In Oak Island Something TERRIFYING Discovered Inside Hidden Hatch!! (Part 2)

So I look forward to that. I got this tingling in my toes or in my hand, whatever. He certainly checks his pockets at the end of the day, turns them upside down, and shakes them. Anyway, we’ll let you get to it. Yeah, okay. Yeah, thank you.

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Exploratory holes that were drilled turned up bits of wood, more coconut fiber, soft clay, and blue mud. Having found nothing of interest, the group gave up the search in 1867.

Captain Henry L. Bowen arrived on Oak Island in August 1909, representing the Old Gold Salvage Group, one of whose members was Franklin D. Roosevelt. By this time, the area now known as The Money Pit had been cleared out to 113 ft, and divers were sent down to investigate. Although multiple borings were taken in and around the pit, none of the tests revealed anything of interest. Bowen also examined Smith’s Cove, where drained tunnels and a ring bolt in a rock had reportedly been seen. Although the group found the remains of an 1850 cod trap, no evidence of anything else was found. Bowen later examined the stone cipher in Halifax and found it to be a basal rock with no symbols. He was doubtful that symbols could have worn off the rock given its hardness. The group left the island in November 1909.

Since the lost treasure has not been found on Oak Island, does that mean that nothing interesting has been found on the island? Let us check out some of the biggest finds on Oak Island.

Excavating The Money Pit:

It is no secret that brothers Rick and Marty Lagina pursue one of the Western Hemisphere’s most intriguing mysteries. Following in a long line of treasure-hunting hopefuls, including President Franklin Roosevelt, the brothers have been trying to extract a hidden trove believed to be buried more than 200 years ago on this tiny island off the coast of Nova Scotia.

Of all the Oak Island spots where the brothers excavate, they pay special attention to one known as The Money Pit. Through the centuries, it has yielded tantalizing relics, a mysterious inscribed stone, and numerous obstacles. Located on the east side of Oak Island, The Money Pit is—or was—a shaft more than 100 ft deep. According to island lore, it first drew the attention of a local teenager in 1795, who noticed an indentation in the ground. With some friends, they started to dig, only to find a man-made shaft featuring wooden platforms every 10 ft down to the 90 ft level of depth.

The Laginas reference the story in Season 1’s first episode when they speak of teenagers finding evidence of the treasure 200 years ago. The problem is that the shaft’s exact location has been obscured after a haphazard expedition in the 1960s caused clay, seawater, mud, and other debris to collapse. Multiple holes were dug around the original Money Pit.

These days, the Lagina brothers excavate in spots they hope are at least near the original pit, along with other locations around the island. Like many treasure hunters before them, Rick and Marty have found their efforts stymied by apparent booby traps—tunnels dug into the ground at various depths, designed to flood the shaft with water and prevent further digging.

According to the Oak Island Encyclopedia, for example, a 500-ft long tunnel from nearby Smith’s Cove ensures that as soon as the water is pumped out of the hold, it fills back up again. Numerous treasure hunters believe they drilled into a large vault in The Money Pit, more than 100 ft deep. So far, most of what’s been excavated from in and around the pit carries more historical than monetary value. Some items offer tantalizing clues of treasure still unfound, while others flag new mysteries.

What to make, for instance, of the coconut fibers from non-indigenous coconuts the Lagina brothers found? While most of the brothers’ finds have come from elsewhere on the island, one of their most exciting discoveries came at Smith’s Cove: a lead cross with a loop at one end, believed to have been used by the Knights Templar.

The most exciting items dug up from the pit include several coins, some dating to the 16th century, some gold links, and, in a find that has been confounding treasure hunters and researchers alike for two centuries, a stone bearing indecipherable inscriptions. According to a mid-19th-century letter by treasure hunter Jotham B. McCu, an earlier digger purportedly found a stone in the pit in 1804 at a depth of about 90 ft. It was about 2 to 3 ft long and 12 to 16 in wide. The stone resembles dark Swedish granite with an olive tinge and bears cryptic symbols, the meaning of which has prompted intense debate.

One translation suggests that the stone was carved with symbols meant to represent English letters. According to one possible translation, it reads, “40 ft below, 2 million pounds are buried.” However, other researchers suggest it was meant to represent French and that the symbols were connected to the Knights Templar.

There have been other interesting finds by the Lagina brothers on the show, as it is their discoveries that give them the strength to continue their quest to find the hidden treasure of Oak Island.

Is the Mysterious Ship Plank Key to Oak Island?

While searching a stretch of Oak Island’s swamp, professional divers Tony Samson and Jack Begley found a large plank of wood that they estimated to be 18 ft long. It was initially assumed that this was the cause of anomalies showing up on their equipment, with readings indicating a ton of metal artifacts in the area. However, after bringing the plank to shore and sweeping it with a handheld metal detector, they discovered the plank wasn’t the cause of the anomalies.

That may have been a disappointment, but it left them with a new hypothesis: perhaps the wood was planking from a ship. The plank was sent off for carbon dating, which dated it anywhere from 1680 to 1735. This information is consistent with theories about the island, even adding credibility to the theory that there is a ship buried in the swamps of Oak Island. While finding the plank didn’t answer the riddle they intended to solve, it opened up the door to new information and reinforced Rick’s theory that the swamp is the key to solving Oak Island’s mystery.

The ship plank served as proof and a source of motivation for the crew to continue their search for the treasure, and their perseverance would be rewarded with something much more tangible than a ship plank.

Ancient Europeans on Oak Island

While searching around The Money Pit, Rick and the team found what appeared to be a piece of wood while looking at the contents of borehole H8, thought to be located directly over The Money Pit. The mysterious find was discovered between 160 and 165 ft below the surface, putting it pretty far down in the ground. Geologist Terry Mathis confirmed in the field that it wasn’t a rock, and the team discussed the possibility that it could be a piece of lignum vitae, a tropical tree known for its dense wood. This wood was often used to build sea vessels from the 1500s through recent times—even to build crafts like the USS Nautilus.

When they shared the find with archaeologist Le Nan, he informed them that it was bone, not wood. The team was very surprised to find bone but was curious to see where the find would lead. After sending this fragment along with another one found in the borehole to St. Mary’s University, Dr. Timothy Frasier told the team he was able to conduct DNA analysis on both samples. The first fragment was determined to come from someone with Middle Eastern ancestry, and the second from someone with European ancestry.

Finding bone in The Money Pit leads to questions like how it got there, who these people were, and what they were doing on Oak Island. There have been rumors that the Templar Knights once lived on Oak Island, and although these rumors have yet to be confirmed, Rick Lagina just might have found proof that they did.

Lead Cross and Jeweled Brooch

Rick and Gary Drayton decided to take advantage of their free time to explore Smith’s Cove when they made an exciting find. Hoping to find something in the rocks between the beach and an old dam, the two found a small but heavy cross with a square hole. Gary was pretty excited about the find, claiming that the cross looked like something from medieval Europe, produced sometime between 1200 and 1600 based on its style.

With the help of geochemist Tobias Skronic, the team found that the lead isotopes in the cross are connected to Europe, but not with the rock quarries used from the 1400s to 1600s. A match was found with quarries dating before the 1400s, where medieval mining took place. Skronic believed the cross was consistent with something produced in southern France, adding a new layer to the find. This information provides key links to the Knights Templar, a group of Christians dedicated to protecting Europeans who traveled to the Holy Lands.

Adding another item to the list of finds linked to the Templars, Rick and Gary Drayton found this item while searching Lot 21, owned by Daniel McGinnis, who is credited, along with two friends, with discovering The Money Pit in 1795. After his discovery, he moved to Oak Island and continued searching for treasure. Upon discovering an old hinge with the metal detector, Rick and Gary found the fairly ornate brooch, which has what looks like a gem in the center.

Rick, Marty, and Dave Blankenship went to the Alberta College of Art and Design to have the gem analyzed. Charles Luton-Brian, a professional gemologist and gold