Hello All, Saying the Money Pit is a "Bust", what reasons have we for the stones found over the century?
An excellent question! And I do appreciate a questioning attitude.
The equilateral 10' triangle made of round beach stones pointing towards the "Money Pit" as well as a line of stones going thru and pointing due north?
Also the large "Drilled" stone found 50' North of the "Money Pit" and a similar "Drilled" stone more than 400' east? All found in the late 1890's.
Let me answer your question with another question, as much as I hate to do that. (Note that this "answer" of mine applies to all other potential markers as well.) If I were going to go through the trouble of digging a 200' deep hole at the rear end of nowhere because I wanted to be absolutely sure that nobody stole it from me, why the
hell would I leave treasure markers all over the damned island pointing at it, and obvious ones at that? The same reason that I'd leave evidence of a hoist over where I buried it. It all seems a bit silly when stated like this, doesn't it?
What reasons are there for the discovery of "Nolan's Cross" found in the '80's. 5 large cone shaped granite boulders and one of sand stone in the middle seemingly aligned symmetrically to form a cross and showing geometric measurements? Possibly alluding to the connection between the Masons & Templars?
Again, I'll answer your question with another question. Why wasn't this cross found until the '80's? We've had centuries of people fishing there, living there, and digging unproductive holes there. That island has been logged out more than once. How was this cross missed for so long?
Explain several "Mosaic" marked stones that were found by Gilbert Hedden at Joudrey's Cove in 1936 with a number of different mosaic symbols?
No idea. What do you think that they mean?
What about the granite bolder with the letter "G" in a rectangle supposedly representing mosaic "Geometry"?
Actually, my brother's middle name begins with a G and he's quite the practical joker. I suspect that it was him. (Okay, not really. But your claim of "geometry" is just as valid as my claim of "George.") Perhaps there was an earlier settler there named George? Who knows? It doesn't mean much by itself, one way or the other.
Also there was the "Heart" stone, possibly hand made. Was it to mark a treasure?
"...possibly hand made. Was it to mark a treasure?" Your words, not mine. Read them again and think about what you just said there, and what this implies.
Were all these stones placed just to reinforce the Scam / Hoax many of you all propose or was there indeed a mosaic presence?
I have no idea where they were placed there, or when. Do you know when they were placed there? Do you know for a fact that they
were placed there?
It seems to me this would be a large amount of work to go thru just to support a hoax and if the cross was indeed part of the hoax wouldn't the hoaxer have leaked it out before the 1980's?
A larger amount of work than it would have taken to dig a hole 200 feet deep without anyone finding out and tunneling to it from the coast in order to booby trap it? Such industrious people surely would have taken a few minutes to ensure that they didn't leave clues all over the island, including (if the legend is to be believed) one directly over the hole where they buried it.
The idea that someone buried something of value there and then spent considerable time and effort to make sure that any rando passing through the area would have a reason to go looking for said item of value doesn't make sense to me. If one is convinced that there's treasure there, they're likely convinced that there will be markers proving it and they will eventually start finding those markers, one way or the other. The question now is, were those markers placed there by people trying to hide their treasure, well-meaning treasure recovery companies that were running out of money and needed something to entice a few more investors in, ill-meaning scammers, hoaxers, bored settlers, or were they even placed at all?
