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NARRATOR: Tonight on
The Curse of Oak Island...
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TEDFORD:
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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TERRY:
Oh, my gosh.
We're into something.
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EMMA:
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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-SCOTT: It's all handmade.
-This could be
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the long-sought-after answer.
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NARRATOR:
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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PAUL:
This is gonna be
an exciting spot.
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CHARLES:
DN-11.5?
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STEVE:
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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NARRATOR:
As another exciting week begins
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-on Oak Island...
-CHARLES: 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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NARRATOR:
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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FRED:
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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NARRATOR:
...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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(laughter)
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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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NARRATOR:
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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RICK:
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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-TEDFORD: 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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NARRATOR:
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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ROGER: 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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-I say we get downhole.
-All right.
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-Sounds good. Let's go.
-SCOTT: Go.
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NARRATOR:
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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RICK:
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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SCOTT:
Wow.
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RICK:
Isn't that something?
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-SCOTT: Mm-hmm.
-ROGER: Been here a while.
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RICK:
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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ROGER: Def-Definitely didn't
have a wood lathe back then.
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SCOTT:
It's all handmade.
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-Yeah.
-You're 100% right.
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-It's a pretty unique piece.
I mean...
-Like you said.
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ROGER: 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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NARRATOR:
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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SCOTT:
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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SCOTT:
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.
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-That could be
what's happening here.
-Yeah.
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SCOTT: 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.
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The proof is in the drilling,
I'd say.
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NARRATOR:
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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NARRATOR:
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.
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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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NARRATOR:
As Rick and Scott
finish their inspection
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of the Garden Shaft...
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GARY:
I know you guys
are as excited as I am
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about this fantastic artifact.
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NARRATOR:
...in the Interpretive Centre...
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MARTY:
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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NARRATOR: ...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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NARRATOR:
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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NARRATOR:
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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GARY:
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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NARRATOR:
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.
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So that's the glass piece.
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LAIRD:
Yeah, and it's rather
crudely added.
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Well, that's good because
crude normally means
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something being older.
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-LAIRD: Yeah.
-MARTY: Laird.
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-LAIRD: Yeah?
-How old is this?
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-I defer to Emma on that.
-(Emma chuckles)
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I'm not seeing any elements
to suggest 1850s-post.
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So I'm not seeing any true
modern materials in it.
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That's fantastic news.
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MARTY:
Excellent.
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MARTY:
How old is this?
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I'm not seeing any
true modern materials in it.
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NARRATOR:
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?
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Well, this is where
her artistry comes in.
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EMMA:
Okay.
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So I did separate 3D images.
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So you've got two pieces--
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you've got this
copper wiring part,
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then you have
the floral bit with the glass.
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Glass component.
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Are those leaves?
Are those fleur-de-lis?
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EMMA:
They are fleur-de-lis.
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Well, that fleur-de-lis
is French.
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NARRATOR:
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.
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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.
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Is it possible that
this mysterious object
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was left on Oak Island
by someone of French origin?
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And if so, could it be
related to other
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French artifacts that the team
has found in recent years,
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such as the 14th century
lead cross,
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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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of the Templar Order?
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GARY:
This might go way, way back.
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And how do we know
this is not treasure, Marty?
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Well, it could be,
but, you know,
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it'd be nicer if you were
doing your gold dance
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-right now, Gary.
-GARY: Yeah.
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-Oh, I'd be on this table.
-(Alex laughs)
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MARTY:
This thing can tell us
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a story yet, I'm sure.
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And we're really
looking for the origins of
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who was on that lot,
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-and what were they doing there?
-ALEX: Yep.
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We'll get working on it.
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MARTY:
Excellent.
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-LAIRD: See you later.
-GARY: See you, mate.
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♪ ♪
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NARRATOR:
The following day...
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TEDFORD:
Good to go.
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...as the core
drilling operation
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in Borehole DN-11.5...
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ROGER:
Coming down.
There you go.
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...and the reconstruction
of the Garden Shaft
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continue
in the Money Pit area...
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ROGER:
Good.
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RICK:
So I'm sure everybody
recognizes this area.
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NARRATOR:
...Rick Lagina,
along with Jack Begley
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and archaeologists
Laird Niven and Helen Sheldon
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arrive on Lot 26,
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near the mysterious
900-year-old stone well.
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RICK:
What's curious to me,
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because it's an association with
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Gary's metal detecting,
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this stone wall.
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NARRATOR:
In light of the recent discovery
of the decorative brooch,
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which was found
near this rock wall
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on the border of Lot 26,
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Rick Lagina has decided to
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further investigate
this stone feature
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for clues that might explain
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just who may have
visited this area
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prior to the discovery
of the Money Pit.
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It's unlike any of the others.
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-It's wider.
-LAIRD: Yeah.
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RICK:
Thicker.
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There's more of
a construct to it.
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Regular farmers'
stone walls are just--
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you find a stone in the field,
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you throw it on the pile, right?
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This, if you walk back
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you can see a linearity
to this feature
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and a squareness
to this structure.
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I thought it might be
important to conduct
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some archaeological
investigation of that feature.
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Every single rock wall
that I've seen
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all over the island
is more rounded.
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Correct.
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But if there was
a large wall here before,
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it would have been used
as a lot line.
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It's possible.
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So, it was 1762,
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I believe, when
the island was surveyed.
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Yeah.
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Charles Morris.
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NARRATOR:
In 1762, Charles Morris,
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the surveyor general
of Nova Scotia,
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divided Oak Island
into 32 four-acre lots.
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Although the island was
relatively uninhabited
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until the discovery of
the Money Pit in 1795,
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curiously, it was
the only island in Mahone Bay
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to have been divided up
in this fashion.
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Is it possible that
this rock wall contains clues
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that could help explain
why Oak Island held
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particular interest
to the provincial government?
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It seems like
it could have been used
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for some other purpose.
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I've noticed this before--
related to the wall possibly--
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is this feature here.
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I'd be interested in seeing
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if that is indeed
the terminus of the wall...
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-LAIRD: Mm-hmm.
-...or if it does indeed
extend into the pond.
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LAIRD:
If the wetland was here,
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the wall would stop
right where it is.
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RICK:
Mm-hmm.
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LAIRD:
If it was further away,
then perhaps
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the wall extended even further.
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00:16:25,917 --> 00:16:27,792
I think we should start
by just probing
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-to see if it continues.
-Okay.
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There's no time like
the present to start.
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00:16:32,458 --> 00:16:34,250
-I think we'll start
with probing, right?
-Good. Yup.
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RICK:
We've never
understood completely
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why the stone wall
between Lots 26
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and 27 is constructed
differently than
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the rest of the stone walls
across the island.
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00:16:48,208 --> 00:16:51,458
I'm very curious to see
what we find.
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00:16:51,542 --> 00:16:53,500
♪ ♪
403
00:16:54,583 --> 00:16:56,458
No rock there.
404
00:17:00,167 --> 00:17:02,958
-Ew. No rock there.
-No rock there.
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00:17:03,042 --> 00:17:04,417
RICK:
It doesn't go off
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00:17:04,542 --> 00:17:06,333
in that direction,
though, does it, Laird?
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00:17:06,458 --> 00:17:08,333
♪ ♪
408
00:17:12,708 --> 00:17:13,750
No.
409
00:17:13,875 --> 00:17:15,833
There's nothing going that way.
410
00:17:15,917 --> 00:17:18,667
So, what's the next step?
411
00:17:18,833 --> 00:17:22,000
I'd like to put a test unit
hard up against the wall.
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So we can get a good
cross section
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00:17:24,208 --> 00:17:26,083
-and see how it was built.
-Yeah. Exactly, yeah.
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00:17:26,208 --> 00:17:28,500
I think we'll set
Helen up in her pit,
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00:17:28,625 --> 00:17:31,917
-along that potential feature.
-Sure.
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00:17:32,042 --> 00:17:34,167
-And then we can just
clear the vegetation.
-RICK: Okay.
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00:17:34,333 --> 00:17:36,750
There's a lot to do and
we might as well get started.
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00:17:36,875 --> 00:17:39,083
-Yup.
-RICK: Okay.
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NARRATOR:
While Rick and members of
the team begin investigating
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the rock wall on Lot 26...
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♪ ♪
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TERRY:
Okay. DN-11.5.
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00:17:52,042 --> 00:17:54,000
...back in the Money Pit area...
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00:17:54,083 --> 00:17:55,292
-Thank you, Colten.
-Thanks, Colten.
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00:17:55,417 --> 00:17:58,167
Top of 88, so we got 78 to 88.
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00:17:58,292 --> 00:17:59,708
Let's see what it's giving us.
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00:17:59,875 --> 00:18:01,917
Slice and dice.
428
00:18:02,042 --> 00:18:05,542
...Charles Barkhouse
and geologist Terry Matheson
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are closely monitoring
the drilling
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of Borehole DN-11.5
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now that it has reached
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the possible treasure zone
between 80
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and 120 feet deep.
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00:18:18,292 --> 00:18:19,750
-Hey, Charles.
-Hey, Ian.
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00:18:19,875 --> 00:18:21,000
Hi, Ian.
How you doing?
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00:18:21,125 --> 00:18:22,125
How you doing, Terry?
437
00:18:22,250 --> 00:18:23,292
Not too bad.
Good to see you.
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00:18:23,417 --> 00:18:25,292
We're down DN-11.5.
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00:18:25,375 --> 00:18:27,625
We're down 78 to 88 feet.
440
00:18:27,708 --> 00:18:29,208
-We're getting close. Yeah.
-We're getting close,
yeah, yeah, yeah.
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00:18:32,708 --> 00:18:35,292
-(machinery squeaks)
-TEDFORD: Oh, man.
442
00:18:37,083 --> 00:18:38,542
Whoa!
443
00:18:39,375 --> 00:18:41,458
I think I'm gonna pull this off.
444
00:18:41,583 --> 00:18:43,625
It broke through something.
445
00:18:43,750 --> 00:18:46,042
Let's take
a measurement on the pipe.
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00:18:46,167 --> 00:18:47,333
COLTEN:
All righty.
447
00:18:47,500 --> 00:18:49,417
TERRY:
What's going on over there?
448
00:18:51,875 --> 00:18:53,500
COLTEN:
Ten.
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TEDFORD:
Saying we're open
a foot and a half.
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TERRY:
How we doing?
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TEDFORD:
Hey, guys.
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So, I was doing
my run to a hundred.
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00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:09,083
-TERRY: Right.
-Right at about 90 feet,
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broke through something.
455
00:19:10,833 --> 00:19:14,500
Wow, you got an open space
90 feet below grade?
456
00:19:14,667 --> 00:19:17,375
-Right.
There's a void down there.
-Wow.
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00:19:18,875 --> 00:19:24,875
TERRY:
I can't believe it.
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TERRY:
You got an open space
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-90 feet below grade?
-Right.
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00:19:28,375 --> 00:19:30,333
-There's a void down there.
-Wow.
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NARRATOR:
It is a potentially
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critical moment
in the Money Pit area
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as the drilling operation
in Borehole DN-11.5
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has encountered
a mysterious void
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at a depth of 90 feet
in the believed treasure zone
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also known as the Baby Blob.
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00:19:47,667 --> 00:19:49,167
So we're just gonna talk
this over and think about
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-how we're gonna proceed.
-Yeah.
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00:19:50,167 --> 00:19:51,708
We definitely want you to pause.
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All right.
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00:19:53,708 --> 00:19:55,833
I think we better get
Rick and Marty up here.
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00:19:55,958 --> 00:19:57,167
-Sure.
-Let me give them a call.
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00:19:57,292 --> 00:19:58,417
Absolutely.
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00:20:00,042 --> 00:20:01,708
We're on pause, bruh.
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00:20:01,833 --> 00:20:03,208
(line ringing)
476
00:20:04,792 --> 00:20:05,667
Hey, Rick.
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00:20:05,833 --> 00:20:07,625
RICK:
Whenever you get a call
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from the Money Pit
drill program, you're excited.
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00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:13,917
DN-11.5 is actually within
the so-called treasure zone.
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The treasure zone we know has
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high gold values,
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we know the introduction
of trapped air,
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we know voids in the area.
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00:20:24,375 --> 00:20:25,708
It's exciting.
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CHARLES:
Rick's here now.
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So you found it
and I can go home.
487
00:20:31,375 --> 00:20:32,750
(laughing)
488
00:20:32,875 --> 00:20:34,167
Well, we got something
interesting going on.
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00:20:34,250 --> 00:20:36,292
-Hey, Mike. Colten.
-Hey.
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00:20:36,417 --> 00:20:37,417
-Hey, guys.
-Hey, gentlemen.
491
00:20:37,542 --> 00:20:38,667
TERRY:
Join the table.
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DOUG: Judging by
the people gathered here,
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something happened.
494
00:20:41,375 --> 00:20:44,042
When I walked up,
everybody was smiling.
495
00:20:44,167 --> 00:20:45,500
-What's going on?
-Hey.
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00:20:45,583 --> 00:20:47,167
-TERRY: Come on down.
-What have we got?
497
00:20:47,333 --> 00:20:48,125
Mike, why don't you tell us
what you saw or hit?
498
00:20:48,250 --> 00:20:50,292
At right about 90 feet,
499
00:20:50,375 --> 00:20:52,542
I could feel the rods
break through something.
500
00:20:52,708 --> 00:20:54,208
And, uh...
501
00:20:54,375 --> 00:20:57,042
it was open about
a foot and a half past my rods.
502
00:20:57,208 --> 00:20:59,833
Whatever I cored through
probably fell out
503
00:20:59,958 --> 00:21:01,667
into this void.
504
00:21:03,250 --> 00:21:05,042
MARTY:
So, what is this?
505
00:21:05,167 --> 00:21:06,458
This DN-11.5,
506
00:21:06,583 --> 00:21:08,167
it really seems to line up.
507
00:21:08,250 --> 00:21:11,750
DN-12.5 and DN-13.5
508
00:21:11,875 --> 00:21:14,667
all in that east-west alignment,
all have hit
509
00:21:14,792 --> 00:21:17,792
a structure
at 94 feet below grade.
510
00:21:17,875 --> 00:21:20,000
Mike hitting this
right now at about 90,
511
00:21:20,125 --> 00:21:22,583
that says perhaps
we're at the top of the tunnel.
512
00:21:24,958 --> 00:21:27,292
NARRATOR:
Because the team
has recently encountered
513
00:21:27,375 --> 00:21:29,917
a believed tunnel
at this same depth
514
00:21:30,042 --> 00:21:31,667
in two other nearby boreholes,
515
00:21:31,833 --> 00:21:34,083
which all line up
with the Garden Shaft,
516
00:21:34,208 --> 00:21:38,083
could Terry Matheson be correct
that they have intercepted
517
00:21:38,208 --> 00:21:40,542
another section
of the structure?
518
00:21:40,708 --> 00:21:44,250
If so, could it be related
to the large amount of gold
519
00:21:44,375 --> 00:21:47,583
that has been detected
within the Baby Blob?
520
00:21:47,708 --> 00:21:50,792
We've got to affirm whether
or not it is a tunnel.
521
00:21:50,917 --> 00:21:52,333
-Yeah.
-And the only way to learn that
522
00:21:52,458 --> 00:21:53,708
is to pull the core.
523
00:21:53,833 --> 00:21:56,667
-TERRY: Exactly.
-Let's have at her.
524
00:21:56,792 --> 00:21:58,458
Get us some core.
525
00:21:58,583 --> 00:22:00,917
Time to find some treasure.
Go get it, guys. Thanks.
526
00:22:01,042 --> 00:22:03,500
♪ ♪
527
00:22:03,667 --> 00:22:06,292
RICK:
Every time a bit goes down,
528
00:22:06,417 --> 00:22:08,875
every time
we encounter a void...
529
00:22:10,833 --> 00:22:13,375
...your first thought is,
"This might lead us somewhere."
530
00:22:16,042 --> 00:22:19,000
To the long
sought-after answers.
531
00:22:19,125 --> 00:22:20,833
the long sought-after treasure.
532
00:22:20,958 --> 00:22:22,042
TEDFORD:
Beauty.
533
00:22:22,167 --> 00:22:23,917
Every single time.
534
00:22:27,458 --> 00:22:30,542
If we were to encounter a tunnel
in close proximity to this shaft
535
00:22:30,708 --> 00:22:33,292
or even at the base
of this shaft,
536
00:22:33,417 --> 00:22:35,833
that's a real aha moment.
537
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,792
-Got something.
-Oh, he's got a big one.
538
00:22:43,125 --> 00:22:44,292
TERRY:
Thank you.
539
00:22:44,417 --> 00:22:46,333
All right.
Where'd you set down?
540
00:22:46,458 --> 00:22:48,542
Uh, the end is 98 and a half.
541
00:22:48,708 --> 00:22:50,958
MARTY:
Where did your void end?
542
00:22:51,042 --> 00:22:53,292
The void ended at 97.
543
00:22:53,417 --> 00:22:55,625
You had that much?
544
00:22:55,750 --> 00:22:57,000
-There's some wood, Terry.
-Whoa! We got lots of wood.
545
00:22:57,125 --> 00:22:58,792
-We got wood
at the bottom here.
-Yup.
546
00:23:00,167 --> 00:23:02,917
TERRY:
Oh, my gosh.
We're into something.
547
00:23:03,042 --> 00:23:04,583
It's all through there.
548
00:23:04,708 --> 00:23:06,958
There's a pretty solid chunk
in the middle of it.
549
00:23:08,458 --> 00:23:10,125
There's wood
all through this core.
550
00:23:11,125 --> 00:23:13,667
IAN:
I'm just gonna squeeze in there
and get a wood sample.
551
00:23:13,792 --> 00:23:16,667
This sample right here.
We don't need much.
552
00:23:16,833 --> 00:23:19,083
That sample should be fine.
553
00:23:19,208 --> 00:23:21,500
We're just gonna send it
in the lab really quickly,
554
00:23:21,625 --> 00:23:23,417
just to see if there's
metals in that wood.
555
00:23:23,542 --> 00:23:26,000
Do you guys still think tunnel?
556
00:23:26,167 --> 00:23:28,167
-TERRY: Absolutely.
-MARTY: Well, you know what?
557
00:23:28,333 --> 00:23:29,958
Why don't we run
the camera down there?
558
00:23:30,083 --> 00:23:32,042
I don't think it's likely,
but maybe we see something.
559
00:23:32,208 --> 00:23:33,500
-Why not?
-Yeah, sounds good.
560
00:23:33,625 --> 00:23:34,750
I mean, we have it right here
561
00:23:34,875 --> 00:23:36,167
and it only takes
a second to drop.
562
00:23:36,333 --> 00:23:37,417
RICK:
Yup. I'd say put it on down.
563
00:23:37,542 --> 00:23:39,125
All right, run it.
564
00:23:41,083 --> 00:23:43,042
I'm happy whenever we have
the chance to actually
565
00:23:43,208 --> 00:23:44,833
put down a camera.
566
00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,667
That's as exciting as it gets.
That's as good as it gets.
567
00:23:47,833 --> 00:23:49,958
-STEVE: Ready, Terry?
-TERRY: Ready to rock.
568
00:23:50,042 --> 00:23:52,292
MARTY:
That's something
we can see into.
569
00:23:52,375 --> 00:23:54,833
And any time we have a chance,
570
00:23:54,958 --> 00:23:57,333
we're going to do that
and hope we find something new.
571
00:23:57,458 --> 00:23:58,792
STEVE:
Recording.
572
00:23:58,917 --> 00:24:00,792
MARTY:
Okay, let's see what we can see.
573
00:24:01,792 --> 00:24:04,250
NARRATOR:
In order to investigate
the possible tunnel,
574
00:24:04,375 --> 00:24:05,792
the team will be using
575
00:24:05,875 --> 00:24:10,250
the Inuktun Spectrum 120
high-definition camera.
576
00:24:11,208 --> 00:24:13,917
-CHARLES: Oh, there you go.
-TERRY: We're in the water.
577
00:24:14,042 --> 00:24:15,458
Yup.
578
00:24:15,542 --> 00:24:17,542
NARRATOR:
This camera is designed
579
00:24:17,708 --> 00:24:19,667
to withstand depths
up to 1,000 feet
580
00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:25,417
underwater and features a lens
that can rotate 360 degrees.
581
00:24:25,542 --> 00:24:28,208
That double tape is your 89.
582
00:24:28,375 --> 00:24:29,625
TERRY:
Thank you.
583
00:24:31,042 --> 00:24:32,417
STEVE:
Look how dirty the water is.
584
00:24:32,542 --> 00:24:34,583
Just the last foot
or two of water.
585
00:24:34,708 --> 00:24:37,167
-TERRY: We're almost there.
-STEVE: Yup.
586
00:24:37,292 --> 00:24:39,167
♪ ♪
587
00:24:40,542 --> 00:24:42,167
MARTY:
I don't see a lot.
588
00:24:42,333 --> 00:24:44,167
Wow.
589
00:24:44,292 --> 00:24:45,583
Tell me what you're seeing.
590
00:24:45,708 --> 00:24:47,917
-STEVE: Nothing.
-CHARLES: Nothing.
591
00:24:48,042 --> 00:24:50,792
-RICK: Nothing at all?
-CHARLES: Unfortunately, no.
592
00:24:51,792 --> 00:24:53,708
-STEVE: It's pitch black.
-CHARLES: Yeah.
593
00:24:53,833 --> 00:24:55,167
STEVE:
With a light on.
594
00:24:55,333 --> 00:24:56,333
Come on out.
595
00:24:56,458 --> 00:24:57,792
Okay.
596
00:24:59,583 --> 00:25:03,667
We have zero
visibilities with that.
597
00:25:03,792 --> 00:25:05,417
-Okay.
So that was disappointing.
-MARTY: Gentlemen,
598
00:25:05,542 --> 00:25:07,667
absolutely no visibility.
599
00:25:07,750 --> 00:25:10,167
It was kind of a long shot,
but it was worth doing.
600
00:25:11,167 --> 00:25:13,833
We'll leave this hole open
and we'll go decide
601
00:25:13,917 --> 00:25:15,875
-where we're going next.
-Okay.
602
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:22,625
MARTY:
Oak Island doesn't
give up its secrets easily.
603
00:25:22,750 --> 00:25:24,542
NARRATOR: As a new day begins
on Oak Island...
604
00:25:24,667 --> 00:25:26,792
MARTY:
There's the man, right here.
605
00:25:26,917 --> 00:25:28,458
-Good to see you.
-Nice to see you again.
606
00:25:28,583 --> 00:25:29,583
-Roger.
-Hey, Rog.
-Marty.
607
00:25:29,708 --> 00:25:30,667
NARRATOR:
...Rick, Marty,
608
00:25:30,792 --> 00:25:32,583
and Alex Lagina, along with
609
00:25:32,708 --> 00:25:34,542
Scott Barlow, gather at
610
00:25:34,708 --> 00:25:35,667
the Oak Island Research Center
611
00:25:35,750 --> 00:25:37,667
to meet with Roger Fortin
612
00:25:37,833 --> 00:25:39,833
from Dumas Contracting Limited.
613
00:25:39,917 --> 00:25:42,000
With the recent discoveries
614
00:25:42,125 --> 00:25:45,500
of believed man-made features
near the Garden Shaft,
615
00:25:45,583 --> 00:25:49,292
including a large void--
some 55 feet deep--
616
00:25:49,375 --> 00:25:53,250
and now a believed tunnel
at a depth of 90 feet,
617
00:25:53,375 --> 00:25:57,375
the Oak Island team is eager
to strategize how to further
618
00:25:57,500 --> 00:25:59,000
investigate those features
619
00:25:59,083 --> 00:26:01,708
and any others
that may be discovered
620
00:26:01,875 --> 00:26:03,542
through probe drilling
621
00:26:03,708 --> 00:26:05,708
as Dumas completes the shaft
622
00:26:05,833 --> 00:26:08,917
down to a total depth
of 80 feet.
623
00:26:09,917 --> 00:26:13,417
This would entail using
a hydraulic drilling device
624
00:26:13,542 --> 00:26:16,292
to create a number
of exploratory boreholes
625
00:26:16,375 --> 00:26:18,167
in each wall of the Garden Shaft
626
00:26:18,250 --> 00:26:21,083
that extend several feet out
from the structure.
627
00:26:22,042 --> 00:26:24,167
SCOTT:
So, one thing that
we've learned this year,
628
00:26:24,333 --> 00:26:27,458
drilling around that area, was,
we had encountered a tunnel.
629
00:26:27,542 --> 00:26:28,792
-Okay.
-Initially, we thought
630
00:26:28,917 --> 00:26:30,333
maybe it projected
from the Garden Shaft.
631
00:26:30,458 --> 00:26:31,583
Hmm. Interesting.
632
00:26:31,708 --> 00:26:33,292
So, what is the program?
633
00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:36,625
Mm-hmm.
634
00:26:39,250 --> 00:26:40,333
So, eight more feet,
then you do it again.
635
00:26:40,500 --> 00:26:41,750
That's right.
636
00:26:41,875 --> 00:26:43,167
So, if you encounter wood
in any of those,
637
00:26:43,292 --> 00:26:44,292
we're always interested.
638
00:26:50,542 --> 00:26:51,750
Yeah.
639
00:26:51,875 --> 00:26:53,583
We want to do probe drilling
640
00:26:53,708 --> 00:26:56,792
in various levels
as we go down in the shaft,
641
00:26:56,875 --> 00:26:59,000
so we want to probe
all over in the bottom
642
00:26:59,125 --> 00:27:01,625
and all off to each of the sides
and maybe down at angles
643
00:27:01,708 --> 00:27:03,667
because we have evidence
644
00:27:03,792 --> 00:27:05,000
that there may be
a tunnel underneath it.
645
00:27:05,125 --> 00:27:06,792
We want to learn
all those things
646
00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:08,292
'cause there are a lot
of things that point to
647
00:27:08,375 --> 00:27:11,667
that area being
in the treasure zone.
648
00:27:11,792 --> 00:27:13,833
SCOTT:
So what we're going to do is,
649
00:27:13,917 --> 00:27:15,375
once you've drilled
all your holes,
650
00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:16,792
Steve and I will go down there
651
00:27:16,875 --> 00:27:18,542
and we'll set up
some survey equipment
652
00:27:18,667 --> 00:27:20,375
and we'll take the depth that
you provide for each hole width
653
00:27:20,500 --> 00:27:22,500
and we'll do the projection
on a 3D model and we'll see
654
00:27:22,625 --> 00:27:23,958
-where those land in space.
-Yup.
655
00:27:24,042 --> 00:27:25,875
RICK:
The probe drilling program is
656
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:27,833
necessary for two reasons.
657
00:27:27,917 --> 00:27:31,500
One is, there may be
a gold-silver component here
658
00:27:31,625 --> 00:27:33,042
in this very shaft,
659
00:27:33,208 --> 00:27:35,167
and one is,
is there a cavity, a void,
660
00:27:35,333 --> 00:27:38,375
or a tunnel in close proximity
to this shaft indicating
661
00:27:38,500 --> 00:27:41,667
a location that
a treasure may be?
662
00:27:41,792 --> 00:27:44,375
Okay, great.
Carry on.
663
00:27:44,500 --> 00:27:46,250
-Sounds good, guys.
-Thanks.
664
00:27:46,375 --> 00:27:47,708
MARTY:
Let's see what this shaft
can tell us.
665
00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:49,917
ROGER:
Absolutely.
666
00:27:51,375 --> 00:27:53,708
NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon...
667
00:27:55,042 --> 00:27:56,583
ALEX:
So this is the border
668
00:27:56,708 --> 00:27:58,667
-between 26 and 27?
-Correct.
669
00:27:58,792 --> 00:28:01,833
NARRATOR:
...Alex Lagina arrives on Lot 26
670
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:03,375
to help with the investigation
671
00:28:03,542 --> 00:28:05,833
of the mysterious rock wall
672
00:28:05,958 --> 00:28:08,833
being conducted by Jack Begley,
673
00:28:08,917 --> 00:28:10,958
archaeologist Laird Niven,
674
00:28:11,042 --> 00:28:13,167
and archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan.
675
00:28:13,292 --> 00:28:15,708
-So, we put one test pit in.
-ALEX: Mm-hmm.
676
00:28:15,833 --> 00:28:17,625
LAIRD:
And you can see Gary's flags,
677
00:28:17,708 --> 00:28:20,833
-so things were happening here.
-ALEX: Okay.
678
00:28:20,958 --> 00:28:22,417
So, what's the plan
moving forward?
679
00:28:22,542 --> 00:28:25,583
Plan moving forward is,
we're gonna excavate that--
680
00:28:25,708 --> 00:28:26,875
I think you and Emma,
if that's all right?
681
00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:28,625
-Sure.
-This, we want to see
682
00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:31,000
how far down
the wall goes, right?
683
00:28:31,125 --> 00:28:32,667
If we can find
an artifact down below
684
00:28:32,792 --> 00:28:34,625
jammed into the wall
that can help us date
685
00:28:34,750 --> 00:28:36,875
-the construction of the wall...
-Right.
686
00:28:37,042 --> 00:28:38,333
-Ready to go?
-Yeah.
687
00:28:38,458 --> 00:28:39,792
-ALEX: Okay.
-JACK: Yeah.
688
00:28:39,917 --> 00:28:41,833
NARRATOR:
In order to systematically
689
00:28:41,917 --> 00:28:43,833
search for clues and valuables
near the stone wall
690
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:47,583
Laird has prepared two
three-foot-wide search areas
691
00:28:47,708 --> 00:28:49,833
known as test pits.
692
00:28:49,917 --> 00:28:51,667
What's the protocol here?
693
00:28:51,750 --> 00:28:52,792
Like...
694
00:28:52,875 --> 00:28:55,667
are you taking it down to...
695
00:28:55,750 --> 00:28:57,250
the end of this black soil?
696
00:28:57,375 --> 00:28:59,333
-LAIRD: First,
I'd flatten it out.
-EMMA: Yeah.
697
00:28:59,458 --> 00:29:01,083
Until you see
a distinct color change
698
00:29:01,208 --> 00:29:03,875
-or a texture change even.
-Okay.
699
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,333
NARRATOR:
As Alex, Laird, and Emma
700
00:29:06,417 --> 00:29:08,042
carefully excavate
the test pits,
701
00:29:08,208 --> 00:29:10,667
Jack begins
clearing away foliage
702
00:29:10,792 --> 00:29:12,792
to search for other
types of clues
703
00:29:12,875 --> 00:29:16,167
such as possible
carved symbols in the rocks
704
00:29:16,292 --> 00:29:20,000
that may help identify
just who created the wall.
705
00:29:20,083 --> 00:29:23,708
It's still pretty clean,
like, not a lot of artifacts.
706
00:29:23,833 --> 00:29:25,333
This has always been
a really interesting area
707
00:29:25,458 --> 00:29:26,958
because we have this wall
708
00:29:27,042 --> 00:29:28,792
that's unlike
any other wall on Oak Island.
709
00:29:28,917 --> 00:29:31,083
(Jack grunting)
710
00:29:31,208 --> 00:29:34,958
LAIRD:
So it's a really active area,
and it's our job
711
00:29:35,042 --> 00:29:37,250
to figure out what went on
and when there.
712
00:29:39,125 --> 00:29:40,750
ALEX:
Hey, look at this.
713
00:29:40,875 --> 00:29:42,625
LAIRD:
What do you have?
714
00:29:42,750 --> 00:29:45,958
It's either charcoal
or just decaying root.
715
00:29:47,167 --> 00:29:49,167
I think this is charcoal here.
716
00:29:49,250 --> 00:29:50,667
LAIRD:
Cool.
717
00:29:50,750 --> 00:29:52,208
Yeah, it looks like it to me.
718
00:29:53,125 --> 00:29:54,875
So, if that is,
we can probably get
719
00:29:55,042 --> 00:29:56,417
-a date off that, right?
-Yeah.
720
00:29:58,250 --> 00:30:01,167
-EMMA: That... is charcoal.
-ALEX: Yeah?
721
00:30:01,292 --> 00:30:02,667
ALEX:
Finding charcoal is exciting
722
00:30:02,792 --> 00:30:04,292
because it means you're close to
723
00:30:04,417 --> 00:30:05,625
human activity.
724
00:30:05,708 --> 00:30:06,833
-EMMA: Good eye.
-ALEX: Thank you.
725
00:30:06,958 --> 00:30:09,333
I will find some more.
726
00:30:09,417 --> 00:30:11,875
And we are only
ten feet from the wall.
727
00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,208
Hopefully
those will help us put,
728
00:30:13,333 --> 00:30:16,167
like, a date
or a time period at least
729
00:30:16,292 --> 00:30:19,250
to the construction of the wall
and occupation on the property.
730
00:30:19,375 --> 00:30:20,833
JACK:
Hey, Laird.
731
00:30:20,917 --> 00:30:22,417
LAIRD:
Yup.
732
00:30:22,542 --> 00:30:23,917
Will you come here for a minute?
733
00:30:24,042 --> 00:30:25,792
-Sure.
-I got a question for you.
734
00:30:25,875 --> 00:30:28,083
ALEX:
I'll come, too.
735
00:30:28,208 --> 00:30:30,000
JACK:
Oh, yeah.
Everyone come on over.
736
00:30:30,083 --> 00:30:32,167
ALEX:
Jack, what you got?
737
00:30:32,292 --> 00:30:35,583
So I know we're looking for
evidence to help date the wall.
738
00:30:35,708 --> 00:30:37,583
Look at the size of this tree.
739
00:30:37,708 --> 00:30:39,125
♪ ♪
740
00:30:39,208 --> 00:30:40,708
ALEX:
Yeah, it's pretty big.
741
00:30:40,875 --> 00:30:42,125
JACK:
And look at how it's growing.
742
00:30:42,208 --> 00:30:44,000
It looks to be growing
out of the wall.
743
00:30:44,125 --> 00:30:45,333
LAIRD:
Out of the wall, yeah.
744
00:30:46,875 --> 00:30:48,000
It might have been here
745
00:30:48,083 --> 00:30:49,458
before the wall was
put in place,
746
00:30:49,583 --> 00:30:51,250
-right?
-ALEX: Yeah.
747
00:30:51,375 --> 00:30:52,833
JACK:
So...
748
00:30:52,958 --> 00:30:55,250
either the, you know,
the tree came after it
749
00:30:55,375 --> 00:30:58,958
or they just built a wall with
the tree still standing there.
750
00:30:59,083 --> 00:31:02,875
Yeah, I mean, even if
it grew up through the wall,
751
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,333
which kind of looks like it did,
752
00:31:04,458 --> 00:31:07,625
that still makes the wall
older than the tree.
753
00:31:07,750 --> 00:31:08,958
JACK:
Right?
754
00:31:09,083 --> 00:31:10,875
NARRATOR:
A fully grown tree
755
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,917
protruding
through the mysterious
756
00:31:13,042 --> 00:31:15,458
stone wall on Lot 26?
757
00:31:15,542 --> 00:31:17,708
Is it possible that Jack
758
00:31:17,833 --> 00:31:19,833
has just found a towering clue
759
00:31:19,917 --> 00:31:21,958
that could prove
the wall's construction
760
00:31:22,042 --> 00:31:24,250
predated the discovery
of the Money Pit?
761
00:31:24,375 --> 00:31:28,042
And if so, could it be
related to the nearby
762
00:31:28,167 --> 00:31:31,667
11th century well where
silver has been detected?
763
00:31:31,792 --> 00:31:33,375
Over there,
we're trying to dig down
764
00:31:33,500 --> 00:31:35,000
to the bottom of the wall,
looking for artifacts
765
00:31:35,125 --> 00:31:37,167
to try to get a date
on this thing, but...
766
00:31:37,250 --> 00:31:39,167
-(chuckling): It could be
right there.
-Yeah.
767
00:31:39,250 --> 00:31:45,417
JACK:
Why don't I give Marty a call?
768
00:31:45,542 --> 00:31:47,375
JACK:
This tree might have
a lot to say.
769
00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:49,042
ALEX:
If we get
an old date off of this,
770
00:31:49,167 --> 00:31:50,333
you could add probably 50 years
771
00:31:50,458 --> 00:31:51,667
to whatever date
this tree comes back
772
00:31:51,792 --> 00:31:53,167
-to try to date the wall.
-Yeah.
773
00:31:53,292 --> 00:31:55,542
NARRATOR:
On the border of Lot 26,
774
00:31:55,667 --> 00:31:59,792
less than 100 yards from
the 11th century stone well,
775
00:31:59,917 --> 00:32:01,500
Jack Begley has noticed
776
00:32:01,625 --> 00:32:03,375
a massive oak tree
777
00:32:03,542 --> 00:32:07,083
that has grown up through
the mysterious stone wall,
778
00:32:07,208 --> 00:32:09,375
meaning that the tree could be
779
00:32:09,542 --> 00:32:12,875
several hundred years old
and most likely grew
780
00:32:13,042 --> 00:32:15,208
after the stone wall
was constructed.
781
00:32:16,125 --> 00:32:18,292
Well, it looks like
actual work going on here.
782
00:32:18,375 --> 00:32:19,500
(Alex laughs)
783
00:32:19,583 --> 00:32:21,833
NARRATOR:
The questions that arise now are
784
00:32:21,958 --> 00:32:24,917
just who built the wall, when,
785
00:32:25,042 --> 00:32:27,375
and could it be
related to the stone well
786
00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:29,500
where the team has also detected
787
00:32:29,625 --> 00:32:32,583
high trace evidence
of precious metals?
788
00:32:32,708 --> 00:32:34,042
ALEX:
If it's old
789
00:32:34,208 --> 00:32:35,917
-and it's growing on the wall...
-MARTY: Yes.
790
00:32:36,042 --> 00:32:38,500
...that's also a forest oak,
not a field oak.
791
00:32:38,583 --> 00:32:40,167
And we know this land was
792
00:32:40,250 --> 00:32:42,250
cultivated, so it would
have been open at one point.
793
00:32:42,375 --> 00:32:43,708
So you can add
a little bit probably
794
00:32:43,833 --> 00:32:45,125
to your estimate
of that tree's age
795
00:32:45,208 --> 00:32:47,125
for the surrounding
forest to grow up.
796
00:32:47,208 --> 00:32:48,417
Wh-What does that tell you?
797
00:32:48,542 --> 00:32:49,833
This wall was here
a long time ago.
798
00:32:49,958 --> 00:32:50,958
LAIRD:
If it's pre-Ball...
799
00:32:51,042 --> 00:32:51,833
MARTY:
Mm-hmm.
800
00:32:51,958 --> 00:32:53,375
...that changes things, I think.
801
00:32:54,292 --> 00:32:55,500
ALEX:
Yeah, we've been investigating
802
00:32:55,625 --> 00:32:58,000
the foundation, and
everything we turn up is,
803
00:32:58,125 --> 00:32:59,708
Samuel Ball was here,
he did a lot of work,
804
00:32:59,875 --> 00:33:02,167
but that's largely post
805
00:33:02,250 --> 00:33:03,250
the beginning of
the treasure hunt.
806
00:33:03,375 --> 00:33:05,000
Yeah, that's a very good point.
807
00:33:05,125 --> 00:33:07,458
NARRATOR:
Is it possible the stone wall
808
00:33:07,542 --> 00:33:11,000
predated the habitation
of Samuel Ball?
809
00:33:11,083 --> 00:33:14,042
A man who purchased Lot 26
810
00:33:14,167 --> 00:33:17,333
in 1788 when he was merely
a humble cabbage farmer
811
00:33:17,458 --> 00:33:22,500
and who by the early 1800s had
become mysteriously wealthy?
812
00:33:23,250 --> 00:33:26,042
If so, might the stone wall,
813
00:33:26,167 --> 00:33:28,917
just like the nearby
ancient stone well,
814
00:33:29,042 --> 00:33:31,333
still hold clues
that could explain
815
00:33:31,458 --> 00:33:33,417
Samuel Ball's turn of fortune?
816
00:33:34,958 --> 00:33:36,542
ALEX:
Samuel Ball was living here
817
00:33:36,708 --> 00:33:39,125
at the time that
the Money Pit was discovered.
818
00:33:39,208 --> 00:33:40,583
So the question in our minds
has always been,
819
00:33:40,708 --> 00:33:41,958
was he aware of it,
820
00:33:42,083 --> 00:33:43,667
or did he witness anything?
821
00:33:43,792 --> 00:33:45,833
You know, what is his
connection to the mystery?
822
00:33:45,917 --> 00:33:50,042
And we've long thought
that the walls on his property
823
00:33:50,167 --> 00:33:52,333
were just his work
and he was a farmer here.
824
00:33:52,458 --> 00:33:54,333
The tree may provide evidence
825
00:33:54,458 --> 00:33:56,833
that some of
the features on Lot 26
826
00:33:56,917 --> 00:33:58,375
are not associated with
827
00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:00,500
Samuel Ball and may,
in fact, be older.
828
00:34:00,625 --> 00:34:02,458
JACK:
So, what do we do?
Get a core sample?
829
00:34:02,542 --> 00:34:04,333
We need to get somebody
to stick an auger
830
00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:05,958
into that thing and see
how old it is, right?
831
00:34:06,083 --> 00:34:07,500
-Mm-hmm.
-MARTY: Yeah.
832
00:34:08,458 --> 00:34:11,542
NARRATOR:
By using a manual device
with an auger drill,
833
00:34:11,667 --> 00:34:14,958
the Oak Island team can
penetrate fully grown trees
834
00:34:15,042 --> 00:34:16,875
and extract core samples
835
00:34:17,042 --> 00:34:21,083
containing small circular
features known as tree rings.
836
00:34:21,208 --> 00:34:23,000
Simply counting the tree rings,
837
00:34:23,083 --> 00:34:25,250
which grow
one at a time every year,
838
00:34:25,375 --> 00:34:28,500
will determine
the precise age of the tree.
839
00:34:28,625 --> 00:34:30,417
MARTY:
If we know how old that tree is,
840
00:34:30,542 --> 00:34:32,833
the stone wall was there
at least that long.
841
00:34:32,917 --> 00:34:34,500
Could've been there much,
much longer.
842
00:34:35,458 --> 00:34:37,833
We'll know the minimum age
that the stone wall is,
843
00:34:37,958 --> 00:34:39,625
and so it's well worth doing.
844
00:34:39,750 --> 00:34:41,750
ALEX:
Well, the point is not
just necessarily this tree.
845
00:34:41,875 --> 00:34:45,042
If we get somebody to
come out and core this tree,
846
00:34:45,167 --> 00:34:46,333
any other features
that we're interested in...
847
00:34:46,458 --> 00:34:47,750
Once they're here,
they may as well
848
00:34:47,875 --> 00:34:49,333
-do a bunch.
-ALEX: Yeah.
849
00:34:49,458 --> 00:34:50,542
And then we can build
our dendro record as well.
850
00:34:50,667 --> 00:34:52,708
I mean,
how appropriate would it be
851
00:34:52,833 --> 00:34:55,125
to get an answer like that
from an oak tree on Oak Island?
852
00:34:55,208 --> 00:34:56,542
(laughs)
Right?
853
00:34:56,667 --> 00:34:58,292
ALEX:
The secret was there all along
854
00:34:58,375 --> 00:34:59,833
-in the oaks.
-Yup.
-MARTY: Great.
855
00:34:59,917 --> 00:35:01,458
I will talk to big brother,
856
00:35:01,583 --> 00:35:03,000
and we'll get that
on the agenda.
857
00:35:03,125 --> 00:35:05,042
Great stuff, people.
858
00:35:05,167 --> 00:35:06,500
-JACK: See you in a bit, Marty.
-MARTY: Yeah.
859
00:35:07,375 --> 00:35:09,458
NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon...
860
00:35:11,958 --> 00:35:13,125
RICK:
Laird.
861
00:35:13,208 --> 00:35:14,042
Do we have something to see?
862
00:35:14,208 --> 00:35:15,583
We do, yes.
863
00:35:15,708 --> 00:35:18,000
NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina
and Craig Tester
864
00:35:18,125 --> 00:35:20,000
join Laird Niven
865
00:35:20,083 --> 00:35:22,167
and archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan
866
00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:25,167
in the Oak Island
Interpretive Centre
867
00:35:25,250 --> 00:35:27,750
for a highly anticipated
scientific report.
868
00:35:28,667 --> 00:35:30,833
LAIRD:
We've got the XRF results from
869
00:35:30,958 --> 00:35:32,458
-DN-11.5.
-CRAIG: Oh, good.
870
00:35:32,542 --> 00:35:35,042
This definitely
appears to be a tunnel...
871
00:35:35,208 --> 00:35:36,875
-Mm-hmm.
-...and it sure points
872
00:35:37,042 --> 00:35:38,708
towards the Garden Shaft.
873
00:35:39,625 --> 00:35:41,875
And then
this specific area is where,
874
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:43,167
you know, we've got a number of
875
00:35:43,292 --> 00:35:44,833
the most likely treasure area.
876
00:35:44,958 --> 00:35:46,042
So-called treasure location.
877
00:35:46,167 --> 00:35:47,167
-CRAIG: Yep.
-LAIRD: Really?
878
00:35:47,292 --> 00:35:48,167
CRAIG:
This will be interesting
879
00:35:48,250 --> 00:35:49,500
to see what we see on this.
880
00:35:49,625 --> 00:35:51,458
NARRATOR:
Over the past 24 hours,
881
00:35:51,542 --> 00:35:54,208
the wood sample
recovered one day ago
882
00:35:54,333 --> 00:35:57,167
from Borehole DN-11.5,
883
00:35:57,292 --> 00:35:59,667
which came from
a believed tunnel
884
00:35:59,792 --> 00:36:03,667
some 90 feet deep that may be
connected to the Garden Shaft,
885
00:36:03,792 --> 00:36:06,958
was dried out and
then scanned by Emma
886
00:36:07,042 --> 00:36:11,583
using the X-ray fluorescence
spectrometer, or XRF--
887
00:36:11,708 --> 00:36:15,333
a device that bombards objects
with gamma rays
888
00:36:15,417 --> 00:36:18,292
which can detect additional
elements or metals
889
00:36:18,375 --> 00:36:20,833
that may be found on
or within them.
890
00:36:21,708 --> 00:36:24,125
CRAIG:
Emma, what are we seeing?
891
00:36:24,208 --> 00:36:27,167
So, we are seeing some
very small quantities,
892
00:36:27,333 --> 00:36:29,625
so I had to do
a lot of double-checking.
893
00:36:30,958 --> 00:36:34,750
So, all those are expected
materials from our Oak Island.
894
00:36:34,875 --> 00:36:37,458
We have a lot of iron,
manganese, titanium,
895
00:36:37,542 --> 00:36:41,333
calcium, potassium, aluminum,
so these are all common things.
896
00:36:41,458 --> 00:36:43,417
Those are all what
I would expect to find.
897
00:36:43,542 --> 00:36:45,500
-Naturally occurring.
-Yeah, yeah, very natural.
898
00:36:45,625 --> 00:36:47,833
-CRAIG: Yeah.
-EMMA: But...
899
00:36:47,958 --> 00:36:49,750
we are seeing some quantities...
900
00:36:51,667 --> 00:36:52,708
...of gold.
901
00:36:53,833 --> 00:36:55,250
It shows gold.
902
00:36:55,375 --> 00:36:56,625
Yeah.
It-it's there.
903
00:36:56,708 --> 00:36:58,500
(chuckling)
904
00:36:58,667 --> 00:37:04,208
RICK:
That's fantastic.
905
00:37:04,375 --> 00:37:05,875
Gold is the outlier?
906
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,208
Gold is a-- yes.
(laughs)
907
00:37:07,375 --> 00:37:08,667
It's a very big outlier.
908
00:37:08,833 --> 00:37:11,375
-That's-that's remarkable.
-(chuckles)
909
00:37:11,542 --> 00:37:13,500
NARRATOR: In the Oak Island
Interpretive Centre,
910
00:37:13,625 --> 00:37:15,625
archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan
911
00:37:15,750 --> 00:37:18,833
has just made
an astonishing revelation.
912
00:37:18,958 --> 00:37:21,083
It shouldn't be there, right?
913
00:37:21,208 --> 00:37:22,333
No, it-it definitely
shouldn't be there.
914
00:37:22,417 --> 00:37:25,167
-Yeah.
-But, yeah, it-it's there.
915
00:37:25,292 --> 00:37:27,750
NARRATOR: The wood discovered
one day ago
916
00:37:27,875 --> 00:37:30,333
in a believed tunnel
some 90 feet deep
917
00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:33,667
in the Money Pit area,
which may be leading
918
00:37:33,792 --> 00:37:36,000
toward the Garden Shaft,
has trace evidence of gold
919
00:37:36,083 --> 00:37:37,250
on its surface.
920
00:37:37,375 --> 00:37:40,417
Now we have singularly
921
00:37:40,542 --> 00:37:43,083
unique results from the
application of that concept
922
00:37:43,208 --> 00:37:45,417
in two different modems,
if you will--
923
00:37:45,542 --> 00:37:47,917
in the wood and in the water.
924
00:37:48,042 --> 00:37:49,208
That's fantastic.
925
00:37:49,375 --> 00:37:52,167
-Yeah.
-And this might connect you to
926
00:37:52,292 --> 00:37:54,333
where the treasure may be.
927
00:37:54,458 --> 00:37:56,333
This might connect you
to a direction
928
00:37:56,458 --> 00:37:57,625
that you need to go.
929
00:37:57,750 --> 00:37:59,417
This is becoming very impactful.
930
00:37:59,542 --> 00:38:01,000
The narrative's still going on.
931
00:38:01,125 --> 00:38:02,792
-Absolutely.
-Yeah.
932
00:38:02,875 --> 00:38:04,167
RICK:
The gold sampling of the water
933
00:38:04,292 --> 00:38:05,750
and now the wood is probably
934
00:38:05,875 --> 00:38:08,375
the thing that might carry
the day this year.
935
00:38:08,542 --> 00:38:10,042
I mean, that was the hope,
it was always the hope
936
00:38:10,208 --> 00:38:12,167
that it would lead to a location
937
00:38:12,250 --> 00:38:14,833
where we could do
some exploratory drilling
938
00:38:14,917 --> 00:38:17,917
or digging and hopefully
find the one thing.
939
00:38:18,042 --> 00:38:21,333
Will we find this treasure at
the bottom of the Garden Shaft?
940
00:38:21,458 --> 00:38:22,875
I'm very hopeful.
941
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,417
Craig, why don't you
give Marty a call?
942
00:38:24,542 --> 00:38:26,792
Because there are
two reasons at this point
943
00:38:26,917 --> 00:38:27,958
to call my brother.
944
00:38:28,042 --> 00:38:29,583
One is the word "gold..."
945
00:38:29,708 --> 00:38:31,333
-(both chuckling)
-...and the other is,
946
00:38:31,417 --> 00:38:33,542
he does genuinely love
a science experiment, so...
947
00:38:33,667 --> 00:38:34,792
CRAIG:
Yeah, yeah.
948
00:38:34,875 --> 00:38:36,250
RICK:
Let me, let me--
I'll say...
949
00:38:36,375 --> 00:38:37,917
-You gonna do it?
-Yeah.
950
00:38:38,042 --> 00:38:39,875
(line ringing)
951
00:38:45,208 --> 00:38:46,333
It's a pretty good day today.
952
00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:47,875
We just wanted
to call and say hi.
953
00:38:49,208 --> 00:38:50,375
(laughing)
954
00:38:50,542 --> 00:38:52,333
We're actually in the lab.
955
00:38:52,500 --> 00:38:54,667
Emma's run a test.
956
00:38:54,833 --> 00:38:56,583
Uh, we want to
fill you in because
957
00:38:56,708 --> 00:38:59,750
your almost favorite word has
958
00:38:59,875 --> 00:39:02,500
arisen in the course
of the conversation, so
959
00:39:02,667 --> 00:39:04,708
I'm gonna turn it over to Craig.
960
00:39:05,792 --> 00:39:07,750
Hey, Marty.
961
00:39:07,875 --> 00:39:09,042
It's, uh...
962
00:39:09,208 --> 00:39:11,375
Uh, DN-11.5,
963
00:39:11,500 --> 00:39:14,917
the well in the, you know,
potential treasure area,
964
00:39:15,042 --> 00:39:17,500
that found the tunnel...
965
00:39:17,667 --> 00:39:20,458
Emma did a preliminary
test on it.
966
00:39:20,583 --> 00:39:23,417
-Point scan.
-Yup, a point scan and...
967
00:39:23,542 --> 00:39:24,958
she is coming up with gold.
968
00:39:25,042 --> 00:39:26,042
Yup.
969
00:39:29,250 --> 00:39:31,250
(laughing)
970
00:39:31,375 --> 00:39:32,833
That I don't know.
971
00:39:32,917 --> 00:39:33,875
Yet.
972
00:39:35,333 --> 00:39:37,292
It's helping us
hopefully zero in.
973
00:39:37,417 --> 00:39:38,833
-Patience.
-CRAIG: Yup.
974
00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:43,167
We've got Emma working
24 hours a day, but...
975
00:39:43,250 --> 00:39:45,458
it's gonna take a little time.
976
00:39:45,542 --> 00:39:47,667
-Okay.
-(chuckling)
977
00:39:48,542 --> 00:39:50,500
MARTY:
It's certainly positive news.
978
00:39:50,625 --> 00:39:54,708
Maybe the treasure mass itself
979
00:39:54,833 --> 00:39:57,875
is closer to the Garden Shaft
than we thought.
980
00:40:10,875 --> 00:40:12,083
I agree, I agree.
981
00:40:17,292 --> 00:40:18,708
-(chuckles)
-CRAIG: Okay.
982
00:40:20,375 --> 00:40:21,292
-CRAIG: Okay.
-All right. See you.
983
00:40:21,417 --> 00:40:22,833
Take care. Bye.
984
00:40:23,792 --> 00:40:25,833
This might be
the start of evidence.
985
00:40:25,917 --> 00:40:28,417
An evidence trail is
every bit as important
986
00:40:28,542 --> 00:40:30,167
as the water sampling
has been to date.
987
00:40:30,333 --> 00:40:32,792
-Sure.
-So we mustn't falter.
988
00:40:32,917 --> 00:40:34,625
What we always say is,
you won't find samples
989
00:40:34,750 --> 00:40:35,875
in here in the lab.
990
00:40:36,042 --> 00:40:37,667
Here's where you come up
with the answers.
991
00:40:37,792 --> 00:40:39,375
-Yeah.
-So we'll get you more samples.
992
00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:40,833
-Mm-hmm.
-All right.
993
00:40:40,958 --> 00:40:42,417
-RICK: All righty?
-EMMA: Sounds good.
994
00:40:42,542 --> 00:40:43,833
-RICK: Perfect.
-CRAIG: Okay.
995
00:40:44,792 --> 00:40:47,083
NARRATOR:
For more than two centuries,
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hundreds of faithful searchers
dug and drilled in vain,
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trying to find a legendary
treasure on Oak Island.
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But now,
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after applying
cutting-edge science
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that was never available
to their predecessors,
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Rick, Marty, Craig
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and their team
may finally be zeroing in
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on the fabled riches.
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Could it be
that modern technology
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is the only way to locate
the Money Pit treasure vault?
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Or might it simply be
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the destiny of Rick
and Marty's fellowship
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to once and for all
solve this mystery?
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Perhaps only more drilling,
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digging and testing...
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will tell.
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Next time
on The Curse of Oak Island...
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PETER ROMKEY:
What if somebody was
trying to hide
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the evidence of
underground digging?
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The best place
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to put it would be
in the middle of a wall.
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-TEDFORD: Rod dropped.
There we go, Marty.
-Here we go!
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We've got to be close
to a tunnel or chamber.
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Drill's going in now. Hold it.
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BRANDON VANDERHOOFT:
They hit something at 11 feet.
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That could be where
the treasure's hiding.
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-I detected gold.
-TERRY: Wow!
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-Hundred percent?
-Yeah.
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-This is huge.
-Well, there you go, guys.
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(laughing)
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