Fred “Dakota” Hurt Longtime Porcupine Creek placer miner and AMA Haines Chapter member "Dakota" Fred Hurt passed away July 11 after a coura- geous battle against cancer. Fred Hurt first appeared on “Gold Rush” in
fans that the purported take - over had actually been an amicable sale, with the dra- ma ramped up for reality TV. Hurt remained on “Gold
began starring in the new spinoff, “Gold Rush: White Water.” This time, the crew prospected for gold in Haines Borough, Alaska, targeting the area’s white- water creeks and waterfalls in their search. Hurt remained on the show until his death. Its most recent season began in late 2022 and had its finale just a month before his death. Hurt also ap - peared on the reality shows “Gold Rush: South Amer - ica” and “Gold Rush: The Legend of Porcupine Creek.” Prior to his life as a pros - pector, Hurt worked in con - struction and commercial diving. In his memory, his Hurt’s family requested donations to the Mike Rowe WORKS Foundation. “My son-in-law, Paul, said he had always wanted to go gold mining. I agreed to go with him and asked where he wanted to start. I was shocked and delighted that he said ‘Alaska!’” — from a 2015 interview for Susan Finlay Writes Pettit, long-time Alas- ka miner, died Dec. 11 at age 82. He was the son of Woodrow “Puggy” Pet - tit and Margaret “Bett” Householder Pettit, was born April 4, 1940. Argile attended Lone Rock School and in 1957, Argile Argile "Beeler" E. Pettit Argile “Beeler” Eugene survived a gas explosion at a local skating rink, suffering a fractured skull and other
Rush” for four seasons, prospecting in Alaska’s
Cahoon Creek in season four. He and his crew then left the series, intending to launch a show called “All that Glitters.” Instead, in 2018, Hurt and his son, Dustin,
its 2010 first sea - son as an antag- onist, taking over another pros - pector’s claim in Porcupine Creek, Alaska. He later explained to his
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