, 1856-11-07

To Persons mailing LsfterS for California ana
The Territories Of Warrington and Oregon Thou
sands Of letters sent TO the Pacific coast become
dead letters. To remedy this evil, the Post Onict
Department, under the authority Of Congress, ha,
adopted, auxiliary to lis operations, the follow
ing plan for simultaneously publishing at each and
every post Office In the Pacific region In list called
the '' Pacific Mail List" the names Of persons Il
whom letters have been sent by mail TO post offices in
California and the Territories Of Washington and
Oregon. By this system letter may be sent 10 any
post Office in the Pacific region for person Whose
location is unknown, save the mere fact that be Il
someiohsrs in California the Territories of Oregon
and Washington II the letter be published in the
" Pacific Mail List,n It's ultimate reception by the
person for whom II is intended will be rendered highly
probable. To enable those who may desire to extend
to their Pacific correspondents the advantages thus
offered, the following illustration is given;
Suppose it is wished to send TO the Sacramento post
Office letter for George Wilson, who emigrated ia
California from Pike county Missouri but II Is feared
that he may have changed his location, and hence may
receive the letter In this case, direct The letter
10 George Wilson, (late Of Pike county, MssourD
Sacramento, California. Then, in order to publish
the letter in the Pacific Mail List" copy the address
Of the letter upon piece Of paper or card, and en-
close the card, together with thrce-cent postage
stamp, in an envelope to the Pacific Mail List" N
Y. Deposit the letter, usual, in the mail for Cali
fornia, and at the same time drop the envelope con
tanning the card TO publish the ietsr In the mail for
New York From the address on the card thus re.
ceiyed at the New York post Office the name, George
wilson, VIII be entered in It's appropriate place in the
Pacific Mail List which Is printed and sent by
mail to each and every postmaster in California and
the Territories Of Oregon and Washington, and by
them posted in conspicuous place In their respective
Offices The list thus being distributed over the entire
Pacific region, George Wilson may at once leam FROM
il that letter for him has been sent to the Sacramento
post Office. No person Of a similar name will receive
the letter. for the address il points out that it is
intended for George Wilson, late Of Pike county, Mis-
souri, Thus MANY letters will be received that would
otherwise be transmitted to the dead-letter Office.
The enveIopes containing the advertising cards sent
to the Pacific Mail Iist,n New York, pay postage
like ordinary mail matter, and must be prepaid. The
addresses Of letters copied the pieces Of paper
cards should be written in plain and distinct man
ner The threecent postage stamp enclosed in the
envelopes defray the expenses Of publication, and
must NOT be pasted to the cards but simply enclosed
with them. In the absence Of postage stamps three
cent coins may be substituted.
Il Is believed that this circular has been drawn up
50 EXPLICITLY as N require no explanations but
should this prove not to be the case pOstmasters will
take notice that all interogntoes must he addressed
to the Pacific Mail LIST New York, and not To the
department.
The first Of this series Of lists will accompany the
mail Of May 5th and will be FORWARDED by each
OLIVER f. WOODS.