Tuscan Springs

Tuscan Springs PDF Author: Bryon Burruss
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467131229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Tuscan Springs, originally "Lick Springs," was a collection of mineral waters near Red Bluff, California, which Native Americans considered such sacred ground that even warring tribes would lay down their weapons and bathe there together in peace. It was here that Dr. John A. Veatch became the first person in America to discover "white gold" (borax) in 1856, and he renamed the site after the fumaroles of Italy. While plans to extract the mineral proved impractical, word quickly spread of the healing properties of these alleged miraculous springs, and hundreds soon "were taking the waters." But, it was not until the property fell into the hands of an ambitious local merchant, Edgerton Walbridge--equal parts Teddy Roosevelt, William Randolph Hearst, and P.T. Barnum--that the springs gained worldwide fame, drawing visitors to Tehama County from throughout the country by carriage, railroad, and steamboat.

Tuscan Springs

Tuscan Springs PDF Author: Bryon Burruss
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467131229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Book Description
Tuscan Springs, originally "Lick Springs," was a collection of mineral waters near Red Bluff, California, which Native Americans considered such sacred ground that even warring tribes would lay down their weapons and bathe there together in peace. It was here that Dr. John A. Veatch became the first person in America to discover "white gold" (borax) in 1856, and he renamed the site after the fumaroles of Italy. While plans to extract the mineral proved impractical, word quickly spread of the healing properties of these alleged miraculous springs, and hundreds soon "were taking the waters." But, it was not until the property fell into the hands of an ambitious local merchant, Edgerton Walbridge--equal parts Teddy Roosevelt, William Randolph Hearst, and P.T. Barnum--that the springs gained worldwide fame, drawing visitors to Tehama County from throughout the country by carriage, railroad, and steamboat.

Springs of California

Springs of California PDF Author: Gerald Ashley Waring
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Category : Hot springs
Languages : en
Pages : 462

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Journal

Journal PDF Author: California. Legislature
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 497

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Water-supply Paper

Water-supply Paper PDF Author:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 524

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Geological Survey Water-supply Paper

Geological Survey Water-supply Paper PDF Author:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 908

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The Sunset

The Sunset PDF Author:
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Category : Amateur journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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Sunset

Sunset PDF Author:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 790

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Minerals Yearbook

Minerals Yearbook PDF Author:
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Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 852

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Mineral Resources of the United States

Mineral Resources of the United States PDF Author: United States. Bureau of Mines
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Category : Digital images
Languages : en
Pages : 1680

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Thermal Springs List for the United States

Thermal Springs List for the United States PDF Author:
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Category : Hot springs
Languages : en
Pages : 70

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"This list of United States thermal spring locations and temperatures and accompanying maps have been compiled in the course of preparing the maps: (1) Geothermal Energy Resources of the Western United States by National Geophysical and Solar-Terrestrial Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Grim, 1977); (2) Geothermal Energy in the Western United States and Geothermal Energy in Alaska and Hawaii in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Assessment of Geothermal Resources of the United States-7978 (Muffler, 1979); and (3) State maps in press and preparation for the State Coupled Resource Assessment Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Division of Geothermal Energy (DOE/DGE). The list is a compilation of compilations, mainly from Waring's (1965) monumental Thermal Springs of the United States and Other Countries of the World; a Summary, USGS GEOTHERM computer file of thermal spring and well data, and currently active DOE/DCE-sponsored thermal data collection by State agencies and other organizations"--Page 1.