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Narrator: WAY UP IN THE FROZEN NORTH...
WHEE!
Narrator: ...THREE MINING CREWS ARE IN A MAD DASH...
BRING 'EM IN.
...TO GET GOLD BEFORE THE BIG FREEZE SHUTS THEM DOWN.
Turin: THIS IS THE LAST TRICK I HAVE UP MY SLEEVE, IS RIGHT HERE.
Narrator: WITH JUST WEEKS LEFT TO MINE THE KLONDIKE,
THE HOFFMAN CREW IS ONLY HALFWAY TO THEIR 1,000-OUNCE GOAL.
WE'RE GONNA RUN IT ALL.
Narrator: OUT OF PAY DIRT,
TODD MAKES A DESPERATE AND DANGEROUS MOVE
TO SAVE THEIR SEASON.
[ HORN BLARES ]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
I WANT THE 1,000 OUNCES,
BUT I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO DIE IN THE PROCESS.
Narrator: AND AT THE BIG NUGGET MINE...
I CAN'T JUST LAY EVERYBODY OFF.
Narrator: ...PARKER SCHNABEL FINALLY FINDS OUT
IF HIS GRANDPA'S HOT TIP IS A BIG BUST OR A BONANZA.
NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED.
AT PORCUPINE CREEK,
"DAKOTA" FRED SUFFERS A SERIOUS INJURY.
[BLEEP]
I HEARD IT SNAP -- SOMETHING GO "POP!"
Narrator: IT COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF HIS SEASON.
I WOULD HATE TO SAY THAT I JUST QUIT RIGHT AT THE VERY END.
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AT INDIAN RIVER IN THE KLONDIKE,
THE HOFFMAN CREW'S SEASON IS COMING TO A CLOSE.
WITH ABOUT TWO WEEKS LEFT,
THE CREW HAS LITTLE OVER 500
OF THE 1,000 OUNCES THEY WANT THIS SEASON.
ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME WHAT YOU CAN.
HEY, DAVE, I'VE SCRATCHED ABOUT AS MUCH AS I CAN.
IT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT.
OH, CRAP.
YOU GOT THE LAST LOAD OF THIS PIT, MAN.
NICE AND EASY ON THE WAY OUT.
DON'T WANT YOU SPILLING NOTHING, MAN.
10-4.
THE BENCH CUT IS ALMOST FINISHED.
Turin: JUST RUNNING OUT OF PAY.
DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
Narrator: GREG RUNS THE LAST OF THE STOCKPILED DIRT.
Remsburg: YEAH, THIS IS THE END OF THE MATERIAL RIGHT HERE
THAT I'M LOADING UP.
CLOSING ANOTHER CHAPTER.
Narrator: WITH NOTHING TO RUN, THE CREW HAS NO OPTION BUT TO SHUT DOWN.
THAT'S IT! SHUT HER DOWN!
THEY WON'T RUN THE WASH PLANT AGAIN THIS SEASON
UNLESS THE HOFFMAN CREW CAN FIND SOME NEW PAY DIRT.
IN DESPERATION, FRED DODGE PANS THE OLD CUTS,
LOOKING FOR ANY GOLD THE CREW MISSED.
Dodge: NOTHING.
NO COLOR THERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF AREAS IN HERE THERE'S NO GOLD LEFT.
NOTHING.
DAVE, I'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT'S PROBABLY PRETTY IMPORTANT
I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT.
Turin: WHAT'S UP, FRED?
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS, DAVE.
WE NEED SOMETHING SPECIAL, FRED.
HERE WE'VE GOT GOLD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY. NOW, THAT'S A PAN RIGHT THERE.
WHOA.
I WAS DOWN HERE, DOING A BUNCH OF TEST PANS,
AND I'M NOTICING THAT THERE COULD BE
A GOOD CHANNEL BACK HERE THAT COULD CARRY BETTER GOLD.
Narrator: FRED BELIEVES THAT HE HAS FOUND THE NARROW GOLD CHANNEL
THAT THEY MISSED ON THE SLOPE BETWEEN CUT 1 AND THE BENCH CUT.
WELL, IT'S A GAME CHANGER. FRED GOT HIS BEST PANS.
HE HAD 50 COLORS IN OVER THERE, AND IT WAS CHUNKY.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA GET OUR OTHER 500 OUNCES
OUT OF INDIAN RIVER.
GOOD CALL, FRED.
THANKS, DAVE.
Narrator: DAVE HAS NO TIME TO LOSE.
HE HAS TO GET 10 FEET DOWN TO THE PAY
SO THE CREW CAN ONCE AGAIN FIRE UP THE WASH PLANT.
Todd: PRETTY AWESOME. IT MEANS WE GOT GOLD.
WE'VE GOT TO HIT IT, MAN. WE WANT IT.
HOPEFULLY IT'S AS GOOD AS WE THINK.
AND [CLICKS TONGUE] 1,000 OUNCES, HERE WE COME.
Turin: THIS IS THE LAST BIG PUSH RIGHT HERE.
I'VE GOT TO GET THIS CLEARED.
I'VE GOT TO TAKE THE CHANCE
ON GETTING GOLD OUT OF THIS LITTLE CHANNEL,
'CAUSE WITHOUT IT,
I JUST KNOW WE'RE NOT GONNA GET TO 1,000 OUNCES.
Narrator: THIS GROUND HAS BEEN EXPOSED AND THAWING FOR MONTHS,
SO DAVE IS ABLE TO DIG THE FIRST 8 FEET OF OVERBURDEN.
BUT JUST AS HE STARTS TO HIT PAY...
Turin: [BLEEP]
Narrator: ...HE IS STOPPED DEAD IN HIS TRACKS.
Turin: [BLEEP]
GROUND IS HARDER THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER MINED.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST LIKE RIPPING CONCRETE WITH AN EXCAVATOR --
SO SOLID. IT'S JUST FROZEN ICE AND GRAVEL.
TODD, I GOT NOTHING, MAN.
Narrator: TODD ARRIVES TO CHECK ON PROGRESS.
HOW'S IT GOING HERE?
I MEAN, EVERYWHERE I'M GOING, TODD, WE'RE AT FROZEN PAY.
I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE I'M SCRAPING THIS.
THIS IS WHAT I'M GETTING.
IT'S ALL ICE.
IT'S ALL...
...ICE.
ICE.
YOU CAN SEE THE ICE HERE.
WHEN YOUR PAY DIRT STOPS THAWING OUT, I MEAN, THAT'S IT.
THAT'S THE END. SO...
I THINK I'M GONNA CALL IT.
I SAY WE GO AHEAD AND KILL IT.
Todd: I'LL GUARANTEE YOU, WITHOUT THAT CUT,
WE'RE NOT GONNA GO OVER A MILLION BUCKS THIS YEAR
ON THE GOLD, LET ALONE GET 1,000 OUNCES.
Narrator: 600 MILES SOUTH,
ON THE PORCUPINE CREEK CLEAN,
THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE STILL HUNTING
FOR THE BOTTOM OF AN ANCIENT WATERFALL.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THEY'RE 100 FEET DOWN IN THE GLORY HOLE,
AND SPIRITS ARE HIGH.
HI-HO, SILVER! LET'S GO!
Narrator: WITH TWO WEEKS LEFT IN THE MINING SEASON,
THEY HAVE 139 OUNCES, WORTH $22,000.
THEY'RE JUST 21 OUNCES SHORT OF THEIR 160-OUNCE GOAL.
WHOO! WE DIGGIN' NOW!
ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS FINDING THAT BIG, BIG PAYLOAD.
YEAH!
VERY NICE, GUYS.
LOOK AT OUR WORK HERE, YOU GUYS.
I MEAN, THIS IS FANTASTIC.
WE'RE OUT HERE, JUST PUSHING EQUIPMENT TO THE LIMIT --
I MEAN, TO THE REAL LIMIT.
Narrator: ALL SEASON, THE DAKOTA CREW
HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE SLOPE OF AN OLD WATERFALL.
THEY BELIEVE THE MOTHER LODE SITS AT THE BOTTOM.
THEY'RE NOW 30 FEET DEEPER
THAN ANYONE ELSE HAS EVER MINED AT PORCUPINE
AND HAVE HIT A CONCRETE-LIKE LAYER
THAT'S ALMOST TOO TOUGH TO BREAK THROUGH.
THEY'VE HAD TO COME UP WITH A NEW TECHNIQUE.
IT TAKES TWO MACHINES TO DIG THIS NOW.
EVERY LAYER YOU GO DOWN, IT GETS HARDER.
WE NEED A RIPPER AND WE NEED A MOVER.
FRED'S THE MOVER. I'M THE RIPPER.
WE NEED EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: DUSTIN USES THE TEETH OF THE BEDROCK SHARK BUCKET
TO BREAK UP THE ROCK-LIKE MATERIAL.
THEN FRED USES THE LARGER BUCKET ON HIS 340 TO REMOVE IT.
KIND OF LIKE A DANCE. TWO PEOPLE REAL CLOSE TOGETHER.
GOT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
Dustin: [ LAUGHS ]
GETTING A LITTLE TIGHT IN HERE. MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS.
I GOT ONE WALL ON ONE SIDE
AND A BIG DAMN EXCAVATOR ON THE OTHER SIDE.
I'M NOT SURE WHO I'M WORRIED ABOUT MORE -- THE WALL OR FRED.
[ LAUGHS ]
NO FATHER THAN THAT, FRED.
ANY FARTHER THAN THAT, YOU'RE GONNA HIT ME HARD.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, DUSTIN. DIG A LITTLE TO YOUR LEFT.
LOOK. GO SLOW. GO SLOW.
DUSTIN, FOLLOW ME ON OVER. WE'RE TOO CLOSE.
DUSTIN, FOLLOW ME OVER. COME ON.
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
I DON'T THINK WE CAN DIG ANYMORE.
LOOK, THIS IS [BLEEP] THE HOLE IS TOO TIGHT.
THERE AIN'T NO MORE TWO EXCAVATORS DOWN HERE PERIOD.
WE NEED TO RETHINK HOW WE'RE GONNA DIG IT OUT OF THERE.
NO MORE DANCING.
Narrator: FRED AND DUSTIN DECIDE TO CALL IT QUITS.
IT'S JUST TOO TIGHT FOR TWO EXCAVATORS.
THEY ARE NOW DOWN SO DEEP
THAT EVEN GETTING OUT OF THE HOLE IS DANGEROUS.
HEY, FRED, GIVE ME A SECOND TO SPIN AROUND.
I'M HITTING THE WALL.
Dustin: TODAY'S THE LAST DAY
WE'RE GONNA PUT TWO EXCAVATORS IN A HOLE AT THE SAME TIME.
IT'S TOO TIGHT DOWN THERE.
IT'S JUST TOO CLOSE AND TOO DANGEROUS.
WE'RE GONNA END UP GETTING HURT. SO...WE CAN'T DO IT.
IN NEED OF A NEW PLAN, DUSTIN DECIDES TO RERUN OLD MATERIAL.
WE'RE TRYING TO RUN SOME OF OUR OLD TAILINGS
THAT WE'VE ALREADY RUN BEFORE.
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
Narrator: AS HE BRIEFS MELODY ON THE PLAN, DUSTIN GETS AN URGENT CALL.
YEAH, FRED?
[BLEEP]
FRED IS HURT.
Fred: [BLEEP]
Dustin: YOU FELL, DIDN'T YOU?
WHAT DID YOU BREAK?
I MEAN, IT LANDED HARD.
I HEARD IT SNAP -- SOMETHING GO "POP!"
I DON'T KNOW IF MY ANKLE IS BROKE OR WHAT.
FRED HAS FALLEN FROM HIS EXCAVATOR
AND SEVERELY INJURED HIS LOWER LEG.
Fred: I CAN'T DO IT.
USE ME. PUT YOUR ARM OVER ME.
PUT YOUR ARM OVER ME.
ALL RIGHT.
THE PAIN ALMOST MADE ME THROW UP.
JUST HAVE A SEAT.
BOY, IS IT SWELLING UP.
IT'S HOTTER THAN HELL.
IT WAS ON WHICH SIDE, FRED?
IT'S BOTH SIDES ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
LET THE ICE KILL THE SWELLING,
AND THEN YOU NEED SIX WEEKS
TO GET THAT THING TO WORK RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS,
BUT YOU JUST PUT YOURSELF DOWN FOR SIX WEEKS.
THAT'S HOW IT IS.
[ GROANS ]
FRED'S A TOUGH GUY. HE'S MADE FOR WORK.
HE'S GONNA TAKE THIS INJURY PRETTY BAD.
THIS ISN'T GONNA GO OVER WELL WITH US.
HE'S DOWN FOR THE SEASON.
Narrator: AT PORCUPINE CREEK IN ALASKA,
MINE BOSS DAKOTA FRED IS DOWN WITH A SUSPECTED BROKEN ANKLE.
BUT THE DAKOTA CREW IS STILL 21 OUNCES SHORT OF THEIR GOAL.
HE'S DOWN FOR THE SEASON. [BLEEP]
WELL...
JUST GET OVER IT.
YEAH.
WE'LL START DIGGING.
TO HIT THEIR TARGET,
DUSTIN HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO CONQUER THE GLORY HOLE ALONE.
Dustin: I'M JUST GONNA KEEP ON.
I CAN DO IT.
I GAVE FRED MY WORD THAT I'D GET INTO 160 OUNCES AT LEAST
THIS YEAR, AND I WILL.
Narrator: DUSTIN NOW HAS TO DIG
THE HARDEST MATERIAL THEY HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED AT PORCUPINE
ON HIS OWN.
COME ON.
[ GROANS ]
I KEEP HAVING THESE FANTASIES
ABOUT FINDING 300, 400 OUNCES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS WATERFALL.
I NEED TO DIG THIS HOLE DOWN.
THAT STUFF'S HARD. IT'S LIKE CONCRETE.
I CAN'T STAND IT RIGHT NOW.
IT JUST FEELS LIKE A HELL OF A WAR.
ME AGAINST THIS DAMN HOLE RIGHT NOW.
[BLEEP]
IT'S JUST TOO HARD TO DIG.
SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
THIS IS A FRED THING RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS WHERE FRED'S 40 YEARS OR SO OF EXCAVATOR EXPERIENCE
JUST COMES IN HANDY.
Narrator: THE DIRT IS TOO TOUGH.
DUSTIN CALLS IT A DAY...
BUT FRED'S REFUSING TO QUIT.
WHAT'S THAT, FRED?
OKAY, I GET IT. YOU'RE A TOUGH GUY. I GET IT.
BUT WE DON'T NEED YOU TO BE OUT HERE ALL CRIPPLED UP.
SO JUST LET IT GO.
FRED IGNORES HIS SON AND THE PAIN
AND RETURNS TO THE DIG SITE.
FRED, WE'VE DUG AS FAR AS WE CAN.
THE HOLE IS DONE. IT'S TOO TIGHT DOWN THERE.
I CAN'T DIG ANY FARTHER. IT'S OVER WITH.
THERE'S ONE MORE THING THAT I'VE GOT TO DO.
I WANT TO GET THAT BOTTOM OF THAT WATERFALL.
WE'RE DONE DIGGING, FRED.
I WOULD HATE TO SAY THAT I JUST QUIT RIGHT AT THE VERY END.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S DOWN THERE.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
ARE WE OBSESSED? NO.
THE INJURY ON MY ANKLE IS PRETTY ROUGH,
BUT I SET OUT A GOAL TO DOUBLE WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR
ANY WAY I CAN,
TO SEE IF WE CAN POSSIBLY GET UP THERE
AND PUSH IT TO THE BITTER END.
Narrator: FRED'S ANKLE MAY BE BROKEN, BUT HIS SPIRIT ISN'T.
Fred: GONNA GIVE IT ONE LAST TRY.
Narrator: ACROSS THE CREEK, AT THE BIG NUGGET MINE,
18-YEAR-OLD MINE BOSS PARKER SCHNABEL
IS JUST OVER HALFWAY TO HIS 300-OUNCE GOAL -- 161 OUNCES,
WORTH OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
BUT THE BIG FREEZE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER,
AND HE'S COMPLETELY OUT OF GROUND.
Parker: YOU WANT TO KNOW MY PROBLEM?
I'M STARTING TO RUN OUT OF IDEAS AND PLACES TO DIG.
CAN'T JUST LAY EVERYBODY OFF.
I TOLD THEM THAT I'D KEEP THEM ON THE PAYROLL
THROUGH THE END OF THE SEASON, AND I'M GONNA DO THAT, YOU KNOW.
AND THE PROBLEM WITH ME IS I HAVE TO FIND OUT
WHERE THAT MONEY TO PAY THEM IS GONNA COME FROM.
Narrator: PARKER THINKS HE'S MINED EVERY LAST BIT OF BIG NUGGET GROUND,
BUT TO BE SURE, HE BRINGS IN GRANDPA, JOHN SCHNABEL.
SO, WE DUG QUITE THE HOLE HERE.
[ CHUCKLES ] THAT IS A BIG HOLE.
THE FIRST THING HIS GRANDPA WANTS TO SEE
IS WHERE PARKER'S BEEN MINING ON AND OFF ALL SEASON --
THE PIT AT EMERSON TRENCH.
OH!
YOU MADE QUITE AN IMPRESSION ON THIS PILE OF DIRT.
THE PROBLEM IS WE GOT DOWN INTO BEDROCK,
AND THERE'S NO GOLD.
THAT HAPPENS TO LOTS OF PEOPLE AND TO ME, TOO.
I DUG DOWN, GOT NOTHING.
I MOVED OVER 100 FEET. I GOT LOTS.
SO, I MEAN, DO YOU THINK WE JUST WENT IN THE WRONG SPOT?
PARKER, THAT SLOPE INDICATES
THAT THE MAIN CHANNEL IS OVER THAT WAY,
AND YOU'LL COME ACROSS IT PRETTY SOON.
EARLIER IN THE SEASON,
PARKER MINED THE SECTION OF EMERSON TOWARDS THE CREEK
BUT FOUND NOTHING.
GRANDPA JOHN IS CONVINCED
THAT THE SLOPING BEDROCK FARTHEST FROM THE CREEK
INDICATES THE LOCATION OF AN ANCIENT RIVER CHANNEL.
HE'S CONFIDENT THAT IF THEY MINE ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK WALL,
HE'LL FIND GOLD IN THE RIVER CHANNEL.
THAT MEANS WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DIRT TO MOVE.
NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED.
THAT'S THE OLD SAYING.
Parker: SO, MY GRANDPA THINKS
THAT WE MISSED THE CHANNEL WITH THIS FIRST HOLE,
AND I THINK HE'S PROBABLY RIGHT.
AND WHO CARES HOW LATE IT IS?
YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR DIG, AND THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT,
AND WE'RE GONNA GET EVERY FLAKE OF GOLD.
Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER IN THE KLONDIKE,
THE HOFFMAN CREW IS OUT OF PAY DIRT.
BIG RED, THEIR WASH PLANT, IS SHUT DOWN.
BUT TODD HAS A PLAN.
SO, HERE'S THE DEAL.
INDIAN RIVER'S OUT OF PAY,
BUT WE HAVE GOOD GOLD IN THE CUT AT QUARTZ.
THAT'S OUR ACE IN THE HOLE.
Narrator: TODD HAS 10,000 YARDS OF STOCKPILED QUARTZ CREEK PAY DIRT
THAT HE NEVER RAN.
BUT IT'S A FOUR-MILE ROUND TRIP TO GET IT DOWN TO INDIAN RIVER.
Todd: I'M GONNA SUGGEST SOMETHING TO YOU, DAVE,
AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE IT.
I SAY WE TRUCK CUT 3 FROM QUARTZ
ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE AND RUN IT IN THIS PLANT.
TODD, THAT'S A LONG WAYS AWAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA PENCIL OUT.
THAT'S A LOT OF DIESEL TO BURN.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW MUCH GOLD'S IN THAT?
I FIGURED IT OUT.
IF IT'S ONE OUNCE PER HUNDRED, IT'S WORTH IT.
BUT IF IT'S HALF AN OUNCE PER HUNDRED?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
LET'S TRUCK FOR ONE FRICKIN' DAY.
WE'LL GO IN THE BOX. WE DON'T HAVE GOLD, THAT'S IT.
WE'LL KILL IT, AND THAT'S OUR SEASON.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.
LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.
OKAY.
TODD CALLS HIS CREW TO TAKE THE ROCK TRUCKS UP TO QUARTZ.
LET'S GET ROLLING.
IT'S THE CRAZIEST THING WE'VE DONE ALL YEAR.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DIRT TO MOVE FROM QUARTZ, BUT HERE WE GO.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO, MAN.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS DIRT.
I NEED TO GO TO COLLEGE. I NEED SOME GOLD.
Narrator: IT'LL TAKE FIVE DAYS
TO TRUCK THE 10,000 YARDS OF DIRT FROM QUARTZ TO INDIAN.
THEY'LL BURN THROUGH ROUGHLY $4,000 A DAY IN FUEL.
BUT IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH GOLD IN THE BOX AFTER JUST ONE DAY,
TODD WILL PULL THE PLUG.
YEAH, WE'RE DOWN IN QUARTZ CREEK, CUT 3.
WE'RE FINALLY GONNA BE ABLE TO GET TO RUN IT AFTER ALL THIS TIME.
ALL RIGHT, TODD. I'M READY TO GO, BUD.
BRING 'EM IN.
THERE IT IS.
IT'S OUR FIRST LOAD OF QUARTZ CREEK DIRT GOING OUT.
I GOT TO GET FOUR LOADS PER TRUCK PER HOUR.
Narrator: TO RUN ALL DAY,
BIG RED NEEDS 2,000 YARDS OF DIRT.
TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD AT INDIAN RIVER,
DAVE IS READY TO RUN THE FIRST QUARTZ CREEK DIRT.
HEY, GREG. HOW DID THAT WORK?
REMSBURG: Worked out pretty good. Everything went smooth.
PERFECT. DUMP HER RIGHT THERE.
FIRE IT UP.
QUARTZ CREEK DIRT IS THE ONLY SHOT WE GOT AT 1,000 OUNCES.
WE'VE GOT TO GET IT DONE.
Anderson: [BLEEP] TODD!
Narrator: AFTER FIVE STRAIGHT HOURS OF HAULING DIRT,
STERLING SPOTS A PROBLEM.
[ AIR HISSING ]
YEAH, I GOT A FLAT.
I GOT A GASH IN THE SIDE WALL OF MY TIRE.
IT'S LEAKING AIR.
[BLEEP]
WE DON'T HAVE A SPARE TIRE FOR THESE TRUCKS.
THAT MEANS THIS TRUCK IS COMPLETELY OUT OF COMMISSION.
NOW WE GOT, BASICALLY,
THREE TRUCKS TRYING TO DO THE WORK OF FOUR.
Narrator: THE THREE REMAINING ROCK TRUCKS KICK IT INTO HIGH GEAR
TO MAKE UP FOR THE MISSING VEHICLE.
21-YEAR-OLD LOGAN PUSHES IT TO KEEP BIG RED FED.
HERE WE GO. YEE-HAW.
HEY, KEVIN. NEED TO PULL OVER. I'M FULL, DUDE.
THE ROAD'S NARROW.
KEVIN.
[BLEEP] WHAT THE FRICK?
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
WHOA.
Narrator: LOGAN IS FORCED OFF THE ROAD.
Pierce: [BLEEP]
Narrator: HE AVOIDS A HEAD-ON COLLISION, BUT HIS TRUCK IS DAMAGED.
Pierce: MY TRUCK'S DEAD. WE GOT SOME BIG PROBLEM.
Narrator: UP IN THE KLONDIKE,
TODD'S CONVOY IS DOWN FROM FOUR TRUCKS TO JUST TWO.
Pierce: MY TRUCK'S DEAD. WE GOT SOME BIG PROBLEM.
Narrator: NOW HE CAN'T KEEP BIG RED, HIS WASH PLANT, FED.
I WANT TO PUSH HARD.
I WANT THE 1,000 OUNCES,
BUT I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO DIE IN THE PROCESS.
IF I LOSE TWO ROCK TRUCKS, WE'RE DONE.
My truck is dead. There's no acceleration.
HEY, MITCH? WE GOT LOGAN DOWN HERE, STUCK.
CAN YOU MAYBE GO GIVE IT A PEEK?
BLASCHKE: Yeah. 10-4. I'll be right there.
Narrator: CREW MECHANIC MITCH RACES TO THE STRANDED TRUCK.
WHAT'S GOING ON, LOGAN?
EVERYTHING'S ON. IT'S STILL IN GEAR.
I CAN STOP, AND THEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE, AND IT STILL ROLLS.
IT'S STILL IN GEAR. IT JUST WON'T ACCELERATE.
WHY DON'T YOU GET IN THERE AND HIT THE THROTTLE
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS?
YEAH.
READY?
YEAH. GO FOR IT.
WE GOT NOTHING HOOKED TO THE PEDAL. SO WE LOST A BOLT THERE.
SO IT'S NOT THROWING THE THROTTLE LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
Narrator: RUNNING OFF THE ROAD SHOOK A THROTTLE BOLT LOOSE.
LOOKS LIKE THE BOLT, WHEN IT RATTLED OUT,
JUST FELL RIGHT DOWN HERE BELOW IT ON THE BELLY PAN.
I'M GONNA TRY AND PULL IT OUT,
GET IT HOOKED BACK UP, GET HIM BACK IN ACTION.
GIVE THAT A TRY, LOGAN.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
Narrator: MITCH QUICKLY FIXES THE PROBLEM.
BACK IN ACTION.
YEAH.
THANKS, MAN.
LATER.
IN NO TIME AT ALL, LOGAN IS BACK IN THE GAME.
ONCE AGAIN, THREE TRUCKS HAUL QUARTZ CREEK PAY DIRT.
HEY, DAVE. YOU GOT A COPY?
CAN YOU MEET ME DOWN HERE AT THE SLUICE?
AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN,
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, HUH?
Narrator: TODD MADE A DEAL WITH DAVE.
IF THERE'S LESS THAN ONE OUNCE OF GOLD
IN 100 YARDS OF QUARTZ CREEK PAY DIRT,
THEY'LL GIVE UP HAULING DIRT TO INDIAN RIVER.
THAT COULD MEAN THE END OF THEIR SEASON.
ALL RIGHT, DAVE. WHY DON'T YOU LOOK OVER THERE?
I'LL LOOK OVER HERE. TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.
THERE'S A CHUNK. THAT'S A PIECE OF GOLD, DAVE.
THAT'S A PIECE OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.
HEY, LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THE CHUNKS IN THERE.
RIGHT THERE. THREE OF THEM.
HOLY CRAP.
ANOTHER ONE UNDER THERE.
AWESOME.
I THINK OUR DECISION'S MADE, BUDDY.
I SAY WE KEEP GOING.
WE'LL SEE WHEN WE DO THE CLEANUP,
BUT IT'S BETTER THAN AN OUNCE PER HUNDRED.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
I KNOW WE'RE MORE THAN ONE OUNCE PER HUNDRED IN THIS MATERIAL.
SO WE'RE GONNA RUN IT ALL.
Narrator: WITH LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT IN THE SEASON,
TODD AND DAVE DECIDE TO RUN THE CONVOY DEEP INTO THE NIGHT
TO ADD TO THEIR GOLD TOTAL.
AT 11:00 P.M., THURBER DOES HIS ROUTINE WASH-PLANT CHECK.
OH, NO.
KEVIN!
[BLEEP]
I GOT HARD ROCK IN THE SLUICE BOX.
HOW CAN ROCKS GET THROUGH?
SEE? IT SHOULDN'T BE MAKING IT.
ROCKS HAVE SOMEHOW GOTTEN INTO THE SLUICES.
SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
WHY DON'T YOU IDLE THE WATER ALL THE WAY DOWN,
AND I'LL SHUT THE SHAKER OFF.
THEY SHUT DOWN TO INVESTIGATE.
THERE'S OUR CULPRIT RIGHT THERE.
GOT A HOLE IN THE SCREEN.
YOU CANNOT RUN WITH HOLES IN YOUR SCREEN.
GET ROCKS IN YOUR SLUICE BOX, BLOWS GOLD RIGHT OUT THE BACK.
YOU KNOW, IT SUCKS.
SO, THE PLAN IS SHUT DOWN FOR TONIGHT.
DOWN SOUTH, AT THE BIG NUGGET MINE...
PARKER SCHNABEL IS ONCE AGAIN DIGGING EMERSON TRENCH,
FOLLOWING HIS GRANDPA JOHN'S ADVICE.
HE'S SEARCHING FOR AN ANCIENT PAY STREAK
THAT HE MAY HAVE MISSED EARLIER IN THE SEASON.
Parker: WE'VE GOT A BIT OF A PLAN HERE.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR, LIKE, A LINE
WHERE THE MATERIAL GOES FROM JUNK TO AMAZINGNESS,
AND IT SHOULD BE PRETTY DISTINCT.
Narrator: BUT TO FIND OUT IF THE GOLD CHANNEL EVEN EXISTS,
HIS CREW FIRST HAS TO MOVE 3,000 YARDS OF OVERBURDEN.
THAT MEANS HAULING HUNDREDS OF LOADS OF USELESS DIRT A DAY...
WITH ONLY ONE WORKING ROCK TRUCK.
Ness: IT SEEMS LIKE ALL WE'VE DONE ALL SEASON
IS HAUL OVERBURDEN TO THIS WASTE SITE.
MUST BE 75,000 FREAKING YARDS HERE.
HOW MANY LOADS ARE YOU AT?
70.
REALLY?
YEAH.
NICE JOB. WOW.
WE'LL NEED A LOT OF DIRT. SO KEEP DOING YOUR THING.
YOU GOT IT.
THIS IS GONNA BE A GOOD DAY. IT'S GONNA BE A DAMN GOOD DAY.
[ ENGINE STOPS ]
[BLEEP]
Narrator: RICK'S TRUCK SUDDENLY BREAKS DOWN.
[BLEEP]
Narrator: PARKER'S NEW DIG IS ON HOLD DUE TO A BROKEN ROCK TRUCK.
[BLEEP] THAT [BLEEP] TRUCK.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
Ness: I DON'T EVEN WANT TO STICK MY HEAD IN THERE TO LOOK.
I KNOW. WELL, IT'S REALLY HOT.
OW. OHH.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
HMM.
YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. IT'S NOT GOOD.
I'LL GO GRAB THAT BUCKET OF WATER.
YOU SEE, ON OUR SITE,
DUMP TRUCKS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
WE CAN'T MOVE OVERBURDEN. WE CAN'T BRING DIRT TO THE PLANT.
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT DUMP TRUCKS.
HECK OF A DAY TO BREAK DOWN, HUH?
I KNOW. [BLEEP]
Narrator: PARKER AND RICK ASSESS THE SITUATION.
AND THAT AIN'T FITTING ON, EITHER.
OH, I THINK I FOUND THE PROBLEM.
OH, YEAH?
SEE THAT?
A TWO-INCH RADIATOR HOSE HAS BLOWN...
BE CAREFUL.
THE THING'S HOT, ISN'T IT?
...CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.
THAT'S THE ONE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE FUN REPLACING THIS.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO SEE IF WE CAN FIND ONE OF THESE.
FEEL FREE TO SCAVENGE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.
TRYING TO SCAVENGE A TWO-INCH RADIATOR HOSE FROM SOMETHING.
DEFINITELY CAN'T RUN THE TRUCK WITHOUT IT.
SO WE NEED TO TRY AND FIND ONE TODAY.
SEE ANYTHING CLOSE?
NO. I'M COMING UP SHORT.
WELL, JUST GO CANNIBALIZE THAT OTHER TRUCK.
PROBABLY NOT GONNA FIND ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA WORK, BUT...
THERE IS MOUNTAINS TO MOVE HERE AND NOT A LOT OF TIME TO DO IT.
EVERY MINUTE SPENT DEALING WITH BREAKDOWNS
AND TRYING TO FIND PARTS --
THAT'S LOSING A LOT OF VALUABLE TIME --
TIME THAT WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW.
PROBABLY THAT TOP ONE, HUH?
YEAH. I THINK WE JUST TAKE THE SAME ONE.
GOT IT.
AWESOME.
IT'S TIME WE SHOULD BE HAULING
RATHER THAN WORKING ON THE TRUCKS.
IS IT GONNA FIT?
IT'S ALREADY ON.
WELL, LET'S FILL IT UP,
AND THEN WE'LL START IT AND CYCLE IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Narrator: BEFORE FIRING UP THE TRUCK, THEY REPLACE THE RADIATOR COOLANT.
YOU GOOD, RICK?
HOLD ON.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
I THINK WE'RE READY TO GO.
AWESOME. GOOD JOB.
NOW YOU'RE TALKING.
NORTH IN THE KLONDIKE...
...BIG RED IS SHUT DOWN,
AND THE HOFFMAN CREW'S CHANCE OF HITTING THEIR GOAL
IS SLIPPING AWAY.
THE NIGHT SHIFT FOUND HOLES IN THE SHAKER SCREEN
THAT ALLOWED ROCKS TO PLUG UP THE SLUICES.
Turin: YEAH, THAT'S RIPPED BAD.
THAT'S WHERE ALL YOUR BIG ROCKS ARE COMING FROM, KEV.
THAT'S A BLOWOUT.
Hiatt: I MEAN, THIS IS THE ISSUE WE'RE HAVING RIGHT HERE.
Turin: OH, BOY. [ WHISTLES ]
BIG ROCKS. HOLY COW. LOOK AT THE ROCKS IN THAT ONE.
Hiatt: YEAH, DAVE.
IT'S NOT GOOD.
WHAT TIME DID YOU CATCH IT?
IT WAS ABOUT 11:00 AT NIGHT.
AT 11:00.
THAT'S BAD, KEV.
WE WASHED SOME GOLD LAST NIGHT.
I THINK WE WASHED SOME OUT.
VORTICES IN THE SLUICE
CAUSE GOLD TO SETTLE BEHIND THE RIFFLES.
BUT IF ANY ROCKS GET INTO THE SLUICE,
THE VORTICES ARE DISRUPTED,
ALLOWING GOLD TO BE WASHED RIGHT OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX.
WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO FIX IT.
ALL RIGHT, DAVE.
MITCH ARRIVES WITH NEW SCREENS.
THE HOFFMAN CREW ONLY HAS DAYS LEFT IN THE SEASON,
AND BIG RED HAS NOT BEEN CATCHING GOLD ALL MORNING.
GONNA LOSE HALF A DAY AT LEAST.
THAT'S RIGHT, MAN.
WE'RE LOSING PRECIOUS SLUICING TIME, DAVE.
STAY THERE, LOGAN.
Pierce: MUSCLES HERE.
OH, YEAH.
I WANT TWO GUYS IN HERE
AND THEN TWO GUYS ON THE OUTSIDE, PUTTING NUTS ON.
WE'VE GOT THE SCREENS GETTING INSTALLED RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE JUST GOT TO TIGHTEN UP THE RETAINERS FOR THOSE,
AND WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS.
HOW ARE THOSE LOOKING, DAVE?
ARE THOSE LINING UP OKAY?
YEAH. PERFECT.
OKAY. GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S FIRE THIS THING UP.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
Narrator: BIG RED IS RUNNING AGAIN,
BUT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
THAT THE HOFFMAN CREW MAY HAVE LOST
A DAY'S WORTH OF QUARTZ CREEK GOLD --
UP TO $30,000 RIGHT OUT THE END OF THEIR WASH PLANT.
THIS IS DESPERATE TIMES RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE END OF THE SEASON.
LAST YEAR, WE WERE SEVEN OUNCES SHORT OF 100.
I DON'T WANT TO BE SEVEN OUNCES SHORT OF 1,000 OUNCES.
Narrator: AT PORCUPINE CREEK...
...DESPITE A POSSIBLE BROKEN ANKLE,
DAKOTA FRED IS PUSHING THROUGH THE PAIN
TO GET LAST-MINUTE GLORY-HOLE GOLD.
FRED'S THE MOST DRIVEN MAN I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE,
ALMOST TO A POINT OF OBSESSION.
THERE'S NOTHING -- THERE'S NOTHING GONNA STOP HIM.
I THINK THAT WE'VE STILL GOT A CHANCE
OF FINDING THE BOTTOM OF THIS THING.
THE NEXT BUCKET OF DIRT IS GONNA HIT THE BIG ONE.
[ SCRAPING ]
UH-OH.
I THINK WE'RE BACK INTO SOME HARD [BLEEP] HERE.
Narrator: THE COMPACTED ROCK AND DIRT HE'S DIGGING IS AS HARD AS CONCRETE.
THIS IS MISERABLE DIGGING CONDITIONS -- MISERABLE.
AN EXTREMELY HARD LAYER OF MATERIAL HERE.
THE 340 CAN'T EVEN DIG THIS STUFF.
[ GROANS ]
YEAH, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY REACHING
THE LIMITS OF WHAT WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: DUSTIN'S GIVEN UP.
THE PRESSURE'S ON FRED TO BREAK THROUGH TO MORE GLORY-HOLE GOLD.
Dustin: DAMN. COME ON, FRED.
DIG THIS [BLEEP]
LOOK, I AM IN A DIFFICULT DIGGING SITUATION.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE [BLEEP] TALKING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.
CALM DOWN, FRED. CALM DOWN.
Fred: OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
[BLEEP]
OH, MAN.
THAT'S IT. WE'RE DONE.
THE MATERIAL IS JUST TOO HARD,
AND THIS THING DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO JUST CONTINUE.
WE CAN'T GO BACK DOWN THERE NO MORE.
Narrator: THE DIRT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WATERFALL
IS TOO TOUGH FOR FRED AND HIS EXCAVATOR.
DUSTIN? MELODY? Y'ALL COME ON DOWN HERE A LITTLE BIT.
I HAVE JUST BEEN DIGGING AND DIGGING AND DIGGING.
I JUST CAN'T GET IT ANYMORE.
WE GOT TO SHUT IT DOWN. THIS IS IT DOWN HERE.
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.
I WOULD HAVE REALLY LIKED TO HAVE SEEN THE BOTTOM, BUT...
ME TOO.
OH.
I REALLY WANTED TO SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS HOLE, FRED.
Narrator: OVER 100 FEET DOWN IN THE GLORY HOLE,
THEY COULD BE JUST INCHES
FROM A DEPOSIT WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
[ SIGHS ]
FRED'S NOT READY TO GIVE UP JUST YET.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMEONE DIFFERENT.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH PLAN "B."
WE DON'T GIVE UP.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT WATERFALL.
WE'LL DO IT, FRED.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD.
COME ON, GUYS.
WE'RE NOT QUITE FINISHED WITH THAT YET.
Narrator: AT THE BIG NUGGET MINE,
PARKER'S CREW IS ON A DESPERATE HUNT
FOR AN ANCIENT PAY STREAK
THAT HIS GRANDPA JOHN BELIEVES LIES AGAINST THE BEDROCK WALL.
Ness: PARKER, I HIT BEDROCK.
YOU SHOULD COME TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
DEFINITELY BEDROCK.
Narrator: AT BIG NUGGET,
PARKER SCHNABEL IS TESTING DIRT
FROM AN ANCIENT RIVER CHANNEL IN EMERSON TRENCH.
YOU KNOW, THIS DIG DOES MEAN A LOT TO ME
BECAUSE THE FUTURE OF THE MINE REALLY DOES DEPEND ON IT.
IF THIS DIG ISN'T AMAZING, THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT.
Narrator: PARKER HAS NO PLAN B.
IF THERE'S NO GOLD IN THE SLUICES, HIS SEASON IS OVER.
WHERE'S THE [BLEEP] GOLD?
WE JUST TOOK A LOOK IN THE BOX,
AND I DON'T SEE MUCH OF ANYTHING.
SO...I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
COULD YOU SEE ANYTHING IN THE SLUICE BOX AT ALL?
NOT REALLY.
WELL, WE'LL SEE AT THE END OF THE DAY.
Narrator: IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD, BUT PARKER HAS ONE LAST HOPE.
SHUT IT DOWN.
HE STOPS THE WASH PLANT TO SEE
IF ANY LARGE GOLD HAS BEEN CAUGHT IN THE DUPLEX JIG.
WHOA.
HOLY COW. LOOK AT THE NUGGETS THERE.
Ness: BE CAREFUL.
THAT LITTLE POCKET RIGHT THERE IS LOADED, ISN'T IT?
BINGO, BANGO.
OH, MY GOSH.
NICE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE USED TO SEEING IN THE JIG.
THIS IS REALLY FANTASTIC.
QUARTER OUNCE A NUGGET. IT'S AMAZING.
GOOD JOB, GUYS. YOU FOUND THAT CHANNEL WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
IF WE COULD RUN THIS EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON,
WE COULD FIND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GOLD.
SO WE'RE GONNA DIG THE WHOLE DAMN THING OUT.
Narrator: PARKER HAS FOUND GRANDPA JOHN'S GOLD-RICH CHANNEL.
YOU MAY HAVE JUST SAVED YOUR BACON, PARKER.
[ LAUGHS ]
WITH JUST DAYS LEFT IN HIS SEASON,
PARKER MAY HAVE FOUND THE MOTHER LODE.
NORTH AT QUARTZ CREEK IN THE KLONDIKE.
AFTER 600 TRUCKLOADS AND $20,000 IN DIESEL FUEL,
THE HOFFMAN CREW IS LOADING
THE LAST OF THE QUARTZ CREEK PAY DIRT.
HEY, WALT. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS THAT IT?
YEAH, TODD. I'VE SCRAPED ABOUT ALL I CAN OUT OF THIS PIT.
OKAY. LAST TRUCK.
WELL, HOPEFULLY, THIS PIT GAVE US
THE EXTRA BOOST WE NEEDED TO MAKE OUR 1,000 OUNCES, HUH?
I HOPE SO. WE'LL FIND OUT.
PUSH HIM ON OUT OF HERE.
YAH!
THAT'S IT FOR QUARTZ CREEK, GREG.
THAT'S THE LAST OF THE QUARTZ CREEK DIRT.
REMSBURG: 10-4, Dave.
Well, let's scratch up whatever we can.
YEAH. 10-4. SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
IN JUST OVER FIVE DAYS,
THEY'VE HAULED AND WASHED NEARLY 10,000 YARDS
OF WHAT THEY HOPE IS GOLD-RICH QUARTZ CREEK DIRT.
SHUT IT DOWN.
JUST GO. GO. GO. WE'RE GONNA FREEZE DOWN.
WITH JUST DAYS LEFT IN THE SEASON,
THE HOFFMAN CREW HAS 521 OUNCES.
THEY NEED ANOTHER 479 OUNCES, WORTH $750,000,
TO HIT THEIR 1,000-OUNCE GOAL.
HOPEFULLY, IT COMES OUT LOOKING GOOD.
HI, JACK.
HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
IT'S ALL RIGHT, BUT IT'S NOT GOOD.
FREDDY, I'M GETTING NOTHING BUT ROCKS.
YEAH. WE'RE GETTING LOTS OF ROCKS IN THIS STUFF.
IT LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP]
Narrator: THERE ARE ROCKS ON THE GOLD TABLE --
A BAD SIGN.
THE CREW MAY HAVE LOST A LOT OF GOLD.
WE'RE DONE, JACK.
YOU WANT TO WEIGH THIS UP?
OKAY.
TO DATE, THEIR BEST CLEANUP IS 137 OUNCES,
WORTH $220,000.
TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF HITTING THEIR 1,000-OUNCE GOAL,
THEY NEED A RECORD-BREAKING CLEANUP
FROM TODD'S QUARTZ CREEK DIRT.
I THINK THAT FRICKING QUARTZ CREEK IS GOOD,
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE THE BEST CLEANUP WE'VE EVER HAD.
Narrator: DAVE TURIN IS NOT SO SURE.
Turin: WE LOST GOLD.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT.
Todd: HEY, THERE'S JACK.
Jack: YOU KNOW...
I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I WANT TO TELL YOU THERE'S 100 OUNCES IN THIS JAR.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT WHAT I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU IS...
THERE'S 100 OUNCES IN THIS JAR.
[ CHEERS ]
RIGHT ON THE BUTTON, HUH?
HELL, YEAH!
YEAH!
THAT'S 721 OUNCES.
NOBODY THOUGHT WE'D GET TO THIS POINT,
BUT WE AIN'T STOPPING HERE.
WE CAN GET TO 1,000 OUNCES. I REALLY THINK WE CAN.
Turin: 1,000 OUNCES, TODD! WHOO!
Narrator: THE WEEK OF SHEER DEDICATION AND BACK-BREAKING WORK HAS PAID OFF.
THE INCREDIBLE 200-OUNCE CLEANUP, WORTH $320,000,
BRINGS THE HOFFMANS' 1,000-OUNCE GOAL WITHIN REACH.
WE'VE JUST DUG 200 FRICKIN' OUNCES OUT OF THE GROUND,
BUT ARE WE AT OUR GOAL OF 1,000?
NO, WE'RE NOT.
CAN WE GET THERE?
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT WE CAN GET THERE.