All language subtitles for Gold.Rush.S08E20.Independence.Day.480p.x264-mSD.Eng

HUH!

PIPE ALMOST KNOCKED PARKER IN THE DRINK.

CAN'T SAY IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ME LAUGH.

Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

YOU KNOW, I'M ABOUT DONE NOT REACHING OUR GOAL.

WE'RE ALL TIRED OF LOSING.

I DON'T KNOW IF I SEE A FUTURE HERE.

WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?

WE NEED TO GO FIND ANOTHER PROPERTY.

WE'VE NEVER MINED A YARD OF DIRT THAT DIDN'T HAVE GOLD IN IT.

THAT'S A LOAD OF WEIGHT.

IF THERE'S GOLD IN HERE, WE SHOULD GET IT, MAN.

HEY, MAN, DID YOU SHUT THE WATER OFF?

NO.

Tony's stripping into our pond.

I'LL GO TALK TO OUR KLONDIKE HERE

AND SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY FOR HIMSELF.

WELL, YOU CAN'T JUST DENY US WATER.

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Todd: IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR.

WE'RE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR WHERE WE'D THOUGHT WE'D BE.

YEAH, WE GOT SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS,

THAT MEANS THAT WE ONLY GOT A FEW WEEKS LEFT,

SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET AS MUCH GOLD AS WE CAN.

Narrator: TODD HOFFMAN HAS FINALLY HIT

HIS BREAK-EVEN POINT OF 1,500 OUNCES,

BUT THE END OF THE MINING SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING.

WE'RE NOT GONNA HIT OUR 5,000 OUNCES, BUT WE'RE PROFITABLE,

AND EVERY ONE OF OUR GUYS IS GONNA TAKE SOME GOLD HOME.

Narrator: HIS CREW IS RUNNING BOTH THEIR WASH PLANTS HARD,

HOPING TO GENERATE A PROFIT.

FREDDY'S DOING A A GOOD JOB DOWN HERE AT RUSTY RED.

HE'S RUNNING 250 YARDS AN HOUR.

HUNTER'S UP THERE, RUNNING HOLY ROLLER.

WE'RE GONNA TRY TO WORK OUR WAY TO 400 YARDS AN HOUR.

HOW FAST CAN I FEED THIS THING?

Narrator: HUNTER IS LOADING ALL THE PAY DIRT HE CAN THROUGH HOLY ROLLER.

HUNTER, IS THERE A -TON OF WATER

COMING OUT OF THE FEEDER?

THERE'S WATER COMING DOWN THE HILL.

OKAY. THE TROMMEL STOPPED.

THE TROMMEL STOPPED.

THAT'S WHY THERE'S WATER FLOWING.

THIS CANNOT BE REAL.

DID OUR PUMP SHUT OFF?

DID WE LOSE SOME OF OUR WATER, OR WHAT?

BECAUSE THE TROMMEL JUST STOPPED SPINNING.

I have no idea.

We got a ton of material on this end.

DUDE, HOW THE DOES THIS HAPPEN?

WHY WAS IT OVERFLOWING?

OKAY. LOOK.

THE TROMMEL WASN'T OPEN. THE TROMMEL WAS CLOSED.

REALLY? THERE WAS NO WATER GOING IN THAT?

THERE WAS NO WATER SPRAYING IN IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS STOPPED, THOUGH.

'CAUSE IT'S FULL OF DIRT, DUDE.

WE DID SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T WANNA DO TO YOUR TROMMEL:

WE FILLED IT FULL OF DIRT.

NOW IT WON'T SPIN. IT WON'T PUKE THE DIRT OUT.

DUDE, IT'S JUST BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

WE CAN'T GET GOING.

Narrator: 1,5000 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE

PUSH PAY DIRT FROM THE FEEDER INTO THE TROMMEL.

ANOTHER 1,000 GALLONS OF WATER FROM THE SPRAY NOZZLES

WASH GOLD OFF THE ROCKS

AND PUSH TAILINGS THROUGH THE TROMMEL.

BUT, KEVIN FORGOT THE TURN ON THE WATER FOR THE SPRAY BARS

AND THE ROCKS PILED UP

UNTIL THEIR WEIGHT STOPPED THE TROMMEL.

I GOTTA GO GET SOME SHOVELS.

WE GOTTA DIG OUT THE ROLLER.

I THINK GOD IS SAYING,

"DON'T CALL YOUR TROMMEL A HOLY ROLLER."

NO, IT'S MORE LIKE HOLY

THIS THING NEVER RUNS.

WE CAN NEVER RUN 2 HOURS

WITHOUT SOMETHING UP.

LOT OF ROCK.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS. THAT SHOULD BE GOOD.

LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.

COME ON, BABY!

-ALL RIGHT! -THERE IT GOES.

YEAH-EAH-EAH!

Narrator: HOLY ROLLER IS BACK, ROLLING,

BUT THEY'VE LOST ANOTHER 2 HOURS OF PRECIOUS RUN TIME.

Hunter: YOU KNOW, I'M ABOUT DONE WITH FIXING THIS WASH PLANT.

WE CAN'T EVEN RUN FOR AN HOUR WITHOUT SOMETHING GOING WRONG.

I'M TIRED OF LOSING.

WE'RE ALL TIRED OF NOT REACHING OUR GOAL.

Narrator: A STRING OF SHUTDOWNS AND LOW-QUALITY PAY DIRT

MEANS THE HOLY ROLLER HAS ONLY AVERAGED

21 OUNCES OF GOLD PER WEEK.

Hunter: WHATEVER WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW ISN'T WORKING.

YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T FIND BETTER GROUND

AND MORE GROUND WITH BETTER GOLD, THEN,

I DON'T KNOW IF I SEE A FUTURE HERE.

WE'RE JUST RUNNING DIRT FOR THE FUN OF IT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET 5,000 AT FAIRPLAY.

HEY, DAD, DO YOU HAVE A COPY?

Yeah, I got a copy. What's up?

CAN YOU MEET ME UP HERE AT THE FEEDER?

DUDE, IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FUTURE MINING,

WE NEED GROUND THAT HAS BETTER GOLD THAN THIS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU KNOW, WE CAN FINISH OUT THE SEASON HERE,

BUT, WE CAN'T COME BACK HER NEXT YEAR,

BUST OUR ASS FOR 7 MONTHS,

AND THEN GO HOME AND FEEL LIKE FAILURES.

I'M NOT GONNA COME BACK HERE NEXT YEAR TO GET

2,000 OR 3,000 OUNCES AND MINE THIS PROPERTY.

I WANNA GO FOR 5,000 OUNCES.

WE'VE BEEN GOING FOR IT FOR 2 YEARS, OKAY?

I DON'T WANNA GIVE UP NOW.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I'M NOT HAPPY, EITHER, HUNTER.

I'M NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I MEAN, I'M WITH YOU ON THAT.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?

WE NEED TO GO FIND ANOTHER PROPERTY.

SO I DON'T KNOW. I WANNA GO SEE

IF WE COULD LEASE A PIECE OF LAND.

I WANNA GO LOOK AT THE ALMA PLACER.

IT'S 6 MILES DOWN THE ROAD.

IT'S THE BIGGEST MINE IN COLORADO, SO,

I WANNA GO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE.

WELL, THEY MIGHT TELL US TO GET THE HELL

OUTTA HERE, TOO,

BUT LET'S GO GRAB MY TRUCK AND DRIVE OVER THERE.

SOUND GOOD? -YEAH.

CAN'T HURT TO ASK.

YOU KNOW, MY DAD WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO BRING UP 5,000 OUNCES

AND WE ALL THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY FOR THAT,

BUT, I STARTED TO BELIEVE THE IDEA.

WE NEED TO ACTUALLY WIN NEXT SEASON,

AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN AFFORD TO JUST PLAY IT SAFE.

Narrator: AT THISTLE CREEK, TONY BEETS IS RACING

TO DISMANTLE HIS SECOND MILLION-DOLLAR DREDGE.

WITH WINTER CLOSING IN, HE'S GOT A FEW SHORT WEEKS

TO REMOVE THE HEAVIEST PIECES AND SHIP THEM

DOWN THE YUKON RIVER BEFORE IT FREEZES OVER.

WINCH IT UP. WINCH IT UP.

Narrator: THE BUCKET LADDER IS THE PIVOTED STEEL ARM

THE DREDGE BUCKETS ROTATE AROUND.

MIKE BEETS WILL MAKE THE LIFT, USING THE 50-TON CRANE.

23 TONS.

OUR LITTLE PROBLEM IS WE DON'T HAVE

ENOUGH LIFTING POWER.

23 TONS, AND THAT'S NOT EVEN HALF THE WEIGHT.

THE TWO CRANES ARE GONNA

HAVE TROUBLE LIFTING THIS, TONY.

THERE IS A JOINT IN THE MIDDLE.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY

TO SUPPORT THE BACK.

Narrator: SPLITTING THE BUCKET LADDER IN TWO

WILL LEAVE ITS HEAVY, TOP SECTION

HANGING DANGEROUSLY, 30 FEET IN THE AIR.

WE'LL PICK IT UP.

YEP.

ABSOLUTELY.

Narrator: TONY'S PLAN?

LIFT THE BUCKET LADDER, USING THE 50-TON CRANE.

THEN USE THE 20-TON CRANE TO RAISE THE DREDGE PONTOON

AND SLIDE IT UNDERNEATH.

NEXT, TONY WILL REMOVE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE TWO PIECES TOGETHER

AND USE THE TWO CRANES

TO REMOVE THE LOWER SECTION OF THE BUCKET LADDER.

Narrator: TONY BEETS AND CREW

ARE STRUGGLING TO LIFT A SECTION OF PONTOON ON HIS SECOND DREDGE,

WHICH IS STILL STRANDED AT THISTLE CREEK.

Christie: THERE WE GO! IT POPPED OUT.

YEAH.

WHOA WHOA WHOA.

Hoekstra: AT FACE FOR SURE.

THE ONLY THING, WE HAVE TO LOWER THE BUCKET LADDER NOW

AND THEN LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

Narrator: IF TONY'S MISCALCULATED,

THE WEIGHT OF THE BUCKET LADDER COULD CRUSH

THE RUSTY, 70-YEAR-OLD PONTOON.

GOOD.

COME ON. UP HERE. COME ON.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL HAS SMASHED HIS 5,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL.

NOW, HE'S PUTTING HIS GOLD TO WORK.

HE'S BOUGHT HIS OWN PIECE OF KLONDIKE GROUND

TO HELP HIM BREAK FREE FROM TONY BEETS

AND HIS 25% ROYALTIES.

IT'S A HALF-MILLION- DOLLAR GAMBLE

THAT'S HANGING IN THE BALANCE.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST CHUNK OF GROUND

THAT WE'VE BOUGHT HERE IN THE YUKON

AND, YOU KNOW, AFTER 5 YEARS OF LOOKING,

I'M PRETTY HAPPY THAT WE MADE IT HAPPEN.

BUT IT'S ALSO PRETTY DAMN SCARY.

WE PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THIS,

ON THE PROMISE THAT THERE WAS GOLD IN A PIT,

AND IT'S REALLY NOT LOOKING LIKE THERE IS.

Narrator: LAST WEEK, PARKER TESTED HIS FIRST PAN.

I BOUGHT THIS ON THE BASIS THAT WE HAD A STRIP COT

READY TO SLUICE, NOT A MINED-OUT COT.

THAT

THERE'S RICK.

OOH, THAT'S SOME DEEP MUD.

THERE MIGHT STILL BE SOME GOLD IN HERE.

YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT NOT ALL HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF HERE.

Narrator: RICK PROMISED PARKER HE'D MINE 2,500 OUNCES

WITH BIG RED THIS SEASON.

BUT HE'S STILL 100 OUNCES SHORT.

IT'S PROBABLY WISHFUL THINKING, YOU KNOW.

WE DO NEED 100 OUNCES.

AS OF RIGHT NOW, BIG RED'S SITTING IDLE, YOU KNOW,

AND NEEDING SOME PAY DIRT TO RUN, SO,

UNLIKELY THAT IT'S IN HERE, BUT, HEY, IT'S A SHOT.

Narrator: AS WELL AS HITTING RICK'S TARGET,

FINDING 100 OUNCES WOULD COVER

ALMOST A QUARTER OF PARKER'S INVESTMENT.

Parker: SO IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE WATER DRAINED OUT.

THERE'S A LOT OF GRAVEL SHOWING,

BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF BEDROCK SHOWING,

SO I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT HERE.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL HAVE TO GET DOWN THERE

AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

YOU WANT ME TO CUT INTO THE BANK

AND SEE IF WE CAN CATCH A LINE?

Narrator: PARKER WAITS

WHILE RICK DIGS DOWN TO THE DEEPEST LAYER OF THE CUT.

IT'S HIS LAST CHANCE TO FIND PAY DIRT WORTH SLUICING.

MUD.

THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANYTHING IN THIS PAN.

IT WAS JUST A BUNCH OF MUD.

WELL, WELL, I WAS WRONG.

NOT TOO BAD FOR A MUD SPOT.

QUITE A BIT OF GOLD IN THAT.

THERE'S TWO RIGHT THERE. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

IT'S PROMISING. IT'S A HELL OF A LOT BETTER

THAN THE FIRST PAN.

BUT,

100 OUNCES IS TOUGH TO FIND.

THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD TO FIND.

IF THERE'S GOLD IN HERE, WE SHOULD GET IT, MAN.

I THINK MAYBE MOVE BIG RED DOWN HERE.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GAME WITH THAT.

IT'S OUR FIRST GOLD THAT WE DON'T OWE ROYALTIES ON, RICK.

YEAH, I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE A PILE OF SLOP

RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY GOLD IN IT.

WE PANNED IT AND PROVED IT, SO.

IT AIN'T PRETTY, BUT IF THERE'S 100 OUNCES IN HERE,

WE'RE GONNA GET IT. WE'RE GONNA PUT IT THROUGH BIG RED

AND WE'RE GONNA GET TO 2,500 OUNCES.

LET'S GO FIND SOME GOLD!

Narrator: AT THISTLE CREEK, WINTER IS CLOSING IN.

TONY BEETS IS REMOVING THE LOWER SECTION

OF THE BUCKET LADDER ON HIS SECOND DREDGE.

RIGHT NOW, I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO

KNOCK OUT THE FINAL BIT OF BOLTS

SO ME AND SHEAMUS CAN TAKE OFF THE FRONT OF THIS BUCKET LADDER.

YEAH, YEAH.

Narrator: MIKE AND SHEAMUS WILL USE THE TWO CRANES

TO WRENCH THE LOWER SECTION FREE.

Narrator: ALL THE BOLTS ARE OUT.

THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE TWO PIECES

OF THE BUCKET LADDER TOGETHER IS HALF A CENTURY OF RUST.

THAT WENT REALLY SMOOTH.

-SO YOUR PAD'S GONNA BE HERE? -YEP.

AND WE'LL JUST SLUICE OUT THAT WAY?

YEAH, WE'LL SLUICE OUT THAT WAY.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS ABOUT TO SLUICE,

ROYALTY-FREE,

THE FIRST KLONDIKE GROUND HE'S EVER OWNED:

THE MUDHOLE CUT.

HE'LL USE HIS OLD WASH PLANT, BIG RED.

BUT, FIRST, HE NEEDS WATER.

AND THE CLOSEST WATER IS A POND THAT TONY HAS MADE

RIGHT DOWN HERE AND MINED OUT.

800 FEET FROM PARKER'S CLAIM IS AN OLD POND,

BUT, IT'S ON TONY'S GROUND.

DOES TONY KNOW WE'RE PULLING WATER FROM HERE?

MAYBE.

WE'LL JUST PUMP WATER FROM TONY'S POND

INTO A POND THAT'S UP ON THE GROUND WE BOUGHT

AND THEN JUST USE ANOTHER PUMP OUT OF THE POND

AND FEED THE PLANT.

LOOKS PRETTY GOOD, MAN.

-YEAH, IT'S CLEAN WATER. -YEAH.

Narrator: PARKER WILL PUMP WATER FROM TONY'S POND,

800 FEET TO AN OLD DRY POND ON HIS CLAIM.

WHILE IT FILLS, HE'LL BRING IN BIG RED.

HE'LL THEN HAVE ALL THE WATER HE NEEDS

TO RUN HIS OWN PAY DIRT THROUGH THE WASH PLANT.

I'M SURE TONY WILL MANAGE TO FIND SOME PROBLEM

WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT, IF HE TRIES TO SCREW US UP,

THEN, THAT'S NOT REALLY LEGAL.

WE'RE JUST GONNA PLOP OUR PUMP RIGHT IN NEXT TO HIS

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

I'M SURE HE'S NOT USING IT AND, EVEN IF HE IS,

THERE'S ROOM FOR THE BOTH OF US.

IT'D BE A LOT EASIER IF WE HAD PONDS ON OUR OWN GROUND,

BUT, BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS.

NOW, FOR A PIPELINE.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET MYSELF A CLEAR PATH

TO GET THIS WATER LINE HOOKED UP, SO,

GET RID OF SOME OF THESE TREES.

HOPEFULLY, TONY DOESN'T MIND.

AHH.

HUH!

I ALMOST WENT FOR A SWIM.

THAT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE, THIS TIME OF YEAR.

A WHOLE LOT OF TENSION ON THAT PIPE

ALMOST KNOCKED PARKER IN THE DRINK.

CAN'T SAY IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ME LAUGH.

OHH, TRYING TO HOOK UP

A PIPE THIS LONG IS A LOT OF FUN.

OHH.

IT WANTS TO GO.

ALL RIGHT.

CAN YOU GO DOWN?

GOT HER? COME ON. YOU GOT HER?

GOT IT!

YEAH.

DONE.

HOLY COW.

YOU GOT HER!

THAT WAS FUN.

LOOKS LIKE IT TOOK IT OUT OF YA.

AT LEAST I DIDN'T GO IN THE POND.

THAT WAS CLOSE.

WELL, I'LL GO TO THE OTHER END, MAKE SURE IT'S

IN PLACE, AND I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH. JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN

YOU'RE READY FOR IT. -YEP.

YEAH, FIRE IT UP, PARKER. TURN THE PUMP ON.

WELL, HERE GOES NOTHIN'.

OH, I'M HEARING SOME PROGRESS.

OH, YEAH. YEAH!

YOU GOT WATER UP THERE?!

YEAH, MAN, IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

EVERYTHING'S WORKING GOOD.

WE GOT WATER GOING UP TO OUR GROUND.

ONCE THE PONDS ARE FULL, WE'LL START MOVING

THE WASH PLANT AND START SLUICING.

I DON'T LIKE BEING OUT HERE FOR 7 MONTHS AND GETTING SCRAPS.

Narrator: IN ALMA, COLORADO, HUNTER AND TODD HOFFMAN

ARE SEARCHING FOR NEW GROUND.

WE WENT FOR 5,000 OUNCES LAST YEAR.

WE WENT FOR IT AGAIN THIS YEAR, OKAY?

AND WE FELL SHORT BOTH YEARS.

I STILL WANNA GET 5,000 OUNCES,

BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT AT FAIRPLAY.

Narrator: SIX MILES NORTH OF FAIRPLAY,

THE ALMA IS THE LARGEST PLACER MINE IN THE STATE.

HUNTER, YOU GOTTA LEAD THIS CONVERSATION.

-HEY. -HEY.

CAN I HELP YOU GUYS?

YEAH.

I'M HUNTER. NICE TO MEET YOU.

HUNTER, I'M JIM MURRAY.

HEY, JIM. I'M TODD.

TODD? PLEASED TO MEET YA.

YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN US DOWN THE ROAD THERE

AT FAIRPLAY. -OH, YEAH.

YEP, FOR SURE.

IT LOOKS LIKE A NIGHTMARE DOWN THERE

WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

SO, YOU'RE WANTING TO TALK TO US ABOUT GROUND?

I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU HAD A PIECE TO LEASE.

WE MIGHT.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO TALK, BUT,

YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW?

WE DON'T NEED ANY PROBLEMS.

WE'RE A SERIOUS MINING OPERATION,

SO WE'RE ALL ABOUT MAKING MONEY

AND, IF YOU DON'T RUN EVERY HOUR YOU CAN RUN,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE ANY MONEY

AND WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE ANY MONEY.

WE RUN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THAT'S OUR GOAL.

WE RUN, YOU KNOW, OVER 20,000 YARDS A WEEK,

SO, WE TRY TO GET 10 HOURS A DAY, 6 DAYS A WEEK.

OKAY. WELL, I MIGHT BE WILLING TO TALK.

WE CATCH A LOT OF FINE GOLD,

BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF COARSE GOLD UP HERE, TOO,

AND IF YOU'RE SET UP TO CATCH IT,

I THINK YOU'LL BE SURPRISED,

BUT THAT'S WHAT WE GET FOR COURSE GOLD.

WOW.

PLEASE DON'T DROP IT ON THE GROUND.

WE'LL BE OUT HERE A WHILE, PICKING IT UP.

YOU'RE HOLDING ABOUT $3,000 THERE.

WE'VE NEVER MINED A YARD OF DIRT

THAT DIDN'T HAVE GOLD IN IT.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW MUCH IS IN IT.

YOU KNOW, THAT GOLD DOES LOOK REALLY NICE.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE PROPERTY

AND MAYBE BRING IN A TEST PLANT AND TEST IT FOR MYSELF.

WELL, WE COULD PROBABLY ARRANGE THAT.

Narrator: THE GROUND JIM'S OFFERING FOR LEASE

IS A MILE DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

HUNTER.

WE'RE GONNA GO UP AND, UH, GET HUNTER'S SAMPLE.

WE JUST WANNA GET A GOOD SNAPSHOT,

SEE WHAT'S REALLY HERE.

Narrator: TO TEST THE GROUND,

HUNTER AND TODD GATHER TWO SAMPLES OF PAY DIRT...

JUST GET ME A BUCKET RIGHT OUT OF THE SIDE

OF THAT BANK. OKAY.

...FROM AREAS OF THE CLAIM 500 YARDS APART.

FIRE UP THE GENERATOR, HUNTER.

THEY THEN RUN EACH SAMPLE SEPARATELY.

IT'S AN AWESOME LITTLE TEST TROMMEL.

SEE WHAT WE GOT, HUH?

CAME TO COLORADO FOR FAIRPLAY.

LAST YEAR, IT SAVED US.

THIS YEAR, ABOUT KILLED US.

EVERY TIME WE MOVE A PLANT IS RISKY, BUT,

"NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED."

OKAY. THAT'S IT.

THESE KIND OF DECISIONS, YOU'RE EITHER A HERO OR YOU'RE A GOAT.

LET'S TAKE IT TO THE CLEANUP ROOM.

SO, WE WENT OVER TO THE ALMA.

I PULLED A SAMPLE FROM THE UPPER BENCH.

HE PICKED A SPOT DOWN ON THE LOWER BENCH THERE

AND SO WE BOTH RAN A YARD THROUGH A TEST PLANT

AND THIS IS WHAT WE GOT.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT ON HUNTER'S.

I'M HOPING TO SEE 20 COLORS

AND A FULL PAN WOULD BE NICE.

OKAY.

OOH,

WHOA, NO WAY.

YEAH. DUDE, THAT'S JUST CRAZY.

THAT'S TWO LITTLE SCOOTS.

THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

THURB, YOU WANNA TRY THIS ONE,

SEE WHAT WE LOOK LIKE?

HOPEFULLY, THE LOWER BENCH IS BETTER.

DUDE, LOOK AT THAT.

-WHOA! THERE'S YOUR BETTER LAND -WOW.

-WOW! -RIGHT THERE.

THAT CAN'T BE.

THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

THAT'S A GOOD-LOOKING PAN.

I SEE THE ALMA AS A PLACE FOR US

WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY POSSIBLE TO GET 5,000.

I WANNA DO A DEAL ON THAT PROPERTY.

DAD?

I'M THERE.

I'M READY.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD DEAL.

ALL RIGHT, HUNTER, SEE IF WE CAN PULL IT OFF.

THEY'VE GOT SLUICIFER JUST REALLY DIALED IN.

IT'S BEEN RUNNING LIKE A CHAMP

AND WE HAVE JUST BEEN CHEWING THROUGH THE PAY DIRT.

Narrator: IN THE LAST CUT, THE SCHNABEL CREW WAS RUNNING

280 YARDS OF PAY DIRT AN HOUR THROUGH SLUICIFER.

FOUR MILES WEST, PARKER IS SETTING UP TO MINE

THE FIRST KLONDIKE PAY DIRT HE'S EVER OWNED.

RICK'S DOING A REAL GOOD JOB WITH THIS CUT

IN THIS GROUND THAT WE BOUGHT.

HE'S BUILDING A PAD RIGHT NOW FOR BIG RED TO COME DOWN HERE

AND REALLY, HOPEFULLY, THIS CUT HAS THAT 102 OUNCES IN IT.

FAR AS FOR, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH SCREWING AROUND

WE HAVE TO DO JUST TO SLUICE HERE,

IT'S ACTUALLY GOING PRETTY WELL.

I'M GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING DONE WITH THIS PAD,

AND WE GOT A POND FILLING UP

AND IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT SHOULD ALL WORK OUT, MAN.

IS GOING ON HERE?

WE DON'T HAVE ANY WATER FLOW COMING IN NOW,

SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.

PARKER, HEY, MAN.

NO.

OHH.

WHAT THE ?

ALL RIGHT. I'M ON MY WAY OVER.

I MEAN, I REALLY HOPE IT'S NOT TONY SCREWING WITH US.

YEAH.

Narrator: RICK AND PARKER HEAD TO TONY'S POND TO INVESTIGATE.

-IT'S STILL RUNNING. -Ness: YEAH.

WELL, OUR CLEAN WATER

AIN'T SO CLEAN ANYMORE, IS IT?

THIS WHOLE POND IS COMPROMISED NOW.

Parker: OHH, WHAT THE ?

WHAT A JOKE, MAN.

WHERE THE DID THAT COME FROM?

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM WAY DOWN THERE.

TONY'S STRIPPING INTO OUR POND.

HOLY

WITH THE STRIPPING LIKE THAT, ALL THIS BRUSH

AND ANYTHING THAT FLOATS IS GONNA NATURALLY COME

TO WHERE THE WATER'S GETTING PULLED OUT, RIGHT?

YEP.

WELL, WHAT THE DO WE DO NOW?

I MEAN, THE PROBLEM IS THE RIVER'S STILL

ANOTHER 1,500 FEET AWAY AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH PIPE OR...

NO.

...A PUMP THAT CAN PUMP THAT FAR OR ANYTHING.

NO.

OF COURSE, THIS POND HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT CLEAN

ALL SUMMER LONG AND, THE DAY WE PUT A PUMP IN

IS THE DAY THEY START STRIPPING HERE.

I'LL GO TALK TO OUR KLONDIKE HERE

AND SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY FOR HIMSELF.

Narrator: UP AHEAD...

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM WITH ME?

Narrator: IN COLORADO,

KEVIN HIATT IS THE DESIGNATED FIRST RESPONDER.

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

I'M COMING DOWN.

STERLING!

WHICH ONE YOU IN?!

THIS HAS A LOCK ON IT BECAUSE THIS IS THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM.

LADIES.

HELLO.

GOTTA MAKE SURE.

OH, MY GOSH.

YOU HAVE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.

THIS IS WHAT YOU GIRLS LOOK AT WHEN YOU GO POTTY?

YOU GOTTA SEE THIS. WE GOT BRAD PITT.

WE GOT THAT GUY FROM, UH, THAT DINOSAUR MOVIE.

ANYWAYS. WOW.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.

HERE YOU GO. LET ME KNOW IF THAT'S ENOUGH.

Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE,

PARKER SCHNABEL IS HEADED FOR A SHOWDOWN

WITH HIS NEW NEIGHBOR:

TONY BEETS.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE TONY JUST STARTED STRIPPING IN THAT POND

THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PULL WATER OUT OF

TO FILL OUR PONDS UP ON THE GROUND WE BOUGHT,

SO THAT WE CAN SLUICE OUT THAT MUDHOLE.

ANYWAYS, WE'LL PULL IN HERE AND SEE WHAT OLD MR. BEETS

HAS TO SAY FOR HIMSELF.

I'M SURE THAT HE'S JUST GONNA SAY, "WELL, SUCKS TO BE YOU."

UH, NOT REAL GREAT.

LIKE WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM WITH ME?

LIKE EVERYTHING WE DO,

YOU JUST TRY TO MAKE LIFE AS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE.

WE'VE GOT A -- I'M SURE YOU KNOW.

WE'VE GOT A PUMP PUT IN

RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR OWN PUMP...

YEAH.

...TRYING TO FILL OUR PONDS UP THERE.

-MM-HMM. AND? -AND, YOU KNOW,

THE DAY WE PUT THE PUMP IN,

YOU START STRIPPING INTO THAT POND

AND THERE'S EVERYWHERE.

IT'S NOT WATER ANYMORE.

THEY'VE BEEN CLEAN WATER ALL YEAR, UNTIL TODAY!

SO IT'S JUST COINCIDENCE?

WELL, YOU CAN'T REALLY JUST DENY US WATER, LIKE.

WE CAN'T GO TO THE RIVER. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PIPE.

-THAT'S ANOTHER 1,500 FEET.

I'M NOT SAYING IT'S YOUR PROBLEM,

BUT, YOU'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB

OF US OVER, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

WELL, EVEN WHEN THE SUN'S SHINING,

WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE'S A BIG OLD

BLACK CLOUD, TONY.

YEAH.

I THINK WE'RE PRETTY WELL

I DON'T THINK WE'RE SLUICING DOWN THERE.

FOR THE TIME BEING, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT WE CAN DO.

LET'S JUST SAY HE'S WON THE BATTLE,

BUT HE WON'T WIN THE WAR.

TONY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A THORN IN THE SIDE,

BUT NOW IT'S A THORN IN THE POCKETBOOK, SO,

-YEAH. -RETRIBUTION IS IN ORDER.

BUT THIS ONE, I WON'T FORGET.

Narrator: THE ONLY GOOD NEWS

IS THAT SLUICIFER HAS RUN TROUBLE-FREE ALL WEEK.

SLUICIFER, PLUGGING RIGHT ALONG, AND WE DID A CLEANUP ON IT

AND WE'RE READY TO WEIGH UP SOME GOLD.

SHOULD WE POUR SOME GOLD?

YEAH-EAH.

Narrator: HAVING SAILED PAST 5,000 OUNCES,

PARKER RESET HIS GOAL TO 6,000 OUNCES,

WORTH $7.2 MILLION.

BRING IT OUT, ASHLEY.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE NEED 389 OUNCES, PARKER, AND THAT'LL PUT US AT 6,000.

389? MM.

10, 20, 40, 60,

80, 100,

120, 140,

180.45.

-NOT QUITE. -NOT QUITE.

Narrator: WORTH $217,000.

SO THAT GIVES A GRAND TOTAL OF 5,791.

WE'RE 208 OUNCES SHORT OF 6,000.

WE'RE NOT THERE YET, BUT, ENCOURAGING.

WE AIN'T GIVING UP YET. WE'RE IN THIS FAR.

WE'VE GOTTA SEE WHAT'S IN THE BOTTOM OF THAT OLD MUDHOLE, SO,

LET'S GET BIG RED FIRED UP THIS WEEK.

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE'RE GONNA DO 6,000 OUNCES.

AND YOU'RE GONNA GET 2,500.

- YEAH. -DO THAT.

-WHOO-WHOO! -LET'S GO GET IT!

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 5 YEARS, WE'VE GOT OUR OWN GROUND

AND WE'RE GONNA SLUICE IT

AND I'M NOT GONNA STOP FOR TONY BEETS, SO,

HE WANTS TO COME AFTER ME FOR WHATEVER WE DO,

COME ON.

LET'S DANCE.

RICHIE, SHUT THAT THING OFF.

SHUT IT DOWN!

Narrator: ON THE SEASON FINALE OF "GOLD RUSH"...

I TAKE ALL THE RISK AND YOU GET ALL THE MONEY!

SO WHERE'S THAT LEAVE US FOR THE WHOLE SEASON?

OLD MAN WINTER'S HERE, TODD.

LET'S PUSH HARD, RIGHT HERE TO THE END.

WOW. THAT'S A GOOD POUR, ISN'T IT?

NOW RIP THE BOAT OUT OF THE WATER.

HOLY

-PARKER! -HEY, TODD.

WE GOT SOME BUSINESS, HUH?

Narrator: AND...

IT'S PAYDAY

AS TODD AND PARKER SETTLE THEIR 100-OUNCE BET.

THAT'S LIKE $100,000.

DEAL'S A DEAL, I GUESS.