Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

In order to protect the dredged channel
through the bar at the mouth Of Nomni
creek from the drifting sands OF the beach
the United States Army engineers having
charge of the navigable waters or the
Potomac river have added a hundred or
more feet to the sea wall, which was built
several years ago. This wall is OF stone
and catches the sand as it is swept along
by the heavy gales OF the fall and winter
and keeps it from blowing into the cut and
filling il up. as il would do in a short
time were the wall not there. Since the
sea wall was built about ten or twelve
years ago several acres of what was
once water. from five 10 six feet deep.
have been filled by the drifting sand. and
are now three or four feet above the
ordinary high-water mark. The stone used
in the building of the wall was largely
from the quarries along the Potomac above
Georgetown. and in the past spring and
summer. when the new part of the wall
was in process of construction several
barges loaded with stone from George
town were taken to Nomini and used in
the work. Two large beacon lights mark
the inner and outer ends of the sea wall
and the dredged channel.
The big canning factories along the
lower Potomac. in Curriomen. Nomin,
Yeocomico and COan. in Virginia and in
the tributaries of the Potomac on the
Maryland side. have all finished the to-
mato packing season and have closed
down until next spring. 1t is estimate ed
that over 5000 cases Of tomatoes were
packed at the plants along the Potomac
during the past season. and the output of
the factories is now being shipped to
market Washington consumes a large
proportion of the tomatoes packed at the
Potomac plants. and vessels are now ar
irving here almost daily with cases of
the canned goods aboard. The steamers
from the lower river are also bringing the
tomatoes to this market i'm large numbers
over a Thousand cases being landed from
the steamers arriving here YESTERDAY In
consequence of the drouth the supply of
fruit was rather smaller this year than
usual. and the output of the factories was
In consequence reduced about fifth. The
tomatoes canr.d at the Potomac plants
nave splendid reputation. and the whole
salers at this city ship them to all parts
OF the United States and even to foreign
countries.
The dredging season on the Potomac
lower Potomac in the vicinity Of the oys-
ter beds. dredge boats are lying. being
made ready for work as soon as the la w
will allow. longing for oysters is now in
run force along the river and several
hundred boats are employed in the work
The catch is said to be fairly large and
the oysters of excellent quality
Arrived-Sloop Essex, oysters from the
lower river beds for the local market:
schooner Ferf. pine lumber from Quanti-
&C. s'oop Daisy, at Alexandria from PTS
GATEWAY creek: tug Capt. Toby. with
tow from river point: schooner Bel
mon-. lumber from Potomac point:
schooner A. H. Quinby. cord wood from
the Rappahannock river: tug Minerva
with tow Of lighters from a down RIVER
point: 81 hooner Martin Wagner oysters
from the lower river.
Sailed-Bugeye T. II. Kirby. light. for
down river point. TO load oysters in the
shell back to this city: schooner { ,ttie
Carter. for the lower river to load back T.,
this city: tug James 0. Carter, light for
river point to float stranded schooner:
schooner Mable and Ruth, light icr
Capt Thy. light. for Pohick creek:
schooner Sit: mia Curley. light. for the
Rappahannock liver to load iumber
:kentine John F. Emery,
Capt: Wooster. is ::'ing off Alexandria
waiting 4 charter: S, hooner Joha Nc
lumber for this port: schooner Cunning
ham is at a river point loading for the
dealers here: barge Patuxent, which was
in Occoauan loading railway ties TO-. New
York. was yesterday transferred to cob
pit Point, to take on part of he cargo
there: schooner Levin Marvel Will return
to North Carolina to load lumber :rr
This pert.
The steamer Wakefield took the II:oe
Of the steamer Estelle Randall on TIE
Washington-Glymont route, while The lat
ter steamer was having some repair WORK
done to he- machinery. The EsteIe Ran
dali will resume her place on rne route
this no, ung
The tug Carter left here yeste -da,- morn-
ing for q point near Mattawoma1 cr., X
10 assist IN floating the schoo lnr ]. W.
H-amb:c. reported ashore on the rive.'