Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LUMBER-CARRYIN SCHooNERS
MAKE RAPID TRIPS.
Tug Yerkes Chartered for Mud Tow.
ing-Vessels to Load Coal
Other Matters.

The little two-masted schooner Nellie and
Matte is making a record for frequent
trips from the lower river to this city with
cargoes of pine lumber She brought car
go of about 1000 feet of lumber here early
last week and yesterday morning she was
back in port with another cargo from the
Coan river 1t IS stated. she is making
about seven trips each month. One trip
each week would be about the ordinary
work of a vessel of the size of the Nellie
and Matte. Lumber-carrylng craft are
now receiving S1-50 per thousand feet
freight from Potomac points and higher
from the Rappahannock and the James
rivers. The schooner Sidonia Curley is also
a hustler In the lumber carrying trade. She
brings lumber here from the James ana
Rappahannock rivers, and Capt Curley
generally manages TO find breeZes that will
bring him into port here about twice each
month The weather must be very calm
when the Curley does not make round
trip in fourteen or fifteen days.
1t is more than probable that the tug
William II. Yerkes. Jr., owned by A. J.
Taylor & Bro of this city, Will stop towing
on Chesapeake bay and its tributaries TO
take up a charter n tender to q dredg-
ing machine employed in deepening the
channel about Norfolk capt. Jack Taylor,
the managing owner of the tug, was talk
ing with the Norfolk parties over the long
distance phone this morning, and IL is
thought he will accept the proposition made
him. If the charter is made the Yerkes will
be in service about Norfolk for several
months.
The old scow belonging to one OF the To-
cal sand companies. which drifted up and
down the river with the tides for several
days, has been taken to the Alexandria
shipyard. where 1T will be rebuilt. The scow
fc in ha1 Ghar 10
about in the river 1T evidently struck
by passing steamer, as one end is cut on
for several feet.
Barge No 10 of the Consolidated Coal
Company, which unloaded a cargo of ice
here and was to have loaded coal at
Georgetown for Boston. was taken to Balti-
more today and will there load. The change
was made in order that the schooner
Strawbridge now discharging a cargo Of
Ice here, could load at Georgetown, as her
charter called for. The schooner Eagle
Wing, now loading at the Georgetown
piers, will complete her cargo early this
week and will sail
The Saturday evening trips Of the steam
ers from this city have never been as pop
ular In the past as they are this season,
and large throngs visit the resorts along
the river The trip on the Maryland. Del
aware and Virginia railway steamers to the
landings on the lower Potomac and then
up the bay to Baltimore have proven par
tcularly attractive, and the state rooms
on the big boats are rented for two or three
weeks in advance.
Hard-shelled crabs from the lower Po-
tomac. the finest crab taken from the water
anywhere. have been very scarce the past
week and have been selling at high prices.
The dealers say not half enough were re-
ceived to fill the demand. Soft-sheled crabs
have been more plentiful and have been
in excess of the demand consequently they
have sold at lower prices. About an average
business in fish. CLAIMS and oyters has been
done at the wharf market during the past
week
General River Matters.
The large power launch Louise X. left
port yesterday afternoon with q party
aboard for cruise on the river TO the re-
sorts. Nearly every launch owned here
will be out for a trip today.
Capt j. Frank Seward has been made
master Of the new power barge Mary r.
Hooper. recently built at Pocomoke City
by E. James Tull for service on Chesapeake
bay and its tributaries.
The sloops Edna Earle and. Brownie
Douglass, which were hauled out on the
marine railway at Reagan's boatyard for
cleaning and painting of hull and for minor
repairs, were put overheard yesterday and
will at once go Into commission again with
pleasure parties aboard. Two other pleas
ure craft took their places on the rail-
way
The Philadelphia barges George B. Ros-
selle and Kate n. Laska have been char
tered by the ANeghany Coal Company TOT
service on the Potomac in this vicinity.
They will be used to carry gas coal from
the dumps of the Allegheny company on
the Eastern branch TO the Georgetown
plant of the Washington Gas Company.
The gas coal comes l nalmost daily ana
the barges are kept constantly employed.
The schooner Annie Camp has completed
the dfscharging of cargo of pine lum-
Der at this port and has gone to Alex
andrta to be hauled out Ga the marine
railway there for cleaning ana painting OF
her hull, and for such repair work as may
be necessary
The schooner John p. Ehrman. with q
cargo Of about $500 feet of pine lumber
aboard, Is IN port from the Rappahannock
river. She is lying at anchor nthe stream
off the foot OF 10th street.
The schooner Samuel Wood, laden with
hard coal from Philadelphia. is reported
in the river and should be In port today.
The schooner Flirt Of the Wave. laden
with cord wood from a point in the lower
Potomac. has arrived In port consigned to
the dealers.
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes. jr.. is reported
of the capes Of the Chesapeake on the
lookout for vessels bound UP the bay.
The schooner Dora. owned in this city.
Is at sea bound here with a cargo of lum-
Der from Fernandlna. This will be her
Washington.
Mr. James o. Carter has returned home
from a short vacation at Atlantic City.
Capt. Frank Taylor. master OF the tug
M. Mitchell Davis. who has been on a visit
to his home In this city while the tug was
laid up. has reJoined his boat
It pays to read the want columns Of Tho
Star. Hundreds OF situations are filled