Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-01
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Within the next few days the local sand
dredging companies will have their digging
machines at work along the river and the
sand and gravel dredging season will be In
full swing. The Smoot Sand Company has
had digger at work in Piscataway creek
for ten days or two weeks, but up to this
time it has been the only dredge at work
Yesterday the big dredge of the Potomac
Dredging Company, which has been at Bal
timore for several weeks past being rebuilt.
was put in Piscataway by the tub Yerkes,
which brought it up from the Wicomico
river, and 1t will start work within the next
two or three days. The endless chain
bucket dredge, No. 3, of the Columbia Ma
t1Onal Company, was yesterday taken down
the river from this city. and she winsalso
be put to work within the next day or two,
and heavy receipts of sand and gravel Will
start coming in early in next week. 1t is
stated that the demand for sand and gravel
is heavy, and that the material Is selling
at good prices.
The pilot house and captains room back
of it, from the hurricane deck of the old ex-
cursion steamer Samuel j. Pentz, were yes
terday placed upon the ScOW NJ. &. Clark
and brought to the new club houseboat.
which is in process Of construction on the
hull of the burned ferry steamer Columbia,
at the foot of 9th street southwest. where
they will be used upon the new boat. The
remains of the old Pentz are lying on the
south side Of the Eastern branch, upon the
beach at GieSboro Point and but little re-
mains of the old steamer except portion
of the after end of her house and the hull.
Machinery and everything Of value have
been removed from the old boat
Deans dredging machine has been put to
work at the sewer outlet site cleaning out
the trench for the landing of the shore end
of the twin pipes through which the sewage
of Washington will be carried out and dis
charged into the channel of the Potomac
about three miles. below this city. 1t is
OF tod tffpen-fOOt
mains to be installed, and it is expected that
the pipe necessary will be brought down
from this city today, and that the work
will be completed before the end of the
coming week. Over half mile of sewer is
to be constructed before the portion of the
new trunk sewer building through the Dis
trict south of the Eastern branch will be
ready to be joined with the pipes running
out into the river.
The ram schooner Grace G. Bennett.
which has been taking on cargo at Al
exandria for several days past, left that
port yesterday for the jamestown exposi-
ton grounds near Norfolk. The tug Miner
va had the Bennett in tow and will take
her to the mouth of the river before turn
ing her loose. The schooner has aboard
cargo of several hundred tons of gravel.
which Is to be used in building operations
at the exposition grounds The schooner
Mabel and Ruth arrived at the exposition
grounds several days ago with cargo OF
gravel from the st. Mary's river, in lower
Maryland
The power barge Louisa, laden with
hundred or more cords of wood from the
lower Potomac, came into port yesterday
afternoon and was taken up the Eastern
branch to unload her cargo. This is the
first visit the Louisa has made here for
month past.
The tug Camilla arrived here yesterday
evening towing barge No. Il of the Stand
ard OH Company, from Baltimore, laden
with oil in bulk for the Georgetown station
of the Washington Gaslight Company: the
barge Agnes McNany is lying at a George
town whalf unloading a cargo of coke from
Baltimore.