Eagle Borax Works
The first borax processing operation in Death Valley, the Eagle Borax Works was established in 1882.
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Eagle Borax Works Details
The first borax processing operation in Death Valley, the Eagle Borax Works was established in 1882 by Isidore Daunet and partners J.M. McDonald, M. Harmon and C.C. Blanch. Daunet discovered borax during a horrific journey through the valley in 1880 that cost the lives of three of his companions; he survived by slaughtering one of his pack animals and drinking its blood. Just two years after co-founding the Eagle Borax Works, Daunet committed suicide after being swindled out of $11,000 and facing divorce from his wife. Little remains of the works other than some rock walls and the fire box for the boiler, which sits along West Side Road near Badwater Basin. Nonetheless, the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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