Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-27
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BUILDING SCOWS AT BoATYARDS
FOR LOCAL ORDERS.
New Tug Cameron to Come Here-Fish
and Oyster Markets-Other
Matters.

Dean & Son, at Alexandria, have the con-
| tract for the building of large lighter or
scow for parties In this city The bottom
timbers of the new vessel are in position
and the work on the craft is being pushed
Cumberland & Son. at the boatyard foot of
9th street southwest, are preparing the tim
bers for a thirty-six-foot scow to be built
for johnson & Wimsatt of this city. This
scow, when completed will be used in car
rying lumber about the harbor and to near
by points the river.
A large pocket scow, belonging to John
Miller, and used in connection with
dredging machine. is ON the railway at
Benefits boatyard for repairs 1t is ex-
pected this vessel will be put overheard to-
day, and another scqw, belonging to the
same party, will be hauled out. The scows
are to be used in the work of deepening the
mouth of the 18th street sewer
Inc receipts of fresh fish of all kinds were
very light at the wholesale fish market on
the 18th street wharf this morning. there
being but nine packages from the fisheries
about Norfolk, and only few coming
from along the river. The demand for the
fish was excellent and at prices that are
higher than they have been for several
days. The cooler weather is expected to
make big increase in the catch of fish in
the river. nets.
A fleet of eight or ten oyster-laden vessels
came into port yesterday afternoon and last
night. bringing $500 to 5000 bushels of oys-
tiers from the beds in the lower Potomac.
The demand for the oysters is excellent and
they selling at :,0c. and COO per bushel
for small stock and up to soc. per buShel
for the large grades.
The Baltimore tug Solicitor is again tow
ing sand and gravel-laden scows for the
new Potomac dredging company. The tug
Marion Cameron. melonging to the Poto-
mac company, which was built at Balti-
more for service on the Potomac, has not
a IIoh hn loft Pal
for this city week ago 1t is stated she
picked up a tow of Laden vessels and car
ried them to Baltimore. and will reach here
about the end of the week.
The dredging machine of the Potomac
company is still working in Mattawoman
creek, but, it is stated, is not meeting with
much success in her search for a fine grade
of building sand
IT is stated the tug Juno will go in serv-
ice IN a day or two for the Columbia Ma
tional Sand Company. under the command
of Capt. Stephen Self
a raft of piling was taken from this CITY
yesterday afternoon by power launch to
Four Mile run, where they will be used in
the construction of the new railway trestle
across that stream. The launch and raft
had to lie for several hours in the river
waiting for the tide to raise high enough
to allow her to get across the flats into
-Four Mile run.
The United States naval tug Tecumseh
yesterday afternoon brought three large
guns from the navals proving ground at
indian Head to the navy yard. The guns
had recently been tested at the proving
grounds.
The barges Cecil and Howard, laden with
soft coal for the naval powder factory at
indian Head, have arrived at the factory
waarf in Mattawoman creek, and are dis
charging cargo.
The first barge laden with sand and
gravel from Colonial Beach for the new
Tangler Sand Company was brought into
port yesterday morning by the tug Ca
milla. The scow, which was formerly an
old railway barge at New York. will I'M
load her cargo at the wharf foot of 49,
street southwest.
The handsome sailing yacht Ciconia of
the Capital Yacht Club fleet has been
taken into the tidal basin near the bath
ing beach, and will berth there for the
winter.
The steam barge Lily and Howard came
into port last night towing raft of pine
piling from Occoquan for the contractors
for the building of the new municipal build
ing. There are about 500 piles of varying
lengths in the raft and they will be laid
up in the harbor until taken to the site of
the new building.
The ram schooner Grace G. Bennett has
arrived in port with a full cargo of pine
lumber and shingles from North Caro-
lima port for the dealers.
The steam barge E. James Tull. laden
with cargo of general stores, has sailed
from Alexandria for Aqua creek
The schooners r. Mason, John P. Robin
son and c. j. Covington arrived in port
sSSteiudy with tdfSoeS Oh cora WOOQ from
the lower Potomac.
Barge No. 20 of the Consolidation Coal
Company arrived at Georgetown today in
tow of the tug Yerkes and will load soft
coal there for Boston or other New En-
gland ports.
The tug George w Pride returned to
port yesterday with a dredging machine
in tow The machine had been used in
digging the steamer 7. " Arrowsmith
afoat off Riverside bar
The big schooner Horace A. Stone is ex-
pected to arrive in port within the next
few days with a cargo of lumber for the
dealers