Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-15
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Thousands of crabs are being caught
in the Potomac at all points on salt
water. Dealers here are daily in receipt
of large quantities on every trip of steam
ers from the mouth Of the river.
Nomini, Lower Machodoc and Coan on
the Virginia side, and the Wicomico river,
st. Clements bay and the tributaries of
the Potomac nearer it's mouth all furnish
many hundred big crabs.
The crustaceans were never finer than
they are this year. They have been
rather thin for the past month. but now
are in prime condition, ready for steamiug
or the frying pan.
The fish are not, as usual, confined to
the lower river this year. but have been
caught short distances below Alexandria.
At Glymont they are even more numerous.
At Riverside they are almost as plentiful
as further down the river.
Washington harbor. 1t is thought they
escaped from the barrels brought up
from the lower river.
The fact that rains have been infrequent
this summer and that the water In the
river is brackish many miles from its
mouth is ascribed as the reason for the
presence Of crabs in the upper river.
The fishermen operating nets in the
lower river report fish much more numer-
Gus just now than they have been for
season this fall.
Rock made their appearance in the
river week ago: Now croakers white
perch and other varieties of the nnny' tribe
are caught In large quantities.
In Lower Machodoc creek and Nomini
creek fine sport is had fishing for perch
and croaker with hook and line. Yester-
day the fish were biting almost as fast
as the lines could be put overheard.
The tide of summer travel. which for
kL@ o~< h. l~
steadily down the river, has begun to
turn. and now many of those who have
been spending the summer at river re-
sorts are returning home. On the last
trip of the steamer Of the washington
and Potomac line from the lower river she
sojourners from river points to this city.
From now on the tide Of travel will be
strongly toward this city.
Arrived: Schooner Edith Verrall, cord
Wcolford. lumber from Virginia port to
local dealers: schooner j. P. Robinson.
cor1 wood from a Potomac point: schoon-
er r. NJ. Spedden. lumber from North
Carolina point to the dealers here; tug
Bohemia, towing barges Patuxent and
william A. smoot, hard coal from Phila.
delphia: schooner S. L. Bowen. cord wood
from a river point for the dealers; schoon-
er Maine, hard coal from Philadelphia fol-
Georgetown: schoonens E. s. johnson and
JaIheS w. WRIGHT, luNtDcT 1TOM tIF&luld
points
Sailed: Schooner Lottie and Annie. light
for Reedsville to load fish Oil: schoone,
Lulie 8. Pollard. light, for the Great Wi
comico to load for Savannah; schooner Hor-
ace s. Stone. light, for Newport News to
load coal for a New England point
schooner BERTHE May, light, for a lower
Potomac point to load back to this city
schooner Rachael Stevens. light, for New
por. News to load soft coal for a northern
port; schooner Silver Star. light. for g
river point to load back to this city.
The Maryland oyster police schooner
Bessie Jones, Capt. Maddox, is lying out
of service for the summer in the WI
comico river. During the next two OF
three weeks she will be given a general
overhauling in preparation for the open
ing of the oyster season next month. The
Virginia oyster police steamer Virginia,
Capt Hudgens, is at Colonial Beach with
a party of business men from Richmond
aboard.
The schooner. William H. MCGUIRE,
Capt. Reed, has been equipped with a
power launch for service in towing the
vessel in calm weather. or when the
winds are unfavorable. The launch will
tow the loaded schooner at g. speed OF
about three miles an hour