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Show Emery County LEADER Volume 76 Thursday j.ne Number 26, 1975 Council of city governments votes for establishment of special use district OCASTLE DALE fficials of seven Emery County towns and cities have voted unanimously to support the county commission in forming a special use to district taxing provide funding for sewer and water projects. In a meeting of the Council of City Govern- last ments Thursday evening, Emery, Perron, Castle Dale, Orangeville, Huntington and Elmo officials voted to support efforts to form a special use district encompassing s roughly the western of the county. According to Ferron two-third- Mayor D. Mayor Larsen indicated J. Larsen, wno chairs the council, the that through the creation of district would have a the district approximately percent of the tax burden would be born by the utilities industry in the capacity of approximately $4 and a half million, which far exceeds the bonding capacity of any single town or city in the area considered. Although city officials have voted in favor of creating the district, actual formulation of a special use district is the responsibility of the county commission. 90 bonding county . said spokesmen for Utah Power and Light and Peabody Coal had shown approval of the plan and seemed eager to help in any way they could. The proposal to form a special use district to raise The bond issue to provide tax revenue for sewer and funds for district projects water projects comes after must be voted un by the many towns in the area public in a general election have failed in efforts to this fall secure federal and state U of U He funding for such projects. According to Larsen, the taxing district would allow citizens to pay for the projects without exorbitant sewer and water fees. It is the only way under the present laws that Utah Power and Light can help bear the burden of he said. development, The establishment of a special use district creates a new taxing and bonding entity which effects only the area to receive revenue from taxing and bonding. The alternative, a general increase in county mill levy, would tax residents and only count) proposals had been discussed by the council. However, the general null was considered levy inequitable to the city of Green River. Roth boundaries of the district have not been set. A bonding company from Salt Lake City, Burris and The Smith, detailed district. is formulating plans for the The only town the action effected without by a representatn e tendance Emery County atin Cleveland was Mayor Larsen said there had been suggestions that Cleveland and Elmo would like to be included in the Price River Water State Water Resource Friday, June 27 Board Meeting, Emery County Courthouse, Castle Dale, Utah Story hour, Castle Dale Library 2 p.m to 3 p m tor Three to seven year olds. Im- provement District, but he felt certain they would join with the other Emery County cities in the proposed district Coal Country Horse Saturday, June 28 Races, p m Carbon County Fairgrounds. 1 Special budget session Monday, June 30 Bid openings for School Board Emery County San Rafeal Jr. High, Canyon View Jr. High, and Cleveland Elementary Schools. Mayor Larsen called the proposal the answer to our 1 am dreams. glad to see this because it puts the burden on Utah Power and Light and other industries, he said desert dinosaur quarry re-ope- ns CLEVELAND fourth time in tsmmrn yvr -theFor the past century, the wild and rugged graveyard of the h'"ncQiirc m the western dinosaurs jmery county desert is being excavated. A team of eight researchers from the university of the Utah reopened However, recovering at that the party delayed in beginning new excavations at the site. Rainy weather, which Madsen termed very unusual for the area this time of year has delayed the work even fossils time has further. Madsen and his students Cleveland-Lloy- d Dinosaur have funds enough to work Quarry June 10. Under the direction of at the site through the James H. Madsen, research middle of July. He enassistant of geology and couraged tourists to visit the the site before that date if at geophysics of Utah, the they wished to see the acUniversity team is cleaning up left- tual work of excavation. The work is painstaking, overs from previous digs and demands a and preparing the area as a hot site for a knowledgeable eye. Trisha building to house an exhibit Bizuk who gave a guided and field research facilities tour through the quarry The hot drv desert has indicated that the bone is already yielded 10,000 fossil distinguished from rock by bones to previous ex- its darker color and the peditions. The latest ex- lighter matrix surrounding pedition has recovered 175 it. Several of the bones are bones from the area in the found in very hard concretions. According to Ms. past two weeks. The quarry, maintained Bizuk, often workers chip by the BLM, and worked by through the concretions and the University of Utah, was find nothing for their efsemi-permane- ' My ,$ if throughout the finance projects in the western part of the industries count;, to covered after the last expedition in 1964 ran out of money and had to leave the site. The covering was an attempt to deter vandalism of the site. forts, but they are successful enough times to make the painstaking work worthwhile. Fossils are highly concentrated in the quarry. In an older part of the dig Madsen indicated that 36 bones had been found in 2 square yards of rock. In the new part of the quarry, being opened by the team, one student had located about 50 bones. The bones are carefully classified, catalogued and mapped. Mapping is an study of interpretative attempts to reveal their frequency and reasons for occurence in the soft clay stone of the quarry. The map gives the scientists clues as to which bones belong together. bones which According to Ms Bizuk the bones are seldom joined but scattered throughout the rock. She said it appears as the though decayed enough bones before being lost in the swamp to separate them and jumble them up. Parts of 70 separate animals have been found. Of these, 50 have been pre-histor- identified as Allosaurus. The Allosaurus is the most common to the Morrison was which deposited in the Jurassic period of time The quarry has yielded three types of carnivorous dinosaurs; Allosaurus, the formation most prevalent; Ceratosaurus and a new genus Stokesosaurus. ' herbivorous types, such as Camptosaurus V ' - Z' The building will house a and permanent exhibit and a Stegosaurus (four spikes on its tail and double row of plates along the back) and two different types of Sauropods (big lumbering reptiles similiar to the field research facility for the university. Madsen said one purpose of the exhibit will be to attract tourists who may have been disappointed by the lack of an actual quarry at the site in the past. Another purpose of the building will be to protect the quarry from vandals. The bones are much more valuable for scientific research than they are in someones backyard or smashed up and used for jewelry, said Madsen. Weve been aware that there has been vandalism at the site by people who come out and dig around looking for the quarry. bones. Emery County cowboys The field team is working and sheepherders reported on developing a growth finding fossil bones at the schedule for the Allosaurus. quarry in 1928. After a They have several bone preliminary investigation, specimens at various stages university scientists began of maturity. digging in 1931. Ms. Bizuk indicated that Eight years later a the development of the Princeton University exAllosaurus can be read in pedition, partially financed the bones which develop in by Malcolm Lloyd Jr., a outward that Princeton law graduate, rings resemble tree rings. tried to find a specimen at The other goal of the dig is the quarry. to develop an area where a But from 1941 through 1960 building excavation work to house the quarry can be stopped. Then Dr. William built. Madsen said the Lee Stokes from the building would be built in University of Utah began a Brontosaurus). Madsen has been working on identifying the new genus. The identity of a new genus is difficult to establish. However Ms. Bizuk indicated that the Stokesosaurus which is a long lost cousin to the Allosaurus can be identified as a separate genus because of obvious differences in bone structure, muscle structure and blood vessel structure which is apparent in striations on the fossil semi-permane- In addition, previous with the BLM diggings have recovered who manages the quarry. J-- 1 - ;'Ym, five year dig. However, in 1964, the BLM and scientists decided to cover the quarry with dirt because no money was available for further study. This summers project is being funded by Madsens left-ove- James H. Madsen, University of Utah Research Assistant in geology and geophysics, chips away at shale type-rocin recovery of ancient fossil k bones. are wrapped in carefully mapped and The bones paper, classified then University. r' political elected parties officers selected delegates state - have to nominating and attend con- ventions this year. The Republicans, who will hold their state convention this weekend, reelected Tom S Johnson, chairman, Roxie Nelson, vice chairwoman; and Ruth George Magnusen, Thomas Johnson, John Parker and LaVar Black. The Democrats, who will hold their state convention August 23, maintained as their officers Johansen, Eugene chairman; LaVarda Jones, vice chairwoman and Patsy Grange, secretary. The Democrats have a Stilson, secretary and treasurer. Delegates are Kenneth Silliman, Gary Petty, Morris Mower, Roxie Nelson, Cristy Humphrey, large number of delegates. The larger number is due to the large vote Gunn McKay received in the county last of fall The number An hour preceding election The Democratic are LaMar Guymon, Orion Brockbank, Patsy Grange, Lenard Brown, later the object of his efforts can be readily seen. The exposed bone is the ball that articulates the head to the spine. The two square yard area where the fossil was recovered has yielded 36 bones. Progress Photo delegates is determined by the number of votes the partys candidate for the U S. House of Representatives receives in the delegates v ' Parties elect officers to attend conventions Both c-- Ivan Rex Hughes, Wilson, Eugene Johansen, Ona Tuttle, Lee Bunderson Irman Snow, Gardell Snow, Floyd Brinkerhoff. Leland Tid- well, Mary L. c nrisienseu and Dale Peterson . r, - Roy Nielson who pleaded guilty in the beating death of his 16 month old daughter which occured on February 24, 1974 was sentenced last Tuesday in Seventh District Court. Nielson was originally sentenced by Judge Edward Jneya in Seventh District Court on November 19, 1974 research yv said. iMen arrested for theft , arson Three CASTLE DALE Green River men were arraigned before Justice of the Peace Lynn Peacock Monday on charges of stealing and setting fire to a However he was referred to car. the Four Corners Mental The car, belonging to Mr. Health Department for and Mrs. L.B. Prater, psychological evaluation Green River, was stolen last He came before the court Friday and then bumed- again on April 8, 1975 and Randy E. Ambuehl and was referred to the Utah Don Williams Grady Jr., State Mental Hospital for pleaded not guilty to the further evaluation charges of arsen and theft The hospital staff conwill have until July 2 to cluded that he was sane and Harry Sellers, visual demonstration specialist, and an attorney. retain capable of controlling his cleans fossil bone that is thought to be a shoulder. He Ingram pleaded Jimmy actions. is working in the newest part of the quarry to be guilty to the charges and He was brought before excavated which has been particularly rich in fossils. will appear before Seventh Seventh District Court Progress Photo District Court July 1. again June 17. Roy Nielson sentenced A Huntington PRICE man was sentenced to one to fifteen years imprisonment at the Utah State Prison for manslaughter. r money." There have been no private or public funds available for the work. We would like to see some support from Carbon and Emery Counties, Madsen sent back to the Progress Photo Si CASTLE DALE 26 v 1 |