Identifier: appendixtojourna19177cali (find matches)
Title: Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California
Year: 1853 (1850s)
Authors: California. Legislature
Subjects: Legislative journals
Publisher: Sacramento : State Printing
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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Upper Lake, at an eleva-tion of 1500 feet (bar.). John Martens Estate is the owner. Theflow of the springs has not been measured, but it is stated that thestrongest one can not be bailed out completely by hand with a 2-gallonbucket. No water is bottled for sale. There are 13 springs in use, theprincipal ones being: magnesia (No. 1), 59° F. and (No. 2) 61.5°; 09~> MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. arsenic 60° ; sulphur 60°; soda 61.5° ; iron 61.5° ; seltzer 59°. Bibl.: R. VI, Part I, p. 63; VIII, p. 328; XIL p. 337; XIII, p.511; R. of M., Lake County, p. 7; U. S. G. S. Bull. No. 32,p. 207; Water Sup. Pap. 338, p. 179; Anderson (op. cit.), pp. 220and 242. Scigler Hot Springs. This resort is owned by the Seigler SpringsCompany, with A. J. McGill, president; Robert Forbes, secretary, andW. H. Roberts, manager. It is in Sec. 24, T. 12 N., R. 8 W., 5 milessouthwest from Lower Lake, 30 miles north of Calistoga, and atan elevation of 2230 feet (bar.). There is quite a variety of springs
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Photo No. 17. Hotel at Seigler Hot Springs, Lake County, California. here, both cold and hot. The principal ones are: hot iron 107° F.;hot sulphur 107°; small sulphur 118.5°; big sulphur 126°;lithia.67°; soda 64° magnesia 72°; arsenic 94°; one notnamed 97°; geyser was choked up. At the Big Sulphur springthere is considerable excess gas escaping, and there is a large sinterdeposit beside it. This spring is the principal one supplying theswimming pool (30 feet wide, 200 feet long, and 3 to 10 feet deep) madeby damming the small ravine at the upper end of which several springsissue. Besides this, several of the other springs have stone bathhousesbuilt over them, large enough for swimming exercise. The hotel issupplied with farm and dairy products from the ranch maintained as apart of the resort, comprising a total of 700 acres. There are accom-modations for 250 people. No Avater has been bottled for sale, but itis stated that they contemplate doing so. There is a body of light L

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