Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The steam barge Mohawk, hailing from
Portland, Me-, which arrived at Alexandria
a week ago for a cargo of railway ties for
Boston, will, 1t Is understood, complete the
loading Of the cargo today and will sail as
soon as loaded for the New England port
to which she Is consigned. The steamer
has aboard about 5000 ties, which were
cut in the country districts of Virginia
along the line of the Southern railway and
were taken to Alexandria by rail. Although
several barges sail from Alexandria each
week with cargoes of ties aboard, the Mo-
hawk is the first steamer that has ever
loaded them at Alexandra, but 1t is under
stood she will return to the Potomac after
delivering the cargo she has aboard for an
Mamie Saunders, which unloaded a cargo
Of stone here for the District government,
Is lying at Somerset Beach wharf loading
q cargo Of ties for a Boston order.
The continued cool weather has made
crabs. both hard and soft-shelled. very
scarce in the Potomac, and up to this time
the catch II reported to be limited. The
dealers in the shell fish at the 18th street
wharf are receiving fairly large supply
and are filling all orders both for live and
cooked crabs, the supply on hand coming
from the eastern shore of Maryland and
from other points on Chesapeake bay.
Hard crabs were selling this morning at
from 81 to $1.25 per barrel and soft crabs
at from 80 cents to 90 cents per dozen. The
cooking of hard crabs to supply uptown
dealers for crab feasts is new industry
at the wharf. but it has been q thriving
one almost from it's inception.
Arrived: Schooner Mary Ann Shea, lum-
Der from Aqua creek for the dealers: barge
Patuxent. fertilizer material from Norfolk,
at Alexandria,; barge No. 16 Of the c. c.
Co. feet, ice from Maine for dealers; tug
Fortuna, with a tow of coal-laden barges
from Philadelphia; schooner Five Sisters,
cord wood from river point for dealers;
tug Camilla with tow from the lower
Potomac; tug ]. T. Selectman with a tow
Of coal-laden lighters from river point.
Sailed: Tug Fortuna, towing feet of
light barges to Baltimore to load; schooner
Lorena Bramble. from Alexandria to Reed
ville Va, with a cargo of fish barrels;
schooner Sidonia Curley. light for the Rap
pahannock river to load lumber back to
this city: schooner c. H. Dagger, loaded
with coal from Georgetown for a point on
the lower river; barkentine Josephine Is on
her way to this city with cargo of as
phalt from Trinidad, and should arrive
here within the next few days: tug Daunt-
less light for Baltimore; schooner Oak
land. light for river point to load;
Memoranda: Schooner c. c. Wheeler has
gone to the Rappahannock river under
charter to load for this city; schooner May
flower Is at a river point loading cargo
of lumber for dealers here; tug Dixie has
arrived at Baltimore towing the barge Ed
No II has arrived at Baltimore from this
city and will load for this city; barge
Roundout has been locked at Indian Head
to unload a cargo Of hard coal for the pow
der plant
gravel carrying lighters for the Potomac
Dredging Company and for the Columbia
National Sand Dredging Company has been
completed at the Alexandria shipyard and
the lighter put overheard ready for service.