▁set ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁Lyn n ▁Camp ▁Pr ong ▁and ▁Th under head ▁Pr ong . ▁ ▁This ▁base ▁quickly ▁grew ▁into ▁a ▁small ▁town , ▁which ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁T rem ont , ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁" tree " ▁and ▁" mount ain ." ▁ ▁While ▁T rem ont ▁remained ▁a ▁base ▁of ▁operations , ▁the ▁logging ▁cam ps ▁moved ▁further ▁and ▁further ▁up ▁Lyn n ▁Camp ▁Pr ong ▁as ▁the ▁operation ▁progress ed . ▁ ▁These ▁cam ps ▁consisted ▁of ▁small ▁sh ant y ▁houses ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁loaded ▁onto ▁flat c ars ▁and ▁moved ▁from ▁camp ▁to ▁camp . ▁ ▁The ▁base ▁camp ▁at ▁T rem ont ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁post ▁office , ▁hotel , ▁maintenance ▁sh eds , ▁a ▁general ▁store , ▁and ▁a ▁community ▁center ▁that ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁church , ▁school , ▁and ▁movie ▁the ater . ▁ ▁D ora ▁C ope , ▁who ▁lived ▁at ▁T rem ont ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁later ▁re called ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁logging ▁cam ps . ▁ ▁C ope ▁remembered ▁the ▁cam ps ▁being ▁inf ested ▁with ▁r ats ▁and ▁vulner able ▁to ▁fires ▁and ▁the ▁un predict able ▁weather ▁of ▁the ▁Sm ok ies . ▁ ▁C ope ▁spoke ▁of ▁Middle ▁Pr ong ▁as ▁a ▁" c ry stal ▁play ground " ▁that ▁was ▁ser ene ▁and ▁calm ▁on ▁a ▁typical ▁day , ▁but ▁could ▁change ▁quickly ▁with ▁heavy