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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-30
STILL IS CAPTURED

Deputy Sheriff R. N. Franklin and Zack Sprayberry, policeman, cap tured complete still. except the worm. near Goodwater Thursday. Mrs. Strawberry and her children were out picking blackberries the day befGre and ran upon the still.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-30
TO OFFER ROAD BILLS

Two bills will be introduced from Morgan county 1t the summer session of the state legislature, which if made laws. will materially affect the public road situation in this county, according to announcement of Sen ator Melvin Huston and Representa- tive James A. Foreman. Mir. Fore man states that both he and Repre- sentative John Patterson, both from this county, are agreed on the pro- visions of a road bill which will pro- vide that all roads of the county shall be looked after by single agency, and that one man. a general manager of roads, shall have com plete charge of this agency with power to purchase materials, hire la bor and in addition this man or his suborinates shall be required to col feet the road tax money due from the residents and business firms of the county. This bill will provide for the general manager of roads to hold of flee for two years and he Is to pc elected by the people, except that the first general manager is to be ap- pointeI by the governor. Senator Hutson will introduce road bill which will reduce the annual road fee of county people from s1O to 50 per year. The people in one or two cities of Morgan county are now pay ing only $5 year for road or street taxes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-30
KILLED BY LlGHTNI
Lineyflle Mnn Struck As He F
 To Enter Barn

LINEVILLE, Ala, June 20 cial)-J. C. Karr of Pyriton,
 was killed almost instantly homo near Lineville Thursda stroke of lightning. just as h5 r up to his barn gate to get the rain. Both his horse killed by the same bolt. He buried Saturday afternoon 7 erty Methodist church at Pin vile. He was a logman for mill and leaves his parents, widow and a two-month-old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-30

100 years ago and worked in way. The property was confis by the Mexican government an mines escheated to the governl Taylor Lewis, a former Birmine boy, last year found these mines filed his claim on them. He c. back to Birmingham last winter interested several men, who finanN the reopening and eQuipping of mines for operation. They have pai, the government for the property and installed modern machinery, includ- ing one smelter, which is running 2< tons per day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-30

United States used about 1T5,000 ounces of platinum with a value of over S17,500,900 last year.
, 1923-11-15

1T. above the wall Creek sand. He
does not believe that this field is To-
Gated on an anticlinal high, but
rather is on the southeast plunging
axis of the Ferris dome. Almost all
of this part of the Lost Soldier dis
trict is covered with wind-blown
sand so that surface indications of
structure are almost entirely lack
ing.
South of the G. P. dome on what
ticline the Ohio Oil Co. is putting
down 9 wells. One of them reached
the Wall Creek sand at approx
mately 300 TT. with quite a good
showing of gas. They are attempt
ing to put down the hole to the Da-
kota which may be expected at APP
~proximately 400 IT.
GEOLOGY
Stratigraphy.-In the Lost Sol
der district all formations from late
Tertiary down to and including the
granite basement are exposed. (See
accompanying table.) The best ex-
posures are obtained on the south
flank of the Ferris Mountains where
all of the formations up to an in
Guiding part OF the Mesaverde may
be examined within a few miles. AT
Bell Spring and Browns Canyon,
there are good exposures of practi-
cally the entire series. The young
est producing formation is probably
a sand near the base of the Steele
shale, belonging to the Colorado
gro-r, Cretaceous. The next lower
! producing sands are the various
members Of the Frontier series
known as Wall Creek sands, also in
the Colorado group.
Some production has been devel-
| oped in the Ferris. Wertz. and Lit
tie Lost Soldier domes. from what
appears to be the upper and harder
part Of the Mowry shale of the
colorado group.
The principal production in all
| Of the fields Is from the Dakota
sandstone Of the Cloverly forma-
ton.
The lower sand Of the Cloverly
which the writer has called the La
kota. after barton. has not been
drilled into at the Little Lost Sol
dier and Wertz domes. It was alb
sent in No. / well drilled by Kaso-
ming Oil Co. on Mahoney dome aud
may be lacking in the Ferris dome.
He is OF the opinion that tho Lakota
will be q prolific producing sand In
the Little Lost Soldier and Wertz
domes Gig. 81
None OF the lower prospective
producing sands have been thoroly
tested in any OF the fields in this
district. Possible sources OF pro-
d'uction are in descending order, the
Morrison. Sundance. Chugwater.
Embar and Tensleep formations
Gig. ~
CRETACEOUS SYSTEM
C1Overly EOrmatiOn-Bowen gives
a short, n comprehensive descrip-
ton Of the Cloverly formation: IAN
upper member OF sandstone. a mid
die member OF shale. and n lower
member OF conglomeratic sand
stone"
The upper member of sandstone
consists OF 20-25 feet OF white.
rather fine and uniform-grained
, 1923-11-15

sists OF dark shaly sand, and in
cludes a thin bed Of coal which has
been mined locally. In the west end
Of Mahoney dome there seems to be
no sand at all in the Thermopolis
shale, but in the ease end the Ohio
Oil Co. reports q thin gas sand at
approximately the top OF the forma-
ton.
MOwry Shale.-The Mowry shale
Is typically developed in the Lost
Soldier district. 1t consists of ap-
proximately $50 IT. of very hard,
dark fissile shale intercalated with
the softer beds Of black shale and
beds OF bentonite. The Mowry
weathers out as a silver-gray fissile
shale. fragments OF which are e1-
ceedingly hard. Fish scales are
common. Probably the Mowry
shale is the origin OF most of the
oil found in the Dakota sandstone.
As the Thermopolis shale is thin
and quite sandy. the oil originating
in the Mowry mlgrates downward
into the Dakota rather than up
ward through relatively impervious
shales TO the Wall Greek sands.
Frontier Formation-The upper
400 It. OF the Frontier formation
consist OF 3 or more thick sand
stones alternating with thinner beds
of shale. The lower part consists
OF dark shale with thin irregular or
~lonticular beds of sandstone Tho
shallow sand production at the Lit
Continued on Page 100
, 1923-11-15

The Rawlins-Lost Soldier district.
broadly defined, embraces all of .
large uplift c~onterinE in the Rawlins
Hills. where the granite basement Of
tho region is exposed. The district is
bounded on the north by the Ferris
Mountains. on the south by 4 Mesa
verde-filled syncline few miles
south Of Rawlins. on the east by the
Tertiary-filled Hanna basin: and on
the west by the Tertiary-filled Great
Divide basin. The district Is divided
into " parts by a shallow east
west syncline. through the center OF
7. -. The part to the north of this
syncline Is the Lost Soldier district
and contains all Of the producing
, 1923-11-15
ONES were worked out by geolo-

domes were worked out by geolo-
gists.
In September, 1917, a controlling
interest in the Barr Oil Co., was ac-
CURED by Messrs. West & Hazlett,
who later became the incorporators
Of the .Kasoming Oil Co.
In 1917 development work began
on Ferris dome and a discovery of
!. oil was made in the Mowry shale
horizon at 1875 It.. on sec. 25, 7.
20 N, r. 81 w. Soon after a large
gas we'll was drilled in at a some
what greater depth in sec. 26, by
the same company.
During 1861 the Midwest Re-
filming Co. drilled the first well on
Mahoney dome. This well was not
drilled to the Dakota sand, but was
abandoned after passing thru the
Frontier formation, and finding the
sands barren.
Ii the fall OF 1918 the Kasoming
Oil Co. started a well on Mahoney
dome, and in the following year UNI
expectedly drilled in a very large
gas we'll in the Dakota sand at a
depth of 2,160 IT. The rock pres.
sure was S25 lbs. per 50. in, and the
production estimated at about 40
900, 900 Gu. TT. flow. Before the
well could be shut in, it caught fire
from some unknown cause and
burned for 6 weeks. The well was
finally shut in early in 1920. After
completing their No. 1 gas well the
Kasoming Oil Co. located another
we'll northwest Of No. /, with the in.
tention Of prospecting the field for
oil below the gas. The Dakota sand
in the second well was found at a
depth OF 2.490 IT,, and yielded "a
100000 to 100000 Gu. It. OF
gas. The next attempt was more
successful as the Dakota sand was
reached at approximately 1850 It.
and found to contain some oil.
The Ohio Oil Co. has 3 gas wells
on Mahoney dome at the east end
OF the field. The Producers & Re
timers have 2 gas wells. l Of them
offsetdng Kasoming No. l. and the
other offsetting Ohio No. /. The
Midwest OIL Co drilled a second we'll
iat the south end of the field which
was q failure. The Dakota sand
contained water with minor guam.
titles Of oil and gas.
In September. 1920. the Produc-
ers & Refiners Corporation drilled
In a big gas we'll on the Wertz dome
2h miles east OF the Little Los
Soldier dome. The original r0cl
pressure Of this well is said to have
been 1910 Tbs. and the open FLOW
about 10000. 900 Gu. IT,, and the
Wertz well production turned in to
supply the Standard Oil OF Indiana
refineries. This l well practically
! supplies the entire requirements OF
the refinery or about 30,000.0OO GU.
II. A simple system OF drips at the
well extracts approximately 100
bbls. of gasoline per day.
After an extensive drilling cam
paign the General Petroleum Co.
brought in 2 or 3 small oil wells
southeast OF the Ferris dome on
what has been locally called the G..
p. dome. 1t is the writer's opinion
that this production comes from n
lenticular shaly sand near the base
OF the Steele shale. which lies 1885
, 1923-11-15

fields Gig. ~
To avoid confusion Of names the
producing Lost Soldier structure IL
now called the Little Lost Soldier
dome Gig. ~
The Little Lost Soldier dome Is on
the main Rawlins-Lander road,
about 40 miles northwest Of Rawlins
In T. 26 N. n. 90 W.. Sweetwater
county. II is about 90 miles from
each OF the towns. Lander. Riverton.
and Casper. and can be reached
from all OF these places as well as
from Rawlins over automobile roads
which are good in the dry season.
This paper embodies the results
OF studies made by the writer In the
, 1923-11-15
THE OIL fields Of THE RAWLINS-
LOST SOLDIER DISTRICT, WYOMING
field IS geologist and petroleum en-
sineer for the Bair OIL Co., and the
Kasoming Oil Co.. from 1919 to
date,
History Of DEVELOPMENT

HAA"SOJ u U0V0ORG9cu
Tho writer has not been able def
initely to determine just who was
first responsible for drawing atten-
ton to the Little Lost Soldier dome
as = probable producing oil field.
1t seems that locations under the
old Placer Mining Law were first
made by parties connected with the
Ohio OIL Co.. but their geologist Ii
said to have reported unfavorably
and no development work was done.
W. N. Armstrong and associates ap-
pear to have been tho next locators.
sometime in the early part Of 1915.
but they may nc attempt to develop
the field. and in May, 1915. w. H.
Taylor relocated for Funk. Cochran.
Clark. and others. Funk immediate
ly proceeded to develop the proper
ty. but was stopped by Injunction
proceedings OF w. H. Armstrong. A
compromise was reached which re-
suited In the organization OF the
Bair Oil Co. F.. o. Funk was put In
charge of development work and
brought In the first well on June
20. 1916. Immediately a great deal
OF the territory to the east was To-
Gated and several other structure.
including the Mahoney and Ferris
, 1923-11-15
BY E. W. KRAMPERT. Geolostst
Cheyenne. Wyoming
III Printed By Courtesy Of the a.
BULLETIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM BIOLOGISTS
INTRODUCTION

During the season of 1922, development work in the proved
Little Lost Soldier field has proceeded rapidly. and in potential
production It Is now second in the Rocky Mountain region only
to the great Salt Creek field.
The frst producing oil ws!;; =. the tcas -aa d-iled in, on
June q. 1916, at . depth Of 265 feet The estimated initial pro-
t%c was 200 Sbls. COMING from The top member Of the From
some with initial production reported as high as TOO bbls. per
day. The limits Of the field were established and less than 200
acres shown to be productive in this first sand. A deep test was
started in 1915, but was abandoned before reaching the Mowry
shale- producing horizon, and 1t was not until August, 1918,
when the Bair OIL Co. well No. % was drilled into production be-
low the original discoveries in the Frontier horizon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
URGES RAIL MERGER
Tells Kansas City Government
Operation Would Be Huge
BIunder.

Kansas City, Mo.-Consolidati OF
the railroads of the country into a
small number of systems is ration
al, justifiable step, full of promise to-
wards solution of the transportation
problem, President Harding declared
here in the second prepared address
of his Western trip.
''If the system consultations will
not afford the solution" he said, 'then
out failure will enforce costlier ex-
pertinent and the one great commit
ment which hope the United States
will forever escape"
The executive expressed the belief
that this one great commitment-gov-
eminent operation-would be "a col
lossal blunder, which would destroy
initiative, infect us with political cor
ruption, create regional jealousies and
impose incalculable cost on the pub
lie treasury"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
LEvIATHAN ENTERS HER PORT
Ready to Challenge World for Her
Title "Queen of the Seas"

Ready TO Challenge World for Her
Title "Queen of the Seas"
New York-Wearing with pride and
grace her newly acquired title OF
Queen of the Seas" the Leviathan is
back in her home port ready to de.
TEND her record against any and all
passenger ships, from whatever coun-
try, ready even to challenge any other
to dispute her right to the laurels
she has intertwined with Old Glory
ut her masthead.
Fog delayed her entrance to the har-
Dor several hours, but the weather
cleared before sunset and the mighty
ship moved up the bay majestically
amid welcoming salutes from the
sirens of harbor craft.
Guests of the United States ship
ping board, officials who constituted
the trial board and every member of
the crew are jubilant over the cap
fure. of new championship, one held
by Great Britain for many years. All
are talking of the thrill of new ex-
perience.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
Two ARE KILLED IN
/ HARDING PARTY
Victims Were on Excursion il
Mountains While Presidential
! Couple Rested

] Denver, Colo-Tragedy broke into
president Harding's Western trip here
with the death of Sumner Curtis, rep
tTHsentaive Of the Republican Ma
fional committee with the party, and
the injury of two newspapermen, one
nj them, Donald A. Craig, manager OF
the Washington bureau of the New
York Herald, also a member of the
party, in an automobile accident in
the mountains rs miles from Denver
Mr.. Curtis, formerly widely known
rs newspaper correspondent, was
killed instantly, when the auto
plunged over 75-foot embankment
In Bear Creek 4. canyon. Tommie
French, a statistician for the Great
Western Sugar company, of Denver,
who was driving the machine, sustain.
ed injuries from which he died before
he could be taken to the hospital.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
NOTIcE-BIDS FOR COAL

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
That the County Board of Stearns
County, Minnesota, will receive bids
for coal up to July 10th, 1928, al
one o'clock P. M.
Approximately $50 tons of coal
will be needed for fuel purposes, said
coal to be delivered to the court
house in such quantities and at such
times as directed by this Board OF
its representative.
Bidders shall state the kind of
coal offered, and the price per ton
in car load lots.
A certified check in the sum of
One hundred (100) dollars shall &C.
company each bid.
The County Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Dated at St. Cloud, Mimi, this
9th day of June, 1923.
Nicholas Thomey,
County Auditor, Stearns County
MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
MORE MEN THAN WOMEN
HAVE APPENDICITIS

Medical reports show men are
more subject to appendicitis although
many cases occur among wom-
en-. 1t can be guarded against by pre-
venting intestinal infection. The in
festival antiseptic, Alder-i-ka, acts on
BOTH upper and lower bowel, remov-
ing all foul, decaying matter which
might cause infection. 1t brings out
matter you never thought was in your
system and which may have been
poisoning you for months. Adler-i-ka
is EXCELLENT for gas on the stom-
ach-O. w. Dowswell, druggist. adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
'enor challenge cup of the Royal Aero

venor challenge cup of the Royal Aero
club.
Lieutenant w. H. Langdon won.
The contest was limited to machines
Of $50 horsepower and less. There
were nine starters. Langdon's time
was hours 40 minutes.
Dameraucourt, France-The noted
French aviator, Jean Casale, was
killed and his mechanic, Boulet, in
jured when their plane suddenly col
lapsed over the village of Bots de Vile,
near here. They were returning from
Berck, where they took a party Of
passengers.
Jean Casale, distinguished himself
in the French aviation service during
the war, bringing down seven enemy
planes in combat. After the war he
turned his attention to altitude flying
and experiments with motorless air
planes or gliders.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our thanks for
the kindness and sympathy shown us
during the illness and death of our
beloved husband, father, SON, and
brother. Also for the many beauti-
full floral offerings.
Mrs. Geo. Gilbertson, and Children.
Mrs. G.. R. Gilbertson,
Mrs. Alma Francis,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Arndt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Gilbertson,
Mr.. Nolan Gilbertson. ADV
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28

Twenty New craters of Small Dimen.
sions Open in Volcanoes Sides.

twenty New CrdterS OF SfndII Olnen-
sions Open in Volcanoes Sides.
Catania, Italy-For the first time
since Mount Etna became violent a
ray of hope dawned for the much tried
Inhabitants of the volcanic region.
The danger is not yet ended for the
crater of the mountain still is belch-
ing molten streams Of lava and great
rocks which threaten the complete de-
struction Of nearby communities, but
undoubtedly the violence of the erup-
ton is decreasing.
A relatively small number of fresh
craters-about 20 in number-opened
during the night.
Although the loss in property has
been enormous, the present eruption
of Sicily's great mountain of terror
has claimed no human victims. Even
physical injuries have been extremely
rare
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28

Rochester-While Henry Bennett,
70 year old farmer, was sick in Roch-
ester hospital with influenza, members
OF the Six Oaks Pleasant Valley Com
munity club put in 70 acres of crop
on his farm near Elgin.
JanesviIIe-An Independent club will
represent GAINESVILLE baseball during
the summer. Organization of the club
is being completed as far as possible
from local talent. Games are being
scheduled with independent clubs in
this section.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28

ST. James-Mrs. T. S. Mondale, wife
of the Rev. T. S. Mondale of st. James,
died after sufferir two and one-halt
years from sleepi-, sickness, which
paralyzeG the lower half of her body.
She was the first patient upon whom
Doctors Rosenow and Waltman of Ro.
chester stopped the spread of the di.
sease
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28

LOST from train between Melrose
and Sank Centre, diamond ring set in
platinum. Very liberal reward for
ring or information leading to it's
recovery, given to George A. Tanner,
Geo. O'Gara or A. L. Ingram-3-4-
So pd.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
CALL FOR BIDS

The Water, Light & Power Com
mission will receive bids at its reg
rlar monthly meeting at the office OF
". T. Conklin, Secretary, on July 2,
1923 at 7:30 P. M. for one lot and
barn on new pump house property on
north side of river. Right reserved
to reject all bids.
Water, Light & Power Commission.
2-3-4. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
AvIAToRs TO FLY OVER ETNA
Fury Of Volcanic Mountain Subsiding
Lava Flow Is Ebbing.

Rome-Mount Etna's eruption wan
ed fury and there was only small
trickle Of lava advancing at the rate
of six yards an hour. Rumblings could
still be heard in the interior Of the
volcano with an occasional explosion.
Army aviators who few over the
crater, through clouds of black smoke
and sickening fumes, reported that
lava was flowing from only three Of
the half dozen assures that had open
ed since the eruption began Sunday.
Although the agricultural loss is
put at $10,000,000, King Victor EN-
anuel who investigated on the scene,
informed the authorities the catas-
trophe was less appalling than first
believed. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
q Il y u Il y u y u Il II Il y T. y Il q
IN THE MOVIE WORLD ::
= H4 y y n apH Ha4d p
Dogs Illness Cost Thousands of
Dollars

Dogs Illness Cost Thousands of
Dollars
Now it's a dog that's playing a
"heavy" role in motion picture.
But "heavy expense" is the full
name of the part played by "Ginger'
in the Goldwyn production of "Brok.
en- Chains" which comes to the
Caughren for two days, beginning
Sunday. The company, directed by
Allen Holubar, went to location al
Huntington Lake for scenes in which
Ginger plays an important part
However, the altitude, or the brand
of dog biscuit or something, didn't
agree with Ginger, and he fell sick
For several days the company had
done nothing but fish and go hiking
and wish for Ginger to recover his
pepper.
The cast of Broken Chains in.
cludes Malcolm McGregor, Colleen
Moore, Claire Windsor and Ernest
Terrence.
Anita Stewart in Unusual New
Photoplay
Anita Stewart, whose freshness
and charm have provided the screen
with never failing enjoyment, will b.
the star at the Caughren Theatre
next week in her latest First National
attraction "Rose o. the Sea y
Miss Stewart holds a UNIQUE
Place in the hearts of the mo'i,1 pic.
ture followers, being practically the
only screen star of prominence who
has shown an ability to ena.s roles
Of widely diversified appeal an
Characterization. She has successive.
ly appeared as a western ranch girl
a diplomatic secret agent, a scion OF
wealth and girl of impoverished
surroundings. 1t is in the. latter
class that her latest screen triumph
belongs.
"Rose o. the Sea-" adapted from
tine popular book by Countess Bar.
cynska, tells the story of wait from
the sea who, on the death of he,
guardian and protector, is forced tt
make her own way in New York. He1
lack of guile and sophistication wir
her place and esteem eve.i in the
.natured metropolis. Involved in g
story of petty jealousies, aristocratit
conventions and gambling ARRAYS is
a plot of simple heart interest anc
genuine appeal in which the girl OF
the country shows her deep faith ir
the abiding virtues of life, winning
q triumph through them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
TWO NOTED filters KILLED

British Racer Burned to Death
French Hero Loses Life.
London-Major e. L. Foote. pilot
ing British Lucifere monoplane, fell
and was burned to death Chertsey,
Surrey, while on the last lap of the
400 mile handicap race for the Gros-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28

AUTO and Tractor Cylinders re-
ground; mirror finish to the half thous-
andth accuracy; fitted with light gray
IRON piston rings and pins; largest
plant In the Northwest. All work
guaranteed. The McCadden Machine
Works. st. Cloud, Mimi. Att