Golder Borehole 203

12 to 16 June 1970. Rotary to 110, then sampled to about 150. Disturbed zone 120 to 126; Golder reports no artifacts from it (Harris and MacPhie credit wood and metal at about 150 to holes 202 and 203).

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. 120 ft
3. 120 to 126 ft
   Cavity5.5 ft zone of very loose sandy material in the clayey till; no artifacts
   Golder Associates (1970)
4. 24 ft
5. 150 ft
   MetalWood and metal fragments at about 150 ft (also Hole 202)
   Golder Associates (June 1970)
   Metal pieces (200 ft depth) →

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 Golder Associates (W.L. Bowmaster rotary, F.E. Johnston)
• Golder (1971) p13, p29-30
• Golder (1971) p25-26, p30
• Harris and MacPhie, Oak Island and its Lost Treasure, 3rd ed. (2013); scan p106
• Positions and depths: see how we know this on the Money Pit Map.