I’ve heard that Indians plundered the bodies of dead soldiers after the Little Bighorn battle. Then they stashed the items in caves in the Black Hills while on their way to Canada. Is there any evidence to support this rumor? Alexander F. Durvin Jr. Fort Washington, Maryland Stories about buried stash in the Black Hills have been floating around for years. I tend to put them in the same category as lost treasure stories—they’re always intriguing and may have some basis for fact. I have nev


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