Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-11-19

The Herald comments, editor
tally, that large refinery sites are
more readily available at Belling-
ham than in the larger centers of
population on the Sound and con-
cludes: cat least the situation that
is rapidly taking shape is decidedly
interesting and the possibilities,
through such an enterprise, are the
greatest Bellingham has ever
known.
The Journal here reproduces with
the permission of the Herald the
article by Mr.. Sefrit, in part, and
the accompanying map:
1t is almost too we'll known to
be re-told, but it is a fact, verified
by the most eminent authorities and
by successful exploratory drilling,
that two of the great oil fields of
the world exist in Montana and AL
berta, known as the Great Alberta
Oil Basin.
The accompanying map, which
was drawn particularly to illustrate
this story will point out the rela
tive location of the Alberta Oil Bas-
in to Vancouver, B. c., and Puget
Sound.
For a number of years the Mon
tana producers found their best
market in Canada, but upon the
discovery of what is believed to be
a tremendous oil field in Turner
Valley near Calgary, the Canadians
have refused Montana oil to be fur |
Their shipped into the Dominion.
That barrier proved very discon-
certing to Montana producers, be-
cause it was necessary that Montana
oil find another market
PARTIAL MARKET
WESTWARD FOUND
A partial market is available in
the Inland Empire and three refin-
cries are already under construc-
ton, or projected at Spokane and
another under consideration at Pull
man. But these refineries will only
have a sufficient capacity to pro-
vide gasoline and fuel oil for the
Inland Empire and this capacity is
far less than the present production
of Montana oil.
For several years there has been
talk of a pipe line to Underwater. The
Puget Sound district affords an un-
limited market 1t is not only a
market in itself but it af-
fords also a world market.
About the time the difficulties in
an attempt to invade the markets of :
he east had reached their height,
along come representatives of the
Nazi government with a proposal to
he Canadians that the Germans
would build a pipe line westward T
% Vancouver, B. c. The Germans a
Uttered to put UP the total amount, s
ZIG, 900, 900, to build from the AL
'erta fields to Vancouver and take a
he pay therefor out in oil. In 9TH r
r words, when $16,OO0,0OO worth n
# oil we're delivered to the Ger b
mans, at the market prices in Van a
ouver the oil line would then be- r
ONE the property of the Canadian 81
government. This astonishing offer t
GEMS to have awakened the Ca ii
adams to the value of their oil has Il
q in Alberta and it is now proposed ii
hat either the Canadian govern W
lent or one of the great railway N
or the two working in FL
construct a line west o
ard to Vancouver and eastward to Ell
AXE Superior This development
ras predicted more than a year -
go by Mr.. Frank r. Henry, a well -
nOwn geoIogist and oil operator.
Ir. Henry's predictions were widely -,
in the early part of 1887 -
nd It now appears that this fore -.
ght is soon to be realized. Very :.
,on a stream OF oil will be forced q
YER the Canadian Rockies and ~
ow westward to Underwater.