The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
YIELD OF MINERAL
SPRINGS IS LARGE
Waters of All Parts of CaIifor-
MIA Are On Sale in
This City

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
q place Of high Importance in the
world.
The fame Of the curative springs
OF the cid world is due partly TO
their actual merit in relieving physical
ills, and partly TO the tradition which
has arisen out 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 a comparatively long period
Of observations and experiments by
expert scientists and physicians. they
have not yet been advertised abroad
with that far reaching 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
ifornia have only TO be adequately ad-
Vertised 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-
terparts2 How many who appreciate
the comfort while they rail at the
high prices charged in the fine old
inns Of the European springs ever
stop 10 think that IN California are
springs and hostelries set in the per-
fection Of natural surroundings. with
all the comforts that can be devised
by the most experienced boniface and
charging rates that are immeasurably
more reasonable than the European
hotel tsrffs2
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
mineral springs Of California amount
10 more than half a million dollars a
year They are located in nearly every
county Of California. the chief ones be-
ing in 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.
Siskiyou, Solano. Sonoma, Tehama,
Trinity and Ventura counties
IA the northwestern part of Sonoma
county, is miles east of CIoverdaIe is
the well known spring region known
as the Geysers. The combined springs
OF this region flow about 100, 900 gall
Ions Of water daily. The area COW
cred is about 900 acres and the tenn
perature Of the water is 75 degrees
The waters are very medicinal and
curative for many of the diseases Of
the skin and organic troubles.
The famous Santa a,lara valley. with
its vast horticultural production, is
equally valuable in its mineral springs
Of wonderful health giving properties
one usually connects mineral springs
with a 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
springs which have effected wonderful
cures, especially of the dread rheuma-
tism. Ventura county has some OF the
most beautiful health resorts with min
cral 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 conveniences made possible
by science.
In Napa county also are famous min
eral, springs Perhaps the hottest
springs Of curative properties known,
as we'll as the most abundant are
those Of San Bernardino county. They.
pour forth from so different assures in
The solid granite in the side of the
Sierra Madre mountains at a tempera-
ture OF Is6 degrees and at the rate of
half d million gallons day. They
have had 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 fine 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 ito be healed
OF their manifold ills.
Lake county, having an average aIti-
tude above sea level of 1900 feet and
fnclosing 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 a large
measure contributed to 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 in the lower hills.
TO DO justice TO all the springs of
California would require more space