Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-28

season is over it will be time for shae
Matching SO when operations are
started at organs point 1t is probable
| the station will be at work for severa
months.
The sand and gravel digging machine
belonging to the John Miller Company
of this city. which has been working al
| the upper end of the Anacostia river
near .Twining City. taking sand anG
gravel from newly located beds, ano
which was brought down to the Eastern
| branch during the recent cold spell, was
yesterday returned to Twining City. Dig
ging operations will be resumed at once
Sand and gravel taken from these beds
Will be used in building about Wash
ington. All the sand and gravel digging
machines owned mere are busily at work
at various river points digging supplies
of building sand and gravel to meet the
heavy demands for the material;
Hardly a day passes but that eight OF
ten scows, laden with the material. are
brought to Washington from digging
machines along the river.
Work Is progressing rapidly on the new
scow in process of erection for Carter &
Clark of this city at Cumberland's boat
house at the foot of 9th street south
west The craft will be ready for
launching in about two weeks.
Within the next day or two the scow
will take but a shore time to complete
the caulking and pitching of the seams
of the craft.
The new scow. one of the largest or
the river. is to be used in Tightening rail-
way ties from shore-loading points to
barges and vessels lying in the channel
loading for Philadelphia, New York,
Boston and other points.
Arrived-Sloop Northumberland, with
fishing nets and other paraphernalia from
river points; schooner LYDIA Vernon
oysters in the she'll from the Potomac
beds; tug James o. Carter. light, from a
river point; tug Eugenia. with tow OF
sand-laden scows from Piscataway creek;
United States naval collier Caesar, from
Norfolk at Indian Head.
Sailed-Tug Camilla. towing Standard
Oil tank barge No. q. light. for Balti-
| more to load oil in bulk for this city; tug
Minerva, with a tow for a down-river
point: bugeye Majestic. light, for the
Potomac oyster beds to load back to this
city: tug Resale. towing a sand digging
machine and several light scows for a
river point.
Observation-Disclosures Winnie Windsor is
! at Colton's waiting tug to bring 1t 10
this city; power yacht Dacota Of this
city has arrived at Norfolk from this
port: bugeyes Nettie May and Bramble
are In Smith creek with oysters aboard
barge John William Davidson has arrived
at Norfolk, light, from this city.
In spite Of the heavy northwest winds
Of the past thirty-six hours the tides in
the river are running high. but not high
enough to cause any alarm. yesterday
afternoon the water was almost level
with the top of the sea wall about the
Potomac Park. and some of the low
grounds on the Virginia side Of the Po-
tomac were flooded for a. short time. but
no damage was done.
The steam barge Lily and Howard
which is on her way from this city TO
New York, completed inspection of hull for
the benefit Of the steamboat inspectors at
Baltimore and In the latter part Of last
week she sailed from Baltimore through
the canal to Philadelphia. From the Del
aware the trip to New York will be made
by the outside route. as the Delaware
and Raritan canal is closed for the sea-