Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-19
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Snow Blockade This, We take IL, will
pass for a good enough winters day for this
latitude. The piled up snow puts stopper
upon ali sorts of Iocomotion. The mails are
cut of an nbsrgo is effectuslly laid upon
all sorts of current news; the Editor n 'Cniei
is blookaded In the country, and our once
bow, sent to the Post Office for the maiis a.
eight o'clock this morning. has not been heard
from up to two O'Clock p. m.,-al OF which
m EST 20 to ex,use newspaporiai dehciences In
| to days issue.
Tbs Grsat West SONS time since We dis.
susssd the progress Of the Great West in an
srticls wherein We incidentally commented
upon the past, present and future Of Bayfield,,
wisconsin. In a late number Of the St. Paul
Democrat We find an article upon the current
condition and probable future Of that impor-
t,nt point, as that We republish it below, by
way Of bearing out our views in the same con-
nection.
We are informed by Messrs. McCloud &
Brother Of this city, who have established a
branch Of their business in Bay field, tnat they
last week made the first shipment Of goods
direct to that place, By way of Taylor's Falls,
from whence there Is good wagon road
through to Bayfield,.
bayfield, is situated about ninety miles
east Of Superior and directly opposite to the
town of La Pointe, on Madeline Island. By
the late land grant made to Wisconsin for
railroad purposes, this place was made the
eastern terminus of q railroad from St Croix
to Lake Superior, a read equal in Importance
to any in the country, connecting as it will,
the waters of the Atlantic and the great lakes
with those Of the Mississippi and the Gulf Of
Mexico
without the aid of newspaper putting or
any thing calculated to give an unhealthy
growth to new places, this point has been
built up by its own merits, where six months
ago was the silent forest, has now become the
mart OF a prosperous trade, which give evil
dence Of the future city. Bayfield, not yet Elk
months old has some thirty to forty buildings
and fine hotel under construction, to be com
pleted by spring at q cost of 600; also an
Episcopal church to cost $4,000, and has in
operation, night and day, steam saw mill
that can be equalled by few and excelled by
none in the Western country. Situated on q
site that gently rises from the Lake for a dis
lance of three miles and surrounded by a c0rn-
try equal for agricultural purposes to any in
the State of Wisconsin, possessing the fines,
lumber On Lake Superior, with the unrivalled
fisheries OF La Ponte, and the beauty and fer
tility Of Madeline Island, directly opposite,
also its facilities for furnishing supplies for
the pineries, and being in the heart of the
mineral resources Of the Great Lake. Bay
Held has a future in store which the most san
guine may scarcely imsgine.
"A glance at tho map Of Wisconsin will
show that Bay field has and will have a region
of country for her trade. peculiarly her own,
her interest not conflicting with those of any
other point; and being connected by railroad
with the south, the east and also the west of
the Lake as also being the terminus of the
route OF line Of first class steamers from
Cleveland and Detroit, and also being direct.
ly in the route of all vessels sailing to tho
western end of the Lake 60 to indicate that a
city Of the first commercial importance will
rapidly grow up at this point
Invitation Accepted The President elect
signifies his intention, in the following letter,
to be present at the inaugural Ball on the 4th
March next
WHEATLASD, January IL, 1857.
Ny Dear Sir: Many thanks for your kind
invitation In behalf of the committee of ar
rangements to the National Inaugural Ball
1t ia accepted with much pleasure From
what has been published have no doubt the
Ball will do credit even TO Washington.
From your friend, very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
W. b. Msgruder, ESQ.