Becker hole 25

17 ft northwest of B24. Rock 146 to 191; 7 ft cavity 191 to 198; half inch of iron inferred at 198 by diamond core drilling; could not go deeper. Drilled May to Aug 1967; Becker group 3.

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. 146 ft
3. 146 ft
   Stone / rockRock surface (bedrock or anhydrite)
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
4. 45 ft
5. 191 to 198 ft
   Cavity7 ft cavity; bit dropped with air on and under the weight of the rods
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
6. 198 ft
   MetalHalf inch of iron inferred from the sound of the diamond bit and breakthrough after half an inch; not recovered
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
   Iron plate in bedrock cavity (Becker Hole B25) →
7. 202 to 209 ft
   Cavity7 ft cavity; china, cement and wood recovered from it
   Artifact 123 (porcelain) gives B24; Harris and MacPhie put the china in B25.
   Becker drilling (1967)
8. 209 ft
   MetalHalf-inch iron plate, identified by the sound of the diamond bit; hole could not be advanced
   Becker drilling (1967)
   Iron plate in bedrock cavity (Becker Hole B25) →

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 p90
• Harris and MacPhie, Oak Island and its Lost Treasure, 3rd ed. (2013); scan p87, p90
• Positions and depths: see how we know this on the Money Pit Map.