Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-11
ON THE RIVER 'FRONT.'
AN UNPRoFITABLE FISHING SEA-
SON DRAWS TO A CLOSE.
Last Big Shore to Cut Out - What
Steam Yachts Are Doing-Gen-
era1 Matters.

The hauling Of the big flve-mile seine al
Fairy Landing on the Potomac near Mount
Vernon will be stopped shortly. With thA
cessation OF operations at Fairy LANDING
the fishing season on the Potomac win b
practically over, as but one or two of tho
small shores and some few traps In the
lower river will then be CATCHING
shad and herring. The season just
closing has been a very unsatisfao,
tory one to the fishermen and many Of
them lost considerable money. shad were
very scarce throughout the season, and
when the herring began to come in mum.
bers prices were forced down so low that
1t did not pay to catch them. Owing to
the scarcity of labor at the fish wharf the
packing houses were often unable to handle
the hsh and many thousand of them had to
be taken down the river and thrown away.
This was a dead loss to the fishermen.
There was fairly good demand for all
grades of fresh fish at the wholesale mar
ket at the fish wharf this morning and the
supply of most varieties of both river and
bay fish was fair Shad and herring are be.
Ing received from the traps In the mouth
of the river. and from the small seines be-
low Alexandria, but in smaller quantities.
Roe shad are selling at 35c. each and
bucks at Zoe. each. Herring this morning
Drought 30 per thousand. an advance OF s.
IN the past two days. CLAIMS are on sale
from vessels at the wharf at prices rang.
Ing from 45c. to 55c. per hundred. Oysters
is light
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes. Jr. which ar.
rived here yesterday evening, on her way
up the river put the barge ]. A. O'Brien
into Mattawoman creek, where she will un.
load cargo of soft coal for use of the
naval powder factory at Indian Head Md
Inc barge came from Norfolk
The steam yacht Giavota Capt Robert.
son, has returned from a cruise down the
Potomac with her owner Mr. John r, Dos
md <rl1 A.
aboard. The yacht spent several days at
Lynch's point at the mouth of the Coan
river, where Mr. Dos Passos has hfs
country home.
The steam yacht Gretchen, Capt Rich
ardson, is lying at the foot Of N street
southwest, and is expected to leave here
shortly on her annual summer cruise on the
North Atlantic coast.
The large steam yacht Aquillo, owned by
Mr.. John p. Emo of New York and WASH
ington, is still at anchor in the harbor but
makes frequent trips down the Potomac
with her owner and friends aboard. 1t 10
stated the Aquila will remain here for sew.
eral weeks longer.
The barge Fredericksburg filled with
water and partially sank off Point Lookout
last week, while on her way from Norfolk
to Philadelphia with a cargo Of lumber,
A day or two ago the lumber on the sunk
en- boat was lightered by the barge Isaac
E. McClain and the Fredericksburg wac
taken to Chester Pa, to be given gen.
eral overhauling. When repaired the barge
will resume her trips to this city with
cargoes of hard coal from Philadelphia.
Capt. E. S. Randall has recovered suf-
ficiently from the result of his recent fall
from street car to be out again and at
tending to his steamboat lines
Capt. j. 7. Williams. master of the
schooner Lizzie E. Williams. which arrived
here yesterday, has gone to his home at
Bethel, Del, to visit his family.
The new lumber lighter building for Mr..
T. w. Smith of this city at Deanes boat
yard, near Alexandria, Is being caulked
and as soon as this work is completed she
will be launched. The lighter will be COM
pleted and ready for service before the end
of this month.
The tugs Camilla and Mohler, which
have been on the marine railway at the
Alexandria ship yard, completed repairs
today and will be put overheard this after.
noon.
The two-masted schooner Annie and
Ellen, which came into port here a day or
two ago. sailed down to Alexandria yester-
day and will unload her cargo of pine lum-
Der there
The ram schooner Lizzie Williams. laden
with lumber and shingles from North Car
olina came into port yesterday.
The schooner Bill Nye Is dfscharging her
cargo of lumber at the wharf foot OF 9th
street southwest.
The schooner Edith Verrall has sailed
with a general cargo for Aqua creek ana
river points.