The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-11


Eighth Point which lies to the south
and west of Glasgow. It will be re-
membered that representatives of the
Sinclair Oil & Refining company who
recently made a survey of the North
Country, did the major part of their
leasing at this place; securing in all
more than $4,000 acres here.
On Wednesday of this week, Messrs
Harry Yotter, Albert Nelson and A. n.
Smith returned from a trip to Eighth
Point and report having filed for lease
on more than twelve thousand acres.
Messrs Yotter and Nelson have made
extensive inquiry from those who are
in position to know the facts con-
cerning the merits of the Eighth Point
dome, and report that the unusual
formation there indicates, according to
one geologist's version, that oil should
be encountered at almost as shallow a
depth as it is being found in the Cat
Creek field.
A representative of one of the large
companies who has been working in
the neghborhood of Eighth Point is
accredited with making the finding Of
complete structure at Lone Tree,
south and west of this city.
To Make Complete Survey at Baylor.
Members of a new company organ
lied during the past week at Baylor.
which is north of Glasgow, who were
in this city a few days ago, state that
this new organization has been sue
cessful in securing the services of one
of the best geologists now operating
in the state. who will come to Valley
county during the next few days and
make complete survey of the struc-
ture which is located in the Baylor ter
ritory. This company has been very
active in leasing since its inception
They have secured a very large acre
age along the Porcupine creek, and ex-
plain that distinct dome is apparent
there according to the version of men
versed in the oil finding business.
To Resume Work at Bowdoin Soon.
The Bowdoin Oil Il Gas Company
give promise OF resuming their acti-
Vities at the Bowdoin well in the course
of very short time. Drillers are be-
ing conferred with for the completion
of this first test well which is now
down to depth of some 2,S45 feet.
and which will of necessity have to be
reamed out and drilled to at least a
depth of 5000 feet.
The Mother Pool" at Bowdoin.
Biologists who are working in Nor
thern Montana have settled upon three
formations north of the Missouri river
one of which will be found to be the
Mother Pool" of the Montana oil
fields. One of these is located north
of Shelby, Montana, between the towns
of kevin and Sunburst, not far from
the Canadian line. Another is located
south and east of the city of Havre on
Clear Creek, where the Ohio Comr any
is now sinking test well. The Q her
is the Bowdoin dome, which is the lar
gest complete oil dome ever discovered
or located on the American continel... :.
Most of these authorities are looking
most favorably to Bowdoin, because Of
the completeness and size of the for
nation. If this is discovered to be the
case after the test well has been COM
pleted, it is needless to say that the
Bowdoin field would eventually prove
one of the greatest oil fields in the
world, for it should be almost mex
haustible in its production.
Sinclair Company to Start Soon.
The Sinclair Oil & Refining Com
ISiiN oiN SNptiISl W Dt Jile llISt III lne
field with a rig. These people recently
Withdrew from the Miles City terri
tory to work farther north in the state.
For many months their representa-
tives have been making surveys in an
endeavor to locate what would appear
to them to be the structure which
bears best indication of being the
Mother Pool" of the state oil flows.
a hnI I1p.h
any information to hand out, it is safe
to predict that theirs will be the first
rig to enter Valley county fields, and
further, that this first rig will be erec-
ted on some part of what is known as
Eighth Point, little more than twen-
tv miles south of Glasgow. The Sim
clair company have been working north
from Miles City, securing as they came
some holdings in Garfield county near
the town of Jordan.
Local Men Get Busy.
1t has been stated that during the
past week, a number of the local oil
interested business men who have been
successful IN securing acreage on the
valley county structures, are getting
together with a view to securing the
services of the very best geologists of
the state. This is to be done at a
large expense, but the pooling of in
terests will minimize the individual
expense. This geologist will be hired
to make a complete survey and report
of his findings of certain formations
in this territory.
To Interest Money in Development.
Inquiries have been received at
Glasgow from parties interested in
this section, which point to co-opera-
tion of big interests in the develop
ment just as soon as such geological
report is available.