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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-28
OFFSET TO O'NEIL WELL
IS PRODUCER SWAPS 1872
BARRELS IN Is TEST
Shelby Operator Repeats Successes OF Kennbus And BOr
der Fields BY Bringing In Good Well 0ffettng Producer
lis Seventh Completion IN New Cut Bank Oil Field


Continuing the winning streak that
has marked his operations IN two North
Montana oil fields, L. R. Hannah of
Shelby this week completed his first well
in the new Cut Bank oil pool as a good
producer.
This is the seventh oil well in Cut
Bank field, with the unbrolxen record of
no dry holes.
The Hannah producer, known as the
Hannah Mannix Wiclstrand No. 1, off
sets on the north the Santa Rita Ysinck
no. well which is regarded as one of the
best wells in the field
The Hannah well had % feet of sand
and while it appeared to be very tight, the
hole filled with 1000 feet or or 1t was
swabbed for 10 hours the first day and
put 90 barrels of oil IN the tanks. THE
second day it swabbed 100 barrels in 16
hours.
The new well is located in what IS
recognized as proven territory and ac-
cordingly proves up no new area. The
proven area covers about 10 square miles
at the present time.
Hannah and associates formed Da-
Sota-Montana Oil company in the early
days of Kevin-Sunburst. One 4O-acre
lease Of this company, located in the fam
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-28

Gus Fulton-Rice pool, produced more than
81 100000 worth of oil from highly pro-
fitable flowing wells.
Leaving the Dakota Montana to OPP
crate properties secured for a company in
which he had larger interest, Hannah.
with NJ E. Porter formed Hannah-Por-
ter company, which brought in the famous
Hannah-Porter Harte No. producer
a flaming gusher that was regarded as
the largest well ever completed in Mon
tana, although its true initial was never
known.
When the Border field came into
production, Hannah and associates took
over a lease and drilled the first gusher
in that field-the largest well in the field
until the completion this spring Of larg-
er producer BY Canadian operators on an
adjoining lease.
Hannah was slow in entering Cut
Bank field but he and associates showed
up with acreage Doffsetting the first
O'Neil well, on the north and east when
it come in. The first Hannah completion
will make from 100 to LIS barrels in
settled production, it is believed. These
wells come in with little or no gas pres
sure and it is believed that the sand thick
ness IS such that they will be highly pro-
fitable, iong-lived producers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-28

When Tip oNeil arrived at
Browning II years ago ana PRO-
posed to drill for oil on the
Indian lands. the tribesmen saw
what they believed to be the
agency for the answering OF their
prayers Three wells we're drilled
on the west OF the reservation
and none got oil in commercial
Quantities. The trfbesmen refus-
cd TO be discouraged because
they we're certain that Mountain
Chiefs prayer would be answer
ed az the dream had shown him
Recently, omen took q block
Of acreage north and west Of
the present producing area Of
Cut Bank field, paying $4,000
into the Golfers OF the Blackfeet
tribe for the right to again
explore for oil on the Indian
lands.
Location Of the well is IA the
center Of sWN NEK 1s-ss-sw.
The cellar was completed last
week and materiala are nov NOV
Ing % loeation. The rig vim be
consisted within the nexx week
or 1o days
Thia wen Is asout four niles
n0nah uf ghs closest Oh weli and
ceaEfnnaa On pass Esnr3
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-28

Deep drilling days have ar
rived in Wyoming, Montana's
neighbor state on the south.
One by one producing oil
fields are being carried on down
to deeper sands. Every structure
that was productive In shallow
sands so tested has produced in
lower sands. However, deep
drilling in Wyoming is Just be-
ginning.
One Of the more interesting
tests Is that OF The Texas COM
pany on Alkali Butte where a
deep test Is being drilled to
Continued on Page Four)
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TWO CD : TIONS
AT RED C0UL.EE ARE
ASSURED THIS YEAR

Considerable activity on the
Alberta side OF the Montana-Al-
berta border In the vicinity OF
Red Coulee and westward is
forecast by Alberta operators for
the coming season. Among the
wells near Red coulee, Kotop
well win be completed. it is re-
ported. BY A. skew OF the skov
Lumber company. who has taken
It over from D. A. Mcdonald OF
Vancouver. The Devonshire well.
standing at 1900. win be COM
pIeted on the so-caIled west fold
Of the field, giving the possl-
biiity OF q new producing dis
trict.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-28
STATE LEGISL AZURE OWES
COOP OUTFIT Nee CHRONIC
FOR CUTTING GAS0l IHE COST

grin has been provided the oil industry by the swar
Tor gasoline business at the State capitol
Recently cooperative organization secured recognition
Of State officials and persons driving sate0wned cars were
allowed to join the organization with understanding that
the saving afforded would 60 to the State
Along big company with the announcement that
viii sell gasoline for cars for THREE CENTS LESS
THAN THE PREVAILING PRICE TO THE PUBLIC
The offer was made through the purchasing agent and
passed along to department heads.
The bargain gasoline happens TO be Wvoiurrnade vnso-
line, from Wyoming crude
The coop made the mistake Of selling imported gasoline
But Il viii put crimp in the Coop which knocked fhe
price down for the State win doubtless harm wvonr
gasoline.
and the price Of gasoline win stay down-untfl aoek
TIME a. tae competition dies natural DEATH until april
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-28
TARRIlATE
NOV DRILLING
on HIELL


cur BANK, Jan. 2sAt the
rarrantaAEcIseIlan No. / we'll, Io-
Gated In the SEX swA Of Sec.
7-s4-g, at which rotary equip
ment was replaced by standard,
the difficulties recently encoun-
tered have been overcome and
COED drilling progress is now be-
ing made. a depth of 1906 feet
having been reached.
Tarrant- Britton
The -Britton No. 1
we'll, located ia the NEM SEX
Of Sec. 14-s4-e, after recent
shot. gives every evidence OF be-
ing a good producer. The amount
Of daily production cannot be
estimated until II has been
cleaned out, which is being
done at this time.
The Tarrant-Haglund, ST.. No.
! wen. located in the sW Il NwN
Of Section 1885, is being
swabbed.
Making 100 Barrels
The Tarrant- Yunck No. 4
well, located in the NV HNwK
OF Sec. 1886, and the Tarrant-
RieckOff No. / well, located on
Lot s, Section s-s4-e. are pump
ing, the former producing ap-
100 barrels per day
and the latter approximately so
barrels per day.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-28
OHIO TAKES
ACREAGE on
DEVILS HOLE

Ohio Oil company has taken
over some protection acreage on
Devils Hole structure in Yellow
stone county, Joining with Fulton
& Rice OF Great Falls In a test
expected to open a light oil pool
which may supply the Laurel re-
finery at Laurel, near Billings.
Devils Hole structure Is re-
garded as one Of the most prom
Using in the Yellowstone area
and the next few weeks win
confirm the accuracy Of the
geoIogists who have pronounced
Continued on Page Four)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-28

uItOn'S
Derrick
Is Ready

A shining derrick appeaFcA
this week beyond the liznits
Of she presenz prOszkarisig
area Of Cat Bank OH fieaa
20 provide an interesting
western hor4zom for hEon-
tana's new ligh4 es1 pool
Ths derrick h the handi-
work Of ". NJ. Fult0n, psoa-
ser Of pioneer on men a.
N0r9haxn hgonkaAa, who as
awafn pioneering. this tasne
far bewond the linzfls where
ether operators are w1HIiaa
20 SO away AroEn productions
70 drlIE = test wen
No greater emphasis has ever
been placed on q North Montana
operation than the Fulton Eoea-
ton. Operators large and small
look to the Fulton well as the
probable location 81 the first
really dig flowing vel in che
Cut Bank field.
Derrick was completed and
work Of rigging up started this
week. Within another 10 days
this well win b spudded ana q
completion may be expected Ia
from 4B to so days. AZ FuItoa
drills wells. 1t win be che
deepest well in the field, re-
curing about 5000 feet 10 reach
the Cut Bank sand horizon.
Fulton has spotted this well
low enough on the structure, he
says, to get hydrostatSc pressure.
lacking ia the main field. II Is
close enough, he believes. to be
in the sand area, expecting a
thicker sand az this location,
In Northern Corner OF Section
1s-34-ew. than in the main field.
Furthermore, he is on the west
side OF surface condition which
strongly suggests a big fault run
ming from northwest TO south-
east, II this fault Is present.
he hopes for a large flowing
we'll.
Fulton declares emphatIcaliy
be is not looking for a "stripper,'
we'll. He believes that the Black
'eet Indian reservation is nm
ierlain with oil bearing sands
md that large and small pools
nay be expected wherever struc-
.ural conditions are present. The
.aulk Is the outstanding atruc-
.ural feature Of the Cut Bank
lrea, he believes.
Possibly barring the omen
] the north, no more impart-
mt test is spotted IN Cut Bank
o the north. no more import
geological data in any case and
filth the finding Of production
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Venerable Mountain Chief
May Have Dream Of Flowing
Gold Come True This Year

HIS week Of joyful anticipation for members Of
the Backfeet Indian tribe as two rigs appeared on
reservation lands
That the prayer Of Mountain Chief win be answered is
doubted by of the swart who remember that
the Blackfeet the richest of Western tribes
Mountain Chef lifted sghtess eyes to heaven and prayed
that the Blacket shall be restored from poverty to wealth
After has prayer the venerable chief had dream he dream
ed that he saw wealth pouring from the ground That was
before the Blackeet knew anything about the possibility Of
oil under their lands which the white had chosen for
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-08-10

tary Of the National Cathedral Associa-
ton, will give an illustrated lecture at
the opening Of the fiftieth anniversary
program Of the Union Chapel at Short
Beach, Branford, Conn, tomorrow eve
ming, on "Your National Capital and Its
Cathedral" He Is spending his annua.
vacation with Mrs. Lewis and their
three children.
Mrs. Noble Newport Potts has returned
to her apartment at the Carlton follow
ing visits to several Of the Citizens
Military Training Camps In the Third
Corps Area Mrs. Potts Is national pres
ident Of the National Patriotic Council
and participated in exercises in the sew
eral camps incident to the bestowing OF
merit medallions by the council upon
young men trainees who won this years
council prizes In patriotic essay con-
tests Mrs. Potts was accompanied by
several leaders In patriotic work Of this
community, including Brig. Gen. Henry
j. Reilly, U. s. A.; Mrs. David D. Cald-
well, former vice president general, D.
A. r. for the District Of Columbia; Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Cans and Miss Helen
Norris Cummins Of Alexandria.
Mrs. A. E. Dunsmore and brothers
Mr.. Charles Conner and Mr.. Powell
Conner, have returned from Chat
tanooga, Tenn, where they were called
on account Of the death Of their mother
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Naudain Simons. jr,
are receiving congratulations on the
birth Of q son, Tuesday, August !. Mrs
Simons formerly was Miss Elizabeth
Collier Dove Of this city.
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sherman G. Kline. ON Addison Chapel

Sherman @. Kline, on Addison Chapel
road.
The wedding took place today. the
Rev. Louis Young ofnciating.
Miss Frances Garrett acted as maid
of honor, while the brides brother. Mr..
Allen D. Kline, was best man.
Mrs. Terry, formerly Of Martinsburg,
w. Va, has lived in Washington for q
number of years and is q member Of
Phi Sigma Epsilon Sorority. Mr.. Terry
Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Nelson g.
Terry of Fall River, Mass, graduate
of the University of New Hampshire
and a member Of lambda Chi Alpha
Fraternity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terry left Immediately
after the ceremony for motor trip
through Massachusetts, and New Hamp-
shire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holland Huntington
and their daughter, Meredith Hunting
ton, of Somerset, Md, left Washington
carly this week for Rehoboth Beach,
where they will spend the remainder of
the Summer.
Mr.. Thomas @. Ashburn. jr., son Of
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Q. Ash
burn, is critically III at Georgetown
Hospital.
Mrs. Elizabeth Northrop will enter
tain at the dinner dance at the Shore
ham this evening for her niece, Mrs.
Grace Smythe.
Mr.. Edison Bradley and his daughter,
Mrs. Herbert Shipman, will return from
Europe early in September to spend the
late season at their place at Newport.
Mr.. Monroe Mayhoff entertained at
dinner last evening at the Shoreham
when his guests included the Ambassa-
dor Of Italy, Signor Augusta Rosso; the
charge d'affaires of Chile, Senior Ben
jamin Cohen; Mrs. Harry Norment,
Mrs. Alice Smoot, Miss Dorothea Lane,
Mrs. Blaine Mallan, Mrs. Craft War
field, the secretary of the Italian en-
bassy, Signor Andrea Ferrero; Mr.. Fer
nando Piza, Mr.. Chester Snow and the
secretary of the Italian embassy, Signor
Giuseppe Tommasi.
Dean Lapham of George Washington
University, with Mrs. Lapham and their
children, are home from the Century
Of Progress Exposition in Chicago. They
returned through the Great Lakes and
spent a few days in New England,
where they visited his old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Herfurth en-
tertained at the dinner dance on the
Shoreham terrace last evening in honor
Of Mr.. Homer S. Fox, the assistant COM
mercial attache at the United States
embassy at London, who is in Washing
ton on leave. Their other guests were
Miss Olive Daniel. Miss Alice McGruder,
Mrs. Caroline Skilton, Mr.. Roland c.
Riddick and Comdr. Yeatman.
Dr. Marianne Beth Of Vienna was
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entertained at dinner last night by the
Phi Delta Delta Legal Fraternity on
the roof Of the Roosevelt Hotel. DR..
Beth Is the first woman Of Austria to
be awarded the degree Of doctor Of laws.
A delightful affair was held yesterday
afternoon at Sunward, the Virginia home
of Miss Florence e. Ward, when the
guest Of honor was Miss Agnes Ellen
Harris, dean Of women at the University
Of Alabama Guests were received and
punch was served on the gallery over
looking the river
Later Miss Ward took her guests to
the garden where coffee and other re-
freshments were served before the gray
stone fireplace, itself q bit Of art, in
q background Of shrubs and trees.
Miss Harris was until recent years a
member Of Miss Wards staff In the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. She is in Washington at this
time for conferences at the headquar-
tiers Of the National Association Of
Woman Deans OF which she Is the
president.
Among those present were Mrs. Will
liam L. Harris, Mrs Clyde w. War;
burton, Mrs. James Hughes, Major Julia
Stimson, Miss Jessie Del. Dr. Louise
Stanley, DR.. Emma Winslow, Dr. Mary
Dabney Davis, Miss Florence Hall, Miss
Agnes Peterson, Miss Bess Goodykoontz,
Mrs. D. A. Hare, Mrs. Katherine Cook,
Mrs. Miriam Berryhill, Miss Adelaide
Baylor and Miss Edna McNaughton.
Mr.. Lewis Tells Of Cathedral
At Branford, Conn, Chapel
Mr. Edwin N. Lewis. executive secre-
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SOCIETY
Mrs. Roosevelt Receives Distinguished
Visitor From Vienna Today at the
Executive Mansion.

| his ship, the U. S. S. California, and
Mrs. hammers and their children,
Betty and Howard hammers, jr., have
taken a house in San Pedro to be near
him.
Mrs. william Howard Taft attended
the reception given yesterday at Muir
ray Bay, Canada, by Mrs. Frederic Van
Lennep for Miss Martha Berry. founder
| of the Berry School in Georgia, and
her niece, Miss Virginia Campbell OF
Atlanta. During the afternoon Miss
Berry spoke briefly on her school and
its work.
The former United States Ambas-
sador to Italy and Mrs. Richard Wash
burn Child are at the Carlton for few
days, having come from Newport, r. /.
Wedding Of Miss Carson and
Lieut.. Hedrick Postponed.
Judge and Mrs A. c. Carson OF
Dellbrook at Riverton. near Winchester,
Va, have issued cards regretting that
due to Lieut. John Hedricks inability
to leave the Naval Hospital in WASH
| ington his marriage to their daughter,
Miss Susan D. Carson, has been post
poned for several weeks. Although
| Lieut.. Hedrick suffered no serious
injuries in the wrecking of his car in
! a collision with a street car in Lam
| caster. Pa. a few weeks ago. he will
not have sufficiently recovered to be
able to leave the hospital by August
| II, the date set for the wedding.
! Invitations have been received in
Washington from Mr.. and Mrs Fred
erick Griffith Fairfax of Westmoreland
County, Va. for the marriage of their
daughter Edith Wharton to Mr.. Harold
Benjamin Lang, Tuesday morning,
August %, at IL O'Clock, in the Yeo-
comico Church in Westmoreland Coun-
! ty. Cards are inclosed for reception
at o'clock in the home of the brides
parents, the Log House, at Wakefield,
. Va.
! Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Kline of $50
Farragut street northwest announce the
marriage of their daughter Celia Cath
crime to Mr.. Joseph Church Terry, in
the home of the brides brother, Mr..
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Mp. and Mrs. Louis H. Hamel have
come from their home in Haverhill,
Mass, and have taken suite at Ward
man Park Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. o. c. Raugh Of Cherry
dale have visiting them the formers
brother and sister law, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Raugh Of Long Branch, N. J.
Mrs. q. L. Sheppard Of Lyon Park and
her two children are attending the Gen.
fury Of Progress Exposition in Chicago
and will be away for six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Elliott, accompan-
led by their daughter, Miss Elizabeth
CONTINUED on Third Page.)
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Kline of $50
Farragut street northwest announce the
marriage of their daughter Celia Cath
crime to Mr.. Joseph Church Terry, in
the home of the brides brother, Mr..
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~ RS. ROOSEVELT this afternoon
n will receive at the White House
N DR.. Marianne Beth OF Vienna,
/ who is spending few days IN
Washington. DR.. Beth Is the
first woman in Austria to receive the
degree of doctor of laws:
Mrs. Roosevelt was accompanied from
HYDE Park last evening by her daugn-
ter. Mrs. Curtis B. Dali. The First
LADY. who will leave the White House
tomorrow night to attend the musical
festival on White Top Mountain IN
Virginia.
irving there at 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing and, will return to washington sun
day morning. Accompanying her VIII De
Mrs. Malvina Shredder, Miss Nancy
Cook and a group of newspaper women.
The First Lady will leave Washing
ton Thursday of next week by motor
for Hyde Park stopping off en- route
to visit friends. She will return from
HYDE Park shortly after Labor Day,
and plans to spend two weeks camping
In the Adirondacks later in the month.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-01

Exhibits regarding the Art Metal
company contract has nothing to do
with the charges, Burke said.
He said the question in the case is
the construction of the law.
IF the law Is as we see 1t, there is
nothing to It," he said. If the law
is uncertain it should be sufficient
defense. It is conceded the commits
sioners acted in the interests Of the
county. There is nothing challeng-
ing their good faith"
Burke called attention to the 10 per
cent discount given by the Tribune
for renewing the contract, adding that
everything shows good faith and an
attempt to do the best the commits
sioners could for the county"
Evidence Is Conclusive
The evidence is conclusive, he add
ed, that both Swanson and Solder
acted In absolute good faith: as for
Tiedman not one iota Of evidence in
this record justifies his suspension"
On completion Of Burkes argyll
ment, the governor asked the defense
counsel to draw an order reinstating
Tedman.
Wants Quick Disposal
The governor then asked McCurdy
to file brief on the case as regards
Swanson and Solder, declaring he
wanted to dispose Of the case as quick
~ as possible.
McCurdy told the governor his
brief would be in substance what he
had presented in oral arguments. No
request was made from defense coun-
sci for q brief.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-01
replied, with Sullivan commenting
that ut was not denied" at the hear

replied, with Sullivan commenting
that ut was not denied" at the hear
ing.
1T is not what they did regarding
a wise or unwise bid" McCurdy told
the governor. 1.-THE thing is that they
knowingly violated the law. When
county commissioners or other offic-
ers, knowing what the law Is, refuse
to follow it, they have done something
wrong"
The governor commented that the
commissioners action did not cost the
county more money.
mo one has a right to set up their
judgment as better than the legisla-
ture," McCurdy answered, contending
that the commissioners knowingly
acted In violation of the law.
Aren't you assuming that Is the
law?" the governor asked.
McCurdy said there is no question
about the law in the record.
LANCER Backs Register
Later when comment was made on
testimony given by States Attorney
Register, C1OtCIIlOE A&aAAeC1 oesAO &v06-
lister testified as to the truth; he
wouldn't lie about anyone"
The governor also referred to the
allegation that over $4,000 had been
spent with the Tribune during the
year that the Quick Print had con-
tracted for supplies, declaring that
was done by both Sides"
Burke closed the arguments declar-
ing I'VE should keep within the plead
ingS In this case"
He said the complaint charges a
corrupt agreement and alleges the
commissioners entered into q corrupt
agreement with the Bismarck Trib-
une; that it was alleged the prices
were unreasonably high, and the con-
tract illegal.
When the time came to prove the
allegations, he said no attempt was
made to show the prices out Of line,
that there was q corrupt agreement,
or that the contract was not as rea-
sonable as though it had been adver-
tised.