Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
ON THE RIVER FRONT
EXTENSIVE BUILDING OPERA
TIoNs ON THE POTOMAC.
British Schooner in Port-Colonial
Beach Preparing for Summer
General Matters.

More building Is being done at points
along the river this spring than has been
observed in two or three years past, and
large quantities of lumber, sash and other
building material is being shipped from
this city and Alexandra on every trip of
the river steamers. Sailing vessels are
also leaving here daily with cargoes Of
building material. Many of the cottages
going up at the river landings are for
Washington people, and several new can
ming factories are in process Of construc-
ton on Nomini creek, Curriomen bay and
at other points. The coming summer will
be prosperous one for the Potomac river
resorts unless all signs fail.
The heavy current of muddy water which
is rushing down the river has put stop to
large catches of Shad and herring, and today
the receipts at the wharf were quite light
only about 1900 shad and 100000 herring
having been brought up during the night.
Some few fish are also coming from Old
Point. Prices this morning show an ad-
vance on shad and herring, and are as fol-
lows: Por pan rock, 1Oc. per pound; me-
dunn rock, 12c per pound; boiling rock, ID
to 15c. per pound; sturgeon. 10c per pound;
salmon trout, to 10c per pound; green
pike, 6 to Sc. per pound: white perch, 10 to
15c. per pound; white perch. small, Csc. to
s1.25 per bunch; catfish, large, Zoe. to Doc.
per bunch; catfish small, 10 to 15c. per
bunch; yellow perch, large, 10 to 25c. per
bunch; yellow perch, small, to 1Oc. per
bunch; carp, 10 to 20c each; cells, to DC.
each; herring, Is to 30c. per hundred; Poto-
mac roe shad, As to 50c. each; buck shad, 20
to 25c. each; hickory jacks, &C. to 1Oc. each.
The receipts Of oysters at the 18th street
wharf have been light for a week past but
the demand continues good. Prices range
from CSC. to 81 per busheI, according to
grade. CLANS are in demand, from 45c. to
Coo. per hundred
The handsome three-masted schooner
Fred H Gibson, which is unloading a
cargo of laths from st. Johns, N. B.. flies
the British flag, and is the first foreign
vessel to come to this city for about a
year. Though she is under British regis
try, 1t is said she was built at one Of the
Maine coast shipyards.
large force Of carpenters is at work at
Colonial Beach, Va, building a new wharf
and new electric lighting plant and q
large number of cottages, in preparation
for the coming summer at the resort. The
cottages are being built for Washington
owners. The excursion season at Colonial
Beach will open about June 1.
Along the Wharves
The steam launch Doc Reh Is hauled out
on the marine railway at Captain Reagan's
boat yard for painting and necessary repair
work to fit her for cruising on the river
during the summer months.
The large launch Joe Blackburn, belong
ing to Messrs. Forsberg and Murray, is on
the railway at Benefits boat yard to have
her hull rebuilt and remetaled. She is also
to be painted and redecorated before the
summer season begins.
The work Of placing the machinery in the
new D. NJ Key, A. J. Taylor & Bros little
harbor tugboat. is being pushed at the 10th
street wharf of the American Ice Company.
The tug will, 1t is expected be ready for
service in two or three weeks.
Mr.. Charles Dearborn Is acting as purser
of the Randall line steamer T. V. Arrow
smith on the route to the lower river.
The menhaden fishermen in the lower
part of the Potomac river and in Chesa-
peake bay are making extensive prepara-
tons for the opening of the season. in
few days. About a dozen steamers are en-
ployed in the industry.
The drawer through the Mount Vernon
railway bridge over Little Hunting creek,
has been completed and Is in serv-
ice.
The schooner J. w. Barnett, laden with
Virginia pine lumber from the Coan river
has arrived in port and is unloading her
cargo for Johnson & Wimsatt
The schooners Edith Verrall. Silver Star
and Five Sisters are lying in Occoquan
loading cord wood for dealers here.
The barge Violet is at the wharf of WILL
lam A. Smoot & Co., at Alexandria, unload
Ing a cargo of fertilizer material from Nor
folk for the Alexandria Chemical COMPANY
The schooner Ellen NJ Colder, now lying
at Georgetown loading coal, will complete
her cargo within the next day or two and
will sail for Boston.