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Tonight on
The Curse of Oak Island...
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Whoa!
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I could feel the rods
break through something.
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Whoa! We got lots of wood.
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Wood all through this core.
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Oh, my gosh.
We're into something.
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There's some quantities
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of gold in the wood.
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That's fantastic. Now we have
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gold in the wood
and in the water.
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This might lead us to
where the treasure may be.
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Wow. Look at that.
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They found an old ladder.
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- It's all handmade.
- This could be
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the long-sought-after answer.
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There is an
island in the North Atlantic
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where people have
been looking for
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an incredible treasure
for more than 200 years.
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So far, they have
found a stone slab
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with strange symbols
carved into it...
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man-made workings
that date to medieval times,
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and a lead cross whose
origin may be connected
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to the Knights Templar.
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To date, six men have died
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trying to solve the mystery.
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And according to legend,
one more will have to die
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before the treasure
can be found.
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This is gonna
be an exciting spot.
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DN-11.5?
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Yep.
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- Hey, Mike.
- Hey.
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You ready to bring the rig in?
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Yeah. Ready to go.
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As another exciting week begins
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- on Oak Island...
- Is that it? -Got it.
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For brothers Rick and
Marty Lagina and their team,
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they are more
confident than ever
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that the answers to a
228-year-old treasure mystery
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may soon be within their reach.
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Well, this is a location that
we think is a prime target.
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Dr. Spooner and
Dr. Michel feel like
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they've isolated, uh, an
area of specific interest
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based on those water
sample testing results.
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This is that area.
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Sounds good.
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Here's what gets
me really excited.
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We don't think
this is geological.
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Hmm.
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One week ago,
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after conducting water tests
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in boreholes across
the Money Pit area
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that suggested the fabled
treasure may be located
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within a 70-by-25-foot area
just west of the Garden Shaft
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that the team affectionately
dubbed the Blob...
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The variety of
objects that are being buried
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that contain those metals.
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And they're clustered
in this smaller area.
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Geoscientist
Dr. Ian Spooner
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and hydrogeologist
Dr. Fred Michel
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conducted new tests
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that significantly narrowed
the search area even more
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to a zone measuring
just 20-by-20 feet
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and between 80
and 120 feet deep.
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Blob version 2.0.
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- Baby Blob.
- Yeah, Baby Blob.
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So, here's a plan of the area.
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It's a very curious area,
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because we potentially
have a tunnel sitting at 95 feet,
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which comes into this
potential treasure location.
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It all leads to this area,
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and that area leads
right to that "X."
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And that "X" is really
the best shot we have
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- of covering all of it.
- Yeah.
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So, back the rig
in. Let's get going.
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- Let's do it.
- All right.
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Now the team is about to drill
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Borehole DN-11.5
in the Baby Blob,
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a borehole that they hope will
not only encounter valuables
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below a depth of 80 feet
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but may also be on
track to intercept a tunnel
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believed to run directly
below the Garden Shaft,
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where water testing has
also detected evidence of gold.
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There's palpable excitement.
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I mean, we've conducted
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an extensive water
sampling program
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literally over months.
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Bam! -This could be
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where the so-called
"elusive treasure" may reside.
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My hope is that
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we will find something there.
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Okay, well, Charles,
if you find anything,
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- give us a call. -Yep.
- Thanks, Charles.
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- You and Terry are in charge.
- Okay.
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As the drilling operation
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in Borehole DN-11.5
gets underway...
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a short while later...
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Go in there
and we'll sign ourselves in
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- and get on the way.
- Okay.
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Rick Lagina and Oak Island
operations manager Scott Barlow
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prepare to personally
inspect the Garden Shaft
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now that its reconstruction
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is well past the
halfway point to reaching
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their target depth of 80 feet.
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- All right.
- Okay, so how deep are we, Roger?
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So, I'm-I'm estimating
around 59, maybe 60 feet
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is where the bottom
of the muck is itself.
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So we'll be about
five feet above that.
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Uh, that's where
our staging is set.
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- Okay.
- You'll see the old landing.
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The ladder's
still leaning on it.
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So it'll give you
a good idea of,
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uh, how they-they
constructed things.
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Okay.
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- I say we get downhole.
- All right.
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- Sounds good. Let's go.
- Go.
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Over the past several weeks,
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the team from Dumas
Contracting Limited
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has been excavating tons
of muck and water out of
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the dilapidated
80-foot-deep shaft
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and then installing new
watertight wooden levels
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every eight feet
known as "sets."
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As Dumas progresses
further underground,
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they will also be probe
drilling at various angles
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for evidence of potential offset
man-made chambers and valuables.
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Scott and I are lucky enough
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to go back down
into the Garden Shaft.
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They have found an old ladder.
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Look, it-it's a little
part of history.
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There we go.
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Oh, here we are right here.
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Wow.
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Isn't that something?
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- Mm-hmm.
- Been here a while.
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Amazing.
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You see how it's all whittled
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- and, uh, it's not...
- Yeah.
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Def-Definitely didn't
have a wood lathe back then.
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It's all handmade.
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- Yeah. -You're 100% right.
- Look at that.
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- It's a pretty unique piece. I mean...
- Like you said.
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Somebody took
a lot of time whittling that.
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- That one.
- I'd like... I'd like to speak to the man who built this ladder.
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Oh, God. Yeah.
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Just to see what he had to
say about this whole operation.
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Absolutely.
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Given the fact
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that the Garden Shaft
may have been constructed
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more than half a century prior
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to the discovery of
the original Money Pit,
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could this handmade
ladder have been left behind
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by someone who deposited
a vast cache of gold?
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If so, might that explain the
high readings of precious metals
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that the team has
detected in this area?
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One thing, Roger,
I'm seeing... it looks like
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we're starting to
sink in that corner
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in the original structure.
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That-that beam
is running downhill.
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Is running down... Uh, you
know what, that-that could
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very well be. Yeah.
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We haven't seen any split
in the timbers anywhere,
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so we're not sure
what's going on.
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No, you know,
I'm-I'm really curious.
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We have a very soft void
that's to the south of us,
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- and we see sinking on this corner.
- Yeah.
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- That could be what's happening here.
- Yeah.
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You know? There
could be potential offset chambers,
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who knows what?
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It's a... it's a good
point, though.
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I'll get 'em to check that.
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Because just below
the staging here
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we're gonna be setting
up our probe drill.
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Who knows what's
outside these walls?
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We might be two feet
away from something
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- that's just sitting there.
- Yeah.
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The proof is in
the drilling, I'd say.
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12 weeks ago,
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while drilling
Borehole A5N-13.5,
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located just 18 feet southwest
of the Garden Shaft...
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Hey, guys!
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Check out the Garden Shaft!
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The team
discovered a large void.
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This could be the indication
of an offset chamber.
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Is it possible that
the slump Scott Barlow has noticed
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at the same approximate
depth in the Garden Shaft
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could be related to that void?
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If so, what might they find
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once they are able to begin
probe drilling in that area?
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That's exciting,
because, I mean,
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that's the next step
in advancing this.
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- Yeah.
- I mean, this is gonna give us the ability to
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also see outside the
shaft. If there's some kind
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of a chamber or a
tunnel or another shaft
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- that's beside it...
- Mm.
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This is gonna give
us that information.
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- Yep.
- Okay.
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Let's get the ladder
up out of the hole.
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Let's get that ladder
down so we get topside
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- and your guys can come down and continue to work.
- Sounds good.
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Absolutely. I agree 100%.
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As Rick and
Scott finish their inspection
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of the Garden Shaft...
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I know you guys
are as excited as I am
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about this fantastic artifact.
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In the Interpretive Centre...
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All right,
team, what have you got
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- for me today?
- Yeah, we found
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what I describe
as a bobby-dazzler.
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Marty Lagina
is meeting via videoconference
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with his son Alex,
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metal detection
expert Gary Drayton,
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and archaeologist
Laird Niven, who,
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along with archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan,
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have an updated
report to share regarding
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a potentially valuable
recent discovery.
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It is a fantastic-looking
piece of jewelry.
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It's really intricate and,
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of course, a top-pocket find.
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Excellent.
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The ornately-designed artifact
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was discovered just
one week ago on Lot 26,
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less than 100 yards
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from a mysterious
900-year-old stone well,
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a stone well where
Dr. Spooner's water testing
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has also yielded high
trace evidence of silver.
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All I've been thinking
about is what's it made of
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and how old it is.
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Okay, what does it tell us?
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I'm all ears.
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So, I did a really long CT scan
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just to get a better
look at the interior.
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It is very intricate.
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Hmm.
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Over the past 24 hours,
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Emma has conducted a
continuous scan of the artifact
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using the computer
tomography, or CT, scanner.
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The machine emits
nondestructive X-ray radiation,
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which produces
a high-definition,
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three-dimensional
image of the object,
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revealing its finer details.
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So it was probably
a pin that went across it,
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so it probably is
a brooch or a pin.
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Mm-hmm.
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In addition to the CT scanner
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Emma has also
analyzed the object
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with the X-ray fluorescence
spectrometer, or XRF.
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This device can identify the
types of alloys and elements
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that artifacts are composed of,
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which can help
determine when and where
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they may have originated.
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So, Emma, I know
you've run the XRF on this.
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Mm-hmm.
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What is this thing made out of?
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So, it's a brass iron alloy,
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and then you have this
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lead glass, and it's definitely
a lead-potassium glass.
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- Leaded glass normally means older.
- Lead is good.
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Yeah. That's this
piece right here.
258
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So that's the glass piece.
259
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Yeah, and it's
rather crudely added.
260
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Well, that's good because
crude normally means
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something being older.
262
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Yeah. Laird.
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- Yeah?
- How old is this?
264
00:11:13,208 --> 00:11:15,792
I defer to Emma on that.
265
00:11:15,875 --> 00:11:21,083
I'm not seeing any elements
to suggest 1850s-post.
266
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So I'm not seeing any
true modern materials in it.
267
00:11:26,667 --> 00:11:27,917
That's fantastic news.
268
00:11:28,042 --> 00:11:34,458
Excellent.
269
00:11:34,542 --> 00:11:36,042
How old is this?
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I'm not seeing any true
modern materials in it.
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In the Interpretive Centre,
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archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan
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has just informed the team
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that a decorative artifact
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found one week ago on Lot 26
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and not far from the
900-year-old stone well
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may also predate the
discovery of the Money Pit.
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What is it?
279
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Well, this is where
her artistry comes in.
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Okay.
281
00:12:04,750 --> 00:12:07,708
So I did separate 3D images.
282
00:12:08,708 --> 00:12:10,667
So you've got two pieces...
283
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You've got this
copper wiring part,
284
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then you have the
floral bit with the glass.
285
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Glass component.
286
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Are those leaves?
Are those fleur-de-lis?
287
00:12:18,667 --> 00:12:20,083
They are fleur-de-lis.
288
00:12:20,208 --> 00:12:22,875
Well, that
fleur-de-lis is French.
289
00:12:23,875 --> 00:12:25,667
Although its true origin is
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debated by scholars to this day,
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the fleur-de-lis,
or "flower lily," is
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a symbol that was adopted
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by the French monarchy
in the 12th century
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to represent purity.
295
00:12:37,042 --> 00:12:40,333
However, it was also an
emblem associated with
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the medieval order of
the Knights Templar,
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who also originated in France
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and depicted it on certain
versions of their official seal.
299
00:12:48,500 --> 00:12:51,583
Is it possible that
this mysterious object
300
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was left on Oak Island by
someone of French origin?
301
00:12:54,875 --> 00:12:58,083
And if so, could it
be related to other
302
00:12:58,208 --> 00:13:01,167
French artifacts that the
team has found in recent years,
303
00:13:01,292 --> 00:13:04,000
such as the 14th
century lead cross,
304
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which came from an
area in Southern France
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that was known to
have been a stronghold
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00:13:09,417 --> 00:13:11,167
of the Templar Order?
307
00:13:12,042 --> 00:13:14,042
This might go way, way back.
308
00:13:14,208 --> 00:13:16,750
And how do we know
this is not treasure, Marty?
309
00:13:16,875 --> 00:13:19,417
Well, it could be,
but, you know,
310
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it'd be nicer if you were
doing your gold dance
311
00:13:21,708 --> 00:13:23,208
- right now, Gary.
- Yeah.
312
00:13:23,333 --> 00:13:24,726
Oh, I'd be on this table.
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This thing can tell us
314
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a story yet, I'm sure.
315
00:13:27,417 --> 00:13:29,250
And we're really
looking for the origins of
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who was on that lot,
317
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- and what were they doing there?
- Yep.
318
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We'll get working on it.
319
00:13:34,417 --> 00:13:36,000
Excellent.
320
00:13:36,125 --> 00:13:37,405
- See you later.
- See you, mate.
321
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The following day...
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Good to go.
323
00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,333
As the core drilling operation
324
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in Borehole DN-11.5...
325
00:13:49,917 --> 00:13:52,167
Coming
down. There you go.
326
00:13:52,250 --> 00:13:54,667
And the reconstruction
of the Garden Shaft
327
00:13:54,792 --> 00:13:56,292
continue in the
Money Pit area...
328
00:13:56,417 --> 00:13:57,417
Good.
329
00:13:58,375 --> 00:14:00,375
So I'm sure everybody
recognizes this area.
330
00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:03,417
Rick Lagina,
along with Jack Begley
331
00:14:03,542 --> 00:14:06,833
and archaeologists Laird
Niven and Helen Sheldon
332
00:14:06,917 --> 00:14:09,167
arrive on Lot 26,
333
00:14:09,292 --> 00:14:12,958
near the mysterious
900-year-old stone well.
334
00:14:13,042 --> 00:14:14,208
What's curious to me,
335
00:14:14,333 --> 00:14:16,458
because it's an association with
336
00:14:16,583 --> 00:14:17,875
Gary's metal detecting,
337
00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,833
this stone wall.
338
00:14:20,958 --> 00:14:24,875
In light of the recent
discovery of the decorative brooch,
339
00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,375
which was found
near this rock wall
340
00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:29,667
on the border of Lot 26,
341
00:14:29,792 --> 00:14:32,250
Rick Lagina has decided to
342
00:14:32,375 --> 00:14:34,833
further investigate
this stone feature
343
00:14:34,958 --> 00:14:36,708
for clues that might explain
344
00:14:36,875 --> 00:14:38,958
just who may have
visited this area
345
00:14:39,083 --> 00:14:41,750
prior to the discovery
of the Money Pit.
346
00:14:41,875 --> 00:14:44,000
It's unlike any of the others.
347
00:14:44,125 --> 00:14:45,750
- It's wider.
- Yeah.
348
00:14:45,875 --> 00:14:47,083
Thicker.
349
00:14:47,208 --> 00:14:48,476
There's more of
a construct to it.
350
00:14:48,500 --> 00:14:50,833
Regular farmers'
stone walls are just...
351
00:14:50,958 --> 00:14:52,167
You find a stone in the field,
352
00:14:52,292 --> 00:14:54,125
you throw it on the pile, right?
353
00:14:54,208 --> 00:14:55,750
This, if you walk back
354
00:14:55,875 --> 00:14:58,167
you can see a
linearity to this feature
355
00:14:58,292 --> 00:15:00,750
and a squareness
to this structure.
356
00:15:00,875 --> 00:15:02,515
I thought it might be
important to conduct
357
00:15:02,542 --> 00:15:05,333
some archaeological
investigation of that feature.
358
00:15:05,458 --> 00:15:08,000
Every single rock
wall that I've seen
359
00:15:08,125 --> 00:15:10,333
all over the island
is more rounded.
360
00:15:10,458 --> 00:15:11,833
Correct.
361
00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,250
But if there was a
large wall here before,
362
00:15:14,375 --> 00:15:16,792
it would have been
used as a lot line.
363
00:15:16,875 --> 00:15:17,917
It's possible.
364
00:15:18,042 --> 00:15:20,708
So, it was 1762,
365
00:15:20,833 --> 00:15:22,500
I believe, when the
island was surveyed.
366
00:15:22,625 --> 00:15:23,667
Yeah.
367
00:15:23,792 --> 00:15:25,000
Charles Morris.
368
00:15:25,167 --> 00:15:28,333
In 1762, Charles Morris,
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00:15:28,417 --> 00:15:30,875
the surveyor general
of Nova Scotia,
370
00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:35,000
divided Oak Island
into 32 four-acre lots.
371
00:15:35,167 --> 00:15:38,333
Although the island
was relatively uninhabited
372
00:15:38,458 --> 00:15:42,083
until the discovery of
the Money Pit in 1795,
373
00:15:42,208 --> 00:15:45,333
curiously, it was the
only island in Mahone Bay
374
00:15:45,458 --> 00:15:48,125
to have been divided
up in this fashion.
375
00:15:48,250 --> 00:15:52,042
Is it possible that this
rock wall contains clues
376
00:15:52,208 --> 00:15:55,125
that could help explain
why Oak Island held
377
00:15:55,250 --> 00:15:58,292
particular interest to the
provincial government?
378
00:15:58,375 --> 00:16:00,500
It seems like it
could have been used
379
00:16:00,583 --> 00:16:02,500
for some other purpose.
380
00:16:02,667 --> 00:16:06,000
I've noticed this before...
Related to the wall possibly...
381
00:16:06,125 --> 00:16:07,542
Is this feature here.
382
00:16:08,875 --> 00:16:10,333
I'd be interested in seeing
383
00:16:10,417 --> 00:16:13,167
if that is indeed the
terminus of the wall...
384
00:16:13,250 --> 00:16:15,143
- Mm-hmm.
- Or if it does indeed extend into the pond.
385
00:16:15,167 --> 00:16:18,167
If the wetland was here,
386
00:16:18,333 --> 00:16:19,684
the wall would
stop right where it is.
387
00:16:19,708 --> 00:16:21,208
Mm-hmm.
388
00:16:21,333 --> 00:16:22,851
If it was further
away, then perhaps
389
00:16:22,875 --> 00:16:25,833
the wall extended even further.
390
00:16:25,917 --> 00:16:27,792
I think we should
start by just probing
391
00:16:27,917 --> 00:16:29,333
- to see if it continues.
- Okay.
392
00:16:29,458 --> 00:16:32,333
There's no time like
the present to start.
393
00:16:32,458 --> 00:16:34,351
- I think we'll start with probing, right?
- Good. Yup.
394
00:16:34,375 --> 00:16:37,417
We've never
understood completely
395
00:16:37,542 --> 00:16:42,833
why the stone wall
between Lots 26
396
00:16:42,958 --> 00:16:46,000
and 27 is constructed
differently than
397
00:16:46,125 --> 00:16:48,125
the rest of the stone
walls across the island.
398
00:16:48,208 --> 00:16:51,458
I'm very curious
to see what we find.
399
00:16:54,583 --> 00:16:56,458
No rock there.
400
00:17:00,167 --> 00:17:02,958
- Ew. No rock there.
- No rock there.
401
00:17:03,042 --> 00:17:04,417
It doesn't go off
402
00:17:04,542 --> 00:17:06,333
in that direction,
though, does it, Laird?
403
00:17:12,708 --> 00:17:13,750
No.
404
00:17:13,875 --> 00:17:15,833
There's nothing going that way.
405
00:17:15,917 --> 00:17:18,667
So, what's the next step?
406
00:17:18,833 --> 00:17:22,000
I'd like to put a test unit
hard up against the wall.
407
00:17:22,125 --> 00:17:24,083
So we can get a
good cross section
408
00:17:24,208 --> 00:17:26,168
- and see how it was built.
- Yeah. Exactly, yeah.
409
00:17:26,208 --> 00:17:28,500
I think we'll set
Helen up in her pit,
410
00:17:28,625 --> 00:17:31,917
- along that potential feature.
- Sure.
411
00:17:32,042 --> 00:17:34,309
- And then we can just clear the vegetation.
- Okay.
412
00:17:34,333 --> 00:17:36,750
There's a lot to do and we
might as well get started.
413
00:17:36,875 --> 00:17:39,083
- Yup.
- Okay.
414
00:17:39,208 --> 00:17:42,958
While Rick and
members of the team begin investigating
415
00:17:43,083 --> 00:17:45,625
the rock wall on Lot 26...
416
00:17:48,833 --> 00:17:51,958
Okay. DN-11.5.
417
00:17:52,042 --> 00:17:54,000
Back in the Money Pit area...
418
00:17:54,083 --> 00:17:55,393
- Thank you, Colten.
- Thanks, Colten.
419
00:17:55,417 --> 00:17:58,167
Top of 88, so we got 78 to 88.
420
00:17:58,292 --> 00:17:59,708
Let's see what it's giving us.
421
00:17:59,875 --> 00:18:01,917
Slice and dice.
422
00:18:02,042 --> 00:18:05,542
Charles Barkhouse and
geologist Terry Matheson
423
00:18:05,708 --> 00:18:08,167
are closely
monitoring the drilling
424
00:18:08,292 --> 00:18:10,583
of Borehole DN-11.5
425
00:18:10,708 --> 00:18:12,333
now that it has reached
426
00:18:12,417 --> 00:18:14,708
the possible treasure
zone between 80
427
00:18:14,875 --> 00:18:17,250
and 120 feet deep.
428
00:18:18,292 --> 00:18:19,750
- Hey, Charles.
- Hey, Ian.
429
00:18:19,875 --> 00:18:21,000
Hi, Ian. How you doing?
430
00:18:21,125 --> 00:18:22,125
How you doing, Terry?
431
00:18:22,250 --> 00:18:23,393
Not too bad. Good to see you.
432
00:18:23,417 --> 00:18:25,292
We're down DN-11.5.
433
00:18:25,375 --> 00:18:27,625
We're down 78 to 88 feet.
434
00:18:27,708 --> 00:18:30,428
- We're getting close. Yeah.
- We're getting close, yeah, yeah, yeah.
435
00:18:32,708 --> 00:18:35,292
Oh, man.
436
00:18:37,083 --> 00:18:38,542
Whoa!
437
00:18:39,375 --> 00:18:41,458
I think I'm gonna pull this off.
438
00:18:41,583 --> 00:18:43,625
It broke through something.
439
00:18:43,750 --> 00:18:46,042
Let's take a
measurement on the pipe.
440
00:18:46,167 --> 00:18:47,333
All righty.
441
00:18:47,500 --> 00:18:49,417
What's going on over there?
442
00:18:51,875 --> 00:18:53,500
Ten.
443
00:18:53,625 --> 00:18:56,417
Saying we're
open a foot and a half.
444
00:18:58,167 --> 00:18:59,625
How we doing?
445
00:19:00,708 --> 00:19:01,750
Hey, guys.
446
00:19:02,667 --> 00:19:05,333
So, I was doing
my run to a hundred.
447
00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:09,083
- Right.
- Right at about 90 feet,
448
00:19:09,208 --> 00:19:10,667
broke through something.
449
00:19:10,833 --> 00:19:14,500
Wow, you got an open
space 90 feet below grade?
450
00:19:14,667 --> 00:19:17,375
- Right. There's a void down there.
- Wow.
451
00:19:18,875 --> 00:19:24,875
I can't believe it.
452
00:19:25,042 --> 00:19:26,162
You got an open space
453
00:19:26,208 --> 00:19:28,250
- 90 feet below grade?
- Right.
454
00:19:28,375 --> 00:19:30,333
- There's a void down there.
- Wow.
455
00:19:30,500 --> 00:19:32,375
It is a potentially
456
00:19:32,542 --> 00:19:34,375
critical moment in
the Money Pit area
457
00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:38,667
as the drilling operation
in Borehole DN-11.5
458
00:19:38,792 --> 00:19:41,500
has encountered
a mysterious void
459
00:19:41,625 --> 00:19:44,333
at a depth of 90 feet in
the believed treasure zone
460
00:19:44,458 --> 00:19:47,542
also known as the Baby Blob.
461
00:19:47,667 --> 00:19:49,268
So we're just gonna talk
this over and think about
462
00:19:49,292 --> 00:19:50,042
- how we're gonna proceed.
- Yeah.
463
00:19:50,167 --> 00:19:51,708
We definitely want you to pause.
464
00:19:51,833 --> 00:19:53,542
All right.
465
00:19:53,708 --> 00:19:55,833
I think we better get
Rick and Marty up here.
466
00:19:55,958 --> 00:19:57,268
- Sure.
- Let me give them a call.
467
00:19:57,292 --> 00:19:58,417
Absolutely.
468
00:20:00,042 --> 00:20:01,708
We're on pause, bruh.
469
00:20:04,792 --> 00:20:05,792
Hey, Rick.
470
00:20:05,833 --> 00:20:07,625
Whenever you get a call
471
00:20:07,708 --> 00:20:09,917
from the Money Pit drill
program, you're excited.
472
00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:13,917
DN-11.5 is actually within
the so-called treasure zone.
473
00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,167
The treasure zone we know has
474
00:20:17,292 --> 00:20:18,625
high gold values,
475
00:20:18,708 --> 00:20:20,226
we know the
introduction of trapped air,
476
00:20:20,250 --> 00:20:24,292
we know voids in the area.
477
00:20:24,375 --> 00:20:25,708
It's exciting.
478
00:20:25,875 --> 00:20:27,792
Rick's here now.
479
00:20:29,167 --> 00:20:31,208
So you found it
and I can go home.
480
00:20:32,875 --> 00:20:34,226
Well, we got something
interesting going on.
481
00:20:34,250 --> 00:20:36,292
- Hey, Mike. Colten.
- Hey.
482
00:20:36,417 --> 00:20:37,518
- Hey, guys.
- Hey, gentlemen.
483
00:20:37,542 --> 00:20:38,667
Join the table.
484
00:20:38,833 --> 00:20:39,893
Judging by the
people gathered here,
485
00:20:39,917 --> 00:20:41,250
something happened.
486
00:20:41,375 --> 00:20:44,042
When I walked up,
everybody was smiling.
487
00:20:44,167 --> 00:20:45,500
- What's going on?
- Hey.
488
00:20:45,583 --> 00:20:47,223
- Come on down.
- What have we got?
489
00:20:47,333 --> 00:20:48,125
Mike, why don't you tell
us what you saw or hit?
490
00:20:48,250 --> 00:20:50,292
At right about 90 feet,
491
00:20:50,375 --> 00:20:52,542
I could feel the rods
break through something.
492
00:20:52,708 --> 00:20:54,208
And, uh...
493
00:20:54,375 --> 00:20:57,042
it was open about a foot
and a half past my rods.
494
00:20:57,208 --> 00:20:59,833
Whatever I cored
through probably fell out
495
00:20:59,958 --> 00:21:01,667
into this void.
496
00:21:03,250 --> 00:21:05,042
So, what is this?
497
00:21:05,167 --> 00:21:06,458
This DN-11.5,
498
00:21:06,583 --> 00:21:08,167
it really seems to line up.
499
00:21:08,250 --> 00:21:11,750
DN-12.5 and DN-13.5
500
00:21:11,875 --> 00:21:14,667
all in that east-west
alignment, all have hit
501
00:21:14,792 --> 00:21:17,792
a structure at 94
feet below grade.
502
00:21:17,875 --> 00:21:20,000
Mike hitting this
right now at about 90,
503
00:21:20,125 --> 00:21:22,583
that says perhaps we're
at the top of the tunnel.
504
00:21:24,958 --> 00:21:27,292
Because the
team has recently encountered
505
00:21:27,375 --> 00:21:29,917
a believed tunnel
at this same depth
506
00:21:30,042 --> 00:21:31,667
in two other nearby boreholes,
507
00:21:31,833 --> 00:21:34,083
which all line up
with the Garden Shaft,
508
00:21:34,208 --> 00:21:38,083
could Terry Matheson be
correct that they have intercepted
509
00:21:38,208 --> 00:21:40,542
another section
of the structure?
510
00:21:40,708 --> 00:21:44,250
If so, could it be related
to the large amount of gold
511
00:21:44,375 --> 00:21:47,583
that has been detected
within the Baby Blob?
512
00:21:47,708 --> 00:21:50,792
We've got to affirm
whether or not it is a tunnel.
513
00:21:50,917 --> 00:21:52,434
- Yeah.
- And the only way to learn that
514
00:21:52,458 --> 00:21:53,708
is to pull the core.
515
00:21:53,833 --> 00:21:56,667
- Exactly.
- Let's have at her.
516
00:21:56,792 --> 00:21:58,458
Get us some core.
517
00:21:58,583 --> 00:22:00,917
Time to find some treasure.
Go get it, guys. Thanks.
518
00:22:03,667 --> 00:22:06,292
Every time a bit goes down,
519
00:22:06,417 --> 00:22:08,875
every time we
encounter a void...
520
00:22:10,833 --> 00:22:13,375
your first thought is, "This
might lead us somewhere."
521
00:22:16,042 --> 00:22:19,000
To the long
sought-after answers.
522
00:22:19,125 --> 00:22:20,833
The long sought-after treasure.
523
00:22:20,958 --> 00:22:22,042
Beauty.
524
00:22:22,167 --> 00:22:23,917
Every single time.
525
00:22:27,458 --> 00:22:30,542
If we were to encounter a tunnel
in close proximity to this shaft
526
00:22:30,708 --> 00:22:33,292
or even at the
base of this shaft,
527
00:22:33,417 --> 00:22:35,833
that's a real aha moment.
528
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,792
- Got something.
- Oh, he's got a big one.
529
00:22:43,125 --> 00:22:44,292
Thank you.
530
00:22:44,417 --> 00:22:46,333
All right. Where'd you set down?
531
00:22:46,458 --> 00:22:48,542
Uh, the end is 98 and a half.
532
00:22:48,708 --> 00:22:50,958
Where did your void end?
533
00:22:51,042 --> 00:22:53,292
The void ended at 97.
534
00:22:53,417 --> 00:22:55,625
You had that much?
535
00:22:55,750 --> 00:22:57,101
- There's some wood, Terry.
- Whoa! We got lots of wood.
536
00:22:57,125 --> 00:22:58,792
- We got wood at the bottom here.
- Yup.
537
00:23:00,167 --> 00:23:02,917
Oh, my gosh.
We're into something.
538
00:23:03,042 --> 00:23:04,583
It's all through there.
539
00:23:04,708 --> 00:23:06,958
There's a pretty solid
chunk in the middle of it.
540
00:23:08,458 --> 00:23:10,125
There's wood all
through this core.
541
00:23:11,125 --> 00:23:13,667
I'm just gonna squeeze
in there and get a wood sample.
542
00:23:13,792 --> 00:23:16,667
This sample right here.
We don't need much.
543
00:23:16,833 --> 00:23:19,083
That sample should be fine.
544
00:23:19,208 --> 00:23:21,500
We're just gonna send
it in the lab really quickly,
545
00:23:21,625 --> 00:23:23,417
just to see if there's
metals in that wood.
546
00:23:23,542 --> 00:23:26,000
Do you guys still think tunnel?
547
00:23:26,167 --> 00:23:28,167
- Absolutely.
- Well, you know what?
548
00:23:28,333 --> 00:23:29,958
Why don't we run the
camera down there?
549
00:23:30,083 --> 00:23:32,184
I don't think it's likely, but
maybe we see something.
550
00:23:32,208 --> 00:23:33,500
- Why not?
- Yeah, sounds good.
551
00:23:33,625 --> 00:23:34,785
I mean, we have it right here
552
00:23:34,875 --> 00:23:36,235
and it only takes
a second to drop.
553
00:23:36,333 --> 00:23:37,518
Yup. I'd
say put it on down.
554
00:23:37,542 --> 00:23:39,125
All right, run it.
555
00:23:41,083 --> 00:23:43,042
I'm happy whenever we
have the chance to actually
556
00:23:43,208 --> 00:23:44,833
put down a camera.
557
00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,667
That's as exciting as it gets.
That's as good as it gets.
558
00:23:47,833 --> 00:23:49,958
- Ready, Terry?
- Ready to rock.
559
00:23:50,042 --> 00:23:52,292
That's
something we can see into.
560
00:23:52,375 --> 00:23:54,833
And any time we have a chance,
561
00:23:54,958 --> 00:23:57,333
we're going to do that and
hope we find something new.
562
00:23:57,458 --> 00:23:58,792
Recording.
563
00:23:58,917 --> 00:24:00,792
Okay, let's see what we can see.
564
00:24:01,792 --> 00:24:04,250
In order to
investigate the possible tunnel,
565
00:24:04,375 --> 00:24:05,792
the team will be using
566
00:24:05,875 --> 00:24:10,250
the Inuktun Spectrum
120 high-definition camera.
567
00:24:11,208 --> 00:24:13,917
- Oh, there you go.
- We're in the water.
568
00:24:14,042 --> 00:24:15,458
Yup.
569
00:24:15,542 --> 00:24:17,542
This camera is designed
570
00:24:17,708 --> 00:24:19,667
to withstand depths
up to 1,000 feet
571
00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:25,417
underwater and features a
lens that can rotate 360 degrees.
572
00:24:25,542 --> 00:24:28,208
That double tape is your 89.
573
00:24:28,375 --> 00:24:29,625
Thank you.
574
00:24:31,042 --> 00:24:32,417
Look how dirty the water is.
575
00:24:32,542 --> 00:24:34,583
Just the last foot
or two of water.
576
00:24:34,708 --> 00:24:37,167
- We're almost there.
- Yup.
577
00:24:40,542 --> 00:24:42,167
I don't see a lot.
578
00:24:42,333 --> 00:24:44,167
Wow.
579
00:24:44,292 --> 00:24:45,583
Tell me what you're seeing.
580
00:24:45,708 --> 00:24:47,917
- Nothing.
- Nothing.
581
00:24:48,042 --> 00:24:50,792
- Nothing at all?
- Unfortunately, no.
582
00:24:51,792 --> 00:24:53,708
- It's pitch black.
- Yeah.
583
00:24:53,833 --> 00:24:55,167
With a light on.
584
00:24:55,333 --> 00:24:56,333
Come on out.
585
00:24:56,458 --> 00:24:57,792
Okay.
586
00:24:59,583 --> 00:25:03,667
We have zero
visibilities with that.
587
00:25:03,792 --> 00:25:05,518
- Okay. So that was disappointing.
- Gentlemen,
588
00:25:05,542 --> 00:25:07,667
absolutely no visibility.
589
00:25:07,750 --> 00:25:10,167
It was kind of a long shot,
but it was worth doing.
590
00:25:11,167 --> 00:25:13,833
We'll leave this hole
open and we'll go decide
591
00:25:13,917 --> 00:25:15,875
- where we're going next.
- Okay.
592
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:22,625
Oak Island doesn't
give up its secrets easily.
593
00:25:22,750 --> 00:25:24,550
As a new
day begins on Oak Island...
594
00:25:24,667 --> 00:25:26,792
There's the man, right here.
595
00:25:26,917 --> 00:25:28,559
- Good to see you.
- Nice to see you again.
596
00:25:28,583 --> 00:25:29,663
- Roger. -Hey, Rog.
- Marty.
597
00:25:29,708 --> 00:25:30,708
Rick, Marty,
598
00:25:30,792 --> 00:25:32,583
and Alex Lagina, along with
599
00:25:32,708 --> 00:25:34,542
Scott Barlow, gather at
600
00:25:34,708 --> 00:25:35,726
the Oak Island Research Center
601
00:25:35,750 --> 00:25:37,667
to meet with Roger Fortin
602
00:25:37,833 --> 00:25:39,833
from Dumas Contracting Limited.
603
00:25:39,917 --> 00:25:42,000
With the recent discoveries
604
00:25:42,125 --> 00:25:45,500
of believed man-made
features near the Garden Shaft,
605
00:25:45,583 --> 00:25:49,292
including a large void...
Some 55 feet deep...
606
00:25:49,375 --> 00:25:53,250
And now a believed
tunnel at a depth of 90 feet,
607
00:25:53,375 --> 00:25:57,375
the Oak Island team is eager
to strategize how to further
608
00:25:57,500 --> 00:25:59,000
investigate those features
609
00:25:59,083 --> 00:26:01,708
and any others that
may be discovered
610
00:26:01,875 --> 00:26:03,542
through probe drilling
611
00:26:03,708 --> 00:26:05,708
as Dumas completes the shaft
612
00:26:05,833 --> 00:26:08,917
down to a total
depth of 80 feet.
613
00:26:09,917 --> 00:26:13,417
This would entail using
a hydraulic drilling device
614
00:26:13,542 --> 00:26:16,292
to create a number of
exploratory boreholes
615
00:26:16,375 --> 00:26:18,167
in each wall of the Garden Shaft
616
00:26:18,250 --> 00:26:21,083
that extend several feet
out from the structure.
617
00:26:22,042 --> 00:26:24,167
So, one thing
that we've learned this year,
618
00:26:24,333 --> 00:26:27,458
drilling around that area, was,
we had encountered a tunnel.
619
00:26:27,542 --> 00:26:28,792
- Okay.
- Initially, we thought
620
00:26:28,917 --> 00:26:30,434
maybe it projected
from the Garden Shaft.
621
00:26:30,458 --> 00:26:31,583
Hmm. Interesting.
622
00:26:31,708 --> 00:26:33,292
So, what is the program?
623
00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:36,625
Mm-hmm.
624
00:26:39,250 --> 00:26:40,476
So, eight more feet,
then you do it again.
625
00:26:40,500 --> 00:26:41,750
That's right.
626
00:26:41,875 --> 00:26:43,268
So, if you encounter
wood in any of those,
627
00:26:43,292 --> 00:26:44,292
we're always interested.
628
00:26:50,542 --> 00:26:51,750
Yeah.
629
00:26:51,875 --> 00:26:53,583
We want to do probe drilling
630
00:26:53,708 --> 00:26:56,792
in various levels as
we go down in the shaft,
631
00:26:56,875 --> 00:26:59,000
so we want to probe
all over in the bottom
632
00:26:59,125 --> 00:27:01,625
and all off to each of the sides
and maybe down at angles
633
00:27:01,708 --> 00:27:03,667
because we have evidence
634
00:27:03,792 --> 00:27:05,101
that there may be a
tunnel underneath it.
635
00:27:05,125 --> 00:27:06,792
We want to learn
all those things
636
00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:08,351
'cause there are a lot
of things that point to
637
00:27:08,375 --> 00:27:11,667
that area being in
the treasure zone.
638
00:27:11,792 --> 00:27:13,833
So what we're going to do is,
639
00:27:13,917 --> 00:27:15,375
once you've drilled
all your holes,
640
00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:16,792
Steve and I will go down there
641
00:27:16,875 --> 00:27:18,542
and we'll set up some
survey equipment
642
00:27:18,667 --> 00:27:20,476
and we'll take the depth that
you provide for each hole width
643
00:27:20,500 --> 00:27:22,601
and we'll do the projection
on a 3D model and we'll see
644
00:27:22,625 --> 00:27:23,985
- where those land in space.
- Yup.
645
00:27:24,042 --> 00:27:25,875
The probe drilling program is
646
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:27,833
necessary for two reasons.
647
00:27:27,917 --> 00:27:31,500
One is, there may be a
gold-silver component here
648
00:27:31,625 --> 00:27:33,042
in this very shaft,
649
00:27:33,208 --> 00:27:35,167
and one is, is there
a cavity, a void,
650
00:27:35,333 --> 00:27:38,375
or a tunnel in close proximity
to this shaft indicating
651
00:27:38,500 --> 00:27:41,667
a location that a
treasure may be?
652
00:27:41,792 --> 00:27:44,375
Okay, great. Carry on.
653
00:27:44,500 --> 00:27:46,250
- Sounds good, guys.
- Thanks.
654
00:27:46,375 --> 00:27:47,851
Let's see what
this shaft can tell us.
655
00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:49,917
Absolutely.
656
00:27:51,375 --> 00:27:53,708
Later that afternoon...
657
00:27:55,042 --> 00:27:56,583
So this is the border
658
00:27:56,708 --> 00:27:58,667
- between 26 and 27?
- Correct.
659
00:27:58,792 --> 00:28:01,833
Alex Lagina arrives on Lot 26
660
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:03,375
to help with the investigation
661
00:28:03,542 --> 00:28:05,833
of the mysterious rock wall
662
00:28:05,958 --> 00:28:08,833
being conducted by Jack Begley,
663
00:28:08,917 --> 00:28:10,958
archaeologist Laird Niven,
664
00:28:11,042 --> 00:28:13,167
and archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan.
665
00:28:13,292 --> 00:28:15,708
- So, we put one test pit in.
- Mm-hmm.
666
00:28:15,833 --> 00:28:17,625
And you can see Gary's flags,
667
00:28:17,708 --> 00:28:20,833
- so things were happening here.
- Okay.
668
00:28:20,958 --> 00:28:22,417
So, what's the plan
moving forward?
669
00:28:22,542 --> 00:28:25,583
Plan moving forward is,
we're gonna excavate that...
670
00:28:25,708 --> 00:28:26,976
I think you and
Emma, if that's all right?
671
00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:28,625
- Sure.
- This, we want to see
672
00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:31,000
how far down the
wall goes, right?
673
00:28:31,125 --> 00:28:32,667
If we can find an
artifact down below
674
00:28:32,792 --> 00:28:34,625
jammed into the wall
that can help us date
675
00:28:34,750 --> 00:28:36,875
- the construction of the wall...
- Right.
676
00:28:37,042 --> 00:28:38,333
- Ready to go?
- Yeah.
677
00:28:38,458 --> 00:28:39,792
- Okay.
- Yeah.
678
00:28:39,917 --> 00:28:41,833
In order to systematically
679
00:28:41,917 --> 00:28:43,877
search for clues and
valuables near the stone wall
680
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:47,583
Laird has prepared two
three-foot-wide search areas
681
00:28:47,708 --> 00:28:49,833
known as test pits.
682
00:28:49,917 --> 00:28:51,667
What's the protocol here?
683
00:28:51,750 --> 00:28:52,792
Like...
684
00:28:52,875 --> 00:28:55,667
are you taking it down to...
685
00:28:55,750 --> 00:28:57,250
the end of this black soil?
686
00:28:57,375 --> 00:28:59,333
- First, I'd flatten it out.
- Yeah.
687
00:28:59,458 --> 00:29:01,083
Until you see a
distinct color change
688
00:29:01,208 --> 00:29:03,875
- or a texture change even.
- Okay.
689
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,333
As Alex, Laird, and Emma
690
00:29:06,417 --> 00:29:08,042
carefully excavate
the test pits,
691
00:29:08,208 --> 00:29:10,667
Jack begins
clearing away foliage
692
00:29:10,792 --> 00:29:12,792
to search for
other types of clues
693
00:29:12,875 --> 00:29:16,167
such as possible carved
symbols in the rocks
694
00:29:16,292 --> 00:29:20,000
that may help identify
just who created the wall.
695
00:29:20,083 --> 00:29:23,708
It's still pretty clean,
like, not a lot of artifacts.
696
00:29:23,833 --> 00:29:25,434
This has always been
a really interesting area
697
00:29:25,458 --> 00:29:26,958
because we have this wall
698
00:29:27,042 --> 00:29:28,792
that's unlike any other
wall on Oak Island.
699
00:29:31,208 --> 00:29:34,958
So it's a really
active area, and it's our job
700
00:29:35,042 --> 00:29:37,250
to figure out what
went on and when there.
701
00:29:39,125 --> 00:29:40,750
Hey, look at this.
702
00:29:40,875 --> 00:29:42,625
What do you have?
703
00:29:42,750 --> 00:29:45,958
It's either charcoal
or just decaying root.
704
00:29:47,167 --> 00:29:49,167
I think this is charcoal here.
705
00:29:49,250 --> 00:29:50,667
Cool.
706
00:29:50,750 --> 00:29:52,208
Yeah, it looks like it to me.
707
00:29:53,125 --> 00:29:54,875
So, if that is, we
can probably get
708
00:29:55,042 --> 00:29:56,417
- a date off that, right?
- Yeah.
709
00:29:58,250 --> 00:30:01,167
- That... is charcoal.
- Yeah?
710
00:30:01,292 --> 00:30:02,667
Finding charcoal is exciting
711
00:30:02,792 --> 00:30:04,292
because it means you're close to
712
00:30:04,417 --> 00:30:05,625
human activity.
713
00:30:05,708 --> 00:30:06,934
- Good eye.
- Thank you.
714
00:30:06,958 --> 00:30:09,333
I will find some more.
715
00:30:09,417 --> 00:30:11,875
And we are only
ten feet from the wall.
716
00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,280
Hopefully those
will help us put,
717
00:30:13,333 --> 00:30:16,167
like, a date or a
time period at least
718
00:30:16,292 --> 00:30:19,250
to the construction of the wall
and occupation on the property.
719
00:30:19,375 --> 00:30:20,833
Hey, Laird.
720
00:30:20,917 --> 00:30:22,417
Yup.
721
00:30:22,542 --> 00:30:23,917
Will you come here for a minute?
722
00:30:24,042 --> 00:30:25,792
- Sure.
- I got a question for you.
723
00:30:25,875 --> 00:30:28,083
I'll come, too.
724
00:30:28,208 --> 00:30:30,000
Oh, yeah.
Everyone come on over.
725
00:30:30,083 --> 00:30:32,167
Jack, what you got?
726
00:30:32,292 --> 00:30:35,583
So I know we're looking for
evidence to help date the wall.
727
00:30:35,708 --> 00:30:37,583
Look at the size of this tree.
728
00:30:39,208 --> 00:30:40,708
Yeah, it's pretty big.
729
00:30:40,875 --> 00:30:42,184
And look at how it's growing.
730
00:30:42,208 --> 00:30:44,000
It looks to be
growing out of the wall.
731
00:30:44,125 --> 00:30:45,333
Out of the wall, yeah.
732
00:30:46,875 --> 00:30:48,000
It might have been here
733
00:30:48,083 --> 00:30:49,458
before the wall
was put in place,
734
00:30:49,583 --> 00:30:51,250
- right?
- Yeah.
735
00:30:51,375 --> 00:30:52,833
So...
736
00:30:52,958 --> 00:30:55,250
either the, you know,
the tree came after it
737
00:30:55,375 --> 00:30:58,958
or they just built a wall with
the tree still standing there.
738
00:30:59,083 --> 00:31:02,875
Yeah, I mean, even if it
grew up through the wall,
739
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,333
which kind of looks like it did,
740
00:31:04,458 --> 00:31:07,625
that still makes the
wall older than the tree.
741
00:31:07,750 --> 00:31:08,958
Right?
742
00:31:09,083 --> 00:31:10,875
A fully grown tree
743
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,917
protruding through
the mysterious
744
00:31:13,042 --> 00:31:15,458
stone wall on Lot 26?
745
00:31:15,542 --> 00:31:17,708
Is it possible that Jack
746
00:31:17,833 --> 00:31:19,833
has just found a towering clue
747
00:31:19,917 --> 00:31:21,958
that could prove the
wall's construction
748
00:31:22,042 --> 00:31:24,250
predated the discovery
of the Money Pit?
749
00:31:24,375 --> 00:31:28,042
And if so, could it be
related to the nearby
750
00:31:28,167 --> 00:31:31,667
11th century well where
silver has been detected?
751
00:31:31,792 --> 00:31:33,375
Over there, we're
trying to dig down
752
00:31:33,500 --> 00:31:35,101
to the bottom of the
wall, looking for artifacts
753
00:31:35,125 --> 00:31:37,167
to try to get a date
on this thing, but...
754
00:31:37,250 --> 00:31:39,167
- It could be right there.
- Yeah.
755
00:31:39,250 --> 00:31:45,417
Why don't I give Marty a call?
756
00:31:45,542 --> 00:31:47,375
This tree
might have a lot to say.
757
00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:49,060
If we get an
old date off of this,
758
00:31:49,167 --> 00:31:50,407
you could add probably 50 years
759
00:31:50,458 --> 00:31:51,768
to whatever date
this tree comes back
760
00:31:51,792 --> 00:31:53,167
- to try to date the wall.
- Yeah.
761
00:31:53,292 --> 00:31:55,542
On the border of Lot 26,
762
00:31:55,667 --> 00:31:59,792
less than 100 yards from
the 11th century stone well,
763
00:31:59,917 --> 00:32:01,500
Jack Begley has noticed
764
00:32:01,625 --> 00:32:03,375
a massive oak tree
765
00:32:03,542 --> 00:32:07,083
that has grown up through
the mysterious stone wall,
766
00:32:07,208 --> 00:32:09,375
meaning that the tree could be
767
00:32:09,542 --> 00:32:12,875
several hundred years
old and most likely grew
768
00:32:13,042 --> 00:32:15,208
after the stone wall
was constructed.
769
00:32:16,125 --> 00:32:18,292
Well, it looks like actual
work going on here.
770
00:32:19,583 --> 00:32:21,833
The questions that arise now are
771
00:32:21,958 --> 00:32:24,917
just who built the wall, when,
772
00:32:25,042 --> 00:32:27,375
and could it be
related to the stone well
773
00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:29,500
where the team has also detected
774
00:32:29,625 --> 00:32:32,583
high trace evidence
of precious metals?
775
00:32:32,708 --> 00:32:34,042
If it's old
776
00:32:34,208 --> 00:32:36,018
- and it's growing on the wall...
- Yes.
777
00:32:36,042 --> 00:32:38,500
That's also a forest
oak, not a field oak.
778
00:32:38,583 --> 00:32:40,167
And we know this land was
779
00:32:40,250 --> 00:32:42,290
cultivated, so it would
have been open at one point.
780
00:32:42,375 --> 00:32:43,775
So you can add
a little bit probably
781
00:32:43,833 --> 00:32:45,184
to your estimate
of that tree's age
782
00:32:45,208 --> 00:32:47,125
for the surrounding
forest to grow up.
783
00:32:47,208 --> 00:32:48,417
Wh-What does that tell you?
784
00:32:48,542 --> 00:32:49,902
This wall was here
a long time ago.
785
00:32:49,958 --> 00:32:50,998
If it's pre-Ball...
786
00:32:51,042 --> 00:32:51,833
Mm-hmm.
787
00:32:51,958 --> 00:32:53,375
That changes things, I think.
788
00:32:54,292 --> 00:32:55,601
Yeah, we've been investigating
789
00:32:55,625 --> 00:32:58,000
the foundation, and
everything we turn up is,
790
00:32:58,125 --> 00:32:59,805
Samuel Ball was here,
he did a lot of work,
791
00:32:59,875 --> 00:33:02,167
but that's largely post
792
00:33:02,250 --> 00:33:03,351
the beginning of
the treasure hunt.
793
00:33:03,375 --> 00:33:05,000
Yeah, that's a very good point.
794
00:33:05,125 --> 00:33:07,458
Is it possible the stone wall
795
00:33:07,542 --> 00:33:11,000
predated the habitation
of Samuel Ball?
796
00:33:11,083 --> 00:33:14,042
A man who purchased Lot 26
797
00:33:14,167 --> 00:33:17,333
in 1788 when he was merely
a humble cabbage farmer
798
00:33:17,458 --> 00:33:22,500
and who by the early 1800s had
become mysteriously wealthy?
799
00:33:23,250 --> 00:33:26,042
If so, might the stone wall,
800
00:33:26,167 --> 00:33:28,917
just like the nearby
ancient stone well,
801
00:33:29,042 --> 00:33:31,333
still hold clues
that could explain
802
00:33:31,458 --> 00:33:33,417
Samuel Ball's turn of fortune?
803
00:33:34,958 --> 00:33:36,542
Samuel Ball was living here
804
00:33:36,708 --> 00:33:39,125
at the time that the
Money Pit was discovered.
805
00:33:39,208 --> 00:33:40,684
So the question in our
minds has always been,
806
00:33:40,708 --> 00:33:41,958
was he aware of it,
807
00:33:42,083 --> 00:33:43,667
or did he witness anything?
808
00:33:43,792 --> 00:33:45,833
You know, what is his
connection to the mystery?
809
00:33:45,917 --> 00:33:50,042
And we've long thought
that the walls on his property
810
00:33:50,167 --> 00:33:52,333
were just his work and
he was a farmer here.
811
00:33:52,458 --> 00:33:54,333
The tree may provide evidence
812
00:33:54,458 --> 00:33:56,833
that some of the
features on Lot 26
813
00:33:56,917 --> 00:33:58,375
are not associated with
814
00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:00,500
Samuel Ball and
may, in fact, be older.
815
00:34:00,625 --> 00:34:02,458
So, what do we
do? Get a core sample?
816
00:34:02,542 --> 00:34:04,333
We need to get
somebody to stick an auger
817
00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:06,059
into that thing and
see how old it is, right?
818
00:34:06,083 --> 00:34:07,500
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
819
00:34:08,458 --> 00:34:11,542
By using a
manual device with an auger drill,
820
00:34:11,667 --> 00:34:14,958
the Oak Island team can
penetrate fully grown trees
821
00:34:15,042 --> 00:34:16,875
and extract core samples
822
00:34:17,042 --> 00:34:21,083
containing small circular
features known as tree rings.
823
00:34:21,208 --> 00:34:23,000
Simply counting the tree rings,
824
00:34:23,083 --> 00:34:25,250
which grow one at
a time every year,
825
00:34:25,375 --> 00:34:28,500
will determine the
precise age of the tree.
826
00:34:28,625 --> 00:34:30,417
If we know how old that tree is,
827
00:34:30,542 --> 00:34:32,833
the stone wall was
there at least that long.
828
00:34:32,917 --> 00:34:34,500
Could've been there
much, much longer.
829
00:34:35,458 --> 00:34:37,833
We'll know the minimum
age that the stone wall is,
830
00:34:37,958 --> 00:34:39,625
and so it's well worth doing.
831
00:34:39,750 --> 00:34:41,851
Well, the point is
not just necessarily this tree.
832
00:34:41,875 --> 00:34:45,042
If we get somebody to
come out and core this tree,
833
00:34:45,167 --> 00:34:46,434
any other features
that we're interested in...
834
00:34:46,458 --> 00:34:47,818
Once they're here,
they may as well
835
00:34:47,875 --> 00:34:49,333
- do a bunch.
- Yeah.
836
00:34:49,458 --> 00:34:50,643
And then we can build
our dendro record as well.
837
00:34:50,667 --> 00:34:52,708
I mean, how
appropriate would it be
838
00:34:52,833 --> 00:34:55,125
to get an answer like that
from an oak tree on Oak Island?
839
00:34:55,208 --> 00:34:56,542
Right?
840
00:34:56,667 --> 00:34:58,292
The secret was there all along
841
00:34:58,375 --> 00:34:59,833
- in the oaks. -Yup.
- Great.
842
00:34:59,917 --> 00:35:01,458
I will talk to big brother,
843
00:35:01,583 --> 00:35:03,000
and we'll get that
on the agenda.
844
00:35:03,125 --> 00:35:05,042
Great stuff, people.
845
00:35:05,167 --> 00:35:07,007
- See you in a bit, Marty.
- Yeah.
846
00:35:07,375 --> 00:35:09,458
Later that afternoon...
847
00:35:11,958 --> 00:35:13,125
Laird.
848
00:35:13,208 --> 00:35:14,042
Do we have something to see?
849
00:35:14,208 --> 00:35:15,583
We do, yes.
850
00:35:15,708 --> 00:35:18,000
Rick Lagina and Craig Tester
851
00:35:18,125 --> 00:35:20,000
join Laird Niven
852
00:35:20,083 --> 00:35:22,167
and archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan
853
00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:25,167
in the Oak Island
Interpretive Centre
854
00:35:25,250 --> 00:35:27,750
for a highly anticipated
scientific report.
855
00:35:28,667 --> 00:35:30,833
We've got the XRF results from
856
00:35:30,958 --> 00:35:32,458
- DN-11.5.
- Oh, good.
857
00:35:32,542 --> 00:35:35,042
This definitely
appears to be a tunnel...
858
00:35:35,208 --> 00:35:36,875
- Mm-hmm.
- And it sure points
859
00:35:37,042 --> 00:35:38,708
towards the Garden Shaft.
860
00:35:39,625 --> 00:35:41,875
And then this
specific area is where,
861
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:43,240
you know, we've got a number of
862
00:35:43,292 --> 00:35:44,833
the most likely treasure area.
863
00:35:44,958 --> 00:35:46,078
So-called treasure location.
864
00:35:46,167 --> 00:35:47,268
- Yep.
- Really?
865
00:35:47,292 --> 00:35:48,167
This will be interesting
866
00:35:48,250 --> 00:35:49,500
to see what we see on this.
867
00:35:49,625 --> 00:35:51,458
Over the past 24 hours,
868
00:35:51,542 --> 00:35:54,208
the wood sample
recovered one day ago
869
00:35:54,333 --> 00:35:57,167
from Borehole DN-11.5,
870
00:35:57,292 --> 00:35:59,667
which came from
a believed tunnel
871
00:35:59,792 --> 00:36:03,667
some 90 feet deep that may be
connected to the Garden Shaft,
872
00:36:03,792 --> 00:36:06,958
was dried out and
then scanned by Emma
873
00:36:07,042 --> 00:36:11,583
using the X-ray fluorescence
spectrometer, or XRF...
874
00:36:11,708 --> 00:36:15,333
A device that bombards
objects with gamma rays
875
00:36:15,417 --> 00:36:18,292
which can detect
additional elements or metals
876
00:36:18,375 --> 00:36:20,833
that may be found
on or within them.
877
00:36:21,708 --> 00:36:24,125
Emma, what are we seeing?
878
00:36:24,208 --> 00:36:27,167
So, we are seeing some
very small quantities,
879
00:36:27,333 --> 00:36:29,625
so I had to do a lot
of double-checking.
880
00:36:30,958 --> 00:36:34,750
So, all those are expected
materials from our Oak Island.
881
00:36:34,875 --> 00:36:37,458
We have a lot of iron,
manganese, titanium,
882
00:36:37,542 --> 00:36:41,333
calcium, potassium, aluminum,
so these are all common things.
883
00:36:41,458 --> 00:36:43,417
Those are all what I
would expect to find.
884
00:36:43,542 --> 00:36:45,502
- Naturally occurring.
- Yeah, yeah, very natural.
885
00:36:45,625 --> 00:36:47,833
- Yeah.
- But...
886
00:36:47,958 --> 00:36:49,750
we are seeing some quantities...
887
00:36:51,667 --> 00:36:52,708
of gold.
888
00:36:53,833 --> 00:36:55,250
It shows gold.
889
00:36:55,375 --> 00:36:56,625
Yeah. It-it's there.
890
00:36:58,667 --> 00:37:04,208
That's fantastic.
891
00:37:04,375 --> 00:37:05,875
Gold is the outlier?
892
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,208
Gold is a... yes.
893
00:37:07,375 --> 00:37:08,667
It's a very big outlier.
894
00:37:08,833 --> 00:37:11,375
That's-that's remarkable.
895
00:37:11,542 --> 00:37:13,500
In the Oak
Island Interpretive Centre,
896
00:37:13,625 --> 00:37:15,625
archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan
897
00:37:15,750 --> 00:37:18,833
has just made an
astonishing revelation.
898
00:37:18,958 --> 00:37:21,083
It shouldn't be there, right?
899
00:37:21,208 --> 00:37:22,393
No, it-it definitely
shouldn't be there.
900
00:37:22,417 --> 00:37:25,167
- Yeah.
- But, yeah, it-it's there.
901
00:37:25,292 --> 00:37:27,750
The wood discovered one day ago
902
00:37:27,875 --> 00:37:30,333
in a believed tunnel
some 90 feet deep
903
00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:33,667
in the Money Pit area,
which may be leading
904
00:37:33,792 --> 00:37:36,000
toward the Garden Shaft,
has trace evidence of gold
905
00:37:36,083 --> 00:37:37,250
on its surface.
906
00:37:37,375 --> 00:37:40,417
Now we have singularly
907
00:37:40,542 --> 00:37:43,083
unique results from the
application of that concept
908
00:37:43,208 --> 00:37:45,417
in two different
modems, if you will...
909
00:37:45,542 --> 00:37:47,917
In the wood and in the water.
910
00:37:48,042 --> 00:37:49,208
That's fantastic.
911
00:37:49,375 --> 00:37:52,167
- Yeah.
- And this might connect you to
912
00:37:52,292 --> 00:37:54,333
where the treasure may be.
913
00:37:54,458 --> 00:37:56,333
This might connect
you to a direction
914
00:37:56,458 --> 00:37:57,625
that you need to go.
915
00:37:57,750 --> 00:37:59,417
This is becoming very impactful.
916
00:37:59,542 --> 00:38:01,000
The narrative's still going on.
917
00:38:01,125 --> 00:38:02,792
- Absolutely.
- Yeah.
918
00:38:02,875 --> 00:38:04,268
The gold sampling of the water
919
00:38:04,292 --> 00:38:05,750
and now the wood is probably
920
00:38:05,875 --> 00:38:08,375
the thing that might
carry the day this year.
921
00:38:08,542 --> 00:38:10,184
I mean, that was the
hope, it was always the hope
922
00:38:10,208 --> 00:38:12,167
that it would lead to a location
923
00:38:12,250 --> 00:38:14,833
where we could do
some exploratory drilling
924
00:38:14,917 --> 00:38:17,917
or digging and hopefully
find the one thing.
925
00:38:18,042 --> 00:38:21,333
Will we find this treasure at
the bottom of the Garden Shaft?
926
00:38:21,458 --> 00:38:22,875
I'm very hopeful.
927
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,518
Craig, why don't
you give Marty a call?
928
00:38:24,542 --> 00:38:26,792
Because there are
two reasons at this point
929
00:38:26,917 --> 00:38:27,958
to call my brother.
930
00:38:28,042 --> 00:38:29,583
One is the word "gold..."
931
00:38:29,708 --> 00:38:31,333
and the other is,
932
00:38:31,417 --> 00:38:33,542
he does genuinely love a
science experiment, so...
933
00:38:33,667 --> 00:38:34,792
Yeah, yeah.
934
00:38:34,875 --> 00:38:36,250
Let me,
let me... I'll say...
935
00:38:36,375 --> 00:38:37,917
- You gonna do it?
- Yeah.
936
00:38:45,208 --> 00:38:46,368
It's a pretty good day today.
937
00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:47,875
We just wanted
to call and say hi.
938
00:38:50,542 --> 00:38:52,333
We're actually in the lab.
939
00:38:52,500 --> 00:38:54,667
Emma's run a test.
940
00:38:54,833 --> 00:38:56,583
Uh, we want to
fill you in because
941
00:38:56,708 --> 00:38:59,750
your almost favorite word has
942
00:38:59,875 --> 00:39:02,500
arisen in the course
of the conversation, so
943
00:39:02,667 --> 00:39:04,708
I'm gonna turn it over to Craig.
944
00:39:05,792 --> 00:39:07,750
Hey, Marty.
945
00:39:07,875 --> 00:39:09,042
It's, uh...
946
00:39:09,208 --> 00:39:11,375
Uh, DN-11.5,
947
00:39:11,500 --> 00:39:14,917
the well in the, you know,
potential treasure area,
948
00:39:15,042 --> 00:39:17,500
that found the tunnel...
949
00:39:17,667 --> 00:39:20,458
Emma did a
preliminary test on it.
950
00:39:20,583 --> 00:39:23,417
- Point scan.
- Yup, a point scan and...
951
00:39:23,542 --> 00:39:24,958
she is coming up with gold.
952
00:39:25,042 --> 00:39:26,042
Yup.
953
00:39:31,375 --> 00:39:32,833
That I don't know.
954
00:39:32,917 --> 00:39:33,917
Yet.
955
00:39:35,333 --> 00:39:37,292
It's helping us
hopefully zero in.
956
00:39:37,417 --> 00:39:38,833
- Patience.
- Yup.
957
00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:43,167
We've got Emma working
24 hours a day, but...
958
00:39:43,250 --> 00:39:45,458
it's gonna take a little time.
959
00:39:45,542 --> 00:39:47,667
Okay.
960
00:39:48,542 --> 00:39:50,500
It's certainly positive news.
961
00:39:50,625 --> 00:39:54,708
Maybe the treasure mass itself
962
00:39:54,833 --> 00:39:57,875
is closer to the Garden
Shaft than we thought.
963
00:40:10,875 --> 00:40:12,083
I agree, I agree.
964
00:40:17,292 --> 00:40:18,708
Okay.
965
00:40:20,375 --> 00:40:21,393
- Okay.
- All right. See you.
966
00:40:21,417 --> 00:40:22,833
Take care. Bye.
967
00:40:23,792 --> 00:40:25,833
This might be the
start of evidence.
968
00:40:25,917 --> 00:40:28,417
An evidence trail is
every bit as important
969
00:40:28,542 --> 00:40:30,167
as the water sampling
has been to date.
970
00:40:30,333 --> 00:40:32,792
- Sure.
- So we mustn't falter.
971
00:40:32,917 --> 00:40:34,677
What we always say
is, you won't find samples
972
00:40:34,750 --> 00:40:35,875
in here in the lab.
973
00:40:36,042 --> 00:40:37,682
Here's where you come
up with the answers.
974
00:40:37,792 --> 00:40:39,375
- Yeah.
- So we'll get you more samples.
975
00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:40,833
- Mm-hmm.
- All right.
976
00:40:40,958 --> 00:40:42,518
- All righty?
- Sounds good.
977
00:40:42,542 --> 00:40:43,833
- Perfect.
- Okay.
978
00:40:44,792 --> 00:40:47,083
For more than two centuries,
979
00:40:47,208 --> 00:40:51,583
hundreds of faithful searchers
dug and drilled in vain,
980
00:40:51,708 --> 00:40:54,417
trying to find a legendary
treasure on Oak Island.
981
00:40:54,542 --> 00:40:56,625
But now,
982
00:40:56,708 --> 00:40:59,083
after applying
cutting-edge science
983
00:40:59,208 --> 00:41:02,167
that was never available
to their predecessors,
984
00:41:02,250 --> 00:41:03,833
Rick, Marty, Craig
985
00:41:03,917 --> 00:41:07,250
and their team may
finally be zeroing in
986
00:41:07,375 --> 00:41:08,917
on the fabled riches.
987
00:41:09,042 --> 00:41:11,792
Could it be that
modern technology
988
00:41:11,875 --> 00:41:16,167
is the only way to locate
the Money Pit treasure vault?
989
00:41:17,375 --> 00:41:18,833
Or might it simply be
990
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:21,833
the destiny of Rick
and Marty's fellowship
991
00:41:21,958 --> 00:41:25,750
to once and for all
solve this mystery?
992
00:41:25,875 --> 00:41:28,542
Perhaps only more drilling,
993
00:41:28,667 --> 00:41:31,750
digging and testing...
994
00:41:31,875 --> 00:41:33,500
will tell.
995
00:41:34,667 --> 00:41:37,792
Next time on The
Curse of Oak Island...
996
00:41:37,875 --> 00:41:39,726
What if
somebody was trying to hide
997
00:41:39,750 --> 00:41:40,542
the evidence of
underground digging?
998
00:41:40,667 --> 00:41:41,833
The best place
999
00:41:41,958 --> 00:41:43,875
to put it would be in
the middle of a wall.
1000
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,240
- Rod dropped. There we go, Marty.
- Here we go!
1001
00:41:46,333 --> 00:41:48,667
We've got to be close
to a tunnel or chamber.
1002
00:41:48,750 --> 00:41:50,208
Drill's going in now. Hold it.
1003
00:41:50,333 --> 00:41:52,018
They hit something at 11 feet.
1004
00:41:52,042 --> 00:41:53,875
That could be where
the treasure's hiding.
1005
00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:55,667
- I detected gold.
- Wow!
1006
00:41:55,833 --> 00:41:57,042
- Hundred percent?
- Yeah.
1007
00:41:57,167 --> 00:41:59,417
- This is huge.
- Well, there you go, guys.
1008
00:42:01,524 --> 00:42:03,524
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