Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-16
ON THE YER FRONT
TIDE OF SUMMER GRAVEL rs TO-
WARD THE LOWER POTOMAC.
Cargo Of Ice for Loca Consumption
Tug Minerva ia Service
Marins Masters.

virginia counties along the lower Potomac
begin to think longingiy OF the 'old place"
down the river. and the longing soon gives
place to determination to go home for
the summer. The tide Of this travel has
already set down river" and quantities of
household goods are going down on the
steamers every trip. This travel will In
crease until 1t reaches its height, about thu
middle OF next month. when 1t will grad
uaily decrease. Early in the fall the bulk
OF the travel starts cityward. and nearly
all the furniture that is now being taken
down the river will be then brought. back.
Sala a steamboat man to The Star re-
porter this morning: '6ee that bureau? 1t
mas been up and down the river fourteen
tunes 70 my certain knowledge, and freight
enough has been paid on it to buy a new
A handsome little gasoline power launch,
the mary M, came into port Friday evening
ana IS perthed at the 9th street wharf Of
the american Ice Company. She has
party Spoard on a visit of pleasure to this
owned by Mr.. Marvel
Inc supply OF fresh fish on sale at the
1lth street wharf wholesale market this
morning was large. The receipts of gray
and salmon trout. founders. sturgeon and
qther varieties Of fresh fish from the nets
In the Potomac were quite heavy, while
the demand for them was light. But few
shad are coming from the river. and the
receipts OF herring are also light. shad
are in good demand and bring good prices
The market Is dull for other varieties, and
prices are low. On the oyster wharf moth
ing Is doing. There are no oyster-laden
vessels In port and only one clam boat, and
she has but a few aboard Many of the
vessels which ran oysters during the
season are now freighting lumber and
wood
The tug Emma has arrived in port with
three large barPes laden with hard c0al
from Philadelphia. The barges were the
r. J. McCracken. Bailey and Rappahan-
qock, and each brought over 800 tons Of the
fuel. They were all consigned to dealers at
the Georgetown wharves.
Ice-Laden Schooner.
The tug Camilla Saturday brought into
port the schooner Daylight, laden with
about thousand tons Of Ice for the Amer
lean Ice Company from the Kennebec river.
The schooner is the first one to arrive here
this season for the American company but
will be followed closely by other vessels
she sailed from Bath May 2, and came
In the capes Of the Chesapeake Wednes-
day The schooner Young Brothers, which
left Bath shortly after the Daylight, is ex-
Pected here early next week. The Day
light Is reported to have had an uneventful
run down the coast
Mr.: John Morrison Of Gunston, Va, has
purchased the eel-catching outfit Of Capt
slmms' and George Meyer Of Fort Wash
ington has bought that of Capt Foxwell.
They VIII engage In the eel-catching bust
ness about Gunston during the coming
summer
The tug Minerva, which has been hauled
out on the big marine railway at Alexan-
dria for several days past, having her hull
painted and undergoing repairs, has been
launched, and is in service at general tow
ing on the river. Much Of the repair work
to the tug was made necessary by the
damage she received while working with
the ice-breaking feet last winter
Capt. Charles Culpeper purchased the
Little Choptank river. and has raised and
rebuilt the vessel and made her ready for
service The Compact lisa well-known WIS.,
itor to this port with cargees Of lumber.
The schooner, j. ]. Underhiil has arrived
In port with a. full cargo of pine lumber
from a Virginia lumber port for local
dealers
The schooner E. L. Bowen. laden with
sailed herring in barrels, has arrived at
Alexandria from a Potomac packing house.
The schooner Kathleen is reported lying
at Colonial Beach. loading cargo for this
city.
A new deadrise eloop, built at Jones'
Point, below Alexandria, for parties here,
has been brought to this city and Is lying
at anchor off Whyte's boat house. The
new craft is to be fitted with her canvas
and rigging and will be ready for service
shortly.
The southerly winds have brought large
feet of wood-laden boats in port since Sat-
urday. In the fleet are the r. Mason T. j.
Parks, l.. w. Owens. Goldie c., Clara NJ
Leonard Ed Biscoe, R. 8. Mack and w. H
Mallerson.
The C. C. Co. barges 10 and 90 laden
with Cum berland coal at Georgetown, have
sailed for Boston. The tug Camilla took
them to the mouth of the river, where they
joired a tow bound to Boston from Balti-
more.
The schooners c. H. Dagger and Mary are
", port with "a rqoeS of lumber from Vfr-
ginia lumber ports.
The schooner Susan Bryant has arrived
from Newbern. N. c., with a cargo Of
shingles for the dealers.