Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DIGGING FOR SAND AND GRAVEL
ON THE POTOMAC.
New Lighthouse Tender to Be Built
Building Down the, River-Per-
sonal Mention

The tug George w. Pr1de mas taken the
large sand and gravel digging machine Of
Mr.. Louis Smoot, which has been working
above the Long bridge, to point below
Alexandra, where it will begin operations
for building sand When gravel is wanted
the machines dig above the Long bridge,
as that is about the only place IN this vi
cinity that river gravel is found Sand of
fine quality is obtained at Motley Hall,
Chapman's Shore Boyd's Hole and num-
Der of other places along the river. -Four
or five digging machines. several tugs and
a fleet Of scows are employed in sand and
gravel digging and hauling, and the bust
ness gives employment to several hundred
men. The James Creek canal banks are
the unloading places for the scows.
The cooler weather Of the past two or
three days has increased the demand for
fresh fish, while the supply in the last day
or two has been considerably smaller.
Black and other varieties OF bass are IN
demand, and they are being caught In
small quantities. Prices show but few
changes from yesterdays figures and are
as follows: For Spanish mackerel, 1Oc. per
pound; white perch, 10 to 12c. per pound;
salmon trout, to &c. per pound; pan rock,
to 1Oc. per pound; boiling rock, 10 to 12c
per pound; founders, to &c. per pound;
sturgeon, 10 to lie. per pound; bluefish,
to &C. per pound; gray trout, 50 to $3.50 per
barrel: butter fish, s. to "a per barrel;
small white perch, 25c. per bunch; catfish,
% to 25c per bunch; carp, II to 15c. each.
and cells, 3 to sc. per bunch. Hard crabs
are quoted at 81 80 per barrel; soft-shelled
crabs, 35 to 4Oc per dozen, and claws, 40
to BIC. per 100.
Ii is stated plans are being prepared I'M
der the lighthouse authorities of the Treas
ury Department for the building Of new
tender for the lighthouse and buoy service.
The new boat is to be modern steel hull
steamer up to date in all particulars, and "a
necessary. She is to be named after
flower. the Crocus, like most Of the other
ships in the lighthouse fleet.
The Merchants and Mechanics Building
Association of Fredericksburg, Va, has
purchased the farm of 100 acres in West
moreand county, near Oak Grove, belong
ing to the estate of w. P. Taylor, jr. Sew
eral lots belonging to Mr.. Taylor's estate
at Colonial Beach were also purchased by
the building association. w. P. Taylor, jr,
was one of the young men shot by Herbert
Marx at Oak Grove last summer.
Large quantities of lumber, bricks and
other building material are being shipped
daily by vessels from this city and Alex
andria, to river points where buildings are
being erected for storehouses and dwellings.
More building is in progress on the river
this year than has been done in number
of years.
Captain VIM. H. Geoghegan is in COM
mand of the new steamer Calvert of the
Weems line on the route between this city
and Baltimore.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Reardon, agent of the Ran
Qall ana " GEMS line steamers at AleXan-
dria is confined to his bed by illness.
Mr.. Stephen Gardella, steward of the
steamer Samuel ]. Pentz, has recovered
from attack of illness and Is again on
duty.
Captain Samuel Sisson will remain in
command of the steamer Lily and Howard
under her new owners.
The new shaft of the launch Alert to re-
place one broken while on a trip on the
river last week, has arrived here and will
be at once placed In position.
The United States lighthouse tender
Holly is in port from short cruise among
the buoys in the river.
The pile driver which was hauled out
Rennett's railway has been completed and
was put overheard yesterday. 1t is now at
work at the arsenal
The new wharf built by Mr.. De w. Aitch-
eson, at Alexandria for the use Of the Mt
Vernon and Marshall Hall steamer Charles
Manchester, has been completed and is in
service.
The steam yacht Aquanata, belonging to
Mr.. H. A. Campbell. which has been re-
Gently rebuilt at Alexandria, is now nearly
completed and will be ready for service in
a few days.
The large barge Baltimore has arrived in
port with full cargo of pine lumber from
Norfolk for T. r. Riley She is lying at the
wharf. foot of 9th street southwest
The schooner Clarence H. Venner has
sailed in tow of the tug Camilla for Balti-
more and will load coal for an eastern port
The tug Favorite, with barge Dorchester
evening
The schooner E. L. Bowen, with cargo
Of general store goods, has sailed for points
on Pohick and Occoquan creeks
The sailing barge Daniel Is lying at Shep-
herds Landing and will load a cargo of
fertilizer for river points
The schooner William and James has ar
rived in port with a cargo of plaster for the
Keystone Plaster Company from Philadel-
phia.
The Uriah Horner, Mary Francis and
Fannie have sailed light for river points
and will load for this market