| Show official discloses histo history ry I 1 i plans of dinosaur M monument ono by dr Js J H lombard superintendent on oct 4 1015 on an eight acro aero bradt of land six miles north of jensen utah containing the nations richest known dinosaur fossil quarry was proclaimed b by united states president ro row wWilson wilson tobe toabe to be dinosaur nu na lional monument it became the twenty third notional national monument in an org organization that had its beginning when in 1872 with th the establishment of Wat rational national ional lonal park the united states evolved a system of national par parks ks and related areas to correlate their administration the congress by act approved on aug 29 25 1916 1010 established the national park service as a bureau of the department of the interior and directed it to co conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife in the nat national lonal parks monuments and reserva eions and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such auch m manner on and by such means as will leave t hem them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations adjacent to this original 8 acre area Is a wonderland ol 01 canyons sheer walls actually overhanging overhang ingin in places rise nearly 2000 feet above the roaring green and yampa rivers dark red zite walls of the lodore canyon reflect natures moods and lights sandstone spires and domes carved into unreal shapes by wind and water adorn the gooseneck goose neck meanders of the yampa canyon many residents of vernal utah craig colo and elsewhere felt that here was an area of sufficient cien t scientific scenic and recreational interest that iti it should be included in the nation al park system many areas are proposed for inclusion in the national park system but only those I 1 of outstanding merit are finally 1 i included this area of the lodore and yampa canyons was investigated by the national park ser vice and found to be of such out standing quality as to merit win lin in elusion in the national park system by proclamation of president Pi franklin anklin D roosevelt it was added to dinosaur nation al monument on july 14 1938 1038 increasing the total size of the monument to acres this added area was thus put in the national treasure chest of al scenic scientific and historic wonders to preserve protect and to use without impairment as far as possible it is seen that there are two general units in dinosaur nation I 1 al monument the first is the I 1 fossil quarry with its tre bously important deposits of andi ent re tillian fossils this quarry was discovered discovered in 1909 1000 by earl douglass of carnegie museum I 1 it was worked by the carnegie museum smithsonian Ins titu tion and university of utah for 1 many years and produced 23 more or less complete fossil sl i 1 skeletons of dinosaurs and skeletal fragments that the scientists estimate were parts of over individual dinosaurs almost from the start it has been the dream of those in close to touch u c h W with ith the quarry that one or mo more r e fossil dinosaur skeletons be exposed in bas relief in the rock wall of the quarry this has been talked of planned and waited f for or the national park service is s in n agreement gre ement with this plan and has been endeavoring to secure funds to carry out that plan early ly excavations had removed the e exposed fossil bearing formation and a huge cuthal cut had tobe to be made to remove the overburden of non fossil material this has been done and a ledge of the dinosaur fossil bearing strata 30 feet high and feet long is now exposed and waiting for ex plans for development of the quarry include construction of temporary housing facilities water f light ilasa and sewage systems for tor the me men n who will do the quarry work the exploration of the fossil bearing ledge and the reli rel lefing efing and preparation of the exposed skeleton material is ex pecked to take four years as such ch work is of necessity slow and painstaking and requires a small crew of especially trained ahro A x building KH 1 of some tyl e is to be erected to cover the ige ledge to provide protection to the word worp work i 0 30 that work can proceed on a yearlong year long iong basis and to pro the 1110 tsie priceless fossil relics of 0 the bygone by i gone age of reptiles as are uncovered this sta stage ge of the quarry devel i will be one of the most interesting and the national park pank service plans clans tn to provide means amna amne whereby thereby the visitors can watch SS the work ok without inter ferring with the workmen adequate parking area and anast rest nest rooms are planned rhe the fhe final stage of the dream now nw became a plan Is the con st ruction of a museum a muse um which will have for its north wall wali 11 the actual quarry ledge mith with its giant skeletons outlined in high relief this will be pure puri ly a dinosaur museum in inthe the place where it most certainly t should bethe be the sit site of the worlds greatest grea erea test deposit of dinosaur fos sils the second secondi unit comprising the plateaus and canyons of the green and yampa rivers con bains some of the most complex interesting stories ot of geo logy classic examples of fault tault ing folding and erosion are arc ex posed in the canyons studies be gan in recent years and conila ing at the present are arc building a structure u clure of facts of the nat ural sc sciences 1 ances e of the area botanists are arc e finding new plant species and biologists are ane finding new and different forms of animal life association arch are nrc painstakingly un cowering the story of the ancient people who live in the canyons und left their marks on the wall and their handicraft hidden in the tho dust dry caves it is a wilderness in its very wildness wild ness and rugged mysterious beauty ilea lle lie in ats to sit on buena vista peak on tiie the south rim rito of yampa canyon and watch a night foll foa break up tip in the canyon as asi the sun gilds the spires und arched walls is to attain a feeling of lofty de inched c enchantment gehant me n t A A night cump at the junction of the yampa and green rivers with the moon setting over Ilar liar harpers pees corner while the black shadow creeps re eps up from the base to the tho P rock Is a ege ego not to be taken lightly that Is 3 the kind of place which forms the backcom back country of dinosaur national hii ati monument onu ment the national park service ervice Is making its plans for tor cevelo development pm ent of th the aren ore ln in stich a B manner as 10 jac jve leavo leave unspoiled as far for as pos DOS abic abie sible sibie tho canyons with heir their store of scientific lore and the natural values of wild scenic bebuti beauty road roads 14 of course must be built to some points in n the monument camp grounds and arens areas areto are to bes provided Increasing demands for horse back hack t trips I 1 P will bring brint horse trails and f facilities atles for pack trips trips lown down the rivers are exciting but dangerous unless made mado with experienced river juedes in prop proper r t type re of boats |
