Gold Rush: White Water

Carlos: ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.

CRAZY

Dustin: MAN, YOU NEED TO HURRY UP.

I DON'T WANNA BE DOWN HERE

WHEN THAT WATER COMES UP REAL HIGH.

OH, MY IT'S COMING UP!

GET OUT OF THERE!

Fred: THERE'S NO MONEY LEFT.

IT COSTS MONEY TO DO THESE THINGS.

OH, MY GOD! EVERY SINGLE THING ON HERE

HAS BEEN SPENT ON YOUR PROJECT.

DON'T EVEN GO THERE!

Dustin: I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN STILL WORK WITH HIM.

HOLY WOO, DOGGY!

OH THERE GOES OUR BOARD.

- BRIDGE IS GONNA GO! -GET OUT! GET OUT!

DUDE, CHECK THIS OUT.

THAT'S FROM PAUL'S LAST DIVE. THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

HE MUST'VE TOUCHED BEDROCK.

IT'S AWESOME, MAN.

Dustin: IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 DAYS,

WE'LL KNOW WHETHER WE'RE RICH OR WE JUST WASTED A LOT OF TIME.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

PAUL, I'M GONNA GET IT STARTED.

CHECK THE FUEL, PLEASE.

WHATEVER WE GOT LEFT IN FUEL IS HOW LONG WE'RE GONNA GET TO RUN.

LOOKS LIKE ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK.

AND WE'RE GONNA BE DONE.

TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: AS THE DAKOTA BOYS APPROACH THE END

OF THEIR MINING SEASON,

THEY'RE RUNNING ON FUMES.

THEY CAME TO FIND MILLIONS IN GOLD.

FOURTEEN WEEKS LATER,

THEY'VE DREDGED JUST A SINGLE OUNCE.

WELL, WE'RE GETTING REALLY CLOSE TO THE END

OF OUR SEASON RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED TO FOCUS ON GETTING DOWN TO THE BEDROCK.

IF WE DO NOT REACH THE BOTTOM,

WE WILL NOT EVEN HAVE 5 OUNCES OF GOLD.

Dustin: IF I DON'T GO TO BEDROCK, I'M CHEATING MYSELF

'CAUSE EVERY BOOK I'VE READ ABOUT THIS PLACE,

EVERY JOURNAL,

EVERY CAPTAINS LOG,

ALL THE GOLD IS ON THE BEDROCK, EVERYTHING HERE.

I STOP 10 INCHES SHORT OF BEDROCK,

I MAY HAVE MISSED OUT ON THE BIG --

BIGGEST PAYDAY OF MY LIFE.

Narrator: SINCE THE ICE AGE,

TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

IN GOLD HAS FLOWED DOWN MCKINLEY CREEK.

BECAUSE IT'S SEVEN TIMES HEAVIER THAN THE ROCKS,

THE GOLD SANK TO THE BOTTOM.

THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE EXCAVATED DOWN TO A DEPTH OF 10 FEET.

DUSTIN IS STAKING HIS SEASON

ON FINDING A MASSIVE DEPOSIT

OF GOLD WORTH MILLIONS ON THE BEDROCK.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.

Narrator: LAST WEEK, THEY FOUND A NUGGET.

Carlos: DUDE, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

Narrator: NOW, THE CREW ARE CONVINCED

THEY'RE JUST FEET FROM THE BEDROCK BONANZA.

THAT NUGGET HAS BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

Dustin: RIGHT NOW, IT FEELS LIKE, "GOTTA GET SOME GOLD."

IT'S TIME.

WE NEED SOME INSPIRATION.

AND THAT COMES IN THE COLOR GOLD.

Fred: YOU GOT GOOD VISIBILITY. WATER LOOKS CLEAR TODAY.

IT'S LOW.

SO YOU SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD --

PRETTY GOOD CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.

WE'LL SEE HOW MANY HOURS I CAN PUT IN.

Carlos: ALL RIGHT. WE GOTTA PUT THE LIGHTS ON.

YEAH, YOU SHOULD BE GOOD.

Dustin: DO THIS. TIME TO DIG.

I'M LOOKING. I'M LOOKING FOR THE GOLD.

Narrator: DUSTIN AND FRED OWE TODD HOFFMAN $50,000,

THE MONEY THEY BORROWED TO COVER THEIR RUNNING COSTS.

DAMN.

Paul: YOU'RE WHAT?

FINALLY.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

THAT'S A PERFECT GOLD CACHE.

Narrator: JAGGED BEDROCK ACTS AS A NATURAL SLUICE BOX,

TRAPPING GOLD IN THE FRACTURES.

WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT.

I BELIEVE THAT THAT HOLE IS TOTALLY FILLED WITH GOLD.

WE COULD DREDGE THAT ALL OUT.

THERE'S GONNA BE A HANDFUL OF NUGGETS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

Dustin: IT'S ALL THE WAY ACROSS, TOO.

I THINK THERE'S GONNA BE

THE BIGGEST GOLD-CATCHING RIFFLE AROUND HERE.

THERE'S -- THERE'S GONNA BE SO MUCH GOLD SITTING THERE,

IT'S GONNA BE SILLY.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALM DOWN.

YEP. NOW, ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FIND THAT LITTLE POCKET OF GOLD.

LET'S DO THIS.

LOOK AT THAT. WOO-HOO-HOO!

IT'S DIRTY, BROTHER.

POSSIBLY GOT SOME GOLD IN HERE, BROTHER.

YEP, THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

Paul: GOD, I HOPE THERE'S SOME GOLD IN THE BOX TODAY.

WE DEFINITELY NEED IT.

Fred: HEY. IT'S A TREASURE HUNT, MAN.

Narrator: DUSTIN'S BEDROCK DISCOVERY POWERS HIM ON

TO THE LONGEST DIVE OF THE SEASON.

YOU'RE RIGHT AT 6 HOURS.

-WOO! -A GOOD, LONG DIVE.

MAN.

Carlos: WOO-HOO!

SIX HOURS!

WOO-HOO!

GOOD JOB, MAN. SIX HOURS, MAN!

GIVE IT HELL, DUSTIN.

GIVE IT HELL.

WE FOUND BEDROCK.

AND THERE'S A PERFECT V AT THE BOTTOM,

JUST LIKE THAT, ABOUT THAT WIDE.

UH, YOU CAN SEE I BURNED THROUGH

ALMOST EVERY TIP ON THE GLOVES.

WE FOUND BEDROCK.

IT'S ONLY 10 FEET DOWN RIGHT THERE.

IF THERE'S GONNA BE ANY GOLD, IT'S GOT TO BE THERE.

IT HAS TO BE.

OTHERWISE, I'M IN BIG TROUBLE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S CLEAN IT UP.

HOPEFULLY, WE GOT DECENT GOLD IN IT.

GOT A LOTTA MATERIAL MOVED TODAY.

WE JUST NEED TO RUN THAT STUFF THROUGH OUR SMALL TROMMEL AND --

AND SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN IT

AND THEN, UH, GO FROM THERE.

DUSTINGS PUT IN A PRETTY GOOD DAY, FOR SURE.

Dustin: A PRETTY GOOD DAY? A PRETTY GOOD DAY?

IT WAS A GREAT DAY TODAY.

A PRETTY GOOD DAY?

SIX AND A HALF HOURS, I FOUND BEDROCK.

IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD DAY?

THIS GUY.

WHOO!

WE FOUND BEDROCK!

Narrator: WES RUNS THE CONCENTRATE FROM DUSTIN'S EPIC DIVE

TO SEPARATE OUT THE BEDROCK GOLD.

ALL THE GOLD, THE MAJOR GOLD,

IN THIS CREEK IS FLAT DOWN ON THE BEDROCK.

I THINK THAT'S GONNA GIVE US A GOOD STREAK OF GOLD

DOWN THERE, GOOD-SIZED CHUNK STUFF.

I'M HOPING TO SEE A FEW NUGGETS. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

Wes: DUSTIN.

Dustin: HOW MUCH DID WE ACTUALLY GET?

THERE'S NOTHING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.

I EXPECTED TO START GETTING SOME FLAKES AND THIS AND THAT.

AND IT'S ALL THAT SAME TINY

THAT'S ALL WE'RE GETTING.

NO GOLD.

Narrator: DUSTIN'S BEDROCK IS A BUST.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SPOT IN THE BEDROCK

DIDN'T YIELD SOME SORT OF PAYMENT.

IT'S A PERFECT GOLD CACHE. IT'S BAFFLING.

THIS SHOULD BE JUST LOADED.

THAT'S JUST THE SADDEST THING EVER.

CAN'T WIN HERE.

I CAN'T WORK ANY HARDER.

I'M NOT GONNA GET ANY SMARTER.

I JUST PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS PLACE.

AND, I MEAN, AT THIS POINT,

I OWE -- PRETTY MUCH OWE EVERYBODY.

IF I GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE SEASON

WITHOUT FINDING GOLD,

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS ANYMORE.

THE HEARTBREAK IS JUST TOO MUCH.

WINTER IS ABOUT TO CALL TIME ON THEIR SEASON.

AND THEY HAVE JUST A SINGLE OUNCE OF GOLD,

$1,200 TOWARD THE $50,000

THEY OWE THEIR INVESTOR, TODD HOFFMAN.

I HATE TO HAVE -- MAKE -- DO THIS, MAN.

I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO CALL TODD

AND TALK ABOUT GOLD

OR THE LACK THEREOF,

CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.

OH.

Narrator: TODD'S DUE BOTH HIS INVESTMENT

AND A 15 PERCENT CUT OF ALL THEIR GOLD.

TODD, THIS IS FRED.

YEAH.

RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO GOLD, VERY, VERY LITTLE.

I GOT AN EXCAVATOR. I GOT THAT LOADER.

I GOT THE RESOURCES TO GET YOU PAID BACK.

YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE PAID.

THE GOLD, NOT SO MUCH.

GOD.

I DON'T LIKE OWING PEOPLE.

I JUST NEVER THOUGHT I'D COME TO THE POINT

THAT I'D HAVE TO SELL OFF AN EXCAVATOR AND A LOADER.

Narrator: UP AHEAD...

DUDE, CHECK THIS OUT.

THAT'S FROM PAUL'S LAST DIVE. THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

THAT'S AS MUCH GOLD AS WE'VE MADE THIS ENTIRE SUMMER.

IT'S AWESOME, MAN.

WOO, DOGGY! IT'S COMING UP!

IT'S COMING UP!