Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-18
ON THE RIVER FRONT
GATHERING DATA FOR NEW
CHARTS OF PoToMAcsRIvER.
Launch Diana to Take CfuiseAOver-
hauling Maryland Oyster Police
Boat-Other Matters.

The United States coast survey steamer
Endeayor is living in the Potomac off
Colonial Beach, and the surveying force
aboard are now busily engaged in making
surveys and gathering data regarding the
shoals and Jumps in the river over the
Kettle Bottoms. About half this part of
the river was surveyed last fall before
cold weather began, and the work will be
completed this summer. The data now be-
ing gathered will be used In new charts of
the Potomac river, which, it is understood,
will be issued in a short time The maps
of the river now in use were made about
twenty years ago and are badly In need Of
correction. -;-
The supply Of fresh fish was quite light
at the wholesale market on the wharf this
morning. the receipts from the nets in the
river being very small, and few salt water
fish are coming from the fisheries on Ches-
apeake bay and the Atlantic coast. The de-
mand this morning was good, and prices,
which show but few changes from those of
yesterday, are as follows:
For gray trout, $40 per barrel; butterfish,
s. to s. per barrel; founders . to cents
per pound; Spanish mackerel, IL to 10 cents
per pound: pan rock, to 10 cents per
pound; medium rock, II to IA cents per
pound: boiling rock, 10 to IL cents per
pound sturgeon, 10 cents per pound; green
pike. 6 to cents per pound; white perch,
10 cents per pound; white perch, small. 90
to 80 cents per bunch; catfish, large, % to
u cents per bunch; catfish, small 13 to 10
cents per bunch; yellow perch, large, 10 to
% cents per bunch; yellow perch. small,
to 10 cents per bunch; carp 10 to 20 cents
each: eels, 3 to cents each.
There is still d fair demand for oysters in
the shell at the wharf from oyster houses,
and the stock now being sold comes mainly
from Norfolk. From 81 to S1.25 per bushel
is asked for them. Hard crabs are coming
in increased quantities, and are selling at
$125 tc, 81 per barrel Soft-shelled crabs
nd iph selling a n
per dozen. CLANS sell readily at As to SO
cents per hundred.
The power launch Diana, belonging to
Mr. Harry Norment, will complete over
hauling and will fit out for short trip on
Chesapeake bay about Old Point. The
launch will leave here Saturday, under the
command of Capt. George Davis, and will
be gone about ten days. Later in the sea-
son she will go to New London, Conn.
General Port News.
The schooner Earl Biscoe a we'll known
wood trader on the river, is hauled out on
the marine railway at the Alexandria ship
yard to undergo a general overhauling.
She will be out of service for several days,
and will, as soon as completed, sail for the
lower river to load for Carter & Clark
The Maryland oyster police boat Bessie
Jones is lying at Rock Point wharf in the
Wicomico river, out of commission for her
summer overhauling. After the work on
her rigging is completed she will go to
Cambridge, Nd, to be hauled out to have
some repair work done to her hull. When
she goes into commission she will guard the
oyster beds while the other vessels of the
oyster feet are overhauling.
The pungy Ada Ballenger, which Is lying
out of service at Alexandria, has been
handsomely reprinted and is being prepared
for service on the river. ~
The tug George w. Pride, which has re-
Gently been rebuilt at Baltimore, is now
on service on the river towing sand-laden
scows for Louis Smoot. She is under the
command of Capt. Walter Posey
The work Of overhauling the boat house
of the Capital Yacht Club, which is lying
at Cumberland's boat house is in progress
Capt. VIII Davis of Alexandria has been
made mate of the River View excursion
steamer Samuel J. Pentz.
Mr.. Bert G. Faulhaber representative Of
the New York owners Of the old ferry lne
was in the city yesterday on business
The schooner l.. B. Platt laden with
cordwood from the lower river, has arrived
in port for the dealers.
The sailing barge Daniel is lying at Alex
andria, loading cargo Of coal for the
Colonial Beach electric lighting plant.
The schooner Fanny unloaded cargo OF
sand at Georgetown yesterday and sailed
for the lower river to load
The schooner Edith Verrall with a cargo
of cordwood from Maddox creek. has ar
rived in port for Carter & Clark
The two-masted schooner Walter P. Snow
is unloading her cargo of lumber at the
wharf foot of 18th street southwest.
The schooner Mary Thomas has arrived
in port with a full cargo of cord wood for
the local dealers
Barge No. II of the Consolidation Coal
Company came into port light this morn
ing and was taken to Georgetown to load
her cargo.
The schooner George B. Faunce has ar
rived from river point with a cargo Of
shingles.
The three masted schooner Henry S. Lit
tie has completed the unloading of cargo