Evening star., 1901-10-28
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
ARTILLERYMEN AT FORT HUNT
PRACTICE WITH RIFLE.
Becoming Expert in Use of Krag-
JOrgensen-The Fish and
Oyster Market.

OySter MaFActs
The artillerymen stationed at Fort Hunt
are now kept busy practicing target shoot
ing with their Krag-Jorgensen rifles and
hardly day passes that party of marks
men are not on the range. The rifle range
at the fort is on a small hill overlooking
the river, and from its top red flag flies
when the shooting is on to warn persons
to keep away. A small boat in which are
two soldiers is stationed in the river chan
mel off the fort and when steamer or SAIL
ing vessel crosses the range a red flag is
displayed by those in the boat to warn the
marksmen to stop firing until it has passed.
The fish market at the 11th street wharf
this morning was rather dull and the de-
mand light. The supply on hand was fair
and prices were as follows: For Sleeps
head, to Zoe. per pound; boiling rock,
121ac. per pound; medium rock, SC. per
PGund pan rock 4e to &C. per pound
large trout, to DC. per pound; sal
mon trout to &c per pound black bass.
to 12c. per pound; sea bass, DC. per pound;
croakers, &c. per pound; sturgeon, 10c. per
pound; white perch, 3 to 12iAc. per pound,
or 2oc to 30c per bunch; ElulletS 10 to 15c.
per bunch; eels, 10 to &c. per bunch; cat
fish, 10 to 45c. per bunch; yellow perch, 10
to 1oc. per bunch; CARP 2l2 to &c. per
pound, or 25c. each; spot, So per barrel,
and gray trout, So to $3.50 per barrel.
The supply of oysters at the 11th street
wharf this morning was ample to meet all
the demands, the market being rather dull
in consequence of the return of the warmer
weather. Prices this morning were about
the same as they We're last week, the small
er oysters selling at 40 to 60c per bushel
and the larger and selected stock bringing
10 to Soc per buShel. The arrivals since
Saturday are the Ella, E. P. Evans, Ele-
| nora Russell and Maggie and Elizabeth.
The Freight Carriers.
The schooner A. S. Woolly, having un-
loaded her cargo OF canned goods, has sailed
for the eastern shore and will reload.
The longboat Peri has arrived in port
with a cargo of cord wood from the lower
Potomac.
The Mayfiower, having loaded a small
cargo of coal at VIM. A. Smoot's wharf at
Alexandria, has sailed for the lower river
have unloaded their cargoes and have gone
to the Blackstone Island neighborhood for
oysters
The Ida May is in port with cargo of
cord wood for Carter & Clark.
The schooner Sidney Jones is in port with
a full load of pine wood from the Aqua
creek neighborhood for the local dealers.
The barge Charles ]. Pugh is unloading
a cargo of hard coal at the wharf of John
son Bros, foot of 18th street southwest.
The Oakland has gone to the lower river
to load lumber or wood for the local mar
ket.
The tug Favorite brought two Oil barges
into port Saturday. One was unloaded at
the Standard Oil works in Georgetown, the
other on the Eastern branch, and Saturday
night the tug with the light bargeS in tow
sailed for Baltimore.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, with a
cargo of lumber and shingles, has arrived
in port for the dealers here and at Alex
andria.
The schooner E. NJ Skinner having un-
loaded her cargo of lumber has sailed for
a Virginia lumber port and will load a car
go for this market.
The schooner Isaac Solomon has arrived
in port with full cargo Of cordwood from
Liverpool Point for Carter & Clark.
The Silver Star is unloading a cargo of
wood at the wharf of Johnson Bros, foot
of 18th street southwest.
The bugeye Avalon has sailed light for
the lower Potomac and will load for this
port.
The tug Spray has taken tow of light
scows to Occoquan to load broken stone for
this city.
The bugeye Kathleen has gone to a lower
river point and will load a full cargo for
this market.
The pungy, Shining Light, after having
| unloaded a part Of her cargo at Alexandria,
was brought to this port to complete un-
loading.
Matters of General Interest.
large buoy, fifty feet long, is to be
planted at each end Of the one-mile speed
trial course for naval ships, recently laid
off by the government in Chesapeake bay
| near Barren Island. The two buoys will
be placed in position by the light house
| tender Holly. which has sailed from Balti-
more for that service.
A force Of hands are at work on the
River View excursion grounds, grading and
making other Improvements. Among the
other additions to be made this fall is the
building of a stone sea wall along the river
shore south of the wharf and along Swan
creek.
The overhauling Of the boilers of the
steamer Lily and Howard was completed
Saturday evening, and she sailed for Aouia
creek, with a barge in tow to load poplar
wood.
The steamer Estelle Randall resumed her
place upon the mail route between this city
Glymont, Nd, and intermediate landings
this morning. The steamer Samuel J.
Pentz, which has been running on the route
six weeks, has been laid up for the winter
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes, which has been
towing on the bay between the capes and
Baltimore for the past two months re-
turned home yesterday.
The schooner yacht Ciconia belonging to
Mr.. c. 0. Wilkinson, has had her topmast
lowered and has been stripped tof her sails.
In preparation for being laid up for the
winter. 1t Is understood she win winter
in the tidal basin near the bathing beach.
with the other boats of the Capital Yacht
Club fleet.
Oyster dredging boats are SO numerous
on the natural oyster rocks in tho Jouyar