Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06
ON THE REVER FRONT
CHANNEL SHoALIuG AT THE
HARRoR ENTRANCE.
Lighter Kearney in Dsck-Good Bass
and Perch Fishing-other
Harbors Notes.

The numerous freshets In tina upper river
during the past winter and early part of
the spring brought down large quantities
OF mud, and at the forks of the cahnnel an
eddy was formed that carried the mud into
the shore near the wharf at Buena Vista,
where 1t settled. year or two ago the
niue steamer I. j. Suefferle, drawing nine
Ieet OIL water, could land at this wharf,
but now at the best of tides hardly five feet
of water is found there River men say the
channel both above and below the Buena
Vista wharf has flied in from two to four
feet within the past two years, and that
the gradual filling of the river at this point
is still going on
There were no. fish on sale at the 18th
street wharf this morning, for the first time
IN many weeks. the few that came up on
the steamers from the river yesterday
evening having been quickly sold.
oysters, like fish, are very scarce at the
Wharr this morning. none Of the boats hav-
ing any ABOARD. The few the dealers have
sold at sl'2o to $1.4O per bushel. Several
oyster-iaden boats are expected here by
Since yesterday one vessel with $500
watermelons aboard has arrived at the
wharf, making the total stock on hand
ABOUT 5000 melons. The demand has been
llght today, with prices quite low, large
selected melons selling at S1S per hundred.
small selects at $12 per hundred, primes 81
to So per hundred and culs So per hundred.
w ashlnSton Harbor of the Masters and
fnots Association. through Commodore
John r. Sutton. the harbor master, an off,
Ger In the association, has purchased a
handsome piano for use in the lodge rooms,
on Water street of the different organiZa-
tons meeting there.
The work of overhauling the boiler of the
Chlted states lighter kearney has been be-
gun, and for convenience she has been
locked at the old Clyde line wharf at the
foot of N street southwest. She will re-
main at the wharf for two or three weeks.
Of General Interest.
The overhauling of the hull of the long
boat Peri at Benefits boat yard has been
completed and the boat has been launched
and sailed yesterday for the lower river.
The large tank needed to complete the
machinery equipment of the steam barge
Lily and Howard will be in place early next
week, and the steamer will go into commits
sion.
The scow reported sunk in the river above
Alexandra was a. low water yesterday
pumped out and raised and was enabled
to continue her trip to Alexandria. Her
cargo of lumber was consigned to Aitche-
son & Bro. The scow is named the Lucy
Murray.
The two-masted schooner Emily Burton,
laden with plaster from Philadelphia, is
unloading her cargo for the keystone Com
pany at Thomas r. Riley's wharf foot of
9Th street.
The barge Daniel is at Alexandria unload
Ing cord wood for VIM. A. Smoot & Co.
The bugeye r. H. Stuart is unloading
canned goods at the, 18th street oyster
wharf.
The little sloop-rgged pleasure boat be-
longing to Mr.. George Mcfarland is hauled
out at Mr.. Edward Whytes boat house for
a new rudder and other repair work.
The new warehouse built on the wharf al
the Washington barracks is completed and
ready for use.
The steamer T V. ArroRsmith will make
her last excursion trip to Colonial Beach
tomorrow. She will then lay up until next
summer.
The United States army engineers launch
Neva made an inspection tour down the
river yesterday with officials of Col. Aliens
office aboard. She returned to port yester-
day evening.
Mr.. George White, chief engineer of the
steamer Kent has been transferred to the
steamer EsteIe Randall In the same ca
pacity.
Mr.. A. c. l.. Roeth of the coast survey
service has been transferred from the
steamer Bache to the steamer Blake.
Bass and white perch are reported plenti-
fui in Four Mile run, and some good catch,
eS have been made in the last day or two
Schools of perch could be seen at the mouth
of the run yesterday leaping from the water
in all directions.