Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The wild duck hunting season on the
Potomac is now about a month off. but
the hunters seem to think that the season
will be poor one especially In its early
portion. They say that the wild oats
and other wild grains on which the birds
, feed are scarce this year in many localities
and If the birds come they will find food
scarce and will soon depart to other and
better feeding grounds. Summer ducks
usually make their appearance on the river
early in September. but it is not until later
in the fall. after cool weather and north
west blows have come. that the larger
varieties of the water fowl appear on the
river in this vicinity. The marshes on the
Virginia side of the river south of Alex
andar Island are covered thickly with wild
oats and grasses of various kinds and this
should be good hunting grounds when the
Dlrds make their appearance in this vicinity.
For the past two seasons ducks have been
scarce on the Potomac, and the hunters
are hoping for better conditions this COM
ing season.
The two-masted bay schooner Rover.
which Is lying at the 18th street wharf
unloading cargo of pine lumber for Balti-
more dealers. while an old type of schooner,
having seen twenty-five years of service on
Chesapeake bay and its tributaries. is
nevertheless one of the speedy sailing ves-
sells of the bay fleet A few weeks ago she
made the run from Norfolk to Baltimore,
three quarter hours. a record that has sell
dom been surpassed by a vessel of the
Rover class on Chesapeake bay. The run
was made under favorable conditions and
Capt. Seward took advantage of favoring
breezes to carry a full press of sails on
the schooner.
Arrived-Schooner Belmont. pine lumber
and piling from Occoquan to dealers here
Standard Oil tug No. 10. towing tank
barge No. II laden with oil in bulk from
Baltimore: bugeye PLUME f. Smith. cord
wood from Potomac tributary to dealers
here: tug Fortuna. towing dredging machine
from baltimore to Washington barracks;
tug J. T. Seleetman. with a tow of sand
laden lighters from a river point
Sailed-Schooner c. c. Wheeler. light. for
the Rappahannock river to load pine lun1-
Der for this city; schooner Peri. light, for
a Potomac point to load cord wood: power
schooner Seabird. summer fishing
cruise to river points; schooner Farmers
Friend light, for Wades bay to load
cargo for dealers here; Standard Oil tug
No. II, towing tank barge No H. light,
for Baltimore; tug James o. Carter, light,
for a river point.
observation-disclosures Sullivan Sawin has
sailed from Portland, Me. for North Booth
bay to load Ice for this city; schooner Five
Sisters Is at Alexandria loading a general
cargo for river points; schooner Sidonia
Curley has sailed from Portsmouth, Va,
for the Rappahannock river to load lum
Der for this city; schooner Edith II. Verrall
is at a river point loading a cargo of pine
lumber for this port
The steamer Norfolk of the fleet of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany, which was temporarily out of service
resumed her trips on the night run to Old
Point and Norfolk last night. The steamer
Newport News has returned to the daylight
service between this city and the James
town exposition and the Norfolk relieved
York, which was temporarily on the day
route.