Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT
MUDDY WATER AGAIN ENDS
GOOD FISHING PROSPECTS.
Longboat Silver Star Rebuilt-Repairs
to Wharves ompleted-Among
Freight-Carrying Craft.

The hopes of the lovers of angling for
some good sport with hook and line shortly
are doomed to disappointment. The water
of the river had begun to clear up and by
the middle of next week the bass and game
fish would have, it was expected, been
biting nicely, but yesterday afternoon a
small current started down from the upper
river, bringing quantities Of muddy water.
This will delay the clearing up of the river
for week or ten days, and will delay the
fishing to that extent. Except catfish and
cells, little else has been biting at hook and
line about the harbor this spring. Some
few white perch are being caught. but they
are few and far between. Even the Ger
man carp are not taking the hook with any
eagerneSS.
While the supply of fresh fish on hand in
the ice boxes of the dealers in the wholesale
market the 18th street wharf not
large. it was ample to. meet the fair de-
mand. Gray trout, croaker and catfish
from the river constituted the bulk of the
stock on sale Prices are about the same
as those last quoted Crabs. both hard and
soft. selling well and at good prices.
Hard crabs are becoming more plentiful,
but soft crabs are still scarce. River men
say increase can be looked for in the
supply of soft crabs on this full moon.
CLAIMS are still scarce and in fair demand.
The twO-masted schooner James II. Luz
cas-, which, laden with cord wood, came
to this city. She halls from Baltimore.
Freights are said to be very dull on Chesa-
peake bay just now, and quite number of
strange vessels have come to the Potomac
and are running wood and lumber cargoes
to this city.
The Iongboat Silver Star is again in serv-
ice on the river after an absence of several
months Since last fall the schooner has
been rebuilt, and is now practically d new
vessel sailing under the old name. The
work was done in Occoquan creek. Va,
,.,lNr he, SI.arYr
sides. The Silver Star will be employed in
freighting wood and railway ties from
river points to this city or Alexandria.
General Port News.
The Baltimore tug Dauntless, which
brings lows Of coal-laden barges to this
city from Philadelphia, is at Baltimore
having her machinery overhauIed.
The rebuilding of the Randall line wharf
at the foot of Sth street has been COM
pleted, and the steamers are again able to
berth at the face of the wharf to land their
passengers. The wharf has been rebuilt
from the water up, except where the old
caps were firm and sound.
1t has been over a year since the ferry
steamer Columbia was burned at her dock
here Since that time the hull of the
steamer has been lying at the wharf, and
no move looking toward the removal or re-
building of the boat has been made. 1t Is
stated that as soon a claim Of tug
boat for salvage at the fire Is adjusted
something will be done with the hull.
The longboat Uriah Horner has arrived at
Alexandria. laden with lumber, from a river
point for the dealers.
The three masted schooner Mary L. Pat
ton. laden with phosphate rock. from
southern port, has been brought up to
Alexandria and locked at the Duke street
wharf The tug at first endeavored to put
her in the dock at the foot of Princess
street. but before she was berthed her or
ders were changed and she was locked In
the other BERTH
The bugeye Marcus, which was hauled out
on the marine railway at Deane's boatyard
for repairs to her hull. has been launched
and has sailedlfor her home port on Ches-
apeake bay. -
The new scows Of the Potomac Dredging
Company Of Baltimore. which are building
at the Alexandria shipyard for service on
the Potomac are rapidly nearing compile
ton and will be ready for service IN ABOUT
ten days. t-t oG
The Murray Vandiver, ]. B. Anderson and
Robin Hood, laden with pine lumber from
the James and Rappahannock rivers. in 4
Virginia. came into port yesterday. conslgn-
ed to the dealers.
The schooner Father and Son has arrived
with a cargo of several hundred railway
ties from the Potomac about Occoquan.
bricks for Fort Washington, has sailed.
Her cargo will be used in the new hospital
at the fort
The Emma Temple, Oakland. Silver Star
and Mayiower are among the late arrivals
in port here with loads of cord wood for
the dealers.
The steamer James X. Jackson. with a
full load Of pine boards from Aqua creek.
is in port.
at the wharf foot of 1871 street to unload
a cargo OF scantlings and pine tmbers
from a river port.