▁because ▁of ▁the ▁stone ' s ▁hard ness . ▁According ▁to ▁Charles ▁B . ▁D ris coll ' s ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁book , ▁The ▁Oak ▁Island ▁Tre asure ▁( based ▁on ▁second hand ▁accounts ), ▁ ▁The ▁stone ▁was ▁reported ly ▁brought ▁by ▁A . ▁O . ▁Cre ight on ▁( of ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁expedition ) ▁from ▁the ▁Smith ▁home ▁to ▁Cre ight on ' s ▁book bind ery ▁in ▁Hal if ax . ▁Harry ▁W . ▁Marshall ▁( born ▁ 1 8 7 9 ), ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁an ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁book bind ery , ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁that : ▁– ▁▁ ▁He ▁well ▁remembered ▁seeing ▁the ▁stone ▁as ▁a ▁boy . ▁ ▁" Wh ile ▁in ▁Cre ight on ' s ▁possession ▁some ▁lad ▁had ▁cut ▁his ▁initial s ▁' J . M .' ▁on ▁one ▁corner , ▁but ▁apart ▁from ▁this ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁any ▁ins cription ▁either ▁cut ▁or ▁painted ▁on ▁the ▁stone ." ▁ ▁Cre ight on ▁used ▁the ▁stone ▁for ▁a ▁be ating ▁stone ▁and ▁weight . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁... ▁the ▁stone ▁was ▁left ▁behind . ▁ ▁One ▁research er ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁ci pher ▁translated ▁as ▁" F ort y ▁feet ▁below , ▁two ▁million ▁pounds ▁lie ▁buried ". ▁The ▁symbols ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁" F ort y ▁feet ▁below " ▁translation ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 '