Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-24
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
THE PRESENT WEEK CLOSES THE
CUNNING SEASON.
Provisions of Law for Protection OF
Game to He Enforced-The sein-
ing of Fish.

This is the last week of the cunning sea-
son, and after Saturday next 1t will be I'M
lawful to shoot or have in possession any
ducks. swan or other game specified under
| the game laws of the District of Columbia.
Until last year the closed, season began
April 1. but by an act approved March 3.
1899. the season was extended until May 1.
The law now says that no person shall
kill. expose for sale or have in his or her
possession. dead or alive. any snipe. plover,
wild duck. wild goose or brant between the
list day Of May and the list day Of Septem-
Der. under a penalty Of a fine of $. and in
default thirty days In the workhouse.
1t is also determined by Commodore SUIT
| ton that the fish laws Of the District of
Columbia shall not be violated IL he can
prevent 1t, and he has watchers out night
| and day for any who should attempt to
| haul or drift seine within the forbidden
| waters above line drawn from Jones'
Point to Fox's Ferry, opposite Alexandria.
| Up to this time his men have made no
arrests, and it Is not expected that any Will
| be made, as it is very generally known that
this watch is being kept, and no fisherman
Is willing to take almost certain chances OF
arrest.
The receipts of shad and herring at the
fish wharf have been unusually heavy dur
| ing the past twenty-four hours, over 100.oO0
herring and 5000 shad having been brought
in aboard eight or ten vessels. Herring this
morning sold at from 81 to $3.50 per thou
sand, roe shad brought from $40 to $14 and
buck from 81 to IS per hundred At the
Alexandria fish wharf the receipts were
100000 herring and about 200 shad. The
prices were about the same as in this
market.
At the oyster wharf $50 bushels were
brought in by the schooner Seabelle and the
PUNCHES Fairview and Ethel. The captains
of the oyster vessels are preparing to close
the season the LIST OF May.
Work of Fish Commission.
The United States fish commission station
at Bryan's Point, below Fort Washington,
is in full operation, and the taking Of
spawn goes on daily. Capt. ]. C. Heron.
the superintendent of the station, reports
that yesterday 6.s5o.OOO eggs were taken
and that in the past week 26.0O0OO0 eggs
have been collected. These eggs are all
Matched out at the station. and when the
young fish are large enough the greater
Some are, however. shipped to other rivers
as stock. The taking of spawn will con-
tinue for about month longer.
The vessels arriving here report the river
from River View as far down as Maryland
Point covered with hundreds of drift nets,
| the owners of which are taking advantage
Of the unusually heavy run of fish to lay
| in their winters supply. The nets make
the navigation of the river extremely diff
cult.
Five wood-laden vessels, all consigned to
| Carter & Clark. have arrived In port since
yesterday. They are the schooner Isaac
Solomon, Captain Kendrick; schooner
| Cooper, Captain Jenkins; pungy Carpenter.
| bugeye r. H. Stuart and pungy Zephyr.
Captain Williams. They bring in all about
| $50 cords of pine wood from river points.
Preparing for Coming Season.
The River View excursion steamer Sam
uel J. Pentz is now in the hands Of the
painters, receiving a new dress before the
| opening of the summer excursion season
next week
The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith Of the
Washington Steamboat Company is also
being reprinted throughout and her boilers
are being given thorough overhauling
preparatory to resuming her route to lower
river points.
The steamer River Queen of the Motley
Hall Company has just come from the
| hands of the painters and will resume her
| trips to Motley Hall May 6.
The sand digging machine which was
built by the Messrs. Summers in the East
| ern branch for Mr.. Louis Smoot was turned
| over to the owner yesterday evening and
| was taken in tow to Alexandria by the tug
| Rosalie. Two large sand scows, which
| were also built for Mr. Smoot, were con-
veyed to Alexandria at the same time.
They will this evening be lowed to the dig
1
GINA.
The work of repairing the light house at
| Jones' Point. below Alexandria, is nearly
! completed. The roof of the building has
been renewed, new floors laid throughout,
new porchss erected, and it is to have a
| fresh coat Of paint. By the end of the
| week the building will be turned over to
Keeper Greenway.
General and Personal.
The handsome steam yacht Josephine
| took large party from the navy yard on
a short trip down the river yesterday even
ing.
The tug Minerva has been chartered as
the towing boat for Neitzey & Ballinger's
| fleet of fishing boats until the repairs to the
De Boss Lennox are completed.
The naval militia ship Fern and yacht
Oneida are being overhauled at the navy
yard preparatory to the summer cruise Of
the Washington citizen sailors. Both ves-
sells are to be put in thorough order.
The schooner Aeolius is loading burnt
sulphur rock at the chemical works, Alex
aEdria.
material at T. w. Riley's wharf for a
dCwn-river point.
The schooner Daisy, Capt Wyatt. has
sailed from Port Royal, on the Rappahan-
mock river, with lumber for P. H. Biscoe.
The naval proving grounds launch Santa
Barbara arrived up from Indian Head this
morning.
Chief Engineer VIM. A. Moore. who has
been in charge of the steamer Kent, has
taken charge Of the steamer Samuel ].
| Kent by Mr.. George Sherwood. with Mr.
Nicholas Keys as assistant.
Mr.. John Callahan, general manager Of
the Norfolk and Washington line, is home
again from business trip to Norfolk.
Mr.. George Sheckels. steward Of the
| steamer Wakefield. continues to be ex-