Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-22
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DREDGING WORK RESUMED ON
ANACOSTIA RIVER.
Steamer Wakefield to Undergo Inspec-
tion-Tender Holly Sails for Balti-
more-Harbor News.

The scoop dredgeS employed in the Ana
costa river improvements. which have
been out of service for several weeks, are
now again at work throwing up the bank
back OF which the mud from the channel to
be dredged to the navy yard is to be
pumped. The reclamation of the Eastern
branch, or Anacostia river, flats will add
a large tract of land to the farm of the
Government Hospital for the Insane.
The eight pontoon boats used by the men
of the Engineer Battalion, U. S. A, at the
Washington barracks, in their practice drill
at bridge building and the like are at an
Choir in the harbor near the seawall of the
barracks park. The pontoons have been
stored away until about ten days ago,
when they were put overheard.
There was a large stock of fish of all
kinds on sale at the wholesale fish market
at the 18th street wharf this morning, the
receipts from down the river being good,
and the Norfolk line steamers having
brought large quantities from Norfolk and
Old Point. The demand was excellent, and
prices, which show some few changes, are
as follows:
For gray trout, 50 to "a. so per barrel; but
ter fish, 81 to $3.50 per barrel; founders, 6
to cents per pound; Spanish mackerel, Z
to 8 cents per pound; salmon trout, to 8
cents per pound; rock, 5 to s cents per
pound; sturgeon, 10 cents per pound; green
pike. to cents per pound; white perch
10 cents per pound white perch, small, 20
to 30 cents per bunch; catfish, large, 25 to
40 cents per bunch; catfish, small, 10 to 10
cents per bunch; yellow perch, large, 10 to
% cents per bunch yellow perch, small, 3
to 10 cents per bunch; carp, 10 to 20 cents
each; cells, 3 to cents each; Potomac roe
shad, 25 to 30 cents each; buck shad, 10 to
Is cents each.
Two small vessels laden with oysters were
at the wharf this morning, and the bivalves
were selling at 90 to 60 cents per bushel
Some few clans are coming from Tangier
and Pocomoke sounds, on the eastern
shore of Virginia, and are selling at so
cents per hundred. Soft-shelled crabs are
not quite so plentiful, and are selling at
% to 30 cents per dozen, and hard crabs
at $1.75 to 50 per barrel.
The United States lighthouse tender Hol-
ly, which has been lying in port here for
several days past sailed yesterday even
ing for Baltimore, and will there be given
an overhauling and be fitted with a power
full pump for fire fighting purposes. While
in port here the crew of the Holly painted
and prepared for use a number of spar
buoys.
The Randall line steamer Wakefield
which runs upon the route between this
city and Wirt's wharf, will undergo her
annual inspection at the hands OF the
United States steamboat authorities tomor
row. The Wakefield will be withdrawn
from her route as soon as the steamer
Kent is ready to take her place for her an
nual painting and cleaning up in prepara-
ton for the summer.
Of General Interest
The water in the river from this city to
below Glymont, Md, is clearer than it has
been for over a year. In shoal water OBJ
jects on the bottom can be seen to a depth
of fully five feet. In color it is the deep
green of the sea.
The three-masted schooner Martin Cuza
which unloaded a cargo of lumber here, has
been taken to Alexandria and will be given
an overhauling at the ship yard there.
The little power boat Francina II, belong
ing to Mr. Frank Rawlings, is out on the
railway at ReaganS boat yard to have her
bottom cleaned before sailing for the lower
Potomac on cruise.
The work of preparing the handsome
power launch Diane for service is about
completed and the vessel will leave port
shortly for a cruise on the river.
Several large vessels with about 5000
tons of ice aboard are reported at sea,
bound to this city with cargoes of ice for
use during the summer months.
The sloop B. II. Lambert, which has been
running fish, has gone out of commission
and is now lying at Alexandria.
AS yet nothing has been done looking
toward the raising of the burned steamer
Columbia from the bottom of her slip. 1t
is understood that as soon as the insurance
is settled she will be raised.
The PLUME E. Smith, laden with cord
wood, came into port yesterday evening
from the lower river consigned to Carter &
Clark.
The schooner James @. Ferguson is lying
at the wharf foot of 18th street unloading
cargo of pine lumber for dealers here.
The three-masted schooner Ralph w.
Hayward has arrived at Alexandria from
Baltimore and will there load railway ties
for Boston.
A coal barge from Philadelphia Is dis
charging cargo of over 600 tons of hard
coal at the wharf of Johnson Bros, foot of
18th street southwest.
The tug VIM H Yerkes, jr., left port
yesterday with a large going barge,
coal laden in tow. At the mouth of the
Potomac the barge will be turned over to
a sea-going tug of the Consolidation Coal
Company to be taken to Boston.