Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-03
ON THE RIVER FRONT
REPAIRING DREDGING MACHINE
FOR WORK ON FLATS.
Barge Laden With Ice Arrives-Muddy
Water Drives Fish Away
Marine Matters.

The dredging machine belonging to John
Miller 4 Co. is hauled out on the marine
railway at Benefits boatyard to have her
hull rebuilt and for other repair work.
When the dredge is ready for service again
| 1t will be taken around to the Eastern
| branch and will be employed in throwing
up banks to form the walls of a pond on
| the flats, into which the hydraulic dredge
Dewey will pump liquid mud, in order to
raise 1t above the tide level The dredge,
| 1t Is expected will be on the marine rail-
way for two weeks, as much woodwork is
to be renewed about her hull and house.
Millers dredge is the only machine of its
kind now in service on the river available
for the deepening of the docks along the
water front.
dealers at the 18th street wharf market
from the fisheries about Norfolk this morn
Ing was large enough to meet an active de-
mand, trout, croaker, butterfish and the
like selling we'll and at high prices. River
caught fish were also in good demand, but
the supply was very small. Prices range at
about the figures quoted yesterday.
The supply of hard and soft-shelled crabs
on hand continue very light, while the de-
n.and for them is good. The former are
selling at $3.50 to 81 per barrel, while the
latter are quoted at 20 to 20 cents per
dozen. CLAIMS are selling at GO cents per
dozen and oysters at 50 cents to 81 per
bushel.
A small power launch owned here is haul
ed out at Deans boatyard, near Alexan-
dria, for an overhauling and to be made
ready for service.
The managers of the excursion resorts on
the river are becoming very blue over the
continued cool rainy weather, which, they
say, Is preventing travel on the Potomac.
They are fearful of repetition of the poor
financial results of last season, in conse-
Quence Of bad weather.
The lighthouse tender Maple. Capt. Alvey,
Is cruising on the bay renewing buoys
where needed and doing other lighthouse
work She is expected to visit this city be-
fore she completes her cruise. The tender
Holly. Capt. Miles, is looking after buoys
in the eastern part of the bay, and will
establish a number of new buoys near Pop
lar Island and in the dredge cut leading to
Claiborne.
OF General Interest
A large barge laden with ice from the
Susquehanna river was brought into port
yesterday by the Baltimore tug Irene The
barge has about a thousand tons aboard,
and brings the first cargo of ice from the
river mentioned this summer.
The big volume of liquid mud which be-
gan flowing down the river Wednesday
from among the mountains where 1t has
its source has defiled the water of the
river: The muddy flood extends below
Marshall Hail. The bass fishing in the
been very good so far, and the coming of
the muddy flood will drive the few that
were in the river away. No good fishing
can be looked for until the stream clears
up.
The freight pier used by the Randall line
at the foot of Water street southwest is
being given an overhauling. new floor is
to be laid on the structure, and it will be
greatly strengthened underneath.
The work for the season at Bryan's Point
has been completed The crew has been
laid off and the buildings closed up for the
season.
Salt fish from the shad and herring pack
ing houses down the river continue to ar
rive in port in large quantities. Hardly a
day passes but a vessel or two laden with
the fish, in barrels comes to port.
Albert o. Olsen, who has been keeper of
Hooper's straits light, has been transfer
light, succeeding Patrick Reedy, who has
been transferred to Greenbury Point sta
ton.
coal from the Cumberland mines at George
town, sailed yesterday in tow of the tug
VIM H. Yerkes jr.. for the mouth of the
river where she will be turned over to
one of the large seagoing tugs of the
coal company to be taken up the coast to
Boston.
The steam barge James X. Jackson has
arrived in port with a big cargo of oak
pilIng for the Washington barracks i'm
provement.
The schooner Mary Ann Shea, laden with
lumber, is at the wharf of Thos R. Riley
to unload.
The four-masted schooner Edwin r. Hunt
has been chartered to load ice on the Ken
nebec river for this city.
Chief Engineer Burroughs of Baltimore has
been placed in charge of the engine room
of the steamer T. v. Arrowsmith the
Colonial Beach route.