The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-10-21
kevin-sunburst Field Drawing At
tention AS Evidenced by Los
Angeles Newspaper

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ping along, is easily noticed in tn
additional attention from papers O
the east and west Until about
year ago the Minneapolis and ST
, Paul papers were dumb upon the sub
ject of the Kevin-Sunburst field, ever
though it was the largest potentia
field in the world, yet today the
same papers are making special ed
Hions in an effort to catch up with
the procession in the north field. A
year ago California newspaper re
fused to know of any such place on
the map as the Kevin-Sunburst field
but today they fall over themselves
to say kind and boosting words fol-
this field. The following from the
Los Angeles Examiner just received
is sample of the way the coast
papers are looking toward Montana,
and relates to the purchase of 400
acres in the field for 100000 a few
weeks ago and of how the big com
panies are crowding in:
Within 21 days after he bought
one Of the best producing oil fields
in Montana for $3,OOO,OOO for the
Julian Petroleum Corporation, S. c.
Lewis, president of the company, an.
nounced he was offered $4,000, 900
for it yesterday by the Standard Oil
company, and an even greater sum
by another one of the big companies
whose name is withheld" says the
Examiner
"The story of how the new field,
became one of the scenes of the
greatest competition for oil land in
the world outside 5f California, came
to light yesterday. Lewis, on behalf
of the Julian Petroleum, the Calitor-
mia Petroleum Corporation, the Stan
dard Oil Ocompany, the Shell Oh
companv and other all had scouts IN
the field, watching the new develop
ment of deep test wells in Montana.
"When the wells came in, snow
ing production of 36 gravity OIL o.
more than 1900 barrels day, Lewis
said a mad competition resulted
h q
among scouts. Mr.. Lewis SAID ms
agents got their report in tlrst anu
the Julian Corporation put up the
money Immediately for the ficn
field.
"It now has production of l3,ooo
barrels a day and IL other wells cap
able of producing 1000 barrels Gay
or more ready to be pumped as soon
as additional pipe line facllities can
he arranged" said Lewis.
"All proceeds of this land ana lts
oil wells will be part OF the assets
of the Julian Petroleum Corporation
to be turned over to the California
Eastern Petroleum company at its
appraised vaule," said Mr.. Lewis.
have purposely delayed completing
our merger into the new company un-
til all our assets could be fully ap-
praised so that the Julian Petroleum
company will get rich values for tnelr
stock when ali the property is turned
into the new company.
During the last As days the Julian
Petroleum corporation has acquired
S10,O00000 worth of property, which
is already worth double that sum.
Among the properties purchased erel
the Montana field, serving the entire
Northwest; the Marine Oil company,
a subsidiary of the Associated Oll
company, for $70OO,OOO; the Jackie
Coogan wells and Buster Keaton
wells
Omitted States Senator w. H. King
of Utah was here yesterday in con-
ference with President Lewis on be-
half of the Califor aia-Eastern Oil
company, which will absorb both the
Julian corporation and he Marine
Oil company in short time.
"a meeting of the new board OF
directors of the Marine Oil company
will be held today as preliminary
step to it's absorption by the new
company. This board of directors
consists Of S. G. Lewis, president; l.
L. Rouse, vice-president Pacific
Southwest Trust and Savings Bank,
vice-president; D. LMayhew, sec
retary; c. w. Durbrow, attorney for
the Southern Pacific, director; L. j.
King, vice-president Associated Oil,
director, and Motley Flint, executive
vice-presdent Pacific-Southwest Trust
and Savings Bank, director.
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