Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-14
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CLOSE OF OPERATIONS AT
BRYAN's FISHING STATION.
Experiments With Fuel Oil - Vessel
Ashore Near Mt. Vernon
General Matters.

for Matching at the Bryan's Point fishing
station of the United States fish commits
sion came to an end last week and Satur-
day last a large portion of the force OF
employees were laid off for the season Capt.
l.. E. Heron, with small force OF assist
ants is finishing the work at the station and
is making preparations to close it up. AS
the fishing season this year was poor, COM
paratively few shad eggs were taken. The
young fish which have been Matched at the
station will be shipped to various parts of
the country for use in stocking streams
with Potomac shad.
The supply of fish from the nets at Vir-
ginia Beach and Old Point was quite good
this morning, the Norfolk boat having
brought up number of barrels for the
dealers here. Shad and herring from the
river nets are scarce and are commanding
high prices. The demand is fair and prices
are as follows: For roe shad, 30 to 35c.
each; buck shad. II to 1fc. each; herring,
Sc to IS per LOCO: founders, to &c. per
pound; white perch, to 1Oc per pound
salmon trout, 4c per pound pan rock, .
to Zoe. per pound; boiling rock, 12la to 15c.
per pound; sturgeon, Sc. per pound; small
white perch 15c. 20 3oc. per bunch; black
catfish, 20 to SOC. per bunch; carp, 10 to
15c. each; cells, 3 to &c. each, and gray
trout. 80 to $3.50 per barrel.
Since yesterday 1000 shad and $1,000 her.
ring have been received by the dealers at
the wharf.
The supply of oysters at the 18th street
wharf is daily becoming smaller and there
have been no new arrivals of oyster laden
boats in the past two or three days. Sew
eral vessels with CLAIMS from the Eastern
shore are in port and the demand for the
bivalves is good. They are selling today
at prices quoted yesterday.
The United States revenue cutter Win
DOM which has been laid up at Baltimore
for repairs. is about completed and will re-
turn to service in a few days The light
house engineer steamer JeSSamine, which
has just completed cruise among the
light stations in the bay, after having in
stalled the new light in the Hoopers Is
land station, has returned to Baltimore and
after receiving minor overhauling will make
a short cruise before going out of commits
sion to be rebuilt.
General Port News
The large tank which will supply the oil
fuel to the testing boiler on Forsberg &
Murray's wharf is in position, and as soon
as the necessary changes can be made in
the boiler the connections with the tank
will be made, and oil as a fuel for marine
boilers will be given a thorough test. The
results of these tests are awaited with in
terest by the local steamboat men.
A large tWo-masted schooner bound for
this port with a cargo of either coal or
glass-making sand, ran ashore on the mud
flats abreast of Mount Vernon wharf and
STUCK nara ana last. Every effort was
made by her crew to float her, but without
success. 1t is thought she will be floated at
high water today, and will be able to come
on to this city.
light coal barge is lying at the wharf
at the Alexandria shipyard, and it is stated
will take on a cargo of railway ties there
for the Philadelphia market
The overha ulins and repaintng Of the
steamer T. V. Arrowsmith is about COM
pleted and she will be ready for service
during the latter part of this week. 1t is
understood she will make day trips to Colo
NAL Beach this summer.
The schooner Mayfiower has arrived in
port with full cargo of cord wood from
the lower river for Carter & Clark.
The large barge Alexander ]. Gibson is
at the wharf of VIM A. Smoot & Co., at
Alexandria, unloading a cargo of hard coal
from Philadelphia
The longboat Osceola is lying at the lum-
Der wharf between 9Th and 9th streets I'M
loading a cargo of cedar posts.
Another vessel was mistaken for the
schooner Henry l.. Peckham, which was
reported as having arrived here. The Peck
ham sailed from Vineyard Haven the lat
ter part of last week and is expected to ar
rive here within the next two or three
days. She will be taken to Georgetown to
unload her cargo.
The large canning factory on Machodoc
creek has been leased by Messrs Griffith
& Co. who are now having it put in thor
ough order for work during the coming
summer.
The vessels of the large feet of small
pleasure craft of the Capital Yacht Club
are being overhauled and put in order for
the coming yachting season, which will
open with the Decoration day sports.
The steam launch Cygnus, belonging to
Messrs. Forsberg & Murray, is being over
hauled and reprinted in the dock at the
foot of Sth street.