But Bobby soon learned the best was yet to come. The Truro Company Tries for the Treasure It was a number of years before anyone would raise enough money to tackle Oak Island again. The Truro Company began work on the island in 1849. Among their members were a number of the old Onslow Company investors, as well as a few new ones. It had been more than 50 years since the three teenagers had first discovered the Money Pit, but two of them, John Smith and Anthony Vaughan, were on-site throughout the dig. By the time the Truro Company began their work, the Money Pit had filled with debris, so they started by clearing it out. When the Onslow Company had left the Money Pit in 1805, it was filled with water, but when work began in 1849, the pit appeared to be dry. Because it was a Sunday, however, everyone on the crew left to go to church; when they returned, the Money Pit was again filled with water, this time to a depth of 60 feet. The men realized that the water that filled the Money Pit reached the same height as the water in Mahone Bay.
