"The Hotel at the Coral Cave." ("California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences," Vol. 15, No. 19, July 12, 1861, pp. 148) "We but brieflly (sic) alluded to the Hotel at the Cave in our last number. We desire now to speak of the 'Alabaster Hotel,' so that visitors may know they can truly enjoy a trip to the Cave, and be well cared for while there. Last year there was no place where visitors could obtain attention or good refreshment; now a new, neat and good Hotel has been built, where good rooms, and good beds, and excellent food can be had, so that visitors need not fear but that they will be well cared for. "The hotel is kept by Mr. D. A. Wilson, and with Mrs. Wilson and her mother, the very best care and attention is always sure to be given to visitors. The host and hostess take great pains to make their visitors happy, and for a constant attention to their wants, the charges are also very moderate indeed. Visitors to the Cave can take a carriage at Folsom and ride over in an hour and a half, Be sure and go by the way of Horse Shoe Bar and see the gardens there and purchase fruits. There are good stables at the Alabaster Hotel, so that horses are well cared for." P.S. More info. re the Alabaster Cave and Alabaster Hotel can be found in the online article: http://www.stylemg.com/El-Dorado-County-Foothills/April-2012/Wonders-Never-Cease/ Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net Stone Quarries and Beyond http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton AntiVirus <http://www.symantec.com/>http://www.symantec.com/ New additions to our web site will be listed on our Twitter or Facebook pages, which is open to the public. (You do not need to join Facebook to view the new additions. You only need to join Facebook if you want to receive automatic notifications of new additions.) http://www.facebook.com/StoneQuarriesAndBeyond https://twitter.com/pbperazzo