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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06

. Daily average production in Kevin-Sun-
burst field during the month of August was
Solo barrels.
Daily average production in this field
during August, 1888, was 3,456 barrels.
I The August, 1884, production was from
DOS wells while the August, 1888, produc-
lion was from Oil wells.
Since only II new wells have been drilled
in Kevin-Sunburst, the other "a wells are
ones which have been revived and saved
from abandonment by the use of hydrochlo-
rio acid.
Four hundred wells have been acidized in
this field. The result indicated by the above
figures is an increase Of 81 per cent in
daily average production and an increase in
production, per well, of 81 per cent.
Although less than half of the producing
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06

When completed II was rated as
an so barrel well by observers.
However It swabbed and flowed 81
a rate comparable with some OF the
best wells in the field. II was
placed on the pump and made ia
barrels during the first "a hours.
Operators who have seen the sand
and the performances of this well
say that 1t will be better than q
100 barrel we'll in settled produc-
ton. The NO. / well on this lease
had considerable trouble and has
been making around 90 barrels per
day.
Consolidated Gas company has
received its leases from the Indian
and under their terms
must proceed Immediately with
program Of winter drilling. ]. W.
Crimson states that two strings Of
tools will be kept at work. The
first two wells i'll be offsets in Sec
ton "a.
Consolidated Gas-Tribal NO. /,
Is ATT feet west OF the east line and
$40 feet soufh OF the north llne
Of Lot 5. Sec. s4-35-6W. This is
NWA NEA "a.
Consolidated Gas-Trfbal No. q. Is
$50 feet south of the north line and
&85 feet west Of the east line OF
Lot 6, same section. This Is SWk
NEIL "a
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
new WILDCAT STARTS IN HILLS
DISTRICT BRINGING OPERATIONS
IN REGION UP TO TOTAL OF FOUR

Bow & Arrow structure. in the
Sweetgrass Hills region, is due for
a test yet this fall, as indicated
by the fact that the Green-Kyie in
terests spudded their well on the
Clark farm on October 2.
Location is SWA SEX 24-37-1E
This is one of the Hills structures
approved by Ralph Arnold, noted
ge0logist. The Arnold location was
drilled but IL encountered a fault
and was a dry hole. The new To-
cation was fixed by G.. G. Howard
of shelby, outstanding authority
on Hills geology.
This Is the fourth active opera
tfon in the Hills region. The Ham
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06

o Officers elected at the Great
Falls meeting included r. n.
Grove, chairman; Carl Tucker,
vice chairman; James Austin and
o. /. DeSchon, joint secretaries:
and Carl suhr. Harp KiIroy. Leo
Wilson and George Gregoire. ace-
ing with the above officers as the
executive committee.
The organisation, known as the
Motorist Tax Relief association, is
the first Of q large number TO be
organized IN the state under the
supervision Of the Montana Pet
roleum Industries committee Of
which d. B. Carroll IS secretary.
Present at the meeting was Walter
r. Britain, one Of the executives
OF the American Petroleum In
dustries committee.
Outlining the purpose OF the
meeting. Mr.. Carroll said that enc
object Is 20 help defeat any cand-
idate who declines to assist the
automobile. trucking and oil I'M
dustries at least TO the extent Of
promising 70 do his best 10 pre-
vent any additional unfair taxation
or unjust legislative discrimination
against these industries; and the
other object IL TO help elect 20 the
legislature and public offices gem
orally the candidates who weul&
be fair and just to all classes Of
tAxpayers.
Mr.. Carroll pointed ont that the
average automobile owner pays sut
in taxes each year z5% OF The
value OF his cAr--thak he really
pays out in four years more than
sufficient money to buy a new car
but that he does not get the new
ear because the tax collector gets
the money.
Mr.. Carroll is scheduled to hold
! series OF meetings in Montana.
organizing Their various counties,
- follows:
ITINERARY FOR MEETINGS
Oct. sth HAvRE
Liberty. Hill and Blaine Counties)
Oct. 10Th GLASGOW
phillips and Valley Countissl
Oct. nth WOLF POINT
{ Daniels, Sheridan and Roosevelt
Countiesl
Oct. 18Th GrHasDTvm
(Richiand. Dawson, W1hanx and
FALLEN Conntiea)
Oct. 11th AGTKs CITY
(Prairie, Custer, Powder River ans
Rosebud Cnmn<AeaD
tConnnaea o. Pass Nemf4
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
SALT WATER
SLOWS PACE
At PDROY

A saline solution 50 heavy
that Il floats cement Is battling
drfTIers on the Radagnn- HAL
singer well in PendrOy field,
NE SEA- NwA 20-27-Sw
The flow Of water, encounter
Cd IN an upper sand, forced
the redluctiOm Of the hole and
s Sf10-inch piPe has been rum
bat the hole is cavlng 50 badly
thaE It is possible 20 lower Il
only q foot or so &C q time.
At last reports the pipe was
supposed to be about 20 feet
Off bottom. It win be- reamed
down onto q hard spot An the
kline where IL Win be cemented.
Efforts TO cement have thus
far failed as the salt water
actually floats the cement
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
Automobile Owners are
Being Organized to Fight
Further Unjust Taxes

THE first Of series Of meetings Organise automobile
Of Che state TO resist further mpOaitiOn q saxss this
class OF taxpayers held in Great Tsa &hds
More than 70 people present at the initial mssng eCg
officers and preparing get legislative candidates Of record
TO their attitude the subject Of While realised
haE additional Of may have 10 be found
mobile believe that they bearing than sh Just
share Of the burden ct the present time and unwilling 90
submit further taxes direct indirect which win be tackled
onto the price Of gasoline and OIL
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06

nton test on NEH swH 10-s7-5E.
Flat Conlee oil field, Is fishing
for a lost underreamer lug some
where below 1900 feet.
Two wells are active in Whitlash
oil field WIlde-Mahoney No. / is
drilling on a new location SEX
SWA 23-37-4E, after having lost
hole IN shallow Quiczsand. West
ern Natural Gas-Schafer No. 3,
SWA SEX 14-S7-4E, is drilling
below 1900 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
TExAC0 DRILLS SIX

The Texas company now has five
active wells In the Rocky Mountain
region, three Of which are in Cut
Bank.
On Hfawatha dome, Moffat county
Colo. Van Schaick No. / Is cement
ing 300 feet Of 8 5k-inch pipe.
In Routt county, Tow Creek
structure, Quaintance- Hooking No.
8 is drilling at 1855 after setting
1910 feet OF 10&- inch casing.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
CIVIC BODY AIDS
Gas DEVEL OPP MENT

BELLINGHAM, WASH. Belling-
ham Chamber of Commerce is spon-
soring a financing campaign TO
deepen North Bellingham field, as
a gas well as a civic enterprise.
The we'll to be deepeRed is 500
feet deep and has had two
now. A total depth Of 1909
feet Is sought. c. 8. Shippey,
pesidsnt Of Whatcom Natural COM
pany. 10 hoping for capital from w.
j. Himchy OF Kentucky Natural Gas
Co.. Owensboro, KY, to finance con-
structiCn OF a natural gas line
from the field to Bellingham.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
FULTON GETS
SECOND VEL,
N. CUT BANK

w. NJ. Fulton was successful
on his second wen I'm the west
end Of Cut Bank field but
failed to find q soft or fault
ed sand as he had hoped on
the west bank Of the north
fork OF Cut Bank creek, near
Wildcat springs.
Location is NWN NwH 15-s4-
CIV, east Of the Fulton-I4aggerty
No. 1, a 40-barrel well. In joint
agreement with Nadeau Brothers
the Haggertay No. z was c0mpieaed
Oct 2. at 1854 feet. Fluid rose
1860 feet and the wen Bwabbed
100 barrels during the first 80
hours.
This was one OF three compile
tions in the field this week.
The Texas company completed an
average well on its Hesler No.
location, NEN NWA 2O-33-5W.
west Of the Montana Power-O'Neil
producer, on Oct. 2, at 1894 feet.
OH rose 1900 feet and It swabbed
122 barrels during the first "a
hours.
Fulton had hoped that his east
offset would give a better we'll than
his No. / but It now looks as
though the area to the west has the
softer sands. The presence of
springs in the nearby coulee is
taken by some to Indicate the pre-
sence OF a fault. but no evidence of
faulting has been found in any
Of the wells drilled.
The only other active operation |
IN the west end OF the field is the |
Fisk-O' Nell Harper No. 4 in NEM |
ME Y 21-34-6W, which is drniing |
at 645.
Texaco-KennerIy No. 4, NWA
NEA 22-s4-6W. has been aban-
ioned.
In the central field, Hannah
Porter-B ritten No. 2, SEX NEA
23-34-6W, is drilling at 1905 feet.
Tarrant- Haglund, Jr., No. 3. sWH
NEA Is-34-eW, is drilling at IT'S.
Tarrant-SEiIler No. s, NV NEA
SEA 24-34-6W, set 1Orinch pipe at
I75.
In the north end Of the field there
vas no more than routine work
his week.
Indian Oil-Reichoff No. 4, NWH
SEA 3-34-6W. Is drilling at 1850.
Indian Oil-WinkIer No. 2, SEX
WA 23-35-6W, fishing, 1855.
Montana Headlight Yunck No. 8,
VIZ sWA 1-s4-6W, drilling, 2605.
Olive OiI-WInkIer No. q, NwH u
TEA s5-35-sW, drilling, 1895. b
Santa Caldwell NO. 4. NE I
TEA 22-35-6W, drilling, 2625. II
Santa Rita Tribal No. A, G ny IL
VIZ 15-2B-eW, is sidetracking ,
DoIs at 1850. y
TaFrant-G Getty No. q, NV NWA J
EK 2-34-6W, is still fishing, 27O.0. IL
THE spotlight rests on the Cut 8
ank town pool where the next (
1mpletion is due today.
Texaco-5tafe No. 4, SEX NHH is
e-35-6W, Is drilling In at 1852
set where 7-ineh casing was set.
II was found in the top Of the
IND. SO q producer in indicated. O
Crumley Jones No. 4. NWA SEA E
i-34-6W. is fishing for lost BIT h
. 27OO. q
Tarrant-starc No. 1, SEX SEX \
s-34-sW, is fishing for a lost '
stieT At z&10.
yeffries-I.mkena No. 4, SEA SEX :,
-SS-eW. close 10 t@wn, Is drilling J,
1859. 7
Watson tasme@~3imGw0 No. 4,
VIZ MEX t-S3~eW. ID drilling ct !
35o. y
East Of town. LAWYER Haxlmm No.
NwM NWM s-83~Bw, Is drilling
1850.
Munkamm P0wea-g amsnea No. 4. a
WA MEX e-ss-Gw, 10 drifting Z
e70 after having set 10~inch a
Coasfnsea 81 Pass weag9 8
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
DECLARES
AGAINST HIGH TAXES

Clipping out the Journal account
of the Montana Petroleum Industies
COMMITTEES, J.. L. Sherburne, repub-
hcan candidate for representative In
Glacier eounty. sent 1t TO the Jour
nal with his card saying: I'm for
you"
SheTburne's platform is: ''Redue-
ton In property taxes, and cur
tailmenf o. expenses Of state and
county government"
''Tmme@ of every kind are at ex-
piosiva points" he declares.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
Ewing Well Swabs
$50 Barrels And Is
Rated Over Hundred

Consolidated Gas Company headed By = ". Johnson manages
Of Toronto Pipeline company and British Amsican company
aona Montana scored is first important An Cut Ban
this field getting well the Ewing farm which abbed $50
barrels during the first "a hours.
Located in sEZ SEA- S4366W this well Is Offset two
sides by good producers drilled by The Texas company calls
for offset Blacklist znan tribal lands the
and dagonal offset Che gseba farm 20 Ehe souhea
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
wFnFr BALD BUTTE

r.. g. nnaedinger, chief engi-
neer Of stratton & stratton visited
their Mald Butte property recently
and eRNTe8sed his pleasure II pro-
greas being made
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
TWO WELLS ARE
Due TO FINISH IN
SU URST FIELD

OF the four active wells in Kelvin
Sunburst field, two are due for
completion during the coming week.
Beardb leeSwea3 no. 8, SEA
NWM 9-SB-2W, is drilling At 1875.
Imperial Petroleum No. IA, GW
sWN NEN 1s-35-1W. Is drilling
at 1875.
These two should completes next
week.
Bi-State-EEaemei No. 5 SEX SEX
s-54-fW. ie drilling at 1850.
McKee-Fee No. 8, CIVIL MEX
SEX 1s-s5-1w, is reported drilling
ia.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06

Ohio OIL company Il drilling
ahead on It's Maddox we'll in Dry
Greek oil field. working IN red shale
AZ 6002 feet. The Ohio has been
corning ahead. expecting the produe-
ing sands At any time.
Ohi0's Byron Union NO. 2 IL Arfi1-
ing at $500 feet IN erd beds.
BAD NEWS FOR hot OIL
AUSTIN. TEX -Texms legislature
has enacted q new of measure ex-
tendtn@ power Of the railroad eom
mission ovar movement Of refined
petroleum products
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06
? & C Col ITTEE
CALLED TO MEET

A meeting OF the Planning and
Coordinating committee OF the
petroleum industry has been called
by Chairman Beatty for Monday,
Oct. 8, and as a result the meeting
OF the executive committee OF In
dependent Petroleum Association
has been postponed until October
20. The p & @ committee will
consider with the administration
future policies under or effecting
patoleum code, also federal iegis-
lafiou,"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06

CODY REFINERY RUNNING
The Texas company has reamned
operation Of iks Cody. Wye, ref
inory. using Oregon Basin crude.
following q three-year shut-down.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-10-06

ADDING STORAGE TANK
Construction has started on
Maple Leaf refinery's new 1900
barrel crude storage tank at Coutts
Dominion Bridge company Of CAL
gary is erecting the tank.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-04

aged 33 years Was buried az
Friendship Church on Saturday
last.
Casperson-N Near Clayton. Sep
tember 26,Bessie, daughter Of John
and Eleanor Casperson, aged 5
years.
Colwell- In Dover, September %
Edward Colwell, aged So years.
SauIsbury-In Magnolia, Septem-
Der 25, Miss Mary Salisbury, aged
20 years.
Kelley-In Middletown, Septem-
Der 19, Helena Kelley, aged 68
years.
Walker Near Prices Corner.
September 20, Mabel, daughter of
H. C. and Louisa Walker, aged Z
months.
White-In Smyrna, September
80, Edgar Morris, son of ]. E. S.
and Marian White, aged month
and II days.
DEATH OF H. NJ. CANTWELL
I'm the death of Harry NJ Can't
well, which occurred at his resi-
dence in this town on Wednesday
evening last, the railroad company
lost a valuable officer, and his as
sociates in the office of the Della
ware Division at Clayton, a CON-
Smyrna times., 1934-10-04

which the shop of William P. Legg
stands, the store and dwelling on
the corner occupied by herself, the
ground on which Misses Beck &
FAIRIES store stands, the butcher
shop occupied by Joseph E. Will
liams and the ground on which
John Cosden's shoe store stands.
The purchase money was $4,000.
THE FAIR State Fair at
Dover is the absorbing thing, of
this county at least, for the week.
1t started off yesterday with fine
promises. The spaces for exhibits
are all taken, we are told and more
was wanted. The departments for
machinery, stock, carriages, mu-
sical instruments and the creals are
amply supplied and the ladies de-
partment and the art gallery have
some very fine specimens of work.
The races are, of course, the most
attractive features of the enclos-
ure.
WOODS FIRES DOES DAM
AGE+Forest fires have been dis
astrous on the Peninsula during
the recent dry spell, number of
acres were burned from locomotive
sparks, a week or two ago in
Blackbird Hundred. John T. Sangs-
ton of Greensboro, lays a claim of
$500 against the D. & c. road for
timber burned. F. H. Maloy also
suffered from the same fire. Two
or three weeks ago, Thomas Green
at Whiteleysburg, started fire to
burn some brush. 1t got into the
woods and burned for thirteen days
destroying many acres of valuable
young timber and much fencing.
Benjamin Wheeler, in Caroline
county, had about twenty acres of
timber destroyed.
MARRIAGES - Foraker Hof-
fecker-At the M. E. parsonage,
Dover, August 26, by Rev. T. E.
Martindale, M. Foreaker and Miss
Ida Hoffecker, both of this county
Green-Jewel- September "a, at
the M. E. parsonage, Smyrna, by
Rev. ]. B. Quigg, Henry M Green
and Miss Emma Jewell, both of
Kenton, Del.
Steffy-Leader- In Philadelphia,
End, by Rev. William L.
Gray, Nathan A. Steffy,, of Dover
and Miss Ellen ]. Leader of Hart
Teton, Union County, Pa
Thomas-Coll the residence
Of the brides parents, near Dover,
%, by Rev. T. F. Mart
Indale, Robert w Thomas of
Queen Anne County, Md, and Miss
Minnie H Collins.
DIR. SUDLER ROBERTS MAR
RIES MISS CORA BECK The
Centreville Observer gives the fol-
lowing account of a wedding, the
young lady of which was a former
resident of Smyrna: On Wednesday
evening, September "a, a brilliant
company assembled at st. Luke's
Episcopal Church, Church Hill, Md,
Smyrna times., 1934-10-04

people. Smuggler it is said has his
tantrums, during which he is as
contrary as Dicks hat band. The
race proved a fizzle, causing a
number of Kent County men who
knew what Smuggler could do
when in a good humor to bet high
on him which went into the pock-
cts of their Queen Anne's adver-
saries Cyclops made the mile in
2.31 ga. The grandstand would
not accommodate half the people
who wanted to get on it and the
restaurants supply of eatable
things was gone long before the
hungry were satisfied. The exhib-
its of cattle and sheep were the
best in the history of the fair The
poultry exhibit was also large and
interesting. The association badly
needs larger and better buildings.
The other races of Tuesday were
interesting. The attendance on
Wednesday was not 80 large as on
the opening day Only two races
were trotted. The fair was a
greater success than any Fair held
at Worton for a long time.
DEATHS Brown In Philadel-
phia, September 25, Sallie, daugh-
ter of Abram and Rebecca Brown,
Smyrna times., 1934-10-04

John p. Collins peach crop clear
ed him S125 per acre. The net av-
erage was 63 cents a basket, mar
ket in Philadelphia.
Misses Sue r. Colt, Minnie Glenn
ent, Katherine L. Storm, S. F. Tul-
Eidge, Mary Peeky, Kate Rothwell,
and Clara Denney of this town and
vicinity, have attractive articles on
exhibition in the art and ladies' de-
partment at the State Fair.
Mrs. H. M. Cantwen intends to
move in a week or two to Charles
town, Md, where her parents re-
side and will be succeeded by j. w.
Scott, Chief Clerk in Superintend-
ent Mills Office at Clayton, whose
family has been residing in Oxford,
Maryland.
John A. Hoffecker of the local
railroad Office at Clayton has been
appointed by Superintendent Mills
to the position of chief clerk of the
Delaware Division, made vacant by
the death of H. M. Cantwell. He
commenced his duties on Friday
morning. He has been followed by
Clarence Smithers, Frank Rey-
nolds of Dover, following the latter
in the telegraphic department.
The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year at the
meeting of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society held on Thurs
day evening: Mrs. Kate Smithers,
President; Mrs. j. B. Quigg, first
vice1president; Mrs. M. ]. Bewley,
second vice-president; Mrs. Hough,
third vice-president; Miss Bet
Smithers, recording secretary; Miss
Mollie Thompson, Corresponding
Secretary; Mrs. w. H. Baggs,
treasurer; Mrs. j. B. Quigg, super
intendent of Juvenile Missionary
Society.
SALE OF TOWN PROPERTY
Miss Sallie B. Collins bargained
this morning with Col. George w.
Cummins for the property at the
corner of Commerce and Market
streets including the ground on
Smyrna times., 1934-10-04

panion about whom there centered
the warmest friendships. He came
to this town shortly after the re-
moval of the superintendent Of
fee to Clayton from Wilmington
nearly a year ago. The marks OF
consumption have been manifest
for some time. but during the pas
six months the course of the dis
ease has been very rapid. But he
did not give up until prostrated by
a severe hemmorhage, a few days
before his death. His office was
that of chief accountant, a position
for which he seemed especially
qualified. His useful life was cut
short just after passing his TWEEN
ty-seventh birthday He was a
native of Elkton, Md, where he re-
ceived an academic education. At
ter short clerkship with a mer-
chant in the town, he secured a DO
sition on the Delaware Railroad
commencing work at New Castle
From there he went to Wilmington
and became clerk to John Mahonev
General Supervisor of the road and
held this position until about two
years ago when he was made chief
accountant in Superintendent Mills.
Office. Mr. Cantwell married Miss
Josie Black of CharlestoWn, Nd
who survives him with two little
boys. They have the warmest
sympathies of the community in
their great bereavement. The re-
mains were conveyed from this
town to Elkton on Saturday for
interment in special car furnish
ed by the railroad authorities for
the conveyance to the place of IN
terment and return Of the friends
in this town. The Rev. j. T. Um-
sted and representatives from the
several departments of the superin-
tendent's office, accompanied the
friends of the deceased The fun
eral services were held in the Pres
byterian Church at Elkton and
were attended by a number of the
citizens of that town.
John N Sparks Of A1iddletown,
died suddenly of paralysis Septem-
Der 20, aged 83 years. He was
buried on Sunday at Church Hill
Maryland
PERSONAL Mrs. l. H. Hep
burn and Miss George Baker Of
Still Pond, Md, are the guests of
Mrs. Caldwell
E. R. Sipple, who was sent from
the superintendent office to VII
mington, during the peach season
to superintend the makeup of the
trains from that point, has return
ed and Mrs. Sipple who has been
on a visit to her sister, at Angola,
during the time, has also returned
D. w. Trumpeller, a former cit
izen, but for the past two years re
siding in Florida arrived in town on
Monday on a prospecting visit of
a. few days.
Assistant School Superintendent
H. c. Carpenter was the guest Of
Continued on Page Sevenj
Smyrna times., 1934-10-04

to witness the marriage of DIR. Sud
ler P. Roberts and Miss Cora Beck,
both of this county The Rev. Mr.
Ellis was the officiating minister
The ushers were Messrs. John F.
Goodwin, William E. Rolph, DR.. JOS
eph L. Finley, Arthur Sparks, DR..
Pearson and w. j. Evans. From
the church the bridal party accom-
panied by a few special friends,
proceeded to their beautifully furn-
ished house in town, where several
hours were greatly enjoyed in so
cial converse. The presents COM
prised many useful and valuable
articles.
BIG FAIR OVER AT WORTON,
MD.-The Kent County Fair at
Worton, Md, last week was the
most successful of any that have
been held there. The attendance
on Tuesday was remarkable for the
opening day, attracted by the pros
pective race between young Snug
gler and Cyclops but the former
animal got miffed over something
and for aggravation would do moth
ing but lope, and had to be taken
from the track to the great diSap-
pointment of the spectators and
the chagrin of the Kent County