The Russian settlement was built in a style typical of rural villages in the depths of the USA. The main street, running from east to west, divided the town into two parts. Each homestead was located on a plot of 1.2 hectares, with a strip of land 61 meters wide facing the central street. In each yard, houses, barns, service buildings, wells, and other agricultural structures were built. The Molokans purchased wood for construction from the sawmill of the 'Pacific Land and Water' company, located in the neighboring forests. Livestock was acquired from local ranch owners, and grain crops were planted in the fields. Other Molokan villages emerged in the area, striving to create a large Russian Molokan community in Utah.

The Molokans acquired over 1000 hectares of land, and each family was allocated 32 hectares outside the town for agriculture, but only one settler took advantage of this land. Most families preferred to farm on plots next to their homes, where they established orchards and created small clearings for hay and grain harvesting. By August 1914, the number of school-age children reached forty, prompting the county authorities to open a school in the town and appoint a teacher.

However, the fertility of the land, as advertised, turned out to be exaggerated. After another crop failure in 1915, by the end of 1917, the Russian town was deserted, and most settlers returned to California.