1 00:00:02,086 --> 00:00:03,877 -Tonight on the curse of oak island... -Gary: It's here. 2 00:00:03,963 --> 00:00:05,879 -Big, chunky piece of iron. -Aaron: Wow. 3 00:00:05,965 --> 00:00:08,757 This is something to do with tunneling. 4 00:00:08,843 --> 00:00:12,511 The road seems to be angling towards the eye of the swamp. 5 00:00:12,596 --> 00:00:14,513 -Michael j.: Look at this. -Marty: Wow. 6 00:00:15,725 --> 00:00:17,016 What the hell is that? 7 00:00:17,101 --> 00:00:18,517 Steve g.: I think that's a cannonball. 8 00:00:18,602 --> 00:00:20,102 Somebody was trying to protect something. 9 00:00:20,187 --> 00:00:22,021 It's rock on rock. They're stacked. 10 00:00:22,106 --> 00:00:23,188 Rick: There's a big hole. 11 00:00:23,232 --> 00:00:24,857 You can put your hand right in there. 12 00:00:24,900 --> 00:00:26,692 There might be something in there. Could there be 13 00:00:26,777 --> 00:00:27,860 treasure here? Yeah. 14 00:00:30,698 --> 00:00:34,283 Narrator: There is an island in the north atlantic 15 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:37,786 where people have been looking for an incredible treasure 16 00:00:37,872 --> 00:00:41,081 for more than 200 years. 17 00:00:41,167 --> 00:00:44,084 So far, they have found a stone slab 18 00:00:44,170 --> 00:00:46,837 with strange symbols carved into it, 19 00:00:46,922 --> 00:00:49,631 mysterious fragments of human bone, 20 00:00:49,717 --> 00:00:53,427 and a lead cross whose origin may stretch back 21 00:00:53,512 --> 00:00:55,971 to the days of the knights templar. 22 00:00:56,057 --> 00:01:00,559 To date, six men have died trying to solve the mystery. 23 00:01:01,604 --> 00:01:03,687 And, according to legend, 24 00:01:03,773 --> 00:01:06,732 one more will have to die 25 00:01:06,817 --> 00:01:10,486 before the treasure can be found. 26 00:01:14,116 --> 00:01:16,158 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:21,791 --> 00:01:23,749 -rick: Morning. -Aaron: Hey, rick. How are you? 28 00:01:23,834 --> 00:01:24,917 Good. How are you? 29 00:01:25,002 --> 00:01:26,043 Good, thank you very much. 30 00:01:26,128 --> 00:01:28,378 Okay. There's a couple things, right? 31 00:01:28,422 --> 00:01:30,923 We need to know where we're going. 32 00:01:30,966 --> 00:01:34,093 -Aaron: Mm-hmm. -Is the pathway going to the upland? 33 00:01:34,136 --> 00:01:36,553 Does it... You know, do we need to continue to go that way? 34 00:01:36,597 --> 00:01:38,388 Yeah. I think 35 00:01:38,474 --> 00:01:41,517 right now, it looks like it's possibly splitting, 36 00:01:41,602 --> 00:01:43,727 but that's why we're focusing 37 00:01:43,813 --> 00:01:46,355 -here on this middle part. -Rick: Okay. 38 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,109 Narrator: For brothers rick and marty lagina and their team, 39 00:01:50,152 --> 00:01:53,737 the triangle-shaped swamp continues to reveal clues 40 00:01:53,823 --> 00:01:55,656 suggesting that it may hold the keys 41 00:01:55,741 --> 00:02:00,744 to solving the now 226-year-old oak island treasure mystery. 42 00:02:00,830 --> 00:02:01,870 Most notably, 43 00:02:01,956 --> 00:02:04,998 a recently uncovered stone pathway 44 00:02:05,084 --> 00:02:08,335 running along the eastern border of the brackish bog, 45 00:02:08,420 --> 00:02:12,589 which now appears to be heading in two different directions. 46 00:02:12,675 --> 00:02:16,468 Okay, how can I assist you? 47 00:02:16,512 --> 00:02:18,220 I think this is the critical spot 48 00:02:18,305 --> 00:02:20,639 for figuring what-what this road is doing. 49 00:02:20,724 --> 00:02:23,600 So, I was thinking I'm gonna work back over there, 50 00:02:23,686 --> 00:02:25,269 and I'd like to take my shovel at it 51 00:02:25,354 --> 00:02:27,062 -and take a better look. -Rick: Okay. 52 00:02:27,148 --> 00:02:30,691 You could jump in there, uh, with miriam and come this way. 53 00:02:30,776 --> 00:02:34,027 -And let's see if there's a boundary on that. -Rick: Okay. 54 00:02:34,113 --> 00:02:36,280 My gut tells me it's gonna turn uphill, 55 00:02:36,365 --> 00:02:38,657 um, but, you know, until we get 56 00:02:38,742 --> 00:02:42,286 this area cleared out and then a swamp boundary defined, 57 00:02:42,371 --> 00:02:43,871 uh, we won't know for sure. 58 00:02:43,956 --> 00:02:46,290 -So, that's our game plan today. -Rick: Okay. 59 00:02:46,333 --> 00:02:47,958 -So, I'll jump in. I'll help miriam here. -Miriam: Yeah. 60 00:02:48,043 --> 00:02:50,002 -Perfect. -Cool. -And, uh, 61 00:02:50,087 --> 00:02:51,837 whatever you need, you just tell me, and I'll help. 62 00:02:51,922 --> 00:02:53,172 Perfect. Thank you. 63 00:02:53,257 --> 00:02:55,257 Narrator: In recent weeks, 64 00:02:55,342 --> 00:02:57,718 the team has found not only ancient pottery 65 00:02:57,803 --> 00:02:59,511 along the stone pathway 66 00:02:59,555 --> 00:03:02,306 but also iron ringbolts 67 00:03:02,391 --> 00:03:04,933 possibly used to dock a large ship 68 00:03:05,019 --> 00:03:08,645 for the purposes of offloading heavy cargo 69 00:03:08,731 --> 00:03:10,981 as well as pieces of wooden keg barrels 70 00:03:11,066 --> 00:03:15,777 that may date back as far as the early 15th century. 71 00:03:15,863 --> 00:03:17,070 When aaron renders the opinion 72 00:03:17,156 --> 00:03:19,323 that the path might be separating, 73 00:03:19,366 --> 00:03:21,366 one going towards the upland 74 00:03:21,452 --> 00:03:24,203 and one continuing along the eastern edge of the swamp, 75 00:03:24,246 --> 00:03:26,538 the hope is that the path to the upland 76 00:03:26,624 --> 00:03:30,500 leads up to the money pit or somewhere in close proximity. 77 00:03:30,586 --> 00:03:33,837 Marty: This pathway could lead to a very significant clue. 78 00:03:33,923 --> 00:03:35,672 It may lead us to information 79 00:03:35,758 --> 00:03:39,176 and possibly lead us to treasure. 80 00:03:39,261 --> 00:03:41,678 So, we clearly have to follow the stone pathway. 81 00:03:43,098 --> 00:03:45,724 Aaron: That's kind of interesting. 82 00:03:50,189 --> 00:03:51,980 -Hey, miriam. -Yeah? 83 00:03:52,066 --> 00:03:53,065 You want to come here for a sec? 84 00:03:53,150 --> 00:03:54,983 -Take a look at this? -Miriam: Sure. 85 00:03:56,028 --> 00:03:57,986 What do you got? 86 00:03:58,072 --> 00:04:00,364 Aaron: So, just as I'm uncovering this, 87 00:04:00,449 --> 00:04:01,698 I'm not sure 88 00:04:01,784 --> 00:04:04,117 if it's part of a road feature. 89 00:04:04,203 --> 00:04:06,954 Uh, I think these are intentionally placed. 90 00:04:07,039 --> 00:04:10,540 I don't know if that signifies, um, you know, a road. 91 00:04:10,626 --> 00:04:14,086 -Yeah. -Or what I've seen before 92 00:04:14,171 --> 00:04:18,257 is this looks like the-the cellar feature of a building. 93 00:04:18,342 --> 00:04:19,508 -Really? -Aaron: Yeah. 94 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:20,592 This looks like 95 00:04:20,678 --> 00:04:22,427 there's intentionally placed stones. 96 00:04:22,513 --> 00:04:23,929 Courses of stones. 97 00:04:23,973 --> 00:04:25,514 -One on top of the other. -Rick: Mm-hmm. 98 00:04:25,599 --> 00:04:27,849 -It's incredible. -Oh, gosh, yeah. 99 00:04:27,935 --> 00:04:30,769 Narrator: The possible remains of a cellar? 100 00:04:30,854 --> 00:04:35,023 Located along the stone pathway leading out of the swamp? 101 00:04:35,109 --> 00:04:37,401 But who built it? When? 102 00:04:37,486 --> 00:04:39,278 And could it be connected 103 00:04:39,321 --> 00:04:41,280 to the evidence the team has recently found 104 00:04:41,365 --> 00:04:44,533 of heavy cargo being moved in this direction? 105 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:46,243 Aaron: To me, right now, 106 00:04:46,328 --> 00:04:48,036 it looks like a cellar feature, 107 00:04:48,122 --> 00:04:49,621 but it's still too early. 108 00:04:49,707 --> 00:04:51,206 Rick: Another mystery. 109 00:04:51,292 --> 00:04:52,749 I don't need another. 110 00:04:52,835 --> 00:04:55,711 -What is it? -(all laughing) 111 00:04:55,796 --> 00:04:58,422 aaron and miriam see 112 00:04:58,507 --> 00:05:01,008 the straight, angular lines to this rock feature, 113 00:05:01,093 --> 00:05:04,428 and they're indicating the possibility 114 00:05:04,513 --> 00:05:06,638 that it may be a foundation or a cellar. 115 00:05:06,682 --> 00:05:08,765 And if it is some sort 116 00:05:08,851 --> 00:05:12,269 of a structure constructed and used by-by humans, 117 00:05:12,354 --> 00:05:16,857 what is the relevance of it so close to the so-called path? 118 00:05:16,942 --> 00:05:18,650 Aaron: Well, I'll get back to it, 119 00:05:18,736 --> 00:05:20,861 and I'll try and have an answer for you 120 00:05:20,946 --> 00:05:22,612 -by the end of the day. -Okay. Perfect. 121 00:05:22,698 --> 00:05:23,739 Thank you. 122 00:05:23,782 --> 00:05:25,073 Narrator: While members of the team 123 00:05:25,159 --> 00:05:28,076 continue their investigation near the swamp... 124 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:31,788 Charles: So, if we don't hit something at 88, 87 125 00:05:31,874 --> 00:05:33,957 on this one, do we still continue on this grid? 126 00:05:34,043 --> 00:05:37,461 It's all predicated on probably hitting the tunnel again. 127 00:05:37,546 --> 00:05:40,505 -Yeah. -Narrator: In the money pit area, 128 00:05:40,549 --> 00:05:42,424 geologist terry matheson 129 00:05:42,509 --> 00:05:45,177 and oak island historian charles barkhouse 130 00:05:45,220 --> 00:05:48,180 continue overseeing a core drilling operation 131 00:05:48,223 --> 00:05:50,515 that, for the past several weeks, 132 00:05:50,601 --> 00:05:53,310 has consistently encountered a wood-cribbed tunnel 133 00:05:53,395 --> 00:05:56,313 located some 90 feet deep. 134 00:05:56,398 --> 00:05:57,606 Terry: That is wood. 135 00:05:57,691 --> 00:05:59,107 We're probably at the edge of a tunnel. 136 00:05:59,193 --> 00:06:00,359 Narrator: A tunnel 137 00:06:00,444 --> 00:06:02,486 which has been carbon-dated to as early 138 00:06:02,571 --> 00:06:05,781 as 1648, nearly 150 years 139 00:06:05,866 --> 00:06:09,368 prior to the discovery of the original money pit. 140 00:06:09,411 --> 00:06:12,329 Today, they have begun a new borehole 141 00:06:12,414 --> 00:06:14,706 known as cd-2.5 142 00:06:14,792 --> 00:06:18,168 in the hopes they will once again hit the tunnel 143 00:06:18,253 --> 00:06:20,087 and hopefully the location 144 00:06:20,172 --> 00:06:22,839 of the fabled treasure vault itself. 145 00:06:22,883 --> 00:06:26,134 Rick: The possibility that we've intersected a tunnel 146 00:06:26,220 --> 00:06:28,136 at 80-plus-foot horizon, 147 00:06:28,222 --> 00:06:30,889 it's interesting because... 148 00:06:30,933 --> 00:06:33,141 I'm not sure that there's ever been a tunnel 149 00:06:33,227 --> 00:06:36,061 at such a shallow depth. 150 00:06:36,105 --> 00:06:38,563 All right, charles. Let's take her home. 151 00:06:38,649 --> 00:06:39,898 Marty: Tunnels are showing up here 152 00:06:39,942 --> 00:06:41,400 where they shouldn't, so there's 153 00:06:41,443 --> 00:06:44,236 another giant, pop-out-of-nowhere mystery. 154 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,364 Is it searcher, or was it the original depositors? 155 00:06:47,449 --> 00:06:49,408 I want to believe 156 00:06:49,493 --> 00:06:51,326 we're really close to the money pit 157 00:06:51,412 --> 00:06:53,453 because that could be really exciting. 158 00:06:54,289 --> 00:06:55,747 Terry: And a one, and a two. 159 00:06:55,833 --> 00:06:56,998 Up! (grunts) 160 00:06:57,084 --> 00:06:59,209 let's give her a slice. 161 00:07:07,386 --> 00:07:10,178 -Charles: Pretty solid stuff, terry. -Terry: Yep. 162 00:07:12,808 --> 00:07:14,516 Okay, wow. 163 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:17,018 -There's definitely some wood in there. -Charles: Yep. 164 00:07:17,104 --> 00:07:19,396 Terry: This is a fairly significant intersection of wood 165 00:07:19,481 --> 00:07:20,647 compared to our other ones. 166 00:07:20,732 --> 00:07:22,023 Yeah. 167 00:07:22,109 --> 00:07:23,525 We got more wood, terry. 168 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:24,901 Terry: Wow. 169 00:07:24,987 --> 00:07:27,404 -That's a chunk there. -Charles: Yeah. 170 00:07:27,489 --> 00:07:31,032 -This'll be 83.5 to 88. -Charles: 88. 171 00:07:31,118 --> 00:07:32,701 We're in cd-2.5, 172 00:07:32,786 --> 00:07:35,412 and again, we're hitting wood. Hey, scott. 173 00:07:35,497 --> 00:07:37,747 And we've done this consistently over six holes, 174 00:07:37,833 --> 00:07:41,209 and that's definitely exciting. 175 00:07:42,171 --> 00:07:43,837 Hey, rick. 176 00:07:43,922 --> 00:07:45,005 -Okay. -Hey, rick. How you doing? 177 00:07:45,090 --> 00:07:48,049 -Good. How are you? -Interesting times. 178 00:07:48,135 --> 00:07:49,551 Look what we hit. 179 00:07:49,636 --> 00:07:53,889 We've got some good stacked cribbing, and the continuation's 180 00:07:53,974 --> 00:07:56,016 -right down there. -But there's no more wood down there, right? 181 00:07:56,101 --> 00:07:57,601 Oh, there's wood, 182 00:07:57,686 --> 00:08:00,854 but it's not, uh, it's not as, uh, consistent. 183 00:08:00,939 --> 00:08:03,732 Rick: Where are we on the grid? Are we too far away 184 00:08:03,817 --> 00:08:07,068 for this to be the shaft in c-1? 185 00:08:07,154 --> 00:08:08,987 No. C-1, 186 00:08:09,072 --> 00:08:10,280 these small ridges are two and a half, 187 00:08:10,324 --> 00:08:11,740 so we're five feet right now. 188 00:08:11,825 --> 00:08:13,325 Five feet away. 189 00:08:13,410 --> 00:08:15,076 From the exterior wall of c-1. 190 00:08:15,162 --> 00:08:16,953 Well, that's good news. 191 00:08:17,039 --> 00:08:19,456 Narrator: It is in borehole c-1, 192 00:08:19,541 --> 00:08:22,000 first excavated five years ago, 193 00:08:22,085 --> 00:08:23,543 that the team has discovered 194 00:08:23,629 --> 00:08:25,670 not only a massive cavern 195 00:08:25,714 --> 00:08:28,757 some 170 feet deep underground... 196 00:08:31,553 --> 00:08:34,137 -Glen: Here we go. -Narrator: ...But subsequently, 197 00:08:34,223 --> 00:08:35,222 compelling video evidence 198 00:08:35,307 --> 00:08:37,474 of four different gold, 199 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,727 metallic-looking objects embedded within the walls. 200 00:08:40,812 --> 00:08:43,313 That's definitely a gold object right there. 201 00:08:43,398 --> 00:08:45,148 Narrator: Leading the team to speculate 202 00:08:45,234 --> 00:08:49,319 that c-1 may be connected to the original money pit. 203 00:08:49,404 --> 00:08:52,113 But could this tunnel feature 204 00:08:52,199 --> 00:08:55,659 located just five feet away and much shallower 205 00:08:55,744 --> 00:08:57,702 at a depth of just 90 feet 206 00:08:57,788 --> 00:08:59,913 be connected to it? 207 00:08:59,998 --> 00:09:01,248 We came looking 208 00:09:01,333 --> 00:09:03,750 for a tunnel associated with c-1. 209 00:09:03,835 --> 00:09:05,418 We may have found it. That's good news. 210 00:09:05,504 --> 00:09:07,045 Yeah. 211 00:09:07,130 --> 00:09:10,173 I want to go back now. You guys can stay here. 212 00:09:10,259 --> 00:09:12,092 Let's get to some steel down the hole, 213 00:09:12,177 --> 00:09:14,636 and then we'll see what tomorrow brings. 214 00:09:14,721 --> 00:09:16,388 -All right? -Okay. -Okay. Thanks, rick. 215 00:09:16,473 --> 00:09:18,431 Rick: Thanks, guys. Appreciate it. 216 00:09:18,517 --> 00:09:19,975 Narrator: While the drilling operation 217 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:22,269 in the money pit continues, 218 00:09:22,354 --> 00:09:23,979 back near the pathway 219 00:09:24,064 --> 00:09:25,647 on the eastern border of the swamp... 220 00:09:25,732 --> 00:09:26,856 -Aaron: Hey, guys. -Miriam: Hi. 221 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:28,400 Hey, aaron. How are you? Miriam? 222 00:09:28,443 --> 00:09:30,360 -Both: Good. -Narrator: ...Rick lagina 223 00:09:30,445 --> 00:09:33,363 has invited geoscientist dr. Ian spooner 224 00:09:33,448 --> 00:09:36,199 to inspect the mysterious stone structure 225 00:09:36,285 --> 00:09:37,951 along with archaeologists 226 00:09:38,036 --> 00:09:40,662 dr. Aaron taylor and miriam amirault. 227 00:09:40,747 --> 00:09:43,081 Aaron: So, this was looking 228 00:09:43,125 --> 00:09:45,542 more and more like a sort of a cellar feature. 229 00:09:45,627 --> 00:09:48,670 I think this is some sort of foundation. 230 00:09:48,755 --> 00:09:49,754 Right. 231 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:52,966 It's rock on rock. They're stacked. 232 00:09:53,051 --> 00:09:54,926 It's like nothing we've seen before 233 00:09:55,012 --> 00:09:56,136 in that it's vertical. 234 00:09:56,221 --> 00:09:57,512 This looks like 235 00:09:57,598 --> 00:10:00,015 a feature, uh, separate from that. 236 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:02,642 -Aaron: Yeah. -Rick: But one question. 237 00:10:02,728 --> 00:10:06,271 Is this contemporaneous with this road? 238 00:10:06,356 --> 00:10:09,357 Are they two different times, two different purposes? 239 00:10:09,443 --> 00:10:12,527 I don't think this can just be a coincidence. 240 00:10:12,613 --> 00:10:15,071 I think if we can figure out what this is, 241 00:10:15,157 --> 00:10:18,241 it'll really go a long way in telling us what that is. 242 00:10:18,285 --> 00:10:21,536 Ian: Yeah. It just deserves 243 00:10:21,622 --> 00:10:23,038 -more treatment. -Aaron: Yeah. 244 00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:24,539 I think miriam and one other person 245 00:10:24,625 --> 00:10:26,082 can handle this, 246 00:10:26,168 --> 00:10:27,334 and then I want to show you 247 00:10:27,419 --> 00:10:28,793 something really exciting over here 248 00:10:28,879 --> 00:10:32,047 -which I'm gonna put more resources towards. -Okay. 249 00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:35,050 Narrator: While the newly discovered stone foundation 250 00:10:35,135 --> 00:10:37,969 has become a focus of investigation for the team... 251 00:10:38,013 --> 00:10:40,055 Careful coming down here, guys. It's loose. 252 00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:43,433 ...With the harsh fall weather fast approaching, 253 00:10:43,477 --> 00:10:46,394 they must now carefully divide their resources 254 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,772 and also remain focused on identifying 255 00:10:48,857 --> 00:10:51,483 just where the two branches of the stone pathway 256 00:10:51,526 --> 00:10:53,401 are ultimately leading. 257 00:10:54,404 --> 00:10:57,530 I'm pretty sure we've caught the-the road coming this way, 258 00:10:57,616 --> 00:11:01,785 and it seems to be angling towards the eye. 259 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:03,244 Ian: Where's the eye? 260 00:11:03,330 --> 00:11:04,913 Right over there. 261 00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:07,666 Narrator: One branch of the stone pathway 262 00:11:07,709 --> 00:11:10,919 heading toward the so-called eye of the swamp? 263 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:12,545 It was here, 264 00:11:12,589 --> 00:11:15,382 at the northernmost point of the triangle-shaped swamp, 265 00:11:15,467 --> 00:11:17,759 where, last year, the team found 266 00:11:17,844 --> 00:11:20,470 a mysterious circular feature made of boulders 267 00:11:20,555 --> 00:11:23,598 as well as evidence of a backfilled shaft. 268 00:11:23,684 --> 00:11:27,477 Although the team will need to carefully continue uncovering 269 00:11:27,562 --> 00:11:29,479 the pathway to verify it, 270 00:11:29,564 --> 00:11:31,523 could the eye of the swamp 271 00:11:31,608 --> 00:11:34,317 possibly be one location on oak island 272 00:11:34,403 --> 00:11:38,488 where something of great value was hidden long ago? 273 00:11:39,741 --> 00:11:41,491 Rick: We need to make certain that that is a road 274 00:11:41,535 --> 00:11:43,702 and not just a jumble of rock, 275 00:11:43,745 --> 00:11:45,787 because this island is full of jumbles of rock. 276 00:11:45,872 --> 00:11:47,414 -Yeah. -With that said, 277 00:11:47,499 --> 00:11:49,833 I'm gonna head back and find this road. 278 00:11:49,918 --> 00:11:52,210 -Okay. Good. Thank you. -Thank you. 279 00:11:52,254 --> 00:11:54,045 -Miriam: We've got a lot to do. -Aaron: Yeah. 280 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,552 Narrator: As a new day begins on oak island... 281 00:12:00,595 --> 00:12:03,179 Rick: I do believe that all of us 282 00:12:03,265 --> 00:12:05,014 will find this very interesting. 283 00:12:05,100 --> 00:12:07,183 ...Rick and marty lagina, 284 00:12:07,269 --> 00:12:09,394 along with members of the team, 285 00:12:09,438 --> 00:12:11,354 have gathered for a video conference 286 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,356 to once again meet with author 287 00:12:13,442 --> 00:12:15,316 and oak island theorist james mcquiston. 288 00:12:15,402 --> 00:12:16,818 Rick: Hey, james. 289 00:12:16,903 --> 00:12:19,696 Narrator: Although james previously presented his theory 290 00:12:19,781 --> 00:12:21,990 that a 17th-century scottish order 291 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:23,992 with direct ties to the knights templar 292 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:26,119 known as the knights baronet 293 00:12:26,204 --> 00:12:28,538 were connected to the oak island mystery, 294 00:12:28,623 --> 00:12:32,709 he has recently discovered what he believes to be new details 295 00:12:32,794 --> 00:12:36,546 about how a vast treasure came to be buried in the money pit. 296 00:12:36,631 --> 00:12:37,714 We're quite familiar 297 00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:39,716 with his research about the knights baronet 298 00:12:39,801 --> 00:12:43,052 and their possible connection to oak island 299 00:12:43,138 --> 00:12:44,429 and the oak island mystery. 300 00:12:44,473 --> 00:12:45,847 So, james, 301 00:12:45,932 --> 00:12:47,307 -take the floor. -Well, 302 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:51,019 I was hoping today to talk about the three types of men 303 00:12:51,104 --> 00:12:53,480 that came to oak island when it was first being settled 304 00:12:53,565 --> 00:12:55,732 and when the search for treasure began. 305 00:12:55,817 --> 00:12:57,901 These men came from the freemasons, 306 00:12:57,986 --> 00:13:00,320 they came from the knights baronet, 307 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:01,654 and my latest discovery 308 00:13:01,698 --> 00:13:04,240 is that a lot of 'em came from the plymouth colony 309 00:13:04,326 --> 00:13:05,492 of massachusetts. 310 00:13:05,577 --> 00:13:07,368 And these three groups 311 00:13:07,454 --> 00:13:09,370 have one thing in common besides oak island 312 00:13:09,456 --> 00:13:10,747 and that is a connection 313 00:13:10,832 --> 00:13:12,707 to sir william alexander, 314 00:13:12,793 --> 00:13:14,876 the founder of nova scotia. 315 00:13:15,754 --> 00:13:17,420 Narrator: Sir william alexander, 316 00:13:17,506 --> 00:13:22,300 a scottish nobleman who lived from 1567 to 1640, 317 00:13:22,344 --> 00:13:25,345 not only helped establish nova scotia, 318 00:13:25,430 --> 00:13:27,931 which was previously known as acadia, 319 00:13:28,016 --> 00:13:31,976 but was also the founder of the knights baronet. 320 00:13:33,855 --> 00:13:35,271 So, here's the theory in a nutshell. 321 00:13:35,357 --> 00:13:37,315 The followers of a group of scottish knights 322 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,150 created by william alexander 323 00:13:39,236 --> 00:13:42,695 settled in nova scotia during the early 1600s, 324 00:13:42,781 --> 00:13:44,322 and this is historic fact. 325 00:13:44,407 --> 00:13:45,365 They were 326 00:13:45,450 --> 00:13:46,699 the freemasons. 327 00:13:47,911 --> 00:13:51,120 Narrator: Stretching back to the initial discovery 328 00:13:51,206 --> 00:13:53,581 of the money pit in 1795, 329 00:13:53,667 --> 00:13:57,752 the secretive fraternity of builders known as the freemasons 330 00:13:57,838 --> 00:14:01,297 have been intimately connected to the oak island mystery. 331 00:14:01,383 --> 00:14:04,259 Not only have prominent searchers been members, 332 00:14:04,344 --> 00:14:07,303 such as daniel mcginnis, melbourne chappell 333 00:14:07,389 --> 00:14:11,307 and even a young franklin delano roosevelt in 1911 334 00:14:11,351 --> 00:14:13,476 before he entered politics. 335 00:14:13,562 --> 00:14:17,063 But sacred symbols associated with the organization 336 00:14:17,148 --> 00:14:19,440 have also been found all over the island. 337 00:14:19,526 --> 00:14:23,319 These include the letter "g," representing god, 338 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:26,155 triangles... 339 00:14:26,241 --> 00:14:28,324 And-- all the more curious today-- 340 00:14:28,410 --> 00:14:31,369 a depiction of the all-seeing eye. 341 00:14:33,290 --> 00:14:34,998 The first man to be initiated 342 00:14:35,083 --> 00:14:38,126 as what we would today refer to as a freemason 343 00:14:38,211 --> 00:14:39,919 was william alexander the younger. 344 00:14:40,005 --> 00:14:42,630 And his father was sir william alexander, 345 00:14:42,716 --> 00:14:45,049 the founder of nova scotia. 346 00:14:45,093 --> 00:14:47,218 William alexander was an investor 347 00:14:47,262 --> 00:14:49,095 in the plymouth colony of massachusetts. 348 00:14:49,180 --> 00:14:51,514 He and his son, william the younger, 349 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,808 were on the council of the plymouth colony. 350 00:14:53,894 --> 00:14:55,518 Narrator: The plymouth colony? 351 00:14:55,604 --> 00:14:59,063 Possibly connected to the oak island mystery? 352 00:14:59,149 --> 00:15:02,734 Located in what is today plymouth, massachusetts, 353 00:15:02,819 --> 00:15:05,862 the plymouth colony was established in 1621 354 00:15:05,947 --> 00:15:09,032 by english separatists who sailed to north america 355 00:15:09,117 --> 00:15:12,327 aboard the famed ship known as the mayflower. 356 00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:15,330 It not only became a new home for those fleeing 357 00:15:15,415 --> 00:15:17,332 religious persecution 358 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:21,753 but, curiously, its official flag eerily resembled that 359 00:15:21,796 --> 00:15:23,338 of the knights templar. 360 00:15:23,381 --> 00:15:27,759 But just how might america's first known european settlement 361 00:15:27,802 --> 00:15:29,761 be connected to a vast treasure 362 00:15:29,804 --> 00:15:32,722 believed to be buried in the money pit? 363 00:15:32,807 --> 00:15:36,017 It was the people from plymouth who petitioned the king 364 00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:38,353 of great britain to give the french colony of acadia 365 00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:39,729 to alexander, 366 00:15:39,814 --> 00:15:42,899 'cause they feared an attack by the french forces. 367 00:15:42,943 --> 00:15:45,568 So, in 1621, 368 00:15:45,654 --> 00:15:47,111 the french land of acadia, 369 00:15:47,155 --> 00:15:48,488 at least on paper, 370 00:15:48,573 --> 00:15:50,907 became the scottish land of nova scotia, 371 00:15:50,992 --> 00:15:53,201 which is latin for "new scotland." 372 00:15:53,286 --> 00:15:54,786 so, the plymouth colony settlement 373 00:15:54,829 --> 00:15:58,373 was directly responsible for nova scotia being established 374 00:15:58,458 --> 00:16:00,124 by william alexander. 375 00:16:00,210 --> 00:16:03,419 Unfortunately, the french attacked nova scotia, 376 00:16:03,505 --> 00:16:06,965 leaving the scots ousted in the spring of 1632 377 00:16:07,050 --> 00:16:10,593 and unable to sail directly across the north atlantic 378 00:16:10,679 --> 00:16:14,305 back to great britain due to the bad spring weather. 379 00:16:14,349 --> 00:16:16,599 And I believe they took shelter in mahone bay, 380 00:16:16,685 --> 00:16:19,310 which would have been the best place to take shelter, 381 00:16:19,354 --> 00:16:21,145 and oak island is at the back of it. 382 00:16:21,231 --> 00:16:23,773 So, it would be the perfect place to hide back there 383 00:16:23,858 --> 00:16:26,192 and buried what they couldn't take back with them 384 00:16:26,277 --> 00:16:28,444 or didn't want to take back with them. 385 00:16:29,364 --> 00:16:32,115 And so I think the treasure was connected 386 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:33,950 to these three groups of people that I mentioned, 387 00:16:34,035 --> 00:16:36,411 the freemasons, the knights baronet 388 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:37,704 -and the plymouth colony... -Mm. 389 00:16:37,789 --> 00:16:38,955 ...Who were all aware 390 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:40,415 of the oak island treasure. 391 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:42,375 So, years later, 392 00:16:42,460 --> 00:16:44,711 the freemasons, the knights baronet, 393 00:16:44,796 --> 00:16:46,754 and the families from the plymouth colony, 394 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,258 descended on oak island as landowners and treasure hunters. 395 00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:52,677 Several of the most famous searchers for treasure 396 00:16:52,762 --> 00:16:55,596 on oak island came out of the plymouth colony legacy 397 00:16:55,682 --> 00:16:57,890 and some landowners as well. 398 00:16:57,976 --> 00:17:00,893 First, we have franklin delano roosevelt 399 00:17:00,979 --> 00:17:03,980 and his grandfather, warren delano jr. 400 00:17:04,065 --> 00:17:05,648 Well, what I discovered is 401 00:17:05,734 --> 00:17:09,360 that warren delano jr. Descended from three plymouth colony men, 402 00:17:09,404 --> 00:17:13,489 and franklin roosevelt descended from at least four. 403 00:17:13,575 --> 00:17:15,658 Marty: Well, how about that? 404 00:17:15,744 --> 00:17:17,827 James: It's been said long before I got involved 405 00:17:17,912 --> 00:17:19,954 in this search that these men were pursuing 406 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:21,456 an old family legend. 407 00:17:21,541 --> 00:17:23,791 With so many important oak island families 408 00:17:23,877 --> 00:17:26,919 coming to nova scotia from the vicinity of the plymouth colony, 409 00:17:27,005 --> 00:17:30,006 there could be no greater way to connect oak island 410 00:17:30,091 --> 00:17:33,342 to the very colony responsible for the founding of nova scotia 411 00:17:33,428 --> 00:17:37,305 by sir william alexander. 412 00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:40,266 Rick: I have the most respect for james' research. 413 00:17:40,351 --> 00:17:43,144 As you sit there and you listen to the information, 414 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:45,271 it puts you back in your chair because 415 00:17:45,356 --> 00:17:48,149 we know c-certainly that the delano family 416 00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:50,526 and the roosevelt family side 417 00:17:50,612 --> 00:17:53,154 were certainly interested in the hunt. 418 00:17:53,239 --> 00:17:57,200 But, really, all of these people directly associated 419 00:17:57,285 --> 00:17:58,993 with the oak island story? 420 00:17:59,079 --> 00:18:00,912 That's strange. 421 00:18:00,997 --> 00:18:03,748 It's hard to think that all of this 422 00:18:03,792 --> 00:18:05,416 can be a coincidence after listening 423 00:18:05,502 --> 00:18:06,542 to all those names. 424 00:18:06,628 --> 00:18:08,336 I mean, it's really amazing 425 00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:10,505 that you did all that. 426 00:18:10,590 --> 00:18:13,341 I have to admit, the treasure story's amazing. 427 00:18:13,426 --> 00:18:14,467 There's something there, 428 00:18:14,552 --> 00:18:16,803 and your theory is entirely plausible. 429 00:18:16,888 --> 00:18:19,180 Uh, it gives us, kind of, the energy 430 00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:20,681 -to keep going. -Rick: It speaks 431 00:18:20,767 --> 00:18:22,809 to the importance of doing research. 432 00:18:22,894 --> 00:18:24,894 Research is so critically important. 433 00:18:24,938 --> 00:18:27,396 I think we're only in its infancy here on the island, 434 00:18:27,482 --> 00:18:30,191 -recognizing the importance of it. -Yeah. 435 00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:33,528 Rick: I-I just want to say, we thank you for all the hard work. 436 00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:35,363 I hope somehow we can work together 437 00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:38,199 to figure out exactly what the heck happened up there. 438 00:18:38,284 --> 00:18:40,159 Rick: You're welcome back at any time. 439 00:18:40,245 --> 00:18:42,537 It's quite remarkable. What is it, charles? 440 00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:44,956 How many piece puzzle and how many pieces missing? 441 00:18:44,999 --> 00:18:46,249 A thousand-piece puzzle 442 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:48,918 -and 600 pieces missing. -There you go. 443 00:18:49,003 --> 00:18:51,254 Charles: Maybe james has added a few pieces. 444 00:18:51,297 --> 00:18:53,047 (chuckling) 445 00:18:53,967 --> 00:18:56,008 narrator: Later that afternoon... 446 00:18:56,094 --> 00:18:59,011 Gary: This is gonna be a fantastic day. 447 00:18:59,097 --> 00:19:01,639 ...Metal detection expert gary drayton, 448 00:19:01,683 --> 00:19:04,475 along with rick and marty's nephew david fornetti... 449 00:19:04,519 --> 00:19:06,519 -All right, chaps? -Hey, guys. 450 00:19:06,604 --> 00:19:09,772 ...Join geoscientist dr. Ian spooner 451 00:19:09,858 --> 00:19:11,983 and archaeologists dr. Aaron taylor 452 00:19:12,026 --> 00:19:15,570 and miriam amirault near the eastern border of the swamp 453 00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:19,073 to help them investigate the mysterious stone pathways 454 00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:22,326 and possible cellar feature. 455 00:19:23,371 --> 00:19:25,121 Aaron: So, as you can see, 456 00:19:25,206 --> 00:19:26,622 we've opened up some more areas 457 00:19:26,708 --> 00:19:29,584 -and we have this trench here that billy dug. -Yeah. 458 00:19:29,669 --> 00:19:33,045 -Gary: Okay. -And then we have spoil piles. 459 00:19:33,131 --> 00:19:36,215 -Gary: Yeah. -We have this area here. 460 00:19:36,301 --> 00:19:37,341 Gary: Wow. 461 00:19:37,427 --> 00:19:39,135 And, finally, uh, miriam 462 00:19:39,179 --> 00:19:42,096 is down on what we think might be a cellar feature, 463 00:19:42,182 --> 00:19:43,681 so that's very exciting. 464 00:19:43,725 --> 00:19:46,767 -So any artifact out of that is really important. -Yeah. 465 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:47,894 'cause if that's a cellar, 466 00:19:47,979 --> 00:19:49,520 that means there was a structure there. 467 00:19:49,564 --> 00:19:51,397 -Yeah. -Yeah. -Okay, mate. 468 00:19:51,482 --> 00:19:52,982 David and I will start at the end 469 00:19:53,067 --> 00:19:54,317 -of the trench. -Beautiful. 470 00:19:54,402 --> 00:19:56,944 -Okay. Fingers crossed. -Ian: Great. Thank you. 471 00:19:59,115 --> 00:20:00,990 (detector turning on) 472 00:20:03,828 --> 00:20:05,870 oh, I see all the cobbles. 473 00:20:07,874 --> 00:20:09,665 (beeping) 474 00:20:09,751 --> 00:20:12,960 here we go, david. I got a signal, I believe. 475 00:20:13,046 --> 00:20:13,836 (low beeping) 476 00:20:13,922 --> 00:20:16,172 I do believe it's in that angle. 477 00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:19,050 Just there. It's in that wall. 478 00:20:22,096 --> 00:20:23,137 David f.: Let's see if we got it. 479 00:20:23,223 --> 00:20:24,972 Let me see if I can pinpoint it. 480 00:20:25,058 --> 00:20:27,058 (rapid beeping) 481 00:20:27,143 --> 00:20:28,809 that's way down there. 482 00:20:29,771 --> 00:20:32,438 You know what, I should really call aaron over here 483 00:20:32,523 --> 00:20:34,607 and let aaron dig this out with his trowel, 484 00:20:34,692 --> 00:20:37,777 'cause if this is in situ, this could be important. 485 00:20:37,862 --> 00:20:38,903 Aaron! 486 00:20:38,988 --> 00:20:41,197 -Yes. -Come and check this out, please. 487 00:20:41,282 --> 00:20:44,116 David and I got a-a signal over here 488 00:20:44,202 --> 00:20:47,578 -and it looks to be in that area there. -Mm-hmm. 489 00:20:47,664 --> 00:20:49,455 -Ooh. -(beeping) 490 00:20:49,540 --> 00:20:52,792 ooh, that is a strong signal. It's there. 491 00:20:52,877 --> 00:20:54,377 -Aaron: It's right there. -It's right there. 492 00:20:54,462 --> 00:20:56,712 Aaron: What the heck is this thing? 493 00:21:00,301 --> 00:21:01,259 Narrator: Near the eastern border 494 00:21:01,302 --> 00:21:03,094 of the triangle-shaped swamp, 495 00:21:03,179 --> 00:21:06,222 gary drayton has just obtained a signal with his metal detector 496 00:21:06,307 --> 00:21:08,641 that something of importance could be buried 497 00:21:08,726 --> 00:21:10,685 in the recently discovered foundation 498 00:21:10,770 --> 00:21:12,812 near the stone pathway. 499 00:21:12,897 --> 00:21:15,022 -You want me to hit it again, mate? -Aaron: Yeah. Please. 500 00:21:15,108 --> 00:21:17,024 (metal detector beeping) 501 00:21:17,110 --> 00:21:18,818 gary: Oh, it's down there, all right. 502 00:21:18,903 --> 00:21:20,069 Aaron: Wow. 503 00:21:20,154 --> 00:21:21,612 -That's a screamer. -David f.: Yeah. 504 00:21:21,656 --> 00:21:23,239 That's gonna be something good. 505 00:21:23,324 --> 00:21:25,366 -(chuckles) -whatever it is. 506 00:21:25,451 --> 00:21:27,201 I mean, this is fantastic. 507 00:21:27,287 --> 00:21:29,120 Aaron: Here we go, boys. 508 00:21:29,163 --> 00:21:31,330 Oh, you got it out. 509 00:21:31,416 --> 00:21:33,582 Good work, aaron. 510 00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:34,959 Now, what are we dealing with? 511 00:21:35,003 --> 00:21:37,461 Aaron: It is very heavy. 512 00:21:37,547 --> 00:21:39,588 Gary: Oh, that's a great sign. 513 00:21:39,674 --> 00:21:41,382 The heavier it is, 514 00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:43,551 the older it should be. 515 00:21:45,013 --> 00:21:47,013 Aaron: I don't know what it is. 516 00:21:47,098 --> 00:21:48,806 Gary: I know what it is. 517 00:21:48,850 --> 00:21:52,143 It's a caster. It's a-a caster wheel. 518 00:21:52,186 --> 00:21:54,729 You think about it, we're on an island 519 00:21:54,814 --> 00:21:57,440 with lots of tunnels. 520 00:21:57,525 --> 00:22:00,109 Now, you would need a little dolly... 521 00:22:00,194 --> 00:22:01,569 -Aaron: That's exactly what it is. -...With casters 522 00:22:01,654 --> 00:22:03,237 on the bottom. 523 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:07,408 That is. That's a little wheel 524 00:22:07,493 --> 00:22:08,701 off a caster. 525 00:22:08,786 --> 00:22:11,912 The type of little trolley that you would need 526 00:22:11,998 --> 00:22:14,540 if you were running a long tunnel. 527 00:22:14,625 --> 00:22:16,959 And it makes sense if you think about it. 528 00:22:17,045 --> 00:22:20,296 A wheel off a-a little tunneling cart 529 00:22:20,340 --> 00:22:21,964 because we found tunneling picks 530 00:22:22,008 --> 00:22:24,759 not too far away from here at the back of the swamp. 531 00:22:26,179 --> 00:22:28,179 Narrator: Designed for furniture 532 00:22:28,264 --> 00:22:30,848 as well as trolley or mining carts, 533 00:22:30,892 --> 00:22:33,976 casters are components that contain wheels 534 00:22:34,062 --> 00:22:36,604 for the purpose of moving objects with ease 535 00:22:36,689 --> 00:22:39,315 and in multiple directions. 536 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,567 Could gary drayton be correct 537 00:22:41,652 --> 00:22:43,736 that this caster might have been utilized 538 00:22:43,821 --> 00:22:46,364 for a tunneling operation on oak island? 539 00:22:46,449 --> 00:22:48,657 If so, could it be connected 540 00:22:48,743 --> 00:22:50,993 to previous evidence the team has discovered, 541 00:22:51,079 --> 00:22:55,122 such as the tunneling tools also known as swages 542 00:22:55,208 --> 00:22:57,708 found one year ago on lot 21 543 00:22:57,794 --> 00:23:01,545 which could date to as early as the 15th century? 544 00:23:01,631 --> 00:23:04,632 David f.: So, I think the question remains. 545 00:23:04,717 --> 00:23:07,134 Is this from depositors, or is this from searchers? 546 00:23:07,220 --> 00:23:09,136 Gary: More than likely depositor. 547 00:23:09,222 --> 00:23:11,138 -Aaron: Good job, guys. -Gary: I think this was off 548 00:23:11,224 --> 00:23:12,765 a tunneling car. This is fantastic. 549 00:23:12,850 --> 00:23:14,683 -What an artifact! -Aaron: Yeah. 550 00:23:14,727 --> 00:23:18,354 -I'll bag that. We'll get that to the lab asap. -Excellent. 551 00:23:18,439 --> 00:23:20,356 That is fantastic. 552 00:23:20,441 --> 00:23:22,274 David f: Get back to work, gary. 553 00:23:22,360 --> 00:23:23,692 Narrator: As the investigation 554 00:23:23,778 --> 00:23:26,362 of the stone pathway continues... 555 00:23:26,447 --> 00:23:28,406 Charles: I think you'll be interested in this. 556 00:23:28,491 --> 00:23:30,241 Terry: Let's have a quick look. 557 00:23:30,326 --> 00:23:31,784 Narrator: ...And while terry matheson 558 00:23:31,869 --> 00:23:33,285 and charles barkhouse 559 00:23:33,371 --> 00:23:35,371 oversee the core drilling operation 560 00:23:35,456 --> 00:23:37,456 in cd-2.5 561 00:23:37,542 --> 00:23:40,209 in the money pit area, 562 00:23:40,294 --> 00:23:42,420 at the wash table near 10-x... 563 00:23:42,505 --> 00:23:44,046 Steve g.: For data sense, 564 00:23:44,132 --> 00:23:46,006 northwest of the money pit, we went to 150, 565 00:23:46,092 --> 00:23:47,883 160 feet, if I remember correctly. 566 00:23:47,969 --> 00:23:49,385 Narrator: ...Surveyor steve guptill 567 00:23:49,470 --> 00:23:51,720 and treasure hunter michael john 568 00:23:51,806 --> 00:23:53,431 are sifting through the spoils 569 00:23:53,474 --> 00:23:58,102 from a borehole known as e-5.25. 570 00:23:58,187 --> 00:24:02,940 I have high hopes for this can. We're gonna find that one thing. 571 00:24:03,025 --> 00:24:06,360 Narrator: Excavated two years ago as part of the team's search 572 00:24:06,446 --> 00:24:08,946 for the elusive money pit treasure vault, 573 00:24:08,990 --> 00:24:13,242 the five-foot diameter e-5.25 has become of interest 574 00:24:13,327 --> 00:24:16,745 once again to rick, marty and craig tester 575 00:24:16,789 --> 00:24:20,040 due to its close proximity to their current drilling grid, 576 00:24:20,126 --> 00:24:22,751 which appears to be tracking a man-made tunnel 577 00:24:22,837 --> 00:24:25,838 some 90 feet deep underground. 578 00:24:25,923 --> 00:24:27,590 It is their hope 579 00:24:27,675 --> 00:24:31,343 that a more meticulous search of the e-5.25 spoils, 580 00:24:31,429 --> 00:24:34,597 which have remained carefully stored on the island, 581 00:24:34,682 --> 00:24:36,974 will produce valuable clues that were missed 582 00:24:37,018 --> 00:24:39,935 during the borehole's original excavation. 583 00:24:40,021 --> 00:24:41,812 Okay, let's explore. 584 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,737 Steve g.: What is that? (clears throat) 585 00:24:49,822 --> 00:24:52,781 is that just wood, or is that fiber? 586 00:24:52,867 --> 00:24:54,742 -Michael j.: It looks like fiber. -Steve g.: It's a fiber. 587 00:24:54,827 --> 00:24:56,160 I don't know what it is. 588 00:24:56,245 --> 00:24:57,953 You think it'd be coconut fiber? 589 00:24:58,039 --> 00:24:59,330 Could be. 590 00:24:59,373 --> 00:25:01,332 Narrator: Possible coconut fiber? 591 00:25:01,375 --> 00:25:06,170 Found in the spoils of borehole e-5.25? 592 00:25:06,214 --> 00:25:08,380 As one of the most compelling clues 593 00:25:08,466 --> 00:25:11,258 ever discovered by the various companies 594 00:25:11,344 --> 00:25:14,470 that have conducted large-scale investigations on oak island 595 00:25:14,514 --> 00:25:16,805 over the past two centuries, 596 00:25:16,891 --> 00:25:19,266 coconut fiber, which does not exist 597 00:25:19,352 --> 00:25:22,603 in nature anywhere in the northern hemisphere, 598 00:25:22,688 --> 00:25:26,690 was uncovered in mass amounts beneath smith's cove in 1850 599 00:25:26,734 --> 00:25:29,151 and thought to be used as a filtering agent 600 00:25:29,237 --> 00:25:31,987 for the legendary money pit flood tunnels 601 00:25:32,073 --> 00:25:34,448 as well as in the money pit itself 602 00:25:34,534 --> 00:25:37,326 when it was first excavated to the 90-foot level 603 00:25:37,411 --> 00:25:39,453 in 1804. 604 00:25:39,539 --> 00:25:42,998 If this substance proves to be coconut fiber, 605 00:25:43,084 --> 00:25:45,668 could it mean that e-5.25 606 00:25:45,753 --> 00:25:48,170 is connected to the original treasure shaft? 607 00:25:48,256 --> 00:25:53,509 If so, what else might they find in these spoils? 608 00:25:53,594 --> 00:25:54,635 Steve g.: I know we've found 609 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,136 a lot of coconut fiber in smith's cove, 610 00:25:56,222 --> 00:25:58,764 and it'd be really exciting if we could find coconut fiber, 611 00:25:58,849 --> 00:26:00,975 because this would at least help us 612 00:26:01,060 --> 00:26:03,269 connect e-5.25 to the money pit. 613 00:26:03,354 --> 00:26:04,812 -Okay. -I think 614 00:26:04,897 --> 00:26:07,398 -it's important enough we should bag. -For certain, yes. 615 00:26:29,255 --> 00:26:31,797 -Steve. Look at this. -Yes. 616 00:26:31,882 --> 00:26:33,090 Oh, wow. 617 00:26:38,055 --> 00:26:39,179 What do you think that is? 618 00:26:39,265 --> 00:26:40,764 Narrator: At the money pit wash table 619 00:26:40,808 --> 00:26:42,766 located near 10-x, 620 00:26:42,810 --> 00:26:45,227 michael john and steve guptill 621 00:26:45,313 --> 00:26:48,272 have just made a potentially important discovery 622 00:26:48,316 --> 00:26:52,359 in the spoils of borehole e-5.25. 623 00:26:52,445 --> 00:26:54,320 Steve g.: You know what that looks like to me? 624 00:26:54,405 --> 00:26:56,363 I think that's a cannonball. 625 00:26:56,449 --> 00:26:58,407 -Yeah. -Or a grapeshot of some sort. So, yeah, 626 00:26:58,492 --> 00:26:59,908 I don't know how old these can date. 627 00:26:59,994 --> 00:27:01,619 I know they can date old. 628 00:27:01,704 --> 00:27:03,287 But a grapeshot or a small cannonball. 629 00:27:03,331 --> 00:27:05,122 -That's about the size. -That's right. 630 00:27:05,207 --> 00:27:08,083 -Yeah. -Narrator: A small cannonball 631 00:27:08,169 --> 00:27:10,002 or possibly grapeshot? 632 00:27:10,087 --> 00:27:13,922 Used as artillery in both land-based and naval warfare 633 00:27:14,008 --> 00:27:16,800 dating back to the 15th century, 634 00:27:16,844 --> 00:27:20,179 grapeshot was made of materials such as metal, 635 00:27:20,264 --> 00:27:23,641 stone or clay which were tightly packed into clusters 636 00:27:23,684 --> 00:27:26,310 and fired from cannons in order to cripple 637 00:27:26,395 --> 00:27:29,480 and sink warships on the high seas. 638 00:27:29,565 --> 00:27:32,983 -One week ago... -Yeah, we got it out, mate. 639 00:27:33,027 --> 00:27:36,612 Narrator: ...Michael, along with gary drayton and david fornetti, 640 00:27:36,656 --> 00:27:38,656 discovered three heavy iron objects 641 00:27:38,699 --> 00:27:41,367 buried in a mound on nearby lot 15 642 00:27:41,452 --> 00:27:42,993 that were determined to be parts 643 00:27:43,037 --> 00:27:46,664 of an early 17th-century english-style cannon. 644 00:27:46,707 --> 00:27:49,667 Is it possible that michael has now discovered 645 00:27:49,752 --> 00:27:51,835 a piece of artillery that may be connected 646 00:27:51,921 --> 00:27:53,504 to that very weapon? 647 00:27:53,589 --> 00:27:56,507 And in a borehole that might also be near 648 00:27:56,550 --> 00:28:00,177 or even intersecting the original money pit? 649 00:28:00,221 --> 00:28:04,682 -All right, prepare to astonish me. -Here we go. (chuckles) 650 00:28:04,725 --> 00:28:06,433 narrator: Arriving on the heels 651 00:28:06,519 --> 00:28:08,435 of this potentially important discovery 652 00:28:08,521 --> 00:28:10,062 are marty lagina 653 00:28:10,147 --> 00:28:13,565 and archaeologist dr. Aaron taylor. 654 00:28:13,651 --> 00:28:15,526 Marty: What the hell is that? 655 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:21,490 It's got an interesting weight to it, eh? 656 00:28:21,534 --> 00:28:22,700 Do you have any ideas? 657 00:28:22,743 --> 00:28:24,410 Aaron: Um... 658 00:28:24,495 --> 00:28:26,704 Right now, I'm not sure. 659 00:28:26,747 --> 00:28:27,871 -Let's hear yours. -Michael j.: Um... 660 00:28:27,957 --> 00:28:29,206 Grape-grapeshot. 661 00:28:29,250 --> 00:28:31,291 Like, some sort of a weapon. 662 00:28:31,377 --> 00:28:32,376 -Grapeshot? -Michael j.: Yeah. 663 00:28:32,461 --> 00:28:34,545 Yeah, that's... It's pretty interesting, 664 00:28:34,630 --> 00:28:35,838 -whatever it is. -Michael j.: It is, isn't it? 665 00:28:35,923 --> 00:28:37,339 -Yeah, I think so, too. -Marty: You know what, 666 00:28:37,383 --> 00:28:39,174 you could be right. Maybe it is grapeshot. 667 00:28:39,260 --> 00:28:41,260 I think it's a cool find. 668 00:28:41,345 --> 00:28:43,178 We need to get a lot of eyes on that, 669 00:28:43,264 --> 00:28:44,888 and somebody might know what it is. 670 00:28:44,932 --> 00:28:47,808 When I see this little rock cannonball thing, 671 00:28:47,893 --> 00:28:50,686 I know immediately who needs to have a look at it. 672 00:28:50,730 --> 00:28:52,020 Gary needs to have a look at it. 673 00:28:52,064 --> 00:28:53,731 He's found such things before. 674 00:28:53,816 --> 00:28:55,733 And laird needs to have a look at it. 675 00:28:55,818 --> 00:28:57,651 Aaron: It's definitely worth collecting. 676 00:28:57,737 --> 00:28:59,695 I'll tell you what. Even if it's nothing, 677 00:28:59,780 --> 00:29:01,405 I'll put it on my desk. 678 00:29:01,490 --> 00:29:03,574 (all laugh) 679 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,120 narrator: Later that afternoon 680 00:29:08,205 --> 00:29:10,038 in the oak island research center... 681 00:29:10,124 --> 00:29:11,707 -Marty: Hey, guys. -Doug: Hey, marty. 682 00:29:11,751 --> 00:29:14,042 Narrator: ...Marty lagina meets up 683 00:29:14,128 --> 00:29:16,253 with oak island historian doug crowell, 684 00:29:16,338 --> 00:29:18,547 along with gary drayton and archaeologist laird niven, 685 00:29:18,591 --> 00:29:21,425 to share the team's latest discovery. 686 00:29:21,469 --> 00:29:25,095 I-I still think this little artifact here... You guys 687 00:29:25,139 --> 00:29:27,598 haven't seen it yet, but I think it's something. 688 00:29:27,641 --> 00:29:29,975 -Have y-you seen this, gary? -Gary: I'm hoping 689 00:29:30,060 --> 00:29:33,771 that it's something similar that I've recovered in England. 690 00:29:33,814 --> 00:29:35,272 Yes, it is. 691 00:29:35,316 --> 00:29:37,608 I was hoping that 692 00:29:37,651 --> 00:29:41,904 this stone was exactly like this. 693 00:29:43,491 --> 00:29:45,115 Marty: What is it? 694 00:29:45,159 --> 00:29:48,452 This is a dress stone or a gunstone. 695 00:29:48,496 --> 00:29:51,288 This is really, really old. 696 00:29:51,332 --> 00:29:53,457 This is a projectile, mate. 697 00:29:53,501 --> 00:29:54,625 -Marty: Is it? Well, that's what... -Before the days 698 00:29:54,710 --> 00:29:56,627 of cannonballs. Iron cannonballs. 699 00:29:58,339 --> 00:30:00,297 They called them dress stones 700 00:30:00,341 --> 00:30:02,132 because the guys were out looking 701 00:30:02,218 --> 00:30:05,052 for stones of a certain size. 702 00:30:05,137 --> 00:30:07,137 They've become known as gunstones, 703 00:30:07,223 --> 00:30:09,598 uh, but it's a projectile. 704 00:30:09,683 --> 00:30:11,642 It was fired out of a blunderbuss 705 00:30:11,685 --> 00:30:12,726 on an old ship. 706 00:30:12,812 --> 00:30:14,311 Yeah. 707 00:30:14,396 --> 00:30:15,437 Narrator: Dating back 708 00:30:15,481 --> 00:30:17,648 to before the 17th century, 709 00:30:17,691 --> 00:30:19,983 a blunderbuss is a firearm 710 00:30:20,069 --> 00:30:21,985 with a short, large-caliber barrel 711 00:30:22,029 --> 00:30:23,821 that featured a flared muzzle. 712 00:30:23,864 --> 00:30:27,324 Known as the predecessor to the modern shotgun, 713 00:30:27,409 --> 00:30:29,743 the blunderbuss was a single-shot weapon 714 00:30:29,829 --> 00:30:32,120 that utilized gunstones, iron musket balls 715 00:30:32,206 --> 00:30:34,248 and other projectiles. 716 00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:36,041 Incredibly, 717 00:30:36,126 --> 00:30:37,793 it was also a type of weapon 718 00:30:37,837 --> 00:30:39,837 long associated with the pilgrims 719 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,839 who founded the plymouth colony. 720 00:30:41,882 --> 00:30:45,175 Could this discovery actually be evidence 721 00:30:45,261 --> 00:30:47,177 that helps corroborate james mcquiston's theory 722 00:30:47,221 --> 00:30:50,889 of who might have been behind the oak island mystery? 723 00:30:50,975 --> 00:30:52,850 Marty: Well, I was wondering, when it 724 00:30:52,935 --> 00:30:54,184 got handed to me, I said, "that's grapeshot." 725 00:30:54,228 --> 00:30:55,477 -because it was black. -Yeah. 726 00:30:55,563 --> 00:30:57,354 -At the time, it was wet. -Gary: Mm-hmm. 727 00:30:57,439 --> 00:30:59,439 -And then I realized it's not iron. -Gary: That looks 728 00:30:59,525 --> 00:31:03,527 a similar size to a canister shot made of iron, 729 00:31:03,612 --> 00:31:06,238 which is centuries newer than this. 730 00:31:06,323 --> 00:31:07,823 This is really old. 731 00:31:07,908 --> 00:31:10,409 Doug: The reason they stopped making those 732 00:31:10,494 --> 00:31:11,535 is because it was more economical 733 00:31:11,579 --> 00:31:13,704 to make the cast-iron ones. 734 00:31:13,789 --> 00:31:17,249 They used to employ stonemasons and whatnot to make them. 735 00:31:17,334 --> 00:31:18,959 -That's really pretty cool. -Yeah, that is nice. 736 00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:20,919 I did not expect 737 00:31:21,005 --> 00:31:22,546 to be holding one on oak island. 738 00:31:23,883 --> 00:31:25,173 I've found a lot of them. 739 00:31:25,217 --> 00:31:26,300 I used to collect 'em. 740 00:31:26,385 --> 00:31:29,303 And it was always close to battlefields 741 00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:32,180 in England. Old, old battlefields. 742 00:31:32,224 --> 00:31:34,141 -Laird? Let laird take a look. -It's like a medieval projectile. 743 00:31:34,226 --> 00:31:35,225 You got any familiarity with that, laird? 744 00:31:35,311 --> 00:31:38,270 Laird: I mean, this-this one, I think, 745 00:31:38,355 --> 00:31:41,315 -was just-- it was just pecked. Pecked and pecked and pecked. -Mm-hmm. 746 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:44,484 -Well, what the hell's that doing here on this island? -Gary: Yeah. 747 00:31:44,570 --> 00:31:47,112 Well, what the heck's a medieval cross doing 748 00:31:47,197 --> 00:31:48,989 -in smith's cove, mate? -(chuckling) 749 00:31:49,074 --> 00:31:51,033 the hand-point chisel, the swages, 750 00:31:51,076 --> 00:31:52,534 going back to the medieval days. 751 00:31:52,620 --> 00:31:55,078 Marty: So this thing could be more significant than I thought. 752 00:31:55,164 --> 00:31:57,205 -Doug: That is really cool. -Yeah, good for michael, huh? 753 00:31:57,249 --> 00:31:59,249 Gary: It just goes back to why 754 00:31:59,293 --> 00:32:00,709 we wash the spoils as well. 755 00:32:00,753 --> 00:32:01,793 We'd have missed that. 756 00:32:01,879 --> 00:32:03,003 Marty: I always seek 757 00:32:03,088 --> 00:32:05,631 confirmation from experts in their field. 758 00:32:05,716 --> 00:32:08,717 So when laird and gary both say, "yep, that's what that is." 759 00:32:08,802 --> 00:32:11,428 and then especially because the little bit of research says 760 00:32:11,513 --> 00:32:12,763 that stone cannonballs were 761 00:32:12,806 --> 00:32:15,307 phased out a long time ago. 762 00:32:15,392 --> 00:32:17,267 You know? Here's another potential clue 763 00:32:17,353 --> 00:32:19,102 that this is very ancient. 764 00:32:20,147 --> 00:32:21,605 Well, I hear broad consensus 765 00:32:21,690 --> 00:32:23,774 that this is a pretty significant find. 766 00:32:23,817 --> 00:32:25,442 So, here's what I'd like to do. 767 00:32:25,486 --> 00:32:26,818 I'll give it to you, doug. 768 00:32:26,904 --> 00:32:29,655 You can measure it carefully. 769 00:32:29,740 --> 00:32:30,948 -Get its volume. -Yep. 770 00:32:31,033 --> 00:32:32,616 Calculate its density. 771 00:32:32,660 --> 00:32:34,576 Maybe even if you can run terry to ground, 772 00:32:34,662 --> 00:32:35,661 why don't you do the acid test on it? 773 00:32:35,746 --> 00:32:37,955 -Let's see if it is limestone. -Okay. 774 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,791 I'll get it processed into the archives. 775 00:32:40,876 --> 00:32:42,000 -And, gary, let's go find something. -Yeah. 776 00:32:42,086 --> 00:32:44,086 -Leave no stone unturned. -That's right, bud. 777 00:32:44,171 --> 00:32:46,755 I get energized when they actually turn up something. 778 00:32:46,799 --> 00:32:48,799 Gary: Yeah, that's fantastic. 779 00:32:52,513 --> 00:32:53,428 Rick: I won't say the cavalry's here, 780 00:32:53,472 --> 00:32:55,263 but we're-we're somewhat of a help. 781 00:32:55,349 --> 00:32:57,933 Well, we can use all the help we can get. 782 00:32:58,018 --> 00:33:00,560 Narrator: Although another day will soon come to end 783 00:33:00,646 --> 00:33:01,478 on oak island, 784 00:33:01,563 --> 00:33:04,606 rick lagina and steve guptill 785 00:33:04,692 --> 00:33:06,650 arrive at the eastern edge of the swamp, 786 00:33:06,694 --> 00:33:09,444 hoping to make at least one more important discovery 787 00:33:09,488 --> 00:33:13,865 with archeologists dr. Aaron taylor and miriam amirault 788 00:33:13,951 --> 00:33:16,493 as they continue their investigation 789 00:33:16,537 --> 00:33:18,996 of the believed stone cellar. 790 00:33:19,039 --> 00:33:21,456 Okay. Where do we want to go and what are we... 791 00:33:21,542 --> 00:33:22,582 What are we doing? 792 00:33:22,668 --> 00:33:25,168 I think we've caught this boundary here 793 00:33:25,254 --> 00:33:27,963 -of what we're calling a cellar feature. -Mm. 794 00:33:28,048 --> 00:33:29,673 Aaron: So, the idea is we want to... 795 00:33:29,717 --> 00:33:32,426 -Find this boundary... -Mm-hmm. 796 00:33:32,511 --> 00:33:34,302 ...And that boundary. 797 00:33:34,388 --> 00:33:36,596 -Mm-hmm. -So, if we could get you guys helping us, 798 00:33:36,682 --> 00:33:38,306 just keep pulling back. 799 00:33:38,392 --> 00:33:41,101 -I think, maybe, a shovel might be good up there. -Okay. 800 00:33:41,186 --> 00:33:45,147 -And I might focus on that area. -Okay. 801 00:33:45,232 --> 00:33:46,565 And you three keep pulling this back. 802 00:33:46,650 --> 00:33:49,151 And then once we know the size of it... 803 00:33:49,236 --> 00:33:51,111 -Mm-hmm. -...Then we can start removing these stones 804 00:33:51,196 --> 00:33:52,612 in the center. 805 00:33:52,698 --> 00:33:54,114 And I would anticipate, 806 00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:55,240 if it is a cellar, we're gonna find 807 00:33:55,325 --> 00:33:57,659 some interesting things at the bottom. 808 00:33:57,745 --> 00:34:00,203 Rick: Okay, well, miriam, you're in charge. 809 00:34:00,289 --> 00:34:01,788 -(chuckles): Okay. -You tell us what to do, 810 00:34:01,874 --> 00:34:04,583 -and hopefully we find something today. -Aaron: Yeah. All right. 811 00:34:04,668 --> 00:34:08,128 Rick: As we are-- aaron and miriam, 812 00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:10,505 myself and others, we've all taken our turn 813 00:34:10,591 --> 00:34:13,467 at troweling and shoveling this area, 814 00:34:13,552 --> 00:34:15,052 it's exciting. 815 00:34:15,137 --> 00:34:16,053 The shovel 816 00:34:16,138 --> 00:34:18,013 is my metal detector. 817 00:34:18,098 --> 00:34:20,932 And it's miriam's and aaron's as well. 818 00:34:21,018 --> 00:34:24,019 And you get a sense of: It's-it's discovery, right? 819 00:34:24,104 --> 00:34:27,230 It's a little-- tiny little aspect of the treasure hunt. 820 00:34:31,612 --> 00:34:35,113 It's probably down here, right? Not here? 821 00:34:35,199 --> 00:34:38,909 Yeah. So, we're assuming if it's a structure, 822 00:34:38,994 --> 00:34:40,077 it's all gonna be level. 823 00:34:40,162 --> 00:34:43,080 So, yeah, it should all be kind of at... 824 00:34:43,123 --> 00:34:45,207 This level. 825 00:34:45,292 --> 00:34:47,667 And if you're reaching, like... 826 00:34:47,753 --> 00:34:51,254 A blueish kind of sand, 827 00:34:51,340 --> 00:34:53,256 it's underneath that. 828 00:34:53,342 --> 00:34:55,509 Rick: All right. 829 00:34:55,594 --> 00:34:59,387 Maybe get... A trowel. 830 00:35:06,855 --> 00:35:08,605 Oh. 831 00:35:08,690 --> 00:35:10,440 It's a piece of ceramic. 832 00:35:10,526 --> 00:35:13,360 Any way to tell what kind? 833 00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:14,778 Well, you can see on it, 834 00:35:14,863 --> 00:35:16,029 it's been printed. 835 00:35:16,115 --> 00:35:17,906 There's a print on it. 836 00:35:17,991 --> 00:35:20,117 -Your eyes are better than mine. -(laughs) 837 00:35:20,202 --> 00:35:22,911 (sighs) it looks kind of like white refined earthenware 838 00:35:22,996 --> 00:35:23,829 with a print on it. 839 00:35:23,914 --> 00:35:25,163 Oh. 840 00:35:25,249 --> 00:35:27,499 Narrator: Earthenware pottery? 841 00:35:27,584 --> 00:35:29,793 Found in the believed stone cellar? 842 00:35:29,837 --> 00:35:31,837 Common in modern times 843 00:35:31,922 --> 00:35:34,714 but also dating back to as early as ancient rome, 844 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:39,427 earthenware is a light-colored type of pottery composed of clay 845 00:35:39,513 --> 00:35:43,098 and manufactured under the extreme heat of fire. 846 00:35:43,183 --> 00:35:44,641 The question is, 847 00:35:44,685 --> 00:35:47,018 did this piece of earthenware once belong 848 00:35:47,104 --> 00:35:49,062 to one of oak island's past inhabitants 849 00:35:49,148 --> 00:35:50,939 from the last two centuries 850 00:35:51,024 --> 00:35:53,900 or to someone much earlier 851 00:35:53,986 --> 00:35:56,653 who may have come here to hide something of great value? 852 00:35:56,697 --> 00:35:58,280 Yeah, I'll bag that up. 853 00:35:58,365 --> 00:35:59,823 This whole road is definitely 854 00:35:59,867 --> 00:36:01,408 a transitional area 'cause everything's changing 855 00:36:01,493 --> 00:36:02,409 at this point-- 856 00:36:02,494 --> 00:36:03,785 in terms of artifacts, 857 00:36:03,871 --> 00:36:04,953 in terms of soil, 858 00:36:05,038 --> 00:36:07,455 in terms of it moving upwards. 859 00:36:07,541 --> 00:36:09,457 I think it's definitely going to help us 860 00:36:09,543 --> 00:36:11,251 understand where this road is leading 861 00:36:11,336 --> 00:36:13,503 and if it has anything to do with, 862 00:36:13,547 --> 00:36:15,672 you know, the treasure story or the money pit. 863 00:36:24,683 --> 00:36:26,600 I'd say that's burnt, wouldn't you? 864 00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:28,351 Yeah. 865 00:36:30,105 --> 00:36:33,190 So, we've been finding other pieces of burnt wood 866 00:36:33,275 --> 00:36:34,691 in and around here. 867 00:36:34,776 --> 00:36:36,610 Um, if you have, like, 868 00:36:36,695 --> 00:36:38,820 charcoal staining in the soil, 869 00:36:38,906 --> 00:36:41,156 like, if it's dark and black... 870 00:36:41,241 --> 00:36:43,116 Rick: Might be something coming up here. 871 00:36:43,202 --> 00:36:45,577 Miriam: Yeah. I think it's just a burnt piece of wood. 872 00:36:45,662 --> 00:36:47,621 Not necessarily, like, a... 873 00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:49,789 -Like, a burn feature. -Right. 874 00:36:49,875 --> 00:36:51,583 All right. Well, I'll just keep going then. 875 00:36:51,668 --> 00:36:53,501 Miriam: Okay, yeah. 876 00:36:57,090 --> 00:36:58,048 Hey, miriam. 877 00:36:59,259 --> 00:37:00,508 There's a cavity here. 878 00:37:07,226 --> 00:37:07,849 Miriam: Yeah, cool. 879 00:37:07,935 --> 00:37:09,100 That's a good sign. 880 00:37:09,186 --> 00:37:10,310 Narrator: In the mysterious stone cellar 881 00:37:10,354 --> 00:37:12,562 near the pathway bordering the swamp, 882 00:37:12,648 --> 00:37:14,981 treasure hunter michael john 883 00:37:15,067 --> 00:37:17,192 has just discovered what appears to be 884 00:37:17,277 --> 00:37:20,737 a void, or cavity, beneath it. 885 00:37:20,822 --> 00:37:22,781 And you see how the soil gets darker 886 00:37:22,866 --> 00:37:24,741 when you're, like, underneath the stones? 887 00:37:24,785 --> 00:37:26,534 -Michael j.: Mm. -So, that's original soil 888 00:37:26,578 --> 00:37:27,786 -that they would have, you know, -yeah. 889 00:37:27,871 --> 00:37:29,621 Been putting these stones on top of. 890 00:37:29,706 --> 00:37:30,580 Okay. 891 00:37:30,666 --> 00:37:33,166 Rick: When michael said, "hey, 892 00:37:33,252 --> 00:37:34,668 I can reach down this far," 893 00:37:34,753 --> 00:37:37,337 my first thought was, "wow, there really is the possibility 894 00:37:37,422 --> 00:37:39,089 that there might be something down here." 895 00:37:39,132 --> 00:37:41,174 -so, should I stop digging around here? -Yeah, I'd say 896 00:37:41,260 --> 00:37:42,509 -you're at a good depth there. -Okay, good. 897 00:37:42,594 --> 00:37:44,094 -Stop there. -All right. All right. 898 00:37:44,179 --> 00:37:45,345 Rick: You know, what I find interesting 899 00:37:45,430 --> 00:37:47,472 about this ongoing work with the path 900 00:37:47,557 --> 00:37:50,058 and this so-called foundation work is 901 00:37:50,143 --> 00:37:53,019 that we can get eyes and boots dirty. 902 00:37:53,105 --> 00:37:54,562 That's really the key, right? 903 00:37:54,648 --> 00:37:56,564 Because, at any moment, you remove one rock, 904 00:37:56,650 --> 00:37:58,692 there may be the aha moment. 905 00:37:58,777 --> 00:38:01,444 -I mean, it could be the root cellar. -Michael j.: Yeah. 906 00:38:04,032 --> 00:38:06,533 Anthony graves' farm is right over there. 907 00:38:06,618 --> 00:38:10,078 -He easily could have put a house up there by the money pit. -Mm-hmm. 908 00:38:10,163 --> 00:38:12,539 But he chose here. Now, why did he choose here? 909 00:38:12,624 --> 00:38:15,208 I think that's the most intriguing aspect of graves. 910 00:38:15,294 --> 00:38:17,335 You know? Was it because of this? 911 00:38:17,421 --> 00:38:19,713 Was it still being used during his time? 912 00:38:21,466 --> 00:38:24,092 Narrator: In 1857, 913 00:38:24,177 --> 00:38:26,261 a farmer named anthony graves 914 00:38:26,346 --> 00:38:29,472 purchased most of oak island from the family of john smith, 915 00:38:29,516 --> 00:38:31,683 one of the three young men 916 00:38:31,768 --> 00:38:33,059 who originally discovered the money pit, 917 00:38:33,145 --> 00:38:35,770 after smith had passed away. 918 00:38:35,856 --> 00:38:39,482 Curiously, after graves built his home near joudrey's cove, 919 00:38:39,568 --> 00:38:41,192 north of the swamp, 920 00:38:41,278 --> 00:38:42,736 rumors began to swirl, 921 00:38:42,821 --> 00:38:45,989 as he would occasionally purchase goods on the mainland 922 00:38:46,074 --> 00:38:50,201 using spanish coins made of both silver and gold. 923 00:38:50,287 --> 00:38:52,078 Is it possible, as rick speculates, 924 00:38:52,164 --> 00:38:56,958 that anthony graves made a valuable discovery in this area? 925 00:38:57,044 --> 00:38:59,961 And if so, what else could still be here, 926 00:39:00,047 --> 00:39:02,422 just waiting to be found? 927 00:39:03,717 --> 00:39:06,134 -You can put your hand right in there. -Miriam: Yeah. 928 00:39:06,219 --> 00:39:08,011 And it keeps going. 929 00:39:08,055 --> 00:39:10,889 -My hands are too big, but... -(laughs) 930 00:39:10,974 --> 00:39:12,807 -there might be something in there. Like... -Steve g.: Right. 931 00:39:12,893 --> 00:39:16,227 Rick: Voids like that don't just happen. 932 00:39:16,313 --> 00:39:17,687 -It goes down there for a while. -Yeah. 933 00:39:19,274 --> 00:39:20,357 Steve g.: So, do you think treasure 934 00:39:20,442 --> 00:39:22,108 -could be here? -You know, 935 00:39:22,194 --> 00:39:23,985 I think graves was every bit a mystery man 936 00:39:24,071 --> 00:39:25,236 -as samuel was. -Mm-hmm. 937 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:29,282 Did he have access to some found treasure? 938 00:39:29,368 --> 00:39:30,658 Maybe. 939 00:39:30,744 --> 00:39:33,995 Obviously, if this is an out building, as you suggest, 940 00:39:34,081 --> 00:39:36,331 you're not gonna-- there were no banks. 941 00:39:36,416 --> 00:39:38,416 -You hide your money, right? -Mm-hmm. 942 00:39:38,502 --> 00:39:40,001 Well, you're not gonna hide it in your home, 943 00:39:40,087 --> 00:39:42,003 -'cause that's where "people would look." -mm-hmm. 944 00:39:42,089 --> 00:39:43,671 You'd hide it here. 945 00:39:43,715 --> 00:39:45,673 Could there be treasure here? 946 00:39:45,717 --> 00:39:47,258 Yeah, there could be. 947 00:39:47,344 --> 00:39:48,927 How many stories 948 00:39:49,012 --> 00:39:51,930 have we all heard about "treasure finds 949 00:39:52,015 --> 00:39:54,182 in old barns," in the floor of the barn 950 00:39:54,267 --> 00:39:56,559 or in the-- you know, behind the wall? 951 00:39:56,603 --> 00:40:00,730 It's possible that there might be something in this structure, 952 00:40:00,816 --> 00:40:02,399 but we have to prove it's a structure first. 953 00:40:02,484 --> 00:40:05,360 Then we have to find artifacts to date it. 954 00:40:05,445 --> 00:40:09,072 Would I love to pull up a bag of coins out of there? 955 00:40:09,116 --> 00:40:10,073 Of course. 956 00:40:10,158 --> 00:40:12,283 This is a treasure hunt after all. 957 00:40:12,369 --> 00:40:17,747 All right. We probably should opt for peeling this off. 958 00:40:17,833 --> 00:40:20,959 -That's a lot of dirt to move by hand. -Mm-hmm. Yeah. 959 00:40:21,044 --> 00:40:23,711 Until we found this, I always thought that... 960 00:40:23,797 --> 00:40:25,547 Somebody hid something in all-- 961 00:40:25,632 --> 00:40:27,924 -in at least one of all these rock walls. -Mm-hmm. 962 00:40:27,968 --> 00:40:30,552 -Yeah. -But, just like the money pit, 963 00:40:30,595 --> 00:40:32,053 you have to hold it in your hand. 964 00:40:32,097 --> 00:40:35,181 -And we haven't held it in our hand yet, so... -Here. 965 00:40:35,267 --> 00:40:36,433 It's possible. 966 00:40:36,518 --> 00:40:38,101 It's certainly possible. 967 00:40:38,145 --> 00:40:39,686 We got to keep digging. 968 00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:41,729 (chuckling) 969 00:40:41,815 --> 00:40:44,607 narrator: If rick, marty, craig and their team 970 00:40:44,693 --> 00:40:47,068 are gaining confidence in anything, 971 00:40:47,154 --> 00:40:49,446 it's that the ultimate discovery 972 00:40:49,489 --> 00:40:52,782 that has eluded treasure hunters for 226 years 973 00:40:52,826 --> 00:40:54,159 is now another day closer 974 00:40:54,244 --> 00:40:57,871 to finally being within their reach. 975 00:40:57,956 --> 00:41:00,790 And as they continue scouring documented history 976 00:41:00,834 --> 00:41:03,626 in an effort to complete the oak island puzzle, 977 00:41:03,670 --> 00:41:05,670 perhaps with a drill rod, 978 00:41:05,755 --> 00:41:07,630 a metal detector 979 00:41:07,716 --> 00:41:11,384 or one scrape with an archaeologist's trowel, 980 00:41:11,470 --> 00:41:15,388 the final piece will be put in its place. 981 00:41:19,644 --> 00:41:22,604 Next time on the curse of oak island... 982 00:41:22,689 --> 00:41:26,107 Terry: Oh! We got a shaft here, and maybe it's the money pit. 983 00:41:26,193 --> 00:41:28,902 Aaron: Wow. That's super cool. This would indicate 984 00:41:28,987 --> 00:41:30,778 that there was a structure in here. 985 00:41:30,864 --> 00:41:31,779 (beeping) 986 00:41:31,865 --> 00:41:33,156 ooh! Look at that. 987 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:34,157 -Michael j.: What's that? -This is old. 988 00:41:34,242 --> 00:41:36,284 It's typical of early time periods. 989 00:41:36,369 --> 00:41:38,411 With the narrow caulk on the back, it means 990 00:41:38,497 --> 00:41:39,496 it was scottish that did this. 991 00:41:39,581 --> 00:41:40,705 Jack: Oh, no way! 992 00:41:40,790 --> 00:41:43,291 This came from underneath the pathway, 993 00:41:43,376 --> 00:41:45,168 and they're from one time period. 994 00:41:45,253 --> 00:41:46,920 -Wow. -That's really cool. 995 00:41:47,005 --> 00:41:48,004 That's stunning. 996 00:41:48,048 --> 00:41:49,672 Captioning provided by a+e networks