The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-02-03
OIL PROSPECT IN SD.
BIOLOGISTS DECLARE CONDi
TtONS FAVORABLE IN WEST
ERN PART


South Dakota. 1t is expected that
numerous companies will begin pros
pecting in that section in the early
spring as the result of announce
ments of geeologists, who have care
fully examined the geological forma-
tions. All the geologists who have
studied the situation agree on the
general theory that the oil fields of
Montana external from the northwest
to the southeast corner of the state
and therefore enter into South Dakota
at its northwest corner and extend
to the vicinity of Pierre. Many emin.
ent biologists have visited the south
Dakota territory within the past two
years, and all agre that the general
surface Indications are as prominent
here as either in the Montana or Wy
omlng fields. Fossils, shells and all
kinds of prehistoric formations are
present, particularly within a radius
OF thirty miles of Dupree, indicating
that this was at one time an area or
a large bay or the ocean. Recent ex
| Diorations indicate that such condi
tions as are necessary to form con
tainers for oil exist Until recently
all geolog a5ts examining the South
Dakota territory have agreed that Oil
would be found at from $500 to g.
800 feet, making rather expensive drill
ling, but the recent examinations
north and south of Dupree show ex-
posures of older formations, which in
dicate that oil may be found in this
territory at from 1000 to 1900 feet
(the Montana wells are from 1850
70 1900 feet) II is said that no less
than fifty companies In Mitchell, Alb
erdeen, Sioux Falls, Pierre and Cham
berlafn, In South Dakota; Great Falls,
Miles City, Baker and Lewiston, In
Montana; Denver and Pueblo, In Col
orado; Newcastle and Casper, In wy
oming; as Well as Minneapolis, Chi
cago and other eastern points have
been securing oil leases In western
South Dakota during the past three
months, and many OF them will drill
on their holdings as soon as the
weather will permit.
Ex-service men have received $537,-
200 aid in getting started on farms
In the state the past year through
the state land settlement board OF
this, the land settlement fund has
| been called upon for 1851, 500 and the
| balance has been secured through the
rural credits loan department, which
| works with the land settlement board
| in assisting to get the ex-service men
located upon farms, when they wish
such assistance. Loans have been
| made by the board in 32 out of the
| 64 counties of the state, as the appli.
| cant Is not in any way limited as To
| the character or location of the land
| he desires. the only limitation being
| as to the amount of aid which can be
| purchase and development of land
anywhere within the state he may de
| sire to begin operations. Since the
beginning of the operation of the land
settlement board $50 ex-service men
have applied for such aid. or these
/ iLU bhsG bEEA NiO5EN dilN Il IiulIlbCl
of others are pending, ready to Le
closed when the necessary formal
tiles are completed.
South Dakota soon will be manufac
used by live stock breeders for their
stock as we'll as large quantities of
rolled oats for human consumption
Within the next three of four
years it is expected that three or
four rolled oats mills, operated coop
eratively, the stock of which will be
owned by the consumers, will be erect
cd within the state. At, its twenty
second annual session in Mitchell the
South Dakota Improved Live Stock
Breeders association will select the
site for the first of these mills. SIX
cities, including Mitchell, Huron, Sioux
Falls, Aberdeen, Watertown and
Rrookings, will make bids for the first
of these plants, A stock company
capitalized at $50 Gee already has
been organized for the first mill. II
is the plan OF the stockmen to erect
tnCSS ul1liS dL SUCH pldgGS LHdt LuS
growers and breeders themselves will
be the most benefited.
A comparison OF the hail Insurance.
laws of South Dakota and Mort Da.
kota is made in a recent insurance
publication. The South Dakota fund
cleared up all 1919 losses by the first
OF the present year, and has cleared uI
all claims for 1920 losses except In
cases where there were errors as to
land descriptions. and disputes as to
who is entitled to payment for lossel
OF the present year with funds on
hand to clear these up as soon as the
proper claimant has proven his right
or the proper descriptions are shown
In North Dakota over $1,000,0o0 oi
the 1919 losses are vet unpaid.
Representatives Of an oil company
have decided to make an examination
Of the supposed oil fields in the vfcin.
ity Of Camp Crook. and II Their In
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