Gold Rush: White Water

Fred: HOLY

Dustin: IT IS NO JOKE RIGHT NOW.

WE DON'T GET THEM BARGES UP, WE'RE GONNA LOSE THEM BOTH.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE FRED'S DREDGE DOWN.

RAISE THAT FRONT UP.

WE NEED TO PICK IT UP WITH THE NOSE UP A LITTLE BIT ON IT.

WE'RE GOING FOR IT!

COMING UP SLIGHTLY.

COMING UP.

WHOA! -YO!

FRED, YOU GETTING IN THE WATER TODAY?

YEAH. EVEN IF IT GETS TOO DAMN COLD.

IF YOU PISS ME OFF,

I'M GONNA REACH OVER AND CUT YOUR AIR LINE.

HOLY

Carlos: THIS BEAR TRIED TO GET IN MY DANG TENT.

BEAR!

WE'RE IN HIS BACKYARD.

CARRY YOUR GUNS.

EVERYBODY, BE SAFE, BECAUSE YOU'RE BEING STALKED.

Paul: AH, DUDE, I SEE A LITTLE PIECE OF GOLD DOWN HERE

SITTING ON A ROCK. -WE'RE BACK AT IT.

WE'RE CATCHING GOLD.

THE DEEPER WE GO, THE BETTER IT'S GETTING.

-WHOO! -IT'S GREAT!

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Dustin: I'VE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS PLACE.

IT NEEDS TO PAY OFF.

IN ORDER TO JUST GET THINGS DONE,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DOUBLE DOWN,

BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT OF TIME, MAN.

WE'VE GOT US ABOUT A 6-FOOT HOLE,

BUT I'D LIKE THAT HOLE TO BE 15 FOOT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

I KNOW THAT'S A LOT TO ASK,

BUT WE NEED TO GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS

AND FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL IS DOWN THERE, MAN.

Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE 3 WEEKS INTO THEIR SEARCH

FOR A DEPOSIT OF GOLD THAT WILL MAKE THEM ALL MILLIONAIRES.

THEY'RE DOWN A MAN,

BUT THEY'RE NOT GIVING UP ON THEIR TREASURE HUNT.

SO, CARLOS GOT BURNT, AND HE'S OUT RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

LAST WEEK, CARLOS WAS SEVERELY BURNED

WHEN DUSTIN'S DREDGE SENT SCALDING WATER TO HIS DIVE SUIT.

-OH, MY -UGH!

Dustin: HE GOT BURNED.

WE'VE GOT TO GET HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

HE HAS NO CHOICE, BUT HE HAS TO GO.

HE GOT SECOND-DEGREE BURNED IN ABOUT FOUR PLACES.

Carlos: THAT PAIN WAS SO UNDESCRIBABLE HOT.

I HAD WHITE LIGHT JUST SHOOTING THROUGH MY WHOLE BODY.

Wes: WELL, RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT ALL OF OUR HEAT SYSTEMS

TAKEN CARE OF.

SO, WE WON'T HAVE ANY MORE MISHAPS WITH THAT,

AND I THINK CARLOS SHOULD BE BACK PRETTY SOON.

WE REALLY NEED HIM BACK.

Fred: WE'VE BEEN BETTING A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS.

I THINK, WORKING WITH TWO DREDGES,

I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WE CAN'T BE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE WERE

WHEN WE FINISHED OUR SEASON LAST SEASON.

YOU GUYS READY TO GET THE GOLD?

-YEAH. -READY TO GET THE GOLD.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING, AFFIRMING ]

Narrator: THEY'RE DREDGING IN ONE OF ALASKA'S

MOST TREACHEROUS CREEKS,

DIGGING BENEATH THE FREEZING WHITE WATER

THROUGH 15 FEET OF ROCKS AND GRAVEL

TO GET TO THE BEDROCK GOLD BELOW.

FRED, YOU GETTING IN THE WATER TODAY?

YEAH. EVEN IF IT GETS TOO DAMN COLD.

IF YOU PISS ME OFF,

I'M GONNA REACH OVER AND CUT YOUR AIR LINE.

Fred: FIRE IT UP! LET'S GO!

-THE ENGINES ARE RUNNING. -YEAH.

I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO TO BATTLE.

[ IMITATES MACHINE WHIRRING ]

Narrator: THE CREW'S LATEST RECRUIT, CASEY MORGAN,

HAS 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE GOLD MINING IN ARIZONA.

Casey: I DON'T WANT TO MESS UP, BECAUSE YOU MESS UP.

THIS PLACE WILL CHEW YOU UP AND SPIT YOU OUT SO FAST.

WE HAVE ALL THE ELEMENTS GOING AGAINST US --

A CURRENT THAT CAN COME UP, BEARS THAT ARE COMING DOWN.

AND FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, THERE'S ALREADY ONE MAN DOWN

FROM A SERIOUS INJURY.

Man: HEY! CARLOS!

CARLOS MADE IT! CARLOS MADE IT!

Carlos: WHOO! YEAH, DUDE!

GIVE ME THE GOLD!

YEAH!

WELCOME BACK, MAN!

THAT'S JUST THE WAY I LIKE TO SEE IT, RIGHT HERE, MAN.

-HEY! -WE DEFINITELY MISSED YOU.

HAPPY TO BE BACK.

YEAH.

Narrator: CARLOS IS ON DOCTOR'S ORDERS NOT TO DIVE

UNTIL HIS SECOND-DEGREE BURNS HEAL.

YOU GUYS NEED A HAMMER AND WRENCH.

THAT'S ALL I CAN DO RIGHT NOW, MAN.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.

THAT'S A BIG HELP, MAN.

IT'S DAMN GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

-YEAH. -HELL YEAH.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THE HELP. WE NEEDED THE HELP.

Dustin: WELL, I THOUGHT I KILLED CARLOS, AND NOW HE'S BACK.

HE'S A BIG PART OF THIS SITUATION HERE.

I NEED HIS HELP.

HEY, HEY, HEY. LET'S GO.

COME ON. LET'S GET THIS TOGETHER.

Narrator: 74-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT

IS THE CREW'S MOST EXPERIENCED DIVER.

Fred: IT'S GONNA BE A LONG WEEK.

I HOPE EVERYBODY IS PREPARED FOR IT.

I WANT TO GO AS HARD AS YOU CAN OUT TO THE MIDDLE.

Narrator: DIVING ALONGSIDE FRED

IS DUSTIN'S RIGHT-HAND MAN, PAUL.

YEAH. I'D SAY GO DEEP.

I'D SAY GO REAL DEEP RIGHT HERE.

THE BIGGER ROCKS ARE GONNA COME, SO...

-YEAH, I'LL HAVE THE BASKET. -...BE ON GUARD.

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET RIGHT HERE AND GET ME A TUNNEL GOING DOWN.

OKAY.

LET'S SADDLE UP, BOYS. LET'S GO DIVE.

OH

THAT'S COLD ON THE FEET.

Narrator: LAST WEEK'S HOT-WATER DISASTER COST VALUABLE TIME.

NOW THEY NEED A FULL WEEK WITH BOTH DREDGES

TO GET BACK ON TRACK.

Paul: GO AHEAD!

Narrator: DUSTIN'S PLAN -- USING TWO DREDGES AND TWO DIVERS,

THEY'LL PUMP OUT 15 FEET OF ROCKS AND GRAVEL

TO GET TO A POCKET OF GOLD ON THE BEDROCK BELOW.

Dustin: TOGETHER, WE'RE GETTING GOLD.

Narrator: THE 6-INCH HOSE SUCKS OUT ALL THE GRAVEL

AND ANY GOLD UP TO THE DREDGE,

BUT ROCKS BIGGER THAN 6 INCHES HAVE TO BE HAULED OUT BY HAND.

WES SENDS IN THE ROCK BASKET.

Dustin: GOT A WINCH OVER THERE THAT'LL PULL OVER 4,000 POUNDS EASY.

THIS IS THE STRONGEST WINCH WE'VE EVER HAD.

WE'LL PUT IT TO THE TEST WHEN WE GET SOME HUGE ROCKS.

YEAH, WE GOT OUR FIRST BASKET OF ROCKS UP.

OUR NEW WINCH SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE HOLDING UP PRETTY WELL.

Dustin: FRED'S COME ACROSS A PRETTY BIG ROCK.

AND IF WE CAN'T MOVE THESE ROCKS,

THEN, YOU JUST CAN'T DREDGE THEM.

WELL, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THE BASKET BACK, FRED.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM HERE?

Rich: THIS IS AWFUL SLOW, TO DO IT LIKE THIS.

WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS GETTING OUR ROCKS OUT.

WE'VE GOT ONE BASKET, TWO CREWS, NOW.

SO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER IDEA.

Dustin: GETTING STRESSED OUT!

Carlos: I'M OUT OF CONTROL, IN MY HEAD, RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S I TELL YOU.

Narrator: BY THE END OF THE DAY,

RISKING THEIR LIVES ON THE ROCKY CREEK BED,

THEY'VE DUG DOWN LESS THAN A FOOT.

WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF OURSELF TRYING TO START DREDGING

WITHOUT SETTING OUR UP.

IF WE COULD SPEED IT UP SOMEHOW, THEN WE NEED TWO TYPES OF SLEDS,

TWO BASKETS OR WHATEVER THE HELL IT IS.

WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS NOT WORKING.

Fred: WHAT THE HELL?

CARLOS, YOU'VE GOT BEAR PAWS ON YOUR TENT, MAN.

Man: THERE'S PAWS RIGHT THERE ON YOUR WALL, BUDDY.

Carlos: WHAT THE HELL?

Carlos: THIS BEAR TRIED TO GET IN MY DANG TENT.

BASTARD, MAN.

-THAT WASN'T BROKE. -NO. IT WASN'T.

Man: IT IS NOW.

Wes: THERE'S BEAR MARKS UP THERE, WHERE HE TRIED TO GET

ON THE ROOF AND GET IN ON TOP.

Paul: JUST REMEMBER, HE'S THE ALPHA PREDATOR

OF THIS TERRITORY AROUND HERE.

HOPEFULLY, HE'S JUST A LITTLE BEAR THAT WE CAN SCARE OFF.

IF WE'VE GOT A BIG OLD GRIZZLY,

IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE A DIFFERENT STORY.

Narrator: BLACK BEARS AND GRIZZLIES

ARE SOUTHEAST ALASKA'S TOP PREDATORS.

WITH MORE THAN ONE EVERY SQUARE MILE,

THEY POSE A CONSTANT THREAT TO ANYONE IN THEIR HABITAT.

Paul: HEY, CARLOS.

DUDE, WHAT IS THIS, MAN?

THAT'S OUR GAME CAM.

LIKE A SECURITY CAMERA FOR ANIMALS, HUH?

CAN SEE WHAT'S COMING IN. I HOPE IT AIN'T A GRIZZLY.

THAT'S -- I'D RATHER HAVE A BLACK BEAR.

WE CAN SCARE IT AWAY. A GRIZZLY I DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

THIS IS, LIKE, MOTION DETECTION?

YEAH. THIS WILL GIVE US A GOOD IDEA

OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

OKAY. -OH, YEAH.

IT'S ARMED AND READY TO GO.

A SMART IDEA, BROTHER.

EVERYWHERE WE HIKE, THERE'S BEARS WATCHING US RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE WE'RE HERE IN THEIR BACKYARD.

CARRY YOUR GUNS.

EVERYBODY, BE SAFE. -BECAUSE YOU'RE BEING STALKED.

Narrator: IN ALASKA, THE DAKOTA BOYS' HUNT FOR GOLD IS ON HOLD...

Wes: THIS IS GONNA BE OUR NEW ROCK-HAUL-OUT BASKET.

...WHILE FABRICATOR WES WORKS ON A NEW ROCK-MOVING SYSTEM.