Definative Post on Keith

This post is the definitive guide to debunk the claims made by Keith regarding his Birch Island Illusion.

Essentially Keith has narrowed himself into a corner by stating he knew of Birch Island since the beginning of his research and that everything else was intentionally misleading.

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This statement is the fundamental essence to his defence of Birch Island of which I shall prove is nothing more than a lie. I shall prove through dates of his TTL application that Keith was unaware of Birch Island until after 5 May 06; therefore his letters of support which are of previous dates, cannot even apply to Birch Island (but I encourage you to contact the authors of said letters of support). Remember this, Keith claims to have known of Birch Island prior to meeting me for the first time in Dec 2005.


Here is Keith’s two page hand written Treasure Trove Application

Page 1
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Page 2
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(The DNR blacked out the confidential section)

I have included the NS Government Claim Reference Map for areas 21A09B and 21A09A so that you can understand what he was claiming and when. Here are photos of these maps to show that I do possess them.

21A09A
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21A09A Tract 12
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21A09B
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Just to note, see on the 21A09B where it still says PENDING. This confirms Keith has no landowner permission or government permits as he does not like telling you.

Detailed Scans

Key to understanding the map are monthly updates which are drawn in heavy dark lines. Thus these dark lines on the maps were last updated in Feb 07. The maps show large squares (Tracts) that are sequentially numbered from lower right to upper left. Each main square is further sub-divided into a smaller alpha grid and represent the letters under the Claim column on his application. I have used grid 25 to show for illustration purpose how this works.

Based upon Keith’s TTL application, I have added a green line to show the boundary extent to Keith application as it existed on 5 May 06, and a red line to show the amendment made on 29 May 06. Note Claim MN for Tract 12 of 21A9A is the same as Claim JQ Tract 1 of 21A9B, the only difference is that 21A9A map has the word “Birch Island”, while 21A9B map shows the physical island itself.

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Clearly you see his top secret Birch Island is not part of any such claim as he made on 5 May 06.

Further you will notice the claims in grids 27, 45,46, and 47 are consistent with what I have stated, Keith was only interested in Big Island, the Gold River and Middle river Basin, as he thought underwater doors to exist at these locations.

Tank’s original Keith Ranville post dated 7 Oct 05 also confirms Keith’s TTL Application as to what he thought,

http://forum.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=16722

‘The next half hour we talked about his theory, yes, Keith has a theory. He is largely Cree, but part Scottish and French and was born in Winnipeg. He has had dreams about Oak Island for some time now. He first encountered this enigma in his home province of British Columbia and decided to make the pilgrimage to Nova Scotia to seek out knowledge, and me. "Have you read any Oak Island books" I asked, "no" Keith said, "I don't want to have any outside influences to cloud my ideas". Keith sees the shape of whole Bison or Buffalo or even just their heads in the headlands and lakes in the area, and is absolutely convinced there is a cave at the mouth of the Middle or Gold Rivers. His home made maps were familiar looking with lines drawn from the Money Pit and drilled stones to the mainland and up to certain lakes, rivers and so on.”
Also Keith’s own interpretation of the Heddon fragment confirms the 5 May TTL application in that he was interested in river areas.

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Further, Keith’s email to me regarding his Skull Island (or Big Island in the real world) is the third such confirmation of Keith’s beliefs as confirmed by his TTL application.

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Essentially, Keith felt his Skull Island had enough mystery for the main stream folks. After 5 May 06, Keith was starting to be asked some very serious questions, but could only offer that he sees these skulls because of his native heritage. After 5 May 06, Keith realized Skull Island might not be the best target to exploit, so he expanded his search and found Birch Island which appears more suited for his plan. On 29 May 06, he amended his TTL to include Birch Island and included the interconnecting water zones.

As you can read in Keith’s 5 May 06 application, he was interested in conducting an ocean search, noting more, nothing less, certainly never on land or island.

Finally, even after 29 May 06 and having now included Birch Island, Keith admits to me via email dated 31 May 06, that he needs to find out who the owner is so he can access the island. Obviously Keith never visited Birch Island or conducted any testing prior to his application. This seems desperate and is more typical of grabbing at straws and hoping for the best!

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In summary, I have proven through Keith’s own hand written TTL application that he was unaware of Birch Island as he claimed, the letters of support which pre-date the TTL cannot possibly be for supporting of Birch Island, and that he was truly interested in other areas until he found a more sellable topographical feature on Birch Island. Without conducting any investigate, he rushed out and struck his claim.

Does Keith’s ‘Business Opportunity’ and the rest of his illusion sound legitimate to you?

BTW Keith, this cost me $2.00 for each map, and $1.00 for parking, they didn't even charge for the TTL Application...the best $5.00 I ever spent!!!