1 00:00:01,419 --> 00:00:03,293 Narrator: Tonight on the curse of oak island... 2 00:00:03,379 --> 00:00:05,295 What type of things would this be used for? 3 00:00:06,799 --> 00:00:09,383 Why put a ringbolt in a rock here? 4 00:00:09,468 --> 00:00:11,343 Working with block and tackles, heavy cargo, 5 00:00:11,429 --> 00:00:12,386 -heavy stuff. -Right. 6 00:00:12,471 --> 00:00:13,303 Gary: Ooh. 7 00:00:13,389 --> 00:00:15,222 That's nice. Musket decoration. 8 00:00:15,307 --> 00:00:17,307 -It might speak to wealth. -Yeah. 9 00:00:17,393 --> 00:00:19,101 Rick: Which way do you think 10 00:00:19,186 --> 00:00:20,185 we should chase this? 11 00:00:20,271 --> 00:00:21,145 Everything is telling me 12 00:00:21,230 --> 00:00:22,354 it's turning up to the money pit. 13 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:23,564 -That's great. -Terry: Wow. 14 00:00:23,649 --> 00:00:24,606 Look at this. 15 00:00:24,692 --> 00:00:26,150 Terry: It's exactly what we hoped for. 16 00:00:26,235 --> 00:00:27,276 We're heading to the money pit. 17 00:00:30,531 --> 00:00:34,241 Narrator: There is an island in the north atlantic 18 00:00:34,326 --> 00:00:37,619 where people have been looking for an incredible treasure 19 00:00:37,705 --> 00:00:41,081 for more than 200 years. 20 00:00:41,167 --> 00:00:44,084 So far, they have found a stone slab 21 00:00:44,170 --> 00:00:46,670 with strange symbols carved into it, 22 00:00:46,756 --> 00:00:49,506 mysterious fragments of human bone, 23 00:00:49,550 --> 00:00:53,385 and a lead cross whose origin may stretch back 24 00:00:53,429 --> 00:00:55,804 to the days of the knights templar. 25 00:00:55,890 --> 00:01:00,476 To date, six men have died trying to solve the mystery. 26 00:01:01,479 --> 00:01:03,520 And, according to legend, 27 00:01:03,606 --> 00:01:06,565 one more will have to die 28 00:01:06,650 --> 00:01:10,402 before the treasure can be found. 29 00:01:13,866 --> 00:01:15,908 ♪ ♪ 30 00:01:22,374 --> 00:01:25,501 another historic day has begun on oak island... 31 00:01:25,586 --> 00:01:29,213 -Rick: Here we are. -...As brothers rick and marty lagina, 32 00:01:29,298 --> 00:01:31,548 along with their partner craig tester 33 00:01:31,634 --> 00:01:33,342 and members of their team, 34 00:01:33,427 --> 00:01:37,179 continue searching for clues that they hope will soon reveal 35 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:40,641 the answers to a 225-year-old treasure mystery. 36 00:01:40,726 --> 00:01:42,684 -Rick: Let's take a look. -Doug: Yeah. 37 00:01:42,770 --> 00:01:46,271 Narrator: And in the artificially-made triangle-shaped swamp 38 00:01:46,357 --> 00:01:50,109 where a mysterious stone road was unearthed several weeks ago 39 00:01:50,194 --> 00:01:53,278 that may be connected to the money pit treasure shaft, 40 00:01:53,364 --> 00:01:57,241 rick lagina is eager to share a potentially critical discovery 41 00:01:57,326 --> 00:01:59,493 that was just made nearby 42 00:01:59,578 --> 00:02:02,746 with fellow oak island landowner tom nolan. 43 00:02:02,832 --> 00:02:04,498 Rick: How's it going, gary? 44 00:02:04,583 --> 00:02:06,250 Good. 45 00:02:06,335 --> 00:02:08,544 Why-why don't you guys come over here and, uh, 46 00:02:08,629 --> 00:02:10,170 -show him what you found? -Of course. 47 00:02:10,256 --> 00:02:12,297 -Look at the smile on his face. -(laughter) 48 00:02:12,341 --> 00:02:14,675 it's a big top-pocket find, for sure. 49 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,720 Feast your eyes on some ancientness from the swamp. 50 00:02:18,806 --> 00:02:21,306 Oh, look at that. 51 00:02:21,350 --> 00:02:23,392 You've got yourself a ringbolt. 52 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:24,726 -Gary: Yep. -Wow. 53 00:02:24,812 --> 00:02:26,645 Gary: Is that magnificent or what? 54 00:02:26,730 --> 00:02:28,480 Tom: Yep. That sure is. 55 00:02:28,566 --> 00:02:30,691 The fact is, your dad did have a map that showed a ringbolt 56 00:02:30,776 --> 00:02:32,359 in this general vicinity. 57 00:02:32,444 --> 00:02:34,653 -Tom: Yeah. -Rick: You're looking at holding 58 00:02:34,738 --> 00:02:39,283 something that your father based a lot of his-his efforts. 59 00:02:39,368 --> 00:02:41,702 Yeah. I can imagine if dad was here, 60 00:02:41,787 --> 00:02:43,537 he'd be quickly plotting the location 61 00:02:43,622 --> 00:02:45,539 of this and trying to tie it into the other ringbolts 62 00:02:45,624 --> 00:02:47,666 -to see, "okay, where do I go now?" -yeah. 63 00:02:48,711 --> 00:02:51,795 Narrator: Back in the early 1960s, 64 00:02:51,881 --> 00:02:54,715 tom nolan's father, the late fred nolan, 65 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,550 approached m.R. Chappell, 66 00:02:56,635 --> 00:02:58,677 who owned the eastern end of the island, 67 00:02:58,762 --> 00:03:01,555 to help him excavate the fabled money pit. 68 00:03:01,640 --> 00:03:04,850 However, when fred's offer was denied, 69 00:03:04,935 --> 00:03:08,437 the determined professional surveyor purchased eight lots 70 00:03:08,522 --> 00:03:12,357 across the center of oak island, including the swamp, 71 00:03:12,443 --> 00:03:16,278 and spent the next several years investigating the property 72 00:03:16,363 --> 00:03:20,407 and, incredibly, made a number of compelling discoveries. 73 00:03:20,492 --> 00:03:24,578 Among them were two large iron ringbolts 74 00:03:24,663 --> 00:03:26,496 that fred found embedded in boulders 75 00:03:26,582 --> 00:03:28,832 on the eastern edge of the brackish bog. 76 00:03:28,918 --> 00:03:31,710 Believing they might have been used to anchor a ship 77 00:03:31,795 --> 00:03:36,548 within the swamp at some time, he drained the area in 1969 78 00:03:36,592 --> 00:03:40,427 and was stunned to discover not only wooden scuppers 79 00:03:40,512 --> 00:03:42,262 but also part of a mast 80 00:03:42,348 --> 00:03:45,015 belonging to a large sailing vessel. 81 00:03:45,100 --> 00:03:48,310 This led fred to the theory that the swamp 82 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:50,270 was artificially created 83 00:03:50,356 --> 00:03:52,814 to hide the wreck of a treasure galleon. 84 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:57,569 Could this iron ringbolt, found next to the stone pathway, 85 00:03:57,655 --> 00:03:59,947 be more proof that fred nolan's suspicions 86 00:04:00,032 --> 00:04:02,699 of the swamp are true? 87 00:04:02,785 --> 00:04:04,743 It's hard to believe I've got one of these in my hand. 88 00:04:04,828 --> 00:04:07,329 And probably one that he didn't know was here. 89 00:04:07,414 --> 00:04:10,374 -Yeah. -It's, uh, it's quite a moment. 90 00:04:10,459 --> 00:04:12,709 Tom: And hopefully it takes us in the right direction. 91 00:04:12,795 --> 00:04:14,836 -Mm-hmm. -More questions, though, rick. 92 00:04:14,922 --> 00:04:16,255 -Yeah. -Yeah. 93 00:04:16,340 --> 00:04:17,798 -(chuckles) -yep. Absolutely. 94 00:04:17,883 --> 00:04:19,925 Tom: Dad believed that the answers to oak island 95 00:04:19,969 --> 00:04:23,720 certainly laid in that swamp, and to be able to do 96 00:04:23,806 --> 00:04:25,389 what we're doing here today is-- 97 00:04:25,474 --> 00:04:27,391 hopefully it will bring a lot of his dreams 98 00:04:27,476 --> 00:04:29,643 and aspirations to-to light. 99 00:04:29,728 --> 00:04:33,063 Carmen might be able to enlighten us about the purpose. 100 00:04:33,148 --> 00:04:34,898 -Craig: Yeah. -You know, how old it is. 101 00:04:34,984 --> 00:04:36,566 Rick: I think we all believe 102 00:04:36,652 --> 00:04:38,652 -it's pre-1840. -Gary: Yeah. 103 00:04:38,737 --> 00:04:40,904 And I'm c-certain we're gonna find another ringbolt 104 00:04:40,990 --> 00:04:43,448 if we keep following this road. 105 00:04:43,534 --> 00:04:45,659 This is the highway to treasure. 106 00:04:45,744 --> 00:04:48,078 -(laughter) -tom (laughing): Highway to treasure. 107 00:04:48,163 --> 00:04:51,415 Narrator: While, rick, craig, tom and the team 108 00:04:51,500 --> 00:04:53,959 continue investigating the swamp... 109 00:04:55,379 --> 00:04:57,296 Scott: Well, so far, so good. 110 00:04:57,381 --> 00:04:58,922 Yeah. We had high hopes, and so far 111 00:04:59,008 --> 00:05:00,757 -we haven't been disappointed. -Nope. 112 00:05:00,843 --> 00:05:03,051 Narrator: ...In the money pit area, 113 00:05:03,137 --> 00:05:07,097 project manager scott barlow, charles barkhouse, 114 00:05:07,182 --> 00:05:10,434 geologist terry matheson and surveyor steve guptill 115 00:05:10,519 --> 00:05:13,312 are supervising the team's core-drilling operation 116 00:05:13,397 --> 00:05:16,315 at borehole cd 8.5, 117 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,318 a borehole where they believe that they've encountered 118 00:05:19,403 --> 00:05:21,320 the so-called tupper shaft, 119 00:05:21,405 --> 00:05:24,781 a 19th century structure built by the truro company 120 00:05:24,867 --> 00:05:27,617 that reportedly sits just ten feet northwest 121 00:05:27,703 --> 00:05:29,745 of the original money pit. 122 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:32,789 If the team can verify the orientation 123 00:05:32,875 --> 00:05:34,750 and dimensions of this shaft, 124 00:05:34,835 --> 00:05:37,669 they could be one major step closer to locating 125 00:05:37,713 --> 00:05:40,088 the fabled money pit treasure vault. 126 00:05:43,719 --> 00:05:44,968 Steve g.: 53 to the bottom. 127 00:05:45,054 --> 00:05:47,095 Terry: All right. 128 00:05:54,104 --> 00:05:56,813 Scott: It's still very soft. 129 00:05:56,857 --> 00:05:58,648 Terry: Oh, yeah. This is loose. 130 00:05:58,734 --> 00:06:01,902 Well-- whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 131 00:06:01,987 --> 00:06:03,403 -Look at that. Look at that. -Hold it now. 132 00:06:03,489 --> 00:06:05,072 -And then you get your encouragement. -There we go. 133 00:06:05,157 --> 00:06:08,575 Terry: So, we got wood again at 58 feet 134 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:09,868 -and 57 feet. -Yep. 135 00:06:09,912 --> 00:06:11,661 Terry: And encouragement to carry on. 136 00:06:11,747 --> 00:06:13,413 -We're still in the game. -Yep. 137 00:06:13,499 --> 00:06:15,791 Terry: That tells us we're awfully close. 138 00:06:15,876 --> 00:06:18,668 Rick: They need to know the alignment of the shaft, 139 00:06:18,754 --> 00:06:22,047 which will then allow you to make a very 140 00:06:22,132 --> 00:06:24,841 somewhat interpretive u-understanding 141 00:06:24,927 --> 00:06:28,387 of the alignment of the money pit to the tupper shaft. 142 00:06:28,472 --> 00:06:31,598 Unfortunately, again, there's no cardinal direction. 143 00:06:31,683 --> 00:06:34,393 It's incredibly critical to our efforts, 144 00:06:34,478 --> 00:06:38,021 because you could be off by as much as ten or 15 feet. 145 00:06:38,107 --> 00:06:40,690 You know, guys, one of the problems that we face 146 00:06:40,776 --> 00:06:42,901 whenever we're trying to locate one of these early shafts 147 00:06:42,986 --> 00:06:45,070 is we don't know the dimensions of it. 148 00:06:45,155 --> 00:06:46,613 I mean, we-we know the depth, 149 00:06:46,698 --> 00:06:48,657 but we don't know-- was it a ten-by-ten? 150 00:06:48,742 --> 00:06:49,741 Was it an eight-by-eight? 151 00:06:49,827 --> 00:06:51,868 Are they square? Are they rectangle? 152 00:06:51,954 --> 00:06:53,203 We don't know that. 153 00:06:53,288 --> 00:06:55,163 So, this is important to try to figure that out. 154 00:06:55,249 --> 00:06:57,666 Terry: That's why the truest information 155 00:06:57,751 --> 00:06:59,751 you can get is usually at the bottom. 156 00:06:59,795 --> 00:07:02,796 And we'll have more information to try and determine 157 00:07:02,881 --> 00:07:04,923 where the heck all these shafts are and how far they are 158 00:07:05,008 --> 00:07:07,175 -from the money pit. -Yeah. 159 00:07:07,261 --> 00:07:09,469 Terry: So, we got some good stuff going on here. 160 00:07:09,555 --> 00:07:11,138 Charles: Yeah. 161 00:07:11,223 --> 00:07:13,974 Narrator: While the core-drilling operation continues 162 00:07:14,059 --> 00:07:15,976 in the money pit area, 163 00:07:16,061 --> 00:07:19,020 over on the eastern end of oak island... 164 00:07:19,106 --> 00:07:20,647 Marty: Wow, laird. 165 00:07:20,732 --> 00:07:22,649 -You've been busy. -(laird chuckles) 166 00:07:22,734 --> 00:07:24,901 -whoa. -We're trying. 167 00:07:24,987 --> 00:07:27,988 Narrator: ...Marty lagina arrives on lot 25, 168 00:07:28,073 --> 00:07:30,615 where archaeologists laird niven and liz michels 169 00:07:30,659 --> 00:07:33,702 are conducting an ongoing excavation 170 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:36,913 of the 19th century property that once belonged 171 00:07:36,999 --> 00:07:40,000 to former american slave turned wealthy landowner 172 00:07:40,085 --> 00:07:41,877 samuel ball. 173 00:07:41,962 --> 00:07:45,464 Although he was known to be a hardworking cabbage farmer 174 00:07:45,549 --> 00:07:49,759 shortly after buying this single lot back in 1786, 175 00:07:49,845 --> 00:07:53,763 what is unknown is how mr. Ball became wealthy enough 176 00:07:53,849 --> 00:07:56,516 to eventually own nine lots on oak island 177 00:07:56,602 --> 00:07:58,477 as well as several more on the mainland 178 00:07:58,562 --> 00:08:02,230 by the time of his death in 1846. 179 00:08:02,316 --> 00:08:07,277 One possible explanation was printed in the 1870 publication 180 00:08:07,362 --> 00:08:10,614 known as "the history of the county of lunenburg," 181 00:08:10,699 --> 00:08:13,283 in which samuel ball is listed 182 00:08:13,368 --> 00:08:15,494 as one of the three young men 183 00:08:15,579 --> 00:08:20,290 who first discovered the money pit in 1795. 184 00:08:20,375 --> 00:08:21,625 Here's the question: 185 00:08:21,710 --> 00:08:25,253 Nothing to link him somehow to a treasure find? 186 00:08:25,339 --> 00:08:30,800 The biggest questions surround "why a cellar this big," right? 187 00:08:30,886 --> 00:08:34,054 But it may be that he needed to stockpile stuff in here. 188 00:08:34,139 --> 00:08:36,306 Well, he grew wealthy through hard work 189 00:08:36,391 --> 00:08:38,183 and doing the right thing... 190 00:08:38,268 --> 00:08:40,018 -Yeah. -...And not being cowed by adversity. 191 00:08:40,103 --> 00:08:41,770 -That's clear. -Yeah. Yeah. 192 00:08:41,855 --> 00:08:44,064 Uh, but he might also have... (chuckles) got lucky. 193 00:08:44,149 --> 00:08:46,316 -Yeah. -So, what are the next steps here? 194 00:08:46,401 --> 00:08:49,528 Uh, well, we're gonna finish cleaning this out 195 00:08:49,613 --> 00:08:51,780 and then probably excavate it out in quadrants 196 00:08:51,865 --> 00:08:53,990 to see what's underneath. 197 00:08:54,034 --> 00:08:55,075 I'm keenly interested in this. 198 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,535 -Yeah. -Okay. 199 00:08:56,620 --> 00:08:57,619 -All right. -Carry on. 200 00:08:57,704 --> 00:08:58,787 Marty: Stay with it. 201 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:00,789 -I'm gonna go get gary. -Oh, good idea. 202 00:09:00,874 --> 00:09:03,750 Marty: This looks like a fairly substantial house. 203 00:09:03,835 --> 00:09:08,338 Indications that samuel ball was one very successful man. 204 00:09:08,423 --> 00:09:11,007 But did some of his wealth come 205 00:09:11,093 --> 00:09:13,176 from discoveries on oak island? 206 00:09:13,262 --> 00:09:15,804 Narrator: Although the foundation and surrounding area 207 00:09:15,889 --> 00:09:19,808 is a protected heritage site in the province of nova scotia, 208 00:09:19,893 --> 00:09:23,019 because laird niven and liz michels are present 209 00:09:23,105 --> 00:09:26,565 and able to supervise any disturbance of the grounds, 210 00:09:26,650 --> 00:09:29,985 gary drayton has official permission to metal-detect 211 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:32,654 for any important clues. 212 00:09:32,739 --> 00:09:34,948 Marty: Let's go find something good, gary. 213 00:09:35,033 --> 00:09:36,992 Yep. 214 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:38,243 (device beeping) 215 00:09:40,956 --> 00:09:42,372 oh. 216 00:09:42,457 --> 00:09:43,873 (beeping steadily) 217 00:09:43,959 --> 00:09:45,792 -that sounds nice. -Yeah. 218 00:09:45,877 --> 00:09:48,837 And it is just there to the side of the tree. 219 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:50,755 Marty: Yes. 220 00:09:57,389 --> 00:09:59,431 You might have got it out. 221 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:03,226 Yeah, you have. 222 00:10:04,271 --> 00:10:06,229 Let's see what we've got. 223 00:10:12,404 --> 00:10:13,903 It's in my hand. 224 00:10:13,989 --> 00:10:16,114 Ooh, look at that. 225 00:10:20,829 --> 00:10:22,787 Gary: Let's see what we got. 226 00:10:23,999 --> 00:10:26,249 And we are looking 227 00:10:26,293 --> 00:10:28,585 at a little pocketknife. 228 00:10:28,629 --> 00:10:29,961 -Seriously? -Yeah. 229 00:10:30,005 --> 00:10:31,755 Narrator: On lot 25, 230 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,798 near the foundation of the house 231 00:10:33,884 --> 00:10:36,176 that once belonged to samuel ball, 232 00:10:36,261 --> 00:10:40,639 metal detection expert gary drayton and marty lagina 233 00:10:40,724 --> 00:10:43,892 have just found what could be an important discovery. 234 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:46,811 Marty: I'd say that's copper or something. 235 00:10:46,855 --> 00:10:49,230 Gary: Yeah. The ends are copper. That's why we detected it. 236 00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:51,107 Marty: They don't make them out of that anymore, do they? 237 00:10:51,151 --> 00:10:52,192 Gary: Not so much. 238 00:10:52,277 --> 00:10:53,985 Yeah. It looks like half 239 00:10:54,029 --> 00:10:55,654 -of a pocketknife. -Yeah. 240 00:10:55,697 --> 00:10:58,323 And the blade must still be in there. 241 00:10:58,367 --> 00:11:01,743 Marty: That looks like a fine gentleman's pocketknife. 242 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:04,829 So, you know, we're hoping that it's valuable. 243 00:11:04,873 --> 00:11:07,999 And I think samuel ball was just a highly successful man, 244 00:11:08,043 --> 00:11:12,629 and he may have had some things we're unaware of. 245 00:11:12,673 --> 00:11:15,340 Well, we'll see what it looks like 246 00:11:15,384 --> 00:11:17,008 -when it's cleaned up. Nice little find. -Cleaned up. 247 00:11:17,094 --> 00:11:19,886 Gary: This is a great start. It really is. 248 00:11:19,971 --> 00:11:21,137 Marty: It's an excellent start. 249 00:11:21,181 --> 00:11:22,722 -Yeah. Let's keep going. -Yeah. 250 00:11:22,808 --> 00:11:23,640 Marty: I'm excited. Let's go 251 00:11:23,725 --> 00:11:25,016 -find some more stuff. -Yep. 252 00:11:27,729 --> 00:11:29,187 (detector beeping) 253 00:11:29,272 --> 00:11:30,271 oh. Not so good. 254 00:11:30,315 --> 00:11:31,773 Yeah. That doesn't sound as good to me. 255 00:11:31,858 --> 00:11:32,982 Gary: No. 256 00:11:35,737 --> 00:11:37,696 -(low beeping) -marty: That sounds good to me. 257 00:11:37,739 --> 00:11:38,863 That sounds good. 258 00:11:38,907 --> 00:11:41,241 (detector whining) 259 00:11:41,326 --> 00:11:43,034 just there. 260 00:11:50,293 --> 00:11:52,377 Here we go. 261 00:11:57,426 --> 00:11:58,883 -(pinpointer beeping) -oh. 262 00:12:00,762 --> 00:12:02,512 We're on it. 263 00:12:07,477 --> 00:12:10,061 I feel something there. 264 00:12:10,147 --> 00:12:12,897 Oh! Yeah, that's nice. 265 00:12:12,941 --> 00:12:14,065 What is it? A badge? 266 00:12:14,109 --> 00:12:15,900 No. It's not a badge, mate. 267 00:12:15,986 --> 00:12:21,156 Yeah. To me, that looks like musket decoration. 268 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:22,365 Oh, like you found with samuel ball on it? 269 00:12:22,451 --> 00:12:23,867 Gary: Yeah. 270 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:28,121 That might clean up and have some kind of design on it. 271 00:12:28,206 --> 00:12:29,706 Or some letters or numbers. 272 00:12:29,791 --> 00:12:30,874 Marty: For sure it has letters on it. 273 00:12:30,959 --> 00:12:31,750 -I can see. -It has? 274 00:12:31,793 --> 00:12:33,752 -Oh, yeah. -I was hoping. 275 00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:38,423 Marty: It says "patent." 276 00:12:38,467 --> 00:12:40,383 -gary: It says "patent"? -Mm-hmm. 277 00:12:40,469 --> 00:12:41,718 -Now you can see it. -Oh, yeah! 278 00:12:41,803 --> 00:12:43,011 Look at that. That's nice, isn't it? 279 00:12:43,054 --> 00:12:44,721 -There ain't any doubt about that. -Yeah. 280 00:12:44,806 --> 00:12:46,723 Narrator: A patent plate? 281 00:12:46,808 --> 00:12:50,143 Possibly from an old rifle or musket? 282 00:12:50,228 --> 00:12:53,438 During the 17th and 18th centuries, 283 00:12:53,482 --> 00:12:56,024 as firearm technology advanced 284 00:12:56,109 --> 00:12:58,193 in europe and colonial north america, 285 00:12:58,278 --> 00:13:02,405 manufacturers placed engraved "patent" plates on their muskets 286 00:13:02,491 --> 00:13:04,115 as a way of protecting the ownership 287 00:13:04,159 --> 00:13:06,284 of any unique innovations, 288 00:13:06,328 --> 00:13:10,955 such as the firing mechanism or the weapon's design. 289 00:13:10,999 --> 00:13:13,792 Similar to a maker's mark, a patent plate 290 00:13:13,835 --> 00:13:18,004 could help reveal when and where an artifact was made, 291 00:13:18,089 --> 00:13:23,968 as well as possibly identify who it once belonged to. 292 00:13:24,012 --> 00:13:26,471 What do you think, gary? How old is that? 293 00:13:26,515 --> 00:13:28,807 Gary: With that design, the way it's got that nice 294 00:13:28,850 --> 00:13:30,892 old-style lettering, 295 00:13:30,977 --> 00:13:33,478 I'd say that's period, mate, for this lot. 296 00:13:33,522 --> 00:13:37,106 1790. 1830s. Samuel ball era. 297 00:13:37,192 --> 00:13:38,775 Yeah. I think it's period. 298 00:13:38,860 --> 00:13:40,026 Gary: Yeah. 299 00:13:40,070 --> 00:13:42,028 Marty: I'd bet a lot that was on a firearm. 300 00:13:42,113 --> 00:13:44,948 It could've easily have been on the, the stock. 301 00:13:45,033 --> 00:13:46,741 -Yeah. -Or the butt. 302 00:13:46,827 --> 00:13:49,953 Maybe that's the way to look for whatever this is. 303 00:13:49,996 --> 00:13:51,830 -That's what I would do. I would start with guns. -Guns, yeah. 304 00:13:51,873 --> 00:13:54,415 Uh, probably british armaments. 305 00:13:54,501 --> 00:13:56,000 -Gary: Yeah. -I mean, if you find out that 306 00:13:56,044 --> 00:13:58,211 that was some kind of nice shooting firearm, 307 00:13:58,296 --> 00:14:01,089 -it might speak to wealth. -Yeah. 308 00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:04,801 Marty: The little "patent" thing was really exciting, because 309 00:14:04,845 --> 00:14:07,136 I view it as yet another indication 310 00:14:07,222 --> 00:14:10,431 that samuel ball had a fair amount of wealth. 311 00:14:10,517 --> 00:14:12,517 Gary, partner, let's put it in the bag. 312 00:14:12,561 --> 00:14:14,811 -Yep. -And we'll go onto, hopefully, 313 00:14:14,896 --> 00:14:16,062 -bigger and better things. -Yeah. 314 00:14:16,147 --> 00:14:18,147 And we'll tell laird about this. 315 00:14:18,233 --> 00:14:19,858 Marty: Yeah. Cheers, mate. 316 00:14:19,901 --> 00:14:22,068 -Gary: We found some cool stuff. -Marty: Yeah. 317 00:14:22,153 --> 00:14:26,030 Narrator: While marty and gary continue searching on lot 25... 318 00:14:26,074 --> 00:14:27,991 Charles: Here we are. 319 00:14:28,076 --> 00:14:30,827 Narrator: ...Approximately 50 miles north of oak island, 320 00:14:30,912 --> 00:14:33,788 jack begley, tom nolan 321 00:14:33,874 --> 00:14:35,999 and oak island historian charles barkhouse 322 00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:38,293 arrive at northville farm... 323 00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:40,879 Charles: Hey, carmen. 324 00:14:40,922 --> 00:14:43,047 ...Where they are eager to show blacksmithing expert 325 00:14:43,091 --> 00:14:45,383 carmen legge the iron ringbolt 326 00:14:45,427 --> 00:14:48,052 that was found in the swamp one week ago. 327 00:14:49,639 --> 00:14:50,805 How you doing? 328 00:14:50,891 --> 00:14:52,557 Okay. 329 00:14:52,601 --> 00:14:54,851 Jack: Charles and I brought along a new face for you. 330 00:14:54,895 --> 00:14:56,060 -Hi, carmen. Nice to meet you. -Hi. 331 00:14:56,104 --> 00:14:57,937 -Tom nolan. -Yeah. Good. 332 00:14:58,982 --> 00:15:01,900 Charles: Well, you can tell us what you think that is. 333 00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:14,412 -Okay. -Carmen: Um... 334 00:15:22,964 --> 00:15:24,088 -Really? -Yeah. 335 00:15:30,221 --> 00:15:32,597 Is this specifically made for wood? 336 00:15:35,310 --> 00:15:37,101 Okay. 337 00:15:39,648 --> 00:15:41,940 The ones we have pictures of on the island, 338 00:15:41,983 --> 00:15:43,024 that were in the boulders, 339 00:15:43,109 --> 00:15:44,567 seemed to be a little bigger than that. 340 00:15:47,489 --> 00:15:48,321 -Okay. -Yes. Yes. 341 00:15:48,406 --> 00:15:50,448 Jack: You'd call it a wharf 342 00:15:50,492 --> 00:15:51,950 or an anchor pin? 343 00:15:52,035 --> 00:15:54,285 What-what type of things would this be used for? 344 00:15:58,166 --> 00:15:59,415 Do you see that line right there? 345 00:15:59,501 --> 00:16:01,167 Narrator: Earlier this year, 346 00:16:01,252 --> 00:16:03,628 while conducting a sonar scan of the waters 347 00:16:03,672 --> 00:16:07,131 just off of the south shore, bordering the swamp, 348 00:16:07,175 --> 00:16:10,134 alex lagina, diver tony sampson 349 00:16:10,178 --> 00:16:12,387 and geoscientist dr. Ian spooner 350 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:15,223 detected what appeared to be the remains 351 00:16:15,308 --> 00:16:18,643 of a mysterious square-shaped rock structure. 352 00:16:18,687 --> 00:16:20,979 Ian: This might be evidence of a human-made structure. 353 00:16:21,064 --> 00:16:23,481 The remnants of an old wharf. Something like that. 354 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,110 Narrator: And one week later, 355 00:16:27,195 --> 00:16:30,488 tony conducted a dive where he confirmed that the formation 356 00:16:30,532 --> 00:16:33,116 was not a natural feature. 357 00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:36,411 Alex: Welcome back. Did you find the square structure? 358 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:38,246 Tony: Um, there were rocks in a square, 359 00:16:38,331 --> 00:16:42,333 but maybe the remains of an old cribbed wharf. 360 00:16:44,504 --> 00:16:46,504 Narrator: Is it possible that this ringbolt 361 00:16:46,548 --> 00:16:49,340 is connected to the potential ship's wharf, 362 00:16:49,426 --> 00:16:51,968 as well as the stone-paved pathway 363 00:16:52,012 --> 00:16:54,554 recently discovered within the swamp? 364 00:16:54,639 --> 00:16:58,975 And could it also explain the 200-foot-long anomaly 365 00:16:59,060 --> 00:17:02,687 that the team detected using seismic scanning two years ago, 366 00:17:02,731 --> 00:17:07,191 which eerily resembled the shape of a large galleon ship? 367 00:17:07,277 --> 00:17:10,528 We found it right along that roadway. 368 00:17:10,572 --> 00:17:12,363 -Yeah. -In that southeast corner 369 00:17:12,407 --> 00:17:16,034 dr. Spooner dated as being a possible wharf. 370 00:17:16,077 --> 00:17:19,620 So, you know, based upon the structure, this is fitting. 371 00:17:19,706 --> 00:17:23,207 This isn't the first ringbolt we've recovered on the island. 372 00:17:23,251 --> 00:17:26,461 My dad found at least three, 373 00:17:26,546 --> 00:17:29,714 but, I mean, one was found along the swamp. 374 00:17:29,758 --> 00:17:31,716 Not terribly far from that one. 375 00:17:41,269 --> 00:17:42,393 Wow. 376 00:17:45,607 --> 00:17:46,731 That gives it away? 377 00:17:48,109 --> 00:17:49,525 The date and-and the usage? 378 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,120 Jack: What's the earliest date that 379 00:18:01,206 --> 00:18:03,206 you could date work like this back to? 380 00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:13,508 Charles: It definitely predates 381 00:18:13,593 --> 00:18:15,760 the known discovery of the, of the money pit. 382 00:18:17,722 --> 00:18:19,180 Charles: To me, it's quite significant 383 00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:20,640 finding that pin 384 00:18:20,725 --> 00:18:22,350 on the stone road 385 00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:24,727 and the fact that carmen believes it's from a wharf. 386 00:18:24,813 --> 00:18:27,313 I mean, that just springs to mind 387 00:18:27,398 --> 00:18:28,648 a number of theories 388 00:18:28,733 --> 00:18:31,234 based on the fact that the swamp 389 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:34,237 on the eastern side could have been a cove at one time. 390 00:18:34,322 --> 00:18:37,281 And a treasure ship or ships could have been brought in there 391 00:18:37,325 --> 00:18:38,699 and off-loaded. 392 00:18:38,785 --> 00:18:40,743 Well, thank you very much, carmen. 393 00:18:42,288 --> 00:18:43,329 It's always a pleasure. 394 00:18:44,332 --> 00:18:46,040 (laughs) well, we love to show it to you. 395 00:18:46,126 --> 00:18:47,625 -We'll try to keep digging it up. -Yeah. 396 00:18:47,669 --> 00:18:49,085 We'll be back soon. 397 00:18:49,129 --> 00:18:50,628 -Thank you very much. -Take care. 398 00:18:50,713 --> 00:18:52,755 Jack: That was successful. 399 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:57,552 Charles: Yeah. Absolutely. 400 00:18:57,637 --> 00:18:58,970 Charles: Hi, guys. 401 00:18:59,013 --> 00:19:00,054 Rick: Welcome back. 402 00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:01,305 Here comes the true believer. 403 00:19:01,391 --> 00:19:03,975 Narrator: After returning from their meeting 404 00:19:04,018 --> 00:19:06,018 with blacksmithing expert carmen legge, 405 00:19:06,104 --> 00:19:09,397 tom nolan and charles barkhouse join rick 406 00:19:09,482 --> 00:19:12,275 and marty lagina, along with doug crowell, 407 00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:14,986 to share the report on the iron ringbolt 408 00:19:15,029 --> 00:19:16,612 discovered in the swamp. 409 00:19:16,698 --> 00:19:18,364 This is exciting. 410 00:19:18,449 --> 00:19:23,161 Carmen was very impressed with this. 411 00:19:23,246 --> 00:19:25,246 I'm impressed with that, too. 412 00:19:25,331 --> 00:19:26,664 This is not a pin that would go in granite. 413 00:19:26,708 --> 00:19:28,833 This is a pin that would go in a wharf. 414 00:19:29,711 --> 00:19:32,003 -Marty: Why the split? -Tom: So it doesn't pull out. 415 00:19:32,088 --> 00:19:34,422 -Charles: Yeah. -Tom: Do that at the other end, and that way it locks it 416 00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:35,631 -into the timber. -And he said 417 00:19:35,675 --> 00:19:39,093 they stopped doing this in 1760. 418 00:19:39,179 --> 00:19:41,095 Here. 419 00:19:41,181 --> 00:19:44,557 Marty: And you're telling me the youngest this could be 420 00:19:44,642 --> 00:19:45,975 is 1760? 421 00:19:46,060 --> 00:19:48,019 But he said 1600s. 422 00:19:48,062 --> 00:19:50,021 Charles: Yeah. 1600s to 1760. 423 00:19:50,064 --> 00:19:51,105 Wow. 424 00:19:51,191 --> 00:19:54,734 So, begs the question: Was that dropped 425 00:19:54,819 --> 00:19:57,403 in the swamp, or did all the wood rot away? 426 00:19:57,488 --> 00:19:59,113 -That didn't float in. -Tom: No. 427 00:19:59,199 --> 00:20:01,324 -We can be sure of that. -Yes. 428 00:20:01,409 --> 00:20:05,369 The fact that it's splayed suggests it was used. Right? 429 00:20:05,413 --> 00:20:06,454 It wasn't just dropped. 430 00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:07,705 Rick: Either way, 431 00:20:07,749 --> 00:20:09,665 it was found on top of the stone feature. 432 00:20:09,751 --> 00:20:11,250 Doug: Do you know what that suggests to us? 433 00:20:11,336 --> 00:20:14,295 That stone pathway was falling out of use 434 00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:16,214 in at least 1760, because 435 00:20:16,299 --> 00:20:18,174 soil started to accumulate on top of it, right? 436 00:20:18,259 --> 00:20:20,593 -Yeah. -Yep. That's true. 437 00:20:20,678 --> 00:20:22,595 So, that means that stone pathway was... 438 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:24,430 -Rick: Predates that. -Yeah. Predates that. 439 00:20:24,515 --> 00:20:25,640 Yep. 440 00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:27,391 Narrator: Is it possible, 441 00:20:27,435 --> 00:20:30,561 as oak island historian doug crowell is suggesting, 442 00:20:30,605 --> 00:20:33,814 that the iron ringbolt could actually predate 443 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:37,526 the discovery of the money pit by as much as two centuries? 444 00:20:37,612 --> 00:20:40,404 If so, could it also be a key 445 00:20:40,448 --> 00:20:43,741 to dating the stone pathway it was found on? 446 00:20:43,785 --> 00:20:47,286 As well as what the pathway's purpose was? 447 00:20:47,372 --> 00:20:50,706 What comes to mind for this ringbolt, its function, 448 00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:53,334 is that there could have been a-a wooden wharf 449 00:20:53,419 --> 00:20:56,128 in what was then an inlet from the sea. 450 00:20:56,214 --> 00:20:57,755 Certainly deep enough for a vessel 451 00:20:57,799 --> 00:20:59,590 that goes back and forth to the big ship. 452 00:20:59,676 --> 00:21:01,592 This thing could have been driven into it 453 00:21:01,636 --> 00:21:03,344 and it would be an anchor point. 454 00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:05,346 So... 455 00:21:05,431 --> 00:21:07,807 Highly intriguing and old. 456 00:21:07,892 --> 00:21:11,644 I mean, that fits what we were hoping for the swamp. 457 00:21:11,729 --> 00:21:13,646 And maybe helps explain the road. 458 00:21:13,731 --> 00:21:15,564 And also is exciting in terms of, 459 00:21:15,608 --> 00:21:17,358 okay, what are you off-loading here? 460 00:21:17,443 --> 00:21:19,527 -And where were they taking it? -Yeah. 461 00:21:19,612 --> 00:21:20,861 We're gonna follow that thing 462 00:21:20,947 --> 00:21:22,196 -and find out. -Charles: Yeah. 463 00:21:22,282 --> 00:21:23,364 Rick: What would your father say? 464 00:21:25,910 --> 00:21:29,161 Tom: This all sort of fits in with his theory. 465 00:21:29,247 --> 00:21:31,414 I'm not just sure what he would have thought of it. 466 00:21:33,167 --> 00:21:34,709 Except that, "I told you so." 467 00:21:34,794 --> 00:21:36,627 -(laughter) -there you go. 468 00:21:36,671 --> 00:21:38,754 I-I'm gonna kinda say that myself. 469 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:40,756 (chuckles) 470 00:21:40,842 --> 00:21:42,300 marty: All right, well... 471 00:21:42,343 --> 00:21:45,720 As much as it's a beautiful day to sit right here, isn't it? 472 00:21:45,805 --> 00:21:47,263 -There's work to do. -There's work to be done. 473 00:21:47,348 --> 00:21:49,098 There's work to do. Yeah. Okay. 474 00:21:49,183 --> 00:21:50,766 Let's do it, then. 475 00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:52,560 Charles: Yeah. 476 00:21:56,357 --> 00:21:58,399 Narrator: Later that afternoon... 477 00:21:58,484 --> 00:22:00,443 Terry: We're gonna carry on to 110, easily. 478 00:22:00,486 --> 00:22:02,445 -All right? -Sounds good. 479 00:22:02,530 --> 00:22:06,741 ...While the drilling operation continues in the money pit area, 480 00:22:06,826 --> 00:22:10,411 in the uplands near the eastern border of the swamp, 481 00:22:10,496 --> 00:22:14,373 archaeologists dr. Aaron taylor and miriam amirault 482 00:22:14,459 --> 00:22:16,709 continue their efforts 483 00:22:16,794 --> 00:22:19,837 to track the path of the massive stone feature. 484 00:22:19,881 --> 00:22:22,798 So, if we can get these cleared off. 485 00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:26,177 -Mm-hmm. -And hopefully see where the road ends. 486 00:22:26,220 --> 00:22:29,764 And then maybe it'll tell us where it starts to turn up. 487 00:22:29,849 --> 00:22:31,515 Yeah. 488 00:22:32,894 --> 00:22:34,477 If you find any stones 489 00:22:34,562 --> 00:22:35,936 that don't look like they're in place, 490 00:22:36,022 --> 00:22:39,565 like this, this blue slate... 491 00:22:39,650 --> 00:22:42,443 Does that just look out of place to you? 492 00:22:43,738 --> 00:22:45,363 Yeah. Maybe a bit. 493 00:22:47,408 --> 00:22:48,532 Hey, craig! 494 00:22:48,576 --> 00:22:49,575 Yo! 495 00:22:49,660 --> 00:22:51,452 Aaron: Can I bother you for a second? 496 00:22:51,537 --> 00:22:52,370 Sure. 497 00:22:52,455 --> 00:22:53,954 -Let's go have a look. -Yep. 498 00:22:55,249 --> 00:22:56,832 Look at that. 499 00:22:56,918 --> 00:22:57,833 Hey, guys. 500 00:22:57,919 --> 00:22:59,126 -Hey. -Good day. 501 00:22:59,212 --> 00:23:01,337 This is the area where the ringbolt was found. 502 00:23:01,422 --> 00:23:02,880 Mm-hmm. 503 00:23:02,924 --> 00:23:05,633 So, I came down on this blue-y slate 504 00:23:05,718 --> 00:23:07,218 that looks out of place. 505 00:23:07,261 --> 00:23:08,803 It doesn't look like it really belongs there. 506 00:23:08,888 --> 00:23:10,846 And if you come closer... 507 00:23:10,932 --> 00:23:14,558 To me, that just looks like it's been pecked 508 00:23:14,644 --> 00:23:18,437 or a circular piece has been punched out of it. 509 00:23:18,523 --> 00:23:20,856 I don't know, but it doesn't look natural. 510 00:23:20,942 --> 00:23:23,484 But why don't we get dr. Spooner over 511 00:23:23,569 --> 00:23:26,404 and see if he can explain. 512 00:23:26,489 --> 00:23:27,863 You know, maybe there's a natural process. 513 00:23:27,949 --> 00:23:29,740 It just looks too human-made to me. 514 00:23:29,826 --> 00:23:31,534 Okay. 515 00:23:31,619 --> 00:23:34,370 Dr. Spooner, you come over and take a look at something? 516 00:23:34,455 --> 00:23:35,996 On my way. 517 00:23:37,375 --> 00:23:38,791 What do you got? 518 00:23:38,876 --> 00:23:41,669 I came to this slate and, to me, it just looks out of place. 519 00:23:41,754 --> 00:23:43,212 -Right. -And it's got 520 00:23:43,297 --> 00:23:46,340 an unusual circular piece. 521 00:23:46,426 --> 00:23:48,342 You can take it right out. That'd be fine. 522 00:23:51,597 --> 00:23:54,473 -Right. -Does that look natural? 523 00:23:54,559 --> 00:23:56,350 Ian: Let me pick up my little whisk here. 524 00:23:57,937 --> 00:24:00,604 Well, you know, with the ringbolt being here 525 00:24:00,648 --> 00:24:02,898 and then this circular feature, 526 00:24:02,984 --> 00:24:06,569 it doesn't quite look like what I'd expect. 527 00:24:08,990 --> 00:24:10,406 To me, usually when these rocks break, 528 00:24:10,491 --> 00:24:12,074 it's just an edge like that, but to, 529 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:13,617 to have that little indent, 530 00:24:13,703 --> 00:24:15,453 is kind of, kind of odd. 531 00:24:15,538 --> 00:24:18,664 We should take a look at these stones a little more carefully, 532 00:24:18,749 --> 00:24:20,541 see if there's any attempt to make a hole 533 00:24:20,626 --> 00:24:22,251 -in any of these stones, but... -Yeah. 534 00:24:22,336 --> 00:24:23,919 The question begs, 535 00:24:24,005 --> 00:24:29,550 why put a ringbolt in a rock, in a hole, here? 536 00:24:29,635 --> 00:24:32,303 I think it suggests working with block and tackles. 537 00:24:32,346 --> 00:24:33,929 Or, you know, it's like heavy cargo. 538 00:24:34,015 --> 00:24:35,473 -Heavy, heavy stuff. Right? -Right. 539 00:24:35,516 --> 00:24:37,558 I can buy it if this was just, you know, 540 00:24:37,643 --> 00:24:39,018 Sunday groceries coming down the road here, 541 00:24:39,103 --> 00:24:40,352 -you don't need ringbolts. -Billy: Yeah. 542 00:24:41,689 --> 00:24:44,690 Narrator: Although this ringbolt found in this area 543 00:24:44,775 --> 00:24:46,525 is believed to have once been embedded 544 00:24:46,611 --> 00:24:47,943 in a wooden ship's wharf, 545 00:24:48,029 --> 00:24:50,863 is it possible that this piece of slate 546 00:24:50,948 --> 00:24:52,907 was connected to the other ringbolts 547 00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:56,744 found several decades ago in this area by fred nolan? 548 00:24:56,829 --> 00:24:59,788 Ringbolts that were embedded in rocks. 549 00:24:59,874 --> 00:25:02,666 And if so, could they have been 550 00:25:02,710 --> 00:25:04,585 part of a chain and pulley system-- 551 00:25:04,670 --> 00:25:06,837 as billy gerhardt is suggesting-- 552 00:25:06,881 --> 00:25:09,965 to haul some kind of heavy cargo or chest 553 00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:13,969 out of the swamp and along this stone pathway? 554 00:25:14,013 --> 00:25:15,679 Given all those facts, 555 00:25:15,723 --> 00:25:18,849 that the road appears to be turning upland, 556 00:25:18,935 --> 00:25:20,809 you have the ringbolt... 557 00:25:20,895 --> 00:25:23,103 It could be some sort of support 558 00:25:23,189 --> 00:25:25,314 for a pulley system 559 00:25:25,399 --> 00:25:27,858 or a way to assist in hauling 560 00:25:27,902 --> 00:25:29,944 large cartloads of something. 561 00:25:30,029 --> 00:25:32,446 It's too early to tell. 562 00:25:32,532 --> 00:25:35,032 Ian: It's unequivocal we've got a road-- 563 00:25:35,076 --> 00:25:37,660 and a road built to last. 564 00:25:37,703 --> 00:25:39,328 It's really quite a nice little road. 565 00:25:39,372 --> 00:25:40,621 -Yeah. -Ian: Yeah. 566 00:25:40,706 --> 00:25:42,915 All hidden under swamp. 567 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,500 And why? 568 00:25:44,585 --> 00:25:47,378 To me, it's a big problem that needs to be solved. 569 00:25:47,463 --> 00:25:48,712 -Aaron: Well, I'll take this down... -Okay, I'll... 570 00:25:48,798 --> 00:25:50,381 ...And see what's going on there. 571 00:25:50,424 --> 00:25:51,882 Okay. Good. 572 00:25:51,968 --> 00:26:00,224 Aaron: We'll see what's in store for us. 573 00:26:00,268 --> 00:26:03,269 Narrator: Another day has begun on oak island, 574 00:26:03,354 --> 00:26:06,272 and near the eastern border of the swamp... 575 00:26:06,357 --> 00:26:08,482 -Hey, bill. -Hey, rick. 576 00:26:08,568 --> 00:26:10,734 -Rick: You've made some progress, I see. -Yep. 577 00:26:10,778 --> 00:26:12,820 ...Rick lagina and craig tester 578 00:26:12,905 --> 00:26:16,240 have just been alerted by billy gerhardt 579 00:26:16,325 --> 00:26:18,909 to another potentially important discovery 580 00:26:18,953 --> 00:26:22,871 that he believes may be connected to the stone pathway. 581 00:26:23,958 --> 00:26:25,749 It's got to be good news 582 00:26:25,793 --> 00:26:28,919 -with billy using that shovel. -(rick laughs) 583 00:26:28,963 --> 00:26:31,797 yeah, trying to figure out what's going on here. 584 00:26:31,882 --> 00:26:33,757 And? Your thoughts? 585 00:26:33,801 --> 00:26:37,636 Well, we thought it might be end of the road. 586 00:26:37,722 --> 00:26:39,346 But just in the last few buckets, again, 587 00:26:39,432 --> 00:26:40,347 it's starting to get a little bit interesting. 588 00:26:40,433 --> 00:26:42,600 -We got this high rock. -Right. 589 00:26:42,643 --> 00:26:44,935 And we got a rock right there in front of you. 590 00:26:47,106 --> 00:26:49,356 At first, we just thought it was all jumble, 591 00:26:49,442 --> 00:26:51,025 so we dug a little test hole here, 592 00:26:51,110 --> 00:26:52,985 but look in the test hole. We got cobbles. 593 00:26:53,070 --> 00:26:55,446 Craig: That's a rock down there, too? Cobble? 594 00:26:56,866 --> 00:26:57,990 We have cobble here. 595 00:26:58,075 --> 00:27:00,492 This is the base of the cobble right there. 596 00:27:00,578 --> 00:27:02,578 Billy: So, it looks pretty suspiciously like the road. 597 00:27:02,622 --> 00:27:04,997 But if this is a turn, 598 00:27:05,082 --> 00:27:08,417 well, then, we have to try to figure out what's going on. 599 00:27:08,461 --> 00:27:11,629 Narrator: Another possible section of the stone pathway 600 00:27:11,714 --> 00:27:15,049 running along the eastern border of the swamp? 601 00:27:15,134 --> 00:27:18,761 If so, just how far does it extend... 602 00:27:18,846 --> 00:27:20,804 And where is it leading? 603 00:27:20,848 --> 00:27:22,097 Rick: Hey, gary. 604 00:27:22,183 --> 00:27:23,849 Gary: I was standing here, 605 00:27:23,934 --> 00:27:25,976 looking where this road leads. 606 00:27:26,062 --> 00:27:29,355 It seems to be winding towards that direction. 607 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:30,564 Uphill to the money pit? 608 00:27:30,650 --> 00:27:31,815 Yeah. 609 00:27:31,859 --> 00:27:34,401 Narrator: The stone pathway 610 00:27:34,487 --> 00:27:36,737 possibly turning in a new direction... 611 00:27:36,822 --> 00:27:37,863 Toward the money pit? 612 00:27:37,948 --> 00:27:41,742 If so, could it actually lead the team 613 00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:45,496 to the location of the fabled treasure vault? 614 00:27:48,459 --> 00:27:50,459 -Hey, steve. -Steve g.: Hey, guys. 615 00:27:50,503 --> 00:27:52,544 -Hey, aaron. -Hey. 616 00:27:52,630 --> 00:27:56,590 Well, if we can take elevations off of these boulders here. 617 00:27:56,676 --> 00:27:57,675 Steve g.: Sure. 618 00:28:03,891 --> 00:28:06,058 This is about two feet above sea level. 619 00:28:06,143 --> 00:28:09,561 So, I would say, based on elevation, 620 00:28:09,647 --> 00:28:10,813 that this is part of the roadway. 621 00:28:12,066 --> 00:28:12,940 But what about that? 622 00:28:13,025 --> 00:28:15,943 All right, so... 623 00:28:16,028 --> 00:28:18,779 Oh, wow. 624 00:28:18,864 --> 00:28:20,739 Yeah. This is all organic. 625 00:28:20,825 --> 00:28:24,576 So, these stones were placed into this organic material. 626 00:28:24,662 --> 00:28:27,621 Then you've got these... 627 00:28:27,707 --> 00:28:29,873 These pieces of wood at the bottom, 628 00:28:29,959 --> 00:28:34,169 which is what we're finding in the other stone features. 629 00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:36,839 So, they put these pieces of wood down 630 00:28:36,882 --> 00:28:39,675 as a matting and then put the stone on top. 631 00:28:39,719 --> 00:28:41,719 So it's definitely man-made, aaron? 632 00:28:41,804 --> 00:28:43,178 I would say so. Yes. 633 00:28:43,222 --> 00:28:45,723 Rick: Let's assume this is a road. 634 00:28:45,766 --> 00:28:47,891 We're almost to that decision point, though. 635 00:28:47,977 --> 00:28:51,478 Whether we turn left, turn right, or go straight. 636 00:28:51,564 --> 00:28:54,148 Which way do you think we should chase this? 637 00:28:54,233 --> 00:28:56,734 Straight ahead to some unknown location 638 00:28:56,777 --> 00:28:58,861 or uphill to the money pit, possibly? 639 00:28:58,946 --> 00:29:01,280 Everything's telling me it's turning up. 640 00:29:02,450 --> 00:29:05,576 Rick: That has always been the thought, 641 00:29:05,661 --> 00:29:08,579 that this was just 642 00:29:08,622 --> 00:29:10,539 a easier way to get to the money pit 643 00:29:10,583 --> 00:29:12,499 with an extremely heavy load. 644 00:29:12,585 --> 00:29:15,169 Um... Is that being borne out here? I don't know. 645 00:29:15,254 --> 00:29:16,754 Is that wood? 646 00:29:16,797 --> 00:29:18,005 I would say so. Yes. 647 00:29:18,090 --> 00:29:19,173 Rick: I think there's hope 648 00:29:19,258 --> 00:29:20,966 that we're finally gonna 649 00:29:21,051 --> 00:29:22,634 further the understanding 650 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:23,886 of the purpose of this road. 651 00:29:23,971 --> 00:29:25,137 Billy: Well, I think we've got 652 00:29:25,181 --> 00:29:27,765 about six or eight more feet to take this. 653 00:29:27,808 --> 00:29:30,142 The logical way is to keep going the way we're going, 654 00:29:30,227 --> 00:29:31,894 because if it's a turn in the road, 655 00:29:31,979 --> 00:29:33,145 we should find it soon. 656 00:29:33,189 --> 00:29:35,689 We ain't never getting out of here, are we? 657 00:29:35,775 --> 00:29:37,065 (all chuckling) 658 00:29:37,109 --> 00:29:39,860 narrator: While rick lagina and craig tester 659 00:29:39,945 --> 00:29:41,862 continue to oversee the investigation 660 00:29:41,947 --> 00:29:44,198 of the stone pathway near the swamp... 661 00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:47,826 -Terry: It's 98 at the bottom. -Charles: 98. 662 00:29:47,912 --> 00:29:49,703 ...Steve guptill has joined 663 00:29:49,789 --> 00:29:52,748 charles barkhouse and geologist terry matheson 664 00:29:52,833 --> 00:29:54,750 in the money pit area 665 00:29:54,794 --> 00:29:57,002 as they have now drilled to a depth of nearly 100 feet 666 00:29:57,087 --> 00:30:00,506 in borehole cd 8.5. 667 00:30:00,591 --> 00:30:03,008 A borehole that has intercepted 668 00:30:03,093 --> 00:30:04,134 what they believe could be 669 00:30:04,220 --> 00:30:06,303 a 19th century searchers' structure 670 00:30:06,347 --> 00:30:08,138 known as the tupper shaft, 671 00:30:08,182 --> 00:30:10,849 which was built just ten feet northwest 672 00:30:10,935 --> 00:30:12,935 of the original money pit. 673 00:30:14,021 --> 00:30:15,813 Terry: That's damn loose. 674 00:30:17,274 --> 00:30:18,690 Steve g.: This is what's interesting. 675 00:30:18,776 --> 00:30:21,109 -Yeah. -We have wood right there. 676 00:30:21,195 --> 00:30:22,569 Oh, yeah. Lots of wood. 677 00:30:22,655 --> 00:30:23,904 Oh, yeah. 678 00:30:23,989 --> 00:30:24,905 (whoops) 679 00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:26,782 steve g.: Hey, scott. 680 00:30:26,867 --> 00:30:27,866 -Guys. -Charles: We got wood, scott. 681 00:30:27,952 --> 00:30:29,159 I like the look of that. 682 00:30:29,245 --> 00:30:31,662 There's where our faith came in to stick with it. 683 00:30:31,705 --> 00:30:33,705 -Steve g.: Yeah. Always does. -Charles: Yeah. 684 00:30:33,791 --> 00:30:35,999 Scott: You know, we should see the bottom of the shaft 685 00:30:36,085 --> 00:30:37,668 if we are in the tupper shaft, 686 00:30:37,711 --> 00:30:40,546 because that bottom few feet is usually in place. 687 00:30:40,631 --> 00:30:41,880 That'll really help us pinpoint the dimensions of 688 00:30:41,966 --> 00:30:43,632 where that wall sits. 689 00:30:43,717 --> 00:30:44,758 It's gonna tell us a lot. 690 00:30:44,802 --> 00:30:46,260 Narrator: It is the team's hope 691 00:30:46,345 --> 00:30:48,637 to verify the orientation of the shaft 692 00:30:48,722 --> 00:30:52,140 so that they will know which direction to move the drill rig 693 00:30:52,184 --> 00:30:54,351 and, with any luck, 694 00:30:54,395 --> 00:30:56,061 locate the fabled treasure vault 695 00:30:56,146 --> 00:30:59,064 that has eluded searchers for more than two centuries. 696 00:30:59,149 --> 00:31:02,276 -What do we got? -103 and a half. 697 00:31:02,361 --> 00:31:04,611 103 and a half. You guys got us a beam by the look of it. 698 00:31:04,697 --> 00:31:07,197 That looks like a piece of wood or something, right there. 699 00:31:07,283 --> 00:31:10,367 Geez. Oh, my lordy. 700 00:31:10,411 --> 00:31:14,830 So, we got some good information from mike. 701 00:31:14,915 --> 00:31:17,332 103.5. He thinks he's out. 702 00:31:17,376 --> 00:31:18,959 Terry: Okay. Well, that would-- 703 00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:21,044 that would be about where we thought the bottom was. 704 00:31:21,130 --> 00:31:22,713 And we might be out of the bottom here. 705 00:31:22,756 --> 00:31:25,632 That's a great beam. 706 00:31:25,718 --> 00:31:26,842 Scott: Oh, yeah. We have lots of wood. 707 00:31:26,927 --> 00:31:27,759 Steve g.: Yeah. We're still in wood. 708 00:31:27,845 --> 00:31:30,637 Terry: There's the ax cut there. 709 00:31:30,723 --> 00:31:32,806 There's the wood grain. 710 00:31:32,892 --> 00:31:36,268 And the ax cut is there and back that way. 711 00:31:36,353 --> 00:31:39,229 That ridge is where they cut. 712 00:31:39,315 --> 00:31:41,064 -Charles: That's hand-hewn. -Steve g.: We've got a side, 713 00:31:41,150 --> 00:31:43,066 we've got a wall and we've got a floor. 714 00:31:44,403 --> 00:31:45,736 -Hey, rick. -Rick: Hey, steve. 715 00:31:45,821 --> 00:31:48,572 I've heard, uh, it's pretty exciting up here. 716 00:31:48,657 --> 00:31:51,909 Well, we're-- we were successful in the first hole. 717 00:31:51,952 --> 00:31:54,661 Charles: That's a vertical piece of wood right there. 718 00:31:54,747 --> 00:31:56,288 That's a timber. 719 00:31:56,373 --> 00:31:58,749 You can see where that was cut by an ax, right? 720 00:31:58,792 --> 00:32:00,834 The dip in it here? 721 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,045 -Rick: Wow. -That's hand-hewn lumber. 722 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:08,759 Rick: That is incredible. 723 00:32:08,844 --> 00:32:10,093 Look at this. 724 00:32:10,137 --> 00:32:15,557 That's fantastic. 725 00:32:15,643 --> 00:32:16,850 Terry: That's a really interesting piece. 726 00:32:16,936 --> 00:32:19,269 So close to the bottom. 727 00:32:19,313 --> 00:32:21,605 Narrator: While drilling in the money pit area, 728 00:32:21,649 --> 00:32:24,608 rick lagina and members of the oak island team 729 00:32:24,693 --> 00:32:26,610 believe they have obtained evidence 730 00:32:26,654 --> 00:32:28,612 of a 19th century searcher shaft 731 00:32:28,697 --> 00:32:31,114 that could help point them in the direction 732 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:34,284 where the fabled treasure vault may be located. 733 00:32:34,328 --> 00:32:38,956 Rick: We believe we have delineated the wall of the tupper shaft, 734 00:32:38,999 --> 00:32:42,125 but it's critically important to try to find 735 00:32:42,211 --> 00:32:44,169 the proper orientation of the tupper shaft, 736 00:32:44,254 --> 00:32:49,216 because that's the information that we're hopeful will lead us 737 00:32:49,301 --> 00:32:51,927 to what they found, I.E., the original money pit. 738 00:32:52,012 --> 00:32:53,929 Steve g.: So, our last hole, rick, 739 00:32:53,973 --> 00:32:56,598 -we've just come out of cd 8.5. -Yeah. 740 00:32:56,684 --> 00:32:59,101 Steve g.: And based on what we're seeing, it looks like we might be going 741 00:32:59,186 --> 00:33:00,310 right down the center of a shaft. 742 00:33:02,022 --> 00:33:03,313 We-we think now... 743 00:33:04,775 --> 00:33:06,608 ...So if this is a wall, 744 00:33:06,694 --> 00:33:09,820 then-then the money pit would have to be over here or here. 745 00:33:09,863 --> 00:33:12,656 Because this is relatively not investigated. 746 00:33:14,702 --> 00:33:17,661 How confident are you that the orientation is this way? 747 00:33:17,705 --> 00:33:20,163 Steve g.: That's the next step. 748 00:33:20,207 --> 00:33:22,416 This-this hole we're in should really help us 749 00:33:22,501 --> 00:33:25,002 confirm or deny this orientation. 750 00:33:26,046 --> 00:33:28,714 Rick: My thought would be, we need 751 00:33:28,799 --> 00:33:31,008 all the information possible to really be certain 752 00:33:31,051 --> 00:33:33,301 of the orientation of that. 753 00:33:34,179 --> 00:33:36,805 Let's just see what another rod looks like. 754 00:33:36,890 --> 00:33:39,850 If you can define two walls, you're good. 755 00:33:39,893 --> 00:33:41,977 -You're golden. Right? -Charles: Yeah. 756 00:33:42,062 --> 00:33:43,854 Well, that's the decision. 757 00:33:43,897 --> 00:33:46,148 End of day, we'll know exactly where we are. 758 00:33:46,233 --> 00:33:49,151 -Yep. -And then we'll make a decision based on that information. 759 00:33:49,194 --> 00:33:51,028 Terry: That'd be great. 760 00:33:51,071 --> 00:33:54,031 Anyway, my hat's off to you guys for-for sticking with it. 761 00:33:56,076 --> 00:33:58,452 -Good luck. -All right. See you later. 762 00:33:58,537 --> 00:34:01,038 Charles: Okay. We got our marching orders. 763 00:34:06,795 --> 00:34:08,170 Narrator: The following morning, 764 00:34:08,255 --> 00:34:10,380 just as drilling gets underway 765 00:34:10,424 --> 00:34:13,508 in a new borehole dubbed bc 8.5... 766 00:34:15,512 --> 00:34:18,055 Rick: Well, gentlemen, this is... 767 00:34:18,098 --> 00:34:20,390 Probably one of the most important meetings of the year. 768 00:34:20,476 --> 00:34:23,226 Narrator: ...Oak island historian doug crowell 769 00:34:23,270 --> 00:34:26,188 has requested a meeting with rick, marty, craig 770 00:34:26,273 --> 00:34:28,231 and members of the team 771 00:34:28,275 --> 00:34:30,358 after making an important discovery 772 00:34:30,444 --> 00:34:33,028 in the files of the late dan blankenship, 773 00:34:33,072 --> 00:34:35,906 which he believes could be critical to the continued search 774 00:34:35,991 --> 00:34:39,367 for the location of the original money pit. 775 00:34:39,411 --> 00:34:41,912 But a decision has to be made, 776 00:34:41,955 --> 00:34:43,872 and I think it has to be made today. 777 00:34:43,916 --> 00:34:46,041 So, there's some new information 778 00:34:46,085 --> 00:34:47,709 that doug has found in dan's files 779 00:34:47,753 --> 00:34:49,503 regarding the money pit. 780 00:34:49,588 --> 00:34:53,840 So, uh, with that, I'm gonna turn it over to doug, 781 00:34:53,926 --> 00:34:58,011 and then we'll have a discussion about what we do next. 782 00:34:58,097 --> 00:35:00,222 So, I'm gonna share a presentation here with you. 783 00:35:00,265 --> 00:35:04,226 We've been compiling the data from the historical record. 784 00:35:04,311 --> 00:35:06,311 Craig's drilling has revealed that the tupper shaft 785 00:35:06,396 --> 00:35:08,146 sits right about here. 786 00:35:08,232 --> 00:35:10,440 It should be contained within that circle. 787 00:35:10,526 --> 00:35:13,735 This shows the caisson oc-1. 788 00:35:13,821 --> 00:35:15,904 It was between those two shafts that we were pretty sure 789 00:35:15,948 --> 00:35:17,531 the original money pit must set. 790 00:35:17,616 --> 00:35:20,784 Which would mean that the money pit would be here. 791 00:35:23,497 --> 00:35:26,289 And what we know about that area is 792 00:35:26,333 --> 00:35:29,960 that this is where we found the wood dated 1706. 793 00:35:30,003 --> 00:35:31,294 The oldest wood that we've brought up 794 00:35:31,338 --> 00:35:32,379 out of the money pit so far. 795 00:35:33,966 --> 00:35:38,135 Narrator: Last year, while drilling the borehole known as oc-1, 796 00:35:38,178 --> 00:35:40,720 the team obtained evidence of a wooden tunnel 797 00:35:40,806 --> 00:35:46,143 some 150 feet underground that was dated to 1706, 798 00:35:46,186 --> 00:35:49,354 nearly 90 years before the discovery of the money pit. 799 00:35:49,439 --> 00:35:52,816 This find led the oak island team to believe 800 00:35:52,860 --> 00:35:54,317 that the original treasure shaft 801 00:35:54,403 --> 00:35:56,236 and the fabled vault 802 00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:59,906 would most likely be located in that area. 803 00:35:59,992 --> 00:36:02,325 Doug: I think we would have been hard-pressed 804 00:36:02,369 --> 00:36:04,286 for someone to convince us that we didn't find 805 00:36:04,329 --> 00:36:06,329 the original zone for the money pit. 806 00:36:06,373 --> 00:36:10,333 But we have some diagrams from the 1890s, 807 00:36:10,419 --> 00:36:13,128 and this revealed the tupper shaft in relation 808 00:36:13,213 --> 00:36:15,839 to the money pit that they were working in at the time. 809 00:36:15,924 --> 00:36:18,884 "a" is the tupper shaft. 810 00:36:18,969 --> 00:36:21,595 And the money pit is over here. 811 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:25,849 This is kind of exciting because being able to delineate it 812 00:36:25,893 --> 00:36:28,935 has given us a whole new place to look for the money pit. 813 00:36:29,021 --> 00:36:32,147 We've been looking to the east of the tupper shaft. 814 00:36:32,191 --> 00:36:36,067 And that diagram suggests that the money pit's to the west. 815 00:36:36,153 --> 00:36:37,527 Wow. 816 00:36:44,203 --> 00:36:45,535 T we wouldn't even know 817 00:36:45,579 --> 00:36:47,621 where the hell the money pit is after all those holes? 818 00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:49,623 Yeah. 819 00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:51,208 Steve g.: I mean, we've put in 820 00:36:51,293 --> 00:36:54,044 close to 400 holes since I've been here, and... 821 00:36:54,129 --> 00:36:56,171 -God. -...That's sonic holes. 822 00:36:56,256 --> 00:36:57,756 Marty: It would explain a lot if we have been 823 00:36:57,841 --> 00:36:59,758 -looking in the wrong spot. -(laughter) 824 00:37:00,636 --> 00:37:02,594 rick: The troubling thing is, 825 00:37:02,679 --> 00:37:06,640 is it possible that for 200 years, 826 00:37:06,725 --> 00:37:11,603 people have not looked in the correct area for the money pit? 827 00:37:11,688 --> 00:37:13,396 Marty: The historical records 828 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:15,565 that we're using to try and refine our search 829 00:37:15,651 --> 00:37:18,360 for the money pit are the same sort of thing 830 00:37:18,445 --> 00:37:19,569 that happens all over oak island. 831 00:37:19,613 --> 00:37:21,696 They're great, they're very helpful, 832 00:37:21,782 --> 00:37:23,573 and they're maddeningly difficult 833 00:37:23,617 --> 00:37:25,242 and perhaps inaccurate. 834 00:37:25,327 --> 00:37:28,536 And so, we're trying to weed out what's useful and what isn't 835 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:30,705 by trial and error, I guess. 836 00:37:30,791 --> 00:37:33,500 Alex: Well, what's the decision? 837 00:37:35,796 --> 00:37:37,462 I'd be willing to sacrifice a shot 838 00:37:37,547 --> 00:37:40,257 at the eastern location to be confident 839 00:37:40,300 --> 00:37:43,260 that we fully explored the western location. 840 00:37:43,345 --> 00:37:45,428 -Right. -So, my vote's 841 00:37:45,472 --> 00:37:47,180 to go for the site on the west. 842 00:37:47,266 --> 00:37:49,015 Do we only have time for one? 843 00:37:49,101 --> 00:37:50,558 We don't have a ton of time left. 844 00:37:50,644 --> 00:37:53,561 -I'd go for both. -Scott: We have to start somewhere, 845 00:37:53,605 --> 00:37:55,355 so we need a priority. 846 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,691 -Okay, west. -(laughter) 847 00:38:00,487 --> 00:38:03,029 doug: And the interesting thing is, c-1, 848 00:38:03,115 --> 00:38:05,657 if that's where the money pit actually is, 849 00:38:05,742 --> 00:38:09,077 c-1 did present that shiny gold object. 850 00:38:09,162 --> 00:38:12,706 C-1 hit some shaft and it could be part of the money pit. 851 00:38:12,791 --> 00:38:14,124 Yeah. 852 00:38:14,167 --> 00:38:16,376 So, I like the west side. 853 00:38:17,671 --> 00:38:19,796 Narrator: Ever since rick, marty, 854 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:23,133 craig and the team first drilled borehole c-1 855 00:38:23,176 --> 00:38:25,593 five years ago at the suggestion 856 00:38:25,679 --> 00:38:28,555 of oak island historian charles barkhouse, 857 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,725 it has remained a tantalizing mystery. 858 00:38:34,521 --> 00:38:36,354 Narrator: Not only did it encounter a void 859 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:39,482 measuring some 20 feet deep by ten feet wide... 860 00:38:39,568 --> 00:38:41,318 Craig: Here we go. 861 00:38:41,403 --> 00:38:43,778 ...But when cameras have been placed down inside, 862 00:38:43,864 --> 00:38:47,157 three different gold-colored objects have been seen 863 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:48,825 embedded in the walls. 864 00:38:48,869 --> 00:38:51,619 Charles: It looks metallic. The hell is that? 865 00:38:53,623 --> 00:38:56,499 Narrator: Although numerous dive operations over the years 866 00:38:56,543 --> 00:38:58,752 have failed to determine just what they are... 867 00:38:58,837 --> 00:39:00,337 Dave: Going down. 868 00:39:00,380 --> 00:39:01,838 Narrator: ...Is it possible 869 00:39:01,882 --> 00:39:03,798 that the information doug crowell has found 870 00:39:03,884 --> 00:39:05,633 means that c-1 might be connected 871 00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:08,678 to the original money pit after all? 872 00:39:10,974 --> 00:39:12,682 Marty: Okay, well, rick, you haven't said anything. 873 00:39:12,726 --> 00:39:13,850 You want to do the west? 874 00:39:13,894 --> 00:39:15,769 Yeah. Yep. 875 00:39:15,854 --> 00:39:18,730 You have to go west. You have to chase the historical context. 876 00:39:18,815 --> 00:39:20,190 Yes. 877 00:39:20,233 --> 00:39:22,192 -Otherwise, why are we here? -Yeah. 878 00:39:22,277 --> 00:39:23,485 Scott: One ace in the hole 879 00:39:23,570 --> 00:39:25,695 we may have is, we know there was a shaft in c-1. 880 00:39:25,739 --> 00:39:27,822 -Yes. -Marty: That's about 881 00:39:27,908 --> 00:39:29,657 as most enthused I've heard you, man. 882 00:39:29,743 --> 00:39:31,576 Scott: Everybody is very optimistic and excited about this. 883 00:39:31,661 --> 00:39:34,621 So hopefully it leads to something good. 884 00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:36,331 Marty: Well, there you have it. 885 00:39:36,416 --> 00:39:38,833 So, it's just a matter of establishing a grid 886 00:39:38,877 --> 00:39:41,169 and, uh, putting steel downhole. 887 00:39:41,254 --> 00:39:42,796 The question is, 888 00:39:42,881 --> 00:39:44,172 where is the money pit? 889 00:39:44,257 --> 00:39:45,465 That has always been the question 890 00:39:45,550 --> 00:39:49,260 regarding any of the work over the last 225 years. 891 00:39:49,346 --> 00:39:52,013 I mean, we've drilled exhaustively. 892 00:39:52,099 --> 00:39:54,224 It's almost a foregone conclusion 893 00:39:54,309 --> 00:39:57,519 that we've been looking in the wrong places. 894 00:39:57,604 --> 00:39:59,270 We can't drill the entire money pit, 895 00:39:59,356 --> 00:40:01,523 at least certainly not this year. 896 00:40:01,608 --> 00:40:05,485 And, thus, we need to remain focused on the c-1 location. 897 00:40:05,570 --> 00:40:06,653 Marty: Okay. I say make it so. 898 00:40:06,738 --> 00:40:08,446 That's my vote. 899 00:40:08,532 --> 00:40:10,365 -Agreed. -Yep. 900 00:40:10,450 --> 00:40:12,659 -I'm in. -I'm in. 901 00:40:12,744 --> 00:40:14,411 -Definitely. -Yeah. 902 00:40:14,496 --> 00:40:17,247 Well, let's dig the west and call this war room adjourned. 903 00:40:17,332 --> 00:40:18,915 Absolutely. 904 00:40:18,959 --> 00:40:20,667 Marty: All right. Thanks, guys. 905 00:40:20,752 --> 00:40:21,751 -Rick: See you. -Steve g.: See you, guys. 906 00:40:21,837 --> 00:40:23,545 Narrator: As another productive 907 00:40:23,630 --> 00:40:27,382 and surprising week comes to an end on oak island, 908 00:40:27,426 --> 00:40:31,594 rick, marty, craig and the team remain unwavering 909 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:35,682 in their efforts to solve a 225-year-old mystery. 910 00:40:35,767 --> 00:40:39,769 Will their new drilling strategy in the money pit 911 00:40:39,813 --> 00:40:42,939 finally help them close in on a legendary treasure vault 912 00:40:42,983 --> 00:40:46,443 that is believed to contain everything from gold, 913 00:40:46,486 --> 00:40:49,279 jewels and priceless documents 914 00:40:49,364 --> 00:40:52,782 to possibly even sacred religious artifacts? 915 00:40:52,826 --> 00:40:54,617 One thing is certain. 916 00:40:54,661 --> 00:40:58,913 They are now following a path that could soon reveal 917 00:40:58,999 --> 00:41:01,291 the ultimate secrets of this storied island 918 00:41:01,334 --> 00:41:03,042 in the north atlantic. 919 00:41:03,128 --> 00:41:06,254 The question is: Just where 920 00:41:06,339 --> 00:41:09,090 will that path lead them? 921 00:41:10,677 --> 00:41:13,636 Next time on the curse of oak island... 922 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:15,472 Yeah. Look at that. 923 00:41:15,515 --> 00:41:16,890 -The top of a keg. -Wow. 924 00:41:21,771 --> 00:41:22,687 (detector beeping) 925 00:41:22,772 --> 00:41:24,439 holy schmoly. 926 00:41:24,524 --> 00:41:25,565 Marty: Well, how about that? 927 00:41:25,650 --> 00:41:27,901 Rick? Come look at this. 928 00:41:27,986 --> 00:41:29,486 -We just found this. -Wow. 929 00:41:29,529 --> 00:41:31,529 That's the most significant artifact we have. 930 00:41:31,615 --> 00:41:33,656 -Hey, guys. -What do we got, gentlemen? 931 00:41:33,742 --> 00:41:34,782 Rick: That is incredible. 932 00:41:34,868 --> 00:41:36,034 Debris field, baby. 933 00:41:36,119 --> 00:41:38,745 It might actually be the money pit. 934 00:41:38,830 --> 00:41:40,747 Captioning provided by a+e networks