▁that ▁there ▁were ▁so ▁many ▁different ▁companies ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁small ▁area ▁( 5 6 ▁total ▁listed ). ▁Of ▁the ▁ 5 6 ▁different ▁Co pper ▁companies ▁listed , ▁four ▁were ▁exposed ▁as ▁fra ud ul ent ▁companies . ▁This ▁further ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁companies , ▁since ▁there ▁was ▁such ▁con g estion ▁mixed ▁in ▁with ▁fra ud ul ent ▁leaders , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁fall ▁in ▁the ▁companies . ▁ ▁Event ually ▁the ▁town ▁grew ▁to ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁a ▁local ▁magazine , ▁The ▁Death ▁Valley ▁Ch uck w alla . ▁The ▁Death ▁Valley ▁Ch uck w alla ▁was ▁the ▁magazine ▁which ▁exposed ▁fra ud ul ent ▁companies ▁as ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁paragraph . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁the ▁co pper ▁min ing ▁had ▁col lapsed ▁without ▁ever ▁turning ▁a ▁profit ▁and ▁the ▁residents ▁left ▁town ▁for ▁other ▁areas . ▁Today , ▁there ▁is ▁nothing ▁left ▁of ▁Green water . ▁ ▁Us es ▁for ▁the ▁Land ▁ ▁Green water , ▁CA ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁desert ▁which ▁can ▁have ▁several ▁uses ▁besides ▁the ▁co pper ▁min ing ▁that ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁previously ▁used ▁for . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁land ▁that ▁makes ▁up ▁Green water , ▁CA ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁when ▁the ▁town ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁which ▁makes ▁it ▁so ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁so ils ▁and ▁s ands ▁making ▁the ▁site ▁difficult ▁to ▁build ▁on .