Evening star., 1901-10-10
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
CANNING FACTORY AT LEWISETTA
TO RESUME OPERATIONS.
Four Hunting Arlxs In Course of Con-
struction-Fish and Oyster
Market.

The large canning factory and wharf
property at Lewisetta- in Northumberland
county, Va, at the mouth of the Coan
river. has been purchased by the Messrs
Garner for 5000. Lewisetta was estab-
lished about twelve years ago and for a
time was one of the busiest places on the
Potomac, the oyster canning factory there
giving employment to several hundred
hands. The plant has, however, been closed
down for several years. 1t is understood 1t
is to be rehabilitated by it's new owners
and that this fall the canning of oysters
for shipment to the inland towns of the
north and west will be resumed
Four medium sized hunting arks are in
course of construction near the Jones Point
lighthouse below Alexandria, One of them
is being constructed for Mr.. Rodney Burns
and is nearly completed. These arks are
small one-room house boats and are occu-
pied at points along the river where fish
ing and ducking is good and where living
accommodations are scarce.
The large schooner r. D. Bibber has been
chartered to load ice in the Kennebec river
for the American Ice Company here. This
masted schooners that within the next
month will bring the winter supply of ice
to fill the houses at the wharf.
Prices at the fish market were somewhat
part of the week, ranging as follows: For
Spanish mackerel, 15c. per pound croak-
ers, &c. per pound; pan rock, to Sc. per
pound; medium rock, 10c. per pound; black
bass, to 12c. per pound; bluefish or tail
ors, to sc. per pound; large trout, to &c.
per pound; gray trout, So to So per barrel;
butterish, to &c. per pound: catfish. 15 to
SOC: per bunch; eels. 10 to 25c. per bunch;
white perch, o to 15c. per pound, or 10 to
ooc. per bunch, and carp, &c. per pound, or
4Oc each.
The supply of oysters on hand at the
11th street wharf this morning was larger
than 1t has been for several DAYS. Prices
are about the same as they were early in
the week. the smaller oysters selling at
from 90 to 90 cents per bushel and the
large stock at 65 to IS cents per bushel,
Vessels Passing In and Out.
The two-masted schooner Ella R. Hill,
laden with pine lumber and shingles from
Newberne, N. c.. for Johnson & Wimsatt
came into port last night in tow of a tug
The NJ. ]. Stephenson has gone to the
lower river and will load a cargo of oys-
ters for this market
The Schooner William L. Franklin has
sailed from Alexandria, for the Severn
river, Nd, and will load glass making sand
for the Old Dominion bottle works at
Alexandria,
THOMAS have all arrived in port with oys-
ters from the Blackstone Island neigh
borhood.
The scow Pansy sailed today for Little
Der from Alexandria,
Boat No. 20 of the Consolidation Coal
Company sailed from Alexandria today
with load of the Alexandria Chemical
Chesapeake and Ohio canal
Inc schooner Cherubim, with a cargo of
about 100000 feet of lumber from Norfolk
for Thomas r. Riley and Libby & Co.
n iJ
the 11th street wharf.
The steamer Dennis Simmons arrived at
Alexandria yesterday from North Carolina
with cargo of shingles, and after unload
ing part of them there came on to this
city to finish the discharging of her cargo
The Zepley and Elenna Russell, having
completed the unloading of their cargoes
nave sailed for river point to load.
Inc tug Camilla, with two lumber-laden
schooners in tow, came into port last night
Inc rive Sisters is in port, unloading
cargo of Virginia pine lumber from Attuia
creek at the wharf foot of 10th street
The tug Favorte, with Standard Oil
barge No. II in tow, has arrived In port
from Baltimore for the Standard branch
here
The schooner Cuza has been taken to the
wharf Of T. R. Riley, foot of o street
southwest, to complete the unloading of
her cargo of laths.
The Mary Elvis has sailed for lower
river port and will load back to this mar
ket.
General Port News.
Lightship No. r. which has been over
hauled at Baltimore ship yard, will be
taken to the Diamond Shoal station off
Cape Hatteras early next week, under her
own steam, to relieve Lightship No H.
now on the station. No. II will go to the
lighthouse supply depot at Portsmouth, Va.
ana after being oyerhauled will be held as
reserve vessel to relieve the ships on the
coast stations when necessary Captain
Adams Is In command Of No. r.
The menhaden fishing in Chesapeake bay
Is reported to be unusually fine this year,
ami large number of boats are engaged
In 1t from Northumberland and Westmore-
land counties, Va. The season is just OPEN
ing, and the run Of the fish will continue
for about six weeks longer. The fish are
caught for their oil and for manufacture
into fertilizer.
Capt, Charles McKenney. Is hauled out on
the small marine railway at the Alexandria
ship yard and will be given a thorough
overhauling.
The little schooner Rebecca Smith Cant
James Elliott. which has been beached on
the Maryland side of the river near Fox's
ferry, opposite Alexandria, to have new
metal put on her, has been launched, the
work having been completed.
The schooner Benjamin Franklin. Capt.
Ernest Herbert, well-known trader to
this port. is lying at Parham's point, in
Lower Machodoc creek, being fitted with a
new mast She will be ready for service
again in about two weeks.
The oyster longing fleet from the eastern
shore is beginning to arrive in the Po-
tomac in large numbers Yesterday fleet
OF nine from the Pocomoke neghborhood
arrived at Cedar point and began opera
tions there.
Mr. Robert Murphy of Nomini has recent
ly purchased a schooner of 12O tons from
Baltimore parties for service on Chesa-
peake bay and the Potomac river Mr..
Murphy has gone to Baltimore to take pos
session of the vessel. Capt. Thomas Bryant
will be it's commander.
Mr. John B. Perry of the harbor police
force is away on his annual leave
Mr.. Harry D. Reninger of Clifton Beach.
Md, returned home Yesterday evening from
a business trip to this city.
Mr.. Joseph E. Faulkner. keeper of the
light station at Maryland point, in the Po-
tomac river, has returned to his station
from a visit to his home on the eastern
shore.