Show prehistoric monsters bones found in illinois springfield ill three teeth weighing fourteen pounds each eacle a tusk seven beven feet nine inches long and a skull four feet wide are the remains of a prehistoric illinois ni monster onster which have been excavated near golconda for the state museum by dr A R crook chief bones of the monster are also included la ia the collection which has hai been created by doctor crook tor for shipping to the museum fifteen boxes were necessary to contain the remains excavated after tile the tusk had been found by steam shovel working ou on a dam the remains were found about a month ago by a steam shovel crew working on dam no 31 of the ohio river waterway project the dam Is about four miles below golconda when notified by the associated press of the discovery of the remains doctor crook communicated with en engineers 1 I in charge of tile the construction of the dam asking them to leave the remains us as they were found until he could superintend the excavation |