"As a miner, you know," "You're living on, like, The waves of the ocean," "Where you get highs and lows." "My first cleanup was A really bad cleanup." "I can tell you..." "I do not want to fail." "It would be devastating." "I don't know what I'd do." "But mining, there's A lot less guarantees." "A lot less." "I'm gonna plow right through here." "Bam!" "I don't want to end up On the side of the road here," "Three crosses sitting here," ""This is where The reaper went down."" "are you kidding me?" "There it goes." "My brother is captain seat." "That's on A shady road right now." "What in the" "Captions paid for by Discovery communications" "on the bering sea," "The summer mining season Has entered the back half." "And despite weeks Of grueling, painstaking work," "Nothing is guaranteed," "From fortune to partnerships Or even survival." "35 miles east of nome..." "One hell of a distance Out here, guys." "We're almost there." "With half the season In the rearview mirror..." "I mean, this is a long way." "And our boat?" "Go to your head." "Don't let this captain seat." "You're not out To destroy us." "Captain kris kelly Is desperate." "To get his family On the fast track to riches..." "It's only wood and aluminum." "It's very easy To repair a lot of things." "But the road will be Long and winding." "We're gonna drive Down there and get, like," "A visual Of where we're going." "So far this summer..." "I was wondering If it could be a possibility." "If I could get My family on your claim." "I just don't think I want to take a chance on you." "The kellys struggled To gain access to claims." "But even when they have..." "I got too many bills to pay." "You can't do this." "The deals have Always seemed to fall apart." "I need it back down there, Please." "Bring it back." "Now... he's never been On the claim, you know?" "Nobody's Worked this claim." "The captain has landed." "What might be the family's Last hope for the season." "It's a lot farther Than I thought it was." "The cobblestone claim..." "Over 40 miles from nome..." "Where the owner's Given them 48 hours." "To prove there's gold On the grounds." "A hell of a claim You got us on, jay." "Hey, look..." "Beggars can't be choosers." "If the kellys strike pay dirt," "The owner will let them mine The rest of the summer." "But if they come up dry, They'll be sent packing." "We've already made Our agreement," "So we have to there, Prospect," "And if there's no gold After two days of prospecting," "We can move on." "That's my agreement For him letting us on there." "Let's just go there With optimism." "And try to uphold Our part of the bargain." "Look how far This is, man." "I don't even get Phone service right here." "You don't get vhf radio service Over here, either, 'cause you're Way out." "Look, you know what?" "I come down here, and I look..." "This looks like death." "The treacherous and remote Claim." "Might be more than the kellys." "And their tiny dredge Bargained for." "This looks like a place." "Where we're not gonna Go back from." "You know, I can't even nome from here." "Look, this is really What you got to do." "To get big gold right now." "Well, how come no one else Is down here." "Getting big gold then?" "We're the only guys Who want this big gold," "So we're the only idiots That are gonna come down here?" "We're the only people That can't get on a claim." "Everybody else can Get on a claim." "I'm telling you, man." "No wonder why." "This is like This'll finish us." "I'm telling you." "Coming down here will finish Us." "Right now, my dad's really Working against me, you know?" "He's pissed that we're even Going to waste our time." "But I made a deal," "And if I make a deal, I'm gonna stick through with It," "And that's just the way It is, you know." "You know, I'm the captain now." "You're gonna have to honor Every deal that I make," "And that's just what we have to Do as a family to move forward." "We only got to do a day Or two of this." "But if there's Big gold there," "We have to Figure out a plan." "That we can come here All the time." "Dad?" "I don't know." "This is dangerous as hell." "There's no one else Going that far," "Especially We have a small boat," "And he wants to take us Farther than all the big boats." "Are willing to go." "See those on the hill Right there, those crosses?" "Those are the Last dredgers." "That brought Their boat down here." "That's what happened to them Right there." "I don't want to end up." "On the side Of the road here," "Three crosses Sitting here," ""This is where the reaper went down."" "40 miles west, On the outskirts of nome... kind of a low moment For me." "Haven't had a payday All summer." "At this point in the season, I'm, like," "Getting pretty close To being destitute." "With nothing to Show for his dredging thus far," "Zeke tenhoff is a miner With nowhere to mine." "I've been going on long." "Expensive dredge-destroying Prospecting missions," "And none of it's paid." "These sledge island And sinnuk river trips," "I mean, I've just been Going broke all summer," "Not finding gold Out of these places," "And it's heartbreaking." "Hopes were high At the start of the season... whoa!" "As zeke and business partner Emily riedel set out." "For remote claims..." "I can't believe I finally Got myself here." "With a golden sparkle In their eyes." "But week after week..." "I'm looking for gold." "I'm not seeing any gold here." "They came up empty..." "Where's the gold?" "!" "Dude, we got to Take a break," "Maybe go separate ways Completely." "For the rest Of the season." "And the two called an end To their partnership." "Now, with bills Continuing to mount," "Zeke is going it alone." "I'm really trying to find Some gold somewhere new." "What's in my best Interest right now." "Is to go out to an area Where I'm pretty sure" "I'm gonna at least Find something." "And get out of the red." "I got to go somewhere else." "I got to..." "There's got to be Somewhere to look!" "And the key To salvaging his season." "Might be Right under his nose." "There's the nome river." "There was tons of gold there." "Then, like, right in front Of nome is the snake river." "Tons of gold Coming out of that river." "Jess creek, Thousands and thousands." "And thousands of ounces Right there." "The next river down Is the penny river," "And it's possible That there's a bunch of gold." "In front of the penny river," "And nobody's really found gold In the penny river." "Because maybe nobody's Really looked." "That much In front of the penny river." "But what's happened Is that people go down," "They stop and they're like, "Gold's great here!" "Not gonna keep going west."" "And maybe I'm, like, One of the first people." "That's gonna actually try to go A little further west." "And go to the penny." "I need a payday right now," "And I think the likelihood Of there being." "At least enough gold For a cleanup or two," "I think that's pretty likely At the penny." "Zeke is venturing 10 miles west of nome." "To the mouth Of the penny river." "Hoping the untapped grounds Can deliver fortune." "On his first solo mission." "I need to get some money In my pocket," "And I need to do it in a place." "That's not quite as far away As sledge island." "It looks like, to me," "That there might be Some good gold." "Just offshore Of the penny river." "But for zeke, mining on his own Is a whole new ballgame." "There's definitely a lot of Hazards that go into dredging." "When you're out there By yourself, I'm gonna be Going," "Like, 10 miles Down the coast by myself," "It is definitely Taking a big risk." "All aboard." "Ready to roll." "Without any backup Or any crew whatsoever," "Zeke heads out onto The unpredictable bering sea." "Our entire career Completely sits on our ability." "To continue to find gold." "My career as a miner Is completely at risk right Now." "Back out on my own." "In nome's small boat harbor... okay, forward!" "The newest bering sea miner." "Is looking to turn His season around." "We got a lot of hours in me." "So, we got to get out there." "I am a miner!" "Rookie george young Came to nome with spirits high." "As he set out To make his mark as a miner." "First-time celebratory cigar." "I got a big debt to pay off." "I owe my brother $70,000." "And I got to get some gold To start paying that off." "That's right." "But he quickly find out..." "Buck and a half." "The prospecting game..." "Is even tougher Than he imagined." "My brother presented me The opportunity." "To buy his dredge from him," "And I've got to get Out of that debt." "The only way to do it Is get in the bottom." "Of that ocean And get that gold." "George, you got a boat Coming in on the right." "On the right?" "Before george can hope." "To get out of debt To his brother..." " I see him." " I see him!" "He'll first have to get out From under his thumb." "I don't need Eight captains, guys." "I have my brother dave Out on the ocean with me." "He might offer up opinions." "On what he thinks Might be going on," "But, you know, I don't want to be." "Little baby georgie On the side." "That's not what I'm about." "I'm not about being babysat." "I live by myself, And I'm doing just fine." "I definitely want to prove To my brother." "And to everybody That I can do this." "Today, george is heading." "To yet another Of his brother's claims," "Hoping this one will finally be His ticket to a big score." "Here we go!" "Gonna find Some gold, baby!" "After performing all the dives." "For his team So far this season..." "I really don't like you Spitting in my mask, joel." "The captain is letting Crew member joel pelegrino." "Take a swing at the nozzle." "All right, I'm on the bottom." "Bottom looks awesome." "I got nice, big rocks, nice, big cobble." "Let's see some gold!" "Found the nozzle." "Let's see what we got right here." "Joel gets started down below," "While up top..." "So I leave tomorrow At 8:30," "And you have to listen To me, george!" "The team is about To lose a key player." "Okay." "I'm serious." "George and dave Are 2 of 10 siblings," "And over the last few years," "They've already lost 3 brothers." "I think the tragedies, You know, that we've had," "It made us more protective Over each other." "And it, you know, In my brother's words," "Is he don't want to lose me On his watch." "You know, if something Was to happen to me," "He would feel liable." "We got to outlive ma, right?" "That's our goal." "That's my goal." "Just let these guys dive." "I want to be a productive Part of the crew." "Well, you can't be Out here, george." "I know!" "I want to be productive." "It's just safety, Safety, safety." "I'm all about it." "I want it to be safe." "Trust me, dave." "I do not want to die." "Seven miles west..." "At the mouth Of the penny river... we got the authorizations To come on out here," "And the gold should Be fanning out." "From the mouth Of the penny river." "It's just right over there." "Desperate To stay in the mining game," "And without an ounce Of gold all season..." "It's pretty critical That I put some gold in the box." "On the bottom'z up here." "Zeke tenhoff is Putting it all on the line." "By attempting A risky solo dive." "Kind of been Going broke all summer," "And it sucked, And I'm tired of it." "I'm running on fumes." "I haven't gotten Any gold all season." "I got to go out in the ocean, Make some money for myself." "If I can throw A couple good cleanups." "In this box In the next few days," "I'll be, like, back up." "I'll be flush." "I'll be able to go On more adventures." "It's a lot trickier Doing this stuff by yourself." "Than with a tender Or with a team," "But I know I can do it." "Without emily Manning the operation top side," "There will be no safety nets." "If zeke encounters any troubles While down below." "If you're not monitoring The equipment." "That's on the surface, Then who knows?" "You could Come up to the surface," "And your boat's on fire." "Then what're you gonna do?" "There's a lot of inherent Hazards there." "If you have no on else Watching the equipment." "Or no one else Helping out." "I've got my fingers crossed Everything keeps running." "While I'm down there," "And it doesn't get anymore Dangerous than it already is." "I need to make Some money today, big time." "I need to find something really super rich if I'm gonna turn this around working out here by myself." "We definitely caught cobble down here, a lot of big, heavy cobble." "And there's clay here, too." "I like that." "Okay, this is what I'm talking about." "This is what I wanted to find, something just like this." "This looks like a good area of transition where the sand's meeting the clay." "See, there's a little bit of color there." "I'm onto something." "There's a little speck." "But I need to see something..." "I need to something..." "Something good!" "Like that's just one speck." "I'm tired of getting teased by this one-speck business." "Sick of it." "Yeah, I don't know how far out in the sand I want to go." "Well, let's see." "I'm gonna go over this way, check out over here." "It's looking like there might be some decent stuff under these rocks." "Basically, I need to see something that I can get excited about." "We got a lot of lost time to make up for." "And there's a lot of mineral here." "It's real black." "Yeah, there we go!" "Yeah!" "This is what I'm talking about right there!" "Yeah!" "Thank god!" "I'm seeing some piece of gold now." "If I buckle down and I work on this hard," "I'm gonna be having 10, 20-ounce cleanups, no doubt." "This is good stuff." "This is actually pretty phenomenal." "After weeks of failure," "Zeke not only lands On the gold... it's a cheese sandwich down here!" "Heard about the cheese sandwich, but I never found one of my own." "He uncovers A tasty configuration miners." "Yearn to find On the sea floor." "There's clay, then there's gold, then there's rock, then there more gold, then there silt." "That's a cheese sandwich!" "It looks like gold's been pouring out of the penny river and getting pushed right up into this bench, and there's gold laying through a whole in the layers." "There was a little piece of gold right on top of this rock right here." "Everything here!" "I'm gonna crash it up." "I'm gonna plow right through here." "Bam!" "Every bit of all this ground in this whole trajectory is going through my sluice box." "Yeah, that's the stuff right there." "I'm kind of cold." "I don't think there's any hot water." "I know something's wrong." "I'm gonna have to go up and see what's going on with this." "Damn it." "You know, this is what a tender's good for." "What in the" "at the mouth of The penny river..." "What in the." "Zeke tenhoff may have Finally found gold." "What the Come on!" "But his first solo Dive is going up in smoke." "What the." "What in the." "What?" "Stupid piece of." "Looks like my water-supply pump Just..." "It just cut out or quit." "And it looks like I got lucky, 'cause the line That feeds my tether." "To my hot water." "Could've blown hot steam Down into my suit." "A malfunction In the water heater resulted." "In a blown hose, Shutting zeke down for the day." "Despite his ambition." "Murphy's law, as soon As I get onto some good gold." "After a whole season," "Everything starts Breaking down on me," "And I'm just fixing equipment, And I'm not mining." "There's a lot more gold." "That I need to plunder Out of that bottom." "Running the dredge And diving on his own." "Is proving tougher Than zeke envisioned." "In the present situation," "I can't keep equipment Running right." "I need a tender out here." "To help me dredge With any degree of efficiency 'cause I'm not Making enough money." "To make this worthwhile By myself." "Doing this stuff By yourself is hard." "If you don't have People watching out can go..." "For all the equipment and Stuff, can start going wrong, Like, in a hurry." "I'm gonna have to get some kind Of tender out here to help me." "10 miles east..." "In the nome Small boat harbor..." "Dad, we're ready to push off." "The kellys are Setting sail..." "Let's do it." "Heading out To the cobblestone claim." "With the clock ticking." "Okay, let's be honest." "We're going this distance." "I really hope this tip Pays off from this guy." "It's an adventure, But yours man." "This whole season's Been an adventure." "But just getting To the remote spot." "Will be an arduous task In the tiny dredge." "Life's an adventure, and we Need To start living it more." "A lot can happen when you're 12 miles away from town." "Yeah, our boat can break down." "The water could pick up." "There's lots of stuff That could happen." "Yeah, well, You're captain." "You have to go down With the ship." "That Dude, that's the rule." "This is insured." "That's the maritime law..." "Captain goes down with the Ship." "If you don't, You go to jail." "This is too far, you know." "I mean, we got one motor On the boat." "If we break down..." "Chris doesn't look At the possibilities." "One motor, Then what do we do?" "Call somebody to get And get us, help us?" "It's dangerous." "Jay, the wind was North the entire time." "Until we get To this one spot!" "And now it's blowing The opposite way." "This far from nome," "The vessel is fully exposed." "To the legendary Bering sea winds." "Wow, it's really picking up!" "You see how The mountains are?" "We're right in The ravine." "The wind's blowing right The through to us." "One thing or another Constantly." "The guy said we need To look for a river." "Despite the risks..." "You know, so, we're looking For a bunch of huge rocks." "That will make up The ocean floor." "Captain kris Throws caution to the wind." "A part right here 30 feet long That's all bedrock." "The ancient riverbed That runs through the claim." "Was formed when a glacier slid Through the mountainous region," "Carrying with it rock, Sediment," "And, most importantly, Gold." "So, now, kris hopes By tapping into the bedrock," "He'll strike pay dirt." "My plan is to try To go underneath the ocean," "Try to find the bedrock, Hopefully lead that up." "To something great." "That's my goal today." "That'll prove to my dad And brother." "That it's worth Sticking around here." "My dad and andy Are not liking the way" "I'm running the operation." "Sooner or later, you're gonna Hit something big." "We're gonna find a spot That nobody knows about," "And there's gonna be $1 million." "Right there Underneath your feet." "Okay." "Let's see where we are." "We landed right on the river." "Looks like I know what I'm doing." "Okay, there we go." "In here, we're not finding clay, we're finding bedrock." "The bedrock is only in rivers." "In the ocean, we have a clay layer, and that's where the gold sits, on top of the clay." "Bring us a quarter-ounce nugget, and we'll be happy." "Yeah, I know." "I'm telling you this is gonna be a good spot." "We just need some real time to make it here." "Half the season's over, And you know what?" "We've tried a lot of." "Different ventures Under captain kris," "And it's not looking good." "We'll see if He finds gold." "Three miles west of nome..." "You seeing gold?" "Not yet." "Digging." "Newcomer George young is still waiting." "For his diver to strike gold." "No, tell him no." "But even though George Is the captain..." "No, I don't think so." "His older brother Continues to pull rank." "My brother dave, He's told me on multiple times," ""You don't need to dive!" "That's why you hire divers." "Just let them dive."" "He thinks that I'm really, Really naive." "On the danger factor." "Just hogging down all these rocks, trying to tear down this wall." "I mean, we got to see what we got into here." "There we go!" "Jackpot!" "There it is right there." "Boom." "Look at that." "That's good-looking stuff." "Get her, gator!" "That's the good stuff, Buddy!" "All right." "Look at that." "Good job!" "good job!" "Dave, I think I lost suction." "Just as they finally Hit a pay layer... not working." "Throttle it down." "Power down." "The team hits a snag." "Aw, you suck." "Are you kidding me?" "The hose is on here, but it's barely hanging on," "barely hanging on by a thread." "Is it possible For you to fix it?" "I think so." "There it goes." "Aw, hell, it just broke off." "Hey, come over to the ladder." "I'm gonna hand you the end of the hose." "Okay!" "Here it is." "We might have to go back Into port and hook it back up." "Every second We're not down on the bottom," "That's costing money." "Still $70,000 in the hole," "A delay is the last thing The rookie miner needs." "Probably gonna cost us A couple hours." "We got to figure out How to reattach this..." "I got the glue and stuff." "To this." "You got to heat that up." "Yeah." "We got to take the hose Back to the shop." "Put that in hot water, Stick it in." "No matter what you Get thrown at in life," "You just roll with the punches And keep going." "You don't give up." "Could've got a couple thousand In gold out of that haul." "43 miles east..." "On the cobblestone claim..." "What are you seeing Down there?" "Okay, so, we're on one side of the river, right, and one side of the bank, and I'm not finding a lot of material built up where the clay and the riverbed meet," "so I'm gonna have to assume..." "Three hours into his dive," "Captain kris kelly has found Little evidence of gold," "And his crew is Getting restless." "He found no gold, No material." "It's on the other Side of the river," "So he's gonna walk his ass To the other side." "And look there." "You know, that's why I question kris' captain seat." "I'm looking for where the material is stacking up on the river right now." "Hate to call this in the rocks that I'm breaking up." "There's little bits of gold in the cracks everywhere." "It's it's hard for me to judge how much gold I'm Getting." "And I'm not seeing, like, I'm not seeing a lot." "That's good." "He's having A hard time judging it 'cause there's not enough To judge, that's why." "Somewhere around here, if we keep looking in this River where the river channel was, we're gonna find pockets that have huge gold in it." "I don't know." "He's going a gram an hour, man." "Like, you feel The money flowing in?" "31 hours To get an ounce." "Hey, you, you've been down for three hours." "So, a gram an hour, you've made a total of three grams today, buddy." "This is the pursuit of gold." "With only a 48-hour window." "To find gold on the claim Or be forced to move on," "The clock is ticking For the young captain." "This is why I don't have Confidence in his captain seat." "And he can't find gold Worth so, I think I've found where the clay meets the riverbed." "All I want to hear is that you find gold." "Dude, I found some gold, but it was only a flake." "Like, a big flake, but it was only a flake." "It's here, we've just got to find it." "Yeah, I think I just saw some Pigs fly over the dredge, too." "You guys are gonna have to Pronounce me captain again," "And we're gonna have to go On our merry way." "There's gold here." "We just got to find it." "That's A bull idea." "Far from nome," "And vulnerable To increased winds." "In the middle Of the bering sea..." "Hey, kris, it's getting Rough up here." "The already floundering Mission takes a hit..." "I think we're gonna Get ready to leave." "Come on up." "And what could be the Kellys' Last chance at the season." "Will be down To its final 24 hours." "We found gold." "Not a lot, but We found gold in loose Material." "We just didn't find a high Enough concentration of gold." "To make it profitable." "We're not coming back here." "This is my chance," "And I feel like I'm Screwing it up, you know?" "I feel like nothing's Really going my way." "Even though I'm making A lot of things happen." "In connections and ideas, Really not gold." "Gold is really what We're supposed to be making," "And I'm not making a huge Amount Of gold for my family." "I bought the bottom'z up As just a simple," "Bare-bones, Little pontoon-boat platform." "But I knew that in order to Take Trips out to sledge island," "I was gonna have to make Some modifications to at least." "Make it sort of safe And seaworthy." "One of the big things That I needed to do." "Is build a weather-secure cabin On the bottom'z up." "To make sure That we had a place." "To hunker down in bad weather." "I always take pride in, like," "Trying to scavenge things To build my boats with, 'cause I think that that Keeps you low to the ground." "For all the modifications..." "The structural modifications In the cabin that I built," "I found a bunch Of old bunk beds." "That came out of The old, halfway house..." "Out of the jail And the old halfway house." "So, I took those old steel Bunk beds apart," "Ground them down, and used that." "As construction material For building the cabin." "And other structural things I had to do on the boat." "There's always gonna Be stuff to scavenge." "In nome, alaska... you ready?" "George young's brother is On his way out of town..." "Leaving the entire operation In the rookie's hands." "See you later." "Thank you." "See you." "Be safe." "Well, now I'm on my own." "You know, This is dangerous stuff." "He's worried about me." "Probably just about every day I'm up here." "But quite honestly," "No matter how much he worries," "I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do." "I'd be the same way, you know," "If I brought my brother Into something that" "I'd been doing that might Be dangerous, life-threatening." "And I'd be Pretty protective, too," "And make sure he knew Damn well how to do it." "I can see where he's coming From, and I can respect that." "It just means he loves me." "Dave first came up here With my brother scott." "To mine gold on the bottom Of the bering sea." "Our whole family Thought they were crazy." "They found gold." "They showed us gold." "It was pretty cool." "That was the year My brother scott passed away." "Having that kind of loss In my family," "Dave feels extra pressure." "To make sure that I'm safe, And I make it home." "God forbid if anything Happens to me," "I tell him, "It's not on your shoulders."" "I mean, That's not on his shoulders." "Not..." "It shouldn't be On his shoulders to bear." "I'm here to get gold." "I'm here to prove That I can do it without legs." "You're swimming." "As long as I can swim," "Move the nozzle, I can do it." "Across town..." "Seems like the season's Been going." "Kind of weird, Kind of slow." "The kelly clan is struggling To regroup." "After a frustrating effort On the new claim..." "You know, going out To the cobblestone claim," "That didn't work out." "It was too far, First of all." "We're gonna kill Ourselves down there," "Or we're gonna end up With broken equipment." "And captain kris is Feeling the pressure." "Every time You make your mistake," "It's open to ridicule and, You know, like," "Another proof That you shouldn't be leading." "Everybody's just Looking for any way." "They can to tear me down." "I'm tired of this, too." "I'm always stressed out," "Trying to take care of A Bunch of hundred little angles." "We still got Half the season," "So don't be jaded by the fact That you're not a good captain." "He doesn't expect me To succeed." "They expect me to fail." "You know, my dad Wants me to fail." "I'll never win with you guys." "I'm not gonna Be the captain." "I'm gonna let andy Take a whack at your captain." "Yeah?" "You'd let andy Take a whack at it?" "What's wrong With that?" "We're either gonna Work together," "Or we're all gonna go down In a ball of flames." "Hey, hey, chill out." "We got to Finish eating." "And in nome's Small boat harbor..." "I hate these water heaters!" "I love them, I hate them." "They always burn up on you." "I mean, they're great, But they burn up on you." "It sucks." "Zeke tenhoff is Licking his wounds." "After his first Solo trip fizzled." "It's been a slog this season," "Going on all these prospecting Trips to sledge island." "And the sinnuk, Not seeing anything." "I mean, that's enough to get Anyone down, especially me." "I mean, that's kind of what I thrive on is seeing good Gold." "That keeps me excited." "It's not taking me Too long to replace it." "Because I had an extra." "It was my last one, though, And I can't really afford." "To drop $2,500 on a new one, So this one better not explode." "It's a huge bummer That my water heater exploded." "That's an expensive Piece of equipment." "I mean, just not cool." "It's not cool if you're not Hunting for treasure." "I really want To get back to work." "As the entire fleet Feels the pressure," "The pomrenkes continue To reign supreme." "Check out that rainbow, man." "I would say that's a good sign." "Okay, let's get going." "Idle up." "Let's do this." "It's getting pretty rough up here, george." "I feel that, man." "You know, I want To hang onto it for myself." "That is the area Where he has the pain." "These are the actions of a desperate man."