, 1856-12-12

To Persons mailing Istfers for California and
the Territories Of Wdshington and sOTrgUn Thou.
dead letters. To remedy this evil, the Post Office
Department. under the authority Of Congress, has
adopted, an auxiliary to lis operations, the follow
ing plan for simultaneously publishing Of each and
every post Office in the Pacific region, In list called
the - Pacific Mail List" the names Of persons 10
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 TO any
pot Office in the Pacific region for person whose
location is unknown, save the mere fact that he Is
soms,-bers In California or the Territories Of Oregon
and Washington II the letter be published in the
Pacific Mail List - its ultimate reception by the
person for whom is intended will be rendered highly
probable. To enable those who mny 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 TO
California from Pike county Missouri, but it IL feared
that he may have changed bis location, and hence may
not receive the letter. In this case direct The letter
to George Wilson, (late Of Pike county, Missouri
Sacramento. California. Then. 10 order 10 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 three-cent postage
stamp, In an envelope TO the Pacific Mail List" N.
V Deposit the letter, usual in the mail for Cali
ornia and at the same time drop the envelope, con-
tanning s card 10 publish the letter. In the mail for
New York From the address on the card thus ru-
ceved at the New York post ofice the name, George
Wilson, will be entered In It's appropriate place in the
" Pacific Mail List, which Is printed and sent by
mail 10 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 learn from
II that letter for him has been sent 10 the Sacramento
post Office. No person of similar name will receive
the letter. for the address II points out that II Is
intended for George Wilson late Of Pike county, Ms
souri,. Thus MANY letters will be received that would
otherwise be transmitted 10 the dead-letter Office.
The envelopes containing the advertising cards sent
10 the Pacific Nail List" 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 mp
so explicitey as to require explanations but
should this prove not TO be the postmasters will
take notice that all nterrogatores must be 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 sue
eeeding mail. -