moonev] porcupine's visit to wovoka 705 



The Fish-eaters near Pyramid lake told me that Christ had appeared on earth 

 again. They said Christ knew he was coming ; that eleven of his children were also 

 coming from' a far land. It appeared that Christ had sent for me to go there, and 

 that was why unconsciously I took my journey. It had been foreordained. Christ 

 had summoned myself and others from all heathen tribes, from two to three or four 

 from each of fifteen or sixteen different tribes. There were more different languages 

 than I ever heard before and I did not understand any of them. They told me when 

 I got there that my great father was there also, but did not know who he was. 

 The people assembled called a council, and the chief's son went to see the Great 

 lather [niessiah], who sent word to us to remain fourteen days in that camp and 

 that he would come to see us. He sent me a small package of something white to 

 eat that I did not know the name of. There were a great many people in the coun- 

 cil, and this white food was divided among them. The food was a big white nut. 

 Then I went to the agency at Walker lake and they told us Christ would he there 

 in two days. At the end of two days, on the third morning, hundreds of people 

 gathered at this place. They cleared off a place near the agency in the form of a 

 circus ring and we all gathered there. This space was perfectly cleared of grass, 

 etc. We waited there till late in the evening anxious to see Christ. Just before 

 sundown I saw a great many people, mostly Indians, coming dressed in white men's 

 clothes. The Christ was with them. They all formed in this ring around it. They 

 put up sheets all around the circle, as they had no tents. Just after dark some of 

 the Indians told me that the Christ [Father] was arrived. I looked around to find 

 him, aud finally saw him sitting on one side of the ring. They all started toward 

 him to see him. They made a big fire to throw light on him. I never looked around, 

 but went forward, and when I saw him I bent my head. I had always thought the 

 Creat Father was a white man, hut this man looked like an Indian. He sat there 

 a long time and nobody went up to speak to him. He sat with his head bowed all 

 the time. After awhile he rose and said he was very glad to see his children. "I 

 have sent for you and am glad to see you. I am going to talk to you after awhile 

 about your relatives who are dead and gone. My children, I want you to listen to 

 all I have to say to you. I will teach you, too, how to dance a dance, and I want 

 yon to dance it. Get ready for your dance aud then, when the dance is over, I will 

 talk to you." He was dressed in a white, coat with stripes. The rest of his dress 

 was a white man's except that he had on a pair of moccasins. Then he commenced 

 our dance, everybody joining in, the Christ sinking while we danced. We danced 

 till late in the night, when he told us we had danced enough. 



The next morning, after breakfast was over, we went into the circle and spread 

 canvas over it on the ground, the Christ standing in the midst of us. He told us he 

 was going away that day, but would he back that next morning and talk to us. 



In the night when I first saw him I thought he was an Indian, but the next day 

 when I could see better he looked different. He was not so dark as an Indian, nor 

 so light as a white man. He had no beard or whiskers, but very heavy eyebrows. 

 He was a good-looking man. We were crowded up very close. We had been told 

 that nobody was to talk, and even if we whispered the Christ would know it. I 

 hail heard that Christ had been crucified, and I looked to see, and I saw a scar on his 

 wrist and one on his face, and he seemed to be the man. I could not see his feet. 

 He would talk to us all day. 



That evening we all assembled again to see him depart. Wheu we were assembled, 

 he began to sing, and he commenced to tremble all over, violently for a while, and 

 then sat down. We danced all that night, the Christ lying down beside us apparently 

 dead. 



The next morning when we went to eat breakfast, the Christ was with us. After 

 breakfast four heralds went around and called out that the Christ was back with us 

 and wanted to talk with us. The circle was prepared again. The people assembled, 

 and Christ came among us and sat down. He said he wanted to talk to us again and 

 for ns to listen. He said : •• 1 am the man who made everything you see around you. 

 I am not lying to you, my children. I made this earth and everything on it. I have 



