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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03

Tn one day, 4e bird species were identified on Pea Island N. 0.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Northeastern
Montana Comes
In On Big "PLGy"

Northeastern Montana is enjoying a
part of the play attendant to the
drilling of the Carter test south of
Baker upon which test seems to large
w hinge the development of the Will
liston basin. Scobey reports biologists
and lease men from Texas, Mississippi,
kansas. Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming
and Wisconsin in that neighborhood,
attracted by the core drilling on the
Saskatchewan side of the Montana
line where 10 wells are being drilled
Nv a Canadian firm, said to be British
American Oil Co.
The Texas company has leased up
most of Poplar dome and several other
companies are said to have taken scat
tered leases. In Daniels county more
than 100000 acres is now under lease,
it is reported, half of this block sur
rounding the Whitehall well where ro-
tary tools have been moved in for
the purpose of completing the test to
a depth Of 1900 feet The hole now
stands at around 1900 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Depletion Rule Is
Completely ShOICn
In NeEU Memorandum

An interesting general counsel mem
erandum setting forth the admins
trative attitude in connection with oil
and gas leases and the method Of
taxing certain transactions has been
received by William B. Finlay, Great
Falls accountant. The memorandum
stresses the Importance Of a right to
share" In the proceeds from oil prop
critics. This is the basis for determine
ton of what taxes are due on a trans
action but also for the right to deduct
percentage depletion.
The memorandum is long, covering
a complex suppOsititious case mvolv-
ing transfer of an oil property on an
out-of- production basis, carried in
terest" on another transaction and an
investment by another party Of funds
covenanted to use in developing the
property. The decision differentiates
between the rights of one who puts
money into the development Of the
property to recover his mineral inter-
est and one who shares only in net
proceeds, as in the instance Of the
carried interest" holder, who is al
lowed no percentage depletion.
Similarly the one who, in return
for an oil payment right, furnishes
money which the lessee is pledged to
use in developing the property would
be regarded as making an investment
an addition to the reser-
voir of capital investments in oil and
gas in place Gas distinguished from the
purchase of an oil payment right from
the lessee wherein there is no such
pledge to invest the proceeds in de-
and the buyers capital in
vestment would replace the leSSee's
capital investment allocable to the in
terest Sold. Such a transaction, in
volving a pledge to use the money
furnished in developing the property,
is distinguished from a sale the pro-
ceeds of which are unqualifiedly re-
ceived by the seller.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Green Mountain
Nine Extending
Shaft 200 Feet

The Green Mountain Mining com
pany, which operates the old Drake
mine six miles southwest Of Dixon, has
started extending the present shaft
200 feet. A crew of IA men is en-
ployed, with Earl F. Elstone, Dixon,
manager The ore carries values In
copper, gold, silver, platinum, paladi-
UNI, and iridium, according to Mart
Sullivan of Dixon, president of the
company. High-grade is being shipped
direct to the smelters and the 5O-ton
fotation mill Is handling the lower
grades Of ore. Sullivan says that In
the two years Of operation the COM
pany has paid two-thirds of the pur-
chase price Of the property and built
the mill, In which all machinery is
paid for. Copper concentrate goes to
the Anaconda smelter and the precious
metal concentrate goes to the Wild
berg Refining company In San Fran
sisco
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
PIPELINE RUNS
FOR JULY GIVEN
BY RAIL BOARD

The Board OF Railroad and Public
Service Commissioners has issued a
news release containing crude oil and
natural gas pipeline runs for the
month of July, as follows:
The production figures on crude oil
and natural gas produced by the fields
in the state Of Montana for the month
of July, 1941, are as follows: Crude
oil 639,69316 barrels, and 1,558O00
cubic feet of natural gas produced.
The Cut Bank field has Is compile
tions during July Of which II were
commercial oil wells and were dry
holes. One spectacular well was COM
pleted by R. c. Jeffries with an initial
production of LOO barrels the first
"a hours.
The Kelvin Sunburst field had IL
competitions of which were CONNER
cial oil wells, 2 were commercial gas
wells, was a water well and 2 were
dry holes. There we're also 6 exhausted
wells plugged and abandoned.
The production of fields are as fol-
lows for the month of July, 1941
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
CurtGiLnaent
Of Gasoline Is
Plain FizzLe

Here are the weeks highlights Of the
gasoline will win the war" campaign
conducted by Co-ordihator Harold
Ickes:
Closing of stations nights and plea
for voluntary curtailment resulted IN
a gain of 8 percent in sales on Atlantic
coast
Office Of Price Administration
ordered all supplies in the East
Coast area to cut deliveries of
gasoline TO all reseIlers and con-
sumers-except farmers, doctors
and government emplOyes-by 10
percent.
A movement started in congress to
compel Ickes to give up either CO.
ordinator job or his place in the
cabinet.
Ickes comes west on 30-day va
cation" and speaking tour
Congressional Record statement
shows that 1874 out of 205 oil men
originally appointed to co-ordinator's
district advisory committees have been
involved in antitrust suits.
Pipeline construction now under way
and due for completion within eight
months will equal so tank ships.
Twenty-seven new tank ships viii
be completed this year.
The shortage of transportation ap-
pears to be definitely temporary says
the American Petroleum Industries
committee.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
LOwered Rates
On Gas Given to
HiQhLine TOIUnS

HELENA.-The Montana public serv-
ice commission approved gas rate re-
auctions for Glasgow, Hinsdale and
Malta calculated to save gas users in
those districts more than $1,000 year.
The reduction, effective Sept l, was
approximately AZ percent Of that or
iginally ordered by the commission,
but appealed by the Montana-Dakota
Utilities Co. The settlement of the
appeal also was to involve refunding
of some $4,000 by the firm, Austin
b. Middleton, chairman of the COM
mission, said.
Commissioners said the reduction
was lower than originally ordered be-
cause of increased state and federal
taxes and war-caused increased op-
Grating expenses.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Gold Price in
Presidents Hands
For 2 Years More

The powers of the president of the
United States relating to the stabiliza-
ton fund and alteration Of the weight
Of the dollar have been extended two
years to June 80, 1943.
1t win be recalled that the original
act giving the president these powers
was passed In January, 1894, and that
congress has extended these powers
at each succeeding session thereafter.
Under the terms of this act the
president has the power to fix the
price of gold, and it should be noted
that he can do so either downward
to the old price of $2O.67 an ounce.
or upward to $41.34 an ounce.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Strike AUerted
In Arizona Mine

BISBEE, Alta Strike Of 800 cop
per miners at the Shattuck DEM Min
ing Corp. was averted with announce
ment by company and union &C. I. o.
representatives that new contract
had been negotiated, effective Aug. 49,
1t was learned the union had OBJ
tanned a Is cents per day raise in the
average wage and five-day vacation
period with pay each year during the
life of the two-year contract. The
wage clause was made effective for
only one year in anticipation of
possible fluctuation in the cost of
living, it was understood.
The union had asked pay raises of
so cents per day for all workers, a
closed shop and a check-off.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
-Four Veins of
Anthony Ore at
Stibnite Hill

High-grade anthony ore is being
sorted and shipped at intervals from
the Stibnite Hill group of anthony
claims about 81 miles from Thompson
Falls, in Sanders county. Four prom
ising veins are stated to have been
opened and development is being car
ried on steadily. 1t is said that there
is quantity of milling grade anti
mony in the mine but now way of
handling 1t at present. The owners
and operators are Lew w. Thomas,
Dave Snider and Knute Kirkeberg, all
of Thompson Falls, and B. F. Cooper
of Spokane.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23

Under supervision of President
Thayer and Secretary Wade Of the
Cooke City Commercial club. a num-
Der of original comic SlSits viii be car
ried out during the two days of the
meeting. Arrangements are being made
to obtain the services of a well known
Butte musical trio to perform at both
Cooke City and Silver Gate from Sept.
through Sept. z.
Trips to Mines
Trips will be available to the various
mining properties and points of scenic
interest on Sept. 4, and 8, these
trips including a visit to the famous
New Years Gift mine of the M & M
Mining company, operated by Walter
McLaren. This property is one Of the
few Montana gold-silver-copper prop
critics to be worked by surface shovel
methods. The mining and milling op-
erations of the Irma Mines, operated
by Lyman H. Brooks, Jr., also will be
open for inspection.
Ladies' Committee
The ladies' committee consisting of
Mrs. Lyman H Brooks, Jr., Sylvia
Vincellete, Ada E. Richardson, Alice
Britton, Mrs. Lorin Bice, Mrs G. W.
Cole, Mrs. W. A. Hoosier, and Mrs. r.
L, Robertine have arranged a cock
tail party for the visiting ladies at the
Shaw Lodge, Cooke City, at S p. m,
on Sept. 5 and a bridge party at the
same place on the afternoon of Sept.
6. The ladies will, of course, attend
the dinner dance ON Friday night at
Shaw Lodge and the wind-up banquet
at the Gorham Chalet, Silver Gate,
on Saturday night.
Ask Reservations
AS Cooke City and Silver Gate both
are over so miles from the railroad,
the general committee would like to
have some idea as to how many per-
sons will attend the convention and
request that attendants Immediately
make reservations for accommodations
with p r. Gorham at Silver Gate or
with William w. Thayer at Cooke City
so that adequate supplies for the con-
vention may be obtained. Everybody
interested in the mining industry is
cordially invited and they are assured
of a good time and a solution of some
of their operating problems as all the
speakers are experts in their lines of
endeavor.
viii Show Films
Sometime during the convention Ed
Clarke, Of the Connolly Machinery
company Of Billings will show inter-
esting engineering and scenic moving
pictures, and Herman Henrickson, of
the Shell Oil company, Billings, also
will show moving pictures Mr.. Hen
rickson has a summer home at Cooke
City and is the head of the Montana
Amateur Aviators association Most Of
the pictures that MIR. Henrickson will
show have been snapped during some
Of the trips he has taken in his pri-
vate plane.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Ellis Test
Uncontrolled

AFRO OIL & Refining co. has not
vet tested the showings of oil in the
Ellis in the Mosby dome test, east of
Cat Greek field. Tubing is being run.
H. H. Schwartz Jr., is starting new
wildcat near the Mosby poStoffice.
PendrOy Test
R. C. Tarrant's wildcat on Pendroy
structure, in Sc NW3 NE3 33-28-5W,
is still trying to get 8-inch casing on
bottom and is now reported with about
20 feet to go.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
NeJU Trout Creek
Plant Handles 500
Yards of Gravel

One of the finest electrically driven
washing plants in the state Of Mon
tana is in successful operation on
Trout creek, near Superior, getting
good results. Lyman DeSteffenay and
Pat Wyant of Seattle are the oper-
ators and they are putting 500 yards
Of gravel through daily. Paul Huxley,
mining engineer and designer of the
plant, is superintendent The plant,
costing $4,000, was built by the
Washington Ironworks, Seattle, and
was tried out for a time in the Salmon
river country Of Idaho. The operation
is carried under the name Of Trout
Greek Gold Placer Mining Co., an
Idaho corporation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Star Pointer
Dredge Is Idle

1t is reported that the Star Pointer
Exploration company has suspended
testing operations at Bearmouth. The
company installed a dredge and start
ed production in 1899 under the man
agement Of King G. Laylander Mis-
soula, who is still interested in the
company, though no longer active in
its management The six-foot cleo
trically driven Yuba dredge handled
5000 yards Of material daily. Edwin
F. Forbes Of Marysville, Calf, is presi-
dent Of the company.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Lethbridge Well
Small But Opens
Up NeUU Oil Pool

Lethbridge Petroleum well west of
Lethbridge has proven somewhat dis
appointing, with a production Of
around 20 barrels, however the amount
Of oil is great enough to establish the
presence Of another Alberta oil field.
Further drilling is assured. 1t is drilled
only eight feet into the lime and
acidization did not help it. 1t is feared
that deeper drilling will bring In sui
phur water.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Asks RefiElers to
Double Output of
Aviation Gasoline

WASHINGTON. - Petroleum Co-or-
dinator Ickes announced that the oil
industry was drafting plans to double
its refining capacity for 100-octane
aviation gasoline, thereby to prevent
a shortage for the fighting planes OF
Russia, Britain and the expanding
American air forces.
THE availability of adequate sup
plies Of oil and gasoline viii determine
the conflict now raging abroad" Ickes
declared.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Rich Ore Vein in
Nancy Lee Nine

SUPERIOR.-Returns from tests of
ore taken from the new face in the
Nancy Lee mine here showed Is ounces
OF silver, % percent lead and 81 in
gold to the ton, company officials said
today. Another newly uncovered vein
six feet across was believed to carry
higher values.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Retailers Want
Night CLOSING

SALT LAKE CTTY.-There soon
may be gasolineless nights in Utah.
Such action was indicated today by
a resolution adopted by the Utah AS
sociation of Petroleum Retailers They
favored overwhelmingly" a resolution
which would voluntarily close all fill
ing stations from p. m. to a m.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Wants Retailers
To CurtGiL Their
Gas" Customers

WASHINGTON Defens e
Petroleum Co-ordinator Ralph K.
Davies recommended that major oil
companies establish a quota system to
to implement the govern
ments order for a 10 percent reduc-
ton in gasoline deliveries to east coast
filling stations.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Lexington Mine
To Increase It's
Output Of~Ore

The Lexington mine at Neihart is
now drifting on newly developed ore
and is expected to shortly begin pro-
duction of greatly increased amount
of mill feed. A three compartment
shaft has been completed and a new
165-foot shaft with 35-foot stump. Con-
struction of a modern camp and a
considerable program of diamond drill
ing has been done during the past
year under direction of Supt c. j.
Evans.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Nugget Placer
Again Working

Production has been started by the
Big Nugget Placer Mining company on
Meadow creek in Mineral county, is
miles from Superior. Ed Scott, mining
engineer of Wallace, Idaho represents
the owners Of the property. Operations
are being carried on under suitcase
by Adams and Eller of st. Regis, who
are using a steam shovel and No. 8
nozzle.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Says Billings
Refinery Can Make
Aviation Gasoline

HEI ENA-Co-ordinator Tom D. Ca
verify of the state defense and advisory
commission today informed Secretary
Ickes that a Billings refinery soon
would produce 100 barrels weekly Of
needed high-test aviation gasoline.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Gas RGtiOning
Expected to Make
Saving of Fifth

WASTIINGTON- gasoline ra-
tioning system for the east proposed
by the office of price administration
is expected to cut 20 percent of gaso-
line used by stopping 'nonessential"
motor cars.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Petty Geo Firm
Qualities to Do
Business Here

HEIENA.-The Petty Geophysical
Engineering Co. of San Antonio, Tex,
has qualified to do business in Mon
tana. Papers filed with Secretary Of
State Sam w. Mitchell named Frank
Woody, Helena attorney. as company
agent in the state.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
NeIU Shelter to
Be Built East
OF Boise, Idaho

BOISE Engineers will begin sur
veys lin few days" on road from
Idaho Falls 25 miles west to Twin
Buttes. where construction Of a multi
million dollar smelter Is planned. The
smelter, to cost between $4,000, 900 and
5000, 900, viii be financed by B. M
Rogers of Idaho Falls. 1t is planned to
treat all forms Of ore found in central
Idaho, chiefly lead, silver and zinc.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23

Federal Mining and Smelling COM
pany has declared a quarterly dividend
of 81 a share, payment viii be made
Sept. 10 to stock of record Aug. g.
H G. Washburn Of Wallace is general
manager.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
SHORTAGE OF MINERS

BUTTE-Anaconda Copper Mining
Co. is shutting down the Steward mine
by transferring miners to other prop
critics because of the shortage Of ex-
perienced miners. Increased production
Of copper win result from larger crews
in the better mines.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
Bring the Wife" Theme for
Mining Convention Backed
By Fine Entertainment Plan

There will be plenty of entertainment especially for the ladies' at
of the Mining Association of Montana
be held Cooke CSiver Gate Sept and according to
made by DeSchon Great Falls vice president
DeSchon publisher of the Montana Oil and
Mining Journal the official organ of the Mining Association of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23
639, 693.16 1,55s.469, 900

There is no material change in stor-
age oil figures with the exception Of
small decline, the total in the state
being approximately 1,15O,O0O0O bar
rels
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-23

Read the Classified Advertisements
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
Society
Clubs
csn"ses. ssn9ss OF Interest to Women
Many Present for
Church Dinner

Some 100 members and friends OF
the Methodist church assembled in
the social hall Thursday night to
enjoy the tempting pot luck dinner
and the program planned for this
monthly fellowship gathering.
Dorothy Armstrong, city music
supervisor for the elementary
schools, presented three Wilson
school boys, Tommy Holland and
Elmon Clifton who sang several
songs including spiritual, and
Calvin Furukawa who played sew
eral accordion solos.
Mrs. George w. Thomas was
heard in a reading, a clever char
acter impersonation, and Rudolph
Miller, secretary for the Imperial
County Agricultural Conservation
association, showed two government
films, The River" and THE Grass
lands"
The dinner was arranged by the
December and January committees
of the Women's society of the
church with Mrs. Leslie Mcconnell
and Mrs. G. S. Connor as chairman.
DR.. w. A. McCleneghan, pastor of
the church, presided.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
Kitchen Storage
Discussed for
Mt. Signal

That ever-veXing problem of
adequate kitchen space for storage
and also that of making use ade-
quately of what space is provided,
was discussed for the Mt. Signal
home department members at their
meeting Wednesday.
The women met in Calexico at
the home of Mirtie Havens and
the work on kitchen storage was
discussed by the project leaders,
Mrs. Maggie Havens and Mrs. Rosa
Stehli.
Luncheon was served at noon by
committee composed of Mesdames
Pearl Waggoner, Goldie Laughlin,
Ruth Thompson and Mirtie Ha-
vens, the other members present,
in addition to the project leaders,
being: Mesdames Rebecca Kubler,
Alice Pollard, Alice Small, Patricia
Herrick, Eugenia Henry, Anna
Brandenburg, Louise Mcbride, Har-
riet Downing. Gladys Clark, Leah
Thompson, Carrie Frost, Eleanor
Sones, Pauline Westmoreland, Co.
ria Allender, Ethel White, Birdie
Fisher, Juanita Binns, Mary Clip
son, Cora Willoughby, Eva Nelson
Mildred King, Elizabeth Atkins
Sadie Glass.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
CALENDAR
FRIDAY

Los Amigos, 1880, 819 Euclid.
Wilson PIT. A., 7:SO, WiIso
school.
Jasper farm center, 1880, Jasper
school.
Acacia farm center, 1880, Acacia
school.
Acacia All Club, Z, Acacia school.
c. S. E. A., 8, courthouse.
Duplicate tourney, 1880, Hotel de
Anza, Calexico.
Book review, 8, city library.
townsend club No. 1, 1880, court
house.
Painters union, 1880, Labor temple
Teamsters union, 1880, Labor tenn
pie.
Old time dance, $3.50, Imperial
Veterans hall.
SATURDAY
Chapter CIV, p. E. O., 1890, 72s
Holt.
University club, 1, Barbara Worth
d. A. r., 1870, E. G. Luckey home
Brawley.
Business Women, 3, Barbar;
Worth.
County c. E. institute, 4, Seele,
community church.
Barbara Worth.
Present Day club, $50, SAB Brigh-
ton.
Gard party, dance, 1880, Acadia
school. N
Anniversary dance, 8, Elks hall
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
Pasadena Pastor
To Speak SUNDAY

DR.. James Lewis GillieS, pastor of
the Holliston avenue Methodist
church in Pasadena and one OF the
outstanding clergymen in the Meth
odist church, will be guest pastor
at the FL Centre church SuncrN,
speaking at the morning worship
service.
Dir. GillieS is the brother of Mrs.
Fannie G. McCrory and has visit
ed frequently in the valley, both
as the guest of Mrs. McCrory and in
his Official capacity as district su-
perintendent which he occupied
for many years.