The Curse of Oak Island: EXCITING FIND at Shaft 2 (Part 2) | Season 7 | History

One week after sending wood samples
collected at the money pit area off for
scientific testing, Rick, Marty, and
members of the team gather in the war
room. They are eager to hear a report on
the structure they hope can be verified
as shaped.

“Guys, my favorite kind of war room is
about to commence, and this is a
favorite of a favorite because what has
worked best for us as analysis tools has
been dendrochronology on the logs, and we
got a bunch of results coming in. Alright,
got good info for us for the dendro from the
money pit area. It was from 98.5 to 100 and 3.5 feet deep,
but the AG’s coming up with is 1796. So,
in 1805, Shaft 2 was put in, so it fits great.
So we’re in the right spot. Success!”

The results of the tests
indicated that the wooden structure the
team has unearthed at the money pit site
is most likely Shaft 2. They should now
be able to pinpoint the exact location
of the mysterious money pit treasure
shaft first discovered by Daniel
McGinnis and his friends in 1795.

“I’ll tell you what’s refreshing—how many
times have we sat on this table and so
the data comes in, says, ‘Well, could be,
might be’? I think we found Shaft 2, which
means we are very close to the
original money pit. Yep, now we’re talking
about the money pit’s rate in this small
area, there 14 feet away from known
points. Yep, 1796. What it does is
eliminate that shaft for me. Anything but
Shaft 2, I totally agree.
Nothing’s anywhere near that old except
that and the money pit itself. I think
the money pit has to be somewhere in
about a 20-foot radius, maybe even a
little less. I think we’re close to the
original workings more so than any other
time. Do you accept Shaft 2 and 14 feet?”

“And as valid, and I think Shaft 2 just
became completely valid. It’s the 14 feet
we’re dealing with. No, the 14-foot radius—
’cause I mean that says that’s zeroing in.
You know what the big takeaway today is?
That the money pit may no longer be lost.
It has to be here. Here. I’m in the right
timeframe, late 1700s, and we all believe in the
dendro. Yeah, we’re not done yet.
I’m really encouraged by it. This is
great news, and we need to go capitalize
on it. So let’s go do that.”

Four brothers, Rick and Marty Lagina, and
the Oak Island team locating Shaft 2
offers the promise of a potentially
historic breakthrough, one that suggests
that the end of their decades-long quest
could be just a few weeks away.
But if and when they finally reach the
fabled treasure shaft, just what will
they find? An ending to their search, or
perhaps only another clue to solving a
mystery that has so far taken more than
two centuries, millions of dollars, and six lives to
solve.