The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1928-01-12
ART LOUIS WINS TN
WEST Side VENTURE
PIPE LINE BUILT BY INTERNATIONAL
OIL RESIDENT OF KEVIN MAKES HISTORY WHEN TWENs
TY-FIVE HUNDRED BARREL. WELL is STRUCK in CEN
TER OF NE 40 OF THE SW44 SECTION 1888 WEST

When Art Louis formed Majestic Oil and Gas company
last July he predicted that one Of the largest wells Of the Key
inSunburs field would be brought in and he was right
o The Majestic OIL and o Gas Is IS MDpa2a no 5
SOO Only 1880 shares Of the stock has been
subscribed making pckngs for the fortunate share holders
E. Louis, w ]. Elliott, Chas Dunsa Z Rock Frank Brown
white Wilson, yern Kelly Misses j. Vioelet and Dor
The bic we'll now flowing go barrels every hour though
is pnched in the specific gravity is 365 and premium Of
flow of oil be maintained the dividend to the stock holders IN
year per Mr. Louis is not married
The Maece las 800 Of land upon which to drill furt
gseTs All Of the land lies in sections n and 81 township
known as the Davis permit This permit Is the desert claim Of
Caroline Mary Davis which is held by the five heirs three Of
and Fred il the u Navy stationed in Virginia Miss Lila
The s bs Wi came = il e depth Of 1860
drilling commenced about the middle Of November
and continued almost without m . 60 % M M
cded to drill tower which resulted IN the big guer
early the evening Even the 35 degrees below zero weather
did not stop these adventurers their efforts
crowned with The Sunburst sand offered nothing but
when the blue mud ten feet above the Ellis sand was reached
great rubing heard and the boys knew that something
going h happen and the tools could BE- tax
en- from the hole great spout OF oil shot over the top q the
derrick hundred feet nearly smoherng the drers as It de-
taken from the rig fresh air soon rghed hm Shortly aer
the big gsher came in large crowd had gathered though the
was properly christened.
moved on Friday the driers contract was made with y
Elliott on the 18Th he crew eommenced % operations on Ffl
Friday the 13 and three matches to cigarette? Looks
like Friday lucky day Why Jim Davidson has stock
certificate No 3 for 13 shares that off Jimmie Rock
says he always did say there nothing in such silly supers
ton
credit be given Mr. Louis for his great dis
cOvery He persisted that big oil pool lay at his back door
and he right Art had held to this for several and
nothing could shake him He studied geogca formations
by wells faroM surface indications and finally made his
location with oifndng device, Of those things called
doodle bugYes, Art is what call sure shot boy
every time Art GOT this location he firmly convinc
edNhe nearly moved his bed to be the spot could
be found again.-He enough right
Though much stock offered for sale still sales
made The Of Majestic oil stock is soaring
the wise don't sell few have taken good profit and
quit most Of them will the crap shooter "le er ride
There WILL undoubtedly be great activity OH the west side this
year Just e Majestic gusher in there has been
several wells located and rigging Operatns now II prog
and weather conditions permit will great
derrck the west side and during the coming season
the west side bound to be the big attraction 1t is said that
least fifty wells will be drilled the west side this
Along with t Majestic which started this fall the we'll
ton 1884 west. Spudded in The company
formed by Arthur Furer Arthur Sampson and Jim Davidson
last September The Madeline drilling 800 feet 9th
west side operations those the Ward farm drilling
being done by E. Torrent Canadian capital also pudded in
we'll this week about two miles of the Majestic OF which
A. ]. McIane is the contractor.
The side proven by Gordon Campbell who the
original dcoverer of the Kelvin field Mr. Campe holds val
uabe acreage the sid which will be developed during
the The we'll the theory OF Gordon Camp
bell Mr. Campbell claims that this production found IN
the Kooten sand this sand being found te discovery we'll at
the depth Of 1850 feet Gordon Campbell has always claimed