My adventure had done nothing to relieve the feeling of

the effective force of the garrison, consisting of about fifty men, I

would chastise the Rogue Rivers without fail, and that the next day

was all the time I required to complete arrangements. He gave me the

necessary authority, and I at once set to work to bring about a

better state of discipline on the reservation, and to put an end to

the practices of the medicine men (having also in view the recovery

of my sixshooter and self-respect), by marching to the village and

taking the rebellious Indians by force.