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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
U. S. DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
(By the U. s. Weather Bureau)

vicinity beginning at S3O Dec g. light rain Wednesday, oderate southeast winds minimum temperature tonight 34 degrees
 Northern Cloudy with light northeastern tonight and Wednesday, moderate fresh southeasery winds Canal poionLigh rain Wednesday, moderate to fresh souherly winds
 along the of the Gulf of Alaska
 extends the Gulf of Alaska south deep miles southwest Dutch arbo tonight will continue fresh Wednesday Winds southerly Sitka from Ska Hnchinbrook and northey from Cape Hncnbook to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
GYM CLASS CHANGE

The Rotary gym class will meet hereafter on Monday evenings in stead of Tuesday, it was announced by Alex Durham. The class meets at 8.30 o'clock. No session will be held tonight
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
FIELDING PERMIT

A building permit has been issued to C. Edward Knight to build a $60 garage at the parsonage of the Met rcpolitan Methodist Church.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
FATHER ILL

Joe Werner. who received word today of the serious illness of his father at Yakima. Washington, is leaving on the steamer Alaska to- night for the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05

JCooiO AoihhHoOh
 Despite the fact she lost her legs in a train mishap two years ago, Jessle Simpson, of Hackensack, N. J., re- ceives a drivers license after rig orous test. Her next license will be one for marriage. to James Stew
 ard, advertising man.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
GREAT FALLS BUSINESS MEN PLEASE NOTE

Uncle Sam is shown looking long scroll containing
list of employees of the oil industry and their dependents and
bewiskered gentleman remarks We here 100000
people whom l don't have to worry
Which adequate editorial in itself, although only
Star The editorial points that the oil
industry which adequately for its employees against
millions relief rolls The industry pays $8O0O0O00O for
supplies materials each year. the largest single of
the railroads and its employees share annual payroll
of billion and a half dollars.
"O company employees good customers Their rates and
hours among industry and their employment
constant than other industries Any community
station wholesale plant line station
nery oil Oil builds good towns to
live in and supports universities Retail out
enjoy 9OOmion dollar volume of trade from the
petroleum industry
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
OIL IS FOUND
CONTINUED from PLEe Onel

CONTINUED from Page onel
north of the south line and 242O
feet east of the west line of the
section. Rig is up.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS No. 8,
center north line, Sc 15SW n Section
19-33-1W. 1t is 1920 feet north
OF the south line and 1880 feet
east Of the west line.
Big West-Dahlquist No. IA, c.
NWH NEA 21-35-3W, has rig up,
while the No. 10, recently complet-
ed, is making rs barrels on the
pump.
Fulton COMMONWEALTH Thompson
No. 2, SW NEA SWA 28-35-3W,
was treated with 500 gallons of
acid with no results.
Huso -Ellingson No. 4,
C NEK SWA 14-35-3W, was drill
ed to 1906, getting TOO feet Of
water at 1900 go was plugged back
TO 1853 and will be re-acidized.
1t was making eight barrels per
day.
Kippen Oil & Gas-SOlberg No. 1,
Sc SEA NWA 20-35-3W, was shot
with 20 quarts of nitro glycerin
following a showing of oil at 1886
but has not yet acidized.
Scotland dcNamer No. 8, NV
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
HALF SECTION IS
SINKING At TERRY

The depression has taken hold
of a half section of Ed Bright's
range land near Terry, Mont, and
in 10 days time the area has sunk
down As to SO feet. Cracks 10
to Is feet wide are appearing.
DR.. E. S. Perry Of Butte. head
of the geology department of the
Montana School Of Mines, is making
a study of the phenomenon, which
is, he says, "a landslide of material
moving to a lower level or an earth
along a fault"
Bright, a 73-year-old stockman
has his own explanation:
THE taxes were too darned
heavy" ne says.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
Montana Future Reflected

ed by cable tools and one by rotary
This was the first rotary test for oil
to be drilled in Illinois.
The most sensational discovery, from
correlation of well logs, is that anti
clinal structure is NOT the only, factor
of importance and in some cases it may
not even be essential. The oil occurs in
limestone, in oolite beds. The thickness
of the pay is variable within short dis
tances as well as its position in the stra-
tigraphic section. Because of the lentic-
ular character of the reservoirs, pro-
dution may be found down on the flanks
of structures, as we'll as dry holes on
the high parts, in some cases Offset
ting new producers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14

NEA sWH 29-35-3W, skidded the
rig and abandoned 1880 feet of
hole following bad fishing job.
Vanderpas-Ward No. 3, NE
NV Il NWA 33-35-3W, encountered
quick sand and had to drive sur
face pipe to "a feet.
Goeddertz & Agen-GOeddertz No.
IA, GEL SWASWH 23-35-3W, is
drilling at $50 feet after running
s u inch pipe at that depth.
Superior PetrOIeum-ArOnow No.
IL, CNL NWASWA 12-S5-3W, is
drilling at $40.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
DEEPER DRILLING

The state of Illinois produced A.
476,OOO barrels of oil 1886, just ahead
of the 'deIuge" and in 1897 produced
7,499, 900 barrels The 1888 production
was 22,80O,0OO barrels. OF this total,
18,259,S84 barrels came from NEW
FIELDS which came with GEOPHYSICS,
ROTARY AND DEEPER DRILLING.
Many new fields have been found,
yielding from various breaks" in the
lime, that could have been easily found
tefore the new sciences were known,
had there been anyone, brave enough
to risk drilling. Many fields had histor-
les like Bannatyne in Montana, where
81 shallow wells found oil and fur
nished a perfect core-drill record of a
structure that is not disputed by any
living geologist. Yet Bannatyne stands
idle because none is willing to drill a
deep test''-36OO feet deep (maxi-
NUM-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
SEISMOGRAPH

The reflection seismograph method of
exploration was introduced in Illinois by
the Pure Oil Co. in the fall of 1885.
Geophysical Investigations by this COM
pany resulted in the discovery of an i'm
portant structure in the central part of
the basin. The seismograph method has
since been adopted on a large scale by
oil companies in the area and 1t is a
noteworthy fact that the first three
wells located by the seiamograph in IL
hnois all discovered oil.
The discovery wells of the first three
fields of 1897 were already being drill
ed in late 1886. Two OF these were drill
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14

Drunk dumping into lamp post
Excuse me, sir" dumping into
fire hydranD Excuse me. little
boy" dumping into second lamp
post and falling DOWN We'll, III
1 Just sit here until the crowd passes
Although late March, the day OF
the baptism at Miller's dam was
cold and the preacher had to break
the ice for the ceremony.
as the water cold, John?" asked
deacon of one of the new mem
bers, stepping ashore after his
immersion.
"No. not a bit cold" replied
John
Better put him under again,
Parson." advised the deacon. "He
hasn't quit lying yet"
For the first time in their lives,
Lon Crumley and Bill Mcknight are
back from a fishing trip with no
stories of fish "that long" They
went salmon fishing on Puget
Sound and were told that 1t was
very unusual that the salmon
were not biting But their wives
enjoyed the trip.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14

If Montanans would like to peer into
a chrystal ball and see the future of
our oil industry, it might be well to
look eastward to the state of Illinois, We
believe that the history of Illinois may
we'll be marked down as indicative of
the future of Montana. Illinois is today
one of the great oil producing states of
the nation as a result of three factors:
1. Geophysical prospecting
2. Deep drilling
8. DEVONIAN PRODUCTION
Most important to us is the fact that
after fifty three years OF production
from the upper horizons, Illinois became
the industry's No 1 problem child" as
result Of the exploration of the Devon
ian formation, which also underlies all OF
Montana east of the Rocky Mountains.
Whereas Montana has been producing
oil only since 1919, Illinois has had oil
production since 1882. It's production up
to 1905, from shallow horizons, amounted
to little but when oil was found in the
southeastern part of Illinois, in upper
formations, that state developed peak
production of 100000 barrels of oil a
day. All of the fields that could be cas-
lily found were drilled, the drillers abid-
ing by the age-old rule that they must
not go deeper than the regular" con-
venional producing horizons. And so with
the decline of producing wells the OPP
orators moved on to more prolific fields
in the Midcontinent and elsewhere. IL
linods was content to import it's gasoline
from other states and the world forgot
that Illinois was a factor in the bil
business.
One area in Illinois that was ''cross-
ed Off by biologists and operators was
a great basin known as the Illinois Bas-
in-an area corresponding to the Sweet
grass Arch Of north Montana which is
likewise neglected today. Few believe
there are structural Irregularities in the
Arch beyond the present producing fields.
And so 1t was that few believed that the
Illinois Basin offered any chance for &C
emulation of OIL although early pros
pecting-like that around Pendroy, Mon
tana-had shown the presence of small
amounts of oil.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
A PARALLEL

We note in the last weeks news Of
Illinois that an offset to the Cuffs
discovery well in Franklin county
pumped 10 Dbl OF oil and 252 bbl
of water following a third acid treat
ment." That is a bit of encouragement
to Montana operators who have been dis
mayed at getting small wells and dry
holes offsetting producers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
WE BELIEVE

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS haze been definitely pro-
zen indispensable in Montana E0eyy 7Viidcat should
haze both Madison and De0onian highs" deterDpi,t-
cd 6y reteGhon SclsnogrHPh before drIaHg 6egnS.
DEEPER DRILLING is essential to 70rte the real his
tory of the Montana oil industry. The major
source of Montana petroleum is in formations BE
LOW THE BIG LIME. abandonment of 7VeHs at
the Madison contact is a 7VdSte Of money. 4ban-
donHent of 7ccHS at the Cat Greek horizon is stu
bidity No 7teH should be considered a completion
until it is drilled into the De00nidn
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
now no LIVE ON SIS A WEEK

This means going into debt, so
cut out the wife's beer.
II a diplomat says yes, he means
perhaps: If he says perhaps, he
means no; if he says no; he's no
diplomat.
If a lady says no, she means
perhaps; if she says perhaps, she
means yes; but if she says yes,
she's no lady.
Sara walked slowly into the
Doctors office and announced that
she needed an operation.
''Major?" questioned the Doctor.
NO, replied Sara, miner"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
DEL BONITA PRODUCER

New Terminal No. Q we'll at Del
Bonita, northwest of Cut Bank oil
field and on the flanks of the
Sweetgrass Arch, is reported by the
Examiner of Calgary at from 100
to $50 barrels per day. Pumping
equipment is being installed at a
depth of 5211 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14

You can take my word for it,
SEE Fdapper Fanny, coffee isn't
the only thing that's fresh when
dated"
Recently the Badger had a story
about the roughneck who quit Hugo
Aronson's outfit because he was
cheating mule out of job" The
"Galoping Swede" again came into
national publicity, for the joke was
widely reprinted. He received a tab
aloid newspaper from California
containing the yarn.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14

Frosh: Ginger ale"
Waiter: "Pale?"
Frosh: "No,-Just a glass"
You'll have to hand it to Venus
de Milo when 1t comes to eating"
How else could she eat?"
A good old scout was Heinie
Kraut
VINO taught the kids their
swimmin';
In winter he hung round the
And helped the fallen women.
Helena, Mont.
Sept. 81, 1899
Sunburst Badger,
Box 1875
Great Falls. Mont.
Dear Overgrown Gopher:- ...-
A story is making the rounds of
the mining camps as follows:
A mining engineer turned thumbs
down on a certain property and
was accused of rubbing it in" by
stating in his report that THIS is
A "HELL OF A MINE" When
called to account on this apparent
of the un-orthodox and
unethical statement, the en-
gineer apologized profusely, claim
ing a typographical error. He had
meant to state that it was a
SHELL OF A NINE" Insult to
ygrrv
A Hard Rock Miner
The teacher was giving a lesson
in natural history, when suddenly
she noticed that one of the boys
was not paying attention.
Johnny" she cried, what is
he use of the reindeer"
please, teacher, to make the
lowers in the garden grow said
he happy little fellow with blush.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14

1 was three days old when
Granny came up with her spectacles
on aud remarked:
"If my memOry's not at fault
it's a boy"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14

AS surely as Illinois was advanced
from tenth-rater position into a great
enjoy a great revival from the arrival
of
1. Geophysics
2. Rotary drilling equipment
8. DEvONIAN PRODUCTION
There are many people who will not
see the future of Montana through look
ing at the present in Illinois. Those who
DO see the possibility will fortify their
financial future by buying oil lands in
Montana. If they cannot buy oil lands
outright, they will buy whatever part
of the mineral rights on oil lands that
they can afford. The purchase of land
owners royalties will make greater for
tunes for investors in the future than the
record of $12,00O,000 paid in the past,
If the history of Montana parallels that
of other states that have drillers who
look below the ''big lime" for their prin-
cipal production.
While we can see greater returns in
prospect from deeper drilling we base
our present royalty purchases on the
yield of formations ABOVE the big lime
During the past week we had the thrill
of a discovery well on a half section of
land on which our members own half
Of the landowners share. The land
owner was entitled to receive 1914 bar
rels out of every 100 produced. He sold
the right to receive u barrels of each
100 barrels, by transferring to our mem
bers 6H % royalty. We bought this roy
atty for so little cash outlay that one
well win doubtless pay out our invest
ment.
Amy who wish to join us in our plan
of purchasing landowners royalties is
invited to write to us. Upon applica-
ton. we will forward maps, reports and
offering sheets.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
ROTARY DRILLS

Rotary tools moved Immediately into
Illinois, speeding development to a ire
mendous pace. Oddly enough, when the
rush started, operators went back into
the old, depleted fields, drilled deeper
and brought in greater production than
the flush production Of years ago. Be-
tween 1910 and 1896 only four unim-
portant fields were discovered. In 1898
SEVENTEEN new pools were found.
One wildcatter I'm Illinois Is per-
haps the unIuckiest and certainly
the unhappiest oil man in the world.
He drilled a s'dry hoIe'' in the Sa-
lem field. When the boom came,
this field was re-drilled and it was
found that this wiIdcatter stopped
FORTY FEET short of bringing in
discovery well. 1t was the Tex
as company that opened the Salem
field which now covers about 1900
acres and has already produced
100000 barrels of oil. IL was
discovered in June and by the end
of the year it was producing 3d.
600 barrels per day, and the field
is practically drilled up today. That
is the golden fleece that awaited the
timid prospector- WHO WILL NE
WEIR ABANDON ANOTHER WILD
CAT WELL BEFORE DRILLING
TT FORTY FEET DEEPER.
The Salem field production has noun
ted to 10000 barrels per day as a
result OF the drilling of some 1900
wells of which TAO belong to The Tex
as company, which company has ITO, 900
Dbl. per day of the 10000 Dbl. daily
output.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-14
MONTANA NEEDS

AS surely as Illinois was advanced
from a tenth-rater position into a great
oil producing state, so will Montana
enjoy a great revival from the arrival
of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-19
Peak Of Christmas Mailing Rush Expected This Evening
GRANGE PLANS
PARTY TUESDAY
Annual Christmas Event to
Be Sponsored. Week
From Tonight

Beacon Falls, December 10 - A
Christmas party will be held next
Tuesday night, Dec. 20. by the Rock
Rimmon Grange at Its regular
meeting In Grange hall.
Preparations for the affair are
nearing completion. The Juvenile
Grange members have been invited
and will present the program Of
entertainment.
A large attendance Is expected.
Firm Not Selected
Several applications have been
received here by the board OF IL
nance for the work OF auditing the
town books but 40 firm has yet
been chosen to do this work. There
are still several months left for such
choice to be made.
A new state law requires that the
audit be made by firm approved
BY the state tax commissioner and
according to specifications made by
him. This law applies to all COM
munities In the state.
Much Improvement
A number Of Improvements have
been made In the Town Hall with
the help OF the finance board. A
tablet telling the history OF the
founding OF the town has been plac.
ed there, new lighting fixtures and
new wiring has been installed, there
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-19

Schools Close Tomorrow
Public schools Of the borough will
close tomorrow for the Christmas
vacation. High school students will
DO let out OF noon Wednesday and
grammar school children will end
thei rstudies at $3.50 p. m.
The schools will reopen Wednes-
day, January 3. A number OF local
teachers will spend the holidays out
Of town.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-19

0 o'clock each night this week and
later II necessary. He expects all
Christmas mail will be virtually
cleaned UP by Saturday afternoon,
Christmas Play Tonight
The annual Christmas play Of the
Naugatuck high school seniors will
be presented ct e:i6 tonight OF the
high school auditorium. It Is 1.-THE
Winter Thorn"
A fine cast has been assembled
and has rehearsed faithfully under
the direction Of Miss Louise Grain
ger, high school teacher.
A number Of the alumni Of the high
school and many others will attend
the play tonight. There will be G
slight admission charge TO defray
expenses.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-19

Hiding Olson, treasurer.
II rs planned to appoint q perma-
rlent committee Of 100 next Tuesday.
at the organization session were: p.
August johnson, Matthew Erickson,
Mr.. Salmonson, J. Emil Anderson,
Mr.. Nygren and Rev. william A..
Frendberg, pastor Of the Salem
Lutheran church.
Wrcaths Stolen
That someone has not the Christ.
mas spirit here 10 seen by the fact
that wreaths placed att he doors OF
number OF homes In the New
street section were stolen Sunday
night.
None In that section has put I'D
any outside Lights yet this year be-
cause many bulbs were stolen last
year. Police are inveStiga ting, and
attempts 10 prevent future thefts
will be made.
Carols Tonight
The second In q series Of nightly
recorded Christmas carol programs
will be given by the Naugatuck
lodge OF Elks tonight In their rooms.
Members hear the carols Il, the
rooms. Members hear the carols In
the rooms and 6 loud-Speaker sys-
tenn enables the general public 10
hear them In the street.
A program Is planned each night
this week.
Visiting in Texas
Frederick Ferris, O student oil
Yale university and the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. John U. Ferris OF Park
avenue iS visiting schooimateS at
Galveston, Texas.
Party Thursday
A Christmas stag party will be
held In Pythian hail Thursday night
by svea lodge, No. "a, Order OF Vasa.
There will be entertainment and re-
treatments.
Birthday Party
A birthday party was held recent
iy by Mrs. J. A. Hackett OF 90
George street for her daughter, Pa.
tricia, who was eight years old. At
terting were. Jane Fitzgerald, Jean
Honan, Dorothy Hogan, Florence
Schumacher, jeanette O'Donneil,
Betty Ann sweetmar, Lois Roman.
of, Rosemary Phillips, Audrey
Kerner, Wilma Chisolm, Douglas
Lynn, Marion Quick, Thomas Walsh,
Thomas johnson, Ellsworth Ran.
dali Ben Jack Randall, Charles and
John Hackett, James Duffy, James
and Patricia Hackett.
Is Henored
Donald M. Lutte, son OF James
M. Lutte OF Ciif street, has been
awarded second honors at Peddie
school, HightStown, N. j., where he
Is O student.
Visiting Here
Jack Mcsherry, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Mcsherry OF Highland
avenue, Is visiting his parents here
for the Christmas holidays. He Is O
student OF Bates college. Lewiston,
Me.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-19

published article. Some people be-
lieve that letters with these stamps
will be sent to the dead letter ONCE,
but this Is not true OF all, Mr.. Green
points out.
~ Is perfectly oil right 10 send let
terf with the III cent stamps pro-
vidcd the back Of the envelope Is
not sealed, and such mail will reach
Its destination. Mr.. Green had last
week suggested that 2 cent stamps
be used for local mail In that II
would insure handling as first class
mail and mean quicker delivery.
However, the IN cent stamps are oil
right II the flap Is not sealed, Mr..
Green added.
The poStaoffice will be open until
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-19

districts, but ask residents TO CO.
operate by reporting Immediately
the presence Of suspicious vendors,
and notify headquarters immedi-
ately II adornments are found TO
have been removed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-19
High School Senior
Class Will Present
Stage Play Tonight
YuIetide Vacations Start Tomorrow, Wind Up Jan. 8;
Rev. Arthur Lewis Rotary Clubs Speaker Wednes.
day Noon; Woman's Club Sponsors Variety Night
MAUGAT UcK
Correspondent Wm o. BsxteF--Phone Nausatuck sees

Naugatuck, Dec. le-volume Of
Chsirmtas mail yesterday was larger
than OF any day during the Christ
mas rush last year, according TO Post
master Frank T. Green. Nevertheless,
the STAFF ct the local postofiace Is
caught UP with the Christmas mail
and set to handle more.
Mr.. Green expects the peak Of the
rush will be reached tonight or TO-
morrow.
he announced today that 0 mis-.
conception has arisen concerning
IN cent stamps as the result Of 0
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-19
REPORT WREATHS
TAKEN FROM HOMES
Police Issue Warning Con-
corning Suspicious Ven.
doris OF Decorations

Police today warned residents to
question vendors regarding the
source Of their yuietide decorations
following complaints that wyeaths
and other Embellishments have
been stolen and resold.
One complainant told police he
bought the same wreath twice; an
other said he looked suspiciousiy ct
his neighbours door on which hung
o wreath that closely resembled one
stolen from his own door.
Authorities have Increased the
motor patrol through the residential