1909: Lots drawn at Gooding for the new Harriman townsite

FROM THE ARCHIVES - On Nov. 12, 1909, the Shoshone Journal, then the official paper of Lincoln County and the city of Shoshone, reported that the drawing for lots in the new Harriman townsite had taken place at Gooding on Tuesday, Nov. 9, as advertised.

The crowd was small, the paper said, and buyers could still get business or residence lots by private sale. The townsite's proprietor told buyers the Oregon Short Line would put in a side track at Harriman when the main track was laid, with a depot to follow once business justified it. He also promised a 10-inch well for a water system run by an electric pump.

The Journal was hopeful: "The impression prevails that the new town of Harriman has a bright future, that it is a coming town."

Source: Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Shoshone Journal, Nov. 12, 1909, page 1