Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
RIVER DREDGE PUGH LAID UP
FOR REPAIRS.
Pleasure Cruising on the Potomac
Lighthouse Tender Holly Here
Other Harbor News.

The dredge Pugh, which is employed in
the work Of removing the sand bars left In
the channel over the Mattawoman shoals,
has been brought to the Alexandria ship
yaro Tor some minor repair work by the
tug Annie, and the work on the shoals has
been temporarily discontinued. As soon as
the repairs to the dredge are completed she
will return to the shoals to complete her
work 1t Is expected that the work or
making the channel through the Kettle Bot
toms straight and deepening it, will be be-
gun by the Pugh before the end of the
summer season. Except in places on the
Kettle Bottoms channel twenty-four feet
deep can now be found in the river from
Washington to Chesapeake bay.
Inc cooler weather has made decided
increase III the demand for fresh fish,
tnouSh the supply continues quite small and
there mas been a Slight increase in prices
IN the past day or two. CLAIMS and soft
Graps are also quite scarce, with good
demand. Prices this morning are as fol-
ioWs: for Spanish mackerel. 10c. per
pound; black bass, II to 15c. per pound; ;
pan rock, to 10c. per pound; boiling rock
Il TO lac. per pound; white perch, 10 to 12c
per pound; salmon trout, to &c. per pound
surgeon, l2c. per pound; founders, &c. per
pouhu; pluefsh, 5 to &c. per pound; catfish,
~ TO 3oc per bunch; small white perch, 10
70 &c. per bunch; gray trout, 81 to SIS per
oarrei pntterhsh, 81 per barrel; hard crabs
q 10 % per barrel; soft crabs, 40 to SOC per
uoLeh ana CLAIMS, soc. per hundred.
ne large houseboat Gresilda, on which
Mr. FRANK L. Rawlings of this city and his
family are having their summer outing,
was taken today from Chicamuxen creek
10 colonial Beach 1t will lie there for
several days before going farther down the
Potomac.
Messrs. William Neitzey, Edward Adams
Wllham shaefer and Keller Fenwick left
mere Monday evening in the large sailing
SIoop Dauntless for a cruise on the river.
All the various resorts will be visited and
trip into the bay as far as Smiths Point
VIII be made. They will be away from
home about two weeks.
General Port News
The tug Maryland, which has been hauled
out on the marine railway at Benefits
boatyard for an overhauling, has been COM
pleted and put overheard. She will return
to service towing clay-laden scows from
Broad creek to this city
The derelict schooner R. B. Woodside,
whose wanderings about the Atlantic have
been several times reported, has again been
seen in the track of vessels coming from
the north to the Chesapeake.
The United States lighthouse tender Holly
arrived in port yesterday evening from
cruise on Chesapeake bay. she brings up
with her number of new buoys to replace
lHOSe cut ana Worn In the river.
for service in the fishing fleet on the river is
for service in the fishing fleeton the river is
at Townshend's boat house to have her
mast put in and to be fitted out for service.
Only one schooner remains in port today
OF the large fleet that was here week ago.
She is laden with ice, and is lying at the
10th street wharf of the American Ice Com
pany. A barge is also at the wharf unload
ing ice
The steamer Estelle Randall will make
her nrSt trlD to Chanel Point Sun6ay
next. These excursion trips will be made
each week to Chapel Point after August 1.
The schooner s. l.. Bowen, laden with hay
and general supplies, has sailed from this
port for Pohick creek and other river
points.
The schooner Irene is In port with a full
cargo Of cord wood from Nomni for the
local dealers.
The three-masted schooner Melrose sailed
yesterday in tow of the tug Camilla for
Baltimore and will load soft coal for
southern port.
The sloop Powell, which came into port a
Gay or two ago laden with conch shells,
sailed yesterday evening.
In the cargo of the steamer Kent. which
arrived in port YESTERDAY evening. We're a
number of crates of cantaloupes from the
Wharves in the lower end of the river
The schooner Quinby is at the wharf of
Forsburg & Murray unloading a cargo
of lumber for Johnson e. Wimsatt
The John p. Robinson, laden with grain
wheat and corn from Upper Machodoc
Creek and other Potomac points came into
port yesterday evening consigned to the
mills at Georgetown.
The four-masted schooner Bayard Barnes
has been taken to Georgetown to complete
the unloading of her. cargo of ice for the
American Company.
The schooner E. l.. Thomas is in port
with full cargo of pine lumber and is un-
loading at the wharf, foot of 18th street
The Kate Mueller. laden with cord wood
has arrived in port consigned to Garter Il
Clark.
The barge Juanata.s laden with fertilizer
material from Norfolk is unloading at the
wharf of VIM. A. Smoot & CO. at AleXaa-
dria.