The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-06
Helena Company Formed to
Develop Oil Properties.
ANALYSIS SHOWS WELL
The New Associa ton Own Sixteen Hun
dred Acres Of Oil Lands and Will
Acquire More.


day night from a trip to the Kintla
lake oil fields, where he has inter.
ests. with a number of Helena people
who are soon to organize a company
to develop property in that district.
Mr. Ray spent eight days in the fields
going in on horseback and travelling
through the reservation almost to the
Canadian border. He saw the two
kintlas and Lake Bowman, and declares
that these far surpass Lake McDor.-
aid from scenic point Of view. Fish
ing in that section is excellent and
the word grand" is the only one that
will. Mr.. Ray says, properly apply TO
the scenery of that region.
Only a few days ago a story was
published to the effect that the Butte
Oil company which has been working
in the kintla lake fields, for some time
would find it necessary to suspend Or
t.ati ms until next summer, on &C.
count Of the fact that the boiler which
the company has taken in had prov
ed too small, and it would be neces-
sary to wait until rext season to take
in a larger one.
This story is incorrect. MrRay says,
except as to the fac Of the boiler
proving too small. A larger boiler
has not only been ordered, but it is
now on the way to the scene Of cper-
ations. 1t has already LEFT Beltcn,
the nearest railway station to the
fields, on it's 40 mile trip by wagon.
This trip WILL of course, require
some time, as it will probably be ne
cessary to rig a block and tackle
at some points in order to get the
boiler down some Of tie heavy
grades safely. But the main faces
remain that the machinery is on the
way, and there VIII be no suspension
OF operations until next season. The
Butte company, but for this trouble,
would now be sinking wells.
There will be no trouble getting in
to the county with freight, Mr.. Ray
says, from now until April /. But
from that date until July this will De
impracticable.
While in the oil fields Mr. Ray ex-
number of locations for him
self and his associates IN the venture,
and he is very much encouraged. The
company which is to be organized 10
develop the properties examined on
this trip, has already secured more
than LOCO acres, and is steadily nc.
curing more. 4 portion o. the hold
inSs is near the Sor; of The lower
Lake kintla, while tt remainder OF
the tract begins at the foot Of Lake
Bowman and extends east Ali of the
property is well warered AMI accessi
Bile, and some of it is heavily TIM
bered.
The company which is to devel ~
this field is composed Of Me-. Ray, II.
NJ. Parchen. II. c. Wallace, William
g. Bailey, State Examiner William
lludnall, II. G. McIntire, and Edward
llorsky, of Helena; p. w. Francis,
Of kalispell, and several other gentle
men in other cities than Helena. Mr..
Francis, the expert, is expected to
move to Helena soon and make this
,ity his headquarters.
Speaking of the finds in the Kintla
AXE country, Mr.. Ray yesterday SAIL
hree points should be emphasized IN
his connections:
"First-We know that the seepages
ire there.
"Second-We know that i! is al
nigh grade oil, worth eight 10 ten
lines as much as the California and
reNas oils. These latter are fuel oils,
Which have an asphaiium base, and
he production was SO great that the
owners stopped the flow and rustled
or contracts to sell oil. The Flat
lead oil has a paraffine base, and of
hat class of all the production has
>een decreasing for several years
N 1891 the total visible supply of that
grade was 90OO0,OOO barrels. That
supply has been reduced to 10000 900
barrels, and it is being further re-
iuced at the rate of $4,000 barrels a
month. That is one of the principal
features that make investment in this |
field desirable.
"Third-The geological conditions
Of the territory have been closely
by Mr.. Francis for more than
.hree months, and he assures me that
he conditions are very favorable over
1 considerable part of the district"
An analysis of the oil shows 50 per
cent of Illuminating Oil, Is Der cent Of
he lighter oils, IS per cent lubricat.
ing oils and the remainder very
heavy oils.
Concerning the company which is