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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-11
DRILLING IS
RESUMING IN
No. POHDERA

Encouraged by the outlook for an
in,pT DYED market, drilling is about
to resume in Pcndera oil field
which has had Int little activity in
recent years. Erickson,
No. /. In SW corner SEi< SWA
3-27-4W, resumed drilling activity
OIL Co. (Mills) producer, which is
one OF the best producers IL the
north end of the field. The Mills
well filled up 1000 feet when the
contact was penetrated and c. w.
Chambers, Billings man who is drill
ling the new well, believes he Is in
a location where flowing wells are
a possibility.
The Erickson well is being dr.i-
led with a No. National machine,
using electric power. Chambers is
well known in the Montana oil in
dustry. through his association with
Eureka Royalties company Of Bill
lings. This is his first we'll in
Pondera.
Pelletier and others OF Conrad
are reported to have leased up a
tract adjacent to the Pondera dis
cOvery well and are preparing to
drill a test in comparatively new
territory during the present year.
around the discovery
well was delayed for years by Iiti-
cation over title.
Pondera oil field is one Of the
most profitable fields in the state.
owing to its remarkable consistency
Of production. In the proven pro-
ducing area 100 wells have been
drilled of Which 159 were produc-
BIB. Dry holes have been drilled a
-ound the field but only one in the
Held proper. The field has pro-
iuced around $4,000, 900 worth of
Ill. having paid out an amount
'qual to the cost of all drilling in
he first Is months of commercial
production. Pondera crude is the
'nIy north Montana oil that makes
op grade road oil and 1t Is other
wise regarded as one OF the best
efinery stocks in the state.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-11
Will ERECT MEMORIAL TO GORDON CAMPBELL
GOV. AYERS
IS LEADER IN
MOVEMENT

Acting on the suggestion OF Gov
ernor Roy E. Ayers. of the State
OF Montana. a group of Montana
business men this week formulated
plan to erect a permanent mem
orial to the memory OF the late Cor
don Campbell. discoverer OF oil in
Montana.
A conference held in Shelby i'm
mediately following the funeral
voted to raise a fund OF $4,000
for this purpose and subscriptions
are being taken in Shelby, Kelvin
and Sweetgrass. while committees
are being formed at Lewistown, Cut
Bank and other points.
Governor Ayers attended the fun
eral services for Campbell at Shell
by las, Saturday rternoon and i'm
by last Saturday afternoon and inn
ference with a group of oil men
and others representing the entire
state. This group elected w. NJ.
Fulton as chairman and l.. r. Han
nah as secretary. Following gener-
al discussion, Governor Ayers nam
ed committee OF three which he
thought should act. He named W.
NJ. Fulton, OF Shelby, Tom Stout.
publisher OF the Lewistown Demo-
and o. l. DeSehon, pub
Usher of the Journal. of Great Falls.
This committee was subsequently in
creased to five members and the
names Of L. r. Hannah and A.
both Shelby oil oper-
ltors. were added.
The nature OF the memorial Is to
continued on Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-11
UNCLE sam
70 Sell HIS
KEvIHLA

A dozen leases on government
lands In Kevin-Sunburst field are
to be offered for sale at public auc-
ton at the Great Falls land office
by Register Thos CORDIALLY. re-
viving many memories of early day
drilling in the north field.
The sale will be held at 10 a. M,
Monday. July II and whether
there will be spirited bidding will
depend upon the final outcome of
pending refinery projects. Included
are some famous tracts such as the
old Storm permit, 100 acres, in
Section 4-34-4W, on which the IA
nous Van Nicer gusher was COM
pleted. Eleven wells were drilled
on the tract and 223,551 barrels
OF oil were marketed before the
wells turned to water. The last
well was abandoned in 1928.
Rice's First Location
Another historic permit is the
ellis and Phil MCGOWAN permits
in Sections and S-35-2W, where
w. E. Rice drilled his first well in
Kevin-Sunburst field. II had a show
ing OF oil but was abandoned be-
cause that was IL years before &C
idization. Calgary-Sunburst com
Dany drilled on this tract, also, but |
produced no oil and the last well |
was abandoned in 1928.
Continental Oil company paid !
some big money for two other per- |
mits on which leases are to be |
sold. One. the Higgins permit in
Sections II and 14-35-2W, had two
wells, the last of which was aban-
Toned in 1924. Neither had com
nercial amounts OF oil. The other
ract which Continental paid a big
price for was the w. J. O'Haire
permit in sections II and 20, 100
lcres, on which one dry hole was
irilled in 1925.
Sold For $500 An Acre
The L. E. Lincoln permit IS Of
cred in two tracts, one of 44O
Lcres and one OF $50 acres. Part of
his permit was purchased for $4OO
Ter acre by the Standard of Cal
fornia soon after the completion
4 the Campbell discovery we'll. The
thoades group of Great Falls paid
dividend OF $40 for every 81
invested, on the cash provided by (
he sale OF part Of the Lincoln per-
ait. Four wells were drilled on the
ermit or that part Of the permit {
ow offered for sale. One OF them (
reduced total of 252 barrels of I
II. Rainbow Oil Co. and Gordon I
ampbell-Keyin Syndicate were 9TH {
r operators on the tract. The last {
Tell was abandoned in 1927, six &
ears before acidization. This area (
now highly regarded. under mod I
IN methods OF acidization. O
The Manfred Lillifors permit in {
CONTINUED on Page Five,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-11
CUT BANK CRUDE MOVING
FIRST OIL IS
SHIPPED TO
POCATELLO

Movement of Cut Bank
crude to the new refinery of
Wasatch Refining Co. at POca-
telIo started on Wednesday of
this week while Yale Oil g.
Refining Co. began increas-
ing its shipments Of Cut Bank
crude TO KalispeII where its
new refinery is now getting un-
der operation.
The Pocatello plant is said to
have been delayed by labor troubles
and some fear was expressed that
crude shipments might be delayed
but it now appears that the new
plant will be in readiness to sup
ply the peak gasoline season of the
present year.
Some definite developments in the
Spokane situation are expected
within a short time. While the Wa
satch group has for the present
abandoned it's Spokane plans, after
having bought a site on the east
edge of Spokane, it ds believed that
a Spokane refinery will in all prob
ability be built. Glacier Produc-
tion Co., which was left without
market as a result of the failure
of the Spokane project Of Wasateh,
is expected to be an important fac
tor in the formulation of a new en-
teTprise.
Proponents of the plan to build
2,00O~barrel topping plant in Min
OF N. D., are still active and de-
clare that the plan will succeed.
w. NJ. Fulton, Nadeau Brothers and |
other leading Kevin-Sunburst and |
Cut Bank operators are active in |
the Minot plans.
Bids on the construction of a
3, 000-barrel refinery of the Dubbs
type at or near Shelby are now in
the hands of Producers Refining
and it is understood that
the contract will be awarded on or
about next Wednesday, June Is. Not
until then will the location of the
plant be definitely announced. The
activity of surveyors west of Shell
by has given rise to the general be-
lief that the plant will be built in
hat vicinity.
The movement OF oil from Cut
Bank during the past week was
he first break" in the market (
situation since last fall when Inn
,erial Oil company and British Am
,rican Oil company stopped buy |
ng Cut Bank crude. Il
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-11
INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS
CALGARY, ALBERTA,
BY c. $. McNAIR

Canada's comparatively new pet
roleum industry is developing rapid
Ily. Refineries are scattered geo.
graphically throughout the Domin-
ion but the principal production OF
crude oil will be pretty well con-
fined, for the time being, to the
Prairie Provinces. In 1887 some
sixty million dollars worth of pet
roleum and products were imported.
SASKATCHEWAN
In the Province of Saskatchewan,
ten wells are drilling and two new
structure tests are scheduled.
ALBERTA
In Alberta, there are twenty-five
structures being tested besides
Turner Valley. with others being
geologized. 1t has been estimated
that when the 1888 drilling season
is over, the Turner Valley field
in Alberta will have a potential
production capable Of taking care
of half the Dominion's consump-
ton.
OIL BOARD
Alberta has appointed an Oil &
Gas Conservation Board to func-
ton from June 1st. 1888, headed
by w. F. Knode of Austin, Texas.
One OF the Boards first cares will |
be to try to improve a situation |
some seventy-five naptha-
gas wells are wasting about 200 |
million cubic feet of gas daily.
TURNER VALLEY
Turner Valley is at present pro-
lucing from the Madison over an
Irea roughly fourteen miles in
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-11
Turner Valley Already
Near Major Rank Among
Oil Fields Of America
Great Falls Man Writes Comprehensive Review
Of Great Alberta Oil Field Development
And Present Status

Confidence that Turner Valley oil field will shortly rank
of the major oil fields in America expressed by c.
AcNair the p McNair company of Great Falls following
q visit to the sensational Alberta field
McNair prepared report the field for group of
his associates this report gives concise picture of the
situation the present time With Mr. McNair's
permission the Journal reprntng the summary which follows
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-11

LAS and all will and do subscribe to and ad
90 1888 in the city Of Great Falls there
principle which
of
industry
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-11

Yale Oil Refining Co. at KaisbeH shogUing the modern
bubble toqoe The tank farm for both crude oil and refined
products at the right of the building in the foreground
The plant has been operation for several 7eekS expert
ttenng 7cqt the process of handling Cit Bank crude and
products held off the market until the required perfection
g1aS been accomplished The Yale plans to step this plant up
to 1900 to 1900 barrels per dap
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-11
Montana Crude Use Increasing

The following figures showing the amount of oil refined
lontana compiled from of the Oil Conservation
oard:
FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1888 COMPARED WITH
FIRST TEJPEF NONTLIc or 1907
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
SPEAKING OF FEDERAL WORKERS
PWA Versus WPA

PWA personnel officials are con.
siderably peeved at the WPA Re
placement office these days and
are not reluctant to show it i. .
They say that in their hirings dur.
ing the last two months, due to
their additional appropriations
and personnel needs, they have
consistently called upon the re-
placement bureau for qualified
personnel but have received NO CO.
operation in so far as qualified
employees are concerned despite
the fact that enough former PWA
employees are registered there to
fill the present PWA needs d.
PWA says this replacement bh-
reau is incompetent, Intellectual
and many other things which can't
be printed in family newspaper
so: PWA will contact its for
mer workers direct despite the
fact the WPA should, If efficiently
operated, have present addresses
of these former employees and
should have been able to facilitate
their unemployment.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
BgL. EARLE MOSER
AAA Bad Mon

The Big Bad Wolff . Finding
out that you must be q ''he man"
to impress the girls, a loye-am-
bilious AAA worker finally has
worked out a plan which has been
fairly successful, although this
item may hurt it . He purchased
himself a regular shoulder.holster,
such as was worn by the hench-
men of the now lamented Duke
of Alcatraz Then ne purchased
a toy gun at Murphy's (you can't
tell it from the real thing) and
stuck 1t in the holster Next q
few whispered rurnOrs that his
Government, job was q screen"
Well, anyhow, he is now very
popular with the more adventlr"
Gus AAA lassies.'
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
An Old Art

If you funk out on a shorthand
test don't worry Charlemagne
tried to learn it but gave up in
despair This art, as the early
Romans called it, has been IN
vogue since the days Of the early
Egyptians and Hebrews, and
stenographers haven't changed a
bit one shorthand writer at q
Roman trial got mad at q judg's
decision and threw his shorthand
tablets at the magistrate and was
promptly sentenced to death
Which is not much more severe
than the punishment sometimes
meted out today in Vets. Admin
istration, Archives, and OF her
agencies in which "blacklists" are
kept.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
Watch This Box

RASSLING: TOday's tick
cts, for an unusual fact are
awarded to Sam Barrett, In
terror Next award Will be
for the boxing at Turner's
Arena Monday.
HIGH ICE CREAM: Myr-
tie Newton, Vets Administra-
ton, is invited to call here
for a ticket good for a quart
of ice cream at any High
Store, one Of which operates
at 4O5 Rhode Island Ave.
N. E.
LITTLE THEATER: If she
misses "Life Passes On" at
this funspot (fOr which we're
holding two passes for her)
we'll bet Vera COwan, OF Ac-
counts and Deposits, will
humble inwardly for weeks
after hearing how good 1t Is.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
Katz and Kitty

The Government has plenty OF
Katz on the rolls, but none are as
comic as the kitten owned by an
ex.FBI cleck. :. This bit Of fuzzy
fur enjoys rolling UP pieces Of
paper and hiding them Came
the day, however. when Kitty's
master and mistress went out, leav-
ing a SIS bill on the mantel for the
milkman AS you've guessed the
FLYER was missing when they re-
turned Sensing what might
have occurred (though also fear
ing human housebreaking) they
searched high and low, particularly
under the carpets which Kitty so
often uses for caches. The $5 was
finally found in the toe OF a slipper
in the back of a dark closet, rolled
into a tiny moist ball.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
Good Memory

Don't ever say Herb O'Conor,
Maryland gubernatorial hopeful,
doesn't know his diplomatics {.
A real, live reporter bounced into
a Sssscer supper the other twi-
light and though O'Conor had
only met him casually more than
q year before, he knew the news
mana first name right off the
batl
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
TwO of a Kind

Two tragic errors have recently
come to light, one in PWA and one
in Navy. In the former agency, q
pettiboss had written q very i'm
portant Ito him) paper on certain
aspects of that agenc which he
hoped to sell to a magazine
AS he wanted the matter kept con.
fidential until sold, he spent al
of one day laborously typing the
manuscript-After he had finished
and started to admire his handi
work he suddenly found he had
very carefully put his carbon
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
To the ShaW'm

Shoreham Hotel. October %, will
see the big N'York State Society
open its winter season with a Hal
loween swingshuffle, 10 twilight
-. Gothamites or Upstaters join
ing prior to the "hop" will thereby
get in on" seven free dances OF
other functions through 1899
Maurice Sands, room 5408, Inter.
state, IS the lad to see.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
Not An Alien

He formerly served with the
United States Marines, perhaps
the worlds foremost military
body, but of recent times he's hit
hard luck and has been working
for vtPA (project, Of course) D..
We chronicled recently how he'd
been bounced from his project on
charges of non-citizenship, in &C
cordance with Congress spring
mandate But he wasn't left
entirely in the lurch, and Labor's
immigration Bureau has declared
him mot an alien by virtue of
two American-born children and
marriage to an American-born
lass North Cardinals Senator
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
"Office Procedure"

Accounts and Deposits forth
coming examination Of emergency
employees will see office procedure
weighted so per cent, arithmetic
20 and a mental test 20 -
"Office procedure" will, it is ex-
pected, be used to disqualify those
the big.wiggies don't care to see
in permanent jobs after February !.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
viii Protest

WPA workers who have been
ordered to scuttle once again to
D. c. headquarters for a RENTER
view" are squawking because the
time taken to comply with the
order must be made up later.
The order having been made in
the Census Project, Workers Al
lance is sending q protesting dele
cation to the supervisor Of that
unit
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
A BIT HERE, A BIT THERE.

Federatorial: Before Civil serV-
ice Assembly, American Univer-
sity's able Arthur Flemming said
in a nutshell-that "in-service"
stddy should not count as a re,
quirement in promotional tests or
in making promotions, pointing
out that if the acquired education
is worth its salt the person who
has it will beat out his competitors
anyway A worthy and fairly
expressed sentiment, which should
be remembered by those agencies
which have already substituted
"in.service training" credits for
proved ability in surveying those
who are to be raised.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

paper in backwards At about
the same time, Navy was holding
a court of inquiry and had a yeo-
man taking the minutes Of the
court When their work was
completed the yeoman confessed
that he could not write shorthand
and the curly-ques he had been
making for several days were just
part of his bluff, which, once
started, he did not dare to give
up!
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
TRY, TRY AGAIN

My EnglSh-dr1ped suit WGs my real pride and joy
/ had purchased it only last spring;
I'd gained bit pounddoe, so promptly I thought
OF the unwonted joy it mould bring,
If odUe the said suit to an old man in need
In the local Sdluation Army
And really felt good as I spoke to this man
LBut guess that / must hare been b1tmyJ
For shoulders he shrugged as ne glanced once at me-
And it tuuSn't at all to my ltktn
"rNo,D don't be insulting ,Uhy that rag" he said,
''You kin use it much much than kin.
Nat LetUts Schetn,
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
Russell Switched

In some New Deal outfits your
prestige depends upon your status
in influential organizations .
Take the case Of c. John Russell
who, during the entire time he was
National Commander in Chief oi
the Army and Navy Union was
able to hold down q "cushy" Job
in Ssh =. A short time ago, how
ever, his term Of office ran out
and he was not reelected -. 80
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
His Machines Failed

Machines in Government SerV
ice" was the subject discussed by
six-foot, s.x-inch Warren HUH,
Michigan Civil Service ace, yester'
DAY before Civil Service Assembly
but Huff has lost some Of his faith
in machines. His plane arrived
at 10 D. m. Tuesday but coulmt t
| land at the airport because OF fog,
and after an hour Of futile circling
returned to Pittsburgh -. Then
Huff, scheduled to talk at 8 q. m.
Yesterday, grabbed the Capitol
Limited, but even that usually
speedy train was delayed and it
was $50 a. m. before he Wardman-
lied for his speech.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

Pertinent hint: II ere'S
the WARNER film schedule
for today: EARLE-EdwaRd
G. Robinson in 81 Am the
Law" with Jan CARRIER and
his orchestra on the stage.
METROPOLITAN-Jean Ar
thur, James Stewart and
Lionel Barrymore in 'cYOu
Can't Take 1t With You"
AMBASSADOR - Ginger
Rogers and Fred AStaire in
"Carefree." UPTOWN-"Val-
ley Of the Giants" with
Wayne Morris and Claire IRE
vOr. CALVERT, PENN and
TIVOLI-Spencer Tracy and
Mickey Rooney in Boys
Town"
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
ChetUies for Three

One-pOund boxes Of deli
ciOus ORIGINAL We LATI
chocolates or caramels today
are awarded to: RALPH
WERNER, District govern
ment; GLADYS NEWHARD,
WPA; LUCY KOPP, Ac-
counts and Deposits. Candy
will be presented at either
store, Ninth and G Sts. N.
W. or 500 Fourteenth st.
N. W.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

90: He has been transferred to
the Chicago office at a big re-
duction in salary and was told
that he is on trial In other
words he will probably be out by
December unless he mends his
political fences!
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

REYNOLDS is now urging reinstate-
ment action, through immigration
Bureau.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20
sEAL7EsT. APPROVED FOR QUALITY AND PURITY

Order Ghessnut FasmO- Chevy ChaSe
Milk-EfOm our mlNEman, 81 for
il at your favoEise neighboshood
ssose, OF tslephOne n6eaGnr 1Oaa.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

1t Is astonishing unbeliev.
able again it's the unpredict-
able Ripley Contest starts next
Monday in the Washington Her.
aid. Tel. RE. 1894 for Home De.
livery.
The Washington times., 1938-10-20

Trips, prizes for the un-
believabIe Believe 1t Or NOts"
a new and absorbing Ripley
Contest starts October "a
Read the Washington Herald for
complete details. Tel. RE. 1894
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-27
SPORTS sPUTTERINGs. .by.. .Coch1l

7 could sleep much better these nights
if I knew what going to become
Of Joe Palooka.... He has tough
time Of it.......... Glenn Cunning
ham has been getting some real stiff
competition lately. this boy Chuck
Fenske, Wisconsin's 1910 Olympic
hope, fini shed only inches behind the
Kansan in their last two races .....
Interesting facts: The worlds OLD
est intercollegiate sports rivalry
in the annual crew meeting Of Ok
ford and Cambridge. They recently
had their Goth race...... The long
est fight on record was a ITO round
affair between Andy Bowen and Jack
Burke. 1t lasted 7 hours and Is MIN
utes, taking place in New Orleans,
April 6. 1898 and wound up in draw.
Pretty evenly matched, would say.
Mr.. Leroy Mills, who is Americas
greatest expert in kicking q football
never played football in his life
and as a matter Of fact never even
warmed O bench.. Mr.. Mills, a lawyer,
took up punting q football as q
hobby. and has developed truly ed
ucated toe. He can kick a ball out OF
bounds within a foot Of designated
line and is past master OF tOpsp1n
and backspin... At the present ne IS
touring the country giving exhi
In 1905, Fred Odwell was the Major
League home-run champion with but
9 circuit clouts.. Who said we are
using dead balls nowadays?. .......
Bob Feller, Cleveland's sensational
l9 year old pitcher, got off to
swell 1888 start when he let the st.
Louis Browns down with one scratch
hit.~A bunt and a disputed decision
at first base stopped him at the
gates Of that Hall Of Fame in his
first start Of the season. The coming
race between War Admiral and Seab1s-
cult, will be the richest horse race
in history. The purse 800, 900, win
ner take all.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-27
BASEBALL TEAM OPENS SEASON


The Greenbelt A. C. baseball team
will officially open their season Sunday
afternoon when they engage the New
Dealers, a fast moving Washington nine.
The local club has played several
practice games to date and have come
out on top in all but one. Next
week we plan to run a story about the
pers onnel Of the team and announce
their schedule. The boys are practlc-
ing nightly on the field located on
the Branchvil1e road. Anyone who would
like to try for place on the team
are urged to come out there is still
q need for ball players.
SOFTBALL ITEMS
Greenbelt did not lift q franchise
in the Sunday morning league, as
original intended. Instead, atten-
ton will be focused on the proposed
inter-Greenbe1t league. When does 1T
start? Last Saturday afternoon team
composed Of residents Of block met
and defeated block aggregation
by q 1915 score. Frank Lastner was
on the mound for the winners with
Micky Thomas doing the catching. Harold
Meek and Cliff Cocki1l did the twirl-
ing for the blockers with Doc Smith
behind the bat. Abrihims the batting
star Of the game, Of his hits being
terrific smash which went for home
run. Saturday afternoon the Harvey's
Dairy softballers will make their Sec
ond appearance here when they Will OPP
pose picked Greenbelt team. In their
;. other game here, the mi lkmen took the
locals into camp to the tune Of lo-4.
The dairymen are one Of the top-notch
he