The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-19
From the Golden Era.
THE SAN FRANCISCO POST 0FFICE-DEAD LET
TIERS.
Respectfully, &c,
sarNGTos, d. O., April IL, 1855,

TIERS.
Twenty-three thousand two hundred and seventynps
letters have been received by the postmaster Of this city
under the provisions Of the law establishing dcade
office in San Francisco The returns for the last quarter
ending Dee 3lst 1854 made from seventy eight post
offices in California and from six post Offices in the Terri
tories Of Oregon and Washington. To open and exam
inc one hundred thousand letters annually and 10 trans
init the writer's such may be sufficiently important
their contents, constitute additional labor Of no small
magnitude for the San Francisco post office This WORK
has already commenced and satisfied viii be don
diligently and thoroughly Having good opportunities
observing the in which the varied and often en-
barrassng duties of the postmaster in this city are do
charged we safely say that great degree Of energy
and efficiency Is evnced throughout every department
the Office aud this favorable opinion Is confirmed by t
fact that few complaints made by the public and
when instance of rregunrity disappointment dca
happen it is promptly remedied and careful
ly obviatea.
Under orders from Washington il has been required Il
the postmaster enforce stringeny the law prohibiting
the conveyance of mail matter outside Of the United State
mails without government envelopes. Some seizures q
express freight have taken place and temporary ncs
yeuience resulted TO the community II all parties CART
ing mail matter attend their business properly and
fringe no respect upon the positive requirements os
law of Congress- trouble need not again result from I'd
cause and those who careful to avoid the nec
OF seizures should be refused the confidence which be-
hitherto been rrposed in them
Over fifteen thousand letters remaining in Adams Sooi
express at the time Of the collapse Of that hsH
been transferred 10 the post Office Quite large namG
OF these are addressed 10 well-kncwn parties and "
failure Of their delivery scarcely be attributed 70 n
thing but eulpable neglect Letters for various newPaT
Offices for Col. Fry, mail agent the French consul "
Gwn and many other parties Of equal note, are INCLUDES
ia this catalogue One letter directed d large bushes
house. contained draft for Ave hundred dollars and
order for four the non-receipt Of which caused os
over $4,000 1t has been usual to praise the nibhY
Of Adams Co.'S express that such evidence 70 me @F
trary would have been heretofore very likely to % d#
puted. The expresses have generally received by erl
mail steamer than from three 10 five per cent
the quantity OF letters forwarded through the post one
The average Of the latter is about 10000 while that "
expresses has not probably exceeded 500 or 1000 aa
This wide difference might be expected 70 insure gaH
proportionate degree Of certainty in the transmission
expresses than recent developments have justified.
The proportion Of advertised letters taken from he ~
Office is about one-fourth They remain in the 'ana1
Offices six months after the publication Of the list bao'
being sent to the dead-ctter Office In San ftAaca@
Not more than in hundred Of the dead letter. =,
found TO have contents Of such value TO De pfssi'@
and sent 10 the parties whence they porlioa
these enclose drafts others miniatures other auda
some consideration. The letters sent from CaiofhN
which finally reach the deadletter Office At Washus@
would doubtless make much more valuable exhibit