Evening star., 1901-06-01
ALONG THE.ARlvER FRONT
FISH COMMISSION ENGAGED PAYING
IT'S SPAWN TAKERS.
Fishermen Receive Compensation for
Summers WOrio-HarbOr Force
without Boat.

without, a Boat.
The fishermen whos during the fishing
season, which just closed supplied the
United States fish propagating station at
Bryan's Point, Md, with the spawn from
| the shad taken in their nets are now being
paid for their summers work. Under the
| system in vogue the fishermen are given
checks each day forVthe number of eggs
furnished and at the end of the season
these checks are redeemed in cash by the
commissions paymaster. Yesterday the
fish commission yacht Philarope was out
on pay cruise, and many of the points
between this city and Glymont where the
fishermen are located were visited The
paying off will, 1t is expected, be concluded
today. This closes the work of the fish
commission on the Potomac this season.
Commodore John r. Sutton, the harbor
master, is now without a harbor patrol
boat. His own boat, the Vigilant is laid
up to receive new engine and boiler. and
he has been using the launch Allie Moore
belonging to Mr.. Joseph Moore of Alexan-
dria Yesterday Mr.. Moore sold the launch
to the Potomac Boat Club of this city and
| this morning she was turned over to her
| overhauling. The Vigilant will not be
ready for service for about month or
six weeks. and Commodore Sutton is now
try ing to secure boat for use in the har-
| Dor during that time.
The fish market at the 11th street wharf
| had but small supply Of river and sea fish
| on hand this morning, the dealers having
received but fifty packages by the Nor
| folk steamers from the fisheries in Oh esa-
| peake bay and on the coast about Cape
| Henry. and but about eighteen barrels hav-
| ing come up on the river steamers. Shad
| and herring We're also scarce this morning
| The market was fair and roe shad sold at
20 to % cents each; buck shad, 10 to 10
| cents each: gray trout, So to 81 per bar
rel; croakers, 81 to $3.25 per barrel: stur-
| geon, to cents per pound; salmon trout
| to & cents per pound; founders. TO 5
cents per pound; small bluefish, cents per
| pound; large bluefsh, to cents per
| pound: pan rock, 10 cents per pound; boil
ing rock, 1914 to 10 cents per pound: white
| perch 5 to II cents per pound; catfish, 10
Ito 15 cents per bunch; yellow perch and
| mullets, 10 cents per bunch, and eels 10 to
| II cents per bunch.
The Moving Craft.
| The schooner Charles H Gibson will be
taken to Alexandria to unload her cargo Of
| lumber.
The steamer E. James Tull went TO Alex
andria yesterday and took on a general
| cargo Of stores at VIM. A. Shoots wharf
| for Occoquan creek.
| The schooner S. L. Bowen Is at Alex
| andria taking on general cargo for liver
points.
The bugeye Lola is loading a cargo of
| building material at the wharf of H. K
| Field for Colonial Beach.
| The schooner Kate Mueller has gone to
| wood-loading point on the river for q
| cargo.
| The barge Washington from Perryville,
! Md. Is in port with a cargo of hard coal
| for a dealer here. ,a
| The Harry and Charley and the American
Patriot are In port with full cargoes of
cordwood for Carter & Clark
The VIM. Oliver sailed light yesterday
evening for lower river point for a load
| Of lumber.
| The steamer Dennis Simmons from Eden
| ton. N c.. with a cargo of lumber, after
| unloading portion of her cargo at Alex
| andrfa, came up to this port to complete
unloading She will sail this evening for
Edenton.
The longboat Osceola. with a cargo of
cordwood for Carter & Clark, will arrive
! In port this evening.
The schooner Alberta is lying at the
wharf of Forsberg & Murray, near the foot
or Sth street, unloading her cargo of Ium-
Der.
The schooner Charles J. joyce. having
completed the dfschafging of her cargo Of
Lumber. has sailed for Norfolk and Will load
back to this port
The Baltimore tug Favorite arrived in
port yesterday evening with a tow of four
| coal-laden barges from PHILADELPHIA Two
OF the barges were brought here and the
otnefS were taken to GEORGETOWN
me barge George B. Roberts, with a
cargo OF coal from Perryvile Md, has ar
rived at Alexandria for VIM A. Smoot
The schooner Seabright has SAILED fror,
Aiexandrla with a cargo Of lumber and
building material for ST Georges Island
| me schooner Patrick McCabe has been
loaded at Wilkersons wharf with G73 bar-
reis of salt herring by Cogswell & Bro, OF
! this city for Richmond
The schooner Bertha Dean was brought
INTO i., port last night by the tug Camilla.
a fnr tha
Company. Nv
Barge No. 10. with coal from GEORGETOWN
Ior boston. was taken in tow at Point
Lookout by the tug Cumberland this morn
| ing. '' -''A ~
or General Interest.
Inc tents In which the operatives have
| been living at Bryans Point station of the
| hsh commission We're struck yesterday.
ana with the empty fish cans and other
paraphernalia, were shipped to this city
| on the steamer Estelle Randall
Ihe old canal which for many years con-
nected Alexandria with Georgetown by an
inland waterway is a thing of the past.
and the massive blocks of stone that
formed the locks and levels at the river
| end of the canal just north of Alexandra
s, are no" being taken out and used for
building purposes and public works about
Alexandra. The bed Of the canal was long
ago turned to farming purposes
ne harbor dredge which is deepening
Wv el'o>S the Long DrlQSe
sumed operations yesterday morning, after
being shut down for about a week
In spite of the muddy water several large
black bass have been caught with nook and
line from the wharves in the pa It two or
three davs.
Large quantities Of salted shad and her
ring are now being shipped from the river
hshing shores to the northern and western
markets. The herring salted this year are,
said to be larger and finer than those of
last year. The stock on hand. in conse-
quence of the scarcity Of the fish, is lin
tied.
The lower wharf at Glymont. which is
used for excursion purposes. is being over
hauled and put in good order for service
this summer
Quantities OF broken granite. for use in
the improvements being made in Washing
ton, are daily brought up from the Deco
guam quarries. The tug Spray. with a large
barge loaded with stone, came into port
yesterday evening
The schooner Mile. which has been re-
painted while lying in the harbor off the
loot OF 9th street. has completed her over
hauling and sailed yesterday evening for
the lower river to load.
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