Evening star., 1902-03-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SAND DIGGING OPERATIONS RE-
sUMED IN THE POTOMAC.
Ample Supply of Oysters Ct All Grades
General Marine News Of
Interest.

which were suspended for several weeks,
have been resumed Yesterday the tug
Jams o. Carter carried the large sand and
gravel-digging machine Of Louis Smoot to
a point near Chapmans fishing shore, just
above Glymont, and the taking OF sand and
gravel from the riber bed was begun. AS
soon as the tides will allow the sand-dig-
ging machines for the National Sand DredS-
ing Company will be taken to point on
the edge of the Georgetown channel near
the Long bridge. While laid up for the
past six weeks the digging machines, tugs
and scows of the National Company We're
given a thorough overhauling. 1t Is said
that the large tug Joe Zane, belonging to
the National Sand Company. Is to be over
hauled and put in commission this spring.
The supply of Potomac river fish on hand
al the 11th street wharf market this morn
Jig was more than ample to meet all the
d, mands made upon it. Catfish, bass. yell
low perch, river rlullets and carp are being
caught in large quantities in the river
lets and prices are low. This morning pan
rock sold at 1Oc. per pound; boiling rock.
l2la to 15c. per pound; black bass, lo to
15c. per pound; salmon trout, to &c. per
pound; white perch. 3 to Sc. per pound;
jumping mullets, . to &c. per pound; carp,
TO &c. per pound; hickory jacks, : to
1Ic. each river mullets, 10 to 2oc. per
bunch: white catfish, 80 to 45c. per bunch;
perch, to 40c. per bunch; roe shad, COO.
to 81 each; buck shad. 30 to 45c. each, and
herring, S3.25 per hundred.
The large naphtha launch Helen. which
is the largest boat OF her kind on the Po-
tomac, and a new visitor to this port was
out yesterday evening with party OF
ladies and gentlemen aboard for short
cruise. The Helen is owned by Mr.. Bush
of Philadelphia, formerly owner of the
Nadia. and is under the command of Cap
tain George Davis
Ample Oyster Supply.
There is an ample supply of oysters or
all grades at the 18th street oyster wharf
to meet the very active demand, though
there have been no arrivals of oyster-laden
craft since yesterday. Prices today are
little lower than yesterday in the better
grades, the small oysters selling at 5Dc. to
GGc per bushel and the larger oysters, 65c.
to 75c. per bushel.
The light house tender Maple, which has
lust been rebuilt at Baltimore for service
on Chesapeake bay and its tributaries, in
cludinS the Potomac, is now about cOmplet-
ed and a test of her machinery will be
made within the next day or two. The
Maple is now practically Il new boat and
is improved in many ways She will aid
this spring in renewing the buoys damaged
by ice during the winter.
The barge James Jackson which has
been employed in the wood-carrying bus1-
ness ever since she was built last spring,
will hereafter make her trips under her
own steam. She is now lying at the wharf
of Forsberg Il Murray. foot of Sth street,
where her boiler is being placed in position
and gotten ready for service. Her engine
was installed several months ago, but ow-
ing to some mscalcuation the boiler sent
from Baltimore at that time was found
much too small and had to be laid aside
Captain Owens expects to have his boat
ready about April l.
D.:
Mr.. G. T. Cumberland has gone to Deco
quan. Va, to raise a little steam launch,
which was damaged by one of the recent
storms and sunk in Occoquan bay, not far
from Woodbridge. The launch is the prop
erty of Mr. George Mooney of this city.
The steam launch used by the officers and
men at Fort WashingtcH as a dispatch
boat between the fort and Alexandria, is
again in commission, after having been
laid up several weeks.
The last of the large barges. building at
Deans boat yard, Alexandria, for Wand
q McDonand the contractors for the new
Long bridge. has been completed. and will
be put overheard in the next few days.
These barges, which are about sixty feet
long and twenty feet wide, are designed
for the use in carrying materials while the
new bridge is in course of construction.
The tug Mohler has sailed with the large
covered scow Of the Alexandria Chemical
will take on cargo of sulphur rock for
Alexandria.
The schooner Lizzie Ballard is in port
with a full cargo Of pine wood for the deal
erS here.
The lighthouse engineer steamer Jessa-
mine is cruising in the Chesape Ike bay and
Potomac river lighthouse district making
necessary repairs to the light structures
after the gales and storms of the winter
The large sailing barge Daniel has gone
to a lower river point, and will load lumber
or cord wood for the dealers here.
The tug Minerva is hauled out on the
marine railway at Alexandria for general
overhauling. When she is launched her
place on the railway will be taken by the
steam yacht Gretchen.
Minor Marine News.
The two-masted schooner John P. Robin
son came into port yesterday morning in
tow Of the tug Camilla with a load of cord
wood for Carter &sClark
The tug James O. Carter, which is towing
sand-laden scows for Mr.. Louis Smoot.
while the tug Rosaie is receiving a new
boiler, came into port yesterday evening
with a tow of scoWs from near Glymont
The tug Spray came into port yesterday
evening with scOw laden with broken
stone in tow from Occoquan, Va
The schooner Irene has arrived in port
with a cargo Of cord wood from Nomini for
Robert Murphy.
The schooner w. P. Snow will sail todav
for a North Carolina lumber port to load
for this port.
The red No buoy, marking the channel
from GeisbOro' to Georgetown, went adrift
March l and has disappeared 1t will he
replaced as soon as practicable by the light
house service.