The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-01
Encouraging Reports From the Can
adam Com
pany.
RuMoR is NOT CONFIRMED
The Strike Is Said to Have Been
Made About Fifteen Miles From
the kintla Lake Country.

Word was received in Kalispell
this week that oil had been struck on
the Canadian side of the boundary
line, about three miles from the lands
owned by the International Oil COM
pany of this city. The news of the
alleged strike caused somewhat of a
sensation here, where all are deeply
concerned in the outcome of the drill
ing operations of the different COM
pany
The Calgary company that is con-
Quoting the operations where the
strike is said to have been made has
been working double shift ever since
the first of December, and drilling
has been carried on with great rapid
ity. The first report stated that oil
had been struck at a depth of 800
feet, but this is thought not to be
correct, as the depth reached would
be greater than that, in veiw- of the
amount of work done.
The Calgary company is composed
of men of wealth and is strictly pri-
vate corporation. No shares have
been offered for sale, and the utmost
secrecy has been maintained, as to
the work they are doing. The drill
struck large flow of natural gas
and small flow of oil under the
edge of the overthrust, and will not
have to go much further, it is
thought, to reach the cretaceous
formation in which the lake of oil
is expected to be found The com
pany is greatly encouraged and drill
ing will be continued as rapidly as
possible.
The finding of oil in the Kootenai
fields is of great encouragement to
those interested in the Kintla region,
for the two fields are practically the
same and it is probable that a lake
of oil underlying one extends under
the other. The geological formation
in the two is identical throughout,
and the manifestations of the pres
ence of oil in seepages were the
same An expert of the dominion
government who recently inspected
the fields and representative of the
Engineering and Mining Journal, who
visited both agreed that whatever de-
posits of oil existed on enc side of
the line would surely be found on
the other.
The existence of natural gas in the
region is more conclusive proof that
oil underlies the country, and those
who are interested in the Kintla feel
fields are, more confident than ever
before that oil exists there. The
problem now is to strike the oil that
does exist. 1t may be necessary to
sink many wells before the right
place is found. Surface indications
may be wholly misleading, but in
time the great bulk of the oil depos-
it's will be found if work is continued.
The other oil companies engaged in
trysinking wells in the Kintla lake
country are naturally feeling much
elated over the prospect and will
push their operations with renewed
vigor. The Butte Oil company's we'll
is down to a depth of 7S0 feet and
while work is at present suspended,
it will be resumed as soon as the
castings, which are now en- route,
reach the scene of operations. When
once under way, the work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible and will
be continued either until oil is struck
or it is proven that nothing is in
sight.
The machinery of the Kintla Oil
company arrived at Bolton several
days ago and is being transported to
that company's claims with all posi-
BILE dispatch. When once in position
the work will be pushed with vigor,
and the company is exceedingly hope
full of results.
Early in March the machinery for
the Kalispell Development company
is expected to arrive at Bolton and
inside of six weeks after they hope
to be conducting drilling operations.
This will make three wells in that
section that will be sunk next sum
mer, and the prospects are for big
rush in the spring