The disturbed earth and sand on the surface could then be seen as "evidence" that something was buried there after all. However, if you were convinced a priori that some vaguely defined, secret cache of fabulous treasure was buried in one of the island's many sinkholes, any natural explanations could be readily ignored by you. If you were to excavate one of these sinkholes, you'd find fallen trees (preserved as log fragments), as well as natural layers of clay and rock interspersed at various depths.Įventually, you'd run into the island's many natural subsurface channels and caves (likewise located at various depths) which act as natural conduits for sea water from the bay. Oak Island is dotted with natural sinkholes - depressions in the island's surface, surrounded by disturbed soil and sand. Oak Island got so popular with curiosity seekers that the natives had to beat the tourists off with a stick (but not before charging them top dollar ). devoted to the "Money Pit" deepened public interest further. It often appeared in anthologies of " unsolved mysteries" alongside the Abominable Snowman and the Loch Ness Monster.Ī 1979 episode of the crank magnetic striptease show In Search of. With this Reader's Digest article, the Oak Island Money Pit surged into the national spotlight. The article was your typical sensationalist piece, taking its cues only from the people who really believed there was something buried there and that someone had gone to a lot of trouble to keep it hidden. The Oak Island "Money Pit" would likely have remained more of an obscure treasure-hunter's curiosity than it currently is, if not for a 1965 article in Reader's Digest that was condensed from the Rotary Club's monthly magazine. 2.1 Digging for what was never buried in the first place.
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