Bering Sea Gold

[ WHISTLING "MY DARLING CLEMENTINE" ]

GOOD MORNING, VIET-NOME.

WELL, THIS IS IT. SUMMER'S COME TO AN END.

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE, SO GET THAT GOLD WHILE YOU CAN.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, BOY.

IT'S MY BEST CLEANOUT EVER.

OH, I CAN'T LIFT IT.

IF THERE'S OTHER DREDGES AROUND, TRY AND BE NEIGHBORLY.

REMEMBER, WE'RE ALL PART OF A BIG DREDGING FAMILY.

HIGH FIVES, EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, YVONNE.

YUP. YEAH.

YEAH. WE GOT GOLD.

WHOO.

THIS IS STEVE RIEDEL REMINDING YOU, STAY GOLDEN.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: NOME, ALASKA.

THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK OF DREDGING.

WE GOTTA PUSH IT REAL HARD.

HOLY , IT'S COLD THIS MORNING.

Narrator: ANOTHER GRUELING SUMMER MINING SEASON

IS NEARLY IN THE BOOKS.

JUST A LITTLE FROZEN. IT'LL BE OKAY.

Narrator: AS DREDGERS GEAR UP FOR ONE LAST SHOT AT THE GOLD...

OKAY. SO WE'RE OFF RIGHT NOW, BUDDY.

Narrator: THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED.

THIS ICE IS A LOT THICKER THAN I THOUGHT.

Narrator: JUST 25 OUNCES STAND BETWEEN EMILY RIEDEL

AND A SMALL, BUT MEANINGFUL PROFIT.

150 OUNCES WOULD BE FANTASTIC AT THIS POINT.

WE HAVE TO DO ALL WE CAN TO PULL TOGETHER SOME MONEY

BEFORE THE SEASON ENDS, AND IT'S ENDING REALLY QUICKLY.

MOST EVERYBODY'S PULLING OUT, BUT WE'RE COUNTING ON GETTING

OUT THERE AND GETTING SOME MORE GOLD.

Narrator: SUCCESS FOR WILD RANGER OWNER VERNON ADKISON

WILL TAKE MORE THAN JUST GOLD.

WE GOT A PERSONNEL ISSUE I GOTTA DEAL WITH RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: HE'LL ALSO NEED TO REPAIR A BROKEN RELATIONSHIP

WITH HIS FIRSTBORN DAUGHTER.

ELAINE IS 24 RIGHT NOW.

I'VE ALREADY TOLD ELAINE AS MUCH AS I CAN TELL HER.

SHE DIDN'T LEARN BY NOW, WELL, THEN,

SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT ON HER OWN.

ONE THING ABOUT IRISH PEOPLE,

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE HAPPY ENDINGS TO OUR STORIES.

IRISH STORIES ALWAYS HAVE SAD ENDINGS.

Narrator: THE FIGHTING KELLYS HAVE SPLINTERED INTO TWO CAMPS,

AND CAPTAIN BRAD'S QUEST TO PROVIDE FOR HIS NEW FAMILY...

SEASON'S ALMOST OVER, MAN.

I'LL BE BACK IN HAWAII SOON.

Narrator: MAY END UP COSTING HIM THE OLD ONE.

AS FOR THE BIG, BAD POMRENKES...

LET'S GO FIND SOME GOLD.

LET'S GO FIND SOME INLAND GOLD.

Narrator: AN INLAND MINING VENTURE IS ON THE HORIZON,

AND THE FIRST-EVER 1,000-OUNCE SUMMER

IS FINALLY WITHIN THEIR GRASP.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO START GOING FOR POUNDS.

UH, OUNCES IS, UH, TOO SMALL OF NUMBERS.

Narrator: IN A FROSTY NOME HARBOR,

DESPITE A 3-INCH SHEET OF ICE,

FOR CAPTAIN HANK AND THE GOLD GRABBER...

OKAY, MATT. I'M READY TO PUSH OFF.

ROGER THAT, BOSS.

Narrator: HAVE BACKHOE...WILL TRAVEL.

EROICA TO AU GRABBER. YOU COPY?

OH, HELLO, MS. EROICA. HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS MORNING?

WELL, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT WE'RE LODGED IN A BLOCK OF ICE,

I'M JUST DANDY.

IT'S A FRESHWATER HARBOR.

IT'S FREEZING OVER EVERY NIGHT, GETTING MORE SOLID EVERY DAY.

OUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

YOU NEED A LITTLE ASSISTANCE OVER THERE?

I CAN HELP BREAK SOME ICE FOR YOU, EMILY.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

UM, ARE YOU, UH, HEADING OUT SOMETIME SOON?

YEAH, COME TO THE DOCK. I'M ON THE BUTTON ON STANDBY.

I'LL FOLLOW YOU OUT. THANKS, HANK.

GO AHEAD.

WE'RE FROZEN OVER HERE

AT THE, UH, WEST END OF THE SOUTH DOCK.

SO, UH, IT'S GOT US BLOCKED OUT PRETTY GOOD.

I'LL BE OVER THERE IN A MINUTE.

OKAY. REAL GOOD. THANK YOU.

MATT, GO AHEAD AND -- AND BREAK THE ICE OUT.

ROGER THAT, BOSS.

Emily: THERE'S HANK.

USING HIS OLD BUCKET TO BREAK UP SOME ICE FOR US.

THANKS, HANK!

THERE HE GOES.

THERE YOU GO.

HEY, WE'RE GONNA SWING THE BOAT AROUND AND, UH, JUST, UH,

WE'LL GO UP TO BURN. THEN, I'LL BACK OUT OF IT, OKAY?

ROGER THAT.

OKAY, HANK. THAT'LL ABOUT DO IT, BUDDY.

THANKS A LOT. OH, YEAH, BUDDY.

I'M GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO GET OUT.

NOW, GO GET SOME GOLD.

SOUNDS GOOD.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

GUESS IT'S TIME TO GO GET SOME WORK DONE.

WE MADE IT THROUGH THE ICE. TIME TO GO GET SOME GOLD.

Narrator: WHILE HANK LEADS THE FLEET BREAKING ICE,

5 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST...

I'M NOT GONNA SEE THOSE BAD YEARS AGAIN.

I'M GONNA DO MY HOMEWORK.

Narrator: POMRENKE FATHER AND SON ARE BREAKING GROUND.

ARE YOU IN -- IN ON THE INLAND MINING, OR OUT?

Narrator: AFTER A SUMMER OF NEGOTIATIONS...

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE ANY PART OF IT OR...

YEAH.

I DON'T WANNA JUST BE LEFT BEHIND.

Narrator: AND IN FIGHTING...

THAT'S A NICE, HEAVY JAR.

WE'LL JUST KEEP IN THE FAMILY.

WE'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS WE CAN KEEP IT IN,

SO THAT'LL BE THE PLAN.

Narrator: STEVE AND SHAWN ARE WORKING TOGETHER...

WE GOT A NICE-LOOKING SPOT COMING UP HERE.

Narrator: ...FOR THE FIRST OFFICIAL DIG

OF THE NEW INLAND MINING VENTURE.

WE'RE RIGHT BY WHEN WE WANNA LOOK FOR SOME GOLD.

DAD'S GONNA DIG OUR FIRST HOLE.

WHEN I DID INLAND MINING EARLIER IN MY CAREER,

I WENT THROUGH A 3-YEAR STINT THERE

WHERE WE LOST $400,000, $500,000,

AND THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN.

LOT OF NICE ROCK. GOT THE RIGHT COLOR TO IT.

YOU WANNA GET THE BUCKET AND GO, UH, GET A SAMPLE

FROM THE SIDEWALL THERE? YEAH.

PERFECT.

JUST LIKE THAT.

SO WE GOT DIFFERENT LAYERS OF GRAVEL THERE,

AND WE WANNA GET SAMPLES OF WHERE THE ONE LAYER OF GRAVEL

MEETS THE OTHER DIFFERENT LAYER.

THAT'S USUALLY WHERE THE GOLD GETS LAID OUT,

AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT LAYER.

WHEN YOU'RE GOUGING BUCKETS OF GRAVEL OFF THE OCEAN FLOOR,

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT COMES OUT OF THAT -- THAT LAYER.

BUT HERE, WE SPECIFICALLY HAVE OUR EYES ON IT.

WE GOT OUR HANDS ON IT.

WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT -- WHERE THIS GOLD IS COMING FROM.

OKAY. GO AHEAD, GET ME OUT OF HERE.

COMING UP.

GOT A GOOD SAMPLE THERE?

YEAH, LOOKS LIKE A GOOD ONE.

THIS OUGHT TO BE THE GOOD SAMPLE, HUH?

YEAH, THAT LOOKS LIKE GOOD STUFF THERE.

NICE WASH CROCK.

LET ME GET DOWN IN HERE. HERE WE GO. COME ON.

COME ON.

OH, WOW.

THAT'S A HELL OF A NICE PAN. OH, BIG, COARSE GOLD.

HELL OF A NICE PAN.

HA HA. THAT'S GONNA TAKE US INLAND.

YES, IT IS.

I'M EXCITED NOW.

Narrator: WHILE THE POMRENKES ARE SETTING UP A GOLDEN EMPIRE,

5 MILES TO THE SOUTH...

IT'S THE END OF THE SEASON.

I GOT MY ASSISTANT, BOSTON DAVE.

SURE HE ISN'T WORTH A , BUT HE STILL DOES --

HE TRIES HARD.

Narrator: THE FLEET'S NEWEST CAPTAIN, KRIS KELLY,

IS JUST LOOKING TO MAKE SOME GET-OUT-OF-TOWN CASH.

MY BROTHER'S REAL RIGHT NOW.

HE'S REALLY GONNA HAVE TO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF MY DAD

AND COURTNEY, HIS NEW FAMILY AND ALL THAT CRAP.

I'M GLAD I'M NOT WORKING OVER THERE ANYMORE, LET ME TELL YOU.

Narrator: FOR KRIS...

WORKING WITH HIS FAMILY ON THE REAPER WAS ONE ESCAPADE...

NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS HOSE.

STUPID GARBAGE. YOU CLEAN THAT...

Narrator: AFTER ANOTHER... WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

Narrator: UNTIL HE FINALLY BROKE FREE OF HIS FATHER...

10 GRAND BUYS YOU HALF THE LOKO.

Narrator: BOUGHT INTO HIS OWN DREDGE.

ALL RIGHT, BRO.

ANOTHER GOOD INVESTMENT BY KRIS KELLY.

MY DAD GOT A LOT OF FREE LABOR.

HE GOT ALL OF HIS EQUIPMENT PAID FOR.

HE DIDN'T HAVE TO PUT ANYTHING INTO IT.

IT'S MY OWN DAMN FAULT.

I SHOULD'VE HAD MORE CONTROL OVER MY SITUATION, YOU KNOW,

AND ME TRYING TO HELP MY DAD AND HELP MY MOM AND HELP MY,

YOU KNOW, HELP EVERYBODY,

HAS REALLY JUST COST ME ANOTHER SEASON.

I'M DEPENDING ON YOU, BUDDY, TO GET DOWN THERE.

I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT. I GOT A LOT OF FAITH IN YOU.

I GOT THIS, BRO.

Narrator: NOW, KRIS' NEW PARTNER, BOSTON DAVE,

IS HEADING TO THE BOTTOM,

LOOKING TO SCORE THE PAIR A FINAL PAYDAY.

YOU READY? ONE, TWO, THREE.

YEAH, I THINK I FOUND A SPOT.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE BOAT, MAN.

THAT'S NOT REALLY WHERE I WAS WORKING AT HERE.

I SHOULD'VE WENT DOWN THERE FIRST MYSELF.

I'M PUTTING A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH FAITH

IN A REAL GREEN DIVER RIGHT NOW.