Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 6, Episode 3 - Moving the Monster - full transcript

Narrator: IN THE GOLD FIELDS
OF THE KLONDIKE,

LEGEND TONY BEETS HAS HIS DREDGE
UP AND RUNNING...

BUT IT'S NOT CATCHING GOLD.

CRAP.

HIS NEW FOREMAN
CRACKS THE WHIP...

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE CAPTAIN
OF A SHIP.

LET'S GET TO WORK.

AND FINALLY,

TONY'S AGING GOLD MACHINE
STARTS TO SHOW WHAT SHE CAN DO.

-YEAH.
-[ LAUGHTER ]

PARKER SCHNABEL RACES
TO GET HIS SEASON BACK ON TRACK.



Parker: YEAH, I'M SCARED.

I DON'T WANT
TO BE A FAILURE THIS YEAR.

Narrator:
BUT THE PRESSURE ON HIS CREW...

WHAT THE [BLEEP]
ARE THESE GUYS WAITING FOR?

-PUSHES ONE ROOKIE...
-[ BLEEP ]

-...TO CRACK.
-[ SOBBING ]

WHEN THEY GET REALLY BAD,
SHE HAS SEIZURES.

DO WE NEED, LIKE,
A HELICOPTER?

FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN HIS CAREER,

TODD HOFFMAN
IS AHEAD OF THE GAME.

WE'RE GONNA SLUICE
400,000 YARDS.

[ BLEEP ]

DESPITE A WASH PLANT
IN THE WRONG PLACE...

-GO! GO! GO!
-HO, DAVE! HANG ON!



HOLY [BLEEP]!

AND A DROWNING DOZER.

HE FALLS INTO THAT,

HE'S A GONER.
-HOLD UP.

Narrator: NOTHING IS GOING
TO STOP TODD GETTING GOLD.

-[ HORN HONKS ]
-COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,

WE'RE GONNA
START KICKING SOME ASS.

♪

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

AT SCRIBNER CREEK,
20-YEAR-OLD MINE BOSS

PARKER SCHNABEL
IS IN THE BERM CUT,

RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT OFF
LAST SEASON.

COME ON, YOU [BLEEP].

[ BLEEP ]

[BLEEP] DAMN IT.

Narrator:
TO GET DOWN TO PAY DIRT,

THE CREW HAS TO REMOVE
40 FEET OF OVERBURDEN,

AND MOST OF IT IS FROZEN SOLID.

NOT ONLY ARE WE RIPPIN'
AND PUSHIN' IT,

BUT WE'VE GOT TO LOAD IT OUT,
AS WELL, A LOT OF IT.

DAYS LIKE TODAY,
WHEN THE CUT'S FROZEN

AND THE TRUCKS
ARE SITTING THERE WAITIN'

FOR RICK TO TRY TO FIND
SOME THAWED GROUND AND...

UGH!

IT'S TAKIN' UP A HUGE AMOUNT
OF OUR TIME.

YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH.

-THAT WAS COOL.
-[ LAUGHS ]

PARKER HAS LOST MOST
OF THE SEASONED MINERS

THAT BROUGHT HIM
$3 MILLION IN GOLD LAST YEAR.

HE'S HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO
BRING IN A TEAM OF ROOKIES.

21-YEAR-OLD TYSON BALION

FROM SASKATCHEWAN
MANS A ROCK TRUCK.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA
BE A GOOD SEASON.

HOPEFULLY IT STAYS
THE WAY IT IS.

22-YEAR-OLD EMILY GORHAM,
WHO'S COME 3,000 MILES

FROM VERMONT, OPERATES A LOADER.

GET UP THE [BLEEP] HILL,
YOU [BLEEP]. YEAH!

I GUESS I GOT PRETTY LUCKY THAT
MY PASSION IS HEAVY EQUIPMENT

AND I GET TO SIT IN THESE
AMAZING TOYS ALL DAY LONG.

GOLD, WELL,
THAT'S JUST LIKE AN EXTRA BONUS.

Narrator: WITH 4 YEARS
OF GOLD MINING UNDER HIS BELT,

RICK NESS IS NOW THE MOST
EXPERIENCED OPERATOR IN THE CUT.

THEY'RE ROOKIES.
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS
TOUGH STARTING A SEASON OFF

WITH GUYS WHO DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

IT PUTS MORE STRESS ON, UH,
ON EVERYBODY ELSE.

Narrator: BUT PARKER'S BIGGEST
LOSS IS THE FOREMAN

WHO RAN THE DAY-TO-DAY
OF HIS MINE, GENE CHEESEMAN.

THE BATTLE CRY LAST YEAR
WAS ALWAYS MORE, MORE, MORE.

AND THIS SEASON,
IT'S REALLY JUST ABOUT,

CAN WE DO IT WITHOUT GENE?

WITHOUT HIM, WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW?

WE'VE GOT TO SEE
WHAT RICK AND I HAVE LEARNED.

YEAH, I'M SCARED.
I DON'T WANNA TO LOSE MONEY.

I DON'T WANNA BE A FAILURE
THIS YEAR.

Narrator: THIS SEASON, PARKER
IS BOTH MINE BOSS AND FOREMAN.

TO KEEP THINGS ON TRACK,

HE JUMPS BETWEEN THE DOZER
AND EXCAVATOR.

Parker: IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK
HERE, YOU KNOW?

WE'RE PRETTY SHORT STAFFED,
AND IT'S, UH,

IT'S BIT OF A STRUGGLE.

I'M HOPEFUL TO DO SOME CATCH-UP
TODAY AND --

AND TRY TO GET THIS OUTTA
HERE AS SOON AS WE CAN.

SO IT'S GO TIME.

IS THIS FAR ENOUGH BACK
FOR YOU GUYS?

WHAT THE [BLEEP] ARE
THESE TWO GUYS WAITING FOR?

COME ON BACK.

FIVE SECONDS HERE,
FIVE SECONDS THERE.

COME ON BACK.

COME ON.

[ HONKS HORN ]

STOP [BLEEP] CREEPING BACKWARDS.

IT'S SO [BLEEP] PAINFUL.

COME ON.
LET'S [BLEEP] GO!

YOU KNOW,
WE'RE WAY BEHIND RIGHT NOW,

AND GOT A LOT
OF STRIPPIN' TO DO.

AND IF WE'RE GONNA BE
SLUICIN' HERE SOON,

I DON'T KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO START DOIN' SOMETHIN' RIGHT.

Narrator: PARKER NEEDS SOMEONE
TO TAKE OVER LOADING

IN THE MONSTER 700 EXCAVATOR.

OKAY, UM,
I WAS WONDERIN' --

THAT'S PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD WHERE

YOU'RE STARTIN' OUT UP THERE.
DEFINITELY.

LET'S PUT EMILY IN THAT 700
AND SEE HOW SHE DOES.

YOU CAN RIP
AND WHATNOT FOR HER.

THAT'D PROBABLY BE
A GOOD SPOT TO --

TO START HER,
SEE HOW SHE DOES.

-YEAH.
-YEAH.

DOES THAT SOUND LIKE
AN ALL RIGHT PLAN TO YOU?

-YUP. SINK OR SWIM.
-[ BOTH LAUGH ]

HEY, EMILY,
YOU GOT YOUR RADIO ON?

SURE DO.

ALL RIGHT, IT'S TIME
TO EARN YOUR DINNER.

YOU'RE LOADING TRUCKS THE REST
OF THE DAY.

OKAY.

GETTING MY HANDS
ON THAT 700 FEELS PRETTY GOOD.

SO WE'RE ABOUT TO PUT EMILY
IN THIS MACHINE.

I'M -- I'M REALLY HOPIN'
SHE CAN DO IT.

I'M GONNA LAY HER OUT AS GOOD
AS I CAN,

GIVE HER THE BEST SHOT POSSIBLE
AND HOPE SHE PULLS IT OFF.

HA HA! THAT'S STEEP.
[ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD.
-ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE UP.

THANK YOU.

HEY, YOU BOYS GOT A COPY?

-YES, MA'AM.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA GET SOME DIRT
IN MY BUCKET.

AND THEN, UH, WHERE I
PUT MY BUCKET IN THE AIR,

JUST BACK UP TO IT, PLEASE.

TEN-4.

Narrator: THE 700 EXCAVATOR
IS THE LINCHPIN

OF PARKER'S OPERATION.

ITS MASSIVE BUCKET
CAN FILL A 30-TON TRUCK

IN JUST FIVE SCOOPS.

EMILY HAS NEVER OPERATED
AN EXCAVATOR THIS BIG.

WHOO!

YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG MACHINE,
LOTS OF POWER.

AND YOU GOTTA RESPECT
THE MACHINE AND THE POWER

FOR WHAT IT'S GOT.

EMILY'S FIGURIN' IT OUT.

I MEAN,
SHE KNOWS HOW TO RUN A MACHINE.

BUT SHE'S GOTTA LEARN
THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT TERRAIN.

IT'S GONNA BE DIFFERENT
EVERY DAY OUT HERE.

SO IT'S JUST GONNA BE
A MATTER OF FIGURING IT OUT

WHAT WORKS BEST FOR HER,
SO I THINK SHE'S GONNA GET IT.

AT McKINNON CREEK,

THE HOFFMAN CREW
IS ALSO STRIPPING OVERBURDEN.

HEY, ANDY, SO FAR SO GOOD.

YEAH, 10-4.

Narrator: TO REACH
THEIR AMBITIOUS SEASON GOAL

OF 2,700 OUNCES OF GOLD,
WORTH ALMOST $3 MILLION DOLLARS,

THEY'LL NEED TO RUN
A STAGGERING 400,000 YARDS

OF PAY THROUGH THEIR WASH PLANT,

DOUBLE THE DIRT
THEY RAN LAST SEASON.

FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND YARDS
OF SLUICING.

THAT'S A ENORMOUS UNDERTAKING.

IT'S LIKE, DAVID TACKLING
GOLIATH WITH A COUPLE STONES.

IT'S AMAZING WHAT,

UH, WE'RE TRYIN'
TO ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR.

Narrator:
OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS,

THEY'VE OPENED BY FAR
THEIR BIGGEST CUT --

THE SUPER CUT,

A PIT THE SIZE
OF 12 FOOTBALL FIELDS.

THEY'RE ALMOST DOWN TO PAY
GRAVEL AND READY TO SLUICE.

BUT THEY HAVE ONE BIG PROBLEM --

THEIR WASH PLANT
IS OVER 1/2 A MILE AWAY.

OH, I KNEW THE DAY
WOULD COME WHERE WE'RE GONNA

HAVE TO MOVE MONSTER RED CLOSE
TO OUR PAY DIRT.

AND THE TIME HAS COME,
BECAUSE THAT DISTANCE,

THAT'S GONNA KILL US IN TIME
AND KILL US IN FUEL.

WE'VE GOTTA MOVE THE PLANT RIGHT
ON THAT LITTLE HILL RIGHT THERE.

Narrator: TO HAVE
THEIR BEST MINING SEASON YET,

THEY NEED THEIR WASH PLANT
RIGHT NEXT TO THE SUPER CUT.

MONSTER RED IS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST WASH PLANTS

IN THE KLONDIKE.

TO MOVE THE BEAST,

THEY'VE CALLED IN THE MAN
WHO PUT IT TOGETHER,

GOLD RECOVERY EXPERT
FREDDY DODGE.

I LOVE THIS PLANT.
I MEAN, IT'S --

IT'S THE NICEST PLANT
I'VE EVER PUT TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO REALLY
KICK BUTT THIS YEAR,

AND THEY WANT ME TO HELP THEM,
UH, GET THE PLANT UP AND GOIN',

SO HERE I AM.

HEY, FREDDY.

IT'S A BIG TRUCK
FOR A LITTLE GUY.

[ LAUGHS ]

FREDDY.

-HOW'S IT GOIN', GUYS?
-GOOD, BUDDY.

HOW YA BEEN?
-DOIN' OKAY.

-GOOD TRIP?
-DAVE?

GOOD, HOW ARE YOU MAN?
GOOD TO SEE YA.

WE GOTTA TALK, MAN.
WE GOT SOME SERIOUS THINGS TO --

TO TALK
ABOUT WE NEED YOUR HELP ON.

-WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
-WELL,

WE'RE GONNA TRY TO SLUICE
400,000 YARDS, FREDDY.

[ BLEEP ]
SO WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

FREDDY AND DAVE START TAKING
THE PLANT APART, PIECE BY PIECE.

THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT, DAVE.

HO! HO, HO, HO!

I THINK WE'RE GOOD, DAVE!

NICE JOB!

Narrator: THE ROAD
TO THE SUPER CUT

IS TOO NARROW FOR MONSTER RED.

TO WIDEN IT,

TODD BRINGS IN NEW DOZER
OPERATOR BRANDON UNSWORTH.

WORK IT WIDER BUT KEEP
IT WIDE OUT HERE.

PILE IT IN THROUGH HERE?

JUST START MOVING DIRT
DOWN IN THERE.

THAT'S ABOUT 12 FEET OF WATER.

-YEAH.
-WE JUST GOTTA BE REAL CAREFUL.

Narrator: BRANDON HAS NEVER
WORKED ON A GOLD MINE BEFORE.

I THINK COMING HERE WAS --

WAS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS
THAT, UH,

THAT I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
I'M REALLY EXCITED.

THIS IT THE LEGENDARY YUKON,
YOU KNOW?

THIS IS THE MODERN DAY
GOLD RUSH.

WHO WOULDN'T WANT
TO BE A PART OF THIS?

OH, [BLEEP]!
[ CRASH ]

Narrator: AT McKINNON CREEK,

FIRST-TIME MINER
BRANDON UNSWORTH

HAS DRIVEN HIS D9 DOZER

OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
INTO A FROZEN POND.

HEY, TODD.
BRANDON'S STUCK.

HE'S AT A HELL OF AN ANGLE.

Todd: HE FALLS INTO THAT,
HE'S A GONER.

-IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
-ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

UH, AS SOON AS I GOT TO
THE BOTTOM THERE, A HUGE CHUNK

OF ICE THAT'S ACTUALLY
UNDERNEATH THE GROUND COLLAPSED

AND THE WHOLE DOZER
SLID INTO THE WATER.

Narrator:
THE COLOSSAL 47-TON DOZER

IS SLOWLY SINKING
INTO THE ICY WATER BELOW.

THE WAY IT'S SITTING THERE,
I'VE GOT NO WAY TO LIFT HIM OUT.

THAT MACHINE'S TOO HEAVY.

SO ITS GOTTA COME OUT
UNDER ITS OWN POWER.

SO I GOTTA TRY TO GET
THE MACHINE UPRIGHT.

AND THEN, I CAN BUILD A RAMP
WITH SOME ROCK.

AND THEN, I CAN PULL HIM OUT.

HEY, BRANDON,

RAISE YOUR BLADE...
-YEAH.

AND TRY TO WALK AHEAD
A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN I'LL START PUSHIN' ROCK
IN UNDERNEATH YA.

OKAY.

[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]

GOOD. GOOD, GOOD,
GOOD, GOOD, THERE.

GOOD JOB. KEEP GOIN'.

OKAY, NOW DOWN ON YOUR RIPPER.

[ GRINDING ]

OKAY, STOP.

LET ME SHOVE SOME ROCK
UNDERNEATH YOU THERE.

BRANDON, WATCH WHERE
MY, UH, BUCKET GOES.

YOU GUIDE ME DOWN.
KEEP COMIN' DOWN.

KEEP COMIN' DOWN.

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD THERE.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA
TRY IT REAL NICE AND EASY NOW.

JUST DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY.

PULL UP ON YOUR BLADE,
AND WE'LL TRY TO COME BACK.

[ REVVING ]

GOOD JOB, DAVE.
YOU GOT HIM OUT.

NEVER EASY IN THE KLONDIKE.

Narrator: THANKS
TO DAVE'S SKILLFUL OPERATING,

BRANDON CAN GET BACK TO WIDENING
THE ROAD FOR MONSTER RED.

HE JUST GOT STUCK THERE.
HE'S A LITTLE EMBARRASSED, BUT,

YOU KNOW,
THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.

AT EUREKA CREEK, TONY BEETS'
MILLION-DOLLAR GOLD DREDGE

HAS RUN PAY DIRT
FOR JUST ONE WEEK.

THE FIRST DREDGE CLEANUP
PRODUCED JUST 21 OUNCES,

WORTH ONLY $23,000.

HOPEFULLY, THEY'RE BUSY
DOING SOMETHING, TONY.

[ LAUGHING ]

FOR THE DREDGE
TO PAY FOR ITSELF,

TONY AND HIS NEW FOREMAN,

GENE CHEESEMAN, NEED IT
TO BRING IN 50 OUNCES A WEEK.

THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT

WHY THEIR 75-YEAR-OLD DREDGE
ISN'T CATCHING MORE GOLD.

YOU WANT TO SHUT DOWN
AND LOOK AT THAT?

SHUT HER DOWN.

[ POWER WINDS DOWN ]

YEAH, NO SENSE
OF JUST WASHIN' ROCKS.

THAT LOOKS GOOD, TONY.

OH, YEAH.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT WE WERE
JUST WASHIN' EVERYTHING

RIGHT OUT THE ASS END.

LOOKS GOOD TO ME.
WE JUST GOTTA KEEP HER TURNIN'.

YEP. NO EXCUSES,
JUST RESULTS NOW.

Narrator:
THE DREDGE IS CATCHING GOLD.

ALL THEY NEED TO STAY ON TARGET
IS TO KEEP HER RUNNING.

GENE HEADS OUT IN THE DOZER
TO PREP THE GROUND.

BUT JUST 5 MINUTES
AFTER FIRING UP, DREDGE OPERATOR

JERRY RHODES SPOTS A PROBLEM
WITH THE BUCKET LINE.

WE'VE GOT A PIN STICKIN'
OUT OF A BUCKET ABOUT AN INCH.

Narrator: ONE OF THE PINS
HOLDING THE BUCKET LINE TOGETHER

HAS WORKED ITSELF LOOSE.

GENE WANTS TO KEEP
THIS THING RUNNIN',

AND WE -- WE UNDERSTAND.

BUT CERTAIN THINGS
HAVE TO BE FIXED.

SHUT THE PLANT DOWN.
YEAH.

WE'RE GONNA KNOCK THOSE PINS
BACK IN.

GET DOWN ON THE WALK THERE SO
YOU CAN GET A GOOD SWING AT IT.

IT'LL TAKE ME PROBABLY
A HALF-HOUR TO DO IT.

WE'RE GETTIN' READY
TO SHUT DOWN HERE.

[ POWER WINDS DOWN ]

AH, FOR [BLEEP] SAKE.

THIS IS [BLEEP].

WHAT'S THE HOLDUP?

WE GOTTA PIN COMIN'
OUT WE GOTTA KNOCK BACK IN.

I DON'T SEE ANY REASON
FOR US TO EVEN STOP.

Jerry: WE GOTTA BE CAREFUL
WITH OL' PLANT.

WE'RE TRYIN' TO BABY IT
AND JUST KEEP IT RUNNIN' HERE.

Narrator: GENE THINKS JERRY
IS BEING TOO CAUTIOUS.

Gene: THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME.

COME ON.

[ HAMMERING ]

HE RECKONS THE PIN WOULD'VE HELD
TILL THE END OF THEIR SHIFT.

IF IT'S NOT STOPPING US,
WE'LL GO GET IT FIRED BACK UP.

-WE'RE GOOD?
-FIRE IT UP.

[ POWER STARTS UP ]

LET'S GET TO WORK.

ONCE IN AWHILE,
YOU NEED A SENSE OF URGENCY.

WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS.

WE DID ENOUGH
JACKIN' AROUND.

SOME POINT, WE STILL
GOTTA FIND SOME GOLD.

WHAT, IS HE ALL PISSED OFF
'CAUSE WE SHUT DOWN?

HE JUST GETS IN A TIZZY,
JUST LIKE TONY.

IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD.
ITS GOTTA -- YOU KNOW?

SOME OF THESE PEOPLE GET ALL
WORKED OVER ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

Narrator: THE DREDGE IS BACK
TO DIGGING DIRT.

TO MAKE A PROFIT,

GENE HAS TO KEEP
HER RUNNING 'ROUND THE CLOCK.

Gene: TOO MANY PEOPLE
PULLIN' LEVERS.

JUST GOTTA GET ONE GUY
IN CHARGE, AND THAT'S IT.

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE CAPTAIN
OF A SHIP.

Narrator: AT SCRIBNER CREEK,
PARKER'S ROOKIE CREW

IS ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH REMOVING
OVERBURDEN IN THE BERM CUT.

PARKER HAS PUT EMILY GORHAM
IN THE HOT SEAT.

SHE'S OPERATING
THE MASSIVE 700 EXCAVATOR

FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

CAN'T SAY I'VE EVER HAD
TO DIG LIKE THIS.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WORKIN'
WITH PERMAFROST BUT, I MEAN,

WHERE I'M AT IN VERMONT,
WE GET FROZEN GROUND.

BUT, UH, THIS TAKES IT
TO A WHOLE 'NOTHER LEVEL.

WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS
SHE WAITIN' FOR?

Narrator: THIS TIME LAST YEAR,

PARKER HAD ALREADY MINED
80 OUNCES OF GOLD.

RIGHT NOW, HE HAS NOTHING.

TO GET BACK ON TRACK,

HE NEEDS EMILY
TO LOAD 20 TRUCKS AN HOUR

BUT SHE'S BARELY DOING 10.

WELL, SHE NEEDS TO GET
THAT CORNER OUT,

'CAUSE I NEED THE TRUCKS
TO BE DONE.

I'M FEELIN' THE PRESSURE,
A LOT OF IT.

PRETTY NERVE-RACKING
WHEN HE'S WATCHING.

NO, I JUST NEED HER
TO FINISH THAT CHUNK.

IT'S THE ONE THING
HOLDING THE WHOLE SHOW UP.

EMILY'S NOT DOING TOO WELL
IN THAT EXCAVATOR.

I WORKED WITH HER
FOR QUITE AWHILE YESTERDAY

TO SHOW HER HOW TO DO IT,
SO...

[ SIGHS ]
[ BLEEP ]

Narrator: RICK STEPS IN TO GIVE
EMILY A FEW POINTERS.

SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA
HELP YOU OUT A LOT

IS KEEPIN' YOUR MACHINE LEVEL.

YEAH.

SOMETHING I ALWAYS DO IS, UH,

JUST PULL A BUNCH OF DIRT
UP TO THE FRONT OF MY TRACKS,

NOSE UP TO 'EM.

THAT WAY YOU'RE GONNA
GET A LOT MORE STABILITY, RIGHT?

AND WHEN THE MACHINE'S STABLE,

YOU'RE GONNA BE MORE COMFORTABLE
MOVIN' IT AROUND, SO...

LET'S SEE HOW THAT WORKS.
-OKAY.

Narrator: THEN, TO HELP EMILY
GET THROUGH THE PERMAFROST,

HE TEARS UP THE FROZEN GROUND
WITH THE RIPPER TOOTH.

IT'S GOIN' A LOT BETTER NOW

AND HAVING RICK
IS KEEPING A FLOW GOING.

Narrator: WITH RICK'S MENTORING,
EMILY PICKS UP THE PACE.

EMILY'S GOT SOME GROUND
SHE CAN ACTUALLY DIG NOW.

SO, GOING QUICKER.

AT EUREKA CREEK, GENE CHEESEMAN

IS DETERMINED TO IMPROVE
THE DREDGE'S DISAPPOINTING

21-OUNCE FIRST CLEANUP.

HE CAN'T AFFORD ANY DOWNTIME.

NOW THE BUCKETS ARE PULLIN'.

LOOKS LIKE WE'LL GET
ANOTHER GOOD DAY OUT OF IT.

[ CLANK, GRINDING ]

BEDROCK.
WHERE THE GOLD IS.

NOW WE'RE TALKING.

SO YOU KNOW YOU HIT BEDROCK

WHEN THE DREDGE IS BOUNCIN'
UP AND DOWN ABOUT A FOOT HERE.

WANNA GO UP?

Narrator: BEDROCK MEANS
THEY'LL GET MORE GOLD

BUT IT'S TOUGH ON THE DREDGE.

THE BEDROCK'S -- YOU KNOW,
HARD ANGULAR ROCK.

THIS IS THE GRAVELS ON TOP.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ROUND, SMOOTH.

BEDROCK'S SHARP, ANGULAR STUFF.

Jerry: UH, WE'RE WATCHIN'
THE BUCKETS COMIN' UP.

WE DON'T WANNA DUMP THE BIG
BOULDERS INTO THE TROMMEL

AND THEN TEAR THE BELT UP.

Narrator: IF A LARGE BOULDER
MAKES IT INTO THE TROMMEL...

[ CLATTERING ]

IT WILL FALL ONTO THE CONVEYOR
BELT AND COULD TEAR IT APART.

TO AVOID SHUTTING DOWN FOR DAYS
TO FIX IT, THE CREW

HAS TO ENGAGE A GRIZZLY GATE
TO DIVERT ANY BIG BOULDERS

DOWN A CHUTE
AND OUT THE SIDE OF THE DREDGE.

HEY!
GOT A BIG-ASS ROCK COMIN'.

-OH, THAT'S A BIG [BLEEP].
-YEAH.

WHEN THE BOULDERS COME UP,

THEY RAISE THE GATE UP,
PUT THE GRIZZLY DOWN

AND THE BOULDERS
TUMBLE OUT INTO THIS ROCK CHUTE.

Narrator:
THE BOULDERS KEEP ON COMING.

WE'RE KINDA HITTIN' THE ROCK
DAMN NEAR ALL THE WAY

ACROSS NOW.

THERE'S A BIG ONE COMING UP
RIGHT THERE WE'LL GET RID OF.

I GOT WORK TO DO.

[ CLANK, SPUTTERING ]

OH, CRAP.

SHUT DOWN THE BUCKET LINE,

I GOT A ROCK JAM.
-OKAY.

Narrator: THERE'S A JAM,

BUT THE CREW DOESN'T SHUT
THE BUCKET LINE DOWN IN TIME.

[ BLEEP ]

A BIG BOULDER
DROPS DOWN INTO THE TROMMEL.

IT'S IN?

IT WENT THROUGH THE TROMMEL.

WE GOT A PROBLEM HERE.

BIG ROCK COMIN'.

♪

THAT'S IT.

Narrator: THE DREDGE SPITS
THE ROCK OUT

WITHOUT DAMAGING
THE CONVEYOR BELT.

-GOOD.
-OKAY. LET'S GO.

THE GATE WONT GO UP.

Narrator: BUT THE BOULDER CHUTE
IS STILL JAMMED.

ROCK JAM.

THERE IT GOES.

WE'RE GOOD?

LET'S CRANK IT UP.

THEY'VE LOST HALF AN HOUR,
BUT THEY'RE BACK TO RUNNING PAY.

[ POWERS BACK UP ]

JUST GETTIN' BACK INTO KEEPIN'
THE BUCKETS IN THE PAY

AT ALL TIMES.

SO EVERYBODY'S GOTTA DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP

THE THING GOING.

JUST 5 MILES WEST,
AT McKINNON CREEK,

THE HOFFMAN CREW GEARS UP
TO MOVE THEIR 50-TON WASH PLANT

OVER A HALF A MILE
TO THEIR NEW SUPER CUT.

WE DON'T CALL THIS PLANT MONSTER
RED FOR NO REASON AT ALL.

IT'S BIG AND HONESTLY,
IT'S QUITE AWKWARD 'CAUSE

IT'S SO HIGH.

Narrator: FREDDY DODGE,
THEIR WASH PLANT EXPERT,

SUPERVISES THE MOVE.

MY BIGGEST WORRY DOIN' THIS
IS THIS TIPPIN' OVER.

IT'S TOP-HEAVY AS HELL.

ONE GOOD SCREW-UP
AND THIS THING'S ON ITS SIDE,

AND WE'RE IN DEEP CRAP THEN.

Narrator: DAVE'S PLAN --

DRAG THE MONSTER PLANT
WITH THEIR BIGGEST EXCAVATOR,

THE 800.

TODD WILL FOLLOW IN THE 460
TO KEEP IT STABLE.

EVERYBODY CLEAR?

YEAH, TODD.

WHAT I'M TRYIN' TO DO
IS KEEP IT FROM TIPPIN' OVER,

SO I GOT TWO CHAINS
ON EACH SIDE.

Narrator: TO GET MONSTER RED
TO THE SUPER CUT...

READY.

TODD AND DAVE FIRST HAVE TO
MANEUVER THE 20-FOOT-LONG PLANT

AROUND A TREACHEROUS
90-DEGREE TURN,

THEN DOWN A HALF MILE STRETCH
OF DIRT ROAD AND FINALLY,

UP A 30-DEGREE HILL
TO THE ELEVATED PAD

THEY'VE PREPPED RIGHT
NEXT TO THE SUPER CUT.

READY, TODD?

HERE WE GO!

-HERE IT GOES.
-SMOOTH.

YOU'RE DOIN' IT, TODD.
THAT HELPED.

-YEAH!
-NO, TELL 'EM HOLD UP!

WHOA, NO, NO!

DAVE, YOU GOTTA BABY STEP,

AND I'LL BABY STEP
RIGHT WITH YA.

RANDY, EVERYTHING
CLEAR BACK THERE?

CLEAR.

COME ON, BABY.

THIS IS AN 800 EXCAVATOR,

AND IT'S JUST BARELY MOVIN' IT.

Narrator: THEY HAVE TO GET THE
BEAST AROUND THE 90-DEGREE TURN.

IT'S 30 FEET TALL,
AND A FALL WOULD DESTROY IT.

START WORKIN' TO YOUR RIGHT
SO WE CAN HIT THAT CORNER WIDE.

IT'S LIKE TRYIN' TO STEER
A CRUISE SHIP, IT'S SO BIG.

IT'S GONNA TAKE 40 ACRES
TO TURN IT.

WE LOOKIN' OKAY THERE,
FREDDY?

LOOKS A LITTLE TIPPY,
DOESN'T IT?

THAT FAR SIDE LOOKS SOFT,
DAVE.

[ CRANKING ]

-HANG ON.
-HOLD UP!

HO, DAVE! WHOA!
HANG ON!

[ SCREECHING ]

AT McKINNON CREEK...

WE OKAY, FREDDY?

HO, DAVE!

...THE HOFFMAN CREW
ALMOST TIPPED THEIR WASH PLANT

DRAGGING IT
AROUND THE 90-DEGREE TURN.

NOW LET'S KICK THE FRONT
OF THIS SKID OVER TO YOUR RIGHT.

OKAY, HERE I GO, TODD.

IT'S REALLY SINKING
IN ON THIS SIDE.

IF WE GET PAST HERE, I'LL FEEL
A HELL OF A LOT BETTER.

Todd: KEEP IT GOIN', DAVE.

YOU'RE DIGGIN' IN,
BUT IT'S GOIN'.

PUTTIN' A HELL OF A RUT
IN THE GROUND, THAT'S FOR SURE.

'KAY, DAVE, YOU CAN
STRAIGHTEN OUT YOUR TRACKS NOW.

I'M THE SAFETY,

BUT I'M ALSO THE GUY
WHO COULD KNOCK THIS THING OVER,

SO I'M JUST TRYIN'
TO FOCUS, CONCENTRATE.

Narrator: NEXT, THEY FACE
THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE,

A 30-DEGREE HILL.

I DON'T KNOW, TODD,
IT'S JUST REALLY WORKING.

-Todd: BABY-STEP YOUR WAY UP.
-I AM.

COME ON, GIRL,
JUST PULL UP THIS HILL.

Todd: KEEP GOING.
YOU'RE DOING GOOD. STAY WITH IT.

MAN, I'M JUST SLOWIN' DOWN.
COME ON. COME ON.

GET IT.

RANDY, KEEP AN EYE
ON MY BACK END, ALL RIGHT?

IF I START TIPPING THIS THING
OVER, LET ME KNOW.

YOU'RE CLOSE.
YOU'RE ON THAT EDGE.

I'M JUST TEETERING.

A LITTLE BIT SCARY RIGHT NOW.

[ SCREECHING, CREAKING ]

-COME ON, BABY, GET OVER --
-[ RADIO CHATTER ]

COME ON, COME ON, GET UP!

AHH!

[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]

WANT ME TO PUSH?

YEAH.

I'M GONNA PUSH THIS FORWARD.

[ THUD ]

COME ON, DAVE, COME ON.

I'M GOING!
COME ON, BABY!

COME ON,
BUDDY, YOU CAN DO IT.

[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]

ALL RIGHT. WHEW!

GOOD JOB.
KEEP IT GOING.

[ ENGINE ROARS ]

I THINK WE'RE OVER THE HUMP.

YEAH!

GOOD JOB, DAVE!
WOO-HOO-HOO!

ALMOST HOME, DAVE!

I SAY WE PARK HER THERE, TODD.

Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW
HAS MONSTER RED

RIGHT NEXT TO THE BIGGEST CUT
THEY'VE EVER OPENED UP.

WOO-YEAH!

GOOD JOB, BOYS!

-CLEAR.
-[ RATTLES ]

Narrator: THEY'RE SET UP
FOR THEIR BEST SEASON

AS GOLD MINERS.

ANOTHER WASH PLANT.

ANOTHER DEATH-DEFYING,
UH, MOVE.

HOW MANY TIMES
ARE WE GONNA DO THIS?

OH, DUDE.
WELL, FREDDY!

-YOU'RE THE MAN!
-DAVE!

-GOOD JOB, RANDY.
-NICE!

-BRING IT IN, MAN.
-GOOD JOB.

-BRING IT IN RIGHT HERE, GUYS.
-WOO!

WOO!

TEN MILES EAST
AT SCRIBNER CREEK,

THE ROOKIE CREW ARE STRUGGLING
TO REMOVE OVER 100,000 YARDS

OF OVERBURDEN FROM THE BERM CUT.

PARKER IS WAY
BEHIND THIS SEASON.

HE STILL HAS NO PAY DIRT
TO RUN THROUGH HIS WASH PLANT.

EMILY, ONE OF HIS NEW CREW,

IS SETTLING
INTO HER NEW CRITICAL ROLE,

LOADING
IN THE HUGE 700 EXCAVATOR.

-HOW'S IT GOIN'?
-GOOD.

IT'S LOOKIN' GOOD.

I LIKE
HOW YOU GOT THE TRUCKS

BACKED AROUND AND IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, SO....

YOU'RE GONNA BE ON YOUR OWN
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY,

PROBABLY THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, RICK.

THANKS, EMILY.

Narrator: RICK LEAVES EMILY
TO CLEAR THE HIGH GROUND

NEXT TO SULPHUR CREEK.

YOU KNOW, BEING LEFT ALONE,
PROBABLY GOTTA PROVE MY WORTH,

EARN MY DINNER,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

CERTAINLY HIGH UP RIGHT NOW.

I HATE BEIN' THIS HIGH UP.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD
DROP THERE.

IT MAKES IT A LITTLE
BIT MORE NERVE-RACKING.

Narrator: PARKER PUSHES HIS TEAM
OF ROOKIES

HARDER THAN EVER TO FINALLY
GET DOWN TO PAY GRAVEL.

THE MONTH YOU'RE ON SITE

BEFORE YOU START SLUICING
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE,

AND WE'VE JUST ABOUT USED IT UP
ENTIRELY ON THIS CUT,

SO WE NEED TO MOVE ALL THIS
BECAUSE IT'S SITTING ON PAY.

Narrator: THE YOUNG MINE BOSS

HAS EVERY PIECE
OF EQUIPMENT WORKING NONSTOP

TO GET TO THE GOLD.

Rick: I KNOW PARKER
WANTS TO GET THIS DONE,

BUT IT'S AWFUL TIGHT IN HERE
WITH THREE TRUCKS,

D10, AND TWO EXCAVATORS.

FROM ACROSS THE CUT,

RICK SEES THAT EMILY'S BUCKETS
ARE MISSING THEIR MARK.

HEY, EMILY.
EMILY, YOU GOT A COPY?

[ EMILY SOBBING ]

HEY, PARKER,
SOMETHING'S GOIN' ON WITH EMILY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
I'M GONNA GO CHECK IT OUT.

[ BLEEP ]

YOU GUYS JUST STAY HERE.

DON'T FILM THIS.

[ EMILY SOBBING ]

ALL WORK ON THE MINE
COMES TO A HALT.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON DOWN THERE?

IT'S BAD.

DO WE NEED
LIKE A HELICOPTER?

I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK SO.

-IS BAILEY WITH HER?
-YEAH.

WHAT'S THE SYMPTOMS?

WELL, I GUESS SHE'S -- I GUESS
SHE'S PRONE TO PANIC ATTACKS,

AND SHE'S HAVIN' A HELL
OF A ONE RIGHT NOW.

SHE CAN'T BREATHE.

SHE SAID WHEN THEY GET REALLY
BAD SHE HAS SEIZURES, SO...

UM, YEAH, I GUESS I'LL TRY
TO HELP GET AHOLD OF PEOPLE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.
JUST LET US GET OUT.

YOU GUYS CAN'T BE HERE.

NO, DON'T GET OUT
WITH THAT CAMERA.

-DON'T GET OUT.
-JOE...

JOE, JOE, GET IN.
GET IN WITH THE CAMERA.

YOU CAN'T GET OUT WITH THAT.

SHE'S JUST FULL ON
FREAKIN' OUT RIGHT NOW.

YEAH.

[ EMILY PANTING ]

DON'T BE HARD ON YOURSELF.

JUST DO WHATEVER YOU GOTTA DO,
WE'LL TALK.

ALL RIGHT?

-JUST TAKE 'EM WITH YOU, OKAY?
-[ SOBS ]

STOP. STOP.

WE'LL GET IT ALL FIGURED OUT.
WE'LL GET IT ALL FIGURED OUT.

ALL RIGHT? OKAY.

YEAH.

Narrator: THE CLAIM MEDIC
TAKES EMILY 2 HOURS NORTH

TO THE HOSPITAL IN DAWSON.

I THOUGHT I WAS DOING
A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH EMILY,

SHE WAS PROGRESSING
REALLY WELL.

I WAS LETTIN' HER KNOW
HOW IMPRESSED I WAS WITH HER,

AND I -- SHE'S JUST --

APPARENTLY SHE WAS BEATING
HERSELF UP THE WHOLE TIME

THINKIN' SHE WASN'T
DOIN' GOOD --

I -- SHE JUST HAD
A FULL ON PANIC ATTACK, SO...

AND WHAT DID I -- AND WHAT DID
I TELL HER THIS MORNING?

I SAID, OH, "YOU'RE
ON YOUR OWN FOR TODAY,

OR MAYBE THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS."

I HOPE SHE'S NOT DONE.

I HOPE SHE --
I HOPE SHE FEELS BETTER.

AT SCRIBNER CREEK, EMILY GORHAM
IS BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL.

SHE'S OVER HER PANIC ATTACK

BUT UNCERTAIN ABOUT HER FUTURE
AS A GOLD MINER.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

YOU KNOW, I SAT ON IT
FOR THE PAST COUPLE DAYS,

AND I'M GONNA GO HOME.

YEAH, I'M SORRY
IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

FEELING SAD, OBVIOUSLY,

THAT I'M LEAVING,
BUT ALSO REALLY HAPPY

THAT I GOT TO COME OUT HERE,
I GOT TO SEE EVERYTHING.

I'M GONNA LEAVE HERE KNOWING
THAT I CAME,

I TRIED, AND I'M PROUD ENOUGH
OF MYSELF FOR DOING THAT.

AT McKINNON CREEK,

THE HOFFMAN CREW HAS MOVED
THEIR MASSIVE WASH PLANT

INTO POSITION
NEXT TO THE SUPER CUT.

HEY, DAVE, SHOULD I GO BACK?

NOW COME IN A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

WHEN YOU RUN 400,000 YARDS
THROUGH THIS PLANT,

EVERYTHING
HAS TO BE JUST PERFECT.

Narrator: THEY WON'T FIND OUT
IF IT'S SURVIVED THE MOVE

UNTIL THEY
START RUNNING PAY DIRT.

WE'RE READY TO RUN.

-EVERYBODY CLEAR?
-CLEAR!

FIRE IT UP, DAVE!

OKAY, GUYS, COMIN' ON.

[ HONKS HORN ]

SCREENS COMIN' ON!

[ RUMBLING ]

10-INCH CONVEYOR!

Todd:
OKAY, HERE IT COMES, FREDDY.

ALL RIGHT,
READY TO ROCK N' ROLL.

SO WHAT WE GOT HERE IS,
UH, JACK'S READY TO LOAD,

HUNTER'S GONNA TURN
THE FEEDER ON.

WE GOT WATER FLYING.

RUN SOME PAY DIRT, JACK.

DROP HER IN, DAD.

Dave: FIRST PAY DIRT OF THE YEAR
AT THE NEW SITE.

WE'RE GONNA SEE
IF THE WASH PLANT HELD TOGETHER.

IT WAS A PRETTY BRUTAL MOVE.

IT'S GOOD.
EVERYTHING'S SMOOTH.

I DON'T HAVE ANY LEAKS.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT LEAKS,
SOMETHIN' CRACKIN'.

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

WHOO! YEAH!

YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT FINALLY FEELS GOOD.

WE GOT A HUGE CUT.
WE GOT 2,700 OUNCES TO GET.

WE GOT THE BEST PLANT
IN THE KLONDIKE.

COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,

WE'RE GONNA START KICKIN'
SOME ASS.

-WHOO!
-WHOO!

AT EUREKA CREEK,
FOREMAN GENE CHEESEMAN

HAS FINALLY AGREED
TO STOP THE DREDGE,

BUT ONLY FOR THE BEETS FAMILY
TO DO THEIR WEEKLY CLEANUP.

COME ON, PULL.

FINGERS, NOT HANDLE!

TONY'S MILLION-DOLLAR DREDGE
HAS SO FAR ONLY

PRODUCED 21 OUNCES OF GOLD
WORTH JUST $23,000.

THERE'S, LIKE, NO WAY TO GET
THROUGH THIS WITHOUT DYING.

TONY'S ABOUT TO FIND OUT
IF GENE'S PUSH

TO KEEP THE DREDGE RUNNING
THIS WEEK HAS PAID OFF IN GOLD.

I MEAN,
IT'S LOOKIN' BETTER TO ME.

AHH.

TO CLEAN OUT THE DREDGE,
TONY'S SON,

KEVIN, CRAWLS UNDER THE TROMMEL

AND SCOOPS GOLD CONCENTRATE DOWN
INTO MONICA'S BUCKETS BELOW.

IT LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP].

ALL I SEE IS WATER.

CRAP.

IT'S HARD TO TELL 'CAUSE
IT'S ALL JUST THE CONCENTRATE.

WE'VE GOT SO MUCH [BLEEP]
IN THERE, BUT...

THIS CLEANUP REALLY
NEEDS TO BE BETTER

IF THIS DREDGE IS GONNA
PAY ITSELF OFF.

IT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.

SPLIT 'EM UP.

WIDE LOAD.

[ LAUGHS ]

TONY RETURNS A FEW HOURS LATER
TO TELL THE DREDGE CREW

THEIR GOLD TOTAL FOR THE WEEK.

HELLO.

I MEAN, THAT'S A GOOD --

A HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN
THE FIRST CLEANUP.

ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS A FEW IMPROVEMENTS

AND WE'LL BE GETTING
TWICE THAT.

FOR SURE.

Narrator:
60 OUNCES IS WORTH $66,000,

THREE TIMES
WHAT THEY GOT LAST WEEK

AND AT MORE THAN 50 OUNCES,

ON TARGET FOR TONY'S
MILLION-DOLLAR GOLD.

FOR SURE.

GOLD IS THE GOLD.

IT'S JUST HOW EFFICIENTLY
WE MAKE THE DREDGE RUN.

THAT'S WHERE OUR IMPROVEMENTS
ARE GONNA BE COMING,

AND OUR END RESULT OF THE GOLD.

OH, YEAH.

OKAY.

[ CLICK ]

[ WHIRRING ]

TONY'S PROVED
HE CAN STILL CATCH GOLD

THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY --
DREDGING.

THAT'D BE A LITTLE HARD
TO TRADE IN.

-[ LAUGHTER ]
-YEAH.

[ LAUGHTER CONTINUES ]

YEAH!

[ RUSTLING ]

ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...

WATER'S POURIN'
IN HERE LIKE A [BLEEP].

-RICK!
-WHAT A [BLEEP] MESS.

-[ BLEEP ]
-SMOKE IN THE BELT.

[ BLEEP ]

SHUT HER DOWN!
SHUT HER DOWN!

NO EXCUSES NOW, JERRY!

WE'RE GONNA TURN THIS THING UP
TO 300 YARDS AN HOUR.

HIT IT, HIT IT, HIT IT!
NOT TOO MUCH.

-WHOA!
-EASY.

JUST BE QUIET,
I KNOW HOW TO BACK-DRAG IT.

-NO, YOU DON'T.
-HOLY [BLEEP].

I LOVE IT.