Show THE UINTAH BASIN J vastly different now Is a trip to L lie he uintah basin than only a few short years ago twenty years ago tells you in another column ol of the sun that new stages had just jeen put on the line with changes of horses and stops over night the rip at that time occupied a full two days it roads were bad maybe you never adver got through at all now nov a trip out to vernal and back Is just a litle over sunday jaunt you run out to visit a friend and take a look at he new baby or even to see how nis als alfalfa crop is stacking up leaving price last Sit sunday morning the junior member of the sun publishing company with his wife and laughter daughter and miss gladys moss made a trip to the vernal country ec returning turning home tuesday evening starting early sunday a drive of a ii t little over three hours landed the barty party in Due duchesne besne A three hours atop during which new brake ian were put on tho the ford was made here after which myton miton roosevelt ft duchesne and moffat modal were nvere passed on the way to vernal which place was reached at in time for or supper that evening and the next day were spent 1 n vernal and the surrounding towns the return trip was made through from vernal tuesday visiting roosevelt myton dirting dining in duchesne and reaching price about 6 5 at roosevelt wo we met editor reet reef ot of the standard and at myton editor cook of the tha free frea press with the roads in the present excellent condition the trip to the north country is a pleasure and no knowledge of 0 the extent ot of tho the aln tali tah basin can be gained until one has made this trip one point that must not be overlooked Is the dinosaur quarry six miles north ot of the town ot of jensen hers here prof earl douglas Is carrying on excavations in searching out but these prehistoric animals assisted byi bya i crew ot of tour four men man this work has been going on tor for ten years the place Is visited by about out a hundred dally daily tourist I 1 travel travel Is I 1 heavy over the highway jj passing basaing through thi the basin Prote gaor douglas showed our party over the workings working land and gave gava an entertaining pertaining explanation 0 of this won 1 darful depositary ot of beings ota a bygone go age this deposit of remains ot of prehistoric animals la is the largest yet uncovered in the world many kanj specimens I 1 have already been removed and afia talen taken to museums in distant lelder cities speaking 0 of this feature the salt lake tribune recently put out an editorial in which it was stated utah has suffered and still Is suffering ferl ing because of lack ot 0 appreciation or because of 0 the lack of 0 knowledge of 0 some of its unexcelled resources supplied by nature it Is ony only within recent years that we have begun to appreciate a tew few of our scenic wonders and take advantage of them many still remain unappreciated and unprotected due partly to the fact that thai we know so little about them but there is at least one of our treasures of 0 great scientific value which has been given en world wide publicity and about which we should know a great deal but apparently we know little about it or are not yet awakened to its true baue it la Is the dinosaur quarry so called in ill eastern uintah county near the town of jensen the greatest deposit ot of remains of prehistoric animal life yet discovered in the world although we may have been lacking in appreciation in utah ua ti federal government has a conception of 0 its value and offered oltorf cd some protection by creating the dinosaur national monument hut but tile the protection thus extended la is niHed ll the field Is open to exploration and research under governmental supervision or permission and this li 14 as it should be for or only through ough exploration and study can it bp be of value the unfortunate phase or of ins ane matter la is that such exploration as has been undertaken has been confined to institutions outside the alin state and the features ol 01 0 interest discovered tor for the most moat part have been sent to museums bayona our borders to demand that all tile the fruits of exploration of tills this bial deposit should remain jot in utah would be to assume an extremely narrow it if not an indefensible position but it would seem proper that some effort be made to assure utah atah of a proper proportion of these treasures some should ila their way into our museums andin andi so far as it may be practicable foth era should be left in place hixt vt exposed lor for study by our own owa ad id succeeding uc generations otherwise berwise it e probably will be but c co 0 few years until the a Is fully explored elored d and andlee andl ih he rew agns ins of prehistoric ils animal life aul wul bo be removed to institutions tary fari distant fim the place of discovery ery and all that will be left to utah will bo be the holes in the rock from which they were taken sun pricy 4 |