# The 1916 Lozier, 1937 Roper and 1970 Bates survey plans

> The only measured plans of the pit area, the cofferdams and the stone triangle before the 1960s machinery. Their originals were not located; a…

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/artifacts/ART0D52Y0DM4P1R/the-1916-lozier-1937-roper-and-1970-bates-survey-plans  
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**ART** 0D52Y0DM4P1R·Artifact · document

# The 1916 Lozier, 1937 Roper and 1970 Bates survey plans

DocumentpublisherLozier survey 1916

[Cite]

**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://web.archive.org/web/20240121040916/https://www.oakislandtours.ca/uploads/5/0/8/8/50887171/a02_smiths_cove_oak_island_les_m_aug_2006.pdf).

The only measured plans of the pit area, the cofferdams and the stone triangle before the 1960s machinery. Their originals were not located; a georeferenced copy would fix the positions this record can only estimate.

Les MacPhie and John Wonnacott (extracts, compared with air photos), 1916. publisher

## Copies 2

**Map** Les MacPhie and John Wonnacott (extracts, compared with air photos) · web.archive.org · 2006-08-12 · publisherPrimary source: [Review of Explorations, Archaeological Findings and Original Workings at Smith's Cove, Oak Island, Nova Scotia](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D52WSKE34JZ/review-of-explorations-archaeological-findings-and-original)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://web.archive.org/web/20240121040916/https://www.oakislandtours.ca/uploads/5/0/8/8/50887171/a02_smiths_cove_oak_island_les_m_aug_2006.pdf)

**Drawing** Peter Fortune (reproducing a drawing of the stone triangle and Johnson's chart) · fortunearchive.com · 2017 · publisher3 steps from the original

[Where it's published](http://www.fortunearchive.com/Miscellaneous/Oak%20Island%20Treasure.pdf)

## Where it was made

[Oak Island](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D52WSV82WB6/oak-island) · Island

## Sources 2

- [Oak Island Treasure: The Triumph of Hope over Reason](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D52WSV855GG/oak-island-treasure-the-triumph-of-hope-over-reason)_SRC_
- [Review of Explorations, Archaeological Findings and Original Workings at Smith's Cove, Oak Island, Nova Scotia](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D52WSKE34JZ/review-of-explorations-archaeological-findings-and-original)_SRC_

## Cite it

```
Mysteries Department. (2026). The 1916 Lozier, 1937 Roper and 1970 Bates survey plans [Artifact ART0D52Y0DM4P1R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D52Y0DM4P1R
```

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**ART** 0D52Y0DM4P1R

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Document

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unknown

Dated

Lozier survey 1916; Roper survey 1937; marks the stone triangle and two drilled stones; Bates survey grid of the 1970 Smith's Cove excavation

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[Oak Island](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D52WSV82WB6/oak-island)

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[Oak Island money pit](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island)

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