Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Although it will be impossible under the
law to take oysters from the beds In tha
Potomac river for over a month VET thara
are lying In the greater portion of the
creeks numbers of vessels that are fitting
out Tor the fall and winter work OF taking
the bivalves from their beds In the lower
eau vi the fotomac and OF bringing them
to market here or at Baltimore At tba
opening Of the oyster season in Sentember
only tongs can be used for several weeks
IN catching the oysters, but later In the
season dredges may be operated on tho
maryland side of the river the laws against
the taking of oysters during the summer
months Is strictly enforced, but on the Vir
gina size oysters can be obtained at all
seasons or the year. owners of private beds
being allowed to take I'D the oysters ON
eheir lands when they wish. Many OF the
vessels which are now preparing to go into
sHe watermelon trade will. after the mid
ule Oh september become oyster runners
ana Will bring cargoes of the Chesapeaks
delicacy to this market. The outlook for
.ne coming oyster season is said by the
experts to be excellent.
The need for deepening the water in the
Georgetown channel above the bridge was
SHOWN Saturday evening when the four-
t ma schooner Lydia M. Deering, which
mad loaded cargo Of about LOO tons of
coal at Georgetown, touched bottom in the
channel, about half mile west of the
Highway bridge, and this with three tugs
TO the forks of the channel. The vessel was
drawing about eighteen feet of water, # IS
STATED, out was taken through the draws
or the bridge and anchored off Alexandria
without further mishap. The schooner sails
from Alexandria for the mouth of the river
as soon as one Of the larger tugs of the
Iaylor Meet arrives to take her away.
Arrived-Schooner Virginia, laths from
Nortoik for Alexandria: barges Charles Nc
!ivaine, Mercury and Cecil, coal from Bal
timore for Alexandria dealers; United
States naval tug Rocket from Norfolk.
schooner Lottie Carter, cord wood from a
down-rfver point; 8. o. Co. tug No. H. tow
ing tank barge No. II, laden with oil I'm
oulk Tor this city; tug Camilla, with a tow
from the lower river
Sai!ed-SchOoner Leroy light, for Poto-
mac point to load: tug Fortuna with a tow
of light barges for bay points and BaIti.
more; schooner Belmont. light for Aqua
creek to load for this city: barges Edward
Fay and s. M. Provost for BAY points to
load for Philadelphia; tug Dauntless, light
Tor chesapeake bay seeking tow: tug
Martin Dalman, towing several lighters for
Little Hunting creek
Observation-Disclosures ]. P. Robinson is in
Upper Machodoc creek loading a cargo OF
cora WOOD FOR this city: schooner Rover has
gone TO Norfolk to load lumber for a Bal
timore order; schooner Lula NJ. QuilIan Is
loading glass-making sand on the Severn
Z. Strawbridse, light, from this city; has ar
rived at Newport News to load coal
The Southern Transports ton Company
tug Bohemia has sailed from Baltimore with
the coal-laden barges William A. Smoet
Howard L. Nef, James J. McNally Vincent
this city with cargoes of hard coal The six
barges Will bring cargoes amounting to
over 5000 tons of the fuel The tug and
her tow Will arrive here this evening"