Not possible digging that deep.

[Raparee]

Thanks for the info. I'm not sure that is correct, it's seems like a lot of supposition.

I don't know. It seems fairly well presented, to me. The researcher is related to the McInnis family, too, so he has some interest in getting the facts straight.

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Please remember links to other treasure websites are not allowed. If website allows comments then no links to it.

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

as some think here... they need to drop their fantasies about Leprechauns and Unicorns and get a book of reality and slap them self!
Believe as you do but don't get sooooo butt hurt if others don't.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion be it treasure or farce. We all watch and post be it for entertainment, debate or just something to do. See, debate. Post up some proof if you are POSITIVE of your beliefs otherwise they are beliefs, same as disbelief's.

Sorry, wrong thread. But lets get real and say the only people digging that deep are the people looking for treasure and then, more money to keep looking for treasure.

 

[Rock22]

I continue to watch the Oak Island show. I really wish they would devote one half episode as to how they think anyone with a wooden shovel could dig that deep and then booby trap it as well as digging out a cavern to build a vault for these treasures. Like I said before, I really like the brothers and guys on the show and I am rooting for them but why on earth would anyone bury something so deep and how would you ever get it back if you wanted too? I really believe nothing ever will be found. Nothing in terms of priceless historic artifacts.

 

[Robot]

Are You Saying...Only Pennsylvania...Was Capable of Digging Tunnels...In 18th Century

I continue to watch the Oak Island show. I really wish they would devote one half episode as to how they think anyone with a wooden shovel could dig that deep and then booby trap it as well as digging out a cavern to build a vault for these treasures. Like I said before, I really like the brothers and guys on the show and I am rooting for them but why on earth would anyone bury something so deep and how would you ever get it back if you wanted too? I really believe nothing ever will be found. Nothing in terms of priceless historic artifacts.

One of the earliest mentions that coal might be found in the Pennsylvania area dates back to 1698, when Gabriel Thomas wrote an account dedicated to William Penn. He notes the possibility of coal because the running water had the same coloring as the water in the coalmines in Wales. The actual presence of coal is first recorded on a map made in 1753 by John Pattin, an Indian trader, although it is possible he did not detect the coal first hand, but rather heard about it from other traders. Soon after, in 1754, George Washington led an expedition across the Allegheny Mountains, and his second-in-command wrote a letter detailing an abundance of natural luxuries including coal in the western region of Pennsylvania. Then in 1761, the first actual Pennsylvania coalmine is recorded on the “Plan of Fort Pitts and Parts Adjacent” map. The bituminous mine was located in Fort Pitt near the top of Coal Hill, which is now downtown Pittsburgh. Anthracite coal was first found in 1762, and then was used for the first time around 1769 by Obadiah Gore and his brother in their blacksmith shop in Wilkes-Barre. However, coal usage was generally restricted to local consumption need until the industry began to expand at the turn of the 19th century.

The first discovery of the anthracite coal occurred in 1762, and the first mine was established in 1775 near Pittston, Pennsylvania. In 1791 Anthracite was discovered by a hunter atop Pisgah Ridge, and by 1792 the Lehigh Coal Mining Company began producing and shipping coal to Philadelphia via Mauch Chunk from the Southern Anthracite Field and Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, built atop the line between Schuylkill County and what would be renamed Carbon County.

Luckily the Oak Island Depositors in 1700s used the best miners known in the World...Cornish Tin Miners...Born and Bred for this Job!

 

[Red James Cash]

I do believe the pit is a decoy.Why bury an immense treasure and leave a clue to what's buried further down except to goad the diggers to waste more time trying to recover what isn't there.Lmao.The treasure is some place else.Obvious clues left are a distraction.If you don't want something found,you don't leave clues to it being there.

 

[Robot]

Your Questions...Solve...Your Own Puzzle!

I do believe the pit is a decoy.Why bury an immense treasure and leave a clue to what's buried further down except to goad the diggers to waste more time trying to recover what isn't there.Lmao.The treasure is some place else.Obvious clues left are a distraction.If you don't want something found,you don't leave clues to it being there.

Unless the clues left...are just a Ruse...to where the Treasure...is... Not Located.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Luckily the Oak Island Depositors in 1700s used the best miners known in the World...Cornish Tin Miners...Born and Bred for this Job!

I'll mail you a crisp $1 bill if you can prove that.

And I'd bet another $1 the Cornish Tin Miners came back the next year with a Portugese ship and cleaned out anything that was buried; because they were not stupid.

But I'm confident the first didn't happen and neither did the second.

 

[Dave Rishar]

I do believe the pit is a decoy.Why bury an immense treasure and leave a clue to what's buried further down except to goad the diggers to waste more time trying to recover what isn't there.Lmao.The treasure is some place else.Obvious clues left are a distraction.If you don't want something found,you don't leave clues to it being there.

You and I are going to bury a treasure because we don't want anyone to find it. Which strategy makes more sense?

A. Bury it in one place and leave a decoy in another to get robbers digging in the wrong place, or...

B. Bury it and leave no evidence that anything had been buried, thereby not giving robbers a reason to go digging in the first place.

There are any number of cache recovery stories out there, both large and small. How many of the people hiding the caches opted for A? I'd argue strongly for B myself, but I find it more enlightening to see just how many other people made the same choice. Knowing what we now know, if we had buried our treasure on Oak Island using option A, would you consider it to have been a wise decision? Might option B have made more sense? It certainly would've been kinder to the island.

 

[Robot]

A Bet!...1...Canadian Dollar!...Your On!

I'll mail you a crisp $1 bill if you can prove that.

And I'd bet another $1 the Cornish Tin Miners came back the next year with a Portugese ship and cleaned out anything that was buried; because they were not stupid.

But I'm confident the first didn't happen and neither did the second.

The Paper Dollar is almost as rare as...Oak Island!

But I have One!...Do You?

 

[GoDeep]

They are digging hundreds of feet into an island that is maybe 50' above sea level. Flood tunnel booby traps are not required.

Yes! I guess, with all their consulting of so many "experts" in treasure, history and antiquities, the one expert they forgot to consult was a hydrologist! Anyone who lives near a lake, river or ocean knows this, go near a body of water and begin digging down, once you hit the level of the body of water, you'll have water seeping into your hole. They even have repeatedly reported hitting various voids when drilling and have even sent divers down into one of the voids! That ground there isn't solid, that is clear! Hate to say it, but booby traps aren't the reason theres water in every hole they drill...

 

[petetherocker]

The Paper Dollar is almost as rare as...Oak Island!

But I have One!...Do You?

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I have some, some $2 bills also...and the list goes on....

 

[sasquash]

I have some, some $2 bills also...and the list goes on....

Me too, could it be ...

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

The Paper Dollar is almost as rare as...Oak Island!

But I have One!...Do You?

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I do. Ottawa mint 1954 series. I give Canada credit for doing such fine work without electricity. ;-)

I have some US currency, too.

 

[cutty]

Nobody can truly explain how the pyramids were built either but there they are!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Nobody can truly explain how the pyramids were built either but there they are!

Guys piled rocks on top of one another.

 

[cutty]

Guys piled rocks on top of one another.

Crane companies now say they couldnt do that job

 

[3cylbill]

as far as tunnels go , look around the globe there are MANY tunnels with m iles and miles of tunnels....just sayin

 

[Ryano]

If all you read is 50 yr old encyclopedias, ancient astronaut websites, and Graham Hancock books - then yes, we have no idea how the ancients built megaliths and monuments.

Archeology is a science however, and constant research and digs routinely uncover new evidence that expands our understanding of man's past achievements. We now have pretty firm ideas on how Ancient Eqypt's pyramids were built; not least of which the builders painted hieroglyphs of their construction. One of the latest major discoveries is a diary recorded on papyri by one of the guys in charge of building The Great Pyramid. It details the massive excavation of natural resources and engineering required to construct the massive tomb.

Fascinating article about the discovery of the diary and construction logs. Note: article is quite long and has several "ads" that may cause the page to load painfully slow on mobile !

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/hist...ng-mining-farming-economy-pyramids-180956619/

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Crane companies now say they couldnt do that job

I'm not surprised. There's not currently a lot of call for gigantic unframed stone structures so they don't have the right equipment. And the cost of union labor would be astronomical. Probably the environmental impact permit would be denied as well.

For that matter - can a company anywhere in the USA cast a single piece 200" glass mirror like used on the 1948 Hale Telescope? Probably not - but that's because we have other methods that made it obsolete.