but the hole had to be there that you and others are claiming was not. THAT is what we're talking about here.
and as fast as ya'll jumped on the swamp post above ya'll didn't bother to pay attention and realize it was actually smiths cove.. The first time an excavator had been on the island was from Dunfield after he built the causeway to get it over there.. ya'll are pitiful...and you wonder why no one believes what ya'll say......
If I were you, my friend n2mini, I wouldn't be so quick to call others "pitiful"
The original story was that the three found a depression in the ground on Lot 18, that was owned by Smith's father.
The tale continues with the three returning with shovels and then digging a hole about 10 feet deep.
Word was spread if the possibility of a treasure vault of Captain Kidd.
In 1804 the story of the 90 foot stone was passed around, and Smith charged a fee to folks who wanted to look at it.
That also provided an income for those than ran a ferry source to Oak Island.
When people stop coming for a look at the 90 foot stone, Smith gave it to a Halifax bookseller who displayed in in his store.
On 1912, the stone just disappeared with hardly a notice.
As for the "hole" of which you are so obsessed as a "holeogist", there are many holes in the ground in North America as well as the entire planet, but little notice is given due to the total lack if a fabulous treasure story attached to these holes.
The story/stories grew bigger and bigger about this alleged treasure hole is what drew people and companies to Oak Island, not the, BUT what they dreamed was in the hole.
Those that are "pitiful" are those that have bought into this story based on the embellished story of the three, and those that wasted and lost money attempting to find an imaginary treasure.
'Nuff Said!