The San Francisco call., 1909-04-20
YIELD OF MINERAL
SPRINGS Is LARGE
Waters of All Parts OF CalifOr=
ria Are On Sale in
This City

A
dowed by nature with mineral
- springs, whose waters have come
TO be known all over the world and
are drunk by thousands either At the
springs themselves or from the bottles
which are exported everywhere.
The mineral springs of California
have distinctly curative properties and
are distributed quite generally through
out the state In themselves they would
be sufficient 10 give the Golden state
place Of high Importance in the
world.
The fame Of the curative springs
Of The old world is due partly to
their actual merit in relieving physical
MS, and partly 10 the tradition which
has arisen ont Of centuries Of usage
Many of the springs Of California ap-
pear TO be no less powerful in their
curative properties than the most IA
nous Of the world renowned springs
OF Europe.
The principal difference lies in the
fact that while their value as remedies
for ills has been fully demonstrated
through q comparatively long period
Of observations and experiments by
expert scientists and physicians. they
have not yet been advertised abroad
with that Tar rc4chirg publicity which
means so much 20 the springs of the
old world
Possessing a high degree Of intrin-
sic merit, the mineral springs of Cal
iforaia have only TO be adequately ad-
verused to come into their own. How
many people who are familiar with the
great springs OF Europe realize that
right here in California are their coun-
rerparts? How many who appreciate
The comfort while they rail at the
high prices charged IN the fine old
inns OF tie European springs ever
stop to think that in California are
springs and hostelries set in the per
1ection OF natural surroundings. with
an the comforts that can be devised
10y the most experienced boniface and
charging rates that are immeasurably
more reasonable than the European
hotel tarifs2
Hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
have been expended in various parts of
the state in making the more impor-
tant of California's medicinal springs
all that they should be in hotel equip
ment and the accessories Of comfort
able living; while added TO the heal
ing value Of the waters themselves. is
the unique advantage Of the outdoor
life which can be enjoyed here as no
where else in the world By the seeker
after health
The commercial returns from the
4l4l-lEAcA Springs Oh AdllLOLAld amount
10 more than half a million dollars
year They are located in nearly every
county Of California. the chief ones be-
ing ia Alameda, Alpine, Butte, Contra
Costa, Fresno, Humboldt, Lake, Inyo,
Marin, MendOcinO, Mono, Monterey,
Napa, Los Angeles. Plumas, San Be
nitO, san Luis Obispo. Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Shasta. Sierra
SislNyOu. SOlano, SOnOma, Tehama,
TrirEitV and Ventura COMMITTEES
ln the northwestern part of Sonoma
county, l6 miles east of Cloverdale, is
the wei known spring region known
as the Geysers. The combined springs
Of this region flow about 100000 gal
Ions Of water daily. The area COW
cred is about 400 acres and the tenn
perature Of the water is rs degrees.
The waters are very medicinal and
curative for many OF the diseases Of
the skin and organic troubles.
The famous Santa Clara valley, with
us vast horticultural production. is
equally valuable in its mineral springs
Of wonderful health giving properties.
one usually connects mineral springs
with q dry. barren locality with rocky
declivities. but nature has smiled on
the spring country Of California. and
this is true of Santa Clara county as
elsewhere.
In Monterey county are other
springs which have effected wonderful
cures especially Of the dread rheuma-
tism. Ventura county has some OF the
most beautiful health resorts with min
eral springs in the whole state. The
mineral springs Of Contra Costa county
are unsurpassed by those Of any other
county in the state or. indeed. in Amer
ica Fine modern hotels furnish enter
tainment for guests. with all the com
forts and conYeniences made possible
by science.
Ia Napa county also are famous min
eral springs. Perhaps the hottest
springs Of curative properties known,
as wei as the most abundant, are
those Of san Bernardino county. They
pour forth from 80 different assures in
the solid granite ia the side of the
Sierra Madre mountains at a tempera-
ture of 1856 degrees and at the rate OF
half "A million gallons 2 day. They
have had a wide reputation ever~since
the coming Of the white man and hun
dreds Of years before his arrival Te-
hama county in the northern citrus
belt Of California is also well known
for its fne mineral springs. Santa
Barbara county has long been noted
for the medicinal value Of her mineral
waters SO has San Luis Obispo, where
many globe trotters go 10 be healed
o. their manifold ills.
Lake county. having an average alti-
tude above sea level Of 1900 feet and
inclosing within its boundaries the
broad and beautiful Clear lake, is Pc
culiarly a region of mineral springs.
il has long been a favorite and bene-
fetal resort for invalids, the purity Of
its mountain air having in large
measure contributed 10 the restoration
Of health Of many sufferers from lung.
throat and pulmonary trouble. Although
Placer county has never exploited her
mineral springs TO the extent which
they deserve. many Californians and
visitors have repaired TO them for
medicinal treatment Most OF the
springs abound in the summit regions
Of the mountains. but many are also
found ia the lower hills.
To do justice to all the springs of
e-''fcrnia would require more space