Evening star., 1901-03-12
ALONG THE RIyER E!.NlI FRONT
WORK OF DREDGING WASHINGTON
CHANNEL BEGUN.
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Supply Briefs.

Supply Briefs,
The dredging of the Washington channel
by the new dredge of the Atlantic, Gulf
and Pacific Dredging Company was begun
yesterday, when the first of the liquid mud
from the river bottom Rss Sumped through
the line of pipes to the Potomac park.
Operations will continue might and day
through the spring, summer and fall, there
being two shifts of hands employed on
the dredge. 1t is understood that as the
work progresses another large dredge will,
be brought here to aid in the work. Sew
eral years will be required to complete
the contract the dredging company has for
the harbor improvements.
The three-masted schooner w. H Oler,
bound from the Kennebec to Baltimore
with cargo of ice, went ashore at Bay
Side, near Highland Light Mass. yesterday
in thick fog. The vessel was resting
easily, and when the crew of the life-saving
station boarded her the men aboard refused
to abandon the vessel. 1t Is believed that
tugs will be able to pull her into deep
water today. The Oler is well known at
this port having been In the ice trade
here last summer.
The supply of oysters at the 18th street
wharf market is becoming quite low, there
being in port today but fourteen vessels,
amounting in all to about 1,500 bushels.
But few vessels are arriving at the wharf.
although a tow Is expected soon. The
market today was fair, the oysters selling
at from 40 to 60 cents per bushel for the
smaller sizes and from that up to 80 cents
per bushel for the larger, selected stock
The Norfolk line steamer brought up about
forty barrels of Lynn Haven Bay oysters
for the local dealers this morning and
twenty barrels were brought up on the
steamer Harry, Randall from the lower
river creeks last night.
While the varieties of fresh fish at the
11th street wharf today were not numer-
ous the supply was plentiful, and the stock
sold at prices slightly in advance of
those quoted in the past few days
Since yesterday about forty barrels of fish
have come up from the nets in the Poto-
mac on the river boats. The Norfolk line
brought up about fifteen packages from the
shores about Norfolk and Old Point and
fifteen packages of jumping mullets, shad
and herring came by express from North
Carolina Some few shad. the first to be
caught in Chesapeake bay, were also re-
ceived. The three boats from the river
shores also arrived last night, with 375
barrels Of yellow perch and other bunch
fish Prices this morning were, for black
bass. to 10c- per pound; yellow perch,
to 25c per bunch catfish, 10 to zoe. per
bunch; rock. 6 to 121sc. per pound; eels 39c.
per bunch; roe shad, 80 to 60c. each; buck
shad. % to SOC. each: jumping mullets, 8 to
4c. per pound, and herring 1925 to 50 so
per hundred ...--.
Passing In and Out.
The schooner Thomas K. Carroll has
gone into commission and is in one of the
river creeks loading cord wood for Messrs.
Carter & Clark. s II
The schooner James Judge. bound to this
port from Jacksonville Fla, with a cargo
of lumber, passed in at the capes of Vir-
ginia yesterday evening in tow of the tug
McCauley. She should reach here today.
The schooner j. c. Mays now at Alexan-
dria. has been chartered to load coal at
Baltimore for a northern port.
The coast survey steamer Endeayor will
next week begin surveys Of the Elk, Sassa-
fras and Bush rivers, respectively, along
the bay.
Capt. William Netzry this morning sent
his fishing crew to Stoney Point on light
ers In tow of a tug. a hundred coIored
men formed the crew. .
The schooner Richard Tall Is discharging
her cargo of Virginia, pine lumber ct the
wharf of Thos. r. Riley, foot of N street
southwest. 4s,a..yrr
The bark Kremlin was taken by the tug
Carter to the wharf Of the Washington
Asphalt Brick Company, at the foot Of
South Capitol street, to unload her cargo
of asphalt. -
The United States lighthouse tender Ma
pie has returned to Baltimore from a
cruise among the light stations in Chesa-
peake bay and its tributa1 les.
The schooner Walton. having unloaded
lcI cargo OI oysters, mas sailed tOr the
Rappahannock river.
The steamer Harry Randall had a hea W
cargo up last night. This morning she
sailed for the lower river with a quantity
OF feed and other stores.
The schooner Hulda having completed
the unloading Of her cargo Of lumber at
Johnson q Wimsatt's has sailed for Nor
folk to reload
The schooner barge Rattlesnake is at H
K. Field & Co.'S wharf at Alexandria un-
loading the remainder of her cargo Of
lumber.
The tug Camilla has arrived in port from
a cruise to the lower river and back, with
a tow.
The Ada Ballenger has gone to Freestone
Point to run fish between the shore and
this market.
The Ella Covington, having finished nm
loading her cargo of oysters. has sailed
for the Wicomico river neighborhood to re-
load.
River Gossip.
Considerable difficulty is being had in
getting the cargo of ice from the hold of
the schooner Jennie C. May, now discharg-
ing her cargo at the Alexandria wharf
When the matches were opened 1T was
found that the big cakes Of ice had frozen
together SO that 1t was necessary to use
axes and crowbars to separate them before
they could be taken from the vessel AS
consequence much time has been lost in
unloading the vessel r..-..
Ii is stated that large number of COL
ored people of both sexes have recently
le1t the river counties of Virginia for
Pennsylvania, where they are wanted to
COOK on farms and in the mining regions.
captain e. 5. Randall, manager of the
Randall line, is in Baltimore on business
connected with his boats.
Captain Barlow, the commander of the
schooner Benjamin F. Poole has been ap-
pointed to the command of big five-mast-
ed schooner, now being built at Bath,
in this city =
Captain Thos. L. Todd has gone to Bal
tlmore as second in command of the steam
er Samuel J. Pentz l=.!-s.. az. -
Captain John Wyatt. Of the United States
lighthouse engineers steamer Jessamine,
has gone to the Maryland General Hospital