His Search Efforts
In 1938, a treasure hunter known as Erwin Hamilton went to Oak Island. He started to dig the following year. About 190 feet below the ground, he discovered rocks and bits of gravel! There was also a limestone layer that had oak splinters. There was a chance that the stone was lying on top of a wooden object…
An Unfortunate End
Two decades after that, Robert Restall decided to take on the challenge. It is interesting to hear that he discovered a stone that had an inscription saying, “1704.” This has since been used as a reference to the age of the Money Pit. However, Restall wound up inhaling carbon monoxide and falling to his death!