Becker hole 21

Inclined to the northeast. Brass foil at 176; puddled clay 176 to 198 (192 in the text); stagnant water and a possible cavity 200 to 206; rock at 206. Drilled May to Aug 1967; Becker group 5, inclined.

Positions on the map are approximate; each dot marks the top of the hole.

What the Drill Found

1. 0 ft
   SurfaceTop of the hole
2. 176 ft
3. 176 ft
   MetalPiece of slightly crumpled brass foil about 3 in, shiny when recovered, torn from a larger piece; may have been dragged down from higher by the casing
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
   Brass fragment (Borehole 21) →
4. 176 to 198 ft
   Soil / clayClay, probably puddled clay (192 in MacPhie's text)
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
5. 187 ft
   MetalBrass fragment (176 ft below the 1967 surface), from 187 ft or higher
   Brass analysis: made before the mid-1800s (high impurities)
   Becker drilling (1967)
   Brass fragment (Borehole 21) →
6. 200 to 206 ft
   CavityStagnant water and evidence of a possible cavity
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
7. 206 ft
   Stone / rockRock surface (bedrock or anhydrite)
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes

Rows are in depth order; the column on the left is the hole, and a figure between rows is the stretch with nothing logged. Depths as reported by each source.

Where It Sits

Sources

• Drilled by Becker Drilling (Alberta) Ltd.
• MacPhie (2008) App. B Table B2, p5-8
• MacPhie (2008) App. B Table B2
• Harris and MacPhie, Oak Island and its Lost Treasure, 3rd ed. (2013); scan p89
• Positions and depths: see how we know this on the Money Pit Map.