. Book of the Royal blue . constructed at the Great Meadows, THE NEMACOLIN PATH. this opening skirmish occurred. Wash-ington received information that a bodyof French forces were in the neighbor-hood, and on the night of May i\\\\ amessenger from Tanacharison, or theHalf King, a friendly Indian chief, con-firmed the information. At once Wash-ington led a party through the intensedarkness to the Indian camp, and ac-companied by the savages they pro-ceeded to the French camp which hadbeen located in a dark ravine in themountains. Just at daybreak Washing- mounted by a cross which tells of hiscre
. Book of the Royal blue . constructed at the Great Meadows, THE NEMACOLIN PATH. this opening skirmish occurred. Wash-ington received information that a bodyof French forces were in the neighbor-hood, and on the night of May i\\\\ amessenger from Tanacharison, or theHalf King, a friendly Indian chief, con-firmed the information. At once Wash-ington led a party through the intensedarkness to the Indian camp, and ac-companied by the savages they pro-ceeded to the French camp which hadbeen located in a dark ravine in themountains. Just at daybreak Washing- mounted by a cross which tells of hiscreed but not his nationality, can beseen the grave of Jumonville. WhenLaFayette visited this country, he madea pilgrimage to the grave of his illustri-ous countryman. ] ;Just a month after this preliminarystruggle the French forces appeared ingreater numbers before Fort Necessity,and he was compelled to , however, obtained most honorableterms and was allowed to take off allartillery, provisions and other belong-. T11K OLD NATIONAL BR I ton gave the signal to fire and the shotswhich rang out among the mountains ofFayette County upon the misty air ofthat late May morning are the mostfamous in history. The French leader,Jumonville, and nine of his men wereslainin this engagement. The remaining nine-teen surrendered. The dead Frenchleader was laid tenderly to rest in ashallow grave which Washingtons ownhands helped to shape and there to thisday marked by a pile of stones sur- ings of the army. This first lesson in theuncertainties of the art of war musthave made a lasting impression uponWashington. Old Fort Necessity waslong the object of curiosity to visitors,but it has now almost entirely disap-peared ; only the lines of the old fortremain. About forty years ago amonument was dedicated, but was nicompleted. Now the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution propose to restorethe old fort and to erect a monument. THE NEMACOLIN PATH. For many years the land whereon thisearly st
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