Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-20
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
PoNToON BUILT FORTY YEARS AGO
GOING TO RUIN.
Drifted Away and Floated to Gunston
Wharf-Prices at Fish and
Oyster Wharf.

Several years ago one of the large pom
toons which was used to keep the float
| level with the Alexandria and Washington
| ferry boats was taken from under the
| Alexandria wharf and tied in the dock
next to the wharf In a heavy gale short
| ly afterward the pontoon went adrift, and
| doated down the river for twenty miles.
! finally going ashore at Gunston wharf.
| There the pontoon has lain on the shore
| for the past five years. and is being slow
| ly broken up by the residents OF the neigh
| borhood for fire wood. The timbers in the
old float, which was built fully forty years
ago. are said to be nearly all sound
| Since yesterday the receipts of both
fresh and salt water fish have been fairly
large at the 11th street wharf fish mar
ket Prices this morning were as follows:
For gray trout, So to 81 per barrel: spot
| $3 per box; jumping mulets, s. so to 81 per
| box; salmon trout, &c. per pound; blue
| f1sh and tailors, DC. to &c. per pound: pan
rock, &c to SC. per pound; medium rock.
&c. to loc. per pound; boiling rock, 12iac
| TO l5c. per pound; butterfish, sc. per pound:
| black bass, &c. to 10c. per pound; green
| pike, &C. to Sc. per pound; sturgeon, 10c.
bunch; catfish, 25c. to soc. per bunch; cells,
1oc. to- 25c. per bunch; river mullets, 1Oc
| to 3Oc-. per bunch, and carp, 1Oc to 25c.
| each.
The supply Of oysters at the 18th street
| wharf this morning was ample to meet all
| the demands. Prices remain steady, the
small oysters selling at SOC. to Coo. per BUSH
| ell, while the larger ones sold as high as
soc. per bushel. Since yesterday the Ada
| Ballenger, j. H. Holland, John Smith and
| E. r. s. Dougherty have arrived in port
with cargoes of oysters from the Blackis-
| tones Island neighborhood.
| Several f1ocks of wild turkeys have been
| seen on the river shore near Gunston wharf
| within the past two or three days. The
hunters have succeeded in killing several of
| them.
The owners and managers of the little
steamer Harry Lodor. which formerly ran
on the route between Alexandria and Farm
ington, Md, on Piscataway creek, have
| placed sailing Sloop on the route, in order
to keep it open until they can secure a
new boat for the route in the early spring
Two or three trips are made each week be-
| tween Alexandria and Pennington and gem
| eral freight is carried.
| The work on the new sewer pumping
| station on the Eastern branch is progress
Ing rapidly The big Golfer dam has been
built and the laying of the pipes in it will
| be pushed. Thousands of chestnut piles
| have been used in the Golfer dam and on
the foundations for the power house.
Passing To and Fro.
| The four-masted schooner Orlando V.
Wootten has sailed in tow Of the tug Rescus
for Baltimore, where she will load general
cargo for Charleston, S. c., and will there
load return cargo of phosphate rock
The schooner Annie Ellen has unloaded
| her cargo of lumber at the wharf of T R.
| Riley and will sail for a Virginia lumber
port.
The steamer Occoquan arrived in port late
| yesterday evening with a cargo of wood
| for Thos. X. Carroll.
The steamer Potomac sailed Yesterday
evening for Baltimore and Potomac river
landings with large passenger list.
The barge Gen. ]. w. Wistar has been
taken to Marshall Hall to load poplar wood
for Philadelphia.
The Uriah Horner has arrived in port with
a full cargo Of cordwood from the Occoquan
neighborhood for Carter & Clark
The tug Volunteer. with tow of two
light barges. has sailed for Baltimore to
| load.
The schooner Eta has sailed for the lower
river and Will load a cargo for this port.
The Leroy has gone up the James creek
canal to unload her cargo of cordwood
The large barges McDermott and Villa
nova have sailed In tow Of the tug Volun-
teer for Perryville, Md, where they will
load hard coal.
The tug Rescue, owned by Weaver Il
Sons of Baltimore, arrived light in port
| yesterday.
The Emmet Arthur. having loaded a cargo
OF coal at Zimmerman's wharf at Alexan-
dria. has sailed for the lower river.
The Father and Son is in port with a
full cargo of cord wood from Aqua creek
for Carter & Clark.
The schooner Sarah S. Tyler will COM
plete loading cargo Of fertilizer for Nor
| Aoih dt 1. v" INIty 3 WHAT tomorrow ana
will SAIL
The schooner James B. Anderson will
complete the unloading Of her cargo of
lumber at the Sth street wharf today and
will sail light for the Rappahannock
OF General Interest.
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr. is at Sol
omon's Island Nd. on a marine railway
there having her hull metaled and doing
other repair work. She will be in service
| pain and yxill
and Potomac river in about ten days.
The yacht Gretchen Of Mr.. J. E. Reyburn
has gone into winter quarters at the Clyde
line wharf, foot Of 7th street During the
winter the yacht will be given a general
overhauling in preparation for spring cruis-
ing.
Taylor Bros tug Camilla is lying at the
american Ice Company's wharf, foot OF
9th street southwest, having some minor
repair work done.
The schooner John B. Hanson, loading
railway ties at Alexandra, has anchored in
the stream of the wharf Of VIM. A. Smoot
Co.. at Alexandra, to complete her
cargo, and will sail today for Boston
The steam yacht Gaivota. Capt. Haney.
owned by Mr.. John r. Dos Passos Of New
York which has been lying at the Alex
andria ferry line wharf. has been berthed
at the 9th street wharf Of the American
Ice Company for the winter.
The U. 8. naval yacht Sylph returned to
evening from a cruise on the river with a
party Of naval officials aboard.
The sloop Baby, with hunting party
aboard, has gone to one Of the creeks in
the lower river on a cruise of several days.
Several cars are on the wharf of VIM. A.
smoot & Co., at Alexandria, loading Poto-
mac river sand from barges for points on
the Southern railway in Virginia.
Steamboat men report freights to and
from the wharves on the river as being
very light for the season of the year. They
are expected to pick up shortly. however.
The naptha- power yacht Louise Of New
York which has been on a hunting trip to
Occoquan bay, returned to port yesterday
evening. She will remain here a week
longer before going further south.
DR.. Frank T. Chamberlain and Mr. H. T
Stott Of this city have returned from a
hunting and fishing trip to Glymont, Nd.
Mr.. H. c. Lucas has gone to Potomac
Mills. Va, on a visit Of several weeks to
relatives.
Mr.. Richard Jackson. wharf agent at
Wirt's wharf, Va, who has been visiting
friends here has returned home.
Mr.. 8. B. Greenlaw, a well-known Poto-
mac steamboat man, has entered upon his
duties as postmaster at Oak Grove West