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All right, guys,
you ready to get it on?
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Let's get it on, baby.
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Game on.
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Over a halfway
through the season,
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the Black Pearl
and the Holy Roller
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have pulled in
371 ounces combined,
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far short of their
1000-ounce goal.
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Running out of time now,
we're getting farther behind.
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Now, with pay dirt
running critically low...
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That big girl needs
some frickin' pay dirt.
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The battle of
the plants enters a new phase.
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I'm just trying to find an area
where I can do my own cut.
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As Todd and Hunter each
scramble to mine fresh ground...
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We're getting there, buddy.
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The team Holy Roller is
forced to change gears...
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Gosh, dang it.
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Something's not right.
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When their dozer
goes down for the count.
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Crap.
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We lose this Cat, we're done.
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Will Todd
and his team be able to rally?
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Without mining, there's
no point of being here.
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Or will Hunter take
all the gold and glory?
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Whoa, dude!
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It looks insane.
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Keep it coming, Cub,
just like that.
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After six weeks,
both the Black Pearl
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and Holy Roller's breakdowns
are behind them,
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and both are now
fully operational.
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But with the plants each
turning through 200 yards
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of ancient river bed
pay dirt an hour,
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a new issue is on the horizon.
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Their stockpile
is critically low.
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Without pay dirt, we're dead.
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Without pay dirt, none of
these plants are running.
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We're basically gonna
pack up our stuff,
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and none of these guys are
gonna take any gold with them.
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In two short weeks, the team has
exhausted the ancient river bed,
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leaving only a few thousand
yards of pay dirt left to process.
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Maybe we have total, together,
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a week's worth of pay.
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We need pay dirt on
a rich piece of ground.
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In order to
keep the mine running
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and hit their 104-ounce goal,
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both plants must be fed.
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With the ancient
river bed nearly tapped,
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the hunt for
new pay dirt begins.
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It's a huge gamble coming
off of that ancient river channel,
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but you know what? Do the math.
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I need pay dirt
and I need it right now.
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With each passing week,
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the Hoffmans' 1000-ounce
season goal
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slips further and further
out of reach.
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Andy and I are putting
our heads together.
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We're just trying to figure out
the path through this problem.
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They haven't hit their
weekly target once so far,
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only adding to
the following weekly goal.
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'Kay, I'm dropping
dirt right now.
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Drop it like it's hot, baby.
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It's a losing
streak they hope new pay dirt
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will help them overcome.
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We need all the dirt
that we can get.
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So, we're gonna find
some new pay dirt
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and try to locate a new,
a new cut for us.
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Pearl is hungry.
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That big girl needs
some frickin' pay dirt.
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While the stock pile of
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ancient river bed pay dirt
grows smaller,
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Andy and Thurber begin
scouting a potential new cut
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for the Holy Roller.
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- Hey, Andy.
- Hey, Buddy.
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- So, I peeled a bunch of this stuff off.
- -Yeah.
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And the old-timers
were in here working,
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which, they always left gold.
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But I dug a hole right here.
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It's got that,
all that red stuff in it.
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- Yup.
- And I'm almost positive that red stuff's really good.
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Yeah, look at it. It's got a
lot of ore in it. It's all rust.
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The presence of iron ore,
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and the distinct change in soil
color that Andy has discovered
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is a geological indicator
that a high gold concentration
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is very likely present.
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More often than not,
iron-rich environments
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are also gold-bearing
areas as well.
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What are you gonna
call this place if it's
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pans out?
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The Narrows of Dahl.
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The Narrows of Dahl.
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It almost sounds romantic.
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Well, you're here,
it's romantic.
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So, this spot in Dahl Creek,
is a very special place
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because it's the lowest point
that the gold can travel.
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And it's where Dahl Creek
gets the narrowest.
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So, when there's a flood, or a
rain, every bit of gold that's above us,
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has to come through
this point right here.
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- I'll go pan this real quick.
- -Okay.
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So, we pan every,
spot where we might
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get pay.
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You know, and it's just
a small, small test
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compared to running a bucket
from the excavator.
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To save time panning
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I classify it down really quick.
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I'll use a 3H mesh,
half-inch mesh.
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Get rid of the big rocks.
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I'll, make sure that
we don't have a big nugget,
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which I'll probably faint
the day that ever happens.
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But, then screen it down
to where I can pan it.
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My gosh.
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My gosh. You have got to be me.
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You got a lot of fine gold
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in here.
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And you have obviously
a lot of bigger gold.
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So.
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Pretty cool.
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What's neat about it is
there's all this fine gold with it.
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Better than we ever
had in the Yukon.
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I never get tired of saying it,
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but it, that's one of the best
gold pans I've ever seen.
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You're gonna find
big gold in here.
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While Thurber
and Andy take stock
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of the Holy Roller's promising
new cut at the Narrows of Dahl,
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Hunter heads north of the mine
with geologist Jeff Keener
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in a search for fresh pay dirt
to feed the Black Pearl.
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Most of those piles
are tailings.
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- Yeah.
- -They, they were pulled up
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with a Bagley scraper.
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Nobody knows
this property like Keener.
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You know, he's been doing
test holes and trenches
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in this before I was even born.
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So, he's gonna be
my best bet to pin point
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where the best gold would be.
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And then we'll figure out where's
the best place for me to break ground.
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The reason I wanted
to have you come out here
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is 'cause I'm just trying to find an
area where I can do my own cut.
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And I wanted to start heading
towards Atlas Creek.
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- Yeah.
- We know it's super rich up that way,
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so I just figure head towards
where we know it's good.
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We've got the prospect map.
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I only went up a very short
distance up Quartz Creek
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and to be honest, my results
weren't that good.
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I think the best ground
that you're gonna find
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on this part of
the Quartz Creek drainage
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is at the mouth of North Fork
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and then up on Atlas Creek.
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Gotta keep in mind that drilling
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- is not a perfect science.
- Yeah.
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- Yeah.
- We collect samples.
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We process 'em,
come up with a grade,
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and then plot it on a map
and then try to figure out
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- well, what's it really trying to tell us.
- Yeah.
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And so, if I can find an area that
has a number of good results
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then I'll focus on that.
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- If you were 23...
- Yeah.
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And you got a giant Trommel
that could eat through clay
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where, where would you go?
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It's gonna be
on North Fork here.
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There are old workings in there
that were probably worked by hand
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back, you know, gold rush era.
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And they have not
been re-worked.
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And so, that's actually
really easy mining,
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'cause there's just about two or
three feet of mud that's gonna come in.
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You take that off,
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and then you mine
the next three or four feet
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of gravel and bedrock.
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- Yeah.
- And so they did a little bit of the work for you?
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Yeah, they did a lot
of the work for you.
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Okay.
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Is any of that stuff thawed?
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Were, they were
old-timers working?
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In the old workings, yeah,
that's all thawed.
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Wow.
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The Black Pearl is gonna
give us an advantage
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just because it's custom-built
for this kind of terrain.
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There's a lot of clay,
and there's a lot of stuff
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that you really need to
break up inside the Trommel,
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and, it's a little bit different
than the Holy Roller.
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You know, we custom built
the Holy Roller
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for Colorado where
we had a lot of rock,
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and this, terrain's kinda
the opposite of that, so
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I feel like we're at
a little bit of an advantage.
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At least I know I can get to it,
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and it has potential
to be really good ground.
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- Right.
- Okay.
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I appreciate it.
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Let's get out of here.
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While Hunter finds
new ground in North Fork.
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Todd is closing in on his own
new cut at the Narrows of Dahl.
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So this came from what Andy
calls The Narrows of Dahl,
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Okay, that's where it all...
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- Super narrow.
- Right past the Z-plant was...
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- Yeah.
- And right narrows up the canyon?
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Yup. Well, I counted
up to 20 of the really fine,
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- but then there's that.
- Look at those.
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One of the best pans
I've ever seen.
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You know what, dude,
we're gonna go for it.
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We're gonna run that stuff.
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Pretty good, I love it.
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Okay.
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All right.
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You know what? It's a good test.
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Then we know there's gold
in this little bit of dirt,
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so why not run this stuff?
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That's what we're doing.
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With Todd's green light
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and a waning
pay dirt stock pile,
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Andy wastes no time ripping
new dirt from The Narrows of Dahl.
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We're gonna drop the ripper,
do our first rip.
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Here we go!
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We're just about
out of pay dirt.
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So, this couldn't come
at a better time.
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I literally have
maybe five days,
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but things can change quick.
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Rip it nice.
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We're getting her, buddy.
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First rip of the year.
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Exciting.
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Before Andy can begin delivering
pay dirt to the Holy Roller,
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he must first expose it through
a process they call ripping,
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where the rough
top layer of growth
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is scraped away to reveal soil
they hope is rich in gold.
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We're needy right now.
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We gotta take
whatever we can get.
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Anything that's got gold in it,
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I'm running it through
The Holy Roller.
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I gotta get every speck of gold,
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and try to keep
from going broke.
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And hopefully, in the meantime,
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we hit the mother load.
You never know.
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Dude, we're gonna need a lot
of pay dirt for The Holy Roller.
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Okay, bud?
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Get me as much as you can.
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It's all just clay,
just mud basically.
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What the heck is going on?
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Something's not right.
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It's not going into gear right.
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There's just one challenge
after another.
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Crap.
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Gosh, dang it.
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Something's not right.
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It's not going into gear right.
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Crap.
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At the Narrows of Dahl creek...
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Son of a gun.
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Andy's first cut
of the clay-rich top soil
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has stopped their bulldozer
in its tracks.
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Todd, Randy, do you guys copy?
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Yeah, go for Randy.
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00:11:20,100 --> 00:11:22,100
Hey, this pan is
249
00:11:22,750 --> 00:11:25,006
it's making a whining noise.
250
00:11:25,030 --> 00:11:27,076
And it's not going
into gear right.
251
00:11:27,100 --> 00:11:28,556
I don't know what's wrong.
252
00:11:28,580 --> 00:11:30,526
You got time to come down here?
253
00:11:30,550 --> 00:11:32,346
Yeah, I'll be right there.
254
00:11:32,370 --> 00:11:34,936
Hopefully it's just
a simple little fix.
255
00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,526
As long as
the bulldozer sits dormant,
256
00:11:37,550 --> 00:11:41,146
Andy and the team are stuck
without a way to resupply
257
00:11:41,170 --> 00:11:43,550
their shrinking
pay dirt stock pile.
258
00:11:45,170 --> 00:11:47,650
We lose this Cat, we're done.
259
00:11:50,270 --> 00:11:51,930
We got an issue here, bud.
260
00:11:53,030 --> 00:11:54,820
We can't get this pay out.
261
00:11:55,750 --> 00:11:56,726
What happened?
262
00:11:56,750 --> 00:11:59,626
Every time you shift
263
00:11:59,650 --> 00:12:02,246
it, it just, like, it gets
tighter and tighter.
264
00:12:02,270 --> 00:12:05,076
But there's whining noise
that wasn't there before.
265
00:12:05,100 --> 00:12:07,240
Noises aren't good
in a transmission.
266
00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:09,526
Dude
267
00:12:09,550 --> 00:12:11,146
we've got a big issue
going on here.
268
00:12:11,170 --> 00:12:12,556
How long do I have?
269
00:12:12,580 --> 00:12:13,246
The sooner the better.
270
00:12:13,270 --> 00:12:14,836
I say top priority, man,
271
00:12:14,860 --> 00:12:17,726
grab your gages
and then give us a,
272
00:12:17,750 --> 00:12:19,766
diagnosis as soon as you can.
273
00:12:19,790 --> 00:12:21,006
- All right, will do.
- Okay, bud?
274
00:12:21,030 --> 00:12:22,146
- All right.
- All right, man.
275
00:12:22,170 --> 00:12:23,626
Thanks, guys.
276
00:12:23,650 --> 00:12:26,146
In order to get pay dirt
moving to the plants again,
277
00:12:26,170 --> 00:12:28,930
Randy must fix
the dozer's transmission.
278
00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,976
There's nothing about a dozer
that's ever easy it seems like.
279
00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,720
And Andy normally parks
them in really good spots.
280
00:12:40,170 --> 00:12:41,440
Top of a glacier.
281
00:12:43,370 --> 00:12:44,626
All right.
282
00:12:44,650 --> 00:12:46,860
Now that we got that connected
283
00:12:47,790 --> 00:12:50,006
we can go ahead
and start the dozer,
284
00:12:50,030 --> 00:12:52,820
and, figure out
what our pressure is.
285
00:12:53,370 --> 00:12:54,556
We'll see what we get.
286
00:12:54,580 --> 00:13:00,146
We need 430 PSI of pressure
for a normal transmission.
287
00:13:00,170 --> 00:13:02,550
Problem is, I don't think
it's gonna get it.
288
00:13:04,370 --> 00:13:06,936
We've only got 20 PSI.
289
00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,006
That's why it's not
going into Gage.
290
00:13:09,030 --> 00:13:12,556
The clutches aren't collapsing
and engaging.
291
00:13:12,580 --> 00:13:14,766
Now we've got
a busted transmission.
292
00:13:14,790 --> 00:13:17,100
Now I gotta go tell Todd
some bad news.
293
00:13:26,170 --> 00:13:27,346
- Hey.
- Dude.
294
00:13:27,370 --> 00:13:28,726
Give us the bad news.
295
00:13:28,750 --> 00:13:30,340
Took a sample of that oil.
296
00:13:30,790 --> 00:13:32,006
Smell it.
297
00:13:32,030 --> 00:13:33,726
It smells
like friction material.
298
00:13:33,750 --> 00:13:35,076
That means it's got metal in it.
299
00:13:35,100 --> 00:13:38,726
All of the clutches are gone
in that transmission.
300
00:13:38,750 --> 00:13:42,006
The clutch is a series of
rotating mechanical disks
301
00:13:42,030 --> 00:13:44,416
that link the engine
to the transmission
302
00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,146
and allow the gears to shift.
303
00:13:46,170 --> 00:13:49,006
When engaged, hydraulics
press them together,
304
00:13:49,030 --> 00:13:51,556
locking the transmission
and drive line,
305
00:13:51,580 --> 00:13:55,146
letting the motor and drive
wheels rotate at the same speed.
306
00:13:55,170 --> 00:13:58,416
Over time, friction
can degrade the clutch
307
00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,416
and prohibit the gears
from locking in place.
308
00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,246
That's why
the fluid pressure's so low.
309
00:14:03,270 --> 00:14:07,246
We've got no clamping power
to keep those gears moving.
310
00:14:07,270 --> 00:14:09,656
There's nothing in there
that's of any value.
311
00:14:09,680 --> 00:14:11,726
That transmission is junk.
312
00:14:11,750 --> 00:14:13,556
That oil's supposed to be clear.
313
00:14:13,580 --> 00:14:15,146
We gotta get
another transmission.
314
00:14:15,170 --> 00:14:18,346
I need a good used one
or a new one.
315
00:14:18,370 --> 00:14:20,556
- Okay.
- Or a re-manufactured transmission.
316
00:14:20,580 --> 00:14:23,006
All right, if I can find one,
317
00:14:23,030 --> 00:14:24,556
you're gonna have to put it in,
318
00:14:24,580 --> 00:14:27,556
and you got maybe
24 hours to put it in.
319
00:14:27,580 --> 00:14:29,766
Can you try to get
it up to the shop?
320
00:14:29,790 --> 00:14:31,346
It, can you bring it up?
321
00:14:31,370 --> 00:14:32,246
Is it still moving?
322
00:14:32,270 --> 00:14:33,556
It was still moving
when I shut it down.
323
00:14:33,580 --> 00:14:34,726
I'll try to limp it
up to the shop.
324
00:14:34,750 --> 00:14:37,246
Get it to the shop,
you rip it open,
325
00:14:37,270 --> 00:14:39,246
and everybody
say a prayer, right?
326
00:14:39,270 --> 00:14:40,430
- Okay.
- All right, let's go.
327
00:15:01,860 --> 00:15:03,006
Sup?
328
00:15:03,030 --> 00:15:04,340
How you doing?
329
00:15:06,550 --> 00:15:08,866
So, I had Keener come out
330
00:15:08,890 --> 00:15:11,726
'cause I wanted to
just pick his brain...
331
00:15:11,750 --> 00:15:13,976
- Wow.
- On any other areas that we could mine.
332
00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,510
So, you talked to Keener?
333
00:15:18,370 --> 00:15:19,456
Yeah.
334
00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:21,346
You know, nobody knows
this property like he does.
335
00:15:21,370 --> 00:15:22,526
Okay, what did he say?
336
00:15:22,550 --> 00:15:23,550
So...
337
00:15:24,170 --> 00:15:26,556
We went out towards
North Fork area,
338
00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:30,006
'cause to me, that's the closest
area towards Atlas Creek
339
00:15:30,030 --> 00:15:31,346
that has a road to it.
340
00:15:31,370 --> 00:15:32,836
I asked him, "Where
would you go?"
341
00:15:32,860 --> 00:15:34,626
He said that's where
he would go if he was me.
342
00:15:34,650 --> 00:15:39,550
So, that's kinda where I wanna do
my first real cut for the Black Pearl.
343
00:15:42,170 --> 00:15:44,556
Well, that clay in there
is gonna make hard to run,
344
00:15:44,580 --> 00:15:48,456
but actually the Black Pearl
might be designed for that stuff, so
345
00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,456
I think if the Black Pearl didn't run it,
we might not run it at all this season.
346
00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,836
- Wow.
- And I think we need all the pay we can get.
347
00:15:53,860 --> 00:15:54,936
Well, when you're ready,
348
00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,146
we'll get the trucks in there
and start hauling it.
349
00:15:57,170 --> 00:15:58,550
All right, all right, Bub.
350
00:16:04,860 --> 00:16:07,866
It's surprising that he
met with Keener on his own,
351
00:16:07,890 --> 00:16:10,346
but you know what? That's
the next move I would make.
352
00:16:10,370 --> 00:16:15,006
North Fork, I actually think
is pretty good pay.
353
00:16:15,030 --> 00:16:18,246
But it's got so much
dirt and clay in it,
354
00:16:18,270 --> 00:16:21,656
it's gonna take something
like the Black Pearl
355
00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,060
to even get it to process.
356
00:16:25,270 --> 00:16:26,246
I dunno.
357
00:16:26,270 --> 00:16:28,820
He might just actually
be on to something here.
358
00:16:38,580 --> 00:16:39,626
Hey, Todd.
359
00:16:39,650 --> 00:16:42,556
We got the trannie for the D10,
360
00:16:42,580 --> 00:16:44,556
and we're heading up the hill.
361
00:16:44,580 --> 00:16:46,146
Okay, 10-4.
362
00:16:46,170 --> 00:16:49,006
So, I sent my dad
and Thurber to town
363
00:16:49,030 --> 00:16:51,006
to pick up this transmission.
364
00:16:51,030 --> 00:16:53,626
We gotta get this
thing off the truck,
365
00:16:53,650 --> 00:16:57,416
and we gotta get it put on,
inside this D10.
366
00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,656
And we don't have a lot
of time to do it.
367
00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,866
- Come on, come on, come on.
- Sweet, sweet looking.
368
00:17:01,890 --> 00:17:04,656
Right about right there.
That's good.
369
00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:06,976
Randy, unhook this thing.
370
00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,076
I can't believe you found this.
371
00:17:09,100 --> 00:17:11,836
Go ahead and,
and unbolt this thing.
372
00:17:11,860 --> 00:17:13,866
- Yeah.
- We're gonna go ahead
373
00:17:13,890 --> 00:17:17,146
and lift it out, and then
we're gonna hopefully
374
00:17:17,170 --> 00:17:18,936
do a quick switch.
375
00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,076
That sucker is heavy.
376
00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:24,060
It's about 2,800 pounds
or something like that.
377
00:17:25,580 --> 00:17:26,626
Whoa.
378
00:17:26,650 --> 00:17:28,936
- Okay, whoa.
- How in the world...
379
00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:30,866
- No wonder it was so heavy.
- Holy.
380
00:17:30,890 --> 00:17:33,976
The transmission actually
sits on a roller inside the body,
381
00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,836
and you just roll it out,
and pick it out.
382
00:17:36,860 --> 00:17:38,766
Let us know if
you have any issues.
383
00:17:38,790 --> 00:17:40,726
Do you need any help?
What do we need?
384
00:17:40,750 --> 00:17:41,836
I'm gonna need some help.
385
00:17:41,860 --> 00:17:44,556
- Okay.
- Can I get maybe Tater to help me?
386
00:17:44,580 --> 00:17:47,246
Want you to have Tater.
You guys attack it.
387
00:17:47,270 --> 00:17:48,866
The faster the better, but, hey,
388
00:17:48,890 --> 00:17:52,766
do not screw this up,
that's $40,000 in this box.
389
00:17:52,790 --> 00:17:54,936
You know, Todd, I can't believe
390
00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,076
you pulled a rabbit
out of the hat again.
391
00:17:57,100 --> 00:17:59,526
Yeah, it's
a $40,000 rabbit, Dad.
392
00:17:59,550 --> 00:18:02,766
Yeah, but without it,
there wouldn't be a season.
393
00:18:02,790 --> 00:18:04,866
We're, we'd be done right now.
394
00:18:04,890 --> 00:18:06,416
We need this thing in, quick.
395
00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,006
I don't want any
mistakes though, man.
396
00:18:08,030 --> 00:18:10,456
You ever put something
together from Ikea,
397
00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:11,836
and you get done
and you have extra parts?
398
00:18:11,860 --> 00:18:13,626
- All the time.
- You can't do that on this.
399
00:18:13,650 --> 00:18:16,440
- And do you think we'll get through the season with this?
- Yes.
400
00:18:17,030 --> 00:18:17,836
All the way.
401
00:18:17,860 --> 00:18:19,936
Without pay dirt,
boys, we're done.
402
00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,526
All right, let's get on it.
403
00:18:21,550 --> 00:18:23,836
Before the transmission
can be swapped out,
404
00:18:23,860 --> 00:18:27,246
Randy and Tater need to
unhook it from the drive line.
405
00:18:27,270 --> 00:18:32,456
And the only way to access it is
through the belly pan, beneath the dozer.
406
00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,360
Well, we're gonna have
to drop that belly pan
407
00:18:35,270 --> 00:18:36,820
drive line.
408
00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:38,726
Drain the oil.
409
00:18:38,750 --> 00:18:42,936
Drain the 50 gallons of oil,
I don't know.
410
00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,626
- Quick buckets.
- You got a 50-gallon pan?
411
00:18:44,650 --> 00:18:47,346
- Yeah.
- Just slide a small 50-gallon pan in there.
412
00:18:47,370 --> 00:18:48,346
It'll be quick buckets.
413
00:18:48,370 --> 00:18:49,526
Yes.
414
00:18:49,550 --> 00:18:50,820
Quick buckets.
415
00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,246
We're gonna strap a chain
from, this link
416
00:18:56,270 --> 00:19:00,836
down underneath the dozer
up to the link on the other side.
417
00:19:00,860 --> 00:19:02,346
We're tightening this thing up
418
00:19:02,370 --> 00:19:05,146
so that when I take the bolts
out of the belly pan,
419
00:19:05,170 --> 00:19:07,006
I don't get killed.
420
00:19:07,030 --> 00:19:10,246
'Cause these belly pans
are extremely heavy.
421
00:19:10,270 --> 00:19:11,976
It's probably in
the 2000-pound range
422
00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,246
right now with
all the dirt in it.
423
00:19:13,270 --> 00:19:15,656
We're doing this in order
to keep the production up,
424
00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:17,246
'cause we need to get stripping.
425
00:19:17,270 --> 00:19:19,960
And this machine
is what we strip with, so
426
00:19:20,580 --> 00:19:21,960
we gotta get this done.
427
00:19:22,550 --> 00:19:23,726
All right, you ready for this?
428
00:19:23,750 --> 00:19:24,556
It's starting to smell.
429
00:19:24,580 --> 00:19:26,146
It... I'm ready
whenever you are.
430
00:19:26,170 --> 00:19:27,550
- Okay.
- Here.
431
00:19:28,370 --> 00:19:29,556
This one might be a little long,
432
00:19:29,580 --> 00:19:31,440
you're gonna have to
grab it on the other side.
433
00:19:32,370 --> 00:19:34,340
And then you're gonna
have to hook it up top.
434
00:19:35,030 --> 00:19:36,750
- Copy that?
- Got it.
435
00:19:38,030 --> 00:19:39,246
Okay.
436
00:19:39,270 --> 00:19:40,936
- Real long.
- -You're through the eyelet?
437
00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:42,246
Yeah.
438
00:19:42,270 --> 00:19:43,930
- You are?
- You got lots of room.
439
00:19:45,860 --> 00:19:46,626
Liking it?
440
00:19:46,650 --> 00:19:47,720
Yeah.
441
00:19:50,370 --> 00:19:52,936
We have the belly pan
strapped up.
442
00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:54,416
We're gonna remove
the bolts out of it,
443
00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:57,656
and, try to let it down
carefully as we can,
444
00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,146
get at the drive line
for this transmission.
445
00:20:00,170 --> 00:20:01,146
Coming at you.
446
00:20:01,170 --> 00:20:02,440
All right, clear.
447
00:20:02,860 --> 00:20:03,860
Go ahead.
448
00:20:04,550 --> 00:20:05,580
Thank you.
449
00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,936
Belly pans are known
as widow makers.
450
00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:12,626
I'm gonna
get a little closer to it.
451
00:20:12,650 --> 00:20:15,556
If you make a mistake,
and you just zip the bolts off,
452
00:20:15,580 --> 00:20:17,440
they smack down and kill people.
453
00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:21,820
Dang it, I can't see it.
454
00:20:27,060 --> 00:20:29,106
Belly pans are known
as widow makers.
455
00:20:29,130 --> 00:20:30,766
I'm gonna get
a little closer to it.
456
00:20:30,790 --> 00:20:33,626
If you make a mistake
and you just zip the bolts off,
457
00:20:33,650 --> 00:20:35,620
they smack down and kill people.
458
00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,550
Dang it, I can't see it.
459
00:20:43,790 --> 00:20:45,510
We're patching over it.
460
00:20:46,270 --> 00:20:47,440
That one's
461
00:20:49,370 --> 00:20:50,976
- is it coming loose or is it spinning?
- -No.
462
00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,720
Just spinning.
463
00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:00,766
Just spinning.
464
00:21:00,790 --> 00:21:02,246
When taking off this belly pan,
465
00:21:02,270 --> 00:21:04,346
I ran into a bolt
that won't come off.
466
00:21:04,370 --> 00:21:06,146
I have to cut the head off.
467
00:21:06,170 --> 00:21:09,246
It's costing us gold
because we can't strip.
468
00:21:09,270 --> 00:21:10,766
Without stripping,
we can't mine,
469
00:21:10,790 --> 00:21:13,550
and without mining, there's
no point of being here.
470
00:21:22,790 --> 00:21:23,976
You're up, boss.
471
00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:24,976
I'm clear.
472
00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:26,240
Okay, coming down.
473
00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,340
- Nice and controlled.
- Yup.
474
00:21:34,790 --> 00:21:36,866
Keep her coming,
you're looking good, Randy.
475
00:21:36,890 --> 00:21:38,346
It's what my wife says.
476
00:21:38,370 --> 00:21:40,750
I'm gonna have to ask
her about that, if that's true.
477
00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:42,626
Okay.
478
00:21:42,650 --> 00:21:43,860
Wow.
479
00:21:46,340 --> 00:21:48,976
Not as bad with the dirt
as I thought it was gonna be,
480
00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:50,620
but it's still pretty bad.
481
00:21:53,650 --> 00:21:54,860
That's it.
482
00:21:55,790 --> 00:21:57,340
All right, belly pan's down.
483
00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,036
We're making progress,
but unfortunately,
484
00:22:05,060 --> 00:22:07,246
we've only got 24 hours
to get this done,
485
00:22:07,270 --> 00:22:11,316
and it's taking way too long
just to get this stupid belly pan off.
486
00:22:11,340 --> 00:22:14,106
Now that we got the bolt cut,
the pan's down,
487
00:22:14,130 --> 00:22:16,766
we gotta get this guard off,
get the drive line off,
488
00:22:16,790 --> 00:22:18,960
and then we gotta get
that thing out of there.
489
00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,346
What's sitting there?
490
00:22:22,370 --> 00:22:23,766
- What?
- What is that?
491
00:22:23,790 --> 00:22:25,416
That's the yoke out of
the front of the transmission.
492
00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:26,866
Okay, so the drive line's off?
493
00:22:26,890 --> 00:22:28,346
The drive line's laying up here.
494
00:22:28,370 --> 00:22:29,346
Nice.
495
00:22:29,370 --> 00:22:31,106
There you go.
496
00:22:31,130 --> 00:22:33,416
Okay.
497
00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:38,346
With Todd's crew scrambling to
replace their dozer's transmission.
498
00:22:38,370 --> 00:22:42,526
Hunter and his crew are taking
advantage of the last dozer standing
499
00:22:42,550 --> 00:22:45,656
to scratch a fresh cut
on North Fork.
500
00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:47,316
Hoping that it's
a little bit hotter
501
00:22:47,340 --> 00:22:48,976
than the last stuff
we were running.
502
00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,766
If this doesn't work out, I
don't really have a plan B.
503
00:22:51,790 --> 00:22:53,766
I don't have another area
I can go to.
504
00:22:53,790 --> 00:22:56,416
You know, the Holy Roller has
already eaten through so much pay,
505
00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,626
and, I don't want us to be
stepping on each other's toes.
506
00:22:59,650 --> 00:23:01,200
So, we'll see.
507
00:23:04,890 --> 00:23:08,106
Although Hunter's
found his new pay dirt
508
00:23:08,130 --> 00:23:11,416
it's only enough to keep
one plant running.
509
00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,976
It's a lot to keep up with
to have two plants going.
510
00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,720
All we can do is just try and stack
the yardage up the best we can now.
511
00:23:20,370 --> 00:23:23,216
With no pay dirt coming
out of the Narrows of Dahl,
512
00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,346
the Black Pearl and Holy Roller
513
00:23:25,370 --> 00:23:29,130
are eating through pay dirt
faster than it can be resupplied.
514
00:23:31,890 --> 00:23:35,766
It's been a real
struggle with the pay dirt.
515
00:23:35,790 --> 00:23:40,246
It takes two trucks just to
keep up with the wash plant,
516
00:23:40,270 --> 00:23:41,766
'cause it's just so far.
517
00:23:41,790 --> 00:23:46,720
It's, like, 15 minutes for me to even
take material there and come back.
518
00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,626
The remaining
stockpile will only keep
519
00:23:49,650 --> 00:23:51,976
the plants fed for
another day or two.
520
00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,626
Without new material from
the Narrows of Dahl cut,
521
00:23:54,650 --> 00:23:57,240
the mine may be
forced to shut down.
522
00:24:04,890 --> 00:24:06,866
I don't think
this is gonna work.
523
00:24:06,890 --> 00:24:09,416
Tasked with
ensuring that doesn't happen,
524
00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:11,866
Tater and Randy
are working to replace
525
00:24:11,890 --> 00:24:14,146
the broken
bulldozer transmission.
526
00:24:14,170 --> 00:24:17,626
But first, they must overcome
one more challenge,
527
00:24:17,650 --> 00:24:21,526
removing the cumbersome Axel
shaft threaded into the transmission
528
00:24:21,550 --> 00:24:24,650
that is standing between them
and finishing the job.
529
00:24:26,550 --> 00:24:28,866
- That's gonna be way too big.
- It's too big.
530
00:24:28,890 --> 00:24:30,656
- Where are we at, boys?
- And that's...
531
00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:32,246
- Hey.
- Hey, Todd.
532
00:24:32,270 --> 00:24:33,976
We ran into a bit of a snag.
533
00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,626
This dozer has an inner
and an outer axle shaft.
534
00:24:37,650 --> 00:24:39,650
This is the outer axle shaft.
535
00:24:40,060 --> 00:24:41,240
They are threaded
536
00:24:41,650 --> 00:24:42,796
on the ends.
537
00:24:42,820 --> 00:24:46,036
And the inner one
has that same thread on it.
538
00:24:46,060 --> 00:24:47,656
To pull it out, you have
this special tool
539
00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,866
that you thread on here,
and you pull the outer one out.
540
00:24:49,890 --> 00:24:52,216
- And you use that same tool to thread on...
- Okay.
541
00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:53,246
The inner one.
542
00:24:53,270 --> 00:24:54,766
- Special tool.
- Yeah.
543
00:24:54,790 --> 00:24:58,316
I'm guessing from the looks of
our shop, we do not have that tool.
544
00:24:58,340 --> 00:24:59,216
No.
545
00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:00,976
And we're kind of screwed.
546
00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,036
- 'Cause, we're, what, miles from Nome.
- Yeah.
547
00:25:04,060 --> 00:25:06,246
And we've been working
on this for 8 hours,
548
00:25:06,270 --> 00:25:08,316
- trying to get that stupid Axel out.
- -Yeah.
549
00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:11,416
The Axel and thread they
need to reach to unscrew it,
550
00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,526
can only be access through
the wheel well of the dozer.
551
00:25:14,550 --> 00:25:17,866
With time running out and
no tool to make the connection,
552
00:25:17,890 --> 00:25:20,060
it's up to Randy
and Tater to think fast.
553
00:25:20,580 --> 00:25:23,036
What do you got? Idea?
554
00:25:23,060 --> 00:25:26,146
Well, we were thinking about
melting some plastic around it
555
00:25:26,170 --> 00:25:29,216
and pulling it out,
but it's gotta be hot
556
00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:30,346
- to slide it in.
- All right.
557
00:25:30,370 --> 00:25:31,696
What's your idea?
558
00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,526
I'm thinking we melt it on the
one out here and make threads.
559
00:25:34,550 --> 00:25:36,866
Screw it off, screw it on.
560
00:25:36,890 --> 00:25:39,036
- Dude.
- 'Cause ABS plastic melts pretty good.
561
00:25:39,060 --> 00:25:40,346
Put a hose clamp around it.
562
00:25:40,370 --> 00:25:41,976
- Tighten it down.
- And then screw it off.
563
00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,246
And then screw it off.
564
00:25:43,270 --> 00:25:44,866
- Smart man.
- Might work.
565
00:25:44,890 --> 00:25:45,866
- All right, try it.
- It might work.
566
00:25:45,890 --> 00:25:47,766
If it doesn't work,
I wanna know.
567
00:25:47,790 --> 00:25:48,626
Okay.
568
00:25:48,650 --> 00:25:49,850
All right, we'll let you know.
569
00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:54,340
Dude, that's a good idea.
570
00:25:54,790 --> 00:25:56,030
I just thought of it.
571
00:26:00,060 --> 00:26:02,036
What do you mean,
"What's the problem?"
572
00:26:02,060 --> 00:26:05,036
I got a D10, I'm almost
out of pay dirt,
573
00:26:05,060 --> 00:26:08,766
and both of my mechanics are
trying to melt the piece of plastic
574
00:26:08,790 --> 00:26:12,346
and pull an actual shaft
out of the transmission.
575
00:26:12,370 --> 00:26:14,440
You tell me, you tell
me what's wrong.
576
00:26:15,370 --> 00:26:16,720
No, it's not gonna work.
577
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,030
They're just...
This isn't gonna work.
578
00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:22,526
- That's getting soft.
- Is it?
579
00:26:22,550 --> 00:26:24,246
- Yeah.
- See that?
580
00:26:24,270 --> 00:26:26,866
Sorry. Didn't mean to
light you on fire there.
581
00:26:26,890 --> 00:26:29,060
- Ooh, ooh.
- That's hot.
582
00:26:30,790 --> 00:26:32,146
Yeah.
583
00:26:32,170 --> 00:26:33,860
- See it smashing?
- I'm liking that.
584
00:26:34,650 --> 00:26:36,036
Let me throw
a little more heat on that.
585
00:26:36,060 --> 00:26:37,060
Yeah.
586
00:26:44,340 --> 00:26:45,440
That's pretty soft.
587
00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:48,440
Okay.
588
00:26:50,060 --> 00:26:51,650
Well, it took
a squish, didn't it?
589
00:26:52,060 --> 00:26:53,170
Yup.
590
00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:56,860
- Boy.
- -All right, you got that end.
591
00:26:57,790 --> 00:26:59,030
Let me know when you're ready.
592
00:27:00,060 --> 00:27:01,200
Okay.
593
00:27:02,370 --> 00:27:03,370
You're kidding me.
594
00:27:10,170 --> 00:27:11,170
It is.
595
00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:15,766
You're kidding me.
596
00:27:15,790 --> 00:27:17,720
No, I think there's
threads in there, buddy.
597
00:27:26,270 --> 00:27:29,106
It is screwing on,
it's getting tighter.
598
00:27:29,130 --> 00:27:30,200
Wow.
599
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,766
Grab it, grab it, grab it!
600
00:27:39,790 --> 00:27:41,860
We don't wanna lose one...
lose our threads.
601
00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,130
That is a solid win.
602
00:27:46,130 --> 00:27:48,976
- All right, nice work.
- Whoo! PVC pipe.
603
00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:52,130
All right, dude, we gotta pull this
other one out, we gotta get going.
604
00:28:01,310 --> 00:28:02,976
Okay, it's free!
605
00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,696
You put it on that palate.
606
00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:07,246
- All right.
- Looks good.
607
00:28:07,270 --> 00:28:10,076
After some determination
and ingenuity,
608
00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:13,550
the crew is ready to install
the new dozer transmission.
609
00:28:14,370 --> 00:28:16,626
Operation is half-over.
610
00:28:16,650 --> 00:28:19,936
Now we gotta get the
new one in and hooked up.
611
00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:21,526
What happens if
we screw this up?
612
00:28:21,550 --> 00:28:22,650
Don't screw it up.
613
00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,550
$40,000 transmission.
614
00:28:27,580 --> 00:28:28,936
Golly.
615
00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:30,820
All right, what could go wrong?
616
00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,060
That transmission
weighs 3,000 pounds.
617
00:28:35,580 --> 00:28:36,650
Good luck.
618
00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:39,286
I'll need you to
hold it in the air
619
00:28:39,310 --> 00:28:41,456
- when you get it up, so I can take...
- Get the L-ring?
620
00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:43,650
- Take, take that plug and that L-ring.
- -Okay.
621
00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:54,650
Whoops.
622
00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:57,790
I guess they come with
a little oil in 'em.
623
00:28:58,580 --> 00:29:00,130
Let me get a bucket.
624
00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,626
Normally, they don't come
with oil in 'em.
625
00:29:10,650 --> 00:29:12,456
It was, shipped on its back,
626
00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,176
so I didn't expect there
to be any oil in it.
627
00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,936
But, you know, that proves
that they tested it.
628
00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,416
That's what we want. We
want a good, good transmission.
629
00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,410
We don't want a one that we put
in and then have to take back out.
630
00:29:24,650 --> 00:29:25,650
Go easy.
631
00:29:26,310 --> 00:29:28,346
- I will, I will try.
- Okay?
632
00:29:28,370 --> 00:29:30,340
We got one shot, Todd.
633
00:29:30,820 --> 00:29:32,270
We can't mess this up.
634
00:29:33,100 --> 00:29:35,440
Jeez, then why am I doing it?
635
00:29:41,370 --> 00:29:42,410
Keep going.
636
00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:44,930
Stick towards you.
637
00:29:48,370 --> 00:29:49,820
There ya go.
638
00:29:55,750 --> 00:29:59,620
You're there, aren't ya?
Curl in just a bit.
639
00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:02,440
Set it down.
640
00:30:03,370 --> 00:30:04,820
Stay there you big boy.
641
00:30:12,860 --> 00:30:16,866
We gotta pick it
and set it on the rails.
642
00:30:16,890 --> 00:30:21,346
So our transmission has these
rollers, it has to sit on those rails
643
00:30:21,370 --> 00:30:25,130
and it guides that transmission
into the input shaft hole.
644
00:30:32,820 --> 00:30:34,820
Come on, you.
645
00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:37,550
Up just a bit.
646
00:30:43,170 --> 00:30:44,270
Hold that.
647
00:30:47,650 --> 00:30:50,036
Very crucial part,
it's gotta go straight in.
648
00:30:50,060 --> 00:30:52,146
Can't be messed up
at this point.
649
00:30:52,170 --> 00:30:56,626
If it goes in incorrectly we'll have
an issue with O-rings and it'll leak.
650
00:30:56,650 --> 00:30:58,036
We don't wanna leak.
651
00:30:58,060 --> 00:30:59,060
There ya go.
652
00:31:02,750 --> 00:31:04,060
Up a little more.
653
00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:13,346
We got, like, 12 inches to go
and he's only got 2 inches left.
654
00:31:13,370 --> 00:31:14,960
Half curl your bucket.
655
00:31:16,820 --> 00:31:19,410
'Kay, hold that. Beautiful.
656
00:31:25,650 --> 00:31:27,720
That is one heavy transmission.
657
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:30,696
Well, that wasn't easy.
658
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,820
- She ain't light.
- No.
659
00:31:33,270 --> 00:31:34,836
She's a little over 280.
660
00:31:34,860 --> 00:31:36,076
Yeah, she is.
661
00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:38,976
Wow, what's left?
662
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,556
Well, I forgot to remove
that back plate,
663
00:31:41,580 --> 00:31:43,036
- turn it around.
- Okay.
664
00:31:43,060 --> 00:31:45,316
- We're 90% of the way there.
- 'Kay.
665
00:31:45,340 --> 00:31:48,726
So, I'll turn that plate around,
pick it up, and it'll slide right in.
666
00:31:48,750 --> 00:31:51,346
Hey, radio me when you're
ready to test drive.
667
00:31:51,370 --> 00:31:52,726
Thanks. Thanks for your help.
668
00:31:52,750 --> 00:31:54,340
- Good job, man.
- Thanks.
669
00:31:55,860 --> 00:31:59,836
With not a moment to spare,
the replacement transmission is in
670
00:31:59,860 --> 00:32:02,270
and Todd's dozer
is back in action.
671
00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,976
Now, Andy can
finally get back to their cut
672
00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:10,750
and start contributing to the
paydirt's stockpile feeding their plants.
673
00:32:19,860 --> 00:32:22,246
I believe that we might be okay.
674
00:32:22,270 --> 00:32:24,456
Now it's our job to get
the gold outta the ground,
675
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,310
and make money, and get it done.
676
00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,626
We've got Andy up in the
Narrows of Dahl on the D10.
677
00:32:33,650 --> 00:32:37,076
We're gonna get some of
that pay dirt into The Holy Roller
678
00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:39,000
and see how it weighs up.
679
00:32:40,890 --> 00:32:43,456
We're trying to get as much
pay from North Fork as possible.
680
00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:46,626
It's looking pretty good right
now and we're not gonna quit.
681
00:32:46,650 --> 00:32:49,200
We're not gonna
stop this plant, 100%.
682
00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:10,650
- You ready?
- Yeah.
683
00:33:11,340 --> 00:33:12,626
Yeah, I'm ready.
684
00:33:12,650 --> 00:33:14,626
Yeah, I'm really interested
to see how it's gonna look,
685
00:33:14,650 --> 00:33:16,510
this North Fork
is where it's at.
686
00:33:17,170 --> 00:33:18,170
Okay.
687
00:33:18,860 --> 00:33:20,936
I hope it is.
688
00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:24,866
After running material from their
new cut on North Fork nonstop...
689
00:33:24,890 --> 00:33:27,246
- Cub, do you have a copy?
- Yeah, what's the plan?
690
00:33:27,270 --> 00:33:29,836
We're about to shut down, I'm gonna
sent Sparky to the pump right now.
691
00:33:29,860 --> 00:33:31,456
Copy that.
692
00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:35,340
Hunter is ready to see if the
ground he bet on is going to payout.
693
00:33:43,550 --> 00:33:44,820
Yeehaw!
694
00:33:45,580 --> 00:33:46,836
You ready, Sparky?
695
00:33:46,860 --> 00:33:48,866
Yes, sir.
I'm ready whenever you are.
696
00:33:48,890 --> 00:33:50,270
Go ahead and bring it down.
697
00:33:51,370 --> 00:33:54,836
Is their new North Fork pay
dirt as rich as Hunter hopes?
698
00:33:54,860 --> 00:33:58,456
And if so, will it be enough
to push the Hoffmans closer
699
00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:01,726
to the 1,000 ounce season goal?
700
00:34:01,750 --> 00:34:05,340
This's that crazy gold Jack was
talking about, this is frickin' crazy.
701
00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:07,316
Yeah, but this rounds packing.
702
00:34:07,340 --> 00:34:09,976
See, this is why I wanna
do a full pull, look at this.
703
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:11,440
Told you North Fork was good.
704
00:34:13,100 --> 00:34:17,346
Right now, we're getting the first
glace at the box, it looks insane.
705
00:34:17,370 --> 00:34:20,036
It's something I've been
wanting to see for a long time.
706
00:34:20,060 --> 00:34:21,456
We're gonna pull this thing,
get it up to the gold room,
707
00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:24,270
and I'm really eager to see
how good it really is.
708
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,696
My gosh, I'm liking this.
709
00:34:29,720 --> 00:34:32,456
That's better than what I
thought it was gonna be,
710
00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:34,176
and I thought it was gonna
be really good.
711
00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:35,650
This is all our hard work.
712
00:34:44,270 --> 00:34:47,006
Look at these bugs, dude.
Look at these bugs.
713
00:34:47,030 --> 00:34:49,246
- Mosquitos are bad.
- Good lord.
714
00:34:49,270 --> 00:34:52,766
- I think we can do it...
- I just ate a mosquito.
715
00:34:52,790 --> 00:34:54,860
Let me get ya there,
hold on. There.
716
00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:56,936
You know what?
I'd rather get bit.
717
00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:59,456
I'd rather get bit... Jeez,
that was big, thank you.
718
00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:01,386
You actually saved me.
719
00:35:01,410 --> 00:35:04,556
Holy smokes,
it's the Alaskan Air Force.
720
00:35:04,580 --> 00:35:07,200
I mean, I personally, I had...
721
00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:11,836
Did you see that thing
fly in my mouth?
722
00:35:11,860 --> 00:35:14,620
Get the eaten out
of me by mosquitos.
723
00:35:18,310 --> 00:35:23,006
What you do on a mosquito is you
kill it on your hand, you leave it there
724
00:35:23,030 --> 00:35:26,006
to let all the other ones know
this is what's gonna happen to ya.
725
00:35:26,030 --> 00:35:27,976
So you leave
squished bugs on ya.
726
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,766
That's how you do it up here.
727
00:35:29,790 --> 00:35:31,346
You got like blood and stuff.
728
00:35:31,370 --> 00:35:33,720
Yeah, you're bleeding. There's
one on your forehead too.
729
00:35:45,720 --> 00:35:49,866
Andy and his crew are finally stocking
pay dirt from the Narrows of Dahl
730
00:35:49,890 --> 00:35:54,936
after losing hours of daylight
to a broken transmission.
731
00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:59,550
While Jack and Thurber are getting their
first look at the mats from North Fork.
732
00:36:03,720 --> 00:36:06,456
This is pay dirt
that came from North Fork
733
00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,410
that went through
the Black Pearl.
734
00:36:09,340 --> 00:36:11,766
Everyone gets excited,
including myself,
735
00:36:11,790 --> 00:36:14,316
but you gotta
get it on the table,
736
00:36:14,340 --> 00:36:17,176
dry it, weigh it,
and then that's the proof.
737
00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:20,976
If the new dirt can produce
104 ounces this week,
738
00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,596
it will mark their highest
payout of the season,
739
00:36:23,620 --> 00:36:27,386
and keep their 1,000 ounce
goal for the year within reach.
740
00:36:27,410 --> 00:36:32,866
We only have so many days left
to run, we wanna run the good stuff.
741
00:36:32,890 --> 00:36:36,936
We have a goal, I wanna
make sure that we hit that goal.
742
00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:41,386
And, hopefully, it's gonna
be 3 ounces per 100 yards.
743
00:36:41,410 --> 00:36:44,480
If it is, we're home free.
If it isn't...
744
00:36:45,790 --> 00:36:49,316
We, The proverbial,
up the creek without a paddle,
745
00:36:49,340 --> 00:36:51,750
you know, and we don't
wanna be there.
746
00:36:58,680 --> 00:36:59,680
Hey, Jack.
747
00:37:00,100 --> 00:37:04,486
Whoa. Whoa-ho-ho.
748
00:37:04,510 --> 00:37:05,750
That's pretty darn good.
749
00:37:06,340 --> 00:37:09,200
That's crazy gold, there we go.
750
00:37:10,310 --> 00:37:13,456
Thank you young guns,
that's a lot of gold.
751
00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:16,456
We'll see which plant
produces the best.
752
00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:19,456
I don't know until
this cleanup's done.
753
00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:22,370
I just hope that I make enough
money to get a new sweatshirt.
754
00:37:27,340 --> 00:37:31,486
Last week, Hunter's Black
Pearl brought in 21 ounces,
755
00:37:31,510 --> 00:37:35,486
far less than Todd's 65 ounces
on The Holy Roller,
756
00:37:35,510 --> 00:37:40,456
but combined for 86 ounces,
the highest output of the season.
757
00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:44,000
However, still short of
hitting their weekly target.
758
00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,316
Despite both plants
breaking down,
759
00:37:47,340 --> 00:37:49,696
will they finally hit
their goal this week?
760
00:37:49,720 --> 00:37:51,790
Okay, how you feel
about this week?
761
00:37:52,240 --> 00:37:53,216
Really good.
762
00:37:53,240 --> 00:37:57,216
I seen, an old guy
show up the other day.
763
00:37:57,240 --> 00:38:01,316
Hunter, hired Keener
to come out, so
764
00:38:01,340 --> 00:38:05,696
he said that's,
kind of a pretty good move.
765
00:38:05,720 --> 00:38:07,456
Feeling good about your cleanup?
766
00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:09,456
Feel a lot better
than last week.
767
00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:12,486
How do you guys feel
about your cleanup?
768
00:38:12,510 --> 00:38:14,696
We didn't get a lot
of yards through it,
769
00:38:14,720 --> 00:38:17,596
but I think that this breakdown
that we had to deal with,
770
00:38:17,620 --> 00:38:19,386
kinda screwed us
over a little bit.
771
00:38:19,410 --> 00:38:23,106
But I think we're on to
something. Right, Andy?
772
00:38:23,130 --> 00:38:26,176
Yeah, I think the Narrows of
Dahl are gonna surprise us.
773
00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:27,410
I think there's...
774
00:38:28,340 --> 00:38:30,936
This is one time that the
surprise is a good surprise.
775
00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:34,596
I've heard you guys make a lot of
predictions on the dirt this season,
776
00:38:34,620 --> 00:38:38,076
so I'll make a prediction,
I think that North Fork
777
00:38:38,100 --> 00:38:40,386
is a little bit richer
than the Narrows of Dahl.
778
00:38:40,410 --> 00:38:43,750
And what I saw in the box, probably
gonna smoke you guys this week.
779
00:38:45,310 --> 00:38:49,270
Yeah, I do. I mean, that's my
prediction, I could be dead wrong.
780
00:38:50,890 --> 00:38:53,316
- Hey.
- What's up, fellas.
781
00:38:53,340 --> 00:38:55,596
Well, what'd you think's up?
782
00:38:55,620 --> 00:38:58,596
Who's got the heavier bottle
is what I'd like the know.
783
00:38:58,620 --> 00:39:00,596
All right, here we go.
784
00:39:00,620 --> 00:39:05,316
We need to get 104
ounces, see how it goes.
785
00:39:05,340 --> 00:39:07,410
- Ten.
- Fifteen.
786
00:39:07,860 --> 00:39:08,976
Let that run.
787
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,790
- It's over 20.
- Twenty.
788
00:39:11,790 --> 00:39:14,216
- Twenty-six, 28.
- Thirty.
789
00:39:14,240 --> 00:39:16,106
Thirty-six, 37, slow down.
790
00:39:16,130 --> 00:39:18,556
I don't like it. I don't like
what's happening here.
791
00:39:18,580 --> 00:39:21,650
- Yeah, that's almost out.
- Why we went little.
792
00:39:22,890 --> 00:39:24,790
- It's good you guys can count.
- Forty-eight.
793
00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:29,766
- Three plus the one...
- Beats three.
794
00:39:29,790 --> 00:39:30,860
No, it's not gonna do it.
795
00:39:32,100 --> 00:39:37,176
- 54.8.
- Whoa, not good.
796
00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:40,410
I don't feel like that's... Are we
going backwards? What's happening?
797
00:39:42,580 --> 00:39:45,130
Let's hear this.
798
00:39:47,060 --> 00:39:48,650
Thirty-seven.
799
00:39:52,060 --> 00:39:55,650
- Still feels heavy.
- Guys, I have a bad feeling we're gonna get beat.
800
00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:03,176
- 56.05. Suck it!
- Yeah, okay.
801
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:05,036
Everybody stop, everybody stop.
802
00:40:05,060 --> 00:40:07,866
Just want everybody to close their
eyes right now and just soak that in.
803
00:40:07,890 --> 00:40:08,836
How does that feel?
804
00:40:08,860 --> 00:40:10,596
Okay.
805
00:40:10,620 --> 00:40:15,286
The Black Pearl's second cleanup
comes in at just over 56 ounces,
806
00:40:15,310 --> 00:40:18,486
while The Holy Roller
comes in at just under 55.
807
00:40:18,510 --> 00:40:24,656
For the first time this season their 111
ounces combined exceeds their weekly goal.
808
00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:28,036
The Hoffmans
now have 482 ounces.
809
00:40:28,060 --> 00:40:33,976
They'll need nearly 520 more ounces
to hit their season goal of 1,000 ounces.
810
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:37,480
What I've seen
is that the young guys
811
00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:39,386
they kicked your butts.
812
00:40:39,410 --> 00:40:40,410
You know?
813
00:40:41,340 --> 00:40:42,960
This
814
00:40:43,410 --> 00:40:46,270
just is a lot of gold.
815
00:40:47,340 --> 00:40:51,076
Well, you know,
don't ever let anybody
816
00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:56,200
saying anything about you. You guys came
out on top. You worked hard, you did it.
817
00:40:57,580 --> 00:41:00,076
We appreciate ya, Jack.
Really do.
818
00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:03,766
You know what it is. You
guys earned it, man. Way to go.
819
00:41:03,790 --> 00:41:06,596
You know, this is the
first time we broke 100,
820
00:41:06,620 --> 00:41:08,766
we're at 111 for the week.
821
00:41:08,790 --> 00:41:12,696
- Awesome.
- We're there, we hit it. We hit it at least one week.
822
00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:16,936
Now, we just gotta put one week
together with another and away we go.
823
00:41:16,960 --> 00:41:18,386
Good job.
824
00:41:18,410 --> 00:41:23,316
The victory this week is yours,
you earned it. And you know what?
825
00:41:23,340 --> 00:41:24,656
I hope it feels good.
826
00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:27,976
We almost had $190 grand,
pretty good.
827
00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:32,316
Yeah, that's just this week.
So we gotta just keep this pace.
828
00:41:32,340 --> 00:41:35,030
We do, we do.
Great job. Let's go.
63576
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