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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
Showing Of Oil & Gas
On The Liberty Dome

The showing Of oil and gas in
the Beck Petroleum wild cat well
on the Liberty dome, located in
the extreme east portion of Toole
county, and the extreme west of
Liberty county, is attracting the
attention Of oil men at this time.
This well has not yet reached the
oil bearing sand, being at the
depth of $3.50 feet, when it was
shut down about three weeks
ago, on account o f the cold
weather.
When drilling operations were
again commenced the first of the
week some crude was found in
the hole on top of several feet of
water, 1t being from seepage.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
Plans -Four Re-
fineries For kevin
Field This Year

Four small refneries or topp-
inf plants, distributed through
the Kelvin field is the object of
J. A. Absher, of Miles City.
The first Of the refneries of
250 to 500 barrel capacity, will
be Installer on the main highway
between Kelvin and Shelby, near
the California Smoke we'll.
In conversation with the re-
porter for the Review, Mr.. Alb
sher stated: that his company
would install four refneries in
the Kevin field, of which one
would be directly in Kelvin, one
near Sunburst, and probably one
in the west part of the field.
The plants to be used will be
adapted to the conditions in the
field. To meet the lack Of water
for cooling the stills, and ar
rangements where the crude in
the plant aids in cooling,
will be used.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22

The Kevin oil is on gradual
ed basis the scale now being:
Below 28 degrees Baume, $1.30;
% to 1873 degrees Baume, S1.40;
above 1879 degrees Banne, S1.50.
Since virtually all of the produc-
tion of the field is above 33.9
degrees Baume, the field price is
virtually the top price i n the
scale. Probably not less than 80
per cent Of the production of the
field takes the top price and none
of it takes the lowest price set.
Cat Creek leads all the Rocky
Mountain district with the field
price now at $2.15 barrel. The
Kevin prices have climed from
70 cents a barrel in December to
the present price of SI.5O bar
rel. The steady increase in the
price Of oil has made it appear
that the predictions Of some
operators that the present sea-
son will see $500 oil, not out of
the range Of probabilities.
The expected further increases
no less than the steady advance
Of the last few weeks is expect
ed to haye a pronounced effect
upon development in the field.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
Sale Reported
Of Royalties
To KaIispe||

Shelby, Royalties of from II
to per cent on ], ,280 acres of
leases in the Kevin field have
been purchased by |. w. Hanson
for the recently organized Kalis
pell Royalties syndicate, pending
delivery of title. The considera-
tion is said to have been approx
matel6 $12 per acre.
The deal is probably among the
largest that have been closed on
royalties alone, ranking in the
field next to the purchase of the
Wyoming Montana Royalties bv
Charles Orchard of Denver, when
royalty interests of Gordon Camp
bell in several thousand acres in
the field were taken over.
One tract. the VIZ 1852 w,
lis the Swears tract, on which
the Mid-Northern has two pro-
ducing wells, the last, Mid-North-
ern-Swears No. 2, was brhught
in about ten days ago. A second
tract is the Emmert lease on the
VIZ 1882 w, on which the
Ohio-Emmert No. l is located.
This we'll came in about two
weeks ago. Two additional drill
ing sites were selected on this
piece when t h e Ohio officials
were here a few days ago. A
third lease is the 81 22-35-2 W,
just offsetting the Hogat well, a 4
producer of some months stand
ing. and the fourth is the section
to the west Of the last named,
the 81 21-25-2 w.
The KalispelI Royalty syndi-
cate is a common law trust, be-
ing one Of the latest to be form
ed, and is about two weeks old.
Its capital is $50, 900 and contrary
to usual, the stock has all been
sold before it started to invest |
the proceeds in royalties. Mr.. |
Hanson is president and Oscar
Coen is secretary; P, w. Gilbert,
vice-president. being the third |
trustee. Many royalty deals have
been made here during the last
two weeks. w. L. Pilling Of the
Royalty company closed
the deal for the royalty owners,
Mr.. Hanson acting for his COM
pany.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
Dixon Signs
North Field
Piping Order

Permission has been obtained
by Adam j. Eulberg, an operator
of the Kevin field, to construct a
pipe line from springs west OF
the field to be used for drilling
purposes.
The agreement whereby Mr..
Eulberg would have the use OF
the wates from the springs and
permission to construct the pipe
line was signed late Saturday
night by Governor Dixon and
Attorney General Wellington D.
Rankin.
The springs to the west OF the
field provide the chief possible
water supply for the Kelvin field,
accordins to Mr.. Eulberg, who
announced his plan of piping 1T
to the field last season. He was
unable to complete his plans pre-
viously, due to an adverse ruling
by state officials. By the agree
ment signed Saturday, the pre-
vious ruling was Cancelled.
The lack of water in the Kevln
field has been a problem that
threatened to be serious handi-
cap to operations and develop
Inent during the next summer.
A group of operators were under
stood to have been contemplate
ing the construction of pipe
line to one of the larger reser-
voirs near the field, but this was
q measure that would give way
to any plan that promised ample
water for the field from other
sources, it is understood.
Mr.. Eulberg has investigated
the springs to the west of the1
field beyond the esparpment and
is of the belief that they afford
q sure and ample water supply
for the field.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
Lots Of Activity in
Coutts Country

Reports are coming in from
the Canadian Oil & Refining COM
pany we'll five miles north of the
Sweet Grass hills that their we'll
is now down to 710 feet, but
they are temporarily tied up on
account of a broken bit. The rig
should again be in motion in a
dav or two when repairs can be
received, otherwise the well is in
AL condition.
George Muir. superintendent
at the McLean-Mitchell well four
miles east Of Coutts report that
he has decided to drill no further
until water is shut off in some
manner or other. AS the weather
is too rough for cement work
now the rig will stand idle until
warmer weather. AS it will take
about three weeks to set the
cement after it is placed, n Q
further drilling will take place
for about a month. He states
they have succeeded in penetrat-
ing 1850 feet in spite of numer-
GUS handicaps of quicksand and
water.
G. A. Rogers, an expeat geolo-
gist recently Of Peace River,
where he is interested in the
Canadian Petroleum company
now drilling at 1000 feet a few
miles north Of the Peace River
station, is now in the boundary
district looking for acreage to
drill out this coming season. He
has considerable faith in the out
come of the big development now
OH in the Coutts field.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
$4,000 Paid for
320-Acre Kelvin Tract

According to reports contract
for the delivery of 320 acres of
the Gordon Campbell-Kevin syn
dicate in the Kevin field to John
Cooper, was filed at the county
seat last week. The contract
provides for payment Of $4,000
for the acreage and is made by
Gordon Campbell and Mrs. Camp
bell, trustees for the syndicate.
The acreage is in some of the
best parts of the field consisting
of the August Lorenson lease,
SWASEH section %, EHNEA
section 27-35-2w, and part of the
lease of John McManus, NW4SE
4 and SWA section 21-35-2 W.
The acreage is part of some O.
600 acres held by the syndicate
in 35-2 west, 800 acres being un-
der contract to the Western Pet
roleum Exploration company.
several hundred acres having
been sold to the Black Magic Oil
company, and deals are pending
on some of the remaining acre
age.
Mr.. Cooper has taken the
present contract on behalf of
eastern people and L. P. Jackson
acted for Mr.. Campbell in making
the deal.
1t is understood that the east
ern group represented by Mr..
Cooper plan development of the
acreage to be obtained under the
contract.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
Water From carIessness
Endangers the Field

Neglect to plug we'll properly
on the part of irresponsible COM
panies is a serious menace to the
field. Water in the Adams well
on the H. H. Sievers lease in 81
36-2 west, which is at a depth Of
1910 feet, is coming from the
sands below and is flooding the
oil sand. This is Of grave danger
not only to this one section OF
the field. but to the entire field
it is pointed out by some large
operators. Steps to prevent this
sort of jeopardy to the field will
no doubt be taken in the immedi-
ate future. While there are some
regulations regarding the plugg-
ing of wells they are not rigid
enough to accomplish their aim,
which is to protect the field from
just such occurrences as this is.
1t is thought that the Montana
Oil and Gas association will work
for some better regulations to
handle cases Of this kind.
In Ohio years of experience in
oil production has brought into
being some efficient laws in this
respect. There it is a rigid law
that every well must be properly
plugged when abandoned. The
operator must notify the adjoin-
ing land holders of his intention
to plug the well, giving them the
date in order that they may be
there to witness the plugging.
If the operator fails to properly
plug the well, the leesor and land
owner become responsible. If
the we'll is plugged without it's
being witnessed by the proper
t h e adjoineng land
owners may COMPEL the operator
to plug it once more in their
presence.
It is thought that the Adams
Land and Oil company is RESPONSE
BILE for the present danger. After
oil was first encountered in the
hole drilling was continued and
water rose in the we'll, The drill
er being unfamiliarat that time
with conditions in the field thot
The well of no account. Since
operating farther in the field it
s understood that he has made
The statement that the e well
would n o doubt have been a
good one if properly handled
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
ReUiezU On Sick List


Owing to the fact that the
editor, publisher, printer, has
been confined at home this week
with the grippe, we are a few
days late this week for which we
ask you to make an allowance,
and We will try and not let this
happen again, but it is not our
fault, and we are not alone as
most everyone in town, has been
having the same. If the Review
reaches you late and is not up to
the standard this week, we will
ask you to overlook it once.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
Latest KeUin
Raise Places
Crude at $3.50

The price of Kevin oil touched
$3.50 barrel Saturday with an
additional 10-cent increase on
Wyoming and Montana oils an
nounced by the Midwest Refn-
ing company and the Ohio Oil
company.
This is the fifth increase in the
field price of Kevin crude during
the last few weeks.
The new prices on oils of the
Rocky Mountain district are:
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22

A banquet will be given, the
evening of March 18th. in honor
of the anniversary of the dis
covery of oil, in northern Mon
tana, by Gordon Campbell and in
recognition Of the place of the
oil industry in this territfry, by
the Great Falls Commercial Club.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22

The Kelvin Montana Oil COM
pany is to drill an offset to the
Black Magic on the southeast
corner Of the Sci of the SW4 of
section 16. They expect to spud
in as soon the weather will per-
nit.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
Building Boom Off in Real
Earnest in Kevin This Week

&01 aHG0d Ill NOV1u IDu0 vvVCA
With the approaching of spring
near at hand, comes the sound of
the saw and hammer from most ev-
cry direction in Kevin, indicating
that the building activity has start
ed in real earnest.
L. r. Olsen arrived this week
from Winnett nd Immediately
started work on his refinery just
east of the G.. N. Depot. The first
installation of the refinery will be
for ESQ barrels and will be so con-
|structed that it can, without trouble
be increased to 500 barrels. Mr..
Olsen assures us, barring all trouble,
that the plant will be operating by
the middle of March.
L. r. Pyke who lost his black
smith and machine shop by fire a
few months ago has decided to build
again, and this week started the
erection of a sheet iron structure
right near the elevator on
the east side of the track. Mr.. Pyke
will install complete outfit of ma
chinery, being able to take care of
all the wants of oil men this sum-
mer. Associated with Pyke, will be
Mr.. Mcdonald, who is at present
engaged in the trucking business.
Ray Sorrell, proprietor of the
Kelvin Garage, also sees the pros
poets of Kelvin becoming the best .
town in Too1e county, and has COM
pleted plans to begin at once the
of a46x8O sheet iron build .
ing. With this large building and !
the added machinery to be installed d
the Kelvin Garage will not be sur
passed by any in this county. p
Besides these three new build b
ings under way, there are several '
small enterprises started, but owing t
to lack of time we are unable to
give details this week. |
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22

Miss Clark is reported as be-
ing seriously sick at her home
east of town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31

ganizations in the scheme of community well fare looms up unmistakably clear. Millions of dollars have been saved shippers through the rate adjustments secured by the bureau and through the systematic and daily watch fitness which it has maintained over dis criminations, this watchfulness often result ing in attempted freight rate advances be- ing nipped in the bud and never going into effect.
 Several rate advance proposals are now under suspension owing to the automatic promptness with which the bureau acts. The bureau saves the merchant and manu- facturers the cost of legal services and ex- pert traffic agents in presentation of their claims for reparation The payment of a reasonable membership fee ends all charges. The bureau levies no extras and no incl dentals, even when pressing important ac- tions before the state and national rate making tribunals. The bureau did not col lect as much refund from the carriers last year as in the year before, but this is be- cause the carriers have become more care ful in handling freight and express, following the activities of traffic bureaus in collect ing claims, many carriers having cut this bill fifty per cent. by exercise of greater care. Recourse to traffic bureaus was forced on shippers for their self-protection, Not only have they furnished this protection, but they have served to bring about other positive benefits. They have not only served their contributing members, but the communities also, because every freight rate adjustment secured has benefited every shipper. The traffic bureaus have more than justified their existence. They are neces- sity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31

operation of all government departments and congress will be needed to keep down excessive expenditures and put the nation on a sound business basis. MT. Harding well says: tWhen the spirit of real economy has permeated the entire rank and file of the public service, and the use of time and funds is regarded as public trust, many of our problems will be solved" The duty that devolves on the president and the heads of departments is to see that economies now in force are extended to effect additional saving, while congress can help materially by keeping it's appropriations within reason able bounds. The sanguine predictions of the president and the treasury department are offset to some extent by the tendency of government departments to exceed their budget allowances and the practice of con- gress in passing emergency appropriations to make up such deficits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
WHEN THE BULL IS VICTOR

On those festive occasions when Mexi- cans have bull fight it never occurs to any of the spectators to bet on the bull The animals death is foregone conclusion. The possibility that he may gore few horses and perhaps injure picador, banderillero, or a matador, before he receives the coup de grace, furnishes all the excitement the average Spaniard or Mexican requires and is esteemed first-rate sport A bull fight with a different ending occurred recently at Matamoras. The bull rushed into the arena with the ardor of battle in his eyes. In short order he killed the horse of the first picador and trampled the man, who contrived to escape. Wheeling around, the bull attacked and injured an- other picador. Banderileros, whose duty it was still further to infuriate the maddened animal, baited him few minutes and he retaliated by bowling over and trampling the matador, disgraceful experience for any self-respecting bull fighter of that rank. Then he gored banderilero and jumped six-foot stockade around the arena. He was driven back, but he had already earned the right to live and was returned to the ranch from Wnlcn ne came, one ol lHe lew pullS that ever entered the ring and lived to tell the tale.
 It is said that Americans among the spec tators nearly caused riot by cheering the bull. That is the difference between the Americans and their Mexican neighbors in their ideas of sport The gentleman with red cloak and short sword which he uses to stab a bull through the heart is their hero. Regardless of the skill and agility he shows, it is contest in which the odds are overwhelmingly against the bull. In lieu of anything like equal odds, the bull is entitled to more cheers than the matador. Maybe after while our neighbors to the south will find there is more genuine sportsmanship in baseball and football to mention two of our favorite pastimes, than there is in the barbarous practice of sacrificing horses and slaughtering bulls to make Mexican holi- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
CLOSING A CHAPTER

When the American flag was lowered on the Rhine another chapter of history was closed. The significance of this incident may have been obscured by more exciting news from abroad, but all who witnessed it were deeply moved. For the present, at any rate, it marked the end of Americas active participation in European affairs. To many it appeared as if the hand which America reached out to her war associates in Europe was being withdrawn, not to be extended again. The troops under General Allen exerted tremendous moral influence. They represented the only disinterested nation that took part in the World vsr and the only one mot drawn into the wrangles which followed the armistice. Though the fire, concilables' may scoff at Woodrow Wilson. those soldiers stood for an ideal and per
 sonified the principles for which Americs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
AN INCREDIBLE FEAT

Aviators have had so many thrilling ad- ventures since man learned to fly that al- most incredible exploits and miraculous es- capes attract little more than passing atten- tion. That an aviator can fall nearly four miles while blinded by the intenese cold of the upped attitudes and in an unconscious condition, right his plane when four hundred feet above the earth and make a safe land ing, belongs in the category of those modern miracles made possible by science. This was the experience of First Lieutenant James D. Summers, pilot of the First Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field, Michigan. Once the flying instinct is. developed, it. is extra ordinary how the subconscious mind of an aviator causes him to do the right thing at the right moment. Describing his escape, Lieutenant Summers said: Somehow, l don't know how, I got my ship under con- trol and made safe landng." Barely con scous when other aviators reached him, he had saved himself by instinctively working the controls of his plane. The skill and dar- ing of aviators are not more than their ab- solute se.f-possession. Panic and fear are apparently unknown to the seasoned airman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
MADISON COUNTY LEADS

Gratifying proof of the great value of the crops produced by Alabama last year is fur nished in the figures given out by the fed eral and state agricultural statistician. These statistics show what each county has accomplished on its farms Madison county heads the list with values from her harvest ed crops-not including fruit crops or truck or pasture crops-of over seven million dol. lars, sum to please Croesus. Next, for the same crops, comes Dallas, with over SIX million and quarter, and then Montgomery, with Covington close fourth, and so on, totaling for the state an aggregate to be handled only by an adding machine. While Madison with her rich valley of the Tennes- see and her thrifty people appears at pres ent unbeatable, the race for leadership next year will he interesting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
THE AUDITORIUM TANGLE

The more the public finds out about the auditorium situation the less it understands it. It would appear to be a relatively simple matter to carry through this enterprise, yet the city commission apparently has been unable to do it, even with plenty of outside assistance. When it is recalled that edifices far more expensive and complex, such as the new high school and the Masonic Temple, have recently been constructed in this city with scarcely any delay or difficulty, the auditorium failure is all the more glarlng and inexcusable. It appears that, until re- gently, the affair was handled with the ut most secrecy, unexplained delays occurred, and. according to his statement, even one of the commissioners was not informed as to details. When public undertakings become of such delicate moment that even some ot the commissioners themselves are not taken into conference, the situation has become unique indeed
 Now that the commission has appar- ently despaired of arriving at decision as to the lowest bid, owing to the fact that no two of the contractors appear to have bid on the same things, it has decided to throw the whole construction open again to new bids. Meanwhile, construction experts are at work checking up on the specifications.
 Although the public confidence in the com missions ability or intention to handle this matter has been rudely shaken, there is still hope that this time, by some miracle, the plans will progress rapidly and without hitch. The affair has been scandal and reproach to this city's claims to efficient government. The only way in which the record may be even partially redeemed is to keep the rest of the course straight until the undertaking is completed If the commission is able to do this, it has yet to demonstrate that ability. Meanwhile, the people are in receptive mood, but growing justly impatient.