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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
40 BELOW IS
effective IN
CURTAILM

With every Rocky Mountain
state i'm the grip OF unprece-
dented winter weather, Nor
thern Montana is gaining no
distinction with its seige OF
cold and snow that has put
the lid on the oil business as
no oil conservation board
could possibly do at it's best.
Cut Bank on Thursday morning
registered an even 40 below zero.
During the day it warmed up to
35 below and on Friday there
was none willing to venture the
guess that the cold spell was about
to break"
Oddly enough, none in the oil
fields has been lost In the bliz-
Yard and there are no cases OF
any being badly frozen. Crews re-
ported lost In the storm a week
ago were not fully aware OF the
alarm caused by their plight un-
Ill after they arrived in Cut Bank
and read the newspapers.
Gas men Of northern Montana.
are smiling as the meter wheels
spin at an unprecedented rate and
I is predicted that Montana gas
CONTINUED From Page Fonr)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
LANDER well
SHUT DOWN By
EXTREME COLD

Extreme cold weather this
week forced the closing in Of
the sensational Santa Rita
Lander gusher in the north
west end of Cut Bank oil field,
when il was found impossible
to handle the oil.
Reports that the well had been
shut in were accompanied by num-
erOus rumors, none of which found
confirmation from L. B. O'Neil up
on his return to Cut Bank follow
ing a brief business journey.
Mr.. O'Neil stated that extreme
it virtually impossible to erect ade-
quate tankage and guagers were
unable to get the oil into the
pipeline
After one man had frozen his
hands and another had his face
frozen, we decided to give up the
attempt to keep it going" he said.
''If the weather moderates, we ex-
pect to resume production about
Sunday or Monday.
Rumor had it that the well was
shut in because of the discovery
of faulty procedure in the mort
gage foreclosure. Likewise it was
reported that the well had failed
to resume flowing after having
been so closed in. Whereas it is
believed dangerous to interrupt the
flow of a we'll which has been con-
sistently making better than 500
barrels day with the valve crack
ed about SO per cent, the owners
maintain that it has had no OPP
portunity to renew the flow.
The Lander had an initial of
around 400 barrels but was con-
servatiyely estimated by the own
ers as a 1,000-barrel well.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15

is the Cobb Young half mile southeast of the
Jeffries -McCabe producers, which had an initial
of around 800 barrels per day and which is now
consistently pumping $50 barrels per day. yield
ing its owners return Of 500, 500 per annum on
an investment Of less than $4,000.
George McCabe and A. G. Jeffries of Cut
Bank are the owners of the new Rasmussen pro-
Queer 1t is estimated that these two wells, the
Rasmussen and the Government No. /, will
yield the owners approximately $4,000 less
1850 to royalty owners per annum on a total
investment Of $4,000.
George MCCabe is chief Of the land depart
ment of Santa Rita Oil company and Jeffries
is gold miner Of Superior, Mont, who gave
up mining to prospect for oil with phenomenal
success
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
HANNAH-PORTER
KEEP on FISHING
DESPITE WHITE

Fighting to save the hole from
possible loss as a result OF caving,
a crew Of. Hannah-Porter company,
drilling contractors, is today con-
tinuing a fishing job on the Nadeau
Bros. Tribal No. / well in NWA
NWA s. 32-5W, in the south end
OF Cut Bank field.
AS the storm began, they jumped
pin on the stem, leaving the stem
and bit on bottom. The hole was
caying, having had water break in
from above, so It was necessary to
keep working. So far as can be
learned this is the only crew work
Ing in Cut Bank. Montana Power
shut down It's two wells after all
Continued on Page Eight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
RUSH
CONTINUING
At SUNBURST

Leasing activities extending three
miles northward from the newly
completed Cook & Eddy producer,
in the north end OF the Sunburst
pool of Kevin-Sunburst field, is re-
ported this week. Leases abandoned
years ago by major operators are
today bringing cash bonus large
ly among small independents who
wish to get foOthold in this high
gravity oil pool from which oil
can be sold in competition with
Cut Bank crude.
The latest lease to go of record
is 100 acres of the Peter A. Ler-
um farm, taken by Roy L. Cook on
the So NWH and Sh NEA %
36-2w.
Other leases have been taken.
It Is reported. in adjoining sections
to the north but not placed OF re-
cord.
The new Cook & Eddy well has
not yet been completed. owing to
the storm, but Is estimated at
$50 barrels. producing from the Cut
Bank sand-the horizon from which
the sensational Santa Rita-Lander
gusher in Cut Bank field gets its
production. Until the past year,
Sunburst sand production has new
err been regarded with favor by
Montana operators. The wells in
the Sunburst pool, comparable in
settled production with Cut Bank
wells, are but 1900 feet deep and
are being drilled for around $1,000
each.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
Cut Bank Yields 100 Bbb1. Well
In Midst of Storn1-Bt11ds Income
of McCabe-Jeffries to 100000

Drawing temperatures cable MCabe
well in the south end of Bank field
brought well that started flow when swabbed
shut N because of lack of storage.
settled
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
Synthesis OF Luck In Oil Is
Found In Santa Rita Gusher

Just lucky" the of a Rainbow lobby driaer,
of Tip 0Neil's 1,000barrel well at Cut Bank.
Examination of the indicates that this luck
of good Judgment recognition of possibilities and careful
procedure
The well drilled with rotary tools Rotary drers know
instantly when the bit strikes sandstone The exact spot where the
encountered noted the log of the well the bit
scratched Sunburst sand barrel and
taken of full thickness of the sand This showed Is u
of Drilling continued the customary objective
the Cut another taken 1t showed little
oil aturaon It drilled with cable tools
and it barrels of oil and 10 barrels of water
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
Gasoline Consumption In Montana
Reached Total 90, 81, O1O Gallons

Montana gasoline 1885 reached an atme n Oh %
gallons the IL months according to figures compiled Ill tn
office of the board of equalization at Helena
appear from preliminary figures that the state USED aOO
half imported and half gasoline the Montana gas
OIine continuing to gain.
The compilation gallons which the dealer pad tn
ta mari re which was made and part which imported
that MOnanamade gasOne
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15

win again be tagging although has made rapid strides from
six years ago when two thirds Of the gasoline used in the
state was imported Without these figures gasoline sales to-
tai A. 100000 each of the imported and domestic brands
The coming year will Montanamade gasoline sales e
coed imported gasoline sales is believed nasmuch Shell
and Standard of California supplying their north
Montana stations with Monana-nade gasoline manufac
tured to their own respective specifications This with eX
banded refining facilities due during the present year, coup
ed with the increased capacity ofthe fine Home plant in
Great Falls will unqueshonaby give dominance to the Mon
tana-nlade brands of motor fuel.
Following is the list of amounts of gasoline sold by the
various dealers and refiners during the year 1885
alckeys Great Eails iso'oo@
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
MAKE RICH OIL STRIKE
Indians Get Slim Returns
AT Sale OF Valuable Leases
Southwest Town Of Cut Bank

Drifted
Indians at provided
I'm browning
attended bidding not a
all spirited since there enough
bidder with a
paid making the the tribal
than
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
STEVENS STARTS PAPER

Jess Stevens. former Shelby at
torney, has started weekly news
paper In Great Falls called the
State Journal. 1t Is devoted largely
TO the Townsend Plan and related
issues and is distributed free. It
is the third free-distrfbuted paper
in Great Falls.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15

day. It could only Dc dDdHuUHSu'
Before drilling into the Cut Bank
sand, the production string had
been cemented with SIS sacks, which
filled the hole up past the Sun
burst sand, a total of 800 feet
from bottom. o'Neil had made all
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15

The American dollars continue
TO slip backward in England and
France, apparently because Of the
danger OF initiation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15

preparations to shoot out the pipe
and cement and test the showing
in the Sunburst sand.
When Reese POINTER, Santa Rita
Continued on Page Eight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15

Mtckey's Great Falls IYbsb6z
Nicholson Ser. Co. CT. F. 15S,6O2
w e. Rice Co. Inc, G r. 625,795
La Barre's Garage Cho. 71,128
Whfstelr's Repair Glen. 56,S15
Kelly Gas and Oil co. Ana. $3.50
Karl Hepperie Plevna 45s545
CONTINUED on Page Efvel
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-01-14

l SOiitliluSu floiii dSS Oiit' imately, by the city for work in connection with the PWA projects in Nome, before the final approval came through, was brought up. It was decided by the council to request the re- turn of the amount eXpend- ed,so that the regular funds of the city might be reim- bursed for the sum paid out.
 An application from C.M. Allyn for the position of driver of the fire depart ment team was read, includ ed with other applications, and when brought up later in the meeting, the subject was passed over until the next meeting, after nomi- nations of l.. D. Bronson and C. M. Allyn had been rejected by members of the council.
 In regard to the subject of digging a well for Mrs. Ole Hay, a responsibility admitted by the city, in con nection with work done af- ter the fire in 1934,in which the well on her property was covered over, council men Seidenverg and Polet were appointed by mayor pro tenn Sather to take i'm mediate action and see that such work of supplying her with a new well, was com- menced as early as possible.
 The fire committee report ed that one of the old hor- ses was still on their hands but that within a few days they would be in a position to dispose of it, as the ex- pense of keeping the horse is too great.
 The health and relief com mittee reported of taking care of one case of relief by supplying six months rent so that the persons would be able to continue residing in an owners cab- in.
 The subject of providing | ground better suited for the burying of persons in the Nome cemetery was brou- ght up and a special con- mittee of Sather and Polet was appointed to inVesti- gate. It was stated that the present ground is en- tirely unsuited for burial grounds and that addition al property should be ob- tained to the eastward of the present location.
 Ed. Steffen. paymaster for the PWA projects at Nome reported that he would have a detailed re- port to deliver Tuesday on the work carried on in Nome. All projects official
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-01-14
REPUBLICAN CLUB

REPUBLICAN CLUB
 The Republican Club will meet in the City Hall, 8 pm Wednesday, January 18th, 1886. >. Election of officers and other business of inn portance. All Republicans invited.
 LEROY, M. SULLIVAN, At President.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-01-14
Nome City Council Met Last
 Night; Transacted Business

ly came to an end last Sat urday evening and no more funds are to be spent from these sources.
 VIII, Bloom, Superinten- dent of the Nome Public School, in response to re- quests for approximate esti mates on the possible fur nishings of the proposed new school building here, submitted a rough outline of what would be needed and rendered a possible es- innate of approximately $6,O00 required to furnish the school, not including desks. His report was for mally fled with tie oouncil to be referred to at ! later date.
 C. o. Roberts. president of the Industrial Workers of AIask3,at Nome, a1drass e1 the council on various subjects pertaining to he new school buildin9, the P. WA. WorAs here, city pro jects and labor in general. Upon his suggestion, the council voted to address a letter to the contractor for the proposed new school building,requesting that he employ local labor as much as possible in the construc- ton of the new building.
 He also requested the use of the city hall on the End and 4th Sat. nights of each month, for his organi- zatiOn to conduct a night school dealing in various subjects of interest. The re- quest was referred to the finance and building com- mittee.
 The subject of radio in- Ierference was mentioned by several councilmen and the complaints being regis tered by a great many rad io owners, stating that re- ception was being seriously interfered with in Nome, by electrical disturbances of one character or another. In some cases complainants refused to pay the $l. radio assessment of the city of Nome, until some work to remove interference had been done. The matter was referred to the various councilmen to bring before the Nome Radio Club inn ,oo in4o1,,
Nogales international., 1936-09-26
Many New Homes
Built In Arizona

PHOENIX, Sept. 25 (UP) - Four
times as many homes were built in
Arizona during the first eight
months of 1886 than during the
same period of 1885, a report of the
Federal Housing administration
here showed today
Tucson and Phoenix led the state
with 100 and 108 homes. respect
lively, built through August. Total
value of the Tucson homes was re-
ported at 1890 $40; of Phoenix $489,-
225.
The 1885 figures of Phoenix show
ed 81 homes at a value of $14O,345.
Tucson, during the same period,
built 20 homes valued at $4,000.
These figures are for homes within
the city limits.
The report, figuring on the basis
that 40 per cent Of the new homes
in the Phoenix district are outside
the city limits and 66 per cent Of
the Tucson homes also are outside
the city limits, estimated that the
two cities constructed homes val
ued at total of $2,035.000.
The report stated figures for other
Arizona towns were not available.
Nogales international., 1936-09-26
SEASON OUTLOOK
IE NOT PLEASING
TO LOCAL COACH

The Nogales High School Apaches
concluded their third week of regu-
lar fall practice with Coach Lloyd
Ledford being far from pleased with
the seasons outlook.
Lack of reserve material and a
totally inexperienced backfield pre-
sented two major problems that the
Nogales mentor has not been able
to solve as yet. The Apaches. how
ever, have week left yet before
they meet their first conference op-
ponent and Coach Ledford expects
to have these difficulties partially
solved by the time the Wilcox elev-
en- invades the local field on Oc-
tober 3.
Two more contests have been add
ed to the Nogales football schedule
for the season bringing the total
to date to nine games. The first OF
these games is the Indian contest
at Tucson this week and the other
will bring an entirely new eleven
to Nogales for the first time - The
Phoenix Indian Training School on
November 21.
The home games for the ApacheS
will be: October 3, Wilcox; Octob-
err 10, Bisbee; November II, Tomb
stone: and November 81, Phoenix
Ind ans. The Nogales team will play
the following games away from
home: Tucson on October 81; Globe
on November z; and Mesa on NO
yember IA. An attempt is being mace
to secure the U. of A. Frosh second
team for a home game in mid-Oc-
tober.
All of the southern conference
elevens have announced good squads
for the coming season. Wilcox VIII
have nearly the same team that
tied the Apaches last fall, ana
Tombstone reports a whole new
team recruited from Fort Huachu-
ca. Douglas, Bisbee, and Tucson Will
again have large experienced squads.
There is little likelihood that there
will be a conference champion this
fall as all of the teams will fail
TO meet some of the others. Sche-
duIe difficulties left out the ira
ditional Nogales and Douglas CLASH
and the Tucson and Bisbee tussle.
Nogales international., 1936-09-26
COUNTY GETS
$1164 GAS TAX

PHOENIX, Sept. Is (UP) - Arl-
zona's gasoline tax collections last
month scared 20 per cent above
those for August, 1885, the state
tax commission said today in an
nouncing a net income of $317,225.-
60 from the tax for the period.
They iited generally improved
business conditions and wider use OF
the highways by Arizonans ana
visitors as responsible for the in
crease.
Of the total tax collected during
August, $222,O5792 went to the
state highway fund, and $95, 1878
was returned to the counties, Santa
Cruz County's share was $1.l64.l1.
Arizona gasoline tax collection In
August, 1885, amounted to $685.
951.1O, or $51 ,274.50 less than those
for last month.
Nogales international., 1936-09-26
Official Budget

OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY STATE ARIZONA FISCAL
BEGINNING ENDING JUNE 3Oth, AS
PROVIDED AND ADOPTED SUPERVISORS
SAID SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, MEETING AUGUST
10th 1885, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ED STATUTES ARIZONA,
G
the OF Supervisor Santa Cruz County m
Nogales international., 1936-09-26
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-02-07
BOULEVARD DANCE
HALL IS RAIDED

ESQ Grove, dance hall and filling
station, located just north of Princess
Anne, in grove, was visited on Sun
day evening by County, State and
Federal officers.
A number of visitors, said to have
been enjoying a game Of rummy, or
poker, were taken into custody, car
ried to the Princess Anne Jail and
questioned, and afterwards released.
A quantity of alleged liquor was
confiscated by the officers, it being
reported that FL pints of the liquid
were found on the premises.
Those taking part in the raid in
cluded States Attorney F. Kirk Mad
dirk, Sheriff Dryden, Federal Officer
Callahan, and members of the Mary
land State Police. The proprietor and
manager of the station were held in
Jail there, pending hearing, which
may be a charge for violation of liq-
uor laws of the County. It is not
known whether Federal authorities
will prefer charges.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-02-07
OPPORTUNITY FOR MEN
TO GET in THE ARMY

Corporal William A. Austin, Com
pany "E' 1st Engineers, Fort Dupont,
has been assigned to recruiting duty
in the post office building Georgetown
Del, according to Sergeant V. L. Don
nelly, recruiting agent in charge of
this district.
Sergeant Donnelly said that Cor
poral Austin was assigned to this sta
ton to assist in the additional work
occasioned by the increased number of
vacancies assigned here.
Many vacancies remain at Fort Du-
port, Del, as we'll as at posts in New
Jersey and New York.
Single men without dependents
from 1S to 35 years of age, in good
physical condition and of good char
acter are desired.
Applications may be made between
S A. M. and P. M. daily at Room 200
Post Office Building, Georgetown"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-02-07
UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT IS
CONSIDERED
HI. C.. (Curly) Byrd, Acting Pres
ident, Has Strong Back
ing For Place

There seems to have arisen in TIL
minds of a number of people that
when DIR. Raymond A. Pearson wa
ousted from the presidency of thu
University of Maryland, and H. C
(Curly) Byrd appointed acting presi
dent, the latter would be perman
emily installed as the University
head, after a period had elapsed long
enough for the public to get used t.
the venture.
Announcements have been made,
through the press to the extent that
Mr.. Byrd had been decided upon as
the one best fitted for the position
but the Baltimore Sun of Thursday
has the following:
"Choice of a new president for the
University of Maryland last night was
termed wide open" issue by Gin
ton L. Riggs, member of the board
of regents nominating committee.
"Although it has been the general
belief that H. C. (Curly) Byrd, act
ing president of the university, would
be named as head of the institution
at the next meeting of the board of
regents February 81, Mr.. Riggs de-
clared no candidate had been settled
on before.
GAS far as know Mr.. Riggs said
only one meeting of the committee
has been held, and at that time a
number of candidates were considered.
Nothing has been done since then.
'As matter of fact, the committee
was appointed by DR.. w. w. Skinner,
chairman of the board, to nominate a
candidate for consideration by the
the board, and, so far, this has not
been done
"Mr. Riggs, it is understood, is
sponsoring w. Cameron Forbes, for
ner Governor General of the Philip
pine Islands, for the post, while sew
eral other members of the board fav-
or Mr.. Byrd.
"Mr. Forbes, who is a grandson Of
Ralph Waldo Emerson, was Ambas-
sador to Japan in 1881 and 1882, and
has been a partner in a merchandise
ing firm in Boston since 1899. He is
a graduate of Harvard University
He is &c years old.
The vacancy at the university was
brought about by the forced resigna-
ton last spring of DR.. Raymond A
Pearson"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-02-07
BURLIE LEE PAYNE
DIES AFTER ACCIDENT

Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon for Burlie Lee Payne
who died Saturday night last in the
Peninsula General Hospital eight days
after a fatal automobile accident in
which he sustained several broken
ribs, broken collarbone and severe
cuts and bruises.
According to State Police who in
vestigated the accident, Payne was
parked on the Princess Anne road
near the Somerset County line. His
car was struck from the rear by a
Virginia truck operated by Cape
Charles man who claims he was blind
ed by lights of an approaching car.
Mr.. Payne is survived by a son,
Luther E. Payne, of Allen, and a
daughter, Mrs. William Cooper also
Of Allen. The following brothers and
sisters survive: Grice Payne, of Snow
Hill; Alfred Payne, of Philadelphia;
Alonza Payne, Pocomoke City; Mrs.
John Covington, BALTIMORE; and Mrs.
Jay Shivers, ST., Allen.
The body was brought to Pocomoke
for burial.