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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
CANADIAN MARKET
is WAITING FOR
DECISION ON DUTY

No developments we're reported
in the Canadian market situation
during the past week. The Imper-
ial refinery at Calgary is running
on Pondera crude but has taken no
oil from Kevin-Sunburst The I'm
perial plant at Regina has not re-
sumed. nor Is there any sign OF re-
sumption.
British American is resuming op-
erations at its Coutts plant and
starting up its Moosejaw plant.
using Cut Bank crude in both.
It's still q guessing game but
the guess that the reciprocal treaty
removing the Canadian tariff on
American gasoline imports and re-
moving the American tariff on Ca
madam cattle has caused a number
of large cattle purchases by Am
erican interests. Large shipments OF
mules and horses continue to cross
the border at Coutts. en- route to
the midwest.
II the tariff is removed, Mon
tana refiners viii be enabled to
put gasoline into both Alberta and
several cents cheap
er man can group re4inerg, es-
peciaaiy II Midcontinent gasoline
continues at AZ cents, owing 70
the freight differential. Removal of
the tariff should build up a large
permanent and profitable refining
Industry in Northern Montana, per-
manently solving problems OF pro-
ducers.
The recent increase in freight
rates, amounting to one cent per
hundredweight, increases the Mid
Canada rate 3 cents per
barrel OF crude, giving Montana
producers a further advantage in
.he Saskatchewan crude market.
refiners claim, how
sver, that they cannot make money
,n present priced crude under the
gasoline price structure fixed By
imperial Oil company. which means
that they cannot make money on
my crude. Producers say this may
sxplain why the Imperial plant at
Regina Is shut down for the year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
BIC WEST ADVANCES CRUDE PRICE
TO $1.35 AS MARKET IS ADJUSTED
Haw1ey Decries Policy O.
"Artificia1'' Crude Price

Pointing out that 'artifiCially high" prices
Of crude, which have no time ratio to the price
Of gasoline can but ruin the Independent pro-
ducsrs and refiners Of Montana, L. r. Hawley,
head of the Big West Oil company of Kelvin,
this week issued q statement to the Journal
He said:
The Big West Oil Company Of Montana
appreciates your invitation and the opportunity
to indicate why we posted temporary price
for the purchase of Kevin-Sunburst crude oil
from our customers at our refinery at Kelvin.
I'VE posted this price on account Of the
continued maintenance of an artificially posted
crude price, continued after pro-ration, and at
the expense of both producers of Kevin-Sun-
burst oil field and the refining industry within
the state of Montana"
Declaring that gasoline prices and crude oil
prices are out of line, Mr.. Hawley quoted from
the reports Of the Survey COMMITTEES which, APP
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27

This well had its best sand from
277S to 1901. Oil rose 1900 feet. II
is q better well than the north and
northeast offsets, but not as good
as the east offset In the famous
-four corners opened up by the
Castle State. Location Is NE NEA
MEX 2-34-6W.
Five new locations were added
this week, one on the Indian reser-
walton, one In Cut Bank town, two
in the central field and one in the
south end.
Consolidated Gas-Tribai No. s. To-
Gated SIS feet south Of the north
line and $50 feet west OF the east
line OF lot 5, Sec. 3-34-6W, (HFW Il
NEAl }, Is drilling at 210.
Jeffries-Lukens No 2, south Of
its famous discovery town lot well,
Is SIS feet south Of the north line
and 436 feet Of the east line Of H.
33-6W and is rigging mp.
Santa Rita-Shearon NO. @ NEH
SWA S-S2-5W. is moving materials.
Nadeau Brothers Vandemark No.
4, c sWH NEA ss-s5-eW, is rig
cling up.
tcsatinusd On rag EHvs)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27

March ~, 1885:
The Petroleum Code Survey Committee has
returned its Va dict It finds The "artificially
high price of crude oil guilty Of running the in
dependent refiner and CONTRIBUTING TO
THE DECENTRALIZATION OF GASOLINE
MARKETS.
The Committee made clear its belief that the
1876 ratio in Section 8, article III Of the Code
was intended to work both ways. On the basis
of present prices this would mean a zoe cut in
crude, or an advance for 60-64 octane gasoline
There was more than a hint Of the Commit
tees opinion that Administrator Ickes has ''ar-
officially" kept the price of crude at q higher
level than the success Of his Production Con-
troll Program was warranted. I'VE believe that
generally speaking the prices Of refined pro.
ducts are q fairly accurate barometer of the
(ContHued on Page Four)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27

The announcement Of the presidential
other day of wild speculation in the world 4
thrown around the federal governments s.
Starting at Is cents, silver has already s.
comeback of the world recovery in business
value while other commodities have shown o.
first pegged price fixed by the government
which was just half of its monetary value of
hand and S1.29 silver is within the realm of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27

based on gravity, starting at
$1.1b per barrel. The pro-
ducers quickly organised
and signed up an agreement
whereby no oil was run 30
the Kelvin refinery during
the week.
A meeting Of the producers was
called by L. r. HawIey. head OF the
Big West. upon his arrival from
Spokane. Monday night. The meet
ing, held in Kelvin, was largely at
tended. Mr.. Hawley explained the
critical situation that had arisen In
the gasoline market, making It nee
essary for Big West to buy cheaper
crude, else shut down until the
gasoline market Is adjusted.
Learn OF Gas War
Few OF the producers knew
Anything regarding the drastic
changes In the gasoline mar
ket- IL appeared tRln& several
hundred thousand gallons OF
l0w-Octane third structure gas
oiine was thrown ON the mar
ket In the Great Falls territory
&c M cemas~-6 "A cents below
the filing STATION price foE
Continued on Page FOUR
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
TELEGRAM

Petroleum Conservation Board,
Great Falls, Montana.
Your wire Kelvin received,
meeting directors today. In COM
pIiance with request Of commit
tee representing producers Kew
in Sunburst crude WHO are GUS
toners OF this company and i'm
cooperation with request and eff
forts your board and further in
consideration Of welfare OF ali
other producers I'm Northern
Montana oil fields we will es-
tablish our posted price at one
dollar thirty-ftve effective Fri
day morning, April 10. We res
pectfnlIy request your board act
ing witI5 committee OF Kelvin
producers and representatives Of
independent refineries NAIVE
complete and thorough check In
vestigating existing marketing
inequalities now affecting both
producers and refiners with spe-
cial reference existing prices Wy
on1ing the crude products from
which are distributed I'm Mon
tana-
L. r.. HAWLEY.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
FLAT COULEE
TEST RESUMES
DRILLING TOUR

Drilling resumed this week on
the Flat Coulee well Of the J. H.
Hamilton syndicate, working tour
for the first time this year. The
casing had been run within rs feet
Of bottom, shutting off the show
ing of oil in the sand above. With
in two screws a new showing OF
oil was reported but-in the YER
bage of the driller WHO reported
the matter to J. H. Hamilton in
Great Faals-f'nothing to get ex
cited about" The showing is inter-
pretsd as indicative Of a highly
condition at the base
Of the Colorado.
Shortly after drilling resumed,
The baiIer hung up on the bottom
fContlnued on Page Fonr)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
Neihart Mines Can
Run At Profit On
New Silver Price
Income Of Silver Miners Of State Boosted
20 Percent In Last Two Weeks-Means Re-
newed Prosperity To Montana

Resumption of mining in dozens of silver camps of Mon
made possible by the advance in the price of gold
77.57 cents according to Montana mining men Friday
Nehar one Of the states greatest silver camps in the
ninees will be able under present prices espec
ALLY with the promise of higher prices Operators in the
past figured that Nehart could operate at profit
8Ocen silver Increased gold values already make this
more valuable stated than in the heydey of the
amp when silver BROUGHT around 80 cents an ounce
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
BILLINGS MEN
GET BIG WELL,
SOUTH GARLAND

A report from @. Ander-
son Of Billings says that the
South Garland field, in nor
thern Wyoming, has blown
in, a 200 barrel OH wei, ct
a depth Of 1895 feet. Il is
high gravity oil, says the
report, coming from the
Torchlight sand which is 106
feet thick. Production ex-
pected in the Peay sand, at
greater depth.
Location il Lot sc,
fcshsinBsd on Page Fourl
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27

A tremendous demand Tor Sill
yer mine properties Is expected to
follow the upward movement Of
silver. inasmuch as the world mar
ket is crowding the price fixed by
the administration. Owners of Mon
tana silver mines who have been
been forgotten in the search for
gold are due for their inning during
the present summer.
Three kilograms Of inquiry re-
ceived by the Journal Friday from
eastern interests desiring silver
properties IS indicative Of the res
Spouse OF eastern financial centers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
Producers
Help End
Price War

Ending the most unusual
strike in the annals Of
industrial Montana pr0due-
ers Of west Kelvin sunburst
field ON Friday resumed
crude runs to Big West Re
filming company when the
former price Of $1.35 per
barrel was resumed.
Producers went on
strike" last week when Big
West posted new prices,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27

The
presidential proclamation Wednesday
steadily advancing silver price in the worlds
BY Friday night the Washington
another advance is imminent Dollar silver freely predicted
Meantime the price of bar silver surgng
the swiftly advancing price segnorage
As thereby increasing the producer
Till Now the sgnorage
making the price 77.57 cents
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
GuSher Thinks This Cut Bank
May Amount To Quite a Field

The Tarrant Gusher concludes that Cut Bank is
likely to be quite an oil field, says the Gusher:
The Cut Bank oil field is fast becoming the worlds
largest oil field in And that is no idle statement It
IS fact From the norhernmost producer to the one
furtherest south is a distance of twenty-nne miles
From to west is seven miles total of two hun
dred and three square miles lot of ground you'll adj
NIT So much that it's hard to visualize In this vast
space there are to date hundred and eighty two
(centnued -
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
.TEXACO WELL MAKES MORE ON
PUMP THAN On SWAD, GIvES'
SURPRISE TO CUT BANK FIELD
TexacO- HinkIe Makes 80 Barrels First Day And
u Barrels Second Day-Five New Wells
Starting In Vast Area

The company this week furnished a surprise for
Cut Bank field when put its Hnke No well on produc-
ton pumping 90 barrels the first "a hours and u barrels
made poor showing the wab but was found that the
spudder which inadequate the swab fault
rather than the well
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27

followed an
er markets and mystery
r program.
! ed the most sensational
practically trebling in
d moderate gains. The
64.6 cents per ounce,
8. Dollar silver is at
disability.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
EXMFPT wOUNDFD VPTe

There Is before congress q house
bill providing that assessment
work on mining claims il not nee
essary for veterans OF the military
or naval forces II disabilities pre-.
vent them from performing such
labor.
La opinión., 1935-11-03
LOS RECORDS DE LA
INGENIERIA

En- la aperture del canal de Suez,
los mas famosos ingenieros BRITAIN
cos sorprendieron al mundo cuando,
~errrleando poderosisimas cargas de
p6lvora, lograron hacer desprendi-
mientos hasta de tres mil toneladas.
Mas tarde, los mismos ingenieros in
gleses, en- las grandes obras de irri-
gaci6n para ell aprovechamiento de
las aguas del Milo, usando por veg
primera cargas de dinamita, lograron
hacer desprendimientos de cinco mil
toaeladas.
Los trabajos de los ingenieros in
gleses fueron superados al iniciarse
las obras del Canal de Panama. Los
inc enieros ~franceses que iniciaron las
ob,a de Panama, emplearon por vez
primera los circuitos electricos para
hacer explotar grandes cargas de di-
namitr pero estas cargas apenas eran
capaces de hacer desprendimientos
de siete u ocho mil t~oneladas.
Amos mas tarde, cuando los nor
teane~icanos tomaron a su cargo la
aperture del canal, Sc logr6 hacei
desprendimientos, sobre TODD en- ell
famoso tajo de Culebra, de mas de
ounce mil tone,adas. La potencia
La opinión., 1935-11-03
Ell DE LA
u

Hasta hace pocos amos, dict ell IN
geniero Sergi, ell marmol de Cara
IA era e~xplotado por varias empire
sas p~articulares, las cuales acupaban
a POGO mas de tres mil t~rabaJadores.
Tratando de resolver ell problema
do la desocupaci6n, ell gobierno de
Nrssolini resolvio tomar la explota.
ci6n de las montanas por cuenta del
pobierno, a fin de poder dar empieo
a cerca de diez mil hombres.
Antes de dar este paso, ell gobier-
no fascista comision6 a un grupo de
expertos para que calculara que can
tidad de marmol tienen todavia las
m~ontafas, despues de cinco siglos de
exploitation, a fin de determinar 81
Ell ensayo seria o no de %provecho pa
"a Italia, va que al aumentar la pro
ducci6n tendria que bajar ell precio
del famoso marmol blanco y por 10
cual, SUI empleo seria mayor no 0
iamente en- ell RENO i~taliano, Il en-
ell mundo.
Los expertos, dice Sergi realiza-
ron uno de los trabajos mas bles
que sc hayan hecho en- ell mundo has
ia ahora, para poder fijar In can
tidad de toneladas de marmol que TIE
men las ~montanas, y para poder es-
tablecer durante cuantos amos mas
La opinión., 1935-11-03

Italia gozaria de esa gran riqueza,
hacienda trabaiar diariamente a diez
mil ~operarios.
Por yez primera, agrega Sergl, en-
la i~ngenieria moderna fueron usados
los aeroplanos para hacer obserVa-
Clones v fijar los rendimientos de las
famosas m%ontanas.
Tan p~recisos y notables han sido
estos %estudios, asegura ell lngeniero
italiano. que ell gobierno ha logrado
predecir cuales seran los salaries de
que disfruten los obreros marmoiis-
tas dentro de ~cincuenta amos.
DATOS ExACTOS
Pero no es TODD. Ell Estado, pue-
de saber desde ahora, sin lugar .
duda alguna, cuanto costara la ex-
plotaci6n durante I'm cuarto de 81
plo: cuanto sera ell valor de los mar
moies que sean explotados; cuantos
academies de trabajo Sc pueden SUI
ceder y cuales seran los PASSES que
consuman los productos de Carrara.
"Esta empresa del Estado fascista
-comenta Sergi- es superior q In
lIevads q cabo por cuaiquier gobier
no en- Ell mundo, comprobando asa
que un gobierno es capaz no solamen
te do trabajar por ell p%resente, sino
de prever el future. hasta Ell grade do
precisar las riquezas con que 50 con-
tara crando menos en- medic siglo"..
Los grandes trabajos de explota-
cior de Carrara fueron iniciados con
una obra de ingenieria maestro. Esta
obra consisti6 en- derrumbar un bio
que dc marmol de Glen mil toneiadas
en- una sofa vez.
Ell desprender Glen mil toneladas
d. marmol de una sofa veS, ha sido
La opinión., 1935-11-03
PO r A
al
MUNDO DURANTE
CINCO SIGLOS MAS

ell mayor desprendimiento que Sc ha-
VA degrade de una montana. Los in
genieros de los Estados Unidos. al
abrir ell Canal de Panama, lograron
hacer desprendimientos hasta de quin-
ce mil toneladas de terra, por 10 que
Sc considera que 10 realizado por La
i~ngenieria italiana no tiene compare
cion con la obra realizada en- otros
paises en- este mismo sentido.
La opinión., 1935-11-03
LA EXPLOSION MAS GRANDE
DEL MUNDO

Para c~olocar las minas que rom
pieron las montanas de Carrara Y
poner Glen mil toneladas al alcance
de la mano del hombre, fueron ocu-
pados mas de quinientos hombres,
Q~uienes trabajaron por mas de Qua
tro meses. Una enorme red de CO
nexiones electricas, capaz de hacer
e~stallar al mismo tempo a varios mi
les de cargas de dinamita, fue ten
dida por las m~ontanas.
La obra realizada por los eXpertos
atrajo la atencion mundial y millares
de personas asistieron a la explosion
mas grande que Sc haya visto en- Ell
mundo. I'm simple bottom electrico,
apenas oprimido por Ell jefe de los
ingenieros, fue suficiente para que
Sc escuchara una detonacion ensor-
decedora v para que sc vera como
ell immense bloque de marmoi. Sc
elevaba, desprendido de la monta-
ma, para caer despues estrepitosamen
tet en- una hondonada alberta para el
case.
Lo que hasta hace pocos amos hui
biera costado quiZas Ia vida de mu-
chos hombres que sc dedlcaban a Ia
exploitation en- pequeno de las can
teras, ahora no solamente no
NlcLma HlRuld Silo quS lduhoANH ~
un espectaculo grandioso de quienes
ouerian yer como presionado IN bo
ton electrico, ell hombre era capaz de
arrancar una montana, la mitad, por
10 menos de su cuerpo.
Segun ell ingeniero Sergi, ell expe-
rimento realizado en- las montanas de
Carrara es de gran significaci6n va
que probablemente dentro de unos
cuantos amos mas, Ell hombre sera ca
(Sigae en- Ts Pig. 15)
PAGINA Z
La opinión., 1935-11-03
MARMOL a PASSION

de estas cargas y la facilidad con que
eran manejadas por los expertos de
los Estados Unidos. no dejaron de
lamar la atencion mundialmente,
~creyendose que Sc habia encontrado
ell maxine del poder de la dinamita.
Sin embargo, amos mas tarde, los mis-
mos ingenieros norteamericanos, en-
las grandes obras de irrigation, pu-
dieron aplicar cargas de mayor Guam
tia; pero ninguna de las cuales do
I'm resultado que pudiera llegar al
cincuenta por ciento de 10 que ahora
han degrade los ingenieros italianos.
asegura Sergi.
La opinión., 1935-11-03
a
On

PSoah W
mas de quinientos amos que las mon
taias de Carrara estan siendo explo
tadas, los expertos Green que toda-
via es possible seguirlas explotando
otros quinientos o seiscientos amos
mas.
No importa, segun los expertos, que
ell marmol de Carrara tenga actuai-
mente mas mercado que hace cinco
siglos. va que las montanas son
PAGES de dar todavia diez o ounce
millones de toneladas, 10 que equi-
valdria a construir de nuevo todos
v cada uno de los edificios de Nueva
York. Roma, y quizas parte de Pa
ris.
In explotacion del marmol de las
nontanas de Carrara, dice ell inge-
Micro italiano Mateo Sergi, ha dado
lugar, recientemente, a una serie de
interesantes estudios llevados a cabo
por ell gobierno fascista.
La opinión., 1935-11-03

AS famosas montahas de
Carrara tienen marmol
suficiente para cons
truir todos los edificios
de Nueva York y de
Roma.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Opal

Drop it in the fireplace. That's the idea.
You handled it the right way. How about
another drink"
Don't mind if l do and where's the
bathroom?"
''Oh - that's so - you haven't been up
since moved. Right in that door And if
were you, l wouldn't mention it to Opal A
thing like that can make lot of trouble
At 80 Opal Drum put her key in the lock
Bill dropped the curtain of the living room
window and switched on the light.
Bill Whend you get in?
About an hour ago"
Gee whiz, Bill she reproached, putting
up her face for kiss, why didn't you let me
know"
"Oh, l thought I'd surprise you
We'll, you did that. was over at Alice's.
Some people dropped in to play bridge. Good
thing didn't take her up and stay over night.
She asked me to because it takes so long to get
in from the suburbs. If Id stayed. you'd
have thought God knows what - wouldn't
you?"
She hung her coat in the closet, and he
went in and poured himself another drink.
Wonder if ought to let Stacey know I'm
home" he said, when she came into the living
room.
What for? You'll see him in the morning
won't you, at the shop"
That's just it. want him to get down
early Got lot of things to 60 over with him.
See anything of him while was away" He
was holding the bottle to the light to see how
much was left in it.
'Yeh, ran into him once and had lunch
with him. At the Astor Grill where everybody
Evening star., 1935-08-18

%LL DRUM stepped back on to the
Il sidewalk and looked up to reassue
himself that there was light coming
~ through a chink in the bedroom
portieres Then he laid his finger once more on
the bell under the card that said WILLIAMS.
At last the door yielded with quick, STAG
cato clicks. and man S voice called down the
stairs, who's there?"
It's me-" he replied, mounting
We'll, for Gods sake Bill Come on up"
Got company" asked Bill.
No was reading in bed and fell asleep.
Whend you get in?"
Just now Left Montreal this morning
That's some driving. You must have been
in a hurry to get back"
We'll, was kinda
"You look all in Have drink What's
on your mind2"
Nothing much that is. stopped in to
ask your advice He took out letter. Il
got this yesterday. Knocked me for loop"
Anonymous - huh?" The man in pa jamas
read it, frowning. Say, you're not really
worried about this junk"
well no of course not - but
What should do?'
The man in pajamas struck match and
held it out This is what think you should
do. And then 60 home and forget about it.
Opal's pretty girl, and some dame is Jealous
and trying to make trouble"
You really think so?'
Sure, Bill You haven't spoken to Opal
about it?''
How could - I'm just on my way home
now saw the light in your window figured
YOU'D know how 70 handle a thing like this.
Evening star., 1935-08-18

could see us, so nobody d think we were trying
to get away with anything"
She laughed and he echoed her laugh mrth-
lessly. They did, Somebody wrote me
letter"
What kind of a letter.
'Oh, you know. one of those letters:
Better watch your home. Anonymous :"
Let me see -
Il burned it. But it didn't mention any
names. just said ought to open my eyes to
what was going on while | was on the road"
Can you imagine! Aren't people the
limit" She looked at him in the mirror over
the bookcase, running her fingers through
the amber -colored curls pressed fiat by the
green felt hat rs that the reason you hurried
home tonight? To catch me?'
Don't be silly But it made me kind of
homesick. So you were over at Alices -"
"Yeh. Want to call her up?"
mo, know she'd say you were there. =. ..
| mean. if you say so. it must be so.'
What happened to you on your trip
business pick up any?"
mo. Only thing happened to me was -
fellow wanted to sell me an opal. But you got
big opal, haven't you'"
"Yeh, got big opal
The one in the gypsy setting How come
you're not wearing it ?"
II don't always wear it."
But you got it, haven't you?"
Sure / got it.
What's the matter with you?' he asked,
watching her slam shut the lid of an empty
cigarette box. You're kind of edgy'
I'm upset. What you told me about that
letter"