Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR BUSY SUM-
MER ON THE POTOMAC.
Schooner Future Loading Railway
Ties-New Pleasure Boat Com
pleted-General Matters.

Inc OUTLOOK Tor busy season at the
various resorts on the lower Potomac is
said to be very fattering. For several weeks
past travel by the steamers to points on the
river has been very heavy, and during the
past two or three days it has greatly in
creased. Sunday the steamer Kent had
over 200 passengers on her trip down the
river, and large proportion. more than
half were going for long stays. All this
travel comes from this city, and in former
years much Of 1t went to points on the At
lantic coast in Delaware and New Jersey.
In the past two years the river resorts have
sprung into popularity and the number Of
visitors to them has greatly increased. I'm
der the schedules of the river steamers all
these resorts can be reached daily from this
city, and by the beginning of next season
1t Is stated that new and faster boats for
the service will be obtained
There was fairly large supply of fresh
fish from the nets on the Atlantic coast and
from the fisheries in Chesapeake on sale
at the 18th street wharf market this morn
Ing, but In consequence of the warmer
weather the demand was but light. Prices
are firm this morning. but drop is looked
for by the dealers. Crabs were rather
more plentiful during the past two days
than they have been for several days. Hard
shell crabs are selling at about 81 to $50
per barrel and soft crabs about 45c. to Csc
per dozen. CLAIMS are scarce and are SELL
The tug VIM. II. Yerkes, jr., came into
port yesterday afternoon with barge No 10
of the Consolidated Coal Company in tow
to load a cargo of about 800 tons of soft
coal from the Cumberland mines. which is
to be delivered at Georgetown This Is the
first barge that has loaded at the CONSOLE
dation company piers at Georgetown for
several weeks past.
unIoaded a cargo of 1000 tons of ice here
vas yesterday taken to Alexandria,, where
she will load a part of cargo OF about
Is, 600 railways ties for Boston. The schoon-
err In about ten days, will be taken to Brick
House landing In Upper Machodoc creek to
complete her cargo. The Future will be fol-
lowed at Alexandria within the next month
by other vessels to load railway ties
General and Port News.
The steamer Wakefield, on her trip up
from the lower Potomac river Sunday
evening. loaded over 500 bushels of new
wheat at Alexandria and brought as much
more up to this city. The steamer Kent
had six hogsheads of tobacco in her cargo
when she arrived yesterday. The tobacco
will be shipped to Baltimore.
Mr. Arthur King of Alexandria has just
completed for his own use large dead
rise sloop, and will put the boat overheard
In the next day or two. The new boat Is
beam to insure stability on the water, with
big sail area. AS soon as she is rugged out
she will be used by Mr.. Davis and his
friends for pleasure cruises on the river
and for hunting and fishing trips.
All the vessels in the harbor, sailers as
we'll as steamers, were decked out yester-
day in all their bunting in honor of the
day. Many of the larger vessels had flags
flying from rail to masthead, while the
smaller craft had American flags flying
from the top of their masts. The large fleet
of pleasure craft which left port Saturday
night are coming in one by one, and 1t will
be several days before all are back in port.
The United States naval tug Sylph flying
the flag of the Secretary of the Navy, went
down the river yesterday evening about
$50 o'clock. When she passed Alexandria
she was making her best time.
The tug Jas. Jackson is still on the rail-
way at Benefits boat yard having cOnsHd-
cradle repair work done to her. She will
be put overheard during the latter part of
the week.
The two-masted schooner Ann Price,
laden with pine lumber from a Virginia
lumber port, has arrived, and is unloading
her cargo at the wharf foot of 18th street.
The schooner II. c. Wheatley. said to be
laden with plaster from Philadelphia ar
rived in port yesterday afternoon.
A ram schooner, with a big cargo of lum-
Der and shingles from North Carolina, is
reported In the river below Alexandria,
bound for this city.
The new steamer Anne Arundel of the
Weems line will, 1t is stated, leave Balti-
more on her first trip to this city Thursday
evening, arriving here Saturday morning.