Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-20
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DIGGING FINE BUILDING SAND
NEAR FORT HUNT.
Preparing Sand Tugs for Service
Muddy Water Endangers Oysters
General and Personal.

ing machine of John Miller to sheridan
Point, Va, where 1t will widen the cut into
Miller's brickyard, the property recently
purchased by the War Department. the
cut is to be used by the digging machines
and scows to get to and from the SAND Dig
ging grounds about a hundred yards De-
low the Fort Hunt wharf. building SAND
of superior quality has recently been found
at this point. Two dredges of the Column
bia Company will be put to work taxing
the sand and gravel from these beds:
The catch of herring at the Potomac
river fisheries below this city have been
quite heavy in the past two days ana since
yesterday morning about 100000 herring
and 5000 shad have been received py the
stock on hand of other varieties OF hsh
has been good. While the demand was
brisk, prices Of shad and herring this
morning were lower than they nave peeh
for several days, and were as follows: For
pan rock 1Oc. per pound; medium rock, l2c.
per pound; boiling rock, 10 TO 1oc per
pound; sturgeon. 1Oc. per pound; salmon
trout, to 1Oc. per pound; green pike, 10
&c. per pound; white perch, 10 to loc. per
pound; white perch, small, Csc. to LIS per
bunch; catfish, large, 25 to 4Oc. per punch'
catfish, small 10 to 15c per bunch; yellow
perch, large 10 to 25c. per bunch; yellow
to zoe. each; eels, 8 to &c. each; herring,
zoe. per hundred; Potomac roe shad, 80 10
4Oc each; buck shad, Is to 1Sc. each; hick-
DRY jacks / to &c. each.
few on sale at the 18th street wharf mar
ket this morning, and they SOLO at nlgn
prices.
CLANS continue in demand, at go to Csc.
per hundred. Hard crabs are selIne ri
$2.75 to s. per barrel.
The little tug Sunbeam. recently pur-
chased by VIM. A. Smoot & Co. of Alex
andria, is lying at Shoots wharf to be
overhauled and put in thorough order TOT
service on the river She is to be used in
conjunction with the tug Resale. towing
sand and gravel-laden scows from the
Smoot dredges.
The tug Eugenia is out of service for
short time, having parts of her engine and
machinery repaired to prepare her for tow
ing the scows of the Columbia SAND Dreog-
ing Company.
The tug is now under the command OF
Cant Frank " KNIT When ready for
service again the Eugenia will tow sand
laden scows from the digging grounds near
Fort Hunt, Va, to this city.
General River News.
The United States naval tug Mayfower.
living at the navy yard, Is being reprinted
and decorated for service during the sum-
mer months.
The new landing chute, which has been
constructed in the high government wharf
at Fort Hunt Va. for the convenience or
the steamers landing freight there, has
been completed and will be used at once
Reports from the lower river state that
the muddy water caused by the recent
rains extends almost to Blackistones Is
land and fears for the oyster beds are eX-
pressed.
steamer Harry Randall at Baltimore, and
she is now lying in Woodalfs dry dock to
have a number of the plates in her null
A new boiler is to be placed IN
the steamer.
Painters are aboard the steamer Kent
repainting and decorating her In prepara-
ton for her running upon the river route
during the summer months.
The steam launch Jennie Irene Is hauleo
out on the marine railway at Benefits
boat yard for overhauling and repainting.
Capt John Beauchamp has taken charge
of the two-masted schooner Bill Nye, ana
Capt. John Martina, the owner OF the
schooner. and who has been her MASTER
will take rest ashore.
The barges VIM. A. Smoot and Donald
son are in port with cargoes OF hard coai
from Philadelphia. They bring>about 1,4OO
tons.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, laden with
lumber and shingles from Edenton, N. T.,
came into port yesterday. She will dis
charge part of her cargo here and part
at Alexandria.
The sailing barge Daniel Is unloading
cargo Of wood at Georgetown for dealers
there.
The schooner A. II. Quinby arrived in
port Saturday evening with a cargo of
lumber from the Rappahannock river for
H. L. Biscoe
The barge J. ]. McNally, now discharg-
ing coal at Fort Washington, has been
chartered to load lumber at a North Caro-
lima port for Philadelphia.
The schooner Belmont is In port with
cargo Of logs from Occoquan.
The schooner Earl Biscoe left port Sat
urday evening with cargo of fertilizer
for a lower river point.
The United States naval tug Triton car
ried newly built gun from the navy yard
here to the Indian Head proving grounds
Saturday.