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 | | 02 Apr 2007 07:22 PM | |  Keith Ranville LOST TREASURE MAGAZINE
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Oak Island Update! – Cree Code Breaker Challenges 140-Year Old Cipher
MAHONE BAY, Nova Scotia –The enigma of Oak Island has been called one of the greatest archaeological and engineering achievements of mankind. Often referred to as Canada’s best known unsolved mystery, Oak Island proudly boasts it’s title for hosting the site of the World’s longest treasure hunt in recorded history. Now in its 212th year this 10 million dollar project that has selfishly taken the lives of six young men is no closer to being solved than it was in 1795 when three teen boys discovered a shaft here and began digging for what they believed to be pirate treasure! The boys excavated down to the 30 foot mark, exhausted and unable to continue they realized the dig would be a much larger effort then they first imagined. What the boys found as they dug convinced all three that they had indeed discovered a man-made vertical shaft of sound engineering. Their only conclusion was that it had been built to hide an enormous treasure. Knowing that a proper excavation required equipment, animals and manpower the boys set out to find investment capital. It took years but they did find an investor with whom they became the founders of the Onslow Company, the first of many treasure recovery companies that would come and go on Oak Island. To date the cost of this intoxicating treasure hunt has far exceeded ten million dollars and consigned six sturdy treasure hunters to an early grave.
Now for the first time since the 1860’s one man has come forward to challenge the translation of a cryptic message found etched into a stone that was discovered at the 90-foot mark in the original shaft in 1803 by the Onslow Company. The stone vanished about 1900 and no known image or text was preserved showing the cryptic message. However a Mahone Bay school teacher in 1909 claimed to have copied the two line, forty-character coded text directly from the stone hoping that he could break the code himself. He provided the only image of the codex known to exist stating the code was a simple letter-for-cipher that was accurately translated by Professor James Leitchi, a professor of languages at Dalhouse University in 1860’s. Leitchi’s translation reads… “Forty feet below two million pounds are buried.” Although Leitchi’s translation has never been directly challenged it has always been suspicious since a business relationship is known to have existed between Leitchi and the Oak Island Association, the 1860’s recovery company.
Recently Keith Ranville, a Cree First Nations researcher announced his challenge of Leitchi’s translation stating… “Birch Island holds the secret to the meaning of the construction on Oak Island. According to the Lunenburg Progress Enterprise, Ranville claims that Leitchi’s method to break the code was flawed, citing that his translation using the First Nations tradition, sees the codex as individual abstract symbols that were never intended to be translated into a single message. Using Ranville’s method to decipher the code, which reads more like a map, Oak Island is directly linked to its sister island, nearby Birch Island by underwater man-made shafts. He cites the repeated use of the triangle from the original inscription and points to the large triangle that he discovered on Birch Island which is only visible from the air. The triangle on the 16-acre Birch Island takes up much of the Island which Ranville believes is also the ancient burial grounds for those who were involved with the complex construction found on Oak Island.
Ranville’s work offers a completely different approach to solving the Oak Island mystery. Traveling across Canada Ranville has presented his findings to | | | |
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| | 06 Jan 2007 06:39 AM | | | Interesting Symbols Numi
The cipher of symbols I translated are done desciptivly the concept is that people rely to much on perception, if a blind man was to imbrail these in-carved symbols they would get a simalar translation as my translation. I think this is a universal language for any language or the blind to understand by using descriptive logic.
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| | 03 Feb 2007 12:16 AM | |  Keith RanvilleOAK ISLAND FEATURE FILM DOCUMENTARY EXCLUSIVE
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Legendary Treasure Story To Be Filmed
Chittenango, NY – Frank W. Pandozzi Production, LLC the producer of Exploring Historys Treasures TV series, has received the exclusive rights to film the Oak Island treasure story. Ryan Prucker of Imagelight Advertising & Production, LLC will be the co-producer.
For centuries the treasure on Oak Island, Nova Scotia has been a mystery to treasure hunters, historians, and adventure seekers.
“The Oak Island treasure has been as puzzling as any treasure story in the world. What is buried on Oak Island and where it is buried has received interest for more than two centuries. Some say the “Holy Grail” the cup that Jesus drank from at the “Last Supper” is buried on the Island. Others have speculated that the treasure may very well be a book or a letter that could significantly affect the world today. Whatever is buried on Oak Island may now be located based on a new interpretation of a centuries old clue. The clue could lead to what the treasure is and it’s whereabouts,” Pandozzi states.
The Oak Island treasure legend began in the summer of 1795. Three individuals, Daniel McGinnis, John Smith and Anthony Vaughn were adventuring on Oak Island when they discovered a spot on the ground that looked as if it had been recently uncovered. Fifteen feet above the ground, swung a ships tackle hanging from a sawed off tree branch. On the tree were carved strange markings.
Visions of a buried treasure danced in their heads, so the three kept digging.
Digging deeper a former oak Island company encountered a flagstone with a strange inscription scrawled into it. It is this mysterious cipher that has captivated the world of treasure hunters. No one has been able to establish what the code means.
However, Keith Ranville, a Canadian Cree Native Indian, has studied the clues and believes he knows where the treasure is buried.
“Keith Ranville has worked diligently to uncover the mystery behind the code. I believe he is on to something,” Pandozzi says.
Filming will begin sometime this year.
Frank W. Pandozzi Production, LLC in Chittenango New York started operations in 2005.The production company produces Exploring Historys Treasures Television series and DVDs.
The series features history, metal detecting and treasure hunting.
Imagelight Advertising & Production, LLC in Syracuse New York is the co-producer of Exploring Historys Treasures TV series. Imagelight also provides full-scale film production, editing, media buying services as well as advertising to businesses and corporations. Interested parties may visit www.Imagel.net
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| | 03 Feb 2007 05:58 AM | | | Canadian Cree First Nations Native & Sinclair Heritage
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| | 02 Apr 2007 07:30 PM | | Keith Ranville Is Oak Island’s treasure really on Birch Island?
First Nations translator deciphers ancient stone as a treasure map
By Angie Zinck- Lunenburg Progress Enterprise – October 18, 2006
WESTERN SHORE – You many have heard about the Da Vinci code, but the Ranville code could be what solves the longest running treasure hunt in recorded history.
Keith Ranville, a First Nations man, has traveled from Winnipeg to Nova Scotia in hopes of unlocking the secret codes on Oak Island. He says he has done so by re-translating one of the stones found on the island over 200 years ago.
The stone was first found in 1803 by the Onslow Company. Found 90 feet down the Money Pit, the stone was believed to be two feet long and 15 inches wide, weighing approximately 175 lb.
Since that time, it has been said that the inscription on the stone read, “forty feet below two million pounds are buried,” as translated by James Leitchi, a professor of languages at Dalhousie University. Some researchers have questioned this translation, as Mr. Leitchi was involved in a treasure hunting company trying to sell stocks.
Today, the actual stone is lost. It was used as a hearthstone in two homes on Oak Island, but it was moved to a Halifax store front where it went missing when the building was torn down. Its last known location was around the Centennial Pool area.
Mr. Ranville used pictures of the stone to decipher its series of shapes, lines and dots to reveal a new translation that reads more like a map.
“I’ve brought some new stuff to the table,” he says, adding that the stone’s etchings could be used to figure out the mystery of Oak Island.
By his translation, much of the digging in the Money Pit area has been a waste of time and money.
“I believe the pit wasn’t meant to go beyond 100 feet,” he says. “I believe it wasn’t meant to go beyond these symbols.”
If one were to take Mr. Ranville’s code and follow it, it would lead you off Oak Island the site of all the treasure hunting for the past 211 years, under the water of the bay and onto the neighboring Birch Island via man-made shafts.
“The instructions at the bottom of the pit tell you about where and how to locate these shafts and I believe they’re in Mahone Bay,” he says.
Mr. Ranville believes the two islands are connected by these shafts. He said that aerial shots of Birch Island prove the island has been touched by human hands. These aerial shots of the 16-acre Birch Island do show a large triangle which takes up a good portion of the island landscape.
“What I want to do is investigate this island where I think these symbols lead to,” he says.
Mr. Ranville has contacted the owner, Christopher Ondaatje, to inquire about doing some soil testing and exploring on the island.
In addition to being the home of the famous treasure, Mr. Ranville believes Birch Island may also be an ancient burial site of those who were involved in the original treasure hiding scheme.
“This is a significant Nova Scotia heritage discovery and that is Canada’s national treasure brought here for our guardianship long before Canada was established,” he says. “We should respect the civilization that is responsible for the makings of these structures.
“They were a very unique culture and may hold the secret to many ancient structures.”
Although he doesn’t know who actually buried the treasure, Mr. Ranville believes Oak Island and Birch Island need to be protected from further change to unlock their true history.
At the time of this interview, Mr. Ranville had yet to hear from Mr. Ondaatje regarding the island. He says he will continue to research the island and its tales of mystery and treasure. Check out Google Earth on the World Wide Web to see satellite photos of Birch Island and its trian | | | |
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| | 02 Apr 2007 07:36 PM | | Keith RanvilleNEWS RELEASE
NEW READING OF MYSTERIOUS OAK ISLAND INSCRIPTION  Theory points to possible connection with nearby Birch Island
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia: Friday, July 14th, 2006 - - For the past two centuries, the tunnels of Nova Scotia’s Oak Island have piqued the imagination of historians and treasure hunters alike. Now, a new theory by First Nations researcher Keith Ranville may add fresh speculation to the mystery. Based on a unique reading of an inscription once found in the “Money Pit,” Mr. Ranville believes that the answer to the riddle may be found on nearby Birch Island.
Oak Island, located on the scenic Mahone Bay about an hour’s drive south of the provincial capital of Halifax, has been associated with buried treasure since the late 18th century. Local settlers reportedly found a ship’s tackle block hanging from a tree branch, overhanging a large depression in the ground. Early efforts to dig down failed when the diggers encountered layers of timber every 10 feet. In the ensuing generations, several organized excavation attempts have drilled down nearly 200 feet, en route encountering some artifacts within the staggered layers of logs, clay, putty, charcoal, flagstones and most perplexingly, coconut husks. Among the scores of enthusiastic treasure hunters was a young Franklin Roosevelt, one of the investors in a 1909 excavation attempt.
During the earlier diggings of 1800’s, the tunnel had become flooded by seawater – which many believed was the result booby trap being sprung – thus complicating further digging since then. A drilling effort in the mid 1800’s was said to have uncovered fragments of a gold chain. In 1971, a camera was lowered into the pit and reportedly captured images of wooden chests and human remains.
One of the most fascinating artifacts from the pit was said to be a flat stone recovered at the 90-foot depth, carrying a mysterious inscription. A fragment of stone with similar symbols was found nearby in Smith’s Cove in the 1930’s. The stone tablet itself has gone missing, but a record of its symbols remains. Until now, the consensus is that the symbols are a code translated as “forty feet below two million pounds are buried.” However, Keith Ranville’s theory offers a different interpretation as to the stone’s symbols, which could lead to a new explanation of the Oak Island mystery.
“I believe these symbols have been incorrectly assumed to stand for something else. In the First Nations tradition that I’m a part of, we believe symbols should simply be looked at in and of themselves, rather than thinking of them as codes that have to be cracked,” Mr. Ranville explained. “In the pictograms of Cree Salavics, for example, the images are meant to be descriptive, not abstract.” Using this approach, Mr. Ranville examined the Oak Island symbols and found what may be a set of instructions about a tunnel system involving both Oak Island and nearby Birch Island.
For example, the stone inscription begins with a triangle symbol, which is repeated throughout. Mr. Ranville believes that this represents nearby Birch Island, which has a distinctly triangular clearing on its north shore. Likewise, a symbol showing a circle divided into two hemispheres can be thought of as representing north/south directional markers. A series of dots in singles, pairs and triplets may be quantitative symbols.
Examining all the symbols in this way, Mr. Ranville believes that the symbols on the Money Pit’s stone tablet are actually technical instructions describing the location and layout of a possible underground network involving both Oak Island and Birch Island. “There was a fragment of another stone tablet that was found on Oak Island’s Smith Cove in the 1930’s,” Mr. Ranville explain | | | |
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| | 02 Apr 2007 07:46 PM | |  Keith RanvilleReferance Letters
Steve Zou, P.Eng.,Ph.D.
Minning Engineer
Dec 1, 2005
To whom it may concern:
Re: Mr. Ranville's discovery of the Oak Island Mystery
Last week, Mr. Keith Ranville came to see me in my office and provided a
document regarding his discovery of the Oak Island Treasure Mystery. He made a Presentation and explained his Findings.
I found that his interpretation of the inscription carved on the stone discovered in 1803 is
very different from others. I believe that his translation has some logic and is reasonable to certain degrees. If his discovery can be proven to be correct, it will have a significant impact on Canada's heritage on the east coast. Therefore I think that his proposed project is worth consideration for support.
Sincerely
Steve Zou, P.Eng.
BEAR RIVER FIRST NATION NOVA SCOTIA
Bear River First NationP.O. BOX 210 PHONE: (902) 467-3802
BEAR RIVER (902) 467-3803
NOVA SCOTIA FAX: (902) 467-4143
October 18, 2005
To whom it may concern:
Please be advised that Keith Ranville has met with the BEAR RIVER FIRST NATION of Nova Scotia and provided a presentation of his proposed research on Oak Island or Mahone Bay. On behalf of the Bear River First Nation, we support this project in principle and look forward to the progress of this endeavor.
Respectfully,
Chief Frank Meuse jr.
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Sault Ste. Marie Museum
January 19th, 2006
To Whom It May Concern;
In the fall of 2005 Mr. Keith Ranville came to visit the Sault Ste. Marie Museum and provided an explanation of his research and his proposed project to the Museum Director / Curator.
On December 29th, 2005 the Museum received a fax from Mr. Ranville asking for a letter of support for his project.
The Management Board of Directors of the Sault Ste. Marie Museum was provided with his information package and his request at the regular meeting of January 19th, 2006.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, we support this project in principle as it relates to the history of Canada and look forward to further developments which may result.
Sincerely,
Mr. Bruce E. Pearce, President
Management Board of Directors
Sault Ste. Marie Museum
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| | 03 Apr 2007 09:40 AM | | Keith RanvilleOAK ISLAND AND SIR FRANCIS BACONS SECRET CIPHER  SIR FRANCIS BACON’S WATERMARK CIPHER
New: Oak Island Secret Treasure Cipher
Recently Mr. Ranville made it known of a translation of a watermark cipher that he broken down from top to bottom descriptively, while Mr. Ranville was investigating the Oak Island treasure mystery’ he came across a watermark in a book the Oak Island Mystery by the Fanthorpes. The theory of Sir Francis Bacon and his relation to Oak Island is not relatively new, many books on Oak Island mention Sir Francis Bacon as contender of who? As a possible suspect that he may have involvement in the Oak Island treasure mystery that is now in it’s 212th year of many searches for the trophy treasure that past treasure hunters failed to grasp. Perhaps with more advanced treasure-hunting equipment and exploring Mr. Ranville’s Oak islands research concepts will give us a better understanding of this enigma. It is said Sir Francis Bacons personal writings were and preserved in mercury and hidden some where in the Oak Island treasure mystery?
Keith Ranville a Canadian First Nations Native, is known for his translation’s of the Oak Island Money pit symbols, and for his newly discovery the Birch Island triangle.
Mr. Ranville explains his theory in diagrams: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2216/clsctexts/bacon_watermarks.htm
http://www.mythandmystery.com/sir_francis_bacon_oak_island_connection.htm
http://www.treasurestories.losttreasurehunting.com/2007/02/13/oak-island-treasure-mystery-watermark-cipher/
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| | 03 Apr 2007 09:28 PM | | Oak Island Triangle Research Reference
Egyptians in Acadia?
The Micmac are an Algonquian tribe living in that part of eastern Canada called Acadia. In contrast to most tribes of North American Indians, the Micmac possess their own written language. This language was supposedly invented and taught to them by Pierre Maillard, a French priest who lived among the Micmac in the Eighteenth Century. The strange part about the Micmac writing is that its signs are often very similar to Egyptian hieroglyphs having the same meanings. B. Fell made this association in his book America B.C. He noted further that the priest Maillard actually had died 61 years before Champollion first published his decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics. It is unreasonable, therefore, to believe that Maillard could have invented Micmac writing with its Egyptian affinities. Either the affinities are the product of chance or Precolumbian contacts occurred between the Micmac and Egyptian voyagers.
http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf088/sf088a01.htm
New Research with cross-referencing explains: the Egyptian hieroglyph the meaning of triangle; exalted one, and the micmac meaning of the symbol triangle; means GOD.
Micmac people are native to the Mahone Bay N.S or Oak Island area’ so my theory incudes there meaning of triangle that co-relates to the Oak Island stone triangle, the to be found triangle inscriptions that were carved into a stone tablet’ that was found in the Money pit in 1803, with this tangible information of triangles, I was able to locate a large triangle carved into a Island called the Birch Island triangle, located just two island's east of oak island’ from information I just mentioned.
The triangle relation to this Oak Island Mystery is casting positive doubt that the triangle theory will ultimately solve the 212 hundred-year-old treasure mystery, the belief of what triangle means of these cultures may shed some light on what may be in The Birch Island triangle treasure mystery?
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| | 04 Jun 2007 06:10 PM | | Keith RanvilleOak Island Treasure
The legendary Coumesourde Stone, now lost, is believed to have concealed a secret? of great importance to the mystery of Rennes-le-Château's, Lost Treasure.Renne Le-Chateau
Written in stone, of the secret of Coumesourde
http://www.rennes-le-chateau.org/enigmes/img-enig/coumesourde2.jpg
New Research Discovery
This diagram is a partial of triangles, the upper and lower crosses, are center points of four triangles the same as the visible 1/4 triangle. The V’s at each end of the two crosses represents one of four triangles; Line (A) is center means there is triangle(B, C, D, E) this is a simple math equation of pi square or a diagram of a inverted 1/4 pyramid.
Diagram is in Article
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| | 06 Jul 2007 03:54 AM | | EERIE RADIO EPISODE 14 
Mon, 21 May 2007
Keith Ranville casually chats with radio jockies DK & Fizz about Oak Island and it’s Mystery including conversations about theories on the money pit and it’s connection to the famous Birch Island treasure triangle.
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In episode 14 we speak with Keith Ranville to help shed some light on the mysterious and elusive Oak Island Treasure!
I HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH BACK TO BACK INTERVIEWS THE “X” ZONE RADIO SHOW
The 'X' Zone is a Canadian paranormal talk radio television program My name is Rob McConnell, the host and executive producer of The ‘X’ Zone Radio Show which is syndicated internationally on the TalkStar Radio Network on AM / FM Radio Stations and Satellite subscribers throughout the US, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, on Shortwave Radio and the rest of the world on TalkStar Radio’s streaming audio.
I would like to invite Keith Ranville, to be my guest on, Monday, May 21 2007, 10 pm – 11 pm Eastern to talk about “Oak Island Story.”
Monday May 21 2007
Keith Ranville was born in Manitoba and grew up in Vancouver British Columbia.
He became interested in the treasure at Oak Island, Nova Scotia and began to study the mysterious symbols attached to the treasure.
Mr. Ranville then journeyed across Canada to Nova Scotia to research and investigate the clues surrounding the mysterious treasure.
While he was in Nova Scotia, and continuing his studies of the strange treasure markings, Keith deciphered the code and pieced together the fascinating history of the four hundred year old treasure hunt.
INTERVIEW DATE Monday May 21 2007 http://www.xzone-radio.com/may2007.htm Oak Island Treasure Hunter
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| | 03 Aug 2007 09:55 PM | | NEWS: OAK ISLAND MYSTERY
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The mysterious “money pit” of Oak Island, in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, has stymied treasure hunters for decades. The site was first discovered in 1795 by a local teenager, Daniel McGinnis, who found a ship’s tackle block hanging from a tree branch, overhanging a large depression in the ground. McGinnis and friends John Smith, and Anthony Vaughan dug to 30 feet and temporarily gave up. In 1803, they and the Onslow Company begin excavatiing, hitting layers of timber and clay every 10 feet, until they broke through a clay booby trap at 90 feet and were flooded out, when seawater rushed in from a tunnel to a nearby bay, filling the pit to sea level.
In 1804, the Onslow Company dug a parallel pit to 110 feet. This too flooded when they attempt to tunnel over the Money Pit. Apparently they discovered a flagstone at the 90 foot depth, with an inscription on the stone. James Leitchi, a professor of languages at Dalhousie University, suggested that it was a simple-substitution cipher, which read, "Forty Feet Below Two Million Pounds Are Buried". But Leitchi was involved in a treasure hunting company trying to sell stocks, and the stone may have been a fraud.
In 1849, the Truro Company started digging. They were able to drill through 2 casks filled with "loose metal", and claimed to have recovered 3 gold chain links. In 1850, a subterranean waterway and artifical beach were found at Smith's Cove.
The first life was claimed by Oak Island in 1861, when a man was scalded to death by an exploding boiler. That year, the bottom literally fell out of the so-called money pit, as the items that had been at 100 feet feel farther down to hole thanks to weakening of the pit by several cross tunnels.
In 1893, Fred Blair and The Oak Island Treasure Company begin their investigations, first investigating the causes of the cave-in. In 1897, a triangle rock formation was discovered, and a cement vault and parchment were supposedly found during drilling. A second life was lost that year when Maynard Kaiser fell to his death while being pulled out of the pit. In 1899, a second flood tunnel, The South Shore Tunnel, was discovered.
leftlThe "money pit" has been dug and excavated many times - one enthusiastic treasure hunter was a young Franklin Roosevelt, who invested in a 1909 excavation attempt. But even modern engineering has failed to crack the mystery of various staggered layers of logs, clay, ships putty, coconut matting, charcoal and iron. Further booby traps have either opened the pit to sea flooding, or caused it to collapse and kill treasure hunters.
In 1936, a second inscribed stone was supposedly discovered, and more evidence of the original cofferdam found. A further tragedy happened on August 17, 1965, when four treasure seekers drowned in the money pit, overcome by gas, likely carbon monoxide from a generator. In 1971, a new group of treasure hunters lowered a camera into the pit and reportedly captured images of wooden chests and human remains.
So what is at the bottom of the Oak Island mystery? Does it contain Spanish treasure, buried by Captain Kidd, or perhaps the Royal Crown Jewels of France (which went missing in 1791 and were said to have been smuggled to Louisburg), a Masonic "Secret Vault" containing the Holy Grail, the treasures of King Solomon's temple, Viking or Pirate booty, Inca treasure, payroll for colonial British soldiers, or even the secret writings of Francis Bacon.
A new theory has been suggested recently by researcher Keith Ranville, who believes that nearby Birch Island, owned by Toronto financier Christopher Ondaatje may be part of the mystery. The 16-acre island features a large triangle which takes up a good portion of the landscape.
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| | 03 Sep 2007 11:07 AM | |  Keith Ranville
Oak Island Reveals it’s Secrets March 9, 2007
It is I, keith Ranville’ Oak Island’s leading treasure hunter; up to now’ I have been receiving considerable amount of attention for my discoveries, concerning the Oak Island treasure mystery evidence brought forward as clues that was not fully understood up to now. Pay NO attention to scrupulous people portraying they know me? Here are some of there opening statements; keith old chap or I know keith , ect..
These People are opportunists that are trying to cash in or hitch a ride on my growing treasure hunting notoriety for my discoveries without them having any such notoriety for themselves, to display nor they have a recognized reputable treasure hunter background, to comment on’ in regards of my research, that they have no involvement in or they do not have a full understanding of any of my research concepts. At this time I am involved in a project regarding an Oak Island Documentary, that I will be showcasing adventurous treasure hunting footage and all my new research discoveries and new information that will be explained in full explanation in the documentary.
I give thanks to websites that host my logical research and the theories that arise from it, from the hard work I made into adventure, that caught the eye of websites that venue’s information and entertains peoples curiosities. The supportive people of me will have a noticeable Canadian Heritage involvement, on any out come of this Oak Island legendary historical venture.
Oak Island treasure mystery is mystic place that has many avenues of clues that can lead to many places, there is a right path and I am on it’ and I invite the world on my quest in to discovery, that will be taking departure for a scheduled “voyage” so all can a board on the release date of my documentary when announced.
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| | 08 Sep 2007 03:44 AM | | OAK ISLAND'S FAMOUS TREASURE TRIANGLE CIPHEREDINVESTIGATION
The secrets are unraveling with this Oak Island treasure mystery it is evident that this mystery is about triangles and right angles. Right angle square and compass are the basic tools of the Great builders of ancient structures and the Freemasons used these instruments in their rituals basically these tools were instrumental
for me in creating this Oak Island triangle theory.
Oak Island stone triangle history link
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 OAK ISLAND STONE TRIANGLE NEW INFORMATION AND WHAT ITS MEANS INTERPRETATION
The Oak Island stone triangle found south of the money pit was miss-interpreted, it was believed to be pointing north. This stone triangle and its northern point is center of a pyramid diagram and aligns in a different direction other than the dividing south/north stone line through the stone triangle. This stone triangle is a blue print for a much grander structure made by the original builders of this Oak Island set up, these are all concept clues from my across Canada travel journals exclusive.
  
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| Keith Ranville
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| | 06 Apr 2008 07:40 PM | |  "ALTERNATIVE PERCEPTIONS MAGAZINE"CREE CODE BREAKER AND THE OAK ISLAND MYSTERY
Keith Ranville of Vancouver, British Columbia, is a Cree Indian who was born in Winnipeg. Keith has brought a new perspective to the legendary Oak Island mystery of Nova Scotia’s Mahone Bay area, and it’s probably about time
http://oakislandtreasurenewsarchives.blogspot.com/2008/04/aternate-perceptions-magazine.html
LOST TREASURE MAGAZINE Cree Code Breaker Challenges 140-Year Old Cipher–The enigma of Oak Island has been called one of the greatest archaeological and engineering achievements of mankind. Often referred to as Canada’s best-known unsolved mystery, Oak Island proudly boasts it’s title for hosting the site of the World’s longest treasure hunt in recorded history.
http://oakislandtreasurenewsarchives.blogspot.com/2008/01/lost-treasure-magazine-oak-island.html
Cree Native translates ancient stone as a Da Vinci treasure map
By Angie Zinck- Lunenburg Progress Enterprise - October 18, 2006
WESTERN SHORE- Nova Scotia
http://oakislandtreasurenewsarchives.blogspot.com/2008/01/oak-island-treasure-news-canadian.html
NEW READING OF MYSTERIOUS OAK ISLAND INSCRIPTION
Theory points to possible connection with nearby Birch Island
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia: Wednesday, 11th, 2007
http://oakislandtreasurenewsarchives.blogspot.com/2008/01/oak-island-treasure-canadian-native.html
Oak Island First Nations Radio Interviews The World today With Gord MacDonald
CKNW AM 980 Vancouver, Interview about The Oak Island Treasure Mystery
http://www.cknw.com/
CKBW, 98.1 FM Radio in Nova Scotia
Keith's radio Interview October 15th 2006 on CKBW, 98.1 FM in Nova Scotia. He appeared on South Shore Sunday Morning with host, Sheldon Macleod. To listen to the interview about Oak Island's buried treasure, click the link below. http://www.mythandmystery.com/oakisland/keith_ranville_radio_interview.htm
Errie Radio Keith Ranville casually chats with his new friends radio jockeys DK & Fizz about Oak Island and it’s Mystery including conversations about theories on the Money pit and it’s connection to the famous Birch Island Triangle. Mp3 http://www.mythandmystery.com/oakisland/eerie_radio_episode_14.htm
XZONE RADIO SHOW- I would like to invite Keith Ranville, to be my guest on, Monday, May 21 2007, 10 pm – 11 pm Eastern to talk about “Oak Island Story.” http://www.mythandmystery.com/oakisland/eerie_radio_episode_14.htm
FIRST NATIONS OAK ISLAND THEORIES/NEWS MEDIA /RESEARCH/SOURCES http://oakislandtreasurenewsarchives.blogspot.com/ http://oakislandmoneypitblogspotcom.blogspot.com/
Mid Summer 2005 First Nations Keith Ranville set out from his Vancouver home to investigate a at the time a Oak Island's diminishing place of interest.
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:01 PM | | | Keith Ranville
SIR FRANCIS BACONS DIRECT CONNECTION TO OAK ISLANDS TREASURE
Francis Bacons secret cipher
THE BACONIAN WATERMARK SEAL
It is from the 1669 edition of Sir Francis Bacons
--> The New Atlantis.
The Watermark is described as a triangle with tub bottom, with a circle below followed by two more circles then under a triangle on a horizontal rectangle.
This watermark reads:
Triangle with round bottom or Oak Island stone triangle
One or first
Two or second
Triangle
On rectangle or rectangle stone
Keith's cipher?
The Oak Island triangle first, second triangle is on the rectangle stone at the bottom.
If this translation of Sir Francis Bacon holds true, with my descriptive cipher of his watermark seal, and this cipher is done very much the same method as the Money Pits symbols, then Francis Bacon is in the front running of ?who? In my treasure theory.
I am excited to think that the secrets to Atlantis can be in the Birch Island Triangle. My research is getting closer to the objective to treasure and it's exciting to.
It feels great to understand some as brilliant as Sir Francis Bacon.
Bibliography
THE OAK ISLAND MYSTERY
THE SECRET OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST TREASURE HUNT
BY LIONEL & PATRICIA FANTHORPE
(Page 187 diagram 5)
Wisdom of the Ancients and the New Atlantis London: Odhams, (undated).
Cipher By Treasure Hunter/Researcher
Keith Ranville
LINKS
Please Read This: http://oakisalndobsessionwithkeithranville.blogspot.com/
http://www.mythandmystery.com/birch_island_triangle.htm
&
http://www.mythandmystery.com/sir_francis_bacon_oak_island_connection.htm
http://www.treasurestories.losttreasurehunting.com/2007/02/13/oak-island-treasure-mystery-watermark-cipher/
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| Keith Ranville
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:01 PM | | | Oak Island Research--Baconian Watermark
There is no absolutely evidence that Mr. Bacon set foot on Oak Island but new cipher information may differ that claim, I am going by the books written by Oak Island Authors that mention Oak Island as Sir Francis Bacon as a suspect as a person of interest? I never invented Mr. Bacon as a suspect? I am just examining the evidence provided by the books put forward' and I zeroed in on something that looked to be cryptic. Remember I never mentioned this watermark as an Oak Island connection originally' I only elaborated on it.... it was put forward to me in published diagrams & text? I am sorry if this confuses anyone otherwise; Oak Island is a mystery of missing clues that is controversial in many aspects, due to pass treasure seekers, not thinking of research people in the future that never thought the evidence they had could significantly answer so many questions?
I wish I could of answer everyone more directly about the watermark, its all explained in diagrams and the watermark seems to co-relate to my theory evidence in regards of the Oak Island stone triangle the rectangle and it’s where abouts of a triangle ie (Birch Island Triangle) that was inscribed on it!
Links:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2216/clsctexts/bacon_watermarks.htm
http://www.mythandmystery.com/sir_francis_bacon_oak_island_connection.htm
http://www.treasurestories.losttreasurehunting.com/2007/02/13/oak-island-treasure-mystery-watermark-cipher/
Note:
Sir Francis Bacon freemason Information
Regarding Sir Francis Bacon--yes, he was a Freemason and was instrumental in important changes to Masonry, through the London Lodge. He was also, however, a 17th Century leader of Rosicrucians, of the specificic Rosicrucian tradition.
Sincerely
Original New Research:
Oak Island Researcher/Treasure Hunter
Keith Ranville
http://kr.mendhak.com
Please Read This: http://oakisalndobsessionwithkeithranville.blogspot.com/
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| Keith Ranville
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:01 PM | | | Prince Henry Sinclair’s voyage to the America’s
As I was touring around Nova Scotia I inquired to Native elders about Oak Island and its heritage, I also asked questions about a mythical giant called glooscap; Could the Micmac people story telling of glooscap be misinterpreted over time and mean Gooscap? Gooscap is another meaning for Prince Henry Sinclair, the Micmac people had no written text, and most stories of their heritage were handed down through generations of story telling over time. Most Micmac texts are in pictograms and are on stone inscriptions and seem pre-Columbian.
http://www.mystae.com/restricted/streams/masons/glooscap.html
If this theory is possible then this may be a different understanding’ that the Europeans arrived to the America’s at an earlier date then what was believed?
(Theory)
The Birch Island’s triangle may be Pre-Columbian and maybe much older than the Money pit? One other symbol that the Micmac explain the meaning of ; triangle that means God' in Micmac tradition translations, that I think that it is in relation to the meaning of the Birch Island triangle and what the triangle may represent? After all Oak Island or Mahone Bay is in the Back yard of the Micmac People, it would be hard for the Micmac people to not know what was going on’ in a area where such a large complexed operation took place, or let alone of them to be possibly involved in this Oak Island treasure Mystery?
Please Read This: http://oakisalndobsessionwithkeithranville.blogspot.com/
New Research:
Oak Island Treasure Hunter/Researcher
Keith Ranville & Sinclair Heritage
http://kr.mendhak.com
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| n4n224ccw
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | | Keith,
I read your posting on the NBC forum treasure hunters and saw your post where you claim the Birch Island feature is man made. Can you substantiate this claim?
http://premium1.uploadit.org/skiman/keith/keith_evidence.JPG
I have contacted the Nova Scotia museum and the Department of Natural Resources and neither have provided a permit for you to conduct exploratory work, and neither has issued any type of exploratory permit for work on Birch Island.
Can you provide the permit number of which this work was authorized or your archaeologist or geologist name?
Further, I have contacted your references and none offer support for Birch Island as you claim. Can you elaborate?
Additionally, I have discovered that you have applied for a treasure trove licence and other subtle irregularities in your story. Especially how you have attached this forum (without replies from anyone) to give your story some type of archaeology credibility.
Certainly you know that as I have been asking these very questions of you, across the span of internet land.
Folks, if you care to know the TRUTH about Keith Ranville’s 'Business Opportunity' investment scheme, please visit my blog at the following URL
The Birch Island Illusion, complete with pending TTL applications, the history of interpretation changes, and Keith's 40 character manufactured code by author Edward Snow.
http://www.birchislandillusion.blogspot.com/
Cheers
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| SteveW
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | |
An interesting response to a thread I have been watching. Keith, can you provide the requested evidence?
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| Keith Ranville
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | | Mr. White everything is moving along, this is not a over night project. there is lots involved, I dont talk to much about where things are at due people bothing people that are involved in my project like already..my work is in the research theory stages as you can see,in my posts. Archaeology will be somewhere down the road, for now I am working on my journals theres more that I am doing in this whole discovery project. decisions are still being made on many things on this heritage project...I am a researcher not a Archaeologist but archaeology will play a roll some where down the line when more evidence is brought forward other than theory.
the snow tale book was a tale and published after the the money pit symbols were brought foreward ..there is no physical proof that the symbols did not exist? just hear'say and there a lot of that going around?
But there is a questions for n4n
n4n224ccw
I guess you cant provide requested letters, from all the people saying you have all this evidence you say you have on me, people are questioning you about the credibility of your evidence about me. Do you have letters of support like me, that are valid and there are no other letters stating their not valid. Do you have someone that will confirm your words to be true? Other than public records can you get a document or a letter from any official or someone credible that will co-relate with all this mounds of evidence you concocted? N4n people want facts where are they. People are taking a serious look at your baseless accusations that have no merit or credibility from your sources other than your word.
Answer the question and provide the evidence of your credibility n4n,
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| SteveW
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | | Keith -
I'm going to move this post to the General Archaeology forum after agreement with the other moderators because this forum is for UK specific archaeology.
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| Keith Ranville
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | | Sure Mr. White, not a problem, thanks for hosting my research...I am going to be busy working on a documentary soon anyways. you guys dont need to hear what these characters have say that are following me around..and there treasure hunting squawbles.
Archaeology is a amazing field, I am looking foreward on future involvement with Archaeologist in my project.
Sincerely
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| n4n224ccw
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | | Ah Keith's ghost writer, you should not articulate and structure your posts to a degree which is beyond Keith's own natural abilities. Shall I post links to some of Keith's typical posts to illustrate this point? Folks, this is typical of Keith's illusion, just as he posts supportive messages in forums but under a different name. Keith has been caught doing this very thing on a forum which displays IP addresses in the posts. EDIT I am not suggesting Steve is Keith's ghost writer but have directed this post at the person who drafted Keith's long post.
Further and in true fashion, the above post is nothing more than a weak attempt to deflect attention away from my questions. Ghost writer, can you please have Keith answer the questions?
It is incumbent upon Keith to answer the questions as he is the one offering the "Business Opportunity', who has claimed geological conditions as fact as part of his solicitation, and who has contradicted his own story on numerous occasions.
As you point out, public documents do prove my assertions to all irregularities within his story, really they are the only facts which are needed; however, I encourage everyone to contact Keith's references to see if such support really applies to Birch Island. Reading an email reply from Dr. Zou, the Oak Island Tourism Society, Bear River First Nations, and Sault St. Marie Museum would be much more credibility that me posting a letter. I have always encouraged everyone to ask the references for themselves and to specifically ask if Birch Island was ever mentioned...along with Atlantis, Freemasons, Bacon, Pirates, and the list goes on. I think what you'll find the answer to be a resounding NO!, and if asked what was discussed, it would be for Keith seeing large figures of buffalo carved into the landscape of Nova Scotia
There happens to be a membership of over 2000+ users who can be found at http://forum.oakislandforum.co.uk and who can exactly confirm how Keith manufactured his Birch Island tale. They too will confirm how three previous target of opportunity were identified, then followed by a translation change to ‘confirm’ the location was correct…and funny as it may sound, Keith was a staunch supporter of each location, just as he is now of Birch Island.
Through Keith's very own contradictions in the postings he has made, he has proven every point which I have stated. Documents wrote by Keith’s own hand, and posting which he has made are all available on my blog; so what more do you want again? There is not a credible archaeologist or geologist who would offer a professional opinion about Birch Island because there is simply no data of which to base an opinion.
Again, what was Keith’s permit number to conduct exploratory testing on Birch Island and who was the geologist who can substantiate your claims as to the geological conditions on the surface of the island? Remember, it was Keith who claimed this as fact as part of his investment solicitation. Further, who was your archaeologist who can substantiate that Birch Island shows sign of anthropologic influences like you claim?
Now can you please answer the questions?
Viewers can vist my blog at http://www.birchislandillusion.blogspot.com/ for full details.
Cheers
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| the_historian
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | | Steve White is no ghost writer, he is the designer and owner of this website and has been since its inception.
If you have the information for a SERIOUS debate, post it here and let's debate.
If you're here for a public slanging match, then your stay will be pretty short.
Regards,Gordon
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| n4n224ccw
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | quote:
Originally posted by the_historian
Steve White is no ghost writer, he is the designer and owner of this website and has been since its inception.
If you have the information for a SERIOUS debate, post it here and let's debate.
If you're here for a public slanging match, then your stay will be pretty short.
Regards,Gordon
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Gordon, you misunderstand.
I was directing my post at the person who drafted Keith's post AND was offering another such deceptive tactic of multiple name postings taken by Keith in other forums. I have previously had an email exchange with Steve who encouraged me to start an account.
Sorry for any confusion my initial paragraph may have caused.
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| the_historian
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | | Sorry. Just making sure it all remains civil, that's all.
Regards,Gordon
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| Keith Ranville
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | Ancient Treasure Hunter
New Oak Island Research and ancient engineering in the America’s
The Oak Island Shafts and Tunnels are not that new to the North American Culture, ancient artifacts found in the Midwest turned up new information that can answer questions who engineered the shafts and tunnels on Oak Island?
Oak Island Money pit was described to be about at a hundred-foot level in depth to a rectangle stone believed to have inscriptions, beneath it a shaft tunnel to the beach area.
I have recently made a new Oak Island theory discovery, that a North American culture had the capabilities to engineer shaft and tunnels long before the money pit was ever thought of this ancient culture was as mysterious and unknown as the builders of the money pit?
They had knowledge of shaft and tunnels, very similar to the money pit shaft and tunnels, the same distance in depth with a bottom exit tunnel to the surface. This unknown culture has many found artifacts writing descriptive art and religion similar to today’s cultures.
Diagram of Ancient tunnel
http://www.ancienttreasurehunter.com/acontent/maps.htm
This sketch is from Gales Rhoades Journal this one and the one above.
This engineering diagram has a shaft of the depth of a hundred feet similar to the money pits shafts depth to the Inscribed stone or to the Smith coves Tunnel and Cave? Money pit Diagram
http://www.mendhak.com/paranormal/mystery/oakisland_moneypit.gif
http://www.canadaka.net/blog/oakster
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Oak Island Treasure Hunter/Researcher
http://www.mythandmystery.com/sir_francis_bacon_oak_island_connection.htm
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| Keith Ranville
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | 
Image from the Soper Savage Collection
http://www.ancienttreasurehunter.com/acontent/sopersavage.htm
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Oak Island Treasure Hunter/Researcher
http://www.mythandmystery.com/sir_francis_bacon_oak_island_connection.htm
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| Keith Ranville
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:02 PM | | 
http://www.ancienttreasurehunter.com/acontent/sopersavage.htm
Image from the Soper Savage Collection from Midwest North America, sun and eye similar to the freemason
http://www.ancienttreasurehunter.com/acontent/sopersavage.htm
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Oak Island Treasure Hunter/Researcher
http://www.mythandmystery.com/sir_francis_bacon_oak_island_connection.htm
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