Page 286 - 1915, Springs of CA.

266 SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA.

STTLPHUB SPRING ON CASTLE CREEK (SHASTA 1).
A small sulphur spring issues in the canyon of Castle Creek about
4 miles west of Castella railroad station. The spring is not easily
accessible, however, as it is in a steep and brushy region and has not
been improved nor often visited. In connection with its occurrence,
a small, faintly sulphureted spring (Shasta 5) may be mentioned,
which issues at the edge of Sacramento River near the mouth of
Castle Creek. This latter spring is more noticeably carbonated,
however, so it has been described with the carbonated springs (p. 227).
The water of Castle Rock Springs (Shasta 4, p. 226), which are at the
edge of Sacramento River about one-half mile above the mouth of
Castle Creek, is also slightly sulphureted as well as carbonated in
character.
COLYEAE SPEINGS (TEHAMA 10).
Colyear Springs are situated high on the mountain side, 35 miles by
road westward from Red Bluff. Six springs here rise in basins in a
cemented place about 5 yards in diameter, among the pine trees on a
moderate slope. All yield flows of cool water varying in amount
from mere seepages to about 2 gallons a minute. One of the largest
is noticeably sulphureted, but the others are only faintly so. On the
slopes about 8 yards above them there is a clear-water spring that
yields 4 or 5 gallons a minute.
An attempt was early made to establish a resort at Colyear Springs,
but it met with little success. Within recent years, however, several
cabins have been built, a road of easier grade has been constructed up
the mountain, and the place has been used to some extent as a
mountain resort.
HENSLEY SPRING (TEHAMA 9).
Hensley Spring is about 4 miles by trail west of north from Colyear
Springs and about 450 feet lower down the mountain side. It rises
at the edge of a clump of black oaks, on a low ridge between two
ravines, in an area that is covered with dense brush. It furnishes
sufficient water for plant growth, forming a small green patch within
which there are a few willow trees. The spring rises partly as seepage
and partly from a shallow basin in the soil. Its water is noticeably
sulphureted and deposits a small amount of iron. The spring has
long been known, but the place has been abandoned since the early
nineties, and a cabin that stood near the spring was destroyed by a
brush fire several years ago. A much smaller spring, similar in
character to Hensley Spring, issues in the bed of a ravine a mile
southward.