1 00:00:01,435 --> 00:00:03,402 [narrator] Previously on Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch. 2 00:00:03,404 --> 00:00:04,937 - There it is. - Come on. 3 00:00:04,939 --> 00:00:06,038 - Hey, stop! - Duane. 4 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,173 It's [bleep] broken. 5 00:00:08,175 --> 00:00:10,576 We can't pull it out now, it's too unstable. 6 00:00:11,379 --> 00:00:13,312 I think I may have missed something here. 7 00:00:13,314 --> 00:00:15,247 These are images from the box. 8 00:00:15,249 --> 00:00:19,051 The rocks inside the box are completely different 9 00:00:19,053 --> 00:00:20,719 than any other rocks around here. 10 00:00:20,721 --> 00:00:23,355 We need to get in there. 11 00:00:23,357 --> 00:00:27,092 - Here at the box. - If that box is full of gold bearing ore. 12 00:00:27,094 --> 00:00:28,360 It could be worth millions. 13 00:00:28,362 --> 00:00:29,862 [laughs] 14 00:00:29,864 --> 00:00:32,631 This is years of work that's gone into this moment. 15 00:00:32,633 --> 00:00:34,266 They came from somewhere else. 16 00:00:34,268 --> 00:00:36,835 These were put there by humans. 17 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:38,203 This has to be gold ore. 18 00:00:38,205 --> 00:00:40,272 When you have ore, the real moment of truth 19 00:00:40,274 --> 00:00:42,541 is when you break that thing open. 20 00:00:44,311 --> 00:00:47,746 - What is this? - we got something really weird here. 21 00:00:47,748 --> 00:00:51,016 Oh, my God. What the hell? 22 00:00:51,018 --> 00:00:55,087 I can definitively say that this material is gallium. 23 00:00:55,089 --> 00:00:58,290 We know for a fact that this box was over 500 years old. 24 00:00:58,292 --> 00:01:00,159 Gallium didn't even exist then. 25 00:01:00,161 --> 00:01:02,394 This project just keeps getting weirder. 26 00:01:06,100 --> 00:01:10,069 There are some places on Earth that just don't seem... 27 00:01:10,071 --> 00:01:11,370 right. 28 00:01:11,372 --> 00:01:13,338 The land feels different. 29 00:01:13,340 --> 00:01:15,674 It acts different. 30 00:01:15,676 --> 00:01:18,343 And this here is one of those places. 31 00:01:20,314 --> 00:01:23,082 Some say the land is trying to hold on to something. 32 00:01:23,084 --> 00:01:24,416 Don't go in the [bleep] cave. 33 00:01:24,418 --> 00:01:25,684 Aztec treasure. 34 00:01:25,686 --> 00:01:26,919 Holy [bleep]. 35 00:01:26,921 --> 00:01:28,687 - Caverns of gold. - Look at that. 36 00:01:28,689 --> 00:01:31,423 - Mormon riches. - It'd be million dollars here. 37 00:01:31,425 --> 00:01:33,992 Some even say there's a buried space ship. 38 00:01:33,994 --> 00:01:35,027 Hell, yeah. 39 00:01:35,029 --> 00:01:38,230 Me? I never cared much about the stories. 40 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,601 I just care about finding whatever the hell's in the ground. 41 00:01:43,637 --> 00:01:45,237 What's the matter? 42 00:02:00,221 --> 00:02:01,453 - Gallium. - Yes. 43 00:02:01,455 --> 00:02:02,955 Gallium? 44 00:02:04,425 --> 00:02:06,358 So, does this rule out the Aztecs? 45 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,093 No, hell no, it couldn't. 46 00:02:08,095 --> 00:02:10,062 The Aztecs knew what the hell they were doing 47 00:02:10,064 --> 00:02:11,930 and they were clearly advanced. 48 00:02:11,932 --> 00:02:15,000 And they might've discovered the metal 300 years 49 00:02:15,002 --> 00:02:17,536 before nobody else even knew about it. 50 00:02:17,905 --> 00:02:19,805 Well, yeah, I tend to agree. 51 00:02:19,807 --> 00:02:24,109 I mean, we know that the Aztecs were really efficient metal workers. 52 00:02:24,111 --> 00:02:27,446 But, what the hell did they use it for? 53 00:02:27,448 --> 00:02:29,381 It's a mystery for sure. 54 00:02:30,050 --> 00:02:31,984 Where do we go from here? 55 00:02:31,986 --> 00:02:33,986 I mean, we only really have one option. 56 00:02:33,988 --> 00:02:35,754 We got to get back into that cave. 57 00:02:35,756 --> 00:02:37,956 We got to figure out a way in. 58 00:02:37,958 --> 00:02:40,659 You know, there could be tons of that stuff down there. 59 00:02:40,661 --> 00:02:42,928 Hidden in the bunch of those rocks down that cavern. 60 00:02:42,930 --> 00:02:44,296 Yeah. 61 00:02:44,298 --> 00:02:46,532 We need to round up the troops on this. 62 00:02:53,107 --> 00:02:55,674 Oh, boy. Hey, fellas. 63 00:02:55,676 --> 00:02:57,543 Well, we got some news for you. 64 00:02:58,179 --> 00:02:59,444 Wait till you hear this. 65 00:02:59,446 --> 00:03:02,047 - you know that metal we found in the rocks? - Yeah. 66 00:03:02,049 --> 00:03:05,751 We put it through a bunch of tests, a lot of tests. 67 00:03:05,753 --> 00:03:09,354 And we're 100% sure that it is the metal called gallium. 68 00:03:10,391 --> 00:03:13,358 And, man, I'll tell you it's, it's some weird stuff. 69 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,360 It was morphing into different shapes, 70 00:03:15,362 --> 00:03:16,795 - and saying... - pulsating. 71 00:03:16,797 --> 00:03:18,664 It was beating, it was moving around. 72 00:03:21,669 --> 00:03:25,070 Discovered by a French chemist in 1875, 73 00:03:25,072 --> 00:03:28,307 Gallium is a soft, silvery metal with a melting point 74 00:03:28,309 --> 00:03:31,677 of 85.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 75 00:03:31,679 --> 00:03:34,947 It is a by-product of aluminum and zinc production, 76 00:03:34,949 --> 00:03:37,316 but can also be created by smelting. 77 00:03:37,318 --> 00:03:40,185 Ideal for carrying high voltages, 78 00:03:40,187 --> 00:03:43,989 gallium is commonly used in electronic circuits... 79 00:03:44,992 --> 00:03:48,393 semiconductors and LED panels. 80 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:51,997 Its military applications include communications, radar, 81 00:03:51,999 --> 00:03:54,099 and electronic warfare. 82 00:03:54,101 --> 00:03:57,536 But it is most sought after for incredibly efficient, 83 00:03:57,538 --> 00:03:59,438 high tech solar panels. 84 00:04:01,909 --> 00:04:05,811 It's real strange, because we've got this, this paradox there. 85 00:04:05,813 --> 00:04:09,081 Gallium was only discovered in 1875 86 00:04:09,083 --> 00:04:13,919 and we find it in an Aztec aged box underwater in a cave. 87 00:04:13,921 --> 00:04:16,855 So, there's lots of questions we got to answer. 88 00:04:16,857 --> 00:04:19,625 I mean, the process they found out in 1875, 89 00:04:19,627 --> 00:04:20,993 didn't they have to smelt it? 90 00:04:20,995 --> 00:04:22,961 - Yes, they-- - Didn't they have to work it to get that-- 91 00:04:22,963 --> 00:04:24,896 Yes, they did. Exactly. [bleep] 92 00:04:24,898 --> 00:04:26,698 We're talking about 500 years ago. 93 00:04:26,700 --> 00:04:28,934 So, they made this stuff basically. 94 00:04:28,936 --> 00:04:31,069 - They had to. - That's what Eric's talking about. 95 00:04:31,071 --> 00:04:33,105 They had to have some use for it or else 96 00:04:33,107 --> 00:04:35,340 - it wouldn't have been down there. - Exactly, but why though? 97 00:04:35,342 --> 00:04:36,241 - Yeah. - That's the question. 98 00:04:36,243 --> 00:04:37,309 Yeah. 99 00:04:37,311 --> 00:04:39,344 And who? Was it the Aztecs? 100 00:04:39,346 --> 00:04:41,280 Well, they had to be fairly valuable to them 101 00:04:41,282 --> 00:04:42,981 because they went to a lot of trouble to hide it. 102 00:04:42,983 --> 00:04:44,916 I would think so. Yeah. 103 00:04:44,918 --> 00:04:47,152 Yeah, there's no doubt something's going on there. 104 00:04:47,154 --> 00:04:48,920 How much more of that stuff is in there? 105 00:04:48,922 --> 00:04:50,522 Oh, there's rocks after... 106 00:04:50,524 --> 00:04:53,425 - tons of rocks. - All the rocks we broke open had it in 'em. 107 00:04:54,161 --> 00:04:56,561 I don't know where this is gonna lead us. 108 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:01,667 But I got a feeling it's right back into that cavern. 109 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:16,081 I don't know if anybody got any rest last night. 110 00:05:16,083 --> 00:05:18,150 It's been quite a roller coaster, that's for sure. 111 00:05:18,152 --> 00:05:20,419 - Yeah. - We know that the rocks themselves, 112 00:05:20,421 --> 00:05:22,020 they're an ore. 113 00:05:22,022 --> 00:05:25,023 But what is this gallium doing in the rocks? 114 00:05:25,025 --> 00:05:28,060 It had to have some value to them back then 115 00:05:28,062 --> 00:05:30,595 - Yeah. - In order to go to that much trouble. 116 00:05:31,765 --> 00:05:34,333 - There's no telling what else is in here. - Yeah. 117 00:05:35,869 --> 00:05:39,538 So, we know from carbon dating, the box is over 500 years old. 118 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,107 We know that contains rocks. 119 00:05:42,109 --> 00:05:44,910 The rocks are used as vessels to hold the gallium. 120 00:05:44,912 --> 00:05:46,511 Gallium's a rare metal. 121 00:05:46,513 --> 00:05:49,348 You know, the Aztecs held their treasure in a cave 122 00:05:49,350 --> 00:05:51,550 that had seven caverns. 123 00:05:51,552 --> 00:05:54,186 Which is exactly what we have on this property. 124 00:05:54,822 --> 00:05:56,321 So, yes, me. 125 00:05:56,323 --> 00:05:58,223 You know, I want to know what else is down there. 126 00:05:58,225 --> 00:06:00,959 We have two miles of these caves 127 00:06:00,961 --> 00:06:04,863 and we haven't seen 1% of what the hell is in these cave systems. 128 00:06:04,865 --> 00:06:07,332 We've got to fully explore this entire cave system. 129 00:06:07,334 --> 00:06:11,069 - Oh, absolutely. - Because we don't know what is hidden in there still. 130 00:06:11,071 --> 00:06:15,073 We need to be able to look at every point in that cavern 131 00:06:15,075 --> 00:06:16,975 to find treasure. 132 00:06:16,977 --> 00:06:19,911 We've been working on this project for about two years now 133 00:06:19,913 --> 00:06:21,980 and so we've got some good data we've already done. 134 00:06:21,982 --> 00:06:24,182 GPR, LiDAR, you name it. 135 00:06:24,184 --> 00:06:26,084 But there's a lot more we can do. 136 00:06:26,820 --> 00:06:28,453 We got to find that dry entrance 137 00:06:28,455 --> 00:06:30,322 and we've got to... Yep. 138 00:06:30,324 --> 00:06:33,191 So, last year, we spent months looking for a dry entrance 139 00:06:33,193 --> 00:06:35,160 to the cavern. 140 00:06:35,162 --> 00:06:37,896 - Come on, baby. - Where we could hypothetically 141 00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:39,831 just walk in and not have to deal with diving. 142 00:06:39,833 --> 00:06:41,333 Oh, yeah. 143 00:06:42,436 --> 00:06:44,069 So, we're going to see what we can do to find 144 00:06:44,071 --> 00:06:46,004 dry cavern under there. 145 00:06:46,006 --> 00:06:50,409 And we'll drill our own hole, basically, creating our own entrance. 146 00:06:50,411 --> 00:06:54,346 So, when we get the dry part, we'll be able to explore so much faster 147 00:06:54,348 --> 00:06:55,881 and find out what's down there. 148 00:06:55,883 --> 00:06:57,182 I think we can do it. 149 00:06:57,184 --> 00:06:59,050 Ultimately, finding this dry entrance 150 00:06:59,052 --> 00:07:00,986 is going to be a result of science. 151 00:07:02,055 --> 00:07:03,789 I've got a lot of tools at my disposal 152 00:07:03,791 --> 00:07:06,324 that will allow me to identify a dry entrance 153 00:07:06,326 --> 00:07:08,326 to the cave system on the ranch. 154 00:07:08,328 --> 00:07:11,196 - Okay, all right, let's do it. - Oh, absolutely. 155 00:07:11,198 --> 00:07:12,864 But, we really need to be certain that 156 00:07:12,866 --> 00:07:15,567 we're above a dry cavern before we start drilling. 157 00:07:16,537 --> 00:07:18,770 Because every time Duane calls in a rathole rig, 158 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:22,541 it costs them another 10 to 20 grand depending on how deep that hole is. 159 00:07:26,113 --> 00:07:27,813 The first thing I want to do is see what those rocks 160 00:07:27,815 --> 00:07:29,281 can tell me. 161 00:07:29,283 --> 00:07:32,117 When you're a geologist, you spend a lot of time talking to rocks. 162 00:07:33,353 --> 00:07:35,086 Sometimes, they talk back. 163 00:07:45,966 --> 00:07:47,899 Yeah. 164 00:07:47,901 --> 00:07:51,903 All right, today, I took the rocks out that Chad pulled from the box 165 00:07:51,905 --> 00:07:56,308 and I noticed what's called a sucrosic texture to the rock. 166 00:07:56,310 --> 00:08:00,378 And that's a fancy word for sugary, sort of. 167 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:02,981 I haven't seen anything like this around here. 168 00:08:02,983 --> 00:08:05,350 This is a metamorphic rock called quartzite. 169 00:08:05,352 --> 00:08:07,953 It was once a sandstone, but then it was subjected 170 00:08:07,955 --> 00:08:09,788 to heat and pressure. 171 00:08:09,790 --> 00:08:12,958 And it sort of just melted it all together. 172 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,961 So, it's highly mineralized. 173 00:08:15,963 --> 00:08:18,630 Great thing about rocks with a sucrosic texture 174 00:08:18,632 --> 00:08:20,632 is the pores in these rocks pick up a lot of things 175 00:08:20,634 --> 00:08:22,400 that are around them. 176 00:08:22,402 --> 00:08:26,204 And so, one of the easiest things to look for is radiation. 177 00:08:26,206 --> 00:08:28,373 Geiger counter measures radioactivity, 178 00:08:28,375 --> 00:08:30,008 and that might be in the rocks. 179 00:08:30,010 --> 00:08:32,677 This is a type of rock called quartzite. 180 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:36,615 And so, quartzite itself doesn't have any radioactive characteristics. 181 00:08:36,617 --> 00:08:38,850 If the Geiger counter picks up radiation, 182 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:42,187 it means that the radiation is coming from the cavern itself. 183 00:08:42,189 --> 00:08:45,056 So, if these rocks had been sitting in that cave for over 500 years, 184 00:08:45,058 --> 00:08:47,526 they're going to pick up that radioactivity. 185 00:08:47,528 --> 00:08:50,161 And so that will tell us a lot about the cave system. 186 00:08:52,399 --> 00:08:53,632 Almost... 187 00:08:55,836 --> 00:08:57,302 Yeah. 188 00:08:59,106 --> 00:09:00,272 [Geiger counter beeps] 189 00:09:00,274 --> 00:09:02,140 We're getting a little bit there. 190 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:08,947 Seems to be on the outside of this rock, sort of. 191 00:09:08,949 --> 00:09:11,616 You can see the remnants of the gallium right there. 192 00:09:15,856 --> 00:09:17,389 And there's nothing there. 193 00:09:20,027 --> 00:09:22,060 When I put it to this rock again. 194 00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:23,828 [Geiger counter beeps] 195 00:09:23,830 --> 00:09:26,164 That's definitely radioactivity. 196 00:09:27,401 --> 00:09:29,000 I think that could be significant. 197 00:09:29,002 --> 00:09:30,468 I'm going to call in Duane. 198 00:09:31,138 --> 00:09:33,438 Uh, Duane, do you copy, over? 199 00:09:35,075 --> 00:09:36,942 [Duane] Hey, what's going on? 200 00:09:36,944 --> 00:09:39,110 - So, I took out some of these rocks. - All right. 201 00:09:39,112 --> 00:09:41,179 And I got the Geiger counter out. 202 00:09:42,649 --> 00:09:43,848 Hear that? 203 00:09:43,850 --> 00:09:45,216 [Duane] It's picking something up in it. 204 00:09:45,218 --> 00:09:47,652 It's picking up trace amounts of radioactivity. 205 00:09:47,654 --> 00:09:50,188 - Wow. - It certainly isn't enough to harm you 206 00:09:50,190 --> 00:09:52,223 from a health standpoint. 207 00:09:52,225 --> 00:09:54,225 - Right. - You know, I don't know if I'd want to be carrying 208 00:09:54,227 --> 00:09:56,394 that around in my pocket for the rest of my life. 209 00:09:56,396 --> 00:09:57,996 - But, uh... - Yeah, yeah. 210 00:09:57,998 --> 00:10:00,165 Now, when we try it on the gallium... 211 00:10:00,867 --> 00:10:02,100 there's nothing. 212 00:10:02,102 --> 00:10:04,035 It's coming from the rock. 213 00:10:04,037 --> 00:10:06,071 So, think of it this way. You take a rock that 214 00:10:06,073 --> 00:10:08,139 has absolutely no radiation in it. 215 00:10:08,141 --> 00:10:10,375 You take it and you stick it next to a nuclear reactor 216 00:10:10,377 --> 00:10:11,943 such as Chernobyl. 217 00:10:11,945 --> 00:10:13,812 So, when you pick up that rock, it'll have 218 00:10:13,814 --> 00:10:15,113 all sorts of radioactivity in it. 219 00:10:15,115 --> 00:10:17,115 And that's what's happened here. 220 00:10:17,117 --> 00:10:20,852 This could be huge for us finding a better way to explore that cavern. 221 00:10:20,854 --> 00:10:24,756 Oftentimes, in cave systems, caves follow faults. 222 00:10:24,758 --> 00:10:26,992 It's a weakness in the Earth's crust, basically. 223 00:10:26,994 --> 00:10:30,562 And radioactivity tends to find that weak zone. 224 00:10:30,564 --> 00:10:33,365 Radionuclides will follow fault zones. 225 00:10:33,367 --> 00:10:35,333 - Oh, really? - Yeah. 226 00:10:35,335 --> 00:10:38,303 So, the idea here is if we find the radioactivity 227 00:10:38,305 --> 00:10:41,139 that's seeping from the ground, we find the fault 228 00:10:41,141 --> 00:10:44,409 and, potentially, the dry entrance to the cave system. 229 00:10:46,346 --> 00:10:48,380 That's a heck... heck of a plan there. 230 00:10:48,382 --> 00:10:49,914 - That's good. - It's worth a shot, right? 231 00:10:49,916 --> 00:10:51,850 Oh, yeah, yeah. Wow. 232 00:10:51,852 --> 00:10:54,152 Our ace in the hole is Eric. 233 00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:58,089 If Eric can narrow down this search to just a few acres, 234 00:10:58,091 --> 00:10:59,591 it's huge. 235 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:02,661 We don't want to tear this whole place up. 236 00:11:02,663 --> 00:11:05,063 We just need to find a way to detect the dry part 237 00:11:05,065 --> 00:11:06,331 of the cavern. 238 00:11:06,333 --> 00:11:08,533 And then drill a hole and make an entrance 239 00:11:08,535 --> 00:11:10,669 to the cavern, so that we can explore it. 240 00:11:12,305 --> 00:11:15,940 And you can bet your ass we'll use every trick in the book to find it. 241 00:11:31,992 --> 00:11:34,259 [Chad] I was over on the other side of the ranch. 242 00:11:34,261 --> 00:11:36,294 Got a call from my dad. 243 00:11:36,296 --> 00:11:39,264 Said Eric had some maybe, some good ideas 244 00:11:39,266 --> 00:11:41,232 how we can find this dry entrance. 245 00:11:41,234 --> 00:11:43,935 I mean, there's still a few things I think we need to work out, 246 00:11:43,937 --> 00:11:45,270 but, scope, basically... 247 00:11:45,272 --> 00:11:46,938 they may have something here. 248 00:11:46,940 --> 00:11:49,374 - Tell us... - We need some good news, brother. 249 00:11:49,376 --> 00:11:51,309 - What's happening? - Charlie. 250 00:11:51,311 --> 00:11:54,713 So, um, I was looking at some of those rocks 251 00:11:54,715 --> 00:11:57,015 that you pulled from the box there. 252 00:11:57,017 --> 00:12:00,385 And I decided to run a Geiger counter over it. 253 00:12:00,387 --> 00:12:03,188 And sure enough, we did find some radioactivity in it. 254 00:12:03,990 --> 00:12:07,058 The rock itself was radioactive. 255 00:12:07,060 --> 00:12:09,527 Was, like, last year, we found the radiation... 256 00:12:09,529 --> 00:12:11,229 - Yeah, yeah. - Inside the cave though. 257 00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:12,430 Exactly. 258 00:12:12,432 --> 00:12:13,631 So... 259 00:12:13,633 --> 00:12:18,036 the idea is if we can use a Geiger counter 260 00:12:18,038 --> 00:12:20,872 to find the radioactivity, maybe we can find 261 00:12:20,874 --> 00:12:23,007 the dry entrance to the cave. 262 00:12:25,178 --> 00:12:28,913 I think Eric's definitely onto something. 263 00:12:28,915 --> 00:12:32,250 I mean, since radioactivity underground can be detected 264 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:33,952 above the ground. 265 00:12:33,954 --> 00:12:37,489 If we find the radiation, we'll find new entrances to the cavern. 266 00:12:38,925 --> 00:12:42,293 I'm thinking of putting together a system 267 00:12:42,295 --> 00:12:44,929 using an unmanned aerial vehicle. 268 00:12:44,931 --> 00:12:48,233 If we can equip that with a radioactive detector, 269 00:12:48,235 --> 00:12:49,834 the Geiger counter in essence. 270 00:12:49,836 --> 00:12:51,336 Fly it low. 271 00:12:51,872 --> 00:12:54,405 Maybe, we can plot what comes up. 272 00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:57,709 Yeah. And then you zigzag back and forth and you could find your... 273 00:12:57,711 --> 00:12:59,210 - Yeah. - Cave system. 274 00:13:00,614 --> 00:13:03,248 So, you find the radioactivity, you find the cave system. 275 00:13:05,252 --> 00:13:08,052 I think this may really help us narrow down our search. 276 00:13:08,054 --> 00:13:10,021 We have to narrow it down in some matter, 277 00:13:10,023 --> 00:13:11,656 the ranch is just too big. 278 00:13:11,658 --> 00:13:13,057 Sounds like a hell of a plan, anyway. 279 00:13:13,059 --> 00:13:14,926 Yeah, I'm gonna make a few phone calls 280 00:13:14,928 --> 00:13:18,429 and see if we can line up a UAV with a radioactive detector on it. 281 00:13:18,431 --> 00:13:20,031 Oh, let's do that. That sounds awesome. 282 00:13:20,033 --> 00:13:21,866 - Sounds fine, too. - Good deal. 283 00:13:21,868 --> 00:13:23,835 That's a good plan, Eric. 284 00:13:23,837 --> 00:13:26,304 Now, let's get out of your hair and you make your phone calls 285 00:13:26,306 --> 00:13:27,839 and see what we can get coming. 286 00:13:27,841 --> 00:13:29,174 All right. Will do. 287 00:13:29,176 --> 00:13:31,142 - Good idea. - Let's do it. 288 00:13:31,144 --> 00:13:34,145 If we can determine where that radiation is leaking out 289 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:35,980 of the side of the mountain or something, 290 00:13:35,982 --> 00:13:40,485 then that gives us a possible target that we can go dig at. 291 00:13:48,995 --> 00:13:50,228 Hey Dad, you're around? 292 00:13:55,235 --> 00:13:57,035 Where we going? 293 00:13:58,171 --> 00:13:59,204 Okay. 294 00:13:59,206 --> 00:14:01,306 I got the documents here to prove... system. 295 00:14:01,308 --> 00:14:05,109 You can't be doing this [bleep] without me... 296 00:14:05,846 --> 00:14:08,513 If you're taping this, you better tape it good. 297 00:14:08,515 --> 00:14:11,983 I'm just, I'm just telling Chad, you're going to be served officially 298 00:14:11,985 --> 00:14:15,386 with the lawsuit and we can do this hard way or the easy way. 299 00:14:15,388 --> 00:14:18,389 My advice to you, get counsel and we'll settle it. 300 00:14:18,391 --> 00:14:20,925 Are you [bleep] kidding me? 301 00:14:20,927 --> 00:14:22,994 Well, I'm the new co-owner. 302 00:14:22,996 --> 00:14:26,664 I've worked like a son of a gun for everything in my life. 303 00:14:26,666 --> 00:14:30,235 I guess you can say it gives me a short fuse for freeloaders. 304 00:14:30,237 --> 00:14:32,203 I kept this mother [bleep] going. 305 00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:34,639 - Oh... it's all... - [bleeping] 306 00:14:34,641 --> 00:14:36,975 You don't tell me a [bleep] thing about this. 307 00:14:36,977 --> 00:14:39,077 We worked our ass off for this whole deal. 308 00:14:39,079 --> 00:14:41,913 And you show up whenever things start going good. 309 00:14:41,915 --> 00:14:44,048 Call me a liar. 310 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:45,884 Because you want some kind of [bleep]. 311 00:14:45,886 --> 00:14:47,218 You're gonna sneak up... [bleep] 312 00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:49,654 That's what we're gonna do? 313 00:14:49,656 --> 00:14:52,590 You long hair looking mother [bleep]. Come on, pull your gun. 314 00:14:53,994 --> 00:14:54,926 Pull it. 315 00:14:54,928 --> 00:14:56,461 Let's do this [bleep]. 316 00:14:58,932 --> 00:15:01,633 You know, it's really rare my dad gets heated like that, 317 00:15:01,635 --> 00:15:03,301 but, uh... 318 00:15:03,303 --> 00:15:04,535 he did. 319 00:15:05,505 --> 00:15:07,672 Hey, Duane. Duane. 320 00:15:10,176 --> 00:15:12,143 Just go, man. What are you doing here still? 321 00:15:12,145 --> 00:15:14,145 We got your stupid ass papers. Go. 322 00:15:14,147 --> 00:15:15,079 We'll see you in court. 323 00:15:15,081 --> 00:15:17,115 Well, the judge will say stop 324 00:15:17,117 --> 00:15:19,550 'cause the attorneys that I hire don't lose. 325 00:15:19,552 --> 00:15:22,453 They don't lose. Bottom line. 326 00:15:23,890 --> 00:15:25,123 Well... 327 00:15:25,125 --> 00:15:26,958 he's not part of the ownership of the land 328 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,194 and that's, that's as simple as it gets. 329 00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:36,301 There's people just coming out of the woodworks 330 00:15:36,303 --> 00:15:40,104 that think they're kind of entitled to something like this. 331 00:15:44,811 --> 00:15:46,444 We just gotta move forward. 332 00:15:53,653 --> 00:15:57,188 Chad's right, there's not much we can do about freeloaders. 333 00:15:57,190 --> 00:16:00,124 But, we have to do something about the trespassers. 334 00:16:03,630 --> 00:16:06,097 That's, that's as simple as it gets. 335 00:16:08,868 --> 00:16:11,102 [engine revving] 336 00:16:21,348 --> 00:16:24,048 You know, I got Charlie putting more cameras up. 337 00:16:24,050 --> 00:16:27,418 Problem with the camera is they don't stop anyone. 338 00:16:27,420 --> 00:16:29,921 I think we need a few yards of fence here. 339 00:16:29,923 --> 00:16:33,124 Guide people to the river here and the rocks there. 340 00:16:33,126 --> 00:16:34,659 They're like, like dead ends. 341 00:16:38,398 --> 00:16:40,098 - [helicopter flying overhead] - You hear that? 342 00:16:57,117 --> 00:16:59,083 Holy [bleep], man. 343 00:17:10,897 --> 00:17:12,196 Hey! 344 00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:21,439 What the hell was that about? 345 00:17:21,441 --> 00:17:25,009 I don't know, man. They were flying low as [bleep]. 346 00:17:25,011 --> 00:17:27,678 They weren't even 100 foot above that mountain right there. 347 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:31,482 I mean, legal limits are 500 foot at least. 348 00:17:33,420 --> 00:17:35,386 - Y'all get that? - We did. 349 00:17:35,388 --> 00:17:38,656 Those were Apache attack helicopters. 350 00:17:39,426 --> 00:17:41,659 Four of them flying in formation. 351 00:17:42,929 --> 00:17:45,163 Those were attack helicopters. 352 00:17:45,165 --> 00:17:46,664 You know, a good friend of mine was an air captain 353 00:17:46,666 --> 00:17:48,433 in the Marine Corps. 354 00:17:48,435 --> 00:17:51,035 He told me that flying in a formation of four 355 00:17:51,037 --> 00:17:53,438 is no more than just a decoy. 356 00:17:55,809 --> 00:17:58,743 If they're moving people or supplies. 357 00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:02,847 They'll fly in formation of four like that as a decoy 358 00:18:02,849 --> 00:18:06,517 and, really, what's going on is a mile or two away. 359 00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:08,653 No bull [bleep]. 360 00:18:08,655 --> 00:18:10,221 [man speaking] 361 00:18:11,357 --> 00:18:14,058 We're the first ones in. 362 00:18:14,060 --> 00:18:16,294 We didn't touch anything because it's obviously a mess, 363 00:18:16,296 --> 00:18:17,462 but... 364 00:18:18,465 --> 00:18:19,931 [sighs] 365 00:18:19,933 --> 00:18:21,466 I don't know what's going on here. 366 00:18:22,569 --> 00:18:26,437 Hey, Josh, have you seen the situation in here? 367 00:18:29,409 --> 00:18:31,008 Oh, my [bleep]. 368 00:18:37,951 --> 00:18:39,150 What happened? 369 00:18:39,152 --> 00:18:42,353 I don't know, we found it like this when we rolled in. 370 00:18:42,355 --> 00:18:45,022 - [bleep] - I mean, do you think wind could have done this? 371 00:18:45,391 --> 00:18:47,191 No. No. 372 00:18:47,193 --> 00:18:49,827 That's, that's not wind. 373 00:18:49,829 --> 00:18:52,263 No way. No way. 374 00:18:52,265 --> 00:18:54,132 Did we have food in here? 375 00:18:54,134 --> 00:18:56,167 We did. I mean, the food is over here. 376 00:18:56,169 --> 00:18:58,236 - This is an event that didn't. - That didn't... 377 00:18:58,238 --> 00:19:00,505 So, if it was an animal, they would have gotten into that, right? 378 00:19:00,507 --> 00:19:02,039 Yeah. 379 00:19:02,375 --> 00:19:03,875 It's a mess. 380 00:19:03,877 --> 00:19:05,409 Anything looks like it's missing. 381 00:19:12,185 --> 00:19:15,119 Yeah, we're gonna do that. 382 00:19:15,121 --> 00:19:18,122 We might get some more trail cams and just keep them in here. 383 00:19:18,124 --> 00:19:19,690 - Okay. - You know. 384 00:19:28,134 --> 00:19:30,902 Those damn helicopters, they were [bleep] decoys. 385 00:19:30,904 --> 00:19:34,071 Someone came in here looking for something in the crew's tent. 386 00:19:34,073 --> 00:19:36,140 Maybe the footage of what's in the cavern. 387 00:19:36,776 --> 00:19:38,176 Who knows? 388 00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:45,650 Whoever did this tossed the whole tent around. 389 00:19:45,652 --> 00:19:47,351 They didn't care if we knew they were there, 390 00:19:47,353 --> 00:19:49,053 they were looking for something. 391 00:19:50,190 --> 00:19:52,190 No question about that one. 392 00:20:08,841 --> 00:20:10,208 - Hey, Jamie. - Hey. 393 00:20:10,210 --> 00:20:11,876 Chad sent me the pictures. 394 00:20:11,878 --> 00:20:13,311 What the [bleep] is going on? 395 00:20:13,313 --> 00:20:16,013 Well, we had a little wreck up there at the tent. 396 00:20:16,015 --> 00:20:17,882 It's got [bleep] everywhere. 397 00:20:17,884 --> 00:20:20,851 They threw stuff all round, dumped tables over, 398 00:20:20,853 --> 00:20:23,187 and what are the... what are they looking for? 399 00:20:23,189 --> 00:20:25,323 I think they think we know something. 400 00:20:26,025 --> 00:20:28,125 You know when I first got here, 401 00:20:28,127 --> 00:20:31,963 I thought I could find a simple explanation for all of it. 402 00:20:31,965 --> 00:20:33,965 But, it's clear this isn't your run of the mill place 403 00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:36,267 with your run of the mill problems. 404 00:20:36,269 --> 00:20:38,769 These guys are under surveillance. 405 00:20:38,771 --> 00:20:41,038 I mean, the spy cameras they found. 406 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,875 The helicopters and now someone's getting into 407 00:20:44,877 --> 00:20:45,977 all their equipment. 408 00:20:46,713 --> 00:20:48,112 Who is it? 409 00:20:48,114 --> 00:20:51,115 I want to help them find out to the best of my abilities. 410 00:20:52,018 --> 00:20:55,152 I did talk to a guy by the name of Dave Miller. 411 00:20:55,154 --> 00:20:58,656 You got all kinds of different government activity that's out here. 412 00:20:58,724 --> 00:21:01,325 Just down the road, you have Skinwalker Ranch 413 00:21:01,327 --> 00:21:05,763 which at one point was an actual science lab. 414 00:21:05,765 --> 00:21:09,100 I can give you a number of somebody who I know 415 00:21:09,102 --> 00:21:13,838 was involved at the time on the property. 416 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:17,308 - Just don't tell him you got it from me. - No, I appreciate that. 417 00:21:17,310 --> 00:21:21,379 He gave me a name of a guy that used to work for Skinwalker Ranch 418 00:21:21,381 --> 00:21:22,913 and he was a security guard. 419 00:21:22,915 --> 00:21:27,184 And I'm gonna see if he can put some light on this 420 00:21:27,186 --> 00:21:31,355 because I'm sure, you know, as somebody surveilling this area. 421 00:21:31,357 --> 00:21:33,491 They might have been doing at Skinwalker too. 422 00:21:33,493 --> 00:21:35,826 Yeah, could have. Could have. 423 00:21:35,828 --> 00:21:38,362 He may know something or have an idea 424 00:21:38,364 --> 00:21:42,033 or leads to, if some people are watching us. 425 00:21:42,035 --> 00:21:44,035 The good thing is if they're watching us 426 00:21:44,037 --> 00:21:46,170 this close, we must be doing something right. 427 00:21:46,172 --> 00:21:48,105 And I like every bit of that. 428 00:21:48,675 --> 00:21:50,241 Yeah. 429 00:21:56,115 --> 00:22:01,385 Eric's got his aerial drone coming in with a high tech Geiger counter. 430 00:22:01,387 --> 00:22:03,821 But, I don't want to just stand around here watch him do that, 431 00:22:03,823 --> 00:22:05,890 so I'm gonna go old school. 432 00:22:05,892 --> 00:22:08,192 So, we're looking for a new entrance to the dry part 433 00:22:08,194 --> 00:22:09,794 of the cavern from the sky. 434 00:22:09,796 --> 00:22:12,363 [engine revs] 435 00:22:12,365 --> 00:22:14,332 You can cover a hell of a lot more ground 436 00:22:14,334 --> 00:22:16,167 and see a lot more things. 437 00:22:16,169 --> 00:22:19,236 And I haven't done an aerial survey in a year and a half, 438 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:21,872 so that's the plan. 439 00:22:21,874 --> 00:22:23,741 Maybe we get lucky. 440 00:22:23,743 --> 00:22:26,210 [indistinct chatter on radio] 441 00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:34,118 So, I got this Cessna 182 right here. 442 00:22:34,120 --> 00:22:38,055 It has bubble windows in it, so you can actually look over the side. 443 00:22:38,057 --> 00:22:41,892 Perfect for sighting things and it's a high wing airplane, 444 00:22:41,894 --> 00:22:44,328 so you can fly slow and low. 445 00:22:47,934 --> 00:22:51,035 All right, we'll be over the ranch in five minutes. 446 00:23:06,085 --> 00:23:09,487 So, part of the challenge here is this ranch is absolutely massive. 447 00:23:10,490 --> 00:23:13,090 And the cave system is about, you know, two miles long 448 00:23:13,092 --> 00:23:15,393 and 1000 feet across. 449 00:23:15,395 --> 00:23:18,028 So, that's over 200 square acres to look for 450 00:23:18,030 --> 00:23:20,064 a dry entrance point. 451 00:23:21,167 --> 00:23:24,201 Since, we know that the cavern has radiation in it, 452 00:23:26,005 --> 00:23:29,573 we find a seep at surface, we'll know exactly where to punch a hole. 453 00:23:30,643 --> 00:23:32,376 There we go. 454 00:23:32,378 --> 00:23:35,212 You know, that's got to be about the biggest drone I've ever saw. 455 00:23:35,381 --> 00:23:36,547 That's great... 456 00:23:36,549 --> 00:23:39,049 This thing costs a pretty penny. 457 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:43,254 So, we know that caves often form along fault lines. 458 00:23:43,256 --> 00:23:46,457 Oftentimes, radiation is associated with faults. 459 00:23:46,459 --> 00:23:50,060 So, I'm going to start by flying that drone along the fault 460 00:23:50,062 --> 00:23:52,029 hoping to find some radiation. 461 00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:56,467 We got a radiation detector we're gonna fix to this. 462 00:23:56,469 --> 00:23:59,703 We're gonna fly it along the fault and test for radiation. 463 00:23:59,705 --> 00:24:03,274 Those will be the most likely spots to have dry pockets. 464 00:24:03,276 --> 00:24:06,410 Beats the hell out of walking with a Geiger counter in my hand. 465 00:24:07,380 --> 00:24:09,313 But, there's something else that this Geiger counter 466 00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:11,148 might be able to tell us. 467 00:24:11,150 --> 00:24:14,084 It can tell us not only about radiation, a dry entrance, 468 00:24:14,086 --> 00:24:16,987 but also about gold. 469 00:24:16,989 --> 00:24:19,857 So, there's actually a theory called the Auger effect. 470 00:24:19,859 --> 00:24:24,695 And it basically says radioactivity can be amplified in gold. 471 00:24:24,697 --> 00:24:26,831 Now, we're in business. 472 00:24:26,833 --> 00:24:31,268 So, gold would absorb more radioactivity than other materials. 473 00:24:33,539 --> 00:24:36,640 So, the idea here is if we detect significant amounts 474 00:24:36,642 --> 00:24:38,809 of radioactivity at the surface, 475 00:24:38,811 --> 00:24:42,079 there could potentially be the dry entrance filled with 476 00:24:42,081 --> 00:24:45,115 what I think is significant amounts of gold. 477 00:24:46,185 --> 00:24:47,985 That's reading background radiation, 478 00:24:47,987 --> 00:24:49,487 so that's working. 479 00:24:52,625 --> 00:24:55,459 You see where the outcrop meets the valley floor there. 480 00:24:55,461 --> 00:24:58,028 Yeah, that should be about the start of the fault area. 481 00:24:58,030 --> 00:24:59,063 Okay. 482 00:25:02,635 --> 00:25:04,034 Perfect. 483 00:25:05,071 --> 00:25:06,937 Start going sweeping across it. 484 00:25:10,443 --> 00:25:12,042 That's perfect. 485 00:25:15,515 --> 00:25:17,515 So, just get an ambient... 486 00:25:19,285 --> 00:25:21,886 not getting any spikes. 487 00:25:21,888 --> 00:25:24,088 But, we're covering a lot of ground with this. 488 00:25:30,096 --> 00:25:32,663 Come on, man, I want to see a spike. 489 00:25:35,868 --> 00:25:38,269 Brian, could you possibly fly a little bit lower? 490 00:25:43,943 --> 00:25:45,976 The lower you can get, the better. 491 00:25:49,115 --> 00:25:51,148 Yeah, yeah. That's perfect. 492 00:25:55,521 --> 00:25:57,054 [exhales] 493 00:25:57,056 --> 00:25:58,389 Come on, man. 494 00:26:04,030 --> 00:26:05,362 Wait a minute. There's a hit. 495 00:26:05,364 --> 00:26:08,098 There's a hit right there. Brian, keep, keep doing 496 00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:09,567 the same as you've been doing. 497 00:26:10,903 --> 00:26:13,804 -There's another one. There's another one. -[counter beeps] 498 00:26:13,806 --> 00:26:15,339 This is good. 499 00:26:15,341 --> 00:26:18,342 So, what's this mean, Eric? Are we on top of it or what? 500 00:26:18,344 --> 00:26:20,010 We could be. 501 00:26:20,012 --> 00:26:22,112 We've got a good target to move on. 502 00:26:23,115 --> 00:26:24,582 There's another one right there. 503 00:26:26,118 --> 00:26:27,851 So, it's a big spike. 504 00:26:27,853 --> 00:26:30,020 And that could mean either one of two things, 505 00:26:30,022 --> 00:26:32,823 either excess or access. 506 00:26:32,825 --> 00:26:35,092 It could be an excess amount of gold which could be 507 00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:37,895 amping up the radioactivity. 508 00:26:37,897 --> 00:26:40,965 Or it could just be a big, dry cavity underground 509 00:26:40,967 --> 00:26:43,233 that's collecting the radioactivity. 510 00:26:43,235 --> 00:26:45,369 Which would give us our access point. 511 00:26:45,371 --> 00:26:47,304 - Yeah. - Awesome. 512 00:26:47,306 --> 00:26:49,239 We got our target, boys. 513 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:52,443 That's some good stuff. 514 00:26:52,445 --> 00:26:56,046 The deal that Eric set up, it's, it's amazing. 515 00:26:56,048 --> 00:26:59,249 Technology is helping this whole deal move forward faster 516 00:26:59,251 --> 00:27:01,185 than I could ever imagine. 517 00:27:03,055 --> 00:27:05,189 Hey... camera crew right there. 518 00:27:06,392 --> 00:27:07,658 How cool. 519 00:27:21,540 --> 00:27:24,041 Hold on, man, you see that? 520 00:27:24,043 --> 00:27:26,944 Doesn't that look like an opening in the ground right there? 521 00:27:27,647 --> 00:27:30,381 Look at that, looks like a cave right there. 522 00:27:30,383 --> 00:27:32,249 Just along that ridge. 523 00:27:32,652 --> 00:27:34,184 Barely see it. 524 00:27:34,186 --> 00:27:37,187 I'll steer it back, we'll fly right over it. 525 00:27:39,025 --> 00:27:42,026 All right, sweet, just be right up in there. 526 00:27:42,328 --> 00:27:44,161 Trying to look here. 527 00:27:46,032 --> 00:27:48,465 There it is, there's the hole right there. 528 00:27:50,970 --> 00:27:54,638 When I was flying over the ranch, I saw this big hole there. 529 00:27:55,941 --> 00:27:57,408 That looked like there was an entrance, 530 00:27:57,410 --> 00:27:58,709 a cavern maybe? 531 00:27:58,711 --> 00:28:00,344 - [laughs] - I don't know. 532 00:28:00,346 --> 00:28:02,312 So, I'm gonna haul ass to the ranch and check it out. 533 00:28:02,314 --> 00:28:04,081 Hell yeah. 534 00:28:20,966 --> 00:28:22,533 All right, guys, we're gonna head over to that spot 535 00:28:22,535 --> 00:28:25,335 where we got the hit on the radiation from the drone. 536 00:28:25,337 --> 00:28:26,603 Let's do it. 537 00:28:26,605 --> 00:28:29,339 So, I found a nice big seep of radiation on one spot 538 00:28:29,341 --> 00:28:30,841 on the ranch. 539 00:28:30,843 --> 00:28:33,077 So, that to me indicates there could either be 540 00:28:33,079 --> 00:28:35,479 a large case of gold down there 541 00:28:35,481 --> 00:28:38,916 amplifying the radiation or a dry entrance to the cavern. 542 00:28:38,918 --> 00:28:41,251 Hopefully, it's both. 543 00:28:41,253 --> 00:28:43,887 I got the Geiger counter, I got field notes. 544 00:28:43,889 --> 00:28:45,956 Sample bags, shovel. 545 00:28:46,992 --> 00:28:49,359 Okay, all right. Good deal. 546 00:28:51,464 --> 00:28:53,764 Hey, I think I saw something on the airplane 547 00:28:53,766 --> 00:28:55,365 way over there. 548 00:28:55,367 --> 00:28:57,935 There's a big cave looking thing. 549 00:28:57,937 --> 00:29:00,104 I flew over a few times and I can see this, like, 550 00:29:00,106 --> 00:29:01,371 hole going in the ground. 551 00:29:01,373 --> 00:29:03,140 I think we need to go check it out. 552 00:29:03,743 --> 00:29:05,309 - You got some landmarks? - Yeah, yeah. 553 00:29:05,311 --> 00:29:08,312 There's a rock ledge and then there's two big trees. 554 00:29:08,314 --> 00:29:10,380 So, why don't you take Charlie boy with you? 555 00:29:10,382 --> 00:29:11,982 You guys go over there. 556 00:29:11,984 --> 00:29:13,917 - And me and Eric go check out the other deal. - Yep, sounds good. 557 00:29:13,919 --> 00:29:15,219 All right, let's do it. 558 00:29:30,803 --> 00:29:32,703 So, Duane and I are heading to the spot on the ranch 559 00:29:32,705 --> 00:29:34,371 where I detected radiation. 560 00:29:34,373 --> 00:29:36,907 And Chad has taken Charlie to a spot on the ranch 561 00:29:36,909 --> 00:29:39,743 where he detected something from the airplane. 562 00:29:39,745 --> 00:29:42,346 We've got two targets right now and that's a good thing. 563 00:29:42,348 --> 00:29:45,015 Final step is putting boots on the ground. 564 00:29:51,490 --> 00:29:53,090 Right, Duane. 565 00:29:54,260 --> 00:29:56,226 - You see it? - Yeah, I think we're pretty close 566 00:29:56,228 --> 00:29:58,996 to where that drone detected the radioactivity. 567 00:29:58,998 --> 00:30:01,498 I think it should be back in this direction here. 568 00:30:05,204 --> 00:30:06,804 All right. 569 00:30:06,806 --> 00:30:08,705 Let's grab the Geiger counter. 570 00:30:08,707 --> 00:30:12,576 - Okay. - And the GPS and then the gravity meter with us too. 571 00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:18,282 We're trying to pinpoint a place and bring in a rathole rig and drill down. 572 00:30:18,284 --> 00:30:21,251 Hopefully, instead of drilling down into the flooded part 573 00:30:21,253 --> 00:30:23,320 of the cavern, we'll get in to dry part of the cavern. 574 00:30:23,322 --> 00:30:24,888 This way. 575 00:30:24,890 --> 00:30:26,657 Then we can explore the cave system, 576 00:30:26,826 --> 00:30:28,492 see what else is hidden down there. 577 00:30:29,261 --> 00:30:30,961 You'll do your magic here. 578 00:30:34,099 --> 00:30:35,599 Yeah, should be back in here. 579 00:30:35,835 --> 00:30:37,367 All right. 580 00:30:39,872 --> 00:30:42,639 So, this, let's, let's unpack this machine, maybe right here. 581 00:30:42,641 --> 00:30:44,107 All right. 582 00:30:44,109 --> 00:30:47,177 So, we know there's radiation seeping from a fault line in this area. 583 00:30:47,179 --> 00:30:49,413 And that's a good indication of a cave system. 584 00:30:50,649 --> 00:30:53,217 But, we really need to pinpoint the spot on the ranch 585 00:30:53,219 --> 00:30:55,752 where this void may be. 586 00:30:55,754 --> 00:30:58,655 I want to make sure that we're directly on top of that cavern, 587 00:30:58,657 --> 00:31:00,357 because if you bring in that rathole rig. 588 00:31:00,359 --> 00:31:03,760 You know, if we missed that hole, even by a foot or two, 589 00:31:03,762 --> 00:31:06,597 it's gonna cost, like, 15 grand, and that's on me. 590 00:31:07,833 --> 00:31:10,000 So, I'm going to use a gravity meter to see 591 00:31:10,002 --> 00:31:12,102 if I can detect an opening under the ground. 592 00:31:12,371 --> 00:31:14,838 Hit was right there. 593 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:17,174 So, I'm going to put it as close as we can get... 594 00:31:18,878 --> 00:31:20,844 right in here. 595 00:31:20,846 --> 00:31:22,813 So, a gravity meter can tell you the difference 596 00:31:22,815 --> 00:31:26,116 between dense soils or rock and the cavity system. 597 00:31:28,287 --> 00:31:31,321 When you have a dense object or dense rock or soil, 598 00:31:31,323 --> 00:31:34,091 you'll have a higher number on the gravity meter. 599 00:31:35,127 --> 00:31:38,929 Hollow spot underground will have a lower gravity field. 600 00:31:38,931 --> 00:31:40,430 And will give you a lower number on the meter. 601 00:31:40,432 --> 00:31:42,299 Perfect. 602 00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:45,202 Yeah, turn it on. 603 00:31:45,204 --> 00:31:46,904 So it's on, it's doing its thing, 604 00:31:46,906 --> 00:31:48,939 and we've got a readout, a digital readout. 605 00:31:51,010 --> 00:31:52,476 That's 25.3. 606 00:31:52,478 --> 00:31:56,213 So, I'm going to call this G1. 607 00:31:57,783 --> 00:31:59,149 All right. 608 00:32:00,319 --> 00:32:02,552 Head it maybe over in this direction. 609 00:32:02,554 --> 00:32:04,888 Then we'll go over there and we'll see what we got. 610 00:32:04,890 --> 00:32:07,024 Okay. 611 00:32:07,026 --> 00:32:09,026 So, to get the best results, we're going to take a number 612 00:32:09,028 --> 00:32:11,662 of readings in the area and hopefully see something 613 00:32:11,664 --> 00:32:14,197 that'll help us narrow down the location of the cave. 614 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,540 See now, this one's given us a little different reading. 615 00:32:23,542 --> 00:32:26,443 So, this is generating some good data, I think. 616 00:32:26,445 --> 00:32:28,078 We're looking for a place to drill a hole, 617 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:29,813 how close do you think we're getting? 618 00:32:29,815 --> 00:32:32,082 This in itself is not going to tell us where to drill 619 00:32:32,084 --> 00:32:34,251 and I know I want to get to a spot. 620 00:32:34,253 --> 00:32:37,354 I want to find that spot and, so, it's just a matter of, you know, 621 00:32:37,356 --> 00:32:40,958 first, you identify the large area and then as you do more 622 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:44,027 and more analyses, you focus in more and more. 623 00:32:44,029 --> 00:32:45,796 We're still looking at the big picture here. 624 00:32:45,798 --> 00:32:47,931 - Pretty wide spot. - I'd love to be able to tell you 625 00:32:47,933 --> 00:32:51,001 this is the place to drill, but we're not quite there yet. 626 00:32:51,003 --> 00:32:52,469 - Okay. - All right. 627 00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:57,007 I just want to dig and get in there. 628 00:32:57,009 --> 00:32:58,909 You know, this is a big ranch and we can't afford 629 00:32:58,911 --> 00:33:01,979 to be drilling hundreds of holes all over the place. 630 00:33:01,981 --> 00:33:05,382 I don't like waiting, but I feel like Eric can get us into the cave. 631 00:33:05,384 --> 00:33:07,517 And hope the process pays off in the end. 632 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,153 [device beeps] 633 00:33:11,390 --> 00:33:14,191 Wow, now, that's a lot lower. 634 00:33:14,193 --> 00:33:17,995 That's significantly lower. That's a 16. 635 00:33:17,997 --> 00:33:19,363 So, what are we talking about there? 636 00:33:19,365 --> 00:33:22,366 So, what I'm seeing here is a very low number 637 00:33:22,368 --> 00:33:24,968 to negative deflection. 638 00:33:24,970 --> 00:33:28,071 There could be a cavity underneath us here. 639 00:33:28,073 --> 00:33:29,473 Wow. 640 00:33:43,122 --> 00:33:45,122 But we're getting strong results that could indicate 641 00:33:45,124 --> 00:33:47,357 the possibility of a cavern beneath us. 642 00:33:47,359 --> 00:33:49,259 I'm happy with this. 643 00:33:49,261 --> 00:33:52,295 I think this could lead us to something pretty big. 644 00:33:52,297 --> 00:33:54,031 I mean, I don't want to get too excited, 645 00:33:54,033 --> 00:33:56,967 but I think it's worth running some more tests here. 646 00:33:56,969 --> 00:33:59,803 We can only dig a relatively small hole. 647 00:33:59,805 --> 00:34:01,538 So, we need to be dead on. 648 00:34:02,341 --> 00:34:04,508 The more geophysical tests we can do... 649 00:34:07,980 --> 00:34:10,213 the greater chance of finding it. 650 00:34:20,659 --> 00:34:24,127 I'm really happy about the results of this gravity survey. 651 00:34:24,129 --> 00:34:27,197 The instrument contains a highly accurate spring 652 00:34:27,199 --> 00:34:30,734 and when you pass it over something of substantially different density 653 00:34:30,736 --> 00:34:32,102 than the surface, 654 00:34:32,171 --> 00:34:35,939 it'll give you either a positive or negative deflection. 655 00:34:37,042 --> 00:34:38,975 Wow, now that's a lot lower. 656 00:34:38,977 --> 00:34:42,045 And so, in this case, what we detected was an area 657 00:34:42,047 --> 00:34:46,116 that's significantly more dense than the surrounding sandstone. 658 00:34:46,118 --> 00:34:49,186 There could be a cavity underneath us here. 659 00:34:49,188 --> 00:34:50,320 Wow. 660 00:34:50,322 --> 00:34:53,423 The whole idea here is to find that cavern, 661 00:34:53,425 --> 00:34:56,159 get into the cavern and see what's in there. 662 00:34:57,096 --> 00:34:58,762 Wait a minute, there's a hit. 663 00:34:58,764 --> 00:35:00,297 So, at this point, we've detected radiation 664 00:35:00,299 --> 00:35:02,332 that's associated with the fault. 665 00:35:02,334 --> 00:35:04,134 We've got a good target to move on. 666 00:35:05,270 --> 00:35:09,339 Using science to find caves, and hopefully find the treasure. 667 00:35:09,341 --> 00:35:11,007 Whatever it is, that's down there. 668 00:35:12,044 --> 00:35:13,310 It's good stuff. 669 00:35:14,079 --> 00:35:15,645 Oh, there's Jamie right there. 670 00:35:19,118 --> 00:35:20,150 - Hey, Jamie. - Hey, Eric. 671 00:35:20,152 --> 00:35:21,985 How's things going with you? 672 00:35:21,987 --> 00:35:25,122 It's going good. We just finished what we've called a gravity survey 673 00:35:25,124 --> 00:35:27,090 at the ranch. 674 00:35:27,092 --> 00:35:30,327 And we came up with an anomaly actually. 675 00:35:30,329 --> 00:35:32,295 And so there's something going on there. 676 00:35:32,297 --> 00:35:33,830 That's really interesting. 677 00:35:33,832 --> 00:35:37,667 A few weeks ago, I was led to a place here close by 678 00:35:37,669 --> 00:35:41,638 and that's exactly what they were studying was gravity anomalies. 679 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:44,174 This is what I brought you out here to see, Jamie. 680 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:49,479 NASA? 681 00:35:49,481 --> 00:35:53,049 The name of the location was gravity base furnell. 682 00:35:53,051 --> 00:35:55,118 Gravity based furnell. 683 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:57,087 - NASA's been doing something here. - Interesting. 684 00:35:57,089 --> 00:35:59,122 - Yeah. - Yeah, the survey I did, 685 00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:02,325 it detects substantially different densities underground, 686 00:36:02,327 --> 00:36:04,194 either heavier or lighter. 687 00:36:04,196 --> 00:36:06,796 And we detected a heavier anomaly. 688 00:36:06,798 --> 00:36:10,066 So, there's something heavier than the surrounding formation down there. 689 00:36:10,068 --> 00:36:12,135 - Yeah. - I'll talk to you about it more. 690 00:36:12,137 --> 00:36:13,870 I'm going into town, so we'll see you later. 691 00:36:13,872 --> 00:36:15,405 - All right. - We'll see you. 692 00:36:38,830 --> 00:36:41,631 Flying over the ranch, I saw a spot over there. 693 00:36:41,633 --> 00:36:43,300 It looked like a freakin' hole 694 00:36:43,302 --> 00:36:44,568 that went straight down. 695 00:36:47,172 --> 00:36:48,771 Whoo-hoo! 696 00:36:48,773 --> 00:36:52,409 Me and Charlie boy are gonna go look at this hopeful, dry entrance 697 00:36:52,411 --> 00:36:55,679 and then we'll go meet up with the other guys on the other side of the ranch. 698 00:36:58,684 --> 00:37:00,183 Oh, yeah. 699 00:37:05,958 --> 00:37:08,491 Yeah, it is along this ridge right over here. 700 00:37:11,463 --> 00:37:14,664 Maybe one of these either. Them or us will help us find 701 00:37:14,666 --> 00:37:17,133 an opening into, into the cavern. 702 00:37:18,203 --> 00:37:20,170 I could see it right on top right over here 703 00:37:20,172 --> 00:37:21,171 when I was flying over. 704 00:37:21,173 --> 00:37:22,739 Along those cliffs. 705 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:25,342 Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's right on the edge of those cliffs. 706 00:37:38,890 --> 00:37:40,223 That was one of the landmarks right there. 707 00:37:40,225 --> 00:37:42,092 That dead tree. 708 00:37:42,995 --> 00:37:45,629 - Yeah. - And it's right along this ridge, right? 709 00:37:45,631 --> 00:37:47,464 It should be right in here somewhere. 710 00:37:47,466 --> 00:37:49,232 - Right on top of it. - Yeah. 711 00:37:49,234 --> 00:37:51,034 So, if we can go down. 712 00:37:51,036 --> 00:37:52,502 Right in there. 713 00:38:01,046 --> 00:38:02,979 Is this it over here? 714 00:38:05,150 --> 00:38:07,083 - No. - No. 715 00:38:08,287 --> 00:38:11,421 It looks like a cave system, like, you could see dark area 716 00:38:11,423 --> 00:38:13,490 - Yeah. - Right by it. 717 00:38:13,492 --> 00:38:15,325 Yeah. Okay, here we go. Here we go. 718 00:38:15,327 --> 00:38:16,660 That's it right there. 719 00:38:25,070 --> 00:38:26,436 Wow. 720 00:38:30,842 --> 00:38:33,977 [bleep] I thought it was a cave. It ends right there though. 721 00:38:37,482 --> 00:38:39,616 Look how black all the rock is. 722 00:38:40,352 --> 00:38:41,584 It looks burned. 723 00:38:45,657 --> 00:38:47,090 Huh, look at this. 724 00:38:49,828 --> 00:38:51,895 That's not a firepit, is it? 725 00:38:51,897 --> 00:38:54,464 It looks... because there's so much burnt here. 726 00:38:54,466 --> 00:38:55,965 Look at this, it goes all the way up there. 727 00:38:55,967 --> 00:38:57,334 Yeah. 728 00:38:58,403 --> 00:39:00,670 Yeah, all this charred, everything... 729 00:39:00,672 --> 00:39:02,672 all this rock is charred here. 730 00:39:04,009 --> 00:39:05,842 - [bleep] that's slag. - Yeah. 731 00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:07,210 I see. 732 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:09,813 I wonder if we can age any of this stuff, 733 00:39:09,815 --> 00:39:11,948 or see how old some of this [bleep] is. 734 00:39:11,950 --> 00:39:15,485 You remember what Eric said about that gallium? 735 00:39:15,487 --> 00:39:18,621 I mean, the process they found out in 1875, 736 00:39:18,623 --> 00:39:20,056 then they have to smelt it. 737 00:39:20,058 --> 00:39:22,759 - Then they have to work it to get that way. - Yes, yes, they did. 738 00:39:22,761 --> 00:39:25,061 So, they made this stuff basically? 739 00:39:25,063 --> 00:39:27,197 That's what Eric's talking about. 740 00:39:27,299 --> 00:39:28,932 Ah, yeah. 741 00:39:28,934 --> 00:39:30,934 They had to smelt that to make it, right? 742 00:39:30,936 --> 00:39:32,669 Could this be a smelter? 743 00:39:32,671 --> 00:39:34,371 Yeah, they could have smelted the gallium up here. 744 00:39:34,373 --> 00:39:35,438 Yeah. 745 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,207 There's all kinds of slag in here. 746 00:39:37,209 --> 00:39:39,209 This just wasn't a bonfire. 747 00:39:41,046 --> 00:39:44,013 Smelting is a process that uses extreme heat 748 00:39:44,015 --> 00:39:46,282 to extract metals from ore. 749 00:39:46,284 --> 00:39:49,986 The first evidence of smelting dates to the Hittite civilization 750 00:39:49,988 --> 00:39:53,323 in Turkey in 4000 BC. 751 00:39:53,325 --> 00:39:57,927 Metals such as lead, copper, bronze, iron, gold and silver 752 00:39:57,929 --> 00:39:59,629 are commonly smelted. 753 00:39:59,631 --> 00:40:02,465 And it's the only way gallium can be created. 754 00:40:03,668 --> 00:40:06,369 We've got this gallium that's only made by smelting 755 00:40:06,371 --> 00:40:10,106 and now we think we found a smelter on the property. 756 00:40:10,108 --> 00:40:13,810 Last year, we found a mine right above the cave. 757 00:40:13,812 --> 00:40:17,113 I mean, this could have been, like, a full on mining operation. 758 00:40:17,115 --> 00:40:20,216 They're storing their stuff in our cave. 759 00:40:20,218 --> 00:40:21,985 I mean, we're literally standing on top 760 00:40:21,987 --> 00:40:24,187 of an ancient cache of something. 761 00:40:26,091 --> 00:40:30,527 Now, we just have to find out what and we've got to do it fast. 762 00:40:31,897 --> 00:40:35,064 [narrator] Next time on Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch. 763 00:40:35,066 --> 00:40:36,399 I think I found a smelter. 764 00:40:36,401 --> 00:40:37,934 - Look at that. - Oh, yeah. 765 00:40:37,936 --> 00:40:40,403 The mine entrance could be anywhere in here. 766 00:40:40,405 --> 00:40:42,472 Oh, [bleep], look at those bats. 767 00:40:42,474 --> 00:40:43,807 They move in caves. 768 00:40:43,809 --> 00:40:45,842 I've never seen my compass act like this. 769 00:40:45,844 --> 00:40:46,943 Is there an anomaly here? 770 00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:48,378 Holy [bleep], look at this. 771 00:40:48,380 --> 00:40:50,547 - Is that another one? - We have four smelters. 772 00:40:50,549 --> 00:40:52,782 Cave opening's has gotta be somewhere right in here. 773 00:40:52,784 --> 00:40:55,485 If he hits an anomaly, you'll see a big spike. 774 00:40:55,487 --> 00:40:58,488 - It's dropping, dropping. - There we are. 775 00:40:58,490 --> 00:40:59,956 Right there. 776 00:40:59,958 --> 00:41:03,126 - We're right on top of it. - This is the best news we've had so far. 777 00:41:03,128 --> 00:41:04,928 We're going to bring in the rathole rig. 778 00:41:04,930 --> 00:41:07,263 And we're gonna drill a hole and get in there. 779 00:41:07,265 --> 00:41:08,998 Where am I going with the rig? 780 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,967 It's gonna be right up on top of there. 781 00:41:13,038 --> 00:41:16,639 If we miss it, it's just gonna cost us a fortune. 782 00:41:23,014 --> 00:41:24,614 - [thuds] - Whoa. 783 00:41:24,616 --> 00:41:26,950 Hey, let's shut this deal down.1