Page 67 - 1915, Springs of CA.

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This water is essentially an impure solution of common salt, pri-
mary salinity being the predominant property. The concentration
is sufficient to impart a distinctly salty taste to the water. The
water is sulphureted, though this is not indicated by the analysis.
STINGLEYS HOT SPRINGS (VENTTJEA 5).
About one-half mile below Vickers Hot Springs, at the southwest
edge of the creek on the property of Mr. S. G. Stingley, thermal water
also issues. A small pool in which a temperature of 100° was re-
corded has here been used for bathing.
In connection with the thermal springs of this locality, three small
sulphur springs may be mentioned that have temperatures of 66°,
76°, and 65°. They issue respectively one-fourth mile west of
Stingleys Hot Springs, one-eighth mile northeast of them, and three-
fourths mile eastward. The first mentioned is a strongly sulphu-
reted pool at the base of the canyon slope and was formerly used
as a drinking spring. The second spring issues from a short tunnel
in the hillside and yields about 2 gallons a minute of water that fur-
nishes a domestic supply to Mr. Stingley's home. This water rises
clear but becomes milky from suspended sulphur after flowing a few
yards. The third spring rises in a canyon on the property of Mrs.
Gertrude A. Lyons and is piped to a small resort (see Lyons Spring,
Ventura 6), which is described among the sulphur springs (p. 278).

MATILIJA HOT SPRINGS (VENTURA 7).

Matilija Hot Springs are situated about 2^ miles below Vickers Hot
Springs and 6 miles northwest of the railroad terminus at Nordhoff.
There has been a resort at the springs since about 1890 and improve-
ments have been added until in 1908 there were accommodations for
200 people. At the northern edge of the creek sulphureted water rises,
which is said to have a maximum temperature of 116°. It is pumped
to baths and to a large swimming plunge about 200 yards downstream.
Two warm sulphur springs, at which there are cemented drinking
basins, also issue on opposite sides of the creek near the baths. Each
yields about 1 gallon a minute of moderately sulphureted water.