▁the ▁stone ▁was ▁removed ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁Hal if ax . ▁Among ▁those ▁who ▁worked ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁stone ▁was ▁Jefferson ▁W . ▁Mac Donald ." ▁The ▁Bla ir ▁letter ▁mentioned ▁above ▁states ▁that ▁Mac Donald ▁took ▁down ▁the ▁partition ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁stone , ▁not ▁to ▁remove ▁it . ▁Harris ▁provides ▁no ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁stone ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁or ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁The ▁next ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁stone ▁is ▁in ▁an ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Oak ▁Island ▁Tre asure ▁Company ▁prospect us . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁prospect us , ▁the ▁stone ▁was ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁chim ney ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Hal if ax ; ▁there , ▁an ▁un named ▁expert ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁de ci pher ed ▁the ▁stone ▁as ▁reading : ▁" T en ▁feet ▁below ▁are ▁two ▁million ▁pounds ▁buried ". ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Col lier ' s ▁magazine ▁published ▁a ▁first hand ▁account ▁by ▁Captain ▁H . ▁L . ▁Bow do in ▁of ▁the ▁stone ▁( which ▁was ▁then ▁in ▁use ▁at ▁Cre ight on ' s ▁book bind ery ▁in ▁Hal if ax ). ▁Bow do in ▁described ▁the ▁rock ▁as ▁" of ▁a ▁bas alt ▁type ▁hard ▁and ▁fine - gra ined ". ▁The ▁stone ▁he ▁saw ▁had ▁no ▁symbols ▁on ▁it . ▁Although ▁Bow do in ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁worn ▁off , ▁he ▁was ▁ske pt ical