Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING PLEASURE CRAFT
FOR WINTER QUARTERS.
Alexandria Owned Ark Goes Adrift-
Ice Wheel for Vigilant-other
Harbor Notes

Thanksgiving marks as general thing
the end of the boating season on the
Potomac. and from now until the middle
of next month the owners of power
launches and small pleasure craft will be
having their boats hauled out and placed
in winter quarters At the boat yards
| preparations are being made for the taking
from the water of the boats which are
stored on shore under canvas covers I'M
til the weather will permit their being
| launched again in the spring. The Ciconia.
Mist and other large sailing craft. with the
Jane and larger launches. will seek their
usual winter quarters in the tidal basin
near the entrance to the bathing beach.
| where they are out of danger from the
drifting ice.
The supply of fresh fish. both from the
river and from other sources. was fairly
large. while the demand was also more brisk
than it has been for several days.
The varieties of fish sale comprised all
there is much demand for and prices ranged
about as follows: For trout. Z to cents per
pound; rock. pan, 10 to IL cents per pound:
| medium, Is to II cents per pound; boilers.
20 to % cents per pound; carp, ) to cents
per pound; Potomac bass, large. 10 cents
per pound; small. II cents per pound; North
Carolina bass. large. IL cents per pound:
small. 10 cents per pound: green pike, TO
cents per pound: salmon trout, to
cents per pound: large biuefish. 10 cents per
pound: small bluefish, cents per pound;
Spanish mackerel. 10 to 121z cents per
pound; black catfish. 20 to % cents per
bunch; white catfish. 81 to 30 cents per
bunch; white perch large. IL to 13 cents per
pound; small. - to 30 cents per bunch; yell
10 to 20 cents per bunch: cells. to 10 cents
each; paddock. cents per pound; pollock.
3 to cents per pound; halibut, 10 cents
per pound.
There was small supply of oysters in the
shell on sale this morning. and the demand
was active at prices ranging from 60 cents
to 81 per bushel.
A small hunting ark belonging to John
| Green of Alexandria, which was moored in
the cove near the Alexandria ship yard,
| went adrift in the breeze of yesterday aft
ernoon and dragging her anchor went
across the river until she grounded a
mud bank near Fort Foote. The ark was
Heated this morning and towed back to its
mooringS.
The schooner Thomas J. Shryock with a
big cargo of lumber and shingles for this
city. sailed from Norfolk Tuesday and Is
expected to arrive here tomorrow. With
the arrival of the Shyrock there will be
three schooners of the type i'm port
laden with lumber and shingles from North
Carolina. These vessels are Of shallow
draft allowing them to use the canals con-
Meeting Chesapeake bay with the sounds
of North Carolina.
The steamer Samuel ]. Pentz yesterday
took to Fort Washington "A large quantity
of commissary and quartermaster stores
for use of the men stationed at the post.
Yesterday was holiday at the post and
only necessary duties were performed by
the artilerymen
The sloop Eta is hauled out at Cumber-
lands boat house for some repair work to
her hull prepare tory to going into the oys-
ter running business.
The harbor police boat Nigilant will short
ly be hauled out on the marine railway at
Benefits boat yard to be fitted with an
other propeller wheel for service in the ice
during the winter months. The wheel To
be put on the craft will be stronger than
the one now in use and will be much less
liable to damage In Ice than the wheel she
is now using