This chapter explores the risky activity of diving in the East River to search for artifacts from the 1940s. Discover how divers are using spotlights to aid their search and uncovering fascinating pieces like a jawbone from a step bison.
John Reeves is an Alaskan gold miner who first came to public prominence on the 2012 National Geographic docu-series "Goldfathers." More recently, his ongoing search for gold uncovered the remains of thousands of Ice Age animals lying beneath the permafrost on his property. The discovery is featured in the 2019 documentary "Boneyard Alaska" and popular Instagram account @theboneyardalaska. www.fairbanksgoldco.com