[4] The springs are on the north shore of the north fork of Cache Creek at a point where the canyon widens into a flat several acres in extent, on a hillside near the hotel.

The Soda spring gave an excellent "seltzer" water with plenty of snap due to the large quantity of carbonic acid gas.

[5] A post office operated at Hough Springs from 1882 to 1892, with a closure in 1886 to 1887.

[3] The Bartels brothers located two claims on a deposit of mineral paint, found one a low spur off one of the higher mountain ridges, reached by trail from Hough Springs.

Pits had been dug to confirm that the deposit was at least 10 feet (3.0 m) deep, and small amounts had been used for painting around Hough Springs, with favorable results.