Evening star., 1902-01-06
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
HANDSOME STEAM YACHT ANCHORED
IN GEORGETOWN HARBoR.
One of the Largest Vessels of the Kind
Ever I'm This POrt-Gen-
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The handsome sseam yacht Virginia is
lying in the Georgstown harbor, where she
arrived Saturday evening. The Virginia is
schooner-rigged yacht with two masts,
and is one of the largest and finest vessels
of her class that has ever been in this
port. She is 169 feet long, 26 feet wide, 14.S
feet deep and is of Al tons burden. She
was built In Bath. Me-, in 1900, but now halls
from New York. The vessels is owned by
Mr.. Isaac Stern and is said to be here on
pleasure cruise.
The tug George w. Pride will leave port
today to locate and bring back with her the
four stone-laden scows of Mr.. James Nc
Cuen, which were carried out of Occoquan
bay few days ago by the drifting ice. The
barges are said to be widely scattered, two
lying in Chfckamuxen creek one at Bud6s
Ferry, Md, and the other in the mouth of
OccoQuan bay. The barges are reported to
be but little,- If any, injured by their drift
in the ice.
The fish market at the 11th street wharf
was but poorly supplied this morning, the
receipts from the nets in the river being
light and but few coming by express.
Prices today are about the same as Sat
urday and are as follows: For pan rock,
l21ac per pound; medium rock 15 to Ice.
per pound; boiling rock, % to 23c per
pound; black bass, to 12c. per pound;
perch, to 13c. per pound; jumping null
let's, to DC. per pound; carp. Sc. per pound;
river mullets, 10 to 20c. per bunch; catfish,
10 to 3oc. per bunch; eels. 20 to 30c.
bunch; winter shad, 81 to s. per hundred,
and Florida shad 3Oc. to 81 each.
The demand for Wild ducks and other
game was fairly good at the wharf mar
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not large 1t was ample to meet all de-
mands. Prices are as follows: For canvas
backs, $3 to $50 per pair; red heads, 81 to
Sz.o9 per pair; mallards. 81 per pair; black
neads, ooc per pair; shutters, SOC. per pair:
d1ppers, ~ to bOc. per pair; wild turkeys, .
TO i2c. per pound wild geese. 80 to 75c.
each; swans, 81 to $3.50 each, and quail, 81
to $50 per Dozen F.,
The oyster vessels which arrived at the
wharf during the latter part Of last week
have all disposed Of their cargoes and
salied Tor lower river points tos load. The
supply OF oysters on hand at the wharf
boats arrived In tow last night The de-
mand Is excellent and prices still keep up,
the small oysters selling at 7Oc. per bushel
and the larger ones from $1.0O to $1.2O per
Dusnel. Inc arrivals are the Emmet Ar
thur, Fannie Shepherd Edna and Nellie,
Lizzie Burt, B. H. Lambert and Fair
The Passing Craft.
1hc lug " illdu II. 4erkeS, Jr., from this
city, has arrived at Baltimore with a tow.
The Winnie Windsor has gone to lower
river point and will load a cargo back to
this market.
The steamer E. James Tull discharged her
cargo of wood on the James Creek canal
and came out this morning and will go to
Nomini to reload.
The G. ]. Cunningham and NJ. j. Stephen
son have both gone to the oyster beds in
Full
for the dealers here. q,
The schooner Walter p Snow, having
unloaded her cargo of lumber, sailed Satur-
day for a Virginia lumber port She was
reported yesterday OFF Cedar Point frozen
in the ice.
A large scow, unnamed has arrived at
alexandria with load Of oak wood for
the dealers there.
The schooner Lottie Carter Is reported
frozen in the ice in Nomini creek, a short
distance from the wharf at Deep Point
The schooner Isabelle has arrived in port
with cargo of cord wood from the lower
Potomac and has gone up the James Creek
canal to unload.
The schooner Sarah s'Tyler is unloading
her cargo of pine lumber at the wharf
foot Of 10th street southwest.
The tugs Camilla and James H Carter
sailed Saturday. night with a tow of five
light oyster boats. Yesterday the tugs
were lying at Rock Point wharf, Md
The barge Kate N. Latta has completed
the unloading Of her cargo of coal at Alex
andria and is awaiting a tug to take her
away.
OF General Interest.
. The schooner Alice Carlisle, which has
been hauled out on the large marine rail-
way at Alexandria for the past ten days,
having her bow rebuilt and other repair
work done, was put overheard and has
sailed for Nomini creek. where she will
load cord wood for the dealers here
Mr.
contract for the building of large seine
boat for Messrs. Ballnger & Gibson who
will use it at one Of the river fishing shores
during the coming fishing season The new
boat is to be forty feet long and ten feet
wide and will be one of the largest vessels
of its kind on the Potomac. The construc-
ton of the craft will be begun within the
next day or two.
The officers of the Randall line steamer
Harry Randall, which came into port from
the lower river Sunday evening" report
the Ice quite thick in the lower part of the
Point to above Liverpool Point Ice is
also reported in the creeks to be from an
inch to two inches in thickness.
The large covered barge of the Alexandria
out on the marine railway at Alexandra
for caulking and general overhauling
The Weems line steamer Potomac has
since her last trip here, been placed IN n
drydock and has had new propeller placed
on her.
The United States revenue cutter Window
Is cruising on the bay and down the Poto-
mac river.
The sailing yacht Blossom, owned by Mr..
Goldsborough of this city, is at Deans boat
yard at Alexandria for an overhau uling.
Capt James Marmaduke, commander Of |
the Washington and Alexander ferry
steamer Belle Haven. is confined to his |
home at Alexandria by sickness
Mr.. George Guest, purser of the steamer |
Wakefield, has been transferred to the |
steamer Harry Randall, and Mr.. George |
Stafford Of the Harry Randall will take |
charge Of the purser's Office on The steamer |
EsteHe Randall.
Capt VIM. Taylor is rapidly recovering |
'rom'a severe attack Of typhoid fever.
Capt. Theodore Keene is Temporal rily In |
Of the steamer Belle Haven.
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