The final words of a lifelong gold hunter send Adam, Kru and Daryl Friesen through an icy gauntlet high above Pitt Lake. On the Gadsby claim, Kru and Daryl move earth in search of Slumach's walnut-sized gold nuggets, while Adam discovers a cave rumored to be Volcanic Brown's final resting place.

A recurring mine marker points prospector Kru Williams, explorer Taylor Starr, master carver Don Froese and hunter and mountaineer Adam Palmer east to neighbouring Harrison Lake as leads and legend line up. Clues found in a 1950s article by an investigative reporter place a lost Spanish gold mine directly on Slumach's path.