Show dinosaur dinosaur bones ones aff attract bract thousands of Tour tourists isIs yearly VERNAL first dl in 1909 dinosaur bones hac become one of this men nica s finest finet tourist attract attractions i 0 ris I 1 luring tiring almost almot persons to dinosaur rational mon during 1954 and the national park service foresees on an increase in visitors during 1955 due pil wilmarily pilm marily arlly to the development of an on the spot museum mu museum pum geologist dr theodore E while white will all create relief skeletons of dinosaurs amid the natural surroundings in which they lived original discoverer of the bones of th the pre prehistoric historic monsters was deearl dr earl douglass of the carnegie museum of ii pa carnegie operated the quarry from 1909 until 1922 when hen the national museum and the university of utah took over unfortunately both institutions were ere annly able to operate the site for two years from 1924 until 1953 the quarry was dormant but two years ago following an upsurge of interest in the site due to controversy over the upper colorado river project a fede federal r a appropriation enabled the park S service er v ce once again to operate the quarry as a tourist center present work ot of exposing skeletons to view has been fol followed loed by repeat tourists who have access to the site over five miles of newly blacktopped black topped road exposition and relief of the skeletons will be a con project at the on the spot museum with funds for the purpose being appropriated by congress to the national park service sen ice |