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  To be fair, Blackbeard operated in the Caribbean, and loved to hang out in Beaufort, NC.  Pretty far north from the Caribbean.
context: Reminds me a bit of the "salting" of gems during the Gold Rush days here in America on otherwise mineral poor areas. >
  
  I can't prove it but that is my bet about what happened at Oak Island. >
  
  Nothing happened at Oak Island, other than a bunch of people talking about something that must have happened at Oak Island. >
  
  Well something must have inspired the first person to start digging. The report is that he saw evidence of a pully, and a flattened area in the woods. Tar pit seems likely. >
  
  
  The report is 
  
  Literally everything is "someone said they saw..."  The "rumor" is that the pirate Captain Kidd (like 400 years ago at this point) stashed treasure there.  A pirate who operated in the Caribbean.  He is also rumored to have stashed treasure in multiple other places, none of which has been found either.
  It is a fun story locals use to fleece tourists.