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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
GEHOU TEST
IS READY TO
DRILL lime

Except for the failure Of coop
Grafton from one or two landown-
ers. Montana might have had a new
oil field discovery to record in the
waning year 1888. according to c.. T.
KoDseng, head of Security Petro-
leum corporation which is drilling
a test on Genou structure, as miles
north of Great Falls
The well has been drilled to the
base Of the Ellis at 2O91 feet and
is due to pick up the Madison lime
contact at around 2130 feet How
ever, the well has been shut down
and will remain shut down until
the lease block is put in shape The
well has been drilled to the present
depth in the face of grave difficult
ties, Kopseng states. and the time
limit of some of the leases has ex-
pired Most landowners. pleased
with the prospect of an early COM
pletion. have renewed their leases.
One or two have held out on the
theory that they can ride through.
Eve believe that we have an oil
field that will bring wealth to the
drv land area around Genou and
will mean much to the city of Great
Falls. but we do not intend to drill
in new field without owning the
leases on the structure, Kopseng
stated. I'VE can better afford to
shut the well down because we own
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
WORLDS BEST
DRILL-ER DIES
IN COLORADO

Ed Chamberlain. co-holder of the
worlds record in double-handed
drilling. died Oct in Central City,
Colorado. Chamberlain and Carl
Maka drilled a hole forty-six and
five-eighths inches deep in Is min
utes at Bisbee, Arizona, in 1908.
setting a mark that was never beat
on in the same kind of rock, Gun
nisOn. Colorado, granite.
Chamberlain remained among the
top-notch team drillers longer than
any of his contemporaries Over a
period of years he teamed with var
ious men; but, no matter who his
partner was. the pair was always
a serious contender for first money
in the contest that were Immediately
popular in western mining camps
around the turn of the century.
When in drilling trim. Chamber
Jain weighed 21O pounds. He was
born in Lane, Kansas, April 16,
1871. He became a miner in the
Idaho Springs-Central City district
Of Colorado when in his teens and
there learned to swing a hammer.
He spent most of his life in the
same region and at the time of his
death, which came suddenly from a
heart attack. he was operating the
Notoway mining properties in Cen
trail City.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23

with the desire of the tribal coun.
II Of the Colvile Reservation.
No. 8
BE IT RESOLVED. that the
Northwest Mining Association in
Convention assembled go on record
as favOring the withdrawal Of zinc
and other metals produced in guam
titles in the United States from the
list of those commodities included
IN the reciprocal trade agreement.
No. o
BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Northwest Mining Association in
Convention assem- bled go on record
for the simplification of the regis
tration requirements of the Securi-
ties Act of 1888 covering the regis
tration of issues of companies en-
gagged in the metal mining industry,
and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that it is the opinion of this Con-
vention that the present exemptions
under the Securities Act are in need
of revision and simplification and
urge the members of the Commits
sion and the Congress of the United
States to redraft or amend such
portions of the Act as is necessary
TO accomplish these purposes, and
in connection Herewith we agree to
submit to Congress and to members
Of the Commission the proposed
changes and. additions desired.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
OHIO OIL ENDS
tContInued from Page One

Refining company refinery at
Laurel was apparently closed when
an assignment by the Smith Engi-
neering Co. (Pa.) to J. B. Swartz
was filed in the United State dis
transfers to Swartz, said to be con-
nected with the Ohio Oil Co., a
judgment and mechanics lien held
bv the Smith corporation against
w F. Rice of Great Fails as trustee
of the Laurel Oil & Refinery Co.
For several years past Ohio Oil
company has been furnishing crude
for the Laurel plant from Dry
Greek field and was reported to
have acquired an interest in the
company of which Don Hageman
is active manager.
The judgment, according to Ster-
ling NJ Wood of Billings, attorney
for the engineering company, is for
$93,146.21. plus interest, attorney
fees and court costs. Coupled with
this suit was an action by the re-
finery company against the Smith
corporation and the American
Surety Co. in which a $438,000
judgment was obtained in favor of
the refinery on the ground that
Smith Construction Co (Pa) had
failed to build the refinery so it
would economically process the type
of fuel oil to be used. This judg-
ment was set aside and a judgment
n the other case for the Smith
company for the unpaid balance of
the construction cost was inundated
by the circuit court of appeals and
sustained by the supreme court
1t is said that either the Ohio Oil
Co. or persons closely connected
with it have a substantial interest
in the Laurel refinery and it was
intimated that the Smith judgment
and rights were purchased to pre-
vent action under the mechanics
lien. The assignment and rights
under the judgment and mandate
were bought, it is understood, for
the full amount granted by the
court.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
SILVER PRICE
IS MOVING UP
IN WORLD MART

NEW YORK-Fear for the safety
of world currencies by the little
dark-skinned business men in
India on the other side of the world
sent imported bar silver another
notch higher here this week.
Handy e Harmon bullion dealers.
announced an advance of 1 cent an
ounce to SO Il cents for the foreign
metal. produced in such volume in
the United States and treasured
hishly by Indian princes.
Yesterday the imported bar metal
was advanced "a cent an ounce here
after holding at 34% cents since
Oct. 80.
Banking circles reported that
heavy speculative buying of the
metal was under way in India, and
to a lesser degree in London. forcing
advances in the price here. Silver in
India is now quoted around 43 ~
cents an ounce.
Indian merchants and business
men. as we'll as the IMAM in the
street" over there, were confused
over the European war trends, It
was said, and were converting world
currencies received in exchange
dealings into silver bars, and hiding
them away.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
EXCISE TAX
on COPPER
RETAINED

Chilean copper excise taxes will
not be eliminated by the new
Chilean trade agreement and Mon
tana miners can again breath easily,
thanks to the efforts of Senator
B. K Wheeler and other western
senators in their determined fight
against the proposed treaty which
would have possibly shut down
many Montana mines. To Senator
Wheeler goes a large measure of
credit for the success of the fight
The Journal on Thursday received
wire from Senator Wheeler, as
follows:
PLEASED to advise you that State
Department has agreed to eliminate
copper from the Chilean trade
agreement negotiations. This
means that present tariff on copper
will not be disturbed"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
MONTANA MINES
Send SAMPLES
TO CONVENTION

SPOKANE-Twenty six MOntan;
operators contributed speciment
and samples to the mineral displa!
At the recent Northwest Minini
Association convention here.
Mines and their product repre-
ented were:
Black Diamond Mine, Troy
Montana gold, silver.
Blue Creek Mining Co., Noxon
Montana-lead, silver, zinc.
Boaz Mine, Norris, Montana
gold
Bonus Mining Co., Troy, Mon
gold. lead, silver
A. H. Burtz, Phillisburg Dis
tract. Montana-manga
Diadem Mining Co, Wisdom.
Montana Gold, silver.
Dixie Queen Mine, NOxon. Mon
ana-copper. gold.
Giant Sunrise Mine. Troy, Mon
lead, silver.
Glacier Silver-Lead Co, Libby.
Montana-silver, lead
Gold Mt Mines, Trout Greek,
Golden Rod Mining Co., Twin
Bridges, Montana-gold, silver.
Grouse Mountain Mining Co.,
Troy. Montana-silver, lead
Helene Mining Co., Norris,
Highbridge Fraction Mine, Twin
Bridges Montana-gold.
Homestead Mining Co. Noxon,
Tontana-silver. lead. gold
Liberty Metals Co., Troy, Mon
ana-silver, lead.
Lucky Strike Mine. Sheridan,
ontana-copper. silver.
Marietta Mines Co., Virginia
1ity Montana-gold.
Mayflower Mine, Whitehall, Mon
Mohawk Gold, semple, Montana
gold.
Montana Ajax Mines, Wisdom,
lontana-gold, silver.
Montana Silver Queen, Neihart,
Iontana-g gold, silver.
Sloway Greek Mine, Keystone,
district, Montana-gold.
Snowstorm Mine, Troy Montana
silver. lead.
Sylvan Gold Mine, Basin, Mon
ana-lead, silver. gold.
Universal Lead Troy. Montana
liver, lead.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
DIVIDEND DECT4ARED

BUTTE Announcement was
made by the Montana Power Co.
that the regular quarterly dividend
Of 81 a share on its outstand-
ing preferred stock has been de-
elarsd. payable Feb. I.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
COMPILE:
MINING FIRM
DIRECTORY

BUTTE-The Works Progress
Administration is compiling a di-
rectory to cover all phases of the
mining industry in Montana it was
announced yesterday The directory
will include metal. coal and other
nonmetalic operations in the state.
The Montana Bureau Of Mines and
Geology of che Montana School Of
Mines is sponsoring the project. The
Mining Association Of Montana is
cooperating with the project.
The supervisors are DR.. Francis
A. Thomson president of the Mon
tana School of Mines; Carl j.
Trauerman president of the Mining
Association of Montana, and Cecil
r. Waldron.
Under the present plan of opera
ton. missionaries have been sent
to more than 1000 companies and
individuals who are operating or
who have conducted mining opera
tions in the state during the past
10 years. Many Of the recipients
of the questionaires have already
filled them out and returned them
to the WPA project known as the
Minerals Resources Survey"
The supervisors have sent ques-
tionaires to all operators of which
they have a record However, they
announce, there may be some of
which they have no record and who
may have been overlooked. They
wish all who have been operating
in the state during the past 10 years
and who have not received ques-
tionaires to write to the Mineral
Resources Survey at the Montana
School OF Mines at Butte and the
questionaires will be sent them.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23

the land on which it is located and
we have paid our way thus far. 1t
has been hard work and at times
discouraging but we have a hole
that is in perfect shape, cased dry
down to the Ellis lime, so we have
no mechanical problem to worry
about We are proud of our ac-
complishments in the face of present
conditions and a majority of the
landowners, fortunately, are like
wise glad and for them we wish we
could drill the we'll in Immediately"
The well was shut down during
most of the year, having resumed
drilling recently in the top Of the
Ellis
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
ELLIS GOLD FIRM
ELECTS OFFICERS

KALISPBLI4-M Melvin McPhetters
of Kalispell has been named secre-
tary-treasurer of the Ellis Gold
Mines Co. Harry Suedmeyer of Max
vile is president and Ralph Bowers
of Stark, vice president. These
officers with p G. Gutensohn OF
Whitefish and Henry Kruse of
Philipsburg comprise the board OF
directors
The Ellis Gold Mines placer mine
is located on Eustache creek in the
Nine Mile territory west of Missoula.
The company started operations in
August of this year and has in
stalled a new dragline and diesel
power plant.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
Northwest Operators
Pass Nine Resolutions

SPOKANE-Nne resolutions presented accepted by
the members session ANIMAL convention of the Northwest
Mining Association here week.
The resolutions follows
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23

.Closing December 22. 1030
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
OVER THE COUNTER

Wash. Water Power 10S.5O 1000
Montana Power, Pfd 1O7OO 100. 100
METALS
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
MINERAL
DISPLAY At
BUTTE CENTER

BUTTE-In connection with the
MOSAIC exhibition now on display
at the Butte Art Center, a special
showing of Montana's non-metallic
specimens is being offered for pa
irons of the center. it was announc-
ed Yesterday. The display was
loaned by c. w. Scott, prominent
Butte artist whose avocation is the
study of natural deposits of orna-
mental semi-precious and precious
stones.
To create a wider interest among
Montanans. Mr. Scott has submitted
a numbered card containing 80
specimens. Although small. they
give the interested gallery visitor
visual idea Of the underground de-
posits.
Among the deposits on display are
sillimanite and andalusite. non
metallic minerals in the form OF
aluminium silicate which are essen
tial elements in producing clay
This type of clay produces the
world s finest porcelain and the only
other known deposit outside Mon
tana is owned by nationally
known sparkplug manufacturing
company The Montana field is %
miles from Butte and is some 200
acres in extent
Also shown are turquoise and
Montana staurolite the. former
coming from a deposit located in
the Pioneer mining district and the
latter from Elliston Both may be
used for gem purposes. The soap
@ aud f0lfAfn cd
talc-are shown also, coming from
fields near Ennis.
Another sample is made up Of
flourspar or calcium flouride. from
deposit % miles from Butte OF
this substance. the descriptive card |
states it may be used to advantage /
in MOSAIC work, with colors ranging |
through blue. greens and yellows.
Among the other displays are /
potash feldspar used in the manu-
facture of porcelain and fine china;
black carbonaceous clay, an excep-
tionally fine modelling clay; pitch
blend OF obsidian, valuable in mosaic
work Montana onyx, also usuable
in mosaic; hematite: two samples
from the mica schist group. a beau
Liful ornamental stone: staggered
,ol. which takes a fine polish re-
,embling horn or tortoise shell: lens
Iuartz. a transparent type of quartz
used in the manufacture of lenses
and quartz glass; flint clay. ideal
or modelling and claywork; calcium
marbles. one OF As distinct varie-
les marbles. of a type valuable
or statuary work, and other dis
lays.
Officials of the Art Center point
,ut there is such variation of type
pattern and color of marbles dis
played in the exhibit that any de-
nand of mosaic work could be sat
SIZED.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
BuTTE.HICHLhNn
PAYS DIVIDEND

SPOKANE. Washington, - A
dividend of 1 cent share. amount
ing to $4,000. will be paid Jan. s
by the Butte Highland Mining Co.
to stockholders of record Dec. %.
Geo, Morrison. treasurer, announc-
ed the payment last night The
company operates a gold property
on the Highlands, II miles south
Of Butte. Mont
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-28
Zoo Animals Turn Popular Beliefs to Fables

An elephants memory is no long
er than its tail. Humming birds, so
fragile that they seem winged in
sects, are greedier than pigs. Mon
keys prefer popcorn to bananas. The
house cat is more cruel than a beast
of the jungle.
In fact, name any popular belief
about animals and it's good two to
one bet that it is wrong.
That's the conclusion of experts
after actual observation at the Chi
cago Geological park at Brookfeld.
Consider the elephant, most ma
ligned of the animal kingdom.
He is supposed to live the $50
years of Methuselah, but instead
lives only the three score and ten
of man. The female is said to breed
at the age of 40 or SO; in reality, she
breeds at six and eight years. Her
pregnancy is said to endure seven
years; as matter of fact, it is 10
months, which is short enough, con-
sidering the size of her offspring.
And the elephants memory! Leg
end says it is enduring, tenacious.
Do an elephant an injury today and
he will repay you in kind IS years
later. Brookf1eld officials say this is
applesauce.
"An elephants memory probably
is not as good as that of other ami
mails" Robert Bean. assistant direc-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-28

tor and curator of mammals, de-
clared.
81 never heard anyone who
worked with them say their memory
amounted to anything. Take Honey
and Tembo, the baby elephants that
Christoph Schulz captured and
brought here.
when he found Honey, she was a
baby, half starved and wandering
in the jungle. He brought her here,
feeding her by bottle, and she would
follow him everywhere. When he
left, she tried to trumpet, but when
he came back eight months later
she didn't remember him at all.
Schulz" he added, twas very dis
appointed
Elephants, too, are said to be
afraid of mice. The truth is, Mr..
Bean says, that they ignore them,
making the pachyderm house at
Brookfeld the hardest in the park
to free of mice. Elephants like cats,
however, and allow them free access
to the stalls. The only animal most
of them despise, Mr.. Bean says, is
man.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-28
Strange Facts
| Black-Out' Lights
: Street Car Diners
Immortal Trees

For "black-outs" during air
raids, England has perfected high
way and traffic lights, headlights
and police uniforms that can be
seen only by those on the ground.
Geneva, Switzerland, has street
cars whose entire space is given
over to restaurants in which the
passengers eat and drink as they
travel through the city.
Many navies now use a torpedo
that appears to be aimed at a point
far ahead or far behind it's target
but, after going some distance,
suddenly makes right or left
swing and strikes before it's OBJ
jective can turn away.
A study of marital tendencies
reveals that a much larger num-
Der of widowed and divorced men
marry spinsters than widowed and
divorced women marry bachelors.
s.
The giant redwood trees in Cali
fornia and Oregon have never
been known to die a natural death.
Golfers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-28
q. SSSs2 =: :: !: :;; ;;;::;;;

Cane-bottomed chairs that have
sagged can be frightened by be-
ing well scrubbed with a soapy
mixture containing a handful Of
salt. Allow to dry, then paint with
a strong solution of salt and water
and dry again, if possible out of
doors.
Stored PotatOes-Potatoes stored
in too cold a place change some of
their starch to sugar, and when a
potato has accumulated consider
able sugar it won't fry well.
Chocolate and orange f1avOrs
blend we'll. Add orange extract to
chocolate frosting or candy. Try
covering a chocolate cake with
orange frosting.
When making a meringue have
the egg whites very cold and beat
them until stiff enough to stand
alone. If baked in too hot an oven
meringue will be tough and shrink
when set away to cool.
When washing a white silk
blouse or jumper to which you
want to give little stiffness, add
few Jumps of sugar to the rinsing
water, roll tightly in clean towel,
and iron while still damp.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-28

For Dried Fruits.-Try soaking
and cooking a thin slice or two of
lemon with your dried apricots,
peaches or prunes.
When batting the mOusetrap, re-
member that foods mice prefer to
cheese include chocolate, peanuts
and pork chops.
Plan meals in advance, with con-
Germ for the use of leftovers, which
will aid in saving energy in prep
aration.
Fat Side Up.-Put the roast in
the pan with the fat side up so
it will haste itself.
Washing Shirts.-To loosen the
dirt on cuff and collar bands of
mems and boys shirts, scrub them
with soft brush frequently
dipped in warm soapy water be-
fore putting them in the laundry
tub.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-28
CHAPTER IV-COntinued

LYNN laughed: "That's a testimo-
NAL for mel But thank you, I'll take
care of Aunty."
NO." said the doctor. He caught
Rundhia's eye. Rundhia came to
his rescue and made signals to the
better than to have Lynn under her
own roof.
LYNN, dear, please do as the doc
tor tells you. Please, please"
Aunty groaned and protested that
it was shame to inflict Lynn on the
Maharanee, but she was overruled.
She was carried out on an inpro-
vised litter and rushed to the guest
house, where Lynn's belongings
were collected by the servants and
conveyed to the palace.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-28
Clock at me-"

LOOh dL lllS.
His eyes were hardly less fiery
than the glowing end of his ciga-
rette. They made Lynn's flesh tin
gle. He threw away the cigarette.
LYNN, you romantic girl, this
scene enchants you because love
has stolen on you unaware. Neither
of us until now has ever known
what love is"
do you think you know now?"
she retorted.
"You know know it. You are
cruel"
IT wish you'd sit farther away"
she interrupted. "Why don't you
make love to your own countrywom-
en?"
"There isn't in all India such a
lovely girl as you are"
How do you know? It's true, isn't
it, that most of them are kept in
seclusion and you're not allowed to
see them? Is that why you make
love to me? Why not burgle a ze-
nana?"
Lynn" he said, 81 don't make
love. I am love. And you also. We
are love itself, as a musician be-
comes music. Why waste the glo-
rious hours?"
"What do you know about mu-
sic?" she retorted. "Can you sing
Indian songs?"
eyes, love songs! play the gui-
tar"
"You can? What fun! Why not
get it? There couldn't be a more
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-28

perfect place for singing than this
garden wall in moonlight"
Rundhia sensed that he had cast
his fly too boldly She wasn't hooked.
She needed more subtle persuasion.
He shouted to the servant to fetch
the guitar. There was no answer;
the servant had taken him too strict
ly at his word, he was out of ear
shot. Rundhia shouted again and
again. He swore under his breath.
Then he governed his anger and
smiled at Lynn:
"Will you wait here if 60 and
get it?"
eyes, but"
"What?"
"You look murderous. Don't whip
the servant"
His undercover man was waiting
for him in the usual place, by the
gate in the wall that separated the
Maharajah's palace from Rundhia's
AN unimportant-looking but pecu-
liarly unmeek Hindu, who spoke in
low voice without preliminary ges-
lures of respect:
'The priests have learned of Cap
tain Norwood's arrival. They sent
me to speak with his Eurasian spy,
O'Leary, who is reptile. O'Leary
has already detected the opening of
the mine"
Rundhia thought swiftly, and
spoke slowly: $50 and tell the
priests that Captain Norwood is here
to line his own pocket. Say he is
in debt and seeks an opportunity to
pay his debts. His secret report
will be in favor of the highest bid
der. But don't say you heard it
from me. Say O'Leary was drunk
and you heard it from him. Make
it perfectly clear to the priests that
any other officer than Norwood
would be scrupulously fair, SO let
them think about it,"
Then Rundhia founo q servant in
the garden of his own palace and
sent him running to fetch the guitar.
The palace front gate changed be-
hind Norwood. The sullen sentry
stood at ease, then easy and re-
sumed his snooze. Norwood turned
his horse along the road by the pal