Show TO I II I SEEK SKELETON ELET NI PI Plans ns Perfected for foring Tak Taking ing Out Dinosaur Bones About fifteen years ago Earl i Douglas discovered two huge bones protruding above the solid rock lock formation for for- nation mation of a h ill U near Jensen which Is is about sixteen miles south of or Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Utah In the capacity of scout from the Carnegie museum of Pittsburg Pittsburg Pitts Pitts- burg for various types of ot fossil re remains remains remains re- re mains he proceeded to Investigate the ground in the Immediate vicinity vicinity vicinity vicin vicin- ity and acting upon his reports the Carnegie Institute applied for and received permission to excavate there a. ina in sear search h f for fossil remains For fifteen years the institute has operated the rich quarry at Jensen spending In that time not less than and excavating s several veral scores of ot valuable and complete skeletons ns of prehistoric beasts In the spring of ot 1923 the museum abandoned the quarry Almost simultaneously simultaneously simultaneously sim sim- the University of Utah and the United States museum sit situated sit sit-a at Washington applied to the secretary of ot the interior for permission penis penis- sion slon to to operate the field The petition petition peti peti- tion was granted to the two institutions institutions institutions Jointly but the university officials preferred to work the quarry alone and declined the partnership partnership part part- of the Smithsonian tute For six months the United States museum has been working upon the fields After Atter having taken out almost two complete skeletons It also has abandoned the quarries As a a result correspondence was again resumed between Dr Frederick Frederick Frederick Freder Freder- ick Park head of ot the geological de department department de- de of ot the University of Utah and the department of ot the interior which acting upon the recommendation recommendation recommendation recommend recommend- of Dr Hubert Work culminated ed In th the final granting to the university university university uni uni- the exclusive right of ot ex ex- ex The final step was completed J Monday when the board hoard of ot regents granted to President George Thomas the authority to proceed with the excavation of a dinosaur which is to be placed on exhibit In Inthe inthe inthe the state museum at the tho university E Earl rl Douglas who has had charge of ot the quarry for the Carnegie in institute institute institute in- in for the past fifteen years will take charge of the operations at the field for forthe the university and Dr Pack will be lie in general charge of the whole proceedings Duo Due to fo the lateness of the season excavation excavation excavation excava excava- tion will probably be postponed un until until until un- un til spring The Tho university expects to take tale out ut at least one and perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps two complete skeletons of the tho prehistoric dinosaur |