davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10
Rush For Leases Marks
Darling Pool Activity
Pardee Gets 400 Acres

Yukon-Lundgren No. /,
we'll in the Darling pool of
North Cut Bank oil field this
week became a flowing we'll
when the we'll was drilled six
feet into the Moulton sand
and packer and two-inch tub
ing run. 1t flowed 100 bar
rels during the first "a hours
and is still running between
70 and 90 barrels.
The Yukon producer, second
well in the pool, is the shall
lowest oil we'll in the Cut Bank
oil field and opens up a new
oil horizon as we'll as new
producing district. It is 2566
feet deep, after having found
production Unexpectedly at
2549 in the Moulton sand,
which is normally a gas pro-
ducing horizon in this dis
trict.
A sensational scramble for
leases in the vicinity of the
new well marked the week,
with K. D. Pardee and Ma
deau Brothers emerging with
some of the best available pro-
perties. Pardee rushed a buy
er to Boston by plane to buy
lease on the Emile Hintra-
ger farm half mile east of
the new producer and beat
CONTINUED on rage Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10

lLhf y 08Os
Lon Crumley is a widely known
oil operator who boasts a heritage
of a family that has been engaged
in the oil business virtually since
the inception of the American oil
industry.
In the picture Andrew Crumley,
the father, is seated, holding the
drill At his left is Pete Crumley
and the other two are Bob and
Henry Crumley, all brothers. They
proudly posed for this photograph.
a tintype, as their equipment was
then the last word" in drilling
tools. This picture was taken in
1856 at Volcano, West Virginia, To-
Gated between Parkersburg and Sal
EN-.
The picture is of particular inter
est TO drillers, since ii shows pri-
mitive equipment with which Lon
Crumley himself is not familiar, al
though he was raised on a derrick
floor, his father having spent "a
years in the oil business. AS boy
Crumley worked on his fathers
rigs but says he never saw a chain
used for a temper screw, as shown
by this picture. Apparently the
chain hooked onto the top of the
drilling string and it was let out
a link at a time.
Many veteran oil men have look
ed at the picture in the Journal
office and few of them were agreed
on the type of equipment. The ma
jority believe that the tools were
onto lengths of wooden
pipe, and no cable was used at
that time. 1t is not apparent how
the tools were pulled from the hole
although the ladder on the derrick
suggests the possibility that there
were pulleys on the crown block on
which the lengths OF drill pipe
were elevated so they could be
together.
The bailer apparently was closed
at the top. Probably it was screwed
on in place Of the tools. The tool in
the foreground is doubtless the bail
er.
Andrew Crumley passed away In
1919 at the age of IS years after
Ga years in the oil business. Despite
his advanced age he continued
drilling, falling the victim OF paral- |
ysis while at work high in a der
Tick. He operated as a contractor in |
West Virginia, then in Pennsylvania |
and then developed his own pro-
iuction at Emlenton, Penn. He was
with Eben Crawford,
Bob" Porterfield and other not
tContinned on Page FIvej
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10
LARUE SMITH
AGAIN HEADS
APT CHAPTER

LaRue Smith of Homestake and
Handbook oil companies, has been
reelected chairman of the Ameri-
can Petroleum Industries committee
for another year, with H. A. True
OF The Texas company as Vice
chairman Of the producers division
and J. II. Hay OF the Standard OF
Indiana, vice chairman OF the mar
keters' division. G. C. Stevenson was
reelected secretary OF the commit
tee.
The executive committee Of IL
includes the above named officers
together with representatives OF the
three branches, as follows:
roducers-Gerald Frary, Cut
Bank producer; and Casper T. Oien,
Kevin-Sunburst producer.
Natural Gas Producers and Distri-
Continued on Page Eight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10
Royalties On Campbell
Permit In Kelvin Field
Held Valid By Court
Even When Production Developed After Elk
change Of Permit For Lease, Royalties
Apply, Supreme Court Holds

decision upholdng the validity of pemitee royalties on
permits which leases have been issued replacing
prospecting permits has been handed down by the court
considerable Importance royalty
other Montana fields and meaning
dollars Of royalty the Gordon Campbell
permit in Kevin-Sunburs field
held that though discovery of oil is made after
of lease that the chain of title dependent the
original prospecting permit applies make valid the permittees
royalty Under of the old law which expires Dec 81
permittee allowed to retain royalty of 7
permit government retaining the
preferred" and the full landowners 1919 cent the
balance of the permit
The question involved the original Gordon Campbell
permit Kelvin field regarded of the best
undeveoped oil land in the field Following account Of the
decision, from the Helena Independent
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10

Following is an account from the
Great Falls Tribune OF the start Of
the well.
How would you feel II you had
carried an oil and gas prospecting
permit through the devious maze OF
federal regulations for 10 years, II
no one ever seemed in the least in
terested in 1t, II it were to have been
Cancelled Dec. 81
And then-a nearby well. regard
ed as rather a forlorn hope, struck
oil.
And biologists hastily re-
drew their maps. figured out that
maybe your permit was indeed the
real Mccoy, and you suddenly be-
came the object OF solicitious at
tention by oil operators. one Of
whom made a deal with you on
moved a rig to your lease
on Wednesday, and promised to
spud in Thursday?
Such was the stranger-than-fic-
ton experience OF Robert E. Crow
ley. former Great Falls attorney who
is now a resident Of Los Angeles,
where he has lived for approx
mately a decade.
Crowley's permit covers about 700
acres. in the extreme north end OF
the Cut Bank oil and gas field. Up
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10

The first step is the displace
ment of shell stills with a large
pipe still which will have a topping
capacity of 1900 barrels per day
A cracking unit was recently com
pleted and placed in service, hand.
ling the fuel oil. This unit is now
handling about 800 barrels of fuel
oil per day. Since fuel oil has been
the principal factor limiting expan-
sion, the cracking unit makes pos
sible the increased runs, since the
cracker converts much of the fuel
oil into cracked gasoline. AS a re-
suit, the plant will yield little more
fuel with increased runs than it
has in the past.
In addition, the company has
secured a contract from the Ethyl
Gasoline corporation and will have
the blending plant completed not
later than March /.
This will enable us to put our
own 20 octane gasoline on the mar
ket for the first time, Davis stat
ed.
A million gallons of additional
storage is to be built Immediately,
COuLfAGbe 10 DC ASL uutAAS buO
coming week. The cost of enlarge
ment Of the plant, construction OF
additional storage tanks, installa-
ion of the lead plant and erection
Of an up to date laboratory will
be approximately $4,000.
Davis announced at the same time
that contracts for crude oil, COW
ering a period of five years, have
been signed with four producing
companies. They are: Armand Hut
chings Syndicate; A. Kately, Agent;
Olive Oil company and p M. X. Oil
company, in addition to production
of r. c. Tarrant who retains his
interest in the refinery.
The plant will not be operating at
capacity for several months. Runs
will be increased as the market
for refined products can be ex-
banded, Davis stated.
The Cut Bank Refining company
plant is located on the east edge
of Cut Bank and is a monument
to the zeal and energy of Kenneth
Davis and Roy Tarrant. It was
started in the early days of Cut
CONTINUED on Rage Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10
Nadeau Brothers Race
Against Time To Save
Darling Pool Permit

One of the greatest against time in the history of
the Montana oil industry started this week in Cut Bank oil
field Nadeau Brothers, Cut Bank producers began drill
ling well in north Cut Bank which must be completed by
January in order establish production before expiration
of government permit which ends at midnight December 81
under the old federal leasing law
The we'll is half mile southeast of the Yukon-Lundgren
well in the Darling pool which we'll is producing from
the Moulon sands a depth of ESQ feet The Nadeaus
must drill ESQ feet Of hole in 20 days to win the race
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10
NORTH CUT BANK WELL IS FLOWING
GLACIER PUTS
TWO STRINGS
BACK TO WORK

Taking advantage of spring-lik
weather, Glacier Production com
pany this week put two strings o
tools back to work in Cut Banl
oil field and is starting two we'll:
in the oil area and one in the gai
area and the drilling for oil is tax
en- as indicative Of the desire o.
this company to swiftly develoI
new production to care for its pro
posed 1.50O4barrel refinery at Cut
Bank, in addition to its market
with Inland Empire Refining com
pany at Spokane.
Except for the resumption by
Glacier Production, the drilling sea
son seemed at an end in Cut Bank
after the completion last week OF
the Consolidated Gas-Frary- Tribal
172 No. 1, in the Big Bend pool, in
NWA Lot 6. Sec. 1S-S2-5W, south
erpmost we'll of the Big Bend pool
on the reservation side of Cut Bank
creek.
The new Tribal well ranks
as one of the best wells I'm
the pool having swabbed $40
barrels I'm the first ~ hours.
A 24-hour test was impossible
as all storage was filled. 1t Is
now making 40 barrels per
TO from 125 to $50 barrels
per day. 1T is across the river
from Santa Rita-JOrdan No. 4,
which rates as one of the best
wells in South Cut Bank area.
Production increases as devel-
Opnrent moves southwark I'm
this pool.
This well, owned by "Bodie"
Johnson of Shelby and G. S. Frary
Cut Bank attorney, had Cut Bank
sand from 1925 to 1889 and hit
Ellis shale at 2S39, completing at
2844 feet.
TexacO-Curran No. 3 in the
midst of excellent South Cut Bank
wells, made two barrels of oil and
% barrels of water so was plugged
and abandoned this week. 1t is the
first water we'll in the area.
There is one well drilling in Big
Bend pool. 1t is Castle & Pardee-
Tribal ITO No. 8 in CNL NE1l SEA
12-32-6W. 1t is drilling at 627 ar
ter cementing surface pipe. 1t had
Colorado shale at 585.
The three new locations are,
Glacier PrOductiOn-State No. 3,
center So NWA 16-33-5W. Drill
ing, 275 Exact location is 2200l
feet south of the north line and
1920 feet east Of the west line.
Glacier PrOductiOn-Neil No. 8,
Sc SEA NEA 20-3S-5W. located
1920 feet south of the north line
and 44O feet west of the east line.
Rig is up.
Continued on Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10

The Montana Supreme court yes
terday affirmed the judgment of
the Toole county district court and
Judge John Hurley of Glasgow in
the suit of Mrs. Anna Aronow
against Nina e. Bishop and others,
to quiet title to two oil and gas
leases in Toole county issued by
the United Safes to the plaintiff.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10

A resume Of the case discloses
that Gordon Campbell, discoverer
Of the rich Shelby oil fields, who
died recently, secured a permit
from the federal government in
1921 to prospect a tract OF public
CONTINUED or Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10
Cut Bank Refinery
Increases Capacity
To 1900 Bbl. Daily

plans expansion Of the plant of Cut Bank
Kenneth H Davis directing head Of the company
expansion but
definitely assured that
although
as beeni n
The Washington times., 1938-12-15

duchess Leopold in her Fifty
seventh Street home. went on a
shopping tour in the department
store.
At the transfer desk, where
packages are paid for and col
lected at one time, Miss Robbins
served the princess with smile
The shopgirl told it this way:
Il saw the ring on the coun-
ter. 1 thought it had dropped
from one of the packages. I
checked over the slips and
couldn't find one that CORE
sponded to jewelry sale and,
of course. didn't know whether
the ring was real or imitation.
So I slipped it in my pocket
until I had time to turn it over
to the lost-and-found depart
ment."
Miss Geiss heads the lost and
found department.
The Washington times., 1938-12-15
d. G. Bids
Goodbye to
Eden
Continued from Page ~

CONTINUED from Page II
Der of Parliament; and Lord and
Lady Hinchingbrooke.
Whisked to the Maryland Capt.
tai in automobiles, the visitors
were scheduled to see the sights Of
the ancient community and visit
the grave of Capt. Eden's great
great-grandfather, Sir Robert
Eden, last Colonial governor Of
Maryland.
From Annapolis the group was
to travel to Baltimore, be greeted
by Mayor Howard Jackson and be
shown the Enoch Pratt free library
where a special exhibition Of relics
of Sir Robert Eden and Lord Balti-
more has been prepared.
WILL SAIL TOMORROW
Later Captain Eden and his
party will leave for New York,
where they will sail tomorrow for
England in time for the Christmas
holidays.
The group started from the
British Embassy here at $50 a. m.
after a three-day round of official
and unofficial luncheonS, dinners,
receptions, and interviews with
the highest officials Of the United
States Government.
Not since the visit Of Ramsey
Macdonald, then prime minister
of Great Britain, has Washington
been as charmed with an English
guest. Wherever he went, the
tall, athletic World War captain,
looking far younger than his Al
years, caused women'S heads to
turn and mems minds to envy
his dashing attire.
SILENT ON CONFERENCE
Through the visit Captain Eden
wore the debonnair black HON.
burg hat in which he has been
photographed hundreds of times
at European conferences.
His 45-minute talk with PreSi-
dent Roosevelt remains mystery.
No word has come from either of
the two statesmen as to the ma
ture of their conference, although
reports persist that the English
man did most of the chatting.
This would tend to bolster the
generally accepted belief that Cap
tain Eden had definite instruc-
tions from No. 10 Downing Street
despite the fact Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain forced his
resignation as foreign secretary.
The Washington times., 1938-12-15

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-ThiS Is
the story of the princess and the
shopgirls, and how honesty earned
a handsome reward and the graft.
tude of Princess Doris Farid-ed-
Sultaneh, the thrice-divorced for
mer wife of Sebastian S. KreSge,
5-and-10 chain magnate.
The princess, Pittsburgh-born
daughter of a police captain,
sailed yesterday for her home in
Paris. But she left behind $500
for two young women in Blooming
dale's. Lexington Ave. and seth
ST., through whom her $4,000
diamond ring was returned.
The lucky shopgirls are Beatrice
Robbins, 20, of the Bronx. and
Mildred GeiSs, 80, Of Jersey City.
Miss Robbins received $500 and
Miss GeiSs 5000.
On Monday, Princess Doris, who
had been a guest Of the Arch
The Washington times., 1938-12-15
Officer Sits DouOn

When she told him she had beer
robbed, he said:
Il saw the man come in, but
he looked all right. He didn't
answer the description of the
bandit, so went and sat down."
The policeman then asked her
for a nickel so he could telephone
the precinct and report the hold.
up, she said, and he went across
the street to telephone.
A small boy came in and told
her that he had seen a man run.
ming down Third Street, and Mrs.
AShworth ironically said:
IF the policeman hadn't gone
to telephone, but had looked
around, he might have caught
him"
The young bandit, described as
tall, thin and blond, first held up
a store in the 500 block of Fifth
st. N. W., escaping with about So.
A short time later he held up a
store in the 1900 block of Four
tenth st. N. W., and it was then
that the warning was sent to all
the stores in the chain.
About two months ago, Mrs.
Ashworth said, she was held up
in tie store by four men.
While the bandit was in the
store last night, her pet bulldog
Boots" slept quietly through the
hOldup,
The Washington times., 1938-12-15
OFFICER FAILS
TO NIP HOLDUP;
is SUSPENDED
Bandit Robs Girl as
Policeman Rests

Continued from Page u
might watch persons entering the
store, the policeman did nothing
when the bandit entered, drew a
pistol and ordered Mrs. Irene Ash
worth, Is, of the 1000 block Pierce
Mill Rd. N. W., the Clerk on duty,
to hand over the money.
Raises Her Voice
Mrs. Ashworth raised her voice
as she relinquished the cash, and
stepped aside so the policeman
might have g. clear line of fire, she
said, but the Offices did nothing.
After the holdup man had left,
Mrs. Ashworth said, she called out
to the policeman:
why didn't you Shoot?"
He ran out and asked:
whats the matter?"
The Washington times., 1938-12-15
CONTINUED from Page L

the foundations for the proposed
50, 100000 memorial. g. -.
One of their first tasks will be
to chop down all the trees left
standing in the area. National
Parks officials said the company
The Washington times., 1938-12-15
President to Start Work on Memorial

ems Clubs and numerous patriotic
and civic organizations staged Q
dramatic march on the White
House and later threatened to
chain themselves to the cherry
trees, President Roosevelt fatty
refused to consider any revision
OF the memorial plans.
The Washington times., 1938-12-15

is empowered to remove any OBJ
structiop on the site, and made
it clear that the cherry trees still
standing would be considered lob
structions.
Although aroused members Of
the District Federation of Wom-
The Washington times., 1938-12-15
NOTHING FOR PRESS

"No statement for newspapers, ="
gruffly stated CORN, Pacific Coast
manager for Intourist, Inc, Soviet
travel agency.
Although CORN, when booked
in Jail. gave his address the
Soviet vice consulate, Acting Sec
rotary of State Sumner Welles
advised from Washington yester-
day that CORN is not entitled to
diplomatic immunity.
Authorities remained silent on
developments of the investigation,
but it was reported "other angle"
were under scrutiny and that the
inquiry might lead to other coast
cities,
The Washington times., 1938-12-15
COAST SETTLES
AFTER ARREST
OF 2 AS SPIES
ViCe-ConsuI Speeds to
big Shot"

LOS ANGELES. Dec. is G.N.So
Up and down the Pacific Coast,
events stirred today in the wake
of the sensational Soviet spy
suspect arrests in Los Angeles.
While Michail CORN and Hatls
Salich remained closely guarded
in the county jail, each under $25,-
600 bond. Mikhail Ivanovich Iva
nushkin. Soviet vice consul in New
York, was speeding westward by
plane to seek an immediate inter
view with CORN, said by Federal
agents to be the big shot OF the
pair under arrest for espionage
activities.
SOVIET GETS SECRETS
Ivanushkin, under instructions
from Konstantin CumanSky. so
Wet charge d'affaires at Washing
ton. was expected to arrive today
to investigate the charges made
bv Federal agents that Salich and
CORN transmitted to the Soviet
government confidential national
defense measures and highly secre-
tive Navy matters, including IN
formation concerning japanese as
well as American affairs.
The pair, held incommunlcado
for 48 hours following their de-
tention Tuesday, refused to COM
ment upon the charges after the
incommunicado order was lifted
late yesterday by H. A. Smith, Of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tim
Evening star., 1938-08-22
SPEEDBOAT EXCEEDS
mile. MINUTE RATE
Best Mark Ever for Water Craft
Among Six World Records
at National Meet.
Hy The Associated Pres,

BY the Associated Press.
RED BANK, N. j., Aug. 22-The
iand-locked North Shrewsbury River
reputedly the Nations fastest speed
boat course-maintained its reputation
today. Six new world standards were
placed on the books as the National
Sweepstakes regatta came to a close
In all, eight records were broken in
the two-day water carnival, but two
of the three made yesterday erased
marks set Saturday in the same classes.
The l5-mile National Sweepstakes
feature went in walk to Juno, Jack
Rutherfurd's Gold Cup racer from
Port Washington, N. Y but most of
the interest in yesterdays closing
events settled on smaller craft.
High spot of the regatta was the
record of 1892 miles an hour set by
Clinton Ferguson of Waban, Mass,
the first time that a er-than-a-
mile-a-minute mark ever has been
made in competition.
AL Strum of st. Petersburg, Fla, in
H. M. S. Jr., went 42155 miles an hour
to set a new mark for 81 cubic inch
hydroplanes
The third mark to fall yesterday
went to Jack Henckel of Fort Worth,
Texas, whose class B outboard amateur
entry was clocked at 1860 miles an
hour.
Evening star., 1938-08-22
By RAY FLAHERTY.
Coach, Champion WASHINGTON Redskir

Coach, Champion Washington Redskins.
On the whole, I was fairly we'll
satisfied with yesterdays intra-squad
game in which Roy Bakers team of
passers beat my team of runners,
1870. Strangely enough, Sammy
Baugh's singing didn't account for
either score. the rookie, Dick Tuckey,
throwing pass nearly half the length
Of the field to Hal Bradley for the
first touchdown and the later inter-
cepting a pass. running 35 yards and
lateraling to Vic Carroll for the other.
The boys missed lots of signals
and the timing was off, but that was
to be expected in the first game. The
blocking looked bad because of the
failure to time plays accurately and
that was another reason why the
defense looked so good throughout
the game.
I knew that Tuckey was a good
passer, but 1 didn't know he was
such ball-carrier 1t looks now as
if we will have second passer in the
former Manhattan back, for when
fellow comes through under pressure
as Dick did, you can depend on him.
Moore Only Idle Player.
Bill Moore, the Georgia end, was
the only member of the squad who
failed to get into the game. Moore
had bad leg which kept him out,
but he has looked good in practice
I can see it's going to be tough
job deciding which six more players
will be released after Wednesdays
scrimmage. There's not man on the
squad who couldn't help us in some
way
Evening star., 1938-08-22
GERMAN NETMEN
AWAITING CABLE
Hope for Okay on Entry in
U. S. DoubIes-Invading
Element Strong.
BY the Associated Press.

BROOKLINE, Mass, Aug 22.-Ger-
man participation in the national
doubles tennis tournament, which has
attracted one of the strongest fields in
years, depended today upon receipt
OF an affirmative cablegram from Ger
many.
The Germans-Henner Henkel and
Georg Won Metaxa-were down to
oppose 1t James Farrin and 1t. W.
E. Howard, jr.. OF the United States
Navy, in f1rst-round match Cat
pm. E. D. T) at the LongWood
Cricket Club. but their non-playing
captain, F. c. Uhl. said they would
default if the German Tennis Fed
Grafton called them home
Germans Won in 81.
The German team was ordered
home on Saturday after elimination
by Australia in the interzone Davis
Cup final, but United States Lawn
Tennis Association officials cabled an
appeal for them to remain.
Henkel won the title = st year with
Baron Gottfried Won Cramm as his
partner, defeating the United States
Davis Cup pair of Donald Bulge and
Gene Mako in the final.
Bulge and Mako are top-seeded for
the event this year, in which all of
Americas first 10 are entered, along
with players from France, England,
Japan and Australia.
Bulge and Mako will start their
title drive by meeting Marvin Wach-
man of Milwaukee and Norbett
Burgess of Chicago, in a rst-round
tilt
Australians CO-Favored.
Second-seeded Joe Hunt of Los
Angeles and Sidney Wood of New
York take on Welby van Horn and
Frank Parker of Los Angeles, while
the former champions, Wilmer Allison
and Johnny van Ryn of Austin, Tex,
who are third-seeded, open against
Mervyn Weston of Australia and
Yasumine Kuramitsu of Japan.
Co-favorites with Bulge and Mako
is the unbeaten Australian Davis Cup
combination Of Adrian Quist and
Jack BromWich. Seeded in the lower
half of the draw while Bulge and
Mako are in the upper, they take on
Mortimer Ballagh and Verne Hughes
of Los Angeles in their opener.