Show Dyer Mine Work Not Abandoned Co Owner Says Miss Hattie Pope owner of the Dyer Mine dumps and float bed claim visited The Vernal Express Tuesday and emphasized that the working and equipment are far from abandoned Miss Pope is owner co-owner of the operation with Mrs Lora Sannes and both are formerly of Vernal and presently of Salt Lake City MISS POPES POPE'S visit was in connection with front page pictures of the Dyer Mine in inThe inThe The Vernal Express issue of October 31 31 The description under the pictures suggested that work had been abandon abandon- abandoned abandoned ed Miss Pope said but point point- pointed pointed ed out that this was not the case She said that research test test- testing ing and experimenting have been relocated temporarily in Salt Lake City Several times annually the site is visited and exploratory and maintenance work is done she disclosed MISS POPE also ed that the land is posted as privately owned and warned that trespassers will be prose prose- prosecuted to the full extent of the law She brought with her a let let let- letter ter from one of the former workmen at the mine that emphasized further mental work is scheduled |