▁works ▁in ▁Death ▁Valley ▁were ▁subsequently ▁acquired ▁by ▁Francis ▁Mar ion ▁Smith ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Bor ax ▁Company . ▁The ▁town ▁named ▁L ila ▁C , ▁California ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁L ila ▁C ▁mine , ▁named ▁by ▁its ▁owner ▁William ▁Tell ▁Cole man , ▁for ▁his ▁daughter , ▁L ila ▁C . ▁Cole man . ▁The ▁min eral ▁Cole man ite ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁The ▁actor ▁Gre gg ▁Pal mer ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Cole man ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁episode , ▁" Emp ire ▁of ▁Youth ", ▁on ▁the ▁synd ic ated ▁television ▁anth ology ▁series , ▁Death ▁Valley ▁Days , ▁narr ated ▁by ▁Stanley ▁Andrew s . ▁In ▁the ▁story ▁line , ▁Cole man ▁sh uns ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁prospect ing ▁for ▁gold ▁but ▁dev otes ▁his ▁tal ents ▁elsewhere ▁and ▁makes ▁several ▁fort unes ▁in ▁far ming ▁and ▁the ▁min ing ▁of ▁bor ax . ▁He ▁was ▁even ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁candidate ▁for ▁U . S ▁President ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁leave ▁California . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Tw enty - M ule - Team ▁Bor ax ▁▁ ▁Francis ▁Mar ion ▁Smith ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁C yn th iana , ▁Kentucky ▁Category : 1 8 2 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 3 ▁death s ▁Category : M ining ▁in ▁California ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁pione ers ▁Category : American ▁vig il antes ▁Category