If I told you that there was a buried treasure on Oak Island. An Island just off the coast of Nova Scotia. In a spot called The Money Pit, would you believe me?
After all this area of North America was a favorite stomping ground for pirates in the 18th century. The treasure might be buried in a deep pit, nicknamed The Money Pit. That was to make sure no one but the pirates found it.
But what if I told you that the Oak Island Money Pit was:
- Almost 200 feet deep.
- Protected by an elaborate set of booby traps and underground channels to an ocean beach, over 500 feet away.
- It has been the subject of countless excavations since 1795, costing millions of dollars.
- Six Money Pit Treasure Hunters have died looking for it.
- And all they have found so far is remnants of earlier searches.
If you answer: “That’s the Oak Island Money Pit Treasure”, you are correct! If you are wondering where is Oak Island, read our article Where is Oak Island.
The story of the Oak Island Money Pit Treasure is fascinating and complex.
The History Channel now has a TV Series called The Curse of Oak Island Treasure. It is a story of mystery, greed, controversy and a little humor. The Oak Island Money Pit has been sought by many people and corporations for over 200 years. It has attracted all types of explorers. There were the three teenagers who first discovered the site. Franklin D. Roosevelt, a former US President, whose company Old Gold Salvage group searched in 1909. To the swash-buckling actor Errol Flynn, who wanted to search Oak Island in 1940. He was discouraged when he found the search rights belonged to a company owned by fellow actor John Wayne.
The story of the Oak Island Money Pit Treasure has been written about in many books. To date the treasure has not been found, but tantalizing glimpses of the treasure have been reported. The following are some of the theories on who buried the treasure on Oak Island:
- The most popular theory is the early 18th century pirate Captain Kidd, who often visited the Oak Island region for rest and relaxation, and to repair his ships. He seemed to have a habit of burying part of the treasure he plundered far and wide.
- The most bizarre theory is the treasure is the original works of William Shakespeare, that Sir Francis Bacon buried on the site in the late 16th century. This theory is based on evidence from a piece of parchment paper brought up from the pit by one of the treasure hunters.
- Equally strange is the theory of the crown jewels of France, which went missing in 1791. The jewels were smuggled to Louisburg, (north of Oak Island in Cape Breton). Since Louisburg was often attacked by the British when the French owned it, the jewels were unsafe and transported to Oak Island.
The theories go on but no one knows for sure the origin of the Oak Island Money Pit.
Excavation of The Money Pit has never been successful because of the booby traps that protect it. In the 1860’s, while excavating at the 90 feet level, the treasure hunters encountered soggy ground. This was not too surprising because the Pit was only 500 feet from the coast line, and high tide of the ocean was about at the 32 foot level. At 93 feet the water was more pronounced. At 98 feet they struck an extra hard surface. They took the rest of day off and the next morning found that the shaft of the Pit filled with sea water to the 32 foot level. We now know that the miners had inadvertently opened a series of channels to the beach, which were a booby trap to protect the treasure.
Many attempts have been made over the years to discover how the booby trap works. Coffer dams were built on the nearby beach, thought to be the source of the water flow, but to no avail.
In over 200 years that adventurers have searched for the Treasure in the Oak Island Money Pit, they have met oak log platforms every ten feet, to the thirty foot level. From there, a drill probe used in 1849, encountered multiple layers of charcoal, putty, and coconut fiber. At 98 feet a spruce platform guarding two oak chests containing loose metal pieces (pieces of eight?) was discovered.
But the discoveries do not stop there. Continued drilling, in 1897, found there were, layers of wood and iron. Then a 30 foot layer of blue clay (a hand-worked watertight mixture of clay, sand and water). Then a seven-foot deep cement vault at 153 feet, and an iron barrier at 171 feet.
Early in the hunt for the Oak Island Money Pit Treasure, an inscribed stone was found face-down in the Pit. There have been various interpretations made of the inscription. Below is a drawing of the inscription:
The most commonly accepted translation is:
Today, The Oak Island Money Pit Parcel is owned by two individuals who still search for the Treasure of Oak Island.
Gobber
I whant to go find it know but then I read that 6 people died and that made me wanna go even more!
Amelia Pizarro
This signalled the start of more than 100 years of excavations from a bunch of companies and treasure hunters. Dozens of shafts were created, ranging anywhere from 100 to 235 feet below the surface. The Money Pit claimed the lives of six men during this time, either from shafts collapsing or hydrogen sulfide poisoning. Yikes. The Money Pit has become such a popular site that the History Channel began running a series on it in 2014 that is now in its seventh season. The Curse of Oak Island follows the Lagina brothers as they search for treasure, with a tab running into millions of dollars. Heck, even Assassin s Creed has touched on it.
Randall Delarm
Nonsense.
joshua
joshua elliott well doing fining some treasrure hunt in port au chiox canda here the here in newfounland canda the be or are in land and sea
Craig mercer
The Queens jewels have been located and are being auctioned…..so that’s one theory gone.
Rich
Let’s not forget the engineering skills of the Egyptians
HEF
Have they finally given up? Will this show be back for season 7? Treasure or not, I would like to know more!!!
erwin
wer an der falschen stelle sucht wird das finden was alle schatzsucher bisher fanden…. nichts. Ich weiß etwas mehr als andere ???
kenne aber die sprache nicht.
Randy Chamulak
There are more crosses like the one you found on the cove.I had one,identical to the one you found.I do not remember where,nor when I had it.I only remember now that I saw your’s.It was identical,right down to the square hole and one arm was shorter.I can’t remember where,however I lived in northern Ont.Central Sask. and Prince George B.C.If nothing else it tells you there are more of them somewhere,maybe ask people if they have seen one somewhere.I hope in some way,this can help you guys.
Bonita maclean
I am very interested in this show.I am planning on driving down there this summer to see if they are doing tours of the island.
I love watching Marty and Rick,I really hope they find the treasure.
your mom gay
rick and morty
Alan
I think that perhaps the whole island was considered a “bank vault” by the Templars. They would come and go. Deposit and withdraw as needed. After all the Templars were tremendous bankers. They may have had vast amounts of “treasure” or “religous artifacts” at one time then moved them to another “bank vault” somewhere else. Perhaps enough clues were left behind on purpose for treasure hunters to spend time looking on Oak Island while they move everything to another “bank vault” somewhere else on Earth. Just a thought.
Alan
I also feel that the entrance to the Templars Oak Island Bank Vault is somewhere on the mainland. I feel that mining under Mahone Bay was done to reach an area suitable underneath (on) Oak Island.
Rathernotsay
I also am reading something on the tablet in regards to Nolan cross..20 feet below down a tunnel to a circular chamber, dead Centre you go and there you shall find a BOX.
The word “vault “is also incorporated with box …I’m not sure if it’s vaulted room or box.
But it’s there
And there is also a symbol that sais what is in the centre *must be split in 2*
Rathernotsay
ITS A PIRATES CODE ?
I’ll give you guys 1 more …. because I watch your show !
What’s the 1st thing you encounter after breaking ground. .
OAK LOG PLATFORMS EVER 10 FEET FOR 30 FEET…
What’s the1st symbol on the tablet (your platforms)
What’s the second symbol (: .) Your 3 triangular dots ….hhmmmm? 3 platforms/30 feet
What comes next ? 100 feet later 2 oak chests at thus depth…and the symbol for this ìs
( 2 identical symbols) meaning 2 items and double digit identical numbers.
What was in the chests (peices of 8)….. is it a coincidence that the symbol directly above the first chest is a downward triangle with 2 lines inside and 3 lines on the outside (TOTALING 8)
I’m sorry guys but I think the translation you have is WWAAAYYYY OFFFF….open your mind it’s these little details that will help solve the mystery..ITS A PIRATES CODE
Rathernotsay
How can u have the same symbol in 3 different words ?
WOULD PIRATES THATS ARE BREAD IN BEING DECEPTIVE AND TREASURE BEARING WRITE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT..
THE STONE IS YOUR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ENTRY THE MONEY PIT.
ITS ACTUALLY VERY SIMPLY TO DECODE. AND IN IT I SEE THAT AT ONE POINT OF GOING DOWN ….AT A CERTAIN DEPTH YOU MUST MOVE FOR WARD …
For example: signs like this ( t ) mean land above passage down
This ( X ) means STOP
The upper row is your directions above groundI
The lower row are directions below ground
Laurel H
“it has been suggested that this singular structure on an island just off Nova Scotia was designed and built by the Templars to hide their treasure. In spite of repeated efforts over the years, it has never been successfully excavated. This theory is just possible because there is strong evidence to suggest that the Templars were on America soil long before Columbus, (who also had Templar connections). ” http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/merovingians/merovingios_02b.htm
Smmity Smith
I can’t imagine the amt of engineering skills that were needed for this esp after what all is needed just to look & wonder how long it took by how many ppl would do it but who wants to lug that much Gold,gems to a place prob harder to get when you needed it that makes No sense but guess if ? wanted to take back what prob was stolen good luck getting it back more sense would be putting in a place you could get to when needed & all these years latter there still having trouble getting to it or ? might be there Cripe they can’t find the rock Slab either which prob is Heavy too maybe a reward can find that but I’d like more info on Samuel Bell the colored man who seemed to make quite a bit being a cabbage farmer on 100 acres on Oak Island even today cabbage doesn’t cost very much & how much of the Island could be planted On & if he grew that much cabbage I’d think you’d need help picking it so who spent time there with him because that alone wouldn’t make much sense be nice to read a book about Mr.Bell & if he got his money he found on his property & lived a good life after being a slave that’s great but why risk other ppls life who keep looking for it maybe he was trying to avoid the Tax Man lol on that one & I see into the Future there gonna find a Huge Box of Buttons all gold plated & a Note say’s Thanks for Looking & Follow you Dreams…
Batman and Robin
I hate to speculate on such matters. But is it possible the money pit was dug, in anticipation of hiding treasure there. But for some set of unknown circumstances the treasure was lost at sea, or stolen, before they could bury it there? Otherwise, I would assume it was deliberately set up as a decoy, to waste peoples time, deterring anyone from looking somewhere else.
Smmity Smith
why put anything in a place that hard to get out or maybe they’ll hit the right thing & like the Goonies Movie a old wrecked ship will float out back into the sea that’s It they need the Goonies Kids to figure it out if he figured out 1 eyed Willy w his young friends while chased by killers he can figure this out… 🙂
earl
What was presented in the article as fact about the so-called money pit is all legend, and nothing can be substantiated.
joseph
hello there.if anyone is interested i have discovered a new way of looking a the d,m code from nicollas poussin,s painting the shepards of arcadia.it leads directly to the money pit and the clues are from the bible,just like poussin intended.
i beleave the money pit hides the ark of the covenant.The ark of the covenant was once held in the temple of david in the holy of holy’the last part of the temple.
the ark also spent time on ELEPHANTINE island on the nile river
Elephantine island was named so because it looks like an elephant,s tusk and the land around the island once looked like an elephant.
oak island looks exactly like an elephant doe it not? have a look on google earth it is by mahone bay in nova scotia,i was on the island many times.
what clues i discovered will make you go (WOW) I NEVER SAW IT THIS WAY.
SOME CLUES ARE QUITE SPECIFICALLY FOR OAK ISLAND.SOME ARE WARNINGS.
let me know if i have peaked your interest.
rarestofitems@gmail.com. the decoder
Carmen Hutsul
Henry Sinclair born in 1345 and raised at Rosslyn Castle in Scotland. he was also a Knights Templar. Is this where the Templars fleet ended up after it set sail and was never heard from again?Sinclair sailed with two navigators, Nicole and Antonio Zeno.Two brothers from Italy that sailed with Sinclair from 1390-1404.They had a most accurate map, in which they sailed to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.Two small villages on Nova Scotia was located on their map.In 1398, with about 600 men and 12 ships loaded with Knights Templars and farming monks headed for Nova Scotia. Eventually they arrived but lost 5 ships.Local natives ( Micmacs ) called Sinclair ” Glooscap”. According to them Sinclair wintered in Nova Scotia.Interesting as it seems, a place called ” Castle at the Cross” which is now in ruins can be found on top of a hill about 17 miles from Chester, NOVA SCOTIA. A little known fact, Oak Island is one of two islands where oak trees grow in a group of 350 islands. Oak island is believed to have been a navigational aid to locate ” Castle of the Cross”.Did Sinclair winter there? Treasures of the Knights Templar may still be found on Oak Island. But which Oak Island? This all took place before Columbus bumped into the shores of the New World. Great link to follow, http://www.themasonictrowel.com
tim mcachran
i have a idea you can pass on and it is simple not so big something a person of that sort would have back then how to find a place that no one can see its right in front of there eyes i would like to tell but there is so much dont know who to send it to please reply
PACBC
We build bridges that span oceans, build cities below sea level, extend a city out into a great lake and cut channels in rocks to create passages for gigantic ships to sail through cutting tremendous amounts of time off voyages which otherwise would take much longer, but these guys can’t overcome the machinations of a group of 14th century guys who had only shovels and other hand made tools? Sounds to me like the Templars and Masons have a better understanding of Physics. Really.
Ryan Sea
Not sure what regulations allow, but why not dry dock the entire island 100-200 feet out. Side scan the island. Amongst the data gathered, you could get a full scan of the island ‘if’ there are flood inlets. ‘Dry docking’ the entire island would drain the flood tunnels if in fact there are man made passages in the area.
Whammo
With a little forward-thinking, the money pit could be excavated. I would surmise that the money pit was dug first, then back filled, with the various layers and “discoveries” left to be found. Next, I would think that the booby-traps would be made. So in my thinking, the booby-traps would have to be disabled, THEN do the excavation of the money pit.
However, I think the money pit is just a cleverly-built distraction, made to keep people busy for a long time. I think the REAL treasure, if it is still there, is/was buried nearby (nearby meaning within a reasonable amount of miles).
I think, someday, people will finally figure out how to excavate the pit properly, only to find that nothing is actually there.
The best magicians keep your eyes focused on one thing, while the ‘magic’ is cleverly disguised but still right in front of your face. I think that’s what the money pit is… just something to keep your eyes focused off of the real prize…
Jay
Sounds to me like a similar story involving a “Lock Nest monster” to attract tourism to otherwise just an exit off a highway…
Harry
sick asf broooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
Im going there
Kat
Some Atlanteans buried a treasure there before the islands sank. It will be found.
DUNCAN MCLEAN
Back in the 60’s I read the same Reader’s Digest as you two did In it was the story
of Oak Island and the Money Pit. It all seemed so simple…Just dig down and retrieve the Treasure…Not quite so ! One night near the end of August Not sure of the date…in the
late 60’s I was over at the PNE here in Vancouver and actually met The Restall Family.
They were just finishing up their run here with an act called “The Ride Of Death” Not sure of the name. They told me they were going back to Nova Scotia to the Oak Island Treasure and find it..How about that!
My opinion is this. There is no treasure in the Money Pit. There never was. It was all just a clever ruse. a misguiding as it were or misdirection so you would look in the wrong place
Think back to when this all happened..1600’s there was no machinery to do all this.
No one is going to bury such a treasure in water and booby trap with such a complicated system.
Besides how were THEY going to retrieve the treasure LATER
If there is a treasure and there probably is it is buried in vaults or tunnels at the North end of Oak Island and above tide level.Look at the highest point of land
Good Luck!
Duncan
Marlene
can you get on the island? or anywhere near where the show beening done?
tom
normally you cant go on the island its privately owned but in the summer they give tours of the island and the stars of the show are there for you to meet and to do the tour. there is a small museum and gift shop there as well.. i did the tour last summer and i enjoyed it except it was a hot day.
Alexis S.
how many people have died from the money pit?
Hammerson Peters
Six so far, I believe.
Scott
The thing is someone went thru alot of trouble to do all of this. Plus water levels back then where much lower which means this was a hide out and they could walk in these side caves back then where now they r under water. I think its a good design. They have radar now that can see thru the ground. Satellites that do the same thing. Thats how they found smaller building under sand in Egypt. Give me a metal detector and I would walk every inch of ground even where the water level was which is probably 200 feet or more from shore now which I bet no one has checked for clues. The side shafts are probably vents where they burned fire inside the caves an probably while they find charcoal in the shafts like ghe phymids. They ways to drill and be safe. Hardest part is getting equipment to the site. They are trying to search without damaging the island at the same time. Look off shore with detector underwater where water levels where at that time. I bet u find clues. Or pay me to do it. I’d do it for free if I could. 100,000$ I would start there all year around until I found what I or there where looking for. Any clue could help. Look off shore. Email me the owners of the island info an I will tell them myself.
lavanda
Your brilliant.. They need to listen to you.
lavanda
My thoughts on this topic from watching the show is there may or may not be treasure on that island. First France and other rich prone countries is directly across the ocean from oak island. I’m pretty sure the pirates robbed many ships. They would have bury some treasure to keep from getting robbed themselves. Second, the treasure would be heavy so common sense would say it isn’t far from the beach. I’m pretty sure the island landscape has change, sunken, or been chipped away over all these years. Why would pirates or others go through so much trouble to bury something on land they might have a hard time retreiving themselves . Third, I think the sign is directions but not in that location. A map, the level, time, to dig, amount of treasure. Last, if there is treasure therei feel it is all under water.
Anonymous
Maybe there could be nothing there. MAYBE. My friends and I think there’s nothing there since they haven’t found anything yet
Serena
What if there is no code on the plaque? If you just simply read it as is.
Group 1,2&4 is the moneypit/swamp and location of the floodgate and chambers
Group 3&8 is about nolan’s cross?
Group 5-7 are about the chambers and floodgates?
Marko
I know how to get two it, but it will cost arount the million plus mark.
Robert
If you need clarity in the water of the money pit 10X i recommend that you use a floc agent to precipitate the particulate. Then simply vaccum the bottom of the hole clarity will improve 100 percent.
Don Ouellette
I have an alternate thought about getting to the bottom of 10x without the use of any divers
Have some one involved with the show contact me
Tom stuban
I think they dugout a long deep canal and sunk a ship full of treasure and covered it up.
Derick
people 200 years ago are not smarter than the people and the technology of today there simply is nothing there!!! people r wasting there time with all that, they will never find anything.
john
If I want to find the source of where water is coming from I put dye into the water and force it backwards once it’s found block it … another thing that I would do is use under ground explosions to cave the tunnels in..
Capt X
It was already done. Blown with no success.
This type of treasure must be accessed by digging parallel to not into the hole.
Intelligence versus greed.
No chance of success now, sorry.
Descendant of privateers….
Jim Green
Anybody that hides treasure does so with the intention of using it in the near future. It just doesn’t make any sense to dig the enormous quantity of tunnels suggested in lore and then abandon the whole works. People are just too greedy for this to be believable.
Derick
thats excatly right man theres nothing there.
mike
i admire and think its great to look for treasure but this is clear as day what going on here…..these are natural tunnels running under the island all of them are filled with sea water…gfoing in and out with the tides…anything down there has washed in form tides moving…small amounts of debris possibly small amounts of silver gold rtc may be there from tides,,,,but no way did they dig down 150 feet to bury treasure hundreds of years ago
john sawyer
nice to see someone trying to get to bottom of this mystery. I would gladly donate my time if you could get me there. Hope this discovery changes world!!
Bill
dig at the spot with the tunnel that is closest to the soil
Jen
I’m just curious as how this island is owned? It is part of Nova Scotia which is part of Canada. Even if somebody were to pull up old treasure or historical items I would think they would belong to the Canadian government and they would go to a museum. No?
Nick
Anything found on oak island is allowed to be kept by the treasure hunters. With the exception of anything deemed to be an artifact in which case it belongs to Nova Scotia. Of course anything of significant that would be found will be an Artifact so therefore it will belong to Nova Scotia. Although the government has said the people who find such artifacts will be treated fairly what ever that means. Presumably the artifacts would be bought by Nova Scotia at a reasonable price for both parties since we are such nice people here in NS
andy
No
Brad
I have been quite enthralled with this show myself. Though i think its just for the thrill of watching a bunch of monkeys dance around an island with childish dreams of an almost certainly non existant treasure.
And rest assured, there is no such thing as reality tv. If you buy for one second that after hundreds of years they were able to find coconut fibers and an old pirate coin just sitting on the beach, then you should probably put on a big red nose and go ride your unicycle around the island with the rest of those circus clowns.
I agree with one of the other posters on here they seriously need to cut down on the constant 5 minute recaps. Starts to feel like a waste of an hour when you only give us enough material for a 15 show.
I am very curious to see how they end this series though im sure the final line of the final episode will read something like this “it looks like the secrets of oak island will remain a mystery”.
Ken
Color the water in the pit and use air pressure to displace the water in the pit.
Jean
Visited there in the late1990’s . Found it interesting as a fairy tale , but could not buy into the Treasure Hunting story
greg firestone
for one i would go Diagonal like they done under the Hudson bay and another i would do the die test when the time of year the tide was puling out and was drawing the water out like a drain i be-leave the celestial moon works whith the tide i have other ideas but im just a Firestone with a head full of ideas
John
I have been following the oak island mystery for many years and have been very interested in what is really under the island if all of the speculation of the fabulous treasure of the Knights Templar, captain kid,or what ever the speculative findings. I myself hope that there is a very significant find that will change the minds of all the doubters over the years saying there is nothing there but a waste of time,money and lives. Here’s hoping that what is uncovered the world is ready for good luck guys all the best
Bonnie
I agree with you. I hope that it is a fabulous treasure, and the the Laginas find it soon. I have been following the mystery since I was a child, and am now in my seventies, and I cannot pass over until the mystery is solved….roflol….so I do hope that they hurry…lol.
roch
is it me or the first in the stone incription is in correct. I don’t know why but the mistakes seem obvious. the firt word is not Forty.each symbol representsa letter and seems to represent the same letter. EX: %=o
So how can the first word in here be Forty when the symbols do not match the amount of letters? I believe the decyphering is wrong.
Den
In reply to (roch-27 March 2015)
I believe that the second symbol in the first word was an error and was cancelled out. The cross lines are short and not parallel, this is inconsistent with the rest of the symbols which are more symmetric.Even though the error seems a bit foolish
it could be possible.
davontay
can they use a sumarine
Kay
No! It’s way to small?!?!?!?! It’d be impossible!!!!!!
Kim
The boyfriend and I got addicted to this show after the first episode, BUT one thing we would like the editors or whomever to do it cut out all the repeats! It takes like 5-10 to recaps what happened on the last episode and then after every commercial it repeats everything that happened before the commercial. I feel like there could be so much more to be filled in those spots.
Highlander
Interesting show,BUT they are looking in wrong spot,also they forget about the tides.
Cassie
I am totally fascinated by this show and the mystery of whether or not there is a treasure. But if there is, how did it get down there in the first place? Thinking of a treasure chest with gold in it must have been extremely heavy. So how was it deposited 200+ plus years ago without machinery? It must have been dry in the first place if there were boards, wood, etc. detected in the area or vault of the treasure. There would have been no one in that era with scuba diving equipment or machinery to deposit it. Might the sea level have been that much lower then? And if there are any written documents by famous writers that are submerged in this “treasure,” they surely have disintegrated in the water. It would be hard to think that any chest or box would be water-proofed back then, therefore, I would imagine ruination. So, just wondering what I missed.
Whammo
There were no ‘machines’ thousands of years ago either when the pyramids of Egypt were built, yet, there they stand still today.
Bob
Well sure there were machines…not complicated electrical, or fuel powered ones…but things powered by hand, water and wind…
Josh Donison
I’m wondering, does the message mean 2 million BRITISH POUNDS, or 2 million POUNDS of GOLD? Answers or thoughts would be appreciated. 😉
mark
Bro…. 2 mill pounds of gold 0.o lets go get ourselves some treasure
Jim
There is actually no hard evidence that anything was buried at Oak Island by anyone. Instead, over time, stories have been concocted that everything from the Ark of the Covenant to the Crown Jewels of France to pirate treasure to Knights Templar religious treasure to revealing who William Shakespear really was. All of this started after someone saw lights on the island at night. No maps, no historical record of any kind exist to substantiate any of the claims. Besides, how in the world would someone have been able to physically do this so long ago? People will go to great lengths to find treasure and this is an extreme case. A stone inscribed with mysterious symbols supposedly translated to Forty feet below, two million pounds lie buried?? What language, translated by whom? It, of course, has been lost, if there ever was a stone. I’m sorry but I just don’t buy any of this.
Ken
You ask how someone would be able to do this hundreds of years ago, well, if you think about it, the Egyptians, Aztecs, Incans, Mayans and so many others did some pretty amazing things back then.
There is a beach on this island they call “No Boulder Beach” where there are no stones or rocks anywhere. All the other beachs have stines and rocks. It wouldn’t take too much work to haul those stones/rocks and build dams, then pump the water out so they could excavate down, build that wooded/concrete chamber, fill it with artifacts and then bury it back up.
As they bury the hole they also put in place the booby trap water piping, place all that coconut hair over the inlet holes to the piping, then cover it all back up with sand and rocks from the excavations. Remove the stone/rock dam and viola….hidden treasure.
ken thomson
i believe the american with the clamshell and he crain dug out the money and hauld the tresure back to the usa and back filled the hole . chek out his holdings ,land wealth, he got and family.
mr.wILSON
Hey, Sheet piling would not work, it is inexpensive but the problems with it is within an in an area full of boulders, wood, and possibly and artesian well, it would cost way too much money and never get to the depth needed, to do a project such as you speak would involve drill rigs more specifically foundation drill rigs. A BG 40 made by a German company called Bauer. This drill can drill caisson walls, which is basically concrete walls. Caisson walls prevent water from flowing past them. that is where sheet piling fails. It also retains the water with in the area which you can pump out with dewatering systems. Also to do this job on a large scale as you say they should and of the depth of this job you would have to have install tie back anchors to keep the walls up. If you were to try this with sheet piling as soon as you cut the hole its a lot of time and very complicated to stop the water flowing through the hole. but with a caisson wall it is easy because you put a grout bag on the tie back strand and fill it. This is an expensive method but it is the best for the task you ask………But say you take a BG 40 and drill a hole with the same tools it would a caisson. You 900mm casing which is over 3 feet in diameter, which you can fit a human in. You take that and drill next to shaft 10x or any other location they believe is the lost treasure and boom you have a safe and practical shaft. These machines are expensive but these are the safest and most practical ways. like they say if you are going to do something, do it right the first time!…and what’s the cost of a machine for the greatest treasure find in the world! also here is a youtube clip of a Bg 40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1lqXTYJat0
Neal McLaughlin
I believe that there’s nothing of value down there. It probably a diversion that is meant to keep treasure seekers from an other location. If the owner of the so called treasure would want to retrieve it he would not have given clues about it location. It would be in a completely different location with easy access. The direction of the search is way to complicated to achieve to anything. But it serving the purpose.
Andy
Finally, someone that makes sense. People back then always thought about the future and not so simple minded people such as our century. The gold could’ve been there but it wasn’t left there more likely stored there for their future family generations because I believe at the time of when it was taken away the people in power wanted this wealth, I’ve watched other documentaries that I think relate to the wild goose chase for the gold. I’ve been researching the history
Carl
With the cost of all the drill rigs etc. Have you considered just running down sheet piles and clam or vacuum out the inside. They are installed with a large vibrator on a crane. That way the sides would remain safe to work right up to the money pit. You could concentrate on just the money pit and you could easily control the water. And when you are done there just pull the piles and move them to the next area and start over.This is a easy system to use and in the end likely the cheapest way to do it
Shane
They should drive steel casing like same as used all over island to look inside Vault now that they drilled through the vault ceiling and look inside with camera, When there is confirmation of ANY contents drive a similar but larger steel casing, large enough for a man to fit.
FIRSTLY, have a bottom ‘plate’ fabricated so that it could be dropped in and sealed off if/when water becomes a danger, obstacle then they have ability to drill relief holes for the water to rise out of the ground then re-route the water via discharge hose out to sea, IF it’s fresh water, (when they drilled they appeared to hit an ‘artesian well’ which is almost impossible considering their surrounded by trillions of gallons of salt water and there are known feed tunnels for the ‘water traps’ protecting treasure. Although they tasted it and said it was frash and seemed ‘brackish’ but saltwater would be filtered after traveling through 120 ft of earth 20 of which is charcoal one of best water filter substances imaginable) saltwater would mean they hit ‘water trap’ and will have to dam the inlet find the inlets for water traps and seal them off.I believe that their ‘DYE’ idea will make that idea and ability to seal main shafts and not all the “fingers” that feed traps much easier.
If the water CAN be stopped within their budget AND/OR the ‘laws’ which I’m sure exist as far as digging in ocean and on or around the island GREAT.
If it CAN’T be stopped continue with the casing approach so that once entry can be made into the vault a man/men could go down with a diving helmet.The casing approach would allow the ‘vault’ to be entered without the risk of large open pit digging and subsequent collapse from a water trap being released and possibly killing the 7th person needed to fulfill the “curse”
You may ask HOW to drive that large of a casing down and be clear of all the dirt and mud encountered, simply used a very large dredge pump and ‘liquify’ the contents of casing and pump it out, any large rocks, lumber etc encountered could be removed by hand using the ‘elevator’ they would obviously need to move a man up and down the shaft easily.
I for one CANNOT wait to see what they find down there the fact that the core sample they pulled up which matches the descriptions of the vault all the way back to 1897 to the inch and drawing the clay, concrete, wooden beams, it’s all just a matter of getting a glimpse inside and then choosing method to retrieve the priceless cache’ of gold, writings and precious artifacts.
ONCE verified that treasure INDEED DOESN’T EXIST most likely Canada or someone with endless pockets will come in to retrieve the items with precision,speed and efficiency and most likely damming the coves that feed traps and dig down to the vault and even more daunting the HUGE metal object that lies below. I CAN’T WAIT.!!!!
Metalmanpa @ ya whoo
Sebastien
Then you should watch this amazing show : http://www.history.ca/the-curse-of-oak-island/
They dig with machines, but it’s full of booby traps!
Fletcher
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Martin
cant they dig it with machine or use robot that can dive
clark
i feel the treasure is just pirate gold and whatever…….the arc would never be there because it was built of wood overlaid with gold……the water would destroy it……..i also feel that the whole oak island thing is just ahuge effort in ”miss direction”……to keep treasure seekers focused on oak island, which has worked well ………i think the treasure is on another close by island buried without any traps ect.