By the spring 1892, the Amedee Boomtown was in its full glory. In the fall of 1891, Erasmus Gest invited investors and speculators  to Amedee to promote and a develop the town. On March 30, 1892, the Truckee Republican had story about Amedee.  It stated: “These conditions are needed for a desert boomtown- 1) A live man 2) A railroad and 3) Water.”

1) On January 9, 1892, S.N. Griffith a Fresno, California capitalist entered to an agreement with Erasmus Gest to develop and promote   Amedee. The contract contained specific requirements for Griffith to undertake. Griffith agreed to construct a hotel, bath house and livery stable from plans submitted by Gest. A townsite needed to be plotted and surveyed and the  contract even designated A.J. Chalmers as the surveyor for the work. The necessary projects had a deadline of six months. Gest was under no obligations or responsebility for this promotional venture. The boomtown began.

2) A railroad. The NCO Railroad arrived ion November 1890 on the east side of Honey Lake.

3) Water. There were several reclamation projects in the works. The Eagle Lake Land & Irrigation Company focused on the Amedee region. In fact Eagle Lake water flowed to Amedee in the fall of 1892.

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