Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 8, Episode 14 - The Father, the Son & the Holy Roller - full transcript
Parker Schnabel opens a brand-new cut, but his crew gets stuck in the mud. Todd tries to get Hunter back on the team to assemble a new wash-plant and Tony's stuck up the creek without a barge.
WE CAN'T STOP MINING UNTIL
WE'VE GOT 5,000 OUNCES OF GOLD.
Narrator:
ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...
Parker:
WE'RE CALLING IT THE LAST CUT.
Mitch:
THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO
IS GET RID OF ALL THIS MUD.
[BLEEP] THIS GROUND IS
REALLY, REALLY SOFT.
AAH!
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
Parker: THAT'S ONE PAN.
WHAT?
I'LL BE DOWN HERE.
THE HOLY ROLLER.
Ibarra: SLUICIFER HAS GOT
SOME COMPETITION.
LET'S KICK SOME ASS
BEFORE THE SNOW FALLS, HUH?
Hunter: WE CAN HIT IT WITH
THE BUCKET ALL DAY.
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
HE NEEDS TO DO WHAT I SAY.
WATCH OUT!
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Todd:
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH, TOUGH SEASON,
BUT I WANT TO REDEEM MYSELF.
NOT ONLY AM I DETERMINED,
BUT ALL THE GUYS
ARE DETERMINED
TO ACTUALLY SHOW A PROFIT.
Narrator: LAST WEEK,
TODD PROSPECTED NEW GROUND
ON FREDDY'S FAIRPLAY CLAIM...
HOLY [BLEEP]
...AND FOUND GROUND SO GOOD
THEY'VE DUBBED IT
THE GOLDEN GULCH.
THE REASON
WHY WE CAME TO COLORADO
IS TO RUN FAIRPLAY DIRT.
THE GOLDEN GULCH IS REALLY GOOD,
SO WE'RE BRINGING IN
A HUGE TROMMEL.
IT'LL ACTUALLY TAKE
400 YARDS THROUGH IT.
Narrator:
TODD IS SO CONFIDENT.
HE'S INVESTING $300,000
IN A NEW OPERATION.
Todd: IF I CAN GET IT SET UP
BY THE END OF THE WEEK,
WE CAN START PUTTING UP
SOME BIG NUMBERS ON THE BOARD.
WE CAN COME OUT OF HERE
WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH.
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THE HOLY ROLLER.
WHOO!
[ HORN HONKS ]
SWEET!
HOW'D IT TRAVEL?
GOOD, MAN.
GOOD?
IT TRAVELED GOOD
DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
I THINK THIS IS GOING
TO KICK ASS.
I THINK THIS TROMMEL IS ACTUALLY
GOING TO HANDLE MORE DIRT
THAN WE CAN PUT THROUGH IT.
SLUICIFER HAS GOT
SOME COMPETITION.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH.
THIS IS GOLDEN GULCH DIRT.
WE'RE GOING TO LIGHT UP
SOME BOXES OVER HERE.
AMEN.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
Narrator: THE HOLY ROLLER
WILL HAVE TO DELIVER.
TODD'S BREAK-EVEN POINT
THIS YEAR
JUST WENT FROM 1,250 OUNCES
OF GOLD TO A MASSIVE 1,500.
I'VE NEVER PUT A WASH PLANT
ON THE SIDE OF A HILL.
THIS IS GOING TO BE
KIND OF INSANE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE
A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT.
I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT TO REARRANGE
THE WHOLE SIDE OF THAT MOUNTAIN.
Todd:
WE'LL DO THE BASE FIRST.
YEP. YEP. PERFECT.
GET IT IN PLACE.
SOUND GOOD?
YEP.
ONE PIECE AT A TIME,
WE'LL BE GOOD.
Narrator: THE CREW MUST ASSEMBLE
THE HOLY ROLLER
ABOVE THE GOLDEN GULCH,
THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE CLAIM.
Poulson: WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET
THIS TROMMEL IN THERE,
AND WE'VE GOT TO DO IT RIGHT
THE FIRST TIME.
THIS ISN'T LIKE
WE'RE JUST PULLING THIS IN
ON A STRAIGHT PATH.
THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE HILL
COULD START COMING DOWN,
SO THIS HAS TO BE DONE
A CERTAIN WAY.
OKAY, BRING YOUR END
TOWARDS YOU, MAYBE, A FOOT.
Narrator: BUT THEY'LL BE
DOING IT WITHOUT HUNTER.
TURN IT OFF, THEN.
[BLEEP]
Man: CUT THE POWER!
Narrator: LAST WEEK, HE GOT
CALLED OUT ON A SERIOUS MISTAKE
AND THREATENED TO QUIT
316 MINING.
IF I'M NOT DOING A GOOD JOB,
AND YOU DON'T WANT ME IN CHARGE,
THEN I DON'T WANT
TO BE IN CHARGE, SO...
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YOU KNOW, I STARTED
THE SEASON WITH MY SON.
I DON'T WANT TO END IT
WITHOUT HIM.
HUNTER IS NOT A QUITTER.
I KNOW HE'S AROUND HERE
SOMEWHERE.
THE TOWN HAS ONLY GOT
20 STREETS.
JUST SWING RIGHT NOW, ANDY,
AND I'LL SWING WITH YOU.
IT'LL GO OVER A GOOD BIT.
COPY THAT.
Poulson: I'VE BEEN IN
HUNTER'S BOAT BEFORE, YOU KNOW.
I'VE WORKED WITH FAMILY,
AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU.
FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T
WORKED WITH FAMILY
AND THINK IT'S EASY,
YOU'RE WRONG.
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Todd: HEY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
SO, WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON?
Hunter: THE THING IS, NOBODY
LISTENS TO ANY OF MY CALLS,
AND THEN I JUST TAKE THE FALL
FOR WHATEVER GOES WRONG.
I GET BLAMED
FOR [BLEEP]
I JUST WANT TO BE RESPECTED
FOR THE WORK I'M PUTTING IN.
I WANT TO BE LISTENED TO,
OKAY?
I DON'T WANT YOU LEAVING,
BEING MAD.
I WANT TO
DO THIS THING RIGHT.
LET'S FINISH THIS THING
ON A HIGH NOTE.
LET'S STAY IN THERE,
AND LET'S FIGHT FOR IT.
WHY?
HOW IS THAT A GUARANTEE
THAT THE SAME [BLEEP]
ISN'T GOING TO GO ON?
LET'S GIVE ME AND YOU
ONE MORE SHOT ON THIS.
COME BACK, AND LET'S BUILD
THAT TROMMEL TOGETHER.
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OKAY. OKAY.
I WILL COME BACK.
I THINK
WE CAN KICK SOME ASS.
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THIS CUT THAT WE'RE OPENING UP
HERE FOR SLUICIFER IS,
YOU KNOW,
THE LAST PIECE OF GROUND
THAT I INTEND
ON MINING FOR TONY,
SO WE'RE CALLING IT
THE LAST CUT.
Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE,
PARKER SCHNABEL
IS OPENING UP NEW GROUND.
Parker: WE'RE OUT OF GROUND
AT THE UPPER CUT,
BUT WE CAN'T STOP MINING UNTIL
WE'VE GOT 5,000 OUNCES OF GOLD,
AND WE'RE STILL
1,400 OUNCES SHORT OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE NEVER
MISSED A GOAL UP HERE,
AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS
TO START THAT KIND OF A TREND,
SO EVERYBODY IS REALLY GIVING
THEIR LAST LITTLE BIT
THEY CAN TO SEE THIS THROUGH.
Narrator: RICK HAS MINED
THE INDIAN RIVER CUT
ALL SEASON WITH BIG RED.
TWO MILES EAST, SLUICIFER
RAN PAY DIRT
FROM THE UPPERCUT
UNTIL LAST WEEK.
MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TWO, PARKER
AND HIS CREW HAVE CLEARED
THE BRUSH ON AN AREA
THE SIZE OF SIX FOOTBALL FIELDS,
THE LAST CUT.
SO WHAT'S
THE GAME PLAN HERE?
WELL, WE'VE GOT TO OPEN THIS UP
AND GET US DOWN TO PAY,
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE DOWN
SLUICING FOR MORE THAN WEEK,
SO WE'VE REALLY
GOT A WEEK TO DO THIS.
MAN, I DON'T THINK THAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN IN A WEEK.
I MEAN, LOOK JUST RIGHT HERE
WHERE WE'RE STANDING.
I MEAN, YOU COULD SINK
OUT OF SIGHT.
THE SUN IS MELTING
THE FROZEN OVERBURDEN FAST,
AND IT'S TURNING INTO A SWAMP.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT TO WORK
WITH, SO WE'VE GOT NO CHOICE
BUT TO JUST MOVE HER,
MUD AND ALL, HERE.
MITCH, I WAS HOPING,
IF YOU COULD HOP IN A DOZER
AND GET
THIS TOP LAYER OFF,
AND, ZACK, YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO
TRY TO KEEP THOSE TRUCKS GOING
TO POUND OUT
100-PLUS LOADS A DAY.
LET'S TRY AND GET RID
OF SOME OF THIS MUD.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING
WE CAN DO.
IT'S THE ONLY OPTION
WE'VE GOT.
MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THEY'VE JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT A
WAY TO GET THAT CUT DOWN TO PAY,
SO THEY'VE GOT
A WEEK TO DO IT.
Mitch: JUST GOING TO USE
THE DOZER HERE,
TRY AND CLEAN SOME OF THIS UP,
GET TO WHERE OUR TRUCKS CAN
ACTUALLY MAKE SOME GOOD TIME.
Narrator:
TO GET DOWN TO PAY DIRT,
THE CREW NEEDS TO REMOVE
MORE THAN 20 FEET OF OVERBURDEN.
OPERATOR ZACK SMITH HAS TO
LOAD OUT 100 TRUCKS PER SHIFT.
THAT'S SEVEN TRUCKLOADS
PER HOUR.
Zack: LIKE PARKER SAYS,
WE'VE GOT TO GET GOING,
SO IT'S TIME
TO GET THE TRUCKS ROLLING.
TIME IS THE ONE THING
THAT WE DON'T HAVE.
Jordan: WE'RE GOING TO
KEEP PUSHING FORWARD HERE
AND TRY TO MOVE SOME
[BLEEP] DIRT FOR HIM,
GET THIS OPENED UP.
Zack: THIS IS EXTREMELY
SLOW GOING, MUDDIER THAN HELL,
AND THE TRUCKS ARE GETTING STUCK
LEFT AND RIGHT, DISASTER.
PARKER WANTS US TO GET ABOUT
SIX OR SEVEN LOADS AN HOUR,
BUT WE'RE GETTING
THREE, MAYBE FOUR.
I'M STUCK AT THE MOMENT.
STUCK AS [BLEEP]
THIS IS A [BLEEP]
NIGHTMARE RIGHT NOW.
I'M GETTING MYSELF
MORE AND MORE STUCK HERE
AS I TRY TO FREE MYSELF UP.
[ LAUGHS ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
I DON'T HAVE MY [BLEEP]
RUBBER BOOTS ON.
[BLEEP]
AAH! [ LAUGHS ]
Zack: MAN, IT'S A DISASTER
DOWN HERE.
Mitch: YEAH,
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE GETTING
MANY TRUCKLOADS OUT.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING?
THREE, MAYBE FOUR.
YEAH.
THAT'S NEVER GOING TO WORK.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
DO SOMETHING HERE.
TRUCKS RUNNING BACK
AND FORTH ON IT
JUST KEEPS PUMPING
ALL THE GROUNDWATER UP,
AND IT'S GOT
NOWHERE TO GO.
I'D JUST PARK THE TRUCKS
UNTIL WE GET RID
OF SOME OF THIS WATER.
WE'RE MAKING MORE OF A MESS
THAN WE CAN DEAL WITH.
HEY, PARKER.
YOU GOT A COPY?
PARKER: Yeah, go ahead.
YEAH, WE NEED A PUMP
DOWN HERE NOW.
Narrator: MITCH ORDERS
THE ROCK TRUCKS OUT OF THE CUT
UNTIL THEY CAN SET UP
AN EFFECTIVE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
I KNOW PARKER IS IN A BIG RUSH
TO GET THIS CUT DOWN TO PAY,
BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN,
THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO
IS GET RID OF THIS WATER
AND GET RID OF ALL THIS MUD.
TRYING TO DO ALL THIS
IN A WEEK IS...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S SMOKING.
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Rick:
THIS GROUND IS JUST SATURATED,
SO IT'S ALL REALLY, REALLY SOFT.
IT'S FINE FOR TRACK MACHINES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
BUT WE WANT TO
GET TRUCKS IN HERE.
Narrator: AT PARKER'S LAST CUT,
ALL STRIPPING IS ON HOLD
UNTIL THE CREW CAN SET UP
A VITAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
Rick: WE'RE JUST DIGGING
A SUMP RIGHT NOW.
THEN WE CAN DROP
OUR SUCTION LINE IN THERE,
SEND OUR DISCHARGE OUT THAT WAY,
BLOCK IT OFF,
AND THAT WAY, WE'LL BE ABLE
TO DRAIN ALL THIS WATER
DOWN INTO THERE, AND ALL THIS
SATURATED GROUND WILL DRY UP.
WELL, WE DRAG THIS
DE-WATERING PUMP
OVER TO A NEW CUT
WE'RE WORKING ON,
AND THEY'RE RUNNING
INTO A LOT OF WATER.
[ ENGINE CRANKS ]
Parker: WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
FOR [BLEEP] SAKE.
IT'S NOT STARTING?
SOMETHING IS [BLEEP]
THE BATTERY IS DEAD.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
THAT'S WHY YOU TEST
STUFF IN THE YARD
BEFORE YOU BRING IT OUT
IN THE [BLEEP] FIELD,
TO MAKE SURE
THE BATTERIES AREN'T DEAD
AND [BLEEP] LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW?
YEAH. I ASKED HIM
IF EVERYTHING WORKED.
HE SAID IT WAS GOOD TO GO.
THAT WAS A WASTE OF TIME.
Parker: MAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHERE YOUR HEAD IS AT,
BUT YOU GOT TO
GET IT IN THE GAME.
ME?
YEAH.
I DIDN'T REBUILD THIS.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT.
I'M SAYING, "WHEN YOU TAKE
SOMETHING OUT OF THE YARD
[BLEEP] HIT A FEW BUTTONS."
WELL, I DIDN'T REBUILD IT,
SO I DON'T --
I'M NOT TRYING TO --
I SAID I KNOW THAT.
JUST GET YOUR [BLEEP]
HEAD IN THE GAME
AS FAR AS BRINGING SOMETHING OUT
INTO A CUT LIKE THIS.
LIKE, HOW MUCH TIME
DID WE JUST WASTE?
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
WHOEVER REBUILT IT
SHOULD HAVE [BLEEP] CHECKED IT
AT THE YARD OR TOOK IT DOWN
TO THE [BLEEP] POND.
IT'S NOT ON ME.
IT'S ON WHOEVER
THE [BLEEP] FIXED IT.
IT'S [BLEEP] BULL[BLEEP].
WELL, THAT'S HOW YOU DRIVE
PEOPLE AWAY, RIGHT?
[ VEHICLE DEPARTING ]
SHE'S DEAD.
SOMETHING IS WRONG.
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[ SWITCH CLICKING ]
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THERE'S YOUR PROBLEM.
Rick: WHAT'S THAT NOW?
THERE'S POOR BATTERY
CONNECTION.
YEAH. IT'S STUPID [BLEEP]
LIKE THIS THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD.
IT'S NOT ROCKET SURGERY.
I'M JUST GOING TO SOLDER THIS
CABLE BACK INTO THE TERMINAL.
THERE.
THAT SHOULD DO IT.
Narrator: A 1/4 OUNCE OF SOLDER
AND THE PUMP
IS READY FOR ACTION.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
GOOD.
RICK PUTS THE SUCTION HOSE
INTO THE SUMP
AND DROPS THE DISCHARGE
INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.
READY?
YEP.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
Rick:
SOMETIMES THEY TAKE A WHILE.
THESE PUMPS ARE
A [BLEEP] TO GET GOING.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
IT'S [BLEEP] TRYING.
THINK WE'RE ALREADY
PLUGGED UP DOWN THERE?
I JUST THINK THAT THE CLAMP IS
NOT TIGHT ENOUGH AND WATER.
IT'S SUCKING AIR UP HERE.
YOU CAN FEEL THE AIR.
LIKE, IT'S PULLING ON MY HAND.
Narrator:
IF THERE'S AN AIR LEAK BETWEEN
THE PUMP AND THE PIPE,
THE PUMP CAN'T PRIME.
YEAH, IT'S COMING RIGHT OUT
FROM AROUND HERE.
I THINK I GOT THE RIGHT [BLEEP]
IN MY SIDE-BY-SIDE.
WE CAN TIGHTEN THIS OFF.
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[ LAUGHS ]
NOTHING A LITTLE MUD
DOESN'T FIX.
Parker:
WELL, I THINK I FIXED IT, RICK.
Rick:
WATER IS GOING DOWN.
YEAH.
IT'S PUMPING.
LET'S JUST WALK AWAY
FROM IT NOW.
IT'S WORKING.
SHOULD WE?
YEAH.
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.
Ness: IT WAS.
GOOD OLD CLASSIC
PARKER-AND-RICK PUMP STORY, HUH?
LET'S NOT
DO THAT TOO MUCH MORE.
NO.
WE HAVE PEOPLE FOR THAT.
Narrator:
THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS WORKING,
AND THE CREW GETS BACK
TO TRUCKING OUT OVERBURDEN.
Parker: THIS IS GOING TO BE
THE CUT THAT'S GOING TO
GET US TO 5,000 OUNCES.
NOW IT'S TIME TO HAMMER DOWN,
GET ALL THE MUD OFF,
GET IT ALL DOWN TO GRAVEL,
FIND SOME PAY, START PUTTING
GOLD IN THE BOX.
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Hunter: WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO
THE BIG CHAINS TO THE TWO PARTS.
Todd: YOUR CALL, MAN.
IT FEELS GOOD TO HAVE
HUNTER BACK.
THE FUTURE OF MY OPERATION
IS IN HIS HANDS.
OKAY. YOU'RE HOOKED UP.
YOU'RE READY TO GO.
Narrator: TO BUILD HIS
WASH PLANT, THE HOLY ROLLER,
TODD WILL INSTALL
THE CUSTOM-BUILT
30-FOOT LONG TROMMEL,
ATTACH THE 20-FOOT SLUICE RUNS,
AND, ABOVE, INSTALL
A WET-FEED SYSTEM TO DELIVER
GOLDEN GULCH PAY DIRT.
THAT'S A THING OF BEAUTY,
ISN'T IT?
THE CREW HAS ALREADY
HAULED UP THE PLATFORMS
FOR BOTH THE TROMMEL
AND THE WET-FEED SYSTEM.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE FEEDER.
Hunter:
THIS IS THE TOP OF THE FEEDER.
IT HAS ALL THE SPRAY BARS
AND THE HOPPER.
IT'S A BIG PIECE, THOUGH,
SO IT'S GOING TO BE HARD
TO GET ON THERE, BUT...
YOU'RE GOOD ON YOUR TAIL.
KEEP COMING.
THAT ACTUALLY SPUN PERFECT.
OKAY.
YOU SHOULD BE GOOD.
JUST GO SLOW,
AND I'LL JUST WATCH.
Todd: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S ROLL WITH IT.
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I QUIT JUST BECAUSE I GOT...
I WAS KIND OF FED UP WITH
BULL[BLEEP], BUT, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T WANT TO END
THE SEASON LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOT,
AND, HOPEFULLY, WE CAN DIG IN
AND GET THIS WASH PLANT GOING.
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Roberts: WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
I'M SURE THERE'S BETTER WAYS.
I WOULD TRACK A LITTLE SLOWER
FOR STARTS,
SO MY GUY ON THE LEAD LINE HERE
WASN'T GETTING
HIS ARM JERKED OFF.
Narrator:
THE LAST LEG OF THE JOURNEY,
A STEEP INCLINE
UP TO THE FEEDER PAD.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE YOUR
TRACKS WHEN YOU'RE SETTING IT?
RIGHT HERE, OR ARE YOU GOING
TO GET UP THERE
AND SWING SIDEWAYS?
I'M GOING TO TURN AROUND
AND THEN BACK UP THAT HILL.
THEN THE WHOLE THING WILL
BE GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
HIS PLAN IS, HE'S GOING TO
BACK UP WITH THE LOAD, GET IT,
YOU KNOW,
GET HIS TRACKS UP ON HERE,
SWING OVER, DROP IT ON.
IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
OKAY, HUNTER.
DIRECT ME UP THERE.
Straighten your tracks.
TO THE LEFT.
TO YOUR LEFT.
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KEEP COMING
STRAIGHT BACK.
I FEEL LIKE
I'M GOING TO FALL FORWARD.
NOW PICK UP THE LOAD
AND BRING IT CLOSER TO YOU,
AND THEN THAT'LL GIVE YOU
MORE REACH TO BACK UP.
OKAY. HANG ON.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
[ CREAKING ]
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YOU'RE, LIKE,
ON THE TIPS OF YOUR TRACKS.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO GO BACK.
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YOU GOT TO CURL
YOUR BUCKET IN.
I CAN'T.
DON'T DO THAT. DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T DO THAT.
THIS THING IS TOO HEAVY
FOR ME TO CONTROL.
[ GRUNTS ]
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WATCH OUT!
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Hunter: WATCH OUT!
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON, MAN?
IT'S NOT THAT
[BLEEP] DIFFICULT.
Hunter: YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
WENT BACKWARDS.
YOU'RE [BLEEP] STUPID.
DUDE. LISTEN.
WHEN I SWING...
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
WHY WOULD YOU GO BACKWARDS?
WHEN I SWING,
THIS WILL BE PERFECT.
OKAY? YEAH, IT WILL BE.
NO.
TRUST ME.
Hunter: HE ALWAYS WANTS TO DO IT
THE TODD WAY
INSTEAD OF THE HUNTER
WAY, SO...
TRUST ME. I NEED TO BACK UP
JUST A FOOT AT A TIME.
TAKE YOUR TRACKS
TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY.
Roberts: OTHER RIGHT.
THAT WAY OR NO?
TO THE RIGHT OF YOU, THE FRONT
OF YOUR TRACKS TO THE RIGHT.
THERE WE GO,
ABOUT FRICKING TIME.
Narrator: TODD IS ON THE PAD
AND FINALLY READY TO LIFT
THE FEEDER INTO PLACE.
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IT LOOKS SOLID?
Ibarra: IT LOOKS GOOD.
SO LET'S GET IT LIFTED UP
OVER THE SCREEN,
AND WE'LL GET
THE BACK ONES IN, TODD.
OKAY.
SOUNDS GOOD.
OKAY.
GOOD?
COME DOWN?
LET IT GO DOWN.
Narrator: MECHANIC JUAN COMES IN
TO DIRECT THIS CRITICAL STAGE.
[BLEEP], MAN.
DUDE.
JUST LISTEN TO OUR HAND SIGNALS.
I CAN SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON.
NO. YOU CAN'T SEE [BLEEP]
BEHIND THAT LEG.
WE'RE TRYING TO
GET THAT INNER --
I CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON
IF YOU STAND BACK,
I CAN PUT IT RIGHT ON THERE.
TODD.
GO THAT WAY JUST A LITTLE BIT.
Hunter: RIGHT THERE,
GET THAT LIP IN.
[BLEEP]
IF YOU [BLEEP]
WOULD HAVE CHAINED IT LEVEL,
IT'D BE FINE.
WE NEED TO RIG IT,
SO IT AIN'T LIKE THIS.
IT'S LIKE THIS.
YOU SEE?
LET ME PUT IT ON.
I'LL DROP IT IN RIGHT NOW.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE CHAINS.
NO, YOU WON'T.
SHORTEN THEM OFF!
AH!
FOR [BLEEP] SAKES!
THIS [BLEEP] IS HEAVY.
IT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.
IT'S HOT.
YOU CAN'T BREATHE, SO, YEAH.
IT KIND OF SUCKS.
Ibarra: HE'S SAYING THAT ISSUE
IS THAT THE LOAD IS NOT LEVELED,
BUT THE OTHER THING IS, TOO,
HE DOESN'T LISTEN
TO ANYBODY ON THE GROUND.
Hunter: IT'S ALWAYS OUR
[BLEEP] FAULT WHY NOTHING WORKS.
Ibarra:
ARE WE TRYING TO MOVE THIS
[BLEEP] THING OR AREN'T WE?
UP THERE FACEBOOKING, MAN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH JEFF
LIKES DOING THESE CHAINS.
YOU PROBABLY
WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND,
BEING IN YOUR CAB
ALL THE TIME.
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Narrator:
TODD GIVES IT ONE MORE SHOT.
OKAY.
JUAN, YOU READY?
HOLD THE TAGLINE.
PUT SOME PRESSURE
ON THE TAGLINE.
THERE YOU GO.
HOLD ON.
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HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
Ibarra: THERE IT IS.
LET IT DOWN.
THAT'S GOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT WAS BY THE BOOK.
THAT WAS A BY-THE-BOOK
LIFT, PERFECT.
THIS [BLEEP]
IS WHAT I DON'T LIKE.
IT'S NOT FUN.
IT'S JUST STUPID,
AND I'M NOT GOING TO DO THIS
EVERY DAY, SO...
Todd: HE NEEDS TO NOT ACT LIKE
HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T.
I DON'T KNOW.
HE NEEDS TO BE QUIET.
HE NEEDS TO DO WHAT I SAY.
THEN I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHY I CAME BACK, HONESTLY.
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I HATE BOATS.
Narrator:
IN DAWSON CITY, TONY BEETS
HAS HIT ANOTHER MAJOR OBSTACLE
IN MOVING HIS SECOND DREDGE.
HIS MEGA BARGE, THE JASMINE B,
IS OUT OF COMMISSION.
AND WE'RE NOT
GETTING TO THISTLE.
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THREE WEEKS AGO...
WHOA!
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THERE'S A LOT OF WATER
COMING IN THOSE PROP SHOPS.
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UNTIL TONY CAN DRY-DOCK
THE JASMINE B,
HE HAS NO WAY TO GET HIS 50-TON
CRANE TO HIS SECOND DREDGE.
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IT WAS A REAL [BLEEP] ROUND
WITH THAT PUMP, BUT, YOU KNOW,
ONCE WE GOT IT MOVING
AND GOT THE CUT DRAINING,
I MEAN, SINCE THEN,
WE'VE MOVED A TON OF DIRT.
Narrator: AFTER SIX DAYS
OF DIGGING, PARKER AND HIS CREW
ARE OVER 20 FEET DOWN
IN THE LAST CUT,
BUT THEY'RE WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE.
Rick:
WE'RE INTO THE OVERBURDEN,
BUT NOBODY HAS ANY IDEA
HOW DEEP IT IS.
IT COULD BE THREE FEET.
IT COULD BE 30 FEET
OF OVERBURDEN.
ARE WE ALMOST DONE?
BECAUSE I'M HUNGRY.
ANOTHER COUPLE OF MINUTES HERE,
LET ME FLATTEN THIS OFF
AND BACK YOU IN HERE,
AND WE'LL CALL HER A DAY.
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HOLD ON.
JUST HOLD ON.
OH.
THAT KIND OF FEELS
A BIT DIFFERENT.
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OH.
OH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU START TO SEE
BIGGER ROCKS LIKE THIS,
I THINK THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND IT'S THAWED, SO I THINK
WE MIGHT BE IN BUSINESS HERE.
Narrator: PARKER'S 5,000-OUNCE
$6 MILLION SEASON GOAL
DEPENDS ON THIS TEST PAN.
Parker: I REALLY NEED THIS
TO BE A GOOD PAN
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
NOWHERE ELSE TO GO
OTHER THAN THIS CUT.
YEAH, I MEAN, A GOOD PAN
SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 10 COLORS,
SO THAT'S KIND OF
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
**
COME LOOK AT THIS.
THAT'S ONE PAN.
Rick: WHAT?! OH!
LOOK AT THAT CHUNK.
16 COLORS.
NO WAY.
DUDE, NORMALLY YOU CAN'T PAN
A FLAKE, EITHER,
AND THERE'S LIKE
2,000 OUNCES IN A CUT,
SO, IF YOU DID THAT,
IT MUST BE REALLY GOOD.
-SO THAT'S AWESOME.
-AND THAT'S BIG STUFF.
YEAH.
THE LAST CUT MAY NOT BE THE LAST
CUT IF IT HOLDS OUT LIKE THIS.
JUST JOKING!
I'M BACK!
I'LL BE DOWN HERE.
**
**
Hunter:
I'M GOING TO TRY TO CLEAN UP
AND KIND OF SQUARE UP THIS AREA
WHERE WE'RE GOING
TO PUT THE SLUICES.
Narrator: AFTER TODD'S DEBACLE
WITH HOLY ROLLERS FEEDER,
SON HUNTER HAS STEPPED IN
TO TAKE CHARGE
OF THE SLUICE-BOX INSTALLATION.
THEY'RE TRYING
TO GET THE SLUICES LEVEL
AND AT THE RIGHT ANGLE.
IT NEEDS TO HAVE A FOUR-FOOT
DROP FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
Narrator: HUNTER'S PLAN --
GET THE 16-BY-20-FOOT SLUICE BOX
LEVEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE,
THEN CREATE A ONE-IN-FIVE FALL,
SO IT WILL CATCH
GOLD EFFECTIVELY.
FINALLY, HE'LL INSERT THE CHUTE
THAT CONNECTS IT TO THE TROMMEL.
**
**
**
THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DO IT.
NO.
HE'S DOING IT BACKWARDS.
THIS IS ALL --
THIS ISN'T GOING TO WORK.
MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY.
YEAH, HUNTER.
DRAG THAT CHUTE OVER
AND GO FROM THERE.
WHY WOULD WE DO THAT?
DUDE, UNTIL WE GET THIS RIGHT,
WE CAN'T EVEN PUT THE SLUICE IN.
GET THE CHUTE.
I'M PUTTING THE CHUTE ON FIRST!
THEN I'M GOING TO
BUILD OFF OF THAT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
SET THE SLUICES FIRST,
AND THEN PUT THE CHUTE ON.
THAT CHUTE'S
GOING IN NEXT.
HUNTER'S 18, AND HE THINKS
HE KNOWS BETTER THAN ME,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
SOMETIMES HE DOES.
MOST OF THE TIME, HE DOES NOT.
GOING TO DO IT MY WAY NOW.
Narrator:
TODD GETS THE CHUTE IN FIRST.
THEN HE HAS TO INSTALL
THE SLUICES AND, CRUCIALLY,
GET THE WHOLE THING
AT THE OPTIMUM ANGLE.
IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S WORKING.
PUT THAT LEVEL ON THERE, HUNTER.
SEE IF IT'S LEVEL.
IT'S NOT AT ALL.
HOW BAD?
THE WHOLE THING IS TWEAKED.
THERE'S NOT A SINGLE PIECE
THAT'S LEVEL ON THE WHOLE BOX.
ROUND TWO.
WHERE'S THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS
ON THIS STUPID THING?
HO.
THAT'S A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
UGH. THAT WHOLE DAMN TOP THING
MOVED AGAIN.
ON THIS TYPE OF DEAL,
YOU GIVE ME ONE CHAIN.
I WANT ONE CHAIN
AND THEN ONE CHAIN,
NOT ONE WHERE I'M SLIDING
BACK AND FORTH, YOU KNOW?
NO.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT.
I DON'T THINK
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
YOU GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THIS,
A LITTLE BIT OF FRONT,
A LITTLE BIT OF BACK.
YOU'RE CHASING YOUR TAIL
A LITTLE BIT.
YOU CAN SQUARE THE CHUTE UP, AND
THEN YOU GO TO MOVE A SLUICE,
AND IT MESSES EVERYTHING
BACK UP AGAIN.
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
I GOT TO KEEP FIDDLING WITH IT
UNTIL WE GET IT IN PLACE.
THAT'S HOW IT GOES.
NO. THIS IS NEVER HOW
IT SHOULD GO AT ALL.
Narrator: ROUND THREE, TODD OPTS
FOR SOME PRECISION ENGINEERING.
[ METAL CLANGING LOUDLY ]
Hunter: [BLEEP]
THIS IS HORRIBLE.
WE'RE TWISTING
THE WHOLE PACKAGE!
WE JUST TWISTED
THE WHOLE BED.
IT'S GOING TO KEEP
HAPPENING ALL DAY.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT
JUST FINE-TUNED.
WE CAN'T MOVE
EVERY LITTLE PIECE,
AND IT'S NOT GOING TO
JUST SQUARE ITSELF UP.
YEAH, IT WILL.
DUDE, I'M ABOUT [BLEEP] DONE
WITH [BLEEP] AROUND WITH THIS
BECAUSE THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY NOT
THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT.
HEY. HUNTER, GRAB THE QUAD,
AND LET'S GET SOME BLOCKS.
YOU GO GET THEM.
IT'S YOUR PROJECT.
NO.
IT'S YOURS.
HUNTER.
SEE YOU.
**
Narrator: COMING UP...
U.S. DOLLAR BILL IS
EXACTLY 6 INCHES.
WE'RE SHOWING
DEAD-ON LEVEL.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
**
**
WHERE'S MY DOUGHNUT?
[ MOANS ]
IF TODD AND I DO HAVE
ONE THING IN COMMON,
IT'S THAT WE BOTH PROBABLY
LOVE A GOOD DOUGHNUT.
Narrator:
AFTER A LIFETIME OF DOUGHNUTS,
TODD IS GOING COLD TURKEY.
I CAN'T EAT THEM.
I'M ON A DIET.
I'M A WEEK IN,
AND THAT'LL JUST KILL IT.
NO.
BITE IT.
I'M NOT DOING IT.
DEAR GOD, DO IT!
NO, I'M NOT DOING IT.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
GET BEHIND ME, SATAN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
**
I SEE WHY TODD WANTED ME
TO COME UP HERE.
THEY'RE CROOKED,
AREN'T THEY?
[ SCOFFS ]
IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
Narrator: AT THE HOLY ROLLER,
TODD HAS ASKED FREDDY
TO FINE-TUNE
HIS FINELY TUNED SLUICE BOX.
TWICE AS LONG TO DO IT
AFTER IT'S [BLEEP] UP
THAN IF IT WAS DONE RIGHT
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I'M GOING TO GO GET SOME IRON
AND SEE WHAT I CAN...
FREDDY'S FIX -- WELD A 300-POUND
LENGTH OF 4x4 STEEL
TO MAKE THE SLUICE BOX
ONE CONNECTED UNIT.
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET IT FOUR
WAYS ON TWO DIFFERENT PIECES,
IT'LL BE ALL ONE PIECE, AND
IT'LL BE A LOT EASIER TO LEVEL.
WE'VE GOT THEM TIED
TOGETHER AT THE TOP,
SO NOW WE'LL TRY TO START
LEVELING THEM OUT.
Narrator: FREDDY CRIBS UP
THE LOWEST CORNER
AND IS READY TO CHECK THE ANGLE.
U.S. DOLLAR BILL
IS EXACTLY 6 INCHES.
[ WHISTLING ]
WE'RE SHOWING DEAD-ON LEVEL.
SHE'S GOOD, LOG.
IT'S RIGHT ON.
[ LAUGHS ] ARE YOU TELLING ME
THE WHOLE THING IS GOOD?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
[ CONTINUES WHISTLING ]
**
**
Todd: WHAT'S UP?
ARE YOU OKAY?
I'M NOT GOING TO DO THIS
EVERY DAY?
DO WHAT?
ALWAYS HAVE TO
GET IN AN ARGUMENT WITH YOU
WHERE YOU NEVER WANT TO LISTEN
TO ME WHEN YOU'RE IN A MACHINE,
AND THEN YOU YELL AT ME
ABOUT EVERY MOVE
I MAKE
WHEN I'M IN A MACHINE.
YOU DON'T.
YOU PROBABLY DON'T NEED ME.
IF I'M GOING TO BE THERE
AND PUT IN THE HOURS,
THEN I NEED TO BE
LISTENED TO.
WELL, I LISTEN BETTER
THAN MY DAD LISTENED,
SO I'VE COME
A LONG WAYS.
OKAY?
I LOVE YOU.
DUDE. NO. THAT'S A --
YOU KNOW A LOT.
THAT'S AN EASY OUT FOR YOU.
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S ALWAYS FUNNY
TO YOU, BUT...
IT'S NOT FUNNY.
MAYBE I NEED TO
LISTEN MORE.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S BEEN A HARD SUMMER,
AND YOU KNOW HOW FAR BEHIND
IN THE GOLD WE ARE.
I JUST WANT TO GET THIS THING
MAKING GOLD AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
SO DO I.
IF I DIDN'T CARE,
I WOULDN'T HAVE CAME BACK.
LET'S MEET
EACH OTHER HALFWAY.
THE ONLY WAY FOR US TO WIN IS
IF WE STOP ARGUING AND FIGHTING.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT,
LOVE YOU, MAN.
RIGHT NOW, ME AND MY DAD
ARE BOTH HOOKED UP
TO THE TROMMEL DRUM,
JUST GOT TO GO SLOW, BE CAREFUL.
WE CAN'T EFF THIS UP.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.
NARRATOR: FATHER AND SON
HAVE PROMISED TO WORK TOGETHER
WITH ONE FINAL MANEUVER,
THE VITAL TROMMEL LIFT.
THE FACT IS, WE JUST HAVE TO
GET RUNNING AS SOON AS WE CAN.
THIS HASN'T BEEN AN EASY SETUP,
BUT NO MATTER HOW MAD
I GET AT HIM,
I CAN'T EVER REALLY STAY MAD.
Todd: YOU KNOW WHAT?
EVERYTHING ASIDE, PRETTY COOL.
WATCHING HIM GROW UP, YOU KNOW?
**
THEY'RE IN PERFECT
POSITION RIGHT NOW.
IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
THIS IS, LIKE,
AN EXCAVATOR WALTZ.
YEAH,
I CAN'T TRACK ANYMORE,
SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE
ALL BOOM.
YOU'RE GOOD.
JUST BACK IT UP.
SET IT RIGHT THERE.
THERE YOU GO.
GO STRAIGHT IN, GUYS.
KEEP SWINGING
AT THE SAME TIME.
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
HOLD IT.
YEP. RIGHT THERE. BINGO.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH!
ALL RIGHT.
[ EXHALES HEAVILY ]
THAT ACTUALLY WORKED
PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator:
THE HOFFMANS' THIRD WASH PLANT
IS FINALLY READY TO ROLL.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
GOOD JOB, TREY, ANDY, HUNTER.
THANKS, MAN.
YEAH.
THANKS FOR COMING BACK.
MAN, I DON'T WANT TO SOUND
CHEESY OR PUT YOU ON THE SPOT,
HUNTER, BUT THAT WAS
A THING OF BEAUTY WATCHING YOU
AND POPS BRING THAT UP THE HILL
AND SET HER INTO PLACE.
IT JUST FEELS RIGHT.
I'M GLAD TO BE BACK, GUYS.
LET'S GO KICK SOME ASS
BEFORE THE SNOW FALLS, HUH?
LET'S DO IT.
YEAH. LET'S DO IT.
YOU KNOW, GOLD ISN'T
EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD,
BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
MY SON IS, AND HE COULDN'T
HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB.
HE COULDN'T HAVE CAME BACK
AT A BETTER TIME,
AND I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY.
IT WAS A GOOD DAY.
BRING IT IN, MAN.
WHOO!
**
**
WE'LL RUN THIS OUT, AND SHUT
THE PLANT DOWN, SEE WHAT WE GOT.
Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER,
IT'S TIME FOR PARKER'S
WEEKLY CLEANUP.
HEY, GUYS.
HEY.
HI.
YO, YO.
Doumitt: HERE WE GO.
Narrator:
SLUICIFER IS DOWN, SO BIG RED
HAS TO DELIVER ALL THE GOLD.
SHOULD WE SEE WHAT THIS IS?
GO FOR IT, RICK.
TO STAY ON TRACK FOR HIS
5,000-OUNCE SEASON,
PARKER NEEDS EVERY CLEANUP
TO DELIVER 175 OUNCES.
248.8.
YEAH.
STILL GOING.
BEAUTIFUL.
Narrator: WORTH ALMOST $300,000,
BIG RED DELIVERS
RICK'S BIGGEST
CLEANUP OF THE SEASON.
GOOD JOB, MAN.
THANKS, BUDDY.
GEEZ.
THAT'S AWESOME.
YEAH.
THAT BRINGS US A SEASON
TOTAL OF 3,851 OUNCES.
YEAH!
JUST 1,100 TO GO.
Narrator: PARKER'S GOLD TOTAL
IS NOW OVER $4.5 MILLION.
Rick: IF BIG RED KEEPS DOING
ITS THING AND ALASKA DELIVERS
LIKE IT'S LOOKING LIKE
IT'S GOING TO, [BLEEP], MAN.
WE'LL WALK ALL OVER 5,000.
THIS WEEK, THE GUYS DID A REALLY
GOOD JOB OF GETTING THE LAST CUT
DOWN TO PAY, AND, I MEAN,
I HAD ONE OF THE BEST PANS
I'VE EVER DONE OVER THERE,
SO I'M PRETTY PUMPED ABOUT
THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO WHAT COMES OUT OF THE GROUND.
COME ON!
Rick:
RIGHT NOW, IT'S DINNERTIME.
THINGS JUST GOT
REALLY COMPLICATED.
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...
I'VE GOT MYSELF IN
A PRETTY BAD SPOT HERE.
OH, NO!
YOU WANT TO REDO THE WHOLE
[BLEEP] THING?
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
SO YOU GUYS FIND THE PROBLEM?
IT'S MY CUT.
IT'S MY [BLEEP] UP.
SO I SHOULD BE THE ONE
TO FIX IT.
HOLY ROLLER,
THERE SHE GOES.
THE TROMMEL IS RUNNING.
SO FAR, SO GOOD.
FIRST CLEANUP IS
GOING TO BE AWESOME.
WHOO-HOO!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WE NEED A MEDIC DOWN HERE.
WE'VE GOT 5,000 OUNCES OF GOLD.
Narrator:
ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...
Parker:
WE'RE CALLING IT THE LAST CUT.
Mitch:
THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO
IS GET RID OF ALL THIS MUD.
[BLEEP] THIS GROUND IS
REALLY, REALLY SOFT.
AAH!
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
Parker: THAT'S ONE PAN.
WHAT?
I'LL BE DOWN HERE.
THE HOLY ROLLER.
Ibarra: SLUICIFER HAS GOT
SOME COMPETITION.
LET'S KICK SOME ASS
BEFORE THE SNOW FALLS, HUH?
Hunter: WE CAN HIT IT WITH
THE BUCKET ALL DAY.
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
HE NEEDS TO DO WHAT I SAY.
WATCH OUT!
**
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**
**
Todd:
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH, TOUGH SEASON,
BUT I WANT TO REDEEM MYSELF.
NOT ONLY AM I DETERMINED,
BUT ALL THE GUYS
ARE DETERMINED
TO ACTUALLY SHOW A PROFIT.
Narrator: LAST WEEK,
TODD PROSPECTED NEW GROUND
ON FREDDY'S FAIRPLAY CLAIM...
HOLY [BLEEP]
...AND FOUND GROUND SO GOOD
THEY'VE DUBBED IT
THE GOLDEN GULCH.
THE REASON
WHY WE CAME TO COLORADO
IS TO RUN FAIRPLAY DIRT.
THE GOLDEN GULCH IS REALLY GOOD,
SO WE'RE BRINGING IN
A HUGE TROMMEL.
IT'LL ACTUALLY TAKE
400 YARDS THROUGH IT.
Narrator:
TODD IS SO CONFIDENT.
HE'S INVESTING $300,000
IN A NEW OPERATION.
Todd: IF I CAN GET IT SET UP
BY THE END OF THE WEEK,
WE CAN START PUTTING UP
SOME BIG NUMBERS ON THE BOARD.
WE CAN COME OUT OF HERE
WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH.
**
THE HOLY ROLLER.
WHOO!
[ HORN HONKS ]
SWEET!
HOW'D IT TRAVEL?
GOOD, MAN.
GOOD?
IT TRAVELED GOOD
DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
I THINK THIS IS GOING
TO KICK ASS.
I THINK THIS TROMMEL IS ACTUALLY
GOING TO HANDLE MORE DIRT
THAN WE CAN PUT THROUGH IT.
SLUICIFER HAS GOT
SOME COMPETITION.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH.
THIS IS GOLDEN GULCH DIRT.
WE'RE GOING TO LIGHT UP
SOME BOXES OVER HERE.
AMEN.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
Narrator: THE HOLY ROLLER
WILL HAVE TO DELIVER.
TODD'S BREAK-EVEN POINT
THIS YEAR
JUST WENT FROM 1,250 OUNCES
OF GOLD TO A MASSIVE 1,500.
I'VE NEVER PUT A WASH PLANT
ON THE SIDE OF A HILL.
THIS IS GOING TO BE
KIND OF INSANE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE
A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT.
I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT TO REARRANGE
THE WHOLE SIDE OF THAT MOUNTAIN.
Todd:
WE'LL DO THE BASE FIRST.
YEP. YEP. PERFECT.
GET IT IN PLACE.
SOUND GOOD?
YEP.
ONE PIECE AT A TIME,
WE'LL BE GOOD.
Narrator: THE CREW MUST ASSEMBLE
THE HOLY ROLLER
ABOVE THE GOLDEN GULCH,
THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE CLAIM.
Poulson: WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET
THIS TROMMEL IN THERE,
AND WE'VE GOT TO DO IT RIGHT
THE FIRST TIME.
THIS ISN'T LIKE
WE'RE JUST PULLING THIS IN
ON A STRAIGHT PATH.
THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE HILL
COULD START COMING DOWN,
SO THIS HAS TO BE DONE
A CERTAIN WAY.
OKAY, BRING YOUR END
TOWARDS YOU, MAYBE, A FOOT.
Narrator: BUT THEY'LL BE
DOING IT WITHOUT HUNTER.
TURN IT OFF, THEN.
[BLEEP]
Man: CUT THE POWER!
Narrator: LAST WEEK, HE GOT
CALLED OUT ON A SERIOUS MISTAKE
AND THREATENED TO QUIT
316 MINING.
IF I'M NOT DOING A GOOD JOB,
AND YOU DON'T WANT ME IN CHARGE,
THEN I DON'T WANT
TO BE IN CHARGE, SO...
**
**
YOU KNOW, I STARTED
THE SEASON WITH MY SON.
I DON'T WANT TO END IT
WITHOUT HIM.
HUNTER IS NOT A QUITTER.
I KNOW HE'S AROUND HERE
SOMEWHERE.
THE TOWN HAS ONLY GOT
20 STREETS.
JUST SWING RIGHT NOW, ANDY,
AND I'LL SWING WITH YOU.
IT'LL GO OVER A GOOD BIT.
COPY THAT.
Poulson: I'VE BEEN IN
HUNTER'S BOAT BEFORE, YOU KNOW.
I'VE WORKED WITH FAMILY,
AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU.
FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T
WORKED WITH FAMILY
AND THINK IT'S EASY,
YOU'RE WRONG.
**
**
Todd: HEY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
SO, WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON?
Hunter: THE THING IS, NOBODY
LISTENS TO ANY OF MY CALLS,
AND THEN I JUST TAKE THE FALL
FOR WHATEVER GOES WRONG.
I GET BLAMED
FOR [BLEEP]
I JUST WANT TO BE RESPECTED
FOR THE WORK I'M PUTTING IN.
I WANT TO BE LISTENED TO,
OKAY?
I DON'T WANT YOU LEAVING,
BEING MAD.
I WANT TO
DO THIS THING RIGHT.
LET'S FINISH THIS THING
ON A HIGH NOTE.
LET'S STAY IN THERE,
AND LET'S FIGHT FOR IT.
WHY?
HOW IS THAT A GUARANTEE
THAT THE SAME [BLEEP]
ISN'T GOING TO GO ON?
LET'S GIVE ME AND YOU
ONE MORE SHOT ON THIS.
COME BACK, AND LET'S BUILD
THAT TROMMEL TOGETHER.
**
**
OKAY. OKAY.
I WILL COME BACK.
I THINK
WE CAN KICK SOME ASS.
**
**
THIS CUT THAT WE'RE OPENING UP
HERE FOR SLUICIFER IS,
YOU KNOW,
THE LAST PIECE OF GROUND
THAT I INTEND
ON MINING FOR TONY,
SO WE'RE CALLING IT
THE LAST CUT.
Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE,
PARKER SCHNABEL
IS OPENING UP NEW GROUND.
Parker: WE'RE OUT OF GROUND
AT THE UPPER CUT,
BUT WE CAN'T STOP MINING UNTIL
WE'VE GOT 5,000 OUNCES OF GOLD,
AND WE'RE STILL
1,400 OUNCES SHORT OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE NEVER
MISSED A GOAL UP HERE,
AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS
TO START THAT KIND OF A TREND,
SO EVERYBODY IS REALLY GIVING
THEIR LAST LITTLE BIT
THEY CAN TO SEE THIS THROUGH.
Narrator: RICK HAS MINED
THE INDIAN RIVER CUT
ALL SEASON WITH BIG RED.
TWO MILES EAST, SLUICIFER
RAN PAY DIRT
FROM THE UPPERCUT
UNTIL LAST WEEK.
MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TWO, PARKER
AND HIS CREW HAVE CLEARED
THE BRUSH ON AN AREA
THE SIZE OF SIX FOOTBALL FIELDS,
THE LAST CUT.
SO WHAT'S
THE GAME PLAN HERE?
WELL, WE'VE GOT TO OPEN THIS UP
AND GET US DOWN TO PAY,
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE DOWN
SLUICING FOR MORE THAN WEEK,
SO WE'VE REALLY
GOT A WEEK TO DO THIS.
MAN, I DON'T THINK THAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN IN A WEEK.
I MEAN, LOOK JUST RIGHT HERE
WHERE WE'RE STANDING.
I MEAN, YOU COULD SINK
OUT OF SIGHT.
THE SUN IS MELTING
THE FROZEN OVERBURDEN FAST,
AND IT'S TURNING INTO A SWAMP.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT TO WORK
WITH, SO WE'VE GOT NO CHOICE
BUT TO JUST MOVE HER,
MUD AND ALL, HERE.
MITCH, I WAS HOPING,
IF YOU COULD HOP IN A DOZER
AND GET
THIS TOP LAYER OFF,
AND, ZACK, YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO
TRY TO KEEP THOSE TRUCKS GOING
TO POUND OUT
100-PLUS LOADS A DAY.
LET'S TRY AND GET RID
OF SOME OF THIS MUD.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING
WE CAN DO.
IT'S THE ONLY OPTION
WE'VE GOT.
MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THEY'VE JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT A
WAY TO GET THAT CUT DOWN TO PAY,
SO THEY'VE GOT
A WEEK TO DO IT.
Mitch: JUST GOING TO USE
THE DOZER HERE,
TRY AND CLEAN SOME OF THIS UP,
GET TO WHERE OUR TRUCKS CAN
ACTUALLY MAKE SOME GOOD TIME.
Narrator:
TO GET DOWN TO PAY DIRT,
THE CREW NEEDS TO REMOVE
MORE THAN 20 FEET OF OVERBURDEN.
OPERATOR ZACK SMITH HAS TO
LOAD OUT 100 TRUCKS PER SHIFT.
THAT'S SEVEN TRUCKLOADS
PER HOUR.
Zack: LIKE PARKER SAYS,
WE'VE GOT TO GET GOING,
SO IT'S TIME
TO GET THE TRUCKS ROLLING.
TIME IS THE ONE THING
THAT WE DON'T HAVE.
Jordan: WE'RE GOING TO
KEEP PUSHING FORWARD HERE
AND TRY TO MOVE SOME
[BLEEP] DIRT FOR HIM,
GET THIS OPENED UP.
Zack: THIS IS EXTREMELY
SLOW GOING, MUDDIER THAN HELL,
AND THE TRUCKS ARE GETTING STUCK
LEFT AND RIGHT, DISASTER.
PARKER WANTS US TO GET ABOUT
SIX OR SEVEN LOADS AN HOUR,
BUT WE'RE GETTING
THREE, MAYBE FOUR.
I'M STUCK AT THE MOMENT.
STUCK AS [BLEEP]
THIS IS A [BLEEP]
NIGHTMARE RIGHT NOW.
I'M GETTING MYSELF
MORE AND MORE STUCK HERE
AS I TRY TO FREE MYSELF UP.
[ LAUGHS ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
I DON'T HAVE MY [BLEEP]
RUBBER BOOTS ON.
[BLEEP]
AAH! [ LAUGHS ]
Zack: MAN, IT'S A DISASTER
DOWN HERE.
Mitch: YEAH,
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE GETTING
MANY TRUCKLOADS OUT.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING?
THREE, MAYBE FOUR.
YEAH.
THAT'S NEVER GOING TO WORK.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
DO SOMETHING HERE.
TRUCKS RUNNING BACK
AND FORTH ON IT
JUST KEEPS PUMPING
ALL THE GROUNDWATER UP,
AND IT'S GOT
NOWHERE TO GO.
I'D JUST PARK THE TRUCKS
UNTIL WE GET RID
OF SOME OF THIS WATER.
WE'RE MAKING MORE OF A MESS
THAN WE CAN DEAL WITH.
HEY, PARKER.
YOU GOT A COPY?
PARKER: Yeah, go ahead.
YEAH, WE NEED A PUMP
DOWN HERE NOW.
Narrator: MITCH ORDERS
THE ROCK TRUCKS OUT OF THE CUT
UNTIL THEY CAN SET UP
AN EFFECTIVE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
I KNOW PARKER IS IN A BIG RUSH
TO GET THIS CUT DOWN TO PAY,
BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN,
THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO
IS GET RID OF THIS WATER
AND GET RID OF ALL THIS MUD.
TRYING TO DO ALL THIS
IN A WEEK IS...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S SMOKING.
**
Rick:
THIS GROUND IS JUST SATURATED,
SO IT'S ALL REALLY, REALLY SOFT.
IT'S FINE FOR TRACK MACHINES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
BUT WE WANT TO
GET TRUCKS IN HERE.
Narrator: AT PARKER'S LAST CUT,
ALL STRIPPING IS ON HOLD
UNTIL THE CREW CAN SET UP
A VITAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
Rick: WE'RE JUST DIGGING
A SUMP RIGHT NOW.
THEN WE CAN DROP
OUR SUCTION LINE IN THERE,
SEND OUR DISCHARGE OUT THAT WAY,
BLOCK IT OFF,
AND THAT WAY, WE'LL BE ABLE
TO DRAIN ALL THIS WATER
DOWN INTO THERE, AND ALL THIS
SATURATED GROUND WILL DRY UP.
WELL, WE DRAG THIS
DE-WATERING PUMP
OVER TO A NEW CUT
WE'RE WORKING ON,
AND THEY'RE RUNNING
INTO A LOT OF WATER.
[ ENGINE CRANKS ]
Parker: WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
FOR [BLEEP] SAKE.
IT'S NOT STARTING?
SOMETHING IS [BLEEP]
THE BATTERY IS DEAD.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
THAT'S WHY YOU TEST
STUFF IN THE YARD
BEFORE YOU BRING IT OUT
IN THE [BLEEP] FIELD,
TO MAKE SURE
THE BATTERIES AREN'T DEAD
AND [BLEEP] LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW?
YEAH. I ASKED HIM
IF EVERYTHING WORKED.
HE SAID IT WAS GOOD TO GO.
THAT WAS A WASTE OF TIME.
Parker: MAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHERE YOUR HEAD IS AT,
BUT YOU GOT TO
GET IT IN THE GAME.
ME?
YEAH.
I DIDN'T REBUILD THIS.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT.
I'M SAYING, "WHEN YOU TAKE
SOMETHING OUT OF THE YARD
[BLEEP] HIT A FEW BUTTONS."
WELL, I DIDN'T REBUILD IT,
SO I DON'T --
I'M NOT TRYING TO --
I SAID I KNOW THAT.
JUST GET YOUR [BLEEP]
HEAD IN THE GAME
AS FAR AS BRINGING SOMETHING OUT
INTO A CUT LIKE THIS.
LIKE, HOW MUCH TIME
DID WE JUST WASTE?
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
WHOEVER REBUILT IT
SHOULD HAVE [BLEEP] CHECKED IT
AT THE YARD OR TOOK IT DOWN
TO THE [BLEEP] POND.
IT'S NOT ON ME.
IT'S ON WHOEVER
THE [BLEEP] FIXED IT.
IT'S [BLEEP] BULL[BLEEP].
WELL, THAT'S HOW YOU DRIVE
PEOPLE AWAY, RIGHT?
[ VEHICLE DEPARTING ]
SHE'S DEAD.
SOMETHING IS WRONG.
**
[ SWITCH CLICKING ]
**
THERE'S YOUR PROBLEM.
Rick: WHAT'S THAT NOW?
THERE'S POOR BATTERY
CONNECTION.
YEAH. IT'S STUPID [BLEEP]
LIKE THIS THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD.
IT'S NOT ROCKET SURGERY.
I'M JUST GOING TO SOLDER THIS
CABLE BACK INTO THE TERMINAL.
THERE.
THAT SHOULD DO IT.
Narrator: A 1/4 OUNCE OF SOLDER
AND THE PUMP
IS READY FOR ACTION.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
GOOD.
RICK PUTS THE SUCTION HOSE
INTO THE SUMP
AND DROPS THE DISCHARGE
INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.
READY?
YEP.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
Rick:
SOMETIMES THEY TAKE A WHILE.
THESE PUMPS ARE
A [BLEEP] TO GET GOING.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
IT'S [BLEEP] TRYING.
THINK WE'RE ALREADY
PLUGGED UP DOWN THERE?
I JUST THINK THAT THE CLAMP IS
NOT TIGHT ENOUGH AND WATER.
IT'S SUCKING AIR UP HERE.
YOU CAN FEEL THE AIR.
LIKE, IT'S PULLING ON MY HAND.
Narrator:
IF THERE'S AN AIR LEAK BETWEEN
THE PUMP AND THE PIPE,
THE PUMP CAN'T PRIME.
YEAH, IT'S COMING RIGHT OUT
FROM AROUND HERE.
I THINK I GOT THE RIGHT [BLEEP]
IN MY SIDE-BY-SIDE.
WE CAN TIGHTEN THIS OFF.
**
**
**
**
**
**
[ LAUGHS ]
NOTHING A LITTLE MUD
DOESN'T FIX.
Parker:
WELL, I THINK I FIXED IT, RICK.
Rick:
WATER IS GOING DOWN.
YEAH.
IT'S PUMPING.
LET'S JUST WALK AWAY
FROM IT NOW.
IT'S WORKING.
SHOULD WE?
YEAH.
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.
Ness: IT WAS.
GOOD OLD CLASSIC
PARKER-AND-RICK PUMP STORY, HUH?
LET'S NOT
DO THAT TOO MUCH MORE.
NO.
WE HAVE PEOPLE FOR THAT.
Narrator:
THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS WORKING,
AND THE CREW GETS BACK
TO TRUCKING OUT OVERBURDEN.
Parker: THIS IS GOING TO BE
THE CUT THAT'S GOING TO
GET US TO 5,000 OUNCES.
NOW IT'S TIME TO HAMMER DOWN,
GET ALL THE MUD OFF,
GET IT ALL DOWN TO GRAVEL,
FIND SOME PAY, START PUTTING
GOLD IN THE BOX.
**
**
**
Hunter: WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO
THE BIG CHAINS TO THE TWO PARTS.
Todd: YOUR CALL, MAN.
IT FEELS GOOD TO HAVE
HUNTER BACK.
THE FUTURE OF MY OPERATION
IS IN HIS HANDS.
OKAY. YOU'RE HOOKED UP.
YOU'RE READY TO GO.
Narrator: TO BUILD HIS
WASH PLANT, THE HOLY ROLLER,
TODD WILL INSTALL
THE CUSTOM-BUILT
30-FOOT LONG TROMMEL,
ATTACH THE 20-FOOT SLUICE RUNS,
AND, ABOVE, INSTALL
A WET-FEED SYSTEM TO DELIVER
GOLDEN GULCH PAY DIRT.
THAT'S A THING OF BEAUTY,
ISN'T IT?
THE CREW HAS ALREADY
HAULED UP THE PLATFORMS
FOR BOTH THE TROMMEL
AND THE WET-FEED SYSTEM.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE FEEDER.
Hunter:
THIS IS THE TOP OF THE FEEDER.
IT HAS ALL THE SPRAY BARS
AND THE HOPPER.
IT'S A BIG PIECE, THOUGH,
SO IT'S GOING TO BE HARD
TO GET ON THERE, BUT...
YOU'RE GOOD ON YOUR TAIL.
KEEP COMING.
THAT ACTUALLY SPUN PERFECT.
OKAY.
YOU SHOULD BE GOOD.
JUST GO SLOW,
AND I'LL JUST WATCH.
Todd: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S ROLL WITH IT.
**
I QUIT JUST BECAUSE I GOT...
I WAS KIND OF FED UP WITH
BULL[BLEEP], BUT, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T WANT TO END
THE SEASON LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOT,
AND, HOPEFULLY, WE CAN DIG IN
AND GET THIS WASH PLANT GOING.
**
Roberts: WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
I'M SURE THERE'S BETTER WAYS.
I WOULD TRACK A LITTLE SLOWER
FOR STARTS,
SO MY GUY ON THE LEAD LINE HERE
WASN'T GETTING
HIS ARM JERKED OFF.
Narrator:
THE LAST LEG OF THE JOURNEY,
A STEEP INCLINE
UP TO THE FEEDER PAD.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE YOUR
TRACKS WHEN YOU'RE SETTING IT?
RIGHT HERE, OR ARE YOU GOING
TO GET UP THERE
AND SWING SIDEWAYS?
I'M GOING TO TURN AROUND
AND THEN BACK UP THAT HILL.
THEN THE WHOLE THING WILL
BE GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
HIS PLAN IS, HE'S GOING TO
BACK UP WITH THE LOAD, GET IT,
YOU KNOW,
GET HIS TRACKS UP ON HERE,
SWING OVER, DROP IT ON.
IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
OKAY, HUNTER.
DIRECT ME UP THERE.
Straighten your tracks.
TO THE LEFT.
TO YOUR LEFT.
**
KEEP COMING
STRAIGHT BACK.
I FEEL LIKE
I'M GOING TO FALL FORWARD.
NOW PICK UP THE LOAD
AND BRING IT CLOSER TO YOU,
AND THEN THAT'LL GIVE YOU
MORE REACH TO BACK UP.
OKAY. HANG ON.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
[ CREAKING ]
**
YOU'RE, LIKE,
ON THE TIPS OF YOUR TRACKS.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO GO BACK.
**
YOU GOT TO CURL
YOUR BUCKET IN.
I CAN'T.
DON'T DO THAT. DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T DO THAT.
THIS THING IS TOO HEAVY
FOR ME TO CONTROL.
[ GRUNTS ]
**
**
WATCH OUT!
**
**
Hunter: WATCH OUT!
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON, MAN?
IT'S NOT THAT
[BLEEP] DIFFICULT.
Hunter: YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
WENT BACKWARDS.
YOU'RE [BLEEP] STUPID.
DUDE. LISTEN.
WHEN I SWING...
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
WHY WOULD YOU GO BACKWARDS?
WHEN I SWING,
THIS WILL BE PERFECT.
OKAY? YEAH, IT WILL BE.
NO.
TRUST ME.
Hunter: HE ALWAYS WANTS TO DO IT
THE TODD WAY
INSTEAD OF THE HUNTER
WAY, SO...
TRUST ME. I NEED TO BACK UP
JUST A FOOT AT A TIME.
TAKE YOUR TRACKS
TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY.
Roberts: OTHER RIGHT.
THAT WAY OR NO?
TO THE RIGHT OF YOU, THE FRONT
OF YOUR TRACKS TO THE RIGHT.
THERE WE GO,
ABOUT FRICKING TIME.
Narrator: TODD IS ON THE PAD
AND FINALLY READY TO LIFT
THE FEEDER INTO PLACE.
**
**
IT LOOKS SOLID?
Ibarra: IT LOOKS GOOD.
SO LET'S GET IT LIFTED UP
OVER THE SCREEN,
AND WE'LL GET
THE BACK ONES IN, TODD.
OKAY.
SOUNDS GOOD.
OKAY.
GOOD?
COME DOWN?
LET IT GO DOWN.
Narrator: MECHANIC JUAN COMES IN
TO DIRECT THIS CRITICAL STAGE.
[BLEEP], MAN.
DUDE.
JUST LISTEN TO OUR HAND SIGNALS.
I CAN SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON.
NO. YOU CAN'T SEE [BLEEP]
BEHIND THAT LEG.
WE'RE TRYING TO
GET THAT INNER --
I CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON
IF YOU STAND BACK,
I CAN PUT IT RIGHT ON THERE.
TODD.
GO THAT WAY JUST A LITTLE BIT.
Hunter: RIGHT THERE,
GET THAT LIP IN.
[BLEEP]
IF YOU [BLEEP]
WOULD HAVE CHAINED IT LEVEL,
IT'D BE FINE.
WE NEED TO RIG IT,
SO IT AIN'T LIKE THIS.
IT'S LIKE THIS.
YOU SEE?
LET ME PUT IT ON.
I'LL DROP IT IN RIGHT NOW.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE CHAINS.
NO, YOU WON'T.
SHORTEN THEM OFF!
AH!
FOR [BLEEP] SAKES!
THIS [BLEEP] IS HEAVY.
IT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.
IT'S HOT.
YOU CAN'T BREATHE, SO, YEAH.
IT KIND OF SUCKS.
Ibarra: HE'S SAYING THAT ISSUE
IS THAT THE LOAD IS NOT LEVELED,
BUT THE OTHER THING IS, TOO,
HE DOESN'T LISTEN
TO ANYBODY ON THE GROUND.
Hunter: IT'S ALWAYS OUR
[BLEEP] FAULT WHY NOTHING WORKS.
Ibarra:
ARE WE TRYING TO MOVE THIS
[BLEEP] THING OR AREN'T WE?
UP THERE FACEBOOKING, MAN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH JEFF
LIKES DOING THESE CHAINS.
YOU PROBABLY
WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND,
BEING IN YOUR CAB
ALL THE TIME.
**
Narrator:
TODD GIVES IT ONE MORE SHOT.
OKAY.
JUAN, YOU READY?
HOLD THE TAGLINE.
PUT SOME PRESSURE
ON THE TAGLINE.
THERE YOU GO.
HOLD ON.
**
**
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
Ibarra: THERE IT IS.
LET IT DOWN.
THAT'S GOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT WAS BY THE BOOK.
THAT WAS A BY-THE-BOOK
LIFT, PERFECT.
THIS [BLEEP]
IS WHAT I DON'T LIKE.
IT'S NOT FUN.
IT'S JUST STUPID,
AND I'M NOT GOING TO DO THIS
EVERY DAY, SO...
Todd: HE NEEDS TO NOT ACT LIKE
HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T.
I DON'T KNOW.
HE NEEDS TO BE QUIET.
HE NEEDS TO DO WHAT I SAY.
THEN I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHY I CAME BACK, HONESTLY.
**
**
**
I HATE BOATS.
Narrator:
IN DAWSON CITY, TONY BEETS
HAS HIT ANOTHER MAJOR OBSTACLE
IN MOVING HIS SECOND DREDGE.
HIS MEGA BARGE, THE JASMINE B,
IS OUT OF COMMISSION.
AND WE'RE NOT
GETTING TO THISTLE.
**
**
THREE WEEKS AGO...
WHOA!
**
THERE'S A LOT OF WATER
COMING IN THOSE PROP SHOPS.
**
**
UNTIL TONY CAN DRY-DOCK
THE JASMINE B,
HE HAS NO WAY TO GET HIS 50-TON
CRANE TO HIS SECOND DREDGE.
**
**
**
**
**
IT WAS A REAL [BLEEP] ROUND
WITH THAT PUMP, BUT, YOU KNOW,
ONCE WE GOT IT MOVING
AND GOT THE CUT DRAINING,
I MEAN, SINCE THEN,
WE'VE MOVED A TON OF DIRT.
Narrator: AFTER SIX DAYS
OF DIGGING, PARKER AND HIS CREW
ARE OVER 20 FEET DOWN
IN THE LAST CUT,
BUT THEY'RE WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE.
Rick:
WE'RE INTO THE OVERBURDEN,
BUT NOBODY HAS ANY IDEA
HOW DEEP IT IS.
IT COULD BE THREE FEET.
IT COULD BE 30 FEET
OF OVERBURDEN.
ARE WE ALMOST DONE?
BECAUSE I'M HUNGRY.
ANOTHER COUPLE OF MINUTES HERE,
LET ME FLATTEN THIS OFF
AND BACK YOU IN HERE,
AND WE'LL CALL HER A DAY.
**
HOLD ON.
JUST HOLD ON.
OH.
THAT KIND OF FEELS
A BIT DIFFERENT.
**
OH.
OH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU START TO SEE
BIGGER ROCKS LIKE THIS,
I THINK THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND IT'S THAWED, SO I THINK
WE MIGHT BE IN BUSINESS HERE.
Narrator: PARKER'S 5,000-OUNCE
$6 MILLION SEASON GOAL
DEPENDS ON THIS TEST PAN.
Parker: I REALLY NEED THIS
TO BE A GOOD PAN
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
NOWHERE ELSE TO GO
OTHER THAN THIS CUT.
YEAH, I MEAN, A GOOD PAN
SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 10 COLORS,
SO THAT'S KIND OF
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
**
COME LOOK AT THIS.
THAT'S ONE PAN.
Rick: WHAT?! OH!
LOOK AT THAT CHUNK.
16 COLORS.
NO WAY.
DUDE, NORMALLY YOU CAN'T PAN
A FLAKE, EITHER,
AND THERE'S LIKE
2,000 OUNCES IN A CUT,
SO, IF YOU DID THAT,
IT MUST BE REALLY GOOD.
-SO THAT'S AWESOME.
-AND THAT'S BIG STUFF.
YEAH.
THE LAST CUT MAY NOT BE THE LAST
CUT IF IT HOLDS OUT LIKE THIS.
JUST JOKING!
I'M BACK!
I'LL BE DOWN HERE.
**
**
Hunter:
I'M GOING TO TRY TO CLEAN UP
AND KIND OF SQUARE UP THIS AREA
WHERE WE'RE GOING
TO PUT THE SLUICES.
Narrator: AFTER TODD'S DEBACLE
WITH HOLY ROLLERS FEEDER,
SON HUNTER HAS STEPPED IN
TO TAKE CHARGE
OF THE SLUICE-BOX INSTALLATION.
THEY'RE TRYING
TO GET THE SLUICES LEVEL
AND AT THE RIGHT ANGLE.
IT NEEDS TO HAVE A FOUR-FOOT
DROP FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
Narrator: HUNTER'S PLAN --
GET THE 16-BY-20-FOOT SLUICE BOX
LEVEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE,
THEN CREATE A ONE-IN-FIVE FALL,
SO IT WILL CATCH
GOLD EFFECTIVELY.
FINALLY, HE'LL INSERT THE CHUTE
THAT CONNECTS IT TO THE TROMMEL.
**
**
**
THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DO IT.
NO.
HE'S DOING IT BACKWARDS.
THIS IS ALL --
THIS ISN'T GOING TO WORK.
MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY.
YEAH, HUNTER.
DRAG THAT CHUTE OVER
AND GO FROM THERE.
WHY WOULD WE DO THAT?
DUDE, UNTIL WE GET THIS RIGHT,
WE CAN'T EVEN PUT THE SLUICE IN.
GET THE CHUTE.
I'M PUTTING THE CHUTE ON FIRST!
THEN I'M GOING TO
BUILD OFF OF THAT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
SET THE SLUICES FIRST,
AND THEN PUT THE CHUTE ON.
THAT CHUTE'S
GOING IN NEXT.
HUNTER'S 18, AND HE THINKS
HE KNOWS BETTER THAN ME,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
SOMETIMES HE DOES.
MOST OF THE TIME, HE DOES NOT.
GOING TO DO IT MY WAY NOW.
Narrator:
TODD GETS THE CHUTE IN FIRST.
THEN HE HAS TO INSTALL
THE SLUICES AND, CRUCIALLY,
GET THE WHOLE THING
AT THE OPTIMUM ANGLE.
IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S WORKING.
PUT THAT LEVEL ON THERE, HUNTER.
SEE IF IT'S LEVEL.
IT'S NOT AT ALL.
HOW BAD?
THE WHOLE THING IS TWEAKED.
THERE'S NOT A SINGLE PIECE
THAT'S LEVEL ON THE WHOLE BOX.
ROUND TWO.
WHERE'S THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS
ON THIS STUPID THING?
HO.
THAT'S A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
UGH. THAT WHOLE DAMN TOP THING
MOVED AGAIN.
ON THIS TYPE OF DEAL,
YOU GIVE ME ONE CHAIN.
I WANT ONE CHAIN
AND THEN ONE CHAIN,
NOT ONE WHERE I'M SLIDING
BACK AND FORTH, YOU KNOW?
NO.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT.
I DON'T THINK
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
YOU GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THIS,
A LITTLE BIT OF FRONT,
A LITTLE BIT OF BACK.
YOU'RE CHASING YOUR TAIL
A LITTLE BIT.
YOU CAN SQUARE THE CHUTE UP, AND
THEN YOU GO TO MOVE A SLUICE,
AND IT MESSES EVERYTHING
BACK UP AGAIN.
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
I GOT TO KEEP FIDDLING WITH IT
UNTIL WE GET IT IN PLACE.
THAT'S HOW IT GOES.
NO. THIS IS NEVER HOW
IT SHOULD GO AT ALL.
Narrator: ROUND THREE, TODD OPTS
FOR SOME PRECISION ENGINEERING.
[ METAL CLANGING LOUDLY ]
Hunter: [BLEEP]
THIS IS HORRIBLE.
WE'RE TWISTING
THE WHOLE PACKAGE!
WE JUST TWISTED
THE WHOLE BED.
IT'S GOING TO KEEP
HAPPENING ALL DAY.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT
JUST FINE-TUNED.
WE CAN'T MOVE
EVERY LITTLE PIECE,
AND IT'S NOT GOING TO
JUST SQUARE ITSELF UP.
YEAH, IT WILL.
DUDE, I'M ABOUT [BLEEP] DONE
WITH [BLEEP] AROUND WITH THIS
BECAUSE THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY NOT
THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT.
HEY. HUNTER, GRAB THE QUAD,
AND LET'S GET SOME BLOCKS.
YOU GO GET THEM.
IT'S YOUR PROJECT.
NO.
IT'S YOURS.
HUNTER.
SEE YOU.
**
Narrator: COMING UP...
U.S. DOLLAR BILL IS
EXACTLY 6 INCHES.
WE'RE SHOWING
DEAD-ON LEVEL.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
**
**
WHERE'S MY DOUGHNUT?
[ MOANS ]
IF TODD AND I DO HAVE
ONE THING IN COMMON,
IT'S THAT WE BOTH PROBABLY
LOVE A GOOD DOUGHNUT.
Narrator:
AFTER A LIFETIME OF DOUGHNUTS,
TODD IS GOING COLD TURKEY.
I CAN'T EAT THEM.
I'M ON A DIET.
I'M A WEEK IN,
AND THAT'LL JUST KILL IT.
NO.
BITE IT.
I'M NOT DOING IT.
DEAR GOD, DO IT!
NO, I'M NOT DOING IT.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
GET BEHIND ME, SATAN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
**
I SEE WHY TODD WANTED ME
TO COME UP HERE.
THEY'RE CROOKED,
AREN'T THEY?
[ SCOFFS ]
IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
Narrator: AT THE HOLY ROLLER,
TODD HAS ASKED FREDDY
TO FINE-TUNE
HIS FINELY TUNED SLUICE BOX.
TWICE AS LONG TO DO IT
AFTER IT'S [BLEEP] UP
THAN IF IT WAS DONE RIGHT
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I'M GOING TO GO GET SOME IRON
AND SEE WHAT I CAN...
FREDDY'S FIX -- WELD A 300-POUND
LENGTH OF 4x4 STEEL
TO MAKE THE SLUICE BOX
ONE CONNECTED UNIT.
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET IT FOUR
WAYS ON TWO DIFFERENT PIECES,
IT'LL BE ALL ONE PIECE, AND
IT'LL BE A LOT EASIER TO LEVEL.
WE'VE GOT THEM TIED
TOGETHER AT THE TOP,
SO NOW WE'LL TRY TO START
LEVELING THEM OUT.
Narrator: FREDDY CRIBS UP
THE LOWEST CORNER
AND IS READY TO CHECK THE ANGLE.
U.S. DOLLAR BILL
IS EXACTLY 6 INCHES.
[ WHISTLING ]
WE'RE SHOWING DEAD-ON LEVEL.
SHE'S GOOD, LOG.
IT'S RIGHT ON.
[ LAUGHS ] ARE YOU TELLING ME
THE WHOLE THING IS GOOD?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
[ CONTINUES WHISTLING ]
**
**
Todd: WHAT'S UP?
ARE YOU OKAY?
I'M NOT GOING TO DO THIS
EVERY DAY?
DO WHAT?
ALWAYS HAVE TO
GET IN AN ARGUMENT WITH YOU
WHERE YOU NEVER WANT TO LISTEN
TO ME WHEN YOU'RE IN A MACHINE,
AND THEN YOU YELL AT ME
ABOUT EVERY MOVE
I MAKE
WHEN I'M IN A MACHINE.
YOU DON'T.
YOU PROBABLY DON'T NEED ME.
IF I'M GOING TO BE THERE
AND PUT IN THE HOURS,
THEN I NEED TO BE
LISTENED TO.
WELL, I LISTEN BETTER
THAN MY DAD LISTENED,
SO I'VE COME
A LONG WAYS.
OKAY?
I LOVE YOU.
DUDE. NO. THAT'S A --
YOU KNOW A LOT.
THAT'S AN EASY OUT FOR YOU.
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S ALWAYS FUNNY
TO YOU, BUT...
IT'S NOT FUNNY.
MAYBE I NEED TO
LISTEN MORE.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S BEEN A HARD SUMMER,
AND YOU KNOW HOW FAR BEHIND
IN THE GOLD WE ARE.
I JUST WANT TO GET THIS THING
MAKING GOLD AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
SO DO I.
IF I DIDN'T CARE,
I WOULDN'T HAVE CAME BACK.
LET'S MEET
EACH OTHER HALFWAY.
THE ONLY WAY FOR US TO WIN IS
IF WE STOP ARGUING AND FIGHTING.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT,
LOVE YOU, MAN.
RIGHT NOW, ME AND MY DAD
ARE BOTH HOOKED UP
TO THE TROMMEL DRUM,
JUST GOT TO GO SLOW, BE CAREFUL.
WE CAN'T EFF THIS UP.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.
NARRATOR: FATHER AND SON
HAVE PROMISED TO WORK TOGETHER
WITH ONE FINAL MANEUVER,
THE VITAL TROMMEL LIFT.
THE FACT IS, WE JUST HAVE TO
GET RUNNING AS SOON AS WE CAN.
THIS HASN'T BEEN AN EASY SETUP,
BUT NO MATTER HOW MAD
I GET AT HIM,
I CAN'T EVER REALLY STAY MAD.
Todd: YOU KNOW WHAT?
EVERYTHING ASIDE, PRETTY COOL.
WATCHING HIM GROW UP, YOU KNOW?
**
THEY'RE IN PERFECT
POSITION RIGHT NOW.
IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
THIS IS, LIKE,
AN EXCAVATOR WALTZ.
YEAH,
I CAN'T TRACK ANYMORE,
SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE
ALL BOOM.
YOU'RE GOOD.
JUST BACK IT UP.
SET IT RIGHT THERE.
THERE YOU GO.
GO STRAIGHT IN, GUYS.
KEEP SWINGING
AT THE SAME TIME.
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
HOLD IT.
YEP. RIGHT THERE. BINGO.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH!
ALL RIGHT.
[ EXHALES HEAVILY ]
THAT ACTUALLY WORKED
PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator:
THE HOFFMANS' THIRD WASH PLANT
IS FINALLY READY TO ROLL.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
GOOD JOB, TREY, ANDY, HUNTER.
THANKS, MAN.
YEAH.
THANKS FOR COMING BACK.
MAN, I DON'T WANT TO SOUND
CHEESY OR PUT YOU ON THE SPOT,
HUNTER, BUT THAT WAS
A THING OF BEAUTY WATCHING YOU
AND POPS BRING THAT UP THE HILL
AND SET HER INTO PLACE.
IT JUST FEELS RIGHT.
I'M GLAD TO BE BACK, GUYS.
LET'S GO KICK SOME ASS
BEFORE THE SNOW FALLS, HUH?
LET'S DO IT.
YEAH. LET'S DO IT.
YOU KNOW, GOLD ISN'T
EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD,
BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
MY SON IS, AND HE COULDN'T
HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB.
HE COULDN'T HAVE CAME BACK
AT A BETTER TIME,
AND I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY.
IT WAS A GOOD DAY.
BRING IT IN, MAN.
WHOO!
**
**
WE'LL RUN THIS OUT, AND SHUT
THE PLANT DOWN, SEE WHAT WE GOT.
Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER,
IT'S TIME FOR PARKER'S
WEEKLY CLEANUP.
HEY, GUYS.
HEY.
HI.
YO, YO.
Doumitt: HERE WE GO.
Narrator:
SLUICIFER IS DOWN, SO BIG RED
HAS TO DELIVER ALL THE GOLD.
SHOULD WE SEE WHAT THIS IS?
GO FOR IT, RICK.
TO STAY ON TRACK FOR HIS
5,000-OUNCE SEASON,
PARKER NEEDS EVERY CLEANUP
TO DELIVER 175 OUNCES.
248.8.
YEAH.
STILL GOING.
BEAUTIFUL.
Narrator: WORTH ALMOST $300,000,
BIG RED DELIVERS
RICK'S BIGGEST
CLEANUP OF THE SEASON.
GOOD JOB, MAN.
THANKS, BUDDY.
GEEZ.
THAT'S AWESOME.
YEAH.
THAT BRINGS US A SEASON
TOTAL OF 3,851 OUNCES.
YEAH!
JUST 1,100 TO GO.
Narrator: PARKER'S GOLD TOTAL
IS NOW OVER $4.5 MILLION.
Rick: IF BIG RED KEEPS DOING
ITS THING AND ALASKA DELIVERS
LIKE IT'S LOOKING LIKE
IT'S GOING TO, [BLEEP], MAN.
WE'LL WALK ALL OVER 5,000.
THIS WEEK, THE GUYS DID A REALLY
GOOD JOB OF GETTING THE LAST CUT
DOWN TO PAY, AND, I MEAN,
I HAD ONE OF THE BEST PANS
I'VE EVER DONE OVER THERE,
SO I'M PRETTY PUMPED ABOUT
THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO WHAT COMES OUT OF THE GROUND.
COME ON!
Rick:
RIGHT NOW, IT'S DINNERTIME.
THINGS JUST GOT
REALLY COMPLICATED.
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...
I'VE GOT MYSELF IN
A PRETTY BAD SPOT HERE.
OH, NO!
YOU WANT TO REDO THE WHOLE
[BLEEP] THING?
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
SO YOU GUYS FIND THE PROBLEM?
IT'S MY CUT.
IT'S MY [BLEEP] UP.
SO I SHOULD BE THE ONE
TO FIX IT.
HOLY ROLLER,
THERE SHE GOES.
THE TROMMEL IS RUNNING.
SO FAR, SO GOOD.
FIRST CLEANUP IS
GOING TO BE AWESOME.
WHOO-HOO!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WE NEED A MEDIC DOWN HERE.