S-6 at the Oak Island Money Pit (AI-assisted historical reconstruction, not a photograph)

Caisson Era IV, The Show Show era, 2006 on On the map, position approximate 3 artifacts

S-6

Drilled 2019 by Lagina team, 190 ft

Depth190 ft
As reported by the source

Year2019

ByLagina team

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60-inch caisson sunk by Irving Equipment in Season 6 at the location surveyor Steve Guptill derived for Shaft Six. It passed Chappell Shaft timbers, reached undisturbed soil at 95 feet, and between 101 and 120 feet produced hand-hewn oak, leather, a chain link, possible bone and pottery. It hit limestone bedrock at 190 feet of casing and was shut down.

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

What the Drill Found

0 ft
SurfaceTop of the hole
95 ft
95 ft
Soil / clayChange to undisturbed in-situ soil
The Curse of Oak Island, S06E17
101 ft
OtherCaisson appeared to cut through a hard structure
The Curse of Oak Island, S06E17
103 ft
Fibre / clothLarge pieces of leather, possible remains of the 1861 collapse
The Curse of Oak Island, S06E17
103 to 120 ft
WoodConglomeration of wood
The Curse of Oak Island, S06E18
110 ft
ToolHand-hewn oak timbers in vertical orientation with axe and adze marks
The Curse of Oak Island, S06E17
70 ft
190 ft
BottomWhere the hole stopped, as reported by the source

Depth not recorded

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WoodMilled six-by-six Chappell Shaft timbers
The Curse of Oak Island, S06E17
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MetalHand-forged oval iron chain link and a possible piece of bone
The Curse of Oak Island, S06E17
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CeramicBlue Willow transfer-print pottery, a pipe bit and red-bodied stoneware with tool striations
Blue Willow 1810s to 1840s; pipe bit about 1870s to 1880s; stoneware early 1700s (Laird Niven)
The Curse of Oak Island, S06E18
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OtherBone fragment (Borehole S-6)
Artifact Vault
Bone fragment (Borehole S-6) →
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MetalPipe stem
Artifact Vault
Pipe stem →
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MetalHand-forged chain link (Borehole S-6)
Artifact Vault
Hand-forged chain link (Borehole S-6) →

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

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Sources

The Curse of Oak Island, S06E17 (episode summary)
The Curse of Oak Island, S06E18 (episode summary)
Artifact Vault: Borehole S-6 spoils (Shaft Six tunnel target), Money Pit area
Artifact Vault: Borehole S-6 spoils, processed through Smith's Cove wash plant (Lot 18, Money Pit area)
Positions and depths: see how we know this on the Money Pit Map.