Evening star., 1908-01-23
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The use of power engines in bugeyes
and small schooners employed in general
freightns work on the river has increased
rapidly in the past two Or three years
and il is estimated that about Il quarter
of the boats trading to Baltimore either
have gasoline engines aboard and use
their propeliers 10 help them along in
calm or bad weather or have q power
equipped tender to tow them from point
to point. Vessel ma sters say that a small
gasoline engine aboard a vessel is pay
ing proposition. as it enables them to do
away with tow bills and to get to market
at advantageous times when their cargoes
are in demand. Then. too. when bad
weather is expected. the power-equipped
vessel can quickly reach a harbor. When
the vessel depending on sails E2s often
to anchor and take chances in the storm.
Three or four of the feet of oyster yes
seis lying AT the wharf here arc equipped
with gasoline power and go ard come
when their masters please, without Walt
ing for tide, good weather or a tugboaf.
OF the fleet OF eight or more sand and
gravel digging machines IL operation dur
ing the summer months only one is now
at work taking sand from the bed OF the
river ara she would also he laid up en-
cep; for the fact that her owners have
the contract for furnishing material Tor
through the southwest part Of the city.
III is stated that the demand for sand for
building operations is light just now and
that the dealers have ample supplies on
hand The owners of the dredSes are tax
ing advantage of their being laid up 10
give them general oVerhaulins so that
when they do return 10 work in the spring
they will be in thorough order. II is
stated that the Potomac Dredging Com
pany will secure a smaller boat 10 take
the place Of the tug Marion Cameron. re-
Gently sold to parties In Phfiadelphia. 10
tow it's sand and gravel carrying lighters
UP and down the river.
Arriyed-Bugeyc Rodger A. Pryor.
oysters in the she'll from the Potomac
beds for the local market: schooner Earl
Riscoe cord wood from .Mattox creek
for the dealers: tug Fortune. hight. for
tow of light barges for baltimore and
Philadelphia; steamer Na'ane. norwegian
asphalt from Island of Trinidad. Via Bal
timore for Eastern branch asphalt plant
tug Rosalie. with IL tow OF loaded sand
scows; bugeyc Bannock. oysters in the
shell from the lower river for the local
market.
Sailed-Tug Volunteer. light for a bay
port: schooners Lotte Carter and &. W.
Keech light. for the lower Potomac to
load cord wood back to this city. bugeye
Volunteer light for the Potomac oyster
beds TO load back to this city: barges
Annie McNaiy Mary G. McNally and
Marjorie, light. for Baltimore to load
coal for n bay point: schooner Nellie and
Matte for lower Machodoc creek TO load
oysters for the dealers here: tug Fortuna
with a tow OF light barges for Baltimore.
tug James o. Carter. towing scow of A. c.
Co. light, to Quantico to load sulphur ore
for Alexandria.
Memoranda-Schooner Clara Leonard is
in Nomini creek loading cargo of cord
wood for the dealers here; S. .. Co. tank
barge No. - has arrived light at Baiti-
more from this city: bugeye Ella has
gone to Upper Machodoc creek to load
for the dealers here: tug William n.
Yerkes, jr.. sailed from BaltiA0re yester-
day towing schooner Curtis bound to SEA;
schooner Belmont has been chartered TO
load cord wood at Mattox creek for this
port.
The two-masted schooner Bill Nye Capt.
Roberts, sailed from Newbern. n. G.,
last Tuesday for Lower Broad creek.
-. c., to load pine lumber for the dealers