Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The Maryland Dredging and Contracting
Company dredge Potomac, employed for
several months in dredging the Tidal
basin to a depth of seven and eight feet,
completed the work as far as she could
several days ago, and yesterday sailed in
tow of Taylor tug for Cape Charles
City, where her owners will put her to
work upon a dredging contract just
awarded them.
The little work remaining to be done in
the Tidal basin will be completed by the
scoop dredge Maryland which arrived
here several days ago. 1t is understood
she will be able to finish up in about
three weeks.
The basin will then have seven feet
of water in it to within fifty feet of the
sea wall, except in parts where the depth
is eight feet. To obtain this depth the
Potomac dredged and pumped upon low
lying portions of the Potomac park nearly
600. 600 feet of material.
The pontoons used by the Potomac in
the Tidal basin work are also to be car
ried to Cape Charles City. The dredge
General Mackenzie, which is employed in
dredging the eastern branch Is working
in the vicinity of BuzZards point.
Recent Investigation has developed that
the oyster beds in Mattox creek. about
five miles below Colonial Beach. have
been killed by the freshets of the early
part of the spring. bringing down large
quantities of mud which was carried into
the creek by the north and east winds.
settling upon the oyster beds and smother
ing them.
One oysterman last fall purchased a
small tract of oyster bottom in the creek
and spent $500 n for S tns which
pectation of taking them up this
fall and sending them to market. A
few days ago he went to look at his
oyster supply and taking up several BUSH
lovr
portion of the bivalves were empty shells.
The oyster beds i'm the Great Wicomico,
Md, almost opposite Maddox do not seem
to have suffered to any great extent, the
fresh water out of that big tributary to
the Potomac. Along the lower part of the
river the oyster supply is said to be ex-
cellent.
The tug Lieut.. Alonzo Cushing of the
U. 8. army quartermaster department SER
vice, which lost her propeller wheel In the
harbor here Saturday last was yester-
day taken to Alexandria and hauled out
on the marine railway to be fitted with
a new wheel. An extra wheel which was
at Fort Washington. has been brought to
Alexandria and will be placed upon the
tug at once SO that she can return to
service this afternoon or tomorrow.
Arrived: Schooner Brina Pendleton.
ice from a Maine point for the dealers;
schooner Lily Jackson. wood from a
Potomac point; schooner Mamie R., wa
termelons from the lower Potomac;
scow Sea King, wood from Marshall
Hall: schooner MayflOwer. cord wood
from a Potomac point; schooner Ida,
melons from a lower river point; bug
eye Annie Mills. lumber from Machodoc
creek for Alexandria; tug Carter. with
tow from Mattawoman creek: tug
Eugenia, with a tow of scowS from Pts
Getaway.
Sailed: Schooner Hugh Kelly. light
for Newport News to load coal for
Fernandina, Fla: Lottie Thomas. with
building supplies from Alexandria for
Land, light. for the severn river to
load back to this city; schooner Bel
mont, light, for a Potomac point to
load wood: tug Meade, with tow of
river point; tug M. Mitchell Davis, |
for the capes of the Chesapeake seek
ing tow.
Memoranda: Barges William A. Smoot |
and Potomac are lying at Fort WASH |
ington unloading cargoes of hard coal
for. the army authorities: bugeye Ella /
CovingtOn has arrived at Colonial Beach /
with cargo Of shingles; schooner c. |
Alexandria with foundry iron aboard; |
schooner Isabelle is on her way to this |
city with cargo Of wood aboard !
schooner Oscar arrived in Maddox |
pipe from this city; barge Marlin is at |
Somerset Beach loading pulp wood for |
Philadelphia.
The high tides of the latter part of |
last week and Sunday have washed all |
the drift wood off Shore and the Poto- |
mac in the vicinity Of Liverpool point /
and on down is filled with logs and /
other debris. At one point along the |
river a half hundred barrels were |
adrift. They are supposed to have been |
washed of shore near fishhouse /
where they were piled.
The river schooner Belmont which was
hauled out on the marine railway at |
the Alexandria shipyard to have her
hull overhauled and calked and other /
repair work done to make her ready
for the busy fall season on the river.
has been completed and put overheard
and has sailed
The schooner Compact. which sprang
aleak in Chesapeake bay several days
ago, is at Solomons Island, Md, where
she will be hauled out on a marine
railway to be repaired and put in trim
for service again. 1