Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

by Graham Harris and Les Macphie

Oak Island poses two different challenges for these treasure seekers. First, there is a deep mine shaft -- the Money Pit -- at the bottom of which the treasure lies. This book offers evidence that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887804926
• ISBN13: 9780887804922
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Hard Facts

I found the book a slow read. Thats not the books fault as it's material covered a very important aspect of Oak Island from an Engineering/Geology point of view(most want a exciting pirate adventure daring you to get in line and take your chance). It includes among other information, precisely where boreholes were dug, how many and a conclusive update of the underlying geology of Oak Island. A necessary aspect of the mystery for anyone wanting all sides and all input about everything Oak ISland. I reccommend the book but warn the reader to tenaciously hunker down for the long haul, it'll be worth it. Thats why I gave it only 4 stars. The material is dry reading.

good work on an incredible mystery

The Oak Island mystery is one of the greatest treasure tales of all time. The authors are mining engineers who objectively delineate over 200 years of failed attempts to recover the treasure. One of the most amazing facts is that modern man, with all his heavy earth-moving equipment, drilling rigs and other technology has not been able to recover a treasure put in the ground in what was most likely the 17th century. And don't be fooled by other reviewers of the Oak Island mystery who claim to be skeptics or that it is merely a "natural sinkhole". Over the last two centuries, countless ancient artifacts, metal and unnaturally occurring substances such as putty, charcoal and coconut fiber has been pulled from the money pit. That is in addition to hand-hewn oak platforms that were discovered every 10 feet down or so in the pit. Also, extensive oak cofferdam supports and an excavated filter bed made of various materials including coconut fiber has been found in Smith's Cove.The authors depart from previous works on the mystery by introducing intriguing new theories. One of these theories is that the original plan was to dig the money pit down to bedrock and deposit the treasure there or in an excavated space below the bedrock. After this was accomplished, water infiltration through the bedrock, which turned out to be porous, made recovery of the treasure impossible. As a result, the original treasure holders decided to make sure no one else could recover the treasure, and build the flood tunnel as insurance. This theory makes a great deal of sense when all of the facts are taken into consideration.The second theory offered by the book is that the treasure was the major portion of the Spanish galleon Concepcion's booty, skimmed off by British Captain Phips and other British recovery operations of the wreck. While they have no direct proof supporting this theory, it is nevertheless a possibility, and there is some indirect evidence to support it, including a curious reference to gems and Lapis Lazuli in mineral rights covering the area. There is no known Lapis Lazuli deposits in that area of the world, although the Concepcion was known to be carrying quantities of it in their booty.As a final thought, I once heard that there was a legend that seven people would die before the treasure would be recovered. Currently, six people have died trying to recover it. Care to give it a go?