, 1856-09-12

To Persons mailing Leties tor. California and
the Territories Of Washington and Oregon 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, as an auxiliary TO its operations the follow
ing plan for simultaneously publishing at each and
every post Office in the Pacific region, In list called
the J" Pacific Mail List,n the names Of persons to
whom letters have been sent by mail To post Offices in
California aud the Territories Of Washington and
Oregon. By this system, letter may be sent to any
post Office IN the Pacific region for a person whose
location is unknown, save the mere fact that he Is
sotlrheTe in California or the Territories Of Oregon
aud 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 may desire to extend
10 their Pacific correspondents the advantages thus
offered, the following illustration is given:
Suppose II Is wished to send 10 the Sacramento post
Office letter for George Wilson, who emigrated to
California from Pike county Missouri 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, California. Then, 10 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 a three-cent postage
stamp, In an envelope to the Pacific Mail LIST N
Y. Deposit the letter. usual in the mail for Cali
lornia and at the time drop the envelope, con-
tanning the card TO publish the hitter in the mail for
New York. From the address on the card thus re-
ceived at the New York post Office, the name, George
Wilson, will be entered in its appropriate place in the
/" Pacifc 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
Paefc region, George Wilson may at once learn from
it that letter for him has been sent 10 the Sacramento
post Office. No person Of similar name will receive
the letter. for the address it points out that It Is
intended for George Wilson, late Of Pike county Ms
souri, Thus MANY letters will be received that would
otherwise be transmitted to the deadetter Office.
The envelopes 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 man
ncr. The threecent postage stamp enclosed In the
envelopes defray the expenses Of publication, and
must be pasted TO tho 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
explictely as to require no explorations but
should this prove not to be the case postmasers will
take notice that oil interogatores must be addressed
to the Pacific Mail List New York, and not to the
department.
The FIRST of this series OGlists will accompany the
mail of May 9th, and will be FORWARDED by each sue
OLIVER E. WOODS