Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WATER OVER BAR IN HAMPTON
ROADS TO BE DEEpENED,
Fish and Melon Market-Steamer LILY
and Howard Inspected-other
Marine News


The following notice issued by the hght-
house authorities Is Of Interest to river men
heres
Hampton Roads. Va.-The contractor for
dredging tho channel through the Middle
Ground bar In Hampton Roads below New
port News has erected on the northerly
side OF the proposed cut O line of single
plies, with clusters Of three piles at the an
giles. The lower single pile bears about
Sc by s. from Newport News Middle
Ground lighthouse. and the line OF five sin
gle piles runs w. u 8. to the first cluster
OF three piles, which bears about s. by w.
| from the lighthouse. From hence O line of
three single piles extends to the cluster at
| the second angle. which bears about Sw.
Y 8. from the lighthouse. whence a line Of
three single piles extends to the cluster at
the third angle which bears about WSW.
" w. from the lighthouse, and from this
angle there are four single piles on a bear
ing NNW. u w. to the line Of the 3O-foot
soundings above the Middle Ground. In
addition. two tr1angulation stations OF four
piles each have been erected to the north
ward OF the proposed channel. the lower
one bearing about 8. and the upper one
about WNW. Y w. from the lighthouse
The contractor will maintain on each sin
gle pile, each cluster OF piles at the angles
and the two triang,lation stations a white
light at night and masters OF vessels using
t6 James river are urgently requested to
avoid colliding with any Of these piles or
clusters either by night or by day.
Inc supply OF fish received by the dealers
at the 18th street wharf market this morn
ing was very light and consisted mainly
OF butterfish. with few rock and tailors
Gray trout which were plentiful have
been scarce and higher in price. The de-
mand was excellent and prices were as
follows:
For small trout So to 50 per barrel: medi-
UNI trout. $40 to Sill per barrel; large trout
to cents per pound: butterfish. SO to 81
per barrel; spot, 50 to 81 per barrel; found
ers, to cents per pound; Spanish mack
erel. IA to Id cents per pound: pan rock 10
10 Il cents per pound medium rock Ii to
IA cents per pound; boiling rock, 10 cents
per pound; sturgeon, 10 to II cents per
pound; green pike. to cents per pound:
porg1es, 21s to cents per pound; biueish,
to cents per pound: pompano. Is to 20
pound: white perch. 10 to II cents per
pound; white perch, small. 20 to 25 cents
per bunch: catfish large. 25 to 80 cents per
punch; catfish. small. to 10 cents per
bunch; yellow perch. small 10 to 80 cents
per bunch: carp. Is to p cents each: eels,
5 cents each.
Watermelon-laden boats are slow coming
Into port, there having been no arrivals
since Saturday. This morning about 3OOO
melons were on sale at the following prices:
For selected fruit, $40 to $40 per hundred:
primes. So to SIS per hundred. and culls.
81 to $40 per hundred. Crabs are in de-
mand at So per barrel. CLANS are selling
at 40 to 80 cents per hundred.
General Notes Of Interest.
The big four-master schooners Alice Hol-
brook and Estelle Phinney came into port
this morning in tow Of tugs with ice for
the American Ice Company. They both
come from the Kennebec river, and to-
gether they bring cargoes amounting to
about 5000 tons. The Holbrook which was
drawing about twenty-one feet. touched
bottom as she was brought across the
Greenway fats below Mount Vernon and
was ashore for an hour two before she
foated. She is unloading at the 9th street
wharf of the American Ice Company, and
the Phinney at the 10th street wharf.
Carter & Clark have a force of hands
engaged in rebuilding their wood wharf
on the river front between 9th and 10th
streets southwest. The entire wharf
structure, 1t is stated, is to be rebuilt and
made strong enough to hold large piles of
cord wood. This is the first wharf on TIL,
river front to be rebuilt since the Distric;
has had control of the property.
The freight steamer Lily and Howard.
owned by Carter & Clark. underwent her
annual inspection by the United States
steamboat authorities this morning. In
spector White made the examination TO
hull and equipment of boats and the like.
while the boiler tests were conducted by
one of the assistant inspectors. She was
found to be in satisfactory condition, and
her license will be renewed for another
year.
The removal OF the Oil fuel testing plant
on the wharf of Forsburg & Murray for
shipment to the ST Louis exposition is now
nearly completed. All the boilers, oil tanks
and the like have been taken down and re-
moved, and now only the iron house. the in
terror of which was made to resemble a
ships fire hold, and which covered the big
boiler. remains to be taken down.
MeSSrs Augustus Dean & Son are blu Id
ing another ffty-foot Sand-carrying scow
for one Of the sand companies doing busi-
ness on the Potomac. 1t will be ready for
launching by the end of the week and will
be turned over to it's owners. In the past
month six OF eight sand scows have been
built and launched at Deans
Mr.. Geo. o. Carpinter, gener = agent OF
the Randall line. has gone to Harper's Fer
ry, W. Va, to spend several days with his
family there.
The schooner Beulah Land. laden with
pine lumber from the James river Tor II.
L. BiScoe is expected to arrive in port
here within the next two three days.
The schooner Edith Terrall with full
load of cord wood aboard. has arrived.
consigned to Carter & Clark
The three-masted schooner Manuel r.
Criza, now unloading a cargo Of laths at
T. w. Riley's wharf. will complete the dis
charging Of her cargo today and WILL it is
stated load railway ties for Boston.
The steamer Lily and Howard will sail
this afternoon for Quantico to bring up a
big raft of pine piling for use In the build
ing of the big sewer through the SOUTH
east section of the city.
The Kate Muller. laden with cord wood,
has arrived from a river point for the deal
erS.
The schooner Curley Is on her way to
this city from Norfolk laden with pine lum-
Der.
LIEUT.. PATAJO'S CAREER.