ma , ▁C ody ' s ▁sister s , ▁and ▁family ▁friends . ▁But ▁other ▁family ▁members ▁joined ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁C ody ▁in ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁be ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁he ▁founded . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁C ody ▁was ▁buried ▁on ▁Look out ▁Mountain , ▁in ▁Golden , ▁Colorado , ▁west ▁of ▁Den ver , ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains , ▁over looking ▁the ▁Great ▁Pla ins . ▁His ▁bur ial ▁site ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁his ▁sister ▁Mary ▁De cker . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁C ody ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Leg ion ▁offered ▁a ▁reward ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁body , ▁so ▁the ▁Den ver ▁chapter ▁mounted ▁a ▁guard ▁over ▁the ▁grave ▁until ▁a ▁deeper ▁sh aft ▁could ▁be ▁bl asted ▁into ▁the ▁rock . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁his ▁show ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Arch er ▁Bank er ▁of ▁Sal ina , ▁Kansas , ▁for ▁$ 1 0 5 , 0 0 0 ▁( appro xim ately ▁$ ▁today ). ▁ ▁Philosoph y ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁front ier ▁sc out , ▁C ody ▁respect ed ▁Native ▁Americans ▁and ▁supported ▁their ▁civil ▁rights . ▁He ▁employed ▁many ▁Native ▁Americans , ▁as ▁he ▁thought ▁his ▁show ▁offered ▁them ▁good ▁pay ▁with ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁lives . ▁He ▁described ▁them ▁as ▁" the ▁former ▁fo e , ▁present ▁friend , ▁the ▁American " ▁and ▁once ▁said