# Searchers in 1850 found converging stone box drains at Smith's Cove and later dyed water that reportedly…

> Searchers in 1850 found converging stone box drains at Smith's Cove and later dyed water that reportedly appeared on the shore.

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# Searchers in 1850 found converging stone box drains at Smith's Cove and later dyed water that reportedly…

Searchers in 1850 found converging stone box drains at Smith's Cove and later dyed water that reportedly appeared on the shore.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[One or more tunnels were cut from Smith's Cove (and the south shore) to flood the shaft when it was breached.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/answers/ANS0D52X8861XXJ/one-or-more-tunnels-were-cut-from-smiths-cove-and-the-south)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Searchers in 1850 found converging stone box drains at Smith's Cove and later dyed water that reportedly… [Evidence EVD0D52X8G00E1Z]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D52X8G00E1Z
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