Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-08
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BRoFEN STONE TO BE USED AS
SUBSTITUTE FOR GRAVEL.
New Spar for Bugeye Ballinger-Pre-
pairing Oyster Vessels for Service
Other Notes.

| The Potomac Sand Dredging Company,
whose floating plant Is employed in digging
sand and gravel from the beds In Piscata-
way creek. near Fort Washington, for the
local market, is about to make another de
parture in order to meet its contracts for
material for concrete work. Gravel Is
| usually used in this work. but recently the
| supply has become short. To supply the de-
dciency stone-crushing machine is to be
erected on sPiscataway. and flint cobbles.
which are plentiful in the creek. are to be
broken up and will be substituted for the
gravel. The machinery for the stone-crush-
ing plant has been loaded on a scow on the
James Creek canal and taken to Piscata-
way. where 1t will be at once made ready
for service.
There was a brisk demand for fresh fish
Of all varieties at the wholesale fish mar
ket on the wharf this morning, but the sup
ply was light. and a consequence prices
were higher than they have been for sew
eral days.
Since yesterday two vessels the Winnie
Windsor and the Ruth and Ella, have ar
rived in port with small cargoes of oysters
Backistone's Island. The oysters sold this
morning at 80 to 60 cents per bushel
The supply Of watermelons at the wharf
is small but the demand is quite light, and
have prevailed for the past month
Cumberland Son, boat builders, are
dress0g down a large spar for use as a
mast In the bugeye Ada Ballenger. owned
by Capt Faunce of this city. The Ballen-
ger Is also to receive an overhauling and
will be put In thorough order for service on
the river. 1t is understood she will be en-
ployed in winter fishing, and will leave here
with fishing crew aboard as soon as the
preparatory work is completed. The Bal
ienger was formerly owned by Capt. Theo-
phtlus Bailenger of Alexandria, and was
used as run boat between the fishing
shores and this market.
Vessels Undergoing Repairs.
The Alexandria tug Spray has been re-
leased from charter towing brick laden
scows from the fire brick making plant on
Little Hunting creek in Virginia to this
city and the tug has been laid up at Alex
andria. The tugs Baby and ]. T. Select
| man are now performing the service form
erly done by the Spray. The new tug Ed
ward F. Gummell Is towing sand and gravel
laden scows for the National Sand Dredg-
ing Company in place OF the Baby and
Seectman.
The pungy Cora McKenney Is lying at an
Alexandria boat yard being fitted with a
| new bowsprit and having other work done
to At her for service as oyster runner
during the present season. She will bring
oysters from the lower river to this mar
ket soon she be made ready for
the service. The pungy Shining Light apt.
Keith Davis, Is also at Alexandria being
overhaued and painted in preparation for
starting down the river to load oysters for
this market. Both vessels will be in service
within the next week or ten days.
The bay schooner Robin Hood, which Is
now unloading q cargo of pine wood here,
will as soon as her cargo is removed go to
Alexandria to haul out for an examination
Of her hull. and for cleaning, caiklns and
painting. She will be out Of commission for
about week, and will then go to Vir-
ginia lumber point to load cargo for this
city or Baltimore.
route between this city and Chicamuxen
creek will haul off her route at a favorable
opportunity to go upon marine railway
here or at Alexandria to have her hull
covered with iron as a protection against
the ice through which she Will run this
winter. It is also reported that the own
ers of the Adelaide are endeavoring to Sc
cure another boat like the Adelaide for
double service on her route.
The Passing Craft.
The schooner Mary Ann Shea. laden with
about 5000 feet of pine lumber. has ar
rived In port from the lower river, con-
signed to local dealers.
The schooners Oakland and William H.
Taylor are In port with cargoes of cord
wood aboard from Nom1nl for the local
market.
The schooner Fannie Shepherd Is in port
with a cargo of about 200 bushels OF oys-
tiers from the beds in the vicinity Of Black
istone's Island.
The schooner Charles w. Church has
been brought to this city from George
town and berthed at the wharf foot of 9th
street to unload the remainder OF her
cargo of ice. The Church is the only ice
laden vessel in port.
The four masted schooner Salisbury has
been berthed at wharf foot of 9th street to
unload a cargo of Florida pine timber for
local merchants.
The schooner J. d. Bell. laden with cord
wood from Wades bay, Md, has arrived In
port. consigned to a Georgetown dealer!
The schooner Grace G. Bennett Is lying
at the wharf foot of 18th street to I'M
load large cargo of shingles from a North
Carolina port.
The schooner r. Mason is in port. laden
with a cargo Of about thirty cords of pine
wood from Clifton Beach,
Mr.. Morris Hughes of the harbor police
boat Vigilant has returned from vacation
of several days spent at Colonial Beach.
Capt. Bailey Reed. Mate JEFF Posey and
the others of the crew Of the steamer Po-
cahontas, who took the steamer to Nor
folk, returned home yesterday morning
The steamer made the run from here to
Norfolk in exactly thirteen hours.
Capt. Billy Buck. who was mate On the
Randall excursion steamers during the sum-
mer, has gone into tugboat service now
that the excursion season is over.