The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-02-10
Need Of Validating Five Year Leases Big Factor
in Extensive Drilling Program; Daily Runs
Now 13,8OO Barrels; 20 Leases Idle
SunburSt NezOS

roy NDllIldu TRUCKS nave D0el
moving the oil rigs that arrived il
town recently to locations west o
Sunburst
In mentioning the business places
Of our town last week we overlooked
the two barber shops. Yes, Sunburs
has two barber shops (beatuy shops
in connection,) owned by Messrs
George Davis and Joe Bussman.
sunburst and Kevin are the REAL
oil field towns of the Kevin-sunbursl
oil fieldone Of the largest oil fields
in area on the North American con
tinent.
sunburst is not a county seat at
the present time but Father Time
works wonders.
The Shelby laundry's representa-.
tive was in town last week the first
time in several weeks.
Two boilers were hauled out Of
town to locations west Of this place
last week.
g p. Matson received a coconut By
mail recently that was blown out Of
a tree and hurled thru a plate glass
front in West Palm Beeach, Fla, dur
ing the big storm.
J Dysung has been employed by
the Consumers Gas company Of this
place
Il is reported on good authority
that the International Refining com
pany Of this place is moving around
swenty cars Of oil daily at this time.
Several cars Of baled hay and
ground feed, etc. were unloaded here
the last Of the week for the Toole
couny Grain company Of this city.
W H. Pind was employed last
week by the gas company.
Tom Batson, recently from Salt
Creek field, Wyo., took trip out in
the field the fore part Of the week
to look for employment Tom didn't
return must have been successful
Seems like old times to see and I
herr the flock Of White trucks tear
ng around town hope the good work
ntinues.
The writer laIdsd IL the nor.aein
part OF this state some thiry-three
Years ago, and the jumping-off place
VAS Blackfoot, q longago abandoned
Great Northern freight division point,
vest Of the present town Of Cut
Bank in those days Choteau. Du-
'uyer and Blackfoot were the prin-
:ipal trading points in this northwest
'orner- this side Of the Rockies.
rhere was no Cut Bank, Browning,
zevin, Sunburst but Shelby juno
ion was on the map and Choteau
vas the county seat Of Teton county
ghieh extended to the Canadian line.
he first job the writer had in Mon
ma was about thirty years ago work
ng for Mr. Newman as News Butch
r. on the Great Northern out Of
Iavre. MY run in those days was
rom Havre to Seattle and from
tavre to St. Paul. The coaches
rere all open between Chat is no
estibule as they have these days.
nd many's the time lost my cargo
-ying to get from one car to the
ther in this windy country. On one
ccasfon I will remember them stop.
ing the train and the crew going
uck hunting tpis was between .
pokane and Wenatchee il the eBig
end country l
Several truck loads Of casing were
anspcrted west from town the last /
the week
Mr. Archambault, head of the oil /
0mpany that is operating west Of /
sre, is in town
The hard chinook wind Of last week t
ire did cut the snow around these i
lrts. There is not any snow left i
IRE except in drifts. and they would j
} short lived under favorable con- S
tions. Streets are dusty
The sunburst laundry has just 4
'out all the business it can handle q
late i
The lumber yards at this point are p
rning out considerable lumber dur
. fhe fofr wa.tt,~