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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
BUYERS RUSH
N0H-FERR0US
METAL HARTS

NEW YORK-Buyers rushed in
to non-ferrous metals markets to
fill U. S. industrial needs and sup
ply new sinews to war-damaged
European fighting machines.
Weekend sales of copper to do
nestle consumers alone totaled
nearly $4,000 tons, largest for any
full day since February, figures re-
leased today showed. Total ton
mage disposed of in May amounted
to roughly $4,000 tons, double the
preceding month. Current business
showed only slight let-down from
the big weekend turnover.
The flare-up in demand was
touched off last week by news Brit
ain had dropped a 25,000-ton or
der into the local markets lap.
Domestic users feared the market
would be swept clean of supplies
for immediate shipment.
Scrap copper, often a barometer
to price trends in the refined mar
ket. was boosted "a cent to the
equivalent of about liz cents for
refined metal. Refined sales were
made at liz cents.
Zinc was marked up Il cents to
Ga cents East st. Louis, second
increase in a little more than a
week. Export buying has been es-
pecial vigorous.
England and France eagerly
snapped up offerings of quicksilv-
er, as vital to modern warfare as
steel and copper.
From the west coast came news
mines are stepping up production
of quicksilver at a rapid rate to
take advantage of the boomlet in
prices.
United States efforts to build up
emergency supplies of strategic war
materials were emphasized by re-
ports from London a British mem
Der of the international rubber
regulation committee was en- route
to Washington. Purpose of the
journey was not officially explained
but financial quarters said the trip
concerned supplying the U. S. gov
eminent with rubber and tin, prob
ably the two most important ma
terials for which we depend on
other countries.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
CUT BANK And
NEIHART
CENSUS GAINS

Population OF Neihart. according
to District Supervisor Homer H.
Whitmore's preliminary census re-
mort Is AGA as compared with 169
in 1890. That is an increase OF
175 percent in the 10 years.
There is but one other town in
Montana for which 1910 census re-
turns have been received here to
show greater percentage gain
That is Cut Bank, center of Mon
tana's newest big oil field. It's pre-
liminary figure is 2,496 as cOmpar-
ed with S45 in 1880, jump of
1875 percent
Neihart's percentage gain in popu-
lation is due to the better prices for
silver since 1884 and to the intro
duction of new methods Of treating
ores there which have made it pos
sible to operate mines on a paying
basis that could not have been pro-
fitably worked under processing
formerly used.
A reliable estimate of the number
Of men now employed at the Mel
hart mines is ESQ, of which the
Lexington Mining Co., formerly the
Montana Silver Queen Mining Co.,
accounts for more than 100. Sew
eral other operators make up the
difference. There are six compan-
les operating with mills. The gov
eminent now pays a fraction over
II cents an ounce for newly mined
the smelter return is 70.625
cents. In 1928 silver commanded
but 2S cents, in 1895 it was IS
cents, then in 1894 it jumped to
CAS- cents.
In the opinion of E. A. Shaw of
Great Falls, who operates the Flor
ence and other properties, Neihart
is in better shape than ever before
in its history. His belief is that its
present upward trend in mining
and population increase
will continue for an indefinite pc
riod. He bases it on the fact that
new properties are being opened
from time to time and new mills
are being erected, a situation which
he believes will go on.
There IS not a mine in Neihart
now being worked" said Shaw,
that could be successfully operated
under the old system of shipping
he crude ore. And | think there
are few that could by the old gra-
7ity process of milling. It is the
lew flotation process of milling that
las put Neihart on its feet and that
will result in greater development
here and further growth and pros
Derity for the town."
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
STANDARD GO.
WORKS MONT.
new MEXICO

SPOKANE - Standard Silver
Lead Mining company confined its
work in 1899 to the Gould group of
claims near Wilborn, Montana, and
the Malone mines in Grant county,
New Mexico The properties of the
Clocan Silver Mines, Ltd, are still
under lease to George Allen Of
New Denver, British Columbia, but
little work has been done owing
to the low price of silver in Can
ada. The Standard Silver-Lead
company owns 193,1S0 shares, rep
resenting a 5162 per cent interest
in outstanding capital stock of the
SLOGAN concern.
A total of 1913 tons of ore
were produced from the Gould
mine, 1925 tons of which were
mined by lessees. A total of 2.1S2
feet of drifts, raises, and wines
was completed. The mill was operat-
ed practically continuously, treat
ing the mine production and LAO
tons of tailings. Operations resulted
in the production of $3.50 ounces
of gold and 2O,036 ounces of sill
yer.
Only development work was done
at the Malone mine IN new mexico.
To explore the Hillcrest vein 472
feet of drifts, crosscuts, raises, and
wines were run, the existing shaft
enlarged and timbered for SO feet
and sunk an additional SO feet.
This work, together with SIS feet
of diamond drilling. proved to be
disappointing in that little COM
mercial ore was disclosed, so that
at the end of the year X was dis
continued.
Metal sales brought $211.24S,
less treatment and express charges
Of S2.059, bringing net mint re-
turns to $209,184. Operating expen-
ditures were $19O,4O1; depreciation
and depletion. S1O,S38; and gener-
al expenses, $1O,198 With other
income and deductions, the COM
pany showed a net loss for the year
of S12,166.
william A. Corey. is vice-presi-
dent and managing director and
S. r Moore of Wilborn is general
manager
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
MINES GRADS
FIND JOBS ARE
AWAITING THEM

BUTTE-Ninety percent employ
ed within a week of their grad
uation, and in the professions for
which they prepared is the phe-
nomenal record of the class OF 1910
at Montana School OF Mines ac-
cording to o. A. Dingman, Asso-
ciate Professor Of Mining Engi-
neering. chairman of the faculty
employment committee.
Professor Dingman admits that
the placing of the so young engi-
neers, the largest class in the his
tory Of the institution, doomed as
big task early this spring, but
weeks before commencement the
problem was practically solved
'thirty-five of them had jobs be-
fore they got their sheepskins, and
requests from employers are still
being received. The men you have
recommended before have all made
good and we would like you to Sc
lect another one for us. said one
recent unsolicited letter from an adj
joining state
THE distribution of Jobs to
which our men have gone is equal
ly significant. Thirty are employed
in Montana, six have jobs in the
Canadian gold fields, one in an
eastern Canadian mining school.
and another in a leading Massachu-
sets institution One has gone to
British Columbia, three to New
Jersey, one to Texas, one to Cali
fornia, one to Chicago, and one to
Utah. One has gone to aid in ex-
the mineral resources of
far-off Liberia, but in the main
our boys have rather turned up
their noses at foreign service, and
quite a few openings in South Am
erica have been passed up"
Professor Dingman is confident
that the balance of the class will
be placed in the next few weeks
and that before midsummer the en-
tire group will be serving the min
eral industry in various profession
al or semi-professional capacities.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

Slantwise, or controlled direc-
tional, drilling is a modern miracle
in present-day oil-field development.
1t permits the oil man to start drill
ling a well in one spot and end up
by penetrating an oil formation as
much as 1000 feet from the YER
teal, two miles underground. More
recent advances in directional drill
ling, and an increasing ability to
control it exactly, also makes 1t
possible to drill more than one
we'll from the same spot. AS many
as eight have been drilled on a
single surface location.
On the ocean front in California.
Louisiana, and Texas, where oil
fields extend for thousands of feet
cut into the water, rigs on the
shore readily drill both down and
out, saving the heavy expense Of
marine drilling from piers, piles,
and barges. Inland lakes and
waterways similarly are avoided.
Sometimes it is a geological fault,
a business block, or a church yard,
which makes it necessary, or much
less expensive, to use slant drilling.
Controlled directional drilling,
surprisingly, is an offshoot of the
oil mans increasing skill in keep
ing his vertical wells straight. The
deepest man-made hole in the world,
the 15,0OO-foot record well in Cali
fornia, was drilled so exactly that
the bottom of the hole, almost three
miles down was only 275 degrees
off vertical.
Drilling of directional wells calls
for constant care and checking to
prevent crooked boring. The tick
lish operation has been made pos
sible only by perfection of we'll
survey instruments and drilling
for any deviation of the
bit from its true course may result
in a hopelessly clogged well, time
wasted, tools ruined, tempers tried,
and always financial loss.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
MINERS LEAsE LANns

The Montana land board this
week granted a placer mining lease
on SO acres of Beaverhead county
state land on a basis of royalty
plus SO cents an acre annual rental,
to John H. Williams of Beaver
head county.
Coal mining leases on school
lands were granted to P. H. and
w. L. Pearson of Beaverhead county
and Raymond Wood and Russell
Steen of Daniels county, allowing
strip mining on a Beaverhead coal
deposit
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
Here and There.

While the Of
Mines probably
with startling
hear did
He made attempt to minimize the the United States
Overheard a saIOon-'Iemme teIya, lad,
and II on RUNE
keep being
O years
Mines graduates have jobs
Somehow though we're tired Of this talk would be glad
mining
Ordinary technical mining and milling problems
without having about complying with all the
rules
AS has been said before taken
impovesh nobody
wealth
the
value OF wealth?
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
MUST WATCH
OIL INDUSTRY
IN ACIDIzING

The science of acidization is now
turning attention to the condition
OF the production, following acidi-
cation, according to C. f.. Clason,
who was a recent visitor in Great
Falls. Clason is superintendent oil
the acid division of Halliburton Oil
Well cementing company. He re-
Gently contributed an article to Pc
troleum Engineer in which he dis
cussed the emulsion of oil by acid
and pointed out the Importance of
emulsion preventers. This is ac-
complished under modern practices
by introduction of a proper destab-
ilizer, he states. Spent acid picked
up gradually by the oil has pre-
sented a serious problem to refiners
who have suffered from increased
corrosion when using oil from areas
OF limestone production.
Clason suggests that more at
tention be given to the type OF oil
used to force the acid into the for
nation. Oil used for this purpose
is usually designated in the field
as flushing oil He states that it is
no longer good practice to pick up
contaminated oil from a pit for
flushing oil.
Clason has also been giving at
tention to the problem of gypsum
in the formation, the gypsum being
dissolved by the acid, then repre-
cipitating, causing a plugging Of
the formation. This can also be ov-
ercome, he states. Clason was for
20 years with Dow Chemical com
pany, Midland, Michigan, as anal
ytical chemist, plant superintend-
ent and doing inorganic research.
He joined Halliburton in May,
1885.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
Lucky Strike
Produces

Production by June
20 was scheduled by Victor Nelson
of Neihart, owner and manager of
the Lucky Strike gold-silver mine
here. Eight men are employed. The
30-ton flotation mill is now under
construction and ore taken out dur
ing development work is being
stockpiled. A deeper tunnel is
being run and will be connected
with upper workings. About 1900
feet of workings open the mine.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
REX NINE PRODUCING

NARYSvILLE- Rex Mining
Company, headed by Albert Fritsche
of New Ulm, Mimi, employs a
total of 25 men at its mine near
here, and produces 40 tons of gold
silver-lead ore daily. The mill has
a Acton a day capacity and recov-
cry is by gravity concentration and
flotation. d. B. Hoiekvam of
Helena, is general manager. David
r. Smith of Helena, is secretary.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
OVER THE COUNTER

Aluminium has more uses than
any other metal with the exception
of iron or zinc. Because of its
ductility it is used for wire and be-
cause of its mallibility it is being
widely used as a wrapping foil. Be
cause of its malleability it is being
good kitchen utilities and because
of its lightness it is used in air.
planes, automobiles, etc. Next in
Importance is its use as a pigment.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
CONOCO STARTS REFINERY

Continental on Co. has started
construction work at it's new $4,-
100000 refinery at Westlake, La,
in the Lake Charles area. The
work is being resumed after a delay
last April caused by labor trouble.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

Cadmium. Because it is more
malleable than zinc and harder than
tin it makes an excellent alloy
where greater malleability and hard
ness are required.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

Anthony is somewhat harder
than lead which it resembles and
is principally used as an alloy in
type metal.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

Chromium. This metal is very
hard and non-tarnishable and is
widely used in electroplating and
also in tanning.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
Oil Men Learn How To Slant
Oil Wells While Learning How
To Drill Their Holes Straight


stop the oil mans drill Obstacles manmade and natural now rest
drilling they the oil drill had to
rai0ht
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
PPELNE NO CANADA

PIPELINE TO CANADA
COUTTS-A new loading rack Is
being built in COutts for the Sweet
Grass refinery and a pipeline is
being laid from the loading rack
TO the border so the finished pro-
ducts can be sold in Canada.
SEND A CONTRIBUTION TO
THE SUNBURST BADGER
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Warren Brock New
resident of
J.C. Alumni

Warren Brock is the new prcSi-
dent of Central Junior college alum
nj association. being elected to that
office at the brief business meet
ing of the association which pre-
ceded the dance Wednesday night
in the Hotel de ANA, CaleXico.
The new president succeeds CheS-
ter. Irving, and the other officers
elected Wednesday 4.e: Chester
Young, Vice-preSident; Martha Jane
Preblc, secretary; DR.. Goble Hurst.
John SaariO, Ruth Riddle, Esthella
Mae Blaschko, directors.
Glenn Kieffer, dean of the Junior
college; Guy A. Weaklley, superin-
tendent of schools and Central prin-
cipal, spoke briefly after which
dancing was in order for the re-
mainder of the evening.
Junior College graduates were
guests of honor as was DR.. Kenneth
Barnhart, sociology professor of San
Diego State college who delivered
the commencement address. the ju-
Nor college graduation exercises
having taken place earlier in the
evening.
Nearly all of the graduates were
present FOR the affair as were other
junior college students and mem
DerS OF The alumni association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

The Introduction TO tha5e talks
embodied the general thought de-
Veloped in each. Destruction Of tie
good IS a vice. Conservation of the
good Is virtue. Destroy that
which IS bad Save that which is
good. Save America. Jean Delp
talked on Conserve the Soil: Bob
WhitCiaw, Conserve the Wild Life;
Ionelle Withrow, Conserve the
Spirit of Play; Johnny Barron,
Conserve the Food Resources :;
Armina Fivandcr, Conserve the
American Spirit"
The glee club sang. America,
Thou Blessed Land" tOHara) after
which Leo DoCelles. principal of
Wilson, presented the class, J. B.
Fisher reading the names Of the
graduates as f. f. Clements, for
the board of education, awarded
the diplomas.
Ballad for Americans" that in-
spring composition which depicts
the four episodes in American his
tory with the recurrent melodic
theme varied in each episode to dcS-
cribe the essential characteristics
of that period, and with the solo,
ist as an epic figure embodying
the fundamental characteristics of
the American people, made a fitting
climax to this excellent program.
The Rev Mr. Thomas C. Cunning
ham pronounced the closing bene-
dictiOn
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
90
Robertson Family
Has Gathering
In ElCentro

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Robertson
entertained wednesday night in
honor of Mr.. RObertSOnS parents
DR.. and Mrs. R. Robertson, and his
sister, Mrs. A. GenSley, who arc
leaving the first o. next week for
their home in Cross Plains. Tex.
after a year spent in Imperial VAL
ley.
The attractive garden of the Po-
bertSon home Seventh and Sandal
wood streets, made a beautiful set
ting for the party at which DR..
and Mrs, Robertson had the pleasure
of having all their children and
grandchildren with them.
Members of the Robertson fam
ily, in addition to Mr.. and Mrs. John
R. Robertson and their daughters,
Barbara and Mary Joy, are: Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Robertson and Fred,
il: Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Robertson
and Ida Ruth; Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Robertson and Jerry, jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs George Robertson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Durringcr, Jake, Jon
and Diane, all of FL Centre: Mr..
and Mrs. r. Robertson of Hcber,
Evelyn and Beverly 10, and Mrs.
GenSley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Patriotism Theme ofWiIson
School Graduation Program

Patriotism in its finest meaning
was chosen by the Wilson school
graduates for their commencement
theme, a theme that was carried
out in detail in the remarkably 7
fine program presented Oh the
school campus Wednesday night
before a huge audience composed
largely of friends and relatives.
From the professional of the
graduates, with which the program
opened to the thrilling climax.
Ballad for Americans" the exercises
were conducted with a simplicity
and a dignity which made them
particularly impressive.
The graduates filed to their
places to the music of Dawn Of
Peace played by the school Or
chestra after which the invocation
was given by the Rev. Mr.. R. c.
Rogers of the Church of the NaZ-
arene. Malottc's beautiful musical
setting to The Twenty Third
Psalm" was sung by the eighth
grade glee club. composed of 20 stu
dents.
An original American creed,
Greed for American Youth written
by one of the eight grade divisions,
was presented by the choric speech
group after which five graduates
gave talks on conservation, these
talks being developed from the So
cial study class work
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Douglass School
CONNIE ement
Impressive

DR. Karl f. Downs of Pasadena
delivered an inspirati tional commen-
cement address Wednesday night
for the Douglass junior college and
high school graduates who had Joint
commencement exercises that even
ing on the school lawn.
Graduates participated in the
program which was unusually fine:
Odessa Mac Washingting gave a
vocal solo Ruth Washington and
Mrs. Margaret p. Prince, a piano
duet: Elizabeth Naples, a violin
solo: Beatrice de Quinones Cald-
eron, talk on I'VE Enter to Learn
and Regenia Audrey Payne, one
on I'VE Leave to Serve The in
vocation and the benediction were
delivered by the Rev. Mr.. A. c.
Austin of Johnson chapel, the pres
entation of diplomas closing this
part of the program.
A dance for the graduates fol-
lowed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

A real Mexican birthday party,
complete in every detail, was given
| Wednesday by Mrs. Joe Lizarraras
for her daughters. Martha, who was
y years old and Margaret, who
will be II on June 81. but who wish
I'd to have her party that day al
80 since many of her friends will
be away from the valley by the time
her anniversary occurs.
For those fortunate enough to
be quests at this gay affair, the
party was a real thrill as to many
this type of celebration was 4 de-
lightful novelty.
AS the Youngsters gathered on the
lawn of the Lizarraras home. $50
Adams, they found gaily decorat-
ed pinata awaiting them. TINS
pinata is a traditional Mexican
custom, and is an ola which the
guests attempt to break. and which.
when broken. lets fall a shower
of candies. Mrs. I izarraraS had an
ella, in the form of ship, decor
ated in the Mexican colorS. green,
red and white, and Lois Jean Mo-
ales was the one successful in carS-
ing its destruction.
The guests then adjourned m
doors where they found the tables
beautifully decorated and ceutarcd
with a doll dressed in McNican
costume. Under her vOlumnouS
skirts were prettily wrapped pack
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Grace Brady Married
To Will Lee Tackett

One Of the prettiest brides of the
year was Grace Brady. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Brady of
HoltVille whose marriage to Will
Lee Tackett, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Bill Tackett Of FL Centro. took
place Wednesday night.
The wedding was solemnized at
the Baptist parsonage, Yuma. Ariz.
the pastor reading the service in
the presence Of a group Of friends
and relatives
In her smart white linen two
piece dress, With which she wore
blue and white accessories and a
corsage of red roses. blue delphinum
and white babys breath, the hrlde
made a beautiful picture as she re-
cited her marriage vows.
Mrs. Max Mastick was her matrOn
of honor and was goWned in 4
floral sheer frock with which she
wore japOnica accessories, her cor
sage being of Talisman rose buds
and a gardenia.
Herbert Brown acted as best man
for Mr. Tackett.
The bride was given in marriage
by Max Mastick.
After the ceremony the bridal par
ty motored to MeXicai where a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

Margaret Miner, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred j. Miner, whose
marriage to Bill Wolf, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Wolf, will take
place on June 7, was guest of honor
at a miscellaneous shower given
Tuesday evening by Frances john
son and Lorene Thomas.
At this time she received num-
ber of attractive gifts from her
friends for her new home. The
house was decorated with lovely
roses and pansies which provided
pretty setting for the party.
The wedding will take place in
the First Baptist church in El
Centre.
Guests at the party were: Mes
danes E. NJ Callison, Aubrey A.
Moody, Charles Wolf, Wesley Moore,
Wilbur Carpenter Barbara Carter
Tony Greer, c. f. Daily, Lamar
Watts Anna Jones, Ernest Brewer
Bob Wylie, Dee Percival. Guy Har-
per, Louis Igo, Warren Woody, T.
j. Payne. Fred j. Miner, Virginia
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Hoppin-A||en Wedding Takes
Place Sunday in Pasadena

After their wedding trip the
young couple will make their home
in Los Angeles where Mr.. Allen
is in the contract building business
with his brother, Bernard r. Allen,
Miss Hoppin is a graduate OF
Central high school and of U, G.
L. A. and is a member of Kappa
Phi zeta. honorory library frater-
nifty. She is in the personnel de-
partment of the Los Angeles Gas
and Electric company.
Mr.. Allen is a graduate of Holt
vile high school and attended Cen
tral junior college.
Both young people have many
friends in the valley who will be
interested in the news of their
wedding. and the two families are
widely known throughout the coun-
ty. making the wedding one of
general interest.