Finally, after a consultation with Mc-…
source date: 1889
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Finally, after a consultation with Mc- Knight, he went to work and raised a company, composed of Shawnee and Delaware Indians, and some select American and Mexican fron- tiersmen. This proved to be a very efficient company, but as the Indians always took to flight at the sight of them, and would not stand to make a fight, Kirker found it necessary to change his tactics and trail by day and attack them in their camps at night, and thus suc- ceeded in killing a great many. His name, “Santiago,” as he was called, became a terror to the Indians all over the country and he be- came widely known to fame and to the Mexican people as a dashing, fearless Indian fighter.