<P> 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 wagon trains . During the 1850s , gold and silver were extracted in the valley . In the 1880s , borax was discovered and extracted by mule - drawn wagons . </P>
<P> 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 wagon trains . During the 1850s , gold and silver were extracted in the valley . In the 1880s , borax was discovered and extracted by mule - drawn wagons . </P>
where did the name death valley come from
where did the name death valley come from
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 wagon trains .
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 wagon trains .