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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

The value of gold produced by Alaska mines in 1899 exceeded in value that for any other year in Alaska history with the single ex- ception of 1888.
 The continued large output of platinum metals rom Alaska mines is a source of special national sig nificance, as it goes far toward mak- ing the United States independent of foreign supplies.
 In addition to gold and platinum, the most significant products of AL aska mines in 1889 were coal, silver, lead, limerock, tin, antimony, and a small amount of copper
 Healthy Condition
 The estimated value of the mineral production of Alaska reflects the generally excellent condition of the industry in 1889. It seems, however, to mark no unusual squirt of activ- ity, but only to reflect normal stage that is not likely to decline greatly in the near future, but that may well be exceeded as some of the operations already in progress come into production.
 Prices for most of the mineral commodities from Alaska mines av- eraged somewhat higher in 1889 than in 1888. The increase in prices in the world market for such met als as tin, lead and antimony, brought about by wars in foreign lands, did not occur until late in the year, and for large part of 1889 the prices were even lower than in 1888. Consequently, the average prices for 1889 were not much above those that prevailed in the preced- ing year. The price of silver, which qualified under the Governments special arrangement for purchase, was raised on July l from 6464 to 71.11 cents an ounce, and on the assumption that all of the silver from Alaska mines was eligible for such purchase its price has been computed at the mean of these two figures, or 67.87 cents. Silver which did not so qualify sold at an aver age price of 40 cents an ounce.
 Labor Conditions
 On the whole, labor conditions throughout the Territory were sat- isfactory, and no noteworthy inter- ruptions of production occurred. During the summer there was some lest transportation with the States might be interrupted. when the old shipping agreements terminated in September but for tunately new contracts were nego- tiated successfully. Uncertainty as to the effect of the new laws re- lating to wages and hours seems to have been largely set at rest, as their operation was found to be not so difficult as had been feared.
 There seems to be distinct and rather widespread revival of inter- est in Alaska development, and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

taking place virtually every day during the tourist season. These lines are the Alaska Steamship Com pany, the Northland Transporta- ton Company, the Alaska Trans portation Company, the Canadian Pacific and the Canadian National
 Other ways to come to Alaska are by the Pan American Airways clipper ships which are expected to go into service on Seattle-to- Juneau route about May Is or by special chartered vessel.
 A round-trip to Southeast Alaska can be managed in week to ten days. Tourists are advised, how ever, that stopovers along the way will add greatly to the enjoyment of their Alaska visit.
 The Alaska Line
 The Alaska Steamship Company, known to the people of the Terri tory as The Alaska Line," serves all parts of Alaska all of the year Its tourist steamers visit all the main ports of the Territory and many surprise ports" in hidden in- lets where 1t picks up cargo at re- mote canneries or mines. It is the only line regularly running to Vest ward Alaska.
 The Canadian Pacific steamers run to the old Klondits gold ""~t of Skagway, where connections re made for rail trips Lake Eei ri4 and Whitehorse. Ca olan Natao al operat ting only the sQnu 5r months, sails iron Eanc0llger for Southeast Alaska. lfe Nse ard Line specializes or a s.tta t1 Operating small essets with 1ld- tied passenger accommodations, the Alaska Transpos ation Company gives small ports o1 Southstls al. aska the advants ses of regular transportation faciities
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

lHe TeQuCClOn OI the pdCk Uy more than a million and a halt cases of course has reduced the revenues of the Territory from the per case tax on canned salmon.
 Southeast Alaska had the small est salmon pack since the failure year, 1927 when several canneries were forced into bankruptcy. The total Southeast pack was only g. 032,0 cases, nearly 100000 cases below the ten year average. The pink pack amounted to approxi- mately two-thirds of the pack in 1937. the previous cycle year, and was nearly 100000 cases below the ten year average. The red salmon pack in Southeast Alaska was above average, being the best since the record year 1886, but this was not sufficient to make up the large pink shortage
 One of the factors which curtailed the production in this area were several severe storms. Restrictions in closing the season were also more severe. In most Southeast districts the season closed from four to six days earlier than in 1888.
 Quality Exceptionally Good
 The quality of the pinks in South east Alaska during 1899 was excep- tionally good, and the fish ran large in size. This is phenomena that has been reported by fishermen many times in the past when the run is light.
 In Central Alaska, some sections enjoyed a good run, while others had light production.
 The Chignik area enjoyed one of the best runs of red salmon on rec- ord for this area, and the total pack in this section, while not large as compared with some other areas, was about twice the 1888 pack for the district.
 Kodiak enjoyed a good season. The red salmon run here was about normal, while the pink salmon pack here exceeded 1888 by about a third.
 Kodiak also made better than average showing on chum salmon.
 Cook Inlet had an above average red run, and a good chum run, but pink production was below normal.
 Prince William Sound had one of the most serious pink failures ever experienced in this district. Since pinks normally make up about 90 percent of the total pack in Prince William Sound, the season was exceptionally bad here.
 Copper River Poor
 Copper River production, due to bad weather and labor difficulties which retarded the start, as well as to shortage of fish, was about 20 per cent below 1888.
 Western Alaska had one of the poorest packs in recent years, the l lightest since 1935. On the basis of the previous cycle, good red run in Bristol Bay was anticipated but failed to materialize. The red pack in this section was considerably be- low normal. The total red pack m Western Alaska was about 30 per cent below 1888.
 Although chum salmon are not the major variety in Bristol Bay, the showing of chums there in 1889 was interesting as it was more than double the average for the district, and exceeding the 1888 pack by about 10000 cases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
BIO CORPORATIONS ACTIVE IN ALASKA;
 58 FORMED IN 1939

On January 1, 1940, there were reg istered in the Territory of Alaska BIO corporations, consisting of 284 foreign, 362 domestic, nine foreign non-profit and 155 domestic non- profit corporations, according to Territorial Auditor Frank A. Boyle.
 The following corporations quail flied in Alaska during the calendar year 1889:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

AS early as 1885, during the Cri- mean War, the Emperor of Russia, fearing that England would seize Russian America, offered to sell the territory to the United States. The offer was declined.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

Captain James Cook, noted English navigator, who had conducted ex- tensive explorations in South Amer ica, sailed up the western coast of North America in 1778, making his first discovery of the Alaska coast near the present site of Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

A five-place cabin plane such as is found throughout Alaska uses ap- proximately 12 gallons of gasoline per hour. In wholesale lots the fuel costs around Is cents per gallon in Southeast Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

In 1866, the first river steamboat ascended the Yukon.
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

There is no reason at ali and other
pools WILL be opened up.
We know of one test well that is to be
drilled in a hitherto undeveIOped portion
of the field where there is no logical
reason why the lines should NOT carry
commercial oil. Where else I'm the world
is there better place to wildcat? A
wildcat wen drilled anywhere I'm the
Kevin-Sunburst area may encounter large
production If it happens to be near a lime
crack. It takes just one well with a
showing of oil at the top of the lime to
reveal the proximity of such fissure. -.
The wells I'm the tabuIation herewith
were considered FAILURES and were
nearly all abandoned. Four of the six
were drilled by Canadian concerns who
could not have then imagined that they
held the key to fortunes. Other "dis-
proven" areas Of the field, where show
ings of oil were found, offer greater
certainty OF success than any other ven-
ture in exploratory drilling of which we
know. All this was made possible by the
investments of the pioneer driller.
Members of this organization have the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

which is above the normal hydrOstatic
levels of the region. Wells drilled to the
lime find oil In quantity prOpOrtiOnate to
their proximity to a crack or fissure I'm
lime. Those wells which drill directly
into a crack may be gushers. The wells
a short distance away from crack are
smaller and dry holes may be found If
there happens to be no soft lime or
feeder" cracks through which oil may
migrate away from the main crack
The upward migrating oil, seeking es-
cape, enters whatever soft or porous
streaks that may be encountered in the
lime. In Turner Valley field, the oil does
not reach the top of the lime but arrives
i'm a soft, porous formation about 400
to 500 feet below the top of the lime.
That horizon, known to be present also
i'm Kevin-Sunburst field lin Kitchen deep
test i'm Section S-34N1W) has not been
prOspected IN Kelvin field.
In Kelvin field there are two and i'm
some places three "breaks'' near the top
of the lime which carry oil. There are
doubtless other ''breaks'' deeper In the
lime and in due course of time these
viii be prospected by deeper drilling.
Meantime, the science of acidizatiOn
has been utilized together with this
theory of accumulation with tremendous
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05
Name of We'll

A contour map, prepared in 1928, re-
vealed that these wells were on a 'nose"
or small structural condition and COM
parisOn of the elevation of the lime, when
these wells were plated on a map, in-
dicated that the collection of oil occurs
at around 1927 to 1850 in this area.
Thus the drilling of the RimrOck "dis-
cOvery'' well. Except for acidization this
pool would have no Importance today as
the drilling of such wells as the Fulton
Petroleum. Thompson No. 8, which is maxi
ing five barrels per hour in natural pro-
duction, and the Pacific National-David-
son, an SO-barreI well in natural prOduc-
ton, would probably not have been drill
led. Operators know now that they are
close to production If they get only a
showing of Oil-2O feet of oil was all the
showing in the Fulton -ThOmp-
son No. (which made 500 Dbl. after
acidization.
Facts such as the above are available
ON other areas of the field.
With many more areas where these
facts are of record, why should other
pools not be opened up?
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

Vicar: 81 was grieved to hear
your husband has gone at last
Mrs. Black: Eyes, e as, sir, and
only hope 'es gone where ! know
e amt"
"A fishing old fisher named
Fischer,
Fished fish from the edge of a
fissure,
A fish with a grin
Pulled the old fellow in,
Now they're fishing the fissure
for Fischer"
A tourist asked a Texas hotel
manager what attractions the city
offered.
"A helium plant" replied the
hotel man; 'the only one If its kind
in the world"
The tourist thanked him and
said, Il hope it is in full bloom"
Lots of us get credit for enjoy
ing our work when we are really
only smiling over what we did last
night.
In the days Of Queen Elizabeth
some of the ladies of the court liked
to curl up with a good book, while
others preferred simply to curl up
with one of the pages.
Nose set on his front porch
corn bread when one of
his hens went tearing past, follow
ed by the old rooster in high gear.
Suddenly the rooster applies his
brakes, pulls up short, trots back
and starts picking at the corn bread
crumbs at Moses feet. The old
darby eyes him in establishment
then explodes, Ian sakes, Mr..
Rooster. hopes All never gets dat
hungry"
Finding the lady in her bath,
the burglar covered her with his
gum"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

Sheriff: did you catch the auto
theft"
Deputy: HE was a lucky bird.
We had chased him only a mile
when our 500 miles was up and we
had to stop and change our oil. :"
Prof: What is geometry
Stude: "The little acorn grew
and grew, and one day woke up
and said. 'Ge-om-etry.'
He: Gould you ever care for a
man like me?"
She: ooh, perhaps-if he wasn't
too much like you"
A five-year-old girl was prone to
use swear words and the mother,
after trying in vain to break her
of the habit, told the child that the
next time she used a bad word she
would have to leave home.
Everything went well the first
day, but on the second, the little
one was overheard swearing at her
doll. So her mother packed a toy
suitcase and told the little one to
take it and go.
The youngster sat on the porch
for a while and presently a neigh
Dor woman came. is your mother
homer" she asked.
Damn If I know. I don't live
here any more" was the reply.
You can guess what happened
when our old COW backed into the
airplane propeller. CHATS right
Says Toolie jim: 1.-THE revival
of the corset is hindering good
feeling"
Said an excited citizen to a can
didate: 81 wouldn't vote for you
if you were the Angel Gabriel"
To which the politician replied:
'If I were the Angel Gabriel, you
wouldn't even be in my precinct"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05
Comments

data on many of these areas. They
know now where the development of the
future will take place. When the wells
are drilled, they win own much of the
royalty ON the welIsite and adjacent
farms. This comes from being STU
DENTS of their investments and from
their association with this organization
with its fund of information, which I'M
formation is available only to members.
The sum of 81 Is required for MEM
bersh1p in this 1S-year-old organization.
This sum merely covers the cost of maps
and information bulletins. The oppOr-
tunity 10 invest in royalties is afforded
only after each new member knows
enough OF the operation of royalties to
make intelligent investments.
We not only invite but encourage MEM
bers, new and old, to ask questions and
it is our experience that frequently those
who ask the most questions are among
the most successful In their royalty In
vestments. We are particularly glad to
discuss the theories of accumulation OF
oil and their application to investment
opportunities.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

He: Gould you ever care for a
man like me?"
She: ooh, perhaps-if he wasn't
too much like you"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

Finding the lady in her bath,
the burglar covered her with his
0uu -
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05
OIL INDUSTRY LEADS
NATION IN EFFICIENCY

The price paid by the motoring
public for gasoline, which is the
cash CROP of the industry, repre-
sents perhaps eighty-five per cent
of our gross sales. Since 1920,
the average price paid in fifty re-
preventative cities has been reduced
from 29.74 cents to 1858 cents
per gallon, exclusive of taxes; or
stating it another way, the industry
has made 1t possible for the con-
sumner to buy in 1910 exclusive Of
the tax factor) 21A gallons for the
price he paid for one gallon in 1920.
Furthermore, using 1923 prices as
base, gasoline prices have been
cheapened to consumers over so
per cent more than have prices Of
other essential commodities, such as
food, clothing and housing.-Pure
Oil News.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05
WE INVITE QUESTIONS

success. Wells that have been acidized
in Kelvin field have been increased an
average of 400 per cent by virtue of the
fact that the acid eats its way through
tiny cracks and veins, opening up new
flow channels tapping main fissure, al
lowing oil to drain into the small drill
hole. Wells short distance away from
a major lime crack or fracture have been
converted from a mere showing of oil in
to flowing wells. Fifteen-year old pro-
ducers which never made more than 80
barrels in flush production have been
acidized into flowing wells by virtue of
the fact that the acid has opened up new
flow channels.
Knowing this theory OF accumulation,
operators today take the logs of old. fire.
quentIy abandoned wells to determine
proximity OF lime fractures In which oil
has accumulated. The Rimrock pool is
an outstanding example where operators
determined the presence of oil In a local
structure and which it is hundreds of feet
lower than the ''high'' of the field, It is
one of the most prolific and profitable
pools In the field today.
Here is the evidence they had to work
on, among wells drilled I'm 1925 and 1926
ii to 15 years ago-eight years before
the science of acidization was known I'm
this field:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

Elsie-"I heard that Mabel has
propensity for petting."
Stella-"Aw, all she's got is just
an old-fashioned sofa like ours. "
Mary: christine certainly has
beautiful waistline."
Ruth: Yes, she calls it the line
of least resistance"
A man who dived from a seaside
pier and rescued an Income Tax col
lector prefers to remain anonymous.
So does the man who pushed the In
come Tax collector in.
A charitable woman much inter-
ested in poor neighborhood MOTTO
ed that whenever she went through
the street a down-and-out man
stood at the corner. One morning,
feeling sorry for him, she slipped
dollar into his hand and whisper
ed, Never despair
Next time she saw him he stop
pei her and handed her nine dol
lars.
What does this mean?" she ask
ed.
ut means, mum, that Never Des-
pair won to /. :"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

Prof: What is geometry
Stude: "The little acorn grew
and grew, and one day woke up
and said. 'Ge-om-etry.'
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05
GASOLINE SALES
STILL CLIMBING In
MONTH OF JULY

Montana gasoline sales in July
totaled 13,317,287 gallons as COM
pared with 12,7S1,67S gallons in
June. This is a substantial gain
over July of 1899, also.
Montana refiners produced a.
292.259 gallons of gasoline and ex-
ported 4,655,090 gallons, making
net sales of 9,637,169 gallons of
Montana-made gasoline. Imported
gasoline totaled 3,680,118 gallons,
which is the customary ratio of
about 33B of the total. Refinery
output in June was 16,812,284
gallons, the reduction being due to
the July shutdown of International
Refining Co, at Sunburst.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

The collection of oil at the top of the
Madison lime in Kevin-Sunburst oil field
results, most biologists agree, from verti-
cal migration upward from known source
beds below the 600 feet of massive white
limestone.
Normally this limestone is imperviOus.
No oil, gas or water could pass through
this thick layer of hard lime were it un-
broken, but in the process of mountain
building this area between the Rockies
and the Sweetgrass Hills was bucxIed up
ward into a dOme-shaped structure, the
shape of which is revealed by beds of
shale exposed on the surface, which
shales, being pliable, are bent into the
shape of dome. The shaIes, being inn
perviOus, serve as a caprocz for the oil
below them.
The underlying lines, below the Gre
taceOus and Jurassic formations, are less
pliabIe than shaIes and the lime did not
bend. Instead, the gigantic upheaval
caused the lime to shatter and break,
leaving cracks through which oil migrates
upward, propelled by hydrostatic (water)
pressure which normally is sufficient to
lift the fluid to level higher than the
top of the Madison lime.
So it is that there is no great amount
of oil collected in the top Of the dome.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

III is the blood of tic earth tlosSgng through for
{ fumes field only to enrich the courageous
- sometimes rcg,urdS csen tic non-thnkHg business
Stacker bit 1t nc1rr lifts the burden from the back OF
business coavurd It's Plus marks of generally
90 to those gylo combine degree of thought 7uh
action
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05

Cannibal King: What are we
having for lunch?"
Cook: Two old maids"
Cannibal King: ugh! LeftoVers
again.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-05
Oil Trade Notes
Of Interest to Refiners and Marketers

average United States 1899 carried tax load Of
Association
doubles lanes will be wide enough Tor
per according r. E. Toms chief OF the
division of design U. Administration
RETAIL GASOLINE PRICES AT sIxYEAR LOW
gallon September
according information from
125Sc September l.
1886
State and federal again
gallon making the retail cost
185Oc August 1880
September 1, 1889.
ROCK-BOTTOM
long since certain of petroleum
introduced
which
to held
determined what effect might national
laborng that the
worried his
predicated the
his business pohtabe OASIS ne likely IS doomed
disappointment.
officials that
the though it the WHIP
all industries
than SO yearsat they enacted to
small
Thurman W. activities the De-
"Bottenecks Business
oil
the idea that Mr. Arnold
champion diusioned He
market lowest possible prices and limited profits
public office
and spirit business
storing prosperity
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-15

such sweets as candied peel, and
crystalized cherries effective Sept 2
Newspapers joined i'll p-aisine
Churchills vigorous speech yester-
day. when he promised the nation
that Britain, at least, would NOT
knuckle down to GERMANY but
would fight to the last and forecast
long war in which Britain finally
would take the offensive.
Britons were encouraged by the
dramatic reports of yesterdays air
battle over the Dover Straits in
which British shipping and Hurri-
cane fighters challenged a German
fleet which the air ministry eSti-
mated at 40 Junkers bombers, 81
Stuka dive bombers and a strong
force of protective Messerschmitt
lighters. Five bombers and two
fighters were shot down, it was said
officially, and third fighter was SO
seriously damaged that it was un-
likely to have reached home. Loss
OF only one British plane was re-
ported.