Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-15
1toNG THE RIVER FRONT
NOTICE ISSUED CONCERNING DE-
PosITs OF REFUSE.
Low Water Depths Must Be Maintain.
ed-ObstructiOn at Mouth of
Eastern Branch-Briefs.

Lieut.. Col. Chas. ]. Allen. corps of engi-
neers. U. S. A, in charge of the Potomac
river. has sent d notice giving the regula-
tons regarding the dumping of ashes and
other refuse in the river to all the steam
boat owners of the city:
"In accordance with section IL of the river
and harbor appropriation act, approved
March 3, 1899. the Secretary of War has
designated the following localities where
steamboats, and other craft will be permit
ted to dump ashes and other refuse mat
ter. other than ballast or cargo. provided
that SAID dumping is so done that no de-
crease in the existing low water depths
shall ever exceed five feet:
In water six fathoms or more deep from
the mouth of the river to Ragged Point,
a distance of about nineteen miles; from
Lower Cedar Point to Upper Cedar POINT,
distance of about nine miles: from lndlan
Head to following Point, a distance Of
about four miles. and in the two miles be,
tween Mockley's Point and Coilnswooo
Beach,"
Any steamboat captain, or any one else,
found dumping ashes or other refuse into
the river except between the points named
will be prosecuted.
The old schooner Julius Drifuse. belong
ing to Mr.. Harry Kirk of Alexandria, which
was not long ago sunk in the cove, Just
south of the old canal mouth at Alexan-
dria, has been sold, and will be broken DIP
for the metal that is in her. rms OLD yes
sci was many years ago, one OF the crack
vessels of the coast survey service. Steam
ers supplanted her and she was sold at
auction to Julius Drifuse junk dealer,
who. after stripping her of her copper
sbeathing, changed her name and solo her.
AS the Drifuse she traded on the river and
bay for number of years. until about a
year ago she was taken by Mr.. kirk for
debt.
Lying in the cove, with no one aboard OF
her. she filled and sank and remained where
she sank until Saturday, when she passed
again into the hands of Mr.. Drlfuse to be
wrecked for the copper, brass and iron used
to hold her timbers in place. Inc terms OF
the sale were not disclosed.
Dangerous Obstruction Reported.
The pungy Highland Light. which ran
ashore on the bar at the mouth OF the East
ern branch Friday evening. remained hard
and fast aground until Sunday evening,
when the extra high tide floated her off. A
few minutes after she foated steam
launch from the navy yard grounded on the
same bar, but succeeded in backing on
Besides these vessels, the steamer Deco
guam. the light house tender Maple and
several small schooners have stuck in the
mud at this point, and the obstruction Is
to be brought to the attention of the corps
Of engineers of the army. in the hope that
the channel at this point can be widened
and deepened
The present week will in all probability
close the fishing season for 1900. though
shad and herring in small quantities will
continue to arrive at the wharf for some
time to come. The last of the fishing
shores in operation. that of Neitzey's, at
Stoney Point will "cut OUT this week.
Since Saturday the receipts at the fish
wharf have been $4,000 herring and 5000
shad. The herring sold at $1.75 to 50 per
1000; roe shad at S14 to $15 per 1OO and
buck shad at 81 to SO per 100.
Since Saturday the slooo L. A. Bland,
with seventy bushels, and the bugeye
Bessie with forty-tive bushels of oysters,
have arrived.
Large Naphtha Launch in Port.
The handsome naphtha launch Adroit, re-
Gently purchased in New York by Mr.. IA.
X. Bliss Of this city. has arrived in port.
The passage from New York was made by
the inside route, through the canals, Point
Lookout being reached Sunday and this
city yesterday evening.
The Adroit is one of the largest launches
Of her type belonging here. being fifty-three
feet long, eight feet beam and drawing
about four feet Of water. Her engines are
of sixteen-horse power and her speed about
ten knots. She will be attached to the
Capital Yacht Club fleet. Mr. and Mrs.
w. J. Aman, Miss Aman and Mr.. H. X.
the trip from New York to this CITY
The receipts of shad and herring at the
fish wharf become less and less each day,
and this week. 1t is expected, will bring the
fishing season to a close Mr. Nertzey will
soon "cut OUT at Stoney Point Since yes
terday but 500 shad and 10000 herrings
have been received at the wharf Herring
sold at 81 50 to 50 per thousand. buck shad
at 50 and SO per hundred and roe shad at
$12 and $13 per hundred. Large quanti-
ties of trout and other salt water fish are
being received from Norfolk Trout this
morning sold for 81 per barrel
The Harie Plnn0er " iyt,y n
or oysters, has arrived at the 18th street
wharf.
Washington Lodge Of Elks will give its
friends complimentary excursion To- P;va1
View Thursday next.
The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith was do
dayed at Alexandria yesterday morning for
about an hour by the breaking of her rud
der chain. W.
The schooner Gen. Hardcastle was taken
to Shoots at Alexandria yesterday to dis
charge part Of her cargo of lumber
me schooner j. 5 Smith is at Thos R.
Riley's wharf, foot Of N street southwest
discharging her cargo of lumber.
The schooner Maggie S. Hart cleared from,
Bath for this city with a cargo of ice the
18th instant.
The schooner United is loading a genera,
cargo at the 18th street wharf for Ioxvar
river points.
The three-masted schooner VIM, H. Skin.
ner and the two-masted schooner Ami.
May, each loaded with broken stone left
Georgetown for Cape Charles The stone
is to be used in the foundation of the break
water being built there by the government.
The schooners Chas. J. Joyce and j. B.
Anderson are in Georgetown loading stone
for the same point. Thousands of TONS Of
the stone will be used in the breakwater.
The steam launch Cygnus, under the COM
mand of her owner Mr.. F. Burlingame,
took quite a large party Of ladies and gem
tlemen on a pleasure trip down the river
Sunday.
The sailing yacht Elenora, belonging to
Mr.. J. F. Nicholson. made her first trip
down the river Sunday since being over
hauled. She has been fitted out with a new
suit of sails and presents a handsome APP
pearance.
Coming and Going.
The steamer e. JOS. Tull and the
schooner Ida May, with cargoes of cedar
posts for Johnson & Wimsatt and cord
wood for Carter & Clark. are in port
The schooner Gen. Hardcastle, Capt.
Wiser, with 5000 feet Of lumber for john
son & Wimsatt, from Newbern, ~ c., also
arrived Sunday and ia dscba rain, ba.