1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:03,090 Previously on "Blind Frog Ranch." 2 00:00:03,100 --> 00:00:04,460 Goddamn it. 3 00:00:06,230 --> 00:00:08,300 Chad attempts to enter the cavern system 4 00:00:08,460 --> 00:00:10,460 by lowering the water in the pond. 5 00:00:10,630 --> 00:00:12,000 yeah, it's going. 6 00:00:14,460 --> 00:00:16,760 We're hoping the water level throughout the cavern lowers 7 00:00:16,930 --> 00:00:19,760 so we can have an air pocket throughout the whole cave. 8 00:00:19,930 --> 00:00:22,160 But after draining the pond... 9 00:00:22,330 --> 00:00:25,760 This is the cave entrance, right here. 10 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,360 ...the team was thwarted by the land once more. 11 00:00:28,530 --> 00:00:30,760 I mean, that's twice as high as it was 12 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:32,760 when we left last night. 13 00:00:32,930 --> 00:00:34,660 And Duane's sudden collapse... 14 00:00:39,700 --> 00:00:42,560 ...put Chad in charge of his father's quest 15 00:00:42,730 --> 00:00:44,860 to find the Aztec treasure. 16 00:00:45,030 --> 00:00:47,360 Mark my words, but we're gonna find another way in. 17 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,160 I'm not stopping until I find that gold. 18 00:00:53,460 --> 00:00:55,090 Legends of ancient treasures... 19 00:00:55,100 --> 00:00:57,900 This has to be hundreds of years back. 20 00:00:58,060 --> 00:00:59,760 ...and unexplained phenomena. 21 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,160 What the hell is that? 22 00:01:01,330 --> 00:01:05,400 Meet at a 160-acre property in northeast Utah 23 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,090 known as Blind Frog Ranch, 24 00:01:08,100 --> 00:01:09,990 where Duane Ollinger and his team 25 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,160 are digging in search of long-lost Aztec gold. 26 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,160 Could the Aztecs have discovered this? 27 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:16,300 But the closer they get... 28 00:01:16,460 --> 00:01:18,760 Finally get to hold gold in my hand. 29 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,760 ...the more the land fights back. 30 00:01:20,930 --> 00:01:22,990 - Poison gas! - Go, [bleep] go! 31 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,660 Now, Duane will move heaven... 32 00:01:24,660 --> 00:01:25,990 Here we go. 33 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,160 - ...and Earth... - Fire in the hole, ah! 34 00:01:28,330 --> 00:01:30,760 ...until he gets to the bottom of this mystery... 35 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:32,560 We started this whole deal, 36 00:01:32,730 --> 00:01:34,560 and we're sure as hell gonna finish it. 37 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,260 ...and solves what's lurking below... 38 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:37,990 Holy [bleep], there's something in there! 39 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:39,260 , Chad! 40 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,160 ...at Blind Frog Ranch. 41 00:01:51,460 --> 00:01:53,860 It's been a rough few days for us at the ranch, for sure. 42 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,360 We failed at draining the pond, but more importantly, 43 00:01:57,530 --> 00:02:00,100 my dad falling ill and leaving the ranch. 44 00:02:00,260 --> 00:02:01,960 And that definitely has me concerned. 45 00:02:03,100 --> 00:02:05,560 Finding this gold is his dream. 46 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,090 It'll never be the same if he's not out there with me. 47 00:02:08,100 --> 00:02:11,060 I mean, 'cause we started this a long time ago, 48 00:02:11,230 --> 00:02:12,460 and I was right there with him. 49 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:16,000 Yes! 50 00:02:17,460 --> 00:02:19,560 This is a dream and a goal we chased together. 51 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,160 But I'm definitely gonna keep searching for that goal. 52 00:02:23,330 --> 00:02:25,360 I mean, not just for my dad, but for me. 53 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:28,300 And I may not make the same decisions 54 00:02:28,460 --> 00:02:30,800 that my dad would make, but I'm fully committed 55 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,400 to finding this treasure now. 56 00:02:34,660 --> 00:02:35,760 And we're gonna find it. 57 00:02:36,700 --> 00:02:38,560 For the past three months, 58 00:02:38,730 --> 00:02:42,160 Chad and Josh have been tracing the flooded tunnel path, 59 00:02:42,330 --> 00:02:45,200 uncovering a series of Aztec markers 60 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,200 pointing to the treasure. 61 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,600 Is this not a bear guarding the cave? 62 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,960 But their attempts to drill and dive 63 00:02:52,130 --> 00:02:54,860 into the flooded system both failed. 64 00:02:55,030 --> 00:02:57,660 That's twice as high as it was when we left last night. 65 00:02:57,830 --> 00:02:59,260 This isn't good. 66 00:02:59,430 --> 00:03:02,660 So now Chad is turning to Eric, who has been methodically 67 00:03:02,830 --> 00:03:06,090 testing the radioactive rocks on the ranch to locate 68 00:03:06,100 --> 00:03:08,400 an alternate entrance to the chamber. 69 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,860 We have found uranium here at the Energy Zone, 70 00:03:10,860 --> 00:03:13,360 and we have uranium at the open pit mine, too, 71 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:14,930 so there's a connection there. 72 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:18,490 - Eric. - Hey, fellas. 73 00:03:18,500 --> 00:03:20,360 - Eric, what's up, man? - Hey, Eric. 74 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,800 Got some cool to share today. 75 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,800 We found a shatter cone a half mile away 76 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:26,160 from the energy zone. 77 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,560 That now makes three different locations 78 00:03:29,730 --> 00:03:31,700 with evidence of a meteor strike. 79 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,760 The thing is, I think that means fragments 80 00:03:35,930 --> 00:03:38,400 from the same meteor struck multiple locations 81 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,260 along that fault line. 82 00:03:43,660 --> 00:03:45,900 Each one of these impacts could be a way 83 00:03:46,060 --> 00:03:47,600 into that cavern system. 84 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:49,700 These are doorways into the underground. 85 00:03:49,860 --> 00:03:52,660 And hopefully it's connected to that, uh, keyhole chamber. 86 00:03:52,660 --> 00:03:54,400 Exactly. 87 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,500 After analyzing the rock samples, 88 00:03:56,660 --> 00:03:59,360 Eric believes the caves at the open pit mine 89 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,560 are actually meteorite impact sites 90 00:04:02,730 --> 00:04:05,500 that lead down into the Keyhole Chamber. 91 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,460 If my research is right, 92 00:04:09,460 --> 00:04:11,460 we gotta go back to that open pit mine. 93 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,990 Last season, Chad and Eric discovered an open pit mine 94 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,600 two miles north of the ranch where they found evidence 95 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,100 of historic mining. 96 00:04:21,260 --> 00:04:24,260 This could be 1930s, it could be late 1800s, 97 00:04:24,260 --> 00:04:25,260 we don't know. 98 00:04:25,260 --> 00:04:27,300 But based on his new insight, 99 00:04:27,460 --> 00:04:32,200 Eric now believes the mine entrances are not man-made. 100 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,460 I don't think those were open pit mines. 101 00:04:34,460 --> 00:04:36,460 I think those were openings to the earth 102 00:04:36,630 --> 00:04:38,460 created by meteorite strikes 103 00:04:38,630 --> 00:04:41,660 that were later mined for iron and gold. 104 00:04:41,830 --> 00:04:44,100 And you mapped what? Already six-- six entrances? 105 00:04:44,260 --> 00:04:45,360 Six-- six entrances. 106 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,600 And there could be so many more in that area, 107 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,800 that we just haven't found yet. 108 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,160 I mean, it could be really, really old. 109 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:53,860 - I wanna see this place. - Yeah. 110 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,160 Eric's theory makes sense, because evidence shows 111 00:04:58,330 --> 00:05:01,160 ancient civilizations were mining mineral 112 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,300 at meteorite impact sites. 113 00:05:03,460 --> 00:05:05,860 It's how they extracted iron for tools and weapons. 114 00:05:07,100 --> 00:05:08,600 I'm really excited to get involved 115 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,100 and see what more we're gonna find. 116 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,560 I think this place does have a lot of potential, 117 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,990 but there is some, like, weird things that go on there. 118 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,360 Like, it almost seems like there's something stalking us 119 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,660 out there, like a wild animal. 120 00:05:22,830 --> 00:05:25,660 What is that smell? It smells like a dead animal. 121 00:05:25,660 --> 00:05:28,260 - I can smell it, what is that? - What is that? 122 00:05:29,460 --> 00:05:32,300 Oh, my God. It's huge, whatever it is. 123 00:05:32,460 --> 00:05:34,460 Whatever was out there, it was stalking us the whole time. 124 00:05:34,630 --> 00:05:35,930 What the [bleep] is that? 125 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:39,000 We start hearing these noises, and this wasn't just one time. 126 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,290 I mean, it was multiple times. 127 00:05:40,300 --> 00:05:43,160 And we look out, we can see, like, eyes looking at us. 128 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,200 - Yeah. - Something big. 129 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,960 We definitely need some security around there. 130 00:05:48,130 --> 00:05:49,360 Yeah, that's what it sounds like. 131 00:05:50,460 --> 00:05:52,400 If my dad was here, he would definitely drill 132 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,700 the armory again, despite the risks. 133 00:05:54,860 --> 00:05:56,030 Oil men drill. 134 00:05:56,030 --> 00:05:59,200 But I have to call the shots and do what I think is best. 135 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,260 And that's to lean on exploration. 136 00:06:01,260 --> 00:06:03,560 I know in my gut the signs these civilizations 137 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,300 left behind will show us the way. 138 00:06:05,460 --> 00:06:06,960 We just have to find it. 139 00:06:07,130 --> 00:06:09,160 But the open pit mine is a remote location 140 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,400 that's super dangerous. 141 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,300 We didn't have enough hands or firepower 142 00:06:12,460 --> 00:06:14,400 the last time we were up there, so this time, 143 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,160 we're bringing Josh and Charlie with us. 144 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,200 We just know that something is out there, 145 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,560 and we need extra protection. - Locked and loaded. 146 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,260 We're in the middle of the sticks here, 147 00:06:42,430 --> 00:06:43,900 aren't we? - Yeah. 148 00:06:44,060 --> 00:06:45,060 That's part of the good thing. 149 00:06:45,060 --> 00:06:47,660 It's so remote that I don't think many people 150 00:06:47,660 --> 00:06:49,460 have even been back here. 151 00:06:51,260 --> 00:06:55,100 The open pit mine sits five miles north of Blind Frog, 152 00:06:55,260 --> 00:06:58,500 and reaches an elevation of 10,000 feet. 153 00:06:58,660 --> 00:07:01,360 We're right in the middle of great bear country, 154 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:02,760 I can tell you that. 155 00:07:02,930 --> 00:07:04,100 Yeah. 156 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,090 The mountainous area is known for mountain lions, 157 00:07:08,100 --> 00:07:10,760 black bears, and occasionally wolves. 158 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:14,960 - The forest is so thick. - Exactly. 159 00:07:15,130 --> 00:07:16,200 Yeah, yeah. 160 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:17,190 It's kind of a hike, 161 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,830 and so it's pretty much undiscovered. 162 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:31,290 Like this, look at this. 163 00:07:31,300 --> 00:07:33,400 Yeah, Josh, look at all these workings around here. 164 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,100 - Oh, man. - It just-- it's just tunneled. 165 00:07:35,260 --> 00:07:36,500 Yeah, there's drifts everywhere. 166 00:07:36,660 --> 00:07:38,060 Yeah. 167 00:07:38,230 --> 00:07:40,200 Yeah, Charlie, don't fall behind, man. 168 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,990 I'm just being careful back here, covering y'all's ass. 169 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:44,300 Alright. 170 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,000 So Chad, I think we're getting close here, aren't we? 171 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,060 Yeah, right up in here. 172 00:07:51,230 --> 00:07:53,260 - Holy [bleep]. - Oh, my God. 173 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,600 This looks like a literal gold mine to me. 174 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,560 Yeah. 175 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:02,460 Damn, that goes straight down. 176 00:08:02,630 --> 00:08:03,860 - That is... - That does. 177 00:08:04,030 --> 00:08:05,300 ...awesome. 178 00:08:05,460 --> 00:08:07,060 This is a big pit. 179 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:09,200 Yeah, be careful there, Charlie. 180 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:10,360 Watch your step, everybody. 181 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:14,360 Josh, where we found that ore was right down 182 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:15,800 at the very base. 183 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,400 I'd like for you to take a special look at that area 184 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,800 and see if there are any cavern openings. 185 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,360 Yeah, I'll-- I'll get it. 186 00:08:22,530 --> 00:08:24,700 The first time we scouted this, we assumed it was 187 00:08:24,860 --> 00:08:26,600 an 1800s mining operation. 188 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,360 But this could be much older, and now we need to be looking 189 00:08:29,530 --> 00:08:31,200 for deeper impacts on the ground. 190 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,300 Me and Eric are gonna go up that way towards this fault, 191 00:08:33,460 --> 00:08:35,760 but we'll have radios and keep in contact. 192 00:08:35,930 --> 00:08:37,160 - Alright. - Alright, be safe, guys. 193 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:38,130 OK. 194 00:08:38,300 --> 00:08:39,660 I'll be right down here, Charlie. 195 00:08:39,830 --> 00:08:40,860 I got you, brother. 196 00:08:46,060 --> 00:08:48,600 I mean, a lot of trip zones here, so be careful. 197 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:52,260 When we last came up here, 198 00:08:52,260 --> 00:08:54,160 we never explored this side of the mountain. 199 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,600 This area has some steep edges and cliffs, 200 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,060 and it's right along the fault line. 201 00:08:59,230 --> 00:09:01,160 I think this is a great spot to start our search. 202 00:09:02,860 --> 00:09:04,660 Let's look over the edge there, Chad. 203 00:09:04,830 --> 00:09:05,800 OK. 204 00:09:06,900 --> 00:09:08,000 Holy [bleep]. 205 00:09:10,460 --> 00:09:12,400 - That drops right off. - Yeah. 206 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:14,060 I don't know, maybe 60, 70 feet, you think? 207 00:09:14,230 --> 00:09:15,130 Yeah. 208 00:09:15,130 --> 00:09:16,660 This right here is an escarpment. 209 00:09:16,830 --> 00:09:18,100 Yeah. 210 00:09:19,300 --> 00:09:22,760 Escarpments are caused when two fault lines violently 211 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:26,160 push against each other, creating a towering cliff 212 00:09:26,330 --> 00:09:29,500 that reveals a cross section of the earth. 213 00:09:29,660 --> 00:09:31,000 This is huge. 214 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:32,760 This cross section could be a result 215 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:34,360 of these meteor impacts. 216 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:37,160 And if so, there has to be an entrance nearby. 217 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:40,160 I wanna get down to the bottom of this 218 00:09:40,330 --> 00:09:42,300 to, uh, see if there's voids down there, 219 00:09:42,460 --> 00:09:43,660 maybe a cave entrance. - Really? 220 00:09:43,660 --> 00:09:45,800 I think our best bet is just to rappel down in-- 221 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:47,090 - Perfect. - ...and see what's going on there. 222 00:09:47,100 --> 00:09:48,200 OK, cool. 223 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,560 In order to reach their next search area... 224 00:09:52,730 --> 00:09:54,300 Make sure all of our knots are good. 225 00:09:54,460 --> 00:09:55,830 Alright. 226 00:09:55,830 --> 00:10:00,260 ...Chad and Eric will rappel down the face of the escarpment. 227 00:10:01,500 --> 00:10:02,800 Chad, you got the midpoint of your rope? 228 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:03,800 - Midpoint, yeah. - OK. 229 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:04,960 There you go. 230 00:10:10,060 --> 00:10:12,000 So Chad, you're all locked in here. 231 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,000 Alright, the knots are good. 232 00:10:15,460 --> 00:10:16,560 Rope! 233 00:10:18,700 --> 00:10:19,800 Rope! 234 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,560 - You all good? - Yep. 235 00:10:24,730 --> 00:10:26,360 Alright, let's work our way down here, Chad. 236 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,000 Alright. 237 00:10:29,700 --> 00:10:31,260 Watch out for loose rocks, brother. 238 00:10:31,260 --> 00:10:32,360 Yeah. 239 00:10:33,460 --> 00:10:35,100 You alright? 240 00:10:35,260 --> 00:10:36,400 - You alright? - Ah, yeah. 241 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:40,460 Let's go. 242 00:10:47,260 --> 00:10:50,260 If you're gonna go down there, I'm gonna cover the perimeter. 243 00:10:50,430 --> 00:10:51,660 Good thinking, man. 244 00:10:52,660 --> 00:10:55,060 Whenever I'm around ancient mining sites, 245 00:10:55,230 --> 00:10:56,760 I get into detective mode. 246 00:10:56,930 --> 00:10:58,060 I'm looking at everything. 247 00:10:58,230 --> 00:10:59,260 I'm looking at the rock formation, 248 00:10:59,430 --> 00:11:00,860 I'm looking for mineralization. 249 00:11:00,860 --> 00:11:04,200 These old mine sites all tell a story. 250 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:07,000 If I can figure out what kind of system of mining 251 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,760 was happening here, I can follow the trail 252 00:11:09,930 --> 00:11:11,200 into more cave openings. 253 00:11:12,460 --> 00:11:15,900 I'm gonna metal detect this, the mine site right here. 254 00:11:16,060 --> 00:11:17,900 Copper, silver, gold, all of that. 255 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,560 and then, I'm gonna look at the vein structure 256 00:11:20,730 --> 00:11:21,960 going in the drifts here, 257 00:11:22,130 --> 00:11:24,760 and see the vein they were actually following. 258 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:34,760 Chad, Chad. 259 00:11:34,930 --> 00:11:36,660 - Huh? - Look at this. 260 00:11:36,660 --> 00:11:37,830 Look at this opening here. 261 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,200 After repelling the face of the 60-foot escarpment, 262 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,700 Eric has uncovered a cave opening. 263 00:11:46,100 --> 00:11:47,160 Oh, man! 264 00:11:48,260 --> 00:11:49,360 Look at this. 265 00:11:50,860 --> 00:11:52,400 Ooh, look at that. 266 00:11:52,560 --> 00:11:53,500 See that rust color? 267 00:11:53,660 --> 00:11:54,760 - Rust and red? - Yeah. 268 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:55,790 That's hematite. 269 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:57,560 I can almost guarantee you there's gold in there. 270 00:11:57,730 --> 00:11:58,930 So that's what they were chasing? 271 00:11:58,930 --> 00:12:01,000 - Is gold in there? - That's what they were chasing. 272 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,460 But it's difficult to tell if this was man-made, 273 00:12:03,460 --> 00:12:06,260 or if this was a naturally occurring cave. 274 00:12:06,260 --> 00:12:08,200 - Man, I gotta get in there. - Yeah, gotcha. 275 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:09,500 You wanna hold out here for me? 276 00:12:09,660 --> 00:12:10,800 Yeah, I'll hold watch out here. 277 00:12:12,460 --> 00:12:13,560 I'm going in, Chad. 278 00:12:17,300 --> 00:12:19,100 This is a dangerous place. 279 00:12:19,260 --> 00:12:20,860 We don't know what's in there or if it could collapse, 280 00:12:21,030 --> 00:12:22,800 or if there's, like, poisonous gases, 281 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:24,700 so we always leave a man outside. 282 00:12:24,860 --> 00:12:26,300 In case something does happen, I can always drag him out 283 00:12:26,460 --> 00:12:27,900 so we don't both get trapped in there. 284 00:12:28,860 --> 00:12:30,000 Oh, look at this. 285 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,860 Yeah, look at this. This is the vein system. 286 00:12:33,860 --> 00:12:36,160 We've got really good mineralization in here. 287 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,460 If we can find more of these, it might give us an in 288 00:12:44,460 --> 00:12:45,960 to the-- the cave system. 289 00:12:49,900 --> 00:12:51,860 And I see something here... 290 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,160 a piece of dark, dark material here. 291 00:12:57,560 --> 00:12:59,160 I'm gonna look at it with the loop here. 292 00:13:04,460 --> 00:13:07,260 So yeah, it's-- first of all, I pick it up, 293 00:13:07,430 --> 00:13:09,260 and it's got some heft to it. 294 00:13:09,430 --> 00:13:12,600 It's got some weight to it, which indicates possibly iron. 295 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,400 So I mean, there's-- there's iron throughout this mine. 296 00:13:15,560 --> 00:13:16,690 You can see it. 297 00:13:16,700 --> 00:13:20,100 Iron in nature, when it reacts with water, it oxidizes 298 00:13:20,260 --> 00:13:22,460 and it turns red-- it's rust, basically. 299 00:13:22,460 --> 00:13:25,260 What I've got here is something completely different. 300 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:27,900 Hey, Chad. 301 00:13:28,860 --> 00:13:30,730 I think we got a meteorite fragment. 302 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:34,360 Yeah. 303 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:41,560 So the meteor likely broke up in the atmosphere 304 00:13:41,730 --> 00:13:43,900 into several smaller chunks. 305 00:13:44,060 --> 00:13:45,660 So these fragments crashed into the earth 306 00:13:45,830 --> 00:13:47,800 all along this fault line. 307 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:49,990 Say this is where the treasure chamber is. 308 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,700 So this is the meteorite, right? 309 00:13:51,860 --> 00:13:53,600 If it came in from this direction, 310 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,260 there could be meteorite fragments 311 00:13:55,430 --> 00:13:57,160 all along this trend. 312 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,760 It could lead us all the way down into the Keyhole Chamber. 313 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,260 Wow, man, this is huge. 314 00:14:03,430 --> 00:14:05,660 I'm gonna take this back and, uh, do some tests on it. 315 00:14:09,660 --> 00:14:11,260 Let's mark this down as checked. 316 00:14:11,430 --> 00:14:12,660 But the trail is this way. 317 00:14:12,830 --> 00:14:15,560 Let's head south to find a larger impact opening. 318 00:14:15,730 --> 00:14:16,960 - I got it right here. - Alright, great. 319 00:14:25,500 --> 00:14:26,960 2 - You see it? - What is it? 320 00:14:27,130 --> 00:14:28,460 - More of that fault breccia? - Yeah. 321 00:14:28,630 --> 00:14:30,260 It's a great sign. 322 00:14:30,430 --> 00:14:33,160 We're basically following this fault escarpment. 323 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:38,300 After rappelling down an escarpment, Chad and Eric 324 00:14:38,460 --> 00:14:41,460 uncovered an opening at the base containing 325 00:14:41,460 --> 00:14:43,760 a meteorite fragment inside... 326 00:14:43,930 --> 00:14:46,200 The meteor likely broke up in the atmosphere 327 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,300 into several smaller chunks. 328 00:14:48,460 --> 00:14:49,900 There could be meteorite fragments 329 00:14:50,060 --> 00:14:51,700 all along this trend. 330 00:14:51,860 --> 00:14:54,090 ...and are searching the area for an opening 331 00:14:54,100 --> 00:14:55,760 into the Keyhole Chamber. 332 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:57,400 Look at this stuff. 333 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:58,860 There could be some more tunnels over here, too. 334 00:14:59,030 --> 00:15:00,700 Exactly. 335 00:15:00,860 --> 00:15:02,990 Meanwhile, at the base of the mountain, 336 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,660 Josh is searching the ancient mines, 337 00:15:05,830 --> 00:15:07,260 poring through the tailings, 338 00:15:07,260 --> 00:15:10,860 hoping for a clue that leads to the treasure. 339 00:15:11,030 --> 00:15:13,160 I need to follow the veins that are here. 340 00:15:13,330 --> 00:15:15,760 That's where you're gonna find entrances underground. 341 00:15:25,900 --> 00:15:27,360 Yeah, I got a good target right here. 342 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,160 That's not iron. 343 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,660 Nope, that is definitely not an iron signal. 344 00:15:32,830 --> 00:15:35,360 - Charlie, keep an eye out. - I got you, brother. 345 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:46,460 It's right there. 346 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:48,460 Right underneath. 347 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:51,860 Coils. 348 00:15:51,860 --> 00:15:53,060 Some fragments of quartz. 349 00:15:57,930 --> 00:15:59,500 Oh, geez. 350 00:15:59,660 --> 00:16:01,260 This is making my machine just scream. 351 00:16:01,430 --> 00:16:02,800 That's-- 352 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,060 that's gold, that's gold. 353 00:16:06,500 --> 00:16:08,160 Just sitting in the quartz. 354 00:16:08,330 --> 00:16:09,800 This is some pretty rich stuff. 355 00:16:12,260 --> 00:16:13,360 Oh, yeah. 356 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,660 Oh, man, that stuff just shines back at you. 357 00:16:17,660 --> 00:16:19,300 Beautiful. 358 00:16:19,460 --> 00:16:21,300 I'm seeing all this quartz around here. 359 00:16:21,460 --> 00:16:22,860 I wonder if this is a little work site. 360 00:16:27,060 --> 00:16:30,660 I mean, look at look at this. 361 00:16:30,830 --> 00:16:32,360 See, that's a flat stone. 362 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:33,530 And this golden quartz, 363 00:16:33,530 --> 00:16:35,800 I found it right underneath this flat stone right here. 364 00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:42,560 Look at that. That stone's been worked, too. 365 00:16:42,730 --> 00:16:43,490 Look at that. 366 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:45,560 That groove... 367 00:16:45,730 --> 00:16:47,460 ...that's not natural. 368 00:16:47,630 --> 00:16:49,600 Somebody did that to that rock. 369 00:16:51,830 --> 00:16:53,860 Yeah, I mean, this is like a hammer. 370 00:16:53,860 --> 00:16:55,660 A hand hammer, really. 371 00:16:55,830 --> 00:16:57,200 I mean, this is like a matate. 372 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,460 Think of ancient Native Americans. 373 00:17:00,630 --> 00:17:01,860 They'd grind their food. 374 00:17:01,860 --> 00:17:03,360 When you're working a mine, it's the same thing. 375 00:17:03,530 --> 00:17:05,560 You're gonna grind down your ore as well. 376 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:06,990 This is just like a mono. 377 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,460 And all this quartz is broke up 378 00:17:08,630 --> 00:17:10,160 'cause they were breaking quartz 379 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:11,560 on this rock, 380 00:17:11,730 --> 00:17:13,100 just like this, 381 00:17:13,260 --> 00:17:14,660 just like that. 382 00:17:14,830 --> 00:17:18,460 This stone tool, the Spanish didn't do this. 383 00:17:18,460 --> 00:17:20,260 They didn't have stone tools like this. 384 00:17:20,430 --> 00:17:21,700 The Mormons did not do this. 385 00:17:21,860 --> 00:17:23,860 I mean, this looks like Native American, 386 00:17:24,030 --> 00:17:25,260 where they're just using stone. 387 00:17:25,430 --> 00:17:29,400 They're using actual stone tools, but for mining, 388 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:31,860 what this is telling me is maybe this mine 389 00:17:31,860 --> 00:17:33,100 goes back 1,000 years. 390 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:37,360 Throughout the reign of the empire, 391 00:17:37,530 --> 00:17:40,360 Aztecs used a variety of stone tools, 392 00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:43,600 including metates, used for grinding corn, 393 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,860 and axes made of jade, 394 00:17:45,860 --> 00:17:48,860 which were used to construct their pyramids. 395 00:17:49,030 --> 00:17:51,500 But the most versatile was the hammerstone, 396 00:17:51,660 --> 00:17:54,700 which is a flat-bottom rock with an etched center 397 00:17:54,860 --> 00:17:58,090 that acts as a handle, used to crush stone 398 00:17:58,100 --> 00:18:00,460 and extract precious minerals. 399 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,600 I mean, this could be the ancestors to the Aztec. 400 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,100 They were the first ones here to find this mineral deposit. 401 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,500 And if they were mining in this area 402 00:18:10,660 --> 00:18:13,160 where meteorite strikes caused cavern openings, 403 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:14,900 it's possible that one of these tunnels 404 00:18:15,060 --> 00:18:18,500 could lead all the way down into the Keyhole Chamber. 405 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,800 As best I can tell, the veins they were chasing 406 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,200 headed off in that direction. 407 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:34,700 What do we got here? 408 00:18:38,230 --> 00:18:39,760 Holy [bleep]! 409 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:43,460 That is huge. 410 00:18:43,630 --> 00:18:45,200 Charlie, we need to get Chad on the walkie. 411 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:52,760 Chad, this is Charlie, over. 412 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,360 Eric, can you get my radio out of my pack? 413 00:18:55,530 --> 00:18:57,200 Yeah. 414 00:18:59,660 --> 00:19:01,000 Charlie, what's your 20? 415 00:19:08,500 --> 00:19:10,060 Alright, we're gonna come meet you. 416 00:19:10,230 --> 00:19:11,600 We have to ascend back up the cliff. 417 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:12,660 We'll be there soon. 418 00:19:12,660 --> 00:19:13,860 Copy that. 419 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:24,560 I followed the mineral trail, 420 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,660 and it led me straight to this pit right here. 421 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:29,900 Holy [bleep]. 422 00:19:30,060 --> 00:19:30,960 That's pretty deep. 423 00:19:31,130 --> 00:19:32,230 Yeah, nice find. 424 00:19:34,300 --> 00:19:35,800 That looks like it goes under, doesn't it? 425 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:37,700 I wonder if there's some kind of void that might have been 426 00:19:37,860 --> 00:19:40,660 covered up or caved in that's connected to the fault. 427 00:19:40,660 --> 00:19:42,160 I think this went a lot deeper. 428 00:19:42,330 --> 00:19:43,160 I mean, look at all the material 429 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:44,100 that's been moved out. 430 00:19:44,260 --> 00:19:45,160 - This is a dump pile. - Yeah. 431 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:46,100 So that's not natural. 432 00:19:46,260 --> 00:19:47,860 This has all been mined out of here. 433 00:19:47,860 --> 00:19:49,560 - Right. - There's way more material out here... 434 00:19:49,730 --> 00:19:50,860 - Exactly. - ...than came out of this hole. 435 00:19:50,860 --> 00:19:52,160 - Right. - So this thing went way deeper 436 00:19:52,330 --> 00:19:53,360 than we're looking at right now. 437 00:19:53,530 --> 00:19:55,100 They were onto something. 438 00:19:55,260 --> 00:19:58,000 The team has uncovered an opening that Josh believes 439 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,160 could have been once mined for gold. 440 00:20:00,330 --> 00:20:03,200 However, it is in danger of collapse. 441 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:06,100 I'm seeing smashed-up timbers, I'm seeing rock fall. 442 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,800 I'm seeing this place is dangerous. 443 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,460 But the size of that dump pile has me intrigued. 444 00:20:11,630 --> 00:20:14,100 All of that dirt came out of a much deeper hole 445 00:20:14,260 --> 00:20:15,560 than I'm looking at right now. 446 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,500 One of us is gonna have to climb down there 447 00:20:19,660 --> 00:20:20,900 and take a closer look. 448 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,460 I wanna check with the magnetometer. 449 00:20:24,630 --> 00:20:26,360 So Eric, I was thinking about anchoring on this tree. 450 00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:27,860 - Yeah. - And just rappelling down this way. 451 00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:30,000 - That'll be solid. - The only thing, Chad. 452 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:32,090 Look at this, see all this rock above your head? 453 00:20:32,100 --> 00:20:34,360 - It's a house of cards, man. - Jesus. 454 00:20:34,530 --> 00:20:35,700 Some of those are loose, too. 455 00:20:35,860 --> 00:20:36,760 We gotta be super careful. 456 00:20:36,930 --> 00:20:38,460 If you stick to this wall here... 457 00:20:38,460 --> 00:20:40,000 - Right. - ...I think you're safer. 458 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:41,960 - OK. - But one rock 459 00:20:42,130 --> 00:20:43,960 will change your life forever. 460 00:20:44,130 --> 00:20:46,000 Exactly. 461 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,000 Charlie, we're gonna go in this pit right here. 462 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,000 - Copy that. - Alright. 463 00:20:51,300 --> 00:20:52,300 - So... - I’ll get you tied off 464 00:20:52,460 --> 00:20:53,260 to that tree. - Anchor. 465 00:20:53,430 --> 00:20:54,560 - Yep. - Yep. 466 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:00,560 Chad's plan is to descend some 30 feet down 467 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:01,960 to the bottom of the pit 468 00:21:02,130 --> 00:21:05,400 to determine if there is a larger and deeper opening. 469 00:21:07,300 --> 00:21:08,600 Alright, there you go. 470 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:11,360 Careful, buddy, you OK? 471 00:21:11,530 --> 00:21:12,660 Yeah. 472 00:21:12,660 --> 00:21:13,760 Nice and easy. 473 00:21:20,700 --> 00:21:21,760 Oh, man! 474 00:21:21,930 --> 00:21:23,090 It's a little sketchy. 475 00:21:23,100 --> 00:21:24,660 - We're watching above you. - OK. 476 00:21:26,300 --> 00:21:28,260 Don't shake those limbs too much. 477 00:21:28,260 --> 00:21:29,300 OK. 478 00:21:29,460 --> 00:21:30,360 Keep some weight on your rope. 479 00:21:30,360 --> 00:21:31,300 - The line's tight. - Yeah. 480 00:21:31,460 --> 00:21:33,160 Good, good. 481 00:21:33,330 --> 00:21:34,360 I'll check it with a magnetometer 482 00:21:34,360 --> 00:21:36,160 and then maybe start digging around a little bit. 483 00:21:37,660 --> 00:21:39,660 The magnetometer can measure distortions 484 00:21:39,830 --> 00:21:41,400 in the earth's magnetic field 485 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,760 to gauge what's below the bottom of the pit. 486 00:21:45,930 --> 00:21:48,400 You see any color down there, any mineralization, Chad? 487 00:21:49,260 --> 00:21:50,860 I see some green for sure. 488 00:21:50,860 --> 00:21:52,360 - OK. - That's a good sign. 489 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,060 Holy [bleep]. 490 00:22:01,360 --> 00:22:02,760 This is saying it's a [bleep] void. 491 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:05,360 Good, good, good, good. 492 00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:06,360 Yeah? There you go. 493 00:22:06,530 --> 00:22:08,460 I don't know how far it goes, though. 494 00:22:11,330 --> 00:22:13,760 This whole [bleep] thing is a void, man. 495 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:15,200 That's awesome. 496 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:20,560 The magnetometer is picking up a huge void under this pit. 497 00:22:20,730 --> 00:22:23,990 That means there's an entire open cavern, 498 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,500 like a hollow space underneath all these rocks. 499 00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:29,760 That can go down another 200 feet. 500 00:22:29,930 --> 00:22:31,800 - We don't know. - That whole thing could drop. 501 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,760 - True, true. - And all he's sitting on is a little plug. 502 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,460 I'm worried that that debris down there 503 00:22:36,630 --> 00:22:38,160 is just holding the soil together. 504 00:22:39,900 --> 00:22:42,160 Ah, [bleep]! 505 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:43,260 ! 506 00:22:43,260 --> 00:22:44,460 Chad, you've gotta get out of there. 507 00:22:44,630 --> 00:22:45,860 Get out of there. 508 00:22:45,860 --> 00:22:48,700 You've got rocks falling. Come on, get moving, go, go! 509 00:22:48,860 --> 00:22:50,460 Yeah, come on. 510 00:22:50,630 --> 00:22:52,400 - Come on, Chad. - Right here, right here. 511 00:23:01,860 --> 00:23:03,660 2 - Holy [bleep]. 512 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:05,900 This is saying it's a [bleep] void. 513 00:23:07,500 --> 00:23:09,460 I don't know how far it goes, though. 514 00:23:12,260 --> 00:23:14,360 This whole thing is a void, man. 515 00:23:14,530 --> 00:23:16,060 That's awesome. 516 00:23:17,860 --> 00:23:20,200 Just south of the open pit mine, 517 00:23:20,360 --> 00:23:22,700 the team has discovered a collapsed pit 518 00:23:22,860 --> 00:23:25,960 that revealed an enormous void underground. 519 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,200 That can go down another 200 feet. 520 00:23:29,360 --> 00:23:30,290 We don't know. 521 00:23:30,300 --> 00:23:31,960 But I'm worried that that debris down there 522 00:23:32,130 --> 00:23:33,460 is just holding the soil together. 523 00:23:35,260 --> 00:23:37,460 Ah, [bleep]! 524 00:23:37,460 --> 00:23:38,560 ! 525 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:40,030 Chad, you gotta get out of there. 526 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:41,700 - Get out of there. - You've got rocks falling, come on. 527 00:23:41,860 --> 00:23:43,400 - Let's go. - Come on, you're moving. 528 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:45,700 Go, go, Chad, you got-- yeah, come on, Chad. 529 00:23:45,860 --> 00:23:47,260 - Come on, Chad. - Right here. 530 00:23:47,430 --> 00:23:48,400 Right here. 531 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:51,900 Oh, 532 00:23:52,860 --> 00:23:54,660 - Dude. - You alright? 533 00:23:54,830 --> 00:23:56,460 Man... yeah. 534 00:23:56,460 --> 00:23:57,660 Barely missed those huge rocks, man. 535 00:23:57,830 --> 00:23:58,900 That was too close, man. 536 00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:01,430 - Man. - I got hit by some small ones, 537 00:24:01,430 --> 00:24:03,600 but those big ones would've me up, man. - Still going. 538 00:24:06,060 --> 00:24:08,900 I mean, now we know how that void filled in. 539 00:24:11,360 --> 00:24:12,760 That's why pit mines are dangerous. 540 00:24:12,930 --> 00:24:14,360 yeah, they are. 541 00:24:14,530 --> 00:24:15,960 This has been caving in for years. 542 00:24:16,130 --> 00:24:17,160 Yeah. 543 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:18,660 The good thing is you did find a void down there. 544 00:24:18,660 --> 00:24:19,760 Yeah. 545 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,360 This is going towards that fault right there, 546 00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:23,260 it seems like. - Yeah. 547 00:24:23,430 --> 00:24:26,260 The magnetometer has detected a void or tunnel 548 00:24:26,430 --> 00:24:29,100 under the collapsed opening that Chad believes 549 00:24:29,260 --> 00:24:31,160 is leading towards the energy zone. 550 00:24:32,100 --> 00:24:34,860 We should bring equipment up here to scan the area 551 00:24:35,030 --> 00:24:38,000 and see if we can trace the void back to the ranch. 552 00:24:40,460 --> 00:24:42,900 This pit is completely collapsing into itself, 553 00:24:43,060 --> 00:24:46,100 but there's clearly a void under this area. 554 00:24:46,260 --> 00:24:48,760 Damn, the rope was buried in that [bleep]. 555 00:24:48,930 --> 00:24:50,300 Oh, man! 556 00:24:51,060 --> 00:24:53,860 Eric believes he can scan it and hopefully find a path 557 00:24:53,860 --> 00:24:55,500 to this treasure chamber. 558 00:24:56,500 --> 00:24:58,660 Let's find a spot to make camp for tonight, 559 00:24:58,660 --> 00:25:00,560 and we'll regroup at the hideout tomorrow. 560 00:25:00,730 --> 00:25:02,360 Mark this spot, come back. 561 00:25:02,360 --> 00:25:03,960 - Yeah. - Yeah, let's head down. 562 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:16,560 Man, look at this. 563 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:18,600 That's a huge rockfall right there. 564 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:20,400 Yeah, look at the size of that. 565 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:21,930 Jesus. 566 00:25:21,930 --> 00:25:23,960 I think they undermined it, trying to get into the ore body, 567 00:25:24,130 --> 00:25:25,260 and the whole thing just fell in on them. 568 00:25:25,430 --> 00:25:26,460 - Oh, my gosh. - Yeah. 569 00:25:28,660 --> 00:25:30,260 What are these crosses over here for? 570 00:25:34,060 --> 00:25:35,500 Um, I don't know. 571 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:39,660 Is it directional? 572 00:25:40,700 --> 00:25:41,700 No, I don't think so. 573 00:25:41,860 --> 00:25:43,060 I think they're some kind of shrines. 574 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,400 Are they grave markers? 575 00:25:46,660 --> 00:25:47,760 There's three of them. 576 00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:50,900 I think this was an actual gravesite, 577 00:25:51,060 --> 00:25:52,560 and somebody was buried here. 578 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,760 Maybe three people died right here. 579 00:26:00,700 --> 00:26:01,900 Yeah. 580 00:26:04,360 --> 00:26:06,400 Shit, anything could happen here. 581 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:07,560 Yeah. 582 00:26:12,860 --> 00:26:16,360 So everyone needs to stay close together and, uh, not separate 583 00:26:16,530 --> 00:26:18,760 too far, because it is dangerous out here in the wild. 584 00:26:45,460 --> 00:26:46,600 Did y'all hear that? 585 00:26:49,060 --> 00:26:50,160 What's that, Charlie? 586 00:26:55,260 --> 00:26:56,500 Yeah. 587 00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:05,200 Yeah, what do you got, Charlie? 588 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:07,460 There's something weird out there. 589 00:27:07,630 --> 00:27:10,760 I couldn't tell if it was coming from downhill or uphill. 590 00:27:15,930 --> 00:27:18,260 Yeah, oh, shh-- hear? What was that? 591 00:27:22,360 --> 00:27:24,600 Chad, if you'll come with me, will y'all wait here? 592 00:27:38,860 --> 00:27:40,460 Do you smell that? 593 00:27:40,630 --> 00:27:41,860 - It's getting closer. - Alright. 594 00:27:52,460 --> 00:27:53,960 What was it? What did you see? 595 00:27:54,130 --> 00:27:56,200 - What did you see? What the - It looked like a black wolf. 596 00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:58,560 - Really? - It was right there. 597 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,160 - Was it? - Yeah, it's-- 598 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:03,100 You guys OK? 599 00:28:03,260 --> 00:28:05,160 A black wolf, it was right up there. 600 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:07,300 Just standing there. 601 00:28:08,460 --> 00:28:09,560 What the hell? 602 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:13,100 It was right up here. 603 00:28:15,700 --> 00:28:16,860 Hey, keep your eyes down there. 604 00:28:23,660 --> 00:28:24,760 What is that? 605 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,800 Hey, look, look at this, look at this 606 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:32,560 paw print right here, look how big that thing is. 607 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:34,400 - Holy crap. - Crap. 608 00:28:36,860 --> 00:28:37,860 Another one. Guys, right here, 609 00:28:38,030 --> 00:28:39,460 right here, look at this. 610 00:28:39,460 --> 00:28:40,760 Look how big that thing is. 611 00:28:40,930 --> 00:28:42,660 You can even see the claws right here. 612 00:28:42,830 --> 00:28:44,200 It's a dog for sure. 613 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,260 This could be the same thing we ran into last time. 614 00:28:47,260 --> 00:28:48,800 Down there, down there. 615 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:50,760 Look at that, look at that. Right there, hey! 616 00:28:53,030 --> 00:28:55,330 Oh, my God. It's huge, whatever it is. 617 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,560 Fellas, let's get the [bleep] out of here. 618 00:29:00,730 --> 00:29:02,160 Copy that. 619 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:05,660 It's still out there, boys, so we gotta really watch out. 620 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:14,000 2 621 00:29:25,300 --> 00:29:27,630 I came here today to check in on my dad. 622 00:29:30,100 --> 00:29:32,160 He's staying in town until they finish all the tests 623 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,360 that they're running on him. 624 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:35,460 That's the main concern right now, 625 00:29:35,630 --> 00:29:37,360 is getting him back healthy, 626 00:29:37,530 --> 00:29:40,160 and getting him back on the ranch so we can keep going. 627 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:44,200 - Hey, buddy. - How you feeling? 628 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,160 A little better, still--still messed up, though. 629 00:29:47,330 --> 00:29:49,460 Well, did you hear anything, or just... 630 00:29:49,460 --> 00:29:51,060 No, not yet, not yet. 631 00:29:51,230 --> 00:29:53,100 I think it's gonna take a while. 632 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:55,400 I got my appointments 633 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,800 and everything like that, maybe blood tests and... 634 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:00,160 - Yeah. - ...and, um, 635 00:30:00,330 --> 00:30:03,760 what do you call those deals where they stick your ass 636 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,500 in that tunnel? - MRI or something. 637 00:30:06,660 --> 00:30:08,660 MRI. I don't like that [bleep], 638 00:30:08,830 --> 00:30:09,900 I got claustrophobia. 639 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:13,360 I might send somebody else in there for me. 640 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:14,600 Yeah. 641 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,400 - Well, it'd be good to know. - Yeah, yeah. 642 00:30:19,660 --> 00:30:25,800 So far, you know, I've got blood tests, many of them, MRIs, 643 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:30,300 CAT scans, but they still don't know what all is going on. 644 00:30:30,460 --> 00:30:32,800 What they're saying right now is I got nerve damage. 645 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:36,760 They're wondering why. They can't explain why. 646 00:30:36,930 --> 00:30:38,200 They just know it's happening. 647 00:30:39,100 --> 00:30:43,460 I think I prolonged a bunch of this a long time, and, hell, 648 00:30:43,460 --> 00:30:46,760 who wants to sit in the freaking doctor's office. 649 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:47,860 Yeah. 650 00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:09,400 I don't know if it'll be a week, two weeks, or a couple days, 651 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,300 but you're gonna have to grab a hold of those guys 652 00:31:12,460 --> 00:31:15,400 and step up and, just like you always have, 653 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:17,000 take the ball and run. 654 00:31:18,460 --> 00:31:20,800 I know my dad hates the idea of leaving the ranch 655 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:22,900 and going to Texas for more testing. 656 00:31:23,060 --> 00:31:26,760 I know my dad wants to find this gold just as bad as I do. 657 00:31:26,930 --> 00:31:29,360 But his health is the most important thing right now. 658 00:31:29,530 --> 00:31:31,100 And I wanna be the one to tell him, 659 00:31:31,260 --> 00:31:34,660 "Hey, we finally found this treasure chamber." 660 00:31:34,660 --> 00:31:36,560 I mean, I know you started this whole thing. 661 00:31:36,730 --> 00:31:39,160 So it means a whole lot to you, but it does me too. 662 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,660 So I'll definitely keep everyone in line 663 00:31:41,830 --> 00:31:44,400 and keep-- keep moving forward. 664 00:31:46,100 --> 00:31:49,160 My dad's put a lot of trust in me to run the exploration. 665 00:31:49,330 --> 00:31:52,000 So I wanna repay that trust by finding a way 666 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:53,700 into that cavern system. 667 00:32:02,700 --> 00:32:05,090 - James, can you get that map? - Yeah, I'll bring it down. 668 00:32:05,100 --> 00:32:07,360 The evidence we found by the open pit mine 669 00:32:07,530 --> 00:32:09,200 is really exciting. 670 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,500 The most important discovery yet. 671 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,860 The great thing about the void we found is that this is right 672 00:32:16,030 --> 00:32:17,460 along that fault trend. 673 00:32:17,460 --> 00:32:19,090 I think we should bring in some equipment 674 00:32:19,100 --> 00:32:20,400 to help scan that area. 675 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:23,300 Based on how very remote and steep that area is, 676 00:32:23,460 --> 00:32:25,400 I wanna bring in another LiDAR drone, 677 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:27,000 but a more powerful one. 678 00:32:28,260 --> 00:32:32,260 Several months ago, Eric used a long-range LiDAR drone 679 00:32:32,430 --> 00:32:36,700 to scan the fault line, identifying the open pit mine. 680 00:32:36,860 --> 00:32:41,300 You see that bare spot there? It looks like an open pit mine. 681 00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:43,460 But this time, Eric wants to bring 682 00:32:43,460 --> 00:32:46,000 a 4D high-penetration LiDAR, 683 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:49,160 an enhanced version capable of scanning around 684 00:32:49,330 --> 00:32:53,360 the most dense layers of rock and vegetation. 685 00:32:53,530 --> 00:32:57,360 This enhanced version is called a full waveform LiDAR. 686 00:32:57,530 --> 00:32:59,500 It's cutting-edge technology 687 00:32:59,660 --> 00:33:02,000 and provides the highest resolution possible. 688 00:33:03,060 --> 00:33:06,060 By concentrating the LiDAR in that one area 689 00:33:06,230 --> 00:33:08,660 and using the high-penetration technology, 690 00:33:08,660 --> 00:33:11,260 we'll be able to find every single opening 691 00:33:11,260 --> 00:33:13,760 that could be covered by rocks and vegetation. 692 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,060 That could ultimately give us an answer 693 00:33:16,230 --> 00:33:18,200 to where another cave entrance could be. 694 00:33:19,500 --> 00:33:21,060 Let's go with Eric's plan. 695 00:33:21,230 --> 00:33:22,900 Scout that whole area, and we might 696 00:33:23,060 --> 00:33:25,160 come up with something. What do you think, fellas? 697 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:26,260 - Yeah. - Yeah. 698 00:33:26,260 --> 00:33:27,760 Agree, yeah. - Alright, let's do it. 699 00:33:36,060 --> 00:33:39,400 The next morning, as the team prepares for their hike back up 700 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,260 to the open pit mine... - Hey! 701 00:33:42,430 --> 00:33:44,200 - Hey, James. - Duane, how you been? 702 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:45,960 Good, good. 703 00:33:46,130 --> 00:33:49,760 ...Duane stops by the ranch before he leaves for home. 704 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:53,760 - You guys are going? - Yeah. 705 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:56,500 Packing up for that open pit mine. 706 00:33:56,660 --> 00:33:58,460 - Really? - Yeah 707 00:33:58,460 --> 00:34:00,960 Man, I really think there's some potential there. 708 00:34:01,130 --> 00:34:02,860 How far is it out there? 709 00:34:02,860 --> 00:34:05,100 It follows the fault line just past the ranch. 710 00:34:05,260 --> 00:34:06,400 - Does it? - Yeah. 711 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:10,460 Hell, I'd like to-- I'd like to go, but, you know, 712 00:34:10,460 --> 00:34:12,560 that's kind of rough country. 713 00:34:12,730 --> 00:34:14,360 Hmm. 714 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:17,700 I've been busted up too much, 715 00:34:17,860 --> 00:34:19,560 I'll let you do all that fun [bleep]. 716 00:34:20,900 --> 00:34:23,000 Yeah, I figured you might not wanna go. 717 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:26,860 Ah, hell, I don't mean I don't want to go, but you don't need 718 00:34:26,860 --> 00:34:30,260 to be waiting on my dead ass. Let me know how that goes. 719 00:34:30,260 --> 00:34:32,300 - I got it. - Alright. 720 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:36,100 You know, my dad has always been a... 721 00:34:37,300 --> 00:34:38,860 bold leader. 722 00:34:38,860 --> 00:34:41,300 You know, ever since I was a little kid. 723 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:45,660 Our thing is we don't show emotions, 724 00:34:45,660 --> 00:34:47,700 especially sensitive [bleep]. 725 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:52,000 We don't show this kind of sadness or weakness 726 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:53,760 or any kind of emotions like that. 727 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:57,400 But it's one of those things that you never really know 728 00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,400 when the end of something is, you know? 729 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:02,660 You expect you got 20 more years to go with your old man 730 00:35:02,660 --> 00:35:03,760 looking for treasure. 731 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:07,990 But time on Earth isn't guaranteed for anyone. 732 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:09,660 And I'd be lying to you if I said 733 00:35:09,660 --> 00:35:11,360 I wasn't worried about him. 734 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:12,660 - OK. - Alright. 735 00:35:12,660 --> 00:35:13,800 - Thanks, bud. - Yeah. 736 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:18,300 This has really put a-- 737 00:35:18,460 --> 00:35:21,960 a halt to our exploration, I guess, together. 738 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:32,800 2 739 00:35:34,260 --> 00:35:36,860 I wanna do a little target practice, 740 00:35:37,030 --> 00:35:40,060 Because not only do you have the human trespassers, 741 00:35:40,230 --> 00:35:43,960 but you got the natural predators that are always 742 00:35:44,130 --> 00:35:45,360 on the move out here. 743 00:35:45,530 --> 00:35:47,460 You never know when one's going to show up. 744 00:35:49,130 --> 00:35:50,990 You know, I've come across bears and lions 745 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,760 and coyotes, you know, and occasionally a wolf. 746 00:35:55,260 --> 00:35:56,660 What is that? 747 00:35:56,830 --> 00:36:00,990 Charlie, light, light, light. Right over there-- there. 748 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,360 Oh, [bleep]-- I see it moving. That thing's [bleep] huge. 749 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:05,360 Damn, look how big that son of a bitch is. 750 00:36:05,530 --> 00:36:09,200 So I always carry weapons with me everywhere I go, 751 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,860 and the protection of everybody that's working out here is 752 00:36:12,860 --> 00:36:15,260 paramount in my mind. 753 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:20,360 There could be some really disturbed person, 754 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:22,260 that's creeping around here also. 755 00:36:23,700 --> 00:36:27,100 Whatever's out there, I plan to be prepared. 756 00:36:32,260 --> 00:36:34,000 2 Here we go, this is launch. 757 00:36:40,100 --> 00:36:42,260 Everything's computerized. Everything's plugged in. 758 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:44,560 You just let it do its thing. 759 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:47,260 That's [bleep] awesome. 760 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:51,860 After discovering a void near the open pit mine... 761 00:36:51,860 --> 00:36:54,160 This whole thing is a void, man. 762 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:59,000 Eric and the team are running a high-penetration LiDAR drone 763 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:02,000 near the collapsed pit, scanning for openings 764 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,460 that might connect underground. 765 00:37:04,460 --> 00:37:07,460 By focusing on this particular area near the open pit mine, 766 00:37:07,630 --> 00:37:10,400 and by using a stronger LiDAR with more lasers, 767 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:13,460 we'll have way better details of the landscape. 768 00:37:13,460 --> 00:37:15,090 We wanna find a cave entrance. 769 00:37:15,100 --> 00:37:16,990 And once we find a cave entrance, ultimately, 770 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:18,600 we wanna find that treasure. 771 00:37:21,060 --> 00:37:22,860 We getting close, Eric? 772 00:37:23,030 --> 00:37:25,100 No, no, we still have-- that was one quadrant. 773 00:37:25,260 --> 00:37:27,400 We're going to search about three or four more. 774 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:29,860 But I did pick up an interesting cliffside 775 00:37:29,860 --> 00:37:31,300 during that first scan. 776 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:34,200 The cliff lines up with the void, and it appears 777 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:37,100 to have holes in them. You guys wanna check it out? 778 00:37:39,460 --> 00:37:40,560 Yeah, let's do it. 779 00:37:41,660 --> 00:37:43,990 I'll take James with me, and you guys hang back 780 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:45,760 with Eric. - Copy that. 781 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:49,860 The cliff face I spotted lines up with the underground void. 782 00:37:50,030 --> 00:37:51,900 We have targets there, too. 783 00:37:52,060 --> 00:37:53,990 Chad and James will check that out while I continue 784 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,600 the LiDAR scan in this area. 785 00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:04,860 Do you think maybe we should check more to the left? 786 00:38:04,860 --> 00:38:06,030 Yeah. 787 00:38:06,030 --> 00:38:08,960 It's got like a little cave in the middle or something. 788 00:38:09,130 --> 00:38:11,560 Do you wanna check this one out? I'll hold the tablet. 789 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:13,360 See what we can see from it. 790 00:38:16,700 --> 00:38:18,600 There are hundreds of cliff alcoves, 791 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:20,060 just like this, at the ranch. 792 00:38:20,230 --> 00:38:21,990 But the one that Eric spotted lines up 793 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:23,560 with the void we found. 794 00:38:23,730 --> 00:38:25,500 So we're gonna look for any new openings 795 00:38:25,660 --> 00:38:27,000 that could lead into the underground 796 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,100 cavern system that we have at Blind Frog Ranch. 797 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:35,860 Yeah, I don't hear anything. 798 00:38:37,860 --> 00:38:39,160 Huh. 799 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:40,460 I guess we can check that other side. 800 00:38:53,260 --> 00:38:55,060 I'm sliding back down. 801 00:38:55,230 --> 00:38:56,460 Whoa. Check this out. 802 00:38:57,760 --> 00:38:59,500 Hand me the magnetometer up here. 803 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:18,260 It's picking something up here. 804 00:39:18,260 --> 00:39:19,400 I'm gonna come across... 805 00:39:24,260 --> 00:39:26,300 ...all this dirt that's blown in here. 806 00:39:33,260 --> 00:39:35,100 - Look at this. - Where? 807 00:39:35,260 --> 00:39:36,860 Holy [bleep], look, look, look at this, look at this. 808 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:39,360 There's carving right here. Look at this. 809 00:39:43,500 --> 00:39:45,700 What in the is this, man? 810 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:49,900 I don't know, Chad, no, look. 811 00:39:50,060 --> 00:39:53,000 From my angle, this is a beak. Look at this. 812 00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:58,100 That's the eye, and this is like the back 813 00:39:58,260 --> 00:40:02,300 of the head, the plumage. Chad, it's a glyph of a bird. 814 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,630 I think that's an eagle. 815 00:40:09,100 --> 00:40:11,360 , do you know what this [bleep] means, man? 816 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:13,860 What if this is a lookout point, like a bird's eye view 817 00:40:14,030 --> 00:40:17,000 to see out, like some kind of clue, like an ancient clue 818 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:19,090 that they carved out? Facing that way. 819 00:40:22,660 --> 00:40:23,860 You may be right, man. 820 00:40:25,260 --> 00:40:27,260 What do you wanna do? 821 00:40:27,430 --> 00:40:29,560 This is telling us something. 822 00:40:29,730 --> 00:40:30,860 I think we need to look for the entrance 823 00:40:30,860 --> 00:40:33,460 to the underground that way. 824 00:40:35,530 --> 00:40:37,560 The meteor impacts, the underground voids, 825 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:38,660 and now this eagle. 826 00:40:39,660 --> 00:40:42,460 I just know I'm on to something big, 827 00:40:42,460 --> 00:40:43,460 and it's leading that way. 828 00:40:43,460 --> 00:40:44,960 - Let's go. - Alright, let's do it. 829 00:40:51,360 --> 00:40:54,160 Next time on Blind Frog Ranch... 830 00:40:54,330 --> 00:40:56,300 This is the path that we wanna be on 831 00:40:56,460 --> 00:40:57,660 and that we wanna follow. 832 00:40:57,830 --> 00:41:00,160 The team's pursuit of a tunnel entrance... 833 00:41:00,330 --> 00:41:01,660 This has been dug out. 834 00:41:01,660 --> 00:41:03,560 I'm kinda losing sight of you out here. 835 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:08,300 ...brings them to a mysterious door... 836 00:41:08,460 --> 00:41:09,960 Hey, this thing, it definitely goes down. 837 00:41:10,130 --> 00:41:11,300 We've got an inclined shaft. 838 00:41:11,460 --> 00:41:12,760 Think of this more like a doorway. 839 00:41:12,930 --> 00:41:15,090 I'm going in that hole right now. 840 00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:18,560 ...that leads to a new underground passageway. 841 00:41:18,730 --> 00:41:21,700 This is a really bad area, this is all collapsed here. 842 00:41:21,860 --> 00:41:23,860 It keeps on going, look at this [bleep]. 843 00:41:24,030 --> 00:41:25,960 Whoa, stop, Chad, that’s a pit right there. 844 00:41:26,130 --> 00:41:27,360 Holy [bleep].