Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
Battle Between Creek Indians
and Soldiers MomentarilY
Expected on the Plains of
Hickory Hills.
TROOPS DOUBLE QUICK
TO OVERTAKE FLEEING
BAND OF REDSKINS
At Break of Day Monday Indians
Were Ten Miles in Advance of
Soldiers-May be a Fight to the
Finish.
Csy Associated Prsss.)

MUSKOGEE, Okla, March Sup 10
noon today there had been no encounter
between the state militia marching upon
Crazy Snake and his band of Creek In
dams and negro allies, according to the
best information available here, and the
troops were still pursuing the reds. 1t is
reported that Crazy Snake, fearing ar
rest has made his escape, deserving his
followers, and IS now on his way to Wash
ington to intercede with the Great Father
One hundred Creek Indians, half-breeds
and negroes. under personal command
Of Chief Crazy Snake, kept up their
march on the warpath early today, but
were falling utterly to spread abroad
the terror among the people at large
such as similar events in earlier days
caused. Rather. they were retreating be-
fore five companies of determined Okla
homa militiamen in an effort to reach a
stronghold in the Tiger mountains be-
fore making a final stand against the
troops.
AIltiamen, ordered yesterday by Gov
ernOr Haskell as a result OF the uprls-
ing that came after a clash at the home
of Crazy Snake, in which Marshal Baum
and Deputy Sheriff Odom were killed,
camped for the night at Hickory Hills,
the camp which had been hastily evacu-
ated by Crazy Snake at their approach.
Indians i'm Retreat
At break of day they moved forward
TO give battle to the redskins Mean
while 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 militiamen at this juncture pushed
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were ten miles away from them. 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 the result would not be so sure.
At the rate of progress they were max
ing the troops was in a fair way TO over
hau the Indians shortly after noon and
force them into a fight under conditions
unfavorable to the arms of Crazy Snake.
The night passed without any undue
alarms after the soldiers had bivouacked
at the Indians' forsaken camping ground.
Firing was heard here and there, but this
was. due to the restlessness of rowing
bands Of the negroes and half-breeds.
The Indians themselves kept closely
within their camp, between the North
Canadian river and Deep Fork creek,
about Il miles from Henrietta.
War Dance Sunday Night
The indications were at this time that
Crazy Snakes negroes were giving him
much trouble. They came from the turb-
ulent classes of the south. Many of
them left Oklahoma to escape the conse-
quences of crimes. Never amenable to
authority, they were reluctant to obey
the chiefs commands, although they
gladly enrolled under his standard in the
old chieftain's wild and misguided cam
paign against the white father. This ele-
ment OF weakness, militia officers sac,
night cause the Indian to yield without
fight.
Frontiersmen acting as scouts for the
state troops, passed most of the night in
or near the Indian camp. These returned
shortly after daybreak with news that
the old chieftain's forces were showing
signs OF disintegration.
During the night a war dance was
started by some of the olesr Indians. The
younger ones soon Joined in and the
camp was in an uproar. Crazy Snake
took part The scouts witnessed the
The order to advance was at once
given.
Crazy Snake had been plotting the out
break for months, but was forced to be-
gin sooner than he expected on account
OF his men being drawn into the fight last
Thursday to protect their negro allies
from arrest. Then, again on Saturday
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