"We've done dives all Around sledge island." "And I haven't seen anything." "There's no reason To believe there's gold," "As far as I'm concerned." "This has been a expensive and Time-consuming endeavor for me." "What if I don't Find any more gold?" "If we don't find any more," "Big changes are gonna happen." "Another beautiful day On the bering sea!" "Been a long summer!" "The nozzle's gone." "Not good." "George, are you there?" "Argh!" "Tell him to come up!" "Come up!" "Captions paid for by Discovery communications." "As the summer mining season Reaches the halfway point..." "The winds of change Are sweeping through nome." "For newcomers, those gusts Could be too strong to weather." "And, for the veterans, They could be the difference." "Between persistence Finally paying off." "And the end of A prospecting dream." "At the nome small-boat harbor..." "Come on, charlie." "Good dog." "Right on, dude." "Zeke tenhoff and emily riedel Are going for another grab." "At the golden apple," "Despite failure with every Attempt so far this summer." "At this point, I haven't Gotten any gold all season." "I need to get some gold." "I need to make some money." "If I wanna keep doin' This stuff." "And, with half the season Already gone," "They're running out Of time, and money," "To keep the operation afloat." "I started out the season Really hoping' that" "I'd found some great gold Out at the sledge island." "And it didn't end up Payin' out there." "So I wanna move on." "It's been a rough summer For the business partners." "Whoa-oa." "As their high-stakes gamble On sledge island..." "Take my hand, Zeke." "Proved harrowing..." "I'm lookin' for gold." "I'm not seein' Any gold here." "And ultimately fruitless." "Where's the gold?" "Now, they've put The big island behind them." "And zeke has a hail mary plan." "To hopefully get Some gold, at last." "So what I wanna do is go." "To the mouth Of the sinuk river." "I wanna like go and Investigate that channel." "That's what We're gonna do." "Yeah, I'm excited to see What it's like out there." "Today, they'll Travel father from nome." "Than they've Ever ventured before." "28 miles west of nome, at the Mouth of the sinuk river..." "I mean, it's a last-ditch Effort to find gold." "Right now, I still think there's Treasure out there to be found." "And I wanna find it." "And the mouth of The sinuk river," "I think, Is our next best target." "The river was an old mining Hot spot decades ago." "Now, zeke's banking that, Over the years," "Gold made its way downstream And deposited just offshore." "The sinuk river, I think This is my last gasper." "I mean, today is today or never." "It's a long shot," "But, with bills stacking up, It may the team's last option." "If I do the long dive," "I'll be able to cover Enough ground to tell me." "Whether or not there's gonna be A major discovery out here." "I'm horribly passionate About gold mining." "And so being A successful gold miner." "Is a huge part of who I am." "And if I'm not A successful gold miner," "Then it is absolutely Devastating." "Now, more than ever," "Each day that passes Without gold in the box." "Puts increasing pressure On the young partnership." "If I'm not bringin' up any gold, There's not a whole lot." "Holding emily and I's Business agreement together." "I mean, if you're not Findin' any gold," "It's not gonna last very long." "28 miles east..." "It's another beautiful day On the bering sea!" "Now, let's get some gold!" "George young is heading out on His second dive of the season," "Ready to brave whatever The mighty waters have in store." "Being my rookie year, I'm learnin' a lot." "It's hard." "It's hard on a guy." "But the only thing constant In life is change." "I've had other chapters where I've had to adapt and change." "And this is just another Adapt and change." "Last week..." "We're goin' mining'." "That's what's Happenin' today." "The fresh face embarked." "On his dream of becoming A bering sea miner." "On his first effort," "Despite bad weather Cutting the dive short..." "There's one." "Look at that." "He was able to scrape Together a few flakes." "We got some gold In there." "But $70,000 in the hole to his Brother dave for the operation," "He's got a long way to go To get outta the red." "You fill this up And we're even." "And we're 0.42 miles From where we wanna be startin'." "And we'll start mining' right off Of that corner first." "So, today, with calmer seas," "He's hoping to get in A full shift." "And pack the box with riches." "So we'll see what's On that claim," "See if it's a good claim." "Should be." "I'm gonna be divin' As hard as I can." "I got a lot of debt ridin' In this right now." "And I've gotta get Outta that debt." "The only way to do it Is get in the bottom." "Of that ocean And get that gold." "And I'm proving' to my brother Dave that I can." "Be successful at it And not die." "That's always a plus." " Are we here?" " I believe so." "Yeah." "You gotta keep your head outta Your ass when you dive, okay?" "Yes, sir." "I will be." "I'll be down there Just sucking' up gold." "He's still worrying'." "He's still worried about me." "But we'll get it." "We'll get it." "I'm really worried About him diving'." "A lot can happen." "And he's gonna get Real comfortable." "And that's when Something's gonna go wrong." "My brother dave, He's worried every day." "That I'm up here diving'." "Here, put your arm In here." "You know, we've had Tragedy in our life." "I got in my car Accident in 2001." "And, you know, I've lost three brothers." "My brother scott," "He's the one that helped build The dredging' I'm workin' on." "And he died in the water," "In the colorado river, In a paddleboarding accident." "And now I'm out in the water." "But I love diving'." "So I'm gonna dive." "Get the gold, george." "Get the gold." "Well, you better get Some gold, or it'll be a short-term job, buddy." "There we go." "Now I got some coming' through." "Come on, let me see Some gold, damn it." "Just let's see what we got." "There's gold right there, dude." "Now I'm likin' what I'm seein'." "I think we got it." "I found it!" "You just sucked up A pretty big rock." "You got a jam!" "George, I think You're clogged." "What?" "You're clogged!" "With the hose jammed, the Operation is at a standstill." "So it'll be up to george To find a solution." "From the bottom Of the bering sea." "Nothin' comin'." "Can you hear me up there?" "Hey, george, you got a jam." "George!" "Can you hear me, george?" "She's still jammed." "Well, I'm gonna find it." "Argh!" "George, can you hear me?" "George!" "We lost him." "George!" "Are you there?" "George!" "Pull on his thing." "Are you there, george?" " We lost comms with the diver." " He's gotta come up!" "Tell him he's gotta come up!" "Have george come up." "We lost comms." "Can you read me?" " Nope." " Tell him to come up!" " Damn it." " Tell him to come up!" "Come up!" "On the bering sea..." "George, can you hear me?" "We lost him." "George!" "Are you there?" "Topside has lost communication With rookie diver george young." "Tell him he's Gotta come up." "Have george come up." "We lost comms." "Can you read me?" "Tell him to come up!" " Damn it." " Tell him to come up!" "Come up!" "We've got comm." "If you lose comm again, You come up." "You copy?" "Copy." "Be careful, george." "I gotta try To find it, hey?" "Communication is restored," "But george still has to clear The rock jam in the line." "I found it." "I don't know what I'm Gonna do with it, though." "Or they'll be forced To shut down for the day." "Without a single taste of gold." "George, I don't know What to tell you to do." "The wedged stone is not budging, But george has a plan." "I got an idea." " What's that?" " Put me down a rope." "And I'll wrap it around Where the rock is." "And you guys can pull it up." "All right." "We'll try that." "We'll send a rope down." "You got the rope?" "Pull that up!" "See if that'll work." "All right." "We're pullin'." "Go ahead." "Pull the rope." "Yeah!" "We got it, baby!" "We got it!" "That was pretty damn smart." "I've never seen a diver Come up with a plan like that." "Good job, george." "With the line clear, The newcomer?" "Is back in business." "Well, cowboy it up, Then." "Just keep suckin'." "Yeah, baby." "Whoo-oo!" "95 miles east of nome..." "I think we found A big treasure." "Shawn pomrenke is Heading to the place." "Where he's pinned All his hopes and dreams:" "The bluff." "May be a once-in- A-lifetime opportunity." "We got right In front of us." "And he could be on the brink." "Of game-changing, Golden greatness." "I love gold mining'." "It's a great job." "I mean, how many other jobs Can you make $35,000 in 5 hours." "Or a quarter million in 4 days?" "$3,000 an hour Was the last run." "Let's see if we can Make that a lot better." "To try and vault his empire To the next level," "Shawn gambled At the remote bluff." "And, despite a rough start..." "Ho-ho." "Here we go, boys." "Right there." "Last trip, he tapped Into a legendary pay streak..." "Whoo!" "That could set off The next alaskan gold rush." "Over 3 ounces an hour." "I think I found it." "I think we're comin' in To the corner of the claim." "Where's our buoy at?" "Now, he's determined To clean up as much." "As he can fit into the box..." "Okay." "Right there's Where I wanna be." "So the pomrenkes Can make a move..." "Time to make some money." "To buy the biggest Gold reserve in nome." "I'm gonna get suited up And get in the water." "Mask." "All right." "You're set." "Ready for the big leagues." "God." "I got 2 feet of this." "I can't see the bottom." "Really murky." "Rough seas have turned The waters into a cloudy mess." "Visibility's horrible," "But I can feel it goin' over The rock with my feet." "I'm headin' on east." "There he goes." "I need to know." "North, south, east, or west, And how many feet." " Little bit west." " West about 2 or 3 feet." "Should be lookin' for The buoy line right now." "You're almost there." "I'm tryin' to figure out Exactly where I'm at, but." "He's right in the middle Of our cut," "Right in between Both the buoys there." "All right." "You're nearly there." "Well, I think I might've Found my cut." "I'm..." "Not sure yet." "This is horrible." "He said he thinks He just found it." "10, 12 feet out." "He walked past it." "It's a simple rule of mining." "I'm gonna come up." "If you can't get eyes On the gold," "You can't get gold in the box." "What do you think, Shawn?" "I think the visibility sucks And I can't see" " I don't know." " It's just not good." "Can only see like This far in front of your face." "The bering sea giveth." "And the bering sea Taketh away." "Yeah, I can't even get Over to the buoy." "And, suddenly, all that easy Gold at shawn's fingertips." "Might not be so easy, After all." "To get the gold, I need to hit the water." "I thought, by this time," "We'd already have a couple Million dollars in the bank." "That's what we need right now." "We're startin' To run outta time." "28 miles west of nome..." "Mouth of the river's Right over there." "I mean, We're closin' in." "Running low on funds, Zeke tenhoff and emily riedel." "Are nearing what could be their Last hope for gold this season." "At the mouth Of the sinuk river." "Well, we're here." "There's proven to be gold In the tributaries." "That are feeding The sinuk river." "Then, it stands to reason." "That some gold has made Its way down the river." "And it's been spat out From the river into the ocean." "Gotta peek in the water, dude." "The partners never dredged This far from town." "But, if there's Treasure down below," "The gamble will be worth it." "All right." "It looks like it's pretty much Just like a sheet of bedrock." "Superhard." "There's a greasy Little crab." "Hey, you little crab." "So, yeah, What I'm gonna be looking for." "Is some kinda feature That might be." "An old river channel etched Into this bedrock." "Real loose gravel On top of it." "You can almost Just wipe it away." "Yeah, I'm not seeing any gold On top of this bedrock." "I'd really like to see A flake of gold." "I think I'd need to see a lot More than a flake of gold." "To make it worthwhile, Stayin' out there, though." "Nope." "No gold here." "Movin' on." "Dude, I really hope You see some soon." "Otherwise, I just wasted A lot of money and time." "Come on, bedrock cracks." "Give up the gold." "Give it up." "Give it up." "You know, I just wanna see One little speck!" "'Cause if I see one little Speck, then I'll be like." "I wish rock was valuable." "There's a ton of it." "Unlimited amounts." "Where the Is all the gold?" "Whoa, what's that?" "Yeah!" "What?" "What?" "I just saw A little piece of gold." " Whoa!" "Where?" " There." "Right there." "My god." "Whoa-oa." "Whoo!" "Thank god!" "I've never been so happy." "About a single piece Of gold in my life." "Been a long summer." "We're rich, boys." "The golden discovery Might be just a speck," "But it could lead To a river of fortune." "I'd pretty much given up." "Seein' any bits of gold out here In this bedrock field," "But now I'm like "Hey"," "I'm gonna search around here A little bit more."" "Yeah, look for his Little buddies," "Little gold buddies." "Well, I'm gonna send him Up into the sluice." "Whoo-hoo." "128 miles east," "At the bluff..." "I think it's time To get out here." "And make some money." "Like the rough seas That surround him," "Shawn pomrenke is refusing To go quietly." "In his quest for a jackpot." "We gotta go back down." "Keep pushing forward And keep workin' hard." "And don't give up." "And that's what I'm gonna do." "Despite murky waters, Mr. Gold is intent." "On finding the pay streak He spotted on his last dive." "All right." "Which way do I need To go to my marker?" "Relying on his nose for gold, Rather than his eyes." "Due west." "Straight west." "You just went past The buoy a little bit." "I'm right here, then." "I'm like caught." "I'm just gonna go for it." "See if it can find Some color here." "I got some big rocks." "That's a nice one!" "That's a nice one." "Somebody's been chunkin' Gold down here." "Aw, yeah." "It's nice to hear He's gettin' gold." "This is gonna be A good day." "Look at all these Other big pieces there." "Big chunky goin' With the bedrock crack." "Really nice gold all over the place here." "There's cheese Everywhere." "The gold is finally flowing." "Big ol' piece." "But up top," "The bluff has another Surprise in store." "Man, this wind's Startin' to." "Pull a little more From the east," "Which makes waves." "It's already starting' to." "Kick our little dredge Around a little bit." "Rising waves could sink The small dredge," "Taking the gold And the sluice box with it." "Here I go." "So shawn will have to pull in As much as he can." "Before they're forced To shut down." "We're gettin'..." "Unh!" "Hold on." "Hold on." "Hold on." "She's bouncin'." "But things quickly go..." "From difficult..." "The nozzle's Gone, guys." "To doomed." "What do you got Goin' on?" "Lost the nozzle." "This sucks." "And, suddenly, shawn may not Be able to mine at all." "100 miles east of nome," "At the bluff..." "The nozzle's Gone, guys." "Shawn pomrenke Hit a pay streak." "But, unruly seas And lost equipment." "May force him to leave gold On the ocean floor." "What do you got Goin' on?" "Lost the nozzle." "This sucks." "Without a nozzle," "Shawn's ability to accurately Focus suction is limited." "That makes it a much tougher Job, with no nozzle," "Nothin' to hold on to Down there." "Damn." "Look at that." "Cheesy cheese all over." "There's all over!" "This really sucks." "Nozzle?" "Gone." "Day?" "Over." "Guys." "I'm still dredging'." "Dude, dude." "We're still makin' money." "But mr." "Gold is not about To let anything stop him." "From grabbing a potential Score this big." "I'm in the cheese, boys." "Chunky." "Chunky, chunky gold." "How's the weather Holdin' up there?" "Waves are about 1.5 foot right now." "This is just gonna blow up And more and more." "Yeah, it's hittin' The motor now." "Water's comin' Over the..." "Over the dredge and Wetting the compressor." "We've gotta Pull plug and run." "What do you think We should do?" "Loaded in that crack Right there." "All over it." "All over it!" ""I'm all over it, Scott!" he says." ""I'm all over it!"" "I'm in the cheese, boys." "I'm in the cheese right here." "Dredging no land any man Has dredged before." "Gonna keep dredgin' Without this nozzle." "We're gettin' pulled Back here now." "I don't know." "Is the anchor draggin'" "Or somethin'?" "It's pullin' us side- To-side, jerking' us." "Waves are about a foot And a half to 2 foot," "Comin' right across The starboard bow." "Anchor's slippin'!" " What?" " Anchor's slippin'." "Yeah, we got The front anchors." "Pullin' Towards the beach." "Damn." "I was just gettin' In it good again." "I'm gonna come up." "This is not good." "By bouncing' On that chain," "It could just break And snap." "And crush somebody Under the weight of it." "The waves have reached A fever pitch." "And shawn's finally Forced to return topside." "Yeah, we're done." "Despite the obstacles," "Mr. Gold was able to get in Some serious dredge work." "Definitely In the right area." "Yeah, that's a beauty." "Now, all that remains Is a cleanup." "To determine if the pomrenkes' Fortunes are on the rise." "There's Gold here, buddy." "There's a lot of gold at bluff." "Hopefully we'll start gettin' Some big cleanouts." "And that's what We need right now." "We need a bunch of capital." "And we need a bunch Of capital quick." "Our mining future Depends on it." "128 miles to the west," "At the mouth Of the sinuk river..." "We just need to find about 10,000 more of those, dude, And then we're in it." "Trying to improve On a microscopic hint of gold," "Zeke and emily are 6 hours Into their dive." "I don't know Where his friends are." "It's just The weirdest thing." "I don't understand it." "I don't know." "He looks like he's a loner." "But, just like every trail." "For the business partners This season..." "I think I'm just Gonna keep movin'." "It's gone cold." "What the is up With the gold here?" "Where is it?" "We're only like 13 miles away." "From where people have found Thousands of ounces of gold." "Looks like there should Be gold in this stuff." "Like that!" "Like right there." "That looks like A pay layer." "I see fine gold in this Stuff when I'm over by nome." "I don't know what it is." "I don't know why." "We're not seeing it." "I don't know Why it's not here." "It makes... it makes sense That it would be." "Everything that we know About gold mining." "Says that it should be Here and it's not." "That a little speck Of gold right there?" "No, I don't think so." "Let me dig one more hole." "Looks like all summer, I've seen one speck of gold." "I'm about to lose My mind." "We should be making Amazing money right now." "This is how it goes." "You rarely get good weather And so, right now," "We should be making great money." "This where we need to be Making our season's money." "Yeah." "Damn it." "I'm just not Seein' gold in this stuff." "Like out here," "Like a dense pocket Of gold appears to be." "Like one speck, Or maybe two specks." "There's just barely any gold here." "Once again, the partners Are coming up empty." "You know, we just have this Really like naive fantasy." "Of there'd just be copious Quantities of gold." "By the sinuk Or by sledge island," "And it's just not the case, Apparently." "I'm gonna get outta here." "There's not enough gold." "As yet more time and money Goes down the bering sea drain," "Patience is quickly Wearing thin." "One speck at a time Isn't gonna justify." "Coming 28 miles Down to the sinuk river." "And it just Ain't gonna work." "I'm done With this place." "All right." "Copy that, dude." "Yeah, I think it's Time to call it." "Halfway into the summer," "Zeke and emily have yet To earn a single penny," "And drastic change may be." "On the alaskan horizon." "If we're not seeing anything." "You know, If we're not accomplishing." "What we set out to do And finding gold," "Then there's no point for us To even be working together." "The lifestyle Of a miner in nome," "It's pretty much You're watchin' the weather," "You're sleepin', Or you're on your boat." "And that's it." "If the weather's good, You're on your boat." "You're spending' money." "You're at the gas station All the time, ha!" "That's the life of a miner." "You hit the gas station, Then you hit the boat," "Then you hit the grocery store, And then you hit bed." "That's the life of a miner." "What draws people is the gold." "I mean, if you're not here For gold..." "I don't know what the hell You're doin' here." "On the outskirts of nome," "At the pomrenke compound..." "Those are the pickers From two dives, big ones." "Nice, big, coarse, Beautiful gold." "Beautiful." "Shawn's readying for the first Cleanup from the bluff." "And the pomrenkes could be Ready to turn a corner." "First cleanup off the bluff." "This is the fine Gold outta the cleanup." "And it's still just chunky, Heavy, amazing." "I've never seen gold This chunky before." "Went looking' for it All these years." "And finally found it At bluff." "We'll just get it on the scale, See what we got." "That's 10 already?" "12." "20." "28." "34." "45 ounces." "Holy." "Agh!" "Whoo!" "You gave me goosebumps." "That's better than what we've Ever done on the christine rose." "45 ounces is worth." "Nearly $60,000." "A huge haul for such A short time on the box." "We're doin' $100 A minute." "And the bluff may, Indeed, be." "The jackpot shawn Has always hoped for." "This could be a game-changer." "You start piling' up gold," "Your adrenaline gets pumpin' And gold fever kicks in." "I think we might've Found the mother lode." "You're on top of the world." "The future of the family Business is lookin' good," "As long as we can Keep piling' up piles of gold." "Boom." "Across town..." "We're doin' our first Cleanout today." "I'm really excited To see what we got." "A bering sea rookie is also Undertaking his first cleanup." "I got that guy Standin' behind me." "I owe him a lot of Money, so," "I wanna see 5 ounces of Gold outta this cleanout." "George young is hoping To land enough gold." "To keep his mining dream alive." "What I have at stake Is just to show dave." "That I can come out here And I can succeed as a miner." "We'll find it." "Need to make this Business succeed." "Buck and a half." "Right on the money." "1.5." "Like I wanna cry a little bit." "The market value of 1.5 ounces?" "Just over $1,500." "Already $70,000 in debt," "If george doesn't turn His fortunes around, quick," "His first season in nome Will also be his last." "I'm not happy with what I got, But this is not the end of it." "I'm gonna go do better." "5 miles northeast of nome..." "Not finding anything At sledge island was a bummer." "And the sinuk river, I mean, if it's..." "You're gonna have to go 28 miles To go dredging," "It'd better be really good, And it's not really that great." "No." "No." "After yet another Failed expedition," "Zeke tenhoff and Emily riedel's partnership." "Has reached yet Another crossroads." "We spent a lot of time and money." "Tryin' to make this Prospecting mission happen." "And, not only is there no gold," "But there aren't Any signs of gold." "My attitude towards it At the moment." "Is kind of a little dismal." "Th buck stops here." "Seriously, I'm broke." "I've been chasin' after These real high-concept ideas," "But I haven't found anything." "And, if I'm not Bringin' up any gold," "There's no gold for emily And there's no gold for me." "And there's no gold To keep this operation going." "We really should consider Different options." "Dude, we gotta take a break Or, at least, you know," "Maybe go separate ways Completely." "For the rest Of the season." "I'm terrified of failure," "But we can't afford to keep This mission going, you know." "We can't afford To keep buyin' the gas." "Zeke doesn't have any money Left to buy gas." "We have to bail Out of this partnership." "I went all-in In going treasure hunting." "And I don't find any treasure." "Ideally, Our mining partnership." "Would have blossomed Into something greater, but," "I gotta go back To the drawing board." "I gotta call it quits with this." "I gotta go and find some gold." "Thanks to an impressive Jackpot at the bluff," "The pomrenkes continue Their reign in the gold count." "Ready to roll." "I don't wanna end up On the side." "Of the road here, Three crosses sitting' here." "This is where the reaper went down." "I'm gonna plow Right through here, bam!" "Are you kiddin' me?" "There it goes." "My brother's captaincy," "That's on a shady road Right now." "What in the." "Aah-aah!"