Arizona silver belt., 1891-06-20
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The Mchave Miner, of June 18th, publishes Q very readable account of the Ghost Dance which took place ih Wallapai Valley recently, and tells what it signifies. It seems to be identical with the ghost dance of the Sioux and other northern tribes of Indians and, q ,ubtless, had it's origin in the "Mes- siah crAse" of the Sioux. The Miner correspondent says:
 Imagine circular piece of ground one hundred feet in diameter, enclosed by fence, made by putting poles and bushes into the ground, and surround ed by the high and rugged granite walls that reflect in demonical fantasies the lurid light of half dozen fires that blaze within the enclosure; while two hundred sayngea clad in white robes with fancy trimmings---faces and hair painted white in whatever decorative luiithti tuo onFaze iAiihuo ouBStsto uS best calculated to produce the most weird and startling effects--move slow ly around in a circle keeping time with a wild chant that swelle end falls in barbaric cadence, while two hundred more stand or crouch aroand the fires, awaiting their turn to participate, I can never forget tue sensati. n produced upon my mind as l atood between two swarthy chiSls and gazed upon this scene, All the dancers face toward the center holding each others hands and al joined in the chant The dust is- sued in clouds from beneath two hun drsd scraping feet, and what with the dust and exertion the dancers are soon exhausted and drop out, while others take their places.
 They dance until the circle has gone completely around, then stop for few minutes and rest, then start up again At each new start they sing different chant, and so the dance goes on until midnight, when, with loud elapping of the hands, they break ranks and go home. During all this time two or three chiefs or medicine men moved around outside of the circle preserving order and repremauding any merriment or hilarity. Chief Ko-ar-a explained that this was religious dance and that due solemnity must be observed.
 1.-The dance being over Surahm, Kd- ara and the hend medicine man, Pnh- uui-ya, gave us a little insight into the object, etc of these ceremonies They said: We believe in the existence of a powerful diety, who will come upon the earth at some time within the next three or four years in the form of an Indian. This being is called in the Piute language, Nota Win-nup, and this name has been adopted by the Dthef tribes When No h Win.nup comes al Indians, who have died ip the ages til t are gone, will be restored to life and perpetual youth Those who are now old, sick CT lame, will also be re stored Simultaneously will reappear the game that hes existed in past ages, while the white and all other races ex. cept the American Indian will rerish Upon the Indian who dares 10 entertain or express 8 doubt of the truth of these things, the medicine men threaten to bring the most dire and fatal punlsh ments. Each dance Is ordered by No. ta Win-nup, who appears to the medi- cine men on the fifth night of each dance and tells thea when to hold the next, and other things which lie wishes his people to know. Each dance lasts five nights aid on the last night we dance until morning. Just before day light the medicine men go up on top of the little butte and talk Bith the NO-ta Win-nup, and updn returning, report his sayings to the people, We do not intend any violeree towards the whites, We want to live pe8ceably with them until the Messiah comes and then we eau not keep them from being dc. stroyed If We wish.
 " The next dance will be at Walla- pal mountains and will fegin on the llth of June Then there will be an- other one here on the lst of July. Tell the white people this is our religion and we believe it. They have their re- ligion and they have a right to believe theirs
 "A few of the yourger and more pro gressive Indians refuse to believe i'll these propbesies or to take any part whatever in the dances. Conspicuous among these are Beecher and Wallapai Charley. Whether the medicine ihen will dare attempt to persecute these or g.. lA