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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22
ASKS OIL men
FOR EVIDENCE
OF MONOPOLY

The Temporary National Econo-
mic Committee. generally called
the Autobiography Investigating
Committee, of which Senator Joseph
c. O'Mahoney of Wyoming. is chair
man, is planning to hold public
hearings on the oil industry some
time before the first of June.
The following two questions are
supposed to be answered by the
information presented:
What is the exact relationship
between the independent producer
and the Independent distributor up
on the one hand and the major
units in production and distribu-
tion upon the other:
What restraints, If any, exist
upon free enterprise?"
Written statements to be filed
before the hearings will form the
basis of questions to be furnished
the witnesses in advance
The temper Of the announcements
of this Committee indicates that
there is no disposition to trap the
industry into hurtful admissions
but, instead, to get faithful re-
cord of the way the industry is
being conducted.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22
OIL BUYER IS
NOWIn ROLE
OIL SELLER

While interest concentrated on
the new flowing well in the Rim
rock pool this week, Kevin-Sun-
burst operators spotted two of
three new locations in other parts
of the field.
Prevol & Shea. who recently
brought in a well on their new
ly acquired government lease in
the Rocky Ridge pool. have started
a second well. this one in SW
NWA SWA Sec. 11-35-3W. 1t is
1850 feet north of the south line
and $50 feet east of the west line
a quarter of a mile north Of the No
l producer.
Crumley G. Sons started another
well on the Fryberger farm. It is
1910 feet north of the south line
and 242O feet east of the west line
The No. Is is reported making Is
barrels
The new Agen & Goeddertz-Alrick
No. 2, CNL NWA NEA 26-S5-3W,
in new territory north of Kelvin.
continued to increase production
on the pump during the past week.
making 81 barrels Of oil and eight
of water in a 14-hour test. 1t was
rated at 40 barrels when complet-
ed.
Coolidge & Coolidge-State A No.
3. NV NEA NWA 36-36-2W. in
the Sunburst sand pool. was com
pleted this week at 1892 feet and
is reported a 25-barrel well.
Morton-Osthoff No. 1. SW SWl4
SEA 1-35-3W. is reported to have
had good showing of oil in the
lime and treated with 500 gallons
of acid on Wednesday, It is now
testing. Drilled with the expecta-
ton Of Sunburst sand oil. 1t miss
ed that pay" sand but apparently
has production in the lime.
For many years a buyer of oil
Big West Oil company this week
found itself with surplus crude OF !
is own, following completion of its /
lowing well on the Dahlquist farm
Big West is offered to contract the /
'ale of from 200 to 500 barrels (
per day of crude. Chief require
nents for its Kelvin refinery are
upplied under contract by Crum-
ey & Sons. and Pearl Eddy. with
mall purchases from other oper-
tors. Big West is starting a sec
md well on the Dahlberg. in the
enter of NWA NEA 2S-35-3W.
another large producer
o further augment its supply.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22

an initial of 1000 barrels per day.
Tarrant drilled some small produc-
ers in this area before the science
of acidization was known. He aban-
doned his Kelvin operations when he
entered Cut Bank.
The Jones No. 3, had a showing
of oil in the Sunburst sand from
2765 to 27S3 but this was cased
off at PISA. He cemented 26-foot
liner at $500 to shut off shales and
drilled upper Cut Bank sand from
2795 to 1880 and lower Cut Bank
from 2940, with first show of oil
at 1925. Most of his oil came in
the last 10 feet and drilling stop
ped at the Ellis at 294O. Oil rose
1900 feet and it swabbed 125 bar
rels in the first "a hours.
Rig was moved Immediately to
Tarrant-State No. 4, an offset loca-
ton on state school land in Sc
NEA SEA S6-34-6W, royalties
from which will go to the state
school fund Exact location is 500
feet west of the east line and 1850
feet north Of the south line.
This was one of two wells
started in the Cut Bank field this
week. The other was Pardu-Tribal
40 No. 2, in NV SWA SWA Z
S2-5W, 1920 feet north of the
south line and 800 feet east of
the west line. The No. 1 had an
initial of $50 barrels. It is in the
Big Bend pool, south of the San
ia Rita-Shearon B. No. 1, Sc SEA
NWA 7-32-5W, which is drilling
at depth of rs feet, having spud-
ded April 10.
Glacier ProductiOn-Miller No. 8, |
CONTINUED on Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22

new ROTARY
Trial IN
NORTH TEST

! North Montana operators watch
ed with interest this week the
start OF a well In the Darling pool
OF North Cut Bank with the last
word in light rotary equipment.
new National rig purchased re-
Gently by Newell & Chandler. sue
cessors to Manning e. Martin. spud-
/ ded a well on the Hintrager farm.
in center NEh NV 4 24-37-5W.
They had a little trouble In main
tanning circulation at so feet but
after that, quickly made hole to
445 feet
Then the rotary table was NOV
ed over five feet and the kelly
was cooked over al an angle and
another hole was started. to drill
1O0-foot water we'll which will
supply drilling water A quick COM
pIetion Is expected. once drilling
resumes In the main hole. It was
spudded on April 16
This is a lease secured by X. d.
Pardee from the landowner, a res
ident of Boston. Immediately after
the Yukon-Lundgren No. came in
"A flowing we'll in the Moulton sand
The we'll Is known TO be structur-
ally low but the owners believe that
porosity rather than structure will
determine production. especially in
the Moulton sand The well is spot
ted in the direction of the reg
iOnai trend" OF Moulton sand pro-
duction, a mile and quarter
northeast OF the Lundgren No. 1.
While this well is in the Oar
ling pool. another well is now
drilling on the Cobb nose" to the
east 1t was spudded April 10 and
is known as the Cobb-Vargo No.
1. in center SEA NEh 19-37N-
4W. a mile and half east and
a halg mile south of the Hintrag-
er. The Cobb we'll is three quarters
OF a mile north of the Cobb-State
No. gasser. the largest gas we'll
in the state OF Montana, making
100000 cubic feet OF gas per
day from the Moulton sand. 1t is
being drilled with cable tools and
has reached a depth of about 100
feet. It is slightly east of the
high" OF the fold as mapped and
believed to be low enough on struc-
ture TO get out of the gas and into
oil. Because the gas carries about
three quarts of gasoline per thous-
and cubic feet. It Is believed that
this gas is coming off a pool OF
oil and the oil may be in the bot
tom OF the sand. which has not
been tested in the State No. l.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22
Well Near Cut Bank Has
Initial OF 225 Barrels
Tarrant' stuck Resumes

proverba luck of R. c. Tarran foremost individual OPP
orator in Cut Bank returned this week following the fail
m well of the year. when his Tarrant WeyJones No
SW NWA SWA 31345W the town of Cut Bank, came
into production initial of 225 barrels per day
R c. has reputation lucky operator ever
drilled first commercial well in the field his Hagmd
No He has completed flowing wells and has pro
remarkably consistent production the Be
Bank he owned what regarded the
most valuable pool Kevin-Sburst field known
Bio West this week compeed wen with
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22

which wells had reported showtngs
of oil The late Bruce Radigan was
working on a deal to drill Moss
Agate structure, had completed his
lease block and was TO have met
his financial hackers the day of
the fatal automobile accident which
resulted in his demise, north of
Shelby. Radigan had in his pos
session a geological map said to
have been prepared several years
ago by a geologist formerly employ
ed by one of the Standard com
panies. Il showed a fully enclosed
structure and confirmed an earlier
map by the late b. F. Hoyt. who
did a large amount of geological
work in the region north of Liv-
ingston. Hoyt Is believed to have
named the Moss Agate structure
and he tried vainly to get some
responsible company to drill It, IS
years ago.
Instead. Mid-Ncrthern OIL com
pany Cater merged into Standard
of Indiana) drilled a we'll some dis
lance south of Moss Agate and was
oil. The we'll was abandoned un-
der circumstances so mysterious
that Standard OF California subse-
luently moved in and drilled
second we'll to determine the ac-
ruracy OF reports that the Mid
Northern had concealed commercial
production The Standard of Cali
'ornia well was carried to the De-
ionian without encountering COM
nercial oil.
Previously. in 1919 to 1921, a
we'll drilled by Liberty Oil & Gas
n Section 25-5N-SE in Potter's
Basin. had a show of oil at 1900.
Shields Valley Syndicate. drilling
nearby, also reported oil. These
wells, like the Moss Agate test,
started in Colorado shales. so the
geologic section is well known.
Moss Agate structure is in
,asin, with mountains all around
1ut with no evidence of serious in
rusives or heavy faulting The
'egion is about $500 feet above
ea level and the surrounding
Mountains rise 5000 feet A hole
800 feet deep is expected to test
III formations above the first |
breaks" in the Madison lime.
II is new territory. miles from
'ther oil fields, and is regarded as
region OF tremendous possibili-
gcoatinued on Page FOUR
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22
heller BARS
ENFORCEMENT
OF PIPE LINES

The enforcement of pipe lines
will be stricken from the railroad
bill, S. 2O09. according to the
statement made by Senator Burton
X. Wheeler of Montana, presiding
at the hearings on this bill before
the Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce In this bill which was
introduced by Senators Wheeler
and Harry S. Truman of Missouri.
the commodity clause" provided
that common carriers, which I'm
cludes pipe lines with the excep-
ton of gas pipe lines, could not
own or control the commodities
they transported neither could they
be owned by or controlled by those
interested in such commodities.
When Paul Blazer of the Ashland
Oil & Refining Company was called
to testify at the hearing, Senator
inquired whether he wish
ed to discuss the commodity clause
and on Mr.. Blazers replying that
he did, the Senator said: You are
Just wasting your time testifying
about that. Pipe lines is a subject
which should be given independent
This bill will be mod
flied so far as pipe line and water
carriers are concerned"
A number of representatives of
various phases of the petroleum in
dustry were present with state
ments which they desired to pre-
sent to the Committee. Under Sen
tor WIheeler's ruling none of these
we're permitted to testify, although
some statements were offered for
he record.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22
Moss Agate Structure
In Meagher Co. To Be
Tested By Drumheller
CONTINUED on Page Five,

The first test for oil in Meagher county Montana White
Sulphur Springs will be spudded week by Dan Drmheer of
Cut Bank fold known Moss Agate structure.
Dumher made this announcement while route to location
with rig materials this week running derrick Friday
and it believed that will be ready pud in later than
next Friday Saturday.
is SW SEANEA 25-7N-7E, 1900 feet west
the line and 2200 feet south Of the north line of the section
Moss Agate is sharp dip fold that has been the
of petroleum biologists and major operators for
since the drilling Of wells Ringing and in Pors Basin
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22
ITALY BUYS MEXICAN OIL

MEXICO CITY -Mexico and It
ally today completed negotiations
for a barter deal whereby this
country will exchange $2,5OO,OOO
worth Of oil for s2,0OO,OOO worth
worth OF Italian rayon and $780,
600 worth OF machinery. Rayon i'm
ports under the agreement were ex-
pected to total 7.836.560 pounds a
year Italian tankers will begin the
petroleum shipments June and
will carry about 10000 tons Of oil
monthly.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22
DRY CREEK FIELD
NAY soon NAVE
TWO ACTIVE WELLS

Drilling is expected to resume
shortly in Dry Greek field on the
Robinson lease. where Kirk-Rob-
inson No well, SW SWH NWA
17S-21E. shut down last fall at a
depth of 1000 feet. Production Is
expected below 5000 feet.
1t is also reported that Yale Oil
company Of Billings has taken over
the Armstrong lease In the east
end Of the filed A producer was
completed on the Armstrong lease
but it was allowed to blow wide OPP
en- and quickly "coned up" with
water
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22
RICH OVER NIGHT
BUT 1T REQUIRED
Lifetime EFFORT

HOUSTON. TEX.=H. M. Naylor.
an old time oil driller whose big
strike in Fort Bend country has
the oil industry puzzled, went about
his business as usual today. Al
though he may realize $50, 900, 900
from his holdings, NayIor limited
only that he may buy an airplane
with some Of his new money.
MAYORS we'll developed into one
Continued on PaRs wave3
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22

pie of the Inland Empire, natural
outlet for the crude on from the
rich fields OF Cut Bank, Montana.
The oil basin. OF which the Cut
bank fields are part, is said by
petroleum engineers to be the
greatest undeveioped oil reserve on
the North American continent.
Ccoatinned on Pase Foarl
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22

A complete summary Of the OBJ
Grafton was printed in the current
issue of the Inland Empire News
OF Hillyard, a copy of which has
been received by the Journal. OF
the plant and the Cut Bank oil
field this paper says:
Cut Bank OH Field
The new refinery Is located in
Spokane to better serve the peo-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22
TEXACO RAISING $40, 900, 600

The Texas company has filed .
registration statement with the
SEC at Washington, D. c., for the
issuance of s4O,00O.000 worth of
departures. due 1859, for working
capital. Dillon Read & Co. and
others viii handle the amwm@.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-22
InlandFEm pire Plant
At Spokane Greeted As
Fine Industrial Asset
Plant Costing S75O,OOO Will Process 2OOOO,OOO
Gallons Gasoline Annually, Using
Cut Bank Crude

This week the formal opening of the oil refinery
Inland Empire Refnere Inc at Spokane with gala
throughout the week when civic organizations Spokane and
others joined visiting the plant and in welcoming the in
dusry to the State of Washington The plant give employ
ment to 80 men with annual nayroll Of $4,000
Nogales international., 1939-07-01

NEW YORK Special-Interest pleasure evident in
of their Britannia Mases King George VI and
Elizabeth they tour the New York Worlds FAR In
tractor train The Queen obviously delighted at the
the seat opposite the royal couple ana
was King during their visit to the
exposition.
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
15kR 1P!5!|!;IkSReSS4F j; SS4Fq%s6H qE%'Ss$6BH
!tn0ut LaXatlVeS-and lou ii Eat
Evervfhin0 from Co,,n fo N,,Rs

Everything TF0m O0up 20 NUS
Ihe stomach should digest two pounds Of food
daily: When you eat heavy. greasy. coarse %
ricn 1oods or when you are nervous. hurried q
cneW poorly-your stomach often pours out too
much fluid. Your food DOESN'T digest and you
nave gas. heartburn. nausea, pain or SOUR
stomach. You feel sour. sick and upset all over.
Doctors say never take laxative for stomach
pain. It Is dangerous and foolish. 1t takes those
nttie black tablets called Bell ans for Indigestion
to make the excess stomach fluids harmless relieve
distress In no time and put you back on your
Iees. relief Is so quick It is amazing and one Csc
package proves it Ask for Bell for Indigestion.
Nogales international., 1939-07-01

United States were laid off when
the price was cut from 77.57 to
64.64. In 1887, with the 77.57-cent
price, Arizona mines produced o.
422,55 ounces of silver and in 1888,
after the price had dropped to 64.64
cents, the states output came to
only 7,6O0,264 ounces.
"BaSed on the average produc-
ton Of silver in the state over the
past three years, the 12.93-cent in
crease in the price of silver would
mean a gain of $1,000,O0O annually
in the states silver output. How
ever, the increase in production
during the next two years will un-
doubtedly be at least double this
because the increased price will per-
nit many operators to resume or
start production with definite as
surance as to the return they will
receive for their output.
1.-The higher silver price will go
far toward offsetting the present
low quotations of copper, lead, and
zinc and will permit many pro-
ducers of those metals, who recover
silver from their ores as well, to
resume or expand their operations.
Nogales international., 1939-07-01

Of the Senate and House of Rep
reSentatives drafts the final bill.
The original law as passed by the
House of Representatives gave the
President power to change the price
of gold, set the price of silver, and
also provided for the extension of
his $4,000, 100000 stabilization fund.
when the Senate got through
with the bill, only the stabilization
fund remained, and it had further
more taken action to curb domestic
buying of foreign silver.
western miners have a good rea-
son to be elated, however" Coupal
asserted, "The action of the Sen
ate was a decided victory and the
Arizona Small Mine Operators AS
sociation and the Department of
Mineral Resources took an active
part in working for higher price.
Employment
''ThiS should mean the reemploy-
ment of several thousand men in
Arizona who lost their jobs when
the silver price was lowered from
77.57 to 64.64 cents an ounce on De-
cember 81, 1887. Senator Pittman
reported that $4,000 men in the
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
Nac0 To Have
Second BulHight
On July 9Th

NACO, June 30-Naco's second
bull fight, since the recently COM
pleted ring brought the traditional
Spanish spectacle back to the Mex
leo border after an absence of 26
years, has been definitely sched-
uled for July 9, officials of Com
pania Impulsora de Turismo an
nounced yesterday.
Rafael Bracamontes, Manuel Con-
zales r., and Salvador Ortega G.
were in Bisbee making plans for
widespread publicity for the sec
ond fight.
They said that Pepe Ortiz, classic
matador of Mexico City, and Fermin
Rivera, another leading matador,
will fight.
Bulls which they will meet will be
of the best breeds, better than those
used in the first fight on June
which was witnessed by $500 Mexi-
cans and Americans.
Rivera will appear in Tia Juana
fight, prior to the next Naco meet
ing, Bracamontes said. Ortiz was
described as silk matador," one
of the finest in technique and &C
curacy.
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
Relief Program
Name To
Change Today
W.P.A. on July | Will
Become Work Projects
Administration

The Federal government pro-
gram Of providing aid for desti-
tute unemployed, begun six years
ago, will take on its fourth new
name today.
Initials of the new title will be
the same, W.P.A, but instead of
standing for Works Progress Ad-
ministration they will stand for
Work Projects Administration.
FIRST KNOWN AS C.W.A.
The program started out as
C.W.A. Civil Works Administra-
tion,) was changed to FE.R.A
(Federal Emergency Relief Admin
istration) and then W.PA.
After July 1, which is the begin
ming of the new Federal fiscal year,
the program, heretofore admins
tered as an independent Federal Or
ganization, will become one of five
divisions of the new Federal Works
Agency being set up by President
Roosevelt's government reorganiza-
ton plan.
OTHER DIVISIONS
The other divisions are the Pub
lie Works Administration, formerly
independent; Public Roads Admin
istration, formerly in the Depart
ment of Agriculture; United States
Housing Authority, formerly indie
pendent, and Public Buildings Ad-
ministration, formerly partly in the
Treasury Department and partly in
the Interior Department.
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
First Rain Of
The Summer

The first rain of the summer fell
in Nogales on San Juan Day last
Saturday.
Rain also fell in other parts of
the county and was particularly
heavy near Patagonia where water
ran for the first time in many
months in Temporal Canyon. The
fall was described as "good and
hard for thirty minutes" at ST
Swyers' ranch in the Patagonia dis
trict, and in Patagonia the preci-
pitation amounted to 20 of an
inch.
There were three light showers
here Sunday and sprinkle Mon
day, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
NEURI7.S

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To relieve the torturing pain of Neuritis,
Rheumatism. Neuralgia or Lumbago in
few minutes, get the Doctors formula
NURITO. Dependable-no opiates, no mar
cotics. Does the work quickly-must relieve
worst pain, to your satisfaction in a few
minutes or money back at Druggists. Don't
suffer. Use NURITO on this guarantee today.
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
Fraser Warns
Arizona Merchants

PHOENIX, June 3O-U.P) -
Arizona merchants were warned to-
day by Frank E. Fraser, director
of sales tax division of Arizona
State Tax Commission, that they
are liable to revocation of their Ii
cenSeS to do business if they re-
fuse to accept privilege sales tax
tokens.
"I have received from the attcr-
ney general the advice that we can
paddock the store of any merchant
who deliberately continues such
practices, Fraser emphasized.
1--WE have received numerous COM
plants, especially regarding me-
chants in Phoenix" Fraser said.
"a customer goes into a store and
buys a 30-cent item, and the mer-
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
win ButteS
Teacher Acclaimed

Mrs. Catherine D. Foy of Twin
Buttes is preparing to attend the
convention of the National Educa-
tion association at San Francisco
in July after learning that the asso-
citation had acclaimed her the ma
tion's outstanding and typical
teacher of a one-room school, and
invited her to the convention as
guest of honor.
Mrs. Foy, who has been teaching
in Twin Buttes since 1928, was un-
able to determine what the selec-
ton was based upon.
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
Arizona Solons
Vote To Increase
Price Of Silver

Carl Hayden and Henry F.. Ash
urst were among Democratic SEN
ators voting Monday to increase
the price of domestically-mined sill
yer from 64.64 to 77.57 cents per
ounce and then halloted to take
from President Roosevelt authority
to further devalue the dollar.
The vote of the amendment to
the monetary bill was 48 to 30.
F'orty-seven senators voted to end
the Presidents power to further
devalue the dollar, with 81 solons
opposing.
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

Nogaes Arizona,
SIT North Hilcrest
Hills Calf
At the meeting of Equalization,
the information then possessed by it, considered the following
namely:
From 70
Nogales
improvements
hereby notified will
the office
County, o'clock Monday July which
whether they shall requested present
bring, given hearing.
alphabetically good
very respectfully
VIM G. SINIONTON
of O
publish July
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
Contractors
Are Warned

H. G. Sparks, Registrar of Con-
tractors, has notified T. E. Burke,
Deputy Registrar Of Nogales, that
any contractor who fails to renew
his license by June 3Oth, and con-
tinues to participate in the con-
tracing business, will be in direct
violation of Chapter 1O4, Session
Laws of 1888, and subject to prose-
-cution.
For the protection of the public,
the Registrar will advertise after
July 18th, list of the contractors
who have failed to renew their
licenses.
Nogales international., 1939-07-01
Mining
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
President will be necessary in Or
der to make it law.
"Inasmuch as the administration
monetary bill was mutilated by the
Senate, there is no assurance that
the President will sign it unless
some of the provisions that were
removed by Senate amendments are
replaced when the joint committee
Nogales international., 1939-07-01

chant demands 81 cents. Then
when the customer says, No, 80
cents and six mills, the merchant
says we don't bother with mills.
Pay 81 cents
''Th1s overcharging must and
will stop.