We need to write a short story about James H. Kirker in the "short" mode: 80-150 words, on
The chunks [1], [6] describe an incident where Kirker and Ophner were attacked, and Kirker ran for water. The chunks we have: [1] and [6] describe the attack with Ophner. [2] talks about Kirker in Mexican war and his family. [3] about his time at Guadalupe Calvo and Santa Rita. [4] about raising company and tactics. [5] about transporting copper and Indian depredations. [7] about raising company and reputation. [8] about scalp premium and family.
Louis and California, where he died in San Francisco in 1851 [2]. He raised a large family; three sons lived near Pinos Altos in Grant County, one daughter died in Mesilla in 1860, and another married a well-known American pioneer [2]. Earlier, Kirker worked as a boss at the Guadalupe Calvo mining hacienda in Chihuahua for two years [3]. He then joined McKnight at the Santa Rita copper mines, transporting copper to Chihuahua while repulsing Indian attacks [3][5]. Principal men of Chihuahua induced him to raise a company of Shawnee and Delaware Indians and frontiersmen to fight Apaches, for which he received a premium of $50 per scalp [7][8]. Known as "Santiago," he became a terror to Indians [4]. During one Apache attack, Kirker and a companion named Ophner were ambushed; Ophner was wounded by exploding cartridges, and Kirker ran for water to aid him [1][6].
Doniphan's regiment and later died in San Francisco in 1851 [2]. He raised a family; three sons lived near Pinos Altos, Grant County [2]. He worked at the Guadalupe Calvo mining hacienda in Chihuahua for two years [3]. He then joined McKnight at the Santa Rita copper mines, transporting copper while repulsing Indian attacks [3][5]. Induced by Chihuahua officials, he raised a company of Shawnee and Delaware Indians and frontiersmen to fight Apaches, earning a $50 scalp premium [7][8]. Known as "Santiago," he became a terror to Indians [4]. During one Apache attack, Kirker and companion Ophner were ambushed; Ophner was wounded, and Kirker ran for water to aid him [1][6].
We can cite [7] for "to fight the Apaches" and [4] for his reputation. We can cite [7] for "to fight the Apaches" and [4] for "Indian fighter". Kirker is a frontier Indian fighter and miner who led volunteer parties against Apache raiders [4][7]." Then past-tense narrative.
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- boys I’ve gone… (1891)boys I’ve gone.’’ Kirker then turned his atten- tion to Ophner whom he picked up and started
- In the Mexican war in 1846 Kirker came… (1889)In the Mexican war in 1846 Kirker came to New Mexico and joined Col. Donaphan’s regiment. Remaining with the volunteers until the close of the war he went with them to St. Louis, and afterwards to California,…
- Arriving at Chihuahua, Kirker went to… (1889)Arriving at Chihuahua, Kirker went to Guadalupe Calvo, a mining hacienda in the southern part of the state, belonging to an Eng- lish company, where he was employed as a boss for two years. Meantime, McKnight ob…
- Finally, after a consultation with Mc-… (1889)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…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-11-22 (1889)er, requested him to come and go in with him. With much regret he left his Eng- lish friends to join the first good friend *he had after his arrival in America. At that time, this was the most fearful …
- to run down the canyon… (1891)to run down the canyon. They had not gone far when a bullet struck Ophner’s cartridge belt in the rear of his person, exploding two cartridges, from which his body was terribly lacerated. Kirker continued runni…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-11-22 (1889)on the pack- mule train going or coming from the mines; but Kirker was so successful in repulsing them that he soon acquired a reputation as an Indian fighter, and some of the principal men of Chi- huahua…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-11-22 (1889)co the following year. He raised a large and respectable family. Three of his sons live near Pinos Altos, in Grant County, one daughter died in Mesilla in 1860, and the other is married to a kell known Am…