Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-02

A pIanchefte is constructed by cutting the
top of a cigar box into the shape of the
heart. Two tiny casters are fixed ON the
lObes of the heart-shaped board and a
pencil is inserted through a hole near
tile point of the heart. Two people hold
the tips of their fingers on the heart
and ask a question. After a time the
board will move and the pencil viii start
writing. It will answer many questions
with alarming accuracy and frankness.
The man who can explain that, can ex-
plain a doodle bug. An occult scientist
can explain both. He viii add that the
bug" has no knowledge beyond the OPP
iniOns of the people whose minds are
concentrated on the subject.
big company man recently took a
doodle bug operator out with him to a
block of wildcat leases. He did not tell
the bug where they were going nor
where the lease block was located. But
when they crossed the first lease in the
block, the "bug' became restless. He had
his instrument in the hand. Tile fOrked
arrangement was pointing downward
II don't know where your wildcat isl
said the bug, "but no matter where it
is, advise you to stop and begin TAX
ing leases right here. This is the greatest
oil pool have ever seem" The big COM
pany man. who knows better, was half
inclined to believe it.
Which reminds us of the story of the
nearly wrecked a sleeping car with its
antics as the train approached Helena.
The owner of the bug returned to the
spot, near Winston, where he recorded
the greatest oil pool in the world. Swa-
boda, the nationally known physical
culture exponent, financed the well. 1t
was drilled i'm the spot designated and
revealed a splendid place for hardrOck
mining, but granite rocks and petroleum
do not mix.
The Journal related about a doodle
bug that worked in the office.
The bug did not record the at
traction: whether it was oil, gas,
water, gold or silver. We heard
solution" to the nEysttfying per-
Torrance. 1t explained TO us:
Below that office is the office of a
former president of the First National
Bank. He was in his office that day.
Many people have said that he has a
heart Of gold. The doOdlebug registered
that gold"
Whereas most of us laugh at the
doodle bugs, great many others take
them seriously and In highly petrOliferous
country such Montana 1t is not tmpos-
sibIe that if enough wells are drilled,
someone is going to bring in an oil field
on a doodle bug location.
But meantime we wish to warn our
members not to confuse geOphysics with
these divining rods. Our new publi-
cation on his subject does not deal with
doodle bugs. This after-tkought.
The publication describes our personal
observation of geOphysical methods and
gives something of the results obtained.
The man who has the advantage of geo.
physical prospecting in Montana has THE
greatest advantage that man has known
in the oil industry. GeOphysics strip off
the vast sheet of glacial mOraine from
Montana and reveal the arched beds
which constitute possible traps for oil.
Not all of them contain oil, il Is true, but
inasmuch as geOphysics have explained
why many wells drilled heretofore did
NOT find oil, we have reason to believe
that oil prospecting in the future win be
far less hazardous in the future tEan it
has been in the past.
This bulletin contains confidential in-
formation and is available only to menu
hers If any member has not received
his COPY, he should call the oversight to
our attention, by sending in the attached
coupon.