The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-04-01
GREAT FUTURE
FOR MONTANA
F. G.. Lewis, California Oil Man, Out
lines Plans for General De-
velopment.
From the Lewistown Democrat News:

From the Lewistown Democrat News
E. G. Lewis, of Atascadero, Cal, ant
the leading spirit in the Lewis Oil &
Development company, which has beer
operating in Montana since the firs1
discovery of oil, after spending severa
days in the Eastern Fergus oil fields
was seen yesterday by the Democrat.
News and asked as to the opinion he
had formed of our oil possibilities after
his thorough personal inspection. Mr.
Lewis is an enthusiast in all of his
undertakings and as he puts it, when
he grabs a rabbit by the tail he never
quits until he gets the rabbit.
The future of Fergus county's oil
fields depends largely upon the devel-
Opment of new structures, according
to Mr.. Lewis views. He says:
"The future hangs on development
of commercial production in other
structures, or an extension of the Cat
Creek producing field to many times
its present proven area. Failing in
either of these the future is not bright,
and the situation is now at it's crest.
With the development of commercial
production on additional and entirely
separate structures, or productive
proof that the Cat Creek field is not
limited to the present proven area but
extends to a great area beyond, the
situation as it now stands would be
but the threshold of a vast oil field
and a permanent future, and the rush
of development and capital into the
Montana field that will follow will be
enormous.
"There is no reason for pessimism,
and yet undue optimism is not justified
until some wells outside of the Cat
Greek structure, shall have brought in
production, demonstrating that the
commercial field is by no mean limit
ell to this one structure, or else this
Cat Greek structure as now proven, is
but a small part of the productive field
on this structure.
II have very great confidence in the
future of the Montana field and that
other structures than the Cat Greek
will be proven even more productive,
and am backing that confidence to the
extent of many hundred thousand dol
lars of expenditure in drilling as yet
u%nprOven structures in the hope of
bringing new fields on which | hold
large leaseholdings.
Montana has very pertinent rea-
sons for encouraging every legitimate
wildcat operation, and those who hon
estly undertake them, for they certain
ly will be entitled to the greatest pos
sible reward that the most extensive
holdings could give, since success in
almost any one of these wildcat de-
velopments would mean untold wealth
to the state. /.
"The situation is therefore, as | see
it, one similar to that of the darkey
preacher up a tree with a bear under
him, who prayed the Lord that if He
would not help him, that he at least
would not help the bear. If you are
not willing to take some of the risk
with your W money at least do not
knock those who are.
II am here to inspect our holdings
and operations personally and also to
acquire as much of the proven area of
Cat Creek as l can on reasonable
witch l can drill quickly as a
hedge against the more hazardous OPP
erations. Needless to say, if any of &
the wells | am now drilling come in
producers l will go the limit on further .
operations in every way" d