1 00:00:02,042 --> 00:00:03,500 NARRATOR: Tonight, on the Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,667 --> 00:00:05,875 -CHARLES: Here it comes. -RICK: The Garden Shaft project 3 00:00:06,042 --> 00:00:07,042 is finally underway. 4 00:00:07,208 --> 00:00:08,875 BILL: This way a bit. 5 00:00:09,042 --> 00:00:11,167 GARY: Time to open Pandora's box. 6 00:00:12,042 --> 00:00:13,917 -ALEX: Oh, boy. -Wow. -Wow. 7 00:00:14,042 --> 00:00:15,333 HELEN: I'll tell you, Jack, 8 00:00:15,542 --> 00:00:17,000 it's the first time in 40 years of fieldwork 9 00:00:17,083 --> 00:00:18,250 I have seen something like this... 10 00:00:18,417 --> 00:00:19,583 buried. 11 00:00:19,750 --> 00:00:21,042 They're hiding something. 12 00:00:21,208 --> 00:00:23,125 Ooh, interesting. 13 00:00:26,833 --> 00:00:28,000 Brilliant. 14 00:00:31,375 --> 00:00:34,417 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 15 00:00:34,542 --> 00:00:37,000 where people have been looking for 16 00:00:37,208 --> 00:00:41,000 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 17 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:44,042 So far, they have found a stone slab 18 00:00:44,208 --> 00:00:46,250 with strange symbols carved into it... 19 00:00:47,375 --> 00:00:50,417 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 20 00:00:50,583 --> 00:00:55,000 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 21 00:00:55,125 --> 00:00:56,125 to the Knights Templar. 22 00:00:56,292 --> 00:00:59,000 To date, six men have died 23 00:00:59,208 --> 00:01:01,833 trying to solve the mystery. 24 00:01:01,958 --> 00:01:07,000 And according to legend, one more will have to die 25 00:01:07,208 --> 00:01:09,667 before the treasure can be found. 26 00:01:14,708 --> 00:01:17,292 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:23,375 --> 00:01:26,542 ALEX: All right, guys, D.5N-27. 28 00:01:26,708 --> 00:01:28,333 -Yep. -We've moved east 29 00:01:28,500 --> 00:01:29,625 of where we last hit the tunnel, 30 00:01:29,750 --> 00:01:30,833 hoping to intercept it again. 31 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:32,167 Yep. 32 00:01:32,375 --> 00:01:34,042 NARRATOR: Another exciting morning 33 00:01:34,208 --> 00:01:36,333 has begun on Oak Island 34 00:01:36,500 --> 00:01:39,125 for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina 35 00:01:39,292 --> 00:01:41,792 and their team as they continue their quest 36 00:01:41,958 --> 00:01:43,292 to solve a mystery 37 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:45,000 that has captivated treasure hunters 38 00:01:45,167 --> 00:01:47,417 for more than two centuries. 39 00:01:47,583 --> 00:01:51,375 This is an attempt to hit the furthest east extension 40 00:01:51,542 --> 00:01:53,500 of our tunnel, which in this area 41 00:01:53,625 --> 00:01:55,000 will hit it at over a hundred feet. 42 00:01:55,208 --> 00:01:57,167 -Yep. -ALEX: The tunnel that 43 00:01:57,292 --> 00:01:58,500 we are following today 44 00:01:58,625 --> 00:02:00,167 that emanates from the Garden Shaft, 45 00:02:00,333 --> 00:02:02,417 it could be a conduit through which the water 46 00:02:02,542 --> 00:02:04,167 with the high metal concentration is flowing, 47 00:02:04,375 --> 00:02:05,292 bringing it to the Baby Blob. 48 00:02:05,375 --> 00:02:07,000 That's a very good point. 49 00:02:07,208 --> 00:02:09,583 NARRATOR: Today, the team is drilling 50 00:02:09,792 --> 00:02:11,542 a new borehole on their strategic grid 51 00:02:11,708 --> 00:02:14,500 known as D5N-27, 52 00:02:14,708 --> 00:02:19,000 located several feet east of the 82-foot-deep, 53 00:02:19,167 --> 00:02:20,917 mid-18th-century structure 54 00:02:21,042 --> 00:02:22,667 known as the Garden Shaft. 55 00:02:22,833 --> 00:02:26,333 Here, they are hoping to once again encounter 56 00:02:26,542 --> 00:02:29,375 a mysterious seven-and-a-half- foot-high tunnel 57 00:02:29,542 --> 00:02:32,167 located some 100 feet underground, 58 00:02:32,375 --> 00:02:34,500 which they have previously drilled into 59 00:02:34,667 --> 00:02:37,333 numerous times over the past year. 60 00:02:37,458 --> 00:02:41,125 A tunnel which has yielded high trace evidence of gold, 61 00:02:41,292 --> 00:02:43,625 and which runs westward directly below 62 00:02:43,792 --> 00:02:45,167 the Garden Shaft and into 63 00:02:45,333 --> 00:02:46,833 another possible treasure zone 64 00:02:47,042 --> 00:02:50,208 known as "The Baby Blob." 65 00:02:51,167 --> 00:02:53,667 -53. -TERRY: 53? A broken run. Okay. 66 00:02:53,833 --> 00:02:55,458 STEVE: Let's pull it down and I'll drain it. 67 00:02:56,917 --> 00:02:58,208 -Gentlemen. -Hey, fellas. 68 00:02:58,375 --> 00:03:00,083 -Well, look who's here. -Morning. 69 00:03:00,208 --> 00:03:01,708 TERRY: Hi, guys. How are you doing? 70 00:03:01,875 --> 00:03:03,667 Good. What are you finding? 71 00:03:03,875 --> 00:03:05,125 Well, it's... 72 00:03:05,292 --> 00:03:06,917 We're down 53 feet, 73 00:03:07,042 --> 00:03:08,375 and as you can see, 74 00:03:08,542 --> 00:03:10,792 -it's relatively soft. -CRAIG: Soft? Okay. 75 00:03:11,958 --> 00:03:13,542 TERRY: It's always been an omen 76 00:03:13,708 --> 00:03:16,083 that we're fairly close to a structure 77 00:03:16,292 --> 00:03:17,500 when you hit soft material like this. 78 00:03:17,625 --> 00:03:19,667 We're definitely close to a tunnel. 79 00:03:19,833 --> 00:03:22,000 Well, I mean, it's going to be a little bit 80 00:03:22,208 --> 00:03:24,167 before you guys get down to the 100-foot level. 81 00:03:24,375 --> 00:03:26,458 So, we're gonna go run and do some stuff. 82 00:03:26,625 --> 00:03:27,833 -Okay. -But if you get wood... 83 00:03:28,042 --> 00:03:29,000 -Yep. -...or anything else, 84 00:03:29,167 --> 00:03:30,833 -give us a call. -Yep, will do. 85 00:03:31,042 --> 00:03:32,500 STEVE: See you, guys. 86 00:03:32,667 --> 00:03:35,042 This is gonna be the time we find something. 87 00:03:35,208 --> 00:03:37,042 NARRATOR: As the core-drilling operation 88 00:03:37,208 --> 00:03:39,250 continues in the Money Pit area... 89 00:03:40,208 --> 00:03:41,167 -RICK: Hey, guys. -CRAIG: Hi, guys. 90 00:03:41,333 --> 00:03:42,708 MARTY: Morning. 91 00:03:42,875 --> 00:03:44,000 The Garden Shaft project 92 00:03:44,125 --> 00:03:45,417 is very, very critical this year 93 00:03:45,625 --> 00:03:48,833 and this will certainly push the search forward. 94 00:03:48,958 --> 00:03:50,250 Agreed. 95 00:03:50,417 --> 00:03:52,792 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina and Craig Tester, 96 00:03:52,875 --> 00:03:56,167 along with operations manager Scott Barlow, 97 00:03:56,375 --> 00:03:58,208 have gathered in the war room. 98 00:03:58,375 --> 00:04:00,000 Thank you very much, Rick, 99 00:04:00,208 --> 00:04:03,333 for accommodating our request for the meeting this morning. 100 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:04,750 NARRATOR: They are meeting via videoconference 101 00:04:04,917 --> 00:04:07,625 with Marty Lagina and representatives 102 00:04:07,792 --> 00:04:10,042 from a mining and construction company 103 00:04:10,208 --> 00:04:13,500 known as Dumas Contracting Limited. 104 00:04:13,708 --> 00:04:15,333 RICK: So, Cameron and Tony, 105 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:16,625 they asked for this meeting. 106 00:04:16,792 --> 00:04:18,250 I'm hoping this is 107 00:04:18,417 --> 00:04:20,208 the much-anticipated code of practice 108 00:04:20,333 --> 00:04:23,000 because we've got to get going on that project. 109 00:04:23,208 --> 00:04:24,667 Right. 110 00:04:24,833 --> 00:04:27,000 NARRATOR: While the Oak Island team 111 00:04:27,125 --> 00:04:28,333 continues core drilling 112 00:04:28,542 --> 00:04:30,917 in an attempt to pinpoint new targets 113 00:04:31,042 --> 00:04:32,542 around the Garden Shaft, 114 00:04:32,708 --> 00:04:36,125 Rick, Marty and Craig are eagerly waiting 115 00:04:36,292 --> 00:04:38,542 for Dumas to have a code of practice, 116 00:04:38,708 --> 00:04:42,125 or new permit, approved by the provincial government 117 00:04:42,333 --> 00:04:44,792 to vertically extend the Garden Shaft 118 00:04:44,958 --> 00:04:46,667 by as much as 20 feet. 119 00:04:46,833 --> 00:04:49,000 This operation would not only breach 120 00:04:49,208 --> 00:04:50,833 the tunnel running below it, 121 00:04:51,042 --> 00:04:54,333 but also allow the team to personally explore it 122 00:04:54,542 --> 00:04:57,000 or build a new tunnel, if necessary, 123 00:04:57,208 --> 00:04:58,833 in order to reach new targets 124 00:04:59,042 --> 00:05:02,292 identified by the current core-drilling process. 125 00:05:02,458 --> 00:05:04,542 Cameron, I'm going to turn it over to you. 126 00:05:04,708 --> 00:05:06,500 I hope you have good news for us. 127 00:05:06,708 --> 00:05:08,583 Uh, we do have favorable news to report. 128 00:05:08,708 --> 00:05:10,167 Great. 129 00:05:10,333 --> 00:05:12,417 CAMERON: We did receive notice 130 00:05:12,583 --> 00:05:15,333 from the Ministry of Labor in Nova Scotia 131 00:05:15,542 --> 00:05:18,792 that our code of practice has been approved and granted. 132 00:05:19,875 --> 00:05:23,208 It's a culmination of an awful lot of engineering work 133 00:05:23,375 --> 00:05:24,875 led by Mr. Linton 134 00:05:25,083 --> 00:05:27,833 and his technical team, um, at the Dumas group. 135 00:05:28,042 --> 00:05:30,333 And the ministry is confident 136 00:05:30,500 --> 00:05:32,667 that we have the right means and methods 137 00:05:32,833 --> 00:05:35,583 to go forward with the deepening of the Garden Shaft. 138 00:05:35,708 --> 00:05:37,125 Great. 139 00:05:37,292 --> 00:05:38,250 CAMERON: Further, we are actively 140 00:05:38,375 --> 00:05:40,083 mobilizing to the island, 141 00:05:40,250 --> 00:05:41,333 and look forward to getting 142 00:05:41,500 --> 00:05:43,583 the shaft deepening work underway. 143 00:05:43,792 --> 00:05:45,875 Excellent. 144 00:05:46,042 --> 00:05:47,958 That was fabulously unrelenting good news. 145 00:05:48,042 --> 00:05:49,042 (laughter) 146 00:05:49,208 --> 00:05:50,167 (chuckles) 147 00:05:50,333 --> 00:05:51,333 RICK: The good news is 148 00:05:51,542 --> 00:05:54,125 the work in the shaft can begin. 149 00:05:54,292 --> 00:05:57,667 We have to take advantage of this time now, 150 00:05:57,833 --> 00:06:00,917 in terms of the sonic drill program in the Money Pit, 151 00:06:01,083 --> 00:06:02,750 because when Dumas arrives, 152 00:06:02,875 --> 00:06:05,833 the areas we have interest in will be off limits, 153 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,042 so it might provide some answers to the overall mystery. 154 00:06:11,208 --> 00:06:13,458 We couldn't ask for any better news, 155 00:06:13,583 --> 00:06:15,667 so we're exceedingly grateful. 156 00:06:15,875 --> 00:06:17,958 And, uh, we'll have everything ready 157 00:06:18,125 --> 00:06:19,750 and in place and ready to start. 158 00:06:19,958 --> 00:06:21,167 See you out there. 159 00:06:21,333 --> 00:06:22,625 Looking forward to it. 160 00:06:22,833 --> 00:06:23,833 -Thank you. -All right, take care guys. 161 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:25,125 -Bye, guys. -Thank you. 162 00:06:25,208 --> 00:06:26,458 RICK: Let's get out there. 163 00:06:26,625 --> 00:06:28,500 NARRATOR: As Rick, Marty, Craig and Scott 164 00:06:28,708 --> 00:06:30,583 conclude their meeting in the war room... 165 00:06:30,708 --> 00:06:32,500 GARY: I'm really confident, mate. 166 00:06:32,667 --> 00:06:34,417 The beach has got our money. 167 00:06:34,625 --> 00:06:36,833 NARRATOR: ...metal detection expert Gary Drayton 168 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,667 and Peter Fornetti arrive at the shoreline 169 00:06:39,792 --> 00:06:42,958 of Lot 5 to expand their search of an area 170 00:06:43,125 --> 00:06:46,500 that has proven to be rich with important clues. 171 00:06:46,625 --> 00:06:48,750 GARY: You pick the lucky flag, Pete. 172 00:06:48,917 --> 00:06:50,167 PETE: Let's go right in the slipway. 173 00:06:50,375 --> 00:06:51,667 Okay. 174 00:06:51,875 --> 00:06:53,833 And notice where these flags are, mate. 175 00:06:54,042 --> 00:06:56,167 They're dead opposite those two features, 176 00:06:56,333 --> 00:06:57,333 the big round one, 177 00:06:57,458 --> 00:06:59,000 and then that feature there 178 00:06:59,167 --> 00:07:01,792 where all the archeologists are working further up the hill. 179 00:07:01,917 --> 00:07:04,167 -Perfect line for a ship. -Oh, yeah. 180 00:07:04,375 --> 00:07:07,333 NARRATOR: Since Rick, Marty and Craig's purchase 181 00:07:07,500 --> 00:07:09,625 of Lot 5 one year ago, 182 00:07:09,792 --> 00:07:12,167 they have made compelling discoveries here 183 00:07:12,375 --> 00:07:15,500 that suggest multiple secretive operations 184 00:07:15,667 --> 00:07:17,583 may have taken place on Oak Island 185 00:07:17,750 --> 00:07:21,792 before the discovery of the Money Pit in 1795. 186 00:07:22,833 --> 00:07:25,333 These finds include three Roman coins 187 00:07:25,500 --> 00:07:29,000 dating back as much as 2,000 years 188 00:07:29,208 --> 00:07:32,333 and a 14th-century lead barter token that, 189 00:07:32,500 --> 00:07:35,292 just like the lead cross that was discovered 190 00:07:35,458 --> 00:07:38,375 at Smith's Cove in 2017, 191 00:07:38,542 --> 00:07:41,167 may be connected to the medieval order 192 00:07:41,292 --> 00:07:43,542 of the Knights Templar. 193 00:07:44,542 --> 00:07:46,000 Near the center of the lot, 194 00:07:46,167 --> 00:07:48,375 they have unearthed a rectangular foundation 195 00:07:48,542 --> 00:07:50,458 that was deliberately buried 196 00:07:50,583 --> 00:07:53,500 and could date to the same period in the 1700s 197 00:07:53,667 --> 00:07:56,042 as the Garden Shaft. 198 00:07:56,208 --> 00:07:58,542 And nearer to the shore, 199 00:07:58,708 --> 00:08:00,417 they are also currently investigating 200 00:08:00,583 --> 00:08:03,167 a mysterious circular depression 201 00:08:03,375 --> 00:08:07,333 that may have been created sometime in the late 1600s. 202 00:08:07,542 --> 00:08:09,500 All right. You picked this flag, mate. 203 00:08:09,667 --> 00:08:11,167 Let's make it lucky. 204 00:08:12,542 --> 00:08:13,708 (metal detector beeping) 205 00:08:13,875 --> 00:08:15,208 A bit jumpy. 206 00:08:16,750 --> 00:08:19,500 It's coming out, mate. It's there. 207 00:08:19,708 --> 00:08:22,083 NARRATOR: Now, it is Gary and Peter's hope 208 00:08:22,250 --> 00:08:26,125 to find more definitive clues on the beach of Lot 5 209 00:08:26,208 --> 00:08:28,708 that might help explain who could be connected 210 00:08:28,875 --> 00:08:31,083 to these incredible discoveries. 211 00:08:31,208 --> 00:08:32,458 (beeping) 212 00:08:35,083 --> 00:08:36,292 Pin-pointer time. 213 00:08:36,458 --> 00:08:38,125 (beeping) 214 00:08:40,333 --> 00:08:41,667 There it is. 215 00:08:41,792 --> 00:08:43,958 -Oh, yeah. -What do we got here? 216 00:08:51,292 --> 00:08:53,500 This might be a small cribbing spike, 217 00:08:53,667 --> 00:08:54,708 which makes this really interesting. 218 00:08:54,875 --> 00:08:56,542 We have never found one... 219 00:08:56,708 --> 00:08:58,958 -Mm-hmm. -...on this side of the island before. 220 00:08:59,167 --> 00:09:01,792 And in this condition, 221 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,125 it's probably wrought iron, mate. 222 00:09:04,292 --> 00:09:05,500 -It's what it looks like. -Yeah. 223 00:09:05,625 --> 00:09:06,750 It looks like the other stuff we found. 224 00:09:06,917 --> 00:09:07,833 Yeah, it really does, doesn't it? 225 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,167 It does look old. 226 00:09:09,250 --> 00:09:11,167 And they weren't just used 227 00:09:11,375 --> 00:09:14,375 for shafts and tunnels. 228 00:09:14,542 --> 00:09:17,917 These were used for buildings and also 229 00:09:18,042 --> 00:09:20,333 -on boats and wharfs as well. -Yeah. 230 00:09:20,542 --> 00:09:21,792 -We'll bag it... -Yeah. 231 00:09:21,875 --> 00:09:23,375 ...'cause this is an interesting find. 232 00:09:23,542 --> 00:09:25,125 These types of fasteners 233 00:09:25,292 --> 00:09:28,000 are called cribbing spikes, 234 00:09:28,167 --> 00:09:31,875 and it was for attaching two timbers together. 235 00:09:32,042 --> 00:09:35,583 We're finding a wide variety of artifacts in this area. 236 00:09:35,750 --> 00:09:37,417 Okay, mate. Next flag's over here. 237 00:09:37,583 --> 00:09:41,542 I told the guys Lot 5 is me priority 238 00:09:41,708 --> 00:09:45,458 because we are finding some of the oldest artifacts 239 00:09:45,625 --> 00:09:48,333 you can find in North America on Lot 5. 240 00:09:48,542 --> 00:09:50,125 -Right here? -Yep. 241 00:09:50,208 --> 00:09:53,167 There's a heck of a lot of iron in that area, and I know 242 00:09:53,250 --> 00:09:57,917 there are more important artifacts to be found there. 243 00:09:58,083 --> 00:09:59,958 (beeping) 244 00:10:01,625 --> 00:10:03,625 -That's where I got the hit. -Yep. 245 00:10:03,792 --> 00:10:05,917 And more than likely, it's iron. 246 00:10:12,208 --> 00:10:13,917 Oh, there it is. I see it. 247 00:10:14,083 --> 00:10:17,667 Oh, wow. 248 00:10:17,667 --> 00:10:18,917 GARY: Oh, wow. 249 00:10:19,125 --> 00:10:21,292 Looks like it's an old piece of iron. 250 00:10:21,458 --> 00:10:24,000 -Yeah. -Oh, interesting. 251 00:10:24,208 --> 00:10:26,583 NARRATOR: On the shoreline of Lot 5, 252 00:10:26,750 --> 00:10:29,167 Gary Drayton and Peter Fornetti 253 00:10:29,292 --> 00:10:31,833 have just made a potentially significant discovery. 254 00:10:32,042 --> 00:10:33,417 GARY: Maybe it's a handle. 255 00:10:33,542 --> 00:10:35,542 It looks like it's broken just there. 256 00:10:35,750 --> 00:10:38,333 Um, this could possibly be 257 00:10:38,500 --> 00:10:42,167 one half of a pair of shears 258 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:44,208 or some kind of snipping tool. 259 00:10:44,375 --> 00:10:46,375 -Mm-hmm. -It reminds me 260 00:10:46,583 --> 00:10:50,333 of the handles on those old Spanish scissors 261 00:10:50,542 --> 00:10:52,500 that Dan Blankenship found. 262 00:10:52,667 --> 00:10:54,042 -Mm-hmm. Definitely. -Yeah. 263 00:10:54,250 --> 00:10:56,542 NARRATOR: While investigating Smith's Cove 264 00:10:56,708 --> 00:10:59,208 in the summer of 1970, 265 00:10:59,375 --> 00:11:02,208 the late Oak Island treasure hunter Dan Blankenship 266 00:11:02,375 --> 00:11:06,500 uncovered a pair of hand-forged iron scissors. 267 00:11:06,708 --> 00:11:10,167 Incredibly, subsequent testing indicated 268 00:11:10,333 --> 00:11:13,625 that they not only dated as far back as the 17th century 269 00:11:13,833 --> 00:11:16,833 but were also of Spanish origin. 270 00:11:17,042 --> 00:11:20,000 GARY: Carmen Legge will take a look at that and tell us. 271 00:11:20,208 --> 00:11:21,958 He'll render an opinion. 272 00:11:22,083 --> 00:11:24,708 NARRATOR: Is it possible that Gary and Peter 273 00:11:24,875 --> 00:11:26,833 have now found a related artifact 274 00:11:26,958 --> 00:11:29,083 a half-mile away on Lot 5? 275 00:11:29,250 --> 00:11:32,375 If so, could it help reveal the truth 276 00:11:32,542 --> 00:11:35,833 behind the 228-year-old mystery? 277 00:11:36,042 --> 00:11:38,375 -All right, I'll bag it. -Yep. Sounds good. 278 00:11:38,542 --> 00:11:40,625 RICK: Dan's find of an old pair of scissors 279 00:11:40,708 --> 00:11:41,833 was quite a find for him, 280 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,375 because to him, in his mind, 281 00:11:44,500 --> 00:11:48,042 he believed that this was a Spanish treasure, 282 00:11:48,208 --> 00:11:51,042 so it reinforced to him that he was on the right track. 283 00:11:51,208 --> 00:11:53,208 GARY: We've got some interesting finds, mate. 284 00:11:53,333 --> 00:11:55,208 -I say we take 'em back to the lab. -Yep. 285 00:11:55,375 --> 00:11:58,125 GARY: And then, when the tide goes out, we'll be back. 286 00:11:58,250 --> 00:11:59,917 NARRATOR: While Gary and Peter 287 00:12:00,083 --> 00:12:02,792 conclude their search on the beach at Lot 5, 288 00:12:02,917 --> 00:12:05,125 approximately 50 yards inland... 289 00:12:05,250 --> 00:12:06,667 JACK: Hi, everybody. 290 00:12:06,875 --> 00:12:08,333 -How's the dig going? Good. -HELEN: Hi, Jack. 291 00:12:08,500 --> 00:12:10,292 -How you doing? -Good. 292 00:12:10,417 --> 00:12:12,792 NARRATOR: ...Jack Begley joins archeologist Helen Sheldon, 293 00:12:12,917 --> 00:12:15,000 and other members of the team, 294 00:12:15,125 --> 00:12:18,042 at the mysterious rectangular stone feature, 295 00:12:18,208 --> 00:12:21,667 which may be related to the Garden Shaft. 296 00:12:21,833 --> 00:12:23,500 HELEN: I'll tell you, Jack, it's the first time 297 00:12:23,667 --> 00:12:25,208 in 40 years of fieldwork 298 00:12:25,375 --> 00:12:27,792 I have seen something like this buried, 299 00:12:27,958 --> 00:12:29,208 which is really weird. 300 00:12:29,375 --> 00:12:31,333 It's fun seeing you so excited, Helen. 301 00:12:31,542 --> 00:12:33,000 -(laughs) -And to know that 302 00:12:33,125 --> 00:12:35,042 you haven't seen a feature like this before. 303 00:12:35,208 --> 00:12:36,125 No. 304 00:12:37,333 --> 00:12:39,125 JACK: Is it normal 305 00:12:39,208 --> 00:12:42,333 for the foundation to be so low in the ground? 306 00:12:42,542 --> 00:12:44,458 HELEN: No. Normally, you see 307 00:12:44,583 --> 00:12:46,167 an indication of it on the surface. 308 00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:48,125 (sighs) Well, that makes me think 309 00:12:48,292 --> 00:12:51,208 that it's somehow related to the Money Pit story. 310 00:12:51,375 --> 00:12:52,833 This could've been base camp 311 00:12:53,042 --> 00:12:54,375 for operations in the Money Pit. 312 00:12:54,583 --> 00:12:56,417 Something happened on Lot 5. 313 00:12:56,583 --> 00:12:58,333 We just need to keep digging 314 00:12:58,542 --> 00:13:00,000 and gather more evidence and find out 315 00:13:00,125 --> 00:13:02,417 what actually was going on here. That's the plan. 316 00:13:02,583 --> 00:13:04,208 -JACK: I'd be happy to sift. -HELEN: Okay, sounds good, Jack. 317 00:13:04,375 --> 00:13:06,167 -JAMIE: Sounds great. -LINDY: Sounds good. Thanks. 318 00:13:06,375 --> 00:13:09,083 NARRATOR: While the archeologists 319 00:13:09,250 --> 00:13:11,667 continue to carefully scrape away dirt and sediments 320 00:13:11,875 --> 00:13:13,167 from the rock feature, 321 00:13:13,333 --> 00:13:15,667 Jack will sift the collected spoils 322 00:13:15,875 --> 00:13:19,167 to search for any possible clues or artifacts. 323 00:13:19,292 --> 00:13:22,292 JACK: Lot 5 is still such a mystery. 324 00:13:22,458 --> 00:13:23,333 There's so many other 325 00:13:23,542 --> 00:13:25,333 odd features around Lot 5 326 00:13:25,542 --> 00:13:27,208 and weird finds that Gary's had, 327 00:13:27,375 --> 00:13:30,875 that I still think there's a good chance 328 00:13:31,042 --> 00:13:32,542 this was some sort of an encampment 329 00:13:32,708 --> 00:13:35,167 and this is just a start 330 00:13:35,333 --> 00:13:39,542 to really figuring out what happened here, pre-settlers. 331 00:13:40,667 --> 00:13:43,542 JAMIE: Ooh. Hey, Jack. 332 00:13:43,708 --> 00:13:46,042 -Yeah. -We've found 333 00:13:46,250 --> 00:13:48,583 the biggest piece of creamware so far today in this unit. 334 00:13:48,708 --> 00:13:50,083 Great. Let's have a look. 335 00:13:50,250 --> 00:13:51,667 JAMIE: Just the tiniest piece of glaze 336 00:13:51,833 --> 00:13:54,042 so I can identify it. 337 00:13:56,083 --> 00:13:57,583 JACK: What type of pottery is this? 338 00:13:57,750 --> 00:13:59,250 JAMIE: So that's the creamware. 339 00:13:59,417 --> 00:14:02,667 That's the stuff that was first made in 1762. 340 00:14:02,875 --> 00:14:05,042 NARRATOR: A piece of creamware pottery 341 00:14:05,167 --> 00:14:08,375 dating to as early as 1762? 342 00:14:08,542 --> 00:14:12,750 Has Jamie Kouba found more evidence supporting the theory 343 00:14:12,917 --> 00:14:15,667 that Lot 5 may have been a staging ground 344 00:14:15,875 --> 00:14:17,667 for a secret operation 345 00:14:17,833 --> 00:14:20,500 prior to the discovery of the Money Pit? 346 00:14:21,833 --> 00:14:22,958 JACK: It'd be nice to find 347 00:14:23,125 --> 00:14:24,667 enough pieces that we can start to 348 00:14:24,792 --> 00:14:26,333 -put it back together. -Yeah. 349 00:14:26,500 --> 00:14:28,708 JACK: Nice find. 350 00:14:28,875 --> 00:14:30,417 Let me know when you find a coin. 351 00:14:30,583 --> 00:14:32,000 JAMIE: I'm looking. 352 00:14:32,208 --> 00:14:33,333 NARRATOR: As the investigation efforts 353 00:14:33,500 --> 00:14:35,417 continue on Lot 5... 354 00:14:36,417 --> 00:14:37,958 STEVE: There could be wood right there. 355 00:14:38,125 --> 00:14:40,083 NARRATOR: ...back in the Money Pit area... 356 00:14:41,917 --> 00:14:42,958 -Yeah. That... Yep. -That is wood. 357 00:14:43,125 --> 00:14:44,167 NARRATOR: ...Alex Lagina 358 00:14:44,292 --> 00:14:46,042 and other members of the team 359 00:14:46,167 --> 00:14:48,167 have just made a potentially 360 00:14:48,250 --> 00:14:53,042 important discovery in Borehole D.5N-27 361 00:14:53,167 --> 00:14:56,375 located several feet east of the Garden Shaft. 362 00:14:57,667 --> 00:14:58,667 What you got for depth there? 363 00:14:58,792 --> 00:14:59,833 It's gonna be 95 feet. 364 00:15:00,042 --> 00:15:01,167 95 with wood. Cool. 365 00:15:01,375 --> 00:15:02,875 Oh, yeah, that's a wood chunk. 366 00:15:04,375 --> 00:15:07,000 -STEVE: That just doesn't make any sense. -ALEX: No. 367 00:15:07,208 --> 00:15:09,167 We've usually hit it at 99 plus. 368 00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:10,750 Yes. Yeah. 369 00:15:10,917 --> 00:15:12,625 NARRATOR: Because the location 370 00:15:12,792 --> 00:15:14,583 of Borehole D.5N-27 371 00:15:14,708 --> 00:15:18,875 is in an elevated area to the east of the Garden Shaft, 372 00:15:19,042 --> 00:15:22,000 the team was not expecting to encounter the tunnel, 373 00:15:22,167 --> 00:15:24,542 where they have detected evidence of precious metals, 374 00:15:24,708 --> 00:15:26,500 for several more feet. 375 00:15:26,667 --> 00:15:29,958 Could it be possible that they have just discovered 376 00:15:30,125 --> 00:15:32,667 a completely different structure? 377 00:15:32,833 --> 00:15:34,083 This doesn't look like the wood we've hit 378 00:15:34,250 --> 00:15:35,667 in previous boreholes in the tunnel. 379 00:15:35,833 --> 00:15:36,667 -Hey, Scott. -Hey, guys. 380 00:15:36,833 --> 00:15:37,667 We've got a bit of a ... 381 00:15:37,792 --> 00:15:38,750 Looks like spruce. 382 00:15:38,917 --> 00:15:40,083 ...a question. Yeah. It's... 383 00:15:40,250 --> 00:15:42,667 To me, it's a different type of wood. 384 00:15:42,833 --> 00:15:43,792 It's higher than we typically see it. 385 00:15:43,875 --> 00:15:45,333 STEVE: Yeah. 386 00:15:45,458 --> 00:15:46,625 ALEX: This is really, really weird 387 00:15:46,792 --> 00:15:48,042 because there is no record 388 00:15:48,208 --> 00:15:49,583 of anything at this depth in this area. 389 00:15:49,708 --> 00:15:51,167 -Hey, fellas. -Yeah. 390 00:15:51,333 --> 00:15:53,458 ALEX: This is a totally unknown structure. 391 00:15:53,625 --> 00:15:55,542 -Wow. -Oh, look what we found. 392 00:15:55,708 --> 00:15:57,167 ALEX: It's possibly the top of an offset chamber 393 00:15:57,333 --> 00:15:59,417 for all we know. It's a big deal. 394 00:15:59,583 --> 00:16:02,375 I don't think anybody expected to see that. 395 00:16:02,542 --> 00:16:04,083 STEVE: Different wood. Different height. 396 00:16:04,250 --> 00:16:06,208 -It's a different structure. -TERRY: I don't know. 397 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:08,958 -Here comes more information. -TERRY: Right on. 398 00:16:09,125 --> 00:16:10,833 This is going to be 101 feet. 399 00:16:11,042 --> 00:16:13,167 -101. -101. Thank you. 400 00:16:13,292 --> 00:16:16,333 All right, let's carve it up. 401 00:16:16,500 --> 00:16:19,417 What do we got? Okay, there's some more wood, 402 00:16:19,625 --> 00:16:23,000 but... is it in place or not? 403 00:16:23,167 --> 00:16:24,042 SCOTT: We've lost recovery 404 00:16:24,208 --> 00:16:26,125 from-- basically from 95 405 00:16:26,292 --> 00:16:28,042 to 101. We just pushed through it. 406 00:16:28,208 --> 00:16:29,917 And the loose material falling out, though, 407 00:16:30,083 --> 00:16:32,667 that says that possibly, it's a... it's a tunnel. 408 00:16:32,792 --> 00:16:33,792 But it's out of place, isn't it? 409 00:16:33,958 --> 00:16:35,792 SCOTT: It's out of place. 410 00:16:35,917 --> 00:16:37,167 -Hey, fellas. -ALEX: Hey. 411 00:16:37,333 --> 00:16:39,250 CRAIG: What's the news, gentlemen? 412 00:16:39,417 --> 00:16:41,833 SCOTT: We're finding timbers at 95 feet. 413 00:16:42,042 --> 00:16:44,167 CRAIG: That's at a shallower depth 414 00:16:44,333 --> 00:16:45,667 than anything we've seen in the area, 415 00:16:45,792 --> 00:16:48,125 so, to me, it's got to be new. 416 00:16:48,292 --> 00:16:51,292 The other problem with this, though, is we're out of time. 417 00:16:51,458 --> 00:16:54,292 -We got the crane chasing us off this area. -Yeah. 418 00:16:54,458 --> 00:16:58,167 NARRATOR: Because representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 419 00:16:58,333 --> 00:17:00,000 will soon arrive on Oak Island 420 00:17:00,125 --> 00:17:02,292 with numerous heavy digging machines 421 00:17:02,500 --> 00:17:04,625 needed to deepen the Garden Shaft, 422 00:17:04,792 --> 00:17:08,792 that means that the team will no longer be able 423 00:17:08,958 --> 00:17:12,042 to drill in this area for potential valuable targets. 424 00:17:13,042 --> 00:17:14,958 RICK: We are under time constraints. 425 00:17:15,167 --> 00:17:16,833 We have one more chance to try to 426 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:18,917 delineate this tunnel that we seek, 427 00:17:19,083 --> 00:17:21,167 because once Dumas comes in, 428 00:17:21,333 --> 00:17:23,458 certain areas of the Money Pit will be off limits. 429 00:17:23,625 --> 00:17:25,833 We have time to drill one more hole here if we want to. 430 00:17:26,042 --> 00:17:28,167 I'd drill one more. I'd drill until it's coming. 431 00:17:28,292 --> 00:17:29,458 Yeah. 432 00:17:29,625 --> 00:17:31,125 RICK: We are in a bit of a haste 433 00:17:31,250 --> 00:17:32,667 to try to hit a target. 434 00:17:32,875 --> 00:17:34,292 We're not certain of the data yet. 435 00:17:34,458 --> 00:17:36,833 We have to continue to drill and hopefully 436 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,333 something more definitive will come from that drilling. 437 00:17:39,542 --> 00:17:42,042 There's a lot of "homework" to do here. 438 00:17:42,208 --> 00:17:43,458 I can't stand here right now and tell you 439 00:17:43,458 --> 00:17:43,833 I can't stand here right now and tell you 440 00:17:44,667 --> 00:17:46,167 what I think this is 'cause I don't know. 441 00:17:46,375 --> 00:17:48,625 -But we have to follow it. -Yeah. 442 00:17:48,792 --> 00:17:52,125 Just what we need, another mystery on Oak Island. 443 00:17:55,750 --> 00:17:57,833 (truck horn honks) 444 00:17:57,958 --> 00:18:01,583 NARRATOR: A day that has been highly anticipated by Rick, 445 00:18:01,708 --> 00:18:04,833 Marty, Craig and the rest of the Oak Island team 446 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,708 has finally arrived. 447 00:18:06,875 --> 00:18:08,417 Here he comes. 448 00:18:08,542 --> 00:18:10,167 NARRATOR: Having received 449 00:18:10,333 --> 00:18:12,208 the necessary governmental permits, 450 00:18:12,375 --> 00:18:15,333 representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 451 00:18:15,542 --> 00:18:17,792 and Irving Equipment Limited 452 00:18:17,958 --> 00:18:21,042 have begun to deliver heavy equipment, 453 00:18:21,208 --> 00:18:24,042 starting with a 109-ton crane... 454 00:18:24,208 --> 00:18:25,667 -RICK: Hey, Bill. -Good morning. 455 00:18:25,833 --> 00:18:26,958 NARRATOR: ...that will be used 456 00:18:27,125 --> 00:18:27,958 to deepen the Garden Shaft 457 00:18:28,125 --> 00:18:29,500 in the Money Pit area, 458 00:18:29,625 --> 00:18:31,750 and hopefully help the team solve 459 00:18:31,917 --> 00:18:34,833 the 228-year-old mystery. 460 00:18:35,042 --> 00:18:37,333 MARTY: Okay, put that crane together 461 00:18:37,500 --> 00:18:39,958 because last year, we feel like we got 462 00:18:40,083 --> 00:18:42,292 just about to where we needed to be, 463 00:18:42,417 --> 00:18:44,542 and we needed to go deeper. 464 00:18:44,708 --> 00:18:46,042 So that's the drill. 465 00:18:46,208 --> 00:18:47,125 And this is the year. 466 00:18:47,292 --> 00:18:49,667 Aw, yeah. Aw, yeah. 467 00:18:49,875 --> 00:18:50,792 So, we're counting on you. 468 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,167 (laughter) 469 00:18:52,333 --> 00:18:53,792 RICK: We really, really 470 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:55,208 want to put this thing to bed, 471 00:18:55,375 --> 00:18:57,542 put a period at the end of this story. 472 00:18:57,750 --> 00:18:59,083 BILLY: We want to put an exclamation mark 473 00:18:59,208 --> 00:19:00,167 on the end of the story, not a period, right? 474 00:19:00,375 --> 00:19:01,500 Well, there you go. 475 00:19:01,708 --> 00:19:02,625 (chuckling) 476 00:19:02,833 --> 00:19:04,083 And without people like you, 477 00:19:04,250 --> 00:19:05,958 it's not possible. 478 00:19:06,042 --> 00:19:08,000 But more to the point, what Marty said, this is the year. 479 00:19:08,125 --> 00:19:09,500 I'd say, let's get going. 480 00:19:09,708 --> 00:19:10,833 Let's roll in and get this crane together. 481 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,292 -Yep. -Perfect. 482 00:19:14,625 --> 00:19:17,000 RICK: The Garden Shaft extension project 483 00:19:17,167 --> 00:19:19,333 is going to be highly informative. 484 00:19:19,542 --> 00:19:22,000 Without the crane, we can't even begin to start. 485 00:19:22,208 --> 00:19:24,708 One piece of the puzzle is now in place. 486 00:19:24,875 --> 00:19:26,667 We now await Dumas' arrival, 487 00:19:26,833 --> 00:19:27,958 and we can start that project 488 00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:30,333 and get some answers. 489 00:19:30,500 --> 00:19:32,667 BILL: Come this way another foot or two. 490 00:19:34,083 --> 00:19:37,417 NARRATOR: Once the crane is fully assembled in the coming days... 491 00:19:37,583 --> 00:19:39,833 -BILL: This way a bit. -NARRATOR: ...it will be used to maneuver 492 00:19:40,042 --> 00:19:41,500 a three-ton hammer grab tool 493 00:19:41,708 --> 00:19:44,125 that will remove the earth and sediment 494 00:19:44,250 --> 00:19:45,917 that sits at the bottom of the Garden Shaft. 495 00:19:46,042 --> 00:19:47,000 BILL: That's good. 496 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,333 NARRATOR: This will allow the team from Dumas 497 00:19:50,458 --> 00:19:53,000 to begin extending the 18th-century structure 498 00:19:53,167 --> 00:19:55,167 down an additional 20 feet 499 00:19:55,333 --> 00:19:57,250 into the believed treasure tunnel 500 00:19:57,458 --> 00:20:00,583 that the team has discovered several feet below it. 501 00:20:01,708 --> 00:20:04,125 MARTY: We know there's a tunnel under the Garden Shaft 502 00:20:04,333 --> 00:20:06,167 that could be going to an offset chamber. 503 00:20:06,333 --> 00:20:08,042 There could be a large treasure down there. 504 00:20:08,250 --> 00:20:09,917 There are lots of possibilities 505 00:20:10,083 --> 00:20:12,250 in the next 20 feet of the Garden Shaft. 506 00:20:13,458 --> 00:20:14,792 OULETTE: That's good, she's tight. 507 00:20:14,958 --> 00:20:15,917 BILL: Awesome. 508 00:20:18,042 --> 00:20:21,500 NARRATOR: As the crane assembly begins on the South Shore road... 509 00:20:23,125 --> 00:20:25,292 ALEX: Hey, guys. Where are we? 510 00:20:25,417 --> 00:20:27,625 Same line, just five feet further south. 511 00:20:27,792 --> 00:20:30,042 -Got it. -NARRATOR: ...Alex Lagina 512 00:20:30,167 --> 00:20:31,500 arrives at the Money Pit area 513 00:20:31,667 --> 00:20:34,667 where the team has already begun 514 00:20:34,833 --> 00:20:39,167 a new core-drilling operation in Borehole C5N-27, 515 00:20:39,333 --> 00:20:42,667 located several feet east of the Garden Shaft. 516 00:20:42,833 --> 00:20:44,375 It is the team's goal 517 00:20:44,542 --> 00:20:46,667 to not only encounter another section 518 00:20:46,750 --> 00:20:48,958 of the seven-and-a-half- foot-high tunnel 519 00:20:49,125 --> 00:20:51,333 some 100 feet underground, 520 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:53,750 but also identify a valuable target 521 00:20:53,958 --> 00:20:57,000 that Dumas may be able to help them recover 522 00:20:57,167 --> 00:20:59,083 by constructing a new tunnel 523 00:20:59,250 --> 00:21:01,292 from the bottom of the Garden Shaft. 524 00:21:01,458 --> 00:21:03,083 ALEX: Okay, here's the thing, guys. 525 00:21:03,250 --> 00:21:04,833 This is our last shot at this. 526 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:05,833 We have this hole, 527 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,875 whenever we finish it, 528 00:21:08,042 --> 00:21:09,250 and then the crane moves in. 529 00:21:09,417 --> 00:21:11,208 -The crane needs to be right here. -Yeah. 530 00:21:13,583 --> 00:21:14,708 ALEX: We need to find something 531 00:21:14,875 --> 00:21:16,375 quickly, 'cause right now, 532 00:21:16,583 --> 00:21:18,542 we're drilling in an area that's going to become off-limits 533 00:21:18,708 --> 00:21:21,667 as soon as Dumas is ready to put people underground. 534 00:21:21,875 --> 00:21:24,333 -We can do stuff elsewhere... -Yeah. 535 00:21:24,500 --> 00:21:25,792 ...it's just that we can't be 536 00:21:25,958 --> 00:21:27,375 this close to the Garden Shaft, 537 00:21:27,542 --> 00:21:29,000 and unfortunately, what we're looking for 538 00:21:29,167 --> 00:21:30,417 goes right under the Garden Shaft. 539 00:21:30,583 --> 00:21:31,792 -Yeah, that's right. -So this is 540 00:21:31,917 --> 00:21:33,500 where our best chance of hitting it is. 541 00:21:33,625 --> 00:21:35,250 Yeah, it's a time crunch, though. 542 00:21:35,375 --> 00:21:37,250 It's a time crunch on the whole drill program 543 00:21:37,375 --> 00:21:39,000 -in this area. So... -Absolutely. Yeah. 544 00:21:39,208 --> 00:21:41,167 ALEX: Keep your fingers crossed. 545 00:21:41,333 --> 00:21:43,042 NARRATOR: As the core-drilling operation 546 00:21:43,208 --> 00:21:45,542 continues in the Money Pit area... 547 00:21:48,208 --> 00:21:50,250 RICK: Carmen, thank you for coming back. 548 00:21:50,417 --> 00:21:52,167 Gary and Peter have actually found 549 00:21:52,375 --> 00:21:54,333 a very interesting item. 550 00:21:54,542 --> 00:21:56,333 NARRATOR: ...at the Oak Island Interpretive Centre, 551 00:21:56,542 --> 00:21:59,458 Rick Lagina, along with other members of the team, 552 00:21:59,625 --> 00:22:02,000 meet with blacksmithing expert Carmen Legge, 553 00:22:02,167 --> 00:22:06,125 to have him examine the fragment of potentially ancient scissors 554 00:22:06,333 --> 00:22:09,333 discovered one day ago on Lot 5. 555 00:22:09,500 --> 00:22:11,333 GARY: Pete and I dug it out, 556 00:22:11,542 --> 00:22:13,333 and it so reminded me 557 00:22:13,542 --> 00:22:14,875 of that pair of shears, 558 00:22:15,042 --> 00:22:17,000 that old Spanish shears 559 00:22:17,208 --> 00:22:19,083 that Dan Blankenship found 560 00:22:19,250 --> 00:22:21,542 in Smith's Cove during that excavation. 561 00:22:21,708 --> 00:22:23,417 Okay, I'll take a look here. 562 00:22:27,542 --> 00:22:30,083 Well, your hunch is right. 563 00:22:30,250 --> 00:22:31,833 It is a handle off a pair of scissors. 564 00:22:43,500 --> 00:22:46,583 RICK: Any way to infer a date? 565 00:22:47,833 --> 00:22:50,000 CARMEN: This is very old. And very old, I mean, 566 00:22:50,208 --> 00:22:53,667 1600, early 1700s. 567 00:22:53,875 --> 00:22:55,083 Wow. 568 00:23:01,250 --> 00:23:02,583 I can go grab them. 569 00:23:02,750 --> 00:23:04,292 RICK: When Carmen related 570 00:23:04,375 --> 00:23:07,667 that the handle was a date 571 00:23:07,833 --> 00:23:09,667 1600 to 1700s... 572 00:23:09,875 --> 00:23:12,292 CARMEN: 'Cause this is one continuous loop, right? 573 00:23:12,458 --> 00:23:15,958 RICK: ...are those original deposition artifacts 574 00:23:16,125 --> 00:23:18,458 or do they pre-date that? 575 00:23:18,625 --> 00:23:21,667 That's really what we're trying to do with dating artifacts. 576 00:23:21,833 --> 00:23:24,500 Are they pre- or post-depositional? 577 00:23:30,042 --> 00:23:31,167 Yeah. Mm-hmm. 578 00:23:31,375 --> 00:23:32,583 This-this is, 579 00:23:32,708 --> 00:23:34,667 so this pair of scissors was older than that. 580 00:23:34,833 --> 00:23:36,083 Brilliant. 581 00:23:36,292 --> 00:23:37,167 NARRATOR: The scissor fragment 582 00:23:37,333 --> 00:23:39,833 found on the beach of Lot 5, 583 00:23:40,042 --> 00:23:42,167 potentially dating back to the 1600s? 584 00:23:42,333 --> 00:23:47,667 The same era as the mysterious circular feature located nearby? 585 00:23:47,875 --> 00:23:50,667 Could it be related to another compelling clue 586 00:23:50,875 --> 00:23:54,583 that was recently discovered within that same feature? 587 00:23:55,042 --> 00:23:56,458 MARTY: It looks like a latch, Laird. 588 00:23:56,667 --> 00:23:58,000 NARRATOR: Three weeks ago, 589 00:23:58,167 --> 00:24:00,292 at the bottom of the structure, 590 00:24:00,458 --> 00:24:02,833 the team discovered a latch 591 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,958 designed for lifting heavy cargo. 592 00:24:05,125 --> 00:24:06,667 MARTY: I'd say it was made 593 00:24:06,792 --> 00:24:08,167 to be driven into something. 594 00:24:08,375 --> 00:24:09,875 NARRATOR: Incredibly, it was found 595 00:24:10,042 --> 00:24:12,500 to be a compositional match to artifacts 596 00:24:12,667 --> 00:24:15,417 known to have belonged to the 17th-century 597 00:24:15,583 --> 00:24:18,000 English politician Sir William Phips, 598 00:24:18,208 --> 00:24:20,583 a man believed by some 599 00:24:20,708 --> 00:24:22,375 to have conspired with a prominent Freemason 600 00:24:22,542 --> 00:24:24,667 named Andrew Belcher 601 00:24:24,833 --> 00:24:30,375 to bury a large cache of treasure on Oak Island in 1687. 602 00:24:30,542 --> 00:24:32,708 GARY: Lot 5 is where 603 00:24:32,875 --> 00:24:36,667 we're finding those incredible artifacts, coins. 604 00:24:36,792 --> 00:24:38,208 -Yeah. -GARY: Brilliant stuff, 605 00:24:38,375 --> 00:24:40,125 this included. 606 00:24:40,250 --> 00:24:43,167 NARRATOR: Is it possible that Gary and Peter 607 00:24:43,375 --> 00:24:45,250 have found another critical clue 608 00:24:45,417 --> 00:24:47,333 that could prove that theory? 609 00:24:47,542 --> 00:24:50,500 And perhaps explain the high trace evidence 610 00:24:50,708 --> 00:24:52,917 of precious metals that have been detected 611 00:24:53,083 --> 00:24:56,167 near the Garden Shaft in the Money Pit area? 612 00:24:56,292 --> 00:24:58,583 GARY: And hopefully, there's some more parts of it. 613 00:24:58,750 --> 00:25:00,125 They might be on the beach. 614 00:25:00,292 --> 00:25:01,750 PETER: Yeah. 615 00:25:01,917 --> 00:25:03,167 That's the front door to Lot 5. 616 00:25:03,292 --> 00:25:05,333 -PETER: Yeah. -100%. Yep. 617 00:25:05,542 --> 00:25:07,208 I want to see some more of these items. 618 00:25:07,375 --> 00:25:08,375 And Gary will continue to find... 619 00:25:08,542 --> 00:25:09,375 And not pieces. 620 00:25:09,375 --> 00:25:10,042 And not pieces. 621 00:25:10,250 --> 00:25:12,500 -(laughter) -Oh, I will. 622 00:25:12,708 --> 00:25:13,958 Thank you, Carmen. I appreciate it. 623 00:25:14,083 --> 00:25:15,167 All right. See you later. 624 00:25:15,292 --> 00:25:16,708 Happy searching. 625 00:25:16,875 --> 00:25:23,083 GARY: Great, mate. Thanks. 626 00:25:23,083 --> 00:25:25,167 NARRATOR: While the assembly of the massive crane 627 00:25:25,292 --> 00:25:28,625 continues on the road just south of the swamp... 628 00:25:30,250 --> 00:25:32,833 ...and as more heavy equipment arrives on Oak Island 629 00:25:32,958 --> 00:25:36,208 for the upcoming operation to deepen the Garden Shaft... 630 00:25:37,417 --> 00:25:38,333 ALEX: Hey, everybody. 631 00:25:38,542 --> 00:25:39,875 This is quite a team now. 632 00:25:40,083 --> 00:25:41,333 -MOYA: Oh, hey, Alex. -HELEN: Oh, yeah. 633 00:25:41,458 --> 00:25:43,208 -How's it going? -Good. 634 00:25:43,375 --> 00:25:46,625 NARRATOR: ...Alex Lagina joins archeologists Helen Sheldon 635 00:25:46,792 --> 00:25:49,375 and Moya MacDonald on Lot 5 636 00:25:49,542 --> 00:25:52,042 as they continue their investigation 637 00:25:52,208 --> 00:25:54,583 of the rectangular stone foundation. 638 00:25:55,792 --> 00:25:57,125 ALEX: Any new information? 639 00:25:57,250 --> 00:25:59,333 We've got more white salt-glazed stoneware, 640 00:25:59,500 --> 00:26:02,625 which is the earlier stuff, like mid-1700s. 641 00:26:02,792 --> 00:26:04,792 Like 1740 to 1760-ish. -Okay. 642 00:26:04,958 --> 00:26:06,917 Um, and some more creamware. 643 00:26:07,042 --> 00:26:08,833 Today we had 644 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,958 part of a little, um, porcelain teacup. 645 00:26:12,125 --> 00:26:13,833 -Oh. -Which is interesting, because porcelain 646 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,667 -was a high-end material. -ALEX: Right. That's awesome. 647 00:26:15,792 --> 00:26:17,542 Moya, what do you think so far? 648 00:26:17,708 --> 00:26:19,583 We've been finding a lot of pearlware... 649 00:26:19,750 --> 00:26:21,667 ALEX: Mm-hmm. -...which is also pretty consistent 650 00:26:21,833 --> 00:26:24,667 with the kind of time period we're looking at. 651 00:26:24,833 --> 00:26:26,250 Mm-hmm. It is not really consistent 652 00:26:26,417 --> 00:26:27,750 with the Oak Island story 653 00:26:27,917 --> 00:26:29,667 in that we don't know of any structures here at the time. 654 00:26:29,833 --> 00:26:31,500 HELEN: We don't. 655 00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:35,000 So this would have probably been before the island 656 00:26:35,208 --> 00:26:38,333 was actually divided up into the four-acre lots. 657 00:26:38,458 --> 00:26:40,500 -Mm-hmm. Okay. -So, this predates that. 658 00:26:40,708 --> 00:26:43,167 Pre-discovery of the Money Pit, too, if we're right. 659 00:26:44,833 --> 00:26:49,000 NARRATOR: Of the more than 350 islands in Mahone Bay, 660 00:26:49,208 --> 00:26:52,458 Oak Island was the only one divided up 661 00:26:52,625 --> 00:26:54,833 into individual four-acre lots 662 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:59,792 by the English surveyor general Charles Morris in 1762, 663 00:26:59,958 --> 00:27:03,167 33 years before the discovery of the Money Pit. 664 00:27:03,333 --> 00:27:07,667 Although it is unknown why Mr. Morris made this decision, 665 00:27:07,833 --> 00:27:10,500 could the fact that he was a high-ranking Freemason 666 00:27:10,708 --> 00:27:12,500 offer a clue? 667 00:27:12,708 --> 00:27:14,500 Might he have had secret knowledge 668 00:27:14,708 --> 00:27:17,000 of the mysterious structures on Lot 5, 669 00:27:17,167 --> 00:27:21,250 and perhaps a vast treasure buried deep in the Money Pit? 670 00:27:22,792 --> 00:27:24,792 HELEN: So, preliminary deductions here 671 00:27:24,958 --> 00:27:28,625 is that this is a rock-lined pit... 672 00:27:28,750 --> 00:27:30,750 -Mm-hmm. -...that was then actually covered up. 673 00:27:32,167 --> 00:27:33,625 Because we've got very loose rubble in the middle, 674 00:27:33,792 --> 00:27:37,500 and on top, like it was filled in. 675 00:27:37,667 --> 00:27:38,917 We have a few artifacts in this layer, 676 00:27:39,083 --> 00:27:40,375 -and then above it... -Oh, yeah. 677 00:27:40,542 --> 00:27:42,500 ...you have an absolutely barren layer 678 00:27:42,708 --> 00:27:44,833 -with no artifacts in it at all. -Right. 679 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,208 ALEX: It is unusual 680 00:27:47,375 --> 00:27:49,583 that this site appears to have been covered back up. 681 00:27:49,708 --> 00:27:52,000 In the context of Oak Island, when you have 682 00:27:52,208 --> 00:27:54,417 this secret treasure being hidden here, 683 00:27:54,542 --> 00:27:56,917 the people that may have done that 684 00:27:57,083 --> 00:27:59,292 would have wanted to keep everything a secret. 685 00:27:59,458 --> 00:28:01,625 So-so, there's your reason that this was covered back in. 686 00:28:03,375 --> 00:28:04,333 Well, it's fascinating. 687 00:28:04,458 --> 00:28:05,750 I mean, Lot 5, we have 688 00:28:05,917 --> 00:28:07,417 all kinds of really strange 689 00:28:07,583 --> 00:28:09,083 metal-detecting finds on the lot. 690 00:28:09,250 --> 00:28:11,042 -Yeah, we do. -ALEX: And, you know, 691 00:28:11,208 --> 00:28:13,667 it could be a really meaningful piece 692 00:28:13,833 --> 00:28:16,208 to the puzzle, whatever might have happened. So... 693 00:28:16,375 --> 00:28:17,458 So, thanks for the update. 694 00:28:17,625 --> 00:28:18,583 Well, we'll let you know 695 00:28:18,750 --> 00:28:20,125 if anything exciting comes up. 696 00:28:20,333 --> 00:28:22,792 -ALEX: Thank you. -HELEN: See you, Alex. 697 00:28:26,750 --> 00:28:28,917 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 698 00:28:29,833 --> 00:28:31,167 We have a core. 699 00:28:31,292 --> 00:28:32,667 I got it. 700 00:28:32,875 --> 00:28:33,792 NARRATOR: ...Alex Lagina has returned to 701 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,208 the Money Pit area. 702 00:28:35,375 --> 00:28:37,292 Ninety-three! 703 00:28:37,375 --> 00:28:39,500 NARRATOR: ...to monitor the core-drilling operation 704 00:28:39,625 --> 00:28:41,917 in Borehole C5N-27... 705 00:28:42,083 --> 00:28:44,167 -You got it? -I got her, yeah. 706 00:28:44,333 --> 00:28:46,583 NARRATOR: ...the final borehole that the team 707 00:28:46,750 --> 00:28:48,292 will be able to complete near the Garden Shaft 708 00:28:48,458 --> 00:28:51,333 before representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 709 00:28:51,542 --> 00:28:54,042 arrive on the island. 710 00:28:54,208 --> 00:28:55,708 All right. 711 00:28:55,875 --> 00:28:57,625 Let's cleave her open, gentlemen. 712 00:28:57,750 --> 00:28:59,250 Let's see what's up. 713 00:29:00,542 --> 00:29:01,917 93, well... 714 00:29:05,208 --> 00:29:06,333 It's maroon till, 715 00:29:06,542 --> 00:29:08,708 full of cobbles. 716 00:29:09,583 --> 00:29:10,667 -Thank you. -There's some slough 717 00:29:10,833 --> 00:29:12,833 -on top of this. -Okay. 718 00:29:13,042 --> 00:29:14,458 Okay. 719 00:29:14,583 --> 00:29:16,500 Nothing but Mother Nature, 720 00:29:16,708 --> 00:29:18,333 and it's pretty firm. 721 00:29:19,500 --> 00:29:22,042 93 feet below grade. 722 00:29:23,042 --> 00:29:27,167 C.5N-27 has yielded up very little 723 00:29:27,292 --> 00:29:28,792 in terms of treasure. 724 00:29:33,042 --> 00:29:34,208 ALEX: This is, like, 725 00:29:34,375 --> 00:29:35,708 time crunch 726 00:29:35,875 --> 00:29:37,500 -of all time crunches for us. -Oh, yeah. 727 00:29:37,625 --> 00:29:39,542 'Cause the crane needs to be right where that drill rig is. 728 00:29:39,708 --> 00:29:42,000 -CRAIG: Yeah, tomorrow morning, so... -ALEX: Like, like... Yeah. 729 00:29:42,208 --> 00:29:43,958 TERRY: Hopefully we'll get what we need here 730 00:29:44,125 --> 00:29:45,542 because we won't be able to get back for a while. 731 00:29:45,708 --> 00:29:47,375 Yep. 732 00:29:47,542 --> 00:29:50,958 With Dumas coming in a very short period of time 733 00:29:51,167 --> 00:29:53,625 to start deepening the Garden Shaft, 734 00:29:53,708 --> 00:29:55,542 we need to get all the information, 735 00:29:55,708 --> 00:29:57,458 because once the equipment is moved in, 736 00:29:57,583 --> 00:29:59,167 we need to move the drill rig. 737 00:29:59,375 --> 00:30:02,833 So, I'm eager to find out as much information as we can 738 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,042 to get us our best possible target 739 00:30:05,208 --> 00:30:08,292 before Dumas has to move their equipment in. 740 00:30:09,875 --> 00:30:11,708 BRENNAN: Went in the void, man! 741 00:30:11,875 --> 00:30:12,958 TEDFORD: Oh, that's a good sign. 742 00:30:13,042 --> 00:30:15,292 So it dropped to 104. 743 00:30:16,542 --> 00:30:18,292 This will be the run. Yep. 744 00:30:20,958 --> 00:30:22,917 CHARLES: There it is, gentlemen. We have a core. 745 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,833 TEDFORD: Might actually be into something here. 746 00:30:29,042 --> 00:30:30,542 When I ran the casing, 747 00:30:30,708 --> 00:30:32,583 -it dropped to 104. -ALEX: Down to 104? 748 00:30:32,708 --> 00:30:33,917 So is any of that in here? 749 00:30:34,125 --> 00:30:35,167 -We'll see how long it is. -ALEX: Okay. 750 00:30:35,375 --> 00:30:37,500 The rods dropped down. 751 00:30:37,583 --> 00:30:38,875 That's usually an indication 752 00:30:39,083 --> 00:30:40,917 that the soil, the ground, the earth 753 00:30:41,083 --> 00:30:43,292 underneath is disturbed. 754 00:30:43,458 --> 00:30:44,917 So, it's a good indication 755 00:30:45,083 --> 00:30:46,042 that we're in the vicinity of this tunnel. 756 00:30:46,208 --> 00:30:47,333 CHARLES: What do we got, Alex? 757 00:30:47,542 --> 00:30:49,083 Ninety-eight. 758 00:30:49,208 --> 00:30:52,083 -98. -But it dropped to 104. 759 00:30:58,958 --> 00:31:00,083 Got no wood there. 760 00:31:00,250 --> 00:31:02,500 No wood so far. 761 00:31:05,167 --> 00:31:06,750 TERRY: It's good and firm, 762 00:31:06,875 --> 00:31:08,250 but the rods sank immediately below this point, 763 00:31:08,458 --> 00:31:09,417 so that's interesting. 764 00:31:13,625 --> 00:31:15,583 CHARLES: We have a core, gentlemen. 765 00:31:15,750 --> 00:31:18,208 Hopefully we pick up some wood in the top of this core. 766 00:31:18,375 --> 00:31:19,333 CRAIG: Yep. 767 00:31:19,542 --> 00:31:20,583 What do we got, Alex? 768 00:31:20,708 --> 00:31:22,292 -111. -111. 769 00:31:22,458 --> 00:31:24,125 Scott, 111. 770 00:31:24,292 --> 00:31:26,042 All right, well let's take a hard look at this right here. 771 00:31:26,208 --> 00:31:27,375 Let's see what we got. 772 00:31:27,375 --> 00:31:27,958 Let's see what we got. 773 00:31:29,208 --> 00:31:31,167 -Hello. -CHARLES: We got wood. 774 00:31:32,208 --> 00:31:34,042 -CRAIG: Wow. -TERRY: Here we go. 775 00:31:36,167 --> 00:31:36,267 w. 776 00:31:37,208 --> 00:31:37,917 NARRATOR: In the elevated region 777 00:31:38,375 --> 00:31:40,625 of Money Pit area, the Oak Island team 778 00:31:40,792 --> 00:31:42,042 may have just penetrated 779 00:31:42,208 --> 00:31:43,458 a possible treasure tunnel 780 00:31:43,625 --> 00:31:44,042 at a depth of approximately 111 feet. 781 00:31:45,042 --> 00:31:46,917 at a depth of approximately 111 feet. 782 00:31:47,083 --> 00:31:49,125 STEVE: Oh, we have wood there, too. 783 00:31:49,250 --> 00:31:54,000 NARRATOR: A tunnel that runs directly below the Garden Shaft. 784 00:31:55,375 --> 00:31:57,250 -STEVE: Where's it at, Terry? -108. 785 00:31:57,417 --> 00:32:00,208 That's where the chunk of wood seems to fall. 786 00:32:00,375 --> 00:32:02,875 It seems pretty firm below. 787 00:32:03,042 --> 00:32:04,667 CRAIG: You got a piece above that? 788 00:32:04,875 --> 00:32:07,250 TERRY: Yeah, that's a good point. 789 00:32:07,417 --> 00:32:10,208 Let's have a look. And actually, yeah, we do. 790 00:32:10,333 --> 00:32:12,625 There's some more wood impregnated right there. 791 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,958 There's a chunk right there. That's-that's wood. 792 00:32:19,583 --> 00:32:20,958 Yeah, that's embedded 793 00:32:21,125 --> 00:32:23,375 just above the top of that. 794 00:32:25,250 --> 00:32:29,500 And I think I can see irregular axe cuts there. 795 00:32:30,708 --> 00:32:31,542 Yeah, maybe right there. 796 00:32:31,708 --> 00:32:33,667 CRAIG: Yeah. 797 00:32:33,792 --> 00:32:35,500 NARRATOR: Axe-cut wood, 798 00:32:35,667 --> 00:32:37,375 recovered from the believed tunnel 799 00:32:37,542 --> 00:32:40,167 that runs below the Garden Shaft? 800 00:32:40,375 --> 00:32:43,167 Because it is documented that treasure hunters 801 00:32:43,375 --> 00:32:46,750 began using mechanized saws in the early 1800s 802 00:32:46,958 --> 00:32:50,167 to construct shafts and tunnels in the Money Pit area, 803 00:32:50,375 --> 00:32:54,458 could that mean that this tunnel was created by someone 804 00:32:54,625 --> 00:32:59,542 who deposited valuables on Oak Island prior to 1795? 805 00:33:01,542 --> 00:33:04,250 TERRY: There's some kind of a stria or something going there. 806 00:33:04,417 --> 00:33:07,083 ALEX: I think I see evidence that this is hand-hewn, 807 00:33:07,250 --> 00:33:09,125 and so far all the hand-hewn beams we've found 808 00:33:09,292 --> 00:33:11,958 and dated have come back really old. 809 00:33:12,083 --> 00:33:13,792 So, there's a good chance that this 810 00:33:13,917 --> 00:33:15,208 is also a really old beam. 811 00:33:15,417 --> 00:33:17,375 So, obviously, that's exciting to us. 812 00:33:17,542 --> 00:33:19,500 TERRY: Anyway, let's have a look at this one. 813 00:33:19,667 --> 00:33:22,083 See what we got, gentlemen. Open 'er up. 814 00:33:24,833 --> 00:33:26,500 There's some wood fiber right there. 815 00:33:26,667 --> 00:33:28,542 Yeah, there's some fibers in that, Terry. 816 00:33:28,708 --> 00:33:30,542 TERRY: Yeah. Uh... wow. 817 00:33:30,708 --> 00:33:31,875 We're seeing a lot of 818 00:33:32,042 --> 00:33:34,583 wood chips and chunks. 819 00:33:36,125 --> 00:33:38,833 There's a fairly solid little chunk of wood. 820 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:40,875 And it's all above this beam. 821 00:33:41,042 --> 00:33:43,250 So that wood would seem to be the floor 822 00:33:43,375 --> 00:33:45,583 more so than the roof. 823 00:33:45,792 --> 00:33:48,833 But if it's the roof beam, 824 00:33:49,042 --> 00:33:51,208 I don't know what to make of it. 825 00:33:52,250 --> 00:33:53,833 ALEX: Well, any big piece of wood 826 00:33:54,042 --> 00:33:55,000 is going to be the ceiling, not the floor. 827 00:33:55,208 --> 00:33:57,000 -Yeah. -Yeah. 828 00:33:57,167 --> 00:34:00,000 CRAIG: If this is the original top 829 00:34:00,208 --> 00:34:01,750 of the tunnel, and it's been pushed down here, 830 00:34:01,917 --> 00:34:03,333 this material's on top... 831 00:34:03,542 --> 00:34:06,833 I'm wondering if we've had a significant cave-in, 832 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,875 and our tunnel, 833 00:34:09,042 --> 00:34:11,792 is this debris in through here. 834 00:34:11,958 --> 00:34:13,417 That the whole thing 835 00:34:13,583 --> 00:34:15,500 collapsed down and above that it's all really loose. 836 00:34:15,667 --> 00:34:17,583 ALEX: I think it means we're in a collapse. 837 00:34:17,792 --> 00:34:19,250 I mean, I think the most we can say about this 838 00:34:19,375 --> 00:34:21,250 is it's a probable hit 839 00:34:21,375 --> 00:34:23,542 -on the tunnel under the Garden Shaft. -Yeah. 840 00:34:24,792 --> 00:34:27,000 CRAIG: Some of this soil we'll probably want Emma to test. 841 00:34:27,125 --> 00:34:28,250 Some of the wood, 842 00:34:28,417 --> 00:34:30,500 -we may want to do C-14. -Yep. 843 00:34:30,625 --> 00:34:32,167 -When you bag stuff up... -Yeah. Okay. 844 00:34:32,333 --> 00:34:34,625 ...keep the big, thick ones separate 845 00:34:34,792 --> 00:34:37,375 -from some pieces of wood up higher. -Okay. 846 00:34:37,542 --> 00:34:39,333 NARRATOR: It is a bittersweet moment 847 00:34:39,542 --> 00:34:40,750 for the Oak Island team. 848 00:34:40,875 --> 00:34:42,500 While they are encouraged 849 00:34:42,667 --> 00:34:44,167 to have possibly encountered the tunnel 850 00:34:44,375 --> 00:34:46,875 once again, where high trace evidence 851 00:34:47,042 --> 00:34:48,583 of precious metals has been detected, 852 00:34:48,750 --> 00:34:51,958 unfortunately, they were unable to recover 853 00:34:52,167 --> 00:34:53,792 any more clues to determine 854 00:34:53,917 --> 00:34:56,125 just where the source is located. 855 00:34:56,292 --> 00:34:58,583 However, in the coming days, 856 00:34:58,750 --> 00:35:01,500 representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 857 00:35:01,708 --> 00:35:04,000 will begin deepening the Garden Shaft 858 00:35:04,208 --> 00:35:06,417 to breach this very tunnel. 859 00:35:07,417 --> 00:35:08,792 CRAIG: Can you put in your notes 860 00:35:08,958 --> 00:35:12,292 the multiple cut small-cut pieces? 861 00:35:12,458 --> 00:35:14,333 'Cause there's a lot of them in here. 862 00:35:14,542 --> 00:35:16,167 NARRATOR: And that will allow the team 863 00:35:16,333 --> 00:35:18,792 to not only better explore it, 864 00:35:18,958 --> 00:35:22,458 but perhaps finally solve the Oak Island mystery. 865 00:35:22,625 --> 00:35:24,833 ALEX: We have this mysterious tunnel 866 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,333 with no known origin. It's just a big mystery. 867 00:35:27,500 --> 00:35:30,833 When Dumas gets here, we are going to start getting answers. 868 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,458 So, hopefully, we won't be leaving 869 00:35:32,625 --> 00:35:34,792 unanswered questions in the ground. 870 00:35:35,875 --> 00:35:37,208 SCOTT: Well, we do have some more work to do, I guess, 871 00:35:37,375 --> 00:35:38,458 to try and figure this out. So... 872 00:35:38,625 --> 00:35:40,958 Yeah, certainly. I think we need to 873 00:35:41,125 --> 00:35:42,333 look at it on a map, honestly... 874 00:35:42,500 --> 00:35:43,875 -Yeah. -...and then figure out 875 00:35:44,042 --> 00:35:45,167 where we can drill still. 876 00:35:45,292 --> 00:35:47,000 -Yeah. -CRAIG: Okay, Terry. 877 00:35:47,125 --> 00:35:49,833 Let you and Steve finish up here 878 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:51,458 and we will head on back to the research center. 879 00:35:51,458 --> 00:35:51,750 and we will head on back to the research center. 880 00:35:52,125 --> 00:35:53,250 -Excellent. -Okay. 881 00:35:53,417 --> 00:35:54,958 -We'll see you back there. -Keep in touch. 882 00:35:55,083 --> 00:35:56,167 -Great stuff. -Thank you. 883 00:35:56,292 --> 00:35:57,750 ALEX: It's a mystery, that's for sure. 884 00:35:57,917 --> 00:35:58,792 SCOTT: Yeah. 885 00:36:04,042 --> 00:36:05,375 CHARLES: Here it comes. 886 00:36:05,542 --> 00:36:06,958 TERRY: I've seen that crane before. 887 00:36:07,083 --> 00:36:09,292 He's going to perch right up there. 888 00:36:09,458 --> 00:36:11,958 NARRATOR: The day that the Oak Island team has been waiting for 889 00:36:12,167 --> 00:36:13,833 has finally arrived. 890 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:15,167 TERRY: There they are. 891 00:36:15,333 --> 00:36:17,292 NARRATOR: Now that representatives 892 00:36:17,458 --> 00:36:19,833 from Dumas Contracting Limited have completed 893 00:36:20,042 --> 00:36:24,000 their preparations and amassed all of their heavy equipment, 894 00:36:24,167 --> 00:36:25,333 they are about to begin extending 895 00:36:25,458 --> 00:36:27,958 the 82-foot-deep Garden Shaft 896 00:36:28,083 --> 00:36:30,000 by an additional 20 feet 897 00:36:30,167 --> 00:36:31,667 in order to breach a tunnel 898 00:36:31,875 --> 00:36:34,792 that may lead to the Money Pit treasure vault. 899 00:36:34,958 --> 00:36:36,125 CRAIG: Gentlemen. 900 00:36:36,250 --> 00:36:37,792 RICK: I don't know about you guys, 901 00:36:37,917 --> 00:36:39,083 I don't know if you got the right look going on here. 902 00:36:39,250 --> 00:36:40,500 (laughter) 903 00:36:40,667 --> 00:36:42,208 -Rick, how are you? -How are you guys? 904 00:36:42,375 --> 00:36:43,750 It's a credit to everyone 905 00:36:43,875 --> 00:36:45,750 that this project is finally underway. 906 00:36:45,875 --> 00:36:48,167 We are locked in. Locked in. 907 00:36:48,333 --> 00:36:51,333 100% locked in to the Garden Shaft project, 908 00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:54,500 and we believe that it will help us solve this thing. 909 00:36:54,625 --> 00:36:56,708 This is a huge endeavor here. 910 00:36:56,875 --> 00:36:59,958 We have significant interest in this area, 911 00:37:00,167 --> 00:37:02,500 but there's unfinished business here. 912 00:37:02,667 --> 00:37:05,083 Are we standing on top of the treasure? We don't know that. 913 00:37:05,208 --> 00:37:07,000 Are we standing on top of information? 914 00:37:07,208 --> 00:37:08,833 We do believe that. 915 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:12,333 100%. But the only way to verify that is with your help. 916 00:37:12,542 --> 00:37:14,083 -That's exactly what it is. -We're a team. So... 917 00:37:14,208 --> 00:37:16,333 ROGER: Yep. This year we're really excited 918 00:37:16,542 --> 00:37:18,250 getting down there, getting back to 919 00:37:18,417 --> 00:37:20,042 where we were and moving forward. 920 00:37:20,208 --> 00:37:21,667 What are the first steps? 921 00:37:21,833 --> 00:37:23,667 We're gonna lift this cover right off 922 00:37:23,833 --> 00:37:25,708 and we're gonna set up our pump and we're gonna start pumping. 923 00:37:25,875 --> 00:37:27,458 -The water is pretty high in there. -Was it? 924 00:37:27,625 --> 00:37:29,250 When we get to the bottom, we'll be ready. 925 00:37:29,458 --> 00:37:30,667 NARRATOR: Since it was sealed shut 926 00:37:30,750 --> 00:37:33,292 at the surface last winter, 927 00:37:33,417 --> 00:37:36,333 the Garden Shaft has become filled to the top 928 00:37:36,542 --> 00:37:38,792 with groundwater, and possibly inflow 929 00:37:38,958 --> 00:37:41,250 from the legendary booby-trapped flood tunnel 930 00:37:41,417 --> 00:37:43,500 that originates from Smith's Cove. 931 00:37:43,625 --> 00:37:46,208 While it will take several days to drain, 932 00:37:46,375 --> 00:37:48,375 the water has actually helped to preserve 933 00:37:48,542 --> 00:37:50,583 the wood in the structure. 934 00:37:50,792 --> 00:37:52,500 CRAIG: Well, I'm eager to get down 935 00:37:52,708 --> 00:37:55,042 to the tunnel level, see what that is. 936 00:37:55,208 --> 00:37:56,458 And to drill out, 937 00:37:56,625 --> 00:37:58,375 and see what we find from drilling out. 938 00:37:58,542 --> 00:38:00,917 NARRATOR: Over the coming weeks, 939 00:38:01,042 --> 00:38:03,333 the team from Dumas Contracting Limited 940 00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:06,542 will use the massive 109-ton crane, 941 00:38:06,708 --> 00:38:08,583 along with a 3-ton hammer grab, 942 00:38:08,750 --> 00:38:10,833 to excavate the muck and water 943 00:38:11,042 --> 00:38:12,500 from the bottom of the shaft. 944 00:38:12,708 --> 00:38:15,792 Then, they will build two additional levels, 945 00:38:15,958 --> 00:38:19,458 or sets, down to a depth of some 100 feet, 946 00:38:19,583 --> 00:38:22,375 breaching the tunnel below it. 947 00:38:22,500 --> 00:38:25,000 Depending on what is discovered, 948 00:38:25,167 --> 00:38:28,583 the Oak Island team will also be able to probe drill out 949 00:38:28,708 --> 00:38:32,208 as much as 40 feet in every direction from the shaft 950 00:38:32,375 --> 00:38:34,500 to look for evidence of valuables. 951 00:38:34,708 --> 00:38:37,000 And, if necessary, they can construct 952 00:38:37,167 --> 00:38:41,667 new lateral tunnels in order to recover any verified targets. 953 00:38:42,708 --> 00:38:45,708 We need to get to the bottom of the Garden Shaft. 954 00:38:45,875 --> 00:38:48,083 We have a potential tunnel that could be 955 00:38:48,250 --> 00:38:49,833 going to an offset chamber. 956 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:53,583 There could be treasure itself right below there. 957 00:38:53,708 --> 00:38:55,458 And there could be things 958 00:38:55,625 --> 00:38:58,292 that were left in there from a long time ago 959 00:38:58,458 --> 00:39:01,375 that are also very substantive clues. 960 00:39:01,542 --> 00:39:02,458 So, there's lots of things that could happen 961 00:39:02,625 --> 00:39:04,250 in the Garden Shaft. 962 00:39:04,375 --> 00:39:07,000 This year we have a chance to find treasure. 963 00:39:07,208 --> 00:39:09,333 I think we all want to get down there to the bottom. 964 00:39:09,458 --> 00:39:11,375 -I'll go first! -(laughter) 965 00:39:12,375 --> 00:39:14,500 You said it right, mate, unfinished business. 966 00:39:14,667 --> 00:39:18,375 This year we could get down there and actually 967 00:39:18,542 --> 00:39:20,417 hold shiny gold things in our hands. 968 00:39:20,542 --> 00:39:23,708 I want to hand these keys to open this up to Dan Henskee. 969 00:39:23,875 --> 00:39:27,125 We all have immense respect and admiration 970 00:39:27,292 --> 00:39:29,458 for what Dan has done almost his entire adult life. 971 00:39:29,625 --> 00:39:32,500 And so, Dan, I'm going to hand them to you. 972 00:39:32,667 --> 00:39:33,833 -Oh, yeah. -And I want you to 973 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,292 hand them to Roger, 974 00:39:35,500 --> 00:39:37,292 and we can get this party started, if you will. 975 00:39:37,458 --> 00:39:39,250 Ooh, don't want to lose these. 976 00:39:39,417 --> 00:39:40,375 (laughter) 977 00:39:40,542 --> 00:39:41,375 RICK: Dan Henskee, 978 00:39:41,542 --> 00:39:43,500 I've said it many times, 979 00:39:43,625 --> 00:39:46,250 has lived, breathed and bled Oak Island. 980 00:39:46,417 --> 00:39:48,333 This is what he was meant to do, 981 00:39:48,542 --> 00:39:50,333 and I think to honor him is the right thing to do. 982 00:39:50,542 --> 00:39:53,250 All right, Dan. Let's get this puppy open. 983 00:39:53,417 --> 00:39:54,625 Oh, yeah. 984 00:39:54,833 --> 00:39:56,583 I'll get back here out of the way a little. 985 00:39:56,792 --> 00:39:58,833 GARY: Time to open Pandora's box. 986 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:02,208 -BILL: There we go. -RICK: There you go, yeah. 987 00:40:02,375 --> 00:40:04,667 So, gentlemen, this is what we're dealing with. 988 00:40:04,875 --> 00:40:06,375 -Oh, boy. -Wow. -Wow. 989 00:40:06,583 --> 00:40:08,042 ROGER: That's what we got, guys. 990 00:40:08,208 --> 00:40:09,667 (team exclaiming) 991 00:40:09,875 --> 00:40:10,625 Well, I'm ready. 992 00:40:10,792 --> 00:40:11,708 (laughter) 993 00:40:11,875 --> 00:40:12,958 Dive in. 994 00:40:13,083 --> 00:40:14,083 Did you hear that? 995 00:40:14,208 --> 00:40:15,417 That's treasure calling our name. 996 00:40:15,583 --> 00:40:16,875 (laughter) 997 00:40:17,042 --> 00:40:17,875 Treasure, answers, 998 00:40:18,042 --> 00:40:19,583 call it what you will, 999 00:40:19,708 --> 00:40:21,167 but there's something at the bottom of this shaft. 1000 00:40:21,375 --> 00:40:22,458 -Oh, yeah. -And I think 1001 00:40:22,625 --> 00:40:24,958 you are the team to make it happen. 1002 00:40:25,125 --> 00:40:26,708 So, let's get some answers. 1003 00:40:26,875 --> 00:40:28,333 -What do you say? -Absolutely. 1004 00:40:28,500 --> 00:40:29,750 -Roger... -Looking forward to it. 1005 00:40:29,958 --> 00:40:31,500 ...we're gonna give you the go-ahead signal. 1006 00:40:31,583 --> 00:40:32,750 -You have at her. You and the team. -Absolutely. 1007 00:40:32,875 --> 00:40:34,292 It won't be long, we'll get you down there. 1008 00:40:34,417 --> 00:40:35,458 Great. 1009 00:40:35,625 --> 00:40:37,542 All right, let's go, guys. 1010 00:40:37,708 --> 00:40:39,875 -ALEX: All right. -TERRY: Out we go. Lead us out, Dan. 1011 00:40:40,042 --> 00:40:43,125 NARRATOR: For brothers Rick and Marty Lagina 1012 00:40:43,292 --> 00:40:46,000 and their team, the long wait 1013 00:40:46,167 --> 00:40:48,792 to see what lies beneath the Garden Shaft, 1014 00:40:48,958 --> 00:40:52,167 and perhaps in the original Money Pit, 1015 00:40:52,333 --> 00:40:54,917 may finally be nearing an end. 1016 00:40:55,083 --> 00:40:57,583 And a dream that has been collectively shared 1017 00:40:57,708 --> 00:41:00,042 by searchers for more than two centuries... 1018 00:41:00,208 --> 00:41:01,625 -RODNEY: Ready? -ROGER: Good. 1019 00:41:01,708 --> 00:41:03,625 NARRATOR: ...could soon be fulfilled. 1020 00:41:04,625 --> 00:41:07,417 But if so, just what is down there 1021 00:41:07,542 --> 00:41:10,083 waiting to be revealed? 1022 00:41:10,250 --> 00:41:13,250 A vast cache of silver and gold? 1023 00:41:13,417 --> 00:41:16,417 Priceless religious artifacts? 1024 00:41:16,583 --> 00:41:20,167 On Oak Island, only one thing is certain. 1025 00:41:20,333 --> 00:41:23,042 She fiercely protects 1026 00:41:23,208 --> 00:41:26,000 her precious secrets. 1027 00:41:29,042 --> 00:41:31,792 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 1028 00:41:31,917 --> 00:41:33,542 MAX: We're excited to present the results 1029 00:41:33,708 --> 00:41:35,500 from the Muon tomography. So what we're seeing is 1030 00:41:35,708 --> 00:41:39,000 high-density anomaly below the surface of the Money Pit. 1031 00:41:39,208 --> 00:41:41,708 -We think its Aladdin's Cave. -It could lead to the treasure. 1032 00:41:44,458 --> 00:41:45,458 I think I've hit a void. 1033 00:41:45,583 --> 00:41:46,792 TERRY: The plot thickens. 1034 00:41:46,958 --> 00:41:49,542 Oh, it's a... Look at that. 1035 00:41:50,667 --> 00:41:51,792 RICK: This is really something. 1036 00:41:51,917 --> 00:41:53,333 There are letters stamped on it. 1037 00:41:53,458 --> 00:41:55,792 Whoa! It could be very old. 1038 00:41:55,958 --> 00:41:57,292 Yeah. 1039 00:41:57,458 --> 00:41:58,875 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS