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Discovery Channel’s new series, Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch, just aired its third episode Friday evening. The reality collection follows a father and son as they hunt for treasure on their a hundred and sixty-acre ranch. Although the focus is searching for gold, this is more than just a treasure hunt.

Who Are The Ollingers?

Duane Ollinger is the star of Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch. After spending over 30 years in the Texas oil trade, he decides to use his vast expertise drilling for oil to search for treasures rumored to be in Utah’s Uinta Basin. He bought a a hundred and sixty-acre plot of land in 2018 and brought his son, Chad, in to help him.

Chad Ollinger is the son of Duane Ollinger. After hearing what his father was planning, Chad decides to sell his home and crop-dusting business. He purchased a school bus and move his wife and 4 children to live on the land.

Duane and Chad are digging hard for gold. With hard digging comes big equipment and Duane has invested a big sum of money into this endeavor. With a lot equipment, Duane decided to usher in his longtime friend, Charlie.

Charlie Snider, or “Charlie Boy”, spends 20 years is as sheriff’s deputy and is head of security for the ranch.

Duane additionally contacted Eric Drummond. Eric is a geologist with over 40 years of experience. He is well known in the oil industry and an expert at “discovering things.” Eric provides the group a scientific view of the place to look for the gold.

Digging For Gold

The first thing Duane did after buying the ranch was to take satellite scans of the area. The scans showed almost miles of caves and caverns running underneath the property. The subsequent step was to try to access the caverns. The Ollingers start drilling the place they consider might be an access level into the cavern. They punched right into a void stuffed with water. Dozens of frogs were inside the void and appeared to have been underground for an extended time. Duane describes being able to the touch the nose of the frogs earlier than they might hop away as in the event that they have been unaware of his presence. Duane decided right then to call it “Blind Frog Ranch.”

Shortly after drilling the access gap, the area started to flood till it was underwater. The Ollinger’s would now need to discover a way to remove the sediment now filling their access hole. Eric recommended testing the sediment for gold. The group pumped out the sediment and have been comfortable to find raw gold and even a Spanish gold coin. These finds were proof that more gold have to be within the virtually miles of caverns.

Even after pumping much of the sediment out of the unique access hole, the outlet was nonetheless underwater. Duane decides to try and dig one other gap in an try to discover a dry access point. He digs a 30-foot vertical gap costing $6000 only to seek out that it is still flooded on the bottom.

Is it Too Harmful…or not?

Deciding it is just too harmful to permit Chad to drop into the 30 foot hole, Duane digs out the unique hole. The water becomes clearer and Chad is finally able to dive into the cavern.

Chad Ollinger dives into the cavern along with camera operator, Ryan Walsh. After searching within the huge cavern, Chad locates what seems to be a large manmade box. The box is made of huge logs held together with rope. This discover gives more credit to the thought of treasure being in the caverns. Though Chad was able to make this huge discover, they still haven’t any way to get anything out. A new access point must be found.

Eric decides to make use of UV dye to turn the water green. They’ll then search the property for areas the place the water is perhaps coming out. Eric, Chad, and Charlie search the property where they find a small cluster of cedar trees 1/4 of a mile Northwest of the unique dig site. They discover the green water, which glows brightly when under UV light, in what seems to be a natural spring. Duane spends $5000 digging over 35 ft, but the group is unable to punch into the cavern.

Episode 3 ends with Charlie discovering strange worms swimming at the authentic dig site. The worms appear translucent and glow under UV light indicating there may be a complete ecosystem living inside the cavern system.