Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-31
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Sand dredging IL at a standstill on the
Potomac and its tributaries and for several
days past not yard Of sand has been dug
by any Of the local companies engaged in
the business. month or more ago the
dredging machines belonging to the Poto-
mac Dredging Company and used in Pisca-
away creek were sent to Baltimore to be
overhauled and will not return to the Po-
tomac until next spring. Two of the dredges
Of the Columbia National Sand Dredging
Company are working near Baltimore and
the third and only dredge remaining on the
Potomac is On the railway at the Alexan-
dria ship yard for repairs The Smoot
company has had one dredge at work in
Pfscataway, but the ice in the creek has
prevented much work being done and the
scows could not be lowed through the ice.
1t Is stated that the demand for sand Is
light at this time.
Arrived--U. 8. naval tug Rocket. with
powder aboard from the Norfolk navy
yard for the navy yard here.
Memoranda-Tug M. M. Davis of this
city has arrived at Baltimore with large
schooner in tow; sloop Enola to sail for
Chesapeake oyster beds as soon as a tug
is ready to take her out; schooner Bertha
F. Walker, now unloading lumber here,
has been chartered to load coal at Balti-
more for Jacksonville at $1.421h per ton.
and lumber from Fernandina to Philadel-
phia at $3.50 per thousand feet; schooner
Sddonia Curley is reported at a point on
the ktdQpdQduQOCk river lO8QlOR a C6dKO
Of pine lumber for the dealers here.
During the past two or three weeks sew
eral large coal-carrying barges have been
loaded with sand at Shoots wharf at
exposition grounds. where the sand is used
In the construction Of some Of the big
buildings in process of erection there. The
Potomac sand is said to be superior to that
found near the exposition ground for build
ing purposes. A barge is now lying at the
Alexandria wharf taking aboard cargo
Of sand for the exposition.
The steam barge Daniel X. jackson.
which was held up at the engineers wharf
at Fort Washington by the gorged ice,
was able to proceed ON her journey to
Potomac creek yesterday morning, the wind
having broken the gorge and scattered the
ice all over the surface OF the river, where
it offered but little obstruction to the move
ments OF the steamers.
When the schooner Earl Biscoe belong
ing to Carter & Clark of this city, returns
to this city from the lower river, where
she is loading cord wood for this port, she
will be taken to Benefits boat yard to be
fitted with two new masts. The work Of
building the new spars will be started at
the yard at once, and they will be ready for
the vessel when she reaches here.
The fish packing houses along the lower
Potomac have begun preparing for the COM
ing shad and herring packing season. which
should open in about six weeks. Yesterday
afternoon the steamer Harry Randall took
down several hundred light fish barrels.
the first Of a shipment Of a thousand or
more, to Nomini, where they will be used
for the packing Of salt Potomac herring.
No ice has formed on the Potomac since
Tuesday last and 1t Is now thought by the
rivermen that the expected hard freeze Is
not going to come. after all. During the
latter part Of last week and early in this
week, ice from an inch to three inches
made on the river and In the creeks It
is not heavy enough to interfere in any
way with steam vessels. but navigation by
sailing vessels is practically closed.