The Curse of Oak Island

Season 9 has begun! 

Recap of Episode 1:

The season begins by digging in the area next to the stone road in the southeast corner of the Swamp.
Turns out that you can detect trace amounts of gold in water.
Twelve water samples were taken from holes dug in the Money Pit.
Three samples contained elevated levels of gold, the F4 sample seems the most promising.
Water samples from 20 boreholes dug around the C1 hole will lead to 10-foot caissons later this season.
DE-7 was dug 13 feet from C-1.  
CD-6 was dug 10 feet from C-1.  Evidence of a tunnel some 90 feet down was found.

Recap of Episode 3:


B4 was dug 14 feet away from D2 with more wood found.

Another stone path was uncovered next to the stone path in the Swamp, 
perhaps leading to the Money Pit.

Also found were First Nations pottery artifacts.  Approval will be needed before
further work can be done so the area is off-limits for now.

Recap of Episode 5:

E1.5 was dug 11 feet from C-1 with more wood found.
With work currently stopped in the Swamp, focus was switched to the Dunfield spoils
in Lot 18 that came from the 100-foot deep excavation of the Money Pit.
Wood was found along with what appears to be a stone road underneath the spoils pile.

So . . . today is my 75th birthday.

My daughter had mailed a package to me with strict instructions that I could not open it until today. With difficulty, I succeeded in waiting.

When I opened the package, there was a treasure chest. I looked at my husband and said, "Oh, look!!! I've found the treasure of Oak Island." Inside were a couple of little bags of Gold Mine Nugget Bubble Gum (?), and then we noticed a little thumb drive in the bottom of the vault chest.

Popped it into my computer and spent the next 5 minutes laughing until I cried as I watched a Cameo presentation of Gary Drayton wishing me a customized "Happy Birthday."

Folks, you have not lived until you've heard Gary Drayton say . . . 'arry Po''er. (He even said, "I can't even say that!!!!")

That Cameo, to me, is the Oak Island treasure.

Recap of Episode 7:

Hole F2 was dug with more wood found.
They have began exploring Lot 4, looking for the location called The Hatch on a 14th century map.
Because the area by the stone road in the Swamp is now off limits, the southern edge 
is being investigated now, looking for signs of a sunken ship in the Swamp.

Recap of Episode 9:

Hole HI4 was dug 12.5 feet from G2 with more wood found.
Hole F.25-4 was dug but nothing of interest was found.

Recap of Episodes 11 and 12:

Hole A13 was dug, 2.5 feet north of AB13.   They might have hit a flood tunnel
going to the Money Pit.

Hole AB13.5 was dug but nothing was found.  
Operations in the Swamp is winding down for the summer, as water in the Swamp
will be needed for the wash plant.  Digging for the 10-foot caissons will begin soon.

Recap of Episodes 14 and 15:

The first 10-foot caisson being dug is called TF-1 (The Fellowship One).

Wood was found at 75 feet and an obstruction at 90 feet.
Turns out it was a rock with a hole that the D2 drill bit went through.
Below the rock more wood was found along with a boot from 1908.

Recap of Episode 16:

Well, TF-1 turned out to be a dud.  
They found tons of wood in TF-1 but hit rock bottom at 152 feet.
They haven't given up on the C-1 hole area though.
Looks like the next 10-foot caisson will land around CD4.5, to the right of TF-1
on the other side of C-1.

Recap of Episode 18:


Nothing was found in EC-1 (one foot to the right of C-1).
The third 10-foot caisson is at F4 in the Dunfield dig area.
Named after Dan Henskee, the third caisson is called DH-82.
So far, big chunks of wood have been found.

The third one seems the most promising one so far.
It's right in the middle of the Dunfield Dig.
Dunfield hit water 10 feet above his intended depth, so there could be something below...

Recap of Episode 19: 

DH-82 has reached 100 feet, with a bunch more wood found so far.
An underwater magnetic search survey was done on the northern shore 
of the island, with some potential iron locations spotted.

Recap of Episodes 21 and 22: 

Well, so much for DMT-2...Lots of wood found, but nothing else.
Turns out they have time to do one more caisson this season.
So the fifth and last caisson is back at the C1 cluster.
B4-C is five feet north of C1, in between TF-1 and EC-1.

Season 10 starts November 15! 

The season begins with several Top 10 episodes in October just like last season,
several which have already aired:

Oak Island's Top Ten Suspects
The Fellowship's Top Ten Swamp Revelations
The Top Ten Portuguese Connections
The Fellowship's Top Ten Money Pit Discoveries


NOTE:  Episodes from previous seasons continue to be shown Thursdays on the DEFY OTA TV network.

Season 10 has began! 

Recap of Episode 1:

Season 10 starts off at the Money Pit.  50 test holes are being dug to track the water flow.
The idea is to isolate the origin of the gold traces in the water to a 20x20 foot area. 

Hole K-15.5 was dug with wood supports from a tunnel spotted at 103 feet.
Hole M-16.25 was dug and more wood was found.  An underwater camera 
found a cavity beneath wood supports.  Sonar mapping revealed some 35 feet of tunnel.

Gold traces were found in the water in the Garden Shaft and the water appears to be heading
south toward the tunnel found earlier.

Hole DN-12.5 is being dug 20 feet west of the Garden Shaft.