Evening star., 1901-10-07
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
ENGINEERS TOaCLEAR CHANNEL IN
KETTLE neTToMs.
Notice to Mariners sIssued by Light
house BoardeFFsight Carriers
and TBeit aargocs.

Preparations aresbeiag made by the force
of engineers having theriver improvements
In hand to begin the work of cutting out
the shoal Jumps and deepening the water
over the dangerous Kettle Bottoms in the
lower Potomac. The Kettle Bottoms ex-
tend from Colonial Beach to st. Georges
Island, and are filed with shoal spots, on
which a deep-laden vessel will ground un-
less her pilot is skillful and well acquainted
with the river. The snag puller operated
by the United States army engineers will
next week be taken to the Kettle Bottoms
to mark the shoal water and to arrange
the cuts to be made by the dredges. The
tug James o. Carter of this city has been
chartered by. the engineers to aid in the
WORK. The dredge sPugh, now working on
the Maryland Point flats, will shortly be
taken to the Kettle Bottoms Also
Prices at the fish market at the 11th
street wharf show tendency to advance
This morning black bass sold at to 12c
per pound; bluefish, to &c. per pound;
large trout, to DC. per pound; salmon
trout, 7c. per pound; medium rock, 1Oc. per
pound; pan rock, to Sc. per pound; but
ter fish, ) to &c. per pound; Spanish mack
eral, 15c. per pound; gray trout, $5 to 81
per barrel; catfish, 10 to 35c. per bunch !;
eels, 10 to 25c per bunch white perch, 8
to 1oc. per pound, or 10 to Soc. per bunch;
carp, 40c each, and croaker 4c. per pound
There was fairly good demand for oys-
ters at the 18th street wharf this morning,
but 1T was not as heavy as the boatmen ex-
pected as consequence of the cooler
weather. The supply is ample. about 5000
bushels being on hand. Prices this morn
ing range from so to 6oc. per bushel for
the small oysters and from 75c to 81 per
bushel for the larger ones.
me following notice to mariners has
been issued by the lighthouse board.
York River, Va.-Notice is hereby given
that Gloucester Point wharf post light,
north side of York river, is now shown, at
the same height above the water, from
red pole.
Elizabeth River, Va.-Elizabeth river en-
trance bell buoy, red, is reported adrift this
date and will be replaced as soon prac-
ticable of which due notice will be given.
Back River, Va.-Plum Tree bar buoy No.
2 red spar, was reported out of position
September 80, and will be replaced soon
as practicable, of which due notice will be
given.
The Moving Craft.
The schooner Agnes S. Quillan has been
taken to the wharf Of Thomas R. Riley to
finish unloading her cargo of Virginia pine
lumber.
The schooner John R. Dixon, having
taken on a load of lumber and building
material at the wharf of ]. r. Smoot &
Co., at Alexandria, has sailed for Kinsale.
The Mary Francis has arrived in port
with cargo of cord wood from the Aqua
creek neighborhood for Carter &, Clark.
The Lily May has gone to the lower Po-
tomac and will load a cargo for this port.
The schooner H. L.. James, having un
loaded her cargo of lumber, has sailed for
Norfolk and will reload
The NJ j. Stephenson, Zephyr, Hiawatha
and Emmet Arthur have all arrived in port
with cargoes of Potomac river oysters.
The schooner Cherubim has sailed from
Norfolk for this port with cargo Of lum-
Der.
The two-masted schooner VIM L. Frank
lin is in port with cargo of sand for AL
exandria.
The Peri has arrived in port with a full
cargo of cord wood from a lower river point
for the local dealers
The large barge Pacific has discharged
her cargo of fertilizer for the Alexandria
Chemical and Fertilizer Company and will
be taken to Norfolk to load.
The two-masted schooner Sdonia Curley
sailed yesterday for the James river to
load cargo of pine lumber for H. L. Bis
coe.
The schooner James .Boyce, which has
been at Alexandria for several weeks
unloading a cargo of fertilizer and taking
on a load Of railway ties, sailed yesterday
for Boston. The tug George w Pride took
her to the mouth of the Potomac
The longboat Mayf1ower came into port
yesterday evening with full cargo Of cord
wood for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The Edwin G. Height, laden with Florida
lumber, is expected to come on at the
capes at any time bound for this port
The schooner Lily May has arrived in
port from the Aqua creek neighborhood
with a cargo of cord wood for Carter e.
Clark. She is at the 10th street wharf.
The canal barge Hugh Mott, loaded with
fertilizer at the Bryant fertilizer works In
Alexandria, sailed Saturday for points
along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
The Lottie Carter has finished unloading
her cargo of cord wood at Stephenson &
Bros wharf, and has sailed for the neigh
borhood of Mattawoman creek to load back
to this port.
OF General Interest.
The steam launch Bartholdi has taken
the place of the tug Mohler in towing canal
boats to and from the canal at George
town to the docks here and at Alexandria
The Mohler is laid up for an overhauling
of her boiler and other machinery
The wharves at Liverpool Point, Md,
and Stewards, Va, which have been in bad
condition for some time, are to be over
hauled and repaired, so that steamers can
land at them without trouble in all weath-
ers.
The little sloop yacht SPARTAN, with a
small pleasure party aboard has arrived
in port from a hunting and fishing trin
along the Potomac in the neighborhood Of
Glymont.
One Of the large sand and gravel dredges
of the National Sand Company is in opera
Marshall Hall.
Purser Thomas B. Garnett of the steamer
Harry Randall has returned from New
York and resumed his place on his steamer
today.
Mr.. George J. Stafford has returned tn
duty as purser on the steamer Samuel ],
Pentz, on the United States mail route to
Glymont.
Mr.. W. M Reardon Of Alexandria, agent
Of the Randall and Weems lines of steam
ers, Is spending several days in Prince
William county, Va.
Mr.. VIM. A. Moore. chief engineer of the
Randall line, has returned from Baltimore.
where he went to superintend the docking
of the steamer T. v. Arrowsmith He has
taken charge of the work being done On
the steamer Estelle Randall
Offices in The Star Building,
Desirable office rooms for rent in The
Star building. including light. heat and
ianitor service.
Special Appropriation Necessary.
Robert w. Mcpherson of 1910 10Th street
northwest has requested the District Com