SHASTA SPRINGS 



T. J. NOLTON 

 Secretary of the Sisklyon County Cbamber of Commerce 



Y>U do not have to come to Siskiyou County to drink water from the 

 famous Shasta Springs, for seven hundred and fifty thousand gal- 

 lons of it is bottled annually and shipped along the coast as far 

 north as British America and as far south as Mexico. 



These springs are situated in the Grand Canon of the Sacramento 

 River, about eight miles above Siskiyou's southern boundary. Each of the 

 passenger trains passing through the canon during the daytime, and as late 

 as 10 or 11 o'clock at night, stops for ten minutes to give passengers an 

 opportunity to fill up on soda water. There are few readers of this article 

 residing on the Pacific Coast who have not followed the crowd to the 

 concrete basin under the beautiful pavilion and had a refreshing drink of 

 Nature's finest brew. 



Situated in the same canon with the springs just described are the Upper 

 Soda Springs, together with a roomy and comfortable hotel, the property 

 of John Masson, the manager. This is the oldest resort in the county, 

 having been established for more than forty years. For a quarter of a 

 century this spring was one of the many places of interest on the long stage 

 ride from the Sacramento Valley to Oregon, and its refreshing water revived 

 many a weary traveler. Since the advent of the railroad it has grown in 

 popularity. There are several springs in the canon, but none more popular 

 or beneficial than the cold effervescent waters of these springs situated 

 within a few steps of the hotel. 



Five miles south of Sisson and two miles west of Cantara, in a glen which 

 leads west from the head of the Grand Canon of the Sacramento River, the 

 celebrated Ney Springs are situated. There are two of them, both of the 

 sulphur family. The water of the white sulphur spring is pronounced by 

 experts the finest water of its kind in the northern part of California, but 

 the water from the main spring is a medicine, and is only used as such and 

 for bathing. The main spring is making a great reputation for itself in the 

 cure of rheumatism, cutaneous disease, stomach troubles, and malarial 

 ailments. Some wonderful cures have been made there, and the testimony 

 of the patients has been the only advertising the management has sought. 

 At these springs the improvements are in their first stages, and the owners 

 are of the impression and believe that it is best for all who come there 

 to live as near to Nature as possible. The surroundings are as wild and 

 grand as can well be desired. The springs are landlocked on three sides by 

 a giant cliff and high mountains covered with tall timber. 



The Garretson Springs are situated on the southern slope of the Siski- 

 you Mountains, on the West Fork of Beaver Creek, near a quicksilver mine. 

 These springs have been visited and camped around by Indians from time 

 immemorial, and their waters are as efficacious for the cure of blood dis- 

 orders as are the Hot Springs of Arkansas. The accommodations of the 

 place are limited, and a large number of the patrons of the Springs go there 

 prepared to camp; in the late spring, during the whole summer, and early 

 in autumn the place presents the appearance of a camp-meeting. The 

 springs are reached by trail from Cole's Station on the California and Ore- 

 gon Railroad; a ride of twenty miles will take you there. They are reached 

 also by vehicle from Hornbrook or Yreka, via the Quigley ranch on the 

 Klamath River; the distance from either starting-point is forty-five miles. 



There is no better known health resort in the State than the Klamath 

 Hot Springs, in the northern part of Siskiyou County. The springs are 

 situated in the narrow valley, through which Klamath River plunges on its 

 wild career to the sea. The mud-house, the steam and sulphur bath-house 

 are down on a peat or mud-flat of about an acre in extent near the river. 

 The whole flat is naturally heated from beneath, and numerous hot springs 



