, 1856-12-26

TO Persons mailing Letters for California and
the Territories Qf Washington aad Oregon ;--Tlot-
sands Of letters sent " 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 fellow
ing plan for simultaneously publishing at each and
every post Office in the Pacific region, In list called
the g Pacific Mail List" the names Of persons TO
whom letters have been sentby mail 70 post otees In
California and the Territories OF Washington and
Oregon. BY this system letter may be sent 20 any
post oiice in the Pacific region for person whose
location is unknown the mere fact that he Is
soinc,rers IN California The Territories Of Oregon
and WASHINGTON u the letter be published In the
raenS e. MAJ a b,srsn %,.a1e gI ~ goNS
probable To enable those who may desire to extend
to their Pacific correspondents the advantages thus
offered, the following illustration Is given
Suppose II Is wished 10 send 10 the Sacramento post
office n letter fer George Wilson. who emiguted 70
California from Pike county Missouri but Il Is feared
that be may have changed hslocatlon, and hence may
not receive the letter. In this case, direct the letter
TO George Wilson, (late Of Pike county, MsSouiil,
Sacramento, California. Then. In 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 poetage
stamp in an envelope to the "Pacihc Mail List, N.
Y. Deposit the letter, as usWdi, IN the mail for Cali
fornia, and at the same time drop the envelope con-
faining the card 10 pWish the letter, In the mail for
New York From the address on the card thus n
ceved at the New York post Office, the name, George
Wilson, will be entered II its appropriate place In the
" Pacific Mail List, which " printed and vent uy
mail to each ard every postmaster in California and
the Territories Of Oregon and Washington, and by
them posted In conspicuous place IN their respective
oces The list thus being distributed the entire
Pacific regirn George Wilson may at once learn from
it that letter for him has been sent 10 the Sacaento
post Office. No person of similar name win recsve
the letter for the address II points out that u Is
intended for George Wilson late Of Pike county, Ms
sor. Thus MANY letters will be received that would
Otherwise bc transmitted TO the deadActter office.
The envcIopes containing the advertising cards sent
to the Pacific Mail List" New York, pay postage
like ordinary mail matter and must be prepaid. The
addresses OF letters copied the pieces Of paper or
cards should be written in plain and distinct mas-
ner. The three-oent postage stamp enclosed in the
envelopes defray the expenses Of publication, ard
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 Teen drawn up
so EXPLICITLY as to require no explanations but
should this prove not to be the case postmateFs Will
take notice that all nteogatories must be addressed
to the Pacific Mail List" New York, and not 10 the
The rst Of this series Of lists win accompany the
mail Of May 5th, and win be forwarded by each suc-
cecding mail ..iy