Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19
ALONG TIE RIVER FRONT
PLAN FOR INCREASING DEPTH OF
INLAND WATERWAY.
Matter to He brought to Attention of
COngress-Incrense in Prices
5 s.
at Oyster wharf.

| The plan now before Congress for the
opening IN of an inland waterway through
Aibemarle Croaton and Pamlico sounds.
| N. c.. and the Dismal Swamp canal. Va,
| Is OF much interest to the entire middle
| Atlantic coast. and particularly so to THIS
| port, as it Is proposed to deepen the chan
| mel In these bodies of water. so that YES
| sells drawing sixteen feet may use 1t. Such
an inland waterway would open passage
| from Chesapeake bay to the south OF the
dangerous Cape Hatteras. and would be OF
the grea est adv aatage to tie hea y iumoe
fish and grain trade of North Carolina and
| Virginia, with this port and Baltimore. In
| fact, vessel could leave New York and
| travel over more than half the length of
| the Atlantic coast without going outside.
| rms can be done now by vessels OF isnt
graft, but 1t Is proposed to greatly an
crease the usefulness of this interior water
way by deepening its channels Those IN
terested in the plan have been interesting
the boards of trade of the various business
| points that will be benefited by 1t, and, 1t IS
| said. the matter will, be brought more
prominently to the attention OF Congress.
Inough there have been no new arrivals
| OF vessels with oysters at the hsh wnarf
| since yesterday the supply in hand remains
more than sufficient to supply all demands
! for some time to come. 1t IS estimated that
the vessels at the wharf today have aboard
not less than 1880 bushels Of oysters, ana
| they are selling very slowly. The cold
weather and the prospect of a freeze has
had the effect of stiffening prices very de-
cidedly, the advance beng about IL cents
| in all grades This morning the small
| oysters were selling at 40 to s. cents per
Dushei, and the larger and choice stock
brought as high as % cents per bushel.
About twenty barrels of h.gh-grade oysters
! were brought up by the liver boats last
| night, and the Norfolk line steamer also
brought up supply of Lynn Haven Bay
stock.
| The supply of fish at the wharf this
morning Is small, and the demand continues
| extremely light. Prices remain low, but
| with the continuance of the cold weather
decided advance can be looked for.
Since yesterday morning only sixteen bar
rels of fish have been received by the deal
| ers along the river front, the Norfolk line
steamer bringing up nine barrels from the
| fisheries about Old Point and Norfolk. and
| seven barrels beng brought up in the river
| boats from the nets in the Potomac. Prices
this morning were: For black bass, S cents
! per pound: white perch, D to 10 cents per
| pound; trout, cents per pound; pollock.
! 4 cents per pound: smets, cents per
| pound; haddock, cents per pound: pike,
| to cents per pound Goldfish. to cents
| per pound yellow perch ) to 30 cents per
! bunch: catfish, 10 to - cents per bunch:
| mul.ets, 10 cents per bunch, and mud shad,
| $2.2o per hundred.
| The Freight Carriers.
The Harry and Charley is at VIM. A.
Shoots wharf at Alexandria, loading a
| cargo DI coal ana miscellaneous supplies
| q viewpoint.
The schooner Sirrocco has sailed for the
| Rappahannock river and will load oysters
| for the Baltimore market.
| "A large barge laden with hard coal is
| discharging its cargo at the wharf of the
| Washington Barracks the Eastern
| branch.
The tug Peerless sailed light from this
| port for Baltimore yesterday.
! barge Is discharging cargo of anthra-
| cite coal at the wharf at Sheridans Point
| for use at the army post a Fort Hunt, Va.
The barge. John r. Zimmerman is at
| Stephenson wharf dlscharginS cargo OF
hard coal. o
The Flora has sailed for the oyster beds
| In the lower river and will load oysters
/ back to this port
| The sloop 3. II. Lambert, Captain Davis,
| Is at Alexandra taking on a miscellaneous
cargo for points along the lower river.
The tug Juno has sailed for river point
! with tow of light scows.
The schooner Alice Carlyle now discharg-
| ing a cargo of wood in the Eastern Branch,
| will be ready to sail for the lower river for
| arother cargo In the early part of next
! week.
| The schooner John B. Coyle. from this
| port, has sailed from Baltimore for Port
| Roya S. c.. with cargo of coal.
small sand scow, belonging to local
| dealer, sunk this morning near the Buena
| Vista wharf
Matters in General.
The little steam launch used by the Off
| GERS and of the artillery station at
| Fort Washington, Md, between the fort
| and Alexandria broke down few days ago
and is tied up at the wharf at Fort Wash
| ington. She will be taken TO Alexandria this
| evening and the necessary repairs will be
| made The launch will be out of service for
| several days.
1t IS stated that Mr.. Reyburn, the owner
| oh haC in
a plan to cut his boat in half and add 70
feet to the length, at the same time max
| ing her wider amids lips. With these
| changes the Gretchen WILL be the la gest
| A large sailing canoe belonging to Mr..
James Dean and others Of Aexandr a,
| which has been anchored in the cove north
| of Alexandria, broke away from It's moor
| ines m the heavy gale OF yesterday and WAS
| blown across the river and upon the mud
| fats near Shepherds. After the gale mod
| Grated yesterday evening the canoe was
| taken back to Alexandria
| The westerly wind was so heavy yeSter-
! day as to cause extremely lew tides in the
| river. so low that the steamer Harry Ran
creeks to make her landings. The water
| in the channel here was about two feet be-
| low its usual low water level
The furniture Of the saloon and state
rooms of the norfolk ana washington
| huiit in Baltimore, is stored in this city.
ana the work of fitting out the steamer tor
| service will have to be done after she re-
| turns. The company proposes to spare no
expense to make the new n: Norfolk s the the
| haudsomest and most attractive boat that
has ever been OH The Potomac river. She
will leave Baltimore for this city on Mon
The Iongboat Gilman Dove. which re-
Gently discharged, cargo of cord wood
here, started for the lower river yesterday.
| IN her way down she ran on the fats just
below the Sheridan's Point wharf and
| stuck fast. AS the tides are very low the
| outlook is that she will have difficulty in
| getting off.
| many has large force of hands at work
at the bottom of the hill below the govern
nnent insane asylum. grading and laying
out the newt Inns OF railway to be put in
there, and which Is to connect the landing
| Of Shepherd,s with this city. The opera
| tives are living IN tents.
| The fish lighter for Capt. Metzey, at
| C.nmberland's boat yard, is completed and
ready to be put overheard as soon as Its
| owner Is ready fer IT,
| A twelye-fGot batteau. supposed to- be-
| long to some one in Alexandria. was adrift