Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
@ ON THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer lines running to the wharves
along the Potomac are carrying down the
river on each trip large quantities of empty
barrels consigned to farmers in Maryland
and Virginia, who will send them back to
the commission men here filled with coun-
try products. 1t will be several weeks
before many varieties of the vegetables
come from the river points. but potatoes
and turnips are now being brought up in
considerable quantities. Within the next
week or two fresh fish from the nets In
the river will also be coming, and many
of the barrels being sent down the river
will be used for that purpose. On the trip
down the Potomac Saturday the entire
forward deck Of the steamer Estelle Ran
dali was filed with empty barrels. and
the steamer Wakefield left here today with
more than two hundred empty barrels
aboard
A pile-driving machine has been employed
for several days in driving a number of
piles about the mouth of the big pipe into
the river through which the water used
In the Potomas railway yards Is pumped
from the Potomac into the storage tanks
there The water Is used in supplying the
locomotives and for other purposes, and
the pumps have been sucking up quantity
of debris with the water. To overcome
this box-like arrangement of piles Is be-
ing built about the river end Of the water
intake, the piles being driven SO close
together that logs and other. rubbish can
not get through it., yet it interferes but
little with the flow Of the water into the
pipe.
tiers in the shell at the oyster wharf for
several days, and the supply there Is get
ting low Three vessels with the bivalves
aboard completed unloading yesterday and
sailed, and others win leave today. The
demand continues fair, and prices are mod
crate A number of oyster-laden craft are
expected in port within the next day or
two, and no shortage of consequence in
the supply Is anticipated by the dealers.
There has been a decided increase in the
catch of fresh fish in the Potomac river,
and the receipts by the dealers at the fish
wharf are on the increase. Fishermen in
one haul made below Alexandria yester-
day morning caught five barrels of yellow
perch and catfish. with few of other va
rieties. Catfish, perch, bass, rock and carp
are being caught In the nets In the lower
ket. few herring are also being caught,
but as yet only two or three shad have
been seen.
The schooner Iorena Bramble sailed
from Alexandria yesterday laden with
empty fish barrels for the packing house
Of King & Son. on the Great Wicomico
river. Va. These barrels will be filled
with sailed herring and will be shipped to
this and other markets during the summer.
After unloading her cargo the Bramble will
20 to Newport News to load full cargo
of salt In bulk Tor the use Oh the GTeat
Wicomico fishing industry.
The officers of the steamers arriving here
from down-river points report yesterday to
have been one Of the most disagreeable
DAYS they have experienced in many years.
While there was but little wind. the rain,
hail and snow were constant. and the at
mosphere at times was SO thick that it was
with difficulty the channel marks could be
made out In consequence the steamer
Wakefield did not arrive here until about
o'clock pm.
The tug Radiant arrived here Saturday
towing the barge No. 81 of the Standard
OH Company, laden with Oil in bulk from
Baltimore for Georgetown. and will sail to-
day with the barge for Baltimore.
The schooners Amanda Lewis and E. p.
Evans and the bugeye Kirby have sailed
from this city for the oyster grounds In
the lower river to load cargoes for this
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