Evening star., 1901-12-21
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SPAR BUOY sM0yED FROM PLACE
NEAR a WRECK.
Its Restoratien Desired by Owners OF
Small vesseIs~-Oyster Dredgers
Cease operations.

I
| Cease operations.
| The spar buoy which marks the wreck of
1 the burned ferry steamer City Of Alexan-
dria on the channeisbank off Alexandria, is
/ said to be oyerka hundred feet out of posi-
tion and is now marking place where an
obstruction does not exist. 1t is stated the
/ buoy was caught by the tow line attached
1 to some barges several days ago and drag
/ ged to where 1t now lies. AS the wreck OF
/ the old steamer Is only a foot or two under
water at high tide and lies In the path Of
small vessels, it is regarded as Imperative
| that the buoy should be restored to Its
proper position. The matter will be brought
| to the attention of the light house authori-
| ties.
| AS yet the owners Of the little side-wheel
steamer Harry Lodor, which formerly ran
| on the route between Alexandria and
Pennington, in Piscataway creek, Md,
have not secured boat to take her place,
| and there seems to be some doubt as to
| whether steamer will be placed on the
route. For some time past little sailing
vessel has been making Irregular trips, but
the ice in the creek has prevented this and
| now the residents and merchants Of the
Pennington neighborhood have to get their
| freight by the steamer Estelle Randall,
either at Fort Washington, Bryan's Point
or Marshall Hall. AS there are only three
| or four feet Of water in the creek, some
trouble will be experienced in obtaining a
| suitable boat for the route.
There was but Scant supply of fish at
| the 11th street wharf market this morning,
but the demand was excellent and In ex-
| cess of the supply. Prices however, re-
| main stationery and were as follows:
| White perch, to 10c. per pound jumping
mullets, 3 to dc. per pound boiling rock
| ~ 21C Mound. medium rock lZ11 to
| 14c. per pound; pan rock, 10 to 11c per
pound; black bass to 10c. per pound
green pike, s to 10c per pound; winter
shad 81 to 81. 80 per hundred; yellow perch,
! 10 to 30c. per pound; catfish. Is to 40c. per
| bunch; eels 10 to 25c. per bunch and river
mullets, 10 to 35c. per bunch.
| Ducks, turkeys and other game from the
river are very scarce for the Christmas
market and find ready sale at prices as fol-
lows: For white canvas back ducks, 81
to $50 per pair; read head, 81 to $3.50 per
pair; mallard, 81. per pair;-r black heads,
50c per pair; wtdgeon, % to 6Oc. per pair;
dippers, 4Oc. per pair; wild turkeys, 15c.
per pound: geese 90 to 75c. each; swan, 81
to $3.50 each, and quail, 81 to $3.50 per
dozen.
The oyster tongers and dredgers, who
have been working on the natural oyster
beds for several months past supplying the
oyster boats with oysters, have ceased
operations and have returned home for the
Christmas holidays. AS a consequence the
oyster-running vessels now down the river
are finding it hard to obtain cargoes, and
1t is expected the bivalves will be very
scarce in this market and at Baltimore be-
fore the dredgers return to work after the
first of the year.
Small oysters were selling this morning
at o5 to zoe. per bushel and the larger and
better stock at soc. up to 81 per bushel
Pnsstng11n and Out.
The steamer E. James Tull has unloaded
her cargo and will sail for Occoquan to
load.
The pungy Shining Light has gone to
Alexandria and win there load general
cargo for river point.
The Annie Coward has unloaded lumber
at the wharf of T. r. Riley and will sail
The large barge sAraphasia is in Malta
woman creek and win load cargo of pop
lar logs for the Philadelphia market.
The Father and Son is laid up in Maddox
creek near Wirts wharf. for the winter
The Addie has gone 10 Alexandria and
will there unload oysters and will take on
general cargo for river point.
The schooner Irene has unloaded her
| cargo of spoke wood and has sailed for
Potomac Point to load. -.s.-
The steamer Wakefield brought up from
the lower river yesterday. among other
freight, about POO small packages from peo-
pie down the river, addressed to their
friends and relatives here.
The schooner Grace. Bennett will COM
plete the unloading of her cargo of lumber
today or Monday and win sail for North
Carolina lumber port to load
The scews Admiral Dewey and Admiral
Schley are in Mattawoman creek with loads
of timber aboard, but, owing to the heavy
ice in the creek, they are unable to get out.
The coast survey steamer Hydrographer
is at work in the eastern side of Chesapeake
bay. making coast pilot surveys for the
book to be published in the spring. 1t is ex-
pected she will winter at Norfolk
The longboat Edith Willard and the barge
Cooper have arrived In port with full
cargoes of cord wood for Carter & Clark.
OF General Interest.
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes. jr.. of this city
has gone to Solomon's Island Nd. and will
from there take a mud-digging machine to
Chesapeake Beach. She will then return to
Solomons Island and will have her ice plow
put on.
The work of rebuilding Stewards wharf
on the Virginia side of the Potomac, about
forty miles down the river. will be com
pleted within the next two or three days
The wharf will then be in good order and
will be strong enough to resist the running
ice in the spring. If the ice Is at all heavy
this winter, the steamboat men say, num-
ber of the down-river wharves will be car
ried away, as they are In very bad condi-
ton.
Three oyster laden boats are docked at
the wharf foot of King street, at Alexan-
dria, with oysters for the Christmas mar
ket. They are the James Beach, Ella Hill
and Rebecca Smith.
The officers of the incoming steamers re-
port ice from two to three inches thick in
Mattawoman and Port Tobacco creeks. All
sailing vessels caught in these creeks are
ice-bound.
The Randall line steamer Wakefield will
be withdrawn from the route between this
city and Wirts wharf, Va, Immediately
after the first of the year, to receive her
annual overhauling. She will be laid up for
about three weeks. The steamer Harry
Randall will continue her present schedule
The little sailing yacht Macon is hauled
out on the small marine railway at the foot
of 1917 street southwest for the winter Mr..
John H. Rawlings house boat Arcadia is
laid up for the winter at the same place
A large pile driver has been taken by
one of the naval tugs to Indian Head, Md,
and will, 1t is stated be used for the pur-
pose of repairing the wharf Of the naval
proving grounds.
| The steamer Westmoreiand, on the route
between this city and Baltimore, will be
withdrawn when the new schedule goes into
effect next week, and the steamer Potomac
will be the only boat left On the l,pe during