Drakesbad. Summer Vacation Wonderland In The Lassen Volcanic National Park

A. Sifford, Owner

Publication: Privately printed, nd ca 1920,

10" x 12" sheet folded to 6 panels each 10" x 4" with 2-panel photograph of riders at Mount Lassen as cover. Text and photographs in green ink. 3 panels of information on and photographs of Cinder Cone, Boiling Lake, Devil's Kitchen, etc. One panel offers information on accommodations. Rate for comfortably furnished tent is $4.50/day or $26/week. "In June of 1900, Alexander Sifford, an ailing school teacher from Susanville, CA made the difficult three day wagon journey with his wife Ida and son Roy (daughter Pearl remained home with the mumps) to Hot Springs Valley to camp and allow Alex to drink the soda waters of “Drake’s Spring”. Pioneer Edward Drake had settled in this valley in the latter part of the nineteenth century acquiring 400 acres of land which he opened up to campers and weary travelers that came seeking his “hot waters”. Drake in his late 70’s that summer in 1900 saw the Siffords as good people that had the same visions for the lovely valley as he had. After three days of Alex drinking the water and talking to the “lanky pioneer”, the Siffords bought the property for $6,000. On June 20, 1900 the Siffords took possession of Drake’s Hot Spring Valley which was renamed Drakesbad (Drake’s baths) in 1908 by the Siffords in honor of Drake." Light soiling and with light wear to extremities. Very good.