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Yeah, look at that.
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-The top of a keg.
-Ian: Wow.
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Gary:
Holy schmoly!
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Marty:
Well, how about that?
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Rick, come look at this.
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-We just found this.
-Wow.
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It's the most significant
artifact we have.
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-Hey, guys.
-What do we got, gentlemen?
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Rick:
That is incredible.
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Debris field, baby.
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It might actually be
the money pit.
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Narrator:
There is an island
in the north atlantic
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where people have been looking
for an incredible treasure
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for more than 200 years.
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So far, they have found
a stone slab
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with strange symbols
carved into it,
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mysterious fragments
of human bone,
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and a lead cross
whose origin may stretch back
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to the days
of the knights templar.
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To date, six men have died
trying to solve the mystery.
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And, according to legend,
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one more will have to die
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before the treasure
can be found.
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gary:
It's a good place to stop,
right here.
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-Let's find some good stuff.
-Rick: I agree.
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Narrator: For brothers rick
and marty lagina,
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their friend and partner,
craig tester,
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and members of their team,
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another exciting day
of investigation
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has begun on oak island.
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And although they have made
numerous compelling discoveries
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across the island this year,
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in the triangle-shaped swamp,
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they continue to uncover
and investigate
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one of the most incredible
man-made features
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ever unearthed
during the 225-year-long hunt
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for a fabled treasure.
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A stone road-- or pathway--
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running along the eastern border
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and somewhere into the uplands.
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-Rick: Wow.
-(laughter)
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gary:
Oh, wow indeed.
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Narrator:
Over the past two weeks,
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rick, marty, craig
and the team have found
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not only an iron ringbolt
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dating back
as much as 400 years,
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believed to have been used
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for docking
large sailing vessels...
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That is a piece
of oak island history.
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...But also evidence
that the pathway--
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which appears to possibly
be heading in the direction
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of the original money pit--
may have been used
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for hauling large cargo away
from the area.
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(metal detector beeping)
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yeah, that's a little
blippy one. Let's see.
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It is reading nine inches.
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So, it's probably trapped
between the big rocks.
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(metal detector whining)
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somewhere in there.
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Gary:
Fingers crossed
it's a good target.
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Rick:
A lot of stones in there.
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(detector beeps)
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let's see if you've moved it.
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Maybe you've got it out.
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-Let's see.
-(beeping)
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(beeping rapidly)
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it's in here.
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Oh.
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Rick:
Whatever it is,
it's pretty tiny.
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Yeah, it's some kind of...
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Oh, look at that.
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-That...
-Craig: Head of a nail?
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Yeah, it's a square
ox shoe nail.
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-Hmm.
-Yeah.
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Sweet.
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Rick:
When gary finds an ox nail,
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that's some confirmation
that the path was used by oxen,
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hauling things back and forth
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and coming up the hill and
leading towards the money pit.
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-Rick, are you headed
back there?
-Yeah.
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-Yeah.
-We better get you back
over there.
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Billy's got a lot of spoils.
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All right,
we're going to hit the road.
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-All right.
-Rick: Let's go.
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-(chuckling)
-okay.
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Come on.
Let's have another target.
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Narrator:
While gary drayton continues
to metal detect the pathway,
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heavy equipment operator
billy gerhardt attempts
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to uncover more of the feature
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to hopefully determine just
what direction it is heading.
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Aaron:
So, in archaeology,
you always follow the feature.
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And depending where it takes
you, how long it takes you,
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and that's what we're doing.
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We're using that methodology
on this stone path,
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this stone road.
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And...
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What's incredible
about this feature is
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it continues to go
and go and go.
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-Anything, gary?
-No, mate.
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I checked it out.
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Gave this another once-over.
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-You're gonna have to go
up there, though.
-Yeah, I am.
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-Back to the spoils.
-Okay.
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-Notice anything, bill?
-Yeah.
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-It seems like it's rocky.
-Yeah.
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-There's a big one there.
-Yeah.
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Gary:
It's crazy, isn't it?
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Something this big.
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It would have took a heck of
a long time to build this.
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This is al-almost
ancient-looking.
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The question is not trying
to explain what it is, it's--
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-the question is,
where is it going?
-Hmm.
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We've still got
the same three options.
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There, straight ahead
or up to the money pit.
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-I guess we got to follow it
to get the answers, right?
-Billy: Yeah, exactly.
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-We just got to
keep digging, right?
-Mm-hmm.
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Well, we know
the line exists this way,
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so I think the easiest thing
is to stay in this line for now.
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I think I'll work up
a little bit
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because I'd like to be
a little further in.
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Okay.
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Narrator:
While rick, craig and the team
continue their investigation
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of the stone pathway
in the swamp...
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Steve g.:
So, I got a lot of good news.
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...In the money pit area...
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I got a map ready for us.
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-Okay.
-Charles: Okay.
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...Surveyor steve guptill
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along with geologist
terry matheson,
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oak island historian
charles barkhouse
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and project manager scott barlow
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are about to begin
a new core-drilling program
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in the hopes of pinpointing
the location
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of the original treasure shaft.
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Okay, so based
on this orientation,
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we've used previous drill
holes from previous years
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to go back
and we used your notes.
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-Yeah.
-To help define this hole.
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We also used c-1 and
the success that we had in c-1
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to anchor our other point.
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We created a 13-foot-diameter
money pit.
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-Okay.
-So, we know something's
in here,
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but we don't know what it is.
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This is the diagram from 1898.
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"a" is the tupper shaft.
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The money pit
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-is to the west.
-Wow.
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Narrator:
One week ago,
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oak island historian
doug crowell
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discovered a 19th-century
diagram,
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created by previous searchers,
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suggesting that
the original money pit
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may actually be located
more than 20 feet west
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from where the team
has currently been drilling.
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Which would mean that
the money pit would be here.
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The money pit's to the west
of the tupper shaft.
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Rick:
We have to go west.
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You have to chase
the historical context.
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Yes.
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Narrator:
Now, having studied
this new information,
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and after surveying the area,
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steve guptill has created
a new drilling grid
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for rick, marty, craig
and the team to break ground on
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and hopefully locate
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the legendary money pit
treasure vault.
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So, today,
we're gonna drill in c-5.
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-Okay.
-So, we're taking a shot
at the money pit.
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So, it's the first time
this year we've taken a shot.
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-Sounds good to me.
-Okay.
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-Let's pin it.
-Okay.
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Terry:
Got get 'em.
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Rick:
The most elusive thing of all
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on this island is the money pit.
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In terms of where we are,
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uh, with the drilling program
in the money pit.
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New information has caused us
to develop this new grid.
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So, I'm hoping that this is
a huge breakthrough.
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So, mike.
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First time all year,
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we're taking a shot
at the money pit.
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All right.
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So, we believe we have
a 13-foot-diameter money pit
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based in here.
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Uh, we're going to take
a shot at roughly the center.
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-Sounds good.
-Okay.
-Okay.
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Getting awful close to c-1.
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It's only, uh...
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It's only five or six feet
off of c-1.
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-You got it?
-Right there. C-5.
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-All right.
-This is it, right here,
right now.
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Narrator:
Although this new search area
is more than 20 feet
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from where the team
has previously discovered
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compelling evidence
of ancient man-made workings
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deep underground,
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it is in nearly the same
exact location as borehole c-1.
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A borehole
where five years ago,
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upon the recommendation
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of oak island historian
charles barkhouse,
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the team discovered a large void
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some 170 feet underground...
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Here we go.
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...Containing a mysterious
gold-colored object
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embedded in the wall.
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Charles:
It looks metallic.
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What the hell is that?
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Is this another one?
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I can see gold.
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That's definitely a gold object
right there.
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A gold-colored object,
that's for sure.
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Narrator:
And where earlier this year
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the team obtained video footage
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of three more
possibly gold objects.
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-There you go, mike.
-All right.
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All the work we did this year
leads right here.
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-Yeah.
-The question is,
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-can mike get in there?
-Yeah.
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I think with a little bit
of scrubbing,
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we can... We can make that work.
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-Okay.
-Okay.
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All right. Thanks, mike.
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Narrator:
While the drilling operation
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gets underway in borehole c-5
at the money pit...
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Rick:
There's certainly cobble here.
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Billy:
We got to clear it off
a little more.
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Narrator: ...Rick lagina,
along with members of the team,
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continue investigating
the mysterious stone pathway
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running along the eastern border
of the swamp.
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Aaron:
I like this area, right here.
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It's got cobblestone
and big stone.
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-It hasn't been disturbed yet.
-Mm-hmm.
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So, just keep
a diligent eye on that.
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Little, wee pieces can give us
a lot of information.
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Yeah.
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So, we clear this
and just keep following it
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and see where it takes us to.
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Miriam:
Yeah.
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Aaron: I think that's our...
Our best strategy right now.
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Miriam:
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
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-Oh!
-You got an artifact?
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Look at this.
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Wow.
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The oak island swamp,
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archaeologist miriam amirault
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has just found
a potentially important clue
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on the recently uncovered
stone pathway.
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Miriam:
I think the reason
why we're finding coal
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is because this
is potentially a stone path.
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I think people were
transporting coal
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along this road.
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It's a rough road,
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things would have fallen off
a cart or something like that.
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I think
we'll definitely have enough
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for dr. Spooner
to send off to a lab,
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and we can get some really good
dates and information on that.
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Aaron:
So, that's a good sign.
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-Miriam: Yeah.
-Nice find.
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-Cool.
-Why don't you call
rick over and...
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-He might be interested.
-Miriam: Okay.
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Rick?
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Do you want to come
look at this?
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Rick:
What have you got?
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We found a piece of coal.
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Wow.
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I'm happy to see that.
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-Miriam: Yeah.
-So, now we have a connection
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from there to here.
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-Aaron: Yeah.
-Yeah, hopefully.
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Narrator:
Earlier this year,
the team investigated
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a rock formation
on nearby lot 15
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that they believe could be
a british military pine tar kiln
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that not only could date
back to the 16th century
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but could also be connected
to the construction
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of the original money pit.
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Because charcoal
was also discovered there,
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could they have now found
evidence that links
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these two features together?
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What we came here for,
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however many years ago
it seems now,
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we came looking to solve
a treasure mystery
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and find treasure.
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And now, we're excited about
finding coal on a road
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-we knew nothing about.
-Yeah.
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-Miriam, show gary
the connective tissue.
-Yeah, yeah.
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-We just found this...
-(gary laughs)
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-...Piece of coal.
-Bit of coal.
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-Yeah. It was right here.
-That is an oldie.
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Well, it'll be
interesting to see,
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when we get this coal tested,
you know, where it comes from.
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-Yeah.
-We can get a country of origin.
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-Miriam: Yeah.
-We always say the most
insignificant little find,
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and there, miriam's holding
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a little piece of charcoal
that, in my mind's eye,
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connects this and the building
of this with the stone feature.
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I mean, it's almost
incontrovertible evidence.
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Aaron:
It's very compelling.
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-Rick: Just keep digging.
-Absolutely.
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Narrator:
While rick and members
of the team
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continue working in the swamp...
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Marty:
Lead the way, gary.
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Gary:
All right, mate. Cone e.
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Narrator: ...Metal detection
expert gary drayton
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joins marty lagina
on nearby lot 10
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for a follow-up investigation
of an area that they believe
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may also be connected
to the mysterious features
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uncovered this year
in the swamp.
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Cone e is one of the five
cone-shaped boulders
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that make up
the megalithic formation
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known as nolan's cross,
which was first discovered
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in 1981 by the late treasure
hunter and landowner fred nolan.
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Cone e, reveal your secrets.
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Although, it looks like
been quite a bit of digging
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-around this particular cone.
-Gary: Yep.
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Doug:
Good pile of rocks right there.
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Rick:
They're somewhat fitted.
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Narrator:
Earlier this year,
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after oak island theorists
corjan mol and chris morford
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suggested something
of great value
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might be located near this area,
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rick, marty
and members of the team
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discovered a stone-paved feature
that appears eerily similar
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in design to the pathway
on the swamp's eastern border.
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Ian:
The stone on the side,
some of it fitted together
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exactly the same
as the paved area.
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Perfect.
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Narrator:
Now, marty and gary
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are hoping to see if any more
clues can be found in this area
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that might not only provide
potential answers
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about nolan's cross,
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but also any possible
connections it could have
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to the workings
recently unearthed in the swamp.
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-What I'll do, I'll just
go around the boulder.
-Yep.
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(detector whining)
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we got some iron in there.
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What's the best way to do this?
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Probably from up above.
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-Like, right here?
-Yeah. It's a tough one.
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I think you got it out,
but I... Yep.
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Let's see if I can pinpoint it.
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A little hand-forged
ox shoe nail.
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-Yeah?
-It's an oldie. Handmade.
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-Marty: That's pretty cool.
-Narrator: An ox shoe nail,
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found at the base of a boulder
in nolan's cross?
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Could it possibly be connected
to the other ox shoe nails
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and ox shoes that the team
has recently discovered
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on and near the massive
stone pathway in the swamp?
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Look, oxen
would have been required
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to move that beast right there.
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-A team of them.
-Yeah.
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-So, that makes sense.
-Yeah.
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That's a good find. Keep going.
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I'll spiral around.
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I think I might have just got
a signal just here.
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(beeping)
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it's just there, mate.
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And the easiest place
to put it is down here again.
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How come every time
you put a shovel in the ground,
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every time, you hit a rock?
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(grunts)
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eh, who needs oxes, right?
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(strains):
That's right.
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Gary:
All right, mate.
I'll try pinpointing.
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All right.
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No surprises
what we think this is.
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-Ox shoe nail.
-Yep.
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Hmm.
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I am quite surprised
by the plethora
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of ox shoe nails
that we find around cone e.
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It leads to the thought:
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Why are so many oxen
throwing their shoes
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and losing nails
around this giant rock?
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Ox shoe nail.
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-You are correct, sir.
-Yes!
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Another one bites the dust.
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-That is a heck of a lot
of ox shoe nails.
-That is a lot.
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-I have to say.
-Yeah.
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-And not only that,
not just in one place.
-Yeah.
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If they were all
right there, you'd say,
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"well, maybe they re-shoed
an animal there,"
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-but over here, too,
and there, too, and there, too.
-Yeah.
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It goes back to if there was
a lot of oxen here,
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an oxen team,
that's some serious bucks.
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-Yeah. Yeah, that's true.
-That-that would have been
a heck of a lot of money
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back in the day.
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-And some serious pulling power,
which you would need.
-Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Narrator:
Could the discovery
of these ox shoe nails
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mean that gary and marty
have just found key evidence
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that whoever made the massive
stone pathway in the swamp
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might also have constructed
nolan's cross?
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-(stammers)
-I think you've nailed it,
marty.
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Yes.
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Gary:
That was brutal, wasn't it?
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Marty:
Yeah.
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♪ ♪
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narrator:
The following morning
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in the money pit area...
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Steve g.:
I think we got rick coming.
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...Rick lagina
and doug crowell arrive,
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having been alerted to a
potentially important discovery
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just made in borehole c-5.
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00:17:57,243 --> 00:17:59,660
-Hey, rick.
-Hey.
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00:17:59,746 --> 00:18:00,745
Right over here.
404
00:18:00,830 --> 00:18:01,954
Take-take a little look
over there.
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00:18:01,998 --> 00:18:02,997
Walk around, gentlemen.
Get over there.
406
00:18:03,041 --> 00:18:04,332
Take a look
at the new discovery.
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00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:05,666
I can see it from here.
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00:18:05,752 --> 00:18:07,293
-Terry: Got to love it.
-That's exciting.
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00:18:07,378 --> 00:18:08,544
Terry:
You got to love it.
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00:18:08,630 --> 00:18:09,670
What's the depth?
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79 feet here.
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Terry:
79.
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So, 77.5.
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Steve g.:
Picked a good hole.
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Yeah.
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Narrator:
Old wood?
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Is it possible the team has
found not only more evidence
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of ancient man-made workings
deep underground
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but also perhaps evidence
that they are closer than ever
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to the legendary treasure?
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Scott:
We don't know what it is--
if it's part
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of the original money pit
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or is it part of a tunnel?
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Doug:
Great questions.
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Ow if it's
part of the original money pit
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or is it part of the tunnel
that goes to the money pit.
427
00:18:45,917 --> 00:18:47,583
We just caught the edge of it.
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The drill was coming down
on an angle.
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Narrator: In borehole c-5
in the money pit area,
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the oak island team
has just retrieved
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a piece of timber some
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77 and a half feet deep
that they believe
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could be connected
to the original treasure shaft
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first discovered in 1795.
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Wood at this location,
436
00:19:08,648 --> 00:19:10,439
it-it certainly raises
a lot of questions.
437
00:19:10,525 --> 00:19:11,691
The wood was
pretty deteriorated,
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00:19:11,776 --> 00:19:13,276
pretty dark-looking.
439
00:19:13,361 --> 00:19:15,945
It's exciting in the sense
that we don't know what it is.
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So, we-we have
some more drilling to do.
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00:19:19,075 --> 00:19:20,366
-What do we got?
-84.
442
00:19:20,451 --> 00:19:21,450
84?
443
00:19:22,662 --> 00:19:24,954
84 to the bottom.
444
00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:25,997
(indistinct chatter)
445
00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:27,707
doug:
Whatever it is, looks like
446
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it was really old
and really rotten.
447
00:19:29,085 --> 00:19:31,002
-Yeah.
-Charles: Yeah.
448
00:19:37,135 --> 00:19:39,385
Scott:
I thought we'd make
an assessment around
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100 feet.
450
00:19:41,055 --> 00:19:41,971
I don't know
how deep you want to go.
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00:19:42,056 --> 00:19:43,014
Rick:
I know one thing.
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We're going to one--
at least 118.
453
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And you know why.
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Debris field, baby!
455
00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:49,729
-Debris field.
-As gary would say.
456
00:19:49,814 --> 00:19:51,981
-Debris field. Shaft six.
-(chuckling)
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narrator:
In the summer of 1861,
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searchers from
the oak island association
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constructed a shaft
known as shaft six
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18 feet west of the money pit,
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down to a depth of 118 feet.
462
00:20:07,248 --> 00:20:09,916
From there,
they began tunneling eastward,
463
00:20:10,001 --> 00:20:12,752
with the plan of avoiding
the legendary flood traps
464
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and retrieving the fabled
treasure vault from below.
465
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The effort was
a disastrous failure
466
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that nearly cost two men
their lives
467
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when the shaft six tunnel
caused the money pit to collapse
468
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in a barrage of rushing
seawater and scattered debris.
469
00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:32,021
No valuables were recovered.
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However, one
of the lucky survivors
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made it back to the surface with
a large, yellow piece of a cask,
472
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or keg barrel,
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believed to have contained part
of the treasure.
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I truly believe,
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of all the information regarding
the 225-year exhaustive search
476
00:20:50,124 --> 00:20:51,207
in the money pit,
477
00:20:51,292 --> 00:20:53,918
the one that reads real to me
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is the description of
the collapse in shaft six, 1861.
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I've always felt that looking
for that debris field
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is the way to prove
the story of the money pit.
481
00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:06,973
If you found the debris field
482
00:21:07,058 --> 00:21:08,724
and you found
the collapsed feature,
483
00:21:08,810 --> 00:21:11,686
then, of course, it's
certainly a reason to believe
484
00:21:11,771 --> 00:21:15,022
that we may be close
to the original money pit.
485
00:21:15,108 --> 00:21:16,649
Is there wood in that?
486
00:21:16,734 --> 00:21:18,067
-Yeah.
-Nice.
487
00:21:18,152 --> 00:21:19,694
We got more wood, guys.
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Doug:
Oh, I see it.
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Steve g.:
We got wood in this.
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-Charles: More wood.
-Oh. Okay.
491
00:21:25,994 --> 00:21:28,035
Right there.
492
00:21:29,664 --> 00:21:32,164
-89?
-Yep. Right here.
493
00:21:33,501 --> 00:21:36,919
Oh, yeah. You see, that's what
I'm talking about right there.
494
00:21:39,007 --> 00:21:40,506
That's the kind of...
495
00:21:40,591 --> 00:21:43,050
More of a stacked timber
type of thing, yeah.
496
00:21:43,136 --> 00:21:45,094
-Soft wood.
-Yeah, definitely
497
00:21:45,138 --> 00:21:47,763
-kind of piney or sprucy smell.
-Yeah.
498
00:21:54,188 --> 00:21:55,813
Terry:
I say you've got a beam.
499
00:21:55,898 --> 00:21:58,691
That's potentially
a support structure right there.
500
00:21:58,776 --> 00:22:00,943
So, could that be the money pit?
501
00:22:00,987 --> 00:22:02,111
At this point,
all things are possible,
502
00:22:02,196 --> 00:22:04,655
but that right there
is a nice sharp break,
503
00:22:04,699 --> 00:22:07,241
and it looks like
a support for the top
504
00:22:07,327 --> 00:22:09,869
that's holding this
in situ material back.
505
00:22:09,954 --> 00:22:12,246
It might actually be
the money pit.
506
00:22:13,291 --> 00:22:14,999
Scott:
The only way
we're ever gonna say
507
00:22:15,084 --> 00:22:16,542
with confidence
it's the money pit is
508
00:22:16,627 --> 00:22:17,835
if we bring treasure
up out of it.
509
00:22:26,220 --> 00:22:27,553
Doug:
You find the one thing,
510
00:22:27,638 --> 00:22:29,972
and we're gonna pass it
around like the stanley cup.
511
00:22:30,058 --> 00:22:32,350
-That's what's gonna happen.
-(laughter)
512
00:22:36,189 --> 00:22:38,230
(squeaks, thumps)
513
00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:42,318
narrator:
Just as the team has
recovered more wood
514
00:22:42,403 --> 00:22:45,237
in borehole c-5...
515
00:22:45,323 --> 00:22:47,698
-Whoa! Whoa!
-...Something has happened
516
00:22:47,742 --> 00:22:49,909
to the sonic drill rig.
517
00:22:49,994 --> 00:22:52,036
-Scott: Did you blow a hose?
-Tedford: Yep.
518
00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,829
Scott:
All right. We're done
for the day.
519
00:22:53,915 --> 00:22:55,581
-Right on.
-Pick up in the morning
where we left off.
520
00:22:55,666 --> 00:22:57,792
Cool, cool.
521
00:22:57,877 --> 00:23:00,544
So, the guys just
blew a hose over there.
522
00:23:00,630 --> 00:23:05,758
They're gonna just change that,
so, that's gonna finish our day.
523
00:23:05,843 --> 00:23:08,386
-Rick: That's it then.
-Scott: Yeah.
524
00:23:10,765 --> 00:23:12,098
Charles:
That's oak island for you.
525
00:23:12,183 --> 00:23:13,599
Narrator:
While the team
526
00:23:13,684 --> 00:23:15,267
from choice drilling
makes necessary repairs
527
00:23:15,353 --> 00:23:19,271
to their drill rig,
later that afternoon...
528
00:23:19,357 --> 00:23:21,774
Ian:
Yeah, that's perfect.
529
00:23:21,859 --> 00:23:23,275
Narrator:
...Rick lagina has joined
530
00:23:23,361 --> 00:23:25,778
geoscientist dr. Ian spooner,
531
00:23:25,863 --> 00:23:29,031
craig tester, gary drayton
and billy gerhardt
532
00:23:29,117 --> 00:23:31,283
in an attempt to uncover more
533
00:23:31,369 --> 00:23:34,078
of the mysterious stone pathway
534
00:23:34,163 --> 00:23:37,748
and search for potentially
important clues.
535
00:23:37,834 --> 00:23:39,250
Ian:
We're getting down
536
00:23:39,335 --> 00:23:41,210
to that layer
that the road was built on.
537
00:23:41,295 --> 00:23:43,963
Every scoop, we're going back
another hundred years in time.
538
00:23:44,048 --> 00:23:46,132
Rick:
Yeah, you're in the peat now.
539
00:23:46,217 --> 00:23:48,008
Ian:
Yeah. Now we're
into the same stuff
540
00:23:48,094 --> 00:23:49,927
they built the road on.
541
00:23:50,012 --> 00:23:52,930
What are you hoping
to find in terms of trying
542
00:23:52,974 --> 00:23:54,890
to figure out what has...
What has gone on here?
543
00:23:54,976 --> 00:23:57,726
Ian:
I mean, really what we're
looking for is an artifact.
544
00:23:57,812 --> 00:24:00,896
-Rick: Yep.
-And finding coal is a big deal.
545
00:24:00,982 --> 00:24:02,731
It gives us an indication
546
00:24:02,775 --> 00:24:05,067
-of time and purpose.
-Rick: Yeah.
547
00:24:05,111 --> 00:24:08,404
-That's what I'm looking for.
-Ah.
548
00:24:10,408 --> 00:24:12,950
Ian:
What I would do is,
instead of digging it,
549
00:24:12,994 --> 00:24:16,245
have gary detect this layer
550
00:24:16,330 --> 00:24:19,331
and see if he sees
anything down.
551
00:24:19,417 --> 00:24:21,959
That peat layer is
contemporaneous with the road.
552
00:24:22,044 --> 00:24:26,422
So if there's anything,
it's right in here to me.
553
00:24:26,466 --> 00:24:28,257
-You want to whistle gary over?
-Yeah.
554
00:24:28,342 --> 00:24:29,717
-Gary?!
-Gary: Yep.
555
00:24:29,802 --> 00:24:31,635
Maybe we should detect
this whole surface.
556
00:24:31,721 --> 00:24:33,387
I agree with that.
557
00:24:33,473 --> 00:24:35,431
I'm coming over.
558
00:24:40,021 --> 00:24:41,937
Ian:
The underwater road has
559
00:24:42,023 --> 00:24:43,939
age on it, and it also has
560
00:24:44,025 --> 00:24:46,442
about 20 inches
of sediment on top of it.
561
00:24:46,527 --> 00:24:49,153
So, that speaks
to it being a little older.
562
00:24:49,197 --> 00:24:51,238
It's really exciting
and, as usual, you know,
563
00:24:51,324 --> 00:24:53,782
you go in there thinking you've
kind of got it figured out,
564
00:24:53,826 --> 00:24:57,703
and you find something that is
completely new to everybody.
565
00:24:57,788 --> 00:24:59,788
Ooh!
566
00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:02,917
Very squidgy down here.
567
00:25:03,002 --> 00:25:04,043
(detector beeping softly)
568
00:25:04,128 --> 00:25:06,128
not hardly any of metal.
569
00:25:08,257 --> 00:25:11,008
I'll try over here.
570
00:25:12,053 --> 00:25:13,886
Rick:
Hey, look at that!
571
00:25:13,971 --> 00:25:17,139
Right here.
572
00:25:17,225 --> 00:25:19,266
Check that out.
573
00:25:20,102 --> 00:25:25,898
Gary:
This is really unusual.
574
00:25:25,983 --> 00:25:28,692
Rick: Hey, look at that! Cask.
575
00:25:28,736 --> 00:25:31,153
Gary: Oh, that's what that
is, mate-- bottom of a keg.
576
00:25:31,197 --> 00:25:33,989
Narrator: Near the
eastern border of the swamp
577
00:25:34,075 --> 00:25:36,367
and the stone pathway,
rick lagina has just
578
00:25:36,452 --> 00:25:39,828
found a piece of a wooden cask,
or keg barrel.
579
00:25:39,914 --> 00:25:42,373
Rick:
Hey, guys.
580
00:25:42,458 --> 00:25:45,000
Check that out. Top of a keg.
581
00:25:45,086 --> 00:25:46,961
Ian:
Wow.
582
00:25:47,046 --> 00:25:48,295
So that's a keg. Lid to a keg?
583
00:25:48,381 --> 00:25:50,214
-Rick: Yep.
-How far down?
584
00:25:50,299 --> 00:25:53,008
-Right there.
-Ian: Holy crow.
585
00:25:53,052 --> 00:25:54,843
That's very important.
586
00:25:54,929 --> 00:25:56,178
The lower one is important
587
00:25:56,222 --> 00:25:58,097
because it's going
to frost heave.
588
00:25:58,182 --> 00:26:01,850
And everything. That's right
at the cultural level, right?
589
00:26:01,936 --> 00:26:03,894
-Like, right at the...
-Pretty much...
590
00:26:03,980 --> 00:26:05,729
Like, look at the amount
of mud we have over this.
591
00:26:05,773 --> 00:26:08,357
Gary:
Because it wasn't just
gunpowder they put in kegs.
592
00:26:08,442 --> 00:26:10,693
It was all
treasure coins, as well.
593
00:26:10,778 --> 00:26:14,196
Narrator:
Could this piece
of a keg barrel be more evidence
594
00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:18,200
that the stone pathway was once
used to haul heavy cargo--
595
00:26:18,286 --> 00:26:20,327
or as gary drayton
is suggesting,
596
00:26:20,413 --> 00:26:23,080
treasure-- onto oak island?
597
00:26:23,124 --> 00:26:25,374
And if so, could it be connected
598
00:26:25,459 --> 00:26:27,126
to the piece of the keg barrel
599
00:26:27,211 --> 00:26:31,088
recovered
from the money pit in 1861?
600
00:26:31,132 --> 00:26:33,007
Right here.
601
00:26:33,092 --> 00:26:35,426
-Yeah, there's another one.
-Yeah, another piece.
602
00:26:35,469 --> 00:26:38,095
Ian:
Does this...?
Do these go together?
603
00:26:38,139 --> 00:26:40,097
-Craig: This looks too rounded.
-Yeah, they're different, uh...
604
00:26:40,182 --> 00:26:41,724
Craig:
Different radiuses.
605
00:26:41,809 --> 00:26:43,726
Ian:
This is very important. It's...
606
00:26:43,811 --> 00:26:45,853
'cause this is down
at the bottom of this mud layer.
607
00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:48,147
I think as we move more
towards that road,
608
00:26:48,232 --> 00:26:49,857
we're gonna find
more and more stuff.
609
00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:51,692
And I'm hoping we come up
with some more coal.
610
00:26:51,777 --> 00:26:53,068
Yeah.
611
00:26:53,154 --> 00:26:54,737
Rick:
Well, we should get some answers
612
00:26:54,822 --> 00:26:56,238
from these two pieces.
613
00:26:56,324 --> 00:26:58,240
I think there's some information
to be gleaned from them.
614
00:26:58,326 --> 00:27:00,701
Might they indicate
a-a certain type
615
00:27:00,786 --> 00:27:04,330
of tool, I.E. A certain type
of cultural influence?
616
00:27:04,415 --> 00:27:07,291
I think the thing to do
at this point is
617
00:27:07,335 --> 00:27:10,127
not to speculate about the
618
00:27:10,171 --> 00:27:13,130
why they're there
or how they came to be there.
619
00:27:13,174 --> 00:27:15,924
I very much look forward
to whatever chemical
620
00:27:16,010 --> 00:27:17,718
analysis could be done.
621
00:27:17,803 --> 00:27:20,095
It's all about
the application of science.
622
00:27:20,181 --> 00:27:23,098
We should get some answers
from these two pieces.
623
00:27:23,184 --> 00:27:25,059
Should we bag this?
624
00:27:25,144 --> 00:27:26,935
Because what if there is
625
00:27:27,021 --> 00:27:28,771
-a chemical trace here?
-Yeah.
626
00:27:28,856 --> 00:27:31,231
Because it's not... Look at how
distinctly different...
627
00:27:31,317 --> 00:27:32,316
Ian:
Right.
628
00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:33,984
Rick:
Yeah, why-why don't we do that?
629
00:27:34,028 --> 00:27:36,278
Ian:
I'll get a bag.
630
00:27:36,364 --> 00:27:38,781
I mean, this-this little piece
could tell us some things.
631
00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:40,115
Craig:
Hopefully, it tells a story.
632
00:27:40,159 --> 00:27:41,408
Rick:
Hopefully, there's more in there
633
00:27:41,494 --> 00:27:42,951
that'll tell a-a better story.
634
00:27:42,995 --> 00:27:44,286
Craig:
A better story and quicker.
635
00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:46,121
(rick laughs)
636
00:27:47,917 --> 00:27:49,875
narrator:
The following day,
637
00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:54,129
some 50 miles north of oak
island at northville farm...
638
00:27:54,173 --> 00:27:56,090
Doug: We found a couple
of what look like keg
639
00:27:56,175 --> 00:27:57,800
or barrel tops in the swamp.
640
00:27:57,885 --> 00:27:59,802
We're going to take them up
to carmen legge
641
00:27:59,887 --> 00:28:02,304
to have him take a look
at them because we know,
642
00:28:02,390 --> 00:28:04,390
as a blacksmith,
he often fashions
643
00:28:04,475 --> 00:28:06,517
such things as barrel hoops
and whatnot.
644
00:28:06,602 --> 00:28:08,769
So, he's gonna be familiar
with these, I think.
645
00:28:08,854 --> 00:28:10,979
It's going to be interesting
to get his opinion, at least.
646
00:28:11,065 --> 00:28:12,398
Hey, carmen.
647
00:28:13,442 --> 00:28:17,778
Narrator: ...Doug crowell and
scott barlow arrive at the shop
648
00:28:17,863 --> 00:28:20,197
of blacksmithing expert
carmen legge.
649
00:28:22,618 --> 00:28:24,868
We do have a couple artifacts.
650
00:28:56,944 --> 00:29:00,237
Doug: Can you venture to put
a date on "extremely old"?
651
00:29:05,077 --> 00:29:06,577
Doug:
Right.
652
00:29:13,961 --> 00:29:17,463
Narrator: The keg barrel
found in the swamp
653
00:29:17,548 --> 00:29:20,841
dating back as far as the 1400s?
654
00:29:20,926 --> 00:29:23,260
Marty:
What do we got?
655
00:29:23,345 --> 00:29:25,929
Craig:
95% sure
656
00:29:26,015 --> 00:29:27,514
this is what it is.
657
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:31,226
1492 to 1662.
658
00:29:31,312 --> 00:29:34,855
-Medieval, baby!
-(laughs)
659
00:29:34,940 --> 00:29:37,149
narrator:
Could it be related
to not only the keg barrel
660
00:29:37,234 --> 00:29:40,402
found in the money pit in 1861,
661
00:29:40,488 --> 00:29:42,946
but also the leather boot heel
662
00:29:42,990 --> 00:29:46,241
discovered by the oak island
team in borehole 8-b,
663
00:29:46,327 --> 00:29:50,329
which dated to as early as 1492?
664
00:29:50,414 --> 00:29:53,957
If so, then who brought it
to oak island?
665
00:29:54,001 --> 00:29:56,043
Where did they come from?
666
00:29:56,128 --> 00:29:58,587
And just what did they bring
with them?
667
00:30:20,653 --> 00:30:24,238
This was found
on the east bank of the swamp.
668
00:30:24,323 --> 00:30:25,697
Scott:
So, I mean if...
669
00:30:25,783 --> 00:30:27,491
If they were transporting things
up or down that hillside,
670
00:30:27,576 --> 00:30:29,076
you know, it could have
easily got pushed off
671
00:30:29,161 --> 00:30:31,078
as time went on in the swamp.
672
00:30:31,163 --> 00:30:33,080
Doug:
But you think dry goods?
673
00:30:35,376 --> 00:30:37,501
You know what else is dry? Gold.
674
00:30:39,213 --> 00:30:40,963
-Doug: Yeah.
-(laughs)
675
00:30:41,048 --> 00:30:42,214
doug:
That's true. That's true.
676
00:30:42,299 --> 00:30:43,632
It doesn't come in liquid form.
677
00:30:43,717 --> 00:30:46,093
Well, that's really interesting
because
678
00:30:46,178 --> 00:30:51,098
if this is the same date range--
1400 to 1720-- I mean,
679
00:30:51,183 --> 00:30:52,683
it corresponds with a lot
of the dates we're finding
680
00:30:52,768 --> 00:30:54,643
on other parts of the island,
other artifacts.
681
00:30:54,728 --> 00:30:56,979
The question is,
does it indicate
682
00:30:57,022 --> 00:30:59,022
someone... One period
of activity
683
00:30:59,066 --> 00:31:01,316
where someone came, did what
they had to do and left?
684
00:31:01,402 --> 00:31:03,652
Or was there
a longer occupation?
685
00:31:05,698 --> 00:31:07,406
Doug: Well, that's all
we have for you today,
686
00:31:07,491 --> 00:31:09,199
but I know
we're gonna have more.
687
00:31:11,745 --> 00:31:18,458
Doug: We'll be back.
Thank you, sir.
688
00:31:18,544 --> 00:31:20,335
-Hey doug. Scott.
-Hey marty.
-Hey marty.
689
00:31:20,379 --> 00:31:21,879
Did you have a chance
to talk to carmen legge?
690
00:31:21,922 --> 00:31:23,046
Doug:
Yeah, we were out there
691
00:31:23,132 --> 00:31:24,006
the other day, scott and I.
692
00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:25,382
Uh, what'd you find out?
693
00:31:25,426 --> 00:31:27,217
Let me get the pieces of wood,
and we'll tell you.
694
00:31:27,303 --> 00:31:29,219
You're going to find it
interesting, I think.
695
00:31:29,263 --> 00:31:31,221
Narrator:
After returning to oak island
696
00:31:31,265 --> 00:31:33,849
from their trip
to northville farm,
697
00:31:33,934 --> 00:31:36,727
doug crowell
and scott barlow meet up
698
00:31:36,812 --> 00:31:39,813
with marty lagina
in the research center.
699
00:31:39,899 --> 00:31:42,733
Doug: Well, we showed
the two cask tops to carmen.
700
00:31:42,818 --> 00:31:44,693
He had two different things
to say about them.
701
00:31:44,778 --> 00:31:46,361
-So, of these two pieces...
-Right.
702
00:31:46,405 --> 00:31:48,739
He said they were
for different purposes.
703
00:31:48,782 --> 00:31:50,032
Scott:
This was for dry goods.
704
00:31:50,117 --> 00:31:53,744
And he made that assessment
based on, you know,
705
00:31:53,829 --> 00:31:55,162
the density of the wood,
the type of the wood...
706
00:31:55,247 --> 00:31:57,080
-Marty: Mm-hmm.
-...And the edge.
707
00:31:57,124 --> 00:31:58,999
Yeah, okay, and, how old?
708
00:31:59,084 --> 00:32:00,459
Potentially, he said,
709
00:32:00,544 --> 00:32:02,252
-it could be 1400s.
-Really?
710
00:32:02,296 --> 00:32:05,213
Doug:
Up into the mid-1700s.
711
00:32:05,299 --> 00:32:08,175
The curious thing he said,
scott, was that this
712
00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:10,552
isn't workmanship that would
have been done in nova scotia.
713
00:32:10,638 --> 00:32:11,845
-Scott: Yeah.
-Those dates.
714
00:32:11,931 --> 00:32:13,388
Which means if we get
715
00:32:13,474 --> 00:32:15,891
a definitive carbon date range
on this...
716
00:32:15,976 --> 00:32:18,101
-Yeah, at least we can
eliminate that, can't we? Yeah.
-Right.
717
00:32:18,145 --> 00:32:19,978
And this piece,
he said we could get tested.
718
00:32:20,064 --> 00:32:21,939
We could probably find out
what was in it.
719
00:32:21,982 --> 00:32:22,898
Really?
720
00:32:22,983 --> 00:32:23,899
The keg tops that came
721
00:32:23,943 --> 00:32:25,108
out of the swamp are-are
722
00:32:25,194 --> 00:32:26,860
extremely interesting to me.
723
00:32:26,946 --> 00:32:28,236
It's way out of place.
724
00:32:28,322 --> 00:32:30,113
According to carmen legge,
who knows his stuff,
725
00:32:30,157 --> 00:32:32,074
is very, very old.
726
00:32:32,159 --> 00:32:34,993
We'll have to see who might be
able to tell us the chemistry.
727
00:32:35,079 --> 00:32:37,079
Marty:
Cool. That's good. I like this.
728
00:32:37,164 --> 00:32:40,123
It's just something that I'm
interested in anyway, you know?
729
00:32:40,209 --> 00:32:42,167
It's all part of trying
to pin down the activity
730
00:32:42,252 --> 00:32:45,087
around the swamp
and on that stone road.
731
00:32:45,172 --> 00:32:47,422
-All right,
we'll get that taken care of.
-Okay, that's excellent work.
732
00:32:47,508 --> 00:32:50,258
-See you, guys.
-Doug: Take care, marty.
733
00:32:50,302 --> 00:32:52,386
Narrator:
Later that afternoon
734
00:32:52,471 --> 00:32:54,930
-in the money pit...
-Terry: We got to drill.
735
00:32:55,015 --> 00:32:57,057
Drill, baby, drill.
736
00:32:57,142 --> 00:32:59,434
...Despite the harsh
north atlantic storm front
737
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:01,812
that has just moved in,
738
00:33:01,855 --> 00:33:04,314
geologist terry matheson,
739
00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:07,609
scott barlow
and charles barkhouse
740
00:33:07,695 --> 00:33:10,278
continue to oversee
the drilling operation
741
00:33:10,364 --> 00:33:12,280
in borehole c-5,
where one day ago
742
00:33:12,366 --> 00:33:15,617
they obtained evidence
of a possible tunnel
743
00:33:15,703 --> 00:33:18,286
some 77 and a half feet deep.
744
00:33:20,207 --> 00:33:23,792
We should have some
of that finely bedded,
745
00:33:23,836 --> 00:33:26,503
dark charcoal stuff
somewhere up in there.
746
00:33:26,547 --> 00:33:27,963
That's a pretty good section
747
00:33:28,048 --> 00:33:30,424
from 83 to 89 right there.
748
00:33:30,509 --> 00:33:32,509
We're definitely in situ here.
749
00:33:32,553 --> 00:33:34,011
We're not...
750
00:33:34,096 --> 00:33:35,345
This isn't backfill.
751
00:33:35,431 --> 00:33:37,556
I would more or less trust that.
752
00:33:37,641 --> 00:33:40,350
And that, much less...
Must less so.
753
00:33:40,394 --> 00:33:43,353
It's been passed through
and then comes in,
754
00:33:43,439 --> 00:33:46,231
and then as they go down,
they ring the exterior,
755
00:33:46,316 --> 00:33:48,025
and you have the central portion
756
00:33:48,068 --> 00:33:51,278
full of loose,
washed gravel and whatnot.
757
00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:53,530
So, anyway, I trust this.
758
00:33:53,574 --> 00:33:54,489
That's...
759
00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:57,492
We've already seen that.
760
00:33:57,536 --> 00:33:59,536
I'm surprised you guys
aren't blowing away
761
00:33:59,621 --> 00:34:01,121
off in the woods somewhere.
762
00:34:01,206 --> 00:34:03,540
-Well, we're at the windiest
spot on oak island.
-Really.
763
00:34:03,625 --> 00:34:05,000
So, what do we got here, guys?
764
00:34:05,085 --> 00:34:06,293
Terry:
Bit of a bit blocker.
765
00:34:06,378 --> 00:34:10,422
It's in no way as dense
as till normally gets.
766
00:34:10,507 --> 00:34:14,384
Narrator:
Because the soil in this
core sample is less dense
767
00:34:14,428 --> 00:34:17,888
than geologist terry matheson
believes it naturally should be,
768
00:34:17,931 --> 00:34:21,224
it could be evidence that the
team has once again encountered
769
00:34:21,310 --> 00:34:22,768
man-made workings.
770
00:34:22,853 --> 00:34:26,688
The question now is whether
it's from past searchers,
771
00:34:26,774 --> 00:34:30,150
or from someone who came
before them.
772
00:34:30,235 --> 00:34:32,486
Let's see what this one shows.
773
00:34:36,075 --> 00:34:38,533
So, we're starting to look
for the intersection point
774
00:34:38,619 --> 00:34:40,118
of that tunnel.
775
00:34:40,204 --> 00:34:41,495
This next intersection
776
00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:43,371
will tell the tale:
Are we gonna hit that tunnel,
777
00:34:43,415 --> 00:34:45,916
or are we gonna go off
to the left or right of it?
778
00:34:46,001 --> 00:34:48,043
I got it. I got it.
779
00:34:48,128 --> 00:34:49,336
You got it?
780
00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:55,300
-119.
-Terry: Super.
781
00:34:55,385 --> 00:34:57,594
Charles:
I'm gonna run the metal detector
over this.
782
00:34:57,679 --> 00:34:59,054
Terry:
Very good.
783
00:34:59,098 --> 00:35:00,514
Crumbly.
784
00:35:00,557 --> 00:35:04,351
Terry:
Some in situ material
undisturbed at depth.
785
00:35:04,436 --> 00:35:05,602
Clear.
786
00:35:05,687 --> 00:35:07,104
Rick:
Okay, well,
I think the consensus,
787
00:35:07,189 --> 00:35:10,232
you know, we got to 118,
our target depth.
788
00:35:10,317 --> 00:35:12,109
This is quite obvious
that we're done
789
00:35:12,152 --> 00:35:14,111
-in this hole
and move to the next one.
-Okay.
790
00:35:15,697 --> 00:35:17,197
Narrator:
The team has completed
791
00:35:17,282 --> 00:35:21,243
another productive borehole
in c-5, once again encountering
792
00:35:21,328 --> 00:35:24,579
what they believe
could be an ancient tunnel
793
00:35:24,665 --> 00:35:28,125
that is possibly connected
to the original money pit.
794
00:35:28,210 --> 00:35:30,627
Perhaps the next hole
on their new drill grid
795
00:35:30,671 --> 00:35:33,672
will finally lead
to the ultimate discovery
796
00:35:33,757 --> 00:35:37,634
that people have sought
for 225 years.
797
00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:39,469
-See ya.
-See ya later.
798
00:35:39,555 --> 00:35:41,471
Terry:
I think we should call it
a day, charles.
799
00:35:41,557 --> 00:35:43,473
Charles:
Let's go somewhere
where it's warm.
800
00:35:45,602 --> 00:35:49,271
Narrator: Before the close
of another day on oak island...
801
00:35:49,314 --> 00:35:50,522
You know, I'm grateful
802
00:35:50,566 --> 00:35:53,150
that everyone's around
the war room table...
803
00:35:53,193 --> 00:35:54,526
...Rick and marty lagina,
804
00:35:54,611 --> 00:35:56,987
along with members
of their team,
805
00:35:57,072 --> 00:35:59,990
have gathered to hear
an important scientific report
806
00:36:00,033 --> 00:36:02,450
from dr. Ian spooner.
807
00:36:02,494 --> 00:36:04,578
We've all spent,
around this table,
808
00:36:04,663 --> 00:36:06,121
we've all spent significant time
809
00:36:06,165 --> 00:36:08,957
in the swamp,
and certainly this year,
810
00:36:09,001 --> 00:36:10,125
the archaeologists,
in particular,
811
00:36:10,169 --> 00:36:12,294
have spent
a considerable amount of time
812
00:36:12,337 --> 00:36:14,504
in the swamp.
813
00:36:14,590 --> 00:36:16,047
And so dr. Spooner
is going to give us
814
00:36:16,133 --> 00:36:18,425
a breakdown of the analysis
815
00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:21,011
and what he feels is, uh,
816
00:36:21,054 --> 00:36:23,972
the important aspects
of the coal finds.
817
00:36:24,057 --> 00:36:26,183
So, um...
818
00:36:26,226 --> 00:36:28,518
I'll turn it over to you,
uh, dr. Spooner.
819
00:36:28,604 --> 00:36:30,187
Yeah, yeah, I'm kind of...
820
00:36:30,230 --> 00:36:32,272
I'm kind of excited
to talk about the coal.
821
00:36:32,357 --> 00:36:36,109
I mean, we've all seen it,
and, um, most people here
822
00:36:36,195 --> 00:36:38,153
have been part of gathering
some of it up.
823
00:36:38,197 --> 00:36:40,822
I can't pass coal
to you folks out there,
824
00:36:40,908 --> 00:36:42,324
but I'm gonna pass some
825
00:36:42,409 --> 00:36:44,117
around here--
so just pass it around,
826
00:36:44,203 --> 00:36:46,077
so everybody has a piece of this
827
00:36:46,163 --> 00:36:48,163
as we go... Go through this.
828
00:36:48,248 --> 00:36:50,749
I'm not sure
if everybody's handled it.
829
00:36:52,044 --> 00:36:55,503
To me, it's the most significant
artifact we have on the road.
830
00:36:56,590 --> 00:36:57,714
All right!
831
00:37:01,845 --> 00:37:03,553
Oom,
832
00:37:03,597 --> 00:37:07,557
dr. Ian spooner is presenting
his analysis of the coal
833
00:37:07,601 --> 00:37:09,726
found along the stone pathway
834
00:37:09,770 --> 00:37:13,396
on the eastern border
of the oak island swamp.
835
00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,483
Ian: We found a lot
of neat things. A ringbolt.
836
00:37:16,568 --> 00:37:18,193
Uh, we found some pottery.
837
00:37:18,237 --> 00:37:21,821
But the coal is probably
the most significant find,
838
00:37:21,907 --> 00:37:24,407
because it has
the potential to answer
839
00:37:24,493 --> 00:37:26,493
some of the who and the why.
840
00:37:27,788 --> 00:37:30,247
If I can take it apart
841
00:37:30,290 --> 00:37:32,415
and figure out
the pollen and the spores
842
00:37:32,501 --> 00:37:35,377
that are in there,
I can figure out
843
00:37:35,420 --> 00:37:37,254
the age of it,
844
00:37:37,297 --> 00:37:39,756
and I can also figure out
geographically
845
00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:41,716
where it came from.
846
00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:42,759
Doug:
It's almost as good
847
00:37:42,844 --> 00:37:45,262
-as a fingerprint.
-Well put. And so,
848
00:37:45,347 --> 00:37:46,680
on the first slide...
849
00:37:48,267 --> 00:37:50,767
What's critical here is
the sulfur content.
850
00:37:50,852 --> 00:37:52,560
It's very low.
851
00:37:52,604 --> 00:37:55,355
It's 1.12 as received.
852
00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:56,898
And that is odd.
853
00:37:56,984 --> 00:37:59,234
For instance, in nova scotia,
our coal generally averages
854
00:37:59,278 --> 00:38:01,403
around three to four percent.
855
00:38:01,488 --> 00:38:03,863
This is what we call low sulfur
856
00:38:03,949 --> 00:38:06,074
subbituminous a coal.
857
00:38:06,159 --> 00:38:07,575
We don't have a lot of this
in nova scotia.
858
00:38:07,661 --> 00:38:09,619
So, next slide.
859
00:38:09,705 --> 00:38:14,249
But you do get this kind
of low sulfur coal in europe.
860
00:38:15,168 --> 00:38:17,711
These are
the european coal fields.
861
00:38:17,796 --> 00:38:20,630
There's coal in Spain,
all through eastern europe,
862
00:38:20,674 --> 00:38:23,550
czechoslovakia, bulgaria.
863
00:38:23,635 --> 00:38:25,302
We also get it in England,
864
00:38:25,345 --> 00:38:26,720
scotland...
865
00:38:26,805 --> 00:38:27,637
And wales.
866
00:38:27,681 --> 00:38:29,306
Wow.
867
00:38:31,685 --> 00:38:32,726
Jack:
This sounds like
868
00:38:32,811 --> 00:38:35,437
this could be the science
to literally...
869
00:38:35,522 --> 00:38:38,481
Put a stamp on who built
the road and who...
870
00:38:38,567 --> 00:38:42,277
Who was doing work on the island
in the early 1700s.
871
00:38:43,238 --> 00:38:45,155
Ian:
Let's just say this turns out
to be spanish coal.
872
00:38:45,198 --> 00:38:47,741
Does that mean
the spanish were here?
873
00:38:47,826 --> 00:38:49,659
Not necessarily.
874
00:38:49,703 --> 00:38:53,663
It could be the british
who bought the spanish coal
875
00:38:53,707 --> 00:38:55,498
and used it here.
876
00:38:55,584 --> 00:38:57,667
It could be the french
who bought spanish coal
877
00:38:57,711 --> 00:39:00,170
and brought it here.
878
00:39:00,255 --> 00:39:03,715
But we know who was buying
what coal at that time.
879
00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:07,135
We have to go into archives
to figure that out.
880
00:39:07,179 --> 00:39:11,848
So I think we really,
with this coal, have the ability
881
00:39:11,892 --> 00:39:14,392
to say who built the road
882
00:39:14,478 --> 00:39:16,144
and why they were bringing coal.
883
00:39:16,188 --> 00:39:18,355
Right.
884
00:39:18,398 --> 00:39:19,356
Where do we go from here?
885
00:39:19,441 --> 00:39:21,816
Can you tee up
these spore studies?
886
00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:23,526
-Pollen studies?
-Absolutely.
887
00:39:23,612 --> 00:39:26,654
Great. And what kind of time
for feedback
888
00:39:26,698 --> 00:39:28,490
do you anticipate for that?
889
00:39:29,576 --> 00:39:31,326
(exhales sharply)
months.
890
00:39:31,370 --> 00:39:32,786
Yeah, okay. I figured.
891
00:39:32,871 --> 00:39:33,953
Ian:
Yeah.
892
00:39:35,457 --> 00:39:36,873
Craig: I'm looking forward
to the results
893
00:39:36,917 --> 00:39:40,377
of a more detailed analysis
of the coal.
894
00:39:40,462 --> 00:39:44,214
That'll be real interesting to
see where this coal came from,
895
00:39:44,299 --> 00:39:45,965
and hopefully
we can narrow it down greatly.
896
00:39:46,051 --> 00:39:49,219
But I understand sometimes
you just get large regions.
897
00:39:49,262 --> 00:39:50,845
So we'll see what happens.
898
00:39:50,889 --> 00:39:53,306
Yeah. Best we can do.
899
00:39:53,392 --> 00:39:54,557
-Sounds good.
-Ian: Okay.
900
00:39:54,643 --> 00:39:55,683
That's an excellent
901
00:39:55,769 --> 00:39:57,644
presentation, ian.
Thank you very much.
902
00:39:57,729 --> 00:39:58,812
You're welcome.
903
00:39:58,855 --> 00:40:01,564
Rick: You know,
it's incremental, this...
904
00:40:01,608 --> 00:40:03,775
This discovery process.
905
00:40:03,860 --> 00:40:05,985
But we've learned over the years
906
00:40:06,071 --> 00:40:09,406
that the only way
to solve oak island is to...
907
00:40:09,449 --> 00:40:11,241
Wrap it in the arms
of real science
908
00:40:11,284 --> 00:40:13,952
and real professionals
and real academics, and...
909
00:40:14,037 --> 00:40:16,329
We thank you for your efforts,
910
00:40:16,415 --> 00:40:18,331
because... Just that.
911
00:40:18,417 --> 00:40:21,876
Look at, look at what
has come of just that.
912
00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:23,253
-It's amazing. So...
-Yeah.
913
00:40:23,338 --> 00:40:24,462
I'm very grateful.
914
00:40:25,465 --> 00:40:28,383
Marty:
We've been incrementally
attacking this thing,
915
00:40:28,427 --> 00:40:29,884
because it is apparent that
916
00:40:29,970 --> 00:40:31,344
that's what's required.
917
00:40:31,430 --> 00:40:32,929
We're putting more money
and resources
918
00:40:33,014 --> 00:40:34,722
and time into the island,
919
00:40:34,766 --> 00:40:36,766
and so, you know, um,
as long as it's prudent,
920
00:40:36,852 --> 00:40:39,394
we're gonna keep at it,
and we'll keep upping the ante
921
00:40:39,438 --> 00:40:40,979
until we get it done.
922
00:40:41,064 --> 00:40:43,481
Time to go to work.
923
00:40:43,567 --> 00:40:45,567
I agree.
Billy's got the right idea.
924
00:40:45,610 --> 00:40:47,735
Narrator:
Another week has come to an end
925
00:40:47,821 --> 00:40:49,696
on oak island.
926
00:40:50,532 --> 00:40:52,615
But with it has also come
927
00:40:52,659 --> 00:40:55,577
new promise for rick, marty,
craig and their team
928
00:40:55,662 --> 00:40:58,455
that they are closer than ever
to solving
929
00:40:58,498 --> 00:41:01,749
a 225-year-old treasure mystery.
930
00:41:01,793 --> 00:41:02,876
♪ ♪
931
00:41:02,919 --> 00:41:04,794
although some
of the answers they seek
932
00:41:04,838 --> 00:41:07,672
will require them
to remain patient,
933
00:41:07,757 --> 00:41:13,470
their will and determination to
keep moving forward every day,
934
00:41:13,555 --> 00:41:16,639
no matter
what challenges they face,
935
00:41:16,683 --> 00:41:19,601
may soon deliver the ultimate...
936
00:41:19,686 --> 00:41:21,728
Reward.
937
00:41:24,733 --> 00:41:27,650
Next time
on the curse of oak island...
938
00:41:27,694 --> 00:41:30,403
Marty:
Something massive was occurring
939
00:41:30,489 --> 00:41:32,614
well before the discovery
of the money pit.
940
00:41:32,657 --> 00:41:34,782
That looks exactly like
an old roman road.
941
00:41:34,826 --> 00:41:38,328
Hey, craig, I found
a piece of leather strap.
942
00:41:38,371 --> 00:41:39,996
Ship's log
or something like that
943
00:41:40,081 --> 00:41:42,832
-was made with a leather strap.
-Wow.
944
00:41:42,876 --> 00:41:43,791
The money pit can only be here.
945
00:41:43,877 --> 00:41:45,668
That is the only place
it can be.
946
00:41:45,712 --> 00:41:47,504
This is the top of a tunnel.
Not maybe.
947
00:41:47,589 --> 00:41:49,756
This wood was from 1648.
948
00:41:49,841 --> 00:41:51,466
It seems like we found
our money pit.
949
00:41:51,510 --> 00:41:53,009
Yeah!
950
00:41:53,094 --> 00:41:54,677
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