The mystery of the Money Well, reality or legend?

For many years the mystery has enveloped Oak Island .The legend tells that this treasure hides at least two million pounds.The problem is that this treasure is found in a well and despite the numerous efforts made by different people and companies, it has not yet been possible to reach the end of it.What is true is that as they dig, the mystery increases and everything seems to indicate that There is indeed a treasure in the depths of this well.

The treasure of the Money Well

Oak Island is a privately owned island which is located along the coast of Nova Scotia and on the east side is near the coast of Canada.With a little more than 57 hectares of land, this island is famous for the supposed hidden treasure that he is buried in it.

When did the legend of the Money Well begin? It all started in the summer of 1795 when a young man named Daniel McGinnis encountered a strange circular depression while exploring the island.In the following days the young man went back to the place and with the help of two friends, John Smith and Anthony Vaughan , began to dig.

They had barely dug about 60 centimeters when they ran into a layer of stone slabs .They continued with their work and about 10 meters found a layer of oak logs .Intrigued, they continued digging and at 6 meters and 9 meters, respectively, they found another two layers of oak trunks.The three young men could not continue and decided to go home, only to return 8 years later with the help of a company to continue discovering the well d the money.

The company Onslow Company was founded specifically to resume the search for the Money Well.On this occasion it was possible to reach up to 27 meters deep .Every 10 feet or so was a range of oak logs.In addition, several layers of putty, coconut fiber and carbon were also found.The most impressive was discovered at 90 feet, when they found a slab that had inscribed some symbols , whose meaning is:

"Forty feet below two million pounds are buried"

After remove one of the layers of deeper oaks water began to enter the well.By the next day it was already completely flooded.Attempted to pump the water to remove it from the well , but the attempts were in vain.next year a well was dug in parallel with the intention of being able to make a tunnel ent re both wells; however, this initiative was not successful either.

The treasure hunt for the Well of Money was abandoned until 1849, when the company Truro Company tried to get to the bottom of it.Despite the efforts, the constant floods did not allow them to succeed.However, by drilling they decided to extract samples .They managed to extract samples from a fir layer, then a layer of oak logs and finally metal pieces .Then there was another layer of oak, metal parts and spruce again.

The mystery of the Money Well, reality or legend?

Everything seems to indicate that there is indeed something of great value buried deep in the Money Well Meanwhile, the mystery continues to grow around this place. Do you think there really is a treasure at the bottom of this well?

If you are interested in learning more about mysterious treasures, we invite you to continue reading 4 places to find a pirate treasure

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