 They were joined by the English-speaking Bowen, Busenbark, Campbell, Clark, Clifford, Dees, Dunn, Durfey, Gates, Hall, Lane, Maddison, Rammell, Thompson, Williams, and Wright families, plus the Gassman, Lau, and Theurer families, whose native tongue was German.Douglas fir logs were cut and dragged from Spring Creek Canyon to build cabins.The houses faced one another across a narrow road, which could be closed with wagons at each end to make a fort.