Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-02
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HOUSE BOATS AS HEADQUARTERS
FOR sPoRTsMEN.
Ice Forms on River - Flying Machine
Float Overhauled - General
News About River.

The large house boat belonging to the
Diamond Back Club of this city, which
was on the marine railway at Reagan S
poatyard for repairs to hull, has been put
overheard. 1t is stated the boat will in a
DAY or two be taken to Little Hunting
creek, near Mount Vernon, and will be
used by the members Of the club as head
quarters on hunting and fishing trips.
There are perhaps dozen or more of these
boats owned here. which each fall are
taken to isolated points on the river, where
game and fish are plentiful. and anchored
in sheltered hooks, and on them the sports
men live when not out on the hunting
field. The house boats are comfortably ar
ranged. with good sleeping quarters, and
on them the hunters live as comfortably as
in a hotel.
There was a fair supply Of fresh fish of
all Kinds on hand at the oyster wharf this
morning, but the demand was light. The
market is somewhat lower in prices.
Two vessels with small cargoes of Po-
tomac stock oysters, came into port this
morning, and the demand for them was
fair, at prices ranging from 60 cents to
$l.2o per bushel according to size. Many
OF the oyster dealers are stocking UP IN
the expectation of a freeze and the pre-
venting of boats betting up to this city.
All the small tributaries Of the river
hereabouts are covered with sheets Of ice
river for the past four or five mornings
has been frozen from shore to shore. The
ice was, of course. very light and was soon
broken up.
The repairs to the large platform float
belonging to the flying machine house boat
of Prof Langley, which has been repaired
at Deans boat yard, was brought up to
this city yesterday afternoon and made
fast to the house boat, lying in the dock
adjoining the Sth street wharf.
The bay schooner S. w. Darby jr, has
been purchased by William Woolford of
Baltimore from her Maryland owners and
Her new owners will continue her in the
bay trade. The Darby was built in 1879 and
registers forty-eight tens.
General News of Port
The schooner Pioneer, which sank off
Seven Foot Knoll in Chesapeake bay, al
most two weeks ago, will be raised and de-
paired. The schooner is well known in this
port, where she occasionally comes with
cargoes of lumber.
Fishermen who do not mind the cold
weather are having some success with hook
and line off the wharves Of the city. Cat
fish, 1t Is stated, are biting quite freely, and
bass are being caught in limited number.
The steamer Estelle Randall was yester-
day placed in the dock at the River View
wharf to have her ice breaking plow placed
on her and to be made ready for service as
soon as the ice comes. She will then make
daily trips on the route between this city
and Glymont. Nd. with the mail
The steamers from down river on each
trip are bringing up numbers of dressed
hogs, consigned to the commission mer-
chants here. The hogs are in prime condi-
ton and command high price in the mar
ket.
The fog bell at Lamberts Point, near
Fortress Monroe. which has been out of
order, has been repaired and IS again sound
ing It's warning in thick or foggy weather.
The steamer Dennis Simmons has arrived
with a cargo Of lumber from Newbern. N
C. She unloaded a part of the cargo here
and has gone to Alexandria to complete I'M
loading.
Engineer w. II. White Of the steamer
Kent has resigned and has returned to his
family at Norfolk. He has been succeeded
on the Kent by Engineer jeff Varnell.
The schooner Oakland has arrived laden
with cord wood from the lower Potomac.