Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-07

safe for one gang to attempt to explore
the territory of another unless on friendly
terms. - III
As stated abese. there were numer-
Gus streams. sGJne shaving their source
beyond the corporate lines and 9TH
ers in some of the hNndred springs within
boundaries. These. with the exception of
Rock creek, separating US from George
town, and the old ii James Creek canal,
emptying on the east side of the arsenal
are now covered il many of them forming
today, part OF the sewerage system. The
principal stream .in the northwest section
was Slash run, entering the city between
nth and 18th stfeet4, and emptyine into
Rock creek near TIE lead of 23d street, in
It's course receiving a. small branch from
srring on Florida avenue near 18th street,
one which flowed from a spring in Rhode
Island avenue near 18th, and a few smaller
runs: Inc largest stream was what was
creek, and subsequently the Tiber, or
washington City canal, now covered and
known as the B street sewer. As the canal
IL was cut In straight line On B street
from 18th street to between 9th and eth
streets, thence south to a point on a line
with the center of the Capitol then east
ward to Sd street, southwark to Maryland
avenue, sontheastward to South Capitol
street near E, then south to Virginia ave-
nue., where it branched, one of them known
as James Creek canal and the other south
eastward to I'd street east, and by that
street reaching a basin as its outlet to the
eastern branch. A run having its sources
In Franklin Square emptied in the canal
near 10Th street. At Sd street and Missouri
avenue the waters of the original Tiber
and other streams were received
Many Streams of Water.
The Tiber proper was formed of Reedy
branch, which had its source in Mt. Pleas
ant and entered the head of Sth street:
stream west of Glenwood, crossing Florida
avenue between LIST ard I'd streets north
west, and third from near Montello, on
the B. and o. railroad, entering the city
east of 1st street northeast. Before reach
Ing N street the three branches united and
at or near K street formed quite a fayorite
place for bathing, known as the ..Blue
Cork. Between / and K streets a small
stream from I'd street west and between ID
ana streets the waters from the north
east section, rising at 18th and streets.
Maryland avenue and It'll street and Sd and
X streets flowed. On LIST street south of q
street northwest the Tiber received the
Sa.ers OF Willow Tree spring South of
new York avenue between 4th and 5th).
which coursed southwark to Judiciary
Square and in Indiana avenue to its con-
nuence. Crossing Pennsylvania avenue in
"a street west the Tfber traversed the Bo-
tanlcal Garden reservation, emptyine into
the canal at Sd street. Two small rims In
pennsylvania avenue near I'd street flowed
southwest to E and 1st and Joined hv
another from I'd and D streets south
below E street. Thus the Tiber drained
more than half the territory within the
boundary of the city.
FROM the square on the east side of 9Th
street between G and streets southeast
small run flowed down 9th street To the
Inlet OF the Eastern branch. west of tho
navy yard and the Branch market On
LIN street run flowed from north of r.
street into the branch Through the
reservation occupied now by the jail
a. snian stream entered the branch
tne jan small stream entered the branch
ABOUT on line with street southeast
branch from Gibson's spring coursad
southeastward. entering what was then
WHO waste, and coursing across the iaij
reservation to the branch. There were also
other runs or streams, and some ravines
could boast of streams after the beavv
rams. Some Of these streams at the nrin.
cipal streets were bridged, usually in The
forded. II - e" were
During each decade. from 1900 the popr.
lation had CARED in round figures about
1000 but in that from 1910 to 1850 the
increase was over three times that num-
oer-from 5000 70 Over 10000 and over
900 OF this number during the last three
urally caused the erection of buildings and
the larger number of houses were located
IN the second and third wards. between lei
and 18th streets west. north of E street
s . and over half of the total of some
5000. The larger number of new buildings
were of frame, and the salt box" was the
1avorite style, for most of them were erect
ed as back buildings With this addition
to the permanent population the letters and
numbers or tile streets We're more generally
USED than formerly, but many learned the
vernacClar of this section, and the ahstract
names as well as the popular designa lions
continued to be used, some few of them to
this day IN many Of the old families.