Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-23
ON THE. RIVER FRONT
NEW SCHOONER ADDED TO THE
RIVER FISHING FLEET.
Gathering Data About Fertilizer
Plants-Vessels Under Charter
General and Personal Mention.

The latest addition to the fleet of fishing
vessels on the river is the schooner-riesed
1attie Emma r. Faunce, owned and COM
manded by Captain ]. Faunce Of this city
The vessel was built at Colton's wharf,
Maryland, month ago, and is 40 feet long
IL 1eet deep and feet wide She has two
masts, and will be used for summer fishing
IN the lower river. She is now being fitted
Tor service, and will in few days sail for
the summer fishing grounds. The fish taken
by the schooner will be sent to this market
The supply of fresh fish now being re-
ceived by the dealers here is not large, and
the demand continues very good. Trout
ana buttertsh are coming to the market
rom Norfolk, and catfish, rock and few
PASS are being received from the river nets
The small catch of fish in the river Is said
to be due to the unusually large quantity of
grass In the river. Prices today are as fol-
lows: For founders, 3 to Sc per pound
salmon trout to &c. per pound; bluefish
DC. per pound; Spanish mackerel IOc Der
pound; pan rock, to 10c. per pound: boiling
to 12c. per pound; sturgeon 10 to lie per
pound; black bass, ID to 15c per pound
butterfish, s. per barrel; trout, 81 100 per
barrel; small white perch, 20 to 25c. per
u to loo each; drum, 15 to Soc each; cells.
3 to &c. each; hard crabs. $3.50 to 50 per
barrel; soft crabs, 60 to 75c. per dozen, and
CLAIMS. 40 to SOC. per hundred.
Representatives of the District health
office were the river front Saturday
gathering data as to the odors from the
Iertliizer factories along the shore in the
District OF Columbia, between Geisboro
ana the naval powder, magazine A num-
Der OF the steamboat men were questioned
and all stated they could discern no de-
crease IN the strength of the odors when
the wind Is from the east.
Inc SClOOnerS + Lo
hunt are at sea bound to this city with
cargoes OF Ice from the Kennebec river
ana the schooners Charles w. Church and
l. X. Stetson have been chartered at Ros-
ton to go to the Kennebec river to load Ice
Tor this city. The schooner Drake is a
large four-masted vessel, and was here sew
erai weeks ago with lumber for the new
Long bridge.
The large steam. barge Dennis Simmons
OF Edenton N. c., which unloaded a cargo
OF shingles at Alexandria, has hauled out
on tne marine railway there for some
minor repair work. She will be put over
board today or tomorrow and will sail for
North Carolina to load.
The schooner Carrie was hauled out on
the marine railway at the Alexandria ship
yard Saturday afternoon and after some
little repairs were made to her was put
overheard and sailed at once. The schooner
Alert is now at the Alexandra yard and
Will next be hauled out for repairs to her
hull.
The schooner yacht Mist, with a large
party OF pleasure seekers aboard, was out
for a cruise on the river yesterday
News Of the Wharves.
The United States naval yacht Sylph fly
ing the flag of the Secretary of the Navy,
and with Secretary Moody, Speaker Hen
derson and others aboard, sailed Saturday
evening for a short cruise on the Potomac
and Chesapeake bay.
1t Is stated that a syndicate of western
laeapitalists Is negotiating for the purchase
sol large tract Of farming land on the Po-
tomac, in Westmoreland county, Va, and
viii establish farming colonies with west
| ern methods. on the land.
The new steam launch Restless. owned by
| parties here. has been lying at Alexandra
| for several days past for repair work.
| The commission merchants here and at
Alexandria are sending bags to river points
70 De niled with new wheat and returned
here. =
The two-masted schooner Virginia r.
Hawley. laden with lumber, has arrived IA