I now wonder, with the several varying accounts of who named what mountain and who engraved, or did not engrave, what where, how much of the recollections were clouded by alcohol- soaked memories. Seriously. It might be something to consider. Perhaps Fontaine was not as inclined to imbibe as the others; perhaps he was taking notes and making observations. There's always one at every party, the person in the corner, nursing a drink all evening and watching... invariably a writer who later puts those mental notes to good use. Nancy ------- I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. --Daniel Boone On Jan 28, 2007, at 2:43 PM, Lonny J. Watro wrote: > If you search VA-HIST archives you will find the following..... > > From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 11:46 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Knights of the Golden Horseshoe > > > Those interested in the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe should > obtain from > their local library, or by interlibrary loan, "The Journal of John > Fontaine." > > > Fontaine was the minister who accompanied the "Knights" to the top > of the > Blue Ridge. His journal contains his account of this journey. He > was in > company of Spotswood from the beginning, at Williamsburg, through > all of the > local stops (and all of the toasts to various important events > along the > way) > until the end when Spotswood returned to Williamsburg. > > This is a marvelous anecdote of our past with many references to > those who > made the trek and those met along the way. > > Joyce Browning > Fairfax County, Virginia > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html