Goddin's River
Known as Goddin's River in the Days of the
fur trade, this stream originally was
named for the trapper who discovered it.
Thyery Goddin, a prominent Iroquois who
explored this river in 1819 or 1820, had come
here with Donald Mackenzies fur hunters who
worked for the North West Company of
Montreal. Well stocked with beaver until it was
trapped out in 1824. Gooddin's River offered
a wealth of furs to early trappers. Then
after the fur trade was over, the river's
original name was forgotten. Later
settlers called it Lost River because
it sinks into the desert lava.
