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The prophet dreamed many wonderful dreams and claimed to have had many supernatural revelations made him . The great eclipse of the sun that occurred in the summer of this year , a knowledge of which he had by some means attained , enabled him to carry conviction to the minds of many of his ignorant followers , that he was really the earthly agent of the Great Spirit . He boldly announced to the unbelievers , that , on a certain day , he would give them proof of his supernatural powers by bringing darkness over the sun . When the day and hour of the eclipse arrived , and the earth , even at midday , was shrouded in the gloom of twilight , the prophet , standing in the midst of his party , significantly pointed to the heavens and cried out : `` Did I not prophesy truly ? Behold ! darkness has shrouded the sun ! '' It may readily be supposed that this striking phenomenon , thus adroitly used , produced a strong impression on the Indians , and greatly increased their belief in the sacred character of their prophet .