Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10
THE RIVER FRONT
FROM WHITES BOAT YARD.
Movements Of the Potomac Craft
Visitors Sightseeing-Gen-
eraI Harbor News.

The new pleasure craft built by Mr.. G. J.
Fisher at Bladensburg for service in the
river was brought to Georgetown early this
week and put overheard and is now lying
at Edw. Whytes boat house at the foot Of
7th street to be completed and supplied with
spars and sails. The new craft, which has
not yet been named, Is about forty fees
long 10 feet inches wide and has depth
Of hold of about four feet. She Will be
rugged as a schooner, but will be supplied
with auxiliary power. seven horsepower
naphtha explosive engine being part of her
equipment. She will carry ten or twelve
persons on deck without crOwding. and has
sleeping room for six or eight people. She
will be used for pleasure cruising on the
river.
Notwithstanding the large crowds of
strangers in the city the demand for fresh
fish at the 18th street wharf has been quite
light in the past two days. Prices today
were follows: For Spanish mackerel, Is
to TIC. per pound; pan rock. to Zoe. per
pound; medium rock. 10 to 12c per pound :;
boiling rock. IS to 15c. per pound; green
pike. to 10c per pound; founders. Sc. per
pound: black bass. 10 to 1Sc. per pound !;
bluefish and tailors. to &c. per pound;
salmon trout, to &c. per pound: sturgeon,
10 to lie. per pound: white perch. large, 0
to 10c. per pound; white perch, small. 10 to
15c. per bunch; catfish. large. % to 40c. per
bunch: catfish, small. 10 to 25c. per buncn;
cells. Sc. each; carp, 10 to 4Oc. each: gray
trout. $3.50 to 81 per barrel, and butterfsh,
- per barrel.
There Is an ample supply Of oysters of all
grades at the 18th street wharf this morn
ing to meet all demands. the schooners E.
r. Dougherty. VIM. Turner and Lottie
Thomas having arrived in port since yes
terday noon with cargoes from the Poto-
mac river beds aboard. The demand Is
smaller today than 1t has been for several
DAYS and prices are lower, oysters selling at
from so to 55c. per bushel. according to
size and quality.
The large sand and clay-carrying scow of
Mr. John Miller. which has been on the
marine railway at Benefits boat yard for
an overhaulfng was launched yesterday.
Another Of Millers large scows will be
hauled out today for an overha uling.
OF General Interest.
The new sailing boat Of the "seabird"
type. Quilt by Mr. Edw. Whyte. at his boat
house, foot Of 7th street. for his own use
has been completed and is ready to be put
overheard, but owing to the lateness of the
season Mr.. Whyte has determined not to
put the boat In the water until next spring
During the winter her spars and sails will
be made and she will be ready to go into
commission as soon as launched The
"Seabird" is built on novel lines and is ex-
pected to develop high speed.
The steam launch Santa Barbara, the
tender from the naval proving grounds at
Indian Head: Nd. was In port yesterday
for short time. with q number Of the Of
Ecers from Indian Head aboard.
The steam yacht GiAvota, belonging TO
MT. John r. Dos Passos Of New York.
which has been for several days at Lynch's
Of pleasure seekers aboard. returned 70
port yesterday. and y lying 1t the Ameri-
can ICe Company.s wharf, foe& Of 9th street.
The crowd of visitors A1eaG the river