Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
GREAT INTEREST TAKEN IN
BOATING ON POTOMAC.
Colonial Beach Preparing for Excur-
sionists-Preparing Tug Maryland
General and Personal Matters.

More interest Is being taken in aquatic
sports this year than ever before. ana
every afternoon when the weather is good
the river between this city and as far down
as Fort Washington Is filled with pleasure
craft of all kinds. 1t Is estimated that
there are now owned here fully fifty boats
equipped with gasoline or some other type
of gas engine. and that the total number
of pleasure craft owned here will run well
into the hundreds. In the yacht anchor
age in the harbor off the foot Of nth street
as many as fifty small pleasure craft of all
kinds are often anchored. and the number
is constantly on the increase. A few years
ago the total number of power boats on the
river could have been counted on the nm
gers of one hand.
There was but few fresh fish OF any KIND
On sale at the nth street wharf wholesale
market this morning. the continued stormy
conditions on the coast preventing the
catching of the fish for shipment. Some
few trout and catfish constituted the main
bulk of the stock. and the market as
consequence was quite dull.
Prices show no changes and are as FOL
lows:
For gray trout. 50 to 50 per barrel; but
terfish. to cents per pound; founders
5 to Z cents per pound; Spanish mackerel
IL to Is cents per pound; pan rock. 8 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, to cents per pound; pluenSn
10 cents per pound; white perch ~ cents
per pound; white perch, small, ~ to ~
cents per bunch catfish. large. % to 40
cents per bunch: catfish, small 10 to 10
cents per bunch; yellow perch. large. 10 10
% cents per bunch; yellow perch small n =. .
to 10 cents per bunch: carp. 10 to ~ cents
each; cells. 3 to cents each.
Soft crabs are also somewhat more scarce
than they were last week. but fair stock
of hard shelled crabs Is coming to mar
ket The soft crabs sell at 30 to 40 cents
per dozen and hard crabs at Wa 10 Vito
per barrel. -
CLANS are in good demand at 40 to IS
cents per hundred. but the supply con-
tinues small.
The body of the man which was seen
floating in the river and reported by the
steamer Arrowsmith Friday last, came
ashore near Mt. Vernon and was Durisa
by the Fairfax authorities. The BODY was
that OF a colored man, and was not identt-
fed.
The new electric lighting plant and tho
new amusements which have been instauen
at Colonial Beach this spring will be IN
service for the first time July 4. large
force of workmen from this city are now AT
the beach showing the completion OF the
plants in order to have them ready In time
The daily excursions to the beach Will begin
July and will be run throughout the sum-
mer.
Steamer Calvert in Service.
The Weems Line steamer Calvert, which
has been out Of service for the past two or
three weeks. undergoing her annual paint
ing and cleaning up, is again in service
and has resumed her place upon the Wash
ington- Baltimore route. She made her first
trip from tins city yesterday afternoon.
The steamer Potomac will be withdrawn
from the route.
The tug Maryland is at Benefits boat
yard, at the foot of 18th street. for some
minor repair work. AS soon as the work
on her is completed she will go into COM
mission and will be employed in towing
clay-laden barges from Broad creek. Mary
land to the Miller brick-making plant on
the Eastern branch.
Capt Proctor Hagan. master OF the
schooner Francis M, who has been absent
from his vessel owing to sickness. has re-
covered and is again in command OF the
schooner.
Capt E. s. Randall Is at Colonial Beach,
Va, locking after his large business in
terests there.
The fitting of the barge Arundel with two
masts and sails to At her for sea towing
has been completed at Baltimore. The
barge is to be used in freighting lumber
from Norfolk to New York and New Eng
land ports.
The rebuilding of Beale's wharf in Nomini
creek has been started. and when COM
pleted the wharf will be practically new