On April 24, 1819 Nuttall continued his ascent of the Arkansas. In the morning, he passed “the hills of Lee’s creek” and at about noon arrived at the garrison at Belle Point (the first Fort Smith).
“Rising, as it were, out of the alluvial forest, is seen from hence, at the distance of 35 miles, a conic mountain nearly as blue as the sky, and known by the French hunters under the name of Point de Sucre, or the sugar loaf.””I resolved to spend a few weeks at the garrison, and make it the depot of my collections.”
(Lottinville pp. 155-156)
And Barry Bruton adds:
Here’s what a real sugar loaf looks like!
