The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-17
The Wells Across the Line Have
Tapped the Reservoir.
TWO HUNDRED BARREL SPRING
Which Has Been Recently Purchased
by Vancouver Company for a
Big Price-DrIIing for the Source
of the Oil Spring Is Under Way.


look for much work is encouraging |
There will be at least three compan-
les actively engaged in sinking wells |
in this county, and probably the |
same number on the east side. In
the Kintla lake fields the companies |
Oil company, the Kintla Lake Oil
company, and the Pacific Oil COM
rany. The latter is composed large
|. of Kalispell people, who have as
Yet taken no active part in drilling
operations. Their drilling apparatus,
o, at least part of it, arrived at Bel
ton some time ago and is now being
hauled in. The Butte company is
the pioneer company, as far as drill
ing is concerned, and they now have
q well down to depth of 1000 feet
or more. The Kintla Lake Oil COM
pany also have well down to a con-
siderable depth. but an unfortunate
accident last fall necessitated clos
ing down until this summer. The
sreat depth of snow in the oil fields
renders early operations impossible
and it will be June or July before
anything effective can be done.
On the east side Of the range, the
conditions, from a snow standpoint,
are more favorable and operations
will be commenced earlier. H. G..
Howell, who has been in the vicinity
o. the Canadian Oil company's prop
critics for the past year. was in Kalis-
Fell the past week, and speaks in an
enthusiastic manner of the outlook
there. Mr.. Howell is interested in
the International Oil company, whose
lands lie along the international
boundary, about three miles from
| the Calgary Oil company. who al
ready have wells in operation. He
ties and found that the company had
one well drilled and ready to shoot.
whenever the company is in posi-
ton to handle the OIL Mr.. Howell
was in possession of sworn affidavit
o: the driller who sunk the we'll.
who swears that the we'll will flow
at least 300 barrels day. An expert
sent by the Canadian government to
examine the well reported that it
was beyond doubt a flowing we'll of
great promise, and in accordance
with the report, a crown grant was
given to the company for the quar-
ter section of land upon which the
well is located. Immediately after
Gil was struck in the first we'll. the
company erected a new derrick on
ar adjoining section and are now
sinking another well. A representa-
tive of the company is now in the
east purchasing another drill, and
the company will soon have two
drills in operation.
On the Aldrich section. which ad
; joins the International company:
lands, is located the famous Aldricl
oil spring, which is we'll in itself
as it flows from one to two hundred
this freak of nature and speaks in
! terestingly of it's unique features
The oil bubbles out OF the groun'
like water, and the scent Of oil is pei
y cetpible for some distance. TIL
land upon which the spring is locate
$ was sold recently to a wealthy CON
pany from Vancouver, b. c.. 70
s125 900 The latter Immediately pu
a drill at work. and the we'll wa
l. down to a depth of 800 feet. whe
n Mr.. Howell left. On his way out h
II net nine four-horse teams going i
: NTH a new drill for the oil sprin
q company. and they will soon hav
l. two wells under way.
q At the present time there are for
o drills at work on the Canadian sid
with one paying we'll already drille
= Mr. Howell feels highly encourage
- by these development 5, as the cor
rany in which he is interested owl
! 800 acres of land running parall
and adjoining the lands upon whi(
the drills are at work, the furthe
we'll being only three miles distar
The International people are in
position to reap the greatest bene
from the operations of the two Can
dian companies. and are now consi
ering plans to put in drill Of the
own, as they feel confident of stri
ing oil when it has been found
quantities such short distan
away. With 1900 acres of la
only three miles from paying w
and the same distance from the gre
oil spring. they are confident of str
ing oil in paying quantities. TIL
will soon place a limited amount
stock on the market for the purpC
Of raising the necessary funds
purchase a drill and hope to ha
operations we'll under way by
coming fall.
Mr.. Howell has returned to
asst side oil fields, but expects
return in a few weeks.
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