Evening star., 1902-03-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING FOR FISHING SEASON
AT STONY POINT.
Seine Used Six Miles in Length.-The
Seabelle to Be overhauled
and Repaired

big seine at the Stony Point fishing shore
is making preparations for the opening Of
the spring fishing season. Yesterday sew
eral of the crew were taken In large fish
lighter to Stony Point by the tug Eva
Belle Cain. They will put the windlasses,
nets, boats and other paraphernalia in or
der and In the course OF a week or ten
days the remainder OF the crew Of sixty
men will be sent down. It Is expected that
active fishing operations will begin at the
shore about March 20. At Stony Point a
seine six miles long is fished. This is the
longest net on the river
The supply of fish Of all Kinds at the 11th
street wharf this morning was quite large,
and the demand for them was active at
prices somewhat lower than in the latter
part Of last week. Prices today were as
follows: For black bass, Sc. to 121ac. per
pound: white perch, &c. to Sc. per pound:
carp, &c. to 4c. per pound; pan rock, Sc. to
10c. per pound boiling rock. 1910. to 15c.
per pound; Jumping mullets. &c. to &c. per
pound; bucking jacks. &c. to 1Oc. each; river
mullets, 1bc. to Nc. per bunch; white cat
fish, zoe. to 25c. per bunch; black catfish,
Sc. to 15c. per bunch; yellow perch, &c. to
to 81 each; Chesapeake buck shad 35c. to
40c. each; southern shad. 3Oc. to 75c. each,
and herring, 81 to s. per hundred.
The oyster market at the 18th street
wharf was very dull this morning. The few
sales made were in small quantities. fish
having taken the place OF oysters for Lent
en- dinners. Prices this morning are about
the same as they were Yesterday, ranging
to grade.
The yawl-rigged yacht seabelle. belong
ing to Mr.. II. L. Seymour Of this city,
which has been laid UP in the basin near
the bathing beach throughout the winter,
has been brought around and is now lying
at anchor in the harbor off the foot Of 10th
street. The yacht Is to be overha uled and
put in order for an extended cruise north
during the coming summer.
Carpenters are engaged in overhauling
and rebuilding the float platform at the
Alexandria and Washington ferry line
wharf here. preparatory to the return of
the steamer Columbia to the route.
Along tho Shores.
Carpenters are engaged in repairing the
stern portion Of the saloon deck of the
steamer Wakefield, which was badly dam
aged by the bowsprit Of the schooner Grace
G. Bennett about ten days ago. As the
work can only be done while the steamer
Is lying at the wharf here between trips, It
is progressing slowly.
The lighthouse board has given notice
that Georgetown Cut buoys Nos. s and 10,
both red spars, which are reported edrift,
will be replaced as soon as practicable.
The schooner Magic, laden with shingles,
from Newbern, N c., for Johnson & VIM
satt, has arrived in port. She sailed from
Newbern January 10, and was detained
by ice and other causes until this morn
ing. z
The tug Breweston Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railway transfer service was hauled
out on the marine railway at Alexandria
yesterday for some minor repair work to
her wheel and hull
The large naphtha launch Helen, now In
port here, is to be taken to Georgetown to
be placed on one Of the small marine rail-
ways there for repair work. It Is stated
that in few weeks the Helen will leave
port here for Atlantic City. Mr.. Bush Of
Philadelphia, the owner of the yacht is
having plans prepared for ninety-foot
naphtha-power boat, which he will have
built this summer
The steamer Dennis Simmons laden with
cargo Of lumber and shingles from North
Carolina. has arrived in port and is un-
loading her cargo at the Georgetown lum-
ber WharveS.
The schooner Sarah Tyler is unloading
her cargo Of lumber at the wharf between
9th and 10th streets southwest.
The Alice Carlisle has arrived in port
with a cargo Of cord wood from Nomini for
the local dealers.
Mr.. George Greason Is again this season
steward Of the Randall line steamer Harry
Randall.
Mr.. Lew Ballinger, formerly Of the crew
OF the harbor boat Vigilant, who has been
at Fort StauntOn. New Mexico. for several
months for the benefit of his health, re-
turned home yesterday.
Messrs. William Sanger and E. B. La
than have been detailed from the coast
survey office and ordered to the new
steamer Bache, now at Norfolk
Mr. John T. Jarvis, assistant keeper OF
the Nansemond river light, Virginia, has
been transferred to the Cape Charles light,
and Mr.. Walter NJ. Burgess has been ap-
pointed to the position made vacant by the