Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Russian bark Asia. at AleXan-
dria discharging a cargo of bones from
along the river Platte, in the Argentine
Republic. will this week complete un
loading and sail for Baltimore, where
she will take on board lumber for South
America The Asia is paying her first
visit to Alexandria, but 1t is said to be
very probable that she will again come
up the Potomac with another cargo OF
bones. In gathering her cargo the Asia
Will sail light several miles up the Platte
and Will make numerous stops OF her
way down to the ocean to gather her
load. The bones come from the plains
of Argentina. which are covered with the
remains of countless wild animals, whose
bones have been picked clean by vultures
and other birds. 1t is slow process
OF gathering the cargo and takes six
weeks or longer The cargo of lumber
be taken to one Of three ports-Buenos
Aires. Rosario Or Bahia Blanca.
Another current from the upper river
is again bothering the vessel masters
navigating the Potomac about this city.
The down rush Of the water began Fri
day afternoon. and on the ebb tide yes
terday 1t was running very strong, but
not as heavy as did some of the cur
rents the past two months. Rivermen
are commenting on the increasing fire.
quency with which currents run on the
river. Several years ago there were
generally one or two heavy down flows
OF water from the upper river each
spring. During the past two years the
currents have come several times dur
Ing the year, and at all seasons. and
this winter they seem to run about once
current running
strong enough to make the flood tide
very light, though the water swells and
rises against the current
The steamer Norfolk Of the Norfolk,
and Washington line came into port
yesterday with her decks covered with
a thick fall of snow and with the snow
banked and frozen about her pilot-house
windows and on all projections about
the forward part of the boat that could
catch it, The officers of the steamer
report having run through a heavy
storm on the bay the greater part OF
Friday night.
Arrived-Bugeye Kathleen. cord wood
from a river point for the Dealers; tug
Rosalie. with tow of sand and gravel
laden lighters. from river point: unlteC
States lighthouse service steamer Holly.
from a cruise on the river; schooner
William H. Mcguire, oysters in the
light, from below Alexandria,: tug Eu-
genia, towing two loaded lighters. from
Piscataway creek: schooner Oyster Boy,
oysters in the shell, from Potomac
point.
Sailed-schooner Samuel Wood, light.
for Breton's bay to load cord wood for
this city; schooner ]. P. Robinson. light
from Alexandria for Upper Machodoc
creek to load: bugeye J. T Parks. light.
for river point to load cord wood; tug
Resale, with a tow of light scows, for
a Potomac point: schooner Oakland.
light, from Alexandria for Aqua creek
to load back to this city.
Observation-Disclosures Maine is char
tered to load lumber on the James river
for this city; tug William H. Yerkes, jr..
Of this city was at Baltimore yesterday
with a tow; schooner Mary and Rebecca
is at river point loading for this city
schooner Mary Chaplin is in the Coan
river loading lumber for dealers here;
schooner Nettie, from this city, has ar
rived on the Rappahannock river to load
lumber for this market.
Smiths wharf on the Potomac. near
the mouth of Potomac creek. is being
rebuilt and made ready for the heavy
summer traffic on the river. During the
past winter the drifting ice carried away
the inshore end Of the pier, leaving the
Since navigation was resumed the
steamers have been landing at the wharf
and communication was maintained with
the shore by a f1atboat.
The tug Dixie Of the Southern Trans
portation fleet, sailed yesterday from
Georgetown, towing the light barges
Brandywine, John j. McNally and Pam
lico, for Philadelphia to load coal for
Chesapeake bay points.