By the Minden MIll No one is more closely tied to the mysterious lore of Death Valley than Walter Scott. His tales of fabulous gold mines, dangerous desperados and opulent desert castles placed him and Death Valley on the front pages of newspapers for over fifty years and kept historians endlessly occupied trying to sort out the truth from his tall tales. Death Valley historians David and Gayle Woodruff, assume the characters of the inscrutable, “Death Valley Scotty” and the wife of his benefactor and the real owner of Scotty’s Castle, prim and scrupulous Bessie Johnson, in a 60-minute Chautauqua performance. Reservations required for this free program, which begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, at the Minden Mill, 1601 Water St, Minden. Click here for more information and reservations.