Frederick Blair: The Man Who Held Oak Island for Sixty Years
Frederick Blair held Oak Island's treasure trove license from 1893 until his death in 1951, shapi...
Borehole
Era II, The Companies
Triton / Bowmaster 1969-70 Not placed on the map
Greene hole 4 (14 ft north of Chappell Shaft)
Drilled 1955 by George Greene, 190 ft
Depth190 ft
As reported by the source
As reported by the source
Year1955
ByGeorge Greene
Where14 ft north of the Chappell Shaft
CampaignGreene drilling (1955)
On the mapOpen the Money Pit Map →
Oak at 100 and 110, cavity 110 to 155, clay to 190.
No public source gives this hole's position.
What the Drill Found
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0 ft
SurfaceTop of the hole
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100 ft
Wood8 in of oak
George Greene (1955) -
100.7 to 110 ft
Cavity10 ft void
George Greene (1955) -
110 ft
Wood8 in of oak
George Greene (1955) -
110 to 155 ft
CavityCavity; 100,000 gallons of water poured in and ran out
Clarke (citing the 2005 edition) describes a very large cavity of 45 to 70 ft in this hole; this edition gives 110 to 155.
George Greene (1955) -
155 to 190 ft
Soil / clayClay to end of hole
George Greene (1955)
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.
Sources
- Harris and MacPhie, Oak Island and its Lost Treasure, 3rd ed. (2013); scan p79
- Harris and MacPhie, Oak Island and its Lost Treasure, 3rd ed. (2013); scan p79
- Positions and depths: see how we know this on the Money Pit Map.
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Holy Blood, Holy Grail
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Secret Treasure of Oak Island
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