Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Although the spring shad and herring
fishing season on the Potomac is still
more than three months away. the oper-
ators of the big fishing shores down river
are already laying their plans for the
coming seasons work. New seine-haul-
ing boats are being built and old ones are
to be repaired and put in good order.
seines to be mended. and before the work
is completed it will be time to send the
fishing shore crews down the river to
prepare the shores and living quarters
of the men for the spring fishing.
"Tell me what sort of shad and her
ring season they are going to have in
Florida and I Will tell you whether the
Potomac fishing season will be good. bad
or Indifferent" was the way a fish dealer
at the wharf market met the query of a
Star reporter for his opinion concerning
the coming fishing season.
II the Florida season is good II is more
than probable that the catch on the Poto-
mac will be plentiful. but II is too early
vet to make any predictions. AS yet no
shad or herring have come from southern
waters. and they are not expected until
some time during the coming month.
Reports being received here from Maine
are that ice is forming on the rivers
there and navigation is practically sus-
pended for the winter. AS the bulk of the
Use used by Washington householders is
from the Maine rivers and ponds, the fact
that 1t has begun to form there in guam
titles sufficient to close the streams indi-
Gates plentiful ice harvest this year.
The cutting of ice in Maine for domestic
use generally begins In January If the ice
is thick enough, and many thousand tons
are stored in the big icehouses that line
the kennebec and other rivers of the
state.
Arrived-Tug Camilla. towing Standard
Oil Companys tank barge No. a. laden
with oil in bulk from Baltimore for George
town; sloop Rafting Joe, oysters in the
she'll from the Potomac beds; tug Martin
Dalman. towing several loaded scows
from Little Hunting creek TO the brick
making plants on the Eastern branch;
sloop Daisy, from Pennington, Md, at
Alexandria to load merchandise; tug
Rosalie, towing several sand and gravel
laden lighters from the dredging ma
chimes working on Monkeys Point.
Sailed-TuS d. NJ. Key, towing J. & w
scow, light, for Coles landing to load
lumber back to this city; schooner Bal
lard. light. for the lower river to load
oysters for the dealers here; schooner
Belmont. from Alexandria with general
cargo for points on the lower river; tug
Marion Cameron. towing several light
scows to the sand and gravel digging
machines down the river; schooner Mary
and Rebecca; light. for a Potomac point
to load back to this city: tug Selectman
with a tow of lighters for a down river
point.
Observation-Disclosures A. II. Quinby is
in the river below this city with cargo
of cord wood from Nornini for the deal
erS here; steam barge Dennis Simmons is
at North Carolina point loading lumber
for the dealers here; steam lighter Daniel
X. Jackson is at river point loading
for this port; schooner William H. Nc
CURE is in Nomini creek loading oysters
for the Christmas market; tug Fortuna is
on her way to this. city with a tow of
coal-laden barges from Chesapeake City
and Baltimore; schooner Annie Belle is
reported at a river point loading for this
port.
The little tug Powhatan, Capt. Sisson,
employed in general towing on the river.
has gone out of service for the season.
and has been laid up. During the winter
the little craft will be given a thorough
overhauling and will! be made ready to
return to active work on the river.
Painters and other mechanics are
aboard the Norfolk and Washington line
steamer Washington at this city giving
it general overhauling. and the work is
being pushed, in, order to get the big
steamer ready for service as soon as pos
sible. AS soon as the Washington is
ready for service she will take her place
on the Norfolk route. relieving the steam
er Newport News, which will be placed in
reserve.