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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-12-09
4 new WELLS IN
KEVIN-SUNBURST

With favorable weather conditions
again in existence, operations in the
Kevin-Sunburst lield got under way
at normal speed the latter part of
last week and before another week
has passed several competitions are
expected.
Despite snow and cold weather
four wells were brought in last week,
three were started and four were
spudded in. One of the most inter-
esting competitions was the Dakota
Montana-Carlson No. which had
about 100000 feet of gas in the
Sunburst sand and 700 feet of oil in
the hole from stray found at 1 1852
to 1856 feet. This well, located in
Sc Sc NV 7-34-1 W, is important be-
cause it is the second to be drilled
in this area The other well was also
put down by the Dakota-Montana
company but has never been a big
producer Both wells prove the exis-
tence of oil in the stray in the No.
2 well has been made because the
drilling crew was anxious to reach
the top of the Madison lime.
Handbook Gets One
The Hardrock Oil company brought
in its No 4 well on the Abel lease
as producer from the Sunburst
sand the well having about $50 feet
of fluid in the hole after drilling
through this formation.
The RicelStannard No 13, which
was completed as a gusher with 5000
barrels initial last July. started to
flow again last week as the crew
started to pull tuhing so as to clean
5us the r6le. 1he wen made 500
barrels in four hours or at the rate
If 1900 barrels day.
The Ha.nestake-Stafe Nc. 81 was
Ibandoned after obtaining only
showing in the Ellis but ths No. Il
veil, originally Brought in as a stray
and producer, was dsapened to 1.123
eet where operations were halted so
hat some tanks could be cleaned
ut before the we'll was broughr in.
he hole has 1,10O feet Of oil il it
nd the well will fiow whe:l agi:a:ed.
Going Into Lime
California Petroleum corporation
O'Neil Brothers) drilled TO the Ellis
Iadison contact at ], 455 .est in the
10. 10 we'll on the Lashbaush tarn
-ithout filming oil but drilling will
ontinue into .he lime Several
ellis on this farm have Decn dry at
le contact but have been turned
10 gushers by deeper drilling.
Another Madison producer was
,mpleted by the Ohio f,ii company
j it's Johnson lease. The No. 3 we'll
ID only shoYiDg x oil a. the con-
ct but oil rose 2v0 feet from
eak in the l.me The wei las
zen sh1s and the c~,w is now c@nn.
: ou.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-12-09
PROMINENT CUT BANK
ATTORNEY MOVES HERE

Anker o. Torrison, prominent at
torney of Cut Bank has decided upon
Kevin as his future location. Mr.. Tor
rison has been a leading attorney of
Cut Bank for the past 13 years. He
was county attorney of Glacier coun-
ty during the years 1924.
Kevin has long felt the want of an
able attorney and we believe Mr.
Torrison will find Kevin desirable
spot for his profession.
He has taken up offices in the
Kelvin townsite building and will
soon be ready ITO perform his duties
as lawyer.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-12-09
ACTIVE WINTER
CONTEMPLATED

With virtually all wildcat activities
in Toole county suspended. operators
of the Kevin-Sunbm st field are con-
centrating their efforts to place their
leases on a winter basis and all indi-
cations are that the present cold
season will be almost as active as
the regular drilling period.
Unfavorable weather conditions in
the last two weeks have curtailed
the starting Of new wells except on
few leases, but as the crews and
operators become accustomed to the
cold, additional new development is
expected to get under way. An ag-
gressive winter drilling campaign
has been made necessary by the
slump in production, caused when
flush production in the east side pool
fell off, and all operators are endeav-
oring to develop their proved proper
ty so as to raise the daily average
production above the 10000 barrel
mark again.
Green Still Working
In the north part of the county |
the s. Hart Green well. located east t
of the town of Sweet Grass, is still |
drilling, being below the 2,Gn0 foot
mark, but other wilcats in this terri
tory have closed down.
5~,i
Glacier county, north and west of
Kevin, had sulphur water in the Ellis
formation. but flow of 100000 feet
of gas from the Sunburst and stray
sand will make the well commercial
if plans for piping it to Cut Bank
are put into effect. The stray sand
agas in this we'll has gasoline con-
tent of about one-half gallon to 1000
feet of gas, but as the well now
stands the amount of gasoline re-
rcoverable is not sufficient to make
the installation of a separator and
other necessary equipment profitable.
One of the best competitions in the
main Kevin-Sunburst field last week
was the Tri4State Stannard No. 13 ,
which was 25 barrel producer in >
the Sunburst and flowed 125 barrels !
in the first two hours after striking
the Ellis. :
Well Has Been Pnched r
Tubing was run and the well has T
been pinched in to 20 barrels an hour.
This is the second big well on the
lease, the company's No. well hav- a
ng made 1900 barrels initial.
The only active deep test of the
asst summer the Pondera Valley
Larson No. 2, is now shut down at IL
!. .120 feet. Showings of oil were y
ound but strong gas pressure made u
t necessary to drill with the hole
ull of water and the extent of the u
Ill cannot be determined. III
The -Broderick, north and u
asst of Shelby is still listed as doubt o'
ul as a string of tools lost in the ~
ole has not been recovered. The
ole has caved somewhat, making ~
he task of recovery more difflcuit. o.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-12-09

Postmistress Miss Lila Davis, is
moving into her new quarters today
which has recently been built. The
postoffice is now situated in build
ing by itself just back of the White
Cash store. This will be gratifying
news to all, and will be more con-
venient in every respect.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-12-09
Second MaridS RiDer Test
Started By adams Concern

The Adams company, one of the in
dependent operating organizations il
the Kevin-sunburst field. is now
starting a second test on the Maria:
river structure, which lies south OF
Kelvin fields and about nine miles
east of the Conrad Butte structure
which is now being tested by the Big
Eleven Oil company. Conrad Butte
was approved by Ralph Arnold.
j. H. Adams of Minneapolis, pres
ident of the Adams company, in an
nouncing' the start of the new well on
the Marias river, expressed conf.
dence that oil will be found, point
ing out that the location where the
test will be made is 200 feet higher
than the Kevin-Sunburst field.
Il believe that the Sweetgrass arch
has more opportunities for geologists
to show their ability than any other
territory in the United States" Mr..
Adams said. This entire area is
composed of oil formations and we
know that oil is found in small guam
titles at almost any location drilled.
In most cases water has been en-
countered in the same formation
which proves, generally speaking, the
oil bearing formations are very much
on level and all that is necessary
to open up a new oil field inside of
the arch is to find raise in the oil
bearing formations so oil would have
a chance to migrate int cher
parts of the sand" ser lar
Several tests of the ar las river
structure have been &C aGplated but
only one, near the ba Is of the river,
has been completed. The first well
Was started by the Fergus Oil G.
Gas company, but a closing of a
Lewistown bank made it impossible
for this company to complete h6Ie.
After a considerable time d. H. Wat
son and associates obtained leases ON
he structure and started a new well
put after drilling about 500 feet were
'orced to quit because of lack of
unds
The Adams company then became
Interested in completion of the well
nd without Investigating the geol-
gy of the structure, resumed oper-
tions on the test. In the meantime,
. H. Voorhees,, Great Falls geologist,
nd his associates, resurveyed the
and found that the high"
yas approximately six miles south of
he point where drilling was in prog
ess. !
The we'll was completed, however,
nd the Ellis sand, found at 1860 c
set, had oil in the first few feet of
le formation, but deeper drilling re- I
Ilted in breaking into water sands Il
later flowed over the top of the cas-
g carrying oil with it. The sand
as 40 feet tnlcK ana the Oil hlgn =
'ade brownish green. u
The strong water pressure found in u
e test on the banks Of the Marias !"
yer together with the presence of =
gh grade oil is regarded by Mr..
dams as encouraging, for the water
essure should serve to force the oil y
to higher portions of the form
ion. At the new location in town
ip 29, range 2 east Mr. Adams :.
lieves that the Ellis sand should be -
und at depth of not more than -
100 feet. Oil found on the Genou :,
III, a short distance south of the :,
W test, also is regarded by him
encouraging. 70
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-12-09

Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Daum re-
turned to Kevin the fore part of the
week after spending a few days in
Great Falls. Mr.. Daum attending the
oil mems convention.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-12-09

Mrs. Ray Sorrell and children and
Mrs. o. D. Crawford and children
returned home the latter part Of the
week after spending few days In
Great Falls. Both Mrs. Sorrell and
Mrs. Crawford had their children in-
noculated while away.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-12-09

Lorens Lorenson returned to Ke
vim last week after looking after
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-12-09

idea Of the OF the sesquCenennia nenatona
which Philadelphia December to
foreground the
the stadium
the buildings first is the Palace OF
building seats 10000 single floor
the Indian building
Ii Taf Mahal
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
GLOBE WOMAN ON
TRIAL FOR KILLING MAN

At the beginning of the trial at
Globe in superior court of Mrs.
Maude Edmunds, charged with kill
ing James A. Goodenstein, miner
in her home, just outside the city Inn
its last month, Judge Clifford G. Fai-
res announced that no person under
18 years of age would be permitted
in the courtroom at any time during
the trial.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mrs.
Edmunds is alleged to have confessed
to killing Goodenstein, a predicate
was laid by her attorney which indl-
Gated the possibility of setting up the
defense that the bullet that killed
Goodenstein might have been fired
from the second story of house not
far from the Edmunds home with q
window opening on the side through
which it was contended a bullet could
have been dispatched in such man
ner as to inflict practically an iden-
tical wound as was found on Gooden-
stein.
In the alleged confession Mrs. Ed
munds is said to have mace to Sher-
iff Edwards and other presons, she
said she killed Goodenstein because
he attempted to attack her IL year
old daughter.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
WIN LAW POINTS IN
BANK OF WINSL0W
SUIT IN LOS ANGELES

According to information received
in Winslew from Sapp & McLaugh-
lin, attorneys for the state banking
department, who are receivers for
the defunct Bank Of Winslow, the
law matters raised by the defendant
stockholders residing in California,
against whom suit had been entered
under the stockholders liability clause
were submitted to the superior court
in Los Angeles on March 10th, and
have been decided in favor of the
plaintiffs.
According to the attorneys for the
banking department, these law mat
ters are practically identical with the
law questions raised in the suit filed
in Navajo county, which have been
submitted to Judge Jones of Flag
staff, who was called in to hear the
case.
Needless to say, the banking de-
partment is very much pleased at
the outcome of the litigation in Cah-
fornia, according to the banking de-
partment's attorneys, as the defend
ants will not be required to file an
answer and go to trial on the facts.
D. E. Mclaughlin, of the firm Of
Sapp & Mclaughlin, presented the
plaintiffs side of the case in Los An
geles.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
OFFICERS CONTEND THEY
DID NOT GET FULL PAY

Contending that they still have
money due from the state of Arizona
in payment for time spent in summer
camp during the past three years, the
officers and men of Companies E and
Fl, Arizona National guard of Tue
son, have submitted q brief before
the supreme court, which will be
given consideration by that tribunal
curing its present hearing in the suit
of Major Jerry H. B. Groaff, it was
stated by Captain ]. Prugh Herndon,
senior commander of the local guard
units.
In the suit of Major Groaff, now
before the supreme court, the Off
Ger seeks to compel Charles w. Har-
ris, adjutant general, to approve his
claims for pay and allowances at a
training camp and rifle meet.
Harris refused to approve the
claims, according to the complaint of
Major Groaff, on the ground that
they exceeded the rate of pay and al
lowance fixed by the national defense
act. The lower court denied writ
of mandamus and Groaff appealed
the case.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
AGED DIVINE HEALER
OF MOHAVE INDIANS
HAS UNIQUE FUNERAL

La Hob, venerable healer of the
Mohave Indian tribe, is dead and re-
Gently his body, lashed to a burning
raft started its last journey alone
down the Colorado river.
The ancient sage, whose actual age
seems to have been unknown even to
himself, was a familiar figure in al
most every Indian encampment in
southern California, western Arizona
and Nevada.
A few days ago he died and grief
was widespread. Messages went out
to the Indians of the southwest that
the man who had healed them for
scores of years by mystic passes of
the hands, and gusts Of breath from
his pursed lips, was no more.
From far and near the mourners
came. Four days and nights and 33
of his faithful followers stood guard
over his body, eight of them facing
to the north, eight to the south, eight
to the east and eight to the west.
The thirty-third man stood at the
feet of the healer who had tramped
desert sands for decades ministering
to his people and prayed almost con-
ClnuOuSly uuTlIS Cilc 20 uOuIS Oh the
lying-in-state. The body lay on a
blanket under canopy covered with
brush and desert flowers. 1t was
dressed in warriors attire with the
long feather turban and stringers
trailing to the ground. Bow and ar
row lay by La Hobs nerveless hand,
around the neck was a circlet of
beads and animals teeth, and on the
arms were bracelets of gold and sill
yer.
At the end of the four days La
Hob started on his last journey. The
body was carried to the river bank
and placed on a raft-bier, which also
bore every conceivable article owned
by an Indian. Then all was covered
With dry grass and wood, torch was
touched to it, the raft was pushed
out in the stream and the Colorado
bore La Hobs away in a pillar of
fire. La Hobs office was wherever
he stood or sat. He prescribed no
medicines and used no surgical in
struments. His ability to heal, he
said, lay in a strong belief in the
power of his god.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
BIOLOGIST CLAIMS DEER
ARE DESTROYING KAIBAB

Forest reproduction of the Kaibah
plateau is seriously endangered by
the deer herds there, according to Dr..
w. p. Taylor, United States biologist
back from an inspection of the area.
"The deer on the Kaibab plateau
are so numerous that they are seri-
ously affecting the yellow pine re-
production on the Kaibab national
forest" DR.. Taylor said
Practically all the seeding yellow
pines under five feet in height are
cropped to a greater or lesser degree.
The deer apparently like to eat the
needles of these seedlings, often TAX
ing the leader and causing the mall
formation of the tree. Even if the
seeding RECEIVERS, it never makes as
good tree as it should.
"If the normal number of deer
say 5000 or 4,000-were present
probably little damage would be
done, but with the extensive numbers
on the forest at present, variously
estimated at 10000 to 10000, the
yellow pine forest of the future is
seriously endangered.
'The seeding of Douglas fir, white
fir, juniper and other trees are also
being affected. 1t is entirely possible,
with "a continuation of present con-
ditions, that the Kaibab plateau, now
a splendidly forested area sin the
north-rim country of the Grand Cam
yon, might ultimately become a bar
rem, treeless, waste.
Damage to the forage on the win
ter range of the deer is also appar-
ent
'tThe whole situation is extremely
serious, both as regards sufficient
forage for the deer in winter and the
existence of the forest itself. AS all
know, the unusual number of deer on
the Kaibab is the. result of protection
for many years by the federal Grand
Canyon game preserve and, in aodi-
ton, the decrease of the mountain
lions and other predatory animals by
concerted campaigns. The status of
the Kaibab deer, as to whether or not
they come under the jurisdiction OF
government or state is now IN the
federal court. Until this point is de-
cided, there will be much uncertainty
as to Just what can be done for the
proper management of the deer.
at was the opinion of the secretary
of agriculture's special committee.
that the deer herd should be reduced
by $4,000 animals That this recon-
mendation was extremely conserva-
tive is plain after studying the situa-
tion as it actually exists on the
ground"
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
BIGAMIST DRAWS YEARS
SENTENCE IN FLORENCE

Horace Henry Hill, recently arrest
ed in Salt Lake City on warrant
issued from Holbrook, charging him
with bigamy, plead guilty in superior
court Wednesday, and was sem
fenced to serve not less than one year
in the state penitentiary at Florence.
Hill married Winsl6w girl some
time ago, deserting her after some
five weeks, and thoughtfully taking
with him all of her cash assets. This
little escapade led to the investiga-
tion that proved his undoing.
His trail was picked up in New
Mexico where another woman, APP
parently smitten by his charms, had
rendered assistance, and little later
he was located in Salt Lake City,
where another wife in the east was
diligently seeking him.
The court prescribed the enforced
vacation at Arizona's famous state
resort to curb, for awhile, at least,
Hills marrying activities.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
. LARUE SAYS BOULDER DAM
; WILL BE COSTLY BLUNDER

I E. c. Larue, government engi-
: neer, and one of the few men
= who maze trip down the Colo
I rado river in a boat declared in
: an address to the Altadena Citi-
: zens association last week that
!. more than $200,0O0,000 would be
! wasted if the Mulholland pump
= ing plan was carried out in
: building oam on the Colorado
: and if dam were built at Boul-
i der. "It will be one of the most
: costly blunders the country has
Z ever made"
= He declared his party recon-
:. mended in a report to the con-
: gressional committee that the
: best oam location is. at Glen
/ Canyon, to be used for irrigation
! and domestic purposes only and
! said a dam at Bridge canyon
!. could be built for power and pay
i the cost of both dams in a few
! years.
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The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
JACK BEE WILL ANSWER
TO A THEFT CHARGE

Jack Bee, wanted here for the last
nine months on a charge Of embez-
element of a car from the Old Trails
garage, will be brought back to King
man this coming week by Sheriff
Mahoney. Bee was a barber working
locally some months ago after he dis
appeared with a Ford belonging to
Aubrey Sims, he made it for Mexico,
where he has remained most of the
time since. He was nabbed by the
Douglas officers upon advices from
Sheriff Mahoney when he came
across the line at that point.-King-
man Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
AUTO REGISTRATIONS
SHOW BIG INCREASE

Motor vehicle registrations in Ari-
zona from January l to April 30
numbered 1921 more than they did
for the same period last year. More
than S212 ,306.75 has been collected
over last years total in fees.
Total registration up to and includ-
ing April 30, was 58,422 cars. Re
ceipts were 1884, ,874.50. Registration
by counties: Apache 559; Cochise
6,295; Coconino 1,576; celia (incom-
plete) 1897; Graham 1880; Greenlee
881; Maricopa 24,247; Mohaye 97S;
Navajo 1881; Pima 1859; Pinal Tin
completely 1886; Santa Cruz 1903
Yavapai 4,742; Yuma 1921.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
FORMER PIONEER RESIDENT
DIES IN DENVER

Word was received of the death of
Mrs. Gorham A. Bray, formerly a
resident of Prescott and among the
best known women Of Prescott for
many years. Mrs. Bray succumbed
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Myrtle Wallace, in Denver, Colo, on
May IL, and her body will be taken
to Los Angeles for interment beside
that of her husband.
She was the widow of the late G..
A. Bray, who came to Prescott in the
early seventies. Mr.. Bray, with a
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
JOHN RENOE is MADE
LIAISON OFFICER OF STATE

John A. Renoe, veterans service
officer, has been appointed as liaison
officer for the disabled American
veterans in Arizona.
Mr.. .Renoe was endorsed by the D..
A. v. convention in Tucson last
month. He has been active in set
ting claims of disabled men, visiting
the hospitals at Prescott and Tucson
every other week.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
HAYDEN'S MOTION STOPS
THE BOULDER DAM BILL
committee

The house irrigation committee
voted Saturday to pigeon-hole the
Swing Johnson Boulder canyon bill
for the present session.
The vote to defer action was 9 to
6 and came on a motion by Represen-
tative Hayden, democrat, Arizona.
The measure thus remains before the
committee until the winter session of
congress.
The Hayden motion was approved
after counter-proposal by Repre-
sentative Swing, republican, Califor-
MIA, to take up the bill Immediately
had been rejected by a 8 to vote.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
YUMA LIGHT CO.
WILL BE PROBED

Loren Vaughn, chairman and w.
D. Claypool, member of the state
corporation commission left recently
for Yuma to hold hearing this week
of citation issued on the Arizona
Edison company.
The citation directed that an inves-
tigation of the rates, rules and regu-
lations of the company in furnishing
electrical service to the city and res
idents of Yuma valley be made.
Vaughn said the investigation woula
include a probe of the source of the
power obtained by the company with
a view to remedying Interruptions IN
service.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
GRAVES OF OATMAN
FAMILY SET ASIDE
FOR ID. A. r. in BILL

An acre of land in Arizona would
be set aside for the National Society
of Daughters Of the American Reyo-
luton under bill passed by the SEN
ate and sent to the house. The graves
Of the famous Oatman family are
located on the land.
While the dispatch does not state
the location Of the acre of land which
would be given to the D. A. r., it is
believed that it refers to spot
known as "Oatman Flats" between
Gila Bend and Yuma. At this spot
in the early fifties, the entire Oat-
man family was murdered by Apache
Indians.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

State Teachers examination will be
held in my office in the courthouse,
Flagstaff, on Monday and Tuesday,
May z and s, beginning at 9 o'clock
a. m. each day.
Charlotte Acker,
County Superintendent of Schools
5-28-2t
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28

cousin, T. c. Bray, entered the mer-
camille business soon after his ar
rival, but in 1892 became connected
with the Bashforo Burmister COM
pany, remaining with that firm until
his death in 1918.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
ARIZONA WOMAN, 100, SAW
VICTORIA CROWNED

A witness of the coronation OF
Queen Victoria, Mrs. Sarah Breasley
Lees, of Phoenix, celebrated her
one hundredth birthday Sunday. She
was born in Oldham, Lancashire,
England, May %, 1926.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
CARD OF THANKS

Mrs. Lydia A. Gibbs and family
wish to express their heartfelt thanks
and appreciation to the people OF
Flagstaff and vicinity for their many
kindnesses during the illness and fol-
lowing the recent death of Mr.. Frank
Gibbs.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
INCREASES JURY PAY

According to new legislation signed
by President Coolidge April 26, and
which goes into effect May 26, the
pay of jurors and witnesses in fed
eral courts will be increased. Jurors
will receive four instead of three dol
lars day, while both jurors and wit
nesses from out of town will receive
five instead of three dollars a day.
Honest, expert advice on printing
at The Sun office.