The Washington times., 1909-03-29
Crazy Snake Behind Nat
ural Fortress, and Can
Defy An Army.
DEATH OF DEPUTY
DUE TO ACCIDENT
Confession of Chiefs SGn Lead to
Belief That Great Uprising
Was Planned.

STIDHAAI, Okla, March 29-Chief
Crazy Snake has been located. With
number of heavily armed Indians he
is lying in a ravine about two miles
from the site OF his former camp. The
place is a natural fortress There Is but
one approach and it could be held By
three against an army.
The military forces under Colonel
Hoffman are still camped at Hickory
Ground, according 10 advices received
this morning. The firing heard early
today Is said 10 have been done By
members of a volunteer posse who nave
joined the hunt No general fight has
yet occurred
Owing TO the strong position occupied
by Crazy Snake. Colonel Hoffman viii
probably endeavor to secure his peace
able submission and not push the agnt-
ing
The fact that the Indians retreated
so quickly and quietly 20 the place
where ehey are now encamped is de-
clared hers 70 be evidence that the
uprising has long been planned II Is
DelleVed that the signal smokes that
have been seen are calls for other IN
dlans 10 the ravine.
All Are Armed.
Crazy Snake has more than a hundred
Of his own men with him. All OF them
are heavily armed Besides there are
u large number Of negroes. Thirty
armed negroes joined him late yes
terday.
n possee Of deputies from ChcOtah ar
lived today The deputies are eudeav-
0rlng 10 find who killed the men shot
Saturday when they endeavored 70
serve warrant on Crazy Snake The
Chlef son, who was captured and
strung I'D by rope until his Indian
stoicism was chOked out OF him. de-
clareS that the men who shot The Of
lcers we're Seminole Indians and not
snakes. This is believed TO be more
evidence that an uprising is intended
20 more than the few Indians in Graz
snakes band.
Starve Indians Out
Instructions have been issued TO the
state troops now in the field that no
natter what happens, Crazy Snakes
band must be prevented fxom dashirg
across the country into the TIGER noun
ain region a<. should they get rlIere-
leighbOring bands OF dissatisfied Creeks
would be able to come 10 thei- assist
lnCe-
Colonel Hoffman is now reoovtes IA
le 50 disposing his forces that there
VIII be nothing left for the rebeIIiO71s
ALN4etAlS 10 10 DlL surrender or SCarVn
When the Indian reservations vvArs
ut up into 160-acre farms and the
rioes put on a private property basis.
some OF the more primitive Indians Op-
posed the change, and Crazy Snake has
been their leader. For ten years. or
and on, he has been in trouble with the
United states UarShaIs. Last summer
70 on" his adhereuts held some bic
poW-Wows, and signs have constantly
croppsd up ever since then that the
tFooble was coming
Signal for War.
The bands have been camping IN the
Hickory Hills. and Il has become known
to the authorities Tat the t-Cuble Sat-
urday has been seized on by most OF tl.e
dissatisfied Indians as a signal for war
like preparations.
--c ssh N-O betrayed Crazy Snake
-nder torture Is a civilized tndian who
Nas educated In the East and ranked
IS good football player His state
nenIs regarding the plans OF his father
and other Indians have been Of great
assistance TO the officials
The deputy who was killed yesterday
was not shot by Indians According to
p statement made today. he acci-
ientally killed himself with his own
gun-