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The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
Rainbow Well Expected To
Be Completed in Few Days

The Rainbow, 9-35-2 west lying less
than a quarter of a mile northwest Of
the Gordon Campbell discovery well
in the Kevin-Sunburst field, carse in
for a strong showing Of oil at 1,61O
feet this morning, and oil men are
optimistic over the outlook. The well
is going down at so feet the tour, or
100 feet per day, and is expected to
come in today at about 1926 feet. In
the showing made, Gordon Campbell,
discovercr Of the northern oil field is
said to have stated that the Rainbow
showing at 1,610 is better than in his
original discovery well, and that COM
mercial production should be brought
in. The Rainbow is 36 feet higher in
altitude on the surface, than The Cor
don Campbell discovery well, and 200
feet lower structurally, SO that the
log of the two wells read Sc feet
apart, when actually together.
The Gladys-Belle continues to go
over the top with Intermittent gush-
ers, except that the control head on
the well now is sufficient to control
the gushing oil, and only lets out a
small amount into the tanks, the well
being held until the Illinois pipeline,
which has pipe already laid, shall
reach the well.
The California Morton 1912 west
has shut down, every tank about the
place being full, and it is understood
that but little more will be done on
this well until the pipeline is con-
nected up with the pumps. There is
not a drop Of water in this well.
The Flyswatter, two miles south of
spudded in last week and
found a large flow of surface water,
which is now cased off and work is
going ahead. This well is being drilled
by Fowler & Chamberlain.
L. C. Stevenson for the Sunburst
Oil & Gas is hauling material to 7-35-
west, and will spud in there as soon
as a rig can be erected.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
Mid-Northern Buys
80 Acres From Ogg
Large Concern Secures Tract in the
Same Section as Gladys-BeIle Pro-
ducer and 1t Is Understood VIII Be-
gin Drilling on Same Soon.

A deal was closed last Wednesday,
The Courier is reliably informed,
whereby r. r. Ogg Of Winnett sold
to the Mid-Northern Oil company an
80 acre lease northwest Of the Gladys
Belle producer in section IS, at con-
sideration of S100 per acre. The
tract is the northeast of the north
west and the northwest of the north
east Of 1882 west, and is part of the
Gena Larson homestead, and still own
ed by her, now Mrs. Arthur Petersen.
Ogg bought the lease some time ago,
shortly after the Sunburst company
brought in its first well, paying $40
an acre for it. Before the Gladys
Belle secured oil, and when those
watching the well thought it would
be dry, it is said Ogg offered the 80
for $50 per acre. A. w. Charles of
Kevin has an overriding royalty of
two and one-half per cent in the land.
The Mid-Northern company is not a
large holder in the Kevin-Sunburst
sectors Of the Toole county fields, but
have large acreage in the northern
part Of the county, and recently ac-
quired acreage in section 9-35-2 west,
where they have hole nearing COM
pletion. This company is known as
one OF the Standards subsidiaries and
is very large factor in the produc-
lion Of Cat Creek.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
Beck Well Spudded in Almost Due
East Of Shelby Adds Test That
May Encircle S'The Oil City"

Acting upon a survey made by
Charles Emmons, Shelby's original
geologist and who is said to have
urged drilling for oil in Toole county
twenty years ago and whose deduct
ions as to the Gas Ridge structure
were only recently proved correct by
the bringing into production of the
California-Abel and Morton wells, the
Beck Petroleum company of Shelby
spudded in its first well at $40 p. m.
last Thursday, August 81, on a loca-
tion almost due east of this city. The
site is just over the Toole county line
in Liberty county and just over the
east line of range cast, $50 feet
in from the northwest corner of the
northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of section 18, township 80
north, range 4 east. The drill was
started on land known as the Marie
Olsrud homestead, six miles north
west Of Lothair and about seven miles
northeast Of Galata, both Of which
towns are now in the probable oil belt.
The Beck Petroleum company was
this spring, with it's princi-
pal office at Shelby. M. E. Beck is
president, NJ. o. Moulden, vice-presi-
dent, and j. R. Stille, secretary treas
urer. Mr.. Beck is an experienced
man in the oil game, and M. Moulden
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06

The California-Abel well is looking
Nbetter than ever and are lowering
casing to the sand. Every tank on the
place is full, as well as the sunp, and
oil men generally, believe the we'll to
be strong one, on the Gladys-Belle
order, although perhaps not so strong
producer.
Activities in the Sweet Grass region
continue just across the line, the
Baalim, just across the line and six
miles east Of Sweet Grass having
come in with heavy oil showing in
the Colorado shale at 1880, and it is
believed that greater depth will make
. heavy commercial producer. There
are II rigs just across the line from
Sweet Grass to the east and work
across the line is going steadily ahead.
When the men went to pull the
casing in the Fulton well, 1912 west,
a considerable quantity of oil was
found standing in the well, four bail
ers being taken out, and it may be
that the well will not be abandoned.
Drilling is progressing slowly at
the Northern well on the Daw-
son-Merkle lease, section 1852 west
and the w. E. Rice well on section g.
35-2 west, but both are expected to be
completed by the end of the week.
Camps are being erected by the
Illinois Pipe Line company for it's
crews to be used in laying its pipe
line. The men are being gathered and
the ditcher is expected within the
next few days.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
Water Pipeline To Be Built
For Kelvin -Sunburst Field

of the new company, announced today
"Work on the water line will be
pushed as rapidly as possible" Mr.
Eulberg said "and in effecting water
economy for the companies now drill
ing and whom we hope 70 supply. the
project should prove a money maker
for Snow Cap. The flow from the
springs which we control is adequate
to supply twice the number of wells
now drilling and can be distributed,
we believe, at a saving of more than
so per cent to the companies now
operating
Holdings Of the Snow Cap are $40
acres in an almost solid block IN sec
tions 7, 8 and 9, township 81, range 2
west, of which 240 acres will be de-
veloped under the drilling contract
that has been let, Mr.. Eulberg said.
Without cost to themselves, stock
holders of the company will share in
the production obtained as a result Of
operations that are to start as soon
as possible.
In addition, the Snow Cap will start
sinking a well en- It's Cat Creek hold
ings as soon as arrangements can be
made, Mr.. Eulberg said. In that field
the company has acquired 100 acres
on the West Dome and expects TO off
set production.
Field work Of the company will be
under the supervision of D. A. Skillen,
vice president and general manager
Of the company, who has had % years
of experience as a producer in the
midcontinent fields and who came to
Lewistown year ago to engage IN
the oil industry in Montana. In the
course of his experience MIR. Skillen
has operated in practically all the big
fields of the south and two years ago
represented the oil men of Tulsa, Ok
lahoma, on an important mission to
Mexico. AS a consequence of tEat trip
the press of the n1idcontinent toLay is |
calling attention to the fact thai Err
Skillen was the first to predict that
the production of the Tampico fieAs
soon would turn to salt water.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06

on the Great Northern south of Sum
burst.
The other new locations of the Ohio
are as follows, all in section "a, town
ship So, range 2 west:
Davey No. 8, SW Sc.
Davey No. A, Sc SW.
Davey No. 5, NE Sc.
Davey No. 6, NE SW.
Swayze No. 2, NE Sc
Holloway No. 1, SW NE
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
Gas Flow Struck in
Campbell Number z

A gas flow estimated as approx
mating 100000 cubic feet daily was
struck Friday afternoon in the well
of the Gordon Campbell-Kevin syndl-
cate off-setting the Campbell discov-
cry we'll at Kevin, according to IN
formation from the syndicate's Kelvin
offices. The gas was struck at 1,O35
feet, in the first gas sand.
Representatives of the syndicate are
quoted as saying the gas is wet and
that the flow is SO large that it will
be braiden-headed before the drill is
sent on down in quest of OIL The flow
was declared to be much larger than
that found in the Campbell discovery,
which encountered gas at about the
same depth. The discovery well tapped
the vein for fuel in drilling, but con-
ditions existing at the time prevented
it from being braidenheaded. The No.
syndicate expects to reach oil prod
uction at 1,785 feet, the horizon at
which the discovery well was brought
in.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
Gladys-Belle Goes Over Crown Block
Again and Well Is Closed for Tank

in the field today, and also the infor-
nation received by the Sunburst Oil
& Gas company here from H. S. Lamb,
representative of that company in the
field and who has been at the well all
morning.
Bailing at the California-Abel well
26-35-2 west continues and the show
ing is excellent, and work is going
ahead with renewed vigor upon the
different wells of the field since the
showing of this week in the field.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
HUSTLE AND BUSThE OF "0THE OIL
CITY, CONVINCES sDOUBTING TOMS''

The editor of this rag was in
Shelby on Tuesday, and if there
are any doubling Toms, who yet
believe that oil has not been the
means of waking W the old burg
just drop in there any day, and
see the hustle and hustle Of the
many autcs most of which are OPP
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
Improve Kremlin Road

Havre, Aug. BE. j. Doreen, dis
trict engineer Of the state highway
department, announces that a survey
crew will be sent out this week to
make a survey of the road west of
Kremlin, where work on the construc-
tion of the highway will begin as soon
as possible.
A crew of men to operate the rock
crusher have been put to work on the
highway west of Krenlin, according
to George Bowery, county supervisor
of roads.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
Imperial SDudded Well

Report comes from Sweet Grass
that the Imperial Oil company, known
as the Canadian affiliated company of
the Standard group, spudded in a well
10 miles west of Sweet Grass and just
north of the international boundary
line, Monday. A number Of other
companies have been drilling for some
time on the Canadian side east of
Sweet Grass.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
Development Activities

36-2 west.
Ohio-Maley No. 1, SW Sc, 31-36-l
west.
Mid-Northern, NV NE 1852 west
2W.
Ohio-Claire Stevenson No. 1, NE
NV 1852 west.
Apex No. SW Sc 3-35-3W.
Sweet Grass Oil company, 27-33-1w.
Rice No. 1, NV NV 8-35-2W.
Black Magic Oil company, SW Sc
16-35-3-W.
G. C. K. Syndicate well No. SW
SW 35-36-3W.
Sunburst Oil & Gas-Suhr, NE SW
10-34-2W.
J. X. D. Shaffer, 33-36-2W.
Beck Petroleum, NV NV 18-32-4e.
Location
O'Neil g. Catlett, NE 15-35-3W.
Rainbow No. 2, NV NV 15-35-3W.
Sweet Grass Oil and Land No. /,
SW SW 6-35-1W.
Producers Oil & Gas, Sc Sc, A.
36-2W.
Potlatch No. 1, Sc SW 27-34-1W.
Big West No. INV NV 6-94-1W.
Potlatch No. 2, NV SW 28-34-1W.
G. C. K. Syndicate well No. 8, NE
SW, 26-35-3W.
Bitter Creek Oil Co., SW Sc 1886
west.
Gladys-Belle Fryberger No. 1, Sc
NE 24-35-2 west.
Gladys-Belle, Seabrook No. 1, SW
SW 1882 west.
Shut Down
Holding and Royalty, Sc NE 21-
35-3W.
Aloe Oil Syndicate No. l, Sc NV
5-34-2-W.
Orchard No. 1, Sc Sc 9-35-3W.
t. S. Hogan, SW NV 22-35-2 west.
California company No. 1, Sc Sc
l0-35-3W. Shut down, 500.
Gladys Belle-Fulton No. /, NE NE
L-34-2W.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06
KEYIN-SUNBURST FIELD


Producing
Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicate
No. 1, NE NE 16-35-3W.
Ohio-Hannon No. 1, Sc SW 26-36-
west.
Ohio-Davey No. 2, NV NE 1852
west.
Sunburst-Boyce No. 1, SW SW %
36-2 west.
Ohio-Swayze No. 1, section 34-36-2
west.
California Co., Sc Sc 13-34-2W.
Ohio-Sinden No. 1, SW NV 1862
west.
Ohio-Barr No. 1, NV NV 1882
west.
Ohio-Davey No. 1, Sc Sc 94-36-2
west.
California Co., NE SW 26-35-2 west
A. E. Louis Corporation, NE Sc
14-35-3W.
Gladys-Belle- -Three-In-One No. q,
NE Sc 18-35-2W.
Drilling
Rainbow No. 1 NV Sc 9-35-3W.
Coe No. 1, SW NV, 1852 west.
Gladys Belle, NE NE 1874 east.
Homestake No. /, NE NV 3-35-2W.
Three-In-One Oil Syndicate No. /,
SW SW 8-35-1W.
Troy-Sweet Grass Oil company No.
l., NE NV 28-34-1W.
Sunburst Oil G. Gas company No. 2,
NE Sc 5-35-2W.
Gordon Campbell Syndicate
No. 2, Lincoln, SW SW 10-35-3W.
Ohio-Reibe No. /, NV NE 3-35-
Ohio-Davey No. 3, SW Sc, 1882
west.
Ohio-Davey No. A, Sc sW, 34-96-2
west.
ohio-Davey No. 5, NE Sc, 34-96-2
west.
ohio-Davey No. 6, NE sW, 34-96-2
west.
Holloway No. 1, SW NE 81
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06

Grated by men in the employ of
some of the oil companies. But
the big need of Shelby today is the
sleeping accommodation, men have
to sit up night after night at Shell
by, and it seems that additions to
the already good hotels there,
ought to be brought about.-Kevin
Review.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06

Miles City, Aug. 31.-Miles City
will be burning natural gas by De-
cember 1, according to statement
made by Silas Hopkins Of the North
west Utilities company.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06

care oysters healthy?" asks a sub
scriber as they return. Lady, never
eat one that isn't.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-09-06

Every time we strike match we
think about thee oal shortage.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

The discovery of the Gold Road mine, which was made accidentally by Jose Jerez, former Capt. in the Mexican army, was one of those acci- dental affairs that have made up the life of the mining world and is re- sponsible for rushes into the snowy north and the waterless and burning desert sections of the country. The story of mining cannot be we'll writ ten without the human interest that has been developed and interwoven into mining history of the world at large. Men have gone into the min ing country paupers and emerged mil lionaires ,and few there are among the millions that at times have tried their hand at mining who could not at some time have made cleanup of competence.
 And old Joe Jerez, hurrying back to his aboriginal home on the Colo rado river, giving no thought to the great lodes over which he had come and was traversing on his way back, sat him down to rest on an outcrop of the mountain and there made the discovery that gave millions of dol lars to enrich the world. As the old
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17
THE COLDR0AD MINE HAS PRODUCED
 $9 100000 |NC0LD ANDST|LL HAS0RE

mines by Joseph Burkhart and sons of Los Angeles, these options finally being taken over by Posey and Baily, who were then operating on a grant above Albuquerque, N. M. These gentlemen interested w. c. Cornick of Salt Lake City and later a consoli- dation of the mines were effected with French and Spanish people. During the operation of the property by these people large mill was built and de- velopment on the mine carried to the 800 level. The Gold Road company was finally sold to the United States Smelling, Refining and Mining com pany and operated until the entry of the United States into the war. It is estimated that during the operation of the property more than $9,000, 900 was taken from above the 500 level and that there is now in sight, ready to be stopped, more than 100000 tons of ore having value above $1o per ton.
 The shaft of the Gold Road was carried down about 800 feet whence drifts were carried off along the vein, but the main development was from the 500 level, this easterly drift hav-
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

man rested his eyes strayed to the big outcrop and he was at once interest ed. Breaking off piece of the vein he found free gold. Excitedly he re- turned to Kingman, whence he had gone forth with his supply of pro- visions and notified Henry Lovin, who had staked him ,and the two men rushed back and staked out several claims. Ore running $500 gold was found in the outcrop and a shaft was sunk on the vein, and the necessary discovery work done on the others. Many other locations were staked and great activity resulted. This discov- cry was made in 1900 and within a short time options were taken on the
 ing been carried through the Gold
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

erty, as it would obviate heavy equip ment and allow of the entry of the big vein at depth so far below the present work that it would prove up it's ore shoots cheaply and intelligent ly. The matter has been taken up with the Gold Road people and it is quite probable that their assent will be forthcoming. The driving of 75O feet through the ground of the Gold Road would be of considerable impor- tance to the old company and we feel sure that the work will be soon under way.
 The Gold Road is one of the most important gold properties in the state. It has fully a mile of this massive vein under patent ,and practically it's entire length has been shown to have ore bearing qualities. The last work done on the property was in the Rail- road and Last Chance claims, the easternmost of the company's hold ings. It is said that prior to the shutting down of the mines, during the war period, there had been brought in fully 100000 tons of ore that had tonnage value of above $10, and which value was said to be in excess of $16 by men who were conversant with these ores. In the east drift on the Last Chance the ore still showed in the heading and had as high value as that found in other parts of the property. This territory, like that of the Red Top, lies close to the apex of the range and in the chloritic an desitic flow. At this point the later andesites has an estimated depth of 2,OOO feet ,and it is improbable that the older andesite will be found be- tween it and the granite. Anyway, the intervening depth is so great that should an ore body be developed there will be room enough to allow of mil lions to be extracted before there would be any possibility of entering a barren zone.
 The Gold Road mine during it's op- eration shipped to the mint over $9,- 000,000 in gold and silver, and paid large amounts in dividends. Its op- erations of the property carried de- velopments into the various parts of the property, showing it's enormous potentiality for ore production. The Gold Road contained the original ore body that was exploited to the 800 level, through what is known as No. 1 shaft. At this point a great glory hole was put down and the entire ore body stopped to the surface, this ore being quite rich. At the 500 a level was carried through the Gold Road, Line Road and far into the Billy Bryan claims. A shaft was sunk 700 feet to meet this drift on the Billy Bryan claim and from that point the drifts were carried east through the Railroad and into the Last Chance, a distance of approximately 6000 feet. Cresscuts were carried into the ore
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

the most potential properties in the district from an ore production stand point. The great plugs of rhyolite are in contact with the Gold Road veins, lying to the east of the principal rhy- olite dikes and close in. As with Oat- man, it is probable that the enrich ment of the veins of the camp were accelerated by these intrusive plugs, and that further development will con- vince the most skeptical of the impor- tance of further development of the Gold Road mines at depth. The Gold Road Annex and the Gold Ore are veins that parallel the Gold Road to the north and further development of these properties is in view.
 In looking over the ground of the Gold Road Red Top the man who knows will be impressed with the mammoth possibilities of the proper ty, its great veins and it's potentiali-
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

which reaches the Billy Bryan at a depth below the apex of 700 feet, has wonderful ore bodies, 16 feet run ming close to $2O per ton. Another lift on this massive body of ore would bring in more than 100000 tons of ore, giving the property possibility for ore production second to no other mine in the county.
 The company has operated milling plant having a capacity of 32O tons daily, and another milling unit was installed under the dumps of the Billy Bryan, where all ores from that prop erty is to be milled and the pulp car ried through big pipes to the cyanide tanks at the big plant farther down the canyon, where it is to be denuded of its gold content. The two plants will handle close to 800 tons of ore daily, the costs, prior to the war, hay ing been fraction over $4 per ton. This was the lowest cost mining and milling ever made in the county, and it is probable that the same result may be had when the plant is again in operation, which, we understand is to be soon.
 Like all the other mines of the dis trict, the best ore shoots were found below the 300 level. From the 100 to 300 levels the mine showed badly broken vein, but on the 300 level the ore body came up in an A shape, which gradually widened until at 500 feet it was 500 feet in length and of
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

Road, Line Road, Billy Bryan and Railroad claims, distance of several thousand feet. It was in the Billy Bryan that the heavy ore body was encountered and the chief development carried on. Another ore body was opened in the Railroad claim, the drift having been carried as far as the Last Chance, the farther east proper ty of the Gold Road estate. Cross- cuts, raises and drifts have opened this property and pointed the way for ex- tensive developments in the great ore bodies. No mine in the district has a greater future before it than the Gold Road. Its ore bodies have hard ly been touched, the last work in the property indicating that the 500 level,
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

good value. On the Billy Bryan some of the finest picture rock ever found in a vein in the district was taken. Leasers on this property secured nice fortunes from the ores until the com pany took back the property and started it's own development opera tions.
 It is to be hoped that within the next few months this property will be under operation, as it is too big and promising to lie idle, and we are inclined to believe that now that pre- war conditions are coming back the company will start operation on a large scale. It is we'll known that the mine is not for sale, wherefore it ought to be operated.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

development of the property will be carried on. At the present time the company is crosscutting ten foot vein from the bottom of the winze with a view to getting line on the values at that point.
 The development of the property through the Line Road tunnel would be of great importance to the prop
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

shoots from this level and report has it that the best part of the great vein has been found there.
 Looking over plat of the Red Top it will readily be seen that these veins parallel the strike of all the Oatman veins being only about 5000 feet northerly from the Oatman United, which so recently brought in one of
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

within 75O feet of the Red Top end lines.
 The property was located by Capt Casper Taylor shortly after the dis covery of the Gold Road and since that time a large amount of work has been done on the several claims. In 1908 the Gold Road Red Top Mining company vas organized under the laws