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
[narrator]
In a season finale...
4
00:00:06,931 --> 00:00:08,586
[Todd] We're gonna run it
till there's nothing left.
5
00:00:08,586 --> 00:00:12,689
[narrator]
...the Hoffman crew races
to beat 1,000 ounces...
6
00:00:12,689 --> 00:00:13,655
[Todd] 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
[narrator]
...to put a gold bonus
in each man's pocket...
9
00:00:18,206 --> 00:00:19,965
[Sparky]
Got some flakes, boys.
10
00:00:21,275 --> 00:00:23,517
[narrator] ...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
[Jack] Gold mining
has been a way of life.
13
00:00:28,586 --> 00:00:29,896
[Sterling]
You're the real deal.
14
00:00:29,896 --> 00:00:32,172
I hope I never let you down.
15
00:00:32,172 --> 00:00:33,689
[indistinct]
16
00:00:34,896 --> 00:00:38,482
We have to keep pushing
until winter pushes us
out of here.
17
00:00:38,482 --> 00:00:41,689
[narrator]
But with a season-ending
snowfall in the forecast...
18
00:00:41,689 --> 00:00:43,793
[Sparky]
That's termination dust.
19
00:00:43,793 --> 00:00:47,068
That's a sign that
it's our time to go.
20
00:00:47,068 --> 00:00:48,724
Ooh, that's sucker's cold.
21
00:00:48,724 --> 00:00:50,827
[Hunter]
Fuel trucks won't make it
over the pass anymore.
22
00:00:50,827 --> 00:00:52,896
I have no idea
where to find any more pay.
23
00:00:52,896 --> 00:00:55,000
[narrator] The rich
pay dirt they need
24
00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,000
may be in the last place
an old-school miner
25
00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,482
would ever look.
26
00:00:59,482 --> 00:01:01,724
[Rob] I have no idea
if this is gonna work.
27
00:01:01,724 --> 00:01:02,896
[Hunter] Grab the tag line.
28
00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:04,413
It is very dangerous.
29
00:01:04,413 --> 00:01:06,413
- [Sparky] Oh... Oh...
- [Todd] Hey, whoa.
30
00:01:22,275 --> 00:01:23,896
[Sterling over radio]
Hey, Spark, you got a copy?
31
00:01:23,896 --> 00:01:25,103
Yeah, you got me. Go ahead.
32
00:01:25,103 --> 00:01:26,379
[Sterling] I don't know.
33
00:01:26,379 --> 00:01:29,413
We're pulling up the road
and coming up against winter.
34
00:01:29,413 --> 00:01:30,724
[Sparky over radio]
Ridiculous.
35
00:01:31,827 --> 00:01:34,482
Hey, guys, I know
we're getting to the end
of the season,
36
00:01:34,482 --> 00:01:36,413
but do not give up now.
37
00:01:42,793 --> 00:01:43,862
[grunts]
38
00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,068
This is a code-red situation.
39
00:01:47,068 --> 00:01:49,413
Winter is about ready
to shut us down,
40
00:01:49,413 --> 00:01:51,379
and we're all
busting our asses,
41
00:01:51,379 --> 00:01:54,172
running the last bit
of this dirt from the road
42
00:01:54,172 --> 00:01:55,793
before that happens.
43
00:01:55,793 --> 00:01:58,620
But if I don't at least
get 1,000 ounces,
44
00:01:58,620 --> 00:02:00,482
which is my break-even point,
45
00:02:00,482 --> 00:02:02,275
I'm gonna be
coming home with debt
46
00:02:02,275 --> 00:02:04,482
and possibly not mine again.
47
00:02:04,482 --> 00:02:06,241
I can't let that happen.
48
00:02:10,620 --> 00:02:13,000
[over radio]
Okay, guys, I appreciate
49
00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,586
everything you've
put into this.
50
00:02:14,586 --> 00:02:15,896
So keep up the great work
51
00:02:15,896 --> 00:02:19,103
and finish this season up
strong as we can.
52
00:02:19,103 --> 00:02:21,103
Every ounce over 1,000
53
00:02:21,103 --> 00:02:23,517
is going straight into
your gold bonus.
54
00:02:24,620 --> 00:02:26,103
Hey, you hear that, boys?
55
00:02:26,103 --> 00:02:27,275
We're going home
with some gold.
56
00:02:27,275 --> 00:02:28,413
Let's go get it.
57
00:02:28,413 --> 00:02:29,689
[Sparky] Woo-hoo!
Thanks, Todd.
58
00:02:29,689 --> 00:02:31,827
We'll keep
busting ass for you.
59
00:02:31,827 --> 00:02:33,620
I want to say thank you
in a good way.
60
00:02:34,586 --> 00:02:38,620
No better way
than yellow in a jar.
61
00:02:43,103 --> 00:02:44,620
[Andy over radio] Sterling,
hold a few seconds.
62
00:02:44,620 --> 00:02:45,724
I'll let Sparky first.
63
00:02:45,724 --> 00:02:46,965
Just get in behind him
64
00:02:46,965 --> 00:02:48,724
and then just pull alongside
and then I'll load you.
65
00:02:48,724 --> 00:02:50,965
- Okay?
- [Sterling] You got it, Andy.
66
00:02:55,103 --> 00:02:56,034
[Sparky] You know,
it's important
67
00:02:56,034 --> 00:02:57,827
that everybody gets
a gold bonus
68
00:02:57,827 --> 00:03:00,931
because this season's been
so far a [bleep] show.
69
00:03:00,931 --> 00:03:02,896
I really think that
having a gold bonus
70
00:03:02,896 --> 00:03:05,931
just reassures that,
you know, you did your best.
71
00:03:13,172 --> 00:03:14,482
[Andy] You know,
we get to this point
72
00:03:14,482 --> 00:03:16,068
every year, it seems like.
73
00:03:16,068 --> 00:03:18,206
We're scrambling
to find pay dirt
74
00:03:18,206 --> 00:03:20,620
to run before the season ends.
75
00:03:20,620 --> 00:03:23,172
So we've dug every bit of pay
out of the road that's there,
76
00:03:23,172 --> 00:03:25,413
and we're
gonna have to figure out
our next move.
77
00:03:25,413 --> 00:03:28,241
I don't know
where we're gonna find
any more now.
78
00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,586
[Sparky over radio]
79
00:03:35,586 --> 00:03:36,517
[Sterling over radio]
80
00:03:37,275 --> 00:03:39,275
[chuckles]
81
00:03:39,275 --> 00:03:41,000
[Todd] It's funny,
as soon as we get told
82
00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,206
we're getting a gold bonus,
83
00:03:42,206 --> 00:03:46,379
this is the final rock truck
load from the road.
84
00:03:46,379 --> 00:03:49,862
So we're down to our
last bit of pay again.
85
00:03:53,620 --> 00:03:56,620
[over radio] Last load.
Good job, Spark.
86
00:03:56,620 --> 00:03:59,310
And let's hope that
his has got a little bit
of yellow in it.
87
00:03:59,310 --> 00:04:00,275
Hey, man.
88
00:04:00,275 --> 00:04:03,068
Really hope this pay
is loaded because,
89
00:04:03,068 --> 00:04:04,689
honestly, man,
I really don't want
90
00:04:04,689 --> 00:04:06,586
to get out of here
without a gold bonus.
91
00:04:06,586 --> 00:04:08,482
Let's hope it's a good payday.
92
00:04:08,482 --> 00:04:10,586
I was hoping that
the dirt from the road
93
00:04:10,586 --> 00:04:12,379
would last
a little bit longer.
94
00:04:12,379 --> 00:04:14,586
It's been like this
all season.
95
00:04:14,586 --> 00:04:18,172
One step forward,
two gigantic steps back.
96
00:04:18,172 --> 00:04:20,000
But we're not gonna give up.
97
00:04:20,724 --> 00:04:21,931
[Andy] There it is.
98
00:04:22,379 --> 00:04:23,689
Last, Sparky.
99
00:04:23,689 --> 00:04:26,275
[Todd] We cannot
let the guys down now.
100
00:04:26,275 --> 00:04:27,482
I'm going to need
to figure out
101
00:04:27,482 --> 00:04:29,724
this pay dirt situation fast.
102
00:04:30,896 --> 00:04:34,137
Andy, Hunter, Sparky,
meet me at the dump.
103
00:04:34,896 --> 00:04:36,137
[Hunter over radio] Copy that.
104
00:04:46,482 --> 00:04:47,793
Hey.
105
00:04:47,793 --> 00:04:50,172
Snow's coming,
but it's not here yet,
106
00:04:50,172 --> 00:04:52,517
so it's given us
a little bit of extra time
107
00:04:52,517 --> 00:04:53,931
to find some pay dirt to run.
108
00:04:53,931 --> 00:04:56,827
Ran the road,
Plateau's frozen up,
109
00:04:56,827 --> 00:04:59,724
obviously Lost Cut's... gone.
110
00:04:59,724 --> 00:05:01,482
You guys got anything?
111
00:05:01,482 --> 00:05:03,310
Any other ideas on pay dirt?
112
00:05:03,310 --> 00:05:04,448
I'm all ears.
113
00:05:05,379 --> 00:05:07,103
I mean...
114
00:05:07,103 --> 00:05:08,724
Don't you think
Upper Dahl's done?
115
00:05:08,724 --> 00:05:10,275
I think Upper Dahl's done.
116
00:05:10,275 --> 00:05:12,413
I think the Narrows are done.
117
00:05:12,413 --> 00:05:13,896
Ancient Riverbed's done.
118
00:05:13,896 --> 00:05:16,034
I don't know of anything else
off the top of my head.
119
00:05:16,586 --> 00:05:18,482
- So...
- [Todd] Nothing.
120
00:05:18,482 --> 00:05:20,551
What do you think
out there, North Fork?
121
00:05:21,517 --> 00:05:22,827
It's too late
to really get into it.
122
00:05:22,827 --> 00:05:25,000
Anything's gonna
now be frozen
for the most part.
123
00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,827
I mean, what about
underneath Jack's plant?
124
00:05:28,896 --> 00:05:31,000
It might be thawed by now.
125
00:05:32,689 --> 00:05:35,379
Jack's wash plant
is over at North Fork.
126
00:05:35,379 --> 00:05:36,931
You know, one of
the mining spots
127
00:05:36,931 --> 00:05:38,000
we've mined last season,
128
00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,793
but didn't completely
clear it out.
129
00:05:39,793 --> 00:05:42,724
Since Jack's wash plant
is sitting right on top of it,
130
00:05:42,724 --> 00:05:44,344
it hasn't frozen yet.
131
00:05:44,793 --> 00:05:46,482
How big of an area?
132
00:05:46,482 --> 00:05:48,275
- Just a small...
- I don't know
exactly how much,
133
00:05:48,275 --> 00:05:51,379
but, you know,
maybe a few days.
134
00:05:51,379 --> 00:05:53,413
Well, I guess that sounds
like the last of it, then.
135
00:05:53,413 --> 00:05:55,000
- Yeah.
- Because we literally don't...
136
00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,000
I have no idea
where to find any more pay.
137
00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:57,827
And it's too late.
138
00:05:57,827 --> 00:06:00,379
That'll be
the last pay, period.
139
00:06:00,379 --> 00:06:03,482
At this point,
I'm open to any ideas
for pay dirt.
140
00:06:03,482 --> 00:06:05,206
I don't care
how crazy they are.
141
00:06:05,206 --> 00:06:07,103
'Cause I'm not only
doing this for my crew,
142
00:06:07,103 --> 00:06:09,068
I'm doing this for my dad.
143
00:06:09,068 --> 00:06:12,000
And to be honest with you,
my dad is my hero,
144
00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000
and it's his last
mining season.
145
00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,517
I cannot have it
end in a loss.
146
00:06:16,517 --> 00:06:17,896
All right. Let's hurry up.
147
00:06:17,896 --> 00:06:19,000
We've got snow coming.
148
00:06:29,482 --> 00:06:30,965
Got to get the sluice off.
149
00:06:31,517 --> 00:06:34,310
Hey, just grab that wrenches
150
00:06:34,310 --> 00:06:35,689
to undo the sluice.
151
00:06:35,689 --> 00:06:38,379
[narrator]
The Hoffmans have mined
all the pay dirt
152
00:06:38,379 --> 00:06:42,413
from the Lost Cut, The Plateau
and the road at Upper Dahl.
153
00:06:42,413 --> 00:06:46,000
Now they have just
one final spot left to dig.
154
00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,758
Underneath the Jack Rabbit.
155
00:06:49,482 --> 00:06:51,586
[Todd] Think about it.
For years and years,
156
00:06:51,586 --> 00:06:54,896
the Z Plant
was positioned over here
and it ran here,
157
00:06:54,896 --> 00:06:57,586
and it spilled gold
all over the place.
158
00:06:57,586 --> 00:06:59,482
The dirt should be
pretty rich.
159
00:06:59,482 --> 00:07:01,896
It doesn't hurt that
a bunch of concentrates
160
00:07:01,896 --> 00:07:04,344
were actually ran
right on top of this ground.
161
00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,379
[Rob] He's gonna
have it over there.
162
00:07:06,379 --> 00:07:07,793
There's a lot at stake for me.
163
00:07:07,793 --> 00:07:10,689
If I don't hit 1,000 ounces
by the end of this week,
164
00:07:10,689 --> 00:07:12,172
I'm gonna go home on a loss
165
00:07:12,172 --> 00:07:14,448
and probably go home
with a whole bunch of debt.
166
00:07:15,103 --> 00:07:18,275
Now, I'm only 35 ounces short,
167
00:07:18,275 --> 00:07:20,000
so somehow, some way,
168
00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,862
I got to get this pay dirt
and get it ran.
169
00:07:24,275 --> 00:07:27,379
I think we ought to pick it
just on the front here,
170
00:07:27,379 --> 00:07:29,793
and then just kind of
turn it like this.
171
00:07:29,793 --> 00:07:31,275
[Hunter] Right now
what we're trying to do
172
00:07:31,275 --> 00:07:33,172
is pull the Jack Rabbit
off the hill,
173
00:07:33,172 --> 00:07:35,689
which can be a little bit
of a nightmare.
174
00:07:35,689 --> 00:07:38,379
Any time you're moving
a piece of machinery
like this,
175
00:07:38,379 --> 00:07:40,310
it is very dangerous.
176
00:07:40,310 --> 00:07:43,206
So obviously it weighs
thousands and thousands
of pounds.
177
00:07:43,206 --> 00:07:45,000
We're basically
rigging it with chains
178
00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,000
and straps and things
that could fail.
179
00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,517
Hopefully, we get this thing
off the hill in one piece.
180
00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,724
[engine starts]
181
00:08:01,689 --> 00:08:03,275
[Rob] I have no idea
if this is gonna work.
182
00:08:03,275 --> 00:08:05,413
At this point,
I guess it's a Hail Mary.
183
00:08:05,413 --> 00:08:06,931
It could be good.
184
00:08:06,931 --> 00:08:09,482
There could be gold in it.
It could be bad.
185
00:08:09,482 --> 00:08:11,517
I guess we'll do it
and we'll see what happens.
186
00:08:13,896 --> 00:08:15,000
[Todd] Hey, you're hanging
in the air.
187
00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,275
Take it out.
188
00:08:17,275 --> 00:08:19,137
[Hunter] How about I grab
the [bleep] tagline?
189
00:08:19,586 --> 00:08:20,965
[Todd] Not the tagline.
190
00:08:22,379 --> 00:08:24,103
[bleep] this.
191
00:08:24,103 --> 00:08:26,655
I think it's our first time
[bleep] doing everything.
192
00:08:32,482 --> 00:08:33,517
[mouthing]
193
00:08:33,517 --> 00:08:35,413
[Todd] Oh, you want to
set it on his rack?
194
00:08:35,413 --> 00:08:37,758
[Hunter over radio]
I figured that's why
the truck was right behind.
195
00:08:38,586 --> 00:08:40,000
[Todd over radio]
196
00:08:41,689 --> 00:08:43,931
Just scooch
to your right. Perfect.
197
00:08:44,275 --> 00:08:45,551
Pull, Thurb.
198
00:08:52,896 --> 00:08:54,379
I think we're clear.
199
00:08:54,379 --> 00:08:55,655
Wheel her out here.
200
00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,103
Hey, Hunter.
201
00:09:03,103 --> 00:09:05,103
[over radio] Right up in here.
202
00:09:05,103 --> 00:09:08,482
We're gonna lift the front,
back it out.
203
00:09:08,482 --> 00:09:10,310
Where do you want to hook?
Around here?
204
00:09:10,931 --> 00:09:12,551
That was my thought.
205
00:09:19,379 --> 00:09:20,931
- [man] We clear.
- [Todd] Heads up.
206
00:09:21,482 --> 00:09:22,551
Here it goes.
207
00:09:23,827 --> 00:09:25,827
We gotta turn it
and walk it back.
208
00:09:26,275 --> 00:09:27,655
Thurber, grab the blocks.
209
00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:29,655
Leave it. Leave it.
210
00:09:30,689 --> 00:09:32,103
Oh, my [bleep].
211
00:09:32,103 --> 00:09:33,379
[Todd] For the tires.
212
00:09:33,379 --> 00:09:34,448
Let it roll.
213
00:09:36,068 --> 00:09:38,517
Sparky, grab the block.
214
00:09:38,517 --> 00:09:41,586
You're the emergency brake
with a block.
215
00:09:41,586 --> 00:09:42,586
There you go.
216
00:09:42,586 --> 00:09:43,689
[man] Hey. Hey, Hunter.
217
00:09:43,689 --> 00:09:46,172
You might want
to get your stick out
218
00:09:46,172 --> 00:09:47,482
as far as you can
away from you
219
00:09:47,482 --> 00:09:49,379
so that [indistinct].
220
00:09:49,379 --> 00:09:52,275
Let's have more
[bleep] guys directing.
221
00:09:52,275 --> 00:09:55,689
Hey, this thing is gonna
roll. Like...
222
00:09:55,689 --> 00:09:57,724
[over radio]
So why is everybody
standing so close?
223
00:09:57,724 --> 00:09:59,103
Just everybody back up,
224
00:09:59,103 --> 00:10:01,275
and I will get it
off the hill.
225
00:10:01,275 --> 00:10:02,517
[Todd] Stay by the tires.
226
00:10:02,517 --> 00:10:04,482
- Why?
- [Todd] Because you can
block them
227
00:10:04,482 --> 00:10:05,482
if it starts rolling.
228
00:10:05,482 --> 00:10:07,896
No, he's not gonna
be anywhere around it
229
00:10:07,896 --> 00:10:09,724
if it starts rolling.
230
00:10:09,724 --> 00:10:11,793
[man] I would let it
boom down and stick out
231
00:10:11,793 --> 00:10:13,448
and get away from you
as far as you can.
232
00:10:13,793 --> 00:10:14,931
No!
233
00:10:15,206 --> 00:10:16,310
I know.
234
00:10:16,689 --> 00:10:17,758
I got it.
235
00:10:17,758 --> 00:10:19,689
It's a little bit
of a cluster right now
236
00:10:19,689 --> 00:10:22,103
because we've got
four people in charge,
237
00:10:22,896 --> 00:10:24,275
and not a lot
of clear directions.
238
00:10:24,275 --> 00:10:27,241
So I'm gonna kind of
keep my distance.
239
00:10:28,275 --> 00:10:30,275
[Todd] Hunter, swing it out
to the right side of you
240
00:10:30,275 --> 00:10:32,310
so this doesn't come
right at you.
241
00:10:32,310 --> 00:10:34,275
And you'll be walking
alongside of it, you know?
242
00:10:34,275 --> 00:10:36,724
So it'll be right here
alongside you.
243
00:10:36,724 --> 00:10:38,724
I'm not worried about
how to get off the hill.
244
00:10:38,724 --> 00:10:41,689
I'm worried about everybody
standing right next to it.
245
00:10:41,689 --> 00:10:43,068
[over radio]
This is dangerous.
246
00:10:43,068 --> 00:10:45,482
Why don't everybody stand back
and I'll just pull it down?
247
00:10:45,482 --> 00:10:47,241
[Todd] Okay.
You got it. Let's go.
248
00:10:47,689 --> 00:10:48,965
Everybody clear out.
249
00:10:49,896 --> 00:10:51,310
You guys, clear out.
250
00:10:51,310 --> 00:10:52,448
Clear out.
251
00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,620
[over radio]
Yeah, that'll work good.
252
00:10:58,000 --> 00:10:59,241
Drop it, son.
253
00:11:00,103 --> 00:11:02,000
[Sparky] That was... [laughs]
254
00:11:03,103 --> 00:11:04,482
[chuckles]
255
00:11:09,896 --> 00:11:12,241
[Todd] You can't go that way.
You gotta come your way.
256
00:11:13,172 --> 00:11:14,965
Don't drop it off this cliff.
257
00:11:17,068 --> 00:11:19,275
- There you go.
- [Sparky laughs]
258
00:11:19,275 --> 00:11:21,724
Probably a Jack Rabbit
down the hill, dude.
259
00:11:21,724 --> 00:11:23,413
Oh. God. [chuckles]
260
00:11:23,931 --> 00:11:25,413
What could go wrong?
261
00:11:26,896 --> 00:11:28,896
That's called
walking the dog, baby.
262
00:11:28,896 --> 00:11:31,310
[Sparky] That's walking
the dog, dude.
263
00:11:31,724 --> 00:11:33,137
This is nuts.
264
00:11:33,827 --> 00:11:34,931
Where do you want it?
265
00:11:34,931 --> 00:11:36,793
Are we gonna grab onto it
with something else?
266
00:11:36,793 --> 00:11:38,000
Or what's the plan here?
267
00:11:38,689 --> 00:11:41,000
[Todd] Hey, you gotta
take it back that way.
268
00:11:41,586 --> 00:11:42,586
We've got to get it out.
269
00:11:42,586 --> 00:11:44,379
We've got to get
the lay down yard.
270
00:11:44,379 --> 00:11:47,379
[Hunter over radio]
Yeah, but I gotta tow
this thing down a hill
271
00:11:47,379 --> 00:11:48,896
with it facing towards me
272
00:11:48,896 --> 00:11:50,827
with two little, tiny
chains on it?
273
00:11:50,827 --> 00:11:52,000
[Todd] Yeah, that's why
you got to
274
00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,931
keep it dragging in the front.
275
00:11:55,586 --> 00:11:56,793
[Hunter] I really
don't like the way
276
00:11:56,793 --> 00:11:58,896
that we rigged
my grandpa's plant.
277
00:11:58,896 --> 00:12:00,275
This thing is so heavy,
278
00:12:00,275 --> 00:12:03,275
and it's literally
on a trailer with wheels.
279
00:12:03,275 --> 00:12:04,586
One wrong move
and this thing comes
280
00:12:04,586 --> 00:12:06,586
straight through
the windshield and kill me.
281
00:12:06,586 --> 00:12:08,620
You could say
that I'm pretty clenched.
282
00:12:13,793 --> 00:12:15,655
[Sparky] [bleep] Oh... Oh...
283
00:12:16,517 --> 00:12:18,034
[Todd] Hey, whoa!
284
00:12:26,172 --> 00:12:27,310
[Todd] Let's get it there.
285
00:12:31,379 --> 00:12:33,241
- [Sparky] Oh, no.
- [Todd] Hey, whoa!
286
00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:36,206
Oh, [bleep] jeez.
287
00:12:37,448 --> 00:12:39,241
[Todd] There's really
no options left.
288
00:12:39,241 --> 00:12:42,689
I've got to use that pay dirt
underneath my dad's plant.
289
00:12:42,689 --> 00:12:44,482
We don't have a lot of time.
290
00:12:44,482 --> 00:12:47,103
We've got old man winter
coming quick.
291
00:12:47,103 --> 00:12:49,448
The sooner we can get
the Jack Rabbit off this hill,
292
00:12:49,448 --> 00:12:51,586
the sooner we can get
this pay dirt to the plant
293
00:12:51,586 --> 00:12:52,931
and start mining again.
294
00:12:53,448 --> 00:12:54,689
That little patch of ground
295
00:12:54,689 --> 00:12:57,275
can make or break me
this year.
296
00:12:57,275 --> 00:13:00,172
[over radio]
Hunter, wait. Just stop.
297
00:13:00,172 --> 00:13:03,137
This is kind of dangerous
how we have this set up.
298
00:13:03,137 --> 00:13:05,758
[Todd over radio]
I'll do it if you don't
want to do it.
299
00:13:05,758 --> 00:13:08,275
[Hunter] I'm not gonna do it
with it rigged like that.
300
00:13:08,275 --> 00:13:09,827
[Todd] I got it. I'll take it.
301
00:13:10,689 --> 00:13:11,724
Get in here, master.
302
00:13:12,344 --> 00:13:13,689
[over radio] Master excavator.
303
00:13:16,482 --> 00:13:17,758
[Todd] Here, hold this.
304
00:13:17,758 --> 00:13:19,620
Don't lose it. Thank you.
305
00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,586
Junior didn't feel
super comfortable
306
00:13:26,586 --> 00:13:28,275
doing the dangerous stuff.
307
00:13:28,275 --> 00:13:29,965
He hasn't done enough
308
00:13:29,965 --> 00:13:32,068
stupid stuff, like me,
in his life,
309
00:13:32,068 --> 00:13:34,931
so I have to do
all the dangerous stuff.
310
00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,000
[Sparky speaking]
311
00:13:47,172 --> 00:13:49,137
[Hunter speaking]
312
00:13:49,137 --> 00:13:50,586
[Sparky] I know. I know.
313
00:13:51,862 --> 00:13:53,793
[Hunter] I hate it,
I hate it, I hate it.
314
00:13:53,793 --> 00:13:56,586
I would stay
way back, seriously.
315
00:13:56,586 --> 00:13:59,000
[Todd] We're moving this off.
It's real tricky.
316
00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,758
You don't want
this thing to take off,
317
00:14:00,758 --> 00:14:02,034
come smashing
right through the cab.
318
00:14:02,034 --> 00:14:03,551
So you've got to
kind of keep it
319
00:14:03,551 --> 00:14:05,000
just above the ground here
320
00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,034
to kind of use
the tongue as my brake,
321
00:14:07,034 --> 00:14:09,793
trying to keep yourself
from getting smashed into.
322
00:14:09,793 --> 00:14:11,344
This is the most
dangerous part
323
00:14:11,344 --> 00:14:13,689
as it comes down the hill
right at me.
324
00:14:13,689 --> 00:14:15,172
[Sparky] Yeah, I'm staying
way back.
325
00:14:15,172 --> 00:14:17,689
That's way too sketch, dude.
326
00:14:17,689 --> 00:14:21,103
[Hunter] The reason
I'm not doing it
is it's sketch.
327
00:14:21,103 --> 00:14:23,000
[Sparky] How are we looking
on that side, Jack?
328
00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:27,275
[Jack] He needs to slowly
start going to that way.
329
00:14:27,275 --> 00:14:28,448
[Sparky] To the right.
330
00:14:28,448 --> 00:14:29,896
All right, Todd,
you're looking good so far.
331
00:14:29,896 --> 00:14:32,000
Start tracking toward
you right now.
332
00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,413
[Jack] Slowly, slowly.
He's too fast.
333
00:14:36,689 --> 00:14:37,862
[Hunter] Oh, [bleep].
334
00:14:37,862 --> 00:14:39,793
[Sparky] Oh! Whoo! Dude.
335
00:14:45,655 --> 00:14:47,689
Start tracking
towards your right.
336
00:14:47,689 --> 00:14:50,310
There you go. All right.
We're home free from the hill.
337
00:14:52,448 --> 00:14:53,482
You're doing good, man.
338
00:14:53,482 --> 00:14:54,482
Just straight back.
339
00:14:54,482 --> 00:14:56,275
I'm glad we didn't
break your baby, man.
340
00:14:56,275 --> 00:14:57,275
[Jack] Ah...
341
00:14:57,275 --> 00:14:58,724
[Sparky] Old Jack Rabbit.
342
00:15:00,793 --> 00:15:02,586
Perfect.
343
00:15:02,586 --> 00:15:04,586
[Todd over radio]
Yeah, just clear it out.
I'll get her.
344
00:15:07,034 --> 00:15:10,655
[Sparky] Operation
get rid of the Jack Rabbit
is a success.
345
00:15:10,655 --> 00:15:12,172
Yeah, we're doing
this whole thing
346
00:15:12,172 --> 00:15:14,034
for one thing
and one thing only.
347
00:15:14,034 --> 00:15:16,689
And it's to get that gold
from underneath Jack's plant.
348
00:15:16,689 --> 00:15:20,448
And it's our last-ditch effort
to scrape up anything we can
349
00:15:20,448 --> 00:15:23,275
in hopes that we can
bring home something.
350
00:15:23,275 --> 00:15:27,000
'Cause Todd said anything over
1,000 ounces is ours.
351
00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,482
Keep going, keep going.
352
00:15:29,103 --> 00:15:30,241
Whoa!
353
00:15:30,241 --> 00:15:32,137
[Todd] Okay, we got everything
off the hill here.
354
00:15:32,137 --> 00:15:34,448
We're just gonna pick up
this last few hoses.
355
00:15:34,448 --> 00:15:36,379
We're gonna take
this dirt to the plant,
356
00:15:36,379 --> 00:15:38,379
run it, see what we get.
357
00:15:38,379 --> 00:15:41,068
I feel like there's
100 ounces right here.
358
00:15:49,379 --> 00:15:52,586
I'm getting there.
I'm gonna see the technique.
359
00:15:52,586 --> 00:15:55,689
Hey, Sterling,
I want to teach you
this table.
360
00:15:55,689 --> 00:15:56,793
Okay.
361
00:15:56,793 --> 00:16:00,068
Okay, so we're gonna start
from the very start.
362
00:16:00,068 --> 00:16:01,275
- Okay?
- Perfect.
363
00:16:01,275 --> 00:16:03,241
I'm going to be done
after the season,
364
00:16:03,241 --> 00:16:09,241
so it's my responsibility
to teach somebody my position.
365
00:16:09,241 --> 00:16:13,482
So what we do is
we go over here to this side,
366
00:16:13,482 --> 00:16:15,275
we turn the pump on.
367
00:16:15,793 --> 00:16:18,689
This is filtrated water.
368
00:16:18,689 --> 00:16:21,034
We have the filter down there.
369
00:16:21,034 --> 00:16:23,586
We've changed that, okay?
370
00:16:24,275 --> 00:16:26,896
Turn this on and let it run.
371
00:16:26,896 --> 00:16:29,172
You know, I have spent
so much time
372
00:16:29,172 --> 00:16:31,586
in the cleanup room
with Thurber,
373
00:16:31,586 --> 00:16:34,448
that it just seems like
my second home.
374
00:16:34,448 --> 00:16:37,482
- Well, we'll find out, huh?
- [Jim] Yeah.
375
00:16:37,482 --> 00:16:41,000
[Jack] Gold mining, to me,
has been a way of life.
376
00:16:42,586 --> 00:16:44,103
We're doing it.
377
00:16:44,103 --> 00:16:48,586
All I ever wanted to do
was mine with my family.
378
00:16:48,586 --> 00:16:49,655
[people cheering]
379
00:16:49,655 --> 00:16:50,793
[chuckling]
380
00:16:50,793 --> 00:16:54,827
[Jack] I've gotten to mine
with my grandsons
381
00:16:55,689 --> 00:16:56,689
and my son.
382
00:16:56,689 --> 00:16:59,000
- [man] Look at that.
- Holy crap!
383
00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,551
That's it. We got our
first real nugget.
384
00:17:02,551 --> 00:17:04,689
[Jack] And I put
all my money on the line.
385
00:17:04,689 --> 00:17:07,000
- I put my guts on the line.
- [all cheering]
386
00:17:07,758 --> 00:17:09,482
I'm going to do
everything I can
387
00:17:09,482 --> 00:17:11,172
for all these people.
388
00:17:11,172 --> 00:17:12,896
I want them to be happy.
389
00:17:12,896 --> 00:17:14,448
I want them to have gold.
390
00:17:14,448 --> 00:17:17,275
You know,
put it in their pocket,
391
00:17:17,275 --> 00:17:18,758
pay for their houses.
392
00:17:18,758 --> 00:17:20,172
[all cheering]
393
00:17:20,965 --> 00:17:22,793
That's what I want it for.
394
00:17:22,793 --> 00:17:27,172
It's been a real blessing,
but now it's my time
395
00:17:27,172 --> 00:17:30,000
to turn loose
the reins completely.
396
00:17:33,034 --> 00:17:35,310
You just got
to take your hand.
397
00:17:36,172 --> 00:17:39,172
Don't scratch
the table, you know?
398
00:17:39,172 --> 00:17:41,068
- Mmm-hmm.
- Just get it wet.
399
00:17:41,068 --> 00:17:43,137
Why don't you do that side?
400
00:17:43,137 --> 00:17:45,379
[Sterling] The accumulated
knowledge of my grandpa
401
00:17:45,379 --> 00:17:47,586
in that gold room
is unique to him.
402
00:17:47,586 --> 00:17:49,103
And to have him
pass that to me,
403
00:17:49,103 --> 00:17:50,068
I'm just honored.
404
00:17:50,068 --> 00:17:52,379
[Jack] You just take
one little scoop.
405
00:17:52,379 --> 00:17:54,000
You put one scoop in.
406
00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,379
Don't put more than that.
407
00:17:55,379 --> 00:17:56,517
[Sterling] You know,
he's retiring,
408
00:17:56,517 --> 00:17:58,655
and that really brings it
to reality for me.
409
00:17:58,655 --> 00:18:00,172
It's gonna b odd for him
410
00:18:00,172 --> 00:18:01,586
to be at home
while we're all here.
411
00:18:01,586 --> 00:18:03,758
He is the backbone
and the anchor
412
00:18:03,758 --> 00:18:05,034
of this whole dream.
413
00:18:05,034 --> 00:18:06,068
And that's that.
414
00:18:06,068 --> 00:18:08,482
I don't want to
experience this life
415
00:18:08,482 --> 00:18:10,586
without my freaking grandpa.
416
00:18:10,586 --> 00:18:11,793
This is the only one I got.
417
00:18:11,793 --> 00:18:16,344
[Jack] This table,
I think it's $27,000,
418
00:18:16,344 --> 00:18:19,344
so it's really important
to protect this table.
419
00:18:19,344 --> 00:18:22,241
I'm used to being careful
counting the cut, so...
420
00:18:22,241 --> 00:18:23,655
I know. I know that.
421
00:18:23,655 --> 00:18:25,689
[Jack] You've got to protect
every little flake.
422
00:18:25,689 --> 00:18:28,241
And try to
get it into that jar
423
00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:29,793
and keep it there.
424
00:18:29,793 --> 00:18:32,896
Sterling has
rose to the occasion.
425
00:18:32,896 --> 00:18:34,172
And I trust him.
426
00:18:34,172 --> 00:18:36,000
[Sterling]
If I can carry the torch
of gold mining, I will.
427
00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,137
I really enjoy it,
and it's a lot more exciting
428
00:18:39,137 --> 00:18:40,793
than just about
everything else.
429
00:18:40,793 --> 00:18:43,379
Well, I think you have
a future in it.
430
00:18:53,379 --> 00:18:55,241
All right, man.
431
00:18:55,241 --> 00:18:56,689
[over radio]
Let's hope this dirt
432
00:18:56,689 --> 00:18:59,068
has got some
promising gold in it.
433
00:18:59,068 --> 00:19:01,724
I'm hoping so.
I'm hoping it's rich.
434
00:19:06,448 --> 00:19:08,586
Well, we got Jack's plant
pulled off of the hill,
435
00:19:08,586 --> 00:19:12,000
and this is kind of
our last little spot
436
00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,482
that we're gonna try
to scrape some pay out of.
437
00:19:13,482 --> 00:19:16,586
So I don't know how much gold
is gonna be in here,
438
00:19:16,586 --> 00:19:19,793
but right now
we just need enough gold
439
00:19:19,793 --> 00:19:22,241
to try to get us, you know,
at least over 1,000.
440
00:19:22,241 --> 00:19:24,724
I'm hoping that it's
pretty rich, so we'll see.
441
00:19:27,379 --> 00:19:29,344
All right, Todd,
coming at you live
442
00:19:29,344 --> 00:19:31,758
with some of this
Jack Rabbit pay dirt.
443
00:19:31,758 --> 00:19:33,137
[Todd over radio] Okay.
444
00:19:35,379 --> 00:19:37,655
The dirt we're pulling from
under Jack's plant
445
00:19:37,655 --> 00:19:40,137
could be enough pay to be
everybody's gold bonus.
446
00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:42,620
[over radio]
I want to go home
with a pocketful of gold.
447
00:19:47,586 --> 00:19:49,275
Let's hope this pay dirt
448
00:19:49,275 --> 00:19:51,172
can get Jack
a new pair of boots.
449
00:19:51,172 --> 00:19:52,620
[Jack] Let's do it.
450
00:19:52,620 --> 00:19:54,689
Now that it's getting
to the very end
of the season here,
451
00:19:54,689 --> 00:19:57,551
it's hard on my grandpa
'cause, you know,
452
00:19:57,551 --> 00:19:59,689
this is probably the last time
he's gonna be up here.
453
00:20:05,482 --> 00:20:06,896
It's kind of bittersweet.
454
00:20:06,896 --> 00:20:08,551
I don't really know
what the future looks like,
455
00:20:08,551 --> 00:20:10,896
but it's something that
we're never gonna forget.
456
00:20:13,689 --> 00:20:15,034
[Todd] This season's been
a little crazy.
457
00:20:15,034 --> 00:20:16,482
We came in with high hopes,
458
00:20:16,482 --> 00:20:18,034
thinking we're coming
out here blinging.
459
00:20:18,034 --> 00:20:19,551
But at this point,
460
00:20:19,551 --> 00:20:21,793
I'm really just
doing this for Jack.
461
00:20:21,793 --> 00:20:24,000
I love Jack with all my heart.
462
00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,000
He's like a grandpa
I've never had.
463
00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,000
And this guy has given me
a leg up in life.
464
00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,172
I'm really blessed for it.
465
00:20:31,172 --> 00:20:34,482
And let's hope
we reach our goal.
466
00:20:34,482 --> 00:20:36,068
I'm glad we got
to run your plant.
467
00:20:36,068 --> 00:20:38,413
Let's hope this pays
a little bit of gold, huh?
468
00:20:39,103 --> 00:20:40,310
[Jack] Been fun.
469
00:20:40,862 --> 00:20:42,724
[dramatic music playing]
470
00:20:43,172 --> 00:20:45,275
We've set a goal at 1,000.
471
00:20:45,275 --> 00:20:47,793
So if we make 35 more ounces,
472
00:20:47,793 --> 00:20:49,172
we'll break even.
473
00:20:49,172 --> 00:20:53,000
And then we'll be able
to give the guys some gold.
474
00:20:53,344 --> 00:20:54,689
If we don't,
475
00:20:54,689 --> 00:20:56,241
it's going to be a dud.
476
00:20:56,241 --> 00:20:58,275
We're taking a gamble.
477
00:20:58,275 --> 00:21:00,827
And this is
our last stand right now.
478
00:21:08,586 --> 00:21:10,068
[tense music playing]
479
00:21:15,655 --> 00:21:18,344
[Sparky] Mountains are
freaking snow-topped
right now.
480
00:21:18,344 --> 00:21:20,000
That's termination dust.
481
00:21:21,275 --> 00:21:25,517
That's a literal sign
that it's our time to go.
482
00:21:26,965 --> 00:21:28,103
When the snow comes,
483
00:21:28,482 --> 00:21:29,620
it's over.
484
00:21:35,689 --> 00:21:37,000
It's getting real cold.
485
00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,034
Like, you get to a point
486
00:21:38,034 --> 00:21:40,137
where if you're wearing
steel-toed boots,
487
00:21:40,137 --> 00:21:41,896
it's not the rocks rattling
in your shoe.
488
00:21:41,896 --> 00:21:42,586
It's your toes.
489
00:21:42,586 --> 00:21:44,000
[sighs]
490
00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,310
It's pretty cold.
491
00:21:47,344 --> 00:21:49,379
[name] Ooh,
that sucker's cold.
492
00:21:49,379 --> 00:21:51,275
She don't want to pop open.
493
00:21:51,275 --> 00:21:52,448
[Sparky] You see
this ice right here
494
00:21:52,448 --> 00:21:54,172
it's 25 degrees.
495
00:21:54,172 --> 00:21:55,689
This is what shuts down pumps,
496
00:21:55,689 --> 00:21:57,758
and this is
what shuts down mines.
497
00:21:57,758 --> 00:21:59,482
[Caleb] Definitely getting
colder and colder.
498
00:21:59,482 --> 00:22:02,068
It's not negative 20 yet,
at least.
499
00:22:02,068 --> 00:22:03,068
You jinxed it.
500
00:22:03,068 --> 00:22:03,931
Tomorrow morning,
we're going to wake up,
501
00:22:03,931 --> 00:22:05,379
everything's going
to be froze.
502
00:22:07,793 --> 00:22:09,379
[Dakota] Just got
all the equipment fueled up,
503
00:22:09,379 --> 00:22:12,689
and fuel trucks won't make it
over the pass anymore.
504
00:22:12,689 --> 00:22:14,689
Things are starting
to get cold and freezing up,
505
00:22:14,689 --> 00:22:16,620
so it's going
to be the last one.
506
00:22:18,448 --> 00:22:20,034
[Todd] We all knew
this was coming.
507
00:22:20,034 --> 00:22:22,758
If we want to beat
last year's goal,
508
00:22:22,758 --> 00:22:24,068
we have to keep pushing
509
00:22:24,068 --> 00:22:27,275
until the winter freeze just
pushes us out of here.
510
00:22:27,275 --> 00:22:30,172
[blues music playing]
511
00:22:30,172 --> 00:22:32,172
[Todd] We just topped off
all the machines
512
00:22:32,172 --> 00:22:34,172
with our remaining fuel,
513
00:22:34,172 --> 00:22:35,379
and with snow coming,
514
00:22:35,379 --> 00:22:37,379
you know, we thought
we had a couple weeks left,
515
00:22:37,379 --> 00:22:39,517
but now we got
maybe a couple days.
516
00:22:43,379 --> 00:22:45,172
You know what,
the guys are tired.
517
00:22:45,172 --> 00:22:47,000
I just want
to get everybody together
518
00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,379
and maybe just celebrate
my dad. And...
519
00:22:49,379 --> 00:22:51,275
hopefully that'll give them
a little bit of energy
520
00:22:51,275 --> 00:22:53,310
for that last big push.
521
00:22:55,275 --> 00:22:56,551
[Jack] Hey.
522
00:22:56,551 --> 00:22:58,379
- [chuckles]
- [all cheering]
523
00:23:03,034 --> 00:23:04,793
Hey, that's pretty cool.
524
00:23:04,793 --> 00:23:06,103
Where'd you get balloons?
525
00:23:06,103 --> 00:23:09,137
We got a cake and we got
some cupcakes for you.
526
00:23:09,137 --> 00:23:11,103
First thing I want
to say is that
527
00:23:11,103 --> 00:23:14,103
all of this mining
and all that started with you.
528
00:23:14,103 --> 00:23:15,310
You didn't grow up in this.
529
00:23:15,310 --> 00:23:17,896
This was just a dream
that you read about in a book.
530
00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:18,793
Yeah.
531
00:23:18,793 --> 00:23:20,793
You've never given up
on that dream.
532
00:23:20,793 --> 00:23:22,482
A lot of us have bought
into that dream.
533
00:23:22,482 --> 00:23:25,482
So I just want to say
thank you.
534
00:23:25,482 --> 00:23:28,137
[Andy] Well, I'd like
to say thank you.
535
00:23:28,137 --> 00:23:30,275
Because of you is why I'm here
536
00:23:30,275 --> 00:23:32,448
and my son's here. So...
537
00:23:32,448 --> 00:23:33,931
You know,
that's pretty awesome.
538
00:23:34,793 --> 00:23:36,172
I appreciate that.
539
00:23:36,172 --> 00:23:37,655
Thank you.
540
00:23:37,655 --> 00:23:41,275
You know, these guys taking
time out of their day
541
00:23:41,275 --> 00:23:42,655
to celebrate my birthday,
542
00:23:42,655 --> 00:23:43,551
[chuckles]
543
00:23:43,551 --> 00:23:46,000
it really does mean
that much to me.
544
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,275
You know, everybody seems
to be stressed
545
00:23:48,275 --> 00:23:49,689
at the end of the season
546
00:23:49,689 --> 00:23:51,655
to basically hit the goal.
547
00:23:51,655 --> 00:23:54,275
But, you know, this is
a win for me.
548
00:23:54,275 --> 00:23:57,275
I spent a lot of birthdays
with these guys.
549
00:23:57,275 --> 00:23:59,310
[all cheering]
550
00:23:59,862 --> 00:24:01,793
And I just can't believe
551
00:24:01,793 --> 00:24:03,517
that this is the last one
552
00:24:03,862 --> 00:24:05,000
on a gold mine.
553
00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,034
This mining has been
554
00:24:08,034 --> 00:24:10,000
[voice breaking] a dream
555
00:24:10,448 --> 00:24:11,655
that I've had,
556
00:24:11,655 --> 00:24:14,793
and I just grabbed onto it.
557
00:24:15,275 --> 00:24:17,275
But really, what I want
558
00:24:17,275 --> 00:24:19,758
to impart to each
and every person is
559
00:24:19,758 --> 00:24:21,551
just do your best,
560
00:24:21,551 --> 00:24:24,310
you know, and go as far
as you possibly can.
561
00:24:25,103 --> 00:24:27,448
I've known you for 30 years.
562
00:24:27,448 --> 00:24:28,482
[Jack] Yeah.
563
00:24:28,482 --> 00:24:29,482
Yeah.
564
00:24:29,482 --> 00:24:31,689
Don't cry. You'll make me cry.
[chuckles]
565
00:24:31,689 --> 00:24:32,896
[man] He already started.
566
00:24:32,896 --> 00:24:34,206
So it's your fault.
567
00:24:37,586 --> 00:24:38,758
It's all right.
568
00:24:39,862 --> 00:24:41,965
[Hunter] You know,
me and Cub have grown up
569
00:24:41,965 --> 00:24:45,793
really spending a lot of time
with you and Grandma, and...
570
00:24:45,793 --> 00:24:46,931
I just think you're...
571
00:24:47,379 --> 00:24:49,172
a really good role model
for me
572
00:24:49,172 --> 00:24:52,000
about how to do what's right,
573
00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,275
but stand up for yourself
574
00:24:53,275 --> 00:24:55,482
and be fearless.
575
00:24:55,482 --> 00:24:58,758
I think you've given us all
a lot of wisdom and motivation
576
00:24:58,758 --> 00:25:00,206
to persevere when...
577
00:25:00,689 --> 00:25:01,896
we all wanted to give up.
578
00:25:01,896 --> 00:25:03,103
So.
579
00:25:04,137 --> 00:25:05,689
[Jack] You're
all millionaires.
580
00:25:05,689 --> 00:25:08,068
You just have to get it
out of the ground.
581
00:25:08,793 --> 00:25:10,000
It's just
absolutely insane to me
582
00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,689
that you have
just this divine drive.
583
00:25:12,689 --> 00:25:14,275
You're the real deal.
584
00:25:14,275 --> 00:25:16,620
I hope I never let you down.
585
00:25:17,275 --> 00:25:19,137
[Sparky] Jack's
my biggest motivation,
586
00:25:19,137 --> 00:25:22,275
not as just a man,
but his work ethic is steel.
587
00:25:22,275 --> 00:25:24,862
That guy's the hardest worker
I've ever met in my life.
588
00:25:24,862 --> 00:25:26,034
That's straight facts.
589
00:25:26,034 --> 00:25:30,241
[all] ♪ Happy birthday
to you ♪
590
00:25:30,241 --> 00:25:31,275
[man] You old fart.
591
00:25:31,275 --> 00:25:32,689
♪ And many more
592
00:25:32,689 --> 00:25:34,000
Thank you. All right.
593
00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:34,862
[Sparky] I want
to get out there
594
00:25:34,862 --> 00:25:35,896
and kick some ass
595
00:25:35,896 --> 00:25:37,896
before Mother Nature kicks ours,
596
00:25:37,896 --> 00:25:38,655
just for Jack.
597
00:25:39,689 --> 00:25:40,758
[Hunter]
Happy birthday, Grandpa.
598
00:25:40,758 --> 00:25:41,517
You bet.
599
00:25:41,517 --> 00:25:42,931
[man] Let's get back to work.
600
00:25:45,068 --> 00:25:47,000
[Todd] Last push.
Come on, guys.
601
00:25:58,551 --> 00:25:59,793
[Todd over radio]
Last push, we got it.
602
00:26:00,137 --> 00:26:01,206
Let's go.
603
00:26:08,689 --> 00:26:10,275
[Anderson over radio]
Beat that...
604
00:26:10,689 --> 00:26:12,034
Beat it into submission.
605
00:26:12,034 --> 00:26:15,517
There you go. Nice to throw in
some alpha energy. I like it.
606
00:26:19,172 --> 00:26:20,275
[Todd over radio]
Keep going, guys.
607
00:26:20,275 --> 00:26:22,379
Harvest every ounce
of gold we can.
608
00:26:22,379 --> 00:26:23,482
Good job.
609
00:26:23,482 --> 00:26:24,862
We got a cold front coming in.
610
00:26:24,862 --> 00:26:26,896
We're almost out of fuel.
611
00:26:26,896 --> 00:26:28,034
And so you know what,
612
00:26:28,034 --> 00:26:29,551
I'm trying to push
the Holy Roller
613
00:26:29,551 --> 00:26:32,655
to run as many yards
as it can.
614
00:26:32,655 --> 00:26:34,206
It's kind
of a race against time.
615
00:26:36,793 --> 00:26:38,482
We're running
the North Fork dirt
616
00:26:38,482 --> 00:26:40,310
underneath my dad's plant.
617
00:26:41,172 --> 00:26:42,482
Hopefully, there's gold in it.
618
00:26:42,482 --> 00:26:44,931
And hopefully,
we come out on top.
619
00:26:47,482 --> 00:26:51,448
I need to get 35 more ounces
of gold to get to 1,000
620
00:26:51,448 --> 00:26:52,724
so I don't go broke.
621
00:26:53,758 --> 00:26:56,551
But everything I make
over 1,000 ounces,
622
00:26:56,551 --> 00:26:58,551
we're going to break it up
and give it to the guys.
623
00:26:58,551 --> 00:27:00,448
It's going
to be their bonuses.
624
00:27:00,448 --> 00:27:03,793
[over radio] Okay, guys,
let's go get that gold bonus.
625
00:27:03,793 --> 00:27:06,137
We're going to run it
till there's none left,
626
00:27:07,448 --> 00:27:09,689
or Mother Nature
sends us packing.
627
00:27:20,103 --> 00:27:21,275
[name over radio]
Damn, it's only 5:30.
628
00:27:21,275 --> 00:27:22,448
It's already dark.
629
00:27:22,448 --> 00:27:23,379
[Sparky over radio] It's cold,
630
00:27:23,379 --> 00:27:26,172
but this gold is going
to warm us up.
631
00:27:26,172 --> 00:27:27,655
[Hunter] We're down
to the final push.
632
00:27:27,655 --> 00:27:29,172
You know,
everybody's worn out.
633
00:27:29,172 --> 00:27:31,000
It's freezing cold.
634
00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,586
So right now it's crunch time
just to get to our goal.
635
00:27:33,586 --> 00:27:35,689
- [radio beeps]
- [name over radio] unclear
636
00:27:36,689 --> 00:27:38,310
[Hunter] Yeah.
Bet they're good.
637
00:27:41,896 --> 00:27:44,551
[Todd] Our final weigh-in is
right around the corner,
638
00:27:44,551 --> 00:27:46,586
and we just don't know
how much time we have
639
00:27:46,586 --> 00:27:48,103
till our season is over.
640
00:27:48,103 --> 00:27:50,241
So we're going
to run late tonight.
641
00:27:50,241 --> 00:27:52,103
We're going to get up early
and hit it hard.
642
00:27:52,103 --> 00:27:54,000
We're going
to hit it hard every day
643
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,896
until the snow comes
and pushes us out of here.
644
00:28:01,896 --> 00:28:03,793
[Todd over radio]
No guts, no glory.
645
00:28:07,827 --> 00:28:09,896
[pensive music playing]
646
00:28:19,517 --> 00:28:22,448
[Siri] Primary forecast
for Seward Peninsula.
647
00:28:23,758 --> 00:28:26,413
Today, 21 degrees Fahrenheit.
648
00:28:29,551 --> 00:28:32,517
Wind chill
at 16 degrees Fahrenheit.
649
00:28:35,344 --> 00:28:37,482
Up to 8 inches
of snow expected
650
00:28:37,482 --> 00:28:39,758
over the next 48 hours.
651
00:28:42,586 --> 00:28:45,344
A low
of 13 degrees Fahrenheit.
652
00:28:47,724 --> 00:28:49,689
[Todd] We all knew
this was coming.
653
00:28:51,413 --> 00:28:54,586
You start getting
ice across the pond, it's...
654
00:28:55,068 --> 00:28:56,206
you're there.
655
00:28:57,586 --> 00:28:59,137
It's the end of the road
right here.
656
00:29:00,551 --> 00:29:01,931
I think it's...
657
00:29:03,551 --> 00:29:04,655
time to head out.
658
00:29:04,655 --> 00:29:06,689
[melancholic music playing]
659
00:29:13,896 --> 00:29:15,586
[Todd] I need
to gather up the guys,
660
00:29:15,586 --> 00:29:17,724
and then break
the news to them.
661
00:29:25,965 --> 00:29:28,310
I just came down
from the ponds
662
00:29:28,310 --> 00:29:30,551
just a little bit ago.
They're frozen over.
663
00:29:30,931 --> 00:29:31,965
You know, the old rule,
664
00:29:31,965 --> 00:29:33,931
"You can't mine
without water",
665
00:29:33,931 --> 00:29:35,344
and I think our water's done.
666
00:29:35,344 --> 00:29:37,551
And then you know
what happens next is
667
00:29:37,551 --> 00:29:39,206
all of our stuff starts
breaking.
668
00:29:39,206 --> 00:29:41,655
Also, the forecast is
calling for snow.
669
00:29:41,655 --> 00:29:43,827
So, I say we call it
670
00:29:43,827 --> 00:29:45,275
if you guys are good.
671
00:29:45,275 --> 00:29:46,862
[Andy] I don't think
we have much choice.
672
00:29:46,862 --> 00:29:49,793
- [Todd] Yeah.
- I mean, we knew
the end was coming.
673
00:29:49,793 --> 00:29:52,000
All right, Dad, why don't
you guys get ready
674
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,448
for the very last cleanup.
675
00:29:53,448 --> 00:29:54,551
We're going
to be pulling mats,
676
00:29:54,551 --> 00:29:56,275
bring them up here, and...
677
00:29:56,275 --> 00:29:58,758
this will be it.
Last cleanup, then winterize.
678
00:29:59,034 --> 00:30:00,068
Okay.
679
00:30:00,068 --> 00:30:01,103
That's the way it goes.
680
00:30:01,103 --> 00:30:03,448
[blues music playing]
681
00:30:08,517 --> 00:30:10,310
[upbeat rock music playing]
682
00:30:13,172 --> 00:30:14,241
[Nick] Oh, yeah, here we go.
683
00:30:14,241 --> 00:30:16,379
We're seeing some flake action
at the bottom.
684
00:30:16,379 --> 00:30:18,586
[Tater] So you see
how these bottom corners are?
685
00:30:18,586 --> 00:30:19,620
[Hunter] Yeah.
686
00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:20,793
[Tater] Pans are going
to be the same way.
687
00:30:20,793 --> 00:30:21,827
- [Hunter] Oh, really?
- They're going to be gold
688
00:30:21,827 --> 00:30:23,000
in the corners of the pan.
689
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,724
You'll just have to work
from the top to the bottom.
690
00:30:26,517 --> 00:30:28,655
The final cleanup
of the season isn't
691
00:30:28,655 --> 00:30:29,965
like normal cleanups.
692
00:30:29,965 --> 00:30:32,172
This is more of a detail
than a wash.
693
00:30:33,103 --> 00:30:34,793
We're going to start up
here in the pan.
694
00:30:34,793 --> 00:30:36,896
If you guys need anything,
just holler.
695
00:30:36,896 --> 00:30:38,448
[Nick] Oh, I see
a nut already.
696
00:30:38,448 --> 00:30:39,586
[metal clanks]
697
00:30:40,724 --> 00:30:42,689
The guys are going
to shovel out the bulk of it.
698
00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:44,275
Get the bulk.
699
00:30:44,275 --> 00:30:45,620
First bucket's coming in hot.
700
00:30:45,620 --> 00:30:46,965
[Tater] Throw it
in the bucket.
701
00:30:46,965 --> 00:30:48,137
Then we're going
to wash it out,
702
00:30:48,137 --> 00:30:51,137
'cause gold will find
every nook and cranny it can.
703
00:30:51,137 --> 00:30:52,931
It'll be in the pan.
It'll be in the splitter.
704
00:30:52,931 --> 00:30:54,000
And then what we'll do is
705
00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,793
clean out the bottoms here
706
00:30:55,793 --> 00:30:57,379
and right down
into the riffles.
707
00:30:57,379 --> 00:30:59,379
And then they'll just wash
the riffles out like normal.
708
00:31:02,482 --> 00:31:04,241
I mean, we've
already captured the gold.
709
00:31:04,241 --> 00:31:05,620
We might as well
take it with us.
710
00:31:06,172 --> 00:31:07,482
[blues music playing]
711
00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:15,896
Got some flakes, boys.
712
00:31:15,896 --> 00:31:17,758
Got a good little amount
that just poured out.
713
00:31:17,758 --> 00:31:19,275
[Andy] Good.
714
00:31:19,275 --> 00:31:21,137
We've had a lot
of struggles this season,
715
00:31:21,137 --> 00:31:22,379
and the last thing
we want to do is
716
00:31:22,379 --> 00:31:23,344
leave any gold...
717
00:31:23,689 --> 00:31:24,620
anywhere.
718
00:31:24,620 --> 00:31:26,862
So this is just
the last finishing touch
719
00:31:26,862 --> 00:31:29,344
to make sure that we get
every speck that we get.
720
00:31:30,931 --> 00:31:33,172
So scrape every little bit.
721
00:31:33,172 --> 00:31:34,724
That right there,
if Thurber put a pan on it,
722
00:31:34,724 --> 00:31:36,620
it would be
a lot of gold in it.
723
00:31:36,620 --> 00:31:37,689
This could be some of the...
724
00:31:38,172 --> 00:31:39,758
richest dirt that we have
725
00:31:39,758 --> 00:31:42,000
for Jack and Thurber
to clean up, so.
726
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,448
You know, there could be
10 ounces in there.
727
00:31:43,448 --> 00:31:44,965
There could be
50 ounces in there.
728
00:31:44,965 --> 00:31:45,827
You just don't know.
729
00:31:45,827 --> 00:31:47,482
But there's
definitely gold in it.
730
00:31:48,482 --> 00:31:49,862
[Nick] Saw a couple flakes.
731
00:31:50,344 --> 00:31:52,379
[Andy] Finish it up, guys.
732
00:31:52,379 --> 00:31:54,793
Next step, the boys and I are
going to put this trough
733
00:31:54,793 --> 00:31:56,172
onto the skid steer,
734
00:31:56,172 --> 00:31:57,655
and we're going to head
to the gold room.
735
00:31:57,655 --> 00:31:59,172
Fingers crossed
736
00:31:59,172 --> 00:32:01,137
that it's actually going
to be a good cleanup
737
00:32:01,137 --> 00:32:03,000
in hopes that we can
reach our goal.
738
00:32:05,068 --> 00:32:06,689
Never leave nothing behind.
739
00:32:09,586 --> 00:32:11,517
[Jim] Hey, Jack, I can't
[chuckling] believe you're...
740
00:32:11,931 --> 00:32:12,965
gonna retire,
741
00:32:12,965 --> 00:32:15,655
but it's been a great run,
[chuckling] and...
742
00:32:15,655 --> 00:32:18,241
you know, you and I have
some of the best stories ever.
743
00:32:18,758 --> 00:32:20,413
Remember our first season
744
00:32:20,724 --> 00:32:21,620
in Haines?
745
00:32:21,620 --> 00:32:23,517
I'm still going
to therapy, don't...
746
00:32:23,517 --> 00:32:26,965
Yeah, we didn't get
much gold there either.
747
00:32:26,965 --> 00:32:28,137
[Jim] You know,
it's bittersweet.
748
00:32:28,137 --> 00:32:31,344
It's our last cleanup
of the season,
749
00:32:31,344 --> 00:32:33,482
but it's also the last
[quivering] season
750
00:32:34,137 --> 00:32:35,379
that I'll be with Jack.
751
00:32:35,689 --> 00:32:36,724
God.
752
00:32:38,206 --> 00:32:39,137
[Jack] You know, Thurb,
753
00:32:39,137 --> 00:32:40,724
I had no idea
754
00:32:40,724 --> 00:32:43,172
that the jackrabbit was
coming up here.
755
00:32:43,172 --> 00:32:46,103
Now we're running that dirt
that's under it.
756
00:32:46,103 --> 00:32:47,793
Here we go. Here it is.
757
00:32:48,137 --> 00:32:49,068
Crazy.
758
00:32:49,068 --> 00:32:51,793
Maybe that'll take us
over our goal.
759
00:32:53,275 --> 00:32:54,827
[Jack] I've worked
in the gold room
760
00:32:54,827 --> 00:32:56,655
for so many years
761
00:32:56,655 --> 00:32:58,655
with Thurber that...
762
00:32:59,206 --> 00:33:01,827
I'm really going to miss it.
763
00:33:01,827 --> 00:33:05,724
He's more like a son
than he is a friend.
764
00:33:05,724 --> 00:33:08,172
I made it to be a test plant.
765
00:33:08,172 --> 00:33:10,413
I had no idea
it was going to get used.
766
00:33:10,413 --> 00:33:12,793
Everything about it
just worked out perfect.
767
00:33:13,275 --> 00:33:14,862
I don't know what to say
768
00:33:14,862 --> 00:33:18,931
other than this season,
it's been tough.
769
00:33:18,931 --> 00:33:20,103
- And I--
- No, it's tough,
770
00:33:20,103 --> 00:33:22,137
- and we've been through tough.
- Yep.
771
00:33:22,137 --> 00:33:25,379
[Jim] We're trying to get
to 1,000 ounces, and...
772
00:33:25,758 --> 00:33:27,034
[breathes in and sighs]
773
00:33:27,034 --> 00:33:28,965
...it's going
to be a squeaker.
774
00:33:28,965 --> 00:33:32,206
We won't know if we made it
until it's all said and done,
775
00:33:32,206 --> 00:33:33,862
dried, and put on the scale.
776
00:33:33,862 --> 00:33:35,275
Scale doesn't lie. [chuckles]
777
00:33:46,931 --> 00:33:48,551
[Todd sighs] Well,
we got snow,
778
00:33:48,551 --> 00:33:50,482
so the first thing
I want to say,
779
00:33:50,482 --> 00:33:53,206
I cannot believe
how many setbacks
780
00:33:53,206 --> 00:33:54,206
that we've had
781
00:33:54,689 --> 00:33:57,275
after such a phenomenal start.
782
00:33:57,275 --> 00:33:58,965
With the amount of gold
we were getting in there,
783
00:33:58,965 --> 00:34:01,620
I thought this was going
to be an easy season.
784
00:34:01,620 --> 00:34:04,241
It's actually been
our hardest season.
785
00:34:04,241 --> 00:34:07,517
We ran into huge water issues.
786
00:34:08,586 --> 00:34:10,275
My gosh, look at it.
787
00:34:10,689 --> 00:34:11,793
Wow.
788
00:34:12,413 --> 00:34:14,482
And then weather issues.
789
00:34:14,793 --> 00:34:16,000
[thunderclap]
790
00:34:20,413 --> 00:34:22,379
[Todd] This is
an absolute mess.
791
00:34:24,241 --> 00:34:26,034
And then
the inspectors come in,
792
00:34:26,034 --> 00:34:28,000
tie our hands, and we're done.
793
00:34:29,206 --> 00:34:30,620
What's going on?
794
00:34:30,620 --> 00:34:32,034
[woman officer]
You cannot open
795
00:34:32,034 --> 00:34:33,344
any more of that cut.
796
00:34:33,344 --> 00:34:36,000
[Todd] That's going to cost me
millions of dollars.
797
00:34:36,965 --> 00:34:38,620
You guys all stuck with me,
798
00:34:38,620 --> 00:34:40,724
stuck with Andy,
799
00:34:40,724 --> 00:34:42,620
and we really appreciate it.
800
00:34:42,620 --> 00:34:43,931
It's unbelievable.
801
00:34:43,931 --> 00:34:45,413
And you guys are unbelievable.
802
00:34:45,413 --> 00:34:46,344
- Thank you, Todd.
- [Todd] Yeah.
803
00:34:46,344 --> 00:34:47,482
Thank you.
804
00:34:47,482 --> 00:34:48,896
[Todd] All right, Dad.
805
00:34:48,896 --> 00:34:50,448
Let's see what we got.
806
00:34:50,448 --> 00:34:52,448
[narrator]
The Hoffmans' season goal is
807
00:34:52,448 --> 00:34:54,655
1,023 ounces.
808
00:34:54,655 --> 00:34:56,965
They are just 58 ounces away
809
00:34:56,965 --> 00:34:58,413
from hitting that goal.
810
00:34:58,413 --> 00:35:00,068
If we can beat
last year's total,
811
00:35:00,068 --> 00:35:01,689
we're going
to go home a winner.
812
00:35:01,689 --> 00:35:05,586
And then any ounce
of gold over 1,000
813
00:35:05,586 --> 00:35:08,551
is going to go
into your guys' gold bonus.
814
00:35:13,862 --> 00:35:14,896
Ten.
815
00:35:14,896 --> 00:35:15,965
Fourteen.
816
00:35:16,379 --> 00:35:17,448
Twenty two.
817
00:35:17,758 --> 00:35:18,827
Twenty seven.
818
00:35:19,206 --> 00:35:20,413
Thirty two.
819
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,206
[Todd] Hey, yeah.
820
00:35:33,206 --> 00:35:35,241
The guys got together,
821
00:35:35,241 --> 00:35:36,862
and we wanted
to give you a little gift.
822
00:35:37,310 --> 00:35:38,724
Wanted you to open it up.
823
00:35:39,172 --> 00:35:40,310
Okay.
824
00:35:41,551 --> 00:35:42,448
All right.
825
00:35:42,448 --> 00:35:45,620
I am blessed
because of mining.
826
00:35:45,620 --> 00:35:49,000
I will forever feel like
827
00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,206
my dream has been met.
828
00:35:52,206 --> 00:35:54,103
I stepped out on faith
829
00:35:54,103 --> 00:35:56,448
and just went for it.
830
00:35:59,758 --> 00:36:00,793
Oh. [chuckles]
831
00:36:00,793 --> 00:36:02,068
[all laugh]
832
00:36:02,068 --> 00:36:04,103
[Jack] That's pretty cool.
833
00:36:04,103 --> 00:36:06,448
A picture of you
by your wash plant, Dad.
834
00:36:06,448 --> 00:36:07,655
All right.
835
00:36:07,655 --> 00:36:08,482
[Todd] And it's got
836
00:36:08,482 --> 00:36:09,931
pretty much the way you've
837
00:36:09,931 --> 00:36:11,068
lived your life
right there, Dad,
838
00:36:11,068 --> 00:36:12,068
on your helmet.
839
00:36:12,068 --> 00:36:13,103
"No guts,
840
00:36:13,103 --> 00:36:14,655
- no glory."
- [Jack] Yeah.
841
00:36:14,655 --> 00:36:17,068
This dream has been
a lot of fun.
842
00:36:17,068 --> 00:36:19,482
But I'm getting on that horse,
843
00:36:19,482 --> 00:36:22,620
and I'm riding off
into that sunset.
844
00:36:22,620 --> 00:36:24,620
- Well, I appreciate it.
- [Todd] Yeah.
845
00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:27,137
[Jack] Now I got to figure out
how to get this home.
846
00:36:31,034 --> 00:36:33,000
[tense music playing]
847
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:35,896
[narrator] The Hoffman team is
just 58 ounces away
848
00:36:35,896 --> 00:36:39,827
from their season goal
of 1,023 ounces.
849
00:36:40,275 --> 00:36:41,275
[Todd] Fourteen.
850
00:36:41,275 --> 00:36:43,275
[narrator] Anything
over 1,000 ounces
851
00:36:43,275 --> 00:36:45,586
goes to the crew
as a gold bonus.
852
00:36:46,172 --> 00:36:46,896
[Jim] Thirty five.
853
00:36:46,896 --> 00:36:48,310
[Andy] Ooh. Thank You, Lord.
854
00:36:48,310 --> 00:36:49,896
[Jim] Forty three.
855
00:36:49,896 --> 00:36:51,448
Forty seven.
856
00:36:51,448 --> 00:36:52,344
Fifty one.
857
00:36:52,344 --> 00:36:53,379
Fifty six.
858
00:36:53,689 --> 00:36:56,000
Fifty nine.
859
00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:57,275
- Sixty one.
- [man whoops]
860
00:36:57,275 --> 00:36:58,724
- Yes, sir.
- [Jim] Sixty two.
861
00:36:59,137 --> 00:37:00,137
[Tater] That's awesome.
862
00:37:00,137 --> 00:37:01,586
Sixty four.
863
00:37:01,896 --> 00:37:03,172
Sixty five.
864
00:37:03,793 --> 00:37:05,586
Sixty seven...
865
00:37:06,344 --> 00:37:08,517
point four.
866
00:37:08,517 --> 00:37:09,965
- [exclaiming]
- [Jim chuckles]
867
00:37:09,965 --> 00:37:11,275
- No way.
- [Jack chuckles]
868
00:37:11,275 --> 00:37:12,172
[Jim] Is that right?
869
00:37:12,172 --> 00:37:13,896
- Yeah, it is.
- [Jim] Oh.
870
00:37:13,896 --> 00:37:16,000
We might have moved
the bar down a little bit,
871
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,413
but we went over the bar,
872
00:37:17,413 --> 00:37:18,448
- okay?
- [all chuckling]
873
00:37:18,448 --> 00:37:21,103
For a fat kid,
that's actually pretty good.
874
00:37:21,413 --> 00:37:22,620
[all laughing]
875
00:37:22,620 --> 00:37:24,172
[Todd] Thurber,
what's our total?
876
00:37:24,172 --> 00:37:27,413
1,032.3.
877
00:37:29,379 --> 00:37:30,448
[man whoops]
878
00:37:30,896 --> 00:37:32,241
- Good job, guys.
- Good job.
879
00:37:32,241 --> 00:37:33,896
- [Tater] Good job.
- Everybody.
880
00:37:33,896 --> 00:37:36,655
Everybody's going to get
a gold bonus, and that's good.
881
00:37:36,655 --> 00:37:37,517
[clapping]
882
00:37:37,517 --> 00:37:38,724
There you go, boys.
883
00:37:38,724 --> 00:37:40,068
[all clapping]
884
00:37:41,655 --> 00:37:43,379
[narrator]
For their final weigh-in,
885
00:37:43,379 --> 00:37:48,103
Team Hoffman pulls in
67.4 ounces of gold,
886
00:37:48,103 --> 00:37:53,068
bringing their season total
to 1,032.3 ounces,
887
00:37:53,068 --> 00:37:55,862
totaling almost $2 million
888
00:37:55,862 --> 00:37:57,413
and providing each miner
889
00:37:57,413 --> 00:38:01,172
a gold bonus
worth over $5,000.
890
00:38:02,206 --> 00:38:03,689
[Todd] So,
at the end of the day,
891
00:38:03,689 --> 00:38:05,551
- this has been
a really rough summer.
- [Sparky] Yes.
892
00:38:05,551 --> 00:38:07,000
[Todd] You guys stuck with it.
893
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:08,413
I'm thankful for that.
894
00:38:08,413 --> 00:38:10,827
And, hey, we're going
to be back with our families
895
00:38:10,827 --> 00:38:11,758
before you know it.
896
00:38:11,758 --> 00:38:13,206
All right. Let's go.
897
00:38:15,379 --> 00:38:16,413
All the difficulties
898
00:38:16,413 --> 00:38:18,000
that we had to go through
this season,
899
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,413
maybe it's preparing us
900
00:38:19,413 --> 00:38:20,896
for something bigger
and better.
901
00:38:22,172 --> 00:38:26,068
Even though we didn't win
as big as we wanted to,
902
00:38:26,379 --> 00:38:27,862
we're still here.
903
00:38:29,620 --> 00:38:33,103
And we get to live
to fight another day.
904
00:38:33,103 --> 00:38:35,379
[dramatic music playing]
905
00:38:42,379 --> 00:38:44,103
[wind blowing]
906
00:38:51,448 --> 00:38:54,241
[Jack] Listen, you know
how the season went.
907
00:38:54,241 --> 00:38:55,206
Kind of a bummer,
908
00:38:55,206 --> 00:38:58,103
but we got some extra gold,
909
00:38:58,103 --> 00:39:00,000
and so...
910
00:39:00,517 --> 00:39:01,379
we're gonna
911
00:39:01,379 --> 00:39:03,655
share it with you guys.
912
00:39:03,655 --> 00:39:06,103
You guys worked
really hard this year,
913
00:39:06,103 --> 00:39:08,551
and everybody appreciates it.
914
00:39:08,551 --> 00:39:10,206
Show them
what we got there, Jim.
915
00:39:10,206 --> 00:39:12,413
- [Todd] Wow.
- [man 1 whistles]
916
00:39:12,413 --> 00:39:13,344
- [man 2] All right.
- [Jim] There we go.
917
00:39:13,344 --> 00:39:14,724
[Jack] Yeah.
918
00:39:15,793 --> 00:39:18,206
You know what, man? It's like
we fought tooth and nail
919
00:39:18,206 --> 00:39:20,344
- hand-in-hand
this whole season.
- [Jack] Yeah.
920
00:39:20,344 --> 00:39:22,793
And it's nice to get
a reward for it.
921
00:39:22,793 --> 00:39:24,034
[Jack] You guys did it.
922
00:39:24,034 --> 00:39:25,206
It wasn't us.
923
00:39:25,206 --> 00:39:27,000
We hit 1,000 ounces,
924
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:28,896
meaning that Todd broke even.
925
00:39:28,896 --> 00:39:30,344
And the guys are
getting everything
926
00:39:30,344 --> 00:39:32,482
that we made after that.
927
00:39:32,482 --> 00:39:35,689
These guys are going home
with 3 ounces of gold,
928
00:39:35,689 --> 00:39:38,241
over $5,000.
929
00:39:38,241 --> 00:39:41,275
I know that I'm not going
to be here next year.
930
00:39:41,275 --> 00:39:44,793
The gold room is going to be
with Jim and Sterling.
931
00:39:44,793 --> 00:39:46,551
And hopefully,
it's going to be
932
00:39:46,551 --> 00:39:48,517
about 10 times what that is.
933
00:39:48,517 --> 00:39:50,758
Hey, one day, we're going
to find the crazy gold.
934
00:39:50,758 --> 00:39:51,793
- Who knows?
- [Jack] Yeah, yeah.
935
00:39:51,793 --> 00:39:53,137
- You never know.
- [Jack] Yeah.
936
00:39:54,482 --> 00:39:57,448
[Sparky] Honestly,
I was not anticipating to get
937
00:39:57,448 --> 00:39:59,344
this amount of gold
in my pockets.
938
00:39:59,344 --> 00:40:02,551
But I think the hard work
and efforts that we put in,
939
00:40:02,551 --> 00:40:04,034
it was all worth it.
940
00:40:04,034 --> 00:40:05,103
[name] Thank you, Jack.
941
00:40:05,103 --> 00:40:07,000
- [Jack] Okay. Love you.
- [Cub] Thanks, Grandpa.
942
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:08,206
- [Hunter] Thanks, Grandpa.
- [Jim] We love you.
943
00:40:08,206 --> 00:40:09,275
[Andy] Good job.
944
00:40:09,275 --> 00:40:10,413
[Hunter] It's nice
standing around the fire
945
00:40:10,413 --> 00:40:11,413
being able to just hang out
946
00:40:11,413 --> 00:40:12,586
with each other
for a little bit
947
00:40:12,586 --> 00:40:14,241
because, to be honest
with you,
948
00:40:14,241 --> 00:40:15,379
the way this season went,
949
00:40:15,379 --> 00:40:17,517
we didn't even have time
to really get to hang out.
950
00:40:17,517 --> 00:40:20,965
[name] Dear heavenly father,
we're thankful for the season.
951
00:40:20,965 --> 00:40:22,655
[Hunter] I know everybody's
relieved and ready to go home
952
00:40:22,655 --> 00:40:25,551
because the season's been
a complete nightmare
953
00:40:25,551 --> 00:40:27,413
and you know it's tested
954
00:40:27,413 --> 00:40:28,758
every single one of us.
955
00:40:29,413 --> 00:40:31,482
[Todd] I'm thankful
for everything in life. Amen.
956
00:40:31,482 --> 00:40:33,034
- [Nick] Amen.
- [name] Yeah.
957
00:40:33,034 --> 00:40:35,379
[Hunter] So I hope these guys,
you know, are happy
958
00:40:35,379 --> 00:40:36,862
that they get
to take home some gold.
959
00:40:36,862 --> 00:40:39,310
Because there was
many moments this summer
960
00:40:39,310 --> 00:40:41,517
where we could
have left empty-handed.
961
00:40:41,517 --> 00:40:44,000
So I'm glad
that we got to this point.
962
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,517
And, you know,
all these guys deserve it
963
00:40:45,517 --> 00:40:46,655
and even more.
964
00:40:47,413 --> 00:40:48,827
[Todd] All right.
See you later, guys.
965
00:40:59,758 --> 00:41:01,379
[Jack] I love gold mining.
966
00:41:02,379 --> 00:41:06,758
And not many people get
to live their dream.
967
00:41:06,758 --> 00:41:07,965
I have.
968
00:41:09,793 --> 00:41:11,137
How many more years I have,
969
00:41:11,137 --> 00:41:12,448
I couldn't tell you.
970
00:41:16,068 --> 00:41:16,965
But...
971
00:41:17,793 --> 00:41:19,206
I'm going to spend them
972
00:41:19,793 --> 00:41:21,034
remembering
973
00:41:21,517 --> 00:41:22,689
what I did here.
974
00:41:22,689 --> 00:41:24,620
[melancholy music playing]
975
00:41:27,448 --> 00:41:29,655
No guts, no glory.