Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-06-11
Important Advancement.

To PERSONS mailing letters for California and
the Territories Of Oregon and Washington Thou
sands of letters sent to the Pacific coast become
dead letters. To remedy this evil, the Post Office
Department, under the authority of Congress,
has adopted an auxiliary to its operations, the
following 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 to whom letters have been sent by
mail to post Offices in California, and the terrific
ries of Oregon and Washington. By this system
letter may be sent to any post Office in the Pa
citc region, for person whose location is un-
known save the mere fact, that he is some,chere
in California or the territories of Oregon and
Washington, yet, if the letter be published in
the Pacific Nail List" its ultimate reception by
| the person for whom it is intended, will be rem
| dered highly probable. To enable those who
may desire to extend to their Pacific correspon.
dents the advantages thus offered, the following
illustration is given.
Suppose it is wished to send to the Sacrament
to Post Office letter for George Wilson, who
emigrated to California from Pike county, Mis-
souri,, but it is feared that he may have changed
his location and hence may not receive the letter.
In this case, direct the letter to George Wilson
late of Pike county, Missouri) Sacramento, CAL
ifornia. 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 enclose
the card, together with q three cent postage
stamp, in an envelope, and direct the envelope to
the "Pacifc Mail List" New York, deposit the
letter usual in the mail for California, and at
the same time dropthe envelope, containing the
card to publish the letter, in the mail for New
Ysgk. From the address on the card thus re-
ceived at the New York Post Office, the name,
George Wilson, viii! be entered inits appropriate
plo IN fho Mo1 7 ;s,O r ;s< SO
printed and sent by each mail, to each and every
postmaster in California, and the territories of
Oregon and Washington, and by them posted in
a conspicuous place in their respective Offices
The list being thus distributed over the entire
Pacific region, George Wilson may at once learn
from it. that letter for him has been sent to the
Sacramento Post Office. No person of a similar
nome will receive the letter, for the address on it
points out that it is intended for George Wilson
Qate of Pike county, Missouri) Thus many let
tiers will be received, that would otherwise be
transmitted to the Dead Letter Office.
The envelopes counting the advertising cards
sent to the "Pacifc Mail List" New York, pay
postage like ordinary mail matter, and must be
prepaid.
The addresses of letters copied on the pieces Of
paper, or cards should be written in plain>and
distinct manner. The three cent postage stamps
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.
1t is believed that this circular has been drawn
up SO explicitly as to require no explanations,
but should this prove not to be the case, post
masters will take notice, that all nterrogatories
must be addressed to'the Pacific Mail List, !"
New York, and not to the Department.