Show Dinosaur Bones Attract Thousands Of T Tourists Yearly VERNAL First discovered In 1909 dinosaur bones c have become one of this areas area's finest tourist attractions luring almost persons to Dinosaur National Monument Mon during 1954 And the thc National Park Son Service foresees an increase in visitors during 1955 due primarily to the thc development of an the spot museum whereby museum gist Dr Theodore E E. E White will create relief skeletons of dinosaurs dinosaurs dinosaurs dino dino- saurs amid the natural surroundings surroundings surroundings surround surround- ings in which they lived Original discoverer of the bones of the pre historic monsters was Dr Earl Karl Douglass of the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh Pa Carnegie Carnegie Carnegie Car Car- negie operated the quarry from 1909 until 1922 when the National Museum and the University of Utah took over Unfortunately both Institutions were only able to operate operate operate oper oper- ate the site for two years rom From 1924 until 1953 the quarry was dormant but two years ago following following following fol fol- lowing an upsurge of Interest Inthe in inthe inthe the site due to controversy over the Upper Colorado River project a federal appropriation enabled the Park Service once again to operate the quarry as a tourist center Present work of exposing skeletons skeletons tons to view has been followed by repeat tourists who have access to the site over five miles of newly blacktopped road Exposition and relief of the skeletons will be a continuing continuing continuing con con- project at the the spot museum with funds for the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose being appropriated by Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress to th the National Park Service |