Very interesting, Jeff! This show has dragged on for so many years that I had completely forgotten this specific fact that you bring up in this video. I have also believed that there have been many visits and "pilgrimages" quite possibly over the past two millennium by many different peoples from different parts of the world including Europe, the Mediterranean Region, North Africa and the Middle East. There was something very special, even sacred about Oak Island to warrant all the visits. The presence of the non-indigenous towering Canopy Oak Trees that once lined the eastern shore of Oak Island that are seen in B/W archival photographs attests to that fact. These oaks were clearly planted by "ancient peoples" to grow to heights to serve as towering landmarks so that Oak Island could be spotted on the horizon by seafaring mariners that entered Mahone Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Oak Island is the only island of the over 360 islands in Mahone Bay that had these Canopy Oak Trees. I understand their purpose as I was once a helmsman when I was young on a large vessel making trips far offshore at sea and, when returning to the coast, we would look for landmarks (e.g. tall buildings) on the horizon in order to locate the sea buoy and our port. Those were times before GPS. The ancient seafarers didn't have tall buildings to look for on the horizon so the Canopy Oak Trees helped them find Oak Island. That wasn't exactly easy because, coming in from the Atlantic Ocean, they had to sail past the Aspotogan Peninsula in order to enter Mahone Bay and then make their way past many islands to reach Oak island which was nestled up in the western corner of the bay adjacent to the Nova Scotia mainland. To really understand the geography of that entire region, I purchased marine nautical chart CHS4381 produced by the Canadian Hydrographic Service which is a wealth of information when it comes to understanding the Mahone Bay region, the exact location of Oak Island in relation to the entire bay and the difficult trip it must have been for all those visitors over the millennia to make their way to little Oak Island from the Atlantic Ocean. The chart gives detailed water depths, etc... and gives a good overview. I refer to it regularly for information. I didn't mean for this to get lengthy, but I have always believed that Knowledge is Power! -- John
If you are referring to the site where the old well is, that property is owned by Alessandra and her husband Tim. This site, which I have visited, is truly unique. Not only this ancient well, but the many large rocks are found there and many under ground that could very well have been a foundation. They are not allowed to do any excavations there. Permits will not be issued which is sad because I believe there is an awesome story there that needs to be told.
@@Jfree906 Very interesting Comment! It's the same thing with the adjacent islands near Oak Island as well as the other islands in Mahone Bay where any excavations/treasure searching is prohibited by law. Metal detecting can be done but that is as far as it goes--- no digging allowed. I sort of understand the laws to prevent scavenging of artifacts on the islands and the seabed or the disturbing of any existing Aboriginal burial mounds. I wish exceptions could be made in regards to enlisting professional archaeologists to conduct carefully supervised digs at certain places in the region. One thing in everybody's favour is that Premier Tim Houston is on very friendly terms with the Oak island team and his wife is a big fan of the show. Having connections with people in government who know you and know your intentions in regards to solving the Oak Island mystery is extremely helpful. If this mystery is ever completely solved in all its aspects, it would be a great financial boon for Nova Scotia and eastern Canada and tourism would dramatically increase. It would be a win-win for everybody involved. The "problem" is that Canada is a very political country with certain segments of Canadian society saying "We were here first...". This is why we have two official languages in Canada and also the current acknowledgements being made to the First Nations, the Inuit and the Metis people acknowledging "their lands" that we all now live on. I hear these announcements every day on the radio. I fully understand and agree with all of this. I presume that the Canadian government doesn't want to "rock the boat" in regards to allowing extensive archaeological digs that might discover the presence of ancient peoples from the Mediterranean Region and/or the Middle East and create controversy as to "who was here first" in Canada. There is a lot of politics involved with all of this -- John
Wow, I don't remember this at all! Interesting that they would even put forth that narrative on the show as they've always tried to sell the Oak Island story as nothing other than a buried treasure story. I'd have to go back and watch, but I'm curious where this mining operation story comes from. I've heard this theory kicked around as a factual debunk on forums in the past, but never seen an actual source for it's authenticity. Is there any official record of this British mining op on Oak Island happening or is it just "my great great great grandpa's grandpa who was in the British navy told me this" type of story? Honestly kind of hope it's not true, as it could very well be a possibility then that there is no treasure and they've just spent all this time chasing and drilling into old defunct mining tunnels. At the same time though, the longer this hunt goes on without any finding any significant buried treasure, the more I lean towards this being the case, unfortunately. Abandoned mine tunnels and a large mining operation would certainly explain a lot of things like all the random tunnels they keep running into underground, the supposed flood tunnels, the signs of some type of large occupation on the island, that big spoils pile, the garden shaft, all the ox shoes. Sure, all of that stuff could also be from a large scale treasure deposition operation, but it's far more likely that it's from an old mining operation.
I did some searching and found a story where the queen had this captain Frobisher go off on a voyage for her. As the story goes he came back with this fools gold. And, made a fool of himself. He then turned to piracy and was more successful at that. As you say though, is that story even true? I hope it is all rubbish for the same reason you stated
Even if it does turn out to just be an old mining operation (which hopefully it doesn't), it's still mind blowing that there were people on Oak Island tunneling THAT far underground centuries ago and it could still potentially end up rewriting history books. @@Jfree906
I'm not 100% convinced on the science of that, personally. As much as I want to believe, I just find it really difficult to buy that there's really a "dumptruck load of silver" and a large amount of gold buried somewhere in that small area but no one has pulled up so much as single coin out of the countless wells, pits, tunnels and shafts that have been dug in the past 100 years. I still hold out hope that they've somehow missed the motherload if it exists, but I can't let myself get TOO excited over the water test results until I see more concrete evidence that something is actually there. @@leannemo7382
Very interesting, Jeff! This show has dragged on for so many years that I had completely forgotten this specific fact that you bring up in this video. I have also believed that there have been many visits and "pilgrimages" quite possibly over the past two millennium by many different peoples from different parts of the world including Europe, the Mediterranean Region, North Africa and the Middle East. There was something very special, even sacred about Oak Island to warrant all the visits. The presence of the non-indigenous towering Canopy Oak Trees that once lined the eastern shore of Oak Island that are seen in B/W archival photographs attests to that fact. These oaks were clearly planted by "ancient peoples" to grow to heights to serve as towering landmarks so that Oak Island could be spotted on the horizon by seafaring mariners that entered Mahone Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Oak Island is the only island of the over 360 islands in Mahone Bay that had these Canopy Oak Trees. I understand their purpose as I was once a helmsman when I was young on a large vessel making trips far offshore at sea and, when returning to the coast, we would look for landmarks (e.g. tall buildings) on the horizon in order to locate the sea buoy and our port. Those were times before GPS. The ancient seafarers didn't have tall buildings to look for on the horizon so the Canopy Oak Trees helped them find Oak Island. That wasn't exactly easy because, coming in from the Atlantic Ocean, they had to sail past the Aspotogan Peninsula in order to enter Mahone Bay and then make their way past many islands to reach Oak island which was nestled up in the western corner of the bay adjacent to the Nova Scotia mainland. To really understand the geography of that entire region, I purchased marine nautical chart CHS4381 produced by the Canadian Hydrographic Service which is a wealth of information when it comes to understanding the Mahone Bay region, the exact location of Oak Island in relation to the entire bay and the difficult trip it must have been for all those visitors over the millennia to make their way to little Oak Island from the Atlantic Ocean. The chart gives detailed water depths, etc... and gives a good overview. I refer to it regularly for information. I didn't mean for this to get lengthy, but I have always believed that Knowledge is Power! -- John
Thanks for the information. Great stuff.
Thanks Jeff
You are welcome. More to come.
Thx Jeff
My pleasure. I will be bringing more things like this out for all to review.
I found this very interesting. 🤔👌
Thank you. I did as well
Thus super cool and interesting. More happened there then we know for sure.
When I hear this during my past episode review I had to share it.
@Jfree906 Very cool!
Do you have any information on the supposed structure/fort that was built in New Ross, Nova Scotia? Is there a link between New Ross and Oak Island?
If you are referring to the site where the old well is, that property is owned by Alessandra and her husband Tim. This site, which I have visited, is truly unique. Not only this ancient well, but the many large rocks are found there and many under ground that could very well have been a foundation. They are not allowed to do any excavations there. Permits will not be issued which is sad because I believe there is an awesome story there that needs to be told.
@@Jfree906 Very interesting Comment! It's the same thing with the adjacent islands near Oak Island as well as the other islands in Mahone Bay where any excavations/treasure searching is prohibited by law. Metal detecting can be done but that is as far as it goes--- no digging allowed. I sort of understand the laws to prevent scavenging of artifacts on the islands and the seabed or the disturbing of any existing Aboriginal burial mounds. I wish exceptions could be made in regards to enlisting professional archaeologists to conduct carefully supervised digs at certain places in the region. One thing in everybody's favour is that Premier Tim Houston is on very friendly terms with the Oak island team and his wife is a big fan of the show. Having connections with people in government who know you and know your intentions in regards to solving the Oak Island mystery is extremely helpful. If this mystery is ever completely solved in all its aspects, it would be a great financial boon for Nova Scotia and eastern Canada and tourism would dramatically increase. It would be a win-win for everybody involved. The "problem" is that Canada is a very political country with certain segments of Canadian society saying "We were here first...". This is why we have two official languages in Canada and also the current acknowledgements being made to the First Nations, the Inuit and the Metis people acknowledging "their lands" that we all now live on. I hear these announcements every day on the radio. I fully understand and agree with all of this. I presume that the Canadian government doesn't want to "rock the boat" in regards to allowing extensive archaeological digs that might discover the presence of ancient peoples from the Mediterranean Region and/or the Middle East and create controversy as to "who was here first" in Canada. There is a lot of politics involved with all of this -- John
Wow, I don't remember this at all! Interesting that they would even put forth that narrative on the show as they've always tried to sell the Oak Island story as nothing other than a buried treasure story. I'd have to go back and watch, but I'm curious where this mining operation story comes from. I've heard this theory kicked around as a factual debunk on forums in the past, but never seen an actual source for it's authenticity. Is there any official record of this British mining op on Oak Island happening or is it just "my great great great grandpa's grandpa who was in the British navy told me this" type of story? Honestly kind of hope it's not true, as it could very well be a possibility then that there is no treasure and they've just spent all this time chasing and drilling into old defunct mining tunnels. At the same time though, the longer this hunt goes on without any finding any significant buried treasure, the more I lean towards this being the case, unfortunately. Abandoned mine tunnels and a large mining operation would certainly explain a lot of things like all the random tunnels they keep running into underground, the supposed flood tunnels, the signs of some type of large occupation on the island, that big spoils pile, the garden shaft, all the ox shoes. Sure, all of that stuff could also be from a large scale treasure deposition operation, but it's far more likely that it's from an old mining operation.
I did some searching and found a story where the queen had this captain Frobisher go off on a voyage for her. As the story goes he came back with this fools gold. And, made a fool of himself. He then turned to piracy and was more successful at that. As you say though, is that story even true? I hope it is all rubbish for the same reason you stated
But wouldn’t the more recent precious metal testing results indicate otherwise?
Even if it does turn out to just be an old mining operation (which hopefully it doesn't), it's still mind blowing that there were people on Oak Island tunneling THAT far underground centuries ago and it could still potentially end up rewriting history books. @@Jfree906
I'm not 100% convinced on the science of that, personally. As much as I want to believe, I just find it really difficult to buy that there's really a "dumptruck load of silver" and a large amount of gold buried somewhere in that small area but no one has pulled up so much as single coin out of the countless wells, pits, tunnels and shafts that have been dug in the past 100 years. I still hold out hope that they've somehow missed the motherload if it exists, but I can't let myself get TOO excited over the water test results until I see more concrete evidence that something is actually there. @@leannemo7382