1 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:03,335 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,494 --> 00:00:05,078 - All right. - If there really is gold found 3 00:00:05,163 --> 00:00:05,921 on these pieces of metal, 4 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:07,589 this is very, very significant. 5 00:00:07,674 --> 00:00:09,750 Wow, this is really interesting. 6 00:00:09,843 --> 00:00:12,753 - So, we have ancient, Spanish gold. - That's huge. 7 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:15,681 So, when you project this path, it heads to the Money Pit. 8 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:16,598 - GARY: Look at that chunk. - Wow. 9 00:00:16,758 --> 00:00:17,766 The department of Community, 10 00:00:17,925 --> 00:00:19,176 Culture and Heritage asked that 11 00:00:19,260 --> 00:00:21,103 - we stop down. - Immediately. 12 00:00:21,187 --> 00:00:23,096 It is very discouraging to me. 13 00:00:23,189 --> 00:00:26,850 The more we cooperate, the more of our island we lose. 14 00:00:26,934 --> 00:00:28,360 Fine, let's throw in the towel. 15 00:00:31,439 --> 00:00:34,357 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 16 00:00:34,451 --> 00:00:36,869 where people have been looking for 17 00:00:36,953 --> 00:00:40,947 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 18 00:00:41,032 --> 00:00:43,950 So far, they have found a stone slab 19 00:00:44,044 --> 00:00:46,003 with strange symbols carved into it... 20 00:00:47,455 --> 00:00:50,466 man-made workings that date to medieval times, 21 00:00:50,550 --> 00:00:54,878 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 22 00:00:54,962 --> 00:00:56,129 to the Knights Templar. 23 00:00:56,214 --> 00:00:58,974 To date, six men have died 24 00:00:59,059 --> 00:01:01,885 trying to solve the mystery. 25 00:01:01,969 --> 00:01:06,890 And according to legend, one more will have to die 26 00:01:06,983 --> 00:01:09,359 before the treasure can be found. 27 00:01:14,407 --> 00:01:16,909 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:24,075 --> 00:01:25,992 - CHARLES: Hey, guys. - Hey, Craig! - Hey! 29 00:01:26,077 --> 00:01:28,170 - Hi, Rick. - Hey. 30 00:01:28,254 --> 00:01:30,839 NARRATOR: As another exciting day dawns on Oak Island... 31 00:01:30,998 --> 00:01:34,584 Rumor is, you guys tested that, uh, the metal we found in D-2. 32 00:01:34,669 --> 00:01:36,586 - Is this true? - And we're about to tell you. 33 00:01:36,671 --> 00:01:38,338 brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, 34 00:01:38,431 --> 00:01:42,342 their partner Craig Tester, and members of their team 35 00:01:42,426 --> 00:01:44,594 are conducting a strategic drilling operation 36 00:01:44,679 --> 00:01:46,513 in the Money Pit area 37 00:01:46,597 --> 00:01:50,934 that they hope will help them solve a 226-year-old mystery. 38 00:01:51,018 --> 00:01:53,779 We used the XRF on two samples. 39 00:01:53,863 --> 00:01:55,864 The XRF came up with gold. 40 00:01:56,023 --> 00:01:58,784 - Gold? - Not just gold. 41 00:01:58,868 --> 00:02:02,112 The percentage is extremely high. 42 00:02:02,205 --> 00:02:05,031 - 700 parts per million. - Oh, wow. 43 00:02:05,116 --> 00:02:07,367 - There's something in there. - Oh, there's something in there. 44 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:10,036 That might be it. 45 00:02:10,121 --> 00:02:13,290 NARRATOR: One week ago, after discovering wood 46 00:02:13,374 --> 00:02:15,876 from a depth of 88 feet in Borehole D-2, 47 00:02:15,969 --> 00:02:20,714 which was then carbon-dated to as early as 1488, 48 00:02:20,807 --> 00:02:23,383 the team unearthed a mysterious piece of metal. 49 00:02:23,467 --> 00:02:25,310 CHARLES: Yeah. It's a big chunk of metal right there. 50 00:02:25,395 --> 00:02:28,230 I'm just gonna throw it on and see what we get. 51 00:02:28,314 --> 00:02:31,391 NARRATOR: when geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner performed 52 00:02:31,475 --> 00:02:35,821 elemental analysis on it using an X-ray fluorescence device, 53 00:02:35,980 --> 00:02:38,982 Rick and members of the team were astonished 54 00:02:39,066 --> 00:02:40,576 by what they had found. 55 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:43,078 A-U! There it is, A-U! 56 00:02:43,163 --> 00:02:46,072 - We got gold again. - Wow. 57 00:02:46,157 --> 00:02:49,242 It's a piece of metal that may have been either in close 58 00:02:49,327 --> 00:02:53,839 contact with gold, or it could be even more interesting, 59 00:02:53,998 --> 00:02:58,668 i.e. that the metals themselves contain gold. 60 00:02:58,753 --> 00:03:02,431 To me, if it's part of the metal, 61 00:03:02,515 --> 00:03:04,266 that's far more interesting. 62 00:03:04,350 --> 00:03:08,261 That means that it's a valuable item. 63 00:03:08,346 --> 00:03:11,690 NARRATOR: Based in an area known as the C-1 cluster, 64 00:03:11,774 --> 00:03:14,443 where recent water tests in existing boreholes 65 00:03:14,527 --> 00:03:18,438 have revealed high levels of silver and gold, the team has 66 00:03:18,531 --> 00:03:21,107 designed a strategic drilling grid in the hopes of 67 00:03:21,192 --> 00:03:24,611 pinpointing the fabled Money Pit treasure vault. 68 00:03:24,704 --> 00:03:28,707 Now, the next target on that grid is Borehole B-4, 69 00:03:28,791 --> 00:03:32,628 which sits just 14 feet from D-2. 70 00:03:32,787 --> 00:03:36,548 MARTY: The C-1 cluster just sounds like the right spot. 71 00:03:36,707 --> 00:03:39,718 Gold on the steel. That's very encouraging. 72 00:03:39,877 --> 00:03:42,721 If it's accurate, that the gold is on the metal, 73 00:03:42,805 --> 00:03:45,390 and that there are just no natural sources, 74 00:03:45,475 --> 00:03:47,300 then I'd say we're closing in on the treasure. 75 00:03:47,385 --> 00:03:49,061 Terry, do you have the grid? 76 00:03:49,220 --> 00:03:52,472 'Cause I'd like to get brought up to speed here. 77 00:03:52,556 --> 00:03:55,150 We are here on B-4, 78 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:56,893 but this hole in particular is at 79 00:03:56,986 --> 00:04:01,815 the northern perimeter, or edge of the C-1 cluster of tunnels. 80 00:04:01,899 --> 00:04:04,067 - Yeah. - If we find evidence of tunnels, there we go. 81 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:05,402 Now we have something more to chase. 82 00:04:05,495 --> 00:04:07,821 NARRATOR: It is also in this area 83 00:04:07,905 --> 00:04:09,248 that the team has 84 00:04:09,407 --> 00:04:11,241 previously drilled into a believed tunnel 85 00:04:11,325 --> 00:04:14,661 at a depth of approximately 90 feet. 86 00:04:14,745 --> 00:04:18,674 If the team is unsuccessful finding treasure in B-4, 87 00:04:18,833 --> 00:04:22,419 then they hope to hit a tunnel that will lead them to it. 88 00:04:22,512 --> 00:04:25,180 We have to concentrate on the areas 89 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:27,015 where we do know there is possible tunnels, 90 00:04:27,174 --> 00:04:28,591 and kind of zero in on that. 91 00:04:28,676 --> 00:04:31,428 Yeah, look. I'm not gonna disagree. 92 00:04:31,521 --> 00:04:33,188 This information is too exciting. 93 00:04:33,273 --> 00:04:34,514 It's certainly worth chasing. 94 00:04:34,598 --> 00:04:36,599 - Yeah. - It's kinda like Christmas morning, right? 95 00:04:36,684 --> 00:04:38,768 It's not always about Christmas morning, 96 00:04:38,853 --> 00:04:41,196 it's what leads up to Christmas morning. 97 00:04:41,281 --> 00:04:43,365 We're not there yet, but we certainly know there's 98 00:04:43,449 --> 00:04:44,449 packages under the tree. 99 00:04:44,534 --> 00:04:46,868 (laughter) 100 00:04:46,953 --> 00:04:48,445 Anyway, keep us abreast. 101 00:04:48,538 --> 00:04:50,780 See you, guys. Thanks for the news. 102 00:04:50,873 --> 00:04:54,451 - You got to hope that we might be very close to something. - All right. 103 00:04:54,535 --> 00:04:58,797 NARRATOR: As the drilling operation in Borehole B-4 gets underway, 104 00:04:58,956 --> 00:05:02,384 - later that morning... - CRAIG, Dan, I think you'll enjoy this. 105 00:05:02,543 --> 00:05:05,795 MARTY: Ooh, actually, we got a lot riding on this little session. 106 00:05:05,888 --> 00:05:09,549 NARRATOR: Craig Tester, along with Marty Lagina and treasure hunter 107 00:05:09,642 --> 00:05:12,719 Dan Henskee, have traveled some 50 miles northeast 108 00:05:12,812 --> 00:05:17,390 to Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 109 00:05:17,475 --> 00:05:19,976 - Should be an interesting day, Craiger. - Sure should. 110 00:05:20,061 --> 00:05:22,395 So, Dan, at this stage in your life, 111 00:05:22,488 --> 00:05:24,156 - 82 years old... - Yeah. 112 00:05:24,315 --> 00:05:26,241 do you believe there's treasure to be found 113 00:05:26,326 --> 00:05:29,244 on Oak Island? 114 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:33,490 Uh, how can I phrase it? Relatively speaking... 115 00:05:33,583 --> 00:05:35,167 - Yeah. - I suppose you could say 116 00:05:35,326 --> 00:05:37,586 I'm more sure there's treasure on Oak Island 117 00:05:37,670 --> 00:05:40,255 than I am that the sun will rise tomorrow. 118 00:05:40,414 --> 00:05:43,333 - Wow! Holy smokes! - Wow. 119 00:05:43,426 --> 00:05:47,420 NARRATOR: They have arranged to meet with chemist Dr. Christa Brosseau 120 00:05:47,513 --> 00:05:50,173 to conduct a more detailed scientific analysis 121 00:05:50,257 --> 00:05:53,518 of the metal object retrieved from Borehole D-2 122 00:05:53,677 --> 00:05:56,429 in order to verify that it contains gold. 123 00:05:56,522 --> 00:05:57,680 Hey, Dr. Brosseau. 124 00:05:57,765 --> 00:05:59,107 - Hey. How's it going? - Good. 125 00:05:59,192 --> 00:06:01,184 - Hello, Christa. - Hey. 126 00:06:01,277 --> 00:06:03,186 How have things been on the island? 127 00:06:03,270 --> 00:06:06,606 - Good. - Good. It's been busy. 128 00:06:06,690 --> 00:06:09,442 NARRATOR: Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 129 00:06:09,527 --> 00:06:12,112 in order to enter the university's premises, 130 00:06:12,196 --> 00:06:15,123 Marty, Craig and Dan are required to 131 00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:17,376 wear protective face masks. 132 00:06:17,460 --> 00:06:20,295 We got a couple samples we want to show you here. 133 00:06:20,454 --> 00:06:25,208 - Awesome. - Some sort of metal that came up from deep underground. 134 00:06:25,292 --> 00:06:27,803 - Almost 90 feet down. - Interesting. 135 00:06:27,887 --> 00:06:30,806 - We have an XRF on location now... - Yeah. That's great. 136 00:06:30,890 --> 00:06:33,049 and ran it on that, and there was some, 137 00:06:33,134 --> 00:06:36,061 some indication of gold on these. 138 00:06:36,145 --> 00:06:39,139 - Awesome. - We are really excited about that, right? 139 00:06:39,223 --> 00:06:42,567 I mean, this is from deep in the Money Pit, and it's sort of 140 00:06:42,726 --> 00:06:45,487 a not very exciting piece of metal until we 141 00:06:45,646 --> 00:06:47,981 did that, so we're eager... 142 00:06:48,074 --> 00:06:49,491 - We'll definitely find out today. - Yeah, okay, good! 143 00:06:49,575 --> 00:06:50,733 That's what I wanted to hear. 144 00:06:50,827 --> 00:06:52,160 All right. Let's go do some hunting. 145 00:06:52,245 --> 00:06:53,153 - Okay. - Beautiful. 146 00:06:53,237 --> 00:06:56,248 I am extremely curious-- 147 00:06:56,332 --> 00:06:58,750 Extraordinarily curious about this piece of metal 148 00:06:58,835 --> 00:07:00,919 found in D-2. 149 00:07:01,078 --> 00:07:02,003 Hey, Xiang. 150 00:07:02,088 --> 00:07:03,496 - Hello. How are you? - Good. 151 00:07:03,581 --> 00:07:05,415 MARTY: Really, you start 152 00:07:05,499 --> 00:07:07,175 to have a hard time discarding 153 00:07:07,334 --> 00:07:11,171 that there was treasure here-- At least once was treasure here. 154 00:07:11,264 --> 00:07:13,339 If there really is gold found on these pieces of metal 155 00:07:13,424 --> 00:07:15,767 around 90-some feet, 156 00:07:15,852 --> 00:07:18,845 searchers wouldn't have been carrying around gold. 157 00:07:18,929 --> 00:07:22,265 Which means this is very, very significant. 158 00:07:22,349 --> 00:07:26,019 I'm going to get the sample prepared. 159 00:07:26,103 --> 00:07:29,022 MARTY: To a very real extent, what happens here today 160 00:07:29,106 --> 00:07:31,441 influences the rest of what we do this year, too. 161 00:07:31,525 --> 00:07:35,028 That's, that's why we're kinda on pins and needles here. 162 00:07:35,121 --> 00:07:38,364 NARRATOR: To examine the metal from Borehole D-2, 163 00:07:38,458 --> 00:07:41,042 Doctors Brosseau and Xiang Yang will be 164 00:07:41,127 --> 00:07:44,621 using an SEM, or scanning electron microscope. 165 00:07:44,714 --> 00:07:47,632 Unlike traditional optical devices, 166 00:07:47,791 --> 00:07:50,469 which rely on light to analyze objects, 167 00:07:50,628 --> 00:07:54,214 the SEM employs a focused beam of electrons, 168 00:07:54,298 --> 00:07:56,216 which can magnify critical features 169 00:07:56,309 --> 00:08:00,720 as much as 200,000 times their actual size. 170 00:08:00,804 --> 00:08:03,398 This method can also determine an item's 171 00:08:03,557 --> 00:08:05,484 precise chemical composition. 172 00:08:06,810 --> 00:08:07,977 So, now that everything's green, 173 00:08:08,062 --> 00:08:13,233 so we should be almost ready to go. 174 00:08:13,317 --> 00:08:15,452 XIANG: All right, so this is the piece. 175 00:08:17,580 --> 00:08:20,499 - CHRISTA: And we'll check the iron first. - Yep. 176 00:08:20,658 --> 00:08:25,253 Looks like you got a nice fresh surface here. 177 00:08:25,412 --> 00:08:27,997 I do not see any manganese. 178 00:08:28,082 --> 00:08:30,175 That's great. That's great for openers. 179 00:08:30,259 --> 00:08:33,261 No manganese, so the iron looks great. 180 00:08:33,346 --> 00:08:35,088 Pre-1840, right? 181 00:08:35,181 --> 00:08:38,341 - Yeah. Exactly. - Are you seeing anything, Xiang? - Yeah. 182 00:08:38,434 --> 00:08:40,519 I'm trying to look for any shiny piece. 183 00:08:40,603 --> 00:08:45,682 MARTY: Yes. Is that what you're looking for there? 184 00:08:45,766 --> 00:08:49,269 - No, it's pyrite. - Fool's gold. 185 00:08:49,353 --> 00:08:50,853 You don't want that. 186 00:08:50,947 --> 00:08:52,656 - Oh, boy. Here we go. - (laughter) 187 00:08:54,867 --> 00:08:57,702 Looks like I found something really bright. 188 00:08:57,861 --> 00:08:59,028 - Oh, there we go. - Oh, there we go. 189 00:08:59,113 --> 00:09:01,289 - Really bright. - Yeah, it's very bright. 190 00:09:01,374 --> 00:09:03,625 Come on! 191 00:09:03,709 --> 00:09:07,295 Yep. That's a nice bright spot. 192 00:09:07,380 --> 00:09:10,039 Let's see what the bright spot is. 193 00:09:10,124 --> 00:09:12,968 - Come on. One time. - Mm-hmm. 194 00:09:13,052 --> 00:09:16,471 -XIANG: Okay. -CHRISTA: All right. So we see... 195 00:09:16,556 --> 00:09:18,390 Wow, this is really interesting. 196 00:09:24,730 --> 00:09:26,889 - Gold? - We see gold. - Really?! 197 00:09:26,974 --> 00:09:28,975 - Yep. - Come on. - Yes. 198 00:09:29,068 --> 00:09:31,644 - That's fantastic news. - There's gold? That piece? 199 00:09:31,729 --> 00:09:33,905 - That little blob there is gold... - Yes. 200 00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:35,907 - Fabulous! - Yeah. 201 00:09:35,992 --> 00:09:37,567 Dan, there you go! 202 00:09:37,651 --> 00:09:39,744 That came out of the Money Pit. 203 00:09:39,829 --> 00:09:43,489 NARRATOR: At Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 204 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:47,577 chemists Dr. Christa Brosseau and Dr. Xiang Yang 205 00:09:47,661 --> 00:09:50,580 have just confirmed that the metal object unearthed 206 00:09:50,664 --> 00:09:53,249 from Borehole D-2 in the Money Pit area 207 00:09:53,334 --> 00:09:56,177 could be connected to the Oak Island treasure. 208 00:09:56,262 --> 00:09:59,672 - What ratios do you see, Christa? - We're seeing gold. 209 00:09:59,757 --> 00:10:01,758 We're seeing copper. 210 00:10:01,842 --> 00:10:05,270 Uh, we see some silver, which is not unexpected. 211 00:10:05,354 --> 00:10:07,347 So, yeah. That's exciting. 212 00:10:07,431 --> 00:10:09,849 That is extremely exciting. 213 00:10:09,933 --> 00:10:12,769 XIANG: So you have 65% of gold. 214 00:10:12,853 --> 00:10:13,862 Sixty-five? 215 00:10:13,946 --> 00:10:19,284 Yeah. And about 26-ish copper. 216 00:10:19,368 --> 00:10:21,944 - What the hell is that? - Right. 217 00:10:22,029 --> 00:10:24,456 So adding a lot of copper into a gold alloy 218 00:10:24,540 --> 00:10:26,041 created a rose color. 219 00:10:26,125 --> 00:10:27,867 - Yeah. - We know it as rose gold now. 220 00:10:27,951 --> 00:10:30,211 What about the silver, Christa? 221 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:32,205 Would rose gold have silver in it? 222 00:10:32,289 --> 00:10:34,633 Yes. Many rose golds have all of these elements, 223 00:10:34,717 --> 00:10:36,468 including the zinc. 224 00:10:38,462 --> 00:10:40,805 NARRATOR: Although the copper-gold alloy mixture known as rose gold 225 00:10:40,890 --> 00:10:43,716 became a popular method for jewelry making 226 00:10:43,809 --> 00:10:47,470 in the early 19th century, especially in Russia, 227 00:10:47,554 --> 00:10:49,806 the practice for mixing copper and gold 228 00:10:49,890 --> 00:10:52,892 dates back to the Middle Ages. 229 00:10:52,985 --> 00:10:55,478 In many ancient Greco-Roman texts, for instance, 230 00:10:55,562 --> 00:10:58,740 gold is often described as the color red. 231 00:10:58,824 --> 00:11:01,493 I am encouraged that the metal is very old. 232 00:11:01,577 --> 00:11:03,152 It's still in an area of the Money Pit 233 00:11:03,237 --> 00:11:05,413 that there shouldn't have been anybody down there. 234 00:11:05,498 --> 00:11:08,825 Pre-1840, we don't know of anybody 235 00:11:08,909 --> 00:11:11,327 - that was tunneling up there, right? - No. 236 00:11:11,412 --> 00:11:13,838 Nope, that's why I'm encouraged by the results. 237 00:11:13,923 --> 00:11:17,500 If this is an ancient tunnel, then where does it lead? 238 00:11:17,584 --> 00:11:20,837 And so, why would this metal be down there? 239 00:11:20,921 --> 00:11:22,847 There may be some connections you can draw. 240 00:11:22,932 --> 00:11:24,090 Well, thank you both. 241 00:11:24,174 --> 00:11:25,007 - You're welcome. - You're welcome. 242 00:11:25,092 --> 00:11:26,259 Okay. I think it's time 243 00:11:26,343 --> 00:11:27,686 for us to get back there, guys. 244 00:11:27,845 --> 00:11:29,437 You haven't seen the last of us, Christa. 245 00:11:29,596 --> 00:11:30,689 CHRISTA: Excellent. 246 00:11:32,108 --> 00:11:34,183 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 247 00:11:34,268 --> 00:11:36,519 CHARLES: What's the good word, Adam? 248 00:11:36,603 --> 00:11:38,438 Forty-nine. 249 00:11:38,522 --> 00:11:40,365 and while the core-drilling operation 250 00:11:40,449 --> 00:11:43,943 continues in the Money Pit area... 251 00:11:44,027 --> 00:11:46,454 If you want to try to track through there, and 252 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:48,948 Gary can have a go at metal-detecting. 253 00:11:49,032 --> 00:11:52,544 Rick Lagina, along with members of the team search for 254 00:11:52,628 --> 00:11:56,456 more clues near the stone road, or possible ship's wharf, 255 00:11:56,540 --> 00:12:00,301 in the southeastern corner of the triangle-shaped swamp. 256 00:12:00,386 --> 00:12:04,297 It is kind of amazing how the 257 00:12:04,381 --> 00:12:07,717 stone road seems to extend, let's say, 258 00:12:07,801 --> 00:12:10,887 out into a stone dock, perhaps, into the water. 259 00:12:10,971 --> 00:12:12,731 NARRATOR: Two weeks ago, 260 00:12:12,815 --> 00:12:15,567 Terry Deveau, who serves as the president 261 00:12:15,651 --> 00:12:18,486 of the New England Antiquities Research Association, 262 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:21,156 made an astonishing assessment of the feature. 263 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,659 This is a type of road that was built in Europe 264 00:12:24,818 --> 00:12:28,738 - in the 1500s. - Wow. 265 00:12:28,822 --> 00:12:31,574 NARRATOR: Last week, following Terry's presentation, 266 00:12:31,658 --> 00:12:34,419 the team found not only pieces of 267 00:12:34,503 --> 00:12:36,588 wooden cargo barrels in this area, 268 00:12:36,672 --> 00:12:41,009 but also what could be part of a large sailing galleon. 269 00:12:41,093 --> 00:12:44,003 RICK: We are engaged in a process 270 00:12:44,087 --> 00:12:45,847 in the southeast corner of the swamp. 271 00:12:45,931 --> 00:12:47,590 So, the way this is gonna happen is, 272 00:12:47,674 --> 00:12:49,008 Billy's gonna come in with the excavator. 273 00:12:49,092 --> 00:12:52,020 Basically, we're unzippering the land. 274 00:12:52,104 --> 00:12:54,347 We're gonna peel it back, open it up. 275 00:12:54,431 --> 00:12:56,098 Gary will come in and metal-detect. 276 00:12:56,183 --> 00:12:57,108 Hopefully find some items. 277 00:13:00,696 --> 00:13:02,781 (device beeping) 278 00:13:05,201 --> 00:13:07,443 Yeah, that's nice. 279 00:13:07,528 --> 00:13:08,861 Hey, Gary. 280 00:13:08,946 --> 00:13:11,206 - Hi, Miriam. - What you got? 281 00:13:11,290 --> 00:13:14,200 We've got some big shards of pottery here. 282 00:13:14,284 --> 00:13:17,045 And they're all in this area, 283 00:13:17,129 --> 00:13:18,379 - so I didn't want to disturb them too much. - Perfect. 284 00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:20,590 There's a piece there. 285 00:13:22,468 --> 00:13:25,470 Ooh, and an old bit of black glass. 286 00:13:25,554 --> 00:13:27,388 It's super bubbly. 287 00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:28,965 So when you find the bubbles, it means it's older 288 00:13:29,049 --> 00:13:33,135 because the process of making it was not as refined. 289 00:13:33,220 --> 00:13:37,232 Could archaeologist Miriam Amirault be correct? 290 00:13:37,391 --> 00:13:41,310 Is this piece of black glass, found near the stone road, 291 00:13:41,395 --> 00:13:43,813 part of an ancient container? 292 00:13:43,897 --> 00:13:46,816 And if so, will it be an important clue 293 00:13:46,900 --> 00:13:49,828 to help verify when the road was constructed? 294 00:13:51,405 --> 00:13:53,081 - Ooh! - Yep. 295 00:13:53,165 --> 00:13:54,165 GARY: We've hit the mother lode here! 296 00:13:55,501 --> 00:13:58,244 This will be fun piecing it together. 297 00:13:58,328 --> 00:14:01,998 Yeah, 1700s written all over it. 298 00:14:02,082 --> 00:14:06,094 You'd have to find the neck and the rim. 299 00:14:06,253 --> 00:14:07,595 MIRIAM: Oh, my goodness. 300 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:11,099 We have not found this many pieces of, 301 00:14:11,183 --> 00:14:14,769 like, one single artifact in all of the swamp. 302 00:14:14,928 --> 00:14:16,354 So this is really cool. 303 00:14:16,438 --> 00:14:19,015 - Gorgeous, isn't it? - That's nice. 304 00:14:19,099 --> 00:14:22,935 This could easily be an English wine bottle. 305 00:14:23,020 --> 00:14:25,864 We want the finish, the top, 306 00:14:25,948 --> 00:14:28,858 to be definitive about it. 307 00:14:28,951 --> 00:14:31,444 - I mean, it might be here. - Yep. 308 00:14:31,528 --> 00:14:35,290 - Oh, my gosh. - What do you have? - Nice! 309 00:14:35,374 --> 00:14:37,500 Is this exactly what we were looking for? 310 00:14:39,870 --> 00:14:41,212 Yep. 311 00:14:41,297 --> 00:14:43,882 It's a nice finish. 312 00:14:43,966 --> 00:14:46,134 And that's... 313 00:14:46,218 --> 00:14:49,387 1770s, 1780s, I'd say. 314 00:14:49,471 --> 00:14:52,298 Wow. That is so cool. 315 00:14:52,382 --> 00:14:56,802 NARRATOR: An English wine bottle, dating back as much as 316 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:59,639 three decades before the discovery of the Money Pit? 317 00:14:59,723 --> 00:15:03,309 Since the team has found a number of 18th century British 318 00:15:03,393 --> 00:15:06,571 artifacts across the island in the past, 319 00:15:06,730 --> 00:15:08,481 could this bottle have been connected 320 00:15:08,565 --> 00:15:11,242 to a prior searcher operation on Oak Island? 321 00:15:11,327 --> 00:15:14,820 Or was it left by someone who made a deposit? 322 00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:19,659 - So I guess this is a good area. - Yep, top-pocket find. 323 00:15:19,743 --> 00:15:21,077 The more interesting observation: 324 00:15:21,161 --> 00:15:23,663 look at all these cobbles. 325 00:15:23,747 --> 00:15:27,083 That's stacked rock. It's about two feet, 326 00:15:27,167 --> 00:15:29,427 maybe two and a half or three feet tall. 327 00:15:29,511 --> 00:15:30,845 It's very consistent. 328 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:33,339 That's-that's the aha right there. 329 00:15:33,423 --> 00:15:35,600 - That's something. - Yeah. 330 00:15:35,684 --> 00:15:38,678 It's hard to say that that is not a human intervention. 331 00:15:38,771 --> 00:15:40,104 That's built. 332 00:15:40,263 --> 00:15:42,014 It looks like it's-- The edge of the swamp 333 00:15:42,099 --> 00:15:43,432 was planned, to me, when I look at this. 334 00:15:43,517 --> 00:15:45,768 But then we got the question: is this stuff 335 00:15:45,852 --> 00:15:50,365 from this new stone feature or the stone road? 336 00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:52,367 What's it doing this deep, down here? 337 00:15:52,451 --> 00:15:53,868 - It's deep, isn't it? - Yeah, it is. 338 00:15:54,027 --> 00:15:55,703 That's a good question. 339 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:58,373 NARRATOR: Another stone structure 340 00:15:58,457 --> 00:16:01,367 at the southeastern edge of the swamp? 341 00:16:01,460 --> 00:16:04,629 Could it be connected to the nearby stone wharf, 342 00:16:04,713 --> 00:16:08,457 or is it a completely different man-made formation? 343 00:16:08,542 --> 00:16:13,388 If so, who built it? And what was its purpose? 344 00:16:13,472 --> 00:16:15,131 I'm not really sure what direction 345 00:16:15,215 --> 00:16:16,224 it's going at this point. 346 00:16:16,308 --> 00:16:18,977 - This is so weird. - It's fantastic. 347 00:16:19,136 --> 00:16:22,397 I think we need to try to find the boundary. 348 00:16:22,481 --> 00:16:24,232 There may be a path 349 00:16:24,316 --> 00:16:26,985 that leads south and east from the stone road. 350 00:16:27,069 --> 00:16:29,895 - Hey, Miriam. - Hi. 351 00:16:29,980 --> 00:16:32,648 RICK: And so, I think we need to have Steve Guptill come out, 352 00:16:32,733 --> 00:16:36,485 accurately pin the stones, take the data, establish boundaries. 353 00:16:36,570 --> 00:16:38,913 Really, I just want to just survey the update of 354 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:41,407 - what you guys have uncovered. - Sure. 355 00:16:41,491 --> 00:16:44,076 NARRATOR: As with the numerous other man-made features 356 00:16:44,169 --> 00:16:46,078 that the team has discovered across the island, 357 00:16:46,171 --> 00:16:49,674 professional surveyor Steve Guptill is recording 358 00:16:49,758 --> 00:16:52,010 the known measurements and elevation of this feature 359 00:16:52,094 --> 00:16:56,255 so that archaeologists Miriam Amirault and Laird Niven 360 00:16:56,339 --> 00:16:58,841 can attempt to determine not only what it may be 361 00:16:58,925 --> 00:17:02,020 but also the purpose of its construction. 362 00:17:02,179 --> 00:17:04,605 That right there, I can tell, does tie. 363 00:17:04,690 --> 00:17:06,441 Elevation-wise and alignment-wise, 364 00:17:06,525 --> 00:17:08,934 - it works with the cobble path. - Yeah. 365 00:17:09,019 --> 00:17:10,603 Potentially, if it is man-made 366 00:17:10,687 --> 00:17:12,113 and part of some type of path, 367 00:17:12,197 --> 00:17:13,781 it could be an outlet that heads-- 368 00:17:13,940 --> 00:17:15,116 Well, I mean, that's east, 369 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:16,367 and that's actually towards the Money Pit. 370 00:17:17,953 --> 00:17:19,704 So, if this is man-made, 371 00:17:19,788 --> 00:17:21,039 this potentially could be very important. 372 00:17:23,042 --> 00:17:27,286 - Let me survey, and I'm going to put it on a plan when I'm done. - Okay. Sure. 373 00:17:27,370 --> 00:17:29,622 RICK: It's possible that this could be part of the path 374 00:17:29,706 --> 00:17:31,632 from the swamp to the Money Pit. 375 00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:33,468 - Right here? - Yep. 376 00:17:33,552 --> 00:17:35,294 RICK: I mean, it is an interesting feature. 377 00:17:35,387 --> 00:17:38,389 - Okay? - And then kind of like right where I am. 378 00:17:38,474 --> 00:17:42,051 RICK: To me, it speaks to the original paved area. 379 00:17:42,135 --> 00:17:45,137 It does look like that. It's very well defined. 380 00:17:45,222 --> 00:17:47,482 I'm gonna put this on a plan. 381 00:17:47,641 --> 00:17:49,484 And I'll bring it back so you can at least take a look at it 382 00:17:49,568 --> 00:17:50,810 - and compare it. - Yeah. 383 00:17:50,894 --> 00:17:53,154 Yeah, I would project the stone path line 384 00:17:53,238 --> 00:17:55,564 to see how it interacts with this. 385 00:17:55,657 --> 00:17:59,660 - Okay. - And then, just for grins, 386 00:17:59,745 --> 00:18:03,247 - pretend that's a boundary, pretend this is a boundary. - Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. 387 00:18:03,332 --> 00:18:07,409 -Project this line. See where it goes. -Sure. Yeah. 388 00:18:07,494 --> 00:18:08,753 Just see where it goes. 389 00:18:08,837 --> 00:18:10,329 All right, so I'll see you guys in a bit. 390 00:18:10,413 --> 00:18:12,423 - Thanks, Steve. - Thank you. 391 00:18:12,508 --> 00:18:15,093 RICK: It will be interesting to see what's here. 392 00:18:20,006 --> 00:18:22,842 - Hey, gentlemen. - Hey, Marty. 393 00:18:22,926 --> 00:18:24,927 I have some really cool information. 394 00:18:25,020 --> 00:18:26,854 - I really, really do. - Good news? 395 00:18:27,013 --> 00:18:29,265 I think it's fantastic news. 396 00:18:29,349 --> 00:18:31,016 NARRATOR: After returning from his trip 397 00:18:31,101 --> 00:18:32,443 to Saint Mary's University 398 00:18:32,528 --> 00:18:35,187 and conducting some follow-up research on 399 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:39,450 the partially gold object retrieved from Borehole D-2, 400 00:18:39,609 --> 00:18:42,111 Marty Lagina has asked to meet with Rick 401 00:18:42,195 --> 00:18:43,871 and members of the team outside 402 00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:46,040 at the Interpretive Centre. 403 00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:48,450 I met with Dr. Christa Brosseau. 404 00:18:48,535 --> 00:18:51,704 I took a sample from D-2. 405 00:18:51,788 --> 00:18:53,455 - You know, the piece of metal. - Oh, yeah. 406 00:18:53,540 --> 00:18:56,125 We put it under the electron microscope and-- 407 00:18:56,218 --> 00:18:57,960 By the way, it was also non-manganese iron. 408 00:18:58,053 --> 00:18:59,971 So it's old iron, which is also good. 409 00:19:00,055 --> 00:19:01,630 They said, well, let's look for some bright spots, 410 00:19:01,723 --> 00:19:03,716 - like maybe inclusions. - Mm-hmm. 411 00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:05,476 Bingo, it's gold. 412 00:19:06,970 --> 00:19:10,064 This is real data. This is the stuff I like. 413 00:19:10,223 --> 00:19:11,566 And then Dr. Brosseau says, 414 00:19:11,650 --> 00:19:13,809 "Well, if you zoom in here further 415 00:19:13,894 --> 00:19:15,486 "and do the composition of the gold, 416 00:19:15,645 --> 00:19:20,408 65% gold, 26% copper, and five percent silver." 417 00:19:20,492 --> 00:19:23,911 And she says, "I think that's rose gold." 418 00:19:23,996 --> 00:19:26,906 But if you look up rose gold, 419 00:19:26,990 --> 00:19:30,993 75% gold, 22 and a half percent copper, 420 00:19:31,086 --> 00:19:34,172 and two and a half percent silver. 421 00:19:34,256 --> 00:19:36,415 I'm thinking, those are wildly different numbers. 422 00:19:36,508 --> 00:19:38,009 Yeah. 423 00:19:38,093 --> 00:19:40,928 There's something called tumbaga gold. 424 00:19:41,013 --> 00:19:42,513 - You ever heard of that, Rick? - No. 425 00:19:42,598 --> 00:19:44,673 Well, the Aztec, the Maya and the Inca, 426 00:19:44,758 --> 00:19:47,935 they made their religious artifacts 427 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:50,521 out of something called tumbaga, 428 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,265 which was all kinds of different alloys 429 00:19:53,350 --> 00:19:56,185 of gold, copper and silver. 430 00:19:56,269 --> 00:19:58,270 - That's huge. - Yeah. 431 00:19:58,363 --> 00:20:02,366 NARRATOR: The partially gold object recovered from D-2? 432 00:20:02,451 --> 00:20:05,444 Possibly a piece of Meso-American tumbaga? 433 00:20:05,537 --> 00:20:09,949 Tumbaga was a favored precious metal alloy mixture 434 00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:12,618 used for creating jewelry and sacred artifacts 435 00:20:12,702 --> 00:20:16,047 by the indigenous people of Central and South America 436 00:20:16,131 --> 00:20:18,966 dating back to as early as 300 AD. 437 00:20:19,125 --> 00:20:22,303 One of the most widely held theories about the legendary 438 00:20:22,462 --> 00:20:25,881 Oak Island treasure is that it could be comprised of gold, 439 00:20:25,966 --> 00:20:29,393 silver and jewels that had been plundered from the New World 440 00:20:29,478 --> 00:20:32,146 between the 16th and 18th centuries 441 00:20:32,305 --> 00:20:34,398 by Spanish conquistadors. 442 00:20:36,059 --> 00:20:38,653 The Laginas and their late partner, Dan Blankenship, 443 00:20:38,737 --> 00:20:40,738 have found numerous Spanish artifacts 444 00:20:40,897 --> 00:20:43,899 across the island that support this theory, 445 00:20:43,984 --> 00:20:46,235 including ship spikes, 446 00:20:46,319 --> 00:20:48,412 a pair of 17th century scissors, 447 00:20:48,571 --> 00:20:51,499 and even an eight-cob maravedi coin 448 00:20:51,658 --> 00:20:54,001 dated to 1652. 449 00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:57,913 - Wow. - However, in 2015, 450 00:20:57,998 --> 00:21:00,332 descendants of Daniel McGinnis, 451 00:21:00,417 --> 00:21:01,917 one of the three young men 452 00:21:02,002 --> 00:21:04,929 who discovered the Money Pit in 1795, 453 00:21:05,088 --> 00:21:07,756 presented the team with a gold cross. 454 00:21:07,841 --> 00:21:10,434 A gold cross that McGinnis reportedly discovered 455 00:21:10,593 --> 00:21:14,188 30 feet deep in the original treasure shaft. 456 00:21:14,347 --> 00:21:15,940 - We all want answers. - Okay. 457 00:21:16,024 --> 00:21:17,599 And we're hoping that you can weigh in on this 458 00:21:17,693 --> 00:21:19,610 - and enlighten us. - Well, let's see. 459 00:21:19,695 --> 00:21:22,947 NARRATOR: The following year, the team had the cross examined 460 00:21:23,031 --> 00:21:26,108 by antiquities expert Dr. Lori Verderame, 461 00:21:26,201 --> 00:21:27,785 and were stunned by her assessment. 462 00:21:27,944 --> 00:21:30,204 What you have here is a Christian cross. 463 00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:33,282 In many ways, it's very Spanish colonial. 464 00:21:33,375 --> 00:21:37,712 The piece dates between 1550 and 1700. 465 00:21:37,796 --> 00:21:41,540 NARRATOR: Is it possible that Rick, Marty and the team 466 00:21:41,633 --> 00:21:43,709 have now also recovered another piece 467 00:21:43,802 --> 00:21:47,796 of Spanish treasure on Oak Island in Borehole D-2? 468 00:21:47,881 --> 00:21:50,799 And if so, could that mean that they have finally 469 00:21:50,884 --> 00:21:53,052 located the original Money Pit? 470 00:21:53,145 --> 00:21:57,898 So, we have an odd gold that happens to fit a narrative 471 00:21:57,983 --> 00:22:00,735 of ancient Spanish gold. 472 00:22:02,571 --> 00:22:04,822 Well, imagine if it was the same composition. 473 00:22:04,906 --> 00:22:07,900 - Yeah, we'd start to get pretty excited, yeah. - Yeah. 474 00:22:07,984 --> 00:22:12,330 Corroborative evidence is always the best measure of whether 475 00:22:12,489 --> 00:22:15,416 or not something is "real," quote, unquote. 476 00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:17,576 Great news. Great science. 477 00:22:17,660 --> 00:22:21,497 But I think one thing has come of this. 478 00:22:21,581 --> 00:22:22,840 I think, if we were to ask each other 479 00:22:22,924 --> 00:22:24,416 where are you going to put 480 00:22:24,509 --> 00:22:26,260 at least one of the caissons, we have a location. 481 00:22:26,419 --> 00:22:27,920 - Yep. - Yeah. 482 00:22:28,004 --> 00:22:30,348 I think you pretty much have to put a caisson down there. 483 00:22:30,432 --> 00:22:32,099 We just made our caisson meeting a little shorter. 484 00:22:32,258 --> 00:22:34,101 - (laughter) - Well, okay. 485 00:22:34,260 --> 00:22:35,102 - That's great. - Yep. 486 00:22:36,188 --> 00:22:38,856 Gold in the Money Pit! 487 00:22:41,443 --> 00:22:43,936 NARRATOR: The following morning... 488 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:46,864 in the southeast corner of the Oak Island swamp... 489 00:22:47,023 --> 00:22:47,940 Liz? 490 00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:49,617 - Yeah. - Give me a hand. 491 00:22:49,701 --> 00:22:53,779 archaeologists Laird Niven, Miriam Amirault, 492 00:22:53,863 --> 00:22:57,449 and Liz Michels continue investigating the mysterious 493 00:22:57,542 --> 00:23:01,462 stone feature that was discovered just one day ago. 494 00:23:01,546 --> 00:23:05,707 - What you got? - I have a piece of pottery, 495 00:23:05,801 --> 00:23:08,219 but I think it's really delicate. 496 00:23:08,303 --> 00:23:10,471 So can you make me 497 00:23:10,555 --> 00:23:12,890 a little aluminum foil pouch? 498 00:23:13,049 --> 00:23:14,809 Sure. 499 00:23:14,893 --> 00:23:17,395 I'm just trying to get under it. 500 00:23:17,554 --> 00:23:19,563 - It's pretty deep. - That's all right, though. 501 00:23:19,648 --> 00:23:21,473 That means it's probably still in its original context, right? 502 00:23:21,566 --> 00:23:22,483 Exactly. Yeah. 503 00:23:24,486 --> 00:23:28,531 This is where we find out it's a rock. 504 00:23:31,910 --> 00:23:33,327 You can see it's definitely pottery, right? 505 00:23:33,412 --> 00:23:34,912 - Yeah. - But it's really... 506 00:23:34,996 --> 00:23:37,581 - Really degraded. - really delicate. 507 00:23:37,666 --> 00:23:40,492 - You can see the grit, though. - Mm-hmm. 508 00:23:40,585 --> 00:23:43,829 Um, and it may have some sort of decoration on the inside. 509 00:23:43,913 --> 00:23:46,081 You can see it there, but... 510 00:23:46,174 --> 00:23:48,250 I think that has to go back to the lab. 511 00:23:48,343 --> 00:23:51,095 - Yep. - Cause it's definitely Mi'kmaq. 512 00:23:51,254 --> 00:23:54,923 This one's the most delicate I've ever seen. 513 00:23:55,016 --> 00:23:59,687 NARRATOR: Mi'kmaq pottery discovered along the new stone feature? 514 00:23:59,846 --> 00:24:03,023 As inhabitants of the lands known today as Nova Scotia, 515 00:24:03,183 --> 00:24:05,267 archaeological evidence suggests 516 00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:07,862 that the indigenous Mi'kmaq people 517 00:24:07,946 --> 00:24:11,449 have been settled in this region for at least 4,000 years. 518 00:24:11,608 --> 00:24:14,869 Although much of their history is uncertain, 519 00:24:14,953 --> 00:24:18,030 it is widely documented that the Mi'kmaq began trading 520 00:24:18,123 --> 00:24:22,209 with European explorers as early as the late 15th century. 521 00:24:22,294 --> 00:24:27,214 You can see the striations here, the lines. 522 00:24:27,299 --> 00:24:31,218 We used to call this era the ceramic period, right? 523 00:24:31,377 --> 00:24:33,721 For the Mi'kmaq. But now it's called the woodland period. 524 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,382 So this could be 500 years old. 525 00:24:37,467 --> 00:24:39,551 It could be 2,500 years old. 526 00:24:39,636 --> 00:24:42,480 It really depends on what's revealed on the other side. 527 00:24:45,058 --> 00:24:47,735 I've been expecting, ever since I've been on Oak Island, 528 00:24:47,819 --> 00:24:50,321 that we would find some evidence of the Mi'kmaq here. 529 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:52,156 This evidence that we're finding right now, 530 00:24:52,315 --> 00:24:55,159 although it's really, really early days, 531 00:24:55,318 --> 00:24:57,736 and very little area has been opened, 532 00:24:57,829 --> 00:25:00,739 we need to communicate that because of 533 00:25:00,823 --> 00:25:03,083 the terms of the permit. 534 00:25:03,168 --> 00:25:05,586 And consider the whole edge of the swamp, 535 00:25:05,670 --> 00:25:06,995 the eastern edge of the swamp, 536 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:08,589 as having high potential 537 00:25:08,748 --> 00:25:10,257 for containing more artifacts. 538 00:25:12,677 --> 00:25:15,679 I'm gonna take the ceramic back to the archaeology trailer 539 00:25:15,764 --> 00:25:17,765 - and let Rick know. - Okay. All right. 540 00:25:17,849 --> 00:25:19,934 Can you hold the fort? 541 00:25:20,093 --> 00:25:22,937 - Absolutely. - All right. 542 00:25:23,096 --> 00:25:24,104 See you in a bit. 543 00:25:24,264 --> 00:25:28,183 - Hey, guys. - Hey! 544 00:25:28,276 --> 00:25:29,434 - Hey, guys. - Hey! 545 00:25:29,528 --> 00:25:31,353 What's up today? 546 00:25:31,437 --> 00:25:34,773 So, Laird is here with me, and he has an update 547 00:25:34,857 --> 00:25:38,702 - regarding the work in the southeast corner of the swamp. - Okay. 548 00:25:38,787 --> 00:25:42,114 NARRATOR: In the war room, archaeologist Laird Niven 549 00:25:42,198 --> 00:25:44,032 has called a meeting with the Laginas 550 00:25:44,125 --> 00:25:46,034 and their partner Craig Tester 551 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:49,213 to discuss the possible indigenous pottery 552 00:25:49,297 --> 00:25:51,957 that was discovered near the mysterious stone feature 553 00:25:52,050 --> 00:25:54,543 in the southeast corner of the swamp. 554 00:25:54,627 --> 00:25:57,721 One of the things that is significantly different 555 00:25:57,806 --> 00:25:59,131 this year than last is 556 00:25:59,224 --> 00:26:01,383 the new regulations that have come down from 557 00:26:01,467 --> 00:26:03,468 Communities, Culture and Heritage. 558 00:26:03,562 --> 00:26:06,230 Laird made a significant find of pottery 559 00:26:06,389 --> 00:26:08,223 in the southeast corner of the swamp. 560 00:26:08,308 --> 00:26:11,151 So Laird is going to bring us up to speed 561 00:26:11,311 --> 00:26:15,063 in terms of what it may mean for future investigation. 562 00:26:15,148 --> 00:26:18,492 So, Laird, I'm going to toss it to you and you can fill them in. 563 00:26:18,577 --> 00:26:22,487 Well, we're finding Mi'kmaq artifacts, 564 00:26:22,581 --> 00:26:26,408 First Nations artifacts, in the southeast corner. 565 00:26:26,492 --> 00:26:27,993 Like what items? What are you finding? 566 00:26:28,086 --> 00:26:29,420 Pottery. 567 00:26:29,504 --> 00:26:30,495 Some Mi'kmaq pottery. 568 00:26:30,580 --> 00:26:31,505 - Oh, really? - Yeah. 569 00:26:31,664 --> 00:26:33,507 But we did have a visit 570 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:35,259 from Community, Culture and Heritage. 571 00:26:35,343 --> 00:26:37,177 - I think it was a very productive visit. - A positive one. 572 00:26:37,262 --> 00:26:40,005 And they were thrilled with the find. 573 00:26:40,098 --> 00:26:42,016 And to me it showed that we're doing our job. 574 00:26:42,175 --> 00:26:43,342 Because it was so careful, 575 00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:46,678 we were able to basically not disturb anything. 576 00:26:46,763 --> 00:26:49,690 So they were thrilled with that. 577 00:26:49,849 --> 00:26:52,684 But one thing they need to do is get a hold of Acadia First Nation 578 00:26:52,769 --> 00:26:54,361 and see if they're interested 579 00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:58,774 in coming to the island for a site visit. 580 00:26:58,858 --> 00:27:00,451 CRAIG: I think that's a great idea. 581 00:27:00,610 --> 00:27:02,453 Let's do it. I don't have a problem with that. 582 00:27:02,537 --> 00:27:04,946 But Laird has brought up a concern, 583 00:27:05,031 --> 00:27:06,874 - and I think it needs to be addressed. - Okay. 584 00:27:06,958 --> 00:27:09,043 LAIRD: Because of the Mi'kmaq artifacts, 585 00:27:09,127 --> 00:27:10,369 Community, Culture and Heritage 586 00:27:10,462 --> 00:27:11,629 may require us 587 00:27:11,788 --> 00:27:14,048 - to stop work in that area. - Okay. 588 00:27:16,959 --> 00:27:18,543 NARRATOR: Although finding artifacts 589 00:27:18,637 --> 00:27:20,629 that may date back more than 20 centuries 590 00:27:20,722 --> 00:27:23,057 on Oak Island is exciting, 591 00:27:23,216 --> 00:27:27,469 their potential connection to the Mi'kmaq people could result 592 00:27:27,562 --> 00:27:30,972 in the provincial Department of Community, Culture and Heritage 593 00:27:31,057 --> 00:27:33,984 and the Acadia First Nation Mi'kmaq Council 594 00:27:34,069 --> 00:27:37,229 declaring the eastern portion of the swamp off-limits 595 00:27:37,313 --> 00:27:39,490 for further search activity. 596 00:27:39,574 --> 00:27:42,493 We're trying to find a way to work within the constraints 597 00:27:42,577 --> 00:27:46,071 - of CCH... - Mm-hmm. 598 00:27:46,164 --> 00:27:47,498 To find a way to move forward on all fronts. 599 00:27:47,582 --> 00:27:49,908 We've been doing everything right. 600 00:27:50,001 --> 00:27:54,004 I'm hopeful that all sides will enter into a very fruitful 601 00:27:54,089 --> 00:27:57,332 and honest discussion about how we can mitigate. 602 00:27:57,425 --> 00:27:58,500 MARTY: Yeah, I agree. 603 00:27:58,593 --> 00:28:00,168 Are we going to cooperate? 604 00:28:00,253 --> 00:28:02,429 Hell yes. Are we going to do it right? Yes. 605 00:28:02,514 --> 00:28:04,256 Are we going to follow the rules? Yes. 606 00:28:04,349 --> 00:28:07,008 Because we have found First Nation artifacts 607 00:28:07,093 --> 00:28:09,103 here on Oak Island, we have a duty to notify 608 00:28:09,262 --> 00:28:12,097 both CCH and First Nation. 609 00:28:12,181 --> 00:28:15,609 Am I worried about what they might say or do or require? 610 00:28:15,694 --> 00:28:17,695 Yeah, I'm concerned, because, look, 611 00:28:17,854 --> 00:28:20,021 it's yet another level of supervision. 612 00:28:20,106 --> 00:28:21,949 But does that dissuade me from doing it? 613 00:28:22,033 --> 00:28:24,276 No, it's the right thing to do. 614 00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:26,528 They have certain rights under Nova Scotia law. 615 00:28:26,612 --> 00:28:28,038 We're gonna abide by that. 616 00:28:28,197 --> 00:28:30,290 RICK: The overarching realization 617 00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:33,377 has to be that, without the mystery, 618 00:28:33,461 --> 00:28:36,538 nothing else goes on. 619 00:28:36,622 --> 00:28:38,882 Without you trying to solve the mystery, 620 00:28:38,967 --> 00:28:41,042 nothing else goes on. 621 00:28:41,136 --> 00:28:43,712 RICK: CCH is well-intentioned, 622 00:28:43,796 --> 00:28:47,641 but they have said-- And I hope we hold them to it-- 623 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,051 That they will work with us. 624 00:28:50,136 --> 00:28:53,638 Well, you know, look, appreciate the update. 625 00:28:53,723 --> 00:28:55,899 I guess Laird will do his thing over there in the southeast 626 00:28:55,984 --> 00:28:57,818 until he's satisfied 627 00:28:57,977 --> 00:29:01,646 and CCH is satisfied, and we'll... we'll go dig elsewhere. 628 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:03,907 -Oh, yeah. -I agree. We have to take advantage 629 00:29:04,066 --> 00:29:05,901 of what we can do in the near term. 630 00:29:05,985 --> 00:29:08,245 Okay, well, carry on. 631 00:29:08,404 --> 00:29:10,831 - All right. - Okey doke. Hopefully we'll have 632 00:29:10,915 --> 00:29:12,833 another update for you that's a bit more positive. 633 00:29:12,992 --> 00:29:14,418 (Rick chuckles) 634 00:29:14,502 --> 00:29:15,919 Okay, Rick. Thanks. 635 00:29:16,004 --> 00:29:17,913 - RICK: See you, guys. - MARTY: Yeah. Bye-bye. 636 00:29:17,997 --> 00:29:21,249 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 637 00:29:21,334 --> 00:29:23,677 while the core-drilling operation continues 638 00:29:23,836 --> 00:29:25,179 in the Money Pit area... 639 00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:31,843 STEVE G.: Rick asked me to survey the patch that we're standing on. 640 00:29:31,928 --> 00:29:33,261 I do have that image now. 641 00:29:33,346 --> 00:29:35,931 When you projected the two things that I asked you 642 00:29:36,024 --> 00:29:38,275 - to project, was there any aha moments? - Yeah. Yeah, actually. 643 00:29:38,359 --> 00:29:40,444 We'll talk about that. 644 00:29:40,603 --> 00:29:42,696 NARRATOR: Rick Lagina and Laird Niven 645 00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:45,023 head back to the southeast corner of the swamp 646 00:29:45,107 --> 00:29:47,284 with other members of the team. 647 00:29:47,443 --> 00:29:50,028 I don't have an opinion. I have facts. 648 00:29:50,112 --> 00:29:51,696 NARRATOR: They have gathered to receive a report 649 00:29:51,781 --> 00:29:53,540 from surveyor Steve Guptill 650 00:29:53,699 --> 00:29:56,960 regarding the stone feature discovered one day ago 651 00:29:57,119 --> 00:29:59,871 and the direction it may be heading. 652 00:29:59,956 --> 00:30:02,958 Here is an overview of the area. 653 00:30:03,042 --> 00:30:04,218 And here is a projection of the current path 654 00:30:04,377 --> 00:30:06,553 we're standing on. 655 00:30:06,638 --> 00:30:08,463 So this is the cobble path from last year. 656 00:30:08,548 --> 00:30:10,382 It hits the cobble that we found this year, 657 00:30:10,466 --> 00:30:11,725 which is what we're standing on. 658 00:30:11,884 --> 00:30:13,227 The elevation is very close. 659 00:30:13,311 --> 00:30:15,896 Now, that is one foot, eight inches. 660 00:30:15,980 --> 00:30:18,315 Where it joins here, this is it here. 661 00:30:18,399 --> 00:30:19,983 This is a larger overview. 662 00:30:20,142 --> 00:30:22,143 Rick asked me to project the line 663 00:30:22,237 --> 00:30:24,062 on the north and south side. 664 00:30:24,155 --> 00:30:28,659 I projected this cobble path across the lots. 665 00:30:28,743 --> 00:30:30,986 And so, when you project this path, it heads to the Money Pit. 666 00:30:31,079 --> 00:30:33,330 - This path? - This path here. 667 00:30:37,502 --> 00:30:38,493 Look right here. 668 00:30:38,586 --> 00:30:40,245 There's the Money Pit grid. 669 00:30:40,329 --> 00:30:41,746 - Yep. - C-1 is right there. 670 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,341 It projects just north of C-1 a couple feet. 671 00:30:44,425 --> 00:30:45,926 That's interesting. 672 00:30:46,085 --> 00:30:48,253 IAN: It makes some sense, 673 00:30:48,346 --> 00:30:50,180 because we're going into the upland here. 674 00:30:50,265 --> 00:30:51,765 - Yeah. - This is it. 675 00:30:51,850 --> 00:30:53,258 This is what we've been looking for. 676 00:30:53,342 --> 00:30:55,686 Right. 677 00:30:55,845 --> 00:30:59,606 NARRATOR: Has the team now unearthed a previously hidden section 678 00:30:59,765 --> 00:31:01,516 of the stone pathway? 679 00:31:01,601 --> 00:31:04,102 One that leads directly from the stone wharf 680 00:31:04,195 --> 00:31:07,364 to the C-1 cluster in the Money Pit area? 681 00:31:07,448 --> 00:31:10,025 The same area where they have not only found evidence 682 00:31:10,109 --> 00:31:13,028 of silver and gold deep below ground, 683 00:31:13,112 --> 00:31:15,372 but also where they are currently drilling 684 00:31:15,531 --> 00:31:18,208 in search of the legendary treasure vault? 685 00:31:18,293 --> 00:31:23,463 If so, what other valuable clues might they discover here? 686 00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:25,540 RICK: I don't know that any of us were expecting 687 00:31:25,633 --> 00:31:27,459 what we'll call the "stone path." 688 00:31:27,543 --> 00:31:30,804 But let's expand the search area 689 00:31:30,963 --> 00:31:33,724 and try to find out, you know, additional information. 690 00:31:33,808 --> 00:31:35,383 IAN: I think something really important's being found here. 691 00:31:35,468 --> 00:31:37,552 They were going this way. 692 00:31:37,645 --> 00:31:40,472 - And why go this way if you're a fisherman or a farmer? - RICK: Right. 693 00:31:40,556 --> 00:31:44,067 - Okay. Well, let's try to understand this feature. - Absolutely. 694 00:31:48,397 --> 00:31:50,982 NARRATOR: As another day begins on Oak Island, 695 00:31:51,067 --> 00:31:54,661 and while the excavation of the possible stone path feature 696 00:31:54,746 --> 00:31:58,081 in the southeast corner of the swamp continues... 697 00:31:58,166 --> 00:32:00,500 CRAIG: Okay, we got our sample coming. 698 00:32:00,585 --> 00:32:02,160 NARRATOR: in the Money Pit area, 699 00:32:02,253 --> 00:32:04,245 Craig Tester 700 00:32:04,330 --> 00:32:06,089 and geologist Terry Matheson... 701 00:32:08,009 --> 00:32:10,761 continue to oversee the core-drilling operation 702 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,672 in the C-1 cluster at Borehole B-4... 703 00:32:13,756 --> 00:32:16,007 Eighty-nine? 704 00:32:16,092 --> 00:32:18,343 a borehole that they hope 705 00:32:18,427 --> 00:32:20,437 will eventually encounter more evidence 706 00:32:20,521 --> 00:32:22,514 of the legendary Chappell Vault 707 00:32:22,598 --> 00:32:26,360 at a depth of approximately 150 feet. 708 00:32:26,519 --> 00:32:30,105 - 89. - 89. Thank you. 709 00:32:30,189 --> 00:32:32,866 83 to 89. 710 00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:34,284 Here in front of us. What do we got? 711 00:32:34,443 --> 00:32:36,703 STEVE G.: Anything going on down there? 712 00:32:36,788 --> 00:32:38,863 - Yeah. - Yeah? 713 00:32:38,948 --> 00:32:41,458 CRAIG: Yeah. A little bit of wood at the very bottom. 714 00:32:41,542 --> 00:32:44,044 (chuckles): Look at that. Wow. 715 00:32:44,128 --> 00:32:46,546 NARRATOR: Wood? Found at a depth 716 00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:50,291 of nearly 90 feet in Borehole B-4? 717 00:32:50,376 --> 00:32:52,794 -TERRY: Okay, We got disturbed material, -Right on the edge there. 718 00:32:52,878 --> 00:32:55,973 - Yeah. - We're close to our tunnel horizon. 719 00:32:56,057 --> 00:32:57,808 We hit it 88 to 92. 720 00:32:57,892 --> 00:32:59,968 So we're right in the sweet spot here. 721 00:33:00,052 --> 00:33:02,229 Looks like we got something very interesting. 722 00:33:02,313 --> 00:33:06,141 NARRATOR: Although they were hoping to reach a structure much deeper, 723 00:33:06,225 --> 00:33:09,310 it was at a depth of some 90 feet where, 724 00:33:09,395 --> 00:33:12,564 one week ago, the team obtained not only wood, 725 00:33:12,648 --> 00:33:17,318 but also the gold object from Borehole D-2. 726 00:33:17,403 --> 00:33:21,573 Is it possible that they've just encountered the same structure? 727 00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:23,491 And, if so, 728 00:33:23,576 --> 00:33:25,669 could it also be connected to the evidence 729 00:33:25,828 --> 00:33:28,413 of a massive source of gold and silver 730 00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:31,591 recently detected through water sample testing? 731 00:33:31,676 --> 00:33:35,262 We have somebody shaping wood to make a tunnel or a shaft. 732 00:33:35,346 --> 00:33:38,673 The next drill intersection will tell the tale, hopefully. 733 00:33:38,758 --> 00:33:40,267 The core drill is coming out of the ground now. 734 00:33:40,351 --> 00:33:42,102 - CHARLES: Here we go. - Here we go. 735 00:33:42,261 --> 00:33:44,679 RICK: Every time the drill goes down now versus other years, 736 00:33:44,764 --> 00:33:46,356 the hope is to slice open 737 00:33:46,441 --> 00:33:49,609 the plastic, and voilà, there's gold, there's silver. 738 00:33:49,694 --> 00:33:52,353 Part of a chest. Part of something. 739 00:33:52,447 --> 00:33:54,439 A definite. Maybe even the one, 740 00:33:54,523 --> 00:33:57,692 my long sought after, elusive one thing. 741 00:33:57,777 --> 00:33:59,119 There is something down there. 742 00:33:59,203 --> 00:34:01,863 Core intersection, 743 00:34:01,956 --> 00:34:03,373 - we'll see what it tells us. - 93. 744 00:34:03,458 --> 00:34:06,043 - 93? - Thank you. 745 00:34:08,954 --> 00:34:10,714 All right. 746 00:34:12,041 --> 00:34:15,210 - Oh! I can see goodness. - Yep. 747 00:34:15,303 --> 00:34:17,378 - You see something? - I can see 748 00:34:17,463 --> 00:34:20,223 definitely something of interest right about there. 749 00:34:20,308 --> 00:34:22,467 - Okay, whoa, look at that, gentlemen. - There we go. 750 00:34:22,551 --> 00:34:23,968 That looks like we went right through the floor of a tunnel. 751 00:34:24,053 --> 00:34:26,721 That is definitely sawn wood, 752 00:34:26,806 --> 00:34:30,975 and it looks like a relatively irregular handsaw. 753 00:34:31,060 --> 00:34:33,311 Craig, what do you think? 754 00:34:33,395 --> 00:34:35,405 Yeah, I'm with you. 755 00:34:35,490 --> 00:34:38,399 This part, the blades are coming at a little different angle. 756 00:34:38,484 --> 00:34:40,902 Yeah. That says somebody's heaving and pulling. 757 00:34:40,986 --> 00:34:42,487 Yep. 758 00:34:42,571 --> 00:34:44,414 STEVE G.: So, based on what we see, 759 00:34:44,573 --> 00:34:47,250 would you call this a shaft or a tunnel? 760 00:34:47,335 --> 00:34:50,754 That could well be the floor planks 761 00:34:50,838 --> 00:34:52,923 of a tunnel, definitely. 762 00:34:53,007 --> 00:34:56,176 TERRY: We've got a very, very interesting area 763 00:34:56,260 --> 00:34:58,336 in and around C-1. 764 00:34:58,429 --> 00:35:01,431 STEVE G.: It almost seems like we can't miss. 765 00:35:04,844 --> 00:35:07,687 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon, 766 00:35:07,772 --> 00:35:09,848 after being alerted by Laird Niven 767 00:35:09,932 --> 00:35:11,525 of an update from the Department 768 00:35:11,609 --> 00:35:13,184 of Community, Culture and Heritage... 769 00:35:13,269 --> 00:35:15,270 - Hey, Rick. - Hey, Rick. 770 00:35:15,354 --> 00:35:18,115 Rick Lagina has called an emergency meeting 771 00:35:18,199 --> 00:35:21,025 with his brother Marty, their partner Craig Tester, 772 00:35:21,110 --> 00:35:24,445 and members of the team in the war room. 773 00:35:24,530 --> 00:35:26,623 RICK: We have everybody here 774 00:35:26,707 --> 00:35:29,042 that could come out of the field in the war room right now. 775 00:35:29,127 --> 00:35:31,202 And you know what the discussion is related to: 776 00:35:31,287 --> 00:35:33,454 the archaeological work 777 00:35:33,539 --> 00:35:36,716 and the fallout, if you will, from notifying 778 00:35:36,876 --> 00:35:38,552 the Acadia First Nations. 779 00:35:38,636 --> 00:35:41,972 And I wanted everyone to understand 780 00:35:42,056 --> 00:35:43,882 the current situation. 781 00:35:43,975 --> 00:35:45,892 So, Laird, if you want to bring everyone up to speed. 782 00:35:45,977 --> 00:35:49,053 Well, basically, Acadia First Nation 783 00:35:49,138 --> 00:35:51,481 got hold of Community, Culture and Heritage. 784 00:35:51,566 --> 00:35:53,900 MARTY: Okay. 785 00:35:53,985 --> 00:35:55,977 And before you go any further, Laird, 786 00:35:56,061 --> 00:35:58,488 it's the pottery that's causing the concern? 787 00:35:58,573 --> 00:36:00,732 Presumably so, yeah. 788 00:36:00,816 --> 00:36:02,817 The pottery we found 789 00:36:02,902 --> 00:36:05,579 mean that they were there for some period of time. 790 00:36:05,663 --> 00:36:07,822 How long they were there, we don't know. 791 00:36:07,907 --> 00:36:10,584 They have requested maps and all the information 792 00:36:10,668 --> 00:36:13,244 and all the data as regards the finds, 793 00:36:13,329 --> 00:36:16,080 the locations, the depths, the elevations. 794 00:36:16,165 --> 00:36:18,758 Steve is working on that, and I have some suspicion 795 00:36:18,843 --> 00:36:21,502 and belief that they won't respond 796 00:36:21,596 --> 00:36:23,513 until that information is in hand. 797 00:36:23,672 --> 00:36:24,923 Yeah. 798 00:36:25,007 --> 00:36:27,267 And the archaeologists asked 799 00:36:27,351 --> 00:36:28,810 that we stop down. 800 00:36:30,846 --> 00:36:35,108 Stop work at the area where we're finding the artifacts. 801 00:36:35,193 --> 00:36:37,694 It's just a blanket prohibition, 802 00:36:37,778 --> 00:36:40,030 because they haven't been here yet. 803 00:36:41,199 --> 00:36:42,699 I see. 804 00:36:42,858 --> 00:36:45,368 I.e. "you must cease." And those were... 805 00:36:45,453 --> 00:36:46,870 that was the verbiage: "you must cease 806 00:36:46,954 --> 00:36:49,197 and desist immediately." 807 00:36:49,281 --> 00:36:51,041 Well... 808 00:36:59,884 --> 00:37:02,052 Honestly, I'm becoming 809 00:37:02,136 --> 00:37:02,961 increasingly more frustrated with this whole thing. 810 00:37:03,045 --> 00:37:04,387 NARRATOR: In the war room, 811 00:37:04,472 --> 00:37:07,807 Rick Lagina and archaeologist Laird Niven 812 00:37:07,892 --> 00:37:10,310 have just informed the Oak Island team that 813 00:37:10,469 --> 00:37:12,553 the provincial Department of Community, Culture and Heritage 814 00:37:12,638 --> 00:37:15,065 are restricting search activity 815 00:37:15,224 --> 00:37:17,150 in the southeast corner of the swamp, 816 00:37:17,309 --> 00:37:19,319 after the team unearthed 817 00:37:19,403 --> 00:37:22,155 indigenous Mi'kmaq artifacts there. 818 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,565 RICK: I think what we're trying to do 819 00:37:24,650 --> 00:37:28,236 is understand exactly what the prohibitions are. 820 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:29,579 - Correct? - Yeah. 821 00:37:29,664 --> 00:37:31,322 STEVE G.: Let me show you some areas. 822 00:37:31,407 --> 00:37:33,416 I'll share my screen, Marty. 823 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:38,746 MARTY: What is the big green and big red polygon to the right? 824 00:37:38,831 --> 00:37:41,508 - What are those? - So, this is for drilling. 825 00:37:41,592 --> 00:37:44,094 We have free range inside of the green. 826 00:37:44,178 --> 00:37:47,013 Any activity inside the green, we're allowed to pursue. 827 00:37:47,098 --> 00:37:48,014 I see. 828 00:37:48,099 --> 00:37:50,016 And the red? 829 00:37:50,101 --> 00:37:52,018 Anything that falls outside of the green, 830 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:55,772 we need special permission to be inside of the red. 831 00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:00,435 The problem is, 832 00:38:00,519 --> 00:38:03,021 the area we're digging seems to indicate 833 00:38:03,105 --> 00:38:06,032 where the stone road and the associated stone path was going. 834 00:38:06,117 --> 00:38:08,776 Appears to be going to the upland. 835 00:38:08,861 --> 00:38:11,446 Appears to be going to... towards the Money Pit. 836 00:38:11,530 --> 00:38:13,707 MARTY: We need to go dig over there. 837 00:38:13,866 --> 00:38:15,283 Guess what. We can't. 838 00:38:15,367 --> 00:38:17,201 Just look at that map that's in front of us. 839 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:20,880 "See this green area? Okay, guys, that can be yours. 840 00:38:20,965 --> 00:38:24,551 The rest is kind of ours." Look at the map. 841 00:38:24,635 --> 00:38:26,720 (laughs): It's... I mean, come on. 842 00:38:26,804 --> 00:38:27,887 BILLY: I'm with you, Marty. 843 00:38:27,972 --> 00:38:29,639 And I know Oak Island is a special place. 844 00:38:29,724 --> 00:38:31,049 I get that, right? 845 00:38:31,133 --> 00:38:32,642 But everything that's been done-- 846 00:38:32,727 --> 00:38:34,728 And I'm with Marty on this one-- Everything that's been done 847 00:38:34,812 --> 00:38:37,480 to this point, there's far more oversight here. 848 00:38:37,565 --> 00:38:38,815 I can go across the island 849 00:38:38,899 --> 00:38:40,558 and dig all the holes that I want to, 850 00:38:40,642 --> 00:38:41,735 and nobody's gonna stop me. 851 00:38:41,819 --> 00:38:43,486 It seems unfair and it seems ridiculous. 852 00:38:43,571 --> 00:38:45,739 Billy, that's completely correct. 853 00:38:45,898 --> 00:38:47,398 I'm not objecting to us 854 00:38:47,483 --> 00:38:48,649 following the rules, okay? 855 00:38:48,734 --> 00:38:50,243 Four acres 856 00:38:50,328 --> 00:38:54,072 are now off-limits to us on the island we own. 857 00:38:54,156 --> 00:38:55,749 If we find more things 858 00:38:55,833 --> 00:38:59,336 that are extremely important archaeologically, 859 00:38:59,420 --> 00:39:02,580 we may end up with red circles all over the island. 860 00:39:02,664 --> 00:39:04,665 In effect, we're running the risk 861 00:39:04,750 --> 00:39:08,336 of losing our property by performing properly. 862 00:39:08,420 --> 00:39:10,847 Our ability to work function on our own island 863 00:39:10,931 --> 00:39:13,758 is getting eroded in leaps and bounds. 864 00:39:13,842 --> 00:39:16,844 It is very discouraging to me. 865 00:39:16,929 --> 00:39:19,097 And the more we cooperate and the more we dig, 866 00:39:19,181 --> 00:39:21,682 the more of our island we lose. 867 00:39:21,767 --> 00:39:24,277 I... I'm almost to the point of saying fine, 868 00:39:24,362 --> 00:39:26,529 let's go in that green box and let's throw in the towel 869 00:39:26,614 --> 00:39:28,272 everywhere else. 870 00:39:28,366 --> 00:39:32,952 Right now I am so discouraged that I... I think 871 00:39:33,037 --> 00:39:34,946 I would finish the year in that green box, 872 00:39:35,039 --> 00:39:37,540 and I'd say, You know what, we're done. We're done." 873 00:39:42,546 --> 00:39:44,288 I don't know, guys. 874 00:39:44,382 --> 00:39:46,299 I don't know. 875 00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:48,626 The stone road, which is... could be so significant 876 00:39:48,710 --> 00:39:49,969 to what we're trying to do, 877 00:39:50,054 --> 00:39:52,013 is now in the center of a red circle. 878 00:39:53,215 --> 00:39:55,216 What do you want to do, Rick? 879 00:39:55,300 --> 00:39:57,135 I hate to lay it on you, but what do you want to do? 880 00:39:57,228 --> 00:39:59,229 There's a way to move forward, and I think we should. 881 00:40:00,981 --> 00:40:04,567 I think there are areas that continue to intrigue us. 882 00:40:04,652 --> 00:40:07,153 The drilling program that is progressing in the Money Pit 883 00:40:07,238 --> 00:40:10,064 - provides real hope and promise. - You're right. 884 00:40:10,149 --> 00:40:11,983 This roadblock has been thrown in front of us. 885 00:40:12,067 --> 00:40:14,160 We're gonna go somewhere else, 886 00:40:14,245 --> 00:40:16,746 and we're gonna find something spectacular. 887 00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:20,658 RICK: We'll find a way through this. 888 00:40:20,742 --> 00:40:22,410 There's a lot of work to do 889 00:40:22,494 --> 00:40:24,579 that will help us move the search agenda forward. 890 00:40:24,663 --> 00:40:28,007 Sempre avanti. Just let's just keep moving forward. 891 00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:30,418 Okay. 892 00:40:30,502 --> 00:40:32,595 RICK: It's just the way it's going to be. 893 00:40:34,506 --> 00:40:36,924 NARRATOR: A legendary treasure has lured virtuous, 894 00:40:37,009 --> 00:40:39,594 determined and skilled people to Oak Island 895 00:40:39,678 --> 00:40:42,272 for more than two centuries now. 896 00:40:42,431 --> 00:40:45,766 For many, what began with great hope 897 00:40:45,851 --> 00:40:49,103 for the ultimate discovery ended in disaster, 898 00:40:49,188 --> 00:40:52,440 caused by forces that were beyond their control. 899 00:40:52,524 --> 00:40:55,776 Now, as Rick, Marty, Craig and their team 900 00:40:55,861 --> 00:40:58,037 are perhaps closer than anyone before them 901 00:40:58,197 --> 00:41:00,123 to solving this mystery, 902 00:41:00,207 --> 00:41:04,535 those same forces are bearing down on them, as well. 903 00:41:04,620 --> 00:41:06,454 Is the curse of Oak Island 904 00:41:06,538 --> 00:41:08,965 once again asserting its power, 905 00:41:09,124 --> 00:41:11,209 ensuring that the answers to the mystery 906 00:41:11,293 --> 00:41:13,636 remain just out of reach? 907 00:41:13,795 --> 00:41:17,307 Or can they prove that, at long last, 908 00:41:17,466 --> 00:41:21,644 the island has finally met its match? 909 00:41:25,891 --> 00:41:28,392 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 910 00:41:28,477 --> 00:41:30,403 - MARTY: Whoa-ho! - TERRY: Wow! 911 00:41:30,488 --> 00:41:32,822 If it's a shaft, it's a very large shaft. 912 00:41:32,907 --> 00:41:34,908 - (beeping) - What the heck is that? 913 00:41:34,992 --> 00:41:37,235 - To me, it looks like a chisel. - Wow! 914 00:41:37,319 --> 00:41:38,995 What the hell are these doing on Oak Island? 915 00:41:39,079 --> 00:41:40,821 The composition of the rocks are quite unusual. 916 00:41:40,906 --> 00:41:42,240 Whoa! A-U. 917 00:41:42,324 --> 00:41:44,909 - That's gold. - (chuckles) 918 00:41:44,993 --> 00:41:48,496 CHRISTA: The really interesting part of this particular object 919 00:41:48,580 --> 00:41:51,007 is that there are several gold flakes on it. 920 00:41:51,166 --> 00:41:52,342 Wow. 921 00:41:52,426 --> 00:41:54,844 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS