Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-08
To Persons Mailing Letters for Cal
fornia and the Territories Of Or
crOn and Washington.

cT0n anu washington.
Thousands OF letters sent 20 the Pacific
coast become dead letters. To remedy this
evil, the Post Office Department, under the
authority Of Congress, has adopted as an
auxiliary 10 its operations, the following
plan for simultaneously publishing at each,
and every Post Office. in the Pacific region
in list called the .'paciic Mil LIST the
names Of persons to whom lett-rS have been
sent by mail to post Offices in California. and
the territories of Oregon and Washington.
By this system, letter may be sent 20 any
post Office in the Pacific region, for per-
son whose location is unknown save the
mere fact. that he is SOMEWHERE in Califor-
MIA or the territories OF Oregon ard Wash
ington, yet, il the letter be published in the
Pacific Mail List" it. ultimate reception
by the person for whom it is intended, will
rendered highly probable. To enable those
who may desire 10 extend to their Pacific
correspondents the advantages thus offered,
the following Illustration is given.
| Suppose it is wished to send to the Stc-
ramento Post Office letter for George VIII
1
County. Missouri but it is feared that he
may have chlnreI his location AM hence
NAV not receive the letter. III this case.
direct the letter to Georg1 Wilson Gate Of
Pike County, Mssouri,) Sacramento Cali
fornia. Then in or Ter TO publish the letter
in the 'pacifc Mail List" copy the address
OF the letter upon piece of paper or card
ani enclose the card, together with three
cent stage stamp, i'll an envelope, and
direct the envelope to the ''Paclhc Mali
List" New York. Deposit the letter as
usaa! in the mail for California. and at the
same time drop the envelope, containing the
card to publish tie letter, in the mail for
New York. From the address on the card
thus received at the New York Post Offi1e,
the name, George wilson, will be entered
in its appropriate place in the "Pacifc Mail
List which List is printed and seLt by
each mail, to each and every postmaster IN
California, and the territories of Oregon and
Washington, and by them posted in con-
spcuous place in their respective Offices
The list being thus distributed over tho
entire Pacific region, George Wilson may
at once learn from it, that letter for hin
has been sent to the Sacramento Post 0itice
No person of similar name Will receive
the letter, for The address on it points oui
that it is intended for George Wilson (latt
of Pike County Missouri.) Tnus many let
ters will be received, that would otherwise
be transmitted to the Dead Letter Office.
The envelopes containing the advertising
cards. sent to the '.PAciiic Mail List New
- York, pay postage like ordinary mail matte
and must be prepaid. The addresses of let
. ters copied on the pieces of paper, or card
- should be written in pain and diStinc
Mariner. The three cent postage stamp
enclosed in the envelopes, dcfray the eN
- penses of publication, and must not be past
: ed to the cards, bat simp y enclosed wit
them; in the absence, of postage stamp;
three cent coins may be substituted.
1t is believed that this circular has bee!
. drawn up SO explicitly as 10 require no ez
: plantations but should this prove not to b
. the case, postm ste:s will take notice, tha
all interrogafores must be addressed to tn
s.Pacfc Mil List New York, and not
he Department.
The first Of this series of Lists will az
company the Nail of May 9th, and will b
forwarded by each s,:cc ecdng mail;
. OLIVER EVANS WOODS.