Death Valley that can be made from a type of clay found in the valley. Some families still live in the valley at Furnace Creek. Another village was in Grapevine Canyon near the present site of Scotty's Castle. It was called in the Timbisha language "maahunu", whose meaning is uncertain, although it is known that "hunu" means "canyon". The valley received its English name in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. It was called Death Valley by prospectors and others who sought to cross the valley on their way to the gold fields, after 13 pioneers perished from one early expedition of
Death Valley Days (radio program) every one of the "Death Valley Days" scripts for 31 years -- which amounts to more than 1,000 stories." For most of its time on the air, "Death Valley Days" was sponsored by the Pacific Borax Company, manufacturer of 20 Mule Team Borax. Dunning wrote: "The show immediately established its ties to the sponsor." The third episode dealt with finding borax at Furnace Creek, and several episodes dealt with 20-mule teams. Procter & Gamble and American Chicle Company became sponsors of "The Sheriff" in 1951. Death Valley Days (radio program) Death Valley Days was a radio Western in the United