103 --> 00:09:33,379 For the tires. 204 00:09:33,379 --> 00:09:34,448 Let it roll. 205 00:09:36,068 --> 00:09:38,517 Sparky, grab the block. 206 00:09:38,517 --> 00:09:41,586 You're the emergency brake with a block. 207 00:09:41,586 --> 00:09:42,586 There you go. 208 00:09:42,586 --> 00:09:43,689 Hey. Hey, Hunter. 209 00:09:43,689 --> 00:09:46,172 You might want to get your stick out 210 00:09:46,172 --> 00:09:47,482 as far as you can away from you 211 00:09:47,482 --> 00:09:49,379 so that [indistinct]. 212 00:09:49,379 --> 00:09:52,275 Let's have more guys directing. 213 00:09:52,275 --> 00:09:55,689 Hey, this thing is gonna roll. Like... 214 00:09:55,689 --> 00:09:57,724 So why is everybody standing so close? 215 00:09:57,724 --> 00:09:59,103 Just everybody back up, 216 00:09:59,103 --> 00:10:01,275 and I will get it off the hill. 217 00:10:01,275 --> 00:10:02,517 Stay by the tires. 218 00:10:02,517 --> 00:10:04,482 Why? Because you can block them 219 00:10:04,482 --> 00:10:05,482 if it starts rolling. 220 00:10:05,482 --> 00:10:07,896 No, he's not gonna be anywhere around it 221 00:10:07,896 --> 00:10:09,724 if it starts rolling. 222 00:10:09,724 --> 00:10:11,793 I would let it boom down and stick out 223 00:10:11,793 --> 00:10:13,448 and get away from you as far as you can. 224 00:10:13,793 --> 00:10:14,931 No! 225 00:10:15,206 --> 00:10:16,310 I know. 226 00:10:16,689 --> 00:10:17,758 I got it. 227 00:10:17,758 --> 00:10:19,689 It's a little bit of a cluster right now 228 00:10:19,689 --> 00:10:22,103 because we've got four people in charge, 229 00:10:22,896 --> 00:10:24,275 and not a lot of clear directions. 230 00:10:24,275 --> 00:10:27,241 So I'm gonna kind of keep my distance. 231 00:10:28,275 --> 00:10:30,275 Hunter, swing it out to the right side of you 232 00:10:30,275 --> 00:10:32,310 so this doesn't come right at you. 233 00:10:32,310 --> 00:10:34,275 And you'll be walking alongside of it, you know? 234 00:10:34,275 --> 00:10:36,724 So it'll be right here alongside you. 235 00:10:36,724 --> 00:10:38,724 I'm not worried about how to get off the hill. 236 00:10:38,724 --> 00:10:41,689 I'm worried about everybody standing right next to it. 237 00:10:41,689 --> 00:10:43,068 This is dangerous. 238 00:10:43,068 --> 00:10:45,482 Why don't everybody stand back and I'll just pull it down? 239 00:10:45,482 --> 00:10:47,241 Okay. You got it. Let's go. 240 00:10:47,689 --> 00:10:48,965 Everybody clear out. 241 00:10:49,896 --> 00:10:51,310 You guys, clear out. 242 00:10:51,310 --> 00:10:52,448 Clear out. 243 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,620 Yeah, that'll work good. 244 00:10:58,000 --> 00:10:59,241 Drop it, son. 245 00:11:00,103 --> 00:11:02,000 That was... 246 00:11:09,896 --> 00:11:12,241 You can't go that way. You gotta come your way. 247 00:11:13,172 --> 00:11:14,965 Don't drop it off this cliff. 248 00:11:17,068 --> 00:11:19,275 There you go. 249 00:11:19,275 --> 00:11:21,724 Probably a Jack Rabbit down the hill, dude. 250 00:11:21,724 --> 00:11:23,413 Oh. God. 251 00:11:23,931 --> 00:11:25,413 What could go wrong? 252 00:11:26,896 --> 00:11:28,896 That's called walking the dog, baby. 253 00:11:28,896 --> 00:11:31,310 That's walking the dog, dude. 254 00:11:31,724 --> 00:11:33,137 This is nuts. 255 00:11:33,827 --> 00:11:34,931 Where do you want it? 256 00:11:34,931 --> 00:11:36,793 Are we gonna grab onto it with something else? 257 00:11:36,793 --> 00:11:38,000 Or what's the plan here? 258 00:11:38,689 --> 00:11:41,000 Hey, you gotta take it back that way. 259 00:11:41,586 --> 00:11:42,586 We've got to get it out. 260 00:11:42,586 --> 00:11:44,379 We've got to get the lay down yard. 261 00:11:44,379 --> 00:11:47,379 Yeah, but I gotta tow this thing down a hill 262 00:11:47,379 --> 00:11:48,896 with it facing towards me 263 00:11:48,896 --> 00:11:50,827 with two little, tiny chains on it? 264 00:11:50,827 --> 00:11:52,000 Yeah, that's why you got to 265 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,931 keep it dragging in the front. 266 00:11:55,586 --> 00:11:56,793 I really don't like the way 267 00:11:56,793 --> 00:11:58,896 that we rigged my grandpa's plant. 268 00:11:58,896 --> 00:12:00,275 This thing is so heavy, 269 00:12:00,275 --> 00:12:03,275 and it's literally on a trailer with wheels. 270 00:12:03,275 --> 00:12:04,586 One wrong move and this thing comes 271 00:12:04,586 --> 00:12:06,586 straight through the windshield and kill me. 272 00:12:06,586 --> 00:12:08,620 You could say that I'm pretty clenched. 273 00:12:13,793 --> 00:12:15,655 [bleep] Oh... Oh... 274 00:12:16,517 --> 00:12:18,034 Hey, whoa! 275 00:12:26,172 --> 00:12:27,310 Let's get it there. 276 00:12:31,379 --> 00:12:33,241 Oh, no. Hey, whoa! 277 00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:36,206 Oh, [bleep] jeez. 278 00:12:37,448 --> 00:12:39,241 There's really no options left. 279 00:12:39,241 --> 00:12:42,689 I've got to use that pay dirt underneath my dad's plant. 280 00:12:42,689 --> 00:12:44,482 We don't have a lot of time. 281 00:12:44,482 --> 00:12:47,103 We've got old man winter coming quick. 282 00:12:47,103 --> 00:12:49,448 The sooner we can get the Jack Rabbit off this hill, 283 00:12:49,448 --> 00:12:51,586 the sooner we can get this pay dirt to the plant 284 00:12:51,586 --> 00:12:52,931 and start mining again. 285 00:12:53,448 --> 00:12:54,689 That little patch of ground 286 00:12:54,689 --> 00:12:57,275 can make or break me this year. 287 00:12:57,275 --> 00:13:00,172 Hunter, wait. Just stop. 288 00:13:00,172 --> 00:13:03,137 This is kind of dangerous how we have this set up. 289 00:13:03,137 --> 00:13:05,758 I'll do it if you don't want to do it. 290 00:13:05,758 --> 00:13:08,275 I'm not gonna do it with it rigged like that. 291 00:13:08,275 --> 00:13:09,827 I got it. I'll take it. 292 00:13:10,689 --> 00:13:11,724 Get in here, master. 293 00:13:12,344 --> 00:13:13,689 Master excavator. 294 00:13:16,482 --> 00:13:17,758 Here, hold this. 295 00:13:17,758 --> 00:13:19,620 Don't lose it. Thank you. 296 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,586 Junior didn't feel super comfortable 297 00:13:26,586 --> 00:13:28,275 doing the dangerous stuff. 298 00:13:28,275 --> 00:13:29,965 He hasn't done enough 299 00:13:29,965 --> 00:13:32,068 stupid stuff, like me, in his life, 300 00:13:32,068 --> 00:13:34,931 so I have to do all the dangerous stuff. 301 00:13:49,137 --> 00:13:50,586 I know. I know. 302 00:13:51,862 --> 00:13:53,793 I hate it, I hate it, I hate it. 303 00:13:53,793 --> 00:13:56,586 I would stay way back, seriously. 304 00:13:56,586 --> 00:13:59,000 We're moving this off. It's real tricky. 305 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,758 You don't want this thing to take off, 306 00:14:00,758 --> 00:14:02,034 come smashing right through the cab. 307 00:14:02,034 --> 00:14:03,551 So you've got to kind of keep it 308 00:14:03,551 --> 00:14:05,000 just above the ground here 309 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,034 to kind of use the tongue as my brake, 310 00:14:07,034 --> 00:14:09,793 trying to keep yourself from getting smashed into. 311 00:14:09,793 --> 00:14:11,344 This is the most dangerous part 312 00:14:11,344 --> 00:14:13,689 as it comes down the hill right at me. 313 00:14:13,689 --> 00:14:15,172 Yeah, I'm staying way back. 314 00:14:15,172 --> 00:14:17,689 That's way too sketch, dude. 315 00:14:17,689 --> 00:14:21,103 The reason I'm not doing it is it's sketch. 316 00:14:21,103 --> 00:14:23,000 How are we looking on that side, Jack? 317 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:27,275 He needs to slowly start going to that way. 318 00:14:27,275 --> 00:14:28,448 To the right. 319 00:14:28,448 --> 00:14:29,896 All right, Todd, you're looking good so far. 320 00:14:29,896 --> 00:14:32,000 Start tracking toward you right now. 321 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,413 Slowly, slowly. He's too fast. 322 00:14:36,689 --> 00:14:37,862 Oh, [bleep]. 323 00:14:37,862 --> 00:14:39,793 Oh! Whoo! Dude. 324 00:14:45,655 --> 00:14:47,689 Start tracking towards your right. 325 00:14:47,689 --> 00:14:50,310 There you go. All right. We're home free from the hill. 326 00:14:52,448 --> 00:14:53,482 You're doing good, man. 327 00:14:53,482 --> 00:14:54,482 Just straight back. 328 00:14:54,482 --> 00:14:56,275 I'm glad we didn't break your baby, man. 329 00:14:56,275 --> 00:14:57,275 Ah... 330 00:14:57,275 --> 00:14:58,724 Old Jack Rabbit. 331 00:15:00,793 --> 00:15:02,586 Perfect. 332 00:15:02,586 --> 00:15:04,586 Yeah, just clear it out. I'll get her. 333 00:15:07,034 --> 00:15:10,655 Operation get rid of the Jack Rabbit is a success. 334 00:15:10,655 --> 00:15:12,172 Yeah, we're doing this whole thing 335 00:15:12,172 --> 00:15:14,034 for one thing and one thing only. 336 00:15:14,034 --> 00:15:16,689 And it's to get that gold from underneath Jack's plant. 337 00:15:16,689 --> 00:15:20,448 And it's our last-ditch effort to scrape up anything we can 338 00:15:20,448 --> 00:15:23,275 in hopes that we can bring home something. 339 00:15:23,275 --> 00:15:27,000 'Cause Todd said anything over 1,000 ounces is ours. 340 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,482 Keep going, keep going. 341 00:15:29,103 --> 00:15:30,241 Whoa! 342 00:15:30,241 --> 00:15:32,137 Okay, we got everything off the hill here. 343 00:15:32,137 --> 00:15:34,448 We're just gonna pick up this last few hoses. 344 00:15:34,448 --> 00:15:36,379 We're gonna take this dirt to the plant, 345 00:15:36,379 --> 00:15:38,379 run it, see what we get. 346 00:15:38,379 --> 00:15:41,068 I feel like there's 100 ounces right here. 347 00:15:49,379 --> 00:15:52,586 I'm getting there. I'm gonna see the technique. 348 00:15:52,586 --> 00:15:55,689 Hey, Sterling, I want to teach you this table. 349 00:15:55,689 --> 00:15:56,793 Okay. 350 00:15:56,793 --> 00:16:00,068 Okay, so we're gonna start from the very start. 351 00:16:00,068 --> 00:16:01,275 - Okay? - Perfect. 352 00:16:01,275 --> 00:16:03,241 I'm going to be done after the season, 353 00:16:03,241 --> 00:16:09,241 so it's my responsibility to teach somebody my position. 354 00:16:09,241 --> 00:16:13,482 So what we do is we go over here to this side, 355 00:16:13,482 --> 00:16:15,275 we turn the pump on. 356 00:16:15,793 --> 00:16:18,689 This is filtrated water. 357 00:16:18,689 --> 00:16:21,034 We have the filter down there. 358 00:16:21,034 --> 00:16:23,586 We've changed that, okay? 359 00:16:24,275 --> 00:16:26,896 Turn this on and let it run. 360 00:16:26,896 --> 00:16:29,172 You know, I have spent so much time 361 00:16:29,172 --> 00:16:31,586 in the cleanup room with Thurber, 362 00:16:31,586 --> 00:16:34,448 that it just seems like my second home. 363 00:16:34,448 --> 00:16:37,482 Well, we'll find out, huh? Yeah. 364 00:16:37,482 --> 00:16:41,000 Gold mining, to me, has been a way of life. 365 00:16:42,586 --> 00:16:44,103 We're doing it. 366 00:16:44,103 --> 00:16:48,586 All I ever wanted to do was mine with my family. 367 00:16:50,793 --> 00:16:54,827 I've gotten to mine with my grandsons 368 00:16:55,689 --> 00:16:56,689 and my son. 369 00:16:56,689 --> 00:16:59,000 Look at that. - Holy crap! 370 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,551 That's it. We got our first real nugget. 371 00:17:02,551 --> 00:17:04,689 And I put all my money on the line. 372 00:17:04,689 --> 00:17:07,000 I put my guts on the line. 373 00:17:07,758 --> 00:17:09,482 I'm going to do everything I can 374 00:17:09,482 --> 00:17:11,172 for all these people. 375 00:17:11,172 --> 00:17:12,896 I want them to be happy. 376 00:17:12,896 --> 00:17:14,448 I want them to have gold. 377 00:17:14,448 --> 00:17:17,275 You know, put it in their pocket, 378 00:17:17,275 --> 00:17:18,758 pay for their houses. 379 00:17:20,965 --> 00:17:22,793 That's what I want it for. 380 00:17:22,793 --> 00:17:27,172 It's been a real blessing, but now it's my time 381 00:17:27,172 --> 00:17:30,000 to turn loose the reins completely. 382 00:17:33,034 --> 00:17:35,310 You just got to take your hand. 383 00:17:36,172 --> 00:17:39,172 Don't scratch the table, you know? 384 00:17:39,172 --> 00:17:41,068 - Mmm-hmm. - Just get it wet. 385 00:17:41,068 --> 00:17:43,137 Why don't you do that side? 386 00:17:43,137 --> 00:17:45,379 The accumulated knowledge of my grandpa 387 00:17:45,379 --> 00:17:47,586 in that gold room is unique to him. 388 00:17:47,586 --> 00:17:49,103 And to have him pass that to me, 389 00:17:49,103 --> 00:17:50,068 I'm just honored. 390 00:17:50,068 --> 00:17:52,379 You just take one little scoop. 391 00:17:52,379 --> 00:17:54,000 You put one scoop in. 392 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,379 Don't put more than that. 393 00:17:55,379 --> 00:17:56,517 You know, he's retiring, 394 00:17:56,517 --> 00:17:58,655 and that really brings it to reality for me. 395 00:17:58,655 --> 00:18:00,172 It's gonna b odd for him 396 00:18:00,172 --> 00:18:01,586 to be at home while we're all here. 397 00:18:01,586 --> 00:18:03,758 He is the backbone and the anchor 398 00:18:03,758 --> 00:18:05,034 of this whole dream. 399 00:18:05,034 --> 00:18:06,068 And that's that. 400 00:18:06,068 --> 00:18:08,482 I don't want to experience this life 401 00:18:08,482 --> 00:18:10,586 without my freaking grandpa. 402 00:18:10,586 --> 00:18:11,793 This is the only one I got. 403 00:18:11,793 --> 00:18:16,344 This table, I think it's $27,000, 404 00:18:16,344 --> 00:18:19,344 so it's really important to protect this table. 405 00:18:19,344 --> 00:18:22,241 I'm used to being careful counting the cut, so... 406 00:18:22,241 --> 00:18:23,655 I know. I know that. 407 00:18:23,655 --> 00:18:25,689 You've got to protect every little flake. 408 00:18:25,689 --> 00:18:28,241 And try to get it into that jar 409 00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:29,793 and keep it there. 410 00:18:29,793 --> 00:18:32,896 Sterling has rose to the occasion. 411 00:18:32,896 --> 00:18:34,172 And I trust him. 412 00:18:34,172 --> 00:18:36,000 If I can carry the torch of gold mining, I will. 413 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,137 I really enjoy it, and it's a lot more exciting 414 00:18:39,137 --> 00:18:40,793 than just about everything else. 415 00:18:40,793 --> 00:18:43,379 Well, I think you have a future in it. 416 00:18:53,379 --> 00:18:55,241 All right, man. 417 00:18:55,241 --> 00:18:56,689 Let's hope this dirt 418 00:18:56,689 --> 00:18:59,068 has got some promising gold in it. 419 00:18:59,068 --> 00:19:01,724 I'm hoping so. I'm hoping it's rich. 420 00:19:06,448 --> 00:19:08,586 Well, we got Jack's plant pulled off of the hill, 421 00:19:08,586 --> 00:19:12,000 and this is kind of our last little spot 422 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,482 that we're gonna try to scrape some pay out of. 423 00:19:13,482 --> 00:19:16,586 So I don't know how much gold is gonna be in here, 424 00:19:16,586 --> 00:19:19,793 but right now we just need enough gold 425 00:19:19,793 --> 00:19:22,241 to try to get us, you know, at least over 1,000. 426 00:19:22,241 --> 00:19:24,724 I'm hoping that it's pretty rich, so we'll see. 427 00:19:27,379 --> 00:19:29,344 All right, Todd, coming at you live 428 00:19:29,344 --> 00:19:31,758 with some of this Jack Rabbit pay dirt. 429 00:19:31,758 --> 00:19:33,137 Okay. 430 00:19:35,379 --> 00:19:37,655 The dirt we're pulling from under Jack's plant 431 00:19:37,655 --> 00:19:40,137 could be enough pay to be everybody's gold bonus. 432 00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:42,620 I want to go home with a pocketful of gold. 433 00:19:47,586 --> 00:19:49,275 Let's hope this pay dirt 434 00:19:49,275 --> 00:19:51,172 can get Jack a new pair of boots. 435 00:19:51,172 --> 00:19:52,620 Let's do it. 436 00:19:52,620 --> 00:19:54,689 Now that it's getting to the very end of the season here, 437 00:19:54,689 --> 00:19:57,551 it's hard on my grandpa 'cause, you know, 438 00:19:57,551 --> 00:19:59,689 this is probably the last time he's gonna be up here. 439 00:20:05,482 --> 00:20:06,896 It's kind of bittersweet. 440 00:20:06,896 --> 00:20:08,551 I don't really know what the future looks like, 441 00:20:08,551 --> 00:20:10,896 but it's something that we're never gonna forget. 442 00:20:13,689 --> 00:20:15,034 This season's been a little crazy. 443 00:20:15,034 --> 00:20:16,482 We came in with high hopes, 444 00:20:16,482 --> 00:20:18,034 thinking we're coming out here blinging. 445 00:20:18,034 --> 00:20:19,551 But at this point, 446 00:20:19,551 --> 00:20:21,793 I'm really just doing this for Jack. 447 00:20:21,793 --> 00:20:24,000 I love Jack with all my heart. 448 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,000 He's like a grandpa I've never had. 449 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,000 And this guy has given me a leg up in life. 450 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,172 I'm really blessed for it. 451 00:20:31,172 --> 00:20:34,482 And let's hope we reach our goal. 452 00:20:34,482 --> 00:20:36,068 I'm glad we got to run your plant. 453 00:20:36,068 --> 00:20:38,413 Let's hope this pays a little bit of gold, huh? 454 00:20:39,103 --> 00:20:40,310 Been fun. 455 00:20:43,172 --> 00:20:45,275 We've set a goal at 1,000. 456 00:20:45,275 --> 00:20:47,793 So if we make 35 more ounces, 457 00:20:47,793 --> 00:20:49,172 we'll break even. 458 00:20:49,172 --> 00:20:53,000 And then we'll be able to give the guys some gold. 459 00:20:53,344 --> 00:20:54,689 If we don't, 460 00:20:54,689 --> 00:20:56,241 it's going to be a dud. 461 00:20:56,241 --> 00:20:58,275 We're taking a gamble. 462 00:20:58,275 --> 00:21:00,827 And this is our last stand right now. 463 00:21:15,655 --> 00:21:18,344 Mountains are freaking snow-topped right now. 464 00:21:18,344 --> 00:21:20,000 That's termination dust. 465 00:21:21,275 --> 00:21:25,517 That's a literal sign that it's our time to go. 466 00:21:26,965 --> 00:21:28,103 When the snow comes, 467 00:21:28,482 --> 00:21:29,620 it's over. 468 00:21:35,689 --> 00:21:37,000 It's getting real cold. 469 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,034 Like, you get to a point 470 00:21:38,034 --> 00:21:40,137 where if you're wearing steel-toed boots, 471 00:21:40,137 --> 00:21:41,896 it's not the rocks rattling in your shoe. 472 00:21:41,896 --> 00:21:42,586 It's your toes. 473 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,310 It's pretty cold. 474 00:21:47,344 --> 00:21:49,379 Ooh, that sucker's cold. 475 00:21:49,379 --> 00:21:51,275 She don't want to pop open. 476 00:21:51,275 --> 00:21:52,448 You see this ice right here 477 00:21:52,448 --> 00:21:54,172 it's 25 degrees. 478 00:21:54,172 --> 00:21:55,689 This is what shuts down pumps, 479 00:21:55,689 --> 00:21:57,758 and this is what shuts down mines. 480 00:21:57,758 --> 00:21:59,482 Definitely getting colder and colder. 481 00:21:59,482 --> 00:22:02,068 It's not negative 20 yet, at least. 482 00:22:02,068 --> 00:22:03,068 You jinxed it. 483 00:22:03,068 --> 00:22:03,931 Tomorrow morning, we're going to wake up, 484 00:22:03,931 --> 00:22:05,379 everything's going to be froze. 485 00:22:07,793 --> 00:22:09,379 Just got all the equipment fueled up, 486 00:22:09,379 --> 00:22:12,689 and fuel trucks won't make it over the pass anymore. 487 00:22:12,689 --> 00:22:14,689 Things are starting to get cold and freezing up, 488 00:22:14,689 --> 00:22:16,620 so it's going to be the last one. 489 00:22:18,448 --> 00:22:20,034 We all knew this was coming. 490 00:22:20,034 --> 00:22:22,758 If we want to beat last year's goal, 491 00:22:22,758 --> 00:22:24,068 we have to keep pushing 492 00:22:24,068 --> 00:22:27,275 until the winter freeze just pushes us out of here. 493 00:22:30,172 --> 00:22:32,172 We just topped off all the machines 494 00:22:32,172 --> 00:22:34,172 with our remaining fuel, 495 00:22:34,172 --> 00:22:35,379 and with snow coming, 496 00:22:35,379 --> 00:22:37,379 you know, we thought we had a couple weeks left, 497 00:22:37,379 --> 00:22:39,517 but now we got maybe a couple days. 498 00:22:43,379 --> 00:22:45,172 You know what, the guys are tired. 499 00:22:45,172 --> 00:22:47,000 I just want to get everybody together 500 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,379 and maybe just celebrate my dad. And... 501 00:22:49,379 --> 00:22:51,275 hopefully that'll give them a little bit of energy 502 00:22:51,275 --> 00:22:53,310 for that last big push. 503 00:22:55,275 --> 00:22:56,551 Hey. 504 00:23:03,034 --> 00:23:04,793 Hey, that's pretty cool. 505 00:23:04,793 --> 00:23:06,103 Where'd you get balloons? 506 00:23:06,103 --> 00:23:09,137 We got a cake and we got some cupcakes for you. 507 00:23:09,137 --> 00:23:11,103 First thing I want to say is that 508 00:23:11,103 --> 00:23:14,103 all of this mining and all that started with you. 509 00:23:14,103 --> 00:23:15,310 You didn't grow up in this. 510 00:23:15,310 --> 00:23:17,896 This was just a dream that you read about in a book. 511 00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:18,793 Yeah. 512 00:23:18,793 --> 00:23:20,793 You've never given up on that dream. 513 00:23:20,793 --> 00:23:22,482 A lot of us have bought into that dream. 514 00:23:22,482 --> 00:23:25,482 So I just want to say thank you. 515 00:23:25,482 --> 00:23:28,137 Well, I'd like to say thank you. 516 00:23:28,137 --> 00:23:30,275 Because of you is why I'm here 517 00:23:30,275 --> 00:23:32,448 and my son's here. So... 518 00:23:32,448 --> 00:23:33,931 You know, that's pretty awesome. 519 00:23:34,793 --> 00:23:36,172 I appreciate that. 520 00:23:36,172 --> 00:23:37,655 Thank you. 521 00:23:37,655 --> 00:23:41,275 You know, these guys taking time out of their day 522 00:23:41,275 --> 00:23:42,655 to celebrate my birthday, 523 00:23:43,551 --> 00:23:46,000 it really does mean that much to me. 524 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,275 You know, everybody seems to be stressed 525 00:23:48,275 --> 00:23:49,689 at the end of the season 526 00:23:49,689 --> 00:23:51,655 to basically hit the goal. 527 00:23:51,655 --> 00:23:54,275 But, you know, this is a win for me. 528 00:23:54,275 --> 00:23:57,275 I spent a lot of birthdays with these guys. 529 00:23:59,862 --> 00:24:01,793 And I just can't believe 530 00:24:01,793 --> 00:24:03,517 that this is the last one 531 00:24:03,862 --> 00:24:05,000 on a gold mine. 532 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,034 This mining has been 533 00:24:08,034 --> 00:24:10,000 a dream 534 00:24:10,448 --> 00:24:11,655 that I've had, 535 00:24:11,655 --> 00:24:14,793 and I just grabbed onto it. 536 00:24:15,275 --> 00:24:17,275 But really, what I want 537 00:24:17,275 --> 00:24:19,758 to impart to each and every person is 538 00:24:19,758 --> 00:24:21,551 just do your best, 539 00:24:21,551 --> 00:24:24,310 you know, and go as far as you possibly can. 540 00:24:25,103 --> 00:24:27,448 I've known you for 30 years. 541 00:24:27,448 --> 00:24:29,482 Yeah. 542 00:24:29,482 --> 00:24:31,689 Don't cry. You'll make me cry. 543 00:24:31,689 --> 00:24:32,896 He already started. 544 00:24:32,896 --> 00:24:34,206 So it's your fault. 545 00:24:37,586 --> 00:24:38,758 It's all right. 546 00:24:39,862 --> 00:24:41,965 You know, me and Cub have grown up 547 00:24:41,965 --> 00:24:45,793 really spending a lot of time with you and Grandma, and... 548 00:24:45,793 --> 00:24:46,931 I just think you're... 549 00:24:47,379 --> 00:24:49,172 a really good role model for me 550 00:24:49,172 --> 00:24:52,000 about how to do what's right, 551 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,275 but stand up for yourself 552 00:24:53,275 --> 00:24:55,482 and be fearless. 553 00:24:55,482 --> 00:24:58,758 I think you've given us all a lot of wisdom and motivation 554 00:24:58,758 --> 00:25:00,206 to persevere when... 555 00:25:00,689 --> 00:25:01,896 we all wanted to give up. 556 00:25:01,896 --> 00:25:03,103 So. 557 00:25:04,137 --> 00:25:05,689 You're all millionaires. 558 00:25:05,689 --> 00:25:08,068 You just have to get it out of the ground. 559 00:25:08,793 --> 00:25:10,000 It's just absolutely insane to me 560 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,689 that you have just this divine drive. 561 00:25:12,689 --> 00:25:14,275 You're the real deal. 562 00:25:14,275 --> 00:25:16,620 I hope I never let you down. 563 00:25:17,275 --> 00:25:19,137 Jack's my biggest motivation, 564 00:25:19,137 --> 00:25:22,275 not as just a man, but his work ethic is steel. 565 00:25:22,275 --> 00:25:24,862 That guy's the hardest worker I've ever met in my life. 566 00:25:24,862 --> 00:25:26,034 That's straight facts. 567 00:25:26,034 --> 00:25:30,241 ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ 568 00:25:30,241 --> 00:25:31,275 You old fart. 569 00:25:31,275 --> 00:25:32,689 ♪ And many more 570 00:25:32,689 --> 00:25:34,000 Thank you. All right. 571 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:34,862 I want to get out there 572 00:25:34,862 --> 00:25:35,896 and kick some ass 573 00:25:35,896 --> 00:25:37,896 before Mother Nature kicks ours, 574 00:25:37,896 --> 00:25:38,655 just for Jack. 575 00:25:39,689 --> 00:25:40,758 Happy birthday, Grandpa. 576 00:25:40,758 --> 00:25:41,517 You bet. 577 00:25:41,517 --> 00:25:42,931 Let's get back to work. 578 00:25:45,068 --> 00:25:47,000 Last push. Come on, guys. 579 00:25:58,551 --> 00:25:59,793 Last push, we got it. 580 00:26:00,137 --> 00:26:01,206 Let's go. 581 00:26:08,689 --> 00:26:10,275 Beat that... 582 00:26:10,689 --> 00:26:12,034 Beat it into submission. 583 00:26:12,034 --> 00:26:15,517 There you go. Nice to throw in some alpha energy. I like it. 584 00:26:19,172 --> 00:26:20,275 Keep going, guys. 585 00:26:20,275 --> 00:26:22,379 Harvest every ounce of gold we can. 586 00:26:22,379 --> 00:26:23,482 Good job. 587 00:26:23,482 --> 00:26:24,862 We got a cold front coming in. 588 00:26:24,862 --> 00:26:26,896 We're almost out of fuel. 589 00:26:26,896 --> 00:26:28,034 And so you know what, 590 00:26:28,034 --> 00:26:29,551 I'm trying to push the Holy Roller 591 00:26:29,551 --> 00:26:32,655 to run as many yards as it can. 592 00:26:32,655 --> 00:26:34,206 It's kind of a race against time. 593 00:26:36,793 --> 00:26:38,482 We're running the North Fork dirt 594 00:26:38,482 --> 00:26:40,310 underneath my dad's plant. 595 00:26:41,172 --> 00:26:42,482 Hopefully, there's gold in it. 596 00:26:42,482 --> 00:26:44,931 And hopefully, we come out on top. 597 00:26:47,482 --> 00:26:51,448 I need to get 35 more ounces of gold to get to 1,000 598 00:26:51,448 --> 00:26:52,724 so I don't go broke. 599 00:26:53,758 --> 00:26:56,551 But everything I make over 1,000 ounces, 600 00:26:56,551 --> 00:26:58,551 we're going to break it up and give it to the guys. 601 00:26:58,551 --> 00:27:00,448 It's going to be their bonuses. 602 00:27:00,448 --> 00:27:03,793 Okay, guys, let's go get that gold bonus. 603 00:27:03,793 --> 00:27:06,137 We're going to run it till there's none left, 604 00:27:07,448 --> 00:27:09,689 or Mother Nature sends us packing. 605 00:27:20,103 --> 00:27:21,275 Damn, it's only 5:30. 606 00:27:21,275 --> 00:27:22,448 It's already dark. 607 00:27:22,448 --> 00:27:23,379 It's cold, 608 00:27:23,379 --> 00:27:26,172 but this gold is going to warm us up. 609 00:27:26,172 --> 00:27:27,655 We're down to the final push. 610 00:27:27,655 --> 00:27:29,172 You know, everybody's worn out. 611 00:27:29,172 --> 00:27:31,000 It's freezing cold. 612 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,586 So right now it's crunch time just to get to our goal. 613 00:27:33,586 --> 00:27:35,689 unclear 614 00:27:36,689 --> 00:27:38,310 Yeah. Bet they're good. 615 00:27:41,896 --> 00:27:44,551 Our final weigh-in is right around the corner, 616 00:27:44,551 --> 00:27:46,586 and we just don't know how much time we have 617 00:27:46,586 --> 00:27:48,103 till our season is over. 618 00:27:48,103 --> 00:27:50,241 So we're going to run late tonight. 619 00:27:50,241 --> 00:27:52,103 We're going to get up early and hit it hard. 620 00:27:52,103 --> 00:27:54,000 We're going to hit it hard every day 621 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,896 until the snow comes and pushes us out of here. 622 00:28:01,896 --> 00:28:03,793 No guts, no glory. 623 00:28:19,517 --> 00:28:22,448 Primary forecast for Seward Peninsula. 624 00:28:23,758 --> 00:28:26,413 Today, 21 degrees Fahrenheit. 625 00:28:29,551 --> 00:28:32,517 Wind chill at 16 degrees Fahrenheit. 626 00:28:35,344 --> 00:28:37,482 Up to 8 inches of snow expected 627 00:28:37,482 --> 00:28:39,758 over the next 48 hours. 628 00:28:42,586 --> 00:28:45,344 A low of 13 degrees Fahrenheit. 629 00:28:47,724 --> 00:28:49,689 We all knew this was coming. 630 00:28:51,413 --> 00:28:54,586 You start getting ice across the pond, it's... 631 00:28:55,068 --> 00:28:56,206 you're there. 632 00:28:57,586 --> 00:28:59,137 It's the end of the road right here. 633 00:29:00,551 --> 00:29:01,931 I think it's... 634 00:29:03,551 --> 00:29:04,655 time to head out. 635 00:29:13,896 --> 00:29:15,586 I need to gather up the guys, 636 00:29:15,586 --> 00:29:17,724 and then break the news to them. 637 00:29:25,965 --> 00:29:28,310 I just came down from the ponds 638 00:29:28,310 --> 00:29:30,551 just a little bit ago. They're frozen over. 639 00:29:30,931 --> 00:29:31,965 You know, the old rule, 640 00:29:31,965 --> 00:29:33,931 "You can't mine without water", 641 00:29:33,931 --> 00:29:35,344 and I think our water's done. 642 00:29:35,344 --> 00:29:37,551 And then you know what happens next is 643 00:29:37,551 --> 00:29:39,206 all of our stuff starts breaking. 644 00:29:39,206 --> 00:29:41,655 Also, the forecast is calling for snow. 645 00:29:41,655 --> 00:29:43,827 So, I say we call it 646 00:29:43,827 --> 00:29:45,275 if you guys are good. 647 00:29:45,275 --> 00:29:46,862 I don't think we have much choice. 648 00:29:46,862 --> 00:29:49,793 Yeah. - I mean, we knew the end was coming. 649 00:29:49,793 --> 00:29:52,000 All right, Dad, why don't you guys get ready 650 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,448 for the very last cleanup. 651 00:29:53,448 --> 00:29:54,551 We're going to be pulling mats, 652 00:29:54,551 --> 00:29:56,275 bring them up here, and... 653 00:29:56,275 --> 00:29:58,758 this will be it. Last cleanup, then winterize. 654 00:29:59,034 --> 00:30:00,068 Okay. 655 00:30:00,068 --> 00:30:01,103 That's the way it goes. 656 00:30:13,172 --> 00:30:14,241 Oh, yeah, here we go. 657 00:30:14,241 --> 00:30:16,379 We're seeing some flake action at the bottom. 658 00:30:16,379 --> 00:30:18,586 So you see how these bottom corners are? 659 00:30:18,586 --> 00:30:19,620 Yeah. 660 00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:20,793 Pans are going to be the same way. 661 00:30:20,793 --> 00:30:21,827 Oh, really? - They're going to be gold 662 00:30:21,827 --> 00:30:23,000 in the corners of the pan. 663 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,724 You'll just have to work from the top to the bottom. 664 00:30:26,517 --> 00:30:28,655 The final cleanup of the season isn't 665 00:30:28,655 --> 00:30:29,965 like normal cleanups. 666 00:30:29,965 --> 00:30:32,172 This is more of a detail than a wash. 667 00:30:33,103 --> 00:30:34,793 We're going to start up here in the pan. 668 00:30:34,793 --> 00:30:36,896 If you guys need anything, just holler. 669 00:30:36,896 --> 00:30:38,448 Oh, I see a nut already. 670 00:30:40,724 --> 00:30:42,689 The guys are going to shovel out the bulk of it. 671 00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:44,275 Get the bulk. 672 00:30:44,275 --> 00:30:45,620 First bucket's coming in hot. 673 00:30:45,620 --> 00:30:46,965 Throw it in the bucket. 674 00:30:46,965 --> 00:30:48,137 Then we're going to wash it out, 675 00:30:48,137 --> 00:30:51,137 'cause gold will find every nook and cranny it can. 676 00:30:51,137 --> 00:30:52,931 It'll be in the pan. It'll be in the splitter. 677 00:30:52,931 --> 00:30:54,000 And then what we'll do is 678 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,793 clean out the bottoms here 679 00:30:55,793 --> 00:30:57,379 and right down into the riffles. 680 00:30:57,379 --> 00:30:59,379 And then they'll just wash the riffles out like normal. 681 00:31:02,482 --> 00:31:04,241 I mean, we've already captured the gold. 682 00:31:04,241 --> 00:31:05,620 We might as well take it with us. 683 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:15,896 Got some flakes, boys. 684 00:31:15,896 --> 00:31:17,758 Got a good little amount that just poured out. 685 00:31:17,758 --> 00:31:19,275 Good. 686 00:31:19,275 --> 00:31:21,137 We've had a lot of struggles this season, 687 00:31:21,137 --> 00:31:22,379 and the last thing we want to do is 688 00:31:22,379 --> 00:31:23,344 leave any gold... 689 00:31:23,689 --> 00:31:24,620 anywhere. 690 00:31:24,620 --> 00:31:26,862 So this is just the last finishing touch 691 00:31:26,862 --> 00:31:29,344 to make sure that we get every speck that we get. 692 00:31:30,931 --> 00:31:33,172 So scrape every little bit. 693 00:31:33,172 --> 00:31:34,724 That right there, if Thurber put a pan on it, 694 00:31:34,724 --> 00:31:36,620 it would be a lot of gold in it. 695 00:31:36,620 --> 00:31:37,689 This could be some of the... 696 00:31:38,172 --> 00:31:39,758 richest dirt that we have 697 00:31:39,758 --> 00:31:42,000 for Jack and Thurber to clean up, so. 698 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,448 You know, there could be 10 ounces in there. 699 00:31:43,448 --> 00:31:44,965 There could be 50 ounces in there. 700 00:31:44,965 --> 00:31:45,827 You just don't know. 701 00:31:45,827 --> 00:31:47,482 But there's definitely gold in it. 702 00:31:48,482 --> 00:31:49,862 Saw a couple flakes. 703 00:31:50,344 --> 00:31:52,379 Finish it up, guys. 704 00:31:52,379 --> 00:31:54,793 Next step, the boys and I are going to put this trough 705 00:31:54,793 --> 00:31:56,172 onto the skid steer, 706 00:31:56,172 --> 00:31:57,655 and we're going to head to the gold room. 707 00:31:57,655 --> 00:31:59,172 Fingers crossed 708 00:31:59,172 --> 00:32:01,137 that it's actually going to be a good cleanup 709 00:32:01,137 --> 00:32:03,000 in hopes that we can reach our goal. 710 00:32:05,068 --> 00:32:06,689 Never leave nothing behind. 711 00:32:09,586 --> 00:32:11,517 Hey, Jack, I can't believe you're... 712 00:32:11,931 --> 00:32:12,965 gonna retire, 713 00:32:12,965 --> 00:32:15,655 but it's been a great run, and... 714 00:32:15,655 --> 00:32:18,241 you know, you and I have some of the best stories ever. 715 00:32:18,758 --> 00:32:20,413 Remember our first season 716 00:32:20,724 --> 00:32:21,620 in Haines? 717 00:32:21,620 --> 00:32:23,517 I'm still going to therapy, don't... 718 00:32:23,517 --> 00:32:26,965 Yeah, we didn't get much gold there either. 719 00:32:26,965 --> 00:32:28,137 You know, it's bittersweet. 720 00:32:28,137 --> 00:32:31,344 It's our last cleanup of the season, 721 00:32:31,344 --> 00:32:33,482 but it's also the last season 722 00:32:34,137 --> 00:32:35,379 that I'll be with Jack. 723 00:32:35,689 --> 00:32:36,724 God. 724 00:32:38,206 --> 00:32:39,137 You know, Thurb, 725 00:32:39,137 --> 00:32:40,724 I had no idea 726 00:32:40,724 --> 00:32:43,172 that the jackrabbit was coming up here. 727 00:32:43,172 --> 00:32:46,103 Now we're running that dirt that's under it. 728 00:32:46,103 --> 00:32:47,793 Here we go. Here it is. 729 00:32:48,137 --> 00:32:49,068 Crazy. 730 00:32:49,068 --> 00:32:51,793 Maybe that'll take us over our goal. 731 00:32:53,275 --> 00:32:54,827 I've worked in the gold room 732 00:32:54,827 --> 00:32:56,655 for so many years 733 00:32:56,655 --> 00:32:58,655 with Thurber that... 734 00:32:59,206 --> 00:33:01,827 I'm really going to miss it. 735 00:33:01,827 --> 00:33:05,724 He's more like a son than he is a friend. 736 00:33:05,724 --> 00:33:08,172 I made it to be a test plant. 737 00:33:08,172 --> 00:33:10,413 I had no idea it was going to get used. 738 00:33:10,413 --> 00:33:12,793 Everything about it just worked out perfect. 739 00:33:13,275 --> 00:33:14,862 I don't know what to say 740 00:33:14,862 --> 00:33:18,931 other than this season, it's been tough. 741 00:33:18,931 --> 00:33:20,103 - And I-- - No, it's tough, 742 00:33:20,103 --> 00:33:22,137 - and we've been through tough. - Yep. 743 00:33:22,137 --> 00:33:25,379 We're trying to get to 1,000 ounces, and... 744 00:33:27,034 --> 00:33:28,965 ...it's going to be a squeaker. 745 00:33:28,965 --> 00:33:32,206 We won't know if we made it until it's all said and done, 746 00:33:32,206 --> 00:33:33,862 dried, and put on the scale. 747 00:33:33,862 --> 00:33:35,275 Scale doesn't lie. 748 00:33:46,931 --> 00:33:48,551 Well, we got snow, 749 00:33:48,551 --> 00:33:50,482 so the first thing I want to say, 750 00:33:50,482 --> 00:33:53,206 I cannot believe how many setbacks 751 00:33:53,206 --> 00:33:54,206 that we've had 752 00:33:54,689 --> 00:33:57,275 after such a phenomenal start. 753 00:33:57,275 --> 00:33:58,965 With the amount of gold we were getting in there, 754 00:33:58,965 --> 00:34:01,620 I thought this was going to be an easy season. 755 00:34:01,620 --> 00:34:04,241 It's actually been our hardest season. 756 00:34:04,241 --> 00:34:07,517 We ran into huge water issues. 757 00:34:08,586 --> 00:34:10,275 My gosh, look at it. 758 00:34:10,689 --> 00:34:11,793 Wow. 759 00:34:12,413 --> 00:34:14,482 And then weather issues. 760 00:34:20,413 --> 00:34:22,379 This is an absolute mess. 761 00:34:24,241 --> 00:34:26,034 And then the inspectors come in, 762 00:34:26,034 --> 00:34:28,000 tie our hands, and we're done. 763 00:34:29,206 --> 00:34:30,620 What's going on? 764 00:34:30,620 --> 00:34:32,034 You cannot open 765 00:34:32,034 --> 00:34:33,344 any more of that cut. 766 00:34:33,344 --> 00:34:36,000 That's going to cost me millions of dollars. 767 00:34:36,965 --> 00:34:38,620 You guys all stuck with me, 768 00:34:38,620 --> 00:34:40,724 stuck with Andy, 769 00:34:40,724 --> 00:34:42,620 and we really appreciate it. 770 00:34:42,620 --> 00:34:43,931 It's unbelievable. 771 00:34:43,931 --> 00:34:45,413 And you guys are unbelievable. 772 00:34:45,413 --> 00:34:46,344 Thank you, Todd. Yeah. 773 00:34:46,344 --> 00:34:47,482 Thank you. 774 00:34:47,482 --> 00:34:48,896 All right, Dad. 775 00:34:48,896 --> 00:34:50,448 Let's see what we got. 776 00:34:50,448 --> 00:34:52,448 The Hoffmans' season goal is 777 00:34:52,448 --> 00:34:54,655 1,023 ounces. 778 00:34:54,655 --> 00:34:56,965 They are just 58 ounces away 779 00:34:56,965 --> 00:34:58,413 from hitting that goal. 780 00:34:58,413 --> 00:35:00,068 If we can beat last year's total, 781 00:35:00,068 --> 00:35:01,689 we're going to go home a winner. 782 00:35:01,689 --> 00:35:05,586 And then any ounce of gold over 1,000 783 00:35:05,586 --> 00:35:08,551 is going to go into your guys' gold bonus. 784 00:35:13,862 --> 00:35:14,896 Ten. 785 00:35:14,896 --> 00:35:15,965 Fourteen. 786 00:35:16,379 --> 00:35:17,448 Twenty two. 787 00:35:17,758 --> 00:35:18,827 Twenty seven. 788 00:35:19,206 --> 00:35:20,413 Thirty two. 789 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,206 Hey, yeah. 790 00:35:33,206 --> 00:35:35,241 The guys got together, 791 00:35:35,241 --> 00:35:36,862 and we wanted to give you a little gift. 792 00:35:37,310 --> 00:35:38,724 Wanted you to open it up. 793 00:35:39,172 --> 00:35:40,310 Okay. 794 00:35:41,551 --> 00:35:42,448 All right. 795 00:35:42,448 --> 00:35:45,620 I am blessed because of mining. 796 00:35:45,620 --> 00:35:49,000 I will forever feel like 797 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,206 my dream has been met. 798 00:35:52,206 --> 00:35:54,103 I stepped out on faith 799 00:35:54,103 --> 00:35:56,448 and just went for it. 800 00:35:59,758 --> 00:36:00,793 Oh. 801 00:36:02,068 --> 00:36:04,103 That's pretty cool. 802 00:36:04,103 --> 00:36:06,448 A picture of you by your wash plant, Dad. 803 00:36:06,448 --> 00:36:07,655 All right. 804 00:36:07,655 --> 00:36:08,482 And it's got 805 00:36:08,482 --> 00:36:09,931 pretty much the way you've 806 00:36:09,931 --> 00:36:11,068 lived your life right there, Dad, 807 00:36:11,068 --> 00:36:12,068 on your helmet. 808 00:36:12,068 --> 00:36:13,103 "No guts, 809 00:36:13,103 --> 00:36:14,655 no glory." Yeah. 810 00:36:14,655 --> 00:36:17,068 This dream has been a lot of fun. 811 00:36:17,068 --> 00:36:19,482 But I'm getting on that horse, 812 00:36:19,482 --> 00:36:22,620 and I'm riding off into that sunset. 813 00:36:22,620 --> 00:36:24,620 Well, I appreciate it. Yeah. 814 00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:27,137 Now I got to figure out how to get this home. 815 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:35,896 The Hoffman team is just 58 ounces away 816 00:36:35,896 --> 00:36:39,827 from their season goal of 1,023 ounces. 817 00:36:40,275 --> 00:36:41,275 Fourteen. 818 00:36:41,275 --> 00:36:43,275 Anything over 1,000 ounces 819 00:36:43,275 --> 00:36:45,586 goes to the crew as a gold bonus. 820 00:36:46,172 --> 00:36:46,896 Thirty five. 821 00:36:46,896 --> 00:36:48,310 Ooh. Thank You, Lord. 822 00:36:48,310 --> 00:36:49,896 Forty three. 823 00:36:49,896 --> 00:36:51,448 Forty seven. 824 00:36:51,448 --> 00:36:52,344 Fifty one. 825 00:36:52,344 --> 00:36:53,379 Fifty six. 826 00:36:53,689 --> 00:36:56,000 Fifty nine. 827 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:57,275 Sixty one. 828 00:36:57,275 --> 00:36:58,724 Yes, sir. Sixty two. 829 00:36:59,137 --> 00:37:00,137 That's awesome. 830 00:37:00,137 --> 00:37:01,586 Sixty four. 831 00:37:01,896 --> 00:37:03,172 Sixty five. 832 00:37:03,793 --> 00:37:05,586 Sixty seven... 833 00:37:06,344 --> 00:37:08,517 point four. 834 00:37:09,965 --> 00:37:11,275 No way. 835 00:37:11,275 --> 00:37:12,172 Is that right? 836 00:37:12,172 --> 00:37:13,896 Yeah, it is. Oh. 837 00:37:13,896 --> 00:37:16,000 We might have moved the bar down a little bit, 838 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,413 but we went over the bar, 839 00:37:17,413 --> 00:37:18,448 okay? 840 00:37:18,448 --> 00:37:21,103 For a fat kid, that's actually pretty good. 841 00:37:22,620 --> 00:37:24,172 Thurber, what's our total? 842 00:37:24,172 --> 00:37:27,413 1,032.3. 843 00:37:30,896 --> 00:37:32,241 - Good job, guys. - Good job. 844 00:37:32,241 --> 00:37:33,896 Good job. - Everybody. 845 00:37:33,896 --> 00:37:36,655 Everybody's going to get a gold bonus, and that's good. 846 00:37:37,517 --> 00:37:38,724 There you go, boys. 847 00:37:41,655 --> 00:37:43,379 For their final weigh-in, 848 00:37:43,379 --> 00:37:48,103 Team Hoffman pulls in 67.4 ounces of gold, 849 00:37:48,103 --> 00:37:53,068 bringing their season total to 1,032.3 ounces, 850 00:37:53,068 --> 00:37:55,862 totaling almost $2 million 851 00:37:55,862 --> 00:37:57,413 and providing each miner 852 00:37:57,413 --> 00:38:01,172 a gold bonus worth over $5,000. 853 00:38:02,206 --> 00:38:03,689 So, at the end of the day, 854 00:38:03,689 --> 00:38:05,551 this has been a really rough summer. Yes. 855 00:38:05,551 --> 00:38:07,000 You guys stuck with it. 856 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:08,413 I'm thankful for that. 857 00:38:08,413 --> 00:38:10,827 And, hey, we're going to be back with our families 858 00:38:10,827 --> 00:38:11,758 before you know it. 859 00:38:11,758 --> 00:38:13,206 All right. Let's go. 860 00:38:15,379 --> 00:38:16,413 All the difficulties 861 00:38:16,413 --> 00:38:18,000 that we had to go through this season, 862 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,413 maybe it's preparing us 863 00:38:19,413 --> 00:38:20,896 for something bigger and better. 864 00:38:22,172 --> 00:38:26,068 Even though we didn't win as big as we wanted to, 865 00:38:26,379 --> 00:38:27,862 we're still here. 866 00:38:29,620 --> 00:38:33,103 And we get to live to fight another day. 867 00:38:51,448 --> 00:38:54,241 Listen, you know how the season went. 868 00:38:54,241 --> 00:38:55,206 Kind of a bummer, 869 00:38:55,206 --> 00:38:58,103 but we got some extra gold, 870 00:38:58,103 --> 00:39:00,000 and so... 871 00:39:00,517 --> 00:39:01,379 we're gonna 872 00:39:01,379 --> 00:39:03,655 share it with you guys. 873 00:39:03,655 --> 00:39:06,103 You guys worked really hard this year, 874 00:39:06,103 --> 00:39:08,551 and everybody appreciates it. 875 00:39:08,551 --> 00:39:10,206 Show them what we got there, Jim. 876 00:39:10,206 --> 00:39:12,413 Wow. 877 00:39:12,413 --> 00:39:13,344 All right. There we go. 878 00:39:13,344 --> 00:39:14,724 Yeah. 879 00:39:15,793 --> 00:39:18,206 You know what, man? It's like we fought tooth and nail 880 00:39:18,206 --> 00:39:20,344 hand-in-hand this whole season. Yeah. 881 00:39:20,344 --> 00:39:22,793 And it's nice to get a reward for it. 882 00:39:22,793 --> 00:39:24,034 You guys did it. 883 00:39:24,034 --> 00:39:25,206 It wasn't us. 884 00:39:25,206 --> 00:39:27,000 We hit 1,000 ounces, 885 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:28,896 meaning that Todd broke even. 886 00:39:28,896 --> 00:39:30,344 And the guys are getting everything 887 00:39:30,344 --> 00:39:32,482 that we made after that. 888 00:39:32,482 --> 00:39:35,689 These guys are going home with 3 ounces of gold, 889 00:39:35,689 --> 00:39:38,241 over $5,000. 890 00:39:38,241 --> 00:39:41,275 I know that I'm not going to be here next year. 891 00:39:41,275 --> 00:39:44,793 The gold room is going to be with Jim and Sterling. 892 00:39:44,793 --> 00:39:46,551 And hopefully, it's going to be 893 00:39:46,551 --> 00:39:48,517 about 10 times what that is. 894 00:39:48,517 --> 00:39:50,758 Hey, one day, we're going to find the crazy gold. 895 00:39:50,758 --> 00:39:51,793 Who knows? Yeah, yeah. 896 00:39:51,793 --> 00:39:53,137 You never know. Yeah. 897 00:39:54,482 --> 00:39:57,448 Honestly, I was not anticipating to get 898 00:39:57,448 --> 00:39:59,344 this amount of gold in my pockets. 899 00:39:59,344 --> 00:40:02,551 But I think the hard work and efforts that we put in, 900 00:40:02,551 --> 00:40:04,034 it was all worth it. 901 00:40:04,034 --> 00:40:05,103 Thank you, Jack. 902 00:40:05,103 --> 00:40:07,000 Okay. Love you. Thanks, Grandpa. 903 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:08,206 Thanks, Grandpa. We love you. 904 00:40:08,206 --> 00:40:09,275 Good job. 905 00:40:09,275 --> 00:40:10,413 It's nice standing around the fire 906 00:40:10,413 --> 00:40:11,413 being able to just hang out 907 00:40:11,413 --> 00:40:12,586 with each other for a little bit 908 00:40:12,586 --> 00:40:14,241 because, to be honest with you, 909 00:40:14,241 --> 00:40:15,379 the way this season went, 910 00:40:15,379 --> 00:40:17,517 we didn't even have time to really get to hang out. 911 00:40:17,517 --> 00:40:20,965 Dear heavenly father, we're thankful for the season. 912 00:40:20,965 --> 00:40:22,655 I know everybody's relieved and ready to go home 913 00:40:22,655 --> 00:40:25,551 because the season's been a complete nightmare 914 00:40:25,551 --> 00:40:27,413 and you know it's tested 915 00:40:27,413 --> 00:40:28,758 every single one of us. 916 00:40:29,413 --> 00:40:31,482 I'm thankful for everything in life. Amen. 917 00:40:31,482 --> 00:40:33,034 Amen. Yeah. 918 00:40:33,034 --> 00:40:35,379 So I hope these guys, you know, are happy 919 00:40:35,379 --> 00:40:36,862 that they get to take home some gold. 920 00:40:36,862 --> 00:40:39,310 Because there was many moments this summer 921 00:40:39,310 --> 00:40:41,517 where we could have left empty-handed. 922 00:40:41,517 --> 00:40:44,000 So I'm glad that we got to this point. 923 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,517 And, you know, all these guys deserve it 924 00:40:45,517 --> 00:40:46,655 and even more. 925 00:40:47,413 --> 00:40:48,827 All right. See you later, guys. 926 00:40:59,758 --> 00:41:01,379 I love gold mining. 927 00:41:02,379 --> 00:41:06,758 And not many people get to live their dream. 928 00:41:06,758 --> 00:41:07,965 I have. 929 00:41:09,793 --> 00:41:11,137 How many more years I have, 930 00:41:11,137 --> 00:41:12,448 I couldn't tell you. 931 00:41:16,068 --> 00:41:16,965 But... 932 00:41:17,793 --> 00:41:19,206 I'm going to spend them 933 00:41:19,793 --> 00:41:21,034 remembering 934 00:41:21,517 --> 00:41:22,689 what I did here. 935 00:41:27,448 --> 00:41:29,655 No guts, no glory.