Robert Stewart’s account of the most-recent Nevada Board on Geographical Names meeting omits several relevant points in connection with the motion to table indefinitely the naming proposal. I was present during the entire session on the issue. I presented uncontroverted factual evidence on the record that showed the much publicized exposed flat rock and beach where Stewart supposes Clemens camped in 1861 did not exist until the mid-20th century. In addition, I submitted into the record a copy of my book, Fairest Picture – Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe that included documentation on writings about Nevada Tribes. The NBGN was forced to take the position that the naming proposal was not based on any assertion Clemens was ever at or near the site; therefore, no evidence supporting that position was entered on the record. The framing of the nomination this way was necessary because the US Board on Geographical Names had previously ruled that it doubted Clemens actually camped at the proposed naming site. The USBGN could only reconsider the matter if new supporting information became available, of which there was none. The motion to table the nomination indefinitely was made without foundation, meaning no reason was cited by the motion maker. In these cases, we look to what was in the record before the board to determine justification. The record of the hearing contained only the oral testimony of the Washoe Tribal Cultural Officer Darrell Cruz against the proposal and the scientific study debunking the flat rock and beach as a campsite location. The scientific study was peer reviewed by a geologist with the US Geological Survey, a member agency of the NBGN. Stewart attempted to submit a copy of the Mark Twain Journal that contained his paper on friends of Mark Twain and a reference to an East Shore campsite. However, the chair declined to accept it into the record and returned to him on the basis that it was irrelevant to the matter before the board. A subsequent news article incorrectly reported that the proposal would be revived yet again. Upon inquiry, NBGN Chair Jeff Kintop verified the proposal was formally dead. David C. Antonucci Author of Fairest Picture -- Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe