EXHIBIT 16.1 <HJ & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. LETTERHEAD> July 10, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Dear Sirs: Re: Fountain Colony Ventures, Inc. We have read Item 4 of Fountain Colony Ventures, Inc.'s Form 8-K dated July 10, 2000 and are in agreement with the statements contained therein so far as those statements pertain to the accounting firm of HJ & Associates, LLC (formerly Jones, Jensen & Company, LLC). Yours very truly, /s/ HJ & Associates HJ & Associates, LLC (Formerly Jones, Jensen & Company, LLC) 6