Gold Rush

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Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

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IF WE DIDN'T HAVE BAD LUCK...

FEEDER'S GONE. THE SLUICES ARE GONE.

...WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY LUCK AT ALL.

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Todd: HUNTER'S GOT IT UNDER CONTROL.

-HUNTER! !

Hunter: HOLY !

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WHAT HAPPENS IF WE FALL SHORT?

Rick: PARKER, SHUT IT DOWN!

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I GOT NOTHING TO HIDE.

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Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE, AFTER 3 1/2 MONTHS,

TONY BEETS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TAKE HIS DREDGE APART.

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SO FAR, TONY HAS FAILED TO SHIP A MAJOR PIECE

OF THE DREDGE'S STRUCTURE BACK UP RIVER,

AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

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YEAH.

YOU COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME OF THE SMALL STUFF,

BUT THERE'S SOME BIG PIECES ON HERE.

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THAT STACKER JUST LOOKS HEAVY, GETTING THAT DOWN.

UP THERE WILL BE A BIT OF A , TOO.

IT'LL BE SOME CREATIVE DISASSEMBLY.

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Narrator: FIRST UP...

...THE ONE-TON PULLEY BLOCK.

Christie: ARE WE READY, TONY?

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THIS WANTS TO GO!

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COME ON!

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YEAH.

THIS IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PIECE SO FAR.

IT'S THE BOULDER CHUTE.

Narrator: THE REINFORCED BOULDER CHUTE

CARRIES LARGE ROCKS AWAY FROM THE DREDGE'S TROMMEL.

Christie: THIS IS THE HEAVIEST PIECE ON THIS SIDE,

IT'S KIND OF INTERTWINED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE ROOF TRUSSES.

WE ARE GONNA PICK IT UP A BIT, SWING IT BACK,

UP A BIT MORE, AND THEN OUT.

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OKAY. UP?

IT'S GONNA BE TRICKY.

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WINCH IT UP.

COME ON YOU...

Man #1: YEAH! OKAY!

UP, SHEAMUS!

OH, THIS STUPID WINCH.

STOP SWINGING .

NO, DON'T SWING THAT WAY.

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WHOA! WHOA! SHEAMUS!

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[ METAL CREAKING, CHAINS RATTLING ]

COME ON, OLD GIRL.

YOU CAN DO IT. COME ON.

ALMOST THERE.

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GOOD!

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Todd: WE'VE GOT TWO CLAMPS RUNNING.

WE ARE STILL IN THE GAME.

Narrator: IN COLORADO, TODD HOFFMAN IS MINING ON TWO FRONTS.

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AT SACRAMENTO, HUNTER HOFFMAN IS RUNNING DIRT

FROM THE JEWELRY BOX THROUGH MONSTER RED.

I WANT TO PUT A LOT OF YARDS THROUGH THIS PLANT.

I WANT TO SEE GOLD IN THE BOX AT THE END OF THE DAY.

Narrator: AND AT FAIR PLAY, FREDDY DODGE IS OPERATING RUSTY RED.

WE'VE GOT NINE CLEATS LEFT THAT WE CAN SLUICE HERE.

AND RIGHT NOW, GOLD'S GOING IN THAT SLUICE BOX.

RUSTY RED'S GOING.

WE ARE GETTING GOOD GOLD OUT OF MONSTER RED.

YOU KNOW WHAT, IF WE GET A THIRD PLANT RUNNING,

WE COULD HAVE THE MOST PROFITABLE SEASON

THAT WE'VE EVER HAD.

Narrator: TODD HAS BEEN RUNNING THE JEWELRY BOX FOR FIVE WEEKS.

LAST WEEK, FREDDY DODGE GOT FAIR PLAY BACK UP AND RUNNING.

HIS NEW PERMIT FROM THE COUNTY ALSO GAVE THEM ACCESS

TO ANOTHER 30 ACRES OF VIRGIN GROUND.

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NOW WE HAVE ALL OF THIS NEW GROUND.

AND NOBODY'S EVER TOUCHED IT WITH A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

WE'RE THE FIRST ONES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE IN 100 YEARS

'CAUSE LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THOSE TREES.

Spinks: YEAH.

THIS COULD BE OUR BIG PUSH,

PUSH TO THE END, RIGHT HERE, MAN.

THIS YEAR, TODD PLANNED TO RUN THREE WASH PLANTS AT ONCE.

Todd: HEY GUYS, I'LL WAIT UP HERE.

Narrator: HIS NEW LAND COULD BE THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL SEASON

IF IT HAS GOOD GOLD.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT IN THE SEASON,

WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO RUN ANY CRAPPY DIRT.

SO, WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS MATERIAL'S GOT GOOD GOLD IN IT.

IF IT DOES, THAT MEANS WE'VE GOT A MOUNTAIN OF PAY.

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ALL RIGHT.

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ABOUT TO FIND OUT, TODD.

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HOLY .

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IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

QUITE A FEW COLORS IN THERE.

YEAH, LOOK AT THAT ONE.

SUPER, SUPER FINE, BUT THERE'S A GOOD BIT OF IT.

THAT'S CATCHABLE.

THAT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD PAN.

WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MINE THIS WHOLE THING.

-OKAY. -YEAH.

WHY DON'T WE DRAG DOUBLE TROUBLE UP HERE

ONTO THE TOP OF THE HILL? -YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.

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THIS IS THE OLD PLANT.

Narrator: LAST SEASON, TODD RENTED A THIRD WASH PLANT

FROM LOCAL MINER MIKE PFISTER.

WE NAMED IT DOUBLE TROUBLE.

BUT SIX WEEKS AGO...

IT'S NO GOOD! IT'S NO GOOD!

WE'VE GOT TO SHUT THIS DOWN.

Narrator: ...TODD BROKE THE DEAL AND STOPPED RUNNING IT

WHEN HIS CLEANUPS TOOK A DIVE.

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Dodge: WHAT THE HELL, TODD?

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FEEDER'S GONE.

FEEDER'S GONE, AND THE SLUICES ARE GONE.

HALF YOUR PLANT'S GONE.

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[ VEHICLE APPROACHING, DOG BARKING ]

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Todd: MIKE, WHAT'S THE DEAL?

Pfister: THIS PLANT'S BEEN SITTING HERE FOR WEEKS.

YOU'RE NOT USING IT,

AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN A LONG TIME.

THAT WASN'T THE DEAL.

A BAD MINER MAKES A GOOD MINE LOOK PRETTY BAD,

AND YOU'RE NOT DOING VERY WELL RIGHT NOW.

COME ON. WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT ON THIS.

IT'S MY PLANT, AND I CAN DO BETTER UP ON TOP OF THE HILL.

-COME ON! -I'M GONNA MOVE THIS UP THERE,

AND I'LL FIND SOMEBODY ELSE WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

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YOU KNOW WHAT? IF I CAN'T RUN THIS PLANT, I AM REALLY SCREWED.

IF YOU'RE NOT RUNNING MY DIRT, YOU'RE NOT USING MY PLANT.

I'M NOT GONNA TAKE "NO" FOR AN ANSWER.

ANY CHANCE THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING?

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NOT MY DIRT, NOT MY PROBLEM.

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WE JUST WENT FROM 10 STEPS BEHIND

TO 100 STEPS BEHIND, TODD.

THIS IS THE LAST THING WE NEED RIGHT NOW.

IF WE DIDN'T HAVE BAD LUCK, WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY LUCK AT ALL.

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5,000 OUNCES IS A LOT OF GOLD,

AND WE NEED EVERY OUNCE WE CAN GET RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE, PARKER SCHNABEL

IS CHASING A 5,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL.

2,500 OUNCES FROM EACH WASH PLANT.

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Parker: NOW, RICK'S CHUGGING ALONG DOWN THERE AT INDIAN RIVER...

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BUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS AT SLUICIFER HERE ARE A LITTLE BIT,

I DON'T KNOW, QUESTIONABLE AT THE BEST.

THIS CUT IS MOSTLY MINED OUT.

I MEAN, THE BIG PROBLEM NOW IS WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF PAY.

Narrator: AFTER SIX WEEKS OF MINING THE UPPER CUT,

THERE'S LITTLE PAY DIRT LEFT.

Parker: THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF GROUND THAT WE'VE GOT OPEN

FOR SLUICIFER, SO...

IT'S A PRETTY BIG PROBLEM.

WHAT'S UP? -HEY, MAN!

HOW'S IT GOING? -OH...NOT GREAT.

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