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Pirate treasures
are the cleanest treasure
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-you can go after.
-Indeed.
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Narrator:
On the exciting series premiee
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-of beyond oak island...
-Jacobs: There are
so many legends
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about where blackbeard's
treasure is buried.
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It's out there somewhere.
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Rick: Levasseur left
a cryptic message.
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How much was his treasure
supposedly worth?
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A billion dollars.
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Rick:
In terms of your search,
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what do you intend to do next?
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I'm looking for lafitte's
treasure in texas.
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Matty:
And you're fully convinced
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there is silver at the bottom
of this lake?
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Of course treasure exists there.
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-Found it.
-Calvin: Diver's up.
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-He's got something
in his hands.
-Copy that.
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-Wow, that could be your silver.
-Silver bars.
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-That's what we're looking for.
-All right.
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All the while
we were growing up,
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my brother and I
were fascinated
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with finding treasure.
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Rick:
Pirate treasure,
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cursed treasure.
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Civil war gold.
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-since then,
our work on oak island
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has shown us
there's a world of mysteries...
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-Whoa.
-...Waiting to be explored.
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Rick:
So, we like to reach out
to other treasure hunters.
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X marks the spot, right there.
Brilliant.
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-Marty: We want to hear
their stories...
-That's right.
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-...And share our insights.
-"ill-gotten gains."
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-rick: And who knows...
-Gary: I got it.
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...Maybe we can help them
with their search.
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Marty:
Not only in america.
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Wow. That is gold.
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-Rick: But all over the worl.
-Yeah!
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Marty:
Beyond oak island.
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Rick: So, christian,
I have to ask one question
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-that marty knows
I ask to everybody.
-Everybody.
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Do you believe there's
something on oak island?
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Absolutely. I think you
and your team
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have unearthed so much
information and new evidence,
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I think there is absolutely
something on the island.
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As to what that is,
I don't know.
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-Matty: Gentlemen!
-: Hey, matty blake.
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-How you doing, guys?
-How are you?
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Ah, it's good to be here.
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Marty:
Matty, this is christian roper.
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And christian is an authority
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on pirate treasure stories from
around the world, basically.
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-Cool.
-Rick: He's here
to get our advice
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about a treasure
he's searching for.
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My hope is that we can
help in some way.
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Well, you got two guys here
with a lot of experience
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in that type of thing.
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-: Yeah.
-Absolutely.
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Christian, great to meet you.
I love to meet a fellow,
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-uh, searcher.
-Absolutely.
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-Good to meet you, as well.
-Where are you from?
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-I'm from texas.
-Texas. Whereabouts?
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-East texas.
-East texas.
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So, christian,
you kind of know our story.
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When we were kids,
a reader's digest article
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enthralled us
and that really started
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this search of oak island.
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So, what was the impetus
for your search?
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I am the son of two divers,
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and I was immersed
in that world.
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When I was seven years old,
I followed my father
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on one of his dives.
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It was to a place
called athens scuba park.
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The owner of that park
is a seasoned treasure hunter
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named calvin wilcher.
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And he told me the story
about pirate treasure in texas.
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That was when the seed
was planted,
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and for the rest of my lif,
I would think about this stor.
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That was
my reader's digest moment.
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Matty:
Tell me, christian,
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what's the specific treasure
that you're looking for?
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Looking for the treasure
of jean lafitte.
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-Wow.
-Matty: Wow.
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That's really cool.
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Okay, so jean lafitte's
a fearsome pirate.
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But I just want to know--
I-I'm having a disconnect here,
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from east texas and pirates.
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Lafitte was very well-connected
with smugglers.
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Even as far north
as the texas border,
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as far north as arkansas.
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I thought he was in louisiana.
Help me out here.
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He was, originally,
but after attacking
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an american ship, he was forced
west to the texas coast.
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So he has treasure legends
all across
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the-the southern
portion of the u.S.
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Marty:
So christian, give me
just a very brief summary
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of this jean lafitte.
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You must know
all about him, right?
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That's difficult to do,
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because there's so little known
about lafitte.
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He is so mysterious.
It's only our best guesses.
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Most people believe he was born
in France in the 1780s.
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He eventually got into piracy
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and into smuggling
in new orleans.
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Narrator:
Jean lafitte, pirate,
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privateer, smuggler,
soldier and spy.
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By the year 1810, he, along
with his older brother pierr,
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was running a lucrative and
powerful smuggling operation
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in the city of new orleans.
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Frazier:
They start by operating
a warehouse in new orleans
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and being kind of brazen
about it.
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New orleans
in the early 19th century
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is kind of a wide-open city.
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I mean, it's barely american
territory at that time.
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Morgan: The lafittes had
legitimate business enterprises
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in the city of new orleans,
but those enterprises
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functioned as a storefront
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for a piratical operation
that was based
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on grand terre island
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on barataria bay
in southern louisiana.
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Frazier:
And it's a strategic location
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that makes a lot of sense,
because you can get
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to major trading ports
like new orleans,
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but you can get down
to major raiding ports
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along the spanish main
and along the coast of mexico.
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Narrator:
During the war of 1812,
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the british considered
the city of new orleans
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a strategic military target
in their attempt
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to reclaim
the american colonies.
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Because they knew
that jean lafitte
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controlled a large number
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of ships and manpower
in the area,
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they offered him a large fee
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and a full pardon
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if he would agree
to help them in battle.
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They offer a cash sum of money,
$30,000.
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And lafitte tells them he nees
two weeks to think about I.
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And during that two weeks' time,
he behaves
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as if he is going to accept
the cash award,
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accept the british offer
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and side with them.
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But he actually
is not going to do that.
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Narrator:
Distrustful of the british offer
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and philosophically supportive
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of the americans' fight
for independence,
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lafitte went
to general andrew jackson
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and pledged his support
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on condition that he and his men
could be granted a full pardon.
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Jackson accepted.
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Frazier:
Andrew jackson understands
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that these guys
will come in handy
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as kind of an artillery militia,
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and that's how he uses them
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at the very important
battle of new orleans
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in January of 1815.
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Fire!
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Narrator:
During what became known
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as the battle of new orleans,
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lafitte and his men
fought with distinction.
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Jackson personally commended
his pirate ally
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as "one of the ablest men"
of the battle,
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and president james madison
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issued a public proclamation
of pardon for the group.
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But that didn't mean
that the pirate-turned-patrit
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had given up his desire
for plunder.
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Not wanting to offend
his new american friends,
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when the war ended,
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lafitte relocated
his base of criminal operatios
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to the then-spanish territory
of texas,
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where he continued
to amass a fortune.
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Lafitte establishes a settlement
on galveston island
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in what is today texas
that he calls campeche.
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It functions almost as a colony
in and of itself.
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And based there,
he returned to the behaviors
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that had sort of gotten him
in hot water prior to 1814.
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Narrator:
In 1821, lafitte's men
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mistakenly attacked
an american ship.
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The assault
brought the full force
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of the u.S. Naval fleet
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upon the pirate and his men.
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Frazier:
So, they dispatch a warship,
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the uss enterprise.
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And the enterprise
pulls up at campeche and say,
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"you guys got to go."
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and lafitte surprisingly says,
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"okay. We'll go."
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and he moves his operation
one more time.
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Now, can he take
everything that he's
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accumulated on that island
with him?
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Hard to say.
Did he stash it? Maybe.
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But he does disappear
from the record.
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Morgan:
There are theories that lafitte
staged his own death
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and escaped
off to somewhere else.
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And back then,
people could do that.
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Narrator:
Although historians are unsue
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what became of jean lafitte,
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one thing is certain:
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The elusive pirate
left galveston
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a very wealthy man.
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So, lafitte was everywhere
and had millions
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-to bury here and there.
-Yes.
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Marty:
Whenever somebody talks
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about so-and-so's treasure,
why did he bury a treasure?
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Why didn't he spend it,
you know?
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So, what-what's
your conjecture on that?
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Why did he
leave behind treasure?
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At the time,
at that point of texas,
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there was nowhere to spend it.
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And so they would stockpile
all these goods
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and treasure, and there are
reports of them bringing in
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over $30 million in goods
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every single year
and then having so much
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that they don't know
what to do with it.
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And so
this is where you get stories
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of him sending out men
and burying coinage.
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And there are multiple reports
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of swamps and inlets
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and every single waterway
in texas
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being associated
with him saying,
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"just put it there, mark it,
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-and, uh,
we'll go get it later."
-yeah.
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How about the treasure
that you're seeking?
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How much would that be worth?
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The most popular telling
talks about $2 million
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in 1816 value.
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-Whoa.
-That's, of course,
close to $50 million today.
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Tty: You know, jean lafitte's
a fascinating character,
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but I just want to back up
for a second if I could, guys.
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Guys, what is it about pirates
that fascinates people?
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What is it about pirates
that appeals to us?
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I think... I think I know
the answer to this one.
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Pirate treasure
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is sort of the cleanest treasure
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you can go after,
if you think about it.
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:
It's already been stolen, right?
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-so, if you find it,
it seems like
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the finders keepers rule
should really apply
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to pirate treasure,
maybe more so
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than other treasures, you know?
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-Yeah.
-Rick: The other thing is,
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I-I wonder if there's
a generational thing.
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We grew up
with treasure island,
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kidnapped.
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I think it's just a romantic
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ideal of how one lives
one's life.
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Right? It's outside of the norm.
I don't know.
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There's-there's
just some type of allure.
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Yeah, I think it's the allure,
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and pirates are some
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of the most multicultural people
in the world.
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They were this huge mix-up
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of cultures.
They would wear jewelry
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belonging
to different people groups.
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They would wear clothing
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belonging
to different people groups.
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The languages they spoke--
it was a mix
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of three to four
different broken languages.
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They were well-traveled,
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and their only loyalty
is to the ocean.
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I guess there's the allure
of the pirates themselves,
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and then there's the allure
of trying to solve the mystery,
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find what they left behind--
and they didn't leave
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a lot of tangible clues, obvious
clues that we can grab onto.
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No, there was one pirate
in particular,
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a fellow by the name
of olivier levasseur.
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He actually left
a very cryptic message.
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In fact,
I think we have a copy of it
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right here in front of us.
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And to this date,
I don't believe
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that anyone has deciphered it
or decoded it.
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How much was his treasure
supposedly worth?
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Well, if you can solve
this 17-line code,
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you might be landing
in the seychelles,
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where searches are going on now
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for approximately
a billion dollars,
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estimated value,
that he collected.
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Got your attention, matty?
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Got my attention.
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Narrator: Many pirates
plied their murderous trade
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in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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William kidd, jean lafitte,
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blackbeard, francis drake,
henry morgan.
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It's impossible to determine
who stole the most loot.
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But when it comes
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to pure speed and daring,
no one could touch
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the notorious french pirate,
olivier levasseur.
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Robbing slave ships and other
vessels of their precious caro
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-on the west african coast,
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levasseur quickly built
a reputation
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as a cruel and ruthless pirate.
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Simon:
It was like
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he was flying in
and picking these ships to death
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and then going away faster
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than anybody
could possibly arrest him.
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Narrator: Nicknamed
"la buse," or "the buzzard,"
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due to his style of attack,
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levasseur was a target
for the authorities.
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After a six-year hunt,
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he was eventually captured
near fort dauphin, madagasca.
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Mattera: The punishment
for a pirate is a, uh,
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long drop and a short stop.
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You know,
so they were gonna hang him.
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Jacob: He stood on the gallos
with a rope around his neck.
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Then he threw a necklace
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into the crowd with
a piece of paper tied to it,
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and he said, "find my treasure,
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the one who may understand it."
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now, that piece of paper had
an inscription on it
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that has been the subject
of a lot of mystery ever since.
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Narrator:
A cryptogram of just 17 line,
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the document consists
of a series
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of what looks to be letters--
l's and upside-down t's,
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and all kinds of strange,
angular-shaped characters.
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Jacob: Some people believe
it was a templar code.
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There's a lot
of other explanations.
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Certainly, la buse studied,
was very well educated,
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and may have been aware of
some of these ancient codes.
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But every treasure hunter
comes up with a new idea
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on how to interpret
the message.
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Mattera:
People have been looking
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since the day he hanged,
you know, for his treasure,
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because the treasure is
vast and expansive.
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It's the stuff
legends are made out of.
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Who's the number one guy,
you think,
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that comes to mind
when you talk about just
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the quintessential
fearsome pirate, the legend?
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Without a doubt,
I would say edward teach,
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-or blackbeard himself.
-Blackbeard.
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-Yup.
-Everybody loves blackbeard.
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He's... It's hard not to.
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Just a fascinating life.
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Marty:
Didn't he make some speech
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where he said,
"I've buried my treasure so deep
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that only me and the devil
can get it," or something?
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He died pretty young, too,
didn't he?
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He did. He was only active
for about two years,
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-hmm.
-And so piracy was
very short-lived.
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But in those two years, he
was involved in so much piracy
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and had such
an evil image to him
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that he would be remembered
throughout history.
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Narrator: Frequently depicted
with a sword in hand
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and a belt loaded with pistos
strapped around his waist,
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blackbeard owed much
of his fearsome reputation
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to his rather unique appearance.
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Jacob:
Tall, imposing.
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Big black beard.
Fierce eyes.
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He would actually tie lit
matches or fuses to his beard
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to give him
kind of this ominous look
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with smoke all about his head,
which was quite intimidating.
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Simon:
Blackbeard was born edward teach
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in bristol, in
the southwest coast of England,
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sometime around 1690.
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Jacob:
At some point after the war
between England and France,
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he decided to turn to piracy
and pirated in the caribbean.
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Simon: So, blackbeard became
a really legendary figure
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during this time period,
because he became known
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as one of the...
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Fiercest fighters,
and also the commander
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of some of the largest fleets
in the caribbean.
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Narrator:
In 1717,
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blackbeard captured what
would become his flagship...
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Hoist her up!
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...A french ship that he renamed
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-the queen anne's revenge.
-Full sail!
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Jacob: That was
his biggest prize.
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Queen anne's revenge was
a slave ship
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named la concorde that was
on its way to martinique.
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Slave ships were big,
and they were also very fast.
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Blackbeard had a crew
of up to 700 people.
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He'd need places
for them to sleep,
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and a slave ship offers that.
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Narrator:
In November of 1718,
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blackbeard's forces
were attacked
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by a british naval force
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off north carolina's
ocracoke island.
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In the ensuing battle,
the fearsome pirate...
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...Was decapitated.
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Blackbeard was dead; the rest
of his crew surrendered.
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And his head was taken
to hampton, virginia,
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where it was put on a pole
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in the entrance to the harbor
for a couple of years.
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Narrator: As a consequence
of blackbeard's untimely death,
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no one knows, to this day,
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where he buried
his vast treasure.
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It's a mystery that
has baffled treasure hunters
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for three centuries,
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fueled by a search
for a secret location
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known only to edward teach...
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And the devil himself.
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They actually found
blackbeard's ship, right?
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The queen anne's revenge?
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That's been found.
Is that correct?
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It has been found,
but nothing was found aboard.
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The sister ship,
the whyda, was found
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with a treasure of $400 million.
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-Not his, though.
-No. But...
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Blackbeard's could be worth that
or much more.
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And so that's one
of the key things
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that treasure hunters point to
that say,
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since these things were found,
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why can't their legend
that they're looking into
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-be true as well?
-Yeah. Mm-hmm.
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Rick: So in terms of your search
for jean lafitte's treasure,
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are you following
a very specific trail?
404
00:17:29,758 --> 00:17:33,259
Yes. I brought something
that I want to show you guys.
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It's from 1957.
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True west magazine.
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This article was
the interest-piquing moment
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for a lot of people,
including myself.
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And I'd love for you
to see the article.
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Rick: You know,
this is like January '65
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-reader's digest.
-Really close, yeah.
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-For christian.
-This is
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the story of hendricks lake.
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The story talks
about a smuggling trail
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and a ship named
the santa rosa
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that lafitte supposedly stole
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two million dollars
in silver ingots from,
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and gave it to a smuggler
further inland
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and told him
to take it to st. Louis.
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And along the smuggling trai,
when the state of texas
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still belonged to the spanish,
422
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-the spanish set a trap.
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-and these wagonloads of silvr
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were pushed into the lake.
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There were many searches--
even as early as the 1880s,
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people were searching
hendricks lake for treasure.
427
00:18:29,067 --> 00:18:30,525
And so this... This lake,
428
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-where is it, exactly?
-East texas.
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It's part of the sabine river
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that has shifted
and created a lake.
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Rick:
How big is it?
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Christian: It's
three-quarters of a mile long
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and not very wide.
434
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How certain are you
that this treasure
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-is under there?
-100%.
436
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I believe there is something
that could be found.
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rick: Christian,
what do you intend to do next?
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Well, I'd love to search
certain parts of the lake.
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There were multiple searches
that occurred in the 1950s
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and 1960s, however, these were
not with modern technology,
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and so seeing as the lake has
not been searched in 50 years,
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I want to see what we can do
with modern equipment
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that can add to the story.
444
00:19:20,660 --> 00:19:21,701
Yeah, yeah, that makes sense.
445
00:19:21,786 --> 00:19:23,327
Rick:
There's a lot of tech
446
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-yeah.
-That we've come to understand.
447
00:19:25,582 --> 00:19:28,624
You should try
some side-scan sonar work.
448
00:19:28,710 --> 00:19:30,918
-Mm-hmm.
-Gpr or,
449
00:19:31,004 --> 00:19:32,170
uh, magnetometer.
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Yes. In doing the research
451
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in the last two years,
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I've discovered
a lot of detection techniques,
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like sonar,
to see what we can cross off,
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or see what
we should pursue further.
455
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Has there ever been
a verifiable, certified find
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associated
with jean lafitte's activities?
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There's never been
anything attributed
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to lafitte specifically,
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and so this could be
the first big find.
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00:19:55,778 --> 00:19:59,197
-Wow, that's pretty cool.
-Oh. That is remarkable.
461
00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:00,865
-Exactly right.
-Yeah.
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00:20:00,950 --> 00:20:03,034
Rick:
Christian, I have to ask,
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do you chase the story every bit
as much as the treasure?
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Absolutely.
The story is where you find
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most of the fun along the way.
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It's the...
The personal impact of people
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that have searched in the past.
468
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It's myself getting to fulfill
my childhood dream,
469
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and it... That has meant
so much more than, I think,
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even if we found something.
471
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Well, you and him
can connect real well, then.
472
00:20:24,432 --> 00:20:26,057
-There's a lot
of parallels here.
-I was interested
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-in the ingots.
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one thing I would say,
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it's really cool to see
a young man going after this,
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and I applaud you for it--
'cause it's fun.
477
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You know?
Particularly if, you know,
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if you hit some real clues.
479
00:20:38,488 --> 00:20:40,071
Why don't you come out sometime?
480
00:20:40,156 --> 00:20:42,615
I'll come out for the unveiling
of the treasure.
481
00:20:42,700 --> 00:20:44,242
-but I was thinking
482
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that mr. Always ever-ready
over here,
483
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maybe you'd like
to accompany him.
484
00:20:49,249 --> 00:20:51,082
-You're swamp-ready.
-Matty: I would love to.
485
00:20:51,125 --> 00:20:53,292
I ain't afraid of getting dirty,
we know that. I would love
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to come see it, and maybe
some of the stuff I've learned
487
00:20:55,630 --> 00:20:57,546
from watching them,
which I've learned a lot,
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00:20:57,632 --> 00:21:00,633
hopefully, maybe I could bring
some of that to bear with you.
489
00:21:00,718 --> 00:21:02,051
If you're up for it, matty,
I think you should.
490
00:21:02,136 --> 00:21:03,886
You could be our eyes and ears,
491
00:21:03,972 --> 00:21:06,097
and we'd be keenly interested
in what happens.
492
00:21:06,140 --> 00:21:07,807
Yeah, we'll report back
to whatever we find
493
00:21:07,892 --> 00:21:09,433
and-and, uh,
see what we can do.
494
00:21:09,519 --> 00:21:11,394
Rick:
You know, christian,
495
00:21:11,437 --> 00:21:12,979
I will reiterate
what marty told you.
496
00:21:13,064 --> 00:21:14,438
You know, we applaud you.
497
00:21:14,482 --> 00:21:15,773
You're a young man.
498
00:21:15,858 --> 00:21:18,484
You stayed focused,
true to your goal.
499
00:21:18,569 --> 00:21:19,777
Uh, you followed your passion.
500
00:21:19,862 --> 00:21:22,071
I mean,
it's-it's applaudable.
501
00:21:22,156 --> 00:21:26,659
And I have every wish that you
are successful in your endeavor.
502
00:21:26,744 --> 00:21:28,494
Whether you achieve it or not,
I-I get the sense
503
00:21:28,579 --> 00:21:29,870
that you won't give up.
504
00:21:29,956 --> 00:21:32,331
And I thank you for coming,
and I applaud
505
00:21:32,417 --> 00:21:33,958
your grit and determination.
506
00:21:34,043 --> 00:21:36,002
Figure out what happened to
jean lafitte and his treasure.
507
00:21:36,087 --> 00:21:37,295
That's what we're saying.
508
00:21:38,881 --> 00:21:39,839
-Let's do it.
-Mission accomplished.
509
00:21:39,924 --> 00:21:40,840
Mission-mission accepted.
510
00:21:40,925 --> 00:21:42,466
-Mission accepted.
-There you go.
511
00:21:48,224 --> 00:21:49,974
Matty:
So, christian,
512
00:21:50,059 --> 00:21:52,018
where are we
and where are we headed?
513
00:21:52,103 --> 00:21:53,311
So, we're in east texas,
514
00:21:53,354 --> 00:21:54,979
headed to hendricks lake
that I told you about.
515
00:21:55,023 --> 00:21:58,316
It's been home to treasure
searches for over a century,
516
00:21:58,401 --> 00:22:01,193
and today
we add our names to that list.
517
00:22:01,279 --> 00:22:03,154
Narrator:
One week after their meeting
518
00:22:03,239 --> 00:22:04,655
in the oak island war room,
519
00:22:04,741 --> 00:22:07,283
oak island researcher
matty blake
520
00:22:07,368 --> 00:22:10,036
joins treasure hunter
christian roper,
521
00:22:10,121 --> 00:22:12,663
along with christian's
colleague gary pinkerton,
522
00:22:12,749 --> 00:22:14,123
at hendricks lake,
523
00:22:14,208 --> 00:22:18,836
located four miles outside
of tatum, texas.
524
00:22:19,922 --> 00:22:21,547
Matty:
Rick had mentioned
525
00:22:21,632 --> 00:22:23,799
some of the things we've brought
to bear on oak island,
526
00:22:23,843 --> 00:22:25,051
maybe using them here.
527
00:22:25,136 --> 00:22:27,928
Uh, are we gonna do anything
like that today?
528
00:22:28,014 --> 00:22:30,681
Yeah, sonar scans
of the bottom of the lake.
529
00:22:30,725 --> 00:22:33,100
We have technology
that could give us
530
00:22:33,186 --> 00:22:34,852
such a good picture
of the bottom of the lake
531
00:22:34,937 --> 00:22:36,854
that we can tell
exactly what's down there.
532
00:22:36,898 --> 00:22:40,066
And you are, uh-- you're
fully convinced that it's here?
533
00:22:40,151 --> 00:22:41,734
There's silver
at the bottom of this lake?
534
00:22:41,819 --> 00:22:43,069
With what we're doing,
535
00:22:43,154 --> 00:22:46,113
I'm hoping to be 100% convinced
536
00:22:46,199 --> 00:22:49,033
or 100% convinced
to keep searching.
537
00:22:49,077 --> 00:22:51,869
So, christian, this place
is-is dangerous, yeah,
538
00:22:51,913 --> 00:22:53,204
if-if you're in the water,
right?
539
00:22:53,289 --> 00:22:57,041
Well, just about anything
that you find at the lake
540
00:22:57,126 --> 00:22:58,959
could be dangerous.
541
00:22:59,045 --> 00:23:01,379
There's always the potential
of alligators.
542
00:23:01,422 --> 00:23:03,506
There are four types of snakes
that you need to watch out for.
543
00:23:03,549 --> 00:23:05,674
There's coral snakes,
544
00:23:05,718 --> 00:23:07,551
water moccasins,
rattlesnakes
545
00:23:07,595 --> 00:23:09,345
-and copperheads.
-Great.
546
00:23:09,430 --> 00:23:11,931
It's the snakes you don't see
that you have to worry about.
547
00:23:12,016 --> 00:23:13,391
Oh, boy.
548
00:23:17,188 --> 00:23:18,562
-matty: Fellas.
-Alex w.: Hi, guys.
How are y'all?
549
00:23:18,648 --> 00:23:20,815
I want you to meet some people.
This is matty.
550
00:23:20,900 --> 00:23:23,401
Narrator: At the lake,
christian, matty and gary
551
00:23:23,486 --> 00:23:27,029
meet with professional divers
alex wilcher and steve erwin,
552
00:23:27,115 --> 00:23:29,240
along with alex's father,
calvin.
553
00:23:29,325 --> 00:23:31,409
-You look like a man in charge.
Cal. All right, cal,
-yeah. Nice to meet you, cal.
554
00:23:31,494 --> 00:23:33,035
-Nice to meet you, buddy.
-Nice to meet ya.
555
00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:34,453
Narrator:
It was calvin wilcher
556
00:23:34,539 --> 00:23:37,540
who first piqued
christian's interest in hunting
557
00:23:37,625 --> 00:23:39,708
for lafitte's treasure.
558
00:23:39,794 --> 00:23:42,253
Christian:
Cal wilcher is a local diving
legend here in east texas.
559
00:23:42,296 --> 00:23:45,089
I met cal when I was
about seven years old.
560
00:23:45,133 --> 00:23:47,174
And he told me the story
about the six wagonloads
561
00:23:47,260 --> 00:23:49,427
of silver ingots
ending up in hendricks lake.
562
00:23:49,512 --> 00:23:51,095
I can't wait.
I got goosebumps.
563
00:23:51,139 --> 00:23:52,763
Christian:
Eventually came back,
564
00:23:52,849 --> 00:23:54,056
got cal involved,
565
00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:55,099
and we're at the point
566
00:23:55,143 --> 00:23:56,475
where we're ready to search.
567
00:23:56,561 --> 00:23:58,102
What do we have here?
568
00:23:58,146 --> 00:24:01,397
This is our smallest sonar
that we own.
569
00:24:01,441 --> 00:24:02,606
And this will be a sonar scan?
570
00:24:02,692 --> 00:24:03,649
We have a 3d image afterwards?
571
00:24:03,734 --> 00:24:05,693
-We have a side-scan.
-Yeah.
572
00:24:05,778 --> 00:24:07,528
And we have
downscan capabilities.
573
00:24:07,613 --> 00:24:08,404
Okay.
574
00:24:08,489 --> 00:24:10,614
Narrator:
Today,
575
00:24:10,658 --> 00:24:12,825
the team will be scanning
the bottom of the lake
576
00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:15,786
using a humminbird
side imaging sonar,
577
00:24:15,872 --> 00:24:18,622
a technology
that provides a forward
578
00:24:18,666 --> 00:24:23,127
as well as a 180-degree
side-to-side perspective.
579
00:24:23,212 --> 00:24:26,088
Man-made objects will appear
as anomalies,
580
00:24:26,174 --> 00:24:27,965
standing out
from the tree limbs,
581
00:24:28,050 --> 00:24:31,051
plants
and other natural phenomena.
582
00:24:31,137 --> 00:24:34,138
If we see something
that looks like a good anomaly,
583
00:24:34,223 --> 00:24:35,764
then we've got some drop buoys
584
00:24:35,808 --> 00:24:38,184
and we can just pop the cord,
585
00:24:38,269 --> 00:24:42,021
chunk it out there and-and it'll
float right over the target.
586
00:24:42,106 --> 00:24:43,939
And then we'll send in
the divers
587
00:24:44,025 --> 00:24:45,941
-to bring stuff up.
-Yeah. Well, I'm hoping
588
00:24:46,027 --> 00:24:48,277
to use one of those right there,
we get some "x marks the spots"
589
00:24:48,362 --> 00:24:49,653
and I hope
to get you in the water.
590
00:24:49,739 --> 00:24:50,988
You used to diving
with zero visibility?
591
00:24:51,073 --> 00:24:52,114
-Oh, yeah.
-Great.
592
00:24:52,158 --> 00:24:53,491
-I say we go.
-Calvin: All right.
593
00:24:53,576 --> 00:24:54,950
-Let's do it. All right.
-All right, guys.
594
00:25:01,167 --> 00:25:02,750
Calvin: We're gonna turn around
and back up.
595
00:25:02,835 --> 00:25:04,376
Let them guys get on.
596
00:25:04,462 --> 00:25:06,587
-All right, you ready?
-There you go.
597
00:25:06,672 --> 00:25:08,339
Narrator:
As christian roper and his tem
598
00:25:08,424 --> 00:25:10,132
head out into hendricks lake
599
00:25:10,218 --> 00:25:12,676
in search
of pirate jean lafitte's
600
00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:13,844
legendary lost treasure...
601
00:25:13,930 --> 00:25:15,721
Calvin:
Now we're cookin'.
602
00:25:15,806 --> 00:25:18,224
...Gary pinkerton rides
alongside them in a kayak,
603
00:25:18,309 --> 00:25:21,018
acting as a spotter
604
00:25:21,062 --> 00:25:23,062
just in case
there are any alligators
605
00:25:23,147 --> 00:25:26,232
or deadly water snakes nearby.
606
00:25:30,321 --> 00:25:32,530
the team travels slowly,
607
00:25:32,615 --> 00:25:35,866
their top speed between one
and two miles per hour.
608
00:25:35,952 --> 00:25:38,494
This allows the scanner
to provide crisper,
609
00:25:38,579 --> 00:25:40,621
more detailed images.
610
00:25:42,250 --> 00:25:44,208
matty:
Untouched land.
611
00:25:45,711 --> 00:25:47,962
Wow.
612
00:25:48,047 --> 00:25:50,589
Feels like we're...
In another time.
613
00:25:50,675 --> 00:25:51,549
-Doesn't it?
-Yeah.
614
00:25:51,634 --> 00:25:52,716
-Oh, yeah.
-Yeah.
615
00:25:55,012 --> 00:25:57,429
Christian:
Hendricks lake is almost
something out of a dream.
616
00:25:57,515 --> 00:25:59,890
And for us to be
the first people
617
00:25:59,976 --> 00:26:01,725
to see the bottom of it
was really cool.
618
00:26:02,812 --> 00:26:05,354
And, obviously,
you want to find
619
00:26:05,439 --> 00:26:07,439
that big hit
and-and something that says
620
00:26:07,525 --> 00:26:09,400
we need to get
in the water right now.
621
00:26:09,485 --> 00:26:11,402
And you're getting a good image
right now? You're happy, sir?
622
00:26:11,445 --> 00:26:14,029
I like the image we're getting.
623
00:26:14,115 --> 00:26:15,781
Christian:
What we were looking for
624
00:26:15,866 --> 00:26:17,908
on the side-scan sonar is
625
00:26:17,952 --> 00:26:20,452
anomalies that look man-made
or look out of place.
626
00:26:20,538 --> 00:26:22,288
We are coming up on a--
627
00:26:22,373 --> 00:26:24,582
we got a pretty nice little
old log on the right up here,
628
00:26:24,667 --> 00:26:26,959
just a little short distance.
629
00:26:27,044 --> 00:26:29,503
Christian: At the bottom
of a lake, there's a lot of logs
630
00:26:29,589 --> 00:26:32,423
and a number of other
hazardous things that could
631
00:26:32,508 --> 00:26:33,632
potentially be dangerous.
632
00:26:33,718 --> 00:26:34,800
So, when we were able
633
00:26:34,885 --> 00:26:37,511
to see different anomalies,
634
00:26:37,597 --> 00:26:39,430
you know, that makes our job
so much easier
635
00:26:39,515 --> 00:26:41,599
and makes it a lot safer
for our divers.
636
00:26:41,684 --> 00:26:43,434
Calvin:
That little blank,
637
00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:45,144
uh, smooth area there
on the right
638
00:26:45,229 --> 00:26:48,606
is a great setup spot
for our divers for in and out.
639
00:26:48,691 --> 00:26:50,941
-As if lafitte
left it there for you.
-Yeah, you think
640
00:26:51,027 --> 00:26:52,943
he left us a ramp
to easy load the silver.
641
00:26:52,987 --> 00:26:54,403
-Well...
-You know, get it in easy.
642
00:26:54,447 --> 00:26:55,613
Christian:
There are a number of clues
643
00:26:55,698 --> 00:26:57,573
that we would look for
at the lake
644
00:26:57,658 --> 00:26:59,366
that could attach this
to jean lafitte.
645
00:26:59,452 --> 00:27:01,577
Uh, the top clue that
we would obviously want to find
646
00:27:01,662 --> 00:27:03,287
is-is one of these wagons
647
00:27:03,372 --> 00:27:05,623
that was loaded
with silver ingots.
648
00:27:05,708 --> 00:27:06,874
Matty:
You know what's interesting,
649
00:27:06,959 --> 00:27:08,709
christian
has some artist imagery,
650
00:27:08,794 --> 00:27:10,628
according to legend,
of what it might've looked like
651
00:27:10,671 --> 00:27:12,129
when they dumped those wagons.
652
00:27:12,173 --> 00:27:14,006
And it seemed to show, like,
a little bit of a hill
653
00:27:14,091 --> 00:27:15,507
that they're pushing 'em over.
654
00:27:15,593 --> 00:27:17,134
And that-that side
of the shoreline
655
00:27:17,178 --> 00:27:18,344
has that kind of curvature
to it.
656
00:27:18,429 --> 00:27:20,596
Calvin:
It really does.
657
00:27:20,681 --> 00:27:22,723
Matty:
You could imagine them rolling
it right over the side there
658
00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:24,975
-and having it all spill down.
-And it's deep enough
659
00:27:25,019 --> 00:27:26,769
it would definitely hide
a wagon.
660
00:27:26,854 --> 00:27:27,978
Gary p.:
We should be expecting to see
661
00:27:28,064 --> 00:27:29,021
some bottom features
662
00:27:29,106 --> 00:27:30,439
or maybe even some metal
663
00:27:30,483 --> 00:27:31,815
in this particular area.
664
00:27:31,901 --> 00:27:33,025
Calvin:
You can see these logs
665
00:27:33,110 --> 00:27:34,193
laying right in here.
666
00:27:34,278 --> 00:27:36,153
These-- those are trees
and logs.
667
00:27:36,197 --> 00:27:39,657
What we're hoping to happen is
we-we'll see something
668
00:27:39,742 --> 00:27:41,367
that is not mother nature.
669
00:27:41,452 --> 00:27:43,952
Right angles, circles,
670
00:27:43,996 --> 00:27:45,996
maybe a wheel laying off
to the side
671
00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,667
from an old wagon that hopefully
would still be visible.
672
00:27:49,710 --> 00:27:51,001
Christian:
To find something, what are
the conditions on the bottom?
673
00:27:51,045 --> 00:27:52,836
-Soft.
-Would it be sunk
674
00:27:52,922 --> 00:27:54,838
-into the mud?
-Oh, yeah.
675
00:27:57,051 --> 00:27:58,884
That, uh...
676
00:27:58,969 --> 00:27:59,885
Matty:
You see something?
677
00:27:59,970 --> 00:28:00,886
I do see something.
678
00:28:00,971 --> 00:28:02,346
It's just a little interesting.
679
00:28:02,431 --> 00:28:04,014
You see that shadow right there?
680
00:28:04,058 --> 00:28:05,182
Christian:
What is that?
681
00:28:05,226 --> 00:28:07,059
Calvin:
I'm not sure, but it's got a-a--
682
00:28:07,144 --> 00:28:10,020
it's really high off the bottom,
and it's got some size to it.
683
00:28:10,106 --> 00:28:12,022
It's right in here.
684
00:28:12,108 --> 00:28:14,024
We can drop a buoy on that.
685
00:28:14,110 --> 00:28:15,693
There's actually a couple
of targets there
686
00:28:15,736 --> 00:28:17,277
that are interesting.
You see that right there
687
00:28:17,363 --> 00:28:18,737
-and that there?
-Christian: Yeah.
688
00:28:18,823 --> 00:28:20,531
That definitely looks man-made.
689
00:28:20,574 --> 00:28:22,282
Drop that buoy.
690
00:28:22,368 --> 00:28:23,867
Okay.
691
00:28:23,953 --> 00:28:26,495
Well, I'm looking at something
here, see, that's popping up.
692
00:28:26,580 --> 00:28:28,205
-You see that right there?
-Yeah.
693
00:28:28,290 --> 00:28:30,124
Drop a buoy right there, son.
694
00:28:30,209 --> 00:28:32,084
Okay.
695
00:28:32,169 --> 00:28:34,044
-All right.
-Set.
696
00:28:34,130 --> 00:28:35,713
Calvin:
All right.
697
00:28:35,756 --> 00:28:38,215
Now, this looks
like a good target right here.
698
00:28:38,259 --> 00:28:41,844
Get the buoy ready.
We're gonna drop it in...
699
00:28:41,929 --> 00:28:43,011
Now.
700
00:28:44,974 --> 00:28:46,640
Matty:
All right,
so you see something you like
701
00:28:46,726 --> 00:28:47,766
-right here.
-Calvin: Now, that...
702
00:28:47,852 --> 00:28:49,768
That there is a great target.
703
00:28:49,854 --> 00:28:51,729
You see that--
all that right there,
704
00:28:51,772 --> 00:28:53,230
-that shadow?
-Oh, yeah, yeah.
705
00:28:53,274 --> 00:28:54,690
And, see,
right straight across right here
706
00:28:54,734 --> 00:28:56,608
-looks like a debris field.
-Wow.
707
00:28:56,694 --> 00:28:58,068
-That could be your silver.
-So that could be--
708
00:28:58,154 --> 00:28:59,570
-that could be-- yeah, could be.
-Really, right?
709
00:28:59,655 --> 00:29:01,697
-Calvin: Yeah. Could be.
-Christian: Yeah, you can tell
710
00:29:01,741 --> 00:29:03,115
this is a lot of stuff
711
00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:04,116
-crammed into a small space.
-Matty: Huh.
712
00:29:04,201 --> 00:29:05,534
So it's either,
713
00:29:05,619 --> 00:29:08,245
um, potentially a wagon,
potentially an old cart.
714
00:29:08,289 --> 00:29:10,581
Um, it's something man-made.
715
00:29:10,666 --> 00:29:13,751
-And it's-it's all within
a few feet of each other.
-Wow.
716
00:29:13,836 --> 00:29:16,044
And I'm sorry,
but I-I got to say it--
717
00:29:16,130 --> 00:29:18,088
-those kind of look like wheels.
-Calvin: They-they do look
like wheels.
718
00:29:18,132 --> 00:29:19,381
-Matty: Right? Am I right?
-I know. They really do.
719
00:29:19,467 --> 00:29:20,716
-I-I wasn't gonna say that.
720
00:29:20,801 --> 00:29:22,801
-you can say it, brother.
721
00:29:22,887 --> 00:29:25,179
Christian:
When calvin first got those
hits, I was really excited.
722
00:29:25,264 --> 00:29:27,139
You know, we were
the first people in decades
723
00:29:27,224 --> 00:29:28,265
to be able to search,
724
00:29:28,350 --> 00:29:29,600
but we were the first people
in history
725
00:29:29,643 --> 00:29:32,060
to be able to really see
the bottom of this lake.
726
00:29:32,146 --> 00:29:34,772
It's definitely worth...
Going down
727
00:29:34,815 --> 00:29:36,315
and putting our hands on it.
728
00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:37,733
-Mr. Diver.
-whew.
729
00:29:37,818 --> 00:29:39,443
Get ready. Suit up.
730
00:29:39,528 --> 00:29:40,569
I'm definitely suiting up.
731
00:29:40,654 --> 00:29:41,945
-All right.
-Calvin: Absolutely.
732
00:29:42,031 --> 00:29:43,614
I think this is what
we came for. It looks good.
733
00:29:43,657 --> 00:29:47,159
It's a promising anomaly,
target, with the right shapes.
734
00:29:47,244 --> 00:29:48,619
Matty:
I love it.
735
00:29:48,662 --> 00:29:50,454
Calvin:
Let's do it.
736
00:29:54,043 --> 00:29:56,126
Narrator:
One day after treasure hunter
737
00:29:56,212 --> 00:29:57,961
christian roper and his team
738
00:29:58,047 --> 00:29:59,755
found a number
of unusual anomalies
739
00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:01,548
on the bottom of hendricks lake,
740
00:30:01,634 --> 00:30:05,511
they return in a dive boat
and support vessel.
741
00:30:05,596 --> 00:30:07,971
Matty:
Cal, talk to me
about this first target.
742
00:30:08,015 --> 00:30:09,807
What are you thinking about it?
What's it look like?
743
00:30:09,892 --> 00:30:11,433
This anomaly shows
744
00:30:11,477 --> 00:30:13,852
two wheels, possibly.
745
00:30:13,938 --> 00:30:15,562
We also see some
746
00:30:15,648 --> 00:30:17,773
man-made boards.
747
00:30:17,858 --> 00:30:19,650
Now, it could be some old cart.
748
00:30:19,693 --> 00:30:21,819
With silver bars under it!
749
00:30:21,904 --> 00:30:24,655
I love your spirit, brother.
750
00:30:24,698 --> 00:30:26,824
You just got to have faith,
right?
751
00:30:26,867 --> 00:30:28,492
that's why we're here, man.
752
00:30:30,079 --> 00:30:32,204
Diver is in.
753
00:30:32,289 --> 00:30:35,707
Steve is gonna throw
a-a weighted line out
754
00:30:35,793 --> 00:30:39,336
and slowly drag it across
our dive area to make sure
755
00:30:39,421 --> 00:30:42,965
there's no trotlines
that will snag our divers.
756
00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:44,550
How you feeling, alex?
757
00:30:44,635 --> 00:30:46,385
Feeling good! Excited!
758
00:30:46,470 --> 00:30:48,011
I'm gonna keep an eye out
for critters there for you.
759
00:30:48,055 --> 00:30:50,347
I appreciate that.
760
00:30:50,391 --> 00:30:53,183
Christian, walk me through
what-what's gonna happen next.
761
00:30:53,269 --> 00:30:54,685
We'll be getting two divers
in the water
762
00:30:54,770 --> 00:30:56,311
with a communication system.
763
00:30:56,397 --> 00:30:58,355
We'll be able to talk
to them up here,
764
00:30:58,399 --> 00:31:00,232
see exactly what they're seeing
and feeling.
765
00:31:00,317 --> 00:31:01,859
In terms of visibility,
766
00:31:01,944 --> 00:31:04,111
there's absolutely nothing
down here,
767
00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:07,698
-so it's all feel.
-Yeah, we know all about zero
visibility dives on oak island,
768
00:31:07,783 --> 00:31:09,032
I can tell you that.
It's no joke.
769
00:31:09,118 --> 00:31:10,200
So you guys be careful,
all right?
770
00:31:10,286 --> 00:31:11,910
We're right here for ya.
771
00:31:11,996 --> 00:31:13,245
Yeah, we want to be safe today.
772
00:31:13,330 --> 00:31:14,830
There's a lot of things
that can go wrong,
773
00:31:14,874 --> 00:31:17,207
but everyone here is
well-trained.
774
00:31:17,293 --> 00:31:20,544
It's treasure that tends
to, uh, keep its secrets.
775
00:31:20,588 --> 00:31:23,380
Ten-four.
776
00:31:32,725 --> 00:31:34,391
-diver one,
777
00:31:34,435 --> 00:31:37,185
when you get to the bottom,
find what that anomaly is
778
00:31:37,271 --> 00:31:40,063
that we're snagged on
and let me know. Over.
779
00:31:41,525 --> 00:31:44,234
-Steve, you're diver two.
-Two?
780
00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,487
Yup. Diver one,
you got to copy. Over.
781
00:31:54,580 --> 00:31:58,248
christian:
In a lake like that,
which is black water conditions,
782
00:31:58,334 --> 00:32:00,918
it's always dangerous
to get divers down.
783
00:32:00,961 --> 00:32:04,922
The water's zero visibility,
so you're feeling around,
784
00:32:05,007 --> 00:32:07,716
stuck in mud, stuck in all
these fishing lines,
785
00:32:07,801 --> 00:32:10,427
and you're constantly
on the lookout for
786
00:32:10,471 --> 00:32:12,804
venomous snakes
and things like alligators
787
00:32:12,890 --> 00:32:15,223
and things like alligator gar
that could be in the lake.
788
00:32:15,267 --> 00:32:17,059
Christian,
you've got a wet suit on.
789
00:32:17,144 --> 00:32:18,644
You ready to go
if they need you?
790
00:32:18,729 --> 00:32:21,563
If they need any help,
I'm more than ready.
791
00:32:27,696 --> 00:32:30,614
Ten-four. What does it
feel like, diver one?
792
00:32:33,869 --> 00:32:36,662
Calvin:
Copy that.
You have a round target.
793
00:32:36,747 --> 00:32:39,122
Christian, did I hear "round
target," he hit a round target?
794
00:32:39,166 --> 00:32:40,624
Christian:
Yes, diver one has seen
795
00:32:40,709 --> 00:32:42,960
-a round target.
-That's what we're looking fo.
796
00:32:44,213 --> 00:32:45,629
We're looking
for four, actually.
797
00:32:45,714 --> 00:32:47,673
When I first heard alex say
798
00:32:47,758 --> 00:32:49,800
that he had put his hands
around something, I just knew
799
00:32:49,885 --> 00:32:51,468
that he had found the wheel,
and I thought,
800
00:32:51,553 --> 00:32:52,970
"oh, my goodness,
we just found the wagon,
801
00:32:53,013 --> 00:32:54,596
"and we're about to find out
802
00:32:54,682 --> 00:32:56,723
what it went down with."
803
00:32:56,809 --> 00:33:00,811
diver's up.
He's got something in his hands.
804
00:33:02,564 --> 00:33:04,982
Calvin: How big of a round
target did it feel like?
805
00:33:09,530 --> 00:33:11,321
Really? Huh.
806
00:33:14,118 --> 00:33:16,410
-Do you see the grain in it?
-Yeah.
807
00:33:16,495 --> 00:33:18,620
See the grain there
and all the wormholes?
808
00:33:18,706 --> 00:33:21,373
-Mm-hmm.
-Uh, that is definitely wood.
809
00:33:21,458 --> 00:33:24,459
It's... And it's really,
really old wood.
810
00:33:24,503 --> 00:33:26,336
Narrator:
A piece of old wood?
811
00:33:26,380 --> 00:33:28,672
Is it possible
the team has found evidence
812
00:33:28,757 --> 00:33:32,300
of one of the wagons
that, according to legend,
813
00:33:32,386 --> 00:33:34,636
transported treasure
to this spot
814
00:33:34,722 --> 00:33:37,180
more than 200 years ago?
815
00:33:37,224 --> 00:33:39,850
Matty:
We'll get the metal detector
in the water, cal?
816
00:33:39,935 --> 00:33:41,351
Yes, we are.
817
00:33:41,437 --> 00:33:43,228
All right,
so sar-1's going in the water.
818
00:33:43,313 --> 00:33:45,605
Hopefully, we'll get a hit.
819
00:33:45,691 --> 00:33:48,525
Narrator:
Diver steve erwin
will investigate
820
00:33:48,610 --> 00:33:50,736
with a sar-1 metal detector,
821
00:33:50,821 --> 00:33:54,031
while alex wilcher spots him
from the surface.
822
00:33:54,074 --> 00:33:56,283
Calvin:
He's going to do a couple
of circle search patterns,
823
00:33:56,368 --> 00:33:59,661
uh, and see if there's any iron
around that object.
824
00:34:01,582 --> 00:34:03,540
Hey, steve, diver two,
how we doing, buddy?
825
00:34:08,714 --> 00:34:11,048
Ten-four.
826
00:34:19,016 --> 00:34:21,349
-Got a hit.
-Calvin: Okay, ten-four.
827
00:34:21,435 --> 00:34:23,393
-It's exciting.
-Matty: Yeah!
828
00:34:23,479 --> 00:34:25,562
Narrator:
A metal hit?
829
00:34:25,647 --> 00:34:28,732
Could it indicate the presene
of jean lafitte's wagons?
830
00:34:28,817 --> 00:34:31,902
Or possible evidence of the
pirate's incredible treasure?
831
00:34:34,281 --> 00:34:36,782
All right. Great. Awesome.
832
00:34:36,867 --> 00:34:39,409
See if you can find out
what it is. Over.
833
00:34:41,872 --> 00:34:43,121
Calvin:
I would love for it to be
834
00:34:43,207 --> 00:34:45,082
-silver bricks. Yes.
-Silver bricks.
835
00:34:49,713 --> 00:34:51,963
Copy that. You're deep digging.
836
00:34:52,049 --> 00:34:54,049
Christian:
Steve dug through several fet
837
00:34:54,134 --> 00:34:57,094
of mud and clay and found out
838
00:34:57,137 --> 00:34:59,638
that the sar-1 detector was
still getting very heavy hits,
839
00:34:59,723 --> 00:35:02,182
so whatever is down there has
been down there for a long tie
840
00:35:02,267 --> 00:35:04,726
and just been sinking
beneath this clay.
841
00:35:06,855 --> 00:35:08,396
christian:
Hey, cal, looks like
842
00:35:08,482 --> 00:35:10,816
a storm's coming in. You should
probably get the divers out.
843
00:35:10,901 --> 00:35:12,901
-Calvin: I got ya.
844
00:35:12,986 --> 00:35:15,278
okay. Come on
to the surface. Over.
845
00:35:19,993 --> 00:35:22,410
-calvin: Okay, there's our buoy.
846
00:35:22,454 --> 00:35:24,162
Matty:
"x" marks the spot.
847
00:35:24,248 --> 00:35:25,622
This is treasure hunting, guys.
848
00:35:25,666 --> 00:35:27,791
-This is what you're in it for.
-Absolutely.
849
00:35:27,835 --> 00:35:29,668
Christian:
Texas weather is
very unpredictable.
850
00:35:29,753 --> 00:35:31,336
Just as things are heating up,
851
00:35:31,421 --> 00:35:33,130
of course, bad weather starts
to show up.
852
00:35:33,215 --> 00:35:34,923
We have to get the divers out
853
00:35:35,008 --> 00:35:36,383
and, uh, call off the search.
854
00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:38,760
Calvin:
Two divers on the surface.
855
00:35:38,846 --> 00:35:41,263
-Always a good thing.
-Matty: All right.
856
00:35:41,348 --> 00:35:42,973
-all right.
857
00:35:43,058 --> 00:35:44,516
-Great work.
-Welcome aboard.
858
00:35:44,601 --> 00:35:47,769
All right, so, successful dive.
We got targets.
859
00:35:47,855 --> 00:35:49,479
We got two big targets,
860
00:35:49,565 --> 00:35:52,983
and they're all
in historically old hard ground.
861
00:35:53,068 --> 00:35:55,110
They're three foot
below the soft silt.
862
00:35:55,154 --> 00:35:56,528
-Okay.
-So, they're in hard ground.
863
00:35:56,613 --> 00:35:58,029
They've been there a long time.
864
00:35:58,115 --> 00:35:59,614
-All right.
-So, they're worth digging up.
865
00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:01,449
Now, we're gonna break
866
00:36:01,535 --> 00:36:03,618
-for this particular dive.
-Okay.
867
00:36:03,704 --> 00:36:05,871
And we are going to come back
with the right digging tools...
868
00:36:05,956 --> 00:36:08,248
-All right.
-...With less weight
and clutter on the boat.
869
00:36:08,333 --> 00:36:09,749
And we're just gonna
drop divers in the water
870
00:36:09,835 --> 00:36:11,543
-and do some digging.
-I mean, christian,
871
00:36:11,628 --> 00:36:13,170
I'd imagine that on one hand,
you're exhilarated
872
00:36:13,255 --> 00:36:14,713
because we've got
incredible hits.
873
00:36:14,798 --> 00:36:16,214
But on the other hand,
874
00:36:16,300 --> 00:36:18,175
we can't go get it right now.
Frustrated?
875
00:36:18,218 --> 00:36:21,011
Yeah, treasure has a way
of keeping its secrets.
876
00:36:21,054 --> 00:36:23,054
Hendricks lake, in particular.
It's unlikely,
877
00:36:23,140 --> 00:36:26,016
even with modern equipment,
that anything will be easy.
878
00:36:26,101 --> 00:36:27,976
All right, why don't we head in?
879
00:36:28,020 --> 00:36:29,519
And, uh, there's weather
coming, too,
880
00:36:29,563 --> 00:36:31,188
so, let's beat the weather.
881
00:36:31,273 --> 00:36:34,316
-Mission half accomplished.
-Mission half accomplished.
882
00:36:34,359 --> 00:36:36,902
-I'm ready.
-All right. Let's go.
883
00:36:39,072 --> 00:36:41,448
christian:
We've got plans to come back
and search. It will take
884
00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:44,868
probably several days and may
dives to figure out exactly
885
00:36:44,953 --> 00:36:46,703
what's on the bottom
of this lake.
886
00:36:46,747 --> 00:36:48,747
I am obsessed with the legend
887
00:36:48,832 --> 00:36:51,374
of hendricks lake
and jean lafitte.
888
00:36:51,460 --> 00:36:54,419
The lagina brothers told me
exactly what it meant
889
00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:55,837
to search
for a treasure like this.
890
00:36:57,549 --> 00:36:59,549
I don't think
I will ever give it up.
891
00:37:03,931 --> 00:37:06,389
Marty: So, big brother,
progress report time.
892
00:37:06,475 --> 00:37:08,433
-And I've got 'em teed up.
-Narrator: One day
893
00:37:08,518 --> 00:37:10,227
after the exciting discoveries
894
00:37:10,312 --> 00:37:12,229
on the bottom
of hendricks lake...
895
00:37:12,272 --> 00:37:13,730
-How you doing, fellas?
-Hello.
896
00:37:13,774 --> 00:37:15,565
-Good. How are you?
-Matty: Good. We're, uh...
897
00:37:15,651 --> 00:37:17,692
-Hot in texas, you know?
-Narrator: ...Matty blake,
898
00:37:17,778 --> 00:37:20,028
treasure hunter christian roper,
899
00:37:20,113 --> 00:37:21,905
and dive trainer
calvin wilcher...
900
00:37:21,949 --> 00:37:23,907
It's a real pleasure
to meet you guys.
901
00:37:23,951 --> 00:37:25,867
Narrator: ...Place a call
to fellow treasure hunters
902
00:37:25,953 --> 00:37:27,744
marty and rick lagina.
903
00:37:27,829 --> 00:37:29,579
Thanks so much
for sending matty down.
904
00:37:29,665 --> 00:37:31,873
-Sure.
-Rick, you told me
905
00:37:31,917 --> 00:37:33,750
that side-scan sonar
could be great
906
00:37:33,835 --> 00:37:36,211
at telling us what could be
at the bottom of this lake.
907
00:37:36,296 --> 00:37:38,296
So, I got cal involved.
908
00:37:38,382 --> 00:37:41,758
He's kind of an expert in sonr
and what it can be used fo,
909
00:37:41,843 --> 00:37:43,760
and we're looking for wagons
on the bottom of this lake,
910
00:37:43,845 --> 00:37:45,136
and we got a really
interesting photo.
911
00:37:45,222 --> 00:37:47,514
Do we get to see that?
912
00:37:47,599 --> 00:37:52,477
Let me see if I can't find that
picture here, and... Now.
913
00:37:52,562 --> 00:37:56,273
What we were looking for
was an object
914
00:37:56,358 --> 00:38:00,277
that would resemble some
ancient wagon part.
915
00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:03,613
And if you'll notice
where my cursor is,
916
00:38:03,699 --> 00:38:07,617
that looks like a little
round wheel right there.
917
00:38:07,703 --> 00:38:10,870
And that looks
like a round wheel.
918
00:38:10,956 --> 00:38:16,001
And these targets
right here look like planks
919
00:38:16,086 --> 00:38:18,795
from possibly, hopefully, a...
920
00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:20,130
An old wagon.
921
00:38:20,215 --> 00:38:22,132
Is there any scale to it so that
922
00:38:22,217 --> 00:38:24,175
you'd know
that's about the right size?
923
00:38:24,261 --> 00:38:25,510
Yes, that's a good question,
924
00:38:25,595 --> 00:38:26,970
and it's 20 foot
925
00:38:27,014 --> 00:38:29,556
from this line to this line.
926
00:38:29,641 --> 00:38:33,810
And from this point
to about where that wheel is,
927
00:38:33,854 --> 00:38:36,813
is about ten foot.
928
00:38:36,898 --> 00:38:40,191
That's about how far
that wagon would've rolled off
929
00:38:40,277 --> 00:38:42,027
of a bank that's real steep,
930
00:38:42,112 --> 00:38:44,321
and then it would've just
submerged in that soft silt.
931
00:38:44,406 --> 00:38:46,531
-Oh, I see, yeah.
-Matty: And that fits the story
932
00:38:46,616 --> 00:38:48,908
where they took these wagons
933
00:38:48,994 --> 00:38:50,410
and rolled them over the side
of this bank,
934
00:38:50,495 --> 00:38:52,996
which was a slight hill,
and into the water.
935
00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:56,833
So that image right there
fits that story.
936
00:38:56,877 --> 00:38:58,668
-Yeah, it damn sure does. Yup.
-Yup.
937
00:38:58,754 --> 00:39:00,378
That's really cool.
So who's going in?
938
00:39:00,464 --> 00:39:01,796
Calvin:
Funny you should ask.
939
00:39:01,882 --> 00:39:03,673
- funny.
-We, uh...
940
00:39:03,759 --> 00:39:06,718
-Uh, we had some
storms blowing in.
-Okay.
941
00:39:06,803 --> 00:39:09,179
And our window of opportunity
was really shrinking.
942
00:39:09,222 --> 00:39:11,222
So we opted to go ahead
and throw the divers
943
00:39:11,308 --> 00:39:14,642
in the water with some handheld,
pulse induction detectors.
944
00:39:14,728 --> 00:39:16,811
And we got two
945
00:39:16,897 --> 00:39:19,564
really good hits
about ten foot apart.
946
00:39:19,649 --> 00:39:21,358
-Right.
-But the storm
947
00:39:21,443 --> 00:39:23,985
blowed in,
and that was pretty much it.
948
00:39:24,071 --> 00:39:27,364
But one more dive,
and we can say
949
00:39:27,407 --> 00:39:31,284
this is a old wagon. Or not.
950
00:39:31,370 --> 00:39:33,536
On a scale of one to ten,
how excited are you?
951
00:39:33,622 --> 00:39:36,748
I'd say a ten.
There's 200 or more years
952
00:39:36,833 --> 00:39:38,375
of history at this lake.
953
00:39:38,460 --> 00:39:39,709
Uh, there's no telling
what this could be.
954
00:39:39,795 --> 00:39:41,503
If it's not holding
pirate silver,
955
00:39:41,546 --> 00:39:42,879
then it's holding something
956
00:39:42,964 --> 00:39:45,215
that's been down there untouched
for 150
957
00:39:45,300 --> 00:39:48,093
or 200, maybe, years.
Any sort of history
958
00:39:48,178 --> 00:39:50,970
that can be pulled out of this
lake is a really cool story, so,
959
00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:54,182
whether it's related to lafitte
or not, we've yet to find out.
960
00:39:54,267 --> 00:39:56,601
Hoping to find out soon,
but if it's not,
961
00:39:56,686 --> 00:39:58,978
then we've got the entire
texas coast to explore.
962
00:39:59,064 --> 00:40:00,772
-There you go.
-Calvin: Course,
963
00:40:00,857 --> 00:40:02,774
I love treasure hunting,
964
00:40:02,859 --> 00:40:07,028
and I can be on a "ten" looking
for somebody's lost watch.
965
00:40:07,072 --> 00:40:10,657
-that's the optimism. That's it.
966
00:40:10,742 --> 00:40:12,909
We're-we're excited for you.
Uh, carry on,
967
00:40:12,994 --> 00:40:14,702
and we'll be eager
to hear what happens.
968
00:40:14,746 --> 00:40:15,995
-Thanks, guys.
-All right.
969
00:40:16,081 --> 00:40:17,580
-We'll see you guys.
-Take care. Stay safe.
970
00:40:17,624 --> 00:40:20,041
See you soon.
971
00:40:20,127 --> 00:40:22,752
So, what did you think?
972
00:40:22,796 --> 00:40:25,422
Hey, let me sum it up this way.
I feel good about it.
973
00:40:25,507 --> 00:40:28,216
For christian, he's getting
to live his dream.
974
00:40:28,301 --> 00:40:31,428
Uh, and we're playing
some small role in that.
975
00:40:31,471 --> 00:40:34,264
-I like that, too.
-Yeah, I-I do, too.
976
00:40:34,307 --> 00:40:36,891
That-that pretty much sums it...
Sums it up for me, too.
977
00:40:36,935 --> 00:40:39,811
I mean, it's nice to be able
to give back.
978
00:40:39,896 --> 00:40:41,729
-Yeah.
-I mean, in a variety of ways.
979
00:40:41,815 --> 00:40:43,940
And this way, we're giving back
to an active treasure hunt.
980
00:40:43,984 --> 00:40:48,236
I mean, just think how we would
have taken any type of insight
981
00:40:48,321 --> 00:40:49,529
-when we first...
-Still will.
982
00:40:49,614 --> 00:40:51,823
-And we... And we still will.
-Still will.
983
00:40:51,908 --> 00:40:53,491
Well, speaking of that,
984
00:40:53,577 --> 00:40:55,452
let's not let that opportunity
go to waste.
985
00:40:55,495 --> 00:40:57,620
-Yeah, let's not let moss grow
under our feet.
-Yup.
986
00:40:57,706 --> 00:40:59,372
Mom would say,
"sempre avanti."
987
00:40:59,458 --> 00:41:01,458
always forward.
988
00:41:04,588 --> 00:41:07,130
-Narrator: This season...
-I got it. It's an oldie.
989
00:41:07,174 --> 00:41:09,007
Narrator:
...On beyond oak island.
990
00:41:09,092 --> 00:41:10,967
We grew up on wild west stories.
991
00:41:11,011 --> 00:41:13,470
Butch cassidy was one of
the last of his kind.
992
00:41:13,513 --> 00:41:14,804
They would have stashed
some loot at the hideout,
993
00:41:14,890 --> 00:41:16,139
and you're gonna go find it?
994
00:41:16,224 --> 00:41:18,141
Warren getler:
Jesse james, the field commander
995
00:41:18,226 --> 00:41:21,227
the knights of the golden circle
buried tons of gold.
996
00:41:21,313 --> 00:41:23,271
That is the ultimate
jesse james signature.
997
00:41:23,356 --> 00:41:25,315
We're talking about
the lost dutchman mine.
998
00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:26,983
Isn't there a curse
associated with it?
999
00:41:27,068 --> 00:41:29,319
People have gone looking
for this and not come back.
1000
00:41:29,404 --> 00:41:31,446
Bobby pritchett:
We found shipwrecks, artifacts.
1001
00:41:31,531 --> 00:41:33,323
The state of florida went
behind our back.
1002
00:41:33,408 --> 00:41:35,617
-There's something fundamentally
unfair about this.
-Yeah.
1003
00:41:35,702 --> 00:41:38,828
Marty:
You find something, we're
gonna not let you have it.
1004
00:41:38,872 --> 00:41:40,497
And it happens with
these other treasure hunts.
1005
00:41:40,582 --> 00:41:41,998
My theory is
it's right over here.
1006
00:41:42,042 --> 00:41:43,458
Gary:
Everybody thinks
1007
00:41:43,502 --> 00:41:44,501
they know where it is.
1008
00:41:44,586 --> 00:41:45,835
There is gold still
in that mine.
1009
00:41:45,921 --> 00:41:47,712
You really have put
an "x" on the map.
1010
00:41:47,797 --> 00:41:53,176
This would be the oldest
shipwreck in the americas.
1011
00:41:53,220 --> 00:41:55,845
Ooh! It's 22 and a half
karat inca gold.
1012
00:41:57,766 --> 00:41:59,224
Man:
Whoa, baby!
1013
00:41:59,309 --> 00:42:01,768
-Are you kidding me, man?
Is that gold?!
-Yeah.
1014
00:42:01,853 --> 00:42:04,521
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