Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DREDGE VIVIAN PREPARING TO
LEAVE FOR THE NORTH.
Fish and Oyster Market-Schooner
Howard Dahl Afioat-General
News About River.

a pile driver is employed at the lumber
wharf foot of 9th street, driving piles and
| rebuilding the pier. This pier is used by
johnson a Wimsatt and other lumber deal
| ers.
The hydraulic dredge Alice Vivian, which
has recently finished over a years work re-
claiming land at the Washington barracks,
is being put in shape to be lowed up the
| coast to New York The barge Eaton,
which brought "A cargo of coal here. will
, carry away the pipes used by the Vivian.
Ii is expected the dredge will be ready TO
sail by the end of the present week.
The big dredge of the Atlantic, Gulf and
Pacific Company, which is to deepen the
waters of the Georgetown and Washington
| channel. will shortly take the place OF the
Vivian in the harbor.
The fish market on the 18th street wharf
was but poorly supplied with fresh fish this
morning, while the demand was quite brisk
| in the early hours of the morning. High
prices prevail.
The stock of oysters on hand at the wharf
was very small yesterday afternoon, but
| during the night several vessels with oys-
| tiers aboard came into port and this morn
| ing there was a fair supply on hand. The
| demand continues good and at prices rangs
ing from 55c. to Soc, per bushei
The United States coast survey steamer
! Endeavor, which has been engaged in sur
| vey work on the Kettle Bottom shoals for
4 tne past TWO years, EaS competed the NOfh
| on the Potomac for the season, and will
go to Baltimore for general overhauling.
The steamer Bache, which has been on duty
| at Rockland, Me, during the summer, is ex-
pected at coast survey headquarters. near
| Baltimore this week The steamer Hydrog-
| rapher is in port here and the steamer
Blake at Baltimore. The coast survey of1l-
Gals expect to send the Blake Hydrog-
| rapher and Endeavor to Key West for
vey work on the gulf during the cold
| weather. The Bache will be assigned TO
| duty on the coast of Porto Rico.
| The two-masted schooner Howard Dali,
which went ashore during the snow squau
| Friday last near Fort Foote, Md. while
bound to this city with a cargo of lumber.
| remained ashore until Sunday night at high
| water when she fioated and came on 10
| this city. She is lying at Rileys WHARF
| unloading her cargo.
The dredging of the dock on the south
side of the new pier of the Naval Battalion,
D. c. n. G., will be completed within the
| next day or two, and it is stated the yacht
Oneida will go into winter quarters In this
, slip when the dredging is completed Tho
dock will have water enough in ii to keep
| the yacht atioat even at the lowest OF the
winter tides.
General News of the Port.
Three or four large sand and gravel-car-
| rying barges are at Deans boatyard. near
| Alexandria, to be repaired and made ready
| for use again. 1t is stated that Mr.. Dean
| will, during the coming winter, build two
sailing yachts. with auxiliary power. They
| are for parties here. The vessels are TO be
| about twenty feet long and will be yawl
| rugged.
| The tug Maryland Of the Miller fleet was
hauled out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boatyard, foot of 18th street Monday
morning for some minor repair work about
her hull. She was put overheard this morn
| ing.
The little pleasure sloop belonging to Mr..
| Henry Thomfordt, which blown across
| the river from her anchorage In Four Mile
run and driven ashore on the flats near the
Belleview naval magazine Friday last, has
been foated. AS far can be ascertained
she was but little harmed by going aground.
The steam launch LOWE Randall is being
prepared, 1t is stated, to take a hunting
party on a trip on the Potomac below Alex.
| andria.
The schooner Sidona Curey is unloading
| her cargo of pine lumber for II. l.. Biscoe
| at the 10th street wharf of the American
| Ice Company.
| The barge Carolina has arrived and IS
| discharging a cargo of fertilizer material
| for the Alexandria Chemical Company at
! the wharf of William A Smoot.
| The schooners Leroy and Bertha May
| have arrived with cargoes Of lumber. the
| former for Carter G. Clark and the latter for
| D. E. w. Aitcheson.
| The sailing barge Daniel has sailed with a
| cargo of lumber for Colonial Beach, to be
| used in the erection of new buildings there.
| The schooners NJ. Z. Smith w. II. III.
! Bixler and E. S. Johnson, light and the
| sloop Daisy, loaded. have sailed since yes
terday.
| The United States naval tug Triton took
| a barge with new gun aboard to the In
| dian Head proving grounds. where the gun
| will be tested.