1 00:00:01,917 --> 00:00:03,583 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island. 2 00:00:03,708 --> 00:00:05,625 GARY: Ready to find some good stuff out of these spoils? 3 00:00:05,750 --> 00:00:07,167 -RICK: Wow. -GARY: What have you got there, Rick? 4 00:00:07,292 --> 00:00:09,458 -RICK: Look at this. -Ooh. That's nice. 5 00:00:09,542 --> 00:00:12,042 Wow. This is old. 6 00:00:12,167 --> 00:00:14,333 JOE: This came out of the medieval period 7 00:00:14,458 --> 00:00:16,750 -from about 1235. -CHARLES: It's amazing. 8 00:00:16,875 --> 00:00:17,833 -Yeah. -(laughs) 9 00:00:17,958 --> 00:00:19,333 GARY: I'm hoping that we smash 10 00:00:19,417 --> 00:00:21,000 straight through the Chappell Vault 11 00:00:21,125 --> 00:00:22,750 and come up with some treasure. 12 00:00:22,875 --> 00:00:25,208 -This should be it. -Wow, big timbers. 13 00:00:25,375 --> 00:00:27,250 Chappell Vault, here we come. 14 00:00:27,375 --> 00:00:28,625 (laughter) 15 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,167 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 16 00:00:34,292 --> 00:00:36,583 where people have been looking for 17 00:00:36,708 --> 00:00:41,083 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 --> 00:00:46,292 with strange symbols carved into it... 20 00:00:47,542 --> 00:00:50,292 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 21 00:00:50,375 --> 00:00:54,250 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 22 00:00:54,375 --> 00:00:56,208 to the Knights Templar. 23 00:00:56,333 --> 00:00:58,792 To date, six men have died 24 00:00:58,917 --> 00:01:01,583 trying to solve the mystery. 25 00:01:01,708 --> 00:01:06,833 And according to legend, one more will have to die 26 00:01:06,958 --> 00:01:09,667 before the treasure can be found. 27 00:01:14,458 --> 00:01:17,292 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:19,875 --> 00:01:21,917 CRAIG: Gentlemen. 29 00:01:22,042 --> 00:01:24,208 -GARY: Morning, mate. -Had many pulls yet? 30 00:01:24,333 --> 00:01:28,625 No, they're readjusting and sinking the can down. 31 00:01:28,750 --> 00:01:31,208 This is it, mate. 32 00:01:31,375 --> 00:01:33,167 DANNY: All good? All right. 33 00:01:33,292 --> 00:01:34,333 NARRATOR: It is the beginning 34 00:01:34,500 --> 00:01:37,250 of another potentially historic day 35 00:01:37,375 --> 00:01:40,417 on Oak Island for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, 36 00:01:40,542 --> 00:01:44,542 their partner Craig Tester and the members of their team. 37 00:01:44,708 --> 00:01:46,958 -DANNY: Okay, go ahead. -GARY: First hammer grab, mate. 38 00:01:47,083 --> 00:01:48,833 I'm hoping that we smash straight through 39 00:01:48,958 --> 00:01:52,833 the Chappell Vault and come up with some treasure today. 40 00:01:52,917 --> 00:01:54,167 Yeah. 41 00:01:54,292 --> 00:01:55,833 MICHEL: We're going in. 42 00:01:55,917 --> 00:01:58,625 NARRATOR: In the area dubbed the C-1 cluster, 43 00:01:58,708 --> 00:02:02,167 they are now approaching a depth of nearly 150 feet 44 00:02:02,292 --> 00:02:06,708 with their ten-foot-wide steel-cased shaft known as EC-1, 45 00:02:06,875 --> 00:02:09,708 or more affectionately, "Early Christmas." 46 00:02:09,875 --> 00:02:13,667 Positioned just one foot east of Borehole C-1 47 00:02:13,792 --> 00:02:17,833 and just eight feet northeast of the recently dug TF-1 shaft, 48 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,917 which may have intercepted part of the original Money Pit, 49 00:02:21,042 --> 00:02:24,958 EC-1 is believed to possibly be on target 50 00:02:25,042 --> 00:02:27,375 to reach a seven-foot-high wooden vault 51 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:31,625 first reported by searchers in 1897 at a depth 52 00:02:31,708 --> 00:02:37,000 of some 153 feet and encased in concrete. 53 00:02:37,167 --> 00:02:39,875 I'm gonna go see what kind of, uh, pressures 54 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,917 Danny is seeing over there. 55 00:02:42,042 --> 00:02:43,083 -All right, mate. -All right, sounds good. 56 00:02:43,208 --> 00:02:45,500 GARY: I'm confident, mate. 57 00:02:45,583 --> 00:02:47,250 Today is the day. 58 00:02:47,375 --> 00:02:50,167 NARRATOR: The team has good reason to be hopeful, 59 00:02:50,292 --> 00:02:52,000 as it was in this same location 60 00:02:52,167 --> 00:02:55,125 that, earlier this year, water testing 61 00:02:55,250 --> 00:02:58,167 and a core-drilling operation revealed evidence 62 00:02:58,292 --> 00:03:00,708 that vast amounts of both silver and gold 63 00:03:00,833 --> 00:03:03,708 lie buried somewhere below. 64 00:03:03,875 --> 00:03:06,167 PETER: Here comes the first hammer grab, so let's... 65 00:03:06,250 --> 00:03:08,500 -GARY: Yep. -...go to it. 66 00:03:08,583 --> 00:03:10,250 I'm confident. 67 00:03:10,375 --> 00:03:11,667 -Hopefully. -Yep. 68 00:03:11,750 --> 00:03:13,708 GARY: All right, mate, let's get stuck in 69 00:03:13,833 --> 00:03:15,417 and find some treasure. 70 00:03:15,542 --> 00:03:20,333 I've got high hopes for EC-1. 71 00:03:20,458 --> 00:03:24,042 It's not too far off where we found traces 72 00:03:24,208 --> 00:03:26,292 of gold and silver on pieces 73 00:03:26,417 --> 00:03:28,958 of metal and water samples. 74 00:03:29,083 --> 00:03:32,958 If this can works out, we'll all be home for Christmas. 75 00:03:33,083 --> 00:03:35,167 -Good? -I'm not getting any metal hits. 76 00:03:35,250 --> 00:03:36,000 -Okay. -It's clear, mate. 77 00:03:36,125 --> 00:03:37,333 Yeah. 78 00:03:37,458 --> 00:03:39,083 GARY: Maybe the next hammer grab. 79 00:03:39,208 --> 00:03:41,833 We're following along this concentration of gold 80 00:03:41,958 --> 00:03:45,417 that they found in the Money Pit itself in the C-1 cluster. 81 00:03:45,542 --> 00:03:46,750 There's just too much there. 82 00:03:46,875 --> 00:03:49,458 Gold on the metal, ancient wood, 83 00:03:49,583 --> 00:03:51,667 and so, we hope this is it. 84 00:03:51,750 --> 00:03:52,833 This is the one. 85 00:03:52,917 --> 00:03:55,125 PETER: What did Danny say? 86 00:03:55,208 --> 00:03:59,042 We're down to about 147, 148 feet. 87 00:03:59,167 --> 00:04:00,792 He'll measure in a little bit. 88 00:04:00,875 --> 00:04:04,667 He figures the plug is about six feet behind him. 89 00:04:04,792 --> 00:04:06,375 RICK: No increase 90 00:04:06,542 --> 00:04:08,667 in pressures or decrease or anything? 91 00:04:08,792 --> 00:04:10,333 No. Nothing significant. 92 00:04:10,458 --> 00:04:12,250 What about what's coming up? 93 00:04:12,375 --> 00:04:14,333 GARY: Yeah, we had one hammer grab 94 00:04:14,458 --> 00:04:17,125 of slurry and limestone. 95 00:04:17,208 --> 00:04:19,083 Next, treasure. 96 00:04:19,208 --> 00:04:20,958 (laughs) 97 00:04:21,083 --> 00:04:24,792 NARRATOR: As the excavation of EC-1 continues, 98 00:04:24,875 --> 00:04:28,542 just 200 feet to the northeast, near Borehole 10-X... 99 00:04:28,708 --> 00:04:30,833 We got to go through Early Christmas material 100 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,625 and try to get as much of that taken care of as possible today. 101 00:04:34,750 --> 00:04:37,000 -ERIC: Okay. -NARRATOR: ...Jack Begley and surveyor Eric Valois 102 00:04:37,125 --> 00:04:41,000 are at the wash table, preparing to search for clues 103 00:04:41,083 --> 00:04:45,917 and valuables in the spoils recently unearthed from EC-1. 104 00:04:46,042 --> 00:04:48,542 So, keep your eyes peeled. 105 00:04:48,667 --> 00:04:51,083 Um, but I-I'd like to do a little bit bigger loads 106 00:04:51,208 --> 00:04:52,500 than we have been. 107 00:04:52,625 --> 00:04:55,000 And as you can see, I've added 108 00:04:55,167 --> 00:04:57,292 -this plastic mesh on top. -Mesh, yep. 109 00:04:57,417 --> 00:04:59,333 Hopefully it's gonna be able to catch 110 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:02,583 if there are any parchments or other softer materials. 111 00:05:02,708 --> 00:05:07,458 -Really, in the past, I was just looking mainly for gold coins. -(laughs) 112 00:05:07,583 --> 00:05:10,667 -JACK: Now, we should be able to see everything. Yeah. -Catch those smaller finds. 113 00:05:10,750 --> 00:05:13,500 -Perfect. -And-- Yeah, I-I say we get cracking. 114 00:05:13,583 --> 00:05:15,125 I'll get in there, I'll go get our first load. 115 00:05:15,250 --> 00:05:16,417 All right. 116 00:05:16,542 --> 00:05:19,375 We've got huge hammer grabs this year 117 00:05:19,542 --> 00:05:22,000 to facilitate the extraction of soils 118 00:05:22,167 --> 00:05:23,375 from the ten-foot caisson. 119 00:05:23,542 --> 00:05:25,917 It's just a process to move that material 120 00:05:26,042 --> 00:05:29,333 and at the same time, visually inspect the material. 121 00:05:29,500 --> 00:05:33,625 And we need to be at the top of our game 122 00:05:33,708 --> 00:05:36,042 in order to get through as much material as possible. 123 00:05:38,875 --> 00:05:40,542 Here's a piece of glass. 124 00:05:40,667 --> 00:05:42,292 Wow. 125 00:05:42,375 --> 00:05:43,875 We'll save that. It doesn't look very old, though. 126 00:05:44,042 --> 00:05:45,625 No, it's pretty thin and clear. 127 00:05:45,708 --> 00:05:49,458 JACK: Which could be from down in the shafts, but... 128 00:05:49,583 --> 00:05:51,583 still just searcher stuff. 129 00:05:51,708 --> 00:05:54,875 I've grown quite fond of just washing through the spoils, 130 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,208 'cause that's where you find things 131 00:05:57,333 --> 00:05:58,792 that everyone else misses. 132 00:05:58,917 --> 00:06:00,667 And so, I'm really hoping 133 00:06:00,833 --> 00:06:02,833 that we can make it through all the material, 134 00:06:02,958 --> 00:06:05,542 'cause I'd really like to put a coin-- 135 00:06:05,667 --> 00:06:09,000 a gold one, specifically-- in Marty's hand this year. 136 00:06:09,125 --> 00:06:11,333 ERIC: What about this? It's got a little flex to it, 137 00:06:11,417 --> 00:06:12,875 so it's not a rock. 138 00:06:13,958 --> 00:06:15,542 JACK: I-I'm not quite sure, though. 139 00:06:15,667 --> 00:06:18,750 I-It might be a conglomerate of some other type. 140 00:06:18,875 --> 00:06:21,708 -ERIC: Okay. -You see how it's not a natural limestone... 141 00:06:21,833 --> 00:06:25,417 -Yeah. -...because you wouldn't see so many little clasts 142 00:06:25,542 --> 00:06:28,333 or small, little stones included inside this rock. 143 00:06:28,458 --> 00:06:29,833 -ERIC: Yeah. -You know, I can't say 144 00:06:29,958 --> 00:06:33,208 that what's drawing it all together in here 145 00:06:33,375 --> 00:06:37,250 is, uh, limestone, though. 146 00:06:37,375 --> 00:06:40,083 It could be even a type of a concrete. 147 00:06:40,208 --> 00:06:42,167 Like, look at those stones 148 00:06:42,250 --> 00:06:43,625 that are all trapped inside of there. 149 00:06:43,708 --> 00:06:46,375 -Mm. -It almost looks like it's a cement. 150 00:06:47,375 --> 00:06:48,958 It might be an older one. 151 00:06:49,042 --> 00:06:50,500 NARRATOR: Concrete, 152 00:06:50,625 --> 00:06:55,000 found nearly 150 feet deep in the spoils of EC-1? 153 00:06:55,167 --> 00:06:59,000 Since no previous searchers have ever been documented 154 00:06:59,125 --> 00:07:00,708 to use concrete while excavating 155 00:07:00,875 --> 00:07:04,667 or reinforcing shafts in the Money Pit area, 156 00:07:04,833 --> 00:07:07,000 could Jack and Eric have possibly found 157 00:07:07,125 --> 00:07:08,917 an important clue? 158 00:07:09,042 --> 00:07:12,167 Perhaps evidence of the concrete-encased vault 159 00:07:12,292 --> 00:07:17,292 first reported by the Oak Island Treasure Company in 1897? 160 00:07:17,417 --> 00:07:19,958 It could be a depositor concrete. 161 00:07:20,042 --> 00:07:22,458 -Yeah. -When they encountered the vault, 162 00:07:22,542 --> 00:07:23,833 -they encountered a layer of concrete... -Yeah. 163 00:07:23,958 --> 00:07:25,625 ...that surrounded the entire vault 164 00:07:25,708 --> 00:07:27,167 -at the bottom of the Money Pit. -Yeah. 165 00:07:27,292 --> 00:07:28,833 So this could be a piece of that. 166 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:30,667 -Yeah. -But for me, this is a keeper. 167 00:07:30,833 --> 00:07:32,833 And-and maybe it's big enough 168 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:34,875 that we can actually get it tested. 169 00:07:35,042 --> 00:07:37,458 -Okay. -You know, figure out if it is natural 170 00:07:37,583 --> 00:07:40,167 -or maybe it is an old concrete? -Yeah. 171 00:07:40,292 --> 00:07:42,500 Great job finding this. I'll bag it. 172 00:07:42,625 --> 00:07:44,500 NARRATOR: While Jack and Eric continue sifting 173 00:07:44,625 --> 00:07:46,667 through spoils at the wash table... 174 00:07:46,833 --> 00:07:49,000 RICK: It sure would be nice to find something. 175 00:07:49,167 --> 00:07:50,583 -Anything. -CRAIG: Oh, yeah. 176 00:07:50,708 --> 00:07:52,917 NARRATOR: ...back at the Money Pit... 177 00:07:53,042 --> 00:07:54,375 -Hey, Charles. -Guys. 178 00:07:54,542 --> 00:07:57,167 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina, Craig Tester 179 00:07:57,333 --> 00:08:00,167 and members of the team continue monitoring the excavation 180 00:08:00,292 --> 00:08:02,708 of the EC-1 shaft as it approaches 181 00:08:02,875 --> 00:08:06,583 the critical depth of 150 feet. 182 00:08:06,708 --> 00:08:11,375 You know, we all hope that this encounters 183 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:12,875 the Oak Island Treasure Company vault. 184 00:08:13,042 --> 00:08:15,250 -Yeah. -Because we're in that vicinity right now. 185 00:08:15,375 --> 00:08:17,125 We are in that vicinity. 186 00:08:17,208 --> 00:08:19,958 It was the Oak Island Treasure Company in 1897 that drilled 187 00:08:20,083 --> 00:08:22,417 through what they believed to be cement and then wood 188 00:08:22,542 --> 00:08:25,292 and then loose metal. 189 00:08:25,375 --> 00:08:27,875 Is that coins? Is it silver bars or what? 190 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:29,958 You know, I know you-- Or gold bars? 191 00:08:30,042 --> 00:08:32,583 Who knows? So, hopefully, 192 00:08:32,708 --> 00:08:36,833 we can find what they found in 1897. 193 00:08:36,958 --> 00:08:39,208 -RICK: That'd be great. -Oh, yeah. 194 00:08:39,333 --> 00:08:40,333 CRAIG: If we're gonna be finding it, 195 00:08:40,500 --> 00:08:42,375 it's gonna be in the next 196 00:08:42,500 --> 00:08:44,125 -few hammer grabs. -CHARLES: We're close. 197 00:08:44,208 --> 00:08:45,500 Yep. 198 00:08:45,667 --> 00:08:47,167 GARY: Got another load coming in. 199 00:08:47,250 --> 00:08:48,167 RICK: Well, Gary, have at it. 200 00:08:48,250 --> 00:08:50,208 All right. 201 00:08:50,333 --> 00:08:52,167 Another shot at glory. 202 00:08:54,583 --> 00:08:57,625 Dang, that was a big bucketload. 203 00:08:57,750 --> 00:08:59,500 PETER: There's some wood. 204 00:09:01,250 --> 00:09:02,542 -There's wood in there? -Yeah, right there. 205 00:09:02,708 --> 00:09:04,917 GARY: Excellent. 206 00:09:05,042 --> 00:09:07,083 -That's exactly what we want. -Yeah. 207 00:09:07,208 --> 00:09:10,167 -GARY: It was in that area. -PETER: Let's see. 208 00:09:11,458 --> 00:09:13,042 CHARLES: Let's hope it's a good one. 209 00:09:13,208 --> 00:09:14,875 GARY: Here we go. 210 00:09:15,042 --> 00:09:17,167 Oh, look at that. 211 00:09:21,833 --> 00:09:23,208 PETER: There's some wood. 212 00:09:23,333 --> 00:09:24,583 GARY: Oh, look at that. 213 00:09:24,708 --> 00:09:27,417 NARRATOR: In the Money Pit area, Rick Lagina, 214 00:09:27,542 --> 00:09:29,917 Craig Tester and members of the team 215 00:09:30,042 --> 00:09:33,042 have just made a potentially important discovery 216 00:09:33,208 --> 00:09:36,667 nearly 150 feet deep in the EC-1 shaft. 217 00:09:36,792 --> 00:09:39,667 That could be important. 218 00:09:39,833 --> 00:09:42,708 -That fits with the story. -Mm-hmm. 219 00:09:42,833 --> 00:09:45,875 -Especially with this vault area. -Yeah. 220 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:49,542 This wood recovery is exciting because, so far, 221 00:09:49,708 --> 00:09:52,125 we've been going through in situ material 222 00:09:52,250 --> 00:09:55,000 and now we're going through wood 223 00:09:55,167 --> 00:09:57,333 at quite a deep depth. 224 00:09:57,417 --> 00:10:00,292 I'm hoping that we've hit the vault. 225 00:10:00,375 --> 00:10:02,250 So, this just came up. 226 00:10:02,375 --> 00:10:04,708 -Just in there? -It was in-- Yeah, it was in the bucket. 227 00:10:10,375 --> 00:10:12,167 CRAIG: Well, it'd be a good one to carbon-date, then. 228 00:10:12,292 --> 00:10:15,500 RICK: Yep. Well, let's see if anything more comes up. 229 00:10:15,625 --> 00:10:17,500 Yeah, it's the next one that really matters. 230 00:10:17,625 --> 00:10:20,625 RICK: There's hope that the Oak Island Treasure Company vault 231 00:10:20,750 --> 00:10:23,000 resides roughly around 150 feet, 232 00:10:23,083 --> 00:10:26,167 and now we have a limited amount of wood. 233 00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:27,333 It's exciting. 234 00:10:27,458 --> 00:10:29,625 So, after the hammer grab dumps, 235 00:10:29,750 --> 00:10:31,500 it's kind of like a-a race to get in 236 00:10:31,583 --> 00:10:33,167 to see who can find what. 237 00:10:33,292 --> 00:10:36,458 Well, gentlemen, anything today? 238 00:10:36,583 --> 00:10:37,875 It brought up a little bit of wood. 239 00:10:38,042 --> 00:10:40,458 GARY: And unfortunately, no metals at the moment, 240 00:10:40,542 --> 00:10:41,708 but that might change. 241 00:10:41,833 --> 00:10:43,500 We got another bucket coming up. 242 00:10:43,625 --> 00:10:44,708 A couple buckets of hope here yet 243 00:10:44,833 --> 00:10:45,875 for the Chappell Vault, right? 244 00:10:46,042 --> 00:10:47,917 -Yep. -We should see some wood, though, 245 00:10:48,042 --> 00:10:49,625 -in these next grabs. -CHARLES: That's right. 246 00:11:00,375 --> 00:11:02,708 -MARTY: Boy, that is a lot more water for some reason. -CHARLES: Yeah. 247 00:11:02,875 --> 00:11:05,208 That's the most water we've seen come up yet. 248 00:11:07,250 --> 00:11:10,667 RICK: It's somewhat surprising that we're not finding 249 00:11:10,750 --> 00:11:12,542 substantial amounts of wood. 250 00:11:12,667 --> 00:11:15,792 And the amount of water coming out of the grab 251 00:11:15,875 --> 00:11:18,292 suggests we're getting to the bottom of the hole. 252 00:11:21,833 --> 00:11:24,125 -PETER: It's silent. -Yep. 253 00:11:24,208 --> 00:11:26,250 It is silent. 254 00:11:28,250 --> 00:11:29,833 -This looks like a report coming. -Hey, guys. 255 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,000 -Here's a report coming in. -Uh-oh. 256 00:11:32,167 --> 00:11:35,958 So, this is what came out of the hole with the last bucket. 257 00:11:36,042 --> 00:11:38,042 That material is coming up now. 258 00:11:40,042 --> 00:11:43,792 It's the same as that gypsum. 259 00:11:43,875 --> 00:11:45,250 MARTY: Did the can rotate down 260 00:11:45,375 --> 00:11:46,625 or didn't it really go anywhere? 261 00:11:46,750 --> 00:11:50,250 We achieved an inch and a half in 15 minutes. 262 00:11:51,792 --> 00:11:53,833 -Oh. -Currently as it sits, 263 00:11:53,958 --> 00:11:56,208 we're at 152 and a half with the can 264 00:11:56,333 --> 00:11:59,667 and 151 with the grab, so we're really struggling. 265 00:11:59,750 --> 00:12:01,083 Danny is seeing some high pressures right now, 266 00:12:01,208 --> 00:12:04,500 obviously associated with that as well. 267 00:12:04,583 --> 00:12:06,500 Hey-- they run those things through all-- 268 00:12:06,625 --> 00:12:08,375 they don't, they don't only just go through 269 00:12:08,542 --> 00:12:09,917 glacial till, they go through rock. 270 00:12:10,042 --> 00:12:12,958 -That's right. -Why is this stopping it dead like this? 271 00:12:13,042 --> 00:12:15,375 That's the question that we're all looking at 272 00:12:15,542 --> 00:12:16,792 for an answer right now. 273 00:12:16,875 --> 00:12:18,792 Anhydrite is notoriously hard to drill. 274 00:12:18,917 --> 00:12:21,333 It's actually soft, but it's gummy. 275 00:12:21,458 --> 00:12:23,500 And it gums up the bit, it gums up the teeth, 276 00:12:23,667 --> 00:12:25,333 and the teeth don't cut. 277 00:12:25,417 --> 00:12:27,333 It's really hard to drill, even with a big rig. 278 00:12:27,417 --> 00:12:29,083 Given that metric of advance, 279 00:12:29,208 --> 00:12:31,625 we could be here for a full day and we can't afford it. 280 00:12:31,750 --> 00:12:33,542 MARTY: I'm with you. Let's just see 281 00:12:33,667 --> 00:12:36,250 if Gary will find ten coins in this one 282 00:12:36,375 --> 00:12:38,458 and then we'll reconsider. 283 00:12:38,542 --> 00:12:41,167 Other than finding ten coins, I think we're done. 284 00:12:41,292 --> 00:12:43,083 -Yeah, then we'd be done. Yeah. -RICK: All right. 285 00:12:53,750 --> 00:12:55,375 MARTY: Not a lot in that one, either. 286 00:12:56,458 --> 00:12:58,083 Essentially nothing. 287 00:12:59,292 --> 00:13:00,500 Yeah. 288 00:13:02,833 --> 00:13:05,292 -GARY: I've got the okay from Michel. -PETER: Yeah. 289 00:13:12,042 --> 00:13:13,333 That's some anhydrite right there. 290 00:13:13,417 --> 00:13:15,083 -Yeah, that's what they're struggling... -Yeah. 291 00:13:15,208 --> 00:13:17,500 -...to get through at the moment. -That's it. 292 00:13:17,583 --> 00:13:19,833 PETER: I'll take this over to Craig and Dr. Spooner. 293 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,500 GARY: Okay, mate. 294 00:13:22,708 --> 00:13:25,000 So, I think we're pretty much there. 295 00:13:25,083 --> 00:13:27,958 I mean, that's anhydrite, isn't it? 296 00:13:29,292 --> 00:13:30,917 Well, this could be gypsum already. 297 00:13:31,042 --> 00:13:32,875 -CRAIG: Yep. -IAN: Yep. 298 00:13:33,042 --> 00:13:34,875 RICK: There's nothing in it, 299 00:13:35,042 --> 00:13:37,667 so I think we're done. 300 00:13:37,833 --> 00:13:39,542 -I'm ready to call it. -MARTY: Yeah. 301 00:13:39,667 --> 00:13:42,500 Call it. Start getting ready to backfill 302 00:13:42,583 --> 00:13:43,708 -and do all your thing. -Okay. 303 00:13:43,875 --> 00:13:45,292 -Thank you. -Perfect. Thanks, guys. 304 00:13:45,375 --> 00:13:47,083 -RICK: Thanks. -Yep. 305 00:13:47,208 --> 00:13:50,083 NARRATOR: After excavating two ten-foot-wide caissons 306 00:13:50,208 --> 00:13:52,917 in an area where, earlier this year, 307 00:13:53,042 --> 00:13:54,958 two six-inch-wide boreholes 308 00:13:55,042 --> 00:13:57,417 returned high traces of precious metals, 309 00:13:57,542 --> 00:14:01,958 the team finds themselves facing an extraordinary question. 310 00:14:02,042 --> 00:14:04,667 Just where is the vast source 311 00:14:04,750 --> 00:14:07,542 of the detected valuables located? 312 00:14:07,708 --> 00:14:10,000 MARTY: We just dug two enormous holes, 313 00:14:10,083 --> 00:14:11,375 bigger than we ever have. 314 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:14,500 We expected to find gold and silver, 315 00:14:14,625 --> 00:14:16,000 and we didn't. 316 00:14:16,167 --> 00:14:19,292 So, are we disappointed? Damn right we're disappointed. 317 00:14:19,375 --> 00:14:23,333 Those two caissons were costly, time-consuming, labor-intensive, 318 00:14:23,458 --> 00:14:27,292 and we had high hopes for them and we didn't find any treasure. 319 00:14:27,417 --> 00:14:28,875 RICK: Well, we're done in this can. 320 00:14:29,042 --> 00:14:31,625 Unfortunately, Dan, it didn't turn out, 321 00:14:31,708 --> 00:14:34,625 but there's always the next one, right? 322 00:14:34,750 --> 00:14:36,583 We need to go to the war room now 323 00:14:36,708 --> 00:14:38,083 and decide about the third location. 324 00:14:38,208 --> 00:14:40,167 MARTY: Let's go. We're done. 325 00:14:40,292 --> 00:14:42,958 -The king is dead. -RICK: The king is dead. 326 00:14:47,917 --> 00:14:50,583 NARRATOR: Later that evening... 327 00:14:50,708 --> 00:14:52,167 MARTY: We have a full house today. 328 00:14:52,292 --> 00:14:53,958 And that is entirely appropriate, 329 00:14:54,042 --> 00:14:56,250 because what we're gonna discuss today is basically what we do, 330 00:14:56,375 --> 00:14:59,042 what we're here for, we want to find some treasure. 331 00:14:59,208 --> 00:15:01,375 NARRATOR: ...brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, 332 00:15:01,500 --> 00:15:03,500 Craig Tester and members of the team 333 00:15:03,625 --> 00:15:07,042 have gathered in the war room to make a collective 334 00:15:07,167 --> 00:15:09,125 and critical decision. 335 00:15:09,250 --> 00:15:12,333 MARTY: We have now placed 336 00:15:12,458 --> 00:15:13,875 two ten-foot canisters into the ground, 337 00:15:14,042 --> 00:15:15,958 the hallowed ground of the Money Pit, 338 00:15:16,042 --> 00:15:18,000 and we didn't come up with a lot. 339 00:15:18,125 --> 00:15:19,958 We came up with some clues... 340 00:15:20,083 --> 00:15:22,125 -Clues. -...but nothing I would call treasure. 341 00:15:22,208 --> 00:15:24,417 MARTY: We have the time and the material 342 00:15:24,542 --> 00:15:26,833 to do two more caissons. 343 00:15:26,958 --> 00:15:30,708 So, with that, I will open it up to discussion 344 00:15:30,833 --> 00:15:32,917 because we're running out of time, 345 00:15:33,042 --> 00:15:34,708 so we have to decide where we go next. 346 00:15:34,875 --> 00:15:37,083 RICK: So, 347 00:15:37,208 --> 00:15:40,917 when we started the year, the Dunfield dig 348 00:15:41,042 --> 00:15:43,375 was certainly on the list of priority targets 349 00:15:43,542 --> 00:15:47,292 because of F-4, again, a-a gold signature. 350 00:15:48,958 --> 00:15:51,417 NARRATOR: After conducting water testing 351 00:15:51,542 --> 00:15:54,833 earlier this year in previously drilled six-inch boreholes 352 00:15:54,958 --> 00:15:57,083 across the Money Pit area, 353 00:15:57,208 --> 00:15:59,333 the Oak Island team was astonished 354 00:15:59,417 --> 00:16:03,042 that F-4 was one of several to yield high concentrations 355 00:16:03,167 --> 00:16:05,750 of gold and silver. 356 00:16:05,875 --> 00:16:09,042 Coincidentally, F-4 happens to be located 357 00:16:09,167 --> 00:16:11,917 at the very center of the most notorious operation 358 00:16:12,042 --> 00:16:14,333 in the history of Oak Island, 359 00:16:14,458 --> 00:16:19,458 the excavation by California geologist Robert Dunfield. 360 00:16:19,583 --> 00:16:24,458 After constructing the Causeway in the fall of 1965, 361 00:16:24,583 --> 00:16:28,708 Dunfield transported a 70-ton crane to the Money Pit 362 00:16:28,875 --> 00:16:32,500 and dug a massive 100-foot diameter hole in the hopes 363 00:16:32,583 --> 00:16:35,542 of finally locating the legendary Chappell Vault, 364 00:16:35,708 --> 00:16:40,250 believed to lie buried at a depth of 153 feet. 365 00:16:40,375 --> 00:16:43,625 Unfortunately, his plan was thwarted 366 00:16:43,708 --> 00:16:46,375 at approximately 140 feet 367 00:16:46,500 --> 00:16:49,750 when his massive crater flooded and caved in. 368 00:16:49,875 --> 00:16:54,417 Is it possible that even though Robert Dunfield failed 369 00:16:54,542 --> 00:16:58,167 to recover any treasure, he may have come dangerously close 370 00:16:58,292 --> 00:17:01,125 to solving the Oak Island mystery? 371 00:17:01,250 --> 00:17:04,583 So, I guess I'll open it up. 372 00:17:04,708 --> 00:17:09,833 What's everyone's thought about, uh, the Dunfield, um, location? 373 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,583 From the evidence in front of me, 374 00:17:12,708 --> 00:17:14,583 my best placement should be 375 00:17:14,708 --> 00:17:17,292 to cover very thoroughly the area 376 00:17:17,375 --> 00:17:20,417 on the north and west side 377 00:17:20,542 --> 00:17:22,583 of the bottom of the Dunfield dig. 378 00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:23,917 That's F-4. 379 00:17:24,042 --> 00:17:26,000 And so, the quadrant is entirely opened 380 00:17:26,125 --> 00:17:28,000 and could have a vault 381 00:17:28,083 --> 00:17:31,000 that is not covered by any drill hole 382 00:17:31,125 --> 00:17:33,333 that we've done since 2017. 383 00:17:33,500 --> 00:17:35,542 And a ten-foot can should cover that really quite easily. 384 00:17:35,708 --> 00:17:37,417 ALEX: So, my thought is, 385 00:17:37,542 --> 00:17:40,417 that's a good reason to investigate there. 386 00:17:40,542 --> 00:17:42,292 If you look at the TF-1, 387 00:17:42,375 --> 00:17:44,333 C-1 area, Dunfield took a lot of earth 388 00:17:44,458 --> 00:17:46,625 off the surface of the Money Pit area 389 00:17:46,750 --> 00:17:49,000 and saw all the shafts, as far as I'm aware, 390 00:17:49,083 --> 00:17:50,583 as they're laid out. 391 00:17:50,708 --> 00:17:52,250 If there was anything to see, he saw it. 392 00:17:52,375 --> 00:17:53,458 -Right. -Yes, absolutely. 393 00:17:53,583 --> 00:17:55,833 And he never really got the answers 394 00:17:55,917 --> 00:17:57,375 in that location that he was looking for. 395 00:17:57,500 --> 00:17:59,333 Not because he didn't find anything but because 396 00:17:59,417 --> 00:18:02,500 -he lost the hole. -JACK: Yeah, and maybe 397 00:18:02,667 --> 00:18:05,625 he actually saw the top of what the old Money Pit was? 398 00:18:05,708 --> 00:18:08,208 You know, maybe there are some real nice things 399 00:18:08,375 --> 00:18:10,250 just sitting right at the bottom. 400 00:18:10,375 --> 00:18:12,833 DOUG: Well, one thing we can't deny, though, 401 00:18:12,958 --> 00:18:15,667 is our testing this year has told us that is the site 402 00:18:15,833 --> 00:18:18,042 of the highest concentration of gold in the water. 403 00:18:18,167 --> 00:18:19,500 You cannot deny that. 404 00:18:19,667 --> 00:18:21,333 RICK: There are more than a few reasons 405 00:18:21,500 --> 00:18:23,292 why the location should be centered 406 00:18:23,417 --> 00:18:26,167 over the deepest part of the Dunfield dig. 407 00:18:26,292 --> 00:18:28,667 One of the reasons, of course, is that there's always been 408 00:18:28,792 --> 00:18:31,917 this conjecture that Robert Dunfield did not go deep enough. 409 00:18:32,042 --> 00:18:33,958 The other reason, of course, 410 00:18:34,042 --> 00:18:36,458 is that the F-4, sonic drill location, 411 00:18:36,583 --> 00:18:40,042 that's the highest gold level that we've tested. 412 00:18:40,208 --> 00:18:42,833 So, there's a reason to place it there. 413 00:18:42,917 --> 00:18:44,667 DOUG: I like that spot. 414 00:18:44,792 --> 00:18:46,958 I mean, the F-4 results are really intriguing. 415 00:18:47,083 --> 00:18:48,958 MARTY: So, is this RA-1, 416 00:18:49,083 --> 00:18:50,792 -"Rick and Alex"? -RICK: No, 417 00:18:50,917 --> 00:18:55,625 I'd propose it to be... DH-82. 418 00:18:57,417 --> 00:18:59,667 Anybody know what that means? 419 00:18:59,833 --> 00:19:01,333 Oh, I do. (chuckles) 420 00:19:01,458 --> 00:19:03,333 MARTY: It stands for Dan Henskee-82, 421 00:19:03,458 --> 00:19:06,333 the, uh, senior explorer here. 422 00:19:06,417 --> 00:19:08,208 This will be your can, Dan. 423 00:19:08,333 --> 00:19:10,125 -DAN H.: Uh-oh. -Your chance to shine. 424 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:13,792 -In other words, I have to take the blame. -(laughter) 425 00:19:13,875 --> 00:19:16,417 MARTY: If it's good, we'll give you partial credit, 426 00:19:16,542 --> 00:19:18,500 and if it's bad, you can have the entire blame. Yes, sir. 427 00:19:18,583 --> 00:19:22,167 -Sounds fair to me. -(laughter) 428 00:19:22,250 --> 00:19:23,833 -MARTY: Well, let's do that, then. -RICK: I think we're good. 429 00:19:23,917 --> 00:19:25,208 CHARLES: Yeah, let's do it. 430 00:19:28,875 --> 00:19:31,542 NARRATOR: As a new day begins on Oak Island 431 00:19:38,083 --> 00:19:40,875 ...while representatives from ROC Equipment 432 00:19:41,042 --> 00:19:42,667 and Irving Equipment Limited 433 00:19:42,792 --> 00:19:46,083 fill in the EC-1 shaft and prepare for the team's 434 00:19:46,208 --> 00:19:49,292 next excavation in the Money Pit area, 435 00:19:49,375 --> 00:19:52,917 approximately 200 feet to the south... 436 00:19:53,042 --> 00:19:54,917 -GARY: All right, Billy. -BILLY: Hey, Gary. 437 00:19:55,042 --> 00:19:56,167 I'm gonna remove some of this junk 438 00:19:56,333 --> 00:19:57,917 and make a little better spot for you. 439 00:19:58,042 --> 00:20:00,333 NARRATOR: ...metal detection expert Gary Drayton 440 00:20:00,417 --> 00:20:02,500 and heavy equipment operator Billy Gerhardt 441 00:20:02,625 --> 00:20:05,583 begin searching through a mound of spoils 442 00:20:05,708 --> 00:20:07,167 that were excavated from the Money Pit 443 00:20:07,333 --> 00:20:10,083 by Robert Dunfield in 1965. 444 00:20:10,208 --> 00:20:12,708 Spoils which have never been thoroughly searched 445 00:20:12,833 --> 00:20:16,500 for clues or potential valuables. 446 00:20:16,625 --> 00:20:18,167 GARY: It's just a matter of time, mate, 447 00:20:18,333 --> 00:20:20,208 before we pull up a nice coin 448 00:20:20,375 --> 00:20:23,458 or some kind of artifact with a date on it. 449 00:20:23,542 --> 00:20:25,333 If we find one thing, you know, it changes everything, right? 450 00:20:25,500 --> 00:20:27,000 Yeah, I mean when these spoils 451 00:20:27,125 --> 00:20:28,542 were moved around originally, mate, 452 00:20:28,667 --> 00:20:31,042 they didn't have a magic wand. 453 00:20:31,167 --> 00:20:32,167 -(laughs) -You dig it, I'll detect it. 454 00:20:32,333 --> 00:20:33,542 -Okay. -All right, mate. 455 00:20:35,375 --> 00:20:38,000 NARRATOR: Because Dunfield never searched 456 00:20:38,167 --> 00:20:39,917 through the spoils that he unearthed, 457 00:20:40,042 --> 00:20:42,792 and because the team did detect gold earlier this year 458 00:20:42,875 --> 00:20:46,583 in the area where Dunfield conducted his work, 459 00:20:46,708 --> 00:20:49,542 they are hoping to recover any more important, 460 00:20:49,708 --> 00:20:51,875 or valuable clues that he may have missed. 461 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,125 GARY: Here we go. 462 00:20:53,208 --> 00:20:54,875 JACK: Oh, oh, wow. 463 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:56,458 There's dowel holes. 464 00:20:56,542 --> 00:20:58,208 NARRATOR: At the beginning of this year, 465 00:20:58,333 --> 00:21:00,583 the team made a number of promising finds 466 00:21:00,708 --> 00:21:03,792 in a nearby spoils pile from the Dunfield dig, 467 00:21:03,875 --> 00:21:06,333 including timbers that were potentially related 468 00:21:06,417 --> 00:21:08,167 to the original Money Pit, 469 00:21:08,333 --> 00:21:11,417 as well as an iron spike that could date 470 00:21:11,542 --> 00:21:14,750 to as much as two and a half centuries old. 471 00:21:16,667 --> 00:21:19,333 GARY: There could be anything anywhere, 472 00:21:19,417 --> 00:21:24,375 because Dunfield totally dug all this area out. 473 00:21:24,542 --> 00:21:26,708 It's a higgledy-piggledy mess, 474 00:21:26,833 --> 00:21:31,500 but there could be some treasure in these surface layers. 475 00:21:31,625 --> 00:21:34,833 BILLY: Pretty old-looking plank in that one, Gary. 476 00:21:34,917 --> 00:21:36,750 Big old plank in there? 477 00:21:41,917 --> 00:21:43,042 See the black piece of wood? 478 00:21:43,208 --> 00:21:44,375 Yep. 479 00:21:56,167 --> 00:21:57,625 RICK: Found anything, Gary? 480 00:21:57,708 --> 00:21:59,792 GARY: Perfect timing, mate, yeah. 481 00:21:59,917 --> 00:22:02,417 Just that piece of wood was in this last load. 482 00:22:02,542 --> 00:22:05,375 That came off that other piece of wood there. 483 00:22:05,542 --> 00:22:07,000 It's fairly rotten. 484 00:22:07,083 --> 00:22:08,250 Yeah. 485 00:22:08,375 --> 00:22:10,583 As you peel the top, 486 00:22:10,708 --> 00:22:12,875 you know, up here, I think you can look and see 487 00:22:13,042 --> 00:22:14,875 one pile and then another pile. 488 00:22:15,042 --> 00:22:16,542 I don't know what it tells you, but it... 489 00:22:16,667 --> 00:22:18,167 If you see these different horizons, 490 00:22:18,292 --> 00:22:20,833 that is from long, long ago. 491 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,208 I hope so. 492 00:22:22,333 --> 00:22:23,708 Have at her. 493 00:22:27,042 --> 00:22:29,167 MARTY: Going through the Dunfield spoils 494 00:22:29,292 --> 00:22:32,042 out by the Money Pit, it's been a hard job. 495 00:22:32,167 --> 00:22:33,708 There's a lot of stuff up there. 496 00:22:37,583 --> 00:22:40,042 The good news is, we can find anything in the spoils. 497 00:22:40,167 --> 00:22:43,042 I mean, it could've come from deep in the Money Pit. 498 00:22:43,167 --> 00:22:44,208 (beeping) 499 00:22:44,333 --> 00:22:45,250 GARY: Got an hit here, mate. 500 00:22:45,375 --> 00:22:46,750 RICK: What's that? 501 00:22:46,875 --> 00:22:48,625 GARY: I don't know what it is, so it's got to come out. 502 00:22:48,750 --> 00:22:51,458 -RICK: Where is it, Gary? -Uh, well, let me pinpoint it. 503 00:22:51,542 --> 00:22:53,417 (electronic whirring) 504 00:22:53,542 --> 00:22:54,958 In there somewhere. 505 00:22:56,833 --> 00:22:59,750 -RICK: Where to? -Anywhere you like, mate. 506 00:23:04,625 --> 00:23:06,333 All right, well, pinpointer time. 507 00:23:13,375 --> 00:23:14,708 What's this? 508 00:23:15,792 --> 00:23:16,833 Looks like a... 509 00:23:18,875 --> 00:23:21,125 -...Wonder Woman bracelet. -(both chuckle) 510 00:23:22,292 --> 00:23:24,000 No, it looks like a... 511 00:23:24,125 --> 00:23:25,917 -just a piece of cut pipe, doesn't it? -RICK: Yeah. 512 00:23:27,458 --> 00:23:29,458 -Cast-iron pipe, by the look of it. -Yep. 513 00:23:29,542 --> 00:23:31,000 Don't know how old it is, though, 514 00:23:31,083 --> 00:23:33,375 but I'll put it in my pouch. 515 00:23:33,500 --> 00:23:34,625 Keep digging. 516 00:23:36,500 --> 00:23:39,500 I am always keen about digging the material 517 00:23:39,583 --> 00:23:41,833 from the so-called Money Pit spoil piles 518 00:23:41,958 --> 00:23:45,708 because that material is from long ago. 519 00:23:45,875 --> 00:23:48,333 And so, I'm hopeful that we can find something 520 00:23:48,417 --> 00:23:51,042 that will be relevant, uh, to the search. 521 00:23:52,375 --> 00:23:54,917 Perhaps another clue. 522 00:23:56,750 --> 00:23:59,917 You only find clay like this in a backfill of a shaft. 523 00:24:08,833 --> 00:24:10,167 GARY: What do you got there, Rick? 524 00:24:10,250 --> 00:24:12,125 RICK: I don't know. 525 00:24:12,208 --> 00:24:13,792 Leather, that's for sure. 526 00:24:16,042 --> 00:24:17,167 GARY: Wow-- Oh, yeah. 527 00:24:17,333 --> 00:24:21,667 It's like a, an old leather strap, by the look of it. 528 00:24:24,292 --> 00:24:26,417 Looks like an oldie. 529 00:24:26,542 --> 00:24:29,000 Yeah, we could get this tested. 530 00:24:29,125 --> 00:24:32,458 NARRATOR: A potentially ancient leather strap 531 00:24:32,542 --> 00:24:35,417 found in the Dunfield spoils? 532 00:24:35,542 --> 00:24:37,667 What do you think with this piece? 533 00:24:37,792 --> 00:24:40,583 -Oh, wow. -NARRATOR: Over the past five years, 534 00:24:40,708 --> 00:24:42,667 the Oak Island team has recovered 535 00:24:42,792 --> 00:24:45,583 several leather artifacts in the Money Pit area 536 00:24:45,708 --> 00:24:48,917 including bits of bookbinding 537 00:24:49,042 --> 00:24:54,625 and the heel of a boot that was dated to as early as 1492. 538 00:24:54,708 --> 00:24:57,000 GARY: Looks like a belt. 539 00:24:57,083 --> 00:24:59,792 NARRATOR: Could this leather strap also predate the discovery 540 00:24:59,875 --> 00:25:03,000 of the Money Pit in 1795? 541 00:25:03,083 --> 00:25:06,375 If so, what else could still be hidden 542 00:25:06,542 --> 00:25:08,583 within the so-called Dunfield spoils? 543 00:25:10,708 --> 00:25:12,833 What do you think it would be that wide from? 544 00:25:12,917 --> 00:25:15,708 It could be a, could be an harness, 545 00:25:15,833 --> 00:25:17,250 -perhaps off an ox. -Yeah. 546 00:25:17,375 --> 00:25:20,333 Or it could be the bottom 547 00:25:20,458 --> 00:25:22,375 of a leather shoe. 548 00:25:22,500 --> 00:25:24,167 There has been some old shoes found. 549 00:25:24,250 --> 00:25:25,667 Yes, there has. Yes. 550 00:25:25,750 --> 00:25:28,208 -Thick. -GARY: And it's thick, yeah. 551 00:25:28,375 --> 00:25:29,750 Yeah, that is sweet. 552 00:25:29,875 --> 00:25:31,542 That's a sweet piece of leather. 553 00:25:31,708 --> 00:25:33,792 I've got some bags in the back of me car. 554 00:25:33,917 --> 00:25:35,458 I'm gonna put this in the bag. 555 00:25:35,583 --> 00:25:36,917 -I'll go get them. -So we'll see-- All right, mate. 556 00:25:37,042 --> 00:25:38,708 Right in the trunk. 557 00:25:38,875 --> 00:25:42,083 RICK: Usually, we find little scraps of leather. 558 00:25:42,208 --> 00:25:45,667 This is quite a large piece, but it could be anything. 559 00:25:45,792 --> 00:25:47,875 -Here you go. -Nice one, mate. 560 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,000 RICK: It's a heavy piece of leather, 561 00:25:50,167 --> 00:25:53,333 and I think this piece of leather is substantial enough 562 00:25:53,417 --> 00:25:55,125 that it should be tested. 563 00:25:55,208 --> 00:25:57,667 I'm going to bring this down to the archeology trailer, 564 00:25:57,750 --> 00:26:00,167 have Laird look at it, see what he thinks. 565 00:26:00,292 --> 00:26:02,083 If you and Billy want to keep going on this, 566 00:26:02,208 --> 00:26:05,083 I would just carry us out right to the end, okay? 567 00:26:05,208 --> 00:26:08,667 And I'll keep my twin optical scanners on the soil. 568 00:26:08,833 --> 00:26:10,167 -Okay. -Good find, mate. 569 00:26:10,292 --> 00:26:11,458 And I will be back. 570 00:26:11,583 --> 00:26:13,750 GARY: Okay, mate. See you later. 571 00:26:22,917 --> 00:26:26,125 NARRATOR: Another exciting day has arrived on Oak Island... 572 00:26:26,250 --> 00:26:27,333 RICK: Good morning. 573 00:26:27,417 --> 00:26:29,833 How's it going? 574 00:26:29,917 --> 00:26:32,125 -CHARLES: Good. -TERRY: Not too bad. 575 00:26:32,208 --> 00:26:35,125 NARRATOR: ...as Rick Lagina joins members of the team 576 00:26:35,250 --> 00:26:36,542 in the Money Pit area... 577 00:26:37,542 --> 00:26:40,167 PETER: DH-82, 578 00:26:40,333 --> 00:26:42,458 first scoop's right here. 579 00:26:42,542 --> 00:26:45,667 NARRATOR: ...where the excavation of their third ten-foot-wide 580 00:26:45,833 --> 00:26:50,833 steel-cased shaft known as DH-82 is now underway. 581 00:26:54,917 --> 00:26:55,875 Gary's in there like a dirty shirt 582 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,792 seeing if he can dig up some metal. 583 00:26:58,875 --> 00:27:01,125 How deep is the can? How deep is the excavation? 584 00:27:01,208 --> 00:27:06,542 Uh, they are somewhere between 17 and say, 585 00:27:06,667 --> 00:27:07,875 let's just say 20. 586 00:27:08,042 --> 00:27:09,458 They're going about two feet a grab, 587 00:27:09,542 --> 00:27:12,583 and they'll give us another measure here before too long. 588 00:27:12,708 --> 00:27:15,625 -RICK: You know, it's-it's the Dunfield Dig, right? -CHARLES: Yeah. 589 00:27:15,708 --> 00:27:19,500 So, you know, we know he got down to a certain depth 590 00:27:19,583 --> 00:27:21,583 and that measurement is a bit in dispute. 591 00:27:21,708 --> 00:27:24,333 I mean, and he-he was fighting it every day. 592 00:27:24,500 --> 00:27:26,542 I mean, it was caving in, 593 00:27:26,708 --> 00:27:28,583 uh, it was a bad time of year, December, 594 00:27:28,708 --> 00:27:30,583 there was rain, there was snow. 595 00:27:30,708 --> 00:27:32,667 The sides were-were-- kept caving in, 596 00:27:32,833 --> 00:27:34,667 so probably for every bucket he was pulling up 597 00:27:34,792 --> 00:27:36,917 or every grab he was pulling up, 598 00:27:37,042 --> 00:27:38,542 he was probably losing two or three. 599 00:27:38,667 --> 00:27:40,500 -That's right. -So, it was a constant fight. 600 00:27:40,625 --> 00:27:44,125 I don't agree with the-the methodology, 601 00:27:44,250 --> 00:27:47,250 but you know, h-had he found the treasure, he'd have been a hero. 602 00:27:47,375 --> 00:27:49,042 Absolutely. 603 00:27:50,833 --> 00:27:52,708 MARTY: We're convinced that Dunfield, 604 00:27:52,833 --> 00:27:54,958 doing what he did under very difficult conditions, 605 00:27:55,083 --> 00:27:58,000 without a lot of the technology we have, 606 00:27:58,083 --> 00:28:02,375 without metal detectors, without observers, without wash tables, 607 00:28:02,542 --> 00:28:06,625 could easily have missed extremely substantive things. 608 00:28:11,167 --> 00:28:14,208 MARTY: And then he also stopped a little bit short 609 00:28:14,333 --> 00:28:16,292 of the so-called vault. 610 00:28:18,875 --> 00:28:20,000 So, we're kind of just trying to find 611 00:28:20,125 --> 00:28:22,167 what Dunfield might have missed. 612 00:28:22,292 --> 00:28:24,500 It's down there, Rick, you just haven't found it yet. 613 00:28:24,583 --> 00:28:26,083 TERRY: That's it. 614 00:28:27,500 --> 00:28:30,708 RICK: I'm hoping for the Bravo-Tango moment. 615 00:28:30,833 --> 00:28:33,750 This could be it. This could be "X" marks the spot. 616 00:28:36,042 --> 00:28:38,500 You know, there's all kinds of possibilities here. 617 00:28:38,583 --> 00:28:40,458 All kinds. 618 00:28:40,542 --> 00:28:42,333 So, we'll see what happens. 619 00:28:42,417 --> 00:28:44,625 I'm very hopeful. 620 00:28:44,708 --> 00:28:46,333 -Yeah. -TERRY: Yeah, for sure. 621 00:28:46,458 --> 00:28:49,667 NARRATOR: While Rick Lagina continues to oversee 622 00:28:49,792 --> 00:28:53,292 the excavation of DH-82 at the Money Pit, 623 00:28:53,417 --> 00:28:56,000 later that afternoon... 624 00:28:56,083 --> 00:28:58,417 PETER: You know, Oak Island is more than a treasure hunt, 625 00:28:58,542 --> 00:28:59,625 there's a story here. 626 00:28:59,750 --> 00:29:02,333 And the research might help tell 627 00:29:02,458 --> 00:29:05,375 -the other half of the story. -Oh, I agree. 628 00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:07,917 NARRATOR: ...Rick and Marty Lagina's nephews 629 00:29:08,042 --> 00:29:11,667 Peter and David Fornetti, along with Charles Barkhouse, 630 00:29:11,792 --> 00:29:14,167 are traveling some 50 miles northeast 631 00:29:14,333 --> 00:29:17,667 to Dawson's Print Shop in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 632 00:29:17,792 --> 00:29:19,875 They will be meeting with rare documents 633 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,667 and artifacts expert Joe Landry, 634 00:29:22,792 --> 00:29:25,167 to get his analysis on the piece of leather 635 00:29:25,292 --> 00:29:28,250 discovered just one day ago in the spoils 636 00:29:28,375 --> 00:29:29,958 that were excavated from the Money Pit 637 00:29:30,042 --> 00:29:34,000 by Robert Dunfield back in 1965. 638 00:29:34,125 --> 00:29:35,917 MARTY: Leather is always important 639 00:29:36,042 --> 00:29:38,333 from any of these holes because it can be dated. 640 00:29:38,458 --> 00:29:41,333 It was used for a couple years, maybe. 641 00:29:41,417 --> 00:29:43,833 I mean, at the outside ten, 642 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:48,000 so if it comes back with a, pardon the pun, concrete date, 643 00:29:48,125 --> 00:29:50,083 it's probably gonna be accurate. 644 00:29:50,208 --> 00:29:53,833 And if it's old, and old enough, it could have been used 645 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:55,250 in the original digging of the Money Pit. 646 00:29:55,375 --> 00:29:56,958 -CHARLES: Right here, guys. -MARTY: So, 647 00:29:57,042 --> 00:29:59,292 it's something we have to get an expert to look at. 648 00:30:01,292 --> 00:30:02,833 Hi, Joe. 649 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,375 -Hi, guys. -Hi, nice to see you again. -Hello. 650 00:30:05,542 --> 00:30:06,917 -Guys, this is Joe Landry. -Hi. 651 00:30:07,042 --> 00:30:09,042 CHARLES: This is Peter Fornetti and David Fornetti. 652 00:30:09,208 --> 00:30:11,375 -DAVID: Nice to meet you. -PETER: Nice to meet you. So, we were 653 00:30:11,500 --> 00:30:15,500 exploring, um, to the west of the Money Pit area, 654 00:30:15,625 --> 00:30:17,000 and we found something interesting. 655 00:30:17,167 --> 00:30:19,333 And in this area, just to give you a little bit of context, 656 00:30:19,458 --> 00:30:22,958 there's belief that this area had spoil piles 657 00:30:23,083 --> 00:30:25,167 that may be from the original Money Pit. 658 00:30:25,292 --> 00:30:28,542 So, as they were digging, they found this piece of leather. 659 00:30:30,375 --> 00:30:32,083 JOE: Yeah. 660 00:30:32,208 --> 00:30:34,458 PETER: We kind of want to know what your take is on it. 661 00:30:38,542 --> 00:30:41,958 A bit of a shoe sole here. 662 00:30:42,042 --> 00:30:46,167 It looks like the, uh, oak bark-tanned leather. 663 00:30:46,250 --> 00:30:49,583 So, when you say that tanning, what do you mean by that? 664 00:30:49,708 --> 00:30:51,000 The, uh, the process 665 00:30:51,125 --> 00:30:53,625 is that they take bark from an oak tree 666 00:30:53,708 --> 00:30:57,958 and-and make an emulsion that they can soak the leather in. 667 00:30:58,042 --> 00:31:02,292 And the, uh, the leather absorbs the tannin from this emulsion 668 00:31:02,417 --> 00:31:06,917 and, uh, that preserves the leather, 669 00:31:07,042 --> 00:31:10,333 and, uh, it takes them a full year to tan this. 670 00:31:10,458 --> 00:31:12,958 -Okay. -It makes quite a strong leather, 671 00:31:13,083 --> 00:31:14,958 a well-wearing leather. 672 00:31:15,042 --> 00:31:16,875 And was particularly sought-after 673 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,375 for the soles of shoes and boots. 674 00:31:22,500 --> 00:31:24,083 Just to give you an idea of what it looked like, probably, 675 00:31:24,208 --> 00:31:26,000 you know, when it was tanned, 676 00:31:26,125 --> 00:31:28,167 it was sort of this lighter color. 677 00:31:28,250 --> 00:31:31,875 But once this gets wet, it gets much darker. 678 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,333 And if it's wet and put under pressure, 679 00:31:35,417 --> 00:31:37,708 it can get very dark, even black. 680 00:31:37,833 --> 00:31:40,708 And, uh, you know, 681 00:31:40,833 --> 00:31:42,208 obviously if it was underground, 682 00:31:42,375 --> 00:31:44,167 it was under a certain amount of pressure. 683 00:31:44,250 --> 00:31:45,708 You mentioned that it's oak tanning. 684 00:31:45,875 --> 00:31:47,333 When was oak tanning done? 685 00:31:47,458 --> 00:31:50,000 Well, it was started, uh, in the, uh, 686 00:31:50,125 --> 00:31:55,542 medieval period, you know, ar-- about, uh, 1235 or so. 687 00:32:04,208 --> 00:32:06,583 JOE: So, this type of tannage was done from about 1235, 688 00:32:06,708 --> 00:32:08,667 the medieval period. 689 00:32:08,792 --> 00:32:11,792 NARRATOR: At Dawson's Print Shop in Halifax, Nova Scotia... 690 00:32:11,875 --> 00:32:14,500 leather expert Joe Landry 691 00:32:14,625 --> 00:32:17,375 has just informed members of the Oak Island team 692 00:32:17,500 --> 00:32:20,167 that the artifact found one day ago 693 00:32:20,333 --> 00:32:23,042 in the 1965 Dunfield spoils 694 00:32:23,208 --> 00:32:25,417 is the sole of a finely made shoe 695 00:32:25,542 --> 00:32:29,458 and could date as far back as the 13th century. 696 00:32:29,542 --> 00:32:32,583 You know, Joe, we're getting some different date ranges 697 00:32:32,708 --> 00:32:33,875 i-in the Money Pit area. 698 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:37,875 And one in particular was 1488 to 1650. 699 00:32:38,042 --> 00:32:41,167 Is it possible that this could relate to that? 700 00:32:41,292 --> 00:32:43,708 Yeah, it could quite easily fit within that period. 701 00:32:43,875 --> 00:32:44,917 CHARLES: Wow. 702 00:32:45,042 --> 00:32:46,417 PETER: What type of people 703 00:32:46,542 --> 00:32:48,583 wore this type of shoe? 704 00:32:48,708 --> 00:32:51,000 JOE: It's difficult to say for what's left here, 705 00:32:51,125 --> 00:32:53,833 exactly what style this was. 706 00:32:53,917 --> 00:32:57,292 It looks to be a sole from an officer's boot 707 00:32:57,375 --> 00:33:01,000 rather than a heavy-duty workman's boot. 708 00:33:01,125 --> 00:33:04,292 -What makes you say that? -Well, it's the shape, mainly. 709 00:33:04,417 --> 00:33:07,167 It looks like it was quite a nicely cut and shaped boot. 710 00:33:07,292 --> 00:33:10,208 You know, with a good taper here and here. 711 00:33:10,375 --> 00:33:14,000 NARRATOR: A potential fragment from a military officer's boot 712 00:33:14,125 --> 00:33:17,000 discovered in the Dunfield spoils? 713 00:33:17,125 --> 00:33:19,500 -ALEX: Oh. -PETER: Yeah, what is that? 714 00:33:19,625 --> 00:33:22,542 -It looks like leather almost. -It for sure looks like leather. 715 00:33:22,667 --> 00:33:27,167 NARRATOR: One year ago, the team recovered the sole of a fine leather boot 716 00:33:27,292 --> 00:33:29,833 in spoils they excavated in the Money Pit area 717 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:33,542 that was carbon-dated to as early as 1492. 718 00:33:33,667 --> 00:33:36,583 It's a refined design. 719 00:33:36,708 --> 00:33:39,625 NARRATOR: If Joe Landry is correct in his assessment, 720 00:33:39,750 --> 00:33:43,208 could that mean that the two artifacts are related? 721 00:33:43,333 --> 00:33:46,167 And could it also offer hope that the team is digging 722 00:33:46,250 --> 00:33:49,375 in a location where something of even greater value 723 00:33:49,500 --> 00:33:51,458 lies buried? 724 00:33:51,583 --> 00:33:53,833 So, you-you've talked about the oak tanning 725 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:56,292 as a way to somewhat date this, 726 00:33:56,375 --> 00:33:58,583 and maybe you can't tell us just from looking at it, 727 00:33:58,708 --> 00:34:00,917 but are there any other tests that could be done 728 00:34:01,042 --> 00:34:03,875 or any other avenues that we could take 729 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,250 in order to try and get a-a better date? 730 00:34:06,375 --> 00:34:10,125 Well, yeah, you can try to see if-if they used anything 731 00:34:10,250 --> 00:34:13,458 to dye the leather, because that-that kind of locks in 732 00:34:13,583 --> 00:34:15,500 -the date as well. -Yeah, that'd be great. 733 00:34:15,625 --> 00:34:18,958 RICK: We need to press the envelope every time 734 00:34:19,083 --> 00:34:21,917 we make a find such as this to apply science, 735 00:34:22,042 --> 00:34:25,167 technology and expertise to try to understand it. 736 00:34:25,250 --> 00:34:28,458 And not just what it is and when was it made. 737 00:34:28,583 --> 00:34:31,667 There are other questions. Is there a cultural influence? 738 00:34:31,833 --> 00:34:34,375 Is there some s-- type of science 739 00:34:34,500 --> 00:34:36,917 that we're currently unaware of that can be brought to bear? 740 00:34:37,042 --> 00:34:39,333 Are there other experts we can ask? 741 00:34:39,417 --> 00:34:42,083 So, there's a lot of things to do 742 00:34:42,208 --> 00:34:45,167 and that is what we are in the process of doing. 743 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:47,333 I want to thank you for everything 744 00:34:47,500 --> 00:34:48,958 that you've done today and pointed us 745 00:34:49,083 --> 00:34:51,167 in the right direction to how to proceed. 746 00:34:51,292 --> 00:34:54,167 You're welcome. I enjoyed the chance to look at this material. 747 00:34:54,333 --> 00:34:56,000 It's not something we see a lot of 748 00:34:56,083 --> 00:34:58,833 in Canada or Nova Scotia, so it-it's a real treat. 749 00:34:58,958 --> 00:35:00,708 PETER: We'll take this information back to the guys 750 00:35:00,833 --> 00:35:02,167 and let them know and, hopefully, 751 00:35:02,250 --> 00:35:03,792 we'll get some testing and we'll let you know 752 00:35:03,917 --> 00:35:05,167 if anything evolves from this. 753 00:35:05,250 --> 00:35:06,500 -Yes, it'd be very interesting. -All right. 754 00:35:06,625 --> 00:35:08,583 -Thank you. -CHARLES: Thank you, Joe. 755 00:35:08,708 --> 00:35:10,500 -CHARLES: You're a wealth of information. -JOE: Take care. 756 00:35:10,583 --> 00:35:12,292 NARRATOR: While Charles, David and Peter 757 00:35:12,375 --> 00:35:14,583 make their way back to Oak Island... 758 00:35:14,708 --> 00:35:16,958 GARY: So, we haven't seen a lot of timber yet. 759 00:35:17,042 --> 00:35:18,542 RICK: Nothing but backfill. 760 00:35:18,708 --> 00:35:21,542 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina and members of the team 761 00:35:21,708 --> 00:35:26,125 continue to monitor the excavation of the DH-82 shaft. 762 00:35:26,250 --> 00:35:28,333 -Hey, Terry. -Hey, how you doing, Andrew? 763 00:35:28,417 --> 00:35:30,833 -Good, you? -Not too bad, my friend. 764 00:35:30,958 --> 00:35:33,208 -Yeah? -So, what's the tale of the tape at this point? 765 00:35:33,333 --> 00:35:35,875 We are sitting at 75 with the excavation right now. 766 00:35:36,042 --> 00:35:37,583 "Excav: 75." 767 00:35:37,708 --> 00:35:40,750 ANDREW: It's going a lot faster than anticipated, 768 00:35:40,875 --> 00:35:42,708 and I think that's just solely due to the backfill 769 00:35:42,833 --> 00:35:44,000 in here as well. 770 00:35:44,125 --> 00:35:46,583 There's no new ground to be into, 771 00:35:46,708 --> 00:35:48,917 no timbers are really being encountered. 772 00:35:49,042 --> 00:35:50,917 No holdups, essentially. 773 00:35:51,042 --> 00:35:52,375 -You guys are going quick. -Real quick. 774 00:35:52,542 --> 00:35:54,167 -That's great. -Real quick, so it's looking good. 775 00:35:54,292 --> 00:35:57,333 Hopefully we see past that 100-foot mark today. 776 00:35:57,458 --> 00:35:59,333 -Right on. Okay, good. Thanks a lot, man. -All right. 777 00:35:59,458 --> 00:36:00,667 -No problem, Terry. -Thanks for the catch-up. 778 00:36:07,417 --> 00:36:10,333 GARY: All right. Let's get stuck in. 779 00:36:15,833 --> 00:36:17,125 What have we got here? 780 00:36:18,167 --> 00:36:19,792 Ooh, look at that. 781 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:23,375 That's shaped. 782 00:36:25,708 --> 00:36:27,542 That's definitely shaped. 783 00:36:30,042 --> 00:36:31,333 RICK: Yep. For sure looks like it. 784 00:36:31,500 --> 00:36:33,417 -GARY: Yep. Definitely, mate. -Like, right here. 785 00:36:33,542 --> 00:36:37,000 Maybe like an old handle off an old tool? 786 00:36:37,125 --> 00:36:38,875 It could be a trunnel? 787 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:40,667 -It doesn't have a collar... -Yeah. 788 00:36:40,750 --> 00:36:43,833 -...but it's definitely been shaped. -Yeah. 789 00:36:43,958 --> 00:36:45,750 NARRATOR: A possible trunnel 790 00:36:45,875 --> 00:36:49,250 found some 75 feet deep in the Money Pit? 791 00:36:49,375 --> 00:36:53,167 Dating back as far as the seventh century AD, 792 00:36:53,333 --> 00:36:56,167 a trunnel is a wooden fastener 793 00:36:56,292 --> 00:36:59,458 utilized to connect large planks or timbers together, 794 00:36:59,583 --> 00:37:04,083 especially for the purpose of withstanding wet environments. 795 00:37:04,208 --> 00:37:07,083 GARY: Terry, this came out of the last load. 796 00:37:07,208 --> 00:37:08,958 NARRATOR: Is it possible that Gary 797 00:37:09,083 --> 00:37:11,833 has just found an ancient wooden fastener that was part 798 00:37:11,958 --> 00:37:15,167 of the booby-trapped, original Money Pit? 799 00:37:15,292 --> 00:37:17,458 -TERRY: That's definitely a peg. -Yeah. 800 00:37:17,583 --> 00:37:18,833 TERRY: You see where it goes in here, I mean, it looks like 801 00:37:18,958 --> 00:37:21,250 -it was pounded in to about that point. -Yeah. 802 00:37:21,375 --> 00:37:23,333 -Thanks a lot, Gary. -Okay, mate. 803 00:37:23,458 --> 00:37:25,583 Got to get back to the spoils. 804 00:37:28,250 --> 00:37:30,958 -Wow, a lot of material. -Yeah. 805 00:37:33,875 --> 00:37:36,250 GARY: That last bucketload was a different shape. 806 00:37:36,375 --> 00:37:38,500 And more big timbers coming up. 807 00:37:39,667 --> 00:37:40,708 RICK: Wow. 808 00:37:42,500 --> 00:37:43,500 This has just started, mate. 809 00:37:43,625 --> 00:37:46,125 Holy crap, that's a big timber. 810 00:37:46,208 --> 00:37:48,375 RICK: That's great. 811 00:37:48,542 --> 00:37:51,042 That's what we're looking for. 812 00:37:51,167 --> 00:37:53,500 I think our fortunes are changing, mate. 813 00:37:58,542 --> 00:37:59,792 GARY: Holy crap, that's a big timber. 814 00:37:59,875 --> 00:38:00,667 RICK: Look at that. 815 00:38:00,833 --> 00:38:02,375 NARRATOR: It is an exciting moment 816 00:38:02,542 --> 00:38:03,667 in the Money Pit area... 817 00:38:03,792 --> 00:38:05,208 GARY: That's a big boulder as well. 818 00:38:05,333 --> 00:38:07,792 -I haven't seen any of those. -Yeah. 819 00:38:07,917 --> 00:38:10,333 NARRATOR: ...as Rick Lagina and members of the team 820 00:38:10,500 --> 00:38:13,583 have begun unearthing what they hope to be evidence 821 00:38:13,708 --> 00:38:18,375 of the original Money Pit some 80 feet deep in the DH-82 shaft. 822 00:38:18,542 --> 00:38:20,542 RICK: Hi, Terry. 823 00:38:21,708 --> 00:38:23,375 You can see... 824 00:38:23,542 --> 00:38:25,417 -Wow. -...here. 825 00:38:25,542 --> 00:38:28,542 RICK: This is probably adze cut. 826 00:38:28,667 --> 00:38:29,875 Oh, yeah. 827 00:38:30,042 --> 00:38:32,792 NARRATOR: A timber with possible cuts 828 00:38:32,875 --> 00:38:34,000 made by an adze? 829 00:38:34,167 --> 00:38:39,167 First developed in ancient Egypt more than 5,000 years ago, 830 00:38:39,292 --> 00:38:41,417 an adze is a type of cutting tool 831 00:38:41,542 --> 00:38:45,333 featuring a sharp edge that runs perpendicular to the handle, 832 00:38:45,500 --> 00:38:47,958 and was designed for shaping timbers. 833 00:38:48,042 --> 00:38:50,000 GARY: That's a little screamer. 834 00:38:50,083 --> 00:38:53,750 NARRATOR: Earlier this year, while metal detecting on Lot 4, 835 00:38:53,875 --> 00:38:55,333 over on the western side of the island... 836 00:38:55,458 --> 00:38:57,667 GARY: Ooh, look at that. 837 00:38:57,750 --> 00:39:01,667 ...Gary and Rick discovered one of these very tools. 838 00:39:01,833 --> 00:39:04,583 One which blacksmithing expert Carmen Legge believed 839 00:39:04,708 --> 00:39:07,292 could predate the discovery of the Money Pit 840 00:39:07,417 --> 00:39:09,583 by nearly two centuries. 841 00:39:14,500 --> 00:39:15,667 MARTY: Those are good numbers. 842 00:39:15,750 --> 00:39:16,833 Yeah. 843 00:39:18,208 --> 00:39:19,875 RICK: That is pretty rough. 844 00:39:20,042 --> 00:39:21,333 TERRY: Oh, yeah. 845 00:39:21,458 --> 00:39:23,667 -And we'll get those tagged up. Thanks. -Okay. 846 00:39:23,833 --> 00:39:26,333 NARRATOR: Is it possible that this adze-cut timber 847 00:39:26,458 --> 00:39:28,667 is connected to that discovery? 848 00:39:28,750 --> 00:39:32,000 And if so, could it be part of the original workings 849 00:39:32,125 --> 00:39:33,875 constructed long ago 850 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,708 in order to hide the fabled Chappell Vault? 851 00:39:36,875 --> 00:39:39,458 GARY: Yeah, he's definitely gonna have to get these out of here. 852 00:39:39,542 --> 00:39:41,750 RICK: I think any time a piece of wood, 853 00:39:41,875 --> 00:39:45,583 coming from a borehole or a caisson, 854 00:39:45,708 --> 00:39:49,500 if it's cut with an adze, that indicates age. 855 00:39:49,583 --> 00:39:52,250 Yeah, that looks good, too. Thanks, Rick. 856 00:39:52,375 --> 00:39:57,125 RICK: So, it's possible that the older wood we're seeing, 857 00:39:57,208 --> 00:39:59,625 some of which is adze-cut, 858 00:39:59,750 --> 00:40:02,292 is actually part of the original Money Pit. 859 00:40:02,417 --> 00:40:04,500 -You can see a few marks here. -Yeah. 860 00:40:04,625 --> 00:40:06,333 RICK: I think it demands 861 00:40:06,458 --> 00:40:08,583 further investigation. 862 00:40:08,708 --> 00:40:12,625 GARY: Do you think it could be a shaft or a tunnel? 863 00:40:14,458 --> 00:40:15,792 -RICK: This place is such a conundrum. -Yeah. 864 00:40:15,917 --> 00:40:18,000 Such a puzzle. 865 00:40:18,167 --> 00:40:20,000 GARY: Yeah. But you know what? 866 00:40:20,083 --> 00:40:22,583 You never know what's gonna come out of your next hole. 867 00:40:22,708 --> 00:40:24,750 And this is a bloody big hole. 868 00:40:24,875 --> 00:40:26,375 RICK: Yeah. 869 00:40:26,542 --> 00:40:27,792 Look, until all the gear's gone, 870 00:40:27,875 --> 00:40:30,375 until all the keys are turned off, 871 00:40:30,542 --> 00:40:33,000 every hammer grab is a-a chance. 872 00:40:33,125 --> 00:40:34,542 -Yeah. -Every single one. 873 00:40:34,667 --> 00:40:36,458 Every time they turn on the wash plant, 874 00:40:36,583 --> 00:40:38,333 every time your metal detector goes off, 875 00:40:38,458 --> 00:40:40,167 every time you put a shovel in the ground, 876 00:40:40,292 --> 00:40:41,667 there's always that chance. 877 00:40:41,750 --> 00:40:44,458 That's really the essence of treasure hunting. 878 00:40:44,583 --> 00:40:47,958 Yeah. All it takes is one good find, mate. 879 00:40:48,042 --> 00:40:51,167 So let's find some gold and silver next. 880 00:40:51,292 --> 00:40:55,417 NARRATOR: For more than two centuries, a fabled treasure 881 00:40:55,542 --> 00:40:58,167 has eluded generations of determined searchers. 882 00:40:58,292 --> 00:41:01,667 Although many tantalizing clues have been unearthed, 883 00:41:01,833 --> 00:41:05,333 hinting at its location somewhere deep in the Money Pit, 884 00:41:05,500 --> 00:41:08,375 Rick and Marty Lagina and their team 885 00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:10,708 may finally be zeroing in. 886 00:41:12,708 --> 00:41:15,667 Will the Fellowship of the Dig soon realize 887 00:41:15,792 --> 00:41:19,583 an extraordinary dream, and justify the sacrifices 888 00:41:19,708 --> 00:41:21,833 of all those who came before them? 889 00:41:23,417 --> 00:41:24,833 Or will they encounter 890 00:41:24,958 --> 00:41:27,625 another fabled presence on Oak Island... 891 00:41:27,750 --> 00:41:30,500 the manifestation of a deadly curse? 892 00:41:30,583 --> 00:41:32,000 (bird squawks) 893 00:41:34,833 --> 00:41:37,792 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 894 00:41:37,875 --> 00:41:39,292 TERRY: We've got gold in the water. 895 00:41:39,375 --> 00:41:41,333 Let's hope we get some gold in the mud. 896 00:41:41,458 --> 00:41:42,583 There's anomalies all over the island. 897 00:41:42,708 --> 00:41:44,833 On land and in the water. 898 00:41:44,958 --> 00:41:46,792 RICK: We have to map the whole island. 899 00:41:46,917 --> 00:41:48,250 COLIN: She's gonna go out. 900 00:41:48,375 --> 00:41:50,167 Oh. 901 00:41:50,292 --> 00:41:51,667 -Oh, there's a big target. -Holy-- look at that. 902 00:41:51,792 --> 00:41:52,833 -Big one? -It's big. 903 00:41:52,958 --> 00:41:54,500 Is there a shipwreck off the island? 904 00:41:54,583 --> 00:41:56,250 GARY: Here we go. Come on. 905 00:41:56,375 --> 00:41:57,583 -Wow. -RICK: That's it. 906 00:41:57,708 --> 00:41:59,750 -GARY: That's it. Yeah! -That's old. 907 00:41:59,875 --> 00:42:02,000 RICK: It's possibly the Money Pit. 908 00:42:02,125 --> 00:42:03,167 (laughter) 909 00:42:03,292 --> 00:42:04,875 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS