[5] According to a U.S. government geologist who visited circa 1908, the resort accommodated about 50 people in tent houses.

It is soft and mildly sulphureted, being known as a white-sulphur water from the slight milkiness that is produced by sulphur in suspension.

"[6] Fishing for rainbow and steelhead trout in the nearby stream was a popular pastime for visitors.

[2] A California State Mining Bureau report of 1917 described the mineral qualities as similar to those of Matilija and Vickers.

[5] The spring vent is said to be submerged underwater, within what is now the Matilija Dam reservoir, and the temperate averages 65 °F (18 °C) or "not hot enough to be interesting".