Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The dredging machine belonging to the
Miller company of this city. which was at
Benefits boatyard early this week to be
fitted with new shaft and for other re-
pairs, has been put in condition for serv.
Ice again, and has returned to the Eastern
branch, where 1t is employed In dredging
operations, 1t is stated, on a government
contract. The pocket dump scows which
were also at BENEFITS to be caullIed have
also been completed and have returned to
service. This dredge and a small one owned
In Alexandra ia are the only water-deepening
machines owned in the vicinity OF this city,
but the Miller company Is having a large
pump dredge built on the Eastern branch.
and will, 1t is stated, have the machine
ready for service in the early part of the
coming spring
Arrved-Schooner Sidonia Curley. from
the York river, pine lumber for dealers:
schooner Earl Biscoe, cord wood from a
river point: barge Pacific, at Alexandria,
to load railway ties for New York; scow
Bush. railway ties from a river point for
the Eastern branch; tug Camilla, with
tow from river point.
Saled-Bugeye Ella, light, for a river
point to load cord wood back to this city:
schooner Silver Spray, light, for the Poto-
mac oyster beds to load oysters for this
city; schooner E. p. Evans, light for q
river point to load cargo for this city:
steam barge jackson, Tor the lower river
to load cord wood for dealers here.
Memoranda-Schooner Edward r. Baird,
from New York for this city sailed from
the Delaware Breakwater the 9th Instant:
tug Defiance has sailed from Baltimore
with the coal-laden barges Roundout and
Lucretla In tow for this port; tug Dixie
has sailed with two barges from Phiadel-
phia and two from Baltimore. coal laden
and bound to this city; power barge Louisa
is in Nomini creek loading cord wood for
dealers here.
The schooner Bertha Walker, which went
ashore in Jacksonville harbor about a week
ago while going in there to load cargo
of lumber for this city, has been hoated
and is now loading the lumber She will
bring several hundred thousand feet OF
heavy timber as her cargo. and will ar
rive here the latter part of this month.
Some few herring and shad from Florida
waters are being received by the dealers In
the wholesale fish market on the 18th street
wharf, but the supply is very small. The
fish come in good condition, and look as
firm those caught in the Potomac dur
ing the spring fishing season in Anr and
May. Herring are being sold at So 80 per
hundred and roe shad at 30 cents each and
bucks at 45 cents each There is an excel
lent demand for all the fish coming in
The big sand-diggfng machine belonging
to one of the local sand and gravel dredg-
ing companies which has been hauled out
on the marine railway at the Alexandria
Shipyard for a general OYerhauling has had
the work aboard her completed. and has
been put overheard ready for service. She
will be taken down river to begin ggIng
sand for use in building operations here.
Capt Ernest Davis who for several years
was master of the tug Edward Gummell,
has been appointed master OF the tug Wal
ter Meade, employed in towing stone.
laden barges about this port.