Gold Rush: White Water

YES, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

IF ANYONE'S GONNA DIE HERE, THIS IS HOW THEY'RE GONNA DIE.

THIS IS CRAZY.

Paul: CARLOS HAS THE LOOK OF FEAR IN HIS EYES.

DON'T SNAP ON ME, PLEASE.

GET THAT DAMN THING OFF YOUR BACK.

PUT YOUR

Carlos: AH

Dustin: CARLOS.

IS THERE GOLD ON THIS CREEK OR NOT?

THIS IS SOME OF THE HARDEST

TO GET TO ON THE EARTH.

THIS COULD BE THE MOMENT.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

I'LL GO DOWN, AND I'MA TAKE UP SOME SERIOUS YARDAGE.

DUSTIN'S A BEAST, MAN.

HE'D PROBABLY BE THERE ALL FRICKING DAY, MAN.

Narrator: IN REMOTE McKINLEY CREEK,

DUSTIN HURT IS RISKING HIS LIFE SEARCHING

FOR A POCKET OF GOLD

THAT WILL MAKE HIM AND HIS CREW RICH.

I, UH, KNOCKED THIS OUT PRETTY GOOD.

GONNA BE FUN.

AIR'S GOOD. WATER'S GOOD.

WHOO-HOO.

YEAH!

Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE SO FAR DREDGED

A HALF OUNCE OF GOLD WORTH ONLY $600.

BUT THAT GOLD IS A SIGN THAT THEY COULD BE

JUST FEET FROM FINDING MILLIONS

ON THE BEDROCK BENEATH THESE RAPIDS.

HOW YOU DOING THERE, DUSTIN?

Narrator: LAST WEEK,

THEY BUILT A DIVERSION

TO SHIELD THEMSELVES FROM THE 120,000 GALLONS OF WATER

THAT COME CRASHING DOWN EVERY MINUTE.

ALL RIGHT. GIVE IT HELL.

GIVE IT HELL.

Wes: HEY, WHAT'S THAT?

HEY. WE GOT A HELICOPTER.

WHAT THE HELL?

MAN, SOMEBODY'S DEFINITELY CHECKING US OUT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IT IS.

MUST BE SOME GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR SOMETHING.

HEY. YOU -- YOU THINK MSHA WOULD DO THAT?

THEY COULD DO JUST ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANT TO.

HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE LANDING.

MAN, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE.

THEY'RE SETTING DOWN OVER THERE.

LOOK, UH, YOU GOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HERE.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, PASS YOU OFF TO CARLOS.

AND, UH, I'M GONNA GO OVER THERE

AND SEE WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.

- -MORNING, FRED.

WHAT THE HELL YOU DOING OUT HERE?

WELL, YOU REMEMBER HUDSON.

-HUDSON? YEAH. THE LITTLE KID. -YEP.

WE, UH, WE HAD A LITTLE BUSINESS UP HERE.

I THOUGHT WE'D SWING BY AND SEE HOW YOU GUYS ARE DOING,

HOPEFULLY PICK UP SOME GOLD.

Narrator: SIX WEEKS AGO, FRED TOOK A LOAN

FROM TODD HOFFMAN TO FUND THEIR SEASON.

I WILL BE CHECKING IN.

THE DAKOTA BOYS NEED TO REPAY THAT $50,000

BEFORE THEY MAKE A DIME IN PROFIT.

THIS IS LIKE "JURASSIC PARK" OR SOMETHING, FRED.

TO PROTECT HIS INVESTMENT,

TODD SENT IN CARLOS AS HIS MAN ON THE CREW.

DUSTIN.

YEAH, MAN. PUT A GAME FACE ON, BROTHER.

WE GOT GUESTS ON THE PREMISES.

TODD HOFFMAN IS PAYING US A VISIT.

-HOLY CRAP. -AND THAT, GENTLEMEN,

IS OUR OPERATION RIGHT THERE.

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, FRED IS GIVING TODD HOFFMAN

ALL THE SKINNY WHAT'S GOING AROUND HERE.

WE'VE GOT A PLUNGE POOL OUT THERE.

WE GOT BIG ROUND ROCKS.

AND IT'S ON THE INSIDE BEND OF A RIVER.

THERE'S GOLD IN THAT, A LOT OF GOLD.

AND HOW DO YOU GET OVER THERE?

YOU GOT -- WELL, WE GOT --

WE GOT TO GO ACROSS THESE... -YOU GOTTA WALK ON THEM PLANKS?

THAT'S A WALKWAY? -YEAH, THAT'S A WALKWAY.

READY?

NO, I'M NOT READY. BUT LET'S GO.

THOSE BOARDS DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY GONNA HOLD ME.

HOW -- HOW MUCH WEIGHT WILL IT HOLD?

TODD, I AM NOT SURE. I NEVER CHECKED IT.

300-POUND GUY

GOING ACROSS THAT WALKWAY.

PANTS ARE FALLING DOWN.

Carlos: ALL RIGHT. HERE COMES THE ENTERTAINMENT.

THEY'RE GONNA TRY TO ATTEMPT TO CROSS THIS BRIDGE.

GOOD LORD.

HEY. IF YOU DIE, DO I HAVE TO PAY YOU BACK?

FRED!

GET OFF THAT ONE.

HEY, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LEAN OUT A LITTLE BIT.

I DON'T WANNA PUT TWO PEOPLE ON THAT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LEAN OUT A LITTLE BIT HERE.

I GUARANTEE YOU, I'M THE ONLY 300-POUNDER

THAT'S DOING THIS RIGHT NOW.

TODD HOFFMAN MADE IT ACROSS THE BRIDGE

WITHOUT KILLING HIMSELF.

YOU WANT -- YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREATHER HERE?

CARLOS.

HOW YOU DOING?

YEAH, MAN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, MAN?

I CAME TO SEE WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.

THE ONLY INFORMATION I'M GETTING IS FROM CARLOS.

YOU JUST FLEW INTO MY -- FLEW INTO MY CLAIM.

FLEW INTO YOUR CLAIM, MAN.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO START FLYING INTO YOUR CLAIM.

Todd: HOLY

TELL ME THE TRUTH, MAN. WHAT THE HELL --

WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP HERE?

I'M CHECKING ON THAT 50 GRAND

IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

I GOTTA -- I GOTTA ASK. HOW MUCH GOLD YOU GUYS GOT?

I WANNA SEE IT. -SHOW ME THAT NUGGET.

HERE'S IS WHAT WE GOT RIGHT HERE, GUYS.

HERE'S OUR NUGGET AND THE REST OF EVERYTHING ELSE

THAT WE'VE GOT SO FAR.

OKAY. ONE NUGGET.

A HALF OUNCE.

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DREDGING FOR PROBABLY A WEEK OR TWO.

WHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT'S TELLING YOU? BE HONEST.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A POCKET, MAN.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT ONE LITTLE POCKET.

I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG THAT POCKET'S GONNA BE.

BUT IT'S ON THIS CREEK.

Paul: WE FIND A COFFEE-CAN-SIZED POCKET,

AND WE'VE GOT IT.

ALL IT TAKES IS JUST ONE STRIKE.

YEAH, THAT COULD BE $4 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD

IN THAT ONE LITTLE POCKET YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

BE HONEST. BE HONEST. LISTEN, NO BS.

WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO IT YET

BECAUSE THIS IS SOME OF THE HARDEST

TO GET TO ON THE EARTH.

IS THERE GOLD HERE, OR IS THIS BS?

-YEAH, THERE'S GOLD. -ARE YOU TELLING ME

THAT I JUST LOST MY MONEY,

OR ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT YOU FRICKING GUYS

ARE GONNA COME OUT OF HERE WITH SOME DAMN GOLD?

WE'RE GONNA COME OUT WITH GOLD. I JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT YET.

YOU'RE IN CHARGE. I GAVE YOU 50,000 BUCKS.

NOBODY HERE IS MY BOSS.

I NEED TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.

-IS THIS TRUE, FRED? -WELL, THAT'S TRUE.

'CAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN CHARGE, FRED,

IF YOU WANNA KNOW THE TRUTH.

-WELL... -I GAVE YOU THAT MONEY.

YOU'RE IN CHARGE. THIS IS MY GOLD.

Narrator: EVEN THOUGH FRED AND THE TEXANS

HAVE A SHARE OF THE GOLD,

DUSTIN OWNS THIS CLAIM.

IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT A BIG HEAD RIGHT NOW.

YOU AND I HAVE MINED LONGER THAN DUSTIN.

NO OFFENSE TO DUSTIN,

BUT WE'VE GOTTEN OUR ASS KICKED BEFORE,

AND A HALF OUNCE AIN'T GONNA PAY THE BILLS.

-THAT'S RIGHT. -RIGHT?

-I -- I UNDERSTAND. -SO I SUGGEST YOU AND ME

GO COME UP WITH A PLAN B, GET IN THAT DAMN HELICOPTER.

THAT'S THE MOST LOGICAL THING TO DO.

BETWEEN ME AND YOU. ALL RIGHT.

NOT DUSTIN.

-LET'S GO. -LET'S GO.

HEY. CARLOS. SEE YA, GUYS. GOOD LUCK.

Dustin: IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL. WE'RE GONNA BE RICH.

I'LL GET HIM HIS GOLD AND HIS 50 GRAND BACK,

AND THEY CAN GO AWAY.

SEE YOU LATER.

I'M GONNA HOLD YOU TO THAT 20 OUNCES THOUGH.

YOU HEAR ME?

SEE YOU LATER, FRED.

ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: UP AHEAD...

AH

Dustin: CARLOS!

Dustin: UM, ALL RIGHT. FOR THIS WEEK,

UH, WE'RE GONNA KEEP DIGGING.

LET'S JUST NOT STOP DIGGING.

WE'RE JUST GONNA HIT BEDROCK, UH...

FELLOWS, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I HADN'T TOLD YOU.

BUT, UH, LOOK, UH,

TODD'S BEEN PUTTING THE SCREWS ON US.

YOU SAW US FLY UP THE CREEK.