The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-04-01
a|AR' ON;
>BAHLE1MEND|NG'
MILITIA IN PURSUIT or CRAZY
SNAKE AND loo4BRAvEs.
Five Companies of Oklahoma Troops.
Determined to Quell Uprising
Redskins Say They.Wil
Fight to Death.

Chief CrazysSnake and 100 followers
retreated before five companies Of
Oklahoma militia late last night, thus
deferring an expected battle untilsto-'
day.
Hastily setting fire to his Stepees
and tents. the Indian leader with his
mixed company of redskins and neg
roes fled from their blazing camp as
the troops advanced. They took up a
strong position between the North
Canadian river and Deep Fork creek
about seven miles east of Henryetta.
Colonel Hoffman, in command Of the
state troops, considered it unwise to
push the pursuit and engage the In
dams in the darkness. Accordingly
he bivouacked his troops for the
night. EARLY in the morning he will
be reinforced by a company of COW.
boys from near Lawton, Okla, all
crack shots, and he will lead his
forces against the Indians. So
Crazy Snake and his braves will be
offered a chance to surrender. If they
refuse, the battle will be on.
Colonel Hoffman sent out numerous
scouts to watch the movements of the
enemy and to give the alarm If they
attempted to flee under cover of dark
ness. The commander planned to al
low his weary troops rest on the field
during the night unless the Indians
attempted tosescape to a stronger ;po-
sition.
The militia officers believe Crazy
Snake wants to reach the Tiger Noun
tains with his followers before en-
gaging in a general fight. That the
old1chief is striving to stir the Creeks
to an uprising and strike for what he
conceives to be liberty was evident
from the smoke. of three signal fires
on. adjacent hills just before shutdown.
Old time frontiersmen, who insist
they know what such things mean, de
clare this is assign which always ush-
ers in Indian trouble. Nobodysis wild.
enough to- say the old chief will get
anywhere in. his fanatical dream of
overturning the government, but GER
tain it is that he is trying, and just
as certain that he will be ruthlessly
crushed ifahe persists.
That there will be armed resistance
by the Snakes is expected by the mill
tary force. It was learned yesterday
a~fternoon>that the Indians last Thurs
day received $4,000 rounds of ammu-
milton by freight at Council Bluffs.
Five companies Of Oklahoma mill
tia marched last night against Crazy
Snakes band of Creek Indians, half
breeds and negroes, ~entrenched in the
Hickory Hills, seven miles from Hen
ryetta.
A bloody battle was regarded as in
evitable, as the heavily armed troops
set out either to capture or extermi-
nate the murderous band, which, since
Thursday, has caused the4death of six
men, the wounding Of many others
and brought about a~condition of ter
Tor in Henryetta, Pierce and all the
surrounding country. go
The troops left Henryetta at 8
O'clock. They had seven miles to go
encountered with arms and equipment.
Crazy Snakes men numered about
100, all armed with modern rifles and
plentifully supplied with ammunition.
They had been preparing for two
months for this, their final stand,
against lawful authority. They defiant
ly sent word yesterday that they
would fight to the death.