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The principal springs for drinking purposes are the hot salt water, 

 which is pumped from a well at a temperature of 135 deg. F., and which 

 is a mild laxative and is invaluable as a remedy for all disorders oftheo^;^, 

 stomach and bowels; and the liver and kidney water, which is of much the^"""^ 

 same analysis as the hot salt water, but is cold and is strongly diuretic in 

 its action. 



The baths are the hot salt, mud, sulphur, plunge, and gas plunge. The 

 hot salt water is pumped to the bathing establishment on the ground floor 

 of the main hotel building and also to many of the suites of the hotel, which 

 it reaches at a temperature of from 110 deg. F. to 115 deg. F. These and 

 the mud baths are valuable remedies in all rheumatic diseases. 



The Alhambra Mineral Springs are situated at the head of the pic- 

 turesque Alhambra Valley, six miles from Martinez, the county seat of 

 Contra Costa County, and the property of which they form a part consists 

 of one hundred and ninety acres of beautifully wooded country diversified by 

 hills and ferny canons. It is an ideal spot for a health and pleasure resort, 

 and it is hoped that the owners will soon develop the property along that 

 line. At present they are devoting their energies to introducing the product 

 of the springs as a table water, and so well are they succeeding that it is 

 rapidly becoming a leader on the market, not only in California, but in 

 Arizona, Mexico, and the Hawaiian Islands, to all of which regular ship- 

 ments are made. 



The Alhambra mineral water has a natural supply of bicarbonates, 

 which adds agreeably to its pleasant taste, and it is sold both in its 

 natural state and also charged with additional carbonic-acid gas. The 

 minerals in the water have a soothing effect upon the lining of the digestive 

 organs, and it is a valuable remedy for rheumatism and disorders of the 

 stomach. 



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THE SPRINGS OF NAPA COUNTY 



L.. J. BULEX 



ON the mountain-side, six miles northeast of Napa, are the far-famed 

 Napa Soda Springs, the best known, most substantially built, and 

 conveniently situated watering-place on the coast. In its stone hotel 

 buildings it has comfortable accommodations for two hundred and 

 fifty guests. Situated at an elevation of about one thousand feet 

 above the valley, it commands a magnificent view of a wide sweep of 

 country. On the north may be seen Mt. St. Helena, upon whose summit 

 the counties of Napa, Sonoma, and Lake have a common corner. To the 

 westward lies Mt. Tamalpais, in Marin County, and on the south looms 

 the dark form of Mt. Diablo, in Contra Costa. Between Mt. Tamalpais and 

 Mt. Diablo glistens the shimmering surface of San Francisco Bay, while 

 nearer at hand lie the green fields, the cultivated farms, the orchards, vine- 

 yards, and groves of majestic oaks in the valley. The surroundings of the 

 springs themselves are beautiful. 



Calistoga is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with Mt. St. 

 Helena rearing its lofty peaks to the north, while to the south stretches the 

 beautiful Napa Valley. Within the corporate limits of this pretty little 

 village are to be found hot sulphur springs which for their curative prop- 

 erties are unexcelled even by the world famous waters of Carlsbad. 



The location comprises one hundred and ten acres, and lies within a 

 stone's throw of the depot of the Southern Pacific, and less than five 

 minutes' walk of the post-office. There are three trains each way daily. 

 The country about Calistoga abounds in beautiful drives and delightful 

 scenery. To one seeking health and recreation no better place in the 

 world is to be found than the justly famed Calistoga Hot Sulphur Springs. 



