1 00:00:02,292 --> 00:00:03,583 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,708 --> 00:00:05,417 (gasps) No way! 3 00:00:05,542 --> 00:00:06,667 Look at that! 4 00:00:06,833 --> 00:00:08,333 -(laughing) -Yes! 5 00:00:08,458 --> 00:00:11,000 -GARY: This is magnificent. -RICK: It's incredible. 6 00:00:11,167 --> 00:00:12,958 -We found a piece of treasure. -It's amazing. 7 00:00:13,083 --> 00:00:14,667 IAN: Gold and silver, copper, 8 00:00:14,792 --> 00:00:17,292 zinc, tin, lead, they are all now metals of interest. 9 00:00:17,417 --> 00:00:20,375 There is still a treasure to be found here. 10 00:00:20,542 --> 00:00:23,167 ALEX: This is as close as we've gotten to an "X marks the spot." 11 00:00:23,292 --> 00:00:25,250 RICK: We've got to go down there. 12 00:00:25,375 --> 00:00:26,667 SCOTT: We've waited a long time for a moment like this. 13 00:00:26,750 --> 00:00:28,583 RICK: This is astounding. 14 00:00:28,708 --> 00:00:31,292 ♪ ♪ 15 00:00:31,375 --> 00:00:34,792 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 16 00:00:34,875 --> 00:00:37,042 where people have been looking for 17 00:00:37,167 --> 00:00:41,042 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 18 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:44,083 So far, they have found a stone slab 19 00:00:44,208 --> 00:00:46,167 with strange symbols carved into it... 20 00:00:46,250 --> 00:00:50,750 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 21 00:00:50,875 --> 00:00:55,000 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 22 00:00:55,167 --> 00:00:56,167 to the Knights Templar. 23 00:00:56,292 --> 00:00:59,000 To date, six men have died 24 00:00:59,125 --> 00:01:01,667 trying to solve the mystery. 25 00:01:01,792 --> 00:01:07,167 And according to legend, one more will have to die 26 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:10,625 before the treasure can be found. 27 00:01:10,708 --> 00:01:13,250 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:22,083 --> 00:01:23,958 -JACK: Hey, Rick. -RICK: Hey, Jack. 29 00:01:24,042 --> 00:01:25,708 -Morning. -Good morning. 30 00:01:25,875 --> 00:01:28,083 That hammer grab's fun to watch. 31 00:01:28,208 --> 00:01:29,500 RICK: Yeah. 32 00:01:29,625 --> 00:01:31,042 Dumas seems to be 33 00:01:31,167 --> 00:01:33,167 -moving along quite quickly. -Good. 34 00:01:33,292 --> 00:01:36,083 NARRATOR: As a new day dawns on Oak Island, 35 00:01:36,208 --> 00:01:38,167 for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina 36 00:01:38,333 --> 00:01:40,292 and the members of their team, 37 00:01:40,375 --> 00:01:42,333 the hope that they may be 38 00:01:42,417 --> 00:01:46,083 on the verge of solving a 228-year-old treasure mystery 39 00:01:46,208 --> 00:01:48,333 has never been higher. 40 00:01:48,458 --> 00:01:49,958 RICK: Good morning, Roger. 41 00:01:50,042 --> 00:01:51,583 -ROGER: Good morning, Rick. -How are you? 42 00:01:51,708 --> 00:01:53,667 Good morning, how's it going? Nice to see you guys. 43 00:01:53,792 --> 00:01:55,083 -Yeah. -What's the depth? 44 00:01:55,208 --> 00:01:57,500 Oh, right now we're at about 23 feet. 45 00:01:57,625 --> 00:02:00,000 Uh, we're gonna be mucking a little bit more, 46 00:02:00,167 --> 00:02:01,833 go in that end, and then we're gonna be installing 47 00:02:01,958 --> 00:02:03,667 -another two sets. -Okay. 48 00:02:03,792 --> 00:02:06,583 NARRATOR: Although a number of investigations 49 00:02:06,708 --> 00:02:09,250 are currently being conducted all across the island 50 00:02:09,375 --> 00:02:12,333 to search for critical clues and valuables, 51 00:02:12,417 --> 00:02:16,167 their most promising operation is underway 52 00:02:16,292 --> 00:02:18,958 in the Money Pit area with Dumas Contracting Ltd.-- 53 00:02:19,042 --> 00:02:21,667 a mining company that is reconstructing 54 00:02:21,792 --> 00:02:24,792 the so-called Garden Shaft. 55 00:02:24,875 --> 00:02:28,542 -The material is still just really mucky right now? -Yeah, yeah. 56 00:02:28,708 --> 00:02:31,042 So it's kind of-- you can tell that it's-it's backfilled clay. 57 00:02:31,208 --> 00:02:32,625 -It's backfilled? Yeah. -But you're right. 58 00:02:32,750 --> 00:02:35,458 They kind of were careful as to what they dumped in there. 59 00:02:35,542 --> 00:02:37,083 Correct. 60 00:02:37,208 --> 00:02:39,375 NARRATOR: Based on numerous 61 00:02:39,542 --> 00:02:41,208 recent discoveries this year, 62 00:02:41,333 --> 00:02:43,708 the team has good reason to believe 63 00:02:43,875 --> 00:02:46,458 that this 80-foot deep, decayed wooden structure 64 00:02:46,583 --> 00:02:49,833 may be connected to the original Money Pit. 65 00:02:49,917 --> 00:02:54,750 Wood samples from the shaft have not only been dated to 1735 66 00:02:54,875 --> 00:02:58,125 but water testing within it has also revealed 67 00:02:58,250 --> 00:03:00,375 high trace evidence of gold. 68 00:03:00,542 --> 00:03:03,375 In addition, it is also located 69 00:03:03,542 --> 00:03:05,750 in close proximity to a potential void 70 00:03:05,875 --> 00:03:09,833 or chamber that the team drilled into earlier this year 71 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,667 at a depth of just 55 feet. 72 00:03:14,167 --> 00:03:15,625 TERRY: This looks like the continuation 73 00:03:15,708 --> 00:03:19,000 of this tunnel that we hit here out of DN 12.5. 74 00:03:19,167 --> 00:03:23,500 NARRATOR: And it may also be connected to a mysterious tunnel encountered 75 00:03:23,667 --> 00:03:26,583 two weeks ago at a depth of 95 feet, 76 00:03:26,708 --> 00:03:29,583 which the team discovered in a nearby area 77 00:03:29,708 --> 00:03:31,667 known as the Blob... 78 00:03:32,750 --> 00:03:35,833 ...an area where water testing conducted by 79 00:03:35,917 --> 00:03:39,375 geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner has found evidence 80 00:03:39,542 --> 00:03:42,583 that a motherlode of gold appears to lie buried 81 00:03:42,708 --> 00:03:46,417 between a depth of 80 and 120 feet. 82 00:03:46,542 --> 00:03:50,000 MARTY: There are some pretty concrete signs that say 83 00:03:50,125 --> 00:03:51,208 this might be the original Money Pit. 84 00:03:51,333 --> 00:03:53,500 Or it could be right next to it. 85 00:03:53,583 --> 00:03:54,917 It could have been the original attempt, 86 00:03:55,042 --> 00:03:56,250 one of the original attempts. 87 00:03:56,375 --> 00:03:58,000 I really would like to see 88 00:03:58,083 --> 00:03:59,875 what's at the bottom of that shaft. 89 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,667 So the hope is that once we get down 50, 60 feet, 90 00:04:03,792 --> 00:04:06,083 we'll be able to drill horizontally, vertically. 91 00:04:06,208 --> 00:04:07,667 Yeah. 92 00:04:07,792 --> 00:04:10,125 And hopefully we do find a tunnel from this shaft. 93 00:04:10,208 --> 00:04:11,500 At least in some direction. 94 00:04:11,625 --> 00:04:13,917 Some of our better water sample tests 95 00:04:14,042 --> 00:04:17,167 have been from here that had the gold and the silver. 96 00:04:17,292 --> 00:04:18,500 Yeah. 97 00:04:18,667 --> 00:04:21,125 We would love to find original works. 98 00:04:21,250 --> 00:04:23,000 So there's all kinds of hopes here. 99 00:04:23,167 --> 00:04:25,958 We just have to learn as much as we can about this location. 100 00:04:26,042 --> 00:04:27,375 Yeah. 101 00:04:27,500 --> 00:04:30,167 NARRATOR: Having already rebuilt 102 00:04:30,292 --> 00:04:32,333 the first two sets-- or 8-foot sections-- 103 00:04:32,500 --> 00:04:34,208 of the Garden Shaft, 104 00:04:34,375 --> 00:04:37,375 in the coming weeks, Dumas will complete a new, 105 00:04:37,500 --> 00:04:40,250 vertical structure down to a total depth 106 00:04:40,375 --> 00:04:42,625 of approximately 80 feet. 107 00:04:42,708 --> 00:04:45,625 During the process, they also have the ability 108 00:04:45,708 --> 00:04:50,167 to probe outside the shaft and even build lateral tunnels 109 00:04:50,333 --> 00:04:52,250 in order to let members of the team 110 00:04:52,375 --> 00:04:54,792 search for evidence of treasure. 111 00:04:56,375 --> 00:04:58,583 -(Rick exclaims) -SCOTT: Heads up, guys. 112 00:04:58,708 --> 00:05:01,042 ♪ ♪ 113 00:05:03,208 --> 00:05:05,167 JACK: Here we go. 114 00:05:05,250 --> 00:05:07,542 ROGER: Okay, tightlining coming down. 115 00:05:07,708 --> 00:05:08,792 Watch out. 116 00:05:08,875 --> 00:05:11,000 NARRATOR: As the team from Dumas continues 117 00:05:11,167 --> 00:05:13,958 excavating and reconstructing the Garden Shaft... 118 00:05:14,083 --> 00:05:15,250 Yeah. 119 00:05:15,375 --> 00:05:17,000 -That's pretty cool. -Very cool. 120 00:05:17,167 --> 00:05:18,625 NARRATOR: ...members of the team 121 00:05:18,750 --> 00:05:21,042 will be able to monitor the operation 122 00:05:21,208 --> 00:05:25,042 using the Inuktun Spectrum 120 high-definition camera. 123 00:05:26,208 --> 00:05:28,000 We are fortunate enough to be able to put a camera down here, 124 00:05:28,125 --> 00:05:29,333 with Roger's assistance. 125 00:05:29,458 --> 00:05:31,042 So, I mean, it's-it's a great tool 126 00:05:31,208 --> 00:05:33,250 for us to be able to see what's going on down there. 127 00:05:33,375 --> 00:05:34,792 Yeah. It's amazing. 128 00:05:34,875 --> 00:05:36,875 NARRATOR: The device, which features 129 00:05:37,042 --> 00:05:39,917 a lens that can pan 360 degrees, 130 00:05:40,042 --> 00:05:43,792 is not only designed to operate in low light conditions 131 00:05:43,875 --> 00:05:46,542 but is also equipped with a number of 132 00:05:46,708 --> 00:05:48,208 visual enhancement capabilities 133 00:05:48,375 --> 00:05:51,250 such as high-powered zoom function. 134 00:05:51,375 --> 00:05:54,000 SCOTT: Really gives you an idea of how small an area it is. 135 00:05:54,083 --> 00:05:55,000 Seeing those two guys down there. 136 00:05:55,125 --> 00:05:56,375 Yeah. 137 00:05:56,542 --> 00:05:57,667 Do I believe that there's treasure 138 00:05:57,750 --> 00:05:59,250 at the bottom of the Garden Shaft? 139 00:05:59,375 --> 00:06:01,083 I'll be honest, I'm hopeful. (chuckles) 140 00:06:01,208 --> 00:06:03,792 But I just want to get underground in the Money Pit. 141 00:06:03,917 --> 00:06:05,042 Let's get underground 142 00:06:05,208 --> 00:06:07,167 and exploit the opportunities 143 00:06:07,333 --> 00:06:09,000 that the shaft represents. 144 00:06:09,167 --> 00:06:10,917 I want to go down there. 145 00:06:11,042 --> 00:06:13,375 -(both chuckling) -Soon. 146 00:06:13,542 --> 00:06:16,125 -RICK: All right. Take care. -JACK: See you. 147 00:06:16,250 --> 00:06:19,292 NARRATOR: While the excavation of the Garden Shaft continues 148 00:06:19,375 --> 00:06:21,333 in the Money Pit area... 149 00:06:23,042 --> 00:06:24,417 ...later that morning... 150 00:06:24,542 --> 00:06:25,917 -MARTY: Hey, guys. -CRAIG: Hey, guys. 151 00:06:26,042 --> 00:06:27,167 -ALEX: Hey, guys. -IAN: How're you doing? 152 00:06:27,292 --> 00:06:28,833 Hi there. 153 00:06:28,958 --> 00:06:30,333 NARRATOR: ...Rick and Marty meet with 154 00:06:30,458 --> 00:06:32,333 geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner 155 00:06:32,500 --> 00:06:34,250 and other members of the team 156 00:06:34,375 --> 00:06:36,375 for an important video conference 157 00:06:36,542 --> 00:06:40,208 with Craig Tester and geohydrologist Dr. Fred Michel. 158 00:06:40,333 --> 00:06:42,333 MARTY: Finally, we have new data 159 00:06:42,500 --> 00:06:43,667 on the gold and the metals in the water, 160 00:06:43,792 --> 00:06:45,500 and as everybody here knows-- 161 00:06:45,625 --> 00:06:47,417 'cause I haven't been shy about it-- 162 00:06:47,542 --> 00:06:50,167 this is what I've been really looking forward to. 163 00:06:50,250 --> 00:06:51,750 NARRATOR: After analyzing 164 00:06:51,875 --> 00:06:53,875 new water samples that were collected 165 00:06:54,042 --> 00:06:56,750 two weeks ago from previously drilled boreholes 166 00:06:56,875 --> 00:06:59,833 in the so-called Blob area near the Garden Shaft... 167 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,333 We've got seven slides. 168 00:07:01,458 --> 00:07:03,333 NARRATOR: ...Dr. Spooner and Michel 169 00:07:03,458 --> 00:07:05,333 are ready to present an updated report 170 00:07:05,417 --> 00:07:07,417 on the believed location of the gold 171 00:07:07,542 --> 00:07:10,667 that has been detected in the Money Pit area. 172 00:07:10,750 --> 00:07:13,000 This to me is, is the search, 173 00:07:13,125 --> 00:07:15,083 this to me is what this year is all about, 174 00:07:15,208 --> 00:07:16,208 so I'm gonna shut up now 175 00:07:16,375 --> 00:07:18,333 and turn it over to Ian. 176 00:07:18,500 --> 00:07:19,375 So, Ian, you want to kick it off, then? 177 00:07:19,542 --> 00:07:21,083 IAN: Yeah, yeah. 178 00:07:21,208 --> 00:07:23,458 And Steve's gonna cue up a PowerPoint presentation. 179 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,167 Just to recap, 180 00:07:26,292 --> 00:07:29,542 that Blob was an area of primarily gold. 181 00:07:29,667 --> 00:07:32,000 -That's what I've been waiting for. -IAN: Right. 182 00:07:32,125 --> 00:07:34,000 But as you'll see, 183 00:07:34,125 --> 00:07:37,250 some other metals become very important, too. 184 00:07:37,375 --> 00:07:40,083 So let's try the next slide here. 185 00:07:40,208 --> 00:07:42,583 So, what's the red? 186 00:07:42,708 --> 00:07:45,833 Well, the red is what we started to see 187 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,833 in the most recent round of sampling-- 188 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,042 copper, zinc, and tin. 189 00:07:51,208 --> 00:07:54,625 And this is highly anomalous. 190 00:07:54,750 --> 00:07:58,167 What does "highly" mean, in this case? 191 00:07:58,292 --> 00:07:59,667 Almost many magnitudes higher. 192 00:07:59,792 --> 00:08:02,667 And I think everybody knows what you take 193 00:08:02,833 --> 00:08:05,250 when you add copper and zinc. 194 00:08:05,375 --> 00:08:06,583 That would be brass. 195 00:08:07,542 --> 00:08:09,833 And when you add copper and tin, 196 00:08:09,917 --> 00:08:11,333 you get bronze. 197 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:14,042 FRED: You have brass and bronze and of course 198 00:08:14,167 --> 00:08:16,667 you also have gold, and you have silver. 199 00:08:16,750 --> 00:08:19,125 ♪ ♪ 200 00:08:19,250 --> 00:08:23,042 IAN: But the key thing is that we don't think this is geological. 201 00:08:23,167 --> 00:08:24,500 Mm. 202 00:08:24,625 --> 00:08:25,458 FRED: So if it's not natural, 203 00:08:25,583 --> 00:08:27,000 if it's man-deposited, 204 00:08:27,125 --> 00:08:29,917 then a variety of objects 205 00:08:30,042 --> 00:08:31,125 that are being buried 206 00:08:31,208 --> 00:08:33,167 that contain those metals. 207 00:08:33,250 --> 00:08:34,333 MARTY: Works for me. 208 00:08:34,458 --> 00:08:37,750 (laughter) 209 00:08:37,875 --> 00:08:40,083 I mean, this is what we're hoping for. 210 00:08:40,208 --> 00:08:41,125 Yeah. 211 00:08:42,042 --> 00:08:43,708 Let's say we wanted to find this area. 212 00:08:43,875 --> 00:08:47,500 Well, that was a great segue into the next slide. 213 00:08:47,583 --> 00:08:49,000 MARTY: The new Blob! 214 00:08:49,125 --> 00:08:50,458 Blob version 2.0. 215 00:08:50,583 --> 00:08:51,667 -Baby Blob. -IAN: Yeah, Bab-- 216 00:08:51,792 --> 00:08:53,042 Well, yeah, Baby Blob. 217 00:08:54,375 --> 00:08:56,375 This is a very, very small area. 218 00:08:56,500 --> 00:09:00,000 I think we have done what we had hoped to do, 219 00:09:00,083 --> 00:09:02,708 which is shrink the size of the Blob down 220 00:09:02,875 --> 00:09:06,667 to something maybe that's manageable to explore. 221 00:09:06,792 --> 00:09:08,458 Wh-What are the dimensions? 222 00:09:08,583 --> 00:09:10,167 It's about 20 feet by 20 feet. 223 00:09:10,292 --> 00:09:13,958 -Okay. -And it's just outside of the Garden Shaft. 224 00:09:14,083 --> 00:09:16,167 ♪ ♪ 225 00:09:20,083 --> 00:09:21,583 MARTY: That's really exciting stuff. 226 00:09:21,708 --> 00:09:23,083 It's about 20 feet by 20 feet. 227 00:09:23,208 --> 00:09:26,500 And it's just outside of the Garden Shaft. 228 00:09:26,667 --> 00:09:28,500 NARRATOR: It is an incredible moment 229 00:09:28,625 --> 00:09:30,333 in the Oak Island war room 230 00:09:30,458 --> 00:09:32,417 as geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner 231 00:09:32,542 --> 00:09:35,167 and hydrogeologist Dr. Fred Michel 232 00:09:35,292 --> 00:09:37,417 have just presented scientific evidence 233 00:09:37,542 --> 00:09:39,167 to the Oak Island team 234 00:09:39,333 --> 00:09:43,667 that a large deposit of gold, silver, and other metals 235 00:09:43,792 --> 00:09:47,000 appears to be located within a 20 by 20 foot area 236 00:09:47,083 --> 00:09:52,292 and between 80 and 120 feet deep just west of the Garden Shaft, 237 00:09:52,375 --> 00:09:56,292 an area the team has now dubbed "The Baby Blob." 238 00:09:56,417 --> 00:09:57,708 Gold and silver. 239 00:09:57,833 --> 00:10:00,083 Copper, zinc, tin, lead. 240 00:10:00,208 --> 00:10:02,583 They're all now, to us, metals of interest. 241 00:10:02,708 --> 00:10:05,292 Anyone who has found a great treasure in the world, 242 00:10:05,375 --> 00:10:08,250 you would find all those metals 243 00:10:08,375 --> 00:10:10,333 in that great treasure. 244 00:10:10,458 --> 00:10:11,917 So if, if we went 245 00:10:12,042 --> 00:10:14,000 and we drilled the Blob right now 246 00:10:14,125 --> 00:10:16,167 what are the chances that we'd come up 247 00:10:16,292 --> 00:10:17,333 with the treasure? 248 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:19,625 It seems that we have a-- 249 00:10:19,708 --> 00:10:21,042 an isolated source 250 00:10:21,208 --> 00:10:23,250 for those metals. 251 00:10:24,625 --> 00:10:25,750 DOUG: Who knows how many 252 00:10:25,875 --> 00:10:28,167 different types of metals are mixed into 253 00:10:28,292 --> 00:10:29,500 a potential treasure chest? 254 00:10:29,625 --> 00:10:31,042 Gold alongside brass. Trade tokens. 255 00:10:31,208 --> 00:10:32,792 Sure. Of course. 256 00:10:32,875 --> 00:10:34,042 We've always said treasure is just a bunch of gold. 257 00:10:34,167 --> 00:10:36,167 Well, in the things that I've read, 258 00:10:36,292 --> 00:10:37,833 treasure can be many different things. 259 00:10:37,958 --> 00:10:41,833 And I think of other relics 260 00:10:41,958 --> 00:10:44,833 that may not have even been what we call a precious metal. 261 00:10:44,958 --> 00:10:46,792 But this is every bit as good. 262 00:10:47,792 --> 00:10:49,458 MARTY: The results are excellent 263 00:10:49,583 --> 00:10:53,167 in that they do indicate some sort of large grouping 264 00:10:53,250 --> 00:10:55,542 of metallic objects that could be highly significant. 265 00:10:55,667 --> 00:10:56,958 And these other metals, 266 00:10:57,083 --> 00:10:58,750 they would almost always be found 267 00:10:58,875 --> 00:11:01,125 in conjunction with gold and silver. 268 00:11:01,250 --> 00:11:04,500 Any sort of treasure cache that I would know about 269 00:11:04,583 --> 00:11:07,667 would have these metals as well. 270 00:11:08,625 --> 00:11:09,833 There's still a lot of work to do. 271 00:11:09,958 --> 00:11:11,625 -Yeah. -RICK: So... 272 00:11:11,750 --> 00:11:13,458 we have to make the right choices moving forward. 273 00:11:13,542 --> 00:11:15,458 CRAIG: Yeah, I'm eager to drill 274 00:11:15,583 --> 00:11:17,042 and see what we come up with. 275 00:11:17,167 --> 00:11:19,958 That's one of our next targets we could move to. 276 00:11:20,042 --> 00:11:21,958 -We'll move there tomorrow. -Okay. 277 00:11:22,042 --> 00:11:24,500 RICK: To have the so-called treasure zone 278 00:11:24,583 --> 00:11:26,250 in such close proximity to 279 00:11:26,375 --> 00:11:29,333 probably the biggest endeavor we have conducted this year, 280 00:11:29,458 --> 00:11:31,542 i.e. rehabbing the Garden Shaft, 281 00:11:31,667 --> 00:11:33,167 it's almost serendipitous. 282 00:11:33,292 --> 00:11:35,792 It presents very unique opportunities. 283 00:11:35,917 --> 00:11:37,500 Whether it be through vertical drilling, 284 00:11:37,667 --> 00:11:39,333 horizontal drilling, 285 00:11:39,458 --> 00:11:42,333 or maybe even tunneling off the side of the shaft. 286 00:11:42,417 --> 00:11:46,875 So what we need at this point is to design a proper grid 287 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,917 and drill that and hopefully find the one thing. 288 00:11:50,042 --> 00:11:53,708 This was the most significant, the most direct indication 289 00:11:53,833 --> 00:11:56,875 that there is still a treasure to be found here. 290 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,125 I want to put whatever resource we can, 291 00:11:59,208 --> 00:12:01,333 so let's go see what it looks like on the ground. 292 00:12:01,458 --> 00:12:02,750 Absolutely. 293 00:12:02,875 --> 00:12:04,417 -Okay. -CRAIG: See you, guys. 294 00:12:04,542 --> 00:12:06,167 -ALEX: See you. -IAN: Thank you. 295 00:12:06,292 --> 00:12:08,667 ♪ ♪ 296 00:12:08,750 --> 00:12:10,750 NARRATOR: The following morning... 297 00:12:10,875 --> 00:12:13,208 TERRY: We are in the center 298 00:12:13,375 --> 00:12:15,833 of the new possible treasure location. 299 00:12:15,958 --> 00:12:17,125 -How deep are we? -CRAIG: We're getting started. 300 00:12:17,208 --> 00:12:19,125 TERRY: We're only down about eight feet. 301 00:12:19,250 --> 00:12:21,833 NARRATOR: ...Marty Lagina joins his partner Craig Tester 302 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,833 and others members of the team in the Money Pit area 303 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,333 where they have begun drilling a new borehole 304 00:12:27,458 --> 00:12:30,000 within the Baby Blob, or treasure zone, 305 00:12:30,125 --> 00:12:32,917 just several feet west of the Garden Shaft. 306 00:12:33,042 --> 00:12:35,500 -It's right there. -MARTY: That one. Yeah, okay. 307 00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:37,292 The treasure Blob. This is excellent. 308 00:12:37,375 --> 00:12:40,333 I'm very keenly interested to where the metals are. 309 00:12:40,500 --> 00:12:41,958 It's surprising, that's for sure. 310 00:12:42,083 --> 00:12:44,000 That somewhere in that area is the origin, right? 311 00:12:44,125 --> 00:12:45,583 TERRY: Oh, yeah, we're a ways away 312 00:12:45,708 --> 00:12:46,875 -from target horizon. -Yeah. All right. 313 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,833 NARRATOR: As the drilling operation 314 00:12:48,958 --> 00:12:51,208 and the reconstruction of the Garden Shaft continues 315 00:12:51,375 --> 00:12:53,167 in the Money Pit area... 316 00:12:53,292 --> 00:12:55,333 RICK: I see you've got the pump all hooked up. 317 00:12:55,500 --> 00:12:57,000 LAIRD: Yeah. 318 00:12:57,167 --> 00:12:59,708 So it will, it will pump down really quickly now. 319 00:12:59,833 --> 00:13:01,292 NARRATOR: ...on Lot 26, 320 00:13:01,417 --> 00:13:03,583 located on the western side of the island 321 00:13:03,708 --> 00:13:05,583 Rick Lagina 322 00:13:05,708 --> 00:13:08,792 and Dr. Ian Spooner join archaeologist Laird Niven 323 00:13:08,875 --> 00:13:11,167 and archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan 324 00:13:11,250 --> 00:13:14,167 as they investigate a mysterious stone well. 325 00:13:14,250 --> 00:13:15,792 RICK: So, what's the plan? 326 00:13:15,875 --> 00:13:17,833 I just want to see what the bottom's like. 327 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,792 You know, we've got that really old date, 1100, 328 00:13:19,917 --> 00:13:21,500 or somewhere around there. 329 00:13:21,625 --> 00:13:23,875 It's a really cool little well. 330 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,583 NARRATOR: The well has become one of the island's most curious features 331 00:13:27,708 --> 00:13:31,250 after Dr. Spooner not only dated its construction 332 00:13:31,375 --> 00:13:33,833 to as early as the 11th century... 333 00:13:33,958 --> 00:13:37,917 It was one of our only silver hits 334 00:13:38,042 --> 00:13:40,292 outside of the Money Pit. 335 00:13:40,375 --> 00:13:42,708 ...but also conducted water testing 336 00:13:42,833 --> 00:13:45,708 that yielded high trace evidence of silver. 337 00:13:45,875 --> 00:13:47,833 IAN: Boy, that goes down quickly. 338 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,000 LAIRD: Yep. That pump is doing the job. 339 00:13:50,167 --> 00:13:52,333 You'll see that it's a really nice, 340 00:13:52,458 --> 00:13:54,042 nicely formed little well. 341 00:13:54,167 --> 00:13:56,125 RICK: It's quite artfully done. 342 00:13:56,208 --> 00:13:57,792 You have to know what you're doing. 343 00:13:57,917 --> 00:13:59,958 It's not just a simple matter of just piling 344 00:14:00,083 --> 00:14:02,583 -one stone on top of another. -LAIRD: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 345 00:14:02,708 --> 00:14:04,750 RICK: They kept that radius 346 00:14:04,875 --> 00:14:06,667 -almost perfect all the way up. -LAIRD: Yup. 347 00:14:06,792 --> 00:14:08,083 RICK: When you look at the construct 348 00:14:08,208 --> 00:14:10,333 right here, you can put your hand in it, 349 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:13,292 and it goes back, as though that was intentional, 350 00:14:13,417 --> 00:14:14,833 to put something in here. 351 00:14:14,917 --> 00:14:17,542 There are a whole bunch of crevices here. 352 00:14:18,792 --> 00:14:21,500 RICK: I'm as mystified about it now as the day we started. 353 00:14:21,583 --> 00:14:25,333 To have found a human-contrived edifice, 354 00:14:25,417 --> 00:14:27,208 like a well, 355 00:14:27,333 --> 00:14:31,125 where you might store something important, it's huge. 356 00:14:31,208 --> 00:14:33,833 But we have a lot of work to do in terms of 357 00:14:33,958 --> 00:14:35,667 the who, what, when, where, why of it. 358 00:14:35,792 --> 00:14:37,375 We're not there yet. 359 00:14:39,042 --> 00:14:40,667 LAIRD: So that's bottom. 360 00:14:40,750 --> 00:14:43,667 I think it's about, like, five, five and a half feet deep. 361 00:14:43,750 --> 00:14:46,250 Mm-hmm. So, what's the next step? 362 00:14:46,375 --> 00:14:49,250 I'm wondering if we shouldn't excavate a little bit more. 363 00:14:49,375 --> 00:14:51,667 I mean... I mean, in theory, 364 00:14:51,792 --> 00:14:53,667 -something could be in it. -Yep. 365 00:14:53,833 --> 00:14:55,167 Somebody should take a look at it. 366 00:14:55,333 --> 00:14:56,958 -The construct. -LAIRD: Yeah. 367 00:14:57,083 --> 00:14:59,500 IAN: Would Terry Deveau have a little bit of insight? 368 00:14:59,583 --> 00:15:01,042 I think that's well worth doing. 369 00:15:01,167 --> 00:15:04,292 To have an expert to come and render an opinion, 370 00:15:04,375 --> 00:15:07,750 I find it an incredibly vital part of the search. 371 00:15:07,875 --> 00:15:11,000 Terry Deveau has years of experience 372 00:15:11,083 --> 00:15:13,958 understanding the history here in Nova Scotia. 373 00:15:14,083 --> 00:15:16,750 So his perspective will be interesting. 374 00:15:16,875 --> 00:15:19,250 And I think his eyes, 375 00:15:19,375 --> 00:15:21,417 we may find something that previously 376 00:15:21,542 --> 00:15:23,292 has been hidden from us. 377 00:15:24,375 --> 00:15:26,708 I guess, Laird, I guess the next step is 378 00:15:26,833 --> 00:15:28,667 pull the outside rocks away. 379 00:15:28,792 --> 00:15:30,417 Who knows, 380 00:15:30,542 --> 00:15:32,542 -you might retrieve something. -Yep. We can do that. 381 00:15:32,667 --> 00:15:34,625 -Okay. Well, we'll let you do your work, then. -Okay. All right. 382 00:15:34,708 --> 00:15:36,125 -Thanks, Laird. -See you later. 383 00:15:36,208 --> 00:15:38,333 ♪ ♪ 384 00:15:38,458 --> 00:15:40,333 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 385 00:15:40,458 --> 00:15:42,708 GARY: I love it when it's raining, mate. 386 00:15:42,875 --> 00:15:44,292 It doesn't get any better than this. 387 00:15:44,375 --> 00:15:45,500 -JACK: Yep. -GARY: Here we are, mate. 388 00:15:45,583 --> 00:15:48,500 Back on Lot 26 to dig up some more flags. 389 00:15:48,625 --> 00:15:52,000 NARRATOR: ...metal detection expert Gary Drayton and Jack Begley 390 00:15:52,125 --> 00:15:54,167 arrive on Lot 26, 391 00:15:54,333 --> 00:15:57,833 less than 100 yards from the mysterious stone well. 392 00:15:57,958 --> 00:15:59,375 Let's get after it. 393 00:15:59,500 --> 00:16:01,125 Let's see what this one sounds like. 394 00:16:01,208 --> 00:16:03,542 NARRATOR: While the archaeological team 395 00:16:03,667 --> 00:16:05,083 continues investigating the feature itself... 396 00:16:05,208 --> 00:16:07,208 GARY: Just there, mate. 397 00:16:07,333 --> 00:16:08,833 NARRATOR: ...Rick, Marty and Craig are hoping 398 00:16:08,958 --> 00:16:12,792 that Gary and Jack might be able to find clues in the nearby area 399 00:16:12,917 --> 00:16:17,083 that might explain just who may have constructed it. 400 00:16:17,208 --> 00:16:19,333 All right, let's see what we've got here. 401 00:16:21,375 --> 00:16:22,583 (beeping) 402 00:16:22,708 --> 00:16:24,667 (whew) That sounds great. 403 00:16:24,792 --> 00:16:28,417 It's in the top of the pile by the sound of it. 404 00:16:28,542 --> 00:16:30,417 ♪ ♪ 405 00:16:30,542 --> 00:16:33,333 Well, actually, it would be the bottom of the pile. 406 00:16:34,708 --> 00:16:37,667 Come on, I know you're hiding in here somewhere. 407 00:16:41,833 --> 00:16:43,083 -(whooping) -Oh! Oh! 408 00:16:46,958 --> 00:16:48,625 GARY: (whooping) That's nice. 409 00:16:49,667 --> 00:16:51,042 What is it? 410 00:16:51,208 --> 00:16:55,167 That is either a spoon or a fork handle. 411 00:16:55,292 --> 00:16:57,083 NARRATOR: On Lot 26, 412 00:16:57,208 --> 00:16:59,083 located less than 100 yards 413 00:16:59,208 --> 00:17:02,042 from the mysterious 11th-century stone well... 414 00:17:02,167 --> 00:17:04,250 GARY: It's got to be old by the patina. 415 00:17:04,375 --> 00:17:06,083 ...Gary Drayton and Jack Begley 416 00:17:06,208 --> 00:17:08,125 have just unearthed 417 00:17:08,208 --> 00:17:10,333 another potentially important discovery. 418 00:17:10,458 --> 00:17:13,458 GARY: It's copper alloy by the look of it, 419 00:17:13,542 --> 00:17:16,250 but could be silver and we're not seeing it 420 00:17:16,375 --> 00:17:18,292 because it's been in the ground awhile. 421 00:17:18,375 --> 00:17:23,500 Is there any idea on date that you can... guesstimate? 422 00:17:23,583 --> 00:17:28,208 I'd have to say definitely period for the lot, late 1700s, 423 00:17:28,333 --> 00:17:30,500 but I'm hoping that it's older. 424 00:17:30,625 --> 00:17:32,208 JACK: No... 425 00:17:32,333 --> 00:17:35,667 Just like all that fancy pottery we find around the island-- 426 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:39,000 they were a sign of opulence and wealth back in the day. 427 00:17:39,125 --> 00:17:42,167 And so was cutlery, so this is nice, mate. 428 00:17:42,292 --> 00:17:45,208 NARRATOR: Because Lot 26 was inhabited 429 00:17:45,333 --> 00:17:48,792 by several 18th and 19th-century landowners, 430 00:17:48,875 --> 00:17:51,500 could this spoon have simply been left behind 431 00:17:51,625 --> 00:17:53,333 by one of them? 432 00:17:53,458 --> 00:17:56,708 However, since one of those owners was Samuel Ball, 433 00:17:56,875 --> 00:18:00,417 who became mysteriously wealthy while living on Oak Island 434 00:18:00,542 --> 00:18:02,833 after the American Revolution... 435 00:18:02,917 --> 00:18:05,000 And we'll go to the next flag. 436 00:18:05,125 --> 00:18:08,125 NARRATOR: ...could this potentially silver spoon be a clue 437 00:18:08,250 --> 00:18:10,125 that something of even greater value 438 00:18:10,208 --> 00:18:12,500 may lie hidden on Lot 26? 439 00:18:13,750 --> 00:18:15,750 GARY: All right, mate, let's see what this one sounds like. 440 00:18:18,792 --> 00:18:20,708 (intermittent beeping) 441 00:18:22,875 --> 00:18:26,250 Definitely something there. It's kind of faint and choppy. 442 00:18:30,958 --> 00:18:32,500 More than likely, it's iron. 443 00:18:36,417 --> 00:18:38,250 (grunts) 444 00:18:39,333 --> 00:18:41,375 All right. Let's see if you moved it. 445 00:18:47,208 --> 00:18:48,875 -JACK: There we go. -GARY: We're on it. 446 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,375 Let's see what we've got. 447 00:18:50,500 --> 00:18:51,833 -Ooh! -JACK: Way better! 448 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,625 A flat button, mate. 449 00:18:54,708 --> 00:18:57,708 -Look at that. -That's a nice-looking button. 450 00:18:57,875 --> 00:18:59,333 Yeah, it really is, mate. 451 00:18:59,500 --> 00:19:01,833 I've got a feeling that might be a pewter button-- 452 00:19:01,917 --> 00:19:03,500 but it's a single loop. 453 00:19:03,625 --> 00:19:05,542 Or it might be silver-washed. 454 00:19:07,958 --> 00:19:09,333 Well, that's got a sheen on it. 455 00:19:09,458 --> 00:19:11,417 -You see that? -JACK: Oh, yeah. 456 00:19:13,542 --> 00:19:15,958 More than likely a jacket button, mate. 457 00:19:16,042 --> 00:19:18,000 Would have gone like that. 458 00:19:18,083 --> 00:19:19,875 JACK: Do you have a best guess 459 00:19:20,042 --> 00:19:21,458 -on time frame? -Uh, yeah. 460 00:19:21,583 --> 00:19:23,000 It's an older type of button. 461 00:19:23,125 --> 00:19:25,333 Definitely period for the lot. 462 00:19:25,458 --> 00:19:28,000 Late 1700s or even older, mate. 463 00:19:28,083 --> 00:19:29,125 Wow! 464 00:19:29,208 --> 00:19:30,625 NARRATOR: A button, 465 00:19:30,750 --> 00:19:32,417 possibly made of silver 466 00:19:32,542 --> 00:19:35,500 that may date back earlier than the 18th century? 467 00:19:35,625 --> 00:19:39,958 One week ago, the team found a hand-forged iron nail 468 00:19:40,042 --> 00:19:41,833 in the nearby stone well, 469 00:19:41,958 --> 00:19:45,750 which was scientifically dated to the mid-17th century. 470 00:19:45,875 --> 00:19:47,792 Could Gary's suspicions 471 00:19:47,917 --> 00:19:50,792 that this button may date to the same time period 472 00:19:50,917 --> 00:19:54,208 mean that the two artifacts could be related? 473 00:19:54,333 --> 00:19:57,292 If so, was it someone who was searching for 474 00:19:57,375 --> 00:19:59,542 something of value in the well? 475 00:19:59,708 --> 00:20:03,333 Or was it someone who actually made a deposit? 476 00:20:03,458 --> 00:20:05,000 GARY: All right, mate. 477 00:20:05,125 --> 00:20:06,708 I'll put it in a bag. 478 00:20:06,875 --> 00:20:09,333 -JACK: Ah, a great find. -Be really, really careful with it. 479 00:20:10,583 --> 00:20:11,833 JACK: Well, let's keep going, we're on a roll, Gary. 480 00:20:11,917 --> 00:20:13,417 GARY: We are, mate. 481 00:20:16,667 --> 00:20:18,125 NARRATOR: The following morning... 482 00:20:19,292 --> 00:20:21,000 -PAUL: Hey, how're you doing, Alex? -SCOTT: Hey, Alex. 483 00:20:21,083 --> 00:20:22,167 How's it going? 484 00:20:22,250 --> 00:20:23,708 -Good. -Great. 485 00:20:23,833 --> 00:20:25,375 NARRATOR: ...Alex Lagina arrives at the Money Pit area 486 00:20:25,500 --> 00:20:26,583 TEDFORD: It's gonna be a good one. 487 00:20:26,708 --> 00:20:28,667 ...to check on the progress 488 00:20:28,792 --> 00:20:31,500 of Borehole DN-9.5, 489 00:20:31,583 --> 00:20:35,000 a borehole located several feet west of the Garden Shaft 490 00:20:35,167 --> 00:20:38,583 in the so-called Baby Blob, where the team believes 491 00:20:38,708 --> 00:20:40,667 the fabled Oak Island treasure 492 00:20:40,792 --> 00:20:45,208 may lie buried between a depth of 80 and 120 feet. 493 00:20:45,333 --> 00:20:47,333 And where are we at, right now? 494 00:20:47,417 --> 00:20:49,833 We've got, uh, ten feet away from our target zone here. 495 00:20:49,958 --> 00:20:51,333 -This next core... -Okay. 496 00:20:51,458 --> 00:20:52,667 ...is actually gonna be right on top of it. 497 00:20:52,833 --> 00:20:54,417 ALEX: They've been able to shrink 498 00:20:54,542 --> 00:20:56,083 our area of interest in the Money Pit 499 00:20:56,208 --> 00:20:57,542 down to this much smaller area. 500 00:20:57,667 --> 00:21:00,042 So this is as close as we've gotten 501 00:21:00,167 --> 00:21:01,542 to an "X marks the spot" 502 00:21:01,667 --> 00:21:03,625 from any of the efforts that we've done. 503 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,917 (whirring) 504 00:21:08,208 --> 00:21:09,083 This is it here, guys. 505 00:21:09,208 --> 00:21:10,750 This is the one. 506 00:21:10,875 --> 00:21:12,333 -ALEX: Coming out of the core. -Fingers crossed. 507 00:21:12,458 --> 00:21:13,667 -What do we got? -This is gonna be 95 feet. 508 00:21:13,750 --> 00:21:14,833 SCOTT: 95 feet. 509 00:21:14,958 --> 00:21:16,250 ALEX: 95. Thanks, Colten. 510 00:21:17,792 --> 00:21:19,667 ♪ ♪ 511 00:21:26,042 --> 00:21:27,417 Yeah, that's solid maroon till. 512 00:21:27,542 --> 00:21:29,000 SCOTT: Man, oh, man. 513 00:21:29,125 --> 00:21:29,917 PAUL: That's not what we want to see. 514 00:21:30,042 --> 00:21:31,417 Not at all. 515 00:21:32,875 --> 00:21:34,458 Is there anything in the end of that? 516 00:21:34,583 --> 00:21:36,208 It's a little softer here at 95. 517 00:21:36,375 --> 00:21:39,458 I think we might be close to something right here. 518 00:21:39,583 --> 00:21:41,417 'Cause, I mean, that's a lot softer than it is up there. 519 00:21:41,542 --> 00:21:42,667 PAUL: We don't know. 520 00:21:42,792 --> 00:21:44,167 We could be on the edge of something. 521 00:21:44,292 --> 00:21:46,625 -Right. -It all rides on this next core. 522 00:21:46,708 --> 00:21:50,042 I mean, we're gonna see if we have a void on the table, 523 00:21:50,167 --> 00:21:51,250 -right in front of us. -Yeah. 524 00:21:51,375 --> 00:21:53,417 ♪ ♪ 525 00:21:56,958 --> 00:21:59,000 What do we have there? 526 00:21:59,125 --> 00:22:00,500 This is to 98 feet. 527 00:22:00,625 --> 00:22:02,417 -PAUL: 98, so... -ALEX: 98, okay. Thank you. 528 00:22:04,083 --> 00:22:05,958 PAUL: Okay. Go ahead. 529 00:22:08,750 --> 00:22:11,417 ♪ ♪ 530 00:22:14,542 --> 00:22:16,792 Well, I do not see any wood. 531 00:22:16,917 --> 00:22:18,667 PAUL: All right. 532 00:22:18,750 --> 00:22:21,458 SCOTT: Ooh. It's pretty soft in here. 533 00:22:23,292 --> 00:22:25,375 It is really soft. Like, really soft. 534 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:26,583 PAUL: Yeah, it is. 535 00:22:26,708 --> 00:22:29,208 It's very soft. Saturated. 536 00:22:29,333 --> 00:22:31,792 It has a lot of moisture content in it right now. 537 00:22:31,917 --> 00:22:33,458 SCOTT: We could be very close to something. 538 00:22:33,542 --> 00:22:35,375 When you get a little bit loose like that, 539 00:22:35,500 --> 00:22:37,667 it can mean a chamber or a cavity of some sort down there. 540 00:22:37,750 --> 00:22:39,833 PAUL: Whatever it is, we're on the edge of something. 541 00:22:39,917 --> 00:22:42,667 RICK: Loose soils do indicate some sort of activity 542 00:22:42,792 --> 00:22:44,500 was conducted in that zone. 543 00:22:44,625 --> 00:22:46,000 If it's a chamber, 544 00:22:46,083 --> 00:22:48,333 it's almost certainly associated with treasure. 545 00:22:48,417 --> 00:22:50,708 So this last run is gonna be very important. 546 00:22:50,833 --> 00:22:52,417 Yep. 547 00:22:52,542 --> 00:22:53,833 This is gonna tell us whether there's a void here, 548 00:22:53,958 --> 00:22:55,042 it's a wood structure, 549 00:22:55,167 --> 00:22:56,792 -or maybe gold coins. -Yeah. 550 00:22:56,875 --> 00:22:58,667 I'm saying my prayers that this run is gonna tell us 551 00:22:58,750 --> 00:22:59,958 something that we don't know. 552 00:23:00,042 --> 00:23:01,042 Right. 553 00:23:02,208 --> 00:23:04,708 ♪ ♪ 554 00:23:04,875 --> 00:23:07,125 Looks like we got our last few feet coming out. 555 00:23:14,458 --> 00:23:15,375 PAUL: He's got some material in there. 556 00:23:15,542 --> 00:23:17,125 Which is a great thing. 557 00:23:17,208 --> 00:23:19,333 NARRATOR: It is a potentially exciting moment 558 00:23:19,458 --> 00:23:21,542 in the Money Pit area as the team 559 00:23:21,667 --> 00:23:24,875 has just encountered evidence of human activity 560 00:23:25,042 --> 00:23:29,500 in Borehole DN-9.5 at a depth of 95 feet... 561 00:23:29,667 --> 00:23:30,792 What do we have there? 562 00:23:30,875 --> 00:23:32,333 -COLTON: This is to 109. -ALEX: Okay. 563 00:23:32,417 --> 00:23:34,417 NARRATOR: ...a borehole located 564 00:23:34,542 --> 00:23:37,167 in a 20 by 20-foot zone near the Garden Shaft 565 00:23:37,250 --> 00:23:38,708 where scientific water tests 566 00:23:38,833 --> 00:23:41,542 have suggested that the Oak Island treasure 567 00:23:41,708 --> 00:23:45,542 may be buried between 80 and 120 feet. 568 00:23:48,042 --> 00:23:48,917 SCOTT: Okay. 569 00:23:49,042 --> 00:23:49,958 What do we see? 570 00:23:50,042 --> 00:23:52,375 (Paul exhales) 571 00:23:52,542 --> 00:23:54,208 It looks like graywacke we got into there. 572 00:23:54,375 --> 00:23:55,708 Very solid. 573 00:23:55,833 --> 00:23:58,875 There's nothing here but still stone. 574 00:23:59,042 --> 00:23:59,917 SCOTT: Yeah. 575 00:24:00,042 --> 00:24:01,292 PAUL: Cobbles. 576 00:24:01,375 --> 00:24:03,417 -And till. -SCOTT: Just tight till. 577 00:24:04,750 --> 00:24:06,583 Unfortunately, we didn't find any gold, 578 00:24:06,708 --> 00:24:09,458 but there's still other areas we can drill and plan to drill 579 00:24:09,542 --> 00:24:11,125 -in this treasure area. -Okay. 580 00:24:11,208 --> 00:24:12,125 So there's still hope yet. 581 00:24:12,250 --> 00:24:13,542 Yeah. 582 00:24:13,708 --> 00:24:15,625 RICK: This is a process, 583 00:24:15,708 --> 00:24:17,000 and we didn't find treasure, but it gave us information. 584 00:24:17,083 --> 00:24:19,042 The belief is that there's something there. 585 00:24:19,208 --> 00:24:22,667 So we will continue to do the drilling program. 586 00:24:22,833 --> 00:24:25,500 I think we're very early on. 587 00:24:25,583 --> 00:24:27,333 One mustn't jump to conclusions. 588 00:24:27,417 --> 00:24:29,583 This is a painstaking process. 589 00:24:29,708 --> 00:24:31,417 I know we have to be patient. 590 00:24:31,542 --> 00:24:33,625 And there's a lot of gold that's in this area, 591 00:24:33,708 --> 00:24:35,333 so everybody's excited to get some answers. 592 00:24:35,500 --> 00:24:37,333 So we move off and we drill elsewhere. 593 00:24:37,458 --> 00:24:38,958 -PAUL: Okay. -ALEX: Sounds good. 594 00:24:39,083 --> 00:24:40,250 -See you guys in a bit. -SCOTT: Thanks, guys. 595 00:24:40,375 --> 00:24:40,958 PAUL: All right. 596 00:24:42,333 --> 00:24:44,667 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 597 00:24:45,875 --> 00:24:47,792 LAIRD: Hey, Rick. Doug. 598 00:24:47,917 --> 00:24:48,792 -Laird, we've brought a guest. -Hey, Terry. 599 00:24:48,875 --> 00:24:50,500 -Hey, Laird. -You know Terry. 600 00:24:50,625 --> 00:24:51,750 -Always good to have you here. -Thanks a lot. 601 00:24:51,875 --> 00:24:54,667 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina, Doug Crowell 602 00:24:54,792 --> 00:24:57,333 and historical researcher Terry Deveau 603 00:24:57,500 --> 00:25:00,125 join archaeologist Laird Niven 604 00:25:00,250 --> 00:25:02,542 on Lot 26 at the mysterious 605 00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:04,708 900-year-old stone well. 606 00:25:04,833 --> 00:25:06,208 TERRY: This is quite a thing you've found here. 607 00:25:06,375 --> 00:25:07,667 Beautiful well. 608 00:25:07,792 --> 00:25:09,500 NARRATOR: Terry currently serves 609 00:25:09,625 --> 00:25:11,208 as the president of the New England Antiquities 610 00:25:11,333 --> 00:25:13,000 Research Association 611 00:25:13,125 --> 00:25:15,708 and has previously consulted with the Oak Island team 612 00:25:15,833 --> 00:25:17,417 on a number of their discoveries, 613 00:25:17,542 --> 00:25:21,542 including the stone road uncovered in the swamp, 614 00:25:21,667 --> 00:25:24,833 which Terry believes is at least 500 years old 615 00:25:24,917 --> 00:25:27,167 and of Portuguese origin. 616 00:25:27,333 --> 00:25:30,375 TERRY: The stones are really well-formed around the inside. 617 00:25:30,542 --> 00:25:32,167 LAIRD: Yeah. 618 00:25:32,292 --> 00:25:34,458 We're 98% sure that's the very, very bottom of the well. 619 00:25:34,583 --> 00:25:36,500 Can you infer anything, Terry? 620 00:25:36,625 --> 00:25:37,833 At all? Your opinion? 621 00:25:37,958 --> 00:25:39,750 TERRY: Well, I mean, the thing is, 622 00:25:39,875 --> 00:25:42,750 people have been building wells with this kind of technique 623 00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:44,667 for thousands of years, 624 00:25:44,792 --> 00:25:48,375 and it's more or less universal among cultures as well. 625 00:25:48,500 --> 00:25:50,667 It's a traditional 626 00:25:50,792 --> 00:25:54,000 technology that's been around for so many millennia. 627 00:25:54,125 --> 00:25:56,000 The well must have been in use for a long time 628 00:25:56,125 --> 00:25:59,208 because it's actually really clean down there. 629 00:26:00,375 --> 00:26:02,500 Not many artifacts. 630 00:26:02,667 --> 00:26:03,542 RICK: The other wells across the island-- 631 00:26:03,667 --> 00:26:06,500 I do not remember any of them 632 00:26:06,625 --> 00:26:08,375 being constructed like this. 633 00:26:08,542 --> 00:26:11,208 I mean, circular, yes. 634 00:26:11,333 --> 00:26:12,417 But not like this. 635 00:26:12,542 --> 00:26:15,208 This construct is unique. 636 00:26:15,333 --> 00:26:17,417 You know, the well that does look a lot similar to that 637 00:26:17,542 --> 00:26:18,667 is the one at New Ross. 638 00:26:18,833 --> 00:26:20,583 RICK: You think that one was 639 00:26:20,708 --> 00:26:23,542 represented by this type of construct? 640 00:26:23,708 --> 00:26:25,583 Yeah. It does definitely remind me of it. 641 00:26:25,708 --> 00:26:28,333 That doesn't look like soil, does it? 642 00:26:28,458 --> 00:26:30,458 That is weird. Look at this right here. 643 00:26:30,583 --> 00:26:32,333 Very strange bottom. 644 00:26:32,458 --> 00:26:35,250 NARRATOR: In 2016, Rick Lagina, 645 00:26:35,375 --> 00:26:37,083 diver Tony Sampson 646 00:26:37,208 --> 00:26:38,625 and members of the team 647 00:26:38,708 --> 00:26:41,417 visited a mysterious, historic site 648 00:26:41,542 --> 00:26:43,500 located 20 miles north of Oak Island 649 00:26:43,583 --> 00:26:45,750 in the town of New Ross, Nova Scotia. 650 00:26:45,875 --> 00:26:48,333 A site containing stone carvings, 651 00:26:48,417 --> 00:26:49,958 a well, 652 00:26:50,083 --> 00:26:52,333 and the foundational ruins of a structure 653 00:26:52,500 --> 00:26:54,042 that some researchers believe 654 00:26:54,208 --> 00:26:56,167 were created by members of the Knights Templar 655 00:26:56,250 --> 00:26:58,125 more than 600 years ago. 656 00:27:00,500 --> 00:27:01,750 TONY: Well, that's kind of weird. 657 00:27:01,875 --> 00:27:03,792 TEDFORD: What did you find down there, Tony? 658 00:27:03,875 --> 00:27:05,583 TONY: I've got what could be a triangle. 659 00:27:05,708 --> 00:27:07,375 NARRATOR: Incredibly, 660 00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:10,292 while investigating the stone well on the property, 661 00:27:10,375 --> 00:27:12,750 Tony discovered what appeared to be a triangle 662 00:27:12,875 --> 00:27:14,875 with an eye in the center-- 663 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,958 a Masonic and Templar symbol 664 00:27:17,083 --> 00:27:19,833 that is eerily reminiscent of the shape 665 00:27:19,958 --> 00:27:23,333 and possible design of the Oak Island swamp. 666 00:27:23,500 --> 00:27:25,333 Could Terry Deveau be correct 667 00:27:25,500 --> 00:27:29,417 that the well on Lot 26 matches the specific design 668 00:27:29,542 --> 00:27:31,500 of the one in New Ross? 669 00:27:31,583 --> 00:27:36,333 If so, might they have been created by the same builders? 670 00:27:37,542 --> 00:27:40,000 Well, when we went to New Ross to look at that well, 671 00:27:40,125 --> 00:27:42,708 the other interesting thing we saw there was the stone. 672 00:27:42,833 --> 00:27:44,667 And it seemed to have that Portuguese 673 00:27:44,750 --> 00:27:45,792 or Templar cross carved on it. 674 00:27:45,875 --> 00:27:47,583 That was interesting because 675 00:27:47,708 --> 00:27:49,583 this whole idea of the possible Portuguese 676 00:27:49,708 --> 00:27:52,042 -connection to the island. -Yeah. 677 00:27:52,208 --> 00:27:54,083 The possible Templar connection to New Ross 678 00:27:54,208 --> 00:27:55,750 goes way back. 679 00:27:55,875 --> 00:27:59,125 So I-I think there's, there's a lot of opportunity 680 00:27:59,208 --> 00:28:00,833 to further that research 681 00:28:00,958 --> 00:28:02,542 and come up with a definitive answer. 682 00:28:02,667 --> 00:28:04,208 That's what our hope is here. 683 00:28:04,375 --> 00:28:07,083 We want to understand the truths 684 00:28:07,208 --> 00:28:09,167 to be uncovered here just as there are at New Ross. 685 00:28:10,417 --> 00:28:12,333 Does the timeline allow 686 00:28:12,458 --> 00:28:15,167 for the idea that there's some Templar association 687 00:28:15,292 --> 00:28:16,708 here at lot 26? 688 00:28:16,833 --> 00:28:18,667 Certainly it does. 689 00:28:18,792 --> 00:28:21,042 But that's not enough to draw conclusions. 690 00:28:21,208 --> 00:28:24,500 So I'm interested enough to keep pursuing this. 691 00:28:24,625 --> 00:28:27,208 Do you think this one is earlier than that? 692 00:28:27,333 --> 00:28:28,750 Well, it could easily be. 693 00:28:28,875 --> 00:28:32,667 The construction technique seems to be similar. 694 00:28:32,750 --> 00:28:34,875 And the way the stones are put together, 695 00:28:35,042 --> 00:28:38,583 they intended this to be here for a long period of time. 696 00:28:38,708 --> 00:28:39,875 100%. 697 00:28:40,042 --> 00:28:41,292 TERRY: Well, thanks a lot for showing me. 698 00:28:41,417 --> 00:28:42,250 I really appreciate it. 699 00:28:42,375 --> 00:28:43,458 It's amazing. 700 00:28:43,542 --> 00:28:45,042 Yeah. Very cool. 701 00:28:45,167 --> 00:28:48,458 Yeah, it-it is. Hopefully it will tell a story. 702 00:28:48,542 --> 00:28:51,042 NARRATOR: As Rick, Terry and the members of the team 703 00:28:51,208 --> 00:28:54,000 continue their inspection of the stone well... 704 00:28:54,125 --> 00:28:56,458 GARY: All right, let's see what's waiting for us 705 00:28:56,583 --> 00:28:58,167 underneath this flag, mate. 706 00:28:58,250 --> 00:29:00,083 NARRATOR: ...less than 100 yards away... 707 00:29:00,208 --> 00:29:02,625 -(intermittent beeping) -GARY: Oh, that sounds great. 708 00:29:02,750 --> 00:29:05,000 All right, mate, just there. 709 00:29:05,125 --> 00:29:08,167 Almost there. Here we go. 710 00:29:08,250 --> 00:29:12,458 NARRATOR: ...Gary Drayton and Jack Begley set out once again 711 00:29:12,542 --> 00:29:15,000 to search for additional clues that might reveal 712 00:29:15,125 --> 00:29:17,750 the true story of Lot 26. 713 00:29:20,292 --> 00:29:21,500 GARY: All right. 714 00:29:21,667 --> 00:29:23,292 I think you dug deep enough, mate. 715 00:29:28,375 --> 00:29:30,875 -Did I get it out? -It sounds like it. Yeah. 716 00:29:32,750 --> 00:29:34,500 -(beeping) -GARY: Ooh. 717 00:29:34,625 --> 00:29:36,167 -It is here. -It's that thing? 718 00:29:36,292 --> 00:29:38,458 -Yeah. Let's see what we got. -Or is it in a clump? 719 00:29:38,583 --> 00:29:39,833 It's in the clump. 720 00:29:39,958 --> 00:29:42,167 -JACK: A musket ball? -No. 721 00:29:46,167 --> 00:29:47,667 -JACK: Whoa! -GARY: Sweet baby Jesus. 722 00:29:47,792 --> 00:29:48,708 -Look what we found. -No way. 723 00:29:48,833 --> 00:29:49,792 -Look at that! -Oh, my-- 724 00:29:49,917 --> 00:29:51,375 What the heck is that, Gary? 725 00:29:51,542 --> 00:29:52,667 Let's see. 726 00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:53,917 -Oh! -Oh, my... 727 00:29:55,958 --> 00:29:58,042 GARY: Is it a brooch? 728 00:29:58,167 --> 00:29:59,500 JACK: I think it might be. 729 00:29:59,667 --> 00:30:00,500 That's a brooch or a buckle. 730 00:30:00,625 --> 00:30:02,833 -(laughing) -Yes! 731 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,500 NARRATOR: On Lot 26, less than 100 yards 732 00:30:05,625 --> 00:30:07,458 from the ancient stone well 733 00:30:07,583 --> 00:30:11,333 metal detection expert Gary Drayton and Jack Begley 734 00:30:11,458 --> 00:30:15,000 have just made a potentially valuable discovery. 735 00:30:15,125 --> 00:30:17,833 I think we've just found a piece of jewelry, mate. 736 00:30:17,917 --> 00:30:20,333 I mean, look. That is unusual. 737 00:30:20,500 --> 00:30:22,625 -JACK: Can I hold it for a second? -GARY: Yeah, of course, mate. 738 00:30:22,708 --> 00:30:24,083 JACK: I just want to get a... 739 00:30:25,708 --> 00:30:27,833 This looks really nice. 740 00:30:27,917 --> 00:30:29,833 But that looks really, really old, mate. 741 00:30:29,917 --> 00:30:32,417 JACK: Oh, wow. 742 00:30:32,542 --> 00:30:35,208 -Any idea on the date for this? -(sighs) 743 00:30:35,333 --> 00:30:37,875 I don't know, 'cause I don't know what that red is. 744 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,500 -I have no idea, either. -I don't know if it's some 745 00:30:39,583 --> 00:30:41,208 kind of stone. 746 00:30:41,333 --> 00:30:42,500 JACK: Yeah, but it looks like there's glass. 747 00:30:42,583 --> 00:30:43,667 GARY: Yeah, it's either glass 748 00:30:43,833 --> 00:30:45,750 or some kind of crystal. 749 00:30:45,875 --> 00:30:47,667 But it looks to be ornate. 750 00:30:47,833 --> 00:30:50,000 I'd hate to damage it. 751 00:30:50,083 --> 00:30:52,125 It's very, very, unusual. 752 00:30:52,208 --> 00:30:53,500 I mean, look at the patina, mate. 753 00:30:53,667 --> 00:30:55,417 You know it's old. 754 00:30:55,542 --> 00:30:57,000 JACK: I think this is one of 755 00:30:57,167 --> 00:30:58,875 the coolest things we've found around here. 756 00:30:59,042 --> 00:31:00,958 And it could be really, really old. 757 00:31:01,083 --> 00:31:05,875 Yeah, but either way, that is a real bobby-dazzler. 758 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,333 Talk about top-pocket finds. That is one. 759 00:31:08,458 --> 00:31:10,833 JACK: I think this is an important find 760 00:31:10,917 --> 00:31:12,583 to where we should stop right now 761 00:31:12,708 --> 00:31:14,458 and take it to the lab. 762 00:31:14,583 --> 00:31:18,083 Ah, you're right, mate. This is unbelievable. 763 00:31:18,208 --> 00:31:20,167 I'm not gonna put it in my pocket or anything. 764 00:31:20,292 --> 00:31:22,167 We'll treat this with kid gloves. 765 00:31:22,292 --> 00:31:24,792 We'll give it the respect it deserves. 766 00:31:24,917 --> 00:31:28,750 Ooh! I can't wait to see their faces. 767 00:31:28,875 --> 00:31:31,000 ♪ ♪ 768 00:31:31,917 --> 00:31:33,417 RICK: Hey, guys. 769 00:31:33,542 --> 00:31:34,958 -Hey, guys. -Hey. 770 00:31:35,042 --> 00:31:36,000 -JACK: Good timing. -GARY: Hey, chaps. 771 00:31:36,167 --> 00:31:37,958 What's the excitement about? 772 00:31:38,042 --> 00:31:40,667 The excitement is about this. What's in the bag. 773 00:31:40,792 --> 00:31:43,833 NARRATOR: After notifying Rick Lagina and Craig Tester 774 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:45,667 of their discovery, 775 00:31:45,750 --> 00:31:47,250 Gary and Jack join them 776 00:31:47,375 --> 00:31:49,000 in the Oak Island Interpretive Centre 777 00:31:49,083 --> 00:31:50,958 along with Laird Niven, 778 00:31:51,042 --> 00:31:52,833 archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan 779 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,167 and Billy Gerhardt. 780 00:31:55,292 --> 00:31:57,500 GARY: Jack and I recovered this-- 781 00:31:57,625 --> 00:31:59,167 Well, how do we describe it? 782 00:31:59,250 --> 00:32:01,958 Bobby-dazzler, top-pocket find, all rolled into one... 783 00:32:02,083 --> 00:32:04,667 -(chuckles) -GARY: ...on Lot 26 784 00:32:04,750 --> 00:32:06,750 at the side of that old wall. 785 00:32:06,875 --> 00:32:09,042 And it is spectacular. 786 00:32:11,542 --> 00:32:13,875 Check that out. 787 00:32:14,042 --> 00:32:16,125 ♪ ♪ 788 00:32:17,708 --> 00:32:20,000 RICK: What do you make of it? 789 00:32:20,125 --> 00:32:22,875 GARY: Jack and I believe it could be either a brooch 790 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,000 or a buckle. 791 00:32:25,083 --> 00:32:28,083 I mean, whether or not it's a brooch, 792 00:32:28,208 --> 00:32:31,750 someone wore it ornamentally or it was used 793 00:32:31,875 --> 00:32:33,042 to decorate something. 794 00:32:33,208 --> 00:32:36,500 GARY: And it's almost Masonic-looking. 795 00:32:37,958 --> 00:32:39,333 It's got that intricate design. 796 00:32:39,458 --> 00:32:41,625 What does that remind you of, Rick? 797 00:32:41,750 --> 00:32:42,833 On Lot 8? 798 00:32:42,958 --> 00:32:44,208 -The brooch. -GARY: Yup. 799 00:32:45,125 --> 00:32:46,458 That is beautiful. 800 00:32:46,542 --> 00:32:48,250 NARRATOR: In 2017, 801 00:32:48,375 --> 00:32:51,458 Rick and Gary discovered a semiprecious 802 00:32:51,583 --> 00:32:55,375 garnet gemstone on Lot 8 near the middle of the island-- 803 00:32:56,375 --> 00:32:58,417 a garnet gemstone that is believed 804 00:32:58,542 --> 00:33:02,167 to not only be 500 years old or older... 805 00:33:02,250 --> 00:33:05,125 And I know you keep referring to it as a brooch. 806 00:33:05,208 --> 00:33:07,833 I have a different possible interpretation. 807 00:33:07,958 --> 00:33:11,917 NARRATOR: ...but according to 32nd degree Freemason Scott Clarke, 808 00:33:12,042 --> 00:33:14,917 it may have been part of a Masonic breastplate, 809 00:33:15,042 --> 00:33:17,625 one linked to the sacred missing treasures 810 00:33:17,708 --> 00:33:19,417 of the Knights Templar. 811 00:33:20,667 --> 00:33:23,667 CLARKE: The breastplate was used in a specific Masonic ritual 812 00:33:23,792 --> 00:33:26,708 meant to mimic the retrieval of the Ark of the Covenant 813 00:33:26,875 --> 00:33:29,292 from a secret vault underground. 814 00:33:29,375 --> 00:33:30,417 Wow. 815 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:34,333 That is a strange piece. 816 00:33:34,500 --> 00:33:37,667 NARRATOR: Is it possible that Gary and Jack have found 817 00:33:37,750 --> 00:33:42,958 a related artifact near the 900-year-old well on Lot 26? 818 00:33:43,042 --> 00:33:46,125 And if so, could it also be connected 819 00:33:46,250 --> 00:33:50,000 to the silver that has been detected in the water? 820 00:33:51,208 --> 00:33:53,458 I'm intrigued enough to put it in the CT scanner. 821 00:33:53,542 --> 00:33:54,917 Mm-hmm. 822 00:33:55,042 --> 00:33:55,875 -Right now. -JACK: Yeah. 823 00:33:56,042 --> 00:33:57,292 Okay, I can do that. 824 00:33:57,417 --> 00:33:59,083 JACK: Let's see what it looks like. 825 00:33:59,208 --> 00:34:01,000 NARRATOR: In order to examine the brooch, 826 00:34:01,083 --> 00:34:06,000 Emma will use the Skyscan 1273 CT scanner. 827 00:34:06,083 --> 00:34:09,500 By emitting nondestructive X-ray radiation, 828 00:34:09,625 --> 00:34:11,833 the device can penetrate corrosion 829 00:34:11,958 --> 00:34:14,208 and encrusted soil on the surface, 830 00:34:14,375 --> 00:34:17,167 revealing a three-dimensional computer image 831 00:34:17,292 --> 00:34:19,833 that shows the object's finer details. 832 00:34:19,958 --> 00:34:22,167 ♪ ♪ 833 00:34:23,875 --> 00:34:26,375 GARY: Here we go. 834 00:34:26,500 --> 00:34:27,667 OK. 835 00:34:27,750 --> 00:34:29,333 JACK: Ooh. 836 00:34:32,208 --> 00:34:35,292 GARY: Oh, that's bloody beautiful, isn't it, eh? 837 00:34:35,375 --> 00:34:36,833 ♪ ♪ 838 00:34:36,958 --> 00:34:39,208 RICK: Can you flip it, Emma? 839 00:34:39,375 --> 00:34:40,292 180. 840 00:34:40,375 --> 00:34:42,583 ♪ ♪ 841 00:34:43,917 --> 00:34:46,167 GARY: That is bloody gorgeous. 842 00:34:47,333 --> 00:34:50,042 LAIRD: And remember, this is just... 843 00:34:50,167 --> 00:34:51,833 a snapshot. 844 00:34:51,958 --> 00:34:54,042 GARY: Yeah, a bloody nice snapshot. 845 00:34:54,208 --> 00:34:55,500 LAIRD: It's definitely jewelry. 846 00:34:55,625 --> 00:34:56,708 Yeah. 847 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:02,167 -RICK: It's quite intricate. -GARY: Mm. 848 00:35:02,292 --> 00:35:04,583 There's some craftsmanship associated with that. 849 00:35:04,708 --> 00:35:07,167 -CRAIG: It looks like a flower. -JACK: Yeah. 850 00:35:07,292 --> 00:35:10,042 -GARY: Yeah. -RICK: There are one, two, three, 851 00:35:10,208 --> 00:35:13,833 four, five leaves, aren't there? 852 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,167 GARY: Yeah, you're right, mate. 853 00:35:16,292 --> 00:35:19,000 I'd love to know what type of leaves they are, 854 00:35:19,125 --> 00:35:22,833 'cause that should speak to origin. 855 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:24,667 The question is, how old is it? 856 00:35:24,792 --> 00:35:25,792 Yeah. 857 00:35:25,917 --> 00:35:27,000 And what does that-- 858 00:35:27,083 --> 00:35:29,167 Does that design reflect anything? 859 00:35:29,250 --> 00:35:30,333 GARY: Yeah. 860 00:35:30,500 --> 00:35:33,708 Mm. Got a lot going for this. 861 00:35:33,875 --> 00:35:35,333 RICK: We need more information. 862 00:35:35,458 --> 00:35:38,667 More of a CT scan, XRF, maybe even XRD. 863 00:35:38,792 --> 00:35:42,333 NARRATOR: To further analyze the brooch for important clues, 864 00:35:42,417 --> 00:35:45,042 Emma Culligan will need to spend several days 865 00:35:45,167 --> 00:35:46,708 scanning the artifact 866 00:35:46,875 --> 00:35:49,625 with the team's additional laboratory devices 867 00:35:49,750 --> 00:35:51,708 which will hopefully help her determine 868 00:35:51,875 --> 00:35:53,708 its metallurgical composition, 869 00:35:53,833 --> 00:35:56,708 the possible time period it was created, 870 00:35:56,833 --> 00:36:01,167 and perhaps the geographical region where it originated. 871 00:36:01,292 --> 00:36:02,583 RICK: Kudos to you guys. 872 00:36:02,708 --> 00:36:04,750 It's a top-pocket find 873 00:36:04,875 --> 00:36:06,125 -and a bobby-dazzler. -Yeah. 874 00:36:06,250 --> 00:36:07,500 RICK: There's no question about it. 875 00:36:07,667 --> 00:36:09,500 And, uh, hopefully we'll learn something. 876 00:36:09,625 --> 00:36:11,667 And we may have found a piece of treasure. 877 00:36:11,750 --> 00:36:14,333 JACK: Yep. GARY: Two thumbs up from Rick. 878 00:36:14,500 --> 00:36:16,833 RICK: Thank you all very much. Great day. 879 00:36:20,917 --> 00:36:22,583 -RICK: It's an exciting day. -SCOTT: Yep. 880 00:36:22,708 --> 00:36:24,167 -RICK: Roger. -Hey! How's it going, guys? 881 00:36:24,333 --> 00:36:26,125 -RICK: Good, how are you? -Good, good, good, good. 882 00:36:26,250 --> 00:36:27,792 NARRATOR: In the Money Pit area, 883 00:36:27,875 --> 00:36:30,083 Rick Lagina, along with 884 00:36:30,208 --> 00:36:32,750 Oak Island Operations manager Scott Barlow, 885 00:36:32,875 --> 00:36:34,833 are about to experience a moment 886 00:36:34,917 --> 00:36:36,083 that Rick has dreamed of 887 00:36:36,208 --> 00:36:38,667 since he was just a boy 888 00:36:38,792 --> 00:36:41,500 and first read about the Oak Island mystery. 889 00:36:41,583 --> 00:36:43,333 We have all kinds of emotions 890 00:36:43,417 --> 00:36:45,458 running through us, you know. 891 00:36:45,583 --> 00:36:48,000 Bottom line is, we're radically changing the search agenda now. 892 00:36:48,083 --> 00:36:49,417 We're gonna go looking for 893 00:36:49,542 --> 00:36:51,167 what's underground by being underground. 894 00:36:51,333 --> 00:36:52,500 That's pretty cool. 895 00:36:52,625 --> 00:36:53,500 Oh, I think so. I think so. 896 00:36:53,583 --> 00:36:55,417 But it's kind of bittersweet. 897 00:36:55,542 --> 00:36:57,667 Like I was telling him just before we walked in, 898 00:36:57,750 --> 00:37:00,667 this will be our only first time underground 899 00:37:00,833 --> 00:37:03,208 in the Money Pit, so we better enjoy it, right? 900 00:37:03,333 --> 00:37:04,708 -Oh, yeah, for sure. -It's gonna be a moment 901 00:37:04,833 --> 00:37:06,208 that we're gonna remember the rest of our lives. 902 00:37:06,375 --> 00:37:07,542 Yeah, absolutely. 903 00:37:07,667 --> 00:37:08,750 -Okay. -So, what do we have to do? 904 00:37:08,875 --> 00:37:10,167 We'll get you suited up. 905 00:37:10,292 --> 00:37:11,458 Also, I've got a couple of coveralls 906 00:37:11,542 --> 00:37:13,417 -for you guys here. -Okay, cool. 907 00:37:13,542 --> 00:37:15,083 I got another one for you, Scott. 908 00:37:15,208 --> 00:37:16,875 NARRATOR: Now that the reconstruction 909 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:21,458 of the Garden Shaft has reached a depth of 44 feet, 910 00:37:21,542 --> 00:37:24,417 and after completing the required safety training... 911 00:37:24,542 --> 00:37:25,333 Perfect. 912 00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:26,500 NARRATOR: ...Rick will have 913 00:37:26,625 --> 00:37:28,458 his first opportunity ever 914 00:37:28,583 --> 00:37:32,000 to personally go underground in the Money Pit area. 915 00:37:32,083 --> 00:37:33,875 ROGER: Okay, guys, we are gonna 916 00:37:34,042 --> 00:37:35,750 head down there and we're gonna go see what we can see. 917 00:37:35,875 --> 00:37:37,042 -Sounds good? -Yeah. 918 00:37:37,167 --> 00:37:38,375 RICK: For the first time, 919 00:37:38,542 --> 00:37:39,833 we are gonna go underground 920 00:37:39,958 --> 00:37:41,250 in the Money Pit. 921 00:37:41,375 --> 00:37:42,750 That in and of itself is pretty cool. 922 00:37:42,875 --> 00:37:44,375 But we're here to solve the mystery. 923 00:37:44,542 --> 00:37:47,500 -Go ahead, Roger. -Thank you. 924 00:37:47,625 --> 00:37:50,375 RICK: And the hope is that when we go down in the shaft, 925 00:37:50,542 --> 00:37:54,750 our senses will be more attuned to the possibilities 926 00:37:54,875 --> 00:37:58,417 of what the shaft represents in terms of 927 00:37:58,542 --> 00:38:01,250 furthering our understanding in the Money Pit. 928 00:38:01,375 --> 00:38:03,333 ROGER: There we go. 929 00:38:03,458 --> 00:38:05,917 I'll go down and you guys can follow me in there. 930 00:38:07,458 --> 00:38:09,250 Let me know if you have any questions 931 00:38:09,375 --> 00:38:11,333 -on the way down, Rick. -Yeah. -Okay. 932 00:38:11,417 --> 00:38:14,583 RICK: It's intensely emotional 933 00:38:14,708 --> 00:38:16,375 to be underground in the Money Pit 934 00:38:16,542 --> 00:38:18,000 where so many people 935 00:38:18,083 --> 00:38:21,583 who have come before us had that same experience. 936 00:38:21,708 --> 00:38:24,708 And I think life is all about shared experience 937 00:38:24,875 --> 00:38:27,750 because I do believe this is a wonderful story. 938 00:38:27,875 --> 00:38:31,833 And we know the people that have come before us, 939 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:33,833 their legacy now is 940 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:35,958 being carried by us. 941 00:38:36,083 --> 00:38:38,542 Wow. (sighs) Beautiful. 942 00:38:38,708 --> 00:38:41,458 I've believed in Oak Island since I was a little boy. 943 00:38:41,542 --> 00:38:45,583 As a little boy, I dreamt of treasure, 944 00:38:45,708 --> 00:38:49,167 and hidden wealth, and booby traps, 945 00:38:49,250 --> 00:38:50,167 and underground tunnels. 946 00:38:50,250 --> 00:38:51,667 Wow. 947 00:38:51,792 --> 00:38:52,917 Now that I'm underground... (chuckles) 948 00:38:53,042 --> 00:38:54,500 ...in the Money Pit, I'm in awe. 949 00:38:54,625 --> 00:38:56,917 ♪ ♪ 950 00:38:57,042 --> 00:39:00,708 -This is astounding. -ROGER: Oh, yeah. Yeah. 951 00:39:04,542 --> 00:39:06,292 -SCOTT: This is pretty amazing. -ROGER: Yeah, it is, eh? 952 00:39:06,417 --> 00:39:07,917 So what you see 953 00:39:08,042 --> 00:39:09,542 below this set that we are installing right now, 954 00:39:09,667 --> 00:39:11,333 everything in there in the bottom that you see 955 00:39:11,458 --> 00:39:13,417 -is all original. -RICK: Wow. 956 00:39:13,542 --> 00:39:16,208 I mean, not just the work you are doing, 957 00:39:16,375 --> 00:39:17,333 which is quite amazing... 958 00:39:17,458 --> 00:39:18,833 ROGER: Yeah. 959 00:39:18,917 --> 00:39:21,500 RICK: ...but this is what is astounding. 960 00:39:21,625 --> 00:39:24,083 You're looking at history, right? 961 00:39:24,208 --> 00:39:27,792 To see how that wood has been preserved is unbelievable, man. 962 00:39:27,875 --> 00:39:30,292 -SCOTT: It's amazing. -RICK: It's quite remarkable. 963 00:39:30,375 --> 00:39:32,667 Yeah, it is, eh? 964 00:39:32,750 --> 00:39:34,667 RICK: You look at the shaft and you think 965 00:39:34,750 --> 00:39:38,000 "My goodness, people long ago, they didn't have cranes." 966 00:39:38,125 --> 00:39:40,083 It's a testament to their will, 967 00:39:40,208 --> 00:39:42,667 to their desire, to their belief 968 00:39:42,750 --> 00:39:44,625 that where there's a will, there's a way. 969 00:39:44,750 --> 00:39:48,625 And there was certainly a will to their enterprise. 970 00:39:48,750 --> 00:39:52,750 Not only the searchers but the original depositors as well. 971 00:39:53,958 --> 00:39:56,000 So, Roger, now that we're down near 50 feet here, I mean... 972 00:39:56,083 --> 00:39:57,500 -Yeah. -SCOTT: ...there's a lot of potential 973 00:39:57,625 --> 00:39:59,083 for other works to be in the area. 974 00:39:59,208 --> 00:40:00,458 Offset chambers, 975 00:40:00,542 --> 00:40:01,458 and the tunnel at the 95-foot mark. 976 00:40:01,542 --> 00:40:02,875 Oh, for sure. 977 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:06,500 There may be original work beneath this. 978 00:40:06,625 --> 00:40:08,583 You're right, and that's one of the reasons why 979 00:40:08,708 --> 00:40:10,333 we pound on that timber all the time, 980 00:40:10,458 --> 00:40:12,125 to see if there is any void behind us. 981 00:40:12,250 --> 00:40:13,750 But yeah, we're expecting 982 00:40:13,875 --> 00:40:16,792 to get some answers as to what happened here, why. 983 00:40:16,875 --> 00:40:19,417 Boy, this is interesting and it's quite phenomenal. 984 00:40:19,542 --> 00:40:21,000 -ROGER: Oh, it is. It is. -It really is. 985 00:40:21,125 --> 00:40:22,417 It's been an amazing experience. 986 00:40:22,542 --> 00:40:23,875 You stand here and you look up, 987 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:25,625 -and it's-- -Yeah. 988 00:40:25,708 --> 00:40:26,667 SCOTT: I-I can't explain how I feel right now. 989 00:40:26,792 --> 00:40:28,333 -ROGER: Oh. -RICK: Thank you. 990 00:40:28,458 --> 00:40:29,792 This-this has been very unique, right? 991 00:40:29,917 --> 00:40:31,333 Yep. 992 00:40:31,458 --> 00:40:33,292 Forever grateful for this opportunity. 993 00:40:33,375 --> 00:40:34,458 RICK: We really, really, appreciate it. 994 00:40:34,583 --> 00:40:36,542 ROGER: Glad you enjoyed it. 995 00:40:36,667 --> 00:40:39,833 NARRATOR: After another productive week on Oak Island, 996 00:40:39,958 --> 00:40:42,167 Rick, Marty, Craig and their team 997 00:40:42,333 --> 00:40:45,500 have good reason to believe that they are on the cusp 998 00:40:45,625 --> 00:40:49,833 of a major breakthrough in the 228-year-old mystery. 999 00:40:49,958 --> 00:40:54,042 They have not only found more incredible clues 1000 00:40:54,167 --> 00:40:57,833 that may soon reveal just who created the Money Pit long ago, 1001 00:40:57,958 --> 00:41:01,417 but now, as they dig deeper and deeper 1002 00:41:01,542 --> 00:41:03,000 into the Garden Shaft, 1003 00:41:03,083 --> 00:41:05,833 they may finally unearth a fabled treasure 1004 00:41:05,958 --> 00:41:10,792 that could rewrite the history of North America. 1005 00:41:12,083 --> 00:41:15,000 NARRATOR: Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 1006 00:41:15,167 --> 00:41:19,000 Whoa! I can feel the rods break through something. 1007 00:41:19,083 --> 00:41:20,333 Whoa, we got lots of wood. 1008 00:41:20,458 --> 00:41:21,875 Wood all through this core. 1009 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:23,417 TERRY: Oh, my gosh, we are into something. 1010 00:41:23,542 --> 00:41:26,458 There are some quantities of gold in the wood. 1011 00:41:26,583 --> 00:41:27,542 That's fantastic. 1012 00:41:27,667 --> 00:41:28,583 Now we have gold 1013 00:41:28,708 --> 00:41:30,375 in the wood and in the water. 1014 00:41:30,542 --> 00:41:33,458 This might lead us to where the treasure may be. 1015 00:41:33,542 --> 00:41:36,500 Wow, look at that. They found an old ladder. 1016 00:41:36,625 --> 00:41:38,125 SCOTT: It's all handmade. 1017 00:41:38,208 --> 00:41:39,208 RICK: This could be 1018 00:41:39,375 --> 00:41:40,542 the long-sought-after answer. 1019 00:41:40,667 --> 00:41:42,167 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS