Show ernest billie publish bulletin on dinosaur monument geology of dinosaur national monument and vicinity a bulletin of the utah geological and mineralogical survey which came oft off the press last week was written by mr and mrs G E of vernal ernest Is director of the utah field house of natural history in vernal and his wife billie is staff scientist and technician work on the page bulletin was begun by the authors in 1943 while mr was ranger anger at t the monument purpose ose of the study is to aid in the basic asic planning and interpretation t relative to the future development of the monument both powell and douglass Dou glasa made substantial contributions to the geological knowledge of the region as have many others who followed them states the introduction to the bulletin but until the work tor for this bulletin was begun no detailed mapping had been done in the monument area detailed studies were delayed largely because of the undeveloped state of the area and because of lack of topographic maps which have only recently become avail able further on in the introduce intro duc tion the authors write the geological features of the monument arc are of interest not only to the geologist but to the average visitor as well the vivid colors the fantastic erosion and the spectacular attitude of the beds are such that they elicit enthuse si aftic comment from practically all visitors in the foreword by arthur L crawford Craw tord director of i the utah geological and mineralogical survey we find the following the entrance to the dinosaur national monument is just githiri with Iri the threshold thie of utah as the tourist enters from the east via U 8 40 the village of jensen where the highway crosses the green river is the point ol 01 departure travelers will want to visit this interesting area as wen well as the utah field house ol 01 natural history at vernal and there be properly inducted into time and space by the authors of this bulletin and further on in the foreword the fine murals of prehistoric historic e life small three toed horses gigantic theres uinta theres i res and other eocene species that long after the dinosaurs became extinct roamed the colorful landscape now occupied CUP by y the e drab ab uinta nta desert ese were done 0 e by y the e skillful h hand of 9 90 year a old ld fa father thee ernest un sr his murals give ve atmosphere r to the place his continued interest and devotion to the project of his children are contributions that mere money could never buy but the collections the dia grains grams and the peculiar blend of profound research and true western hospitality that have made the house an institution aye are the handiwork of the authors of this buletin bulet ln G E unter mann ernest jr and his charming ing helpmate and clenal tl fie fic collaborator a graduate geologist in her own right bilue billie ruple billie is indigenous to the country she grew up on the old ruple island park ranch in the picturesque heart of the dinosaur national monument the island park area was homesteaded homestead ed by billies Bil lieg grandparents henry C aad may ruple in 1883 and taken over in 1916 by her parents henry 11 II hod and lilly ruple whose interest in geology and gy of the region were transmitted to their daughter the foreword continues it was there that ernest J jr r a la stalwart young mining ge geology rg g found her as he playfully sa says swinging on the gate aal yal A at island park the lazy green river is in marked contrast to its character elsewhere in its descent through chasms chasm 3 incised in the uinta mount sms ins at island park it is peaceful an oasis oalis a veritable garden of eden small wonder then that beneath towering cliffs and a moonlit sky in natures own I 1 pork park beside the still waters this chance meeting blossomed into romance and billie joined ernest at college in a distant city at the university of california she sought the answers to the queries she had been forced to ponder in the vastness of her idyllic loneliness how was the canyon formed why did the river choose the hard way instead of skirting around the massive wha wha made the dinosaur tombs stand on edge her thrill at finding reasonable answers in the classroom made her want to bring her husband back to the land of their romance where td together gether they could read the story of the rocks and interpret this fantastic history of a billion years for her neighbors her townspeople her state and for all that come and investigate this she and her h husband and her husbands father have done in the utah field house of natural history in this bulletin histon 1 I t think I 1 am safe in powell saying sayin that no one not even powell nor douglass has kno known v s so q in intimately t irately as da the U antel n ter m manns the geology of dinosaur national monument where for several years ernest was ranger and billie was later ranger na ir alist st it is ii therefore fortunate particularly when the echo park and other controversial subjects connected with the monument have fired such interest throughout the united states that the utah geological and mineralogical survey la Is able to offer such an authentic treatise to the interested public while there is a nood to seek out the facts As a foreword summa summary r it t aa may y be well to point out mat after te r 1 long ng and detailed surveys on the green and color colorado 0 rivers the bureau of reclamation was compelled to conclude that split mountain and echo park dam sites in dinosaur national monument were necessary to the economic and practical development of the water resources of of these streams Both these dam sites are located in deep narrow canyons near the head of stream development and offer tar far lower evaporation losses than are obtainable elsewhere the first three paragraphs of th the e Unten abstract be ginning the bulletin reads as follows dinosaur national monument lies along the eastern portion of the uinta mountains largest east west trending range in the western hemisphere the range maximum elevation of which Is feet represents a comparatively flat flatto to topped ed asymmetrical PEW fold with similar minor flank folds considerably broadened in the western part of the monument area but narrowing farther east and swinging in a southeasterly direction folding bean began in late cretaceous time with uplift recurring at ehte intervals ovals during the tertiary particularly late eocene when maximum elevation is thought to have taken place generally accompanied by large scale faulting total uplift of the range was approximately feet two major streams the green G reen and yampa rivers traverse t ra dinosaur national monument along their courses occur four deep and tortuous canyons lodore split mountain green and yampa can yon yampa CO copies les of the mannis bulletin are available at the field house fit ih vernal |