On this week’s The Curse of Oak Island, the crew continues drilling into the pink blob space close to the backyard shaft, which is assumed to comprise a big amount of gold.
On tonight’s episode, viewers can count on to see the Fellowship of the Dig unearth a beforehand undiscovered tunnel that they’re satisfied is heading in the direction of the backyard shaft.
The crew is changing into more and more excited in regards to the backyard shaft and the encompassing space. They are starting to assume that is the place the treasure is buried. In a preview, Marty Lagina says, “this could be where it’s [the treasure] been hiding.”
Dr. Ian Spooner’s challenge to find valuable metals in water samples buried under the Money Pit got here to its fruition final month when he recognized an space he known as the “pink blob.”
This space lies a number of ft to the west of the backyard shaft, and Ian believes it contains a large quantity of gold and is the supply of the gold within the water samples.
All the blokes must do now could be dig it up. Easy.
Oak Island crew discover a new tunnel on the Money Pit
Already, on the finish of final yr, the guys uncovered an unknown tunnel that they suspected was heading towards the backyard shaft, and it seems to be like they may discover one other tonight.
A preview reveals Craig Tester and geologist Terry Matheson discussing the discovering; they appear 100% certain that it is a tunnel and that it’s heading towards the backyard shaft.
At the second, it appears that evidently the whole lot is pointing to one thing big on the backyard shaft. The Dumas mining company and their plan to excavate the shaft remains to be on maintain whereas they get the right authorization to dig.
There needs to be some information tonight on when Dumas can proceed. Fingers crossed, it’s excellent news.
From mysterious wells to Roman cash, there’s tons occurring on Oak Island
In the meantime, the crew may even proceed to analyze the mysterious nicely on Lot 26. Rick Lagina claims that the nicely didn’t freeze over throughout a earlier winter, and Ian reckons it might be as much as 800 years outdated, and he thinks there’s silver down there too. Either means, there’s undoubtedly one thing unusual occurring down there.
Also, on tonight’s episode, blacksmith professional Carmen Legge is again examing a few of Gary Drayton’s extra intriguing finds. He’s taking a look at some outdated instruments which he believes date again to the center of the seventeenth century.

Perhaps much more thrilling, a preview reveals Alex Lagina sharing an workplace with a scientist-type man. The professional tells him an object originates within the Roman Empire. This is probably going a reference to the half coin that Gary recently recovered on Lot 5.
At the time, the blokes had been informed it might be Roman in origin and dated again to 300 BC. This seems to be to be their affirmation.
The History Channel episode synopsis reads:
“While the team searches for clues to understand why an ancient well was constructed on Lot 26, excitement abounds when more evidence of a tunnel heading directly towards the garden shaft is recovered.”
The Curse of Oak Island airs at 9/8c on History.