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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

Cat Greek sands became the graveyard
of wildcats in central Montana, whether
the well was 1000 or 1000 feet deep.
AS we look back, it seems no more logical
to stop drilling at the Cat Greek sands
than to stop drilling at the red beds
Neither is it any more logical to stop drill
ling at the red beds than at the Shannon
sand.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

AS stated, we are AFRAID they will
not reach the Devonian, in which case
our newcomers will find out that it is
not the custom to drill below the top of
the lime. The reason we are afraid is
the fact that there is an indicated south
closure of $50 feet, where they are
this possibility that we are buying some
royalties in the vicinity of this well. Any
one who shares our belief that they are
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18
Third Refinery
Near Completion
In Kalispen

New refineT1es at Kalispell and
at Pocatello, Idaho. are getting un-
der way only slowly. Crude is NOV
ing to both plants but not in the
full volume expected when the
plants reach capacity operation.
A third refinery in the town of
KalispeIl will be in operation with
in 10 days. The company is known
as Flathead Refining Co. and is
building a topping plant with a ca
pacity of 800 barrels per day. Of
ficers are Blanche B. Haugen Of
Kalispell, o. A. Nepstad of Fer
dig. A. H. Harvey OF Helena, DR..
E. c. Bratsberg of Kaispell, Harold
Haugen of Sunburst, Walter A. Ry-
der of Kalispell and James A. Bur-
nett of Kalispell. Burnett, who was
formerly with Aronow refineries at
KalispelI. is manager. Kelvin crude
will be used.
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REFINERIES
CONTINUED from Page one)

OF Association of Commerce and J
C. Winter, traffic expert of The
North Dakota board of railroad
commissioners, and the Dakotani
agreed to join in an effort TO gel
a railroad rate that would make
the construction of a 2,000-barrel
refinery in Minot possible.
At a conference with Great Nor
thern officials, including F. r.
Newman, vice president in charge
of traffic, F. G. Dorety, vice presi-
dent and general counsel and w. r.
Sedin, general freight agent, the
railroad men took under advisement
the proposal Of a rate from Cut
Bank to Minot that would make
crude shipments possible. The pres
ent rate is 40 cents per hundred.
The present rate from Cut Bank to
Regina, Canada, is 81 cents. The
Great Northern hauls the Regina
crude a greater distance than to
Minot, in delivering 1t to the Ca
madam Pacific railway. 1t is said
that a 3O-cent rate would make the
refinery project possible, and that
the operation of the plant would
give a traffic of 10 tank cars Of
crude per day.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

Some men think it's their work
/ that is burdensome, when it's the
, chip on their shoulder that's hold
ing them down.
Dieting is the triumph of mind
over platter.
MY wife can be an angel when
she wants to be-"
"Mine, tOo-any time, now"
Teacher. Betty. define the word
unaware"
Betty, Unaware is the last
thing you take off when you I'M
Dress"
1t amt the gray in his hair that
makes a man old
Nor that faf-away stare in his
eye. I'm told.
But when the mind makes a con-
tract the body can't fill,
You're over the hill brother,
you're over the hill.
A "beautician" says women win
be wearing topless bathing suits
within three years. 1t would be
novel to see them breasting the
waves, and vice versa.
Then there was the young bride
casually commented that her hus-
band never snored. before they were
married, and couldn't understand
the roar OF laughter.
An old maid created a stir in
the local seed store the other day.
She walked in and asked the clerk
to give her instructions on how to |
SOW wild oats.
When a married woman steps ov-
er the traces, it's usually the fault
of the wrong guy pulling the rayons.
Ruth: "Jim doesn't call any /
more. Mother and he couldn't
agree"
Gertrude: did your mother
.hink he stuck around too long in
he EVENING""
Ruth: mo, Jim thought mother
lid"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18
ISSUE GOVERNMENT LEASES

The Great Falls land office has
issued a government lease on $50
acres in Sections IT, 20 and 81 in
Twp. pan, 24E. to Phillips Devel-
opment Co., also 1919.04 acres in
Sections 2, 8, 10, IL, TWP. 24-23E.
been issued 500 acres in Sections 8,
Is, %, Twp. BIN, 34E; $40 acres
in Sections %, IL, Twp. BIN, 34E;
and 399.67 acres in Section 81,
Twp. 31N-34E, and Sec. 6, Twp.
S26, 34E.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

sandstone. 1t produces NO oil in COM
mercial quantities in Montana. It pro-
duced some oil in Salt Greek field but
only few barrels in comparison with
the tremendous production of the lower
horizons which were found by some pros
pector who VIOLATED PRECEDENT
and drilled deeper
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

lime BELOW the oil and $50 feet of
hard, black lime of the Ellis ABOVE the
OIL
The only answer to the enigma is YER
TICAL MIGRATION - coming up
through cracks in the lime. Down in
the Midcontinept and in New Mexico
they had men of the type of Gordon
Campbell who were not content with the
seepage oil found at the top of the "big
lime" They drilled on down through
the big lime" and were rewarded with
the source oil pooIs-the greatest pools
in oil history.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

And so the TOP OF THE MADISON
LIME became the graveyard of Montana
wildcats. Since 1922, every wildcat well
and scores of other wells, have ended
their activities AT THE TOP OF THE
MADISON LIME. Now there is no good
reason why there should be oil at the
top of the Madison lime, in the light of
the rules of the creation of petroleum.
Lines when compressed and subjected to
heat do not yield oil. Neither is there
any shale bed ABOVE the top of the
Madison lime from which the oil may
have been distilled. There is 800 feet of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

Then came the discovery of oil in the
Cat Greek sands. BELOW the red beds.
In the ensuing years we saw dozens of
wells drilled TO THE CAT CREEK
SANDS and then abandoned The fact
is that the Cat Creek sands are FRESH
WATER SANDS and therefore not nor
NAL containers of petroleum. Yet the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

kept on drilling, through the yellow
marker bed at the top of the Ellis and
through the black lime of the Ellis. We
have often wondered whether he would
not have kept going until the Devonian
was reached, had he found no oil at the
top of the Madison lime. Certainly there
was nothing in his report about the pos
sibility of oil at the top of the Madison
lime. None in Montana had ever sug-
gested such a possibility, so far as we
know. But the drill dropped out of the
hard black lime and into a soft forma-
tion which CampbeIl's drillers recognized
as a probable oil sand They pulled the
tools out and found them DRIPPING
WITH OIL.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18
GRAVEYARDS FOR WILDCATS

When w. M. Fulton first came to
Montana to drill for oil and gas, the
Shannon sand of Salt Greek was the
known producing horizon and so when a
man started to drill an oil well he had the
Shannon sand as the objective. Now we
know the Shannon sand as the Eagle
When the United States Geological
Survey made its first important survey
OF northern Montana, biologists conclud-
ed that the oil found, if any, would be in
the sands at the base of the Colorado
shale. The marker bed below the Colo
RADIO is the red bed of the Kootenai. So
the red beds became the "red flag" of
the oil industry of Montana. The pros
pector would drill on down until he found
red shale on the tools. Then he would
plug and abandon. Probably so wells
were drilled to the red beds and abandon
ed. The writer once attended a meeting
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

of Wyoming operators one of whose
spokesman said that there was little
chance of any oil being found in Montana
and he pointed out the record of the many
wells drilled and abandoned.
We know today that these wells, drill
led to the top of the red beds. meant abb
solutely nothing. Wells drilled to the
top of the red beds do not reach any hori-
IONS that are commercially productive in
northern Montana. AS a result the
money spent in drilling to the top of the
red beds was absolutely WASTED. 1t
would have been far better to have sent
that money to the starving Chinese.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

We were interested in reading recently
the original report of Gordon Campbell
on Kelvin field in which he said that he
expected oil AT THE BASE OF THE
COLORADO. He found no oil, of course
but he continued on THROUGH the red
beds, for the reason that Cat Creek had
oil below the red beds, and there he
found sand with gas and SHOWING
OF OIL. Then came the difference be-
tween Gordon Campbell and the ordinary
prospector. The one who refuses to vio-
late precedent would of course abandon
the well when the Cat Greek sands failed
to produce But not Gordon Campbell
He had the money to keep drilling and he
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

The Devonian, Silurian and Ordovician,
which yield these great pools in the Mid
continent, must yet give us an oil field
IN MONTANA before they can have the
honor of becoming the graveyard of flu
is now threatened. A well now drilling
near Pondera oil field is headed for
the Devonan. 1t is the first well ever
drilled in the Sweetgrass Arch with the
Devonian as its objective and likewise
the first well drilled on location select
ed by geophysical methods. 1t is in an
area that has shown considerable oil in
several wells drilled to the top of the
lime and abandoned. Quite possibly
these wells might have been big produc-
ers had they continued on down to the
Devonian. On the other hand, the sur
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

vey shows that the well now drilling is
$50 feet higher structurally, than any of
the other wells drilled, so that in itself
constitutes enough closure to give an
awfully big oil field at the top of the
Madison lime. That remains to be seen.
The people who are drilling this well
are from the Midcontinent They are
not bound by the traditions and prece-
dents of this country. They think that
5000 feet is a shallow" we'll They
think it foolish to abandon well at the
top of the lime. They never knew it
was once contrary to the rule to drill
below the Shannon sand, or below the
red beds or below the Cat Greek sands
and they don't know today that it's con-
trary to the general practice to drill be-
low the top of the Madison lime.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-18

drilling, and when we stop to recall some
of the 2.0OO-barrel wells we saw in Pom
dera oil field. which has but FOUR
TEEN FEET OF SOUTH CLOSURE,
we are indeed fearful that this well viii
have commercial production before the
Devonian is reached.
very likely to get oil is invited to join
MS in the purchase of these royalties.
Formal SEC offering sheets will be for
warded to those who request them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
This Test Will Shed
Light on Full Stops

Some day when you have a chance
to experiment on a quiet street you
can get a good idea of the mo-
mentum that stores up in the car
by the simple stunt of applying the
brakes so as to stop the car dead
when 1t is travelling a mere IS or
20 miles an hour. The instant YOU
are sure the car really has stopped
dead release the brakes and press
the clutch pedal to the floor. You
will be surprised to find that the
car actually starts to go again, even
though 1t had stopped.
That is exactly what happens to
many cars that are stopped for
through streets. In fact, many
drivers have been accused of not
stopping, even though technically
they did bring their cars to q halt.
To stop In practice, therefore, it is
necessary to hold the brakes on
until the stored-up momentum is
dissipated by causing the cars BODY
to lurch forward . little.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
their thoughts Of buying new ones
begin crystalizing.

their thoughts Of buying new ones
begin crystalidng.
Not In many years has this model
period been fraught with greater
importance or carried created poten-
tialties. It the world looks upon
the 1880 model American motor cars
with favor great enough, and ability
to purchase Is not further curtai.ed,
new car buying will accelerate.
What favorable effect any increase
in sales and production Of automo-
biles can have on general business
Is known to most people. Because
the industry has in the past proved
q self starter in getting general
business going toward better times,
public interest is centered today on
the new model American automo-
biles to an even greater extent than
ever before.
There Is an unmistakable start
toward greater prosperity In Amer
lea. Only q little push is needed
now only to take advantage of this
start but to accelerate the pace into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Double Jeopardy Faced
In Traffic 'Squeezes'

When you slide into the car ahead
it is always an easy matter to over
look the matter of some one run
ming into the rear OF your car.
But that double shock is likely to
cause a lot more trouble than q
single rap, even though the single
one may be 50 severe as to smash
the grille or snap the bumper. Let
your car be squeezed between what
is virtually stationary object and
a moving mass of some 1000 pounds
behind, and some very hidden but
serious trouble may ensue. In q
squeeze" of this sort 1t is impor-
tant to take license numbers and
exchange cards. There may be re-
pair bills and settlements to take
into account later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Position of Car Aid
In Brakes Efficiency

It Is not generally appreciated BY
automobile drivers that the posi-
ton = car is In when the brakes
are applied has much to do with the
efficiency and safety Of the stop.
This is largely because the cars
position may affect its balance un-
favorably. Equalized braking is not
possible without normal balance any
more than 1t can be obtained with
out equal tire traction, tire pres
sure and normal weight distribu-
ton. Remember this when you ap-
ply the brakes as the car is going
Into curve or when 1t is in any
position except the straight ahead
With Ill four wheels on an even
kesl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Acid Alone Effective
For Removing Rust

One reason why 50 many times
the Job Of removing rust and scale
from the cooling system fails is SIM
ply that the owner uses an alkau-
like washing soda, or solvent-like
kerosene, which merely cuts the
grease and removes the loose rust.
Acid cleaners are needed to dissolve
this hard scale, but since they alone
will not cut through the grease, the
ideal cleanser is properly blended
combination Of the most desirable
ingredients. To render the acid
harmless after 1t has done its work
the cooling system should be treated
to conditioner, which Is q
neutralizer as well as something to
prevent corrosion and further rust
ing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06

. real recovery movement. The
return Of more nearly normal buy
ing Of motor cars could and un-
questionably would provide much
needed stimulus.
The industry has labored hard.
It has striven to its utmost to pro-
duce cars OF such allure that the
public could no longer stand out
against the purchase Of much needed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06

IIERE, Mr.. AND MRS. AMERICA, is
/ 1 just what you've been waiting for!
Three dazzlingly new Pontiacs styled
with an eye for tomorrow-poweredt to
rule the road-literally packed with all
the things that win an owners heart
and priced 80 close to the Lowest that
you now can GUN top-Right car and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Automobiles LEADING
March 10 Recovery;
Workers Retired
Industry Is Accepted as
Barometer for Business
In Entire Country
Nv l. M. Sanders.

BY ]. M. SANDERS,
President. Washington Automotive Trade
Association.
Once again the automobile indus
try is assuming the lead in the
upward trend toward recovery. Re-
employment Of thousands of work.
ers, restoration Of pay cuts and q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Industry|s Watching
Reaction Of Public
To New Models
u. S. Headed for Greuter
Prosperity, Say.
MocuuIey
By ALYAN MACAuLEY.

BY ALVAN MACAULEY,
President Automobile Manufactures Assn.
This Is the beginning of that
period Of the year when the people
OF the world scrutinize the new offer.
1ngs Of the American automobile
industry. It is the season for their
appraisal Of the old cars which have
served them we'll and the time when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06

general display
of optimism on
the part of the
motor car man.
ufacturers in the
last few weeks
have combined
to set a splendid
example to the
Nation at large
and are I'M
d o u b t edly re-
sponsible, to a
large extent. for
increased activ-
ity in other lines
of industry. For
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06

new automobiles. We In the in
dustry believe we have succeeded.
First public reaction to the new
models is now being observed. This
reaction Is the important thing to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06

Us all. And, because It has been q
well proven what aid to all business
the making Of motor cars can render.
1t Is important to all American
industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Replacement Needs Bright Spot
In Report on Auto Market

The third quarterly report
been released the Bureau Department Of
The comparative table
except the need for future repacements.
NUMBER OF VEHICLES Undudins
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
IS Naval Fliers
Perish in Crashes
Thus Far in 1893

SAN DIEGO. De =. up
Fifty-three naval fliers perished III
airplane crashes Oh the West coas;
ana in Hawaii SO far this year, one
Of tie services most disastroue
years. survey disclosed today
Ten victims persisted within the
last 50 days in crashes involving
nianes ranging from speedy one
scatter fighting craft to 100000
bembers
The lasf TWO fatalities occurred
FRIDAY when tWo plareS collided in
nid-air of Point Iona and
plunged into The sea. The victims
vero Lieut.. John NJ. Duke. b, Cor
enado. Cal. and aviation maeAin-
ists mate Georee NJ MadduX Cor
onado oota attached to the |. S. S.
LeSington.
Navy authorities explain the dis
asters with this statement.
Accidents unfortunately are
bound . happen in an oreaniza-
ton flyins rs manv planes and
ecmpnine 50 much flight time
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
SohooIboy Battle
Brings Tragic End
To Farmers Party

PETERS PRAIRIE. Okla. Dec ..
tUP)-Farm families Of the Peters
Prairie community we're prepared
for big time when they came
&c the schoolhouse for a pic supper.
The women and girls had baked
tleir choicest pies. and Planned te
auction them oil 10 The mon .er
enough money 10 give a Christmas
party for POOR children.
II was a gay scene until James
Van HooSer. = l5-XCar- cid farm
youth. staggered tarouch he door
and fell a; the fec; Of his teacher.
jess league.
I've been hurt he said His
throat had been slashed He died
a few minutes later
Sheriff D D. MuskHai said that
Van Hooser and another Youth had
gone into .he woods darlae The pic
supper Friday night and fought
alone. in the leh; Of a fnil noon.
10 settle a petty diff=Jenee Ire
fight ended with Van Hoos2r
wounded fatally The other Youth
fled.
Muskrat today Jailed a suspect
whom he said had con seSSed tight
ing With Van Hooser
Z believe / stabbed him. BIZ In
not sure" Muskrat quoted The ~nS-
pect AS saving. = ran aNaN after
he fell"
Muskrat described the fight as
the outorowth OF a s@hoolboy fuss.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

growers voted to invoke marketing
restrictions en the 1889 crop by a
smaller majority than last year.
that flue-cured tobacco and rice
growers had rejected quotas on
their crops
Almost complete returns showed
thai 9376o4 cotton growers III l9
states voted for quotas against Ia
81 oDposius them The percentage
approving. So per cent compared
with last year when % per cent
approved tic quotas
TIE vote on rice and tobacco
quotas were
Flue-eured tobacco l22.o6a IN ia
Yer and a. IS opposed $50 per
sont.
RE. 3o58 favored and 3.495 op-
POSED in per cent
y tWo-tairds vote Is necessary 10
make The restrictions effective.
Administration officials claimed
approval o. The cotton quotas III
dIcaled support of the New Deal
farm prozgam Opponents contend
&c. however. that rejection Of the
rice ana tobacco quotas. and the
decrease II tie percentage approx
ing cotton quotas showed that
farmers were siosinz faith. IN the
program
Officials explained that tobacco
efoWegs-Ia contrast 10 cotton pro-
aucers who are burdened with rec
ord surpluses and slumpine prices
have enjoyed GOOD markets and
are @WlllIns . so i alone without
federal restrictions or assistance.
IheE said aaat the same holds true
Of rile Ii Il smaller extent.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Canal Repairs to
Suspend Service

Farmers Monday were urged to
prepare for a malt IL water service
Dee. I9 TO % in the area east Of
New rlyey from CaleXieo TO inland.
Canal service will be suspended
to permit repairs Oh structures or
the Alamo canal in Mexico NJ J
DoWd. chief engineer of the In
ppr!al Irrigation district. announc-
ed Farmers were warned TO az
range Tor ample water storage fos
livestock and domestic purposes and
to take care Of requirements for II
rIeation in advance OF the saut-oit
period
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Warm Weather
Al End in Valley

Complete termination of the mid
winter heat wave which hit I'M,
perial Valley and southern Cali
fornia last week WAS predicted by
Woodrow C Jacobs. meteoroloeist
Tor the Fruit Frost service Monday
Jacobs forecast light frost il
scattered sections of the valley
Monday and Tuesday nights.
Showers were reported in some
sections OF the valley Saturday
night. Jacobs said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
FIGHTERS JAILED

Conrad Bott and Pete Kruse. ar
rested Sunday night While fleht-.
ine Oh Broadway. Monday were
sentenced to pay SIS fines or serve
7is days in Jail on disturbing the
peace charges in Ell Centro poliae
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Negro Suspected
In Axe Staying

FRESNO. Cal. Dec. y. up
Morriss Bennett. 43-Sear-old Negro
cotton picker vas held on sus-
picion Of murder here today i'll the
axe Staying Of Forest Manning. "a
also a Negro. on ranch near Fire
baueh. 10 miles west Of here
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
JAILED FOR Is DAYS

Four calls of protes, in five mln-
utes resulted in the arrest o. R.
Rurnham for yagrancy II E Centro.
He was picked up Oh E CentIo
street and Monday IN police court
was sentenced TO serve Is dPys II
Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Cotton Men okoY Quotas;
Others Reject Proposals

WASHINGTON, Dec. L. tUP) - Returns from the
agriculture adjustment administrations reerenda
cotton rice and tobacco growers promised today to
cipate controversy in congress over the adnnisra-
ons crop control program. Returns showed that cotton
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

Then the Novelty Sets in all pure linen
Colorful plaids, hand blocked patterns, also
hand applique designs in Florals Cactus and
autumn leaf on white damask in 54X54 inch
size up to 72x90 with napkins to match.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

GIFT BAGS that flatter
her taste and yours! Rich
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