Becker hole 35

Rock 160 to 178 (181 in the text); 6 to 8 in of very rotten wood at 178; partial cavity 178 to 190 with old wood, charcoal and clinker; hole lost when the casing broke. 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. 160 ft
3. 160 ft
   Stone / rockRock surface (bedrock or anhydrite)
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
4. 11 ft
5. 171 to 189 ft
   Stone / rockBedrock
   Becker drilling (1967)
6. 178 ft
   WoodWood 6 to 8 in thick, very rotten (181 in MacPhie's text)
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
7. 178 to 190 ft
   CavityPartial cavity; old wood, charcoal and clinker in the cuttings (181 to 192 in the text)
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
   Wood, charcoal and clinker from bedrock void (Becker Hole B35) →
8. 189 to 191 ft
   WoodWood
   Becker drilling (1967)
   Wood, charcoal and clinker from bedrock void (Becker Hole B35) →
9. 191 to 203 ft
   CavityVoid (natural cavity or chamber) with fragments of wood, charcoal and clinker
   Becker drilling (1967)
   Wood, charcoal and clinker from bedrock void (Becker Hole B35) →

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
• Positions and depths: see how we know this on the Money Pit Map.