The pirates, along with Silver and Jim, came to the giant tree that marked the spot where Captain Flint had buried the bulk of his treasure. Then they saw a gaping hole under the tree in the ground, that had obviously been dug several months ago. The despairing pirates dug the earth at the bottom of the hole with their bare hands, but the treasure had gone. Then they turned on Long John Silver and Jim, accusing them of treachery.
