Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BUILDING ELECTRIC PLANT AT
COLONIAL BEACH.
Gas Buoys to Be Charged - Gums
Fishing Shore in Operation
River News.

large force of carpenters from this city
plant building at Colonial Beach. Va. and
in about ten days it will be ready for the
reception Of the machinery.
The dynamos and engines to be used at
the Beach are to come from Erie, Pa, and
Will be delivered April 1. By June 1 the
wiring Of the town will be completed, all
the lights will be In position and the plant
ready for operation.
w. H. Winston & Bro. will, in few days.
begin the erection of a new excursion wharf
In front of the big hotel at Colonial Beach
and will have it ready for use before the
opening of the excursion season.
Business at the 18th street wharf fish
market was quite brisk this morning, the
demand for fish being very brisk and the
supply on hand ample. Catfish, perch and
other bunch fish are coming in good guam
titles from the river and shad and herring
from Old Point. Prices today were as fol-
lows: For pan rock. 10 to lie per
pound; medium rock, 121Ac. per pound;
boiling rock. 10 to 15c per pound ;
jumping mullet, to &c. per pound;
sturgeon lie. per pound; Spanish mackerel
to 1Oc. per pound; salmon trout. 10 to lie.
per pound: sheepshead. to &c per pound;
founders. to &c. per pound; Potomac black
bass, 10 to 12c. per pound; green pike, 10 to
12c. per pound; white perch, to Sc per
pound; white perch, small, Is to SOC. per
fish, small, 10 to 15c. per bunch; yellow
perch, large, 20 to 25c. per bunch; yellow
perch, small to 10c. per bunch; carp, 20
to 40c EACH eels DC. each; Florida roe
shad GO to 65c EACH buck shad. 80 to 35c
each: herring, 11ac each; roe shad. 60 to
Toe, each; buck Shad, 2S to 30c. each; hick-
ory jacks, 10c. each.
The oyster market was also quite brisk
10 i,nrr ha 81 11t, Fo-
Friday dinners. The stock hand is
ample to meet all demands, and prices
range at about the same figures as yester-
day.
Gas Buoys Brought Here.
The United States lighthouse tender Holly
came Into port yesterday evening with gas
buoys Nos. and 8 aboard. These buoys
came from the mouth of Coan river and
Ragged Point. They will be taken to the
gas making plant in this city to be charged
Fully charged buoys were put in position
at the points named before these buoys
were taken up. The Holly is lying at the
lighthouse establishment wharf at the foot
of street southwest. She will remain In
port until the buoys are charged and ready
to De taken to the supply station of the
lighthouse service, where they will be held
in reserve to replace burned-out buoys as
wanted The lighthouse steamers will
shortly replace the ice-scarred buoys now
in The river with new and freshly painted
spars.
The wharf of the steamer Saml. ]. Pentz,
at the foot of 7th street, is being overhaul
ed and put in order for the coming excur-
sion season, which will open the latter part
Of next month.
The hauling Of the big seine at the Gums
fishing shore, operated by Capt Theo. Bal
lenger, was started Monday, and two hauls
are now made each day. White and yellow
perch and other bunch fish and some few
herring are now being caught and are
brought to this market. In about ten days
all the large shores on the Potomac will
have their nets overheard, and 1t Is expect
ed that shad will make an appearance by
that time. The Stoney Point fishing shore
will. 1t is stated, be operated by parties
from Philadelphia.
While the Norfolk line steamer Washing
ton was pulling at her sister ship, the Nor
folk, stranded on Yates bar at Lower Cedar
Point Wednesday. the big hawser parted
and became entangled in the wheel Of the
Washington. While the steamer was lying