Show I Indians Dinosaurs Dam Building Are Basin Tourist Attractions Editors Editor's note This is an- an another another other in a series of See Utah articles designed to bet bet- better ter acquaint with theIr home state The artIcles have been prepared by the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council Each week a differ dUler ent sector ot of th the state will be featured Indians pre mona mons- monsters tern mountain scenery and lInd men at work on a gigantic concrete d dam m are arc just a few attractions Northeastern Utah has to offer the summer visit visit- visitor or You can find Indians by bythe bythe the hundreds on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation nt at Fort Duchesne Americas America's most important display of fos fos- dinosaur bones Is loea- loea National Mon near Jensen The lofty are the only large chain of mountains In Amer lea ien that run east cast and west And workmen are feverishly pouring concrete on Flaming Gorge Dam which is rL rising ng 50 stories Into the sky on the Green River In Daggett Coun Coun- County ty VISITS TO 10 THESE scenic attractions and others In the northeastern s sector tor of at the state are suggested by D Jam Jam- Jams Cs s Cannon director of the Tourist and Publicity Council in this weeks week's See See Utah tour The tour begins at Duches- Duches Duchesne s ne on US Highway i p or at some other convenient start start- starting ing point depending on where you live It continues through Roosevelt Vernal and on to Dinosaur National Monument Then it briefly retraces re- re retraces traces lack back to Vernal and up the slope of the to Flaming Gorge Dam Dutch John Ashley National Forest Manila Manila and Linwood If you happen to plan your trip in early August you can see eee the Indians in full tribal dress at the annual Sun Dance at Whiterocks near Roose- Roose Roosevelt veiL velt Hundreds of Indians bring their families to this traditional religious ceremony and camp at the dance site No Is allowed because ot of the sacred nature of the dances INDIAN DANCERS so 0 perform at the annual Uin tah Basin Industrial Convention tion in Roosevelt Aug 9 to 11 On the night of August 11 an Indian All Pageant willbe will willbe be held Other eVEnts of the convention include fashion shows parades athletic con con- contests contests tests and educational classes Vernal is located in abroad a abroad broad green valley at the base Of the Uinta Mountains I One of the most interesting features of this picturesque town is Vernal State Park with Its Utah Field House of Natural History Here are displayed many fossils bones stuffed animals and artifacts which have been gathered In Inthe inthe the Vernal area THE FIELDHOUSE is the easily located by Dippy diplodocus a gigantic cast cast- cement replica of a dinosaur skeleton which stands In front I Dinosaur National Monument ment is only a short drive from Vernal Monument head head- headquarters quarters and the visitor cen cc ter can be reached by paved road six miles mUes north of Jen- Jen Jensen sen The center encloses part of ofa ofa a famed dinosaur quarry that has yielded more fossils from the Age of Reptiles than any other locale on earth From a high ramp visitors can watch paleontologists at work chis- chis chiseling chiseling eling away the cUll cliff and out lining the huge bones in bold relief The Tha rest of the national monument is a primitive wil- wil wilderness wilderness area of rugged can can- canyons canyons high plateaus and mountains Unpaved roads from US 40 lead t to spectacular lar along the deep canyons of the Green and i Yampa Rivers BETWEEN VERNAL and Manna Manila on State Highway 44 a billion years of the earths earth's i geological history lies expos expos- exposed I I ed cd Markers along the road call caU attention to the various geological formations fo Some 35 miles from Vernal the highway branches High High- Highway I way 44 continues via Green Lake and Sheep Creek to Manila and Highway to Flaming Gorge Dam and Dutch John At this point the traveler may take his choice depending on whIch he would like to see first the dam or surrounding country co The pavement ends as you continue on Highway 44 but the road is well maintained passing through some of the tha i I most beautiful parts of Ash Ash- Icy ley National Forest If you like you can stop at Green Lake where cabins are available A vista point nearby affords a spectacular panorama of Red Canyon which in years to come will willbe willbe be partially filled ClUed with water of Flaming Gorge Reservoir Tourist facilities are also available on HIghway SHEEP CREEK Canyon on HIghway 44 Is a beautiful gorge cut through the b by a tributary of the Green River In places it is 2000 to 2500 feet deep with many fantastic formations eroded from the canyon walls In a multitude of colors It If you continue on High way you OU will pass over overa a foot suspension bridge across the Green River jUt just I i upstream from the damsite The bridge affords a spectacular spectacular ular view of Red Can Canyon on Flaming Gorge Gorce Dam is being built by government contractors in tile the deep can can- canyon canyon yon A vista point from the tho canyon wall affords visitors a panoramic view of the con con- construction construction site where hund- hund hundreds hundreds reds of workmen swann like ants atop t e concrete arch steadily climbing toward the sky One Interesting aspect of the project Is the around around- the clock pouring of concrete to keep up with rigid con schedules NEARBY DinCH John Is Isa isa a government construction I town for federal employees and workers on the dam It Is Utah's newest permanent city and the largest in Daggett County However its lion tion population will dle consider consider- considerably considerably ably when the is com com- completed shortly Between Dutch John and Linwood you pass within view of the the famous lamous Flaming Gorge a deep canyon carved by the Green River after whIch the dam was named The walls of this deep gorge in the changing evening or sometime flicker with re reds h morning light hence the I name No mattEr which route you I choose you OU should end the tour lour in the small town ot of Lin- Lin Linwood wood located on Henrys Henry's Fork about 10 miles mUes from Dutch John This little town one of the oldest settlements in Utah and time one rendezvous rendezvous for trappers In the early win will soon be consigned to a watery grave as water backs up behind Flaming Gorge Dam Located in Linwood is the the- Jack Robinson Cabin be- be believed believed to be the oldest build build- ing building in Utah dating back to the famous trapper who lived |