The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-02
CRAZY SNAKE F[EEs
Deserts Warning Indians to
Seek CIemency.
TROOPS AWAIT NEW FIGHT
Soldiers on Edge for Engagement with
Redskins-Scouts Out and Bloody
Fight Promises to Wipe Out Dusky
Warriors.

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Warriors.
| Muskogee, Okla, Mar. 30.-Up to
| last night there had been no encounter
between the state militia, marching
upon Crazy Snake and his band OF
Creek Indians and negro allies, ac-
cording to the best information avail
able here, and the troops were still
| pursuing the reds. 1t was reported
that Crazy Snake, fearing arrest, has
made his escape, deserving his follow
ers and is now on his way to Washing
| ton to intercede with the Great Fa-
| ther.
Yesterday Honey Scott, sub-chief
| of the Snake band, and three other In
dams, all charged with aiding and
| abetting the recent disturbances, were
arrested four miles southwest of Hick-
DRY Grounds. 1t is believed this will
| have the effect of fastening surren-
der on the part of the bands.
Troops Push Northward.
The main portion of the soldiers, un-
der command of Col. Roy Hoffman, is
| pushing northward in search of the
| chief and his men. Several other de-
tachments of militia are doing police
duty and led by Farmer Couts, ia
miliar with the country, are patrolling
the country for miles around Hickory
Camp looking for any refugees that
| may be hiding in the mountains and
| timber.
Seemingly authentic reports from
Henryetta and the vicinity of the
| Hickory Camp place the number of
bodies of dead negroes found at diff
ferent points and buried at "a.
Twenty-Four Are Dead.
This total, it is said, makes up the
| number of men killed since last
Thursday, the day of the first battle
between the sheriff's posse.
Buzzards located the bodies of seven
men in the timber. Shallow holes were
| dug in the ground by white farmers
and the bodies inferred therein. The
dead buried in this fashion repre-
scented three bodies found on Thurs
day, eight on Friday, six on Saturday
and seven on Sunday.
All sorts of wild rumors are in cir
culation, and as the scenes of opera
ton are of the railway the utmost diff
ficulty was experienced in gaining
trustworthy news. Farmer boys in
many instances were reported to be
taking up an individual warfare
against the negroes and firing upon
the blacks Unfortunately.
Boys Drown Negro in Creek.
A negro was shot and badly wounded
near the banks of Wolf creek, accord
ing to one story, when he was picked
up and thrown into the deep creek and
allowed to drown by the jeering farm
err boys.
A talk with Henryetta, Okla, the
nearest telegraph point to the scene of
the Indian uprising, brought the in
formation that no news had been re-
ceived of any fresh encounter.
Red Scouts Watch Whites.
At break of day the soldiers moved
forward to give battle to the redskins.
Meanwhile the chief, through the
agency of his sleepless scouts, had
been watching every move, and he led
his forces away, apparently not daring,
or at least not caring, to fight his
white foes in the open. The militia
men at this juncture pushed forward
at double quick The Indians were
ten miles away from them, but they
were determined that they should not
be allowed to choose the battle-ground,
and thus gain enormous advantage.
The troops outnumbered the Indians
three to one, and the officers knew that
could the opposing forces meet in the
open, there could be only one outcome
the Indians would have to surrender
or be killed. Once the redskins gained
the shelter of the hills, though, and the
result would not be so sure.
Overhaul the Indians.
At the rate of progress they were
making the troops were in fair way
to overhaul the Indians late in the aft
ernood and force them into fight I'M
der conditions unfavorable to the arms
of Crazy Snake.
The night passed without any undue
alarms after the soldiers had biv-
ouacked at the Indians forsaken camp
ing ground. Firing was heard here
and there, but this was due to the rest
lessness of rowing bands of the negroes
and half breeds. The Indians them
selves kept closely within their camp,
between the North Canadian river and
Deep Fork creek, about II miles from
Henryetta. They had hurried through
the ten miles between this and their
deserted camp, and, in obedience to
the chiefs commands, rested in prepa-
ration for the events of the day.
The indications were at this time
that Crazy Snakes negroes were Civ
ing him much trouble.