Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-02
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SHIPPERS DESIRE DREDGING OF
THE PIsCATAWAY.

| Now that the dredging of the small tribu-
/ taries of the Potomac is about to be begun
| under the direction of the chief of engineers
| of the army, an effort is to be made to have
| the channel into Piscataway creek deep
/ ened In order to open the stream to nav
| igation by vessels drawing five or six feet
| Piscataway creek is directly south of Fort
| Washington. and Pennington, Md, a thriv-
| Ing town of about Geo inhabitants is located
! on it. line of light draft power barges
| makes daily trips up the creek to Farm
| ington, and a sailing vessel makes three or
| four trips each week between the creek
| and Alexandria, and quite large quantity
| of freight of all kinds is carried In and
| out of the creek, from and to this city.
| Besides this local sand and gravel dig
| ging company has a number of digging
! machines at work in the creek, and In order
/ TO get the laden scows out of the creek
! high water has to be awaited and small
| tugboat does the towing, as the larger boats
| cannot go in the creek for lack of deep
| water. There is plenty of deep water in
| the creek but shoal bar blocks its mouth,
| and 1t is through this bar the water should
| be deepened. With deep water through the
| bar, 1t is stated, Pennington would be put
| on the schedule of the river steamers.
| There was fair supply of fresh fish of
all kinds on sale at the wholesale fish mar
| ket on the 18th street wharf this morning,
and the demand was good for all varieties,
at prices. ranging about the figures of the
past week. -
! On the oyster wharf the supply of oysters
| on hand was not large. The vessels that
| have arrived with the bfvalves aboard with
| In the past day or two have brought up
| small cargoes. Prices range from soc. to
SLIGO per bushel.
| Crabs are on SALE but the demand for
| them is quite light.
General Port News.
| Shipments of bricks made of compressed
| asphalt in this city, continue to be made
/ in large quantities to Richmond, Va.
| barge is now lying at the wharf at the foot
| of South Capitol street taking aboard
| cargo of several thousand brick for Rich
nsond. AS soon she completes her cargo
| and sails, which Will be within the next
| day or two, the barge w. w. Curtin will
| begin the loading of cargo of the bricks
| for the Virginia city. and other barges will
1 follow the Curtin.
| 1t is stated that the houseboat which lies
| sunken in the harbor off the foot of 1874
| street southwest, as mentioned in The Star,
| is owned by Mr. Call, who resides on the
| Virginia side of the river near Brick Haven.
| 1t is stated that the craft will be raised
within the next day or two and will be
! overhauled and made ready for service on
| the river with hunting parties aboard.
| The tug William H. Yerkes, jr., paid a
visit to this city yesterday and carried
| away the schooner Thomas Dennison bound
| to Baltimore to load coal. The Dennison
came here Wednesday last with a cargo of
| over 1,200 tons of ice aboard from Maine.
| She was completely unloaded and ready to
| leave before dark Saturday.
The Schooner Farmers Friend has ar
rived from the lower Potomac with a cargo
of about thirty cords of wood for the deal
erS.
The schooner Laura Muir laden with
about 6000o feet of pine lumber from the
Rappahannock river, has arrived, consigned
to Baltimore dealer.
l ScAO0ner car infp
port Saturday with q cargo of hollow brick
from Perth Amboy, n. j., for use in the
new public buildings being erected in this
| city. She has about 10000 of the brick
aboard.
The tug Camilla has taken the barges
| Glenwood and William Donaldson. which
unloaded cargoes of hard coal here, to the
| st. Mary's river, en- route to Fredericks-
burg, Va.
Schooner to Be Cleaned
The four-masted schooner Salisbury,
which left here Friday for Baltimore will
be locked there before she begins to load,
in order to have her bottom cleaned and
painted in preparation for a trip to south
EN- waters. The Salisbury is expected here
again with a cargo of lumber some time
In the latter part Of November.
The power launch Cerlew is at Reagan's
boatyard to be hauled out and overhauled
as soon as the work on the steam launch
Little Angus is completed and she is
launched
The large steam launch Bartholdi, which
has been lying at the wharf foot of X
street for several days past having a por-
| ton of her upper deck inclosed, in prepara-
ton for service on the river during the
coming cold weather, will return to service
Saturday. and the work will be completed
| this week
The power boat 1905 built by Capt. Rood,
at the foot of 9th street about a year
ago. left on her first voyage on the river
few days ago, with her owner aboard.
Cyl.1
where her owner has a farm. The 1905 is
| the craft that built for something
phenomenal in speed, but to date she has
not come up to expectations.
The Passing Craft.
The new power launch Southerner left
| here yesterday with a party of pleasure
seekers aboard. She visited the White
| House. Marshall Hall. Mt. Vernon Fort
Hunt, organs Point and other places of
| interest on the river. Those in the party
were Capt. p P. Faunce and Messrs John
| Hahn and John Murray with their families
| The party returned home last evening.
| Mr.. John Harvey, mate Of the tug Ca
milla. who has been confined to his home
| in this city for several days, has recovered
and is again on duty aboard the tug.
Capt. William MARITIME OF the schooner
Annie Hudson was a visitor to the Office
of Carter & Clark on the river front Sat
urday.
The schooner J. D. Bell, laden with cord
wood from a river point arrived and has
| been taken to Georgetown by the launch
Edward to discharge her cargo.
The schooner Nettie and Matte has ar
| rived In port with cargo of pine lumber
| from Lower Machodoc creek aboard for
/ the dealers.
The schooner A. n. Qufnbysof this city
| Is lying In Nomini loading a cargo OF rail-
| way ties from a Washington dealer for
| Philadelphia.
The schooner May Brown with load OF
about forty cords of pine wood has ar
| rived In port from Nomini creek.
The schooner Skinner has been taken to
| the wharf foot of 1917 street to unload
/ Der port.
| The barkentine Shawmut laden with
| laths from st. Johns N. B., is at sea, and
| Is expected to arrive here within the next
| two or three days.
| The barge Thomas ]. Cleaver is at the
i wharf foot of South Capitol street load
4 ing a cargo of several thousand asphalt