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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
EXPANSION OF
IRON INDUSTRY
We'll BLOCKED

The failure Of the plan Of Henry
J. Kaiser to have units of the
steel industry established in the
west, as a war measure. was no sur
prise to Montanans wsO have for
years been trying to interest the
steel industry in the Running Wolf
iron ore deposits which are the on
~ extensive American. ores which
compare in quality with the Swed-
ish ores.
The American steel industry is
built around Pittsburgh and so pow
erful arc the steel interests that
they can block any other steel de-
Yelopment in the United Sta ties.
In normal times the steel industry
has capacity nearly 1909 greater
than normal demand When operat.
ing at 500 of capacity they hand
led the normal market. With the
present war demand these plants
are being expanded to twice their
present capacity with the result
that at the end of the war the
steel plants will be grealy over
expanded-in fact 20O9o overbuilt
Kaiser maintained that hundreds
of millions of dollars could be saw
ed by establishing steel plants in
the west, close to the great ship
building plants which must obtain
armor pla.e from a distance OF
5000 miles.
If there were a powerful leader
such as Kaiser to sponsor the Mon
tana cause it is not impossible that
the government might yet be con-
verified on the idea of establishing
a 1,OO0-ton pig iron plant in Mon
tana. Using Running Wolf ores. such
plant could produce for SO a
ton an iron that costs $14 to SIS
per ton and the saving on the
freight haul to Bremerton navy
yards, Seattle and Portland, would
pay for a 100000 furnace in a
years time. Combined with Mon
tana's manganese and chromium the
Running Wolf iron might be pro-
cessed into the worlds finest ar
NOR plate. using the Bonneville
power in making steel Montana
manganese might be shipped di-
rectly to Portland and Seattle for
half what it costs to shin it back
to Pittsburgh where it is now pro
cessed and re-shipped to the Pa
cific Coast.
However, defeating Hitler is re.
ferred to as a simple matter IN
comparison with the task of chang
ing the Pittsburgh plus" control
Of the steel industry.
Had the Kaiser plan succeeded
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
nay MEAH FORTUNE
TRADED SAND LINE

Helping out when q Teller needs
a friend" may prove very profitable
TOR several north Montana people
who lent a hand to "Slim" Par
rent, discoverer of the new pool
west of the town of Sunburst.
Working for two years with but
little money, Parent had to trade
leases and royalties for many
things, to conserve his precious
fund of cash, and some people who
merely helped out" with a loan
of a tool may enjoy a fortune as
reward, should the new pool
have any considerable extent.
Charles Yaeger, of Conrad spent
several thousand dollars in an ef-
for to get into the oil business,
drilling a wildcat we'll north of
Pondera oil field. The wildcat fail
ed to get oil in commercial auanti-
ties and when Jaeger was through
he had nothing to show for his
money except some drilling EQUIP
ment, including a good sand line.
Parent needed a sand line: had
to have enc. He had no money to
buy a sand line so he offered to
trade so acres and some royalty for
Yaeger's sand line. The trade was
made and now that Parent has
apparently brought in a new pool.
Jaeger finds himself with 80 acres
of likely oil lands that may pay out
his wildcat venture plus a person
al fortune.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
FLATHEAD BASIN
TEST DRILLING
In OLD LAKE BED

Drilling is again in progress on
the Hoerr-Jenson corpOration-Sher
iff No. l test we'll near Columbia
Falls, in northeastern Montana Diff
ficulty in drilling through quick
sand OF an old lake bottom slowed
the drillers as it has been neces-
sary to drive pipe nearly all the
way. Hole now bottoms at 25j
feet in clay and gravel
w. b. Hoerr, founder Of the
company, was one of the pioneers
of Cut Bank field and is said to
have chosen the location for the
first well drilled by r. c. Tarrant,
ushering in commercial oil produc-
ton. He is a member Of the Law
ler-HOerr company.
The Columbia Falls we'll is be-
ing drilled because there are num-
erous large oil seeps in the Flat
head basin indicative OF the posi-
bility of commercial production if
a suitable trap can be found. The
present well is being drilled on the
location chosen by Charles NJ. Mas
sey, Kalispell geologist A mum
Der of Billings people are interested
in the test
Massey expressed belief that
there are good indications of oil
and gas in commercial quantities at
not more than $500 feet with fav-
orable horizons at more shallow
depth.
Since oil and gas are escaping
from the surface horizons on a well
defined plane, around the basin, it
is only reasonable to assume that
oil and gas are definitely trapped
in the lower strata" he wrote of
the Upper Flathead Basin. He
points to one 1S-inch deposit OF oil
residue about one mile southwest
of Columbia Falls and one coal bed
of about two feet in thickness not
far from the oil residue deposit in
the upper strata of the Tertiary.
The Flathead Basin, he states, is
a part of the great inner-mountain
trench west of the Continental di-
vide. Originally it was an arm OF
the Pacific ocean, extending far
inland, similar to the Gulf of Cal
ifOrnia of today This inland sea
gradually was surrounded with
island peaks which later became
mountain ranges and eventually the
Rocky Mountain uplift
The lake bed formation in which
drilling is in progress rests hori-
zontally on the Madison lime and
Massey looks for oil in the Devon
ian which he believes will carry oil
of about 81 to A gravity The lake
beds should be 955 feet in thick
ness; the Madison lime, 1903 t.
$500 feet; the Devonian, 500 tc
1000 feet. There is possibility of oil
in the 18-inch stratum exposed neal
Columbia Falls - 'unquestionabl!
the remnant of an extensive OF
sheet which existed until lat
Quanternary time, and would yielt
millions of barrels of oil had no
erosion agencies opened and drain
ed it," He concludes that closur
reslts from block-faulting
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
MICKE HORSE
Mine Mill IS
NEARLY READY

The new mill being erected at
the Micke Horse mine in Black
foot canyon, near Lincoln, is near
ing completion and will be ready
for operation during the coming
month. It will have capacity of
$50 tons per day.
The Micke Horse mine is an old
time producer that has not been
operated since 1921. It was shut
down at a time when the zinc mar
ket was low and had been almost
entirely forgotten. Opened up at
this time, when the price of zinc
is high, it promises to be one of
the most profitable mines in the
state
Five veins have been opened up,
ready to start knocking down ore.
Jack Frans, formerly operating in
the Little Rockies, is superintend-
ent. The upper veins carry 81 per
cent lead, "a per cent lead and
runs % ounces of silver and .06 in
gold. The lower level cuts a wide
vein that averages 1870 zinc across
the face.
The flotatiOn mill is being con-
structed by the Gallagher company
Of Salt Lake. The Micke Horse
property with adjoining claims has
been acquired by a Butte group
headed by Al Wilkinson.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
CUT BANK LETS
kelvin ENJOY
The LIMELIGhT

Cut Bank field allowed the spot
light to 90 to Kelvin during the
past week, as Cut Bank registered
no compilations, and started only
one new we'll.
Anderson-Anderson No. 4, NV
SEA NV 4 26-35-6W, is drilling
at 2655
Observation-Disclosures 19t No.
2, sW NWA SEA- 19-$2-5W. drill
ing 1890.
Glacier roductlon-LOokhofi No.
=, c SEl4 SWh 33-33-5W, drilling
1900.
Glacier Production-Van Ormer
No. 2, C NEla SEA S-3S-5W, drill
ing. 1875.
Montana observation-disclosures No.
l. sW sWI, NEA 11-3f-6W. swab-
bed 40 Dbl. per day.
Santa Rita Tribal No. 13. Sc
NE4 SWA 1O-35-6W, made 80
Dbl. per day during tie first 10
days.
NW4 NEh 1O-35-6W. is drilling
at 2O14.
Glacier Production-Bonnett 40. 9,
c SWl4 NEA 4-32-5W, is drilling
at 500.
Pardu-TribaI 1875 No. =, SW
NE4 NEA 19-32-5W. is spudding.
Santa Rita-Klein No. +, c NV Il
NWA 21-32-5W. found Colorado
shale at 440 and set 10-inch pipe
al 497. Elevation is 1862.
Texaco-Joncs No. =. c SWi4
SCI 6-33-5W. is new location,
rigging up.
Hannah-Porter company's Tribal
No. well, Sc corner 19-32-5W, |
gives promise of being a big well. !
It had 1000 feet of fluid after a
shot of 1910 quarts Of nitro glycer-
in at 2795 to 2S06 1t had sand at
2795 to 2SO1 and coarse pay
sand from 2S01 to 2SOj, with sand
and shale from 2806 to 2S1O, the .
Ellis contact 1t bottoms at 1920. 7
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
CREDIT TO PLATT

Credit for the excellent geology
which resulted in locating the sue
cessful High Gravity producers in
West Kelvin is given by the High
Gravity management to Fred G.
Plat Shelby petroleum engineer,
who has done extensive work in
mapping a nose" which extends
Dorthwestward from the Rilnrock
pool II is not an enclosed struc-
ture. as mapped by Houston, but
nose" similar to that on which
Parent found oil west of Shelby
The No. 2 we'll checks 1912 on
The top Of the Madison lime while
the 40. l checks 1912. The prin-
cipal producing contour in the Rim
rock pool is around 1850. The re-
Gently completed 500-barrel Rim
rock well checks 1876 on the Madi--
son lime.
The High Gravity No. produc-
ed during the first two days under
375 pounds of back pressure. When
rods were re-run the back pressure
was lessened. The loadstOne trouble,
was solved by using brass balls and
seats thus ending the magnetic
seating
The High Gravity company has
1910 acres in its acreage block. !
II is estimated that 5000 acres is
added to the proven area of the
field by this extension. 1t is sug
gested that lower down on struc-
ture the Cut Bank sand may pro-
duce Upper Cut Bank from 1925 I
to 223S carried about 100000 Gu
bic feet of gas; thereafter came
10-foot brown shale with lower Cut |
Bank. a ribbon sand with shale
streaks, from 2248 to 229O.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
CALL FOR BIDS ON STATE OIL AND

GAS LEASES, JUNE 10. 1871.
Notice is hereby given that the State
Board Of Land Commissioners OF the
State Of Montana will receive bids at
open competitive bidding at the state
Land office in the State Capitol at 200
o'clock, 2. NJ. Tuesday, June 10, 1914.
for oil and gas leases on the following
described lands:
Tract sub
No. division Sec. Twp Rye. Acres
l. SEA Is 33N NV
E3SWl WISE4 26 33N NV 800
> N3NW3 IS 35N wv 50
This Board reserves the right to re-
iect any and all bids.
For further information apply to:
State Land Office, Helena. Montana.
Date of first publication, May n, 1941
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31

IhE MATE VI mON ANA IN Fh4NO
FOR THE COUNTY OF CASCADE.
ADOLPH C. BERGER, sometimes known
rs AdOlph Berger,
VS.
A. J. CALDWELL and -CALD-
WE'LL. his wife: BUEL JAGGAR and
JAGGAR. his wife: JOSEPH A.
BAKER and -- BAKER. his wife;
II anv: EDWONE W. CONRAD: GREAT
FALLS MEAT COMPANY, a corporation;
MARY r. MICHEL. a woman; ORLA
NJ CURTIS and -- CURTIS. his wife;
ana All other persons unknown, claiming
or who might claim any right. title,
estate or interest in or lien or encum-
brance upon the real property described
in the complaint or any thereof. adverse
90 the plaintiffs ownership or any cloud
upon the PLAINTIFFS title thereto. wheth
or such claim or possible claim be pres
en- or contingent including any claim
or possible claim of dover, inchoate or
accrued.
Defendants.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY OF CASCADE.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
Defendants.
AIIAs sItAIAInNs

THE STATE OF MONTANA to the
above named Defendants. and to all 9th
er persons unknown, GREETING
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action which is
filed in the office of the Clerk of this
court, n copy of which is herewith
served upon you, and to file your an
swer and serve a copy thereof upon
the plaintiffs attorney within twenty
days after the service of this alias sum
mons exclusive of the day of service /;
and in case Of your failure to appear
or answer, judgment will be taken
against you by default for the relief de-
manded in the complaint
This action is brought for the pur-
pose of Quieting title to land situated
in Cascade County, Montana and de-
scrlhed as follows:
SW1SE1 SE3SW4 Of Section 10, Lot
otherwise known as SW3NW),
and EaNW4 of Section 80, Township
p North Of Range 3 East Of the
Montana Meridian containing 200
acres more or less, according to the
thereof; together with the tenements,
hereditaments and appurtenances be-
longing or in anywise appertaining
subject to right-of-way of Great
Falls Power Compay, and those
claiming under it, under and by
virtue Of right-of-way deed filed for
record and recorded in Book IS OF
Deeds, page 81, Cascade County rec
Ords.
WITNESS MY HAND and the Seal OF
said court this Doth day of May, A d.
court sEAL)
AGNES SCHRAPPS. Clerk
BY T. G. BRADFORD, Deputy Clerk
c. c. Harris,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Great Falls, Montana.
Date of first publication May 81, 1914
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
TROUT CREEK
PLACERS WORKING

Dragline dredge operations have
been resumed on Trout Creek near
Superior, by Superior Mining Co.,
Lyman deStaffany, manager, which
holds the property under lease from
Trout Creek Gold Placer Mining
Corp. Walter H. Hanson, pres. Su-
perior Mining Co. started work on
Property last year and installed
approximately $4,000 worth of
equipment Present plans include
changes in method of operation,
enabling company to handle great
er yardage.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31

even in small part. it would have
meant the opening of the Mon
tana iron ores, located in the Belt
Mountains near Stanford. Utah has
extensive iron ore deposits but not
comparable in quantity or quality
with the Running Wolf ores. Utah
ores are the same distance from
the west coast markets as the Mon
tana ores.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
CHARLEY TowNE RETIREs

Effective June 1, Charles w.
Towne, veteran head OF the de-
partment of information Copper
Mining Co. will retire from active
work, after 81 years of service in
the Butte office He will make his
home in Butte and at his summer
home on Flathead lake, and will
devote his time to research work
and a fling at free lance writing.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31
BRAND GOES TO WORK

The demand of the war depart
ments for engineers is reaching
into Montana oil fields. r. A.
Brand. petroleum engineer with
The Texas company in Cut Bank
field since 1894. is leaving in
June for Muskogee. Mich, to be-
come a government Inspector in
the Continental Motor company.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-31

The average American family
pays about $40 a year in indirect
gasoline taxes collected on motor
fuel used in moving food, fuel and
clothing over the highways.
, 1941-07-16
LELAND
DOINGS

The Girls Soft-Ball Team is
doing all right, with a winning
game played Friday evening at
Riverview Park. Keep up the good
work, Girls The Mems Ball
Team is still going strong, never
having lost a game so far .
Come on fellows and girls, turn
in some news to your Steward
=. Let's make Dayton Local 804
Conscious" !
4
We hear that n of our Stator-
Winders has no respect for the
law at all. It seems that she ran
srnack-dab into a Police car. How
about it Daisy?
=
Well, the Vacationers are hard
at work again We hear that
Leland Electric practically took
over the Smokey Mountains!
In Unios, There Is Strength
BE STRONG
, 1941-07-16
Need of q
strong Union
great at D-P-L-

Union organization moved for
ward this week, at Dayton Power
and Light Company, following a
very inspiring meeting held at
the Union headquarters. Harold
Straub, National Director of the
Utility Workers Organizing Com
mittee, spoke to the well attended
meeting, and pointed out the
great gains being made by utility
workers throughout Ohio, Ken
lucky, Pennsylvania.
In order to render greater
assistance to DP&L employees, the
UWOC has assigned one of it's
key organizers, Edward T. She'd
lock, to carry On organizational
work.
DP&L workers are suffering
under low wages, lack of job
security, and are in immediate
need OF real Union representation.
A stream-lined grievance pro-
cedure, that gets results" is
ready and waiting for DP&L en-
ployees. The fruits of Union or
ganization are ripe for the pick
ing. It's harvesting time, fellows,
so let's talk it up, and put our
shoulder to the wheel to do this
mans job in pronto time!
We have the opportunity we've
been waiting for. Let's take it ! !
In Union There Is Strength
BE STRONG!
, 1941-07-16
FiSke'S
ka~.so]a kala1 %AA@
BY Jack Fiske

We have a situation that's a
terrible mess today. What ever
you're clever enough to make,
taxes take it away. We have
open taxes, hidden taxes, taxes
everywhere. No wonder the
men with executive jobs, have
very little hair! You can't grow
grass on a race track, and how
those boys must think. How to
pay their taxes and balance in
black ink. The government
thinks up taxes, for everything
we do. There isn't a thing on
Gods green earth, that really
belongs to you. There's only
one thought that's left to us,
that has a ray of cheer. It's
better to pay the taxes, AND
BE SAFELY OVER HERE.
, 1941-07-16
LOCAL 753
NEWS

Some of the boys at Airtemp
are complaining at the small
amount of space allotted to them
in the Dayton Union News. Well
boys, you r wrong. The space
for Airtemp News is going to be
just as big as you make it, as it
has been in the past. If you don't
give us more news how can we
publish it? Your publicity man is
not a fiction writer. We have Jack
Fiske writing our Famous
Fables" for us. What we want is
facts on determinations, social
activities of members, or anything
that might be of interest to all.
So do not complain boys, but get
busy and stir up some interesting
news. Give the news to your
stewards and they will see that
it gets printed.
LET'S MAKE MGR NEXT UE-CIO
, 1941-07-16
"To Make Democracy
Work" Is Slogan

Under the slogan of Lets Make
Democracy Work." the conference
will take up a number of current
problems facing workers and citi-
zens of Dayton. Organizational
progress will be reported on, and
a program of intense activity to
make Dayton 1000 Union" will
be pounded out at the conference.
Other key points of discussion,
according to the Arrangements
Committee, will deal with a broad
municipal program sponsored by
the CIO, and current state and
national legislation.
All officers and stewards are
requested to keep August 3rd
open for this important and timely
city-wide conference.
We Got 1t - Let's Keep 1t!
, 1941-07-16
James Matles,
Organizationa1 Director
To Attend

Highlighting the speakers pro-
gram will be James J. Matles,
National Director of Organization
Of the UE, who with UE General
Secretary Emspak, participated in
the successful General Electric
and Westinghouse negotiations.
Other speakers invited to attend
include Mike Quill, dynamic
President of the Transport Work
-er Union, Ernest DeMaio, Inter-
national Representative of the UE,
and Joseph Vejlupek, UE Ohio
President.
, 1941-07-16

That is why the Union will
make more of a nan out of you,
because it will teach you to speak
up for yourself, it will teach you
how to handle your own funds,
it will show you that you DO
count and that you CAN do
things.
The Union is not just a slot
machine to turn out dough in the
form of raises. You don't put in
the buck each month and auto
matically get back everything the
Union has to offer.
THE UNION CAN ONLY
MAKE YOUR LIFE RICHER IF
YOU WORK FOR THE UNION.
The Union is a cooperative asso-
citation of men and women who
band together to better their
condition of life. They aren't go
ing to wait for some distant leg
islator to help them. They are
working together, today, to help
themselves.
That Is why Union people be-
come Union minded. Their wives
become Union minded. Their kids
60 to school and talk Union to
the teachers.
When you find that, you have
a Union. Then the Union becomes
a part of the life of the commun-
ity. The Union not only means
more dough in the pay envelope,
but the Union means recreation
for the family, a better life for
everyone.
Maybe this is just 50 much talk.
Maybe SO.
But those locals where the
members take an active part
they are the locals where the
Union has made it a better place
to live.
It is your local. It will be exactly
what you want it to be. DONE
complain If it isn't because il
may be your fault.
Get busy today Attend every
local meeting. Get on some oi
the committees. Get the wife and
kids interested in the Union.
II you do that, you'll thank your
lucky stars for the day you signed
up with the UE-CTOi
, 1941-07-16
Airtemp Events

What seems to be the trouble
Robinson, in Department II?
Won't the boys contribute to your
week end trips to the saw dust
trail? The stewards will look
around, and have a little pow
WOW with the big bosses. There
has been a little too much firing
in your department of late, for
no apparent reason. Il you would
use a little more courtesy,
Howard, and sleep regular hours,
you could figure efficiency more
easily. You remind us of the
preacher who said, Don't do as
I do, do as I say!"
, 1941-07-16
Leland L.ocoI
Talent

I'm a poor working girl, my heads
in a whirI
For the prices IRE going sky high
/ sweat and slave, never save
My wages won't stand it, that's
why
] need a raise, In my very low
pays.
For I can't hang ON to q dime
Give me the dough, 50 I can 60
Shopping this summer time.
, 1941-07-16
Scruples keep
Zombie out Of
Union

We have a man in shipping by
the name of Russ Zumbrun who
sells eggs at 10 for a dozen and
claims his beliefs keep him from
joining the Union. If that is the
case, it looks like he will have to
modernize his ways if he wants
to work in the shop. Union shops
are the result of past abuses, and
are definitely here to stay. So,
Zombie, think up another one for
, 1941-07-16

To all those men and women
who have joined our ranks, we
take this opportunity to extend
our warm fraternal greetings. And
now we want to point out the
opportunities before you. We also
want to say a few words about
your responsibilities.
A Union is more than just the
paying of initiation fees, and dues.
When you pay in your dues you
get something. You get back your
dues and a lot more in the form
of better wages and better work.
ing conditions. But that is only
part of the story.
Yessir, it's your Union.
When you pay that initiation
fee, and your first dues you have
only started. You know, a Union
ISN'T like a business concern. You
don't put your money on the line
and automatically get something
lack for it.
A Union is a lot more than that.
When you pay in your dues you
get something. You get back your
dues and a lot more in the form
of better wages and better work.
ing conditions.
But that is only part Of the
story.
The rest that you get is there
il you'll take it.
The Union will make more of a
man out of you. If you attend
Union meetings regularly you'll
get to know q lot of the people
VINO work in your plant. You'll
learn moro about their problems,
and therefore more about your
own. After a while you'll get On
your own two feet and tell them
what is on your mind.
A Union has a need for recrea-
for. You will learn that.
A Union has need for recrea-
tional and educational work. You
viii learn to take care of that
too.
Bit by bit you'll become more
active In the Union, and as you
progress you will find that life i
much fuller than it was before the
Union.
, 1941-07-16

The Arrangements Committee
of the Conference is headed by
Harvey Childress, of Delco with
Robert Elsner of Frigidaire, act
ing as Secretary. Full details of
the Conference program are be-
ing worked out, and notices will
be posted in all plants announcing
them.