Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
IMPORTANT BUOY MISSING on
KETTLE BOTTOM SHOALS.
Nothing New In Ferry Line Situation
Digging Sand on Piscataway
Marine Matters.

Capt; Bailey Reed, master OF the steameS
Harry Randall. reports the fourth buoy
marking the main ship channel through the
Kettle Bottom shoals broken on close TO
the edge of the water and in such q way 40
to be dangerous to the vessel that was uns
fortunate enough to strike 1t. The buoy V
one Of the channel marks through one Of
the most difficult parts Of the Potomac. ana
its absence will be reported to the light.
house authorities.
The ferry steamer George washington 10
lying in her slip at Alexandria. and as far
as can be ascertained no steps have been
taken to put the steamer in order for re.
sumption of her route at a future date II
Is stated q representative OF the owners 10
expected here within the next day or two.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
wholesale fish market on the 11th street
wharf, while not large this morning. was
emple to meet the small demand. Prices
generally range at about the figures quoted
last week.
day evening and yesterday added a thouss
and or more bushels to the stock OF oys.
tiers on sale at the wharf. and this morn.
ing there was a fair demand for them at
prices ranging from 6Uc. per bushel up 10
81, and even higher.
Ducks are on sale in good quantities. buS
the demand for them is very light Prices
In consequence OF the light demand, are
low.
large barge built for the p. Dougherty
Company for the coal and lumber-carryine
trade was launched at Elk River. Maryland,
the Worcester, after the Maryland county,
The barge is 200 feet long. 30 feet wide and
has q depth Of hold of 10 feet. She VIII
carry nearly thousand tons cargo. :.
The sand and gravel-digging machine OF
the Potomac Dredging Company, which was
built at Alexandria last summer. Is now 10.
Gated In Piscataway creek. above FORT
VI oil, av1f c talr tnu and md ora
from the bottom OF that stream for use
here. 1t is stated that during the coming
winter the Potomac company will have an.
other and larger digging machine bulk
for use on the river The tug George W.
Pride is now towing the barges to and from
this city.
The steam barge Lily and Howard, Cap.
tain Raley, arrived in port yesterday tow.
ing q raft of about 500 pine piles for uso
in the foundations OF the new Distrios
building. The piles come from a point on
the Potomac and Is the third or fourth
tow of piles the barge has brought here
for the new municipal headquarters.
General River Notes.
The steam barge E. James Tull is as
Alexandria taking aboard a large cargo
for occoquan The Tull will also tow the
schooner Peri to Occoquan. The Peri 10
without a master, and her owners are hav.
ing her towed to and from this city with
cargoes of cord wood aboard. While in
Occoquan the new mast recently placed IN
the schooner will be made ready for use.
The steam yacht Gretchen, Captain
Robertson, left port Saturday with party
of pleasure seekers aboard for a trip on
the river.
The officers of the steamer Harry Ran.
dali, which arrived here yesterday evening
from points along the lower Potomac, re-
port having had considerable diff culty in
reaching many Of her landings. owing TO
the very low water. She had aboard about
of "a W.
ing trips to river points.
The steamer Estelle Randall was out for
a trip on the river yesterday to test her
newly rebuilt engine, boiler and her new
speed wheel. run as far as River View
was made and she showed excellent speed.
The schooner Oakland has arrived in port
with a full cargo Of cord wood from the
lower Potomac for dealers.
The schooner John p. Robinson, laden
with a cargo of corn, arrived in port Sat.
urday afternoon, consigned to mill at
Georgetown.
The sloop Lola, laden with hard coal for
a point in the lower river, has sailed.
The NJ J. Stevens. Ella and T. L. Daw-
son are among the recent arrivals in
port with cargoes of oysters in the shell
aboard.
The schooner Shea, with a cargo Of
bricks and building material for q lower
river point has sailed.
The British schooner King of Avon,
bound here with a cargo of plaster from
Nova Scotia, which put into Bermuda in
a disabled condition. will repair there,
but is expected to come up the Potomac
early in next month.
The schooner John J. Hanson has COM
pleted the unloading of her cargo Of
stone for the new highway bridge and
will sail for Baltimore.