WEBVTT 00:00:11.975 --> 00:00:13.018 Holy… 00:00:13.101 --> 00:00:15.186 You guys, this is a frickin' can. 00:00:19.482 --> 00:00:22.861 The team has just unearthed an empty solder top food can 00:00:22.944 --> 00:00:25.989 identical to the cans Dwargstof buried on Adak. 00:00:26.781 --> 00:00:30.785 Finding this can is definitely the most significant find that we've had. 00:00:30.869 --> 00:00:34.039 This is really starting to come together. We are on the path here. 00:00:34.122 --> 00:00:35.582 The gold is close by. 00:00:36.416 --> 00:00:38.001 What happened to all the gold? 00:00:38.668 --> 00:00:41.129 Did it fall out? It's farther… deeper? 00:00:41.713 --> 00:00:43.298 Gotta be more in this hole. 00:00:43.381 --> 00:00:46.718 Pull all the shovels and metal detectors back so I don't get interference. 00:00:46.801 --> 00:00:48.845 This wind sounds horrible on this thing. 00:00:49.471 --> 00:00:51.556 Come on, man. Tell me you got something. 00:00:54.350 --> 00:00:57.187 -There's something right here. -Right here? 00:00:57.270 --> 00:00:58.104 Here. 00:01:04.944 --> 00:01:05.904 Nothing. 00:01:06.988 --> 00:01:08.990 Maybe another part of the can? 00:01:09.074 --> 00:01:11.868 Only small pieces of it. Just pieces of tin can. 00:01:14.662 --> 00:01:16.456 Come on. Come on. 00:01:17.832 --> 00:01:19.000 Come on, baby. 00:01:20.168 --> 00:01:23.671 This can is a huge discovery, but it's been disturbed. 00:01:23.755 --> 00:01:24.631 It's crushed. 00:01:25.131 --> 00:01:28.885 So these coins are probably spread out all over the hill. 00:01:28.968 --> 00:01:30.345 It's gotta be close. 00:01:32.764 --> 00:01:35.558 I literally can't hear the detector over this wind, 00:01:35.642 --> 00:01:37.560 even with the headphones. 00:01:37.644 --> 00:01:39.562 That does not mean there's not gold here. 00:01:39.646 --> 00:01:43.691 All that means is we're not finding it right now. 00:01:43.775 --> 00:01:46.820 It's been here for 130 years. I guess one more night won't matter. 00:01:47.445 --> 00:01:49.030 We're coming back at first light. 00:01:49.114 --> 00:01:51.282 We'll leave a marker so we can find it again. 00:01:53.076 --> 00:01:54.661 That was a good find, Jay. 00:01:54.744 --> 00:01:56.079 -Good job. -Nice job. 00:02:02.252 --> 00:02:06.714 In 1892, seal poacher and pirate Gregory Dwargstof 00:02:06.798 --> 00:02:09.843 buried 150 cans filled with gold coins 00:02:09.843 --> 00:02:13.596 on the remote island of Adak, Alaska. 00:02:14.180 --> 00:02:16.808 Adak saw action during World War II. 00:02:16.891 --> 00:02:19.978 Now, it's riddled with unexploded bombs. 00:02:20.728 --> 00:02:23.106 When you dig on Adak, you may get rich… 00:02:23.189 --> 00:02:24.732 We got a big hit over here. 00:02:24.816 --> 00:02:26.317 …or just die trying. 00:02:46.129 --> 00:02:48.590 I hope I brought enough layers. It's cold. 00:02:49.549 --> 00:02:52.010 Definitely dipped below freezing last night. 00:02:52.093 --> 00:02:54.721 Not quite for long enough to freeze the ground solid 00:02:54.804 --> 00:02:55.805 but close. 00:02:57.140 --> 00:02:59.017 Thom's truck is already here. 00:03:05.565 --> 00:03:09.319 Last night, we found a tin can. 00:03:09.402 --> 00:03:10.778 -Morning. -Morning. 00:03:11.654 --> 00:03:13.198 We discovered the can 00:03:13.281 --> 00:03:16.993 by following a directional marker rock from our first search area, 00:03:17.076 --> 00:03:19.412 all the way across to Red Bluff Hill 00:03:19.495 --> 00:03:21.206 where we found another marker 00:03:21.289 --> 00:03:24.000 that pointed us up towards the top of the hill, 00:03:24.083 --> 00:03:27.086 right in line with where we found the can. 00:03:27.879 --> 00:03:30.715 Now we're going to search the area around the can 00:03:30.798 --> 00:03:33.593 to see if we can find the coins that were inside of it, 00:03:33.676 --> 00:03:36.346 or hopefully, even more cans full of gold. 00:03:36.429 --> 00:03:38.056 But we have to work fast 00:03:38.139 --> 00:03:40.266 because we're almost out of time. 00:03:41.434 --> 00:03:43.311 The ground is going to start freezing. 00:03:43.394 --> 00:03:45.897 We're going to get frozen out and not be able to dig. 00:03:46.773 --> 00:03:51.694 Adak's first full-scale winter storm is set to hit in 48 hours, 00:03:51.778 --> 00:03:54.739 with forecasted 70-mile-an-hour winds 00:03:54.822 --> 00:03:57.825 and temperatures dropping to zero degrees. 00:03:57.909 --> 00:04:01.246 The ground will freeze, and the treasure hunt will end. 00:04:03.164 --> 00:04:05.875 -Spread out. -A little pain for a lot of gain, guys. 00:04:05.959 --> 00:04:07.543 Okay. I'm heading this way. 00:04:08.378 --> 00:04:10.338 The downside of searching Red Bluff Hill 00:04:10.421 --> 00:04:14.968 is that the top of the hill was removed by the military decades ago. 00:04:15.760 --> 00:04:19.389 The removal of a hilltop is not a gentle process. 00:04:19.472 --> 00:04:22.684 This isn't somebody digging and looking at what they're finding. 00:04:22.767 --> 00:04:26.145 We're talking about excavators and dump trucks and big equipment 00:04:26.229 --> 00:04:28.898 meant to move large amounts of earth at once. 00:04:28.982 --> 00:04:30.775 So that can that we found, 00:04:30.858 --> 00:04:34.612 I can see that getting ripped up and thrown aside 00:04:34.696 --> 00:04:36.114 during that removal process. 00:04:36.197 --> 00:04:38.491 All the gold that was inside that can 00:04:38.574 --> 00:04:41.828 is probably scattered throughout this entire area. 00:04:45.498 --> 00:04:47.917 You don't got much down there, do you, Jay? 00:04:48.001 --> 00:04:50.211 Nothing. Only ringing I hear is in my ears. 00:04:51.546 --> 00:04:54.674 You think someone just took the gold and left the can behind? 00:04:54.757 --> 00:04:57.885 No. It must have just gotten scattered in the removal. 00:04:58.469 --> 00:05:01.055 No hits. No beeps. No squeaks. 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:02.890 I'm not finding anything. 00:05:03.474 --> 00:05:06.561 I'd say I've covered about 60% of the area, 00:05:06.644 --> 00:05:10.940 and I'm positive there's nothing from here to the top of that ridge there. 00:05:11.024 --> 00:05:13.443 We're going to run out of area to check. 00:05:14.485 --> 00:05:16.779 Just this last bit, right up the hill. 00:05:18.072 --> 00:05:18.906 You guys? 00:05:19.407 --> 00:05:20.450 Anything left to do? 00:05:20.533 --> 00:05:23.494 I'm done. All the space that I was supposed to do is done. 00:05:23.578 --> 00:05:24.579 Done. 00:05:25.455 --> 00:05:28.791 We know the top of this hill was sheared off. 00:05:29.876 --> 00:05:31.919 If we can figure out where our hilltop went, 00:05:32.754 --> 00:05:33.963 we might find gold. 00:05:35.715 --> 00:05:39.344 The second marker that we found pointed up towards the top of the hill, 00:05:39.427 --> 00:05:40.720 which is now missing. 00:05:40.803 --> 00:05:44.807 It's possible that all of these gold coins went from the top of Red Bluff Hill, 00:05:44.891 --> 00:05:46.392 and nobody noticed. 00:05:47.018 --> 00:05:50.730 First off, nobody who was moving the top of this hill was looking for that gold. 00:05:51.314 --> 00:05:54.734 Instead, they're taking huge chunks all together at once 00:05:54.817 --> 00:05:56.652 and transporting them somewhere else. 00:05:56.736 --> 00:06:01.199 So logic dictates that if there was gold buried in this hill, 00:06:01.282 --> 00:06:05.453 it's got to be wherever the top of the hill was moved to. 00:06:05.953 --> 00:06:08.414 Thom, any idea of when they messed with this hill, 00:06:08.498 --> 00:06:10.833 when they started clearing it and making it flat? 00:06:10.917 --> 00:06:12.502 Yeah. 1983. 00:06:12.585 --> 00:06:16.339 They took it out because it was creating wind shear on the… 00:06:16.422 --> 00:06:18.132 on the east-west runway here. 00:06:18.841 --> 00:06:20.676 I don't know where they moved the dirt, 00:06:20.760 --> 00:06:23.429 but there should be records in the Public Works building. 00:06:23.513 --> 00:06:24.680 Let's hope. 00:06:25.640 --> 00:06:29.185 While Jay and Burke return to the Department of Public Works, 00:06:29.268 --> 00:06:33.022 Dr. M begins to gather soil samples from Red Bluff Hill. 00:06:33.940 --> 00:06:36.442 Let's see what we can get from this stuff. 00:06:36.526 --> 00:06:39.320 If Jay and Burke can identify the area of the island 00:06:39.404 --> 00:06:41.447 where the top of the hill was relocated, 00:06:41.531 --> 00:06:44.367 Dr. M can use matching soil samples 00:06:44.450 --> 00:06:47.245 to significantly narrow that new search area. 00:06:47.328 --> 00:06:48.663 The goal here 00:06:48.746 --> 00:06:53.459 is to be able to pull some soil and then see what the signature is. 00:06:54.043 --> 00:07:00.425 The composition of a soil is so unique to place and time and geography. 00:07:00.508 --> 00:07:04.554 If I can find a match of exact soil from one place and match it to another, 00:07:04.637 --> 00:07:07.557 I know that was part of the same soil. We'll know where to look. 00:07:07.640 --> 00:07:11.602 I'm hoping that those guys have got some luck, and we'll be able to… 00:07:11.686 --> 00:07:13.062 …overlay some of this data 00:07:13.146 --> 00:07:15.731 and then find where the heck the gold went. 00:07:25.658 --> 00:07:29.328 We're gonna go inside this building and look for the room we call the library. 00:07:29.412 --> 00:07:32.123 They seem to have a whole bunch of documentation in there. 00:07:32.206 --> 00:07:33.791 This is going to be interesting. 00:07:33.875 --> 00:07:36.627 When I moved to Adak, it was about 1983, 00:07:36.711 --> 00:07:39.338 and they were doing some of the work on Red Bluff Hill. 00:07:39.422 --> 00:07:42.842 For weeks, truckloads of dirt were being removed from that area. 00:07:42.925 --> 00:07:46.888 So we're looking for construction documentation from 1983 00:07:46.971 --> 00:07:49.182 that can tell us where it was moved to. 00:07:50.349 --> 00:07:52.894 Let's stay wide of that. That could come down. 00:07:56.689 --> 00:07:57.982 Oh man. 00:07:58.774 --> 00:08:02.069 "Surveying equipment, work request logs." 00:08:02.653 --> 00:08:04.280 That's not gonna be anything. 00:08:04.780 --> 00:08:07.867 There's so much stuff that doesn't pertain to what we need. 00:08:07.950 --> 00:08:10.161 It seems like it's going to be hard to find. 00:08:11.829 --> 00:08:15.750 "Adak development plan," but it's from 1988. 00:08:15.833 --> 00:08:17.710 It's a little later than what we need. 00:08:19.712 --> 00:08:21.047 Hold up, Jay. 00:08:21.130 --> 00:08:25.218 Look at this. Those are dates. '79, '80, '81 '82… 00:08:26.469 --> 00:08:28.554 -'83. -Bingo. Let me grab these. 00:08:34.602 --> 00:08:35.561 Hold on. 00:08:36.896 --> 00:08:38.064 What you got? 00:08:38.147 --> 00:08:40.358 I got "Red Bluff Hill." 00:08:41.234 --> 00:08:42.777 "Red Bluff Hill, Lake Andy." 00:08:42.860 --> 00:08:46.405 "The earth, the rocks from Red Bluff Hill 00:08:47.323 --> 00:08:49.575 out by the boathouse at Lake Andy." 00:08:50.159 --> 00:08:51.619 That's awesome, man. 00:08:53.829 --> 00:08:55.289 -This is it. -Oh, yeah. 00:08:56.290 --> 00:08:57.124 Right on. 00:08:57.833 --> 00:08:59.210 That's what we needed. 00:09:13.849 --> 00:09:15.434 -Hey, Thom. -Hey. 00:09:18.312 --> 00:09:21.691 Jay and Burke have summoned the team to Lake Andrew. 00:09:21.774 --> 00:09:24.151 They need their help to figure out exactly 00:09:24.235 --> 00:09:27.196 where the dirt was placed around the recreation center. 00:09:33.119 --> 00:09:36.831 From what Jay and I found down at the Public Works building in the library, 00:09:37.331 --> 00:09:39.417 we found documentation that says 00:09:39.500 --> 00:09:43.546 they hauled dirt from Red Bluff Hill to the recreational center out here. 00:09:43.629 --> 00:09:45.172 But that's all we could find. 00:09:45.256 --> 00:09:47.633 We don't know exactly where they even put it. 00:09:48.217 --> 00:09:51.178 So hopefully, we can scout around 00:09:51.262 --> 00:09:53.598 and maybe get a lay of where they would have put it. 00:09:54.098 --> 00:09:57.435 You can look at this and see this whole hillside here, right? 00:09:57.518 --> 00:09:58.936 That's an old lava flow. 00:09:59.020 --> 00:10:01.063 So that looks like a natural feature. 00:10:01.147 --> 00:10:04.025 But this whole flat area down here, you wouldn't have seen this. 00:10:04.108 --> 00:10:06.277 If we were here, and it hadn't been manipulated, 00:10:06.360 --> 00:10:09.864 this hillside would've gone straight down. Instead, we have this weird beach, 00:10:09.947 --> 00:10:14.160 fill-in, probably from, uh, that hill that was placed here. 00:10:14.243 --> 00:10:18.623 Theoretically, if all that earth and all that rock was dumped over here, 00:10:18.706 --> 00:10:21.751 whatever was in that can could be over here too. 00:10:21.834 --> 00:10:23.878 Well, I can look for some supporting evidence. 00:10:23.961 --> 00:10:27.340 And if this is the contents of that hill, 00:10:27.423 --> 00:10:29.258 I'll be able to take some samples, 00:10:29.759 --> 00:10:34.347 compare them to the natural feature, and then also from our dig at Red Bluff, 00:10:34.430 --> 00:10:36.724 and just see if any of the compounds match up. 00:10:37.308 --> 00:10:40.186 All right. Let's get at it. I mean, we're losing daylight. 00:10:40.269 --> 00:10:42.688 It'll be a * to find our way out in the dark. 00:10:42.772 --> 00:10:44.148 I'm gonna get my equipment. 00:10:46.484 --> 00:10:48.444 Thom begins sweeping the area, 00:10:48.527 --> 00:10:51.906 clearing a path for Dr. M to collect her soil samples, 00:10:51.989 --> 00:10:54.700 while the others scout the potential search zone. 00:10:55.660 --> 00:10:58.954 I'm taking soil samples from the areas that look filled in, 00:10:59.038 --> 00:11:01.957 and I'll compare them with my samples from Red Bluff Hill. 00:11:02.041 --> 00:11:04.752 Additionally, I'm taking samples from the nearby cliffs 00:11:04.835 --> 00:11:09.382 as a control for what the soil in this area naturally looks like. 00:11:12.843 --> 00:11:16.806 So this is probably the quick and dirty version of science. 00:11:16.889 --> 00:11:19.016 I'd never be able to write a paper about this 00:11:19.100 --> 00:11:20.768 or take it to a respectable lab, 00:11:20.851 --> 00:11:24.605 but all I'm doing is science that meets our needs. 00:11:28.567 --> 00:11:31.362 This is the time when you want to weigh… more. 00:11:32.488 --> 00:11:33.739 Sample one. 00:11:34.865 --> 00:11:37.201 We could be walking over a bunch of coins now. 00:11:37.284 --> 00:11:40.705 -They could be all sprinkled through here. -Yeah. Let's hope. 00:11:41.497 --> 00:11:43.833 "Danger, live munitions present," 00:11:43.916 --> 00:11:46.544 "Military reservation," and "No trespassing." 00:11:50.047 --> 00:11:51.757 This thing's all locked up. 00:11:51.841 --> 00:11:54.051 That's called the end, my friend. 00:11:54.135 --> 00:11:55.136 Parcel Four. 00:11:56.011 --> 00:11:58.514 Our search ends right there at the gate. 00:11:58.597 --> 00:11:59.974 We can't go past that. 00:12:00.057 --> 00:12:03.894 But this roadbed, it extends way into Parcel Four. 00:12:04.395 --> 00:12:06.939 There's a chance that those coins are out 00:12:07.022 --> 00:12:09.150 in an area we can't even search at this point. 00:12:09.233 --> 00:12:11.277 We're not allowed to go past the fence. 00:12:12.570 --> 00:12:15.448 Parcel Four was established right after World War II. 00:12:15.948 --> 00:12:20.244 The military discarded a bunch of unused bombs, 00:12:20.327 --> 00:12:22.913 any kind of munition item that they didn't use, 00:12:22.997 --> 00:12:24.582 they put it out in that zone. 00:12:24.665 --> 00:12:27.001 They used it as a munitions depository 00:12:27.084 --> 00:12:29.920 right up until the military left in the '90s. 00:12:30.004 --> 00:12:33.007 To this day, it's still under strict military control 00:12:33.090 --> 00:12:37.928 and off-limits to anyone who's not on the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team. 00:12:38.929 --> 00:12:40.347 We need to find some gold. 00:12:41.974 --> 00:12:45.436 Hey, guys! I got samples! I'm coming down! 00:12:50.941 --> 00:12:52.026 How'd you do? 00:12:52.109 --> 00:12:54.653 I got to take this stuff home tonight and analyze it. 00:12:55.154 --> 00:12:58.449 I should have answers at least in the morning, good or bad. 00:12:58.532 --> 00:13:00.826 -Okay. -I scanned the whole area. 00:13:00.910 --> 00:13:04.163 I didn't find anything like UXO, but it's getting dark. 00:13:04.246 --> 00:13:06.832 We should get out of here and start in the morning. 00:13:07.416 --> 00:13:08.959 -Let's do it. -Okay. 00:13:09.043 --> 00:13:11.337 -See you you in the morning. -See you. 00:13:19.595 --> 00:13:21.555 I got a lot of anxiety right now. 00:13:22.848 --> 00:13:26.477 What if we wake up, the weather's bad, Thom says, "Sorry, this is over"? 00:13:27.937 --> 00:13:28.979 We got nothing. 00:13:30.231 --> 00:13:32.650 I can't do that, man. I can't leave with nothing. 00:13:34.985 --> 00:13:38.614 I left my family behind without any income from me. 00:13:38.697 --> 00:13:42.243 All in the hopes that I would find 00:13:42.243 --> 00:13:45.204 treasure and be able to better our lives. 00:13:45.287 --> 00:13:48.958 If we don't find this gold, then I failed my family. 00:13:49.625 --> 00:13:53.295 I don't want to just go sit at home and just wait till tomorrow morning. 00:13:54.463 --> 00:13:55.840 You wanna go back tonight? 00:13:56.924 --> 00:13:58.968 I mean, I'm definitely into that. 00:13:59.927 --> 00:14:03.138 Let's grab a genny and some lights. Set ourselves up. Let's do it. 00:14:03.222 --> 00:14:05.224 -Little night digging? -Yeah. 00:14:05.307 --> 00:14:07.101 All right, brother. We're going rogue. 00:14:14.859 --> 00:14:16.151 Let there be light, brother. 00:14:16.861 --> 00:14:19.697 -Ready to find some coins? -Let's get it done. 00:14:22.074 --> 00:14:24.743 It sort of feels like high school all over again 00:14:24.827 --> 00:14:26.662 when we sneak out breaking curfew, 00:14:26.745 --> 00:14:28.998 seeing if we can find Dwargstof's treasure. 00:14:30.082 --> 00:14:31.041 Don't miss nothing. 00:14:32.042 --> 00:14:36.088 Even though the area Red Bluff Hill was moved to is large 00:14:36.171 --> 00:14:38.173 the documentation Jay and Burke found 00:14:38.257 --> 00:14:41.010 specifically mentions the recreation building. 00:14:41.093 --> 00:14:44.555 So their plan is to start there and work their way out. 00:14:46.682 --> 00:14:48.809 Yeah, get right to the edge of the water. 00:14:50.394 --> 00:14:52.646 I'm convinced those coins are in this field. 00:14:52.730 --> 00:14:53.731 I'm gonna find them. 00:15:03.657 --> 00:15:08.746 So this is Red Bluff Hill, 00:15:08.829 --> 00:15:12.583 and I've got samples from Lake Andrew. 00:15:13.542 --> 00:15:16.003 If the samples I've taken match, 00:15:16.086 --> 00:15:19.548 that means I know where that mountain went off to. 00:15:20.841 --> 00:15:23.761 There is a lot of difference in color 00:15:23.761 --> 00:15:26.680 and structure and bay sediments from this 00:15:28.349 --> 00:15:29.808 and Red Bluff Hill. 00:15:30.517 --> 00:15:34.772 Dr. M is testing the first of the samples she took from Lake Andrew. 00:15:34.855 --> 00:15:37.024 It is not a match from Red Bluff Hill, 00:15:37.107 --> 00:15:40.069 but it does match the surrounding hillsides. 00:15:40.152 --> 00:15:44.657 Good news is we're narrowing down the area that we're gonna need to search. 00:15:47.952 --> 00:15:49.411 I don't see anything in here. 00:15:51.747 --> 00:15:55.584 A little bit of iron hits, but… it's definitely not gold. 00:15:56.627 --> 00:15:58.629 Yeah, we're not looking for iron. 00:16:15.604 --> 00:16:17.982 -That's a good hit. -That's a good hit right there. 00:16:18.065 --> 00:16:19.733 Whoa, this thing's going crazy. 00:16:20.818 --> 00:16:23.529 Yeah, it's under a big rock. 00:16:26.532 --> 00:16:27.741 That's not iron. 00:16:31.453 --> 00:16:34.331 It's a good hit. It's copper, aluminum, or gold. 00:16:34.915 --> 00:16:36.959 This is a big hit. And this is different. 00:16:37.042 --> 00:16:40.462 The readings on the metal detector are different than anything we've found. 00:16:40.546 --> 00:16:41.964 This could be gold. 00:16:42.965 --> 00:16:45.926 It's, like, under this rock, but it's behind the other rock. 00:16:46.010 --> 00:16:49.096 We're gonna have to move this rock to get to it. 00:16:49.596 --> 00:16:52.141 All right. Let me put this breaker bar in here and see-- 00:16:52.224 --> 00:16:55.853 Yeah, we're gonna have to get this thing moved over or out. 00:16:59.231 --> 00:17:01.984 -Gimme the gold. -It's not even moving the dirt. 00:17:02.067 --> 00:17:04.862 One, two, three. 00:17:11.201 --> 00:17:13.328 We put all of our effort into this. 00:17:13.412 --> 00:17:15.539 I laid all my weight on this rock, 00:17:15.622 --> 00:17:17.708 and it might have moved a quarter of an inch. 00:17:18.292 --> 00:17:21.045 That thing's got to be at least a thousand pounds. 00:17:22.046 --> 00:17:24.423 I want whatever's under there. That's a good hit. 00:17:24.506 --> 00:17:27.134 We're gonna have to lift this rock up somehow. 00:17:27.217 --> 00:17:29.470 Burke and I have to Adak something up. 00:17:30.179 --> 00:17:33.807 Head to the shop and make something before everybody gets here in the morning. 00:17:33.891 --> 00:17:34.725 Okay. 00:17:54.870 --> 00:17:57.664 Lay it out, take a look to see what we got for material. 00:17:57.748 --> 00:18:00.375 -Yeah. -Come up with some kind of plan. 00:18:05.130 --> 00:18:06.090 All right. 00:18:06.173 --> 00:18:08.801 When I'm in the river mining, I use, like, 00:18:08.884 --> 00:18:10.761 tire chains to wrap around rocks 00:18:10.761 --> 00:18:12.596 to get a little grip on them to move them. 00:18:12.679 --> 00:18:14.264 Yeah, I've seen that done. 00:18:15.099 --> 00:18:19.895 So I'm wondering if you can make a little tire chain out of this big stuff 00:18:19.978 --> 00:18:21.563 for that big rock. 00:18:22.106 --> 00:18:23.524 Yeah, I think we can. 00:18:38.413 --> 00:18:39.414 Done, brother. 00:18:41.834 --> 00:18:43.502 Let's get the hell out of here. 00:18:48.090 --> 00:18:51.844 -Are they sure it's gold? -I don't know. They're excited. 00:18:52.594 --> 00:18:55.222 They said they had to get something from the shop. 00:18:56.223 --> 00:18:59.643 Jay and Burke were pounding on all our doors early this morning. 00:18:59.726 --> 00:19:01.228 -Morning. -Morning. 00:19:01.311 --> 00:19:04.106 They've been digging last night all over the place. 00:19:04.189 --> 00:19:05.858 They got a precious metal hit. 00:19:05.941 --> 00:19:09.278 So we're just waiting for them to show up and tell us where that is. 00:19:09.361 --> 00:19:11.071 How'd the soil sample come? 00:19:11.155 --> 00:19:13.407 I admit right now I'm really blurry brained. 00:19:13.490 --> 00:19:16.577 It took me hours last night, a lot longer than I thought. 00:19:16.660 --> 00:19:20.372 But out of all the samples, I was able to find two that line up, 00:19:20.455 --> 00:19:25.752 and both of those matches are in the area between the creek and Parcel Four, 00:19:25.836 --> 00:19:27.963 which is a pretty small area. 00:19:28.046 --> 00:19:30.674 I think we're going to be able to search it all today. 00:19:30.757 --> 00:19:31.925 Okay, good. 00:19:32.009 --> 00:19:32.843 -Hey. -Hey! 00:19:32.926 --> 00:19:34.261 -Morning. -What's up? 00:19:34.344 --> 00:19:37.639 We have something to show you guys. You'll see what the chains are for. 00:19:41.476 --> 00:19:44.104 We basically searched the area around the rec building, 00:19:44.188 --> 00:19:46.481 then we started making our way up the shoreline. 00:19:46.565 --> 00:19:49.067 And then, boom, a big hit. 00:19:49.151 --> 00:19:52.613 Perfect because that overlaps the same area 00:19:52.696 --> 00:19:55.365 where my soil samples match with Red Bluff Hill. 00:19:56.074 --> 00:19:57.367 That's a good sign. 00:19:58.744 --> 00:20:01.288 We started getting hits by these big boulders. 00:20:01.371 --> 00:20:04.917 We ended up with a real nice one, but it's under a big rock. 00:20:06.585 --> 00:20:08.128 Right there is the rock. 00:20:08.212 --> 00:20:09.880 -This one? -Yeah. 00:20:12.466 --> 00:20:13.592 Best hit we've had. 00:20:14.551 --> 00:20:16.470 Weed, get that high-end detector in there. 00:20:22.267 --> 00:20:23.143 There is. 00:20:24.311 --> 00:20:26.063 Almost smack-dab under it. 00:20:27.064 --> 00:20:28.774 We are back in business. 00:20:29.274 --> 00:20:32.402 This sound I'm hearing under the rock, it doesn't sound like anything 00:20:32.486 --> 00:20:33.695 I've heard on the island. 00:20:35.405 --> 00:20:38.325 And this metal detector only detects precious metals. 00:20:40.285 --> 00:20:42.496 Whatever it is, I can hear it from over here. 00:20:42.579 --> 00:20:44.957 Yeah, I think it's the real deal, man. 00:20:45.040 --> 00:20:48.252 -What's the plan here? -This is where the chains come in. 00:20:48.335 --> 00:20:51.964 So basically, we built a big tire chain. 00:20:52.881 --> 00:20:55.259 It's going to allow us to get underneath this lip 00:20:55.342 --> 00:20:57.052 to pull on this thing with. 00:20:57.970 --> 00:21:01.974 With the chain attached to the boulder, Jay uses a utility pole 00:21:02.057 --> 00:21:03.267 as an anchor point. 00:21:03.767 --> 00:21:06.937 By adding a ratcheting pulley called a come-along, 00:21:07.020 --> 00:21:09.773 they can steadily increase the tension on the chain 00:21:09.856 --> 00:21:11.275 until the rock begins to move. 00:21:12.317 --> 00:21:14.319 Okay, we're gonna pressure this thing up. 00:21:14.403 --> 00:21:17.155 If something gives way, it'll be in this chain. 00:21:17.239 --> 00:21:19.241 If it lets go, and it drops, 00:21:19.324 --> 00:21:21.576 we don't want to have any body parts under there. 00:21:25.038 --> 00:21:27.165 Oh, man. This little thing is tough. 00:21:27.874 --> 00:21:30.669 I cannot believe that Jay and Burke came out here last night. 00:21:30.752 --> 00:21:32.504 Let's be honest. I can believe it. 00:21:32.587 --> 00:21:34.631 It's absolutely something that they would do. 00:21:35.882 --> 00:21:37.968 They'll spend all night looking for gold, 00:21:38.051 --> 00:21:42.347 then they're going to fabricate some solution so we can move stuff. 00:21:42.848 --> 00:21:44.808 Keep it up, guys. We're getting it. 00:21:44.891 --> 00:21:49.604 They believe there's gold under this rock, and I am just hopeful here. 00:21:51.398 --> 00:21:52.524 Come on, baby. 00:21:53.942 --> 00:21:54.943 Here it comes. 00:21:58.363 --> 00:21:59.323 We got it. 00:21:59.406 --> 00:22:02.117 One, two, three… go! 00:22:03.118 --> 00:22:05.662 We wanted to move the rock. We moved the rock. 00:22:06.663 --> 00:22:08.623 Let me borrow that pinpointer. 00:22:08.707 --> 00:22:10.542 -Do you want a hand trowel? -Yeah. 00:22:12.753 --> 00:22:13.712 Be careful. 00:22:26.308 --> 00:22:28.143 -Anything? -Nothing yet. 00:22:32.731 --> 00:22:34.232 I got to get a little deeper. 00:22:44.284 --> 00:22:48.121 I thought I felt something for a second. 00:22:48.622 --> 00:22:49.539 I did. 00:22:59.341 --> 00:23:00.717 What? What is it? 00:23:04.846 --> 00:23:05.806 Jeez, dude. 00:23:05.889 --> 00:23:07.307 -Dude! -There! 00:23:07.391 --> 00:23:08.350 Yeah! 00:23:11.895 --> 00:23:13.063 It's a gold coin! 00:23:13.730 --> 00:23:16.400 -Told you! Told you! -What is it? What is it? 00:23:16.483 --> 00:23:18.360 -Yes! Yeah! 00:23:18.443 --> 00:23:20.237 1861. That is it. 00:23:21.238 --> 00:23:23.365 -Hell yeah. -Look at that! 00:23:25.659 --> 00:23:29.329 Gold is amazing. It doesn't tarnish or oxidize. 00:23:30.038 --> 00:23:32.124 Every time I pull gold out of the ground, 00:23:32.207 --> 00:23:35.335 it looks exactly like it did when it was buried. 00:23:36.461 --> 00:23:37.671 Hell yeah. 00:23:37.754 --> 00:23:39.548 -Anything else in there? -Go look. 00:23:39.631 --> 00:23:40.507 Do it! 00:23:41.133 --> 00:23:43.760 Your first reaction is, "Man, I'm so excited." 00:23:43.844 --> 00:23:45.220 "I can't believe we did this." 00:23:47.597 --> 00:23:51.017 Your next reaction is, "Where's the rest of them?" 00:23:51.101 --> 00:23:52.018 Is there more? 00:23:52.602 --> 00:23:54.896 I thought that they were going to be bigger, right? 00:23:54.980 --> 00:23:57.649 -I thought these were-- -You know how big that is? 00:23:57.732 --> 00:23:59.568 -I've no idea-- -It's this freaking big. 00:23:59.651 --> 00:24:02.404 -So imagine those filling a can. 00:24:02.487 --> 00:24:04.114 Anything else down there? 00:24:04.197 --> 00:24:05.740 -I'm being greedy. -I don't know. 00:24:05.824 --> 00:24:08.118 Nothing with the Carrot. Get the bigger one. 00:24:08.201 --> 00:24:09.578 Get the bigger one going. 00:24:11.204 --> 00:24:12.706 Come on, find me some more. 00:24:12.789 --> 00:24:14.875 If there's one, there's got to be more, right? 00:24:18.462 --> 00:24:20.213 That unique tone is all gone. 00:24:21.047 --> 00:24:25.093 If we looked at the gold coin that we now have, our control, 00:24:25.177 --> 00:24:26.511 can you tune for that? 00:24:26.595 --> 00:24:29.848 Oh yeah! Let's say, uh, Dr. M lost her earring. 00:24:29.931 --> 00:24:31.516 If she shows me the other earring, 00:24:31.600 --> 00:24:34.060 I can scan that and specifically look for that tone. 00:24:34.144 --> 00:24:36.980 It'll be good to cover this real estate tuned for this coin. 00:24:37.063 --> 00:24:40.692 Get more detectors so we can sweep more. There's nothing more under here. 00:24:40.775 --> 00:24:42.068 -Yeah. -Yeah. 00:24:42.152 --> 00:24:45.947 The $10 US coin minted in 22-karat gold, 00:24:46.031 --> 00:24:49.326 with the Liberty Head on one side and an eagle on the other, 00:24:49.409 --> 00:24:53.830 matches coins from the previous discoveries at Army 1 and Navy 2, 00:24:53.914 --> 00:24:58.043 and it is of the right date range to have been buried on Adak by Dwargstof 00:24:58.126 --> 00:25:02.130 as part of his $365 million stash. 00:25:02.214 --> 00:25:05.884 When verified, coins like this from similar lost treasures 00:25:05.967 --> 00:25:08.136 have fetched anywhere from tens of thousands 00:25:08.220 --> 00:25:11.223 to up to a million dollars at auction. 00:25:11.306 --> 00:25:12.849 Everything we've done 00:25:12.933 --> 00:25:16.353 from the hill in Army 1, all the way over to this spot, 00:25:16.978 --> 00:25:18.855 this is the apex of our effort. 00:25:20.065 --> 00:25:23.443 The team is now focusing their search along the rest of the area 00:25:23.527 --> 00:25:27.197 where Dr. M's soil samples match Red Bluff Hill, 00:25:27.280 --> 00:25:31.034 moving west from the section already scanned by Jay and Burke. 00:25:33.286 --> 00:25:36.373 I just keep thinking about that coin. There's got to be more gold. 00:25:36.456 --> 00:25:38.750 I'm going to fill my pockets with gold today. 00:25:39.251 --> 00:25:42.254 It makes it almost worse, Jay, 00:25:42.337 --> 00:25:45.715 because now we know. Like, we know. 00:25:45.799 --> 00:25:48.051 Yeah, just where's the rest? 00:25:49.594 --> 00:25:52.722 We've searched about 80% of our grid at this point. 00:25:53.223 --> 00:25:55.433 We are really making headway through this ground. 00:25:55.517 --> 00:25:56.977 We haven't hit any more coins, 00:25:57.060 --> 00:26:00.272 but that doesn't mean it can't happen ten feet from here. 00:26:00.855 --> 00:26:03.441 Just keep going, man. We got to cover every inch. 00:26:03.525 --> 00:26:06.278 If there's coins in this lake, what are we going to do? 00:26:06.361 --> 00:26:08.280 When Burke and I were searching, 00:26:08.363 --> 00:26:10.282 I was actually taking the detector 00:26:10.365 --> 00:26:12.867 and putting it in the water, and there was nothing. 00:26:12.951 --> 00:26:14.619 That's a good piece of news. 00:26:14.703 --> 00:26:17.372 I don't know what we'll do if it's "go snorkeling in here." 00:26:19.666 --> 00:26:21.918 This roadbed's all that's left. 00:26:22.502 --> 00:26:24.462 Once I hit that gate, that's Parcel Four. 00:26:24.546 --> 00:26:26.089 Thom won't let us go any further. 00:26:26.798 --> 00:26:28.091 It's just too dangerous 00:26:28.174 --> 00:26:31.636 because there's thousands of UXO past there that they haven't cleared. 00:26:32.137 --> 00:26:33.638 That gate there is it. 00:26:47.569 --> 00:26:48.945 Hey, Thom. 00:26:50.488 --> 00:26:51.823 Got a big hit over here. 00:26:52.407 --> 00:26:53.992 I got a high high-tone. 00:26:54.576 --> 00:26:56.119 Just like the last coin. 00:26:58.496 --> 00:26:59.623 Bigger shovel, please. 00:27:00.206 --> 00:27:01.124 Thank you. 00:27:05.170 --> 00:27:07.297 Agh! There's big rocks in here. 00:27:12.677 --> 00:27:13.970 Something in the hole. 00:27:17.974 --> 00:27:18.975 Good grief! 00:27:27.359 --> 00:27:29.944 -Another can! -You got to be kidding me! 00:27:30.028 --> 00:27:31.529 And look what's inside! 00:27:33.198 --> 00:27:35.158 1879. 00:27:35.825 --> 00:27:38.953 Finally finding gold and holding it. 00:27:40.372 --> 00:27:42.415 It's the ultimate validation. 00:27:42.499 --> 00:27:46.002 I love it when all the data lines up and says, 00:27:46.086 --> 00:27:48.630 -"There's gonna be something here." 00:27:48.713 --> 00:27:50.507 Science freaking works. 00:27:50.590 --> 00:27:53.134 -We did it, man. We frigging did it. -Yes. 00:27:54.052 --> 00:27:57.263 This treasure is huge, and to find a small piece of it, 00:27:57.347 --> 00:28:00.100 that's exactly what I was looking for when I came to Adak. 00:28:00.183 --> 00:28:03.144 I wanted to be part of the first team that found it. 00:28:03.228 --> 00:28:05.689 -There's got to be more. -Give me that can. 00:28:05.772 --> 00:28:06.856 Start digging. 00:28:07.732 --> 00:28:09.943 Be careful. Don't throw anything out. Check it. 00:28:10.026 --> 00:28:11.027 Yeah. 00:28:11.111 --> 00:28:12.153 Check everything. 00:28:12.237 --> 00:28:13.405 Come on. 00:28:14.280 --> 00:28:16.449 Is there more in that dirt you threw out? 00:28:16.533 --> 00:28:18.034 Oh my gosh. 00:28:19.244 --> 00:28:23.123 I need to rescan. We got to see if we have another high high-tone. 00:28:33.508 --> 00:28:34.342 That's it. 00:28:35.760 --> 00:28:37.095 There's nothing else here. 00:28:37.595 --> 00:28:38.847 Where'd all the coins go? 00:28:42.142 --> 00:28:45.645 Well, if the gold's not here, there's only one place it could be. 00:28:46.146 --> 00:28:48.982 They must have used some of that dirt from Red Bluff Hill 00:28:49.065 --> 00:28:50.817 to extend into Parcel Four. 00:28:51.609 --> 00:28:53.778 Guys, who knows how much gold 00:28:53.862 --> 00:28:56.156 is right on the other side of this fence? 00:28:57.532 --> 00:29:00.952 It's painful to think that I came all the way back to Adak, 00:29:01.035 --> 00:29:02.662 spent all these days searching, 00:29:03.246 --> 00:29:05.457 striking out everywhere we go, 00:29:05.540 --> 00:29:09.753 we're finally winning, we're finally having success, 00:29:09.836 --> 00:29:13.173 and then it's just chopped off, and I can't do anything about it. 00:29:38.615 --> 00:29:43.912 After a sustained winter storm, the ground on Adak is now frozen solid. 00:29:43.995 --> 00:29:46.831 It will be impossible to dig until next spring. 00:29:46.915 --> 00:29:50.293 So this season of treasure hunting is officially over. 00:29:51.127 --> 00:29:52.962 The discovery of these two coins 00:29:53.046 --> 00:29:56.216 is the first ray of hope that the town has had in a long time. 00:29:56.299 --> 00:29:59.594 I don't think anyone expected this to be easy, me least of all. 00:30:00.178 --> 00:30:03.932 But a lot of the townsfolk are really excited about the progress we've made. 00:30:04.015 --> 00:30:05.350 I think I got the right team. 00:30:05.433 --> 00:30:08.019 We're so close that as soon as Adak thaws again, 00:30:08.102 --> 00:30:10.855 I do plan on bringing these guys back out this spring. 00:30:12.148 --> 00:30:14.526 We're the only ones ever to come out here 00:30:14.609 --> 00:30:18.321 and start looking for clues, and follow a trail, 00:30:18.404 --> 00:30:20.532 and find a piece of Dwargstof's treasure. 00:30:20.615 --> 00:30:22.826 They did pick the right team for this job. 00:30:23.326 --> 00:30:24.536 But we're not done. 00:30:25.662 --> 00:30:27.914 We've been playing chess with Dwargstof, 00:30:28.623 --> 00:30:31.292 and for a while, he was winning. 00:30:31.376 --> 00:30:32.919 But that's round one. 00:30:33.002 --> 00:30:36.130 Hopefully, Thom can get us access to Parcel Four, 00:30:36.214 --> 00:30:39.467 because even though he's the mayor and a UXO specialist, 00:30:39.551 --> 00:30:42.887 even he still requires authorization from the US Navy. 00:30:42.971 --> 00:30:45.890 But if he can get us that, I'm ready for round two. 00:30:46.474 --> 00:30:49.060 This team has learned a lot from our time on Adak. 00:30:49.143 --> 00:30:53.690 Now that we found two coins, I think we've proven that our method works. 00:30:53.773 --> 00:30:56.943 These coins, they've been lost for over a century, 00:30:57.026 --> 00:30:59.904 but we followed the clues and found gold. 00:31:00.572 --> 00:31:03.741 There are stashes of gold buried all over Adak. 00:31:03.825 --> 00:31:07.036 We're going to take the winter to regroup, come up with new leads, 00:31:07.120 --> 00:31:08.496 and when we come back, 00:31:08.580 --> 00:31:11.791 I believe we're going to find every ounce of gold on the island. 00:31:12.792 --> 00:31:14.210 You guys got everything? 00:31:14.294 --> 00:31:16.546 Thanks for having us. Glad to come back home. 00:31:16.629 --> 00:31:19.007 -Thanks. Appreciate it. -It was great, Thom. 00:31:19.090 --> 00:31:20.049 All right. 00:31:21.301 --> 00:31:25.221 Most of the proceeds from the two coins will ultimately go to Adak, 00:31:25.305 --> 00:31:29.142 but for now, Mayor Thom will keep the coins in a secure location 00:31:29.225 --> 00:31:33.605 until the team returns to find the rest of Dwargstof's gold. 00:31:34.105 --> 00:31:38.568 I am so exceptionally proud of the work that I have done here. 00:31:38.651 --> 00:31:40.904 We'll come back. See you soon. 00:31:40.987 --> 00:31:44.282 This particular gold stash around Lake Andy is promising, 00:31:44.365 --> 00:31:46.826 but it's likely spread all over Parcel Four. 00:31:47.327 --> 00:31:51.039 What I'm most interested in is finding the bigger stashes. 00:31:51.539 --> 00:31:54.208 The cans with hundreds of gold coins inside, 00:31:55.209 --> 00:31:59.547 and I know they're out there in several locations around Adak. 00:32:00.173 --> 00:32:02.800 Based on the pattern that we've already found, 00:32:02.884 --> 00:32:05.845 I believe the markers Dwargstof left behind 00:32:05.929 --> 00:32:09.098 will lead us directly to those stashes. 00:32:09.182 --> 00:32:11.017 In no way is this the end. 00:32:12.226 --> 00:32:13.102 It's the beginning.