Oak Island
|
The mystery of what's buried deep in the "money pit" on Oak
Island in Nova Scotia may finally have been solved. No one
has been able to dig down to the treasure in the deep, booby-
trapped hole, despite the fact that millionaires and famous
people like FDR have tried. Speculation about what's down
there has included the original manuscripts of Shakespeare
and the lost treasure of the Knights Templar.
Steve Proctor writes in the Halifax Herald Limited that after
38 years of searching, Dan Blankenship says he has evidence
that the treasure consists of millions of dollars in silver and
gold that was left behind by Spanish pirates in the 16th
century. He says, "I've never spoken publicly before because
I didn't want to have put in this much work and end up being
wrong, but in the last six weeks, I've been able to confirm all
my suspicions and I can say definitively who did it, how they
did it and where they did it. But until I get down there, I
can't say exactly what is there."
Blankenship gave up his contracting business in Miami to
devote himself to solving the mystery of Oak Island, which
has baffled other searchers for 165 years, ever since the
hiding place was first discovered. He's tried to reach the
treasure by drilling tunnels in a series of unusually shaped
rocks that are scattered across the island. He now says he'll
be able to bring up the treasure sometime in 2004.
During his research of Oak Island, Blankenship eventually
dismissed the pit itself as "an elaborate decoy" and decided
the treasure was located in a series of tunnels running deep
beneath the other end of the island. He had proof when he
came across three holes that once served as air shafts for
the tunnels, which he located from measurements he took
from the position of huge, oddly shaped stones that form the
shape of a giant cross. More evidence came when stone
carvings were recently discovered by a Norwegian exploration
team.
But will Blankenship be allowed to dig? All exploration on Oak
Island requires a license and all licenses expired in July. The
province is entitled to one-tenth of the find. Besides,
Blankenship, 4 other groups have applied for new, 5-year
permits. Will one of them get to the treasure first?
Blankenship says, "I turned 80 in May and won't get another
chance. If they give [someone else] a license for property
he's never been interested in, it will be a very sad day."
All mysteries would be made clear if we could predict the
future. Learn how
Nostradamus
did it on this week's
Dreamland.
Subscribers: Hear John Hogue?s predictions for 2004?he'll
also discuss whether his past New Year's predictions came
true. Non-subscribers can hear the first 10 minutes by
clicking "Listen Now" on our masthead.
For more information, click here.
