, 1890-11-20

learn, Porcupine's influence had been
constantly exercised for goo,i and In the
line OF what he claimed the new Mes
siah told him, In contradistinction TO
tho preaching of other redskin mis-
sionarios.
Appended:to the eu,enants statement
is a statement OF Porcupine, rs written
down by Robertson. with tho aid OF an
interpreter. IL Is n lengthy one, describ-
ing In detail how he first heard OF the
new Christ, and various stages OF tho
journey himself and companions made
to meet him.
He said people at points where the
new Christ was seemed oil good people,
although OF many tribes. There was no
lighting. or drinking. Chiefs of tho
home tribe brought word from the Mes
siah TO remain fourteen days In camp,
when he would como to see
to eat, like n big, white nut. Finally
one morning hundreds Of people gath
cred near Walker Lake agency in great
ring, and Just before sundown more peo-
pie came dressed In white mems clothes,
although mostly Indians, and then
Christ was with them. lie was not so
dark as an Indian nor so light as white
eyebrows. lie was dressed like white
man, excepting he had on moccasins.
Ho commenced our dance. everybody
joining In, and then, Christ singing, we
danced till late at night, when lie told
us we ha6 enough.
II heard that Christ had been cruci-
fed, said Porcupine, ''and saw scar
on the mans wrist and on his face.
Next evening wo assembled again he
sang, then trembled violently, and then
lay down, apparently dead, while we
danced all night.
Next morning he sat down among us
and talked with us, saying: II am tho
man who made everything you see
around you. have been to heaven and
seen your dead friends and have seen
my own futher and mother. In the be.
ginning, after God made the earth, they
sent me back to teach the people, but
the people wero afreid of mo and treated
me badly. This is what they did TO me
Showing his scsrsl found my chill
dren were bad, so went back to
heaven and left them. told them that
in so many hundred years | would come
back to see them. My father told me
out and people getting bad, and that
was to renew everything as 1t used to
be and make IL better"
Porcupine added the Christ said all
was to be resurrected; that they were all
TO come back to earth and that was too
small for al now he would do away
with heaven and make earth itself large
enough to contain all.
He spoke to us about fighting and
said that was bad and that We must
keep from it; that the earth was TO be
all good hereafter; that we must be
friends with ono another. He told us
motto quarrel, or strike, or fight or
shoot one another; that whites aud In
dians were to be all one people. He said
If any man disobeyed what he ordered
his tribe would be wiped from the face
of the earth. We must believe every
thing he said, and he would know our
thoughts and actions. no matter In
what part of TIE world we might be.
81 thought all he said was good"
added Porcupine.
"Wben got back knew my people
were bad and had heard nothing OF this
so got them oil together and told them
Of IL, and warned them to listen for their
owngood. told them Just what have
told you here to-day. lfyou think | am
not telling the truth you can go ami sec
ho man yourself and will go with you,
would like some of my people who
joubt inc to go too.
This Christ talked to US all in our re-
spective tongues. You can see him in
your sleep any time you want after you
have once seen and shaken hands with
him."
Lieutenant Robertson. in partial cor.
-oboration of the story. says that the
Pahute John Is the Messiah referred to,
md says that Reed told him that John
ION has tattoo marks on his wrists. He
IS quite wealthy in horses and cattle.