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Show - - Thirteen fVisit fVisitDinosaur Thousand Visit VisitDinosaur Dinosaur Monument MonumentDuring MonumentDuringYear MonumentDuring During DuringYear Year , , Says Recort Report One of ot the m most st Interestlnr interesting and andI andcertainly ancertainly I I certainly the best known sectlons sections sectlonsof sectionsof sectionof of the Uintah S&sln Ssln Bss1n Basin & Is U the Dino- Dino Dinosaur Dtno Dtnoaur - saur aur National Monument Here n tln- tln tlnder - der the th supervUion supervision of Dr A C CBoyle CBoyle Boyle an Immeiuc lmmense Immense project Is un- un under Under un under - der wayon way wayOn wayon On July 4 1931 1938 1939 the huge cut Inthe in inthe irthe i the quarry proper was in1SheQ inishea in1SheQThis inisheaThis inlsheaThl This cut was beeun begun by the th U'an Uan tran- tran ' transient tran-cient tran cient . - - slent sient men who were formerly em- em employed employed em employed - ployed at the th * Monument and hasbeen has hasbeen haibeen . been c completed mpleted ebmpleted by men worklns working worklnsunder workingunder worklniunder under the WP WPA A At the present presen t time timehe timehe time.the timethe . he work of uncovering the actual actualdinosaur actualdinosaur actualdinosaur . dinosaur bone bones * hf hru has ; not started Un Un- Un Uncovering Un-coverlni Un coverlni - covering thuc thMc these bone bones * Is a job that thatcan thatcan thatcan can be b done only by &klUed klUed skilled & tech- tech technicians techniclans tech-niclaiui tech niclaiui - - nicians niclans Or Dr Barnum Brown w1l1 will w1l1ChOO5e willchoose willchoose ChOO5e choose those thoa work-men work men workmen - whom he hefeels hefeels hefeels feels capable of 01 hand inx lng ing such suchwork suchwork suchwork work emclently emclenUy emciently and they will wUl un- un undoubte undoubtedly un undoubtedly - doubte doubtedly Uy < be people who have ta- ta taken taken ta taken - ken care of bonea bones bon from this thb quar quar- quarry quarry . - ry which were thipped shipped to eutem eastern eutemrl1l easternrnL.rr easternmi 1 rl1l- rl1l rl1lrr rnL.rr rnLrr - . 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" < s c ' a- a ational ! . a-tional a tional - Uonal tional MonwnentThe MonumentThe Monument Monwnent MonumentThe The plan of the National Parks ParksService ParksService P rluService 1 Service of offlclala omclals iclals U Is to expose eXJ Oe > ! thebones the thebones thebones bones in ba.s bas ba . relief on the th face fac of ofthe ofthe olthe the cut for approximately fort forty } ' teet feet feetin teetIn feetin In helfht height and several hundred feet feetin feetIn in lenfth length The plans for the new newcannot newmuseum newmuseum museum cannot be : . drawn cl.rawn clrawn until untilthis untilthis untilthis this work Is done It is 1 . ! : estimated estimatedthat estimatedthat that it w11 wl wi 1 take se several ral years toexpose to toexpose eXpoBe expose the bones in the manneraforementioned manner manneraforementioned manneraforementioned manneraforementionedFhe aforementioned aforementionedChe aforementionedthe Fhe Che the technicians will w1l1 probably be behOlU behoused behoused hOlU housed > ed at , the Monument and they theywill theywill theywill will be furnished with the nece.s neces needs nece.ssary needssary necessary . sary compressed air tools such aschisels a.s as . a.schisels ajchisels chisels air hammers air brushes brushesand brushesand brushesand and air Jets which their work w11l will w11lrequire willrequire willrequire require The work of uncoveringthe uncovering uncoveringthe the bones Is expected to be start.rl startrl started start.rl1940 startedin startedin , . T in 1MO 1940 1940T 1MOSince 1940Since Since Jill Jul Juli ) } 4 1939 l 3a the entire enUre corps corpsof corpsof I Iof of WPA workers have b been n busy busyworking busyworking busyworklni working on three jobs . . . The big biggest biggest blitest gest of these is the construction of ofa ofa ofa a . . drainage drain te channel which Is from from500 500 to 600 feet long 1C 16 feet across acrossand acrossand acrossand and 7 teet feet fe t . high hl < rh The channel chaJ1I1el is be being being beln ing ( ; lined with lane large square blocka blocks blockaof blocksof blocksof of native paUve pative stone laid lard In 1n concretemortar concrete concretemortar ; mortar There arc are two ayers avers of ofblocks ofblocks ofblocks blocks two feet thick being beln laid onthe on onthe onthe the bottom of the channel chafU1el andblocks and andblocks andblocks blocks which are four feet thick thickat thickat thickat at the bottom and taper to two twofeet twofeet twofeet feet thick at the top are beint being laidon laid laidon laidon on walls wails It is believed tha that t this thischannel thischannel thischannel channel will be adequa adequate te to carefor care carefor carefor for any cloudburstT'ha cloudburstThe cloudburst cloudburstTru Tru The T'ha Tha ' seconti ucomI second job at which the themen themen themen men have been engaged ent ed U 1.1 11 is . ; the con construcUon construction constructlon strucUon struction of roads and trails A Alimited Alimited Alimited limited amount of ot tr-dln tr dln grading " - widen widening widenine I ing and straightening stral hteninc of theroad the theroad theroad road to Split SpUt Mountain Mounta1n Oorte Gorge wasdone was wasdone wasdone done This was completed early in inthe inthe tnthe the summerThe summer summerThe summerThe The deve opment oplnent of the watersupply water watersupply watersupply supply at the Monument compries comprises compriesthe comprisesthe comprisesthe . ! ; the third Job ThiA This was wa5 accompUsh accomplish accomplishcd accompUshed accomplished ed by drivlni driving a , vertical &haft haft bhaft shaft & ata ata at a suitable point In 1n a steep h1l1 hill h1l1north hillnorth hillnorth north of the headquarters headqUBl 'rs rs " ' otnce office officeon otnceon officeon on the wefct WEbt west bankof bank of the west draw drawThe drawThe drawThe The shaft was driven approximate approximately ly seventy feet deep where waterwas water waterwas waterwas was encountered Water now stands stands30 30 feet In the bottom of the shaft shaftand shaftand shaftand and Is still rl&lne rllne rising & It Is expectedthat expected expectedthat expectedthat that this sha.ft shaft shaf . . and further devel develI development development development opment of storage space will wUl furnish fur furnish furnish I nish the necessary amount of wat- wat water wat wat- water water - - ; er for all future needs for the theheadquarters theheadquarters theheadquarters headquarters area The sprint spring which whichwru whichwas whichwas wru was ; formerly used was found Inade inade- inadequate Inadequate Inadequate whichI - I quate when heavy dema.nds demands . were weremade weremade weremade made for water deUveryAt deliveryAt delivery deUvery deliveryAt At present In addition to work wk wking workInc I Iing ing on the drainage channel the themen themen themen men are devcloplne developing a parklne parking area areaWhen areaWhen I IWhen When this Is completed It will wUl ac accomodate accomodate I Icomodate comodate at leajst lea.st least . 160 150 Is0 cars at anyI anygiven anygiven any anylvcn I given lvcn time The site for thk thib this area areaIs areaIs I Is bclne being developed de't'Joped detJoped deteloped ' hnmpdla Immediately tely west westof westof westof of the office oftlce throuth through removal rf'mO\al rf'mO rfmO al remotal : ' \ westI of ofa ofa ofx I a large lar c sand hi hlu hiu i This . work v.ork vork ih II is > nowunder now nowI nowundM nowunder I undM under " active proiress progress proiressA progressA A keen kPen Interest in activity at the theDinosaur theDinosaur I IDinosaur Dinosaur National Monument hllbbeen hasbeen haA hllb has haAeen been > een p-owint p owint growing - In the minds mlndo ; of the thevL thevisiting thevLsltlne hllbi vL visiting < ; ltlng public Scarcely Scarct'ly Scarctly ' a ft a da d } i pass passP1 passes passes i P1 es > . without v.lthout vlthout \ visitors tisltors < ; ltor.s ltors . anci and " some "orne orne days daysthe daysthey daysthe the they } come In IIITgt large Inr ' groups gTOup . < ; On tht the theaterage thenvrrac'p thenvrracp " Hf'ragr Hfragr aterage ! ' ' tilt tart ( IK Monument Ls is 1 . < ; visited visitedb visitedb\ visitedb visitedb1000 , b } \ 1000 pe-r pe r prr per - month main ) During t 11 ! t ) p e ( ' 1 > pi.st pist past pi.stI 1 ' . . < ; t tI I - travel traveJ year which whJch was tro from Oqt Oct Oct11 11 1938 l 3 to Sept 30 W9 1939 a totalof totalof total of 13 13000 000 visitors vtsttota realstered regltered registered $ E\rery E rery Every Ererystate Everystate \ Evenstate state in the th * union unton and alllVlilka all \lVlilka lVlilka walks lVlilkaof walksof \ walkiof of life were repr represented ted , . , as s wen well wenas wellas wetas as .some some . onr fifteen forelcn forelKn foreign countrtes countries countrtesQmong countriesamong countriesamonc Qmong among which whleb ware were Canada , , , Au- Au 4qs- 4qs Aus- Aus Australla 4qstra11a - * - - tralla tra11a Japan . , , China , . Germtmy OeXniany GermanySweden GermtmySWeden OeXnianydweden SWeden dweden Russia , , Norway , , Rwnanl Runania RumaniaFrance } . , France Hawaii HawaU , , ( " Cuba "uba uba " " , , and South SouthAmerican SouthAmerican Boutt-American Boutt American - American Republics RepubUca Republica The 'Ibe Ibe These ' visit VWt- VWt visit- VWtora visitors - - ' on ora ors wera were composed of practical practically practicallyevery practicallyevery every very profession profe lon educators rule rulers rulersof rulcnof of nation nations $ army anny officers omcers offlcers , , lawyers , clercymen clergymen doctors and mU&tclan.s mUtclan.s mUtclans musicians musiciansin mU&tclan.sIn & . In the various vartoua group sroups groups * hare have beenpeople beenpeople been people from at least ten univer unlwr- unlwr univer- universities unlwrslUes universities - sities slUes Theae These Th se travelers were chtefly chiefly chteflyroUowlng chieflyfollowing chlttbfollowinK roUowlng following the natural sciences sciehces of ofgeology ofgeology ol geology oloty paleontology and mineral mineral.o mineralo . . ogy ogyAccording Accordlnr According yAccordlnr y to Dr Boyle they ex- ex expect expect ex expect - logy logyAccording pect to hav have the th dralnac drainage * channel channelUntng channellining channelllninc Untng lining and the th * first unit of the thepvkJng theparking th pvkJng parking p rklnc area and approach road roadcompleted roadcompleted ros < ; I ( roadI completed by July 1 1940 lIMO Theparking The Thepar1dna Th Thparkinc < parkinc par1dna parking area Is 1s laid lald out In such away a away i way that thatrlvh wh \rlvh rlvh with \ . Increased travel to tothe tothe tth ( the D1n0/ D1n0 Dlnoss Dinoanur D1n0ur & / ur Monument . , , added addedarea addedarea addecarea area for parkinc par1UnK parking can CB.1"S CB.1S CB1S cars . " can be b addedeasily added addedeully adde addeeasily < ! easily eully and economlcaD economically economicaBy ) ' The Tblt entire entJte eriti'e eritie ' proxraxi rogrem program is belDr lrehg fZlc ' | ' Con < ionducted O . .ll ll . l ductCd cJ by the N.Ucma1 NUcma1 National National . Parka Parks Se'f- Se'f Sef Se'fj Se'fme &r r ' & Beyvice - j me vice and the detaill detalld " tanS of ot bf every e-eQI e eQI pYeX7 - , J IOb lob b bunder ' at atunder axunder t -r r - : under the dtrec8 direct dtrec\ dtrec \ supervUrton auperylalon 8 ery Son rr Of r Na Na1lonal Nallonal , "onal onal 1lonal " Parks Parka & ' xnd 'let let and , ! MOnumcnst'engtneera MOnumcnstengtneera 4pnu n.wn nwn . ncust - liIt'I liItI ' ? ' en . " ' J 'r- 'r r ' I . , j x ( . ( " glnetl gtneers ' $ . r I Ij j |