[3] A 1914 description stated, "The main spring is at the hotel, and is an alkaline carbon-dioxated water very pleasant to drink.

[2] The spring water is alkaline, and strongly carbonated, with a petroleum odor and taste.

It is bounded by the CA175 highway to the west and by the Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest on the other three sides.

[8] He acquired Adams Springs about 1885 and later increased his land holdings to about 5,000 acres (2,000 ha).

A large drain pipe was laid in the stream bed to carry off storm water, and the ravine was widened and levelled to make space for buildings.

[9] Prather corresponded with Thomas Edison in the late 1890s, who told him how to build a Pelton wheel in Big Canyon Creek to generate electricity for the resort.

Prather planted fruit trees, ran a farm, and raised cattle where the Adams Springs Golf Course is today.

In the period before World War II (1939–1945) the Merced Band would play dance music in the evenings to visitors who had motored up from San Francisco for the weekend.

After this Clarence Prather ran the resort at a loss for a few more years before breaking up and selling the property.