The Bozeman courier., 1921-11-16
STATE INDUSTRIAL REPORT.

STATE INDUSTRIAL REPORT.
Copper sales, foreign and domesic,
totaled 14O,0OO,OOO pounds during Oc-
tober. This compares with 97OO0,-
600 pounds sold during September
and an average of 75,00O,000 pounds
month during July and August.
These sales are the largest for any
month this year.
Production for the Cat Greek field
is showing steady increase, and pipe
line runs are up to 92,500 week.
However, oil in this district is said
to be water-driven, and productive
life Of wells is comparatively brief
before going to Salt River. Output
is shipped by tank car to Midwest re-
finery at Greybull, Wyo.
Rich vein of copper ore uncovered
by flock of sheep near Superior.
Livingston to have modern $4,000
central heating plant.
Billings-Dox Oil Company en-
counters good flow of oil in Soap
Greek field.
Sidney-Work on rebuilding mill
and elevators being rushed.
Winnett-Elk Basin Company lay
ing pipeline across Cat Creek field
to take oil from new Frantz well.
First State Bank of Livingston to
be reorganized and reopened.
Billings school district has $31 SIG
deficit; 20 teachers cut off payroll.
Belt-Shipment of beef cattle goes
from Arlington stock yards; many
stockmen holding cattle for next
years market.
Kalispell-Three applications made
covering proposed power develop
ment on Flathead river.
Winnett-Western States Company
moves two new rigs to Soap Greek.
Hardin-"56" Petroleum Company
to drill test we'll in Beauvais struct-
ure.
Increased showing Of oil noted in
Oregon-Montana we'll at Winnett.
Test well to be drilled on Witt hill,
three miles east of Columbus.
First National Bank of Brockton
to become Stockman's National at
Poplar.
Much development Of Boston Mon
tana mine of Elkhorn; railroad built
to Short Line at Divide, and 75O-ton
capacity mill erected.
Reclamation service preparing to
start work on second Greenfild unit
National Refining Company we'll IL
Moccasin district making progress.
Roundup-Three new wells drilling
in Devils Basin.
Pathe Film Company Of Butt,
builds new modern office.
Eureka-Chemical plant nearl!
completed; sawmill in operation.
Winnett- Shooting Thermopolis
4 Cat Greek well increases production
Winnett-Stone water we'll to sup
ply city with water.
Month of October made new hig
record in shipment of crude oil iron
3 Cat Greek field, near Winnett, tota
4 557 cars.
9 Winnett- Washington Oil Compan
s spuds in well in Antelope field
Fort Benton-Good indications a
Transscontinental well.
New Weowna refinery of Winnet
starts operations.
Lewistown-Mueh oil activity moi
ed in Hobson fields.
Lewistown-Good prospects at But
+ falo Dome well.
s. Mid-Northern may start drilling o
Homestake lands.
g Shelby-Troy-S y-Sweetgrass test we
S encounters large flow of gas. Ka
n ispell-Kevin Syndicate drilling tei
s. well in district.
E Winnett-Great Northern refinea
processing ESQ barrels a day.
Lewistown-Wi Williamse we'll com,
in commercial producer. Black But
well encounters oil-impregnated shall
Good prospects for permanent pr
ducer.
Buffalo-Oil and gas showings
Buffalo Dome well.
Billings-Work progressing on G,
pipeline from Elk Basin field
Denton-Portland company tax
over Pauley dome properties and dri
ing will continue.